The Sun. — London, England, 1868-03-17 00:00:00

11014.113? MARKET A ND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The prevailing opinion in the Stock Exchange s PPears to be that the public will soon be larger pur- Chasers of securities, and consequently operators are holding for a rise. But as yet the demand for invest. 91ent, though increasing, keeps far short of the supply. fit the c ommencement o f b us i ness t hi s morn i ng specu • b ut purchases produced a rise of in Consols, io.ut absence of bond fide inquiry and some sales have si nce caused a re l a p se . All ki n d s o f I n di an guaran t,Rees go on incr e a s i ng in va lue. Fo re i g n stocks are 'inner, the Viceroy of Egypt's Bonds being fully Per cent. hi g h er. Th e c hi e f fl uc t uat i on h as b een i n Erie Railr oa d Sh ares . Th e liti gat i on go i ng on i n New York is giving rise to the wildest speculation, and the European price is daily regulated by the cablei, quotation. Lombardo-Venetian are firmer. aludson's Bay continue to decline. Atlantic Tele graph Shares are flat, but Anglo-American are firmer. firehe trade d eman d f or di scount k ee p s active, and rate for the best sh rt -dated paper is now 15 per "nt• A good business is done at and above the Official minimum. In view of an early advance in the Eauk-rate bills having more than fourteen days to run are with difficulty discounted, unless at terms ikely to cover the contingency. ,The Liverpool cotton market is reported dull, with a downward tendency. Consols opened at 935 to 931 ; but have since relapsed, and are now quoted at last night's prices -9,3 to 935 f or money an d accoun t ; N ew ' an d Reduced Three per Cents., 915 to 92 ; India Five Per Cents. are firm at an advance of k, being dealt in at 1141 to 1142. Bank Stock steady, at 249 to' 25 1; Exchequer Bill s r e ma i n a t lOs to 15s prem. In the market for Foreign Government Securities the chief movement continues to be in Egyptian Bonds. T he Viceroy's Seven per Cents. and Nine per Cents. are 1 per cent. higher, the former at 72k to 722, and the latter at 88k to 882. Mexican are quoted at 155 t •r o 16 i ; Greek, 124 to 13 ; New Spanish, 352 to 36 ; Italian (1861), 46 to 465 ; Turkish (1865), 33 to ~3 31 ; Portuguese, to 1 prem. ; Orel Vitebsk, 78 o 78 ; Egyptian (1864), 835 to 86.4 ; and the Railway Loan, 89 to 895. lii American Securities, owing to lower prices from New York, Erie shares have fallen a further 21 per cent., being quoted at 45 to 46. Illinois are un altered, at 891 to 892 ; United States' 5-20 Bonds Steady at 724 to 72g. Foreign Railways are in request, but the only move ment in prices is an improvement of * in Lombardo- Venetian, which is quoted at 15 to 15f ; Luxemburg, 8t 095 . English Railway Shares are on the whole steady, Prices s h ow i ng f ew c h anges o f i mpor t ance . South Ea stern, Great Eastern, Great Western, and Metropo litan are each * better, while Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire is lower, and London and North Western 5. The following are the quotations :—Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 125- to 125/ ; Midlands, 1042 to western, ; South Eastern, 722 to 73k ; London and North vvester n , 1141 to 1142 ; Great Northern, 104 to ;9, 5 , ; ditto A, 99 to 995 ; Great Eastern, 31k to 3 ; London, Brighton, and South Coast, 48 to 48} ; 1 4 anchest er , Sh e ffi e ld, an d Li nco l ns hire, 425 to 43 ; setropolitan, 1132 to 114 k ; ditto District, 4 to 1 v r e, lll . ; Caledonian ' 824 to 83. The directors of the Great 'Western Railway have issued a circular, received this morning, inviting the holders o f s t oc k' to apply for the issue of £2,000,000 debenture stock, bearing 5 per cent. interest. The importance of this amount being subscribed is ob lious. Th e d e b en t ure b orrow i ng power w ill b e re d uce d b ' 3 ' the amount, the company will have that much e ss occasion to appear i n th e mone y mar k e t f or s hort loans, and the dividends for the past half-year will be paid in c as h. O n t h e ot h er h an d, if th e ap pli ca ti on fail, the company will be liable to experience the ill co nsequences resulting from litigation. Bank Shares rather dull, and 'business is very limited. Alliance is 4 lower, at 10- to 134 dis.; bon don an d C oun ty a nd London Joint Stock are also ot h 4 worse, the former being quoted at 514 to 5 2 5, and the latter at 32 to 33; Agra steady, at 10 to 10 PR .. div.; Anglo-Austrian 35 to 4 prem.; Consoli dated, 45 to 41; Imperial, 17 to 18; Imperial Otto [flan,l dis. to par ; London and Westminster, 674 to 68 4 ; Union of London, 33 to 34. Finance shares are without change. General Credit Is t quoted at 2a to 24 dis. ; International Finance, 2 o 12 dis. ; London Finance, 25 to 24 dis. ; Credit 47oncier 3 to 35. 11 . Foreig n Mi n i ng s h ares are s t ea d y. St. J o hn del '`‘e3ra are inquired for at 19 to 195 ; Port Philip un altered, at 14 to 11 ; Choutales, sto dis. Very little business is doing in Miscellaneous S ecuritie s and with one or two excepti ons prices are Without variation. Anglo-American Telegraph is V l etter, at 215 to 225 ; while Atlantic -Telegraph Fht per Ceuts. are H worse, at 5i to 51- ; Hudson's ay are flat, at 135 to 14, being a furth er f a ll o f k ; °re-street Warehouse, 12 to 14 ; London General Omnibus, 12, to 15 ; and Universal Marine Insurance 1.8 I s better, at 4 dis. to par. bealings have taken place in Metropolitan District -uailway L.Rue of £400,000 Debenture Stock, at 14 to 12 prelu. There were no bullion operations at the not Of •cd ) glaod. yesterday. The £67,000 in specie, brought by the West India Packet Shannon, consists of miscellaneous silver. The East India Land, Credit, and Finance Corn- T Pan y (Limited), which ceased active operations in J une last has announced a return of £2 per share of Llth e paid-up capital of the company. remittance of ..£1,497 has been received on ac count of Ecuador dividends. The report of the Home and Colonial Insurance "inpany does not recommend any dividend. The Atlantic Telegraph C om p an y h ave aband one d t he idea of paying off the claims of the Anglo-Ameri can Company, and an amalgamation of the two com panies is being arranged. The adjourned half-yearly meeting of the Phoenix 1. ,U - as Light and Coke Company has ben called for the uth proxi mo f or th e p ur p ose o f de c l ar i ng a di v id en d to Christmas last. The annual general meeting of the Law U n i on Fi re anti Life Insurance Company has been c a ll e d f or t h e 25 th inst., to declare a dividend and bonu s , an d f or oth er purposes. The directors of Reuter's Telegram Company have is,laued their rep or t, i n an ti c ip at i on o f t h e i r meet i ng to - A net profit is shown of £17,634, out of ‘'‘' _ Leh a di v id en d at t h e rate of 8 per cent. per a nnum will be declared. a The Committee of th e St oc k E xc h ange h ave ?pointed Thursday, th e 19th i ns t ., a spec i a l sett li ng .Nr in the Scrip of th e O r di nary S toc k ( 1868 ) of the j'cndon, Brighton, &c., Railway Company (to be Marked). g „, The t ra ffi c rece i p t s o f th e G ran d T runk Railway of anada f or th e week ending F e b ruary 22 show a `-' decrease of £3,306, as compared with the correspond ;eg week of last year ; and those of the Great Western Canada, for the week ending the 13th inst., a decrease of £6,403, in consequence of a sudden thaw. There is an increase of £2,265 in the traffic receipts of the South-Eastern Railway for the past week. An extraordinary general meeting of the Australian Tr ust Company h as b e e n convened for the 3d of A Po P r ii, for the purpose of confirming the resolution Passed at th e mee ti ng on th e 13th inst., requiring th e lPany to be wound up voluntarily. , I) ealings in Metropolitan District Railway Issue X 400,000 Debenture Stock have taken place this 41°r4 ing at 11 to a prem. BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Per (Amt. Console NBo. Account, April 2 935 e e r Cent. Reduced 92 15 N e w 3 per Cent 915 2 ll ° 2 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — 4 0 - 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873.. 4ti uities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. / Do. for 30 yrs , exp i re sth A pr il 1885 — t? (Red S ea Televaph), Au,.., 1908 — '°4oquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. Do £5OO ..... 15 pn t , Do. £lOO 4 c £2OO l5 pu 4 1) 111 of England Stock, 41 per Cent 249 0 . Account Ind • 111 DIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. L ° i a tock, 105 per Cent., April 1874 1 .,. Account 1 ) ,, ° • 5 per Cent. July, 1880 t c• 1 per Cent., Oct. 1888 O. . E Cer nf tificates D°. aced Paper 4 per Cent °• D ° . 5 Cent., Jan. 1872 5 5 per per Cent., May 1879 — ° 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 — Do. • do. 1877 — Do D • do. 1882 lO3l b' - '• Deb 5 5 per Gent., Aug. 1873 ' 1- ) °. Bonds,er Cent., £l,OOO 0 . under£l. p 000 Ar, FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK. 4 1 ; 3 ,TM:file Republic, 6 per Cent — li r :Tian Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859 Vian 5 per ' Cent — t. 1 • 15. per Cent., 1852 — L ° ' — do lB5B. .. 0 , .1 1 ) do., 1860 — D ° ' o do., 1863 635 1 ) • 5 per Cent., 1865 litleo Account — Ipos Ayres 6 per Cent. ei l b„"' 2 por Cent. (Def erre d 3 per Cent.) Q, t ii' , 6 Per Cont. 6 per li o ° ' 4 6 2 Per Cent .— .1 3 , 0 per Cent., B .-- b e :, 1867 - 1-2,,,*) 7 per ,C en t., 186 G e . '''' Scrip £32 paid D l / 444 54 bian, 6 por Cent. , 11 31 1, 3 p Cont., 1825 b u tijan Principalitie s , 7 p er C on t — ,111,4,° 8 Per Cent., 1867 . - i) ' 'a ;;' t , ° . ," -New Con.iolidated, 1 per Cent — u, 7 per Cent — e pr e was given were A the pro inc of >ruing, ghness Ellis, Wales f Car- D. 506. rinted, illus. most ke the rics of faith a from htfully riter of Imira- dishers them- Books rolume Mr. s, hero famous rs and ristiaa ;'ale of spirit. ; satiro L trick's 6.9 it is, aity of again, town- than a p. 165. finer. g been placed xlised ! Times" nirably Index )rs and ost im .," and duds of Lt of the iempt to 'forma- xestion rs. As issue of entente he only s IIeWS. ;ver, We he sub selected y finely Lsked to Ices and lization, Ite, the xi may empha rords to course, s news ; public y—each like the - ,.t refer- Births, ivil and ,peeches, Intelli uey and Xll being as to do The ►f infor- SS COW' E R'S.-- Do. Secoud Issue £5OO Bonds Do. .£l.OO Bonds Do. 1861 Do. £s'lo Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 871 1 GovernMent Railway Debentures ..... 891:- 90 89i Greek, 5 per Cont., 1824-5, ox Coups • Do. Account . — Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent . — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p It , ' iian 5 per Cert., 1865 — Do, Account . — Do. Mareramana Raiway Illexican 3 per Cetit — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 _ Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — Slonterid9an C per Cent. . — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada l3l Do 3 per Gen — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account .__ , Do 44 per Cent. (ITribarren) ..— Do 44 per Cent., 1802 Do Account Po:tn.e - uese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, '7, '9,'60,'2,': , 39i Do. do., r 67 — Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid — Inn It issian 5 per Cent., 1i3k,2, X bi. B3l Do 41 per Cent. 1850 D o 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., .1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds., 87-- -I- i Do. do. £Bl 15s. d 0...,, Do., £lOO Bonds 1866 7 87- , 4- I Do. do. £Bl 15s. do — Sardinian, 5 per Cent _ • Spanish 3 per Cen . — Do Acc , Junt Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive Do Acceunt Do Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account T wkisli 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 6i";l 61- Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 64 s 15 Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 54/ 4 i Do 4 per Cont., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... Dividends on the above payable iu London. French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25 f. Austrian a per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 251. Dutch 21E per Cent. Ex. 12 Gun., B7l Do Account — Italian 5 per Cont. 1831, F. Zai. Do. Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 93 / Do. Account, March .. 93 / HAYMARKET 7HE A 7 RE. -- - That such an accomplished writer as Dr. West land Marston should have succeeded in successfully remodelling a French drama, in order to rendering it acceptable to a London audience, is not a matter of great surprise, but the admirable manner in which he has performed his task leads us to hope that the failure of others will not deter him from giving us additional pieces of the same class as " The Hero of Romance." That the refined and brilliant language of Dr. Marston was universally admired was matter of little wonder, as from the rising of the curtain until its descent but ono feel ing seemed to animate the audience, and that was one of unbounded pleasure. In the " Hero of Romance" Mr. Sothern has received a new part, which, doubtless, he will have to repeat for no in considerable number of nights. It suits him ad mirably, and the refined and polished language is delivered with a grace and ease that renders the character of the Marquis de Tourville one of his most finished representations. The plot of the drama is highly dramatic, the situations are all wrought up to the highest point of interest, and the climax so admirably worked out, that the interest of the audience is retained until the termi nation of the piece. The Marquise de Tourville is a gentleman reduced through the misfortunes of Lis father, and so closely is he driven to want that he has to accept the office of land steward to a rich old sea captain, who in his early days has com manded a French privateer. This worthy, it turns out, has betrayed and robbed the father of the Marquise in years gone by, and when the young gentleman arrives to take upon himself the duty of his situation he is to an extent recognised by the old man. The heiress of the old traitor is some what struck by the blarquise, but the fact of his only being her grandpapa's steward appears quite sufficient to make the haughty lady view him as one beneath her. However, the language and manners of a highly educated gentle man cannot be concealed all at once, and thus the marquise becomes deeply enamoured of the purse proud lady. She admits his attention to an extent, but when he is addressing her somewhat ardently she reminds him that he is merely her grandpapa's steward. This sort of treatment the marquise bears for some time, until, driven almost to despair, he determines to return to Paris, but before doing so visits for the last time some romantic ruins, and here, by accident, he is locked in with Blanche. She reproves him with compromising her honour, and the Marquise, to show the groundlessness of her suspicions, throws himself from the lofty ruins into the abyss below. Blanche, on her retarn home, finds the Marquise has escaped death almost by a miracle, again as sumes her cold behaviour, and when at last, through the prompting of a false friend, she accepts the hand of another suitor, she becomes acquainted with the full depth of her love for the Mar quise. The old sea captain dies, but not before the marquise has become aware that he is the right ful possessor of the wealth Blanche imagines to be long to her ; but this circumstance the Marquise clears away by burning the written document which proves his title. The happiness, however, of the romantic pair is brought about by the labours of a kind and genial Dr. Lafitte, and of course the piece closes with the marriage of Blanche and the Marquise. The acting of Mr. Sothern as the Marquise was all that could be desired. It was marked with true passion and pathos, and evoked general and en thusiastic applause. Mr. Buckatone acted alone as he can act, as Dr. Lafitte, and it is almost needless to say his exertions were universally appreciated. Mr. Compton and Mr. Chippendale have small but good parts in the play, and Miss Robertson, as Blanche, acted with grace and refinement. Mrs. Chippendale, Miss Bourke, and Miss E. Fitwilliam, have each very excellent characters. The scenery and mounting of the piece exceeds, for beauty and rich ness, anything that has yet been accomplished at the little theatre in the Haymarket. The piece, in one word, is a triumph. 111ARKETS—(This Day.) COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. SUGAR.—The market is firm, especiaily for strong refin ing qualities, upon which the demand chiefly runs. Refined sugars aro firm, on moderate supplies, 42s 6d being the lowest quotation for common English lump. Deliveries are very good, exceeding the weekly returns last year, and although imports are relatively heavy, there is an in• crease of stocks, which are no A' 53,490 tons, agains 68,300 tons last year. COFFEE.—Floating cargoes continue in request. Co lonial sorts on the spot, when of good quality, also finds buyers, at full prices. Deliveries are well kept up, and the stock is 14,500 tons, against 9,600 tons last year. TEA.—The market generally is quiet, but rather firm. Small public sales have opened with fair spirit. RICE.--Deliveries large, aad stock reduced to 17,200 tons, against 20,100 tons last year. The market is dull; 683 bags good middling white Bengal bought in at 14s. 3d. per cwt. SALTPETRE remains in moderate demand, at previous quotations. OILS.—The market is dull. Linseed remains at 33s 9d on the spot. Rape is unaltered. METALS.—A quiet market for all descriptions. Spelter, .£2O 7s Gd ; Straits tin, £9l 10s cash ; Burra copper, £33 ; Walleroo, £Bl. TALLOW. The demand is moderate, and prices steady. 43s Gd, spot; 43s 6d, April to June ; 44s 9d, last three months. POTATOES, &c. The market continues to be well supplied with foreign and second qualities of English growths ; but of best Reg - Outs and flukes there is still a scarcity. COTTON. T.rvEllrooL, March 17.—Sales probably 8,000 bales, Market limitekdemand, doinward tendency. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVEN . CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) ,PARIS, MONDAY, March 16. There was a smart passage of arms between M. Rouher ...id the Opposition during the debate on the first clause of the Public Meetings 13i11. According to this clause all meetings which are not political will no longer require a previous authorisation from the Government, but political meetings will, as at present, be subject to that restriction. M. Jules Favre pointed out how difficult it would often be to decide whether a meeting was political or not. In fact, two contradictory definitions had been alrea;dy given by the Government. For instance, was the organisation of labour among the subjects prohibited ? He added : " The Minister has given no explanation of the reasons for pro hibiting. the Co-operative Congress which was to have been held during the Exhibition. We are continually told that you have confidence in the prudence and good sense of the people. I say that you distrust them. Unsound doctrines are often reproached as the cause of danger and disorder; but there is something worse than bad theories, and that is bad go vernMent." This epigram excited a goodly noise from the Right. In the midst of it M. Itouher got up, and with great readiness retorted "We know that there are bad Governments. The expressed will of the people rids the Nation of them. As to good Governments, the decision of universal suffrage confirms them." Having thus reminded the Opposition pretty sharply how small a minority they were, he went on to taunt them with being afraid to utter their whole opinion, with thinking, in fact, better of the bill than they liked to confess. It was now the turn of the Left to indulge in reclanzations and bruit, and Jules Favre said, tartly, " Content yourself with answering our arguments ; do not throw doubts upon our sincerity." " I don't doubt your sincerity," replied the Minister ; "you represent opinions, no doubt, but then there are passions which are even more ardent. Some times you obey an external influence rather than your real convictions." To this Jules Favre said, " That is worthy of the journals which the Chamber is prosecuting" (referring to the Situation and the Figaro) ; and Picard even more severely said, " If we searched into the motives which animate us, we should say that you fear liberty because you wish to preserve power and its enjoyments." The Minister did not lose his temper, but replied, laughingly, " Admit that you mix a considerable share of bitterness with your enjoyments.'•' Soon afterwards the first article was voted without a division. There have been some more " black spots " in the depart ments. At St. Etienne and Montauban the enlistments have caused disturbances, as even the semi-official Etendard is obliged to admit. But that journal makes light of them, as it did of the serious riots at Toulouse. It also says that it is quite true certain young men at Nantes went through the streets singing the " Marseillaise," but only the air, and not the words of that revolutionary song. They adapted the music to some bacchanalian rhymes. It is fair to add that the Government seems disposed to treat the Toulouse rioters lightly. One of them has been tried and sentenced to fifteen days' imprisonment, a very snug punishment for what must have been considered a very serious offence. The report that the Prince Imperial's birthday would be celebrated by a general amnesty for political offences was, asl expected, too good to be true. There was, indeed an amnesty of a partial character for a very different class of offenders, naughty sailors. They were either relieved of their punishments altogether, or allowed to get off with lighter ones. The eve of the birthday was kept by the Court in a religious manner. High Mass was celebrated on Sunday before the Emperor, the Empress, and the Prince, in the Chapel of the Tuileries. The chapel is a simple structure, oblong, and painted in white, with some good pictures on the walls. A peristyle of two columns supports the imperial tribune. Near this the choir are stationed out of sight. The Archbishop of Parii officiated. At 11.30, the latest hour at which it is lawful to commence Mass, the Imperial party entered, and the Abb6 Cuttoli, vicar-general of the diocese, presented to them the holy water. The Emperor was in the uniform of a general of division ; the Empress wore black, the Court being in mourn i n g for Ki ng L u d w i g of Bavar i a ; and the Prince was also in black. The Emperor and the Empress occupied couches, the Prince a chair, and before them were large service books ; the ladies of honour grouped themselves on the left, the great dignitaries of the Crown on the right. In taking his place, the Emperor turned to the Empress and the Prince and bowed to them. The music consisted of the " Kyrie," " 0 Salutaris," Pare; Domine," and " Domine Salvum." During the reading of th e gos p e l th e Vicar-General took the sacred book and presented it to Mgr. Darboy, the Grand Almoner, and he presented it to each of the Imperial trio for them to kiss. The sofas and chair were then wheeled by the vergers in front of the pulpit, and the Bishop of Vannes, who is the Lent preacher for this year, preached the sermon. A true courtier, he seized the fortunate coincidence by which the last words of the gospel offered him a most rppropriate text : "Blessed is the womb which bare thee," &c.; and, says the courtly chronicler of this ceremony, the august auditors could not conceal their deep emotion. To-day, the Prince's birthday, the Imperial trio assisted at mass again. • A letter from Rome declares that France and Prussia have concluded a convention by which those Powers agree, whatever events may arise, or whatever their own rela tions with each other, that they will maintain the inde pendence of the Holy See and the integrity of its present territory. This compact has been communicated to the Italian Government, and has called forth no objection from General Menabrea, though it must be regarded as a solemn guarantee of the Papal sovereignty. The same letter speaks of a fresh Garibaldian invasion, and adds that the Pope does not regard it, being assured of foreign protection. The report that Ring Ludwig of Bavaria contemplates abdication is repeated. He would have taken this step before, but felt that he could not do so while his grandfather lived, as his country w ou ld th e n be maintaining three kings. But now that old Ludwig is dead, young Ludwig would like to take his place as ex-king . , and in that case his brother Otho, a lad of 20, who has taken no part in politics (and so much the better), will come to the throne. It is difficult to say if B avar i a o ught to be deemed fortu nate or the reverse in having always a king and an ca king. Probably this arrangement will hasten the day when she will have none at all, at least of her own, but will come under the control of Prussia. The Pope evi dently thinks so, as he proposes to withdraw his Nuncio from Munich. According to the Frankfurter Zeitung King Ludwig has had violent attacks of spitting of blood, and his condition is very precarious. The Berlin correspondent of the Times believes that France has made a new move in the Eastern question with the object of working together with Prussia and Russia. The last-mentioned Power has made proposals to that effect twice within the last eighteen months ; but Napoleon, while seemingly favourable, had some conditions which the Czar did not like. Among them Alexander was to exact concessions from King William of Prussia with regard to the Rhine, and the nephew, fearing that he would thereby cause a rupture with his uncle, backed out of the affair. At the present time Napoleon has renewed his proposals in a more circumspect manner by entering into them at Berlin. He now seeks to snake King William take the first move. But there is naturally considerable hesitation before commencing a complicated game which may.have results that some of the players would by no means like— which might, for instance, make Russia independent of Prussia, so far as regards the Eastern question. The Star asserts that there has been no compromise between the Scotch Liberals and the Government as to the additional seats which the Ministry have promised to give North Britain. Mr. Baxter will persevere with his instruction, the object of which is to disfranchise all boroughs in England with less than five thousand inhabi tants, and thus provide the ten additional members which are to be conceded to Scotland. It is not unlikely that there will be a meeting of the Scotch members on some day this week to discuss the matter. At present, however, the instruction has the promise of support from the great body of the Liberal party, and from a large number of the Conservatives. The health of the convicted Fenian Meany, who was sentenced to fifteen years' penal servitude, seems to have been failing him, for he has been removed from Pentonville to a sanitary station in Surrey. Mrs. Meany has received a letter from the Home Office, informing her that her husband will be sent out of the country on condition that he promises never again to return to it. A brother of Dr. Norman Alacleod writes to the Glasgow Evening Citizen to correct an erroneous impression which has been produced by a paragraph stating that the emi nent divim's health had of late become seriously impaired. It appears that in consequence of the great fatigue which Dr. Macleod underwent, he was unwell for a day in Cal cutta, but the illness was instantly checked, and for som.! time before the last letters left he had been quite restored to his usual health. From the advanced period of the season, and the fatigue attending a proposed journey to the North-west, it was thought advisable for him not to attempt that—the only portion of tht projected work in India which he has been unable to accomplish. Dr. Watson will alone complete this part of their task. The little remaining to be done was very unimportant as compared to the main objects of the mis sion, all of which had been fulfilled in the happiest and most satisfactory manner. As nothing remained for Dr. Macleod to do in Calcutta, and as an agreeable opportu• nity offered itself of proceeding to Suez, he was about tc leave a few days sooner than he had originally intended but this departure was in no way demanded by the state of his health, but solely by the fact that his labours were cmindcsit NG, MARCEI 17, 1868. TEE TODMORDEIV MURDERS. We are glad to be able to preface our report of yesterday's proceedings by stating that Mrs. Plow is greatly improved in health, and that there is good reason to look for her speedy convalescence. The inquest on the late Rev. A. J. Plow was held yesterday, at the Black Swan Inn, North-street, by Mr. F. Dearden, the county coroner. The jury was composed of nearly the same persons as returned the verdict against the condemned convict in Jane Smith's case. The jury having taken their scats the Coroner inquired if there were any reporters present, and on being told there were, he said that a vast amount of rubbish had been reported. He then said, "I forbid all reporters, without exception being present." A question was put to the Coroner as to whether he really intended such an inquiry to be a secret one, and he replied, with asperity, that he did. The reporters thereupon withdrew, to ponder over this latest manifestation of the proverbial wis dom of coronets. The exclusion of the reporters gave great offence to the jury, who were unani mously of opinion that the inquiry should be public. The Jury proceeded to view the body, which was lying coffined in the deceased's bedroom in the Vicarage. The room presented an appearance somewhat unusual. The deceased was dressed in black trousers, and the full robes which he wore on high days in the Church. A splendid stole, which had been recently presented to him, was the most conspicuous part of the display, the'effect of which was heightened by a number of lighted wax tapers. The coffin was also of a remarkable shape —very wide at the head and narrow at the foot. Upon the lid was a cross and the coffin plate bore an in scription in memory of " Antony John Plow priest," who bad " fallen asleep in Jesus." Nea to the body was a coffin containing the remains of the baby, which, it will be remembered, died at Littleborough within a few hours of its parent. The shape and decorations of its coffin were similar to those of the late vicar. The jury returned to the inn, and a formal re quest was preferred by their foreman, Mr. Thomas Priestley, for the withdrawal of the remark by which the reporters had been excluded. The coroner refused to change his decision, and said that he never admitted reporters to inquests. As this state ment was known to be contrary to the experience of every person present, the Coroner hastened to qualify it by saying that the exclusion was only practised at second inquiries, by which he was un derstood to mean second inquests in the same case, whenever they may have been held. Be stated that he had been coroner for 50 years, and pledged his experience and authority for the wisdom of the course he was pursuing. The jury, however, were not convinced, but the inquiry was allowed to pro ceed. _ _ _ Elizabeth Spink was called and examined by the Coroner, who put a few questions to her as to the attack by Weatherill upon her late employer. Hav ing obtained a statement from the witness substan tially the same as that she gave at the assizes in this city, the coroner expressed a decided opinion that it would be unnecessary to call any other wit- SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY rillAti.EB AND STOCKS. 82 14 824 830 20 30 3 4 75 77 70 72 102 104! 31 31 . 6 7 1.5 6 1041 1(5 138 i 9') ) 121 125 95 97 IdA 17 13 13 25 3o 27 2d - - 12:4 25 47i 4 Is 1.30 12 15 1.4 i 11 , 5 , 67 i 24 13 113 1,1 103 107 100 7 100 all 100 100 100 ►6.13.4 106 ICG3 74 76 34 35 1014 124 6O 414 91 95 126 132 130 132 114 /10 i 1 11 , Se, tti 104 11. 57 59 45 17 7. 73 D 10 113 145 521 3 :014 I 991 461 7 12 114 114 i 1.7 4 1051 } 5 724 3 Closing I Business Paid *; Price. ; done. Railways. flriatol and kneter ....1 Caledonian Cambrian - Cork and Bandon , Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June ' Dun„Perth, & Ab.J nue I B.London, scrip Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. s tk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 rent North of Scotism', Great Northern Do. A stock Do, B stock— . Do. New, le. at 25 pm GtS, and W. of Ireland Weetern —Orii;inal Do. S. Val. Rail. gua. Do. South IrVales Do. W. slid.—Oxford Do. 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Chartered Aim of India, London, and China,:29 Imperial Ottoman, 10 Loudon Chartered BanK of :Australia, 231 Loudon and County, 54 Ditto, new, 321 MIS CELLANICOUL Anglo American Telegraph, 22} Atlantic Telegraph, 55 Ditto, B:per cent 106,1 Credit Foncier of Mauritius, Um. 3 Egyptian 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua. by Egypt. Gov. 89 Gen. Credit and Discount, lim., 5} Hudson's Bay. 14 London Financial Association, lint., 5 Peninsula and Oriental Steam. 59 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris: is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25f. 15e. per .£1 sterling. On cmparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 lio. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that g old is about one-tenth dearer in Paris than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 109; per cent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the United States. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY OF 'CANADA. --.The traffic receipts for the week ending the 22d of February amounted for 19,652 passengers to £,6193, for mails, &c., to £1,027, and for 14,845 tons of freight and live stock, to £13,470 ; total, £20,690, against £23,996 in the correspond ing, week last year, showing a decrease of £3,306. The total receipts, from the Ist of January to date, 53 days, amounted to £171,630, and for 54 days same time last year to £173,179, showing a decrease of £1,167. THE DUCHY OF CORNWALL.—The Duchy ac counts for 1867 show the receipt of £50,178 for rents, £6,284 for Royalties and reservations from mines and quarries, £1,785 by dividends on stock, and £16,216, the payment from the public purse in lieu of tin coinage duties. The payment male to the use of the Prince of Wales in the year was £54,927, an increase of £1,524 over the payment in the previous year. nesses. A Juror suggested that the evidence of a surgeon should be taken, in order that the cause of death might be exactly ascertained. The Coroner replied that he did not see any neces sity for such a course, which would involve a post mortem examination. Mr. Copley (Queen's Hotel) said he wished an inquiry to be made into the rumours which pre vailed in the town in regard to the late Vicar, which rumours might be set at rest by an inquiry into the cause of death. The Coroner said the. matter was not worth notice, and ought not to be introduced into that inquiry, which simply related to the cause of Mr. Plow's death. He went on to comment upon the conduct of the . magistrates who committed %Vea therill, and whom he seemed to regard as being in some degree responsible for the fatal termination of the case. He repeated that he had had a long ex perience) and added that he was satisfied that the excitement that Mr. Plow underwent, on being brought face to face with the murderer, must have had a very injurious effect upon him. The magis trates ought not to have allowed hi'n to be brought up. The Jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against Miles Weatherill. They also resolved to request the tradesmen of the town to close their places of business during the funeral to-day (Tues day). With reference to the condemned convict, facts accumulate of a character which show that he was not the desolate, heart-broken lover that in his let ters to Sarah Bell he seemed desirous of painting himself. We need not specify details ;'it is enough to say that he seems to have been a kind of general lover, with an especial affection for cooks who had a well-filled larder at their command. It is said that he had left the church and joined the Wesleyans some time ago, but was ejected from the Sunday school for irregular conduct. Mrs. Plow has been able to describe the scene which took place in her bedroom when the murder ous attack was made. The evidence which has been given leaves a blank between the time when the nurse ran out of the bedroom to the time when Stansfield, the parish clerk, entered it and secured the assassin. Mrs. Plow states that Weatherill tried to secure the door, and, failing in that, he struck a light with a match and came up to the bedside. The poor lady had covered herself with the bedclothes, and she felt him trying to pull them off her head. Her desperate resistance prevented him from succeeding, and he then went to the foot of the bed, removed the perceannette in which the babe was sleeping, lifted up the bedclothes at the foot, and fired up the bed. The bullets missed Mrs. Plow, and she sprang out of bed and made for the door. The murderer intercepted her, and she sprang across the bed into a sort of recess be tween it and the wall. Thither she was followed by Weatherill, and he struck her down upon the bed with the, poker. The unfortunate victim covered her face with her hands, but Weatherill struck her on the hands and arms with the poker until from sheer pain she was compelled to remove them, and then followed the fearful blow upon the face which has been described. After receiving the blow, Mrs. Plow summoned up courage enough to lie quite still, so as to i m p ress h er assailant with the idea that he had accomplished his dreadful pur pose. She seems to have been successful, and eatherill, no doubt believing that she was dead, did not strike again. —Manchester Guardian. Mr. MILLAis will probably contribute to the forthcoming Royal Academy Exhibition-1. "Rosanne and Celia in the Forest :" a picture unfinished last year. 2. Two old Greenwich Pensioners looking by lantern light at the Tomb of Nelson in the Crypt of St. Paul's. The light is placed in a moulding just below the name o the Admiral, and sends its rays upon:the inscriptions and the faces of those who read it. 3. Swift's "Stella," hold ing letters in her hand, and standing by an escritoire. Half in thought, she looks at the spectator with stedfast, dreaming eyes. 4. Portraits of three young ladies. Mu. DICKENS'S RETURN iioME.—Every one, says the Athenaeum, will be glad to hear that Mr. Dickens intends to return to the Old Country in the Cuba, which is to sail homewards on the 22d of next month. Every one will be yet more glad to learn that his visit to " The States," however fatiguing, has been successful beyond expectation. The same paper remarks :—" A correspon dent who inquires about Mr. Dickens's opera, The Vil lage Coquettes,' is hereby reminded that the book was written for the St. James's Theatre, when the same was under Braham's short-lived management, and was sot to music by Mr. John Hullah. —The song, ' Autumn Leaves,' is one of its composer's best songs, not forgetting his Throe Fishers.' ---- TIIE WOOD CARVINGS OF Mr. ROGERS.—The re tirdmen t of this veteran artist from business causes the sale by auction of all the splendid specimens of his art which for 50 years he has collected from all quarters of the world. To the designer these models will bo of inestimable value, whilst to the admirers of art a large collection of the works of Mr. Rogers is also to be disposed of. The delicate tracery and symmetric beauty of Mr. Rogers's examples of wood carving are unsurpassible for delicacy and grace. Wo expect a large body of the admirers of true art will assemble at Mr. Phillips's auction room, in Bond-street, on Thurs day next, at one o'clock, to secure a specimen of the work of ono of the greatest artists in wood carving since the days of Grinlin Gibbons. Mr. Rogers, we rejoice to say, although retiring from active labour, is yet in the the enjoyment of the best health and spirits, and we cor dially and sincerely wish him all that true enjoyment in the bosom of his family which his long and bouourablo career es an artist entitles him to. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING--THIS DAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 100 to 8 agst Nemea (offered) 13 to 1 agst Abergeldie (offered) 14 to 1 agst Captain Kidd (taken) 100 to 6 agst Kettleholder (taken) 100 to 6 agst Knight of the Garter (offered) 100 to 6 agst Blinkhoolie (oared) 20 to 1 agst Stradbroke (taken) 25 to 1 agst Speculum (taken and offered) 1000 to 3 agst Grey Stocking (taken) 10 to 1 agst Blinkhoolie and Knight of the Garter coupled (taken) NORTHAMPTON STAKES. 100 to 8 agst Lord Hastings (taken and offered) 1 0 to 8 agst Thalia (offered) 100 to 6 agst Leap Year (taken) EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. 100 to 8 agst Tibthorpe (taken) CHESTER CUP. 11 to lon the field offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 11 to 2 agst Rosicrucian (offered) TATTERSALL'S-LAST EVENING, CITY AND SUBURBS. . 12 to 1 agst Neraea (offered—take 100 to 8) 13 to 1 agst Captain Kidd (offered) 100 to 6 agst Knight of the Garter (taken) 100 to 6 agst Breach (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Blinkhoolie (offered) 22 to 1 agst Cheltenham (taken and offered) 22 to 1 agst Mayflower (taken) 25 to 1 agst Stradbroke (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Nyanza (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Lady Rosehilf (taken) 33 to 1 agst Vortigern (taken) 33 to I agst Grey Stocking (taken) 66 to 1 agst Franchise (offered) 100 to 1 agst Hippia (offered) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 100 to 8 agst Lord Hastings (taken) 100 to 7 agst Beeswing (taken) 20 to 1 agst Roquefort (taken) 20 to 1 agst Thalia (taken) 33 to 1 agst Stradbroke (taken) 33 to 1 agst Fortunio (taken) CHESTER CUP. 10 to lon the field (offered) 25 to 1 agst Landscape (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. sto 1 agst Rosicrucian (offered—take G to 1) 7 to 1 agst Pace (take Bto 1) Bto 1 agst Formosa (offered) 100 to 1 agst Typbcaus (take 10 to 1) Bto 1 agst Green Sleeve (taken) 100 to 6 agst Blue Gown (taken) 100 to 6 agst Rabican (taken) 18 to 1 agst Vale Royal (taken) 20 to 1 agst Banditto (taken) 30 to 1 agst Harvester (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Chelsea (taken) 35 to 1 agst Restitution (taken) DERBY. 6to 1 agst Lady Elizabeth (take 7 to 1) 9to 1 agst Rosicracian (taken) 10 to 1 agst Green Sleeve (taken) 1000 to 70 agst Pace (taken) 100 to 7 agst Saffolk (offered —take 15 to 1) 1000 to 60 agst Blue Gown (offered) 1000 to 60 agst Typhoeus (offered) 25 to 1 agst Rabican (taken) 25 to 1 agst The Earl (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Uncas (taken) 1000 to 30 agst See Saw (taken) 40 to 1 agst Harvester (taken) 40 to 1 agst Speculum (taken) 5000 to 50 agst Restitution (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Franchise (taken) LATEST BETTING AT THE ROTUNDA CLUB. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 12 to 1 agst Blinkhoolie (taken) 15 to 1 agst Captain Kidd (taken) 15 to 1 agst Abergeldie (taken) 15 to 1 agst Nemea (taken) 16 to 1 agst Speculum (taken) 20 to 1 agst Breach (taken) 40 to 1 agst Slanderer (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 14 to 1 agst Lord Hastings (taken) 15 to 1 agst Beeswing (taken) 16 to 1 agst Leap Year (taken) 16 to 1 agst Nemea (taken) 16 to 1 agst Mandrake (taken) 20 to 1 agst Roquefort (taken) CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Dalby (taken) 12 to 1 agst Viridis (taken) 20 to 1 agst Abergeldie (taken) 30 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken) ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE. Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Annual subscription, Five Shillings. Applications foi membership should be made to the' Secretary, 3, Black friars-road. RACING FIXT I MA: [RES FOR 1868. kat. Margate Epsom Spring Meeting 24 AP. Bromley Spring 6 Ilurham aendon l3 Newmarket Craven 13 Knighton l4 Abergavenny Crox ton Park 27 Northampton 111.. --- . Cattenek Bridge l6 Lewos Spring Thirok Curragh April 2l Newmarket Ist Spring 27 Chester Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer 3 Manchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Hull, an d East Biding lO Windsor Summer E. Newton Hampton Newcastle 23 Ilibury Club 23 Stockbridge Alexandra Park 3O JU Chelmsford Worcester Summer 2 Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. l5 Liverpool July M. Odiham, l6 Stamford Radcliffe . ... 2O Iluntiogdon 2l Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood AUG Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Egham lB Hastings York August SEPTE Baden Warwick September Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster September 8 Brecon l4 Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 OCTC Bedford 1 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October 5 Chelmsford Autumn 13 NOVE Shrewsbury Autumn Leamington and Wary STEEP Grand Military l6, 17 Warwick l7 Chertsey 2O Margate 2B UST. Dover Oxford Scarborough 2}. Canterbury Derby Summer Weymouth Lichfield Tunbridge Margate 3l MBER. Kelso IF Hendon l7 Monmouth .. Newmarket Ist October 22 Walsall 23 West Dray ton 29 Royal Caledonian Hunt and Westorn M )BER. Cheltenham l3 Ealing Newmarket Houghton 19 Worcester Autumn. 27 ;MBE R, - ----- , 9 rickshire Hunt l7 ;CHASES. West Somerset 24 Cheltenham ..... 26 Southdown Hunt Cambridge IL. Grand N a ti ona l H u nt Iknighton (Bedford) 2 Abergavenny Roy.Artillery(Woolwich) 3 Hambledon Bromley Aldershot Hendon OCTOBER. Bromley 1 I Ealing l5 DECEMBER. St. Albans Kingsbury We understand from good authority that the set.. vices of Lord Chelmsford having Wen thought deserving of some public recognition, ho was offered the Grand Cross of the Bath, which he declined, upon the ground that it was a distinction wholly unsuited to an ex Chan cellor. BRITISH SPIRITS.--A parliamentary paper has just been published which shows that the total quantity , of British spirits exported from Ireland to England dur ing the year ending 31st December, 1867, amounted to 1,115,766 gallons. Of this quantity the duty had been paid on 907,393 gallons, amounting to £453,696 10s. ; and there were in bond 208,373, the duty leviable thereon being £104,186 10s. The quantity exported from England to Ireland during the same period was 34,661 gallons, on 3,375 of which duty, amounting to £1,687 108., had been actually paid, leaving in bond 31,286 gallons, the duty leyiiLble on which was £15,60. Programme of Warwick Spring Meeting, WEDNESDAY. A Hurdle Race Stakes of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with 25 added three year olds lOst 21b, five 12st 101 b, six and aged 13st ; a winner of a hurdle race 51b extra; the winner to be sold for 100 sovs ; if entered for 60 sovs allowed 51b, 40 101 b, 30 161 b ; ono mile and a half, over four hurdles. The Walton Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2ft, with 25 added, for all ages ; the winner to be sold for 200 sovs; winners after the weights are out 51b extra ; five furlongs. The Debdalo Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for all ages ; 12st each; winners of 50 sovs once 71b, twice 101 b, three times 141 b extra ; half breds allowed 71b; those that never started allowed 51b; gentlemen riders; jockeys 51b extra ; two miles ; 10 subs. Gancral Sherman, 4 yrs, Steamboat 5 yrs, Le Mambicien, 5 yrs, King Alfred (It b) aged, Ch ance Sh ot (h b) 5 yrs Maid of the Mill (h b) 4 yrs, Dawdler 6 yrs, The Lamb 6 yrs, Archimedes 6 yrs, Maid of Kent b g 4 yrs. A Plate of 50 sous (handicap); winners after March. 12 (at ten a.m.) 51b extra; half a mile. Age st lb Nike 4 812 Dick Turpia ... 4 . 8 9 Pantaloon ... 6 8 5 Lady Clint sn ... 4 712 Marquis of Worcc- ster ... Goodfellow Sycoe Secrecy ... Adamanthea Columbine.. Torch Ironmaster ... 4 7 9 ...4 7 7 ...4 7 6 4 7 3 ... 4 7 2 ... 4 7 0 ... 3 6 12 ...3 610 Age st lb Retty 3 6 5 Lily 3 6 4 Patrician ... ... 3 6 4 Weal her Isle ... 3 6 3 Miss Alice... ... 4 6 0 ltampatt ... 3 6 0 Eau do Vie ... 3 5 12 Alicia ... 4 5 11. Proctor ... ... 3 5 7 Precocious... 3 5 7 Dunoon ... 3 5 7 Futurity ... 3 5 7 The Warwickshire Hunters' Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each pp., with added; four year olds 9st 71b, fire lOst, six and aged lOst 71b; gentlemen riders; one mile on the flat ; 9 subs. , Tyrone aged, Torpedo 6 yrs, Fawn aged, Red Deer yrs, Nonpareil 6 yrs, Golden Drop aged, Loo aged. The Welter Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft; winners after the weights aro out 51b extra ; gentlemen riders, profes sionals 61b extra ; one mile ; 12 subs. The weights will be posted at the Grand Stand immediately after the Willoughby Handicap Race is run. Silenus 4 yrs, Rabbit Trap 4, Exceller 6, Turenne 3, Tremble 4, Langhant 5, The Clown aged, Miss Alice 4, Indigestion 6, Ben Nevis 4, Veda 3, Easby 4. The Two Year Old Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; winners before startii,g 41b extra; straight run in (about 3 furlongs); 35 subs. Daylight colt, Alpenstock, Lord Chatham, Peekwater, Sister to Veda, First Emperor, Baroness, Portia, Gipsy, Wellington, Lelia, Raliab, Grand Turk, Merry Lass, Sedi tion, Hymen, Minster Chimes, Alibi, Frip, Violetta, Lady Margaret, La Rose, M.A., Morgan la Faye filly, Runaway, Nutbreaker, 'Cieadi, colt, Miss Bagot, Hilda, Adolphus, Schneider, Regula, Brontia, Little Nell, Sister to Le monade. The Great Warwickshire Handicap of 20 soya each, with 100 added. One mile and a half. Age st lb • Kt. of the Garter... 4 9 5 Blinkhoolie 4 8 8 Dalby a 8 7 Christmas Carol ... 6 7 12 Miss Havelock ... 5 712 Tormentor 5 7 10 Ackworth a 7 8 Bertie 5 7 6 Thalia ... 5 7 4 Vixen g. 4 7 0 Midwife ... ... 4 613 Sister to Vedette 4 613 Proserpina ... 5 6 12 Grand Cross ... 4 6 12 Clarice ... ... 4 611 Salamanca... ... 4 G 9 Match, 100, h ft; four miles, over the Grand Annua Steeplechase Course.—Mr Yate Hunt's br g Little John, aged, list 71b, agst Mr Robertson's ch g The Farnbore' Monk, list. Ago st lb Gipsy King ... 4 6 8 Charnwood ... 3 6 7 Sweet Willie .... a 6 7 Lady Lambton ... 4 6 6 Safety ... 4 6 6 Redbourne ... 4 6 4 Stokeley ... 4 6 4 Blue Peter ... 4 6 2 Angus ... ... 3 6 2 Weather Isle ... 3 5 13 Scotchman's Pride 3 5 12 Milton „. 3 5 12 Golden Gift ... 3 5 9 Citron . . 3 5 9 The rest pay 5 sous each. THURSDAY. A Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 20 added. The winner to be sold for 40 sovs. Three furlongs. A Steeplechase Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with 50 added. Winners of any steeplechase after March 12 (at ten a.na.)7lb, twice 101 b extra. Gentlemen riders, those who have never ridden a winner in a handicap steeple chase allowed Gib. Two miles and a half. 38 subs. Age st lb Age at lb Pearl Diver ... a 12 7 Tottie .. 5 10. 6 Comberton ... al2 5 Bon Espoir a. 10 6 Mario a 11 5 Lord Waldegrave... 6 10 6 Tennyson ... ......6 11 5 Ace of Hearts a 10 4 Highflyer all 5 Miss Dodson (b) a• 10 4 Northern Light ... a 11 3 Greenland ... ... alO 3 Sir Bobby ... a 11 2 Ace of Trumps ... a 10 3 Fan... ... 6 11 0 Said ... 6 10 3 Sinite a 11 0 Claribel a 10 2 Niger ... all 0 Walterstown ... 610 2 Moose ... alO 12 Crusade ... alO 0 Gams a 10 12 Stiff alO 0 Bannockburn ... alO 12 The Fawn... ... alO 0 Helice 6 10 10 Miss Emma a 10 0 Helen ... alO 9 Rivets ... 6 10 0 Foxholes 610 7 Lisette ... 610 0 L. S. D. ... alO 7 Wedding Peal ... 610 0 Black Prince ... 5 10 7 Prima Donna 4 10 0 Knave of Trumps.- alO 6 Avena (pd) The Guy Sweepstakes of 3 soya each, with 40 added; two year olds 7st 81b, three 9st 41b, four lOst 71b, five and upwards lOst 121 b, mares and geldings allowed 31b, maidens 'in the present year having started twice and not won allowed Sib, thrice 71b, tho winner to be sold fur 100 sovs; if entered for 50 allowed 71b, if for 30 111 b. Half a mile. A Handicap of 3 sovs oath, with 25 added, for two and three year olds. The winner to be sold for 100 sovs with engagements. Half a mile. The Warwickshire Hunters' Steeplechase Sweepstakes of 5 sous each, p.p., with added, for half breds ; 12st 71b each,; thorough bred horses 121 b extra ; three miles ; 10 subs. rons, Red Deer (11 b), Talisman (h b), Little John (h b King Arthur (h b), Woodcock (la b), Old Court (h b), alp lox (h b), Ryou (h b). A Handicap Plate of 50 sovs; winners after tho weights are out 51b extra; fivo furlongs. The weights for this handicap will be posted at the Grand Stand immediately after the Handicap Plate on Tuesday. Secrecy, 4 yrs ; Bismarck, 4 yrs ; Ninny, 3 yrs ; The Star, 6 yrs ; Mistletoe, 5 yrs ; Columbine, 4 yrs ; Dick Turpin, 4 yrs ; Exceller, 6 yrs ; Adamanthea, 4 yrs ; Futurity, 3 yrs; Lily, dam Elfrida, 3 yrs; Miss Alice, 1 yrs; Fire-eater, 5 yrs; Proctor, 3 yrs; Lady Clinton, 4 yrs ; Ironmaster, 3 yrs ; Goodfellow, 4 yrs; Tyrone, 3 yrs; Weather Isle, 3 yrs. The Grand Annual Steeplechase Handicap of 20 sovs each, h ft, aid 5 only if declared, with 100 added; second to save his stake ; winners of any handicap steeplechase after March 6 (at 11 a.m.) 71b, twice 101 b extra; about four miles; 69 subs, 33 of whom pay 5 sovs each. The highest weight accepting being 12st, it has been raise to 12st 71b, and the others in proportion. Ago st lb, Ago st lb The Lamb... ... 6 12 7 Tiger (h b) ... a 11 1 Pearl Diver ... a 12 7 Gams a 10 13 Astrolabe a 12 5! King Alfred a 10 10 Benazet a 12 3 L. 8.0. a 10 10 Philosopher ... a 12 (I Port Royal... a 10 9 The Nun ... a 11 13 Bon Espuir ... a 10 9 Globule ... alllO , Musketeer... 610 9 'Penny-son 6 11 91 Portland 10 9 Capt. Crosstree ... all 7 Thalassius... a 10 9 Hornet ...xll 5 S id ... GlO 7 Despatch 11 4 True Heart ~. a 10 7 Tusculanum. (paid) 6 11 4 Clansman ... 10 7 Shakspere a 11 4 Archimedes ... 6 10 7 Northru. Light(h b) a 11 3 Bishopton 6 10 7 Buszke all 3' Flying Horse ... GlO 7 Moose ... all 3 Marengo ~. 610 7 Columbia (paid) ... a 11 31Polestar ... 6 10 7 Fan... 6 11 2 j Oakapple (It b) ... 5 10 7 The Steeplechase Hunt Cup, value 100 sovs by subscrip tion of 10 sovs each, fur all horses that have boon regu larly hunted ; 12st ; horses never having started in any steeplechase allowed 71b ; winners of a steeplechase in 1867 or 1868 value 50 sovs 71b, twice 141 b, or of a steeplechase of the value of 150 sovs at any time 281 b extra ; gentlemen riders, professionals 61b extra ; about three miles. 11 subs. Helen, aged, Pearl Diver, aged, Bannockburn, aged, Rivets, ti yrs, Hig}Ayer, aged, Lincoln aged, Alfred, aged, Patience, aged, Port Royal, aged, Venator aged, and Bird of Passage, aged. Match 25, 10 ft ; Bst 71b each ; half a mile. Mr. R. Her bert's c by Sycophant out of Heiress, aged, agst Mr. Bromsgrove's Peckwater. Foreign Mail Packet Met. MAILS DUE. Atuitralia and New Zealand, via Sonthampton.....March 24 Ditto, vis Marseilles ............,...March 22. Ditto, via Panama ....... ....... • • . ........ ...March 33. Brazil, Buenos Ayres, awl Monte Video April 6. Ditto, by lerenoh paoket.... Cape Verde. by Brazil packet ...... ...... .. April 6. Cape of Good Hope. Asoension, and St. Helena March 12. china, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton March 21 . Ditto, via Marseilles ....•. Faikland laiands ...... .. April 6. Gibraltar, via Southampton March 15 • . • India. via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles Malta, Egypt, t te. .. ......... ........... ..........March h 9 25. Ditto, Marseill es March Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Southampton March 21. Ditto, Marseilles , . March 18. N ewfoundland ...... .... ....... ...... March 11. Portugal Ditto, by privr le ship to Oporto .. Ditto r Ito to Lisbon United States, Canada, California, &0., by British _ _ _ packet _ March 16 Ditto, by Lilted States packet Ditto ditto 'New York) Ditto ditto New York) Ditto dittc (Baltimore) .. Ditto, by Canadian packet .... ...... ..........March 13. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe March IS. West Indies and Paailic (except Mexico and Baha mas) Cuba and Mexico March 30. Bahamas, via New Y.. 4 Bermuda, via Halifax . MUSICAL ITEMS.—A union for the promotion of the use of Plain Song has recently been formed in the north. It is stated that Mr. 11. Neilson, a fine violoncello player, ,from Denmark, is about to visit London. The general rehearsal of Ambroiso Thomas's opera of " Hamlet," took place in Paris on Saturday last ; it is said that a sum of £4,000 has been paid for the musical copy right of the work.—Me lice( Standard. ~~ Sh&re