The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-11 00:00:00

IIVIEY AARKET AND C UMME RC lAL INTELLIGENCIC, CITT, Two O'CLOCK. The stock markets show but little animation, and bxcept in the. English Funds, which are steady, the tendenCy is rather unfavourable. Railways have receded in some cases a point or two, with the excep tion of Great Eastern, which have advanced. In Foreign Stocks the two features have been a further decline in United States' Five-Twenty Bonds, and a relapse of in Spanish New Three per Cents. The latter arises from the contingency of a rupture be tween the Bank of Spain and the Government on the application proposed to be made of the Bank's reserve. Money in the open market remains at about per cent. on first-class commercial bills, and supplies are as full as ever. Consols are without change, at 936 to 931, for money and account ; New and Reduced Three per Cents., -93:1- to 936 ; India Five per Cents., 111 k to 112 f; Bank Stock, 248 to 250 ; Exchequer Bills, 20s to 25s prem. The chief feature in Foreign Securities is the de pression of Spanish New Three per Cents. upon the Ministerial difficulty at Madrid. At 36k to 36g• there is a reduction of / ; otherwise there is not much change. Mexican, 15t to 163; -Greek, 12k to 13 ; Turkish, 32R- to 324 ; Italian, 44 to 44k ; Portuguese Scrip, 1K to lif prem. ; Egyptian Nine per Cents., 92/ to 022 ; ditto (1862), 89 to 91 ; and Railway Loan, 926 to 93k. The New Honduras Loan is steady, at f, 14 prem. Colonial Bonds are steady ; Canada Six per Cents., are enquired for at 99 to 101 ; Mauritius Six per Cents., 103 to 105 ; New South Wales Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; New Zealand Six per Cent., 108 to 110 Queensland Six per Cents., 103 k to 104 k ; Victoria Six per Cents., 110 to 111. In American Securities, United States 5-20 Bonds are I lower, at 716 to 71*. Erie Railroad k better, at 47k to 486. Illinois steady, at 87k to 886. -Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures remain firm at 26 to 28, and the Consolidated Mort cage Bonds have risen k to 24 to 25. English Railways are rather flat. Midland have fallen k at 1052 to 106/ ; Great Northern, at 109 to 110, ; and Caledonian ' at 76/ to 761, Metropolitan, at 108/ to 1081, theatWestern, at 46 to 466, and London and North Western, at 1172 to 1183, k each. On the other hand, Great Eastern are higher, at 30k to 31 ; Great Northern A -, at 110 to 111 ; and Lancashire and Yorkshire k, at 126/ to 1262. There is no change •in South Eastern, at 711 to 712 ; Sheffield, 43 to 436 ; and Brighton at 451 to 462. Bank shares are generally firm, but the transactions are limited. Chartered Mercantile is quoted k better, at 28 to 29 ; Imperial Bank f, at 17k to 18 ; and Imperial Ottoman k, at 17k to 18 Agra (A shares,) steady, at 11 to 11k ; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis. ; Anglo- Austrian, 33 to 32 prem. ; London and Westminster, 52 to 54 ; London and County, 52 to 54 ; London Joint Stock Union of Loudon, 33k to 34k. Miscellaneous securities are without feature, the only movement being in Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Company, and Hudson's Bay Company, the former being *better, while the latter is * lower. Anglo-American Telegraph Company, 191 to 19g ex div. ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent., 5 to 5* ; ditto Ten per Cent., par to I prem. ; Nati ona l Dis count, ]1 to 11k ; Egyptian Trading, 42 to 4i dis. ; General Credit, 2g to 2g dis. ex div. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Taff Vale Waggon Company has been called for the 25th inst. The annual general meeting of the Gray's Chalk Quarries Company will be held on the 28th inst. The sum of .£86,000 in bar gold was taken from the Bank yesterday for export. The Humboldt has arrived at Liverpool with £23,000 in specie from the River Plate. The fortnightly settlement on the Stock Exchange commences on Wednesday and closes on Friday. The latest political advices from Portugal state that order has not yet been fully re-established, inasmuch as a serious erncute has just broken out at Braga with reference to the movement of some breadstuffs that were being carried to Oporto. The military escort of the grain and the people came to blows, and a con siderable number of the latter were wounded. The fall in Metropolitan Railway Stock yesterday Was attributed to a statement that Mr. Parsons, the chairman, had been summoned before the Court of Chancery to show cause why he should not be com mitted for contempt of court in having declared a dividend at the rate of 5i per cent. per annum, in face of the injunction granted by Vice-Chancellor Wood. A combination is said to have been effected by Which the Credit MObilier of Paris, the Credit Mobili er o f Spain, and the Northern Railway of Spain are likely to be liberated from some portion of the engagements by which their activity is now paralysed. The obligations of the Northern of Spain are to be withdrawn, and 326,000 new obligations emitted. The proposal is now before the Spanish Government, and, if it is anpinved adopted by the present holders, it will enable the Northern of Spain to relieve itself from the Credit Mobilier of Spain, which, in turn, will disengage itself from the Credit Mobilier of Paris, by buying back the 57,000 of its shares held by the latter. The following is from Messrs. Jackson and Till's Monthly Rice Circular "SinCe the issue of our January Circular, we have expe rienced a steady demand, and a gradually hardening market, I the value o f so ft gra i n d escr i p ti ons h av i ng i ncrease d !sd to 3d per cwt. With one or two exceptions, where the Parcels bought were for export, the whole of the business has been on cleaner's account, the demand for cleaned rice having considerably revived, both for export and the home trade. For floating carges full prices have been paid, notwithstanding the lateness of the shipment, when the quality is usually inferior, and for spring shipment fully 6 , 1 Per cwt. advance has been realised in one or two cases for Moderate size cargoes. The latest telegrams from the rice Ports give the opening prices for the new crop as follows— Larong 4s 9d, Necransie 5s 3d, Rangoon 53 10d to 6s per cwt., f.o.b. Freights ruling at .C 4 5s to ..-C4 lOs per ton. At these rates Necransie would stand in about lOs 9d to 11s Per cwt., and Rangoon lls 6d to 11s 9d per cwt., Continental terms. Should the Abyssinian expedition not terminate before the summer, we do not anticipate any decline in these figures, as the scarcity of tonnage will operate materially against excessive supplies of rice coming forward to Europe. A carg o of 1,400 tons of Saigon rice has been sold at lls for Bremen, without guarantee of quality. In fine white Bengal further sales have been made at from 163 to 17s per cwt. ; but, owing to the inferiority of this season's crops, judging from the samples already to hand, buyers have lately abstained from further operations until actual over• land samples of each parcel are shown. Madras rice has. slightly declined, there being sellers now at lls 71d to 11 . - Pd per cwt. The quantity now afloat for Europe is 50,49 . 9 to ns, against 11.527 tons last year, and the stock here Is 17,471 tons against 26,150 tons. The following is Messrs. Layton's circular, dated last night, in reference to the February indigo sales:— " The first periodical sale of the year, comprising 4,854 chests, commenced this morning. There was a fair attend "lee of buyers from the country, but scarcely any from the Continent. Compared with the auctions of October, prices may be quoted as follows :—Bengal, 8d to 10d advance ; Oude and Plant Oudes, 61 to 8d ditto ; Madras, 4d ditto ; Xurpah, 8d to 10d ditto. Of the 1,140 chests which Passed the sale to-day, 585 chests were sold, 193 bought lb, and 362 chests withdrawn." Mr. Effingham Wilson, of the Royal Exchange, bas published an exceedingly valuable work under the designation of "A Comprehensive Analysis of the Capital and Revenue of the Railways of the United Kingdom." The author is Mr. H. E. Bird, accoun tant, of Gresham-buildings, Basinghall-street,who has brought to this subject the benefit of a wide practical experience, the result being a s er i es o f ta bl es which afford a complete view of the position of every railway in the United Kingdom, down to the half year ending June last. We commend the work to favourable attention, as indispensable to every class and every interest desirous of ascertaining for them selves the true conditions of a property in which C apital is invested equal to more than half the princi pal of the National Debt. „„The total quant i ty of rice afloat for Europe as pi'0,409 tons, against 11,527 tons in the corresponding eriod of last year. D ur i ng t h e past month soft grain as_advanced lid to 3d per cwt. The i n di go sales now in progress, as compared with the, Price of Bengal, 6d to 8d in Oude and Plant 'les) 4d in Mulras and 8d to 10d in Krpah The d 657 e iveries of tea in Lo n d on for the past . week stils tinted to 2 , 690 ,434 1b 5, being a decrease of tinted as compared with the previous week. elv ' t :e present stock of tallow in London is 33,729 c..(-1 against 36,632 cwts. for the corresponding of last year ; 42,593 in 1866 ; 48,039 in 18658 '.h4Q 6 2,845 in 1864. BRITISH FUNDS —T W 0 O'CLOCK. * CI OVERNMENT FUNDS. u Per Lent. Consols a Do. Account, March 5 931 f Isi Per Cent. Reduced 931 f K T " , 3 per Cent 93 i i i "I, l c - 2f per Cent. Jan. 1894 — •"°. 5 er Cent. t 1 an. 1873 — Annuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — 1 1, 0 . for 30 yrs, expire sth Apr i l 1885 — " 0 (Red S ea T elegraph), Au ~ 1908 — -.4eil c`l o uor Bills, .£l .OO — pm ,000, 2 St 2Cper Ct — pm B 1)° • £.3 £lOO & £2OO — pin mlk pe of Engles d Stock, 41 per Cent 248 50 • Account /10.1NhIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Llo3U.A.tock, 10f per Cant., April 1874 — Do; ccount 5 Per Cent. July, 1880 ~ o_.: 4..<, Certificatesper e c Cent., t. , Oct. 1888 10q 1 il!• tnfaced Paper 4 per Cent B7l 1. ou o • Per Cent., Jan. 1872 D o ' `1" er Cent., My 187 Pe P r Cent., Bop a D . eb., 9 1872 108; 4,7,0 i : 01) . • 1 do. 1877 lO3l do. 188 4 5 per °eat., Aug. 1873 'earl along bhenip Mae' mall t i l ;d ill ie two just s ,es hi s oalo• a hay ° re ac" cool' w itty, pf Si I n , the i g hter strue" ns are 5 , the' an d 2_ _ } f a re, LB wil l le top FORBIGIf ITN - Ds—TWO CLOOK. Brazlian 5 per. Cent — Do. 4} per Cent., 1852 — Do. do., 1858,.... — Do. do., 1860 — Do. do., 1863 67 1 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 — ' Do Account 76} f Buenos Ayros 6 per Cent Da 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cuba, 6 per Cent. Cullum 6 per Cent Do. 4} per Cent Uo. 6 per Cent., B — Do- - 7 Do., 186 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 93 Do., Scrip X 32 paid C )1. mbian, 6 per Cent. Danisti, 3 p3r Cent.; 1825 D maubian Principalities, 7 per Cent 67i Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — 1.1 - ivador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — egyptian, 7 per Cent 9O Do. Second Issue ••• D ~ .£5OO Bonds Do. .£lO6 Bonds — Do. 1864 Do. .£5OO Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 921 Government Railway Debonturos ..... 93 Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824 1 5, ea Coups. — Do. Account Do. Coupons Accouut G iatetuala 5 per Cent . Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct.,£2sp It ',tau 5 per Cert., 1865 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Raiway &lexicon. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-Fronch — lontovidoau 6 per Cent. .. — Sloorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred — Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account 761 11s Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarron) Do 4k per Cent, 1862 • Do Account 92; 3 21 Portuguese 3 per Ct, 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 Do. do., 167 — Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid ' 11 pm Ru3siau 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4} per Cent. 1850 Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 8 per,Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds BB i Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B9f Do. do. £84155. do — Sardinian, 5 per Cent. — Spanish 3 per Cen . Do Account Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — Do Account - Do Com. Cort. of Coui , . not funded Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account 70 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 63} 4 Do. 1863 s3i 2 Do 5. per Cent,, 1865 Do Account 521 Do 6 per Cent, 1865 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4} per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2} per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil Do Account 69f 121 c Italian 5 per Cent. 1861, Ex. 251. Do. Account 44 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 931 1., Do. Account, March 931 f LAW AND POLICE.—This ray. SINGULAR CASE.—In the Court of Probate and Divorce an application was made by Alice Phillipson with regard to the will of a person named Seed, for the purpose of obtaining a grant ad litem, and to be able to receive certain dividends. The facts appeared to be these. The testator died within the Palatinate of Lancaster in 1849, and left a will by which he bequeathed his property to a William Wilson and to his wife, both of whom had since died. At their death the property was to go in two moieties—one to a Mr. Stretch and the other to Mary Ann - Wilson ; the former was dead, and the latter was in Peru with her husband. Between the executors, Thomborough and Phillipson, there had been a suit instituted in the County Palatine of Lancaster, but in October last Phillipson died, and there was no one to represent him, or to administer the estate, or to continue the suit. There were several mortgages on the estate which ought to be taken up, and it would be to the advan tage of Mary Ann Wilson that there should be a recelvei to distribute the dividends and to continue the suit.--The learned Judge-Ordinary said his difficulty was. as to the question of a receiver. He would grant a rule ad litem, but he would consult the Registrar as to a receiver beinc, appointed. • EXTENSIVE FRAUDS ON CITY MERCHANTS.--Alexandex Hannah, 23, and William Patterson, 34, were 1 r up at the Mansion House, on the char , e of fraudulently obtaning goo's to a lar ge amoun t .' within three months of their bankruptcy. The prisoners had carried on lusiness on a very extraordinary system of fraud. It appeared that in the year 18G6 they opened a grock,r's shop in New North-road, Islington, and exchanged names—Patterson,. who took the principal part in the business, taking the name of Hannah, and Hannah adopting that of Patterson. For some time their transactions with the wholesale merchants in the City from whom they obtained their goods were conducted with great regularity, the payments being in cash. Latterly, however, they obtained large quantities of teas on credit, and it was shewn that the teas were immediately trans mitted to Glasgow, where they were sold by a firm of auctioneers. In this manner £1,200 worth of goods were disposed of within a period of three months, of which the prisoners had netted between £7OO and £BOO, and at the close of the year the shop in the New North-road was shut up, and the prisoners disappeared. On the pe it . ° ) of one of their creditors they were then declared bank rupts, and shortly afterwards they were apprehended at a village in the West of Scotland, and brought to London by Detective Bull. Sonic additional evidence was now ad duced on the part of the prosecution, and the prisoner,. were again remanded. UTTERING• COUNTERFEIT MONEY AT THE " ALHAMBI? PALACE."—llichard Cronin and Edward Charles Jackson, two young men, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt, at the Marlborough-street Police-court, with uttering two counterfeit half-crowns at the " Alhambra,Palace," Leices ter-square.—Laura Crouch, a barmaid at the Alhambra, said that on the previous night the prisoner Cronin came to the bar she was at and called for a glass of ale, and in payment tendered her half-a-crown. Thinking it was light, she asked the lad who acted as money-taker at the bar whether it was bad, and he said it was, and bent it. Cronin then paid her with a good half-sovereign, and on the lad giving back the bad half-crown he left the bar. — Mr. John Beeves, superintendent of the Alhambra,Palace, said that for the last fortnight a considerable number of bad half-crowns had been taken by the barmaids, and the prisoner and two others were suspected of passing them ; and last night Cronin was caught in the act of passing a bad half-crown. Cronin then left that part of the bar, and went to another part, where another half-crown had been passed during the evening, and on his (Mr. items) giving Cronin into custody, a bad half crown was found upon him.—Mr. Tyrwhitt discharged Jackson, but remanded Cronin on bail. HIGH TIDES AND FLOODS.—The remarkably high tide of Saturday last has ,caused much damage along the northern coast. Early in the morning the water in the river Tyne rose to an extraordinary height, in consequence of the vast volumes of water rushing from the upper reaches of the river. Be tween three and four o'clock the water rose to its highest pitch, and all houses, workshops, shipbuilding-yards, and quays contiguous to the river were overflowed and sub merged for several hours. Serious damage is reported to have occurred to property on both sides of the river. The cause of the flood is assigned to the recent heavy rains we have had, and a sudden rise of the sea in consequence of the prevalence of north-east winds in the German Ocean. The freshet and the flow of the sea meeting, the water was thereby forced out of its current into other channels. The people living in houses in the immediate neighbourhood of Wilmington were startled out of their sleep by hearing the watsr rushing into their bed rooms through the crevices of the door and windows. Considerable conster nation was at first created, and no little amount of con fusion and alarm prevailed on the removal of the furniture, &c., of the occupants. At Jarrow and the Tyne Dock, as in higher parts of the river, the water rose to an extraor dinary height, and overflowed the banks and quays. At Jarrow portions of the quay walls were washed away. Shortly after three o'clock the tide in the river Wear rose to a tremendous height, such as has not been experienced during the last 25 years. Considerable damage has been done in several places in the vicinity of the river. At Stockton the Toes overflowed its banks on both sides, consequent on the spring tides and the "fresh." A sheet of water surrounded the dwellings, and flooded the pig . - genies belonging to the poorer class. DEATH OF MR. WILLIAM BATTY.--After a long and suffering illness from asthma this well-known eques trian traveller and proprietor of Astloy's Theatre died on Friday last at 2.30 p.m., in the 68th year of his age. The mournful event took place at his own pretty villa, Neville Lodge, Qt. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING FEBRUARY 11, 1868. SHARE LIST.--This Day. 100 100 100 100 100 100 SSES, WO 100 100 all 100 100 98 100 WO 1921 100 1021 811 88 85 87 102 104 106 108 104 106 107 109 v 5 d 7 11) 11041 101 IC3 106 108 105 107 107 IUI 104 105 103 105 98 90 5071 9Si: 98 90 9,, f 111; 12; 11; 1031 10* i i 1 09 ! i i 101 1u0&} 10PI • (frin 44- :" Cirmbr - HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 10. Her Majesty went out this morning, accompanied by Princess Christian and Princess Beatrice. COURT ARRANGEMENTS.—We are authorised to state that her Majesty's stay at Osborne being unavoida bly prolonged in consequence of the late illness of his Royal Highness Prince Leopold, the Court which was announced for Tuesday, March 3, is postponed till Fri day, March 6. The Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol and Lady M. Hervey are expected to arrive at their residence in St. James's-square to-morrow from Ickworth Park, Suffolk. The Marquis and Marchioness of Hastings have during the past week been entertaining the following guests at Donington Park :—Mr. Story, Mrs. Story, and Miss Story, of Lockington Hall ; Lady Charles Innes Ker, Mr. Wilkinson, Captain Johnstone, Mr. Ilontge, Lady Rossmore, Major Groen, _ _ The Marquis and Marchioness Townihend enter tained at dinner last evening, in Dover-street, Mr. and Lady Ida Hope, Lady Gardiner and Miss Stephens, Mr. Augustus Savilo Lumley, Captain Ward, Mr. Francis Gor don, and Mr. Praed. _ _ The Earl and Countess Russell and family leave Pembroke Lodge, Richmond Park, on Thursday, for their town residence in Chesham-place. Viscount and Viscoun tess Amberley come to town the same day. The Earl and Countess of Dunmore have arrived at Dunmore Castle, Stirlingshire, after a series of visits to their friends in the South. THE MARRIAGE OF EARL BEAUCHAMP AND LADY MARY STANHOPE.—At Worcester, as well as at Malvern, the preparations for celebrating the marriage of Earl Beau champ and Lady Mary Stanhope, on the 18th inst.; are being rapidly pushed forward. At Malvern the subscrip tions announced already amounted to about £250 ; and it has been decided to present the future countess with a bracelet, valued at 120 guineas, as well as some other ornament. The school children are to be feasted. Many of the inhabitants of Worcester will illuminate their houses on the night of the wedding. MR. CHARLES DICKENS. Mr. Charles Dickens (says a letter from New York, dated January 80), is still received every where he goes in America with the most gratifying proofs of esteem, and his readings continue to attract crowded and appreciative audiences. Last night he read in Baltimore, and he gives his second reading there to-night. Later in the week he gives two readings in Philadelphia, and next week he visits Washington. The sales of seats in the vari ous cities continue to attract large competing crowds, and Mr. Dickens is coining money, though, like every one else here, he is suffering the penalty and will have to pay a heavy tax—probably $20,000 —to the Inland Revenue Collectors on the money given to hear his readings. He constantly receives the most polite attentions from the American people. In Philadelphia the mayor tendered him the hospitalities of the city, but he has made it a rule to decline all proffered hospitalities, though they have been made on every side. He walks about all the places he visits, and says of the Ame rican cities that he could never have recognised them from his recollections of their appearance at the time of his former visit to this country. In Philadelphia he has taken great interest in the thousands of small but neat houses which are the homes of the working people ; and his visit to the Public Ledger building in this city was commemo rated by Mr. Childs, the proprietor, by christening a large new Hoe printing machine, 'first put in motion in Mr. Dickens' presence, the " Dickens' Press." THE CLERKENWELL UUTRAGE. -O. BOW-STREET-THIS DAY. ANOTHER REMAND -FURTHER IMPORTANT INFOR- MATI ON. To• day ,William and Timothy Desmond, Jere ►uiah Allen, Nicholas English, John O'Keefe, William Barrett, James O'Neill, and Anne Justice, were again placed before Sir Thomas Henry charged with wilful murder. The interest that has attached to the examina tion during the last two mouths still continues, the court being crowded to excess. Mr. Giffard, addressing the magistrate, said that since the last examination of the prisoners somo very important information had reached him, there fore he proposed to-day that the reading of the depositions of the witnesses should be completed, and at its termination he should have to ask for another remand until that day week. Mr. Harper (who appeared for the Desmonds) asked whether it was fresh evidence ? Mr. Giffard was understood to reply that it was not. Mr. Burnaby then commenced reading the depo sitions. On coming to that of Worth, the late warder at the House of Detention, Allen said—l wish to be allowed to ask the wit ness a question. Sir T. Henry—You had better defer it until the whole of the witness's evidence has been read. Allen—l merely wish to ask him if he has never given me the office to follow other people beside— Sir T. Henry—You hear what he says ? Worth—Yes, sir ; but to my recollection I had never seen the prisoner at the House of Detention until the day of the explosion. Allen—l can bring undeniable evidence that he has done so on more than one occasion. I have been engaged by a police Inspector at Bayswater, and also in this (the F) divisimi as well. The reading of the depositions having been com pleted, Mr. Lewis said—l propose to call witnesses on the part of the prisoner O'Keefe, but as I un derstand that the fresher evidence which I have heard has come into the possession of the prosecution will more than likely occupy the whole of next Tuesday, it would be a great inconvenience and expense if I had to keep the witnesses in London until another opportunity was afforded me to call them. What I propose, therefore, is not to call them at the conclusion of the proceedings next Tuesday, but to ask for a further remand for a week, when the witnesses could attend and give their evidence. Mr. Giffard—That is quite reasonable. Sir T. Henry—Very well, let it be so. Allen—May I bring witnesses for my defence on that occasion. I believe some of them are in court at this moment. Sir T. Henry—You will have an opportunity of doing so when Mr. Lewis calls his witnesses. The prisoners were then removed. GI?EAI CONFLAGRATION AT THE 0.1F01?D MUSIC HALL.-THIS DAY. . This (Tuesday) a a y n ) m three Th alarm m nmg at a few was ssoundedmiinnuotexs fo p r as d t_ street and Tottenham-court-road, and cries of "Fire" and " Help" followed. The brigade engines were immediately pulled out of the stations in Crown-street and Wells-street, when the fire men were informed that the outbreak had, taken place in that splendidly-appointed place Air. Morton, of public amusement, the property of . known as the Oxford Music Hall. At that time no fire could be observed from the outside of the building, but upon the firemen entering the build ing they found that the flames were attacking with full vigour the roof, the grand balcony, the stage, and some other parts of the noble structure. Telegraph messages were, therefore, at once despatched to the chief stations of the Metropolitan Brigade, and the London Salvage S Corps in Watling-street, and forthwith Captain and Mr. Superintendent Swanton started to the scene with a body of firemen and salvors, and several land steamers by Shand, Mason, and Co. By this time the flames had played fearful havoc to those parts of the hall before enumerated, and it was the opinion of the firemen that the whole of the noble building would have been consumed, but the mains of the New River and Grand Junction Companies having yielded copious streams of water, the land, steam, and manual en gines were called into operation, and it was remarkable to see with what execution the water from the steam power flew over the roof and into the balcony, and even deluged the pit, the promenades, and the stage. This immense distri bution of water at the same moment over so many parts of the house enabled the brigade to suddenly stop the flames from lapping round the front of the house, which unquestionably must have fallen a prey to their fury had it not been for the almost super human exertions of the brigade, who, regardless of the danger of falling burning materials, kept on successfully at their posts, and eventually had the satisfaction of seeing the fire palpably diminishing and succumbing beneath the weight of water that was falling, and, before seven o'clock, the fire was pro nounced to be safely extinguished. Mr. Morton's loss will be considerable, amounting to thousands of pounds sterling. The catastrophe could not have taken place at a more unfortunate time, for whilst Maillart's comic opera of " Les Dragons," and Hackney have been drawing crowded houses, so that money has been obliged to be turned away, the tide of prosperity has been suddenly changed. Many of the ancient music scores have escaped the ravages of the flames by being deposited in one of the patent Reliance fireproof safes. The origin of the disaster cannot be accounted for. ottDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. hare Railways. pa d. i Cl r o ri a oe Lttg . I - Business et rigtol ana Ifteter iou 56 87 st Caledonian lOO 1 76 77 76 1 at Cambrian Cork and Bandon — 20 Cornwall . all 3 4 • st Dublin & Belfast June. 10 0 742 752 at Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junc. 'WO 70 73 00 &London, :scrip Certi. all Do. 100 0 st Glasgow &S. Western 100 100 102 st Great Eastern, Ord.stk. 100 291 30 301 30 a 301 st Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 100 64 71 st Great North of Sootland 100 15 st Great Northern lOO 108 111 109 0 st Du. A stock .. 100 110 ill 110 1 st Do. B Stock lOO 1221 123 st Do. .New, is. at 25 pm 100 at (it 8, and W. of Ireland 100 96 93 at Gt. Western -Original 100 46 16; 461 1 st Do. S. Val. Rail. gua. 100 st Do. South Wales st Do. W. slid.—Oxford 100 23 30 st Do. Newport lOO 29 81 st Do. Hereford lOO - st Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 126 1261 12 0 1 st. London and Jiheckwali 100 st Lon., J3righ.,& S Coast 100 46 462 st 1-on., Chat., and Dover 100 18 184 4 Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 11 14 st Lon. & Nortn Western 100 1171 .181 118 st Lon. & South Western, 100 87 89 e 8 7 st Sian., Slid., & Lincoh. 100 13 11 43 = 4 „ st Metropolitan. .. all 1(8 1 09 1051 8, 11 at Do. New lO st Do. Extension.... all 100 101 101 1 ( 0 2 st Metropolitan DistrieV. all 20 ( Do. do. .10. 10 10 Do. and St. John's W'd 6 - at Midland Do. Z 9 Share 7 et Do, Birmin.. & Derby 100 75 77 Mid Kent ...... et North Brittsh at Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. 100 at Nth. lilastern—Beiwiot 100 105 1 07 100 5 25 Do. Gr.N'E purchase 16.13.4 at Do. Leeds st Do. York lOO 90 st Do. Carlisle . . ... at Do. Stook. & Darling. all 131 136 35 25 Do. do. 1860-61 lB •- Yi - at North London lOO 111 116 1 at Do. do. 186 t 5 . lO Do. do. 1866 . 5 1 11p 10 North Staffordshire at N. &S. W. Junction st ,Scottish Central Soot. N. E , Aber. stock 100 Do. Soot, Mid. stook lOO Shropshire Union at South Devon lOO 44 16 at South Eastern . 14)- 711 711' 712 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 9 io at 'Taff Vale lOO 146 150 10 Do. C 5 - '9 ale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha 1 6 West Cornwall lOO ihare 20 et et too COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Brititb Columbia, 6 per 0ent.,1)e0.31, 1672. ,Can-Gov.6 p.c.J a.aJ uly 1877-81 - Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Co. 5 p. 0. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c.1873 Uo.ApL &Oot. 1890-1900 Do. do 1880-90 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868,6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 R. o, 1873, Jan. and J uly Do. 1878 - vo. 1882, Mayls, Nov. lb Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug , N atal Gov. 6 per cent N.8.G0v.6p.0.Ja. &July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p c.,1868 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 1 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... •• • Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. o sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o. 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.dt July Do. do. A pill & Oct BRITISH 'Atlantic St. Lawrence Bora., Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cat... Do. F 'shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Godcrich 5 p.c. Calcutta & S. E., lim.. Cape Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East Bengal, gu., 5 do East Incitfkri, gu. 5 p. 0.1 Do. J Eitihsiori .irandTrunkot Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds ' 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Du. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred ... • Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deferred .... 0 t. India Pen. gua. sp.c. o. Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. New gia. 5 p. o t. South of India gua. 5 per cent D.. 4} per cent Do urpat Wa e. of Canula DO: New .. Do. 6 p. o Bf.s. pay. 1873 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877-8 . • Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4j do Do. fifth Exteinaion Melb. Cox' 6 p. o. Bnds. Mel. it llohaon's Bay.. latpf.ba Dude 6z Rhiik' nd, g. 5 p 6elnde , I Do. Delhi Do. do ti A, Do. Pun;aub.....i Do.lndua St.telot bl°l 102 104 103 105 110 111 110 112 ISIONS. 64 46 103 104 I) ip 3i 4 5 6 68 71 18 52 99 102 103 IG4 IG9 110 15 16 78 82 43 45 33 35 . - 27 29 18 1J IC9 110 14 2 I 111 21 102 103 U 4 I'6 344 iti 8 100 9 91 100 102 93 95 69 91 83 85 1014 1054 ' 100 101 I 100 i 104 P U 9 100 85 87 LAUNCH OF THE HERCULES. Yesterday afternoon one of the most powerfully armed and one of the most strongly built ships ever sent afloat was turned into the Thames from Chatham Dockyard. It was not properly speaking what is termed a launch. There was none of the slap-dash business into the " native element," as it is most inaccurately termed. It was simply a floating out at high tide from a dry dock of wh a t is at present the most powerful iron ship added to our .... J .-, or tukt of any navy in the world. How long she will maintain this pre-eminence for strength it is perhaps difficult to say, for the Prussian frigate, the King William, building at the Thames Iron Works, and to be launched in a few weeks, is larger than the Hercules—is nearly as strong as her, and beyond all doubt has twice her battery power. It is just now a nice subject of discussion among artillerists and naval captains as to which of the two would sink the other first, and opinions are very equally divided on this point, though a by no means small majority maintain that each would infallibly sink the other, and that no matter which went first, the unhappy victor would not float more than a minute or two after her fatal conquest. The Hercules, which was sent afloat y esterda y , may be regarded as a representative vessel of what will probably soon be a numerous class. Her form and sit upon the water is as graceful as that of a China clipper, and when full-rigged she will be one of the handsomest ships in the navy, and bear com parison even with the beautiful lines of the Warrior and Black Prince themselves. In spite of all the expedition that has been used upon her, she has been just 20 months building, and another year will cer tainly elapse before she is fitted with her engines and ready for sea. The Hercules is structurally very much the same principle as all our great ironclads, only very much stronger. She has a double or cellular bottom, one three feet from the other, and enormously strengthened between by water-tight longitudinal and transverse girders. Counting these she is altogether divided into no less than 70 water-tight compartments. Her main deck is of iron, planked over, and her upper deck of steel. Yet, the most ample ventilation is provided .everywhere. Though both ends of the ship, stem and stern, are covered with armour, yet a further protection is given to the great main deck battery by two transverse bulkheads, which enclose it at either end, and which are of the most massive de scription. These are built of 12 inches of teak and plated with six inches of iron. All the plates are of the most splendid kind, both as to manufac ture and to fitting. The great fault of the Hercules is that she only carries coals enough for little over three days' steaming, and, to make this steaming still more difficult, she is hampered with the tremendous masts and spars of a line-of battle ship. The sooner the Admiralty recognises the fact that it is no good building these ponderous hulls and then trust to the wind to blow them where they are wanted, the b e tt er. N o i ronc l a d should require sails or top-hamper of any kind, ,but depend on her steam alone. There is scarcely an officer of the iron fleet who will not back this assertion that there is not a vessel in the whole of our iron squadron, whether old or new, which in a gale could beat off a lee shore under canvas only. Miss Corry, in the presence of a l arge num b er o f the Admiralty officials, named the ship yesterday, and she was quietly warped out to her moorings in the river by ropes. So well was thi s ra th er difficult manceuvre performed th a t s h e never even in the most trifling manner touched the side of the long dock, through which she was pulled by hand capstans. Bishop Goss, of Liverpool, presided yesterday at the annual meeting of the friends and supporters of the Catholic reformatory ship Akbar, moored in the Mersey. It was stated that the average number of boys on board last year was 200, and that daring the year six absconded. A letter was read from Mr. Baffles, stipendiary magistrate, suggesting a laud reformatory in con nec ti on w ith th e Akbar. Bishop Goss said he highly approved of the sug gestion, and it was resolved that efforts should be made to carry it out. THE PORT OF WlSBECH.—Annexed is a state ment of the foreign trade of the port of Wisbech during the last five years:- 1863 , 124 vessels, of the aggregate burden of 22,015 tons ; 1864, 158 vessels, 28,542 tons 1865, 217 vessels, 86,514 tons ; 1866, 122 vessels, 22,973 tons; and 1867, 133 vessels, 24,615 tons. The figures given refer to vessels entering inwards with cargoes from foreign countries; and, upon the whole, the foreign trade of the port would appear to have made some slight pro grim of late. ANOTIIER ACC OUN r. This morning, shortly before three o'clock, this splendid building, which owed its existence to the untiring energy of Mr. Charles Morton, was totally destroyed by fire. The inte rior of the once splendid hall is now one blackened heap of rubbish, and all that re mains; of the splendidly decorated ceiling is the remains of a few charred rafters, which threaten every moment to fall to the ground. The fire seems to have originated in the corner nearest the grand staircase, and it is supposed to have been caused by an unextiuguished fusee burning into the cocoa-nut fibre that formed the stuffing of the seats in the balcony. This supposition is very likely to have caused the calamity, from the fact that those who saw the fire commence the stuffing of the seats burnt with the rapidity of gunpowder, and fairly carried the flames from end to end instantaneously. The building, we are glad to say, is fully in sured in the North British Insurance Office. WATCH ROBBERY.—James Stephenson, a man of colour, was charged at Bow-street this morning with steal ing a watch and chain, value a. About eight o'clock last night the prosecutor was coming up Wellington-street with a heavy box on his head, when he was surrounded by three or four men, amongst whom was the prisoner. The prosecutor was hustled about a good deal, and even tually the prisoner forcibly pulled his (prosecutor's) watch out of his waistcoat pocket and ran away with it. The prosecutor called out for assistance, when police constable 176 F, who was in plain clothes, and Charles Petley, De puty Superintendent of Covent-garden division of special constables, came up and pursued the prisoner for a long distance. He made a desperate attempt to elude his pursuers, but finding it useless, he threw the watch and chain to one of his mates, who made off with it, and then again sot off at full speed. He was followed by Deputy Superintendent Petloy and cap tured in the Strand. The watch of course has not been recovered. The prisoner was remanded for a week. HEALTH OF LORD BROUGHAM.—We are autho rised to state that Lord Brougham has not enjoyed better health in every respect during the last eighteen months than he is doing now. He rises every morn ing punctually at eight o'clock, makes a heavy break fast at nine, drives from eleven to one, and then has lunch. He again takes carriage exercise from two till half past five, and at six sits down to dinner, and eats with evi dent appetite and relish. At eight o'clock ho retires to bed s and will sleep ten hours, or oven more, uninterruptedly. Pent-it h. pup er. A Glasgow contemporary states that a Catholic hierarchy is about to bo established in Scotland. The archbishop or cardinal is to be Bishop Lynch, now residing at Carstairs ; and Father Parkinson, "nn Oxford convert," mill bQ ))440P vi Glaspiy. BRITISH MINNS. Cam. Cousol. Gold, lira 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 51 6 1 Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst 1 410 430 Drake walls 2.1.0 East Bassett (Illogan) 291 10 12 .Cast Caradon 2.14. 6, 6 6 'East Carn Brea 3l 2 21 mast Grenville 2.14.0 11 2 East Gunnislake .. 8.3.. 4 'East Loved 3.9.6 8 9 E. WI Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 11 2 Gam,& StAubyn(Gr' wen. 66 4 5 4 Great Laxey, limited all 17 18 Great South Tolgus 0.14.0 Great Wheal 14.9.6 G. Wheal Vor (.I.4elst•bu 40 20 21 2 1 1 Grenville 9.0.6 11 14 Herod's Foot •• .. 8.10.0 35 37 • llingston Downs 5.10.8 21 22 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.11 6 6 Marie Valley 4.10.0 41 51 4 11wyndy Iron Ore, lim 81 24 11 e - ar S ton I 561 65 70 North toskear N.WII Bassettallogan 4.4,0 _ North Wheal Crotty 2.13.0 2 3 Prosper United 8.11.0 2 2) Providence UnyLelant 10.6.7 29 31 - i S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 390 410 - 'South Condurrow s.Wheal Fran. allogau,lB.lB.l/ 374 426 ,stray Park 135.15.6 4 6 I Tin Croft N l3 14 Vigra and Clogan, lim all W est 1 tassett (Mogan Caradon (Llakeard 1t 10 12 WestChiverton ll 67 89 West Seton ..... 471 195 205 _. Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 85 95 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 16 19 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 18 20 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawnev (Lis 5.17.0 6 8 :FOttiCIGN•LtAIL WAY e. Bahia and San Francisco. ihn.s gua, 7 per cent., 1 5 1 Great Luxembourg, 8 15-18 San Faulo, lim., gua. 6 per cent.,lBi o:FOICEIGN !girl C h on taleo Gold and Silver Mining , lin; 4i ,on Pedro, North Del hey, 2$ Scottish Australian, lim., 1 1-16 St. John del Key, lim , 22 2} I.IANS Alliance, lim., 121 Australasia, 666 City, 1'! Consolidated, lim., 44 Imperial Otioman,l4 6 London and Comity, 634 London Joint Stock, 31 London and %$ estminster, 67j 8} Ditto, Scrip, 4 394 Union of Australia, 511 Union of London, 34 ESCELLANROUB. Anglo American Telegraph, 191 Atlantic Telegraph, Ditto, 8 par cent., 102 i 100 Herlin Water Works, Um., 14 Continental Union Gas. Um.. I3i Corporation of London Bonds, 8 2. 4i per cent., 101 i credit Foncier ot Engiana, lim.. 31 3-16 Egyptian 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua. by Lgypt. Govt., Sit Ditto Scrip, 2} 3 Home andlc olonial A ssuranCe, Hudson's Bay, 14/ Royal Mai Steam, 67 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 76} A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the official resideuce of the First Lord of the Treasury in Downing-street. The Ministers present were the Lord Chancellor, the Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, Lord Stanley, the Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Sir John Pakington, Sir S. Northcote, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Duke of Richmond, Lord J. Manners, the Earl of Mayo, and the Right Hon. Spencer H. Walpole. The Earl and Countess of Fife and Lady Agnes Duff have arrived at the Hotel Bristol, Paris, from Nice. The Countess (Frances) Waldegrave and the Right lion. Chichester Fortescue, M.P., will arrive at their residence in Carlton-gardens to-morrow from the Priory, Chewton, Somersetshire. Viscount and Viscountess Boyle have arrived in Paris on their wedding tour. We have to record the death of Frances Harriet, Dowager Viscountess Torrington, widow of George, sixth Viscount Torrington. Her ladyship, who was the second daughter of the late Admiral Sir Robert Barlow, G.C.8., was the second wife of the late viscount, whom she mar ried in October, 1811, and by his lordship, who died in June, 1831, she had issue six children. Two sons, viz., the present viscount, and Hon. James Byng, and a daughter, the Hon. Mrs. Hall, are still living. ZWe (Athenxunz) are told that one of 111 r. Mullah's daughters intends to attempt the stage. 1111 DlETS—(lhis Day.) COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. SUGAR.— Deliveries have fallen off, and the stock has in creased to 63,700 tons, against 75,170 tons last year. Floating cargoes are still inquired for and further parcels are raid to be in treaty. The sales reported yesterday comprised a cargo of Paraiba, 4,000 bags, at 215.3 d.; U.S., ono of 3,500 bags, at 21s 3d, hamburg; one Bahia, 21s 9d, Havre ; one Pernambuco, 225, for Marseilles. On the spot the market is quiet, but with rather more inquiry. COFFEE.—Deliveries are active for consumption, and for export steady. The stock has decreased to 16,760 tons against 11,414 tons last year. Coloured qualities continue to find a good market, but pale and inferior qualities are dull. TEA.- There is more doing in the grades of China teas from is 3d downwards, and for these stiffer rates are paid. Public sales of Indian tea have opened steadily.: Rum.—But little is passing, and rates are unchanged. Stock, 25,570 pns., against 28,300 pus. last year. RICE.—•At public sale, 1,917 bags. Ballam sold steadily at Os Gd, with a lot or two at 10s, per cwt., and 1,000 double bags ditto at 9s Gd to lOs for line, and 9s to Os 6d for inferior. About 1,000 double bags white Bengal sold, but rather slow. Dutch sold cheaply, at 13s 6d par cwt. SALTPETRE. —The market is flat, and 1,130 kegs at auction, meeting no adequate offers, were bought Bengal, 41Ibs to Sibs, refractions at 19s 9d, and Kurrachee, 391, refraction at 17s. per cwt. OILS remain without change. TALLOW. The market is steady at 42s Gd to 42s 9d, spot, 42s ; March, 43s 9d, last three months. POTATOES. Supplies both by water and land aro light and prices firm at our last quotations. Green stuffs are in good sup ply, and clear off without change in value. COTTON MARKET. LIVERrooL, Feb. 11.—Market strong, still advancing Sales probably 15,00 bales. COAL Price per To: rARKET. at the Close, s d Buddle's W. Hartley l5 6 Haswell lB 0 Original Hartlepool lB 0 Wylam l5 6 lletton Hetton Lyons Brancepoth Cannel lB 6 Tees s d Hawthorn l5 0 Bradyell'sHetton... ...16 0 South Hetton Tunstall. l5 0 West Hartley Caradoc l6 6 Eden Main Thorpe l5 6 ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. STOKE. A Conservative candilate has appeared in the person of Mr. Colin Minton Campbell, of Stoke. Lord Harrowby advised that his son, Lord Sandon, being abroad, should not be brought forward. HELSTON. The new Solicitor-General arrived at Helsten on Friday evening, where he was warmly received by the leading members of the Conservative party in the borough. On Saturday morning he issued a brief address, soliciting the continued confidence of the constituency, and immediately commenced an active canvass. Notwithstanding the near approach of a general election, the Liberal party are evidently determined to contest the seat, and have issued a placard calling upon the electors to withhold their pledges. The placard is signed by Mr. H. Rogers, the leader of the party. In the meantime a Mr. Lea, who dates from " 30, Blomfield-terrace, West bourne-terrace, London," has issued an address, soliciting the suffrages of the constituency on inde pendent Liberal principles, but his chance of success is considered to be very small. 711 E INVASION OF THE PAPAL STATES. ROME, Feb. 5. The Giornale di Roma of this day publishes a report addressed to the Pope by General Kanzler, pro-Minister-at-Arms, respecting the invasion of the Pontifical States in the autumn of 1867. This lengthy document fills 20 columns of the journal in question. The general goes a long way back. After a preface addressed to the Holy Father, he commences by a rapid sketch of facts—as the de parture of French troops, the official report of the distribution of the Papal troops, the festivi ties of the 20th of April and of the centenary of St. Peter, as also a history of the cholera and brigandage in the province of Frosinone. Passing these to the preliminaries of the invasion, the author of the report draws a picture of the situation of the Papal troops at the commence ment of the war. We give this passage textually :—" The numerical force of the troops of his Holiness was about 8,000 men towards the end of 1865. At the end of 1867 the sum total of the Papal troops, including all arms, amounted to 12,981 men and 929 horses." After this statement General Kanzler enters into the de tails of the events of October, and of the battle of Mentana. The repor'u concludes by general con siderations and conclusions, from which we take the following passage : " In laying this report at the feet of your Holi ness the pro-Minister -at-Arms cannot refrain from expressing his sentiments of admiration for those brave soldiers who have been killed or wounded in the actions, fighting in the defence of the most holy and most just of causes." General Kanzler here enumerates a number of officers and men who had more or less distinguished themselves. 4 , When the invasion was at an end we had the satisfaction of finding that there remained in the hands of the Pontifical troops about 2,000 Garibal dia❑ prisoners, a number of standards, no less than 5,000 rifles (not counting the damaged ones), shells, a large number of side-arms, ammunition, &c. The causes to which such happy results must be attributed are, in the first place, the constant firm ness and serenity of mind of your Holiness, which has been a striking example for us all ; secondly, the fiedelity and good feeli❑g of the populations ; the provident foresight and care of the authorities ; the valour and self-denial of the troops ; the arri val of the corps of the French expeditionary force in the very moment of the greatest danger, and the numerous mistakes of the enemy, which it is need less to point out at the present moment." The report concludes as follows : " Most Holy Father,—Doubtless the heart of your Holiness has suffered much through so many days of anxiety, but you must have felt some conso lation at beholding the eagerness which all Catholic nations displayed to have themselves represented in the ranks of yonr soldiers, and the desire of so many families of every class to send their sons to serve in the ranks. These troops have had the hap piness of rendering a solemn homage of devotion and fidelity to the sacred person of your Holiness in your quality as Pontiff and King, and they have had the glory to signalise, by the success of their exploits, the commencement of new triumphs of the great cause of public order. For these reasons the Minister at Arms implores for himself and for the troops of your Holiness the Papal benediction. (Signed) 44 HERILANN KANZLER, Pro-Minister at Arms." MAGIC AND MAGICIANS. —In the City of London Court, on Saturday, a rather singular case — "orris Delight"—was heard. T he plaintiff to recover, under very singular circuxn s tance!, o. guinea and a half, for his own and his wife, s services as magic grand entertainment g iven b y the City of Londonians at a Tem perance Association, at the Albion Hall, on Boxing Night, defendant b ein g a member of the committee. Mr. Morris pr a t the fete in p ro ved the engagement of himself and his wife to q uestion. He stated that w h en perform he got to the hall he found people behind him on the platform, and refused to perform unless they were re moved, as they would see through his tricks. The de fendant would not remove them, and he di3 not perform Th e defendant said that they objected to payi ng th e plain tiff, as he did not carry out his engagement. The last conjuror they had performed with people behind him. Mr. Commissioner Kerr—He might have boon a cleverer magician than the plaintiff, who is not to be bound by what other people hav e d one . Th e plaintiff is entitled to object to perform when ho is overlooked. The people go to see him and Mrs. Morris for the purpose of being deluded, and if they aro allowed to be on the platform or behind the magician while the tricks are being per formed, there is an end of the delusion. Verdict for plaintiff. At a recent meeting of the fellows of the Royal College of BUrgeons of Edinburgh, on the proposal of Sir William reigusson, Bart., seconded by Dr. Spence, sur geon to her Majesty, and president of the college, Dr. Alexander Marsdon, surgeon to the Royal Free and Cancer Hospitals, London, and son of the late respected founder of UMQ was elected a follor. SPORTING INTEL LIGENOE—TIais Day . VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS DAT. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst King Charming (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agst Czar (taken) 13 to 1 agst Purveyor (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Wild Moor (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Leases (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Ainsley (off—take 1000 to 20) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 13 to 1 agst Fan (offered) 13 to 1 agst Tennyson (offered) 20 to 1 agst Thalassius (offered) 25 to 1 agst Despatch (offered) 33 to 1 agst Port Royal (offered) 35 to 1 agst Moose (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 9to 4 agst Roscrucian (offered, 5 to 2 wanted) Bto 1 agst Pace (taken and wanted) 13 to 1 agst Typhceas (offered) 20 to 1 agst Green Sleeve (offered) 500 to 15 agst Blue Gown (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 7 agst Viridis (offered) 20 to 1 agst Abergeldie (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Treasure Trove (offered —take 40 to 1) DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Lady Elizabeth (offered—take 6 to 1) 100 to 15 agst Itosicrucian (offered) 100 to 8 hgst Pace (taken and wanted) 28 to 1 agst Blue Gown (talon) 1000 to 10 agst Franchise (taken) TATTERSALL'S-LAST EVENING. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst King Charming (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agst Czar (taken) 100 to 7 agst Purveyor (taken) 100 to 6 agst Rhine Wino (taken) 25 to 1 agst Leases (taken) 25 to 1 agst Moleskin (taken) 33 to 1 agst Skirmish (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mount Palatine (taken) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 12 to 1 agst Fan (offered) 25 to 1 agst Thallassius (taken) 25 to 1 agst Chimney Sweep (taken) 25 to 1 agst Despatch (taken) 33 to 1 agst Clansman (taken) 33 to 1 agst Alcibiade (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Abergeldie (taken) 100 to 3 agst Deceit (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 9 to 4 agst Rosicrucian (offered—take sto 2) 7to 1 agst Formosa (offered) 8 to 1 agst Pace (taken to £700) 6 to 1 agst do. (taken with a start) 100 to 7 agst Typhams (offered) 7to 1 agst do. (taken with a start) 20 to 1 agst Blue Gown (offered) 6to 4 agst Sir J. Hawley's lot (offered—take 7 to 4) 500 to 200 on Rosicrucian agst Formosa with a run (taken) DERBY. 100 to 15 agst Rosicrucian (offered—take 7 to 1) 10 to 1 agst Green Sleeve (offered) 25 to 2 agst Pace (taken to £400) 25 to 1 agst Blue Gown (offered) 33 to 1 agst Uncas (taken) 1000 to 20 agst See Saw (taken) 5000 to 50 agst Franchise (taken) THE ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE, THREE DOORS FROSI BLA.CHERIARS BRIDGE, SURREY SIDE IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Annual Subscription Five Shillings. Responsible Bookmakers desiring Stands should apply immed;ately (as the number will be limited) to the Secre tary, 3, Blackfriars-road. PROGRAMME OF BIRMINGHAM (SUTTON COLD FIELD) ANNUAL STEEPLECHASES. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12. The Birmingham Grand Annual Steeplechase of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added; the winner of any steeple chase after Jan. 27, at noon, 51b; or any steeplechase value 100 sovs, 91b ; twice, or 200 sovs, 141 b extra ; the second in any steeplechase value 200 sovs, 51b extra ; gentlemen riders who aro qualified under the new rules, and who have never ridden the winner of any handicap steeplechase, allowed 51b (provided it does not reduce the weight under the limit of the National Steeplechase Rules); the second to save his stake. About three miles and a half. 66 subs., 32 of whom pay 5 sovs each. Age st lb Age st lb Meanwood... ... a 12 7 King Arthur ... 6 10 12 Flyfisher al2 6 Albrighton (h b) Gameboy al2 2 (inc. 141 b extra) 611 2 Benazot a 11 12 L.S.D. a 10 11 Columbia a 11 12 Biahopton ... 6 10 10 Shakspoare ... all 9 Corkscrew (h b) 610 10 Despatch a 11 5 Knave of Trumps... a 10 9 The Doctor ... a 11 5 Greenland a 10 9 Garus a 11. 5 Havelock ... ... alO 9 Tally-ho a 11 2 True Heart ... 6 10 8 Cabin Boy (h b)... all 0 The Lamb.— ... 610 8 Archimedes 6 11 0 Snowstorm, by Woodbury Ifill(hb) all 0 Fauconberg (h b) 510 8 Moose ... all 0 Highilyer ... alO 7 Pearl Diver ... a 10 13 Charming Woman a 10 7 Musketeer... ... 6 10 12 King Alfred a 10 6 Nun (h b) ... a 10 12 Sylph ... 6 10 2 Cartouche ... a 10 12 Bosco ... ... 5 10 2 The Craven Cup, value 100 sovs, by subscription of 10 soya each, h ft ; four year olds lOst 71b, five 11st 71b, six and aged 12st. About three miles and a half. The Orphan (h b) aged, Lady of the Vale 6 yrs, Ban nockburn aged, Corkscrew (h b) 6 yrs, Sprite aged, Red mire 6 yrs, Trump Card 5 yrs, The Switcher aged, Effie 6 yrs, Oak Apple 5 yrs, Benazet aged, Faun aged, Gameboy aged, Walterstowu 6 yrs, The Cripple aged, Brocklesby (h b) 6 yrs, Yarborough aged, Venturesome 5 yrs, Colenso 4 yrs, Flyfisher aged, Brick aged, Troubadour 6 yrs, Tally ho aged, Overton aged. The Farmers' Steeplechase Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added; four year olds lOst 71b, five list 71b, six 12st 11b, aged 12st 51b. About three miles. Cotswold (h b) aged, The Colonel (h b) 5 yrs, Come Again aged, The Collier (h b) aged, Soda Water aged, Plum Cake (h h) 5 yrs, Frolic 5 yrs, Primula (h b) 4 yrs, Caller Ou (h b) aged, Swindler aged, Marsham aged, Doubtful (h b) 5 yrs. The Licensed Victuallers' Plato of 50 sovs ; winners after Feb. 5 at noon, 71b extra. About two miles and a half. Age st lb Comberton a 12 12 ... 6 11 6 The Guido 6 11 4 Balder ... all 3 Dermot Asthore ... a 11 0 Lady Newark a 11 0 Violet (11 b) ... a 10 12 Kronberg ... 6 10 11 Patience ... a 10 11 Corvedale (h b) alO 10 Forest Lass (h 1.)... a 10 10 Bishopton 10 10 Brandy Apple ... alO 10 Ace of Trumps ... a 10 10 Huntsman (I.Feigio)a 10 8 Gorsehawk ... a 10 8 Diana, by Hunting _ _ _ Ago st lb Tottio ... ... 5 10 7 Walterstown ... a 10 7 llighflyer ... ... a 10 6 Airs. Allan... ... 5 10 6 ILl:jovried3tislqVuae •. .. 6 lde .. g . rav e...:.. 66 10 1 6 0 0 5 5 Miss Dodson (h b)... a 10 5 Crewe ... ... 5 10 4 Puebla ... ... 6 10 4 Priestess ... ... 6 10 4 Joker ... ... 6 10 0 Cruisltoon ... ... a 10 0 Pleat - nor° ... ... a 10 0 Under the Cloud ... a 10 0 Order ... ... 4 10 0 Excitement ... 4 10 0 Prima Donna ... 4 10 0 vs, for horses that have never leap. About three miles. ovs (Handicap); any winner lared 71b extra. About two ~alO 7 The Hunters' Plate of 25 so. won a steeplechase handi The Scurry Plate of 30 se after the weights are dec miles. RACING FIXTI FEBR TRES FOR 1868. JARY.: Nottingham Spring • 25 D er by Spring Lincoln Spring Mansfield — Harrow 2O MA Liverpool Spring M.... 3 0 .elnisford Spring ➢l. 10 Stirewsbury Spring 10 West Drayt0n............ 12 Warwick Spring ...... 17 AP Bromley Spring 6 Durham Hendon l3 Newmarket Craven Knighton l4 Abergavenny ..... 16 Margate Epsom Spring Meeting 21 Croaton Park Northampton Chester 5 Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury Catterick Bridge l6 Lewes Spring T hirsk C urragh April 2l Newmarket Ist Spring 57 JU West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer Manchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Hull, and East Riding lO Windsor Summer Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer Chelmsford Woraster Summer Carlisle 7 Newmarket July 7 Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. l5 Liverpool July M. AUG Newton ' l7 Hampton Newcastle 23 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge Alexandra Park 3O Odiham, l6 Stamford Radcliffe ..... 2O Huntingdon: 2l Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood 'S T. Brighton I Brighton Club 6 Oxford Loves Summer Wolverhampton ......... 11 Canterbury 12 Derby Summer Stockton .................. Plymouth ............... 13 Weymouth Windsor Augu5t......... 13 ILichfield Egham ..................... 18 I Tunbridge Hastings .................. 18 Margate York August ............ 19 I RAILWAY ACCIDENT.--A London train on the Great Western line ran into several cattle trucks at War wick shortly after six o'clock last evening. Three beasts were killed on the spot, but no damage Nub sustained by wain Qr paoupgers. rye ke t, ack OZ " nee 'awl ,rit ran was and late the teak Our rit rith the ) of ACNY ind lers of of lon ied ay, ito, itig 3nt s it If a ins- and and ono eux ,00) ex- ales ,hor ace- 21113 ring e of vere ,NO. Lave and co." on and the try. gun I, to im- cm per, siau and still re- ?Ur the Itly the herd this ley's side ' by the and ub- rery in of qevir best 3rial :OM- its nir- iven with pro and lt in tset, read (hen Lion, with ;, of 1 his -hich Lay." Ible, %ling I. E. some lfred leod, Two is in ,rded -ably loud )ence 100 at I tool I