The Sun. — London, England, 1868-04-20 00:00:00

RONEY MARKET AND COMMEROIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITT, Two O'CLOCK. The stock markets are generally firm, but with only a limited business in hand. The demand for the Russian guaranteed line continues, but there is no ituiher advan c e o f i mpor t ance , Nicolai being higher only, For railways, foreign stocks, and the Funds, the demand is about equal to the Supply, so that the changes are quite unim portant. There is a little more inquiry for some of the Bank shares, upon an impression that the in creased demand f or di scoun t s w ill resu lt i n larger dividends in July. Imperial are 10s. lower. Finance shares are heavy, and there is a further fractional decline in General Credit, upon Mr. Laing's journey to Lisbon being considered to indicate the unsettled state of the claims of the Portuguese Railway upon the Government. The Money Market is less active this morning, but the minimum charge for short-dated bills is 2 per cent. In the Sto c k E xc h ange t h ere i s li tt l e or not hi ng doing in advances, and the rate is nominally 1 per cent. The M ac d u ff h as arr i ve d f rom M e lb ourne , with £ 2 90,000 in Australian gold. The E ng li s h Hinds are moderately firm at Satur day's close. Consols remain at 93k to 93g, for money and account ; New and Reduced Three per Cents., 92 to 94 ; India 5 per Cents., 1141 to 1141; Bank Stock, 243 to 245 ; Exchequer Bills, 16s to 20s preen. Among Foreign Government Securities Greek, Italian, and the Viceroy's Seven per Cents. are firmer ; but the Viceroy's Nine per Cents. and the Egyptian (1864) Lou.. are flat. The quotations cur rent are :—Mexican, 155 to 151 ; Greek, 12k to 121 ; New Spanish, 355 to 351 ; Italian (1861), 475 to 47 i ; Turkish (1865), at 34k to 344 ; Portuguese, 34k to ; Egyptian (1864) 895 to 905 ; the Viceroy's Seven per Cents., 71 to 715 ; and the Nine per Cents., 885 to 89. Russian guaranteed railways are firmer. Nicolai are now CG to 664 ; and Orel-Vitebsk, 78-i to 79. Egyptian Railway Debentures are 895 to 905. American Securities are quiet, at Saturday's prices. United States 5-20 Bonds being quoted at 704 to 7 0 ; Erie Shares, 455 to 465; Illinois, 921 to 935. English Railway shares are, on the whole, well maintained, but business is very quiet. Great Northern A is / higher, and Caledonian 4. On the other hand, South Eastern, London and North- Western, and London, Brighton, and South Coast are each A lower. The following are the quotations :—Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 1275 to 128 ; Midland,lo7 to 1075 ; Great Northern, 1025 to 1035 • ditto A stock, 985 to 99 k ; South Eastern, 74 to 70 ; London and North Western, 1151 to 1151 ; Great Eastern, 345 to 35 5 Great Western, 50. to 504 ; London, Brighton, and South Coast, 52± to 521 ; - Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 43/ to 44± ; Metropolitan, 1121 to 112/ ; Caledonian ' 721 to 73 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 19 t o 195. Bank Shares are steady. Imperial is "quoted at 18 to 19, being an advance of 5. Other descriptions are without change. The following are the prices : Agra (A shares), 95 to 105 ; Alliance, 13 to 12 ; Anglo-Austrian, 4 to 4:5 ; Chartered Mercantile, 28 to 29 ; Consolidated, 4a to 4 ; Imperial Ottoman, to .R . Arena ; London and County, 51 to 52 ; London and Westminster, 67 to 68 ; Oriental, 425 to 435 ; London Joint Stock, 315 to 325 ; Union of London, 31 to 32. Finance shares are dull. General Credit is I lower, at 2 to 2g dis. International Finance 2 to 11 dis. Credit Foncier, 24 to 34. In Foreign Mi n i ng Sh ares th e d ea li ngs are res t r i cte d . Ch ontales are worse, at 3i to 3. St. John del Rey steady at 205 to 215. Port Philip, 11 to 1. Miscellaneous Shares are without feature, and prices are scarcely altered. Hudson's Bay is flat at 14 to 14k, being A lower ; Anglo-American Telegraph steady ati 2 31 to 23a ; A t l ant i c T e l egrap h 8 per C ent., 51 05 a ; London General Omnibus, to 24, The report of the Don Pedro Mining Company for -February gives the produce as 13,678 oitavas, and the profit at £3,665 4s. The produce of the Anglo razilian Gold Mines for the same month was 2,656, resulting in a loss of £277 17s. AbouT, £7,000 in American coin was taken from the 411 ank on Saturday for export. in The City of 'Washington has arrived with £11,40C n specie from the United States. The steamers leay. !ng New York on Saturday for Europe took £200,00( in specie. _A remittance of £1,265 17s 10d has been receives'un account of Ecuador dividends. The dividend of the Lombardo-Venetian Railway is understood to be 13 francs per share for the past hall Year. The San Paulo Railway Company's report recom ends a dividend on the ordinary stock at the rate of Per cent. per annum. the Demerara Railway dividend is 11 per cent. f or 'lle half year. special general meeting of the Weymouth and r ortland Railwayl • been called for the 7th May for thn les into Pnrpose of anthorising the conversion of the shares general ca pit a l an d stoc k , an d a l so f or th e crea „ and issue of Debenture Stock in substitution fo r existim, debentures. Huron hag -yearly meeting of the Puffalo and Lake Railway Company has been convened for the 13th May, to receive the directors' report and statement of accounts. The tral 7 per cent. interest on the capital of the Cen cou A.rgentine Railway f Londonast half-year is in B o r i s : of Payment at the and Westminster The di rectors of the Chontales Gold Mining Com taeV have received advices, dated 7th of March. Mr. a rrived at the mines on February 23, and states that he is favourably impressed with the value of the p e es, an d will forward a full report by next mail. n dry seas on approaching, water had diminished, a nd Prevented the full working of the cups. Active iuore st eps had been taken for the reduction of cost, the speedy development of the mines, and the _ueeuron of all suc h other measures as Mr. Belt deemed sary for the interests of the company. Dr. Robinson reports that the e s t a bli s h ment i s perfectly healthy. Remittance of gold, 323 ounces. —ITISII FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. uOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols 934 93 4 4 4 Ditto for Ac coun t 3 per Cent. Reduced 1 New 3 p er C en t 92 1 New 21 p er C en t. J an. 1 894 Do. 5 per Cent. ~ an. 1873 Annuities, SO yrs', expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885., — 1 ., Do (Red Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 — - " x choquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ot 2O p m Do. Do. £5OO £lOO & B ank of England Stock, 4 £200 Iper Cent 2444 DO . A ccount i. IN DIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 41cl ia s tock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 ... 217 Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do.'`-'°. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do 5 4 per Cent., May 1879 — 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. 1882 — Do.D, n, 5 do. --eo., per Cent, Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO under .£1.000 F OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. _ Ar gentin e Republic, 6 per Cent Austrian Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859 _ ret, tz) naz i 6 A i per ' Cent B ° • . n Per Cent 1852 _ °. d " - o 1838 1-) °' do . ' 1860 — D ° /)° ' do .' ri 5 per ' bent, 1 1 8 8 6 6 5 3 — 8...'0 Account — 75 44 ".,4!nos Ayres 6 per Cent — 0 - yo 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 04°81 6 Per Cent. tip:)041.11416 Per Cent Cent 8 0. 6 per Cent., B .i.,01 1867 ...J o 7 1 , , per ,Cent., 1866 — 00 7 . '1, ScI P , £32 paid D Danish , 3 per Cent 1825 . ' 11111biati P rincipalities,. 7 Cent --- Do per 171„..,_ a Per Cent, 1867 — ,:r. New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — %P ti a, 7 per Cent — ~.so. Second Issue BO4 ..._4-). £5OO Bonds .uo..£lot Bonds B2 Do, 1864 ...,0. .£5OO Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds • • •• 824 G. Government Railway De'oentures .... 90 i r i , e lc per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups - ! -0 . Ac ()Mat A ..... ~, DO. Coli c Pon s • ...''' , I.l°. Account .. o.atemala 5 per Cent .. — raduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p tßli r ,an 0 pee Cent. 1865 — J.... 50, Account ' ut.)o. Alaremmana liaiway — "Lezicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account I, Do, 1864 ir'"° a p , r Cent. Auglo-French FnOIItE3VII/S.ll C per Cent. .. — ..00rish Imperial 5 per Cent me Granada D 0 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do L and Warrants (Hectares) • - PeruvianDO Account 5 pe r C ent. 1865 — Account Do 41 per Cent.. (U H 62 Do Account... ..,_ . ! ....... Portuguese 3 per ..... i. 803, '6, 7, '9,'60,'2,'3 404 4- Do. do., i_.6 7 39i D o. do , Scrip, £2O paid — R ussian 5 per * Cent., 1822, £St 834 D i _ 9ix per cult. 1850 suisiu•ntiosmett 1."_" at High after- void, Bea- ighanl HE everal art ex- try in It Re- taken e corn :enccd uished ted an e seen )n the re ad vhen a rith a to ex- They direct whole iir B. resent their ~rview unt of occa- wentY e end a was poke ; it ser e of a Israeli man them, .;onde- udices ily by scover r over not a Lt, the cularS ;. His 'odnes- Ana, by dmirali iting at High so paid where Sapper e name e regi .elconie Prince braced ith tbo ;hness 3 midst At 1 incipa 1 n. He of the ins and Borda action eery of was a etor of ear the ssistant tion to was to Catho to his kintiff 's otice to tly said When )laintiff 'or two ; was a denied lid not was B. do so. y upon kny en hat tho gement luarter hat the vas CM-- e plain- Ld they rder of liamet!t . on the Ameri dgings, lust an ain, but Fenian conso ent had the as- to Was Dubois, A Rail almost tuber of ) subse ,ccepted ;mperor i n full had to leceased her life 0 point 7 repro- T. at tin workers , )ing !w -hey and h in the en and i Staly and tore r bands. It a sor- ManY ore cap - Choster renting statuette ield the numbe r ,n, Eng" « vitio , es war ? 'red and , s h poor vas very Is, sei ne coigne°. 0011- Do 4/ per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds„ 851 Do. do. £Bl 15s. d 0..- Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds Bsi Do. do £B4 15s. do B3/ Sardinian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Gen . — Do Account Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — Do Account Do Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account Do 1 por Cent., Guaranteed Turkish 6 per Cent. — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 - Do Ao Nnint Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 -- Do Account Do ..£lOO Bonds 67 Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 s7i 8 Venezuela, 3 per Cent. . Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. . Dividends on the above payable in Londot. Belgian, 4/ per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail, DJ Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., E. 231. Austnau o pur Cent. Ex 10 Florins 'VOW, 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. xsi. Do. ♦ccount 471 CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Money 931 1 Do. Account, sth May 93i MARKETS—( This Day.) CORN. The general tendency of the trade continues in the di rection of higher prices. From the cond.'. ent buying orders still come to hand, and from shipping ports quotations come very high com pared with prices current here, whilst the supplies now on passage are much diminished. From the country markets the reports to hand this morning quote an advance of is per qr. for wheats all round, and firmer for other grains. _ . At 3lark-lane this morning there was a fair attendance, and the tone of the trade was very firm. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. The markets in general wear a quiet but steady aspect, with fair supplies coming to public sale during the week, and only a limited private inquiry to-day. PROVISIONS. BUTTER.—In English a steady business passing, at late rates. Foreign in good demand this morning, at the late advance. Best Friesland, 126 s to 128 s per cwt. Cheese in steady request, and for good old qualities rates are very firm. Bacon firmly maintains the advance quoted at the close of last week. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The market this morning was shortly supplied with beasts, and in consequence of the good reports from the dead meat markets, rates are very firm, tending against buyers, whilst of lambs and sheep there was a good num ber at market, and a slow demand. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, April 20.—Market firm, advancing to higher. Stiles probably 15,000 bales. WOOL. The markets for both English and Colonial are firm, with moderate transactions. The next public sales of the latter are expected to commence about the 14th of May, and to offer something like 200,000 bales. BOROUGH HOP. Messrs. Henry Turnbull report the market quiet, with a limited demand for home grown samples. Bavarians and Belgian hops still engage attention at late values. Coati_ nental advices report firmness in the variuus markets. At Worcester last Saturday both the supply and demand was of a limited character, and prices nominal. TALLOW. The market is quiet, but steady. Y. C. on the spot, 440 6d; April to June, 4ls 6d; Juuo, 44s 9d; last three months, 455. Stock, 22,528 casks; delivered last week, 724 casks arrived last week, 701 casks. NEWGATE AND LEADENLIALL. MEAT—Tho supply of bewf this morning was short, and prices advanced 2d per stone. Mutton rather plentiful and no dearer, with dull trade. Veal, pork, and lamb steady. The quotations were—Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 4d mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 2d; veal, 4s 4d to ss; west country, Be 4d to 3s 8d ; pork, 4s to 4s 8d ; lamb, 5s to 6s 2d per atone of Sibs by the carcase. POULTRY.— Supplies moderate, and markets fairly cleared before a late hour, prices ruling steady. Fo w l s , common, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; Surrey chickena, 4s to 5s ; fowls 6s to 8s ; ducklings, 7s to 8s ; goslings, 9s to lOs ; pigeons, 9d to Ild ; rabbits, tame, is Gd ; wild, is to is 2d ; quails, is 6d each. EGGS.—English, 8s; French, 6s per 120; plovers, 2s to 2s Ud per dozen. CABINET COUNClL.—Summonses have been issued for a Cabinet Council o❑ Wednesday neat, to be held at the First Lord of the Treasury's official residence in Downing-street. A NEW TENOR.—Report speaks highly of a new tenor, Mr. Jess 6 Burleigh, who, under the auspices of Mr. A. Chappell, is about to make his debut in London. His voice is said to be remarkably fine. A tenor just now is much needed, and we hope expectation will not be dis appointed. p. T. BARNUM ON TIIE WITNESS STAND.—The great showman has recently been defendant in a suit brought by a Mr. George Cooke, of Bridgeport, Connec ticut, to recover damages for encroaching on his mill pond, Mr. Barnum having built an ice house on the shore of the pond, which, it was alleged, displaced water which would have turned the water wheels of the mill for about three minutes. In his defence he stated that the land on which the ice house was built belonged to his wife, " Charity," and this brought on a warfare between himself and the plaintiff's counsel, which is recorded as follows : Counsel _Mr. Barnum, are you sure that the property was nit bought by your own money ? Barn um —l h a d no money at that time ; my wife had all there was in the family ; I was a subject of "charity." Judge (smiling) —Charity suffereth long. Mr. Barnum—Without charity I was nothing in those days of Jerome clocks. Counsel-11r. Barnum, you are now worth a million of dollars ? Mr. Barnum (gravely)—l am glad to hear it. Counsel—Are you not worth it ? Mr. Barnum—you so inform me, sir. Counsel —You are worth a million and a half ? Mr. Bar num—Better yet. Counsel—ls not this true ? Mr. Bar num—l shall tell you if the Court so directs. Judge— What is the object of the inquiry? Counsel— I wish to know how he has made $1,500,000 within a few years. Mr. Barnum—l am not aware that l am o bli ge d to give the gentleman lessons in the art of money getting. Coun sel (to the Judge) —Shall not the witness answer my ques tions. ju _Mr. Barnum may do as h e lik es a b ou t it. If io he s h as n d o ge objection to telling you h ow h o h as ma de t m oney, he may do so. Mr. Barnum (taking a pencil and a largo sheet of law paper)—l certainly have not the slightest objection (commencing to make figures rapidly), but it will invo l v e some little delay to the court. I shall be obliged to figure up my profits on the " What is it," then the Gorilla, the Mermaid, and enter into some pretty nice calculations regarding the net proceeds of the Woolly Horse. 1 shall also be compelled to re-write out a cata logue of the museum, and in the course of about five days we shall probably begin to get some faint gleams of light on tho subject. The Court informed the witness that the answer might be waived. The L. 240 Times has an article strongly commending the conduct of Sir Roundell Palmer in having absented him self from the division for going into committee on the Irish Church. The substance of it is that the hon. and learned gentleman kept his conscience clear and lost the woolsack. It is, of course, obvious that unless Sir Roundell can be properly " educated," he can never form a member of a Cabinet which will be called upon to devise the machinery for disestablishing the Chnrcb in Ireland. It is not a case in whieli an eminent lawyer may quarrel with his leader and trust to time to bring about a reconciliation. But, according to present appearances, it is a difference of opinion which would 'prevent Sir Ronndell from working with his party on a great question of public policy. How quarrels are made up was illusfrated in the case of Lord Palmerston and the pre sent Lord Westbury. When the Liberals were in Opposition in 1858, Lord Palmerston made his usual anti-ballot speech, on the introduction of Mr. Berkeley's annual motion. He had no sooner sat down than up rose Sir Richard Bethell, whom Lord Palmerston had made suc cessively Solicitor and Attorney-General, and made a trenchant attack upon his late chief. Yet within twelve months Sir Richard was again Lord Palmerston's Attor ney -General, and two years afterwards he was Lord High Chancellor in the Cabinet of the same Minister. Should Sir Roundell Palmer not reconcile the destruction of the Irish Church with the expressed convictions of a lifetime, who, it is asked, will be Mr. Gladstone's Lord Chancellor? Certainly not Lord Cranworth, in the 78th year ot his age, and no friend of legal reforms. Scafeely Lord West bury, after the events of 1865, and With the recollection of his onslaughts upon Mr. Gladstone in the session of 1857, when in charge of the Divorce Bill. Would Sir Robert Collier receive the Great Seal by virtue of necessity, or would he be content with a judgeship so as to make way for Mr. Coleridge —a pro motion without parallel since the days of Lord Brougham's elevation ? It is obvious that unless Sir R. Palmer will consent to act, the woolsack will be one of Mr. Gladstone's difficulties, and it may safely be assumed that consider able pressure will be put upon the hon. and learned member for Richmond to induce him to work with Darts'. . THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 20, 1868. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. ROLLS' COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls.) TOM SATERS AND HIS CHILDREN. To-day was specially appointed for the hearing of the case in relation to the children of Tom Sayers; whether the children, four in number, born after the marriage with the present Mrs. Sayers, were entitled to the property left by Sayers, and which was claimed on behalf of his two illegitimate children by the same woman. About £3,000 had been left by Sayers, out of the col lection made after his fight with Heenan. He bad separated from his wife, and several chil dren were born after the separation, and were not, it was alleged, the children of Sayers, as his wife had gone to live with a cabman, and he had lived with his brother's wife, his brother being alive at the time. Several witnesses (principally women) were called to show that after the separation there had been access between the husband and wife;. they were frequently dwelling together, and appeared in com pany. The evidence revealed a sad picture of the inner life of the parties. The Master of the Rolls, in giving judgment, said the strong presumption from the evidence was that three of the claimants born between 1861 and 1864 were the children of Tom Sayers, and that the child born in 1866 was not his. The property, therefore, will go to these claimants. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. JONES V. lIEASEMAN-BREACII OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. This was an action for breach of promise of marriage by Miss Mary Ann Jones, of Nelson-square, Rother hithe, against John Heaseman, a timber merchant, carrying on business at the York-road, Lambeth. From the evidence of the sister of the plaintiff, it appeared that she carried on the same business, with the aid of her brother as the defendant, and about the early part of last (year he paid great attention to the plaintiff. Matters went on until it became the impression of all parties that the de fendant intended to marry the plaintiff. This supposition was looked upon as true from a con versation which took place with the defendant and the plaintiff's brother-in-law, on which occasion the defendant asked the plaintiff's relative which would make the best wife, Mary Ann or her sister, as he intended to marry the former. After this the brother-in-law, his wife, and plaintiff went to the defendant's house to supper, and here again he (defendant) said in the presence of all that he thought they would make a happy couple, and that she (plaintiff) had only to name the day. However, time went on, and when the plain tiff's relations consulted with the defendant, he said he never had any idea of making her his wife. Evidence having been given as to the property of the defendant, _ . Mr. Sergeant Ballantine addressed the jury for defendant, and said the jury would have to draw their own conclusions with respect to the case, but he thought, after they had heard what he had to say, they would be inclined to say that no pro mise had been made. Here were two people, not in the heyday of youth 'when the blood was hot, but at the steady age of 30 and 50, one contending that he had promised marriage, and the other denying that he had done so. It had been said that the defendant had made the promise in the presence of the plaintiff's friends, but his conduct showed that such a thing was highly improbable. Nothing could so fully corroborate that as the alleged conduct of the defendant when the lady on one occasion became mixed up in a crowd when the stalwart arm of a lover would have been of use. (Laughter.) He quitely lets the lady fight her way through, and then they calmly go home to supper. That was certainly what a real lover would not do under such circumstances p —he would of all things prefer to be in a crowd with the object of his young heart's fondest affec tion—(laughter)—because it offered facilities for a thousand little attentions (laughter)—which could nob fail to make a deep impression. The whole thing he (Sergeant Ballantine) looked upon as an attempt to get money from the defendant, who, after all, would not have been a very desirable hus band, because his education had been much neg lected in his youth—(laughter)—which was a very long time ago—(loud laughter)—and his property only consisted of a house of three rooms and a tim ber yard. When the defendant went with the lady to East Grinstead it was to look at some timber, and the whole thing had arisen from a quarrel which had taken place after that, because the defendant would not lot the plaintiff have the timber. He was quite ready to trust h imself—(laughter)—but not his timber. (Renewed laughter.) If they gave the plaintiff a verdict it would be a very serious matter for all old leashelors, and with respect to the term " Dear Miss Jones," in his letters, it was only meant as the usual compliment, just as people always sign " Yours obediently, ,, when very many times they would like to kick you. (Laughter.) The learned Judge summed up the evidence, and the jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff— damages, £5O. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CRUELTY TO A HORSE.—Charles Rey, a young man, son of a green-grocer, of No. 36, King-street, Soho, was charged, by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, with working a horse while in an unfit state_ Simeon Gell, an officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, saw the pri soner driving an old grey horse attached to a van laden with coke, and seeing that it was in a deplora ble condition, and bad diseased hocks, he stopped the prisoner, and recommended him to take the horse home. The prisoner promised to do so, but at a late hour he saw the prisoner again n orking the horse, and he then took him into custody. The horse was very old, had scarcely any flesh on its bones, had diseased legs and hocks, and had a diseased hind foot. The prisoner's father was will ing to have the horse destroyed. The Magistrate said that the horse should be destroyed, and on seeing a certificate to that effect he would discharge the prisoner. TIIE FIRE IN GERRARD-STREET.—ASSAULT ON A CONSTABLE.—Dominick Nicols, a Frenchman, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with assaulting Police constable Thomas Leader, 146 A R, and resisting him while in the execution of his duty at a fire at a chemist's in Gerrard-street, Soho, where the Japanese troupe playing at the Lyceu m Th e atre were lodging. Police-constable Thomas Leader, 146 A R, said that at half-past six o'clock on Saturday evening he was on duty at a fire at a chemi s t' s i n Gerrard street, Soho, w hen the prisoner an d severa l o th ers of the lowest foreigners came up and tried to force the crowd. H e t o ld t h e pr i soner their way through to stand back, an d tried to keep him back, when he struck him a violent blow on the chest, and then ran away, but he was afterwards taken into custody in a public-house, when he said that he had b een h e lpi n g to remove property from the house on fire, and that his object in going to the house was to get paid for doing so. The prisoner said he never touched anything at the fire, and that if he struck the constable he was sorry for it. Police-Sergeant Appleton, 26 C, sa id th a t h e was at the fire, and saw the priso ner an d some o f t h e lowest and most turbulent foreigners in the neigh bourhood trying to force their way t h roug h t h e crowd. The prisoner struck the last witness, upon which a number of foreigners closed round him, so as to let him escape, and he ran into a public-house, where ho (the sergeant) took him into custody. Mr. Tyrwhitt said the police were protecting pro perty at a fire, and giving room to the firemen to enable them to extinguish the fire, when the pri soner thought proper to assault one of them, for which ho would have to pay 205., or 14 days. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share] Railways. - i... -- ..,:ol ana .. aledonian ..—..... Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... `ornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & Ab.J line &London, berip Certi 1 Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 Great North of SootlanJ Great Northern Do. A stock .. Do. B at ocli eter Do. New, Is. at 25 pm Grt 6, and W. of Ireland' Gt. Western -Original Do. $. Val. hail. gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxlord' Do. Nywport. Do. liert;ford ' Laneßsture& Yorkshirt, Liadon and Blackwall Lon., Brign.,& S Coast 1•on., Chat., and Dove" Do. Aletrop. Ex. A Lou. & .North Wester' Lon. & South Wester" Shel., & Liueoll, Ntetropolitan..... Do. New Do. Exten:ion NletrupOlitau District. 110. du. Jo. Do. and St. Jo Midland Do. £9 Lihnre Do, t➢iruiin...a Derby ilid Kent North British Uo. Pth., & Dun th. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1861 5 . Do. do. 1886 North Staffordshire N. Sc S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E , Aber. stock Uo. Scot, 111 ict. stock Shropshire Uhion South Devon South ELstern Staines, Wok., .5z Wok Taff Vale Do. C ale or Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha.l Went Cornwall Paid./ Closing I Business Prioe. done. E 2 $4 74 74} 21 31 3 4 75 77 70 72 102 104 34 35 7 9 15 ,6 102 104 90 100 121 125 95 97 5l 52 41 46 3) 35 29 31 - - 1 1281 1281 621 52' lb 11►1 12 15 1.6 )164 ts 7 it 13 112 11i 175 10G 74 70 82, j 73 22 3f 34j i I 103/ 2/ 99 i / 100 7 100 all 100 104 100 10.13.4 601 1 55 127} 82 9 8i .521 i 3 i lel 1 I 1152 10} te.3 i 112 i libj f 07i 8i 1011 21 744 g les 116 74 76 33 35 10, 101 67 52 92 VS 123 132 121) i3l 115 117- 11 11i 57 59 LOG 108 56 58 43 15 73 75 V 10 143 145 BIONS. 61 66 102 i 1(31 it' 3 5 7 68 71 I 8 52 99 102 1044 105 1 109 110 151 14 78 62 43 45 33 35 27 29 18 19 log 110 18 2 1 I 2I 102 103 91 96 - - 16} 161 98 100 Pl. 93 100 102 93 Ob 89 91 83 85 1021 103 100 101 1001 101; P 10) 101 87 89 BRIT IS u russic, A tlan tic & St. Lawrence Itom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per Do. E shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference B MI., Bran t, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 ... Ualeutta & B. E., lien.. e Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p, East Bengal, gu., 5 du East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Extension .. urand Tr unkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred D. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Fret stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred t. India t'en. gua. sp.e I:o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 2. c t. South of India gua. 5 per cent 4f per cent Do reat Wen. of Canada Do. New Do. Bp. o 13&s. pay. 1873 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877-8 Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 42 do Do. 43 do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. e. Mel. ,t Hobson's Bay . . N.Rl.C'ds.6pelstpf.bs (Jude g. 5 p.o .. • I Do. Delhi 110. do Do. Punjaub 1 Do.lndus St.Floc BRITISH MINES. Cam. Consol. Gold, Um. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated SO 54 64 Devon G. Cons. (Taylst 1 44U 460 Drakewalla 2.1.0 i 4 East Bassett (Illogan) 294 10 12 .o:ast Caradon 2.14.0 4 5 I•East Cain Brea Si 2 24 East Grenville 2.14.0 14 2 East Gunnislake t•i ast Lovell 3.0.0 8 9 E. NY% _Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 14 2 Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 4 5 4 Great Laxey, limited all 164 174 —.... , G ,l r r e e a a t t S N‘ o . h u t e h e I T b o l as g u y s . .. .. .. — G. Wheal Vor (llelet.ta 40 18 19 1.. 9 . O . 6 9.0.6 14 14 'Grenville ilerod's Foot .• • • • 810 0 38 40 -- 11 ingston D0wn5...... 5.10.6 21 24 Margaret (Guy Lelant 13.17. e 6 8 AI arke Valley t.lo.l' 6 6 4 4 Awyndy Iron Ore, lint 564 3 1 1 GO 24 14 New S ton • North tosk ear `.IM Bassett(lllogan 1.4.0 -- - North Wheal Crotty ~ 2.11.0 2 3 l'rosper United 8.11.0 2 24 l'r,,vidclice,UnyLclaut I 1.6.7 25 27 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 3 80 400 South Condurrow 11.2.0 4 4 ,S.Vllheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 374 424 iiray Park fin Croft I 9 14 18 7igra and Clogan, lim all - - West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard 12 10 12 West Chiverton ll 61 66 —• West Seton 474 135 195 2074 Wheal Basseu 'Mogan 54 75 80 Wheal Buller atedruth 16 16 10 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.l 8 21 23 Wheal Seton Wheat Trelawney (Lis.l 5.17.0 6 8 COLONIAL GO YEIf.NIIO.EN .I.' SECUItITI 9IB . ;3ritish Columbia, 6 per , cent., Dec.3l, 1872 lOO ( ..10.n.G0v.6 p.o.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug luo 93 100 , Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept 100 98 100 Do. sp. o. Jan. & July 100 86 88 884 Do. sp. c. Inscribed ak 100 85 67 Cape (*.Elope, 6 p. 0.1873 100 104 106 lio.Apl.&Oct. 1890-1900 100 109 110 Do. do 1830-00 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 106 108 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 98 ,OS Oeylon, Nov- 1878, 6p c 100 11) In Do. 1872, do.. 100 105 107 Ilauritlus, 6p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... lOO 106 108 •Jo. 1882, 51ay15, Nov. It) 100 107 109 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug lOO 106 08 Natal 40v. 6 per cent lOO __ - - N.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&July 100 99 10 N. S.W. Gov.s p*c.,1866 100 99 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 t 100 98 99 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 100 954 164 113; New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 P. 0 1900 103105 102 104 sterling, Queensland l B G 7 o sv .6p. c. 100 . Aus.Gov. 6 p,0.1868-9 100 Do. 1878 & upwards lOO 110 111 Vio,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.&July 100 - - Do. do. April & Oot PREFERENCE S a ARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent. rd. at 10 per cent. pm.. Ditto, 6 per cent. pref., redeemable at 5 pm., 106 Great Western, Orig. la per cent.. 78 North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail,. 641 FOREIGN'tiALLWAXt. Antwerp and Rotterdam, of Great Luxembourg, 9f Recite and San Francisco, lira., gua. 7 per cent., 10i BAN h 3. Alliance, lim., 12& Auglo Egyptian, lira., 18; Chartered Bank of India. Australia, and China, 18 Imperial Bank, lirn.. i 18 Imperial Ottoman, lej • London and County, 511 2 I/ London Joint Stock, 321 London and Westminster, 68 71 Ditto, Scrip, 46 National Provincial of England, -- Ditto, zd and 3d issue, 39 Union of Australia, 48 Union of London, 34 MISCELLANEOUS: Anglo American Telegraph, 231 Atlantic Telegraph, 672 Pi Ditto, 8 pur cent 1081 151 Bombay Gas, Um., Ditto, new, 2 British American Land. 158 B. and I. Magnetic telegraph, lim., 1238 City of Moscow Gas, Um., 'i Credit Fancier ot England, lim., 3 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, 3 East India Irrigation and Canal, 172 Egyptian 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua. by Egypt, G oy . 89 English and Australian Copper, 13 . 6 1 •.. Fore-street Warehouse, lira., lc a Gen. Credit and Discount, Inn.. .5 Budson's Bay, 148 international Financial Society,lim., 38 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), - Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. IS7O, issued 90, 44 London Provincial Telegraph, lim., 1 13-16 London Financial Association, lim., 7 London General Omnibus Company, iicn. , 2 Peninsula and Oriental tearn, 61 6f Viceroy ot Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 711 7 I GENERAL BUTLER'S oratory must certainly be something delightful. According to the Times he may thank his stars that most of the American people will read it, and that few of them had the chance of listening to it. " The accounts given," it says, "of his voice and manner are sufficient to explain why the Sanato felt itself compelled to stop him in the middle of his speech, and adjourn for ten minutes. It could only have been the sternest sense of duty that kept the entire body from going crazy within a short time after ho began to speak." The Washington correspondent of the Tribune says that when he came to that portion of his speech bearing on the New Orleans riots, " he ground it out between his teeth like the screeching of a hundred saws, commingled with the rumbling of an artillery carriage across a ragged pavement." But the llerald correspondent caps this— " Mr. Butler's voice," he writes, "is the strangest over mortal speaker saluted the public ear with. It resembles in its intonations the combined and varied noises of a cracked barrel-organ and a chorus of bull-terriers in a street fight." WESTMINS rE R. EXTRAORDINARY AFFAHL—Robert M'Adam, a man of very respectable appearance, was charged under the following extraordinary circumstances. police-camtAble Si 13 old that QA §Aturclay night he was called to Queen-street, Brompton, where he found a great many people collected, and an extraordinary scene going on. Defendant was clearing a green grocer's shop by throwing the whole of the goods there into the street, and at last the number of baskets was so great that the carriage way was completely obstructed. Defendant would not go away, and as the mob became very great witness took him into custody. George Martin, greengrocer, 38, Queen-street, Brompton, said that on Wednesday and Saturday the defendant visited his shop and threw his goods out into the street. He said he had a right to the place, and after he had pitched all the goods into the street threw a piece of wood at witness's wife, when he had him turned out of the shop. Had it struck an infant in her arms it would probably have killed it. Witness was cross-examined by defendant, and said he had taken the house, which he found empty, of Mr. Simmonds, the landlord, for seven years. Defendant said that because he had expressed his intention to give a lecture on Clerkenwell-green he was suddenly taken to Kennington Workhouse, put into au insane ward, and kept there for a fort night. When discharged last Wednesday he went to his house, and to his surprise found the man Martin duly installed there, although his (defen dant's) tenancy did not expire until Michaelmas, 1869. He was about to retake possession when he was interfered with. He complained in the strongest terms against the imputation of insanity and the injustice done him in taking possession of his house while he was away. Mr. Arnold said he could neither try the question of sanity nor right of possession. For these defen dant had his remedy by law. He must not commit a breach of the peace. He was ordered to find bail. MANAGERS OF IMPEACHMENT. JOHN A. BINGHAM, of Cadiz, Ohio, was born at Mercer, Pennsylvania,inlBls;received an academic education; passed two years in a printing office ; was a student of Franklin College, Ohio ; was admitted to the bar in 1840 ; was dis trict-attorney for Tucarawas County, Ohio, from 1846 until 1849 ; was Chairman of the Managers of the House in the impeachment of Judge Humphreys, impeached of high treason iu 1863 ; was appointed by Mr. Lincoln United States District Judge for the southern district of Florida, when he declined; was appo i nted Judge Advo cate in the Union army in 1864, and later iu t hat year was appointed solicitor of the Co urt Claims ; was Special Judge Advocate in the trial of the assassination conspira tors in 1865 ; was elected to the 31th, 35th, 36th, 37th, and 39th Congress, and was re-elected to the 40th Con gress as a Republican, receiving 13,369 votes against 11,947 votes for Mitchner, Democrat. THADDEUS STEVENs, of Lancaster, Pennsyl vania,Was born in Caledonia County, Vermont, April 4, 1792 ; graduated at Dartmouth College, and removed to Pennsylvania in 1814; while teacher in an academy he studied law, and was admitted to the bar; was a member of the State Legisla ture of Pennsylvania in 1833, 1831, 1835, 1837, and 1841; was a member of the State Constitutional Convention in 1838 ; was appointed a Canal Commissioner in 1818 ; re moved to Lancaster, Penn., in 1818 ; was elected to the 31st, 32d, 36th, 37th, 38th, and 39th Congress, and was re-elected to the 40th Congress as a Republican, receiv ing 14,298 votes against 8,675 votes for Reynolds, De mocrat. GEORGE S. BOUTWELL, of Groton, Massachusetts, was born at Brookline, Massachusetts, January 28th, 1818 ; re ceived a public school education ; was engaged in mercan tile pursuits previous to 1850, when he studied law and commenced practice ; was a member of the Legislature of Massachusetts in 1842, '43, '44, '47, '4B, '49, and '5O ; was State Bank Commissioner in 1849 and 1850; was Governor of Massachusetts in 1851, '52 ; was Secretary of the State Board of Education of Massachusetts for five years ; was a member of the Board of Overseers of Harvard College from 1850 to 186 C ; was a member of the Peace Congress of 1861; was the first Commissioner of Internal Revenue in 1862 and 1863; was elected to the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congress, and re-elected to the Fortieth Con gress as a Republican, receiving 9,847 votes against 2,885 votes for Saltonstall, Democrat. BENJAMIN F. BUTLER, of Gloucester, Mass., was born at South Deerfield, New Hampshire, November 5, 1818; graduated at Waterville College, Maine; studied law and commenced its practice in Lowell, Mass. ; was a member of the State House of Representatives in 1853; was a mem ber of the State Senate of Massachusetts in 1859; entered the Union army in 1861 as Brigadier-lieneral ; was soon promoted to the rank of Major-General, and served through the war ; was elected to the Fortieth Congress as a Re publican, receiving 9,021 votes, against 2,838 votes foi Northend, Democrat. JOHN A. LoGAN, of Carbondale, Illinois, was born in Jackson county, 111., whore he received a common school education, and subsequently gradultod at tho Louisville University; enlisted as a private in the Illinois Volun teers, and became quartermaster, in the war with Mexico; was elected Clerk of the Jackson County Court iu 1819 ; studied and practised law; was elected to the Legislature of Illinois in 1852, '53, '56, and '57 ; was Prosecuting At torney from 1853 to 1837 ; was a Presidential Elector in 1856 ; was elected to the Thirty-sixth and Thirty-seventh Congress ; resigned, and entered the Union army as Colonel, and reached the rank of Major-General in the late war ; was appointed Minister to Mexico in 1865, but declined; and was elected to the Fortieth Congress as a Republican, receiving 203,045 votes, against 147,058 for Dickey, Democrat. JAMES F. WILSON, of Fairfield, lowa, was born at Newark, Ohio, October 19th, 1828 ; received an academic education ; studied law and commenced its practice in Iowa; was a member of the Constitutional Convention of lowa in 1856 ; was a member of the State Legislature in 1837, '59, and '6l ; was elected to the Thirty-seventh Con gress for the unexpired term of S. R. Curtiss ; was re elected to the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congress; and to the Fortieth Congress as a Union Republican, re ceiving 16,406 votes, against 10,515 votes for Warren, Re publican. THOMAS WILLIAMS, of Alleghany, Pennsylvania, was born in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Aug. 28 1606 ; graduated at Dickinson College, Pennsylvania, in 1838; studied and practised law; was a member of the State Senate of Pennsylvania in 1838, '69, '4O, '4l, and of the House of Representatives of the same State in 1861, '62 ; was elected to the Thirty-eighth and Thirty-ninth Congress; and was re-elected to the Fortieth Congress as a Republican, receiving 14,197 votes, against 10,012 votes for Childs, Democrat. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day• GRATESESD, Monday Morning. Arrived, April 19 —lonian Belle, from St. Lucia; Zepher nie, from Bathurst, R.G. ; Providenza, from Genoa ; Gret jeline, from Wismar ; Pan, from Leghorn ; Boas, from Demerara; Julia, from Guernsey; Gleaner, from Guern sey ; Cambrian, from Jamaica ; Arnica, from Dinan ; Wil liam, from Leghorn; Blonde, steamer, - from Dunkirk; Brenda, steamer, from Trieste. Arrived, April 20.—Orion, steamer, from Antwerp ; Seine, steamer, from Boulogne ; Pioneer, steamer, from Havre; Fyeuoord, steamer, from Rotterdam; Adam, from Guernsey; Presto, from Trieste. Sailed.—Equivalent and Gefion, for Sundsvall; Thekla, for Dram; Brigida, fur Guile; Alpha, for Soderhamm ; Euighedeu, for Bergen ; Swautje Kleine and Neptune, for Elsinore ; Catharina, for Hamburg. DEAL, Monday Morning. Anchored—Elizabeth Mary, from London, for Grenada. Passed, April 19.—Bellona, screw steamer, from Lon don, for New York ; Harlaw, from China, for London. Passed.—Nachimon, screw steamer, from London, for Malta; M•Duff, from Melbourne, for London; Athenian, barque, from the west, for London; La Hogue, from Sydney, for London; Arcadia, barque, from Jamaica, for London; Constance, of Ipswich, from the west, fur the north. Foreign Mail Packet List, MAILB DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton April 25. Ditto, via Marseilles ..... • ..........April ;o. Ditto, via Panama April 23. l3razil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video May 4 Ditto, by Lorene!) packet . April 2.: Cape Verdi), by Brazil paoitet ...... ~ape of Good lope, Ascension, and St. Helena— May 13. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton April 2;. Ditto, via Marseilles..... • April 20 Faikland Islands ..••• ulibraitar, via Southampton April 18. India, via Southampton . is pril 8 Ditto, via Marseil.es Sialta, Egypt, .to. April 18. Ditto, Marseilles April 14. .klauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via douthamptou Dia _llarseittea , Sewfoundla nd ..............April !..2 Portugal Ditto, by p r• vi.te ship to Oporto ... Ditto t ,tto to Lisbon United States, i anada, California, &0., by British packet Ditto, by L. kited otates packet Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto 'New York) Ditto (Litt( (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet .. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffo May 6 West Indies and Paoifio (except Mexico an I Baha mas) Cuba and Mexico B9.hamas, via New April 2!. 414113344411 1141 . 1 . 1144, we. ** !? ****** •••. • • • .4 laity O. lOU St 100 too 100 all 100 100 105) 111 ) 171 103} 14& I 103 f 104 102} 102} 2 100 1 . 100 15 100 100 THIRD DITIQ\• SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. TIIE FENIAN TRIALS. (Continued from our First Edition.) In compliance with the suggestions contained in that letter, various successful efforts were made to obtain various quantities of powder, and ap plication was made to the witness to allow a barrel of powder to be sent to his address. To this he objected. Besides the letter referred to the witness deposed that Murphy had received other letters in secret ink. On the night before the explosion he attended a meeting, at which English, Barrett, and William Desmond were present. In all there were about 12 present, and they had in their possession six or seven pistols. Murphy saying that he had a barrel of powder all right, asked what was to he done for a truck, when Fallau went out, and when he re turned said it was all right. Captain Murphy arranged for the meeting the next day at Damond's house at half-past 3 to proceed to Clerkenwell to endeavour to release Burke. On the following night he saw Barrett, with several others, in a public-house, and, walking part of the way home with him, asked how they got on with the barrel. To this Barrett replied that the captain had failed to light the match, but that the next day h.; would blow the prison to hell. Up to that time Barrett had gone by the name of Jackson. After the explosion at Clerkenwell, at which he himself was not present, the witness saw a man named Patten in one of the rooms of his house. Later in the evening he saw Barrett at the Welsh Stores, "Warwick-street. He then noticed that his whiskers and beard were shaved off. Joking him about the loss, he stated that he had shaved them off so that he might not be identified. An application was made to postpone the cross examination of this witness until to-morrow, owing to the brief time that had elapsed since the counsel for the defence had been instructed. The Lord Chief Justice said he thought it would be better to adjourn until to-morrow. The witness Mullany observed that when at the police-court he said he knew more than he had told, he referred to the letter from Burke. The evidence of Mr. Buggins, who found the stave of the barrel on the roof of a house in Roso man-street, and that of the police-inspector Am brose, who received it, and an officer named Slo combe, who found another stave, was then taken, being merely of a formal character, and the court adjourned, the jury being delivered into the custody of the bailiff. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS EVENING. The Spraxmt took the Chair at 4 o'clock. NEW WRITS. On the motion of Colonel TAYLOR new writs wore ordered to issue for Lincolnshire, Eastern Division of Kent, and Radnorshire, in the place of Sir J. Trollope, Sir B. Bridges, and Sir J. Walsh, called to the House of Peers. A new writ was also ordered to issue fur Leominster, in the room of the Hon. A. Walsh. REGIMENTAL COURTS-MARTIAL. Sir P. O'BRIEN said he had learned that, since he had placed his question on the paper relative to the case of a sergeant-major of the Grenadier Guards, that substantial justice had been done, and ho should therefore withdraw his question. JOINT STOCK COMPANIES. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. SMOLLETT called the attention of the house to the very unsatisfactory manner in whick certain joint stock companies had for the last eight years performed the functions entrusted to them of supplying irrigation to public lands in India from their own funds, so far as the pecuniary results of their operations have been com municated to Parliament. The hon. gentleman took the opportunity of referring to the subject of the negotia tions which had taken plane on the part of the Govern ment with a view to the purchase of stock of the East Indian Irrigation Company at par, when, according to the honourable member, the market value of the stock was 25 per cent. dis. It was quite true he said that the offer had been refused, but that he believed was solely occasioned by the hope that still yet far more bettor terms might be obtained. The subject of Indian Irrigation was in the Madras Presi dency most inordinately misrepresented, and, with a view of showing the way the thing was worked, he would just refer to the Madras Gazette, which published the amount expended by one set of irrigation works in that country at 23,000, and set down the profit received at the rate of 664 per cent. and 720 per cent. per annum. lie was astonished at that state of things, and on sending to Madras to ascertain whether those figures were true or false, ho received an answer that the whole thing was a gross exaggeration. lie strongly con demned the practice in Government lending money for the purpose of jobbery in irrigation works, by such com panies as the Madras Irrigation \Yorks, and the East I n dia Irrigation 'Works the former of which co llapsed after no more public money could be got, and the stock of the latter was almost unmarketable ; at least such was the position before the Government offer was made. The hon. gentleman concluded by moving, " That the system adopted by the late Secretary of State for India, Viscount Halifax, and continued by the present Secretary of State fur India, of supporting iu their present position these companies of adventurers in enter prises unsustained by private credit through moans of enormous grants of public money drawn from the Indian Treasury is impolitic, and should be discontinued." Sir S. NORTIICAE could not assent to such a reso lution. It was not to bo expected that works of irriga tion were undertaken for the advantage of all, and it was net to be expected that the return would all at once repay the cost. He thought in the long run they would prove highly remunerative, although they would not realise the sanguine expectations of their promoters. lie felt that tke greatest advantage would result in India from a properly planned system of irriga tion. His opinion now was that guarantees to Indian companies should be altogether done away with, but with respect to the irrigation works in Orissa and Madras they were in a state that would produce the best possible effect. With respect to the first undertaking be did not think the hon. gentleman imputed jobbery to Lord Do Grey and the Indian Council, but if an error of judgment had boon committed the hoe. gentleman had a perfect right to iiold his own opinion. With respect to what had been done in Orissa, ho thought that they had been the means of alleviating much of the m isery which existed during the famine. Then as far as regarded Behar the company held the concession for a great work, and being without the means of doing it they were just in the position of keeping others from doing it. The company proposed to wait until they had a return from the works at Orissa be fore they went on with the works at Behar, but :the Government of India, thinking that not a satisfac tory arrangement, wrote requesting the Govern ment to make certain overtures to the com pany. In all that the Government had done, they had acted within the recommendation of the Gover nor-General of India. The offer made to the company to purchase their works was solely for the benefit of India, and because they seemed totally unable to carry on the works —the Government altogether objecting to grant a guaran tee. He could see nothing in the proposition that had been made which merited the condemnation the hon. member had been pleased to pass on the Government. All they had done was to offer to a sot of gentlemen the money they had spent in the construction of their works, with £50,000 for winding up their establishment. The works were constructed for the general benefit., and although they were not at first so highly remunerative as was ex pected, yet the erection of the works would be, and at no distant date, one of the greatest benefits that could be con ferred on India. (LEFT SPEAKING.) BOAT RACE FOR £loo—This Day. A sculler's race in outriggers for £5O aside took place this afternoon over the short course from Putney to Mortlake, between Mark Addy, a lands man, of Manchester, and John Pedgrift, also a landsman, of Surbiton-on-Thames. The princi pal condition was, that Addy should allow his opponent two lengths' start, and should himself receive £lO expenses for coming to London to row. The proceedings in the late championship fiasco had put the backers of the men on the alert, and the arrangements were left entirely in the hands of the editor of Bell's Life, who was to appoint starter and referee, from whose decision there should be no appeal. The difficulty at first experienced about starting was got over by the competing boats being hell by men in skiffs until the signal was given to start. Large numbers of persons were present to witness the race, both ashore and afloat, and more than an usual amount of interest was centred in the event, from the fact that Addy had been trained by Kelley and Pedgrif t by the Sadlers. Pedgrift had the best station : 2 to 1 on Addy. John Phelps, of Putney, was !starter and referee. After a false start they got away smartly, Pedgrift having about a length and a quarter start, instead of two, as specified. The wind was high and the labour severe. Addy gradually caught his man, was level at Simmons's, and at the Loudon Boat House was a length ahead. This he increased, and, aided by Pe d g rift nearly r u nning into a barge at the Soap Works, won easily, al though Pedgrift spurted well and came up towards the end. WILLIAM CIIAMBERS, the Lord Provost of Edin burgh, is preparing his Autography, which will appear towards the close of the present year, on hie giving up cam O.IIORTING INTELLIGENOE—This D (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) YORK RACES-THIS DAY. GREAT YORKSHIRE HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Greenland 1 Meanwood 2 Novice .. 3 Four ran. SILVER CUP. -- - - Violet Bellhanger .2 Six ran. HUNTERS' SELLING STAKES. Boss Catspaw Annie Alr••• . 2 ..... 3 •........ 3 Five ran. ARRIVALS AT LEWES. Sugarstick, Muezzin, Hymen, Lion Ki• g, Frogmore colt, Zeloo, Minute Gun, Spider, Bouquetier i, eheddiugton, Purveyor, Landlord, Milly, Mischief, H Ack.ler, Adjutant, Arcadia, Actress, Lady Diana, Re livivus,G aodfellow, Mar quis of Worcester. Drowitts, liodgmans, Reeves, and C.lLty trained in the immediate neighbourhood. TATTERSALL'S-11",ts Evening, CHESTER 'CUP. 100 to Vagst Bracken (v Lke❑) 20 to 1 agst Caithnew (taken) 25 to 1 agdt Contenvjt (taken) 25 to 1 agst Paul Jr,nes (taken) 40 to 1 agst Grey btocking (taken) 200 , 0 GUINEAS. 3to 1 agst Ros',erucian (taken and off.) 7to 1 agst Fcranosa (taken and off.) 7 to 1 agst Lktce (off., t►ke 8 to 15 100 to 12 agst Vale Royal (off.) 100 to 9 agst Ze Sarazzin (taken and off.) 100 to 7 agst Green Sleeve (taken) 25 to 1 agat See Saw (taken and offered) 28 to 1 age,t Moslem (taken) 28 to 1 ag;st St. Ronan (offered) 40 to 1 agst Ironmaster (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Baron Rothschild's lot (offered) 20 to 1 agst St. Ronan with a start (taken) 2to 1 agst Sir J. Ilawley's lot (taken and offered) DERBY. 4to 1. agst Lady Elizabeth (offered) 13 to 2 agst Rosicrucian (offered) Bto 1 agst Green Sleeves (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Speculum (taken freely) 40 to 1 agst Franchise (taken) 40 to 1 agst Tom Bowline colt (taken) 40 to 1 agst Uncas (taken) 40 to 1 agst The Earl (taken) 50 to 1 agst Ronan (taken) VICTORIA CLUB BETTEsTG—THIS DAT. TWO THOUSAND. 3to 1 agst Rosicrucian (taken and offered) 7to 1 agst Pace (offered) Bto 1 agst Vale Royal (taken and offered) Bto 1 aget Formosa (taken and offered) 100 to 9 agst Le Sarazzin (taken and offered) 100 to 9 aget Green Sleeve (offered—take 100 to 8) 20 to 1 agst St. Ronan (offered) 100 to 3 agst See Saw (taken) 40 to 1 aget Chelsea (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Typhoeus (offered) CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 aget Dolby (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agst Beauty (offered) 100 to 7 eget Viridis (offered) 25 to 1 agst Contempt (taken) 25 to 1 agst Stradbroko (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Minster Bell (offered) 100 to 3 agst Grey Stocking (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Goodwood (offered) GREAT NORTHERN HANDICAP. 7to 1 agst Blinkhoolie (offered-8 to 1 taken) Bto 1 agst Fortunio (taken) 100 to 8 agst Geant des Battailes (taken) DERBY. 4to 1 agst Lady Elizabeth (offered) 13 to 2 agst Rosicrucian (offered) 10 to 1 agst Speculum (offered) 100 to 6 agst Pace (taken) 40 to 1 agst Tom Bowline colt (taken) 45 to 1 agst Le Sarazzin (taken) 50 to 1 agst Banditto (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agit Typhceas (offered—take 1,000 to 15) ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, IS' NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Annual subscription, Fiv© Shillings. Applications for membership should be made to the Secretary, 3, Black friars-road. LONDON COMMISSION EXCHANGE, FARRINGDON-ROAD, E.C. Established Nov. 1, 1867. ANNTAL SUBSCRIPTION —FIVE W. R. ROC ~ Secretary. SPORTING IN rELLIGENOE. NEWMARKET FIRST SPRING MEETING—MONDAY The Prince of Wales's Stakes, a free handicap of 23 sovs each, 10 ft, with 200 sovs added by the Jockey Club ; for 3-yr-olds and upwards. A winner of any race after the weights are declared (April 18, at 10 a.m.) to carry 31b ; of a handicap race 71b extra. Entrance, 2 sovs. R.M. 97 entries. 20 acceptances or no race. Age st lb Friponnier... 4 10 2 Laneret 5 9 13 Knight of the Gartcr4 9 10 Lozenge ... 6 9 2 Xi .. ... ... 5 9 0 Pahner 4 9 0 Lord Ronald 6 8 12 D'Estournel 4 8 12 Viridis 4 8 10 Dragon ... ... 4 8 8 Silenus ... 4 8 7 Van Amburgh ... 4 8 6 Auguste ... 5 8 6 Hippia 4 8 6 Wrought.on 4 8 5 Grey Socking ... 5 8 4 Speculum ... ... 3 8 4 Knight Errant 4 8 4 Jasper ... ... 4 8 3 Out-and-Outer ... 6 8 3 King Charming ... 6 8 1 Unces ... 3 8 0 Musician ... 5 8 0 Cheltenham ... 4 8 0 Inez ... 4 7 13 Seville ... 4 7 13 Bel Giorno 3 7 12 Duka of York 5 7 12 Moslem (brother to Knight of the Crescent) ... 3 7 12 Wild Moor ... 4 7 10 Atalanto 4 7 10 Guojerat 5 7 9 The Parson ... 3 7 8 Chelsea 5 7 7 The Student ... 5 7 7 Artesian ... ... 5 7 7 Moleskin ... 4 7 7 Lymington 3 7 6 King Victor ... 4 7 4 Historian a 7 3 King Alfred 3 7 3 Contempt 3 7 3 Grand Cross 4 7 2 Midwife ... 4 7 2 Leases ... 4 7 2 Slanderer 3 7 0 Catton ... 3 7 0 Roland ... ... 5 7. 0 Yrs st lb Barrington ... 4 6 12 Sir David Gam ... 3 6 12 Ravioli... ... 4 6 12 Charuwood ... 3 6 9 St. Angela... ... 3 6 9 Marmite ... 4 6 9 Mayflower... ... 4 6 9 moire de Dijon 3 6 7 0 racle ... 5 6 7 Vortigern 3 6 7 Kingsland ... 3 6 7 Kettleholder 3 6 7 Lady Ilighthorn 3 6 6 Narino 4 6 6 C by Romulus— Attack ... 4 6 5 Conundrum ... 5 6 5 B c Skipjack ... 4 6 4 Numa Pompilius ... 4 6 4 Cavalier ... 4 6 4 Priority 4 6 4 Safety ... 4 6 3 Angus ... 3 6 2 Stokeley 6 1 Pyrenees ... 3 6 0 Br g Maesderwen... 3 6 0 Redivivus 3 5 13 Papillon 3 5 10 Aquila 3 5 10 ' Solitaire ... 3 5 9 Salvor 3 5 9 Warrington 3 5 9 Marquis of Carabas 3 5 8 Melbourne— 3 5 8 Corinne ... 3 5 8 Cotytto ... 3 5 8 Tornado ~. 3 5 8 Cawdor 3 5 8 Ischia filly 3 5 7 Miss Whip filly 3 5 7 Arran ... 3 5 7 Choral ... ... 3 5 7 Gabion 3 5 7 War Queen 3 5 7 The Pope 3 5 - 7 Acorn 3 5 7 Elmira 3 5 7 Citron 3 5 7 Capt. Kidd ... 4 dead. Vespasian 6 w. nm Tnui R.SDAY. A Free Handicap of 25 sove, each, 10 ft, with 200 sovs aided by the Jockey Club, for three year olds and up wards. A winner of any race after the weights are de clared (April 18, at ten a.m.), to carry 31b ; of a handi cap race, 71b extra ; the penalties will be accumulative. Entrance, two sovs. Last two miles of the Cesarewitch Course. Sixty-three entries. Twenty acceptances, or no race. Age at lb Blinkhoolie 4 9 8 Lord Lyon 5 9 0 Miss Sarah colt ... 4 8 10 Tormentor ... 5 8 7 Tourmalin '5 8 7, Van Amburgh 4 8 6 Hippie ••• ... 4 8 Ceylon ... 5 8 2 Lonchamps 4 8 2 Auguste ..„ 5 8 1 Sealskin 8 1 Knight Errant ... 4 8 0 Br h by Toxophilite —Strafford's dam 5 7 11 Brown Bread ... 6 7 10 Blueskin •.. e t . ! M o l es kin ... 7 1 !? Leases ..• ••• C o ntempt ..• 0 7 7 3 Mariner ••• 7 Ail u sbury ••••4 7 Miss Havelock ... 5 7 5 Whirligig 4 7 3 R o l a nd ••• 5 7 2 Leap ... 4 7 1 Mid wife ... ... 4 7 0 Maid of Masham in 5 6 13 Lymington ... 3 6 13 Guy of Warwick.., 4 6 13 Stephen Langton... 4 6 12 Othello 5 6 12 Clomence 3 6 12 Age st lb Roquefort ... 4 6 7 Ca o v u a t l b i e a r r 3 4 66 7M h o NyanzarSlandererePeer r ' 3 3 6 6 6 4 6 5 T Caucasus n u e c te g i a Peter... o h EP u b rl s : o nm y s 4544 1 3 666 G 6 5453 Angus ••• ••• 3 6 2 Stokel9 , ••• 4 6 2 Pyrrhic ... 4 6 0 Black Diamond 3 6 0 Cork Jacket ... 3 6 0 lia.udsorno Jack ... 3 .5 10 Demonstration ... 3 510 Molbourne... ... 3 5 10 Prince Regent ... 3 510 Redivivus ... 3 5 9 Wellow 3 5 7 ... 3 5 7 Papillon ... ... 3 5 7 Ajax 3 5 7 Merry Andrew 3 5 7 The Popo 3 5 7 G E Re l o n dm ii ec ra roamyn ...... 3 3 5 5 7 7 6 drawn Flying Scud 4drawn EXETER. HALL.—MENDELSSOII N " Walpurgis Night" and " Hymn. of Praise" (Lobgesang) will be given by the National Choral Society, under the direction of Mr. G. W. Martin, on Wednesday, the 29th load gad *um will 7Q9 PaiiTaaro. q