The Sun. — London, England, 1868-01-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGZ NOB, CITT, TWO O'CLOCK. The Stock Markets are generally well supported, though there is no great amount of business in pro gress. The principal feature is a further considerable advance in the stocks of the Caledonian Railway upon the improved prices of yesterday, consequent upon the iftue of the replies to the report of th e Investigation Committee. From sympathy other railway stocks have also improved, though to a less extent. The Funds are a shade stronger, and they maintain a moderately firm tone. Foreign Stocks are for the most part dull from inactive business. The Discount Market is exceedingly quiet, with increasing supplies, at 14 to 1 per cent. for first class bills. Consols have recovered k, and are now quoted at 928 to 93 for money and account. New and Re duced Throe per Cents., 928 to 93. India Five per Ceuta., 112 to 1121. Bank Stock, 212. Exche quer Bills, 225. to 275. preen. Foreign Stocks are , rather dull. There is a relapse of 1 in Brazilian (1865), at 76} to 77} ; and in Italian (1861), at 42/ to 43 ; and kin Portuguese scrip, at 21 to 2} ; and in New Spanisb, at 351- to 35}. Greek Bonds are exceptionally firm, being scarce ; the quotation is 12} to 121. Turkish (1865) are flat at 311 to 311._ _ . The New Honduras Loan is steady at k to 11- prem., ex coupon. American Securities are steady. United States 5-20 Bonds, 721 to 73 ; Erie RaiNay, 48 to 49 ; Illinois, 85 to 85i. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have risen to 24 25, and the Consolidated Mort gage Bonds are firm at 24 25. The chief feature in railways is a further rise of 1 1 per cent. in Caledonian, on the reports published this morning. The present price is 761 to 761. The market generally is firmer. Great Eastern and Midland are I better ; and Great Western, Metropolitan, and London and North Wes tern, Lancashire and Yorkshire are lower. The prices current are as follows :- 291 to 301 ; Great Western, 461 to 47 ; Lanca shire and Yorkshire, 1231 to 124 ; Midland, 1041 to 104 ; South Eastern, 684 to 681; Brighton, 461 to 474 ; Sheffield, 441 to 444 ; London and North Western, 117 to 1171; Great Northern, 1061 to 107/ ; do., A, Great Eastern, 1081 to 109 ; and Metropolitan, 1171 to 1171. • London and County Bank Shares are 531 to 541; and London and Westminster, 711 . to 721. General Credit Shares are 21 to 2} dis. ; and Lon don Financial, 24 to 22 dis. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The report of the annual meeting of the Norwich Union Fire Office for the year just closed will be found in another column. It shows that great suc cess attended the operations of the office during the ILA twelve months, and some notion of the business transacted may be gathered from the fact that the gross total of subsisting policies on the 29th of September, 1867, amounted to no less a sum than eighty-threJ millions. The proceedings wera alto ge ,her of the most satisfactory;description, and from the unanimity of the meeting the most remarkable success may be fairly relied upon for the future of th's vast and wide-spreading iustitution. tie sum of 7, 000 sovereigns were taken from the Sauk yesterd a y f or Russia, but 3,000 from Belgium Were taken in, making since the date of the last retard £17,000 sent in, and £26,000 withdrawn. It has been decided to wind up voluntarily the Albert Veterinary College (Limited). The half-yearly meeting of the North London Rail way Compa n y h as b een ca ll e d f or the 20th February, or the transaction of the ordinary business of the eoMpany„ The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Mediter ranean Extension Telegraph Company has been con vened for the 7th February, for the transaction of the usual business of the company. 13 9 a decree, dated the 28th November last, changes are made in the standard of money at present in use to the Republic of Mexico, based on the exclusive adoption- ort he deCitnal systetu - or coinage. The dollar is retained as the unit of currency. The report of the North-Western Bank (Liverpool) states that in consequence of recent heavy losses, Which have absorbed the reserve fund of £20,000 and a large portion of the profits of the past half-year, the dividend proposed is only at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. An official report, dated December 20th, of the We stern Superintendent of the Atlantic and Great i vv estern Railway, shows what reforms have so far ,b e en made in the working arrangements of the line. The following are extracts :—" You are well aware of th e condition the road was in on your taking posses ;e o f it, and of what was necessary tq be done at oce to put it in safe order. This, I think, has r e n fully done. The locomotiv es are i n as goo d er as will average on any road. We have made t - " 1 . improvements in them, and are runni ng them 0 che ape r than has been done. We are now down fie a mile, covering all expenses ; and lam satis -4 that we can get down to 27c. per mile as we t e !gress with our economy. Much improvement has ,__vu wade in the passenger and freight cars. We getting them in better order, and now that we i i _ve a good track to run on, our cost of repairs should t f i gi e l ni% l l. I much regret that our receipts are so sta :ted-by the loss in the oil trade, and the general th _enation of business, caused by the contraction of ti:_,national currency and the severity of the drought i t l i r„sog the latter part of the summer and autumn. zrat . i .affects travel as well as freighting. It is b osi qing, however, to know tbat D our 1 t'less is good, and we are doing our full pro tijon with other lines. It has been my especial toa u; to work economy in every department of the thu d ' and get our working expenses down to where 'eY Should be. waloi directors and auditors of the Caledonian Rail bajiYt have issued reports in reply to that of the com b e e• Both take exception to the plan adopted zh 3r t he committee in regard to the capital and revenue ar ges kod respectively, as being contrary to custom re s i:uure or less inexpedient. The directors o ff er to For th e meould the shareholders think it advantageous ito do so. of I ,t_t_a stated that the Northern Railway Company ti o ,' l3. `luice are about to issue a new series of °blip- At a N oste meeting. of the creditors of Mr. Bennett, iron £„ l., of Wellington, the liabilities were shown to ef ori 44 ,ooo, and the assets £15,000. The acceptance u ,.offer of 5s in the pound was deferred. lth regard to the market for American Securities, Z. F. Satterthwaite and Co. state as follows. of ,am!though there has not been a very large amount 41 ,,..',Il et tnes s in American Securities on the London I . o " n r_a, during the past week, prices have improved all ,-f a u,a; United States' 5-20 Bonds have advanced tc 1410 72, and 10-40's to 67/ to 68i In Illinois Cen ,tha.rest there has been some g o od buying on - the o e jct s ha . the affairs of the company are in an emi " s at i sfactory condition ; they close 851 to 85f, or °early also, 1 per cent. higher than this day week. Eriee u.,,,anciatfo4rB to 49, exhibit an improvement. The de. ehj oh Atlantic and-Great Western securities, 21 , t i l l e w ci e noticed . in our last, has continued, and from enshoaslidated Mortgage Bond rose to 26, from bwhebieeh,.tb‘jer° been a slight reaction to 24 to 25 ; the ha v ,"turea are at the same price, although lately they Cionsoloidennnulded some 3 to 4 per cent. more than the S e ated Bonds. The inquiries for the First and aud e° t n e Mortgage Divisional Bonds are also numerous, fir st ' a ll: , have been taken at from 50 to 55 for the •Tf ie u? 48 to 52 for the second." W eltiel ffic receipts on the Atlantic and Great aul c , ii ,: t u Ra ilway for the last week in December re sp ed $97,428 against $98,318 in the cot , period of 1866, showing a decrease of IMO. B RITISH FUNDS—TWO OVLOOK. 11' 4 $ `anrsionizziT FUNDS. ÜblIC Con 1 1, 0 . _ a -"' • Account, Feb. 6 ~,per Cent. Reduced 92 31 i,Te e w 3 per Cent 92i 31 J . : l ) s ' 2 i per Cent. Jan. 1894 — 4 °. per Cent. 0 an. 1873 — Illniities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do2o for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 —t, (Red Sea Telehraph), An, 19 " c'telltor Bills, £I,OOU, 2 &24 per Ct — 0 23 6 pin .£5OO 27 3 pi n Beak to. £lOO & .£2OO 27 3in " ~o• Acc of England Stock. 41 per Cent — p ount Ina 1-butN ; 10 VERNhiENT SEM:ATM , . --,io.ioiltock 10f Cent., April 1874 — h. % :ec ,per - Do. ._ onnt 1121 12 b . 0 per Cent. July, 1880 I: , , ° ' 4 Pot' Cent., Oct. 1888 t)o. Certificates L I :- E, ttfneed Paper 4 per Cent B7 i 0 • 0 per Cent., Jan. 1872 e• 5 ,.} per Cent., May 1879 loB} °• a Per Cent ,Rep, Deb., 1872 — Do,Do. • do. 1877 — do. 1882 — 00 Deb. 5 Per Cent., Aug. 1873 o.ll4der 411000 .... ...... toe s OM- 3ters. 3 tioa rely, a tely 5 hia- 611 tieS ether be a d no his h led lity." I ?Ir. untry let is th of if ter- left la SS lay away, ma out ase of t Mr. The of the story, acters John e of a w ho ~ the James sinew, s any id, arid pulsiv© ) Voir?. mance, and is e nano nd an rseman Lpp3arg of the t man' meholy Pie, the nturoue lust not sad end .e Babel Tmoor: ,rk frool —A very etropolie t of the there are engeP a n3odatioa litary, or pu blicarle to billet that this tsed o ° Dle I victual publie 114 FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. A.r,ontine Republic, 6 per Cent 73 Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 — Brazilian 5 per Cent 10. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 D. 5 per Cont., 1865 Do Account ' 771 1 Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Lyres 6 per Cent B4 Da 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ' Cubs, 6 per Cent. C.Alian 6 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent 67 00. 6 per Cont., B • -- Do., 1867 .:. Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 '...4 . 1 91 Do., Scrip £32 paid ' C .• •tubian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 p r Cent., 1825. — D nuhian Principalities, 7 per Cent 66 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 E!: ador New Consolidame,t, 1 pnr Cow._ 1:4 cagy pt ia: , 7 per Cent — q)0. Si-. oail Issue .. ... - . D . (5.0 ttmullß Do. £lO6 Bonds 9ll 100. liiiill ' !n. 1 5 ill Bon , is — Do. £lOO Bonds .... 911 1 tiov.rm! tut ltai Iwi v ih.h.-,)i tn.:, . ... 914 21 2 Ure,;k, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups — I te. Account Do. t;oupons Do. Account G .1.•,,,;;i:, h 1,,, i ~,,,, . - Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 7p. Ct., £lsp 1 1 pm It ~ .a:, a Fr, i 't! - i., imic • .. D o. Account • 64 Do. Maremmana Rai way 451 6/ Sl,xicai. 3 per Cent Ditto for Account De. 1864 — Dr 6 per Cont. Anglo-French — ,iontevidean 6 per Cent. .. \toorish. Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada. ... l2l 1 Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred Do Lf.lia. Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account 744 i 4 1 4 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account PJasguese 3 per Ot., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'69,'2,' 391 R issian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B7* 7 Do 41 per Cent. 1350 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 • Do 5 per . Cent., 1b 62 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds... 891 9 Do. do. £B4 15s. do. ... • Do., 1866, £lOO Bond5... Do. do. . £B4 15s. do — Siv.iinian, 6 per Cent — Spanlsh 3 per Con — Do Accf,unt Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — Do Acc.ant Do Com. Cert. of Coal.. not funded — Do Account Tu 'lash 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account ••• --- Do Account Do £lOl Bonds 6O 4 Do. 1863 — Do 5 per gent., 1365 . D.. Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 491 I D , I per Cent., G uaran teed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. ... — Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Dividenas on the above poyable in London. Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, E: - :.. 45i. — Do. Account 421 1. • TWO arDLOCK. Consols, Money 921 3 Do: Account MARKET'S—(tIds Day.) --►--- COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. SUGAIL—There is no revival of demand, and the few passing transactions are at moderate rates. Floating car goes meet some inquiry at the recent decline. One of Mauritius, No. 131, sold at 25s 3d ; and one Havannah, No. 12, at 24s for the United Kingdom. Relined sugars continue dull of sale, but are not lower. COFFEE moves off steadily, at late quotations. Good ordinary medium, 52s 6d to 53s 6d ; middling plantation Ceylon, 75s to 78s. _ . TRA.—The market is quiet, at late rates. FRUIT.—The trade is inactive, and rates nominally un altered. SALTPETRE.—Some small lots 5 per cent. Bengal have sold at 19s 3d to 19s 6d cash. COTTON in steady request, and firmer. Jura—The market is flat, and where sales are effected prices are lOs lower, COOllllOll to good bright selling at £lb lOs to £l9 10s per ton. HEMP. - Clean St. Petersburg is rather firm at £3B 108 per ton ; Manilla dull, and Z 45 taken for a small lot, common. COCHINEAL—Prices are steady, • with a full demand. Teneriffe silver, 2s lid to 3s 4d ; stock, 3s to 4s per st. • GALLS.-L- parcel of Japan sold at Ms per cwt. TALLOW. -The market is steady, at 435. 3d. spot, 435. 6d. March, 435. 61 April to June, 445. last three months. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of live stock at this morning's market was moderate, and the trade dull. Of beasts there were 610, including 90 from abroad. There was a quiet demand, and prices ruled the same as on Monday. Of sheep, the number on sale was 3,720, and the propor tion of foreign was 480. The quotations for veal are steady, and a moderate de mand was experienced. The number of calves at market was 40, of which none were foreign. COTTON. LnMRPOOL, Jan. 23.—Market opens with a good demand and rather dearer. Sales 15,000 bales, or more. COAL Price per Ton r.ARKET. at the Cleee, s d I East Hartlepool l7 9 Keltoe. H w thorn l5 9 1 H e tt on Hetton Lyons l5 9 Tnnstall ... 15 9 South Hetton d Eden Main Wylam l6 0 North Pelton Gas Bradyelrelletton l7 3 Cowndon l5 9 18 0 Tees RUSSIA AND CHINA The Sr. Petersburg journals pub. lish intelligence from Taschitend, in Tartary, dated the beginning of December, and asserting that military measures are being taken by China which are interpreted by the Russian correspondents as being directed against Russia. The same advices allege that China has contracted a treaty Oh the Turkomans, and that fortifications are being con structed on the Russian frontier. THE UNITED STATFEL —We learn by Atlantic cable that on Tuesday last the Ilots;e of Representatives passed, by 123 against 45 votes, a Bill declaring that there are no valid •ivil Governments in the late rebellious states, and trans ferring all powers of appointment and removal under the Reconstruction Act from President Johnson to General Grant as commander•in•chief of the army. MILITARY AND NAVAL MOVI,MENTS.—The 44th (East Essex) Regiment, under the command of Col. Hort, left Aldershot yesterday morning, en route for Ireland. The 56th (West Essex) Regiment, at Aldershot, under the command of Col. Lacy, has been held in readiness for some days past to proceed to Ireland. The same may be said of the 68th Regiment, s bleb is held in readiness to proceed to alanchester. On Tuesday evening a "divisional ball," under the patronage of Lieutenant General the Hon. Sir J. Y. Scarlett, K.C.8., was held in the Club-house at Aldershot. --The operation of the Cvnt.igious Diseases Act, 1866, sill shortly be extended by the Government to the garrison districts of Shorncliff, Colchester, and Coik, as well as the Curragh. Her Majesty's ship Pyladee sails to day for the Pacific station. THE ALABAMA QIIFSTION. —Another long and able letter appears in the Times to day from " Historicus," on the Alabama claims. Summing up the inquiry on which his fundamental proposition rests, the writer asks :—" Is the question whether a state of civil war did exist in the United States More the issue of the 'Queen's Pro clamation of May 13 h, 1861, a matter upon which any one, either in England or America, is entitled to entertaip a reasonable doubt / I have shown what was the conduct of the American Government at the time. I have shown what Mr. Seward, the recognized organ of that 'Government, said at the time when the events were in progress. I have shown what was the considered judgment, after the event and in their own favour, of a Court which is not only the supreme judicature of America, but the final judge of its Constitution. If, in the teeth of such admissions, a Govern ment is entitled to resuscitate a stale claim, where is to be the end of litigation / If, when you have not only got in writing the confession of your adversary, that he has no claim against you, but have, further, a judicial decision in his own country recorded at his instance, which authoritatively disproves his pretension, you are again to submit the same question to arbitration, what subject is left on which you are safe from persecution ? I can only say that a nation which, under such circumstances, should voluntarily submit itself to unreasonable vexation wotsld amply deserve the unjust and perpetual oppression which it would infallibly ii,vite." THE LATE Eursßon MAxrurtiatc—As it has been stated that the cfzpie given up by the Mexican Uovetntnent was not really that of Maximilian, we may state that the report is false. "The body landed at Trieste," says a emespondent, writing on the highest authority, "is un doubtedly the body of Maximilian. With the exception of the wounds inflicted by Mexican bullets, the slight per forations necessarily made by the embalmers for the pur- pose of injecting the veins with chemical substance, and the inevitable incisions requisite for the removal of the ..txstinea. &c., his entire and unintailated. Admiral 2'gethoff, who carried the golden key of the inner coffin shout him, opened the shell twico subsequently to his frrival in the Adriatic (once at Pola and once at Trieste), in 'rder to assure himself that the body had opt suffered by the voyage; and be reportel that no chsnge of any moment tiad taken place in its appearance since the Novara's de parture from Vera Cruz. Oa Wednesday night Louis Victor And Cbarles Louis went on board the frigate whilst the Admiral was by chance on shore, and sent to ask him for the key of the coffin, in order that they might contems plate the remains of their dead brother. Their demand was of course complied with ; and I believe myself to be justified in stating that, upon being shown the body, they koLlot recoso494 and declared bb authenticitv.". LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAL 8, London, Tilbury, and Southend, 7d FOREJ GN RAIL WAYS. Dutch Rhenish, Ditto, new, 21 Grew Luxembourg, 91 San Paulo, litn., h ua. 6 per cent., '9 t•oath AUStrillll aid Lombarao Venetian, 131 DOCI S. London and St. Katharine, 44 9 Surrey Commercial,lo9 BANIM Agra. lim., A, ti Anglo Egyptian, 1im., 17 1 k;ast London, lim. 2} English. Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 18 Imperial Bank, Lim.. Imperial Ottoman, 9 lonian, 24 Lino Mortgage Bank of India, lIM.. London and River Plate, 101 London Chartered Banc of Australia, 24 London and County, 51 London Joint Stock. 341 London and South African. 51 London and VI estruinster. Ditto, Scrip, 41 National Provincial of England. Ditto. .d and .sd issue, 39 New South Wales, 40 Oriental Bank Corporation, i2i . Unto:. or Australia, 50 Union of London, 35 it MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo American Telegraph, 201 1 Atlantic Telegraph. 11 50 Dit o, 8 per :Rut., 951 1001 Commercial union. Insurance. 51 Corporation of London Bonds, IBs2, 41:per cent., 1011 Credit voncier oi N:nulan•. Jim.. 21 East India Irrigation and Canal. 101 kllibW Vale, 1 6 Euypti an 9 perCent.,Viceroy Loan. gua. by Egypt. Govt. Of lieu Credit and Discount, lion., 51 iludson's Bay. 15 International rinancial Society, lim., 3. International I..and Credit. lira., 1 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavouri, Ditto, ki per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, :14 Ocean marine Insurantc;, Panama. New Zealand and Aus. It. Mail., 51: Rio de Janeiro City Improvements. 18 Viceroy of Egypt. 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 71} 1 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1868. SHARE LlST.—This Day. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This f ay. EQUITY. RACING TRANSACTIONS IN CNANCERY:—An injunction was applied for on the part of Mr. Clark, well known in the racing world, to restrain Mr. Shirley, at one time a general in her Majesty's service, from proeee3ing against him in an action for the recovery of certain moneys said to be due from - tne former to the latter. In October 1865 a warrant of attorney for £1,500 was given on the racehorse Laoville, judgment upon which was signed the following day. An agreement was then drawn up, the material portion of which it was urged was, that the amount which still remained due to the defendant after the sale of the horse was to be secured by an I 0 U, not to be enforced for three years. Eventually, the horse was sold for £3O, and the plaintiff swore that at a meeting at Brussels all accounts between the two were settled. The defendant swore exactly the opposite. Lord Bum* reserved judg ment. RESULT OF CHANGING THE OBJECTS OF A COMPANY. — The right of shareholders to be held free from liability on account of their shares in a company the objects of which have been changed, they havin7., applied for a return of all their deposits, was decided by the Master of the Rolls in the case of the Canadian Company. The company was established in July 18G2 for the purpose, as alleged in the prospectus, of acquiring land in the oil producing districts of Canada, working the petroleum springs, shipping the oil to England, and disposing of it by sale. In November 1862 the company issued art additional prospectus, in which it was set out that oil districts had been purchased and oil wells sunk. On the 14th of the same month a report was made to the effect that commissioners had been appointed to proceed to Canada, to examine the land purchased ; and the agricultural value of the property, indepen dent of its oil-producing qualities, was discussed. On the 3rd January the shareholders received the report of the commissioners, when it came out that no lands had been bought at all, and that it was mot intended to buy any, the company intending merely to bring oil to England for the purpose of sale. The shareholders were asked to sanction the change in the objects of the company, which was henceforth to be called the Canadian Oil Com• pany.. Mr. Fox, a shareholder, who held some 170 shares, being dissatisfied, applied for and obtained the return of the deposits , he had paid. Shortly afterwards the com pany was wound up, and it was sought to place Mr. Fox on the list of contributories. The Master of the Rolls held that as the objects of the company were entirely changed, any shareholder who applied for the return of his deposit was exempt from liability on account of his shares. Mr. Fox would therefore not be held a contributory of the company. DEATH OF MR. CHARLES KEAN. We deeply regret to state that this distin guished actor died at eight o'clock last night, after several months of suffer ing. While acting at Liverpool in May last he received a paralytic stroke, and from the effects of this attack he never recovered. He was lin his fifty-ninth year. Mrs. Kean (formerly bliss Ellen Tree) survives her lamented husband, whose personal qualities as a man were not less admirable than his genius as an actor. QUEEN'S THEATRE. --~ The tide of success which the excellent drama of " Dearer than Life" turned in favour of the new theatre will be materially strengthened by the new and sparkling operatic extravaganza, entitled "La Vivandiere;" or,True to the Corps, which was pro ducedlast night. The author of the amusing little piece is Mr. W. S. Gilbert. In this, as in his for mer production, " The Elixir of Love," he hasrun tilt with Mr. Byron, whose fame for burlesque ex travaganza has been long acquired, and it is but fair to say he has outrivalled even that gentleman in word-twisting ingenuity. In "La Vivandiere" puns abound frcirn beginning to end, some good, some of the opposite description, but all laughter-moving in the extreme. The author has, of course, used the plot of the original opera as far as possible, but he has introduced other trifles into it, which, as they add to the fun, may be well forgiven. Amongst his introductions is a certain count, the father of Maria, unknown to the opera, and this gloomy but entertaining indivi dual is represented as Count Manfred, living quietly at Mont Blanc. This part is capitally represented by Mr. L. Brough, whose dress and head gear are most artistically grotesque, the latter having all the appearance of the sable pluines sp., highly valued by undertakers. Then we have the Earl of Margate, Sir Peckham Rye, and other congenial spirits, all of whom are disco vered at the rising of the curtain " doing" Mont Blanc. They then meet the count, and for fun they induce him to leave his cold and snowy home, and so arrange it that he shall meet his loving spouse, whom he has long mourned as being defunct. However such is not the fact. She i s not only alive, but he also discovers that Maria is his daughter. The dashing little Vivandiere, on the discovery of her rank, is compelled to quit the corps, and eventually she is bethrothed to Mar gate's Earl ; but Tonio becomes a hero, and of course secures Maria, and the piece concludes with general joy and a chorus. Sergeant Sulpizio of course takes an important part in the burlesque, and the character was supported by Mr. Toole iu his own inimitable way. Miss Hodson as Maria the Vivandiere was particularly arch and bewitching, and Miss Addison as the Earl of Margate delivered her lines with point and effect. Mr. L. Brough as Manfred was magnificently humorous, and Miss Everard as the Marchioness was excellent. The dresses and scenery of the burlesque are magnificent and anything more brilliant has never been seen, even in the splendid productions of Madame Vestris. The music is particularly well selected, and it is to be especially commended on account of the care with which the music-hall melodies have been ignored. The piece was received with the most decided success, and at the fall of the curtain all the principal characters received the honour of a call. The house was crowded. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The 44th (East Essex) Regiment, under the com mand of Col. Hart, left Aldershot yesterday morn ing, en route for Ireland. The regiment marched from quarters at half-past 8 o'clock, during a heavy shower, to the Farnborough station of the South- Western Railway, whence, at 10 o'clock, it pro ceeded by special train to Portsmouth, there to em bark on board her Majesty's ship Simoom for con veyance to Kingstown. The marching out strength was-42 officers, 48 sergeants, 40 corporals, 21 drummers, 556 privates, 68 women, 63 children, and 10 horses. The regiment will be distributed as follows :—C, E, G-, and I companies, with the band, to form the head-qmirters at Killiemay;- a Oetach ...tent, composed of Lieut.-Colonel Brown, C. 8., in command, and D and F companies, with 'Assist.- Surg. Phillips, will proceed to Tempbunore ; a de tachment, under Major Geddes, consisting of A and K companies, will be sent to Thurles ; a detach ment, under Brevet-Lieut.-Col. Fauseit, and com posed cf H company, will do duty at Birr ; and B d O e n t a t c h h e m a e r n r t i s v a w l ii o l f p t r h o e c eed regimentb by r a a i l t t l o id company, under Capt. W. A. W oo d , at Nenagh. t n li g e s ine li ve t r h a e l destinations. The 56th (West Essex) Regiment, at Aldershot, under the command of Col. Lacy, has been held in readiness for some days past to proceed to Ireland ; but yesterday the regiment had not yet received the route, and the date of its departure is unknown. The same may be said of the 68th Regiment, which is held in readiness to proceed to Manchester. On Tuesday evening a "divisional ball," under the patronage of Lieut.-Gen. the Hon. Sir James Yorke Scarlett, K.C.8., was held in the Club-house at Aldershot, which was handsomely decorated for the occasion. There was a large attendance of the officers of the Staff and division and of the inhabi tants of the surrounding districts. The band of the 54th Regiment was in attendance. The Ist Infantry Brigade at Aldershot, consisting of the 40th Regiment, under Major French ; the 54th, under Colonel Thomson ; and the 56th, under Colonel Bull, proceeded ou route marching duty on Tuesday, but owing to heavy rain were compelled to return to camp after a short march. On the same day C, D, and E batteries of the Royal Horse Artillery, respectively under the command of Capts. Watson, Tinabrell, and Hill, and the whole under Col. Wintle, C. 8., marched out a short distance, but were likewise compelled by adverse weather to return to barracks. The Colonelcy of the Ist (the King's) Regiment of Dragoon Guards is vacant by the death of Gen. Thomas William Brotherton, G.C.8., on Monday last, aged 81. The gallant General entered the army as cornet in the 14th Dragoons in Jan., 1800, and served in Egypt under Gen. Sir Ralph Aber crombie in 1801, and also in 1805, in Germany, under Lord Cathcart. From 1808 to 1814 he served in Portugal, Spain, and France. He particularly dis tinguished himself during the Peninsular war, and was present at nearly all the cavalry affairs and skirmishes with his regiment, the 14th Light Dra goons; he was also engaged in the action on the Coa, and was several times wounded. He was in July, 1830, appointed one of the Aides-de-Camp to King William IV. ; and subsequently held the appoint ment of Inspector-General of Cavalry at head quarters. For his distinguished services in the Pen insula he was nominated a Companion of the Older of the Bath ; was made a Knight Commander of the Order in 1855, and a Knight Grand Cross in 1861. In May, 1819, he was appointed Colonel of the 15th Hussars, and was afterwards transferred to the Colonelcy of the Ist Dragoon Guards July 17, 1859. The deceased General's commissions bore date as follows :—Cornet, Jan. 24, 1800 ; Lieut. and Captain, July 27, 1801 ; Major, Nov. 28, 1811; Lieut.-Col.„ May 19, 1814 ; Col., July 22, 1830 ; Major-Gen., Nov. 23, 1841 ; Nov. 11, 1851 ; and General, April 1, 1860. The operation of the Contagious Diseases Act, 1866, will shortly be extended by the Government to the garrison districts of Shorncliff, Colchester, and Cork, as well as the Curragh. FEARFUL SHIPWRECK ON THE CORNISH COAS7. (By Telegraph.) PENZANCE, Thursday Morning. Nicholas li. Downing, Esq., reports that yester day (Wednesday) the Prussian brig Die Sonne was lost on the Praze Sands, nine miles from this place. The lifeboat Richard Lewis,.belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution, was got down there it, two hours, was got down there in two hours after receiving the intelligence, but unfortu nately was too late to be of use, as the ship had gone to pieces, and the crew of nine men were drowned. ORDINA.ItY BIIAILES AND STOCKS Share, Railways. paw ) Closing Bue inlr Price. done. et Bristol and Exeter ....: lov 84 86 at Caledonian lOO 741 75 76 51 at L:anibrlan - Cork and Bandon - - - 20 Cornwall all 2 4 at Dublin & Beltast - June lOO 741 751 at Dun„Yerth,& Ab. June lOO 70 74 100 . E.London, scrip Certi all - - Lao. 100 - at Glasgow AS. Western 100 94 07 at Great Eastern, Ord.stk. Ica. 291 201 30 291 301 at Do. E. Angi. at. N 0.2 100 6 8 at Great Northof Sootlans! 100 15 6 at treat Northern lOO 104 074 176 i 71 at Do. A stock .... 100 tCB 10, 101 9 st Do. 13 stock at Do. New, la. at 25 pri lO., at (pit S. and W. of Ironton 10L G. 93 at Gt. Western -Original lex. it i 1 47 461 / at Jo. S. Val. ;tad! gua. 100 - - •t Do. South Wales - st Do. W. Mid.--Oa tore NO 25 30 274 7 at Do. Newpoit at 00. iiereford iCO - at ILancashire.tr.. Yorksoir, lot 124 21 . 123 . 4 at !LJudon and Black wai, lot - - at Lou., S Coast lOu 46, 47 474 at . 1-on., Chat., and DJvei too lb 19 it Do. Metrop. Lx. A lOO - - at 'Lon. A -North %i eaten NO 1;61 :171 1161, 1;7, at !Lon. A South Wester,. lot ;7 ;0 at 'Rau., stmt., dt Lincol: lOU 41 f 5 at Metropolitan all ;t7 118 117 i Uo. New to - at Do. EXtell6lOU all 103 104 I Metropolitan Districe itli - - 72 20 I.)o. do. do. . 10 - - (0 Do. and :at. John'e 6 - - at Midland - Do. £v Share 7 - - at Do, dirrein.. A 106 73 75 - slid Kent . . all - - st North. Mush st Do. Ed., tilt., & Dun. 109 - - st Nth. Eastern-lierwicE 100 103 105 1041-31 41 25 Do. (i.N•E purchase 16.13.4 - - at Do. Leeds at Do. York lOO 93 95 at Do. Carlisle . . .. . 100 - - .. at Do. Stock. & 45 • Do. do. 1860-01 lB - p at North London st Do. do. 186.1 5 . lO - - - Do. do. 1866 . 5 1 14p 10 North Staffordshire .. LOU 5) 61 59 59 8i at N. AS. W. Junction .. all if 3 115 se, Scottish Central - Soot. N. E , Aber. aloes' 100 - Uo. Scot, lOU - Shropshire Union at South Dev0n... it south Eastern 20 Staines, Wok., A Wok . all 86 94 st Tali: Vale 10 Do. C - 5 - - V ale ofr Neath - - %Waterford & Kilkenny 100 10 Waterloo & Whiteha 0 - - West Cornwall lOO - - COLOSIa.L GO VEIL Britioh Columbia.per 1 oent.; Deo. 31, 1372... • I Can.tiov.6 p.e.Ja.dr July 1877-s4 Do. 6 p. o. Feb. & D. 5 p. C. !►lar. & Sept Uo. 5 p. o. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. e. inscribed ak Cape U. Hope, 6 p. 0.1873 vo. A p I. & Cot . 1890- MO Do. do isigl-gu Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9. Do. 5 per ant. 15 April ana 15 Oct., WO.— Cdylon, Nov 186E1, 6 p Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. 0, WS, Jan. and J uly .....•• Do. 1878 ... 00. 1882, May 15, Nov. Do. 180, Feb. & Aug.. Natal liov. 6 per cent.. N.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gcm.s 186 t Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1870 1 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1895 1 , New Zealand, 6 p. cent' Do. 5 per cent.... ••• Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. a sterling, 1875 iQueensland Gov. 6 p. c 93. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o. 18684 Do. 1878 & upwards Vie,Gov. 6 p.c. /a &July Do. do. April & Oct 3,IENT SECUKITIIII6, 98 ICG 100 102 100 14 86 88 85 87 102 104 106 108 la 116 107 109 95 i 7 11J 114 i4l u 3 146 L4B 103 107 lu7 Uhl 1(4 106 143 105 98 99 974 966 99 99 190 100 100 1(.0 100 100 102 104 103 10 110 at 991 ILO 94 5 6 971 1031 I i COMMON LAW. LIGHTING THE AGRICULTURAL HALL.—In the Court of Queen's Bench, a motion was made on behalf of the defend. ants in the case of Defries v. Sanger, calling on the plaintiffs to shew cause why there should not be a new trial, on the ground that the verdictwas against the weight of evidenc ; The r ntion was l ought by r essrs. Defr: s, the gla, chandelier manufacturers, against Messrs. Sang , the proprietors of a circus, and who are so wk. known in connection with their entertainments at the Agricultural Hall, to recover a sum of £B7, to which the defendants pleaded a set-off. In the course of the trial at the Bail Court on Tuesday last, it was alleged by the defendants that the plaintiffs had used their chandeliers at a series of concerts, and at the ball to the Belgian Volun teers at the Agricultural Hall, although they had stated that they had taken them down and packed them up care fully. This was denied by the plaintiffs, who obtained a verdict. A rule nisi was granted. COMPENSATION CASES.—In the Sheriffs' Court, before Mr. Under-Sheriff Burchell and a special jury, the case of Roots v. the Great Eastern Railway was heard. The property for which compensation was claimed is situate at the Triangle, Hackney, and after a consultation a verdict was taken by consent for £9oo.—ln the case of Henrickson v. the Metropolitan Board of Works, which was com menced yesterday, property was wanted for the purpose of ma ki ng so me public improvements at Kensington—once an unimportant metropolitan suburb, but now described as " a second Belgravia." After a long investigation a sum of £4,978 was awarded. EXTRAORDINARY DAMAGE.—In the case of Osborn v. Read, plaintiff and defendant were farmers, in Norfolk. The act' ~n was by tl.e uncle of Cie young woman, Emily Fisher. She stated that s h e had known the defendant for ten years, and he wa s her suitor. Sh e gave bi r th t o a child in June last, and it was still alive. The under sheriff told the jury that tlu3 only question was the amount. The fact of the seduction was admitted. He would merely remind them that it was not a criminal pro ceeding, but a civil suit —they were not there to punish the defendant, but to award such damages as would satisfy the justice of the case. The jury, after a few minutes' con. sultation, gave a verdict for £3oo.—Mr. Wilkins said they only claimed £2OO by the record. —The occurrence caused a good deal of surprise 'in court, and the learned under sheriff said they could only give £2OO. The jury said they wished to give £3OO, as it was a bad case.—A verdict was recorded for £2OO. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —This ray. BOW-STREET. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT.—.At Bow-street, Christopher Robinson, aged 13, apprentice to Mr. Parsons, law-writer, Cursitor-street, Chancery-lane, was charged with embezzle ment.— The prisoner had been sent with an account., and returned with a statement that the customer had other work to offer, and would pay for the whole altogether. Mr. Parsons, however, having accidentally met his cus tomer at Peele's Coffee-house, discovered that the amount, 1.05., had been paid to the prisoner. It was also found on inquiry that the prisoner was in the habit of spending money, gambling, and "running up scores" at a coffee-house near his master's office. The landlord not only countenanced this, but joined in games of cards and dominoes with the boy, and told Mr. Parsons that he was not in the house when in fact he was. The prisoner excused himself at home for keeping late hours by pretending that he was kept at work by his master. Sir Thomas Henry commented severely on the conduct of the coffee-house keeper, and issued a summons for his attend ance on Thursday next, to which :day he remanded the prisoner. MARLBOROUGII-STREET. A CAB PROPRIETOR THREATENING TO STAB A CON STABLE.—AIfred Coggs, a cab proprietor, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and furiously driving his horse and cart. Police - constable Beeves said : A little after 12 o'clock last night, while in Pall-mall, I saw the prisoner driving his horse and cab at the rate of 12 miles an hour. The prisoner turned out of St. James'i. street into King-street, and nearly ran over two females, who were much frightened and screamed out. I went after him and stopped him just in front of the St. James's Theatre, and asked him to get off his cab. The prisoner did so, and then, seeing Allot he was drunk, I took him into custody. After going some distance the prisoner said he would go no further with me, and that he would die first, and he then put his hand into his pocket and said `• I'll rip your heart out." I got the knife from him and took him to the station.—The Prisoner : I don't recollect anything about it —Mr. Knox: Your conduct is as bad as it can be, and I think steps ought to be taken to prevent your driving again. It is a monstrous thing, taking out a knife to a constable. You will have to pay 405., or go to prison for a month MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. STEALING . a CHEQUE.-At the Middlesex Sessions, before Mr. E. W. Cox, Elizabeth Jones ..ad Ellen Smith were indicted for robbing John Hiett. —The prosecutor, an agent, living at Islington, said that on the night of the 7th inst. he was walking up Pentonville-hill, when the prisoners came up to him and accosted him. Jones asked him to go home with her, and the other prisoner asked him to treat them. He put his hand into his pocket to give them some money, and immediately missed a cheque. He accused Jones of stealing it, and said he should give her into custody, and a policeman coming up he gave them both into his charge. Albertine, 24 Y, said he was on duty on the tight in question when he saw the prosecutor standing with the prisoners. He saw Jones pass something to Smith, who walked away. Prosecutor cried out that he was robbed, and he (witness) went up and took them into custody. On the way to the station the prisoner Smith dropped some thing, which proved to be the prosecutor's cheque. Re. pass i n g up and d own Pentonville-hill spectable persons were very much annoyed by the prisoners and others of her class. The jury found the prisoners guilty. Mrs. Howe, warder at the Female Prison, Westminster, proved a lot of convictions against the prisoners. Mr. E. W. Cox sentenced Jones to seven years and Smith to &ye years' penal servitude. Last night her Royal Highness the Princess Mary of Teck and the Prince of Teck honoured the per formances of the Theatre Royal, Adolphi, with their pre sence. [ADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Ointment and Pills.— The most effectual cure for Gout and Rheumatism.—A frequent cause of those complaints is the inflammatory state of the blood, attended with bad digestion, lassitude, and great debility, showing a want of the proper circula tion of the fluid, and impurity of the blood greatly aggra vates these disorders. 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Bengal, gu., sde 100 t 3 h. 4 at East ludian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 110 1104 lt9} 40 Do. .1 Extension st ~ randTrunkot Canad" 100 17 18 100 Do. is;quip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 83 55 WO Do. Ist Fref. Bonds all 50 52 100 Do. do deferred 100 De. 2d Pret. Bonds., all 40 45 100 vu. do. deterred 100 Do. 3d Pref.stock all 32 34 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook 100 Du. do. deterred st .;t. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOO 107 108 1 0 o. Gus. 5 per cent lB 2t. 20 Do. New gua. sp. a 6 2i et i t. &nub et-India gua. 5 per cent st D,. 41 per cent lov 02 114 st Do . .. . tOl • . mat W, s. of Canada, all 151 151, 16,1 1 204 D. New .. - • I " 1)0 . Bp.o li6.s. pay. 187: all 95 47 101 00. 51 du. pay. 1877-8.. all. ts .'7 10 Indian Branch, limited 3 1 t tj 51 Madras, gua. 5 p.O .... 100 100 102 st Do. 41 do 1r) . D eepuli o o.bi .... t.c l e; l d,cii °rai d t b,oh663poiont; p. :it. :spun aion. yi f .55,.., 1 1 1 1a 0: 0 :0 0051 . 8 9 8= 11 3 3 0 5 81_ 5 1 5 85 s t: t N il il st Seinde * lOO 100 101 16 0 et Do. Delhi l ga 100 1004 10.4 10(. 4 1 20 Do. do . b 0 ,• 15 1 }}D st Do. Puniaub.... E s .. 100 IV 100 at Do.lndus St.lelo i 4, 100 85 87 BRITISH MINES. Cam. Consul. Gold, Lim 1 - Chiver ton - Cli ff ord Amalgamated 3O 54 61 - Devon G. Cons. (Taoist 1 110 430. - Drake walls 2.1.0 6 f - East Bas se tt (Ill ogan) 294 10 12 - East Caradon 2.14.e t 6 - 'East Cam Brea 3l 2 24 - East Grenvill e ..... 14 2 - East Gunnislake. tat. 4 - East Loved 3.9.0 8 9 - E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk 11.7.6 14 2 - Oam.& StAubyn(G weu. 116 4 5 4 Great L4xey, limited all 17 18 - Great South Tolgus 0.14.0 - Great Wheal nu,sy, - - - G. Wheal Vor 40 17 19 19i - Grenville 9.0.6 14 14 - Herod's Foot .... 8. t 4.0 35 37 ilingston Downs 5.10.6 24 24 - Si argaret (Uny Lelant 1117. 6 b - Marke Valley 4.10.6 4} 54 4 11 wyndy Iron Ore, 11w 36 14 f - A e-.v S ton ...... 564 60 70 - North :oskear N.Wh Bassettallogan 4.4.0 ' - - North Wheal Crotty - Prosper United......., 8.11.0 2 26 - Providence ,Uny Lelani 10.6.7 29 St - I S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l6 390 410 - South Condurrow S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 376 42{ - • stray Park 35,15.6 4 6 'rin Croft to 18 14 Vigra and Clogan, all - - - West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Lulteard la 19 12 West Chiverton ...... 11 66 08 West Seton ...... 474 195 1.05 Wheal Bassett !Mogan 51 t 5 95 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 16 1J Wheal Diary Ann (Men 8 18 20 Wheal Scion wh ed .i Trelawiley (Lis 5.17.0 6 8 The Price of Gold. the quotation 01 gold at Paris is about at par, and lie short exchange on London is 251. 15e. per £1 sterling. n c_wiparing these rates with the English Alia price Li +‘s. WO. per ounce for standard gold. it Appe.'s that ul t is nearly o e-tenth dearer in Paris than in London. l'he course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 130 days' sight is about 1091 per cent. At this rate there is no profit on the importation of gold from the United States. Her Majesty's ship Pylades sails to-day for the Pacific station. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS DAY. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 20 to 1 agst Fan (offered) 25 to 1 agst Tennyson (taken) 25 to 1 agst Shakspero (taken) 25 to 1 agst Port Royal (offered —take 23 to 1) ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. 50 to 10 agst Formosa (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 80 to 10 agst Formosa (taken) DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Lady Elizabeth (offered) 1000 to 50 agst Suffolk (taken) 1500 to 371 agst Banditto (taken) 125 to 25 agst Suffolk 1,2, 3, (taken) 6130 to 10 agst Suffolk for tho Derby and Lady Eliza beth the Oaks (taken) 800 to 10 vg , t Suffolk for the Derby and Formosa the Oak,. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, LINCOLN SPRING MEETING. Second Day—Wedas.lay, February 19. The Grand Steeplechase (Ilan Heap) of 10 sous each, 5 ft, and only 3 if declare.l, with 100 added; winners of a steeplechase of 100 cows after the weights are pulli-hed 81b, twiza or 203 121 b extra; the second to save Lis stake. Four mile 4. 40 subs. Age st lb Alci'ulade ... a 12 7 Meanwood ... a 12 6 Flyfishor a 12 0 Gameboy ... a 12 0 Hall Court... ... a 11 1 - 2 Globule 11 11 Benazet a 11 10 Philosopher ... a 11 9 Garus ...all 8 Emperorlll. ... a 11 4 Emperor 11. ... a 11 2 Doctor ... 11 2 Golden Cross ... a 11 0 L. S. D. ... all 0 The Plover ... a 11 0 Reporter a 11 0 Bridegroom, by Pompey ... a 11 0 King of Hearts a 10 12 Tennyson ... 6 10 12 Bishopton ... 6 10 12 Hippolyta ... a 10 12 , Age st lb Surney ... 6 10 12 Wings of the Wind 6 10 9 Gladiator ... 5 10 9 Overton ... alO 9 Hungerford ... a 10 9 Greenland... ... a 10 8 Fly-by-Night (h b) a 10 8 ILatona, by Ted dington Bal ham's dam ... 610 7 Havelock ... alO 7 Franciscan ... 6 10 5 The ... 6 10 4 Philip (h b) ... 5 10 2 Sflph ... 6 10 0 aria 6 10 0 Barbarian ... ... 510 0 Zinganee (ti b) ... 610 0 Diana ... ... 6 10 0 Bosco, by Promised ... ... 5 10 0 "RES FOR 1868. FARY. Nottingham Spring 25 Darby Spring .11011. Margate Epsom Spring Meeting 24 Croxton Park Northampton Catterick Bridge l6 Lewes Spring Thirsk Curragh April 2l Newmarket let Spring 27 Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer Newton - l7 Hampton Newcastle 23 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge Alexaudra Park 3O Odiham, l6 Stamford Radcliffe ..... 2O Huntingdon : 2l Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood UST. Dover Oxford Scarborough 24 Canterbury Derby Summer Weymouth Lichfield Tunbridge Margate 3l ;TIBER. K~lso l5 dendou l7 Monmouth . Newmarket Ist October 22 Wals:ill West Draytoa 29 Royal Caledonian Hunt and Western M )BER. Cheltenham I Ealing I NewmarketHoughton 19 I Worcester Autumn. 25 M. DE it wickehire Hunt l7 I Windsor Grand Military and Open Derby Spring I Baschurch 2B ,CH. . Margate 23 West Somerset 2l Cheltenham Southdown Hunt Cambridge _!IL. Grant National Hunt I Knighton (Bedford) 2 Abergaveuny Roy.Artillery(Woolwich) 3 Hatnbledon Bromley Aldershot Croydon Spring Hendon OCTOBER. Bromley 1 J Ealing l5 DECEMBER. St. Albans 1 Ealing 26 Kingsbury Foreign Alai! Packet List. MAILS DUE. n.ustralla and New Zealand, via Southampton..... Jan. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles ......... Feb. 13. Ditto, via Panama ...... .......... ...Jar,. 23. Brasil, Buenos !lyres, and Monte Video Feb 3. Ditto, by Freaoh paoket Cape Verde. by Brazil packet . Cape of Good Elope. A.s.seasloa, and St. ileleas Jaa China, Penang, and Slnktpore, via Southampton Feb 3 Ditto, via Marseilles Falkland Islands Feb. 3. Liibraltar, via Southampton Jan 2; Indla.via Southampton ...... Jan. 21 Ditto, via Maraeil:es Malta, e:gypt, .... Ditto, Marseilles Jan. 21. Mauritius, Cape of Good Rope, and Natal, via douthaMpton Ditt marseitles Feb ifl N ewfouudis Lc. Portugal . . ........ Feb. 3 Ditto, by priN > is ship to Oporto ... Ditto .tto to Lisbon United States, unada, California, dm., by British &act Ditto, by L Lited States paoket Ditto ditto 'New York; Ditto auto Niw York) Ditto ditti (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet West Coast of Africa, 3ladelra, and Tenerilfe Feb. 3. West Dailies and Paatio (except Mexico and Baha- Jan. 2S. mas) Jan. 2S. Cubs and Ilexioo ~,,Feb. 3. Bstiamas, via New Y ...................... Bermuda, via Halifax ............... Mr. Tritton, banker, of Lombard-street, has offered Lieutenant-Colonel Palmer, of Nazing-park, to raise a troop of yeoman r y cavalry to join the West Essex regiment. FATAL ACCIDENT AT A THEATRE.—A sad an I fatal accident has occurred at the Theatre Royal, Leicester. It seems, from the evidence adduced at the inquest held on Tuesday evening before the coroner, Mr. J. Gregory, that on Saturday night the theatre, which is now under the management of Mr. G. H. Ashton, was extremely full, and that the deceased, Henry Payne, a youth about 12 years of age, at his own request, accom panied his father into the gallery for the purpose of witnessing the performance of the pantomime, "Little Red Riding Hood." In the course of the entertainment, owing to the crowded state of the gallery, the deceased and about 30 others were let into the "side slips" adjoining, and while there, looking over the front on to the stage, it would seem that some mischievous youths sacceeded in carrying unperceived into the gallery, from the lobby, a large and heavy door for the purpose of making a platform from which to obtain a better view of the performance, but which overpowered them and fell with considerable force on to the back of the deceased, crushing him severely against the front of the gallery, and causing him to sustain severe internal injuries, from Which he died on Tuesday. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death," and Mr. Ashton promised to secure the door, and to pay the funeral expenses of the unfortunate youth. A Nevada miner recently had his leg caught under a rock, and being rendered helpless was eaten by a panther. ME FENIAN ARRESTS AT DEPIFORD The following appeared in our latest edition of yester day : This Afternoon James Richardson, 2, Queen street, Deptford, Florence M'Carthy, 3,5 Princes street, Deptford, and Maurice Lytellton, 103, New street, Deptford, were placed before Mr. Maude, at the Greenwich Police-court; charged with treason felony. The men having been placed in the dock, they were formally charged with attempting to ad minister the Fenian oath to a young man named James B:indall, an American, with the view of in ducing him to commit treason-felony. James Bandall was the first witness called. He said he was a draper's assistant. He had been in England five months. He lived in Deptford. He had chose to live in Deptford because he had friends living there. He knew Maurice Lylell ton for a week. He met hint in Iligh-street, Deptford. Ile (witness) was wall:lug n i , and down before the White Swan, and he spoke to Lytelltou. He caid it was very damp, but that he would soon be in America, where it was frosty. Lytd;ton said America was in a bad state, and asked me if I was a Fenian. I told him that I 311.0u1d not satisfy any one who I was, as I did not know who I was talking to. Lyteilton replied, " That is right, if you knew the trouble I have been in you would keep your mouth shut." He then said, " Will you see me again." I replied, " I don't think I shall have time to see you, as I am off to America." lie said, " I should like to see you before you go." We then separated. I met him afterwards several times in High street. We spoke about America upon those occa sions, but said nothing material. On Saturday last I saw Lyteilton in the King William in Welling.. ton-street. A man was with him who is not pre sent. Lyteilton introduced me to that man, who asked me to drink with him. Lyteliton said, " This is my Yankee friend," and soon afterwards the man he introduced me to asked if I was a Fenian. I said I should not satisfy him. That man said that he himself was a head centre, and that Maurice Lyteil ton was only a corporal. lie asked me if I would like to be sworn in as a Fenian. I told him I did not know what the oath was, but that I should like to hear it. After that there was a little dis turbance in the house, and then we all went to the King's Head, Church-street. There the man not here asked me if I would go home to supper with him and he would show me six or seven re volvers which he had a patent for. I told him I would not go with him, that it was getting late, and that I should go home. He then asked me to meet him on Sunday at one o'clock at that house. I then left him outside the house, and on the Sunday at half-past one o'clock I went to the King's Head, and found Maurice Lyteliton, James Richardson, M'Carthy, and the other man. They were all standing in front of the bar. This was the first time I had seen either M'Carthy or Richardson The man here asked me if I would take the oath. I told him I did not know what the oath was ; he said " you shall have it then if you like." I replied " No," not at present, for I must get home." He said, " Oh, no, lets go to the King William," and we all five went there together, and we had some thing to drink. The same man and Maurice Lytelltou then asked me to go into a private room, for they wanted a little private conversation. [The prisoner Lyteilton here requested that the landlord of the King William should go out of court. This was at once complied with, and the examination was resumed]. They asked for the key of the room, and upon going in Lyteilton asked me "If I was a de teezive." I replied " No." Lyteilton then took out a memorandum book, and he put down my words, viz., " I swear by my God I am not a detec tive." Upon that the man not here took a small Testament out of his pocket, and handed it to me and said, "This is for you to take the oath." I said, " I don't know what the oath is, and I should like to hear it read ever." Lyteliton and the man not present then both took hold of the book, and Lytteilton administered the oath to the man to show me what it was. Lytteilton did not read the oath, but he said it from memory as follows : " You will forswear all allegiance to the Sovereign of Great Britain, and take up arms against the British Government in the Fenian cause, and defend the rights of Ireland when called on, so help your God." The man kissed the book, and then handed it to Inc. I took hold of the book, and the man not here repeated the same word to me, and asked me to kiss the book. I said, "I can't exactly understand what you said." Ile asked me if I was a damned fool, and M'Carthy said, " Any one can see that you aro an Irishman, don't be a thinned traitor to your country—kiss the book." I replied, "I will not," and he said, " Then you are a -- traitor." Some one then came to the door and insisted upon having it opened, as it was nearly three o'clock. The door was locked, but one of the men in the room opened it, and we all left. After some further evidence, the prisoners were remanded. FOREST TREES. At a late sitting of the Societe des Ingenieurs Civils, M. Rouyer read a paper on the process of sylviculture followed during the last 40 years by M. 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. do 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. RACING FIXT FEBR' Lincoln Spring Mansfield Harrow 2O MA Liverpool Spring M 3 C.ielinsford Spring M 10 Shrewsbury Spring 10 West Drayton l2 Warwick Spring AP. Bromley Spring 6 Durham Hendon l3 Newmarket Craven Knighton l4 Abergavenny . , ... 16 Chester 5 Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring 14 Salisbury West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer Manchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Hull, and East Riding lO Windsor Summer JU Chelmsford Worcester Summer 2 Carlisle 7 Newmarket July 7 Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. l5 Liverpool July M. AUG Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Egham lB Hastings York August SEPT I Baden Warwick September 1 Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster September 8 Brecon Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 OCT Bedford 1 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2,1 October 5 Chelmsford Autumn N OVI Shrewsbury Autumn ' Leamingtou and War STEEPLE FE BR Carmarthen Birmingham Lincoln l9 Harrow 2O Boston MAI Liverpool Spring Shrewsbury Spring..., 10 G ra nd Military 16 17 Warwick l7 Chertsey 2O AP] NAVAL APPOIN fIIE NTS. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty : Lieutenant Frederick A. Wetherell for Excellent to the Royal Oak; Mr. George R. Green, sub-lieutenant, to the Royal Oak; Lieutenant John W. Sunderland, to the Pallas ; Lieutenant Frederick C. N. Hall, to the Serapis ; Lieutenant Robert N. Ilamoud, to the Mersey. DEATH OF DUFFY, THE FENIAN, IN MILLBANK PRlSON.—Yesterday afternoon a coroner's inquest was held by Mr. Charles St. Clair Bedford respecting the death of Edward Duffy (formerly a draper in Dublin), in the Peni tentiary, Milbank. The surgeon said death was caused by pleurisy on both sides and inflammation of both lungs. The jury returned a verdict of Natural Death. "Gentlemen,—Allow me unsolicited td lend you a word if commendation for your Pain Killer. I have used it in my family several years, and find it all it claims to be. For rheumatism, coughs, colds, burns, cholera, and dis eases generally that prevail in families, I regard it as be von(' all price, and as efficacious beyond any remedy within my knowledge. We keep it as our chief family medicine, and find its use in ordinary cases worth more than any doctor. Many clergymen have spoken of it in the highest terms as a fainilr medicine. Missionaries in repeated instances haw said to me in )erson and in their letters that the Pain Killer was by far the best medicine used in heathen lands. This I say in justice to yourselves, and for the benefit of others.—Yours, Rev. W. B. JAcons, late editor of the Christian Chronicle. To Perry Davis and Son, 17, Southampton-row, Holborn (W. C.r None genuine without their trade mark, PAIN KILLER, on the "Government gawk. to (ADTT.) • ►rc c's a's er fa" ify ire° ent. •hat the tho 1 in 3 SO city ina- big, site lug, ad's his thy, .ably cong, , and .