The Sun. — London, England, 1868-05-13 00:00:00

11014.tix LiARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENOB, Cny, Two O'CLOCK. 'i© Progress of the settlement oontinues to check somewhat the ordinary business in public securities. Nevertheless, the leading descriptions are firm, be cause scarce. There is some inquiry for the Funds, for the employment of floating balances- The firmness of English Railways gave way late yesterday afternoon, and this morning there is renewed heaviness in this market. The Foreign Peav S tockaris, Market i s supporte d b y the firm prices from Spanish an d E gypt i an b e i ng exceptionally h The money market keeps very quiet, and bills having less than three months to run are taken at 2 peecent. The s u ppl y i s st ill l arge an d i ncreas i ng . I n Stock Exchange money is not worth more than 1* Per cent, oil home Government stocks. Cern is flint at Monday's advance. The Liverpool cotton market is firmer, and better. The Funds are firm at yesterday's prices, but, except In connection with the settlement, business is quiet. Cons o l s for money are quoted at 94, 1 to 94* and for account at 99/ t o 93 ex di v. N ew an d ' Reduced Thr ee per Cents., 927. ; to 93 ; Bank Stock, 245 to 247 ; ind i" 5 per Cents., 1151 to 116± ; Exchequer Bills, 1 lower, at 8 to 14 prem. Among Foreign Government Securities, New panish and the Viceroy's 7 per Cent. Bonds are loner, at 35k to 351 and 71i to 711 respectively ; Italian are fractionally firmer, at 481 to 49 ; M ex ican are quot e d 15 4 to 16 ; Greek, 13 to 131 ; Turkish 3 , 4 Tf to 34'4 ; Chilian (1866), 95 to 97 ; ditto (1867), 10 1 to 103 ; Egyptian (1864), 80 to 81; ditto Railway Debentures 84 to 90 ; and the Viceroy's 9 per Cen ts., 90 to 90k. The Spanish Colonial 8 per Cent. Loan, fully paid up, is 91 to 911,, and the Scrip 2 to 1* dis. The New Honduras Loan is par to 1 prem. f Colonial Government securities are steady. The °ll° witig are the prices :—Canada Six per Cents., 103 to 104. the Five per Cents., 90 to 91 ; Mauri ine Six per Cents., 104 to 106 ; New South Wales rive per Cents., 100 to 102 ; New Zealand Six per Cents., 110 to 112 ; Queensland Six per Cents., 106 to 107 ; and Victoria Six per Cents., 112 to 113. American Securities are steady. United States 6-20 Bonds are marked at 70k to 701 ; Erie Shares, 45 to 46 ; Illinois, 94)s to 95. Atlantic and Great - Western Railway Debentures remain at 29i to 30, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds at 331 to 34i. I x ' it ° e r il e ) i br g i n t g Railway s ha r es are w ith ou t c h ange . G rea t is inquired for at 10g to 10i, and Lom bflo-Venetian at 14k to 15k ex div. English Railway shares are generally flatter, partly Fo.intghetron speculative accounts being closed. Great is * lower, at 102 to 103 ; and a 2 1 1 " I is' noticed in Lancashire and Yorkshire, at e to 128 ; Midland, at 1061 to 1078 • and Great Northern (A), 94 to 97k ; and of gin ' South Eastern, 7.P;- to 75 ; Great Eastern, at 33k to ; London, Brighton, and South Coast, at 53* to au''s:rie:;nd Metropolitan, at 1111 to 1128 ; Manchester, i efneld end Lincolnshire, steady, at 4311 to 44 ; --(kWestern, 53k to 531 ; London, Chatham, u aver, 18 4 to 19. tio ank Shares are qui e t, a t yesterday's quote". e; us. Agra (A) 9k to 10k ; Alli ance , 13 to 12 ; Angl o -A ustr i an, 4k to 5 prem. ; Chartered Perial neFcantile, 27 to 28 ; Consolidated, 4* to 41 ; 18 to 19 ; Loudon and County, 52 to 53 ; London and Westmin s t er , 70 to 71 ; Oriental, 42 to of L on d o n ; London Joint Stock, 35 to 36 ; Union nrent , 34 to 35 ; I mper i a l Ottoman, * to I in Foreign Mining Shares, St. J o h n d e l R e y a re quoted at 181, to - 19 k ; Port Philip, lg.to 1k ; Chon tales, 2i to 21. In Miscellaneous Securities there is very little doing, a nd th ' e only movement is an impr ovemen t o f in n s Bay, which have been dealt in at 151- to 15k. ,aAnglo-American Telegraph, 23 3-16 to 23 5-16 ; At eontle Telegraph Eight per Cent., 5 3-16 to 5 5-16; ,Inree n .atreet W are h ouse, 2 to 4 dis. ; London General uThe 'bus, 13', to 21 ; N a ti ona l Di scoun t, 10* to 10i. bullion operati ons a t th e B an k o f England ),:ensterday consisted of the withdrawal of £lO,OOO 111 elish coin for Alexandria. ,4 le h e city of Balti more ,brings , i - e O OO in specie from New York, bri b ar i s he silver by the West India packet was entirely of h h o ~ and it was yester d ay so ld at 60kd per ounce, Pu a firm er mar k e t. countlle sum of £3Bdil videndl7s 2d has been received on ac tiAri of Ecuadors. special general meeting of the Surrey and Sussex 2 6th • Railway ' Company has been called for the pe„o.inst., Purlhe purpose of considering a bill now "ig ill iament. A andd ccording to the Dund ee Ad ver ti ser th e sp i nners nzulufacturers of that town have unanimously 4,7 i el to reduce the working hours from sixty per ti r o' as at pr esent, to fifty, by closing the works en te4,lY en Sa tur d ays, and one whole hour to be given art , n eals on the other working days of the week—this ailoltnigement to rema i n i n f orce f or one mont h , w h en n fart,er action meeting w ill b e h e ld to d e lib erate as to Th e s week an increase Railway traffic return shows this eow i ncrease of £4B over last year, and the Glas- Thannd, S outh -Western an increase of £637. w hich meowin g are the rates of continuation, &c.,. pr " o 'cn have been current at the settlement now in 74 re " :— Caledonian, g to g back, closing, 5-16 to a. , ; Great Eastern, 2s to 3s contango, closing to to lts a. ; Great Northern, k to g contango, closing * to e l os . 16 ; Great Northern A, even to * contango, I\ibatioist?litinilieggo!vt-aelts6ltgoto, C 3 l - 0 1 s 6 in c g ora to ng i o ; co L n e ta e n ds go S ; tock, 1-16 to London and a..is ern, even to contango, closing 1-16 to e , 0 contango ; Great Western, 1-16 tog contango, 3-16 to 5-16 contango ; Midland, 1-16 to 3-16 te 'ek, closing 3-16 to 5-16 back ; Metropolitan, 1-16 contango, closing 1-16 back to 1-16 contango ; S ve ' on to 3-16 ctango, closing k to # contango ; e ' " Llelds, 1-16 tog contango ; North British, k back , f ,even, closing even to * contango ; Great Western 6.1 to 9d even, closing even tog contango ; „, rod Trunk o f C ana d a, 9d to is 3d even, closing °t en. to contango ; Brighton, i t to f even, closing "en to i contango. The traffic receipts of the Grand Trunk Railway of C anada, for the week ending April 25th, show en in !lease of £2,982; and the r ece ipt s o f the Buenos ee . "'vree and Great Southern Railway an i ncrease o f as compared with the corresponding period of the ell' • of the Great Luxemburg Railway for flings 6,, week e n di ne . the 10th inst. amounted to £6,869, e a - e ` l 2g an incr ease o f £1,159, as compared with the .ie sponci . no. e period of last year. Port e follow - in - g is Mr. Sam Menders weekly re 18D, of the Manchester market, dated May 12, a This market continues very dull ; prices are b ti 'n lower, but not sufficiently so to stimulate Sers to resume operations on a free scale." , Imprisa FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 8 .... rklo'crtnNivEsT FUNDS. 94i k.N°. Cent. Consols 93 n a - Itto for Account, Juno 4 93 21 New ent. Reduced 92i 3 lie: per Cent t rY o. h . per Cent. Jan. 1894 4„„ uities p Lso erCent. Jan. 1873 D 0• for T e r , s e '— expire estslith April Jan ~ 1885 188 E ,„"? Me dO yd Sear Telek,raph), Aug., 1908 .I;o.equer Pills, £l,OOO, 2 per et TI2 8 Iml 8 12 13 b D o £5OO 8 12 3 ...Ja w : £lOO & £2OO ~, of En d Stock, 4 1 per Cent 247 "Jo. Accountil 104.1bIAN G OVIRN"IPN T kp 1 , 1 4 COI* 10 1 247 • - 6 0. A cco , unt l per . or;nt., AprillB74 o ° . • , Per e`ent..fuly, 1880 102 po. ;Pet: Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. ertificates — 89i t, ' E4faced Paper 4 per Cent o. s b Per Cent., Jan. 1872 per i per Cent. May 1879 1091 81 Cent, Rup. Deb. 1872 — Do, do. 1877 Ilt t t. n ° ' do. 1882 — t o ' ob., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1373 h " llde ser Cent £1 000 5' Ilruler'4lP,ooo " 1 4 r r°ItEIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. gqttinA REIGN -, llit • --- .topubc 6er Cent 13razirlii4a,?•13,011ds, s ' pe p r Cent. 1859 ad r),. A . per Cent ,p e. .*l Per Cent., 1852 ..._ be, ~d o ., 18 58.... D,; ".7 1860 — D ° 5 do., 1863 . per Cont., 1865 t Ae,,ount .. ' , on A . , Th. _ _ ....... . ............... i , -kJ" 2 ••T ''''l b per Cent Li Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) s '''' 6 o .,,ii ma ,i)er C en t 5 Per c ent 72i 31 1 2 3 ' 4 1 Per r L° ,• -.mit to' Per Cent., B ... bo', 1867 951 tie RI)" 'Cent , 1866 — 9,)1,-,.to.'b-iaes.riP.£32 Paid ... t"nn l 8 " , 5 Per Cent. xd L llb i j a.n l Peent., 1825 ........ R polities,rtnci 7 tar Cent 7o} ~ 1 ° - Per co .„„ a 77 Opti a „ ...°W Con.solidated, 1 per Con'. 13} 11‘11::::1:Sre''1\:(‘)(11;r:1818;e11:118e (t. 1. ., 7 Bl te.: .-141-111"ods to. -onds 80 D 3 . D o 1864 -3 . , t ,.. • Account - 4:), .4'lo Ponds . 801 4 . 0 . 410 0 80085 ....................... 61 Glreek.7.6rnnlent iil; ..... 7,:i; ( * .. ;;;;:„ s • • .121 5 per Cent aY 1 "1 . -. . - 'JoO. 4k, nt., 18 24-5, ex Coups — ri ourit, 1, 0 : vo- us ............................ • •• 1.1 4,et1:40° ••• ......................... , • -I I ............................ .1" ".... Gaatemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras GOY. nail. Loan., 10p. Ct., .£25 p It._.lian 5 per Cert., 1.Y65 — Do, Account . Jo. Marcruna•lna Itp.iway — 31 , xiear, 3 per I;' , nt Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Dc 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — Rontemideau 6 per Cent. . — Sioorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l4B Do 3 per Gen — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) PoraTian 5 per Cent. 1865 B3f Do Account .. Do 4i per Cont. (Uribarron) Do 4. pr Cont., 1t62 . . . Do Account .. , - Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, 't;, '7, '0,'60,'2,': , 401 Do. do., 167 4O! 40 Do. do., Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ Si B4l- Do 4i per Cent. 1850 Do 4' per Cent., 1e.60 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cont., 1862 -11 4 Do. Anglo -Dutch, IeGI, £lOO Bonds. Du. do. £Bl 15s. do. .. De , 1866, £lOO 80nd , ,.... 87 61 .. . Do. do £6l 158. do Do Nicolas Railway 6l Si rlinoan, o plr Cout unish 3 por Cen . Do A cc , Junt, Do New Duferreu Do Account Do Passive Do Acc, ant Do Com. Cert. of Conj. not funded — Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent. Bl Du Account Do 6 pet Cent. Dibti Du Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 6lf Du A cmunt Do .£lOl l Bonds 64} Do. 1863 571._ Do 5 per Cent., 1865 35 4i Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 DJ I per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2i per Cent. E. 12 G u ll Do Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. — Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Italian 5 per Cent. 1851, z5l. Do. Account 4Bl CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Money 941 f Do. Account, 4th June 92k 3 SHARE LIST. oILDINAUY SHAILES AND 13TOCIEB. Railways. Claming Blaine** l'rifte. Metk.bi an a - ratter Qaledonoat .;zinbrian and Bandon • `fern wall Dublin & Bellast J une Dun„rerth, A. A b.J une E.Lt,nnon, scrip Lo. Glasgow A; S. Western Great Eaetern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 Great North of Sootlan Great Northern Do. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, Is. at 26 pin Gt S. and W. of Ireland Western —Original ' 5. Val. Rail. &nit. Do. South Wales Do. W. Alid.—Oztoral Do. Newport Do. Hereford .... • • • • Lancashire , Yorkshire London and Blackwal. 'Lon., Brigh., A 8 Coast I•on., Chat., and .D.YRI Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Westert Lon. & South wester► Kan., Shot., A Lincoli getropolit an Do. New Do. Extension ..... htetrupolitan District. Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's Yf'i hildiand Do. £9 Share 741 Yd Se I 4 75 77 71 72 -o 102 104 34 314 7 3 15 102 k 103 i, 97 93 122 124 94 Si 13 , _ 431 45 67 30 85 30 33 128 128, 631 tot 13f 1V: 1:51 1111 10 12 44 Ilt 111; li2 lei leb 73 B 4 Do, Birmin.. ct Derby Kid Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth., la Dun. Ith. Eitatern—Bervriou Do. (i.N•E purohaa• Do. Lend• ..... Do. York Do. Car ... Do. Stook. 6; Do. do. 1860-61 I North London Do. do. 186! 5 Do. do. 1855 north Staffordshire 41; S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E Aber. stock Do. Soot, Mid. stook Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wot raff Vale Do. C tale of Ltinath Waterford 5 fiitseune Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall It* 1011 77 79 3311 S 4 102 10! IN 5) 94 95 130 134 1.10 132 116 -1-1811 11 11; 67 69 196 108 57 b 8 44 Id 73 1 74; 10 143 14 COLONIAL GO TE2I/1 MEN P SNOUIIITI.2It. British Columbia, IS per oent.Deo.3l. 1372.... 100 - Can.Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.&July 1877-84 .. 100 103 101 i len Do. 6p. 0. Feb. & Aug.. ILO fd Itiol Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept 100 98 11 Do. sp. o. Jan. & July 100 86 fa 001 Do. sp. c. Inscribed et 100 ell 87 Cape G.Hope, 6 p. 0.1873 100 104 105 Do.ApL&Oot, 1890-1900 100 ifa 110 Do. do 1880-90 100 107 109 Do. Jan.drJuly, 1890.9 1 100 106 ios Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 ..... 100 98 ice Ceylon, Nov. 1873, 6p. a lOO 110 111 Do. 1872, do.. 100 105 107 - Mauritius , 6p. 1873, Jan. and July ...... 100 104 106 Do. 1878 Nov. . 100 106 193 Do. 1882, Mayls , it, 100 107 109 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. 100 106 108 Natal 'boy. 6 per cent.. 100 -- N.B.Oov.6p.o.Ja.&July 100 99 10 - N. 3.1 T. Gov.s p•0.,186C, 100 91 101 100 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 187 e 100 98 99 _ Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1894` 100 951 961 972 New Zealand, 6p. cen t 100 _ Do. 5 per cent •.. 100 971 981 Nova Soutia Gov. 6p. 0. • sterling, 1875 .... .... 190 1 0 2 101 - s neensland Gov. p. o. 100 1 0 3 105 - ..Aus.Gov. 6 p.0.18A8-9 100 Do. 1878& upwards.. lto 110 11l Vio,tlov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - Do. do. A pril Out.. 100 11i; 112 1102 1 1101 rttictviLltENtlit; aI:IAR Kr. AND STOCKS Great Western, 6 per cent., irrd., :866, 101 INKS LEASED AT FIXP;D RENTALS. Mamliester, Ilux'on, and Matlock, 5 Vale of Neath, FOREIGN RAILWA.rp. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 101 10 Grunt Luxembourg, lOf San Paulo, Una., gua. 0 per cent.,l7l 18 FOIIEIGN MIN Mi. Anglo.Braz.lirn Gold,'} Chontales Gole and Silver Mining, Urn., 21 St. John del Rey. lttn , Vanoouver Coal, 4} _ _ HANES. _ Agra. ilm.. A, 10 Ditto, B, 8 Ang lo- A 11 ustrian, „ Australasia, 51 Imperial Ottoman, 101 / London Chartered Liana of Australia, 24} London and County, 521 1 Ditto, new, 311 London Joint stock, 3511 London and 14 eatminster. 701 National Provincial of England..l43 Oriental Bank Corporation, 12 Union or Australia, 49 MISCELLANICOI3B; City of Moscow Gas. lim., 4t Credit Fonder of England, Um., 3 2 11-16 h:gyptian 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua.by Egypt. Gov., 90} Huusou's Bay, 16} Telegraph Construct. and Maintenance, 111 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 72 If THE C.ITY ADDRESS TO HER MAJESTY. THIS DAY. This afternoon the Lord Mayor, aldermen, and sheriffs, attended at Buckingham Palace to present the address which had been unanimously voted to her Majesty, congratulating her Majesty on the happy escape of the Duke of Edinburgh from assas sination in Australia. The civic procession was formed at Guildhall, the members of the Corporation all wearing their full official robes, and on its arrival at the Palace the deputation were conducted to the Royal pre sence. The address having been read, her Majesty graciously replied that she felt deeply the sympathy her subjects have invariably offered her in times of painful anxiety, and the address of the citizens of London on the present occasion was one of the most welcome character. The Lord Mayor, the mover and seconder of the address, having had the honour of kissing hands, the deputation retired. SHOCKING DEATH.—A fatal accident occurred to an artilleryman, named George Rowley, a private in the B Battery, of the Ith Brigade, yesterday. The Battery was on the march from Mansfield to Nottingham on Tues day morning, and having ridden on ono of the waggons for two or three rnilos, Rowley attempted to get off for the pur pose of walking. In doing this the spur caught the drag chain, and threw him ou the ground, and before , he could recover himself the wheel I assed over hie chest. Medical assistance wr,s procured as speedily as possible, but tie poor fellow survived the accident only an hour and a half. ,here 831 I 107} i THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MAY 13, 186 S, THE MINISTRY AND TIIE IRISH CHURCH. Last night a very large meeting was held at St. James's-hall, Piccadilly, called by the Reform League in support of Mr. Gladstone's Resolutions, and " to denounce the conduct of Mr. Disraeli and the present Government." The time fixed for the proceedings to commence was half-past 8, and it was fixed so much later than the usual time of holding meetings in order to allow the Holborn and Clerkenwell Leaguers to march with banners and bands to the West-end. The hall, however, was well filled long before 8, and the people com posing the assemblage were generally of a more respectable class than ordinarily attend large " de monstrations." Mr. Beales presided, and in ac cordance with the programme of the proceedings no members of Parliament were present, but in their place the platform was crowded with " advanced liefoimers." The CHAIRMAN, who was very warmly cheered, commenced the pi oceedings by saying he could give the Queen's answer to Mr. Gladstone's resolutions. Ile thereupon read the glen's message, and directly the import of it was understood the people arose and gave many hearty cheers for her Ma jesty. When silence was restored the speaker said that 'wired intended to propose three cheers for the Sovereign, but they had anticipated him. Ile then went on to say that it was not iu his power to entertain that gathering after the manner of the attractions presented in that hall last week—(a laugh)—when there was an unusual array of most reverends, right reverends, right lionourables, and honourables, lords spiritual and temporal—(laegh ter) —the highly refined gentleman in every rank in and out of the Church, who were assembled there to do battle on behalf of one of the most inexcus able things in existence—the Protestant State Church ascendancy in Ireland. (Cheers.) On this occasion there was no ritualistic bishop to be re ceived with a storm of hisses, and there was no liberal dean to be hooted and yelled into silence-- (laughter)—neither was there any achiepisco pal club-stick to rap order on the table in case that meeting should be disposed, like the select ticket audience of last Wednesday, to be a little . obstrepe rous. (A laugh.) So he had to trust to the good feeling of the people to keep order, and they were not to be led astray by bad examples even of the highest classes. (Laughter and cheers.) This meeting was called together in discharge of a great public duty—a duty thrust upon the people by the conduct of the Ministers, who now held their offices by the sufferance of their opponents, and by doing the work their opponents desired to be done. This Ministry has appealed from the vote of the House of Commons to the people, not by a dissolution, but by a public statement that the people's opinions were not in accord with the vote given on Mr. Gladstone's re solutions. Assuming, as they might assume, that this statement was not a miserable party cry, like the "No-Popery " cry, and the " Maunday Thurs day " letter, and that it was an honest opinion of Mr. Disraeli's, this meeting was held to show that the' conviction" of Mr. Disraeli and his friends was wholly erroneous—at all events, as regarded the working men of the metropolis (cheers), and it was fair to assume that the people generally of the empire would endorse the same views. (Loud cheers.) The gathering had been called to say, not only that the people were in per fect accord with Mr. Gladstone's Resolutions, but that they desired the disestablishment of the Irish Church and the establishment of a perfect religious equality, and they also protested against the con tinuance in office of any Ministry not prepared to carry these Resolutions into full and immediate effect. (Loud cheers.) The people, too, were met that evening to declare that the meeting of the previous Wednesday did not represent the national feeling, and leaving the Lord Mayor of London to settle with the citizens of London— especially how far he was entitled to represent them or misrepresent them on the occasion referred to—the other part of the meeting might be called a 'meeting of Church shareholders merely, in whose opinions the majority of their countrymen did not share. (Cheers.) Ile (Mr. Reales) as a conscien tious lay member of that Church—and he could declare that out of the whole meeting lid I iu the hall on the previous Wednesday there was not one more honestly attached to the doctrines than he — wholly and entirely dissented from the objects of that meeting held in support of the Protestant State Church in Ireland. Ile concluded by reading Mr. Gladstone's answer to the Queen's Message, and upon hearing this the meeting again rose en masse and lustily cheered. Mr. ODGERS, one of the working men speakers, moved this resolution :—" That this meeting cor dially approve the Resolutions introduced by Mr. Gladstone, and passed by the House of Commons, for the disestablishment of the State Church in Ire land ; and, on behalf of the working men of Eng land, claim for their Irish brethren the immediate adoption of such further measures as shall secure to them entire religious freedom and equality." lie pronounced the clergy to be very unwise in their generation. They called this a political ques tion, he said, and a political question they would find it. The day had gone by when the bishops could say what should be done, for the people with their newly-found power would soon clear away a few bishops. (A laugh.) The Archbishop of Ar magh might well support the Primate of England in protesting against the disestablishment of the Irish Church, seeing that their family had taken £8,000,000 out of the Irish Church, and he con cluded a long and somewhat violent speech by declaring that the existence of the present Go vernment was unconstitutional, and was an usur pation. Mr. CREMIIR seconded the resolution, and said doubtless some of the papers would declare that resolutions were spoken to by nobodies, but the no bodies who were speaking there had been in the past strong enough to wring a lodger and household franchise from a Tory Government, and would compel the Government to do justice to Ireland by disestablishing the Irish Church. He went on to draw comparisons between the meeting of the pre vious week and that meeting, and, calling one the meeting of the shepherds and the other of the sheep, declared that the sheep were now showing they had no concern with the shepherds. Mr. MowA'rT, of the Irish Reform League, sup ported the resolution, and said, as an Irish Dis senting Protestant, he felt greatly the wrong which had been done him and his class in the grinding tyranny of the Irish State Church, not only to the Roman Catholic population, but to all others out side the pale of the State Church. It was all very well to say that it was a " sentimental grievance ;" but the Irish State Church was only a good thing to those who liked it, and there were not ninny who did that. (Loud cheers.) He declared, amid warm and enthusiastic cheers, that if England would do justice to Ireland, by extinguishing this great wrong, the Irish would rise up as one man to go hand in hand with their English brethren. The resolution was further supported by Mr. MOTHERHED, and being put was carried amid accla mation. Mr. CONNOLLY, the stonemason, moved the second resolution :—" That this meeting denounce the con duct of Mr. Disraeli and the present Government, with regard to the Irish Church, as subversive of public honour and morality, tending to place the Crown in antagonism with the convictions of the people, calculated to produce the most mischievous results in Ireland, and such as should induce the country to insist upon their immediate retirement from office." lle said be could hardly find words to express his contempt for the Government which would remain in office after the majorities which bad decided against them, and still more difficult was it to speak about a man who would dare to interpose the name of the Queen between the Ministry and the people. lie did not believe that Mr. Disraeli would have remained in office except in secret obedience to the House of Lord:3, some of whose members desired time, in conjunction with the clergy, to raise a "No-Popery" cry, iu which which they would never succeed. The speaker pro ceeded at some length to speak upon the general question of the Irish Church, and warmly (N. nounced the party that dared to uphold what he termed so monstrous a wrong. The resolution, which was seconded, was spoken to by several persons, and carried at au advanced hour. The meeting closed in the usual manner. MEETING AT PRESTON. PRESTON, Tuesday Night. To-night a grand and enthusiastic meeting has been held in the Corn Exchange for the purpose of considering the disestablishment of the Irish Church. Mr. Councillor Dobson occupied the chair. Speeches were delivered by various gentlemen absolutely condemnatory of the Irish Church Establishment: Among the speakers were Mr. Mason Jonas, who delivered a most able and conclusive speech, which was received with cheers. He earnestly called upon the entire country to declare indig nantly its want of confidence in her M,:jesty's pre sent Ministers, and its desire to see Mr. Gladstone restored to power. Ile denounced in the most emphatic terms, the spurious attempts to raise a " No-Popery" cry, characterised it as an act of in coudiarisin, and called upon all who had the wel fare of the country and its progress at heart to be prepared for the next election, whether they came early or late, and to scud into power men of free dom and lovers of religious equality. Mr. Jones called for three cheers for Mr. Gladstone, which were given with great enthusiasm, and followed by three for Mr. Bright. Ile argued, amid applause, that bishops and archbishops should attend to reli gious and not legislative duties, and not only con demned the Irish but the English Church. Mr. Jones said there was no- course left open for the present Ministry except to resign. The following resolutions were carried amid applause : " 1. That this meeting rejoices at the triumphant majorities by which the House of Commons has re solved that it is necessary that the Established Church of Ireland should cease to exist as an esta blishment, due regard being had to all personal in terests and to all individual rights of property.' It desires to express its warm admiration of the spirit and ability displayed by Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Bright, and other Liberal members of the house in realising this important result and also the hope that the policy thus initiated will be strenuously supported by all the friends of religious equality, not only at the present time, but when the question is remitted to the country at the approaching general election. " 2d. That this meeting regards the conduct of the present Government, and especially of the Prime Minister, Mr. Disraeli, in refusing to resign, in obedience to the overwhelming and repeated ad verse decisions of the House of Commons, with profound indignation ; and hereby protests against such conduct, as being contrary to constitutional usage and without precedent in the history of this country, as debasing to political morality, as expos ing the Government to general di s t rus t an d con tempt, and as an insulting defiance of the power and authority of the House of Commons, and there fore imperilling the rights and liberties of the Eng lish people. 3d. A c opy of the above res o l u ti ons t o b e forwarded to Mr. Gladstone, Mr. B r i g ht , an d M r. Disraeli." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. YORK SPRING MEETING. -TUESDAY. The interest attached to the Great Northern Handicap appeared to be more than usually extended on the present occasion, a fact that was abundantly proved by the large attendance both of Northern and Southern sportsmen. Blinkhoolie maintained the premiership almost unshaken up to the last, until the support awarded to Fortunio, on the strength of a high trial at home with Lord Hastings, caused the 31iddleham horse tobe equally fancied. Beauty, in consequence of the advance of Fortunio, was s en t b ac k in the betting, but Westwick mai ntained the position ho has held for some time back with much firmness. Between this quartet and the others of the thirteen runners there was a wide gap in the market, the outsider division being headed by Geant des Batailles. Fortunio won cleverly, beating Westwick by three-quart ers of a length; while third place was obtained by a rank outsider in Ploughboy. Both Blinkhoolie and Beauty cut up indifferently, and Geant des Bata.illes and Stratheonan, who have for some time back figured prominently in the quotations, likewise greatly disappointed their backers. The remainder of the day's racing, which was of average interest, will be found fully detailed below : The Craven Stakes of 5 sots each, with 50 addod. One mile. Mr Mackenzie's Rampart, by Defender, dam by Rifle man, 3 yrs, 7$ Glb (inc. ilb ex.) (Cameron) 1 Mr Plummer's Caprora, ‘Ewen) 2 Betting-13 to Bon Rampart, who, pulling hard, waited to the half distance, w h en he headed Caprera, an d won ea sily by a length. 3 yrs, 7$ 101 b (inc. bib ex.) .11. The Zotland Stakes of 5 soya each, with 80 added. T.Y.C. Mr G. Holmes's f by Newminster —Dutclunan's Daughter, Bst 61b .. Mr Johnstone's Lady Hawthorn Bst 101 b (Cameron) 2 Mr Jackson's Fitzwilliam, 9st (inc. 41b ex.) (Custance) 3 Mr B. Chilton ' 's Little D uke, Bst 101 b (J . O s b orne ) 0 Mr F. Gordon s Sun s h a d e, Bst 61b (T. Challoner) 0 Mr Gregory's f by Camorino—Alcohol, Bst 61b (H. Covey) 0 Mr Johnstone's Harvest Home, Bst 41b (Hudson) 0 Inon, by C ar bineer, Count lieglevich's Z apolya, by Zetland, Bst 101 b Mr J. Osborne's B (l s t t . i C o l l i ti ailloner) 0 (G. Walker) 0 Betting-11 to 10 agst Fitzwilliam, 9to 4 agst Dutch & smart pace next t h e rails, followed by Dutchman ' s man's Daughter filly. The favourite cut out tho work at Daughter filly, Lord H awthorn, and Zapolya, I non bring ing up the rear. This order was preserved for a quarter of a mile, when L or d Hawthorn and the Dutchman ' s Daughter filly came out from the ruck, and the latter took up the running, win n i ng easily by two lengths ; Fitzwil liam Was beaten a n ec k only for second p!ace ; an d two lengths in his rear was Zapolya, fourth ; Sunshade was fif t h, and the oth er three were in a cluster, Little Duke being the last. Harvest Home was fractious in going to the post, and threw her jockey. Tho Great Northern Handicap of 20(1 sous in specie, added to a sweepstakes of 20 sous each, 10 ft, and only 5 if do handicap value 1,00 0 sovs, after April 1, at 10 a.m., to carry nib, of on e o f 590 10th, of one of 200 7 1 b, of bylo o, noon on T uesday, A pr il 7th ; wi n ners of a or th e second for ono value 1,000 51b extra ; no horse of to carry more than Ltlb extra: the second to receive 50 sous out of the stakes. Two miles over the • Old Course. Capt. Gray's Fortunio, by Voltigeur—Fortuna, 4 yrs, Gst 51b........ . .................. . ............ .. (Kenyon) 1 Mr Bowes's Westwick, 5 yrs,.. .... (T. Challoner) 2 Mr R. Porter us Ploughboy, 4 yrs, Est 41b ...(IP.Ewen) 3 Mr Watt's Strathconan, 5 yrs, Bst 121 b ...... ...(Custance) 0 Mr Chaplin's Blinkhoolio, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Fordharn) 0 Mr Mastorman's Honesty, 5 yrs, 7st 91b (11. Covey) 0 Mr J. Wood's Beauty, 3 yrs, Est 91b (Butler) 0 (Renshaw) 0 Mr T. V. Morgan's Chelsea, 3 yrs, 6st 21b (car. Est 31b) (Cradeck) 0 AlMrrjGrPaharakme'rsnßseaDneset:ilk 4 yrs, Est 71b , 4 yrs, fist (carried fist lib (Hammond) 0 Lord Zetland's Geant des Battailles, 3 yrF, sst 121 b (inc. 51b extra) (carried bat 131 b) . (Jeffoiy) 0 Mr G. Angell's Kettlehdeyrs, s s t 81b ..... (Wi1 50n ) 0 t lo Mr J. Osborne's Sister •e Agnes, 3 y r s, sst 7tb oLrit3t., dos Batailles, 20 to lecacithe e ach Beanstalk, to H Honesty, e a s g t y s t , arirc) ‘ r lr Cu P ni l e a , tt to- 0 —3 to Beauty, 1 7 e t a o cil l naggSStt BlinkhoolieW estw i c k, 10 t) 7 agst Ge a nt l a s g e astaH nod nesty and Deceit, 1,000 to 1 B ag e s tt t ing P lo l o on t s o h Le y a , cl s l o agst tnl 10 each agst Kettleholder and Sister to Little Agnes. After many false starts, which lost nearly half an hour at by Westwick, Sister to iLhiettlpeoAstgn post, C s de , tt Blinkhoolie, leholr, endedcut out the work, the others being headed by Fortunio, and whipp e d i n b y Strathconau; Honesty, who soon, how ever , l e ft Strath conan,and Beauty and took a forward place in the ruck. No change occurred, except that Blinkhoolie and Kettleholder alter nately ran in front, till coming along the wo o d s id e , w h en jock ey di smounte d . At ulearngdavteheway t o H onesty, w h o came Beanstalkthe m ilepn bro stK k e e tt d li o 3h w nA round the Middlethorpa turn with a clear lead, but was joined in the last half mile by Fortunio and Westwick, the pair being closely followed on the right by Ploughboy. At the distance Furtunio and Westwick drew away, and Fortunio, having the best of it, won by three quarters of a length; five lengths separated second and third; Honesty, half a length behind, was fourth. 13 1inkhoolio was fifth, Strathconan sixth, Beauty seventh, Gear des Battailes eighth, Kettleholdor ninth, Sister to Little Agnes tenth, Deceit next, and Chelsea, pulling up on the post, last. The Knavesmire Plato of 100 sous, in spscie. Half a mile. Mr Feaster's Lady Zetlaud, by Voltigour —Skylark, 3 yrs, Bst 21b Mr Dobson's Hector, 2 yrs (Cradock) 2 7st.. ........... ...... Mr J. Jackson's Duchess of Athol, 2 yrs, bet alb (Butler) 3 Mr G. Silverside's Progress, 3 yrs, Bst 21b (M ars t on ) 4 Mr J. Gilby's Phantom, 3 yrs, Bst 51b (Drury) 0 Mr F. Gordon's Lady in Waiting, 2 yrs, Est 81b (carried 6st 1.31 b) ..................... . ....................... (M. Noble) 0 Mr Robert Johnson's Captain White, 2 yrs, Est 1 llb Bst 51b...cr. Ch a H oner ) 0 Gst 81b (K enyon ) 0 • - (fiammond) 0 Bst 91b (C ameron ) 0 ?sir AArr J J J 0. 0 h l i lio n as s dt t co o l n ui f f, e ,Tsauodb3,uopukrr,eleott Flora, y s ;rs s„ Betting-2 to 1 agst Soubrette, 5 to 2 ag4 Lady Zet land, 100 to 15 agst Duchess of Athol, and 10 to 1 " bar two." Lady Zetland made all the running, and won easily by a length; two lengths between second and third, same between third and fourth. The Stand Stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 adder 1. T.Y.C. Mr Graham's Festival, by Tournament—Panel: 1 e, 3 yrs, 7st 12113(£40) (Coslett) 1 Mr Ambery's Thermometer, 4 yrs ' 3st (£10) (H. Taylor) 2 Mr E. Lascolles Vermicelli, 2 yrs, 6st (.640) Viison) 3 Mr Gilby's Percussion, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (X4O) (G %I , Aker) 4 Mr Chaplin's Miss Sellon c, 2 yrs, 6st (£4O) (Je. fiery) 5 Betting-7 to 4 agst Festival, 2to 1 agst tL 8 3EBB Sellon colt, and 4to 1 agst Vermicelli. Festival Tot off with the lead, and, without being headed, won, tlter a good rase, by a neck; four lengths between secuntr said third, two lengths between third anti fourth. The Union Hunt Plate of 2 sous each, with 50 aVed. Two miles and a. half. Mr J. Simpson's Helen, 6 yrs, 13st 51b (Slr. R.Walker) vr.o. WINCHESTER RACES -TUESDAY. The experiment of bringing the Winchester ifeeting forward, so as to join on with the popular Salisbury gathet ing, has proved highly successful. Adverse weather, as far as the comfort of the visitors was concerned, a' tended tho opening day of the meeting, although in other re spects the rain that fell did goof service in softening the running groun I. The attend•tuce was considerable, and the racing quite up to =he mark. The Throe Yearl 0;d Biennial was won bl Cock of the Walk, a representative of Danebury, who divided the favouritism with Witchcraft. The Winchester Nursery Stakes resulted in the overthrow of a hot favourite, in Soffiuka, on whom e ids were laid, and in the victory of a dark outsider in Mr 11. Goatees All brook. The fielders met with another turn in the Hamp shire Stakes, for which Venomous was made the favourite, but ho bolted after starting, and the race was carried off by a rank outsider in Viscount St Albans. John Day's stable was again buccessful for the Fourth Biennial with Miss Foote, and the day's sport was woun t up with a splendid race between Zeloo and Peggy for the Welter Cup, which terminated in a deal heat, the former subse quently walking over. Third Winchester Biennial Stakes of 10 soya each, with 40 added, for three-yr-olds. One mile. Mr J. Day's Cock of the Walk, by Chanticleer—Whim sical, Bst 101 b Mr E. C. Clayton's Lymington, Bst 1011; (J. Daley) 2 Mr Padwick's Witchcraft, Bst 61b (T. French) 3 Mr G. Jones's Janet Rawcliff, Bst 6lb (T. Adams) 4 Mr J. Powney's Lady Raglan, Bst 61b (Cannon) 5 Marquis of Hastings' Equerry, Bst 101 b.. ...(T Saddler) 6 Betting-2 to 1 each agat Cock of the Walk and Witch craft, and 3 to 1 agst Lymington. Cock of the Walk made play throughout, and won in a canter by three lengths from Lymington, who was a similar distance in advance of Witchcraft. Janet Rawcliff was fourth, a head only in advance of Lady Raglan. Equerry, last throughout, was beaten off. The Winchester Nursory Stakes of 100 soya, fur two-yr- SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. YORK RACES—Tins DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) MATCH. Chelsea beat Russian Bear by a short head. EGLINTJN STAKES. The Eglinton Stakes of 10 s )vs each, h ft, with 50 added. T.Y.C. (5 fur. 41 yds.) Don Jdbaiu.. Lord IlAwthura. Catuen C.... • Four ran. CONSf)LATION SCR 1.113 LE. Tlie Consolation S:ratriblo of 39 s ivs, aad :d to a. Handicap S weepL takes of 15 sovs each, for all ages. Three-quarters of a mile. Affection Dutch Admiral Festivity 3 Dead heat. Titirtem ra 1. FLYING DUTCEDINN'S The Flying Dutchman's Handicap of 100 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 15 soya each, 10 ft. One mile and a quarter. Python bliss Harriette Frolicsome Six ran. TYRO STARES. The Tyro Stakes of 5 soya each, with 50 added, for two- yr-olds. Half a mile. Curiosity Vermicelli Inon . Four ran. CITY PURSE. City Purse of 59 soya, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sous each. T.Y.C. (5 fur. 44 yds.) Thermometer , Landlord Malta Nine ran. LONDESBOROUGH CUP. The Londesborough Cup, value 80 goys in specie, added to a Handicap Stakes of 5 sous each. T.Y.C. (5 fur. 44 yds.) Sawyer Lady Zetlaud Aiusley... Nine ran. TALLY-HO STAKES. The Tally-ho Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 50 added. Two miles. 1 Donato.. Cannon Ball.. Helen Five ran. LATEST BETTING. DERBY. 3to 1 agst Lady Elizabeth (taken) 7to 1 agst Blue Gown—with a start (taken) 100 to 15 agst Rosicrucian (taken) 9 to 1 agst Speculum (taken) 100 to 7 agst Orion (taken) 15 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken) 25 to 1 agst Uncas (taken) 40 to 1 agst Green Sleeve (taken) WINCHESTER RACES—Tins DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPII. STE WANDS' STAKES. Tho Stewards' Stakes of 5 sous each, 3 ft to the fund, with 30 added. One mile. Muezzin Dick Turpin .. 2 Cnilbolton Nino ran. GRANGE PARK STAKES. The Grange Park Stakes of 10 sous each, 10 ft, with 50 added, for two-yr-olds. T.Y.C. (4b,,ut 5 fur.) Miss Foote 1 Iron Duko Lady Roseberry 3 Five ran. CITY MENIBERS' PLATE. The City Members' Plato of 50 sous. T.Y.C. (about 5 fur.) Henry I. 1 Lady Ward Excitement Four ran. CRAWLEY S CAKES. - The Crawley Stakes of 50 sovs. T.Y.C. (about 5 fur.) Sour Gra►pes ' Searnew Magnolia Six ran. Winner objected to for crossing, and Seaniew gets the stakes. HER MAJESTY'S "LATE. Her Majesty's Plate of 100 gs. Two mile& Purvey, r Mariner ... Vampire , 3 Six ran. DERBY TRIAL STAKES. The Derby Trial Stakes of 10 soya each, 3 ft, to the fund, with 50 added. One mile and a half. Lymington VenoinJus WINCHESTER FOAL STAKES. The Winchester Foal Stakes of 30 sovs each, h ft, for two- Sr-olds. T.Y.C. (about 5 fur.) Blackbird colt ... w. o. RACING FIXTURES FOR 18G8. MAY. Bath m Croyduu Ist Sumer ... 21 Epsom Stuumor Newark 2l Paris JUNE West Drayton 1 I Newton Croydon 2d Summer ... 3 Hampton Maucheater 3 Newcastle 23 Ascot Saanner 9 1 Bibary Club '23 Beverley, Hull, and Stockbridge East Bidiug lO 1 Atexaudra Park 36 Wiudsor Summer JULY. Chelmsford mm Worcester Suer ... 2 o,iihani lf Kingsbury and Hendon 6 Stamford Radcliffe I Carlisle 7 Nottingham July Newmarket July 7 I Chesterfield 23 Huugerford Pontefract Corp 13 Southampton ' 23 Down Royal C 1-1 Sudbury and Ealing ... 23 Reading Spilsby AUGUST. Deauville Leek Brighton Brighton Club 6 ScArborough 24 I Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll 1 Great Yarmouth Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Ipswich 27 Egham l7 Lichfield Hastings York August Oxford obis. T.Y.C. Mr H. Goatees Allbrook, by Wild Dayrall—Elizabetb, Ly DanielO'Rourki, Bst... (Oannon) 1 Mr H. Wright's Prebendal, 7st 21b (PePpler) 2 Duke of Hamilton's Hymen, by Neville, 7st (Hartley) 3 Mr Woodward's Nelly, Bst (Lavis) Mr Padwick's Soffinka, 7st 121 b (element) 0 Mr J. Saxon's April Morn, 7st 101 b (Vinell) 0 Mr H. (boater's Buxton, 7st 31b Mr Thellusson's Winchilsea, 7st 21b (Killick) 0 Mr J. Saxon's Hagar, 7st (Seaton) 0 Betting-5 to 4on Soffinka, sto 1 agst Allbrook, Bto 1 agst Hymen, and 10 to 1 agst any other. In one of the breaks-away which preceded the start Nelly came in col lision with Hymen, and the jockey of the former was thrown, but sustained no injury. Hymen made the run ning, closely attended by Winchilsea, Prebendal, and Soffinka, Allbrook lying off until reaching the distance, where Hymen dropped away, and Allbrook and Prebendal came on, the former winning easily by a length. Throe lengths divided the second and third; Hagar was fourth, Buxton fifth, Soffinka sixth, Winchilsea seventh, April Morn next, and Nelly last. The Hampshire Stakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, with 100 added if three horses start. One mile and 5 fur. Mr Flight's Viscount St. Albans, by St. Albans - Gar nish, 4 yrs, 84 21b (Sanderson) 1 Mr W. Goatees Nelaton, 4 yrs, Bst 4lb (T. French) 2 Mr E. Brayley's Douro, 5 yrs, Bst 101 b .........(H. Day) 3 Mr Jones' Lizard, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b (J. Daley) 0 Mr R. C. Naylor's Wild Briar, 5 yrs, Bst 61b (J. Adams) 0 Mr E. Brayley's Prince Regent, 3 yrs, Bst4lb (inc. 51b ox) (Cann .n) 0 Mr H. Goater's Venomous, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Hibbard) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Venomous, 3to 1 agst Prince Regent, 4 to 1 agst Wild Briar, and 6 to 1 each agst Douro and Nelaton. The favourite made play with a clear lead of her horses for about three hundred yards, when she bolted out of the course, and Hibberd was un able to get her into the track in time to take any further part in the race. The command was then taken by Wild Briar, who held a clear lead of Viscount St. Albans, Nelaton, and the Wizard, Mr. Bray ley's pair lying off until rounding the bond into the straight, when Wild Briar, who appeared to be winning in a cantor, "cut it" in the most unmistakeable manner, and Viscount St. Albans and Nelaton came away side by side; but Nelaton never being quite able to get up, Viscount St. Albans won very cleverly by a head. Douro, who ad vanced from the rear within the distance, finished a bad third, and his stable companion, Prince Regent, was fourth, Wild Briar fif►th, and The Lizard next. Venomous did not pass the post. Thu Town Pluto of 50 Bova, added to a sweepstakes of 5 ayes email, 3ft to the fund. Half a mile. Mr H. F. Haynes's Robert Laundry, by Ben Webster, 2 yrs, sst 71b (X3O) Mr 11. Goatees Lady Ward, 3 yrs, 7st 31b (.£3O) (Hibbord) 2 Mr Walter's Sting, 2 yrs, sst 716 (X3O) (A nt h ony ) 3 Mr J. Dixon's Excitement, 4 yrs, Bst 11b (.£3O) S. Adatui) , 4 Mr O'Hara's c by Frogmore—Sdcrecy, 2 yrs, oat 71b (.£3O) (Wesson) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Excitement, 9to 4 agst Sting, and sto 2 ag:t Robert Laundry. Lady Ward and Sting in company made running, until within a hundred yards from home, when Robert Laundry, who had been lying handy, took the lead, and won easily by a length, a head only separating second and third. Excitement was fourth. The Seorecy colt bolted soon after starting. The winner was sold to Mr. H. Wright for 155 guineas. The Citizens' Plate of 60 sovs. Half a mile. Mr. Trimmer's Magtiolia, by Knight of Gwynn° or • Diophantus- 7 1tosy Morn, 3 yrs, Est 41b (Killick) 1 Captain Christie's Salhet, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b ...(T French) 2 Mr. Ruff's Lady Mary, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Wyatt) 3 Mr. Samuel's Amour Propre, 4 yrs, Bst 21b (Peppier) 0 Mr. P. Gouge's Miss Camerine, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Sadler) 0 Mr. Rickard's Harlington, 4 yrs, 7st (Viney) 0 Mr. J. Wood's Northern Star, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Hibbard) 0 Duke of Hamilton's Sugarstick, 3 yrs, Est 101 b (F. Webb) 0 Mr. Plight's Sour Grapes, 3 yr s , E s t (Weston) 0 Mr. Saxon's Rosecleer, 2 yrs, sst 71h (Vinell) 0 Duke of Hamilton's Lady Geraldine, 2 yrs, sst 71b (Spencer) 0 Mr. Aston's Chateau Margaux, 3 yrs, 76t 21b... J. Clark) 0 Mr. Goddard's Laud Ho (l a t e I sa b el), 3 yrs, Est 101 b (Bannister) 0 Mr. Henry's Henry the First, 3 yrs, Est 71b (Milne) Mr. T. Hughes's Seringapatitin, 4 yrs, Bst 51b (Cannon) 0 Betting— 5 to 2 each agst Salliet and Magnolia, 100 to 15 each agst Amour rropre and Lady Mary, and 10 to 1 agst Seringapatam. After a long delay at the post, caused by the anxiety of the jockeys to get off, the flag was lowered to an equitable start, but Magnolia being quickest on her legs was soon clear of her opponents, and, never being headed, won is a canter by four lengths from Sallie; who defeated Lady Mary a length for second place. Amour Propre was fourth, Sour Grapes fifth, Sugar stick sixth, Northern Star, Chateau Margaux, Marling ton, and Lady Geraldine next, the last of all being Mies Camerine. The Fourth Winchester Biennial Stakes of 10 sou each, with 50 added, for two-yr-olds. T.Y.O. Mr. J. Day's Miss Foote, by Orlando—Gossamer, Bst Glb (Cannon) 1 Mr. Graham's Minna Troll, Bst 61b (J. Adams) 2 Mr. J. Astley's f by Atherstone—Overture's dam, Bst 31b (S. Adams) 3 Mr. Flight's f by Warlock —Vimiere, Bst Glb (T. Sadler) 0 Duke of Hamilton's Baden, Bst 61b (Hartl,y) 0 Mr. 11. F. Haynes's The Alderman, Bst lUlb —(11. Day) 0 Mr. Mann's Sovereign, Bst 3lb (Scorey) 0 Mr. J. Wood's Iron Duke, Bst 101 b (J. Goater) 0 Lord Howth's f by Ranger—Mineepie's dam, Bst Glb (T. French) 0 Betting-6 to 4on Miss Foote, 7to 1 aget Minna Troil, and 10 to 1 " bar two." The Overture's dam - filly and Minna Troil side by side made the running, with a slight lead of the favourite, until a little over a distance from home, when the Overture's dam filly was disposed of, and the favourite and Minna Troil ran together till reachin g ; the commencement of the stand enclosure, when Miss Foote got slightly the best of it, and won cleverly by three-quarters of a length. Three lengths separated the second and third, Iron Duke fourth, Vimiere filly fifth, and Baden last. The Welter Cup, value 50 sow*, added to a sweepstakes of 10 soys each. One mile five furlongs. Mr. W. S. Jones's Zeloo, by Turnus —Miss Margaret aged lOst (Mr. A. Yates) t w.o. Mr. J. Saxon's Peggy, 4 yrs, lOst 21b (Mr. F. G. Hobson) t 0 Mr Woolcott's Cork Jacket, 3 yrs, lOst 101 b (inc 71b ex) (F. Adams) 3 Mr P. Wickham's Pevensey, 4 yrs, list 101 b ...(Owner) 0 Duke of Hamilton's Painshill, 3 yrs, lOst 101 b (Mr Orawebaw) 0 Mr H. Goatees Venomous, 3 yrs, lOst 81b (Mr Edwards) 0 Betting— 9 to 4 agst Pevensey, 5 to 2 agst Painshill, 3 to 1 agst Venomous, 5 to 1 agst Cork Jacket, and 6 to 1 agst Peggy. Pevensey was the first away, but in a few strides was joined by Peggy and Painshill, the three com ing on in company, just clear of the others until a quarter of a mile from home, when the lot closed and came on in a body to the distance. Hero Zeleo, Peggy, and Cork Jacket drew away, the two former finishing a dead heat. Cork Jacket was third, a head only in rear of the dead heaters; Pevensey was a bad fourth, Painshill fifth, and Venomous last. Deciding Heat —Zeloo walked over, and divided the stakes with Peggy. VULPICIDIS3I IN YORKSKIRE.—Foxes abound in such numbers in the Wold district that, now the hunting season is over, several tenant farmers have found it neces sary to intimate their intention of °polity destroying them. Although a watchman with gun is employed in some cases, still the loss of a lamb per night on the average has to be endu4ed, and nocturnal depredations in poultry roosts aro frequent. This state of things is attributed to over pre servation and defective hunting, the " kills" being small in vonipariwn with the " runs" last season. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. NOTICE. The Fuurth Edition of " The Sun" of last Evening, con taining tho Races at York and Winchester, was pub lished at 7.30 p.m. EDITION. SEPTEMBER. Baden Warwick September ... 1 I Monmouth .. l7 Abingdon 3 Manchester I Lei ces t er Doncaster September 8 14 I Walsall 23 Brecon Edinburgh Richmond Ratupton Autumn l5 Royal Caledonian Hunt Kelso IZ: and Weatera M ...... 39 OCTOBER. Bedford 1 I Sudbury and Eali ng ... 15 Broinley Autumn Newmarket 2d October b 1 Harrow .. 27 Lanark 8 I Worcester Autumn...... 27 Chelmsford Autumn Chelteulaam NOVEMBER. Liverpool 3 I Leamington l7 Shrewsbury 9 STEEPLECHASES. OCTOBER. Bromley DECEMBER. tit. Albans Kingsbury 8 I 2G FORGED ANTIQUITIES.—The surreptitious trade introduced by the man known as "Flint Jack," it appears, is being carried on on the Yorkshire Welds by numerous imitators. Last week Mr. Charles Hartley, of Mahon, succeeded in tracing and exposing a wholesaVe vendor of spurious arrow-heads of flint, who had various connexions along the line of railway across the welds. The forged flints aro sold to farm servants, and by them disposed of to unwary collectors. News is also to hand that "Flint Jack" himself (who has just been released after a year's imprisonment in Bedford Gaol) is also at work at his old trade of deception, and has hoed driving a lucrative trade at Northampton—so much so that one of the local papers finds it requisite to give a caution against the purchase of of all "flint arrow and atone •elta." INIPERIAL PAR LI A DIEN 1.1 HOUSE OF COMMONS.—THIS DAT. The SPEARED. took the Chair at 12 o'clock. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES (METRIC SYSTEM) BILL. Mr. B WART moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to legalise the metric system in weights and measures. The hon. member referred to the bills that had been introduced and considered in former sessions of Parliament, and said that whenever inquiry had been made relative to the desirability of adopting an uni form system of weights and measures for commercial pur poses, the un tnimous opinion was invariably in favour of the metric system of decimals and subdivisions. It had been urged that the great inconvenienoo which would result from any extensive change iu the present system of weights and measures was a satlicieut reason not to adopt the metric system, but be thought such an objection was not suilkient. A slight inconvenience no doubt would for a short time take plac,., but the great result would be an enormous extension of the trade of this country. The metric system was ia full force in upwards of 20 countries, whore it gave universal satisfaction. GItAVES seconded the inot : on. He was one who was fully convinced of the absurdity of the present plan of weig'ats and measures iu use in England, and the simplicity and beauty of the metric system. It would lhe a matter of the greatest importance to this cluntry with respect to the extension of its commerce if one uniform system was adopted. The system was now in full operation in various countries, and it worked with an ease and clearness that spoke highly in, its favour. lt had been adopted by the Goveim ment of France_ in their various official de partments, and America was now only wai'.,ing for this country to make the change, in order that, that great and oxteusiv) country might follow our exsar.ple. Mr. B. HOPE opposed the motion. Ha raid the house was now asked to adopt a plan of vpoights and measure; called tho metric system, without a clear description and definition having been given to the house as to what the system really was. The bill proposed to abolish a system which everybody clearly understood, and to substitute in its place one of a complies 'cod sytem of deci mals. It was, ho did not deny, one for facilitating calculation, but applied to the purposes of everyday life of the poor man, who would be baffled and more deceived than he was at present. It might be all very well for the merchant princes of Liverpool and other great towns who could afford to keep clerks to attend to their account; but to make it penal for a poor man because he did not know the value of a decigramme, was going too far. He moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. P. URQUHART supported the second reading of the bill. Mr. CAVE agreed that it would not forcibly alter the system of weights and measures. Although the change from the old system to that of the new could not be made suddenly and at once, yet he did not sea how a double standard could work ill during the time the other was in process, becoming familiar to the public at large. Before any final change was decided upon a great deal of thought and consideration would be required, and therefore he should not feel disposed to give his as sent to the second reading of the bill upon the understand jug that it would not go into committee until a special report had been made, which of course could not be during the present session. Mr. M. GIBSON having spoken in favour of the adop tion of the metric system, The house divided, when there appeared— For the second reading Against it Majority —152 OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY BILL. Mr. COLERIDGE moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to place Dissenters and all persons professing the Christian faith on the same footing' us members of the Church of England in regard to fellow ships and educational benefits of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The hon. member entered ie to a lengthened argument to show the justice of his proposal, which could not but be of benefit to all classes of her Majesty's subjects, as well as to further the influence and heighten the respo,:t in which the ancient universities were at present held. Mr. WALPOLE, as an amendment, moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. The colleges had always been in connection with the Church of Eng land, and a greater blow could not be given to them than to pass the bill brought forward by the hon. and learned gentleman. - Mr. WINTERBOTTO3I said the alteration in the pre sent bill proposed in the Act of Uniformity was merely an act of justice to Dissenters, and nothing more. Re hoped the House would give the hill a second reading., Sir W. lIEATHCOTE strongly condemned the bill. Mr. HUBBARD also opposed the bill, the passing of which would be prejudicial to the established faith of tile country. Mr. POWELL was speaking in opposition to the bill at a quarter to six, at which hour the debate cease in ac cordance with the standing order. The Jurors' Affirmation (Scotland) Bill was read a second time. The Customs and Income Tax Bill passed through com mittee, and was reported without amendments. THE IRISH CHURCH. Mr. GLADSTONE moved for leave to introduce a bill to prevent for a lengthened time applications to the Church of Ireland, and to restrain for the same period the proceedings of the Ecclesiastical Com missioners for Ireland. (Cheers.) -Mr. NEWDEGATE and Col. KNox rose together, the latter - gave way, and the hon. member for Warwickshire said I feel it my duty to object to the right bon. member bringing in a bill at that particular hour, especially as it was one of the nature referred to in her Majesty's answer to the address of the house. The SPEAKER said, if the hon. member objects the right hon. gentleman must, by the rules of the house, apply for leave to-morrow. The house then adjourned. MARKETS. —(Z his Day.) CORN. This weather maintain 3 prices, and with favourable ac. counts of the growing crops, buyers operate with undimi nished caution. On the other hand, the farmers do not offer any but scanty supplies, and prices of Eng lish produce are consequently free from any appre ciable depression. Holders of foreign were also firm owing to the supplies to come forward between this and harvest being regarded as by no means in excess of actual requirements. Although, therefore, a slight decline is occasionally observable, there is no general depression. Al Mark-lane to-day the attendance was small, and the trade slow. Scarcely any English wheat fresh up, and rates firm. Foreign in moderato supply, and sparingly purchased at the partial &cline of is noticed on Monday. Flour dull at lute rates. Barley, beaus, and peas move off in retail at unaltered pricer. Oats maintain thoir value, but sell slowly. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. &MAR.—The market is firm, with a good inquiry for floating cargoes, and the rates paid fully maintain the re cent quotations of 27s 6d to 2;s 9d for No. 12 Ilavannah. On the spot the demand is steady for grocery, and mode rate for refining sugar. COFFEE.—A steady business is passing without appre ciable change in prices. TEA.—The public sales of Indian tea have finished up at moderate rates for fine and full prices for common grades. Rms.—Prices aro maintained at auction ;1,365 bagsgood white Bengal sold at 15s 3d per cwt. GINGER is in steady request at late moderate prices ; 131 barrels 83 bags Jamaica sold at 335 to 45s for dark to fair, bright small, 54 , cases middling small Cochin sold at 40s. ; 80 cases good middling bought in at 50s to 50s 3 barrels green bought in at 23s per cwt. l'lmmiro quiet. 26 bags ordinaay greyish sold at 2d to lid. TALLOW. Tho market is quiet at 43s 6d spot, 135 3d Juno, lis 3d last three months. COTTON. lavEnrooL, May 13.—Sales probably 10,000 bales. Mar ket slightl Lunar, generally / higher. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and t_►e short exchange on London is 25f. 170. per X 1 sterling. un (simpering these rates with the English Mint price of ,is. 10icL per ounce for standard gold, it appear that gold is at ittlJut the same price in Paris and LondOO. OPENING OF A NEW RAILWAY.—A new line Of railway, unimportant in a commercial aspect, but which will be welcome to the tourist and the sportsman, was opened yesterday. The line is that of the Tees Valley, alma nine or ten miles in length, which joins the Stockton and Darlington Railway near Barnard Castle, and goes to within a short distance of the celebrated High Pi:Tee, a magnificent waterfall. The scenery in the neighbourhood is some of the most picturesque in England; while the long stretches of moorland, on which grouse abound, which extend into Westmoreland will afford ample pastime for the sportsman. THE POISON OF THE COBRA.—An extensive series of experiments has recently been conducted in India by Dr. Shortt to test the efficacy of a large number of reputed an tidotes to the poison of the cobra. These antidotes have been brought forward by claimants for the prize of 1,750 rupees offered by the Maharajah of Travancore for the dis covery of a specific, but not ems of them has been found to possess any counteracting influence over the rapid and deadly action of the poison. In consequence of communi cationsany real antidote which he has received from v a ri ous pa r t s o f E uropa, Dr. Shortt has made arrangements with Dr. Tilb ury F oe to yv ieewxpeorf4uents discovering wh rdclta ieh may be made in En which may bo in the possession o f any one in Europe.l Dr. Fox has been supplied with an amp l e stock of active poison, both in the liquid and crysta l l i ne form, for the purpose. Dr. Shortt will finally test the virtues of y spay which may possibly bo Glincpygod. any riS nds this ialf- airs, nin had was sur 3yal tone vie ►any vere ;on ga- the um' of for• an d ived the cer- man with COn - Abi mad his dug haT" WA S Lcivg net.• B ilk, 'ales bow tho 0 of aril' ring Old f the It cdt th° fro lll ,01 31 Oa ; 0 09 l riag 66°4 wore 3 line ga te/ wh° a iogl )1a atic: boo' r , e a i 4 W ll°ll 0 0" 1) 11 e,