The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-26 00:00:00

hilip , st of cli f the 3 the most or" to t the with no no '0 to 0 bond- It) folt Ho hair, ought hould n and of his zirror , which ' eon and lurself better , you • iatelY andon ere ho out of aid, rgeoll Jedd• ows a 7etura a n the le end whole cowl Char- s Pal os the weve r Pro' nunds• s o by iman t r, that ily the spCCIT tl - StaV e 11 this 3---31111 char- I othe r , )cluce J uch f°r example as that feeble and ins:. ,wntity Georgy Halliday, the mother of CharlotSA., • ,nd who, after poor Tom Halliday has been murdered by Philip Sheldon, the hard-up surgeon-dentist, marries the wretch who has made her a widow to that very end ! Namely, that she should marry him and bring with her to him poor Tom Hallida,y's money, amounting to some sixteen or eighteen thousand pounds. Pos sessed of which sum, Philip Sheldon leaves the forceps to take up with the sharelist in his newly assumed capacity as a stockbroker. For, a time the ill-gotten goods prosper but only for a time, and it is when the darkness of ruin is closing around him, that he endeavours to accomplish, and in effect, as We have said, all but accomplishes the most diabolical of all his crimes, the poisoning of his step daughter Charlotte, whose will in his wife's (her mother's) favour he has secured, and whose life he has contrived to ensure for some ten thousand Pounds. How all these materials aro worked to gether into a novel of extraordinary interest, and the suspense awakened in the reader's mind by Which is oft3u nothing less thin enthralling, We leave Miss Braddon's work itself to d emonstrate. Enough for us—rather than at tempt here any matter of fact s:anning of the gradual entangling, and the still more gradual disentangling of the plot—enough for us if we direct the intending readers of Miss Braddon's new fiction to its pages, as to a story worthy of the hand to which we are already indebted for such ab sorbing tales of glamour and romance, as " Seen Ilim Once," or rather, we should say, as " Lady 4 .„ 121 ers Secret," as " Aurora Floyd," as " The Doctor's Wife," and as " Henry Dunbar"—a list to which may now be added, in deserved sequence, "Birds of Prey" and " Charlotte's Inheritance." j tin t y WlLtital: HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 25. Tiut Queen - drove out this morning, accompanied b y Prince Leopold. Her Royal. Highness the Princess of Wales drove out attended by the Countess De Grey. The Prince of Wales, attended by Lieut.-Col. j s 'ePPel, left Marlborough House on a visit to the ake and uoli3ss of B3aufort at B tdininton. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn.) BARER AND CIIILDREN V. TIIE LONDON AND SOUTH.. WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. This was an action brought by Mrs. Baker to recover damages against the London and South- Western Railway Company for the death of her husband and children's father, Mr. Richard Baker, resulting from an injury he had sustained in con sequence of the alleged negligence of the company's guard in shutting the door of the carriage with violence, by which one of the deceased's fingers be came jambed and lacerated. The defendant pleaded not guilty, and a special Plea that the deceased in his lifetime agreed to ac cept £75 in full satisfaction of all claims upon the conap any. To that plea the plaintiffs replied that the de ceased was induced to accept that sum by the pres sure and misrepresentation of the defendants' agents relative to his recovery. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and the Hon. Mr. Thesiger appeared as counsel for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Sergeant 13 allantine, Mr. Giffard, Q.C., and Mr. Wood were counsel fur the defendants. The jury gave the sum of £2,300, to be appor tioned between the widow and children. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. SINCLAIR V. LORD REDESDALE-LIBEL. This was an action instituted for certain libellous ltnputations that had been thrown upon the cha racter of the plaintiff, who occupied the position of chief engineer of the Great Eastern Railway, in a correspondence in which the noble lord had taken Part. On the case being called on Mr. Huddleston said, on the part of the noble lord, he was quite prepared !'() tender an apology to the plaintiff, which having b een accepted, a verdict was taken for Sinclair. alnages, 40s. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Right Hon. Sir J. P. Wilde and a Common Jury.) CHAPMAN V. CHAPMAN. This was a suit instituted by the wife to obtain a judicial separation, on the ground of the construc tive cruelty of the husband. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr. Searle appeared for t he petitioner ; and Dr. Swabey and Mr. Pritchard for the defendant. The first hearing of this case took place on Saturday, when it will be remembered that the Petitioner is the wife of a stonemason re- Siding in Brighton, and that she alleged that through his violent temper she was continually in dread of Is( mlie violent act being perpetrated by him towards Ile The 18 t h M ay, 1866,was the occas i on on wh i ch Ile last rupture occurred. On that day the pet •:* tioner had been to a doctor for his advice, and had shown hip , her knee. This excited his jealousy, although her sister had accompanied her and been present, and he was so violent that his wife went next day to a lawyer, and afterwards went to her mother's house, and returned no more to the re spondent. This morning the respondent was examined, When he stated that his wife was of a bad temper. He had not struck her at all, although he had con sented to be bound over to keep the peace. He had said that he was angry with her for showing her knee to the doctor, but he did not call her a common woman. On the day she Went away she appeared to be on friendly terms With him, and it was agreed that she take lodgings in the country, and go and stay there for a few w eeks. He had never ill-used the children. He might have boxed Richard's ears, and said ho would ! i ll him, but, of course, he did not mean it. He did not drive Martha away by his violence, and he did not remember his mother saying that he had. Ire was then cross-examined by Dr. Spinks, testimony was not much shaken. but his Verdict for the respondent. „ I) °RA. By JULIA KAVANAGII, Author of a_iiiNathalie” &C. 3 V o l e.— " Thi s ver y c h arm i ng , c l ever ly wr itt en , d interesting story pleases us best of all Miss Kavanagh's pro f ilto et "'B. She ha s a l rea dy ma d e h er name an d p os iti on in. the t -rar Y world, a n d Dora' should considerably add to and - Z e t , Zthen it. A. more interesting heroine it is not possible to a g i ne• We are certain every person whb follows Dora through his tory of h e r t r i a l s an d t rou bl es, an d sees h o w she bears fZ' and tu rning every dull thing into good with her bright, happy manners, will feel better for knowing something of .126'--Observer. j - 0 4 ''' e CLES lASTIC A L APPOINTMENT.—Sir Robert t is se Pn Phillimore has resigned the office of Chancellor of 42 diocese of Oxford, and the Bishop of Worcester has ,PPoitited Mr. Maurice Charles Merttins S wabey, D.C.L., ut succession to Sir Robert. PRESENTS TO SUIT EVERY PURPOSE, TASTE, AND e, ,ET AT PARKINS AND GOTTO'S.—Photographic Albums elle ice of 3,000 ' • despatch boxes, writing bases, dressing a ; travelling bags, envelope cases, blotting books, ink ba g gy desks, book slides, work boxes, tea caddies, hand so l / 4 8 a nd reticule; card cases, purses, stationery cabinets, e at bottle; albums for postage stamps, crests, &a;&a; cigar ca s, card baskets, pocket books, electro-gilt and elegantly -4ic ted arti c l es. Bibles, Prayer-books, and Ch urc h Sor. Vi ces un ttr ee : ' n every type. Parkins and Gotto, 25, Oxford '. Thousands of the above articles, all perfectly new "a fresh, consequent up', a rapid saIe.—(ADVT.) Ti r o AnvE nrisEmENT.l—Holloway's Pills.—lndigestion. — 01. : 4 ' much thom;ht has been bestowed, and what pander- ,I,Tivolutnes written upon this plague of every house_io . n l .- ch is safely std certainly dispersed by a cows° of this a p ' s ' e f Y, - soothing, and tonic medicine, without fear of re yaore acts directly on tho stomach,: liver, and bowels, 4ory indirectly, though not less effectively, on the brr . i.in,. th ro es, vessels and gland , , and so commands oi del eao l ighout the e' utire system, that harmony dwells between be thorgan and its functions. Dyspepsia can now no longer 3 bu g bear of the public, since Holloway's Pills are eaZeuitipetent to subdue the most chronic and distressing su fferer impaired digestion, and to restore the miserable Prof ( er to health, strength, and cheerfulness. Sold at Sti‘i ,ssor Holloway's Establishment, Now Oxford-street, Ivo ' ri l c i'Y all medicine vendors throughout the civilised MONEY MARKET AND OMIEROIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. ..tne rortnigtitly settlement commenced this morn ing, and is almost the only feature of interest. The accounts do not appear to be heavy, 4nd the scarcity of stook is less than for some time past. As a proof of this, the backwardations current are few and very light, with a tendency to still further decline. Metro politan opened with 4 backwardation ; it is now less than H. The Funds aro firm, and otherwise the markets are steady. Discounts are in moderate request at 1 2 1 to 11 per cent. Oonscas are steady at yesterday's prices, 93 to 93t for money and account ; New and Reduced Three per Cents., 93i to 93i ; lndia Five per Cents., 112 to 112 k ; Bank Stock, 241 to 251 ; India Five per Cents. 112 to 1124- ; Exchequer Bills, 12s to 17s prem. Iu Foreign Stocks Mexican, Greek, and Brazilian are firmer, and New Spanish are flat. The prices are :—Mexican, 15A- to 161 ; Greek, 121- to 13 ; New Spanish, 36 to 36A-; Italian, (1861), 44 to 45 ; Portuguese, 391- to 40 ; Egyptian (1864), 80- to 87 , 8 ; Viceroy's 7 per Cents., 731 to 74i; and the 9 per Cents., 84. to 89. In American Securities United States' Five-Twenty Loads arc steady at 711 to 71 ; Erie Railroad is better, at 44 to 45, while Illinois have fallen at 87i to 88k. Railways are quiet, but steady. Great Eastern and Midland are a shade firmer, but Great Northern, Groat Western, Brighton, Chatham, and Metro politan aro a point lower. The quotations now cuvrent are :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1281 to 129 ; Midland, 118 to 118? ; South Eastern, 73 to 741; London and North Western, 1191 to 1191 ; Great Northern, 107 to 108 ; ditto A, 108 to 109 ; Great Eastern; 30 to 30i ; Great Western, 451 to 46± ; Brighton, 46 to 44 ; Sher 41i to 42 ; Chatham, 184 to 19 ; Metropolitan, 114 to 113 ; and Caledonian, 85 to 85i. Bank shares are quiet. London and County are lower, at 52* to 54 ex div. ; and Union of London 4 / , at 3: . 3 to 3 . 4 i ; Alliance, 13i to ; dis. Con solidated, -4 to . prem. ex div. ; London and West minster, 61 to 68k. Blibuellztlieuus securities are in iittie or no request, and prices generally are unaltered. Hudson's Bay is quoted at 14± to 14 ; London General Omnibus, 11 to 2i ; Anglo-American Telegraph, 13 to 19± ex div.; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cents., 5 1-16 to 5 3-16. The Board of Trade returns for the month and year ending the 31st December last were issued this morning. The exports of British and Irish produce and manufactures for December amounted to £13,252,593, comparing with £14,914,563 in the same month of the previous yew, behig a reduction of no less than £1,661,970. For the year 1867 tee exports were £181,183,971, agiii)st £188,917,596 in 1866, and £165,835,725, in 1865. - So that we Bold to foreign countries last year £ 7 , 733 , 56 5 less than in 1866. The real value of the imports is only brought down to November. The total for that month was £15,514,473, comparing with £17,841,738 for the same month in 1866, and £19,910,403 in 1865. The quantities in bond at the end of the year showed a decrease as regards tea, tobacco, wine, sugar, and spirits, and an increase as regards cocoa, coffee, and fruit. 111eBsa , s. Simon and Abraham Oppenheim, heads of the banking firm of Messrs. S. Oppenheim, jun., and Co., at Cologne and elsewhere, have been created hereditary barons of the Prussian kingdom. This is the first example of gentlemen of the Jewish persuasion having been raised to this dignity in Prussia. The majority of the creditors of Overend, Ciurney, an d Co. have assented to the resolution passed at the meeting on the 3d inst. in reference to the acceptance of balance of claims in 4 per cent. pro missory notes, payable in six, twelve, and eighteen Inca-Ahab The harvest in California is promising an im mense yield, and considerable anxiety is already being exhibited at the probable insufficiency in ton. nage. There were no bullion operations at the Bank Yesterday. The exchanges were much the same. The Weser left Southampton for New York yester day with £30,000 in gold coin. The failure is announced of Messrs. Smith Barry, and Co., East India merchants, of Leadenhall-street, Southampton, and Calcutta. The liabilities arc esti mated at -£60,000, and the assets here and in India are expected to realise 20s in the pound. The with drawal of capital on account of a deceased partner, and excessive shipments last year are said to be the cause of the failure.. The books are in the hands of Messrs. C. F. Kemp, Canaan, Ford, and Co. Mr. George Earle Gray, the chief accountant of the Dank of England, entered upon the sixty-first year of his service yesterday. Some of his colleagues took advantage of the occasion to present him with a hand some silver epergne, in testimony of their personal respect for him. The following is Mr. Sam Mendel's weekly circular, aated Manchester, Feb. 25 :--" During the latter part of the week just closed this market assumed a quieter and somewhat irregular tone. This morning the depression had increased, but since noon there is a better feeling with transactions on a free' scale, chiefly re-sales at about five per cent. below producers prices, and on these terms such lots are rather pressed forward. The general tone of the market both for yarns and goods is fairly steady, and at the close of business the feeling is rather inclined to firmness." The following is an extract from Messrs. Layton and Co.'s tea circular : " The improved demand reported in our circular of the Bth inst. continued with more than ordinary excitement during the early part of the past fortnight, and a large business was done in the common to medium kinds of black tea at full to advancing prices ; recently, however, the market has assumed a less buoyant character, and at the close the home trade buy more sparingly at the higher limits required by importers. The demand for fine Moulins for the Russian market has been renewed to some extent, about 3,000 chests having changed hands at from is lid to 2s 3d per lb. Fine Kaisows continue firm, but sales have been mostly effected in the useful qualities of third crop tea at from is 5d to is 7d per lb. Foochow dust and Fansings maintain the late advance. New district Congous from Canton, chiefly in boxes, have met a fair sale at quotations; those of old import, in half-chests, realized is 2/d to is per lb. Scented teas show no material alteration in prices ; large transactions have taken place in Canton Capers and Orange Pekoes, hut Foochow qualities, except the finest, are difficult of sale and rather cheaper. The demand for green teas has been quiet, and further parcels of Ping Say have found buyers at easier rates." The receipts of the Great Luxemburg Railway Company for the week ending the 23d inst. amount to £5,808 lOs ld ; being an increase of .£707 15s 2d. To date the increase this year is no less than 12,596 16s 7d, the mileage being the same. The traffic receipts of the Illinois Railroad for oanuary amounted to 1103,971 ; being £28,117 less than for the corresponding period of last year. The Grand Trunk Railway receipts for the week ending the Bth instant amounted to £22,917, being an increase of £250. BRITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 6 per lieut. Consols Do. Account, March 5 3 per Cent. Reduced 931 1 New 3 per Cent 9 3 - i 1 i New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 76 si Do. 5 per Cent. can. 1873 Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Tele6raph), Au g ,., 1908_ Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. pm Do £5OO pm Do. £lOO & £2OO — pm Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent 250 Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B7l Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5f per Cent., May 1879 1( 81 Do 5 per Cent., Itup. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 lO3l Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under ..£1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 4} per Cent, 1852 — Do. do., 1858.... Do. do., 18 , 30 — Do. do., 1863 64} 5 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) -- Cuba, 6 per Cent. Cuilian 6 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent — 00. 6 per Cent., B Do., 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 — Do., Scrip £32 paid ... — C bi, mbian, 6 per Cont. Danish, 3 pu. Cent., 1825 D inubian Principalities, 7 per Cent 7O Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Ecuador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — egyptian, 7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue — Do. £5OO Bonds Do. £IOC Bonds Do. 1864 Do. £s•:io Bonds B7+ Do. £lOO Bonds BB4 Government Railway Debentures ..... 901 Grack, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups — Do. Account 1) Q. CQuPollg tommtsimet 00000 .4.1m0m THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVE` , ING, FEBRUARY 26, 1868: Do. Account ... Guatemala 5 per Cent .. Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10 p. 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B4l Do Account - Do 6 per Cont. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — - Do G per Cent., 1862 6l Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1803 Do 5 per Oent., 1865 Do Account 63i 3 Do 6 per Cent., 1865 53; 41 Do 4,por Cent., Guarauteeil Venezuela, 3 per Cont. Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... 'ividends on the above payable in I ondos. French Itentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent. Ex. 25f. Dutch 2i per Clout. ' Ex. 12 Guil., Do Account Italian 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25 f. nn A n''‘lnvlrlf THREE O'CLOCK. 931 Consols, Money 93 Do. Account, March COLONIAL GOYIM Britivb Columbia, ö per cent., Deo. 31, 1172. ... Cau.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&J uly 1877-81 . ........ I Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug I Do. 5 p. 0. Mar. .3z Sept Do. 5 p. 0. Jan. it July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed ak Cape (I.llope, 6 p.c.1873 Do.Apl.& Oct , 1890-19 00 Do. do 1880-90 Do. 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Bonds.. Do. do. deferred ..• • Do. 3d Pref. stook... • Do. do. deferred .• • • Do. 4th Pref. stook .• Do. do. deferred .• •• t. India Pen. gua. 6p.c. Co. Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. isi --- ew gua. 5 p. 0 lit. South 01 India .....• gua. 5 per cent Do. 4j per cent 140 100 100 1(0 100 100 PSSES Do Great Wes. of Canada Do. New Do. 6 p. o. Bea. pay. 1871 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 Madras, gua. 5 p.O Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Cor 6 p. c. kinds. Ifel. & Hobson's Bay N.ltl.C'da.6po 1 stpf.ba )udc & g. 5 /l c •cinde .. • • • .... )0. De1hi..... . a e )o. do 4 )o. Punjaub.... )o.lndus St.Flot 100 00 100 all 100 100 98 IGO' 100 102' 100 102 86 87 85 87 103 105 107 lt9 IG6 108 105 107 06 97 110 111 105 107 103 105 165 107 107 10J 109 111 IC4 106 99 10. 98 99 1 , 51 98j 98 99 95f f 'llli lop ; 109; 9 CRIMINAL COITRT.—This ray. OLD COURT. (Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.) TIIE ATTEMPTED MURDER BY A LUNATIC. James Needell was placed at the bar, charged with shooting a man named Thomas Chatterton. It was intimated to the Court that the prisoner was not in a position to plead. He was put back in order that a preliminary examination of the state of his mind might be made. THE ALLEGED CHARGE OF FENIANISM. Maurice Lyttleton, Florence Macarthy, and James Richardson, were placed in the dock, and arraigned on a charge of traitorously endeavouring to deprive her Majesty of the style, honour, and name of th. - 3 Imperial Crown of the United King dom ; and also with feloniously admidstering treasonable, oath to take. up arms in the Fenian cause to Thomas Boutell. The prisoners pleaded not guilty, and they were .hen removed. CHARGE OF ATTEMPTING TO MURDER. James Clancy was indicted for shoJting Police sergeant Chown and Constable Chamberlayne with utent to murder. ➢lr. Giffard, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Ribton defended the prisoner. It will be recollected, from the full report of the examination of the prisoner which appeared i❑ The Sun during the first examination of the prisoner at Bow-street police court, before Sir Thomas Henry, that Chown, having some suspicion of the prisoner, he, in company with Chamberlayne, watched the house in which the prisoner resided in Sidmouth- street, Grays-inn-road, on the 18th of January, aid, on seeing him leave, both the officers followed him to the corner of Bedford-square, and Chown went up to him and spoke to him, when the priso ner drew a revolver, and, after deliberately taking aim, discharged the piece at him, and then ran away. Chamberlayne then followed him, when he again fired the plzwl at him. A coachman namerl Hurst stopped the prisoner ac WAZ rumiing, but at the moment he was not enabled to secure him. A struggle took place, when Chamberlayne came up, and whilst he was endeavouring to take the pistol from the prisoner the pistol was again discharged. This time Chamberlayne had a narrow escape, as his whiskers were singed by the fire from the pistol, and some grains of gunpowder were afterwards dis. covered in the constable's hair. The above facts having been proved in evidence, and also that he was a deserter from the 35th com- parry of the Royal Engineers, Mr. Ribton, in addressing the jury for the pri soner, said he presumed, after hearing the evidence that had been alduced—the charge against the pri soner being that of shooting, wi th intent to murder — they would be of opinion that it had altogether failed to prove the case, but if they were of opinion that the prisoner fired the pistol in resisting his lawful apprehension there could be no doubt about that, and he could not struggle against a conviction. He could not sit down without making a few observations, and he might, in the first instance, ask them whether they reasonably believed that there was a settled convic tion in the mind of the prisoner to murder Chown, because if they were not of that opinion they could not find him guilty of the first indictment. There was also an entire absence of all motive for his attempting to murder Chown ; an 1 with regard to the prisoner carrying a revolver with him, the prisoner was the only person who could give a satisfactory account. The present were very troublous times, and it might be that he carried it for his own protection, and from the fact that he saw the two constables in plain clothes watching him, he might have thought that they were intent upon doing him some personal injury, and therefore he fired the pistol for the purpose of preventing him following him any further. had the prisoner hit the constable, that, as the learned Judge would tell them, was murder, but if they had not a settled conviction that he had a decided intention of carry ing out a design which he had in his mind of killing Chown when he discharged the pistol they could not find him guilty of murder. The shot fired at Chamberlayne he (Mr. Rib ton) also urged upon them, was fired with the same intention of deterring him from following him any further. With regard to the third shot there appeared to be much doubt. Hurst, one of the witnesses, said it was fired at him ; whilst another witness, Davis, said he was present at the time, and he saw the pistol, and the barrel of the weapon was theu.pointing in the air, so the fair inference was that the pistolhad gone off by accident, and not by design. Chamberlayne himself said he caught bold of the revolver and then it went off, so taking that with the account given by Davis it perfectly coin cided. lle did not think it would be safe for the jury to speculate as to the motive which induced the prisoner to carry the revolver, but he hoped, under the circumstances, they would take a merciful view of the transaction and find the prisoner guilty of the second indictment. The learned Judge said the prisoner was now before the jury charged with shooting at Chown only, and that they were only now inquiring into his case. The indictment against him was that he intended to kill the constable, and also with resist ing his lawful apprehension, and it remained for them to say of which of those charges he was guilty and under the present law they could not find the prisoner guilty of the attempt to murder without they were sure that the intent to do so was present in his mind when the pistol was discharged. It was quite clear that the learned counsel could not struggle against a conviction for the minor offence, but that matter did not rest with the judge or the counsel—it was entirely a question for the jury. That was the law of the land. There was no doubt that the prisoner was a deserter from the Royal Engineers, and there was also no doubt that the prisoner fired at the officer after they had told him they were about to take him into custody for being a deserter, and they must judge what his purpose was when he commit ted the act. The jury returned a verdict of guilty of shooting at Chown, and with resisting his lawful apprehen sion. Baron Bramwell said the jury having found the prisoner guilty, it became his duty to pass upon him the sentence of the law, and not of his. The law said that a person committing such an offence as that of which the prisoner had been found guilty should be liable to penal servitude for life. The jury had not found the prisoner guilty of shooting with intent to murder, but the case was as bad a one as could well be, and the Legislature had told him (the learned Judge) what to do, and h therefore sentenced him to penal servitude for life. The learned Judge directed a reward of £lO to be paid to each of the two constables, Chown and Chamberlain, and also to Hurst. TIIE DEPTFORD FENIANS. Maurice Lyttleton, Florence M'Carthy, and James Richardson were then placed at the bar to take their trial for high treason. Mr. Poland stated the case against the prisoners, and said he desired the jury to treat the matter as the mischievous act of ignorant men, rather than to invest it with the importance of a State prosecution for high treason. James Boutell was the first witness examined. He repeated at length the evidence he gave at the Greenwich Police-court, which, shortly summa rised, amounted to the fact that he met the pri soners Lyttleton and O'Leary on the 18th of January, near the King William the Fourth, a public-house at Deptford, where Dan O'Leary told him he was a head-centre of the Fenians, and Lyt tleton was a corporal under him. lle then detailed the persuasion on the part of O'Leary and Lyttleton to induce him to take the Fenian oath, his refusal to do so, and his communication of the whole matter to the police. The witness was cross-examined by Mr. Willes, but he adhered to his version of the transaction, and also to the evidence he bad given relative to all the prisoners being present when O'Leary took the oath, and when he (witness) declined to kiss the Testament which had been placed in his hands. Mr. Baron Bramwell—l may ask you this ques tion- -- - You disapproved of Fenianigra ? ~•.:a`•: Witness—Yes, my lord. Mr. Baron Bramwell—Then you never have been a Fenian ? Witness—No, sir : no more than you have. (Laughter.) Mr. Seale, the landlord of the King William the Fourth, Samuel Ling, the detective who arrested Lyttleton, and the other police-constables concerned in the case having repeated their former evidence, Mr. Willis addressed the jury for the prisoners. The learned Judge having summed up the case, The jury retired, but had not returned their ver dict when we went to press. I 1 ELAND. DUBLIN, Feb. 25. The house of Mr. Newenham, a magistrate at Douglas, two miles from Cork, was attacked last night by five armed men. Two were disguised. They demanded arms. Mr. .Newenham, who Wa§ in the drawing-room, pretending compliance, went to the bed-room, locked himself in, and going to the window with a double-barrelled gun, fired at a man outside. The Feuians returned the fire, striking the window. Mr. Neweuham again fired, but without effect. The hou,ekeper rushed into the hall exclaiming "Police !" and the ruffians then ran off. At Longford Assizes to-day eight prisoners were convicted of riot and assaulting the Rev. Mr. Campbell, a Wesleyan minister, while passing through the town in July last, and sentenced to terms of imprisonment from one to nine months each. At the Lord Mayor's banquet this evening the Lord-Lieutenant, responding to the toast " Prosperity of Ireland," took an encouraging view of its condition. He held out hopes of a better railway system, as the result of the Commission showed a decrease of 19,000 in emigration last year, and an expected further decrease this year. lie referred to the disturbances in Cork as excep tional, and believed three-fourths of the country zvuud. lie roinsrltnd that thA English people were disposed to discriminate between the perpetrators of outrages and the Irish people, and to consider their grievances, and sympathise as far as possible. lie noticed the progress of Dublin. Its tonnage had increased from 880,000 hi 1857 to 1,436,000 in 1867, and the revenue from £26,000 to .E 44.000. He also intimated the desire of the Government to give more liberal and special encouragement to the Irish. MISS BATEMAN AS "LEAH." (From the Scotsman.) Miss Bateman appeared in Edinburgh a number of years ago as a child-actress, in company with a sister of equally tender years ; and the two little creatures acted marvellously well, not mechani cally, as infant prodigies for the most part do, but with evident inborn love of the art and true genius for the stage. She now returns a young lady of established metropolitan and American reputation, the promise of her childhood borne out by the performance of her maturer years. In the one part, at least, by which she has made her present fame, she exhibits the attributes of a genuinely tragic actress—her Leah being unques tionably a personation of no common order. If it does not rise to the highest pitch of tragedy, or sound the profoundest depths of pathos, it is from no fault in Miss Bateman's conception of the require ments of her art, but rather from the limit set by her natural capacities, and the shallow style of the character and the piece. Iler physical power is rather intense than abundant; but she has great force of concentration and will, and throws herself into the feeling of the part with all the abandon ment of genius. Her figure is rather petite than commanding; but she is both graceful and forcible in action, has considerable power of expression, being gifted especially with an eloquent eye ; and has a clear, full, and well-trained voice. MA RKETS—(I his Day.) -IP , NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. MEAT.—Tho dead meat trade to-day was very dull, as usually is the case at this season, but supplies being very moderate prices are maintained, and for prime small pork are rather higher. SHARE LlST.—This Day. Share! Hallways. ttriEtoi aria Exeter .... Caledonian Cambrian pork and 8and0n...... ;Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Pertb, & Ab.J unc I acrip Cv: 85 $1 851 ISBi 20 30 20 et et 100 3 4 75 77 70 72 Glasgow t S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. s tk. , Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock Ic4 10tY 3J SO., t 7i 15 0 107 108 ltd 110 124 128 B e Lock Do. New, h 3. at 25 pm GtS, and W. 01 Ireland IWenern Do. 6. Vii. Rail. gun. Do. South IValee Do. W. Mid.—Oxiore 0 93 451 10 45 47 25 30 27 2) Do. Newport. 00. Here Ord. Laucashire York:slim LJndoil and Biackwan 'Lou., Brigh., & S Cu. s; 1•on., Chat., and Duvet Do. lietrop. r:x. A Lou. ca Is.iorth Westen Lou. 4 South Westeri 'Man., Shet., at Lincoth Atetropoiltan..... 119 i •ti 4t) 18; )9 12 )5 126 29.; 83 87 11 It Do. New Do. extension ltetrupolitan District Do. do. do. and St. John's \V'( (5 107 109 1094 Do. XV Share Do, tiirruin.. Sc Derb; Aid Heat . . . 7G 78 North British Do. Ed., rth. t /ti Den th. Eastern—Berwick Do. Ii.IY•L purchase Do. Leeds . Si; 35i 105 107 Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stook. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-51 North London Do. do. 181,4 5 63 64 93 100 130 134 134 136 Do. do. 1866 .. North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 1.)o. Soot, Mid. stock Shropshire Union South Devon ,ouch Eastern 3LUILICIS Vail Val e Do. C . v ale of Neath Waterford & Kiikenn) Waterloo & Whiteha Vest Cornwall ORDINARY SHARNS AND STOCKS. 291 i I 1084 74 14411 46 51 d 1051 6k p",, ' I Closing Business aA' I Ftoe. I clone. 851 5 f i 6 1201 i 1 30 461 e Itc: 1 I 20 86} 5 47 1} Ilvi 10 I la* 5 1081 8 91 1 731 41 31 41 OA 116 1 lip 56 :re, 109 111 59 61 43 (5 74 F 44 . 146 260 MENT SECURITIES. 102 104 103 105 110 111 110 112 ,SIONS. 51 56 103 104 P iP 3i 4 5 6 68 71 18 62 99 102 1041 166 109 110 15} 18; 78 82 43 45 33 35 27 29 18 18 109 110 13 2 kll 2P 102 103 94 96 16 16 98 100 91 93 100 102 93 95 89 91 ...., 0.. 83 5 5 104 i 1051 100 101 104 101 I , i P Da 101 87 89 1 41 81 BRITOIL 5115105 * ;am. Consol. li 01d, um. 1 7 ;hiverton ;lifford Amalgamated. SO 436 )evon G. Cona, (T ao i s t 1 41 0 ;rake walls 2.1 .0 i a Bassett allogan) 2,. N 12 A I;ast Caradon 2,14.0 • , :ast Cam Brea 81 2 41 ';aßt Grenville 2.14.0 1 2 .;ast Gunnislake 8.3.6 . Lovell 3.9.0 8 . 9 L. W'l Russell (T av i s tk 11.7.6 iam.& StAnbyn(G wen. 116 4 " 4 ireat Laxey, limited all 17 18 171 mat South Tolgus 0.14.6 Treat Wheal iso A gy 14.9.6 - Wheal Vor (Holston 40 18 " Irenville 9,0,6 1 4 tlerod's Yoot Bio 28 40 ilingston Downs 5.10.6 24 21 Margaret (Uny Le1ant , 13.17. 6 6 8 darke Valley .. . ... :4 d.wyndy Iron O re, Um Si 21 11 'ewS ton 501 6 0 70 North toakear Bassettallogan 4,4.0 iorth \Vheal Crotty 2.13.0 2 3 erosper United.... 8.14.0 2 2 1 erovidenoe (Uuy Lef . an 1 ) .6.7 29 31 i. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 390 410 south Condurrow 3.2.0 * 3.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 374 42i tray Park . . 36.16.6 4 6 rin Creft Vigra and d0,,, ,, an, 16 all West I?assett (11l og an 14 W. Caradon (Liakeardl 14 I/ 12 West Chi Tenon ll 67 69 West Set0n.... —. Wheal Bassettflllogan 51 85 95 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 16 19 ..... Wheal nary Ann (men. 8 18 20 Wheal Seton —.. Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 5.17.0 6 8 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Midland, Bradford Pref., 924 rotticia-N iitIILWAYP. Bahia and San Francisco, Ilin, gua. 7 perOent., 15 1 Dutch Rhenish, 2' Ditto, all, 23} Lombardo Paulo, limn., ombardo Venetian, 151 Great ;t Luxembourg, h Austrian aad :igua. per:cent., li3l Wtst Flanders, 81 %Vest Flanders, 5i per cent. pf., 91 FOLtEIGN MINXS. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, :Lim., 3 Don Pedro, Nunn Del Rey, 21 St. John del Rey, lien , ls ...... DOCKS. London and Si. inc, buk Surrey Commercial, 109/ BANKS. Agra, lim.. A. Ditto, B, 84 4 Chartered flier. of India. London, and China, 29 f 61 City, 11l Consolidated, urn., 4 746 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 1 7 1 Imperial Ottoman. ; London and Brazilian, lirn., l2i Loudon Chartered Lang of Australia, 234 2k London Joint Stock, 334 London and South African, 104 • London and %Vestrainster, 68c.: Ditto, Scrip, 4 6 4 Union of London, 341; MISCELLANICOUB; Anglo American Telegraph, 191 lam Atlantic Telegraph, 49 Ditto, 8 par cent., 101 Berlin Water Works, lim., 11 Ceylon Company, Ditto, A shares, 2 k City of Moscow Gas, 11m., 91 Credit Foncier ot England. Hui., 2 15-16 3 East India Irrigation and Canal. 16} Egyptian 9 per Cent., Viceroy Loan, gua. by Egypt. Govt., 89, Gen. Credit and Discount, tlm., 47 1 Hudson's Bay, 141 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, G per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870. issued 90. London (ieneralOmnibu s Company, lim, 2 1 It-la l'eninsu7a and Oriental ,team, og Dit..), new, 1867, e-f Submarine Telegraph, -- Ditto, Scrip, Thames and Mersey 3rarine, Insurance, lim , 41 United Kingdom Tel graph Co., lini., 3 Viceroy of Egypt (Morti,, , age) Loan) 7lk. 3k 4k THE NATIONAL CHORAL SOCIETY.—This being Ash Wednesday, the usual weekly meeting of this society will not be held. PRESENTATION.—To commemorate the sixtieth year of his service as chief accountant to the Bank of Eng land, Mr. George Earle Gray was presented yesterday with a piece of silver plate, subscribed for by 153 of his col leagues and friends, as an expression of their respect and affection for him personally, and of their appreciation of the manly, honourable, and kindly adininiaration of hie office. THE DISCOVERY OF MR. SPEKE. We are now in possession of what we have every reason to believe is the correct history of the disappearance of the Rev. Mr. Speke, the manner in which ho has disposed of himself since the night on which he was last seen in London, and his disCovery under the extraordinary cir cumstances already briefly announced. With reference to the latter the Western _Morning News says that a week or two ago a Mr. H. Ayre absconded from Hull with a large sum of money, and the police being in possession of his photograph, copies of it were forwarded throughout England. One of the;se on Wednesday last reached Police sergeant Soady, of the Cornwall county constabulary, stationed at the port of Padsto'NV, on the north coast of Cornwall. Two days afterwards his attention was attracted by a man who had. taken lodgings in the town, wearing the dress of, and professing to be, a cattle drover. Many cattle being shipped to Padstow, possibly the man was expecting to get on board some vessel in pursuit of his alleged occupation. Soady went to the stranger's lodgings and conversed with him, and on comparing his features with the photograph of Ayre was so impressed with the resemblance, that he sent for his superior officer—lnspector Opie, of Wadebridge—who went to Padstow on the following day (Saturday), and the result of their consultation was that the stranger was taken into custody. The ideas of the police officers were corroborated by finding on their prisoner a considerable amount of money, and they at once took him before Mr. 11. P. Rawling, a county magistrate, who remanded. him for three days on suspicion of being the man absConded from Hull. Mean while the authorities at Bodmin, the county to wn , were communicated with, and the deputy chief constable, Mr. Vincent, with Mr. Barnes, superintendent of the Bodinin police, proceeded to Padstow. After a careful examination of the prisoner, the officers became satisfied that they had not secured the man Ayre, but being im pressed with the conviction that there was some mystery worth solving about their Prisoner, they waited on Mr. Rawling, who remanded the man to Bodmin. On the way thither the officers seem to have become convinced that the nian was no diliver, but *dile who had been accustomed to the refinements of life. His gentlemanly demeanour and conversation showed that the prisoner was of a much higher grade in society than he assumed to be, and on arriving at Bodmin he was re-inspected and com pared with the description of the Rev. Benjamin Speke which appeared at the time the reverend gentleman vanished. This at once set all doubts at rest. In every particular the man corresponded with his por traiture, and after a careful observation they became unani mously satisfied that their prisoner was no other than the long-missing clergyman. Ilis luggage was searched, and found to include several suits of clothing and other articles, enabling the possessor to assume various disguises. Some books were also found with the name " Dick Maxwell" written in them. The prisoner was then taxed with being the Rev. B. Speke, of Dowlish, and after some considerable hesitation he admitted that he was that gentleman. The chief constable at once communicated the fact to the friendi of the long-lost man, one of wh5311, Mr. Murdoch, forwarded the information t 6 Sir Richard Mayne, chief commissioner of police, as our readers ahead' kifow. On the discovery by the chief constable, Colonel Gilbert, at Bodmin, thatlhe person arrested on suspicion of being the absconded man Aye was the mis't'ing clergyman Speke, that gentleman was treated with every considera tion. The Home Office and Mr. Speke's friends were telegraphed to, and on Tuesday morning Mr. W. Spoke and Mr. Murdoch, the brothe r a nd b rot h er -i n -l aw o f the clergyman, arrived at Bodmin by th e L on d on mail, and had an interview immedi a t e ly w i t h C o l one l Gilb er t and the Rev. B. Speko. Detective-sergeant Williamson, of the metropolitan force, accompanied those gentlemen, and they subsequently started for London by the first lm express. The Rev. B. Speke gives the following account of his rroceelings since leaving London. On the night of his disappearance he went to Basingstoke, and the next day walked on to Winchester, a distance of eighteen miles. Thence he proceeded to Bishopstoke, Southampton, Gos port, and Portsmouth. He remained at Portsmouth until the 20th January, visiting during the time various places in the neighbourhood. He then proceeded by steamboat to Plymouth, where he arrived on the 30th January, making that place his headquarters till February 10. Whilst there he visited among others the following places :—Egg Buckland, Tamerton, Roborough, Ivy bridge, Cotehele, Saltash, and St. Germans. In the latter O place he attended church on Sunday, February' 16. He proceeded next day to Fowey, a little port on the south coast of Cornwall, where he remained one night, and walked on to Lostwithiel, six miles, the next daf, On the 20th he walked another six miles to Bodmin, the county town. There he put up at the Queen's Head, a small second-rate inn, intimating his intention of remain ing there for some time. On the following" day he Went On to Pad.stow, a distance of fifteen miles on th; north coast, where be was arrested. He left his lugghge, con sisting 81 one large b ag , in whic h , h owever, it afterwards • appeared ecL were several smaller bags, at the Queen's Head. Two hundred pounds in bank-notes and gold Were fonna upon him. When brought to Bodmin he was a little ! excited, but talked rationally with the chief constable. ' He appears, however, to hold peculiar religious views. His great object in leaving home was, it seems from his own statement, to gat to a country where nobody kneW anything about him, that he might labour forhis living and preach the gospel to his fellow working men. He had, he states, obtained a greater insight into the spirit of the Bible by lonely study on the reeks by the sea-shore, and he felt his respohSibility. On being asked whyl:e did not go abroad at once insteao of wandering about England, he replied that it would have beeli of no 'Use to attempt to do so, as he knew the ielegrilPh Auld be at work and the detectives watching to stop him. He hoped by moving from place to place to tire out all sear , lh, and then, after a ti me , h e should be able to gei "away from a seaport without molestation. He had laid out a plan for future action t•lten arrested. He intended to return to Bodmin and attend church there on Sunday, the 23rd, then to visit various points of interest on the Cornish coast, and after wards proceed to Ilfracombe, and cross over by steamboat to Swansea. He had already ascertained the times of sailing of the steamers for Swansea, and proposed to walk through Wales to Liverpool, and there embark for America. He had read the newspapers daily, but the public excite ment consequent on his disappearance had no effect in changing his rcsoluticn. Hr. admitted to his bother, )w , v( , r, that he was now ashamed of what he had done, and cried when told of the anguish felt by his friends as to ).‘is fate. He was calm and composed when he left Boa min, but appeared much dejected. ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. A special edition of the Western Morning News says :-- "The Bev. Mr. Speke left Bodmin on Tuesday morning, in charge of his relatives, for London, to see a physician. Mr. Speke's diary chews that he visited the celebrated places around Southampton, Plymouth, and in Cornwall. Tfe visited Portsmouth thrice. He assumed the dress of a drover at Bodmin, and went to Padstow to inquire for a steamer for Liverpool, for the purpose of proceeding thence to America. He expresses deep regret for the anxiety he liks caused his friends and the public. his friends attri bute the freak to his unwillingness to marry. He is per rly sane. The Cornish police have the reffgd prgrai k e4 14. 4.lqltlp ,for his diailierY,, CORN. The trade is quiet throughout with but little change n plotations. From the country markets only limited :ran6actions are reported, and prices generally are un- changed. From both importing and exporting continental ports quotations come firm. At Mark-lane to-day the tone was quiet at late rates. The very small supply of English wheat realised Mon day's rates. The liberal supplies of foreign wheat rendered buyers more reserved in bidding, and late rates were paid in the retail business effected. Floating cargoes also met a very active inquiry. Flour unchanged in value with a slow demand. Malt still at previous prices. Barley, beans, and peas remain without any appreciable change. Oats sell slowly, but supplies being light, rates were maintained. I.lEnt' remains at ..£57 for clean St. Potersburgh on the spot. pits.—The market is quiet. brown rape, 3Gs 6(1 on the spot. Linseed, 355; English TALLOW. Only a limited business is passing. Y.C., 42s 6(1; spo 42s 6d to 42s 9d; April to June, 43s 6d to 43s 9d. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, Feb. H.—Market opens steadily. Sales probably 10,000 bales. AN OPPORTUNE ENACTIIENT.—The following clause of the R:forzn Act of last year will obviate the ne cessity for the re-election of any present Minister in the House of Commons on his changing oue offiee for another: . . —" Whereas it is expedient to amend the law relating to offices of profit, the acceptance of which from the Crown vacates the seats of me cabers accepting the same, but does notrenier them incapable of being re-elected: Be it en acted, that where a parson has been returned as a member to serve in Parliament since the acceptance by him from the Crown of any office described in schedule II to this act annexed, the subsequent acceptance by him from the Crown of any other ofliae or offices describodia such sche dule, in lieu of and in immediate succession the one to the other, shall not vacate his seat." TESTIMONIAL TO MR. CHARLES MORTON.—A zommitteo has been formed with the object of receiving subscriptions to be applied in the presentation of a testi monial. to Mr. Chas. Morton, on the occasion of his loss by the fire at the Oxford Music Hall. Mr. Morton, having originated a class of public entertainments now so popu lar, has, by his management of the Canterbury and the Oxford—both founded by him—done his best to preserve their exclusively unobjectionable character, by maintain ing a higher tone than has been observable in the conduct of almost any other similar establishment. He has, more over, by unremitting attention to the comfort of visitors, and by more than ordinary kindness to the artists and other persons in his employ, made himself many friends, who see in the recent disaster an opportunity of showing their sympathy and esteem for the principal sufferer. STEAM SHIPPING.—Mr. J. Laing, of Sunderland, is building for Mr. IL Young, M.P., two screw steamers each of 1,500 tons burden. These steamers, which will be ready in a few weeks, ara intended for the Mediterranean trade. TIIE ASSAULT ON A LIVERPOOL MERCHANT.— The young men Wilson and Harris wore brought up be fore the magistrates yesterday, and, Mr. Kasel not being able to attend, they were remanded for a week. A clerk of Mr. Kasel is in custody charged with collusion with the prisoners. A room in which the prisoner Wilson was confined for a short time had a floor covered with sawdust ' and on his being r emoved it was found that he had writ ten with his finger in the sawdust the words, " Forsake us not, 0 Lord, in this our hour of sorrow." MR. JUSTICE HANNEN.—To-day the commis meiuidulawnidll C he iro o n p i e t ir a d na at on W b a e r in w g ic s k yr — o t r i n ie in fir b st efo p r l O c t e he on Lo th rd e Chancellor, Mr. Justice Hat - Inca will proceed with Mr. Justice Montague Smith on the circuit. THE SOUTHAMPTON BOAT ACCIDENT.— The bodies of the two men who were drowned in Southampton Water on Saturday were recovered the next day, and on Monday evening au inquest was hold, at which a verdict of acci dental death was returned. S'rAMrED NEWSPAPERS.—In the fiscal year end ing with March, 1867, 27,863,572 sheets or half-sheets for newspapers published in Great Britain were impressed with stamps at the Stamp-office for securing free trans mission by post. TIIE TEA DUTY IS REDUCED.—llorniman's Pure Tea is sold 8d per pound Cheaper. This interesting fact will, when fully known, oven further increase the demand for those Choice, long-approved Teo. They are not sold loose, but only in Packets. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. NOTICE. The Fourth Edition of The Sun of last evening, con taining full returns of Nottingham Races and tho Latest Bettisg, was published for town delivery at half -past seven. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. NOTTINGHAM RACES—This DAT. (Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FOREST HANDICAP. The Forest Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft. (to the fluid), with 50 added; winners of any handicap after Feb. 7 (at ten a m.) 71b extra; six furlongs. Moonbeam • • • 1 Noviw Innerdalo .. 2 Despair LITTLE JOHN STAKES. The Little John Stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 added, for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings Sst 71h. A winner of any two year old race 71b extra; the se cond to save stake ;. about half a mile, straight ; 37 subs. Hilda A madou 2 Lelia Twelve ran. JUVENILE STAKES. The Juvenile Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added for two year olds; colts, Bst 71b; fillies, Bst 41b; the winner to be sold for £lOO ; if for £BO, allowed 51b ; for £6O, 101 b ; for £lO, I.llb ; for £3O, 181 b ; half s. mile straight. Carlotta Little Coates . . . 2 Vance Five ran. NEWCASTLE PLATE. The Newcastle Plate of 100 sovs; a winner after Feb. 21, at ton a.m., of 100 sovs, 71b ; 200 or more, 121 b extra ; one mile. Secrecy Rock Ironmaster SELLING STAKES. A Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added ; two year olds, 7st 71b; three, 9st 71b; four, lOst 71b; five, list six and aged, list 31b ; in and g allowed 31b ; maidens having started twice, allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for £lOO ; if for £BO, allowed 41b ; for £6O, 91b; fur £4O, 111 b ; for £3O, 181 b ; half a mile. Lady Diana 1 Little Coates 2 Van Diemen 3 Eight ran. lIURDLE RACE. " The Great Annual Hurdle Race Handicap of 5 soya each, with 50 added ; winners of any handicap steeplechase or hurdle race after Feb. 7 (at ten a.m.) 71b, twice 121 b extra; two miles and a half, over eight hurdles ; 12 subs. Orne 1 Troubadour Turmoil 3 Vice HUNT CUP. The Hunt Cup of 50 sous, for hunters; four year olds lOst 101 b, five list 71b, six and aged 12st, thoroughbreds 101 b extra ; winners of 30 sous 41b, 50 71b, of 80 and up-. wards 101 b extra; gentlemen riders; professionals 71b extra; two miles and a half, over eight hurdles. Primrose .....• 1 Verdi Marigold Ten ran. LATEST BETTING. GRAND NATIONAL. 10 to 1 agst Daisy (offered) 10 to 1 agst Lamb (offered) 100 to 7 agst Moose (taken) 100 to 7 agst Chimney Sweep (taken) 100 to 7 agst Tusculanum (taken) 100 to 6 agst Tennyson (taken) 100 to G agst Alcibiade (offered) 20 to 1 agst Fan (taken) 20 to 1 agst Huntsman Daughter (taken) 25 to 1 agst Helen (taken) 25 to 1 agst Clansman (taken) 30 to 1 agst Plover (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Reporter (taken) VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tins DAY. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 agst Daisy (taken and offered) 10 to l agst The Lamb (offered) 13 to 1 agst Moose (taken) 13 to 1 agst Chimney Sweep (offered) 100 to 7 agst Tuseulanum (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Tennyson (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Fan (taken) 25 to 1 agst Despatch (taken) 25 to 1 agst Helen (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Clansman (taken) 50 to 1 agst Thalassius (offered) 50 to 1 agst Alcibiade (taken) 100 to 15 agst Lord Coventry's lot 15 to 2 agst Tennyson and Tuseulanum coupled (taken) 100 to 9 agst Fan and Helen (coupled (falcon) 25 to 1 agst Lord Stamford's lot (offered) 2,000 GUINEAS. 100 to 3 agst Rabican (taken) DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Lady Elizabeth (offered) 10 to 1 agst See Saw (taken and offered) LATEST BETTING AT THE ROTUND A CLUB. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 12 to 1 agst Daisy 14 to 1 agst The Lamb 14 to 1 agst Chimney Sweep 14 to 1 agst Tuseulanurn 16 to 1 agst Tennyson 40 to 1 agst Buszke CHESTER cur. 20 to lon the field 2,000 GUINEAS. 5 to 2 agst Rosicruciau DEBBY. 55 to 10 agst Lady Elizabeth (taken) 7 to 1 bar one (offered) ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, OPEN DAILY. Messrs. Fisher and Roynol ls, W. Atkins, F. Mitchell and Co., W. Leach, and others, will be in attend ance daily. Applications for membership may be made to any of the above gentleman, or to the Secretary, 3, Black- . friars-road. Annual subscription, Fiva Shilling/. N.B.—The wires of the Electric and International Tele graph Company are now laid o; and are open for trans mission of messages to all parts of the kingdom. LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING. Weights for the Spring Flying Stakes (handicap) of 5 sovs each, with 100 added. Half a mile. Ago st lb Monitor 6 8 12 Salliet Pantaloon 6 8 4 Sycee 4 8 2 Collins Skylark Practitioner Problem 4 7 6 Amour Propro Moonbeam 4 7 0 Lady Clinton Star of the Evening 5 7 0 King of the Fairies 4 6 12 Dawdle Columbine 4 6 12 Flying Jib.. 4 6 12 Mongrel 6 6 12 Age st lb Vulcan bhadwell Chivalry Absentee Spitfire kadaine Bosco 5 6 3 Kate Kearney Blacklock Bassoon ..3 5 12 Philosopher, by Laughing Stock 3 5 12 Fair Star Prcctor Child of the Mist f 3 5 9 Paleface 3 5 9 Toy 3 5 7 RACING FIXT RES FOR 1868. MA: L'verpool Spring M. 3 0 .ehusford Spring M. 10 S irewsbury Spring lO West Drayton l2 Warwick Spring aargate Epsom Spring Rooting 2,1 Croston Park Northampton Bromley Spring 6 Durham Hendon l3 Newmarket Craven Knighton l4 Abergavenny M Chester Wiachester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury l4 Cattorick Bridge l6 Lewes Spring Thirsk Curragh. April 2l Newmarket Ist Spring 27 .Y. Bath Croydon Ist Summer Ifarpenden Epsom Summer NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. The following appointment; were made at the Admiralty his afternoon : Dr. Alexander Itattray, surgeon, additional, to the Figard, for service at the Woolwich Marino Infirmary ; Dr. Wiliam M'Mahon, assistant-surgeon, additional, to the Victory; Dr. J. W. S. Moiklejohn, surgeon, addi tional, o the Victory ; John W. Seccombe, assistant-pay master, to the Duncan i Henry J. Morgan, midshipman to the Achilles. of )ra- Ire) )cen. Iliss 1011- re a ing, ants uies )no, ,fair zga - aa ter vith oto. t it ome At 'an ring inst .ves, 7, in and oing itic3 for sity, with ons. 1, in mis the a of :on- sus arly then ey," red, reel don, ;n of sur of a like is is !ter [his the land 7atio riest rhich orge ably aing ;all -ira- Ither ye-- i the piti evil s of eles3 " he lay's Ate, In -I Can •