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

Col. Crawley and Sergeant-Major Wakefield, Many of the circumstances connected with the Management by Lieut.-Col. Crawley of the 6th In. niekilling Dragoots will be brought under the notice of the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of toramon Pleas in the course of the forthcoming term, which will commence on Friday, the 15th Hut- 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 ?lime, court-martial, and of which much was said I n the early stages of the court-martial on Lieut.- Co!, Crawley at Aldershot. Lieutenant-Colonel Crawley was appointed early in 1861 to the com mand of the luniskilting Dragoons, then stationed at Amednuggur, in the Dewar. He introduced Some changes into the regiment, which soon became broken up into hostile cliques. In ICSB 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. 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 coufinment. r „ - bey Were Re g i men t a l S ergean t Major Lilley, Troop Sergeant Major Duval, and Troop Ser geant Major Wakefield. The first of these died, tind the latter is the plaintiff in the present action. The action is brought by the plaintiff a gainst his late commanding officer for trespass in causing him to be arrested and confined on charge of insubordination, the second count alleg ing that the defendant caused the plaintiff to be so arrested 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 probable cause, the defendant, by false representa tlooB, induced Major-General Farrell, commanding the Mhow division, and Sir William Mansfield, Co mmander-in-Chief of the Bombay army, to aPprov e of the arrest, and to order the plaintiff t (3 . be detained in prison, without brin g in g 101 before a court-martial, as he was bound to do under the Mutiny Act. The plaintiff lays I lia damages at £6,000. To this declaration Lieutenant-Colonel Crawley has pleaded :- 1 . Th e general issue of "not guilty" to the whole of the counts, under the Mutiny Acts. To the count on trespass he has pleaded a justification, to the e ffect that the pl a i n tiff h a d b een gu il ty o f gross Misconduct, of insubordination, and in other re. Pests of breaches of military discipline ; further, that the defendant was justified as commanding officer In causing the plaintiff to be arrested and impri l oned. 2. That the defendant was justified in de taining the plaintiff in prison under and by virtue 9 1 - the command of his superior officer, the command lirlg officer of the district (Major-General Farrell). In the v 3d place, Lieut.-Colonel Crawley pleads atefication in detaining and continuing the plaintiff in prison in virtue of the command of G eneral Sir William Mansfield, who was in com mand of the Bombay division of the army. To J t an Pleas the plaintiff has replied, taking issue on Lieu tenant-Colonel as to matters of fact, and furtber assigns that c i4ieu tenant-Colonel Crawley kept him in solitary a"nernent, and on several occasions after his hrrest and without reasonable cause punished 1 1112 . To this part of the replication Lieu tenant Crawley has demurred, and has also i l id ea tlerl a special rejoinder that what he in causing the plaintiff to be arrested 1,„ - " continued in imprisonment was done la fide in the discharge of his duties as cora :"anding officer, and that if he did so wrongly it was ;II error and was not done maliciously, inasmuch be had acted throughout with a simple desire to ?hold and maintain the discipline of the service. P (2 ' l this issue has been joined. The demurrer is S et dow n f or argument by the full court early in Eastern term, and the cause itself will be heard by aetord Chief Justice Erle at the sittings at Guildhall Qtter Trinity term. Mr. Lush, Q.C., Mr. Hawkins, f C . , and Mr. Prideeux are the counsel engagt d az' •the plaintiff. Lieut.-Col. Crawley will be re- Presented by Mr. M. Cumbers, Q,C., and Mr. Nance. XONEY MARKET AND contEntoiAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Money is still i n ac ti ve request, an d b an k ers and t. brokers show no disposition to charge less than t he minimum quotation of the Bank of England for the negotiation of short dated securities. A further sum of £37,000 i n go ld was w ithd rawn fr om the Bank yesterday. The Bank of England return for the week end -I,p? Wedn es d ay presents some unfavoura b le features. he other secur i t i es, represent i ng t h e di scoun t tran sactions of the establishment, as well as the ti "tes in c i rcu l at i on, h ave b een i ncreased, while the b ullion show s a l arge re d uc ti on . Th e f o ll ow i ng i s Ur usual analysis :--- Active Circulation Increase .. 13ullion • . Decrease .. Rest X 20,409,525 .. 552,585 • .. 14,163,519 • .. 285,682 • .. 3,884,915 .. 11,3.53 10,280,458 - • • Increase .. Public Deposits Increase .. Other Deposits,. • • Increase .. S even Day an.d other Bills .. Decrease .. • • G overnment Securities . • 439,135 12,658,986 .. 178,832 • . 499,1 9 10,646 11,273,114 lte. Other S ecur i t i es No a 2456 941 2,199, ration37o 1 I ncrease •• •• •• •• -Notes Unemployed 6,650,530 Decrease .. 844,650 of k . , divid en d o f £ 3 per share, which is at the rate di z i per cent. per ann um , w ill b e propose d b y th e rectors of the Oriental Bank Corporation at the th e . ,?ing meeting of shareholder s f or th e h a lf-year "d ing 31st Decembe r l as t. C .ulle share list of the C en t ra l A rgen ti ne R a i lway OP4ny will be closed on Monday, April 4, for Trion, and on the sth for the count r y. ei e share list of the N or th Western Bank will t) ,., 8 ° on Saturday, Ap r il 2. 4 :he operf At i ons i n t h e F ore i gn an d C o l on i a l P ro. b e " Markets during the last few days have not N l4 very extensive. Tea, however, has maintained 14 „ .. , 1 te5. Sugars have be e n neg l ec t e d, w hil e a to'ffueraee amount of business has been done in „ v. " , inferior qua liti es h av i ng decl i ned 6d. par In rice and fruit there has been very little oh " 0, while a steady b us i ness h as b een reporte d tallow for both present and forward delivery. r t he London Financial Association has intro dated to the notice of the i nves ti ng p u bli c th e P„ s 'clo Engineering and I ron Shipb u ildi ng Com rao.„ 44 , 4. wh ic h p roposes to purchase and extend the of `Phnildi ng b us i ness o f M essrs. Sm i th and Rodger, ie: ll asgow., The arrangements f o r th e t rans f er go o ti d al3 the yard, engineering premises, plant, and k ola Will (if th e fi rm i n ques ti on , an d th e purchase to eh be paid partly in cash and partly in eoe t : 3 's A London board has been formed to secure gei te l t °t's, ice., in the metropolis. The capital re !list o „,`k 18 £500,000, th e fi rst i ssue o f w hi c h is to con- T h k half the amount in shares of £5O each. ett l , it a European Central Railway Company with a Are t : %1 °f £ 1 ,400,000, half of which is to form the 13Y the Financial shares of £4O each, has been projected_ eoe str -Vinancial Corporation, for the purpose of %nt e _ ll , e ting a railway, under concession, across the 'tot ia'a.l division of the Swiss Alps, and developing ‘vi t ti greatest extent the commercial resources of l og ' 4 erle, n d Or tk 5 and adding to the facilities of dispos ef th t h e Produce of Southern Germany by means NI °Porta of Leghorn Geneva, and Ancona. The t eaci l4 o. ll Y. ,, has secured the preferential right to ex rail line to any junction with the system of o r 0 0 1 8 of Central Europe whether at Lucerne 1 /, vx ne • These undertakings, when completed, ' 4 ad 0 t a. saving of about 800 miles in the over. lasi r ° , llt ° to India, Australia, &c., and make of Brindisi the future landing stage for the mails and passengers. liotqao:3l:ficial returns relating to trade and naviga havte 4 . it he b t , ,, :n o m on th s en di ng the 29th February, published, from which it appears the - unit total declared value of the exports from ~,3 1 111 7 1 2 ( i ngelom for that period amounted to 1; 63, u't against £17,343,731 on the like period 4 he ill _ showing an increase of £5,767,976. ad ' r ehse has been Trost perceptible on beer 4, 4 ae, um.coats and culm, cotton yarn, cotton a qui. ` 41 111 e ,, ea, earthenware, haberdashery Rr d tare,63YrL " 414 lia.rdwares and cutlery, linen manufac- Spirits, sh ee p 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, flax, 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. b the coasting trade there has been a slight increase, the amount of tonnage emp!oyed for the same period in bath the entries inwards and the clearances outwards. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this (by, according to Mr. Reuter's tekgram, the Three per Cent. Renter 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 excising intelligence from the continent, quotations continue firm, Consols bf log 911 t- for money, and 911 I for the account. The New Threes aud Reduced Annuities are 891 a; Exchequer Bills, 3s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 1041 1-; 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 711721, ; do. Cwisolides, 53 5411 Greek, 251; Mexican, 451 2 ; Spanish Passive, 35! 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, 10s.; and Metropolitan, £1; while South Western have declined ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit no ma ;erial change: East Indian are a shade flatter. Bank and Miscellaneous shares are in fair request, at steady prices. Anglo - Austrian are deslt in at 71, English and Irish at 161 171; Hindus. tan, China, and Japan at 351'1, Oriental Bank at 66/, London Financial at 263-, 274, and Interna tional Financial at 12. The following are the current quotations for some of the principal new projects—Queensland Sheep 1 dis. to par, Thames Iron, 21 to 3 prem., Imperial Financial 5/1 prem., Financial Corporation 31 prem., Credit Foncier 5 prem., Credit Mobilier 41 :prem., City Offices Z 2 a prem., Central Argentine Railway par I prem., Sabloniere Hotel 19 •y prem., North Australian Company 1 prem., London and Liverpool Hotel 11 I prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cont. Consols Ditto Account, April 8 3 per Cent. Reduced New 3 per Cent B9f New 2i per Cent. Jan. 1891 .... Ar.nutties, 30 yrs, expire i9th Jan., 1880.. Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. Exchequer Bills, 11,000, & 3 per Cent 3 dis Ditto £500 Ditto £lOO and £200 Bank England Stk, 41 per Ct., last hf.-yr, 2364 INDI 07 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India. Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Ditto Account... Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do Uertificates Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent , Jan. 1872 lO3 Ditto 5i per Cent., May, 1879 ..... 112 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 Di tto Bonds El,OOO — dis Ditto under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Aastrian Bonds, 5 per Cent .. Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 .. . .. Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 .. 881 / Ditto Scrip, £55 paid.... — pm Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent.... — Ditto Account 951 Cuba, 6 per Cent. ..;nilian ti per Cent lOl Ditto 4i pei Cent — Colombian 6 per Gent 791 Ditto Account Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Ditto Account • Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent 13a Ditto 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Ditto 6 per Cent, 1863 Egyptian 7 per Cent 99} 1001 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-6, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account 2sa it i i Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. Italian b per Uent.(Maremmana Railway) 74i Mexican 3 per Cent - Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent Ditto Deterred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent .. Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Portuguese 3.per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account, Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto' Account Ditto Scrip (1863) £3O paid Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Ditto 42 per Cent., 1860 .. 88 Ditto Sier Cent 1859 Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 9l± Sardinian 6 per Cent Ditto Account . — Spanieh 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account — Ditto Passive 36 Ditto Account Spanish Cert. oI Coup not funded .. — Ditto Account l3ll i Swedish, 4 per Cent Curkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 1868 Ditto Account 7oa Ditto, £101) l3onds — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Ditto 1863 Ditto £lOO Bonds Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account 24 Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Account Ditto 1f per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Load u Austrian, 6 per Cent,, Ex. 10 Florins. Belgian 4} per Cent., Ex. 25f... Dutch 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Gail Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 1 Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account 67} Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f Peruvian Dollar Bonds, 41 per Ct. Ex. 4s. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols Money Ditto April Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Days Markat 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, 26/d. ; Upland, 261 d.; estimated fair Egyptian, 26td. ; Surats, 10d. to 23d. Ail' AZ ABDUL'S POST.—Luckily for the Prne• sians, says a letter from Dappel, the steeple of a church in the neighbourhood of the works has not been struck by the Danish guns, On the top of its lofty spire is erected a volunteer observatory, whence the fortification as well as a large expanse of the sea can be accurately snrveyed. For this ser vice the Prussians arc indebted to Capt. Carlson, an aged gentleman from Altona, who, having spent all his life on the Baltic, is intimately acquainted with the coast,and has offered his assistance for the purpose. Suspending himself imme diately beneath the cross, ho will hold out for 8 hours run ning in his haz trdous position. Spying in every direction, he regularly communicates his observations to a secretary lying at his feet on a board projecting from the base of the steeple. His despatches are, by no means of the electric telegraph, immediately conveyed to head-quarters, as well as to the various batteries, and to a number of assistants distributed along the coast. " Rolf Brake, leaves Als Sund, steers for Gammelmark." " Fire from two guns of Redoubt No. 6." " One com pany comes out of Redoubt No. 5, goes to Easter Dup pel." " Duppel mill burns, &c." Such is the character of his laconic but important despatches. Besides his tele graphic connection with the various Prussian works, and the branch establishments along the shore, he has always horsemen and conveyances waiting at the church door to carry the messages, or sometimes limed, when he thinks it necessary he should go himse It. GARIBALDL—GIBRALTAR, Tuesday.—The mail steam ship Ripon, with Garibaldi and suite on board, touched here to-day, and proceeded for Southampton. THE MTN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 1, 1864. MARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOO&S. hare Railways. Paid. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Rost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cord and Bandon Cornwall .... ! . • Do A A gets n o div Do. B till 6p C. ha F been paid to .!l• Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June.' Edinburgh & Glasgow.; Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stook Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. any! W. of Irelan: Great Western Do Str Val gua. stoci. - Lancashitc & Yorkshire London and Blackwal Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lou. & Noah Western Lon. & So•.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do t shares.. Metropolitan Midland Do New _ . • Do Binning. & Derby klid. Gt. W. of Irelano Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchace Do Leads Do York. Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire .. N. and S. W. Junction !Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot, Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpoo, Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern :South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,an d Wok. ,Stockton & Darlington Do New, 1860 Taff Vale Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall. W. Hartlepool Har.ez,R. 'West Midland --Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford BRITISH P iC ail ways ktlantio & St Lawrence Bom.,Barodalz.Centlnd Gu. kper cent... Do. New • • Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Laaetluroo Do. Preference ...... Bufralo,l3rantotGodricl, 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1,187 i. Do. do. July 1, 187. Do. do. June 1, 16;41 Cleutta. & S. Eastn. u, I CapeTown t Dock Seri' Eastn. Bengal gu. b p. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. fl Ext..... Do. do. 11 do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pvt. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d P, ef. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndiaPenfu.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. Do. Januiry, 1862 .. (It. South.of India (Lira guaranteed 5 per oent. Gt. W. of Canada Share 6 Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i P.C. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. o. Do. 41 p. 0. Extension Dc.4A d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Melt). & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. C. Mortg. Bds Newßrimswick a Can& Class A and B N.ltl.C'da6 pc Ist 1 bds Soinde .......... Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Punjaub Do. Do. ........ , ?,f 5 : Do. indus.St. Flo.) all 100 (100 100 2 1 all 110 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. k_„th.Gov. 6 p.o.Ja ul; 1877-54 100 101 103 Do. 6p. c. Feb. le . Aug . 100 100 102 Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 09 101 Do. 6p. o. Jan.&July. 10C 88 00 Do. 6 Inscribed stock 100 88 90 Cape G.liope. 6p 0,187:J 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 l OO 10 6 108 'Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 108 110 110 N.B.Gov.op.o.Ja.d&July 100 101 103 Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. (3ov. 5 p c., 180( 100 99 100 100 Do. sp. c.,18/1 to 1376 100 99 100 —. Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 100 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 108 110 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. C. sterling, 1875 lOO 103 105 Queensland GCv. 6p. c lOO S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO 100 111 - INTIo.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&,.July 100 Do. lo Sox. A.n..ltOct.. 100 lll5 1125 1095 BRITISH MINES. 2 'Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 # id elittord Amalgamated.. 355 80 Devon G. Cons.(Tavist.) 1 555 665 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 675 725 East Clogau Gold Ltd. - East Caradon ..... 2.14.6 31 33 East Cara Brea... 3.4.0 7 74 E. W'lßussel(Tavistk.) 8.9.0 31 45 - ,Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 584 10 11 Great South Tolgus.... 17s 35 4 CI. Wheal Vor (Elelston) 40 37 39 (Grenville 6.16.0 85 St 984 fiend's-Foot 8.12 85 37 Ilingston Downs 4.18.0 4 45 Lady Bertha Margaret (Uny Lelant 94 1"9 21 31arke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 24 14 1 d New Setun l9l 85 95 -- North Downs 2l 15 2 N.W11 . 1 Bassetallo4an 3.1.0 2 25 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (st. Blazey i'rovidence(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 41 43 Bouththtradon(St.Cleer , It 440 160 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) — Fran. (111oganl 18.18.9 50 55 Stray Park 30.17.6 32 34 famar Silv.& Lead Min. - fin Crort 9 19 20 West Basset (Illogan) l5 :0 11 C: radon (Liskeard) 5 20 22 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5* 874 02 4 Wheal Buller(ltedruth) 10 35 40 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLud,ott Wheal Mar yAnn CLlen ) 8 134 144 Wheal 3eton . 585 190 200 193 425 Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) 7 21 24 , Wheal Union 3.17 25 21 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 4 per cent. irred., 884 Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 32} Ditto, C. 6 p.r cent., 32 PREFERENCE SHARES AND 'STOCKS North British (Edin., Perth, and Dundee) 4 per cent., SO LINES LEASED Af FIXED RENTALS. Midland Bradford pre!: stock, 914 -Northern and Eastern 5 per cent., 55i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lira.) gua. 7 per cent., 171 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, Urn., 13 1 Cobre Copper, 35i Ci Panulcillo Copper. lim., 11 St. John del Rey (Jim.), 47* Yudanamutana of 5, Australia, lim., 3} JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance (Urn.). 521 3 Ditto, new, 42k Anglo Austrian, 7 I Anglo-Italian, limited, 6} 6 Bank of London. 165 Bank of Queensland (lim), 2011 Brazilian and Portuguese, lim., 8} Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China. 45, Chartered kter. of India, London, and China, 701 Colonial, lira., 41 Consolidated Bank, lim., 101 Continental, Um., 151 English and Irish (Jim.), 17} English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 21k English and Swedish, Rm., 13 European Bank, lim., 12 312 1 / Hindustan, china, and Japan (lira.), 311 5 41 Ditto, new, issued at 2 pm., 161 171 17 Imperial Bank (Jim.), 36} 7 61. Imperial Ottoman, 191 Laud Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 311 London Bank of Scotland, lira., 151 London and Brazilian (lim.), 59 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new, 51 London, Birm , and S. Staffordshire, lim., 20 11 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 261 London and County, 60 59i London and Northern (lim.), 151 London and South Atrican,L27, Ditto, new, 20. i London and South-Western (Um.), 15 Merchant Bank, Um., 14i 14 * Mercantile and Exchange. lim., 15/ Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), 28* 71 New South Wales, 61 50* New Zealand Bank, 131 Oriental Bank Corporation, 66 Provincial of Ireland, 921 South Australia, 411 Union of Australia, 551 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lira., 3 11 Bombay Gas, limited, 5 i Commercial Union ,Insurance), 91 Crystal Palace, 35 41 East India Irrigation and Canal, 6; Egyptian Commercial and Trading, Rm., 5,1 I 1 Geilivera, lira., 5s Gen. Credit and finance of London, lim., s 1 9 1 Hudson's Bay, 19 Internsitional Financial Sbciety, 11; 12 Joint , StOet Discount, U n., 3 i • Closing i Business , Price. , done. 8 8j Si 9 83 85 118 1181 G 1 7 35 37 16 17 90 92 106 ,, 47 . - Bi 128 129 129 130 130 132 91 03 65} 651 109} 110 67 t 9 103 i 101 i 43 44 109} 1091 974 9Si 544 b5l 115 116 1281 1211 97 99 61} 62i 24 26 101 101 k 55i tV4 88 884 128 131 14 24 78 70 1( /14 121 123 41 43 98 100 53 64 34 36 911 91} 99 101 Si gi 87 38 94 10 c, e 163 166 5 7 t 3 t p 93 96 IKONS. Closing Price. 59 +5l 103 IC4 1 3 i I ) P I 5i 6 P 7i 8 101 103 99 101 1041 1051 1(41 101 f, 1 1y 191 201 74 76 58 62 66 68 51 53 48 50 40 4E2 25 27 22 C 5 103 104 i 103 104 96 10 1k i 101 92 94 83 86 I in 10?. /03 97 99 12 94 66 68 3 5 82 E 4 104 105 1011 1021 * 102 103 97 99 POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITTAL FOR THE FULL TERM gOR AN AGORA .VATED ASSAULT eN A WlFE.—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 lice, blacking both my eyes. He said,'" You shall not go out of the b— room A live. I will have your b-- head off your shoulders." I a a ;:ed him to let me go, for the sake of my c hild u „t2ich I held in my arms. He told mo to put the ch;2 (l down, and, having a knife in his hand, he said, " I'll have ;our 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 grt over the balusters after me. He has often beaten me before, and the things I get together to make a home ho 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 in 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 atter 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 how 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, brat 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 120 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 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, struok 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. lie 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 roman screaming and endeavouring to shield her face by the side of a wall. The prisoner was striking at her with his fists as it he was hitting a man, and he took him into custody. The woman was in a sad condition, and covered with blood, The prisoner said that Driscoll robbed him of 35,, which was a serious loss to him as a working man. Mr. Paget said the prisoner was one of those fellows who thought he could beat a prostitute with impunity, but he would teach him his mistake. Ile sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for two months and kept to hard labour. WESTMINSTER. VIOLENT ASS/JILT UPON THE POLlQE,—Daniel Frim, a low looking fellow, about 30 years of age, and Mary Frim, his were charged, the former with assaulting in the execution of his duty, and the latter with assaulting the constable and constable her arms at tempting to rescue her husband from custody. wife,w ith a a police child in William 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. H e approached. the defend an t an d hi s w if e who were quarreling and making a noise, and as he passed received a kick on the back part of the leg which was, no doubt, intended for the defendant's wife. The defendant kicked him at the same time, s a yi ig, 'rl will break your b— leg." Complainant said, "b e care f u l w ith your legs another time, I ama 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 he had on an d nearly choked him, at the same time kicking him left and right. The constable then told him he should take hi m i nto custody, and the wom an came up, seized him by the neck and whiskers, and then commenced a desperate assault on him and dragged him into a shop. He called for assi s t ance, and a consta b le ca me up and assisted him with the accused to the station. The woman had a child, but 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 co nstable, and that it was a fair stand-up fight in which he was hit in the eye. The police having proved that he had been several times convicted for assaults upon them, Mr. Selfe said he was a most dangero us f e ll ow , an d sentenced him to one mon ths imprisonment with hard labour, discharging his wife. SIPPING--This Day. sdway.....ast aned_Electrle, :I:wdiseather. noon—South wLesotrrerDly7,freAshprbilreelz.--e a N n ir d ind a PORTSMOUTH, March 31.—Wind NAT?, v Arrived— Attila, from Shields for Cagliari. PLYMOUTH, March 31.-- steamer, for Calcutta. NEWPORT, March 30.—Wind N.E.--Sailed--Meteor, for Barcelona. CLYDE, March 31.--Wind S.W.—Arrived—Rebe of the Esk, from Peraambueo—St. George, screw steamer, from New York. OFF PORTSMOUTH, April I.—Arrived—Nimrod, from London for Madras—Daniel Webster, from London for New York. --- _ - BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. from Berbtce—Elizabeth, at o . s , Friday from o A. Morning.ad i z GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, March 31—Rosebud, from Valencia—Juies, from Gravelines. Arrived, April I—Napoleon, from Gravelines ; Universe, from Smyrna—Amber Nymph, from Sinee—Peri, from St. Michael s- . —Helen, from Jamaica' —Catharine, from Alexandria — E l ::: A. 0. Anderson, from Hong Kong—Kelpie, from Bathurst —Express, from St. Michael's. f rom the West—Syren, from Sailed—Sir R. Peel, steamer, for Dunkirk. Anchored—Arabella, from London, fur Madeira—Sarah Re p es . , ss f e r d o — m m S a h b i e e l l , ds b , r f i o r r , Palormo. Colombo—Carrock Hall, from St. Joh n's — Ocean Child, from St. Michael's—Alfred, of Ham b urg , from Algoa Bay —Archibald M'Millan, from .Bahia, all fo r L on d on ; Eclipse, of ot i G n utoowrn—seyp,efrrsoiamn, ship, from Havre, for London.Tercetra, for o r d ers , Passed, The Mountaineer, from Malaga , Was fired into from Tenoriffe, carryi n g away both pumpheads, and killing an able seaman (knocking him overboard), on March 11, MEETING OF THE FINANCIAL REFORM ASSOCIA TION.—Mr. Charles Robertson presided at the an nual meeting of the members of this association, which was held at Liverpool yesterday, and at which about a dozen persons were present. The report and statement of accounts, and a number of resolutions were adopted and passed nem. dis. The report announced an increase in the number of members, but stated that the funds were "lamentably, nay, luuicronsly Tho Treasurer reported a balance in hand of £139 9s Gd. A public meeting was held in St. George's Hall last night. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. WORCESTER, BRODIYARD, 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 Balaton, 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 tho 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 cipital a ccoun t showed - that £21,873 had been expended, including £16,000 deposited in the Curt of Chancery, and a sum of £1,322 was owing to bankers. The CHAIRMAN said the directors hoped that the Great IV estern 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 continued 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 folly 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-elected, 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 of March amounted to £8,636, and for the correspond ing period of last year to £7,373, showing an in crease of £1,262. ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. Tha adjourned meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern—the R:ght Hon. J. S. Wortley in the chair. Mr. Saward, the secretary, having read the no. tics of adjournment for receiving a report ou the completion 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 out. 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 would, he trusted, be in successful operation. The agreement Chad been completed with the eminent firm of Messrs. Glass, Elliot, and Co., for making and laying the new cable which was chosen by the scientific committee. 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 success. 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 £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 be issued gradually as the work proceeded, and debentures to the amount of £lOO,OOO would be issued in like manner, making up the sum of £700,000. The con tract had not been signed, although it had 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, but if even they should not 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 in no way impede the progress of the works, or delay them for a moment. He concluded by moving a formal re solution to the effect that the meeting having heard planation of the contract with the chairman's ex and Co. expressed its approval Messrs. Glass, Ellio t, of the same. Mr. DEWSBURY seconded the motion, and it was carried unanimously. 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 the Amendment Act, on such terms as might be agreed upon. Mr. E. M OO N seconded the motion, and it was carried unanimously. The proceedings concluded with a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. Bank of England Return,•—East Evening. - .--.--.4-._ An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 30th day of March, 1864:-- ISSIJE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .......1,28,060,055 .£28,000,055' BANKING D l eroplietOrte Capi tal £14.553.000 Rest . . ........... 3,884,915 Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, savings' Banks, Commis miss ioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 10.280,458 Other Deposayits and 12,658,936 S ev en D o ther Bills 493,119 31arch 31, 1561. Government Debt .£11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.64900 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,110,055 Silver . £28,060,055 EPARTMENT. 1 Goyernment Sen- rities Dead Weight A nnuity) £11,273,114 Other Securities 22,199,3 70 Notes Gold and Silver 753,401 Ccan X 41,576,478 £41,676,478 DI. MARSHALL, Chief Cashier. 100 sk 20 tock stock stock stook stoolc stook stook stook stock 4tock st ock rook 100 all all all all 100 100 100 10.13.4 Paid, all Business done 1031 100 100 100 100 100 100 ill all all all 65f 4 10.9 f f 10 I!s} 15 it i2B 991 9 p 101 i i 56k 6 88} 104 k 26j 103 j $ SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, TATTERSALLS'.—YESTEBDAY. There were very few members present, and hardly any thing doing. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 12 to 1 agst Gordian Knot (taken and offered) 1000 to 65 agst Voluptas (taken) 100 to 6 agst Liston (taken) 20 to 1 agst Marigold (taken) 25 to 1 agst Flying Fish (taken) CHESTER CUr. 500 to 15 agst Blackdown (taken) CITY BETTING,-YESTERDAY. There was very little doiug in the City to-day, the tran sactions being confined to the City and Suburban, for which race Liston, Voluptis, and Gordian Knot were each supported at 100 to 7 ; Veterinarian retired to 30 to 1 " offered." Vivid was backed at 30 to 1, as was also Flying Fish at 25 to 1. The other quotations are nominal. GRANBY HANDICAP. 2to 1 agst Glendusk (taken) 5 to 1 agst Loiterer (taken) sto 1 agst St. Lawrence (taken) CROXTON PARK PLATE. 2to 1 agst Danaus (taken) 4to 1 agst Village Belle (taken) 4to 1 agst any other (offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. 100 to 7 agst Liston (taken) • 100 to 7 agst Volnptas (taken) 100 to 7 agst Gordian Knot (taken) . 20 to 1 agst Vivid (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mail Train (taken) 25 to 1 agst Flying Fish (taken) 25 to 1 agst Effie (Phemy filly) (offered) 30 to 1 agst Veterinarian (offered) 100 to 3 agst Jarnicoton (taken and offered) 100 to 3 agst Stockinger (offered) 40 to 1 agst Count Cavour (Taken) 40 to 1 agst Summerside (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. sto 1 agst Fille de l' Air (taken) 6to 1 agat Paris (offered) Sto 1 agst Cambuscan (offered) 10 to 1 agst Claremont (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst First Flight (taken) 100 to 7 agst HoHyrax (taken) 100 to 7 agat Copenhagen (taken) CHESTER CUP. 14 to 1 agst Change (taken) 18 to 1 agst Little Stag (taken) 20 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken) 20 to 1 agst Accident (taken) 20 to 1 agst Blackdown (offered) DERBY. Sto 1 agst Scottish Chief (offered) • 100 to 7 agst Cambuscan (taken) 100 to 7 agst Forager (taken)* 25 to 1 agst First Flight (taken) CATTERICK BRIDGE RACES.-THURSDAY. The Craven Handicap of 5 sous 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, 6st 81b (Kelly) 3 Mr T. Dawson's Madame Patti, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (Marson) 4 Betting-5 to 4on Miss Armstrong, 2to 1 agst Madame Patti. Won by two lengths ; a length between second and third. The Sixteenth Easby Triennial Produce Stakes of 10 cove each, for two-yr-olds. About half a mile. Mr Osborne's Wild Agnes, Bst llb .. (Whiteley) 1 Mr Jackson's Side Wind, Bst 3lb (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 sous each, for three-yr-olds. About one mile and a half. Mr Ginbilers Bel Demonio (late Harvest Mell), Bst 91b (French) 1 Mr Bowes's War Dance, 7st lllb Lord Zetland's Revival, 7st 9th (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, Bst 41b (Whiteley) 2 Betting-7 to 4on Honest John. Won by a short head. The North Riding Members' Plate, for hunters. Two miles. Benedict (Mr Hutchinson) 1 Tom Brown (Owner) 2 Ace of Spades Betting—Even on Benedict, 5 to 4 agst Ace of Spades. Won easily. ALDERSHOT CAVALRY BRIGADE ISTEEPLE CHA3ES.—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 was 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 mere 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 Hoey'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 Capt, 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 Griffith's Crick ..(Owner) 2 Captain Robertson's Potheen the following also ran :—Blackbird, White Lies, Dul cimer, The Linen 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 Cup, 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 soya 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. No betting. Won by a length only ; Topthorne fell at the water-jump in coming in, and lost the race in consequence. _ . Cavalry Brigade Steeplechase, including Royal Horse Ar tillery ; 5 sous entrance, 2 soya ft, with 60 save added ; 12st, winners extra. Three miles. Mr C, C. Higgins's (13th Hussars) The Nabob, 13st (O Captain Greatrex's (13th Hussars) Electric,lw2n) 1 et er (Mr. lanes) 2 The following also ran :—Windsor, Topthorns, Rail lery, and Searboro'. Wen by a length. Mr. Higgins, the owner and rider of The Nabob, has beeu 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 sous each, with 30 added ; owners up ; list 71. b. About three miles. Captain Mqqeil's Sambo, list 101 b.... (Captain Bengal) 1 Dr Armstrong's Mickey, list Illb ...... (Owner) 2 Mr Home's The Fiddler, lis t 101 b (Owner) 3 Dairymaid also ran. No betting. Won by 150 yards. Royal Dragoons Welter Race, a Sweepstakes of 3 soya each, with 30 sovs added; 13st each. N r. 9 (.Rls. s ii.s u rc.l b h(Ho s oag . ru:tst ootThreeeonnrcik Stocks, miles. Major Ainslie's Mis s Arthur Captain Robertson's Violin Captain Collman's W ar Eagle The following also r an :—Confederate, Old i Marmalade, and Cyclops. Miss Arthur had it all her own way, and won a good race by several lengths. The Carabineers Sweepstakes of 10 soya each, h ft ; winners extra. Cup Course. 51r Hoey's Fidget .. - (Mr Godman) 1 Captain Smith's Curaghmore (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 sous, catch weight. One mile and three- quarters. Captain Coney's (Royal Dragoons) pony Tommy (Owner) 1 Captain Gratrex's (13th Hussars) pony Tom.. (Owner) 2 Won in a canter by 100 yards. Consolation lan - dios p, 2 eovs each, n ft, with 20 added, for all beat' :n horses in the Division. Geptain Goodwin's (6th Regiment) Colleen Bawn, 12st () 1 Captain Smith's (Carabineers) Polly Hopkins, llst Owner 101 b ) 2 Captain Coney's ( Royal Dragoons) Blackbird, ( llst Owner 71b (carried list 101. b) Mr Maclean's (Ro ral Dragoons) Little Wonder, 1 Ist 71b a (carried list 914 (Owner) Kingfl aher and White Lies also ran Colleen Bawn was made favourite at 4 to i, 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 some minuted past 6 o'clock. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864. APIM„ Croxtcn-park .......... 1 Edinburgh Spring ...... Abergavenny .......... b Thirsk .......... 5 Ep som Spring ........ Newmarket Craven .... 11 Ll4nboldy Newcastle and Gateshead 14 Knighton Liverpool Hunt Club l5 Lewes Spring C4rdiff Newmarket First Spring 25 Chester York Spring Salisbury l° Blaydon Radcliffe l6 Redditch l6 Bath ....... ...... Manchester (Summer Harpenden Epsom SECOND EDITION. SUN aFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, CROXTON RACES.—Trus DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. FARMERS' PLATE—FIRST HEAT. Lady Katherine VaHaut Eighteen ran. BELVOIR CASTLE STAKES. Glend usk 1 The Clown 2 Six ran. SCURRY STASES. Duke of Cambridge Garotter Five ran. GRANBY HANDICAP. Bathilde ... . Loiterer .. Five ran. 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 £4OO, 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 borough magistrates, charged as receivers of a considerable portion of the stolen property in question. Mr. Augustus Warren stated that on the 24th of December he missed a quantity of 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 of November last, he purchased 99ilb of weft from. - the pri soners, at is lid per pound. 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 971 b:; and on the 12th, 801 b, for which he paid them 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 sell 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 ld or lid per lb less 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 some 60's cops similar to those produced, and identified by Mr. War ren. He took a sample and sold them to Mr. W. Flitcroft, manufacturer,Bradshaurgate, They asked is 10d per lb, but he got them for is 9jd. 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 Flitcroft 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 901 b and 9211).—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 is Commission street, Bolton—that on the 12th or 13th of November the prisoners showed him a sample of weft, for which they asked Is lldid 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 1001 b in bags, for which he paid £l4 Os 6d—on the 17th they brought 1001 b in bags, for which he paid £8 17s 6d—on the 11th December he got 9616, and paid them £8 Its 6d—and on the 12th 901 b, for which he paid £8 ls. The greater portion of the weft he sold to a person in Man chester,and about 2001 b ho had left was taken by the police. This witness was cross-examined by Robinson at great length, with the view of showing that he 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. MARKETS---This Day. MARK-LANE. The arrivals of English wheat into London this week have somewhat increased ; but the show of samrles en 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• greased heavily, at about previous rates. SW 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 we re supported. In flour about an average business was transacted, Olt former terms. ARRIVALS THIS Wheat. Barley. Malt. 1,850 4,510 1,210 Oats. Flow. , 1 4,060 -- F°1.441 " 1 ' 85% ,15,240 320 sirs, L E r n is g h li . a . h...... 1, 380 1.4,0 1, 12,590 brig. ..... e....,• gormn.l NEWGATE AND LEADENFIALL. 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 Mb, by the carcase. e a d Inferior beef .. 2 10 3 2 Nliddling do. 3 4 3 S Frioae largo do. 3 10 4 0 Do. small do. 4 0 4 2 Large pork 3 2 3 10 Inferior mutton. 3 8 3 10 sd s d Middling mutton 4 0 4 2 Prime do Veal Small pork .... 4 2 4 6 Lamb .111110.00 6 8 6 8 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 fu , l currencies; otherwise, the hop trade is quiet, en former terms. Mid and East Keats.. £5 Os to £9 lOs per cwt. Weald of Keuts ...... 5 Os to 7 is ~ Sussex Yearlings 3 lOs to 5 Oa ~ Bays! ism 5 5s to 8 8s ,r Belgian American COLONIAL. TEA.—A fair amount of business has been reported in most descriptions, particularly green, w hich realise fully late rates. SUGAR.—The demand has been limited, and the oper a . tions entered into have only been to s u pp l y imme diate re quirements, quotations general l y remainin g stead y . COFFEE.— Colonial qua lities are quoted Gd per cwt. lower.al d es criptions have been in ratter less request, RICE —The market remains dull, at barely previous rates for East Indian descriptions. SALTPETRE.--Business has not been vary active; quo tations, however, are in mO4 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 9i; April to June delivery, 42e ; and last last three months, 4os per cwt. 13.14. 4.16.4 SSE 83i 118 f 471 i 1291 i 14, 9 I Oli I