The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-05 00:00:00

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Darwin, rships, two of £5O per ibitions same terms )er annual, on of cau l° 21st of athematics or Exhibi offered for annum for thibition to ination for electricity, imined in y, provided n they wish :amination. one of the .mencement all persons Commenced in the first )le for two one of the ms are not mei Collego ion Scholar- L. (and with till M.A.) 3h, 31 and is under 20 residence in Lion will be ,ion will not Arithmetic, )lane tribe• The clas aination will rite distinct, classics and 3 tent eandi scholarship ;ssf cand 1- sidenn next testimonial Master of be required arded to tho College, be- 3 years —one ler annum -- xt at ➢la; - 1 commenc e L to students ;nd to cour t later than subjects for etic, algebra/ ed geometri iin and ;r with corn" and verse• rd his nam e f good. ela: 1- )rd or Cain ,f Magdalen© eared in th e ncluding th e :lass honour ersity ; dac e , lik e wise h.. u f [t o f have COO 3eeded in th e e that some o'. i t first 00 0 niversitt CE. ONE MARKET A ND COMIIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY', Two O'CLOCK. A further improvement has taken place in all the leading railway stocks, averaging to per cent., and they are firm at the advance. Railways, in deed, are beginning to be regarded as having seen their lowest, while the dividends declared by the Midland and the South Western appear to have inspired some investments. Foreign Stocks are dull upon good supplies, but there are cases in which no change has taken place. The Funds are un altered. . The rate for money continues at lj per cent., with a very limited demand, and supplies are with out any appreciable diminution. The Wheat Market is quiet, at Monday's quo tations. Consols are steady, at 93} to 931 for money and account. New and Reduced Three per Cents., 93} to 93i ; Bank Stock, 247 to 249 ; India Five per Cents. , 111 i to 112; ; Exchequer Bills, 20s. to 255. prem. The Foreign Stock Market is scarcely so firm, there being some speculative sales. New Spanish and Italian (1861) Bonds are f per cent. lower, the former at 36k to 35a, and the latter at 421 to 431 ; Turkish (1865) Bonds are lower, at 32 to 321; Mexican, 15f to 16 ; Greek, 13 to 14 ; and Turkish (1862), 60k to 61k. Egyptian Nine per Cent. Bonds are firm, at 891 to 90k. The New Honduras Loan is steady, at to lf prem. In Colonial Bonds, Canada 6 per Cents. are quoted at 98 to 100 ; do. 5 per Cents., 86 to 87. New Zealand 6 per Cents., 108 to 110 ; New South Wales 5 per Cents., 99 to 101 ; Mauritius 6 per Cents., 103 to 105 ; Queensland 6 per Cents, 1031 to 1041 ; Victoria 6 per Cents., 110 to 111. American Securities are flat. United States 5-20 Bonds are 71f to 721, being I lower. Erie Rail way f lower, at 47f to 481; and Illinois at 861 to 871. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have receded j, to 27k to 28f, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds k, to 25/ to 26k. _ . The Railway Market is active, and business is re ported at an average advance of 1 per cent. There is a rise of 4 in London and North Western, at 118 k to 119, and in Midland, at 1051 to 106 ;of in Caledonian, at 771 to 781 ; of 1 in North British, at 36k to 37 ; in London and South Western, at 87 to 89, and in Lancashire and Yorkshire, at 1261 to 127 ; of in South Eastern, at 701 to 701 ; and in Metropolitan, at 108} to 1091; and of in Sheffield, at 431 to 434 ; and in Great Western, at 45/ to 461. There is no change in Brighton, at 451 to 46 ; Great Eastern, 311 to 311 ; and Great Northern, 1071 to 108 f. St. John del Rey Mine shares have changed hands at 20. Mr. Gordon, in the letter published this morning by the company, states that he is not prepared to point out the best course to pursue re specting the mines. In Bank Shares the only feature is an ad vance of in London and Westminster, at 671 to 68f. The following are the quotations : Union of London, 33f to 341 ex div. Orien tal, 42 to 43 ; London Joint Stock, 331 to 34f ex div. ; London and County 53 to 54 ; Imperial Bank, 17 to 18 ; Imperial Ottoman, to dis. ; Consolidated, ito prem. ex div. ; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis. ; Agra (A shares), 11 to 11k ; Anglo-Austrian, 3 to 31 prem. Credit Foncier shares are 3f to 31 ; General Credit, 21 to 21 dis. ; International, li to 11 dis. ; and National Discount, 11 to 11f. Anglo American Telegraph shares are 191 to 191; Atlantic Eight per Cent. Preference, 5 to b}; ditto Ten per Cent., par to 1 prem. CITY, TWELVE Q'CLOCE:' The sum of £103.000 in bar gold and coin wa 'withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for export. The City of Boston has arrived from New York with £41,000 in specie, and the Bremen, with £30,000. The official liquidators of the European Bank announce that a further dividend of is in the pound, making 83 Gd, will be distributed to the creditors on Friday, Saturday, and Monday next, at the offices of Messrs. Harding, Whinney, Gibbons, and Company, Old Jewry. The dividend of the Midland [iailway Company will be at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, against 6/- per cent. for the corresponding period of the pre vious year. After the ordinary half-yearly meeting of the South Staffordshire Railway Company, on the 19th instant, the meeting will be made special for the purpose of cancelling all unissued shares in the authorised capital, and for the purpose of creating new shares in lieu thereof, at a fixed and preferential dividend, and fur ther to authorise the directors to exercise the borrow ing powers of the Company. Tuesday the 11th inst. has been appointed for tne ordinary general meeting of the Mariquita and New Granada Mining Company (in liquidation), when the proposition of the directors of the Mariquita Mining Company to pay the sum of £7,000 in full discharge of the claim of the company against the Mariquita Mining Company will be accepted. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Bucking hamshire Railway Company h as b een ca ll e d f or t h e Bucking hamshire inst. The half-yearly meeting of the National Steamship Company has been called for the 26th inst. for the transaction of the ordinary business of the company. The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Com pany has been convened for the 27th inst., and that of the mortagees on the 28th inst. The directors cif the British Colonial Steamship Com pany have convened their annual meeting for the 20tk anat. BRITISH FUNDS CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. '.. 3 per Gent. Consols Do. Account, Feb. 6 931 1 a per Cent. Reduced 935 1 New 3 por Cent 9 35 I 1 New 24 per Cont. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent..) an. 1873 — Annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Ali o ., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 /424 per Ct 25 pm Do £5OO 25 pm r . De. £lOO St £2OO 25 pm zank of England Stock, 44 per Cent 249 8 Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian gtock, 104 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do. Account - Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879 lOB5 Do. 5 per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 Do. do. 1882 — Do- Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 45 per Cent., 1852 7l Do. do., 1858.... Do. do., 18y0 675 Do. do., 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 ..,„ De Account 77 5 zuenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Ouba, 6 p Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 por Cent.) p er Cent. °Lillian 6 per Cent lO2 Do. 45 por Cent — Do. 6 per Cent, B . •—• 13.,,c., 1867 Do. , 7 per ,Cent., 1866 , Do., Scrip £32 p a id . 3 ) 1, mbian, 6 por Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Danubian Principalities, 7 per Cent ' E per., Do 8 Cent., 1867 674 . „Jaader New Consolidated, 1 p e r Cent — nYptian, 7 per Cent po. Se, oud Issue - 901 D,,. £5OO Bonds Do. .£l.OO Bonds 93 Do. 1861 Do. £5 , )0 Bonds 914 Do. £lOO Bonds ..... 925 Govern Railway Debentures .... 93 reek, 5 per Cent., 182115, ex Coups -u,„O. Account ..13 Do. Coupons _ Do. A ccoun t . t .)„ , iateniala, 5 per Cent .. — 1 4 onduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 100. Ct., £25 p Italian 5 per Cent., 18ti3 — 11)0 , Account ..) 0 1 ,,, • Marem mana E a i wav •i&e xicar. 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account itieolori6Dper Cont. Anglo-French lB64 nontevidean 6 per Cent. .. — u sh rau lm ad p a erial 5 per Cent Do 3 per Oen' 33 Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account 77 161 71 1 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarron) Do 41- per Cent., 1862 Do Account Portliguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'S 10 Do. do., 1 9 67 Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid ll f pni Russian 5 per Cent., 181:2, £ St B7l 64 Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1660 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., Li 62 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds B9 Do. do. £B4 15s. do. . 7 Do 1866 , £lOO Bonds - . - Do.' do. £B4 15s. do — Sardinian, 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cen Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Acckont Do Com. Cert. of Colic. not funded Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent. - Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 63 1 4 Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Da Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 .. Da 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividends on the above payable in London Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French Rentes, 3 per Cant., Ex. 25f. _ Do Account Ittdiai, 5 per Cent. 1851, Ex. 25i. Do. Account 43 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 931- Do. Account MARKETS—( 2 his Day.) CORN. The general tendency- of the grain trade has become dull, with less firmness in prices. From most of the coun try markets the reports to hand this morning report a slow demand, with easier rate.. At Mark-lane to-day the attendance was moderate, and there was but a limited inquiry for any kind of grain. English wheat moved off in retail without quotable change from the rates of Monday last. . . . Foreign wheat was not offered on lower terms, but prices were to some extent nominal, there being little disposition to purchase. Flour was purchaseable in some cases on slightly easier terms. Malt sold slowly at unaltered currencies. Barley, beans, and peas quoted without variation. Oats met a quiet sale at the rates of last market day. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. SUGAR —Refined sugars met a quiet sale. Common lump, 40s 6d to 41s ; best lump, 39s 6d. to 41s; pieces, 32s 6d to 38s ; Dutch crushed, 33s to 29s per cwt. Raw sugar continue to sell slightly in buyers' favour. COFFEE. The demand continues steady, but not sufficient to take off the whole of the supplies at present offering. Sales are not, however, pressed at any tangible decline. COCOA.—Common qualities are not much in request, but fine, being less plentiful, is advancing in value. TEA.—Tha general market remains without change. The public sales have gone a little irregular, but not to alter current quotations. RICE continues without activity. White Brazil, 12s to 17s 6d ; cargo, 9s 9d to lls 6d ; Madras, lls 6d to 12s; Soft grain, lls 3d to 12s Gd per cwt. COTTON is quiet, with easier tendency in prices. METALS.—Quotations are unchanged, and but little is passing. CrLs.—The market for all kinds is dull. TURPRNTINE.—For American refined, 29s Gd to 30s, and quoted with limited transactions. TALLOW. But little is passing, and quotations are nearly sta tionary. Y. C., on the spot, 425; spring, 425; March, 42s 3d; last three months, 435, to buyers. NEWGATE AND LEADENITALL. MEAL—The supply of dead meat, without being heavy, was fully adequate to the demand, and prices remain much the same as befe.re. Beef, 3s to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s to 4s 2d ; veal, 4s to 5s 4d ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 2d por stono of 81b by the carcase. Garai continues scarce and dear. flares, 3s. 6d. to 45.; pheasants, 3s. 6d. to 48. ; partridges, 2s. 6d. to 3s. each. COTTON MARKET. LtvEurooL, Feb. s.—Market opens steadier. Sales probably 10,000 bales. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and she short exchange on London is 25f. 151 per £1 sterling. On c mnparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 l're. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appe...os that gold is nearly one-tenth dearer in Paris than in London. nouree of exchange at New York on London for bills at 00 days' sight is about 110 per cent. aAt this rate there is a slight profit on the importation of gold from the United States. There is not the slightest truth in, the report pre valent this morning that Bird, the milkman, one of the witnesses in the Fenian prosecutions had been shot. MOVEMENTS OF TROOPS.—On Saturday the 72d Highlanders arrived at Monk's Ferry railway station, Bir kenhead, from Manchester en route for Dublin. The regi ment is under the command of the Hon. Major Rice. The soldiers were hilletted on the various publicans in the town. On Sunday afternoon the steamer Simoon entered the Alfred Dock, Birkenhead, and was to receive the regi ment on board yesterday, and to sail last evening. A DUTCH RIVAL TO MADAME IDA PFEIFFER.—A letter from Laghouat, Algeria, in the Akhbar, says: " Madlle. Tine, the Dutch traveller, who passed several months last year in this colony, and had organised a nume rous caravan to cross the desert as far as Timbuctoo, has been constrained, in consequence of the whirlwinds and frightful storms which have prevailed in the Saharasince her departure, to return to the shelter of this town." FORTIFYING POLICE-STATIONS.--The Government have determined to fortify the police-stations in London, it being the preliminary step to a scheme of general forti fication of all the police stations and barracks in the United Kingdom. The head office of the Metropolitan Police force at Scotland-yard will be the first to be placed in a state of defence; and with this object Messrs. Clarke and Co., Rathbone-place, Oxford-street, are manufacturing bul let-proof shutters for the windows of the station. The shutters will be so constructed that they can be closed al most instantaneously, and an apparatus adjusted inside, which will make them proof against any fusilade of small arms. The doors, it is surmised, will be similarly pro tected. When all the stations in the metropolis and su burban districts are provided with the ball-proof shutters, the stations and barracks of the police in Ireland, it is stated, will next be placed in a state of defence. A SPECTACLE NOT SET DOWN IN THE BILL.—A few evenings since there was a performance at the Wor cester Theatre of the opera of "Rob Roy." In the last act a Scotch reel had to be danced. The manager and his leader of the orchestra had not been on good terms, and on the evening in question their disagreement rose to a climax. The music to the dance was played so strangely as to draw down hisses from the audience, and dreadfully bother the performers. The manager interfered, and stated to the hissing audience that ono of the company should play the dance music instead. This was done, and the reel at last satisfactorily reeled through. Shortly afterwards the leader, having occasion to go on the stage to perform a violin solo, took an opportunity against all theatrical rule and propriety, to break out in an address to the audience. This was too much, and Mr. M'Fayden the manager, bolting on to the stage, collared the oratori cal delinquent with intent to lead or drag him off, but he would not consent to be easily removed from bef pro the footlights, and a smart pummelling and cuffing match was enacted, to the infinite delight of the audience, who mani fested the interest they took in the game of fisticuffs by uproarious shouts and cheers. At last the manager suc ceeded in dragging his refractory subordinate from the stage, and the pair disappeared at one of the wings Shortly after, however, the fiddler reappeared in his place in the orchestra, but hero he was soon revisited by the wrathful manager, who, with the aid of a policeman, re moved him, and finally thrust him off the premises. EDMUND KAAN. —Mr. W. H. Payne, of Covent Garden, mentions the following interesting incident connected with the last appearance on the stage of Edmund Kean :—When I placed Edmund Kean in the wheel chair, his dresser offered him some cold brandy and water, which he put on one side with his hand, and seeing Mr. George Bartley—the stage, or rather acting , managor— he looked up in his face, with an expression I have never forgotten, and said, "Bartley, it is all over !" " Well," Bartley remarked, "if he refuses that, it is all over !" At this moment, Ward() came through the side door from the boxes. Ile was not dressed for the part. Wo waited half an hour, and then resumed the performance. A FAMILY POISONED.—Five members of a German family named Stang, in Chicago, the head of which is reported to bo one of the wealthiest Germans in the city, have been poisoned, although not fatally. A young daug'lter of the family, aged 16, was arrested as the poisoner, on the statement of one of the children that she put the poison into the coffee. The young prisoner charges her mother with the deed, and states that her parents were so avaricious and grasping that they ill-treated her when she did not earn sufficient money to suit them. THE SUN; LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1868. SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY SHA.RICS AND STOCKS. I Closing I Business Share ' Railways. I Paid. Price. done. et i lirletol and Is;leet:er 22 22 luu 85 57 at Caledonian lOO 771 784 77 81 et Cambrian - Cork and Bandon - - - 20 - Cornwall all 3 4 st Dublin & Belfast June lOO 741 754 st Dun„Perth, & Ab.Junc lOO 70 70 100 . Isl. London, scrip Celli all - 100 - - d st Glasgow &S. Western 100 98 100 st Great Eastern,Ord.stk. 100 311 32 3211 st Do. E. Aug). at. N 0.2 100 0 8 at Great North of Scotland 100 15 .8 at Great Northern lOO 107 Ioa 108 st Du. A stock lOO 108 110 10.4 81 91 at Do. It stock lOO 122 k 123 at Do. New, is. at 25 pw 10J - - at GtS. and W. ui Ireland 100 97 0) et Gt. Western -Original 100 151 161 151 6 at Du. S.. Val. Rail. gua. 100 - - at Do. South Wales at Do. W. Mid.-Oxloru 100 - 25 30 at Do. Ne*port lOO 29 31 at Do. Hereford - - st Lancashire & Yorkshin 100 2261 1261 123, 7 at London and Blackwall 100 - - st Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast 100 r 46 464 1,7 4 st Fon., Chat., and Dover 100 18 186 in at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOO 11 14 at Lon. .16 North Wester: lOO tlB3 1196 1184 1 194 .18i st Lou. South Wester,: 100 57 89 8v 71 7 at Man., Shet., 4; Liticolo 100 §3 14 431 at Atetropolitan. at Do. New lO - - st Do. Extension all a9l 100/ lot 4 3 at Metropolitan Distri ct all - 75 3 20 t Do. do. do. 10 - - 10 )o. and St. John'a W'n 6 - - at Midland - Do. .£9 Share. 7 - - at Do, Birmin.. & Derby 100 75 77 76 - idid Kent . • all - - at North British et Do. lid., Pth., & Dun lO9 - - st Nth. Eastern-Berwick 100 104 105 101 f 25 Do. G.N •E purohast 16.12.1 - - at Do. Leeds st Do. York NO 95 97 at Do. Carlisle - - at Do. Stock. & Darling. all . 132 134 25 Do. do. 1850-61 lB - p • at North London at Do. do. 1864 5 - Do. do. 1866 10 North Staffordshire st N. &S. W. Junction all 109 11 et ,Scottish Central - - Sect. N. E , Aber. stool 100 - Do. Soot, 31id. stook lOO - - Shropshire Union at South Devon lOO 43 15 at South Eastern 10 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 0 lo at raff Vale 10 Do. C - - - Vale of Neath - - Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha 1 6 - - West Cornwall , 100 - - Lou st 20 204 10 100 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 'British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1872.... 10an.Gov.6 p.o.Ja.a July _ 1877-84 Do. 6 p. o. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. o. Mar. & Sept Uo. 5 p. o. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.& Oot • 1890-1900 Do. do 1880-90' Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 i Do. s . per cent. 15 April and Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. . . t)o. 1882, Mayls, Nov t 8 Do. 180, Feb. & Aug.. atal , iov. 6 per oent.. N.8.G0v.6p.c.Ja.&.1u13 N. S. IV. Gov. 5 p 18dt, Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 187ti l Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... ... Nova Scotia Gov.6p.c. sterling, 1875 neensiand goy. 6 Aus Gov. 6 p e lisiiB-i. Do. 1878 & Vic,(lov. 6 p.o. 'Fa &July Do. do, u pril & Oct.. BILIUSEL r Atlantic St.Lawrenoe Rom., Baroda, m Ccn.ln. gu. 6 per cent... Do. I` shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference B u ff., Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1672-11:4 Calcutta & 8. E., lim Jape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi fast. Bengal, gu., 5 do East iudian, gu. G p.o.' Do. .1 Extension irandTrunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bondi, 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Fret Bonds Do. de deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook .. Do. do. deterred tl t. l Odin Pen. gua. sp.u. o. Gun. 5 per cent.. Do. New gtia. 5 p. c o t. South of India gua. 5 per oent 4f per cent Do . ; reat VI/ co. of Cansda Do. New • • Do. 6 p. 0 ilia. pay. 1873 Do. 54 du. pay. 1677-S.. Madras, gua. 5 p.O .... Do. 41 do DO. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension lielb. Cor. 6 p. c. kinds. Mel. & Hobson's Bay.. N. Itl.C'da.6po Istpf.bs Dude da Rbiik'nd, g. 5 p.o Scinde . Do. Delhi Do. do ... Iti Do. Puniaub.,.. Do.lndus St.lclot I 190 100 100 160 100 100 SSESi tOO, 100 102, 100 1021 80 88 85 87 102 104 106 108 104 106 107 109 95 '8,7 110 1104 101 14,3 IG6 11;8 105 107 lu7 tov 1(4 106 IC.I lus 18 00 V7a 956 OS 99 162 104 103 1(.5 110 i 1 1 110 112 ,S lONS. 63 65 IG4 1(5 P 34 4 5 6 100 100 100 all 100 100 68 71 18 52 99 IL2 03 164 110 1104 17 18 83 85 50 52 40 45 32 34* L9i 204 107 10 8 - 2 - 2 p 100 10 92 .91 15i 15i 95 1 , 7 85 100 102 93 15 ti 9 91 9 1 6/ 6 51 9S 7t IC4 i 3} nli oi l i 151 i I S 3 0 LA4 IC5a 100 101 1001 1011 P 90 100 85 87 5 5i 5/ 6i 4W 430 10 12 6 6 2 24 1a 2 8 9 11 2 4 6 17 18 t 7 19 1} 1} 35 37 2} 21 6 8 4 1 5} 2} I 60 7 0 5 7 2 3 2 24 29 31 390 410 i i 37i 42i 4 6 13 14 I If 10 12 67 60 115 205 85 95 16 19 18 20 85 00 6 8 41i } 181 1 ( 9 1 I i i 1041 ICOI I c AN t D STOCKS PREFERENCE SHARAs , Great N or thern, 5 per cent., 112 Lancas hire and Yorkshire, 6 percent., 1231 Hid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Di tt r o m , 11:rris:uolmaNndo:Irsmii.A, 966 per en Ditto, 4i per cent. rd., 96 " Metropolitan 5 per cent., 103 Midland A and 13 £5 per cent., 103 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL S Lancaster and Carlisle, 2161 FOktitilGN RAILWAYP. Bahia and San Francisco, 11. n., Rua. 7 per cent., 15 San Paulo, lien., gua. 6 per cent.,l9 • le() IGN MINES. Don Pedro, North Del Rcy, 211 restarena United Gold, 1im.,‘..2k Rossa Grande, par Scottish Australian, lim., 1 1-16 St. John del Rey, Um , 21 DOCKS. London and Si. Katharine, 4±4 9 BANKS. Agra, Um.. A, 111 Ditto, B, Anglo Egyptian, lim., 174 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and:China, 18 City, 111 Consolidated, lira., 41 Imperial Ottoman, 9 4 London and County, 53 Ditto, new, 27 London Joint Stock, 341 34 London and Westminster, 671 84 Ditto, Scrip, 391 Midland Bank, lim., 191 Oriental Bank Corporation, 421 Union of Australia, n 11 Union of London, 341: BIISCELLANE O us; Anglo American Telegraph, 191 Atlantic Telegraph, -- DIV°, 8 psi* cent., 1011 1024 Bombay Gas, lim. Ditto, ne ef, City Discount, lira, 24 City of Moscow Gas. lira., 81 9 0 irporation of London Bonds, 18 , 2, 4i per cent., 1011 *edit Foncier of England. lim.. 3 5-18 E tst India Irrigation and Canal, 164 Egyptian 9 per Cent., Viceroy Loan, Qua. by Egypt. Govt., 904 Gen. Credit and Discount, Lim.. 5 4 15- 1 6 Hudson's Bay. 141- Italian Irrigation (Canal CaYour). 2: Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, rcdem. I'7o, issued 90, 38 London GeneraiOmnibus Company, lien, 1 Ocean Marine Insurance), Panama. New Zealand and Aus. R. Mail., 41 .34 ithymney Iron, 1,44 19 Pio de Janeiro City Improvements, 231 Thames anti Mersey Marine, Insurance', lira., 4 7-16 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage Loan, 741 4 4 JEANIE'S QUIET LIFE. By the author of " St. Olave's," &c. 3 Vols.—" This book is written in, a very graceful manner, occasionally eloquont and pathetic. Many of tho pictures of country life are very pretty, and some of tho love scenes have a groat deal of poetry in them. The book has a vitality which distinguishes the produc tions of but few contemporary novelists. The author has shown a real creative power, and has given us some per fectly new and original characters."—Saturday Review. 7HEATRICALS IN WESTMINSTER HALL in the Court of Common Pleas to-day, Chief Justice Bovill was engaged in trying the case of Worboys v. the London and North-Western Railway. The plaintiff was a comedian who had fulfilled many engagements, both in London and the provinces, and who sued the company for the injuries received in an accident at Warrington last June, as he was travelling from Liver pool to London. He was thrown with his knees violently against the opposite seat of the carriage, the result of which was that he suffered bruises and a shock to the lege, which produced great pain for a long time and a weariness, which has prevented him from following his profession hitherto, and will, according to his own and his advisers' computa tion, continue to disable him for two or three years to come. His actual professional salary had boon £1 per week, and at the time of the accident he was on his way to join Mr. Sothern in order to accompany him, as a member of his company, to Paris. The company had paid £3OB into court, but that sum was thought utterly insufficient, and accordingly the case went to the jury. Several emi nent surgeons were amongst them, being Sir Wm. Per gusson, Mr. Bernard Holt, and Mr. Adams, to speak to the condition in which the plaintiff was placed by the injury; and Mr. John Oxenford, Mr. Ed ward Blanchard, Mr. Charles Mathews, and others, were examined as to the Way of the plaintiff previous to his meeting with the accident. The jury, after a short deliberation, gave a verdict for the plaintiff for £2OO in addition to the £3OO paid into court by the company. In the Bail Court Mr. Justice Shea was occupied with the case of Murray v. Webster. It was an action brought by Mr. Dominic Murray the come dian against Mr. Benjamin Webster, the lessee of the Olympic Theatre for wrongful dismissal. The plaintiff signed an engagement with Mr. Webster to per form certain parts called "low comedy," and he was to have half a clear benefit during the season, but there were certain restrictions in the articles of engagement which the plaintiff bound himself to observe. It was con tended by Mr. Webster that the plaintiff had entirely voided his engagement by his refusal to play a part in a certain farce called " The Two Puddicombs," and that, therefore, he was not entitled to recover the sum he now sought as damages. A number of actors were called, who stated that the put in the farce was not a low comedy part, and that, therefore, the plaintiff was justified in refusing'it ; ad further, that the plaintiff had a right to compensation, as he had not received the notice of 21 days to enable him to prepare for his benefit prior to the conclusion of the season. Mr. Huddleston argued the case for Mr. Murray and Sergeant Ballan tine for Mr. Webster, the latter contending that the plaintiff ought to be non-s tilted ,as everything that had taken place was within the meaning of the engagement Mr. Murray had signed. The learned gentleman for Mr. Murray said there had clearly been an infraction of the engagement, and that therefore he had a right to receive ample damages for the loss he had sustained. The jury, however, had not de termined the question when we went to press. In the Divorce Court the case of Vining v. Vining was set down for hearing, but matters were arranged between the parties, and the case was withdrawn. LORD JERSEY'S RETIREMENT FROM THE TURF. The Morning Post cpatains the following " sen sational" remarks :—" Every kind of brigandage is kept in active life by the incidents of the Turf from the confederation of commissioners, who have a family-man in every stable, to the notorious discounters and well insurance coin - parties, who, in combination with them, at a ruinous cost from time to time skin over i the wounds that the wild two year old has received in the great me'ree of the ring. Dukes, marquises, and earls have succumbed of late years in rapid suc cession, after running with unavailing game ness, under terrific difficulties, and retired strained and crippled fro:n the unequal contest between the reckless courage of youth and the strategic science of educated roguery. We announced a few days ago in our 'racing letter that a noble lo'rd is about to close at twenty-two the career on the Turf which he has barely well entered into, under the assumed registered name, as the phrase goes, of Mr. Jay. Forty horses to which the noble lord has belonged, as railway officials significantly say when speak ing of passengers and portmanteaus, are to come up for sale at Tattersall's on the first vacant day, and he then retires a strained and crippled two year old from that world whose rogues have trained him so pitilessly and ridden him so hard. We con gratulate the noble lord on the determination with which he has pulled up, and we hope that it may have been taken in time to give rest a com plete restoring power. But we have another hope, and it is to assist its realisation that we now ad vert to the event at the risk of giving pain. Ru mour says that the immature victim has been exploite under circumstances of peculiar iniquity. Even the worst of the discounting brotherhood, the Christian section,have hitherto refrained from eating the bird before it has chipped the shell, and have let the corn catch just a sun colour before attempting to pass it through the mill; but the child of the Turf, rumour says, was ' planted' while he was yet a boy-earl, and one at least of the money-lending fraternity contrived to get at him while he was at Eton. This man alone, it is reported, has managed to build up a claim amounting to no less than between £30,000 and £40,000, and the ante-age liabilities of the victims are supposed to reach in the gross nearly £lOO,OOO. When a man of mature age, with his eyes opened as a few years in London or regi mental life opens them, elects to borrow of a professional discounter, because he either has nothing but personal security to offer, or be cause it would not answer to submit his difficulties to the governor,' it is a matter between his present and his future, or between himself and his family ; but when a boy who has succeeded to an earl doua in his boyhood, having been detected, through the aid of the Peerage and tracked by the bloodhounds of marauding capital to his school is stalked and bagged with well-devised strategy, and his estates drained of their life-blood, it becomes an affair between society at large and the money wolf. It becomes both the duty and the interest of society to drive the wolf out of the sheepfold and hunt him down. Yet it is rarely done. The family of the victim shrink from exposure and keep the matter quiet, which means that it is not known and talked of except in every club and at every din ner-table in London. The family lawyer is con sulted ; the family lawyer doesn't like the job, and hands it over to some notorious solicitor up to the thing,which means a practitioner who is in daily intercourse with lenders and borrowers on bills. The notorious solicitor takes showy initiative measures, manages ultimately a quiet compromise, by which the victim gets five or six thousand knocked off a claim of fifty that real investigation wculd have reduced ' to ten, for which he receives the thanks of the family and pockets a pretty smart fine from the discounter, who then goes forth, with the mask still on his face shrouded in his domino, and a still very heavy bag of realised and secured profit in his pocket." THE FATAL, ACCIDENT ON THE CAM BRIAN BA IL JVAY. CAEIISWS, MONTGOMERYSHIRE, Tuesday. The great overflow of the Severn, which led to the disaster of Saturday, has disappeared as rapidly as it rose, and there is very little in the appearance of the country here this morning to indicate that a couple of days ago it was entirely under water. It is unanimously stated by the inhabitants of the dis trict that there has been no such flood here for 16 years, and the circumstance of the annual overflow was greatly aggravated by the suddenness of its ap pearance, and the terrible storm of wind by which it was accompanied. People went to bed on Friday night with their houses standing on dry land, and awoke in the morning to find themselves in the midst of a waste of raging waters, and com munication with their neighbours entirely cut off. Being an exclusively agricultural district, and the land still lying fallow, comparatively small damage hat been done to the farms, but the loss of stock by drowning is very great, many farmers having lost from 20 to 50 sheep a piece, besides pigs and poultry. IN umnous stories of individual mis adventure are told : amongst others of more serious import, one old lady of the principality relates how she awoke in the middle of the night, and hearing cries of distress from the kitchen, went down and discovered her only pig, which she had left comfortably bedded by the fire, floating help lessly about in the room in company with the table and chairs, and how she waded in and seized the stay of her household, and after much labour succeeded in transporting it to safe quarters in her bedroom. It was late on Saturday afternoon before the body of the unfortunate driver could be got out of the river, though it was visible all the time, as it stood upright in the water, fixed between the engine and the tender. There was a large gang of men at work, but at times it became necessary for them to lie down flat on their faces, as being the only means of saving themselves from being blown into the river. All the morning the wind raged with unexampled fury, occasionally raising the water in vast sheets, and carrying it about like a cloud for long distances. After noon it moderated, and the work progressed more rapidly, but it was found necessary to take the engine to pieces, and remove it plate byplate, before the bodies could be released, and this was of course a long task when the men had to work standing in the water. It is expected that the ordinary traffic of the rail way will be resumed by Monday, gangs of men being now employed night and day in making the repairs. The most important work is required at the Pontdolgoch bridge, which, though built of iron girders resting upon massive stone pillars, has been totally undermined by the flood. The bridge at Scofel is now pronounced to be sale, the down train yesterday morning passing over it in safety, though the passengers elected to get out and watch the result of the experi ment from the embankment. At present through communication is effected by means of omni buses and other vehicles, which, meeting the trains at Lladloes-road, on the north side of Caersws bridge, convey passengers to the train in waiting at Carno, on the south side of Pontdolgoch bridge, and vice versa. The bodies of Samuel Daniells, the driver, and John Davis, the stoker, were removed to the work house at Caersws, where an inquest was opened yesterday afternoon. After hearing the medical testimony the coroner gave an order for the burial of the bodies, and the inquiry was adjourned in order that the Govern ment inspector might be present. A CIIANGE OF FORTUNE.—A letter front Pesth mentions that Generals Klapka and Perczol are getting up a grand ball in Pesth to which the Emperor Francis Joseph is to be invited. In 1819 the Emperor would have taken off their heads. PRESENTS TO SUIT EVERY PURPOSE, TASTE, AND POCKET AT PARKINS AND GOTTO'S.—Photographic Albums a choice of 3,000; despatch boxes, writing cases, dressing cases, travelling bags, envelope cases, blotting books, ink stands, desks, book slides, work boxes, tea caddies, hand bags and reticules, card cases, purses, stationery cabinets, scent bottles, albums for postage stamps, crests, &c.; cigar cases, card baskets, pocket books, electro-gilt and elegantly mounted articles. Bibles, Prayer-books, and Church Ser. vices, in every type. Parkins and Gotto, 25, Oxford street. Thousands of the above articles, all perfectly new tad fresh, consequent upon a rapid sale.--14.Drr.) The neighbourhood of Clerkenwell :Lis morning, close to the House of Detention, was in a state of excitement in consequence of a report that another Fenian outrage had been committed. 'l'i►e fallowing facts are authentic : —This morning a man named Thomas Chatterbon, in the employ of Mr. James J. Hicks, meteorological instrument cleaner, of No. 8, Hatton-garden, was passing between Northampton street and Compton-street, within a short distance of the House of Detention, when he was, without the slightest warning, fired at by some man, who sud denly made his appearance, and the bullet entered the right side of his neck, just below - the ear. Three other shots were fired in rapid succession from the same deadly instrument, but they did not take effect. A man named Robert Bass - went up to the attempted murderer, seized him by the collar with one hand and the revolver with the other, and firmly grasped and held him until such time as William Knight, police-con stable, 219 G, came up and took the man into cus tody. He also secured the revolver from him, and thus prevented him attempting anyfurther mischief. The man was charged with the attempt to murder Mr. Charrington or Sharrington. lie said his name was James Needle, and his address No. 13, New-street-square, Fetter-lane, Holborn, and that he was by profession a solicitor's clerk. Ho ap peared to be a person of weak intellect. FENIAN PLOT TO ATI ACK MACRON! CASTLE. CORK, Feb. 5. A Fenian plot to attack Macroom Castle and seize militia arms there deposited was defeated at the moment an armed band was about to make the assault. The police having suddenly arrested two of the insurgents acting as scouts, they alarmed the main body, which dispersed. At the time the attack was to have been made the telegraph wires with this city were cut. THE LATE MURDER IN LAMBE7II. A respite was on Tuesday night received by the governor of Horsainonger-lane Gaol from the Home Office for the prisoner Clark, lately son. tented to death for the murder of a child at Lambeth. BILITI.SIi MINES. L ' Cam. Comm'. Gold, Um Chivertan Clif f ord Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavlet brake walls gast Bassett (illogan) ast Caradon 'est Carn Brea East Grenville...,. East Gunnislake .. 'East Love,' W'l Russell (Tavisil :lams& StAubyn(o wen. Great Law, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Basy G. Wheal Vor (Elelstoni Grenville ilerod's Foot flingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Berke Valley tiwyndy Iron Ore, lim S ton .. North toskear N.Wh Bassettallogan North Wheal Crotty ?rover United Providence (Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan :Stray Park Pin Croft Vigra and Clogan, west Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett ( Mogan Wheal Buller (liedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawnev (Lis 2.1.0 204 2.14.6 31 2.11.6 8.3.6 3.0.0 11.7.6 58i 5.17.01 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—'I his Day. THE EAST TEIGIDIOUTH RITUAL CASE.—In the Court of , Arches Sir Robert Phillimore had appointed the case of Flamank v. Simpson to be commenced to-day. It will occupy some time in hearing.—Dr. Stephens, Q.C., Dr. Swabey, and Mr. Droop appeared on the part of. the pro moter, the churchwarden of East Teignmouth, Devon; Dr. Deane, Q.C., Mr. flannen, Dr. Tristram, and Mr. Arthur Charles appeared for the defendant, on the pars of the English Church Union.—The defendant is the pci petual curate of East Teignmouth, and, in addition to the charges alleged in Mackonochie's case, he was cited on account of a credence table, and for omitting the word "all" in the morning and evening prayers. He denied the latter charge.—Dr. Stephens, in opening the case, said the several charges as to lights, the mixed chalice, and the credence table were admitted, but the word " all was denied. The latter charge would be abandoned, on account of the great expense that it would entail to bring witnesses up from Devonshire. The learned eounsel pro ceeded to discuss the several points, and contended that the defendant had not complied with the Book of Common Prayer.—The case was proceeding when we went to press. ALLEGED WHOLESALE SWINDLING.—In the Bankruptcy Court, Mr. Registrar Brougham had before him the matter of Hannah and Patterson.—The bankrupts were described as grocers, of the New North-road, and to-day was ap pointed for the first meeting. It was stated that the bankrupts were in custody of the police, and had been remanded from the Mansion House upon a charge of wholesale swindling, by means of which they were alleged to have obtained over £2,000 worth of tea from various houses in the trade. The bankrupts opened a small grocery store in the New North-road, and they soon ingratiated themselves with the wholesale houses who have suffered, bypaying cash for all purchases. At length, somewhere about September last, they began buying upon credit, and ordered in the last three months of 1867 over L'2,000 worth of tea, without the duty. The terms of the credit expired with the old year, and on December 31 the bankrupts disappeared. Inquiries were at once instituted, and the persons were arrested in Scot land, the Bankruptcy Court messenger having seized a large quantity of tea which had been forwarded to the prisoners' hiding-place. The can stood over., • SURREY SESSIONS.—(This Day.) A SRAM JEWELLER SENT TO PRISON.-At the Mansion House, Peter M`Dermott was brought before the Lord Mayor for final examination, on a charge of selling sham jewellery on the pretence that it was genuine. —The pri soner met a well-dressed youth, named Howard, on London Bridge, and offered him a watch chain, a ring, and a scarf-pin, all of which he represented -to be made of Australian gold, for £2 18s., the story he told being that he was the mate of a ship, and that he took the articles out of the captain's chest. The boy, having some suspi cions about the matter, spoke to a policeman, and the prisoner was then given into custody.—The Lord Mayor sentenced him to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for three calendar months. THREATENING THE MARQUIS TOWNSHEND. lieorg,e Connor and Mary Davis, the latter with a child in her arms, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt by the Marquis Townshend with begging in Piccadilly. The Marquis said that on the previous evening, about six o'clock, he saw the two prisoners together in Piccadilly. The woman left the man frequently to accost ladies in carriages, and as he knew she had previously been convicted he watched her, and saw her receive money from ladies in different carriages, and each time go back to the man. While looking for a constable he lost sight Of the prisoners, but subsequently saw them coma out of a public-house, and he then gave them into custody. As the man was not known to him as a beggar, he requested at the station that his own recognisance might be taken for his attendance here that morning.— The male prisoner said he knew nothing of the female prisoner, and only met her by accident. He had a wife at home.--Mr. Tyrwhitt committed Davis for a month, and as she was being removed from the court she threatened the Marquis with personal chastisement on the first oppor tunity. The magistrate had her brought back, and ordeved her to find one surety in £lO to keep the Remo fa six months. The man was discharged. POLICE INTELLIGENCL—This Day. SHEEP SrEktrNG AND HEAVE' SENTENCE. —At th• Surrey Sessions,William Barnett and Henry Barnett, farm labourers, were indicted for stealing two sheep, the pro perty of Walter George Collins, at Seal, near Guildford.-- The prosecutor was a farmer at Seal, and on the night of the 29th of December he had sixty-five sheep in the fold. On the following morning they were counted, and there were only sixty-three. The skins and entrails of the two missing sheep were found near the fold, and several footmarks were discovered and traced to a cottage ir. which the prisoners lived. The officers found therein a shoulder of mutton quite warm, but cut in an unbutcherlike manner. The fat on one of the skins corresponded exactly, and the prisoners were apprehended by Mr. Superintend en t N ewland, of the Guildford police.—A butcher at Seal said he had examined the shoulder of mutton, and found it was a portion of a half-bred sheep. It had not been killed by a butcher.--A great deal of evidence was gone into, tracing the foot marks, &c., and after a short consultation the jury found both prisoners guilty.—Superintendent Newland said that William Barnett had been convicted at Aldershot for going about in female attire. Several mysterious robberies had taken place recently, and some of the stolen property was found in his house.—The chairman told the prisoners that a few years ago the crime they had committed was a capital offence. Ile sentenced each of them to ten years' penal servitude. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 4.—Varuna, from Calcutta. Arrived, Feb. s.—Earl of Mar and Kelly, from Cape Town; Hyacinth, from Whampoa ; Victoria Cross, from Calcutta; Johu, from Mossel Bay ; Waterloo, steamer, from Rotterdam ; 03trich, steamer, from Hamburg ; So phie, from Guayaquil; Edith ktoore, from Calcutta; Lord J. Russell, steamer, from Dunkirk ; Trtton, steamer, from Ostend. Sailed—Roslin Castle, for Calcutta; Sovereign of India, for Sydney. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anchored, Feb. 4.—British Tar, from London, for De merara ; St. Croix, from London, for Barbadoes ; Eclipse, from London, for St. Michael's; Columbia, from Shields for Carthagona. ATTE:UP:IED A SSASSI NA HON IN CLERK EN WELL-THIS DAY. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty this afternoon : Mr. Richard Keown, midshipman, to the Rattlesnake ; Mr. Edwin A. Hobson, midshipman, to the Defence. We are requested to state that the launch of 11.1.1.5. Hercules, at Chatham, will take place on Monday, the 10th inst., instead of Saturday next. STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Feb. 4. We have found very little business going on in shipping yarns to-day, but sellers report that the transactions which have taken place have been all at the full prices of last week. Spinners are brisk, being yet under contract, in many cases, for two or three weeks forward, and for this reason they are not disposed to give way in prices. In home-trade yarns the market has been also quieter. Spinners are asking extreme prices for such yarns as are most in demand, including 32's twist and 30's to 10's weft. The full rates asked have to some extent been the cause of check ing business, and in some yarns prices are slightly in the buyer's favour. Buyers in some instances have been able to suit themselves at id. per lb. cheaper. The transactions in cloth to-day have been unimportant, so that it may be said the market ge nerally sympathises with the quieter feeling in the Liverpool cotton market. The active demand which has characterised the cloth market for some weeks past has in some measure subsided during the last two or three days, buyers appearing unwilling to follow the advance which has naturally resulted from such an extensive business. Manufacturers are no it very full of orders, on the other hand, and are nor, on that account, anxious to press further sales. They mostly adhere to their present high quotations, because the full prices they have to pay for cotton and yarn admit of no concession. To-day there has been a pretty fair general inquiry, goods suit able to India having, perhaps, the greater share of it; but we bear of but very little business being ac tually effected. For cloth, as for home-trade yarns, where manufacturers are not fully engaged to order, they are rather easier to deal with ; but such cases are quite exceptional. Mr. F. E. Gaddum publishes a report from Bombay of Feb. 1, quoting 811 b. shirtings (net), 83. 7kd., while Manchester values now ruling are 9s. 6d. per piece ; 71b. shirtings, 7s. 3d., against Bs. at Manchester; 31b. madapollams, 35., against 3s. 7kd. per piece; but holders were an ticipating higher prices and were unwilling to sell. As regards cotton prospects, Messrs. Ellison and Heywood, Liverpool brokers, report the falling off in receipts during the past month to temporary causes, such as the Christmas holidays (which last in the south ten days), and to the low state of the rivers for a time. They also remind their clients that the crop this season was two or three weeks back ward, and that planters were naturally unwilling to sell at the enormous decline which had taken place in price since the cotton was sown. They think, at all events, that any attempt to reduce the crop esti mates popular six weeks ago is premature. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report of this day's cloth market :—" During the last few days the demand in our market has in a great measure subsided, and to-day, though we have a fair inquiry, the amount of actual business is limited. Makers now being well engaged, adhere to their full quotations, which are further supported by the high price of yarns." CARDIFF, 3d.—The high winds which have pre vailed during nearly the whole of the past week have prevented a number of vessels arriving and departing, consequently the shipments of steam coal have not much increased since last report. From the East the demand continues tolerably good, and the requirements at the mail packet station are greater than have been for the past two or three weeks, and it is expected the demand will be still further increased, as the stocks have been consider ably reduced. This has caused freights to become much firmer for large tonnage, and to some ports a rise has taken place. From France inquiries have become more numerous, as there is a fair prospect of the exports to that country being considerably increased. At nearly all the collieries the men are working pretty regularly, and during the past week a considerable quantity of coal has been sent down from the Aberdare and Rhondda valleys. The col liers have accepted the proposed reduction in wages, and the few who remained out for two or three days have now returned to their avocation. There is no favourable change to note in the iron trade, I and at some of the works the hands are being reduced. LEEDS, 4th.—The cloth halls' markets this morn ing were quite as well attended as last Tuesday. There was a moderate amount of business done, con sidering that much dulness continues to prevail in the woollen trade, as a whole, in this district. The tone of the markets was certainly of an improving character, and a disposition to purchase suitable goods for the coming season was more strongly shown than for the past few weeks. Tweeds and ' fancy goods, also unions, have sold to a fair extent, and there has also been a tolerable demand for the better and medium classes of hair lists. Stocks, however, are quite equal to the demand, and manu facturers and country clothiers are not fully em ployed. Wools, woollen yarns, and goods are equally steady in price. The flax trade is rather more active, without any material alteration as to the raw mate rial yarns or threads. ROCIIDALE, 3d.—There was a small attendance of buyers in the flannel market to-day, aid they showed little disposition to purchase goods. The aggregate sales, indeed, were less than at last week's market. The best qualities of plain flannels are the most saleable, the demand for fancies being slack. Prices, upon the whole, considering the slackness of trade, are steady. The same may be said also as to those of Yorkshire goods and of wool. ~~ THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTEL LIGEIiCIE—This Day. LATEST WEST-END BETTING. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 9to 1 on tho field (offered) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 12 to 1 agdt Tuseulanum (offered) CHESTER CUP. 13 to 1 agst Viridis (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Abergoldie (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 20 to 8 agst Rusierucian (taken freely) 7 to 1 agst Formosa (offered) DERBY. Gto 1 agst Lady Elizabeth (offered) 13 to 2 agst Rosierucian (taken) Very little betting. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tuts D.Y. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 9 to 1 agst Czar (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst King Charming (offered) 20 to 1 agst Artesian (taken) 20 to 1 aget Cauthleen (taken) 20 to 1 agst Moleskin (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Grey Stocking (taken) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 100 to 8 agst Tusculanum (offered) 15 to 1 agst Daisy (offered—take 100 to 6) 100 to 6 agst Fan (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Tennyson (taken) 25 to 1 agst Shakespeare (offered) 25 to 1 agst Port Royal (taken) 25 to 1 agst Captain Crosstree (taken) 100 to 3 aget Helen (taken and offered) CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Viridis (offered) 25 to 1 agst Abergeldie (taken) 100 to 3 agst Doceit (taken) 35 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken) TWO THOUSANDt 9 to 4 agst Rosicrucian (taken and offered) 7 to 1 agst Formosa (taken) 1000 to 80 agst Typhoeus (offered—take 1000 to 70) DERBY. 40 to 1 agst Blue Gown (off=take 50 to 1) 1000 to 15 agst Speculum (offered) 1100 to 400 agst Lady Elizabeth and Rosicrucian coupled (wanted) THE ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMUISSION EXCHANGE, THREE DOORS FROM BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE, SURREY SIDE OPENED FOR BUSINESS ON SATURDAY, FEB. 1 Annual Subscription Five Shillings. Responsible Bookmakers desiring Stands should apply immediately (as the number will be limited) to the Secre tary, 3, Blackfriars-road. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CARMARTHEN STEEPIECIIASES.—TUESDAY. The Cambrian Stakes, a selling race of 3 soya each; with 40 added ; four-year-olds, lOat 101 b ; five, 12st 31b ; six and aged, 12st 101 b; the winner to bo sold for £130; if for £lOO slowed 71b, if for £7O 141 b, if for £lO 211 b ; about two miles. Violet, by Hercules—Daisy's dam, aged, 12st 31b (Owner) 1 Wisdom, aged, list 31b.... (Murphy) 2 The whip, aged, list 101 b (Mr. Flutter) 3 Chance, 5 yrs, lOst 101 b (Hitchings) 4 Holy Boy (late Game Boy), aged, list 31b (Pope) 5 Betting-2 to 1 agst Wisdom, sto 2 agst Violet (at first 7 to 4), 4 to 1 agst Chance, 6 to 1 agst The Whip, and 10 to 1 agst Holy Boy. Won easily by two lengths ; bad third. Chance fell. The winner was sold to Mr. Elphiek for 100 guineas. The County Members' Stakes of 10 soya each, h ft, and 3 only (to the fund) if declared on or before Tuesday, Jan. 21, with 100 added ; winners of any handicap steeplechase value 50 sovs after Jan. 15 (at ten a.m.) 71b extra ; about four miles ; 31 subs. Albrighton, by Knight of Kars—Cripple, 6 yrs, lOst 31b (W. \Vhite) 1 Imogene, aged, lOst 31b Lisette, 6 yrs, lOst 71b Flatcatcher, 5 yrs, lOst Sib (Hitchings) 4 Flyfisher, aged, 12st 71b (J. Page) 5 Betting-5 to 4 agst Flyfisher, 4to 1 each agst Al brighton and Imogene. Won in a canter by ten lengths ; bad third. Imogeus fell two fences from home. The Hunters' Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 40 added ; four-- year-olds, lOst 71b ; five , 12st ; six and aged, 12st 71b ; horses that never started for the above allowed 51b ; about 3 miles. Corkscrew, by Glenalvon—Steamier, 6 yrs, 12st 71b (Owner) 1 Bicester, aged, 12st 21b (Mr. P. Alerton) 2 Bronze, aged, 12st 71b Spaniel, 6 yrs, 12st 21b (Mr. Flutter) 0 Verbena, aged, 12st 71b (F. Martin) 0 _ _ Betting-5 to 4 agst Corkscrew, 4to leach agst Bicester and Bronze. Won, after a good race, by a length ; the others refused. BIRMINGHAM STEEPLECHASES. WEDNESDAY, Feb. 12. The Birmingham Grand Annual• Steeplechase of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100 added ; the winner of any steeple chase after Jan. 27, at noon, 51b; or any steeplechase value 100 sovs, 91b ; twice, or 200 sovs, 141 b extra ; the second in any steeplechase value 200 sovs, 51b extra ; gentlemen riders who are qualified under the new rules, and who have never ridden the winner of any handicap steeplechase, allowed 51b (provided it does not reduce the weight under the limit of tho National Steeplechase Rules); the second to save his stake. About throe miles and a half. 66 subs., 32 of whom pay 5 sovs each. The highest weight accept raised to 12st 71b, and the otl Age st lb Meanwood... a 12 7 Flyfisher „. a 12 6 Gameboy al2 2 Benazet a 11 12 Columbia a 11 12 S hakspeare a 11 9 Despatch ~. a 11 5 The Doctor ... a 11 5 Garus a 11 5 Tally-ho „,. a 11 2 Cabin Boy (h b)... a 11 0 Archimedes 6 11 0 ood bury Hill (hb) a 11 0 Moose ~. ... a 11 0 Pearl Diver ~. a 10 13 a 6 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 Nun... Mus k ( e i e b e ) r Cartouche a 10 12 , ing being 12st 51b, it has been iers in proportion. Age at lb King Arthur ... 6 10 12 Albrighton (h b) (inc. 91b extra) 610 11 L.S.D. a 10 11 Bishopton 6 10 10 Corkscrew at b) ... 6 10 10 Knave of Trumps... a 10 9 Greenland ... ... a 10 9 Havelock ... a 10 9 True Heart 6 10 8 The Lamb... ... 6 10 8 Snowstorm, by Lord Fauconberg b) 510 8 Highflyer a 10 7 Charming Woman a 10 7 King Allred, a 10 6 Sylph 610 2 Bosco te .011 510 2 RACING FIXT URES FOR 1868. .i3 . AItY.; INottingham Spring .., 25 Derby Spring FEBR Lincoln Spring 'Mansfield Harrow 2O MA. Liverpool Spring M. 3 o..elnisford Spring M 10 Surewsbury Spring 10 West Drayton l2 Warwick Spring Margate Epsom Spring Meeting 24 Croxton Park Northamptod Bromley Spring 6 Durham Hendon l3 Newmarket Craven 13 Knighton l4 Abergavenny Catterick Bridge 16 Lewes Spring 2l Think 2l Curragh April 2l Newmarket Ist spring 27 Chester 5 Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury JU: Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden - Epsom Summer West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summ er 3 Manchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Hull, and East Itiding lO Windsor Summer Newton -" l7 Hampton Ne wcastle 23 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge Alexandra Park 3O Chelmsford ............... JULY. 2 1 Odiham, l6 Worcester Summer ... '2 1 Stamford Carlisle ................. ... 7 I Radcliffe .... 2O Newmarket Ju1y.......... 7 Huntingdon' 2l Pontefract ............. . . 13 i Nottingham July Readin g Down Royal C orp. Liverpool July M. AUGUST. - - Brighton I Brighton Club 6 Oxford Lewes Summer I Wolverhampton ll Canterbury Stockton I Plymouth Windsor August l3 Lichfield Egham lB I Tunbridge Hastings I York August SEPTEMBER. 1 ' Kelso l5 1 Hendon l7 3 M 3 N ‘‘‘v r o : l i v s in , 1:y 0 et t l u s t October 22 223 8 , Royal Caledonian Hunt and Western. M BER. Cheltenham l3 Ealing Newmarket Houghton 19 Worcester Autuniu. EMBER 9 wiekchire Bunt l7 Baden Warwick September A.bingdou Leicester Doncaster September... Brecon Richmond Hampton Autumn lO OUTI Bedford 1 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October 5 Chelmsford Autumn 13 NOV Shrewsbury Autumn Leamington and War AN EVENT.—A sporting gentletnau lately ran his head agaiust a doorpost. We have not heard which won —Punch. ROIL