The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-15 00:00:00

succe s mann's r Nio 3mann- e Tell" Opera, ossini's issia, IS n. lle ast re- .s novel e over- he pro -1 not to n being time. be pro mbroise a it for wn, has works, 1g work. ;mg • the iarsal.--- Valen e i n the - CI IMe D Ce that sir ssist the >mpletecl r lock the )eded to bstantial the ca r " 1 district )face. o fficial financial sup plied foreig n a gross TE, A s° Albut 3s dressing oks, ank as, Ilan' )abinet s ' c.; cigat , l e gantlj [rch ozfore oat OW MONEY MARKET AND 00: 3- 111EROIAL INTELLIGEI‘4Ot, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Business on the stock Exchange continues quiet, but there is a moderate degree of strength in most departments, more especially in railways, concern ing which the present current of opinion is favour able. Several of the leading stocks have advanced, in one or two cases substantially. In the Foreign Market the principal feature is a decline in Brazilian Stocks. The British Funds are steady. Money is in quiet demand only. The quota tion in Lembr,rd-street is generally 11 per cent. on the last commercial paper. The Russia, from New York, has brought £72,316 in specie. Conso's are steady, being quoted at yesterday's prices, at 934 to 934 for money and account. New and Reduced Three per Cents., 931 to 931 ; India Five per Cents., 112 to 1121 ; Bank Stock, 248 to 250 ; Exchequer Bills, 18s. to 235. prem. The Foreign Stock Market is rather steadier. There is a recovery of I in the Viceroy's 7 per Cent. Bonds, at 75•1- to 76+ ; and the Egyptian Bonds (1864), at 89 to 90, are per Cent. better, and the Railway Loan is 4 better, at 924 to 93. The quo tations are :—Mexican, 151 to 161 ; Greek, 121 to 13 ; New Spanish, 36 to 36 4 1 ; Italian (1861), 43,1 to 43:'1; Turkish (1865), 321 to 321 ; Portuguese, 391 to 40 ; Peruvian (1865), 76-1 to 764 ; and ditto (1862), 92 to 93. Egyp . tian Nine per Cent. Bonds arc steady, at 90} to 91. The New Honduras Loan is steady, at Z to 11 prem. American Securities are firm. United States 5-20 Bonds are 71i to 72k ; Erie, 48k to 49} ; and Illi nois, 88k to 89k. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben- tures have risen 11, to 28 to 29 ; and the Conso lidated Mortgage Bonds remain firm, at 25 to 26. Colonial Bonds are unaltered. Canada Six per Cents. are quoted at 98 to 100. Mauritius Six per Cents., 103 to 105. New South Wales Five per Cents., 99 to 101. New Zealand Six per Cents., 1031 to 1041. Victoria Six per Cents, 110 to 111. English Railways are steady, at the following quotations :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to 1271 ; Midland, 1071 to 1071 ; London and North Western, 1191 to 1191 ; Great Northern, 1081 to 1091 ; Great Northern A, 1091 to 110 ; Great Eastern, 30 to 301 ; Great Western, 461 to 471 ; Metropolitan, 1101 to 1111 cum div ; Caledonian, 7 7/ to 771 ; Sheffield, 421 to 431 ; Chatham, 191 to 191; and London and South Western, 84 to 86. Bank Shares are firm. London and County is 1 better, at 53 to 54, and Union of London, 1, at 34 to 35. Agra (A. shares), is quoted at 11 to 111 ; Alliance 13 to 12 dis. ; Consolidated a to .1- prem. ; Imperial, 171 to 18. Foreign Mining Shares are steady. St. John del Reys are quoted at 20 to 22 ; Port Phillip, 11 to ; Chontales, s tog prem. The only variation in Miscellaneous Securities are in Hudson's Bay, which are lower, at 14i to 144 ; London General Omnibus, 18 to 2i ; Na tional Discount, 101 to 111. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A total of £156,000 in bar gold and sovereigns 'vas taken from the Bank yesterday for export. The Madras Railway Company have paid £435,000 into the Treasury of the India Office on account of the new issue of share capital. The directors of the Cape Copper Mining Company have notified an interim dividend of 108 per share on account of estimated profits of December 31. The suspension is announced of Messrs. M`Nab and Co. ' shipbuilders, Greenock. At the annual meeting of F. Braby and Co. (Limited) held yesterday, the directors' report was Unanimously adopted. After making due provision for bad debts, &c., and writing off a portion of the Preliminary expenses, there remained a surplus of £ 5 ,431 12. s 10d, which, added to the unappropriated balance from 1806, showed a total of £7,744 8s 10t1 for distribution. A dividend and bonus equal to 12i Per cent, per annum was declared, leaving the sum of £2,324 is 7d to be carried forward to the next account. The retiring directors were re-elected, and the usual vote of thanks passed. The committee of the Stock Exchange have " crdered Metropolitan Railway stock t o b e quo t e d ex interim div.," instead of "ex div." However, such is the disturbing character of the proceedings in Chancery, that many of the dealers refuse to do business with the dividend off, and make special bargains " cam div." The traffic receipts of the Lombardo-Venetian Railway for the week ending the 28th January show an increase of £15,221 183 9d, and those of the Dutch Rhenish for the week ending Feb. 7th a decrease of At an extraordinary meeting of shareholders in the Ilercules Fire, Life, and Marine Insurance Company (Giinited), Mr. Josiah J. Merriman, of the firm of Merriman and Buckland, Cannon House, Queen street, Cheapside, was unanimously appointed solicitor to the company. The following has been received from the Committee cf Administration of the Atlantic and Great Western • tailway "The Committe of Administration have not deemed it advisable to notice or reply to various anonymous and other co mmunications which have recently appeared in the public press oa the subject of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, believing that the good sense of the c reditors would preserve them from being influenced by the undue alarm which many of these communications appeared designed to create. A circular has, however, been Put forth by Mr. Ridsdo.le's committee, containing an extract from the opinion of Mr. J. H. Lloyd on the subject of the relative positions of the Consolidated Bonds and the Certificates of Debenture. As the publication of an extract ° 2 l 3' is calculated to mislead, the Committee of Administra o feel it incumbent on them to make known the entire opinion without note or comment. It is an nexed i hereto. At the present moment, pending the receipt of thelegal opinions now being taken in America, the Committee of Administration do not propose to take any further action as regards the certificates of debenture ; but, for the information of those concerned, it may be well to state that they are distinctly advised that, if any registra tion of this debt in the American courts be necessary or practicable, the proper mode is for each bolder to take pro ceedings for the full amount of his claim (for which purpose it would, it is believed, be necessary for each holder to forward his original certificate of debenture to America) the value of the collateral securities being afterwards brought to account as a set off, and that it is not at all requisite to make any sale of the collaterals before proceeding to effect such registration. Many allusions bare been made to the alleged insufficient representation of the debenture holders on the Committee of Administration. That such state• ments may be disposed of once and for all, it is only need ful to state that the member of the Cotnmittte who has been generally regarded as representing this interest, holds Personally £9,000 of these securities, besides £ll,OOO thereof pertaining to trusts in which he is concerned." The report of the Val Antigoria Gold ;I , Lining Company (Limited), dated Crodo, Ist February, i s as follow s :-- Amalgam on band, 4,747 grammes. Gold remittance will be made by the end of this month. The walls of the Asw crusher-house are under construction, and, as far as the weather permits, our surface work connected with the new machinery is being urged. The lode in the adit north Velds 10 dwt s . o f go ld ' per ton o f ore. Th e l o d e i n t h e 'JO- 1 winze sinking below the twenty, yields 14 dwts. of 1°j( 1 Per ton of ore. The lode-in the 30 end south is worth 10, dyne. of gold per toa of ore. The winze on No. 2 "_,uree under the 10 fathom is very regular, ore worth 12 . of gold per ton." BRITISH FUNDS—TWO VOLUME. 8 CI OVERNMENT FUNDS. Per tient. Console „ o. Account, March 5 93 Z,per Oent. Reduced 931 1 I New 3 per Cent 9 31 i i " 2 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — 41 DO2. - • 0 per Cent. oan. 1873 — tuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — l e• for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — E.. I) (Red Sea Tele,raph), Au,.., 1908 — kehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Gt. o £5OO 22 18 pm L 1 Do. £lOO & £2OO 22 18 pm 4-' ,_, O Ilk of Englan d Stock, 41 per Cent 250 Accon n t i tiri • att D TAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. -r; Mock, 10; per Cent., April 1874 — °. c, 2 _ oAccount D °. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 r :) . 4 Pet- Ceut., Oct. 1888 ke. Certificates Ee• Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent B7i o ° '' ) . Per Cent., Jan. 1872 1: ) ,. • , 1 per Cent., May 1879 — u 5 per Cent., Rup, Deb., 1872 — D o . do. 1877 — Do• do. 188 -) o D o bel; 5 er Cent Air , . 187 J ....,. 105 pm D . 13 38 1) ' °l 'd, 5 p per cent., £l,OOO 0. under £l,000 Al, FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOOK. Aru:3etrltt.tinneeniepdt 5 1ic, 6 per Cent 74 _ 14 Lli„ - , 0 per cen rr Cent. 1859 n — ll per Cent., 1852 — u "--'-). do., 18 - .8 — ~". do., 18 ;i• — 1 2° 7 5 . per do., 1865 1863 651 _ 11..'-e Account 751 5 ~,,013 Ayres 6 per Cent ' 0 2 per Cent. (Deferred 8 per Cent ) 43 from ; that is not Itives econ mili- vn as y re -7t the Con - dmost ion of )n the .eliev© econ- vhicb, :move The n will w Re point unced rce. --- Cuba, 6 per Cent. Callian 6 per Cent Do. , li per Cent — Do. 6 per Cent., B . Do., 1867' Do., 7 per ,Cent., 18GG ... — Do., Scrip £32 paid C , tribi,,n, 6 per Cent. Panisu 3 pu. Cent., 1825 . D ,nubfau Principalities, 7 per Cent 7O 69 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 67 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — egyptiar, 7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue .• D'. £5OO Bonds Do..flOG Bonds 92i. Du. 186.1 - 8i Do. 510 Bonds — D0...£100 Bonds ..... 90 1 901 Government , hallway Debentures .... 02,1- Uceek, 5 per Cent., 1821-5, ex Coups — Do. Account D:,. Coupons t)0. Account G t :oe!,1!9. 5 pi-r Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Hail. Loan., 10p. Ct.,..£25p It ~ i.t.“ •=> p,l ('i r!., '....,i6 . •1 , Do, Account . — Do..Nittrelnrattint Ent wtty — Nl.,xiort.r. 3 p:r Cent. Ditto for Account Dn. 186.1 — Dc C nor Cent. Anglo-Prem.:li ,..- 'outovitivaii 6 por Cent. . — 11 mush Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada — Do 3 per C,,n. — Do. DefQr. ,- ,0 Do Lecutt War:ants (Doct.t.tr,s) .. — Perni:tu o per Cent. Itst.;s Do Acecti..* Do 4} per Cent. (I.lribtirren) Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 Do Account P.,rt.gnese 3 per Ct., 1853,'ti,'7,'9,'60,'2,';-; Do. do., 1 67 Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid —.pin Ru,sian 5 per Cent., 1.8 . .:z, .t; 61 B7-1. Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do rli per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 - ik Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds B9i. 81 . 91 Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO 80nd5..... B9l. Do. do. . £B4 15s. do B5l Sardinian, 5 per Cent 7O Spanish 3 per Con . — Do Accidunt .... Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — Do Acc.unt Do Corn. Cert. of Cou„ . not fuuded — Do Account - kish 6 per Cent. - Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 631 Do. 1863 52 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 s3} i Do I por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent, 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... .I)ividenas on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Austrian a par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent. Ex. 25f. Dutch 2} per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil lOOl Do Account — ita.liab, 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. isi. Do. Account 43} TWO LrOLOCIE. Consols, Money 93 } Do. Account, March .. 93 4 OUTWARD CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. MALTA, Feb. 15. The Pera, from Southampton on the 4th inst., arrived on the 13th at 8 p.m., and left at 6 a.zn. yesterday for Alexandria. The Ripon, from ➢Zarseilles on the 12th inst., arrived to-day at 4 a.m., and left at 8 a.m. for Alexandria. THE PRINCE OF WALES'S HARRIERS.— Oa Friday morning the Prince of Wales, attended by Lieut.- Colonel Keppel, left London by the 11.15 a.m. train on the Great Western Railway, for the purpose of hunting with the royal pack of harriers. His Royal Highness and suite reached Langley Station about noon, and there mounting, joined the meet, which was well attended. After a good deal of bard riding in the vicinity of Lang ley, and some excellent sport, his Royal Highness rode to the Slough Junction ot the Great Western, and returned by the four o'clock train from Windsor. THE CATTLE TRADE IN I RELAND. —A memorial signed by about 2,000 of the principal landed pro prietors in the grazing districts, praying for a with drawal of the Order in Council of the 17th January, 1868, restricting the transport and sale of cattle and sheep, is about to be presented to the Govern ment. The memorialists protest against interference with this iwporla'lt trade as unnecessary. The diseases referred to in the order--viz., the mouth and foot disease and pleuro-pnetunonia in cattle, and the scab and mange in sheep—are not, according to their experience, of a kind to require the stringent measures prescribed in the order, and the enforcement of these, it is submitted, would almost entirely stop the cattle trade. THE MURDER OF LORD WITARNCLIFFE'S GAME KEEPER.—Yesterday, at the Barnsley Police-court, Joseph Gregory, the fourth man charged with being concerned in the murder of the late George Thirkill, head gamekeeper to Lord Wharneliffe, ou the 11th of December last, was brought up for final examination. Mr. Sugg, of Sheffield, watched the case on behalf of the prisoners Beardshaw and English, committed along with Cutts on a former occasion. The evidence was simply a repetition of what was produced when the other men charged were committed. The wit nesses were subjected to a severe cross-examination, but their testimony was not shaken in any material point. The prisoner was committed to take his trial at the assizee on a charge of murder and night poaching. RAILWAY AMALGAMATION IN IRELAND.— the Dublin, Mciil argues very strongly in favour of "the union of the management of the three short lines between Dublin and Belfast. Years ago the public expressed the strongest opinion in favour of that unity, which is recommended by the most manifest and important considerations. In the railway journey from Dublin to Belfast, little over one hundred miles, three territories are traversed. Three conflicting governments are at work to mar the passenger's comfort, and increase the expense to him. Three Boards sit upon him, and have him at their mercy. Thirty-five directors rule 112 miles ot road—a director for every three miles. The meetings of the three companies are about to be held, and as there is also an arrangement pending to facilitate mail communication between Belfast and London by shortening the time of the journey between Dublin and Belfast., the present seems a proper oppor tunity for again raising the question of amalgamation in some practical form." A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE Occurred early yesterday morning in the extensive premises of Mr. John Hale Thorpe, timber merchant and builder, Bowman-lane, Leeds, and before it could be got under some of the offices, workshops, and a portion of the stock and tools were destroyed. It will take more than £3,000 to cover the whole damage done. Fire was first seen by the watchman in the work shop, a building forty yards long and two stories high, and it soon spread to the counting-house and saw mill. Near these buildings a large number of heavy blocks of mahogany were piled, and but for the obstacle they offered a large quantity of timber occupying the more distant part of the yard would doubtless have been ; destroyed; The man who discovered the fire, on going into the counting-house, found that thieves had been there during the night. An outer door he found open, a gas chandelier was pulled down, a hammer and chisel were laid on one of the desks, and the books and fittings were strewed about the floor. It was also evident that an unavailing attempt had been made to break into two safes. It is supposed the thieves sot the workshops on fire from vexation through obtaining so little booty. The losses of the workmen, whose tools have been stolen or burnt, will amount to about £2OO. THE FORGERY Os' i COTCII BANK NOTES. —At the Birmingham Police -court, ye.iterday, Charles Ki ng , retired publican, and William Breckenridge, agent, i)oth of Birmingham, were charged, on remand, with having in their possession two engraved Oates for writing counterfeit notes of the British Linen Compary, a bank in Edinburgh. l'he thief facts elicited were as follow., :—The tirisoners in December applied to an engraver named Pearson, in the employ of Messrs. Storer, of Birming ham, to produce them some plates which were to be fac similes of a 4 '5 note of the batik above named. Pearson pretended to enter into the conspiracy, and to treat his engagement confidentially ; but he communi cated the matter to his master, who in turn infor me d the police. Th e pr i soners , h ' owever, were Allowed to go on until a complete case against them was built up. Two of the plates being eventually finished, the prisoners waited upon a printer in the town named Huston, and induced him, after treat ing him to a great deal of drink, to strike off some impressions of the counterfeit plates. An order was given for 1,000 copies. Huston, on recovering from his drunkenness, repented of his part in the transac tion, and gave information to the police, who even tually took the prisoners into custody. Mr. Spence, secretary to the_Linen Company, said the plates were exceedingly good imitations of the genuine notes. Tie Prisellere were remanded fvr AVOACIR eildego 3 4 5e 6i 4;0 430 10 12 6 2 24 le 2 8 le 2 4 5 t 7 18 2.1.0 29i 2.14.1 31 I 2.14.0 3.9.0 11.7.61 all 14.9.11 20 21 11 35 37 2} 6 8 41 51 2i 11 60 70 5 7 58i 5.17.0 2 3 2 2i 29 31 390 410 37i 6 42 t 13 14 1) l 2 67 69 115 205 bb 05 16 14 18 20 85 00 6 8 fREFERENCE SAA.RES. Great Northern, 5 percent. rd. at 5 per cent. pm., 07 Great Western, 5 per cent., rd., 81 FOREIGN RAIL w Ak y r. Antwerp and Rotterdam, o 1- 6 Great Luxembourg, 0 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 115 FOREIGN MINER. Port Phillip, l : Rossa Grande, par DOCKS. London and Si. Katharine, 50 BANKS. Chartered Iler. of India, London, and China, 29 Imperial Ottoman, 14 Land Mortgage Bank of India, 11m., London and County, —. Ditto, new, 26 London Joint Stock, 34k London and 11 estnainster, 68 Ditto, Scrip, 46 Union of Australia, 5 if Union of London, 34k MISCELLANEOUS: Anglo American Telegraph, 19k Atlantic Telegraph, 47 Ditto, 8 par aent., 101 City Discount, lim, City of Moscow Gas, lira., 81 Corporation of London Bonds, 1832, lk per cent., 1011 Credit 'oneier l of Engtano. lirn.. 3k Egyptian 9 per Cent.. Vice ro y Loan, gua. y Egypt . G ovt., 91 Gen. Credit and Discount, rim., 51 International Financial :ioetety, oin., 3 London and Provincial Marine, National tiiscount t_ompany, 11 New Quebradi, I • oriental Gas, Um.. 7 Ditto. new, t 7•-:6 6 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 57 1 Telegraph Construct, and MainteDance, lim., Thames and Mersey Marine, insurance, hid., 41 Viceroy of Egypt (sfortgage) Loan) 76 1 51 THE OXFORD MUSIC-HALL. —TI4O burning o f th e Oxford Music-hall is_ attribute d to a smoulde ring cigar having been dropped by some heedless smoker upon the stuffing of the cushions on the balcon y seats. Whatever may be the cause the destruction of this handsome edifice so shortly after that of Her Majesty's Theatre will hardly fail to invite the more serious consideration of the play going community upon the formation of the structures in which they night after night assemble. It is a terrible contemplation even to conjecture the result had the fire taken place during the performances. The Oxford Music hall is said to have been insured for £16,400. Of this aggregate sum the London and Lancashire have £1,750 ; London and Southwark, £1,750; North British, £5,450 ; Royal Exchange, £3,200 ; Northern, £2,750 ; and other offices, £1,500. It is singular that a great many persons who had been "burned out" of work by the destruction of Her Majesty's Theatre were employed at the Oxford. What will be the effect of two such calamities in such a short space of time on the mind of the theatre-hunter ? Let us at all events hope that the architectural mind will apprehend the obvious moral indicated by two very ex penNin lessoug.—The Leader. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, THE REPORTED DEATH OF KR. JUSTICE SHEE. We have very great pleasure in contradicting the announcement that appeared in the Times and other papers this morning, of the death of Mr. Justice Shee. The learned Judge had been unwell during the past two days, but on inquiring at Sussex place at two o'clock this afternoon, our reporter was informed that the learned judge was very much better. It is needless to say that the unfounded report has already caused the greatest pain to relatives of the learned Judge, and it is to be regretted that such reckless announcements should be made before proper inquiry is made in order to test the correctness of the information supplied. Some of our contemporaries have not only given the cause of the learned judge's death, but have gone the length of selecting another gentleman as probable successor ! POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. Great astonish:flea was expressed in the courts this morning, at the announcement in some of the papers of the death of Mr. Justice Slice, as only a few days ago he was actively discharging his judicial duties, and aPPa iently in the enjoyment of good health. About ten o'clock a rumour got into circulation that the intelligence was false, end that the learned judge had been seen alive this morning by his colleague, Mr. Justice Mellor. All doubt on the subject was happily set at rest soon after the com mencement of the business in the Court of Exchequer, when Mr. Justice Mellor came upon the bench and entered into conversation with the Lord Chief Baron. Shortly afterwards Mr. Serjeant Ballantine, who was examining a witness, addressing the Lord Chief Baron, said : " May I ask your lordship whether there is any further report respecting Mr. Justice Slice?"—The Lord Chief Baron replied : " The report to which you refer is an entire mistake. My learned brother, I am happy to say, states that Mr. Justice Slice is rather improved in health."—Mr. Serjeant Ballantine : " I am sure we all most heartily rejoice at what your lordship has said."—The Attorney-General gave expression to a similar sentiment; and, as Mr. Justice Shee is universally respected, there was a general feeling of satisfaction at this contradiction of the report of his death. In the Court of Queen's Bench, the Lord Chief Justice, on taking his seat this morning on the bench, said : " I am very glad to be able to' state that the announcement in the morning papers of the death of my brother Shee is incorrect. He, however, is very ill ; but I am glad to be able to state that he is not dead."—Mr. Temple, Q.C., on behalf of the bar present, said he was very glad to hear it. _ROBBING A CITY WAREHOUSE.---James Anderson de scribed as a cigar maker, was charged before Alderman Hale, at Guildhall, with stealing, on the 6th inst., 1 cwt. of scented soap from the warehouse of Messrs. Grossmith and Son, 85, Newgate-street. Police-constable Enoch ,Emery, 653, said that about half-past one o'clock yesterday afternoon he met the prisoner in Windmill-street, Finsbury, and asked him how he ac counted for the soap he had sold to Mrs. Young, and he said he had sold it for a man named Baldwin. They went in search of Baldwin, but could not find him, and then he told the prisoner that he should take him into custody for stealing a packing-case containing lcwt. of soap from Messrs. Grossmith's, 85, Newgate-street. At the station-house he said, "Itis of no use, I cannot get out of it ; lam the thief." He went to the prisoner's aciarcs3 and found a packing-case (pro duced) with Messrs. Grossmith's name painted out. On the mantelpiece he found a pound packet of the pro secutors' scented soap. He received from Mrs. Young 661bs. of soap. — Mr s. Young having proved that she bought the soap, and Mr. Grossmith having stated that the packing-case produced had been stolen from his firm, the prisoner was committed for trial. CAUTION TO YOUNG WOMEN.-At the Marylebone Police-court a number of young women waited upon Mr. Mansfield for his advice under the following circumstances, and also to ask him if he coul d not grant a summons. They elected one as spokeswoman, and she stated that she saw an advertisement in the Clerkenwell News which stated that young people were wanted. to learn a busi ness. She went to the address, an d was t o ld th at on payment of fiveshillin gs a business would he taught her in ten days after which she would be able to earn thirty-five shillings a week. There were twenty-five young women there, all of whom had paid five shillings each for the instruction. They ha d found out it was only a swindle.—Mr. Mansfiel d asked what the b usiness was. — Applicant produced a p iece of g lass, on which was painted the words, "In memoriam. Died 2nd July, 1799," and said the man gave them a little wooden stand and a small brush, and then for about ten minutes told them how to paint the letters. After being there ten days, the man told them they were not quite competent, and that they must have more instruction.—ln reply to the magistrate, applicant said the place was in Howell-street, Paddington.—Mr. Mane- field said he could not help tl-e girls. He was sorry for them ; it was very indiscreet to part with their money. If he granted a summons he did not believe they would get redress. He hoped the press would notice the matter to prevent others being duped. SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINAL Y 31.T.a.R,E'S AND STOCKS. tailvlays C g re l e n ! Bristol and Exeter .... Caledonian !Ca inurian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall . . Dublin Si Belfast June. Dun„Perth, 3c Ab. June. berip Ceti. 55 57 77 78 2U 30 3 4 741 75,1 70 72 DO. Glasgow Sc S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk.l 100 1021 30} 39; Oi 74 15 6 103 'O9 109 110 1221 1:3 Do. E. Angl: st. No. 2 U rent North 01 Scotland Great Northern D,). A stock Do. 11 stuck Do. New, is. at 25 pui t 6, and W. of Ireißtid t: t. Western -OriOniti VAL Soutii 1)0. W. 16 9i 462 [ii 45 47 '2;) SU 2'l 1 h) • }.lt-tref:.•rks. Laue-Asiure.N, Yor:.6;nr, 1.,,,nd0n and L3la.ckwa;l Brigh.,4i, 6 Gdatit Ton., (21ini., and Duvet De. Alarep. Ex. A.. Lutz. Or 111 itC1,4".1.71 L Lon. a South WeeterL- Man., :3110., a Lincoln . Do. ew Do. Extenion t 27• 48 46i 19i itki 11 14 110 i 2u t-4 66 42 13 110 111 M .t 1 actropolltau co. do. do. and .•:t. John't..%i 't Do. XV Share - Do, Oirinin.. a, Durt , ) slid tient . North British Do. Ed. ' t'th:, it Dun Nth. Eastern-- iterw.ich Do. ii.N•E purohAst 7 100 all I 10, 10c , 100 16.13.1 75 77 31 35 Do. Leeds . Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling Do. do. 1860-61 North London .. Do. du. 1854 5. Do. do. 1866 . North Stallordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central scot. N. E ' Aber. stock Do. Scot,Alid. stock Shropshire Union ioutit Devon ,ouch Eastern tainea, Wok., & Wok Vail' Vale Do. C V ale of Neath 'Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitelia West Cornwall 105 107 63 64 i 100 130 134 1 136 111 116 I lap 56 60 109 Ili 68 69 44 46 711 71/ o i u 146 i 6O i3i 3 Business thme. 78 71 8 301 } 29/ COLOSIaL GOVERNMENT SECUI LUTI E 6. - Illritivb Columbia, 6 pert 1 cent., Deo. 31,1572.-1 100 - - - , Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& J uly 1877-81 - 'Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug l,O 100 102: - I Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 100 100 1021 - 100. sp. 0. Jan. & J Wel 100 86 87 854 6 - I Do. sp. 0. Inscribed as 100 85 87 - ICape U. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 105 - D0.Ap1.&0ct.18.90-10 01 , 100 107 1(9 1,84 - Do. do 1880-9 L; 100 106 108 - Do.: Jan.&July, 189 0 - 9 :1 100 1(5 107 - Do. 5 per oeut. 15 April' and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 146 27 - Ceylon, Nov. 1878,6 p., 100 110 11l - Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 - Mauritius, 6p. 0, 137 3 , Jan. and July - Do. 1878 . - 1882, Mayls, Nov. t 5 100 107 100 - Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. 100 109 111 - Natal , iov. 6 per cent.. 100 104 106 - N.13.G0v.6 uly 100 99 10 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p . c., 186 u 100 - - - Do. 5 p.o. 1871 to 1870 100 98 99 - Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 181,6 100 951 964 01 64 52 - New Zealand, 6p. cent! 100 -10 l - Do. 5 per cent.... ... 1.00 98 99 • - Nova Scotia Gcv. 6p. 0 sterling, 1875 1 190 102 104 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c 1 100 103 105 1034 4 - S. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c. 1868-9 100 - - - Do. 1878 & upwards 100 110 111 - Vlo,tiov. 6 p.o. Ja.& July 100 - - - Do. do, April & Oct 1 100 110 112 1124 I IittITISH YOSSESSIOBS. lOU Atlantic& St.Lavvrenod all 61 60 8 ,1 Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. 100 16 3 1(.1. " gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. F shares lO p 40 204 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 34 4 10 Do. Preierenoe Butl.,Brant,&Goderich 100 6 p.c. 1872-3-1 lOO 68 71 et Calcutta &S. E., lira lOO - - at Jape Town & Dock, gu lOO 18 52 ,00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi all 99 102 at East Bengal, gu. sdo 100 1044 104 at East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. 100 1( 9 110 1064 40 Do. J Extension - - at Grand Trunkot Canada 100 151 164 1(4 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 78 52 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 41 4S 100 Do. do deferred - - 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all 33 35 100 Do. do. deterred - - - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred - - lOU Do. 4th Pref. stook 100 Do. do. deterred all - - at t. India Pen. gua. sp.c. tOO IC9 110 104 93 rO. Gus. 5 per cent lB 14 2 p 40 Do. New gun. sp. 0 6 14 21. at ut. South of India gus. 5 per cent st Do. 44 per cent lov 94 16 at Do - - 204 Great Wca. of Canada all 164 164 204 Do. New .... - 100 Do. 6p. c B&B. pay. 1/37:1 all I 98 100 100 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877.8_ all 91 91 at Madras, gua. 5 p.c 100 100 102 103 st Do. 44 do lOO 93 1/5 st Do. 44 do 1 100 89 91 21 Do. Filth Extensioi 1 5 - - at llelb. Cor 6p. c. Bnds 1 100 - - 50 Mel. & liobsoxfs Bay „I all - at iNl.ltl.C'tl.l.6pelstpt.ba ; 100 83 55 at ,Oude &11.11iik'nd,g. 5p c 00 1044 1(54 at I, 3:Ande I 100 100 101 10 st De. Delhi 20 Do. do 4l at Do. Vuniaub lOO , 10) 101 101 at. Do.lndus St.Floi 1 100 B7 89 BRITISH MINI $. Dam. Consul. Cold, lila Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavlat Drake walla &last Bassett (:slogan) *sat Caradon "ast Cam BrPa ii;ast Grenville East Gunnislake East Lovell W'l Russell (Tavistk (am.& StA uhyn(G wen. Great Limey, limited Great South Tolgus..., Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal VW' (11elst , bi, Grenville Herod's Foot •••• Li ingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley liwyndy Iron Ore, Hui New S ton ....... North toskear . N.Wh Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United......., Providence ,Uny Lelan I S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 'Stray Park Tin Crott..... Vigra and Clogan, West Passett (Mogan ~ W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chiverton West Seton • .... Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Bedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawnev (Lis MARKETS—(I his Day.) POTATOES. The markets continue to be but scantily supplied with the better qualities, and prices rule firm. COLONIAL AND. FOREIGN PRODUCE. SUGAR.—The colonial and foreign produce trade con tinues without general activity, but the value of most articles is pretty firmly upheld, any effect from he partial increase in imports being checked by the very moderate stocks in both first and second hand. Sugar has occa sionally sold a little easier, but hardly to alter quotations. COFFEE remains steady as far as coloury qualities are concerned. Pale qualities move off uneasily, and gene rally at easier prices. COCOs is rather easier. The tea market is very firm, And the tendency of prices is decidedly upwards. Ott-s.—There is still a demand for seed oils, and the re ent advance is fully upheld. _ COTTON. LIVERPOOL, Feb. D.—Market firmer. Sales 10,0 , 0 bales, or more. HAY. Supplies plentiful and trade steady. Meadow bay, 60s to 84s ; clover, first cut, 80s to 05s ; second, 50s to 80s. Straw, 28s to 33s per load. TALLOW. The market is quiet, at 42s to 42s 3d spot, 42s 3d March ; 438 6d sellers last threo mouths. COURSE OE EXCHANGE.—This Evening Amsterdam Short. 11 17} Ditto 3 Months. 11 191-, Rotterdam — 11 19 Antwerp — 2.5 32 Brussels — 25 32 Hamburg l3 9f Faris ..................... , Short 25 10 Ditto 3 Months. 25 30 Marseilles .......... Frankfort on the Maine 120} Vienna — 11 90 Trieste 1 t 9Z Petersburg% Berlin Madrid i. Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa — 29 30 Naples .... 29.30 Palermo ~ ...• - 2 , ' , ', Messina ................ ~... _ 2 ', 30 11 18} 12 Of 12 0 1 25 34 25 37 13 10 25 20 25 35 25 35 120; 12 U 12 0 321 6 261 481 29 40 29 40 29 4U 29 40 29 40 29 40 51} 51f Lisbon ........................ 511 Oporto ............... 511 Foreip Abut .eaciiet MAILS DUE. Amaral's, and New Zealand, Via Bouthampton..... Feb. J (). Ditto, VIA Marseilles ............. el. 22 Ditto, via Panama ............. . , Feb. ..:8. Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video .... Marsh 5. Ditto, by French packet.. • F..b. 22 Cape Veres, by Brazil packet ~,,.... March 5. cape of Good 'l o pe, Ascension. and St. Helena— Feb. 27 chink Penang, and Singapore. via Southampton Feb. 19 Ditto, via Marseilles Feb. 27 •• Falkland Islands ......... ... March 6. Gibraltar, via Southampton „,, ..... ... . Feb. i 9 India, via Southampton ...... .... ..... .... . Feb. 19. DI tto, via Marseil.es ...... • ........Feb. 22 Malta. Egypt, &a. .• •• • • Ditto, lla7seilles Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal via Southampton iit• Feb. 1. Ditto, Marsales harsh 15 Ne%vfoundland Portugal ..„„ ..................... to Oporto .. M troll 5 Ditto, by pr , N , is shi p Ditto t itto to Lisbon United States, t nuada, California, dtc., by British packet .............................. Feb. 17 Ditto, by L Lited 6tatca packet Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto oitto Ntw York) Ditto dittt (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet Feb 21. West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Teneritr: Feb. 16 West Indies and Pazitic (except Mexico and Bah mas) ................. . ....................... Feb. —. During a quarter of a century Horninzan's Teas have had an immense sale, and as they are now 8d per pound Cheaper, in consequence of the Reduced Duty, the demand will doubtless be even further extended. sold, secured in ravhott, now doom iiaare 121 1 i 1.1 19 3 I 2 119 i 4 1 ins 71 s) 'EBRIJARY 15, 1868. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Yesterday her Majesty's unarmoured screw steamer Blanche, 6 guns, 1,268 tons, with engines of 330 horse-power, built and fitted out at Chatham dockyard for a three years' commission, made her official trial of speed at her deep-load draught at the measured mile, Maplin Sands ; the customary speed trial at light draught having been dispensed with. The Blanche is one of the squadron of im proved sloop-corvettes, built after the designs of Mr. E. J. Reed, the Chief Constructor of the Navy, and, with regard to dimensions, form of construction, and engine power, is in all respects similar to the Danae, Eclipse, and other vessels of her class now building. On getting under way the Blanche drew 16ft. 7in. aft, and 13ft. 7in. forward, which was slightly in excess of that of her sister ship, the Danae, when tried at the measured mile, awl also rather more than her deep draiight as designed, the increased di placement being (lute to the two additional gnus composing her armament, with the necessary shot, shell, and ammunition, together with some 30 hands more than her originally fixed complement. Tile Blanche left her moorings at 12 o'clock, the officialsl on board, including Capt. the Hon. A. A.Cochrane., C. 8., commanding the Steam lit,!serve, who super intended the trials ; Capt. W. lloustou Stewart, C. 8., Superintendent of Chatham dockyard ; Mr. 'F. H. Baker, chief inspector of machinery ; and Mr. W. Williams, chief inspector of machinery afloat ; Mr. R. Dawson, assistant master shipwright, re presenting that department. The ship's machinery was in charge of Mr. Snell, chief engineer; Mr. Ravenhill, of the firm of Ravenhill and Hodgson, representing the makers of the engines. The weather was favourable for the trial, the wind being from the W.N.W., with a force of from two or three. After the preliminary run to prepare the furnaces and boilers, the vessel was placed on the measured mile, and six runs made at full-boiler poWer with the following results :—First mile—time, 5 min. 29 sec., speed in knots per hour 10.942, steam 311 b., vacuum 27in., revolutions of screw per minute 88 ; second mile—time, 4min. Isec., speed 14.938 knots, steam 30M., vacuum 27in., revolutions 88 ; third mile—time, smin. 20sec., speed 11-250 knots, steam 301 b., vacuum 26in., revolutions 86 ; fourth mile— time, 4min. 2sec., speed 14.876 knots, steam 301 b., vacuum 26in., revolutions 87 ; fifth mile—time, smin. 23sec., speed 11.146 knots, steam 28ib., vacuum 26in., revolutions 84 ; sixth mile—time, 3min. 57sec., speed 15.190, steam 331 b., vacuum 25, revolutions 88. The first means obtained from these results were 12.940, 13 . 094, 13.063, 13'011, and 13.168 knots, and the second means 13.017, 13.028, 13.037, and 13.089 knots, giving the true mean, or actual speed of the ship, as 13.055 knots per hour, or nearly two-tenths of a knot per hour more than the speed of the Danae, which, when tried at a lesser draught on the 12th ult., at Stokes Bay, realised a mean speed of 12.872 knots, as against 13.384 knots per hour at light draught, showing that the Blanche is, in comparison, a faster vessel at her deep load draught than the Danae at her light draught, although both vessels and ma chinery were constructed from the same drawings and patterns. The Danae, it may also be remarked, is fitted with a Griffith's propeller, and had the same description of screw been applied to the Blanche there is little doubt that the results would have been still more favourable to the latter vessel. At the close of the full-boiler trials two runs were made at half-boiler power, with the following results : First run—time, smin. 36sec., speed 10.714 knots, steam 301 b., vacuum 27in., number of revolutions 76; second run—time, 4min. 53sec., speed 12.287 knots, steam 301 b., vacuum 27in., revolutions 76 ; giving the mean speed at half-boiler power exactly 11.5 knots per hour. Throughout the trial the engines worked very satisfactorily, the actual work performed, as shown by the indicator cards, being equivalent 'to 1,900 horse-power. The vessel was afterwards tried in making circles, stopping and starting of engines, and other trials, the results, as in the case of the speed trials, being equally satis factory. At the close of the trials the Blanche re turned to harbour, and, according to existing orders, will take her departure for Australia to-day, calling in at Spithead for final orders. The official inspec tion of the vessel was made on Wednesday by Capt. W. K. Hall, C.B. AQUATICS. UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD AND TIIE UNIVER SITY OF CAMBRIDGE, U.S. The following is the reply of the Committee of the Ox ford University Boat Club to Hr. Watson's letter, which appeared in The Sun of yesterday : " University Boat Club, Oxford, Feb. 14. " Sir,—Your proposition to make an eight-oared match between the Harvard and Oxford University Boat Clubs having been referred to us by the members of the Oxford University Boat Club,. we beg to inform you that we have given the matter our best consideration, and that we must entirely concur in all that has been said by Mr. Willan in his informal correspondence with you on the subject. We are willing (though the season proposed is most inconve nient) to row an eight-oared match with your club next September, under conditions similar to those under which wo annually meet the University of Cambridge ; but we much fear that the difficulties arising from the difference of our systems of boating—caused, as that is, by the phy sical differences of our respective countries—will prove to be insuperable. "You propose, first, that your boat shall carry only eight men, whereas in ours—from the nature of our rivers and the style of our boats—we must necessarily carry a ninth for the purpose of steering; and, secondly, you propose (thereby admitting that our ordinary rivers are not adapted to your system of steering) that the race shall be on a broad open lake, to which kind of water we are quite unaccus tomed, and our boats unfitted. We have with great re luctance come to the conclusion that wo cannot agree to these conditions, as we aro of opinion that we ought not to involve our club in a match in which the competitors will not meet upon the same terms, as we consider that matches in which the parties engaged start under diffe rent conditions aro, as trials of skill and strength, very unsatisfactory; they may, no doubt, be interesting; and invariably afford great opportunities for speculation, but when honour only is at stake they seem to us to be entirely out of place ; for at the conclusion of the contest it is impossible to say how far the conditions themselves, and how far the manner in which they have been carried out in that particular instance, have aided in bringing about the result. It is true that iu ono letter you express a wish to test not Only the skill and strength of our respective crews, but also your system (i.e. steering the boat by means of the bow oar) against our method of carrying a coxswain. We see, however, no ad vantage to be gained by such a trial, for wo have no reason to doubt that your sys tem is the best on broad and straight pieces of water;' and yet if this were over so satisfactorily proved, wo should still be unable to adopt it on our narrow and winding rivers. We would submit, however, that it is not possible to prove satisfactorily the advantage of ono method of operation over another, and at the same time and by the same test to discover the superiority of one operator over the other. To test the systems the opera tors must be equal—to decide between the operators the , methods must be the same. " For those reasons we cannot agree to make a match on the terms you propose, because practically they would place the competitors on a different footing. We are con vinced that we cannot learn your method of steering on our narrow river; and, indeed, you can hardly expect us to race you upon a system which would necessi tate an entire change in our build of boats and style of rowing, and which, even then, we could not practise on our own river. We may more reason ably ask you to adopt our system—it would involve no change in your boat or style of rowing, and it has this great advantage over yours—that it could be adopted on any course, whatever its nature. Moreover, the art of steering may be thoroughly learnt by a coxswain in a month—not so the art of steering without a coxswain. Of course, if you consent to carry a coxswain, you would then have no object in desiring to haVe the race on Lake Windermere; but if you object to the Thames we can get a course of three miles, almost quite straight, on the river Ouse, at Lynn, in Norfolk. Hoping that you may be in duced to fall in with our views, we are, Sir, yours obediently, " FRANK WILLAN, President, "W. W. WooD, Secretary, .1 Comnii:tee of the "It. G. MARSDEN, Treasurer, }Oxford University "C. it. W. TorrExtrAm, Boat Club. "EDMUND S. CARTEIt, NEW QUEEN'S COUNSEL —The following members of the bar are, we unlerstand, to receive the honour of a silk gown : —Mr. Higgin, Mr. Holker, and Mr. West, of the Northern Circuit ; Mr Matthews and Dr. Kenealy, of the Oxf .rd Circuit; Mr. Fitz amen Stephen, of the Midland Circuit; Mr. Shoe and Mr. Stuart, of the Chan cery Bar; Sergeant Simon (patent of precedence) of the Northern Circuit ; Mr. A. Stavely Hill, of the Oxford Cir cuit; and Mr. J. A. Russell, of the Northern Circuit. There is one other gentleman, whose name has not reached u 3, who is also to receive "silk."—souciew Journal. .SPORTING OPINIONS. LINCOLN HANDICAP. (I1•oin Bell's Life) It is, in fact, hard to feel at all certain about even Purveyor getting a " place ;" and should King Charming, The Czar, and Skirmish all be ripe and ready on the day, he may be beaten out of the coveted berth. Wild Moor is another doubtful cus tomer he has to fear, though in summing up we can not help inclining towards the three old ones named, of whom the Czar,would have the preference were he landed here safe and sound, failing which we should fall back upon King Charming. (From the Sporting Gazette.) The horses that appear to me to be best in are Historian, King Charming, Indigestion, Wild Moor, Midwife, Skirmish, Czar, Grey Stocking, Pur veyor, Relivirus, Caprera, and Our Mary Ann ; and those entiiled to the greatest consideration from their p;.'rforinancs and the :a inner two of them have been backed are King Charming, Grey Stock ing, and Purveyor, my p articular choice being Gnat STOCKING ; an 1 if the trio are beaten, I expect it will be Cz•tr or Oar vary Ann, who are, perhaps, the most favourably weighted of all the horses engaged. (From the Siviri Life,.) I shall c3mmit myself to Czar, ludige.stion, Grey Stocking, and Cauthleen to defeat the field, and of these I trust to Indigestion and Czar, believing that the stable demonstration in favour of Wild Moor should be immediately followed, as the greatest danger is to be apprehended from that quarter, and Jennings with Cauthleen. (From the Sportsman.) On Tuesday I propose to discuss seriatim the capabilities and chances of the varioas candidates that are likely to take part in the contest, and shall then give my final selection for this event, but in the meanwhile I may state that at present I enter tain a very high opinion of the claims of Purveyor. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY.) COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Right Hon. Sir J. P. Wilde and a Common Jury.) PRINCEPS V. PRINCEPS PICKARD. This was a suit instituted for a divorce on the ground of adultery. The defence was that the husband bad committed adultery and connived. Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Dr. Swabey appeared for the petitioner; Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr. S. Hill for the respondent; and Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr. Inderwick for the co-respondent. Mr. Coleridge having opened the case, Mr. Moseley said that he was a surgeon at Hatherton, and was the guardian of Mrs. Princeps. She was married in November, 1855. He gave her away. She went to live with her husband at Appleby. He did not know what the petitioner did. lie did not think he did anything. Cross-examined—Mrs. Princeps had £B,OOO, of which £6,000 was given to the petitioner on his wedding day. He was very frequently at races ; that was his principal business. He used to be out often. He had always seen him kind to his wife and very attentive. He had spoken to petitioner about being out so much, and be replied that his 'ife knew what she had to expect, and that he was not out more than before his marriage. He was told of the wife leaving the house immediately afterwards. He went to condole with him. He might have told a Mr. Powes that he expected the respondent would leave him. He had heard rumours about her, and knew the persons she associated with. By the Court—lie had a little bit of a farm. He used to be for a week at the racing. He might stay at home a week. He would think it a nuisance if he had to stay at home a fortnight. He was at home about half his time. Louisa Smith said that she lived from 1864 to 1865 with Mrs. Princeps. She knew Mr. Marshall Pickard. He was a gentleman farmer. He used to go walking out with Mrs. Princeps and the chil dren. On one occasion they met Mr. Pickard and talked to him. She had seen him again, but not with Mr. Pickard. She hail not seen him at the house. One night she said that she was gone to Mrs. Cooper's, and she really went to Mr. Pickard's. She went to fetch her, and saw her come out of Pickard's, and he was standing at the door. She said what a nice man he was, and she was very fond of him. She also said " She should like to have him." She said that several times. There was a groom named Walterson at Mr. Prin eeps'. In the summer of 1865 she used to be coa stantly going round to thestables where he was. She never spoke about him to witness. He had besu hav ing hissupper one evening and he took Mrs. Princeps' supper into the dining room. He remained half an hour. When Mrs. Princeps came out her hair was much disordered. She did this on two or three occasions when Mr. Princeps was away. She had seen Mrs. Princeps in the swing and Walterson swinging her. She had seen her come from the stables. Her hair was much disordered, and she looked very much ashamed. She received a note on one occasion, and went immediately afterwards to the stable. Cross-examined--This was in the summer of 1865. She was not in the nursery when the note was torn up. She saw it afterwards. She made no secret of going to the stable. Sometimes there was one horse and someiimes two. Her hair was always disordered. Sir J. P. Wild—But you said just now that it Was only sometimes. Witness said that she did not always see her. ➢lr. Pickard's house was close and quite public. Mr. Princeps did not speak to him. Mrs. Prickard had children. Mrs. Princeps had never spoken to her of the neglect of her husband. Witness would not swear that her mistress did not say that she should like Mr. Pickard as a husband. She knew nothing of Mr. Pickard except that he was a gentleman in the neighbourhood. By the Court—Walterson used to drive her out in a dogcart. Mr. Priuceps never asked her about it. She told Mr. Shee, the attorney, about it. Fanny Smith said that she went to live with the petitioner in October, 1865. She was the only female servant in the house, and she remained till Mrs. Princeps left. She told her that she had got into a scrape, and she must get out of it. She asked her if she thought Mr. Princeps knew of it. While Mr. Prineeps was away she packed up her clothes and went away. She knew Mr. Pickard, and she had seen him with her mistress in the field. They met several times in the week. She has heard Pickard tell Mrs. Princeps that he loved her. She hal seen him take hold of her hand and put his hand across her bosom. He had said " You must not split as I do not know wkat will be the conse quences." Witness had also seen him kiss her ; this was three weeks before she went away. She had sent messages to Pickard by witness to come and see her, and he had replied, " Dear girl, I love her; tell her to come this afternoon." She did go down. In April and May she had gone five times a week to Mr. Pickar d ' s house. Mrs: Princeps said that Mr. Pickard had taken liberties with her. She had stayed as late as half-past ten o'clock at Mr. Pickard's. Witness had been spoken to her mistress about Pickard, and she had asked ber whether she had committed adultery with him, and she said " almost." She used to go t o Miss Bowley, a dressmaker; and her mistress said she bad had a cup of tea with the co-respondent. He had said to witness, " lie loved her, and must h a ve her," meaning Mrs. Princeps. She had known Walterson come to the house, and once he was locked in a room with the respondent. She saw her come out, and she was confused, and her hair in disorder. The case wal proceeding when we ✓rent to press. PROPOSED WIDENING OF LIIDGATE-lIILL.—At the meeting of the Metropolitan Board of Works yesterday a report from the works committee recommending that the board do contribute one-half of the cost of an improvement proposed at the western end of Ludgate-hill, such contri bution not to exceed £ll,7s6—the improvement costing £23,512 —was brought up by Mr. Freeman. Mr. Newton opposed the recommendation. The motion Was eventually carried. SPORTING INTEL LIGENOE—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—TUIS DAT. LINCOLN lIANDICAr. 100 to 15 agst King Charmiug (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Czar (taken and offered) 9 to 1 agst Purveyor (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Ligurian (taken) 100 to 6 agst Grey Stocking (taken) 100 to 6 agst Indigestion (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Rhine Wine (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ainsley (taken ani offered) 20 to 1 agst Artesian (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Ulphus (taken) 25 to 1 agst Midwife (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Cauthleeu (taken) 25.0 1 ngst Leases (taken and offered) 80 t) 1 agst Skirmish (taken) i 0 to 1 agst Beanstalk Oaken) LIVERPOOL O1C9N1) NATIONAL. 20 to 1 agst Chimney S ,veop (taken) 25 to 1 agst 'rho L.nnh (taktlt and off .ro(.1) 40 to 1 agst Jack of Tra:nps (taken) 50 to 1 asst Benazet (offcr:.l) 1000 to 30 agst Moose (taken) CIIESTEI: CUP. 20 to 1 agst Viridis (tak3ll awl offered) T7i) TiIOI.73AND. 20 to 1 agst Bloc G,r.vo (tlken) DE 20 to 1 ngst BILL) GONV 1 (taken) ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, Open Daily. Messrs. Fisher a,nd Reynold; W. Atkins, F. Mitchell and Co., W. Leach, W. Ellis, and others, will be in attend ance on and after Monday next. Applications for mem bership may bo made to any of the above gentlemen, or to the Secretary, 3, Blackfriars-road. N.B.—The wires of the Electric and International Tele graph Company are now laid on, and will bo open for transmission of messages to all parts on Monday next, Feb. 15th, 1668. STEEPLECHASING IN NOIVOLK.—It is doubtful whether there will be any steeplechase meeting at New Bucken ham this year. There will, however, be a two days' meet ing near Norwich on March 23 and 2a, and one at North Walsham on April 3. Mr. Lincoln's Leda, two years, has arrived at P. Doucie's stables, the Curragh, to be trained for her Irish engagements, in order to qualify her to run for the Pa— triotic Stakes at Baldoyle, according to the provisions of the race. MALTON STEEPLECHASES.—It should be borne in mind that on Wednesday next will close the Malton Grand and Norton Steeplechases. Both aro handicaps open t o all comers, and name to Mr. Johnson, or the clerk of tha Course. DEATH OF MR. EDWARD HIBBtiRD.-Mr. E. lEibburd, who formerly filled the post of clerk of the course at Ascot, as well as starter to the Jockey Club, died a few days since. Prost, 4 yrs, has left Fobert's and joined Mr. IV. Forbes's large string of steeplechasers, who are preparing for Punchestown, at Palmerstown. Cabin Boy was struck out of the Midland Steeple Chase at Derby and the Open Steeple Chase at Moreton-in- Marsh immediately the weights appeared. The Market Rasen Steeplechases will take place on Mon• day, April 6. DERBY STEEPLECHASES.—The Hunt Chase, weight for age, three miles, closes on Friday next. Irswlcu RACES.— This meeting is fixed for Thursday and Friday, Aug. 27 and 28. Mr. 11. Chaplin will entertain a large party of fashion ables during the ensuing Lincoln Meeting. Mr. R. Ten Broeck is expected to return to this country in the spring. EAST ACTON PADDOCKS.—Up wards of 250 yearlings aro already booked to be sold at this establishment during the season. Pembroke Steeplechases will take place on March 11. . . . It is rumoured that the question between two noble lords as to the policy of hedging some heavy bets on, the Derby will be "referred" for consideration. Lord A. Paget's colours aro brown, scarlet and whito hoops, with white cap; Mr. W. Tilsly's, tawney and bl ue and his second colour maroon and white. WEST SOMERSET STEEPLECHASES. The Crew kerne Stakes and the Yeovil Plate closes on Feb. 20. Aberystwith Spring Meeting will take place on Mon. day, April 13. The Cardiff Race and Steeplechase Meeting is fixed to take placo on April 30 and May 1. Ariel left Middle Park on Wednesday last for his stud quarters in Ireland. RACING FIXT RES FOR 1868. ARY. FEBR Lincoln Spring 11 I nstield — 11:trro VT 2O MA Nottingham Spring 25 Derby spring L'verpool Spring M. 3 0 .elmsford 3piiug M lO S trewsbury Spring 10 IVcst Dray ton W(r wink Spring. OH. Bromley Spring 6 Durham Hendon l3 Newmarket, Craven ICuightua ll Abergaveuny Niargate Epsom Spring Alevting 21 Croxton Yark NorLhanipton Chester 5 Wiachester York Spring . l2 Doncaster Spring Salisbury AIL. West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer Manchester Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Hull, and _ Catterick Bridge l6 Lewes Spring Tliirsk .... 2l G'urragli April Newmarket tat Spring 27 East .kidiug lO Wiudsor Summer Chelmsford Worcester Summer Carlisle 77 I Newmarket July Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. " I Liverpool July m /lath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer Newton Hampton Newcastle 23 B;bury Club .... 23 Stockbridge Alex.audra Park 3O Odiham, l6 Stamford Radcliffe ..... 2O Huntingdon. 2l. Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood LONDON GAZETTE.-LAST EVENING. 11.- WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 14. 4th Dragoon Guards -John Dalton, Gent., to be Cornet. 6th Dragoon Guards—Cornet Murdoch Gillian Maclaine to be Lieutenant; Cornet T. Gordon Grieve to be Lieutenant; F. Dancombe Shafto, Gant., to be Cornet; H. Evans Gordon, Gent., to be Cornet. 7th Dragoon Guards - Lieutenant George Watson to bo Lieutenant. Ist Dragoons—Lieutenant T. Joseph Walker to be Cap tain : Cornet G. Brown Russell to be Lieutenant ; John Alfred Maurice, Gent., to be Cornet. 3d Hussars—John Denne Hilton, Gent., to be Cornet. 10th Hussars—Lieutenant Thomas Bulkeley to be Cap tain; Cornet Uvedale Edward P. Okeden to be Lieute nant; the Honourable Roger Gordon Molyneux to be Cornet. 14th Hussars—Lieutenant William Henry France Palmer to be Lieutenant ; Cornet Gerald Edmund M'Cartby to Cornet. 15th Hussars—Cornet George Wetherell be r , all tobe Lieutenant; James Cunliffe Lister Kay, Gen t., Cornet.._ 18 t t o h beHussars—LieutenantLieutenant; Ensign mhootantaasgeHm.•Mauoina Slade to be teith Brown, Cornet. Colonel-Commandant, C.Lieutonant-Co on ßoyal Artillery—Major - General Burke, Cour andpag eto be ot be Colonel, Captain and Brevet- Colonel Hugh Campbell,C.ll., Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Gaspard Le Marchaut Tup per to be Lieutenant-Colonel, Second Captain John Theophilus Daubuz to be Captain, Lieutenant Herbert Leonard Mitchell to be Second Captain, Lieut. Robert Le Messurier to be Second Captain, Second C a pt a i n Donald Roderick Cameron to be Adjutant, S taff-S ur goon Wm. Ramsay Steuart to be Surgeon. Scots Fusilier Guards —Thomas William, Viscount Coke, to be Ensign. 16th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Robert Foulis to ba Ensign. Willoughby CaptainaLt, or 'i d e n blve t a lnk a re n er t d - t oC Lieutenantleeomntea; t aGin Gen tleman flns 21 Ett I nvb,s F ueigs o sin o ll t au — uj eolu M brea; a rt j oLt or ipbee.l a iwtm n e d itition ß orut r Cadet John Spurgin to be Ensign. 24th Foot—Ensign Charles Popo, to be Ensign. 28th Foot—Lieutenant Edward Brett to be Instructor of Musketry. 35th Foot — Lieutenant Byron Cary to be Lieutenant ; AALTY. 12. Commander Willi D am Mlß Jardine , has been this day pro moted to he a retired Captain, under her Majesty's orders in Council of 3d August, 1860, 9th July, 1864, and 24th March, 1866. Henry Davenport Sarratt, Esq., has been this day promoted to the rank of Staff Commander in her Ma jesty's Fleet. John Cushea Sabben, Esq., has been this day promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals and Fleets on the Retired List. HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE AND THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—We have reason to believe that the operatic undertakings hitherto carried on at her Majesty's Theatre and the Iloyal Italian Opera aro to be united under one management—that of Mr. Mapleson. The wish of many influential supporters of the Opera, the destruc tion of her Majesty's Theatre, the desire of Mr. Gye to bo relieved of the arduous duties of management which he has borne for 20 years at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent garden—all these causes have led to this determination. It is to be hoped this arraugo:neut may be carried out in the interests of the art of music: and of artistes, and be-. cause it affords a promise of one really complete grand Opera. It would be premature to enter upon chltails at present, but it is stated that Mr. Mapleson will be sup ported by powerful influence, and that he proposes that Opera, under the new arrangements, shall be presented, it porgible, QA a graader kale than ied the al es 3 of iers less and 313 CO aph ros [o is eme k of teth ning E. L be Sal- rec.. ain. had and o as no rres, ness was : in -1 14 offee rior )g in Kos- e on Lrket lON. ts." 40 st 100