The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-19 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMAIERCIAL iNTELLIGEI4,-CM, CITY, Two o'CLocK. The 6tock Markets, with some exceptions, are more cheerful than they were yesterday, though no particu lar improvement has been established. The Funds have recovered a point, and they are comparatively firm. In the Foreign Market the principal feature is further depression in Egyptian, Rus sian, and Portuguese stocks, while Turkish are steady and Spanish good. As to railways they are steady, and Caledonians have improved 2 per cent. Metropolitan stock has undergone considerable fluctua tion upon the refusal of the Lord Chancellor to inter fere in the case of the injunction granted by Vice- Chancellor 'Wood. The discount demand is quieter, and the rate for the best bills is rather lower, at 1i per cent. Consols are firmer at an advance of being quoted at 921 to 92i for money and account. New and I,educed Three per Cents., 93 to 93i- ; India Five per Cents., 1111 to 112 k. Bank stock 248 to 250. Ex chequer Bills, 15s to 20s prem. Foreign Stocks are a shade firmer, with the excep tion of Egyptian and Russian, which are very fiat. The 1864 bonds of the former are 2 per cent. lower, at 85k to 86* ; the Viceroy's 7 per cent. bonds, 1/ lower, at 73 to 73i •, the 9 per cents., If, at 88 to SSA ;' and the Railway Debentures at 90 to Al. Russian (1866) are lower, at 88 to 89 and Portuguese scrip f, at I prem ex di v . New Spanish are * better, at 35i to 36 1 1- ; Greek are 121 to 121 ; Mexican, 151 to 16f ; Turki s h, 32f to 32 k ; 43 1 to 44 ; Chilian, 92f to 9311- Peruvian (1865), 74i to 75i ; and ditto (1862), 91 to 92, The New Honduras Loan is steady, at to 11 prem. American Securities are good. United States' 5-20 Fonds are h better, at 71/ to 72. Erie Railroad, 4 ° to 50. Illinois, 88k to 89. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have receded k, to 261 - to 27k, but the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds remain firm, at 25k to 26. Metropolitan Railway stock was at 110, and imme diately fell to 107 k, on telegrams that the Lord Chancellor refused to interfere with the injunction granted by the Vice-Chancellor, costs to be reserved to the hearing. There has since been a recovery to 1081 ; other railways are steady, at the following prices :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 127 f to 127 k ; Midland, 107 f to 107/ ; South Eastern, 71/ to 72f ; London an d N ort h Western, 118,E to 1181 ; Great Northern A, 1081 to 109*; Great Eastern, 29 to 29 1 ; Great W es t ern , 45f to 4 5 / ; B r i ghton, 45 to to• Sheffield, 42f to 42i ; an d N or th B r iti s h, 34/ 35 1- ; Caledonians are very firm, at 80k to 81k. In Bank St oc k s li tt l e b us i ness is doing. Chartere d Mercantil e is lower, at 28 to 29, but London and County is 1 higher, at 51k to 52k ex div. ; Con solidated steady, at Ito t~ prem. ex div. ; London and W estminster, 671 to 68,4 ; Oriental, 41k to 42i ; Union of London, 34 to 35. Forei gn Mining Shares are steady. St. John d e l 20 to 22. Port Philip, 1f to I*. Chontales, 1 to 1i dis. Miscellaneous Shares are rather dull, and business is very restricted. Anglo-American Telegraph is 9uotedat 19i to 191, being i higher. Hudson's Bay is lower, at 14g to 14* - and London General Om nibus at 1i to 2i. A further sum of £74,000 in bar gold and sove reigns was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for export. The Mexican dollars by the West India packet have been disposed of at 59d per ounce, showing no change. The City of Florence is stated to have contracted a loan of £720,000 with a French house, at 81 1 per cent. ; the price to be par. The liquidators of th e O r i en t a l Commercial Bank have declared a first dividend of 2s 6d in the pound, Payable on February 21st and 22d. The interim dividend of the Australian Agricultural Company is announced, at the rate of 7 p er cen t. p er annum. clare The direct ors o f t h e A gra B an k (Li m i te d) have de d a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum, f ree, of i ncome tax, for the year ending 31st December, T ' 867 , on th e new cap i tal, or A shares, of the bank. 13 hat porti on o f t h e b ank ' s capital which is represented or " reserved," shares, will not (in accordance w ith the ar ti c l es of association) participate in the pay /tent of dividend until after the present year. The traffi c rece i pts of the Metropolitan Railway for the week ending the 16th instant amount to ' 4 ,506 14s 11d, or an i ncrease o f £ 316 5s 9d. Th e Grea t Luxemburg increase is £461 4s lid. Market in crease d activity in the Liverpool Cotton '' . tarket h as h ad a remarkable effect upon the receipts of the Atlantic cables, the receipts for the seven days the last w ee k h av i ng b een as fol l ows :—Fe b . 9, T in daY, £614 ; F e b. 10, M on d ay, £ 1,218 ; Fe b . 11, v uesday, £ 1,734 ; Feb. 12 Wednesday, £1,793 ; p e , b • . 1 3, Thur s d a y, £1,176 ;Feb. ' 14, Friday,.£l,6l3; b" 15 Saturday, £1,443 ; to t a l f or t h e week, £ 9,591, ritt the rate of £1,370 p er di em , i nc l u di ng S unday ; ,01taking the six working days, an average of ,496. The average daily receipts, from the open 'ag of the telegraphic line on the 28th July t o t h e ' 1 5th February instant, have been £1,035 ; but fro m t he Ist December, when the alteration in the tariff of charge s was made, to the 15th February instant, e rate h as b een £ 1,175; wh il st from the Ist b Jan uary last t o th e 15th i ns t an t th e ra t e per d ay h as eCn £1,265, t h us s h ow i ng a very large increase of ji ei Pts, and th e b es t poss ibl e assurance o f t h e aKings of the future. The foll ow i ng i s the substance of the Metropolitan and St John's W oo d R a il way C ompany ' s Report :—" The 'rectors have much pleasure in reporting that the line l a nd stations from the Swiss Cottage to Baker-street I . r e Practic a lly comp l ete d , and that the opening of the 111,3 for public t ra ffi c may b e con fid ently looked for ;in the course of a very few weeks. The Metropo tan Rail way C ompany have made the necessary ar jan,gements for working the traffic as soon as th e S t. ° un's Wood line and their own new works in t a ker-str ee t stat i on have received the approval of the ~,,° ard of Trad e . Th e grat if y i ng f act stated by the Si n eral manager in th e l as t half-yearly report of the b. e tropolitan Railway Company, that the growth of the r , s nime rsmith traffic is so gr ea t th a t th e guarantee "g companies will not only be relieved from the pay tlltent of rebate, but may anticipat e a cons id era bl e iI , P I R IIIB of profit divisible among th e i r own share `ierS, confi rms t h e op i n i on which the directors have b,waYs entertained of the very great traffic which may expected from the already populous and daily ini- Pr ?ving district which the St. John's Wood Railway 1 ,, v _ 111 serve. The report of the engineer and the .;e,aeral statement of receipts and expenditure to th e Decemb er last are appended." _ The followi ng i s f rom Mr. Sam Wendel's weekly p9reular dated M anc h ester, F e b ruary 18th :—" The rt herincreased value of cotton with the large sales h ave forced up pr i ces both for yarns and goods to an rttent that has almost put a stop to business, and t he rates now quoted are nominal, yet considerable 4 rlnness is shown by producers." THE ORDNANCE. —The Admiralty have ordered ko old 8-inch guns of 65 cwt. to be immediately con- Verted into 64-pounder Palliser rifled guns for the use of the navy. SIIIONABLE MARRIAGES.—A marriage is arranger I.etween the Comte de Puliga, Councillor de l a ' e gation d'ltalie a Paris, and Miss Henriett e S ansom. ' - ..,a r u ghter of Mr. Ch ar les S ans om. Al so , b etween M lvard Man s fi e ld, o f coun t y Kild are , I re l and, and d t l ti ss Ma gru d er, s i ster to L a d y Abi nger, and e e of Major General Magruder, late of the „ t a" 1 „; ' also, b e t ween C ap t ain C. L a p r i man d aye, 1 to Lord Napier, and Miss Blanche March an t , d aug h ter of Lieutenant General 4 1, 1. Gaspard Le Marchant, late Governor of Madras ; an between Mr. Julian Goldsmid, M.P. for Honiton, l -Vi rginia, elder daught er o f th e l a t e M r. A. Fr a li Pson, banke r o f Fl orence ; an d b etween Mr. Sir-nris William Lowther, Flag Lieutenant to Admi ra l tres s : .Fsaldwin Walker, Commander-in-Chief at Sheer clauc: nd Miss L ou i se B ea t r i ce d e F on b lanque, Jlt a er of Mr. George Barrington de Fonblanque d a 4 ceordi n gto ewer telearam from Paris 'W- Y ' the French Rentes e '' '6Bf. 95c. Dull. 1., B RITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICE'S. 05 r 8 ` 4O NT IT ONME FUNDS. i I D o Ve nt. Consols a per . th,' Account, M arc h 5 921 1 0 921 1 - 1 3 Nea l ant. Reduced New 3 per Cent 93 21 8} Dot}l'7 Per Cent. Jan. 1894 741 k Ai, ti i t per Cent can. 1873 — -bnities, 80 y ~ expire sth Jan., 1880 — E ii ° . f_or 30 yrs, rB expire sth April — l'', ( , ) (Red Sea Tole6raph), Au,..., 1908 — pia e'elner Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. 4 3 £5OO m 110,.. £lOO & £2OO l3 17 pm .130'.0f England Stock, 41 per Cent — , Account lialia7tlAN GOVERNMENT SECIT . RITIEF. Dobo. A clek, 101 per Cent., April 1874 ~...,count 11°' 0 per Cent. July, 1880 1),;,'• 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do' , per' DoB7l — Paper 4 per Cent 1081 C. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 b o ° ' 5 ,} per Cent., May 1879 '' D oer Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 — D o 1877 — do. 1)° • do. 1882 — 01051 . ,neb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Pm 1) 0 ' u onda, 5 per Cent., £I,OOO 4. rOREI GN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. -. 46 4 44 4v itie Republic, 6 per Cent _ brat)4oTiialanni 153(-)itdrs,csoxter Cent. 1859 _ o o : 1 Per Cent. 18i2 _ bp . do., 18 - 8. bo. d o., 1830 _ _ tjoy A l per Cent., 1865 'QUatullimitHomulmusummou 74 i i Cuba., 6 per Cent. Cuilian 6 per Cent — Do. 4} per Cent — Do. 6 per Cent., B Do., 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 — Do., Scrip £32 paid C it, mbian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 p.,r Cent., 1825 • D tnubian Principalities, 7 por Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Eituador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — -.lgyptian, 7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue — Do. £5 , 10 Bonds Do. £loe Bonds BB Do. 1861 Do. £5lO Bonds B6 f Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 87} 8 7 Government Bail wav Debentures ..... 89-f 90f Greek, 5 per Cent., 182.1 1 5, ex Coups — Do. Account .. Do. Coupons Do. Account Gautemala 5 per Cent ~ — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p 10 Jan 5 per CAL- t., 1865 — Do, Account ~ — Do. Maremmana Raiway — 11 , cicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Dc 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — Ilontevideau 6 per Cent . — Nloorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account ' 75 41 51 Do 44 per Cont. (Uribarren) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Ports wuese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6,'7,'9,'60,'2,%, 40 Do. " do., 1'67 — Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid, 4pm Russian 5 per Cent., lBzz, X bL ts6i 7 Do 44 per Cent. 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do Bier Cent.; 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds B9 Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B9l 81 Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Sardinian, 5 per Cent — Spinish 3 per Cm . — Do Account Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — ... Do Account Do Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account Tu: - kish 6 per Cent. — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent, 1862 — Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 631 Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account Do 4 per 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 Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. — Austrian 0 per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex 25f . . Dutch 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil — Do Account — Italian 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 251. — Do. Account 44 n THREE O'CLOCK, Consols, Money 921 i Do. Account, March 921 / FIRE AND LOSS OF LIFE. This morning about three o'clock a fire of a very distressing character, and unfortunately attended with fatal consequences to an octogenarian, broke out in the premises of Mr. Henry Dewry (private), situate at 66, Stepney-green. It appears that at the above-named time the neighbours were aroused from their slumbers by the springing of policemen's rattles and a cry of " Fire." Upon proceeding to the spot it was found that the second floor was in flames. Information was, therefore, despatched to the fire-escape stations, and also to the metro politan fire-engine stations, and in the course of a few minutes numerous land manual engines and steam engines (one by Merryweather and Sons) attended, and by great exertions on the part of all present the fire was confined to the part of the premises in which the catastrophe took place. Upon the salvage corps entering the room they found Mr. John Leathwaite, 81 years of age, burned to death. The body was removed to the dead-house to await the coroner's inquest, which it is expected will not be held until Friday. The origin of the fire is unknown. RAI G TVAI Y ACCIDENT NEAR CLAPHAM J C 2 LON.—This Day. We are informed that an accident, of which we have not yet received the full details, took place this morning to a train on the South Coast Bye tem near Clapham Junction. It is stated that the engine and some of the carriages rolled down the embankment ; but, although some passengers were hurt, it appears that the Acident was not attended with any serious consequences. Foreign Mail Packet List, MAILS DUE. tustralia and New Zealand, via Southamptoi Feb. 10 Ditto, via Marseilles. ..... March 22 Ditto, via Panama Feb. ..8. Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video March 5. Ditto, by French packet •—• Kb. 22 Cape Verde, by Brazil packet ...... . March 5. Cape of Good Hope. Ascension. and Bt. Helena Feb. 27 Atha. Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton Feb. 19 Ditto, via Marseilles .„,..., . Feb. 27 Falkland Islands . ..... March 5. Gibraltar, via Southampton .. Feb 19 India, via Southampton ...... ..• • • •••• Feb. 19 Ditto, via Mandl es ...... ...... .......... Feb. 22 Malta, Egypt, .tc. Feb. 19 Ditto, Marseilles Feb. 22. Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via _ Southampton Feb. 19 Ditto, Alareetiles March 15 Newfoundland ...... ....... ....... March 1, Portugal ....... ....... March 5 Ditto, by pro/Lie ship to Oporto ... Ditto citto to Lisbon United States, t anada, California, &0., by British packet Ditto, by L sited States packet Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto 'New York) • • . Ditto ditt( (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Feb. 16 West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baha- mae) Feb. —. Cubs and Mexico Bahamas, via New Yor . Bermuda, via Halifax .. ........ March 2. . .... •• . March 11 GAMING TABLES IN GERMANY.—The Prussian Government, not having been able to obtain from the lessees of the gaming-tables at Wiesbaden, Ems, and Horn - berg their consent to the cancelling of their contracts, has resolved to terminate those privileges by a legislative measure. It has presented a bill to the Chamber of Deputies at Berlin, fixing the year 1872 as the limit to the existence of those establishments, and even authorisin g the Government to suppress them at an earlier period by a royal ordinance. No indemnity is to be allowed to the persons holding concessions. FISH CULTURE IN FRANCE.—The establishment of pisciculture created last year at Chateauroux (Indre) by the Administration of the Ponts-et-Chausseces, under the direction of M. Naline, overseer of works belonging to that department, ;and with the object of restocking th e rivers Indre and Crouse, has already produces important results. The salmon and trout fry bred last year have been placed in the two rivers, with the exception of a faw specimens of each, which have been kept in basins at Cha tsauroux in order that their progress may be watched. Some of the young salmon ;here have already attained a length of nearly five inches. The establishment of Hu ningue (Haut-Rhin) sent this year to Chateauroux 11,000 fecundated eggs of that fish and 2,000 n ot trout, all of which are now hatched, or nearly so. THE PUBLIC.INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.—The account of the gross public income and expenditure of the United Kingdom for the year ending 31st December, 1867, and of the balances in the Exchequer at the close of the year, show that the total revenue was £68,663,515 4s. 11d. The excess of total expenditure over income was .£1,265,540 125., making t0gether.£69,929,055 165. 11d. The total ordinary expenditure was £69,499,055 16s. 11d. The expenses of fortifications, provided for by money raised per the 28th and 29th of Vietoria, cap. 61, amounted to £430,000. The balances in the Exchequer at the commencement of the year amounted to .66,361,937 3s. 3d. at the close of the year they were £4,363,030 Bs. 10d. LIFEBOAT SERVICE.—ST. IVES, CORNWALL, Wednesday Morning (By Telegrapb).--Mr. E. Grenfell, banker, reports that the St. Ives lifeboat, of the National Lifeboat Institution, this morning saved the crew of five parsons of the Gipson of Chepstow, wrecked off this place. A gig had previously gouo off to tho rescue, but had capsised and drowned ono of her crow. The lifeboat picked up another of the men. She shipped some tre mendous seas, which washed overboard the coxswain and two of the crew, who wore some minutes in the water, but who were fortunately aeon-got into the lifeboat again, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1868, SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. I I Closing Business Price. done. •ristoi and Exeter . !Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„ Perth, & A b.J unc 'E..London, ncrip CPrii 1)0. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotlane Great Northern Do. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pw t S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Di. S. Val. Itail. gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid. —Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire et Yerkshirk. London and Blackwall Lon., Brig,h.,t% S Coat,t Lou., Chat., and Dove' Do. .3letrop. it. A Lon. eit North %Wester', Lou. it South Wester'. 6hel., Lineou, Metropolitan.... Do. New Do. Extension.... Metropolitan District. du. do. Do. and St. John'sW'u Midiand Do. E.. 1 Share Do, Binnin.. Dila)) mid Bent . North British ....... . Do. Ed., rth., tt Dun. Nth. Eastern —Berwic k Do. ti.P.;•l: purchaat Do. Leeds ...... Do.. York D 4. Carlisle ..... Do. Stook. ..IL Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London ...... Do. do. 1864 5 Do. do. 1866 North Stagordshire v. & S. W. Junction 6cottieh Central Scot. N. B ,Aber. stock uo. Scot, Mid. stuck. Shropshire Union South Devon , South Eastern . Staines, Wok., & Wok Vale Do. C Vale of Neat!). Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha I, Vest Ct.:rnwall 100 all 100 109 100 16.13.4 lOu 100 100 all 100 100 100 all 100 100 all all 100 100 100 100 1 . 100 15 100 100 81 83 20 30 T SECUI 98 ICC 100 102 100 1021 88 87 85 b 7 103 105 107 1(9 108 108 1(5 107 D 6 e 7 110 111 103 107 103 105 105 107 107 1W 109 11l IC4 )06 89 10. 98 119 isj Hi 93 99 102 104 103 1(5 64 66 103 101 P iP 3i 4 5 6 68 71 18 62 99 102 1041 106, 109 110 151 16; 8C 21$ 1 2 29a i 104 127 i 2 1181 t 85 42 2} 104 01 1076 I 72 1f :ITli s. 99i 2 95i 6 931 1031 1031 1034 [ 109 i t 102/ in I(sk 5 CaIgEBFONDENOII PROtt Plata (rnou OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, TUESDAY, Feb. to One official paper follows another in repudiating the idea that any organic change in the Government is con. teMplated. The Pays smartly rebukes the journals whist usually support the Government, with having spokin d measures of which nobody has any idea, and the propaga• tion of which could only disturb Imperial institutions, This is specially intended for the France. M. Piel, in the Constitutionnel, is equally indignant with his quos ego, "At a moment, he says, when everybody admits the talent and authority with which the thought of the Emperor is interpreted to the Corps lAgislatif, people speak of changes in the Government, and of projected modifications, I know not how vague, in our institutions. Go to the source of these rumours and you will find they have no object but to draw attention to the journals that Produce, them." The definition which this passage gives of a French :Minister's function is worthy of ' ce—" to interpret the thought of the Emperior." It is eui.,,ms that isimilar promises of extended freedom have prevailed in Algeria, and they have been contradicted with equal emphasis. Parisians, notwithstanding, persist in half ,reediting the rumours; The French Government rewards its supporters in the press by ii monopoly of judicial advertisments. This sub ject gave rise to a long debate. M. Berryer moved an unendmeut t with a view to consult simply the public interests in making the announcements required by law. Practically, the rule he would enforce would oblige the tribtinats to designate for the receipt of the advertise the journal or journals of the arrondissement or department interested in the subject of the announce ment. He was defeated by 125 to 101 votes. The result was certain beforehand when the Ministers opposed the metien, but a minority of 101 is, on such a subject, worth uotin . The military law, although so recently promulgated, is eing actively put into operation throughout Franca in the formathin of the moveable National Guard. This is not the only indication of the determination of the tniperor to be ready for any event. The arsenals, the establishments for provisioning the army, and the clothing depots are centres of extraordinary activity. All this, of course, creates surprise, and if ex ternal politics were not so eminently favourable for peke, it would create commercial embarrassment. The papers which support the Government proclaim that it is acting on the Roman maxim, "Si via pacem para helium ;" but the apology is transparent. The public attribute the military urgency to the alarm produced by the battle of SadoWa. No sooner had that occurred than the Government set itself to work to fill up the gaps left by the administration of Marshal Bandon, and replace all the material of war reduced by the expedition to Mexico; and at this moment of peace it is preparing for war as VigordUSly as if it were at hand. In connection with French politics, a prize is offered for the best essay on a curious subject. Two thousand francs will be awarded to the writer "who shall trace the best line of conduct for the French people to follow in order to guarantee the enjoyment in the elections of complete legislative sovereignty." The manuscripts must be sent 'n, before the Ist April, to Deputy 11farie. The Monde expresses some anxiety about Admiral Farragut's fleet visiting Florence, Naples, and Caprera, find, indeed, about its presence in the Mediterranean at all. The Arenir National remarks that the United States have hid a Mediterranean squadron for fifty years. Admiral Farragut's fleet cruises in the Mediterranean by the same right as the French fleet cruises in the Gulf of Mexico, and the fact has no more significance. si:. Creppo, 'a French deputy of old, has just been ar rested at Lille after crossing the frontier from Belgium, on charge 9f attempting to introduce prohibited books. They leave produced, At the Od6on, Alexandre Dumas " Kean." The piece was by no means well received. In the ent'ractes the audience lustily cried out for Victor Efugo's " Ruy Blas"—forbidden fruit being of course most tempting. One of the scenes was no doubt supposed to be specially illustrative of English manners. Kean is intro duced boxing a professional pugilist, whom he places hart it combat. A constable, witnessing the performance, khongratulates Kean on his " science." La police in France iloes not patronise boxing, and the audience greeted this English peculiarity with the cry o f I , m e tc , polio Anglaise." The belief that the Emperor of the French intends to ►ubstitute Ministerial responsibility for personal govern ment gains ground in Paris, notwithstanding the contra dictions of the official press. A correspondent of the Nord relates that last Wednesday M. Roaher told the Emperor plainly that unless Ministerial responsibility were restored, he should feel it his duty to resign his portfolio. This is probably a daring canard, but it is significant that the tours e of events should suggest it. The T,ibetle announces among its latest intelligence that a new Convention, more strictly defined than that of the lsth September, bet Ween the Governments of France and [ta'y, is under consideration. This proposed Convention would not restrict itself simply to guaranteeing the temporal power of the Pope, but would also "guarantee Italy against any risk of dismemberment by which it might be menaced." The Cabinet of Florence would thus be enabled to reduce its military forces to the lowest figure, nand soavoid deepening th e a b yss of annua l d e fi c it; already deep enough. A very large emigration from Italy to the States in La Plata has been going on for the last few years. The total for 1867 amounted, it is believed, to about 16,000. The bulk of the emigrants are -- - males, who go to the Republic of Buenos Ayres ; but a rood many are to be found in Uruguay and the Argentine Republic. In Buenos Ayres there'are 70,000 Italians, and In Monte Video 12,000. The Genoese are the leading mer chants, shipowners, and traders of these places. The emigrants generally seem to do well. It is calculated that they remit to friends at home sums amounting to two-and ►-half million francs. these facts explain the importance which is attached to the treatment of Italians in the Argentine provinces, on account of which they are pre paring a naval expedition to the Itio de la Plata. The relations of Prussia and Rome seem to he growing more and more friendly. A foreign telegram states that the Pope is disposed to send a Nuncio to Berlin. The Paris papers publish a favourable telegram from Madrid. In view of the distress prevailing, the munici pality have taken measures to afford employment to 4,000 persons, on works of public utility. In consequence of these measures, and of the efforts of private liberality, the condition of the populace is, according to the telegram, "far from being so dangerous as certain journals have described it." These efforts to content the people of Madrid have probably some connection with the rumours of Carlist movements in different parts of the country. A. correspondent of the indepenclance Beige, writing from Constantinople, states that since the commencement of tbls month the strife in Crete has been renewed with fresh intensity. According to letters from the island, 1;9 Turkish soldiers had been guilty of outrages upon ficorn and children, which had roused the Christian population to the last degree of exasperation, and they were preparing for a supreme effort to rid themselves of their oppressors. The Mussulman population was a prey to continual alarms, the new administration had failed, and the situation generally was further from a pacific solution than ever. It must be remembered, however, that this account is Cretan. It will be a considerable satisfaction to the public to learn that Lord Derby, although very much shaken by the affects of the late severe attack of gout, is now better. The noble earl is weak and exhausted ; still, he is making satisfactory progress, and, according to th e He ra ld, th ere is even some prospect that he will be able to resume his duties at no very distant date. The remarkable leader in Tuesday's Times, in which the Premier was definitively written off the roll of-life, hat attracted much attention. It was curious to read of the veteran Minister only in the past tense, Melancholy te learn that Lord Derby " was " not only a classical Scholar, but read and wrote well More than one modern language ; that he " had " qualities which are popular. amongst the mass of Eng lishmen; and that " was " fond o f racehorses and the amusements in which horses are concerned. This funeral sermon over the still living Prime Minister (011 owing so speedily after the leading journal had uncere- Moniously killed Mr. Justice Shee, has drawn down much ridicule upon the conductors of that paper. Th e T e l egrap h , of course, loads not the opportunity of h av i ng i ts b ark at the Times. I n its moat gushing style of writing, it assures Lord Derby that " his career is not en d e d , nor w i ll his character be in the hands of history till i t shall please God to c a ll hi m ." It is hoped that the T e l egrap h i s regu oew will from i the regu larly take n i n a t Knowsley, otherwise muchhi his like lordship n lose comforters assurance ftorers of Job. which reads very present intentions go,T wheitph re ub g li a n rci lif t a o il th s e ta c t h e a s r t a h c a te t r s9 O . f fa t r :e B lrish Reform Bill, it is not intended, so far, to alter the present franchise in Irish counties. It id intended to adopt the household Tating franchise for boroughs ; but as no occupier is liable be rated if 148 holding be not valued at a figure above £4, the practical minimmn franchitig figure will not be below O. It is not intended to gr ou p b oroughs; but *henever the ow tit ueng 9f a borough admits of being increased by , extending ith boundary to a circle of houses immediatelY conterminous with it, that course will be adopted. small boroughs not capable of such extension will be disfranchised, and their representatives thrown into the county in which they are situated. The condition giving freehold, in addition to occupation votes, which now belongs only to counties of cities or towns, will be P ll4 tr.) 4114 that 444 be PriOcE*ll LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Right Hon. Sir J. P. Wilde and a Common Jury.) WOODWARD V. WOODWARD AND SMITH. This was a suit instituted to obtain a dissolution of marriage on the ground of adultery, and damages were also claimed. Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr. Searle appeared for the petitioner, and Dr. Swabey for the respondent. It appeared that the parties were married in 1860, and resided in the Old Kent-road at first, but after wards went to Drury-lane, where they kept a coffee house. The conduct of the wife was dissipated ; and it was alleged she had formed an adulterous connection with the correspondent Smith, who- WAS a lodger in the house. Mary Anne Clayton said that she was the sister of the respondent, and was present at her marriage in November, 1860. They lived in Dover-road at first, and afterwards at 125, Drury-lane. She had never visited them, and only saw them when they came to visit her parents. They used to live at Silbourne-grove, Old Kent road. Walker said that in 186 G he had apartments at No. 105, Drury-lane, and Mr. and Mrs. Grant lived in the next room. He always saw Mr. and Mrs. Woodward together. He had occasionally seen respondent intoxicated. He was generally at home on Sunday. Mr. Grant said that he was a currier, and that he lodged at 105, Drury-lane, and had done so two years. His wife assisted in the business. When he was first lodging there Mrs. Woodward was sometimes there. The sister was assisting then, but subsequently went away, and Mrs. Wood ward came back. Her habits were intempe rate. They occupied No. 4 room, that was a back room. No. 6 is on the same floor. Jos e ph Smith occupied that room. He was a journeyman currier ; be could make about 50s. a week. He remembered Mrs. Woodward about 2 o'clock, one Sunday in April, 1866, coming up to his room. She was the worse for liquor. Mr. Woodward was below. She stayed sometime in their room. She then went into No. 6 and he went with them, and Smith and he and Mrs. Woodward hal a drop of gin on the bed. When he first went in, Mrs. Woodward embraced Smith. He fetched the gin. He saw nothing indecent, only rolling on the bed. All the evening they were either in his room or Smith's. They stayed in Smith's room about an hour, or perhaps two hours. He frequently saw her and Smith together in No. 4 ; that was his room. Mrs. Woodward grumbled, because she said Mr. Woodward neglected her. Cross-examined—There was nothing the matter with him this morning. They had lodged in Drury. lane two years last January. The wife of Grant corroborated this evidence, and stated that she concealed the matter from the petitioner until she had been grossly insulted by the respondent, when, in the presence of the respon dent's brother, she revealed all. Her son also con firmed the statement. The defence was that this evidence was not cre dible, and that it was given through spite. The jury returned a verdict in favour of the peti tioner, and gave £lO damages. I'HE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY COMPANY'S DIVIDEND.—JUDGMENT. Judgment was given by the Lord Chancellor in the snit f Bloxam v. the Metropolitan Railway Company. The ;ppeal was from a decision of Vice-Chancellor Wood, who tad restrained the defendants from treating certain Di4 , - nents made in respect of expenditure of the company, as nade out of capital and not out of income, and also rom applying for the purposes of dividend sums of noney payable by the contractor of one of their extension ines as interest on the capital for the construction of the ine. The effect of the Viee-Chancellor's injunction was hat a dividend of only 5i per cent. was declared at the ate meeting of the company. The court was, crowded, ind amongst the audience were a number of the members 4 the Stock Exchange, the decision being looked upon l as me of great importance, and materially affecting th4ALra .ent value of the company's shares. Sir Roundell Palmer, Q,C., Mr. Giffard, Q.C., and Mr. Bristowe appeared for the appellants. Mr:"Amphielt, and Mr. Turner for the respondent. The Lord Chancellor, in giving judgment, premised ;hat h e h a d not to pronounce an op i n i on on the merits of ;he case, which would have to be decided at the hearing, mit he had to consider whether or not the questions raised were of such a doubtful character that the operations of ;he company in the way of p Lying dividend ought to be sus ?ended by injunction while the whole matter was before ;he court. The points to be adjudicated upon were, whether the directors', auditors', and office expenses were )roperly charged in the accounts ; whether the interest ?aid on debentures ought to be charged to capital ; and whether money received from Mr. Kelk, contractor, was ightly employed in paying dividends. The second ques ;ion, his lordship remarked, did not appear to him to be so !ree from doubt as the Vice-Chancellor had supposed. there was nothing in the Act of Parliament for ?idcling the course pursued by the directors ; but ;he 120th and 121st clauses of the company's Act mplied that dividends could only be paid out of profits actually earned. It was true that there had 'ieen no direct payment of dividend out of capital, but if the directors had indirectly made the payment the provi ;ions of the Act were still applicable, and the question must be settled at the hearing. Referring to the action taken in connection with the - extension line, the Lord Chancellor remarked that if it could have been shewn that the money received from the contractor was really divided, snd would not at a future time have to be repaid, the course pursued by the directors would not have been a wrong one ; but the plaintiff undertook to say that the amount must eventually be refunded. Upon the point that the action taken by the directors was entirely a matter of internal arrangement sanctioned by the shareholders, and that therefore the court should net interfere, his lord ship remarked that it was clear, and, indeed, had been admitted, that this observation could only extend to what was not ultra vices. As to the statement that the cer tificate of the creditors was a sufficient authority and proof that payments were rightly made, he could not construe the section of the Act as asserting this His lordship said no one could approve of the manner in which the plaintiff had introduced himself to the com pany. However, he had an actual interest, though he might he, as the late Lord Justice Knight Bruce said of a plaintiff in another cause, " a person who made himself a shareholder simply for the purpose of instituting the suit." The fact that he had once acquiesced in the acts of the directors would not prevent his complaining of the course they pursued afterwards. Having referred to the injury which it was stated on the one side would he sustained by continuing, and on the other by dissolving the injunction, and remarked that if the dividend were paid it would pro. bably never be recoverable, the Lord Chancellor held that the injunction must be continued until the hearing of the cause. No order as to costs. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.—This Day. (Before the Assistant Judge.) Robert Walter Morris, 23, describing himself as fencing master, was convicted of robbing a gentle man of his watch and chain, value £29, and was sentenced to ten years penal servitude. MARKETS—(I his Day.) CORN. The general tendency of the trade is firm, whilst without much activity. At Liverpool yesterday advanced prices were realised, and from most of he provincial markets the reports quote full terms. At Mark-lane this morning the attendance was mode rate, and advances of all kinds of grain, excepting maize, were light, giving support to prices. English wheat taken off slowly at the full terms of Mon day last, but samples tending in favour of sellers. Foreign wheat on stands firmly held, but purchased sparingly. For floating cargoes, stiffer rates asked, and several buying orders from the continent in the market. Flour remains as quoted on Monday. Malt unaltered in value or demand. Barley, beans, and peas maintain their previous value. Oats in good steady request, , and with nominal arrivals the market is very firm. The increased supply of maize causes buyers to act cautiously, and to sell easier rates would have to be taken. TALLOW. The market is dull, at 41s 9d to 42s on the spot, 42s April to June ; 43s 6d last three months. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. MEAT.—There is not a large supply of dead meat on sale, and prices are upheld ; but owing to the weather the demand is not so good, and the market is not cleared. Monday's quotations may be reported. Pouvrr.Y.—Pigeons have advanced in price from is to is 3d each ; wild rabbits are cheaper, at 10d to is 2d ; other poultry remains as before. WILD FOWL in fair supply. Ducks, 2s. 3d ; widgeons, is 3d to is 6d ; teal, is 9d; snipes, is 6d ; woodcocks, 4s. 6d. to 55.; golden plover, 2s. to 2s. 6d. each. u LON litL (10 V 11; ILN MEN IBritiob Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1572 Can.Uov.6 p.e.Ja.&July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. sp. C. Mar. & Sept Uo. sp. o. Jan. & July Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk Cape U. Hope, 0 p.c.1873 DU.ApI.& Oct , 112.90-1900, Do. do 1880-9 u I Do. Jan.diJuly, 1890-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Caylon, Nov. 1878, 8 p.c Do. 1872, do -- Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. C)o. 1882, Mayls, Nov. Iti Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gov. 5 re., 186 e Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1870 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1806, New Zealand, 6p. cent Do. 5 per cent Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6p. e Aus.Gov. 6 p,c.1868- : Do. 1878 & upwards - Vio,i3ov. 6 p.m Ja.& Jmy Do. do, April & Oct filtll'l6ll Uu Atlantic & St. Lawrence st jltom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 6 per cent... 20 Do. IP shares ioi Buffalo & Lake Huron 10 Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 t Calcutta & t 3. E., lim st Cape Town & Dock, gu )0 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi st ti.:ast Bengal, gu., sdo st East ludfau, gu. 5 p.o. IC Do. J Extension It t, rand Trunk of Canada 10 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c io Do. let I'ref. Bonds 10 Do. do deferred , 0 De. 2d Pref. Bonds 0 Do. do. deferred , 0 Do. 3d Pref. stook 0 Do. do. deferred .... 0 Do. 4th Pref. stook 0 Do. do. deterred .... at .1 t. India Pen. gua. i3 s 'o. Gus. 5 per cent 40 Do. New gua. b p. at (.= t. South of India gua. 5 per oent et Do. 42 per Cent at Do 204 •Ireat Wc•s. of Canada.. lOi Do. New .... 00 Do. 13p. c B6s. pay. 1873 DO Do. 64 dv. pay. 1877-8 at Madras, gua. 5 p.o at Do. 42 do at D0..1a do 19 Do. Filth Extenaiob at Meth. Cor 6p. c. $0 Mel. ilobsoL's Bay N..1-11.C'da.6pe 1 at pt. WI 3t Dude& g. 5 p.O .xuriue ..... I It Do. Delhi tO Do. do ti a. Do. Punlaub.... it Do.lnclus Stielot COTTON. LivERrOoL, Feb. 19.—Market opens in a very excited state. bales about 20,00 bales, at about minim. ( 1 i 1 1111) En of SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. Share BRITISII MINES cam. Consol. Gold, Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist urakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) /Cast Caradon +last earn Brea .:ast Grenville .... East Gunnislake East Lovell E. W . l Russell (Tavistk ..;ram.Bg StAubyn(G wen. Treat Laxey, limited ,Treat South 'reigns crest Wheal Busy.... 4. Wheal Vor ( 1 Ielstoi; '3 renville ..... 11 erod's Foot aingston Downs ..... Ilargaret (Uny Lelant larke .......... Iwyndy Iron Ore, lim !,ew 8 ton ........ north toskear ........ NJ.Wh Bassettallogan North Wheal Crotty . • eroseer United......., erovidence,Uny Leland, i. Caradon (St. Cleer).. youth Condurrow ...... 1 i.Wheal Fran. (illogan I itray Park . Pin Croft"... 7igra and Clogan, lina.. West Bassett (Mogan" W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chi ver ton 'est Setou Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Itedruth Wheal Mary Ann (glen 1 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 2.1.0 204 2.14. c 81 2.14.0 8.3.0 3.9. G 11.7.0 all 0.14. g 14.9. E 5.2.0 18.18.91 135.1E.61 58i 5.17.0 3 4 55 65 4W 430 i f 1U 12 5 6 2 25 15 2 5 5 8 8 15 2 4 5 17 18 20 21 1; 35 37 21 21 6 8 4f 51 2f i 60 7 0 5 7 2 3 2 24 29 31 390 410 i I 4 4 2 i la 2i la 14 10 12 67 69 105 205 85 95 16 10 1 8 20 85 90 6 8 PREFERENCE s A,RE s. Midland, Leicester and Hitoben, 4i per cent., 851 s'OHNIGN KA.IL w 3ahia and San Francisco, 11. n., gua. 7-- per cent., 15 +lreat Luxembourg, 05 San Paulo, lttn., gua. d per Cent. 1001-001(N MIN ics, Chontalea Gold and Silver Mining, lim., 3 ~on Pedro, Nor , h Del Rey, 21 Pra rrontino and Bolivia cold, l i nt., Port Phillip, 14 St. John del Key, lint , 21 DOCKS. London and Si. Katharine, 50 BANKS. Avra, lim., A, ill Alliance, lira., 114 anglo- A ustrlan. 10 Consolidated, lira., 4 9-16 Imperial Ottoman, 9 9-16 Loudon and Couuty, 52 Ditto, new, 27 London Joint Stock, 34 London and 1% estminstcr, 68 1 Ditto, Scrip, 461 Oriental Bank Corporation, 42 Union of London, 34 MISCELLANk 0 IJI3. Anglo American Telegraph, 191 Atlantic Telegraph, 49 I 5 0 DIV 0, 8 par cent., 106 i 5 Berlin Water Works, lim., 13! City of Moscow Gas, lim., 81 East Indian Land Credit and Linance, Egyptian 9 per Cent., Viceroy Eban,gua. Dy Egypt. Govt., 881 wish and Australian Copper, English and Foreign Credit, 3 Gen. Credit and Discount, tim., 5 Hudson's Bay, 141 London Financial Association, lim., 7 Eondon General Omnibus Company, lim, 2 Madras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent. by Indian Government), 10•'21 National Discount tympany, ill New Quebrada. ranama..New Zealand and Aus. R. Mail., 41 Peninsula and Oriental iteain, 58 Dito, new, 1867, 5} G 1 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements. 17 Telegraph Construct. and Mainteuance, lim., 13 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan) 73 4 31 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25f. 120. per £1 sterling, On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 lig. 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 1091 per cent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the United States. ELECTION OF CORONER FOR WEST MIDDLESEX. —This foreimou the nomination of candidates took place in front of the Town Hall, Brentford. The show of hands was in favour of Dr. Diplack, and the polling was 4.9, to take place on Friday. 190 100 100 1(0 100 100 , SAES. 3 4 75 77 70 7:: 100 102 1 e 291 0i 74 15 0 107 108 1(8 109 124 128 98 93 431 45 47 25 Sc) 29 a l 127 1274 46 161 101 191 12 15 116 k ,1,51: 85 87 12 13 110 111 100 101 10(4 lt7 75 77 34 35 105 107 63 64 116 luo 130 134 134 136 111 /16 P , 58 6 1 l o p jOil 11 i 58 69 14 46 711 712 9 lu 146 150 110 111 110 112 ,61024 b. 78 62 43 45 33 35 27 29 18 19 109 110 1i 2 1,1 1i 2 102 103 $R 96 16} 10 98 100 9t 93 1 100 102 1 93 •6 89 91 83 85 1014 1654 100 101 1004 1014 10) 101 87 811 NOTICE. LINCOLN RACES—THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) BLANKNEY STAKES. The Blankney Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 60 added ; two year olds 6st 91b, three 9st ; mares and geldings allowed 31b. Brocklesby Stakes Course. Vera 1 Electricity Catton Seven ran. CITY HANDICAP. The City Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 50 added. Six furlongs. Reindeer Lady Zetland • Skylark ..• Seventeen ran. ALL-AGED STEEPLECHASE. The All-aged Selling Stakes of 5 sous each, with 30 added two year olds 7st, three 9st, four 9st 91b, five and up wards lOst. Brocklesby Stakes Course. Cater Guile c Firebell •• 3 Eight ran. SCURRY HANDICAP. The Scurry Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for all ages ; a winner after the weights are published 71b extra. Brocklesby Stakes Course. To close and name as for the All-aged Stakes. Di Vernon Benevolence 2 Claymore 3 Twelve ran. • CLUB CUP. The Lincoln Club Cup of 200 sovs, for tiro year olds; cults, Bst 101 b; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b. Brocklesby Stakes Course. Glenmasson c King of the Rovers 2 Lure 8 Ten ran. GRAND STEEPLE CHASE. The Grand Steeplechase (handicap) of 10 sovs each, sft and only 3 if declared, with 100 added ; winners of a steeplechase of 100 sovs after the weights are published 81b, twia) or 200 121 b extra; the second to save his stake. Four miles. 40 subs. Doctor 1 Emperor 111... Meanwood 8 Nine ran. FULL-CRY STEEPLECHASE. The Full Cry Steeplechase Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; four year olds list 21b, five 12st, six and aged 12st 71b ; alf-breds allowed 41b; about 4 miles. Zingaree 1 Barbarian Lord of the Vale Nine ran. MATCHES. Historian beat Leases. Ninny receives forfeit from Delum. JUVENILE SELLING STAKES. The Juvenile Selling Stakes of 5 sous each, with 41 added, for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings Bst 71b ; the winner to be sold for 50 Boys. Brocklesby Stakes course. Mons. Louie Brother to Venomous .• 2 Fireball. Five ran. ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, OPEN DAILY. Messrs. Fisher and Reynolds, W. Atkins, F. Mitchell and Co., W. Leach, and others, will be in attend ance daily. Applications for membership may be made to any of the above gentlemen, or to the Secretary, 3, Black friars-road. Annual subscription, Five Shillings. N.B.—The wires of the Electric and International Tole graph Company are now laid on; and are open for trans mission of messages to all parts of the kingdom. PROGRAMME OF HARROW SPRING FLAT RACES AND STEEPLECHASES. THURSDAY, Feb. 20. A Selling Stake of 3 sovs each, with 20 added ; three year olds 7st, four Bst 71b, five and upwards 9st ; mares and geldings allowed 31b; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs, if entered for 30 allowed 7lb ; about 5 furlongs. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for two and three year olds ; two year olds 6st 71b, three 9st ; mares and geldings allowed 31b; any winner of a race value 60 sovs 41b, 100 121 b extra; five furlongs ; 12 subs. Finesse 3 yrs, Junaita 2 yrs, Pocket Hercules 3 yrs, Su garstick 3 yrs, Mexico 3 yrs, Bouquetiere 3 yrs, Cha vari 3 yrs, Ellen 2 yrs, Kicksey Winksey 2 yrs, Bumboat 3 yrs, Thorndyke 3 yrs, Esher 2 yrs. A Hunters' Stakes of 3 soya each, 2 ft, with 20 added ; five year olds list 71b, six and aged 12at ; qualified gen tlemen riders allowed 51b ; about three miles. Rochester aged, Jessica (h b) 6 yrs, Camillus 6 yrs, Cromer (h b) aged, Bagshot b) aged, Mick Almer aged, br g (pedigree unknown) aged, Strike aged. A Plate of 50 sovs (Handicap); about six furlongs. Age st lb Age st lb Dick Turpin (dr) 4 812 Dignity 4 610 Goodfellow ... 4 8 7 Lady Pam... 4 6 10 Pakrita ... 4 712 Vicious ... 4 6 9 Venturer ... 5 712 Gaiety ... 6 7 Wild Bee ... 5 7 9 Ned of the Hills ... a 6 7 Red Riband ... 4 7 9 Triana ." ... 3 6 4 Rally 5 7 7 The Shrew 3 6 4 Excitement 4 7 7 Adjutant ... 3 6 0 Summertime ... 4 7 7 Finesse ... 3 6 0 Easby ... 4 7 4 Bumboat ... 3 5 12 Marquis of Wor- Mexico ... 3 512 taster ... 4 7 2 Primula ... 3 5 12 Veni ... 4 7 2 John Bull ... ... 3 512 Mischief ... ... 5 7 2 Norriugton 3 510 Dutch Admiral 4 7 0 Tyrone ... 3 510 Bouquetiere ... 3 6 12 Balvie 3 5 7 Milly 4 6 12 M r . Pitt ... (dr) The Priory Steeplechase Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the fund), with 40 added ; about two miles. Age st lb Age st lb Comberton ... al3 0 Oldminster ... alO 5 Sir Bobby ... ... al2 10 Wedding Peal 610 4 Helice (inc 71b ex) 6 11 12 Order 4 10 4 Patience ... ... all 2 Lord Waldegrave 610 4 Woodbury Hill (h b) all 0 Clarina ... alO 0 Balham a 11 0 Puebla 6 10 0 Arlescatt all 0 Tom Coke... ... 510 0 Spatchcock a 10 12 Bedlamite 4 10 0 Kronberg ... 6 10 12 Miss Emma alO 0 Ace of Trumps alO 10 Flying Spur ... alO 0 Pineapple ... alO 10 Ned of the Hills alO 0 Waterperry ... a 10 9 Signal a 10 0 Tottie (inc nb ex) 5 10 7 Countess 8010 5 10 0 Gorsehawk alO 5 Belle of Kars ... 610 0 A Selling Steeplechase Handicap of 5 soya each, 2 ft (to the fund), with 30 added; the winner to be sold for 50 soya ; any winner after Feb. 14 71b extra ; two miles; 14 subs. Age st lb Age st lb :heu a 12 7 Leicester ... a 11 0 Ganymede... a 11 12 Bandoline ... a 10 10 Serious Case a 11 9 Strike a 10 b Love in a Mist a 11 5 Belle of Kars ... 6 10 4 Rapture ... a 11. 4 Efolkar 610 0 Swindler all 4 Miss Franklin ... 610 0 Beverley a 11 4 Signal a 10 0 RACING FIXTI MA: ORES FOR 1868. Liverpool Spring M 3 Chelmsford Spring M 10 Shrewsbury Spring 10 West Drayton l2 Warwick Spring ,OH. Margate Epsom Spring Mooting 24 Croxton Park Northampton Bromley Spring 6 Durham Hendon l3 Newmarket Craven 13 Knighton l4 Abergavenny 24, UL. Catterick Bridge l6 L ew es Spring Think Darragh April 2l Newmarket Ist Spring 27 Chester 5 Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury l4 Jl7. Y. Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer Newton Hampton Newcastle 23 Bibury Club ...... Stockbridge Alexandra Park 3O JULY. West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer Manchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Hull, and East Riding lO Windsor Summer Chelmsford Worcester Summer Carlisle 7 Newmarket July Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. l5 Liverpool July Odiham, ~... 16 Stamford Radcliffe ..... 2O Huntingdon: 2l Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood AUG Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer 7 Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 1 Eghatn Hastings m York August , ii 7ST. Doer Oxford Scarborough Canterbury Derby Summer Weymouth Lichfield Tunbridge Margate sl The Third Edition of The Sun of last night, containing the Latest Betting and results of all the Races run at Lincoln, was published in time for the country post and for delivery in town at 7.15. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, IMPERIAL PARMA 51 ENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Tms DAT. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS. Tho SPEA.K.ER took the chair at 12 o'clock. Mr. FAWCETT gave notice that on the 4th of March he should call the attention of the house to the sub— ' ject of the Civil Service Examinations, and to move that the people of India had no fair chance of competing for commissions as long as the examination was held only in this country, and in order to alter that system he should propose to the house to express an opinion that simulta, neous examinations should be held iu Calcutta, BombaT, and Madras. COA In reply to Mr. NzA.TE,L MINES. Mr. HARDY said ho could not say at the present moment whether the Government would during the pre-. sent session introduce a bill founded on the report of tk e committee presented last year. BANK HOLIDAYS BILL. Sir C. O'LOGIILEN moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to make the day ftollowing Christmas-day, viz., St. Stephen's day, a bank holiday, to enable the Queen in Council to make a general bank huh day without the necessity of passing an act of Parliament, and to provide that promissory notes falling due on any of such holidays to become payable the day after. There was no revolutionary principle involved in the latter part of his bill, because it was now the general rule in all tIA principal countries abroad. The bill he thought would ba productive of the greatest general accommodation, And, therefore, he hoped the house would agree to give it a second reading. Mr. S. CAVE thought on the whole the bill would work inconveniently, and therefore he could not support, the second reading. Mr. Goschen, Alderman Salomons, and Mr. Baring spoke on the question, but the bill was ordered to be referrsd to a select committee. LIFE POLICIES NOMINATION BILL. Mr. LEFEVRE moved the second reading of this bill, which was to enable persons insuring their lives to nor.ti nate the parties to whom the amount of the policy wr,s to be paid when it became a claim. Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE objected to the bil', whi c h he looked upon as one to enable a man to provide for his wife and family at the expense of his creditors. If the bill passed, all a man would have to do to put his money out of the reach of his creditors was to effect a life assur ance with it, when he could go on and gamble with his capital as much as ho pleased, provided he managed to keep himself solvent for only twelve months. If he did that ho was quite secure that the large amount for which he might insure his life would, at his death, only be paid to his wife or his nominee. Mr. DENMAN said ho should not oppose the second reading of the bill providing the hon. gentleman did not object to the bill in committee being altered to embrace only such cases where the premium is paid year by year and not to allow, as at present proposed, the payment down of a large sum of money, whether the person doing so secured for his wife, or his nominee, the amount paid, although he partly might be, through over -trading, ran, dered very poor himself. After a few words from the ATTORNEY-GENERAL, the bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. COMPULSORY CHURCH RATE ABOLITION BILL. Mr. GLADSTONE moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to abolish the compulsory payment of church rates. The funds required to repair the fabric of the church would have to be procured through voluntary payment of the rate, but the bill pro vided that those who had subscribed to the fund. should be the only persons who should have the manage— ment of it. The bill enacted that no suit should be for the recovery of the rate, but whore an amount had been promised and a liability had been incurred then an action might be brought for its recovery. He did not bring forward that bill with a view of adding to the worry the question of church rates had occasioned for a number of years, but with a 'view, if possible, of settling the question on equitable grounds. Mr. HENI,EY objected to the bill as he did not think the measure would tend to mitigate, but, on the contrary, would tend to aggravate, the state of affairs which would be brought about by the abolition of the Church Rates. He thought the provision which gave the power of drag ging a man—who had promised a certain sum, and which he did not pay—into the Court of Chancery, from which he might never escape during his life,as very objectionable and a power he for one could not assent to. lie thought if the bill was to pass it would be more objectionable than the measure of the hon. gentleman the member for Bury, who went for a total and unconditional abolition of the rate. Mr. GILPIN supported the bill, but he hoped when it got into committee the enactments of the sixth clause might be modified. Col. BARTELOT said there was sufficient in the bill to enable him to give his consent to its second reading, but, in conclusion, he hopedit would be made a measure accept able to both sides of the house. Viscount CRANBORNE accepted the proposed measure not because ho admired the way in which it disposed of the subject of church rates, but because he thought he might go further and fare worse. (Hear, hear.) Mr. NEWDEGATE objected to the measure; but after a short debate, The bill was read a second time. HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION (IRELAND) BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. The other orders of the day were then disposed of and he house adjourned. DEATH OF MR. JUSTICE SHEE. It is with deep regret that we have to announce the death of Mr. Justice Shee. The learned judge expired at ten minutes past eight o'clock this morning, at his town residence, 5, Sussex-place, Hyde Park-gardens, surrounded by his family circle. HEALTH OF LORD DERBY. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 19. The Earl of Derby passed a tolerably comfort able night, and though we cannot report any very considerable improvement this morning, there are no retrogressive symptoms, and the medical atten. dants are much more confident and hopeful. ELECTIoN INTLLLIGENCE. CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY. In consequence of an informality the Vice-Chan cellor stopped the polling on both sides. At one o'clock it stood as follows : Beresford Hope Cleasby 74 STOICE-UPON-TRENT. HANLEY, Feb. 19. The nomination took place to-day, and the show of hands was in favour of Mr. Melly. A poll was demanded. HELSTON. Roger and Lee having retired, Mr. Brett, Q.C., the Solicitor-General, has been declared duly elected. ALARMING EXPLOSION AT THE CHARING CROSS RAILWAY STATION—(This Day), This afternoon, about a quarter before five, a a uss some very alarming explosion occurred in the waiting.. room for the telegraphic whichhioiemesse has d m nger a re s a e t the e C s i e u ri g o -c u r s oss injuu to Railwayone or two persons. The room. or lodge in which the explosion occurred is situate in front of the station, close upon the pavement of the Strand, and the explosion is to be accounted for in the following manner. One of the company's men went to stop a leakage in the gas pipe beneath the building, when one of the lads foolishly went to the top of the stairs with a light, the gas issuing up the staircase coming in contact with the flames caused an explosion, which completely demolished the entire inside fitting cf the lodge. Sergeant Monktun, the detective officer attached to the sta, Lion, was the first person on the spot, and he bravely rushed into the lodge, and in a moment or so re turned carrying on the boys, who had sustained great injury. lle at once gave directions for the lads to be taken to the hospital. Mr. Richardson, station master, and Mr. Cockburn, superintendent, by this time arrived, when two other messengers were found to have sustained some injury. These were likewise sent to the hospital, but their hurts not being extensive, they were attended to, and the boys were sent home. The explosion of course, caused the greatest alarm in the neigh. bourhood, but beyond the damage we have stated, nothing further occurred. One of the persons very active in rescuing the lads from the interior of the building was a Mr. Young, an engineer, whose conduct on the occa. sion merits the highest praise. RETIREMENT OF THE DUKE OF BEAUFORT FRO THE TURF.—We believe that the whole of tho Duke of Beaufort's WA will shortly be brought to the hammer, 20 at St 100 .3