The Sun. — London, England, 1868-03-07 00:00:00

-~~-r Hey the been ss. hon. eport tying a nd that per eX- t Wag 'ation these infair n re ly to port, )rked 100 1 a the •atio o 1 and roved u the :Wen t, oc- ,sat e MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Stock Markets are quiet. There is, indeed, an almost entire absence of business. The principal movement has been in a few of the Indian guaranteed stocks and in American Railway stocks. The Foreign Market is slightly dull. Railways are without sub stantial change. The funds are a shade firmer. There is still a good demand for money at 11 per cent. Consols are firm at 93 to 93k for money and account. New and Reduced Three per Cents., 92 to 9 3, 1 , ; India Five per Cents., are again ± better, at 113/ to 113/ ; Bank Stock, 249 to 251 ; Exchequer Bills, lOs to 15s prem. In Foreign Stocks there is a further advance of in Orel-Vitebsk Railway debentures, at 77 td 78 ; and off in the Viceroy's 9 per Cent. Bonds, at 89 to 8 91- ; Mexicans are 15/ to 151 ; New Spanish, 36 to 361 ; Greek, 12 to 121 ; Italian, 45i to 451 ; Turki s h, 321 to 33 ; Portuguese, to 1 prem. ; Egyptian (1864), 87 to 88. The New Honduras Loan is steady at / to 1i prem. Egyptian Nine per Cent. Bonds are 89 to 89k. Erie shares, on highest prices from New York, are 1k better, at 471- to 481-. There is a rise of ±in the 5-20 bonds, at 713- to 71, 7 z ; Illinois, 881- to 89k. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have risen k to 26 to 28, and the Consolidated Mort gage Bonds remain steady at 27/ to 27/. Railway Shares are rather firmer, but prices show no particular change. Midlands and South Eastern are both k higher; Lancashire andYorkshire,l26 to 1261-; Midlands, 106 to 106 - ; London and North Western, 1151- to 1161- ; Great Northern, 105 k to 1061- ; Great Norther n (A.) 103 k to 1041- ; Great Eastern, 30k to 30R- ; South East ern , 72 t o 72k ; Midlands, 106 to 1061 Great Western, 451 to 46k ; London, Brighton, and South Coast, 48 to 481- ; Metropolitan, 1± to 1111; Caledonian, 82/ to 821. In Bank shares the dealings are unimportant. Anglo-Austrian is lower, at 31- to 4, and Imperial Ottoman is f.higher at / dis. to prem ; London and County, 52 to 53 ; London and Westminster, 671- to 68i. Miscellaneous Securities are quiet, and prices are little altered. Anglo-American Telegraph, 20± to 201- ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cents., 5k to 5k ; Hudson's Bay, 144- to 14k; London General Omnibus tot. The sum of £G,OOO, in sovereigns, was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for transmission to Brazil. The Ciabria has arrived from New York, with £42,000 in specie for this country, and the Ripon from Alexandria, with £39,831. The steamer Tanjore leaves to-day for the East, taking £3,000 in gold for Al exan d r i a , and £2,950 in silver. The next biddings for Bills on India will take place at the Bank of England on the 18th inst., when £200,000 will be offered. Messrs. Tinsley, Wright, and Co., of Tipton, chain and anchor manufacturers, owing to the suspension of the firm of Murcott, Wright, and Co., of the Lanes field Ironworks, Wolverhampton, a large amount of bad debts, and the general depression of trade, have found it necessary to call a meeting of their creditors. It will be held at Birmingham on Tuesday next. The liabilities amount to about £30,000. The ordinary general meeting of the National Bank of India has been called for the 16th inst., to receive the directors' report and to declare a dividend. The half-yearly meeting of the H arw i c h H ar b our Estate and Lands Improvement will be held on the 26th inst., to receive the directors' report and state- Went of accounts. The liquidators of the Eastern Exchange Bank have declared a further dividend of 5s per share, making £4 10s. paid. A. meeting of the creditors of W. H. Smith, Barry, and , Co., wa s h e ld yes t er d ay at the offices of Messrs. 11 - 0111 p, Caunan, Ford, and Co., when a resolution Was passed to place the estate under inspection, and three auditors were appointed inspectors. The lia bilities are about £60,000 ; the assets are nearly to the same amount, but, being in India, the result of their realisation cannot be speedily made known. The liquidators of the English Joint-Stock Bank have made a call of £4 per share, payable in two equal instalments, on March 30 and June 30. A further early distribution is expected, but the liquida tors do not feel justified in forcing a speedy realisa- Una of the assets. The appointment of Mr. Whiffin as liquidator of the British and American Telegraph Company has been confirmed by the shareholders. Sir Frederick Halliday, K.C.8., has been appointed Chairman of the Anglo-Indian Telegraph Company ha Place of the late Mr. Charles E. Stewart. The following is from a circular received from the Choutales Mining Company :—" The directors feel it. necessary to express to the shareholders the great dis appointment they have experienced at the lion remittances of gold they had been confidently led to expect, and upon which they so fully relied to meet the monthly cost. Notwithstanding the panic created amongst the natives by the outbreak of cholera, Captain Paul reports that the contractors have been able to carry on their works by paying their men higher wages. It is a subject of inquiry with the directors why Captain Paul, under such special c ircumstances, did not adopt similar means to retain labour so essential for making returns. Although these circumstances have in no way depreciated the value of the mines themselves, yet the directors, in Co nsideration of the many disappointments that have arisen from the failure of Captain Paul's estimates, ; 41 41 to insure more r e li a bl e i n f orma ti on f or t h e f uture, have deemed it desirable to send out a commissioner, _ w ho sh ou l d, i n combination with his business quali lications to be a practical ma n , th oroug hl y acqua i nte d ,with gold mining and the re d uc ti on o f ores ; an d they are happy to say that, amongst the numerous andidates wh o re pli e d t o t h e i r advert i sement, they ha ve secured the services of Mr. Thomas Belt, w ho,, from his pr ac ti ca l exper i ence i n gold l .'nes in v ar i ous parts o f t h e wor ld , and the high testimonials for integrity and ability, ki th which th e b oar d h ave b een furnished, they belt t o b e we l l suited for the appointment. Mr. tielt left England on the 17th January last, and is 9vv, it i s h ope d , at the mines. In accordance with ' lB instructions he will take complete charge and C9ntrol o f the company ' s affairs, as well as the super vision., of th e wor ki ng o f t h e m i nes. The directors 400 k forward most anxiously for the report of this gentleman upon the state and prospects of the mines, 11,eue e fficiency of the machinery, an d th e va l ue o f prop er t y ; b ut, as this report cannot r received earlier than the month of May, the Tdirectors propose to defer calli ng th e h a lf- year l y i e etingof sh are h o ld ers unt il t h at per i od. The a ctors may state th a t a lth oug h unforeseen diffi culties and impediments have hindered progress, so thatti_ time and outlay i n b r i ng i ng t h e m i nes i nto a 1 course of worki ng h ave excee d e d t h e i r calcula tions, yet large progress must have been made towards rendering the mines available for returns. Captain Paul states that the Consuelo Mine is now available for stoning, the large wheel at St. Domingo its in working order, and the tramway from the mine to the mill completed. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES GOVERNMENT FUNDS. E Per Qeut. Consols , Do. Account, April 2 — 9,,rper Cent. Reduced 99 1 xd •L i eW 3 per Cent 92 1 xd 'Bvir 24 per Cont. Jan. 1894 — . Do. 5 per Cent. ttu. 1873 — Atuauities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — xd. Po. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — EDo (Red Sea Tele,,, , raph), Au.,., 1908 — e,4 v. t equer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Gt. — pm Do .£5OO — pm 1:1 1 Do. £lOO & £2OO — pm 11 k of England Stock, 41 per Cent 249 •Do. Account 1 IN DIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 11 -k a Mock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 -.Jo. Account D °. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 D 1131 i o. 4 p 02.• Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfacoci Paper 4 per Cent — . 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 b l:l, ° ° • 5 4 per Cent., May 1879 — 3 5 per Cont., Rup. Deb., 1872 — o do. 1877 — • D, Do• do. 1882 1034 ; 1051 • Deb 5 cr Cent., Aug. 1873 De Bonds, P .1 ) • 5 per Cent., £l,000 0. under £l.OOO Ar r OREI.GN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Atigettitine Republic, 6 per Cent — )3• ' '; i .ao , Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 ..1 4 ,. c).,' 1 , ,1 5 per Cent — r\ "' l 4 Per Cant., 1852 — Lo'°' do " -18 s 8 ... • — 1)0, ., do., 18tio — D o do., 18 0 3 r, • 5 per ~ Cent 1865 134;0 Account 714 24 1)" 3 Ayres 6 per Cent — ( 1 . 6 2 per C ent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) C ti ii' 6 Per Cent. t e 4l 6 per C en t " j o °. 4i Per Cent — . 1 - .)u '2. 6 p. 31. Cont., B — b o , , 1867 Da' C ',I -) r 'Cent., 1BC6 u e, „.„',• - feriP £32 paid ti , n, 6 p er cpnt. • b tiz i B , 4, 3P r Cent., 1825 Douian Principalities, 7 per Cent — kl, l , 8 Per Cent:, 1867 — 0, 4 clor "Nr -•fqv Con4olidated, 1 per Cell , — bYptiar, .7 b e , . Per Cent — D o . "oci Issue B4l be .C 5 "/ R onds • £lO 3 Bonds — tJ,,,„ 0 o . to - )0 llonds 1864 87 8 71 U . 4160 Bonds ~... 88i cirets.,_,v7rntileiit Pail way Debentures .... 91,', Do i : P P e r Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups — 40. 't n ee°lll it . ..oup ong 4 ........... fellif Stitlit.l.lo, .7 ....' Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent .. Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., .£25 p Italian 5 per Cert., 1865 Do, Account Do. Maremmana llaiway — Mmxicaaz 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account - D Do. • 18(5 , 1 . — Do fi per Cent. Angle-1?i such Oontevid9au 6 per Cent. ‘loorish Imperial 5 por Cent — New Granada — Do 3 per Cen Do. .D c, ferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) - Peruvian 5 per Cont. 1865 110 Account 761 7 Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarron) Do 4i jeer Cent., 1862 Do Account Porti•lguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 Do. do., 167 — Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid IttLsian 5 per Cent., 18;;Z, X hi — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do , ti per Ccut., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 - Do 3 per Cent., 1862 - 8 4 i i Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonde:„ 87-L- 7 Do. do. £B4 13s. d0..._ -- • Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B7l 7 I Do. do. £B4 1.35. do — Sa • , tinian, 5 rcr Cent — Spanish 3 per Con Do Account _ — Do New Deferroc — Do Account Do Passive — Do Account Do Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account Tu-kish 6 per Cent. — Do Account - Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 641 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do .£lOO Bonds 631 i Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1365 — Do Account • 331 3 Do 6 per Cent., 1865 54 1 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... I)ividends on the above payable in London. French Routes, 3 per Cont., Ex. 25f. Austnau o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian. 4/ per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2i• per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil, Do Account -- Italian 5 per Cont. 1831, E. 25f. • Do. Account 45/ 1 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 931 1 Do. Account, March .. 931 1.• 4 ELECTRICITY ON MOUNTAINS. M. Henri de Saussure, a descendant of the cele brated natural philosopher, has published an inte resting paper in the Bibliotheque Universelle on a phenomenon which has but recently attracted attention. Having reached the summit of the Piz Surley, a mountain composed of crystalline rocks in the Grisons, and 3,200 metres in elevation, M. de Saussure and his party laid their alpenstocks against a little cairn of dry stones which crowns the summit, and prepared to take their repast. Almost at the same instant the narrator felt at his back, in the left shoulder, a very acute pain, like that produced by a pin slightly pressed into the flesh, and when he put his hand to the spot without finding anything, a similar pai n Was felt in the right shoulder. Supposing his overcoat to contain pins, he took it off, but the pins in creased, extending from one shoulder to the other across the whole back. 'They were accompanied by pricking sensations and sharp shooting pains, such as a wasp crawling over the skin and stinging all the time might produce. The pain next assumed the character of a burn, and M. de Saussure actually fanciel that his flannel waistcoat had caught fire, and was about to throw off the rest of his clothes, when his attention was arrested by a sound reminding him of the reverbera tions of a tuning-fork. These sounds came from the sticks which, resting against the cairn, sang loudly, emitting a sound like that of a kettle the water in which is about to boil. All this lasted about four or five minutes. M. de Saussure at once guessed that his sensations proceeded from a flow of electricity taking place from the summit of the mountain. No spark, however, was obtained from the sticks ; they vibrated strongly in the hand, and sounded very loud. Some minutes afterwards he felt his hair and beard stand out, causing him to feel the sensation resulting from a razor passed dry over the bristles. A young Frenchman who was of the party cried out that he felt the hair of his moustache growing, and that strong cur rents were flowing from the tips of his ears ; and they soon flowed from all parts of the bodies of those present. As they descended the mountain the humming of the sticks and the other phenomena diminished and eventually ceased. The sky was cloudy, and the travellers had been overtaken'' at the time by a shower of thin hail and sleet. On the same day a violent storm broke out in the Bernese Alps, where an Englishwoman was killed. Sleet, frost, and an overcast sky appear to be the conditions necessary for the production of the phe nomena above described. Many of the guides have never observed them, and others recollect having remarked them only once or twice. AIII.IIONIA AN AGENT OF MOTION. Visitors to the Great Exhibition may re collect having seen a locomotive engine, set in motion by the application of ammonia, and which was exhibited in Class LIII. by M. Fort, a naval engineer. This engine attracted the Emperor's attention as well as that of the pub- lic, the saving resulting from the system being enor mous. It appeared from the experiments made that a common 15-horse power steam engine working four hours consumed 247 kilog. of fuel, while the ammonia engine working four hours and 18 minutes, did not consume more than 107 kil. The saving was therefore about GO per cent. The new ap paratus has moreover the advantage of being easily applicable to the old boiler. The chemical theory on which Mr. Frot's system rests is this:— " The latest heat of the dissolution lof ammonia in water is the algebraical sum of the latent heat of liquefaction of that gas, and of its heat of combina tion with water." The now engine, however, does not employ liquefied ainnioniaeal gas, but a disso lution of that gas in water, and commonly known as liquid ammonia. This solution only absorbs 126 units of heat in its vaporization, while that of water absorbs 606 of these units. Moreover common liquid ammonia boils atmso deg. centig, and affords a pressure of 6 atmospheres at 111 deg., while steam requires a heat of 160 deg. in order to produce the same pressure. Nevertheless an objection to this new system had to be removed. Ammonia will attack copper and brass with great avidity ; and as many parts of a steam engine consist of brass, their speedy deterioration might be looked forward to. Fortunately, however, ammonia, the enemy of copper, is the friend of iron; that is, iron indefinitely in contact with it will be preserved from rust in stead of suffering from it, and all the parts of the steamengine now made of brass may henceforth be made of iron. The escape of ammonia from the engine is not to be dreaded, because the fatty sub stances with which engines are greased being saponified by cont act with that gas will only make them more air-tight than before. EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE.—EarIy on Wednesday morning a girl named Clarinda Tippet, in the employ of r Mr. Johns, miller, near Truro, threw her newly-born infant out of her bedraom window into a garden, a height of at least 12ft. The ground had not been tilled for some time and was quite hard. Mr. Johns heard cries, and, proceed ing to the girl's room, soon became aware of what had been done. The child was brought into the house and properly attended to, and was found to have escaped injury. ENORMOUS RHINE SALMON.—The French papers speak of an enormous ninon which the Rhine fishermen have sent to Paris. It is said to be about nine feet long' about 3301 b. in weight, and to have been purchased by the keeper of a restaurant for £l4. It is a pity that the whereabouts of this fish is not mentioned, so that a core roner's jury might be called in to witness the body. In 1821 au 831 b. salmon was exhibited in London, and that was thought a monster.—Land and Water. SAD OCCURRENCE.—The P igaro Piograninie has the subjoined :—" A frightful misfortune has just befallen Madame Carlotta Patti in the course of her tour in the South—her husband, M. Scola, has gone mad! The Ul mann Concerts at Marseilles have in consequence boon temporarily suspended. It appears that the father of M. Scola died iu a lunatic asylum at Milan ; the son had fcrmorly been a tenor, and was a widower when he married 4adlle. Carlotta Patti." THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EN ENING, MARCH 7, 1868. SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share' Railways. Prim. I done. I Closing ! Business - - st Bristol and Exeter ....TN° 3345 st Caledonian lOO 12 63 82 st Cork and Bandon.-- I 'Cornwa1120 st Dublin & Bellast .iunc ! 100 i 75 77 at Duu„Perth, &-Ab.J tic ! 100 70 72 100 E.London, scrip Certi ! all Do. 100 d at Glasgow &S. Western 100 101 103 • St Great Eastern,Ord.stk. 100 3) 3JII son k at Do. E. Angi. st. No. 2 100 6 7 61 et Great North of Seotlausl; 100 15 6 st Great Northern lOO 1 0 0 1 07 100 1 1 et Do. A stock ...... at Do. B stock lOO 121 125 at Do. New, is. at 25 prel 10) st S, and W. ot' Ireland! 100 15 97 st lit. Western -Original! 100 151 161 451 6 at DJ. S. Val. Rail. gua.i 100 st Do. South Wales ~ I leo 45 47 at Do. W. Mid.—Oxtordj 100 23 30 st Do. Newport ' 100 27 2) at Do. Ilereford . 100 - st Lancashire orks i 251 i 261 at London and Slackwali 100 at Lon., Brigh., &S. Coast 102 4 46 1 ; 15 1 1 st I-ou., Chat., and Dover 100 lid ist it Do. Metrop. tilx. A.. 100 12 15 it Lou. & North \V cst.di itn 1111 116 10 151 it Lon. & South Westcr.., 10, , 8, 67 80 it Lincoi:. 10:: 41 it at ~ l etropoli tan at Do. New at Do. Extension ail 105 106 105 / st lletropolitan District all • 72 10 Do. do. do. 10 10 Do. and 01. John's 11". 6 - at Slidiand Do. 4;0 Share — at Do, Thal)) 100 75 17 75 —uld Kent . . all at North British st Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun lOO at th. Eastern—Berwick 100 1011 1021, lOU I 25 Do. G.I.NI•E purch ase 16 . 13 . 4! par at Do. Leeds ..... 100 601 611 st Do. York lOO 911 95,. 911 at Do. Carlisle ..... . at Do. Stock. & Darling all 1:,0 132 1301 45 Do. do. 1860-61 lB P at North London at Do. do. 1861 5 . lO Do. do. 1866 10 North Staffordshire 100 56 08 at N. &S. W. Junction at Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 100 Scot, Mid. stock lOO - - Shropshire Union st South Devon lOO 45 t 7 at South Eastern . lOO 72 73 72/ 40 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 9 10 at Taff Vale lOO 142 145 10 Do. C - - Vale of death - - Waterford & Kilkenn) 100 - 10 Waterloo & Whlteha J 6 West Cornwall lOO COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per ' cent., Deo. 31, 1672.... ,Cau.Gov.6 p.e.Ja.ttJ my 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug I Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. o. Jan. & July j Do 5 p c Inscribed sk Cape (I.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 I Oct 1890-19U0' Do. do 1880-9 u Do. Jan.&July, 16V0-9: Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 I Cey lon, Nov. 1878,6 p. Do. 1872, do Alaurlttus, 6 p. a, 1873,1 Jan. and J uly 98 100 100 102, 100 1021 80 87 85 87 103 105 107 119 106 NS 105 107 86 t 06 ar 11J 111 105 107 Do. 1878 00. 1882, Mayls, Nov. i 5 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug vatal 'boy. 6 per cent ti.ll.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gov.s p•c.,lBOu Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1896 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. o sterling, 1875 t,tueenaland Gov. 6 p. c Aus.Gov. 6 p,o. 1888-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic, Gov. 6p ci Ja. &July! Do. do, April & Oct ; 103 105 105 107 107 10J 101 111 101 106 go 10 98 99 I'sj 96 93 99 190 100 100 Ico 100 100 102 104 103 1( tiILITIBI - 1 t" Atlantic St. Lawrence ' Baroda. sc Cen.ln.- gu. 5 per cent... Do. F eharcs Jinni° & Lake Huron Do. Preference utf.,Bran t, Si Goderich too 1 , 5 p.c. , Calcutta & B. E., lim Jape Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. IN I , :ast Bengal, gu., 5 do illast Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 1)o. J Extension rand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds I charge 6 p.e Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 23 Prof. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook .. Do. do. de:erred .... 'H. India Pen. gua. sp.c. 'o. Gua. 5 per cent.. 00. New g - ua. 5 p. o , JI South of India gu:t. 5 per cent D.). 1/ per cent Do •;rent Wes, of Canada Do. New Do. 8 p. o itt'.s. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 Madras, gua. 5 p.c 4I do Do. 43 do Do. Filth Extension! meth. Cor 8 p. c. 13nds.I Mel. & ilobsoc.'s flay. N. C'd 6pe Ist pf. b e . Oude g. 5 p.o' Seiride ..... 'Do. Delhi .... Do. do ti • I 1 )o. Puniaub.... 7 Do.lndus St.lelot 6 , SSK 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 1 . 100 15 100 100 1021 991 95f i 112 i I 103 Ir I 1051 1011 FALL OF TWO HOUSES IN THE STRAND. To-day at noon the greatest alarm was occa sioned near Temple-bar by the sudden fall of two houses near the entrance to the city. The houses were until lately in the possession of Professor llolloway and Mr. Goclfree, and were known as 244, and 244, Strand, but in consequence of the removal becoming requisite for the new Law Courts both had been tenantless for some time. The demolition of the buildings adjoining doubtless caused the two houses to fall, and it is most for tunate that no person was injured by the accident. The utmost confusion was, of course, created by such a circumstance, and at first it was supposed that some of the men employed near the houses had been buried beneath the debris, but such fears proved groundless. Since the accident hun dreds of people have flocked ,to the spot to view the ,heap of rubbish which the houses have now become. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BOW-STREET. BOOK-KEEPING EXTRAORDINARY.—Chas. Wicks, alias John Howard, was brought on remand, charged with forging and uttering a great number of cheques, for various amounts, and Matilda Howard, alias Kipps, charged with uttering one of the cheques. Mr. Mullins, solici::or to the Bankers' Association, conducted the prosecution upon the large number of cases, and Mr. Sleigh, the barrister, conducted, in one case, on behalf of the National Provincial Bank. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Lewis, sen., of Ely-place. The prisoners were recently living at Clarence cottage, Swanage, as Mr. and Mrs. Howard. At about one o'clock on the morning of the 15th Feb. they left clandestinely, and made their way to the Red Lion, at Wareham, carrying some luggage in a box between them.:,,Two constables who saw them on the road, suspecting that something was wrong, watched them to the Red Lion, and gave informa tion to Mr. Eyles, the superintendent of police at Wareham, in consequence of which they were taken into custody. When the female prisoner was searched it was found that she carried under her crinoline, and attached to her waist by a strap, some articles of wearing apparel and a quantity of very curious documents. Amongst them were a number of cheques and counterfeits, and a series of carefully kept diaries extending over ten years, from l 858 to 1868. These diaries had been carefully kept by the male prisoner. Day by day the details were given of every important or unimportant event of his life, even to what he had for dinner, what time he went to bed at night, and got up in the morning. Amongst these entries many referred to the frauds committed on various banks, and by this means was detected a systematic course of swindling and for gery, carried on with incredible assiduity and suc cess. For instance, on the 29th and 30th December, 1864, occur the following entries :—" Up at 7 o'clock. Dressed and out at 9.30. Walked through Nelson-square to public-house, George-street (?). Took train at Blackfriars, and left at 10.7. Reached Maidstone at 1 o'clock. Car to Randall's Bank. Saw _ old Randall. Gave card Mr. J. K. Astor. Gave cheque on Wolverhampton Bank for £1,500. Got cheque-book and paid 4s. for same. Left at 12.30 and reached Gravesend about 1.15. Got buns and tea at public-house, and sat till 2 o'clock. Called at London and County Bank ; saw Mr. Merrit, the manager, and gave card, the same, and cheque the same as at Maidstone. Got cheque-book and paid 2s. ld. for same. Left via Tilbury at 2.30, and reached Fenchurch-street at 3.45. To Moses and got a new coat. To Lee and Lee and got cards of Messrs. Lee. To bed at 2. gc 30th Dec.—Up at 7, breakfast. To Smith's place, and put up at Sandringham and put on new coat. Hair cut. To Dishman's and got hat. Thence walked to Upper Ground-street. Mr. Lee not in town. Left name Mr. Wilson Lee." Here fol lowed a series of entries showing that he had gone round in cabs to the various branches of the London and County Banks, sometimes calling at pawnbrokers, tailors, and hatters to alter his costume, and referring for further particulars to another page, which contained the following entry : —Dec. 31st. Cash received this day—By balance in hand, Bs. Gd. ; received for of Landring ham, £1 ss. ; cash from London and County, Clar endon-road (A. Patterson, manager), £35 12s. 7d.; do. do. High Holborn (J. R,. Sykes, manager), £35 12s. 7d. ; d o . d o . Henrietta-street, Co vent Garden (T. D yson , manager), £35 12s. 7d. ; do. do. Vi c t or ia - street, £35 12 s. 7d. ; High-street, Borough, £35 12s. 7d.— £179 16s. Bd. In each of the above cases I gave a card—Mr. Wilson L ee — an d pretended I was a re lative of Mr. Wil son Lee, M.P., and gave a card of his with his compli ments, sa ying he had recom mended me open an accoun t. I then produced a check for £35 12s 7d . an t h e Lo n don and County Bank at Gravesend, drawn in favour of Wilson Lee, and signed F. IL Southgate ; endorsed by Wilson Lee ; and saidl did not wish it go through the account, so they might give me the money, which they all did. Syker only asked me to draw upon them, as they had a rule against cash and cheques. In each case, except Covent -garden, where I desired it, and I got a cheque-book f or 25 cheques an d paid for same. I returned, sayi ng Mr. Lea told me to give his compliments, and h oped we s h ou ld agree . My card was as follows —Mr. Wilson Lee, The Wood - lands, Westfield, Maidstone, 11. Mr. Dysot, the manager of the Covent-garden branch of the London and County Bank in Henrietta street, stated that on the 30th December, 1864, the prisoner called on him about half past one o'clock, and gave the cards of Mr. William Lee and Mr. Wilson Lee. He said the latter was his own name, and that Mr. William Lee, one of the directors of the bank, was his uncle, and had recommended him to open an account there. He said he had a large account with Randall, Wigan, and Maur, of Maidstone, but h e was go i ng to res id e a t Carlton-terrace, an d wished to open a small ac count at Henriett a - street for pr i va t e use. He had not yet settled u p on the house, b ut hi s w if e an d family would be in town in a week or two. He then gave a cheque on Randall's bank for £1,500, and denied that it should be Placed to his credit. As he was about to leave he said, " By the bye, my uncle said that if I wan t e d c h ange f or a sma ll cheque you would give it me," and pro duced a cheque for £35 12s. 7d., dated Gravesend, 28th ankl purporting to be drawn on the D e: y em Fv . s e be e Irnl,.d 4 branch and chof the London and County B Southgate, and payable to Wil son ibe Gravesend Lee, Esq., on order. It was afterwards ascertained that no such person as Wilson Lee or F. H. South gate was known either at Randal, Wigan, and Mercers, or at the Gravesend branch of the London and County Bank. It a pp eare d, however, that the prisoner had called at both o f thes The prisoner was remanded.eßanksstated on the in 28 t h , and h a d o b ta i ned cheque books, diary.as the above extract from the specting him, till Friday next; at the same time telling the first witness that there was no need to keep the turkey till then as it was already high enough. 110 111. 110 112 siONs. 64 66 1031 1031 iP 3 4 5 6 68 71 18 52 92 102 1044 105, 109 110 151 162 73 62 43 45 33 35 - _ 27 29 18 1) 109 110 14 2fi 16 24. IC2 103 9i NO 161 98 100 01 01 100 102 93 95 89 91 83 65 IJI4 1054 100 101 1004 1014 t P 10) 101 87 80 MARLBOB 4 OUGH-STREET. 7 TURKEY N ."—William Towel], a tailor, was charged, before AbeßaGEMr. Knox, with stealing o a f ti N ir o k . ey s6 f , ro ß m at t h h b e o s n h e o_ p p i o ac f e l\: Edwin Parwin, in M. the employ Allwright, poulterer, of the prosecutor, aPfter a turkey and walked him and gave him deposed that the prisoner walked up t o t h e show obffoawrditohfitt,heanshdohpe and the then took t u into custody. Mr. Knox, who had previously ordered the turkey to be removed to the rear of the court in consequence of its inodorous condition, asked the value of it, and on being informed 75., remarked that it was dear enough at any p r i ce. . _ Paul Burgess, 35 E, said that - o n t a ki ng t h e pri soner into custody he had upon him five rolls of ribbon, and on asking him how he came by them he said they were " cabbage : " Barnes, the gaoler, said if the ribbon had been " cabbage" it would not have been ou rollers. it was much more probable that it had been stolen at the linen-draper's. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner, that the police might have an opportunity of making inquiries re- THAMES. DARING ROBBERY ON BOARD SHlP.—Michael Welch, an Irish labourer in the service of •a master stevedore, was brought up on remand before Mr. Paget, charged with breaking open a box on board the ship Mars, in the West India Dock, and steal ing a silk dress, valued at £5, and four pairs of silk socks, the property. of Osmond de Beauvoir Prideaux, Esq., of No. 8, Oavendish-square. Mr. Stoddart conducted the prosecution for the West India Dock Company, and Mr. Pelham de fended the prisoner, and at an early stage of the proceedings said that his client wished to plead guilty, and call witnesses to character before sen tence was passed. Mr. Stoddart, on the part of the dock company, started no objection to the case being disposed of summarily. Mr. Paget said that owing to sonic oversight on the part of the Legislature stipendiary magistrates and Justices in Petty Sessions were not able to dis pose of cases of robberies in docks, and the case must go before another tribunal. A few days since Louisa Hunter, lady's-maid in the service of Mr. Prideaux, packed a large box for her mistress. It contained wearing apparel and other property. It was shipped ou board the ship Mars in the West India Dock. The vessel was bound to Madras, and the box and its contents were intended for Mr. Prideaux's step-son. A few days since the prisoner was stopped as he was leaving the principal gateway of the West India export dock by Cook, a dock constable, and on being searched a lady's silk dress was found under his clothes, behind his back, and four pairs of socks in his cap. He had been at work as a ste vedore's labourer on board the Mars. The box shipped by Mr. Prideaux was in the hold. It had been broken open, and the dress and socks taken out. A petticoat was also missing, which has not been recovered. A man named Brooks, also a stevedore's labourer, was charged before Mr. Beni s on on Wednesday with participating in the robbery and discharged. Louisa Hunter identified the silk dress and socks, and said the petticoat was not recovered. Mr. Stoddart said that extensive and numerous robberies had been committed by stevedores while stowing waggons, and the dock company must prosecute in every case. Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial. WESTMINSTER• A FRENCH SHOPLlFTER.—Marguerite Renoult, a stylishly dressed Frenchwoman, about 32 ;years of age, was charged with stealing a dress, value 18s. 9d., the goods of James Hilder, a draper, of 124, King's-road, Chelsea. _ _ Charles Heard, assistant to Mr. Hilder, said yesterday afternoon about three o'clock, the pri soner came and asked to look at some dresses. I showed her several, and she selected one, a black and white for herself, it came to 18s. 9d. Then she asked to look at some for the servants, and selected one at 18s 11d., and then she asked to look at some gloves, and while I was getting them she took a dress from the counter and concealed it under her mantle. I then showed her some other articles, which she selected, amounting to £2 Bs. Bd., and asked me if I could send the parcel to Miss Knight's, No. 8, Cadogan-terrace. She gave the name of Renoult, and wrote it down herself. I asked her if she would pay for the things, and she said she had not any money to pay for them, and would be at Cadogan-terrace at six o'clock. She got up, and I then asked her for the dress she had under her mantle. She pretended not to understand what I said, and I said again, " Will you leave that dress you have under your mantle before you go." She drew her mantle on one side, and I took the dress from under her right arm, and detained her in the shop till a constable came. The dress produced is valued at 18s. 9d. I have been and made inquiries at 8, Cadogan-terrace, and found that Miss Wright had lived there, but had left three weeks ago. The prisoner said, in French—Unfortunately, al he has said is true. He watched me so closely that I had not time to put it back had I wanted. W. Gunter, 316 B, said he took the prisoner She had only 2s. 2d. on her. The prisoner, having been duly cautioned and the charge read over to her, pleaded guilty, and elected to leave the case in the hands of the magis trate. Mr. Arnold said the whole thing was a decep tion ; the prisoner had no money to pay for the thing, and deserved a severe sentence. He sen tenced her to three months' hard labour in the House of Correction. . 111 ARKETS—(2 his Day.) POTATOE. The supplies of potatoes by water and 'rail are of fair extent in the aggregate, but the proportion of really good qualities is short, more especially of Flukes and Regents. The trade is steady, and best samples, from their relative scarcity, are very dear. Cattle feed is in good supply and moderate request. Swedes, 405.; wurtzel, 30s per ton. "TAY AND STRAW. Supplies on offer are now more adequate to the dmiand which is dull, but prices cannot be quoted lower, al though buyers have cccasionally the advantage. TALLOW. The market is steady at 42s 6d; spot 42s 3d to 42s Gd; all the month, .423 Gd to 42s 9d; April to June, 43s 9d; next three months. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, March 7. —Market opens firmer. Sales pro• bably 10,000 bales. MUSICAL ITEMS. Rossini, who having been born on tho 29th of February, has only ono birthday in four years, has just completed his 76th year. By the adoption of Barker's system of electricity to organs it is possible for a performer in England to play on an instrument situated in America. Would not this invention be of signal service to some of our organists who hold many appointments ? Were they to have the wires laid down from the various churches to their own residences, they might perform all the services at the same time, and thereby save the expanse of paying deputies.— Musical Standard. ACCIDENT TO LORD LEIGH IN TIIE HUNTING FIELD.—While out with the North Warwickshire hounds yesterday the Right Hon. Lord Leigh was thrown from his horse, and narrowly escaped being seriously in jured. The accident occurred at a village nearLeaming ton, immediately before the conclusion of a very spirited run. In jumping a low fence his lordship's horse stumbled and fell, throwing his rider with great force to the ground. Unfortunately his lordship fell upon his loft shoulder, which has been se verely punished in a similar way ou one or two occasions previously, and although at first the effects of the fall were imperceptible, at a subsequent period his lord ship complained of acute pain, and was conveyed home in a carriage. After the fall Lord Leigh remounted and continued in the hunt up to the "death," when he availed himself of the kind offer of Dr. Busby, of Leamington, who drove him to Stoneleigh Abbey in his carriage. His lordship complained of pain in the left shoulder, and Dr. Busby having examined the part, found that there wore no bones broken. He recommended a warm bath, and it is hoped his lordship will be about in a day or two. THE HEREFORD FARRIERS.—The village black smiths around Ross, in Herefordshire, have determined to raise their prices for shoeing, and the farmers, having held more than one meeting on the subject, have determined to resist the threatened advance. THE CASE OF SCALDING A FIRMAN TO DEATH.— The adjourned inquest upon the body of the man Egerton, scalded to death at the Crewe Steel Works last Sunday fortnight, was held on Wednesday. Further evidence of a contradictory character was taken, and the inquest was again adjourned. CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS FOR THE POPE.—A let ter from Havre states that amongst the passengers landed there from the St. Laurent are 136 Caindian volun teers on their way to Rome in serve to the Papal army. On quitting the custom-house the detachment immediately proceeded to the railway station. The corps is commanded by a captain, and bears a flag with the Pontifical colours. The uniform is of grey wcollen with whits gaiters and a cap of a pale yellow colour. Most of the men have gilt crucifixes suspended from the chains of their watches. They appear to belong to the better class of catitaian society, and all speak Tench fluently. BRITISH MINES. Cam. Consol. Gold, lim Chiverton Clifrord Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Brake walls East Bassett (Illogan) ,East Caradon Cast Cara BrPa asst Grenville .... Nast Gannislake .. East Loved W'i Russell (Tayistk StAubyn(G wen. Great Laxey, limited Great South Tolgus 1 Great Wheal Busy... G. Wheal Vor (Relst.ln Grenville llerod's Foot .... I lingston Downs ...... liargaret (Uny Lelant Atarke Va11ey.......... Awyndy Iron Ore, lirn N eTV S ton ........ North toskear . ....... N.Wh Bassettailogan North Wheal Crotty .. Prosper United........ Providence Un y Lelan t ,S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. vSoutli Condurrow ..... i.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park • ........... Pin Croft ............. Vigra. and Clogun, West Bassett (I 'Logan .. W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chiyerton. - ..... West Seton ..... . ...... Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Itedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton .......... Wheat Trelawney (Lig.l 2.1.0 29i 2.14.0 2.14:0 8.3.0 3.9.0 1 1.7. 6 all 1.4.0 11.9.6, 9.0.6 5.10.0 5.10.6. ti 1.17.8 9,10.61 St 501 381 1.4.4) 2.13.0 8.11.0 ).6.7 18.18.9, i35.1f..6; 58i 5.17.0 3 4 54 6 3 / 4 41'. 445 a 10 12 ~4 5 2 3 / 4 1} 2 4 8 D 14 2 4 5 17 18 18 10 14 28 40 24 21 6 8 6 64 21 L 60 70 5 7 2 3 2 2i 29 31 380 400 37i 426 4 6 13 14 10 ,2 67 69 115 205 85 95 16 1s! 18 20 85 90 7 9 t'REPti.RENCE s.TAKES. Great Western, 5 per cent., rd.. 85 Great Western, Birmingham gua. stock, 70 CithrhiLENUn. dtiAllEb AND STOCKS. Great Northern 5 per cent. irrd, 101 London and S.-Western 4.i per cent., 89 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, c) Lancaster and Carlisle, 215 FOREIGN RAILw Ayr. .Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9i Ottoman (Smyrna to Attila), z FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, 8/ Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, lirn., 3/ Don Pedro, NorLh Oel Rey, 2} Rossi' Grande, 1-16 PM St. John Mexican, hndellteyiliiirna.: i 1 1 6 i United ironhing, limited, I BANES. Agra, Urn., A, -.- Ditto, B, 71 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 381 24 City, 1 Imperial Ottoman, O London Bank of Mexico and S. America, Um., 11 London Chartered lianit of Australia, 234 London and County, 53 London Joint Stock, 33i London and South African. 1(1 Metropolitan Bank, lim , 7 National Provincial of Englf.nd, 131 Ditto, •:d and 3d issuu,.47 Union or Australia, 501 Union of London, 34 MISCELLANKOLIC Anglo American Telegraph, 20,} Atlantic Telegraph, • DIV°, 8 par cent., 1051 Fore-street Warehouse, Lm., 10 1 Gcn. Credit and Discount, tlm., 6 International Financial Society, lim., 3 1-16 Madras Irr,gation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent, by Government). 1021 Mauritius Land, Credit. and Agency, Um., ; 1 1-16 Panama. New Zealand and Aus. R. Mail., 4 I'eninsu!a and Oriental steam, -- Dito, new, 1807, 51 Rio de Janeiro City improvements, 174 youth Australian Land, 36 Submarine Telegraph, • - Ditto, Scrip, t Telegraph Construct. and 3raintenanee, lim., ii United Kingdom Tel graph Co., lim., Ditto, 10 por cent pfl, 7 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan) 711 CELEBRATION OF ROSSINI'S BIRTIIDAY.—Rossini had a small party on his birthday, in spite of his not being quite in his usual health. Madame Alboni, Gustavo Dore, and M. Berryer were among the guests, and the latter made the following speech :—" My dear Rossini,—l am asked to propose your health, and I do so with the greatest plea sure, as one of the numerous friends who appreciate, and wish to preserve, your friendship. We, celebrate the day which gave you to the world, an honour to man, and a proof of his power. You have conquered all who have lived before you, cud all we can wish as to the future, is, that it may know how best to decorate itself with tho flowers of your chaplets. You can count years, but you need not fear them ; they are years that will always be young with tho etoraid youth of your success. SPORTING ITEMS. GRAND NATIONAL HUNT COMMITTEE. At a - meeting of this committee held at the Adelphi Hotel, Liverpool, ou the 4th of March, present—Mr. B. J. Angell, Mr. E. C. Burton, Mr. C. H. Carew, Captain G. Johnstone, Colonel Knox, Lord Poulett, Mr. A. H. Sum ner, and Lord Westmorland—the Duke of Hamilton was elected a member of the committee, and attended the meeting. A request from some clerks of the courses to alter Rule 39, so that the weights in handicaps should not be raised after acceptance, was not entertained. After reading several letters from owners of horses, both for and against the alteration of Rule 71, rela,tive( to the postponement of races—the balance being against any alte ration—it was unanimously decided that the rule should remain as it stands at present. Lord Poulott laid before the committee a letter from Mr. F..G. Hobson, enclosing one from the committee of Tatter sall's, declining to adjudicate on any question of disputed bets on steeplechases. It was proposed by Lord West morland, and seconded by Lord Poulett, that a letter should be addressed to the committee requesting them to 11-con sider their decision, The following gentlemen were elected as qualified to ride;—Mr. W. 11. Long, Mr. John Groom, Mr. Bower Talbot, .I.lr. W. C. Baldwin , HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE• MENTS. Feb. 28, at 9 a.m., Said and Bretoline, out of both Hurdle Rues at Liverpool. Feb. 28, at 9 a.m., Lawrence (late Maelstrom), out o 1 all engagements in 1863. Feb. 28, at 2.15 p.m., Pocket Hercules, out of all engage. men ts. Fob. 28, at 5 p.m., Flandrin, out of all Liverpool en gagements. Feb. 28, at 5 p.m., Astrolabe, out of the Trial Steeple chase at Liverpool. Feb. 29, at 9 a.m., Malton and Weather Isle, out of L verpool engagements. Feb. 29, at 9 a.m., Fawn, out of Liverpool and Shrows. bury engagements. Feb. 29, at 9 a.m., The Colonel, out of both Hurdle Races at Liverpool. . March 2, at 9 a.m., Excitement, Bortie, Belzoni, Kato Kearney, Star of the Evening, and Corkscrew, out of Liverpool engagements. March 2, at 9 a.m., Sea King and Tennyson, out of the Grand National Steeplechase at Liverpool. March 2, at 9 a.m., Reporter and Surney, out of all engagements. MarehT, at 9 a.m., Jupiter, out of the Grand Nationa Steeplechase at Liverpool, and out of Shrewsbury en gagements. March 2, at 9 a.m., Bishopton, and all Mr. Herbert's horses (except Columbia for the Spring Steeplechase), out of Shrewsbury engagements. March '2, at 9 a.m., Hopleaf, out of the Seftoa Handicap at Liverpool. March 2, at 9 a.m., Philip, out of Norton Open Steeple chase, at Mahon. March 3, at 10.35 a.m., all Mr. Plersheim's horses, out o, Shrewsbury and Warwick engagements. March 3, at 2.30 p.m. (to the Clerk of the Course), Philo• sopher out of Shrewsbury engagements. March 2, at 3.6 p.m., Hornet, out of Liverpool en gagements. March 2, at 4.9 p.m., Northern Light and Port Royal out of tho Grand National Steeplechase, at Liverpool. March 2, after 6 p.m., Revolver, out of Liverpool en gagements. March 2, after 6 p.m., Molock, out of the Grand Nationa Hunt Handicap Steeplechase at Bedford. March 3, at 10.25 a.m., .Dragoon and La Forte Fresnel, out of Liverpool engagements. March 3, at 0.40 p.m., Vici, out of all engagements. March 3, at 2.28 p.m., Nutpecker, out of Oroxton Park engagements. March 3, at 2.28 p.m., Golden Cross, out of Shrewsbury engagements. March 3, at 2.45 p.m., Workman and Woful, out o Chelmsford engagements. March 3, after 8 p.m., Chantilly, out of Epsom Spring Cup. March 3, at 8.5 p.m., Woadbury Hill, out of the Spring Handicap Steeplechase at Shrewsbury. March 5, at 1.39 p.m., all Lord Poulett'a horses, out o Streatham engagements. NOMENCLATURE. Tho following names have been given : Sir Joseph Hawley's two-yr-olds. B c by Asteroid—Mendicant liingCophotua. Br f by Musjid—Bas Bleu Nyl Gau. Br c by Beadsman—Salamanca FORFEIT LIST.—The forfeits of the following horses have been paid: —Jess, Ralf-moon, and c by Bucolic—Do bonaire, in List 1863. STEEPLECHASE FORFEIT LIST.-13allycasey's forfeit pub lished as paid was only paid to qualify Mr. Barton's name, the horse still remains in the list, and the forfeit is duo to Mr. T. Barton. FERSHORE HUNT STEEPLECHASES.—The objection to Brighton for the Croomo Open Stakes has fallen to the ground, as it was not made within a quarter of an hour after the race. SHREWSBURY RACES. —The following trainers will have horses at this meeting :-11. Dawson, T. Dawson, Lowe, Blanton, Bloss, T. S. Dawson, Wadlow, T. Stevens, Hol man, Peck C. Green, Nightingall, Waugh, T. Brown, B. Laud, Palmer, T. Price, Sly, Cowley, Treen, Hopwood, Wetherell, Saunders, G. Stevens, Holmes, Balchiu, Wat son, Daily, Martin, Reeves, Golby, W. Ford, and several private trainers. A special express train will leave Pad dington on Tuesday morning at 8.30, arriving at Shrews. bury in good time for the first race. CHELMSFORD SPRING MEETING.—For this meeting, which comes off on Tuesday and Wednesday next, the course, we are requested to state, is in the best possille condition, and a large number of horses are expected. The London ring division will be well represented, and the upper ten are expected in considerable cumber. which, coupled with good fields and sharp contests, will well repay a visit to old Gallewood. ABANDONMENT OF CHERTSEY STEEFLE CHASES.—In consequence of Capt. Hastings refusing to send police o maintain order, this meeting, fixed for the 20th and 21st nst., has been abandoned. LEAF FROG.—Mr. H. Smithson, of Mahon, has this week purchased this promising two year old colt by ThOrmanby out of Sautt-relle from Mr. C. Peck's string, and we understand he is for the Continent. He has also sold his four year old mare Queen Ellis, byllobbie Noble, out of Queen of England, by Velox, and she has gone to the North. THE DUKE OF 13EAUPoRT'S SAL AT ASCOT.—We are informed that the Duke of Beaufors horses will arrive at Stockbridge on Thursday by special train for Ascot Stand stables, where they will be on view on Friday, and on Saturday they will cantor on the course before the commencement of the sale, which will take place at two o'clock. DONINGTON HUNT (FARMERS' HUNT Cur).—The ob jection to the winner in this race, as having won 15 sovs at Fazeley, having been referred by the stewards to tho Grand National Steeplechase Committee, they decided that a winner of a race under the value of 20 sous was not a winner according to Rule 4. • THE LATE PEE...SHORE STEEPLECHASE.—The protests put in with the view of rendering the Croome Open Chase null and void, on the ground that the horses did not go the proper course, have been overruled by Lord Coventry, the acting steward, and Brighton, who came in first, is declared the winner. Egham Races will take place on Aug. 17 and 18, having been altered in deference to the wish of the stewards, to avoid clashing with York. We regret to announce the death of Mr. William Owen, of Liverpool, which took place rather suddenly on Thurs day night, from the effects of an attack of bronchitis. Tubal Cain, 2 yrs, claimed by Lord Westmorland a Liverpool, has joined T. Cliff's string. Mr. Fletcher has sold Van Dienan, 3 yrs, to Mr. Valentine for "fifty," and purchased Lupus, 3 yrs, for 46 guineas. THE SPORTSMAN AT TROY.—For the information of that class of Englishmen who are devoted to the sports of the gun, I may state that a great variety of game is found in the uplands and lowlands of the western sea board of Asia Minor. In the boundless waste of wild growing scrub, pheasants, partridges, hares, rabbits, wood cocks, doves, quails, &c., are met with in great profusion; while in the beds of the old rivers, ducks, geese, snipes, widgeons, teal, cranes, and long-necked swans, offer good sport to the knights of the trigger," reminding the stu dent of the well-known lines of Homer which speak of swans, geese, and cranes. Game also of a nobler kind is occasionally met with, viz., wolves, foxes, jackals, and boars, to try the mettle of the sportsman.—The Gentle man's Magazine. THE PRESIDENTIAL STAKE.—The entries to the great National Presidential Stake, which now stands open for November next, come in so numerously that we shall be obliged to defer the publication until they can all be published in a regular list, according to the usual custom, at the time of the stakes. This course is rendered still more necessary from the fact that at t hn h ed e r 20th 110 te i hys ofre e o (=l a x tu s ia i r de ye e r ne a ex b xa l con fusion . ia T s h o e m s e t a o k f e t h w e i p l ecl closei g r e e o s a , t. The entries thus far published aro those of Grant John son, Chase, Butler, an d Hancock. —lVilkes' Spi r it of the Times. PRESENTS TO SUIT EVERY PURPOSE, TASTE, AND POCKET AT PARKINS AND Gorro's.—Photographic Albums a choice of 3,000; despatch boxes, writing cases, dressing cases, travelling bags, envelope cases, blotting books, ink stand; desks, book slides, work boxes, tea caddies, hand bags and reticules, card case; puises, stationery cabinets, event bottle; albums for postage stamps, crests, itc.; cigar cases, card baskets, pocket books, electro-gilt and elegantly mounted articles. Bibles, Prayer-books, and Church Ser. Vice; in every type. Parkins and Gotto, 25, Oxford% street. Thousands of the above articles, all perfectly ngyi wad Lamb, consequent grit 6.01)14 610,-.4.0.D171 _ Tani D EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLoca. NOTICE. The Third Edition of The Sun of last night, containing the Latest Betting and Races at Streatham, was pub lished in time for the country post and for delivery in town at 7.15. SPORTING I NTELLIGENCE.—This Day STREATHAM RACES —Tars DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE, Dunstaffnage Bandolicio Queen blab SUBURBAN PLATE. Gorsehawk Capability Misi 3 Five ran. SELLING STEEPLECHASE. Beverley Sir Stephen Fly() rau. HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE. Astonishment.. Scarborough Lady Bertha . 3 Five ran. SELLING STEEPLECHASE. Leotard Bandolino ___ 1 2 Three ran. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS DAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 100 to 7 agst Blinkhoolie (offered-100 to 8 taken) 16 to 1 agst The Breach (offered) 20 to 1 agst Franchise (taken) 20 to 1 agst Abergeldie (offered) 22 to 1 agst Cheltenham (taken) 25 to 1 apt Knight of the Garter (offered) 25 to 1 agst Kettlaholder (offered) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 100 to 7 agst Lord Hastings (taken) 20 to 1 agst Mandrake (taken) 25 to 1 agst Stephen Langton (offered) 10 , to 1 agst Beeswing (with a start taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Viridis (taken) 20 to 1 agst Beeswing (offered) 25 to 1 agst Knight of the Garter (offered): 33 to 1 agst Patrician (taken) 10 to 1 agst Beeswing-{with a start—taken) TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Rosicrucian (offered) 6to 1 agst Pace (offered) 7 to 1 agst Formosa (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Typhoons (taken) 14 to 1 agst Blue Gown (offered) 20 to 1 agst Rabican (taken) 25 to 1 agst Vale Loyal (taken) DERBY. 100 to 6 agst Suffolk (taken) 20 to 1 agst Blue Gown (taken) 20 to 1 agst The Earl (offered) 25 to 1 agst Rabican (offered) LATEST BETTING AT THE ROTUNDA CLUB. CHESTER CUP. 100 to 4 agst Beeswing (taken freely) ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE, Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. .A nnual subscription, Five Shillings. Applications for membership should be made to the Secretary, 3, Black friars-rout RACING FIXT RES FOR 1868. MA Chelmsford Spring M. 10 Sarewsbury Spring lO %Vest Drayton l2 Warwick Spring 'Oll. 2roinloy Spring Durham Hendon Newmarket Craven 13 Knighton l4 Abergarenny ....... Margate Epsom Spring Meeting 24 Croxton Park Northampton IIIL. Chester __. 5 Wiachester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury Catterick Bridge l6 Loves Spring Thirsk Curragh April 2l Newmarket Ist Spring 27 Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer NEWSPAPER STATISTISTICS.—From the News paper Press Directory for 1868 wo extract the following on the present position of the newspaper press : " There are now published in the United Kingdom 1,321 newspapers, distributed as follows: England London Provinces ~ 253 Wales ... Scotland ... Ireland ... British Isles Of these there are— 751-1001 ..• ..• 4'..) •.. •.• 132 58 Daily papers published in England 1 Ditto Wales 12 Ditto Scotland 13 Ditto Ireland 1 Ditto British Isles. On reference to the edition of this useful directory for 1858 we find the following interesting facts—viz., that in that year there were publised in the United Kingdom 866 jovrnals; of these 41 papers were issued daily—viz., 29 in England, 5 in Scotland, and 7 in Ireland ; but in 1868 there are now established and circulated 1,324 papers, of which no less than 85 are issued daily, showing that the press of the country has very greatly extended during the last ten years, and more especially so in daily papers ; the daily issues standing 85 against 41 in 1858. The Maga zines new in course cf publication, including the Quar terly Reviews, numbering 621, of which 219 are of a de cidedly religious character, representing the Church of England, Wesloyans, Methodists, Baptists, In.lependentg, and other Christian Communities." EDINBURGH UNIVERSITY AMATEUR CONCERT.— The second annual University amateur concert took place on Wednesday evening in the Music Hall, in presence of a large and gratified audience. The chorus was upwards of fifty strong, and, with the orchestra, formed an aggre gate of about eighty performers. The programme was agreeably varied, and comprised a selection of vocal and instrumental music, both solo and concerted. The open ing overture (" Cenerentola") was very steadily played, and showed that the amateur members of the orchestra had rehearsed carefully. The overture to the " Zauber ftotte," which opened, and Mendels3ohn's " Woddlng March," which terminated, the second part, were equally effective. The first vocal "number," " The Wreath," by Muzzinghi, was nicely sung by three amateurs, and well received.. Professor Oakley's ballad, " I think of Thee," would have pleased more had it been better heard, but the amateur to whom it was assigned appeared to labour under a ner vous trepidation that prevented him doing justice either to himself or the song. Abt's "Sonnonschin," and Muller's "Der Waidmann" were very tastefully given and deserv edly applauded. Bishop'sl" Sleep, gentle ,lady," and "In Autumn we should sing, boys" (encored)—the music by Marschner, and the words by Professor Id.aclagan, were also very tastefully sung. In these, however, the first tenors wore hardly powerful enough to bear up aga i ns t th o other voices. The chorus from "Robert le Di a bl e, " " Fill high the generous measure," and the " Warrior's Chorus" from "Envier went well, the former especially, and the voices were firmly supported b y t h e orchestra. The Romance from " Dinorah" was so exp ress i ve l y sung as to elicit an encore, which was complied with. The vocal iTtauhgtievee:ifrol:rmDee,ecrpeN vrwaafatnadhdederce,leapiameuregdsetlis,l gem of the concert, ho wever, was Handel's grand reci uinigithpsasasitchocenoemdupkainesy:-, t th hanrod fer vour, and the latter sung with finished expres sion. It drew down an immediate and enthusiastic redemand, which was declined. A duet for two piano fortes was excellently played by two amateurs, who pos sess not only refined musizal perception, but have acquired an amount of executive power that few amateurs can boast of. Professor Oakley played a "Prelude" and "Fugue" by Bach, and a " Caprice" of his own ; the latter was, as might have been expected, most vociferously applauded. There was also given a selection from the " Zanberflotte," including, besides the overture already alluded to, the March ; solo and semi-chorus, "0 Isis and Osiris ;" duet, " Bewahret euch ;" tenor solo, " Wie stark is nicht dein rt Zaubeon ;" semi-chorus, "Des klingt so hetr was lich; and duet, "Das Konnto jeder brave Mann." Theord satisfaction concert a very enjoyable one, and appeared to afford H ami lton officiated as con to all present. Mr. Ad am leader of the orchestra.— duetor, and Mr. A Mac kenzie as Scotsman. FOURTH CLASS RAILWAY CARRIAGES.—Th Remover Gazette announces the establishment on the rail ways of North (Germany of fourth-class carriages. These which will serve to carry ordinary travellers, are at the same time organised so as to transport wounded soldier For this purpose hammocks will be suspended in each car riage, in which the sufferers will be laid full length, and protected against all shocks. 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