The Sun. — London, England, 1863-05-16 00:00:00

.itrONEy MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. ADVANCE IN THE BANK MINIMUM. The directors of the Bank of England have just surprised the monetary and the commercial public by advancing their minimum rate of discount from 3 to 3k per oent. In the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon, a slight advance took place in the rates on Paris. The bar silver by the steamer La Plata has been sold at ss. lid. per oz. standard, being ls. 4d. above the price realised for the previous supply. Since Monday last the imports of specie have amounted to £404,000, and the exports to £586,000. Two O'CLOCK. Following the movement in the rate of discount the joint stock banks have increased their rate of interest on deposits to 2i per cent. Messrs. Du rand, Gurney, and Co., Messrs. Alexander and Co., the General Discount Co., &c., have raised their terms to 2t per cent. for money at call, and to 2.1 per cent., with seven days' notice. The alteration in the Bank rate has created some commotion in the general discount market, and 36 per cent. has been asked for first-class bills. The market for the English Funds has been a little flatter, speculative sales having led to a de cline of per cent. Consols have been dealt in at 93k for transfer, and 911 92, less the dividend, for the account, but they are now firmer, viz., 93i and 92 k respectively. The New Threes, Reduced Annuities, Bank Stock, India 5 per Cents., and do. Debentures, were without alteration, while the Bonds improved to 17s. and 20s. prem.; but Exche quer Bills receded to 4s. dis. Considerable fluctuation has occurred in the Foreign Market to-day, and business is active. The Confederate Loan has been the chief feature, owing to the news from New York of the defeat of the Federals under General Hooker; it closed last night at par, and rose this morning to 11 prem., and is now par to 1 prem. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 711 2; do., Consolides, Sot ; Spanish Passive, 35 4 ; do., Certificates, 121 13; Egyptian, 1004 1 ; Greek, 321 3 ; do., Coupons, 10 4 ; Mexican, 364 7 ; Grenada, 17 ; do. Deferred, 101 1 ; Portuguese, 491 ; and Russian, 921 3. Business in the Railway Share Market has been moderately active ; prices, however, have shown a downward movement, consequent upon the advance in the rate of discount at the Bank of England. Metropolitan have receded about 55., and Bristol and Exeter, Great Eastern, North Western, and South Eastern, 10s, In the Foreign and Colonial Markets there has been little change of importance. Bahia and San Francisco remain firm at 201 ; and Great Western of Canada have improved to 111 1. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are, in several instances, at slightly enhanced quo tations. Imperial Ottoman Bank have advanced to 211; Alliance of London and Liverpool are quoted 31i ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 76 ; Royal Mail Steam, 66; Madrid Bank shares are to 1/ prem.; and English and Scottish Marine Insur ance, 4 to 1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 232/ 4 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 93} & t New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent llO 1 9k Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditt o Aug. 1864 or 66 1001 Ditto Bonds £l,000 Ditto under £1,000.. Consols for Account, June 9 94 2 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 21 per Cent 4 dis Ditto £500 Ditto Small 4 die FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Chilian 6 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent Danish 4 per Cent., 1863 Ditto Scrip, £65 paid A Pm Egyptian 7 per Cent lOOl Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons 321 Ditto Account 321 k Ditto Coupons l5l Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 36i New Granada l7 Ditto 2 per Cent 331 Ditto Deferred Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares) st i 8 Peruvian 41 per Cent. Ditto 4i per Cent, 1862 Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 1862 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive _ _ Ditto Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto, £lOO Bonds 73/ Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto Account 23/ Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. onsols, Money Ditto Account 92 / Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) Sales, about 5,000 bales. Import, 12,078. Market quiet. Course of the Exchange—Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 17± 11 171 Antwerp .......... Brussels Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles 25 42k 25 47j Frankfort on Maine ..... 14 119 k Vienna -11 20 Trieste Petersburgh Berlin — Madrid 49 49 •• • • Cadiz Leghorn — 25 471 25 12.1 Milan — 25 47; 25 65 Genoa — 25 47} 25 521 Naples Palermo r-25 52/ 25 57} Messina .. — 25 52/ 25 57/ Lisbon — 52 53 52k 536 Oporto Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz.. l7 9# Mexican Dollars -0 Silver in Bars (Standard) South American Doubloons STITPPING7This Day, BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. GRAVESEND, Saturd ay Arrived, May 15—Eliza Chare Otte, from Morning. Lirebell, from New York; Albion, from Trinidad; dad ; li m a " Mary Jane, from Paz tllo ; Volun t eer , from St. Übe's ; N e l so t Packet, from Guernsey; Chadurco , f rom Jamaica; Mil l ! brook, from Whanipoa ; Diana, from Demerara. Arrived, May 16.—Sybil, from Valencia • Anne, from Antigua ; Bahia, from Whampoa ; Surrey, from Calcutta ; Nagadt, from Porto Rico ; Eliza Thornton, from Singapore. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Anchored--H.M.S. Medusa, from west, for the river; Ulysses, from London, for Calcutta; Mary Hardy, from London, for Barbadoes ; Northumberland, for Shields, for Madra s ; Cordelia f ro m Sunderland, for Shanghai; William and Mary, ofWeymouth, from west to north. Passed--Sti r li ngs hi re, f rom T r inidad for London; Dant s.c, from London for Quebec. UNIVERSITY OF ST. ANDREW'S .—A vacancy has occurred in the chair of chemistryand .4 anatomy ' in the United. College, St. Edward Day, by the resignation of Dr. George s O i t V owi ng ng G t ' so Court. i 1 I health, The patronage is vested i n the Univer INCOME-TAX. Areturn has been prepared for the House of Commons showing the income-tax c harged for the year 1861.2 which and the in come -t ax as it wou ld have been charged upon the s scheme proposed by Mr. Hub bard. Land and tithesin fact paid £2,055,526, would have paid £2,310,981; has, paid £2,158,882, but would have paid L 2,206,177 ; and canal pro • party paid £746,596, but would have paid public dividends paid £1,090,620, but would h paid £1,332,980; public companies paid £22,0,017, but would have paid £281,153. On the other hand farms paid and6s£63 professionsol7 5.7 paid but 'would have paid only £505,845 ; trades £3,160,148, but would have paid only £2, offices, salaries, and superannuations paid £707,100, but would have paid only £613,287. The tctal sum produced by th e tax would have been the same, the difference being in the apportionment of the burden. SHARE MARKE T S.--T his day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuRS. ItAllways. Paid. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. nlythe and Tyne. Bo 6 t.,Sicat.,andillid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon 8 8 74 84 83 85 115 116 s4i 4 Cornwall D o A k gets no div Do. B fillt3pc.pan.haf. I erz z b rgt e hßh e n il p i AGa a sbl i t d a. sjjg t tu o ionnw ß oo L C 0 ) du u in b n l . b! i n u, IGlasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk, Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian sti GreatNorthof Scotland I Great Northern.... • • • • Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Ireland Great Western ... Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & Nor , la Western Lon. & Scr.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do t shares.. ...... l'ifetropolitan Midland Do New Do Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. i shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle... (North London Do New I piorth_ Staffordshire • 6 1 61 40 42 13 14 92 93 107 109 526 636 47 49 246 256 125 128 127 128 134 136 102 104 661 671 1081 109} 78} 79, 118 120 41 42 98! 09* 104 104 f 44} 45 111 11i 127 1274 95 4 97p 50i 514 24 25 100 100. 571 57i 88 84 115 117 18 1 18k 11 p 111 12} 118 120 454 454 98 100 N. and S. W. Junotion Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews, and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok. , an d Wok Stockton et Darlington Do Do New, 1866 Taff Pale.. ....... Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 49 50 32 33 914 42 68 70 98 100 7 8 87 38 9 10 D 7i 8 p 153 156 5 Sip 3} 8 1 P 154 156 28 30 44 45 38 4') 99 101 53; 3 126 54 67i } 58} 89 8j 114 92 i li 692 70 Closing Business Price. done. 109} 9 79i 9 LOll I iilo4 1041 54 41 141 ,SIONS. Closing Price. 60 63 IGBi 109, 1 1# p 1 ; 5 6# 71 7f 108 109 1094 1104 110 i 111 i 109 k 110 11p 1 , 19 2 0 r 63 65 47 62 54 66 42 46 57 41 33 36 23 26 21 23 110 110 i 1 2 p 1 lip 107 108 11 11i 9i 9 u 99 101 89 82 107 10 8 10( 103 98 100 47 49 Z 5 84 86 I C9 110 107 108 * fp 1p 07 IGB i 101 leo 'T SECURITIES, 106 107 103 1(6 103 106 96 97 95 97 111 113 112 114 112 114 115 117 113 115 103 111 10 111 1064 107 t 102 i 1031 103 1031 1031 1038 1 ' 112 114 1061 104 L:3 115 112 114 10 11 1101 1111 104 4 114 111 11 BRITISH P ihart 100 .tk I tlal !ways Itlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. kper 2O 10 100 { 100 100 stook stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stook stock 204 20 100 stock stock stook 20 stock 50 100 stock at 1 20 st rook Do. New Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. Preference ...... Buffalo,BrantAGodricb I p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Jo. do. June 1, 1074 Cleutta.ctS.Eastn.(Lin ) Cape Town & Dock Scrii, Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian. gu. 5 p. Do. do. G Ext..... Do. do. 11 do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. ao. deferred._ Do. 2d Pref. Bonus.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d P ef. stock Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. sto k... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.o. Do. blew gua. Do. Januiry, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India(Lim; guaranteed 5 per oent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. o. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras . guar., 5 p. o. Do. 41 p. o. Extension Dc. 4,4 do .. Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. 6 p. 0. Buds. Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Mortg. Bds. Newßrunswlck Canda Class A. and B. po Ist t bds Soinde Do. Delhi gi Do. do Do. Punjaub Do. Do. • • 5, g. Do. Indus. St. Flo.) COLONIAL GOVER —can. Gov. p.c.Ja &J ul3 —1877-8 t Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug j Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. I Do. p. c. Jan.&July. I Do. 6 Inscribed stock Cape G.llope. 6 p Do.Ap &Oct. 1881, Do. 189, Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, N0v.D.78. 6 p Mau itius 6 per cent Natal Guy. 6 per cant -- IN. 8.G0v.6 p.c.d a.&Jul) Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 'N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 18. if - Do. 5 p. c.,18.1 to L~f - Do. d0.,1888 & upwdy New Zealand 6 p cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gcv. 6p. C S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up Vio.Grov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Do. to 6 p.c. A.n.&00t.. , SSE Paid. all 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 (100 jlOO too 100 100 100 100 BRITISH MI 'Cambrian Consol. Gold Chilord Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist ; !East Bassett (Illogan) East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ..... East Cam Brea... ... . . E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.) Gam.,kSt.Aubyn(G wen.) Great South Tolg - us G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 'Grenville lierod's-Foot OS. • ilingston Downs ~., Lady Bertha Margaret ((Iry Lein t) darke Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) New Setun .. North Downs N'AVII '1 Basset (1110 ;au : , Torth Wheal Crotty , Par Consols (St. Maxey' Providence (Uny Lelni. South Caradon(St.Cleer)l 3. Cam Brea (Illogan) - .Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min ; tin Crott I West Basset (Illogan) W Caradon (Liskeard)' i West Seton ' Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) i WhealLud(ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men )i Wheal Seton . . wheal Treiawney (Lis.)' Wheal Union ES. 22 24 d 610 620 975 10 *d ip 36 37 8 8 3 3 11 1 3 66 41 s 7 i 65 6 47 49 25 3 1 31 33 7 5 6 1 d 110 120 2 2i 41 4f 45 6 4 6 11 43 5 400 410 3 3 85 9 0 35 37 3.4.0 8.1.6 (5.16.6 8.12 4.17.0 2.0.6 4.3.0 2i 19 24 . 2.17.0 2,4.9 li 10.6.7 8.15.8! 28.9. 47i 5i 5 2.0.8 2.10.8 19 2 I 0 12 18 29 31 250 260 65 70 50 55 5 5i 15i 16i 50 260 16 17 4} 5 99* $6! PREFERENCE SHARES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 951 Great Northern, 5 per cent., 117 North British, Border Union gua. pref. Sh., 111 South Wales, gua. 16 per cent., 100 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 4} per cent., pf., 961 Ditto, 5 per cent. pf., 106} LINES LEASED AP FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5 per cent., 117 East Lincoln, gua. 6 per Cent., 1361 Hull and Selby, 112 London and Chatham 4i per Cent., Hi FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (Um.) gun. 7 per cent., 20i f amur and Liege gua. 14f. per annum, 9 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidni), 124 Recite and San Francisco (Rm.), gua. 7 per cent, 17} San Paulo (inn.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 23} FOREIGN MINES. Dun Mount. Copper Min.`Co. Um., East del Rey (lim.), Vallanzasoa Gold, Um., I T-STOCK RANKS. Alliance Bank of JOIN London and Liverpool (lim.), 311 Anglo vortuguese (Um.), 71 Australasia 731 4 Bank of Egypt, 3 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 10/ Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 26} City, 102 Chartered ci a n t Imperial Bank (11m.), 21:4 ILmonpaeroinalcohtatort Ottoman, 2 lot Australia 29 London and Co un t y, 431 I 6 , London and South African, 2f National Ditto, new, 241 Provincial of England, Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (lirn,) 2i MI SCELLANEOUS . Berlin Water Works, 9 Crystal Palace, 35i 4 i DIM, pref.. 11l East India Irrigation and Canal, 4} London Gen, ral Omnibus Company aim.), II Peninsula and 0 , iental S team, 76 Ditto, new, 96, 7 Royal Mail Steam, 6 THE COTTON TRADE.—Great complaintshav e re. untly been made by the cotton trade at Manches ter and neighbourhood that Surat cotton, when the bales come to be opened, is found to be greatly adulterated. A large quantity of sand, seed, and other worthless matter is often found to be mixed up with bales of cotton, which now that the price is 18d. per lb. is a very serious loss to the pur chaser. Sometimes the loss from this cause ranges from 15 to 40 per cent. The brokers at Liverpool, consci us of this fact, have tried to protect themselves by affixing to each bale a label wit h the words " no allowance after passing the scales." As it is impossible for the buyers to know what is in the bale till it comes to be opened at the mill, they are proposing to hold a meeting on the question next Tuesday at the Clarence Hotel, Manchester, to consider if some tepe cannot be taken to protect them from ouch frauds. TIIE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr and a Jury.) SAMPSON V. TIUNYARD-PHYS I CIANS' FEES-SINGULAR CASE. This was an action to recover a sum of 50s. for visits and medicine, plaintiff being represented by Mr. _Clarke, of Paddington-green. Mr. Clarke briefly stated that plaintiff was a gentleman of position, and he had attended a very bad case at defen dant's request, His Honour—l sent this case to a jury for these very simple reasons : The defendant is a working man, earning 20s. or 245. a week. Now, 1 find in plaintiff's bill seven visits in one week, and thus the defendant is charged 21s. I ask the jury if such charges are reasonable to a person in defendant's position. Mr. Clarke—lt was a very bad case. His Honour—Then defendant should have gone to the dispensary. Has the College of Physicians passed a bye law yet ? Mr. Clarke—Oh, yes; and besides there is the recent case of Gibbons and Burton, which has been decided in favour of the medical interest. His Honour—l 'can see the hardship of the case upon your client, Mr. Clarke; but you must admit that what would be reasonable in another case can hardly be applied to the case of a working man with 20s, per week. Defendant—l told the plaintiff that I would not be an swerable for more than 305., and I do not mind paying that. Mr. Clarke—lf plaintiff had not gone every day he would have been censured for the omission. It was a case of fever. Defendant—lt was not a serious case. Mr. Clarke—l will take a verdict for 30e. Jury—We quite agree with all that has fallen from his Honour. His Honour—l feel that this is a case in which it would have been for the jury to say what was fair and reasonable, but as it is, the verdict will go for plaintiff for 308. Verdict for plaintiff. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Day. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Channel) Antonny Randwitz, charged upon various indictments of fraud, was found guilty on the minor counts of fraudu lently disposing of the goods. Sentenced to six months' imprisonment in the House of Correction. THIRD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) THE CITY FRAUDS. In the case of James Crowther and Samuel Goodburn, charged with frauds on their employers, Messrs. Lang and Co., colonial brokers, of Mincing-lane. The jury had not returned their verdict when the report left. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CAUTION TO LICENSED YTCTUALLERS.—Mr. John Wakeling, landlord of the One Tun public-house, Arundel court, Haymarket, appeared before Mr. Knox to answer the complaint of Inspector John Wilson, of having wilfully and knowingly permitted drunkenness and other disorderly conduct in his house. The case was proved by Inspector John Silverton, who visited the defendant's house at 5 o'clock in the morning, and saw seven or eight drunken persons present, and one of them, on leaving the house, behaved in a moat turbulent manner. Mr. Knox asked the inspector whether defendant had been previously convicted, and was answered in the ne gative. The defendant was then fined 20s. and costs. WESTMINSTER. BURGLARY BY A PREVIOUS SERVANT.—John Jones, a young man, was placed at the bar before Mr. Arnold, charged with burglarously breaking and entering the dwell ing -house of Mr. Cox, 34, Raphael-street, Knightsbridge, and stealing therein a watch and chain and a quantity of clothing. Benjamin Brownjohn, who lodges at the house in question, stated that on last Saturday night he went to bed at between 11 and 12 o'clock, and placed his watch and chain on the drawers in his room. On awaking in the morning he found it gene, as also his coat, waistcoat, and some other articles of wearing apparel were gone, and also his purse, contain ing a small sum of money. A boy slept in the same room as the prosecutor, but the things had all been taken with out either of them tieing aware of it. Mr. Arnold asked how the prisoner had obtained access ,o the premise% Charles Smith, a letective officer, 131 B, said prisoner had been formerly in Mr. Cox's service, and therefore was inti mately acquainted with the locality of the premises. He had recently absconded from his employment, and there were charges which might be made against him. He obtained access to the premises by the grating of the cellar, through which the shutters are passed up, and which was left unfastened. In order to prevent any sound escaping a piece of handkerchief was found closed in with the iron work. On receiving information of the robbery, witness felt satisfied that it had been committed by the prisoner, and went in search of him. He found him last night in the Brompton-road, and took him into custody, when he denied that he was the person wanted, and that he had ever been in Mr. Cox's employment. Witness then took him to the station, and on searching him found a duplicate relating to part of the stolen property. A pawnbroker produced the coat and waistcoat, and identified the prisoner as the person pawning it. Mr. Cox said that prisoner left home on the 4th. The area grating was unfastened. Prisoner, who said nothing in answer to the charge, was remanded. THAMES. VERY DRUNK AND VERY DISORDERLY.—JObiI Cortin and Timothy Murphy, Irish labourers, were brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with being drunk, disorderly, and assaulting several omnibus conductors. It appeared from the evidence of two pollee-constables of the K division, named Knowles and Jackson, that last night about half-past eleven o'clock they saw the prisoners roll out of a public-house in the Commercial-road and hail an omnibus that was passing. Both prisoners were intoxi cated, and the conductor of the omnibus refused to carry them. They got upon the omnibus, and were pulled down again. The prisoners said they had money, and would ride to Blackwell. They made use of very foul language, abused the conductor and threw him to the ground. The passengers inside and outside the omnibus insisted on the driver and conductor of the omnibus not receiving the prisoners, and they abused the passengers, applied the vilest epithets to wards them, and caused a mob of disorderly persons to assemble. The omnibus at last proceeded on its journey, and the prisoners were removed. About a quarter of an hour afterwards another omnibus on its way to Blackwall arrived opposite the George Tavern, and the prisoners bailed the driver to stop, and attempted to get inside the vehicle. The conductor would not allow them to ride, and they repeated their misconduct and dragged the conductor from the monkey board behind the omnibus. The prisoners roared, swore and blasphemed most awfully, and said they were ready to pay for a ride to Blackwall, and would have one. The prisoners were removed a second time. A third omnibus arrived after the lapse of 15 minutes, and another row took place to the great annoyance of the passengers. The omnibus was detained some time, the conductor was ill-used, the prisoners seated themselves inside the vehicle and were ejected, they threatened and abused driver, conductor, and passengers, and, refusing to walk home, were taken into custody. Charles Roberts, an omnibus conductor, gave evidence in confirmation. The prisoners said they had not taken half a glass of in toxicating drinks since the 16th of January last, and denied all that was alleged against them. Mr. Partridge said the case was clearly made out. The police had shows wonderful forbearance, and the conductors of the omnibuses had done quite right in not allowing drunken men to enter publio vehicles. He fined the pri soners 40s. each, and, in default of payment, 21 days' im prisonment. CIVIL SERTICE.—Foreign-office.—Mr V. A. W. Drummond and Mr G. Sheffield have been appointed third secretaries in the diplomatic service. House of Com mons —Mr S. Crompton has been appointed a committee clerk. War-office—Mr J. M'Carthy has been appointed a clerk in the Accountant-General's office, London. India office—Mr J. Oliphant has been appointed assistant private secretary to Sir C. Wood, in the room of Mr. Waterfield. Civil Service Commission—Mr T. Walrond, MA., one of the examiners, has been appointed secretary to the commission, in the room of Mr J. G. Maitland, deceased. Prisons Department—Mr R. Parkyn, Governor of Brixton Prison, has been appointed Governor of the General Prison at Perth, in the room of Mr. Stewart, deceased. Customs —Mr T. Hutchison has been appointed out-door officer, Glasgow ; Mr T. Johnson, Mr J. Miller, and Mr A. Mitchell have been appointed outdoor officers, Greenock; and Mr J. R. Precious an out-door officer, Harwich. Mr R. Smith, examining officer at Ardrossan, Irvine, has been promoted to be examining officer fifth-class, Greenock. Inland Revene—The office of assistant-solicitor has be come vacant by the death of Mr H. Tilsey, salary £1,200. Stamps and Tax Branch —Messrs. H. J. Brown and W. J. Hutchinson have been appointed junior stampers. Excise Branch. —Mr R. W. Hales, port officer, London, has been appointed diary o ffi cer, chief office; Mr T. Barnett, officer. Yeovil ride, port officer, London; Mr H. W. Johnson, second-class assistant, Cork collection, second-class assis tant, London, South collection ; Mr C. M'lntosh, second class assistant, Glasgow collection, second-class assistant, district ; Fort - William Mr I'. P. Pearce, second-class as sistant, Salop collection, second-class assistant, Wales, North collection ; and Mr T. Y. Wardale has been appointed second-class assistant, Ourrey collection. Scotland—Mr J, R., Stewart has been appointed clerk in the Queen's Ser vo and i a L a o z r e d et reasurer's RellleMbr aLeee THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, TATTERSALL'g - -Tnis EVENING. THE DERBY. 9to 2 agat Lord Clifden (taken and offered) 6to 1 agst Macaroni (offered) 9to 1 agst Saccharometer (taken and offered) 9to 1 agst Hospodar (offered) 10 to 1 agst Gillie (offered) 13 to 1 agst King of the Vale (taken) 100 to 6 agst Tom Fool (offered) 18 to 1 agst Scamander (taken) 25 to 1 agst Ranger (offered) 25 to 1 agat National Guard (offered) 40 to 1 agat Early Purl (offered) 40 to 1 agst Fantastic (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst King of Utopia (taken) 50 to 1 agst Golden Pledge (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Giles the First (offered) 1000 to 10 agst Donnybrook (offered) Light Bob, Turcos, Stockman, and all Mr. Merry's horses are struck of the Derby. THE OAKS. 3to lon the field (offered) MALTON, Saturday, —The following horses have left here for Epsom :—The Marquis, Ace of Clubs, Deception, Early Bird, Giles the First, Amelia, Hurricane, Queen Bertha, Borealis, Michael Scott, Old Orange Girl, Aloyone, War Dance, Goldylocks, and Caller On. CITY BETTING—THIS DAY. THE DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Lord Clifden (taken) 11 to 2 agst Maccaroni (taken) 9to 1 agst Sacoharometer (taken) 100 to 9 agst Gillis (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst liivg of the Vale (taken) 100 to 7 agst Hospodar (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Tom Fool (offered) 20 to 1 agst Scamander (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst National Guard (offered) 25 to 1 agst Ranger (taken) 40 to 1 apt King of Utopia (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Fantastic (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Giles the First (taken) OAKS. sto 2on the field (offered) Bto 1 agst Borealis (taken) 9to 1 agst Miss Armstrong (taken) 10 to 1 agst Queen Bertha (taken) MARKETS--.This Day. COVENT GARDEN. The show of fruit is very moderate, but increased sup plies of vegetables are on offer. Generally speaking, the trade is slow at the subjoined currency : TRUIT. s. d. s. d. Pine apples 8 oto 10 0 Colonial do., each 0 oto 0 0 Grapes,per lb 0 oto 0 0 Foreign do 1 6to 2 6 Melons Nectarines, per dz 0 oto 0 0 Apples, per hf-sv. 2 6to 4 0 Pears, per do 0 oto 0 0 Oranges, per 100 5 oto 10 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6to 7 0 Gooseberries hf sveo oto 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 oto 0 0 . Cherries s , per B. d lb. 0 oto 0 Foreign ditto, pun° oto 0 Filberts, per lb .. 2 oto 2 Cobnuts Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 per Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 Figs, per d0z..... 0 oto 0 Damson .. . 0 0 to 0 Currants, per h.sv 0 oto 0 Preen,Plums per do, .. 0 oto 0 gages, pr do. 0 oto 0 Raspberries, prpt 0 oto 0 VEGETAIILES. Greens, dz bunch 2 6 to 3 0 Cabbages, pr doz. 0 9 to 1 6 Red ditto 0 0 So 0 0 Savoy do., pr dz 0 0 to 0 9 Cauliflowers, p dz 1 0 to 2 0 Brocoli, per bus. 0 0 to 0 0 Potatoes, per ton ..0 0 to 0 0 New ditto, pr lb, 0 6 to 1 0 Turnips, dz bunch 1 6 to 2 0 Carrots, pr do 4 6 to 5 0 Cucumbers 0 6 to 3 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Green peas,ll.-sv. 0 0 to 0 0 Brus. sprouts,h.s. 0 0 to 0 0 Onions, doz. bn 1 6 to 1 9 New Do., dz bun 0 9 to 1 3 Spinach . 0 8 to 1 0 Turnip radishes 0 6 So 0 81 Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 2 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4 Celery, per ditto 1 oto 1 6 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 2to 0 3 Mushrooms,p ptl. 0 9to 1 3 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Cabbage lett,score 0 oto 0 0 Mint and savory..o 3to 0 4 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 6to 0 8 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Chilies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 3to 0 6 Asparagus, pr do. 2 6to 6 0 Seakale, per bun, 0 oto 0 0 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, Os Od to Oa Od; geese, Os Od to Os Od e ac h ; ducks, 2s 6d to 2s 9d ; d uc kli ngs, Is Od to 2s Od each ; w ild d o., 7d 4 5 8 s 0 0 d d ; to ra 7 b s b O it d s! g 3s os O li d ng to s, to is ld ; pigeons, Os 6d to Os 10d each; S urre y f ow l s , :Os Od to 15s Od ; chickens, 6s Od to 8s Od ; barn-door fowls, 4s Od to 7s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; partridges,Os Od to Os Od ; woodcocks, Os to Os Od ; snipes, Os to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, Os Od to Os Od ; widgeons, Os Od to Os Od ; plovers, Os Od to Os Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, 10d to is Od; English, lld to is Id per lb ; English eggs, 7s Od to Os Od ; French do., 5s 6d to 6s Od per 120 ; leverets, Os Od to Os Od each. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is 4d to is 6d ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, 5d to 10d ; prawns, Os ; skate, 4d to 6d ; sturgeon, and halibut, Od per lb. ; turbots, 2s 6d to 15s ; cod, is Od to 4s Od ; brills, is Od to 5s Od ; dorevs, is Od to 7s Od ; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d ; lobsters, 6d to gs Od; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each ; soles, 6d to 2s Od per pair ; common oysters, 10s to —s ; natives, 56s to —s per bushel ; whitings, 3s Od to 10s ; haddocks, 4s to 12s ; smelts, is Od to is 6d ; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, 50s per 120 ; fresh herrings, 5s per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Os per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. - - - Beef, from 28 6d to 38 10d ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; lamb, is 4d to 68 4d; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d; and pork, 38 4d to 4s 4d per 81bs. by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2$ 6d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d; lamb, 58 4d to 6s 4d ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and pork, 38 4d to 45 4d per 81bs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in th.e metropolis are from 7fd to Bd, of household do., sfd to 7d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. ---- Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 21d to 3d ; 641 b t o 721 b, 3d to 3jd ; 721 b to 801 b, 3 d to 4d ; 801 b to 881 b, 4d to 4f d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d t o 5d ; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, 9s Od to lls Od ; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 4s Od ; full, 7s Od to Os Od ; polled s h eep, Os Od to Os Od ; half breds, Os Od to Os Od ; Downs, 7s Od to 9s Od; lambs, 2s 6d to 3s 10d; shearlings, is 7d to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 Os Od ; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 1 08;:and straw, £1 10s to £1 16s per load. Trade slow. CUMBERLAND.—Me a d ow h a y, £2 Os to £4 4s ; clove, do., £3 10s to £5 10 s ; an d straw , £1 lOs to £1 16 s per load. Both hay and straw so ld s l ow l y a t our quotati ons. WHITECHA.PEL —Mead ow hay, £2 Od to £4 O s ; clover do ,£3 lOs to £5 10s ; and straw, 1 lOs to £1 168 per load. Trade inactive. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. Miles ?paned. Railways. 1863• Belfast and N. Counties 136 Belfast and County Down 4f Bluth and Tyne 2B Bristol and Exeter l2l} Caledonian 230 Cockermouth & Workington lei Cork ant Bandon 0 Co , ' R & ' ork, Blackrock, Passage... 32 Cork and Youghal • • 631 Cornwall 17 Deeside _ ea Dublin & Belfast Junction Dublin and Drogheda 75 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wext d 4 B* Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun 3l Edinburgh and alas ow l9l Forth & Clyde Junction BO Furness, &O 5O Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern.Nrik.,&E.UniOn Great Northern 330 Great North of Scotland 5B Gt. Northn. & Westn. (1re1.).• 711 fit.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 829 Great Western .. . Inverness & Aberdeen Juno 864 Irish North-Western 145 Irish South-Eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire 3 91 Limerick and Ennis.. 24 Limerick and Foynes 2 Llanelly .. ~... London & North-Western •• • 1179 i London and Blackwall 5l London & South-Western .• • 142 Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast. • • 254 London, Chatham, & Dover 7681 Lond. Tilbury, & Southend 42 Man.,Sheffield,& Lincolnsh Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham gi Maryport an d Carlisle 2B Metropolitan . . Midland (incl. N.-Western ) B3O. - ,, ,d Gt " ' 41rind 2597 didland dt.Westn. 01. lidonkland . ._ " ... t 7l Monmouthsh..Rall.&. Canal 44 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and. New. & Car 8 94 North London ... North Staffordshire 254 Oswestry and Newton.. 2 Rhy_puney St. Helen's Canal& Railway 53 S co ttish Central Scottish North-Eastern 1321 Somerset and Dorset 33A 75/ South Devon .............. )5, South-Eastern 3o6' Stockton and Darlington .• • • 155 Taff Vale 55 5 Ulsr 4l Vale of Clwyd. Vale of Neath 2si W a t er ford and Kilkenny 3 l} Waterford and Limerick 77 W e st Cornwall 274 W.Hartlepoolllarbr.dzßaiL W'haven,CleatordirEgrmnt 7 Whitehaven Junction l2 Whitehaven & Furness Jun us FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam 62 Austrian B e l g ian Eastern Junction. •• • 828 264 Bombay, Baroda, & ('en. India 182 Buffalo and Lake Huron l6l Detroit and Milwaukie lB5 Dutch Rhenish lOBl Eastern of France lo7B' East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada lO9O Great Indian Peninsula 495 Great l e tuteinbourg 134 121} £3O 48& 31 169} 30 45i 829 964} 73i 130 25 395 24 26 46 1189. 400 5 1 2411 Z 1 i 9 28 6144 1921 714 44 3451 867 i 9 252 182 39/ 75 8O 181 131 161 185 1081 1060 664} 100 4371 131 Receipts. 1863. 1862:' £ £ 2,206 2,152 658 634 2,016 2,222 6,381 15,087 6,332 14,772 261 2 51 434 418 224 212 49a 3 73 1,467 1,543 1,802 1,353 339 1,545 168 1 615 2,165 1 , 97 5 1,077 1 , 0 91 8 , 20 3 7.020 295 339 3,016 2,339 8,150 8,014 28 ,041 29,255 25,280 25,041 1,926 1,098 567 410 9,329 8,990 60,120 55.237 1,044 974 1,912 1.799 181 232 82,944 80,930 201 241 167 144 601 567 96,085 8 5,526 1,7:9 1,580 22,619 19,590 17,934 17,288 4,666 3,193 1 ,237 1,217 15,097 13,561 1,901 1,179 1,353 972 1,950 - 89,920 37,117 5.795 6,271 1,f , 35 1,638 2,803 2,447 12,030 10,774 41,044 38,978 ;3,307 2,855 8,405 7.486 1,014 747 907 594 2,125 1,895 3,710 3,207 5,090 4,773 402 276 3.484 8,663 19,704 20,2,1 9,811 9,184 5,243 4,839 2,087 2,0..9 166 178 2,029 2,057 342 381 1,389 1,350 749 845 4,471 4,030 627 417 876 570 845 635 1,311 1,083 30,102 34,694 284 253 1,786 1,553 3,882 3 , 608 3,069 3,532 '49,564 52, 794 20,640 11,983 15,180 13,505 8 620 5, 933 5,280 6007 DERBY PROPHECIES. (From the Sporting Gazette.) " BEACON"—(Late of Bell's Life.) I consider Lord Clifden, Macaroni, King of the Vale, The Gillie, and Tom Fool, will comprise the first flight at the finish of the contest, and it only remains to choose be tween the best public form of last year—Lord Clifden—and the best this—Macaroni ;—and, in giving my casting vote, it must be for MACARONI, because Lord St. Vincent, with plenty of tackle to try his horse, has not thought proper to do so. RHYMING RICHARD. Ere the last horse has crossed the road, Lord Clifden's " bolt is shot I" The "primrose and the crimson" show still proudly to the fore, And Saccharometer holds out, although his chance is o'er; For speed to mount the fatal hill Lord Strathmore's colt will lack— Outpaced he is, but all may see the bottom of the Sack. " De Ranger!" " Tambour P' " alike !"—these names the Ring repeat— The wild excitement of the scene has reached its fever heat; But calm and still sits Challoner, till just below the Stand, He marks the Gthie's" chocolate" die out at his right hand; The Ranger too's beyond his range, the Tambour feels the pace, _ . The rival Kings but struggle on to gain, perhaps, a place. Between those dark but living lines, that sea of faces keen, Beneath the glance of Beauty's eye, those deafening shouts between, He shoots like lightning to the front, and ere the set of sun A thousand flashing wires have told that MACARONI won I JOHN DAVIS. The " road" is gained—and thundering put the Stand, Come "Mac," and "Sac," with Clifden " well in hand." Gillis and Ranger in the strife compound, And Tom Fool's backers greater fools are found. Fantastic at the distance shuts up shop ; And Hospodar and Lamb's Blue Mantle stop. The shouts are fearful, for the struggle's close; And no one knows how strong he'll get the dose. " Sac" now beats " Mac"—but spite of private spins, The best since West Australian, CLIFDEN wins I ALADDIN. LORD CLIFDEN with favour we've always regarded, His goodness and stoutness we still must assert; And his colours untarnished, by victory guarded, Whether beaten or not, we will never desert THE TWOPENNY WA RBLER. To finish my ditty, I think that alone, I Shall "nail" my allegiance on sweet MACARONI; And if any outsider should show in the race, Fantastic, I fancy, is good for a place I TROUBADOUR. LORD CLIFDEN will be No. 1, Lord Strathmore's colt the second ; And if I place Fantastic next, You'll find I've rightly reckoned! A PROPHETIC VISION. I see a vett and motley crew, As e'er together came; The sea of hats which meets my view Doth " Derby Day" proclaim. Then comes the final shout and whoop! 'Tis done ! The winner's in I BLEE MANTLE, With his azure hoop— I thought that he would win I (From Bell's Life.) , . As regards 'our verdict for the race, we approach the record of it with a great deal of hesitation, because we have not seen the crack since September, and are obliged to take on credit our particulars:of him. But the Flying Dutchman was in the same category, and yet was successful. Consi dering, therefore, under what trying circumstances Lord Clifden has kept his place in the market,we are of opinion we shall not err in giving credence to the ability of the trainer and the honesty and talent of the jockey of LORD CLIFDEN, by anticipating our being able to chronicle him the winner of the Derby on Wednesday. ORANGE BLOSSOM. Now, Naylor, rejoice, for alone ye As victor I'm able to hail, As, passing the stand, Macaroni Disposes of King of the Vale, And wins—no I however abhorrent, Newmarket must hedge to her boast, For, brought with a rush like a torrent, SACO HAROMETER wins on the post! MANHATTAN. But hold, enough I—if public form Of winning be the test, At once with me you'll all agree LORD CLIFDEN is the best. If fate should please Lord Clifden's Success to overrule, I think the Derby winner Will prove to be Tom Fool. SOMNAMBIMUS. Half-distance is now passed, and at full speed the jockeys ride, Lord Clifden, Saccharometer, and Gillie side by side. Brave Gillie's second by a neck—a glorious sight to see— LORD CLIFDFN wins the Derby Stakes in Eighteen-sixty three. (From the Era.) TOUCHSTONE. To sum up, we like the chances of Ghillie, Hospodar, King of the Vale, Lord Clifden, Saccharomster, Ranger, and Maccaroni best, and shall take the liberty of placing the first three thus :—SACCHAROMETER, 1; Lord Clifden, 2; King of the Vale, 3. THE STABLE MOUSE. Here is my return :—Tom Fool., 1; The Gillie, 2; Lord Clifden, 3. MUGGINS'S DOG. My tip is :—littiG ov THE WALE, 1; Tom Fool, 2; Ranger, 3. (From the Field) OBSERVER. I am induced to believe that the Two Thousand Guineas winner is destined to preserve his pride of place, and that in MACARONI, your readers will discover the winner of the Derby. Next to him I fancy will be discovered Lord Clifden and Gillie. (From the Sunday limes.) VATICINATOR. It argues, we admit, some temerity to leave out from one's calculation two prominent favourites like Lord Clifden and Macaroni, but we must take our chance, and place the first three thus :—SACCILLROMETER, 1 ; The Gillie, 2 ; 3. In arriving at this conclusion, we King of the Vale, must confess to having been much perplexed by the con flicting claims of Lord Strathmore's horse and the Wood yeate's representative. Should an outsider accomplish the feat, there is none more likely, in our opinion, than Sca mender, who is reported to have been favourably tried with Fairwater. (From the Weekly Times.) FLY-BY-NIGHT. So many chops and changes have occurred in the betting on the Derby 'within the last eight and forty hours that I find it absolutely necessary to materially alter my selection for that race. The backsliding of the Ranger, National Guard, and Donnybrook is confirmatory of my opinion concerning them, but I was hardly prepared for such a demonstration in favour of the Frenchman. The ground work thereof is a reported wonderful trial with Haddington and Stradella, and if there is any truth in it the horse must be very dangerous, but this stable is far too critical to trust. Lord Clifden was very tottery this afternoon at Harpenden, and certain stentorial lungs offered 6 to I. freely against him, and I much expect twice that figure will be presently his quoted price. Baron Rothschild's colt, on the other hand, showed every symptom of rising in public estima tion. After well weighing all these phases of the drama, I must register my final vote as follows :—KING OF TILE VALE, 1; Macaroni, 2. (From the Sporting Life.) AUGUR. The fruits of my reasoning are distinct biases in favour of Tom Fool, Hospodar, Lord Clifden, and King of the Vale, one of whom, according to my judgment, will win. Of this quartette the most dangerous ones appear, to my thinking, H OSPODAR and LORD CLIPDEN. next to whom I expect to see Tom Fool and King of the Vale. PINDAR. Go, G*llie, hide thy wither'd head In some outlandish bower; For our bleak Surrey gales, methinks, Won't suit the silly Flower! But for thee, SACCHAROXETER, The prize does Fortune destine ; And, Hayhoe, thou, with _King of the Pak, Art deemed the second best in I A DERBY ENIGMA. My first as prince 'tween Turk and Russian r ules ; "More know" my second "than" my second " knows," My third's well versed in " couchant," " rampant," " guise ;" Who backs all three may pay off all he owes. (From the Illustrated Sporting News.) Our impression is that King of the Vale, Macaroni, The Giilie, Lord Clifden, Th e Ran g er, and Tom Fool, will beat the field, and thst it wi ll be a race between KING OP THE VALE and THE GILLIE for first place, and we are i nc li ned to give priority to Baron Rotbschild's horse. A ,4 B ULL " ON TUE BENCH. —A f ew days since one of the magistrates at the Council-h ouse, Bristol, ad drming a man brought before him who did not appear under very favourable circumstances, inquired if he were married. " No," replied the man. " Then," rejoined his worship, amid peals of laughter from the occupants of the court, "it's a good thi ng for your wife,"—Sonterset Herald. Business dont 101 1 10 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HARPENDEN MEETING._FRIDAY. The Rotharnstead Stakes of 3 soya each, with 30 added One mile and a half. 10 eube. Mr. W. Bunce's Flying Spur, 3 yrs (X 25), fist 71b (F. Lowe) 1 Mr. Price's Maltster, 3 yrs (L5O), 7st (E. Martin) 2 Mr. Nightingall's Hilly Grove, 3 yrs (425), 7 s t (Jas. IN ightingall) 3 The following also ran :—Mermaid, Dummy, Warrener, Maybe, and Erica. Betting-9 to 4 agst Hilly Grove, 6to 1 eget Maybe, 6 to 1 each agst Flying Spur and Mermaid, 7 to 1 agst Malt ster, 10 to 1 aget any other. After one false start, in which all but the Maltster ran half a mile, they were evenly despatched, Maybe making play to the turn going out, where she dropped into the rear, and Warrener took up the running, followed by Erica and Flying Spur. Entering the straight V arrener gave way to Flying Spur, and half-way up Maltster and Hilly Grove joined him, and the three ran together for a few strides, when Hilly Grove compounded and the other two ran a good race to the finish, Flying Spur eventually win ning by a short head. Hilly Grove was a bad third, Mer maid fourth, Dummy fifth, Warrener sixth, and Erica seventh. Maybe did not pass the post. The winner was bought in for 90 guineas. The Herts Hunt Cup, a plate of 50 sous, for horses bona fide the property of farmers occupying not less than 80 acres of land within the limits of Lord Dacre's hunt ; 12st each. Two miles. Mr. J. Brown's Briiish Prince, aged (Owner) 1 Mr. Proctor's Meteor mare, aced (Mr. C. Pears) 2 Mr. W. Frazer's Princess, aged (Mr. Wood) 3 The following also ran :—Little Harry, Otho, and Pre cise. _ _ _ - - Princess ran under protest, it being alleged that she had not been properly described. Betting-5 to 4 agst Princess, 3to 1 eget British Prince, 4 to 1 agst Otho, 6 to 1 eget the Meteor mare. The whole of the running was made by British Prince, who increased his lead from the distance, and won in a canter by ten lengths. Otho was fourth, and neither of the others passed the post. The Harpenden Handicap of 10 soya each, 5 ft, with 100 added. Two miles. 50 subs, 32 of whom pay 1 soy each. Mr, R. Ten Broeck's Amy, 5 yrs, Bst 51b (Fordham) 1 Mr. B. E. Dunbar's Overton, 6 yrs, Bst 91b. • (Challoner) 2 Capt. Coates's Fli r t a ti on , 6 y rs , Bst 91b (H. Grimehaw) 3 The following also ran :—Gibraltar, Evenhand, Flash in the Pan, Walpole, Harvest Moon, Tourist, Watford, Flying Spur, and Dinah filly. Betting-100 to 30 agst Amy, 7 to 2 aget Tourist, 7 to 1 each agst Flirtation and Walpole, 8 to 1 agst Harvest Moon, 10 to 1 agst Overton, 100 to 8 offered agst any other, Immediately the flag fell Evenhand rushed to the front and went past the Stand with a clear lead, and was followed by Watford, Tourist, and Overton ; Gibraltar, who was outpaced from the start, being tailed off in the first quarter of a mile. After passing the Stand Evenhand gave up the lead to Tourist, who was followed by Watford, Flirtation, Amy, Flying Spur, and Overton in a cluster. They ran thus to the bend into the straight, where Watford ran up to Tourist, and the pair quitting the rest lay in front to the distance. There, however, they both compounded, and left Amy slightly in front of Overton, whilst Flirta tion, wide of the pair and next the rails, was next Walpole following fourth. Overton, who had throughout been in close company with Amy, made his effort 100 yards from home, but failing to get up was beaten a head ; Flirta tion a bad third, Walpole was fourth, Flying Spur fifth, and Watford sixth. The rear was brought up by Flash- in-the-Pan. The Two-Year-Old Stakes of 5 sous each, with 100 added; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b. T.Y.C. Four furlongs and a half. Mr. T. Stevens's Faith. Bst 41b (Payne) 1 Baron Rothschild's Brother to Canace, Bst 71b (Wells) 2 Mr. C. Snewing's Vanquisher, Bst 71b .... (J. Parsons) 3 The following also ran :—Birthday filly, Rothschild, Royston, Bold Houghton, Madcap, Maid of the Morn filly, Mystery, Argus the Exile, Black Deer, Lady Nicholl, Lady Warwick, The Golden Ball, Attraction, Clairvoyante, and Confederate. Betting-7 to 2 agst Royston, 4to 1 agst the Birthday filly, 7 to 1 agst Clairvoyante, 8 to 1 agst Lady Nicholl, 10 to 1 apt Brother to Canace, 100 to 1 each agst Black Deer and Bold Houghton, 100 to 7 agst Attraction, and 20 to 1 each agst Faith, Lady Warwick, and Vanquisher. A short delay occurred at the post, after which Faith, slightly in front of Royston, Bold Houghton, Lady Nicholl, and Brother to Canace, made play, and increasing her ad vantage at the distance, came away and won in a canter by four lengths. Vanquisher, who passed a lot of pulling•up horses within the distance, was beaten a length from the second. Black Deer, Bold Houghton, and Royston were the next three, and Golden Ball was last, The Harpenden Plate of 50 soya for all ages, winners extra. About one mile. Captain Coates's Flirtation, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (H. Grimshaw) 1 Lord Lonsdale's Flax gelding, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b (E.l aylor) 2 Mr. Fuller's Walpole, 4 yrs, 7bt alb Gibraltar, Statesman, Lord of Linne, Barter, and Gaze hound also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Lord of Liana, 3to 1 agst Flirtation, 5 to 1 agst Walpole, 7 to 1 agst the Flax gelding. Lord of Linne made the running to the distance, up to which point he was followed by the Flax gelding, Walpole, and Flirtation. Within the distance Flirtation went to the front, and finally won by a length. A neck separated the second and third. Lord of Linne was close up, fourth, The Wheathametead Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added. T.Y.C. Mr. F. Fisher's Dinah filly, 3 yra (£3O), 7st 101b(Reeves) 1 Mr. Goddard's Little Star, 2 yrs (40), Sat 111 b (car Est) (James Nightingall) 2 Capt. Christie's Netherdale, 2 yrs (£3O), Sat 121b(Z anker) 3 Mr. Fuller's Baffler, 4 yrs (£3O), Bst 121 b .... (Mitchell) 4 Mr. Hughes's Baliverne, 4 yrs (£4O), 9st 21b(D.Hughes) 5 Betting-6 to 4 agat Netherdale, 4to 1 each agat Bali verne and Baffler, 5 to 1 agst the Dinah filly. Baffler made play with Netherdale, and Little Star next, the Dinah filly who got off badly being last. At the dis tance, however,the Dinah filly got on terms with her horses, came away half-way up, and won a good race by a neck. The favourite was a bad third. The winner was sold to Mr. Blenkiron for 90 guineas. The Union Hunt Cup of 25 soya in specie, for half-bred horses that have never won a steeplechase or hurdle race of any description, and have been regularly hunted with an established pack of foxhounds euring the present sea son, for 4-yr-olds and upwards. Two miles. 17 subs. Mr. Shaw's Stirrup Cup gelding, 6 yrs, 12st 51b (Mr. T. Price) 1 Mr. T. Smith's Meanwood, 4 yrs, list (Clement) 2 Mr. S. J. Bond's Precise, aged (11 b), 12st l b (Mr. James) 3 The following also ran:— , Vanity, Leo, The Priest, Meteor mare, St. John, Zingary, and Dicebox. Betting-6 to 4 agst Meanwood, 3to 1 agst Stirrup Cup gelding, 7 to 1 agst any other. The Stirrup Cup gelding waited upon Precise to the dis tance, where he went to the front, and within the distance Meanwood took second place, but never getting up was beaten two lengths ; Precise was a bad third, Dicebox fourth, the Meteor mare fifth, the Priest sixth, and the rest were beaten off. The Scurry Stakes of 2 soya each, with 25 added, for all ' ages : winners extra. T.Y.C. Capt. Christie's Netherdale, 2 yrs, (£2O), 6st ..(Zanker) 1 Mr. Poulson's Allow-me, 3 yrs (£2O), 7st 71b.... (Drew) 2 Mr. Fuller's Maybe, 4 yrs (£!0), Bst 31b (Mitchell) 3 The following also ran :—Maltater, Baliverne, and Night Revel. Betting-6 to 4 agst Allow-me, 3to 1 each agst Bali verne and Malister (the latter at first being backed at 6 to 4). Netherdale made all the running, and won a fine race by a head ; two lengths separated the second and third. The winner was bought by Mr. B. Land for 32 guineas. LATEST BETTING. DERBY. 11 to 2on the field (cffered) 9to 1 agat Bac,charometer (taken) 12 to 1 aget Gillie (taken) 25 to 1 agst Ranger (taken) 25 to 1 agat National Guard (taken) 25 to 1 aget Scamander (taken) 100 to 1 agst Light Bob (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FnmAy. There was but little done on future events. The little change on the Derby was the increasing firmness of Sac charometer, about whom all the money at 10 to 1 that could be obtained was taken; and the advance of Scamander, who finished at 25 to 1 (taken). Closing prices : THE DERBY. (offered) sto 1 agst Lord Clifden (offer c eil ff ) 6to 1 agst Msoosron the hitakve Vale e ) 10 to 1 agst Saooharometer (taken freely) 11 to I:aggsgastttKsGefiallingmeE:(nftdakeren()taken) 14 to 1 agst Hospeclar (taken) 2 506 to 1 1 1 agst The Ranger ( offe red ) 40 to 1 agst Fantastic (taken) 50 to 1 agst Golden Pledge --- ---7-77-----(t_aken) THE OUT OF-DOOR GAMESTER, AND SPORTING SUMMER REGISTER. —Register for the Week.-- Cricket on May the 18th at Kennington. —Grand Lucifer Match by the two Elevens of the Printers Devils's Cricket Club. May 19th. —An exciting race of a novel character takes place. A gentleman well known in the sporting world hes Engaged to back his horse against the railings in Grosvenor-square. A large attendance is expected. May 21st. Great Peat of Pedestrianism.—The Nimble Novice has undertaken to get to Brighton in ono hour and a quar ter. He will start from the Victoria station, and, by per• mission of the railway authorities, will walk along the IT Such is his celerity, thet though a train may . come up w it h him, yet he will ultimately go by it, as easily Maymem members o f A q th u e at l ic m s p . of the London 23d• Thames Yachting —The Members Aquatics.—First ent taEnnooutalmbaokaetrsTzbeissetstwype.enmtahye Sail ing Cl ippers,— Punch. NY The Court of Direc tors Yacht Club will assemble in their Fast Sail -- THE EAST INDIA COMPANY. —The Colonel Sykes, M.P•r as the year ensuing India Company for chairman of the Ea,st ladot tors have unanimously elec te d NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION. The annual meeting of the National Rifle Asso- elation was held yest er d a y a t Willi s ' s R o oms ; his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge in the chair. Amongst those present were Lord Longford, Lord Wharucliffe, Lord West, Lord Hardiuge, Earl Tankerville, Lord Talbot de Malahide, Lord Spen cer, Earl Ducie, Lord Truro, the Hon. Mr. Lindsay, Sir T. F. Buxton, M.P.,Capt. Ross, Capt. Mildmay, Capt. Templar, Hon. A. Kinnaird, M.P., Sir R. Hamilton, Mr. John M'Gregor, General Boileau, Col. Bigge, Sir John Burgoyne, Col. Kennedy, Col Steele, Mr. Scourfield, M.P., Col. North, M,P., Col. the Hon. C. H. Lindsay, Lieut.-Col. Warde, Lieut.- Col. Loyd Lindsay, Col. Clark Kennedy, the Hon. Col. Cust, Hon. Col. Charteris, Sir P. De Grey Egerton, Capts, Macgregor, Page, and G. St. John Mildmay. His ROYAL HIGHNIBB ❑eed not detain you long, a', since the meeting which was h e ld re cently, nothing of any importance has occurred. I have, to state that the arrangements have been made for the rifle meeting at Wimbledon on the 7th July. The balance in favour of the association amounts to £3,613, which includes the Ladies' Prize of £4lO. I have further to inform you that the names of the ladies forming the committee will be published im mediately ; and I have further to state that the sub scriptions have not increased to the extent the council had hoped. lam afraid I have alluded on various occasions to this subject, and I am almost ashamed to advert to it again; but I may be per mitted to observe that the annual subscriptions are most essential to any body conducting its operations from year to year, and unless those subscriptions are very considerable it is most difficult for the council to know what arrangements it can properly make: Therefore I notice the fact once again, that the annual subscriptions are not so great as we could wish. I hope the council have met the feel ing of the volunteers in the country, as we all know there was a strong feeling that the arm in use by the volunteers should be brought more for ward, and arrangements had been made with that view. They thought it would be of great advan tage to carry out that view as far as possible, and I am happy to say that the committee have met the case by establishing prizes for the next competition, which I hope will effect the object we all have in view. I allude more particularly to the 60 new prizes for all comers, rank and file, using the Go vernment rifle. The winners of the 60 prizes will also be entitled to compete for the Alexandra prize of £5O value, to be given in honour of the Princess Alexandra. The House of Lords prize amounts to £l7O, and will be competed for by enrolled volun teers with any rifle of bona fide government pat ternsasaid, , c o a u r r r carryingt . r 6 i 7 fl 7 e b a o s r s e o d e i i a s t m i o e n t e r m . e A e t s i n l g h atvaeh takes r p e l a a d e y e e a s n s f d u a l s vr w e e s h h a a l v l e h h a v i t e h e e r n t e o t f h o s n yd ear, o re n v t i h e w e T v th ery giu s l u y cc ; and it will take place on the 18th July. The en tries for the Queen's price already amount to 970, and it is hoped that before the day of the competi tion the number will be increased. Tents will be erected as usual, and there will be two officers or four men in a tent. Already 40 officers and 100 men have sent in applications for tent accommoda tion; and members of the association desiring to have tents of their own can do so on application. The general rules have been amended, and are sub mitted to the meeting, together with the bye laws and the programme, which I think is more attrac- tive than it has hitherto been. The arrangements are made with a view to enable volunteers to com pete with their own arms, and in that respect no doubt they wi I give general satisfaction. Col. BIGGE moved that the rules, as amended, be adopted ; and Sir R. HAMILTON seconded. Captain TEMPLAR called the attention of the council to the desirability of trying the experiment of handicapping the different rifles, and of offering prizes to be contested for with the long Enfield, at 800 or 1,000 yards. He believed that some excel lent practice would be made with that weapon. The Earl of Duciz said the council had considered the question, and, acting on General Hay's opinion, did not propose to go beyond the 600 yards' range. General BOILEAU suggested that prizes should be offered, to be competed for with the various kinds of rifles. Mr. 11PGREGOR thought it desirable that all should compete with rifles of the same make, and not that one man should use his rack rifle and another should compete with him with ono of a different and superior make. To avoid this it was desirable that the prizes should be offered to be competed for with the various kinds of rifles. At present many were excluded because they did not use the weapons to which they were accustomed. This was the case with the Inns of Court, who had the 5-groove rifle, and the artillery, who had the carbine. He concluded by moving a resolution to carry out his views, but it did not find a seconder. Colonel LINDSAY said that the 5-groove rifles were excluded on account of the advantage they gave, and the competition was restricted to the rifles of the Government pattern as served out to the volunteers. In reply to Lord Truro, His Royal Highness the Duke of CAMBRIDGE and the Hon. A. KINNAIRD, M.P., stated that the association was not entirely self-supporting. Colonel COLES moved that the 60 prizes for all comers (No. 3 in the bye laws) should be restricted to long and short Enfields. Major PIPON seconded the resolution. Captain TEMPLAR suggested that the entrance money for the competition for the 60 prizes, namely, £l, was too high, and excluded many volunteers from it, and again urged his views in favour of long ranges. Lord TRURO expressed his entire disapproval of the long ranges being introduced. The amendment was negatived. some other suggestions were then made as to off ring a prize forshooting at unmeasured distances, when Lord WHARNCLIFFE said the great difficulty they all felt, and which gave rise to differences of opinion, was occasioned through the Government serving out different kinds of rifles. He thought the council would do well if it endeavoured to in. duos the Secretary of State for War to issue only one kind of rifle to the volunteers. The amended rules were adopted, and a vo t e °f thanks to the cha irman closed the proceedings. IRELAND, D UBLIN, May 15 . T RALEE ELECTIONS. A telegram from Tralee announces the unopposed election of the Attorney. General this Mr. Hen r y D onovan , of morning. the firm o f D onovan and Sons, proposed, and Mr. J o h n , Chute Neligan seconded the nom ination of Mr. Thomas 011agan, the Attorney-General. Mr. James O'Connell, J.P., of Lake View, was proposed an d seconded, merely s for the purpose of g i v i ng him an opportunity of peaking. After addressing the electors for a con siderable time Mr. O'Connell resigned in favour of the Attorney-General. There being no other can didate proposed, th e Hi gh Sheriff declared the At torney-General duly el ec t e d, am id t h e enthu s iasm of the people. GARIBALDI AND CAPRERA.—A Turin letter in the Nuremberg Correspondent states t h at a few days ago a party of 25 Englishmen art ivcd at Caprera to pay their respects to Garibaldi. Tho latter thanked them very warmly for that proof of their sympatby, but at the same time expressed his regret at only being able to receive two of the party, the state of his health Still requiring repose. Since 1869, 150 steanurs bare touched at the island of Caprera, where formerly no vessel ever stopped, and more than 16,000 persons have landed. 'Our Neapolitan vessels bear the name of Garibaldi. The General is godfather name. D ur ing the last three years he has received presents resident of 120 ' - to 4,500 children, and 2,000 boys have received his chiefly from England. During the sm ile of the value of 16,000 f. The majority of them are agricul enpttitiarraleiroold refused other gifts representing a yak* of aw m se i n ll. Garibaldi is honorary burgess of oa Y a , im o obi cl eple t le Owns, and honorary P H e has 21 swords of honour, of which 11 associatio have b elans; from abroad. Since 1869, 3,030 addresses of d been 8 have been sent to him. In consequence of evotedness ments introduced into the cultivation of the the mprove. possesses at Caprera , his annual land Which he amounts to 3,000 f. o r i g i umi ., , t revenue front it now 1 Wafs altnotti nothing. Share 13.14. 6.4.0 I9.1&41 12.10 110 i 104 11 81