The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-07 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDO _... ~...._____ Di 0 N :i:.; ~-1 Li __ ARKET Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 - Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan. 1880 - SHARE LIST.-This Day. Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885... - ______.- AND Do (Red Sea Tele6raph), Au e; „ 1908... - ORDINARY 81:14111,ES AND STOCKS. fYrt COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2& 24 per Ct.... 24 20 pm Do £5OO 24 20 prn Share/ Railways. __ Do. £lOO Sc £2OO 24 20 pin CITY, Two O'CLOCK. ..ank of England Stock, 44 per Cent 2184 I p aid. ] C r l e os o ll e , I Bu d s: n n e e . sa at Anatol and Exeter .... 100 83 67 i According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to- Do. Account - INDIAN GOVERNMENT SEouRITIES. at at C Caleamdonian ..-... 100 . 100 77i 7.1 781 91 Si 71 brian 2O 30 day, the French Renter were 68f. 70c. Very firm. - Cork and 8and0n...... - - - iau Stock, 104 per Cent., Apri11874... - 20 Cornwall all 3 4 b. 6. There is a fair demand for money at 14 per cent., Do. Account - at Dublin & Belfast June. 100 741 751 m, ac- . with exceptional transactions 4 per cent. lower. Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 - - Do. WO - - 0 Consols are steady at yesterday prices, at 931 to Do. Certificates ,parried 934 for money and account. New and Reduced Do. EnfaCed Paper 4 per Cent B7 at Great Eastern, Old.etk. 100 311 321 321 21li 1 Three per Cents., 934 to 934; India Five per Cents., Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 4 at Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 100 6i 71 Do. 54 per Cent, May 1879 - at Great North of Scotland 100 15 0 1114 to 1121 ; Bank Stock, 248 to 250 ; Exchequer. ~ p.Deb. , Do. 5 per Cent. Ru l B -2 _.. at Great Northern lOO 100 111 110 iB3 3cover- Bills, 20s. to 255. prem. Do. do. 1877 - at Do. A stock .. 100 11 111 111 101 1.1 10 at Do. B stock lee 1221 1,3 hunting - - Do. do. 1882 1034 Of Foreign Stocks Egyptian, Peruvian, and Mexi- Do Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 - at Do. New, is. at 25 pin 10:.) at Gt 6, and W. of Ireland 100 i 6 93 famil can are in chief demand. There is an advance of 4 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO y Do. under £l,OOO - Pin a t Du. soual. Rail gua. 100 - - in the Viceroy's Loan, at 754 to 76 ; and of 4 in the early in FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. a h Wales .... lee 46 47 45 Egyptian Railway Loan, at 924 to 93. The Egyp- st Do. W. Mid.-Oktore 1110 20 3i - at Do. Newport too 29 at ire cx- Brailian 5 per Cent tiau 1864 Bonds are without change, at 904 to 911. Do. 44 per Cent., 1852 - at . Do. Her eferd .. ... ... iOO - - ig week Mexican have advanced 4, at 161 to 161 ; and Peru- - Do. do., 1858 - at Lancashire Yorkshire. 100 1261 127 127 Do. do., 18 io - at Linden and Blackwall 100 - - vian (1865) are also i better, at 77 to 774. Greek Do. do., 1863 - at Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast 10 , .) le 16} Ici 6a 0 at I-on., Chat., and Dover M; 18 18i 18 1 17i 1 , 1 Ito re- are 13 to 134 ; New Spanish, 364 to 37 ; Turkish, Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 - at Do. Metrop. Ex. A.. 100 11 14 the first 324 to 324 : Italian (1861), 43i to 434 ; and Peru- Do Account 774 at Lou. & North Wester,. 10 1 , 8 114 118 i II) 181 1 - st Lou. 4 South WesterD lee 89 8 8 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Vian (1862), 92 to 93. . Di 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) - at Man., Shef., ,k Uncoil, luu 43 t 4 Tienna, - at Metropolitan ..... ..... all 111 11 1 1091 1 10 1 0 The New Honduras Loan is steady, at 4to 11 0 Jim" 6 per Cent. - - Lilian as 4 Cuilian 6 per Cent - at Do. _Extension .. .. ~li 130 1(1 161 prem. Do. 44 per Cent - st ‘ Metropolitan Distriel. all - - 73 American Securities are flat. United States 5-20 110. 6 per Cent., B . - 20 t Do. do. do. 10 - - re pro- Do., 1867 - - Bonds are power, at 714 to 718 ; Erie Railroad Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 and Illinois are also each 1 more, being quoted at Do., Scrip £32 paid - Do. £9 Share 7 - - at Do, Birluin.. & Darby 100 73 27 C ~ mbian, 6 per Cent. 464 to 474 ane 87 to 88 respectively. - Aid Kent . . all - - Denim, 3p tr Cont., 1825 . ... - at North British Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures DAnubian Principalities, 7 per Cent OB4 8 et Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. 100 - - have receded 4, to 27 to 28, And the Consolidated Do 8 p er Cent., 1867 674 at l th. Eastern-Berwick 100 101 105 103 . 30. E ivador New Consolidated, Ipr Clem- - . 25 Do. G.N.E puroli aa t 1 6.13.4 - . Mortgage Bonds 1, to 25 to 254. olgyptian, 7 per Cent - at Do. Leeds ..... ..... luu 62 64 is has st Do. York lOO 95 97 The Railway Market is again firmer. The favour- Do. Second Issue 1 Delo- 121, , . £5OO Bonds - at De. Carlisle - - at Do. Stock. & Darling all l';3 135 1541 able dividends being declared encourage purchases. , found Do. £lO6 Bonds - 45 Do. do. 1860-61 IS -- p There is an advance of lin Great Northern, at 1094 Do. 1861 - . at North London ing the D0.15j0 Bonds at Do. do. 186* 5 - - to 1104 ;of i Great Western, at 461 to 464 ;of 4 - Do. do. 1866 . 5 1 liii 83 comic- Do. £lOO Bonds s • ••• - 10 !North Staffordshire .. 100 58 60 in Great Northern A, at 1104 to 1114 ; of 4in Government Railway I.),bantures ..... 93 'nee in et N. &S. %V. Junction .. all 109 li i Metropolitan, at 110 to 1104 ; and in Great Eastern Greek, 5 per Cent., 1821-5 , ex Coups st Scottish Central - - riminal • Do. Account - Do. Scot, Mid. stack.. 100 - Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 100 - 32 to 324 ; and of / in Midland, at 1064 to 1071, - icientl Do. Coupons - - y in South Eastern at 71 to 71i ;in Brighton at 461 Do. Account - - Shropshire Union .... 100 58 69 0 ruins. bt South Devon lOO 43 15 to 464, and in Caledonian at 784 to 791 ; Sheffield G tatemala 5 per Ceut .. - .61 South E.stern in hesi- Honduras Gov. Rail. L oan., 10p. Ct., £25 p - 20 Staines, Wok., do Wok all 9 10 It tilan 5 per Cent., 1865 are steady, at 431 to 434 ; Lancashire and York decided - at rail Vale lOO 146 160 iis shire, 1264 to 1271 ; and Bristol and Exeter, Do, Account ~ 704 10 Do. C,. - - • a going Do. Maremniana Raiway - - Dale of Neath - 1 85 to 87 ; London and South Western are 4 lower- Waterford & Kilkenny 103 - - nd ex. MAxicar.. 3 per Cent - at 86 to 88. Ditto for Account - trnrlng_ West Cornwall lOO - - ind ex. troops, Ing the yester- oved, so ance of s going ion by to the as one he base he wine ,han 15 ed into Ind the Dne has apt was side to ntil the I've way s aban- he been Id have earlier. 'five of y that, s never :ing the disaster he oh ne Duc Illowing the aid few of ley were he gate ins, and already des and .es, but, fearful scarcely abreast, as pitch he sides ad have matter, weight, ;uperiri disaster. lad met c, which adding 3sary for 16ft. re hat they Re scaling ie castle, r which t. above ►n work, is vibra is might iundreds y fallen. barracks 1, which is sym- or those 7e trying LRY 1. In Bank Shares Agra (A), are quoted at 11 to 14 ; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis. ; Chartered Mercantile, 27i to 28f- ; Consolidated, Ito prem. ; Imperial, 171 to 17i ; Imperial Ottoman, 1' to dis. ; London and County, 521 to 531 ; London and Westminster, 39 to 40 ; London Joint Stock, 3 34 to 34i ex div. ; and Union of London, 33/ to 341. _ _ disaster, p3rtious. Among credit shares, National Discount are 11 to 14 ; International Finance, 2 to 11 dis. ; Gene ral Credit, 2i to 2i dis. ; and Credit Foucier, 31 to 31. _ _ _ ucia has safety of to shora The annual general meeting of the Grosvenor and West-end Railway Terminus Hotel Company has been called for the 26th inst., to receive the directors' report and to declare a dividend. The ordinary annual meeting of the East Lin colnshire Railway Company will be held on the 21st inst., when the directors' report will be pre sented. , een car tunately the door, aaking a mud has uccessful .chitects, The ordinary general meeting of the Anglo-lonian Steam Navigation Company has been convened for the 19th inst., to receive the directors' report, and to declare a dividend. .ust Nic ,t• named through the sea, hick lies through he house enement, , f which, , as also roofs of i broken d if any perished. ch is un tation of id in the that the the door, Lave met a. the au4 ;re are at CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK' a The Bank return sh ows some i m p or t an t c h anges . 'Among them is a reduction of upwards of £172,000 in the private securities, and a decrease of more than a million and a-half sterling in the amount of private deposits. The inference from these conditions is, that the Bank is practically out of the Discount Market, and that it is wholly in the hands of its co mpetitors. This is the result of maintaining t he minimum at 2 per cent., when the market 18 doing b us i ness per cen t. l ower . Th ere i s a large reduction in the Reserve, owing to the use made of the private deposits, and it is satisfactory to 'IP( ()me signs of relief from stagnation. There is also a reduction in the bullion, but the stock_remains n otmuch short o f t wen ty-t wo millions. The following are the principal changes : Increase in circulation - £245,415 Increase in Public Deposits 565,113 Decrease in other Deposits No change. in amount of Government Securities Decrease in other Securities Decrease in Bullion Increase in Rest Decrease in Reserve Bullion in both Departments ...... - 21,755,234 Reserve of Notes and Coin 13,075,854 Circulation, including Bank Post Bills 24,327,678 The return of paid clearing for the week ending IVednesday, Feb. 5, certified by Mr. George Derby shire, chief inspector, is as follows :-- . Do. Maremmana Raiway —..- MAxicar. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 B} i Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — Slontevidoan 6 per Cent. . — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada — Do 3 per Con Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account 77 Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarren) 4 p oD D r to o ti gA 4 utec p so e eu r 3n C pt e e n ri t c . , t . 1 , 862 924 Do. do., Do. d o ., S ll C B6 r s ip li , '6 ;1 7 0 ' p '9 ,:i 6, 1 0,'2,'3 4 - 444 4 1 0 3 m Ru9sian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St, 874 8 Do 44 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 • — Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds — Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B9l 1 Do. do. £B4 los. do Bsk 5 Sardinian, 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cen . Do Accfiunt .... 3Bl 1 Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive — Do Acct ant Do Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account Tuckish 6 per Cent. - Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account ... 63} Do .£lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do flOO Bonds 63} Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Da Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 541 Da 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in Lundoz. Austrian a per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4} per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2i per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil„ — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. — COLONIAL GO VERNMENT. SECURITIES. IBritieh Columbia, 6 per oent., Dec.3l, 1672 100 Lian.Gov.6 p.c.J a.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug l4 100 102 Du. sp. o. Mar. & Sept 100 100 102 00. sp. o. Jan. & July 100 85 88 861 1 6 Do. sp. o. lnscribtd ek 100 85 87 Cape (*.Hope, 6 p.c.1873 100 102 104 Do.Apl.&001. 1890-1900 100 106 108 1)0. do 1880-91 100 104 106 Do. Jan.&July, 100 107 109 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and IS Oct., 1000 lOO 95 a Ces ion, Nov. 1888, 6 p.t lOO - Do. 1878, do. 100 11) 1104 Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... uO. 1882, Mayls, Nov. I, 100 105 107 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 1 07 1 0 v Natal tiov. 6 per cent lOO IC4 106 N.B.Gor.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 11,3 105 N. S.W. Gov. 5 pv.,186u 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 187 e 100 98 00 94 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895 100 1.74 966 951 t New Zealand, 6p. cent WO Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 102 101 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 103 105 104 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c. 1868-0 100 Do. 1878 & upwards 1(0 110 t 1 I Vic,Gov. 6 p.O.Ja.&July 100 Do. do, April & Oet lOO 110 112 1101 _067838 104 7 61 02 1 i 11 00 4,41 9 i BRITISH POSSESSIONS.` Zou Atlantic & St. Lawrence all , 63 55 Born. Baroda, &Cen.ln. 100 104 105 1034 3 4 st gu. ' s per cent... , 20 Do. 8 shares 1 0 p 0 1 2 0 04 1 S:BlorSelitteL,raaeknGeceoHaeurriochn allai l 5 3 i 1 6 100 99 102 t 0 88 Ott CalcuttaDemerara, ,aleP.l owiB4n7 7 21- p 3. Duck,. -B o 9 . : iej lira P u. ; 111 v ail go 2 33 0 1 I ' 1 4 aa t i tt . I ndi a n, J E B en g a l , t e gg n ou s : lO s n sP.a . : : 11 1 00 5 00 1 o'o D . ir o a . n E d q T u i r p a . 1 charge 6 P.O n Mort,ko f Bonds Canada 8137 6518 16 100100 Do.po. do o t Pref. defe 1 1 0 00 0 D D P o .D. 3 2 d d I P . r r e e f f: defe rred r t il o dn k Bonds d . . s .. . a aa all ll l l 2 5 3 - 3: 3 2 5-2 9 1 2 3 7 3 10010 Du, D o . d d o o 1 deferred de tt' rr e d .. .. .. all all - -- 91 : 0 4 :.,4 t pl :. India o oo . : l e dto e h. a Fret,.Pd eentep. deterred r r u se t a d ; e c s n .k p . t bp. c. l aa l o ll B o ll 1 -1 0_ 8 7 1 1 2 0 - 81 1 10 8 9 4 1 4 10 Z 0 Do. New gua. sp. 0 6 2' at cat. South of India gua. 5 per cent at D. 44 per cent lou 92 91 95 st Do 2 204 •Jreat Wes. of Canada all 15} 150 204 D. New ..., - LOO Do. 6p. u Bus. pay. 1873 all 95 47 lOC Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8_ all 85 a? at Madras, gin: 5 p.o ..., 100 100 10z 1034 at Do. 44 do lOO 93 05 st Do. 44 do lOO 89 91 21 Do. Fifth Extension 5 st 1 10). Cor 6p. c. Buds. 100 50 Mel. a Hobsoies Bay all st iN.ltl.C'da.6po lstpf.ha 100 83 65 at Oude 4 Rhiik'nd, g. 5 p.o• 100 1044 1054 at Scinde . lOO 100 101 at Do. Delhi lg c s NO 1004 1014 1004 4 20 Do. do ..... gi, 15 44 P at Do. Punjaub ~ n .e, NO 99 100 at Do.lndus St.Flot ba 100 85 87 BRITOIL MINES. Cam. Consol. Gold, lim. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated, SO 54 64 Devon G. Cone. (Taoist. 1 4zu 430 Drakewalls 2.1.0 4 1 East Bassett (Illoga . n) 294 10 12 .East Ca ra d on 2.14,0 5 6 5 East Carn BrPa 3l 2 24 24 East Grenville 2.14.0 14 2 East Gunnislake 8.3.6 4 e 'East Lovell 3.9.0 8 9 E. WI Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 14 2 Gam.& StAubyn(Gweu. 66 4 5 4 Great Laxey, limited,. all 17 18 Great South, Tolgus 0.14.6 -- Great Wheal Boay 14.9.6 G. Wheal Vor (Relstnu 40 20 21 20 4 Grenville 9.0.6 14 14 tlerod's Foot .... 8.10.0 35 37 ... ilingston Downs 5.10.6 24 21 Margaret (Uny Lelant 18.17.6 6 8 Marke Valley 4.10.6 41 54 4 liwyndy Iron Ore, Lim 34 24 11 New S ton ....... North toskear .. . N.WII Bassettallogan 4.4.0 North icheal Crotty •.. Prosper United 8.11.0 2 24 Pruvidence k UnyLela n t 1 0.6.7 29 31 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 390 410 .... 6.w SouthheCai Fran. ondu ing rro(wo...a.n 8. . 1 :.2 1v 37 . 8 04 a 4 421 Stray Park 35.16.6 I 6 l'ln Croft V 13 14 7lgra and Clugan, litn all West Bassett (Mogan _ W. Caradon (Ltakeard 1 : lu 12 West Chiver ton ll 67 69 _ West Seton 47.4 105 205 —. Wheal Bassett flllogan 55 85 95.. Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 16 10 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 18 20 Wheal Seton 584 85 90 88 _. Wheal Trelawnev CIA& 5.17.0 6 8 Jan. 30, Thursday £10,198,000 Jan. 31, Friday Feb. 1, Saturday 13,012,004 Feb. 3, Monday 9,755,000 Feb. 4, Tuesday Feb. 5, Wednesday Total £76,195,000 This is the largest clearing in any week since the Publication of the returns first commenced. The a ggregate is affected by a heavy settlement on th- , Stock Exchange and by the engagements of the 4th, . 1 , 1 - 1 t independent of these conditions th ere i s reason to in that a moderate improvement is t a ki ng pl ace the clearings from the ordivary internal trade. The Contin en t a l d eman d f or go ld con ti nues, an d i n thetaken absence o f arr i va l s a f ur th er sum o f £ 77,000 was ‘alren from the Bank yesterday. The ste amers w hi c h l e f t N ew Y or k yesterday for Europe took £lOO,OOO in specie. The prospect us h as a pp eare d o f th e A ng l o -H nn - Bank, a new enterpri ze h av i ng f or i ts o bj ect ne extension of banking facilities to Hungary, in Precisely the same manner as the Auglo-Austrian LBank has established itself. It was at first thought -r° f orm Hungarian branches to the Anglo-Austrian 4a , 1, a ' l a., but it was ultimately decided to form - n ew company altogether. The c a pit a l i s £1 COO in £2O shares, of which f or ty p er te nt e is to b e p a id up b e f ore th e company i s ent i tled commence business. Power is also given to in e_roase the capital. The new Bank will have its chief _ e s tabl ishment at Pesth, and a Hu ngar i an di rec ti on l';' 11 be ass i sted b y a Committee in London. It is to Rc e l deposit a n d di scoun t h ouse, b ut i t w ill a l so make of v anoes on everything marketable, and has the power dealin g in bullion and coin. Subscriptions will be reeived in London, Pesth, and Vienna, on Monday "°(1 Tuesday next. The dividend of the Clydesdale Bank (Glasgow) is announced at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum. ti At th e meet i ng yesterday of the South Condurrow 'toe a call of 2s per share was made. t,he dividend of the Bristol and Exeter Railway rupany for the past half-year is announced, at the te of 4:1 per cent. per annum, carrying f orwar d 1 ,165. For the corresponding period of 1866 the dividend was 4i, and the amount brought into this account was £550. The Great Northern Railway Company announce that the dividend for the past half-year is at the rate of 7i per cent, per annum, comparing with 8 per cent. This will allow £3 15s to be paid on the Anginal stock, £3 on the B s t oc k, an d £ 4 lOs on the in S took. The distribution for the year is 6 per cent. each case. It The accounts of the London and N or th W es t ern 6 1il way Company permit of a dividend at the rate of t Per cent, per annum, being the same as for the u 'respontiing period of 1866. I t Z conspiracy to create a fictitious rise in Midland lanesay stock h as b een d e f ea t e d th roug h t h e vigi of the London Stock Exchange. By the post a or was received by the secretary, wr itt en on th e l4l paper, and stating among other things that wt,;_ll(litors have nearly completed our accounts, 417oti_a indicate a dividend at the rate of £6 lOs per ‘ , 0..` ° , 1 , 1 , for the past half-year. The letter was signed to .L.N • Browne, Secretary." The conspirators omitted seal4 ll the letter in the way in which letters to the ok i i s cl 9 4 Stock Exchange are usually sealed. This of wi V°o excited suspicion, and the letter, the object de s i, l ch is perfectly clear, was not posted up as it was Panel,ed to be. The directors of the Midland Corn ered a reward of £5O for the discovery me offenders. f e ' s ts• Napier and Sons, of the Clyde, are build ti3f:(l`ttrl);:atvliee Dutch off Government a steam rain of about hre i n '°os, and a turret ship of 2,000 tons. They Par at ' e nded to be fitted with Skinner's steering ap qli,„.ll.-, similar to that successfully tested by H.l‘L's 414; I ndustry and Supply, by which one man ease t"a'lan steer i n th e most b o i s t erous wea th er w ith /a d free f rom d anger. of v i YPears by th e go ld m i n i ng recor d s o f th e co l ony eapi t , i t a, that 12 m i nes , w ith an aggrega t e p a id- u p frr, capital ofd' £145,382, have given, at periods ranging , c livo c , eN ell months to five years, no less a sum in lii to ` r s'ads out of their raisings of £1,878,907. The (try reSS °f rolls has never before shown such extra- DJ Account Italia). 5 per CAnt. 1831, E. 25i. • Do. Account 431 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Do. Account, March .. 931 • rItEFERENCE SCARES. Great Western, 4 per cent irred. 66 North Eastern, York, 11. and Selby purchase, 10} .11.1TISII FUNDS CLOSING PRICES. a h B v 4 r 2 • (i _A e e u , t,o:l(3l:Ftn, , Ns T°l FUNDS. r ' li c h N D 5 B. r i 3l i - 11 i I 93 { il i t 4,- -lent. Reduced D3i a -0 ' Per Cent ° IV 21 93i f 4 Per gent. Jan. 1894 —. t'olllClGN'llitiL WA. !L.. N a mur and Lime,San Paulo, II g ua. per cent., it3i ua. g . 6 per cent. Sout h Austrian add Lombardo Venetian, PL, 20 :FOI:CEIGN MINNS. Chontale9 Gold and Sliver Mining, R m., 4i Lon Pedro, Nunn Del ;ley, 21 Port Phillip, 11 Rosati Grande, par St. John del Rey, lim , 19i 201 DOCKS. London and Si. Katharine, 43; BANES. Alliance, lim., 12/ Australasia, 67 61 Bank of British Columbia, Ditto, new, 12 British 1N orth American. 49 a City, 12j Imperial Bank, lim.. 171 Imperial Ottoman, 91 Loudon and River Plate, Ditto, ne w, 101 London Chartered Battu of Australia, 23k London Joint Stock. 34 31 London and 11 estminster, 88i 8 Ditto, Scrip, 4 39) Merchant Bank, lim., 16 National Provincial of England.:• — Ditto, ,d and 3d issue, 3:4 Union of Australia, 5111 Union of Loudon, 41 4 MISCELLANEOUS; Anglo American Telegraph, 191 Atlantic Telegraph, Ditto, 8 pm* cent., 100 2f City Discount, lira, Cowmercial Union, lnsuranCe, Crystal Palace, 23 Egyptian 11 per Cent., Viceroy Loan, gua by Egypt.Govt.,9o Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 1 , Gen. Credit and Discount, tun., 5 London Financial Association, lim., 7 North British Australasian, 40 Peninsula and Oriental z6tearn, 55 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 751 TIIE LATE GALE.—At a meeting of the Mersey Docks and Harbour Board yesterday, a report from Mr. Heartrup, of the Liverpool Observatory, was read, He stated that on the Ist instant, during the height of the gale, the pressure per square foot of the wind was from 501 b. to 701 b., and the velocity from 80 to 120 miles per hour. HIGHLAND SOCIETY OF LONDON.—Ms Roy a l Highness the Commander-in-Chief has consented to take the chaii at the annual festival of this national society on Saturday, the 21st March, being the anniversary of the battle of Alexandria, at which the Highland regiments so eminently distinguished themselves. It is believed his royal highness will be supported by other members of the oyal THE SUN, LONDON", FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7, 1808. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Pay. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) NELSON V. NELSON AND HOWSON. This was a petition presented by the husband for dissolution of marriage. The parties after the marriage lived at Burton in-Londale, and kept a publichouse there for some time. Unfortunately the wife became -subject to intoxication, which of course led to the most unfor tunate consequences, and eventually the wife left her husband, but not before she sold off the greater part of his home. Mrs. Williamson, sister of the peti tioner, said she knew Mr. and Mrs. Nelson when they lived at Burton-in-Londale. Mrs. Nelson was very frequently intoxicated, and eventually her brother had to leave the place in consequence of the dissolute conduct of his wife. They afterwards went to live at Liverpool, but here the old failing again showed itself, aud the respondent there finally left her husband, taking with her one of the children. Miss Leigh said she knew the parties when they lived at Liverpool, but she only corroborated the evidence of the previous witness. Mrs. Wahnesley said she had been in the habit of paying money to Mrs. Nelson for her support. John Thomber said he was asked by the respondent to draw up a paper by which the co-respondent Howson agreed to allow the respondent a weekly sum for the support of herself and two children. A witness was called, who fully established the painful allegation in the petition, and his lordship made a decree nisi, but without costs. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday a meeting of the Common Council was held at Guildhall for the despatch of business—the Lord Mayor presiding. THE GAOL OF NEB` GATE. Deputy Fn asked whether there was any truth in the report that an enlargement of the gaol of Newgate was in contemplation by the Court of Aldermen. Again, if that were not so, whether the subject of removing the gaol to another locality had ever been under the consideration of that Court. Alderman Sir Wm. ROSE repeated the statement he made in the Court of Aldermen on Tuesday last, to the effect that £6OO was about to be expended in alterations connected with the prison ; that it was a house of detention as well as a gaol, and was used as such in connection with the Central Criminal Court, to which, as having a jurisdiction extending over eight counties, besides that of, the Admiralty, it was indispensable. There had never to his know ledge been any intention on the part of the Court of Aldermen to remove the gaol to another loca lity. An inquiry had been before the Court as to the property surrounding the gaol, but no action was likdy to take place immediately upon that in quiry. Mr. BONSEIVELL reminded the Court of the state ment in the Builder on the subject. The LORD MAYOR said there was no foundation whatever for the statement. The subject was then allowei to drop. On the motion of Mr. TERRY, Alderman Sir Wm. Rose was unanimously re-elected to the office of Governor of the Irish Society. Mr. John Anderson Cotton was also elected to the office of deputy governor with like unanimity. On the motion for affixing the official seal to a new Commission of Sewers, ➢lr. MEDwor took occasion to hear testimony to the public spirit which bad induced the late Com mission to adopt an entirely new system of sca venging throughout the city to the great saving of the ratepayers, and also to the convenience of the public. The Court next re-elected the whole of the officers of the corporation, 58 in number, for the ensuing year, from the town clerk (Mr. Fred. Woodthorpe, barrister-at-law), downwards, with the exception of one (the corn shipper), who was appointed for three months, pending au inquiry by a committee into the manner in which the duties of the office aro performed. A conversation arose incidentally as to the precedence among the officers of the High Bailiff of Southwark (Mr. Gresham), and as to the omission from the paper of business of the prefix " high" to the designation of his office. Mr. Gresham said, from the reign of Edward ILL downwards the officer holding the appointment had always been styled high bailiff. He was asked what amount of escheats on felons' goods and fines had come into his hands during the time he had held the appointment. He replied, "No amount." It was explained that the omission of the prefix " high " was a clerical error. The city tradesmen were re-elected, but only for six months, and an inquiry was directed to be instituted in the mean time into the working of the whole of the exist ing system of employing corporation tradesmen. ITC seven ine-seller, were pa6S ) nothing, 31ASON. -- " 1, we learn no a mem conducting Wiz hall in riper of the nave a most a of free asses of her .Danzbarton , showing drunkeu )ool police. a drunken Lentils old, occurrence sing called , a l. It was and one °f re not of a the wo nan ad that 00 SPECIAL CONSTABLES. Last ovae tn t evening tgha erd theen Headfit Division, r Q uaßrigadeQuarters, rs meeting sp,e cicoall ond i is constables rne t h su e F, wr a 7. h o r e l e d Amongst those present were Colonel Sargent, of the Commissionaires (the Superintendent-in-Chief), Lieut.-Colonel Mayne, Major Hawker, Deputy- Superintendents Barringer, Bell, J. F. Findlater, Webster, Haddan, Bocking, Petley, and H. New; Assistant - Superintendents Thomas, Michord, Bellamy, E. Draper, and a number of other gentlemen. The brigade, consists of nearly 4,000 constables, and will be commanded by Col. Sargent, late of the 3d Buffs. The divisions will be com manded by the following Superintendents :—Co vent-garden, Captain Corscaden ; Somerset-house, Major Hawker ; the Commissionaires, Captain Walter ; Tottenham-court-road, Capt. Shoolbrecl ; Rolls and Record-office, Ensign F. Few ; and Drury-lane Theatre, Mr: F. B. Chatterton. Lieut.- Colonel Mayne was appointed Staff Officer of the brigade, and Drs. Duncan and Pearl consented to act as honorary surgeons. Superintendent Corscadeu was unable to attend the meeting through illness, but his duties were most efficiently transacted by his energetic deputy, Mr. New. The organisation of this division is now so perfect that it is proposed in a short time to parade the 4,000 members in Westminster Hall for inspection, when it is antici pated that H.R.H. the Prince of Wales will be present. The swearing in before the magistrates, J. Still well, Esq., and H. White, Esq., still continues to be carried on with the greatest spirit.' TIIE VOLUNTEERS.—The 2d Middlesex (her Ma jesty's Customs) Artillery Volunteers, held their seventh annual general meeting at the Custom-house on Tuesday, February 4, Lieutenant-Colonel R. W. Cox in the chair. About 120 members were present. The report stated that the funds were healthy, the balance in favour of the corps being £297. The number of efficients was over 80 per cent. The corps prizes were then presented. WINDFALL.--A prisoner in Taunton gaol, whose term of imprisonment expires in a short time, has just been left a legacy of £16,000. OXFORD AND CAMDTITDGE BOAT EACE.—The challenge from the Cambridge Uuiveraity Boat Club reached the hands of Mr.lan, the President of the Oxford Univer sity Boat Club, yesterday afternoon. There is little doubt of the race being rowed on the Saturday preceding Good Friday—viz., April 4. The difficult task of selecting the crew will at once be proceeded with. Judging from present appearances, Oxford will have an excellent crew, the men being tall and powerful. The DISASTERS FROM THE ERUPTION OF VESUVIUS.-- A telegraphic despatch from Naples states that the eruption of Vesuvius bas broken out with fresh violence. In the morning of the sth great quantities of ashes were ejected, together with lava, and in the evening some shocks of earthquake were felt. The terrible catastrophe in Santa Lucia created so much excitement in Naples that the Royal Delegate, who now repre sents the Municipality, found it necessary to issue a pro clamation exhorting the people to be calm. A Naples correspondent says:—" There is a wide-spread conviction that there has been criminal negligence in not antici pating the disaster, and criminal apathy in not having made efforts sufficiently strong to rescue those who are still under the ruins. Thirty-six hours were suffered to pass away in hesitation and discussion, when it was at last de cided that nothing could be done to save life. I have just (Feb. 1) returned from the scene of the disaster, which threatens to assume even larger proportions. Much of the debris at the turn of Santa Lucia has been removed, 'too much for the perfect safety of the tunnel in construc tion, as it served to shore up the material above. The tunnel has been carried as far as the wine-shop, but unfor tunately against the walls of the house instead of the door, an error occasioned by the necessity of making a zigzag road. At the same time, another tunnel has been constructed with somewhat more successful results. The entrance is near the border of the sea, and passes first through a magazine which lies under the street ; the pas sage Ilas been cut through the tufa as far as a well which is under the house of the wine merchant; above it is a tene ment divided into four compartments, in one of which, which was perfect, was found a cat alive, as :also some .glasses and bottles unbroken. The roofs of two of the other compartments had been broken in by the pressure of the soil above, and If any persons were there th e y mus t have all perished. The s h o p only remains, the state of which is unknown as yet, but there is little expectation of saving any one. As no one I,as been found in the compartment behind, the proba bility is that the unfortunate persons in the shop rushed to the door, outside of which- they must inevitably have met their fate. There are at least twenty persons missing, among whom are seven soldiers, two sergeants, the family of the wine -seller, and some other persons. As to those who were passing in this much-frequented thoroughfare nothing, of mum to known," _ STEVENS V. STEVENS AND STANLEY. This case, which was for dissolution of marriage, was partly proceeded with, but adjourned in order that evidence as to the marriage of the parties might be proved. DAVIS V. DAVIS. This was a petition presented by the wife praying for dissolution of marriage. The petitioner was called and examined as to the desertion. She said after the marriage with her husband she lived at Nottingham, but eventually they came to live in London, but afterwards re turned to Nottingham. Her husband left her for the society of other females. She forgave him many times, but eventually he deserted her with out the slightest support. In 1862 she discovered her husband was living at Peterborough, and she went to him to ask for some means of support he told her to go to the workhouse, as he was not going to allow her any money. Since 1865 her husband had quite dis appeared, but she had since ascertained that he was living at Huntingdon. A witness was called, who stated that he was the owner of the house in which Mr. Davis lived. He always looked upon him as a married man, as there was a female living in the same house, who called herself Mrs. Davis. That person was not the petitioner, whom he had never seen until to-day, when he saw her in that court. He recollected one occasion, when he went to the respondent at Nottingham, he told him that his old woman had gone to her mother's with the two children, but that when she returned there would be three. Decree nisi, with costs. THE RIGHTS OF CREDITORS.—A question to decide the rights of the creditors of an intestate was raised in the suit of Holroyd v. Garnett, in the court of Vice-Chancellor Stuart. The plaintiff some two or three years since lent certain sums of money, to the amount of £1,200, to the deceased husband of the defendant. For a year after his death the claim was allowed to stand without being pressed against the estate. At the conclusion of that time, the defendant, who had been carrying on the basiness of the deceased, finding that it was not so success ful as she had anticipated, called a meeting of creditors for the purpose of effecting an arrangement. It was alleged that the moneys due to these creditors represented debts that had been contracted by the defendant since her husband's decease. It was argued for the plaintiff that his claim hid a priority, and that he had a right to the appointment of a receiver for the adsninis tration of the estate and for carrying on the business. On the other side it was contended that the action taken by the creditors at their meet ing, when a committee of management was appointed over the business, was the most proper course to Lc. , adopted. It was denied that the mating was other than a meeting of the creditors of the intestate, and it was urged that the defendant was the most fitting person to manage the business, collect the assets, and adinhilster the estate. The Vice-Chancellor held that the Plaintiff was jus tified in filing the bill for the administration of the estate, and male an order and appointed a ree3iver, as asked, the question of costs to be dealt with in chambers. PROMOTING A CONTRACTORS' LINE.—At the Nisi Prius sittings, in the Court of Exchequer, before the Lord Chief Baron and a special jury, the case of Wyatt v. Prance came on for hearing. This was an action to recover £lO9 Bs. 6d., the amount of a bill and costs of a firm of parliamentary agents. The defendant pleaded not indebted.—Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr. 11. Lloyd appeared for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Shaw for the defendant. — The plaintiffs, Messrs. Wyatt and Metcalfe, were Parlia mentary agents in Parliament-street, and the defendant was a solicitor in Lincoln's-inn-fields, and acted in that capacity in promoting a bill for a railway half a mile in length, from Epsom to the Downs. It was said that this was a contractor's line, pro jected by a Mr. Garrett who intended, when he had obtained the bill, to transfer the scheme to the Brighton Company, and, if possible, to obtain from them the con tract for its construction. The bill was, however, thrown out, and the plaintiffs now sought to make the defendant liable for their claim. —Mr. Wyatt said, as it was impos sible to work a line of half a mile independently, the probability was that it would have been offered to the Brighton Company, and if they took it they would have had to pay all the expenses of obtaining the bill. It did not follow that the promoter would have had the contract for making the line, but if he did not they would have had to buy him off. Upon the conclusion of this witness's ex amination, the Lord Chief Baron held that there was no evidence of a retainer of the plaintiffs by the defendant, and directed a nonsuit. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. AN OLD TRICK. —A man named Ebenezer Morgan was charged at the Westminster Police-court with obtaining money under false pretences. The prisoner went to the shop of Mr. Fry, cheesemonger, 11, Ebury-street, Pimlico, and said he had come there to order some cheese. Having tasted and selected 31b., he directed it to be sent, with change of a half - sovereign, to 5, Grosvenor-place. Edwin Watkins, Mr. Fry's boy, went with the cheese immediately, and was met at the door of the house in Grosvenor-place by the prisoner, who said, " Have you got the cheese and the chang e ? " The boy replied that he had, when the prisoner observed, "Here is the half sovereign ; give me the change, and deliver the cheese indoors." He then handed, the boy something wrapped in paper, and the boy gave him Cs. 10id. Prisoner walked away a few paces and then began running. This excited the boy's suspicion, and instead of de livering the cheese he followed him. Prisoner ran in the direction of Mr. Fry's house, and was met by him and secured, when he pressed him to take back the change, and in v it e d hi m to come with him in a cab to his lodgings for further compensa tion.—Mr. Ingham : What was in the paper the prisoner gave you ?—Prosecutor : A gilt counter, not worth a farthing.—Prisoner I gave the m e d a l b y m i stake, thinking it was a half - sovereign, and that was the reason why I offered to take the prosecutor to my lodgings.— Sergeant Lewes, 1 B : I found other similar medals upon his person.—Prisoner was remanded till Monday. IFMARKETS—(I his Day.) CORN. The trade continues quiet Without much change in prices. The country markets for the most part are quoted rathe easier. At Mark-lane to-day there was only a limited attend ance, and trade was quiet. English and foreign wheat moved off slowly, buyers in some cases having the turn of prices in their favour. Flour met a sic); sale, but not forced off at any appre ciable decline. Barley, beans, and peas sold in retail quantity at about late iates. Oats in little demand, at Monday's rates generally. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. SUGAR.—The market remains Without appreciable. change. COFFEE maintains its value, and has a steady sale. TEA. —But little is passing. TALLOW. Tho market is quiet, but steady. Spot, 425; March, 425; and last three months, 43s 3d to 43s Gd. COTTON MARKET. LlN'EnrooL, Feb. 7.—Market opens firm. Sales pro bably 15,000 WO. THE CORPORATION ADDRESS TO THE THRONE. The TOWN CLERK read a letter addressed to the Remembrancer on the 29th ult. by the Hon. Augus tus Liddell, who stated that he had been directed by Mr. Secretary Hardy to inform the Remem brancer that the Queen was then unable to name a day for the presentation of the Address which had been voted to her Majesty by the Court of Common Council of the City of London on the late Fenian outrages, but her Majesty would do so on her return to Windsor Castle in February. THE SUPPLY OF QAS. the j. BO Special ntem s ), Gas to C o A m m r e i P t te rt : b was a s t h e p i r r e c s h e a n i r t e m d a n f ; m a g w a h t o io m ns h o a f d a b p ee e n ti t r i e o f n er o r f ed del f e o g r a c t o es ns r i e d p e r r e a s t e io n n tin th g e s a e l v l e e- - r m a parishes e i o l r t e h l e a t m i v e e t r t o o p t o l l l is , p es u r p e p s l e y n t o e f d g t a o s h a e n Cm o e m e r -- tain bills on the subject which had been introduced into Parliament. The committee stated with re spect to the petition their opinion that it would assist the committee in the objects for which they were appointed if a grant not exceeding £3OO were made to the delegates. They also reported that the Metropolitan Gas Companies' Amalgamation Bill aimed at providing for the amalgamation of the companies subject to the Metropolitan Gas Act, 1860, and for the appointment of commissioners with extensive powers for fixing the illuminating, power and the price of gas, and also for the appoint ment of metropolitan gas referees and examiners. The bill likewise provided that the maximum price should be sixpence per thousand cubic feet less than the minimum price of gas fixed by the Act of 1860, and that the illumina ting power of the gas should after this year be two candles more than that fixed by that Act. The committee asked for powers to petition against the bill, so that they might be able to appear before a committee of the House of Commons with a view altogether to oppose the bill, or to obtain the insertion of clauses to protect the interests of the Corporation and the citizens. The Gas Light and Coke Companies Bill was to authorise the company to erect new gasworks in the parishes of Barking and Woolwich, and to raise further moneys, and for other purposes. Among those purposes was a power for the City Gas Com pany to subscribe part of the money required by the Gas Light and Coke Company. The bill like wise contained a clause for capitalising a sum of £360,000 in respect of profits alleged to have been expended on their works. The committee said they had twice succeeded in obtaining the rejection of a clause like that in former bills, and they were of opinion that they should be empowered to appear before the House of Commons and altogether oppose the bill, or to procure the alteration or rejection of clauses now in the bill, and the insertion of others for the protection of the Corporation and the inte rests of the citizens. The report was agreed to, and referred back to the committee for execution. METROPOLITAN DISTRICT RAILWAY BILL. A petition was presented by Deputy MALCOLM, of inhabitants of the ward of Tower, against the Metropolitan District Railways Bill in Parliament, and praying the Court to take such steps as might be deemed advisable to oppose its being passed into a law. It was referred to a committee for conside ration and report. A motion by Deputy ATKINS to vote an addi tional sum of £250 towards the interior decoration of the Mansion House gave rise to some opposition, not on the ground that the money would not be well spent, but because, as was alleged, between £6OO and £7OO for a similar purpose had been hastily voted at their last meeting, towards the end of a long sitting, and under circumstances which did not admit of due consideration, and because upwards of £2,000 was voted at a meeting of the Court a few months ago for the embellishment of the interior of the Egyptian Hall and the saloon, and was now in course of expenditure in that way. The further consideration of the matter eventu ally stood adjourned until Monday, and the meet ing separated. CABINET COUNCIL—A Cabinet Council was held yesterday, at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing-street. The Ministers pre sent were—The Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Marlbo rough, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, Lord Stanley, the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Sir John Pakington, Sir S. Norchcoto, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, the Duke of Richmond, Lord J. Mannera, the Earl of Mayo, and the Right Hon. S. H. Walpole. ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The following members of the College, having undergone the necessary examinations, were admitted licentiates in mid wifery, at a meeting of the board on the sth inst : Messrs. Duncan M'Larty, M.D. Victoria College, Toronto , of St. Thomas, Ontario, diploma of membership dated Jan . 22, 1868, of St. Thomas's Hospital; Hugh Munro M`Kay , M.D. Victoria College, Toronto, Woodstock, Ontario, Jan 22, 1868, of St. Thomas's Hospital ; Richard Henry Prior L.S.A. Chichester, January 21, 1868, of King's College': and William Douglas, Belfast, January 23, 1868, of the Edinburgh and Belfast Schools. It is stated that two can didates failed to acquit themselves to the satisfaction of the J 31;) ard. SPORTING INTEL LIGENOE—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 9 to 1 agst Czar (taken and offered) 16 to 1 agst King Charming (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Cauthleon (taken and wanted) 20 to 1 agst Mount Palatine (offered) 33 to 1 agst Rhino Wino (taken); LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 14 to 1 agst Pan (taken and offered) 14 to 1 agst Tennyson (taken and offered) 14 to 1 agst Tusculanum (taken and offered) 14 to 1 agst Daisy (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Pearl Diver (offered) 23 to 1 agst Helen (offered) 25 to 1 agst Thalassius (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Despatch (offered) 50 to 1 agst Port Royal (offered) CIIESTEIt CUP. 20 to 1 agst Beeswing (taken) 22 to 1 agst Abergeldie (offered —take 25 to 1) 1000 to 33 agst Dalby (taken) 33 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Deceit (taken and offered) luoo to 20 agst Bracken (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Rhine Wino • (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 100 to 8 agst Typhoeus (taken) 1000 to 23 agst St. Ronan (taken) DERBY. 16 to 1 agst The Earl (taken) 45 to 1 agst See Saw (taken) 1000 to 15 agst St. Rona (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Courtmantle (taken) 2000 to 20 agst Franchise (taken) CARMARTHEN STEEPLECHASES—THURSDAY. The Flying Stakes, a selling race of 3 sovs each, with 30 added ; four year olds, lOst 101 b ; five, 12st 31b ; six and aged, 12st 131 b ; the winner to be sold for £l5O ; if for £lOO allowed 71b, for £7O 141 b, for £lO 211 b. About 2 miles. Chance, by Gemma, jun.—Romance, 5 yrs, lOst.lolb (Hitchings) 1 Violet, aged, 12st 31b (B. Land) 2 The Whip, aged, list 101 b (Mr. Flutter) 3 Betting—G to 4on Violet and 2to 1 agst Chance. Won, after a good race, by half a length; bad third. Winner bought in for 50 guineas. The Carmarthenshire Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft, and 3 only (to the fund) if declared on or before Tuesday, Jan. 21, with 80 added ; winners of any steeplechase handicap value 50 sovs after Jan. 15 (at ten a.m.) 71b the winner of the County Members' Stakes 101 b extra (not to be accumulative) ; about four miles. Albrighton, by Knight of Kars —Cripple, 6 yrs, lOst 131 b (inc 101 b extra) (W. White) 1 Imogene, 6 yrs, lOst 31b (Hr. 'Wilson, jun.) 2 Lisette, 6 yrs, 1 Ost 71b (U. Harding) 3 Corkscrew, 6 yrs, lOst 91b (Murphy) 0 Betting-5 to 4 agst Albrighton, 6to 4 agst Imogene, 5 to 1 agst Corkscrew. Won, after a good rat*, by three quarters of a length. Lisette, who walked in a bad third did not pass the post. , The Borough Members' Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 50 added, for horses the property of residents in South Wales, that have been regularly hunted, &c. ; four year-olds, lOst 71b ; five, 12st ; six and aged, 12st 71b About 3 miles. Tempest, by Thunderbolt—Miss Eva, 4 yrs, lOst 71b (.J. Pope) 1 Spaniel, 5 yrs, 12st (Mr. Flutter) 2 The Doubt, 5 yrs, l2st (Owner) 3 - - - - - Betting—Even on Spaniel, 6 to 4 agst tempest (at first 6to 4 on). Won easily by three lengths; bad third. The Ladies' Stakes (Free Handicap) of 5 sovs each. About three miles. Flatcatcher, 5 yrs, by King Tom—Trickstress, 10st (Hitchings) 1 Flyfisher, aged, 12st 71b (J. Pope) 2 Cabin Boy, aged, list 31b. (Owner) 0 Minosa, aged, 1 Ost 21b (F. Martin) 0 Betting—Even on Flyfisher, 6 to 4 agst Cabin Boy, 5 to 1 each agst Flatcatcher and Minosa. Flatcatcher came in alone, but was afterwards objected to for being in the Forfeit List, and tho decision remains in abeyance. BIRMINGHAM SI Weights for the Erdington About thi ?RING MEETING. 'late (handicap) of 100 sous roe miles. Age st lb Comberton ... a 12 9 Flyfisher a 12 5 Gameboy a 12 0 Sir William a 11 8 Steamboa 5 11 0 Archimedes 6 10 12 WoodburyHill(h b) a 10 12 _Moose a 10 10 Redmire 6 10 10 Lytham ... a 10 lo Knave of Trumps. a 10 9 Sinito a 10 8 Truoheart... a 10 8 Huntsman (late (Feigie) • a 10 8 Greenland ... a 10 8 Ballycasey ... a 10 8 Corkscrew (h b) 6 10 8 Lisette ... 6 10 7 Franciscan a 10 7 Whitley Rosa, by The Era... ... 6 10 7 Tho Licensed Victuallers' P 1 a-h Age st lb Walterstown ... 6 10 6 Snowstorm (h-b)... 5 10 6 Charming Woman a 10 6 Highflyer a 10 6 Venturesome 5 10 5 Mrs. Allan... 5 10 5 Rocket ... 6 10 4 Chesterfield 6 10 4 Lord Waldegrave 610 0 Ace of hearts a 10 0 Birdie (h-b) a 10 0 Imogene ... a 10 0 Rivets 610 0 Troubadour 6 10 0 Risk 6 10 0 Sylph ... 610 0 Effie _ 6 10 0 Priestess ... 6 10 0 Under the Cloud ... a 10 0 Excitement ... 4 10 0 Colenso ... 4 10 0 Prima Donna 4 10 0 late.—About two miles and alf. Age st lb Comberton a 12 12 Heliee .. ... 6 11 6 The Guide m 6 11 4 Balder ... ... a 11 3 Dermot Asthore a 11 0 Lady Newark a 11 0 Violet (lib) a 10 12 Kronberg ... 6 10 11 Patience ... a 10 11 Corvedale (h b) a 10 10 Forest Lass (h L)... a 10 10 Bishopton ... 6 10 10 Brandy Apple ... a 10 10 A ,- .e of Trumps ... a 10 10 Huntsman (I.Feigie)a 10 8 Gorsehawk ... a 10 8 Diana, by Hunting horn ... a 10 7 The Sutton Handica Ago at lb Sronberg 6 11 7 Rapture ... ... a 11 5 Beverley ... ... a 11 4 Countess 8010 ... a 11 2 Strike ... ... a 11 0 La Pique 6 10 12 The Dictator ... a 10 12 Ace of Hearts a 10 9 Lady Blanche (h b) a 10 9 Boxmoor ... a 10 7 Age st lb Tottie 5 10 7 Walterstown a 10 7 flightlyer a 10 6 Ur& Allan... 5 10 6 La Pique ... 6 10 6 Lord Waldegrave... 6 10 5 Rivets 6 10 5 Miss Dodson (11 b)... a 10 5 Crewo 5 10 4 Puebla 6 10 4 Priestess 6 10 4 Joker 6 10 4 Cruiskeen ... a 10 4 Flexmore a 10 4 Under the Cloud alO 4 Order 410 0 Excitement 4 10 0 Prima Donna 4 10 0 J. About two miles. Age st lb Jack by Ratan (h b) a 10 7 Under the Cloud ... a 10 7 Priestess, by Loyola 6 10 7 Wisdom a 10 7 Quicksilver ... a 10 7 Joker - 6 10 5 Cruiskeen ... a 10 5 Mariana, by Brocket out of Texana ... 4 10 2 DERBY SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY, Feb. 27. The Groat Midland Steeplechase (handicap) of 100 sous added to a Sweepstakes of 15 soya each, 10 ft, and 3 only (to the fund) if declared to Messrs. Weatherby only on Fob. 11, by 12 noon ; winners of a steeplechase after Feb. 5, at 1 p.m., once 81b, twice or more 121 b extra; the second to save his stake. About three miles and a half twice over the biook. 30 subs. Lawrence ... Sprite. Benazot Globule The Doctor Laura The Tiger... Siuito Age st lb Age st lb a 12 7 Pearl Diver a 11 4 ... al2 2 Cartouche all 3 ~. a 11 13 Greenland ... a 11 2 • all 12 King of Hearts all 2 a 11 12 The Nun a 11. 2 a 11 10 Moose ... a 10 12 ▪ all 7 Woodbury Hill ... a 11. 0 ... a 11 7 Troubadour ... 6 19 13 Cabin 80y... .:. a 11 7 Gladiator 6 11 6 Garus ... a 11 6 Tennyson ... 5 11 5 Farnane ... 5 11 4 Huntsman's D'ter. a 11 4 I Nothing More 6 11 4 Reporter ... a 10 12 Capt. Crosstree ... a 10 12 iropvine ... 5 10 12 Rsk 6 10 7 T halassius 6 10 4 Lord Waldegrave 610 2 Mrs. Allan ... 5 10 0 LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY, March 5. The Liverpool Spring Cup of 200 sovs (specie), added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 3 only (to the fund) if declared by noon on Tuesday, Feb 11, to Messrs. Weatherby only ; winners of a handicap aftor February 5, at 11 a.m., 101 b extra. A mile and a half. 65 subs. Age st lb Age st lb *Lecturer ... ... F 1 4 610 58 12 Belzoni ... ... 5 610 3 6 10 Knight of the Garter 4 8 6La Forte ren .... 8 4 Beauty .. . Dalby ... ... a Gipsy Sing ... 46 10 Blinkhoolie ... 48 ° at . .... ••• 46 10 Brown Bread .., 6 8 0 Child P of the . islands 4 6 9 5 7 12 - b Honesty ... •.. De Clare— Moldavia ::: g 771 1 ‘. a Maid of Kent ... 4 6 7 Caithness ::: Belmont ... ... 712 Clown ... ... a 6 7 12 Sweet Willie ... a 6 7 Longchamps ... 5 ... 1 7 7 7 Tribune . ......5 6 6 Houestish ... Christmas Carol ... 6 7 6 Sister to Vedette ... 4 6 6 Wandering Minstrel a, 7 6 Salamanca ... ... 4 6 4 *Abergeldie ... 57 5 Charuwood ... 3 6 . war ... ... 575 Nu ... ... ... G 6 0 Jezabel .., 5 7 5 Lady Diana ... 3 5 12 ... *Goojerat ... ... 57 4 Affection ... ... 3 512 Louis of Hesse ... 4 7 3 *The Mariner ... 3 512 Neroli ... ... 5 7 3 Weather Isle ... 3 512 Foresight ... ... 4 7 2 Milton 4 ... 3 512 Nidderdalo ... 6 7 2 Purveyo r ... . 3 511 Paxton ... ... 4 7 2 Rhine Wine ... 3 511 Feodor ... ... 4 7 2 Landscape... .., 3 510 Bracken ... ... 4 7 2 Caprera .., ~ 3 510 Redcap ... ... a 7 0 Philosopher, by Empress of India... a 7 0 Laughing-Stock 3 510 Couundrum ... 5 7 0 The Gleaner ... 3 5 7 Star of the Evening 5 7 0 Cattle „,, 3 5 7 * .Numa Pompilius 47 0 Adamant ::: .• 35 7 G. by Vedette— Fair Star ... ... 3 5 7 Vixen ... ... 4 7 0 Citron ••• •. • 3 5 7 Aggravator ... 4 7 0 Hatumerion ••• 3 5 7 *Mayflower .. 46 12 Ready Money ... 35 7 King of the Fairies 4 6 12 Bandmaster ... 4 paid Those horses marked thus out the knowledge of their the time prescribed, unless s] * having been entered with owners, will be struck out at pecially ordered to remain in LONGEVITY. Yesterday were recorded the deaths of six persons whose united ages amount to 515 years, giving an average duration of life of 85 83-100 yeark, QX Very uorly §6 yew iQZ each emu. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. LONDON GAZETTE.-THIS EVENING. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Pam. 7. 7th Regiment Dragoon Guards—Major -General Lord Geo. Paget, C. 8., to be Colonel. 108th Regiment of Foot—Major-General Arthur Pole to be Captain. 3d Hussars—Staff-Surgeon Alfred Hepworth, M.D., to be Surgeon. sth Lancers—Ensign William O'Brien, to be Cornet. 6th Dragoons —Lieutenant Benuitt, to be Captain; Lieu tenant Vincent Eyre, to be Lieutenant; Cornet James Cottle, to be Lieutenant ; Charles Can - linen, Gent., to be Cornet. 18th Hussars—Cornet Robert Stevenson to be Lieutenant. 2d Foot—Captain Mountifort H. T. Lloyd to be Captain. 11th Foot—Cornet Godfrey U. lilynuersley Baldwin to be Ensign. 14th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Thomas Middleton Robin son to be Ensign. 15th Foot—Lieutenant Reginald Cartwright to be Captain; Eusign William bury Daniel to be Lieutenant; Gen tleman Cadet Michael Murphy to be Ensign. 17th Foot—Lieutenant Henry Charles Deane has been permitted to retire from the Service by the sale of his Commission. 24th Foot—Lieutenant George Gordon to be instructor of Musketry. 28th Foot--Lieutenant Thomas Horuiblow to be Adju tant. 33d Foot—Lieutenant Murray T. Grant to be Captain ; Lieutenant Edwin Jervis to be Captain; Ensign Watkyn Downes to be Lieutenant. 46th Foot—Paymaster and honorary Captain John Bar clay to be Paymaster. 51st Foot —Lieutenant Richard Drought has been per mitted to retire from the service. 56th Foot—Captain and Brevet-Major Richard Anderson to be Major. 61st Foot—Staff Surgeon James Street, M.D., to be Sur- goon. 67th Foot—Lieutenant James S. G. Smith, to be Lieu- tenant. 76th Foot - Paymaster and honorary Major Henry Wm. Sibley, from the 46th Foot, to be paymaster. 78th Foot—Ensign George Bulgen to be Lieutenant; Gentleman Cadet Duncan Stewart to be Ensign. 79th Foot—Ensign John Angus to be Lieutenant; Gentle man Cadet Gordon Lorn Campbell Money, to bo En sign. 89th Foot—Capt. James Harrell, to be Captain. 103 d Foot—Ensign Robert Shaw to be Lieutenant. 106th Foot—Ensign George Churchill to be Lieutenant. 108th Foot—Lieutenant William Worster to be Captain ; Ensign Henry Crawford to bo Lieutenant. Depot Battalion—Capt Mylrea Toilet Quayle to be In structor of Musketry. BREVET. Lieutenant Robert Kelly, Bengal Veteran Establish ment, to have the honorary rank of Captain. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 5. Dr. Thomas Nelson has this day been promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets in her Majesty's Fleet. FEB. G. Commander Gabriel Johnston, on the Retired List, has been allowed to assume the rank of Retired Captain. Sub-Lieutenant Reginald Neville Custanco has been this day promoted to be a Lieutenant iu her Majesty's Fleet. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 171 Ditto 3 Months. 11 19f Rotterdam 11 191 Antwerp . 2t 30 Brussels 25 30 Hamburg 13 9f Paris Short 25 10 Ditto 3 Mouths. 25 2.:' Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 1191 Vieuna — 12 10 Trieste — 12 10 Petersburgn - 321 Berlin Madrid —48 i Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples .4, 29 32f Palermo ..... 29 321 M.essiva J... 29 321 Lisbon — 511 Oporto .. 511 11 18 12 0 12 0 25 35 25 35 13 10 25 171 25 30 25 32} 120} 12 lo 12 15 32} 6 z6l 481 48} 29 40 29 40 29 40 29 40 29 40 29 40 51} 51f Foreign Mail Packet List, ; MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southamptoa.....Feb. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles ... ........ Feb. 13. Ditto, via Panama Feb. 28. Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video slar4h 5. Ditto, by French packet ••.. Fdo. 2L Cape Verde, by Brazil paoket ...... . March 5. cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St Helena.... Feb. a China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton.. Feb. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles .. ...... Feb. 3 Falkland Islands March 5. Liibraitar, via Southampton Feb. Ii India, via Southampton Ditto, via Harseil.es . .... .....Feb. 7. Malta, t.:gypt, &a... ... Feb 13. Ditto, Marseilles Feb. 7. Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via Southampton Feb. 19. DIU ), Marseilles Feb. 13 Newfoundland Feb. 12 Portugal March 5 Ditto, by prier to ship to Oporto ... Ditto .tto to Lisbon United States, a anada, California, &0., by British packet Ditto, by L cited States packet Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto 'New York) Ditto ditt ( (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet Feb. 11. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneritre k'eb. 16 West Indies and Pacific (except Mexico and Baha- mas) Cuba and Mexico Bahamas, via New Yom• Bermuda, via Halifax . . Feb. 12. RACING. FIXTI FEBR. LTRES FOR 1868. Lincoln Spring M tnsfield Harrow 2O Nottingham Spring 25 Derby spring MA Liverpool Spring M 3 .elnisford Spring M 10 S‘irewsbury Spring lO West Drayton l2 Warwick Spring Bromley Spring 6 Durham Hendon l3 Newmarket Craven 13 Knighton Abergavenny Chester 5 Wiachester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer „ 3 Manchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Hull, and East Riding lO Windsor Summer ,OH. Margate Epsom Spring Meeting 24 Croxton Park Northampton Gatterick Bridgo l6 Lewes Spring Thirsk (Darragh April 2l Newmarket Ist Spring 27 Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom. Summer Newton - l7 Hampton Newcastle 23 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge Alexandra Park -4Y. Odiham, l6 Stamford Radcliffe ..... 2O Huntingdon. 2l Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood Chelmsford Worcester Summer Carlisle 7 Newmarket July 7 Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. l5 Liverpool July M. SEPTEMBER. Baden -- 1 ' Kelso I Warwick September ... 1 Hendon Abingdon 3 Monmouth .. ......... Leicester 3 I Newmarket Ist O c t o b er Brecon Denca s ter S epte mbe r 158 1 llWtvoteytslast DraytonCaledonian . .... ;u .. Richmond 15 a Hampton Autumn NOVEM nd BE Et Western AI Shrewsbury Autumn .......................... 9 Leamington and Warwickehire. Hunt l7 THE ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMIIISSION EXCHANGE, THREE DOORS FROM DLACKFRIARS BRIDGE,:SURREY SIDE 1S NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Annual Subscription Five Shillings. Responsible Bookmakers desiring Stands should apply immediately (as the number will bo limited) to tho Seers. tart', 3, Blackfriars-road. A SUTTEE PREVENTED.—We hear from Rajpore tana that a suttee was attempted at Oodeypore in the b ginning of the present month, by the widow of a mahaju Her determination was strong, and she was only prevents from carrying out her purpose by main force, a guard sowars and sepoys having been placed over her house lot four days; she refused to suckle her child, or to take any food, declaring that she would starve herself to death, bug her resolution failed her, and she eventually relinquished her mad design.—Delhi Gazette. Her Royal Highness the Crown Princess of Prus sia (Princess Royal of Great Britain) has, like the Em press of the French, signified her intention to send some contributions for the bazaar in aid of the Leeds Mechanics' Institution. PRESENTATION TO A SEA CAPTAIN.—The Liver pool Local Marino Maid met yesterday, and a telescope was presented to M. E. S. Hamm, at the time master of the screw steamer Darien, fur saving life on two occasions by assistance rendered to the ship General Williams, of Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and the schooner Harmony, of Cardigan. t,e gvaree of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 110 per cent. At this rate there is a slight profit on the importation of gold from the 'Jutted §tatees. AIL.