The Sun. — London, England, 1864-04-01 00:00:00

Vol. Crawley and Sergeant-Major Wakefield. Many of the circumstances connected with the Management by Lieut.-Col. Crawley of the 6th In niskiiling Dragoons will be brought under the notice of the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas in the course of the forthcoming term, which will commence on Friday, the 15th inst. The plaintiff in the case is Sergeant-Major Wakefield, and the defendant Lieut.-Col. Crawley. The proceedings out of which the action arose are those which were immediately identified with the 11Ihow court-martial, and of which much was said in the early stages of the court-martial on Lieut.- Col. Crawley at Aldershot. Lieutenant-Colonel Cra w l ey was appointed early in 1861 to the corn niatid of the Inniskilling Dragoons, then stationed at Atnednuggur, in the Dewar. He introduced s ome changes into the regiment, which soon became broken up into hostile cliques. In less than a year from the time Lieut.-Colonel Crawley assumed the command Paymaster Smales was brought once be fore a court of inquiry and once before a court martial. At the latter trial, known as the Meow co urt - martial, three non-commissioned officers who Were to have given evidence were arrested by order of Colonel Crawley and kept in close coofinment. They were Regimental Sergeant Major Lilley, Troop Sergeant Major Duval, and Troop Ser geant Major Wakefield. The first of these died, and the latter is the plaintiff in the present action. The action is brought by the plaintiff against his late commanding officer for trespass in causing him to be arrested and confined on 11 charge of insubordination, the second count alleg ing that the defendant caused the plaintiff to be so ar rested maliciously and without any reasonable or Probable cause; and the third alleges that while the P l aintiff was so under arrest, without reasonable or prob4bie cause, the defendant, by false representa ti°"B, induced Major-Genera: Farrell, commanding the r , Mho di v i sion , an d Si r Willi a m Mansfield, Co mmander-in-Chief of the Bombay army, to aPprore o f th e arres t, an d t o or d er the plaintiff ,to be detained in prison, without bringing jl izu before a court-martial, as he was bound to do under the Mutiny Act. The plaintiff lays h is damages at £5,000. To this declaration Lieutenant-Colonel Crawley has pleaded :- 1 • h e general issue of " not guilty" to the whole of the Counts, under the Mutiny Acts. To the count en trespass he has pleaded a justification, to she ( frect that the plaintiff had been guilty of gross i nisconduct, of insubordination, and in other Pecta of breaches of military discipline ; further, that the defendant was justified as commanding officer 'a causing the plaintiff to be arrested and impri tuned. 2. That the defendant was justified in de• twining the plaintiff in prison under and by virtue of the command of his superior officer, the command ing officer of the district (Major-General .111 the 3d place, Lieut.-Colonel Crawley pleads justification in detaining and continuing t he plaintiff in prison in virtue of the command of General Sir William Mansfield, who was in com mand of the Bombay division of the army. To c etic pleas the plaintiff has replied, taking issue on T em as to matters of fact, and farther assigns that L ieutenant-Colonel Crawley kept him in solitary co nfinement, and on several occasions after his arrest and without reasonable cause punished ii tn- To this part of the replication Lieu tenantl Crawley has demurred, and has also Pleaded a sp e cial rejoinder that what he did in causing the plaintiff to be arrested 41.1 d continued in imprisonment was done bona fide in the discharge of his duties as com manding officer, and that if he did so wrongly it was an error, and was not done maliciously, inasmuch as he had acted throughout with a simple desire to 'Pon and maintain the discipline of the service. this issue has been joined. The demurrer is set down for argument by the full court early in Eastern term, and the cause itself will be heard by Lord Chief Justice Erie at the sittings at, Guildhall after Trinity term. Mr. Lush, Q.C., Mr. Hawkins, QrC., and Mr. Prideeux are the counsel engaged '°;" the plaintiff. Lieut.-Col. Crawley will be re- Presented by Mr. M. Cnambers, Q.C., and Mr. XONEY MARKET • AND COMMERCIAL ' INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Money is still in active request, and bankers and bill brokers show no disposition to charge less than the minimum quotation of the Bank of England for the negotiation of short dated securities. A further sum of £37,000 in gold was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday. The Bank of England return for the week end ing Wednesday presents some unfavourable features. The other securities, representing the discount tr ancautions of the establishment, as well as the notes in circulation, have been increased, while the bullion shows a large reduction. The following is our usual analysis : Active Circulation .. Increase .. Bullion Decrease .. Rest .. £20,409,525 .. 552,585 .. 14,163,519 .. 28.5,682 .. 3,884,915 11,353 .. 10,280,458 .. 439,135 .. 12,658,986 .. 178,832 .. 499,1 9 10,646 11,273,114 No alteration. .. 22,199,370 .. 1,456,941 .. 6,650,530 .. 841,650 Increase .. Public Deposits .. .. Increase .. Other Deposits.. Increase .. Seven Day and other Bills Decrease .. Government Securities .. Other Securities .. Increase . • Notes Unemployed .. Decrease .. A dividend of £3 per share, which is at the rate ° I. 21 per ce n t, per annum, will be proposed by the directors of the Oriental Bank Corporation at the "sui ng meeting of shareholders for the half-year end ing 31st December last. r he share list of the Central Argentine Railway °l33 PanY will be closed on Monday, April 4 , for 44 ° 1 3d00, and on the sth for the country. The share list of the North Western Bank will close 04 Saturday, April 2. The operation s i n th e F o reign and Colonial Pro- O ne Mark e t s d ur i ng th e l ast f ew days have not eh very ext ens i ve . T ea , h owever , h a s maintained f ull rates. Sugars have been neglected, while a Moderate amount of business has been done in wee, inferior qualities having declined 6d. per tWt. In rice and fruit there has been very little 'change, while a steady business has been reported On tal!ow for both present and forward delivery. The London Financial Association has intro duced to the notice of the investing public the Clyde Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Com pany, which proposes to purchase and extend the t winbuilding business of Messrs. Smith and Rodger, II ! Glasgow. The arrangements for the transfer 'nelude the yard, engineering premises, plant, and g o odwill of the firm in question, and the purchase :lll,„"eY is to be paid partly in cash and partly in 49 . 13 - A London board has been formed to secure eo'atracts, &a., in the metropolis. The capital re 111''red is £500,000, the first issue of which is to con 8141t of half the amount in shares of £5O each. The European Central Railway Company with a Z a Y it al of L 1,400,000, half of which is to form the ' s t issue in shares of £4O each, has been projected tr , 3 l th e Financial Corporation, for the purpose of Jul structing a railway, under concession, across the to eni ral division of the Swiss Alps, and developing le greatest extent the commercial resources of t:44itzerland, and adding to the facilities of dispos q!!f the produce of Southern Germany by means et) ePorts of Leghorn Geneva, and Ancona. The t t ,, 131 . ,ALY has secured the preferential right to ex rtt'i u their line to any junction with the system of L 7., E1 Y 8 of Contral Europe whether at Lucerne I ; J°l tle- These undertakings, when completed, h t i r fl'ect a saving of about 800 miles in the over l( ' r oute to India, Australia, &e., and make til l t ,: i . P 'rt of Brindisi the future landing stage for the flails and passengers. 1 , 1 ,' L l io 48 official returns re l a ti ng to trade an d naviga -119.4 for th e two months end i ng t h e 29 t h F e b ruary, hao© Just b een published, from w hi c h i t appears t hat the total d ec l are d va l ue o f th o ex po r t s f rom .4 .a, ) e U nited Kingd o m f o r that period amounted to °g 3 ' 111,70 7f against £17,343,731 on the like period T h 1863 1 showi ng an i ncrease o f £5,767,976. increase has been most perceptible on beer 41. 7 ._ _ale, coals and calm, cotton yarn, cotton Inii 4 ir actu lsee, earthenware , haberdashery and bar.,_:e_rY, hardwares and cutlery, linen manufac '4 British spirits, sheep and lamb's wool, and woollen and worsted manufactures. The importa tions of the principal articles were larger for the same period as respects raw cotton, flat, hemp, petroleum, provisions, quicksilver, tallow, flour, currants, pepper, and wine, but smaller in guano, rice, silk, spices, sheep and lamb's wool, coffee, sugar, tea, and tobacco. _ _ The shipping accounts exhibit a slight decrease in the amount of tonnage employed in the foreign trade for the United Kingdom for the entries in wards, but there is an increase for the clearances outwards compared with those of the like period in 1863. Ia the coasting trade there has been a slight increase, the amount of tonnage employed for the same period in both the entries inwards and the clearances outwards. Two o'CLocK. At Paris this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes were 65f. 85c. In the Engish department of the Stock Exchange nothing has transpired to alter the prices of the Funds. Very little business has been transacted, and in the absence of any exciing intelligence from the conti aent,quotat ions cons inue firm, Consols being 911 for money, and 911 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 891 1; Exchequer Bills, 33. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 104 i Enfaced 5 per Cents., 103 ; and ditto 51 per Cents., 112. In the Foreign Market there is a fair business, and prices continue to vary. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 7.11 721 ; do. Consolides, 53 541; Greek, 25k; Mexican, 45 ; 1 ,-, 1 ; Spanish Passive, 351 36; ditto Certificates, 131- 1; and the Confederate Loan, 55 56. In the Railway Share Market a firmer tone has prevailed. North Western, Great Eastern, and Lancashire and Yorkshire have each advanced 55.; London and Brighton, Ws.; and Metro ' olitan, £1; while South Western have declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit no ma.. :erial change. E Ist Indian are a shade flatter. Bank and Miscellaneous shares are in fair requeit, at steady prices. Anglo - Austrian are deAlt in at 7/, English and Irish at 16/ 171; Hindus tan, China, and Japan at 35-1- 1, Oriental Bank at 66i, London Financial at 261 27k, and Interna tional Financial at 111 12. The following are the current quotations for some of the principal new projQcrs—Queenslanl. Sheep / dis. to par, Thames Iron, 2/ to 3 prem., Imperial Financial 54 Q prem., Financial Corporation 3/ prem., Credit Foncier 5 / prem., Credit Mobilier 41 :prem., City Offices prem., Central Argentine Railway par/ prem., Sabloniere Hotel 1 =7,- prem., North Australian Company / 1 prem., London and Liverpool Hotel 11 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES., GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Ditto Anconnt, April 8 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent. B 9l ± t New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1891 •••• Aonuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880.. Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 3 dis Ditto £SOO Ditto £lOO and £200 Fan England Stk, 4i per Ct., last hf.-yr, 2362 i INDI &IV* GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874.... Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Ditto Account... . Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 Do , :crtificates Ditto Enraced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 .. 103 Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 Ditto Debentures, 4 por Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 Ditt, Bonds £l,OOO 3 dis Ditto under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859 Brazilians Per Cent Ditto, 1889 and 1859 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 BBl i 8 1 Ditto Scrip, £55 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto .Iccount 951 Cuba, 6 per Cent. ,tutian 6 per Cent lOl Ditto 41 pet Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent 79k intro Account Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Ditto Account — Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l3i 1 Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Ditto 6 per Cent, 1863 Egyptian 7 per Cent 991 1001 1 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. Ditto Account 2 51 WI Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account lll Guatemala 6 per Cent. 1 tartan a per eent.(lllaremmana Railway ) 74} 111,xican 3 per Cent .... Ditto Account 451 1 Sloorish. imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent. — Ditto Deterred .. 9 Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) — Peruvian 41 per Cent .. ' Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto 4/ per Cent.,;1862 Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.. Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Dittor l Account Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid .. 7 pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9oi 1 Ditto 41 per Cent., 1850 .. 88 Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 9ll I 1 Sardinian 5 per Cent Ditto Account Spanisl). 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .. Ditto Account Swedish, 4 per Cent rurkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account .. 94 3i Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 i)itto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. 71; 2 11 21 Ditto 1863 .. 68 Ditto £lOO Bonds.. . 72 2 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent......... — Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account .. 24 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account • Ditto 11 per Cent 121 Dividends on the above payable in Lend u. Austrian, 5 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 6 per Cent., 1861, Es. 25 francs — Ditto Account Piedinontese, 6 per Cent., Ex. 25f E'eruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. THREE O'CLOCK. Console Money Ditto April Account .. Course of the Exchange.—This Day. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 18 11 19/ Antwerp .. 25 45 25 60 Brussels — 25 45 25 62f ___ Hamburgh — Paris 13 7i 13 7 25 15 25 22i Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin Madrid O • •• Cadiz 1191 119 k 12 8 12 12 12 8 12 12 33 33i Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo 'Alessina Lisbon 25 65 2,570 25 65 25 70 25 65 25 70 25 65 25 70 25 67. 25 72 25 67k 25 72 52 54 Oport0,..- Foreign Gold iu Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market quiet. Sales about 5,000 bales. Week's sales, 37,980 bales, including 4,340 on speculation and 6,380 for exportation. Actual ex port, 8,436 bales. Estimated stock, 296,860 bales. Week's imports. 25,349 bales. Quotations—Mid dling Orleans, 261 d.; Mobile, 264 d. ; Upland, 261 d.; estimated fair Egyptian, 26td. ; Surats, 10d. to 231 d. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 4 per mile pm., and the short exchange on London ;is 25.20 per Li sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold lo about,3-10the per teat. dearer in London than in Paris. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 1864. JOINT-STOCK BANKS.—[Continued.] New Zealand Bank, 13i Oriental Bank Corporation, 6e 54 Provincial of Ireland, 924 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, Um., 111 Ditto, new, 114 South Australia, 414' Union of Australia, 552. Union of London, 46 61 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., 31, Bombay Gas, limited, 51 Commercial Union (Insurance), 91 Crystal Palace, 35 41 East India Irrigation and Canal, 61 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lim., 51 1 1 Gellivera, lim. ' Gen. Crt dit and Finance of London, lim., 8 9 1 Hudson's Bay. 19 International Financial Society, 111 12 Joint•stock Discount, Bin., c I POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGII-STREET. COMMITTAL FOR THE FULL TERM FOR AN AGGRA VATED ASSAULT ON A W IRE.—Frederick George, a young man, was charged with an aggravated assault on his wife, Mary Ann George. Mr Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the prosecution, which was instituted by the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, Duke street, St• James's. Mary Ann George said—l live at No. 6, Red Lion-court, Seven Dials, and the prisoner is my husband. I am 21 years of age, and have been married 18 months. On the 21st March, between 5 and 6 in the evening, my husband met me where we live, and told me to come upstairs. He asked me what I had been speaking to the landlord about, and I said, "About the rent." He then took hold of me by the ears and bumped my head against the wall, and kicked me and struck me in the face, blacking both my eyes. He said, "You shall not go out of the b— room alive. I will have your b— head off your shoulders." I asked him to let me go, for the sake of my child which I held in my arms. He told me to put the child down, and, having a knife in his hand, he said, " I'll have your life. Make up your mind not to go out of the room alive." As I would not put the child down, he threw it out of my arms, and on my stooping to pick it up he caught hold of my leg, and in so doing cut it. I screamed for assistance, and some persons came and burst the door open and liberated me, and then my husband tried to g, _t over the balusters after me. He has often beaten me before, and the things I get together to make a home he breaks up. Mr. Lewis—He has been in prison, has he not ? Complainant—Yes, sir ; once for an assault, and once for thieving. Ellen Welsh, living is the same house, proved hearing cries of "murder" proceeding from the room occupied by the prisoner and his wife, Mr. Lewis—How long have you known the complainant, and what s , rt of character does she bear ? Witness—l have known her nine years, and she is a steady, hardworking woman. Mr. Charles Dowd, of Poland-street, surgeon—l saw the complainant some days alter the 21st, and her face was much contused. She had bad black eyes. I saw a wound on her leg, an incised wound, but in consequence of its being nearly healed cannot say positively now it was caused. A knife like the one produced would cause such a wound. Prisoner—My wife mixes up with the people in " the Dials," and because I have brought some of them to justice she has an ill feeling towards me. 1 wish to call Sergeant Cole to speak to my character. Sergeant Cole was called, but his evidence was far from favourable to the prisoner, inasmuch as he said he knew the prisoner as a thief, and believed he had robbed him (the sergeant). Prisoner—My wife aggravates me and calls me a " cod." She was very violent. I did strike her, but it was because she dropped the child. The prisoner was committed for six months with hard labour, and ordered at the expiration of the sentence to find one bail in £2O for another six months to keep the peace towards his wife. There is little doubt that, but for the exertions of the society's agent, Mr. C. Albert, the prisoner would not have been brought before the magistrate. THAMES. MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—Frederick Granger, a tall sea- 1 man, with a long beard and moustauch, having the appear ance of a foreigner, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with assaulting Mr. Thomas Matthews, a packer, of No. 36, Ann-street, Commercial-road. Last night the complainant and another man were pass ing along a street in the neighbourhood of Wellclose square, when the prisoner rushed from a court, and, with out any provocation or insult, struck the prosecutor with his fist and knocked him down, and when he was on the ground kicked him four times. The prisoner was almost immediately seized, and it WAS observed to him that he had made a mistake, and another asked him what he meant. He made no reply, and was taken to the station-house. The complainant, who is a respectable steady man, was much hurt by the blow and kicks he received. Several witnesses proved the case against the prisoner, who made no defence, and Mr. Paget severely commented on his brutal conduct. The assault was most wanton, cruel, and violent. He sentenced the prisoner to two months' imprisonment with hard labour. A BULLY.— Thomas Marshall, a rough, dissipated looking fellow, 32 years of age, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with assaulting Mary Driscoll. The complainant, whose face was bruised and her mouth severely cut, said she was an unfortunate woman and had cohabited with the prisoner. She left him some time ago. He continued to follow her about and annoy her. Last night she was in company with another man in a public house and saw the prisoner there. She left the house with the strange man. This morning at six o'clock she met the prisoner at the end of Anne-street, Limehouse Church, and he asked her where she went to last night, to which she replied with whom she wished to go and where she liked. He then struck her on the face with his fists, and caused her mouth to bleed profusely. George Wise, a pclice - constable, No. 354 K, heard the woman screaming and endeavouring to shield her face by the side of a wall. The p ri soner was striking at her with man, and he took him into i a n a sad condition, and covered sdbetylspo.roaidssoner said that Dris co ll ro bb ed him of 35., wh i c h T,ifhheewwoanasahnitwtinasg chw w uii a sTst s htfillo a serious loss to him as a working man. Mr, Paget said the prisoner was one of *Lose fellows who thought he could beat a prostitute with impunity, but he would teach him his mistake. He sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for two months and kept to hard labour. WESTMINSTER. VIOLENT ASSAULT UPON THE POLlCE.—Daniel Prim, a low looking fellow, about 30 years of age, and Mary Frim, his wife, with a child in her arms, were charged, the former with assaulting a police constable in the execution of his duty, and the latter with assaulting the constable and at tempting to rescue her husband from c us t o d y . 'illiam Brooker, police constable, 287 B, said that on the previous evening he was on duty in Grosvenor-row, Pimlico, in plain clothes, and as it was raining very hard he had an umbrella up. He approached the defendant and his 'wife who were quarreling an d ma king a noise, and as he passed received a kick on the back part of the leg which was, no doubt, intended for the defen dant's wife. The defendant kicked him at the same time, sayi ng, " I w ill b re ak your b- leg," Complainant said, "be careful with your legs another time, I a m a policeman." The defendant then said that he did not Care for him or any other policeman, accompanying it with fearful language. Brooker requested him to go home, when he rushed at him, caught him by a woollen scarf ho had on and nearly choked him, at the same time kicking him left and right. The constable the neck neck and whiskers, and into custody, and the w th o e m n a t h old cam came him up he, seizedshould then commenced a despera te assa ult on him and dragged him into a shop. He called for assi stance, and a constable came up and assisted him with the accused to the station. him take by The woman had a child, bu t gave it to some person to hold when the assault took place. The man was drunk and the woman had been drinking.. The male defendant said, in answer to the charge, that he didn't kick the constable, and that it was a fair stand-up fight in which he was hit in the e y e. The police having proved that he had been several times convicted for assaults upon them, Mr. Selfe said he was a most dangerous fellow, and sentenced him to one month's imprisonment with hard labour, discharging his wife. SHIPPING —This Day, . LONDON, April I.—Wind this da y at no on — South- Westerly ; fresh breeze and fin e weather. PORTSMOUTH, March 31 Wind N. P.—Arrived— Attila, from Shields for Cagliari. PLYMOUTH, March 31.—Wind SW. — Sailed—Electric, steamer, for Calcutta. NEWPORT, March 30.—Wind N.B. — Sailed—Meteor, for Barcelona. Orr PORTSMOUTH, April I.—Arrived—Nimrod, from London for Madras—Daniel Webster, from London for New York. - --- • BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. G itA vESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, March 31—Rosebud, from Valencia—Jules, from Gravelines. from Berbice—Elizabeth, from Sines—Peri, from St. Michael's — Helen, from Jamaica rr s iv m e y d r , n April aA I m — b Napoleon,from h, Gravelines; Universe, from —Catharine, from Alex andria—Euriquatos, from Cadiz— A. 0. Anderson, from Hong Kong—Kelpie, from Bathurst —Express, from St. Michael's. Sailed—Sir R. Peel, steamer, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Friday Morning. Anchored—Arabella, fram London, for Madeira—Sarah Rees, from Shields, for Palermo. Passed—Mabel, brig, from the West—Syren, from Colombo—Carrock Hall, from St. John's—Ocean Child, from St. Michael's—Alfred, of Hamburg, from Algoa Bay —Archibald M'Millan, from Bahia, all for London ; Eclipse, of Guernsey, from Terceira, for orders, Passed, in tow—Persian, ship, from Havre, for London. The Mountaineer, from Malaga, was fired into from Teneriffe, carrying away both pumpheads, and killing an able seaman (kuocking him overboard), on March 11, SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOh6% Railways. Closing Business Pail' , Price. done. 13.11 10 et et t 0 20 Bir., WoL, and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 'Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do AI A gets no (fly T , till 6p c..r, an.has D° ' been paid to B.! Dubliti& Bennet June.' Duu.,Per th,& Ab. Edinburgh & Glasgow. !Ging. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. eta Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st. GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern 8 8i Si 9 83 85 118 118 k Do A stock Do B do Ct. S. awl W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire It Yorkshin: London and Blacinval: Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Nor' h Western Lon. & Sw.th Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares Metropolitan Midland Do New . Do Binning. & Derby ,Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares 'Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwie. , I)O,_G.N.E. purchase Do'Lecds Do York Do Carlisle ,Narth London V.18.4' Do New North Staffordshire • N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central IScot N. E., Aber. stock - Do Scot. Mid. stock..' Shrews. and Welchpool ;Shropshire Union .... ;South Devon ... ;South Eastern Bouth Wales 'S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1866 Tall Vale.... Do B 61 7 35 37 16 17 90 02 10t 106 47 '74 64 74 1181 i 24 129 i 1306 180 132 91 93 6S 611 IC9I 1101 67 69 103 i 4011 431 441 1091 110 97* 981 51 b 5 116 117 1281 128 k VS 100 516 62i 24 26 101 1016 - 556 sr. 88 88 128 131 14 24 p 78 79 IQ 114 121 123 41 43 98 100 63 64 83 85 91i Sit 99 101 Si 94 87 38 94 10 t, 7i 84 163 186 5 7 3 Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford .3; Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&lll West Midland -oxl ord Do orL Do Hereford) - -.. p', 83i 41 1181 471 is 1291 33 6 5 ; togi 10 68 104 44 1091 V7t 541 1151 ; 15 i 17 281 P 991 9 1011 561 6 881 9# 96 331 91i i BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing mbar, lvu Itlantte &St Lawrenc€ all 59 All sh j lioni.,l3aroda&.Centind 100 103 IC4 1035 Gu. 5 per oent 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares 204 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 54 10 Do. Preference 00 i3uflalo,Brant,&Godrieh p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1.,71 100 Do. do. July 1, 187:, 10 0 100 Do. do. Juni , 1, 1;37-. 100 st Clcutta.trS.llastn.;Li , :. 100 101 103 st (2apeTown & Dock Seri. 100 19 101 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p.; 100 1044 1054 sleek East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 1044 Nil 1044 I 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 4 5 P 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Prunk of Canada too 194 204 20 1 00 Do. Ist Prrl. Bonds all 74 16 100 Do. do. deterred all 58 4 2 100 Do. 2d Pret. Bonus all 66 68 100 Do. do. deferred all 51 63 100 Do. 3d P7ef. stock 100 Do. do. deterred-- all 40 E 2 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock all 25 27 265 100 Do. do. deferred all 22 f 5 stook GtlndiaPenin.guft.sp.o 100 103 104 1034 20 Do. New gua. sp. o l2 k Do. January, 1862 stock Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 104 505 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer all 95 10 205 Do. New 100 Do. 8 p.c. '73 with't opt all 92 94 100 Do. 55 p. o. do. '77-B. all 81 83 82 15 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 5 in di stock Madras guar., 5p.0. .. 100 lot 103 stock Do. f 5 p. o. Extension 100 97 99 stock Dc.ls d 0........ 100 92 94 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock 31elb.Corp. is p. o. Bnda 100 50 31e1b. & Hobson's Bay. all 55 58 100 Do. 7 p.c. Kong. Bds. all 20 Newßrtmswick t Can& Class A. and 13. N.ll.l.C'da6 pc lat t bds 100 82 14 stock Scinde •• (100 104 105 stock Do. Delhi.. 20 Do. ' l 2 5p st Do. Pulajaub (a all 102 103 Do. Do. ........ , F , 100 rook Do. Indus. St. Flo.) k • 100 9B 100 98 c;OLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 6 p.c.Ja. tJut; 1877-81 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 100 102 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 09 101 Do. 2p. o. Jan.&July. 10k' 88 89 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 88 DO Cape G.llope, 6 p c,187:0 100 106 108 Do.Ap Oct& 1880 100 110 112 Do. 1890 100 111 113 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 109 111 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 112 114 'Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 130 108 110 110 ▪ 'N.8.G0v.15p.0.J a.dt.l uly 100 tOl 103 ' 1/o. dp. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p I,lBm 100 99 100 100 Du. sp. c.,18/1 to 11. 1 ... it 100 99 100 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 100 ,New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 108 110 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875. lOO 103 105 ' ,Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 - I S. Aus G6p.c.1878.4 up.. 100 109 111 - 'Vhi.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - Do. to 6 u.o. AnAgOot. lO O 1115 11251 1095 _ BRITISH MINES. 2 leambrian Consol. Gold 1 # id uliflord Amalgamated.. 354 266 Devon G. Cone. (Tavist., 1 555 6 65 --East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 676 726 East Clogau Gold Ltd. - East Caradon East Cam8rea........ 3.4.0 7 76 E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) 8.9.0 31 41 - I Gam.&StAubyn(Gwen 581 10 11 1G reat South '1 01gu5.... 17s 34 4 10.4. Wheal Vor (lielston 40 37 39 37i !Grenville 6.16. st 91 981 tierc-d's-Foot 8.12 85 37 tlingston Downs 4.18.0 4 46 Lady Bertha Margaret (I.lny Lelant 9k 19 21 Marke Valley. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 26 la 1 d New Setun l9l 85 05 -- North Downs 'tl 11 2 Wh '1 Basset (Mogan 3.1.0 2 24 Sorth Wheal Crony l'ar Consols Blamy - ttovidence(Uny Lehat.) 10.6.7 41 43 I SouthCaradon(St.Cleer , 11 440 560 IS. Cam Brea (Illogan) — Fran. (Mogan 18.15.9 50 55 - !Stray Park 30.17.6 32 34 Vainar Silv.& Lead Min. - Pin Crott o 19 20 West Basset (Illoga.n) l6 :0 11 C; radon (Liskeard' 5 20 22 ' West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan, 54 876 926 Wheal Buller(Redrutli) 10 35 40 - 'Wheal Ritty(U.Lelsnt,' 2.0.6 - IWhealLud,ott I Wheal MaryAnn(2len )1 8 136 114 - IWheal Cieton 586 190 200 193 425 IWhen.l Tretawney (Lis )! 7 21 24 - Wheal Union 1 3.17 21 21 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 4 per cent. irred., BE4 Midland 4i per cent. pf. stk. rd., ICO4 Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 32} Ditto, C, 6 p.r cent., 32i PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS Great Eastern, 5 per cent., pf., 1001 London, Chatham, .te., Metrop. Ext., B 6 per cent., 101 110 North British (Edin., Perth, and Dundee) s per cent., 60 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Midland Bradford pref. stock, gti 4 Northern and Eastern 5 per cent., 55f FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (Rm.) gua. 7 per cent., 171 Eastern of France, 181 Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per cent. pf., 20,] Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 11f San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 81 Ditto (a►l), 21* 1 FOREIGN NOEL Cape Copper, lien., 13 Cobre Copper, 35} Mariquita, Panuleillo Copper, lira., 1/ St. John del Rey (lira.), 474 8 Yudanamutana of S, Australia, 1im.,:31 I JOINT-STOCK BANKS. lii.rra and United Service (Um.), 1261 6_l Alliance (lim.). 521 3 Ditto, new, 42/ Anglo Austrian, 7 1 4 Anglo-Italian, limited, f/ 61 Bank of Egypt, 2wl Bank of London, 105 Bank of Queensland (lim), 201 4 Brazilian and Portuguese, lim., 81 British and Californian, lim., 64 British North American. 47 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 121 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, 45 1 41 Ditto, new, issued at 10 pm , 33 Chartered tier. of India, London, and China, 701_1 Colonial, Rm., 41 Consolidated Bank, lim., 10j 1 1;1 Continental, lim., 154 • English and Irish (Rm.), 161 171 18} English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 211 1 g English and Swcdish,'lim., 13 1 European Bank, lira., 12/ / 1 1 11 Hindustan, clina, and Japan (lim.), 311 61 1 Ditto, new, issued at z pm.,171 181 Imperial Bank (lim.), 361 41 40 1 Imperial Ottoman, 191 4 1 Land Mortgage Bank ot India, lim., 1 - / London Bank or Scotland, lim. ' 15 16 1 London and Brazilian slim.), 59 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new, 51 London, Birm , and S. Staffordshire, lim., 20 191 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 264 6 London and County, 604 594 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exch., Aim., 18 171 London Joint Stock, 421 3 London and Ist•lrthern 154 15 London and South Airican,/1271 Ditto, new, 2'ii London and South-Western (lim.), 20 4 London and Westminster, 105 Merchant Bank, lim., 141 Mercantile and Exchange, Rm., 154 Metrop. and I'rov. Bank (lim.), 28471 Mexican, lim , 54 , New South Wales, 51 4 1 MARKETS---This Day. MARK-LANE. The arrivals of English wheat into London this week have somewhat increased ; but the show of samples on the stands here to-day was by means extensive. The trade, however, was in a sluggish state for all qualities, yet prices were without alteration from Monday last. The condition of the produce was tolerably good. Only a moderate supply of foreign wheat was on the stands. Millers operated only to meet immediate require ments, at previous quotations. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at late rates. The trade for good and fine malting barley ruled firm, at extreme quotations ; but in other descriptions sales pro gressed heavily, at about previous rates. For malt the demand was in a sluggish state, at late prices. The market was well supplied with English and foreign oats. Most qualities changed hands to a moderate extent, at previous quotations. Peas and beans moved off steadily, and late prices were supported. In flour about an average business was transacted, on former terms. ARRIVALS THIS "WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flout. English.— 1,380 1.4 0 I 1 1,850 : 4 , 510 ' 510 I 1,210 Irish Foreign—. I 18,320 1,850,, .15,240 320 sks. 12.590 brie. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supply of meat on sale at these markets is less ex tensive. On the whole the trade is steady, and prices rule firm. Per 81b. by the carcase. s d ad Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Middling do. .. 3 4 3 8 F rime large do. 3 10 4 0 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 2 3 10 Inferior mutton. 3 8 3 10 ads d Middling mutton 4 0 4 2 Prime do .. 4 4 4 6 Veal Small pork . .. 4 2 4 6 Lamb BOROUGH HOP. The demand for last year's English hops continues steady, and prices rule firm. Fine foreign parcels, of last year's growth, command a fair sale, at furl currencies; otherwise, the hop trade is quiet, on former terms. Mid and East Kents £5 Os to £9 10s per cwt. Weald of Kents 5 Os to 7 7s „ Sussex Yearlings .. 3 108 to 5 Os „ Bavarian 5 5s to 8 8s „ Belgian American COLONIAL. TEA..—A fair amount of business has been reported in most descriptions, pal ticularly green, which realise fully late rates. SUGAR.—The demand has been limited, and the opera tions entered into have only been to supply immediate re quirements, quotations generally remaining steady. COFFEE.—Colonial descriptions have been in rather less request, %nd inferior qualities are quoted 6d per cwt. lower. .KICE —The market remains dull, at barely previous rates for East Indian descriptions. SALTPETRE.—Business has not been very active; quo tations, however, are in most instances fully supported. TALLOW.—There has been a steady business entered into for both present and forward delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 41s 91; April to June delivery, 42s 6d ; and last last three months, 45s per cwt. RAILWAY INTEL LIGENCE. WORCESTER, BROMYARD, AND LEOMINSTER. The half yearly meeting of this company was held on Wednesday at Worcester, Sir C. Hastings in the chair. The report stated that a preliminary arrangement had been entered into with. Mr. Yeoman, of Dalston, for making the line from Bransford to its junction with the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway, near Leominster. In negotiating the terms of the pro posed contract it was found necessary to apply to Parliament for additional powers, and the Bill has been read a second time. The objects of the Bill were for an extension of time for purchasing land and for completing the works, and for raising addi tional capital to the extent of £lOO,OOO, with the usual borrowing powers. The capital account showed that £21,873 had been expended, including £16,000 deposited in the Court of Ch=eery, and a sum of £1,322 was owing to bankers. The CHAIRMAN said the directors hoped that the Great Western would withdraw their opposition to the bill in Parliament, in which case the contractor would at once proceed with the works and under take to complete them within three years. At pre sent he could only say that the attention of the directors would be contioued in endeavouring to dissuade the Great Western Company from opposing the bill. The motion was carried. The retiring directors, Messrs. Chadwick, Evans, Lea, and Sherriff, and the auditor, Mr. West, were re-elected, and a vote of thanks having been passed the meeting separated. NEATH AND BRECON. Yesterday the half yearly meeting of the proprie tors was held at the offices, Duke-street, Westmin ster,—Mr. Banks in the chair. _ _ . The report stated that great progress had been made in the construction of the works. Mr. Mac kenzie, the engineer, stated in his report that the first ten miles from Neath would be ready for open ing about the beginning of June next. The capital account to December 31 showed that £140,046 had been expended. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the proprietors on the position and prospects of the company. Some portion of the works were of no ordinary character, but they were well and substantially constructed. The line itself passed through one of the richest mineral valleys of Glamorgan, and when the traffic was fully developed he felt assured it would be a paying and profitable undertaking. A most extensive bed of limestone had been discovered in making the line in the neighbourhood of Brecon. There were also large beds of ironstone and other minerals on the 12 miles now in course of construction, which he had no doubt would be open for traffic by July. Colonel BROWNE seconded the report, and. it was carried unanimously. The retiring directors, Messrs. R. H. Miers and C. Miers, were then re-eltcted, and also Mr. W. T. Lewis, the retiring auditor. The meeting was then made special, and resolu tions were passed authorising the exercise of the borrowing powers of the company, and a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors terminated the proceedings. DUTCH RHENISH. The receipts for the fortnight ending the 15th ol March amounted to £8,636, and for the correspond• ing period of last year to £7,373, showing an in. crease of £1,262. ATL AN fie TELEGRAPH. The adjourned meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern—the Right Hon. J. S. Wortley in the chair. Mr. Saward, the secretary, having read the no tics of adjournment for receiving a report on the c ompletion of the contract for laying the new cable in the summer of 1865, and to authorise the raising of additional capital, The CHAIRMAN said the meeting had been ad journed from the 16th March to allow time for the completion of certain negotiations and arrange ments. He was happy to say that the progress of the negotiations would enable him on that occasion to impart the necessary information to them re specting the contract for the cable. If he did not lay before them all the details they must consider that it was not desirable to do so, leaving the mat ter in the hands of the directors to carry oat. He considered this meeting as laying the foundation stone of the present undertaking, and if they should be spared for 18 months longer their great work be in successful operation. The would, he trusted , agreement :had been completed with the eminent firm of Messrs. Glass, Elliot, and Co., for making and laying the new cable which was chosen by the sc i en tifi c co mmittee. It was not only much larger, but heavier, than the old cable, and more costly. Its conducting power, insulation, and protection were far superior to those of the old cable, and cal culated to insure suceess. The price was a large one, £700,000. The paid-up capital of the company at that moment only amounted to £316,000, bat the directors had made arrangements to pay the re mainder by means of ordinary shares and deben, tures. Payments would be made as the work pro ceeded, and the cable would be tested as the work went on. If, as they confidently expected, the cable should be perfectly successful to earn a good income a bonus of ordinary shares would be handed to the contractors from time to time, provided the cable con tinued in working order to the amount of L 137,000, . which would be an addition of 20 per cent. to the price of the cable. He was at liberty to say that the paid•up capital should be increased to £350,000 in cash, £250,000 of guaranteed shares would he issued gradually as the work proceeded, and debentures to the amount of £lOO,OOO would be issued in dike manner, making up the sum of £700,000. The coV tract had not been signed, although it bad been ap proved by both sides and also by their legal repre sentatives. They would ask the shareholders and the public to subscribe the necessary amount to in crease the paid-up capital from £315,000 to £350,000. He was happy to say the public had now much more confidence than formerly in the success of the undertaking, bat if even they should ❑ot be able to raise the additional capital by the issue of 8 per cent. guaranteed shares, it was so ar ranged that that circumstance would i❑ no way impede the progress of the works, or delay them for a moment. He concluded by moving a formal re solution to the effict that the meeting having heard the chairman's explanation of the contract with Messrs. Glass, Elliot, and Co. expressed its approval of the same, Mr. DEWSBURY seconded the motion, and it was carried ur•.auimous'y On the motion of the CHAIRMAN, seconded by Capt. HAMILTON, the directors were authorised to issue under the Company's Act, 1859, 5.857 shares of £2O each, of the nominal amount of £137,040, so soon as the contractors have successfully laid the cable, from time to time, credited in the books of the company as fully paid-up shares. The CHAIRMAN moved that the directors be authorised to issue £lOO,OOO of debentures autho rised to be issued under ttp Amendment Act, on such terms as might be agreed upon. Mr. E. MOON seconded the motion, and it was carried unanimously. The proceedings concluded with a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, CATTERICK BRIDGE RACES.-THURSDAY. The Craven Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with 25 added; winners extra ; second saved his stake. One mile. 8 subs. Mr Watt's Miss Armstrong, 4 yrs, Bst 71b (J. Snowden) 1 Mr Clayton's Brother Sam, 4 yrs, 7st 101 b ....(Doyle) 2 Mr IW. I'Anson's Little Hannah filly, 3 yrs, Est 81b (Kelly) 3 Mr T. Dawson's Madame Patti, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (ilarsou) 4 Betting-5 to 4on Miss Armstrong, 2to 1 agst Madame Patti. Won by two lengths ; a length between second and third. The Sixteenth Dishy Triennial Produce Stakes of 10 sovs each, for two-yr•olds. About half a mile. Mr Osborne's Wild Agnes, Bst lib (Whiteley) 1 Mr Jackson's Side Wind, Bst 31b .. (Doyle) 2 Lord Zetland's St. Magnus, Bst 71b (Snowden) 3 Lord Zetland's Tabitha Bramble, Bst 31b.. (C Harrison) 4 Betting 5 to 4 on Wild Agnes, 5 to 1 agst Side Wind, 8 to 1 agst St. Magnus, 10 to 1 agst Tabitha Bramble. Won by two lengths. The Fifteenth Easby Triennial Produce Stakes of 10 sovs each, for three-yr-olds. About one mile and a half. Mr Giubilei's Bel Demonio (late Harvest Me 11), 'Bst 91b (French) 1 Mr Bowes's War Dance, 7st 11lb (Cballoner) 2 Lord Zetland's Revival, 7st 91h (J. Snowden) 3 Betting-5 to 2on Bel Demonio. Won by a neck ; the same between second and third. The Fourteenth Easby Triennial Produce Stakes of 10 soya each, for four-yr-olds. Two miles. Mr Masterman's Honest John, Bst 51b (Snowden) 1 Mr J. Osborne's Fanfaron, BGt 41b (Whiteley) 2 Betting-7 to 4on Honest John. Won by a short head. The North Riding Members' Plate, for hunters. Two miles. Benedict Tom Brown (Owner) 2 Ace of spades (Captain Little) 3 Betting—Even on Benedict, 5 to 4 agst Ace of Spades. Won easily. ALDERSHOT CAVALRY BRIGADE ESTEEPLE CHASES.—WEDNESDAY, March 30. These steeplechases. under the patronage of Lieut.-Gen. Sir J. L. Pennefather, K.C.B. (commanding the division at Aldershot), and Major-General Hodge, C.B. (command ing the Cavalry Brigade at the same place), came off on Wednesday at Normandy, in Surrey, about six miles from Aldershot. The weather wrs very unfavourable, rain and snow having fallen heavily during the preceding night, rendering the ground very heavy. There was nothing in the racing to call forth any special remarks. The field was a good one, with some stiff jumps, and made a ditch with some ten feet of water in it. A. keen north-west wind blew during the early part of the day, but towards the finish the sun came out, and the last two races were run .in weather more like June than March. The Carabineers' Challenge Cup, value 100 sovs, 'the gift of W. E. Dakin, Esq. ; 12st each ; winners extra. About three miles, over a fair hunting country. Mr 'Joey's Zeda (Owner) 1 Captain Smith's Polly Hopkins (Owner) 2 Mr Godman's Popsy ..(Owner) 3 Captain Cooke's Rufus (Owner) 0 No betting. Won in a canter ; bad second. The Royal Dragoons Regimental Cup, presented by C apt, Keane Fitzgerald, late of the Royal Dragoons, added to a Sweepstakes of £3 each, with £3O added ; 12st each. About three miles. 14 subs. Major Ainslie's Miss Arthur ..(Mr Hutton) 1 Mr Griffith's Crick (Owner) 2 Captain Robertson's Potheen (Owner) 3 the following also ran :—Blackbird, White Lies, Dul cimer, The Liffey, Punch, Kingfisher, and Little Wonder. Betting-3 to 1 agst Miss Arthur, 4to 1 agst Potheen, and Crick. Several severe falls, but no great damage done, Won by a couple of lengths ; six lengths between second and third. 13th Hussars Regimental Challenge Cap, value 100 sovs, by horses the property of, and ridden by, officers of the 13th Hussars, to become the property of any officer win ning it twice in succession ; 12st ; post entries. Mr C. C. Higgins's Nabob, 12st (Owner) 1 Mr W. Mitchell Innes' Rupert, 12st llb ',Owner) 2 Dr. Armstrong's Patent Safety, 12st 51b (Owner) 3 Maid of the Glen and Windsor also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst The Nabob, 3to 1 agst Windsor and Maid of the Glen, 5 to 1 agst Rupert and Patent Safety. Won in a canter by half a dozen lengths; Windsor had an ugly fall during the first round, and was out of the race entirely. Division Steeplechase, excluding Cavalry and Royal Horse Artillery; 5 soya entrance, 2 sovs ft, and £75 added; 12st; winners extra. About two miles, winners to pay £5 towards expenses. Captain Stirling's (Royal Artillery) Bryan, 12st 71b (Owner) 1 Mr Turnbull's (Royal Artillery) Topthorne, 12st (Mr Brancker) 2 Mr Gosling's (60th Rifles) Happy Jack, 12st 41b (Mr Farmer) 3 Cohen Bawn also ran. NJ betting. Won by a length only ; Topthorne fell at the water-jump in coming in, and lost the race in consequence. Cavalry Brigule Steeplechase, including Royal Horse Ar tillery ; 6 sovs entrance, 2 soya ft, with 60 sova added ; 12st, winners extra. Three miles. Mr C, C. Higgins's (13th Hussars) The Nabob, 13st (Owner) 1 Captain Greatrex's (13th Hussars) Electric, 12st (Mr. Innes) 2 The following also ran :—WindEor, Topthorne, Rail lery, and Scarboro'. Won by a length. Mr. Higgins, the owner and rider of The Nabob, has been singularly fortunate with his horse, having won the same two races last year, as also the Grand Military at Windsor. He was loudly cheered as he rode into the enclosure after the race. Raillery fell at the last fence but one coming in, broke his back, and was subsequently destroyed. 13th Hussars Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added; owners up; list 71b. About three miles. Captain M'Neil's Sambo, list 1Mb.... (Captain Bengal) 1 Dr Armstrong's Mickey, list 111 b (Owner) 2 Mr Home's The Fiddler, list 101 b (Owner) 3 Dairymaid also ran. No betting. Won by 150 yards. Royal Dragoons Welter Race, a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, with 30 soya added; 13st each. 9 subs. Three miles. Major Ainslie's Miss Arthur Captain Robertson's Violin Captain Collman's War Eag1e........ (Mr Richardson) 3 ................ .r . Hutton) 1 The following also ran :—Confederate, Old Slog, Stocks, Marmalade, and Cyclops. Miss Arthur had it all her own way, an d won a good race by several lengths. The Carabineers Sweepstakes t 10 soya each, h ft ; winners e xtra. Cup Course. (Mr Godman) Mr Hoey's Fidget ... .................... Captain Smith's Curaghtnore ................ (Owner) 2 The Steamer also ran. No Betting. The Steamer threw his rider early in the race, cutting his face severely. Fidget won easily. Match, 10 sovs, catch weight. One mile and three quarters. Captain Coney's (Royal Dragoons) pony Tommy (Owner) 1 Captain Gratrex's (13th Hussars) pony Toni (O wner ) 2 Won in a canter by 100 yards. Conso l a tion Handicap , 2 soya each, 11 it, with 20 added, for all beaten horses in the Division. Colleen Bawn, list ( Owner) 1 Oaptain G oo dwin's (6th Regiment) C ap t a in Smith's (Carabineers) Polly Hopkins, list 101 b (Owner) 2 Captain Coney's (Royal Dragoons) Blackbird, 1 lct 71b (carried 11 at 101 b) ................................ 3 Mr Maclean' s ( Ro y a l Dragoons) Little Wonder, list 71b (carried llst 9 lb) . ..... Kingfisher and White Lies also ran. Colleen Bawa was made favourite at 4 to l, and won easily by a couple of lengths ; good third. White Lies fell at the first fence, and, with Kingfisher, did not pass the judge's box. The racing was protracted:to a very late hour, the Con solation Scramble not being over till solo minutes past 6 o'clock, SECOND EDITION, SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. _ SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day, CROXTON RACES.—Tars DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FARMERS' PLATE—FIRST HEAT. Lady Katherine 1 Valiaut Eighteen ran. BELVOIR CASTLE STAKES. Gleniusk The Clown Six ran. SCURRY STAKES. Duke of Cambridg e Garotter 2 Five ran. GRANBY HANDICAP. Bathilde .. . • •• 1 Loiterer Five ran. THE CUP. Flatton Jack o'Newbury . BILLESDON STARES. Ambrose .. Haycock __. Nine ran. WALTHAM STAKES. Money Spinner Brown Brandy Tring CROXTON PARK PLATE. Village Belle Banana Liston THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, CATTERICK RACES—Tuts DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRIPII. HORNBY HANDICAP. Alice Alexandria Madame Patti Z Four ran. MATCH—Brother Sam beat Ploughboy. BROUGH HANDICAP. Hypes mnestra 1 Flirtation Honest John .. Five ran. LONDON GAZETTE.—This Evening. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S-OFFICE, MARCH 31. Notice is hereby given, that her Ro3 al Highness the Princess of Wales will, by command of the Queen, hold drawing-rooms at St James's-palace, on behalf of her Majesty, on Tuesday, the 3d of May next, on Saturday, the 14th of May next, and on Tuesday, the 14th of Jana next, at two o'clock. It is the Queen's pleasure that pre sentations to her royal highness at thee drawing-rooms shall be considered as equivalent to presentations to her Majesty. Notice is hereby given, that his Royal Highnsss the Prince of Wales will, by command of the Queen, hold levees at St. James's Palace, on behalf of her Majesty, on Saturday, May 7, on Wednesday, June 1, and on Wednes• day, June 22 next, at 2 o'clock. It is the Queen's pleasure that presentations to his Rayal Highness at the levees shall be considered as equivalent to presentations to her Majesty. WHITEHALL, APRIL 1. The Queen has been pleased to constitute and appoint Major-General Charles Rochfort Scott to he Lieutenant- Governor of the Island of Guernsey. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Arun 1. ROYAL MILITARY ASYLL M. —Lieut enant- Colonel and Brevet Colonel John Yorge, C. 8., half-pay Unatticbed, to be Commandant, vice Brevet-Colonel Crutchley, pro moted Maj ,r-General. FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, HALF PAST 7 o'CLocK. BANKRUPTS The following are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette : Marcus Markwald, jeweller, Hull Herbert T. Ray, paperhanger, Crewe Samuel Masters, fisherman, Hull John Walsh, draper, Ellesmere, Salop Robert Mason, mnsicseller, Worcester Ann Garrett, farmer, Gannon-green, Worcester Thomas W. Whittaker, cabinet maker, Manchester Robert Lewlhwaite, joiner, Bury Samuel Sunderland, farmer, Halifax Thomas Waterhouse, baker, Salford Richard Iloon, watchmaker, Liskeard William Walker, licensed victualler, Stockport Anne Beaty, licensed victualler, Brighton John Barnett and Andrew Barnett, innkeepers, Southwarl4 Edward Brady, carpenter, Woolwich Edward Brown, furrier, Paddington Samuel Slingeby, bricklayer, Chatham John Herman, licensed victualler, Bermondsey Henry Spain, chandler's-shop keeper, Islington Henry Pook, solicitor, Camberwell-green Maurice Kahn, wine merchant, Seething-lane, City John Parker, wheelwright, Camden-town SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Rev. Donald Fraser, Fearn John Imrie, grocer, Kirkrauirhill Alex. Wood, farmer, Kirkcudbright Extraordinary Robbery of Weft and Twist at Bolton, In January last three men were committed for trial on a charge of stealing 3,3001 b of weft and twist from the Ger man Mill, Bolton, the property of Messrs. Warren, manu facturers and cloth agents. The value of the property was about £lOO, and the case has excited great interest in the district. It was known at the time that George Robinson and Edward Rippax, handloom weavers, were implicated as receivers, and that they had absconded from the town. The police have been on the look-out for them ever since, and on Friday last they were apprehended—Robinson at Dews bury, and Rippax at Leeds. Yesterday they were brought before the boraugh magistrates, charged as receivers of a considerable portion of the stolen property in question. Mr. Augustus Warren stated that on the 24th ot December he missed a quantity ot weft and twist, and on taking stock it was found that 3,3001 b had been stolen, the value at that time being 2s 6d or 2s 7d per lb. The cops of weft and twist produced by the police were identified by him as of the same quality as those stolen. Mr. Henry Platt, rope and band manufacturer, Bolton, proved that on the 6th November last, he purchased 99ilb of weft fron the pri soners, at is lld per p'und. They brought it in a bag, and sold it as a job lot. On the 9th he bought another bag, containing 9411 b ; on the 10th another, containing 9711 i; and on the 12th, 801 b, for which he paid theta the same price. It was all used except two or three cops which he took to Mr. Harris, the chief constable. Shortly afterwards Robinson offered to sel l him another bag, but he declined to purchase it unless he had some explanation as to where it came from. Robinson said it was all right, and that if he would not buy it some one else would. He went again, and said he had two lots of 1501 b, which he would let him have at Id or ltd per lb loss if he would take it. Mr. Platt said he would have no more unless he could sa tisfy him that it had been properly obtained. Robinson said he could give no other account of it; and Mr. Platt's sus picion being aroused, he gave information to Mr. Harris and took him the cops he had left.—James Reeves, who de scribed himself as a waste dealer, residing in Lupton-street, stated that on Nov. 22 the prisoners sold him sons 60's cops similar to those produced, and identified by Mr. War ren. He took a sample and sold them to Mr. W. Flitcroft, man ufacturer,Bradshawgate, They asked is 10d per ib, but he got them for is 91d. On the 26th he bought another bag from Robinson at the same price. Robinson then said he had another bag, but witness told him Mr. Flitcroft' would not have any more unless he knew where it came from. Mr. William Pliteroft corroborated Reeves's statement as to the purchase of the• weft, and said it had all been used except the cops he gave to Mr. Harris. The bags con tained 001 b and 921b--David Mitchell, who was at first taken into custody as a receiver, but admitted as evidence for the prosecution, stated that he is a manufacturer of quilts and toilets, and has a warehouse in Commission. street, Bolton—that on the 12th or 13th of November the prisoners showed him a sample of weft, for which they asked 15 11clid per lb—and it was arranged that he (Mit chell) should endeavour to find a customer for it in Man chester. He went to Manchester and found a purchaser, and the next day he agreed to take it at is 10d per lb. They said they had 5 or 6 cat, The day after they brought him 100 lb in bags, for which he paid Sl4 Os 6d—on the 17th they brought 1001 b in bags, for which he paid £ 8 17s 6d—on the 11th December he got 9614 and paid them SS lls 6d—and on the 12th 901 b, for which he paid £8 Is. The greater portion of the weft he sold to a person in Man chester,and about 2001 b he had left was taken by the police. This witness was cross-examined by Robinson at great length, with the view of showing that ho was unworthy of belief, but he was advised to reserve his cross•examination till his trial. The prisoners were committed for trial. The quarter sessions for the borough will commence to-day, and as the three prisoners first, committed are to be defended, the trial is expected to occupy a considerable time. CLYDE, March 31.--Wind S.W.—Arrived—Reba of the Esk, from Pereambuco--St. George, screw steamer, from New York. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills sq. 60 days' sight is Mt per cent., and the premium on gold is about C 2 per cent. At theca rates there is no prat on the importationiot gold from the United States.