The Sun. — London, England, 1868-03-16 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Stock markets are steady, but still there is an absence of demand from the public, who, pending the close of the quarter, abstain from dealing either for investment or speculation. Iu Railways the 'Variations are inconsiderable. Foreign Stocks are rather stronger, especially Egyptian, in which the reaction seews to be supported by bond fide pur chases, Portuguese are also better, and Mexican have to some extent shared in the improvement. In American Securities a fall has occurred in Eribs, but the Five-Twenty Bonds are steady. The demand for money this morning is oon siderable, and rates are firm at 1 to 1i per cent. Cern is dull, but without quotable reduction. Consols are dull, at a shade decline, being quoted 94 to 93 for money, and 92i to 93k for account ; New and Reduced Three per Cents., 91i to 92 ; ledia Five per Cents. are firm at 1141 to 1141 ; Bank Stock, 249 to 231; Exchequer Bills, lOs to 15s Prom. The Foreign Stock Market is somewhat firm. There Is a good deinAnd for Egyptian at an advance of p.:l cent. ; in the Railway Bonds, at 89 to 89i ; of 1 in Vieero/s per Cent. Bonds, at 711 to 721 ; and the Nihe per Cents., at 871 to 88f. The 1864 Bonds are s'.eady at 84), to 85k. There is an advance of k in Mexican at 151 to 16 ; in Italian (1861), at 45 to 46i ; ; and in Portuguese, at 1 to 1 prem. Greek Bonds are steady at 121 to 13 ; New Spanish at 3e'l to 35(c; Turkish (1865), 33 to 33k; and Brazilian, 74 to 711. The New Honduras Loan is steady at to 11- prem. The pi iticipal feature iIL American Securities is a far of 1± Erie Shares, ivl.ich are quoted 471 to erek ; Illinois area n;gher, at 891 to 90 ; and the 5-20 Bonds I, at 72 to A.tantic and 'Great Western Railway Debentures remain at 9 61 to 27i, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds at 28 to 29. Colonial Bonds are without movement. The fol lowing are the quotations :—Canada 6 per cent., 100 to 101 ; Mauritius 5 per cent., 104 to 106 ; Now South Wales 5 per cent., 99 to 101 ; New Zealand, 6 per cent., 105 to 107 ; Queensland 6 per cent., 102 to 103. The Railway Market is dull, but the 'changes are quite unimportant. Lancashire and Yorkshire are voted 125 to 1251 ; Midland, 1041 to 105± South Eastern, 721 to 73f ; Great Northern, 104 to 105 ; ditto A, 98 to 99 ; Great Eastern, 31f to 3 14 ; Great Western, 461 to 47 ; Brighton, 48 to 4 8i ; Sneffi •id, 43f to 431 ; Metropolitan, 1131 to 1 4 ; Caledouian, 82. k to 83 ; North British, 33i to 341 E ; and Chasharo, 18 to 18k. Bank Shares are steady, the only change being an advance of in London Joint Stock, which are quoted at 324 1 to 33U; Agra (A), 10 to 10k ; 14i to 1 3k dis. • Cliartered Mercantile, - 28 i to 29; ; Con solidated, 4i to 41 ; Imperial 17 to 18; London and County, 52 to 53 ; London and Westminster, 671 to 681 ; Union of London, 33 to 34. In Foreign Mines St. John del Reys are Srm at 1 8/ to 19 ; Port Philip steady, at 1f to 1i; Chon. tales, si to 1 dis. Miscellaneous Securities are without feature, ana prices generally are without change. Anglo-American Telegraph, 211 to 22 ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight Per Cents., 5- to 5i ; Hudson's Bay, 14 to 14± ; London General Omnibus, 11 to 2 ; and Fore-street Warehouse, 1/ to 11 dis. The ordinary general meeting of the City Steam boat Company has been convened for the 27th inst. The new issue of Metropolitan District Railway De- Denture Stock (.£400,000) has been dealt in at 2 prem. this morning. £lO,OOO in bar gold and coin were withdrawn from the Bank on Saturday for export. The Ceylon has arrived from Alexandria with £32,500 in specie. The Cuba, from New York, brings £38,000. The particulars are published of Chilian Govern- Mont Bonds to the value of £60,163, which have been drawn for redemption at par on the 31st inst. Subjoined is the report of the Crystal Palace Gas Company for the half-year closing with 1867 :—" The Works and plant are in a state of efficiency, and some further improvements that will contribute to the con venience of the manufacture have been commenced. The reports of Dr. Letheby and of the chemical in spectors of the various parishes supplied by the com pany, have been satisfactory as to purity and illumi nating power. The directors going out of office by rotation aro Dr. Frederic Iletley and Mr. Robert John Clarke, and, being eligible, these gentlemen offer themselves to the shareholders for re-election. The auditor going out of office is Mr. William Purvis, and Mr. Purvis being eligible, offers himself to the shareholders for re-election. The balance-sheet for the half-year to the 31st of De cember last, and appended to this report, shows the financial position of the company. The profits for the half-year are £6,243 103 7d, which together with £69 4s Id, the unappropriated profit of the preceding half-year, make the available balance £6,312 14s Bd. Out of this sum the directors recommend the declara tion of a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum on the preference capital ; a dividend at the rate of 7 per cent. per annum on the ordinary 7 per Cent. capital ; and a dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum on the original capital, all free from inconie-tax ; the sum of £lOO to be written off pre liminary expenses, and £574 7s 3d off parliamentary , expenses ; the balance of £2BO 13s 9d to be carried forward to the profit of the succeeding half-year." The annual general meeting of the Oriental Bank Corporation will be held on the 16th of April, for the t ransaction of the ordinary business of the company. The directors of the East London Waterworks Company have called the half-yearly meeting for the 2 d of April, after which the meeting will be special for the purpose of considering a plan to be submitted for raising additional capital. At Marseilles, on the 11th inst., wheat advanced 50 c to lfr. per hectolitre upon the prices on the Previous days of the week. No arrivals were reported en the 12th, and the demand was then active. The details of the projected Land Bank of Spain under the sanction of the Government, are stated in ;Madrid letters to be almost concluded. A proposition has been made in the Cortes for giving authority to the Government to grant a concession to the bank of Powers similar to those proposed in France by the French Credit Foncier. The first mails for Australia under the new arrange- Ipent will be made up on the morning of Saturday, t he 21st of March, and the evening of Friday, the 2 7th of March, and thenceforward on every fourth Saturday and Friday throughout the year. As t he packet from Marseilles to Alexandria w ill no t Call at Malta, the correspondence for that island W ill be sent wholly by the we e kly p ac k e t f rom Southampton. Messrs. Charles Barker and Sons (Birchin-lane), h ave just issued their well-known Joint Stock "mpanies' Directory for the current year. Useful as ,were the former editions, this one has extended claims 1 ° support, many of its features having been enlarged and others added. As a book of reference it is without r ival,whether considered in regard to its completeness or its accuracy. Mr. George Street (Cornhill) sends us the Times of India Calendar and Directory for 1868, an Invaluable guide to all who have any connection what ever with India. The Docks of London, and Sila a nd Tea Tables are two publications from M r . Sngham Wilson, Royal Exchange. The former is '•7 Alt Henry Butler—a sufficient guarantee for itt reliability. Mr. Wilson has also published Mr, Qnsehen's well-known speech before the Liverpool e g a i hinber of Commerce, relating to bankrupts, alation. BRITISH FUN DS—CLOSING PRICES , GI OVIIIi.NMENT FUNDS. ° Per tient. Consols , Do. Ac coun t, April 2 °per Cont. Reduced 92 1 Ze 3 per Cent 9ll 2 1i "ew lv 2 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 . O. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — "anuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., -- 1880 x( 9,0. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — 44 D• " 0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Au A ., 1908._ 0` (Red Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. — pm Do £5OO pm Illlk 0 0. £10 & £2OO 4D f England Stock,ll pin 41 per Cent — 4) 0. Account 1 INDIAN GOVERNMENT BEDURITIEP. 4 clia stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 1 - 1 ,,0. Account 4 -'o* 5 par Cent. July, 1880 Lio• 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — °, O . Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — -"0. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 ' l ° 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 lO3l Do. do. 1877 loBi f , Do. do. 1882 — - 1 - 1 , , . Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 '-', 0. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 ' ) 0. uu(b-r £l,OOO - pm FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. t Ar gentine Republic, 6 per Cent _ til ,i trian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Itzilian 5 per Cent 2 3 . 41 per Cent., 1852 — - " I ',"- do., 1858.... 1 0 . do, 18V , — i .,' ) - do. . 1863 4 -' O . 5 per Cant., 1865 th, A 711 1 1 t.. .o.ccount . uenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Out;' 2 per Cent. (Deferrtd 3 per Cent ) - 6 ., , 6 per Cent. L e. 6 per Cent — „9. 41 per Cent -- " 0 . 6 pAr Cent B t O ., - 186'7 ~ 88 D° 7 p er , C ent., 1866 - C , u * , scrip £32 paid 1 1 / 4 n, 6 Cont e D 4-1811, 3 p.l- 1825 - Lubiart Principalities, 7 per Cent — E n „° 8 per Cent., 1867 -- t'ador New Qpnaglidatod, 1 per Cent — fiat .ch 15. mapanied ichess of _ll5. from the ; of Peace the Hoe. for the previous Edmund Itroduced iposed it Candlish, said that ng to al president had been J peace. aged too ['less, the They re human file they ►m. They do all in In so re acting ments of :n in the America. id noble le world. gigantic L by the United y forces. 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Second Issue D. £5OO Bonds Do. £lO6 Bonds Do. 1864 Do. £5OO Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 87 Government Railway Debentures ..... 891 1 Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., X 25 p 1t.4 Jan 5 per Cent., 1865 Do, Account . Do. Maremmana Raiway Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Do. 1864 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French ilonteyidoau 6 per Cent. Moorish imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Do Laud Wax:ants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account 767 7 Do 4i per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 4f per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 391 Do. do., 1 67 Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid I pm Bissian•s per Cent., lbzz, £ Si — Do 4} per Cent. 1850 Do 4i per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonde.„ Do. do. £B4 15s. d 0..., Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B7} ± Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Sardinian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen . Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive — Do Aces ant Do Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account Tu •kish 6 per Cent. — 1)o Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 64} Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cont., 1865 s4± Do 4 por Cont., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates — Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. French Routes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. — Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 4i per cent., Ex. 25f. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 92i 3 Do. Account, March .. 93 SALE OF THE DUKE OF BEAUFORVS RACING STUD. This sale was held on Saturday afternoon in the saddling-paddock at Ascot, and in the stabling o f the adjoining hotel the horses were inspected by a crowd of well-known owners and trainers, native and foreign, whom the fame of the stud had at tracted to the spot. There was no attempt to make the lots attractive for selling purposes. With the exception of Lord Ronald, Vauban, and one or two of the young ones, all had their winter coats, and few had done any work since the end of last season. Lord Ronald, who had previously led Gomera, Europa, the Roe colt, the Farfalla filly, and on o or ,two others a canter on the heath, was the first lot put up by Mr. E. Tattersall, who in troduced the winner of 17 races with an expres sion of his confident belief that he would win 17 more, and in some prefatory remarks took occasion to observe that, as John Day had won £60,000 for his employers last year in public money alone, racing was not such a bad speculation as some people supposed. Lord Ronald, once en tered in a selling plate to be sold for £IOCI, was put in by M. Cavallero, the Austrian commissioner, at 1,000 guineas, and was ultimately knocked down to Mr. T. V. Morgan at an advance of 550. He looked the perfect model of a steeplechaser, as did the next lot, Gomera, also once considered a selling plater, the winner of the Goodwood Stakes, with fine ac tion and great speed. Nor did the Duke of New castle give too much for her when she fell to his nod for 1,000 guineas. Ceylon, the winner of the Grand Prix in 1866, had a more than doubtful leg, and only realised 420 guineas ; but Viridis made some amends by bringing 2,000 guineas, though a thousand less than the Duke gave for her at New market last autumn. This is the mare which has unanimously been selected to win the Chester Cup since the weights came out, but her appearance to day was anything but promising. She has not grown or thickened at all, and looked very light. Vauban, the great money-getter of last year, beating in this respect both Hermit and Achieve ment, was the subject of a keen competition be tween Mr. Pryor and Captain Machell, and the price the latter secured him at, for, it is to be pre sumed, Mr. Chaplin-3,200 guineas—fairly sur prised every one. It is true, the horse looked remarkably well, but his very upright pasterns bode so ill for his future career that his few valuable en gagements look anything but certainties for him. Herald, brother to Vauban, a Derby candidate once figuring in the quotations, though much im proved since last year, failed for some time to elicit a bid, and only realised 200 guineas at last. The increasing taste for steeplechasing was exemplified by the good prices which anything that looked like jumping brought, and the Duke of llamilton, in Aquila and Painshill, has, we fancy, secured two that will repay him in this favourite sport. The heavily-armed two year olds sold well. One of the handsomest, and also the most deeply en gaged, a chestnut colt by Trumpeter—The Roe — bought by Mr. Padwick for 1,050 guineas, and the lengthy colt by the same sire out of Palm fetched 600 guineas. The perfect beauty of the lot was the Farfalla filly, also by Trumpeter—small, but looking every inch a racehorse, with the additional advantage that she appeared fit to run the next day. The Duke of Newcastle bought her for 500 guineas. _ We may fairly congratulate the Duke of Beaufort on the result of the sale. The 26 lots realised 15,480 guineas, or over £16,000, a sum a good deal in excess of what the betting (for people bet on everything) pointed to as to the total. There was a very handsome luncheon, and so quickly did Mr. Tattersall get through the work, that the South Western special was almost unnecessary, and the ordinary train, a little before 5, conveyed us all back to town : Lord Ronald, a chestnut horse, by Stockwell Edith, 6 yrs (Mr. Morgan) 1,550 Gomera, a chestnut mare, by Marsyas —Palma, 6 yrs (Duke of Newcastle) 1,000 Ceylon, a bay horse, by Idle Boy—Pearl, 5 yrs (Sir Reginald Graham) 420 Viridis, a bay filly, by Marsyas—Maid of Palmyra, 4 yrs (Mr. G. Angell) 2,000 Miss Skerratt, a brown filly, by First Lord—Miss Judy Macau, 4 yrs (Mr. H. Morris) 100 Caucasus, a brown colt, by Muscovite—Figtree, 4 yrs (Mr. Innes) 110 Vauban, a brown colt, by Muscovite—Palm, 4 yrs (Captain Machell) 3,200 Lady Hester, a bay filly, by Thunderbolt—Lurley, 4 yrs Aquila, a brown colt, by Birdhill—Amalthea, 3 yrs (Duke of Hamilton) 430 Painshill, a chestnut colt, by Birdhill—Doglia, 3 yrs (Duke of Hamilton) 630 Herald, a bay colt, by Trumpeter—Palm, 3 yrs (Mr. T. V. Turner) 200 Pleasure Boat, a bay colt, by Lifeboat—Jovial, 3 yrs (Colonel Carlton) 35 Lady Grace, a chestnut filly, by St. Albans—Lurley, 3 yrs (Mr. Stephenson) 200 Papillon, brown filly, by St. Albans—Farfalla, 3 yrs (Mr. Brayley) 400 Maesllwch, a bay filly, by Birdhill—The Roe, 3 yrs (Mr. Hodgman) 240 Sundial, a brown filly, by Wild Dayren —Miss Slick, 3 yrs A bay filly, by Young Melbourne—Bab at the Bow ster, 3 yrs (Mr. Weatherby) 520 Europa, a chestnut filly, by Trumpeter—lonics, 3 yrs (Sir R. Graham) 1,000 A bay colt, by Birdhill—Lurley, 2 yrs (Mr. J. Foy) 100 A bay colt, by Glenmasson—Figtree, 2 yrs (Mr. Hodgman) 90 A bay colt, by Trumpeter 7 -Palm, 2 yrs (Mr. J. Denman) 600 A chestnut colt, by Trumpeter—the Roe, 2 yrs (Mr. Padwick) 1,050 A chestnut filly, by Trumpeter— Cachuca, 2 yrs (Nlr. W. Day) 450 A chestnut colt, by Trumpeter—Farfalla, 2 yrs (Duke of Newcastle) 500 A bTown filly, by Birdhill—Amalthka, 2 yrs (M-. 11. Morris) 155 A chestnut filly, by Birdhill —Doglia, 2 yrs (Mr. W. Day) 250 19 talsimeittimitimittimomm 415 AQ PREFERENCE SamiEs. (3t.liVestern, Wt. Midland, Oxford at guaranteed, 100 Rid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birrn., 6 per cent., Ditto, 4} per cent. rd., 95 North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail,. 821 t•KNYEREINCE AND STOCKS . Midland A and B £5 per cent., 105 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Greenwich, 62 Midland, Bradford Pref., 92 FORM GN RAIL WA y Great Luxembourg, 9 1-19 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 141 FOREIGN 11111Nicb. :lon Pedro. North Dcl Rey, 21 St. John. del Rey, lim , 18 a DOCKS East and West India, 125 BANES. Chartered bier. of India, London, and China,:29 Imperial Ottoman, 10 London Chartered Bang of Australia, 2:31 London and County, bli Ditto, new, 321 MISCELLANICOUB. Anglo American Telegraph, 22 Atlantic Telegraph, 66 AQUA7ICS. THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE.- CIIANGE OF OXFORD STROKE. CAMBRIDGE, Saturday. Tho University boat went yesterday afternoon to Clay hithe and back, a distance of about 10 or 11 miles, Mr. Maule coaching. This morning Mr. T. E. Egan is ex pected to arrive, and give the crew the advantage of his judgment and experience. Kelley has not returned, nor will he do so again, but his services have not been value less, as the alteration of the stretchers has made a mani fest improvement in the crew. According to present arrangements the Cantabs will go up to Loudon this day week, and will remain till they have either gained or lost the verdict. OXFORD, Saturday. The crew went the long course this afternoon, Ca;ter, of Worcester, who has been rowing six, taking Willan's place as seven, and Willan filling Carter's former position, Tottenham steering and an ex-member of the Oxford crew coaching. THE EASTERN FISHERIES.—The Spring herring fishery has commenced off the Eastern coast. A fleet of boats has also proceeded westward, and others aro pre paring to follow, with a view to the prosecution of the mackerel voyage. CONSERVATISM AT CAMBRIDGE.—The Cam bridge Conservative Club has adopted a resolution ex pressing confidence in Mr. Disraeli upon his appointment k'relnior THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1868. ALENT SEUURITIE6. 190 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 . 100 15 100 100 100 101 93 100 98 101 86 87 85 b 7 103 105 10i 11,9 107 109 106 108 98 100 ll'J 111 105 107 104 106 1(6 106 107 10i lt6 196 99 10 9J 101 98 90 Vsi 961 971 98} 102 104 103 105 110 ilt I - - j 110 112 1131 103 i 10? 1 1 0 9 i 103 I Olt 1011 LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. RE LEOPOLD REDPATIL) This bankrupt was the well-known convict, whose forgeries upon the Great Northern Railway Co., by whom he was employed as a clerk, created such an intense degree of excitement some 13 years ago. The extent of these forgeries was about £200,000, or at least so it was said at the time ; and the bankrupt being convicted, was sentenced to a long term of penal servitude, be being now known as the " good convict." The private estate of the bank rupt has been in this Court ever since the convic tion, and from time to time various small dividends have been paid. To-day was appointed for the de claration of the last dividend, but the proceedings were of a formal character, and the amount of the dividend, which will be advertised in due course, was not made known. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-TIRS DAI'. MARLBOROUGII-STREET. CHARGE OF FURIOUS DRIVING AND INJURING A FEMALE.—Henry Garey, a young man in the em ploy of Mr. Taylor, linendraper, at the corner of Rathbone-place, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with furiously driving a pony and cart, and knock ing down a female named Sarah Taylor and break ing her collar bone Mr. G. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the defence. Police-constable Waugh, 184 E, said that be t% eon half-past 11 and 12 o'clock on Saturday night he was on duty in Mortimer-street, when he saw the prisoner driving a pony in a cart as fast as the pony could gallop. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked the constable whether the prisoner was doing anything to the pony ? The constable said the prisoner appeared to be trying to stop the pony, but he did not succeed till he got to the corner of Regent-street, and he then said that the pony had bolted, and that the female was injured by accident. Mr. Lewis - said that he was prepared to show that the injury the female had received was the re sult of au accident. Mr. Tyrwhitt (tbe female not having been called) said it appeared to have been an accident, and the prisoner must be discharged. The injured woman had her remedy in another court, but he would suggest that compensation should be made her. THREE DEAF AND DUMB PERSONS CHARGED WITH DISORDERLY CONDUCT.—Henry Pope, Eliza Pope, and Peter Moyer, all deaf and dumb, were charged with being drunk and fighting together. A constable proved seeing the defendants drunk and fighting together, and screaming in a very pe culiar fashion, and after trying for a quarter of an hour to get them to go away he took them into custody. The evidence having been explained to the defen dants by a sister of one of them, by means of signs, they denied being drunk. The sister said she believed that some children had been teasing the defendants, and that they then got in a rage, as persons so afflicted generally did. Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered the defendants to enter into their own recognisances to keep the peace. THE LIME LIGHT. The Dundee papers report some important experi ments which have lately taken place at Perth with the lime light, " the new substitute for gas." It appears that in consequence of the refusal of the Perth Gas Company to reduce the prices at which they supplied the barracks with gas, the Government accepted a contract for the supply of the barracks with the lime light. Several ex hibitions of the illuminating power of the light has taken place, when a day or two ago a deputation from the Dundee Chamber of Commerce paid a visit to Perth to witness the experiments. These were shewn by the Government contractor, and gave the highest satisfac tion. The following description of the light will be found interesting : Tho lime light is produced from substances capable of emitting light during ignition, and is entirely independent of, and unaffected by, atmospheric air, or any other medium capable of, or necessary to support, combustion. All other practical artificial lights are produced by the combustion of wax, tallow, oil, camphine, coal, and other compounds, known to tho cheinis, as hydro-carbons—so called because they are composed of hydrogen and carbon. In their combustion, in every case, without exception, the oxygen, or life-supporting air of the at mosphere, unites itself with their hydrogen and with their carbon to form carbonic acid, which is a deadly poison, and in it neither combustion nor life can be supported. It is thus clear that in every case where light is obtained by combustion a portion of oxygen is ab stracted from the atmosphere, and a quantity of nitrogen, four times as bulky, is set free. Seeing, therefore, that by the present method of obtaining light we not only de teriorate the atmosphere of a room, by abstracting from it the vital air, but in addition pour into it one deadly poison and set another free, but little stress need be laid upon the immense advantage that must accrue by the adoption of the lime light, produced by ignition, and from which no poison is evolved, no vital air abstracted. With regard to the nature and quality of the lime light, three substances are concerned in its production, viz., two visible gases and a white solid. The first of the two gases is the pure hydrogen ; the second gas is oxygen ; and the third substance is the white solid lime. The mode in which these three substances—hydrogen, oxygen, and lime—are used for the evolution of light is as follows :—A jet of hydrogen being lighted, a jet of oxygen is turned on so as to mix with the jet of hydrogen, and the solid incombustible lime being so arranged with regard to the oxy-hydrogen flame as to expose it instan taneously to its intense heat, it emits a light so pure and so powerful, that it is only rivalled by the light of the sun. Lieutenant Drummond, who was appointed to conduct the Ordnance Survey in Ireland and Scotland in 1826, connected Ben Lomond in Scotland and Knock Lad in Ireland, a distance of ninety-five miles, by placing the lime light in the focus of a paraboloid. It is important to observe that this combustion of the two gases is entirely independent of the atmosphere, and that there are, there fore, no products of a deleterious character. The method of using and lighting the jet is precisely the same as with a common gas burners so that no special knowledge or instruction is requisite for its management. Where the consumption of the lime light gases does not exceed 1 feet per hour, the light produced is equal to four gas lights, each burning five feet per hour. Three feet per hour gives a light equal to fifteen gas lights, each burning five feet per hour. Six feet per hour gives a light equal to sixty gas lights, so that six feet are equal to 300 feet of gas. The advantages of the lime light may be thus briefly stated :—lt is perfectly pure in every sense of the word. An abundance of light may be obtained without heating or deteriorating the atmosphere, and without injury to the most delicate colours, or the slightest tarnish to gilding or other ornamental work. Where an exact recognition of tints of colour is requisite, the lime light in the absence of the sun stands alone. By it paintings may be appreciated, the most delicately-tinted goods examined in their true colours, and distinguished or matched as easily and as certainly as' by daylight. It is as easily distributed through a glass globe as any other light. The barrack square, in which the experiments were made, was crowded with spectators. As soon as darkness set in the gases were ignited, and the light evolved was brilliant in the extreme. It had more the appearance of an intensely bright moonlight than an illumination produced by artificial means. The great square was lighted up in every corner ; the features of the specta tors were as clearly distinguishable as at noon. At the distance of 300 feet it was possible to read small print. The visitors from Dundee were evidently struck with the unexpected brilliancy of this " new light" and were not slow to express their admiration. Some ram fell, and the wind blew pretty strongly while the exhibition continued, but the light burned clearly and steadily, though quite unprotected from the atmosphere. Neither wind nor rain appeared to have the slightest effect upon it. Subsequent experiments with the light were made within the building, and these also were thoroughly successful. All who witnessed them, even the most sceptical as to the adaptability of the light to general purposes, were loud in their praises and free in their predictions as to its ultimate general adoption. The somewhat oppressive manner in which the rate paying clauses of the new Reform Act are at present operating in the case of the poorer classes of house occupiers resident in the various metropolitan parishes, espe cially those at the East-end, appears to have engaged the earnest attention of the Government, the Poor-law Board now being actively engaged in making close inquiry respecting the effects of the abolition of the compound householder system. This inquiry is not confined merely to the metropolitan parishes, but will include Manchester, Birmingham, and other provincial cities and towns. It is hoped that the authorities will be successful in applying a remedy to one of the greatest defects in the new Reform Act. In addition to Sir John Trollope, M.P., whose approach ing elevation to the peerage has been already announced, it is stated that Sir Brook Bridges, Bart., M.P., is about to be raised to the Upper House. Sir Brook has already established before the House of Lords that he is one of the co-heirs, and in all probability the sole heir, to the barony of Fitzwalter, which has been in abeyance since 1756. •No sooner has one Liberal candidate withdrawn from the contest at Huddersfield than another makes his appear ance. It is now rumoured that Mr. Mitchell Henry, who made such a poor fight at Manchester some months ago, is coming forward in the " moderate Liberal " interest. Mr. Campbell Sleigh has addressed the constituency as a Conservative. Mr. Sleigh appeared as a Liberal at Plymouth and at Lambeth six years ago. The rapid pro motion of Conservative lawyers has educated the Old Bailey advocate. The nomination will take place on Wednesday. The town of Todmorden was on Sunday thronged by crowds of visitors who inspected the scene of the tragedy with an interest that seemed never to tire. Every par ticular connected with the fearful crime is eagerly sought for. The late vicar was the eldest son of the Rev. Henry A. Plow, rector of Bradley, near Winchester. He was a graduate of Queen's College, Cambridge, and held respec tively the curacies of Staines, near London ; Wickham, near Winchester; Cosham, Dover, and Rochdale, whence he was appointed to Todmorden, in 1864, by the vicar of Rochdale. While at Rochdale he held the earacy of St. James's under the late incumbent, Mr. Ffarrington, and his labours during that memorable " cotton famine" will not be readily forgotten by the working classes of St. James's, Rochdale. The rev. gentleman has left two children, who are both of tender years. On Sunday even ing there was a very large congregation in Todmorden Church. The sermon was preached by the Rev. H. A. Plow, father of the murdered clergyman. Before the sermon was delivered, the prayers of the congregation were earnestly requested on behalf of the culprit, Miles Weatherill, " now lying under sentence of death," and for Mrs. Plow, "now in great distress of mind and body." It was understood that during the day Mrs. Plow's illness had taken a more serious turn. THE BISHOP OF WINCHESTER,. —Tho bulletins from Farnham Castle are all of a favourable character, announcing, as they do, that the bishop is slowly reco vering. RESPITE.—The convict George Nuttall, who lay in Lancaster Prison under sentence of death for stabbing a man in a drunken street brawl has been respited during her Majesty's pleasure. DETERMINED SUICIDE.—On Sunday morning, as three Brighton labourers, named William Tullett, Edward Tullett, and George Isaacs, were passing along the Upper Shoreham road on their way to the little village of Port- Blade, which is about three miles from Brighton, on a bank at the corner of a by-road leading to Blachington they found the body of a gentleman apparently about 23 years of age. He was dressed in a light brown coat with velvet collar, and in his pocket he had a hunting watch attached to a gold Albert chain, from which were suspended several coins and charms, and in his left hand he held a seven chambered revolver. Ho was quite dead, cold, and stiff. William Tullett immediately reported the discovery to the Hove police, and, with the assistance of Police-constable Aldridge, the body was removed to the Windmill Inn, Preston, where it now awaits a coroner's inquest. On the body being exampled, it was discovered that the deceased had discharged the whole of the seven chambers of the revolver against the left breast, the whole of the charges having entered the body within the radius of three inches, In the course of the morning the body was indentified is that of Mr. Dalrymple, son of Sir Adolphus Dalryi4le, who from 1837 to 1841 was one of the members of_ the ig,roug.h of 13riahton. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING. The Loitn CHANCELLOR took his siat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. PUBLIC ELEMENTARY EDUCATION IN ENGLANI). The Duke of MARLBOROUGH gave notice that he hould (call attention to public elementary education in England, and bring in a bill on that subject en Tuesday week next. SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY 311 A. Railways, Bribtol and Exeter .... Caledpian Cambrian. Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & Ab.J unc &London, scrip Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk.l Do. E. Angl. at. No. 21 Great North of Scotland' Great Northern Do. A stock • • Do. B stock Do. New, Is. at 25 pin GtS, and W. of Ireland. (it. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail. gua.! Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxtora Do. Newport Do. llereford Lancashire& Yorkshir London and Madman Lon., Brigh.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon..t North 'Wester' Lon. South IVestert. l Man., She!., £ Lint:oll,l Metropolitan-- Do. New Do. Extension.-- Alctrupolitan District Do. do. Jo. Do. and St. John't; Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Birnain...t. therb) ;lid Kent .. . . (North British Do. Ed., Pth., d; Dun ' th. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N - E purohast Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle .... . . Do. Stook. tiz Dxrliug Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1854 5 . . Do. do. 1856 north Staffordshire N. 41; S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E ,Aber. stock Uo. Soot, 'Mid. took Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., dz Wok Taff Vale Do. C V ale of &eath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitcha I West Cornwall NJ) STOCKS. I'ai d. Closing Business Price. dsne. E 2 64 E2i 834 2U SU • 3 4 75 77 70 72 102 104 31 31i, 6 7 15 6 1041 1(51' 08) 99j 121 145 V 5 V 7 4o 47 46 48 25 3u 27 2) 12f4 i 25 i :ot 100 4C 7 121 k 174 4 18 180 12 15 I:4} )1- 8 Al 12} 11, 113 111 115 141 1 86 43 21 113 1 It 7 105; } 5 721 I COLONIAL UOV/ia. Kritisb Columbia, 0 per cent., Dec.3l, 1572.... Can.Gov.6 p.o.Ja.Az J uly 1877-84 - - Do. 6 p. 0. Feb. & Aug.. I Do. 5 p. o. Mar. & Sept 100. sp. c. .Jan. July, I Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk , 'Cape G.llope, 6 p. 0.187 3 11 Do.Apl.& Oct . MVO-11/00i Do. do IbBo-9e Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April oust 15 Oct., ILOO Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 p. Do. 1872, do Mauritius, 6 p. a, 1873, Jan. and July . " Do. 1878 Do. 1882, hlayls, Nov. Do. 18./5, Feb. 4; Aug Natal .lov. 6 per cent N. B.G 0v.6 p.c.J a. ,SW N. S.W. Gov.s p'o.,lB6ti , Do. 5 p.c. 1811 to 1876' Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1886' New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. C vterling, 1875 ,Queensland Gov. 6 p. c L. Aus.Gor. 6 p,c.1868-9 1)o. 1878 do upwards Vic,Gov. 8 p.c. Ja ,Sz July Do. do, April .t Oat 105 107 too 11)6; 74 76 it S 5 101; 102 i COj Gll • Ut 12 132 130 132 114 11(1 I lip 56 58 106 11t 57 69 45 17 72 73 9 10 143 145 WESTMINSTER, CHARGE OF STEALING A FOWL.—Alfred Pluck, a respectable man, was charged with feloniously stealing a tame fowl, value 5a., the goods of one Henry Rose. Mr. W. D. Smyth, the solicitors of Rochester row, defended. Mr. Henry Rose, landlord of the Hope public house, Arthur-street, Chelsea, said on Tuesday last he went into his back yard to feed his fowls, and about a minute after the prisoner, who had been drinking in his house, went into the back to the urinal, and shortly after, when prisoner retu rne d, witness again went into the back yard and found the head and neck of one of his fowls torn from the body and lying in the yard quite warm. He im mediately sent for a constable, and upon searching behind the yard door he found the body of the fowl. In reply to the magistrate, witness was quite positive that between the time of feeding th e f ow l s and finding the head no one had been o u t b u t th e prisoner; it was quite impossible, from the height of the wall at the back, that any one could have got over and committed the act. In cross-examination, witness admitted there were six or eight other men in the tap-room. Pri soner stated that one of the men wont out after him. There was a dog chained near where the body was found. The prosecutor's evidence was confirmed by a little girl named Kingham, who swore that nobody else but the prisoner came into the yard. Giles, 287 B, the warrant officer, proved that he went to Millman's-row on Saturday night and saw the prisoner, who, when taken into custody, said, " I suppose you want me about a fowl. I was going down to Mr. Rose to settle for it to-night." Mr. Smyth called two witnesses to character, and contended that even assuming if the prisoner was the man who killed the fowl, there was no evidence, and could be none, that he intended feloniously to steal it and deprive the owner of the possession of the property. The prisoner therefore was entitled to be discharged. Mr. Ingham remanded him till Saturday, and took sureties in £4O for his reappearance. MARKETS —(This Day.) -6.- RN. O The trade is quiet in its C general features, with very little variation in prices. A dull demand on the spot is counter balanced by the supplies ; and a good number of grain cargoes off the coast is met by acontinuous steady demand, partly for the continent. At Mark-lane to-day the attendance was moderate, and ,he trade dull. English wheat of good quality and condition brought late rates, but secondary sorts were cheaper to sell. There wore good offers for foreign at a is decline, at which factors were not free sellers, and b ut little was done Barley brought late rates. Flour moved off slowly, at rather easier rates. Oats a dull sale, but not quotably altered in value. Maize dull. Linseed and Rapeseed quiet, at late rates. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. The declaration of supplies for public sale have been enlarged, and the catalogues to be offered this week are more numerous than for some time past, but although the markets are bettor furnished, the quantity to be offered is not in any case heavy. The firmness of quotations is therefore undisturbed. SUGAL—Floating cargoes continue to meet an inquiry for out-port delivery, and rates are firm. On the spot there is also a steady inquiry. .. COFFEE.—Demand is dull, and, except for best qualities, rates still tend in buyer's favour. TEA.—Pending the auctions to commence to-morrow, there is little passing beyond the e xam i nation of samples of teas in catalogue. Rica.—For B e llam and Dacca grain inquiry continues steady. Quotations are firm. SALTPETRE.—Prices are quoted 19s 6d to 19s 9d for good and fine Bengal on the spot, With a firm market. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. MEAT.—Supplies only very moderate, but the demand dull, and prices less firm, although not quotably reduced. Beef, best ox, 4s to 4s 2d ; good second qualities, 3s 8d to 3s 10d; middling, 3s 4d; inferior, as to 3s 4d. First quality, mutton, 4s 2d to 4s 4d ; second, 3s 10d to 4s ; inferior, 3s 4d to 3s Bd. Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 3d. Pork, 3s 8d to 4s Bd. Lamb, 6s 8d to 7s 4d per stone of 81bs. by the carcase. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of stock at market this morning was in excess of last week, and the accounts from the dead meat markets being dull, trade opened flatly, with weaker prices. Of beasts, there were 382 from Scotland, 2,622 from the various grazing grounds of England ; 53 from Ireland, and 540 from abroad, Trade was heavy, but quotations not lowered. The number of sheep on sale was good, and included 3,790 from abroad. The market was dull, and prices easier for shorn sheep, but good wools maintained their vul ue. The number of calves on sale vvau 113, of wh'ch 107 were foreign. The demand was good and rates steady. Pork met a brisk demand at higher rates. Total at market: Beasts, 3,720 ; sheep, 22,780 ; calves, 113 ; and pigs, 360. QnotatiCmi: Boef, 38 4d to 58 ; mutton, 33 4d 58 lcl ; veal, 38 4d to 6d ; and pork, 4s to 4s 2d. COTTON. LlvEnrooL, March IG.—The market opens firm, at full rata 4# Saturday. §alee probably 12 1 000 bales or more. tinlTl6ll rUbbEbbloll6. 61 66 102 i 103 f f 1 3 4 5 6 68 71 18 52 99 102 1044 IGS, 109 110 151 16i Atlantic & St. Lawrence Itom.,Baroda, gu. 5 per Do. F shares Buffalo Jz Lake Huron' Do. Preference Bulf.,Brant, Sc Goderich 5 p.c. 1872-3-1 Calcutta St S. E., lim cape Town t Dock, gu 1 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. East Bengal, gu., 5 do' Nast Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension , irandTrunkof Canada 110. Equip. Mort. Bon& 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred Dv. 2d Pref. Bongs Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook.., Do. do. deferred 'Ut. India Pen. gua. 6p.0. t:o. Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. New gtia. 5 p. 0.. Jt. South of India ...... gua. 5 per cent Do. 41 per Cent Do - '3reat Wes. of Canada.. Do. New ..... Do. 6 p . u Bc.a. pay. 18731 Do. 51 do. pay. Its77-8..1 Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. ie do Do. Fifth Extension I Alelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Siel. .t Hobson's Bay 61. ltl.C'da.6po let pf. be l Oude lthiik'nd, g. 5 p.o icinde . A g Do. Delhi Do. do . ! D. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St.Flot 134 I 73 62 43 45 33 as 27 29 18 1) 109 110 li 2fi 1a 2 r 102 103 11 16 16k 161 98 100 DI 91 100 104 9:1 89 91 83 45 101 105 100 101 1001 10 P 10J 101 87 80 BRITISH MINES. Cam. Consol, Gold, lina 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated, 30 54 64 Devon G. Cons, (Tavist. 1 435 445 Drake walls 2.1.0 1 Nast Ba sse tt (Illogan) 291 10 12 /Cast Caradon 2.11.6 4 5 East Carn Brea gt 2 24 'East Grenville . 2.14.0 14 2 East Gunnislake .. 8.3.6 East Lovell 3.9.0 8 V W'l Russell (Tavistk 11.7,6 14 2 Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 60 4 5 4 Great Laxey, limited., all 17 IS Great South Tolgus 1.4.0 Great Wheal Basy 14.9.6 Wheal Vor (Helst.u 4O 18 19 Grenville 9.0.6 11 14 Herod's Foot ...• 8.10.0 38 40 ilingaton Downs .. . ... 5.10.6 21 2t Margaret (Uny Lelantl3 17.11 6 8 Starke Valley ......... I 4.10.1 6 66 4 tiwyndy Iron Ore, lim l 3; 2i It New S ton North Well ear NI.Wh Bassett(thogan 4.4.0 North ,Theal Crotty 2.13.0 2 3 Prosper United.. ... • Pruvidenee(UnyLelant ).r,.; 29 IL S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ',Bo 400 South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.13.9 374 424 'Stray Park • 36.156 4 6 fin Croft 0 13 14 Vigra and Clogan, lim all West Bassett (Illogau i I 4 3 I} W. Caradon (Liakeard 14 10 .2 West Chirerton ll 61 66 West Seton . ..... 476 155 195 _... Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 75 8) Wheal Buller (Itedrutti 16 16 19 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 21 23 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 7 9 luo too 100 all 100 100 PRIVATE BUSINESS. Ciardiner's Patent Bill was read a third time and passed, RAILWAY EXTENSION OF TIME BILL. The Duke of RICHUOiIYo;ed the second reading of this bill, which was for the purpose of giving extension of time in the construction of railways. It would enable the Board of Trade to extend the time of making a railway for two years, and he (the noble duke) believed that it would be found to act beneficially not only to the railways but to the public and the owners of laud. The Duke of CLEVELAND said that, supposing that the company thought fit to abandon the line, what would be the course pursued. _ _ . The Duke of RIdIIMOND remarked that the bill was not for an abandonment, but for an extension of time if it was passed. It was then read a second time. ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION (ORDERS IN COUNCIL) BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the third reading of this bill, and said that the Judicial Committee had thought that it was their duty to inform her Majesty that the two orders in council did not meet the exigencies of the change which occurred front time to time in ecclesiastical pro perty, therefore this bill was introduced. The bill was then read a third time and passed. The hcuso then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. COVENTRY ELECTION PETITION. The Commission appointed to try the merits of the petition against the last return for Coventry reported that they were of opinion that Mr. Jackson was unduly elected, on the ground that bribery had been committed by his agents. THE SPEECHES OF THE REVS. MR. FERRARS AND MR. LAVELLE. In reply to Mr. COGAN and Mr. CAVENDISH BENTINCK, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND said his attention bad been called to the speeches of the two rev. gentlemen mentioned. The speech of Mr. Ferrars was deliAered at a Protestant Defence Association meeting, and although he was of opinion that the speech in ques tion, although of a very violent character, was in fact no violation of the law, and therefore no prosecution was in tended to be taken. The other speech was delivered by the Rev. Mr. Lavelle at a dinner given to that gentleman in Dublin, on which occasion the room was decorated with the names of M'Manus, Meagher, Wolf, Tone, Fitzgerald, and O'Brien, persons convicted of treason. Ho felt that the speech was a most mischievous one, yet it was not prudent to institute criminal proceed ings against the rev. gentleman at the present moment. THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION. Captain VIVIAN asked the Chancellorof the Exchequer whether the estimate of the probable expenditure on ac account of the Abyssinian expedition, which was presented to the house in November last, was likely to be exceeded ; and if so, whether he was prepared to say to what extent, and what were the circumstances which account for the same ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was usual for hon. members to wait until the financial state ment or budget was brought before the house to ascertain the result of certain estimates, because it was highly inconvenient for the public service to have the information got by piecemeal from the Go vernment by means of questions put across the table. However, ho would answer the question on the present occasion, because the public mind bad been made uneasy by the publication of certain statements in the newspapers with respect to the groat expenditure the country would be called upon to make on account of the expedition in Abyssinia. !His noble friend in November last stated that, in the event of the expedition lasting until the end of April, the amount required from the Consolidated Fund would be three and a half millions or four millions of money. From the best. information he could obtain upon the subject he felt he was quite correct in saying that down to the present time the espouses would be covered by the lowest of those two amounts. (Hear, hear.) THE STATE OF IRELAND—THE ADJOURNED DEBATE. The adjourned debate on the state of Ireland was re sumed this evening by Mr. MONSELL, who commenced by congratulating the hon. member for Cork upon the ability with which he had brought the motion forward, and the interest it had occasioned not only in that house but throughout the coun try. He then went on to refer to the state and condition of the people of Ireland, and said there could be no question that they had improved in education, and the result of that was, that as a people they had become more sensitive and more difficult to govern except upon the principle of justice. (Hear, hear.) They might make all the efforts they could to further improve education in Ire land, but until they made the University of Dublin a national institution they would fail. (Hear, hear.) Having touched upon the land question, he commented upon that part of the question which it had been decided not to interfere with by legislation, and in the course of his remarks the hon. gentleman said it would be impossible for any Government to improve the condition of Ireland until the house had decided the great question which so affected the well being and tranquillity of that country—namely,lthe question of the maintenance of the Established Church in Ireland. The great disturbing element in Ireland was the want of religious equality, and when that was brought about in that country, the Irish people would support the national institutions quite as loyally and ener getically as either the English or the Scotch. (Hear.) He put it to the house whether it was wise at this particular period to carry on a religious warfare. Let them fully consider the question of the Established Church in Ireland, and to obtain tranquillity let them therein place it on a footing of equality. It was the last link of the chain of conquest they were called upon to break, and as the last portion of an ascent was always the most difficult, so he urged the Govern ment to go onward—they would be sustained by the strong arm of justice, and the great reward for all exertion —a reward which a statesman would most truly value— would be the stability of peace in Ireland. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BUTLER JOHNSTONE next addressed the house. He condemned the policy of the Government of Ireland. He denied that it was what the First Lord of the Treasury had stated it to be, viz., a truly liberal policy. (Hoar, hear.) It m i g ht , h owever , su it some to call it policy ; but it was aot, and could not be called statesmanship—it was the rule of thumb. (Hoar. hear • and cheers.) CLEFT SPEAKING.I REGULATION OF RAILWAYS. The Board of Trade Bill has been printed. It proposes to enact that, after this year, every railway company in every passenger train travelling more than 15 miles without stopping must provide such efficient means of communication between the pas sengers and the company's servants in charge of the train as the Board of Trade may approve; the penalty for default not to exceed £lO in each case. In regard to compensation for accidents the bill proposes to provide that, in cases where the com pany and the claimant desire it, the Board of Trade may appoint an arbitrator to determine what com pensation, if any, shall be paid ; and that in compen sation cases, the judge or any arbitrator may order an examination of the claimant by a medical prac titioner not being a witness on either side. Several clauses are devoted to the subject of railway ac counts. The half-yearly accounts of the companies are to be made out on a uniform plan, according to a form to be given in a schedule to this bill, and are to be signed by the chairman and secretary ; and, if these statements of the accounts are false in any particular, the auditor of the company who signed the same is to be liable to fine or im prisonment, unless he satisfies the Court that he was ignorant of such falseness. The Board of Trade, .on the application of a certain consider able proportion of the shareholders or debenture holders, supported by such evidence as the Board may require, and security for payment of the costs being given if required by the Board, to have power to examine by an inspector into the affairs of the company and the condition of the undertaking, and report thereon ; the report to be delivered on application to sharesholders and de benture-holders. The inspector will have power to examine upon oath, and compel answers,. Inspectors also for such an examination may be appointed by the company at an extraordinary meeting, and will have the same powers as the Board of Trade inspectors. The Board of Trade may, upon appli cation, in pursuance of a resolution at a general meeting, appoint (at the company's expense) an auditor in addition to the company's auditors. Auditors need not be shareholders. The " Whara cliffe meeting" principle is to be applied when there is a bill for additional powers, or an application to the Board of Trade for a certificate conferring additional powers; but the forms of proxy sent out by the directors are not to be sent stamped, nor is " any intimation to be sent as to any person to whom the proxy may be given or addressed,"— a rebound from one extreme to another. There are some other clauses relating to the mode of limiting a company's liability during sea transit, repealing the old Act requiring a declaration of the value of silk sent by common carriers, and prescribing that goods sent in large aggregate quantities by a dealer to the real consignee are not to be liable to the small parcels toll by reason of their being divided into separate packages, as :bags of sugar, bags of coffee, sacks of meal, and the like. Mn. ITENIIT LESLIE'S Ciroin. —At the orchestral aad choral concert, on Thursday next, a selection will be given from Mendelssohn's " Antigone and CEdipus." The programme also includes Mendelssohn's music to " A Mid summer Night's Dream." Solo parts by Mdlle. Sophia \Tinto. and Miss Emma Charlier. Herr Joachim plays octhoTeifo Qtnactrt9 and Pach'ociaacouw. nal FDITION. SUN. OFFICE, 7 o'CLoca. NOTICE. The Third Edition of The Sun of Saturday, containing the Latest Betting at the Victoria Club, was published is time for the country post and for delivery in town at 6 pm. SPORTING INTEL LIGENOE. —This Day. (By Telegraph.) RUGBY RACES—Tins DAY. OPEN HUNTERS' PLATE. Cock Robin Resolute Valentine Four ran. Winner objected to. MILITARY GOLD CUP. King Arthur _ _ 1 Northern Light 2 Juryman ws 3 Ten ran. VICTOIIIA CLUB BETTING—Tins DAT. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 100 to 9 agst Abergeldio (offered take —lOO to 8) 100 to 8 agst Captain Kidd (taken) 13 to 1 apt Blinkhoolie (offered) 100 to 6 agst Breach (taken) 100 to 6 agst Nemea (offJrcd) 20 to 1 agst Knight of the Garter (offered) 20 to 1 agst Cheltenham (offered—take 25 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Speculum (taken) 25 to 1 agst Nyanza (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Stradbroke (taken and offered) 33 to 1 aget Grey Stocking (taken) 33 to 1 agst Voltigeru (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst liontagnard (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Chelsea (taken) 50 to 1 agst Hippia (offered) 50 to 1 agst Franchise (offered) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 100 to 8 agst Lord Hastings (taken) 100 to 7 agst Beoswing (taken) 25 to 1 agst Thalia (taken) 33 to 1 agst Mandrake (taken) 83 to 1 agst Fortuuio (taken) CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst V;ridis (offered) 10 to 1 agst Dalby (offered) 25 to 1 agst Weather Stir offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. sto 1 agst Rosicrucian (offered—take 6 to 1) 7 to 1 agst Pace (taken and offered) 7to 1 agst Formosa (offered) 8 to 1 agst Typhus (offered) Bto 1 agst Green Sleeve (taken) 12 to 1 agst Blue Gown (offered) 20 to 1 agst Banditto (taken and offered) 100 to 30 agst Chelsea (taken) 25 to 20 that llosierucian don't start (taken) DERBY. 100 to 12 agst Rosicrucian (taken) 10 to 1 agst Green Sloevo (offered—take 11 to 1) 13 to 1 agst Paco (offered) 100 to 7 agst Suffolk (offered—take 16 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Tyheaus (taken) 20 to 1 agst Blue Gown (taken) 30 to 1 agst The Earl (taken) 33 to 1 agst Uncas (taken) 40 to 1 agst Speculum (taken) 40 to 1 aget Harvester (offered) 100 to 1 apt Chelsea (taken and offered) LATEST BETTING AT THE ROTUNDA CLUB. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 12 to 1 agst Blinkhoolie (taken) ]5 to 1 agst Captain Kidd (taken) 15 to 1 agst Abergeldie (taken) 15 to 1 agst Nemea (taken) 16 to 1 agst Speculum (taken) 20 to 1 agst Breach (taken) 40 to 1 agst Slanderer (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 14 to 1 agst Lord Hastings (taken) 15 to 1 agst Beeswing (taken) 16 to 1 agst Leap Year (taken) 16 to 1 agst Nemea (taken) 16 to 1 agat Mandrake (taken) 20 to 1 agat Roquefort (taken) CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Dalby (taken) 12 to 1 agst Viridis (taken) 20 to 1 agst Abergeldie (taken) 30 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken) ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMAIISSION EXCHANGE. Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Annual subscription, Five Shillings. Applications fot membership should be made to the Secretary, 3, Black friars-road RACING FIXT RES FOR 1868. MA. Margate Epsom Spring Meeting 29, I Oroaton Park Northampton 'fa L. AP. Bromley Spring 6 Hurhatu aendou l3 /Newmarket Craven Knighton l4 Abergavenny (L 4 Chester 5 Winchester , l2 York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury l4 Catterick Bridge l6 Lewes Spring Thirsk Curragli April 2l Newmarket Ist Spring 27 Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer 3 Manchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Hull, and East lidding lO Windsor Summer NE. I Newton Hampton Neweastlo 23 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge Alexandra Park 3O Chelmsford Worcester Summer 2 Carlisle 7 Newmarket July Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. l5 Liverpool July Al. Odilrim, l6 Stamford Radcliffe ..... lfuutingdon 2l Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood AUG Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Egbam lB Hastings York August SEPT. Baden Warwick September 1 Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster September 8 Brecon l4 Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 OCTO Bedford 1 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October 5 Chelmsford Autumn NOVE Shrewsbury Autumn . Leamington and War UST. Dover Oxford Scarborough 2l, Canterbury Derby Summer Weymouth Lichfield Tunbridge Margate 3l ;MBER. Kelso l5 Hendon l7 Monmouth Newmarket Ist October 22 Walsall 23 West Drayton 29 Royal Caledonian Hunt and Western M 'BEE. Cheltenham l3 Ealing Newmarket Houghton 19 Worcester Autumn.,,,, 27 LIBEft, , . riekshuv llurtt ...... 17 LCHASES. Rcii I West Somerset 24 Cheltenham. •• 26 I Southdown Hunt Cambridge 'R STEEPL: MA] Grand Military l6, 17 Warwick l7 Chertscy 2O Margate 23 AP Grand National Hunt I Knighton (Bedford) ............. 2 I Aborgavenny Roy.Artillery(Woolwich) 3 I Hambledon 16 Bromley .................. 6 I Kildare Hunt 22 Aldershot ................. 8 Croydon Spring 30 Hendon ..................... 13 I Rothbury OCTOBER. Bromley 1 I Baling l5 Si~ Alban s DECEMBER. Kingsbury THE PRINCIPALITIES. —The officers who were sent by the Austrian Government a short time ago to the dis tricts of the Lower Danube for the purpose of obtaining accurate information regarding the military preparations made in those districts, have reported that the countries in that quarter are all busily occupied in increasing their ar maments. In Servia everything is now ready for a long campaign. A considerable number of guns are stored in the arsenals, a volunteer force has been organised on tho Landwehr system, and the army is amply provided with arms, ammunition, and war materiel of all kinds.—pall Mall Gazette. THE FIRE AT TRURO.—The fire at Truro, re ported in The Sun of Saturday, may bo said to have been mastered at 4 o'clock that morning, having raged with great fury for nearly six hours. About 330 the wi n d went down, and the hard and incessant labours of the people were soon afterwards rewarded by the stoppage of any further communication of the flames. Engines, how ever, were kept at work all day and night on the ruins of the destroyed and partially destroyed buildings. Th e damages are estimated at from £lel,ooo to £21,001) Various insurance offices will be called upon to contribute nearly the whole amount. Tho origin of Ow LA) is not aown. 'Share to 1 1! ~i