The Sun. — London, England, 1868-03-27 00:00:00

TIONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL tNTMLLIOENCE, CITY, TIVO O'CLOCK. me maim return is chiefly remarkable for showing that a considerable accession of loan and discount business has heen transacted with little effect upon the reserve. The Private Securities have increased .£ 1 ,262,398, yet the Reserve is only £150,584. The Lank was enabled to effect this by a large increase in reserve payments, the addition to the public deposits being £1,360,252, enlarging that item t0.£7,287,476, While another week's receipts are yet to be added to the quarter's income. It is most likely that the loans obtained from the Bank have been chiefly f or reven ue payment s , i nasmuc h as , w ith money at the present price, it is cheaper to borrow for a few weeks than to withdraw the amount from use in trade. The probable result will be that the aggre gate of the Reserve will be but slightly varied by the Payment of the dividends in the second week of April. The Bullion shows some addition, and the Circulation is less by about the like extent. The fol lowing are the principal changes since the preceding return : Decrease in Circulation - £160,605 Increase in Public Deposits Decrease in other Deposits....t- ..... No change in amount of Government Securities. Increase in other Securities .. 1,-262,393 Increase in Bullion ..... 156,651 Increase in Rest Decrease in Reserve Bullion in both Departments ...... 21,438,083 Reserve of Notes and Coin 13,103,218 Circulation, including Bank Post Bills-23,334,865 The return of paid clearing for the week ending IVedttesday, March 25, as certified by Mr. J. U. Pocock, deputy inspector, is as follows :-- March 10, Thursday March 20, Friday March 21, Saturday March 23, Monday March 24, Tuesday March 25, Wednesday .... 7,443,000 Total £53,730,000 No Stock Exchange settlements occurred in the week embraced by this return to disturb the ordinary' course of clearing, yet the aggregate is lower than ou several preceding occasions when the like conditions prevailed. As there is no diminution in trade to account for this, it is considered that traders are still keeping themselves as independent as possible ; In other words, they are trading on their own resources. Consols are without movement, at 93 to 93k for money and account ; New and Reduced Three per Cents., 91k to 92 ; India Five per Cents., 114 to 1 144. Exchequer Bills are 1 lower, at 8s to 12s brew. Foreign shares are generally firmer, except Egyp tian, which are lower. Greek is higher, at 125 to 1 3 ; Mexican is dealt in at 155 to 16 ; New Spanish Three per Cents., 351 to 35k ; Italian, 47 to 475; and Orel-Vitebsk, 79/ to 792, being in each case au Improvement of 5 per cent. Egyptian (1864) is 1 per cent, lower, at 86 to 87 ; Viceroy's 7 per Cent. Lo an , 4, at 72 to 725 ; and the Railway Loan k, at 90 to 905. The Viceroy's 9 per Cent., is unaltered, 881 to 881. The New Honduras Loan is steady, at I to 1k brem. In American Securities United States 5-20 Bonds are steady at 72 to 72/ ; Erie Shares and Illinois are each better, being dealt in at 455 to 464, and 895 to 904 respectively. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures I'main at 27 to 28 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Loads have risen /, to 29 to 295. The chief movement in railways is a further re lapse of 11 in Caledonian, at 755 to 76 ; .Metropo litan District are 5 lower, at 73 to 74 ; and London and North Western, 4, at 1145 to 115. Otherwise Prices are steady. There is an advance of 4 in letropolitan Extension, at 1075 to 108 ; and of 4 in Lancashire and Yorkshire, at 1255 to 126 ; in Mid land at 1052- to 1051 ; in South Eastern at 725 to 7 3 ; in Great Western at 47 to 474 ; in Metropolitan at 1131 to 1141 ; Great Northern are quoted 1035 to 1 044 ; ditto (A), 994 to 100 ; Great Eastern, 32i to 32 4 ; Brighton, 49 to 49i ; and Sheffield, 43 to 43.1;. The new Metropolitan District Stock is 2 to 3 Colonial Bonds are without change. Canada Six per Cent. is inquired for at 100 to 101 ; Mauritius ix per Cent., 86 to 87i ; New South Wales Five Per Cent., 99 to 101 ; New Zealand Six per Cent., 1 03 to 104 ; Victoria Six per Cent., 110 k to 111 i. Foreign railways are steady. Great Luxemburg, 6 4 to 9i ; Lombardo Venetian, 11 to 2. Bank shares are again steady, and prices generally are without change. Agra (A shares), 10 to 10i ; Alliance, 13'r to 12A- dis. ; Anglo Austrian, 31 to 4 1i • Consolidated, 44 to 4n; Imperial, 17 to 1 71 c; Imperial Ottoman ; dis. to 1 prem. ; London and County, 51 to 52 ; London and Westminster, ~_ to 68 ; Oriental, 42 to 43 ; London Joint Stock, 31 to 32 ; Union of London 32 to 33. In Finance Shares, General Credit is quoted at to 25 dis. ; Credit Fonder, 21 to 3 ; International Finance, 2 to 14 dis. Foreign Mining shares are very quiet. St. John del Reys st ea dy, at 20 to 22 ; Port Philip,lk to 11 1 ; Chotitales 1 to a dis. In miscellaneous securities there is little business doin g and prices are for the most part stationary. Vigto-Auterican Telegraph, 211 to 22 ; Atlantic itelegraph 8 per cent., 5i t o 51 ; Fore-street Ware "use, 2i to 2 dis. ; Hudson's Bay, 14/ to 141; London General Omnibus, 11 to 2. The certificates of the Foreign and Colonial Government Trust are quoted at 1 to 1k prem. The Corn Market is quiet, with a firm tone. The sum of £127,000 was withdrawn from the Lank yesterday, including £120,000 for Egypt. The bonds drawn for repayment at par on the 2d 'January last of the Consolidated Peruvian Five per Cent. Loan of 1865, amounting to £282,000, are a nnounced for payment on the Ist April, together With three months' interest, at the rate of 5 per cent. tier annum. The report of the Caledonian Railway has proved worse than the most adverse speculators had expected. i T he dividend is at the rate of 2i per cent. compar 'ag, with 6 per cent. On Saturday last it was offered and taken at the rate of 21 per cent. per The public dividends will be payable at the Bank °t England o n W e d nes d a y, Ap r il 8. The directors of the Oriental Bank, at the meeting °n the 16th April, will propose a dividend of 6 per e „eat. for the half-year ending Dec. 31, waking, with 'oe previous distribution, 12 per cent. per annum. Uommercial advices from Port Elizabeth are Generally unsatisfactory. Failures under not very !;'editable circumstances had been frequent since L ae previous mail, and business operations, except with persons of undoubted credit, had been more or less suspended. Messrs. Jordan, Craik, and C on , pany, whose suspension we noticed yesterday, 'tiled for £61,000, with estimated assets to the 4 ?leunt of £68,000. The firm were large exporters Wood, and the continued dullness of the market caused delay and loss. The cre dit ors h av e decided t o w l ad up the estate under inspection. Messrs. J. B. porter and Co., brokers and commission agents, had also fa il ed fo r £4,360, w ith asse t s £2,994. Thi s es t a t e Q 0 is to be wound up under inspection. M r . Cha r l e s ~'° u nenbera•, g eneral dealer, of Queensland, failed fo r T £ 26,000, with assets equal to lOs in the p oun d. the eastern province no fewer than eleven sus pensions are reported, though none of them are very la rge. r •rile directors of the British American Land Corn guly recommend a dividend of 17s 6d per share for he Past year. to The dividend of the Great Luxemburg Railway the half year ending with 1867 is 3s. 6d per share. Alth u s . 9ugh a great reduction on former distributions thug is received with satisfaction. The considerable jrovement in the receipts this year lead to the hope h a the old dividend will speedily be resumed. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES I UOVIRNMENT FUNDS. Der Lent. Consols a / 2 0 . Account, April 2 — h e "! Cent. Reduced 9ll 2 ti.'"" 3 per Cent 9ll 2 T o lit 21 per Cent. Jan. 18_94 — to, °. per Cent,. elan. 18d 3 — m,kuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan. , 1880 — ad ~'"0 . for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — V° (Red Sea Telek„raph), Au„., 1908— 201 ' e ncquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. Do £5OO — pm t i ,, DO. £lOO .Ir £2oo — pin `"C of England Stock, 41 per Cent 'Alit 1)0 . Account Iti c i• INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ~,lit tock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 Ir." Account 5 per Cent. July, 1880 — rl ° • 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 7, 0 . Certi fi cates — " 0 . Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent 1) 13 °. er Cent., Jan. 1872 - °sp b• 5 i per Cent., May 1879 _ , lOBl 1 0 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 18, • Do. do. 187 D O . b 1 '• ~ er Cent., Aug. 187:3 - e 0• Bonds s , 5 p per Cent., -£l,000 . under £l.OOO - pin 4rOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRIC'I S. ~ un tine Republic, t per Cent. — i ir trial' Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 kilian 5 per Cent — .0 . ( i per Cent., 1852 — Lo."°• do., " " 18.,8 - 11° . d o., 18 liv b o do., 1863 — b.,* 5 per Cent., 1866 llu" 4 ecount 1: 1v ~,‘? Ayres 6 per Cent — 2 per Cent. (Deferred a per Uent ) 42 11Tar. arch 26. on, accom- companied d by Lady Lptain Ellis is harriers tended by Moly ueux, tecompanied it to Spin absent until 3LEV. [risk noble- upon the rl of Mayo, ,reet, to ask department ent, similar .tation con ,ord Mayor and Hama- P., Sir Jas. Benjamin M.P., Sir .er, Colonel lnd Messrs. e, M.P., J. Yore, m.P., , Guinness of D übli n), Mayor of )tain Arch town clerk, Pollard 'he deputa ;lanricarde, I Mayor of object the rat the aids led to Eng inately not Kensington country in t was sepa ;n the little [reland bad hough sub of English the benefit ded that an ;hey wished ish manage esults, and felt. tating that thou should a taste for eel with the the Govern -1 establish and should the State. imagination with which they cell Led science They did inary gnat of such all , and theli, ight be cc- ►ted in Ire there would st measure, nt was Tell gat aptitude ,u burnouse med by such wo uld The inbabi- that the er the pre- a and Jr. vC 4 ' • f th e , eting ° . 0 a • the Ilan a tS A s s _ A 3ro vv. , occurie u by 4" IUOO1 0,,0 fished s bo Hers' w a g . ' s r log e 'the Ter, W o be gl the stood th,sta ecis i o n Aro' Chba, 6 per Cent. G.ilian 6 per Cent lO3 Do. 41 per Cent — hio. 6 per Cent., B — Do., 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 .... 93 71 Do., Scrip £32 paid -- C )I , .nibi•tri, 6 p3r Cent. 4 !anise 3 p , r Cont. ' 1825. D ,nubian , Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 por Cent., 1867 — , in_uador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian, 7 per Cent — h )(J. Second Issue B2l D '..1'5 )0 Bonds Uo. 4106 Bonds B 7l Do. 1861 Do. i 5 ;0 Bonds — Do. .£lOO Bonds ..... 884 Governn.c,lit Itailway debentures ...• 904 it Greek, 5 per Cent., 1821-5, ex Coups — Do. Account Do. Coupons __. . Do. Account Glaten--pi!a 5 per Cent Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., lop. Ct., .-£25 p iian 5 pei t'cr r., Iti6s Do, Account ~ Do. Maremmana Nalway ‘l,xicar. 3 per Cent - Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 Do 1 per Cent. Anglo-French dontevidvau i; per Cent. Itoorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada- Do 3 per Con Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) - - PeruTian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account 7Bl ik Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarron) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account PortNguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'1s 394 Do. do., 1 - 67 — Do. ,do., Scrip, £lO paid — Lyn Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ b — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cont., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1662 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO 13onds , Do. • do. £B4 15s. d 0...,, Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B7l 4 Do. do. £Bl los. do B5l Sardinian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Gen . — Do Acc , Juut Do New Deferral — _ Do Account Do Passive — Do Ace. ant Do Com. Cert. of Cour. not funded Do Account Tu:kish 6 per Cent. — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1856 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 6). 4 1 . 6 Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do 4 per Gent. Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Dividends on the above payable in London. French Routes, 3 per Cont., Ex. 2 M. Austnan o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2i per Cent. i'x. 12 Guil 541 Do Account Italia", 5 per Cent. 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account 471 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 93 Do. Account, March .• COTTON STATISTICS. Yesterday afternoon a numerous deputation waited upon the Duke of Richmond at the offices of the Board of Trade, for the purpose of again re questing the Government to introduce into Parlia ment a bill to enable the collection and periodical publication of the statistics of the imports, exports, consumption, and stock of cotton in the Unit e d Kingdom. Mr. Bazley, M.P., introduced the deputation, stating that it represented almost the whole of the cotton trade of the country. Mr. Watkin, M.P., reminded the duke that when the deputation waited upon him last November his Grace desired that a draught bill should be drawn up for consideration. This had been done, and the Statistical Department of the Board of Trade had been consulted. That department stated that there was no reason in principle why the companies which purchase and forward the cotton should not be compelled to give the required infor mation, as already the owners of ships were com pelled to give particulars respecting importation and exportation, although the knowledge thus gained was not used for the purposes affecting taxation. The bill suggested simply gate power to the Board of Trade, by order in Council, to collect the required statistics under such regulations as they might see fit to impose. If statistics were to be prepared they must be reliable, and be issued by a public department. At present the statistics col ected by brokers' associations were of necessity im perfect, and all parties now agreed that nothing short of a compulsory system would answer the purpose. The Cotton Brokers' Associations of Liverpool and London were represented on the der utation, and those gentlemen would state that so early as 1851 they tried to obtain informa tion by voluntary returns, but that the attempt utterly failed. He had carefully studied the sub ject, and he was quite convinced that reliable returns could be made by the Customs' officers, under the orders of the Board of Trade, with a very trifling expense, and that such returns would be of infinite value to the trade, which greatly needed ac curate information in this matter in order to secure steadiness of price. The errors which had been made in returns of estimated stock had led to serious irregularities and loss. The brokers, who, it had been assumed, were interested in these fluctua tions, were as anxious as consumers of cotton to procure the object the deputation had in view. He trusted that, should her Majesty's Govern ment decide to deal with this matter effectually, the Government of the United States would be appealed to to follow the example. When these things were done, the important interest of the cotton manufacture- 7 the largest industrial interest in the country—would be placed upon a sounder basis as regarded its purchase of the raw material. Mr. Hugh Mason, chairman of the Cotton Spin ners' Association, said that the deputation them selves manufactured one-fifth of the cotton con sumed in Lancashire, and paid in wages above £50,000 per week. The whole trade was in cordial union on this question, and all parties were fully convinced that nothing but a compulsory system, and the rendering of the returns at short periods by the Board of Trade, would meet the require ments of the case. Mr. Bolt, chairman of the Cotton Brokers' Association at Liverpool, ex plained the mode in which the statistics were at present collected, and showed how erro neous they must be from time to time. He quoted the returns of stock for the last 11 quar ters, in which, on every occasion, there was a serious error. In one of the returns the estimate was wrong by no fewer than 90,000 bales, representing £1,500,000. Mr. Roulth, chairman of the Cotton Brokers' Association of London supported the views of the last speaker. Mr. Milner Gibson, M.P., expressed a strong opinion that as the Board of Trade now published returns of imports rend exports collected under compulsion by the Cus toms, in order to make the information at present obtained useful and reliable, it was absolutely ne cessary to give the fact instead of the estimated stocks. Mr. Hornby, M.P., who believed that correct statistics were extremely important, said that they could only be secured by a com pulsory measure. In answer to various ques tions put by the Duke of Richmond, a series of returns and statements were handed in, and his Grace was reminded that the Liverpool brokers present alone dealt in cotton to the extent of £40,000,000 per annum at the current prices, and that the fluctuations in price had ranged during the period of the American war between the figures of Gd. and half-a•crown, showing an advance of 500 per cent., o❑ many occasions seriously aggra vated by the want of a correct knowledge of avail able stock. The Duke of Richmond concurred iu the opinion that the subject was one of great im portance, and intimated his intention to bring the subject before the Cabinet, with whom the matter must rest. The deputation thanked his Grace for granting the interview, and then retired. A cli - ange for the better has taken place in the condition of the venerable Earl of Roden, and hopes are now entertained, advancing iu ego though he is, that his lordship will zoom. rIitt;FICICENCIG SIIAILIG: , AND S LOCKS London And North-Western, 5 per cent., 109 London and S.-Western per cent., 9'.) WES LEASED AT:FIXED RENTALS. London and Blackwall, 67 a 1 , 01.1.h;1GN RAILwAyt.. ;labia and San Franclacu,ili.n., gua.,7.per . cent., lit ;rear Luxembourg, ni San Paulo, ihn., gua. 6 per cent., '7l South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 15 1I FOREIGN ALINED. D n Pedro. h Del Rey. 2 restarena United Gold, Iltn , 21 St. John del Rey, hat , 2 BIM S. .lira, lim., A. 10 Anglo I;:gyptian, tim., 102 Austntlasix, Consolidated, lim., 41 Ottoman, .0 r,z t ou Alortga,fe Hank of In lia, lim , 1 1-10 London and County, Ditto, new, London Joint Stock. 31 London and South African, 10, London and u► estnituster, 6 8: I , itto, Scrip, 46; Provincial of Ireland. SO Union 01 LOudon, 3 MISCELL INEVUII; Atlantic Telegraph, 55 Credit Fonder of England, lira. , 3 Uredit Fendler of Mauritius, lima Crystal Palace. 224 3 East India Irrigation and Canal, 171 Egyptian 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, glia. by Egypt. Gov., 831 Electric anti International Telegraph, Liz Fore-street IVarehouse, lim. , 91 Hudson's Bay, 141 Madras Irr.gation aril Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent.. by Government), lu3 Upper A.searn Tea, Bin . 4/ Viceroy ol Egypt 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loin, 74 MARKETS—(This Day.) CORN. The trade has a firm aspect, although buyers still act cautiously. The country letters to hand this morning roport an up ward tendency in the principal provincial markets. From Continental shipping ports quotations come is higher, and for Franco purchases are still being made in this market. At Mark Lane this morning there was only a moderate attendance, and the trade was quiet, but with a firm tone. The small supplies of English wheat were taken off at the full terms of Monday last. Foreign wheat firmly held, and not a large supply, but trade slow. Flour may be quoted fully as dear, with a steady demand for both English and foreign. Grinding barley, quiet; malting, firm. Beans and peas moved off in retail at late rates. Maize in moderate request, and unaltered in value. The liberal supplies of oats continue to be taken off steadily, without any further reduction in prices. Linseed and rapeseed dull. Oilcake firm, with stocks somewhat reduced. COTTON. Ln'Eiu'ooL, March 27.—Sales, probably 12,000 bales. Market firm and advancing. THE FENIAN "CAPIAIN" DEASY. At Salford yesterday morning a man, giving the name of Russell, was arrested by the police on the supposition that he was the " Captain" Deasy who was rescued from the prison van in Hyde-road, Manchester, with " Colonel" Kelly, on the memor able 18th of September last. On Wednesday the Chief Constable received information that Deasy was lodging at the house of a man named Stand ford, 60, Ordsall-lane, Salford, close by the Ordsall station of the Manchester and Liverpool Rail way. The information being corroborated by other circumstances which had come to .the knowledge of the police, the Chief Constable of Salford and an inspector of police went to the place at half-past 7 o'clock yesterday morning and found the sup posed Fenian leader asleep in bed, and having under his pillow a dagger and a loaded single-bar relled pistol. As above stated, be gave the name of Russell, and said he was a house painter. Stand ford is a night-watchman in the employ of the Wigan Coal Company. The police removed their prisoner, and it was expected he would be delivered over to the Manchester force, and brought before a magistrate for examination this (Friday) morn ing. So far as we can learn, none of the Man chester police who have yet seen the prisoner have identified him as the veritable " Captain" Deasy, though some of them speak of a resemblance. One of the reports current is that he is not Deasy ; but a Fenian financial agent who has been employed to supply the Feuians here and elsewhere with funds. A correspondent hears on good authority that there is reason to suppose that Deasy has never left the neighbourhood since his rescue. He was attacked with a dangerous sickness soon afterwards, requiring the attendance of a medical man; yet with such fidelity have those who are privy to his place of concealment guarded the secret that the police have hitherto been baffled. Persons have professed to give them the secret ; but whether purposely to mislead, or because themselves mis led, is of little importance, SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Ihare Railways. Pafd ./ Closing i Business Price. I done. - st - ißrittsl anclkketer .... T - 100 82 113 , - 811 at Valedonian . 100 I 751 761 1 76 31 61 at Cambrian - lOO 20 30 - Cork and Bandon - - - 20 Cornwall. all 3 4 at Dublin & Belfast Juno. 100 75 77 at Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junc. 100 70 72 - E.London, borip Ceti. all - - ' Do. 100 - -d at Glasgow &S. Western 100 112 1011 st Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 100 321 33 311 at Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 100 0 7 at Great North of Sootlamll 100 15 61 at Great Northern I too 103, IC4; 1031 3 at Do. A stock . .1 100 994 luo 1991 st Do. B stuck I too 121 Its at Do. New, ta. at 25 pml - - at GtS, and W. 01 Ireland! 100 91 95 at Gt. Western -Original! It.o 46 4S 171 7 8 at I Du. S. Val. Rail. gua. 100 - st IDo, South %Vales ILO 43 48 (Jo. 51". Mid. 1i.;0 25 3.i at Do. NioaTort lOO .5 28 at - at Lancashire & iorealori. 100 1251 r 25; 125 i at L.,ndou and Blaekwaii lot; - - at Lon., Ilrioh., i S Co.t:i 171 4 4,' 10 ; I at I and Dovei 10,. , at Do. Metro!, Ex. A lOO 12 15 at Lou. & north Wester', lea j L .4; .1-% 1 11 I at Lou. az South Westeit 100 e' a 7 ' , al I st Man., Shed., c Lineoll. too 421 13 41 at Ale.tropolitan..... ▪ t Do. New - - at Do. Exten.sion at I Metropolitan District all • - - 71 /1 Do. do. do. 10 - - 10 Do. and St. 's. 6 - - I st lltdlrnd - Do. .C 9 Share 7 - - at Do, Birmin.. & Dot 1.)) 1 100 74 76 - Old Kent i all - - at North British ...... 100 33 34 331 at Do. gd., Pth., A Dun. 101 - - at`4th. Eastern--Berwick 100 1011 1021 100 1 25 Do. U.N•E purehast 16.13.4 - I st Do. Leeds ..... 100 60 61 st Do. York WO 93 91 at Do. Carlisle ..... at Do. Stock. & Darling all 1A) 132 130 15 Do. do. 1860-61 lB - st „North London at Do. do. 1864 5 . . lO - Do. do. 1860 10 _forth Staffordshire it N. do S. W. Junction all 106 108 107 at Scottish Central - Scot. N. 16 , Aber. stool 100 - Do. Scot, Mid. stock lOO - Shropshire Union 100 56 68 9.t South Devon lOO 43 15 it South Eastern 10 Staines, Wok., & Wok all a lu at tall Vale lOO 143 145 10 Do. C 5 - ale of Neath - - ; Waterford & Kilkenn) , 100 - 10 !Waterloo A Whiteha I I 6 - - I t Cornwall - - - BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 Atlantic ASLLawrenee all 54 66 itom.,llaroda.&Cen.ln. 100 1026 1031 .021 31 gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. It shares lO I IP 203 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 3 4 10 Do. Preference 100 Butl.,Brant, AGoderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-4 lOO 68 71 •at Calcutta &S. E., lim„ lOO - - at Jape Town & Dock, gu. 100 18 52 ,00 Demerara, 7 p.o. per. pi all 99 102 at East Bengal, gu., sdo 100 (043 1054 105/ st East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 109 110 111) 40 Do. J Extension - - st urandTrunkot Canada 100 151 161 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o all 78 82 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 43 45 100 Do. do deferred .., ail - - 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all 33 33 100 Dv. do. deferred - - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stook all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred - 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook 100 Do. do. deferred - - at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. 100 109 110 1081 73 too. Gus. 5 per cent lB 14 2R, 10 Do. New gua. sp. o 6 14 2r. st t. South of India gua. 5 per cent at Do. 41 per cent loo 94 95 at Do 2 - - 201 Great Wes. of Canada all 16 3 16 1 201 Do. New .. all - - 00 Do. 6p. o Be.s. pay. 1873 all 98 100 00 Do. 59 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 91 93 at Madras, gut'. 5 p.o 100 100 102 1031 3 at Do. 4/ do lOO 93 95 071 at Do. 43 do lOO 89 91 21 Do. Fifth Extension 5 - - at 51elb. Cor 6p. c. Buda, 100 - - 50 Mel. A Hobson's Bay.. all - N.Rl.C'da,6po Istpf.ba. 100 83 65 at Gude & Rhitlend, g. spc 100 103 104 1036 at Soinde 100 100 101 st Do. Delhi 51 a 100 loot 10(4 1016 23 Do. do 4. 1 5 at Do. Punjaub.... .1 100 1) 101 et Do.lndus St.Flot 100 87 89 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE WAY STREET ROBBERIES ARE EFFECTED.— James Williams, a fellow well known to the police, and Annie Dunbar, were charged before Mr. Knox as suspected persons loitering in Carlton-street, Regent-street, for the purpose of committing a felony. From the evidence of Gordon, 33 C, it appeared that about nine o'clock the previous night, while in company of two other officers, Shrives, 82 C, and Cave, 33 C, all in plain clothes, he saw the pri soner and another man and woman loitering about Carlton-street and St. Alban's-place, Regent street, and saw the woman stop several gentlemen and speak to then, the men standing a little way off. Having watched them for some time, the party walked away into Charles-street, where the woman stopped a gentleman, - and Williams then walked up, and moved his head _as if about to take something from the gentleman, but seeing him (Gordon) approaching the prisoners and their com panions all made off, but the prisoners were subse quently ciught in the Ilayinatkct after a sharp pur suit. The constables Sliroves and Cave having given similar evidence, Mr. Knox asked if anything was known of the prisoners. Gordon said that the woman was charged once at Guildhall, and both prisoners belonged to a gang of notorious thieves on the Surrey side of the Thames. The male prisoner, while admitting that he was known to the police, was very anxious to have the matter settled at once. • Gordon opposed this, stating that there had been several complaints lately of robberies effected by men and women working together. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoners. WESTMINSTER. A CONFIDING CABSIAN.—A fine specimen of the old school of cabmen applied to the magistrate this morning under the following very unusual circum stances. Applicant said that he was hired by a gentleman yesterday week, and after driving him about for seven hours, he set him down at 2, Chandos-street, Borough, when he said he had no money, but would pay him if he came and took him out the following day. Ile drove him for 11 hours en the Friday, when the gentleman said he was very sorry, but he could not pay him then, but desired me to come on the following day. On Saturday applicant carried him about for seven hours, but still did not get his money. The gentleman, however, gave him two "1 0 U's," one for £2 and the other for £l. Mr. Benson—Who is the gentleman ? Cabman—He gave me his name " Captain John Clansey," and lives at 2, Charles-street, Brompton. Here are His " I 0 U's." Mr. Benson—When did he you give these valuable pieces of paper. Cabman—After that I had driven him on the Saturday. Mr. Benson—Where did you take him ? Cabman—lle was always driving about for money, he said. Mr. Benson—And did not seem to get it ? Cabman—No, he was very unfortunate. (Laugh ter.) I drove him about besides the three days. Mr. Benson—You must be very fond of driving. The cabman, amidst repeated laughter, went on to describe that he had carried the gentleman every day since; and had not had any money, and had yesterday been told, as usual, to meet him to-day. Mr. Benson—Well, you have come hero just within the time that the law can help you. These 1.0.U.'s are good for nothing. You had better put together all these amounts carefully, and you can take a summons for the whole sum. THAMES. IMPUDENT YOUNG THIEVES.—John M'Grath, aged 14 years, William Lawson, 12, John King, 12, and William Wilson, 11, were brought before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing a leather bag from the shop of Mr. Charles Craddock, in Hereford place, Commercial-road, East, who said a person brought a bag into his shop, and he at once identi fied it as his property. It , was stolen from the door-way in his shop. Edward Thompson, of 'No. 22, Langley-place, Commercial-road, saw the four prisoners opposite his window reconnoitring and planning a robbery. He then saw them go to his neighbour's shop, shake severalgbags, which they could not move until they got one of the nail. He raised an alarm, and one of the boys was caught by a police constable. Ile " nailed" two in the middle of the street, and the fourth was captured. A police-constable said he was also watching, and saw M‘Grath take down the bag, and run away with it. He knew three of the boys to be notorious thieves. He did not know Wilson. Mr. Paget remanded the prisoners for a week. Their parents must attend the next hearing of the case. ROBBERY IN A JEWELLER'S SHOP.—Julia Wil liams, aged 16 years, and Margaret Murray, 15, were charged with stealing two gold lockets in the shop of Mr. Pettit, jeweller and watchmaker in the Commercial-road. The prisoners, who were very dirty aid meanly dressed, and were never in a condition to buy jewellery, entered the shop of Mr. Pettit, last night at eight o'clock, and asked the prosecu tor's son to allow them to look at some wedding rings. He took a card-full of wedding rings out of the window. The prisoners immediately began to finger the rings, and Mr. Pettit, jun., said their hands were very dirty, and he did not want the card soiled, and begged of them to let the rings alone, and he would display:the rings. The girls then said they would not buy any rings, and asked Mr. Pettit, jun., to show them some lockets. Three oards, on which were gold lockets, were produced. The prisoners handled them. While they were examining them one prisoner concealed two in the palm of her hand, the other 0130 locket. Mr. Pettit immediately discovered what they were after, raised their hands from under the counter, and took the lockets from them. They were valued at a guinea and a half. Mr. Pettit, glad enough to recover his father's property, would have allowed the prisoners to depart, hut Mrs. Pettit, his aunt, very properly insisted on their being given into custody. John Mackway Healey, a boy in the service of Mr. Pettit, saw the prisoners conceal the lockets in the palms of their hands while examining others. Edward Dillon, a police -sergeant, No. 19 K, said he found 7s. 6d. on one prisoner and no money on the other. He also found seven eggs on Williams, which she said she had purchased in Blackwall two miles from the spot where she was arrested. Murray had a tin pot in her hand, and she attempted to drop a pair of new socks. Thirteen cigars were also discovered on Williams, and 22 on Murray. There was also a new comb on each of them. The prisoners pleaded guilty, and were each con victed of larceny, and sentenced to three months' imprisonment and hard labour. THE ORLEANS FAMILY.—The second anniversary of the death of the ex-Queen of the French was commemo rated on Tuesday. All the members of the Orleans family were present, and many old and tried friends, the majority of these last having come from France for the express purpose of attending the solemn gathering. At half-past 10 a short funeral service was held in the chapel at %Vey bridge, under which are deposited iu a vault the remains of King Louis Philippe, his Consort, and others of the family. Bishop Grant officiated, assisted by his usual at tendants. At the close all present visited the vault, and then fresh wreaths of flowers were placed upon the tomb of the illustrious lady. One wreath was especially beauti ful, and was brought from Paris by one of the visitors. OLDEST INHABITANTS.—At Melbourne an address was presented to the Duke of Edinburgh by Victorian colonists of not less than a quarter of a century's stand ing. Though the timefor signing the address was short, it had more than 600 signatures, 24 dating hack their resi dence in the colony to 1836 or earlier, two to 1834. All the signatures have been photographed for preservation. Mr. Henty, the oldest Victorian colonist, road the address. The Hon. J. P. Fawkner informed the Prince that he wss in Port Phillip in 1803, and that he was the oldest inha bitant of Melbourne, where he settled in 1835, one year after Mr. Henty settled at Portland. His Royal Highness declared the address one of the most interesting he had received. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING• £346,807 was proposed for the expense of the Volun teer force. Colonel BNRTTELOT said it was much to be regretted that so small an addition to the vote was made, because the result might be a dwindling away of the force altogether. It was but justice that if a body of men gave their time to the country they should not be called upon to incur expenses in going to drill when such drill oould not be performed at headquarters. Mr. li. GRIFFITH thought the State did very little for this very admirable body, and ho was of opinion that the expense of procuring their clothing ought not to be cast upon the different corps. It appoarad to him to be an attempt to ride the willing horse to death. Colonel SY li.E3 als) thoug!it the uni'orm3 on ;ht to be supplied by the Government, bicause it Nv is a great hardship to call upon men who did the sta.(' service to do so out of their own priv.tte resources. When the different contributions the lulu hail to make were con sidered, it was extraur.iin try th•tt the number of the bo,ly was so well kept up. lle di f not think the men ought to he called upon to p-ty their own expenses on such occasions as the proposed review at Portsmouth. If the o,,vern ment wished the volunteer army to continue in an efficient state, thoy would sooner or later be compelled ti act more liberal towards them then heretofore. Colonel LINDSAY was of opinion that it was absolutely necessary that the capitation grant should bo increased. As the Government had decided not to do so, he was afraid the inefficiency of the movement would be the result. If the Government thought it was not worth while to keep up the movement, they should say so plainly. They, of course, could not expect anything this year, but if something was not dune next year the volun teers would be a very small proportion of what they wore at present. • Sir J. PARINGTON said the intention of the volun teer movement was that the volunteers should be a self supporting corps. If they had proposed an increase of the vote, they would have had a number of members objecting to it. On the order of the day for going into committee on the Election Petitions and Corrupt Practices at Elections Bill, Mr. A. MITCHELL moved a resolution affirming that, while the house earnestly desires to provide the best tri bunal for the trial of controverted elections, and to insure the detection and punishment of bribery and corruption, it is not prepared to assent to any measure which aims at the destruction of its ancient privilege to hold in its own hands the power of determining who are its mem bers. If this bill passed, the House of Commons would be under the power of a judge appointed by the Crown. He suggested that instead of the proposed tribunal, the tri bunal should consist of one member from each side of the house, with a legal assessor, and that they should report to the house, and if the report was not questioned Within a certain time, it should be acted upon. Mr. WHITBREAD said the plan of the hon. member was itself open to objection, and would bring back the great evil which Grenville's Act was intended to remedy, the discussion in the house of the merits of election peti tions. The three great objects to be insured were an im mediate trial, a trial on the spot, and a trial before a person well versed in the law, and these objects would be attained by the bill. At present the house, as a house, had no power over the trial of election petitions; it did not, as a house, appoint the committee, nor could it question the decision of the committee. Sir G. BOWYER opposed the amendment, and sug gested that instead of the tribunal proposed a special com mission should be appointed. Mr. H. BERKELBY considered the bill was merely an attempt to get rid of the necessity of resorting to secret voting. Sir S. NORTHCOTE said the objections of the mover of the resolution really came to this, that it was only the House of Commons that was interested in the purity of elections. Mr. W. MARTIN thought the bill would be a, very tyrannical one if it did not define clearly what bcibery was. Mr. J. S. MILL said if the question were between the bill and the amendment he should have no hesitation in deciding for the bill ; not that he thought it cam') up to what it ought to be. It contained only one expedient, but that was a strong one. If they wished to put down bribery they mast resort to many expedients. There was some reason in the objection against turning the jurisdic tion of the house over toa judge appointed by the Crown ; but one way of getting over this would be to make the act temporary. Ile suggested that there should ba an inquiry into every election before a tribunal of barristers, with an appeal to a committee of the house. Mr. Sergeant GASELEE thought the best tribunal would bo the common law judges, and suggested that two judges should be chosen by ballot for the trial of each petition. _ _ Mr. BOUVERIE adduced a variety of reasons against the bill, and 'warned tho house against placing in the hands of one person the power of saying whether a mem ber of the house, who might be the leader of the house or the leader of the opposition, was guilty of bribery, and re commended the withdrawal of the amendment.. Mr. AY.ItTON joined in the recommendation, but ob jected to the bill, because he conceived that the bill was artfully designed for the purpose of encouraging bribery and corruption. • Mr. WALPOLE answered some of tho objoetious to the measure. Mr. HENLEY strongly objected to the transfer of the jurisdiction of the house to a single man. Mr. PRAUPURD moved the adjournment of the house, but the motion was not seconded. The amendment was then negatived without a division, and the house wont into committee on the bill. 1u reply to Mr. AYKTON, Mr. DISRAELI said ho proposed to bring in analogous bills for Ireland and Scotland. Tho house then resumed. The house having gone into committee on the Mutiny Bill, Mr. OTWAY moved to insert the words in clause 22 to provide that no court-martial shall have power iu time of peace to sentence any soldier to corporal punishment. Sir J. PAKINGTON said a groat concession was made last session, when the power of inflicting corporal pun ishment was reduced to a great extent. Another reason against the motioulwas that a roya: commission was at this time inquiring into the whole system of military punish ment. Mr. Headlam, Captain Vivian, and Colonel Wilson Patton all stated that as they wore members of the com mission they should abstain from voting. Sir C. RUSSELL said they wero getting a bolter class in the army, but it was necessary to retain this power in order to maintain discipline among the ruffians in the army. _ _ _ Tile amendment was carried by 152 to 127. Another amendment was carried against the Govern went, though no division was taken upon it, by which the power of billeting on private houses in Ireland was abolished. The remaining orders were disposed of, and the house adjourned at 20 minutes to 2 o'clock. BANK OF FRANCE PARIS, March 26. 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. Mar. 26. Mar. 19. 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 14 22,105,750 14 Rcserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation Banknotes to order and rectiipts payable at sight 34,671,61i 89 34,751,874 45 Treasury account cur- . rent creditor 80,361,147 81 79,566,198 27 Current accounts, Paris 401,984,460 53 386,801,521 21 Do. branch banks 44,356,719 46,175,387 Dividends payable 1,051,406 75 1,121,242 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months 930,376 76 930,376 76 Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries Total CREDITOR. _ _ Max. 26. fr. c. Mar. 19 fr. •c. Cash in hand and in Branch banks 1,169,060,093 25 1, 16 0, 6 11,605 67 Commercial bills over due' 1,684,437 17 280,830 17 Commercial bills dis- counted, not yet duo 218,375,827 87 216,095,404 29 Do. branch banks 197,513,212 199,225,386 Advances on deposit of • bullion 46,455,100 45,902,500 Do. branch banks 10,875,977 10,856,477 Do. on French Public Securities 12,469,900 12,586,900 Do. by branch banks.: 7,178,400 7,178,400 Do. on railway shares and debentures 35,884,400 36,096,200 -- Do. branch banks - Do. on Credit Foncior Bonds Do. branches - Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Government Stock re serve 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 Do. disposable Routes Immobalis6es (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branches 8,328,381 8,327,574 Expenses of manage ment 938,526 55 757,784 09 Sundries T9tal iffiti ,,,,,, 4908,526,20 Q 8 1,959,679,01 A 07 NOTICE. The Third Elition of " The Suva" of last evening, con taining all th ) Races at Cheltenham, was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING. Thq, LORD CIiANCELLOR took his seat on tin Woolsack at five o'clock. BAILWAYS EXTENSION OF TIME BILL. This bill was Committed and passed. CONSOLIDATED FUND BILL. This bill was committedall.i paced. DECLAUAIION BILL. This was eonmotted aunt pass .d. RENT :N SCOTLAND IN EATING. The Earl of A lit LIE moved for a retarn rolatiug to doluetbus front rout in Scotland in ruing for poor a-;soss inont. Ito expressed i wish . th it in moving for these retardA, that the matter of rateable valuo might be tho:onglilydisinissed. The - Ea - a of DEVON sail that there was no objection to these returns being prthluee'l. THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. Earl RUSSELL moved to call attention to the Com mittee on the Neutrality Laws, end tr, move for copies of further correspondence in reference to the .Alab.una and other claims. He said that he wished to put a question as to the position of this Governtnent and that of the United States. He believed that there were a great many members in the House of Parliament who were not prepared to do jus tice to the law of neutrality in regard to the United States. From expressions which had been used at the time - of the American war, it showed that a great deal of temper was exhibited in the matter in both houses. He found now, however, that partiality for the South had disappeared, and he saw the Minister of the Crown carrying out in good faith the laws of centrality. It had been from persons in this country who supported the Alabama that this ill feeling had arisen, and not from the United States. Just before he left the Foreign-office he had a correspon dence with Mr. Adams, and he would now speak to his talent, honour, and good faith, and at all times rendered smooth the road which would be otherwise difficult to the United States. But he would take a few cases whore armed vessels might have issued .from the British port. Theit.was the remarkable one of the Alabama, which had given rise to these claims. Unfortunately, however, the opinion as to the legality of the Alabama sailing did not come till the 29th July,and then she had sailed Orders were sent to Kingstown to prevent her sailing, sod then it was asserted there were no arms on board her. The noble lord instanced the negotiation between Spain and America, when the former asserted that a number of cruisers had issued from that country injurious to the commerce of Spain. Compensation, however, was made for this. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tms EVENING. The &TAXER took the chair at 4 o'clock. NE W MEMBER. Mr. CARTER took the oath and his seat for Coventry. RAILWAW AMALGAMATIONS. Mr. CAVE took the opportunity of replying to the charges made against him by the hon. baronet the member for Flint Boroughs, of giving utterance in the house to cer tain opinions with respect to railway amalgatnation,which be was not justified in doing either as a private member or as a member of the Government. The expressions the hon baronet made publicly in the committee sitting on railway amalgamations in the South of England, and altogether the hon. member was willing to withdraw all observations that had given him pain, the intimation that ho adhered to the statement in substance as a matter of great regret to him. Sir J. HANDIER said it was true that ho had made the observations, and lie was still of the same opinion. He made the observations merely to save the great expense which was entailed upon the parties before the committee of which ho was chairman. The expense of the parties before the committee was about three guineas a member, and he certainly felt aggrieved when such observations were made by a member holding such an important office in the Board of Trade as that held by the right hon. gentleman. He did not think it was at all politic for the right hon. gentleman to say he objected to railway amalgamation, a gigantic scheme fur which was still going on for such a purpose iu the south of England. He was quite willies- to withdraw all his observations which the right hon. gentleman thought of a personal matter, but be must still say he thought ho was justified in speak ing as ho had done. THE IRISH. CHURCH—THE GOVERNMENT AMENDMENT. Lord STANLEY gave notice that on Monday, on the motion of the right hon. gentleman opposite, with respect to Irish Church Temporalities, he should move us an amendment, That, while the house admitted that considerable modifications might be made in those temporalities of the Irish Church after due inquiry, that the house is of opinion all questions respecting the dis establishment of that Church ought to be reserved for the new Parliament. (Loud cheers from the Government side of the house.) Mr. GLADSTONE said, iu order that there might be no misapprehension in the matter, ho had to ask the noble lord whether the amendment would be brett.,ht forward after the house went into comm!ttee, o.• on the motion that the house resolve itself into committee. Lord STANLEY, in reply, tho motion that tho house resolve itself into committee. (Loud cheers.) SIR MORTON PETO AND TILE REPRESENTA TION OF BRIS COL. Mr. NEVILLE-WIEN VILLE asked the lion. member for Cambridge whether he intenied to bring before the notice of the house a petition presented by him, from nearly 7,000 inhabitants of the city and county of Bristol, praying the hoes', to declare one of the seats va•.aut, and for the issue of a 113* writ ? Mr. POWELL said he did not intend to propose that the petition should be referred to a committee, because he found that any member 01 that house who had boon proved to bo a bankrupt occupied his seat and voted was amen able to a statute provided for by the realm and the established usage of Parliament. BRAZIL AND PARAGUAY. Mr. lIORSMAN asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether her Majesty's Government alone, or in concert with the Government of the United States, had made or intended to make any endeavour to bring about a settlement of the war between Brazil and its allies and the State of Paraguay ? Lord STANLEY said he regretted the continuance of the war that still continued between Brazil and its allies on the one side, and Paraguay on the other; because it could not but be productive of the most disastrous results to those taking part in, or those affected by it He doubted whether any good losult iu an offer of mediation, especially so when it bad not been asked for by either side. But if desired by either side, and tivre was a prospect of success, the Government of this country would be quite ready to do all in its power to bring the hostilities to a close. They would be quite prepared to do so singly or in company with any power that might offer itself for such a purpose. COMPULSORY PILOTAGE. _ On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. CANDLISH moved that an humble address be pre sented to her Majesty representing that in the opinion of the house measures ought to be taken for the early aboli tion of comulsory pilotage, with due regard to existing interests, and for requiring pilotage authorities to examine and license all competent persons applying to them fur the purpose of qualifying to act as pilots. Mr. CAVE thought the subject was a very difficult one, in addition to which it was the opinion of many that some power to regulate the system at present in practice should apply to pilotage. It was a mistake to suppose that the Trinity House was altogether opposed to the voluntary system of pilotage, and with respect to the laws with re gard to pilots, and the amounts to be levied ought to be very securely guarded, in order to prevent extortionate charges being made. The law, as it stood, was full of anomalies. (LEFT SPEAKING.) L'ADON GAZETTE-TILLS EVENING. sr. JAMES'S PALACE, MARCH 24. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Rev. John Edward Kenya, Reaor of St. James's, Westminster, and Honorary Chaplain to her Majt•sty, to be one of the Chap lains in Ordinary to her Majesty. ST. JAMES'S PALACE. IlAncx 24. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Honourable and Rev. George Thomas Orlando Bridgman, Rector of Wigan, Lancashire, to be au Honorary Chaplain to her Majesty. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 6. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty's birthday will be kept on Saturday, the 1 23 d of May next. FEB. 3. Notice is hereby given, that the Queen will hold Drawing Rooms at Buckingham Palace on Wednesday, the Ist April, and on Tuesday, the 12th May next, at three o'clock. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Short ... 11. 18 ... 11 181 Ditto Rotterdam. _. Antwerp — ... 25 35 ... 25 421 Brussels ... 13 9 ... 13 104 Hamburgh 4hort ... 25 15 ... 25 25 Paris Ditto Marseilles ... ... 25 35 ... 25 40 Frankfort-on-the-31ain ... ... 1201 ... 1201 Vienna — ... 11 774 ... 11 Trieste — ... 11 771 ... 11 85 Petersburg — ... 324 ... g 24 Berlin ... ... 6 26f ... 6 271 Madrid ... 48 ... 481 Cadiz ... 431 •... 48f Leghorn Milan ... 28 80 ... 28 90 Genoa ... 28 80 ... 28 90 Naples ... 28 80 ... 28 90 Palermo ... 28 80 ... '2B 90 Messina...... Lisbon ... ... 514 ... 51i Oporto The Price of Gold. The couree of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 1093 per cent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the United States. Tue quotation of gold at Faris] Is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25f. lie. per sterling. On oJuiparing these rates with the English Mint price of .£4 lis.loid. per ounce for standard gold, it appeass that gOld iw about One-tenth dearer in Parte than is London. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CROXTON PARK—Tres DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. FARMERS' PLATE-IST HEAT. Football Emma 9 gesso Ousel welvo ran. BILLESDON CAPLOW STAKES. Chorister 1 Rector Wilford • • 3 SCURRY HANDICAP. Vermicelli ......... Knight of St. Michael Bolmont Sevin ran. GRANBY HANDICAP. (lennt tics 134 Minuet Gun 1 • 2 3 Eight ra n. CHELTENHAM RACES—Ties DAY. UNI LED HUNTERS' STARES. Nabs wort!' 800 Deer Bird's Eye - 1 ~ Wiuuer o!.j,etvd to. GRAND ANNUAL SPE EPLECHASE. Rai/clock Captain Crosstree Hippolyte Five ran. lIE W LET rs PLATE. The Robber , Chevy Chase Four ran. The ab.wa aro the only telagrams rec _ivo.l; up to th time of going to press. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS DAT. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. sto 1 agst Blueskin (taken and offered) 6to I agst Lord Hastings (taken and offered); 100 to 8 agst Wolsey (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Christmas Carol (taken) 20 to 1 agst Roquefort (taken) EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. Bto 1 agst Tibthorpe (taken) Bto 1 eget Sycee (offered, take 10 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Ironmaster (taken) ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS 2to 1 agst Green Sleeve (offered) 100 to 30 agst Formosa (offered) Bto 1 agst Lady Coventry (taken) 10 to 1 agst Virtue (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to 1 eget Rosicrucian (offered—take 4 to 1) Bto 1 agst Pace (taken) Bto 1 agst Formosa (taken) 10 to 1 aget Green Sleeve (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst See Saw (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Rabican (taken) 25 to 1 aget Blue Gown (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Banditto (offered) 1000 to 30 eget Michael de Basco (taken) 40 to 1 agst Chelsea (offered) 1000 to 200 eGst Green Sleeve (with start—taken) DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Lady Elizabeth (offered—take 6 to 1) 10 to 1 agst Green Sleeve (offered) 13 to 1 agst Speculum (offered—take 15 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Blue Gown (taken) 1000 to 30 agst See Saw (offered), 1000 to 20 agst Uncas (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Chelsea (offered) HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE MENTS. Jan. 25, at 9 a.m., Meanwood, out of the Grand National Steeplechase at Liverpool. March 20, at 9 a.m., Lady Love, out of the Epsom Spring Cup. March 20, at 11.30 a.m., Captain Kidd (dead) out of all engagments. March 20, at 3.45 p.m., Aggravator, out of all engage ments to date. March 21, at 9 a.m., Portia, Tennyson, and Golden Gift, out of all engagements. March 21, at 9 a.m., Eglamour, out of the Granby handicap at Croxton Park. March 23, at 9 a.m., All in the Dark and Sour (:rapes, out of the City and Suburban handicap at Epsom. ' March 23, at 9 a.m., All Mr. J. Johnstone's horses, out of all engagements at Epsom Spring. March 23, it 9 a.m., Pensioner and Wings of the Wind, out of all engagements at Cheltenham and Bedford. March 23, at 9 a.m., Lawrence, out of Cheltenham en gagements. March 23, at 10.12 a.m., Rhino Wine, out of the City and Suburban and the Great Metropolitan Stakes at Epson). March 23, at 10.42 a.m., Lady Diana, out of the City and Suburban Handicap at Epso:a. March 23, at 11.25 a.m., all Baron Rothschild's tw,) year old, out of engagements at Epsom Spring. March 23, at 1.37 p.m., Mariana, out of tho Haselbury Hurdle Race and Yeovil Plato at Crewkerrte. March 3, at 2.9 p.m., Columbi3, out of all engagomentr. March 23, at 2.9 p.m., Walterstown and Bannockburn out of Cheltenham engagements. March 23, at 4.15 p.m . ., all Mr. Studd's horses, out of Cheltenham Steeplechases. March 23, at 6 p.m., Red Riband, out of Northampton engagements. 11;rch 24, at 9 a.m., Flatcatcher, out of all handicap en gagements at West Somerset. March 21, at 9 a.m., All horses in Mr. S. J. Welfitt's namo, out of Cheltenham engagements. March 24, at 9 a.m., Nothing More and Turmoil, out of Cambridge Hurdle Race. March 21, at 10 a.m., all Lord Poulett's horses, out of Cheltenham engagements. March 25, at 10.36 a.m., Greenland, out of Cambridge engagements. March 24, at 11.12 a.m., Archimedes, out of all engage ments. March 24, at 11.12 a.m., Thalassius and Brick, out of Cambridge engagements. March 21, at 2.40 p.m., Neroli, out of the Northampton shire Stakes and the Wiltshire Stakes at Salisbury. March 24, at 3.15 p.m., all Lord C. I. Ker's horses, out of their Steeplechase engagements, except Northern Light for the Grand National Steeplechase Handicap at Bedford. March 25, at 1.5 p.m., Clarice, out of all engagements. March 26, at 9 a.m., Norville, out of Waterloo Gorse Stakes, Northampton. March 27, at 9 a.m., Weather Star, out of the Chester Cup. Mach 27, at 0.35 p.m., Brick, ont of the Grand Na tional Steeplechase liradicap at Bedford. FORFEIT LIST.—Tho forfeits of the following horses have been paid :—Pretty Queen, Emigrant (8 sovs), False Alarm (to qualify), and Young Lord. Steeplechase For feit List—The forfeits of the following horses have been paid :—Ballet Girl and Ramrod. ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE Three Doors from Blsekfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Annual subscription, Five Shillings. Applications for membership should be made to the Secretary, 3, Black f riars- road. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1868. AP. Newcastle Spring Edinburgh Spring Bromley Spring 6 Durham Newmarket Craven Elendou l3 Knighton l4 Lichfield Spring l4 Abergavenny lIL. Catteriek Bridge l6 Eastbourne Lowos Spring Thirsk Curragh April 2l Croydon Spring Liverpool Bunt Nowmarkot Ist Spring 27 Cardiff AY. Chester 5 Egliuton Hunt 7 Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury I Bath I Wye Croydon I s t Summar I Harpenden I Epsom Summer Paris 3l NE West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer Alanchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Hull, and East Riding lO Windsor Summer Newton Hampton Newcastle 23 llibury Club.. 23 Stockbridge Alexandra Park 2O JU Chelmsford Worcester Summer Carlisle 7 Newmarket July 7 . liungerford Pontefract Reading Dowu liopil Uorp. ..1.5,_ I Liverpool July M. Odiham l6 Stamford I Radcliffe ..... 2O Huntingdon 2l. I Nottingham July Southampton I Goodwood LIST. __ AUG Deauville Leek lirigliton Brighton Ulub iJowes Summer 7 Wolverhampton l l6 Stockton is,. 12 P l ymou th Windsor August l3 I E g h ana Hastings York August Dover Oxford ScArborough 24 Canterbury Great Yarmouth Derby Summer Weymouth Ipswich O7 Lichfield Tunttridge Margate 3l SEPT I Baden Warwick September A.bingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster Stliptember 8 'Brecon l4 Richmond liampton Autumn l5 Keit39 rim wit emu to I's ,MBER. Hendon l7 Monmouth . Newmarket I s t October 22 Walsall Edinburgh West Drayton 29 Royal Caledoniau liuut and Western Di THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 27, 1868.