The Sun. — London, England, 1868-05-30 00:00:00

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The Stock iMarkets are firm, but inactive, owing to the absence of numerous members of the Stock Ex change, as Monday next is to be observed as a holiday. The Funds show a further slight recovery. In Foreign Stocks, especially the speculative descriptions, have again improved. Railways are without particular change. The Discount M ar ket is exceedingly quiet, at 1 to 1g per cent. for the last bills. The funds are fil;ai --- rtbout last night's closing prices, viz., Consols, 95 to 96 for money, and 94i to 9 4, and dis. for account ; New and Reduced, 94f to 9cg ; Exchequer Bills, 73 to 12s preiu. ; India Five per Cents., 1161 to 1171 ; and Rupee Paper, 10-n to 1051. Speculative Foreign Stocks are in good demand. Italian arc better, at 52 to 521, and there is an advance of -1- in New Spanish, at 37if to 374, and in Turkish at 3S to 381. Mexicans, 161- to 16i ; Greek, 13.1 to 141 ; Peruvian (1865), 86 to 87 ; Brazilian, 17 to 78 ; Egyptian, 81 to 82 ; ditto Railway Deben tures, 92 to 93 ; Viceroy's Seven per Cents.. 731 s to 74. Continental Railways are steadier, Lombardo-Ve netian being 14 to 15i, and Great Luxembourg 111 to 12. English Railways are without much change. Lan cashire and Yorlishire are 1281 to 1291 ; Midland, 106 to 1071 ; South Eastern, 761 to 77f ; London and North-Western, 1151 to 115/ ; Great Northern, 1 02 to 103 ; Ditto A, 971 to 971 ; Great Eastern, 351 to 35 1 1 ; Great Western, 53i to 54 ; Brighton, 52/ to 53 ; Sheffield, 441 to 44i ; Metropolitan, 111 k to 112 1 ; Caledonian, 74i to 73 ; and Chatham, 20 to 21. Joint-Stock Bank Shares show no change. Agra (k), are quoted at 10 to 10/ ; Alliance, 13 to 12 c bs ; Anglo-Austrian, 5 to 51 prem. ; Chartered Mercantile, at 27i- to 284; Consolidated, 4 to 4ft; Imperial, 18 to 19 ; Imperial Ottoman, 1i to prem. ; London and County, 52 to 53 ; London and Westminster, at 70i to 70i ; London Joint Stock, at 35 to 36 ; and Union of London, at 34i to 35 Cable Shares are a little firmer. The Anglo-Ameri can, at 221 to 24 ; and the Atlantic Telegraph, at 5 to sk, are nearly better. if anything, Finance and Credit Shares are a shade easier. International, Financial are 1/ to 1 dis. ; London Financial, 22h- to 21i dis. ; General Credit, 2g. to 2it dis. ; and National Discount, 104- to In Foreign Mines, St. John del Rey are 18 to 181 ; Port Philip, 1 to 1 ; and Chontales, 1 to The gold taken to the Bank of England yesterday amounted to £105,000. The Ripon leaves for the East with £3,419 in gold. Tenders are invited by the Great India Peninsula Itailway Company, to the 12th June, for £600,000 debenture stock, bearing a guaranteed interest of 5 per cent, The proposed dividend of the Bank of British North America of 45s per share is announced to be payable en the 4th July. Monday will be observed as a close holiday in the Stock Exchange. The following is Messrs. Mocatta and Goldsmid's bullion, circular :—" The prices of bar silver and Mexican dollars slightly receded shortly after the date of our last (13th inst.), and it was feared that the large amount just received by the West India mail would have still further depressed our market ; but the last prices, 60- and 58k, have been realized. Other large supplies of dollars from Mexico may be shortly expected ; and, as there is no probability of any inquiry for the East, it is very doubtful whether the present prices can be maintained. The arrivals of gold from Australia and America have been on a very large scale, and further considerable remittances are shortly due. The French Exchange, however, is now at a point which leaves no profit on the export of geld, and the Bank is likely therefore to continue, as it now is, the only receiver." The reports to hand from the chief continental corn Markets state that, though there is a further decline in seine places, sellers generally are opposing more resistance to the downward tendency. In some mar kets the farmers are holding out ; but at Marseilles on Wednesday holders were extremely desirous of r , e alising, especially in respect to supplies from the uanube. The list of applications for the issue of .£411,000 First Mortgage Sterling Bonds, of the European and North American Railway Company, will be closed on Tuesday next. Vice-Chancellor Mathis has appointed Mr. Smart (of the firm of Frederick B. Smart, Snell, and Co.), with Mr. Romanes, official liquidators of Thompson's Patent Universal Airtight Stopper Company. The Great Britain Mutual Life Assurance Society deserve the thanks of all insurers for introducing a system of terminating annual premiums and sums assured payable during life. It is obviously so beneficial to the policy-holder, without affect ing the interests of the company, that the Principle cannot help spreading. It is arranged that the bonuses from time to time declared may be ap- Plied in the first place, in extinguishing the premiums after a limited number of annual payments, and after twar d s in m a king the amount of the policy payable during th e lif et i me o f t h e assure d . I n th e wor ds of h e society—" The holder of a policy, effected at the ordinary rate of premium for an assurance payable at death only, has thus the option of securing in combi nation the two most important advantages which hive of late years been introduced into the system of life assurance, and this without any addition to the amount of his annual premium. These two advan tages are, first, a `free' or paid-up' policy ; and, Secondly, a sum assured payable on his attaining a g iv en age, or earlier in the event of his decease." The traffic receipts of the Great Central of Belgium hallway for the week ending the 28th of April amount to £9,257 4s 3d, being an increase of ' 2,9 55 10s 10d as compared with the corresponding Period of last year, and making the increase so far this year £25,593 lls sd. The B oar d o f T ra d e returns f or t h e mont h , an d four months ending April 30, have been issued ; and with regard to the month they appear to indicate rather a considerable revival in our export trade. For example, the following are the declared values of the exports for April :- 1868 1867 1866 Nor with respect to 1867 are the results of the fou Illenths' exports at all unsatisfactory :- 1868 1867 ... • It 1866 The value of the imports, which are brought down 0 413 , to the 31st March, show analogous results — Meath ending March 31. Three months ending March 31. 1868 ... £21,449,424 1867 ... 18,399,265 . , T , 1866 . 21,294,683 imports and exports of bullion and specie i lrlng the four months are— Imports £7,100,102 Exports ..., 5,917,862 Excess of Imports .. £1,182,240 a , The ent r i es an d c l earances o f s hi pp i ng d uring the , 1 1 ° 1 e period are generally favourable, compared with ose of the preceding year. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. (I OVERNMENT FUNDS. a tir Cent. Consols 3 itto for Account, June 4 - i Neap Cent. R e d uce d 941 f - tz ." 3 per Cent '" o sv 2/ per Cent. Jan. 1894 - d 5 per Utluities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. - L 3 O. for 30 yrs, exp i re sth A pr il 1885 123 z " 0 (Red Sea Tele6raph), Aug., 1908 - Looquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct l2 pm Do . £5OO - 77 £lOO & £2OO - II 13a ,uof England Stock, 41 per Cent - 'Jo. Account ) r , a , LIMAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - "La Mock, 103 per Cent.,April 1874 ... - li ) ,0. Acc oun t - DO . 5 per Cent. July, 1880 - h ° • 4 Per Cent., Oct. 1888 "-',..,0. Certificates - go. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent - DO. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 D 0 6 } per Cent., May 1879 llO '''' l3 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb. 1872 - Do. do. 1877 - r , Do. do. 1882 - ""„,-. Debper Cent., Aug. 1873 .• 5 lO5l 'go- Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO - Pm " 0 . under £l,OOO 11 :t r i FOREIGNOu - Pm d FUNDS-CLOSING PRICI S. . ti,entitie Repult c, 8 per Cent 5 per Cent. 1859 - t ",,zilian 5 per Cent - xd i s )o 3 . 4/ per Cent., 1852 - 1 , • do., 18:;8 - ,8 - IJ`° de " 1810 - Do. " do., 18613 - 1)a• '3 per Cent. 1865 _ A . , ~.ccount 77 i I I I 4.' ~e ,j°B /lyres 6 per Cent - (•: 10 2 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) - (2 4 'N 6per ean G per Cent. - °•.. 4/ per Cent - ,1; 0 0 . C per Coot., B - D _., 1867 -1 -) 0. , 7 per ,Cent., 1866 0 , ,L B ,criP £32 paid - N ti i - s ,"`a„ o , 6 per - D , qui ` k °P 'r Cent., 1825 ••-, Ban Principaities, 7 per Cent 73 ~: i J ° por Cont., 1867 ~ 801 1 b.;, 1'a(1 ,9r Now Uonsolidatod, 1 par Gen?. 13 i y4inlan, 7 per Cent •• _o. Secoud issue BO 1.)0. 4500 Bonds Do. .£lO6 Bonds Do. 1864 Do. Account Do. .£st)O Bonds Do. £10;) Bonds B2l 3; Government Railway Debentures ..... 92 3 2; Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ox Coups Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p Wiliam 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do, Account ~ — . Do. Maremmana Raiway — Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — Montevidqau 6 per Cent. . — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada l4 Do 3 per Con l7 Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (llecto.ros) Pertvlan 5 per Cent. 1865 -- Do Account .• 861 71 7 Do 41 per Cent. (Uri barren) Do 41 per Cent.. it 6 4 - Do Account 1 3 Ortmguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,': - i Do. do., I.' 67 4l 1 Do. do., Scrip, £2O paid — Ru;sian 5 per Cent., 1822, X St B5l 1 Do 41 per Cent. 1450 - - Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do ;; per Cent., 1.859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutcb, 1861, £lOO Boodt., Do. do. A:81 15s. d 0.... Do., 1866, £lOO 80nd5..... Do. ib £B4 15s. do — Do Nicolas Railway 65 41 5} Sa •dinian, o per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen Do Account Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — Do Acc,urit Do Cone. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1853 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 7O Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do .£I.OC Bonds 661 71 Do. 1863 s9f Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 6ll 1 2 11 Do I per Cont., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 - Do 6 per Cent. 1864 • Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — CLOSING PRICES. Consols, Money 951 Do. Account, Account, 4th June 941 1 xd 381 POLICE INTELLIGENCE , -THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER AND TIIE CON STABLE.-Mr. Henry Tippett, a commercial travel ler, of No. 20, High-street, Holborn, was charged before Knox with being drunk and assaulting police constable Richard Do wdeswell, 163 C. The constable said that about ten o'clock the previous night he was in the Ilaymarket, when he found the prisoner, who was drunk, lying on his back. He picked the prisone r u p , and h e walked across the road, and got into a Hansom c ab , and the cabman asking where h e wanted to go, he re plied, "To He (the constable) then looked into the cab, upon which the prisoner struck him a violent blow on the nose, smothering him with blood, and on taking him into custody, and on the way to the station, he was very violent. The prisoner said that, after being roughly handled by the constable, he got into a cab, when the constable struck him because he would not get out of the cab. . . Mr. Knox said ho could not have constables as saulted in such a manner. The prisoner said he had lost his hat, had his coat torn, been struck, and locked up. The constable said the prisoner had no hat with him. Mr. Knox said he would give the prisoner the option of paying a fine, but he would have to pay the full fine, namely, £5 or a month. THARES. NOT VERY 111mM:in% —Patrick M'Hewnena, who was also called M'Kinnon, aged thirty years, military store clerk, of '2, Lacey-street, Bow, was brought before Mr. Paget charged with assaulting Charles Stevens, hackney carriage attendant. 'l'.►e complainant, a respectable and quiet man, was on duty at the cab rank in High-street, Whitechapl, when the prisoner, who was drunk, came up to him and said, " What do you call yourself ?" " A man," was the reply. The prisoner immediately struck Stevens on the mouth, and left a mark which was visible. The prisoner, who could not deny the cowardly outrage, wished to settle with the complainant and give him 103. Stevens declined any compromise, and said he should act contrary to the orders of the Commissioners of Police if he made a settlenient with the prisoner. Mr. Paget thereupon fined the military-store clerk 205., and told him his conduct was not very military. The annual dinner of the 23d Royal Welsh Fusi liers took place on Thursday evening, the 28th inst., at the Westminster Hotel, whoa the following officers were present:—General Sir W. Codrington, G.C.B. ; Colonel Herbert, C.B. ; Lieut.-Col. Harrison, Lieut.-Col. Bigge, Lieut.-Col. Bruce, Major Norton, Major Granville, Capt. Tulloch, Capt. O'Connor, Capt. Knight, Capt. the Hon. N. Wickham Fiennes, Capt. Lidler, Capt. Bathurst, Lieut. Fitz George, Lieut. Sheppard, Ensign Mayhew, Ensign de Moleyns, Ensign Cowan, the lion. C. Carnegie, M.P., Mr. H. Hall Dare, Mr. Clarke Thornhill, Mr. W. Romilly, and Mr. Robert Palk. BARROW DIGGING IN SUFFOLK.—The Rev. Canon Greenwell, of Durham, who has made such extensive in vestigations in the Yorkshire tumuli, has commenced a series of Suffolk diggings near Ingham, Bury St. Ed mund's, the results of which will be made public on com pletion of the work. On Thursday the Suffolk Archwolo gical Association met on the ground. So far only burnt burials hare been met with. BOILER EXPLOSION ON THE TIIAMES.—A boiler explosion, causing the death of two stokers on board of a steam towing vessel, occurred off Cliffe, about four miles below Gravesend, yesterday, about midday. It appears that the steam-tug Pilot, belonging to Mr. Davis, of Gravesend, having a party consisting of about 29 persons on board, loft that town at noon, and proceeded down the river on a trial trip, the vessel having been laid by for repairs during the last three months. On rou nding the point near Cliffo it was observed th a t th e indi cator showed a pressure of only a few pou n d s on th e b o il er , when it was evident that the real pressure must bo far greater, and Mr. Cooper, an engineer, was about to descend the ladder into the engine-room when a rumbling sound, attended by a concussion, was heard ; the vessel rolled on her side, and a dense cloud of smoke and steam issued from the engine-room. It was at once seen that the lower part of the boiler had burst, and immediately after the first alarm was over a search was made for the two men who had charge of the engine. One of them, Charles Thomas, a young man about 23 years of ago, was dragged out in a shocking state, having received severe and, as it afterwards proved, fatal injuries. The body of William Hewitt, the other stoker, was also got out. Both of his legs had been torn off by the force of the explosion, and ho was quite dead. Thomas was removed to the Gravesend Infirmary, and survived about s n hour. Both of the bodies were taken to the deadhouse to await the coroner's inquest. They present a sad spectacle, the flesh being quite black, and portions of it detached. THE ABYSSINIAN WOUNDED. — We have been fur nished with some account of the number and nature of the wounds sustained by the troops composing the British part of the force in Abyssinia. NC' details of the injuries among the men of the Indian and Belooch regiments have yet been received, but these are known to have been unim portant. Never before, probably, have such results been achieved with so insignificant a numerical loss to our selves. On the two occasions—viz., the fight of the 10th, and the final assault of Magdala on the 13th of April— there were only 13 men and two officers wounded. The gunshot injuries wore almost exclusively of the extremi ties, and generally of the lower. On the 10th six men of the 4th Regiment wtre wounded, five of thern being by guo.bot. A sergeant and private appear to have sustained the most severe wounds—the former a rifle-ball frac ture of the left log, the latter a fracture of the loft humerus. Captain. Roberts' wound was caused by a rifle ball perforating the loft elbow. lie was doing well by the latest accounts. At the assault on the 13th seven men were wounded—three from rifle bullets, ono from a spear, and three were otherwise injured by splinters, &c 01 five cases in the 333 Regiment four were injuries of the lower and ono of the upper extremity. Major PI itehard's was a slight splinter wound of the right arm and shoulder; accompanied by much contusion of the parts. It will be seen with great satisfaction that among the 15 cases there was no instance of perforating gunshot injury of the trunk of the body. When any internal organs have been traversed by a rifle ball, it necessarily follows that the gravest consequences may be feared, which we may con fidently anticipate will not be the case on the present oc- I casion.—Lancet. THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 30, 1868. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. EPSOII RACES-FRIDAY. THE OAKS DAY. Of late years the Oaks has shown a decided falling off in point of numbers at the post. Last year Achievement frightened many away, and on this occasion the struggle has been considered to lie between Lady Elizabeth and Formosa, and the field has dwindled to about the smallest on record. There are many reasons for this. May is not the mares' month, and it is curious that the founders of the race, the crucial test for the best mare of the year, did not consider this. Why are our great races for mares run so early in the year ? The o.tlis of this year will, in ad lition to its race, be remembered for one of the most violent storms cf thunder, lightning, and hail we have had for years. It came on very suddenly about 12 30, with no other warning than a sultry and heavy at naosphere. " Descended in torrents" is a stereo typed phrase which had a real meaning to-day. Below Durdans, the re,idence of Mr. I leathcote, the scene was a curious one. A large pond, three or four feet deep, ha I been formed by the damming up of the flood, and about one u'eloek, when the road was at its most crowded st it a rich harvest was made by " coughs," who ea, Tied pedestriam. across on their shoulders, and cabs plying over the temporary ferry demanded fabulous sums. We re gret to say one, if not two, lives were lost ; horses were killed ; and the keeper's cottage at the War ren demolished. The storm continued for nearly an hour, and when at its height of falling water and ice, combined with the terrific roar of the thunder, it had about it something approaching the sublime. A small, but by no means ill-looking, lot of fil lies were saddled in the paddock. In fact, remem bering the calibre of the field for the last two or three years, we are inclined to rank this as, on the whole, of a higher average. About the first to show was Fair Star, a nicely-framed mare with plenty of good looks and grand quarters, not quite elegantly set on. She came into the paddock stripped, but was, neverthless, all of a lather, and to appearances more as if she had run a race than being about to do so. The thunderstorm had pro bably had some effect on her nervous system, as such weather has on many other mortals. She was soon joined by Matthew Dawson's pair, both looking very fit ; of the two, Lady Coventry is a fine upstanding filly, with good ends, but leggy and light of bone below the knee, while Lennie is a very taking, wiry little mare, with powerful racing like quarters, and standing on short wearing legs. Janet Rawcliffe, " the humble companion" of For mosa, is a shelly animal of no symmetry, and a very striking contrast to the heroine of the Thousands, who was brought to the post by Henry Woolcott in beautiful condition, handsome to the eye, but not big, and altogether the best-looking mare in the race. Judged by her inches, she is but a little one, for she reaches no higher than to 15 hands one and a half, but she is capitally fir nished, and full of muscular power. She has a pleasing head, with a good breadth of forehead, and a strong, slightly crested neck, reminding one more of a colt than a filly. She has strong shoulders, a goodiniddlel famously-shaped qu ar t ers , an d unex ceptionable legs, upon which she stands as firm as a rock. With her head well up, and her bold car riage, she walked away with Fordhain a very pic ture, and even then it certainly looked to be all over. No animal has ever continued to improve more, and Mr. Cookson, is of course, anxious to get Buccaneer back again. The chief reas o n, i n d ee d, for ever parting with him was his being a terrible savage, and never to be trusted. Virtue, another rising favourite, as a neat , light mare , o f no great power, with light limbs nicely formed and well placed. She was a good deal fancied, but blew so fearfully on getting back to the rubbing-house after the race as to give one the idea of her being very thick-winded — she has, in fact, an enlarge. ment of the throat. There was no such tho roughlythe field as Athena, nice light neck, capital shoulders, d eh d quarters, and altogethe r h ot uh lresr racing-like goodmiddle, head, a n filly I y in well-proportioned length of limb. A weed called Curfew Bell joined company just at last, and Lady Elizabeth found courage to canter pass the Stand. When she did enter the paddock after it was over, she showed a jaded, beaten, tuckel-up auiaail, al; the worse for her week's excitement, and worn to a scarecrow ; and the running confirmed. the truth of that for the Derby. When L tdy Eliz tbcth appeared to take her preliminary canter, a cry almost of de rision greeted the famous m gyre of last year. It is not too much to say she looked a bag of boars, and had an untrained appearance strange to SCJ. There was no Daneb ury bl oom upon h er . How the public could have been induced to take 5 to 4 about the shadow of her former self was probably the thought that flashed on the minds of most of SPORTING OPINIONS. the spectators. Still they took 9 to 2—a great supporter of the stable, we believe, accepted 800 to 200, and there was yet a belief she might retrieve her Wednesday's disgrace. A vain imagining. She again got off in the rear division, while at a wretched pace Janet Rawcliffo made the running, and corning through the furies Lady Elizabeth momentarily inspired C ann on with hope by run ning into her b r i d l e, but the hope was short -li ve d . Before reaching the corner she died away, and Formosa, who had taken the lead at the mile post, made the most s i gnal example o f an O a k s fi e ld ever seen, by win n i ng in a common canter by ten lengths, with Lady C oventr y se co n d, an d th e non staying Athen a thi rd. The Glasgow Plato of 100 sovs (Handicap) for all ages; winners of any race (matches excepted) after publication of the weights 51b extra; the last seven furlongs of the Derby Course. Sir J. Hawley's Xi, by Gen. Williams, 5 yrs,..Bst 131b_ - (T. French) 1 Duke of Newcastle's Foresight, 4 yrs, 7st (Daley) 2 Lord Westmoreland's Foresight, 4 yrs, 7st (Kenyon) 3 The following also ran :—Verulam, Lord Pahnerston, Secrecy, Tribune, and Queen of the Forest. Betting -6to 4 agst i, 9to 2 agst Silenus, 7 to 1 agst Secrecy, 8 to 1 each ags Foresight and Lord Palmerston, snd 10 to 1 agst Tribune. Won in a canter by a length and a half. The Epsom Two Year Old Plate of 200 sovs ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; winners of a plate or sweepstakes Etlb, twice or more 71b extra ; starters twice without winning a.lowed 41b, thrice 61b extra; T.Y.C. (three quarters of a mile.) Mr T. V. Morgan's Electricity, by Thunderbolt, Bst llb (Snowden) 1 Ur Johnstone's Lord Hawthorn, Bst 61b (Cameron) 2 Mr B. E. Dunbar's The Baroness, Bst 11b (Parry) 3 The following also ran :—T he Lad of Scotland, Bianca, Elector, Sea Breeze, and Thirl stane. Ampleforth, Sovereign, Betting- 7 to 4 agst Sea Breeze, 3 to 1 agst Electricity, 7 to 1 agst Lord Hawthorn, 8 to 1 agstThirlstane, and 100 to 7 agst any other. Won by a head. The Oaks Stakes of 50 soya each, h ft, foc fillies, then three year olds; Bst 101 b each; the second to receive 100 sovs out of the stakes ; the last mile and a half on the New Course; 215 subs. Mr G. Jones's Formosa, by Buccaneer ..,(G. Fordham) 1 Mr M. Dawson ns Lady Coventry (Daley) 2 Mr Padwick's Athena (T. French) 3 Marquis of Hastings s Lady Eliz a b et h (Cannon) 0 Mr G. Jones's Janet R awclule ............... .....(0. Page) 0 Duke of Hamilton's L eonie ........................ (Aldcroft) 0 ' Mr W. Davis's Fair Star ........................ (Grimslaaw) 0 Mr G. Holmes's Virtue.. ...................... (Snowden) 0 Mr Weleby's Curfew B all .......................(J. Osborne) 0 Betting-11 to 8 on Formosa, 9 to LadyagSu Eliza beth, 8 to 1 agst Virtue, and 12 to 1 each agst Leonie and Lady Coventry. Tho precautions taken on the Derby-day were again had recourse to, as to the saddling of Lady Elizabeth and her stab le com panion, Athena ; but on this occasion the "British pub li c" were indulged with a prelimi nary u whicyhsh however, did n o t appear t o ra i se th e hopes of t her e ip's backers. Wh en f a i r l y roun d Tat c r , Lad Tat tenham-corner, Virtue, on the lower side, took the second place, the three immediate followers of the favourite evi dently having had enough of it, and being passed by Athena with a pull, an d , l oo ki ng roun d to place and Lady Coventry. Lad y Eli zabeth even at this early period was out of it. Half-way Fordham was seen to he then with a qu i et sm il e resume d t even indulge histn u Formosaouv of e Lis rs way, the favourite pas s ing the post fl in a water canter," ten lengths in advance of Lady Coventry, who ran past the pulling-up Athena at the stand ; Fair Star just headed Virtue on the post for fourth place, Curfew Bell pulling up fifth, k ith Lady Elizabeth a long way in her rear ; Janet Raweliffe and Leonie were the last two. The race was run in 2inlu. 471 sec. The Paddock Nursery Plato (Handicap) of 100 sovs for two year olds; winners of any race (matches excepted) after the publication of the weights 51b extra; three quartersCapt. Mitchell's Martyr, by St. Albans, Bst (car. Set 31b) 1 (Fordhatu) Lord Westmoreland's Lyttleton, Get 71b of a mile. (Kenyon) 2 Mr IL Clark's Bush Hill, 7st 41b (Noels) 3 Ilact fplloyilag tan gida ; — Dtuct9n 7 )lo,44lA9 Stately c9lt, Actress, Sister to Veda, Charon, Nightlight, Little Go, Acknowledgment, April Morn, Janina, Lunelle colt, and Moscow. Betting -7 to 4 agst Martyr, 5 to 1 each eget Lyttleton and Charon, 6 to 1 agst Moscow, 10 to 1 agst April Morn, and 100 to 7 agst the Miss Staveley colt. Won by a neck. The Burdens Stakes of 5 soya each, with 109 added ; two year olds 7st 81b, three 9st 61b, four and upwards, lOst 31b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; horses having started once at this meeting, and been beaten, allowed ' Mb, twice olb ; the winner to be sold for 120 goys; if -entered for 80 sovs allowed 71b, 60 141 b over and above - - , other allowances; half a mile. kr H. Wright's Little Coates, by Lambton, 2 yrs, Est 2lb (car. 6st 31b) (.£6O) (Butler) 1 Mr Gee's f by Dundee—Lady Lotty, 3 yrs, 6st 21b (£6O) (Hunt) 2 Mr Joseph Dawson ns Lelia, 2 yrs, Gst 71b (XBs) (Uradock) 3 The following also ran :—David, 31ochrie, and Barce lona. Jeffrey weighed for Mr. Chaplin's Sister tl Veda, 6.4 21b, and the number was put up, but, having wreuched a plate, she returned to the euelosure and her uuraber was withdrawn. Betting opened at 6 to 4 on Sister to Veda, and Oos -1 5 to 2 agst Little Coatcs, awl 3 to 1 agit B ircilola awl Lelia. Little Coates mad.) all the rituniug, and wou by a length. Le Great Surrey Foal Saks of 1) slvs each, with 101 added, fur three year olds; colts B,t Lill), tidies 84 71 ; the winner of the D3rby 121 b, of th. 3 ()Aim- Two Thou sand Guineas Stlkes 61b extra ; fiflius having started in the Oaks without being placed allowed 31b. Last mile of the Derby Course. 19 subs. Lord Stamford's Vale Royal, Bst 10Ib ...(J. w. o. Another Derby has been won and lost, and the " glori ous uncertainty of the Tart" was never more exemplified than in the hollow defeat of Lady Elizabeth, who was not only beaten, but shamefully disgraced. For her defeat no valid reason has been adduced, as the mare looked well, and carried the confidence of her owner and trainer. That the po.formance of Lady Elizabeth, however, in the Derby was correct we do not believe, for, ju aging by her brilliant public form, she was bound to have figured prominently in the contest, whatever her fate might have been at the ter mination of the race. True, May is not the " mares' month," and Lady Elizabeth might have baen suffering from the periodical ills to which fillies are liable. Turning, however, to the contest itself, we may observe that Sir Joseph Hawley deserves the thinks of the British public for the honest run he gave them with Blue Gown, as the Kentish baronet had a mere trifle on this horse in comparison with the amount he steed to win oa Itosicru - cian and Green Sleeve. Nothing, however, c lull shako the confidence of public backers in Blue Gown ; and the Champagne running again proved a good beacoa. For the victory of Blue Gown we were not prepared, as he ap peared to vs a non-stayer, and on more than one occasion have we seen him display not the sweetest of tempers. His stable companions —Rosicrucian and Green Sleeve— galloped with great freedom, but staying is not the forte of either animal. King Alfred was voted inferior to the short, weak-hocked Suffolk by the followers of Baron Rothschild ; but the King ran a good horse, and had a patient jockey boon in the saddle instead of the "past-boy,' the "dark blue and yellow" would have been victorious, as King Alfred had " the foot" of Blue Gown until the last half-dozen strides. How many great races have teen lost for want of a judicious pull? Speculum, whom we stood by for the last two months, beat all the favovurites and secured a place. St. Ronan, a good honest horse, took fourth position, and beat all the leading favourites save Blue Gown. Pity Mr. Ohapliti's horse is a "piper," as he belongs to the useful school. Paul Jones and Orion both ran bad to Totten ham Corner. The Forest King is one of the best-looking horses that ran, but he was early beaten, and is many points behind the best of his year. See-saw was brought out in blooming condition, but he does not seem to have grown or improved m terially since last year. Cap-h-pie is a powerful colt ; but NS by such horses as he, Viscount, Samson, Cock of the Walk, and Brother to Bird on the Wing colt were started we are at a loss to conjecture, as winning chances they had none. Franchise, who galloped in fine style, looking much fitter than when she ran at Newmarket, broke her leg during the race. This, coming immediately after the accident to Captain Kidd, is another blow to Alec Taylor's stable, as both animals would have paid their training bills this year ; and it is more than probable Cap tain Kidd would have won both the City and Suburban and Chester Cup, so highly had he been tried. All the horses that ran in the Darby, with the excep- tion of Blue Gown, Speculum, Cock of the Walk, and Suffolk, are engaged in the Doncaster St. Leger. For this event King Alfred will, of course, be a groat favourite; but as Danebary will have for its re presentative is Yorkshire Lady Eiiz bath and The Earl— the latter of whom could nut have lost the Derby, had he been permitted to run—we apprehend the Doncaster prize will be secured by John Day's stable. Respecting the withdrawal of Tho Earl, who was 13ft in the Derby until 7 o'clock on Tuesday evening, s ):n) bitter renri..ks were made, as ho was essentially a public h erse If the Mali:Lis of Hastings, however, had hid the entire control of his stud, we believe different tactics weull have bean a lopted, but as he is in the hands of parties who pay little defer ence to public opinion, further came:lent on the ma iner in which The Earl was worked in the inarkA is unnecessary. On the whole, backers had the best of it in connection with the Darby, and hew heavily the ring were hit was fold by the ominous silence noticeable when the number of Blue Gown was hoisted as the winner of the eighty niuth Derby Stakes. The pleasure of the Oaks Day was marred by the terrific thunderstorm, which burst over Cie district about noon. Nine runners assembled at the pst for the Oaks, amongst them Lady Elizabeth, who looked in wretched condition, and ran even worse than she did in the Derby. That she is out of form at present cannot now be doubted, and if ever she is to regain her fiae racins qualities the daughter of Trumpeter must havo rest, nut work. There are seven meetings in thelist of fixtures for next week, the principal of which are M inchaster, Croydon, and West Drayton. At present the weights have not been issued for the stakes closed at Croydon. Mr. Beadinan, however, has the Two-year-old Stakes and Shirley Piste at his mercy, if he will tikes the risk of running a goad horse like King of the Ravers over one of the worst courses in the kingdom. The West Drayton Meeting will take place on Monday and Tuesday, and lengthy entries have bean secured to the handicaps already closed. The programme is com posed of hurdle and flat racing; but, as the season ought to be over for jumping business, and the horses nomi nated for the various handicaps have bean engaged, some of theta several times, wo dare not attempt to analyse the list. The Manchester Meeting will b 3 celebrated on Wednei - day, Thursday, and Friday, and the new committee have issued an attractive list, which includes twenty-one races, equally spread over the three days. A new race-course and stabling, capable of accommodating eighty horses, will now be found at the " Cotton Metropolis," and, as the added money is liberal—upwards of .£1,503 —the meeting ought to command the patronage of owners and trainers. Five out of the seven events in Wednesday's card are completed, and the Da Trafford Cup (11,- miles) has secured thirty-six entries. Vespasian, 9st 101 b, heads the list, but he is in ferior to his stable companion—Knight of the Garter, 9st 51b —at- the weights. The Knight ; the Clown, 7st ; Em press of India, Est 101 b; the colt by Romulus out of At tack, Est 81b; Mercury, Est 81b; Tribune, Est 41b; and Chivalry, Est 31b, are the "cream" of the handicap. Mercury, if he runs, will be bad to dispose of ; but should the Middleham colt be an absentee, The Clown or the Attack colt will prove successful. There aro twenty nominations for the Copeland Stakes (about 5 furlongs), and the bast of the candidates are Master Tom (31b extra), Little Duke, The Hin 1, The Devil's Owe, Musk, colt by The Cara out of English Rose, filly by King of Trumps out of Sortie, and Rosa Pauline. Of the public performers from this lot we prefer Master Tom ; but he may be overthrown by the dark Hind, a remarkably clever filly, by King of Trumps out of Passion Flower. To the Westmorland Handicap (1 mile) there are twelve subscriptions, but, although Chivalry and Alicia have not been over-weighted, Ottoman and Master Willie read most like winning names. In the Philips Handicap (about 5 furlongs) Salliet and The King's Daughter are the pair we should select to produce the winner, although Patrician and The Squire are rather smart at this distance. The Clamber Stakes (one mile) will be won by Waflies, if he can beat Hagar. For Thursday six races have closed out of the seven in the list. Eighteen horses stand from the thirty-ene origi nally entered in the Manchester Tradesmen's Cup (two miles). Knight of the Garter, 9st 31b, is the highest weight accepting; but, as he is a doubtful stayer, we do not anticipate a victory for Captain Machell's clever colt. Success 7st 71b, Lord Hastings 7st 61b, l3racken 7st 31b, the colt by Romulus out of Attack Gst 31b, and Buttercup ost 71b are the horses that appear bast in. The Attack colt has a prior engagement, but if he is reserved for this raze he will scarcely beat Success and Mr Eastwood's representative, probably Buttercup; and to the butter of the latter pair do we look fur the winner. The City Handicap Plate (4 furlongs) should be carried off by The King's Daughter or Parma; and the Selling Heath- cap (6 furlongs) by Lady Lyoa or Scarth Nitch. For the Euvitle Nursery Plate (about 5 furlongs) seventeen two year-olds have been handicapped, and the imposts rause from Declaration, Bst 101 b, to Wain 3s, 7st 21b. The horses that seem to possess the best winning chances are Retort, Bsl 21b ; Kicksey Wicksey, 7st 81b Musk, 7st Sib; and Rosa Pauline, 7st 81b ; and in retaining a couple we should take Retort and Rosa Pauline. In the Denington Plate (4 furlongs) several horses unknown to fame have been entered ; but we take Mr DaWcOlft; pair—the Damsel filly an 1 RJSA Pauline—as the best of those nominated. On Friday, in the Salford Borough Cup (11 miles), 32 horses have been handicapped. The majority of the can, didates will have been "run through" ere the hour for the dlciaja 91 thiii Psi AidYtisi a 4uigh6 9i tin GtutorAuc- ORDINARY SHARKS AND STOCKS. Share, Railways. raid. / CloS priee in . g B d. in ne. sas at tifrteal anti "Meter ..- gig) 82 84 at Caledonian -... 100 741 75 712 at 'Cambrian - Jork and Bandon - - 20 tornwall..... all 21 Si st bublin.& Belfast Juno. 100 75; 77 at Dun„Perth,&Ab.Juno. iOO 70 73 -11. London, borip Certl. all - - Do. 100 - - d at Glasgow &S. 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The Trafford Park Stakes (6 furlongs) is a " moral" for Uncas if he runs; but, as that is doubtful, Evelina and Soubrette will have the race to themselves. For the Wil ton Handicap (1 mile) 15 horses have been named, and, as the weights now stand, Tribune and John Osborne are the pair we should select as being most favourably treated. TIMIIVIIVG REPORTS. RICIIMOND.—At Manchester, in the De Trafford Cup, we hare Scotchman's Pride and Evalina. The last named is well worth backing, if at the past. For the Tradesmen's Cup Adamant should be backed, as ho has done particu larly well of late, and he is 2.,-3ing for it. Miss Osborne and a two year old have arrived at Elliot's to ba trained. Laud's Policy seriously iejured herself in the stable, and has not been out this week at exerclsa. CIIILTON.--it West Drayton we have Maesgwatha engaged in the Ilendicap Hardie Rice awl the Hardie Rice Plate. iho has boon doing some rare work the last week, and I never saw her go so well, and shall fully ex pect to see r rviurne I the winner. Vigilant is also engaged iu the Hurdle Race Plate, and he is looking first class now, but with a heavy impost he could not win if Ma-sgivatlia runs. At Redditch, Woodman lia.s two en gagements. He has beim duiog 60111t3 V::CY good work, and is prot , y tit, but is so 111,3 (orate t'i it I cinuot stand him. Ache) is doing some good work from a mile to a mile and a halt, looking an I going first-class. Virginia Creep C!lateau M irgaux, St. Aguas, Coagratula.,or, and i,he colt by MUielWitA3 are also iu good work. lIEDNESFORD. —I don't expect m ivy horses will go from here to Croydon, but we are sure to have some both at Manchester and Redditch. Edinburgh and Merry Boy are in the two handicaps at Redditch, but it is any odds on the former, and with a good jockey up he would win. For the De Trafford Cup at Manchester we have the Clown, geld ing by De Clare, Master Butterfly, and St. Valentine. Should the Clown take it into his hea i to try he would about win, although St. Valentine is a smart little horse, and very fit. In the Tradesmen's Cup, Success, Greenhorn, gild ing by De Clare, President Lincoln, Ilium, and William are engaged. Ilium will about carry it off. We have seven in the Salford Borough Cup, but I prefer Kidder minster, or Ambition, but much will depend on the first day's running. I fancy Lord Begot and Flying Scud are going to Redditct. far the hurdle razos. Both jump well, but I fancy they are slow. The following horses of Cliff's have been doing good work:—Ottoman, Monsieur Louis, Vermicelli, Monitor, Janitor, Troubadour, Flying Jib, Retrousse, Ambition, Master Willie, Greenhorn, geld ing by De Clare, Kilderminster, Verity, Ilium, Torch, Bassoon, Vex, Lizzie Havana, Bon Webster filly, Wake field, Knight of Kars filly, Nemmaa, and Melody, who are all pretty fit. Micas, Master Thomas, and colt by Colonist are only walking. Saunders's lot are in steady work, vfz., Charlie, St. Valentine, Brother to The Lamb, Whinyard, and colt by Citadel. Hopwood's Success, Master Butterfly, and Rejoinder have been sent along in fast work, and the same may be said of Palmer's The Clown, William, and Alicia. LAMBDURNE.—The only horses likely to go to Man chester are Saxon's Tribune and Spurgeon. The former is in the De Trafford Cup, and with such a light impost he ought to run forward, although he is very far from a race horse. My good opinion of the Catherine Hayes colt, now called Belladrum, I was glad to see verified, and when he is more fit, you readers will see what a splendid horse he really is. EPSOM.—The following have done some good work for ;heir engagements at West Drayton—lsabella, The Cutler and Fulse Alarm. 81 UD NEWS. At riurstbourne Park, Mr. S. Jacobs's Quarantine a brown colt by Vengeance, and has been put to Fitz- Roland. At Hardwickefield farm, Stockton-on-Tees, Mr. Trot ter's Mania, by De (Mare, a bay colt by Knight of Kars, and has been served by Breadalba.ne ; Codicil, by Annan dale, a brown colt by Young Dutchman ; and his Kitten a brown filly by Young Dutchman, and has been served by him again. Baron Rothschild's Director (Brother to Pole-axe) 2 yrs, has been matched agst Mr. Chaplin's Sister to Hermit, 2 yrs, Bst 91b each, last half mile of the New T.Y.C., £lOO, h ft, in the July meeting. A match has been made between Mr. W. S. Crawfurd's Moslem, 3 yrs, Bst 111 b, and Baron Rothschild's Suffolk, 3 yrs, Bst 71b, D.M., 200, It ft., to come off on the first day of the Second October meeting. TURF NEWS. It is with great regret we announce the death of Mr, W. E. Hobson, the well-known breeder, who resided near B.igg, in LincJlnshire. Amongst other good horses he bred the racing stallion o..est, now located at Bennington Park. Mr. Hobsun died very sud !only, and his loss will be greatly felt in the d'strict where he re sided. Lo. d Stamford gave Brontia, 2 yrs, to Potter of Epsom on Wednesday last. Mr. Grate on handsomely presentel Fordham with a check fur £5OO after he had wou the Oaks on Formosa. Count F. de Lagrango's RlVean, 3 yrs, broke his 1 g in a trial at Newmarket on Saturday, the 23rd inst., and was d stroyed. _ . Mr. J. Graham has purchased Douro, 5 yrs, and he has gone into Barry's stable at Shrivenham. _ The stallion, The Giant, by King Torn, is dead. The forfeits of Chifney and Veto have been paid. H. Covey has been suspended for a fortnight, and Vine:l to the Ist of July, for disobedience at the post in the Town Plate at Epsom. TYRONE AND 11ACKLER.—We have the authority of Mr. J. F. Verrall for stating that Tyrone and Ilackler were scratched for all their Croydon engagements at eight a.m. on Wednesday, May 20. CHANGE OF FIXTURE. —Oxford Races have been altered to Thursday and Friday, Aug. 27 and 28, in order to avoid coming in contact with York August Meeting. Glenmore, by Blair Athol, 2 yrs, and a colt by C wen dish out of Testy, have left Joseph Dawson's stable and joined Potter's string at Epsom. Mr. Drewitt's colours are all straw, and Mr. R. Drewitt's sky blue and black cap. REJOICINGS AT KINGSCLERE.—"When the news of the Darby reached Kingsclere flats were hoisted in honour of Rue Gown's victory, and in the evening a band of music played until a late hour in front of Sir Joseph Hawley's training establishment. DEATH OF ARTHUR EDWARDS.—We regret to announce the death of this well-known jockey, which took place at his residence, Mill Hill, Newmarket, after a prolonged illness. In the height of his career he commanded plenty of riding, showing to most advantage in the colours of Lord Stamford and Mr. Merry, for the former of whom he won the Two Thousand on Diopliantns in 1861, whilst his best race in the yellow jackot was the victory he gained on Buckstone in the Ascot Cup, after a dead heat with Tim Whiffler. He also rode for the French stable in 1861, winning the Oaks upon Fille de l'Air, and had latterly Wen identified with the Duke of Hamilton's interest. NAVAL AND MILITARY IN7ELLIGENCE. Captain J. Bolton, 12th Regiment, Deputy- Assistant Quartermaster-General, attached to the Staff of the Royal Engineer establishment, Chat ham, who has been employed for some time past, in conjunction with Commander P. Colomb, Royal Navy, in organizing and arranging a new system of day and night signalling for military and naval purposes, has ma•ie a complete revision of the code of signalling hitherto in use, preparatory to its being adopted throughout the two services. The party of non-commissioned officers and sap pers of the Royal Engineers who were trained at Chatham in signalling duties, according to the new code, were attached to the Abyssinian expedition, the letters since received at head-quarters all speak ing of the great utility attending the new system of signalling, and the important services rendered to the expedition by the signalling party. Arrange ments are now being carried out for establishing a school of signalling, to be attached to the Royal Engineer department at Chatham, it being intended that detachments from every corps in the service shall undergo a periodical course of instruction in military signalling. A detachment of No. 17 troop of the Military Train, under the command of Lieut. Murphy, is under orders to proceed from Colchester to Chatham, and will be relieved at Colchester by a detachment of No. 21 troop from Aldershoi.t. Tao dismounted men of the sth Dragoon Guards, under the com mand of Lieut.. Gist, have now left Colchester. The Fawn, 17, screw corvette, 751 tons, 100- horse power, Commander Charles A. - Ileysham, arrived at Spithead yestei•day evening from the North Alll.3riCA and West India station. 211ARKE1S.—(7his Day.) POTATOES. Thera was very little if any change in the trade. Old potatoes continuo in fair supply, and new coma forward rather slowly. Trade is quiet on all sides, and prices re main without appreciable change. HAY AND STRAW. There were good supplies of hay and straw at Smith field and Whitechapel this morning, and trade was steady, without material change in prices. We quote—Meadow hay, 605 to 865; clover, 605 to 103 strew, 28s to Ns per load. 11130 EDIT iON SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLoc K. NOTICE. The Third Editi ni of " The Sun" of last Evening, con taining the Latest Betting and Races at Epeoni, was published in time for delivery in town at 7.15 p.m. PORT UGAL. [REUTER'S TELEGRAM.] LISBON, May 29, Evening. It is laid that Senhor Ferreira, the Minister of Finance, and Senhor Conto, the Minister of Public Works, have tendered their resignations in con sequence of the opposition of the Chamber of De puties to the Ministerial policy respecting the con tract made with the South-EAstern Railway Com pany. SPORTIX? PROPIIECIES. MANCHESTER, NVE D itAYTON, AND CROYDON MEETINGS. " BELL'S LIFE." WEST DRATTONL—IVa* Plate : R3d Conlyn, Diamond, and Butuboat . . Welter Cup : Peveasey Astracan. Colue Handicap :Muezzin, Hopvine, and La ly Glencoca. West Drayton Handicap Osprey, Clarina, and LaJy GlencoLa. CROYDON. Two-yr-old Stakes : Electricity. Shirley Plate : King of the Rovers. Maiden Plate : Airdrie or Traveller. MANCHESTER.—HopefuI Stakes : Master Torn, and Number Nip. " THE ERA." MANCHESTER.—De Trafford Cup : Clown and The Attack Colt. Tradesmen's Cup : Success or Fobert's best. Beaufort Stakes : Palmitine and. Martyr. Maiden Plate: Kicksey Wicksey. " THE SPORTSMAN." WEST DRArrom.—Handicap Hurdle Race : Ex citement or Summertine. Iver Plate : Diamond and Sir Joseph. Welter Cup : Excitement or Wed, ding Peal. Colne Handicap : Bumboat or Traviata. " SPORTING LIFE." WEST DRAYTON.—Handicap Hurdle Race : Torn Coke or Clarina. Ivor Plate : Diamond or Henry the First. Non-Professional Welter Cup : Peven. s-y. Comae Handicap : Muezzin or Actwa. Maiden Hurdle Race : Tome Coke or Wedding Peal. Han dicap Hurdle Race : Isabella or Stevens's beet. West Drayton Handicap : Traviata or Osprey. Vit.. lage Plate : Diamond or Lady .Roseberry. MANCHESTER. —Copeland Stakes : Master Tom De Trafford Cup : Knight of the Garter. Philips' Handicap : Patrician. Westmorland Handicap : Ottoman. Clumber Stakes : Gordian Knot. " THE FIELD." MANCHESTER.—De Trafford Cup : Mercury, The Clown, or The Attack Colt. Copeland Stakee : Master Tom or Hind. Westmorland Handicap ; Ottoman and Master Willie. Philips' Handicap : Salliet and the King's Daughter. Clumber Stakes : Waffles. Manchester Tradesmen's Cup : Success or Buttercup. City Handicap : King's Daughter or Parma. Selling Handicap : Lady Lyon or Scartb. Nitch. Nursery Plate : Retort and Rosa Pauline. Donington Plate : Damsel filly and Rosa Pauline. Salford Borough Cup : Empress of India and Donaldbain. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1868. JUNE West Drayton Croydon 2d Summer Manchester 3 I Ascot Summer Beverley, Hull, and 9 1 East hiding lO Windsor Summer JULY. Newton Hampton ..... lB Newcastle... 23 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge Alexandra Park 3O Chelmsford Worcester Summer ... 2 Odiham Kingsbury and Hendon 6 Stamford Radcliffe I Carlisle 7 Nottingham July Newmarket July 7 Chesterfield liuugerford Pontefract Southampton Down Royal Corp. . 1-1 Sudbury and Ealing ... Reading I Spilsby 21. 21. 23 23 AUGUST. Deauville Leek • Brighton Brighton Club 6 1 Scarborough Lewes Summer Wolverhamptou ll I Great Yarmouth Stocktou 013-mouth Windsor August l3 lpswich lghani Hastings York August Uxbrd OCTOBER. Bedford 1 I Sudbury and Ealing ... 13romloy Autumn Newmarket 2d October 5 1 Harrow ., Lanark 8 I Worcester Autumn Chelmsford Autumn ... 13 i Lincoln Autumn ..... Cheltenham _ - - BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, May 28. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. May 28. fr. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, Juno 9, 1857) Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve of lantled pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 1,196,912,675 1,194,454,725 Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur- May 22. fr. c. 182,500,000 7,014,776 02 7,044,776 02 22,103,750 14 22,105,750 14 34,556,270 24 34,397,451 78 rent creditor Current accounts, Paris Do. branch banks Dividends payable Discounts and sundry 69,520,670 36 408,159,595 98 53,035,473 - 67,589,150 61 396,338'321 63 19,165,711 686,541 75 667,842 75 _ interests rediscounted the last 6,661,963 42 6,496,378 30 six months Surplus of receipts not 930,376 76 930,376 76 distributed _ Sundries - - 7,668,273 19 8,932,889 26 Total CREDITOR. May 28. fr. May 22, fr. Cash in hand and in Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis- 58,404 24 585,972 54 234,670,110 64 186,108,606 - 40,628,900 - 10,141,`27 - 11,842,400 - 6,i 47,100 - 35,054,100 - 24,8G7,500 - 942,500 - 795,600 - 60,000,000 - 12,980,750 14 40,651,419 66 100,000,000 - 8,370,776 - counted, not yet due 239,037,614 38 Do. branch banks 186,109,929 Advances on deposit of 39,533,800 - 9,000,477 - bullion . Do. branch banks Do. on French Public Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures 34,716,800 Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) Government Stock re- 11,829,600 - 6,683,700 - 923,200 - 774,700 - 60,000,000 - serve Do. disposable Rentes Immobalisdes (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bunk and landed propez ty branches Expenses of manage- 12,980,750 14 40,651,419 66 8,342,161 - Sundries 2,000,563 45 1 , 130,647 38 18,170,231 15 21,230,740 29 Total (Signed Ro LILAND. OPENING OF THE HORSE brIOIV.—To-day the Groat Metropolitan Horse Show of 1868 opened at the Agricultural Hall, Islington. 372 entries make up the show. The judges were the Earl of Macclesfield, count Combermere, Lord Kesteven (Sir John Trollops), Colonel the Hon. Charles Hay, Colonel Kingscote, C. 8., m.p., and Harvey M. Farquhar. Ia the r i n g with the judges were the Viscount de Mortemart and the Count Morutty, as agonts of the French Emperor. Tho julgiug was a slow process, aris:ng in the first iustancs from the immense number of entries, there being no less than fifty in the first class of hunters. The first prize for weight-carrying hunters was awarded to Capt. Williams's Mountain Dew, the second to Tyrconnel, and the third to Borderer. The winner is a black horse of great strength, and was marked at 500 guineas. WHITS UN D AY—W E STAI INST E R ABBEY. —Th e Dean will preach at the le a.m. and 3 p.m. services. The sermon at the 7 p.m. service will be preached by the very IteW. W. C. Magee, D.D., Dean of Cork. There will ba a collection after the onnea fez the Seetety ter the Propagative of the Gleepelt