The Sun. — London, England, 1868-03-13 00:00:00

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Sr. Pole' pu blic , gall, bility of presided• flue, th 0 not 1064 that rh e a t l - I ', Wour MONEY MARKET A ND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCM CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Bank return snows from an increase in the Securities that the demand for money is increasing ; but this condition is more than counterbalanced by an accession to the deposits. The circulation has consequently fallen off, and the Reserve has enlarged. In other respects there is no material change in the position of the Bank. It is still one of considerable strength ; but not strong enough to prevent antici-. pations of an advance in the rate of discount in the event of any important increase in the demand for the means of remittance to India' to pay for cotton. The following are the principal changes since the pre ceding return Decrease in Circulation Increase in Public Deposits Increase in other Deposits..... 412,361 No change in amount of Government Securities. Increase in other Securities Increase in Bullion ....... 43,448 Increase in Rest Increase in Reserve Bullion in both Departments ......21,179,530 Reserve of Notes and Coin 13,004,515 Circulation, including Bank Post Bills 23,671,613 The return of paid clearing, for the week ending Wednesday, March 11, as certified by Mr. J. 0 Pocock, deputy-inspector, is as follows :-- March 5, Thursday £11,411,000 March 6, Friday March 7, Saturday March 9, Monday 9,462,000 March 10, Tuesday 8,901,000 March 11, Wednesday Total £60,348,000 This aggregate is nearly 18 millions less than that of last week, but that week included a Stock Exchange settlement, of unusually heavy character. As in the present week no disturbance of the kind has inter fered with the ordinary course, it may be inferred that the transactions of regular commerce are • in creasing. The last time when similar conditions occurred after a Stock Exchange settlement, the aggregate clearings were but little above £54,000,000. It is, therefore, only reasonable to infer some improve ment in trade. The Discount demand is unaltered, at 11 per cent. The Engli s h F un d s are ra th er dull. Consols re main at 93 to 93k for money and account. New and Reduced, 91i to 92. India Five per Cents. are flat upon realization, bein g quoted at 114 k to 115, show ing a dec rease o f . Bank Stock, 249 to 251. Ex chequer Bills, lOs to 15s prem. In Foreign Stocks Egyptian Railway Debentures; Peruvian (1865), and Orel-Vitetske are per cent. better but the Viceroy's Nine per Cents. and Greek are *lower, and Italian *. Spanish are firm. The quotation s are as follows :—Mexican, 15/ to 16 ; Greek, 12k to 12/ 2 • New Spanish, 351 to 36 ; Italian, 45i to 46 ; Turkish, 33 to 33i ; P ortuguese, to 1± prem. ; Orel-Vitetske, 78 to 78k ; Peruvian, 76k to 761 ; Brazilian (1865), 71± to 71i ; Egyptian (1864), 865 to 87i ; the Railway Deben tures, 901 r to 91 ; Viceroy's Nine per Cents., 88i to 89 ; and the Seven per Cents., 73i to 74. A.mericary Securities are steady. United States 5-20 Bonds are enquired for at 71± to 72. Erie Rail road 49 to 50. Illinois, 891 r to 90. Confederate Cotton Bonds are being speculatively bought to a small extent, and the price is 6 per cent. The New Honduras Loan is steady at to Prem. Atlantic Great Western Railway Debentures remain at 261 to 274, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds at 28 to 29. The Railway Market is a little firmer at the sub joined quotations : Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1254 to 126 ; Midland, 1051 to 106 ; South Eastern, 72 t r ? 72 i; London and North Western, 115 to 115?, ; Great Northern , 105 to 106 ; ditto, 110 to 101 ; Great Eastern, 31 to 31 4 ; Great Western, 461 to 47 ; Brighton, 48 to 49 ; Sheffield, 421 to 43 ; Metropolitan, 1131- to 1131 ; and Caledonian, 82 • Foreign Railways are rather firm ; Lombardo- Venetian Railway is quoted at 141 to 15 ; Luxem burg, , B a n k Shar e s are without feature, and the only chang e is an improvement of -k in Imperial Ottoman, a t dis. to par ; Imperial 16i to 174 ; to Alliance 141 1 3k dis ; Anglo-Austrian, 4- to 4 prem. ; Char tered Merc,antile, 24 to 29; ; London and Westmin ster, 67. E to 681 ; London and County, 52 to 53 ; Loudon Joint Stock, 324 to 334; Union of London, 33 t o 34. Foreign Mining Shares are dull. St. John del. 4 . 0 3's are lower, at 161 to 171 ; Port Philip, to J-1 ; Chontales, lk to 1 dis. Little business is doing in Miscellaneous Securities. An glo-American Telegraph is firm at 22i to 224 Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cents., 5# to 51 Fore street Warho use , 11 to lf dis.; Hudson's Bay, 14A t 0 14 ; London General Omnibus, 11 1 to 2 ; Ocean Marine Insurance, 14 to 15 prem.; Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance is better, at 2i to 21, rem.; Universal Marine, 4 dis. to par. The P es t ar ina United Gold Mining Company have received a remittance of 788 ounces, valued at £2,700. The remittance of the - Val Antigoria Gold Mining Company is 59 ounces. Bar gold to the value of £4,000 was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday. The silver market is very active in consequence of the increasing demand for the means of remittance to the East an d the scarcity of supply. Late yesterday b ars t o t h e extent of £ 250,000 was transacted. in l ea's at 60-0 to 61 4 d per ounce, the current price bei ng id per ounce higher. Advices from Marseilles describe an unfavourable reaction in the wheat market, owing to adverse winds having delayed arrivals f r r'om the Black Sea and else- Where. At the same time there had been rather a su dden accession of orders to purchase, more espe cially on the Bth instant. A. reduction of J r per cent. on rates of freight on specie to India has - been made by the Peninsular and C h ental Company, and of f per cent. on specie to ,na and Japan. On gold to India their char ge i s 'uOvr I per cent. lio The ordinary general meeting of th e D on P e d ro f orth dcl Rey Gold Mining Company has been called for the 23d inst., for the transaction of the ordinary business of the company. The directors of the Oude and Rohilkund Railway e ftpany have received information that. extended ,ope ey rations have been commenced on their lines, and propose to issue shortly a further £1,000,000 of pital, in shares of £lO each, to be offered rateably the shareholders. A dividend of I has b een d ec l are d on th e Li norea Le ad Mining shares, of 23 on Fortuna, and of is 6d op Alamilloa. New York advices announce the failure of Smith and Lounsbury , carpet dealers ; Wicks, Van Alstyne, 4 . 41 1 d Co., extensive ' dry goods jobbers and importers, ',.,? o r merly George A. Wi c k s an d C o. ; an d Th omass an d kj. importers and commission dealers in ribbons, B llks, and dress goods. • The fourth ordinary general meeting of the be Argentina Railway C ompany (Limited) will ' 4 O held on the 31st inst. BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. , Gov.EnNmExT _FUNDS. " Per Lent. Consols 8 'Jo. Accou n t, Ap r il 93 ') Now Cent. Reduced 9lB 2 3 Cent 9lB 2 per Cent 21 per C en t . J an. 1894 — i t 13 °. 5 per Ce nt . o an. 1873 — 11n uities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — DO. fo r 30 yrs, expire sth Apr il 1885 — E ; o (Red Sea Televaph), Au,.,„ 1908 — che•ctuer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. Do £5OO — 13 13, t D O. £lOO & £2OO lO p Do , England Stock. 41 per Cent — . ofAccount . — Inri• l '"laN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES.. _.b.t t,.a slO c c e k o , u l n O t i per Cent., April 1874 - "°. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 101 100 k P ,° ' 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 .-',O. Certificates — D 1 6 )0 . Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — 0 ' 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 e ° • 5 i per Cent., May 1879 — 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — 1) 00 ' do. 1882 -- 00' Deb 5 er Cent., Aug. 1873 ~ p 13 onds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 °. tinder £1.000 ~,IFOREIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK. du titine Republic, t; per Cent — i,trian Bonds, 5 per Cont. 1859 .Jr,i,• • . per Cant — 1: : 1 • 41 per Cent., 1852 — j, ° ' do., 18:43.... ii ° o : do., 18 it s 631 5 t io do., 1863 63i Ili b • 5 per Cent., 1865 By er Account 7ll b r ,e? Ayres 6 per Cent — 0 IQ; 4 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) o,_, l r S 6 per Cont.— --ia tl 5 , , i j _ per ~,en — U o u 4 ) Per Cent •— b• u per cent, 13 . 4' 3 ., 1867 U .' 7 Per ,Cent., 1866 °'' s • q. h .,, - , Scrip ' £32 paid Br • - `" , ; , 11 6per Cent. 4 111, , 13 ,„",-. 3 p a r Cent, 1825 b - ( ; o ,'''all. Principalities, 7 per Cent — N1f,,,, ,`' Per Cent., 1867 - '"'“--)" - Nc'w Con..lolidated, 1 per Cent l2l -;lYPtian, 7 per Cent — D`;• ecoud issue .. I) • £540 Bonds °. £lO6 Bonds — r), , ,„,_ • 1)0 1861 .0,0 ,') llowlq B6l (z u* 4.100 Boritlq (lorvertnrAtitt Railway Debentures ..•• 90 1 .. e k , b o , i) per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups — D o. 'Account voup ous ,r. , Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent .. Ilonduras Gov. Rail. Loan., I.op. Ct., .£25 p Italian 5 per Cert., 1b65 Do, Account ~ Do. Marommana Raiway _ Ilexica - .; 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 9l Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-Fronch llontovideau 6 per Cent. .. — Sloorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 Do. do., 1'67 — Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid — pal Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St... — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds... Do. do. £Bl los. do. ic Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds Do. do. £B4 los. do — Sa , dinian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con . — . Do Acci.Aint, . ~ — Do New Deferred 314 Do Account Do Passive — Do Acc &ant Do Corn. Cert. of Cou:. not funded Do Account Trukish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account 'Do .£lOO Bonds _ Do 6 per Cent., 1862 • — Do Account Do .£lof Bonds 641 3i. Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 321 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 ' Do' 1 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 Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. . Austrisn o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4i per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch . 2* per Oeut. Ex. 12 Gui!, D.) Account Italia). 5 per Cent. 1831, &. zSi. Do. Acco unt 46 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 93 Do. Account, March 93 LAW INTELLIGE NCE—This Day. CITY OF LONDON COURT. A WRIT OF PROHIBITION SERVED UPON THE JUDGE. The troubled state of affairs of the City of Lon don Court seem likely now to come to a reasonable determination. It will be remembered that some discussion has arisen recently in legal circles, and especially in the Court of Common Council, as to how far the duties of Mr. Kerr, the Judge of the Court, were :affected by the operations of the 30th and 31st Vic., cap. 142, known as the County Courts Amendment Act. The old title of the court known as the " Sheriff's Court " dates back before the time of the Normans, and is said to be derived from Shire-rieve. At the com mencement of the year 1868 the title of the court was altered to " The City of London Court," and Mr. Kerr contended that he was no longer a com missioner of the Central Criminal Court. The 35th section of the new act distinctly says that the title of the court shall be " The City of London Court," and all the processes that have been issued since that act came into operation have borne that title. A seal was ordered by the judge, and it bore upon the face the Royal arms, and words, " City of London Court." Upon these . alterations certain proceedings have taken place in the Corporation, and it was understood that the authorities were endeavouring to obtain a speedy settlement of the dispute, but Mr. Torr, an officer of one of the metropolitan County Courts, has cut the Gordian knot. A few days ago he applied to Mr. Justice Willes for an ex parte writ of prohibition against Mr. Kerr, calling upon that learned judge to discontinue using the seal with the royal arms and title of the court in its present form. This writ was served upon Mr. Kerr at the Court House on Wednesday, and during yesterday the seal bearing the royal arms was returned to the judge, and the'processes now bear the old seal of the court, thusj" Sheriffs' Court," with the City arms. In fact, some of the records bear two seals, viz., that ordered by the plaintiff and the old seal used before the passing of the act. It is not nu.: likely that these summary proceedings will cause considerable inconvenience to the public, be cause should the ex park writ of prohibition be set aside, all the writs issued will be void. At the present time, however, the writ of prohibition has been served, and the business of the Court is being conducted under the old seal, and the reporter understands the title chosen to be of the Sheriffs' City of London Court. POLICE 1117TELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE " POOR PLAYER."—A few days ago a poor fellow named James Lee, who described himself as an abused actor, was charged before Mr. Knox with begging in Burlington Arcade. He entered into a statement of his misfortunes, from which it ap peared that many years ago, while the late Mr. T. P. Cooke was the stage manager, he performed at the Coburg Theatre, and said he had performed in the provinces and at minor theatres in the metro polis, but that now, in his old age, having a wife in the London Hospital, he had fallen into a state of great distress. He denied that he was begging, but said that he was merely mentioning his distress to a gentleman, when the beadle of the Arcade took him into custody. Mr. Knox, commiserating the poor man's condi tion, discharged him. . _ . Since then prisoner has been forwarded 10s., and J. G. 24 postage stamps, for his benefit. THAMES. TEA ROBBERY IN TIIE LONDON DOCK.--John Bruce, a labourer, aged 38 years, was brought be fore Mr. Paget charged with stealing 4 ounces of tea, the property of the London and St. Katherine Dock Company. In the course of the last twelve months upwards of . 100 labourers have been convicted for stealing tea, sugar, and other articles which they were bringing out of the various docks on the north side of the Thames. Although many of them have been severely punished the practice still continues. La bourers have brought tea and sugar out of the docks in their clothes, in their boots, pockets, caps, and in their shirt sleeves, while others have made up belts and false backs for the concealment of tea. Yesterday evening the prisoner was " rubb e d down" in the customary manner by Francis Anders, a constable in the service of the London Dock Company, as he was leaving the gate at th e principal gateway in Upper East Smithfield, and four ounces of tea were found under his clothes, and very ingeniously secreted. The prisoner said he picked up the tea. Mr. Paget said that labourers were not allowed to pick up tea in the docks, where immense quanti ties in bulk, in chests, and in boxes were always lying about. He sentenced the prisoner to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Wind, S.W.; rainy. Arrived, March 1-2 —Annie Large, from Helsingberg ; Granton, steamer, from Hamburg. Arrived, March 13—Victor, steamer, from Caen; Hot spur, from Foochow; Margaret, Rosa, Admiral, and Mary Garland—all from Guernsey ; Queen, from Dun kirk; Blue Coat Boy, from Brussels; Cherub, from Oneglia. Sailed.—Velocity, steamer, fen: Calais ; Sir Robert Peol, steamer, for Dunkirk; Lady Octavia, for St. Helena; Cologne, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Wind, S.W., fresh ; with thick rain. Anchored.—Harmoni, from London, for Bathurst. The Judgeship of County Courts' Circuit, No. 15, vacant by the death of Mr. Sergeant Dowling, has been conferred on Edmund Robert Turner, Esq., of Lincoln's inn. Mr. Turner is a nionabor of the chancery bar. His call dates from 1852. eItEFERENCE SU ARES. Great Western, Orig. 44 per ce n t ., 77y Gt. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford st guaranteed, 100 rICSFERENUE bkiA.Kict, AND STOCKS. Midland A and B £5 per cent., 105 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Blackwall, 88 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 79 Viotoria Station and Pimlioo, '70.; FOREIGN ILAILWATE. Solth Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 1 41 FogMGM MINEs. Chontales Gold and Silver Mintng,ilim., al Dun Vettru, Nunn Del ttcy,.ll• • Pn St. John del Key, Urn , 18 DOCKS East and West India, 124 I..Jatiuu and Si. liatnariae, 50 ISANISS. Agra. lira., A, 10 Ditto, B, 71 1 Alliance, 10.1 Auglo Egyptian, lim., 101 Bank of Britisii Columbia, 101 Bank ut New Zealand, 13 Imperial Otoluan, Loudon and County, Ditto, new, 34i London and '0 estuainster, 31LISCELLANEOUB , Ahiglo American Telegraph, 221 la Aglo-Mexican Mint, 18i Atlantic Telegraph, 57} 4 61 Ditto, 8 p:.r dent., 198.1 Berlin Water Works, tim., 14 City of Moscow Gas, lim., 8i Credit Foncier ot England. lim.. 3 1-16 Crystal Palace, tto, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 107 East India Irrigation and Canal, 161 ElXyptian 9 per Cent., Viceroy Loan, gull. by Egypt. Gov 89 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., lui Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1570, issued 90, 37i Landon General Omnibus Company, lim, 2 Telegraph Construct. and Maintenance, lim.. 141 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. A:straits, and rTew Zealand, via Soatharnpten.....March 2B Ditto, via Marseilles ...............March 22 Ditto, via Panama March 3j. Buenas Ayres, and Atonic Video April 6. Ditto, by French packet ....••.. ....... March 22 Cape Vords, by Brazil 'motet &mil 6. L:ape of Good ilope. Ascension. and it. ilelena 3iarch Uhina, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton March 21 Ditto, via Marseilles Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton March 15 iudia,via Southampton . ...• Ditto, via Marseilles .....March 15 :Malta, L;;;ypt, „to. March 25 Ditto, alarseilles.. March 9 Mauritius, cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Soutuamptoo DIU), Marseilles . Starch 18. Newiouvila nd PQrtUgaii ..... 6, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 13, 18G31 Paid. Closing Price. 83 0 82 83 2U 30 3 4 75 77 70 72 101 103 at 31i 6 7 15 6 105 107 101 103 121 125 95 97 4B !tip 0 47 25 3,) 27 23 1251 126i1 4 49 Is 14 12 15 iis )16 85 87 31 It 113 li4 104 107 Business sn f 31A 1 48i 18j 115 i EG 1131 1(7 105 j 72 93 :tLJ!:.4I' DM:UItITIJL ~ I No 190 100 100 li;0 100 100 , SSEs, WO 100 100 all 100 100 10) 1011 93 1001 08 luo 86 87 t 5 b 7 103 105 106 IC9 107 109 106 108 DS 100 110 111 105 107 104 106 106 LOS 107 109 1(6 198 99 10 9J 101 98 99 Phi 97j 981 102 104 103 105 100 104 I 103 1021 .100 1100 15 100 100 101} 1 3 4 5} 6a 431 445 10 1 f 2 4 5 2 24 1a 2 8 9 14 2 4 5 17 18 18 19 11 14 18 40 21 24 6 8 6 64 2i 11 60 70 5 7 2 3 2 24 29 It 380 400 i i 474 42i 13 14 1U 12 61 66 ISS 195 75 80 18 11 21 23 82i 87i 7 9 CORN. MILITARY EXPENDITURE FOR 1866-67. A return has just been issued to Parliament, showing the expenditure on the military services of the country for the financial year ending March 31, 1867, as compared with the army estimates for the same period ; and it is satisfactory in the highest degree to find that the difference between estimate and expense is less than fifty thousand pounds. Considering that the amount dealt with is nearly fourteen millions and a half, it is creditable to the War-office authorities, and especially to the Accountant-General's department, that so large an account should be closed and audited within less than twelve months, and that there should be so little difference in the sum total, though that little is on the wrong side. The army estimates are divided into twenty-seven votes, and these again are classed under two general heads :—First, Effective Services, including -1. Regular Forces. 2. Auxi liary Forces. 3. Stores. 4. Works and Buildings. 5. Other Services. And, secondly, Non-effective Services. Under the head of Regular Forces are in cluded seven votes, on every one of which there was an increase upon the sum voted, amounting among them to more than £220,000. The chief items of the increase in regular forces are said to have been caused by the continued employment of troops in New Zealand, and an increase of the forces in British North America ; the large number of recruits raised to fill up casualties in regiments returning from abroad—levy money figuring for nearly £B,OOO, and allowances and gratuities to soldiers discharged in consequence of the Limited Enlistment Act, or de sire to settle in New Zealand. The commissariat charges exceeded the estimate by £105,000, partly owing to New Zealand expenses, partly to the Fenian raid in North America, and partly to two military expeditions, of which probably scarcely one of our readers ever beard—the movement of troops to the frontier of Basuto country, Natal, to protect the Boers, and the expedition against San Pedro to resist an attack of native Indians on the mahogany works belonging to the British Hondu ras Company. Clothing figures for an excess of £41,000, due either from technical reasons of ac count, or caused by the large force proceeding to Canada last winter drawing winter clothing. Bar rack establishments call for £25,000, and the in crease is not satisfactorily accounted for, except that it is said to be partly due to increased attention paid to sanitary regulations. Divine service takes £6,000, and martial law nearly £5,000, owing in part to the strange innovation of allowing certain prisoners to be defended by counsel, and employing shorthand writers to take down the evidence. Medical ser vices, which can never be grudged, demand some £22,000 over the estimate. The other excesses were in auxiliary forces, £lO,OOO on account of the great increase of men who joined the army reserve force—a well expended sum ; and £64,000 for the manufacturing depart ments, included under the head " stores ;" this last item being owing to improvements in carriages being at once carried out instead of a delay occur ring till the next year, and the purchase of addi tional material for the gun factories, which was not counterbalanced, as had been expected, by a saving in the laboratories, owing to the increased demand for ammunition for Snider rifles. " Miscellaneous services" claim £29,000 for expenses incurred by the Ordnance Select Committee in experiments, re wards to inventors of small arms, Contagious Disease Act, field allowance in New Zealand, &c. A few minor items close the lists of excesses. The savings, on the other hand, are considerable : £59,000 for Irish Militia, not called up for training; £7,000 for Yeomanry not called out owing to the cattle plague; £133,000 for stores, £59,000 of which is in consequence of reserves made with the consent of the Treasury ; £44,000 for works and buildings postponed or abandoned ; £3,000 on mili tary education, by reason of the reduced number of cadets at Sandhurst ; £2,000 on administration of the army; and £31,000 in full-pay, pensions, &c., owing to the number of casualties much exceeding the estimate. The total excesses on the entire estimates are shown to amount to £329,043 and the surpluses to £280,563 ; leaving a balance against the estimates of £48,480. In replying to the War Minister's request for permission to defray the excesses as far as pos sible out of the surpluses, the Lords of the Treasury point out that a sum of £63,000 (more, as we now see, than the total balance of excess on the whole estimates) was only sanctioned by them on the dis tinct statement that a saving would be effected on the Royal Laboratory vote of £40,000, and of £23,000 on the vote for the carriage departments ; and that, as these savings did not occur, that they have unwittingly sanctioned an expenditure in ex cess of the estimates ; and they beg that " the Secretary of State may issue such instructions as may cause more care to be takes - when the sanction of this board for increased expenditure is sought for in future." A statement is appended to the return, showing that all accounts received by the War Office up to date were included in the return ; and that only twelve accounts had not been received in the War Office when the general account was closed ; these were from New Zealand, Honduras, Barbadoes, and India. One point deserves special notice; the apparent saving of £133,000 on stores does not, according to the Lords of the Treasury's showing, exist. They write, "In place of a saving of £133,000, there has been an excess of expenditure over the amount granted by Parliament of £59,862. This dislre pancy arises from the fact that, in place of re ceiving repayments to the amount of £50,683, as shown upon the estimate, the actual repayments in aid of the vote have been £243,623 ; that is £192,940 more than was taken in abatement of the vote." After entering into details, and quoting a similar instance occurring in the previous year, their lordships continue It appears to my lords that these instances clearly prove that the present system of crediting transfers and repayments in aid of the votes entirely vitiates the control of Parliament over expenditure, by introducing into the grant an ele ment of great uncertainty, which occasionally places at the disposal of the departments large sums beyond the amount appropriated by Parliament to the ser vice." This is, we trust, the beginning of a reform in expenditure. MARKE,Ts—(This Day.) The trade in most departments continues dull, with very little variation in price. At Mark-lane there was only a moderate attendance to-day, and the rates paid for nearly all articles were the same as on Monday. A short supply of English wh eat was taken off slowly, at unaltered rates. -- Foreign in fair supply, but not offered on longer terms. Flour quoted as before, with a retail demand for Eng lish and foreign. Barley quite as dear. Beans and p u s in limited demand. R ates anchanged. Oats continue to arrive slowly, and are firm, although the demand is no& brisk. TALLOW. The market is firm at 43s to 43s 3d spot, 43s 6d to 43s 9d April to June; 44s 6d last three months. LEADENIIALL. N EWGATE AND MEAT.—The supplies of dead meat have been light, and prices firm, with a good demand.. To-day the market is barely so strong. Beef, 3s 2d to 48 2d; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d; veal, 4s to 55 4 d; pork, 3 s 8d to 4s 8d ; l am b, 6s 8d to 7s 4d. - PovlTny.—The poultry market is scantily supplied and prices unaltered.;;Pfgeona as an exception are plentiful and cheap. Eggs remain at 95 for English and 7s for French per 120. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, March 13.—Market unchanged. Americans weak. Sales probably 10,000 bales. MANCHESTER, Tuesday. --Prices continue steady, but there bas been no increase of business to-day, and sellers complain that they have found buyers more reluctant to .give out orders than they were yesterday. A small general business goes on daily, but producers are not so extensively under contract as they were a few weeks back, and it is only the unremunerative nature of the prices offered which prevents them taking advantage of any fair offers which aro made to thern.—Manchester Guardian. THUNDERSTORMS.—A curious fit of rough weather for March set in in the North Riding on Tuesday night, whop and during next day several smart showers, with thunder and lightning, occurred. During Wednesday the weather was very mild, and a considerable depth of rain fell. SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY SHAULS AND STOCKS. Railways. Bristol and Exeter .... Caledonian Ustrnbrian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perthola Ab.J unc IN.J.4ondon, bcrip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Id:astern, Ord.stk. Do. E. Angl: at. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock • • Do. B stoct Do. hew, is. at 25 pa) IRS, and W. of Ireland (it. Western —Original Do. S. Val. Rail. gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Alid.—Oxford Do. Newport 1 I I 1)0. Lancashire& Yuri:slim-I London and Blackwali l 'Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon. Chat., and Dowel Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & ,North IVesten. Lon. 4 South Weston: Man., Shot., & Lincoll; Atetropolitan.... Do. New Do. Extent:ion....., lietrupolttan District Do. do. do. Do. and St. John'ti !Midland Do. £9 Share 1 Do, Uirmin.. 4; Derby 31 id Kent • • North Witte' Do. Ed., Pth., & 1 th. Eastern BersVicii Do. G.N•E purotisst Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Po. Stock. & Do. do. 1880-61 North London .. Do. do. 'Sot 5 . Do. do. 1566 . North Stallordshirc N. & S. W. Juuction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stook Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Calf Vale Do. C Dale Meath ..... Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Wlllteha Arebt Cornwall ULtiiYLaL UoVgal. British Columbia, 6 per cent., t)eo.3i, 1572.... Uan.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.6& July 1877-84 - Do. 6 p. o. Feb. & Aug.. Do. 5 p. o. Mar. & Sept 00. 5 p. o. Jan. t July Do. 5 p. c. inscribed sk Cape (1.1.10pe, 8 p. 0.1873 l)o.Apl.&Oot .1890-1900 11.)o. do 1880-9u l Do. Jan.&July, 1690-9 II Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and Oct., 1900 - (ley lon, Nov. 1878, 6 p. Do. 1872, do Jlauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. it Do. 1895, Feb. be Aug.. Natal qov. 6 per cent.. N.B.Gov.6p.c.Jadeiuly N. S.W. Gov. 5 ire., 186 u Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to lb% Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 New Zealand, 6 p. cent) Do. 5 per oeitt..:.. Nova. Scotia Gov. 6 p. o sterling, 1875 ,Queensland Gov. 6 p. c a. Aus.Gov. 6 p,0.1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vlo,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.& July Do. do. April & Oot 8411'1611 Mlantic & St. La wrence flom.,Barotia, ec Cen.ln. gu. 6 per cent... Do. F eharee Buffalo 4t Lake Huron Do. Preference Bull.,Brant, &Goderich 6 p.c. 187 2 -3-4 Calcutta 6G b. E., lim :ape Town Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.o. per. pi East Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. p.c. Do. J Extension 11 rand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds I charge C. p.c Do. let Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred ...• De. 2d Pref. Bonds• • Du. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred t. India Pen. gue. sp.c o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gda. 5 p. c t. South of India gun. 5 per cent Di. 41 per cent Do • - ?real Wes. of Canada.. Do. New ~ Do. 6 p. a 80. pay. 1873 Do. 54 dv. pay. 1877-8.. Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4; do • Do. 4i do . . Do. Filth ti:xtenvioa Cor 6 p. a. Lends. Mel. & obaoc's day.. N. MM . du., 6po Jilt pt. be Dude & g. 5 p_o zseinde ...... • Do. Delhi Do. do ... .1 :7 3 xi Do. Panjaub.... Do. I ndus St.Flot 10d IC6y - - 74 76 34 35 101 i 102 i 604 618 91 95 126 132 140 132 114 il6 i li I , 56 LS 10V 11. 57 59 16 47 72 73 9 19 143 245 UNIVERSITY TESTS' ABOLITION .1311,L. The following statement of the exact scope of '2llr. Coleridge's bill, now before the House of Commons, may be useful for reference :—" The bill comprises Mr, Cole ridge's and Mr. Bouverie's bills of past sessions, It applies to both universities, and thus meets the objecMons of those who deprecated partial legislation. It, moreovrer, satisfies the demands of those who required the subject, if dealt with it at all, to be dealt with completely and finally ; for, if this bill is passed, the tests question at the univer sities will be settled, so far as regards Parliament. The fundamental principle of the bill is the recognition of the national character of the national seats of learning. This principle is worked out with due regard, on the one hand, to the public interests, on the other to the independence of the colleges as self-acting societies. As regards the universities, the Legislature prescribes : es regards the colleges, it enables. The opening to the Queen's subjects of the degrees, public professorships, and academical offices, emoluments,. and privileges, is mandatory ; the opening of the college fellowships and offices is permissive. The Act of Uniformity and other restrictive Acts of the Legislature are repealed ; but, so far as concern the col leges, the bill stops short of requiring emancipation, and leaves - such college to please itself. These are the positive enactments of the bill. On the negative side, clauses are introduced to disavow any intention to interfere with existing law or usage, as regards (1) Masterships of En dowed Schools (Section 3. Proviso) ; or (2) College Fel lowships and offices (Section 5) ; or (3) The celebration of public worship in the Universities or the Colleges (Section 7)." ' The leading Nonconformist tutors and students at Cam. bridge have issued a circular calling upon Nonconformist ministers to exert themselves in favour of Mr. Coleridge's measure. They observe that previous bills of the same kind; which have been brought forward in past sessions of Parliament, have been introduced by episco palians, and by them mainly supported ; but their endea vours have not, it is considered, been hithorto adequately supported by Dissenters ; and they appeal to their fellow- Nonconformists throughout the country no longer to leave their champions unaided. The circular is dated Cam bridge, March 4, and the names appended to it are those of William Steadman Aldis, Thomas Northcote Toiler, Neville Goodman, Samuel Hope Morley, Ellianah Armi tage, John Remington Wilson, and Charles Edward Baines Reed. Many years have passed since the Non conformist bodies made a steady and united effort to influ ence the Legislature ; and it is alleged that the fact that twelve hundred peers, professors, and clergy have signed an address to the Archbishop of Canterbury, calling upon him to head a strenuous opposition to Mr. Coleridge's bill, renders it their duty to make such an effort once again. THE rßiar PRESS ON THE GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS The Liberal journals express much dissatisfaction with the programme of Mr. Disraeli's " truly liberal measures of domestic policy for Ireland," as stated by Lord Mayo in Tuesday night's debate. The Evening Post sums up the list as follows : " Upon the land question, illusory legislation and fraudulently-meant inquiry ; upon the Church question, denial, qualified by insult, of religious equality ; upon the education question, a pretence of reli gious equality, which, leaving the University of Dublin and the Queen's University in the possession of vast re venues and great endowed colleges, gives to the people and religion of Ireland a university without a college, and with the chance of a petty and doubtful subsidy." The Freeman observes that Lord Mayo took four hours to reply to the speech of Mr. Maguire, and after all that talk arrived at no single proposition that will give satisfaction to the country. As to the land and the Church questions, the Government will do nothing. The Freeman aski, what will, the House of Commons do? The Northern Whig thinks the Opposition are not likely to acquiesce tamely in the policy of "No surrender" with regard to the Church Establishment. 'The Conservative organs are equally dissatisfied with the Ministerial policy. The Daily Express thinks that, with the exception of the course adopted on the Church question, it cannot meet with the approval of the country. In the opinion of the Express, " the country " means the Tory landlords and the Ulster Orangemen. The Express strongly depre cates the proposed legislation on the land question, and sees great danger in " departing from settled principles in so important a question as that of the rights of pro perty." With respect to the conferring of a charter on the Catholic University, the Express is deeply afflicted at the success of the Ultramontane party, " in getting a Conservative Government, in defiance of its Pro testant adherents and in contempt of the independent Roman Catholic laity, to lend itself to the scheme." If this concession were a settlement of the question the Express could understand its expediency being urged upon the House, but it is only a means to an end - only a step in the process of Ultramontanising Ireland. The Evening Mail is equally opposed to the intended legislation on the land tenure and the granting of a charter to the Catholic University ; but, on the whole, considering the g h tc i ra s hLmi h oe o mrf s d t es i cthrryaae Mayo's ao o r might o gos rpffhdet ratherel k ch l h a a yvi have eforpr persistenceeslryohm. perhaps epTsthiame past,and the more t hae cautious t admits t o mi l l o e e iu n t t s ss e e t pt h h o r e f oa been apprehended." Saunders's News Letter and the Irish Times speak more favourably of the Ministerial policy, but they do not appear to be perfectly satisfied with it. It is stated that there were 12,600 evictions in Ireland during seven years, i.e., 12,600 families were reduced to destitution. A marriage is arranged to take place between Lady Laura Phipps, eldest daughter of the Marquis and Marchioness of Normanby, and Mr. Vivian Hampton, second son of Mr. Hampton Lewis, of Henllys. THE REPRESENTATION OF HUDDERSFIELD.—MR. Wright Mellor has become a candidate for the seat occupied by the late Mr. Crosland, and opposes Mr. E. A. Leatham. The contest will be very severe. A. subscription list has been opened for the pur pose of procuring a portrait of Sir William Heathcote by some eminent artist, to he presented to the county of Hants, and to placed in the room where the civil business of the county is for the time being conducted. Upwards of £3OO has been already subscribed. THE EASTER VOLUNTEER REVIEW.—The Secre tary of State for War has approved of a review of volun teers taking place at Portsmouth on Easter Monday, the 13th of April. Applications from corps desirous of attend ing this review must be made on a prescribed form through the lords-lieutenant of their respective counties, and de livered at the War Office on or before Thursday, the 2nd of April, after which date no further applications will be received. THE OFFICIAL REPORT OF THE FARNHAM INQUIRY. —The report and decision of the Poor-law Board has been laid on the table of the House of Com mons by Mr. Sclater-Booth. The report virtually excul pates the guardians. It takes up the position that the most serious charges are unfounded in fact, and that the other charges have been grossly exaggerated. It admits that, in respect of nursing, ventilation, &c., there is much room for improvement. THE TODMORDEN TRAGEDY.—DEATH OF THE REV. Mn. PLOW.—The Rev. Anthony John Plow, of Todmor den Parsonage, died on Thursday evening in great agony. from the injuries received on the night of the murder of his servant. The infant child also died on the same day ; it was born only three weeks before the murder, and the unavoidable removal from the mother after the murderous attack on her is supposed to be the appnximate cause. Inflammation of the brain was observable in Mr. Plow on the previous night, and before the morning he had become delirious. Mrs. Plow sustained the shock better than was expected, but she was not allowed to be present when her husband died. The Rev. Dr. Molesworth arrived at Tod morden, but too late to see his son-in-law alive. THE RUSSIAN DEFENDERS OF SEBASTOPOL. —A few days ago the eighth annual banquet of the old defenders of Sebastopol was held at St. Petersburg. The number of officers present was sixty-five, the Grand Duke Nicholas being one of the party, and General Todtleben presiding.. Speeches were pronounced by General Zelenoi and other officers. Telegraphic messages were exchanged with the Grand Duke Michael, lieutenant of the Emperor in the Caucasus. Some days after the officers who took part in the feast paid a visit to the Grand Duke Nicholas to thank him for his constant solicitude in favour of the old defenders of the fortress. " I consider it a happiness," replied the Prince, "to belong to the family of the defenders of Sebastopol, and it is I who ought to thank you for giving me so cordial a reception." THE PEOPLE AND THE GREAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.— ...plying to a letter of Mr. E. Stanley R. Jones, secretary to the National Society for the Restoration of Endow ments, Mr. J. S. Mill writes :—" I thoroughly approve the object of your association, the value of which will be very great when Parliament comes to deal with the mass of the grammar schools of the country, the report on which is about to be presented to the House. The seven schools included in the bill now before the House were originally designed for the highest and most costly educa tion which the nation could require, such as would only be given to a select portion, not to all ; and this is still the idea which is in the minds of those who are attempting to reform the gross abuses of those schools. But the prin ciple which I uphold is, that the persons who should be selected to receive the education given at the highest places of education should be those (of whatever rank or class) who have most distinguished themselves in those other schools which are the proper preparatiou for th e higheqt.p. BRITISH MINI'S. Cam. onso I.(,ok4lina Chiyertan Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cone. (TaYist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) ,East Caradon East Cara BrPa Last Grenville , East annislake East Loved E. WI Russell (Tavlstk qam.& StAubyn(G wen., Great Laxey, limit e d .. ) Great South Tolgus.... Great Wheal 8a5y..... G. Wheal Vor (ifelst.lb (Irenville ilerod's Foot •• aingston Downs ..•• .. Margaret Way Lelant Marke Va11ey...... .... tiwyndy Iron Ore, Iltu CW S ton . ..... worth loskear ....... g.Wh Bassett(lllogan North ITheal Crotty erosper United........ l'royidenee ;tiny Lelan t S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. South Condurrow ...... i•Wheal Fran. ()Mogan Stray Park . Pin Croft Vfgra and Clogan, lira West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskoard VirestChircrton . West Beton.— Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (itedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 2.1.0 294 2.11. ts 31 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.0.0 11.7.6 586 5.17.0 110 ill 110 112 ~`jIUV~. 64 66 1021 1034 4') 3 4 5 6 68 71 18 52 99 LO2 1046 1056 IC9 110 15/ IN 7 62 43 15 33 35 27 29 18 19 109 110 1 4 211 14 2v 102 103 94 96 16k 16 98 100 et 9.3 IVO 102 93 WS b 9 91 83 85 101 105 100 101 1001 10ii i 10J 101 87 89 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WEST DRAYTON SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY.' Tho weather ou the opening day of this popular subur ban meeting was fair, although heavy-looking clouds threatened a downpour of rain just before the first race. A splendid rainbow, however, dispelled any thoughts of a wet afternoon. Throughout the day the fields were nume rous, but the contests were not characterised by any very special feature. The course was somewhat heavy-going; owing to the wet weather. Business was delayed consi derably by the conduct of three jockeys at the start for the first race, Viney, Marsh, and Mordan, who were com plained of by Mr. M'George, the starter, for their unruly ht2haviour at the post, and on returning to the weighing room. Mr. MGeorge lodged a complaint against them. Captain Townley at once adjudicated on the matter, and ordered the jockeys to be suspended for the week. Backers had generally the best of the proceedings, and details will be found below : The Iver Plate of 40 Boys (Handicap) ; winners after March 6 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra. About five furlongs. Mr G. Williams' Thorndyke, by Thormanby —Lily of the Valley, 3 yrs, 6st 81b (S. Mordan) 1 Mr S. Barnes's Hop Leaf. 6 yrs, 7st 71b (Wyatt) 2 Mr C. Head's Marquis of Worcester, 4 yrs, Bst illb (inc 71b extra) • • (Marsh) 3 The following also ran :—Venturer, Pauliva, King of Spades, The Monk, heckler, Tina, Lion King, Vicious, Rally, Mount Blanc, Osprey, Lai). Glencora, Lionel, and Inheritance. 133tting.-5 to 2 vast Thorndyke, 8 to 1 each agst Hop leaf and Osprey, 10 to 1 each agst Marquis of Worcester, Paulina, Hackler, and Rally, 12 to 1 agst Lady Glencora, 100 to 6 agst The Monk. A deal of time was thrown away at the post, the Mar quis of Worcester and others breaking away. At last they were despatched on indifferent terms, Hopleaf getting well away, followed by the Marquis of Worcester, and Thorn dyke close up, the rest in a cluster being whipped in by The Monk. Little change occurred till coming into the straight, when the favourite drew out and won cleverly by a neck, two lengths separating second and third ; Hackler was fourth, Osprey fifth, Mont Blanc sixth, King of Spades seventh, Lion King next, Lionel ninth, Vicious and Lady Glencora bringing up the rear. The Open Hunters' Plato of 30 sous; four year olds lOst 121 b, five 11st 71b, six and aged 12st. One mile and a half on the flat. Mr. C. Carr's Elvire, by Lambton —dam by Oreste, 4 yrs., lOst 21b (Mr. F. G. Hobson) 1 Mr. G. Clement's Homuoy, 4 yrs, lOst .91b (Clifford) 2 Mr. Wodehouse's Buckfoot, aged 12st (Owner) 3 Miss Emma and Carbine also ran. Betting—Even on Elvire, 7 to 4 agst Romney, 10 to 1 agst Buckfoot. Elvin) got off with a lead, followed by Miss Emma and Carbine, but after going a short distance, Elvire and Miss Emma were pulled to the rear, Carbine and Buckfoot being thus left in advance. Opposite the Stand Carbine gave way, being outpaced, and Miss Emma took up the running, attended by Buckfoot and the favourite, and the latter pulling double, took up the running, and won by four lengths; a bad third. The others pulled up or. the post. The Middlesex Handicap of 5 sees each, 2 ft, with 30 added. About one mile. Mr. H. Wright's Apron Strings, by King Tom—Petti coat, 3 yrs, 7st lib (Peppier) 1 Mr. Lowdon's Maid of the Mill (h b), 4 yrs, Bst 71b (Taylor) 2 Mr. E. Rickards's Trifle, 3 yrs, 6st 101 b (Sharpies) 3 The following also ran :—Bright Phoebus, Charivari, Triana, Sour Grapes, and Queen of Scots. Betting-2 to 1 agst Apron Strings, sto 2 agst Trifle, 5 to 1 agst Triana, 6 to 1 agst Maid of the Mill. Queen of Scots made play, closely followed by Maid of the Mill, Sour Grapes, Apron Strings, Triana, Trifle, Cha rivari, and Bright Phoebus last. After passing the Stand and reaching the far side of the course Maid of the Mill took the lead, attended by Queen of Scots and Apron Strings, Bright Phoebus still being in the rear; but about half a mile from home Apron Strings took second place, closed with the leader at the half-distance, and finally won by a neck, a length dividing second and third ; Queen of Scots fourth, Charivari fifth, Triana sixth, Bright Phoebus seventh, Sour Grapes being absolute last. The Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added. About half a mile. Mr. Easton's Puritan, by Warlock—Revivalist, 6 yrs (C3O), 9st 21b (Clarkson) 1 Mr. J. Nightingall's Adjutant, 3 yrs (30), Bst Mb Elhick 2 Mr. Beadman's Brenda, 3 yrs (.£3O), Bst 21b ...( ( Cle p ment) ) 3 The following also ran :—Betlow Lass, Pauline, Valen tine colt, Nicola, and Revivalist colt. Betting-5 to 2 agst Puritan, 3to 1 each agst Brenda and Adjutant, 6 to 1 each agstß4low Lass and Revivalist filly. Betlow Lass got off with the lead, but after a short dis tance Nicola took the lead, attended by Adjutant, Puritan, and Betlow Lass dropping into the rear. No change occurred till within the distance, when Puritan drew out and won cleverly by half a length, and Brenda, joining Adjutant in the last few strides, secured third place, being beaten only by a neck; Nicola was fourth, Pauline fifth. Betlow Lass sixth, Valentine colt last of all. The winner was bought in for 38 guineas. The Selling Hurdle Plate of 30 sovs (Handicap) ; the winner to be sold for 40 sovs. About one mile, over four hurdles. Mr. Spittle's Aurora, by Lord of the Isles—Dawn of Day, 5 yrs, list (W. Ducker) 1 Mr. Rickards's Peignoir, agel list 71b (Owner) 2 Duke of Hamilton's Heurlys, aged, 12st 71b ...(Jenkins) 3 Mr. Pawley's Kismet, 5 yrs, 11st 71b (W. Reeves) 4 Betting-5 to 4 agst Aurora, 2to 1 agst Kismet, 3to 1 agst Heurlys, 5 to 1 agst Peignoir The last-named cut out the work, followed by Kismet and Aurora, Heurlys lying last. When half the distance had been gone Kismet went up to the leader, but refusing at half a mile from home, was thrown out. Peignoir maintained the lead till a quarter of a mile from home, when Aurora took it up and ran in a winner by three lengths. The winner was bought in for 130 guineas. The Hurdle Race Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft, with 30 added; winners of any hurdle raco after March 6 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra. About two miles, over seven hurdles. Mr. Lowdon's Vigilant, by Vedette—Corbeau, 6 yrs, list 111 b (Payne) 1 Mr. W. S. Stonehewer's Applocross, 5 yrs, list 51b (T. Pickett) 2 Mr. Clark's (Marina, aged, list 3lb (Daniels) 3 The following also ran : —Roving Maid, Hopvin e, Vol hysia, Isabella, Danstaffnage, and Badlarnit Botting-3 to 1 agst Dunstaffuage, 4 to 1 agst Hopvine, 5 to 1 agst Vigilant, 8 to 1 agst Applecross, and 10 to 1 agst Isabella. Vigilant cut out tho work at a cracking pace, followed by Voihynia, Roving Maid, and the others in a body, save Isabella, who got badly off. After passing the Stand and going to the far side of the course, Volhynia went the wrong course and was not persevered with. Vigilant maintaining his lead was never caught, and won by eight lengths; a bad third ; Roving Maid was fourth, Hopvine fifth, Dunstaffnage sixth, Bedlamite seventh, and Isabella last. BETTING ON THE COURSE. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 100 to 6 agst Speculum (taken) 25 to 1 agst Hippia (taken) BRISTOL AND EAST SOMERSET STEEPLE CHASES.—TnUnSDAY. The Bedminster Handicap of 3 sovs each, with 30 added ; any winner after Feb. 26 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra; the second to save his stake : about two mires. Mr. J. Goater's Demon, by Teddington—Ellipsis—aged, lOst 81b (J. Page) 1 Mr. H. Ellison's The Guide, 6 yrs, list 71b (Owner) 2 Mr. E. Brayley's Prima Donna, 4 yrs, lOst (Keates) 3 Platcatcher and Kronberg also started. Won by a length ; four lengths between second and third. The Clifton Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 50 added. About three miles. Mr. E. Brayley's Lisette, by Yellow Jack—Ninette, 6 yrs, lUst 31b Mr. H. Barnes's Nimrod, aged, lOst 3lb (Hitchings) 2 Mr. W. Marsden's Huntsman (late Feigie) aged, lOst 81b (Nolan) 8 Balham also ran. Won by two lengths ; six lengths divided second and third. _ _ _ The Parkhouse Hunters' Stakes of 2 sovs each, with 25 added; four year olds lOst 71b, five list 71b, six and aged 12st. Capt. Burner's The Vet, aged, 12 st (Mr. Thomas) 1 Mr. George's Golden Drop,' aged , 12s t (Owner) 2 Mr. A. C. Douglas's Star, aged, 12st (Mr. H. Baker) 3 Win and Pay, Miss Glasgow, Nancy Dawson, Tramore Lass, Polly Perkins, and Little Doe also ran. Won by a quarter of a mile. The Queen Charlotte Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 20 added ; llst 71b each ; two miles. Mr. R. Watt's Eheu, aged (L3O), lOst 71b (Keates) 1 Mr. J. Godfroy's Ganymede, aged, lOst 71b (J. Page) 2 Mr. T. Youngman's gelding (pedigree unknown), aged, 10st Beverley and Fairplay also ran. Won by three lengths ; two lengths between second and third. The lieynsham Plato of 30 sovs, for horses that have never won a steeplechase value 50 sous; lOst 71b each ; abou t one mile and a half. Mr. E. Brityley's La Pique, 6 yrs, list Pa g e 1 Mr. Doncaster's Rou6, 6 yrs, lOst 51b ............... (Elliso — nl 2 Mr. J. R. Riddell's Spreacombe, 5 yrs, lOst ...... (Owner) 3 Seaweed, Monmouthshire Lass, The Gift, Bow Bell, Maid of Erin, and Lord Albemarle also ran. Won by a length and a half ; three lengths between second and third. Her Majesty's screw Indian relief troopship Cro codile, Captain George W. Watson, sailed from Portsmouth at 9.30 a.m. on Tuesday for Alexan dria, with detachments of officers and men Erom various regiments, under the command of Colonel Turner, R.H.A., on board, for Aden and Bombay. Her Majesty's Indian troopship Jumna arrived at Bombay on the 10th inst. from Suez, with the 85th Regiment and other troops ; all well, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day WEST DRAYTON RACES-THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) COUNTY PLATE. Hop Leaf 1 Marquis of Worcester Ottoman Twelve ran. Won by a head, a neck b,tween second and third. VICTORIA CLUB BETTLNG—Tiers DAT. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 10 to 1 agst Blinkhoolin (offered) 100 to 7 agst Speculum (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Narnea (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Breach (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Captain Kidd (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Franchise (taken and offered): 25 to 1 agst Hippia (offered—take 30 to 1) 33 to 1 agst Corporal (offered—take 40 to 1) 33 to 1 agst Grey Stocking (offered—take 40 to 1) 40 to 1 agst Vortigern (offered—take 50 to 1) METROPOLITAN STAKES. 40 to 1 agst Corporal(taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 100 to 8 agst Mandrake (offered, take 100 to 7). 100 to 7 agst Lord Hastings (offered) 100 to 6 agst Roquefort (offered) 20 to 1 agst Leap Year (taken) CIIESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Viridis (offered) 1000 to 60 agst Dalby (offered) 25 to 1 agst Weather Star (taken) 28 to 1 agst Treasure Trove (taken) 33 to 1 agst Deceit (taken) 83 to 1 agst Owen Glendwyer (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Strathconan (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 6to 1 agst Rosizrucian (taken) 100 to 15 agst Pace (offered) 7 to 1 agst Formosa (offered—take 8 to 1) 8 to 1 agst Typhoeus (offered) Bto 1 agst Green Sleeve (offered) 100 to .. 8 agst Blue Gown (taken and offered) DERBY. 16 to 1 agst Suffolk (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Earl (offered—take 25 to 1) 40 to 1 agst Harvester (taken) 40 to 1 agst Speculum (offered—talco 50 to 1) ROTUNDA: CLUB AND COAIS/ISSION EXCHANGE. Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Annual Subscription, Five Shillings. Applications fot membership should be made to the Secretary, 3, Black friars-road NORTHAMPTON MEETING-Apm 1. Weights for the Earl Spencer's Plate of 100 sovs, added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, if declared on or before March 17, at noon ; a winner of any handi cap after March 12, at ten a.m., or of the Whittlebury Stakes, 71b extra. The New Spencer Plate Course. 5 furlongs. 70 subs. Yrs at lb Xi 5 8 12 Pericles ... 4 8 10 Out-and-Outer ... 6 8 10 Salliet 6 8 Bismark ... 4 8 9 Chapel Royal .. 5 8 7 Mr. Pitt 5 8 5 Leonie ... 3 8 5 1 Tibthorpe ... 4 8 4 Indian Star ... 5 8 3 Vespasian ... 5 8 1 "'King Victor ... 4 8 1 Monitor (bred in France) ... 6 7 13 Reindeer a 7 13 Moonbeam 4 7 12 Tumbler ... 4 7 11 Verulam ... 4 7 11 Mistletoe ... 5 7 11 h by Promised Land —Rather High... 5 7 10 Tremble ... 4 7 10 Wolsey ... 5 7 10 isca 6 710 Marshal Ney 5 7 9 Monarchof the Glen 5 17 9 Orion ... ... 3 7 8 Grand Duko 4 7 8 Pirate Chief 4 7 7 Problem ... 4 7 7 Magician ... 6 7 6 Jeannie Deans ... 4 7 5 Fakir ... 4 7 5 Cellina 4 7 5 Lady Rosehill ... 4 7 5 Vedti. 3 7 5 Fal-hl 4 7 3 Yrs st lb Parma ... ... 4 7 2 Alruao ... 4 7 2 Musa ... 4 7 2 Weather Isle ... 3 7 0 Belphogor ... 3 6 13 The Czar ... ... 6 6 13 Sycee 4 6 13 Man of Ross 4 6 11 Hop Leaf ... 5 6 11 Conundrum ... 5 6 11 Miss Hayes ... 4 6 11 Charnwood ... 3 6 10 Milton ... 3 6 13 Ligurian ... 3 6 9 Tom Vernon ... 3 6 9 Witchcraft ... 3 6 9 Bliss ... .. 3 6 8 Brother to Knight of the Crescent ... 3 6 7 Ironmaster 3 6 7 Northern Star ... 3 6 7 colt by Lambton— Norma ... 3 6 7 Chantilly ... ... 3 6 7 Spitfire ... 3 6 5 Eleanora 3 6 5 Dulcet ... 3 6 5 Rhine Wine 3 6 4 Arkadi ... 3 6 4 Warlike ... 3 6 4 Snowdrop 3 6 3 Sirocco 3 6 2 Prince George 3 6 2 Redivivus ... 3 6 2 Picnic ... ... 3 512 Patrician ... 3 5'12 Laird of Scotland... 3 5 10 SCRATCHING& March 4, Chimney Sweep (dead) out of all engage ments. March 7, at 9 a.m. all Lord Stamford's horses out of Shrewsbury engagements, Fawn, Milton, and Weather Isle out of Shrewsbury engagements, and Wild Moor out of all engagements for which the weights aro published ; at 10.20. a.m. Risk and Nailor out of Shrewsbury en gagements; after 2 p.m. Eleonora out of Chelmsford and West Drayton engagements and City and Suburban Handicap. _ _ _ March - 9, at 9 a.m. Odd Eellow out of West Drayton engagements, Elburg out of Selling Hurdle Plate and Open Hunters' Stakes at West Drayton, Maid of the Mill outo f the Hurdle Race (second day) at Shrewsbury, all Captain Christie's horses out of Shrewsbury en gagements, Meanwood out of Warwick and Mahon. Steeplechases, :and !Knave of Trumps out of Warwick engagements; and at 1.30 p.m. Tyrone out of Stand Plate at Chelmsford. March 10, at 9 a.m. Milly out of West Drayton Spring Handicap, and Tregantle out of East Somerset Hunt Steeple Chase, at Bristol; at 1.40 p.m. Columbia out of Shrewsbury and Warwick engagements ; at 5.27 p.m. Tusculanum out of Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warwick. March 11, at 9 a.m. Fair Star out of West Drayton Spring Handicap ; at 1 p.m. Tom Coke out of both tho Handicap Hurdle Races at West Drayton, - and Bright Phcebus out of the West Drayton Spring Handicap. March 12, at 9 a.m. Mischief out of West Drayton Spring Handicap, and Beaudesort out of all handicaps to date ; and at 10 a.m. Fitz-Ivan out of West Drayton. Spring Handicap. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1868. MARCH. Margate Epsom Spring Meeting 24 AP. Croxton Park Northampton tIL. Bromley Spring 6 Hurbata aendou l3 Newmarket Craven Knighton l4 Abergavenny ..... 16{ ---- Catterick Bridge l6 Lewes Spring 'l' hirsk Curragh April 2l. Newmarket Ist Spring 27 Chester 5 Wiachester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer „ 3 Manchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Hull, and East Riding lO Windsor Summer Newton Hampton . . . Newcastle N 23 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge Alexandra Park LO ,Y. Odiham, l9 Stamford Radcliffe ..... 2O Huntingdon: 2l Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood Chelmsford Worcester Summer Carlisle Newmarket July Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. l5 I Liverpool July M. AUGUST. Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer 7 Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Egham lB Hastings York August Dover Oxford Scarborough 2t Canterbury Derby Suinmer Weymouth Lichfield Tunbridge Margate 3l SEPT Baden Warwick September Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster September 8 Brecon l4 Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 OCT Bedford 1 Bromley Autumn 1 Newmarket 2d October 5 I Chelmsford Autumn O, Shrewsbury Aut H um VE n .. Leamington and War iMBER. Kolso l5 Hendon l7 Monmouth. .. Newmarket Ist October 22 Walsall 23 West Drayton 29 Royal Caledonian Hunt _ _ B.E i ß ri . d Western DS — 3 O Cheltenham l3 Baling I Newmarket Houghton 19 Worcester Autumn. 27 1 / 1 1.BEli, - 9 rickshire Hunt l7 Bank of England Returns,—Last Evening, An Account, pursuant to tl cap. 32, for the week ending I ISSUE DEP Notes issued ....434,876,965 X 34,876,96 51 BANKDIG D: Proprietors'Capi tal £1.4,553, 000 Rest Public Deposits (including E xchequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 4,856,122 Other Deposits.. 20,326,190 Seven Days and other 8i115... 496,i98 X 43,814,855 Ka ;he Act 7th and Bth Victoria Wednesday, March 11, 1868. 'A.RTMENT. Governmt. Debt. 11,015,100 Other Securities 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £34,876,965 a'AnTMENT. Governmt. Seen ' rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) .... £13,268,079 Other Securities 17,572,261 Notes 11,701,950 Gold and Silver (join £43,814,8; 5 xx gay., Deputy Otiglier. coin- at ihsre Lou st I to 1 .~.- It