The Sun. — London, England, 1868-03-07 00:00:00

NONEY MARKET AND CO - -IME.ROIAL INTFLLIC-?3NCir.. Cm - , Two O'CLOCK. , The Stock Markets are quiet. There is, indeed, an almost entire absence of business. The principal movement has been in a few of the Indian guaranteed stocks wail in American Railway stocks. The Foreign Market is slightly dull. Railways are without sub stantial change. The funds are a shade firmer. There is still a good demand for money at 1 per cent. Consols are firm at 93 to 934 for money and account. New and Reduced Three per Cents., 92 to ; India Five per Cents., are again 4 better, at 113± to 1131 ; Bank Stock, 249 to 251 ; Exchequer Bills, lOs to 15s prem. In Foreign Stocks there is a further advance of in Orel-Vitebsk Railway debentures, at 775 to 78; and of 4 in the Viceroy's 9 per Cent. Bonds, at 89 to 84. ; Mexicans are 154 t o 151 • N ew S pan i s h , 36 to - 364 ; Greek, 12 to 124 ; Italian, 455 to 451 ; Turkish, 321 to 33 ; Portuguese, 4 to 1 prem. ; Egyptian (1864), 87 to 88. The New Honduras Loan is steady at 1 to 14 prem. Egyptian Nino per Cent. Bonds are 89 to 89i. Erie shares, on highest prices from New York, are 15 better, at 475 to 485. There is a r i se o f in the 5-20 bonds, at 711 to 71Z T ; Illinois, 885 to 895. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have risen 4 to 26 to 28, and the Consolidated Mort gage Bonds -remain steady at 27± to 271. Railway Shares are rather firmer, but prices show no particular change. Midlands and South Eastern are both 5 higher; Lancashire andYorkshire,l26 to 1265; Midlands, 106 to 1061 r • London and North Western, 1155 to 1165 ; Great - Northern, 1055 to 1065 ; Great Northern (A.), 1035 to 1045 ; Great Eastern, 305 to 30a ; South Eastern, 72 to 725 ; Midlands, 106 to 1065 ; Great Western, 451 to 464 ; London, Brighton, and South Coast, 48 to 485 ; Metropolitan, 111± to 111/ ; Caledonian, 82± to 821. In Bank shares the dealings are unimportant. Anglo-Austrian is 4 lower, at 34 to 4, and Imperial Ottoman is 4 higher at 4 dis. to prem ; London and County, 52 to 53; London and Westminster, 675 to 68k. Miscellaneous Securities are quiet, and prices are little altered. Anglo-American Telegraph, 204 to 201 • Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cents., 55 to 54 ; litason's Bay, 14fr to 144 ; London General Omnibus 1i to 2. The sum of £6,000, in sovereigns, was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for transmission to Brazil. The Cirebria has arrived from New York, with £42,000 in specie for this country, and the Ripon from Alexandria, with £39,831. taking £3,000 in gold for Ale xa nd r ia, and £2,950 in silver. The next biddings for Bills on India will take place at the Bank of England on the 18th inst., when £ 2 00,000 will be offered. Messrs. Tinsley, Wright, and Co., of Tipton, chain and anchor manufacturers, owing to the suspension of the firm of Murcott, Wright, and Co., of the Lanes field Ironworks, Wolverhampton, a large amount of bad debts, and the general depression of trade, have found it necessary to call a meeting of their creditors. It will be held at Birmingham on Tuesday next. The liabilities amount to about £30,000. The ordinary general meeting of the National Bank of India has been called for the 16th inst., to receive the directors' report and to declare a dividend. The half-yearly meeting of the Harwich Harbour Estate and Lands Improvement will be held on the 26th inst., to receive the directors' report and state nient of accounts. The liquidators of the Eastern Exchange Bank have declared a further dividend of 5s per share, making £4 10s. paid. A meeting of the creditors of W. H. Smith, Barry, and Co., was held yesterday at the offices of Messrs. Caunan, Ford, and Co., when a resolution was passed to place the estate under inspection, and three auditors were appointed inspectors. The lia bilities are about £60,000 ; the assets are nearly to the same amount, but, being in India, the result of their realisation cannot be speedily made known. , The liquidato rs o f th e E ng li s h J o i n t-St oc k B an k nave made a call of £4 per share, payable in two equal instalments, on March 30 and June 30. A further early distribution is expected, but the liquida tors do not feel justified in forcing a speedy realisa tion of the assets. , The appointment of M r . Whiffi n as li qu id a t or o f tne British and A mer i can T e l egrap h C ompany h as been confirmed by the shareholders. Sir Frederick Halliday, K.C.8., has been appointed chairman of the Anglo-Indian Telegraph Company in place of the late Mr. Charles E. Stewart. The following is from a circular received from the Choutales Mining Company :—" The directors feel it necessary to express to the shareholders the great dis appointment they have experienced at the non remittances of gold they had been confidently led to expect, and upon which they so fully relied to meet the monthly cost. Notwithstanding the panic created amongst the natives by the outbreak of cholera, tjaptain Paul reports that the contractors have been able to carry on their works by paying their men higher wages . It i s a su bj ect o f i nqu i ry w i th the directo rs why Captain Paul, under such special circumstances, did not adopt similar means to retain labour so essential for making returns. Although these circumstances have in no way depreciated the value of the mines themselves, yet the directors, in consideration of the many disappointments that have arisen from the failure of Captain Paul's estimates, amid to insure more reliable information for the future, h ave deemed it desirable to send out a commissioner, who should, in combination with his business quali nc.ations, to be a practical man, thoroughly acquainted with gold mining and the reduction of ores ; and t hey are happy to say that, amongst the numerous Ca ndidates who replied to their advertisement, they h ave i _ secured th e serv i ces o f M r. Thomas Belt, Who, from his p rac ti ca l exper i ence i n gold hi in various pa r t s o f th e wor ld , and the '.gh testimonials f or i n t egr it y an d ability, wit h which th e b oar d h ave b een f urn i shed, they e lieve to b e we ll su i te d f or t h e appointment. Mr. Belt left England on the 17th January last, and is , 1 9 1 v, it is hoped, at the mines. In accordance with enots instructions he will take complete charge and ttrol of the company's affairs, as well as the super visionl,s of the working of the mines. The directors :Fjeon4t 1 e forwardni most anxiously for the report of this upon the state and prospects of the mines, efficiency of the zuachinery, and the value of I,"_e property • but, as tliis report cannot ijnr received earlier than the month of May, the directors propose to defer calling the half-yearly (Tit. tlng of shareholders until that period. The usetptors may state that although unforeseen cliffi- L e, alties and impediments have hindered progress, so time and outlay in bringing the mines into a ' l _ l l course of working have exceeded their calcula "°os, yet large progress must have been made towards rendering the mines available for returns. Captain Paul states that the Consuelo Mine is now available for stoping, the large wheel at St. Domingo is in worki ng or d er, and the tramway m . the mine to the mill completed. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES a GOVERNMENT FUNDS. Per Cent. Consols a 1)0 . Account, April 2 — NP e r Cent. Red uce d 92 1 ad ew per Cent 92 1 ad w 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — 1) 0. per Cent. J an. 1873 — 411„nu ities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 188 P — xd ~,"0. for 30 vrs, expire sth April 1885 — L uo (Red SeaTelevaph), Au,,., 1908 — elloquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. — Pm Do £5OO — pm t i Do. £lOO & £2OO — pin 4 -'O. 'Lilt of England Stock, 41 per Cent 249 Account 14d.114bIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. J P lock, 1 0} per Cent., Aprill874 oo• Account D 5 Per Cent. July, 1880 r,". Cot Cent., Oct. 1888 -'O. ficates — 12:.• En faced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., J an . 1872 " D,.; 5 per Cent., Cent., May 1879 — ° Per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 — Do do. 1877 — D,, Ro. do. 1882 lo3* D . °13 ., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do, lloder s, xl.o 5 pe oo r Cent., £l,000 pm Ar,..,,FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRIOF S. Ault.„l"ne Republic, 6 per Cent — Ilra z i . ,, a ll Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 ,;.13.4,.a., A .1 per Cent — D, 't per Cent., 1852 — 1) 0, do., 1858 do D o. •, 18 i 0 — b o. , do., 1863 0, : Per Cent , 1865 ziN - `' e count . 7ll 21 Os , 1Z 2 Ayres 6 per Cent — 'LII3 , I Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) ',4l') - her Cent D i[4l 6 Per Cent. 1) 0 ° ' 4 i ,.1 Per Cent ._ 1) 0 ' " Per Cent , B • -- )30 , ,„ 1867 r , b e ‘,, P i "r ,Cent. , 1866 kJ )! r ;,c 'ip £32 paid olan 6 per cent. b 3 , , cent. 'ntibi' P'r Cent., 1825 D o B a 4 Pr incipalities, 7 per Cent — , 11, kt Pot' Cent 1867 ;537. : 11. ,, ; : an w uvin U nsu e .ssu u s s e olidated, 1 For Cent — 0,,, R', - , t ' Per Cent — 841 Lo ' • - 4. 5;i0 i i ,, a —N . 0, IS61. -N. . 14 ' l ' Hen -la C°'4 loo no .1 g rt, Bon .1 s ...„ 88f rem c 6 4-e•nt Railway D e b en t ures .... 9.113,- to. ) ,J c e o r , Cent., 182415, ex Coups — ( 4 „ 11.1 t p , 12 `1Q111)01:1s n• , on, ac- ;e Leo- Louise, o'clock Wales rton. hursday Mayor ►itt, the .ction at works s to the tetorily, n of the ies em- ne state ors that cornple- it was prevent ;xion of lot, It -ay. If mooted n more e chair- inform depo- Id been ttee, at ily had :ly, was le coinS er hon. cam all she nevr begin course, to the ce, but r power rith re- , urse, a Nas un- )on the 'IELD. Jones, fled ae roposed t gave ion of were at Le erec :et was :et was darkets Luestion )e sorry be rea market )11 in it r. Hey of the ad been cress. vement put to to be arriage at por end of , hear.) nearly ed that mod of 6 report having -es and ng that on per ke ex ►ration. innittee ,ortant oration it was oration Lt these unfair i in re idly to report, worked s which )on the oration Lts and moved on the drnent, Lad oc- an ink' lat wag rties to !ecordS• i in 01 end to of and sought oration ence of mpt W ear.) idment hen, at ited to e coal' riew ta iubject• rom the 28th 0 1 having ,oration of t ll° Le CO grea t and 3nce 13° 'OWD SII flax L' °4 i t he floe f tames - o o r thl Lets JlYea 113 ;ion tl~a Fel , i 3P „ 4 s. police ; 4 ° .0 to 511 ' An iO - ocate Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent ~ — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p It,;ian. 5 per Ccr:.t., 1865 — Do, Account . — Do. Marommana Rai way — &lexicon 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 186 , - — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — dontevidcau 6 per Cent .. — ‘loorish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada — 1)o 3 per Cen • — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account 76/ 1 7 Do 4 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do ili per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portaguese 3 per Ct., 185.4, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 Do. do., 1.'67 — Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid I - Pal Ru;sian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 4i per Cent. 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 - Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds._ 87i 7 Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0..... Do., 1866, £lOO 80nd5...... ' 874 71- Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Sa •dinian, 5 parr Cent — Spanish 3 per Con ... — Do Acc , .,unt Do New Deferred __. Do Account Do Passive Do Ace. unt Do Coro. Cert. of Coup. not funded — Do Account Tu lash 6 por Cent. Do Account _ _ _ Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account . 6-4 62 11 63}. Do ..£lOO Bonds . Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1863 Do 5 per Oent., 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do I por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Dividends on the above payable in London. French Relates, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. 69f 37/0 A.ustrlan o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2-} per (lent. Ex. 12 Guil,. sl Do Account It‘liaL 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25i. Do. Account 45/ TWU O'CLOCK. 331 3 54 k Consols, Money 931 Do. Account, March 931 ELECTRICITY ON MOUNTAINS. M. Henri de Saussure, a descendant of the cele- brated natural philosopher, has published an inte resting paper in the Bibliotheque Universelle on a phenomenon which has but recently attracted attention. Having reached the summit of the Piz Surley, a mountain composed of crystalline rocks in the Grisons, and 3,200 metres in elevation, M. de Saussure and his party laid their alpenstocks against a little cairn of dry stones which crowns the summit, and prepared to take their repast. Almost at the same instant the narrator felt at his back, in the left shoulder, a very acute pain, like that produced by a pin slightly pressed into the flesh, and when he put his hand to the spot without finding anything, a similar pai n Was felt in the right shoulder. Supposing his overcoat to contain pins, he took it off, but the pins in creased, extending from one shoulder to the other across the whole back. They were accompanied by pricking sensations and sharp shooting pains, such as a wasp crawling over the skin and stinging all the time might produce. The pain next assumed the character of a burn, and M. de Saussure actually fancied that his flannel waistcoat had caught fire, and was about to throw off the rest of his clothes, when his attention was arrested by a sound reminding him of the reverbera-- tious of a tuning-fork. These sounds Caine from the sticks which, resting against the cairn, sang loudly, emitting a sound like that of a kettle the water in which is about to boil. All this lasted about four or five minutes. M. de Saussure at once guessed that his sensations proceeded from a flow of electricity taking place from the summit of the mountain. No spark, however, was obtained from the sticks ; they vibrated strongly in the hand, and sounded very loud. Some minutes afterwards he felt his hair and beard stand out, causing him to feel the sensation resulting from a razor passed dry over the bristles. A young Frenchman who was of the party cried out that be felt the hair of his moustache growing, and that strong cur rents were flowing from the tips of his ears ; and they soon flowed from all parts of the bodies of those present. As they descended the mountain the humming of the sticks and the other phenomena diminished and eventually ceased. The sky was cloudy, and the travellers had been overtaken at the time by a shower of thin hail and sleet. On the same day a violent storm broke out in the Bernese Alps, where an Englishwoman was killed. Sleet, frost, and an overcast sky appear to be the conditions necessary for the production of the.phe nomena above described. Many of the guides have never observed them, and others recollect having remarked them only once or twice. AM - 3'OMA AN AGENT OF MOTION. Visitors to the Great Exhibition may re collect having seen a locomotive engine, set in motion by the application of ammonia, and which was exhibited in Class LIII. by M. Fort, a naval engineer. This engine attracteu the Emperor's attention as well as that of the pub lic, the saving resulting from the system being enor mous. It appeared from the experiments made that a common 15-horse power steam engine working four hours consumed 247 kilog. of fuel, while the ammonia engine working four hours and 18 minutes, did not consume more than 107 kil. The saving was therefore about 60 per cent. The new ap paratus has moreover the advantage of being easily applicable to the old boiler. The chemical theory on which Mr. Frot's system rests is this : " The latest heat of the dissolution 'of ammonia in water is the algebraical sum of the latent heat of liquefaction of that gas, and of its heat of combina tion with water." The now engine, however, does not employ liquefied ammoniacal gas, but a disso lution of that gas in water, and commonly known as liquid ammonia. This solution only absorbs 126 units of heat in its vaporization, while that of water absorbs 606 of these units. Lloreover common liquid ammonia boils at:so deg. centig, and affords a pressure of 6 atmospheres at 11.1 deg., while steam requires a heat of 160 deg. in order to produce the same pressure. Nevertheless an objection to this new system had to be removed. Ammonia will attack copper and brass with great avidity ; and as many parts of a steam engine consist of brass, their speedy deterioration might be looked forward to. Fortunately, however, ammonia, the enemy of copper, is the friend of iron; that is, iron indefinitely in contact with it will be preserved from rust in stead of suffering from it, and all the parts of the steamengine now made of brass may henceforth be made of iron. The escape of ammonia from the engine is not to be dreaded, because the fatty sub stances with which engines are greased being saponified by cont act with that gas will only make them more air-tight than before. EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE.—EarIy on Wednesday morning a girl named Clarinda Tippet, in the employ of a Mr. Johns, miller, near Truro, threw her newly-born infant out of her bedroom window into a garden, a height of at least 12ft. The ground had not been tilled for some time and was quite hard. Mr. Johns heard cries, and, proceed ing to the girl's room, soon became aware of what had been done. The child was brought into the house and properly attended to, and was found to have escaped injury. ENORMOUS RHINE SALMON.—The French papers speak of an enormous salmon which the Rhine fishermen have sent to Paris. It is said to be about nine feet long' about 3301 b. in weight, and to have been purchased by the keeper of a restaurant for £l4. It is a pity that the whereabouts of this fish is not mentioned, so that a coro roner's jury might be called in to witness the body. In 1821 an 831 b. salmon was exhibited in London, and that was thought a monster.—Land and Water. SAD OCCURRENCE.—The _Figaro Programme has the subjoined :—" A frightful misfortune has just befallen Madame Carlotta Patti in the course of her tour in the South —her husband, M. Scola, has gone mad! The Ul mann Concerts at Marseilles have in consequence been temporarily suspended. It appears that the father of M. Scola-died in a lunatic asylum at Milan ; the son had fel - met-1y been a tenor, and was a widower when he married Madlle. Carlotta Patti." THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1868. SHARE LIST. —This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Litre. Railways. j Paid.'Closing Business i Price. done. n Bristol and Exeter .. • lOU 84 95 51, Caledonian lOO b 2 63 S 2 it Cd.mbrian .. - Cork and Bandon...- - (0 Cornwall . . all 3 4 it Dublin & Belfast Juno. 100 75 77 rt Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junc. 100 70 72 10 1. London, borip Ceal. all - - Do. 100 - it Glasgow &S. Western 100 101 103 it Great Eastern, Ord. st k. 10U 31 30/ 302 ,t Do. E. Aug). at. No. 2 100 6 7 62 t Great North of Scothimi 100 15 16 t Great Northern lOO 106 107 1061 1 t Do. A stock „ 100 103 i 101/ 101 t Do. B stock lOO 121 125 t Do. New, is. at 25 pm 100 - - t GtS, and W. of Ireland, 100 05 97 t Gt. Western -Origiu,ll IGO 451 461 452 6 t Do. S. Val. Rail. gua. 100 - - t Do. South Wales t Do. W. Mid.-Oxiord 100 2.5 3u t Do. Newport zoo 27 2,1 t 1)o. Derelerd lOO - - t Lumn.shire York - shin lOO 1251 116 i t London and Mac:kw:ill 100 - - t Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast 100 481 4 8 1 I t 1 on., i.;114t., and DOVO IOJ 17 1 1 0 1 t Do. Aletrop. Ex. A i ify) 12 15 • t Lon. & Wester: 100 1153 1 1 8 I'B 15 1 t Lou. South Wester]. 100 8) t 7 80 t Man., Shei., .tc Liucotu 100 41 11 L t Do. New lO - - t Do. Extension.-- all F 5 106 115 1 sletropolitan District all - 72 1 Do. do. do. 10 - Do. and St. John's W'o 6 - Midland • Do. X 0 Share 7 - - Do, Birmin.. & Dad)) 100 75 77 75 • uid Kent . . . all - North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun lOO - th. Eastern-13erwich 100 1011 1022 1 0 11 Do. G.N•E purchase 16.13.4 - Par Do. Leads ..... lot) 601 11l Do. York lOO 91 ) 95,E 911 Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stook. & Darling all 100 132 1301 Do. do. 1860-61 lB - P North London Do. do. 186 k 5 . - Do. do. 1866. 5 : 1 1P North Stallordshire 100 56 58 N. dk S. W. Junotion Scottish Central - - Soot. N. E , Aber. stock 100 - Uo.Scot,Mid.iitook lOO - - Shropshire Union South Devon lOO 45 47 South Eastern . lOO 7t 74 721 s;taines, Wok., & Wok all 9 10 'fan' Vale lOO 142 145 Do. C . - - P ale of death - - Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - Waterloo & Whiteha I 6 - - Went Cornwall 1 Lou - Share 20 et et 100 ,;ULCMIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ilrltivb Columbia, (3 per oent., Deo. 31, 1872. p.c.Ja.4zJuly 1877-81 - I Do. 0 p. e. Fcb. di Aug.. Do. 5 p. o. Mar. & .Sepu Do. 5 p. c. Jan. do July; !Do. 5 p.. c. Inscribed sk! Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873' Do. Apt. &Oct .1890-1900 Do. do 1680-9 u Do. Jan. &July, 1590-9 I Do. 5 per cent. 15 April andls Oct., WOO - Ce 3 ion, Nov. 1878, 6 Do. 1872, do.. Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873, Jan. and Jtily ......• Do. 1878 • - 00. 1382, May 15, N0v.15 Do. 1895, Feb. & Natal goy. 6 per cent..l N.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&Julyl N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,186e Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876: Do. 5 p.c. 18S8 to 1896' New Zealand, 6 p. cents Do. 5 per cent.... • Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. sterling, 1875 1 4ueensland Gov. 6 p. e 3. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c.1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,(lov. 6 p.o. Ja.& July! Do. do, April & Oot 1 190 100 100 100 100 100 atilTlSti. rOSSE, tlantio le St. L s.wrenc , e Rom., Baroda, 4 Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Bull:, Bran t, &Goderich l p.c. 1572-3-t Oaloutta & S. E., lini 2at.e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi : , :ast Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension irand Tr unkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do, do. deterred .... Do. 3d Pref. 5t00k.... Do. do. deferred .... Do. 4th Pref. stook .. Do. do. deterred t. India Pen. gua. sp.c I 'o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 7. a 1 t. South of India ....• • gua. 5 per cent D. 4f per cent Do treat Wes. of Canada D. New , Do. 6p. o II(:s. pay. 1873 00. 56 dv. pay. 1877-8 Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. la d 0....... Do. Fifth Extension Jfelb. Cor 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. t Hobson's Bay.. N. itl.c•da.6pc Ist pt, by !Dude tit 'nd, g. p.c I .••• g• • Do. Delhi 1110, do Do. Puniaub...• am:. Do.lndus St.Flot ""° 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 15 100 100 98 100 100 102 100 102 i 86 87 85 87 103 105 107 109 106 108 105 107 06 77 IF) 11l 165 107 103 105 105 107 107 100 109 ill 104 105 99 10 98 99 i5l 9i3! 93 99 102 104 103 105 110 111 135 i i 109} 99j 95} I 1021 112} I lon 1. 101 i FALL OF TWO UO&SES IN THE STRAND, To-day at noon the greatest alarm was occa sioned near Temple-bar by the sudden fall of two houses near the entrance to the city. The houses were until lately in the possession of Professor Holloway and Mr. Godfree, and were known as 244, and 244, Strand, but in consequence of the removal becoming requisite for the new Law Courts both had been tenantless for some time. The demolition of the buildings adjoining doubtless caused the two houses to fall, and it is most for tunate that no person was injured by the accident. The utmost confusion was, of course, created by such a circumstance, and at first it was supposed that some of the men employed near the houses had been buried beneath the debris, but such fears proved groundless. Since the accident hun dreds of people have flocked to the spot to view the ,heap of rubbish which the houses have now become. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BOW-STREET. BOOK-KEEPING EXTRAORDINAIM—Chas. Wicks, alias John Howard, was brought on remand, charged with forging and uttering a great number of cheques, for various amounts, and Matilda Howard, alias Kipps, charged with uttering one of the cheques. Mr. Mullins, solicitor to the Bankers' Association, conducted the prosecution upon the large number of cases, and Mr. Sleigh, the barrister, conducted, in one case, on behalf of the National Provincial Bank. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Lewis, sen., of Ely-place. The prisoners were recently living at Clarence cottage, Swanage, as Mr. and Mrs. Howard. At about one o'clock on the morning of the 15th Feb. they left clandestinely, and made their way to the Red Lion, at Wareham, carrying some luggage in a box between them.:Two constables who saw them on the road, suspecting that something was wrong, watched them to the Red Lion, and gave informa tion to Mr. Eyles, the superintendent of police at Wareham, in consequence of which they were taken into custody. When the female prisoner was searched - it was found that she carried under her crinoline, and attached to her waist 'by a strap, some articles of wearing apparel and a quantity of very curious documents. Amongst them were a number of cheques and counterfeits, and a series of carefully kept diaries extending over ten years, from 1858 to 1868. These diaries had been carefully kept by the male prisoner. Day by day the details were given of every important or unimportant event of his life, even to what he had for dinner, what time he went to bed at night, and got up in the morning. Amongst these entries many referred to the frauds committed on various banks, and by this means was detected a systematic course of swindling and for gery, carried on with incredible assiduity and suc cess. For instance, on the 29th and 30th December, Bentries :—" Up at 7 o'clock. 4, occur Dressed followingat 9.30., W a lk e d t h roug h Nelson-square to public-house, Geo rge - s t reet (?). 16 Took train at Blackfriars, and left at 10.7. R eac h e d cur the and out Maidstone at 1 o'clock. Car to Randall's Bank. Saw old Randall. Gave card Mr. J. K. Astor. Gave cheque on Wolverhampton Bank for £1,500. Got cheque-book and paid 4s. for same. Left at 12.30 and reached Gravesend about 1.15. Got buns and tea at public-house, and sat till 2 o'clock. Called at London and County Bank ; saw Mr. Merrit, the manager, and gave card, the same, and cheque the 1 same as at Maidstone. Got cheque-book and paid 2s. ld. for same. Left via Tilbury at 2.30, and reached Fenchurch-street at 3.45. To Moses and got a new coat. To Lee and Lee and got cards of Messrs. Lee. To bed at 2. il 30th Dec.—Up at 7, breakfast. To Smith's place, and put up at Sandringham and put on new coat. Hair cut. To Dishman's and got bat. Thence walked to Upper Ground-street. Mr. Lee not in town. Left name Mr. Wilson Lee." Here fol lowed a series of entries showing that he had gone round in cabs to the various branches of the London and County Banks, sometimes calling at pawnbrokers, tailors, and hatters to alter his costume, and referring for further particulars to another page, which contained the following entry : —Dec. 31st. Cash received this day—By balance in hand, Bs. 61. ; received for of Landring. ham, £1 ss. ; cash from London and County, Clar endon-road (A. Patterson, manager), £35 12s. 7d.; do. do. High Holborn (J. R. Sykes, manager), £35 12s. 7d. ; do. do. Henrietta-street, Co vent Garden (T. Dy son , manager), £35 12s. 7d. ; do. do. Victoria - street, £35 12s. 7d. ; High-street, Borough, £35 12s. 7d.— £179 16s. Bd. In each of the above cases I gave a card—Mr. Wilson Lee—and pretended I was a re lative of Mr. Wilson Lee, M.P., and gave a card of his with his compliments, saying he had recom mended me open an account. I then produced a check for £35,12s 7d. an the London and County Bank at Gravesend, drawn in favour of Wilson Lee and signed F. H. Southgate ; endorsed by Wilson Lee; and saidl did not wish itgo through the account, so they might give me the money, which they all did. Syker only asked me to draw upon them, as they had a rule against cash and cheques. In each case, except Covent -garden, where I desired it, and I got a cheque-book for 25 cheques and paid for same. I returned, saying Mr. Lea told me to give his compliments, and hoped we should agree. My card was as f ollows --Mr. Wilson Lee, The Wood - lands, Westfield, Maidstone, 11. Mr. Dyser, the manager of the Covent -garden branch of the London and County Bank in Henrietta - street, stated that on the 30th December, 1861, the prisoner called on him about half past one o'clock, and gave the cards of Mr. William Lee and Mr. Wilson Lee. Ile said the latter was his own name, and that Mr. William Lee, one of the directors of the bank, was his uncle, and had recommended him to open an account there. He said he had a large Maidstone, but h e was go i ng t o res id e a t account with R an d all, Wigan, and Maur, of Carlton-terrace, and wished to open a small ac count at Henrietta -street for private use. He had not yet settled upon the house, but his wife and family would be in town in a week or two. He then gave a cheque on Randall's bank for £1,500, and denied that it sh ou l d b e p l ace d to h i s credit. As he was about to leave he said, " By the bye, my uncle said that if I wanted change for a small cheque you would give it me," and pro duced a cheque for £35 12s. 7d., dated Gravesend, 28th December, 1864, and purporting to be drawn on the Gravesend branch of the London and County Bank, by F. H. Southgate, and payable to Wilson Lee, Esq., on order. It Was afterwards ascertained that no such person as Wilson Lee or F. H. South gate was known either at Rand a l, Wi gan, and Mercers, or at the Gravesend b ranc h o f the Londo n oweve h and County Bank. I t appeared, prisoner b a d called at both of these Banks on the 28 th , and had obtai ne d cheque books, as stated in the above extra c t f rom t h e however, that r, the t diary. The prisoner was remanded. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. " — William Towell, a Knox, with stealing ked up to the a turkey from the shop of Mr. Allwright, poulterer, of the prosecutor, o t tailor, i . N r lo u r o , R . E N: E 6 a :s . - R A a N t p h charged,boia CABBAGE,"_ p e l 3 1 : 3 : A c r before E A . I r . depEodswedintPhaatrwtihne' in prisoner the employ w al show board of the shop and took up a turkey and walked off with it, and he then went after him and gave him into custody. Mr. Knox, who had previously ordered the turkey to be remove& to the rear of the court in consequence of its inodorous condition, asked the value of it, and on being informed 75., remarked that it was dear enough at any price. Paul Burgess, 35 B, said that on taking the pri soner into custody he had upon him five rolls of ribbon, and on asking him how he came by them he said they were " cabbage." Barnes, the gaoler, said if the ribbon had been " cabbage" it would not have been on rollers. It was much more probable that it had been stolen at the linen-draper's. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner, that the police might hate au opportunity of nicking inquiries re specting him, till Friday next; at the same time telling the first witness that there was no need to keep the turkey till then as it was already high enough. THAMES. DARING ROBBERY ON BOARD SHIP. --Michael Welch, an Irish labourer in the service of a master stevedore, was brought up ou remand before Mr. Paget, charged with breaking open a box on board the ship Mars, in the 'West India Dock, and steal ing a silk dress, valued at £5, and four pairs of silk socks, the property of Osmond de Beauvoir Prideaux, Esq., of No. 8, Cavendish-square. Mr. Stoddart conducted the prosecution for the West India Dock Company, and Mr. Pelham de fended the prisoner, and at an early stage of the proceedings said that his client wished to plead guilty, and call witnesses to character before sen tence was passed. Mr. Stoddart, on the part of the dock company, started no objection to the case being disposed of summarily. Mr. Paget said that owing to sonic oversight on the part of the Legislature stipendiary magistrates and Justices in Petty Sessions were not able to dis pose of cases of robberies in docks, and the case must go before another tribunal. . _ A few days since Louisa Hunter, lady's-maid in the service of Mr. Prideaux, packed a large box for her mistress. It contained wearing apparel and other property. It was shipped on board the ship Mars in the West India Dock. The vessel was bound to Madras, and the box and its contents were intended for Mr. Prideaux's step-son. A few days since the prisoner was stopped as he was leaving the principal gateway of the West India export dock by Cook, a dock constable, and on being searched a lady's silk dress was found under his clothes, behind his back, and four pairs of socks in his cap. Ile had been at work as a ste vedore's labourer on board the Mars. The box shipped by Mr. Prideaux was in the hold. It had been broken open, and the dress and socks taken out. A petticoat was also missing, which has not been recovered. A man named Brooks, also a stevedore's labourer, was charged before Mr. Benson on Wednesday with participating in the robbery and discharged. Louisa Hunter identified the silk dress and socks, and said the petticoat was not recovered. Mr. Stoddart said that extensive and numerous robberies had been committed by stevedores while stowing waggons, and the dock company must prosecute in every case. Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial. WESTMINSTER. A FRENCH SuorLIFTER.--Marguerite Renoult, a stylishly dressed Frenchwoman, about 32 ,"years of age, was charged with stealing a dress, value 18s. 9d., the goods of James Hilder, a draper, of 124, King's-road, Chelsea. Charles Heard, assistant to Mr. Hader, said yesterday afternoon about three o'clock, the pri soner came and asked to look at some dresses. I showed her several, and she selected one, a black and white for herself, it came to 18s. 9d. Then she asked to look at some for the servants, and selected one at 18s 11d., and then she asked to look at some gloves, and while I was getting them she took a dress from the counter and concealed it under her mantle. I then showed her some other articles, which she selected, amounting to £2 Bs. Bd., and asked me if I could send the parcel to Miss Knight's, No. 8, Cadogan-terrace. She gave the name of Renoult, and wrote it down herself. I asked her if she would pay for the things, and she said she had not any money to pay for them, and would be at Cadogan-terrace at six o'clock. She got up, and I then asked her for the dress she had under her mantle. She pretended not to understand what I said, and I said again, " Will you leave that dress you have under your mantle before you go." She drew her mantle on one side, and I took the .. dress from under her right arm, and detained her in the shop till a constable came. The dress produced is valued at 18s. 9d. I have been and made inquiries at 8, Cadogan-terrace, and found that Miss Wright had lived there, but had left three weeks ago. The prisoner said, in French—Unfortunately, all he has said is true. He watched me so closely that I had not time to put it back had I wanted. W. Gunter, 316 B, said he took the prisoner. She had only 2s. 2d. on her. The prisoner, having been duly cautioned and the charge read over to her, pleaded guilty, and elected to leave the case in the hands of the magis trate. Mr. Arnold said the whole thing was a decep tion ; the prisoner had no money to pay for the thing, and deserved a severe sentence. He sen tenced her to three months' hard labour in the House of Correction. MARKETS —(1 his Day.) POT.A:TOE. The supplies of potatoes by water and rail are of fair extent in the aggregate, but the proportion of really good qualities is short, more especially of Flukes and Regents. The trade is steady, and best samples, from their relative scarcity, are very doar. Cattle feed is in good supply and moderate request. Swede; 405.; wurtzel, 30s per ton. lIAY AND STRAW. Supplies o❑ offer are now more adequate to the demand which is dull, but prices cannot bo quoted lower, al though buyers have cccasionally the advantage. TALLOW. The market is steady at 42s 6d ; spot 42s 3d to 42s Gd ; all the month, 42s 6d to 42s 9d ; April to June, 43s 3d; next three months. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, March 7 . —Market opens firmer. Sales pro bably 10,000 bales. MUSICAL _ITEMS. Rossini, who having been born on the 29th of February, has only ono birthday in four years, has just completed his 76th year. By the adoption of Barker's system of electricity to organs it is possible for a performer in England to play on an instrument situated in America. Would not this invention be of signal service to some of our organists who hold many appointments ? Were they to have the wires laid down from the various churches to their own residences, they might perform all the services at the same time, and thereby save the expense of paying deplties.— Musical Standard. ACCIDENT TO LORD LEIGH IN THE HUNTING FIELD.--While out with the North Warwickshire hounds yesterday the Right Hon. Lord Leigh was thrown from his horse, and narrowly escaped being seriously in jured. The accident occurred at a village near Leaming ton, imm9diately before the conclusion of a very spirited run. In jumping a low fenoe his lordship's horse stumbled and fell, throwing his rider with groat force to the ground. Unfortunately his lordship fell upon his loft shoulder, which has been se verely punished in a similar way on one or two occasions previously, and although at first the effects of the fall were imperceptible, at a subsequent period his lord ship complained of acute pain, and was conveyed home in a carriage. After the fall Lord Leigh remounted and continued in the hunt up to the "death," when he availed himself of the kind offer of Dr. Busby, of Leamington, who drove him to Stoneleigh Abbey in his carriage. His lordship complained of pain in the loft shoulder, and Dr. Busby having examined the part, found that there wore no bones broken. He recommended a warm bath, and it is hoped his lordship will be about in a day or two. TIIE HEREFORD FARRIERS.—Tho village black smiths around Ross, in Herefordshire, have determined to raise their prices for shoeing, and the,farmers, having held more than ono meeting on the subject, have determined to resist the threatened advance. THE CASE OF SCALDING A FIIMAN TO DEATH.- The adjourned inquest upon the body of tho man Egerton, scalded to death at the Crewe Steel Works last Sunday fortnight, was held on Wednesday. Further evidence of a contradictory character was taken, and the inquest was again adjourned. CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS FOR THE POPE.—A let ter from Havre states that amongst the passengers landed there from the St. Laurent are 136 Can'idian volun teers on their way to Rome in serve to the Papal army. On quitting the custom-house the detachment immediately proceeded to the railway station. The corps is commanded by a captain, and bears a flag with the Pontifical colours. The uniform is of grey woollen with white gaiters and a cap of a pale yellow colour. Most of the men have gilt crucifixes suspended from the chains of their watches. They appear to belong to the better class of Canadian society, and all speak French fluently. SPORTING ITEMS. GRAND NATIONAL HUNT COMMITTEE. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE MENTS. Feb. 28, at 9 a.m., Lawrence (lato Maelstrom), out o, all engagements in 1888. Feb. 28, at 2.15 p.m., Pocket Hercules, out of all engage ments. Feb. 28, at 5 p.m., Flandrin, out of -all Liverpool on gagements. Feb. 28, at 5 p.m., Astrolabe, out of the Trial Steeple chase at Liverpool. Feb. 29, at 9 a.m., Melton and Weather Isle, out of Li verpool engagements. Feb. 29, at 9 a.m., Fawn, out of Liverpool and Shrews bury engagements. March 2, at 9 a.m., Excitement, Bettie, Belzoni, Kate Kearney, Star of the Evening, and Corkscrew, out of Liverpool engagements. March 2, at 9a.m., Sea King and Tennyson, out of the Grand National Steeplechase at Liverpool. March 2, at 9 a.m., Reporter and Surnoy, out of all engagements. March 2, at 9 a.m., Jupiter, out of the Grand Nationa Steeplechase at Liverpool, and out of Shrewsbury eu• gage rents. March 2, at 9 a.m., Bishopton, and all Mr. Herbert's horses (except Columbia for the Spring Steeplechase), out of Shrewsbury engagements. March 2, at 9 a.m., Hopleaf, out of the Sefton Handicap at Liverpool. March 2, at 9 a.m., Philip, out of Norton Open Steeple chase, at Mallon. March 3, at 10.35 a.m., all Mr. Flersheim's horses, out of Shrewsbury and Warwick engagements. March 3, at 2.30 p.m. (to the Clerk of the Course), Philo sopher out of Shrewsbury engagements. March 2, at 3.6 p.m., Hornet, out of Liverpool en gagements. March 2, at 4.9 p.m., Northern Light and Port Royal, out of tho Grand National Steeplechase, at Liverpool. March 2, after 6 p.m., Revolver, out of Liverpool en- gagements. March 2, after 6p.m., Molock, out of the Grand National Hunt Handicap Steeplechase at Bedford. March 3, at 10.25 a.m., Dragoon and La Ferto Fresnel, out of Liverpool engagements. March 3, at 0.40 p.m., Vici, out of all engagements. March 3, at 2.28 p.m., Nutpockcr, out of Croxton Park engagements. March 3, at 2.28 p.m., Golden Cross, out of Shrewsbury engagements. March 3, at 2.45 p.m., Workman and Woful, out of Chelmsford engagements. March 3, after 8 p.m., Chantilly, out of Epsom Sp_ ing Cup. March 3, at 8.5 p.m., Woodbury Hill, out of the Spring Handicap Steeplechase at Shrewsbury. March 5, at 1.39 p.m., all Lord Potilett's horses, out of Streatham engagements. NOMENCLATURE. Tho following names have been given : Sir Joseph Hawley's two-yr-olds. B c by Asteroid—Mendicant KingCophetua. Br f by Musjid—Bas Bleu Nyl Gau. Br c by Beadsman—Salamanca FORFEIT LIST.—The forfeits of the following horses have been paid: —Jess, Half-moon, and c by Bucolic—Do bonaire, in List 1863. STEEPLECHASE FORFEIT LlST.—Ballycasey's forfeit pub lished as paid was only paid to qualify Mr. Barton's name, the horse still remains in the list, and the forfeit is due to Mr. T. Barton. PERSHORE HUNT STEEPLECHASES.—Tho objection to Brighton for the Croome Open Stakes has fallen to the ground, as it was not made within a quarter of an hour after the race. SHREWSBURY RACES. —Th e following trainers will have horses at this meeting:—M. Dawson, T. Dawson, Lowe, Blanton, Bloss, T. S. Dawson, Wadlow, T. Stevens, Hol man, Peck, C. Green, Nightingall, Waugh, T. Brown, B. Laud, Palmer, T. Price, Sly, Cowley, Treen, Hopwood, Wetherell, Saunders, G. Stevens, Holmes, Balchin, Wat son, Daily, Martin, Reeves, Golby, W. Ford, and several private trainers, A special express train will leave Pad dington on Tuesday morning at 8.30, arriving at Shrews bury in good time for the first race. CHELMSFOED SPRING MIETING.—For this meeting, which comes off on Tuesday and Wednesday next, the course, we are requested to state, is in the best possitle condition, and a large number of horses are expected. The London ring division will be well represented, and the upper ten are expected in considerable number. which, coupled with good fields and sharp contests, will well repay a visit to old Gallewood. ABANDONMENT OF CHERTSBY STEEFLE CHASES.—In consequence of Capt. Hastings refusing to send police o maintain order, this meeting, fixed for the 20th and 21st ust., has been abandoned. LEAP FROG.—Mr. H. Smithson, of Mallon, has this week purchased this promising two year old colt by Thormanby out of Sauter°He from Mr. C. Peck's string, and we understand he is for the Continent. Ho has also sold his four year old mare Quoen Ellis, byHobbie Noble, out of Queen of England, by Veto; and she has gone to the North. THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT'S SALE AT ASCOT.—We are informed that the Duke of thaufort's horses will arrive at Stockbridge on Thursday by special train for Ascot Stand stables, where they will be on view on Friday, and on Saturday they will canter on the course before the commencement of the sale, which will take place at two o'clock. DONINOTON HUNT (FARMERS' HUNT Cur).—The ob jectim to the winner in this race, as having wou 15 sovs at Fazeley, having been referred by the stewards to the Grand National Steeplechase Committee, they decided that a winner of a race under the value of 20 sovs was not a winner according to Rule 4. THE LATE PERSHORE STEEPLECHASE.—The protests put in with the view of rendering the Croomo Open Chase null and void, on the ground that the horses did not go the proper course, have been overruled by Lord Coventry, the acting steward, and Brighton, who came in first, is declared the winner. Egham Races will take place on Aug. 17 and 18, having been altered in deference to the wish of the stewards, to avoid clashing with York. We regret to announce the death of Mr. William Owen, of Liverpool, which took place rather suddenly on Thurs day night, from the effects of an attack of bronchitis. Tubal Cain, 2 yrs, claimed by Lord Westmorland a Liverpool, has joined T. Cliff's string. Mr. Fletcher has sold Van Dieman, 3 yrs, to Mr. Valentine for "fifty," and purchased Lupus, 3 yrs, for 46 guineas. TILE SPORTSMAN AT TROY.—For the information of that class of Englishmen who are devoted to the sports of the gun, I may state that a great variety of game is found in the uplands and lowlands of tho western sea board of Asia Minor. In the boundless waste of wild- growing scrub, pheasants, partridges, hares, rabbits, wood cocks, doves, quails, kc., are met with in groat profusion ; while in the beds of the old rivers, ducks, gesso, snipes, widgeons, teal, cranes, and long-necked swans, offer good sport to the " itnights of the trigger," reminding the stu- dent of the well-known lines of Homer which speak of swans, geese, and cranes. Game also of a nobler kind is occasionally met with, viz., wolves, foxes, jackals, and boars, to try the mettle of the sportsman.—The Gentle- man's Magazine. THE PRESIDENTIAL STAGE.—The entries to the groat National Presidential Stake, which now stands open for November next, come in so numerously that we shall be obliged to defer the publication until they can all be published in a regular list, according to the usual custom, at the time of the stakes. This course is rendered still more necessary from the fact that there is considerable confusion in some of the pedigrees, and they require exa mination. Tho stake will close on the 20th of May next. The entries thus far published are those of Grant, John son, Chase, Butler, and Hancock.— Wilkes' Spirit of the Times. PRESENTS TO SUIT EVERY PURPOSE, TASTE, AND POCKET AT PARKINS AND a ._.orro'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, &a.; 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 !Ad freakcoaspituent ury _rapid 610:4-4ADYT.) At a meeting of this committee held at the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, on the 4th of March, present—Mr. B. J. Angell, Mr. E. C. Burton, Mr. C. H. Carow, Captain G. Johnstone, Colonel Enox, Lord Poulett, Mr. A. H. Sum ner, and Lord Westmorland—the Duke of Hamilton was elected a member of the committee, and attended the meeting. A request from some clerks of the courses to alter Rule 39, so that the weights in handicaps should not be raised after acceptance, was not entertained. After reading several letters from owners of horses, both for and against the alteration of Rule 71, relative to the postponement of races—the balance being against any alte ration—it was unanimously decided that the rule should remain as it stands at present. Lord Poulett laid before the committee a letter from Mr. F. G. Hobson, enclosing one from the committee of Tatter sall's, declining to adjudicate on any question of disputed bets on steeplechases. It was proposed by Lord West morland, and seconded by Lord Poulett, that a letter should be addressed to the committee requesting them to re-con sider their decision. ,The following gentlemen were elected as qualified to ride ; —Mr. W. 11. Long, Mr. John Groom, Mr. Bower Talbot, ➢lr. W. C. Baldwin, Mr. Phillips. Feb. 28, at 9 a.m., Said and Bret°line, out of both Hurdle Races at Liverpool. Feb. 29, at 9 a.m., The Colonel, out of bath Hurdle Races at Liverpool. Brighton Brighton Club Lewes Summer Wolverhampton l 7l i Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 1 E g h am lB Hastings York August Dover Oxford Scarborough 2l Canterbury Derby Summer Weymouth Lichfield Tuubridge Margate 3l. SEPTEMBER. Baden Warwick September ... 1 1 Hendon l7 Abin g do n 3 Monmouth .. l7 Leicester Doncaster Septemb er 8 1 Walsall 23 Brecon Richmond Hampton Autumn . _ ~ , 15 and Western M ...... 30 ,OCTOBER. Bedford 1 1 Cheltenham l3 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October 5 1 Newmarket Hought on 19 Chelmsford Autumn ... 13 1 Worcester Autumn..,,, 27 NOVEMBER, Shrewsbury Autumn 9 Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt l7 STEEPLE C lIASES. MARCH. Liverpool Spring Shrewsbury Spring...... 10 West Somerset 2l Grand Military Warwick l7 1 Southdown Hunt Chcrtsey 2O 1 Cambridge _ APRIL. Grand National Hunt -I Knighton (Bedford) Roy.Artillery(Woolwich) 3 I Hambledon Bromley Aldershot Hendon OCTOBER. Bromley 1 1 Ealing l5 DECEMBER. St. Albans 1 i Ealing 26 Kingsbury 110 112 SIORS. 64 6d 102} 1031 4p 3 4 5 6 68 71 18 62 99 102 1046 1654 109 119 151 16i 78 82 43 45 33 35 27 29 18 I.j 109 110 la 2LA ii 2 102 103 9i 98 161 16; 98 100 91 9i 11)0 102 93 05 89 91 83 85 1.)1! 105! 100 101 100! 1011 P 10.) 101 87 89 BRITISII Anzacs. Cam. Coneol, bold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons.(Tavist brake walls =East Bassett (Illogan) Nast Caradon :East Carn Brea 'East Grenvi11e....,.., East Gunnialake East Lovell E. W'l Russell (Tavietk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great Laxey, Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Bitsy G. Wheal Vor (lielstnu Grenville .............. Uerod's Foot llingston Downs ..... Nlargaret (Uny Lelant arke Va11ey.......... Ylwyndy Iron Ore, lim ?.ew S ton ........ N;ertlt toskear ...... an N. Wh Bassett (Mog _North Wheal Crofty Prosper United........ Providence Un y Lel au t S. Caradon (St. Clecr).. South Condurrow ...... S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan stray Park . ........... Pin Cr0ft....,,......., 7igra and Clogan, . \Vest Bassett (Mogan Caradon (Ltskeard' West C hi verton West ..... Wheal Bassett ',Mogan Wheal Roller atedruthl Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton .......... Wheal Trelawney (Lim. 2.1.0 2.~~:al 2.1470 5.3.6 3.9.0 11.7.6 all 1.4.0 14.9.6 9.0.6 8.10.1 , 5.10.6 13.17.6 4.10.6 56i Sh 4 1.4.0 I ).6.7 1i 4.2.0 18.18.9 1,35.1f,.6 3 4 5 6; 43: 445 10 12 4 5 2 24 1y 2 I 4 8 9 1e 2 4 5 17 16 18 19 11 1i 18 90 21 21 6 5 6 6j 21 11 63 7u 5 7 2 3 2 24 20 3t 38) 900 I 37e 924 • d 13 14 10 t 2 67 69 195 205 85 95 16 It) 18 20 85 90 7 9 ssi 5.17.0 ettha's,ltENCE „LAMES. Great Western, 5 per cent., rd.. 85 Great Western, Birmingham gua. stock, 70 rti.hett , lCEN ti.a.ttic, AND STOCKS Great Northern 5 per cent. irrd, 101 London and S.-Western per cent., 89 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, oi 4 Lanoaster and Carlisle, 215 FOItIhIGN RAIL WAY? .Antwerp and Rotterdam, 91 ,JUODELaII (Smyrna to Aida)), 4 FOREIGN MMus. Cape Copper, 81 Chontales Gold and Sliver Mining, lim., 31 Don Pedro, Noah Del Rey, 2,1 Rossa Grande, 1-16 St. John del Key, Urn, 16} United Mexican, Min., ik Worthing, limited, BANES. Agra, lint, A, Ditto, B, Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Citing, isi City, 121 Imperial Ottoman, 9; Loudon Wink of slexico and S. America, LIM., ii London Chartered Bang of AUStrAlla, 23* London and County, 53 London Joint Stock, 33i London and South African, 10; Metropolitan Bank, lim., 7 National Provincial of England, 131 Ditto, 23 and 3d issue, 37 Union of Australia, 501 Union of London, 34 MISCELLANXOUS. Anglo American Telegraph, 20i Atlantic Telegraph, DIU°, 8 per cent., 1951 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., ICI Gen. Credit and Discount, lim., 6 International Financial Society, lim.. 3 1-16 Madras irr.gation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent. by Government). 1021 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lira., ; 1 1.16 Panama, New Zealand and Aus. El. Mail., 4 Peninsula and Oriental steam, -- Dito, new, 1867, 5f Rio de Janeiro City improvements, 174 Mouth Australian Land. 36 Submarine Telegraph, - Ditto, Scrip, I Telegraph Construct. and lialutenance, Urn., 13; United Kingdom Tel, graph Co., lint, 11 Ditto, 10 por cent pf., 7 Viceroy of Egypt (.lortgage) Loan) 744 CELEI3RATION OF ROSSINI'S BIRTHDAY.—Rossini had a small party on his birthday, in spite of his not being quite in his usual health. Madame Alboni, Gustave Dore, and M. Berryer were among the guests, and the latter made the following speech :—" My dear Rossini,—l am asked to propose your health, and I do so with the greatest plea sure, as one of the numerous friends who appreciate, and wish to preserve, your friendship. We celebrate the day which gave you to the world, an honour to man, and a proof of his power. You have conquered all who have lived before you, and all we can wish as to the future, is, that it may kuow how best to decorate itself with the flowers of your chaplets. You can count years, but you need not fear them ; they are years that will always be young with the otexual youth of your success. • —op—, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. STREATHAM DACES--THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Dunstaffnage Bandoline Queen itlab 2 3 SUB URBAN PLATE. Gorsehawk . Capability Miss Emma 2 . Five ran. 3 LAT. 'EST BETTING AT TIIE ROTUNDA CLUB. CHESTER CUP. 100 to 4 apt R2eswing (taken freely) ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE, Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, 18 NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Annual subscription, Five Shillings. Applications for membership should be made to the Secretary, 3, Black friars-road RACING FIXTURES FOR 1858. MAUCH. G:elinsford Spring M. 10 Margate Surewsbury Spring ... 10 I Epsom Spring Meeting 21 West Dray ton l2 Uroxtou Park Warwick Spring APRIL. Bromley Spring 6 1 Catterick Brid ge l6 Durham Hendon l'3 Thirsk I Newmarket Crav e n .... 13 Curragh April '2l Knighton ll 1 Newmarket Ist Sp r i ng 27 Abergavenny ..... 16 j_ MAY. Chester 5 Bath Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury JUNE. West Drayton 1 I Croydon 2d Summer tauchester Ascot Summer Beverley, Hull, and 1 East hiding lO Windsor Summer Newton Hampton Newcastle 23 Bibury Club ► 23 Stockbridge Alexandra, Park 3O Chelmsford Worcester Summer Carlisle 7 Newmarket July 7 Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. la Liverpool July M. Odiham, ID Stamford Radcliffe ..... 2O Iluutingdon, 2l Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood AUGUST. LuNDON GAZETTE-LAST EVENING. ADMIRALTY, MARca 3. Georgo Gilpin, Esq., has been this day promoted to the rank of Staff Commander in her Majesty's Fleet, MARCH 5. Thowas Edgeumbe Skinner, Esq., has this day bo3n promoted to the rank of Paymaster in her Majesty's Fleet. NEWSPAPER STATISTISTICS.—From the News-. paper Press Directory for 1868 we extract the following on the present position of the newspaper press:— " There am now published in the United Kingdom 1,32 newspapers, distributed as follows: England— London ••• 2r Provinces ... 751-1001 ... 253 Wales ... ... Scotland ... ... Ireland ... ... ••• ••• 49 •.. •11• 132 11•• ••• 124 41111 •111. 16 British Isles ... Of these there are 58 Daily papers published in England 1 Ditto Wales 12 Ditto Scotland 13 Ditto Ireland 1 Ditto British Isles. On reference to the edition of this useful directory for 1858 we find the following interesting facts—viz., that in that year there were publised 4n the United Kingdom 866 jovrnals ; of these 41 papers were issued daily—viz., 29 in England, 5 in Scotland, and 7 in Ireland ; but in 1868 there aro now established and circulated 1,324 papers, of which no less than 85 are issued daily, showing that the press of the conn:ry has vary greatly extended during the last ten years, and more especially so in daily papers ; tho daily issues standing 85 against 41 in 1853. The Maga zines now in course of publication, including the quar terly Reviews, numlYlriug 621, of which 219 are of a (15- cidedly religious character, representing the Caurch of England, Wesleyaus, Methodists, Baptists, Independents, and other Christian Communities." EDINBURGII UNIVERSITY AMATEUR CONCERT.— The second annual University amateur concert took place on Wednesday evening in the Music Hall, in presence of a largo and gratified audience. The chorus was upwards of fifty strong, and, with the orchestra, formed an aggre gate of about eighty performers. The programme was agreeably varied, and comprised a selection of vocal and instrumental music, both solo and concerted. The open ing overture (" Cenerentola") was very steadily played, and showed that tho amateur members of the orchestra had rehearsed carefully. The overture to the " Zauber flotte," which opened, and Mendelssohn's " Wedding March," which terminated, the second part, were equally effective. The first vocal "number," " The Wreath," by Muzzinghi, was nicely sung by three amateurs, and well received. Professor Oakley's ballad, " I think of Thee," would have pleased more had it been better heard, but the amateur to whom it was assigned appeared to labour under a ner vous trepidation that prevented him doing justice either to himself or the song. Abt's " Sonneeschin," and Muller' s "Der Waidmann" were very tastefully given and deserv edly applauded. Bishop's) "Sleep, gentle ',lady," and "In Autumn we should sing, boys" (encored)—the music by Marschner, and the words by Professor Maclagan, were also very tAstefully sung. In these, however, the first tenors were hardly powerful enough to bear up against the other voices. The chorus from "Robert le Diable," " Fill high the generous measure," and the "Warrior's Chorus" from "Ernani" wont well, the former especially, and the voices were firmly s u pp or t e d by the orchestra. The Romance from ' 6 Dino rah" was so expr ess i ve l y sung as to elicit an encore, which was complied with. The vocal gem of the conc er t, h owever, was Handel's grand reci tative, "Deeper and d eeper still, " and its accompany ing air, " Waft her, angels, through the skies." Tile former w as declaimed with impassioned fer vour, and th e l atter sung with finished expres sion. It drew down an immediate and enthusiastic redemand, which was declined. A duet for two piano fortes was excellently played by two amateurs, who pos sess not only refined musLal perception, but have acquired an amount of executive power that few amateurs can boast of. Professor Oakley played a "Prelude" and "Fugue" by Bach, and a "Caprice" of his own; the latter was, as might have been expected, most vociferously applauded. There was also given a selection from the " Zauberflotte," including, besides the overture already alluded to, the March ; solo and semi -chorus, " 0 Isis and Osiris ;" duet, " Bowahrot ouch ;" tenor solo, " Wie stark is nicht dein Zauberton ;" semi-chorus, "Das klingt so herrlich ; and due; "Das Konnte joder brave Mann." The concert was a very enjoyable ono, and appeared to afford satisfaction to all present. Mr. Adam Hamilton officiated as con ductor, and Mr. A Mackenzie as leader of the orchestra.— Scot3man. FOURTH CLASS RAILWAY CARRIAGES.—TII llanover Gazette announces the establishment on the rail ways of North Germany of fourth-class carriages. These, which will serve to carry ordinary travellers, are at the same time organised so as to transport wounded soldiers. For this purpose hammocks will be suspended in each car- •iage, in which the sufferers will be laid full length, and protected against all shocks. A passage will be arranged, so that the attendants can communicate from one vehicle to a,nuthor. LY. .ch 6. 20 20 1 to 200