The Sun. — London, England, 1868-03-11 00:00:00

rw - MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL trTgLi.i 441 t t CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The fortnit;htly settlement in the Stock Exchange Founnenced this morning, and there is consequently but little ordinary business in progress. In many respects the supply of stock is more equal to the re quirements than for several accounts past. On some of the principal railways, notably Metropolitan, there is neither backwardation nor cantagno. Cale donian form the principal exception. These are still scarce, and 9 per cent. per annum has keen paid this morning to defer delivery for a fortnight. It is, however, too early to form a com plete idea of the course of settlement. The Funds are firm, Upon an increasing short supply of India 5 per Cents., a further advance of fully 4s per cent. is re ported again this morning. Foreign stocks are quiet, and Americans steady. The Discount Market keeps firm, at 12 per cent. for the best commercial paper having short periods to run. The supply is equal to the demand, but it is Lot increasing. In the Stock Exchange money is Wanted for the settlement, and firm rates are current. The Liverpool Cotton Market is active, and rates are firmer. The Corn Market is quiet, at Monday's rates. Consols are steady at yesterday's prices, 93 to for money and account. New and Reduced Three per Cents., 92 to a. India Five per Cents. show a further/advance of 1, being dealt in at 1141 to 115. Bank Stock unaltered, at 249 to 251. Exchequer Bills, 10s to 15s prem. There is scarcely any change in Foreign Govern ment Securities from last night's prices. Greek and Italian are a little firmer, but Mexican barely maintain yesterday's advance. Egyptian are f per cent. lower. The quotations current are : Mexican 151 to 16 ; Greek, at 124 to 122 ; New Spanish, 352 to 36 ; Italian (1861), 451 to 452 ; Turkish (1864), 32?, to 331 ; Portuguese, 39/ to 391 ; Orel-Vitetske, 7 7/ to 772 : Egyptian (1864), 8134 to 871; Viceroy's Seven per Cents., 731 to 74 ; the Nine per Cents, 8 84 to 89 ; and the Railway Loan, 91 to 911. The New Honduras Loan is steady at 1 to 11 prem. In American Securities, United States 5-20 Bonds are steady at 71{ ) ,- to 71k. Erie Shares are -k lower, at 48h- to 491 ; while Illinois are 1 better, at 894 to 90. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures remain steady at 27 to 28, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds at 29k to 292. Railways are rather flat, in the absence of business. The present prices are:—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 123 Ito 126 ; Midland, 106 to 1061 ; South Eastern, 721 to 722 ; London and North Western, 1151 to , 115 2 ; Great Northern, 1055 to 1061 ; ditto (A), 10 31 to 104 ; Great Eastern, 31 to 311 ; Great Western, 46k to 462 ; Bri g hto n , 481 t o 49 ; Sheffield, 41k to 412 ; Metropolitan, 1131 to 1131; and Cale donian, 824 to 822. In Foreign Railways, Lommbardo-Venetian Rail way and Great Luxemburg are flat, the former being flower, at 141 to 142 ; and the latter unaltered, at to 94. • In Foreign Mining Shares, St. John del Rey's are t 'ower, at 16 to 17, but Chontales are k better, at 1 to dis. Port Philip, 1k to 11. In Bank Shares business is very quiet and prices are without alteration. Agra (A), 10 to 11 ; Alliance, 141 to 13i dis. ; Anglo-Austrian, 3i to 4 ; Chartered Mercantile, 28i to 29k ; Consolidated, to ; 16s to 171 ; Imperial Ottoman, if to 1 dis. ; London and County, 52 to 53 ; London and West minster, 671 to 68-4 ; Oriental, 42 to 43 ; London Joint St oc k, 33 to 34 ; Union of London, 331. to 341. In Miscellaneous Securities the dealings are few and unimportant. Anglo-American Telegraph steady, at 2 1.- to 211 ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent., 5i t° 51 ; Hudson's Bay, 14k to 14i ; London General Omnibus, 14 to 21. Ocean Marine Insurance is A lower, at 14 to 15, and Thames and Mersey k better, at 21 to 21 prem. The sum of £34,000 in sovereigns was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for Alexandria. The City of Limerick has arrived from the Brazils with £45,000 in specie. The New York has left for New York with £50,000 in gold coin, and the Saxon took £5,000 in sovereigns for the Cape of Good Hope. The silver market is firm, but inactive. The Indian exchanges continue to harden, and thus in crease the prob a bility of a s p ee dy shipment to the East. Mexican dollars are 59d per ounce, and bars 60W. It is stated in Paris letters that negotiations aro in Progress between the Governments of England and Prance for a reduction in the rates of postage between the two countries to 2d per letter of the present weight., The report of the directors of the London Bank of Mexico and South America, to be presented at the meeting of shareholders on the 20th inst., states that the net profits, after making provision for bad and doubtful debts, amounts to £12,493 164 of this sum .-0,000 is recommended to be appropriated to the Payment of a dividend of lOs per share, free of income tax, leaving £3,487 16s to be carried forward to the new account. A. meeting of shareholders in Overend, Gurney, and Co, Limited, was held yesterday, convened by the • committee of the Defence Association, for the pur- Pose of organising a fresh committee in order to carry on t h e f urt h er procee diiq.,s against the di rectors. Dr. Th om was ca ll e d to the chair, and the first business was the passing of a resolution thanking Dr. Thom, Mr. John Linklater, Mr. Yowell, and the committee, for their past labours In exposing what was called the greatest fraud that ever disgraced the commercial annals of this country. The next was the appointment of a new committee to carry on further proceedings, one of which is to be an a ction at law, and after a long discussion, the follow trig gentlemen were appointed :—Mr. Meek, of York; -gr. Barrow, of Derby ; Mr. O'R,eilley, of London ; and Dr. Thom, of London. The meeting repre "otc4 a very large number of shareholders from all parts of the country. The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the Caledonian Railway has been called for the %Ist inst., fur the transaction of the ordinary business Of the company. The directors of the Falmouth Waterworks Com- Pa'ay have convened the ordinary half-yearly meeting of prop r i e t ors f or t h e 26th i nst . The receipts of the Metropolitan Railway for the Past r ,. week show an increase of £5lO 17s 4d, and the Brighto n £2,506. Al a meeting yesterday of the West Caradon Mine, a call of 30s per share was made. Subscriptions are invited by the Cape Town Rail ;'ay Company for £200,000, in six per cent. de benture stock, to replace a similar amount of bonds fa lling due. The earnings of the Bo m b a y, B iro d a , an d C en t ral tricha Railway for the week ending the 18th of J anuary amounted to £8,051 Os 2d, comparing with £8,495 16s sd. The traffic receipts of the Great Luxemburg Rail 'ray Company for the week ending March Bth, amotinted to £5,734 i s B d , b e i ng an i ncrease of £7lO 15s 3d on the corresponding period of last Year. The Buenos Ayres Great Southern Railway con tinues to suffer from the prevalence of cholera and the consequent depression of business. The rec.:pts for the week ending the 19th of Jandary amounted to £1,375 8s Bd, being a falling off of £271 19 s 4 d . The following is Mr. Sam Mendel's weekly report of the Manchester market, dated March 10th :—" There is little business doing to-day either in yarns or goods. The market i s ver y steady at the quoted prices, b u t there is not much disposition to follow the advance 110 w asked." BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES 8 GOVERNMENT FUNDS. Per Ueut. Consols ~ Do. A ccount, Apr il 9 Z,per Cent. Reduced 92 4 New 3 per Cent 92 4 2 New 21. per Cent. Jan. 1894 — 2 i D o. 0 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — tinuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 —x( Do. for 30 yrs, exp i re sth A pr il 1885 — Po (Red Sea Telegraph), Au,. 1908 — Ichequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. Do £5OO lO 15 pm Ba DO . £ lOO & £ 2OO lO 15 pm rs ilk of E ng l an d St oc k, 44 p er C en t 2504 49 51 4- ' O . Account -- INDIA N j to . GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ,` - ' 4 l. stock 104 per Cent., April 1874 " 2 , 0 . Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 '-',O. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 "0. Certificates — Do. Enf ace d P aper 4 per C en t — 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 -Z-;°. 54 per Cent., May 1879 — '-'° 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 2 Do. do. 1877 — D Do ' do. 1882 — ," Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ...„ — ," 0 . Bonds, 5 per Gent., £l,OOO " 0 . under .£1.000 FOREIGN FTTNDS—CLOSING PRICES. A4 : l?:tri l t a i n ne ß l ot p d u s, b s lic,_ 6 Cent_ 4-ora .1. . per lBO , I,lan a per Cent GGf 2 3 . 41 per Cent., 1852 — ' - ' O . do. , 18 - 8 — °•b do 18 , 1 0 — D ° • d 0 .,. 1863 — _ 71f I , o ° . ,? per Cent., 1865 It Account linos Ayres 6 per Cent — Q '-',.,) 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 0 I° , l , 6 per Cent. — tan 6 per Cent — „0. 4 i per Cent - .;-,'°. 6 per Cent., B . ii°l 1867 - 1 ,°., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 95 C ) ".7 Scrip £32 paid /,, .nThia,n, 6 per Cent. D ‘,,lll,_llCent., 1825 /,-;4°,iall Principalities, 7 per Cent — x, ° 5 per Cent., 1867 — 1 , 4 ,uador New Con iolidated, 1 per Cent — g7 P ti an77 per Cent — Commis- liament, i with a a of our '1 pages, coloured ,mes pre districts assistant er of the were 26G Eversley n Duck- r. John ant•com- ling and .:,dge the 'riat there persons .oug,hs to mentary sposition parlia sponding fitly they ;h rates. trities in 'hey give , ns as to at of the indalies, 3 to the cts under )undalies nmended railways, affected found it mporary acticable isions of the more 3, and in amended be sepa- is sioners is are in- counties [l, in the d in the for the ithin the 2ad. existing • in part ifying as made for Zepresen conclude E. James, :r. C. W. re T. 11. Tray and e charged mmitting Shipping iable to a Inths' im• December build two ie second t thought Linst the ,3d with. iplainant rranged ; state of inst the iad been ,e matter I,t gentle• ith costs, plait ant. of instal- he be' ne ship 1 no one Er. Wray the corn sent year he defen s. 2d. due 'arded by Fisher) deducted the coin. ,at he had !,890, and left, and er's draft and costs._ ;certain if iplainant, ssel ; but 2eived the Le himself lot admit ;le defend the Act, owner of the ebarg° Jed with) the owner !(.1 unpaid' ught that aging the om house rties. I t tgreemell hat there lat by tut when he ier of tilt , tonnage, een done , ternent 111 Fully. into the e palpable le sboul a i sts, tiny /Vacs' lie° ;he po m-street' very P lll.lll obser' , ' [ for 01 ;h some °, account ,°; ommer el o No. °J ) Oriel er the n ° : duce 0 4 o e 10 W ih b 0 of tu e r , ;ed re e° . ) 3 re ducti ol ar y 0 , Ts an d r —ln ills 3 Ilqr° C r, ti on ,leo .0 r the 1 wo fi" re , ca tion - societi 0 i se, . e y . at w ilic lj :et be P r o. -elide' lPe (1p 0 le 0 derinb :e' ve a, rep Do. Second Issue Do. £5OO Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds B6} Do. 1864 Do. £S . A Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds BBl Government Railway 00)entures Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account • G iatemala 5 per Cent Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p It hian 5 per Cert., 1865 Do, Account . Do. Maremmana Raiway isi4xioar, 3 per Cent Ditto for Account D.. 1864 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French IlontevidQau 6 per Cent. !iloorish imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada Do 3 per Con Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hoctares) Peravian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 41 per Cent. (Uri barren) Do 44 per Cont., 1862 Do Account P,rt,:t. , ,uese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'. 39} Do. do., P - 67 Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid — ptn Rusian 5 per Cont., 18z2, Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds._ 874 Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds Do. do. £B4 15s. do Sardinian, 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Con . 361 Do Acciiunt , Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Acc• nut Do Corn. Cert. of Coui. not funded Do Account Tu:kish 6 per Cent. B5l 5 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 65 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 6ll Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 631 3 4 Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 33 1 2} Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 54 31 Do 1 por Cent. ' Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 - - Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... iividencis on the eIbOTO payable in Londou. French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Austrian a par Cent. Ex 10 Florina 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per (lent. Ex. 12 Guil„ 5ll Do Account Italia!, 5 per Gent. 1851, Ex. zof. Do. Account 451 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 93 Do. Account, March .. 93 f MARKETS—(This Day.) CORN. The general features of the trade are barely so good as on last market day. From the import markets in the pro vinces the reports speak of a degree of heaviness, with prices a shade less firm. From continental consuming markets the accounts still bring improving prices, a n d purchases are still continued hero on continental account. Nevertheless the floating cargo trade has not been quite so good in tone as last noticed, and although business of fair extent has been concluded the numbers of arrived cargoes of wheat on sale has increased to 87. Of other grain the cargoes on the coast were not numerous. At Mark-lane this morning the market opened with light supplies of English grain of all kinds, fair arrivals of foreign wheat and barley, but a limited quantity of oats. The general ,tone of the market was quiet, without pressure to sell, and rates unchanged. The small supply of English wheat was taken off slowly at Monday's terms. _ Foreign purchased sparingly, but not offered on lower terms. Grinding barley met a fair demand, and supported ;quite late rates. Malting attracts but little notice. Beaus remain without change in value, and a slow sala both for landed and floating. Oats firmly held iu consequence of the small supply, but not sufficient demand to establish any advances. Flour may be quoted steady, at late rates. Maize inactive, with a good deal offering. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Meat.—Supplies of dead meat are short, and the late advance for best qualities is fully maintained, whilst mid dling and inferior descriptions are again dearer. Mutton, 4s 2d to 4s 6d; middling, 3s 10d to 4s; inferior, 3s 8d; beef, best ox, 4s to 4s 2d ; second qualities, 3s 8d to 3s 10d; inferior, 3s 4d to 3s 6d ; veal, 4s to 5s 4d ; pork, small, 4s 4d to 4s 6d ; large, 3s 8d to 4s ; lamb, Gs 8d to 7s 4d per stone of 81b by the carcase. Poultry.—Supplies are getting very short, and comprise a great proportion of rough. As an exception, the supply of pigeons is very plentiful, consignments arriving from Franco, Belgium, and other parts of the Continent. Ono house alone (Mr. S. 11. Miller) had 5,000 pigeons last evening. Prices consequently aro much lower than usual, and range from 6d. to 9d. each. There has been a good arrival of Ptarmigan. Those from Norway are in good condition, those from Russia bad. Prices vary from is to is Gd etch. No tur keys worth naming. Guinea fowls, 3s 6d. Rabbits, wild, is to is 3d; tame, is 6d to 2s. Fowls, ducklings, &e., as before quoted. Wild Ducks 2s to 2s 6d ; widgeon, ls ; plover, la Gd. Eggs remain at 7s French, 9s English, per 120. COTTON. LlTEnron, March 11.—Sales probably 15,000 bales. Market active and advancing. ..... SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, March 11.—Minnie, from Shanghai ; Napoleon, from Gravelines; Flora, from Trieste; Waterloo and Batavier, steamers, from Rotterdam ; Charente, steamer, from Lisbon. Sailod.—ldas, for Guernsey ; Lord John Russell and Neva, steamers, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anchorod.—Villafranca, from London, for Cardiff. Passed.—Bengal, from Tuticorin, for London. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 2M. 15c. per Al sterling. un emnparing these rate■ with the English Mint price of lis. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about one-tenth dearer in Perim than in London. The oourse of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 109; per cent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the United States. THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION. —Sir R. Napier writes to the Secretary of State for I n di a that he has been re l uc tantly compelled to a ll ow D r. K rap f , w h o w as en gaged as Amharic dragoman, to quit the expedition, as he has lost his health in the performance of his duties, and has been recommended by his medical attendant to pro ceed immediately to Europe. Sir R. Napier speaks very warmly of Krapf's services, and says it will be difficult to supply his place. THE mEmBERs FOR OLDHAM ON CO-OPERATION. —. On Saturday night the members for Oldham, Messrs. J. T. Hibbert and J. Platt, attended a meeting at Shaw, on the occasion of the opening of a new central store for the Crompton Co-operative Society. Mr. Hibbert said he cordially sympathised with societies of that nature, which were based on the p r i nc i p l e of self-help. Neither Mr. Platt nor himself came there with the desire of supporting the co operators in antagonism to the retail shopkeepers He thought that if the retail traders were to exist satisfactorily and successfully, they must take one or two leaves out of the books of the co-operators. One of these leaves was the system of ready m oney pay _ meats, to which he believed they would have to come. He thought these societies were a great means of in creasing the provident habits of the people, and he could not believe • that there ever was much crime, pauperism, or drunkenness amongst co-operators. He was glad to find that in all large societies of that kind, not merely was attention paid to the material wants of the members, but a certain amount was set apart for a library and reading-room ; and he regarded this as one of the best features of these insti tutions. These, societies, however, appeared to be merely the first step in co-operation. There was another step which they had not yet taken ad vantage of—that of production. Stores seem to have s teceeded in England ; societies of credit best in Germany ; and those of production best in France. But there was no doubt we were destined in this country to see working men uniting for mnay other objects than those now in existence (hear). It must, however, always be borne in mind that if we were to succeed in retaining out. prestige as a manu facturing country they would have to avoid as far as possible anything which interfered with the proper relation of capital and labour. With this view we had a duty to perform in the matter of edu cation, and he thought we should be obliged to come to some system in which a little compulsion would be employed, as was the case with the Factory , Acts (hear, hear).—Mr. Platt observed that co-opera tion was the rival of the retail dealer, but it was only such a rival as every trade and society in the kingdom met with, and it was a question whether rivalry did not produce the best results. He looked upqn these §Pottit YgY u§eful. • PREFERENCE SRA.RES. Great Western, Orig. 4 3 / 4 per cent.. 774 NJrth Eastern, York, U. and Selby purchase, 10i LIVES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, Ditto, 5y pa. cent., 119 Ditto, 5 per cent 112; London and Blackwall, 87 Nottingham and Grantham R. and C, 02! FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco, gua. 7_per cent., 15 Dutch Rhenish, 211 Namur and Liege, g - ua. 6 per cent. pl., 201 South Austrian ead Lombardo Venetian, 14} FOILEIGN MINIM Cape Copper, 9; oon ream, North Del Rey, 2k Linarei, Ilm., I; Part Phillip, 1 7-16 Scottish Australian, llin.. 1 St. John. del Key, lira, 17a BANES. Agra, lim., A, 11 Alliance, Btu., 11 IN Anglo Egyptian, lim., 19 Australasia, 62 City, ►2l Consolidated, lirn., 4,1 N:nt►ish, Sco►ch, and Australian Chartered, 17 Imperial Ottoman, Oi Latin Mortgage Bunt( of India, lim., 1 London and %s estminster, 62 Oriental Bank Corporation, 42} Union of Australia, 50 NIISCRLL A NXOUB. Anglo American' elegrap 21i 2; Atlantic Telegraph, 54k 5 . . S per sent., 1/5 .7f City Discount, lirn, 21 Credit Foncier ot lalntrland, lim ., 3 1-16 Credit Fonder of Mauritius, liza., Crystal Palace. Ditto, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 108 i 7 Ebbw Vale, 124 Eyyptian Com. and Trading, lira., 1 3-16 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., it Hudson's Bay. 144 Madras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent. by Government), 1031 Peninsula and Oriental steam, 571 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements. IQ I Telegraph Construct. and Maintenance, lim., 141 Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lim., 41 Viceroy of Egypt (mortgage) Loan) 7,3 THE ALLEGED MURDER OF A BOY BY BURNING. This afternoon, at half-past one o'clock, Mr. William Payne, the coroner for London and South wark, resumed, at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, the adjourned inquiry respecting the death of a child named John Hunt, aged 4 years, who, it was al leged, had been wilfully burned or scalded to death. Mr. Horsford, the house-surgeon, said that he had, since the jury last met, mane a further exami nation of the body, and also the clothes. The saucepan now produced, if full of water, and it had fallen over the child, might have produced the inju ries on the body. The hands and arms of the child were not scalded at all, but the lower part of the frame was as high as the navel. If the child bad been pushed into the boiler and had sat in the hot water it would produce the ap pearances he found on the body. lie did not think that the child could have fallen on its face and up set the saucepan without scalding its hands and arms. If the child had sat in the water it would have been only instantaneous. Mrs. Newefl was positive that the child was acci dentally scalded by its falling into the water, which was boiling hot. Mary Duncannon said that she was sent for, and found the deceased scalded. It died in the hospital. Mrs. Newell said that the child had fallen over the washing-stool into the saucepan of water. She always appeared kind to the deceased. After some other evidence, the jury returned a verdict of manslaughter against the female Ne well. FATAL ACClDENT.—Yesterday morning a young man, about 18 years of age, a porter in the employ of Messrs. Bell and Daldy, booksellers, of York-street Covent-garden, was shaking the carpets on the roof of thu house, which is about 40 feet from the ground, whon ho overbalanced himself and foil into the back yard. A. undi cal man lytko bent for, but lift was extinct. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 11, 1868. BusineB done. S2l j * 3 1 1 1 1 ,06} i 103 i HER MAJESTY. 1251 61 62 1151 83 o ilt 114 131 2 12; 1061 16 1 1011 12 MARLBOROUGH-STREET. - , - • i i ple (Canal (el-raga WINDSOR CASTLE, March 10. 'rLe Queen drove out yesterday afternoon, ac companied by the Dowager Duchess of Athol() and Miss Macgregor. The Queen walked in the grounds this morning, accompanied by her Royal Highness Princess Louise. Princess Beatrice rode in the Home Park. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales drove out, attended by the Countess of Morton. The Prince of Wales, attended by Capt. Ellis, rode out yesterday. TH. FENIAN TRIALS AT CORK. CORK, Tuesday. At the county assizes, this day, the Fenian pri soner Mackay was put on his trial for the murder of Police-constable Casey. The Attorney-General, in opening the case, con tended that the shooting of Casey was either acci dental, or it was wilful murder. Witnesses deposed that Casey was shot by Mackay in the latter's struggle with Constable Geale. GREAT FIRE AY CLERKENWELL. This morning, at an early hour, the inhabitants of St. John-street, Clerkenwell, were suddenly aroused from their peaceful sleep by the alarming cry of " Fire," the flames proceeding from the extensive and well-known premises of Messrs. Farinilow and Son, glass and lead merchants, in the locality. The fire raged owing to the wind that was blowing, and up to nine o'clock this morning the firemen were playing on the ruins. The origin of the fire is unknown, and the pro perty being insured in the Sun, Phoenix, Atlas, and other offices, the insurance having been divided in the offices by the proprietors of their respective policies, will fall lightly upon them. LAW INTELLIGENCS—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN RE SIR MORTON PETO, BART., M.P. BETTS, AND CRAMPTON -£6,000,000 CLAIM BY THE LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER. RAILWAY COMPANY. The examination of Sir Morton Peto in reference to this claim was resumed to-day, when Mr. Link later proceeded to question the bankrupts as to the contracts with the railway company. Sir Morton Peto stated that the £lO shares in the Western Extension were to be taken at £B, and the £lOO debentures at £BO. Mr Lawrence then read the contract in this matter, which had been concluded in August, 1858, and under which it was agreed by the bankrupts to take payments for the works in shares and debentures at a discount. s be w in er g e ‘ o ‘ e f xhibited," and it was expected a formal charatcer, Morton Peto's examination-in chief would not be concluded to-day. r o o c i nt r variousle di that ucemede Sir documents POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, V IOLEN T ASSAULT ON A BOY.--Jane APDonnell, o ce' Tottenham-court-road, was charged s T o. 3 , Tudor-place, before do r. yrwhitt with assau lti ng Th os . Lee, a boy about 9 years of age, by striking him u r la T on the head with a poker. The complainant, a rather delicate-looking boy, residing in the same house as the prisoner, said that about 8 o'clock that morning he was knocking at the door of the house, having some bread in his hands, when he received a violent blow on his head, a poker having been been thrown at him, but he did not know by whom. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt the boy s a id h e b e - Rend the prisoner was quarrelling with her hus band at the time. Police-constable Easer, 58 E, said the witness who saw the prisoner throw the poker was not in attendance. The prisoner said that she made an attempt to strike her husband, and the boy, wh) was standing at the door, caught the blow instead of her husband. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked if the boy had had his head attended to, and was told that the boy was taken to the Middlesex Hospital, and had the wound sewed up, and was to attend the hospital again to-mor row. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he would remand the prisoner for a week, as there was no knowing what might happen to such a tender-looking boy. ROBBERY THROUGH DISTRESS.—John Davis, a half-starved looking young man was charged be fore Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing five books from the shop of Mr. Hatfield, bookseller, of Tottenham court-road. The prisoner was seen to take the books by a young man in the employ of Mr. Hatfield, and then make of. Ile was pursued and the books found in his possession. The prisoner said that he was "hard up," and committed the robbery through his necessities. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed him for seven days with hard labour. THE ABYSSINI.4N EXPEDI7ION. (From the Times correspondent) ATTEGERAT, February - 17 . Tho British advanced guard has occupied Aritala. This place is half-way between the sea-mast and Theodore's fortress of Magdala, where now all the prisoners are confined. The head chief of Awth lo ' has expressed friendly feelings towards us, and Ist promised to obtain some supplies for our troops. The supplies which have as yet been obtained from the country are, however, Eo meagre that no reliance can be placed upon them. The country has been devastated by civil war, and is so poverty stricken that, though the inhabitants readily sell us all they can spare, nothing worth speak ing of in the way of supplies can be obtained from the country. On the ships in Annesley bay the army has hitherto had to depend for its resources, and it appears certain that this will con tinue so until the termination of the campaign. Hence our progress has been slow, for the transport train has not yet had time to recover from its mis fortunes at the commencement of the operations, and on it depends the carriage of all supplies from the sea-coast to the front. Energetic measures have been taken by Sir Robert Napier to secure from Arabia and Egypt animals which may fill the vacancies in its ranks caused in the first place much more by the want of a proper system of organisation than by the epidemic of Zoulla. But these animals can arrive only slowly, and it is feared that a considerable halt may be necessary at Antalo to allow provisions to be brought up to that station. Senafe is the first post in the highlands which is to be held as a main link of the chain of communi cations. Attegrath, 37 miles further to the south, is the second. It is an important point, as here the roads to Adowa and Antalo branch of. A small intrenched camp is being formed here for the per manent security of the post. At Dongollo, half way between Attegrath and Antalo, another small post will be formed, and at Antalo a fourth. These will keep open the road between the army and the sea, and will act as places of refuge for the convoys coming up from the base of operations with supplies for the troops in the front. Antalo is eight marches south of Attegrath. The distance between the two places is variously esti mated at from 76 to 96 miles. Probably as soon as the road is surveyed the truth will be found to be between the two. Although we have no maps on which absolute reliance can be placed, the map prepared in the Topographical Department of the War-office is an excellent guide, and of surprising accuracy, considering how little was known of the geography of Abyssinia before this expedition was undertaken. After the expedition this will be a well-known land, and, as a party of engineers are making an accurate trigonometrical survey while following the march of the army, its topography will be almost as certain as that of the midland counties. The Commander-in-Chief will leave Attegrath on the 18th for Antalo. On the 20th he is to have an interview with Kassa, Prince of Tigre, at Ad- Abaga, two marches south of this place. The Prince, according to national custom, could not leave his capital for 40 days after his installation on the throne of Tigre. This ceremony took place at the beginning of February, and properly Kassa ought to stay as strictly for 40 days in the vicinity of Adowa, his capital, as a bridegroom would be expected during a honeymoon to cultivate the society of bis bride. An exception, however, has been made in favour of the English General, and the Prince is to be waiting on his line of march to pay his respects to him on the 20th. In Abyssinia the elephants are considered very wild an untame able by the natives, who positively refused to be lieve that it was possible to reduce them to a state of subordination to man. In order to impress Prince Kassa two of the elephants which have been brought for the carriage of guns have been brought on to Attegrath for the use of the Commander-in-Chief and his Staff at the meeting. Their passage through the country has been fol lowed by crowds of wondering and awestruck Abys sinians, who formerly thought that any one who told them an elephant could be tamed was dealing in the most flowery romance. A sensation, second only to that caused by the elephants, was created by the arrival yesterday of Murray's battery of 12-pounder Armstrong guns. It was almost doubtful whether it would be pos sible to get the guns over the very difficult road across the mountains between Senafe and this place. The gunners, however, achieved their task, though not without incurring considerable difficulties, and marched into Attegrath looking as smart and well as if they were on Woolwich Common. As soon as the guns appeared on the brow of the gentle slope over which the road falls into the valley of Attegrath, nearly the whole camp turned out to greet them, and to congratulate the artillery on their success in bringing them safely through all the dangers of the mountain road. The Abyssi nians, of whom there is always a large crowd in the neighbourhood of the camp, rushed across to meet them, and to see what strange things we had so much trouble in drawing with many horses over an almost impassable country. There is no news from the prisoners in Magdala since their last letter of the 17th of January. Many reports are brought to us through the country people, but, of course, none are reliable. The na tives appear, as a general rule, to think that Theo dore will either stand au assault in Magdala or will come out and fight in front of his fortress. He is certainly taking immense trouble in getting his heavy guns into the place, and is said to be strength ening its naturally strong defences. It seems pro bable that he may either fight in Magdala or, per haps, attempt to fall upon the advancing British force north of that place with one of his favourite night attacks. He has in Magdala considerable treasure, and in a few days will have placed there all his cannon. With them he could not retreat rapidly enough to avoid pursuit and to elude cap ture. -Without them his prestige would be gone, and his means of subduing rebellious chieftains de parted. He may give up the prisoners, he may run away with them, sacrificing Magdala and his stores there. It is almost impossible to calculate what course he will adopt, but the popular opinion of the country appears to be that he will fight, and it seems it is his interest to do so. The road beyond Antalo will be through the pro vince of Lasta. This is the most difficult and mountainous of the provinces of Abyssinia, and we must expect a rough road and a slow advance. Two routes lead from Antalo in the direction of Magdala. Neither are well known. The more direct or eastern route leads past Lake Ashangi, i❑ the neighbourhood of which it passes through some very broken, hilly country. The western route leads by Socota. It is said to be easier than the other as far as that place, but beyond is hardly known at all, further than that the country over which it must pass is the very backbone of the Abyssinian highlands. As this route also causes a detour it is probable that by Lake Ashangi will be selected. Whichever is chosen there is one thing certain, that till the trans port train receives strong reinforcements in animals to make up for those which have died or been lost the advance of the troops cannot be very rapid. It is perfectly wonderful that under the cramped con ditions under which it is suffering the advanced portion of the force has been able to move as fast as it has. On the transport everything must depend in a country where every article of supply worth mention has to be brought from the shipping over a distance of 200 milts as it is to Antalo, or of 400 as it will be to Magdala. Every exertion is made to reduce the baggage of the troops to the lightest possible figure. The cli mate, however, prevents such a reduction as could be made in an European climate in asummer campaign. Here the thermometer often stands at freezing point in the night, and sometimes even lower. Warm clothing is absolutely necessary for the troops and followers, and blankets for covering at night cannot be dispensed with. The hosts of native followers who accompanied the troops from India were much diminished before the advance from Zoulla, and have been further reduced at every subsequent post, as the climate proved thew to be much more an encumbrance than a necessity. Yet the native cavalry still require large numbers of grass-cutters and sycees, whom English dragoons in this climate would not consider at all necessary. Yet the native trooper is more difficult to feed than the British dragoon, as the meat of the latter in the form of bullock walks in rear of the column and re quires no carriage. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. SHREWSBURY SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY. The G L :and Stand Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the fund), v ,.ith 50 added. About five furlongs, straight. Duke Han,:lton's Innerdale, by Dundee t: Diana, 3 yrs, bst 101 b .. (Jaunt) 1 Mr J. Denman's La‘ly Diana, 3 yrs, sst 121 b ...(Wilson) 2 Mr E. Brayley's Miss Alice, 4 yrs, sst 121 b (Barron) 3 Lord Wilson' s Parma, 4 yrs, Sat 21b (Kenyon) 4 Betting—G to son Innerd,le, sto 2 agst Parma, and 4 to 1 agst Lady Diana. Innerdale jumped off in front the moment the flag was lowered, and, making play front end to end, won in a canter by a length and a half ; a length divided second and third, and a similar distance third and fourth. The Middleton Plate of 100 sous, for two yr olds ; colts Bst 1211), fillies Bst 81b; winners of 100 sovs 51b, twice 71b extra. About half a mile, straight. Mr J. A. Dyson's Palmitine, by Carnival—Wax, Bst 81b .,(Kenyon) Mr 11. Wright's Esher, Bst 121 b (It. I'AnAm, jun.) 2 Mr Lowden's M.A., Bst 121 b (Payne) 3 Whinyard, Whirlwind, and Brahatn also ran Betting Even on Palmitine, 7 to 2 agst Whinyard, and 4to 1 each agst.M.A. and Esher. Won by a head. The Shropshire Spring Cup (handicap) of 150 soya, added to a sweepstakes of 15 sovs each. About one mile and a half. Mr. T. Dawson's Belmont, by Claret—The Wren, 5 yrs, Bst ..(Cameron) 1 Mr Wadlow's Orne, 4 yrs, 6st 71b... (Kenyon) 2 Mr Samuel's Foodor, 4 yrs, 7st 41b (Peppier) 3 Betting-65 to 40 on Belmont, and 7 to 4 agst Orne. The latter led for about a quarter of a mile, when Fecdor took up the running, Belmont lying off. Outside the dis tance Belmont assumed the lead, and won In a canter by two lengths. The Welter Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the fund), with 50 added. About seven furlongs. Mr E. Brayley's Rhymer, by King Tom —Fairy, by Orlando, 4 yrs 9st 111 b (inc. Glb extra) (J. Page) 1 Mr J. Smith's The Squire, 5 yrs, lOst (carried 10st 31b) (Mr Edwards) 2 Mr H. Westford's Confederate, aged, list 91b (iuc. 61b ex) (flardinge) 3 Betting-2 to lon The Squire, 3to 1 agst Confederate, and 5 to 1 agst Rhymer. Won by three-quarters of a length. The Severn Steeplechase Plate of 100 sovs, added to a handicap of 10 sovs each, 3 ft. About two miles and a quarter. Mr Summer's Woodbury hill, by the Flying Dutch man (It b), aged, lOst 21b (J. Page) 1 Mr Barber's Fan, 6 yrs, lOst 101 b (Thorp e ) 2 Lord Poulett's 13enazet, aged, list 121b...(Mr Edwards) 3 Lord Waldegrave also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst Benazet, sto 2 agst Woodbury Rill, 3 to 1 agst Lord Waldegrave, and 100 to 7 agst Fan offered. Won in a common canter by half a dozen lengths. - - - - The Spring Hurdle Rice Handicap of 5 sous each, 2 ft (to the fund), with 30 added. About two miles and a quarter. Mr T. Wadlow's Mrs Allan, by Yellow Jack—Marie Vincent, 5 yrs, lost 61b (IV. White) 1 Lord Poulett's Nu, 6 yrs, lOst 41b . (D. Wynne) 2 Lord Poulett's Endsleigh, 6 yrs, lOst 1 llb (Mr Edwards) 3 The following also ran :—Bonue Fortune and Nothing More. Betting-7 to 4on Endsleigh, and sto 1 agstMrs Won in a canter by four lengths. CHELMSFORD SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 sous each, with 25 added ; two year olds Gst 71b, throe Bst 101 b, four 9st 121 b, five and up wards 10st. Three-quarters of a mile, straight. Mr J. Wood's Lupus, by Grosvenor—Belgravo's dam, 4 yrs, Bst 131 b (.£)0)... (French) 1 Mr Price's Cater, 3 yrs, Bst (.£5O) (Huxtable) 2 Mr Crawley's Aqua Marine colt, 3 yrs, Bst 101 b (.£100) (Lynch) 3 _ _ The following also ran :—Clueon of Scot; Lord Para mount, and Burlington. . _ _ Betting-9 to t agst Aqua Marine colt, 3to 1 each agst Cater and Lupus, and 6 to 1 agst Lord Paramount. Won by three-quarters of a length. A Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each, 2 ft (to the second), for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; half a mile. Mr C. Blanton's Topsy, Bst 71b (J. Mann) 1 Mr M. Dawson nd Lelia, Bst 71b (Murray) 2 Betting-6 to lon Lelia. Topsy made the running till crossing the road before the half-distance, when the favourite passed her, but was soon again shaken off and beaten by half a length. The Belhus Selling Race of 5 sovs each, with 30 added ; two year olds 7st 31b, three 9st 31b, four lOst 31b, five, six and aged lOst 81b; mares and geldings allowed 31b. Half a mile, straight. Mr Jones's c by Simple Simon—dam by Cavendish, 2 yrs, Est 31b (.£5O) (Butler) 1 Mr C. Raynor's Lupus, 4 yrs, 9st (.£5O) (T. French) 2 Prince D. Soltykoff's Brine, 2 yrs, 6st (£5O) .. (Jewett) 3 The following also ran :—F by Stampedo—Donna Clara, Cyclamen, Surprise, Hercules, Sultana, and New court. Betting-3 to 1 agst Brine, 7to 2 agst Lupus, 100 to 30 agst Cyclamen, and 5 to 1 each agst Simple Simon colt and Pocket Hercules. Won by tl , ree lengths. Stand Plate of 30 SOTS ; for all ages. Mr. C. Head's Marquis of Worcester, by Star of the West—Reflection, 4 yrs, 7st (Butler) 1 Mr. it. Porter's Veui, 4 yrs, 6st 101 b (S. Mordan) 2 Mr. W. Smith's Cornet, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Barker) 3 The following also ran :—Novice, Hopleaf, blair, and Inheritance. Betting-6 to son Novice, sto 2 agst Marquis of Wor cester, 1) to 1 each agst flopleaf and Veni, and 100 to 6 agst Cornet. Won by three lengths, a head dividing second and third. The Two Year Old Plate of 100 sovs ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies, Bst 71b. Half a mile. Count de Lagrange's Amadou, by:Compiegne—Jeanne d'Arc,Bst 71b (Grimshaw) 1 Mr. Fleming's Lampoon, Bst 71b (Norman) 2 Mr. M. Dawson nd Lelia, Bst 71b (Murray) 3 The following also ran :—Littlo Tommy, Scalade filly The Baroness, Perfume, Let Me Alone, Little Doody, Cicada colt, and Chassepot. Betting-6 to 4 agst the Cicada colt, 4to 1 each agst Amadou and Perfume, and 8 to 1 agst Little Tommy. Won in a canter by six lengths. The Choliner Handicap of 15 sous each, 10 ft. About one mile, straight. 45 subs. Mr. Pryor's Artesian, by Stockwell Equation, 5 yrs, Bst 41b (French) 1 Mr. E. Williams's Thoradyke, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (Wyatt) 2 Mr. C. Alexander's Ettrick, 4 yrs, ist (T. Goodwin) 3 The following also ran : --Actrea, Porter's Knot, Ma ❑oeuvre filly, Sweet Willie, Cauthloon, Melbourne, Dr. Wilson, Ninus colt, and Wild Bce. Betting-3 to 1 agst Artesian, 4to 1 each agst Thorn dyke and Cauthlcen, 6 to 1 agst Act Lea, 100 to If. agst Dr. Wilson, and Bto 1 agst Ettrick. Won by a head. WAR WICK' SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY, March 17. Weights for the Grand Annual Steeplechase (handicap) of 20 sovs each, with 100 added. Over about four miles of fair hunting country. Age st lb Tho Lamb 6 12 7 Pearl Diver a 12 7 Astrolabe ... a 12 5 Benazet ... a 12 3 Philosopher a 12 0 The Nun ... a 11 13 Globule ... all 10 Tennyson ... 6 11 9 Capt. Crosstree (late Charlie) ... a 11 7 Hornet ... a 11 5 Despatch ... a 11 4 Tusculanum ... 6 11 4 NorthernLight(hb) a 11 3 Buszke a 11 3 Moose ... ... a 11 3 Columbia a 11 3 Fan 6 11 2 Ago st lb Tiger (h b) a 11 1 Garus a 10 13 King Alfred ... a 10 10 L. S. D. ... a 10 10 Port Royal a 10 9 Bon Espoir a 10 9 Musketeer 6 10 9 Portland ... a 10 9 Thalassius... ... a 10 9 1 1Said 6 10 7 Trueheart a 10 7 Clansman ... 6 10 7 Archimedes ... 6 10 7 Bishopton... ... 6 10 7 Flying Horse ... 610 7 Marengo ... 6 10 7 Polestar 6 10 7 Oakapple (h b) 5 10 7 THE LATE MATCH FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE Trumrs.—The Sporting Life says it is lamentable that a championship race on the Thames should have led to a trial which will mulct the losing side of quite £l,OOO in costs alone. We cannot understand why certain of the daily press should insist that there is absolute evil in row ing for money. Why should not the skilful and proficient athlete turn his physical gifts to advantage as well as the man of mental culture, who writes a novel for £2,000 or paints a picture for &tibia that sum ? However, wo have thus far done with this vexatious case, and recognise th e jury's decision as a consistent, logical, and manly vindica tion of fair play. If Kelley and Sadler's parties aro still confident in their view, let them, as suggested by Lord randetermination with honour to Chief-Justice Cockburn , tr y t he issue once more with a In ee, the a o n n d ly e w ac a l y i it with bew a chieve e te v n i t f et r o e r3 e , —perfect fairness, and a willingness to acknowledge defeat from a better man. FALMOUTH, March 9.—There is at present in this port a larger fleet of shipping from all parts of the world than for some time past, and it would seem to mark unmistakably a revival of tr tde. Oa Sunday there ar rived about 20 sail, making a total of just 193, of which number 140 are awaiting orders, and the residue a favour able wind, to proceed to their destinations. Owing to the more favourable state of the corn market, the detentions of grain -laden vessels for orders have been very short with the lately arrived fleet. The weather has been very bois terous in this quarter for some days, bl ow ing a gale from N.W. and W.N.W. , and amon g the steamers and other shipping taking refuge in the western bay was her Ma josty's storeship Fox, Staff-Commander Moriarty, C.B ~ which proceeded to the westward on 31onda y morning on 1 the weather raetleratipg. NOTICE. The Third Edition of The Sun of last night, containing the Latest Betting, and races at Chelmsford and Shrewsbury, was published in time for the country post and for delivery in town at 7 pm. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. —This Da: (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CHELMSFORD RACES —Tills DAY. ESSEX PLATE. The Essex Plato of 30 sovs, for two year olds: colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; half a mile. Cicada c Brine .. Actress 1 3 BOREHAn PLATE. The Boreham Handicap of 3 sovs each, 1 ft (to the fund), with 3U added ; one mile. . . Artesian.. Dunoon „, Macduff... 1 3 HYDE PLATE. The Hyde Plato of 30 sovs, for two year olds; colts Bst Jolb, fillies Bst 71b ; five furlongs. Cyclamen Gruiniord Five ran SELLING STAKES. 01 0 2 The Springfield Selling Stakes of 3 BOYS each, with 25 added; two year olds 7st 31b, three 9st 315, four lOst, five six, and aged, lOst 31b ; half a mile. Dr. Wilson 1 Knight of St. Michael 2 Clara f Five ran. SCURRY HANDICAP. The Scurry Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 30 added, for all ages ; three-quarters of a mile. Rapparee c 1 Cater Brine Fiv© ran. FAIRLANDS HANDICAP. The Fairlands Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10ft, with CO added ; half a mile. Benevolence Miss Frances Dr. Syntax a SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY SHAKES AND STOCKS. F aUw ys. I Closing Pal& Prim. firistot ana Exeter —.I Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Beliaet J unc Dun„Pcrth, & Ab.J unc I &London, bcrip 83 65 82 83 20 30 3 4 75 77 70 72 DO. Glasgow S. Western Great Eaetern, Ord. s Lk. Do. E. Aug). Et. No. 2 Groat Northel Scotland' Great Northern Do. A stock 101 103 31 31. 6 7 15 6 105 107 103 101 121 125 Do, B stock Do. 'Now, is. at 25 pro (3tS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western —Original Do. S. VAI. Rail. gua.- Do. South Wales...., Do. W. Mid.—Wilorki v 5 97 loi 16/ 45 47 2i 30;., 27 2J Do. Newport Do. 11eref0rd........ Lancashire Y or krill 1 r, Lyndon and lilackwall Lon., S Coat-1 1-on., ghat.., and Dove' 125/ 4261 4 , 4 l 18 Ist, 12 15 115 ;16 Zip t 7 41 i! 112 114 Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lyn. & .North IVcstert Lon. & South Westem Mau., Shel., Liam,. .Metropolitan.... Do. New Do. Extcw,ioli nctrupolitau District. 105 107 uo. do. do. i)o. and :it. W '42 Midtaud 106 ICO, Do. .C 9 Share Do, Der b) Heat .. - - 74 76 North British .. 31 35 Do. 11 d., Pth., & Duti. th. Eastern— Berwick Do. (1-...N•11 purolias, Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle 101 i 1014 60i 61i VI 95 128 132 IA 132 Po. Stock. A 4 Darling - . Do. do. 1555-61 North London Do. do. 1851 5 . Do. dO. 1866 . North Staffordshire N. az S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stook Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., tic Wok Tail Vale C Vale of Neath - Waterford & Killtenny Waterloo & Whiteha 1, Webt Cornwall 46} f la d 114 116 i I IP 56 58 10V 111 57 69 4 47 72 73 2 10 142 145 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECCILITIE:k. ;British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872 100 • - - , Can.Gov.6 p.e.J a. & J uly 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lO 93 100 Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 98 100 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 86 87 Do. sp. c• Inscribed sk 100 84 156 Cape (i.llope, 6 p.c.1873 100 103 105 Do.Apl.&Oct .1890-1900 100 108 109 1081 Do. do 1880-90 100 107 109 Do. Jan. &J uly, 1690-91 100 106 108 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 68 100 Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 8 p.c 100 113 111 Do. 1872, do lOO 103 107 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 . uo. 1882, May 15, Nov. t 5 100 107 10v Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. 100 109 111 Natal goy. 6 per cent.. 100 104 106 N.B.Goy.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 99 10 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p •e., 1860 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1878 100 98 99 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1806 100 151 961 954 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 - - Do. 5 per cent.... 100 971 981 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 102 104 Queensland Gov. 6p. e lOO 103 105 , 102 4 4 r•S.Aus.Gov. 6 p,c. 1868-9 100 Do. 1878 & upwards 1(.0 110 111 Vio,(lov. 6 p.c. Ja &J uly 100 Do. do. April & Oct lOO 110 112 1121 BRITISM MINES. Cam. Consol. Gold, lim. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated SO 54 64 Devon G. 2 Cons.(Tavist. 1 0 43 4 1 4 4 1; u East Bassett (Mogan)" 294 10 12 ;East Caradon 2.14.0 4 5 'East Carn Brea 3l 2 21 East Grenville 2.14.0 11 2 East Gunnislake .. 8.3. e 1 4 East Lovell ......... • 3 - 0 . 0 8 9 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 14 2 (.1 am.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 4 5 4 Great Laxey, limited.. all 17 16 Great South Tolgus.... 1.4.0 Great Wheal 8a5y..... 14.9.8 G. Wheal Vor (Helst'e 40 18 19 Grenville 9.0.6 14 14 lierod's Foot 8.10.0 38 40 Elingston Downs 5lO 6 24 21 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.8 6 8 Marko Valley t.10.8 6 81 4 kiwyndy Iron Ore, lira .8 24 1/ New S ton ....... 00 4 00 70 North tosk ear .4.Wh Bassett(lilogan 4.4.0 - - North Wheal Crotty Prosper United 8.11.0 2 21 Providence k Uny Lelan t 1 1.6.7 29 31 8. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 380 400 South Condurrow 3.2.0 .3.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 37/ 42i stray Park .35.15.6 4 6 Pin Croft 9 13 14 Vigra and Clogan, lira_ all West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard 12 10 12 West Chirerton ll 64 06 644 West Seton 471 185 195 Wheal Bassett ( Mogan 51 75 80 Wheal Buller (itedruth 16 16 11 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 21 23 214 -- Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 5.17.0 7 9 THAMES. STEALING WINE IN A DOCK.—Robert Rose, a labourer, was brought before Mr. Benson charged with stealing wine from a cask in the St. Katharine Dock. Joseph Andrews, a watchman in the service of the dock company, said that he was on the west quay of the dock a t 15 m i nutes pas t s i x o'clock yes terday evening, a n d saw th e p r is o ner among the wines, leaning over one cask and tipping it over. He said to the prisoner, " What does this mean ?" to which he made no answer. He noticed that the prisoner's lips were stained with wine. He took the prisoner into custody, and informed the chief constable what had happened. They went back to the cask, at the foot of which a tube was found. Wine was spilled about the cask on the quay, and there was a hole which had been recently made in the cask from which wine was leaking. The prisoner said he had been seeking employment in Le dock, and answered to his name. The prisoner said he bad not been drinking at the cask at all, and accounted for being on the west quay by stating that he was going round the west quay to see his foreman, owing to his finger having been smashed with a piece of lead while he was at work in the dock. Mr. Benson said that waa an idle excuse. The prisoner had no business whatever to be among the wines on the west quay, and there was no doubt he had been tampering with a cask of wine and plun dering Dock companies anies were continually ex posed to it. this p depredation, and must be protected. He sentenced the prisoner to one month's i m p r i sonm ent and hard labour. THE, GUN CLUB.—Yesterday afternoon the mem bers of this club again met numerously at their enclosed ground, Shepherd's-bush, when sweepstakes of a sove reign each were shot for at five birds each, all the compe titors starting at 25 yards, the winners standing every time one yard further back. The following contended during the shooting, viz., Captains Boycott and Burnand, and Messrs. Gregory, Johnstone, Levett, Reid, Blois, and Rudd. In the first sweepstakes Captain Burnand and Mr. IL Johnstone killed all their birds and divided. The next was won by Mr. Gregory; the third by Mr. Johnstone scoring 4; and the fourth was divided by Mr. Gregory and Mr. H. R. Reid. The fifth sweepstakes was won by Mr. H. R. Reid killing all his birds, and the sixth was divided between Mr. G. Blois and Mr. 11. Rudd, after a do of 4 each, and then both scoring in shooting it off. A MILE IN FIVE MINUTES. —Mr. W. Bailey, who achieved successes at the athletic sports both here and at Cuckfield last autumn, was I.meked to run a mile within five minutes. The mile chosen WAS from the Whalebones, Feaspottage-hill, to Broadfield-flat, the inclin e s n ear ly th e whole of the distance being favourable, but the recent shower, just previous to the start on Saturday evening, caused it to be very dirty, and much in favour of time backers. The distance was accomplished, the time being very accurately kept, in 4 min. 52 sec. A large concourse of people were present.—Sarey standard. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocic. S o von ran. SHREWSBURY RACES—THIS DAY. £4O HANDICAP PLAIT. A. Plate of 40 sovs (Handicap); winners after the declara tion of the weights 71b extra. About half a mile, straight. Venturer 1 Squire 2 Lady Diana WILTON HANDICAP. The Wilton Plate of 80 sovs (handicap). About half a mile, straight. Catton Sir 01.ver Miss Alico Five ran. COUNTY HANDICAP. 1 3 The County Handicap of 100 sous, added to a sweepstakes of 15 soya each. About one mile. Clemence— King of the Fairies 2 St. Valentine Vixen Winner objected to. WHITEHALL HANDICAP. The Whitehall Handicap of 5 sous each, 2 ft (to the fund) with 50 added. About three quarters of a mile. Innerdale Harlington 2 Rhymer Five ran. SPRING STEEPLECHASE. The Spring Handicap Steeplechase of 150 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 15 sovs. each. About three miles and a half. Corkscrew walked over. Globule struck out to-day at 1 5. STEEPLECHASE PLATE. A Steeplechase Plate of 100 sovs (Handicap). Two miles and three-quarters. Lord Waldegrave 1 Woodbury Hill True Heart .... 3 Four ran. HURDLE RACE. A Hurdle Race Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the fund), with 50 added. One mile aud three quarters, over six hurdles. Orne Turmoil.. Arundel.. Seven ran. LATEST BETTING ON THE COURSE. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 1000 to 90 agst Blinkhoolie (taken) 1000 to GO agst Franchiso (taken) 25 to 1 agst Aborgeldie (offered) VICTORIA CLUB BETTLNG—THIS DAT. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 agst Blinkhoolie (offered —take 11 to 1) 100 to 6 agst Mayflower (taken) 100 to 8 agst Netnea. (offered) 20 to 1 agst Abergeldie (taken) 25 to 1. agst Stradbroke (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Captain Kidd (taken) 83 to 1 agst Hippia (taken) Z 3 to 1 agst Corporal (taken): 33 to 1 agst Lady Coventry (offered) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Mandrake (off., take 12 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Wolsey (taken) 20 to 1 agst Leap Year ( offered) CHESTER Cur. 20 to 1 agst Dalby (taken) 25 to 1 agst Weather Star (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Beanstalk (offered) TWO THOUSAND. sto 1 agst Rosizrucian (offered—take 6 to 1) 6 to 1 agst Pace (offered) 6to 1 agst Formosa (offered) 9 to 1 agst Typhoeus (taken) 100 to 8 agst Blue Gown (taken) ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE. Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Annual subscription, Five Shillings. Applications for membership should be made to the Secretary, 3, Black friars-road IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT IIOUSE OF COMMONS.—Tms DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL. Mr. lIARDOASTLE postponed the second reading of this bill until tho Bth of April. CHURCH RATES . REGULATION BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, which is brought forward by Mr. HUBBARD, the object of which is plainly set forth in the title, , Sir STAFFORD NORTHCO rE suggested that the bill should be postponed until the Bth April, in ord er th a t t h o h o use might be enabled to go into committee on the pro proceeding li ng r. with Walptholee, billhe bill brought forward by Mr. Gladstone. The hou. mover of the second reading felt indisposed at first toagree to the e s v ug en g t e u s a ti l o ly n 'eo b n u s t en o ted to n t he postpone urg e appeal until the day mentioned. CIIUR - Cll RATES COMMUTATION BILL. Mr. NEWDEGATE also IY)stponed the second reading of this bill. T C h O e M I L' o U u s L e S Othße: went e II n U t R iti rj t il o c ß o A m ' TES ON tee A u ß p O o L n l t T w l sbill, BILL. which was brought forward by Mr. GLADsToss. On clause 1 being road, Mr. HENLEY aioved its omission. He was opposed to the unconditional abolition of church rates, and therefore he could not agree to the clause, which proposed that all compulsory church rates should be abolished. The house divided, when there appeared— For the clause Against it Majority in favour of the clause —l37 The consideration of the seven remaining clauses occu pied the rest of the sitting, the discussion in every case turning upon the terms used in the construction of the different sections of the bill. As a specimen, a long period of time was consumed considering whether the title of the bill should be "Compulsory Church Rates Abolition Bill," or, " Compulsory Payment of Church Rates Aboli tion Bill." The bill finally passed through committee, was reported with amendments, and was ordered to be reprinted. _HIE COVENTRY ELECTION PETITION . The committee, viz., Mr. Cerranee, Mr. Ore onall, Mr. R. Hodgson, Mr. P. Urquhart, and Mr. Egerton, were called to the table and sworn. ARTISNNS" AND LABOURERS' DWELLINGS ~ 167 BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. H. LEWIS sa id he did not rise to oppose the motion, but to express a hope that certain objectionable provisions which the bill contained would be alteted in committee, else it would become an intolerable burden upon the taxpayers. Mr. POWELL also expressed a hope that the bill would be fully considered in committee, in order that injustice was not inflicted upon those who did not deserve it. The bill was read a second time, and ordered to bo committed. The other orders of the day were then disEosed of, and the imse adiourned. 5 hare