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

XONIII MARKET AND (10 1MERCIAL INTELLIGENGA, CITY, Two o' Clock. The flit tone which prevailed at the close of the Stock Markets yesterday continues this morning. Speculative sales of railways still prevent a recovery, and Caledonian are again lower. The character of the proceedings now threatened against the board of this company appears to have no other effect than of stimulating the action of speculators to the detriment of the shareholders. The Funds keep firm, but there is very little doing. In Foreign Stocks the market is steady, and in shares there is no feature calling for remark. The Discount Market continues firm at 1.-a per cent. Consols are extremely quiet, at yeeterday's prices, 93 to 934 for money and account. New and Re iluced 3 per Cents., 91,1 to 92 ex div.; India Five per Cents., 1121 to 112 ; Bank Stock, 249 to 251 ; Exchequer Eills, 10s to 15s prem. Foreign Stocks are steady, but the chief descrip tions showed no change. Mexican, 15k to 16 ; Greek, 12/ to 122 ; New Spanish, 352- to 354 ; Italian, 0 8 91) 45 to 451 ; Turkish (1865), 324 to 32k; Portuguese I Scrip, to prem. ; Russian (1862), 84 to 85 ; Egyptian ( „, 18 l ,"), 86 to 88 ; ditto Railway Debentures, 92 4 to ; the Viceroy's Seven per Cents., 735 to 74 ; and the Nine per Cents., 884 to 89. The New Honduras Loan is firm, at to 1/ prem. In American Securities, United States' 5-20 Bonds are steady, at 714 to 71i ; Erie Railroad lower, at 43 to 44 ;on the other hand, Illinois are better, at 881 to 89k. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are steady at 27 to 28, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds at 27 to 274. English railways are flat, at in some instances, a further decline in prices. Caledonian are a fresh Per cent. lower, South Eastern /, and Great Eastern t . • The present prices are :—Lancashire and York shire, 1255 to 126 ; Midland, 1065 to 107 ; South ..,astern, 712 to 72f ; London and North Western, i.oi to 116 ; Great Northern, 104 to 105 ; ditto A, 1044 to 105 ; Great Eastern, 29 to 294 ; Great Western, 442 to 451 ; London, Brighton, and South Coast, 465 to 47 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 41k to 41k; Metropolitan, 110 k to 11 °I to ; 3 Caledonian, 80k to 80i ; and North British, 34 In Bank Shares there is little business donu t . London Joint-Stock is lower, at 325 to 335 ; while Union of London is 4 higher, at 34 to 35 ; Imperial Ottoman flat, at 4 to k dis. ; Imperial, 17 to 18 ; London and Westminster, 674 to 684 ; London and °minty, 52 to 53 ; Consolidated, gtoli ; Chartered I ‘, T ercantile, 28k to 295 ; Alliance, 14 to 13 dis.; i'gra (A shares), 104 to 11. Foreign m i n i ng shares attract little or no attention. St. John del Rey, 15 to 17 ; Port Philip Mining, 1k to 14 ; Chontales, 14 to 1*- dis. Finance shares are without movement. General Credit, 3 to 24 dis. ; International Finance, 21 to 11 dis. ; London Finance, 26 to 24 dis. Scarcely a single transaction is . reported in Miscel taneous Securities, and prices are without variation. Anglo-American Telegraph is quoted at 1911 to 191. ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cents., 5k to 54 ; Lon don General Omnibus, 14 to 2 ; Hudson's Bay, 144 to 14i ; N a ti ona l Discount, 102 to 11/. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of England yesterday. The Agnes Rose has arrived from Sydney with £19,000 in Australian gold, and the Somersetshire, from Melbourne, with £72,000. The Maria Pia, from Lisbon, has brought £42,500. An interim dividend at the rate .of 12 per cent. Per annum has been declared by the directors of Hal combo and Company (Limited). A call of 10s per share is announced by the Llan berris Slate Company, payable the 6th of April. Messrs. Barings have received a further remittance of £775 on account of New Granada dividends. The issue of the last million of additional shares capital of the Madras Railway Company has been c ompleted, a n d th e s um of £657,664 has been paid In to the credit of the Secretary of State for India in Council on this account. In consequence of the continued prevalence of 'holera, and the consequent slackness of trade, the receipt s of the Buenos Ayres Great Southern Rail way, for the week ending the sth of January, show a decrease of £245 12s 4d, as compared with the cones- Ponding period of last year. An arrangement has been made by which the pay- Dient of the interest on the obligations of the Nor thern of Spain Railway Company will be resumed from the month of April next. Very large arrivals of grain took place at Marseilles On Friday last—not less than 200,000 hectolitres of wheat. This movement has imposed a decided check 01l business for the present ; buyers are persuaded th at a fall in prices is inevitable, and they are conse quently holding back their orders. Messrs. Rucker, Opper, and Co. report that the f • •reight market during February was active, and rates were maintained :—" The future of the freight market must in great measure depend upon the pro gress of the Abyssinian war. it is said that the Government intend paying off a large number of the transports during next month, and making new engagements in October if the necessity exist. The expedition has proved a great boon to our shipping interest not only in providing good employment for Q large fleet of ships, but in improving freights g e nerally all over the world. If the transports be raid off as it is expected, the effect on freights will be unfavourable." Th e following remarks upon the Manchester markets are from Mr. Sam Mendel's monthly circular The trade of these districts, since the beginning of t he prese n t year, h as b een mater i a ll y i mprove d , an d es pecially so within the month just c l ose d. Th e l ow clue to whi c h co tt on h a d f a ll en pro d uce d a more active demand both for yarns and goods, at prices Yiel ding a fair, and, to some extent, satisfactory mat, and at the same time a level of values that 've confidence to merchants to make investments ° P 2: e e ely for immediate. and forward delivery. These rations rendered it a necessity, as a prudent niec• tire of precaution, on the part of mill ners to extend their cotton purch ases t o un usual fi gures, not on l y on t h e spot, but for arrival also, to cover contracts. These large cotton DPer ations by the trade at once served to stimulate s,speculators, and for some time considerable excite uient resulted, with rapid and almost daily advances, P' l4 l prices reached such a point as not only to stop k.uorther purchases, but to shew sufficient inducement make resales of cotton by the trade far more pro- I ltahle than either spinning or weaving, and, in like Vanner, numerous parcels of yarns and goods have resold in this market at prices to yield a good Profit on purchases made at the lowest rates, yet much tr ader those currently quoted by producers, and the Inonth closed with prices spewing irregularity and w eakness." The r e p or t o f t h e Star Life Assurance Society, pre 7 , 3-nted at the twenty-fourth annual meeting, announced that the new business of the society for the past year In assurances was £367,915, yielding in annual Premiums £123,93 5s 11d, and that the balance of receipts over disbursements was £59,509 5s 6d, which being added to the insurance fund had i ncreased it to £ 7 45,160 8s 10d. The half-yearly meeting of the Van Dieraan's Land C onipany has been called for the 19th inst., for the Pu rpose of receiving the directors' report, and t o d e , elate a dividend. BRITISH I , I7NDi-TWO O'CLOCK. G OVERNMENT FUNDS. t i °r Ueut. Consols 3 b e. Account, March 5 93 1 P e r Cent. Reduced 9l} 2-1 ew , 3 per C en t 9ll, 2} "' 21 por Cent. Jan. 1894 - 4 N. 5 per Cent. J an. 1873 - 11,enities, 30 vrs, expire sth Jan. 188 P - ,ue. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 11.885 - E Do (Red Sea Televaph), Au..., 1908 - h rteoquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. Do £5OO lO 15 pin I)° in D l t of England Stock, 41 per Cent - o. Account Indi: I PIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 3) o. 7 e c e lc ou l n Oi t per Cent., April 1874 "' - b 0 - • 0 per Cent. July, 1880 B 0 • Certi. 4 pet- fica Cent., Oct. 1888 D, tes - IV ° . Enf aced Paper 4 per Cent - b o : 5 5 Per Cont., Jan. 1872 - bo 5. Cent., May 1879 Per Cent., Rep. Deb., 1872 - Do do. 1877 - 1) 0 D`" D , 188 4 • do. - I.),,.,„ ndi °e, s 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 - 1)-0. u -Don, 5 po r C en t., £l,000 er £ 1 ..000 I( POJABIGN FUNDS; -TWO °LOC . 4r - Cent' du . t . `9O Republic, 6 per Cent 73 trW t "tu nond , , 5 per Cent. 1859 - t ilia i ll i 5 per . Cent _ .I),','' 9 Per Cent., 1852 ...._ 1 )0 : do., 18;8_ i ) _ d,,., 18 :1 1 - ii,c),., do., 1863 63 ~ 1.),-, A d Per Cont., 1865 - .tiii„, - ,•ecount 7l l Ayres 6 per Cent - 0,1; 1 2,Per Cont. (ILferrecl 3 per Cent ) - e t...iiii .., nor Cent .1.) 0. 1 , 1 6 Per Lent - 1..) _.,4 Per Cent - 1 ,9. 0 per Cent B • - Do,' ~. 1867 i o ' Per Ccut., 1866 9l C ), n'',l-eriP, £32 paid hz, tai 1 9 ... , 0, 6 per cent - tlin4 3 l . ' P 't . Cent. 18 . '5 - b o 41411 Pri ncipalities 7 per Cent 66 ..1 14 .,:f Per ent., 1867 ' 46 °I. li 'vf (-; . l'd t d Iper ay ~.,- un,,o i it.e , Cent. - 1),; . ,i f .,"! ' per C'en, !Gd Issue ~ 84 v., 4 00 1304 A ssss 85 1 "4.2 IlfiltiltitilMlllol4.llllo 4 13, ac s Bea d the Duck- g, ac- atrice, Wales on. xings jesty'S rarna, ed at havo o, but filar to out, acting lode'. —The disso- itious n old augh ;ions ; 1g to supe some It the agues slave Count to b© 3, are lieved for- be his Lare's- ;asan t irtain of the If it its of awit,' ' it this igan, most actors )ns to stagO 11 that at has 'selves sfully. 3n ex- plays Mr. lashed make- =and ,y be to the icent's tudied ad the veno , who, , vinee, I skill ( with ;h hu- ate, as 1 the ancy" young •epres plays innate sillus [Rapes y were nee, a 3 burnt egreeB lemma several )n with k wire. as pro led 03 0 ,Hauled TatioU S Fro ace i°7 evo leo g ot 0P ng the Act' ,ro o 6out ,f wit °l, ; : , a ile , ` Ti c toria , 10 N/reSt ,China , igratio' ,rniinon'g don) all , sd., Ss. ' the Jill° Do. £lOO Bonds B6l Do. 1864 Da, ,15'10 Bonds - Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 881 Government Railway Debentures ..... 91-1. Greek, 5 pot . Cent., 1821-5, ex Coups — Do. Account , Do. Coupons Do. Account - Guatemala 5 per Cont .. — Honduras Gov. Rail, Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p It (iian 5 per Cert., 1865 —, Do, Account .. — .Jo. ilaremmana Raiway M..)XIIIK 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 _ Do 8 per Cent. Anglo-French . — llontevidQati 6 per Cent. .. _ Ntoorish imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferrz - ld Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Perivian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account 7(31 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarron) Do 4i per Cent.. 1862 Do Account .I ) ,rt(iguesc 3 per Ct., 1855,'6, 7, '9,'60,':;,': , 39; Do. do., 1-67 — Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid - pus It issian 5 per Cent., 1.8z2, £ S — Do 44 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1 , 462 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1801, £lOO Bonds., — D o . do. £Bl 15s. do — D0.,£100 Bonds 1866 1 .... .... . 874 Do.' do. £Bl 13s. do — Sardinian, 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Con . Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do passive Acc.ant Do Coro. Cert. of Con:'. nut funded Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 par Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 por Cent., 1862 Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 631 21 Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 531 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent., 1862 1)o,6 per Cent. 1864 - Do. 4 per Ceut. Certificates ..... — Divideuds on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 3 per Cent., .Ex. 25f. Austrian a per Cent. Ex 10 Florins 8e1gi . an,..41 per cent., Ex. 25f. -•, ..- Dutch 2i per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil Do Account Italian 5 per Cent. 1861, E. zsi, Do. Account 451 5 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 931 Do. Account, March 93i FINAL COMMITTAL OF THE FENIAN PRISONERS. TIIIS DAY. At the unusually early hour of eight o'clock this morning the prisoners Timothy and William Des mond, Nicholas English, James O'Neill, John O'Keefe, Michael Barrett, and Anne Justice were brought up on remand on the charge of murder of the persons killed by the Fenian explosion at Clerken well. As it was not generally known that any depar ture from the ordinary course was intended, it may well be imagined that at so early an hour there was no attendance in the streets of expectant spectators to witness the arrival of the vau. But its appear ance in the street, with its escort of mounted and armed police, and more than an hour before the usual time, attracted considerable attention, and within a very few minutes a large crowd had assembled in the street. There was, however, no excitement, and but a comparatively lukewarm in terest in the event itself, but rather that sort o f curiosity which is so proverbially provocative of crowding in the streets of London. The mob in fact wanted to know why the van had arrived so early, but getting no information on the point did not trouble themselves to make pressing inquiries. They waited till the van had driven away again, and then dispersed as rapidly as they had assem bled. In the meantime, and while the van was waiting at the entrance of the court, the prisoners had been placed at the bar bofore Sir Thos. Henry, who had specially attended for the purpose. It will be remembered that the last remand was precisely formal, the prisoners having been verb ally .nd skohstantially committed on this day week. The object of sending them back to Millbank on a warrant of remand, instead of to Newgate on a warrant of committal, was simply to obviate the in convenience which would have resulted by their being committed to the Central Criminal Court when the Grand Jury was on the point of being discharged by carrying the matter over till the fol lowing sessions. The prisoners were placed at the bar at eight precisely, and fully committed to Newgate to take their trial at the Central Criminal Court. The two Desmonds and English observed that they had uo means of paying the expenses of their defence. Sir T. Henry referred them to the sherffs. They were then removed from the Court, and taken back to the van to be conveyed to Newgate. The whole transaction only occupied five minutes, the van with its escort leaving Bow-street at five minutes past eight o'clock. The Bank Returns. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culation of the public and joint-stock banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending the Ist February. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish banks for the same period, and the average cir culation of the Bank of England for the four weeks ended the 29th January (the nearest date furnished by their returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom when compared with the previous month : Jan. 4, , Feb. 1, , 18C8. 1868. Increase. Decrease ---- - --- -- -- Bank of England... 23,473 , 6:1 23,973,506 501,575, , — Private Banks 2,567,88 2,870,190 102,31:; Joint-stock Banks 2,257,49 2,337,939 83,161 i -- --- ' ----- Total in England. 28,494,977 29,183,655 68 ‘,678: Scotland... 4,734,6,7 4,490,•799 I 213,858 Ireland 6,143,25b 6,073,729 i 69,5:9 United Kingdom 39,376,92_ 3 9,748,183 371.261! 371,261 And as compared with the month ending the 2d of February, 1867, the above returns show an increase of £959,373 in the circulation of notes in England, and an increase of £931,907 in the circulation of the United Kingdom. On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the s3veral banks the following is the state of the circulation:— The English private banks are below their fixed issue ••• ••• £1,153,400 The English joint-stock banks arc , below their fixed Issue $.O ••• 400,681 Total below fixed issue in England £1,554,081 The Scotch banks aro above their fixed issue... 1,741,528 The Irish banks are below their fixed issue 280,765 The average stock of bullion hold by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during tho month ending the 29th January was £22,166,703, being an increase of £264,943 as compared with the previous month, and an increase of £3,041,286 when compared with the same period last year. The following are the amounts of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 2d February : _ _ Gold and silver held by tho Scotch banks ... £2,740,617 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,493,309 £ 5 ,233,926 Being a decrease of £103,130 as compared with the pro- Tious return, and an increase of £72,932 when compared with the corresponding period last year. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Avoid Medicines: they always . aggrayat e chronic complaints: but Du Barry's delicious health -restoring Revalenta Arabica Food, which yields three times the nourish ment of the best meat, saves 50 times its cost in other remedies, and invariably restores perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver, pure blood: refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy to the must disordered or enfeebled. We extract a few out of 68,000 cures ;—" The Pope's health restored by Du Barry';: Food. Cure Nu. 68,413. " Rome, July 21, 1866. —The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all other remedies, ho has confined himself entirely to Du Barry's Reva.lenta, Arabica Food, of which ho consumes a plateful at every meal. It has produced a surprisingly bene ficial effect on his health, and his Holiness cannot praise this excel lent food too highly." From the " Gazette du Midi, July 25 Cure No. 58,216, of the Marchioness de Brehau, of seven years' liver complaint, wasting away, debility, ne:vousness, with a nervous palpitation all over, had digestion, constant sleeplessness, and the most intolerable nervous agitation.." Cure No. 1,771; Lord Stuart de Decies, Lord Lieutenant of Waterford, of many ye ars ' dyspepsia. No. 49,832: " Fifty years indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation, flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting.—Maria Joly."—Curo No. 46,270: Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, Surrey, of 39 years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derangement, and partial deafness. Important Cuution.—Bowaro of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations to which, without authority, Baron Liebig's name is most audaciously attached. in tins at Is. lid.; 1 lb., 2s 9d.; 2 lbs., 45.64,; s lbs. lie.; 12 lbs., -2 25.; 24 lbs., 40 5 .BAhav Du BARRY and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London; also Fortnum and Mason, 182, Piccadilly; and at 61, Graeochurch-street; 4, Cheapsido; 63, 150, and 298, Oxford -street 830 Strand; and all grocers mid chemists. - rOItEiGN IiALLL,w A r t. Antwerp and Rotterdam, a ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 3 Sau Paulo, lien.,_ gua. 6 percent., 18i FOREIGN MINKS. Chontales Gold and Silver , 3 1 16 L'estarena United Gold, u rn, , 2i St. John del Rey, lim , 163 BANE S. Alliance, 1im.,12 Bank of Egypt, 34 Consolidated, lim., 41 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 17 Imperial Ottoman, 91 London Chartered nanK of Australia, 231 London and South-Western,llw., 16 London and 11 estialnater, 68 Ditto, Scrip, 47 National Provincial of England, Ditto, ,d and 3d issue, 38 Oriental Bank Corporation, 424 Union of Australia, 501 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 531 21 Dit.o, 8 par cent., 1061 81 Berlin Water Works, Inn., 14/ Bombay Gas, Bin., 41 Anglo American Telegraph, 191 I • Ceylon Company, 71 City Discount, Mu, if 2 City of Moscow Gas, lira., 91 Commercial Union. Insurance. 5 1 Credit tooncier of 11w.. 3 146 Egyptian 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gun. by Egypt Govt,, S9} Electric anu International Telegraph, 1721 English and Australian Copper, 11-16 Fore-street Warehouse, lim.,.ivi Gen. Credit and Discount, inn.. 4 ; Ottoman Gas, lim., 11: Peninsula and Oriental Steam,7sBl Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 17i Beottish Australian Investment, lim., 129 Telegraph Construct and Mainteiinee, 11m., 13 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan) 731 QUEEN ANNE'S BOUNTY.—Yesterday morning a return was issued of the receipts and disbursements by the governors of the bounty of Queen Anne for the year 1866. The receipts from first fruits and tenths, stocks sold, dividends, &c., amounted to £33 9 ,613 lls. 7d. Disburse ments by payments to the clergy, purchases of houses and lands, erection of residence-houses, loans, salaries, ',Sce., amounted to £330,371 17a. lid. RAILWAY AND OTHER PRIVATE BILLS IN PAR ' LIAMENT. —Yesterday Mr. Prow, ono of the examiners of standing order proofs of railway and other bills now pending in Parliament, held a court in Room C of the House of Lords, and proceeded with the consideration of the annexed list of bills, with the following results the case of the unopposed petition of the Metropolitan Subways Bill the standing orders were declared to have been complied with. The further consideration of the Leo Liver Conservancy Bill (unopposed) was adjourned until the 10th inst. The standing orders in the case of the unopposed postponed petition of the Lambeth -market Bill were declared by the learned examine; to have been duly complied with, TEE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY E ENING, MARCH. 3, 1868. F il ! Closing i Business Prioe. dene. 83 i;5 i 81 82 181 80} I 23 30 f 3 4 75 77 70 72 104 10,5! 29} 201, 5} 0i b 6 1e.4 105 It 4 105 121 IZS V 5 97 iv iSt 4 5 47 2, 30 7 2) 126 1.,i6, 46 47 183 19 12 )5 litS 3163 85 87 ti 11 1);i 1( 6j 107 73 77 354 105 107 63 64 98 100 130 13} 134 136 291 301 1041 51 105 i 12Zi 1 116 t. 13 bh 107 62 7 721 2 / 92 LAW INTELLIGENGS—rhis Day, COURT OF PROBATE. (Before the Right lion. Sir J. P. Wilde.) DOWN V. CIIAFFINS.—IMPORTANT DECISION. Mr. Lopez made an application on behalf of the defendant in this suit that his costs should be allowed. The case was tried in November, 1867. It appeared that a will had been made in March, 1863, in which the property of the testator was divided in six equal portions amongst his children, the defendant being one. The testator died in February, 1867, and in the meantime he had made a first will, in which the defendant was omitted altogether. This was quite inexplicable to him, as he was on the most friendly terms with his father when he died. lie could only, there fore, attribute it either to undue influence or to the infirmity of his father, he being partially blind. The testator had been a large pawnbroker in Wat ling-street, in the City, and had retired from that business and gone to live at Brighton. On these grounds it was contended that it was natural that the son should be surprised at the course pursued by his father, and that it should occur to him that his father, being in a weak state of mind, should be influenced unfairly towards him by a stronger one, and that, therefore, he ought to be allowed his expenses for having brought about this inquiry. It appeared from the statement of the executor, and which ought to have been made at first, that the father had not left him anything, be cause he did not wish the money to go to his cre ditors, but he had left a message, which was not delivered to one of his daughters, who appeared t o be better off, asking her to provide for this son. If her son had been properly informed of this he would not have instituted this suit, and this was an additional reason for the remission of costs. The Court thought that such applications should not be encouraged, and refused to grant this one, but ordered that the attachment should be in the registry 10 days. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. STANDING TREAT AND ITS RESULT.—Catherine Mills and Bridget Collins, two low-looking women, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with stealing from the person of Mr. Thomas Thompson Collier, a clerk, residing at No. 21, Cirencester-place, St. Pancras, a canvas bag containing £3 in gold, 38s. in silver, &c. The prosecutor said that about 12 o'clock the previous night he was going home, being rather the worse for drink, when he went into a public-house in Windmill-street, Tottenham -court-road, to have a little more, and he there saw the prisoners and got into conversation with them. The prisoners asked him to stand treat, and he did so, giving them half a quartern of rum each. Shortly after he left the house, when the prisoners followed him, and on his putting his band into his pocket for the purpose of getting out some money to pay for more drink he missed a small canvas bag containing £3 in gold, 38s. in silver, and some coppers. He seized and gave Collins into custody, but the other prisoner got away. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, Sergeant Ingerson, 6 E, said that neither the bag nor the money had yet been found. Sergeant Burroughs, 21 E, said th a t a b ou t 12 o'clock last night the prosecutor, who had been drinking, but knew what he was about, gave the prisoner Collins into his custody as an accomplice of another woman with robbing him, and on taking her to the station she said that it was not her who robbed the prosecutor, but another woman, who after doing so ran away and left her with the pro secutor. From information the prisoner Collins gave Mills was taken into custody at her lodgings, in Short's-gardens, by Sergeant Ingerson. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoners. AL I _,EG ED 211C!,1E1l. --~ - Dr. Diplock, the newly -appointed coroner for \Vest MiddleseY., has held his first inquest, and had a case before him of a very horrible kind. The deceased was a child named Honors Sweeney, aged one year and ten months. She was the dallghter of a married woman named Margaret Sweeney, living in Providence-place, Dawes-lane, Fulham. In the same house, and in the next room, there lived another man led woman, rained Manning. On Thursday afternoon last Mrs. Sweeney left her baby in the cradle whilst she went into the yard to chop up some firewood for Mrs. Manning. Whilst she was in the yard, she looked np into a room and saw Mrs. Manning sitting there with the child in Ler lap. Shortly afterwards she heard the child scream, but, though she was the baby's mother, she did not heed these screams, and, indeed, ap pears to have been the more callous as she knew that Mrs. Maiming had been in the habit of beating it. She went on with her wood-chopping, and, when she had finished, returned to her room just in time to see Mrs. Manning lay the child on the floor. Mrs. Sweeney took it up, and was nail, shocked at finding that the skin of its legs peeled off and adhered, to her hands. Then her maternal feelings were roused, and she turned to Mrs. Manning and asked what she had been doing. For answer, Mrs. Manning took hold of a chair, and attempted to strike the mother of the baby. An alarm was raised, and the neighbours, rushing in, rushed Mrs. Manning out of the room. The mother then took her baby to the police-station, when a surgeon was called. He found that the upper part of the thighs, and all about the lower part of the body, was terribly burned. Although so horribly injured, the child lingered until late on Friday night. In answer to a question from the coroner, the mother said she had seen Mrs. Manning hold the child over the fire, but she did not think just then it was with the intention of injuring it. It would seem that, in burning the child, Mrs. Manning had taken care not to let the flames touch any part of its clothes or her own hands. A verdict of wilful murder was returned against Mrs. Manning, who had already been taken into custody. SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. ! Share, l Railways. i•Brietol and Exeter .... iCaledentan Cambrtau [Cork and 8and0n...... ' Dublin ' Dublin & Belfast Juno. IDan,,rerth,& Ab. June. IM.Lendon, borip 040. 20 gt st 'Co Do. Glasgow A; S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. s tk. , Do. E. Angl. et. No. 2 Great North ot Scotland Great Northern A stock .... Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pin (RS, and W. of Ireland We.tern Do. S. Val. Rail. gua.; Do. South %Vales Do. W. .31.1(1.—f)x1( rd. Do. Newport‘ Do. Yuri:plum: (Loudon and lilackwa!l Lan., Brigh.ok S 1-on., Chat., and Donn Do. Mctrop. Ex. A Lon. 4 ;North Westrn Lon. 0; South Webtert, Man., 811(1., Lincoln Metropylttan.... Do. New Do. Extension-- iletropolitan District. Do. do. do. 1)o. and St. John's; 'd nidiand Do. £1 Share Do, Birmiu.. & Du by id Icent . . North British Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun th. Eastern—Bendel, Do. (r.N•E purchase Do. Leeds ..... Do. York D. Carlisle .... Do. Stock. it Darling. Do. do. 1850-131 North London .. Do. do. 16434 5 . . Do. do. 1865 . North Staliordshire • & S. W. Junotion Scottish Contra). Soot. N. E , Aber. stock uo. Scot, Al id. stook Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern . Staines, Wok., do Wok Pair Vale Do. C V ale of Meath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha ij West Cornwall COLOSIAL 118 118 1 14) , 56 58 109 lit 59 60 43 7/1 731 V 10 146 150 THAMES. SCANDALOUS PLUNDER IN TILE ST. KATHERINE DoCK.—ilenry Cherry, Charles John Smith, James Riley, George King, and John Smith, were brought before Mr. Paget charged with stealing a large quanti'y of cigars, the property of the London and St. Katherine Dock Company. Yesterday afternoon, in consequence of informa tion, Mr. Mutufecd, the superintendent of the police iu the St. Katherine dock, a nd three constables, named Rainc, Davidson, and Ross, went into the cigar floor of the E Warehouse, where the prisoners were employed, and took them all into custody. They were searched on the spot, and cigars and cheroots were found in the sleeves of their coats and shirts, in their stockings, and in their small clothes. On Cherry 6 ounces, worth 2s. 6d ; on Smith 4 ounces, valued at 2s. ; on Riley 1 pound 4 ounces, worth 16s. ; on King 6 ounces worth 2s. 6d., and on John Smith, 14 cigars, the value of which was not stated. All th e pr i so ners had been en gaged, with 35 others, in packing and repacking cigar and cheroot cases. The whole of the 100 men were searched, but only five of them were ascertained to be dishonest. Mr. Mumford said he was directed by the dock company to charge the prisoners with stealing the cigars. Mr. Paget said he could not dispose of a case of larceny in a dock summarily. If they were charged with stealing, a loss must be proved from particular cases. If the prisoners were charged with unlawful possession only lie could dispose of the case at once. Mr. Mumford said the dock company would leave the case in the hands of the magistrate. The prisoners all declared they had no defence to make. Mr. Paget said this was a very bad case indeed, and in the present dearth of employment, and with so many poor men in want of bread, he was sorry, very sorry, to find men in employment, and in whom confidence was placed by a respectable com pany, plundering thei r employers. The prisoners ought to be much indebted to the forbearance of the dock company. If they had been prosecuted and committed for trial, their punishment would have been severe. He sentenced the prisoners to two months' bard labour in the House of Correction. He hoped this would be an example to other men in the employ of dock companies. There was no doubt the prisoners had stolen the cigars and cheroots from cases in the warehouse. CyI.NTERBURY HALL. Mr. Holland, the new proprietor of the Canter bury Hall, has given convincing proof that no ques tion of expense will deter him from giving first-rate entertainments to his patrons. His latest attrac tion is the engagement of the cel e b ra t e d Bl on di n , which has produced quite a furore, and the success of this expensive venture seemed to be a thing assured. Every evening M. Blondin has appeared the hall has been crowded to excess to witness with what perfect confidence and freedom the talented gymnast walks on the rope, and there performs some of the most wonderful feats ever beheld. But Blondin quite a new c h aracter, as he sus also appears in tains, with the most remarkabl e act i v i ty, t h e part of a monkey in an Indian Ballet, which has been arranged with the greatest taste for the occasion. Since the days of poor George Wieland a more agile or lively impersonation o f t h e m i sc hi evous Jocko has never been given, and had not Blondin achieved the reputation of being tho greatest rope walker in the world he would certainly hive been looked upon as one of the most agile actors on the stage. Both performances called forth enthusi astic applause; and no wonder, for certainly nothing like them have been seen at any music hall in the metropolis, or, we believe, any wh ere e l se . Notwith standing the great engagement of Blondin, a variety of other artistes of unrivalled talent appear every evening, and a more enjoyable or attractive enter tainment wo know not of than that now to be had at the Canterbury Hall. ACCIDENT TO MR. JOHN HENDERSON, M.P.—On Friday the Durham County Foxhounds mot at Flaws Worth. After the run was over, as Mr. Henderson was returning home, his horse, a young one, swerved on approaching a gate, and roaring foil backwards upon its rider, whose right collar bone was broken, and the right side of the chest mach Initigoa, Dir. lloOtrsou is going on ittnurably. THE TRIAL OF CAPTAIN NAGLE Mr. G. F. Train's lecturing tour is not likely to prove so profitable a speculation as he was sanguine enough to expect. In Waterford, Clonmel, and Limerick he has been refused the use of the public rooms to hold his per formance in. He was announced to address an audience in Sligo, but there, too, he was refused, and obliged to postpone his "lecture." Ile intends to renew his attempt upon Dublin, and, discarding the support of the classes who take reserved seats, he hopes, or at least the manager hopes, to induce a large assembly to attend by reducing the price of admission to a low figure. Mr. Train's visit to Sligo was partly to assist " Colonel" Nagle, and this he proposed to do effectually, as appears from the charac teristic correspondence which is sibj'ined "RE CROWN V. NAGLE. " Imperial Hotel, Sligo, Feb, 28. "Dear Sir,--As six aliens are allowed on the case of the Crown v. Nagle, will you permit me to observe that I am an American citizen, and at present in this county, and am therefore eligible for said office. Please inform me if my services are wanted as a juryman. —Sincerely , " GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN, " To the High Sheriff of the county of Sligo." " Sligo Court-house, Feb. 28. " Dear Sir,—ln reply to your note of this day's date, I beg to observe that I decline putting you on the jury of aliens to try Mr. Nagle, and will state my reasons if re quired in open court by the judge.—l have the honour to remain your obedient humble servant, " P. C. HOWLEY, High Sheriff. " George Francis Train, Esq., now at Sligo," " Sligo, Feb. 28. " Dear Sir,—l am surprised to find your note declining to put my name on the panel. "As I understand the laws of Great Britain, the sheriff's duty is to return a certain number of names of eligible jurymen, and it is for the Court and Crown to decide as to their qualifications. May I ask for an expla nation of this most unusual action ?—Sincerely, " GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN. " To the High Sheriff, county of Sligo." " Sligo Court-house, Feb. 28. "Dear Sir,—l most respectfully decline entering into any correspondence relative to my refusal to put your name on the panel of aliens.—l have the honour to remain, yours very truly, " PATRICK C. HOWLEY, High Sheriff, county of Sligo. " To George Francis Train, Esq." " Sligo, Feb. 28, 4 p.m. "Dear Sir, —Surprised as I was at your first decision, I am by no means surprised at the last. The accident of my being an American citizen seems to be sufficient to exclude me from the panel of an English sheriff. — Sincerely, " GEORGE FRANCIS " To P. C. Howley, Esq., High Sheriff, county of Sligo." Nagle was again placed at the bar in Sligo on Monday. The enlarged jury panel, containing the names of eighteen aliens, was called over ; only six answered, and three of these, being militiamen of the Sligo Rifles, were ob jected to. Mr. Heron applied for a postponement of the trial. The Solicitor-General consented, and Judge Fitgerald made an order for its postponement, upon the understanding that the proceedings should be removed by certiorari into the Queen's Bench, and the prisoner be kept in custody. 711 E CONVICTED JOURNALISTS. Mr. Sullivan's paper, the Weekly News, reports that both that gentleman and Mr. Pigott are bearing up admirably under the trying circumstances of their position. It says : " Mr. Sullivan is in good health and spirits ; and the numerous marks of sympathy which he has already received, the throng of visitors who daily leave their cards for him at the prison gates, are cheering indications of the esteem in which he is held by those whose opinions he values most highly, and whose approbation, we feel cer tain, is dearer to him than personal liberty. ' Stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage,' and the con sciousness of having acted rightly, and of having laboured in a good and noble cause, is often sufficient to take the sting from suffering and deprive captivity of its terrors." The rea(lers are promised a portrait of Mr. Sullivan nest week. Meanwhile it may be interesting to notice what effect has been produced upon the " national" organs by the im prisonment of their proprietors. The IVeckl y News has a cartoon headed "Mrs. Britannia sits for her portrait." The scene represented is a court of justice ; Britannia presides, her countenance having some slight resemblance to an eminent judge who has been much concerned in Fenian prosecutions. In front is a scroll, on which are inscribed tha words " Habeas Corpus Suspension," " Press Prose cutions," " Arms Acts." At her right side reposes the British lion, looking very old and feeble, but with jaw dis tended, .evidently growling. In her left hand is hertrident with a black cap on the prongs. In front of the judgment seat is the artist, who may be intended for Mr. Sullivan, having a pen and a sheet of paper, on which he has written ' Constitutional Liberty," " Freedom of the Press," " Right to carry Arms." At his right stands a female form representing Liberty, with the cap raised on a wand, and behind him are four figures with lawyers' wigs on, possibly meant for the law officers. The spectacles which appear worn by one of them are a tolerably good likeness of the Attorney-General's, and a roll of papers in his left hand, which by a stretch of imagination may be taken for an indictment, strengthens the conjecture that it has been drawn for him. In his right hand he points a pistol at " the artist's " head, who, pursuing his work under such difficulties, may perhaps be excused for having pro duced so poor a performance, especially after the editorial flourish which accompanied the announcement of it last week. Underneath are the words : " Under the direc tions of the law officers of the Crown, our artist sets about depicting Britannia in a thoroughly loyal and satis factory manner. The correctness of the likeness may not at once be perceived ; but if anyone fails to recognise the resemblance, we can only say, on behalf of our artist, that he has carefully followed out his instructions, and that a stricter adherence to the original could only be attempted at the risk of an indictment for sedition and six months' imprisonment in Richmond." The Irishman evinces its animus without the aid of cartoons. It prints in full the indictment against Mr. Pigott, and prefixes an explanation in these words:— " On account of the lateness in the week of the days on which the trial of the Irishman took place we were unable to do full justice to the case for the prosecution by publish ing the indictment in extenso. We take the earliest oppor tunity of remedying that by giving it in our columns. May we be permitted to acid the customary remark, that 1 we do not neee:;mrily agree with all our contemporary says?'" By this expedient the Irishman is enabled to give its readers the benefit of a re-issue of all the seditious Publications for which the proprietor has been condemned to a year' i;i:prisonnient. DISHONEST TEADESMEN.— A return has been issued of the convictions for false weights and measures in the metropolis for the first six months of 1867. In Fins bury 78 persons were convicted, 75 of them for the first time ; in 11farylebone the convictions were 19, all first offences ; St. Pancras furnished 30 offenders, but the return does not say in many cases whether the conviction was a first, second, or third offence. Mr. Henry Lack, cheese monger, is returned as having been convicted a third time. He was fined 10s. Westminster returns 110 convictions, mostly for fir .it offences. T SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per, 0ent.,De0.31,1872 1 100 I ,Can.Gov.6 p.o.Ja.&July; I 1877-84 Do. 6 p.c. Feb. & Aug_ 1.,0 100 102; Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 100 102 I 1 • 00. sp. o Jun. & Jut- 100 86 87 66 Do. sp. e. Inicribed at, 100 85 87 Cape (*.Hope, 6 p.c.1873' 100 103 105 1890-1900 1 100 107 109 Do. do 1880-9 u 100 106 108 Do. Jan.&July, 1990-91 100 105 107 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 96 97 ion, Nov. 1878,6 p.t 100 IL) 111 Do. 1872, do lOO 101 107 Mauritius, 6p. 0, 1673, Jan. and July Do. 1878 (So. 1882, Mayls, Nov.:.. Wu 107 109 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. 100 109 111 Natal gov. 6 per cent.. 100 104 106 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 100 99 10 N. S.W. Gov.s p•c.,1860 100 - - Do. 5 p.o. 18;1 to 1870 100 98 09 Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1696 100 151 964 951 i New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 - Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 98 99 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling', 1875 l9O 102 104 Queensland Gov. 6p. c I 100 103 105 021 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o. 1868-9 ! I 100 . Do. 1878 & upwards. 100 110 111 109 Vio,Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &July; 100 - - Do. do. April & Oot l 100 110 112 1111 BRITISH rossEssioxs. Atlantio&St.Lawrenoel all 64 5 0 " Boin.,Baroda, &Cen.ln.! 100 103 104 11031 1 go. 6 per cent... 20 Do. F shares lO P 41 3 201 Buffalo Sc Lake Huron all 31 4 10 Do. Preference too BufL,Brant, &Godcrich 5 p.c. 1872-3-1 l OO 68 71 st Calcutta &S. E., lim— 100 at ~;41,e Town & Dock, gu. 100 18 52 100 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 99 10 2 st East Bengal, gu. sdo 100 1044 1059 st East Indian, go. 5 p.o. 100 110 1098 40 Do. J Extension st ..randTrunkot Canada 100 1 5 1 161 100 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 18 22 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 43 45 100 Do. do deferred ail 100 Do. 2d Fret. Bonds— all $3 35 100 Do. do. deferred all -- 100 Do. 3d Pref. stoek all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred all 100 Do. 4th PM. stook _ all 18 1) 100 Do. do. deterred at tit. India feu. gua. 100 IC9 110 1091 4 /3 o. Gun. 5 per cent lB 16 21, tO Do. New " , rua. sp. o 6 19 2 .s t. s , ••th of India gua. 5 per cent at D... 41 per cent lots 91 (6 :st Do relit Wcg. of Canada all 161 161 161 16 201 Do. New ~ .... 00 Do. 0 p.O 13(.a. pay. 1873 ! all 08 100 .00 (So. 54 do. pay. 1t177-8 all 91 u o cov . ezeu k liih ' lt i li t ial t iu h ikb. k .i i . x d. t . :l) ,l :l 5 a t Itadeas, gun. 5 p.o 100 100 102 IC3 at Do. 41 do lOO 93 95 14 do 1(0 S 9 91 st Alelb. Cor 6p. c. Buds.! 100 40 Niel. & Hobson's Bay..' all at (N.Rl.C'da.6pc Ist pt.bs 100 83 65 ...• p.o • 'OO 1041 1054 100 100 101 101 20 Do . do I 100 1001 1011 10 a :a4a t 9lttt c i f o U°D: nod. e 4. 1 15 t P 100 101 101 1011 nt Do.lndus St. Plot I 100 87 89 nRITISII FUNICS. Coneol. Gold, Una. 1 uhivertou UliZord Amalgamated SO 54 61 Devon G. Cons. (Taviet 1 431 443 Urakei.valls 2.1.0 .East klassett allogan) 294 1 0 l2 Caradon 2.14.6 4 5 4 1 1 4 :ast earn Brea 3l 2 24 Last Grenville . 2.14.0 11 2 East Gunnislake East Lo ve d 3.0.0 8 9 E. W'l Russell (Taviatk 11.7.0 14 2 am.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 4 5 4 Great Laxey, all 17 1 8 Great South Tolgus, 0.14.6 Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 Whcal Vor (11elst,n 40 18 19 renvilte _ 9.0.6 11 14 ilerod's loot lB 40 liingeton D0wn5....,, 5 .10.61 24 21 Margaret (Uny Lelant, 12.17.111 6 ti darke Valley ......... 4.10.6 6 64 6 4 4 ,iwyndy Iron Ore, liw SI 21 11 S ten ...... 561 60 70 :North tosk ear ....... 38; 5 7 N.Wh Basaett(lllogan 1.4.0 North Wheal Crotty 2 .13. e 2 3 - Prosver United...... 8.11.0 2 2i i'rovidenee k Uny Lelau ! 1 .6.7 29 a t I S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. 14 ;.8 ) 400 Condurrow %.2.0 ...;.%vh.!2,1 Iran. (Mogan 18.18.9 37 4 421 .itray Park . '35,1f..6 4 in Croft U la 14 Vigra anti Clugan, lim all %Vest Bassett (111og•an _ W. Caradon (Liakeardl 14 lo 12 West Chirerton ll 67 69 kVeat -. Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 85 95 Wheal Buller atedruth 16 16 19 Wheal Mary Ann (Alm 8 18 20 Wheat Seton 58 4 8 6 5 90 Wheal Trelawney (Lis.] 5.17.0 g SPORTING NOTES. Never in my recollection has there been more specu lation on a Grand National Steeplechase than on the present occasion, nor extending over a greater number of horses. Tho following is a list of the com petitors, with their trainers and jockeys, from which there is little doubt on my mind the winner will be dis covered. At the same time it will be obvious to your readers that I have omitted from the category sundry animals who will swell the field with very slight prospect of winning. NAME. st. lb. TRAINER. RIDER. - Chimney Sweep. 12 o... Weaver J. Adams Astrolabe l2 O...F►anco A. French Lawrence (h b) Alcibiade • 11 10... Private Colonel Knox Daisy Hall Court ll 4 Private Owner Benazet, or 1 11 B... Land Mr. Elwards The Lamb f 10 7... Laud D. \Vynuo Garus _ _ 10 12...8r0wn J. Pap Huntsman's Laugh.. 10 12..... - 11uIm7In J. Holman Despatch, or VtlO 12 . Clansman Moose Tusculhnum ...... 10 • 6... Private A. Goodman Fan 10 6 .I'alnter Thorpe . - - - Captain Croastree ... 10 s...lteeves Reeves Chimney Swoop is evidently the real " Simon Pure" of Lord Coventry's stable, and, although he has to carry the steadying weight of 12st, will assuredly, should he meet with no mishap, finish amongst the first three. In fact, from the easy manner in which he won at Croydon last November, if I were satisfied that Daisy, Hall Court, The Lamb, &c., were on their best behaviour that day, I should think it quite unnecessary to look elsewhere for the win ner. As it is he is bound to knit the majority of the field from the possession of two requisite qualifications -speed and staying powers -in one or both of which a good many of his opponents will be found deficient. Astrolabe is a good mare, and would have a great chance with 71h. less on her back. Lawrence, had ho been specially reserved for this and not expased at Ealing and Reading, would have been in with about lOst 71b, which might have enabled him to win this rich prize. Alcibiado has the prestige of a previous victory to recommend him, and I believe the stable have a very high opinion of his chance on the pre sent occasion. He is not too heavily weighted, and ought certainly to be kept on the right side. Daisy appears to have created a wholesome dread amongst the owners of the favourites, who, I have reason to believe, are fully impressed with the, trouble which she is like to give the best of thorn. Hall Court, though he may run forward, has made too many unsuccessful attempts to be likely to recompense his owner now. Benazet and The Lamb both belong to Lord Poulett, and ono of the pair will carry his lordship's colours conspicuously in the van. The money market points unmistakeably to Tho Lamb, who comes with a great reputation from Ireland, and if he proves better than his stable companion there can be no disputing the extraordinary chance he must possess. For my own part I a►n disposed to give the preference to Benazet, who was only beaten half a length for the Grand Annual Steeplechaseat Birmingham by The Nun, when giving the latter 111 b. Several of his per formances last year were equally meritorious, and as he will be piloted by Mr. Edwards, I consider him a long way the best outsider in the race. Garus will, it is said, carry the Duke of Hamilton's colours, but after Shakespeare's wretched display the other day I have no confidence in any of Brown's lot. The Huntsman's Daughter will take a conspicuous part in the race, but the best policy is to back her and Daisy coupled, as it is very uncer tain which will turn out the best on the day. Despatch and Clansman beloßg to Mr. E. Studd, and of the pair I prefer the latter, whose best performance was running fourth to Globule in the Grand Metropolitan Steeplechase at Croydon in November, 1666. Ho was then only four years old, and carried lOst 41b, being 41b. more than he is handicapped at on the present occasion. In that race ho met Astrolabe, aged, 12st ; Hornet, G yrs, list 41b; Daisy, aged, list 21b; Reporter, aged, list; and Garus, aged, lOst 41b. I have quoted the ages of those animals at that period, which shows they were most likely in their best form then, whilst ho may easily have im proved 211 b or 281 b. Moose is evidently selected to do battle for Mr. Brayloy, who has backed him to win a very heavy stake, and, if he makes no mistake in fencing, can not very well be beat. The party are satisfied he will jump well, and there is no question on my mind of his staying abilities. Should ho be lucky enough to steer clear of all difficulties and succeed in landing on the racecourse with the leading horses, even Chimney S weep included, it is any odds on his galloping them to a stand-still. Tasculanum is wonderfully well in, and with Mr. A. Goodman up is sure to finish in the front rank'. No horse in the race has been backed for more genuine money than the animal in question, who is well bred enough to win half a dozen Grand Nationals, being by Stockwell out of Frenzy. Fan has been very unsteady in the market, but I fully expect she will start first favourite, and as she is a slashing fine mare, much improved on her last year's form, her chance should bo estimated as second to none. Captain Crosstree is a fair class animal, and may finish in the front rank—still, I think, he cannot win in this company. If I selected a lot of six they would be Chimney Sweep, Daisy, Benazet, Moose, Fan, and Clansman. In making a more definite selection there is the usual chapter of accidents, which usually ,beset the Steeplechase field, to contend against. Should Mr. Brayley's horse steer clear of all mishaps, I have great faith in predicting MOOSE or FAN to furnish the winner of this great event. Of the 38 nomi nations for the Sefton Handicap, AMOUR PROPRE and KING OF THE FAIRIES are favourably weighted, and I prefer them in the order named. The principal event to be decided on Thursday is the Liverpool Spring Cup, for which wo shall most likely see at the post Blinkhoolie, Belmont, Christmas Carol, Aggravator, Salamanca, Nu, and Adamant. After a careful analysis of the handicap I see nothing to prevent AGGRAVATOR or BLINEHOOLIE winning; whilst CHRISTMAS CAROL seems most likely to get a situation. One of Lord Westmorland's should have no difficulty in win ning the Welter Handicap, and the Steeplechase Handi cap will probably go to the Duke of Hamilton by the aid of BEADLE or SULTAN. A FRESH MAN. LATEST SCRATCHINGS. The following list of scratchings was received from Messrs. Weatherby during the afternoon of yesterday : Grand National Steeplechase —Sea King, Tennyson, Jupiter, Northern Light, Purt Royal. Salton Handicap--Hopleaf. All Engagements at Liverpool—Excitement, Bertie, Belzoni, Kato Kearney, Reporter, Surney, Corkscrew, and hornet. LATEST SORATCHINGS AT LIVERPOOL. Trial Steeplechase—The Lamb, Lytham, Astrolabe. Flying Stakes—Practitioner, Toy, Proctor, Monitor. Mersey Cup—Weather Isle, Milton. Spring Cup—Foresight, Weather Isle, Vixen gelding, and Gipsy King Wings of the %Vinci out of all ougagements. ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE Thro3 Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, OPEN DAILY. Messrs. Fisher and Roynolds, W. Atkins, F. Mitchell and Co., W. Leach, and others, will be in attend ance daily. Applications for membership may be made to any of the above gentlemen, or to the Secretary, 3, Black friars-road. Annual subscription, Five Shilling-I. N.B.—The wires of the Electric and International Tele graph Company are now laid on, and aro open for trans-- mission of messages to all parts of the kingdom. Messrs. RICHARD TAYLOR and Sous, 16, Amwell-street, Myddleton-square, London, EXECUTE COMMISSIONS On ALL RACES during the Season. A list of the latest betting is published daily, and will be sent on receipt of a stamped directed envelope. Messrs. T. and Sons have always felt much pleasure in hedging their patrons' investments Free of Charge, and beg to assure them they will always do their bast to procure the longest prices in the market, irre spective of the daily London quotations. Place betting. Double and treble events. Commissions received up to twelve o'clock on the Mural g of the race executed at starting or London prices, as per advice. Telegraphic messages attended to one hour before the sot time of each race up to two o'clock, if money i s previously sent. THE SCOTCH REFOIni BILL.—The Scotsman states that a number of the Scotch Liberal members have agreed upon an instruction (to be moved by Mr. Baxter) to the committee on the Scotch Reform Bill, regarding the source whence the seven new scats aro to come : " That it be an instruction to the committee, instead of adding to the numbers of the house, that they have power to dis franchise the seven boroughs in England which, by the census of 1861, had the smallest population." Theso boroughs are:—Arundel (2,498), Ashburton (3,062),.H0ni t0n (3,301), Lyme Regis (3,215), Thetford (4,208), Dart mouth (4,444), and Wells (4,648). The registered electors of these boroughs number respectively 185, 279, 280, 243, 219, 251, and 315. - - THE MAILS, &c.—SOUTIIAMPTON, Monday.—The Royal Diail Company's steamship Atrato, Captain J. T. Moir, sailed hence to-day with the West India, Pacific, M ex ican, Australian, and New Zealand mails, passengers, and freight. Advices received by telegraph report tilt', the steamship Bavaria, Captain J. Meyer, did not leave New Orleans till the 25th ult., and she may therefore be expected off Cowes, en route for Hamburg, about the 14th instant. c ADVERTISEMENT.3 -Holloway's Pills.—Any dyspeptic su eror aware of the purifying, regulating, and geitly aperient powers of those pills should permit no ono to cloud his judgment or to warp his course. With a box of Holloway's pills and attention to its accompanying direc tions he may feel thoroughly satisfied that he can safely and effectually release himself from his miseries without impairing his appetite or distressing his digestion. By aiding natural nutrition this excellent medicine raises the bodily strength to its extreme limits, and banishes a thou sand annoying forms of nervous complaints. Au occa sional resort to Holloway's remedy will prove highly . sali?- buy to all persons, whether well or ill, whose digestion is slow or imperfect, usually evidenced by weariness, hatless ness, and despondency. /{ -~ } 1 TATTERSALL'S-LAST EVENING. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 15 agst The Lamb (taken and offered) 7to 1 agst Chimney Sweep (offered, take Bto 1) 9 to 1 agst Moose (taken) 12 to 1 agst Daisy (taken) 15 to 1 agst Tusculautun (offered) 100 to 6 agst Pearl Diver (offered) 100 to 6 agst Dospatch (offered) 25 to 1 agst Clansman (taken) 25 to 1 agst Astrolabe (taken) 25 to 1 agst Captain Crosstree (taken) 25 to 1 agst liuntstuan's Daughter (offered) 100 to 15 agst Mr. Brayley's lot (tak-en and offere TWO THOUSAND. Bto 1 agst Resicrucian (offered) 7to 1 agst Pace (taken to GOO) Bto 1 egst Formosa (offered) 11 to 1 agst Typhoeus (taken to 500) 20 to 1 agst Green Sleeve (taken) 25 to 1 egst Rabican (taken) 5900 to 50 agst Chelsea (taken) 1,01)0 GUINEAS. sto 2 agst Lady Elizabeth (taken and offered) DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Lady Elizabeth (offered, 6to 1 wanted) 1000 to 45 agst The Earl (taken) 1000 to 20 agst Michael de Basco (taken.). PROGRAMME OF LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING. ' WEDNESDAY. The Grand National Steeplechase Plato of 300 sovs, added to a Handicap of 23 sovs each, 15 ft., an d 5 only if declared ; the second to receive 50 soya out of the stakes; winners of any steeplechase after Jan. 23 (at 11 a.m.), 101 b extra. About four miles and a quarter; 107 subs., 15 of whom declared, and 2 did not name. Age st lb Flyfisher a 12 7 Buszko ... a 12 0 Chimney Sweep ... 6 12 0 Astrolabe al2 0 The Doctor ... a 11 12 Philosopher ... a 11 12 Lawrence (late Maelstrom) Hornet Alcibiade Ago st lb Port Royal ... a 10.10 Plover ... alO 10 Gladiator ... 5 10 10 Dr. Holloway ... alO 10 Woodbury Hill ... a 10 10 Aveuay ... a 10 9 Sincerity ... a 10 8 Horace Walpole ... 6 10 7 Sea King ... ... alO 7 a 11 12 .. ... a 1110 ... a 11 10 ... ... a 11 7 ... a 11 6 ... a 11 5 Light Jupiter ... 6 10 7 Daisy The Nun . Harcourt ... The Lamb... ... a 10 7 ... 6 10 Sha kspoaro Moo so ... a 10 7 Northern Primrose ... 6 (pd) (11 b) ... a 11 5 T usculanum ... 6 10 6 Hall Court... ... a 11 4 Reporter ... a 10 6 Revolver (II b) ... a 11 4 Pau— 6 10 6 Mario 6 (pd) Captain Crosstreo Jack o' Trumps ... all 3 (late Charlie) ... alO 5 Bonazet a 11 3 Beadle a 10 5 Garus a 10 12 Musketeer... ... 6 10 4 Pearl Diver ... a 10 12 Stourton (late Plu- Kingswood, byChit rality) ... 6 10 4 Chat ... ... 610 12 Mentmore ... alO 4 Huntsman'sDaugh- King Arthur ... alO 4 ter ... ... alO 12 Charming Woman. alO 0 Despatch ... ... a 10 12 Helen ... a 10 0 Niger ... 6 (pd) Clansman ... ... 610 0 Silly, by Fitz-Gla- Shove Came ... 510 0 diateur (bred in Caustic 5 (pd) Franco) ... 6 10 12 Thalassius... ... 6 10 0 Tally-ho a (pd) Surney ... 610 0 Archimedes 610 10 Owen Roe... ... 510 0 Tennyson ... 610 10 Little Wideawake a 10 0 A Hurdle Handicap of 5 soya each, 2 ft (to the fund), with 50 added : winners of any race after Feb. 22 (at eleven a.m.) 101 b extra; if beaten for the Annual Hutille Han dicap, and not placed second or third allowed 51b ; ono mile and a half, over four hurdles. Age st lb ' Nothing More ... 6 (pd.) Steamboat... ... 5 12 3 Age st lb Restitution ... 5 10 9 Burney 6 10 9 Bold Davie ... 6 10 8 . Wellesley ... .. 5 10 7 Violent ... 5 10 7 Nu ... 6 10 7 Chevy Chase ... 5 10 7 Muezzin ... ... a 10 7 Turmoil ... ... 410 7 Caustic ... 4 10 6 Troubadour ... 6 10 6 Bretoline ... 4 10 4 Rambling Katie filly 4 10 4 Catherine Parr c.... 4 10 4 Brilliant ... a 10 4 Colours ......410 4 Spurgeon ... 4 10 3 Mrs. Allan... ... 5 10 3 Chorister ... 4 10 3 Maid of Kent geld. 4 10 3 Mountain Maid ... 5 10 3 Gazza Ladra a 10 3 Prima Donna ... 4 10 0 Excitement 4 10 0 Said 6 1`2 3 Orne (inc. 101 b ex.) 4 11 12 Eadsloigh ... 6 11 10 Tumult ... 5 11 10 Sultan ... 6 11 10 Le Magician ... 5 11 8 Moose - ... ... all 7 Gladiator ... ... 5 11 6 Beadle ... ... a 11 6 Fan... ... ... 6 fi 11 4 The Clown. ... a 11 4 Redcap ... ... all 4 The Colonel (h b). 5 11 2 Apsley ... ... 511 2 biusketeer Alberta ... ... 6 10 12 ... 5 10 12 Venturesome Mongrel ... ... 5 d (p.) ... 6 JO 12 T halassins... ... 6 10 10 Brick ... 0 wen goo ... The Squire Malvern ... ... a 10 10 ... 5 10 9 ... 5 10 9 ... 6 10 9 '1 ho Foal Stakes of 25 sovs each, for two year olds ; colts Bst I.olb, fillies Bst Glb ; untrieds allowed 31b, both 61b ; winners of a 200 sovs stake 51b extra. T.Y.C. ; 3 subs. Macaroon, Poor Pat, Gitanella filly. Tho Sefton Plate of 100 sovs, added to a Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the fund); winners of any handi cap after Feb. 22 (at 11 a.m.), 101 b extra; if beaten for the Mersey Cup or Flying Stakes and not placed second or third, allowed 51b. From the Canal Point in (about six furlongs). Age st lb' Volunteer a 9 2 Monitor 6 810 Salliet 6 8 6 Indian Star ... 5 8 2 Mistletoe 5 7 10 Moonbeam... • 4 710 Skylark a 7 8 Age st lb Hoploaf 5 6 9 The Squire ... 5 6 6 Chivalry ... 3 6 4 Catton 3 6 4 Alicia ... ... 4 6 4 Madam Bosca ... 5 6 4 The Last Rose of Ney 5 7 8 Summer 3 6 2 U Iphus 5 7 6 Weather Isle ... 3 6 2 Jeannie Deans 4 7 6 Peggy ~.. 4 6 0 Thermometer ... 4 7 2 Scotchman's Pride 3 6 0 Redcap ... a 7 2 Kato Kearney ... 4 6 0 Paxton ... ... 4 7 0 3 6 0 Diamond ... 4 7 0 Finesse „. 3 5 13 Star of the Evening 5 7 0 Blacklock ... 3 5 13 Amour Propre 4 *ge 12 Milton ... 3 5 12 King of the Fairies 4 6 10 Fair Star ... ... 3 5 10 Mongrel ... 6 6 10 Paleface ... 3 5 9 Vulcan ... 4 610 Toy ... 3 5 7 The Welter Cup of 100 sovs (in specie), by subscription of 5 69'18 each, with 50 added ; winners of any handicap after Feb. 22 (at eleven a.m.) 81b extra; professionals bib extra. One mile and a quarter. 11 subs. Ago st lb Age st lb Dragon 4 11 8 Foresight ... 4 10 5 Indigestion 611 6 he Rock 410 0 Bertie ... 5 10 7 Bedford 4 9 12 Vixen g ... 4 10 6 The King's Daugh- Prince Regent ... 610 6 ter ... 4 9 5 Three per Cent .... 510 5 Bandmaster ... ... 4 (paid) The All-aged Selling Stakes of 5 sova each, with 30 added; two year olds 7st 41b, three 9st 81b, four lOst 101 b, five, six, and aged list 31b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; maidens having started twice allowed 31b thrice 61b. Tho Aintree Plate of 50 soya, for two year olds and up wards; winners this day 71b extra. T.Y.O. To close and name on Tuesday night at eight o'clock. Tho Two Yoar Old Plate of 50 soya ; colts Bst 101 b fillies Bst 51b; winners 41b extra. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1868. MARCH. Liverpool Spring 3 o..ollusford Spring M 10 Sarowsbury Spring lO West Drayton l2 Warwick Spring Margato Epsom Spring Meeting 24 Croxton Park Northampton APRIL. Bromley Spring - - i. Durham . Catterick Bridge l6 Lewes Spring Hendon l3 Newmarket Craven Knighton H Abergavenny ..... 16 Thirsk - 2 l 2l Ourragh April 2l Newmarket Ist 6pring 27 Chester 5 Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury ll .Y. Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsoiu Summer West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer Manchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Hun, and East Riding lO Windsor Summer Nowton Hampton. Newcastle 23 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge Alokaudra Park 3O ItKETS—(I his Day.) FOREIGN AND COLONIAL PRODUCE. SUGAU deliveries are of fair extent, but the market at the moment is quiet, with rates barely as firm. COME.—Clearances for consumption and export are good, and the market firm for desirable qualities, but dull for inferior. TEA—Public sales of some 8,000 packages have opened with a steady competition, and so fair rates aro maintained. Rice is steady in value, with a fair demand; 681 bags Bengal, on auction, sold at Us 3d for good middling white. 341 bags Moonghy, bought in at u s for fine. SALTPETRE.—Rates aro maintained at 19s to 19s Gd for good Bengal, but only a limited demand prevails. Oils romains at 34s Gd to 34.5 9d for linEoed ; and 36s Gd English brown rapo: TALLOW. The market is quiet, at 42s 6d, spot, 42s 6d—buyers to end of month, 43s to 433 3d—June, 41s last three months• COTTON. LIVERPOOL, March B.—Market stea,ly on the spot, and I} dearer for arrival. Sales probably 8,00 bales. COAL MARKET. • Price per Ton at the Close, ad s d H aswe ll l7 6 1 Thorpe l5 0 Hetton - 6 Wylam l5 3 Walker Primrose 15 11 6 G Hawthorn ............... 15 0 Edon Main West Hartley ......... 15 6 South Helton 1 17 3 Hartlepool Hotton Lyons ........ 15 0 Braneepoth Cannel... 17 6 Tees Heugh Hall ............ 16 6 Tunstall NEW SURREY 'THEATRE.---His .13,0yul highness the Prince of Wales, accompanied by his suite, honoured this theatre with his presence last evening. CRYSTAL PALACE. —ONE SHILLING DAY. moNDA.T.—Admissions on payment, 16,685 ; ditto, by ses,l son tickets, 5,353, 11;01 yioitors, 22,0ae, ~~~ h 2.