The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-12 00:00:00

ELARKET AND ENTEILIUENWL CITY, Two O'CLOCK. No material change has taken place in the Stock Markets since the final close yesterday ; and the chief transactions of the morning are in connection with the settlement that has row commenced. There is no scarcity of Stock in the Railway De partment. Foreign Stocks, however, continue dull, and in some cases they are again slightly lower. The Funds are steady, but not in demand. The Discount Market is unchanged. The best commercial bills are taken at 11 per cent. The terms for advances, at the present settlement on the Stock Exchange, are at 1 per cent. on Govern ment Securities, and from 3 to 4 per cent. on other securities. Money is abundant. Consols are without change, and the dealings are few and unimportant. For money and account they are quoted at 931 to 931 ; New and Reduced Three per Cents., 931 to 93i ; India Five per 'Cents., 1111 to 112/ ; Bank Stock, 248 to 250 ; Exchequer Bills, 20s. to 255. prem. . Colonial Government Securities are firmer. There is an advance of in Canada Six per Cents., at 99 to 101, and in New South 'Wales, at 99 to 101 ; Mauritius Six per Cents. are 103 to 105 ; New Zealand Six per Cents., 108 to 110; and -Vic toria, 110 to 111. American Securities are firm. United States 5-20 Bonds are quoted at 711 to 74, being au advance of 4. Erie Railroad and Illinois are 1 and better respectively, the former being dealt in at 471 to 48f, and the latter at 88 to 89. Foreign Stocks are flat. There is a further relapse of 1 per cent. in Portuguese Scrip, at 11 to 11 prem. on the continued agitation reported against the new taxes which the last loan involved. The quotations current are—Mexican, 154 to 161 ; Greek, 121 to 13 ; New Spanish, 36 to 36; ; Italian (1861), 431 to 431 ; Turkish (1865), 321 to 321 ; Egyptian (1864), 91 to 92 ; Egyptian Railway Debentures, 921t0 931 ; The 7 per Cent. Viceroy's, 761 to 77 ; and Russian (1866), 89 to 90. The Railway Market is given up to the settle ment. Metropolitan are scarce, and the backward ation is 1 per cent., and on Midland, I ; South- Eastern are scarce, and there is a contango of 4, as compared with last night. London and South-West ern are 87 to 89, and 1 better ; and Brighton, at 46 to 461, 4 ; North British have fallen 1, at 34 4 to 354 ; Sheffield, at 424 to 434 ; Great Northern, A, at 1094 to 1101 ; and Midland, at 106 to 1061, each ; and Lancashire and York shire, at 1264 to 1264, 1 each ; South Eastern, 711 to 72 ; London and North Western, 118 to 1181 ; Great Northern, 1081 to 1091 ; Great Eastern, 294 to 304 ; Great Western, 464 to 464 ; Metropolitan, 1091 to 1091 ; Caledonian, 764 to 77 ; and Chat ham, 18 to 19. The changes in Bank shares are confined to an advance of 4 in Imperial, at 171 to 18, and in Imperial Ottoman at Ito 1 dis. Agra (A) are steady, at 11 to 111 ; Anglo-Austrian, 34 to 34 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, 28 to 29 ; Consoli dated, 4to 1 prem. ; London and County, 52 to 54 ; London and Westminster, 671 to 681 ; Orien tal, 42 to 43 ; London Joint Stock, 331 to 341 ; and Union of London, 334 to 341 ex. div. Credit and Finance Shares are quoted as follows : - -National Discount, 11 to 111 ; London Financial, 2 31 to 224 dis. ; International Finance, 24 to 14 dis. ex div; General Credit, 21 to 24 dis.; and Credit Foncier, 3 to 34. lu Foreign Mining Shares little or nothing is doing. St. John del Rey Mine remains at 21 to 23 ; Port Phillip Mining, 14 to 11 ; Chontales, dis. to 4 prem. Miscellaneous shares are neglected, and prices generally are without material change. Anglo- American Telegraph are quoted at 194 to 194 ex ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cent., 5t054 ; Pore -street Warehouses, 1 to 4 dis.; Hudson's Bay, 1 44 to 144 ; London General Omnibus, 11 2 ; Ocean Marine Insurance, 141 to 151 ; Thames and Mersey Insurance, 21 to 24 pm. The traffic receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway Company of Canada for the week ending January 2 5, show an increase of £2,719, as compared with • th e corresponding week of last year. The shareholders in the Imperial Austrian Gas Company have resolved to wind up, and liquida tors have been appointed. MY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Star of Peace has arrived frcm Melbourne w . th 543000 in Australian gold, and the Halley from the Uiver Plate with £50,000. Bar gold to the value of £57,000 was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday, and 23,000 sovereigns were received from South America. The Pera takes to-day £17,541 in specie, of which Z 13,200 in silver is for Shanghai ; £lO5 in silver for Hong Kong ; £3,500 in gold for Galle, and £736 for Madras. The Birmingham Banking Company announce a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. Birmingham advices report the failure of Mr. Itavene, German merchant, of that town, for about £ 7 ,000, with assets equal to 15s in the pound. . m .A. meeting of the shareholders in the Mariquita and "'levy Granada Mining Company was held yesterday, w ,hen the proposal was con fi rmed of the directors of tne Mariquita Mining Company to pay £7,000 in full discharge of the claims of the former undertaking. There is to be an International Maritime Exhibition at Havre from the Ist of June to the 31st of October. It will be divided into five departments, and com prise forty-three classes, among which there is to be s hown all the appliances of navigation and of fishery, as practised by civilized countries. Among the general __ s tiriosities there is to be a m o d e l u p on a l arge sca l e o f ..i ngal's Cave, with specimens of the maritime plants found in all latitudes. The general meeting of the shareholders in the , the Mobilier of France was to have been held on boe 20th inst., but it has been postponed, sine die, in °l3 sequence of a sufficient number of shares not - '`wing been lodged to r en d er th e p rocee di ngs l ega l. -, 4 eanwhile, the balance sheet up to the 31st J a nuary bas been issued. It shows that at that date the en `4,°rsements of the society were out t o th e amoun t o f 'z882,000 and that compared with the previous mouth of December there was an increase in the amount of r en t es h e ld b y th e soc i e t y o f £ 90,000, an d °I £ BO ,OOO in advances to compani es . O n th e o th er hand the revenue has fallen off £160,000, £90,000 In bills to receive, £20,000 in debts on current Recounts, £240,000 in deposit accounts. Assuthing that the estimate of bills and assets is good, the society appears to have at its credit a balance of £480,000. The traffic receipts of the Metropolittro Railway for the week ending the 9th inst. amounted tt, 44 ,585 4s 10d, being an increase of £4lO 19s ld. Mr. Somerset Beaumont is likely to be the new d irector of the North Eastern Railway Company. „the foll ow i ng i s f rom t h e W eekly Circular of '`Ylr• S. Mendel, dated Manchester, Feb. 11 : o ite activity and advanced prices in the Cotton r arket have served to stimulate the demand. Prices thaw a v er y cons id era bl e a d vance w i th i n few weeks, O t the improvement is difficult to realise, a n d we a „ 4 ,;( 3 Only a moderate extent of business, with a fi rmer "" f ,,T, apparently still .upward urse ; but, so far, the advance is in some degree nominal." BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. G OVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Per taunt. Consols 8 j::°°. i Account, March 5 ' 9 31 biPer C ent. Reduced r3l 4. 3 per Cent 2 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 • 76 D° 4. • per Cent. Jan. 1873 — 41ruities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan ., 1880 — n°• for 30 yrs, expire sth AprilBBs — t:,. ° (Red Sea Telegraph), Au,,., 1908 — 'euequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 ez2ier Ct — pm Do £5OO 2O pm B atik ~ ,o. of En £lOO & £2OO Pm land Stock, 4i per Cent 250 ' D o. Accougnt r lin ar , 4.4 c i --IN t/OVERNMENT SECURITIES. toloa.o AccountS tocklOf per Cent., AprillB74 217 15 D ° . 5 per Cent. July, 1880 D o. 4 Per Cent.. Oct. 1888 101 1 1 De• Certificates 000. Enfacod Paper 4 per Cent — n o per Cent, Jan. 1872 b •of Per Cont ., May 1879 lO Bl ° 5 peor Cont., Riip. Dob., 1 1 8 8 7 7 2 7 — n .do. U0Do • do. 1882 — Deb., 5 p er Cent., Aug. 1873 o _. Bond, 5 por Cent., £l,000 ,'. under £1.000 br /' O IIIIIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK. Xiall 5 per Cent — -,; 4 1 Per Cent , 1852 — - '-' O . do., . 18'8 bo. do., 18 il' — D° 1)0- do., 1863 — ';'.‘'• per Cent., 1.865 t ye Account — i . ° , 110 8 Ayres 6 per Cent 4, 0 2 Per Cent. (Deferred a per Cent ) -- 'ni, a ring. ►n as most •es ult ►le to Oleut most :e the itals, t and L the ;e, of Ame- (reign ry, as atries Lidian at no As mum id DIY de of EFF. - '' kerning the Pa ;lining, 3 k, and left his Lug by health, 1 made. race of ondali Linton 9 OXf" GI arde d rd dele te if the 1 whi ch ad with Cuba, 6 per Cent. • Cadian 6 per Cent — Do. 4i per Cent 67f 1.)o. 6 per Cent., B • — Do., 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 93 Do., Scrip £32 paid C ,h , rubian, 6 per Cont. Danisn 3 p- t. Cent.. 1825 ... D tnubian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Eluador New Consolidated, 1 per Coin — elgyptian, 7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue , — De. £5OO Bonds Do. £lO6 Bonds 92 1 Do. 1861 Do. £s''O Bon'ls n-.. , -,t Do. £lOO Bonds I • 1.0.. 9 21 A 2 4 4 Governn , 6ut Railway Debentures ..... 931 i 4 Greek, 5 per Cent., 1821-5, ex Coups — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account G tatemala 5 per Cent . — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p It ',tau 5 per Ce..2t., 1865 — Do, Account .. — Do. Martnurnaua t:aiway — 51-3xicar.. 3 per Coot Ditto for Account Dn. I C4 , } — Do 6 per Cont. Au - •,lo - rem* — Aout .. .31. . th , an 6 per Gen t,. . — nooi . ish Imperial 5 per Cent.— No tv (..v-,:t l a da .... l3l Do 3 ne" Cen 321 Do. De'ereed Do Linn Warran:s (11ekt.,LL:es) Pt3rlYiali 5 per Cent. 1865 . Do Account — Do 41 per Cow. (Chio..-ren) Do 4 per Cent., 1&.2 -4 Do Account Pochiguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9;60;2,'a Do. do., 1 67 Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid ll pm Ra. , ..sytn 5 per Cent., 18z2, £ St 8 1 i 6 1 Do 4i per Cent. 1850 Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 , . Do 5 per Cent. 1?.~ . 62 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds B9k - . 1- Do. do. £Bl 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B9-} 1 1. Do. do. .£B4 15s. do — Sardinian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con . — Do Accjunt . . • Do New Deforroct Do Account Do Passive Do Acc‘uut Do Corn. Ceet. o • Con:. not funded — Do Accoant Tu - Irish 6 per Ceut. _ . Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £l.OO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent.. 1862 6ll 1 Do Account Du .£I.OC BOIYIS 631 Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 324 il Do Accoun; Du 6 per Coot., 1365... ............. Do 1 per Coat., Goarauteed Venezuela, 3 per Cont. lio 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Coat. 1864 Do. 4 9cr Cent. Certificates .1 )ivideDos on the above pay.ule in Londou. French Routes 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Austrisa o p3.C. Cent. E 10 Florins 13olgiau, 41 per cent., Ex. 25 , . Dutch 24 per °out. Ex. 12 a ul„ - Do Account Bs'4 Itilial, 5 per Cent. 1831, Es. zOi. Do. Account — TITO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money .. Do. Account, March The Price of Gold. -I 4 . 93; The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on Loudon is 2M. 12c. per £1 sterling. On c.naparing these rates with the English Mint price of ori. toid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly two-tenths dearer in Paris than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 109 j per cent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold trona the United States. PRESENTS TO SUIT EVERY PURPOSE, TASTE, AND POCKET AT PARKINS AND GOTTO'S.—Photographic Albums a choice of 3,000 ; despatch boxes, writing cases, dressing cases, travelling bags, envelope cases, blotting books, ink stands, desks, book slides, work boxes, tea caddies, hand bags and reticules, card cases, purses, stationery cabinets, scent bottles, albums for postage stamps, crests, &c.; cigar cases, card baskets, pocket books, electro-gilt and elegantly mounted articles. Bibles, Prayer-books, and Church Ser. vices, in every type. Parkins and Gotto, 25, Oxford' street. Thousands of the above articles, all perfectly new and fresh, consequent upon a rauid sale.—fAnTrA Tun (UleEN'a Bouic.— Her iVkp-,ty the queen hat , graciously presented to the WiHeii:lll Literary Insti tute a copy of her new work, Leaves from the Journal of our Life in the _Highlands. In a letter accompany in, the volume, addressed to the lion. secretary (Kr. J.'C. Tildesley), the Queen intimates that it is not her intention to present copies of the work to insti tutes generally, but that in this case she was unwilling to refuse the request, as the Willenhall Institute is one of some standing, and is designed mainly for the benefit of working men. The peopl e o f Will en h a ll are much gratified - with this act of condescension on the part of her Majesty, and have appropriately acknowledged the gift. • NATIONAL PORTRAIT EXHIBITION, 1868.—There has been published to-day the preliminary list of eminent persons living between the year 1800 and the present time whose portraits have been promised for the third and concluding exhibition to be opened at South Kensington in April. The Committee of Council on Education express a hope that the possessors of por traits of the many distinguished characters whose names do not appear in the list may be induced to send particulars of their picas they totures are d the s e e s c i r r e o ti u t s ry to , South Kensington Museum, l secure completeasog ishhistory a represen extendingtation froma as possible period ot. Epresent . 1800 to o f t the year. Besides the modern portraits, the Exhibition will include a supplementary collection of portraits of eminent persons living before the year 1800 w ho were unrepresented or inadequately represented in t h e two preceding Exhibitions. For this, a large number of pictures have already been promised. THE OUTRAGE EPIDEMIC.—Another startling out rage is reported from the West-end. Mr. M`Keown, the bullion merchant of Fenchurch-street, who re sides at Lancaster-villas, Notting-hill, was returning at about half-past twelve a.m. from the Popular Coll eens at St. James's-ball, on Monday, and having reached the site of some unfinished houses in Lancas ter-road, was accosted (according to the prevailing device) by a woman, whom he summarily repulsed. No sooner had he done so than he was seized behind and before, evidently by two men, a third appearing almost simultaneously to assist. He was lifted bodily off his feet, and carried out of the highway among the mud and mortar of the unfinished build ings, and there he w as ru bb e d o f a go ld eye - g l ass , and left almost smothered in dirt. But the remark able fact is to come. Although he was brutally knocked about on the eyes and face (the markS of which to-day are most significant of extreme violence), he lost nothing but that eye-glass ; whereas he had upon him nearly £lOO worth of property, including a large diamond ring, a . gold chain, worth at least ten guineas, and a watch worth probably twice as much, together with a silver card case. A locket, probably dropped in the scuffle, has been since found in the mud: The police are in hopes of gaining a clue to this singular assault by means of the eye-glass. One of the miscreants was a coloured man. They were all, however, probably new at their business, for they spent so long in assailing Mr. M'Keown that they lost nearly all their booty. , THE MEMBERS FOR LEICESTER ON EDUCATION.--. Messrs. Taylor and Harris addressed their constituents at Leicester on Monday evening. Mr. Taylor, in the course of his speech, avowed his opinion that national education must be secular education, because no man should be compelled to pay a rate for teaching his child opinions that he did not hold himself. Thi s was not, however, to do away with religious instruction ; it was simply delegating it to the parent and the priest. Education was mere instruction and communication of fact. Instruction might be immoral, but edu cation could neither be immoral nor irreligious. Education was the drawing out and development of the whole being ; it was not the cramming of the brain, it was the creating of the charac ter of the individual. That being so, if he were asked why secular education could not be irreli gious, his answer was, because to his mind it was the vital truth that " The earth is the Lord's and the fulness thereof " (cheers). From this it followed that the laws of the universe, the laws of reason and action of the human mind, were divine, and not dia bolical ; and for every drop that man could raise out of the great ocean of truth, he was not further from, but nearer to the great source and origin of all things (cheers). And the converse of the -proposition was true, that as secular education was not irreligionS edu cation, so so-called religious or theological education was not necessarily moral or religious (hear, hear). The religious spirit was the product of the brain and heart, the result of the best intelligence and affection ; it was the ripened fruit of the perfect man (cheers). Referring again to the condition of Ireland, Mr. Taylor expressed himself opposed to the idea of a separate Irish nationality. He would utterly abolish the Irish Church, and he would open no fresh endowments as suggested the other day by Mr. Bright (hear, hear). Mr. J. D. Harris said there was one thing patent to all; the Reform Bill had done good, for it had made states men and politicians of all parties anxious for the education of the people (applause). He was of opinion that they must have a ratal system, a secular educa tion, and the schools that continued in the national system had went to Government for aid must have a conscience clause, so that if they took- the peoplfia P 29 11 , 87 .t, 1 4€7 Limo cteg..t4 dixa tti THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1868. SHARE LlST.—This Day. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.) LLOYD V. SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a student at the bar, for compensation for injuries sustained in consequence of the negligence of the servants of the company. The plaintiff's case was that he was returning from Greenwich on the evening in question, when in consequence of the careless manner in which one of the trucks of the company had been left on the line, he received an injury from it that to an extent disabled him from following his professional duties. The company contended that the plaintiff himself had caused the accident. He had been dining with some friends at Greenwich, and on his quitting the train he heedlessly pashed the truck, and hence the injury. The company, after the trial had proceeded some time, agreed to a proposition of giving the plaintiff £2O as-compensation, they at the same time with drawing all imputation against the plaintiff. FOLICE IN TELLIGENCE.—This Day. THE LATE ATTEMPT TO MURDER BY A LUNATIC.—James Ncechdl, solicitor's clerk, was brought up at Clerkenwell, on remand, on the charge of discharging a loaded re volver at Thomas Cba,tterton, with intent to murder him. Ricketts, solicitor, of Frederick-street, Gray's-inn road, defended the prisoner.—lt will be recollected that on the morn!ng of the sth inst. Thomas Chatterton was walking along Compton-street, Clerkenwell, when the prisoner; who is a solicitor's clerk, and known in the pro fession as " Mad Needles," went behiinl him, drew a revolver, and shot him in the neck. Chatter ton then ran away, but was followed by the pris,oner, Nir7io fired three more shots at him, none of which took effect. ITe vats secured, and thirty-seven bullets found upon him. At, the last exami nation it W.lB clearly proved that for some considerable length of time he had laboured under the delusion that he was being followed by a number of men. This morning a certificate was receiveci from Mr. Smiles, the surgeon to the House of Dettion. which stated in effect that since the .prisoner's incarceration a watch had been kept upon him, and he appeared to be labouring under delusions.—Mrs. Chatterton, th 3 wife of the injured man, said she had seen her husband, and that he was still unable to attend.—Mr. Ricketts said the bullet bad not yet been extracted, and he had no objection to a remand. — The prisoner was then remanded. ' ALLEGED BIGAMY BY A POPULAR SnmEn.—Mr. Levitt, from the office of Mr. Cooper, solicitor, applied to Mr. Burcham, at the Soiithwark Police-court, for a warrant to apprehend Mr. William Thomas, a popular singer known to the public by the name of " Lingard," for bigstnly. He was in a position to prove that six years ago he mar ried Miss Minnie Foster, a popular actress at present performing at an East-end theatre, and that on the 26th of Juir., 1866, he married Miss Alice Ann Dowsing, before the Registrar at Bristol, in the name of William Needham. He (applicant) afterwards produced certifi cates of both =vines, and would bo able to produce the mixing witness as soon as Mr. Thomas, otherwise Lingard, was apprehended. Ho was hiding away, and they wanted a warrant to enter the house they suspected him to be con cealed in.—Mr. Burch am: I shall not grant a warrant under any such circumstances. You must give him into custody when you can find him. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railwa s. p„ l ,, Closing ! Business y ' i --- " 1 Price. I dine. - it — ittristol and Exeter .... 100 85 57 at Caledonian lOO 76 77 at rCambrian - Cork and Bandon...- - - - 20 Cornwall all 3 4 at Dublin & Belfast June ; 100 741 751 at Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junc lOO 70 73 100 10. London, scrip Cacti all - - Do. 100 - - at Glasgow AS. Western, 100 100 102 at Great Eastern, O rd. stk.l ice zail 30,1 at Do. E. Angl. st. No. 21 100 62 71 1 9 at Great Northot Scotland' 100 15 ,6 110 at Great Northern lOO 109 111 st Do. A stock .... 100 il t 111 at Do. B stock lOO 1221 123 at Do. New, ie. at 25 pm 100 - - st 018, and W. of Ireland 100 10 93 at Gt. Western -Original 1 , 00 46 16; 401 1 at Do. S. Val. Rail gun. 100 - - Do. South Wales at Do. W. .111d.-0).1orn 100 23 30 - at Do. Newport lOO 29 31 at Do. Hereford . ... 100 at Lanuailtire s:orkshir, 100 126 126! 12 6 1 7 at London and Blackwall 100 - - at Lou.,i S Coast 10J 46 161 461 at I•on., Chat., and Dover lea I 181 lei 1 1 1 ,t Do. Metrup. Ex. A.. 100 11 14 at Lull. North Westeri. WO 111 iiel LBl 11 8 at Lon. A South i 4 eaters ICO 87 89 872 8 •at Man., Sher., A Lincoli, lee 43 1/ it itetropolitau..... ..... all (8 • Jou, ; 09 1 at Do. New - - at Do. Extension—. at ilctrupolitan Distric t all - 26 t Do. do. do. 10 - - IC !)o. and St. JOhn'elWil 6 - - at Midland - Do. .09 Share st Do, 13irmin.. & Darla) 100 75 77 - Mid Kent . . all - - at Noc th British st Do. Ed. ' PM., A Dun. 100 - - at Nth..Easttrn•-Berwie, 100 105 107 106 25 Do. G.N'E purchits, 16.13.4 - - at Do. Leeds at Do. York lOO 90 98 99 t Do. Carlisle ... 100 130 134 at Do. Stock. A Darling. all 114 136 25 Do. do. 1860-01 lB - p at North London . 109 111 116 at Do. do. 1801 5 . . lO - Do. .to. 1865 10 North Stallordshire 100 5S 60 st • N. &S. W. Junction at Scottish Central - Scot. N. 10 , Aber. stock 100 - Do. Scot, Mid. st oak IOU - Shropshire Union 4 South Devon lOO 44 16 st South Eastern 20 Staines, Wok., A Wok all 0 lu at Pair Vale 10 Do. C - Vale of death - IVaterlord A Kilkenny) 100 10 Waterloo A Whitclia 1 6 - - West Cornwall 1 10 u - - COLON DekL GOVERNMENT SECURITIE6. - 'British Columbia, 6 per 1 cent., De 0.31, 1072 lOO - - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-81 - Do. 6p. c. Feb.& Aug 1,.,0 100 102 1 D,i. sp. C. Star. A Sept;loo 100 1021 - Do. sp. c. Jan. July! 100 86 87 861 1 - Do. sp. e. Inscribed as: 10U e 5 87 - Cape G. II ope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 , 103 105 - Do.A 1 :l.&Oct.1800-19 06 ' 100, I 107 leg• - Do. do ledo-9, , 100 106 108 - Do, Jan.A.July, 1800-1,1 100 1(5 117 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 ' 100 t 6 97 - oas lon, Nov. 187/z, ep , 100 111 li 1 - Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 - ,Mauritius, 6p. o, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1678 .. lOO 116 108 - 1882, Mayls, Nov. :5 106 105 107 - Do. 1895, Feb. A Aug lOO 1 07 1 00 - 'Natal 4 10 V. 6 per cent ) 100 114 106 - N.l3.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&Julyl 100 113 105 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 vo., 18040, 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1870'' 100 08 09 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to ISt 100 072 9.1 951 6 - New Zealand, 6p. cent' 100 Do c . sspuetria o cent.... 6 p. c. 100 98 99 981 Nova sterling, 1875 l9O 102 104 - Queensland Gov. 6p. C. 100 103 105 1031 1 - , S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c. 1808-9 100 - Do. 1878 & upwards llO 110 111 - Vio,(iov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - - Do. de, April & Oct : 100 110 • 112 112 112 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. lOU A.tiautica st.Dawrenue all 64 66 tit I 110111.,8ar0d3, A; Cen.ln. 100 103 104 10.1 gu. 5 per cent... 20 Do. F shares lO p ir 4 204 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 34 10 Do. Preference 100 1 Bulf.,Brant, &Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3-4 WO 68 71 st Calcutta .& S. E., lint lOO st \Ati.e Town & Dock, gu lOO 18 52 100 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi all 99 102 at East Bengal, gu., sdo 100 103 I C 4 105 1 , s o t Ea D s o t . ln j di i, a . Ll, te g n u s . o s n p..o l Ol 5O 102 I_lo 1001 f st ..rand Truukot Canada 100 15 16 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 78 62 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 43 45 100 Do. do deferred 100 De. 2d I'ref. Bonds all 13 35 LOU Do. do. deterred - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 27 29 NO Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook 100 Do. do. deterred at ;1 0 Ot : lt . id olauf 5 ier en.iguac.esnpt lB .c lOO 1(914 2 11 110 1691 i 4 20 Do. New gun. sp. c 0 14 2 l' at it. South of India gnu. 5 per cent at D.,. 44 per cent lov 94 f'6 9 - 1 5 at Do 206 i i reat WI s. of Canada all 164 1611! 204 Do. New .... 100 Do. 6p. o 11(.s. pay. 187:: all 08 100 100 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. all 91 9 1 st Madras, KW. 5 p.c .... 1 10 0 0 0 19030 9 10 5 2 104 at Do. 41 do st Do. 11 do lOO 89 91 2') Do. Fifth Extension 5 st Ilelb. Cor 6p. c. Bnds.l 100 50 Mel. & Hobson's Bay .. I all at N.Rl.C'da.6pc istpt. ha i 100 83 (5 st Gude & Ithiik'nd, g. 5 p,O 100 1014 1651 at Seinde .... st Do. Delhi i g d IOU 1001 101/ 1( 0 20 Do. do : 4 4,, 15 4 1 P at Do. Puniaub =in 100 10) 101 100 i at Do.lndus St.Flos .46 l 100 87 89 BRITISH MINIM *— ;Cam. Consol. 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(IllogainlB.lB.9 374 421 !itray Park . 135.11.6 4 6 fin Croft t la 14 Vigra and Clogan, Rm , all 7... West Nissett (Mogan W. Caradon (Ltskeard 1t 10 12 West Chiverton ll 67 69 _ West 5et0n......473 115 205 ..„, Wheal Bassett !Mogan 5/ 85 95 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 16 Iv _ tVheal Mary Ann (Men 8 18 20 Wheal Seton wh ea ; Treiawnev (Lin ' 5.17.0 6 g riiNFERENCIS likiAii.Ets London and S.-Western 44 per nen. AND STOCKS t., 87 :FO.IIEIGN 'RAIL WA Y P. Bahia and San Francisco, li.A., gua. 7 per cent., 15 Dutch Rhenish. 201 Ditto, new. 51 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 141 FOREIGN human •• ,Don Pedro. North Del Rey, 2 P an ulcillo Copper. Una., Roan Grande, -16 BANIS S. Agra. lim.. A. —" Ditto, B, 91 City. 1 6 Imperial Ottoman, 91 1 Loudon and County, 534 Ditto, new, 26j London Joint Stock. 33i London and %% estminater. Ditto, Scrip, 4'l Oriental Bank Corporation, 431 2 MISCELLAN WM. Anglo American Telegraph, 191 Atlantic Telegraph, Ditio, 8 par cent., 1.)1f Bombay Gas, lim., 4 Ditto, new. 2i City Discount, lim, 2f Credit foncier of England. lira.. 3 1-16 Egyptian 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua by Egypt. Govt 921 Peninsula and Oriental Stearn, 57 new, 1867, Royal Mai Steam, 69 Viceroy of Egypt, 7per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 78 7} TROTTING MATCH AT BROMPTON FOR £50.--A match for the above amount came off on Monday afternoon at Brompton, Mr. H. Panell, the bookmaker, having laid £25 even that Jack Smith's pony Kitty, 12 hands 1 inch, did not trot 7i miles in the half hour round the enclosed ground, quarter of a mile round. The pony was in ex cellent trim, and was driven by Smith, who weighed 13s Glb. Mr. Edwin Smith, of Bell's Life, was referee, and Mr. J. G. Kent kept time on behalf of the pony. She did the first and second quarters in a minute each, and the first mile seven seconds under four minutes. After that she had it rather safely in hand, and won by 45 seconds. There was no betting, but a very numerous attendance of all classes of trotting men. THE STRAND Music HALL.—This case, under the winding-up order, was specially appointed to come on on Saturday at the Rolls Chambers before Mr. Marshall, the chief clerk. Several parties attended ; Mr. Holdsworth for the official liquidator. There is a fund in hand, and the matter was to go before the Master of the Rolls to ascer tain which of the creditors was to be paid. It is expected that there will bo no dividend to the creditors, and no calls made. The chief clerk made a formal adjournment to com plete the case, and said the parties need not attend, as the matter would go before the Master of the Rolls OLt the quaticon vi' payment. COURT OF CONIMON PLEAS. (Before Chief Justice Bovill and a Special Jury.) BLYTU V. THE GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was also an action against the above railway company for compensation. The plaintiff was driving his horse near Strat ford-bridge, when the animal became so frightened at the noise made by one of the engines of the company, and also by the steam that came from it into the roadway, that it " bolted" and seriously injured itself. The plaintiff him self also received very severe hurts and bruises, which, as they had been occasioned through the instrumentality of the company, they ought to be called upon to make proper reparation. The company contended that they were not to blame, that the engine was standing in the siding, and that no further use was made of it than they were entitled to by the Act of Parliament. The Attorney-General and a long array of counsel appeared in the case, which seemed likely to extend over the day. COURT OF PROBATE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) V. BILLING. This was a suit to obtain probate of the will of Mr. Ananias Billing, lately the senior partner of a large building firm at Nottingham. The will was opposed on the ground of incapacity. The case appeared to be a very complicated one, from the fact that the will that had led to all these difficulties had been executed after one had already been formally signed. A witness named Peate, who had been a confi dential clerk with the testator, stated the circum stances with respect to the execution of the second will. He stated he was called into Mr. Billing's room one morning by that gentleman shortly before his death, when he told him he was greatly distressed at the will he had already made in favour of a Miss llootan, with whom he had been on terms of intimacy. Testator said he thought it was a great injustice to his wife and family if carried out, and he therefore wished privately to execute another, leaving Miss Hootan. only £lOO. lie directed Peate to write to his dictation another will, which was done, and after being read over to Mr. Billing, who kept it in his possession for two days, when Peate and one of the testator's brokers witnessed its si g n ature. The testator, before his death, told Peate that he knew matter,here a t they would all have to fight it out. lie (testator) said his object in not letting Miss Ifootau know of his altered intentions towards her was that she was of such a v iole n t temper that she would do him some personal injury if she did. Witness was decidedly of opinion that the testator when he made the will was quite in possession of all his faculties to the fullest ex tent. There are a great number of witnesses to exa mine, and the case being connected with others to follow it will occupy the Court until its rising, and then most probably be adjourned. ADMIRALTY COURT. (Before Sir J. Phillimore ) TIIE GREAT EASTERN STEAMSHIP. This was a suit instituted against the Great Steamship Company for work and labour done. This magnificent, b u t u n fortunate vessel, it will be recollected, was chartered by a French company, to convey passengers from America to Havre during the French Exhibition, but the project turned out an utter failure. Before the ship sailed a great amount of money was laid out on her repairs, and liability incurred for others. Amongst one of the works performed was the painting the ship's bottom, and when the bill was sent in to the Great Steamship Company th e y denied their liability, and said that the French charterers were the persons responsible for the cos t o f p a inting. Sir J. Andersonl commander of the ship, was examined at great length. He said he had been appointed to the ship by the Telegraph Construction Company, in the first instance, and on returning from laying the cable he ceased to be captain as soon as she anchored in at Sheerness. He commanded the ship on the occa sion of the laying the second cable, and after t h at quitted the ship at. Liverpool. He was next appointed to the ship by the French charterer, and when the ship sailed he recei ve d a l e tt e r from Mr. Yates, the secretary of the Ship Company, appointing him to act for them, so th a t h e cons idered he had to act for both parties to the best of his ability. He had to sign bills and give orders after his appointment, but he never directed the bill for the painting of the ship's bottom to be sent into the company's office at Liverpool. He could hardly say he had ever been actually appointed captain of the Great Eastern by the company. The French charterers were liable for many of the charges, and the present one, he should say, was one of them. The case will last until the rising of the Court. MARKETS—(Ihis Day.) CORN. The weather continues fine, and farming operations are making steady progress. The country markets are in some cases rather firmer, and in ono or two instances dearer. The French markets are also higher. At Mark-lane this morning there was only a moderate attendance, and a quiet demand prevails for most articles of the trade, but the tone was firmer. English wheat met a limited sale, but the rates of Mon day were well upheld. Foreign wheat sold slowly, but all prime qualities wore quite as dear. There was no quotable change in the flour trade. Malt unchanged in value, with a limited demand. • Barley, beans, and peas firm, at Monday's quotations. Oats moved off steadily at rather more money. TALLOW. The market is quiet, and barely so firm. Y. C. on the spot, 42s 6d ; Mara, 42s 9.1 to 433 ; l as t th ree mon th s 43s 6d. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. MEAT. —The mutton trade is brisk, with a moderate supply, and firm prices :—Wethors, 3s 8d to 3s 10d, for middling, and 4s to 4s 4d for prime ; ewe, 3s 4d to 3s Bd. Beef, a dull sale, and prime beasts quotable are 4s, while coarse can scarcely be bought under 3s 4d. Veal very scarce, and a very slow sale, but dear—prime small, 5s 4d : large, 4s Bd. Pork dull, at 3s 4d to 4s, for coarse to prime. COTTON MARKET. LIVERPOOL, F e b. 12.—Market opo ns s t rong , s till ad vancing. Sales probably 15,0u0 bales. A rough sketch of an improved building plan for the new Central Courts of Justice Palace has been pre pared by Dionisis Vericchio, of Venice, and forwarded to the Lords' Commissioners for consideration. It appears to be very excellently laid out, and many of the requirements absent in the plans already considered have been provided for in the most convenient manner. THE ITALIAN CURRENCY.—The Italian Govern ment, as already mentioned, has recently put in circula tion a great quantity of paper and copper money, and speculators have been making a large profit by exchang ing the golden Napoleon of 20f. for more than 23f. in copper. The authorities of Nice have just issued a notice inviting the public there to refuse all copper money of foreign coinage, and the dealers of that town have since declined accepting payment in that form. Orders have also been given at the frontier to prevent the entrance of it .1L copper long. MALTA, Feb. 4.—The Indian steam troopship Crocodile, 3, Captain G. Watson, from Queenstown, arrived at Malta on the 3d inst , after a remarkably fine passage of eight days, having on board Lieut.- Col. T. Hamilton, 92d Highlanders, 64 other offi cers, ten ladies, five children, 931 non-commissioned officers and men, 109 women, and 129 children of different regiments, and 14 seamen, en route for India. Two deaths occurred during the voyage, one of an old soldier of the 92d, from heart disease, and the other of a child, from measles. The chief engineer, Mr. Sergeant, was discharged to the Royal Naval Hospital at Bighi, for debility occasioned by overwork and anxiety. The Indian was to leave at 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the 4th for Alexandria. Accounts from Tunis to the 2d of February were still very unsatisfactory, and the demand for bread stuffs continued unabated. The weather having been fine at Malta upwards of 80 vessels windbound had left that port on the 4th cf February and the two preceding days. The English schooner yacht Bella Donna, Capt. J. Kelieway, which had put back, took a fresh departure on the 3d inst. for Gib raltar. There was a private meeting of the Council held after the general meeting on Friday last, when it is said that certain propositions were made to the Council which, it is expected, may lead to an amicable settlement of the long-pending questions in connection with the Great Harbour works. Of course, any matters privately agreed to will be publicly discussed in the island Legislature on a future occasion. The new holophotal light, to be placed on the Delimara Point, on the south-east coast of Malta, which was ordered from England three or four years agO, had at length arrived, hav ing been received by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ceylon, from Southampton. It is reported to be a light of unusual power and bril liancy. It was yet hoped in Malta that the injurious arrangement proposed to be carried out by the Postmaster-General, setting aside the island inte rests for au infinitesimal gain in time for the Indian mails, may yet be averted. It is stated that every department of the State in England, except the General Post-office, is averse from this ill-advised measure, and our correspondent adds, it is not. alto gether impossible that the service of the Peninsular and Oriental Company, via Marseilles and Malta, may yet be continued. Orders have been received at Colchester Camp for the depot of the 94th Regiment to proceed from Colchester to Dover to-day, to await the arrival of the head-quarters of the regiment from India. A draught of the 14th Regiment, consisting of three officers? 102 men, three women and one child, is under orders to leave the garrison for Gravesend on the 14th inst., and embark on board the steamship Cleopatra for conveyance to Jamaica to join the service companies of the regiment ; and a draught of the 2d Battalion, 16th Regiment, consisting of two officers, 93 men, two women, and two children, will also be conveyed by the same vessel to Barba does, where service companies of the regiment are now stationed. Staff-Assistant-Surgeon Leslie, from the Camp, will embark at Gravesend and proceed to Bermuda, iu medical charge of draughts. It is satisfactory to find that the immense stock of ordnance materials which have been accumulat ing for the past 20 or 30 years in Woolwich Arsenal, and with which the open spaces fronting the stores and factories are now encumbered, are soon likely to be made use of. In addition to a large number of 32-pounders, and other cast-iron guns, bored out and strengthened with inner tubes on Major Palliser's plan, about 2,000 tons weight of the smaller calibres are now being transferred to the Royal Gun Factories, to be worked up by the Bessemer process into malleable blocks and coils for the manufacture of the service guns now adopted on the Fraser system of cheap construction. Col. Campbell, superintendent of the establishment, through whose suggestion the War Department has sanctioned the introduction of the system, is so well satisfied with the results hitherto obtained by the initiatory trials during the past week; that the number of puddling furnaces is to be increased from three to five. A number of efficient puddlers have been added to the establishment at a pay of 12s. per day, and, besides the old guns, Colonel Campbell intends using up the whole of the refuse, such as the old carronades of the time of George 1., and the useless spherical and broken shot and shell amassed in various parts of the Arsensal. With five fur naces ten tons of malleable iron of very superior quality will be produced daily, at the rate, including all expenses, of about £8 per ton. According to a special demand yesterday from the Horse Guards, a large quantity of the Boxer ball cartridges for small arms' service was conveyed from Woolwich Arsenal, under military escort, to the magazine in Hyde-park. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Staff-Commander John P. C. Clements to the Royal George ; Navigating-Lieut. Edward H. Hills, additional, to the Excellent, for the Royal Sovereign ; George Hunt, engineer, ad ditional, to the Cumberland, for the Bullfinch; H. D. Garwood, engineer, additional, to the Fisgard, for the Rapid ; Edward D. Dooley, engineer, addi tional, to the Asia, for the Enchantress. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 11—Rifle, from Portrieux. Arrived, Feb. 12—Hayle, from Aiquillon ; Amazon, from Foo-chow-Foo ; Waterloo and Batavior, steamers, from Rotterdam. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed, Fob. 11.—Henry Reed, for Calcutta ; Coral Nymph, for Shanghae—both from London ; Royal Charlie, bark, for Boston ; Phillis Mulfrod, bark, for Lisbon ; Finolle, for Batavia•—all from Shields; Pierre Jeanne, from London, for Brest. PLYMOUTH, Tuesday.—The bark Shantung, 312 tons, Captain 11. Parker, was 14 miles south-west of the Eddystone yesterday at 2 p.m., under all plain canvas ; wind north-west. She has a cargo including GOO bales of wool and 70 tons of ball ammunition and Government stores for London. The Shantung left Table Bay Dec. 17, touched at St. Helena on the 31st. She spoke, Jan. 13, lat. 4 N., long. 21 W., the Maid of Malmeon, bound to Algoa Bay ; and Feb. 7, lat. 47 N., long. 9 5 W., the ship Essex, Captain Richards, belonging to Messrs. Money Wigram, which left Plymouth on the Oct inst., with pas ongero, i9l 11911Narno, Friday opened fine with a stiff breeze on, but mild and to all appearance a nice hunting morning, consequently there was a good muster at Baggrave to meet the Quorn, the first time they have met there since it has been in the occupation of W. S. Crawford, Esq:, who is dispensing the hospitalities of the season on the usually liberal scale. A more thorough sportsman does not exist, and Leicester shire has for many years held first claim in his time during the hunting season. Baggrave is well situated for covers, and it was hardly expected that Barkby Ilolt would be the first venture, but so it proved, and gave them a fox which ran well at starting, but not very straight, and by a series of rings spoilt what might have been a good thing After going for about twenty minutes they lost their fox, and the game was up for the day, for after waiting at Cream Gorse for more than an hour trying to get a fox away they failed, and a similar difficu!ty met them at the other coverts near there, the last order being given in the afternoon for Gartree Hill, which proved blank, and sent the hounds home. The breeze of the morning proved the precursor of the gale which set in with shades of evening, and made dwellers in towns keep the middle of the street in passing about, for the winds held high revel amongst the chimney pots, and slates flew about like paper in all directions. Worst of all with daylight no lull came, but the storm of wind sooner increased in violence, so that it seemed perfectly useless to attempt hunting. Neverthe less, a goodly party left Melton to meet Mr. Tailby at Burrough, which is, perhaps, the bleakest spot on this side the county. Luckily, the rain fell but lightly, and only at intervals; but such a breczer has seldom been felt, it was almost enough to blow one clean out of one's saddle. But hounds were there, and so along the top to the Punch Bowl, where a fox was soon on the move, but went away with evident reluctance. After working back and finding another with which they could do no good, it became evident that sport was out of the piesion, and although Mr. T. gave the word for 0 wston Wood, nearly all the Melton contingent turned for home at the time the gale had reached its culminating point, and when it was extremely difficult to solve the problem of gravitation, the heavy weights having decidedly the best of it. With the sinking of the sun came a lull, which was most acceptable after one of the longest and roughest gales ever remembered in the Shires. Monday was a Quorn meet at Widmerpool, and the Curate's gorse gave them a fox, which went to ground almost directly, and leaving seine men to dig him out, the hounds were taken on to the Parson's Gorse, but drew it blank, so back to the Curate's to ascertain the effect of the excavation, when it was found that Reynard was all right in a bag, so they took him on to Broughton and turned him out, when be made for the vale, and hounds getting on it looked like being a run, but before the Smite was reached they were at fault. They were, how ever, cast forward, and several thinking he bad crossed the river charged it, a few, as usual, coming to grief, amongst whom was a gentleman in black, well known with the Quorn, who always goes well. His horse failed to clear the water, and came back upon him, but although it was an awk ward fall, the loss of a few ivories was the extent of the damage, beyond a severe shaking ; and if he did not clear the Smite, he will have the pleasing recollection that he rode at it, as only those with plenty of pluck ever attempt it. In the meantime it was found that they had overrun their fox, and on trying back discovered that he had again gone to ground, so another hour was spent in digging out, and as may be expected no more good was done with this determined grounder. Late in the day they came on up to Grimstone Gorse, but did not find, and thus ended a middling day. Wednesday, a Stonesby meet of the Duke's again drew together a large field. There was a stiff wes terly wind, one which did not augur well for sport --the going was, however, all that could be desired, the ground having got nicely settled since the rain, and the turf was never more elastic and springy. The road to the meet was quite lively, and looked more like old times than it has on any day this season. Soon after eleven o'clock we moved off to Newman's Gorse for the first draw, and hounds soon warned us to prepare for a burst. The breeze had stiffened during the last hour, and looked almost a dead certainty that a fox must run down wind ; and so it proved, for in a very few minutes a brace came away beautifully, one about fifty yards behind the other, but following in exactly the same line. A ringing view holla brought down Cooper, and we soon had the satisfaction of hearing the pack strike up that glorious music which thrills alike through man and horse, and at it we went tugging away up for the lane, crossing it and going straight over for Stonesby Gorse. Before reaching it, however, the hounds felt the effect of the breeze as far as scent is concerned, for they began to feather about evi dently at fault. Cooper, however, lifted them on to the gorse, and here we had a check of a few minutes when a fox went away well for the village, bearing down to the right of it partly towards SproxtonThorns, but he turned short under the Brickyard, crossed the town street, and ran round the back of the vil lage straight across to Bescaby Oaks, a likely place to change foxes, but I hardly think they did, for whilst the majority of the field were waiting outside the Oaks, unable to hear anything for the wind, Cooper got away on the bottom side with a select few, and when it came to our knowledge he was out of sight, having crossed over to the top end of the park, by the time we reached which he was working down for the valley, near to the coach road leading to the Castle, which stood out nobly in front of us. It was a splendid sight to see hounds and those few lucky ones scudding across the large grass fields in front of us, with the princely resi dence of the noble owner of the pack as a back ground to the picture, but a glimpse was all that could be spared ; it was evident only a slice of luck could let us up again, and thanks to the fox this occurred, for after getting as far as Croxton Banks he took a turn to the right, ran up the hill over by Croxton village, at back of the Church, across the turnpike, and straight along the Heath to Ilering's Gorse, where he found refuge, and this time let up the outsiders. It was a nice hunting run, the best part of which was after leaving the Oaks. A ringing run from the gorse followed, after which they went down to the Swallow holes, found directly, and had a splendid burst of 18 minutes up to Sproxton Thorns, going, to use the words of a sporting friend, " as hard as they co uld lick," which they did and no mistake, as the distance from point to point is quite enough to do in 18 minutes at any time. The fox, however, was staunch, and reached the covert first,man and at the end cried " enough," of this good thing y and turned homewards, after a very fair day's sport. We are no w p retty.full, and no doubt, wea ther permitting, shall continue so to the end of the season. Amongst our lates t arrivals are Captain Alachell, Mr. and Lady de Vceux, Sir Francis and Lady Grant, and Sir Henry Hoare. Craven Lodge, which was purchased last year by Mr. Padwick, has again changed hands, and become the property of Sir Robert Hay, who will reside here. By some means or other the Quorn fixtures were not adver tised last week, either in local or sporting papers, and considerable inconvenience was caused to coun try residents by the omission ; but no debut it was one of those accidents which will happen. It is, however, only fair to allow farmers and those whose lands we ride over to know the whereabouts of the hounds, so that, if hunting men, they caa partici pate in the enjoyment, and, if not, they may, at each special district likely to be visited, have an eye to the sheep, and look after the gates.—" Nimrod " in Leicester Journal. • GUN ACCIDENT.—AS a labourer, named William Carter, 66 years of age, was on Friday engaged at Chulin leigh, Devon, attaching a horse to a cart, the reins caught the barrel of a gun which was placed against a wall, and an explosion occurred. The unfortunate old man was fatally injured. THE MELTON HU.NT. We have got through the first month in the new year, and father Time still keeps ringing his changes in the weather in a most extraordinary manner, and amongst all the changes we have had those of the past week are certainly not the least remarkable. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BIRMINGHAM RACES—THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LICENSED VICTUALLERS' PLATE. Ifighflyer 1 Miss Dodson Coverdalo Nine ran. Error in Erdington Plate, run yesterday—Huntsman second, not Birdie. Arrived—Albrighton, Greenland, and Sprite. Tho Doctor was scratched at 11.15. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—This DAY. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 9 to 1 agst King Charming (taken and offered) 11 to 1 agst Czar (offered) 12 to 1 agst Purveyor (taken) 100 to 6 agst Easby (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Lcases (taken) 100 to 3 agst Mount Palatine (taken and offered) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 1000 to 80 on the field (ofEred) 20 to 1 agst Thalussius (taken and wanted) 25 to 1 agst Chimney Sweep (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 6 agst Viridis (taken) 20 to 1 agst Abergeliie (off—take 25 to 1) 40 to 1 agst Caithness (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 500 to 200 agst liosicrueiau (taken) 1000 to 70 agst Typhoeus (taken and offered) DERBY. 11 to 2•agst Lady Elizabeth (offered—G to 1 taken) 23 to 1 agst Blue Gown (taken and offered) TIIE ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE, THREE DOORS FROM BLACKFRIARS 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. AQUATICS. SOULLERS' ItACE FOR £lOO. A match for the above amount was rowed on Tuesday Irons Putney to Mortlake, by John Augustine Caffin, waterman of the Old Swan, London-bridge, and William. Sadler, a waterman of Putney. Sadler was a great favourite, and the betting opened at 2 to 1 on him, and went to 5 to 2; he also won the choice of station, and took the Middlesex side, sheltered from the wind, while Caffin was exposed to all of it in mid stream. He weighed 12st 41b, while Sadler weighed 2st less. Mr. W. Wilberforce, jun., was referee; Mr. It. Bain umpire for Caffin, and Henry Kelly his pilot. Joe Sadler stood um pire for his brother, and George Hammerton showed hint up. They got off on a bad tide, Caffiu with a slight lead ; ho was dispossessed of it, however, in 50 yards, and at the Star and Garter Sadler led by one-third of a length, both steering in shore. Sadler increased the gap as they neared the London boat-house, but here Caffin drew up, and half way up the Willows Sadler, who was too close in shore, came out, and they fouled ; Sadler went on with the load, and was well ahead at Hammersmith, but again off Chis wick Caffin caught him, and a smart struggle to the bath ing place at Barnes found them again fouling. After that Sadler maintained the lead, and at Mortlake was declared the winner on the foul. Time, 27 min. 25 sec. IRISH AN 7 I-FENIAN DEPUTATION TO THE HOME SECREnIRY. Tho following appeared in our Latest Edition of yesterday evening:— This afternoon a deputation, headed by Mr. D. Seymour, M.P., waited on Mr. Hardy, at the Home office, topresent to the right hon. gentleman the Lon• don Irish address against Fenianisin. The address had appended to it 22,603 names. The deputation, numbered about 50 persons. The address having been presented, Mr. Hardy said—Mr. Seymour and gentlemen, as you are aware, it is not usual when an address is brought to the Home Office for presentation to; the Crown, that the deputation should be received by the Minister who takes charge of it. But I felt that an exception might well be made in a case where I was persuaded a great number of Irish residents in London would be glad of an oppor tunity of declaring, under peculiar and trying circumstances, their loyalty to the Crown and in stitutions of the country. It will, of course, be my duty to lay this address at the earliest moment before her Majesty. I cannot doubt of izs favour able reception ; and I will afterwards communi cate her Majesty's gracious answer to Mr. Seymour, whom I presume you wish should be the medium of communication. The deputation then withdrew. SERIOUS RIOMVU IN CORK. TUE RIOT AC r READ. CORK, Feb. 11. The rioting and attacks on the police continued until after midnight, without cessation for over nine hours. The mob assailed the police with stones, and tho constabulary (mounted and on foot) charged them with drawn swords and bayonets. Many of the rioters were wounded. One, named O'Leary, died in the hospital this morning. The Riot Act was read late in the night. OPENING OF ME DUBLIN ASSIZES. TRUE BILLS AGAINST LENNON. D ÜBLIN, Feb. 11. Patrick Lennon was found guilty of treason felony to-day. He will be put on his trial for firing at the policeman in the morning. LONDON GAZE.CELe.—LA,tT EVENING. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 3. Notice is hereby given that the Queen will hold Draw ing Rooms at Buckingham Palace on Thursday, the 12th March, on Wednesday, the let April, and on Tuesday, the 12th May next, at three o'clock : instead of two o'clock, as previously announced. WHITEHALL, FEB. 8. The Queen has been pleased by letters patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom to appoint Sir Charles Jasper Selwyn, Knt., to be a Judge of the Court of Appeal in Chancery, iu the room of the Right Honourable Sir John Rolt, lint., resigned. WAR OFFICE, FEB. 11. Tho Secretary of State for War has appointed E. Pearl, Esq., to be Visiting Surgeon for Windsor, under" Tho Contagious Diseases Act, 1866." WAR OFFICE, PALL MALL, FEB. 11. The Honourable Artillery Company of London—Lieut. James Mortimer Garrard to be Captain in the Light Cavalry Troop. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 8. Thomas Royle, Esq., has been this day promoted to the rank of Paymaster in her Majesty's Fleet. 3lr. Joseph Connolly has this day been promoted to the rank of Acting Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, witl4 seniority of 19th October, 1867. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. The following appointments were made yesterday at tho Admiralty : George A. Huntingford, midshipman, to the Victory; Henry Piers, staff surgeon, to the Wellesley, a ddi t i ona l for Melville Hospital ; Androw Murray, staff surgeon, to the Wellesley; Dr. Thomas Browne, assistant-surgeon, to the Royal Oak ; Doveton V. Stoddart, clerk, to th© Gladiator ; John J. Brown, staff commander, to the Fis gard, for service at Somerset House; Robert Edward Is. Bowman, chaplain, to the Trafalgar. COURSE OF EXCH./INGE...Last Evening. .wawraam Short. 11 17} , 11 18 Ditto ........... 3M. th .11 19f on s 12 0 Rotterdam Antwerp —2;. 32k 25 374 Brussels hamburg — 13 9f 13 10 Paris Short 25 10 25 20 Ditto 3 31enths. 25 2E- 25 35 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 120 120 k 11 90 12 0 Vienna Triesto 11 90 12 0 Potersburgn Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon Oporto ............... -- 32 32i 6 26i 6 26i 481- 48k 481 48 29 27f 29 a 5 29 27i 29 35 29 27f 29 35 292! 29 35 29 271 29 35 29 271 29 35 511 olf 511 51! ANOTHER SHOCKING WORKHOUSE STOEY.—AII inquest was opened at the Aston Union Workhouse Birmingham, on Saturday, on the bodies of Mary Pritchard, aged 60, and her daughter, Mary Ann Prit chard, aged 23 years. The deceased were inmates of the above workhouse, and last week the nurse, by mis take, took from the dispensary a bottle- of carbolic acid. and applied to the poor creatures as a remedy for the itch. The mother died- in three hours and the daughter next day, having suffered dreadfully. Another woman. who Was silnilzrly troatod lies in a yory dosorous ritatQ• ler At bbe Rig ;an der use fish the rb ave eves her ver. ded the ad the the and like on any 3 9. COM sing lave 3vo my, the lless ting :dg and cited the Arlo seri.- table