The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-13 00:00:00

ilOzflU MARKET • AND OMMERCIAL ern - , Two O'CLOCK. A better tone pervades all classes of Stock Ex change securities, now that the most important arrangements in connection with the settlement are concluded. The funds are Arm with an upward tendency. American securities are again favoured by the quotations from New York. The Railway Market is chiefly interesting. The speculative dealing in Metropolitan is still con siderable. At one time the price was 1061, then 1081, and now it is 107. Otherwise Railway Shares are in active demand at an appreciable advance in price. There is no feature in Foreign Government Stocks. The Discount Market is quiet, with business doing at 1 to 1 per cent, for the best class of commercial bills. Money is in demand for the settlement. In foreign stocks, 3to 5 per cent. is charged, and on Consols 1 per cent. Consols, which closed yesterday at an improvement of *, opened to-day at the same price, and are now quoted firm, at 93k to 934 for money and account ; New and Reduced Three per Cents., 93* to 93a ; India Five per Cents., 111/ to. 112 f ; Bank Stock, 218 to 250 ; Exchequer Bills, 20s, to 255. prem. The foreign market is steady, but without change. Mexican, 151 to 16f ; Greek, 12 to 13 ; New Spanish, 364 to 36R. ; Italian (1861), 43i to 44* ; Turkish (.1g65), 32i to 33 ; Portuguese Scrip, 1* told prem ; Egyptian Railway Debentures, 92* to 93* ; the Viceroy's Seven per Cent., 77/ to 78k ; Peruvian (1865), 76.1- to 76/ ; ditto (1862), 92 to 93 ; and Russian (1866), 89 to 90. American Securities are extremely firm, and show a further advance. United States' Five-Twenty Bonds are better, at 72 to 72i ; Erie Railroad higher, at 48 to 49 ; and Illinois *, at 88* to 89k. Colonial Bonds are without change. Canada Six per Cents. are quoted at 99 to 101 ; Mauritius Six per Cents., 103 to 105 ; New Zealand Six per Cents., 108 to 110. As compared with the railway prices current at the close yesterday, there is an advance of 1 in Sheffield, at 43 to 44, and in Great Northern, 109 to 110 ; of in Great Northern A, at 1091 to 110 ;of in Metropolitan, at 107/ to 107/ ;of in London and North Western, at 1181 to 119 ;of in Caledonian, at 761 to 761, and in Brighton, at 46 to 46ii and of * in Midland, at 1061 to 1061 and in Great Western, at 46i to 47. Lancashire and Yorkshire are 126/ to 1261 ; South Eastern, 71/ to 72/ ; Great Eastern, 30/ to 30/ ; Chatham, 18.4 to 19 ; and North British, 341 to 35,t. Bank Shares are without movement. Agra (A shares) 11 to la. Alliance, 13 to 12 dis. Chartered Mercantile, 28 Co 29. Consolidated, to 11 prem. ex div. London and County, 53 to 54. London and Westminster, 67i to 68k ex div. Foreign Mining Shares are steady. St. John del Rey is quiet, at 21 to 23. Port Philip Mining, 14 to li. Chantales, dis. to i prem. Miscellaneous securities are generally well sup ported, and prices are little altered. Anglo-American Telegraph are firm, at 191 to ]9a ex div. Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cent., better, at sto 5/. Hudson's Bay, lower, at 14g- to 14k. London General Omnibus, 2 to 2f. The ordinary general meeting of the shareholders of the Elbe Colliery Company has been convened for the 28th instant. The directors of the English and Australian Copper Company have called the ordinary general meeting of the shareholders for the 20th instant. Friday, the 21st instant, has been fixed for the ordinary general meeting of the London and Suburban Land and Building Company, when the directors' report and statement of accounts will be presented. The following is from the Yudaramutana Copper Mining Company of South Australia, Limited The directors have received advices from their superintendent, dated December 28th. He states : Since the date .of my last advice, we have sold here 58 tons of rough copper, realising £4,043 5s 2d net ; and in addition to the sum .of £4,563 pre viously advised as having been paid on account of the £7,000 loan, we have made a - further payment of £3,949 3s, being the total amount of the balance and interest due thereon.' Captaiii Terrell's report is dated December 14th. He states :—` We have raised 384 tons of ere during the month. The 'above return confirms the richness of the mine ; it is indeed a splendid property. I have 130 W sufficient ore in sight•to last many months. The smelting works are in good working order. The quantity of copper made during the month is 56 tons. Plenty of wood is coming in, we have a good stock on hand.' " The Port Augusta Railway Bill has passed both Rouses, and received the Governor's assent Dec. 19th. Bar gold to the value of £35,000 was taken froni the Bank yesterday for export, making on balance X 445,000 against the stock held. _ Soine of the advices from Paris mention that the French loan may possibly be introduced on the 26th inst. Messrs. Gilchrist, Smith, and Co., of Liverpool, shipowners, called their creditors together on Tues day. The estate is to be wound up under inspection. Several coal and salt merchants are heavy losers by the failure. The unsecured liabilities are said to be about £7,000. The subscription list of the Ten per Cent. Pre ferential Shares of the Atlantic Telegraph Comrany Will close on Monday, the 24th inst. At a meeting held yesterday in Glasgow of the Scotch shareholders of the Athwtic Telegraph Com flany, it was unanimously resolved that the meeting ag full confidence in the directors, and recommends those parties who cannot be present at the meeting, in London, on the 25th inst., to transmit their proxies to the directors. The following are the rates of continuation, &c., current for the settlement now in progress Caledonian Railway to back, then givers, closing to. .. 1-32 to 3.32 contango, closing 1-16 :o d. ... 1 to ... 1 16 to 3.16 do., closing 3 16 to 6 16 contango. ... 5.16 to 7.16 beck, closing 3-16 to 5.16 hack. London and N. Western... 1-16 to 3-16 contango, closing even to 1 „ contango. ... 1-16 to 3 16 do. ... 3.16 to 516 back, closing to g hsck. to back, closing 316t0 5 16 back. ... 1-16 to 3 16 do., closing just even. ... even to contango. ... 1.16 to 3.16 contanen. ... 1 16 Lek to 1 16 contangr, closing even to b. Great Westernof Canada... 6:1 to 9.1 contango. Grand Trunk of Canada... 91 to is 3.1 do. Brighton... ••• ... even to 1.16 contango, closing even to contango. The traffic receipts of the Dutch-Rhenish Railway for the past week, as compared with the corresponding period of last year, show a decrease of 1:101. Those of the Melbourne and Hobson's Bay Railway Company, for the four weeks ending with the 19th December, amounted to £11,814, being an increase of £1,016. The traffic receipts of the Bahia and San Francisco Railway Company for the week ending the 4th of January amounted to £9Ol 3s Bd, being an increase of no leas than £305 8s 2 d as compared with the cor responding period of 1867, the mileage being the sauce —viz., 761. The following is from Messrs. E. F. Satterthwaite and Co.'s weekly review of the London market for American securities :—" United States Government secniities have since our last had a drooping tendency, "mg to the steady rise in the premium on gold, as reported by telegraph to-day ; however, on lower quotation from New York, the Five-Twenties have Improved, and closed strong at the same price as this " 3 3' Week, the old issue being 71i to 72, and the 1865's 7o to 71. For Illinois shares there has been an ac tive demand on both Continental and American account ; they show an improvement of nearly $2, the las t quotation being 88 to 89. Eries have also ,advanc e d i n sympat h y w ith th e N ew York market, and le ave off 48 to 49." Great Eastern ... Great Northern . Ditto A. Leeds Stock Great Western Midland ... Metropolitan Doyen _ ... Berwick .... Shetfields North British BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. s GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 1:!:!'r (.Gene. Consols 8 •uo• Account, March 5 93/ Nei,,,Per Cent. Reduced 931 1- 1 3 per Cent NA - „ w 2 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — , A '"(:)* O per Cent. J an. 1873 — ~'llnuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan. 1880 — Do. f or 3 0 yrs, expire sth Apr il 'lBB5 — 1 ., 13 0 (Red S ea Teleh,raph), Au,., 1908 — '''''elieiluer Bills, £l,OOO, 2& 21 per Ct. Do £5OO 2O pm Do, £lOO & .£2OO 2O pin B atik of England Stock, 41 per Cent 250 48 1 9 - 1) 0. Account 1 .INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIRB. 12 „thau iltock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — 4 -'„n• Acco un t '-'O. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 D O . Certificates O. En faced Paper 4 per Cent po , • 3 per Cent., Jan. 1872 " 0 . 51, per Cent., May 147' lOB- Do 5- per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 lo 2k Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — D 0 Deb. 5 per Cent., Aug. 873 O. 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T ao 01 ' , ro take n s- ti ro some boo ia. ous re ed o ,cl v at af f es , it that ) Ue „lads t° Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 110 Account — • Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — D_3 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cuba, 6 per Cent: Cadian 6 per Cent Do. 4i per Cent B3 Vo. 6 per Cent., B • Do., 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 931 Do., Scrip £32 paid Cal , imbian, 6 per Cent. Damian . 3 pm. Cent., 1825 t inubian Principalities, 7 per Cent 691 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 6B Eluador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — E:g.yptian, 7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue . D '. .£590 Bonds Do. £IOC Bonds 93f Do. 1861 .. 914 Do. £5lO Bowls — Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 92 1 2 Government Rail way iiebeni ure, .... 934 3 Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Gaatemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. CL, £25 p Italian 5 per Cert., 1865' — Do, Account . — Do. Maremmana Raiway — IlexicaL 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French . — Alontevidean 6 per Cent. .. — Moorish imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cont. 1865 Do Account 761 1 _ 20 St St 100 _ Do 4/ per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4f per Cent., 1862 Do Account Ports guese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,7 , 39/ 40 Do. do., 1 8 67 Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid —pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St BBl Do 4/ per Cent. 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutcb, 1861, £lOO Bonds B9/ / Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Sardinian, 5 p,r Cent. 7l 70 Spanish 3 per Oen ... Do Ace/Junt Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Accruut Do Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account TuAish 6 per Cent. _ Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent, 1862 62 11 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 63f 4 Do. 1863 Do 5 per gent., 1865 321 si. Do Account Do 6 per Cent, 1865 - 541 1 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Dividends on the above payable in London. French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Austrian o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins -, Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per (lent. Ex. 12 Guil, THREE 8a D.) Account Banat, 5 per Cent. 1831, E. zsf. Do. Account 44 31 Consols, Money 931 I Do, Account, March ... 931 i LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. APPLICATION TO COMMIT THE CHAIRMAN OF THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY COM- PANY. An application was made to — Vice-Chancellor Wood to commit Mr. Parson, the chairman of the Metropolitan Railway Company, for acting in contempt of the injunc tion granted by his Honour in the suit of Bloxam v. the Company, by the declaration at the late meeting of a dividend on the consolidated stock of 5i per cent. The actual order made by the Vice-Chancellor on the motion for the injunction was, that the court, being of opinion that the charges for half payments of directors and auditors and office expenses have been improperly charged, on former occasions when dividends• have been declared, to capital account, that the interest on the difference between £1,333,000 and £449,000 is not in any part thereof properly chargeable to capital account, and that the statements of account issued by the directors are founded 'on accounts making the same charges to capital account, restrain the company and their directors from declaring or paying any dividend except so far as the profits and other income of the company may be applicable- to such dividend, regard being had to the provisions of the special Acts authorising the several undertakings of the company and those ( f the Companies Clauses Consolidation Act. This decision the Vice-Chancellor prefaced by a reference to the act . ° taken by the directors in connection with the contract en tered into with Mr. Kelk for the execution of the Tower hill Extension Line, by which contract it was provided that in order to secure the punctual completion by the 31st of December, 1867, and instead of penalties, the contractor s'-ould till the line was completed pay the directors half yearly su 18 equivalent to interest upon so much of the 00, tkio hare ow:t 1 as should be called up and paid at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum until the 31st December, 1865, and 6 per cent. for subsequent half-years until the completion of the line, which has not been commenced ; stating that it would be well for the directors to reconsider the accounts, as it was clear to him that it was not a proper thing to regard the sums thus received from the contractor as profits from which an income was derived. It was contended in support of the motion to commit, that his Honour substantially included that and another item of a somewhat similar kind in his injunction, and that the Chairman in declaring the di, id n 1 he (slid} ad acted up( II ac •ounts which were not r 3ctified as the court suggested, and h ad thereby brought himself into contempt. The motion also asked that the dividend might not be paid on Saturday as intended. The Vice-Chancellor. without hearing t he other side, decided to dismiss the motion. He certainly was of opinion that the money received from the con tractor could not be regarded as profit. As, however, it was a matter that was passed, he had refused to deal with it in his injunction, his object being toprevent future mischief. He reserved the question of costs, as an appeal is set down for hearing Lefore the Lord Chancellor. ANOTHER DISAPPEARANCE.—Wonder and anxiety have been raised during the past six or eight days in con sequence of the sudden and mysterious disappearance of a man named William Stewart, foreman to Mr. Owens, manure merchant. The missing man, who was a careful, and, as far as known, trustworthy servant, attended to his master's interest up to the evening on which he disap peared. After coming home and taking tea at the usual time, he changed his clothes and went out to make two or throe calls at friends' houses. He spent a short time with the friends he had intended to call upon, and left one of their houses on the east side of the town at a late hour with the avowed intention of going home. He did not reach home, and on inquiries being made it was ascer tained that he had been seen early on Sunday morning passing his own dour on the Shore and going to the East pier. This led to the supposition that he had fallen into the harbour, and repeated search has been made for him, but without success. Stewart, it has been discovered, did not take out his watch, which he usually carried, that evening, but it is not known whether ho had any money with him or not. Ho is about 45 years of age, a widower, and has left three of a family.—Edinburgh Courant. THE PRESENTS TO MR RASSAM.—There is no one, we are sure, not even Dr. Beke himself, who will not be glad to hear that Government have received an official letter, placing it beyond all doubt, on the highest possible authority, that the money which Mr. Rassam was charged with improperly receiving from King Theo dore was at once credited by him to the State, and duly entered as such in his public accounts, with a memoran dum setting forth that $6,800 were taken back by the King when Mr. Rassam and his comrades wore imprisoned. We never entertained a doubt upon the subject ourselves; but we rejoice to find that the question has now been set at rest in such a.manner as to convince the most sceptical that the charges brought against this meritorious but un fortunate public servant had as little truth as generosity in them.—Pall-mall Gazette. THE TRAMWAY MOVEMENT iN LIVERPOOL—The Liverpool Corporation, at their meeting yesterday, agreed not to oppose the bill of the Liverpool Tramways C oin _ pany, if the promoters consent to the insertion of such clauses, provisos, and amendments as may be recommended by the officers of the corporation. Some objections were raised yesterday ou the ground that it would be imprac ticable to work tramways in the crowded thoroughfares of Liverpool ; but it appears that the company have agreed to make the experiment at their own cost, and to remove the rails also if the scheme is a failure. They have ar ranged, however, for a flange wheel, which will compel all other companies using the line to pay a royalty. The general feeling of the council was that if tramways could be established without injury or inconvenience to the public, a cheap and pleasant means of access would be afforded to th. public parks, which are at the extreme ends of the town. Mr. G. F. Train has written a letter of advice to the Liverpool Corporation on the subject of tramways. It was mentioned at the meeting yesterday, but no action was taken upon it. hare THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY Ih , 1868. SIJARE LlST.—This Day. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, SHARES AND STOCKS. if)Ring daliwityn. Paid. CPrice. 86 57 76 77 2 - 0 30 3 4 741 751 70 72 di 103 102 ) 30 194 i 0/1 74 15 0 103 ‘O9 tk 9 110 122 y 123 A 6 03 4(5 46J 45 47 25 30 29 a' 126} 127 46 46; 18i 11 14 118 ;10i t 9 42 /3 110 111 100 101 1003 107 75 77 31 35 BIRMINGHAM STEEPLECHASES—WEDNEsDAY, The company assembled on the running ground to-day was even larger than that of Tuesday, and it again in cluded many patrician supporters of steeple-chasing, as well as many of the London and provincial operators. The weather was bright and clear, and, as will be gathered from the return, the sport was first-class, the Grand An nual, for which the Doctor was scratched at a quarter past 11, producing a tremendous race between half-a dozen. Sylph was the most noticeable absentee, but the field included some of the Grand National candidates, of whom Woodbury Hill wa3 backed at 1,000 to 20 for his Aintree engagement before the race. Shakspeare started a warm favourite, the talent stand ing him to a man from the belief entertained that lee was far superior to Ws stable comp•tnion Higbfiyer. After the bard, Nun and Woodbury Hill were the most in request, and of these two the latter cut a moderato figure, while Arcimedes was never in the race after going a mile, at which point Bishopton swerved and took all the field out of the track. As the leading half a dozen went over the last fence, it was impossible to say which had the best of it, so close were they together, but the first to falter were Sbakspere, Albrighton, and King Alfred, and a splendid race with Nun, Benazet, and Greenland ended in favour of The Nun, who did very fairly last autumn, as she carried off the Castle Martin Stakes at Teuby, the Hunters' Stakes at Hereford, and the Seven Bank Stakes at Worcester. Benazet, who ran her to half a length, gave her a stone, and Shakspero did not disgrace himself with list 91b, though he can have no chance at Liverpool. The other races call for little comment. Ilighflyer's penalty did not stop him for the Licensed Victuallers' Plate, and the Colonel was a good thing for the Farmer's Steeplechase, during the struggle for which Plum Cake fell; but the latter managed to win the suc ceeding event, and the last two items wore the Scurry and the Craven Cup. The Licensed Victuallers' Plate of 59 sovs ; winners after Feb. 5 at noon, 71b extra. About two miles and a half. Mr. Crawshaw's Highflyer, by Orpheus—dam by Bar nacles, aged, lost 131 b (inc. 71b extra) (Owner) 1 Mr. G. Stevens's Miss Dodson, aged, lOst 51b ( s Own r) 2 Mr. T. Calder's Coverdalo, aged, 10st 101 b (Page): 3 Mr. R. Herbert's Comberton, aged, 12 st 1 21 b (W. Reeves) 4 Mr. F. G. Hobson's Patience, aged, lOst 111 b ...(Owner) 5 Mr. W. R. Brocton's Lady Newark, aged, list (Owner) 0 Mr. Marsden's Huntsman, aged, lOst 81b (W. G. Jarvis) 0 Mr. T. liersham's Puebla, 6 yrs, lost 41b (11 States) 0 Mr. J. Coupland's Cruiskeen, aged, lOst (Knott) 0 Betting-7 to 4 agst Ilighflyer, 2to 1 agst Comberton, 6 to 1 agst Patience, 10 to 1 each egst Miss Dodson and Coverdale. The favourite made most of the running, and won by a length and a half ; a neck separating second and third. The Farmers' Steeplechase Stakes of 3 sous each, with 25 added ; four year olds lOst 71b, five llst 71b, six 12st 11b, aged 12st Mb. About three miles. Mr. Weyman's The Colonel, by Knight of Kars — Boadicea (11 b), 5 yrs, list 71b (Mr. J. Goodwin) 1 Mr. J. Woodward's Black Swan, aged, list 121 b, (Mr. Hobson) 2 Mr. W. Kempster's The Collier (h b), 6 yrs, list 71b (Mr. Charles) 3 Mr. G. Robert's Cotswold (h b), aged, 12st 81b (Mr. A. Smith) 4 Mr. H. Bird's Marshman, aged, list 121 b (Hr. Percival) 5 Mr. W. Yates's Plum Cake (11 b), 5 yrs, list (Mr. Dabbs) 0 _ _ _ Mr. G. Hughes's Caller Cu (h b), aged, 11s - t 121 b (hr. A. Lawton) 0 Mr. Hanway's Swindler, aged, 12st 121 b (Rickaby) 0 Betting.-7 to 4 agst Colonel, 100 to 30 agst Black Swan, 4 to 1 agst Plum Cake. Black Swan, after going a few hundred yards, went to the front and led the way till within half a mile of home, where Colonel joined issue. The two came on nearly abreast till getting over the last fence, and from thence the favourite drew away, and won by two lengths, The Collier, pulling up, was a bad third. Cotswold and Marshara headed the others, of whom Plum Cake fell. The Hunters' Plato of 25 sovs, for horses that have never won a steeplechase handicap. About three miles. Mr. Yates' Plum Cake, by Pluni Pudding, 5 yrs, list 71b (Mr. A. Dabbs) 1 Mr. Hill's Militiaman, aged, 12st 51b (Mr. T. Percival) 2 Mr. Weyman's Lady Port, list (Mr. J. Goodwin) 3 Mr. Brookes' Round Text, aged, 13st 61b (Mr. Thomas) 0 Mr. W. G. Jarvis) 0 A Pi s l t g o i n i , m s 's \v O iz rd a e rd r, , 4 b y y r 3 s ia l g Os ic t ia 6 n lb , (Mr. Woodhouse) 0 aged, ( l2st 121 b Betting-2 to 1 agst Order, 4to 1 agst Plum Cake, Round Text, and Lady Port, sto 1 agst Militiaman. Round Text was the first away, but after proceeding a short dis tance he was passed by Militiaman, who carried on the running till nearing the second fence from the ditch, when Round Text joined issue with him. At the obstacle named the latter came to grief, and soon afterwards Militiaman was in trouble, Plum Cake and Lady Port drawing up to him. At the distance Plum Cake came away, and won by two lengths ; a length separating the two next. Order refused repeatedly, and ultimately fell. The Birmingham Grand Annual Steeplechase of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added; the winner of any steeple chase after Jan. 27, at noon, 51b; or any steeplechase value 100 sovs, 91b; twice, or 200 sovs, 141 b extra; the second in any steeplechase value 200 soya, 51b extra ; gentlemen riders who are qualified under the new rules, and who have never ridden the winner of any handicap steeplechase, allowed 51b (provided it does not reduce the weight under the limit of the National Steeplechase Rules); the second to save his stake. About three miles and a half. 66 subs., 32 of whom pay 5 soya each. Mr. E. Green's Nun (L b), by Fly-by-Night—Nun, aged, lOst 121 b (Wheeler) 1 Lord Poulott's Benazet, aged, list 121b...(Mr Edwards) 2 Mr. J. S. Wolfitt's Greenland, aged, 10st 91b Mr. ) R. Herbert's King Alfred 3 , agd, lOst 61b (A. (Waddington Reeves) 4 Duke of Hamilton's Shakspeare, aged, list 91b Mr. Wadlow's Albrighton 141 b extra), 6 3 -, r ( 5 .1 1 . I P st ag 2 e lb ) 5 (WI White) 6 Lord Stamford's Archimedes, 6 yrs, list Lotan) 0 Mr. Baxter's Woodb ury Hill (h b), aged, llst (G. Stevens) 0 Mr. Dixon ns Musketeer, 6 yrs, 10st 121 b Mr. F. G. tiobson's Bishopton, 6 yrs, lOst 101 b (Owner) 0 Mr. J. Wood' s H ave l oc k , aged, lUst 9lb (Potter) 0 Betting. —5 to 2 agst Shakspeare, 9 to 2 agst The Nun, 6 to 1 agst Woodbury Hill, 8 to 1 agst Greenland, 10 to 1 agst Benazet, 100 to 8 agst Bishopton, 20 to 1 agst King Alfred. Bishopton led for about a mile, when he swerved out of the course, and took all his antagonists with him. They were soon righted, however, with the exception of Archimedes, who was never in the hunt afterwards. Some distance from the finish the race was confined to half-a dozeu—Shakspeare, Nun, Greenland, Benazet, King Alfred, and Albrighton, who took the last fence nearly abreast, Greenland having made most of the running after Bishopton had swerveo, as above stated. When fairly over the concluding jump a splendid set-to ensued, The Nun getting the best of it from the half distance, and winning by half a length from Benazet, who was a similar distance before Greenland. Shakspeare, at the head of the others, was not beaten far. The Scurry Plato of 30 sovs (Handicap); any winner after the weights are declared 71b extra. About two miles. Mr. E. Bayer's Helice, by Muscovite —lonica, 6 yrs, list 31b (J. Potter) 1 Lord Poulett's Ace of Hearts, aged, 10st 12th _ Mr. Marsden' s H un t sman, aged, lOst 121b(Mr. E (D dw ti a ai r e d i s s ) ) 2 3 Mr. J. Milling's Ross, aged, lOst (carried lOst 31b) Mr. F. G. Hobs on ' s Patience, aged, lOst ( i W il . b G ... . (o Ja w r n v e is r ) ) 4 5. Mr. Jelly's B ran d y Apple, aged, lOst 51b J. Furst r) b Batting-2 to 1 agst H e li ce , st o 2 agst ( Mr. Brooke' s Fl exmore, aged, lOst Hearts, and and sto 1 ugst Patience. Ross was the first away, but at the that fence the lead was taken by Patience, Ross fol lowing slightly in advance of Huntsman, Flexmore and Ace of Hearts succeeding, Helico bringing up the rear. After rounding the first turn Ace of Hearts ran into the third place, but Patience was in command till reaching the ploughed land, whore she was pulled back, and Huntsman took up the running, Helice, as they jumped into the park, improving her position. Passing the house in the park Helice headed Ace of Hearts, and the pair soon afterwards deprived Huntsman of the lead. Two fences from home Ace of Hearts was level with lichee, but he was beaten immediately on landing, and the mare won easily by two lengths. Huntsman was third, beaten six lengths, Ross fourth, Patience fifth, and Brandy Apple sixth. Flexmore was pulled up some distance from home. The Craven Cup, value 100 soya, by subscription of 10 sovs each, h ft; four year olds lOst 71b, five list 71b, six and aged 12st. About three miles and a half. Mr. Coupland's Bannockburn, by Audubon, Careful— aged, list 21b (Mr. Thomas) 1 Sir W. Throckmorton's Walterstown, 6 yrs, list 21b (W. Reeves) 2 Lord tamford's Brick, aged, llst 21b (Mumford) 3 Mr. Wallace's Tally-ho, aged, 12st 71b (inc. 71b extra) (Mr. Dabbs) 4 Mr. J. J. Clarke's Lady of the Vale, 6 yrs, list 71b (Mr. Brockton) 0 Mr. George's Sprite, aged, 12st 71b (including 71b extra) (J. Page) 0 Mr. Welfitt's Brocklesby, 6 yrs, list 21b (G. Waddington) 0 Betting-5 to 2 each agst Walterstown and Brick, 4to 1 each agst Tally-ho and Sprite, and sto 1 agst Bannock burn. The last quoted made play, followed by Brick, Walterstown, and Brocklesby, Sprite bringing up the rear. At the fence leading into the ploughed land, Brick blundered and joined Tally-hO in the ruck. When fairly in the park the running was taken up by Brocklesby, who however speedily gave way to Tally-ho. The latter had a clear lead on passing the stand the second time, Bannock burn and Brick following, a wide interval separating them from Brocklesby and Walterstown, Sprite still acting as whipper-in. Tally-ho resigned the command in the park, and Bannockburn and Brick came on together, Walters town lying handy. Brick was the first beaten, and his place was taken by Walterstown, who made a most deter mined effort to reach Bannockburn, but Mr. Thomas, riding the latter resolutely, won cleverly by a length, two lengths separated second and third, Tally-ho was a bad fourth; Lady of the Vale and Sprite walked in. Brock lesby fell in the park, but Waddington sustained no in jury beyond a bruise on the knee. ROYAL SCOTTISH ACAVEDIT.—At a special general meeting of the Royal Scottish Academy, held in Edin burgh on Monday, Mr. Arthur Perigal was elected an aca demician of that body in room of tit° late Mr. Horatio Iflaoculloobt 105 107 63 64 98 100 130 134 134 136 P 111 116 1 lip 58 60 109 11t 58 69 44 45 7ti 71! 9 lu 116 i5O COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUILITIEn. Britiab Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1872.... ,Can.Gov.6 p.o.Ja.&July 1877-84 - ••• Mx 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. a. Mar. & Sept, Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. 0. luscribcd sk '.)ape G. Hope, 6 p.c.1873 & Oct 1890-1900 .)o. do 18,30-9 t ., Do. J an.&July, 1890-1. Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1878,6 p.( Do. 1872, do Rauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... )o. 1882, May 15, Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. & Natal ilov. 6 per cent N.13.G0v.6 Ja.&.l uly N. S.W. Gov.s p '41,1866 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 187 a Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 New Zealand, 6 p. Cent Do. 5 per cent.... •• • Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. O sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. e S. A us. Gov. 6 p,c. 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,(lov. 6 p.c.Ja &July Do. do, April & Oat 98 100 100 102; 100 1021 86 87 85 87 103 105 107 109 106 108 105 107 96 97 11(/ 11l 103 107 iO3 iCS IGS 107 107 1&.1 1,G9 111 1(4 .uo 99 10 98 90 974 954 OS 99 190 100 100 Ico 100 100 BRITISH. Atlantic& St.Law•rence llom.,Baroda, s Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. le aLares uffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Braiit, & Goderich & p.c. 1872-3-4......• • Calcutta & S. E., lire 7.11,717ei0wn & Do'ck, gu.l Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p, East Bengal, gu., 5 du East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Extension I tirandTrunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.O Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. ;di Pref. stook .. Do. do. deterred t. India Yen. gua. sp.e. ►:o. Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. New pia. 5 p. o 1 1l t. South of India gua. 5 per cent Do. 4f per cent Do ; rent I•ri s. of Canada..l Do. New Do. 6 p. o 865.pay,1873 1)0,5; d.o. Pay.-1877-8.• Madras, pia. 5 p.O Do. 41 do Do. 11 do Do. Fifth Extenaiwii Melb. Cor 6 p. c. Mel. a Uobsoe's Bay V. RIC' du .6po 1 st pf.ba Dude g. 5 p.O Solnde ... A Do. Delhi Do do Do. Puniaub....l L 6. 1 ,Do.lndus St.Flot eD SSES. WO 100 100 all 100 100 102 104 103 105 972 81 4 1031 105} 41 104- 16 1 1051 4} 110 11l 110 112 SiON S. 64 At 103 1(4 P 3i 4 5 6 68 71 I 8 52 99 IG2 1044 1651 IC9 110 MI 10 78 62 43 45 33 35 - .._ 27 29 18 1,) ICO 110 11 2p: 2 102 103 V.l 86. ioi I 6 98 100 91 91 100 102 93 95 89 91 83 $ 1041 1(64, 100 101 1 104 10t61 t W 10) 1 01 b 7 69 BRITISH. MINES. 'Cam. Consol. Gold, Una IChiverton Clifford Amalgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls 'ast Bassett (Illogan) .'ast Caradon east Carn Brea :ast Grenville East Gunnislake East Loved K'l Russell (Tavistk StAubyn(G wen. t. rent Laxey, limited reat South Tolgus Great Wheal G. Wheal Vor (Helstou firetwille I erod's ingston Downs Alargaret (Uny Lelant Slarke Valley d wyndy Iron Ore, lien S Lou north Loskear . . h Bassett(lllogan North ,Vheal Crofty ['reaper United...... Pr. Nidence Uny Lelan Caradon (St. Cleer) j•;outh Condurrow ..... ';.Wheal Fran. (Mogan' Irstray Park i' in Croft Vigra and Clogan, lime NV est assett(lllogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard West Chiverton West. Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan, Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheel Mary Ann (Men., l Wheal Seton Wh Trc,lawney 2.1.0 294 31 2.14.0 8.3. i. 11.7.6 all 0.14.6 11.9.0 9.0.6 8.10.0 13-17.6 1.10.6 1 Sj 56.1 4Si 2.13.0 8.11.9 11 , 3.2.0 '18.18.9 35.1t.t, all 584 5.17.01 3 4-, 5i 5 h gao 430 10 12 6 6 2 24 1j 2 8 9 14 2 4 5 17 18 20 21 1} 35 47 2* 21 6 6 4,} 2} 11 60 70 6 7 2 3 2 2;, 29 31 390 410 374 420 4 6 13 14 11 .2 67 69 115 kOS F 5 95 16 1‘) 18 20 85 90 6 8 SOUTH WESTERN RAIL TVAY COMPANY HALF-YEARLY MEETING THIS DAY. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the directors and shareholders of this company was held to-day at the Waterloo Station, Captain Mangles pre- sided. The report, which has already appeared in The Sun, having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said that those who were present at the two former meet ings would recollect that he on those occasions said he believed the falling off of the amount of dividend was entirely owing to exceptional circumstances, and to-day he had the gratification of saying that that prediction had proved correct. (Hear, hear.) They had now turned the corner, and he hoped for the future they would go on pr os sperously and well for the future. The divi dend they intended to-day to submit to the meeting was an honest dividend. (Hear, hear.) The capital account, he had pleasure to say, had only been increased this year by the sum of £61,896, and he hoped that year by year it would go on de creasing, and that- in a few years they would be enabled to clear it off altogether. The expenses had been incurred by erecting goods sheds and sidings at Vauxhall, by replacing the iron rails with those made of steel, which would last three or four times as long as iron, the erection of the new station at Leatherhead, some improvements at the Ports mouth station, the doubling of the rails from Basingstoke to Salisbury, and the construction of the Andover junction. The payments that had been made on the working account were highly creditable to the whole of their servants. (Hear, hear.) The payments for compensation, lost property,. &c., only amounted to £3,400. The steamship account stood highly favourable, as they been enabled entirely to pay for the two steamers, the Normandy and the Granville ; and they had been entirely removed from the accounts. (Hear.) The revenue account also exhibited a favourable aspect ; and with respect to the traffic revenue he had the gratification of stating that the increase for this year amounted to £13,500, which was nearly at the rate of £2,000 a week, which gave the brighest premises of a good dividend in the ensuing half year. The works in progress had gone on very satisfactorily, and although they had been very extensive, yet - they promised to be very remunerative. He had just one word to say of the attempt that was made to victimize railway companies when they went into new districts. Now when they went into the Richmond and Kensington they had twenty-two charges for compensation, amounting to no less a sum than £183,955, but the parties who made these excessive demands had to submit either to juries or arbitration, and thus they only got £6o,ooo—(hear, hear)—and in two other cases where the sums asked for amounted in one case to £3,992, and in the other to £2,100, the claimants only got ss. in the pound. Wi t h respect to th e new wor k s a t H erne Hill, the shareholders might rest assured that the directors would exercise the utmost discretion, and that the absence of all discussion on the matter would be attended with the best results. He also had to make a passing allusion to the bill now before Parliament for working powers between the Brighton and the South-Eastern. The directors assured the meeting that the bill would receive the watchful interest of the directors in its passage through Par liament. They bad no new project, no new line to place before the meeting—(hear, hear)—and from present prospects the affairs of the company seemed highly satisfactory. He could not res ume his seat without ex pressing the regre t o f th e b oar d for the loss they had sustained by the death of Mr. Godson. He had been an honest, upright, a n d the company f or 30 years, an d energetic officer of he was sure the meeting would join in the regret he bad expressed for his loss on behalf of the board. (Hear, hear.) He had now the pleasure of formally moving the adoption of the report. The motion of the chairman was received with evident satisfaction, and unanimously agreed to by the meeting. TVES7 ON'S MUSIC HALL. Last evening being the conclusion of the engage ment of Mr. George Leybourne, it was arranged also that it should be his benefit night, and such an occasion drew together an overflowing audience. The talented vocalist and composer was assisted by nearly all the comic talent of the metropolis, but the great feature of the evening was the amateur contest for a valuable gold medal, which Mr. Leybourne offered for the best amateur comic singer from amongst the audience. Twelve competitors entered, and the progress of the contest was the source of the greatest hilarity to the com pany; the greatest fun being created by the at tempt of some of the amateurs to sing Leybourne's own songs. The best singer amongst the dozen was No. 11. He sang a song, " be a Learned Man," with such thorough comic power, that it was at once clear that he would carry off the medal in triumph. This afterwards proved to be the case, as at the close of the competition the prize was unani mously awarded him, and he received it amidst the applause of the entire company, which comprised amongst it a number of professionals. Mr. Ley bourne introduced and conducted the comic contest with the utmost goo d humour, and the novel en tertainment, taken in connection with some excel lent songs by the beneficiare himself, and from the host of professional friends who came to his assist ance, rendered the evening's entertainment one of the most enjoyable description. MARKETS—(2 his Day.) COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. SUGAR.—We are still without any appreciable change, demand being dull for both raw and refined, but with only m3derate supplies offering. Prices are free from any quotable depression, although buyers have the turn of the market in their favour. COFFEE.—Purchases are made cautiously, owing to the increased supplies brought forward, but for coloury qualities rates are maintained, pale sorts alone showing any reduction, and that only trifling. TEA.—Holders aft, very firm, and stiffer rates are asked, but not freely paid. RICE.—The market is quiet, without change in prices. OlLS.—Linseed firm, at 31s 9d ; and brown English rape, 35s Gd per cwt. TURPENTINE.--American spirits firm, at 38s. METALS.—Speltor and tin firm; copper dull, at late quotations. TALLOW. Tho market is steady. Y. C., 42s 6d ; spot, 42s 9d April to June ; 43s 9d last three mouths. POTATOES. Th e supplies of best qualitieTcontinue short, nor is there any increase in the secondary sorts to affect prices, which remain extremely firm. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supplies of fat stock to-day were moderato, and the general trade firm. Of boasts there Were 510, includirg 50 foreign. Sales progressed steadily, and prices were well supported. HAY AND STRAW. There was a n increased suppl y o f h ay stu ff s a t White chapel and Smithfield to-day, and only a dull trade, but prices could not be quoted lower. Meadow hay, 50s to 84s; clover, first cut, BCS to 955; second cut, 45s to BUs ; straw, 28s to 335. per load. Of sheep 4,830 came to hand, 920 being from the Con tinent. The trade ruled steady with prices firm. VEAL met a fair sale at quite late rates. 113 calves were on sale, 81 being foreign. Pork sold without quotable change. Pigs at market, 120, of which 20 were foreign. Quotations—Beef, 3s to 4s 103 ; mutton, 3s to 4s 10d ; veal, 3s 4d to 5s 2d ; pork, 3s to 4s. COTTON MARKET. LivEnrooL, Feb. I.3.—Market opens quieter, but quo tations unchanged; arrivals rather easier. Sales probably 12,0;0 bales. GALLANT ACT OF A LADY.--On Sunday after noon, as the Rey'. Mr. Pangdestre and Mrs. Pangdestre were taking a walk on St. Aubin's sands, J erse y, near t o St. Matthew's Chapel of Ease, th e y p erce i ve d a man , ra th er uncouth in appearance, rush across the sand from the road, run some distance into the sea, and then dAberately lie down. Mr. and Mrs. Pangdestre hurried to the spot, and Mrs. Pangdestre, without a moment's hesitation, plunged boldly into the water to the rescue of the intended suicide. She had to proceed as far as to her waist befure she could reach the unfortunate man. Laying hold of him by his coat, she succeeded in dragging him to the shore. Assist ance being at hand he was removed to the nearest house, and restoratives being applied ho gradually recovered, after which he left the house - , without disclosing eithOr his name 9; the OUR of hid Attiopting the rash act. :ristol auo Exeter .. lCaledonian . Cork and 8and0n...... 'Dublin & Belfast June. I Dun„ Perth, & Ab. June. lE.London,q,-,crip CeZti. t/o. Glasgow .t S. Western 'Great Eastern, Ord.stk. Do. Aug!: st. No. 'Great North of Scotlanc4 Great Northern Du. A stock Do. B stock Do. ew, la. at' spm GIS. and W. of Ireland (It. Western -Original Du. U. Val. !tail. gua. Do. South Wales - . 1 Do. W. Mid.—Oxiorn' Do. Newport 00. Hereford. Lancashire& Yorkshir, Lindon and Mackwall Lan., S Cuaw I•on., Chat., and Dove! Do. Metrop. J;x. A Lun. a :North ;Vesteri Lon. t south Weistert, Man., Shei., & Lineoh, ,tetropolitan.... • Do. New Do. Extenion _l.etropolitau District - do. do. Do. and St. John'sW',, lildlaud Do. 1.'9 Share Do, Birmin.. & Darb,) did lient North British Do. Ed., Yth., & Dun. th. Eastern --- Berwic6 Do. U.1.1•E purohast Do. Leeds Do. York Do , . Carlisle Do. Stook. & Do. do. 1860-t3l North London Do. do. 1864 5 . Do. do. 1866 . north Staffordshire & S. W. Junction Scottish Central icot. N. E , Aber. stock uo. Scot, Mid. stock -ihropshire Union South Devon iouth Eastern . ,taitieF, Wok., & Wok all Vale Do. C ale of Neath ,Vaterlorii & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitelia I I .;eat Cornwall PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 percent. rd. at 5 per cent. pm., 107 Great Western, Orig. 4l per cent.,:7B t 3, t.Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford Ist guaranteed. 98 t't:,KI 4 'I , :ItENCN bliAltEh AND STOCKS London and S.-Western 16 per cent., 91 LIVES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Midland, Bradford Pref., 93 wuItEIGN :Oda and San Francisco. Um., gua.`,,7 per cent., 151 Sambre and Meuse, 5} per cent. pf., fkk FM:LEIGH MINK'S. Port Phillip, 1 5-16 St. John del Rey, lira ,201 DOCKS. Southampton, 721 Agra, Um.. A. DI 1 Ditto, B, 9 Consolidated, lim., 44 Imperial Otoman, 94 London Chartered liana of Australia, 234 London Joint Stook, 34 1 Loudon and 11 estminstcr, 684 74 Ditto, Scrip, 4 National provincial of England,;— Ditto. d and Id issue, 3) Oriental Bank Corporation, 421 Union of London, 341 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo American' elegraph, !94 t G t 9 Atlantic Telegraph, DA o, 8 p3r cent.. 1031 City of Moscow Gas, Urn., 8 Credit Foncier of Ent2. - lana, lim.. 34 Egyptian 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua by Egyp Gen. Credit and Discount, 54 .Ov., 1 Hudson's Bay, 141 international Financial SOCiety,lim., 3 1-16 New Quebrada, uriental Gas, lim., Ditto, new, 1 7-16 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, Dito, new, 1887, 51 Scottish Australian. Investment, lim.. 127 Viceroy of Egypt, 7per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 771 64 BANAI3. His Excellency the Spanish Minister and Coun tess de Vistahermosa entertained at dinner last evening, at the Spanish Legation in Mansfield-street, the Right Hon. Lord Stanley, the Right Hon. Sir John and Lady Puking ton, his Excellency the United States Minister and Mrs. and Miss Adams, his Exc ellenc y the Dani sh Minister Bulow),ard his Excellency the Swedish Mi n i s t er his Excellency the Belgian Minister and a nd Baroness Hochschild, and M. Urr u ti a (Secretary of (General Baroness the Legation. ACCIDENT ON THE CALEDONIAN RAILWAY.---The night mail train from the south, due at the Caledonian Railway Station at 25 minutes past 12 o'clock yesterday morning, was detained at Mid-Calder for several hours, owing to a block of the line, occasioned by a goods train having got off the metals. On the accident being tele graphed to Edinburgh, an engine was despatched as speedily as possible to Mid-Calder, which brought the train to Edinburgh. Until the cause of the detention was ascer tained, the occurrence caused some alarm among parties who were expecting Wiwi§ by the train, Businegs done. 127 a 121 1 8. 19 87} 05 71( 991 9 Wii i T 1 IR!) EDIT LON. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. IMPERIAL PARMA al EN I: HOUSE OF LORDS.—(Tars EvnaNa.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took hi seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. THE HOUSE. This being the first meeting of the House since the adjournment at the end of the autumnal session, a goodly number of Peers assembled, amongst whom were no less than eleven bishops, the Duke of Cambridge, Earl Russell, &c. THE LAND TENURE 1N IRELAND. The Marquis of CLANRICARDE gave notice that he should submit to the house a bill as to the land tenure in Ireland if the Government did not move in the matter. PROMISSORY NOTES BILL. The LORD C H.ANCELLOR introduced this bill, which was read a first time. The second reading will take piece on Tuesday. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMNIONS—Tics EVENING. Parliament reassembled this evening, but in consequence of its meeting merely after an ordinary adjournment, there was not the slightest formality observed. The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter before four o'clock, but it was not until ten minutes past four that any of the , occupants of the Treasury bench appeared, and then Mr. Walpole entered the house, followed by Mr. Mowbray. The Chancellor of the Exchequer entered the house at 23 minutes past four, and was warmly congratu lated by his friends. NEW MEMBER. Mr. FINCH took the oath and his seat for Rutland. NEW WRITS. A new writ was ordered to issue for Stoke-upon-Trent, in the room of Mr. B. Hope. A new writ was ordered to issue for the University of Cambridge, in the room of Sir C. J. Selwyn, who has ac cepted the office of one of her Majesty's Justices. A new writ was ordered to issue for He'sten, in the room of Sir J. Brett, who has accepted the office of her Majesty's Solicitor-General. NOTICE OF MOTION. Mr. HUGHES gave notice that on Monday next he should move for leave to bring in a bill relating to Sun day trading in the metropolis. THE ALABAMA. CLAIMS. Mr. LEFEVRE gave notice that on the 4th of March he should call the attention of the house to the correspon dence on the Alabama claims. SCIENTIFIC EDUCATION. Col. SYKES gave notice that on an early day he should call the attention of the house to the best means of intro ducing scientific education into schools. MALT TAX. Col. BARTTELOT gave notice that on the 25th of February he should move for a committee to inquire into the Malt Tax. PRIVATE BILLS. Mr. DODSON gave notice that on Tuesday next he should call.attention to Private Bill legislation, and moved a resolution on the subject. SCOTUII REFORM BILL. Mr. BAXTER asked when it was likely the Scotch Reform Bill would be introduced ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said most probably on Monday next. THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. Mr. WATKINS asked whether the Government would produce all the additional information in their power before the discussion took place on the subject of the Alabama claims? Lord STANLEY said there was only one despatch, and that had appeared in the newspapers. METROPOLITAN FOREIGN CATTLE MARKET BILL. Lord R. MONTAGU moved the second reading of this bill. Mr. M. GIBSON said that before the bill was road a second time he wished to make a few observa tions on it, as it proposed to place upon all the foreign cattle brought into the metropolis the new and serious restriction. He considered the bill contained a very dangerous principle, and if it should be read a second time, the bill should be referred to a select committee, where evidence could be taken as to the effect the provisions of it would have upon the consumers of meat. Lord R. MONTAGU said the bill was merely a pro tective and preventive one against cattle plague, and if it was read a second timo there would be no objection to its being referred to a select committee. The bill was then read a second time. PUBLIC DEPARTMENTS (EXTRA RECEIPTS) TATTERSALL'S-TIES EVENIXG, No betting. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tars DAT. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 8 to 1 agat King Charming (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agst Purveyor (taken) 100 to 6 aget Grey Stocking (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Leases (offered) 25 to 1 agst Midwife (offered) 25 to 1 aget Easby (offered) 25 to 1 agst Skirmish (offered) 40 to 1 agst Ainsley (offered-1,000 to 20 taken) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 100 to 8 agst Fan (offered) 100 to 7 agst Tennyson (taken) 100 to 7 agst Disculanum (taken) 100 to 6 agst The Lamb (taken freely) .100 to 6 agst Daisy (taken) 20 to 1. agst Pearl Diver (taken) 25 to 1 agst Chimney Sweep (taken) 25 to 1 agst Helen (taken) 30 to 1 agst Despatch (taken) 100 to 3 agst Alcibiade (taken) Bto 1 agst Lord Coventry's lot (taken freely) 8 to 1 ugst Mr. Barber's lot (taken freely) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 1000 to 25 agst the Breach (taken and wanted) CHESTER CUP. 1000 to 60 agst Viridis (offered) 20 to 1 agst. Abergeldio (offered) 25 to 1 agst Beeswing (offered) TWO THOUSAND. sto 2 agst Rosicrucian (offerea) 100 to 6 agst Typhceus (taken) DERBY. 20 to 1 agat Typhceus (taken) 25 to 1 agst Blue Gown (taken) THE ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE, TIIREE DOORS FROM BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE, SURREY SIDE, IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Annual Subscription Five Shillings. Responsible Bookmakers desiring Stands should apply mmed;ately (as the number will be limited) to the Beere ary, 3, Blaekfriars-road. Bank of England Returne.—Thin Evening. An Account, pursuant to t; cap. 32, for the week ending I ISSUE DEP Notes issued ....Z35,378,390 £35,378,390 BANKING D. ;he Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1868. P A.RTMENT. Governtnt. Debt.Xll,ols,loo Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion I Silver Bullion £35,378,390 Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts Other Deposits.. 21,038,825 Seven Days and other Bills 594,372 :PARTMENT. Governmt. Secn rities(ineluding Dead Weight Annuity) .:. £13,968,079 Other Securities 16,499,309 Notes 11,875,075 Gold and Silver Coin _ 4227,570 £43,570,033 £43, 570,033 NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Duke of Cambridge, as Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief, held a levee yesterday after noon at the Horse Guards. There was a very full attendance of officers, about 180 being present. Yesterday the whole of the infantry regiments/of the Aldershot division formed up in lines of con t!guous columns on the Queen's-parade, North Camp, at a quarter-past 10 o'clock. Shortly after wards Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scar lett, K.C.8., accompanied by his Staff, arrived upon the ground, and was received by Major-Gen. Carey, C. 8., with a general salute. The Lieut.-Gen. then inspected the ranks, after which the troops marched past is open column of grand division in quick time and in the following order :—Pioneers, band, and drums of the 2d Brigade ; Staff and Major-General Carey; Major Trench and 40th (2d Somersetshire) Regiment ; Col. Harrison and 80th Regiment ; Col. Synge and 43d Light Infantry. Pioneers, bands, and drums of the 3d Brigade ; Staff and Colonel Peyton, 98th Regiment, Acting Brigadier ; Major Madden and 51st (King's Own) Light Infantry ; Major Edwards and 98th Regiment ; Major Deacon and 54th (West Norfolk) Regiment. After passing the saluting base the troops changed front to rear by wheel and countermarch of sub-divisions round the centre, and marched past from the reverse flank in mass columns at quarter-distance, left in front. Having reached their original ground, they counter marched by ranks, and marched past by brigades in lines of contiguous columns, preceded in the last two cases, as in the first instance, by pioneers, bands, drums, staff, brigade commanders, and com manding officers. They were subsequently exercised in various field movements, which were executed with celerity and precision. On Tuesday C, D, and E Batteries, Royal Horse Artillery, C Battery of the 4th and C Battery of the 9th Brigade Royal Artillery, under their respec tive commanders, were inspected and manoeuvred in the Long V alley by Col. Elgee, acting-brigadier. On the same day the Cavalry Brigade, consisting of the let (King's) Dragoon Guards, under Col. Pattie, C. 8., and the 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, under Colonel Shute, were inspected and exercised in numerous field evolutions peculiar to cavalry. The weather on both days was delight fully fine. Yesterday detachments selected from the depots of the Ist battalion of the Ist Royals, 2d battalion of the 10th Foot, Ist battalion of the 14th Regi ment, Ist battalion of the Bth Regiment, Ist bat talion of the 22d Regiment, 31st Regiment, 45th Regiment, 30th Regiment, 82d Regiment, and 106th Regiment were placed under orders to proceed front Chatham garrison to Ily the, for the purpose of going through a course of instruction at the School of Musketry. _ . The draught of the 2d battalion of the 15th Regi ment which has been placed under orders at Chat ham to proceed from that garrison to Gibraltar, as a military guard in charge of convicts, has been in spected by Major-General F. Murray prior to their departure, The officers who proceed in charge of the troops are to return to Chatham on reaching Gibraltar. The 3d Hussars are expected to be moved to Aldershot in the course of next month. The Magpie, first-class screw gun vessel, was launched yesterday from No. 2 building-slip of Portsmouth dockyard. The vessel was named, with the usual ceremony of breaking a bottle of wine on her stern, by Miss Wellesley, the eldest daughter of Rear-Admiral Superintendent G. G. Wellesley, C.B. The Magpie is one of 1 1vessels, all po w al e i r k , e an in d d i mens i on s, construction, and propelling now completing in their build and outfit in the several Government dockyards and provided for in the Naval Estimates for the financial year now drawing near its close. They are built of wood, carry an armour-plating, and average 665 tons mea surement. Their other dimensions are :—Length between perpendiculars, 170 ft ; extreme breadth, :191t. ; depth in hold, 12ft. Sin. Their propelling power consists each of a pair of three-bladed twin screws, driven by two sets of engines having a combined nominal power of 160 horse. The engines of the Magpie have been manu factured for the Admiralty by Messrs. Summers and Day, of Southampton. The accommodation for the officers and crew on board these vessels is ample, and the ventilation is also very good. As regards speed, too, they have not by any means been neglected, as they will average upwards of 11.5 knots under full speed. They aro altogether very fit for the purpose fur which they are sup posed to be intended—the suppression of piracy in the Chinese and Japanese Seas ; but for fighting purposes iu any other part of the world they would be absolutely useless. As the cost of these eleven vessels must amount to £400,000, it becomes a quest i on whether this larg e sum of mone y mi g ht not have been expended with truer economy in pro ducing small irouclads. Her Majesty's screw gunvessel Landrail, 5, 80 horse power, Capt. H. L. A. L. Maitland, which is now being dismantled, after a term of service on the West Coast of Africa, will be put out of com mission and her crew paid off on Saturday, when she will be placed in the third division of the Bled. way kW= rewire. BILL: Mr. HUNT moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to direct that all extra receipts be paid directly into the Exchequer. The object of the bill was to cause the excess of all votes of money by Par liament to different departments to be paid into the Ex chequer, without being directed to other purposes, so that Parliament might be first consulted in all matters requiring the outlay of public money. The bill was read a second time. CORRUPT PRACTICES AT ELECTIONS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in moving for leave to bring in a bill to amend the law relating to election petitions, and for providing more effec tually for the prevention of corrupt practices at parliamentary elections, referred to the manner in which controverted elections were treated by the Grenville Act, and also to the measure introduced by the late Sir R. Peel in 1839, which was repealed two years after it had received the Royal assent. Matters went on until the year 1848, when the house decided to give alegal charac ter and shape to all matters of controverted elections, and appointed a committee of elections, who should have the power of appointing the members to try the merits of election petitions, and that the members so appointed should have the power of examining witnesses on oath. If it was nit thought advisable to depart from the fundamental principle, he did not think a better tribunal could be found than that which then existed. Yet it had failed to give satisfaction, and it had been the intention of Her Majesty's Government to deal with the matter last year at the same time that they dealt with the matter of Reform. But the matter we s found to be of such an extensive nature that it was thought pro per to introduce a separate bill. In that bill the Govern ment proposed that Mr. Speaker should constitute a panel of eminent gentlemen of the long robe, and whenever an election petition was presented to the house that, by an order from the Speaker, a tribunal from the panel should investigate the charges of the petition, and that that investigation should be made on the spot. The house, however, accepted the principle of the bill, but objected to the tribunal. The bill was referred to a select committee. Various propositions were made and con sidered, one of which was that the tribunal which should try the merits of an election petition should be one of the highest in the land. The recommendations of the select com mittee had been fully considered by Government, and the bill he now asked for leave to introduce was in strict con formity with the recommendations of the select com mittee. However, her Majesty's Government had not been able to consult the judges on the subject, and when it was considered how much _ their time was occupied, ho hoped the house would not insist on thrusting the duty on the judges, but he must say the Government had received the refusal of that august body to become the judges of a court for the purposes of deciding the merits of an election petition. de thought that as one of the recommendations of the committee, viz., to incapacitate an English gentleman found guilty of bribery from sitting in the House of Par liament for seven years, and if found guilty a second time that he should bo totally incapable of ever taking his seat therein again, was a matter of sufficient importance to have induced the judges to have taken up that duty. However, as they had been met by a refusal in that quarter, the Government proposed to form a new and original tribunal, and that was to appoint three members of the learned profession, with a salary of £2,000 per annum each, who would be come the Judges of the Parliamentary Elections Court, and that all appeals from revising barristers should be dealt with by the new tribunal. He concluded by asking for leave to introduce the bill. Mr. KNATCHBULL-HUGESSEN said he was afraid they would not be able to deal satisfactorily with bribery at elections where the expense of proving it was thrown on the candidates. With respect to the judges refusal, he could only say for himself that he looked upon it in a favourable light, because if the house wore to make them the arbitrators in political matters, they would lose that confidence which the public now so implicitly placed in them. He felt certaia that the house would give its best consideration to the measure, and without fettering himself to any of the proposals he should wait until the bill was regularly before them before entering at length into the many serious matters that surrounded the motion. Sir F. GOLDSMID said he shoull have an amendment to move when the bill was in committee ; that would se cure that:the pure candidate would receive that which was his light. Mr. WHITBRED thought it monstrous to say tha t the work proposed by the select committee could not be done by the judges. (Hear, hear.) SirJ. COLLIER thought that, considering tha nature of the provisions of the bill, it was greatly to be desired that such important matters as would arise on these elec tion inquiries should only be dealt with by the judges, and not by a tribunal constituted as the Government pro posed. Mr. R. GURNEY said he had hoard the announcement of the Government with extreme regret. If the election petitions were not to be dealt w . ith by the judges, hoped the house would well consider before they removed them for consideration to an inferior tribunal. (LEFT SITriNo.) The illustrated editions of Debrett's Peerage, and . Debrett's It a ronetage and Sulghtage, for 186, Deane and Son, 65, Ludgate-hill, have been p ublished with additions, which increase the utility of these compendious works of re ference. Debrett, the oldest handbook of its kind extant, has the advantage of being corrected annually by every peer, baronet, and knight, or else by some near relative. The correctness of the heraldic emblazontnents, and the low ness of price at which so neat an edition is brought out are equally remarkable. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. The following appointments wore made at the Admiralty ,his afternoon : Lieut. Frederick Walter to the Bristol ; Lieut. John S. Browne to the Bristol ; Lieut. Harry T. Grenfell to the Bristol; Lieut. William Dutty to the Simoorn. A memorandum has been issued by Captain W. Houston Stewart, C. 13., superintendent of Chatham dockyard, in which he congratulates the master attendant, Captain It. Stokes ; the master ship wright, Mr. P Thornton, and the officers and work men employed under them on the skilful and suc cessful manner in which the ironclad frigate Hercules was undocked and safely moored in the harbour. The whole of the arrangements met the full approval and commendation of the Firi3t Lord and Board of Admiralty and the Controller of the Navy. iied ales urst full i la ulia her ;ene vats 3, it Leial the asin. 3nch is to ence llen, , be leve- ends with 1.4) et I 20 20i 10 100 I