The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-12 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND 110MMEROIAL rNP:Z,I,TtTf; CITY, Two O'CLOCK. No material change has taken place in the Stock Markets since the final close yesterday; and the chief transactions of the morning are in connection with the settlement that has now commenced. There is no scarcity of Stock in the Railway De partment. Foreign Stocks, however, continue dull, and in some cases they are again slightly lower. The Funds are steady, but not in demand. The Discount Market is unchanged. The best commercial bills are taken at 11 per cent. The terms for advances, at the present settlement on the Stock Exchange, are at 1 per cent. on Govern ment Securities, and from 3 to 4 per cent. on other securities. Money is abundant. Consols are without change, and the dealings are few and unimportant. For money and account they are quoted at 931 to 931 ; New and Reduced Three per Cents., 03,1_ to 93i ; India Five per. Cents., 1111 to 1121 ; Bank Stock, 248 to 250; Exchequer Bills, 20s. to 255. prem. Colonial Government Securities are firmer. There is an advance of in Canada Six per Cents., at 99 to 101, and in New South Wales, at 99 to 101 ; Mauritius Six per Cents. are 103 to 105 ; New Z2aland Six per Cents., 108 to 110; and Vic toria, 110 to 111. American Securities are firm. United States 5-20 Bonds are quoted at 71i to 71j, being an advance of 1. Erie Railroad and Iliinois are i and better respectively, the former being dealt in at 47i to 48i, and the latter at 88 to 89. Foreign Stocks are flat. There is a further relapse of -I per cent. in Portuguese Scrip, at 1f to 1a prem. on the continued agitation reported against the new taxes which the last loan involved. The quotations current are—Mexican, 151 to 16+ ; Greek, 121 to 13 ; New Spanish, 36 to 361 ; Italian (1861), 43} to 431 ; Turkish (1865), 32} to 321 ; Egyptian (1864), 91 to 92 ; Egyptian Railway Debentures, 92fto 931; The 7 per Cent. Viceroy's, 76k to 77 ; and Russian (1866), 89 to 90. The Railway Market is given up to the settle ment. Metropolitan are scarce, and the backward ation is 4 per cent., and on Midland, / ; South- Eastern are scarce, and there is a contango of /, as compared with last night. London and South-West ern are 87 to 89, and 1 better ; and Brighton, at 46 to 464, ; North British have fallen 4, at 341 to 35/ ; Sheffield, at 42/ to 43/ ; Great Northern, A, at 1094 to 1101 ; and Midland, at 106 to 1064, each ; and Lancashire and York. shire, at 1264 to 1261, 4 each ; South Eastern, 714 to 72 ; London and North Western, 118 to 1184 ; Great Northern, 1081 to 1091 ; Great Eastern, 294 to 30/ ; Great Western, 46/ to 464 ; Metropolitan, 1091 to 1094 ; Caledonian, 761, to 77 ; and Chat ham, 185 to 19. The changes in Bank shares are confined to an advance of ± in Imperial, at 171 to 18, and in Imperial Ottoman at to dis. Agra (A) are steady, at 11 to 11i ; Anglo-Austrian, 3± to 31 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 28 to 29 ; Consoli dated, ±to prem. ; London and County, 52 to 54 ; London and Westminster, 67i to 681 ; Orien tal, 42 to 43 ; London Joint Stock, 331 to 34} ; and Union of London, 33i to 341 ex. div. Credit and Finance Shares are quoted as, follows : National Discount, 11 to 111 ; London Financial, 23k- to 22} dis. ; International Finance, 28 to dis. ex div ; General Credit, 21 to 21 dis. ; and Credit Foncier, 3 to 3/. In Foreign Mining Shares little or nothing is d oing. St. John del Rey Mine remains at 21 to 23; Port Phillip Mining, 1f to 1}; Chontales, dis. to prem. Miscellaneous shares are neglected, and prices generally are without material change. Anglo- American Telegraph are quoted at 198 to 191 ex d iv• ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cent., stosi ; P ore -street Warehouses, 1 to I dis.; Hudson's Bay, 141 to 14i ; London General Omnibus, le 2 ; Ocean Marine Insurance, 14i to 158 ; Thames and Mersey Insurance, 21 to 28 pm. The traffic receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada for the week ending January 2 5, show an increase of £2,719, as compared with the corresponding week of last year. The shareholders in the Imperial Austrian Gas Company have resolved to wind up, and liquida tors hive been appointed. CflY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Star of Peace has arrived from Melbourne w th 41 3,000 in Australian gold, and the Halley from the iltver Plate with £50,000. Bar gold to the value of £57,000 was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday, and 23,000 sovereigns wet) received from South America. The Pera takes to-day £17,541 in specie, of which f 1 3,200 in silver is for Shanghai ; £lO5 in silver ',°r Hong Kong ; £3,500 in gold for Gate, and £736 f or Madras. The Birmingham Banking Company announce a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. * Birmingham advices report the failure of Mr. 4 avene, German merchant, of that town, for about £7,000, with assets equal to 15s in the pound. meeting of the shareholders in the Mariquita and New Granada Mining Company was held yesterday, t he the proposal was confirmed of the directors of 'no Mariquita Mining Company to pay £7,000 in full discharge of the claims of the former undertaking. There is to be an International Maritime Exhibition at Havre from the Ist of June to the 31st of October. It will be divided into five departments, and com- Prise forty-three classes, among which there is to be 411 0wn all the appliances of navigation and of fishery, 48 practised by civilized countries. Among the general 4riosities th ere i s t o be a mo d e l upon a l arge sca l e o f rin d's Cave, with specimens of the maritime plants f °and in all latitudes. The general meeting of the shareholders in the ‘jr6dit Mobilier of France was to have been held on t he 20th inst., but it has been postponed, sine die, in o nsequence of a sufficient number of shares not Ovi l ng been lodged to render the proceedings legal. I;'°anwhile, the balance sheet up to the 31st January „aa been issued. It shows that at that date the en dorsements of the society were out to the amount of -t882,000, and that compared with the previous konth of December there was an increase in the amount of rentes held by the society of £90,000, and 11 £ BO ,OOO in advances to companies. O n th e o th er b and the revenue has fallen off £160,000, £90,000 I n bills to receive, £20,000 in debts on current Tcounts, £240,000 in deposit accounts. AssUffiing t hat the estimate of bills and assets is good, the society appears to have at its credit a balance of £ 4 80,000. The traffic receipts of the Metropolitax Railway f or the week ending the 9th inst. amounted to £4 )585 4s 10d, being an increase of £4lO 19s id. Mr. So merse t B eaumont i s lik e l y to b e the new q ire,ctor of the .North Eastern Railway Company. Mr followi ng i s f rom t h e W ee kl y Circular of „"t r :; S. Mend e l, d a t e d M anc h ester, F e b . 11 he activity and advanced prices in the Cotton show have served to stimulate the demand. Prices but a very considerable advance within few weeks, h :t the improvement is difficult to realise, and we an .," olily a moderate extent of business, with a firmer f to 4 , apparently still npward course ; but, so far, the advance is in some degree nominal." BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 6 t hVERNMENT FUNDS. DVein. Console 8 • Account, March 5 93; ,Per Cent. Reduced 93f 1 1 g evr 8 lie 2 per Cent 93} 11 I ,3 , 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 76 . A o • per Cen,. ir a,n. 1873 — Dolli 80 vrs, expire sth Jan. 1880 - 1 , for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — E „`',,? ("Red Sea Televaph), Au ~, 1908 — h-oquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 & 2rper Ct — pm Do .£5OO 2O pm Il i , Do. £lOO & £2O O — Pin i lif of England Stock, 4} per Cent 250 .. Account I.IO.INbrAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 15 T ,' l an Stock 10i per Cent., AprillB74 217 ."(i. Account' - 1:) ,, - Do. 5 Per Cent. July, 1880 13 ' 4 Per Cent., Oct. 1888 hn. Certificates ii ii_. E nlaced Paper 4 per Cent — b` i o • 5 per C en t. , J an. 1872 b o 5 ,,i per Cent., M a y 1879 lOBl ° Per Cent , Rup. Deb., 1872 — Do, • do. 1877 — , bo D o • do. 1882 — Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 * under £l,000 111. t „ iati 5 rO RE I GN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. t per Cent — ~' 4 } Per Cent., 185'1 — L°, 4 - ° do., 1878 — do., 1880 ,01)0. do. 1863 — ". 5 )1., . Per Cent., 1865 Buy Ayres 6 pe r C en t 4 ' 9 - 2 Per Cent. (Doferrod 8 per Vent.) D, of kme- reign 7, as Ltries ldian at no As nmu ld my ;le of :FF.--• Drning ,he gas lining , k, and left his Lng by l ealth, made• ace Of )ndaY, tnton, ),ford Lrded d dole e if the w hich d Wit!), Cuba, 6 per Cont. C•tißan 6 per Cent — Do. 4i per Cent 67f Do. 6 per Cent., B • Do., 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 Do., Scrip £32 paid • — C •! , •mbian, 6 per Cont. f)anisn 3 p ,r Cont., 1823 D oaubian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Eluador Now Oon3oMated, 1 pot' Cont — Egyptian, 7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue .• .... - D .. £5 )tt Bonds 901 Do. £lO6 Bonds 92 1 Do. 1861 911 Do. .£54 Bonds 92.1 Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 924 , - * 2 Government Itail way Delymtures .... 9371 1 f Greek, 5 per Cent., 182-1-5, ex Coups — Do. Account .. --- Do. Coupons Do. Account G tatettiala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £2sp 10;ian 5 per Cc: t., 1865 — Do, Account • — Do. Marenimana Rai way — 1I , xicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account' — Do. 1854 — Do g uer Cont. Anglo-French — 31ontovhban 6 per Cent. .. — Nloorish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada ... Do 3 per Con 324 Do. Defer , ed Do Laod Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 41 per Cont. (Uribarren) Do -V, per Cont.. 1862 Do Account Po:trigmese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 Do. do., 1 - 67 39! Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid lk pm Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 8 1 i 6 } Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1839 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861; £lOO Bonds B9l 1 Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B9l I Do. do. £Bl 15s. do Sardinian, 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Oen ... Do Account ... Do Now Deferr,u Do Account Do Passive — Do Acckant Do Com. Cert. of Con ...not fulded — Do Account Tu lash 6 per Cont. - - Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account ..• Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 6ll i Do Account D0..£106 Bonds 63} Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 32! - Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 5l 31 Da .1 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per C en t. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — Dividends on the above payable in London. French Relates, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Austrian a par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian. 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2 . 1 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil. — Do Account B5l IL%iiau 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 2sf. Do. Account — THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 931 i Do. Account, March .. 931 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25f. 129 c. per £1 sterling, On mparia; these rates with the English Mint price of £3 iie. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly two-tenths dearer in Paris than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about lOel per cent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold trona the United States, PRESENTS TO SUIT EVERY PURPOSE, TASTE, AND POCKET AT PARKINS AND GOTTO'S.—Photographic Albums a choice of 3,000; despatch boxes, writing cases, dressing cases, travelling bags, envelope cases, blotting books, ink stands, desks, book slides, work boxes, tea caddies, hand bags and reticules, card cases, purses, stationery cabinets, scent bottles, albums for postage stamps, crests, &c.; cigar cases, card baskets, pocket books, electro-gilt and elegantly mounted articles. Bibles, Prayer-books, and Church Ser. vices, in every type. Parkins and Gotto, 25, Oxford' street. Thousands of the above articles, all perfectly new and fresh, consequent upon a rapid Bala—lAD/TA THE QUEEN'S Roux.—Her Majesty the Queen has graciously presented to the Willenhall Literary Insti tute a copy of her new work, Leaves from the Journal of our Life in the _Highlands. In a letter accompany in,/ the volume, addressed to the hon. secretary (M r . J. 0. Tildesley), the Queen intimates that it is not her intention to present copies of the work to insti tutes generally, but that in this case she was unwilling to refuse the request, as the Willenhall Institute is one of souse standing, and is designed mainly for the benetit of working men. The people of Willenhall are much gratified with this act of condescension On the part of her Majesty, and have appropriately acknowledged the gift. NATIONAL PORTRAIT EXIIIBITIONIB6 1868.—There has has been published to-day the preliminary eminent persons living between the year 1800 and the present time whose portraits have been promised for the third and concluding exhibition to be opened at South Kensington in April.. The Committee of Council on Education express a hope that the possessors of por traits of the many distinguished characters whose names do not appear in the list may be induced to send particulars of their pictures to the secretary, South Kensington Museum, as they are desirousoftitieo period as complete a representation possible of English history extending from 1800 to the present year. Besides the modern portraits, the Exhibition who were i will include a supplementary colleCtion of portraits of eminent persons living before the year 1800 • cr unrepresented or inadequately represented n the two preceding Exhibition s . F or this a large number of pictures have already been promised. THE OUTRAGE EPIDEMIC. —Another startling out rage is reported from the West-end. Mr. M`Keown, the bullion merchant of Fenchurch-street, who re -sides at Lancaster-villas, Notting-hill,_ was returning at about half-past twelve a.m. from the Popular Con certs at St. James's-hall, on Monday, and having reached the site of some unfinished houses in Lancas ter-road, was accosted (according to the prevailing device) by a woman, whom he summarily repulsed. No sooner had he done su than ho was seized behind and before, evidently by two men, a third appearing almost simultaneously to assist. He was lifted bodily off his feet, and carried out of the, highway among the mud and mortar of the unfinished build ings, and there he wa s ro bb e d o f a go ld e y e - g lass, and left almost smothe re d i n di r t . B ut t h e remark able fact is to come. Although he was brutally knocked about on the eyes and face (the marks of which to-day are most significant of extreme violence), he lost nothing but that eye-glass ; whereas he had upon him nearly £lOO worth of property, including a large diamond ring, a gold chain, worth at least ten guineas, and a watch worth probably twice as much, together with a silver card cage. A locket, probably dropped in the scuffle, has been since' found in the mud. The police are in hopes of gaining a clue to this singular assault by means of the eye-glass. One of the miscreants was a coloured man. They were all, however, probably new at their business, for they spent so long in assailing Mr. M'Keown that they lost nearly all their booty. THE MEMBERS FOR LEICESTER ON EDUCATION. Messrs. Taylor and Harris addressed their constituents at Leicester on Monday evening. Mr. Taylor, in the course of his speech, avowed his opinion that national education must be secular education, because no man should be compelled to pay a rate for teaching his child opinions that he did not hold himself. Thi s was not, however, to do away with religious instruction ; it was simply delegating it to the parent and the priest. Education was mere instruction and communication of fact. Instruction might be immoral, but edu cation could neither be immoral nor irreligious. Education was the drawing out and development of the whole being ; it was not the cramming of the brain, it was the creating of the charac ter of the individual. That being so, if he were asked why secular education could not be irreli gious, his answer was, because to his mind it was the vital truth that " The earth is the -Lord's and the fulness thereof " (cheers). From this it followed that the laws of the universe, the laws. of reason and action of the human mind, were divine, and not dia bolical ; and for every drop that man could raise out of the great ocean of truth, he was not further from, but nearer to the great source and origin of all things (cheers). And the converse of the proposition was true, that as secular education was not irreligious edu cation, so so-called religious or theological education was not necessarily moral or religious (hear, hear). The religious spirit was the product of the brain and heart, the result of the best intelligence and affection ; it was the ripened fruit of the perfect man (cheers). Referring again to the condition of Ireland, Mr. Taylor expressed himself opposed to the idea of a separate Irish nationality. He would utterly abolish the Irish Church, and he would open no fresh endowments as suggested the other day by Mr. Bright (hear, hear). Mr. J. D. Bards said there was one thing patent to all; the Reform Bill had done good, for it had made states men and politicians_of all parties anxious for the education of the people (applause). Ho was of opinion that they must have a ratal system, a secular educa tion, and the schools that continued in the national system and went to Government for aid must have a conscience clause, so that if tbet took the peoplfil 1P 19 4 1 7 e y i 9P.Q049 204 a_neonle. • Railways. Pat& I Closing frioc. Bitslnes, 86/ 77 di 71 IBrlstol and Exeter .... 0 tledonian .. Cork and 8and0n...... i2orn wall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Pertli, & b.Juna E. London, acrip Cs: ti UO. Was:Tow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord.stk. 85 87 76 - 77 2',/ 30 3 4 74j 75j 70 72 - -d 100 102 30 iol 64 7 i 15 .6 109 ‘lO 11) 111 122; 1 Do. E. Angl: st. No. 2 U-reat North of ticollanQ! reat Northern DJ. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, 18. at 25 pm (RS, and W. of Ireland t. We,tern -Original Do. S. VAL 1 ail gua. Do. South %Valets .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxioro 96 93 16 16 45 47 25 30 29 31 Do. Newport. Do. liert;ford Lano,,shire Yorltshir, London and Illackwall, Lou., Brig,h.,A S Coast I•on., Chat., and Dove, Do. Aletrop. EK. A Lun. :North Westen Lou. .t South Westen.• Shel., it; Lincoh Aetropolitnn.... Do. New .2.6) 46 46; 16} try 11 14 1171 Ilsi 87 69 42 13 G7i 108 Do. Extew,ion.... .‘ , letrupolitati Dietrie t)o. and St. Jolin'tiVV',. Do. .Cl.l Share Do, Birmin.. (V Dirt)} , lid Kent . . North Britlah 3o} a I a 411 i 1 121 7 100 101 Do. tid., Yth., 4.t Luz:. ch. Easteru---Berwieh Do. 4.1.N•E purotlas( Do. Lee .cis Do. York D&. Carlisle Do. Stock.& Darling Do. do. IS6O-61 Nord' London Do. do. IS6I 5 Do. do. 180 North Stallordahire N. & S. W. Junction .Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Ilia. stook shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok ran - Vale Do. C Vale of Netith Waterford & Kilkenny :Vaterloo & Whiteha Arebt Corn wall ICG 100; 75 77 411 I i 1 Si 874 8 34 35 105 107 03 G 4 96 OS 130 134 134 1315 .09; S. 71 10.3 k 6 391 106 51 BritiTh Columbia, 6 per oent.,Deo.3l, 1572.... ',Uan.Gov.6p.e.Ja.&July 1877-81 - - Do. 6 p. c. Feb. .1; Aug I 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. it July' Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed at l Oape U. Hope, 6 p.c.1873 Du.Apl.6LOct , 1890-1990 1 I Do. do 1880-91,' Do. Jan.d/July, 1890-9i l Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 'Oey ion, Nov. 1878, e p.: Do. 1872, do Alaurlttus, 6 p; 0, 1873, Jan. and July 98 100, 100 14 100 1021 85 87 85 87 103 105 107 1(9 leo 108 1(5 107 06 )7 11l 111 105 107 Do. 1678 .. .l .o. 1882, Mayls, Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. 4; Aug.. Natal ';ov. 6 per cent.. N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja..SzJul) N. S.W. Gov.s p•c.,186u Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to . 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 18V6 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent ... Nova Soutia Gov. 6 p. 0. sterling', 1875 'Queensland Gov. 6 p. C. Aus.G'ov. 6 p,0.1868-`.! Do. 1878 & upwards.. Vic,Uov. 6 p.c. J a &J uly Do. do, April & Oct.. 101 1(3 106 108 105 107 107 10',) 104 106 103 105 98 99 97i 98a 100 100 100 1( , 0 100 100 - 98 99 991 i BGj 951 6 981 1034 f 112 11 i 105} IQd f 109 1 1 i 91 5 154 QUEEN'S BENCH. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1868. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. (Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.) LLOYD V. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a student at the bar, for compensation for injuries sustained in consequence of the negligence of the servants of the company. The plaintiff's case was that he was returning from Greenwich on the evening in question, when in consequence of the careless manner in which one of the trucks of the company had been left on the line, he received an injury from it that to an extent disabled him from following his professional duties. The company contended that the plaintiff himself had caused the accident. He had been dining with some friends at Greenwich, and on his quitting the train he heedlessly pashed the truck, and hence the injury. The company, after the trial had proceeded some time, agreed to a proposition of giving the plaintiff £2O as compensation, they at the same time with drawing all imputation against the plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. GRATESZSD, Wednesday Morning. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed, Feb. 11.—Henry Rood, for Calcutta; Coral Nymi , h, for Shanghao—both from London; Royal Charlie, bark, for Boston ; Phillis Mulfrod, bark, for Lisbon ; Finelle, for Batavia—all from Shields; Pierre Jeanne, from London, for Brest. THE LATE ATTEMTT TO MURDER BY A LENATIC.--JaMCS Needell, solicitor's clerk, was brought up at Clerkenwell, on remand, on the charge of discharging a IJaded re volver at Thomas Chatterton, with intent to murder him. —Mr. Ricketts, solicitor, of Frederick-street, Gray's-inn road, defended the prisoner.—lt will he recollected that on the morn'ng of the ah inst. Thomas Chatterton was walking along Compton-street, Clerkenwell, when the prisoner, who is a solicitor's clerk, and known in the pro fession as " Mad Needles," went behind him, drew a revolver, and shot him in the neck. Chatter ton then ran away, but was followed by the prisoner, who fired three snore shots at him, none of which took effect. ITe was secured, and thirty-seven bullets found upon him. Nt the last exami nation it w ,s clearly proved that for some considerabLs length of time he had laboured under the delusion that he was being followed by a number of men. This morning a certificate was received from Mr. Smiles, the surgeon to the House of Deteoi.son. which stated in effect that since the prisoner's incarceration a watch had been k., , pt upon him, and he appeared to be labouring under delnsions.—Mrs. Chatterton, the wife of the injured man, said she had seen her husband, and that he was still unable to attend.—Mr. Ricketts said the Pullet had not yet been extracted, and he had no objection to a remand. — The prisoner was then remanded. ALLI:ariD - 11fGAIIY BY A POPULAR SINGEn.—Mr. Levitt, from the ofrico of Mr. Cooper, solicitor, applied to Mr. Purcham, at the SoUthwark Police-court, for a warrant to apprehend Mr. William Thomas, a popular singer known to the public by the name of " Lingard," for big4n-iy. llc n - a 3 in a position to prove that six years ago he mar ried Miss Minnie Foster, a popular actress at present performing at an East-cad theatre, and that on the 26th of Jun; 1836, he married Miss Alice Ann Dowsing, before the Pegistrar at Bristol, in the name of William INT (Maw. lie (applicant) afterwards produced certifi eat.:3 of both marriages, and would be able to produce the witness as soon as Mr. Thomas, otherwise Lingard, was apprehended. He was hiding away, and they wanted a warrant to enter the house they suspected him to be con , coaled in.—Mr. urchan 1: I sh,all not grant a. warrant under aly such eircumAtances. You must give him into custody when you can find him. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. MALTA, Feb. 4.—The Indian steam troopship Crocodile, 3, Captain G. Watson, from Queenstown, arrived at Malta on the 3d inst., after a remarkably fine passage of eight days, having on board Lieut.- Col. T. Hamilton, 92d Highlanders, 64 other offi cers, ten ladies, five children, 931 non-commissioned officers and men, 109 women, and 129 children of different regiments, and 14 seamen, en route for India. Two deaths occurred during the voyage, one of an old soldier of the 92d, from heart disease, and the other of a child, from measles. The chief engineer, Mr. Sergeant, was discharged to the Royal . Naval" Hospital at Bighi, fur debility occasioned by overwork and anxiety. The Indian- was to leave at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the 4th for Alexandria. Accounts from Tunis to the 2d of February were still very unsatisfactory, and the demand for bread stuffs continued unabated. The weather having been fine at Malta upwards of 80 vessels windbound had left that port on the 4th of February and the two preceding days. The English schooner yacht Bella Donna, Capt. J. Kelleway, which had put back, took a fresh departure on the 3d inst. for Gib raltar. There was a private meeting of the Council held after the general meeting on Friday last, when it is said that certain propositions were made to the Council which, it is expected, may lead to an amicable settlement of the long-pending questions in connection with the Great Harbour works. Of course, any matters privately agreed to will be publicly discussed in the island Legislature on a future occasion. The new holophotal light, to be placed on the Delimara Point, on the south-east coast of Malta, which was ordered from England three or four years ago, had at length arrived, hav ing been received by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ceylon, from Southampton. It is reported to be a light of unusual power and bril liancy. It was yet hoped in Malta that the injurious arrangement proposed to be carried out by the Postmaster-General, setting aside the island inte rests for au infinitesimal gain in time for the Indian mails, may yet be averted. It is stated that every department of the State in England, except the General Post-office, is averse from this ill-advised measure, and our corresponthmt adds, it is not alto gether impossible that the service of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, via Marseilles and Malta, may yet be continued. Orders have been received at Colchester Camp for the depot of the 94th Regiment to proceed from Colchester to Dover to-day, to await the arrival of the bead-quarters of the regiment from India. A draught of the 14th Regiment, consisting of three officers, 102 men, three women and one child, is under orders to leave the garrison for Gravesend on the 14th inst., and embark on board the steamship Cleopatra for conveyance to Jamaica to join the service companies of the regiment ; and a draught of the 2d Battalion, 16th Regiment, consisting of two officers, 93 men, two women, and two children, will also be conveyed by the same vessel to Barba does, where service companies of the regiment are now stationed. Staff-Assistant-Surgeon Leslie, from the Camp, will embark at Gravesend and proceed to Bermuda, in medical charge of draughts. It is satisfactory to find that the immense stock of ordnance materials which have been accumulat ing for the past 20 or 30 years in Woolwich Arsenal, and with which the open spaces fronting the stores and factories are now encumbered, are soon likely to be made use of. In addition to a large number of 32-pounders, and other cast-iron guns, bored out and strengthened with inner tubes on Major Palliser's plan, about 2,000 tons weight of the smaller calibres are now being transferred to the Royal Gun Factories, to be worked up by the Bessemer process into malleable blocks and coils for the manufacture of the service guns now adopted on the Fraser system of cheap construction. Col. Campbell, superintendent of the establishment, through whose suggestion the War Department has sanctioned the introduction of the system, is so well satisfied with the results hitherto obtained by the initiatory trials during the past week; that the number of puddling furnaces is to be increased from three to five. A number of efficient puddlers have been added to the establishment at a pay of 12s. per day, and, besides the old guns, Colonel Campbell intends using up the whole of the refuse, such as the old carronades of the time of George 1., and the useless spherical and broken shot and shell amassed in various parts of the Arsensal. With five fur naces ten tons of malleable iron of very superior quality will be produced daily, at the rate, including all expenses, of about a per ton. According to a special demand yesterday from the Horse Guards, a large quantity of the Boxer ball cartridges for small arms' service was conveyed from Woolwich Arsenal, under military escort, to the magazine in Hyde-park. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Staff-Commander John P. C. Clements to the Royal George; Navigating-Lieut. Edward H. Hills, additional, to the Excellent, for the Royal Sovereign ; George Hunt, engineer, ad ditional, to the Cumberland, for the Bullfinch ; H. D. Garwood, engineer, additional, to the Fisgard, for the Rapid; Edward D. Dooley, engineer, addi tional, to the Asia, for the Enchantress. Arrived, Feb. 11—Rifle, from Portrieux. Arrived, Feb. 12-11ayle, from Aiquillon ; Amazon, from Foo-chow-Foo ; Waterloo and Batavier, steamers, from Rotterdam. PLYMOUTH, Tuesday.—The bark Shantung, 312 tons, Captain IL Parker, was 14 miles south-west of the Eddystone yesterday at 2 p.m., under all plain canvas ; wind north-west. She has a cargo including GOO bales of wool and 70 tons of ball ammunition and Government stores for London. Tho Shantung left Table Bay Dee. 17, touched at St. Helena on the 31st. She spoke, Jan. 13, lat. 4 N., long. 21 W., the Maid of Malineen, bound to Algoa Bay; and Feb. 7, lat. 47 N., long. 9 5 W., the ship Essex, Captain Richards, belonging to Messrs. Money Wigram, which left Plymouth ou tho 3d bast., with pas- PAgera, fpr AitaQurne. SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY MARES AYD STOCKS. tlt 116 1 1 4p 58 60 109 111 58 69 44 46 7ii 711 d lu , 146 :50 72 1i COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUItITIE6, BRITISH r 1 1 0 st I 10 201 10 100 I Itlantic&St.Lawrenoe Itorn.,Baroda, t Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Du. Preference it uff.,Bran t, 3c Goderich Ip.c. 1872-3-1 ;alcutta & S. E., lim ate Town & Dock, gu )ernerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension ;rand Trunkof Canada Jo. Equip. Mort, Bond, 1 charge I p.c Do. Ist Prof. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. ad Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deferred •.; t. India Pen. gua. sp.e l'o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c t. South of India gua. 5 per cent Do. 41 per cent Do ;rest Wcs. of Canada.. Do. New Jo. 6 p. o 11(18. pay. 187:i 00. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4 do Do. Fifth Extension, t[elb. Cor 6 p. c. Bnds. ulel. & Ilobsou's Bay N. ifl.C'da.Bpc l st pf. bs nude &Rhiik'nd, g. 5 p.o ieinde Jo. Delhi Jo. do . Jo. •1 a.nl Jo.lndus St.lelot SSE IVO too WO all 100 100 100 t 100 15 100 100 BRITISH MINES. lam. Consol. Gold, lim. 1 Chiyertan ;lifford Amalgamated SO 54 61 Jevon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 4W 430 ... Jrake walls 2.1.0 1 1 fast Bassett (Illogan) 291 10 12 east Caradon 2.14.1, 5 6 —.:Cast Carta Brea 3l 2 24 ;.;ast Grenville . ... 2.14.0 11 2 &tuft. Gunnislake 8.3.0 1 i 41ast Lo vel l 3.9.0 8 9 .—9:. Ny'l Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 11 2 Aam.3i StAubyn(Gwen. 66 4 5 4 ;rest Laxey, limited all 17 18 4 /mat South Tolgus 0.14.6 -- Treat Wheal hasy 14.9.6 - - d. Wheal Vor (Helstim 40 20 21 Irenville 9.0.6 11 14 Herod's Foot .... 8.10.0 35 37 Hingston Downs 5.10.6 21 21 liargaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 6 8 Harke Valley *.10.6 41 54 :4 liwyndy iron Ore, llns 84 21 It );ew S ton North loakear N.Wh Bassett(lllogan 1.4.0 _ North Wheal Crotty Prosper United 8.11.0 2 21 _ Providence (Uny Le l ant 10.6.1 29 3 1 _ S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 390 410 _ South Condurrow _ . S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 371 426 Stray Park . 15 15.6 4 6 Tin Croft 9 13 14 Vigra and Clogan, lint. all West Bassett (Mogan _ W. Caradon (Liskeard 12 10 12 WestChiverton ll 67 69 West 5et0n............ 474 195 205 --. Wheal Bassett_illlogan 51 85 95 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 16 12 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 18 20 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5:17.0 6 8 eREFERENCE : S: A A. N R D Es. STOCKS Gr Lancasterre Rt o t ai chnredrit, Carlisle, c p ti eo e 4 n Bi t up . , eAr i nt. 1031 London and S.-Western 4i per cent., 87, Midland A and B .£5 per cent ~ 101 Bahia and San I. : ' r r ° an it ersc l o G , N. li.:. A , g iL ua. VV 7 ATF. per cent., 15 Dutch Rhenish, 2 0 1 Ditto, new. 51 Namur and Liege gua. 14 f. p er annum, 10 Recite and San Francisco, ltm., gua. 7 per cent., 8 13-16 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 14i FOREIGN MINKS. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, lim., 4i Don Pedro, North Del Rey, 2f pm Panulcillo Copper. lim., Rossa Grande, -18 St. John del Key, lim , 21 BANKS. Agra. Jim., A, Ditto, B, 91 Anglo-A ustrian, Chartered &ler. of India, London, and China, 2Fi City. I 4 Imperial Ottoman, 92 London and County, 634 Ditto, new, 264 74 London Joint Stock, 333 44 London and Westminster, 63 67i Ditto, Scrip, 4 1 391 Metropolitan Bank. Bra , National Provincial of Engiand4l 33 Ditto. 'd and 3d issue, 33 Oriental Bank Corporation. 131 2 MISCELLANICOUB: Anglo American Telegraph, 191 Atlantic Telegraph, Ditto, 8 ptlr oent., 101} 100 Bombay Gas, lim., 4 5-16 Ditto, new. 21 British American Land. 15 City Discount, lim, 2/ Credit roncier ot England. lim.. 3 1-16 1 East India Irrigation and Canal, 161 Egyptian V per Cent., Viceroy Loan, gua by Egypt. Govt., 911 International Financial society, tun— 3 1-16 E mdon eneralOmn)bus Company, lim, 21 Lon on aid Provincial Marine, 11 New Consolidated Discount. lim Peninsula and Oriental steam, 57 Dito, ncw, 1867, 51 Royal Mai Steam, 65 Scottish Australian Investment, Urn.. 126 Telegraph Construct. and Maintenance, lim., /131 Viceroy of Egypt, 7per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 76 7161 THE STRAND MUSIC HALL.—This case, under the winding-up order, was specially appointed to come on on Saturday at the Rolls Chambers before Mr. Marshall, the chief clerk. Several parties attended; Mr. Holdsworth for the official liquidator. There is a fund in hand, and the matter was to go before the Master of the Rolls to ascer tain which of the creditors was to be paid. It is expected that there will be no dividend to the creditors, and no calls made. The chief clerk made a formal adjournment to com plete the case, and said the parties need not attend, as the matter would go before the Master of the Rolla on the quintiwz 9ipayunut. 102 104 103 105 110 111 110 112 SIONS. 64 66 103 101 P iP 3i 4 6 0 68 71 18 52 99 102 103 IG4 IC9 110 15 16 7i 62 43 45 33 3> 27 29 18 19 1(9 110 1, 2 16 21' 102 103 94 16 !6 1.5( 98 100 91 91 100 102 93 9b 89 91 83 1014 106 100 101 1004 1014 P 103 101 87 89 COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Chief Justice Bovill and a Special Jury.) BLYTII V. TILE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was also an action against the above railway company for compensation. The plaintiff was driving his horse near Strat ford-bridge, when the animal became so frightened at the noise made by one of the engines of the company, and also by the steam that came from it into the roadway, that it "bolted" and seriously injured itself. The plaintiff him self also received very severe hurts and bruises, which, as they had been occasioned through the instrumentality of the company, they ought to be called upon to make proper reparation. The company contended that they were not to blame, that the engine was standing in the siding, and that no further use was made of it than they were entitled to by the Act of Parliament. The Attorney-General and a long array of counsel appeared in the case, which seemed likely to extend over the day. COURT OF PROBATE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) V. BILLING. This was a suit to obtain probate of the will of Mr. Ananias Billing, lately the senior partner of a large building firm at Nottingham. The will was opposed on the ground of incapacity. The case appeared to be a very complicated one, from the fact that the will that had led to all these difficulties had been executed after one had already been formally signed. A witness named Peate, who had been a confi dential clerk with the testator, stated the circum stances with respect to the execution of the second will. He stated he was called into Mr. Billing's room one morning by that gentleman shortly before his death, when he told him he was greatly distressed at the will he had already made in favour of a Miss Hootan, with whom he had been on terms of intimacy. Testator said he thought it was a great injustice to his wife and family if carried out, and he therefore wished privately to execute another, leaving Miss Hootau only /1.00. He directed Peate to write to his dictation another will, which was done, and after being read over to Mr. Billing, who kept it in his possession for two days, when Peate and one of the testator's brokers witnessed its signature. The testator, before his death, told Peate that he knew there would be a great row about the matter, but that they would all have to fight it out. He (testator) said his object in not letting Miss Hootan know of his altered intentions towards her was that she was of such a violent temper that she would do him some personal injury if she did. Witness was d e cidedl y of opinion that the possession testator ofw haelnl his e f a m o a u d l t e i e sto fullest ex tent. the was quite in There are a great number of witnesses to exa mine, and the case being connected with others to follow it will occupy the Court until its rising, and then most probably be adjourned. ADMIRALTY COURT. (Before Sir J. Phillimore ) THE GREAT EASTERN STEAMSHIP. This was a suit instituted against the Great Steamship Company for work and labour done. This magnificent, but unfortunate vessel, it will be recollected, was chartered by a French company, to convey passengers from America to Havre during the French Exhibition, but the project turned out an utter failure. Before the ship sailed a great amount of money was laid out on her repairs, and liability incurred for others. Amongst one of the works performed was the painting the ship's bottom, and when the bill was sent in to the Great Steamship Company they denied their liability, and said that the French charterers were the persons responsible for the cost of painting. Sir J. Anderson' commander of the ship, was examined at great length. lie said he had been appointed to the ship by the Telegraph Construction Company, in the first instance, and on returning from laying the cable he ceased to be captain as soon as she anchored in at Sheerness. He commanded the ship on the occa sion of the laying the second cable, and after that quitted the ship atLiverpool. He was next appointed to the ship by the French charterer, and when the ship sailed he received a letter from Mr. Yates, the secretary of the Ship Company, appointing him to act for them, so that he considered he had to act for both parties to the best of his ability. He had to sign bills and give orders after his appointment, but he never directed the bill for the painting of the ship's bottom to be sent into the company's office at Liverpool. He could hardly say he had ever been actually appointed captain of the Great Eastern by the company. The French charterers were liable for many of the charges, and the present one, he should say, was one of them. U:he case will last until the rising of the Court. MARKETS —( 2 his Day.) CORN. The weather continues fine, and farming operations are making steady progress. The country markets are in some cases rather firmer, and in ono or two instances dearer. The French markets are also higher. At Mark-lane this morning there was only a moderate attendance, and a quiet demand prevails for most articles of the trade, but the tone was firmer. English wheat met a limited sale, but the rates of Mon day were well upheld. Foreign wheat sold slowly, but all prime qualities were quite as dear. There was no quotable change in the flour trade. Malt unchanged in value, with a limited demand. Barley, beans, and peas firm, at Monday's quotations. Oats moved off steadily at rather more money. TALLOW. The market is qu i e t, and barely so fi rm. Y . C . on t h e spot, 42s 6d ; March, 42s 9d to 43s ; last three months 43s 6d. _ NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL. MEAT. —The mutton trade is brisk, with a moderate supply, and firm prices :—Wethers, 3s 8d to 3s 10d, for middling, and 4s to 4s 4d for prime ; ewe, 3s 4d to 3s Bd. Beef, a dull sale, and prime beasts quotable are 4s, while coarse can scarcely bo bought under 3s 4d. Veal very scarce, and a very slow sale, but dear—prime small, 5s 4d : large, 4s Bd. Pork dull, at 3s 4d to 4s, for coarse to prime. COTTON MARKET. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 12.—Market opens strong, still ad vancing. Sales probably 15,0.0 bales. A rough sketch of an improved building plan for the now Central Courts of Justice Palace has been pre pared by Dionisis Vericchio, of Venice, and forwarded to the Lords' Commissioners for consideration. It appears to be very excellently laid out, and many of the requirements absent in the plans already considered have been provided for in the most convenient manner. THE ITALIAN CURRENCY.—The Italian Govern ment, as already mentioned, has recently put in circula tion a great quantity of paper and copp er money, an d speculators have boon making a largo profit by exchang ing the golden Napoleon of 20f. for more than 23f. in copper.° The authorities of Nice have just issued a notice inviting the public there to refuse all copper money of foreign coinage, and the dealers of that town have since declined accepting payment in that form. Orders have also been given at the frontier to prevout the entrance of copper THE MELTON HUNT. We have got through the first month in the new year, and father Time still keeps ringing his changes in the weather in a most extraordinary manner, and amongst all the changes we have bad those of the past week are certainly not the least remarkable. Friday opened fine with a stiff breeze on, but mild and to all appearance a nice hunting morning, consequently there was a good muster at Baggrave to meet the Quorn, the first time they have met there since it has been in the occupation of W. S. Crawford, Esq., who is dispensing the hospitalities of the season on the usually liberal scale. A more thorough sportsman does not exist, and Leicester shire has for many years held first claim in his time during the hunting season. Baggrave is well situated for covers, and it was hardly expected that Barleby Ilolt would be the first venture, but so it proved, and gave them a fox which ran well at starting, but not very straight, and by a series of rings spoilt what might have b_en a good thing After going for about twenty minutes they lost their fox, and the game was up for the day, for after waiting at Cream Gorse for more than an hour trying to get a fox away they failed, and a similar ditileu!ty met them at the other coverts near there, the last order being given iu the afternoon for Gartree Hill, which proved blank, and sent the hounds home. The breeze of the morning proved the precursor of the gale which set in with shades of evening, and made dwellers in towns keep the middle of the street in passing about, for the winds held high revel amongst the chimney pots, and slates flew about like paper in all directions. Worst of all with daylight no lull came, but the storm of wind sooner increased in violence, so that it seemed perfectly useless to attempt hunting. Neverthe less, a goodly party left Melton to meet Mr. Tailby at Burrough, which is, perhaps, the bleakest spot on this side the county. Luckily, the rain fell but lightly, and only at intervals ; but such a breezer has seldom been felt, it was almost enough to blow one clean out of one's saddle. But hounds were there, and so along the top to the Punch Bowl, where a fox was soon on the move, but went away with evident reluctance. After working back and finding another with which they could do no good, it became evident that sport was out of the huestion, and although Mr. T. gave the word for Owston Wood, nearly all the Melton contingent turned for home at the time the gale had reached its culminating point, and when it was extremely difficult to solve the problem of gravitation, the heavy weights having decidedly the best of it. With the sinking of the sun came a lull, which was most acceptable after one of the longest and roughest gales ever remembered in the Shires. Monday was a Quorn meet at Widmerpool, and the Curate's gorse gave them a fox, which went to ground almost directly - , and leaving some men to dig him out, the hounds were taken on to the Parson's Gorse, but drew it blank, so back to the Curate's to ascertain the effect of the excavation, when it was found that Reynard was all right in a bag, so they took him on to Broughton and turned him out, when he made for the vale, and hounds getting on it looked like being a run, but before the Smite was reached they were at fault. They were, how ever, cast forward, and several thinking he had crossed the river charged it, a few, as usual, eoming to grief, amongst whom was a gentleman in black, well known with the Quorn, who always goes well. His horse failed to clear the water, and came back upon him, but although it was an awk ward fall, the loss of a few ivories was the extent of the damage, beyond a severe shaking ; and if he did not clear the Smite, he will have the pleasing recollection that he rode at it, as only those with plenty of pluck ever attempt it. In the meantime it was found that they had overrun their fox, and on trying back discovered that he had again gone to ground, so another hour was spent in digging out, and as may be expected no more good was done with this determined grounder. Late in the .day they came on up to Grimstone Gorse, but did not find, and thus ended a middlicg day. Wednesday, a Stonesby meet of the Duke's again drew together a large field. There was a stiff wes terly wind, one which did not augur well for sport —the going was, however, all that could be desired, the ground having got nicely settled since the rain, and the turf was never more elastic and springy. The road to the meet was quite lively, and looked more like old times than it has on any day this season. Sson after eleven o'clock we moved off to Newman's Gorse for the first draw, and hounds soon warned us to prepare for a burst. The breeze had stiffened during the last hour, and looked almost a dead certainty that a fox must run down wind ; and so it proved, for in a very few minutes a brace came away beautifully, one about fifty yards behind the other, but following in exactly the same line. A ringing view holla brought down Cooper, and we soon had the satisfaction of hearing the pack strike up that glorious music which thrills alike through man and horse, and at it we went tugging away up for the lane, crossing it and going straight over for Stonesby Gorse. Before reaching it, however, the hounds felt the effect of the breeze as far as scent is concerned, for they began to feather about evi dently at fault. Cooper, however, lifted them on to the gorse, and here we had a check of a few minutes when a fox went away well for the village, bearing down to the right of it partly towards SproxtonThorns, but he turned short under the Brickyard, crossed the town street, and ran round the back of the vil lage straight across to Bescaby Oaks, a likely place to change foxes, but 1 hardly think they did, for whilst the majority of the field were waiting outside the Oaks, unable to hear anything for the wind, Cooper got away on the bottom side with a select few, and when it came to our knowledge he was out of sight, having crossed over to the top end of the park, by the time we reached which he was working down for the valley, near to the coach road leading to the Castle, which stood out nobly in front of us. It was a splendid sight to see hounds and those few lucky ones scudding across the large grass fields in front of us, with the princely resi dence of the noble owner of the pack as a back ground to the picture, but a glimpse was all that could be spared ; it was evident only a slice of luck could let us up again, and thanks to the fox this occurred, for after getting as far as Croxton Banks he took a turn to the right, ran up the hill over by Croxton village, at back of the Church, across the turnpike, and straight along the Heath to Hering's Gorse, where he found refuge, and this time let up the outsiders. It was a nice hunting run, the best part of which was after leaving the Oaks. A ringing run from the gorse followed, after which they went down to the Swallow holes, found directly, and had a splendid burst of 18 minutes up to Sproxton Thorns, going, to use the words of a sporting friend, " as hard as they could lick," which they did and no mistake, as the distance from point to point is quite enough to do in 18 minutes at any time. The fox, however, was staunch, and reached the covert first, and at the end of this good thing many cried " enough," and turned h om ewards, after a very fair day's sport. We are now pretty fall, and no doubt, wea ther permitting, shall continue so to the end of the season. Amongst our latest arrivals are Captain Machell, Mr. and Lady de VO3IIIC, Sir Francis and Lady Grant, and Sir Henry Hoare. Craven Lodge, which was purchased last year by Mr. Padwick, has again changed hands, and become the property of Sir Robert Hay, who will reside here. By some means or other the Quorn fixtures were not adver tised last week, either in local or sporting papers, and considerable inconvenience was caused to coun try residents by the omission ; but no dobut it was one of those accidents which will happen. It is, however, only fair to allow farmers and those whose lands we ride over to know the whereabouts of the hounds, so that, if hunting men, they caa partici pate in the enjoyment, and, if not, they may, at each special district likely to be visited, have an eye to the sheep, and look after the gates.—" Nimrod " in Leicester Journal. GUN ACCIDENT.—As a labourer, named William Carter, 66 years of ago, was on Friday engaged at Chuhn leigh, Devon, attaching a horse to a cart, the reins caught the barrel of a gun which was placed against a wall, and an explosion occurrod. The unfortuuato old man was fstolly injured. SPORTING INTEL LIC=ENCE—This Day. BIRMINGHAM RACES—THIs DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LICENSED VICTUALLERS' PLATE. The Licensed Victuallers' Plato of 50 sovs ; winners after Feb. 5 at noon, 71b extra. About two miles and a half. Itighflyer Miss Dodson Coverdalo Nine ran. The Doctor was scratched at 11.15. FARMERS' STEEPLECHASE. Tho Farmers' Steeplechase Stakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added; four year clds lOst 71b, five llst 71b, six 12st 11b, aged 12st 51b. About three miles. Colonel Black Swan Cotswold.. 3 Eight rtn. HUNTERS' PLATE. The Hunters' Plato of 23 sovs, for horses that have never won a steeplechase handicap. About three miles. Plum Cak© Militiaman Lady Port Six ran. GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE. The Birmingham Grand Annual Steeplechase of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added ; the winner of any steeple chase after Jan. 27, at noon, 51b; or any steeplechase value 100 sovs, 91b ; twice, or 200 sovs, 141 b extra ; the second in any steeplechase value 200 soya, 51b extra ; gentlemen riders who are qualified under the new rules, and who have never ridden the winner of any handicap steeplechase, allowed 51b (provided it does not reduce the weight under the limit of the National Steeplechase Rules); the second to save his stake. About three miles and a half. 66 subs., 32 of whom pay 5 soya each. The Nun 1 Benazet Greenland 1 1 11 HID EDITION• SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. Eleven ran. Error in Erdington Plate, run yesterday—Huntsman second, not Birdie. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—TiIIs DAY. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 9 to 1 agst King Charming (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agst Czar (offered) 12 to 1 agst Purveyor (taken) 100 to 6 agst Easby (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Leases (taken) 100 to 3 agst Mount Palatine (taken and offered) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 1000 to 80 on the field (offered) 20 to 1 agst Thalassius (taken and wanted) 25 to 1 agst Chimney S weep (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 6 agst Viridis (taken) 20 to 1 agst Abergeldie (off—take 25 to 1) 40 to 1 agst Caithness (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 500 to 200 agst Ilosicrucian (taken) 1000 to 70 agst Typhams (taken and offered) DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Lady Elizabeth (offered-6 to 1 taken) 25 to 1 agst Blue Gown (taken and offered) THE ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE, THREE DOORS FROM BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE, SURREY SIDE IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Annual Subscription Five Shillings. Responsible Bookmakers desiring Stands should apply immediately (as the number will be limited) to the Secre tary, 3, Blackfriars-road. AQUATICS. SCULLERS' RACE FOR £lOO. A match for the above amount was rowed on Tuesday from Putney to Mortlake, by John Augustine Caffin, a waterman of the Old Swan, London-bridge, and William Sadler, a waterman of Putney. Sadler was a groat favourite, and the betting opened at 2 to 1 on him, and went to 5 to 2 ; he also won the choice of station, and took the Middlesex side, sheltered from the wind, while Caffin was exposed to all of it in mid stream. He weighed 12st 41b, while Sadler weighed 2st less. Mr. W. Wilberforce, jun., was referee; Mr. 11. Bain umpire for Caffin, and Henry Kelly his pilot. Joe Sadler stood um pire for his brother, and George Hammerton showed him up. They got off on a bad tide, Catlin with a slight lead ; he was dispossessed of it, however, in 50 yards, and at the Star and Garter Sadler led by one-third of a I:ngth, both steering in shore. Sadler increased the gap as they neared the London boat-house, but hero Caffia drew up, and half way up the Willows Sadler, who was too close in shore, came out, and they fouled ; Sadler went on with the lead, and was well ahead at Hammersmith, but again off Chis wick Coffin caught him, and a smart struggle to the bath ing place at Barnes found them again fouling. After that Sadler maintained the lead, and at Mortlake was declared the winner on the foul. Time, 27 min. 25 sec. FRESH FENIAN OUTRAGES. CORK, Feb. 12. During the night two constabulary patrols were shot at from revolvers. The first outrage was per petrated on Sub-constables Kearney and Thompson in North Main-street ; the next on Sub-constables Hunter and Flanagan, in Mulgrave-street. The latter returned the fire again from their rifles, and one of their assailants fell. Subsequently a six-barrelled revolver, with two barrels discharged, was found near the spot, and in a house adjacent a man named Daniel Dineen was discovered under a bed with his nose recently shot away. He is identified by the police as having fired at them. Other arrests were made of parties having fire arms on their persons. Tranquillity has boon restored. Two of the rioters were brought before the ma gistrates yesterday and committed for trial before the Recorder. THE RUMOURED RE.SIGNAY lON OF LORD DERBY. There is nothing like a good sensational heading to a newspaper article. Lard Derby's " rumoured resignation" is unquestionably an alliterative attraction of the first order ; and we should be sorry to spoil its effect by inquiring too closely into the foundation on which it rests. The Premier has unhappily been laid on his couch by the gout, and on the shelf by the Times. This is enough to set the Clubs and the penny-a liners on the alert ; and, if it were not that the same thing has happened before, as it probably will happen again, the next time Lord Derby chances to be indisposed, we should feel some un easiness at the coincidence. As it is, our minds are at rest. Lord Derby has had a rather lengthened attack of gout, and it leas not been thought prudent to come to town at pre sent —and that is the account of the whole mystery. ULTIMATUM OF PRESIDENT JOHNSON ON THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. —A Washington correspondent of a contemporary says : "I have official authority for saying that Mr. Johnson declares that he will present, as the ultimatum of the United states, the settlement of the so-called ' Alabama claims' upon the basis heretofore insisted upon by the Government, or suspension of diplomatic relations informed, will th e t wo countries. The demand, lam will be made promptly, and a prompt response will bo expected. The forthcoming interview bet between Mr. Johnson and M r . Th orn ton will be awaited with intense anxiety." TROTTING MATCH AT 4BROMPTON FOR £5O.—A match for the above amount came off on Monday afternoon at Brompton, Mr. 11. Panell, the bookmaker, having laid .£25 even that Jack Smith's pony Kitty, 12 hands 1 inch, did not trot 71- miles in the half hour round the enclosed ground, quarter of a mile round. The pony was in ex cellent trim, and was driven by Smith, who weighed 13s Gib. Mr. Edwin Smith, of Bell's Life, was referee, and Mr. J. G. Kent kept time on behalf of the pony. She did the first and second quarters in a minute each, and the first mile seven seconds under four minutes. After that she had it rather safely in hand, and won by 45 seconds. There was no betting, but a very numerous attendance o all classes of trotting men. ANOTHER SHOCKING WORKHOUSE STORY.—An inquest was opened at the Aston Union Workhouse Birmingham, on Saturday, on the bodies of Mary Pritchard, aged GO, and her daughter; Mary Ann Prit chard, aged 23 years. The deceased were inmates of the above workhouse, and last week the nurse, by mis take, took from the dispensary a bottle of carbolic acid and applied to the poor creatures as a remedy for the itch. The mother died in three hours and the daughter next day, having suffered dreadfully. Another woman Tfll9 WON tizailorly trootsci 1i a YerY diWgQi9Wl fitAtV• LTC id Ah ;ho ler At rb ave ter. ded the rom sing ave we- my, the less Ling dg and ited the lido am a to ince [tied ered Dt a Le he ning that oast lUDg 11 of )11ey Wes and boy, and ni, a ling. n as most es ult iarl- table le to Dlent most 3 the .talc, and the 4 hare 20 at Bt ZOO