The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-20 00:00:00

0 r MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. A considerable improvement has taken place in nearly all departments of Stock Exchange business. The chief cause of this change is a prevailing opinion that the foreign demand for gold is being checked by the export of corn to France. The funds are about f per cent. better. Foreign Government securities have likewise ad viince d, Egyptian, Peruvian, and Spanish being in chief request. English railways are much better. - Metropolitan have recovered 1/, and Midland 1 . Bank and miscellaneous shares have more or less participated in the reaction. The inquiry for discount is but moderate, and the minimum rate in the open market continues at 1g per cent. The Liverpool cotton market is excited, and another farthing clearer. Consols are firm at an advance of nearly per cent., beinv quoted at 93 to 93i for mcney and account. New and Reduced Three per cents., 93a to 93 ; India Five per Cents., 111: to 1121 ; Bank Stock, 248 to 250 ; Exchequer Bills, 12s to 17s prem. `The variation in Foreign Stock comprise a recovery of -k in Peruvi an (1865), at 75 to 76, and in Egyptian (1864), at 87 to SS ; of in Greek, at 12A- to 13, and in the Viceroy's Nine per Cent. Bonds, at 891- to 89 ; Mexican are firm, at 15i to 16 ; New Spanish, 36 to 36,4 ; Turkish, 32g to ; Italian, 43:1 to 441 ; Portuguese, 391. to 40 ; Egyptian ( 1 864), 87 to 88 ; Viceroy Seven per Cent., 74i to 74:f ; Brazilian, 74i to 7r4 ; and Russian (1862), 85 to 86. The New Honduras Loan is steady, at i to 12 - Dre In . In American Securities United States' Five-Twenty Londs are better, at 721- to 72R ; Erie Railway is 14 lower, at 474 to 48 ; and Illinois ±, at 88 to 89. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have receded 4, to 26 to 27, but the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds remain firm, at 251; to 26. English Railway shares are generally firm. Metro politan are 1± higher, at 110 to 110 ; Midlands 1, at 107 to 107 k ; London and North Western, at 118± to 1181 ; Calenonian 4, at 82 to 83 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire I, at 127-} ; to 127 s ; and Great Western and London, Brighton, and South Coast, each ;on the other hand, Great Northern are ± lower, at 107 to 109 Bank Shares are quiet, and the only movement is an advance of in London and County, which are now quoted at 52 to 53. Agra (A Shares) 11 to 111. Alliance, 13.5 to 1215 dis. Consolidated, to 11 preen. ex div. London Joint Stock, 34 to 35. Foreign mining shares are flat. St. John del Rey is lower, at 17 to 18. Chontales worse, at 2k to dis. Port Philip, 1 5-16ths to 1 7-16ths. In miscellaneous securities the dealings are unim portant. Hudson's Bay is 3 ; lower, at 14i to 14i ; London G enera l O mn ib us flat, at 1 -16 to 2 15-16. Anglo-American Telegraph, 19 to 19i. ex div. ; Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent, 51, to 5i ; National Discount, 10i to 11f. The directors of the St. John del Rey mines have issued a circular to the shareholders, containing copies of letters received from Mr. Gordon to the 17th ult. Little progress had been made during the fortnight intervening since the previous advices, in clearing the mines of the injurious vapour which more or less prevailed throughout. Every , effort was being made to obtain as much ore as pos sible for the stamps, and the expenditure was being reduced as rapidly as possible. The quantity and quality of the stone stamped at the Gaia stamps was not yet such as to guide to any opinion as to the gold contents of the lode. The, traffic receipts of the Bahia and San Francisco Railway Company for the week ending January 11 shows an increase of £632. The receipts of the Buenos Ayres and Great Southern Railway for the week ending December 22, 1867, show a decrease 01 £234, whicti is attributed to the dull state of business caused by cholera. The receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway of Canada show an increase for the week ending February 1 of £3,652. A special general meeting of the Calcuttaand South Eastern Railway Company has been called for the 28th test, to confirm the resolution passed at the meeting oi . the 28th January, to hand over the railway to the Secretary of State for India on the terms previously mentioned. An extraordinary general meeting of the Cape Railway Company ha been convened for the 3d March, to consider the report of the committee ap pointed to consult with the directors as to the best steps to be taken to induce the Cape Government to extend the railway system into the interior of the COIOny. There were no bullion operations at the Bank o England yesterday, and in some quarters it is thought Probable that the export demand for gold has received a check. The City of London, from New York, has brought £3,000 in specie. The outgoing mail to the East takes to-day £7,940, of Which £7,000 is gold for E g ypt. The committee of bankers in London have refused to alter the hour of commencing business, upon the ground that the hf,ur from nine to ten not being occu- Pied by counter work, the mere opening of the doors au hour later would make very little difference. It has been currently reported in Paris that the Italian government contemplate the imposition of a ta x of ten per cent. on the holders of the Italian debt. The last letters from Florence, however, state that the Finance Minister will make, in the event of such a tax being imposed, certain reserves in the case of foreign holders of Italian rentes equivalent to a pro tection from the duty. It seems certain that some a mount t of tax will be proposed, as m one y mus t b e had at any price. The National Bank of Italy has opened a subscription for the sale £1,200,000 capital of the obligatory loan, at 71f. 20c., and the amount has been sold, and this is said to be the explanation of the high prices obtained for the church property. Madrid advices state that the Bank of Spain will accede to the wishes of the government, and employ a portion of its revenues in the purchase of the public stocks. The biddings for £200,000 in bills in India were held yesterday at the Bank of England. The amounts allotted were :—To Calcutta £186,000, and to Madras £14,000. The minimum price was fixed as before at is loid on Calcutta and Madras. Tenders at is 10d on these Presidencies will receive about 33 Per cent ; those above will be allotted in full. No tenders on Bombay were invited. These results show a slightly increased demand. The Metropolitan District Railway have made a call of £4 on the £2O share of this company, making £l7 paid, payable the 14th of March. The creditors of Messrs. Walsh and Sons, of Tipton and Deepfields, met yesterday at Birmingham, When it was decided to allow the estate to go into bankruptcy. The report of the directors of the London General Omnibus Company recommends a dividend for the past half year of is per share, being at the rate of 2! per cent, per annum. Petitions have been presented to the Court of Ch Lncery for the winding up of the Tamar Bank tiramte Company, and the Reinnie Mining Company (Limited). The liquidators of Overend, Gurney, and Co. (Limited), have intimated their willingness to meet the wishes of the creditors, as expressed at the meet ing held on the 3d instant, by the issue to them of Promissory notes, at six, twelve, and eighteen months, for the balances due to them, with interest at four per cent ~ on condition of the notes being dated on t the 15th March, 1668. Mr. Oppenhenu consider s hat this modification is one which the creditors ought to accept. The Rossa G ran d e G o ld Mi n i ng Company ' s produce 1."1: December was 1,692 oitavas. 137 tons have been extracted from Uppe r F orma ti on fi rst work i ngs ; Jrte id 11 oitavas er ton. L silbscriptio p n list of . the Australian Gold Mi ning I nPany will close on Saturday, the 29th inst. BRITISH FTINDS —TWO VOLOCIE. (I OENMENT F 8 Per ue V .c. R Cotwols UNDS. 93 2i 31. i t a 130 . Account, March 5 93 ml ae r Cent. Reduced 93} i K e w per Cent 93i B W 2/ per Cent. Jan. 1894 — g 4 Ina e • per C ent . Jan . 1873 — per Cent. yrs, expire sth Jan. 1880 — 1)0 . for 30 yrs, expire sth April ' lBB5 — E "e (Red Sea Televaph), Au,., 1908 — "e (Red Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. — pm Do £5OO — pm I I , Do. £lOO & £2OO pm "i . s i n o of England Stock, 4-} per Cent 249 • Account 1.4 4 . 1 Nn1AN GOVERNMENT SECURITIEV. , L la l ocir, 10 per Cent., April 1874 o • Acc ount D e . 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 Oct. 1888 Certificates — 'O. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — b e• 5 per Cent., M. 1872 7 1 °. 5 i - per Cent May 1879 —• •• , c) ,s - -- " - . 1 -- - - - ~.. 0 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 187° _ D do. 1877 — Do D• do. 1882 _ °. ~-)eb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 1), ? , : I,ollc-1,3,7? per Cent., £l,OOO • un dpr'El..o110 FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK. 4;',entine Republic, 6 per Cent _ 13 r ,, t ri. 4 n Bonds, b 5 per Cent. 1859 -gll an 5 per Cent — ) • 4 i par Cent. 1852 — j i, ° ' do lB7B — — 1, 0 • (10" ,-). */ 18 it b o. do., 1863 65-i , 5 per Cent 1865 up - —0 , . Account 751 5 0 '`.):. 6 Per Cent. 4risuan 6 per Cent — 44 4 k Per COJI t. ” 1 41111110111111111.11111.11 a"! 00. 6 per Cent., B . Do., 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 18:36 Do., Scrip £32 paid C :• rabian, 6 per Cont. `)anisti, 3 p 31' Cent., 1825 D ,nubian iYncipalities, 7 per Cent__ 70 1. 69} Do 8 per Cent., 1867 ".> — Eouador New Consolidated, 1 per Cenl — t!gyptian, 7 per Cent B9 !to. Second Issue . D .. f 510 Bonds D0..£106 Bonds — Du. 1864 90. 15 .0 Bonds B7l Do. £lOO Bonds ,.... 89} Governt.6ut Railway Debentures .... 91; 1 2; Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups — Do. Account Du. Coupons Do. Account ... Glatemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., f 25 p Its.ian 5 per Cert., 1866 — Do. Account _ — Do. Maremmana Rai way — A !xicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 Lle• 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — lontovid4w, C per Cent .. — ",ot.n . ish Imperial 5 per Cent \Tow Granada — t:2O 3 per Con — Do. Defert•ad Do LeitU Wet - rants t Hectares) Peravian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account — Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4 per Cent.. 1862 Do Account Port. , „ruese 3 per Ct.. 185:i, 'O, '7, Do. do., 1" 67 Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid 1 pin Ruisian 5 per Cent., iezz, £ D, B7 - 1 -4 Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1 , 62 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds — Do. do. £B4 los. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Santinian, 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per (Jen Do AcciAint ... Do New Deferrod .•• Do Account Do Passive Do Accent Do Cora. Cert. of Cou not :ded... Do Account. Tu .kish 6 per Cent. ~, o Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 ••• Do Account. • Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 .. Do Account Do £lOl Bonds -- Do. 1863 Do 5 per cent., 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do 1 por Cent. ' Gu a ranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent tio 6 per Cent, 1862 Po 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... )ividencts on the above payable in London. French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Austrian a per Cent. Ex 10 Florins 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gup,. 864 Do Account Italian 5 per Cent. 1851, 25f. Do. Account 44 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 93 Do. Account, March 93 211E7ROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. RESIGNATION OF MR. DOULTON, Last night Mr. John Pollard, clerk to the Metro politan Board of Works, received a communica tion from Mr. Doulton, M.P., resigning his seat at this Board as one of the members for Lambeth. There can be no doubt whatever that the cause of the resignation of the member for Lambeth has been brought about by the late discussions on the Fur ness contract for the Thames Embankment, and especially as regarded the large number of the mem bers of the Metropolitan Board of Works who were ready to join in a vote of censure on Mr. Doulton for his conduct in that matter. Of course the decision to which the honourable member for Lambeth has arrived will mate rially simplify the future proceedings of the board in reference to this subject, 113 it would hardly be becoming in the board to revive discus sions involving very serious charges in the absence of the person who.is most materially affected, and whose conduct has been so freely canvassed, not only amongst his colleagues, b* by the public at large. ALARMING FIRE IN FARRINGDON S 7 1? EET.—This lla f. SIX LIVES SAVED BY TEIE FIRE ESCAPE. This (Thursday) morning, between one and two o'clock, the premises of Mr. Coad, late Hubbard, tobacconist, 21, Farringdon-street, City, were dis covered by the policeman on duty to be on fire. At that time the inmates were in their beds asleep. They were at once aroused and made sensible of their danger, but the smoke arising from burning tobacco was of such a suffocating character that the parties were prevented from getting down stairs, and they therefore made for the second floor, and cried loudly for help. Conductor Watson immediately attended with the fire escape, and succeeded in bringing down his escape five persons, namely, three men, two women, and an infant. Several engines, both manual and steam, quickly attended, and plenty of the New River Company's water having been procured the firemen went to work, and happily succeeded in confining the flames to the basement and ground floor warehouse, but considerable damage was done to the stock in trade and also to the building and the furniture. The origin of the fire is unknown. Conductor Puzey the previous day saved five lives at the fire which occurred at a linendraper's in Bath street, City-road. _ - MARKETS—(I his Day•) COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. SUGAR.—The market is firm, with light supplies. Sales of Manilla on the spot continue to be made at 268 for unclayed snd 28s 6d to 29s 3d for clayed. No. 12 Havan nah and Mauritius floating may be quoted at 25s fully. Re fined sugars in steady request. COFFEE.—Demand continues steady for the better qua lities. nu—Common to medium black leaf kinds meet a fair demand at the late advance. RICE maintains its value, but is inactive. SALTPETRE realises 19s 6d to 19s 9d for good Bengal on the spot. JUTE in moderate request and as last quoted. Ons.—Rapeseed firm, at 37s for English brown, on the spot ; coceanut selling steady at 49s 6d Ceylon, and 55s Cochin. TALLOW. Market a shade firmer at yesterday's currency. HAY AND STRAW. There are few supplies on sale, at both Whitechapel and Smithfield, and trade was dull at late rates. Meadow hay, 60s to 81s; clover, first cut, 80* to lOUs ; second, 50s to 84s ; straw, 28s to 33s per load. POTATOES. The supplies of regents and flukes have increased, and there are also largo arrivals of French. For those prices consequently are in favour of buyers, and the trade is less brisk. Middlings continue fully as dear, being in dem an d for seed as well as consumption. Jattle feed in pretty good supply. Wurtzel, 30s ; Swedes, 40s to 50s per ton. Green stuffs are in good supply, and the trade very dull, at the following quotations :—Savoys, 6d to 10d per dozen ; greens, is 6d to 2s 6d ; turnips, 1.8 6d to 2s 6d ; carrots, 2s to 4s per dozen bunches ; loose carrots, 60s to 70s ; horse do., 40s ; onions, £5 to £6 per ton ; celery, 8d to is per roll ; turnip tops, is 6d to 2s per sack ; horse raddish, Is ad to 2s per bundle. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 20.—Market continues excited. Otte farthing dearer. Quotations irregular. Sales fully 20,0L0 balos. SHIPPING INTELIGENCE—This Day. (inAvEsEsD, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 19. Carl Willeru, from Nangasak3 Arrived, Feb. 20.—Nora, from Rotterdam ; Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp; Elina, from Ostend; Albuera, from Shanghai; Rapid, from 13ruges; Confidence, from Caen ; Rosomond, from Jersey ; Ruby, from Boulogue ; Sarah Paytor, from New York ; Seine, steamer, from Boulogne ; Flecha, steamer, from Ghcnt ; Lion, steamer, from Harlingen ; Cossack, steamer, from Lisbon. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—Antagonist, from Rangoon, for Rotterdam. MISSING SHIPS. —The Gartsherrie, from Bonny for Liverpool, which was spoken off St. Thomas on the 29th of September, and the Seaflower, from Southwold for Goole and Leeds or Wakefield, which sailed from Yar mouth-roads on the 30th of November, and, it is supposed, was seen next day off Blakenoy or Wells, have not since been he of. S ARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., lily rest Northern, 5 percent. rd. at 5 per cent. pm., .07 Great Western, 5 per cent., rd., 811 Great Western, Orig. 44 per cent., 78 Great Western, 4 per cent irred 681 Lancas ter and Carlisle, 44 per cent. 1011 slid Consolidated, 6 per . cent. stock, Di to, Bristol and limn., 6 per cent., Ditto, 41 per cent. rd 95i Midland, Leicester and Hitchen, 44 per cent., 834 ntLiLitth AND STOCKS Great 14:Weill 4a per cent., LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Lancaster and Car.isle, 210 ,i„ittioGrN KAMWA ails and San Francisco, li.n., gua. 7 per cent., 151 oireat Luxembourg, 0 1 Mexican, Urn., 4i tioman (Smyrna to Aidin), 3 San Paulo, g us. 6 per cent.,lBl rintii;l44l4 KIiS. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, lira., 24 redro, Nur ii Rey, 2i ptri rontiuo and Bolivia void, inn., I Port Phillip, St. John del _Rey, lira, 17 _ _ DOCKS. London and Si. Katharine, 60 BAN Agra, lim., A, 11} Alliance, 11w., ti• ustrittn, Consolidated, lim., 4 7-16 Imperial Ot.ontan, Loudon Chartered uaug of Australia, 231 London and County, 521 Ditto, new, 27 London Joint Stock, 34 London and VI estminster, 68 Ditto, Scrip, 431 Oriental Bank Corporation, 921 Union of London, 34 MISCELLANKOUbt Anglo American Telegraph, 141 Atlantic Telegraph, 49 t 50 Ditto, 8 psr cent., 1)5 Berlin Water Works, im.. 13 1 City (it Itloscow Gas, Continental Union Gas. Um.. 14 trait Indian Land Credit and Finaufe, 3,1 Egyptian 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua by Egypt. Govt., ELetrie ana international Telegraph, 1601 Ditto, new, /31 E,glish and Australian Copper, t Eng DOI .nd Foreign Credit, 3 N'ore-atreet Warehouse, link, 1 (Ica. Credit anti Discount, 5 Judson's Bay, 141 international Financial Society, Lim— 3 London Financial Association. lm., E ,ndon ,ieneralOinninus Company, Lim, 2 1-16 Madras Irr.gation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent. by Indian Government). 10.21 ffediterrnnean Extension TelezraPb,l l .m., 2i National Discount Lompany, lla New Quebrada, t Panama.. New Zealand and bus. R. Mall., 41 l'euinsa , a. and Oriental ateaui, 58 Di to, new, 1667, Rio de J aneiro City improvements. 17 Telegraph Construct. and Maintenance, lim., 13 Thames awl Mersey Marine, insurance. tim,, ViCe4oY vt Egypt (44,9:triq L9lgt) 741 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVEN:YG, FEBRUARY 20, 1868. SUAIU LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY SHADES AND STOCE.b. • Closing Business share! Kali ways, ' Paid.: Price. Ilene. at Jiristol :Ina Exeter .... - 100 85 — 57 at Caledonian —..... itio . 81 83 82/ 41 at t;„ituorian.. -Cora and Bandon...— 40 iCornwall all • 3 4 atDublin A Ballast June loo 75 77 I at Dun„L'ertlidz Ab. June. iuo 70 72 100 L. London, ecrip CKai. all 1)0. 100 6 at Glasgow AS. Western 100 100 102 at Great Eactern, vrd.stk. 100 4k 2'J/ 291 / it Do.' E. Angl. at. No. 2 10t) I 04 7i at tiritat Nortii oi 6cutlan - z.r 100 1.) 6 at ticeat Northern 1 100 j 107 108 103 it Do. A stock . .1 100 1,8 103 10) at Do. Lt stock lOO 1:l4 148 at Do. New, is. at 25 pir lO ,, it Ci t 6, and W. 01 Ireland 10',i I'6 9i at tit. Wektern -Origins., jco 151 4.'4 131 61 at Di). 6. V .ii. Itaii ;int. 10 -- •t Do. 6outh Wales it Do. W. itini.--Oxiorii 100 2;) 3u it Li). N,iiToit at Do. Dereford IOU .it Lancashire A 1 orksitira 100 127 i 273, 127/ 8 „. , at !I.Jituon and Bliae.iviani 100 I at !Lou., lirigh.,A 6 Coakti 100 46 46t 105/ it ;Lou., Chat., and Dovin I 10. ; iv/ 19/ 191 4 I Do. Aleirop. Lx. A luo 12 15 it !Lou. A „North Wester, 100 118/ 1 - .1 118; I ii )Loll. a South Wester). lot , 8•5 07 05 -a 'Man., 61te.)., A Epact.n, 10: 12 13 42 it qi.trovoitten..... it Do. e,ew it 1)0. li;:ct.t.ii,,ioii...., ;iii IJJ 101 101 it 1 Aietrovuitian Diatrie . l. all •- 20 i Lio. do. do. 10 10 00. and ;•.)t,. Join'alV 'u l 6 - it .t.iia,at , 1 00 I IGO; 14:7 1074 } Do. .CO Snare 1 7 it Do, tiirtnin.. Al3v, U ) i iuo 75 77 itti Lent ... . ' all it Noittl Britian ; 300 31 35 at i Do. Ed., t'tli., A Dun ' 100 at Nth. Eastt..rn---lierwic, 100 ; 105 107 106 51 25 Do. G.N'E purcinist 16.13.4 at Do. Le ::a ..... st Do. Yorl , at Do. Carlisle ..... at ilO. 6tocii.ez Darling all 1.4 136 45 Do. do. 1860-61 - 1 , it A urtli London it Do. do. 1804 5 „ . lO - - Do. to. 1806 to North Stailordslitre it N. AS. W. J unction sZ Bcottiall Central —_ 0101. N. 10 , Aber. stork lot; 00. 6.c0t,3110. stock lO. - - 6tiropsuire Union t roui.ti Deven , 14.0 44 15 at , outh Einatern 0) qaines, Wok., A Wok all 9 1u at - Pail Vale . 100 • :46 :30 tODo. C ... 5 - - - V aie 00 isreath 1 160 Watertord A. Kilkenny; 100 _ l 0 Waterloo Se, Whitelia i! 6 .i est CornWit!l 1 100 —•— 01.tiS dL txt/ V 11.1.i;NALhN 1 okA:li • Brit.!: Columbia, b per' cent., Dec.:3l, 1872 1100 - - Can.Gov.6 p.e.Ja.&July 1877-el - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug P.O IUO 102 - Li), sp. c. Mar. & Sept, 100 1100 102 - Do. sp. c. Jan. & Julyl 100 86 87 854 - !Do. sp. c. luseribea ski 100 55 57 - dupe (.hope, 6 p.c. 1b731 10u 11;3 'O5 - 00.Ap1.&Oat 1890-19001 100 107 1(9 1034 Do. do 18804 , 100 11.6 108 - Do. Jan.&July, 1890-011 100 115 107 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 Aprill and i 5 pct., 1900. :1 lOU 96 97 - Cc ) lon, Nov. 187 b, 6 p.ti 100 119 111 - Do. 1872, do 1 100 103 107 - 51auritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1878 - 1)0. 1882, May 15, Nov. 100 107 109 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 109 111 - Natal 'iov. 6 per cent lOO 114 100 - N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July, 100 99 10 - N. S.W. Gov.s vc.,1866' 100 - - - Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 18760 100 98 99 - Do. 5 p.c. 1883 to 1896; 100 Vsi 961 06 - New Zealand, 6p. cent' lOU - Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gcv. 6 sterling, 1875 l9O 102 104 - queeusland Gov. 6p. e lOO 103 105 1031 - S. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c.1808-9 100 - Do. 1878 & upwards lOO 110 111 - Vio,Gov. 6 p.O.Jas&Julyl 100 - - - Do. do. April & Oct 1 100 110 112 112 gsaifLau. YOsdhsbititas. ..0 At 'auto & St. Lawreneei all 04 4 6 . j lions.,Baroda,gCen.ln.l 100 i 103 1(4 1034 gu. 6 per cent... Do. F shares lO p ip .04 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 31 4 1.. Do. Prelerence Bull Brant &"oderich 00 ! it Cale P ti .e tia 'B & 72 B -3 . at ;a ; e 'town & Dock, gu. 18 52 .00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 99 112 it c.ast Bengal, gu. sdo 100 -04 4 iG S .; ;051 at East Indian, gu. p.o.t 100 109 110 1001 40 Do, J Extension - - St rand Truukot Canada 100 151 16 4 100 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 78 82 .GO Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 43 45 liouoU 8 8 71 _ 100 Do. do deferred ail - PO De. 2d Prct. Bonne.; all 3 3 33 100 uu. do. deterred - - tOO Do. 3d Pref. stuck— all 27 29 100 Do. du. deferred - - • 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook 18 19 s 8 (00 Do. do. deterred - - +t rt. India Yen. gun. 0p..; lOO 119 110 1094 )3 o. Gua. 5 per cent lB 1 3 19 Do. New gun. p. 0 6 11 s it. South ol ludia gait. 5 per cent 41 0) 44 per cent I 1 0 0 vi ci tO4 rent Ws. of Canada all 164 161 154 Oy 1.),). New .. - 00 O. 6p. c Bus. pay. 1873 all 08 100 00 51 do. pay. 1877-8..! all :11 93 Madras, gun. 5 p.c 1 100 WO 102. 103 it Do. 41 do lOO 93 05 Do. 4.4 do lOO 89 91 ?') Do. Filth Extension 5 - Cor 6p. c. 13nds. ' 1 100 - - 50 Mel. &If 0b.90C8 itay all - - at Itl.C'das6pc Ist Nips 100 83 85 cc Oude & Rhiik'nd, g, 5p.0 100 1)44 1054 st ,enice. • lOO 10i) 10) - 41, Do. Delhi iou 1004 20 Do. do. 4 15 4 4 P at Do. Puniaub sr, ! 100 10) 101 at Do. Indus St. It'io 1 100 e 7 80 BRITISki MINES. Cam. Consul. (bold, fits. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 51 64 Devon G. Cons.(Tavist 1 4W 430 Drake walls 2.1.0 4 I East Bassett (Illogan) 2114 10 12 East Caradon 6 I;arn Brea 34 2 21 %..ast Grenville )(last Gunnislake .. 4 East Loved. i. W'l Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 11 2 =am.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 4 5 .ircat Laxey, limited., all 17 18 .Ireat South Tolgus.... 0.14.0 .ireat Wheal tiasy..... 14.9.11 .1. Wheal Vor (lielst.,n 40 20 21 renville..... iferod's Foot .... 5.10.0 35 37 ilingston Downs 5.10.61 21 21 Bargaret (Uny Lelant (3.17.0 6 8 II arke Valley 4.10.6 44 .S; 4 , t wyndy Iron ure, lin,l 31 21 14 ton toskear . .s t 5 7 Bassettallogan 1.4.0 - North Wheal Crotty 2.13.0 2 3 erosver Uutted....... 8.11.0 2 21 I.'r,vidence UnyLelant 10.6.; 29 31 I S. Caradon (St. Ulcer) ll 390 410 South Condurrow ~Wheal Fran. (illogan 18.18.9 374 424 tray Park . 35.15.6 4 6 yin Cr0ft............, 13 14 7igra and Clogan, lira all %1' est I asmett (Illogan W. Caradon olkeard 11 10 .2 _ West Chi ver ton ll 67 69 _ West Solon 474 195 405 iti heal Bassett Jilogan, 54 65 95 Wheal Buller (Redruthl 16 16 1J _ Wheal Mary Ann (111 en 1 8 18 20 Wheal Setoff :Lis] 5 5 T 8 7 4 .0 8 6 5 888 ELECTION INTELLIGENCE—This ray. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. 1.0 O'CLOCK. Beresford Hope Cleasby STOKE-UPON-TRENT 12 o'CLocK. 538 . 516 Campbell 1,280 Melley 1,217 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. GUILDHALL. A HUNGRY TlllEF.—Thomas Toms, a young lad who had a very robust appearance, and gave the ad dress of 6, Three Herring-court, Red Cross-street, wets placed at the bar before Alderman Finnis, charged with stealing seven -quartern loaves from a barrow in White Cross-street, the property of Mr. Andrew Alford, 15, Mount-row, Liverpool-road, Islington. Alfred Spelcer, 136, said that he watched the pri soner for some time near the barrow and at last saw him take seven half-quartern loaves from it, put them into a bag he had with him, and run away with them. He pursued and overtook him, and brought him back to the barrow, when the man who was in charge of it came up, and on examining his stock missed the loaves in question and others. William Henry Almond said he had lost eleven half-quartern loaves, and on previous occasions had had bread stolen from his barrow. The prisoner said he took it because he was hungry. lie was sent for two months to prison with hard labour. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A BASE RETURN FOR KINDNESS.—John Clark, alias Buckley, a young man of good education, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing the pocket handkerchief of a gentleman in Oxford-street, and also with having another handkerchief in his pos session supposed to be stolen. Henry Coxhead, a postman, living at No. 43, Marshall-street, said that shortly after five o'clock the previous afternoon he was passing along Oxford street, when he saw the prisoner follow a gentleman and take his silk handkerchief out of his pocket. He spoke to a constable and told him what he had I seen, and went along with the constable after the prisoner, and on coming up with him he was in the act of blowing his nose in the gentleman's hand kerchief. Police-constable Tyler, 65 0, said that on taking the prisoner into custody he found upon him a silk handkerchief, which was subsequently identified by Mr. Thomas, a landscape gardener. The prisoner said that he was well known to several of the constables of the F Division as a re spectable young man, and he would like to ask Airs. Shee if she had not a young man of the name of Gallivan lodging in her house ? Mrs. Shee said she had, but that the prisoner never said a word about him last night. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner for a week, to give the police an opportunity of making inquiries about him. THAMES. a clerk, was brought FRAUD BY AN INSURANCE AGENT.—Henry Webb, y warrant, charged with a before w ell fraudulently obtaining f r om Elizabeth Collier, the - r es . s e p d a m g o a t: , f o o l : m a e rl sum of £2 135., under pretence of insuring her hus band's effects and tools on board ship, during a foreign-going voyage. The evidence of the complainant was to the follow ing effect :—The prisoner called upon Mrs. Collier and her husband before the latter went to sea, and represented himself as the agent of the Marine and General Mutual Life Insurance Society, in Leaden hall-street. He offered to insure Mr. Collier's chest, effects, and tools. He was asked the cast, to which he replied £2 10s. to insure £5O, and gave Mrs. Collier and her husband several books and prospec tuses relating to insurance offices. He filled up a printed form of the Marine and General Mutual Life Insurance Office, which the husband signed. After Collier had gone to sea, Mrs. Collier paid the prisoner 10s., for which he gave a receipt now pro duced. On the following day she paid the prisoner £2 more, and be demanded 3s. in addition because the ship was laden with coal and iron, which made the risk much greater than a ship laden with an ordinary cargo. The 3s. was paid, and a second receipt given for £2 3s. Mrs. Collier said that she parted with the money ou the faith of the prisoner's representation that he was an agent of the Marine and General Mutual Life Insurance Society. The witness underwent a long cross-examination by the prisoner. Her evidence was not shaken. She said that her attention was not called to the fact that in the book which the prisoner left with her her attention was not called to th , J fact that the charge was £2 123. 6d. for an insura nce of £5O. Mr. Robert H enry All en , dock agent to the Marine and G enera l M utua l Life Insurance So ciety, said the prisoner was, not and never had been, an agent of that company, and that Collier's effects and tools had not been insured by the priso ner or any other person. The prisoner called on him a few days ago, and said he had made a pro posal at the company's office to insure Collier's chest, clothes, and tools, and that the proposal h been declined. He asked the prisoner why the money had not been returned when the office re fused to accept th e r i sk? To w hi c h h e re plied that he intended t o app l y to a Liverpool office. Collier , the seaman, had gone out i n a s hi p ca ll e d the Wild Hunter, and the society with which he was con nected would not accept of any insurances upon a visit of kindness. Charles Abbott, No. 322 K, said he took the pri soner into custody last night in Poplar, and he said he was about to pay the money he had received to Miss Collier. The prisoner made a long defence, in effect that he meant to insure as promised, and that he never represented himself as the agent of any particular office. The prisoner Was committed for trial. THE GALE. FISHGUARD, S. WALES, Wednesday Night. The Sir Edward Perrott lifeboat, of the National Lifeboat Institution, was launched this morning (says Mr. Wm. Vaughan) in reply to a signal of distress run up iu the roadstead by the smack Gloucester Packet, of Cardigan, which was bound from Milford to that place with a cargo of culm. The lifeboat fortunately rescued the crew of two men and brought them ashore in safety. The vessel is fast driving on the rocks. HOLYHEAD, Wednesday Night. A m to enter the harbour this morning s h in one gale from the north, schooner, in tryingrrifie that came on suddenly (reports Admi ra l Schom s a a very terrific berg), ran on the outside of the Breakwater, and in a few minutes went to pieces. The services of the lifeboat Princess of Wales could not be made avail able in the position the vessel was in, and the rocket apparatus was accordingly sent down, but before it could possibly reach the spot the schooner had broken up, and the crew bad unfortunately perished. The weather is now more moderate. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on Loudon is 251. 12c. per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of Li its. 100. per ounce for stAndar,i gold, it appeccs that gold is nearly two-tenths dearer in Paris than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about iO9l per cent. At this rate there isn or profit on the importati o n 01 gold from the United States. SMOKERS.—In the year 1811 the quantity of to bacco cleared for consumption in the United Kingdom amounted to 13ioz. per head of population. In the year 1861 the amount had i ncrea sed to 1 11 , 31oz. per head of o f smoking tobacco extendi ng i u thi s coun t ry . p is o t p h o e la h ti a o b n it ; and in the year 186 5 to 11b. soz. So greatly ROBBERY OF £4oo.—Edward fiddle and Jane Black, alias Jane Black Biddle, who a week ago wore re manded by the stipendiary magistrate at Salford upon a tod tQC trial charge of stealing £lOO in bank note s f rom th e person o f John iJAllllS l 7, LION CQUIDai Hodgson , of e b A o ccrington, while in Salford, on the Committed LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Right Zion. Sir J. P. Wilde and a Common Jury.) BURROWS V. BURROWS. This was a suit to obtain a judicial separation on the ground of the husband's adultery. Mr. Spinks appeared for the petitioner, and Dr. Tristram for the respondent. • The parties were married iu 1836, and had two children, both now grown up. The respondent was a dentist residing in the Commercial-road East. Soon after the marriage he appears to have formed a connection with a girl named Jane Hoare, who was in his house. In 1860 a separation took place, respondent agreeing to allow petitioner £1 a week ; which, however, he did not keep up. This suit was then brought. Evidence was given to the effect that the peti tioner had committed adultery in 1848. Mrs. Jane Gibbs, examined said that she re sided at Old Ford, near Bow. She was the mother of Mrs. Jane Colson. The latter was in the ser vice of Mr. and 11rs. Burrows, in Commercial road, East. He was a dentist. She used to go to the house. This was about 15 years ago. She SAW Mrs. Burrows at the house. Her father took her away in consequence of something that had transpired. He took her away suddenly without notice. Cross-examined—She knew Mr. Burrows. She never told Mr. Burrows about the statement her daughter had made. They thought they had a right to do what they liked with their own. Sarah Colson went to Mr. Burrows' house, and he after wards came to them. He alluded to Mrs. Burrows carry:ug on a wrong game while he was out. He did not tell her how long he had known about it. He did not call more than three times. The son and daughter of the petitioner and re spondent stated that they never saw anything im proper in their mother's conduct, the daughter con stantly sleeping with her mother, and the son in the next room. The son had also been maintaining his mother for some time past. The Judge having summed up, the jury found that the wife had not committed adultery, but that the respondent had, and the Court decreed a judicial separation. THE " SPORTING LIFE."— An application was made by qr. Fry to Vice-Chancellor Stuart to restrain all proceed ngs in the suit of Kelly v. Hutton—in which his Honour sad made a decree on the 9th of February last, declaring ;hat the plaintiff was half-proprietor of the Sporting Life newspaper—until the appeal brought by the defendant had been heard by the Lord Chancellor. It was stated by the learned counsel that immediately after the decree was made the plaintiff's solicitor wrote to the attorneys acting for the defendant, announcing that their client, having been declared to be part proprietor of the paper, would attend at the office to inspect the books, accounts, &c., and see how the business generally was carried on. To this it was replied, that until the decree was drawn up the defendant's solicitors must decline to do anything in the matter. Mr. Kelly, however, attended at the office, but was refused by the publisher an opportunity to inspect the business transactions. It was now asked that he might be restrained by the order of the court from asserting the right which the decree in his favour gave him, while the matter was under appeal.— Mr. Pearson, Q.C., opposed the application, stating that his client had been kept out of rights for snore than twelve months, and that all that he desired was that he might see that his property was not wrongly dealt with. He had not attempted to stop the publication of the paper, or to inter fere with the management.—The Vice-Chancellor said the property, being a newspaper,was of a very peculiar character; and though he was himself satisfied that the decree he had made was a right one, it might very possibly be held to be wrong by the superior court. Although he thought there ought to be no objection to the plaintiff being allowed to interfere in a quiet way in the affairs of the paper, the defendant was entitled to the order he asked, which was granted. Costs to be costs in the cause. EUROPEAN FISHERIES. In the Revue Populaire we find an article by Dr. Bader, from which we glean the following curious facts concerning Norwegian and Italian fisheries. On the coast of _Norway cod-fish is so abundant that the fishermen measure the depth of the shoal by means of the plumb-hne, in order to know how deep their nets are to be sunk, that none of their victims may escape. Cod fishes exported from Norway in enormous quanti ties, either simply salted, when it is called klip- Es* or salted and driel in the sun, in summer, when it goes by the name of stockfisch. The female of this species of fish produces about nine millions of eggs, the greater proportion of which is used as a bait for pilchards and sardines. Much of it is exported to the western coast of France and sold to the French fishermen there. As to herrings, upwards of a million of barrels are annually exported from Norway, while in France the quantity prepared for sale scareely exceeds 150,000 barrels. Salmon and mackerel are also caught in Nor way in large quantities for exportation, but not much for home consumption, for the Norwegian chiefly lives on ray, lobster, ling, and plaice. The number of fishermen in Norway is stated at 30,000; in France at 56,000 ; and in Italy at 16,000 only. On the Italian coasts thunny, mackerel, eels, and pilchards are the staples of the fishing trade, and form an important item of exportation Thunny and mackerel are sometimes pickled but the eggs of the former are salted and sold under the name ofpottarga. Eel fishing chiefly goes on in the lagunes of Comacchio and at the mouth of the Po. The communications between this river and the lagune are opened annually on the 2d of February; the young fry, just batched, of the eel-tribe then obey the instinct which impels them to go up the current, and so get into the basins, where they stay and grow until October. At this time of the year, by another instinct, they follow a contrary direction, but are stopped on their way by a multitude of enclosures prepared for their reception, where they get so packed as to form, as it were, a solid mass appearing above water. Italy has 9,522 boats, forming an aggregate of 29,976 tons, for the small fishing _trade, and about 800 boats of somewhat greater to nnage for the large fisheries. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 13. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. Feb. 13. Feb. G. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank.... 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,014,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 11 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 34,097,587 28 33,659,143 23 Treasury account cur rent creditor 72,405,215 73 68,631,036 05 Current accounts, Paris 374,036,898 59 366,545,723 :-.0 Do. branch banks 43,437,142 44,202,204 Dividends payable 1,704,995 75 1,959,988 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months 930,376 76 930,376 76 Surplus of receipts not distributed .. - - Sundries Total CREDITOR. Feb. 13. Feb. 6. Cash in hand and in fr. c. fr. c Branch banks 1,085,820,444 44 1,063,816,758 58 Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 241,52 4 , 611 97 245,875,991 75 Do. branch banks 227,093,016 231,109,788 Advances on deposit of bullion Do. b ran ch banks 11,143,077 11,211,877 Do. on French Public Securities 12,066,700 12,230,800 Do. by branch banks 7,645,300 7,553,400 Do. on railway shares and debentures Do. branch banks - Do. on Credit Fencier 928,600 939,200 Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, Juno 10, 1857) 60,000,000 -- 60,000,000 Government Stock re serve 12.980,750 14 12,980,750 Do. disposable Certified by the Senator Governor of the Dank of I` rauce. (5i)1144 EQVLAND. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. Mr. FAWCETT gave notice that on the 4th of March ho should call the attention of the house to the sub ject of the Civil Service Examinations, and to move that the people of India had no fair chance of competing for commissions as long as the examination was held only in this country, and in order to alter that system he should propose to the house to express an opinion that simulta neous examinations should be held in Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras. COAL MINES. In reply to Mr. NEATEN Mr. HARDY said ho could not say at the present moment whether the Government would during the pre sent session introduce a bill founded on the report of the committee presented last year. BANK HOLIDAYS BILL. Sir C. O'LOGIILEN moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to make the day following Christmas-day, viz., St. Stephen's day, a bauk holiday, to enable the Queen in Council to make a general bank holi day without the necessity of passing an act of Parliament, and to provide that Promissory notes falling due on auy of such holidays to b2come payable the day after. There was no revolutionary principle involved in the latter part of his bill, because it was now the general rule in all the principal countries abroad. The bill he thought would be productive of the greatest general accommodation, and, therefore, he hoped the house would agree to give it a second reading. Mr. S. CAVE thought on the whole the bill would work inconveniently, and therefore he could not support the second reading. Mr. Goschen, Alderman Salomons, and Mr. Baring spoke on the question, but the bill was ordered to be referred to a select committee. LIFE POLICIES NOMINATION BILL. Mr. LEFEYRE moved the second reading of this bill, which was to enable persons insuring their lives to nomi nate the parties to whom the amount of the plicy wag to be paid when it became a claim. Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE objected to the bill, which he looked upon as one to enable a mtn to provide for his wife and family at the expanse of his creditors. If the bill passed, all a man would have to do to put his money out of the reach of his creditors was to effect a life assur ance with it, when ho could go on and gamble with his capital as much as he please( l , provided he managed to keep himself solvent for only twelve months. If lie did that ho was quite secure that the largo amount for which he might insure his life would, at his death, only be paid to his wife or his nominee. Mr. DENMAN said he should not oppose the second reading of the bill providing the hon. gentleman did not object to the bill iu committee baing altered to embrace only such cases where the premium is paid year by year, and not to allow, as at present proposed, the payment down of a large sum of money, whether the person doing so secured for his wife, or his nominee, the amount paid, although he partly might be, through over-trading, ren dered very poor himself. After a few words from the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, the bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. COMPULSORY CHURCH RATE ABOLITION BILL. Mr. GLADSTONE moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to abolish the compulsory payment of church rates. The funds required to repair the fabric of the church would have to be procured through voluntary payment of the rate, but the bill pro vided that those who had subscribed to the fund should be the only persons who should have the manage ment of it. The bill enacted that no suit should be fox the recovery of the rate, but where an amount had been promised and a liability had been incurred then an action might be brought for its recovery. He did not bring forward that bill with a view of adding to the worry the question of church rates had occasioned for a number of years, but with a view, if possible, of settling the question on equitable grounds. _ _ Mr. HENLEY objected to the bill, as he did not think the measure would tend to mitigate, but, on the contrary, would tend to aggravate, the state of affairs which would be brought about by the abolition of the Church Rites. He thought the provision which gave the power of drag ging a man—who had promised a certain sum, and which he did not pay—into the Court of Chancery, from which he might never escape during his life,as very objectionable and a power ho for one could not assent to. He thought if the bill was to pass it would be more objectionable than the measure of the hon. gentleman the member for Bury who went for a total and unconditional abolition of the rate. Mr. GILPIN supported the bill, but he hoped when it got into committee the enactments of the sixth clause might be modified. Col. BARTELOT said there was sufficient in the bill to enable him to give his consent to its second reading, but, in conclusion, he hopedit would be made a measure accept able to both sides of the house. Viscount CRANBORNE accepted the proposed measure not because ho admired the way in which it disposed of the subject of church rates, but because he thought ho might go further and fare worse. (Hear, hear.) Mr. NEWDEGATE objected to the measure; but after a short debate, The bill was read a second time. HABEAS CORPUS . SUSPENSION (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of and the house adjourned. BEALTII OF LORD DERBY. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 19. The Earl of Derby passed a tolerably comfort able night, and though we cannot report any very considerable improvement this morning, there are no retrogressive symptoms, and the medical atten dants are much more confident and hopeful. ALARMING EXPLOSION AT THE CHARING CROSS RAILWAY STATION. The following appeared in our Latest Edition of yesterday evening:— This afternoon, about a quarter before five, a very alarming explosion occurred in the waiting room for the telegraphic messengers at the Char ing-cross Railway Station, which has caused some serious injury to one or two persons. The room or lodge in which the explosion occurred is situate in front of the station, close upon the pavement of the Strand, and the explosion is to be accounted for in the following manner. One of the company's men went to stop a leakage in the gas pipe beneath the building, when one of the lads foolishly went to the top of the stairs with a light, the gas issuing up the staircase coming in contact with the flames caused an explosion, which completely demolished the entire inside fitting cf the lodge. Sergeant Mouktun, the detective officer attached to the sta tion, was the first person on the spot, and he bravely rushed into the lodge, and in a moment or so re turned carrying out the boys, who had sustained great injury. He at once gave directions for the lads to be taken to the hospital. Mr. Richardson, station master, and Mr. Cockburn, superintendent, by this time arrived, when two other messengers were found to have sustained some injury. These were likewise sent to the hospital, but their hurts not being extensive they were attended to, and the boys were sent home. The explosion of course caused the greatest alarm in the neigh bourhood, but beyond the damage we have stated, nothing further occurred. One of the persons very active in rescuing the lads from the interior of the building was a Mr. Young, an engineer, whose conduct on the occa sion merits the highest praise. Foreign hiail Packet Lket. MAILS. DUE. Mistral's. and New Zealand, via Southampton. , Mareh 28 Ditto, via Marseilles ............ March 22, Ditto, via Panama ............ Feb. 28 . Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video March 5. Ditto, by French packet .... . ..... ... F. b. 22 Caps Verde. by Brazil paoket • ...... . March 5. Cape of Good Hope. Ascension. and St. Helena Feb. '.7 China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton mar c h 5 . Ditto, via Marseilles. . ..• ....Feb, 27 Falkland Islands March 5. Gibraltar, via Southampton . Feb. 28 India.via Southampton Ditto, via Marseil es Malta, Egypt, &o. Natal, via D!lto, Marseilles Feb. 22. Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, an d Feb. 23 Southampton Ditt ), al &reel les Mari.' 2 Setrioundla i. d ...... ••••• Ditto, by pr.\ 1 le ship to O porto ... March 15. United Ditt o sates , t k to to Lisbon &e., isbon Marc' March 5 1 . Portugal .„ . a , , a it nada, California,by British pitek.et - Ditto, by I. Lited „itates packet Ditto ditto 'New York) Ditto ciitto Ntw York) Ditto dittt (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet Feb 21. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tenetlife March 1. West Indies and Pa.dlic (exoept Alexizo and 43aha mas) Feb. 28. Cub and .!it este.° ........................... Feb. 28St . arch -. iiallamaS, via New ............ • 6- • 82C111114.4 1 via Wigs*. .. 11161.41- 14. PROGRAMME OF HARROW SPRING FLAT RACES AND STEEPLECHASES. FRIDAY. A Soilin g Handicap of 3 sous each, with 20 added ; any winner after the publication of the weights 71b extra ; Thesaobyoj i t et fi de v ihe o ,s e f h u x r f o (r n ia g un s dc . a.e Openof about three mile s . S ac te c e e p p l t e a c n h c as e) e , w H i a th ud l i O u rad u d i ed lo ; Age at lb Globule Sprite a 11 11 Sinite a 11 3 Patience Huntsman a 11 3 Arlescott Bishopton Tottie (inc. 51b cx) 5 10 12 The Harrow Steeplechase P. any winner after Feb. 6 (at Age et lb Comberton C )lumbia a 12 0 IL-dice (including 71b extra) Patience .. Spatehcock Kronberg 6 10 12 Ace of Trumps g by The Chicken, dam by M.D. a 10 10 Countersign Old Warrior \Vaterperry a 10 9 Portfire Acolyte „,„ a 10 7 Broomstick A Plate of 40 sous (Handicaj noon) 71b extra. Age st lb i Age st lb Goodfellow 4 812 Vicious ... 4 7 0 Lady Clinton 48 5 Dignity ... .. 4 7 0 Dawdle Practitioner a 8 2 Gaiety .. 4 6 10 Columbine ... 4 8 2 The Shrew 3 6 10 Venturer ... ... 5 8 0 Diligence ... 3 6 10 Red Ribaud .. 4 8 0 Little Peevish ... 5 6 7 Wild Bee ... 6 7 12 Adjutant ... ... 3 6 7 Harlington 4 7 10 Primula ... 6 et Paulina Easby Veni Marquis, of Wor- Lady Zetland (dr). l 6 4 cestor The -Hackler Bouquetiere Dutch Admiral 4 7 4 Sister toGlowworm 3 5 10 The Stand Plate of 40 sovs ; two year olds 6st 101 b, three 9st 51b, four lOst 41b, live and upwards lOst 71b; the winner to be sold for 80 sous ; if catered for 50 soya —' allowed 71b, 30 121 b; any winner of 50 sow s 41b ex t ra . m Half a mile. Age st lb Oldminster Lisbryan Kronberg 1 1 1 0 0 a 1 Gelert 5 10 7 Miss Emma Puebla Knight of Down() 410 7 Caustic late (Handicap) of 40 sous; noon) 71b ex ; about 2 miles. .610 7 Age st 111 Goes, hawk i - Pne a 10 6 Novice . a 1(1 5 Wedding Peal Order Tom Coke... ... 5 10 0 Knight of DONTIIO... 4 10 0 Rod in Pickle ... alO 0 Volker 6 10 0 Belle of Kars ... 6 10 0 The Dictator a 10 0 Little Peevish ... 510 0 Flying Spur ... a 10 0 Signal ... a 10 0 Miss Emma )); a winner after Feb. 6 (at khout half a mile. Little Coates 2 yrs (30 sovs), Rugby Lass 4 yrs (50), Primula 3 30), Balvie 3 (80), Mendicity 2 (50). Inheri tance 3 (30), Tubal Cain 2 (30), Practitioner aged (39 ‘ Proctor 0 (30). LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY, March 5. The Liverpool Spring Cup of 200 sovs (speci3), added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 3 only (to the fund) if declared by noon on Tuesday, Feb. 11, to Messrs. Weatherby only ; wieners of a handicap after February 5, at 11 a.m., 101 b extra. A mile and a half. 65 subs., 35 of whom pay 3 sovs each to the fund. The highest weight accepting being Bst 61b, it has been raised to Bst 121 b, and the others in proportion. Age st lb Age st Knight of the Garter 48 12 Clown ... ••• a 6 13 131inkhoolie ... 4 8 6 Sister to Vedette ... 4 6 12 I B i r o o n w e s n t y B re . a .. d 5 6 8 8 4 6 C S i ti tl a a r m n a w n o c o a ci 6 12 3 6 8 Belmont ... ... 584 Nu 6 6 6 Christmas Carol 67 12 Lady Diana ... 36 4 Foresight ... ... 4 7 8 Affection ... 36 4 Paxton ... ... 4 7 8 W eather I sle 36 4 Feodor 4 7 8 Purveyor ... 3 6 3 G. by Vedette— Rhine Wine ... 36 3 Vixen ... 4 7 6 Caprera ... 3 6 2 Aggravator ... 47 6 Philosopher, by Belzoni 5 7 2 Laughing-Stock 3 6 2 La Ferte Fresnel ... 47 2 Adamant ... ... 3 513 Gipsy King 4 7 2 Citron ... 3 5 13 Child of the Islands 4 7 1 Harnmerion ... 3 5 13 DERBY SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY, Feb. 27. The Great Midland Steeplechase (handicap) of 100 sovs added to a Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 3 only (to the fund) if declared to Messrs. Weatherby only on, Feb. 11, by 12 noon; winners of a steeplechase afte Feb. 5, at 1 p.m., once 81b, twice or more 121 b extra; the second to save his stake. About three miles and a half twice over the bt ook. 30 subs. The highest weight accepting being list 131 b, it has been raised to 12st 71b, and the others in proportion. Age st lb Age st lb Benazet ... al2 7 Greenland ... all 10 Globule ... ... al2 6 Woodbury Hill ... all 8 The Nun (in.Blb ex) a 12 4 Moose ... a 11 G The Tiger... a 12 1 Risk ... ... 6 11 1 Tennyson ... 5 11 13 Mrs. Allan 5 10 Farnane 5 11 12 The Great Midland Spring Handicap of 100 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 10 sovs each. Three-quarters of a mile. Age st lb Age st lb Bismarck ... ... 4 812 Secrecy ... ... 4 6 8 Python ... ... 4 8 4 Valorous ... 1 6 8 S weet Anno ... 5 7 10 T hermometer 4 6 8 Moonbeam ... 4 7 4 Sister to Vedette 4 6 7 The Last Rose of , Van Dieman ... 3 6 0 Summer ... 3 7 2 Substance ... 3 6 0 Lady Lambton 4 7 2 Spendthrift ... 3 5 10 Cauthleen ... 4 7 0 S ugarstick ... 3 5 7 Innerdale ... ... 3 6 12 RACING FIXTI MA: L'verpool Spring M 3 0 .elinsford Spring M 10 Sarewsbury Spring 10 West Dray ton l2 Warwick Spring Bromley Spring 6 Durham Hendon l3 Newmarket Craven Knighton l4 Abergavenny .,... 16 IL Chester 5 Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury l4 JU West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer Manchester 3 Ascot Summer Beverley, Hull, and East Riding lO Windsor Summer RES FOR 1868. ,du. Margate Epsom Spring Mooting 24 Croxton Park Northampton Cattorick Bridgo Lewes Spring T hirsk Ourragh April Newmarket let Spring Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer ...... Chelmsford Worcester Summer Carlisle 7 Newmarket July 7 Pontefract 'Leading Down Itoyal Corp. Liverpool July Al. Newton Hampton Newcastle Bibury Club Stockbridge Alexandra Park Odiham, Stamford I tailel it - To II uutiu gdou . N °Ulu glum July Southamptou Goodwood AUG Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Egham lB Hastings York August UST. SEPTA Baden Warwick September Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster September 8 Brecon Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 OCT( Dovor Oxford Scarborough Canterbury Derby Summer Weymouth Lichfield Tuubridge Margate EMBER. ' Kelso l5 IHendon l9 Monmouth .. l7 'N e wmarket tat October 22 1 Walsall 23 1 29 West Drayton Royal Caledonian Hunt and IV/Warn M )13Eft. Cheltenham l3 1 Ealing 'Newmarket Houghton 19 1 Worcester Autumn. 27 alBElt, Bedford 1 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October 6 Chelmsford Autumn 13 _ NOVE Shrewsbury Autumn 9 .Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt,.,, l7 'CHASES. VARY. Windsor Grand Military and Open Baschurch 2B STEEPL FEBR' Lincoln l9 Harrow 2O Boston Derby Spring 11A1 Liverpool Spring ......... 3 Shrewsbury Spring,..,.. 10 Grand Military War wick ..................... 17 Cliertsey ..................... 20 ,CH. Margate 2B West Somerset 24 Cheltenham .. • 26 Southdown Hunt i Cambridge A.PRIL. Grand National Hunt I Knighton (Bedford) ............... 2 Abergavenny Roy. Artill er y (W oolwich) 3 Hambledon Bromley .. 6 Kild are H un t Aldershot Hendon OCTOBER. Bromley 1 lEaling l5 DECEMBER. St. Albans 1 Ealing 26 Kingsbury ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE Three Doors from Blackfriars B►idge, Surrey Side, OPEN DAIL Y Messrs. Fisher and Reynol ls, W. Atkins, F. Mitchell and Co., W. Leach, and others, will be in attend ance daily. Applications for membership may be made to any of the above gentlemen, or to the Secretary, 3, Black friars-road. Annual subscription, Five Shillings. N.B.—The wires of the Electric and International Tele. graph Company are now laid on, and are open for trans. mission of messages to all parts of the kingdom. TUE LATE BIRMINGHAM BANKING COMPANY.— The official liquidators have issued a statement, in which they say they have no reason to apprehend a call of more than £lO per share will be required, to wind up the com• Pip'