The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-14 00:00:00

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Th e he rowed hoped he the palm ireover, corps. id 12 otabli Oat that he s lodging° and iu 1 118 led to, tb° ered lying ifle whic h n fearfully was blow n the ceiling d the eell' s ordin al orn 011 the enty-tlla 031PA-140 tvrard he IS wether, sel and tl2° Litton of by L ietit. i beha lf ° 10 °, the COY " we left th. which Co,l' . n a is cay l e ceSS a ti°3 reCUrreile! to A l ` e° o m i g ht Piec a- Yo cors• t. forts of eotiv e YL • than° MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE; Cur, Two o'CLoCK. The Money Market is steady, though quiet. The rate is 1} per cent. per annum. English wheat is firm this morning. Consols are without change, at 931 to 93; for money and account. New and Reduced Three per Cents., 93i to 931; India Five per Cents., 1114 to 1121 ; Bank Stock, 248 to 250 ; Exchequer Bills, 1 8s. to 235. prem. _ _ Foreign Stocks are heavy upon sales being effected on the financial news from Alexandria and the report of renewed commotions at Peru. The Viceroy's 7 per Cent. Loan is 1 lower, at 754 to 76; ; and the 9 per Cent. I, at 90/ to 91. The Egyptian 1864 Loan is 89 to 90 ; and the. Railway Loan, 92/ to 93i. There is a fall of 4 in Peruvian 1862 Bonds, at 92 to 921; and of 1 in those of 1865, at 751 to 761. Mexican Bonds are 16 to 161 ; Greek, 121 to 13 ; New Spanish, 351 to 361; Italian (1861), 43i to 4 34 ; Turkish, 321 to 324 ; Portuguese Scrip, 1 to 11 prem. ; and Brazilian (1866), 75 to 75i. Some of the speculators on the Paris Bourse are reporting that the new French loan will be emitted at 67f. 50c. If the March coupon be added of 75c. it would bring up the price to 68f. 25c. The Bey of Tunis is endeavouring to consolidate the state debts into a six per cent. stock, and he has established a commission in Paris for the Purpose. The conversion will commence on the 20th inst. Colonial Bonds are very quiet. Canada Six per Cents, are quoted at 98 to 100. Mauritius Six per Cents., 103 to 105. New Zealand Six per Cents., 108 to 110.. Victoria Six per Cents, 110 to 111. Bank shares are without change. Alliance are quoted at 13 to 12 dis.; Agra (A shares), 11 to 11i; Consolidated to * prem. ex div. ; Imperial, 17k to 18 ; Imperial Ottoman, Ito dis. ; London and County, 53 to 54 ; London and Westminster,. 67k to 68i ex div. The ordinary general meeting of the English and Scottish Marine Company has been called for the 21st inst., to receive the directors' report and state ment of accounts. Miscellaneous shares are scarcely noticed, dealers being almost wholly engaged with the settlement, The only movement is a fall of k in Hudson's Bay, Which are now quoted at 141 to 14k. Anglo- American Telegraph, 191 to 191 ex div. Atlantic Telegraph, sto 54. National Discount, 11 to 114. In Foreign Mining Shares St. John del Reys are steady, at 20 to 22 ; Port Phillip Mining, 14 to 14 ; Chontales, par to 4 prem. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Bank appears, from a slight ddditlon to thi9 amount of its private securities, to have done a little more business commercially ; but, on t7).9 other hand, its loans to the Government have fallen off, so that it may be doubted whether any considerable profit has been realised. The reserve, in fact, has enlarged to some extent, from which it thay be inferred that there is more unemployed money in the market than there Was last week. This is rendered the more probable from an increase in the private deposits. Although the Bank, on the daily reported bullion movements, has, in balance, lost £445,000, the actual reduction in the stock is under £150,000. It may be taken, from this fact, that the internal circulation of gold is falling off a little, as well as the circulation of notes. The following are the principal changes since the pre ceding returns : Decrease in circulation £229, Oa Decrease in Public Deposits Increase in other Deposits Decrease in Government Securities Increase in other Securities Decrease in Bullion Increase in Rest Increase in Reserve Bullion in both Departments 21,605,960 Reserve of Notes and Coin 13,102,645 Circulation, including Bank Post Bills-24,097,6 8 7 The return of paid clearing for the week ending Wednesday, Feb. 12, certified by Mr. J. O. Pocock, deputy inspector, is as follows Feb. 6, Thursday Feb. 7, Friday Feb. 8, Saturday 9,792,00 Feb. 10, Monday 8,592,000 Feb. 11, Tuesday 8,963,000 Feb. 12, Wedneslav Total £55,967,000 This is a reluction of no than £20,228,000 from the clearing of last week : but that clearing in cluded not only an unusually heavy settlement in the Stock E xc h ange , b ut th e a djustments of the 4th, Which were more considerable than usual. The pre sent aggregate has no specialties; and it denotes a steady, if not an improving internal trade. About £66,000 in bar gold was taken from the Bank for export yesterday. The following remarks upon the bullion market are f rom Messrs. Mocatta and Goldsmid :—" There have been no arrivals of any importance since the date of our last circular, and consequently transactions have been Only on the most limited scale, The appearance of the market, however, is firm, and no doubt the present prices will be maintained. The amounts of gold lately received have also been limited, as hodly anything is now coming from America, the arrivals from Australia have onlen on a s mall scale. The overland mail, due in a y few days, is ,0 bring about £90,000 of Australian gold from India. mit probably the total amount from that country will Lot be very large. The demand for gold for transmis sion to France is still very active, and every clay there are withdrawals from the bank—a state of things which appears likely to continue for the present." The following, is an extract from the report of the Le icestershire Banking Company, adopted at the meeting on the 12th inst.: —" After making provision for bad and doubtful debts, and paying the income t ax, the net profit of the bank for the past year amounts to £24,929 ls. This sum, added to £2,833 lea 3d, the unappropriated balance of the preceding Year, makes a total of £27,762 17s 3d, in which amount is included £1,606 4s lid, for interest on the guarantee fund. The directors paid a dividend of £1 15s per share for the half-year ending the 30th of June, amounting to £8,750 ; and they now recommend that the dividend for the half-year ending the 31st of December last be - -£1 15s per share, being 10 per cent. on the paid-up capital. After the payment of these dividends and the appropriation of the interest on the guarantee fund, as above, a balance of profit amounting to £8,656 12s 4d will remain ; out of this amount the directors further recommend the payment of a bonus of .£1 per share ; and that the balance of £3,65612s 4d be carried forward to the current year." We have received the following from a correspon dent respecting the London and North Western Railway Sir —The following particulars of the finances of the L ondon and North Western Railway are taken from Mr. H. E. Bird's Analysis of the Capital and Revenue of the Rail ways of the United Kingdom,' published by Effingham 'Wilson. „" The total paid• u p ca pit a l, exc l us i ve o f l eases, on the 30th June, 1867, was £49,320,756 ; but as dividends are in Part created by the companies whose lines are leased or t ‘lor,k . ed by th e L on d on and North Western, it will be safer discard this total of the main line only, and to take the a ggregate ~sum which constitutes the en ti re paid- up capital 4P6u.,,L which the gross p ro fit s are rece i ve d. Thi s amount i s 065 .168 on which the gross profits are set down at 6 ,651 '154, from which the working expenses, £3,131,018, or 't be deducted, leaving the net profit £3,520,136, an ratt '" more than fi Der cent. for the year ending J une 1867 etenteen montna preceding June 30, 1867, the capir.al raised was £0,583,861, and the addi lit°lla 1,. capital expended £6,202,158, according to that ealrw o Table D. A foot note is appended, stating of £ 4 ,040,496 of this sum was for the capital th e ether companies transferred, whereby rentals to p a „ Ue4t of £171,246 per annum have ceased to be i t 4 au le• The note also states that the capital expenditure, hpg ui ng lines taken over , b ut no t i nc l u d e d i n l eases , • sufe, s' r s to be £3,235,777. The explanation is not e xpen 'ei?t, as Mr. Bird implies by saying that the capital ' 23 , 1 t re, including 777, leases taken over, appears to be o o " ,.:ow here is an illust ra ti on o f the neces s ity o f i ns i s ti ng ll details of all th e ex p en dit ure w hi c h i s added t o •caAital every half-year. It is useless to talk about closing u ere accountss.. approaches They never can be absolutely closed, concern the magnitude of the London aseueriti theo rth Western Railway ; but there is no difficulty in it • Fein ever artioul rof recent expenditure, and then dia he seen w y he p ther or a not working expenses have been v i; e 'l to capital account , to ena bl e t h e company to pay b 'As which bare not been fairly earned. All that has app, a c h to he e d to capital, so f ar a s the a cc ou nts sho w , would R o iii al transferred from other companies ... £1,040,496 At t i o St ock .. 449,413 I/4in me works . ... 1,423,141 and branch 40:: ". 289,108 ,£6,202,158 t` T his amount is given as t T h o e ta t l O . t . al expenditure,. _hu .n t au.u bnle a . the actual facts are stated, we are not justified wi tti nl illg that. either of these items is correct, and especially eo n , o th e four millions transferred from the capital of other tur t :i'•" ; there surely could have been no difficulty in pan—'llgthe names, with the amounts paid to each com th-/ t llld removing all doubt about the appropriation of 14 0 But lber r resi- Pem- in a few e, on >r the 1 the their -ship's 11. P., Lfford- American Securities are firm. United States 5-20 Bonds are * better, at 718 to 728. Erie Railroad, higher, at 49 to 50 ; and Illinois ,atB9 to 90. There is not tuck doing in Railways. The favourable effect produced by the refusal of Vice- Chancellor Wood to interfere with the payment of the reduced dividend due to-morrow continues. The present price of Metropolitan is 1078 to 108 cx div. of 24 per cent. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 126} to 127 ; Midland, 1064 to 107 ; South East ern, 724 to 73 ; London and North Western, 119 to 119; Great Northern, 108 to 109 ; Great East ern, 301 to 304 ; Great 'Western, 464 to 47 ; Brigh ton, 464 to 47 ; Sheffield, 424 to 43 ; Caledonian, 763 to 771 ; London and South Western, 84 to 86 ; and Chatham, 19 to 19}. The South-Eastern RAilsvay dividend for the half year is at the rate of 4 per cent.; the South De.von, 3 per cent. ; and the North Loudon at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT k'UNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, March 5 93+ 1 3 per Cent. Reduced 931 1 New 3 per Cent 931 1 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — , Do. 5 per Cent,. d an. 1873 — innuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Au,„ 1908._ 19i Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. Do £5OO — pm Do. £lOO & £2OO pm Bank of England Stock, 41 per Cent 249 Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian stock, 10f per Cont., April 1874 — Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 - 121 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates . Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B7l Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do 5 per Cent., Rup, Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 lO3l Do : Deb., .5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £1,000 Do. under £I,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS:—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent ^ Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Brazlian 5 per Cent — Do. 4i per Cent., 1852 _ Do. do., 1838.... Do. do., 1863 651 Do. 5 per Cent, 1865 751 po Account 7 s+ + I. - Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — DJ 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent )• Cuba, 6 per Cent. Cadian 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent — Do. 6 per Cent., B — Do., 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 — Do., Scrip £32 paid Cal.mbian, 6 per Cent. Danish, 3 par Cent, 1825 .. D tnubian Principalities, 7 per Cent 7O Do 8 per Cent, 1867 . — Eluador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent... Cgyptian, 7 per Cent po. Second Issue — D. , . £5OO Bonds — Do. .£IOC Bonds Do. 1864. B9 D0..£550 Bonds B9 92 Do. £lOO Bonds ~. Government Railway Debentures .... 93{ i Greek, s.per Cent., 1824 -5, ex Coups. — Do. Account: Do. Coupons Do. Account Gaa,temala 5 per Cent . — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p It);ian 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do, Account Do. Maremmana Raiway Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account Do. 1864 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account 754 61 6 1 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent.. 1862 Do Account Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6,'7, '9, 7 60,'2,'3 39i i Do. do., 1 , 67 39; f Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid — pat Rassian. 5 per Cent., 182 z, £ St Do 41 per Cent. 1850 . — Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 . B6l Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds B9 1 Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B9l Do. do. £B4 15s. do B5l Sardinian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cen . Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account Do Corn. Cert. of Coul , . not fuuded Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent. Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account .... Do £lOO Bonds . Do 6 per Cent., 1862 6ll Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 64 3i Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 324 i Da Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 s3i 4 3 Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cent., 1862 IDO 6 per Cent. 1864 — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Dividends on the aoove pay aole in London. French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 .Florine Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutcn 21 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil - Do Account B6 Italian 5 per Cent. 1861, E. 251. — Do. Account 43 THREE O'CLOCK. 63f i 1 Consols, Money 931 Do. Account, March 931 111ARKETS—(2 his Day.) CORN. The general tendency of the trade continues in the direction of increasing firmness. From the country markets quotations are rather firmer, and in some cases higher. From abroad rates also came the turn against buyers. At Mark-lane this morning there was a fair attendance and a moderate inquiry for the several kinds of produce, with light supplies and rather a strong tone about prices. English wheat was held firmly, the better qualities, in some cases, were rather dearer. Foreign wheat also well held, with an upward tendency in the value of best samples. Flour sold in retail without any material change in value. Barley, beans, and peas remain without much change and firm. Oats in steady request, and the turn dearer. Linseed and rapeseed a slow sale, at late rates. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. POULTRY.—In the poultry trade there is not much change. Really prime fowls are scarce and dear, while rough are plentiful, and have to be cleared out at moderate rates. Pigeons ,have slightly improved in price since the de cline in the early part of the week. We quote as follows :—Fowls, common, 2s Gd to 3s 6d ; Surrey, 4s to 7s; Irish, is to 9d to 2s ; goslings, 8s to 9s ; ducks, 4s Gd ; pigeons, 9d to Is ; turkeys, 7s to 14s ; rabbits, tame, is 6d ; wild, is to 1s 3d. Wild Fowls in moderate supply and in fair demand. Ducks 2s to 2s 3d, widgeon is 9d, teal is Gd, woodcocks 3s 6d to 4s each. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL. MEAT.—There is a demand for prime small mutton, and also for small superior carcases, but fat, heavy sheep are a dragging sale. We quote prime, 4s 2d to 4s 4d; middling, 3s to 3s 10d. The beef trade is dull, and a prime sizeable Scot body would hardly exceed 4s, at the same time there is very little rough meat under 3s 4d per stone. Medium sorts sell at 3s 8d slowly. Prime small veal is scarce, and worth 5s to 5s 4d ; large, 4s Bd. Pork dull, at 3s 4d to 4s per stone of 81bs by the carcase. BOROUGH HOP. Henry Turnbull and Co. report that the market con tinues very quiet for all sorts, and:where sales are pressed lower prices are submitted to. The Continental markets generally rule dull, and prices are in favour of buyea, transactions being only for immediate consumptive re quirements Yearlings and old hops are neglected. COTTON MARKET. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 14.—Sales to-day probably B,OA bales. Market quiet. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. SUGAR.—The market opened with a quiet ton; pur chases being made sparingly for all purposes. COFFEE.—The demand is still confined chiefly to :.:oloury qualities, and these sell steadily at full prices, whilst finer and secondary sorts go off languidly at rates favouring buyers. TEA.—The market is strong for all qualities below medium, with a good demand. PROVISIONS. Butter. —There is not a very animated demand, but prices cannot be quoted lower, although buyers occasionally have the advantage in prices. We quote best Friesland, 126 s to 130 s, but with very little selling at the higher figure. The bacon market has fluctuated considerably. Water ford sides, after Wing depressed to 535, have risen to 576 to 58s. CHEESE remains without essential change, and only a limited trade is doing. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1868. 98 100 100 102 100 102 86 87 85 87 103 105 107 1(9 106 108 1(5 107 06 a 7 110 111 100 107 103 4(b 105 107 107 100 109 111 104 SUS 29 10 98 09 Ssi 96i 98 99 102 104 103 Ics 110 ill - - 110 112 98; 91 E 6 51 95f 6# 9.1 1031 4 FAIN IN I ELLIGE NCE—This Day. THE POWER OF RAILWAY DIRECTORS TO ISSUE DEBEN TURES.—In the suit of Fountaine v. theTarmarthen and Cardigan Railway Company, Vice-Chancellor Wood was called upon to decide what ought to be done with a number of debentures which had been issued by the company when the full amount they had authority to raise had been bor rowed. The case involved a. very nice point, and one of great importance both to shareholders in railways and those who advance money for them on debentures. The directors of the line in question had issued a debenture for 2500 beyond the limits of the borrowing powers of the company. Subsequently two debenture - creditors ob tained judgment and issued execution, seizing on the property. The directors then issued other debentures, and paid off these debts. The ques tion was whether those debentures were valid. By the Act it is provided that power should be vested in the directors to renew debentures and to issue new deben tures to the amount of those paid off. This power is, how ever, to be exercised under certain limits, the consent of a general meeting of shareholders being necessary, except in the case where the money is borrowed to pay off old debentures.- 7 -His Honour held that the debentures issued subsequent to the payment of the old debentures' were valid, notwithstanding that the general meeting of the shareholders had not been convoked. The debentures issued in excess cf the borrowing powers of the company he held to be void. NON-DELIVERY OF MACHINERY. —At the Nisi PriuS sittings of the Court of Common Pleas, Guildhall, the case of the British Columbia Saw Mills Company v. Nettleship has for two days occupied the attention of Lord Chief Justice Bovill and a special jury. It was an action to recover damages for loss sustained by the non - delivery of some ! machinery. The plaintiffs in the spring of 1365 chartered the defen dant's ship Kent to carry to Vancouver Island some machinery to set up a steam saw-mill there. The ship ment was to be made partly at Liverpool, but the bulk of the machinery was to be received from Igessrs. Forrest and Barr, engineers, at Glasgow. the value of the machinery was about £5,500, and there was to be a lump sum of £1,225 fc% 350 tons of freight, with £3 10s. per ton for extra freight. The machinery was placed in packages, and one of these, which was numbered 43 in one list and 46 in another, never Arrived at its destination. This particular package was 9 feet long by 2 feet broad and deep ; it weighed 2A tons, and contained spindles and other pieces of machinery, which were worth at Vancouuer Isla,nct £5OO, and without which the remainder of the machinery would be useless. The plaintiff laid before the the jury a great deal of evidence to shew the way in which the shipment of the various packages had been checked. According to the documents, the package 43 appeared to have been shipped, and the mate's receipt had been given for it. The defendant's counsel called no witnesses, but submitted that the box was of such a size and weight that it could net well have been lost or mislaid, and that if it had been placed on board in the Clyde it must have been found on board at Vancouver Island. He also commented upon the fact that it appeared upon the plaintiff's evidence that there had been a mistake in reference to the shipment of one package, and that tbe lists of packages appeared to have various alterations and corrections in them ; and he sub mitted that this might account for the package 43 appear ing in the lists as having been shipped when in fact it had not been.— The jury found a verdict for the plaintiffs. —The Lord Chief Justice said that he perfectly agreed with the finding. BREACH OF PnoairsE OF MARRIAGE.—An action in the Queen's Bench, Jackson v. Smith, has been tried at the Sheriff's Court, Red Lion:square, for a breach of promise of marriage. The 'plaintiff alleged that she " was ready and willing to marry " the defendant, and he would not. She laid her damages at £l,OOO. The defendant did not appear, but it came out that he had lately married " very comfortably off," and kept cabs. The parties had resided at Kensington, and did not appear to be very young. The jury assessed the damages at £6O. HEAVY COMFESS4ION CLAIM.—A compensation case, Leech V. the Metropolitan Board of Works, was heard before Mr. Under-Sheriff Burchell. The claim exceeded £B,OOO, and was f or property at Kensington, t o ma k e some important public improvements in that locality. After a view, a verdict by consent was agreed upon for £5,000. MR. BAINES, M.P. On Wednesday the annual meeting of the mem bers of the Leeds Chamber of Commerce was held. The report having been read, Mr. BAINES, M.P., addressed the chamber. He remarked that he always attended those annual meetings of the chamber with the greatest interest. Individual members of Parliament, and the Legisla ture generally, had their attention kept alive to com mercial questions by the action of the various cham bers of commerce in the country ; and the Associated Chambers of Commerce exercised, especially by means of deputations, a great-influence on all the department of the Governments. (Hear, hear.) He had listened with much interest to the extremely comprehensive and minute report which had just been read, and in almost all the points to which it referred be felt pleasure in being able to concur with those by whom it had been drawn up. Be fore referring to the first subject with which the report dealt—namely, bankruptcy reform--he would, with their leave, make a few remarks upon the general state of trade iu the' country. Not withstanding what was said in the report, he thought they might congratulate themselves that trade in Leeds was considerably less depressed than it was in most of the other great towns of the country. As far as he knew, there was much less distress in Leeds than there was in London, Liver pool, Manchester, or Birmingham. And this, he thought, might be ascribed in part to the varied industries Malt were carried on in Leeds, and in part —he might say in a greater degree —to the spirit of prudence and moderation which distinguishes its inhabitants. The depression of trade during the last twelve months had not, however, been confined to England ; it had been, felt all over Europe ; and it became rather an interesting question to consider the source from which this depression had sprung. Two years ago they were all in the highest spirits ; the greatest confidence was felt in all monetary operations,in all commercial transactions, in the firmness of joint-srock com panies. That confidence was now almost entirely gone ; and a very large sum was locked up in the Bank of England from distrust in the operations of trade, and iu the various companies in which money witne was witnessed the formerly e o m f ployed. They banks, the lida com panies had been stop pagepositioonf tjooiwnht-isethocinkancyonirapialwnia7 and the disastrous reduced—the effect of that necessarily being to damage public confidence, and greatly to impair the means both of the upper and middle classes. In considering whether this remarkable contrast did not admit of explanation, he had no hesitation a expressed great on f in orni re e p r eat o i e n u g as t io h n e s, co t n h. v a i t cti i o t n w h as e h i a n d o o v mea sureer t roadinugg tot o t h t e h e ex u ce n s r s e i ayseonsaphelceulae confidence ea t : e t h o e f e h p a as d t b t e i e m n s b , r o that t th about.e pres T en h t e e s o ta n t fi e de o n f ee, m in att t e h r e s first place, was well founded. Several years of good trade —the result of a singular co mbination of causes—had existed, and had fairly.and p ro p erl y induced a feeling of confidence throughout the whole of the mercantile community. Then came that fever which frequently supervenes upon confi dence. What was in the first instance a reasonable confidence, was carried to an unreasonable extent ; credit, justly given to begin with, was afterwards given where it was not deserved ; and undertakings, calculated originally to benefit both private indivi duals and the country, became, as in the case of many joint-stock companies, wild in the a m o unt of their speculations. From the imp rudence then committed the country was now suffering ; and he referred to it for the purpose of ex pressing a hope that a lesson of moderation for th e future would be learned from it. (Hea r, hear. ) It was impossible to ignore the fact that Leeds took a great part in the general mania —he mi g ht almost call it—for speculation which t hen existed ; and that we had much reason to be ashamed of the dreadful consequences entailed by the failure of one of our banks ; but he had some hope that more moderation and prudence was exercised in Leeds than in many other large mercantile and manufacturing towns, and that as a necessary result there wa3 a decidedly higher tone of commercial morality. (aear, hear, and great applause.) With regard to bankruptcy legislation, he thought they did quite right to endeavour to make the law—at present exces sively defective—as effective as possible. (Hear.) He confessed he had better hopes than those expressed in the report, that a great improve ment upon the law of bankruptcy might be made in the present session. He urged the matter frequently upon Sir John Rolt's attention last year, and, in conjunction with his friend Mr. Beecroft, he should be glad again to promote the question ; but, after all, most could be done by deputations from chambers of commerce. The subject should never be lost sight of for a moment ; deputation after deputation must be sent to London until the Government felt that the mercantile com munity were quite resolved to have a bankruptcy law which would protect the interests of creditors. (Hear, hear.) Allusion was made in the report to one subject on which he had some doubts—the ad visableness of the telegraphic communication of the country being taken in hand by Government. 1 was quite true that the Post-office had been ad mirably managed as a department of the public service ; but at the same time it was questionable whether a departure from the gene l ial rule of indi vidual enterprise was desirable in the case of the telegraph. (Hear, hear.) He should be sorry to see a stop put to private tele graphic communication, and he doubted much whether the passage of all telegrams through the hands of Government officials would be in accordance with the feelings of the country. He had some doubts therefore on the subject, although he had not given the matter that full and complete consideration to enable him to express a decided opinion upon it. As to the tribunals of commerce, he could not help thinking, after the information he had received as to the admirable manner in which they worked in other countries, that they certainly ought to be established in England. (Hear, hear.) After expressing his pleasure at the notice taken in the report of the abuse of accommodation bills, the hon. gentleman concluded by declaring his belief that by continuing the good work they had so well commenced, chambers of commerce would aid greatly in the amelioration of the commercial law of England, and if of the commercial law, there fore of the commercial interests of the country. (Applause.) Foreign Mail Packet List, MAILS DUE. A.ustralla and New Zealand, via Southampton Feb. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles l3. Ditto, via Panama Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Mar.% 5. Ditto, by lermoh packet Cape Verde, by Brazil packet Cape of Good Hope. Ascension, and St. Helens... . Feb. 27 China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton.. Feb. 19. Ditto, via Mareuillos .. ...... . Feb. 13 Falkland islands March 5. Gibraltar, via Southampton Feb 11. lndia,via Southampton Ditto, via Als.rseil.es * ••••• . • ...Feb. 13 Malta, Egypt, ,Ls. Feb. 19. Ditto, Marseilles Feb. 13. Mauritius, Cape 01 Good II ve, and Natal, via Southampton Feb. 19. Ditto, Maneldes Feb. 13 Newfoundh.td Maros 5 Portugal ... . . Ditto, by pi.‘. to ship to Oporio .. Ditto ( .tto to Lisbon United States, . allada, California, &0., by British packet .. . - Feb. 17 .Ditto, by L L ited States packet Ditto ditto 'New York.) D:tto uitto Nt.w York) Ditto ditt. (3altifuore) Ditto, by Canadian packet...... ...Feb 11. Weat Coat of Afri a, liadoira, ani Tenerin Feb. 16 West Indies and ra_lifio except Mexico and Baha mas) Feb. • 3. Cub.: and ~:exico Feb. 2S. Bahamas, via New i starch 2. Bermuda, via Halifax SHARE LlST.—This Day. Share Rail Ways. ißristol and Exeter .... ;Caledonian • Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & Ab. June E.London, nurip Corti 110. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. et. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock • • Do. B stock 85• 87 77 78 20 30 3 4 744 754 100 IC2 3V} 3Jg 0t 74 15 6 lod \O9 tv9 110 1224 123 Do. New, is. at 25 Gt S, and W. 01-Ireland Cit. Western -Original, Do. S. Val. Rail. gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. slid.—Oxionl PO 9ti 161 471 Do. Newport ICO lOC 100 100 103 45 47 ,;:, 2V 31 Do. lieraord•••••••• Lancashire & Yorkshiri. Laudon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh.,Z; S Coast I•on., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Y . A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western, Man., Shel., & Lincoln Metropolitan.... Do. New 127 Oat 10i) 100 100 100 100 all 46 46; 101 101 11 14 1101 20 b 4 66 42 13 110 111 Do. Extension....., Metropolitan District 100 101 Do. do. do. Do. and St. John'a Midland Do. £9 Share 100 7 100 all 100 100 100 t 6.13.4 100) le7 Do, Birtuin.. k Derby slid Kent . . North British Do. Md., Yth., & Dun I N th. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purohast Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle 75 77 31 38 105 107 63 64 9 100 130 134 134, 136 Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 5 Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock uo. Scot, Mid. stook ;Shropshire Union South Devon ISouth Eastern . Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C .. • Vale of Neath Waterford & Ki lkenuy Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS 77 61 71 30; i i 100 i 1 106 1 paid. ' Cloeing I Buainest Prim, dk.ne, 103; 9 S 1 nOt um; 71 f COLONIAL GOVERNBIEN' 'British Columbia, 6 per cent., i)ec.3l, 1672.- ICan.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. o. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. a. Mar. & Sept 00. 5 p. 0. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. a. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c.1873 Do.Apl.&Oot .1890-1000 Do. do 1880-9 u Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900_ Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 p.e l Do. 1872, do ' Mauritius, 6 p, o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. it, Do. 1805, Feb. & Aug.. Natal eiov. 6 per cent.. N.l3.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July N. S. W. Gov.s p•c., 1860 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1806 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... .• • Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. o sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. ;8. AuS.Gov. 6 p,c. 1888-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do. April & Oct 100 100 100 1t•0 100 100 47ias 451 19 13 85n 5 42/ 1071 8 111 116. 1 lip 58 60 109 111 58 69 44 16 711 711 9 - 19 146 150 3 'T SECURITIES. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. :GRATESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Feb.lo.—Granton, steamer, from Hamburg. Arrived, Feb. 14.—Jubilee, steamer, from Guernsey; Shang-tung, from Table Bay ; Souvenir, steamer, from Caen ; Brownlow, steamer, from Hull, for Rio Janeiro. Sailed—Neva, steamer, for Dunkirk ; Cologne, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed, Feb. 13.—Delta, screw steamer, from London, for Bordeaux. Sailed—Renatn, of Hull, in tow, for London, to repair damage sustained by boiri,g on shore on the Goodwin Sands on the 11th inst. AQUA7ICS. OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT RACE. The Oxford crew took a long sweat to Sandford and back on Thursday, for the first time, Mr. W. W. Wood acting as coach from the stern of the boat. At starting, about 34 strokes per minute was the average, but, return ing, the crew took it more leisurely, decreasing the pace to about 23 per minute. Their time and swing are re markably good, and the utmost satisfaction is expressed at the president's selection. The following are the names and weights : st lb 1. D. Benson, Balliol .. . ................... 11 6 Yarborough, ............. • 3. R. S. Ross, Exeter ...................... 11 11 4 J. 0. Th ine, University .........•••••• 14 0 11 12 b. T. J. Deringtoa, Ch. Oh. ............. 12 11 6. E. S. Carter, Worcester ............... 12 0 7. T. F. Willan, Exeter .................. 13 3 8. R. G. Marden, Merton .................. 12 2 Cox.--(1 W. Tottenham, Ch. Ch. 8 12 A telegram having been received here this morning an nouncing the sudden death of the Ron. Mr. Gordon, who rowed No. 4 in the Cambridge crew last year, Mr. F. Wil lan, president of the 0.U.8.C., ordered the university flag to be hoisted half-mast high at the barge in the afternoon, as a mark of respect to his memory. This example was followed by most of tho college rowing clubs. The following is the text of the last letter received by the president of the Oxford University Boat Club on this important matter :—.. " Harvard University, Cambridge, Jan. 30, 1868. " Dear Sir,—By the time this reaches you the answer to our last letter will b e on its way, b ut if you sa id nothing in reference to the course i hope you will do so in answer to this. I am much obliged to you for your kindness in taking so much trouble. I would agree with your opinions were I an Englishman, but as an American I will not infringe on our customs. I see in your letter that you do not think 'we can find a straight three mile course in England.' It seems to me that you have confined yourselves to rivers From Mr. Richards, a graduate of Cambridge, England, we learn that Lake Windermere would furnish what we desire. I should think that you would be willing to go a few miles when we are willing to go so many. We do not see why either party should endeavour to make the other violate their customs, but that each should have the liberty to choose. Many mon of our crew are unwilling to go to the expense of going over merely to train for a race, there fore the money has to be raised by subscription, and friends would not come forward should we obliged to adopt a custom foreign to us, The captain wishes me to say that there is no use trying to do anything more unless you can guarantee a course as we d es i re, a l so a ll ow us t o row without a coxswain. "Please direct the answer to this letter to R. 0. Watson (City Exchange), Boston, mass., U.S.A. "I am afraid that there never will be a race between us unless one is arranged this time. I hope, though, to meet you next fall in person, and that each crew will gain by acquaintance.—ln the meantime, believe me, yours very truly, Esq., Oxford." "R. C. WATSON. " To F. Willan, Bank of England Returns,—Last Evening, An Account, pursuant to t cap. 32, for the week ending ISSUE DEI :he Act 7th and Bth Victoria Wednesday, Feb. 12, 1868. P &RTMENT. Notes issued .„.,£35,378,390 Governint. Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 3,981,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £35,378,390 BANKING D. £35,378,390 :PARniENT. Goverumt. Secu rities(iucluding Dead Weight Auuuity) .£1.3,968,079 Other Securities 16,499,309 Notes 11,875,975 Uuld and Silver Coin .. Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex ?hover, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 4,055,138 Other Deposits 21,038,823 Seven Days and other £43,570,033 £43,570,033 HOLBORN THEATRE ROYAL.—Mr. W. .T. Hurl stone, the acting manager and treasurer, announces that his benefit will take place on Monday next, Feb. 17. The urbanity of Mr. Ilurlstone, evinced towards all those with whom ho has to come in contact, cannot fail to secure him a raper. The Price of Gold. The quotation of g•oid at Paris is about at par, and u short exchange on London is 25f. 12;e. per £1 st,2riin A , )11 c Roparing these rates with the English Mint price of Frs. WO. per ounce for standard gold , it appears that .;old is nearly two-tenths dearer in Paris than in Load On. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. IMPERIAL PARLIALIENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING.) Tho LORD CHANCELLOR took his slat on the Woolsack at five o'clock. RAILWAYS. The Duke of RUTLAND laid upon the table some re ports relative to railways. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF CONINIONS—THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. THE BRIBERY BILL. Mr. HUGESSEN gave notice that on Monday next he should ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he would lay upon Lhe table of the house a copy of the com munication received from the judgesTelative to the cours:i th y had taken with respect to the proposed bill for the prevention of corrupt practices at elections. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said ho had already anticipated tho question, and he hoped a copy of the communication would be in the hands of members on Monday next. COLLIERY ACCIDENTS. Mr. GREEN gWveilacceofll;TntenilOn on an early day to call the attention of the house to the subject of col liery accidents. LEASEHOLD PROPERTY. Mr. KINNAIRD asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether it, was the intention of the Government to bring in a bill to carry into effect the recommendations made by the Inland Revenue Commissioners in their last report re lative to the assessment.of probate duty on leasehold pro perty subject to mortgage. Mr. HUNT said it was the intention of the Government to re-introduce the measure. BRITISH YOSSESSIONS. I , iu Attantie&St.Cmwrence all 64 66 et ilom.,l3aroda, Cen.ln. 100 103 IC4 gu. 6 per cent... 20 Do. F /Mares lO p 41) 204 Buffalo k Lake Huron all 34 4 10 Do. Preference 100 L Butf.,Brant,&Goderich 6 p.c. 100 68 71 at Calcutta &S. E., Urn 100 at .:aye Town & Dock, gu. 100 18 52 100 Demerara, 7 p.o. per. pi all 99 102 at East Bengal, gu., sdo 100 1044 10 ; i 1054 2 s o t E s p a o t Indian , E llo_ Nil st urand Trunkof Canada 100 151 161 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds te g n u s . o s n P. . ° lO Ol5 1 - 09 - • 1 charge 6 p.o all 78 82 100 Do. lst Pref. Bonds all 41 45 100 Do. do deferred 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all 13 35 100 Du. do. deferred - 100 Do. 3d Pref.stook all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stook 100 Do. do. deterred at Gt. India Pen. gua. 5p.0 WO 109 110 1094 I 13 ..o. Gua. 5 per cent •18 14 2 20 Do. New gua. sp. o 6 14 2L' at Ut. South of India gua. 5 per oent at Do. 11 per cent lou 94 t 6 at Do . 204 ;)reat Wes. of Canada all 164 or 204 Do. New ~ LOO Do. 6p. o Bus. pay. 1871 all 98 100 100 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 all 91 9.3 at Madras, gua. 5 p.o 100 100 102 103 at Do. 41 do lOO 93 95 at Do. 44 do lOO 89 91 29 Do. Fifth Extension 5 rt Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Ends. 100 60 AUL & Hobson's Bay all st 61.111.C'da.6pe latpf.ba 100 83 •65 at Oude Rhiik'nd, g. 5 p.O 100 1044 1054 105 at Soinde . lOO 100 101 101 at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do ..J'- 15 #4 P at Do.' Puniaub.... a 100 103 101 st Do.lndus St.Flot 613 100 87 89 BRITISH MINES. Cam. Consol. Gold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taviet Irake walla East Bassett (Illogan) 'ast Caradon 'ast . Cara Biya East Grenville ..... East Gunnislake .. 'East Loved ... E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great Laxey, limited.. Great South Tolgus.... Great Wheal 8u5y..... G. Wheal Vor clielstnt, Grenville Llerod's Foot ..... Gingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant, Clarke Valley _ i Ilwyndy Iron Ore, Hui N S ton North toskear N.Wh Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Providence UnyLelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan Stray Park . Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, West Bassett allogan W. Caradon (Liskeardl West Chiverton West Seton.... Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (ftedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton VVheal Trelawney (Lis. 3 4 5i 6i 4ZO 430 i f 10 12 is 8 2 24 1} 2 i i 8 8 1i 2 4 5 17 18 20 21 1} 85 37 2} 21 6 8 41 5} 1 60 7 0 5 7 2 3 2 2&, 29 31 300 410 371 428 13 14 10 12 67 69 195 205 85 95 16 19 18 20 85 90 6 8 rUEFEILENUE SliAttXb AND STOCKS Great Eastern 4i per cent., Ditto, new 5 per cent., 1863, S 2 FORMGIVittAILWAYi4.. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9 barna And San 14'r:incise°, gua.', per cent., 16 Great Luxembourg', 9 6 S a n Paulo, lim. , g ua. per cent., is South Austrian add Lombardo Venetian, West Flanders, 81 FOKEIGN Auglo.Brazilian Gold, 2-15 Port Phillip, 1 7-15 st. John del Rey, lim , 20i DOCKS. London and Si. Katharine, 50 BANKS. Agra, Lim., A, nil Alliance, lim., 121 1 Australasia, 66/ British North American, 49 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 18 Chartered , kler. of India, LOllllOll, and China, 29 Imperial Ottoman, 0/ London and Brazilian, lim., 13/ London Chartered Ban it of Australia, 23 London and County, 51 1 London Joint Stock, 34/ London and 11 estminster, 68 Ditto, Scrip, 4 , Oriental Bank Corporation, 41 Union of London, 34/ , AIESLIELLANKOUS. Anglo American Telegraph, 19i Agrto-Mexican Mint, 17 Continental Union Gas, Um.. 1 3 i Credit roncier ot lim•• 31' East India Irrigation and Canal, 10 Egyptian 9 per Cent., Viceroy Loan, gua. by Egypt. Govt., Oil udson's Isay, 14i Nation Discount company, 111 Thames and Mersey Marine. Insurance, Urn., 4i SUPPOSED Loss OF A BALTIC STEAIIER.—The screw steamer Smyrna, of Hull, commanded by Captain Hveissel, and belonging to Messrs. Sahlgreen and Currall, of London and Hull, is supposed to have been lost in the gales of lact week. The steamer sailed from I antsic, bound for London, with a cargo of wheat, on Sunday ; the 2Gth of January, and put into Christianson(' on Sunday, die 2d of February, for a supply of coals, aid to wait more favourable weather. She proceeded from that port the following Wednesday, and has not arrived in port, although two steamers which left Christiansund three days after her have reached across, the one having arrived in Hull and the other in London on Monday last, without having seen anything of the missing boat. The owner yesterday received a telegram stating a boat marked " Smyrna," of Hull, a steamer's hatch with wheat attached, and several letters addressed Captain Hveissel, had washed ashore near the Scaw. There is reason, therefore, to fear the steamer has foundered during the severe hurricane which raged in the North Sea and Cattegat the end of last week. No tidings as yet have been received of the safety of the crew. 2.1.0 294 2.14. 3I 2.14.0 8.3.0 3.0.0 11.7.6 584 5.17.0 3 ; •vv-, 11 A L i iI DII . ION • INLAND REVENUE. Mr. CRAWFORD (for Mr. Alderman Lawrence) asked the Secretary to the Treasury when the report of the Commissioners of Inland Revenue for the year ended the 31st March, 1867, which was presented to the:house in August last, would be printed and placed in the hands of members. Mr. [UNT replied that it would, he hoped, be in tho hands of members to-morrow. THE FORTIFICATIONS. Mr. O'BEIRNE asked the Secretary of State for War when the report of the committee appointed to superin tend the experiments upon the Malta and Gibraltar shields would be placed upon the table ; and whether the com mittee had been instructed to superintend and repc,rt upon the experiments to be made ri ith reference to the Ber muda Fort and the Plymouth Breakwater Fort ; and if the committee had not been so instructed, was it his in tention to place those experiments also under their super intendence ? Sir J. PAKINGTON said the report relative to the Malta and Gibraltar shields was almost completed, and would, he hoped, be produced in about a week. The com mittee had not been instructed to report upon the shields at either Bermuda or Plymouth ; but the hon. member would recollect that four shields similar to those sent to Malta had been sent to Bermuda, so that the report would state the strength of those shields. The target at Ply mouth, he believed, would be...completed in a few weeks, when the experiments would he made at that place. THE COMPOUND HOUSEHOLDER. Mr. SANDFORD asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer whether her Majesty's Government intended to bring forward any measure to relieve the compound house holders from the personal payment of rates, to which they had been made liable by the repeal of the Small Tene ments Act ? _ _ _ The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he presumed that the hon. member did not refer to those who lived in Parliamentary boroughs, 'because there were none in those places. With respect to the point in question he had to remind the hon. member that the alteration with respect to the compound householder had been carried unanimously by the house. The act that terminated their existence only came into operation on the 29th of September, and as yet there had been only one rate levied under it, so that experience at the present mo ment was so very limited that her Majesty's Government had thought it uuseemlyto impugn a decision of the house come to so unanimously. (Hear, hear, and " Oh, oh.") NATIVE RULE IN INDIA. Mr. KINNAIRD asked the Secretary of State for India if he Lad any objection to lay upon the table of the house a copy of the papers containing the opinions as to the comparative merits of British and native rule in India, which had been collected and sent home by Sir John Lawrence ? Sir S. NORTHCOTE said there would be no objection to produce the papers. THE ISLAND OF ST. THOHAS. Mr. KINNAIRD asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether the royal mail steamers were to continue running to St. Thomas as the place for deliver ing and receiving the mails, or whether it was intended to adopt any English island for this purpose; and, if so, what island and harbour. Mr. ADDERLEY said the mails did not continue to run to St. Thomas, but that another island was about to be selected for the purpose, but no final decision had yet been come to on the subject. TRENT VALLEY RAILWAY. Mr. NEWDEGATE asked the Vice-President of the Board of Trade, whether his attention had been directed to the dangerous state of the Nuneaton Station and level crossing on the Trent Valley Railway, and to the fatal accidents which have recently occurred there ; and whether he would have any objection to lay upon the table of the house two reports of Colonel Yolland to the Board of Trade on this subject ? Mr. CAVE said the attjution of the Board had been directed to the matter, and he should have no objection to lay the reports moved for on the tibia of the house as soon us they were made. THE BOUNDARY COMMISSION. 1:r. BEAUMONT asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when the report of the Boundary Com mission would be delivered to Members of Parliament? Mr. HA t)..DY said the repOrt had been received, but that it was very voluminous. It would be placed in the hands of members without rho least delay. THE COURTS OF JUSTICE. . _ Mr. BENTINCK asked the Secretary to the Treasury whether an architect for the New Courts of Justice had been appointed I Sir U. BO \VYER asked if Sir H. Cairns's proposals had been considered, because it was most important that that learned gentleman's proposals should be fully considered before the new courts were erected. Mr. HUNT said in reply that no architect had yet been appointed. The Royal Commission had no directions to inquire into other matter th an th e b es t means o f erecting the new law courts. NATIONAL EDUCATION. Mr. FORSTER asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer whether the education of the people having been re ferred to in her Majesty's Speech, it was the in tention of the Government to bring forward during this session any bill affecting the elemen tary education of the people of England and Wales? The lion. gentleman took the opportunity of going at some length into the question of education, and said the time hadarrived when it was impossible to leave the educa tion of the rising generation to the inability of the parent or the apathy of the public. The subject was one of the highest importance, and as it had been referred to in her Majesty's most gracious Speech on the opening of Parlia ment, he hoped the right hon. gentleman would state the intention of the Government on the subject. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the subject, no doubt, was one of the highest importance, but he must decline to enter into the discussion of such a subject at that moment. If the hon. gentleman had made a motion on the subject the Government would not have shrunk from stating the course they thought the country ought to follow. (Hear, hear.) He could on that occasion, therefore, only say that it was the intention of the Government to introduce a measure during the present session of Parliament with respect to the elementary education of the children of the working classes. (Hear, hear.) It was out of no disre spect to the hon. gentleman that ho declined to enter into the discussion of the matter that evening, but solely be cause at that particular time he was not prepared to enter into the consideration of a matter of such very great im portance. PUBLIC SCHOOLS BILL. __ _ Mr. WALPOLE moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to place the public schools at Eton, Harrow, Westminster, and other places under better regulations than at presented existed. rLEFT SPEAKING.] LONDON GAZETTE.-THIS EVENING. WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 14. 4th Dragoon Guards - John Dalton, Gent., to be Cornet. 6th Dragoon Guards—Cornet Murdoch Gillian Maclaine to be Lieutenant ; Cornet T. Gordon Grieve to be Lieutenant; F. Duncombe Shafto, Gent., to be Cornet; H. Evans Gordon, Gent, to be Cornet. 7th Dragoon Guards - Lieutenant George Watson to be Lieutenant. Ist Dragoons—Lieutenant T. Joseph Walker to be Cap tain : Cornet G. Brown Russell to be Lieutenant ; John Alfred Maurice, Gent., to be Cornet. 3d Hussars—John William Denne Hilton, Gent., to be Cornet. 10th Hussars—Lieutenant Thomas Bulkoley to be Cap tain Cornet U ve d a l e Edward P. 0 Lieute nant; the Honourable Roger Gordon Molyneux to be Cornet. 14th Hussars—Lieutonant William Henry France Palmer to be Lieutenant ; Cornet Gerald Edmund M'Carthy to Cornet. 15th Hussars—Cornet George Wetherall to bo Lieutonant; Cornet. 18th Cunliffe Lister Kay , Ge n t., to be 18th Hussars—Lieutenant Thomas H. Monteith Brown, to be Lieutenant ; Ensign Montagu Maule Slade to be Cornet. Royal Artillery—Major-General Burke Cuppage to be Colonel-Commandant., Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet- C o lonel Hugh Campbell, C. 8., to be Colonel, Captain and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Gaspard Le Marchant Tup per to be Lieutenant-Colonel, Second Captain John Theophilus Daubuz to be Captain, Lieutenant Herbert Leonard Mitchell to be Second Captain, Lieut. Robert Le Messurier to be Second Captain Second Captain D ona ld Roderick Cameron to be Adjutant, Staff -Sur geon Wm. Ramsay Steuart to be Surgeon. S tu s to be Ensign. r Guards —Thomas William, Viscount Cok e , 16th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Rhea Foulis to he Ensign. 21st Foot—Major and Br eve t Lieutenant-Colonel Gus tavus Hume to be Major ; Captain Alfred Templeman, ti be Major ; Lieutenant Edward Walker to be Captain ; Ensign Bobcrt F. \Vi loughby to be Lieutenant; Gen tleman Cadet John Spurgin to be Ensign. 2.lth Foot—Ensign Charles Pope, to be Ensign. 28th Foot—Lieuten ant Ed ward Brett to bnustructor of Musketry. 35th Foot—Lieutenant Byron Cary to be Lieutenant ; Staff-Surgeon Charles Poulton. M.D., to be Surgeon. 36th Foot—Captain George Beaneish to be Captain. ADMIRALTY, Fan. 12. Commander 'William Jardine has been this day pro moted to he a retired Captain, under her Majesty's orders in Council o f 3d A ugust, 1860, 9th July, 1864, and 21th March, 18i16. bury Davenport Sarratt, Esq., has been this day promoted to the rank of Staff Commander in her Ma jesty's Fleet. John Cushen Sabben, Esq., has -a day, l on this promoted to the rank of Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals ..111u f Fleets on the Retired List. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tins DAT. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst King Charming (talon and offered) 9 to 1 agst Purveyor (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Grey Stocking (taken) 100 to 6 agst Cauthloen (taken and offered) • 20 to 1 agst Artesian (offered-25 wanted) 100 to 3 agst Skirmish (taken and offered) 100 to 3 agst Lady Zetland (taken) 100 to 3 agst Snowdlop (taken and offered) 100 to 3 agst Ainsley'(taken an' offered) 50 to 1 agst Easby (offered) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 13 to 1 agst Fan (offered) 100 to 6 agst Tennyson (taken) 100 to 6 agst The Lamb (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Daisy (offered) 18. to 1 agst Pearl Diver (taken) 20 to 1 agst Chimney Sweep (taken) 25 to 1 agst T'isculanum (taken) 25 to 1 agst Despatch '(taken) 25 to 1 agst Helen (offered) 100 to 3 agst Shakspeare (offered) 100 to 3 agst Huntsman's Daughter (taken) 40 to 1 agst Moose (offered) 50 to 1 agst Port Royal (offered) 1000 to 15 agst Sea King (taken) CHESTER CUP. 15 to 1 agst Viridis (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Abergeldie (taken) 25 to 1 agst Beeswing (taken) 25 to 1 agst Paul Jones (taken) 30 to 1 agst Weather Star (taken) 50 to 1 agst Viscount (taken) 50 to 1 agst Contempt (taken) TWO THOUSAND. sto 2 agst Rosicrucian (taken) Bto 1 agst Pace (taken) 25 to 1 agst Blue Gown (taken) ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE Three Doors from Bldekfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, Open Daily. Messrs. Fisher and Reynolds, W. Atkins, F. Mitchell and Co., W. Leach, W. Ellis, and others, will be in attend ance on and after Monday next. Applications for mem bership may be made to any of the above gentlemen, or to the Secretary, 3, Blackfriars-road. N.B.—The wires of the Electric and International Tele graph Company are now laid on, and will be open for transmission of messages to all parts on Monday next, Feb. loth, 1868. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE- MENTS. Nov.26—Wings of the Wind, out of the Handicap liur dle-race at Croydon. Feb. B—at 10 a.m., Metallique, out of the Bentinck Me morial Stakes at Goodwood; after 6 p.m., Beanstalk, out of the Nottingham Handicap. Feb. 10 —at 9 a.m., Cabin Boy, out of the op3n Steeple chase at Birmingham and Moreton-in-Marsh ; at 9 a.m., Lizette, out of the Erdington Plate at Birmingham ; at 9 a.m., Corkscrew, out of the Grand Annual Steeplechase at Birmingham; at 9 a.m., Nothing More, out of the Notting ham Hurdle-race ;at 9 a.m., Switcher and Sinite, out of Birmingham engagements ; at 9 a.m., Gurus and Trump Card, out of Birmingham engagements and Nottingham Hurdle-race; at 9 a.m., Violet, out of all engagements in Mr. Den's name; at 1.15 p.m., Moldavia and Polecat, out of all handicaps published to date ; at 3.30. p.m., Beauty, out of the Nottingham Spring Handicap ; at 4.45 p.m., King of Hearts, out of Shrewsbury and Derby Steeple chases. Feb. 11—at 9 a.m., Dick Turpin and Lady Zetland, out of Harrow engagements ; at 9 a.m., Frost, out of all en gagements; at 9 a.m., Flyfisher, out of Birmingham en gagements ; at 9.35 a.m., Sweet Willie and Tribune, out of the Nottingham Haudizap ; at 1.30 p.m., Violent, out of the Gone-Away Plate at Lincoln ; at 5.55 p.m., The Rock, Proserpine, and Sister to Vedette, out of Notting ham Handicap. • Feb. 12—after 6 p.m, The Squire, out of the Lincoln shire and City Handicaps at Lincoln. Feb. 13—at 9 a.m., Hopviite, out of Hurdle-race at Lin coln. DERBY SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY, Feb. 27. The Grea t Midland Steeplechase (handicap) of 100 sovs added to a Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 3 only (to the fund) if declared to Messrs. Weatherby only on Feb. 11, by 12 noon; winners of a steeplechase after Feb. 5, at 1 p.m., once 81b, twice or more 121 b extra; the second to sava his stake. About three miles and a half twice over the 'Nook. 30 subs. The highest weight accepting being list 131 b, it has been raised to 12st 71b, and the others in proportion. Age st lb , Age st lb Bonazet ... ... al2 7 Greenland ... ... all 10 Globule ... ... al2 6 Woodbury 11111 ... a 11. 8 The Nun (iu.Blb ex) al2 4 Moose ... ... all 6 The Tiger... ... a 12 1 Risk ... ... 6 11 1 Tennyson ... ... 5 11 13 Mrs. Allan. ... 5 10 8 Farnano ... ... 5 11 12 The Great Midland Spring Handicap of 100 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 10 sovs each. Three-quarters of a mile. Age st lb r Bismarck 4 8 12 Python ... 4 8 41 Sweet Anne 5 7 101 Moonbeam ... 4 7 4 The Last Rose of Summer 3 7 2 Lady Lambton 4 7 2 Cauthleen 4 7 0 lunerdale 3 6 12 Secrecy Valorous Thermometer Sister to Vedette Van Diemen Substance Spendthrift S ugarstick Age st lb ... 4 6 8 ... 4 6 8 4 6 8 4 6 7 ... 3 6 0 ... 3 6 0 ... 3 5 10 ...3 5 7 NOMENCLATURE. The following names have been given:— Mr. W. C. Bland's B. yearling c. by Mouravieff, out of Fox glove, by Drogheda, out of Blue Bell Moncrieff. Lord Westmorland's Two-yrs-old. B. c. by Carbineer, out of Catalpa Percussion Ch. f. by Nutbourno, out of Miss Vivian Cocoa Nut F. by Master Bagot—Britannia, by Catesby Ch. f. (sister to Longdown) by Rattle B. f. by Dundee, out of Her Highness Royalty Ch. f. by Nutbourne, out of Anspach Kernel B. f. by Master Bagot, out of Grillade Spike Mr. G. Whittington's B. f. (late Musk), by Master Fenton, out of Perfume, 2 yrs old The following assumed name has been registered :—Pdr. John Denman. The assumed name of Tilsby published in last Calendar should be Tilsby. FORFEIT LIST.—T he forfeits of the following horses have been paid :—Houri, Carthusian, C. out of Maid of Lyme, Libertine (to qualify), National Dance, and Deer slayer. RACING FIXT URES FOR 1868. I:7ARY.; Nottingham Spring ..,. 25 IDerby Spring ............ 27 FEBR Lincoln Spring Si insfield — Harrow 2O Uverpool Spring M 3 o..elmsford Spring M 10 Sorevrsbury Spring 10 West Drayton l2 Warwick Spring CH. Bromley Spring 6 Durham Hendon l3 Newmarket Craven Knighton I 9• • • 14 Abergavonny ..... 16 --- Margate Epsom Spring Meeting 24 Croxton Park Northampton . 4 . !, 31 Chester Wiachoster York Spring . l2 Doncaster Spring Salisbury Catterick Bridge l6 Lewes Spring Thirsk Ourragh April 2l. Newmarket Ist Spring 27 JII West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer 3 Manchester 3 Ascot 5ummer........, 9 Beverley, Hull, and East Hiding lO Windsor Summer Bath Croydon let Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer Jul Chelmsford 'Worcester Summer Carlisle 7 Newmarket July 7 Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. l5 Liverpool July M. AUG Newton Hampton Newcastle Bibury Olub ...14.• •• • • Stockbridge Alexaudra, Park Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Egham lB Hastings York August SEPT Baden Warwick September •A.bingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster September 8 Brecon Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 OCT Odiham, Se • Stamford Radcliffe Huutingdon . Nottingham July ' Southampton Goodwood DuTar Oxford Scarborough Canterbury Derby Summer Weymouth Lichfield Tuubridgo Margate Bedford - 1 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October 5 Chelmsford Autumn 13 :MBER. Kelso l5 Hendon Mon mouth Newmarket Ist October 22 Walsall \Vest Drayton '29 Royal Caledonian Hunt and Western Al B it. Cheltenham l3 Ealing Newmarket Hought o n 19 I Worcestor Autumn. 7S T. CC:iS nied is of esses atess eatre 18.11C0 1 ac ; the toya 1 birth aains a on Otho and et on d by Ber- Vilts. ecent acted it, for 1.P., ;rday, Peel ~.; .