The Sun. — London, England, 1868-01-18 00:00:00

&(ONEY XARIfET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLICIENCE, CITY, Two o'CLock. The Stock Markets are dull this morning, in great measure owing to the weather, which prevents the attendance of those who are not obliged to be present. Consols, which yesterday morning were all but 93, are now only 92f to 92/. The purA chases for investment have been numerous all the week, but they have now given place to realisations. Foreign Stocks are quieter also, and Mexican and Greek are offered. Italian are alone in demand. Railway and other home securities are quiet, but prices are maintained. For discount there is only a quiet demand, and the quotation remains at 1 to if per cent. Consols opened steady at yesterday's prices, but are now* lower, at 92, to 92k for money and account. New and Reduced Three per Cents., 92i to 93 ; India Five per Coats., 111} to 112 ; Bank Stock, 241 to 243. Exchequer Bills, 224. to 275. prem. In Foreign Stocks Greek are jpwer, at 11} to 12f, and Mexican f, at 15fr to 151. Italian (1861) Bonds are f better, at 424 to 43. Turkish (1865), 30i to 301, ; New Spanish, 35 to 35i; Egyptian Railway, 91} to 92f ; and Portuguese Scrip, 1i to prem. American Securities are firm. United States 5-20 Bonds are * higher, at 71i to 72k ; Erie Railway and Illinois are each 1 better, being quoted at 48 to 49, and 85 to 86 respectively. English Railway Shares are without movement. The following are the quotations :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 123 f to 124; Midland, 104 to 1041; South Eastern, 674 to 681 ; London and North- Western, 1141 to 115; ; Great Northern, 107 to 108 ; ditto A, 109 to 109 f ; Great Eastern, 29k to 291 ; Great Western, 461 to 47 ; Brighton and South Coast, 461 to 47 ; Caledonian, 741 to 75 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 44 to 441 ; Metropolitan, 117 to 1171 ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, 18 to 181. East Indian Railway is steady, at 1081 to 109} ; Great Indian Peninsula, 107 to 108 ; Grand Trunk of Canada unaltered, at 144 to 154. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK, Sovereigns, amounting to £35,000, were withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday for export to Alexandria. The Massilia has brought £80,500 in specie, with the hervy overland . mails. The Scotia, from New York, brings .£286,000 in specie. • The next biddings for India Bills on Calcutta and Madras only will take place on the sth proximo, when £200,000 will be offered. Tho directors of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway have convened the half-yearly meeting for the 29th inst., for the transaction of the general business of the company. The ordinary half-early meeting of the Metroo litan Railway Companyy will he held on the sth p of February. The City Discount Company have convened their half -yearly meeting for the Ist of February. A second call of £4 per share, making £8 lOs per share called up, has been made on the £22 Five per Cent. Preference Shares of the Midland Railway Company, payable on the 11th of February. The half-yearly meeting of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company will be held on the 4th February, for the purpose of authorising the directors to raise capital by the issue of new shares for converting into 5 per cent. stook the remaining £5 Preferential 5 per cent. shares of 1865 and 1866, and to confirm the arrangements made by the directors with the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company. In reference to the proposal made at the meeting of the shareholders of the Alliance Bank, on Wednesday, for concentrating the business on London and Man chester, by closing the branches at Liverpool and Bir kenhead, it is understood that there is no immediate intention to carry out the proposal, and that the bank's business in Liverpool and Birkenhead will for the present he carried on as usual. The steadily suc cessful results which were stated at the meeting to have attended the bank's operation in Manchester Were expected to be further developed by an addition from the resources which will ultimately be set free by the above measure. A dividend of £5 per share has been declared by the East Pool Mine, and of £1 p er s h are b y t h e O wn) Erfin Mine. A call ' of lOs per share has been made by the Penhale Wheal Vor Mine, and of 5s by the North Downs Mine. The following is the report of the Midland Banking Company (Limited), to be presented to the Share holders at the meeting to be held on the 31st inst. : In submitting to the Shareholders the accom- PanYing balance sheet and s t a t emen t of p ro fit an d ' O BB for the half-year ended 31st December, 1867, examined and certified as usual by the auditors, the Directors have great pleasure in stating that since their last report there has been a satisfactory in crease in the business of the Company. It will he seen from the balance sheet that, after Providing for bad and doubtful debts, the gross Profits for the half-year, including the balance brought from last account, were £28,721 12s 3d, and that after deducting interest paid or due to customers, and all the expenses of the bank, there will remain a balance of £12,702 9s ld. In accordance with the intimation in their last report, the directors have a ppropriated £4,705 8 s lld f rom the profits .? t . f the b an k, f or t h e purpose of extinguish th,,cg the it em o f pre li m i nary expenses, and they rive pleasure and encouragement f rom the fact that "ley have been able to do this within five years from the Incorporation. of the Company, in addition to the creation. of a Reserve Fund. They now propose to Pay the usual dividend of six per cent per annum, free of Income Tax, which will absorb £4,726 10 s , and to c arry forward to profit and loss new account the balance of £3,270 10s 2d, which includes £1,860 10s 3d for rebate on bills discounted and not d ue. The dividend will be payable on the sth February next. ,, have agreed t o recommend the payment of a dividend 'or the past half-year at the rate of 5 per cent. per "cum, and to carry forward to the credit of next a ccount the sum of £4,567. The f o ll ow i ng i s M essrs. Pixley ' s weekly report of the bullion mar k e t : —G o ld : The arrivals during ule week have again been numerous. They com- Vse :—£45,000 per City of A n t werp, f rom New rk ; £180,500 per Hermann, f rom N ew York ; Lo ndon, C h i cago, from ditto ; £236,500 City of from ditto ; £66,400 Seine, from Brazils ; 1£45,000 Liberator, from Sydney ; £13,000 Strath ") from ditto ; £11,340 Atrato, from West Mies ; total, £657,740. Of the above total, about 4,000 cons i ste d of sovereigns, and these h ave b een seat into the Bank. The balance, together with 3 7,000 w i t hd rawn from that establishment, has been taken for the Continent ; and, as the demand still continues, all immediate arri va l s w ill a l so b e sent 4 . 0 1 : 4 3% -- Silver : The Hermann brought about -- ° O ,OOO Dor6 silver from New York, and the TheseThAtrato about £BO,OOO from the West Indies ; e se amounts have b een so ld a t th e rates previously viz., 600 per oz. standard f or D or 6 , a 0(.1 6Nd per oz. standard for fine bars. The demand hay lily for the C on ti nent, s hi pments to the East , a ving entirely ceased. Mexican Dollars : The ranee brought £120,000 to St. Nazaire for Vera of which £BO,OOO is on English account ; tfthese will probably be sold at the former rate P. 5 841 per oz., and only for refining purposes, there rig no demand for China. Exchange on India for ,s.mrafts b ey the banks at 60 days' sight is unchanged; and WY. qued is 10id for Bombay, Calcutta, and ai 4d ras. The council drafts sold yesterday show a is Icinished demand. The minimum was lowered to Mid, at which £157,000 was allotted on Calcutta, 4 ,000 on Madras. en Bombay nil. India Govern- Loan Notes a re wiTir.nged. The quotations are 1 08 to 1081- for 53 per Cents. ; 103 t o 1031 f or 5 per Cents.; and 87 to 871 for 4 per Cents." BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES.] a „ GOVERNME N T FUNDS. or Ueut. C onso l s Do. Account Feb. 6 921 3 21 ,1/4„.Per Cent. Reduced 93 i s i" ° W 3 per Cent 93111i °W 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — A 1)0 . 5 per Cent.oan. 1873 — ntluities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April '1885._ E (Red Sea £lOOO l 2 Au,., tchcquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 &21 per Ct 22 pin D o £5OO 22 pin 8 D °. £lOO & £2OO 22 pin a is nk of England Stock, 41- per Cent 241 . -uo• Account I„).N D IAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ', Lua u tock, 101 Cent., per AprillB74 215 "Jo. Account i , • 5 per Cent. July, 1880 - * '-',,e. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 O. Certificate s n • nfaced P a p er 4 per C ent B7 } 1;°. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 °. `'e.er 1 C, ,- .2t. May 1879 lOBl Do. D`-' Per Cent., Rap. Deb., I:'.'? — o. do. 1877 — P DO ' do. 1882 — i° ° , 5 p er Cent., Aug-. 1873 4 ' o . und er ;;. Bonds, 5 por Cent., £l,OOO £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Da. 4f per Cont., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 - - D,". 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account.. Do. £lOO Bonds 76f Gi u en Ay res 6 per Cent — DJ 2 per Cont. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) C ilia, 6 per Cont. Cutiian 6 per Cent — Do. 4} per Cent — Do. 6 per Cent., B . Do., 1867 1)o., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 Di., Scrip £32 paid C ,t, mbian, 6 per Cent. • i)anisn, 3 p n. Cont., 1825 D .nubian Principalities, 7 per Cent — Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Ll iyador New Consolidated, 1 por Cent — e.lgyptiar, 7 per Cent... — no" Second Issue — ~.. ......... _.. D £s`)o Bonds Do. .£lO6 Bonds 9l Do. 1864 __ no. £5 ;0 Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds • .... 911 90i Government Railway Debentures .... 92 1-1 4 1} 2 Greek, 5 per Cont., 1824-5, ex Coups. — Do.'Aceount Du. Coupons Do. Account G iatomala 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Guy. Rail. Loan., 7p. Ct., £l5 pcl pm It .iiau 5 per Cent., 1865 Do, Account ~ 69 } Do. Maremmana Raiway — .11,xican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 7} Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — _.. llonterideau 6 per Cent. .. — liloorish imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 3 per Oen — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent, 1865 — Do Account 7ll i 1 i Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853,'6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1.62 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds B9 } Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds BBi. I Do. do. £B4 15s. do B4k 5 Sardinian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con — Do Acc‘iunt Do Now Deferred — Do Account Do Passive Du Acceant Do Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded... Du Account Tu:kish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds ..• Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Du £lOl Bonds s9} Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 a, Account Du 6 per Cent., 1865 49 si D,) I per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. D‘) Account Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 oar Cent. 1861 Dividends on the above paynnie in Loadou. Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2-4- per (lent. Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .. French lientes, 3 per Cont., Ex. 251. lt , dian 5 per Cent. 18'31, Zsf. Do. Account 421 31 THREE O'CLOCK. . 924 . 924 I Consols, Money Do. Account 111.1RKETS—(skis Day.) COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. There is very little change in the tone of any of the markets to-day; but rather numerous arrivals having taken place within the last few days, there are prospects of more plentiful supplies shortly, and there is the less probability of any revival of demand until the fresh supplies are avail able, as buy ers will withhold the execution of their orders to avail themselves of the better choice which these sup plies must afford. Meantime some sundry :parcels that have been held for stiff rates, in consequence of scarcity, may now be realised on easier terms. SUGAR is 6d higher on the week for brown West India, and is to is 6d for clayed Manilla. Refined—Dried goods are is down ; common English lumps, 41s to 41s 6d. COFFEE is dull, but for good qualities prices are main tained. COCOA.—Quotations are steady, but the amount of busi ness passing is only very moderate. SILK.—The trade is dull, with drooping prices. COTTON is id. por lb. dearer on the week. METALS.—The copper market is firmer. English rough, £73 to £73 10s; Chili bars to arrive, £69. Cont.—Good and fine qualities of yarn are rather dearer but common have declined. Fine Ceylon sold at (63) 5 s (73) 5s ; good small, £52 to :£53 ; fair 44, 15s ; ordinary to middling £25 to £3B ; Zanzibar roping, £92 to £25 per ton. TALLOW. —The market for Russian is dull at 43s 3d to 438 Gd spring; 43s 6d to 43s 91 for March; South Ameri can 40s Gd to 435. Town tallow is scarce. POTATOES. S upplies are light, and the demand good ; prices rather higher. HAY AND STRAW. The markets are quiet, with littlo if any change in prices. Meadow hay, 555. to 855.; clover, 50s. to 100 s. ; straw, 300. to 365. por load. rARKET. at the Close. COAL Price per Ton sd s d llollywell Drain...... 16 0 I lletton North Pelton Gas ... 14 0 Hatton Lyons West Hartley Haswell 2O 0I INTERESTING PRESENTATION.—For some time t has been the custom for the tradesmen of their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales by common consent to celebrate the birthdays of the royal pair by A banquet, but an association for that purpose has now been formed, mainly through the instrumentality of Mr. Melton, of Regent-street, and sa, for the future, the natal day of their Royal Highnesses will be observed in a far more systematic manner than heretofore. The executive committee of the association will arrange the annual dinner and ball, by which means the initiation of either will not be left to a single individual. Such an arrange ment cannot but be productive of the best results ; and a few days ago the members of the association, in order to show their appreciation of the exertions of Mr. Melton i4i the matter, presented him with an elegant silver epergne, upon which was engraved an appropriate inscription, setting forth the zeal and energy ho had invariably shown, on all occasions, when the celebration of the Royal birthdays was under considera tion. Mr. Nicholay was the chosen spokesman on the occasion of the presentation, and the recipient of the mag nificent gift assured the gentlemen who had conferred such a mark of their appreciation upon him, that their present wauld be looked upon as his most valued heir-loom. The Semaphore de Marseille reports an attempt to assassinate an actress belonging to a minor theatre of that place. A man having knocked at her door, she opened it, and the visitor asked why she had not answered his two letters. The lady replied that she did not know what ho meant, and was about to shut the door in his face, when he rushed upon her and stabbed her in the arm. Her cries attracted the attention of the neighbours, and the follow made off with all haste. The motive for the attack is unknown. SNAKE POISON.—Dr. Shortt's challenge of 1,500 rupees will doubtless call forth Indian specifics from all parts of the country. We would recommend to him a trial, if possible, of those remedies which the South American Indians practise in their gloomy and snake haunted forests. For every vegetable poison and for every snake poison— and they are many—which exist in the forests of Brazi l • . . _ _ _ it is asserted there is a vegetable antidote growing close at hand, and it is to be regretted that when Mr. Clements Markham introduced his chinchona trees into India he did not endeavour to procure a few of these boasted South A merican plants, which are said to cure the most venomous bites. The experiment would have been worth a trial, and may yet be tested.--Madras Times. An interesting discovery of ancient silver coins and ingots of the Gaulish period has been made at Gou trem (Euro). They are believed to belong to the period of the Volsci-Tolosati, inhabitants of ancient Toulouse. Letters from Italy speak of the approaching publication of a political pamphlet by M. Rattazzi, in reply to the documents recently produced by General Menearea. The brochure, the letters say, will appear simultaneously at Florence, Paris, and London. " Dear sirs,-1 was for years a great sufferer trots dp , popsia, accompanied with heartburn, spasms, and severe cramps and pains in the stomach, for which I tried a num ber of medicines to no purpose, until a friend persuaded me to try your Pain Killer, which gave me immediate re lief. I have used it now five or six years, and would not be without it at any price.—Yours, &c., MARTHA Bnows nal., Dudley, May 2,1867." " can with confidence recommend your excellent medicine the Pain Killer for rheumatism, indigestion, and toothache, having proved-its efficacy in these complaiuts.—Yours, &c., REUBEN MIT CHELL, Bolton, June 11, 1839. To Perry Davis and Son, 17, Southampton-row, Holborn (W.C.)." None genuine without the words PALN KILLER on the LioVeritmorit stamp. Sold by all chemists.—(ADvi.) THE SUN, LONDON, SAI URDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1868. SHAT E LlST.—This Day ORDINARY SHARk'S AND STOCKS. Sharei Railways. raid.' Closing Business price. done. art Bristol anu f.a.eter 64 86 at Caledonian lOO 741 75 74 ; 1 1 et Cambrian - Cork and Bandon - - - 20 Cornwall all 2 4 st Dublin & Belfast June lOO 741 75 4 st ,Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junc lOO 70 72 100 E.London, zerip Cnti all - - 00. 100 - -d at Glasgow &S. Western 100 03 95 at Great Eastern, Ord. et k. 100 201 291 j 291 / et Do. E. Augl. at. No. 2 100 6 8 at Great Northof Scotland 100 15 6 st Great Northern lOO 1004 1071 107 st Do. A stock lOO 107 10S 1081 at Do, B stock lOO 1221 at Do. New, is. at 25 pin 100 - - at GtS, and W. of Ireland lOU 96 98 et Gt. Western -Original 100 45 451 47 61 I 1 et Do. 6. Val. Rail. gua. 100 - - at Do. South \Vales - - et Do. IV. .511d.-Oxloni 100 25 30 st Do. Newport lOO 29 31 at Do. Hereford lOO ' - - st Lancashire. Yorkshire' 100 123 124 at London and Blackwall 100 - - at Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast' 100 474 471 at 1-on., Chat., and Dove) 109 18 19 181 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO - - at Lon. &ti orth Western 100 114 115 1151 1 141 15 et Lon. & South Western 100 76 78 781 st Man., 6110., & Lincoln 100 44 i4l 441 at Metropolitan.... all 115 117 1181 171 117 at Do. New lO - - et Do. Extension.— • all 102 103 104 st f Metropolitan District. all - 20 ( Do. do. do. 10 - - 10 Do. and St. John's W'tl 6 - - at Midland - - Do. £9 Share 7 - - st Do, Birmin.. & Thal)) 100 72 74 - Mid Kent - - at North British ...... 100 33 35 34 at Do. lOd., Pth., & Dun. 100 - - at N th. Eastern-lierwick 100 98 99 100 1 25 Do. G.N'E purohast 16.13.1 - - et Do. Leeds ..... 100 59 61 st Do. York lOO 91 93 st Do. Carlisle - - at Do. Stock. & Darling. all 129 131 26 Do. do. 1860-61 lB - p at North London st Do. do. 1864 5 - Do. do. 1866 10 North Staffordshire ~ 100 53 61 at IV. &S. W. Junction at ,Scottish Central - B.cot. N. E , Aber. stocl 100 - Do. Soot, Mid. stook 100 - - Shropshire Union 100 56 67 et South Devon lOO 42 14 t South Eastern 40 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 84 94 st Taff Vale lOO 145 150 10 Do. C - - - V ale of Neuf'. - - - Waterford & Kilkenny 100 -- - 10 Waterloo & Whitcha. i 6 - - West Cornwall lOO - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. !British Columbia, 6 per} cent., Dec. 31, 1372 } 100 - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 } 100 08 100 084 04 jDo. 6p. 0. Feb. & Aug ' 110 100 102 10:t 'Do. sp. 0. Mar. & Sept 100 100 102 :Go. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 86 88 86 }Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 100 85 87 }Cape (*.Rope, 6 p. 0.1873: 100 102 104 Do.Ap1.&001, 1890-11100 j 100 106 108 1074 7 Do. do 1880-90 100 104 106 Do. Jan.&July, 1800-9 i 100 107 109 Do. 5 per cent. 15 . April and 15 Oct., 1000 lOO 15 l 7 Ceylon, Nov. 1808, 6 p., lOO - - Do. 1878, do ' 100 11!) 1104 1101 Mauritius, C, p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. lOO 100 118 )o. 1832, Mayls, Nov. it 100 105 107 ! Go. 1895, Feb. & Aug } 100 107 109 !Natal Gov. (I per cent I 100 1(4 106 .N.8.G0v.6p.0.Ja.&J ul) 100 103 les N. S.W. Gov. 5 ire., 1860 100 - } Do. 5 p.c. 13;1 to 1870: 100 08 00 j 081 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1805: 100 074 934 t/ 61 New Zealand, 6p. cent! 100 - Do. 5 per cent.... ... 100 98 99 974 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o sterling, 1875 lOO lt2 104 }.4ueensland Gov. 6p. e lOO 103 1(5 102 - 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c. 1808-0 100 - - Do. 1378 & upwards 1(0 110 At 107 } Vlo,Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &July 100 - Do. do. April & Oct , 100 110 112 1114 UNIVERSITY EXTENSION. His Excellency the Prussian Ambassador, Count Bernstorff, will deliver his credentials in his capacity as Ambassador for the North German Confederation upon her Majesty's return from Osborne. LORD JUSTICE ROLT.—A rumour has crept into the pages of some of our contemporaries that Lord Justice Rolt, whose illness we noticed last week, has tendered his resignation of his judicial office. That rumour is, we are happy to say, wholly without foundation. The Lord Justice is progressing towards recovery as favourably as could have been expected. The medical report of Thurs- day anticipated a gradual recovery within a moderate period. --Sot ic itors' Journal. THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVES. —The Rev. H. W. Andrew, of Wood Hall, Hethersett, Norfolk, has received a letter from the Bev. H. A. Sterne, one of the Abys sinian captives. Mr. Sterne, who writes from Magdala, December 9, says :—" I thank you and every member of your church and family who have been and are still pleading for me. Assure them that their intercessions and those of other Christian friends have been the greatest comfort and support to me in all my afflictions. If forecasting indications are a safe guide, I believe the day is not far distant when I shall be able (God willing) to express to them in person the depth of my sincere gra• titude." CONTEMPLATED LAW AMENDMENTS.--We Under. stand that at the annual meeting of the Faculty of Advo cates the Lord Advocate announced his intention of intro. clueing into Parliament a bill for the consolidation of the conveyancing statutes, another relating to the law of pre scription, and a third for regulating the procedure of the Court of Session. With reference to the last, his lordship stated that, while he deemed it proper to lay his bill on the table of the House before submitting it for the con sideration of the Faculty, he should be glad to receive any suggestions which members of the Faculty might haye to offer.—Edinburgh Courant. THE CATTLE PLAGUE.—Lord Robert Montagu, M.P., writing to the Hon. J. M. Henniker -Major, M.P., with reference ro the retrospective compensation granted for cattle slaughtered by order of inspectors between Aug. 26 and Nov. 23, 1865, says : " With reference to the delay in the payment of compensation claims, considerable time must necessarily be occupied before these claims can be settled, and we have usually deferred making any p a y. ments to local authorities until the greater part, if not all, the claims within their jurisdiction have been decided. Tho amount at the disposal of the Privy Council for compensa tion is £25,000. We have received applications from up wards of 1,200 claimants for compensation for more than 8,000 cattle, valued at upwards of £llO,OOO. The evidence in each of these cases has to be gone into separately. For this purpose reference has to be made to the returns and papers of the period, amounting to more than 70,000 in number, and relating to about 76,000 head of cattle. About four-fifths of these claims have been settled, and upwards of £19,000 awarded." A MAN'S EYES BURNED OUT BY VITRIOL-CM siderable excitement has been caused in Coatbridge, near Glasgow, by the commission of a crime of a very serious character. For nearly two years past a man named Thomas Hayes has been courting a girl named 111`Taggart A marriage had been arranged for, and a day was fixed for the " booking "—a social gathering with which the work ing classes there generally celebrate the event of giving in their names to the session clerk for proclamation. For some cause Hayes changed his mind, and neither the " booking " nor the wedding came off. A few weeks since a decree was granted against Hayes for the support of a child of 111`Taggart's. Not satisfied with this, the girl went to Coatbridge and bought half a pint of vitriol, and put it into a small can. She then sent for Hayes, and, having procured a meeting, she threw about the man all the vitriol contained in the can. Hayes, as soon as the mixture had been thrown upon him, rushed for his own house, only a few yards distant. He was fearfully burned. One eye was completely burned out, and it is hardly ex pected that the sight of the other will be saved. It is not considered, however, that his life is in danger. 111`Taggart, who is only 18 years of age, was at once apprehended and conveyed to prison at Coatbridge. She expresses no con trition for the act. While passing the house where Hayes lives, on her way to prison, she shouted, " I've get re venge so far, but I'm not content yet," or words to a similar effect. PROTECTIO N OF THE METROPOLIS. —ln consequence of some anonymous letters received at Woolwich garrison, the authorities have ordered all superfluous stocks of arms and ammunition from the store.s and factories in and about the vicinity of the metropolis to be removed to Woolwich for greater security. On Thursday evening three of Pick ford's heavy trucks drove into Woolwich Arsenal laden with 750,000 rounds of revolver cartridges to be stored on board the floating magazines moored in the Thames. The cartridges, said to be manufactured for the supply of Colt's revolver pistols, are contained in 150 cases holding 5,000 each, and weigh eleven tons. On account of the late ness of the hour on their reaching the wharf, the trucks together with their loads, were covered with tarpaulins' and placed in special charge of the police on duty. On examination of the cases on Frid ay morn i ng it was dis covered that they were incautiously closed with brass screws and iron nails, against the Government regulations, and are consequently to be removed to the Royal Labora tory in the Arsenal to be re-packed. They were trans ferred from the establishment of Mr. Gladstone, in the Greenwich-marsh. Txp 'REFORM LEIGUE.—A special meeting of the Council of the Reform League has been held, for the purpose of taking into consideration the present position of the League in connection with certain discussions which have taken place in the Council with reference to the Irish question. Mr. Beaks occupied the chair, and in the course of a long speech said that certain discussions in the Council had given umbrage to many of their friends and supporters who went thoroughly with them as to the propriety of assisting the Irish people to gain their just rights, but who disapproved their entering into discussions on questions respecting, not the reformation but the dismemberment of the Imperial. Parliament: the repeal of the Union, and the setting up of a separate domestic legislation for Ireland — questions involving, perhaps, a conflict of nationalities, and it might be of religions. The Executive Committee had carefully con sidered those matters, and had come to the following reso lutions, which were now submitted for the approval of the Council :-1. "That the president be requested to limit the discussions of this Council to its present pro gramme- namely, to repeal the ratepaying clauses of the Act of last session ; to obtain for the voter the protection of the ballot ; to obtain just and good Reform Bills for Ireland and Scotland ; to assist time new voters in getting on the register; to aid in the return of Radical Reformers 1 to Parliament ; to obtain an equitable redistribution of ' seats." 2. " That a sub-committee of five be appointed to consider and recommend the best course the League can adopt on the Irish question under the present circum stances, and to report to this Executive Committee." The resolutions were adopted by the Council, important meeting has been held in the Council Chamber, Oxford, in order to consider the question of university extension in relation to middle-class education. The Principal of St. Mary's Hall, who opened the question, considered the impediments which stood in the way of university extension as to be of a twofold nature—firstly, the necessity of belonging to some college or hall ; and, secondly, of residing in some college or hall, If this were done away with, young men who came to the university would be entitled to the benefits of the whole professional staff on payment of so small a suni of 21 a year. There must be an examination of some sort, and that examination was wholly irrespective of residence, so that a man could carry off the honours of the university without being in residence a single term. With regard to the necessity of residing in some college or hall, he thought there were but few parents who would send young men of 17 or 18 years of age to the university to reside in buildings where they could not he placed under proper supervision. He was led by experience to believe that it was not so much lack of money that prevented persons passing through the university, as the considera tion of the time they were compelled to spend there. Under the present system of university training, there were many difficulties to be surmounted, and some of the existing restrictions must be abandoned before there could be a sufficient extension of university education. — Mr. Neate, M.P., thought that the university out of their large revenues ought to provide for the education of a large number of people by giving them the means of primary instruction ; although that would be a division of the funds, it would be but a very small instalment of the debt the university owed to the middle classes. If the middle classes were admitted as undergraduates, he be lieved they would carry off more than their share of the honours of the university ; and as regarded those classes gene rally, he would merely add on their behalf that they deserved the warmest support of all who felt an interest in the cause of education.—Professor Rogers said that the question had been asked whether the people of Oxford could be brought within the university in order that they might partake of a portion of its benefits. He believed the first thing they had to do was to introduce a free grammar school into the city, and then it would be asked where the money was to come from. That was readily answered ;it should come from those detestable local charities. If they took those charities away, and tried to establish good middle-class schools with the money, great good would be effected, for at present the proceeds . of those charities were only breeding paupers.—The meeting was adjourned for a fortnight, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MONMOUTH STEEPLECHASES.-FRIDAY. Stewards—Al:minis of Worcester, Sir If. Croft, Bart. ; A Rolls, W. H. P. Jenkins, C. Bailey, juu., J. A. Rolls, and R. Herbert, Esqs. ; Col. P. Somerset, M.P., C. 8., and the following Masters of Hounds : W. R. Stretton, Esq., MAUI. ; Captain Heywood, M.H.H.; Captain Dighton, M.D. F. 11.; and A. Dowle, Esq., 31.71. H. Judge and Clerk of the Scales—Mr. F. Minton. Starter—Mr. Rees. The Selling Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added ; four yr olds list, five list Sib, six and aged 124 ; the winner to be sold for 50 sovs, if for 30 allowed 71b, 20 141 b. About two miles and a half. G subs. Mr. P. Rice's The Lawyer, aged, list (20 sovs)__ (G. - liolman) 1 Mr. E. M. Currie's ch g Augur, aged, 12st (50) Vim 13artropp) 2 Mr. 11. Stellery's bin Miss Franklin (11 b), 6 yrs, 11st 71b (30) Betting-2 to lon The Lawyer. Won by two lengths. Miss Franklin refused. The winner was bought iu for 40 guineas. The Local Stakes of 2 soya each, with 20 added, for horses belonging to bona fide tenant humors or tradesmen re siding in the county of Monmouth, &c. ; 12st each ; not exceeding 14 hands allowed 141 b ; to be ridden by gen tlemen, farmers, or tradesmen, or their sons, who have never ridden for hire. Two miles and a half. Mr. Water's The Usk, aged, 12st (Owner) 1 Mr. Hibberd's Little Bunny, 12st Mr. Hooper's Sportsman, 6 yrs, 12st Itr. Powell's Creeping Jenny, aged, 12st ... (Pritchard) 0 Mr. Lane's Sam, 5 yrs, 12st (Owner) 0 Mr. H. Stephen's Star of the Forest, aged, 12st (Teague) 0 Mr. Warner's The Dandy, aged, 12st Mr. Sivell's Ellen, 6 yrs, 12st (Seville) 0 Mr. Higgin's horse, 12 s t Won by a head ; a bad third. The Maiden Hunters' Stakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added, for horses bona fide the property of residents in South Wales, Monmouthshire, Herefordshire, or Gloucester shire, 12st each ; to be ridden by gentlemen farmers, tradesmen, or their sons, who have never ridden for hire ; professionals or gentlemen who have ridden the winner of a stake worth 100 soya 71b extra; starters three titn s in the above district without winning al lowed 91b; about two miles and a half; 5 subs. Mr. P. Rice's The Lawyer, aged, list 121 b (G. Holman) 1 Skylark, 12st (Mr. Goodwin) 2 Bantam, 12st (Owner) 3 The Wye, 12st (Mr. Vallonder) 0 Betting-5 to 4on The Lawyer, and 3to 1 agst any other. Won by six lengths; a bad third. The Monmouth Open Steeplechase Handicap of 5 sous each, with 50 added; winners after Dec. 2G (at 10 a.m.) Sib, twice, or of 100 sovs, 101 b extra. About three miles. 4 subs. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. tau 'Atlantic& k Lawrence all I 53 65 3 , Boni.,l3aroda, &Conan. 100 104 105 10:1 1 gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. F ehares lO p 4p .04 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 31 4 10 Do. Preference 100 It ull:,Bran t, & Goderich at Ca s lc P tit e t . a lB .l6 72 S - . 3- E 4 :1 . 11 l l O O OO 6-8 71 — et _;al,e Town & Dock, gu lOO 48 52 ,00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi all 99 It 2 at East. Bengal, gu., sdo 100 03 104 st East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 110 114 108/ 91 20 Do. J Extension st ',rand Truukof Canada 100 17 18 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bondr 1 charge 0 p.c all 83 55 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 50 52 39 40 100 Do. do deferred 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 10 45 100 Do. do. deferred all - 100 Do. 3d Pref. stook.. all 32 34 100 Do. do. deferred .... all 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock 100 Do. do. deferred .... all at (It. India Pen. gua. op.e. 100 107 108 1C 7i 131 o. Gua. 5 per cent.. 18 2p, 20 Do. New gua. Gp. e.. 6 2 r at *1 t. South of India gua. 5 per cent at D. 41 per cent..., 10u 92 94 at Do 2 204 .reat Wee. of Canada all 154 151 204 Do. New all • - .00 Do. 6p. o Bt.s. pay. 1873 all 95 97 100 uo. 54 do. pay. 1877-8., all 85 87 10 Indian Branch, limited 3 2 st Madras, gua. 5 p.c 100 100 102 1011 at Do. 44 do IOU 93 95 • st Do. 11 do lOO 89 91 29 Do. Fifth Extension 5 at llelb . Cor Bp. c. Blida. 100 50 Mel. & Hobson's Bay all at N.lll.C'da,6pclatpf.bil 100 83 85 at Scinde . . lOO 100 101 1004 at Do. Delhi je d j 100 1001 1014 111(04 20 Da. do at Do. Puni au b I 100 90 100 at Do-Indus St.Flot 100 85 87 BRITISII MINES. t."; ICam. Coneol. Gold, lira. 1 Chlverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 51 64 Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst 1 4.0 430 'brakewalla 2.1.0 , East Bassett allogan) 204 10 l2 East Caradon 2.14.6 5 6 East earn Brea 3l 2 24 East Grenville East Gunnislake 8.3.6 1 4 East Lovell 3.0.0 8 9 E. WI Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 11 2 Gam.& StAubyta(Gweu. 66 4 5 4 Great Laxey, limited all 17 18 171 18 Great South Tolgus 0.14.0 Great Wheal 8uy...., 14.9.0 G. Wheal Vor (lielstou 40 17 19 13 Grenville 9.0.6 11 14 llerod's Foot .... 8.10.0 35 37 liingston Downs 5.10.6 21 21 Margaret (Uny Lela n t 13.17.6 6 8 Marke Valley 4.10.6 41 5 1 Mwyndy4 lron Ore, ins 31 21 1 New S ton ••• 564 60 70 North Weimar ........ 381 5 7 - N.Wh Bassett(lllogan 4.4.0 _ North Wheal Crony .. 2.13,0 2 3 Prosper United •.. 8.11.0 2 21 _ Providence tUnyLelant 10.6.7 29 31 S. Caradon (St. Cleer).. 11 390 410 lwouthheCaionFdraun. (n rrow ........ l . aaBo9 374 424 Stray Park 35.15.6 4 6 Tin Croft 9 13 14 Vigra and Clogan, lira,, all _ West Bassett (Mogan Caradon (Liskeard 12 10 12 -- West Chiyerton ll 60 68 West ..... 471 195 206 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 85 95 Wheal Buller (itedruth 16 16 19 Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 18 20 Wheal Seton Wh ea l Trelawney (Lis 5 .5 8 7 4.0 8 6 5 8 " 1 ri vorEWICE stiAtiXti AND STOCKS London and North-Western, 5 per cent., 109 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, London and Blackwall, 87 FOBEIGN RAIL WA YE , . Bahia and San Francisco, liAn., gua. 7 per cent., Dutch Rhenish, 0 Ditto (all), 23f San Paulo, Rut., gua, 6 per cent.,lo FOREIGN MINIM Anglo Brazilian Gold, I Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 'Jim., 3f Don Pedro. Nor:11 Del Rey. 31 Pia Peatarena United Gold, lim., 2 9-16 Port Phillip, hi St, John del Rey, Bin , 321 If DOGES. East and West India, 124; 3 BANS% Agra, Jim., A. Ditto, B, 81 Alliance, 11w., t 3 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 171 City, 111 Consolidated, lim., 9: Imperial Ottoman, 8 London and County, 53 London Joint Stock,733f London and Westminster, 711 Midland Bank, Um., 191 Union of Australia, 19i Union of London, 331 1 MISCELLANICOLI6; Anglo American Telegraph, 201 1 Atlantic Telegraph, 4 i 4 Ditto, 8 por cent., 05 21 B. and I. Magnetic telegraph, lim , i2l Commercial Union, Insurance. 1/ Credit Fonder of Ulu.. 31 East India Irrigation and Canal, 101 Ebbw Vale, 101 Egyptian 9 per Cent, Viceroy Loan, - gua..by Egypt. Govt. 90 Gen. Credit and Discount, ►lm.. 51 The thaw has almost entirely freed the roadstead of Antwerp from the masses of floating ice which ob structed it, and enabled the steamers which wars blocked up to resume their voyages. The sailing vessels will speedily be able to do the same if the mild temperature continues. TUE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—The Serapis, just arrived at Portsmouth from India, has brought to England a magnificent young tiger, in charge of Captain Wake, for the Zoological Society's Gardens. Yesterday morning, a fire occurred at the corn mill of Mr. Crossland, Saville-street, Sheffield, and before It could be extinguished damage to the amount of up wards of 41,000 was sustained. Intelligence has been received in Liverpool that Captain G. A. Lewis, commander of the screw steamer Pennsylvania, was recently washed overboard VII the out ward voyage to New York. No race. WARWICK SPRING MEETING. Weights for the Great Warwickshire Handicap of 20 sovs each, with 100 added. One mile and a half. Ago st lb Lecturer ... 5 9 0 Kt. of the Garter... 4 8 10 Blinkhoolie 4 8 6 Dal by a 8 5 Caithness ... 5 8 3 Romping Girl 4 8 2 Christmas Carol ... 6 7 10 Miss Havelock ... 5 7 10 Tormentor ... 5 7 8 Ackworth a 7 6 Wandering Minstrel a 7 6 Cedric 6 7 5 liortie ... 5 7 4 Thalia ... 5 7 2 Lord of the Dales... 4 7 0 Aggravator ... 4 7 0 Vixen g. 4 6 12 Midwife 4 G 11 Sister to Vedette... 4 6 11 Ben Nevis... ... 1 G 11 Proserpina ... 5 6 10 Grand Cross ... 4 6 in Stephen Langton... 4 6 10 Rabbit Trap ... 4 6 10 Virginia Creeper ... 4 6 9 Clarke ... 4 6 9 Salamanca... ... 4 6 7 Age et lb Bandmaster ... 4 6 6 G by De Clare out of Maid of Kent 4 6 6 Gipsy King ... 4 6 6 Charnwood ... 3 6 5 Sweet Willie ... a 6 5 F by Malcolm out of Manoeuvre ... 4 6 4 Lady Lambton ... 4 6 4 Safety ... 4 6 4 Kottleholder ... 3 6 3 Itedbourne ... 4 6 2 Stokeley 4 6 6 Blue Peter ... 4 6 0 Tribune ... 5 6 0 Angus ... 3 6 0 Landscape 3 b 11 Weather Isle ... 3 5 11 Scotchtnan's Pride 3 5 10 ... ... 4 5 10 Milton ... 3 5 10 Beaudesert ... 3 5 7 F by Thormanby out of Morgan la Faye 3 5 7 Golden Gift ... 3 5 7 Citron 3 5 7 Sugarstick ... 3 5 7 THE CARMARTHENSHI CHASE FE] The County Members' Handi 3 only (to the fund) if dec Jan. 21, with 100 added steeplechase value 50 sovs extra ; about four miles ; 3 Ago st lb Age st lb _Comberton... ... al2 7 Woodbury Hill ... alO 10 Hornet ... al2 7 *Bishopton ... 610 8 Flyfisher al2 4 The Lawyer ... alO 7 Lawrence (in 71b Sinite a 10 7 extra) ... al2 3 Corkscrew... ... 6 10 6 Globule ... ... all 9 Greenland... alO 6 Garus a 11 9 Highilyer ... a 10 5 -Tally-ho ... a 11 3 The Lamb... 6 10 5 Arlescott ... a 11 2 Lisette 6 10 4 Bounceaway ... a 11 0 Flatcatcher ... 5 10 2 *Cabin Boy all 0 *Primrose (h b) 610 0 Farnane 6 11 0 Minosa a 10 0 Blood Royal a 10 12 Albrighton 6 10 0 Whitehall ... alO 12 Imogene ... ... alO 0 Patience a 10 11 Birdie ... a 10 0 Pineapple ... alO 10 Farnborough ... alO 0 Those horses marked thus (*) having been entered without the knowledge of their owners, will be struck out at the time prescribed, unless specially ordered to re main in. E HUNT AND STEEPLE EETING. icap of 10 sovs each, h ft, and .:lared on or before Tuesday, ; winners of any handicap after Jan. 15 (at ten a.m.) 71b 11 subs. FEBRUARY G. The Carmarthenshire Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft, and 3 only (to the fund) if declared on or before Tuesday, Jan. 21, with 80 added ; winners of any steeplechase handicap value 50 sovs after Jan. 15 (at ten a.m.) 71b, the winner of the County M .tubers' Stakes 10Ib extra (not to be accumulative); about four miles ; 29 subs. st Comberton Age a 12 lb 7 Hornet "' a 12 7 Flyfisher a 12 4 Lawrence (in c . 71b extra) ... a 12 3 Globule ... • all 10 Garus • a ll 9 Tally -ho ... a 11 4 Arloscott • a 11 2 Bounceaway a 11 0 *Cabin Boy a 11 0 1 Farnane 6 11 0 Blood Royal ... a 10 12 Whitehall .. a 10 12 Patience ... a 10 10 Those horses marked (*) I the knowledge of their owni time proscribed, unless speci Age st lb Woodbury 11111 a 10 10 Pine Apple a 10 10 * Bishopton 6 10 8 The Lawyer ~. alO 7 Shiite ~. a 10 7 Corkscrew,,.• 6 10 6 Greenland.,. a 10 6 Highflyer a 10 5 Lisette ... 610 4 Flatcatcher 5 10 2 * Primrose 6 10 0 Albrighton 6 10 0 Imogene a 10 0 Birdie a 10 0 Farnborough a 10 0 having been entered without tors, will be struck out at the ally ordered to remain in. SALE OF BLOOD STOCK AT PARIS. On Wednesday last a special sale for thorough-bred horses took place at M. Cheri's well-conducted establish ment. Twenty-one were comprised in the catalogue, and of these twenty were brought to the hammer, including 11 from M. Verry's stud, and throe from the Fridolin con federacy, by the consent of the Eastern partner, who could not well object to part with a broken-down quondam crack, a cobby three year old, with scarcely action enough for a hack; and a twe year old very much re sembling a billygoat—in fact, it appears curious how such a bred one as Miss Oath, by Gladiator out of Geologie's dam, could have produced such animals as the last mentioned two, aid more particularly the young one, who can boast of Touchstone blood through hie sire, the handsome Tournament. M. Verry's lot were by no mean's the pick of his stud, and he was rather fortunate in getting four, who were given credentials in the cata logue as likely to make steeplechasers, into the very best hands for coining the raw material into something useful for Vincennes and La Marche. The first of these was Roi Barbu, a very useful-looking, short-backed four year old, the bidders for him being Count Lauriston (for the Oscar confederates), and Charles Gougeon (for Baron de Herisena's), and we were surprised to find Charles give in so soon, for this gentleman was dirt cheap in anything under a "century," and there is something about his cut to make us fancy that he will do credit to Cassidy as a jumper. La Bella Helene, a very varmint-looking mare, went instead of him into Baron Herissem's stable for a figure below her value ; and by the style Baron Finot bid up for Portia we expect the lucky Baron saw something of the Astrolable speculation in the ven ture, and the judgment was probably not bad, for the clever Mr. E. Brayley, who was present, remarked that there was something very business-like about Portia, although rather light in her timber. The following is a return list of the sale : The Property of Different Owners : Francs. Prioress, b m, by Lanercost out of Pussy ; bred in 1844, and covered in 1867 by Fortabras (M. de Jardine) 100 ..• 90.1 ••• •• ..• Ah ! Mon Dieu, br g, by Caravan or Nuncio out of Jessy Hammond (bought i n ) .. 875 Mac Ivor, ch g (hunter), by Y. Gladiator—Cora (M. La Chapelle) ~. 1,600 Two Year Olds, from the Tiaras de Puligny : Ginger, b c, by Pedagogue out of Needle, Lanercost (bought in) 500 Selika, b f, by Pedagogue out of Rachette, by Irish Birdcatcher (M. Rougier) ... 200 The Property of M. J. Verry : Alvares, b c, by Warrior out of Montretout, 5 yrs (bought in) „, 1,375 Isaure, b f, by Warrior out of Cythere, 3 yrs (M. Rougier) ..• ..• a •• ••• ••• •.. Trebizonde, b f, by Warrior out of Praxis, 2 yrs (bought in) ••• Mysore, b f, by Warrior out of Montretout, 2 yrs (M. Itougier) ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Lo Roi Barbu, b c, by Diablo au Corps out of Needle, 4 yrs (Count Lauriston) La Belle Helene, b f, by Pedagogue out of Scythia, 4 yrs (Mr. C. Gougee) ... 575 Portia, b m, by Pedagogue out of Appleton, by Bay Middleton, 5 yrs (Baron Finot) Montretout, b m, by Pedagogue out of Panacea, aged (Count Lauriston) ... 1,050 Languor, b in, by Pedagogue out of Hopeless, 6 yrs • (bought in) .„ ••• ..• 750 Pinkie, b m, by Pedagogue out of Hopeless, aged; in foal to Warrior (bought ... 850 Golgia, b m, by Pedagogue out of Figuratito, aged ; in foal to Warrior (bought in) ... 1,100 2,000 ~. .n no The Property of Major Fridolin: Stilton, b m, by Fitz-Gladiator out of Susannah, 5 yrs (M. St. Beoul) ... 700 Merveildeux, b c, by Light out of Miss Cath, 3 yrs (Mr. C.,nstable) 25i Minotauro, b c, by Tournament—Miss Cath, 2 yrs (M. do Macoez) „.„ ... 100 M. Savignie's Magny, by the Baron, was put up, but there was no bid for him. TL RF NEWS FROM FRANCE. A Turf confederacy has beea formed by several young sport-men of the Midi, and an establishment has been taken in the neighbourhood of Marseilles, which has been placed under the direction of G. Haight, formerly first jockey to M. Fould's stable. The two year old Ginger, by Pedagogue out of Needle, arrived at Mr. T. Carter's stable on Thursday last to be trained. Le Roi Barbu and , Moutretout have gone into J. Cassidy's stable to be trained for steeple chasing. Mr. T. Carter has sold the brood mare Maxence, by Prink) Warden out of Creusa, by Priam, and she has gone into Lelgiu►n. Mr. J. Cassidy has repurchased the steeplechase mare Mr. T. Carter has purchased the four year old Mireille by West Australian out of Malmsey, as a brood mare. Muscovite, who will cover for the coming season at his owner's stud farm, Veneuil, near Chantilly, has his sub scription nearly full at 600 f. (24 sous) a mare, with a re duction of 100 f. for barren mares. FoaLs.—At Veneuil, Mr. T. Carter's Eva, a colt to Mus covite ; and Picciola, a colt to Muscovite; also at Veneuil, Baron Daru's kudacieuse, a filly to Muscovite. The next reunion at the Salon des Courses is fixed for Saturday, Feb. 1. THE LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP Of 100 sous added to a Sweepstakes of 15 sous each, 10 ft and 5 if declared, for three years old and upwards. Silenus, Speculum, Corinne, Scipio, Beanstalk Czar, Snowdrop, Purveyor, The Pope, Blueskin, Moleskin, La Ferto Fresnel, Rhine Wine, Lady Diana, Python, Easby, Pyrrhic, Ainslie, Our Mary Ann, Special, Feu Follet, Historian, Narino, Wild Moor, All in the Dark, Leases, Belzoni, Grey Stocking, Skirmish, King Victor, Paul Jones, Vigorous, Valorous, Minnie Warren, Abergeldie, Bessie Dixon, Ligurian, Bumboat, Redivivus, Redcap, King Charming, Mount Palatine, Othello, Artesian, Cava lier, Clarice, Grand Duke, Ulphus, Rabbit Trap, Mistletoe, Demon, Proserpine, Di Vernon, *lnnerdale,, *Beauty, Rod Riband, Cauthleen, Patti, Midwife, Mars, Knot, Bag pipe, Feodor,Volunteer, Indigestion, Hobo, Miss Osborne, Bandmaster, Milton, Weather Isle, Hammerton, Polecat, Honesty, Sweet Willie, Tribune, Lady Zetland, Caprera, The Squire, and *Cattie. _ . - ------- Those horses marked (*) having been entered without ;he knowledge of their owners, will be struck out a t th e hue prescrib e d, unless specially ordered to remain in. NOMENCLATURE. The following names have been given Mr. E. Green's Ch f by Old Calabar, out of Rosebud, Astolfo, 2 yrs ... ••• Yellow Rose Mr. T. Goldby's yearlings. Br cby Lifeboat, out of Marie Agnes... Sheet Anchor Br c by Lifeboat, out of Madame Walton Izaak Walton B c by Promised Land, out of Alice Wentworth ... ... Ireland B f by Trumpeter—Lady Brazen Jade Ch cby Lifeboat—Marie Agnes, 2 yrs Bushbury Mr. John Scott's B c foal by Claret, out of Columbine, by Flying Dutchman ... ... Carbonnoll Lord St. Vincent's B yearling filly by Lord Clifden, out of Prairie Flower, by liospodar Rosalie Two year olds at Alvedistou. Bc by Voltigeur, out of '1 he Thane ... Woodstock Bc by Voltigeur—Bab at the Bowster Castle hill Bc by Crater, out of PeliOs's dam ... Vacuum Br fby Voltigeur, out of Dividend ... The Bank B c by Lacydes, out of Present Acknowledgment Br c by Promised Laud—Amazonian. Anlaco Br c by Buccaneer, out of Libusa Benbow KINGSBURY (Past).—An objection , having boon made to Waterperry, the winner of the Hunters' Stakes, on the ground that she had won a race contrary to the conditions, the following is the decision of the Stewards regarding it: —We are of opinion that according to the conditions of the rase Waterperry cannot be disqualified, as she never won a race value 20 sovs. for which she was liable for race-horse duty. (Signed) POULETT. T M. TOWXLEY. LEAUINGTON sL\T.—Tho owner of Jacob having ascertained that that horse is thorough-bred (being by Sabrena, or Underhand, out of Energy), withdraws all claim to the Tallyho-Stakes, for which Jacob came in first and therefore the race goes to Somerled, who came in second. FORFEIT LIST.— The forfeits of the following horses have been paid :—Aladdin, rouisa, and Advertisement. STEEPLECHASE FORFEIT LIST. —Coloman's forfeit has been paid, RACING FIXT RES FOR 18G8. FEBRUARY. Lincoln Spring 18 Nottingham Spring .... 2 . Mansfield Da - by Spring 2U Harro w MARCH. Liverpool Spring M 3 Chelmsford Spring M 10 Shrewsbury Spring lO West Drayton l2 Warwick Spring .;AP: _ _ Margate Epsom Spriug Meeting 21 eruxtou Park Northampton Bromley Spring 6 Durham Hendon l3 Newmarket Craven Knighton l4 Abergavenny 00.90 16 'RIL. I 1 Catterick Bridge l6 Lewes Spring Thirsk I Curragh April 2l I Newmarket Ist Spring 27 Chester 5 Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury Bath Croydon Ist Summer 21 Harpenden Epsom Summer West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer 3 Manchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Hull, and East Riding lO Windsor Summer Newton e l7 llampton Newcastle 23 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge Alexandra Park 3O Chelmsford Worcester Summer Carlisle. 7 Newmarket July 7 Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. l5 Liverpool July M. AUGUST. Odiham, IG Stamford Radcliffe ..... 2O Huntingdon: 2l Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer 7 Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Egham lB Hastings York August SEPT] Baden Warwick September 1 Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster September 8 Brecon l4 Richmond Hampton Autumn .15 Dover Oxford Scarborough 24 Canterbury Derby Summer Weymouth Lichfield Tunbridge ➢iargate 3l Bedford 1 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October 5 Chelmsford Autumn 13 NOVE: OCTOBER. IIBER. Kelso l5 Hendon l7 Monmouth .. Newmarket lat October 22 Walsall . 23 West Drayton 29 Royal Caledonian Hunt and Western M BER. OCT , I Cheltenham l3 I Ealing Newmarket Houghton 19 I Worcester Autumn 27 WEER, Shrewsbury Autumn 9 Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt l7 STEEPLECHASES. FEBRUARY. Carmarthon 27 Birmingham ll, 12 an d Open Lincoln l9 i Dorby Spring Harrow 2O Baschurch 2B Boston -- MARCH• Liverpool Spring 3 Shrewsbury Spring 0 Grand Military ...... 16 1 , 17 Warwick Chertsoy 2O Grant National Hunt (Bodford) Roy.Artillery(Woolwich) 3 Bromley Aldershot Hendon Margate 23 West Somerset 24 Cheltenham .. .. 26 Southdown Hunt Cambridge :IL. Knighton Aborgavenny Hambledon Kildare Hunt Croydon Spring Rothbury Bromley 1 I Ealing l5 DECEMBER. St. Albans 1 Ealing 26 Kingsbury The .Inverness Courier hears that the Duke of Northumberland is about taking into his own hands all his salmon fishings on the Tyne, Coquet, and Ala rivers, a lso the sea coast belonging thereto, with a view to their g ral improvement. A professional examination of the Clerkenwel f House of Detention has proved that the roofs of soma o the wings and other parts have been much shaken by the late explosion, and the requisite repairs are now being made. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK. RUSSIA. ST. PETE.RSBUIZG, Jan. 17.—0 n the occasion of the Russian New Year, the Lira Busse ex presses the opinion that, according to all probability, the European questions iu suspense may be solved in 1868. PROTOGRAPIIY. The following process for obtaining direct im pressions on paper, especially during whiter and cloudy weather, is published by the ilfoßiteur de hi Photographic. The paper should 'list be salted by immerAion in the following bath :--Chloride of sodium (common salt), 65 guts. ; rain water, 375 cubic centimetres; hydrochloric acid, six drops. The paper should remain in this bath for two or three hours, and then be hung up to dry. The sensitizing bath is thus composed :—Nitrate of sil ver, 30 cubic Centim. ; citric acid, 5 gms. ; distilled water, 250 cub. cent. The paper should float on this bath for two or three minutes, and then be hung up as before. As soon as it is dry, or nearly so, care having been taken to remove the liquid that accumulates at the bottom or at a corner, it may be exposed on the ground glass plate of the ca mera. The exposure should last three or four se conds in the sun ; in dull weather as many minutes maybe required, according to circumstances. A very weak image will appear ; as soon as it is sufficiently distinct, the paper is removed and laid on a glass plate somewhat smaller than the paper, right side upwards. The edges of the paper are folded under the glass, and in this condition the latter is laid face upwards in a large developing basin, say at the end A, raising the latter a little, so that the follow ing solution may be poured in at the end B: Pyrogallic acid, 8 gms. ; citric acid, 4 gms.; water, 190 cubic cent. The end B should now be sud denly raised so as to flush the paper at once with the liquid, to avoid waves or lines. As soon as the lights and shades are well developed, which requires but a few seconds, take out the proof, wash under a stop-cock, fix with 30 gins. of hypo sulphite of soda dissolved in 500 cub. cent. of water for ten minutes, wash again, and dry the proof. FOREST TREES. At a late sitting of the Soci6te des Ingenieurs Civils, M. Rouyer read a paper on the process of sylviculture followed during the last 40 years by de Courval, on a surface of 2,000 hectares (5,000 acres). This process simply consists in thinning the branches on a judicious principle. Observation has shown that the sap only produces wood after it has passed through the leaves. Hence in thinning the branches the principle to be kept in view is to prevent the sap from exercising its functions to the detriment of the trunk. Now the nearer the branches approach to a vertical direction the stronger they grow ; consequently verticality should, as a rule, be exclusively reserved to the trunk from the roofs to the apex, so as to secure to it, as nearly as possible, the whole of the wood producing power. Not only the vertical but also some of the horizontal branches should be lopped off with the same view ; and, as the tree reaches a certain height, the lower branches should be removed all round. Here also M. de Courval has introduced an innovation. Ge nerally the branches are lopped off at a certain distance from the trunk, a practice which fre quently leads to caries, extending to the trunk, and thus causing the destruction of the tree. M. de Courval cuts them flush to tke trunk, and protects the wound with coal-tar. In this way the solution of continuity is speedily covered over again with new wood and bark, and no caries occur. Ac cording to another engineer, M. Flachat, this sys tem-of thinning would have another advantage, that of preventing the fibres of the trunk from grow ing in a spiral instead of a vertical direction, a defect which is attributed to the action of the wind when it is allowed too great a hold on the branches. Foreign Mail Packet List, MAILS DUE. knatralia and New Zealand, via Sonthampton.....Jan. 19. Ditto, via Marseille)) .......... .................Feb. 13. Ditto, via Panama drazll, lluimos Ayres, And Monte Video vet) 3. Ditto, by French paokst Cape Verde. by Brazil packet ...... .Jape of Good /lope. A.soonsion. and St. llotena Jaa. 27, China, Penang, and Singapore. via SouLhamptJa Jan. 1 ). Ditto, via Marseilles ......Jan. 27. Falkland Islands Jan, —. Gibraltar, via Southampton India, via Southampton Ditto, via MarseiLes Malta, Egypt, Sta. .. .... •• Jan. 19. Ditto, Marseilles Jan. 22. Mauritius, Cape of Good Elope, and Natal, via Southampton Jan. 19. Ditto, Marseilles Feb. 19. Newfoundland ...... .... .......... .... Portugal ........ . ;Feb. 3. Ditto, by p riv Li e ship to Oporto ... Ditto I .tto to Lisbon United States, l anada, California, &a, by British packet Ditto, by L. Lited States packet Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto 'New York) Ditto tint( (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Jan.l7. West Indies and ra.cific (except Mexico and Baha- mae) Cubs and 3lextoo ...Jan. 28. Bahamas, via New York Feb. 3. Bermuda, via Halifax — The Chamber of Deputies in Wurtemberg has votedunanimously, with the exception of two members the new penal law—after, however, having adopted the amendment by 31. Mehl, relative to the use of juries in trials of the press for offences against foreign Sovereigns or Parliaments. A fire broke out three nights back in a monas tery at Hal, about ten miles from Brussels, and in spite of the active exertions of the population, before it could be extinguished, the building was destroyed, and the adjoin ing church very seriously damaged. The King of Prussia has sanctioned a treaty to prolong the privilege of the gaming tables at Wiesbaden for five years. The establishment is to pay a sum of one million of thalers (3fr. 75c. each) for getting its lease renewed. Two bodies have just been washed ashore in the Seine, near Havre. They aro those of two young men named Colboc and Lecesne, who with two others, Mionnet, and a brother of Colboc, had gone out some days back in a boat to shoot wild ducks, and had not since been hoard of. A fire broke out the day before yesterday at the cloth mills of Madame Jouen-Lambert, at Elboauf (Seine- Infdrieure). The flames, by great efforts, were confined to the fourth floor, in which they had commenced, and which was entirely gutted. An explosion of gas took place two days back at the shop of a printseller named Mesaize, in the Rua de l'Hopital, at Hayre. The whole of a glass gallery and the shop windows were blown out, but fortunately no ono was hurt. The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa announces that the Royal steamer Cittia di Napoli has arrived at that port with the articles which had been sent from Italy to the Universal Exhibition. , WINCHESTER COLLEGE.—WO are requested to state that the election of an Under Master of this College is unavoidably postponed until a day of which duo notice will be given. During the year 1867 462,708 persons travelled between England and France ; 202,183 via Calais; 152,931 by Boulogne ; 88,294 by Dieppe ; and 19,300 by Havre ; and 19,707 crossed, via Ostend. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—henceforth no ono will doubt the valuable properties of Du Barry's health-restoring Revalenta Arabiev. Invalids' and Infants' Food, since to the thousands of blessings it has already received from Invalids whose position had been deemed hopeless, we may now add that of his Holiness the Pope. eui 714 f a ni s oc e bs d si g l .u s whose health has been perfectly restored by it after thirty years of unsuccessful medical treatment. We quote from the "Gazette du Midi," July 25th :—" Rome, July 21, 1860.—" The health of the Holy Father is excellent, especially since, abandoning all other r.micilies, lie has conaned himself entirely to Du Barry's Revaleuta Arabiea Food, of which he consumes a plateful at every meal. It has moduced a surprisingly beneficial effect on his healt'a, and his Holiness cannot praise this excellent food too highly." We extract a few oat of more than 63,000 cures: —pure No. 53,216, of the Marchioness do Brehan, of seven years' liver complaint, wasting away, debility, nervousness, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad digestion, constant sleeplessness, and the must intolerable ner spasms, sickness, and woos agitation. Cure No. 1,771: Lord Stuart do Decies, Lord 0 a . 1°, 1 11 6 ° , 3 2 '' 70: Mr. James Roberts, Lieutenant of - Waterford, of many years' dyspepsia. No.-19,532 " Fifty years' indescribable agony from dyspepsia, nervousness, ua o :i f f rpi y at - ey;ttßirasai Baron asthma, cough, a co j n o s i t y ip , ati c on u , re llz N tt n l ia i g n a s l m , )o S e r p t i i a t a n tin t ra C g o a o s u f t t b io lo n o . — d Beware of the many unsavoury and more than sloppy imitations l o t i o r ve } w ' r r h i d i ni c e h r l 7: - , 'g i S e th i ar n o e r u n e t t Y ,: auda ciously attached • or ed tr- is it t.