The Sun. — London, England, 1868-01-30 00:00:00

non- TiSioll, pang, 96th Ld 4th 44th, ardoe, e last- 1, their g pro ; Light d yes the Ports- its ap eneral nor in Emer- day; Wool ighton s from tached Vigh t, other in tho t Gos ay will Several ief has , 96th India ander• nandes tempo of ab s been ler in- Lieut. raught be ser- Llan is mo for ctor of 3revet- Ports- [ 0 RAY- aro clad kyards. ternoon tanding say that all the iestruc- Ir. W. ays ill waited irCINEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL IN TELLYIENCE, errr, Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day the French Rentes were 68f. 50c. Continues firm. The announcement of the dividends on Metropo litan and Lancashire and Yorkshire stocks has had a favourable effect on the railway market. Most of the leading descriptions are quoted higher than yes terday, in some cases to the extent of 1 per cent., while there is nearly a general scarcity of stock for delivery at the final settlement of the account to-morrow. In the Foreign Market the principal feature is a further improvement in Peruvian. Other descrip tions arc somewhat weaker, though scarcely varied in price. The Funds are stationary, but they con tinue firm in tone. Ihe rate for money continues at 1.1 to la per cent, with very little demand and full supplies. No variations cAn be reported in the rates for short loans on the Stock Exchange. Consols are firm, at yesterday's prices, at 931 to 93f, for money and account; New awl Reduced Three per Cents., 931 to 931 ; India Five per Cents , 1111 to 1121, being 1 lower ; Bank Stock, 246 to 248 ; Exchequer Bill, 235. to 275. prem. Foreign Stocks were scarcely so firm at the close yesterday, the considerable advance naturally in ducing realisations. Peruvian (1865) are very firm, at 771 to 771 ; Mexican, at 151 to 161 ; Greek, 121 to 13 ; New Spanish, 36k to 361 ; Tur kish, 311 to 311 ; Italian, 421 to 421; Brazilian (1865), at 761 to 771 ; and Portuguese Scrip, 21 to 21 prem. Egyptian Nine per Cent. Bonds are quoted at 891 to 901. The New Honduras Loan is steady at 1 to 1 prem. ex coupon. In American Securities United States 5-20 Bonds are steady, at 718 to 72k ; Erie Railroad, 1 better, at 481 to 491; Illinois firm, at 86 to 88. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have risen 1, to 251 to 261, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds 1, to 25 to 26. The Railway Market is generally firmer upon the dividend of the Metropolitan and Lancashire and Yorkshire, and thescarcity of stock for the settlement. There is an advance of 1 in Lancashire and York shire at 126 to 1261; of 1 in Midland, at 1051 to 1061; of 8 in South Eastern, at 691 to 691 ; of 1 in Great Northern A, at 1081 to 109 ; and in Metropolitan, at 117 to 1171 ; and of k in London and North Western, at 1171 to 1181, in Great Eastern, at 31 to 311 ; in Great Western, at 451 to 461 ; and in Chatham, at 18 to 181. Sheffield are flat, at 431 to 441; and Brighton, 46 to 461. The directors of the Anglo-Italian Mining Com pany have made a call of ss. per share, payable on the 28th February. Finance shares are dull and heavy. London and Financial is lower, at 23 to 22 dis. International Finance 2to 1-1 dis. Credit Foncier lower, at 3 to 3f per share. _ _ . Iu Miscellaneous shares National Discount are steady, at 11 to 111. Hudson's Bay, 141 to 15. Atlantic Telegraph Preference Shares are without movement. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Including the withdrawal yesterday of £50,000 in bar gold for the Continent, the total taken from the Bank during the week is £99,000, and on the other hand, £lO,OOO has been sent in. Letters from Berlin state that a treaty of commerce netween France and Prussia was signed on Monday last by Count Bismarck and M. Benedetti. Besides a reduction in the import duties upon wines and light cotton tissues, Prussia has made some conces sions in the duties on various articles of minor importance. The dividend of the Metropolitan Railway is an nounced at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, leaving £6,998 lOs 9d to be carried forward. The Lancashire and Yorkshire dividend is at the rate of Gi per cent. For the corresponding period of the previous year it was 6i per cent. A special general meeting of the Enfield Gas Com pany has been convened for the 6th of February, for the purpose of declaring a dividend. The a❑nual general meeting of the Lands Improve ment Company has been called for the 13th February, to receive the directors' report and to declare a dividend. A dividend and bonus at the rate of 15 per cent. per annum has been declared by the Halifax Joint Stock Banking Company. The dividend recommended by the directors of the Jlectric and International Telegraph Company, to be declared at the general meeting on Wednesday next, 18 5 per cent for the last half-year, free of income-tax. The directors of the British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph Company have resolved to pay a dividend of 8 per cent, and carry forward £4,737 to the reserve, which will then amount to ..£22,416. The distribution of the British Land Company Is 15 per cent., making 20 per cent. for the year. A dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum nas been agreed to by the London Rice Company. The following is an extract from the report of the Lion Brewery Company : "In issuing their third report, the directors of the Lion Brewery Company (Limited) have the pleasure to state that, notwithstanding the high prices of malt and hops, and other adverse circumstances, they have, by a large increase of sales, produced a result on the year's business which they trust will be satisfactory to the shareholders. The profit and loss account shows that, after deducting all current expenses, depreciation on leaseholds, plant, &c., a proportion of legal and other expenses incident to the formation of the company, and the interim dividend Paid in July last, at the rate of £6 per cent. per annum on the preference and ordinary shares, there remains a balance of £10,170 7s 3d, which the directors advise should be appropriated as under, viz. :-1. To pay divi *lend (free of income-tax) for the half-year on the £6 per cent. preference shares, £3,000 ; 2. To pay a dividend (free of income tax) on the ordinary share capital for the Past half-year, at the rate of £6 per cent. per annum, £5,663 14s 4d ; total, .£8,663 14s 4d. This will leave a balance of £1,512 12s lld to be carried forward." The Bonds of the Peruvian Government, amounting t) nearly £450,000, will be paid off on the Ist of March, at the offices of Mr. Lewis H. Haslewood. The following is from Messrs. E. F. Satterthwaite and Compatay " The London Market for American Securities has since our last been remarkably steady, the extreme fluctuations in United States 5 20's, of both issues dealt in here, having been confined to one-half per cent. ; the closing Prices, 711 to 721 for the 1862'5, and 701 to 71i for the 1865'5, show an improvement of only an eighth per cent. since this day week. Erie Shares at 484 to 49 are unaltered, but Illinois Central have advanced $l, leaving off 86i to 861. The market for Atlantic and Oreat Western securities has been characterised by a con tinued inquiry for the First and Second Mortgage Bonds of the New York and Pennsylvania Divisions, which have im proved from seven to eight per cent., the First Mortgage being last quoted 58 to 62, and the Second 56 to 60. In Consolidated Bonds the reaction from the recent advance noticed in our last, was carried down to 22, from which point, On renewed purchases, they have advanced, and close firm at 244 to 25." The following are the current rates of continuatron, &C., charged at the fortnightly settlement now in Progress : C iledonian Railway .7. 4 to back, closing to > back. Great Eastern .... ]-32 to 3-32 contango, closing 1-16 to 4. _ _ Great Northern ..7, • to contango. Ditto A. 1.16 to 3-16 do., closing to contango. Leeds Stock ▪ 4 to 4 back, closing j to 4 back. London and N. Western... even to 4 contango, closing even to ... 1-16 to 3.16 do. ... 3.16 to 5.16 back, closing 4 to back. • to back, closing Ito 1 ban. ... even to a contango. back to contango. ... even to 4 contango, closing 1.14 to 3-16. Great Westernof Canada... 6d to 9d contango. , D C/ rand Trunk of Canada... 74d to 1s 3d do. ... even to contango. Great Western ... Midland ir e o r politan h terwick Sheffields BRITISH FUNDS CLOSING PRICES. * GOVERNMENT FUNDS. " Per &Aut. Consols 8 Do. Account, Feb. 6 9 31 Per Cent. Reducod 92i -1 1 ;. NW' 3 per Cent 9 31 i i i "v 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 _ A 130 . 5 per Gent. ann. 1873 ___ I lnuities, 30 vrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — ,DO. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — E " 0 (Red Sea Tele‘„raph). Au.., 1 - 9 ° S ••• *( elleciuer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 Sc, 21 per Ct. ••• Inn Do £5OO — pin 'lank of £lOO & £2OO - pin .-, 'lank of England Stock. 41 per Cent 249 13 0. Account 1 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. lari 7 tock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 215 17 , 0 . Ac coun t '°. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 "0. 4 D o. Certificates Do T ., • E nfaced Paper 4 per Cent B7l f ' 9 ' 5 i)or Cont i Jau, 1872 29. i t ac incess ceded 1 0 * o to VCE. t Bat t 100 com :t the These to re- )senee pro ft the in to Itiail •rived o the talioa The Ist of head- went, f the • plan coin- Regi both weral tirely light, 3r taia 3, and Ddical luper e the alling ment, tho >f his con- Iners, L Bri- Toned f the .t and trk at rtered horse 'acific o join les at ay re nand- ed by 3rvice arienceS I when mpleted 'iris to twenty ?axis to molar to of th© ) sea of h Send, tt Send ,shmere, here are eastern aployed Ldia. A /ravans, its into uprising sides the imports through and tho ) largost railway i in the b. The Asiatic Lahore, Ata, and 7 up the d to Air• per. Eillfield I young property 1,, buk" w o defers' months; I, Thos. ripping , 3St WON to the ropshh e ,ction in hop n ot . er a also• d takiugl 3duction, 0 an 1111" Do. 54 per Cont., May 1879 lOB4 Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 lO3l Do- Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852 — Do. do., 18'8.... Do. do., 18 ;o — Do. do., 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account — Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent B5 Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cuba, 6 per Cent. Cuilian 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent — 00. 6 1 ).1. Cant, B — Do., 18.37 Do., 7 p-kr ,Cent., 1666 Do., Scrip ..E3:! 'mid C ) ofitau, 6 rptr t 'nt. Dauisq 3 ph- Cant., I's Danubian Pr:ncipa o iti,3s, 7 per Cent 67 _ Do 8 per C,nt., 1867 . • — Eli - 41 , 10r New Cou.ioiidate,l, 1 p.7ir Cell) — tigyptiax, 7 per Cent BBl I no. Se,n,pl Issue D .. £5 )0 Bnals Do. £IOG Bonds 92 901 Do. 1.801 Do. £5OO Bonds 9O Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 901 Government Railway 1.1,-h,iii ui.,,s .... 921 11 Greek, 5 per Cent., 1821-5, ex Coups Pa -. Do. Account - Do. Coupons Do. Account ••• Gaateinala 5 per Coat .. Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 7p. Ct., ..£l5 pd pun Italian 5 p , ,r Cert., 1 , ;65 — Do, Do, Account . — Do. Marernmana Baiwity — llexicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 Bl Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French dontovidi , au C per Cent. .. — Aoorish Imperial 5 per Cent Yew Granada — Do 3 per Con Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account 7B Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do4l per Cent.. 1862 Do Account Portßguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,' , 391 I Do. do., 1 , 67 391 Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid Russian 5 per Cent., 181:2, £ bi B6l 7 Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1.62 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds B9l 9 Do. do. £B4 los. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B9Z .1 Do. do. £Bl 13s. do B5l - Sardinian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con . 361 'Do Accv:unt ...• Do New Deferred 351 Do Account Do Passive Do Account Do Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account T arkish 6 per Cent. B3 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 por Cent. 1862 , 591 9 Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 61.1 1 2} 1} Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 3li - DJ Account Do 6 per Cent., 186 5 ... Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4f per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — De Account Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. zsi. Do. Account 421 1 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 931 1 Do. Account LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the title of " Who's to Win Him ?" a slight comedietta, obviously based by Mr. T. J. Williams on a French foundation, has been brought to serve as a lively prelude to the ela borate pantomime with which Mr. E. T. Smith has astonished his juvenile patrons. The prelimi nary trifle agreeably employs the feminine force of the company, and conveys a suggestive moral in showing how maidenly reserve is much more likely to secure a lover than the obtrusive claims put forward by four village belles who set their caps at a young officer in a country village. The pantomime, which his been produced in a very costly fashion, is now in the height of its prosperous career, and is remarkable for the rapid manner in which the spectator is dazzled by a succession of brilliant tableaux. The importation of the " Parisian Carnival Quadrille" is by no means hazardous as an experiment, for the quaintness of the dance so cleverly performed by Mdlle. Finett e does not in the slightest de gree pass the boundary of decorum. Mi ss Goodhall especially distinguishes herself in the introductory portion, and with Miss Furtado, Miss Caroline Parkes, and Miss Sidney, the amplest justice is rendered to the operatic parodies introduced. The harlequinade is full of spirit, and the activity of the Clown, Mr. Forrest, with the graceful dancing of Miss Esther Austin, the Harlequin a la Watteau, and the fun and flexibility of the rest of the nume rous troupe of pantomimists engaged, sustain un flaggingly the amusement of the audience. Mr. E. T. Smith, with his usual energy, is preparing fresh novelties to strengthen the favourable impression produced by his pantomime, and early in the month of February a new actor of European birth and of American reputation will make his first appearance in England in an Anglicised version of the German drama of " Narcisse." Mr. E. T. Smith has also arranged with Mr. H. J. Byron for the immediate production of " The Lan cashire Lass," which, with all those " sensational" effects which created so much excitement when the piece was produced at Liverpool a few months back, will be forthwith transferred to the Lyceum stage. CITY AMATEUR MUSICAL SOCIETY.—The ball of this society took place on the 23d, and proved to be a bril liant success. The new and handsome suite of rooms of the Freemasons' Tavern, at which the ball was given, are scarcely to be excelled in fitness for an entertain m ent of this description. Supper was served in tasteful and lavish style In the elegant drawing room of the establishment. The usual toasts were duly honoured. Coote ant Tinney's quadrille band performed an admirable selection of music in the Grand Hall, to which the members and their friends danced with zest for several hours. The whole of the arrangements were pronounced to be unexceptionable. STEEL FROM CLEVELAND IRON.—The occurrence of sulphur and phosphorus in Cleveland pig iron has hitherto prevented its being used for conversion into Bes semer steel. For the latter purpose only the pig iron ob tained from the purest spathic and hematite ores has been employed; and the increasing demand for steel has led to some apprehension lest the iron trade of Clevelan d should eventually suffer front the competition of the Bessemer steel manufticturers, unless some practical and economical method could be discovered whereby the north country pig iron could be converted into steel. During the past year a considerable number of experimenters have been attempting to solve this important problem, and at length it would seem there is a fair prospect of success. At the last meeting of the Middlesborough iron trade samples o steel made from Cleveland iron were exhibited by Messrs. Fox, Head, and Co. These appeared of superior quality, and excited great interest, as it was stated that by the new process steel rails could be manufactured at from £9 to £lO per ton, or at about £3 per ton under the price of Bessemer steel rails. Should these anticipations be well founded it. is certain that a great impetus will be given to the iron trade of this locality. A person living at Headeld, near Bristol, has a cuckoo in a cage. It was caught last summer soon after it left its nest. It eats bread, potatoes, meat, cheese, &c. AN OLD LADY'S llolnD. —Last week an old widow lady, named Evans, died at Swansea, at the house of her daughter. She had for many years previous to her death live l in a little cottage by herself. After her death a charwoman, who was cleaning the cottage, dis covered, concealed in an old-fashioned night-stool, £1,606 10s. in gold. As there was no will, the next of kin proceeded immediately to London to prove his title to he treasure. OFFICIAL LIQ UIDATOR S.—Yesterday a notice was promulgated at the Rolls Chambers, headed " Official Liquidators' Remuneration," stating that no application would be entertained for remuneration to official liquida tors during the present sitting unless made and the evi dence in support of it left with the chief clerk•on or before the 11th 31. arch next. SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY SHATVAS AND STOCKS. Railways. Paid.! Closin g i Business i price. I done. .Bristol and '?,xeter taledonian t)atubriau. Cork and 8and0n...... Corn wall .. Dublin & Belfast June. DIM„ Perth, & Ab.Junc. IL. London, bcrip Cprti. 85 87 75i 7rsi 20 39 3 4 I 74i 74. 70 7s• Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Aug). st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock • • Do. LI stock 97 09 31 31} S 15 6 107 103 ICS 109 122 143 [Jo. New, Is. at '45 pw Gt S, and W. of Ireland Wertern -Uriginw Dv. 6. V4l. guh. 95 Oi 15! iti Do. South Wales . Do. li"..)nd.—Oxtorcl N;:wperi ;JO. iler CI Or ti 14 :U1(.1461111 e 1: Linden a:.l iitacl.,rali Bristi.,& 6 Coa.i: and .1) v Do. Metrop. Ex. A Nor in Weeter; Lon, Soutu Westen• !Man., 6110., !Aileen. Do. New Do. Exteamoit....., lictrupolitaii District )o. do. do. )o. and :A. Johu'sn't_ Do. £9 Share 25 42 3, iNrb; ‘lll lient . North British Do. Ed., & .N tb. Eastt:rn-lierwicr, Do. (I.N•E purchuo , Do. Leods ..... Do. York Dc, Carlisle ..... Do. Stocky& Darling Do. do. IS6O-51 North London Do. do. 165* 5 Do. do. 1800 . Ziorth Stallordshin.t N. & S. W. Junaion ,Scottish Central Scot N. N stoct uo. Scot, Mid. sOck Shropshire Union South Devon south Eastern . Staines, Wok., a Wok fair Vale Do. C Vale of Neath ‘Vatertord tit Kilkenny Waterloo 4; Whitelta .Vent Cern wall 251 r? 1. 4tl 47 16 IS) 117 ilia ;9 Si ,3A ILdl il? 70 i 53 102 ; 1(6 73 75 35 3G 12tii 1,5/ 113 1052 7 6 COLONIAL GOVINMENT SECURITIE. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1572. Can.Gov.o p.e.Ja.aJuly I 1877-84 1130. 8 p. o. Feb. Sr Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. o. Jan. at July Do. 5 p. o. Inscribed al,: l eapt, (I.llope, 6 p.c.1873 & Oct . 15:10-1110C. 00. do 1880-9 u Do. Jan. &,J uly, 18204 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. t Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and July 98 1001 100 102 1 100 102 88 88 85 t 7 102 104 11,43 108 104 106 107 100 05 e 7 Do. 1878 ... 1 0. 1882, Mayls, Nov. i(, Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug Natal .;ov. 6 per cent N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja...t.1u1) N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,186i, Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 Do. 5 P.C. 1888 to 1895 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 qucensland Gov. 6 p. C S. Atm Gov. 6 p,c 1868-1 , Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,tiov. 6 p.c. J a & July Do. do. A pril & Oct 11) 1101 101 tC3 106 108 105 107 107 10J IC4 106 103 195 190 100 100 100 100 1/8 uti 879 98 102 101 103 Ics thsi I 971 110 11 104} at 1121 111 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 30, 1868. THE CONSERVATIVE REFORM BILL. PRUSSIA. NEW COURT. OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES. POACHING 1N FRANCE. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—(This Day.) OLD COURT. STABBING A SAILOR. James Morelli was indicted with stabbing James Endell. The two men were sailors, and the quarrel, in which both took part, took place in the vicinity of the Sailors' Home. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and he was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment. THE ALLEGED PLOT TO ASSASSINATE THE KING OF Gustav Victor, a German, was charged with obtaining money from the Prussian Ambassador in London by false pretences ; and also for libel. On the Bth of January the prisoner Victor came to the Embassy and said he had a scer,l to tell, but that he was in a destitute condi tion. Baron Schmithals was communicated with, and when the prisoner caliel again on the 10th of January he said that a conspiracy was in progress, and that a man named Emerick was going to Berlin to assassinate the King of Prussia, and he had Orsini bombs in his possession. -Every time Victor came he asked for money. Victor was told that if. his information was correct he would receive an adequate reward. The whole story was a tissue of . falsehoods, and the prisoner was given into custody, and after being examined at Bow-street was fully committed for trial. • • The jury returned a verdict of "guilty of libel," and the other charge was withdrawn.. Sentence deferred. James Foxwell was to-day tried, before the Com mon Sergeant, charged with collecting various sums of money under false pretences. The prisoner, it was alleged by the prosecution, taking advantage of his temporary connection with the City Press newspaper, went round to different gentlemen re siding in the ward of Vintry, and represented to them that it was proposed to collect subscriptions in aid of the sufferers by the explosion at Clerken well, on the 13th of December, to be called the City Press Fund. The prisoner went to a gentleman named Gilbert, and told him he was a reporter for the City Press, and then informed him that various gentlemen had given subscriptions. The prisoner showed a list of subscribers, and then he (Mr. Gilbert) gave him a sum of money, believing it was to go to the fund the prisoner had represented. fie next called upon Mr. Green and Mr. Ponder, and made similar statements, and from each of whom he received money. Mr. Collingridge, the proprietor of the City Press, said the prisoner was only casually engaged on one. occasion to report a meeting of the ward of Vintry, and was not what he had represented himself, a reporter engaged on the City Press. With re srect to the fund of which the prisoner talked about he (Mr. Collingridge) know nothing whatever. No such fund was ever in contemplation in the City Press office, and the whole of the representations of the prisoner were false. The matter was brought under the attention of the Lord Mayor by Mr. Collingridge and M. De Jersey, who denied that any person was engaged to collect funds for the Clerkenwell sufferers. The prisoner, however, after this wrote to the Lord Mayor, but the result of the matter was that the prisoner was taken into custody charged with ob taining money under false pretences, and fully committed for trial. Mr. Pater, in his defence, contended that there was no fraud whatever on the part of the prisoner, but the most that could be made of the matter was that there had been some misunderstanding on the part of those gentlemen who had contributed the money, as the prisoner never represented that he was collecting for the City Press Fund, but that he was a reporter for the City Press, and that as he had reported the proceedings of the Vintry Ward mote meeting he thought it would be a good oppor tunity of collecting a fund to be devoted to the sufferers by the Clerkenwell explosion. The prisoner collected, he said, about £7, but it was not handed over to any , person, but, on the contrary, had been spent by the prisoner, upon whoa), when taken into custody, only sixpence was found. The Common Sergeant said the whole question for the jury was whether there had been any false representation in the matter. They had heard what had been said by the prisoner's counsel, and also the evidence given by the witnesses, and now they would have to say was there any ground for the charge of fraud against the prisoner. The jury were deliberating on their verdict when it was intimated to the Court that there was a wit ness who had not been called. This person was the ward beadle, who, on getting into the witness box, stated that the prisoner had also told him that he was collecting for the City Press, and that the moneys, as they were collected, were paid over to Mr. Collingridge as treasurer, and that when the sum rose to £2O it would be paid over by chat gen tleman to the Clerkenwell Relief Fund. The jury found a verdict of guilty, and he was sentenced to 12 months' imprisonment. We English have a notion that we are the most sporting nation in Europe, and possibly, so far as this is shown in the arlour with which a consider able section of the community follows the hounds or tramps over the stubble, the estimate is not an unfair one. But what is to be said of the fact that there are on the other side of the Channel, in the empire of France alone, no less than between six and seven hundred thousand persons privileged to kill game, the majority of whom exercise this right ; and that there is, moreover, an enormous number of unauthorised individuals the detesta tion of landowners all the world over—the " betel noires" of the " proprietaire foncier," in other words, poachers? Although France is very fairly stocked with game, in which definition Frenchmen are almost willing to include every bird on the wing, and every four-footed creature that rans wild, there are nevertheless such a number of pri vileged persons to assist in their destruction that some of them often find a difficulty in bringing ,down even one bird per head during a day's shooting. The consequence is they are now be ginning to exclaim in earnest against the poachers, who, if they leave the robins and the sparrows unmolested, do not reserve the pheasants for licensed guns. An appeal has just been published in the Paris newspapers calling on licensed sports men to combine together and procure the enactment of more stringent game laws, to which it is said the Corps Legislatif, being composed for the chief part of landed proprietors, will readily give its consent. This combination is urged on the ground that the poacher not only interferes with the recreation of the privileged sportsman, but picks his pocket as well. Young partridges, which in days before rail ways were general, used to fetch only half a franc each, now realise two francs and a half ; and hares that used to be sold for a couple of francs, now bring at the sales of game by auction at La Vallee, the Paris game market, as much as eight and nine francs each. One result of this great increase in the value of game at Paris is that the annual right of shooting over certain farms in the de partment of the Seine and Marne, which are leased to tenants at 6,0001. a year, is disposed of by the proprietor for no less than 10,000 f. Societies for the protection of game are common throughout France, and the central one, in the department of the Seine, is presided over by the Marquis de Nico lai, the terror of the poaching fraternity, and espe cially of the children of the " braconniers," who are quieted when unruly by threats that Nicolai will take them away. T hese societies give re wards varying in amount from 50f. to 100 f. for the detecfion and conviction of poachers; still they are found inadequate to cope with the evil, and hence the agitation now on foot.—Pall Mall Gazette. The armour-plated iron ship Defence, 18, Capt. Charles 11. May, was towed on Tuesday from the upper division in Ilamoaze to the sailing moorings of the dock yard, Derinort, SPORTING OPINIONS. (From the Sporting Life.) The expectant racing community are to a certain extent no longer " waiting for the verdict" of the Spring handicappers, and it must be confessed that they are now provided with ample material for di gestion and reflection. Billiards, which have en , grossed so much attention daring the vacation, have fairly gone to the wall, and as all successful British undertakings either open or close with a banquet, the Victoria Club on Monday night entertained Mr. Perry at a dinner, and afterwards made the pro moter of the billiard tournaments a handsome pie sentation. That this compliment was thoroughly merited no one will question who has observed the energy, courtesy, and tact of the gentleman who has voluntarily taken upon himself the onerous duties of Clerk of the Cloth and handicapper. Thus in a few days the scene will be changed, awl bookmakers and backers will plunge into that boisterous sea of speculation which marks the a west of gentle Spring. Indeed, even now the reporters whose businc6s it is to chronicle the betting will find them selves suddenly troubled with an accumulation of work in compiling the long lists of the odds which way be expected to emanate daily from the Clubs and Tattersall',. Opinions are, as usual, still diverse as to the precise merits of the three-year-old cracks, and some enlightening movements will now soon be anticipated as the various candidates progress in the work of preparation. No little conversation had been created by Sir Joseph Hal% ley's commissioner coming first to the fore, and on Saturday last in vesting in hundreds on both Rosicrucian and Green Sleeve for the Derby, and almost in the same breath making what must be regarded in the light of a decided demonstration against Lady Elizabeth, seeing that the big bet he laid decidedly shook the firmness of the Queen of Danebury. The bets which the commissioner accepted were 6,000 to 400 about Rosicrucian and 6,000 to 500 about Green Sleeve, supplementing this with an outlay of 1,800 to 300 against Lady Elizabeth. These three transactions have a right to render the supporters of the cherry jacket especially satisfied with the spring prospects, and for ample reasons. In the first place they de cidedly confirm the statements of the present health and improvement of the two cracks, Rosicrucian and Green Sleeve, and argue the unabated confi dence of the pillars of the Kingselere establishment. We may also imply, from these three significant bets, that Sir Joseph Hawley, one of the shrewdest judges on the Turf, still holds the opinion he has maintained for a considerable period, that he has another Derby at his disposal with Rosicrucian and Green Sleeve—that he has no fear of Lady Eliza beth, and, having beaten her once, believes that when next they meet his colours will still be tri umphant. 103 101 62 6i 94 96 129 131. 111 116' 1 lip .5s 60 100 58 69 13 15 691 6 Pl.& 64 il l 146 110 112 BRITISH rOSSESSIONS. 100 Atlantic& St. Lawrence all 53 55 sty ROglns..,Bßpareordovani.C.e.n...l.n 2) Do. shares l l O OO 10 p 4 10: p 201 Buffalo & Lake Huron all ll 3 5 5 4 6 10 Do. Preference 100 I Buff., Brant, & Goderich s e t t e j : 6 cPea. Townte a 18 & 2 a s - 3. Dock,-Ei i m: u. 10 0 1 68 - 98 71 5 - 2 100 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi all 99 102 at East. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 103 1 64 at hlast ludiau, go. 5 p.c. 100 110 1106 101/ 40 Do. J Extension to s o t roa.itit u quip. s k l oorl t,Bon d:Canada lOO 17 18 1 charge 6 p.c all 83 85 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 50 52 401 100 Do. do deferred all 100 De. 2d I'ref. Bonds all 40 45 100 Do. do. deferred - - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 32 34 100 Do. do. deferred 1.00 Do. 4th Fret. stock all 191 204 100 Do. do. deterred at :t. India Pen. gua. sp.e lOO 107 108 1(81 23 0. Gua. 5 per cent lB 2 P 20 Do. New gua. sp. c 6 2 0 at i t. South of India pia. 5 per cent st Do. 41 per cent lov 92 91 at Do 2 204 ;real Wes. of Canada . . all 154 151 161 204 Do. New .... - 100 6p. c B4s. pay. 1873' all 95 47 100 00. 55 du. pay. 1.b77-8., , all 85 , at Madras, gua. 5 p.o 100 100 102 103 at Do. 41 do lOO 93 95 at Do. 11 do I 100 69 91 21 Do. Filth Extension! 5 at Melb. Cur 6p. 0. Linde.' 100 50 81e1. & B obson's Bay_ all at IstpLba., 100 83 1 4 5 at Dude & g. 5 p,O 00 104 165 1041 at ,einde 1 100 100 101 100 at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do 1 1 01 0 50 0 10 9 0 49 1 1 1 40 0 0 1 p/ 1061 1 at Do. Punjaub......l n. at Do.lndua St.Flot 4 ° 100 85 87 BRITISH MINES. - Cam. l Consol. Cold, lim. 1 - Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated BO 5/ 64 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 4W 430 Drake walls 2.1.0 1 1 East Bassett (Illoga11)•• 294 10 12 itast Caradon 2.1.4.t 5 6 'East Cara Brea 34 2 24 e;aat Grenville 2.14.0 14 2 .East Gunnislake . 8.3.0 1 4 East Lovell 3.9.0 8 9 E. itussell(Tavlstk 11.7.6 11 2 StAubyn(G wen. 66 4 5 Great Laxey, limited_ all 17 18 .?,reat South Tolgus 0.14.0 Great Wheal Busy._ 11.9.6 l=. Wheal Vor (kielstoi. 15 17 19 211 Grenville 9.0.6 It 11 tlerod's Foot ... 8.10.0 35 37 ilingston Downs ...... 5.10.6 2t 21 Margaret (Uny Le1ant;13.17.6. 6 6 Marke Valley .......... I 41 Si viwyndy Iron Ore, litrl S 2i 11 tr,V S ton .. 60 70 N orth loakear .. . ... 3S/ 5 7 .‘17 . 11 Bassettallogan 1.4.0 North Wheal Crotty 2.13.1. 2 3 Prosper United.. 8.11.0 2 21 erovidence Uny Lelaut 1.0.1:.; 29 31 Caradon (St. Cleer).. It 390 410 South Coudurrow ...... :i.2.0 1 t S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 374 426 Stray Park .35.12.6 'fin Croft IIII 14 7igra and Clogan, lint a lt W est Itassett (Mogan . 1. It Caradon (Ltakeard le lu :2 _I . West Chi rerton ll 67 69 w es t Setou 474 Igs kes Wh ea l Bassett (Mogan 51 85 95 Wheal Buller (KedruthF 16 16 12 Wheal Mary Ann (Mcn.l 8 18 20 Wheal Seton ./ 58 4 85 '9O Wheal Trelawney (LlB 1 5.17.0. 6 8 FOXICIGN MlNlcts. Chontales Gold and . Silver Mining, la m . , 4} St John del ltey, lim , 32i BANKS. Agra, Inn.. A, 1 g- Aug,lo Egyptian, Wm, 17k Imperial Ottoman, 8k 9k I,,i,ct Mortgag e Nang. of India. llm., Do. 5 per cent. Debentures, 1864, for 30 years, 83 London and Coality, Ditto, new, 261 London Joint Stock, 341 London and 01 estminster, 701 Ditto, Scrip, 39 MISCELLAN SO US. Anglo American Telegraph, 201 1 Atlantic Telegraph, 4,34 Dlt.o, 8 pen* ICO Berlin Water Works, um., 131 Credit iewicier of inn,. 3k East India Irrigation and Canal. 16k ELyptian per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua. by Egypt international Financial :.•oeiety, . 821 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, . Royal Mai Steam, 65 Bcottish Australian Investment, lim., 126 k Societe Financiere d'Egypte, lim.. Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lim., 4i United Discount Corporation. lira., 3t Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 731 • Warrant Finance, Foreign Mail Packet List, iIAILS DUE. Australia and NCO? Zealand. via liouthamptort......Feb. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles ...............Feb. 13. Ditto, via Pan tins ....... Jan. •.?8. Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video .. . Feb. 3. Ditto, by French packet.......... F b 22 Caps Verde. by Brazil packet ...., . Feb. 3. Uape of Good :lope. A.soensto,t, and St. iieleaa....peb . 7 China, rena.ng. and Sin44pore, via Southaini,ton.. Feb. 2 Ditto, via Ylarsalies ..... - .... • Faiklaud !shads idaraitar. via souttiarnplon .. ........ Feb 2 iudia. via Southampton ...... .... .......... Feb. 2 Ditto, via Marseil es 31alta, fi;gypt, &o. . • ••"•' • • • • Feb 2 Ditto, Marseilles Feb. 7. Mauritius, Cape of Good 11.)pe, and Natal, vi.o Southampton Feb. ty. Ditt ), SiareeLles Feb. t 3 Newfuundla Le Portugal .. Ditto, by pr. \ , le ship to Oporto .- Ditto u :tto to Lisbon United States, ( amid% California, &c., by British packet .... .. _ . Ditto, by I_ Lited States packet Ditto ditto 'New York, Ditto oitto Nov York) • Ditto ditt, (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet ...................Jan. 31. %Vest Coast of Afriia, Madeira, and Teneriffc ...... Feb. 3. West Indies and razilic (except Mexico and Baha mas) Feb. 13. VOL; and Mexico .. . .. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlP.,—Within a few short weeks it will be exactly one year since I commenced a series of letters to you, with the query " What will Lord Derby do ?" I showed to you clearly that there was no reason why we were not to have a Reform Bill from a so called Tory or Conservative Government. I recalled to your memory and the memory of your readers the great, useful, and substantial reforms that bad been carried in days of yore by our present illustrious chief. At the end of the session I pointed out what Lord Derby had done ; I showed the good and use ful Reform Bill he had carried for the second time in his life, only 35 years (a brief period historically speaking) after the former one ; and I wound up lay letters by proving most incontestably that Lord Derby is no Tory after all, but a genuine old Whig, of the Grey, L'lnsdow:te, and Alt torp school, and is trueTeven to this day, to the principles in srhich he was brought up. Indeed, for my own part; Ido not at all believe Lord Derby entertained (or that he holds now in I8G8) in 1867 at all different opinions while lie was advocating the Refortn Act, which in less than a twelvetnonth from the present time will have become the law of the laud, to those Liberal opinions which he espoused, with language which was considered such a perfect masterpiece of oratory, in 1831 and 1832, when he was advocating " the bill, the whole bill, and nothing but the bill." These were the days of our noble Premier's youth. He was, at any rate, quite a young man at that tune. How many of us feel boys again, and think of our Virgil, our Horace, our Juvenal, the Greek Plays, our Euclid ; and other rich stores of learning which we have been compelled, unfortunately, to lay upon the shelf for many and many a long weary year, when the words come back to our memories, " That dangerous young innovator and revolu tionist, Mr. Secretary. Stanley." There is certainly a quotation from Horace which is by no means ap plicable to our noble Premier. He cannot with truth say, " Non sum qualis eram." O n the contrary, his motto might, in good truth, be "Semper eadetn." Now 1 proceed to the main question of my letter, which is to inquire whether there be any resem blance between the Liberal measure carried by the Tory Government of 1867 and those Liberal mea sures carried by its father and grandfather, those old defunct Tory Administrations of 1829 and 1846, so long descended to the tomb of all the Capulets. Physiologists and naturalists tell us that there are no two peas, no two gooseberries, or even two grains of sand on the sea shore exactly alike. How much less are two human beings exactly alike. Let a child or other descendant resemble a father, grand father, or other ancestor ever so much, yet, never theless, when you come to examine both carefully together, how wonderfully marvellous is the differ ence between the individuals. No two of Nature's productions are ever quite the same. Precisely the same is it in the political world. No two Adminis trations are, or ever have been, altogether alike ; nor any two great Liberal measures. I therefore now proceed to show how totally different is the so-' called apostacy of Lord Derby and the Chancellor of the Exchequer to the so-called apostacy of those late great and immortal men, the one the greatest warrior the world almost ever saw, one of our greatest, if not by far the greatest, statesman Eng land ever possessed. _ _ I think I can now prove how completely the con version of Peel and Wellington from extreme poll. tical Protestantism to being advocates for Roman Catholic Emancipation, and, later still, from being Protectionists to Free-traders, differs, and is at variance from the so-called apostacy of Lord Derby and 'Benjamin . Disraeli, from being anti -Reformers in 1866 to being Reformers and carrying a good and substantial Reform Bill in 1867. Sir Robert Peel, from his earliest infancy down to the period of his apostacyin 1828 and 1829 (in carrying the total repeal of the Test Act in the first-named year and granting Catholic Emancipation the year following), had been brought up in a school of exclusive of more than ultra-Tory. The Duke of Wellington, independently of the Tory school in which he had been educated, belonged to - the profession of arms, which, in the rod-of-iron reign of that well-mea&ng and conscientious but, in many respects, most mis taken and narrow-minded Monarch, King George 111., was quite enough to account for his being, as we all know him to have been, a most rabid Tory. Now, albeit the great change in these two illustrious and wonderful men in 1829 and 1816 respectively, and the two gigantic measures of reform and ad vancement which they carried, in the two above named years, were, I most firmly believe, the result of honest conviction, entirely emanating from efforts of most laborious and most painstaken industry, of having thoroughly investigated the opinions in which they bad so conspicuously held fur so many years ; and, moreover, when they surrendered on becoming convinced that they could no longer with honour or conscience retain the same; nevertheless, it was an utterly new phase in their political exist ence. Whether got at honestly or dishonestly, one thing is absolutely certain, " a change came over the spirit of their dream," and, of course it was, and as a matter of history ever will be, open to all politi cians and political economists to question the honesty and integrity of those great changes. But with Lord Derby the case is totally different. He was brought up in a school as entirely and com pletely Liberal as Sir Robert reel had been in a school completely Tory. For the first 35 years of his life Lord Derby bona fide belonged to the Whig and Liberal party, and was for three years and a half a leading member of that celebrated old Whig Ministry headed by the late Earl Grey, the so called Father of Reform. Earl Grey's Pet was his universally well-known name in those ancient days of yore. Even if he did emigrate at the mature age of 35 from his native land of Liberalism to the colony of Toryism, we can only regard his rallying at the ripe age of 68 to Liberalism in the light of a weary traveller and emigrant who, having heaped up riches in the colony to which he had gone out as a settler in his prime, now returns to the land of his nativity to enjoy the riches of his well-earned labour. Or Lord Derby' s p o litical career might be compared (assuming his change from Whig to Tory in 1834 was to have been most deeply lamented) to a beautifui sunrise in the charming months of May or June, when nature puts forth her bloom, which inspires the mind with joy and grati tude towards the Maker and , Giver of all things, yet towards day changes to a miserable wet noon and afternoon, by which the mind becomes as much depressed as it had before been elevated ; neverthe less, a lovely evening sets in, and a magnificent sunset closes the day, and we are inspired with the same feelings of joy, gratitude, and happiness at the sun of the departing day as we were at the aurora and sunrise of the new-born and incoming day. As a friend of mine remarked to me little more than 15 years ago, in the days of the first Derby Government (my friend herein alluded to is an ultra-Liberal), when speaking of the present Chancellor of the Exchequer, " He is a vile 'l'ory, 'gut never mind, be is a man of great ability ; he began right (alluding to the fact of his having stood for Marylebone in 1833, in favour of annual Parliaments and universal.suffrage), and he will end right." As regards Lord Derby, it may be said, passing from the future to the past tense, and Assuming the Reform Act of last session to be the last great political act of his laborious and well spent life, which, however, I earnestly trust and pray it may not be, for the good of the country, he began well and lie has ended well.--I remain, Sir, your faithful servant, A LOVER AND OBSERVER OF HISTORICAL. DATES AND FACTS. January 24, 1868. Commodore Edmonstone, C. 13., Superintendent of Woolwich Dockyard, attended by Mr. Francis J. Lory and Mr. Charles W. Co:e, Paymaster and Assistant Naval Secretaries, yesterday inspected her Majesty's iron screw steam storeship Industry, at Woolwich, engaged in parti cular service ; and mustered the crew on the occasion of their being turned over to the command of Navigating Lieut. Charles J. Polkinghorne, who has taken up the command of that ship, the term of service of Navigating Lieut. E. C. T. Youel having expired. A Shepton Mallet butcher advertises to sell on Saturdays a single pound of good fat mutton at Lid., and a round 01 good English bacon at Oct. (From the Telegraph.) Consequent upon the acceptances for the Spring Handicaps being due to-day, there was considerable activity prevalent in metropolitan racing and bes ting circles. Several speculators and others who have been absent from London for some months made their reappearance, and the result has been a marked impetus to business. A curious result of the approaching return of the turf season is the re vivification of the miscellaneous characters—touts, loafers, and others—who have been in obscurity all the winter. How do these " peculiar people" exist when racing flourishes no longer? many persons might ask, and it would puzzle the most experienced observer to render a complete answer. The pros pects of Lincoln and the Spring Handicaps have brought them into renewed life again, and they may be seen once more shuffling about street corners and alleys, and, seedy and almost shoeless as they are, protesting that they "know a good thing" which is to place them once more in the possession of pockets full of money. (From the Sportsman.) The appearance of the acceptances for the Chester Cup, Grand National, and all the remaining Spring Handicaps, will fairly start the spirit of speculation throughout the length and breadth of the United Kingdom, and the turf campaign of 1868 may now be said to have began, although active field opera tions will not commence until the gathering at Lincoln. It is positively refreshing to once more see the lists of quotations at Tattersall's and the Clubs assume their wonted dimensions, while the assemblies of members at those marts of speculation have some legitimate occupation, in place of forced comments on the current events of the day. The few intervening weeks that exist between the pre sent period and the Lincoln Meeting will give abundance of occupation to bookmakers, and the time will not hang heavily on their hands now that public backers have fairly taken up the Spring Handi caps as wagering mediums. Mr. Topham may be congratulated on the flattering list of acceptances for both the Chester Cup and Grand National. For the cross-country event, 59 of the 107 originally handi capped have acknowledged themselves satisfied with Mr. Topham's treatment. Among those who have not accepted there is no animal on which there was a decided run before or since the weights appeared, and backers generally may congratulate themselves on this lucky fact. Among those, however, about whom long shots were accepted some time since may be mentioned Globule, Steamboat, Bon Espoir, Pensioner, Snowstorm, L.S.D., and Switcher (late Lucullus), who have not accepted. When the weights first appeared I cursorily reviewed them, and as at present it would be detrimental to my readers to analyse them minutely, so many horses being in the same interest, I shall wait until the market status is reliable before doing so, but I may mention that the few I spoke favourably of supply the front rank in the betting. The Chester Cup acceptances, notwithstanding the damaging effect the lenient treatment Viridis had received was sup posed to exercise, are exceedingly good, 56 only of the 139 entered paying 5 sovs forfeit. Yesterday, in Mr. Frere's court, the standing orders were declared to have been complied with in respect of the following railway bills :—The Metro politan.and St. John's-wood; the Tottenham and Hampstead Junction ; the Great Marlow ; and the Glastonbury and Street Tramway. The opposed Itchen Bridge Bill passed standing orders. There was:no appearance in the case of the Wimbledon and Wandsworth Canal Bill. Before Mr. Pal grave, in room 17, the standing orders were de clared to have been complied with in respect of the Carnarvon and Llanberis Railway Bill ; the New quay and Cornwall Junction Railway (Devia tions) ; the Loudon and North-" Western Railway (Branches, &c.). The promoters of the Lymington Harbour and Dock unopposed petition did not appear. The opposed bill of the Sirhowy Railway was considered and adjourned until to-day ; the Maryport Improvement and Harbour was ad j ourned until to-morrow ; and the Isle of Wig ht Centra l Railway Bill was adjourned until to-day. RAlLWAY.—Yesterday morning ACCIDENT ON THE LANCASHIRE AaiNarDmiYagOßalleSoHidleßnEt the B a c a L u n branch oasuiro line and . o. York shire ork rail way,occurrednea ratsttuhbebjiuunscsttaiontioonf, on n e of f f the 8.10 train from R.. sh ,, i . re sb ß o a t i t l o w: passing the points in the direction of Bacup, ran on the main or Accrington the O n engine, the i a n i s T t i e v a a d l line ; the first coach, however, a third class, containing a few passengers, took the Bacup metals, and was, conse quently, thrown on to its side. Fortunately, the train was slackening to stop at Stubbius station, its speed being b are ly six miles per hour; hence the remaining carriages kept tho rails, and the train was brought to a stand im mediately without any further mishap. The in the overturned carriage escaped with a slaking little fright. It is not yet known - whether the fault lay with the points or the pintsman. GEORGE'S OPERA HOUSE, LANGLIAU-PLACE, Oxfolip-met:S.—We see that Mr. German Reed is about to follow up his present success in the representation of Comic Opera, with the engagement of Madlle. Liebhart, who will make her debut on the English stage in Auber's "Ambassadress," on Saturday evening, February 8. A now tenor, Mr. Wilford Morgan, of whom report speaks highly, will appear at the same time. The Contrabandi,sta and Offenbach's extravaganza, which are now drawing crowded houses, will then be played alternately. While adding another morning performance to his programme, Mr. German Reed has wisely limited his evenings to four, to husband the vocal powers of his company, and secure their efficiency. The Opera House will, in future, be open on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sattirday evenings, and for morning performances on Tuesdays and radar', WATERLOO and WHITEHALL RAILWAY COMPANY.—NO7= is HEREBY GIVEN, That the FIFTH ORDINARY HALF-YEARLY MEETING of the Share holders in this Company will be held at the offices of the Company No. 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria-street. Westminster, on THURSDAY, the 15th day of February next, at Three o'Clock in the afternoon precisely, to receive a Report from the Directors, and for the ordinary business of the Company. The Transfer Books will be Closed from the 6th proximo until after the meeting. By order. EDWARD BELLAMY, Secretary. 7, Westminster Chambers, Victoria,street, 5.W.,. January 30, 1868. THIRI) . E_DlTi()_• SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CI ocK. Bank of England Iteturn:;,—This Evening. An Account, pursuant to tho Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap., 32, for the wool: ending Wednesday, Ja... 23, 1868. ISSUE DEPAATMENT Notes iasued Cluvernint. D0bt.X11,015,100 Sticaritios.. 3,1161,90,1 Gokt Uuiu and 13tiflioa Silver X 36,203,520 BASi(ISL. .£36,2J3,530 PARTICI; ,ZT. 'Proprietors'Capi tal '11,553,000 • Itc :3,30U,352 Public Deposits (including chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 3,515,269 Other Deposits 22,523,375 Seven Days and other Bills 607,733 Governlnt. Seen rities(including Dead Woiglit. Auuility) • . 7.. £14,058,246 Other Securities 16,616,358 Notes 12,728,900 Gold and Silver (Join £44,529,699 £44,529,699 TATTERSALL'S-THIS EVENING, No betting. SPORTING INTEL LIGENOE—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-- , -Tius DAY. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 100 to 7 agst King Charming (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Czar (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Mistletoe (taken) 100 to 3 agst Volunteer (taken) GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 15 to 1 agst Tusculanum (taken) 100 to 6 agst Shakspere (taken) 100 to 6 agst Fan (taken) 25 to 1 agst Daisy (taken freely) 30 to 1 agst Plover (taken) 40 to 1 agst Capt. Crosstree (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Viridis (taken) 100 to 3 agst Weather Star (taken) 40 to 1 agst Abergeldie (taken) 40 to 1 agst Seville (taken) TWO THOU4A.,ND. 100 to 40 agst Rosicrucian (taken) 7 to 1 agst Formosa (taken) 9 to 1 agst Pace (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Restitution (taken) DERBY. 1000 to 30 agst Uncas (taken) 40 to 1 agst Harvester (taken) A largo attendance at Club to-day, and business was rather brisk. For the Lincoln Handicap King Charming was supported for money at 100 to 7 ; the only bet that came under our notice was 25 to 1 about Lord Lurgan's nomination. Above are the quotations. RACING FIXT FEBR Lincoln Spring lB Mansfield URES FOR 1868. , VARY.; Nottingham Spring 25 Derby Spring Harrow 2O MA. Liverpool Spring M 3 0 - .elmsford Spring M 10 Sirewsbury Spring lO West Drayton l2 Warwick Spring Margate Epsom Spring Meeting 21 Croxton Park Northampton AP. Bromley Spring 6 Durham Hendon l3 Newmarket Craven 13 Knighton l4 Abergavenny Catterick Bridge l6 Lcwes Spring Thirak Curragh April 2l Newmarket 16t Spring 27 Chester 5 Wiachester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer ... 2.6 West Drayton 1 Croydon. 2d Su►umer 3 Manchester Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Hull, an:l East 1 - tiding lO Windsor Summer Newton llaluptou ....... Newcastle 23 illbury Club 23 Stockbrittge Alexandra, Park 3O Chelmsford Worcester Summer 2 Carlisle 7 Newmarket July 7 Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. l5 LiverpookJuly M Odiham, l6 Stamford Radcliffe Huntingdon . 2l Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood M4RKE7S.—(This Day.) COLONIAL. AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. SUGAIL-At the late reduction in prices there is a steady moderate demand, but transactions aro not exten sive. Tho market for refined sugar is quiet, but prices are not lower. CorFEE.-:-Prices aro firm. Middling plantation Ceylon, 74s 6d to 77s 6d; good ordinary to real good ordinary native, 52s 6d to 54s 6d per cwt. TEA.— China teas meet a steady sale at unaltered cur- reticles. Rum.—There was rather more doing, and at quite late rates. Mauritius, 1s 8d ; Demerara, 2s. RlCE.—Business L has been confined to small parcels Ballam, at lOs 3d por cwt. SAGO FLOUR.-1,000 bags Borneo sold at 18s 61. COTTON is lirm in price, with a steady demand. JUTE.—The market continues flat, and prices drooping. Common to fine, £l5 5s to £22 10s. per ton. HEmp.—The market remains without demand. 500 bales at auction yesterday bought in at £lB. METALS.—Straits tin is firm, at £B7 10s. Scotch pig iron has advanced to 52s 6d. OILS. Cotton seed oil continues in request, at 39s on the spot, and 20s more for future delivery. Rape is firmly held at 35s Gd for English brown; on the spot, 365; February to April, 36s 6d. February to June, 37s May and Juno. Refined, 37s to 37s 6d. Foreign, 38s to 38s 6d. Olive oil is firm. Gallipoli, £72 ; Malaga; £ 7O ; Mogadoro, £65. Palm oil is steady at 39s 9d to 40s ; cocoa nut dull ; Ceylon, 50s ; Cochin, 56s to 55s Gd. TURPENTINE IS steady, at 29s Ameziesu. TALLOW. Prices are still drooping. Y.C. on the spot, 42s 6d ; spring, 42s 3d to 42s 6d ; last three months, 43s 9d to 445. POTATOES. The markets are only m octora . tely supplied, and st ea d y rates are paid ; bast samples maintaining their values the firmest. HAY AND STRAW. The moderato, with ad equa t e supplies. meadow Lay,o demand i 4 t 3 86s ; clover, 56 s t o 100 s ; straw, sos t o 35s pot -l o ad. METROPOLI TAN CATTLE. The market was moderat e ly supplied with stock, and t ra de was quiet. Of bea s t s t h ere were 810, including 190 foreign. The boef tr a d e ruled heavy, and prices were the d same as on Monday. Of sheep, 2,990 came to hand in all, the prBportion of foreign being 420. There was a quiet demand at late rates. The veal trade was dull with prices unchanged. The number of calves on sale was 60, of which none was fo reign. There was a dull demand for pork, and quotations were unaltered. Tho number of pigs on sale was 130, of which 55 were front the Continent. Quotations per stone of Blbs sinking the offal : —Beef, 3s to 5y ; mutton, 32 3d to 5s ; veal, 3s 6d to Gs ; pork, 3s to 4s. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, Jan. 30 —Lie market opens buoyant, with an advancing tendency. Sales probably 15,001/ bales or more. SIIPPING INTELLIGENO.F.I — This Day. (By Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Eider, steamer, from Oporto ; Baron o,iy, steamer, from Antwerp. Sailed—Neva, and Blonde, steamers, for Dunkirk; Seine, steamer, for Boulogne; Vigilant, steamer, for DEAL, Thursday Morni ng . Anchored—Gambia, from London, for Sombrer Island; Europe, from Sunderland, for Hongkong; Lyra, from London, for Rangoon. Passed—Coquette, barque, from the west, for London. The armour-plated iron screw steamship Belle rophon, 14, Capt. Macdonald, tested her machinery on Tuesday in Keyhani basin. To-day she will .be removed into Plymouth oouucltv receiye her powder. r O Ir. at Share 20 et st 100