The Sun. — London, England, 1861-02-28 00:00:00

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Notwithstanding the increased remittances of gold to the United States, the money market pre sents an easier appearance, transactions being now reported in first-class bills on lower terms than for some days past. Any immediate change of im portance, however, can scarcely be expected, owing to the impending liquidation of mercantile accounts on the 4th proximo, although it is not improbable that some relief will be experienced after the engagements then maturing are com pleted. About £57,000 in gold was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. At a meeting of the creditors of Mr. E. Vitalis, in the Levant trade, an adjournment was agreed to until the 26th of April next, for the purpose of giving time for ascertaining the, exact position of the estate, as several outstanding engagements will at that datehave arrived at maturity. The liabilities were stated to be £25,124, and the assets £15,425, exclusive of the capital of the house at Constan tinople, estimated at £20,000. The Seine has, been announced from the West Indies with £317,000, chiefly in silver. The steamer Palestine which left to-day for Port land Maine, took £7,500 in specie. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, ire in round Bgures as wader : 1861. Great Western North-Western 74,750 south-Western Brighton 12,516 Midland • 37+537 1860. £33,330 73,039 13,396 11,018 36,165 South-Eastern 15,543 15;161 Great Northern 25,044 Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter 5,786 North-Eastern West Midland Edinburgh and Glasgow 5,962 Glasgow and South-Western 7,221 Great West ern of Canada 24 . .312 33,410 5,541 34,018 6,359 5,327 6,315 6,566 The above returns continue to show a steady im provement in most of the principal undertakings. On the* Great Western the increase amounts to £915, the North Western to £1,741, the South Western to £941, the Brighton to £1,498, the Midland to £1,372, the South Eastern to £382, the Great Northern to £1,732, the Lancashire and Yorkshire to £Bl3, the Edinburgh and Glasgow to £635, and the Great Western of Canada to £484. A fair amount of business was recorded in the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, and prices Were firmly maintained. The sales were 10,000 bales. The first ordinary meeting of the Thames and Meriey Marine Insurance Company has just been held, when the report, of which the following is an abstract, was unanimously adopted :—The balance of premiums received and due to the close of the year 1860. is £94,365 16s. The Directors have keeping in view the pending liabilities of the Company) felt justified in writing off the whole of the preliminary expensts,amounting to £7,81615. 3d. The securities held by the Company have been valued at the market price on the 31st December, 1860. This exhibits them under an unfavourable aspect, inasmuch as there is an apparent loss of £2,654 10s. - 8(1., but, being upon a valntion merely, this does not indicate a loss 'actual or anticipated. The Company having been established only six months from the date of the accounts now rendered, the directors do not recommend the payment of any dividend; but they are happy to be able to say that the business of the Company is steadily ex tending, and affords good ground of hope that the prospects with which it started will be amply realised. The market for Public Securities exhibited rather a heavy appearance towards the close of business yesterday afternoon, and the few transactions re ported to-day have taken place at the reduced prices then' current, Consols being 911 for money, and 914- - 3 z for the account. The augmented exports of gold to the United States are producing an adverse effect upon the market. The New Threes and the Reduced are flat at 91 8 2 ; Bank Stock has receded to 232 and 233 ; India New Scrip, is 100} ; and Exchequer Bills are is. to 2s. dia. An average amount of business has been trans acted in the Foreign Market, and prices are tole rably well supported. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 691 to 70-1 ; ditto 1858, 54-1 to 55 ; Mexican are Steady at 231 24; Dutch 21 per Cents. at 631 ; ditto 4 per Cents. are firm at 1001 ; Sardinian at 82 ; but Spanish are fiat at 481 and Brazilian at 991. Only moderate dealings were recorded in the Railway Share Market, the dealers being occupied with the final liquidation of the account. Prices in several instances have shown rather less firmness, although quotations are now ex dividend for some of the principal lines. North Eastern (York) and Caledonian have receded 10s. ; South Eastern, ss. • and North Eastern (Berwick), £l. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets the tran sactions were of an unimportant character without any material change in values. East Indian have advanced as., and Grand Trunk of Canada have declined 108. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue in moderate request at about former prices. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Mock a per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ls I , 3 per Cent. Console Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9l i India Stock ... .. , ... . Ditto 6 per Cent • 991 100 Ditto Scrip - .. 100 k k Ditto Debentures, 1858 951 Ditto 1859 Consols for Account, March 7 India Stock for Account ___. Ditto 5 per Cent. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid D tto £5OO 6 3 dis Ditto Small Ditto Advertised FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Erazilian 5 per Cent .... 991 Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860 Buen6s Ayres, 6 per Cent — Ditto Deferred Mexican 3 per Cent .. 23/ 1 4/ , 11itto Account Peruvian 41 per Cent . — Ditto Account Russian -5 per Cent. 1822., £ St • • Ditto 3 per Cent, 1859 .. 60f Sardinian 6 per Cent. .. qamish 3 per Cent. Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded 6l 1 Turkish 6 per Cent 7Ol Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 631 Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. Console, Money 9ll a Ditto Account • JOINT-STOCK BANKS.-=--A supplement to the Landon Gazette of Tuesday, published last night, contains the names, residences, and occupations of all shareholders in joint-stock banks at the present time. The document is printed in compliance with the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, and is exceedingly useful as a guide to the ordinary custo mers of a bank as to the amount of security they have to fall back upon, s hould an y contingency arise with regar d to the paid-up capital and reserve fund. It is curious to observe the difference in the number of shareholders in these establishments, the names of some, such as the London and Westminster, London and County, Union, &c., running through the whole of the alphabet with a goodly number to each letter, while some of the others such as Barclay, Bevan, Tritton, and Co., consist only of one Barclay, one Bevan, end two nittons ; the well established firm of Barnett, Hoare, and Co., of three Barnetts and two Hoares ; Bid duiph, C oc k s , an d Co. consists of two B iddul p hs and two Cocks ; while Curries and Co. consists only of four Currie?, Mills, and the Mehra. Drummond, as the nam e implies, aiea Drummonds, comprising seven of that name. Gl y n, and Co. consists of four of the former name, and three of the latt er ; w hil e th e firm of Gosling and Sharr com r rises four Goslings and one Sharp. Hanbury and Lloyds, as the names loyds ; also indicate, contain three Hanburys and tw o while Hankey and Co. consists of five Hankeys. Again in the order in which .they appear, Heywood, Ken nard, and Co. has one Heywood and four Kennards, and so on to the end, including Smith, l'ayne, and Smith, which numbers six Smiths. It is surprising how limited the num ber of shareholders is in some of these old establishments compared with the more modern. ALARMING FIRE NEAR ST. BRIDE'S CHURCH, . FLEET - STREET.—Yesterday evening, about 7 o'clock, a fire happened. in the premises belonging to Messrs. Hogg and Sons, publishers, St. Bride's-avenue. The "parish engine and others were quickly in attendance, but unfortunately a lack of water retarded the operations of the firemen. A. good supply of water was at length obtained, but the fire /asp were unable to extinguish the conflagration until it had passed through the entire building and damaged Berne of the adjoining houses. The origin of the misfortune is enveloped in mystery, SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Ipaid. I Boeing Share' Railways. 13.14 stock stock stock stock stock stock fl.*.cl( stock stock stock stook stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock stock stock +took stock stock stook Belfast and Ballymena Bir., v'i'ol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June Blyth and Tyne Boat. Sleaf. and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan Cork and Bandon Cork, illrock., &Passage, Cornwall , Do A ( A g ets no div 1 Do B .; until fi pc peran 1 hasbecn t d. toB Dublin & Belfast June. Dun., Perth, &Ab. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock Do do B do Gt. S. & W. of Ireland Great Western all all 100 all all 100 100 81 81 80 82 fi 0 99 101 97 97i 8 6} 44 45 8 8i 15 16 49 50 37 39 26 28 86 88 2si 261 1%16.4 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock Do Str Val gua. stock Irish South-eastern ' Lancashire .t Yorkshire Loudon and Blackwall !Lon., Bright. &S Coast Land., Chat, and Dover ;Land. &Nth. Western ILond. & gth. Western !Vderry & Coleraine !L'derry & Ennimillen 'Man. Shef. & Lins'oln Maryport and Carlisle Do Lo / shares ',. Metropolitan Midland . - Do new........ . Do miming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W.. of Ireland Do 1 shares Kent....... stock stock 12 10 stock Do, Cray Line . Newcastle and Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def.. Newry, Warnpt. & Ros. Norfolk • . • . • • • • • • ,North British .. Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoc' D • A stk ; A recs no &I until epch as beenpd.B Do B stock ........: Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do do , G.N.E. purchase I Do Leeds ..... ......... ,Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. &Grantham Rail BLOCK Business Done. 9 71 1 481 9 1 stock stock stock stock 108} ICO 68 # i 7* ' Portsmouth Rhymney - • • • • • • • • Scottish Central I Scot N. E.. Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon Nt hn. Counties Union S.-Durham & Lane. Un 1091 101 9} 1 60 1 114 46S 7 96j}}6 91j t 146 5 i South Eastern ........ South Wales ...... . S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do 100 100 100 16 13 4 100 100 100 5 174 all , 11 lif p l27i i 61 I 53 65 63 634 Do New (1860) 3 Taff Vale lOO Do Pref. No 1 lOO ThamesHavenDk&Rall 22 Ulster . -• Do Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny 100 Waterford & Limerick all West Cornwall West London all Do Ist class ........ all Do 2d class .. .... all WestHartlepool Harbr and Rail lOO West Midland—Oxford 100 Do. Newport 100 Do. Hereford. 100 64 3 loot 101 p IP MT 57# 871 &Si 101 103 3 4 - 1 ' 3k - I 101 104 M 8k 114 116 33i 344 86 88 49 51 61 64 40 (2 851 852 61 63 95 97 4 • 7 40 41 10 11 p 6 6i pi 5.;1d 67 p 0 11 11 liool 1 i 1 loe 5} 64 44 48 40 43 81 83 871 t i 6 1 7 PREFERENCE SHARES. 13i 14 851 f 41 Sharel Closing Business Railways. Paid Price. Done. 25 Itlythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5( all stk kris. & Exet.4 p.ctstock 100 20_ Do. do. do. Shares l4 stock Caledon £lO, 44 per cent 100 100 102 stock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100 61 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all 29 Cornwall, 5 per cent all 20 21 , 61 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun all 6 61 14 aDo Ist Cla. s Pref all stock lE.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c 100 99 101 stock Do. do. Class B 6 p.c lOO 112 115 stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c._ 100 106 108 stock E. Coon. Ex. sp. c. No.l 100 110 112 stock Do. do. No. 2 100 108 110 stock Do. New 6 pet ct. stock. 100 124 126 stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 108 76 80 stock Do. 5 per cent. guar._ 100 stock Edin.&Glas.sp.c. shares 100 112 114 stock Do. 4p. c gua. S. &D. 100 90 92 stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 1 00 stock Furness, 5 per cent 100 stock Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. 100 stock Great Northern, sp. et. 100 116 118 stock Po.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm 100 112 114 stock Do. 44 p. C. do. do. 100 Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 80 84 86 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. all stock Gt. Sn. & W(lreland)l 19 9 98 109 p. ct. pref. stock 1 50 Great West. (Berke anil Rants) Ext. sp. ct 6 stock to. Redeemable,4lp.ct lOO 99 101 stock Do. Redeemable. 4p B. et, 100 89 91 stock Do Irredeemable, a 0.. 100 90 92 stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 100 102 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 10 101 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. ptsh. all 171 181 1 0 Do. do. 6p. et, pref all 104 11 stock Do Birmg.o - uar. stock. • 100 76 78 261 Do. Chester gua. shares' all 204 214 134 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. 100 Lan. & Carl. 41 pc. pref 4O stock Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO 135 137 stock Do.Barnsl.st£s 3s 10d pc 100 —•-• stocX Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) 100 stock Lon.& Brig.s pc.gu.No.l 100 tll 113 stock Do. sp. o. No. 2 100 111 113 stock , Do. gua. 6p. C. stock Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 100 111 113 stock Do. do. 41 per cell'. 100 101 103 101 5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares all— stock Do. 7p. ct. Pret stock lOO 150 153 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) 100 128 131 stock Do.4p.c.S.(div.dettil '651 100 '0 73 stock Do. 4 per cent. Pref lOO stock bon. Chat. and Dover lOO 87 69 87 1 Do.W. 1A rceiv. no div ) Ex.AMap cis pdon all Do. 88. & Brom ex. all 10 I 10 Do. Metropolitan Ex B 24 stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, sp. cf. 100 116 118 stock Lon. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock 100 150 155 stock Do. 41 per cent 25. 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns • of 2s. 6d .—.. 124 Londondy. & Cole. 4sh all 124 T,ondony. & Ennis.. sh. all 131 141 stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. 100 127 129 6 Do. £6 4 4 l P stock Do. 31 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent 5 4 I P 124 ",larycort & Car., 4p. c. all 124 Do. 44 per cent. all stock Mid. Con. 6p c. stock lOO stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. 100 134 136 stock Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock_ 100 102 104 1011 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. 100 95 97 stock Norflk sp. c. Ex. st 1846 100 stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 stock North British, sp. a... 100 111 113 stock Do. New, gua. sp. c.... 100 109 111 101 Do. Bor. Um g. pf. she 3 p 10 t Do. do. do all stock Nth.Dev.Rail. & Dck.Co. 100 stock N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. 100 90 92 stock Do. 44'p o. redeemable.. 100 100 102 stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 100 102 100 17 Do. do. do S 13.4. p 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 9 9i 15 Do. York, •.& S. Purch. 10 Id it p 20 North Staffordshire.... all 22 23 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. all Scottish Central, new pf all stock Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. 0. pref. stock.... 100 stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.o. 100 stock Do. 7p. 0. pref. stock 100 132 134 10s, South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 104 11 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent all 1.0.6 South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) stock Do. 41 per cent. l OO 98 91 stock Do.F xed 14p.e. Ist is. 100 stock 'zouth Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 91 93 stock Do. 41 per cent. lOO 100 102 stock Do. 5 per cent: lOO , stock S.-Yorkshire, 4p. e gua lOO 87 90 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 261 271 25 Do. B 6 ner.cent .1 all 811 324 25 Do. C 6percent all 32 33 s stock Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c lOO 45 48 stock !W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gna stk 100 125 127 stock Do. 2d do 100 120 124 s stock Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. 100 101 103 stock Do.Perpet 6p.c. pf 1866 100 123 126 ' 1 stock Do. till 1869, Ist is. 100 116 118 121 Do. do. 2d is. 71 BRITISH POSSESSIONS! Railways. Paid. Closing Price. 73 75 91 92} 16 164 d 41 411 all all all 100 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 41 5 d 4 pr 11 14 d 93 99 100 all {lOO 10 all 100 1 97 98 994 100 i 21 22 70 74 CO 63 41 43 50 55 40 45 40 43 944 954 1 11d 1 di 2; I; d 1910; 11; 9; di 94 97 89 92 82 84 91i 02i 85 87 2i li(' 5 7 5 7 96 97 2111 p d 90 92 d ,ATLWAYS. 51 - -p "-; I - 12 13 3 n 31 , 23 24 Of 62 Butiness done LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. ito 1 agst Franc Picard (offered) 7to 1 agst Emperor (take 8) Bto 1 agst Anatis (offered) 12 to 1 agst Old Ben Roe (taken) °O to 1 agst Cockatoo (taken) 20 to 1 agst Redwing (offered) 33 to 1 agst Kilcock (taken) 40 to 1 agst Tom Moody (taken) 981 I CITY AND SUBURBAN. 30 to 1 agst East Sheen (taken) 33 to 1 agst Dover (taken) 33 to 1 agst Industrious (taken) 10/ 11 DERBY. 3to 1 agst Dundee (offered) 20 to 1 agst Big Ben (offered) 20 to 1 agst Dictator (offered) 30 to 1 agst Klarikoff (taken) 40 to 1 agst Kildonan (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Nautilus (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Sweet Hawthorn (taken) NEW PEEIL. 71 7k ]9 20 87& 384 - - 8 9 37i 38 i 55 57 31 21d ill all all all all 51 8* Ag 3 d 20A 214 51 6 9 4 9 4 3 213 223 ( TIM SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY 'EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, 1861, 1111 1 D EDITION. NUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. TA7'TERSALLB'-(TIIIS _EVENING.) THE CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst CAere Amie (offered, take 11 to 1) 30 to 1 agst North Lancashire (taken) 40 to 1 agst Butterfly (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 7 to 1 agst Klarikoff (taken) 15 to 2 agst Itussley (offered) 9to 1 agst Kettledrum (offered) 12 to 1 agst Overton (taken) 16 to 1 agst Knight of the Thistle (taken) 20 to 1 agst Sweet Hawthorn (taken) MPE IllA L PA _RLIAIVI ENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on tho woolsack at the usual hour. Lord SAND . YS (formerly Lord Marcus Hill) took the oaths and hiS seat as a Peer of the realm. The noble lord was introduced by Lord Foley and Lord Lyvedon. - CHURCH RATES. Tho Bishop of OXFORD presented a great number of petitions against the abolition of church rates. Petitions to the same effect were presented by the Bishop of St. Davids, Bishop of Lincoln, Lord Colville, Viscount Dungannon, LordWynford, the Earl of Donoughmore, the Marquis of Bath, Lord Sondes, and Lord Redesdale. SECOND READINGS. The following bills were read a second time :--Sutton Coldfleld Corporation Estates, North London Railway (Widening), and Price's Patent Candle Company. THE CASE OF MR. TURNBULL. The Marquis of NORMANBY said in consequence of certain proceedings connected with the papers for which he had moved relative to Mr. Turnbull, he thought it right to inform their lordships that he should alter the course he proposed to adopt on Monday next. Instead, therefore, of moving the resolution of which he had given notice, he should move that a committee be appointed to consider and inquire into the whole circumstances connected with the resignation of Mr. Turnbull. THE ITALIAN QUESTION. The Marquis of NORMANBY laid on the table the terms of the motion be intended to submit on Italian affairs. He would not trouble the house by reading it, as it would be printed with the votes to-moirow morning. STATUTE REVISION BILL. The LORD • CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of this bill, which was a step in the direction of that im portant proceeding, a revision of the statute law. The bill proposed to expurgate those statutes which had become obsolete, and to repeal such other clauses which were no longer practically in force. A copy of the bill had been sent round to all the offices affected by the bill, and the officials were all of opinion that the bill was such as would be attended with the most beneficial re sults. . . . _ _ Lord CRANWORTH congratulated the noble lord on the introduction of the bill, which he thought one of great usefulness. _ Lord.CHELMSFORD thought that it was scarcely safe to trust to the selection that had been made by the two able gentleman who had been engaged in the selection of the bills and clauses to be repealed. He thought at least that the bill after it had ben read a second time should be referred to a select com mittee. He had no doubt the bill was a very good one, and no injury could follow the course he proposed. After a few words from the Earl of DozwuctintoßE, The bill was read a second time. GLEBE HOUSES. Viscount DUNGANNON inquired whether any mea sure, approved by Convocation and sanctioned by the Epis copal Bench, was to be introduced during the present ses sion relative to the amendment or alteration of the existing law in regard to dilapidations of glebe houses. The I,,,rdhbishop of CANTERBURY said he had ex pressect4 liope that a bill would have been introduced on the sulijeat before the present time, but unforseen circurn stanceslhad prevented that being realised. He could not give at that snoment any positive answer to the noble lord, but he, did not think it at all Possible that a bill of the nature'Werred to could be introduced during the present sesmion. • THE CONDITION OF THE METROPOLITAN adopted to neutralise the effect of such intervention. He did not wish to increase the difficulties of the noble lord (Russell), but he appealed to him in the name of humanity to take more immediate and decisive steps than he stated he would do the other evening on the subject of the unfortu nate men who were under sentence of death for the con duct of which they:were accused in reference to the distur bances that broke out in Syria. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Bedford and Bletchtey all Ln Bsckinghamshire 100 Lu &N.W: 97 99'1 Chester Az Holyhead.. 100 Do. , 53 531' Do. do. Sit per cent. 100 Do. 121 123 Do. do. 5 er cent. 100 Do. 109 1 11 Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin 99 101 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U..1513 CI 151 261 E.Lincolnshire,F.T.6p.c. IC./ Gt. , N0rth. , 12.5 137 E.Union,Harwich Shs all E.Counts. 4# 43 Do. Woodbridge ... 100 G l aßarr..tNeils,Dret. 100 ,Ca„ledonin Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West Hartlpool.Dck..l6Rail. all Yk.N.&Br Hull and Selby . . all ,Yk.N. Md. Do. # Shares all IDo. Do. Shares ..... ,„ all jDo. Lanc,4l.l Carl. gua.s p.c. 100 Ln N.W London & Greenw ic h 100 !S•East. Do. Preference ..• 100 i Soutend. 100 IPeto &Co Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.a. 100 (Norfolk' Do. 6 per 100 Do. Manc.,Buxtn. 3latk. all LNWitll Mid. Bradford Prefer ence 5t0ck.....-.... 6 0 6 6 Bl B l .c dl o a u n n d u Nevrmarkt.,BuryEx 1 all Do. all NorthNDDo tF guaranteed do.n x v e k e d Pl s i e s m p :th e pt cent. all a Do. Midland P res ton and Wyre. all L,tBzL.N`7l-.1 Do. # Shares Do 1 Shepj A. Gt.North. '' South Staffordshire ;.I all MlCleau.. RoDyos.tn.Hitch., Sh re wsbry& Hereford , 1 00 IT.Brassey _ . WivimiltsbianeddonSrcerrosyedu.t..l 1 4 00 u I L G o t i BWrginest.l 109 111 '207 210 61 63 112 117 88 91 95 g 7 i 4p 56 58 15i 16 1132 13$ 102 104 P 11 11f P , 90 g 2 ei Chi Railways. p aid ] Leasing \Closing Business Co's I, Price. Done. 112 114 110 112 102 104 132 131 110 112 70 70} 60 63 not 1101 82 63 113 114 46 48 984 99 931 044 toi 11i 45 45 3; WI 1301 elOt 104 166 7 6d aii 3} (Atlantic & St Lawrence Born., Baroda&Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. Do, Do. Buffalo and Lime Huron IDo. New Do. Preference Buffalo, Brant, &Go d rich 3 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1572 Do. do. July 1, 1871 Do. do. June 1,1875 Clcutta.lS.Eastn. (Lim' Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.; Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. rl East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbnl pore Do. 41 p c. Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. .1867 Do. do. 1872.. Gt. IndiaPenin.p,•ua.sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Gt. South.of India (Lim' guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. do. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New .. ....... Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt,till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do Do. 64 p. c. do. '7B do Madras, °mar., 4t p. c Do. do. per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. Fourth d 0...... • • Melb.Corp. 6 p. C. Bnds.l Newßranswick Candai Ry..kLand(Lim.V.,*.6pcj Class A Capital Share' Do. do. Land d0........' Do. do. B Capital d0...' Do. do. Land do. Oude (Limited) ........ S p e o i n . p d e u n j . . a . u . b . . ar i Do. Do. ........ I f-? Do. Indus. St. Flo. g o .,°' Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes ........... . • Bali.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c.; Belgian East. Junetionl Beziers to Graissessac.. Canleaux Mine & Rail Copiapo ........& Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Grand Rus. Guar. 6 p. c Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction Lierre & Turnhout Lyons & Geneva Namur & Liege .... .• Do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref Paris,Lyons, & Mediter Paris & 0r1ean5...... Recife & S. Fran. (Fern.) gua. 7 p. ct. lirn Riga & Dunaburg Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Prof Sambre & Meuse Do. 54 per cent. Pref San Paulo, lira, g. 7 p. c S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin Southern of France S. East Portugal 7 p ct West Flanders ...... Do. 54 p. c.Precerence W. & N.W. of France West , rn of Austria Westurn of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent Pref.. Zealand BRITIS Alfred Consols(Philac) 0 British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ...... E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) , Gam.ezSt.Auhyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus G .Wheal Alfa. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville Herod's-Foot • • ,Iling - ston Downs - !Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant) —'North Doc'ns North Frances (Illogan) N. Wh'l Basset (1110 4an)% North Wheal Crotty I Par Consols (St. Blazey) 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Ca radon(St. Clear) S. Cam Brea (Illogan) 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim I S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan), 'Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead fain 10 Tin Croit Vale of Towey (farm ) West Basset (Illogan) IW. Caradon (liskeard) ;West Seton IWheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller(Redrath) !Wheal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)i Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) ;Wheal Treiawney (Lis.)( FOREIq: 20 I. 20 5 1 40 MINES. 2.11.101 Australian I Bonitecord Copper,Lim. Brazil St.J. del lley,Lim Do. Lan d and MmingCo. Clarendon Cons. MinCo Cobre Copper Copiapo Dunlioun.Cop. Ming Co 7.4.0 17i 13.9.6 9i 5.14.0 8.12 4.10.6 1.8.6 111 4s 9.18.9 11 10.6.7 11s 1 41 all .24.8.0 113 s Odi 47/ 6 5 7.5 1.7.2 5.4 t IEO 190 350 370 97i 102} 14i 1.5 i 6 6i 21 23 a 7/ 1 2 + 3 ft 35 37 2 2i t 1 47 49 34 4 4 44 - -. 6f 7f 74 84 gi 91 38 40 300 310 3} 31 175 185 .384 40244 2_ 4 17 18 79 81 345 355 1024 1074 130 140 2 24 124 134 19 21 124 144 'NES. Fortuna... ,General Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) Litiares Lusitanian IMariquita IN.RhineCopofS.Aus.L 1 Pontg . iband Silver;Leadi . _ Mining and Smelt ' k 32 " 1 dis. 40 41 8 10 2} 21 20 22 pr 1 I}j 9 10 Pr ip id 4 6 5 IPort Philip i 1 'Scottish Austrin. (L.) 28.24 United Mexican • 1 Worthing (Limited) 1 Do. all ,125.6 d 144 15 61 all 1 10s. ail all 198, Id 4 ft I 4 i i JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 40 Australasia all 67 69 25 Bank of Egypt all 19 20 100 Bank of London 50 51 1 3 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 204 21 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon. & Ch. all 34 35 100 City 100 Colonial . 25 37 39 20'11 Com. Bank of Canada.. all 100 Commercial of London. 20 20 Eng., Scot., & Ans. Ch.. all 154 16 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 224 23 50 I London and County .. 20 34 35 3411 50 London Joint Stock .. 10 29 20 London and S.Airican.. 4 2 14 re" 100 London & Westminster 20 61 62 614 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 42 20 ;Do. new l2 50 National Bank ...... 25 20 New South Wales.— all 25 Orient. R Corporation . all 47 49 20 'Ottoman Bank .. .. .. all 17 18 100 Provincial of Ireland.. 25 10 Do. new 25 South Australia 25 Union of Australia 50 Union of London l2 234 244 21 100 Unity Mutual 6O COLONIAL GOVERNMENTSECURITIXS. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 pllO 114 Do. 6p. cent 1879 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1£3.91 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1883 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 :07 109 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 110 112 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1004 .1001 1004 Cape G. Hope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 107 108 Do. 1890 100 1074 1084 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1054 1064 1064 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 97 98 Do. sp. c.. 1871 to 1876 100 97 98 974 D 0.5 p.c.,1888 &upwds 100 97 98 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 1054 1064 1061 3.Aus.G t. 6 p.c.1878 &up lOO Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Jr. &July 100 - - Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO t 1.07 108 1071 DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min. 100 stock East and West India stock London stock St. Katharine... lOO stock Southampton lOO stock i Victoria Commercial Do. 4 per Ccnt.Pref.Min East and Wit India London St. Katharine. Southampton iVictoria I Do , N 98 100 id par MISCELLANEOUS. Angio-Mexican Mint 'Atlantic R. M.l Stm (1d) \ Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Berlin Water (Limited) British American Land B.& I.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) Do. C. (Limited) Canada Land Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) Cop. Min. ofEng.&Smltg Do. Pref. 7 per cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference E.lndia Irrign. & Canal , Electric Telegraph Do. New - I English Sr Ans. Copper. Gen. Steam Navigati in Great Ship Li ted) Do. 174 p ct PrVerence Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) Madras Irr. and Canal Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) National Die. Co. (Lim ) Nerbu.Coaht Iron (Lim ) Netherlands Land Do.B p.e.Pref..iss.atl dis N. Br. StNovaScotiaLand N. B.Australas i an (Lim.) Oriental Gas (Limited). Do. New Shares (Lim.) Orintl.in.Steam(Lim.) PeellLLnd.&Min.(Lim ) Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.4ip.e Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. do. Registered Do. • do. Tr. Sc Ln. CaoitTpr.Can , Van Dieraea'o Lazi 100 all all all 5 i. 28 13k 14 28 30 41 4! 34 38 18 20 121 141 114 118 20 22 2.9 30 101 1( 3 Id par 97 101 3} 31 It 1 1 3 4 Ipf 1 OT 1 ipr 46 35 47 •50 69 71 10 11 175 16 p 17 19 5 6 49 50 123 128 32 34 6. 71 10 11 LABOURERS. The Earl of DERBY then rose to present a petition re specting the displacement of labourers in consequence of great public works in the metropolis. The petition which he had the honour to present was that of a single indivi dual, bat that person had been 11 years incumbent of one of the poorest and most densely populated district of the me • tropolid, and he might naturally be expected to be perfectly familiar with the condition of the labouring classes. [LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS EVENING). TheSiEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented for and against the abo .ition of church rates ; against any alteration in the pre sent law of marriage ; against the Parochial Assessment Bill; against the bill for the removal of Scotch and Irish poor ; for an alteration in the present mode of levying duty on wine, &c. NEW SOUTH WALES. On the motion of Mr. ARTHUR MILLS, an address for a copy of a despatch from Sir W. Denison to the Sec retary of State for the Colonies, dated the 14th of August, 1856, on military expenditure, was agreed to ; as well as the reply of the Secretary of State, dated 11th March, 1858. COPPER, &c. On the motion of Mr. DAVEY,returns of all the exports of copper And copper ore, &C., to the end of January, 1861, were ogered. c EAST INDIA PROPERTY TAX. Mr.CRAWFOR , D moved an address for a. copy of Act No. 3,W of 1860, of the Government of India, intituled " An Act for Imposing Duties on Profits arising from Pro fessions, Trades, and Duties and Offices."—Agreed to. CONVICTS AT BERMUDA, &c. Lord NAAS asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies - whether any alteration had taken place in the treatment of the convicts at Bermuda; whether the hulks were still used ; and whether there was any truth in the report that a mutiny had lately occurred among the con victs in that establishment ? Mr. C. FORTESCUE said he was not aware that any change had taken place in the treatment of the convicts at Bermuda. One of the hulks that had been used for con victs was empty in consequence of the diminution in the number of the convicts, but ono hulk was still used. GRAND JURY LAWS OF IRELAND: Mr. SULLIVAN asked the Cbief Secretary for Ireland whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to introduce this session any measure for the alteration and amendment of the grand jury laws of Ireland ? Mr. CARDWELL said that he had no intention of in . troducing any such measure during the present session. THE RED RIVER. Mr. L. PALI( asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any steps had been taken by her Majesty's Government to open the territory on the Red River and the Saskatchewan, in British North America, to colonisation, in pursuance of the recommendation of the select committee of 1857. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said this question was attended with more difficulties than the hon. member seemed from his question to imply. A bill had been prepared on the subject, but before it could be brought in, some negotia - tions that were going on between Government and the Hud son's Bay Company must be concluded, which he believed would shortly be effected. THE UNIVERSITY , OF DURHAM. Mr_ FENWICK asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the attention of her Majesty's Government had been turned to the endowments in the hands of the university of Durham, and the educational results, shown by a return recently presented to this house, and whether it was intended to take any steps in conse quence ? Mr. CLIVE said his right hon. friend the Home Secre tary had had his attention directed to the subject, which, he believed, was now under his consideration. THE HARVEST. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. CAIRD called the attention of the house to the serious deficiency of last harvest, and the consequent neces sity for increased economy in the public expenditure. He considered it his duty to bring this subject forward on the present occasion in consequence of there having been no allusion to it in the Royal Speech or by the Ministers of the Crown. There were no certain data to proceed on with respect to this subject, and therefore they were unable to ascertain the results of the last harvest. Owing to the severity of the October of 1859 there had been a great failure in the crops of the following autumn from the injury which the seed had sustained, and there was also a considerable failure both in the corn crop and the potato crop this year. It was true that the crop in Scot land was good, but that crop would not do more than sup port the population of the United Kingdom for ten (lave He collected from the .Agricultural Gazette that there was a deficiency in the crops for the last six months even much less than in the same period for the 15 years preceding. Having referred to the Custom-house returns to show the vast in crease that had taken place in the imports of foreign grain, the result of free trade, and which alone had been means of averting the horrors of a famine in this country, he considered that under the circumstances it was the bounden duty of the house to reduce the public expenditure as low as was consistent with the exigencies of the public service, and he appealed strongly to lion. members not to pass an estimate that was not clearly necessary. • AFFAIRS AT CONSTANTINOPLE. Mr. S. FITZGERALD asked the noble lord the Foreign Secretary whether he had received any information as to a note said to have been presented by Prince Labanoff to the plinister of Affairs at Constantinople, commenting on the report made by the Grand Vizier-to the Sultan of the result of his enquiries into the complaints of the Christian subjects of the Porte, whether that note had received the support of the French Minister at Constantinople, and whether the subject of the note, and the demands it, con tains had been brought under the notice of the Con ference at Paris. He contended that Russia ad hered to her old policy of interfering in the in terfering in the internal affairs of Turkey, and, therefore, it was most desirable that measures should be FRENCH OCCUPATION OF SYRIA. Sir J. FERGUSSON called the attention of the house to the present position of affairs in Syria ; and asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in the event of the French occupation being prolonged beyond the period fixed by the convention of July 1860, her Majesty's Go vernment were prepared to act upon the right reserved to the other Powers by that convention of uniting bodies of their troops with those of France in the occupation ; and whether her Majesty's Government were in possession of further information upon the subject, which it would be consistent with the interests of the pubiic service to com municate to the house ? It appeared that the French press were now advocating a prolongation of that occupation. If such took place it would be difficult to predict when it would terminate. He argued that, in order to avert the probability of this country drifting into anothef Russian war, it was necessary to be both prompt in reference to this question of Syria. The hon. baronet entered at consitilerable length into details relative to the state of Syria some time preceding, and at the period of ti,n recent insurrections there. A conviction prevailed in that country . that French agency had been at work to stir up the Marionetes to attack the Druses, by representing to then; that they were dependent on France for protection, and promising them impunity from attack. e w tTh e ys n u o c t h aluoeto blame H e co f n o t r en th d e ed d , iB th tu e r to n r ee e , s th in ai s t y h ia D . ruses re [LEFT SPEAKING.] P 'RLIAMENTARY DIVISIONS. HOUSE OF COMMONS—FEB. 27. CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL. Order for second reading read. Motion made and question proposed, " Thht the bill be now read a second time." Amendment prope,;ad, to leave out the word "now," arid at the end of the ,;uestion to add the words "upon this day six months." (suestion , The house dividedput, "That the word 'now' stand part of the quOti°n• —Ayes, 281; Noes, 266. AYES- 28L . North, F. J Acton, Sir J. Ewart, J. C. Adair, H. E. Ewing,, H. E. C. . Ogilvy, ' • Ad am,W. P. Fenwick, Henry 0„ , F low, Guildford Agar-Ellis, Hon. L. Ferguson, R. o s b,7ne, Bernal Agnew, Sir A. Finlay, A. S. Pachns 9, H. Alcock, T. Fitzwilliam, C. W. Paget, t,.• _, Andover, Lord Foley, J. H. Paget, Loia C. E. Angerstein, W. Foley, Hon. H. W. • Palmerston, :Visa Antrobus, E. Foijambe, F. J. S. Paxton, Sir J. Arnott, Sir J. Forster, Charles Pease, H. Ashley, Lord Forster. W. E. Peto, Sir M. Atherton, W. Foster, W. 0. 'Pigott, Francis Ay.-+on, A. S. Fortescue, Hon. D. Pilking,ton, James Bagwell, J. Fortescue. C. S. Pinney, Wm. Bailey, C. Fox, W. J. Pollard Urquhart W Baines, E. Freeland, H. W. Ponsonby, A. Ball, E. Garnett, W. J. Portman IV. H. B. Baring, H. B. Gavin, Major Proby, Lord. G. L. Baring, Thos. Geo. Gibson, T. M. Pryse, Capt. E. L. Barnes. Thomas Gifford, Earl of ' Pugh, D. (Carman) Bass, 31. T. Gilpin, C. Ramaden, Sir J. W Baxter, W. E. Glyn, G. C. - .Raynham, Viscount Bazley, Thomas Glyn, G. G. Ricardo, J. L. Beale, Samuel ' Goldsmid, Sir F. Ricardo, 0. Beamish, F. B. Gower, F. L. Robartes, T. J. A. Beaumont, W. B. Graham, Sir J. R. G. Robertson, D. Beaumont,Somerset Greene, Capt. J. Roebuck, J. A. Bellew, R. M. Greenwood, J. Rothschild,Baron L. Berkeley, H. Gregory, W. H. Rothschild Baron 31 Berkeley, F. Gregson, S. Roupell, W. Bethell, Sir It. Grenfell, C. P. Russell, Lord J. Biddulph,:Col. R.M. Grey Rt. Hn. Sir G. Russell, Hast in g s Biggs, John Hadfield, Geo. Russell, A. J. B. Black, Adam Hanbury, R., jun. Russell, F. W. Blake, J. A. Handley, John Russell, Sir Wm. Blencowe, J. G. Hankey, Thomson St. Aubyn, J. Bonham-Carter, J. Hanmer, Sir J. Salomons,Alderman Bouverie, E. P. Harcourt, G. G. V. Scholefieid, W. Bouverie, P. P. Hardcastle, Jos. A. Scott, Sir W. Brand, H. B. Hartington,Marquis Scrope, G. P. Bright, J. Ileadlam, Thos. E Scully, V. Briscoe, J. I. Heneag,e, G. Seymour, Sir M. Bristow, A. Henley, Lord Seymour, Digby Brown, James Hervey, Lord A Shafto, R. D. Bruce, 11. A. Hodgkinson, G. . Shelley, Sir J. V. Buchanan, W. Hodgson, K. D. . Sheridan, Buckley, Maj.-Gen. Holland , E. Sheridan, H. B. Sidney, Thomas Buller, J. W. Horsman. E. ' Bury, Viscount Howard, Hon. C. , Slaney, R. A. Butler, C. S. Butt, W. Smith, J. B. Buxton, C. . Ingham, R. Smith, Augustus , Caird, James Jackson, W. Somerville, Sir W. Calthorpe, F. H. James, Edwin Stacpoole, W. Cardwell,Rt. Hn. E. Jervoiae, Sir J. Staniland, 31. Carnegie, Hon. C. Johnstone, J. J. H. Stanley, Lord Castlerosse, Vist. Kershaw, J. Stanley, 0. Cavendish, lion. W. King, Hon. L. Stansfeld, J. Childers, H. C. E. Kinglake, A. IV. Steel, John Clay, James Kinglake, Serj. J. Stuart, Col. Clifford, C. C. Kingscote, Lt.-Col. Sykes, CoL W. H. Clifford, li. M. Kinnaird, Hon. A. Talbot, C. R. 31. Clive, George Knatchbull-Hugess Taylor, Hugh Cobbett, J.1%1. Langston, J. H. Thompson, H. S. Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Langton, H. G. Tite, Wm. Collier, R. P. Lawson, W. Tollemache, Hon.F. Coningham, Wm. I.ayard, A. H. Toniline, G. Cowper, Hon. W.F. Leatham, E. Traill, G. Craufurd, E. H. J Lee, W. Turner, J. A. Crawford, R. W. Lewis, Sir G.C., Bt. T_ynte, Col. C. J. K. Crossley, Frank Lindsay, W. S. Vane, Lord H. G. Dali.,7lish, Robert Locke, John Villiers, Rt. Hon. C. Davey, R. Lowe, Rt. Hon. R. Vivian, H. H. Davie, Sir H. R. F. Lysley, W. Vy ner, Reginald Davie, Col. F. McEvoy, E. Warner, Edward Denman, G. Mackinnon,W.(Rye) Watkins,' J. L. V. Dent, John Dent McMahon, P. Wemyss, J. Dillwyn, Lewis L. Marjoribanks, D. C. Western, T. S. Divett, Edward Marsh, M. H. Westhead, B. Dodson, John G. Martin, P. W. Whalley, G. IL Douglas, Sir C. Martin, J. ' Whitbread, S. Duff, M. E. Massey, W. N. White, Jas. Duff, Major. , Matheson, A. Wickham, H.' W. Duke, Sir James Mellor, John Wilcox, B. M. Dunbar, Sir Wm. Merry, James Williams, W. Duncombe, T. S. Mildmav, 11. Willoughby, Sir H. Dundas, Frederick Miller, William Winnington, Sir P. Dunkcllin, Lord Mills, T. Wood, fit Hn. Sir C. Dunlop, A. Milnes, R. M. Woods, Henry Egerton, E. C. Mitchell, T. A. WYld, James Ellice, E., jun. Moffat, George Wynne, C. G. Elphinstone, Sir J Moncreiff, J. Wyvill, M. Enfield, Viscount Monsen, Rt. Hn. W. Euston, Earl of Monson, W. J. Evans, T. W. Morris, D. Ewart, William Norris, J.T. TELLERS. Trelawny, Sir J. S. Ferinoy, Lord NOES-266. Adderley, C. B. Grey deWilion,Lord Naas, Rt. Hit. Lord Annesley, H. Griffith, CD. Newdegate, C. N. Anson, Capt. Grogan, Sir Edward Newport , V isct. A r buthnott, Gen.H. Haliburton, Justice Nicol, William Archdall, Capt:M.E. Hamilton, Lord C. Noel, G. J. Baillie, H. J. Hamilton, Major , North, Col. Baring, Thomas Hamilton, Viscount Northcote, Sir S. Barrow, W. H. Banbury, Captain O'Hara, C. W. Barttelot, Major Hardy, Gathorne Packe, G. H. Bathurst, A. A. Hardy, J. Pakenham, Col. Bathurst, F. H. Hartopp, E. B. Pakington, Sir J. S. Beach, W. W. Hassard, M. D. Palk, L. Beecroft, G. S. Heathcote, G. Ti. Palmer, R. W Bentinck, G. W. P. Henley, J. Papillon, P. 0. Bentinck, G.C. Hennessy, J. P. Parker, Major W. Benyon, R. Henniker, Lord' Patten, J. W. Beresford, B. . Heygate, Sir F. Paull, li. Bernard, Thos. T. Heygate, W. U. Peacocke, G. M. Blackburn, P. Hill, Lord E. Peel, Gen. Bond, J. W. Hill, Hon. R. Peel, Sir R. Botlield, Beriah Holford, R. S. Peel, F. Bovill, Wm., Holmesdale, Lord Pennant, Col. Boyd, John Hood, Sir A. Pevensey, Viscount Bramston, T. W. Hope, G. W. Philipps, J. 11. Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. Hopwood, J. T. Phillips, G. L. Brooks, It. Horsfall, T. B. Potts, George Bruce, C. L. C. .11otham, Gen. Lord Pugh, D. (Mont.) Burghley, Lord Howes, Edward Puller, C. W. Cairns, Sir H., Hubbard, J. G. Quinn, Peter Cartwright, Cola H. Humberstone, P. S. Repton, G. W. J. Cave, S. Hunt, G. W. Richardson, J. Cavenelsh, Lord G. , Inuestre Viscount Ridley, Sir M. W. ,:s Cayley, E. S. Jermyn, Earl Rogers, John J. Cecil, Lord It. Jervis, Captain Rolt, J. Churchill, Lord A. Johnstone, Bondi. Rowley, Hon. R. T. Clive, 11. G. W. .Tolliffe, Sir W. Salt, Thomas Close, M. C. Jones, D. Sclater-Booth, G. Cobbold, John C. Kekewich, S. Selwyn, C. J. Cochrane, A. D. Kelly, Sir F. Seymer, H. K Codrington, Sir W. Kendall, N. • Shirley, E. P. Cole, Hon. H. A. Kennard, R. Sibthorp, Major Cole, J. L. Kerrison, Sir E. Smith, M. Collins, T., jun. King, J. K. Smith, Abel Conolly, Thomas Knatchbull, W Smith, S. G. Corry, H. L, Knight, F. Smyth, Col. Cross, R. A. Knightley 2 R. ' Smollett, P. Cubitt, Aid. Knox, Major W. S - Somes, Joseph, Cubitt, George Knox, Lt.-C01.8.W. Spooner, R. Curzon, Viscount Lacon, Sir E. Stanhope, J. B. Dalkeith, Earl of Leeke, Sir H. Stanhope, Lord Hamer, L. S. W. D. Lefroy, A. Stirling, Wm. Dawson, R. P. Legh, G. C. Steuart, A. Deedes, Wm. Legh, W. Stewart, Sir M. R. Dickson, Col. Leighton, Sir B. . Stuart, Major W. Disraeli, Benjamin Lennox, Lord G. G. Stracey, Sir 11. Du Cane, Chas. Lennox, Lord H. G. Sturt, H. G. Duncombe, A. Leslie, C. P. Sturt, Capt. C. N. puncombe, W. E. Leslie, W. Talbot, Hon. W. C. .Dunne, Col. Liddell, Hon. H. G. Taylor, Colonel Du Pre, C. G. Lindsay, Colonel Thornhill, W. P. Dutton, Hon. R. H. Lockhart, A., E. Thynne, Lord E. East, Sir J. B. Long, It. P. Thynne, Lord H. Edwards, Major H. Longfield, Robert Tollemache, J. 11. Egerton, Sir P. Lopes, Sir M., Bt. Torrens, R. Egerton, A. F. Lovaine, Lord Tottenham, C. Egerton, W. Lowther, Col. H. C. Trefusis, Hon. C. H. Elcho Lord Lowther; Captain Trollope, Sir John Estcourt, S. Lyall, G. Upton, Genet al Farquhar, Sir M. Lygon, Hon. F. Veletort, Lord • Farrer, James Macaulay, K. Vance, John Fellowcs, Edward M'Cormick, W. Vansittart, Wm. Fergusson, Sir J. Macdonogh, F. Verner, Sir:Wm. Filmer, Sir E. Mainwaring, T. . Walcott, Adm. J. E. Forde, Lt.-Col. W. Malcolm, J. W. . Walker, J. K. Forester, Col. G. C. Malins, It., - Walpole, S. 11. Forster, Sir G. Manners, Lord J. Walsh, Sir J. B. Franklyn, G. W. Miles, Sir W. Watlington, J. W. Gallwey, Sir W. P. Miller, T. Welby, W. E. Galway, Viscount Mills, A. Whitmore, H. Gard, It. S. Mittord, W. T. Williams, T. P. Gilpin, Colonel Montagu, Lord R. Woodd, B. T. Gladstone, Capt. Montgomery, Sir G. Wyndham, Hon. H. Gladstone, W. E. Moody, C. A. Wyndham, lion. P Goddard, A. L. Mordaunt, Sir G. Wynn, Col. Gordon, C. W. Morgan, C. 0..5. Wynne, W. W. B. Gore, J. R. 0. • Morgan, Major Yorke, Hon.E. Gore, W. R. 0. . Mowbray, Rt. Tin. J. Graham, Lord Wm. Mundy, William TELLERS. Greenall, G. Mure, David Heathcote, Sir W. Gray, William Murray, William Packe, C. W. THE TfrEATHE.R. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. This Day, between 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. I. S. 9 a.m. Nairn 2911 39 37 S.S.W. 3 2 b. 2 Aberdeen Berwick 2 9 .64 43 40 W. 2 2 b. I Ardrossan 29'61 43 42 S.W. 3 2 b. 3 Portrush 29 . 63 41 39 S.S.W. 4 3 b. 4 Shields Galway 29/6 44 43 N.W. 6 5 c. 4 Searboraugh Bull , 2 9 .68 42 40 W.N.W. 3 3 c. Liverpool nvn 49 48 W. 2 1 e. 2 I arindutb '29 79 42 41 W.S W. 3 8 r. London 29'81 42 10 N.W. 2 9 r. Dover 29*81 45 41 S.W. 1 9 i 0 . Portsmouth Portland Plymouth Penzance ' 29'97 41 4 0 N.N.W. 1 5 b. 3 2 Jersey 299S 41 4 2 N.W. 2 5 t: EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced to 32 deg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise causing. about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true — not magnetic). F. Force ( 1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud (1 to 9). I. Initials :—b., blue sky; c., clouds (detached) • overcast t ea ( a d u u g l m l ) e ; n r t s . t a h m u s ; s r , r n m o w u c ; t r . , a i t n h . u n s d . e r. Sea A d l t e u r t t b e r . f., fog. ; h., hail ; 1 ., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., h r:pea once (1 to 9). 35 172 18 I ~~ ~_~. ELLIGENCE—( This Day.) LAW INT HOUSE OF LORDS. (Peers present—The Lord Chancellor, Lord St. Leonards, Lord Cran.wor Lord Wensleydale, and other peers.) BROOKS, ET. AL. V. BROOKS EL AL.-APPEAL. _ _ This is an appeal from a decision of Vice• Chancellor Wood, declaring invalid in England the marriage with a deceased wife's sister in Denmark, where such marriages are lawful. Sir Fitzroy Kelly, Q.C., resumed his argument for the appellant, and in support of his argument that the marriage was lawful, cited " Clark on Colonial Law, " p. 22 ; the " Code Napoleon, " the Act of 1535, the case of Westly v. Westly, 2 " Drurie," and " Warren," p. 502, and 525 ; " Milwerth's Ecclesias tical Reports," p. 1 to 19; Seal v. Brabant, 9 Geo. 11., cap. 11—Irish Act—and contended that in every civilised state and kingdom in the world, except Scotland, such marriages are valid. Mr. Matins, Q.C., followed on the same side. The Attorney-General and Mr. Wilkins represent the Crown. The case was pending when we went to press. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY) OLD COURT. (Before the Lord Chief Baron.) Robert Fraser North, described as a merchant, was indicted for stealing two sealed orders for the delivery of tallow, viz , 280 casks and 113 casks, the property of Messrs. Hubbard & Co., Russian merchants, Birchin-lane, City. He was also charged on another indictment for stealing a piece of paper, value 2d., the property of Rich ard Goss. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. The facts of the case have already appeared in The Sun, whilst the prisoner was under examination at the Mansion House. The jury acquitted the prisoner on the ground that the evidence was not sufficient to sustain a charge of larceny. The second indictment was withdrawn. Mr. Sergeant Parry.said—Since the present proceedings had been instituted he had returned the warrants for the delivery of the property. NEW COURT. Edward Gandell, who was yesterday acquitted of a charge of forgory, was placed at the bar to answer another charge of the same nature. Mr. Sleigh, who appeared for the prisoner, said his client would plead guilty to the misdemeanour of unlawfully ob taining goods within three months of bankruptcy, but not guilty to the forgery. Mr. Giffard, under such circumstances, would not proceed with the indictment for forgery. Todd, who had acted as principal clerk to the prisoner, and who yesterday pleaded guilty to misdemeanour, was then placed beside Gandell for judgment. The learned judge said he must defer passing sentence for the present. THIRD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) A man named Jackson pleaded guilty to unlawfully ob taining goods within three months of bankruptcy. He was sentenced to eighteen months' imprisonment. POLICE IN7ELLIOENCE—(This Day). MARLBOROUGH STREET. SMASHING A CAFE WINDOW.—Two rough. looking men, named Thos. Kennedy and Robert Allen were charged as follows : It appears that about one this morning, 326 A saw the prisoners fighting in Piccadilly, opposite No. 226, a cafe. He heard Allen say to the other prisoner, "If you don't go away I'll knock your head through the window ;" and he kept his word, for a minute after he made a run at Kennedy and knocked his head through the pane of glass. Mr. Nicholls, manager of the cafe, on behalf of Mr. Thorogood, said the glass was of the value of from £l5 to £2O. He had been much annoyed by Kennedy hanging about the house for some time, and had also been threatened by him. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the charge was fighting and breaking a window. He was sorry the law did not allow him to inflict a heavier fine than £5 for the damage, which he should order Allen to pay; and as Kennedy had also threatened and annoyed the complainant, he should fine him 40s. cr a month. EMBEZZLEMENT BY A BOY.—Thomas Farrant, a boy of about 16, residing at 43, Upper Harley street, Marylebone, was charged with embezzling the sum of £3, received for his master, Mr. Morris Fillischer, optician, 88, New Bond street. The prisoner bad been in Mr. Pillischer's employ not more than a fortnight, when, being sent home with some goods, and having received the money, £3, he failed to account to his employer for the same. Remanded. CRUEL ASSAULT.—A tall, stout man, named Henry Johnson, was charged with assaulting Mr. Wm. Dawson, of the Two Ships, 27, Old Compton-street, Soho. It appears that the defendant went into the house of Mr. Dawson and insulted several customers, and on being put out made the remark that he would either murder or disable Mr. Dawson. He then returned to the house, and on being put out seized Mr. Dawson in a delicate part, causing him such intense pain that he was compelled to go to bed, and has ever since continued very unwell. The defendant was fined £5, or two months' imprison ment. TRIS DAYS AIAREETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 54s Od ; barley, 39s 4cl; oats, 23s 2d ; rye, 35s 5d ; beans, 39s 7d ; and peas, 44s Id. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 55s 4d ; barley, 39s 10d ; oats, 23s Od ; rye, 35s 4d ; beans, 40s 9d ; peas, 42s Bd, ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 70,610; barley, 67,902 ; oats, 18,253 ; rye, 72; beans, 3,791; peas, 1,506 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was reasonably well supplied with beasts, in, for the most part, fair average condition. All breeds sold steadily, at fully Monday's currency—the best Soots having realised 5s per 81bs. The show of sheep was moderate, and the mutton trade was firm at extreme quotations. The best old Downs were worth Gs per Blbs. Lambs moved off slowly, at from Gs 4d to 7s 4d per Sibs. We have to report a dull inquiry for calves, the supply of which was only moderate, at late rates. Pigs and milch cows moved off slowly, on former terms. Per 81bs to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. j s. d. s. d. One. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 Priniecrs-wool do. 4 10 5 8 Second quality-do. 30 4 2 Pme. S'thdown do ,510 6 0 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 i Large el-se. calves 4 8 5 2 Prime Scots &c. 4 10 5 01 Prime small do 5 4 5 8 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Large hogs 4 0 4 6 Second quality do. 424 6 ; Small porkers Lambs, Os Od to Os Od. _ Suckling calves, 19s to 22s ; and quarter •old store pigs 22s to 298. TOTAL SUPPLY. 1,000 Beasts Sheep and lambs 1 3,87000 Calves .... 300 Pigs FOREIGN SUPPLY, Beasts Sheep Calves (Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWCIATE AND LEADENTIALL. The demand for each kind of meat has ruled steady, as follows : Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 4s Od to 4s 10d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 10d ; pork, 38 10d to 5s Od per 81ba. by the carcase. SountALL, Feb. 27. A. moderate supply. Trade steady : Beef, 3s 6d to 4s 104 , mutton, 3s 10d to 6s' Od ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4 s Od to 4 s 4 d ; pork, 4 s Od to 4s 8d per Sibs to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Feb. 27. A heavy demand, as follows : —Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s Od; mutton, 4s Od to 6s Od ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s Od to 4s 6d ; and pork, 4s Od to 4s 84 per 81bs; suckling calves, 14s to 195 ; quarter old store pigs; 22s to 29s each; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB 105 each. HAY MARKETS. SUITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 5s Od ; clover do., £3 Os to £5 15s ; and straw, £1 103 to £1 18s per load. A moderate demand._ _ _ _ CUMBERLAND. —Meadow hay, £2 Os to £6 8s ; clover, £3 Os to £.ss 15s Od ; and straw, £1 lOs to £2 Os per load. Trade steady. WHITECHAPEL. - Meadow. hay, £2 Os to £6 5s Od ; clover, £3 Os to £5 158 Od ; and straw, De to £2 Os per load. Supply good. 21118 DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Feb. 28.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; fresh breeze, and fine weather; there was rain in the night. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 27.—Wind Majesty's ship Flying Fish. DEAL, Feb. 27.—Wind &E.—Arrived —Palmyra, from Hohenstauffer, from Calcutta ; Favourite , from Panama ' New York. S.W.—Arrived—Her (glt ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 28—Seine, steamer, from St. Thomas; L'Etoile, from Carentan. Sailed, Feb. 27.—Georgina Wubbina, for Newcastle ; Ellora, steamer, for Alexandria; Wonder, steamer, for Jer sey ; La Poule, for Cherbourg ; Alliance, , steamer, for Havre; Alhambra, steamer, for Lisbon; Atalanta, steamer, for Jersey; Cawtons, for Newport. Letters from New York advise that the North German Lloyd steamer New York, which was to have left that port on the 16th for Southampton and Bremen, would not leave till the 23d. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 28:—Quanttro Fratello, from Salouica ; Deo Gloria, from Emden; Bellona, from Demerara ; Eliza beth, from Emden ; Princess Eugenia, from Odessa ; Pal myra, from Calcutta. Sailed—Samson, for Genoa. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed, Feb. 27.—Rhoda and Alarm, both from London, for St. Michael's. Anchored.—St. George, for Cape Coast Castle ; Florence, for St. Vincent; Hesper, for Swansea—fall from London; Ellen, from north, for Bordeaux, ~ ,~ / TIIE GE , AIPA ANNUAL • MEETING.-THIS DAY. The ordinary general meeting of the proprietors and directors of the Great Ship Company was held this day, at the London Tavern. Samuel Baker, Esq., occupied the chair. The report, which has already appeared in The Sum, having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption by the meeting said—he had great pleasure in meeting the shareholders that day, because they considered the affairs of the company were highly satisfactory, and another matter of great congratulation. was, that the Great Eastern had proved herself, notwith standing what had Leen said in her depreciation, one of tha stoutest ships in the world. (Hear, hear.) The trial trip to America had been accomplished with unprecedented suc cess so far as the proprietors were concerned, and at a loss only of £344 7s. 9d. The ship had been greatly improved since they had last met, a new deck had b3en laid down, and everything done that could conduce to the comfort of the passengers and the safety of the cargo she might carry in future. The chairman then alluded to the other points mentioned in the report, and concluded by saying that he considered that the ship would prove herself a successful source of profit by being engaged in the American trade. Mr. TAYLOR said it would be necessary to make the passage money less if they wished to make the Great Eastern pay, and afford accommodation for steerage pas sengers. He wished to know whether Captain Hall was again to be commander of the vessel. He was a highly popular captain, and a man of great nerve and nautical skill. _ . Mr. WEBBER wished to know, in the event of the next trip made to America not being a paying speculation, if the directors would consider the expediency of sending the Great Eastern to the East. The CHAIRMAN said it was intended to provide for steerage passengers. The directors could nct at the present moment commit themselves to the nomination of a captain. It would be unwise and impossible to say where the ship would be sent to after her return from America, but no time would be lost in sending her elsewhere if the American trade did not prove remunerative. Mr. BAUdIGARTNER thought the failure of the ship had hitherto been owing to the misty.= - .gement of the directors. Much was lost in the ship not being properly advertised. He thought that having once placed confidence in the direc - tors, and they not having managed twitters at all satis factorily, they should have further assistance as to what was to be done for the future. He moved as an amendment the appointment of a committee of six practical shipowners to confer and advise with the directors as to the future management of the ship. Mr. CHANTER seconded the amendment. Mr. HAWKES opposed the amendment. He thought the directors had done their duty well to the shareholders. Mr. PYFINCH thought it would prove highly remunera tive if the ship was again brought to the Thames and opened as " a show ship." That circumstance would in crease the confidence the public had in the ship. Mr. PARRY thought a voyage to America would not pay. A voyage to Australia could not fail to turn out remunera tive, besides it would only take a month's more stores to perform the journey. • - Mr. TAYLOR was of opinion that a few short pasiages ought to be made before she took a long one, and that pro per public notice should be given of what were the inten tions of the directors with regard to the ship. He thought that the ship should be sent to America, and on her return go down the Mediterranean, and then go to America in August or September. She then would get the cream of the American passenger traffic, and also get a number of passengers who were desirous of going up the Medi terranean in the interval between her trips to America. After that he thought the ship might be very .advan tageously sent to either India or Australia, say on the Ist of January. If the passage money was put down at 80 guineas for first-class, 50 guineas for the second, and, supposing they succeeded in securing two hundred first and:two hundred second-class, about 1,000 tons of cargo, the voyage would pay. Mr. CADBY agreed with the last speaker as to where the ship was to go, but it was also important whore she went from. He was in favour of Liverpool. After some further discussion, the amendment was re jected and the report adopted. SOUTE-EASTERN RAILWAY. HALF-YEARLY MEETING.-THIS DAY. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the directors was held this day at the Bridge House Hotel. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report (which has already appeared in The Sun), said the receipts for the year ending Jan. 31, show an increase compared with that of the previous year, which was, of itself, highly encouraging. After providing for the fixed charges, for rents of branch lines, interest on loans, &c., on guaranteed stock and preference shares, there remained a balance 0fX225,066 4s. 9d. available for the dividend on the ordinary consoli dated stock of the company. A dividend of 18s. per £3O stock, or at the rate of £6 per cent. per annum, would absorb a sum of £223,011, leaving a balance to be carried forward to the next half-year of £2,055 4s. 9d., and that dividend the directors recommended should be paid ma Thursday, the 7th day of March next. Of course, like other railways, they had experienced the bad effects of the weather during the last autumn ; but, all things considered, the year had been a satisfactory one. The directors looked forward with great interest to the increased facilities which had been given to trade, and having alluded to the company's applications to Parliament, he concluded by moving the adoption of the report. After a short discussion the report was agreed to. The retiring directors were re-elected and the auditors re-elected, and the meeting was closed by a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. SPURTING INTELLIGENCE. BIRMINGHAM GRAND STEEPLECHASES. WEDNESDAY. The Boldmere Plate of 5 sow each, with 30 added; winners to carry 71b extra. Two miles and a half. Mr. G. Stevens's riff Paff, 9at 91b Mr. Barnett's Sunbeam, 9st 71b (in. 71b ex.) (G. Holman) 2 Mr. Groves's St. Mark, lOst 71b (Ni ghtingal 1) 3 Mr. Wood's Deception, 9st 61b (A. Sadler) 0 Betting-7 to 4 agst St. Mark, 3to 1 each agst Sun beam, Piff Paff, and Deception. Sunbeam made the running to within a quarter of a mile of home, when she was passed by St. Mark and Piff Paff. At the last fence Piff Paff took up the running, and won a good race by a length, St. Mark being caught and beaten on the post by a length for second. Deception, who took no part in the race, was stopped in the bottom, and walked home. _ _ The Thirteen Stone Steeplechase of 5 sous each, with 50 added ; 13st each ; winners extra ; to be ridden by gen. tlemen, farmers, or sons of farmers. Threerniles. 15 subs. Mr. D. Hill's The Recorder, 13st Melverley) 1 Mr. Horley's Cannon Ball, 13st .. (Mr. Corbourn) 2 Mr. Davison, jun.'s, Fairy, lOst The Unexpected, Red Eagle, Big Ben, Ileppo, The Gene ral, and Jacques also ran. _ Betting-5 to ,2 agst Fairy, 4 to 1 agst The General, 4 to 1 agst Big Ben, 5 to 1 agst Beppo, 5 to 1 agst Jacques, 6 to 1 agst The Recorder, 8 to 1 agst any other. The favourite, in company with Jacques, Big Ben, and The Recorder, laidin front to the last fence, when they were joined by Cannon Ball. Shortly after, Fairy gave way to The Recorder and Cannon Ball. The throe finished an excellent race home, The Recorder winning by half a length, four lengths separating the second and third ; Big Ben was fourth, Red Eagle fifth; the others, through re fusals, being a long way in the rear; The General and Beppo fell. The Birmingham Grand Annual Steeplechase of 10 sots each, 3 ft, with 100 added ; the second to save his stake ; a winner extra. About three miles and a half. Mr. Thomas's Doubtful, 9st 101 b ........ (O. Hoiman) 1 Mr. Walker's Heads or Tails, 9st 3lb ........ (Kendall) 2 Mr. Lucy's Unknown, 9st 3lb ......... ... (W. White) 3 Wee Nell, Evelyn, Shyleck, Goldsmith, and Brine also ran. Betting-3 to 1 agst Brine , 9to 2 agst Doubtful, 6to 1 each agst Heads or Tails and Wee Nell, 8 to 1 each agst Evelyn and Goldsmith. b ln, Gold. Goldsmith rushed to the front directly the flag was lowered and made strong running, waited upon up f the ourth li yßrine,, and with H e ads or Tails, U nknown, and Doubtful, the other lyin g some s rn ith idistancenerease in d the hisd l rear.lead, Doubtful Proceeding being little or no a lteration this order of running was observed to the turning flag out of the park, rounding which Goldsmith went to the wrong side, and had to return, and in collets_ quence was out of the race. The mishap gave the lead to Brine, who, in company w i th H eads or Tails, Doubtful, and Unknown, carried it on to the post and rails behind the farmhouse, at which she blundered and fell, leaving Reads or Tails in possession of the lead, closely waited upon by D o ubtful and Unknown. At the last fence Doubtful went in front, was never after caught, and won cleverly by four lengths. Unknown finished abed third, Evelyn walked in next, then came Wee Nell, Goldsmith, and Shylock at ion Handicap Steeplechase of 3 soya each, with 20 te ersex i t o ra ib . i. The intervals. Scurryals Air.Byardnd,esdT;:ipen: lOst Two miles. 17 subs. Mr. Baker IBVaykaetrt:ss e ß o a m n e tu aw m a , y 9 , s o t 8 7lb .. (G. (Kendall) 1 Holman) 2 13alzarine ' Border Chie ' f, t ;idb m by Cothe ( rs G ion S e te a v ls e o ns ran ) 3 . Betting-2 to 1 each-agat Bantam and Topsy, and 3to 1 agst Balzarine. The Cotherstone mare made the running to the top of the y, between hill, whe re s h e was passed by Bantum an d Tope y, • which two a fine • race ensued, Bantum, who ran unkindly, caught on the post and beaten by a head ; the other;being ,nowhere. Balzanne fell and walked home some time after. WEST BETTING ON THE COURSE, LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 9 to 2 agst the French lot (taken) 7to 1 agst Franc Picard (taken to £100) Bto 1 agst The Emperor (taken) 10 to 1 agst Ana.tis (taken) 10 to 1 agst Jealousy (taken) 20 to 1 agst Xanthus (taken) 22 to 1 agst Redwing (taken) 30 to 1 agst Doubtful (taken) MARKET HARBORO' STEEPLECHASES. —We are re. quested to state that 300 says, instead of 200, will be added to the Grand National Hunt Steeplechase at Marka Hay boro', which closcs t o-morrow (Friday), to Mr. T, Mar. &hall, at Northampton. , , =-'-~~ pan, .vel the Share 100 stk 18 20i 20 10 100 1 100 i 100 17i 20 stock stock 204 20 100 100 100 100 100 stock stock stock stock stock ato3k 10 20 20 5 ' 20 32i 10 stack 25 stock stock 20 stock stock 100 stock ost 9 1