The Sun. — London, England, 1868-05-16 00:00:00

L,....•••oP•ftail alTat May 15. ChristiaD, 1 with her accoin - ''3 N 0 2. r Ma gala, Thcodorus ►s chiefs of tions were intain. It 1 anti gone lination to is, except nove, were ian troops uickly as e shelling, by the 2d. ins party ieult, and .t the first behind by acted, and 331 were about 150 chiefs of E egedda , only five , ught to a op en field nd safe ill Magdala ng in the rs we bops the expe ksful con- dig of the e captives, , IiNIAN pril 12. Prideau%l , Mr. si3a four Ger- ning, sot Flad, re`' remainder )1. children whole Of tf ternoont i of Mons• from the 'cning)• )cted back gary hay ° tntry, atia ;scut hero; 'ening)• Prised the ►e floating ►unt to be out of the especially domaiu°' fay 1 6. is, agai ns t ding, vra ° those a n Leg'°" le par tie s ay. I t " n. sever°.l ening). a inoti°3 a r a rlia" ?,s, 01°111' 1 1 nent I ' 3 ' laider tb; of want ° ~0. as COP 8, C. 24' ,f JO Stie m e r last Ye a s jeael i 54 las bey llst naa 133 ,,0 st be ;, be f l " g°P are r Cli o the an eierk 0 , ac ti3i: f . 31 case ba nov Uf wied el • g b? 0 ' a c erta o theUn 8 '9l - [i,pror ti us 001 0 00 0 hi ,0 a ieg6 hese ld' ) re u be arst h e' t ust thOS° X °NEI' MARKET AND 002UMERCIAL lIITZLLIGNNCB, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. There is very little change in the Stock Markets, sad little or no business in any department. The Feuds remain stationary at yesterday's prices, the in [lax of gold not being sufficiently appreciated to counteract the effect of the public abstaining from investments. 'Railways are a little better than at the close of yesterday through the firmness of holders. The statements put forth with respect to the South- Eastern Railway are favourably regarded. In the discount market business is very quiet, at 2 per cent. for first-class short bills, and there is no im mediate demand on the stock Exchange. The Funds are very quiet, and prices show no variation. Consols are quoted at 91 to 94% for money, and 92k to 93 for account. New and Reduced Three per Cents., 92k to 93 ; India Five per Cents., 1 151 to 116 ' • Rink Stock, 1 per cent. better, at 246 to 2 48 • Exchequer Bills, 7s to 12s prem. The ' Foreign Stock Market is very quiet, and the only change is a little less steadiness in Egyptian. Th 3 qnotations are—Mexican, 15a to 15k ; Greek, 1 3 to 131 -; New Spanish, 351 to 35i • Italian (1631), 4S- to 43k ; Turkish (1805), 343" to 34k ; Milian (1866), 102 to 103 ; ditto (1867). 931 to 96!;; BgYptian (1864!, 80} to 811 ; ditto Railway De bentitreci, 91 to 92 ; and Viceroy's 7 per Cents., 711 to 72. The Drew Honduras Loan is par to 1 prem. Egyptian 9 per Cent. Bonds are firm at 90i to 91. American Securities are rather dull. United States' 5-20 Bonds, 70a to 70k. Erie Shares, 45± to 451. f lower ' at 944 to 95. Atlantic and Great Western Railway-Debentures have receded / to 28/ to 29,E ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds is, to 321- to 34. In Foreign railway shares, Great Luxembourg are better, at 10k to 11i ; Lombardo-Venetian, to The Railway Market is a little firmer, but there is not much business doing. South Eastern have ad vanced f• upon the report that the company have arranged to replace all their debentures with deben ture_stock. The present prices are 754 to 75/, being an advance of 1. Tbere is also an advance off in Lancashire and Yorkshire, at 121 to 128 ; and in Sheffield, at 42k to 43 ; and of in Caledonian, at 741 to 741 ; i n G reat Western at 53f to 531 ; and in Gre a t Eastern, at 33i to 34i; Midland are steady, at 1061 to 1071 ; London and North Western, 115 to 115 4; ; to 97A. Great Northern 102 to 103 ; ditto (A), 964 Brighton, 53i to 54 ; and Chatham, 18i to 181. In Bank Shares rather more business is doing, and prices are in some cases firmer. London and West nunster and Union of London each improved I, the former being quoted at 704 to 714, and the latter at 344 to 35k; but London Joint Stock is 4 lower, a t 34; to 35 k . Agra steady, at 9k t o 10k; A ng l o - AUstrian 41 to 5f preus. ; Chartered Mercantile, 27 to 28 ' ;' Consolidated, 4k to 41 ; Imperial, 18 to 19 ; Loudon and County, 52 to 53 ; Imperial Otto to prem. ' ' Oriental, 41k to 42k. Foreig n Mining Shares are scarcely noticed, and the only movement is a fall of .4 in Chontales, at 2k to 2 a• St. Johu del Rey, 16k to 17i ; Port Philip, to Miscellaneous shares are very quiet, and prices are without change. Anglo-American Telegraph is quoted at 224 to 221 ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cent., oto 5 3 ; Hudson's Bay steady, at 151 to 154 ; alndon General Omnibus, to 2k; National Dis count, 104 to 11. Bar gold to the value of £50,000 was sent into the B ank yesterday. , The Virgini a h as a r r i ve d f rom N ew Y or k w i t h 4 ' 1 7,000 i n specie, and the Java with £141,000. The outgoing mail steamer to the East, the Tanjore, ta kes £26,300 in gold and silver. The Anglo-Mediterranean Telegraph Company is a ca.eliproject, designed to perfect telegr a phi c communi ty with Alexandria, with more than the usual respe c t o f success . Th e route will be to Snsa on the ,tench frontier by the ordinary means. From this Pla ce to Sicily through Italy it is proposed to kurchase the land-lines and privileges of the Telegraph Co nstruction and Maintenance Company. A working -aJeacgontent has been made with the Mediterranean Sicily Company for the use of th e i r line from proposed to M a lt a . F rom M a lt a t o Al exan d r i a it is g ° osed to lay a deep-sea cable, the present ore -line to be abandoned under an indemnity. T he cost of acquiring the Italian land lines and of constructing the new cable, with every expense, is 4.245,000 and the proposed capital of the company is , 26 0,000 i n f u lly p a id -up £lO shares, the bulk of I tch has been promised. M t he t ra ffi c rece i pts o f th e G rea t C en t ra l o f Bel n nßail • 1 lth to e 20th April, he w an increase fro-u of £4o4 e as compared th with the cone- Pouding period of last year. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 8 GOVERNMENT FUNDS. Par Cent. C onso l s , • 3 D itto for Ac coun t, J une 4 14er Cent. R e d uce d 921 3 /1. 7r 3 per Cent -- - • 9 - 21 3 e T Z 2 } per Cent. Jan. 1894 a —°- 5 per C 0 an. 1873 4,buities, 80 yrs, expire hth Jan., 18$(' — I ',o. for 30 yrs, axpire sth April 1885 — ~'-'? (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — 110 ''''"oquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct 5 pm . 12 £5OO bo 12 II t • £l.OO Sr. £2OO '-' hillo England Stock. 4f per Cent 248 6 . Account L ad • I NDIA.I4 GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ~,la • %Lock, 10f per Cent., AprillB74 ' - ' O . Account D o 0 • 5 per Cent. Oct 1880 ,-,°. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 .-,'o. Certificates — b'c'• Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Bof o • er Cent., Jan. 1872 o ° • Sa p per Cent., May 1879 lO9 0 Doer Cent., Rnp. Deb. 1872 — d 0.1877 -- 1- Do: d o. 188 : 2 — -- Deb., er Cent Aug. 18 -, 1051 1) Bond )0- s 5 ,5 p per Cent., £l,OOO 73 _ pm 0. under £l,000 A, , rOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES.: 40,-Ontine Repulte, 6 per Cent rttirii i a a n n l3 s o p n e d r s, c s en p t er Cent. 1859 U— xd n 5 4 1 per Cent., 185? — L 0 • -" • do 1858 — Do d 0. ," 18 , ;(' — o• 66 do., 1863 tl 5 per Cent., 1865 — b e O . Account 751 61 I° B Ayres 6 per Cent — ) (~ v )° 2 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent .l 6 per Cent. 1 , ,, 1 an 6 per Cent — 11 ° • 4 / per Cent h ?. n ° ' ...._ 6 perlB67 Cent, 13 96 ..._ b ., 7 par ,Cent., 1866 0 °') S crip £32 paid )1, na , . I),,, tii "Jan, 6 per Cent. 1) B h. 3 pn• Cent. 1825 "11161 an Principalities, - , Cent 714 4 2 I), 8 i i...er e 4 .,._ per Cent, 1867 79 14,.i1d0r New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — (y;pti„,, , 7 per Cent ••• Dl2, ° ,* S econd Issue •• ••• `'• • £5OO Bonds 0 . 410 e Bonds D.. Do 1864 — D e. . • Account .T l ' ) £lOO Bond s .•••• oreeZvarnment Railway Debentures .... 911 b o. per Cent, 1824-5, ex Coups. — 13, Account . bu• Coupons • 4 t h ° t ' ' A ccount )ionpnala. 5 per Cent It ) ; ;: tir aa Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., £25 p D ' 3 -1 ',5 per Cert., 1865 — 4 ' , eeo 75 ze..., Unt Itt„,io.-6_lareniniaaa Raiway — D itto l / 4 d 1 , 8. Per Cent — D o r Account 4S-t) A ' 1864- —ll ot Per Cont. Anglo-French — o/ride:tit per Cent. riev r Ph buperial 5 per Cent .* ~r a 14} ijn n nada tit_':l_Per Oen — 1)00 Deferred Perli,i444lis ,1 Warrants (Hectares) bo . l i a : ° Per Cent. 1865 — 1)0 4i. ce°llll t 824 3 24 b - P e r (U • 0 4 Cent. nbarren) 101 l oA - 13er tent., 1862 •, t -nce oll 4 L 068 6 3 Per Ct., 1833, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 401 4 N. ( I ,°l V 67 4Ol Nian 5 (10., Scrip, £2O paid l4 12) - per (1, . £ b „4: , :4 4 „__ Cen e t ti . 1. i5 1 0 842,1, " 47 — bo e„...," Cent. 1860 bo - Pe r Cent., 1859 D o. ° , Per c ent., 1862 .... ... 83i 4 31 41 Du "4'oo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bo ..... 87 4 be . I R , do. £B4 15s: d0..._ l b '"‘"G) £lOO Bonds... 4 -ko 1\1 ; d o £B4 13s. do _ ti hr,i- to `e o lB.2 R. ii 631 P , I l 1, , 5 p t , a . 7 a Y nosh 3 per c L_(,calt — bu ile''-tit a ' " 371 D o Ael° D eferr,,o b j)o 4 . 4 i" e o(ce.„et ......................... 0 0 ' )41 . Cert Til,, L .Ace ont , •01 Coup. not fucded I'l' l4l a p e ' ~r) A ce _ r C ent. o 6 ' l 4 841 4 I), 4 1 e )er C ent 1858 1 1)° •Cl(?°l2l't )0 r. 0 Bony ........................... .. _ 1) '' Per c OA, cut., 18 62 ••• . D .£lO7 l /I nt .. ............................... 63 2 1 Do t, wads ...... . 651 41 4 t 5 ... 0. 1863 ....................... AZ l : jel lt., 1865 I b o C 1 ,, i . j,lt 11eZneTar, ()).,ot.,„puara.u.ie-e.d......... ~ o 4 ,___ ,ent., 18 65 .. 584 4 --- rer ve nt •••••• 9 ..... etilet. - LLA. :o 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... I video as on the above payable in London. [3.l2:iab. per cent., Ex. 25f. Dia& •2* per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail Do Account French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Lx. 251. Austrimi a'pr Cent. Lx 10 Florins Italia), 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25i. Do. Account 4Bl CLOSING PRICES. Consols,. Money 941 • Do. Account, 4th June 92 3 SNARE LIST. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Illritiab Columbia, 6 per cent., Dc0..31, 1572.... Can.G 0v.6 p.o.Ja..4tJ my 1r77-54 Do. 6 p. a. Feb. dz Aug 5 p. o. Mar. . Sept Uo. 5 p. c. Jan. .St Jul) Do. 5 p. C. Inaeribed Ok Cape (*.Hope, 6 p.c.1873 Oot 1890-1900 Do. do 1680-9v l Do. Jan.&..lnly, 18510-91 Uo. 5 per cent. 15 April anti 15 vet., 10.) 10f 9; 1))L so S,) ,5 67 0.1 10i 1 10 09 7 1 1 0 1 9 j 106 108 to3s 4 tle;lou,NOv. iti7B, 6 p.: Do. Mauritius, 8 p. o, Jan. and July P 8 100 111 111 11)5 lu7 Do. Io7S 90. 1882, ayls, Nor. Do. 181)5, eb. zz Aug.. Natal Nov. C per cent.. 3.13.G0v.Cp.c.Ja.&J ul, INT. S.W. Gov.s p•e.,lBet. Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 187 t) 1.04 166 It 6 lob 107 We 0.6 Oa 99 10 9J 1)1 08 99 V5l 96, 1)0. 5 P.c. IbBB to 1b96 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Goy. 6 p. 0 sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. S. Aus.Go7. 6 p,c.18654 Do. Mb & upwards Vle,Gov. 6 p.e. J a.&July Do. do. April & Oct 971 98) 102 104 1413 105 110 ill 1114 112, TLIE SUN, LONI RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT WESTERN. A special general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Paddington Station—Sir D. Goocb,lll.P., in the chair. Mr. F. Saunders, the secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, The CHAIRMAN congratulated the shareholders on the improved position of their affairs. They had now plenty of money, which was mainly brought about by the shareholders helping themselv2s. The amount of the 5 per cent. debenture stock issued was £1,700,000, out of which £1,100,000 had been pan up, leaving £600,000 to COlllO in as and when required. He might s'ate that their great difficulty now was not as to the issue of the stock, but from having to refuse it to people who were most anxious to take it up. They could only•issue the debenture stock to the amount necessary to replace debentures failing due. With regard to the G. per cent. pr - ference stock, they had already issued .£1,600,000, leaving about £1,000,000 still available to be issued when necessary. (Hear, hear.) This was a Wharn cliffe meeting, and the first resolution he had to submit was the approval of the Great Western Rail way (Dividends) No. 2 Bill. It was a bill to con firm the issue of stocks and shares of the Great West:Tit Railway Company in payment of dividends to the holders of stocks or shares in the company. 93 I Mr. A. WooD seconded the motion. Mr. C. LEGG said he thought it very satisfactory that they had beeii enabled to issue so large an amount of debenture stock, and hoped it would be sufficient to completely relieve the company from its recent difficulties. He thought it might be sa tisfactory to know at what rate they were now renewing debentures. A SHAREHOLDER wished to know the scope of the bill. ['he CHAIRMAN, in reply to those and' other ques tions, said that the Dividend Bill removed all doubt as to the legality of the debenture stock and prefe rence shares already issued to the proprietors in lieu of dividends. As to the debentures falling due, 'they were now freely renewed at 4f per cent., and the directors could get as much money as they wanted. Their debenture stock was now at a con siderable premium, and he hoped the company had now got all the money they required. They would not issue any more of the 6 per cent. preference stock at par, because he thought it well worth a premium. He trusted they would never have occa sion again to issue stock in place of cash dividends. (Hear, hear.) The bill was then unanimously approved. The next was a bill to authorise the Bristol and North Somerset Railway Company to deviate from the authorised line of their railway at Bristol. It enabled that company to make a more convenient junction with the Great Western Railway. It would be an advantage to them and involve no liability. Mr. YOUNG, the solicitor, explained that there were arrangements between the two companies, and the clause merely extended them to the de viated line. Mr. WOOD seconded the motion approving the bill, and it was agreed to. The CHAIRMAN said the next bill he had to sub mit was a bill for conferring additional powers on the London and North Western Railway for the construction of new works, and in relation to their own undertaking and the undertakings of other companies. The bill contained powers to make a junction at Hereford between their line and the Brecon line, for the joint working of boats at Bir kenhead, the working of the West London Railway, and the laying down of the narrow gauge between Hereford and Gloucester. Mr. A. WOOD seconded the motion approving the bill, and it was carried. The CHAIRMAN said the meeting would be ad journed to the 25th instant, to consider the Great Western Bill for conferring further powers on them for the construction of works, and in relation to their own undertaking and to the undertakings of other companies ; also to consider the Kingston and Eardisley Bill to abandon portions of the railway. He did not think they would have to submit the Cambrian Bill. Mr. C. LEGG expressed regret at the great loss of Mr. E. Smith, one of the directors, since the last meeting, and wished to know who was elected in his place. Die CHAIRMAN said they all regretted the loss of Mr. Smith, who was a most efficient director. Mr. Micklethwaite was elected to fill the vacancy. The meeting then adjourned to the 25.0 inst. MIDLAND. A special meeting of this company was held yes terday at Derby ; Mr. Hutchinson in the chair. The following bills now before Parliament were submitted :-1, a bill for conferring additional powers on the Midland Railway Company for the raising of further capital and the construction of new works ; 2, a bill to confer further powers on the Midland and London and North. Western Rail way Company for the construction of works in connexion with the Ashby and Nuneaton Railway, and for other purposes; 3, a bill for conferring ad ditional powers on the London and North-Western Railway Company for the construction of new works, iu relation to their own undertaking and the undertakings of other companies. In moving that the first bill be approved, the CHAIRMAN said that the subject had been so fully discussed at the meetings in December and in January last that it was unnecessary for him to oc cupy their time. The bill proposed to confer upon the company power to raise £5,000,000; £3,750,000 by the creation of new shares, and the remainder on mortgage debentures. Of the sum proposed to be raised £2,130,000 was required for the Wail) le tion of the Bedford and London line and stations, £1,350,000 for a junction with the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway, the Cudworth and Barnsley line, and several smaller work s, and the remainder was required to replace the rolling stock of the company. Mr. LEWIS seconded the motion, and after some discussion it was carried, only four persons voting against it. Mr. O'BRIEi then demanded a poll. (Loud cries of " Shame.") Mr. HADLEY seconded the demand for a poll. Mr. BAINES asked Dr. O'Brien to withdraw his motion, but the latter declined to do so. On a poll being taken the numbers were :—For the motion, shareholders present 192, representing £525,170 ; proxies 183, representing £1,297,049 — total, £1,822,219 ; against the motion, persons pre sent representi❑g £3,236. There were no proxies recorded against the motion. The second and third bills were then approved, and the Chairman stated that the three other bills on the list had been with drawn. The proceedings then terminated. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short ... 11 17} ... 11 17/ Ditto R0tterdam........... Antwerp ... 25 37} ... 25 42k rfrissels Hamburgh — ... 13 9/ ... 13 iu Paris Short ... 25 In ... 25 25 _ _. _ __ Ditto 3 Ms. ... 2 ) 35 ... 25 37* Marseilles.'..: Frankfort-on-the-Main ~.. ... • 1201 .• • 120 k V ienua — ..., 11 65 ... 11 90 Trieste ---... 11 85 ... 11 9 0 Petersburg - ... 32 ... 32f Berlin ,...... ... ... 6 261-, ... 6 27} Madrid — ... 48j ... 481 ' Cadiz _ ... Cif ... 48j Leghorn • ' ... 28 25 ... 28 30 Milan... lieu oa — ... 28 25 ... 28 30 Naples Palermo — ... 28 25 ... 28 ao Messina — ... 28 25 ... 28 30 Lisbon Oporto ... ... 51* ... 4511 DIE for PLANTATIONS.—ROCHESTER Alay 15. —Under the influence of the recent warm days and nights the hop bind has made rapid growth, while at no former period have the young plants looked so forward at this season of the year. Throughout the dietrict poling and tying are completed, while in many of the gardens the bine is more than half-way up the poles. The plants generally look clean and healthy, although in some of the gardens the fly has made its appearance. The first heavy showers—which are now much needed—will, however, clear the plants of the vermin. It is calculated that up wards cf 50,000 acres are under hop cultivation this season. 100 100 1 , 0 100 100 ()E,DINAILY BHARES AND STuCKS. Railways. ifffifilil and Eketer Caledonian GArnbrian Cork and Bandon...—. Corn Wall Dublin & Belfast Junk- Dun„rerth,.t. A b.J unc &London, berip Cer ti Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angi. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotian,/ Great N ortneru Do. A stock Do. B stuck Do. New, is. at 26 p fit S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. S. Val. nail. gob., Do. South Wales ' Do. W. Alid.—Oxiord Do. Newport Do. Hereford Lancashire& Yorkshire London and Hi:Law:ill Lon., Brig - h.,& S Co*s' 1.0 n., Chat., and Dove' Do. Metrop. Ex. A Len. & North Wester': Lon. & South %Venter': Man., Shet., f¢ Lineal - e l Metropolitan... . Do. Now •••4 Do. Extenbion...... Hetropolitan Dietrict. Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's W't Midland Do. LS) Share Dtarb) Aid hent . . North isritioh Do. Ed., Pt.h., & Dun. i th. Eastern—Derv:rich Do. (.1.1.1.11 purolos , Do. Leeds ..... Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. &•Darling. Do. 0 1360-61 North London Do. do. 186* 5 Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire , N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Soot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Soot, Alia. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines Wok., & Wok Vail' Vale P C Val of teach t e°' e Wa rKilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha.l West Corn wall Paid. Closing Business ?rise. done. 711 741 21 Su 1 3 4 75 77 70 72 IG2 • 104 31 3ii 7 8 I.i 6 102 103 67 122 14,3 94 96 1 51 63i, 66 AS 30 85 30 33 1271 128 534 54 'l4l 115 i DO V 2 Ilia I .z 1 IC6 70 81 106 106) 75 77 331 34 102 101. 54 53 94 95 134 134 1.1 133 117 /19. 11 11i 57 61) 106 108 57 58 13 15 71} 741 lu 11 143 115 i 1 i Sharel 7 5 1 2 1 4 BRITISH I'OSSIGSSIONS. 10u Atlantic & St. Lawrence all 51 46 st llo g m u. ., s ll p ar e o r d c a , , a t . C . e . n.ln. 100 104 its ion 20 Do. F shares l5 iP 10/ Buffalo it Lake Huron all 3 4 10 Do. Prelerence all 5 7 100 BulL,Brant,&Goderich BcPua p.c. 3 100 1‘0 —6B 71 at t;al st ;ape Town & Dock, gu. 100 IS 52 00 Demerara, 7 p.o. per. p. all 09 102 at v:ast Bengal, gu. 5 lOM :041 105... 107 i, 3t East Indian, go:s p.c. 100 109 110 111 8 40 Uo. 'I Extension at .randTrunkot Canada 100 151 lt3 151 ,00 Do. Equip. Mort, Bouth 1 charge 0 p.c all 78 62 100 Do. let fref. Bonds ail 44 11 100 Do. do deterred 100 De. 2d 1. - " rut. litmaa all 33 3J. 100 Do. do. deterred 100 Do. 3d Prehatock all 27 20 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th I rel. ste,ok al/ 18 19 100 Do,. do. deterred at H. India reu.gua. sp.e. tut) 109 110 Lill i 3 o. Gua. 5 per cent lB 11 2at 10 00. New gua. sp. 0 6 l 2 et South of ludla gun. 5 per ocut 100 102 103 1011 at Do. 11 per cent loo 01 CO 81 Do, .. 20/ ,3reat Wes. of Canada all 16} 16 4 14 1 202 Do. New .. 00 Do. 6 P.O Bus. pay. 1873 all 98 100 OSi 00 00. 54 do. pay. 3577.8,, all 9/ 91 at Madras, gua. 5 p.o 100 100 102 1(5 at Do. 42 do 1 / D 0.4 d 0...... . lOO 8 9 91 14) Do. Fifth I, xteusl'oe 5 at Alelb. Cor. 6p. c. Buds. 100 D 0 Rel. & Dobson' s .day i all at N. Itl.C'da. iSpc Ist pi. ha i 100 83 85 at Oude (ft nd, g. 5 p.O 100 1034 1084 at Sande. ..... I 100 1011 It. 2j at Po. Delhi ...... f! el 100 10,/ 1021 103 20 Do. do • ti .1 2 P et 'Jo. Punlaub.... a. o l lou 101 102 at Do. Indus St.Flot 64 I too 67 89 EltlTl6ll MINES. Cam. Consul. Cold, Ilia. 1 Ohiverton Bl 2! 3} Clifford Arnal+,;amated 30 56 6 6 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist, 1 440 160 Urakewalls 2.1.0 East Bassett (I llogau) 295 lu 12 East Caradon 2.11.& 4 5 _ East Carn Br.a East Grenville East Gunnislake .... 8.3,u 1 East Loved 3..40 8 9 WI Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 14 2 4 StA uhyn(G wen. 66 4 5 great Laxey, limited,. .all 161 176 .;rest South Tolgus.... 1.4.0 Crest Wheal tstosy.... 14.9.6 1. Wheal Vor (Lielat-u 40 15 17 Grenville 9.0.6 1} 10. ilerod's Foot .... 15.10 A, 38 40 flingston Downs 5.10.6 2} 21 Margaret (Uny Lelaut 13.17.6 6 4 Marke Valley 1.10.6 , yiwyndy Iron Ore, 6 6 3} 21 11 e:v S ton corth toskear N.AVh Bassettallogau 1.4.0 - North Wheal Crotty _ Prosper United 8.11.0 2 24 Providenoe,UnyLelani ) . 6 .7 25 27 _ S. Caradon (St. Cleer) &so 400 South Condurrow %.2.0 } 1 ".Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.18.9 375 426 stray Park . 35.15.0 4 6 Tin Croft..... 9 14 15 71lna and Clogan, lira all cst ftassett (1110 g w . caracwa (Liskeard 1: 2 est Chi ver ton ll 61 06 %Vest Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 55 75 80 Wheal Buller atedruth 22 .5 0 11 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 21 23 Wheal Seton 5Bl 771 824 Whe3. Trelawnev ( Lis I 5.17.0 7 9 PREFERENCE 5H4.111.18. Great Western, 4 per cent irred. 78 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 132 North Eastern, Cons., 4 per cent., -•- Ditto, 4i per cent. rd., 94 ets,kll. EktlGN(Llil bIIAUJICti AND STOCKS. Great Western, 6 per cent., irrd.. 1806, 91 Ir()LICIGN tiAlLwAxe. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9?, I , Bilitt and San gas. 7 per cent., 18 ;rust Luxembourg, 11 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 144 15 FOREIGN MINIM Chontalee Gold and'Sliver Mining, lira., 2j St. John del Rey, lira, 17} I United Mexican, lira., 1# Vancouver Coal,. 4i DOCKS Millwall Freehold Land and Dock. 31 saves. Anglo Egyptian, linen., Consolidated, lien., if Eng!fah and Lao de Janeiro, lien., 8 1 Imperial Ottoman, 14 t Luudon and Comity, Ditto, new, 35 London and 4t estminater, 71 Ditto, Scrip, •171 S Union or Australia, 41i Union of London, SS MISO ELLA N SOUL Anglo American Telegraph, 23 2i gio-.lexical, Mint, iii 1 Atlantic Telegraph, 53 Ditto, s p. r cent , 100 City of ilo.cow Gas, lira., 51 1 East India Irrigation and Canal. 1t 16 Egyptian 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua by Egypt. Goy., 901 Gene,, al Steam .Navigation, 274 nd sou 'I, Bay, 154 Ocean marine Insurance), 19/ Peninsula and Oriental steam, 55Z Into, new, 1567, 11* Submarine Telegraph, 73i Telegraph Construct. and Matatenaucc, Upper Assam Tea, lim .41 The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about MI per cent. At this rate there is a trifling profit on the importatlOn of gold from the United Ititates. 931 !ICI h 53 a i I 107 f ON, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 16, 1868. SPOR7IING JTOPHECIES. THE BATH AND SOMERSET MEETING. Sportsman.—Sixteenth Biennial Stakes : St. 8.0-nau. nau. Beaufort Cup : Julius. Seventeenth Biennial Stakes : Da Vere, Miss Foote, and Martyr. The County Members' Plate : Moonbeam, Muezzin, and Mr. Briggs. Bath Handicap : Naivete and Gooje rat. Somersetshire Stakes : Gomera and Plough boy. Bell's Life.—Sixteenth Biennial Stakes : Phoebus and Tympanum. Bath Handicap: Tremble, The Parson, Goojerat, or Naivete. County Members' Plate : Leases, Mr. Briggs, and Sister to Vedette. Two Year Old Biennial: Miss Foote. Beaufort Cup : Julius. Somersetshire Stakes : Vortigeru or Puff. Dyrhatn Park handicap: Steamboat or Mr Brayley's selected. Welter Stakes : Steamboat or Douro. Weston Stakes : Ililda and Badsworth. B.idininton Stakes : Liddington. Sporting Gazette.—Three Year Old Biennial: Speculum or Tympanum. Two Year Old Biennial : Julius. Bath Handicap : Naivete and Ligurian. County Members' Plate : Mr. Briggs or Birdseel:er. Sporting Life.--Three Year Old Biennial : Tym panum. Beaufort Cup: Achievement. Sixteenth Biennial St tkes : St. Ronan and Cock of the Walk. Two Year Oil Biennial Stakes : Miss Foote. Bath Handicap : Birdseeker or Goojerat. County Mem bers' Plate : Mr. Briggs or Moonbeam. Sotner.3et shire Stakes : Ploughboy and Mariner. Era.--Beaufort Cup; Achievement. Sixte-nth Biennial Stakes : Speculum or Cock of the \Valk. Seventeenth Biennial Stakes : Aria Foote and Martyr. Weston Stakes : Martyr and Badsworth. Somersetshire Stakes : Puff and Ackworth. Bad minton Stakes : Liddington and Athena. Sunday Times.—Sixteenth Biennial Stakes : St. Ronan and Cock of the Walk. Beaufort Cup : Julius. Seventeenth Biennial Stakes : Miss Foote or The Standard Bearer. Weston Stakes : Hilda. Somersetshire Stakes : Mariner and Ploughboy. Field. —Beaufort Cup : Achievement. Sixteenth Biennial Stakes : St. Ronan or Cock of the Walk. Seventeenth Biennial Stakes : De Vere or Miss Foote. Bath Handicap : Goojerat and Arabia. County Members' Plate : Moonbeam and Lily. The Somersetsbire Stakes : Ploughboy and Ackworth. Dyrham Park Handicap : Vampire and Demon stration. Welter Stakes : Douro or Steamboat. Weston Stakes : De Vere and Martyr. Badminton Stakes : Athena and Electricity. Sporting 7 intes.—Beaufort Cup : Achievement or Knight of the Garter. The Sixteenth Biennial Stakes : Tympanum and Cock of the Walk. The Seventeenth Biennial Stakes : Marty r or D e V ere. Weston Stakes : Hilda. Soruersetshire Stakes : Ploughboy—Puff for place. Tao Scurry Stakes (handicap) of • 3 soya each, with 25 added, for all ages. Red House in. Hr R. Porter's Haymaker, by Leamington—Village Maid, 3 yrs, Est 121 b (S. Mordan) - 1 Lord Westmorland's Ulphus, 5 yrs, 7st 310 ~.(Kenyon) 2 Mr J. Wood's Beauty, 3 yrs, Bst 4111........(T. Chalouer) 3 Captain Mitchell's Out-and-Outer, 6 yrs, Bst 121 b (Custance) 0 Duke of Newcastle's Nike, 4 yrs, Bst 51b Mr J. P. Craven's Dutch Adm'ral, 4 yrs, 7st 210 (Cameron) 0 Mr Gilby's Sliysail, 4 yrs, Est 71b (Cradook) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Out-and-Outer, 100 to 30 agst Hay maker, 4 to 1 agst Beauty, 7 to 1 agst Ulphus. The latter got away with a slight lea Ipf Haymaker and Out-and-Outer, Beauty being last off, with au indifferent start. No change occurred rounding the bend for the straight, when Haymaker headed Ulphus, and Beauty ran into third place. A good race home ensued between the leading tile, but Haymaker, having always the best of it, won cleverly by a neck ; Beauty, 'never being able to get up, was beaten by a l.mgth ; • Skya 61 was fun. 't!), Duch firth, Out-anl-Outer sixth, a ! last. • The ClieslerfieLl Han.heap of 100 sev:, a lded to a S the •p -stakes of 5 soya each. One :nits Sir C. Logard's Vespasian, by Newminster —Vete, 5 yr , 9st Sir East woo is Evelina, 3 yrs. Gat 7th (Cradoelc.) 2 M.r C. Percy's Itessian B-..ar, 3 ye s, sst 113,0 (!funitnoud) Betting-11 to 10 on Vespasia 1, 7 to 1 eget linssien dear, 5 to 2 agst Evelina. Vespasian male the running fur a short distance, but was soon headed by Russian Bear. At the bend, however, Vespasian again took up the rouning, and won easily by v length and a half ; a neck only separating secoad and third. "Tel orporation Stakes of .5 sows each, with 40 added. Red House in. Ur Craston's Albatross, by Buccaneer—Miss Conyng ham, 3 yrs, 7st 91b Sir Bromsgrove's f, by Skirmisher Buckeehain's dam, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (Jeffrey) 2 Sir J. P. Craven's Paleface, 3 yrs, 7st 91b.....(Catneron) 3 Mr. Page's Thermometer, 4 yrs, 9 s t 71b (Coslett) 4 Duke of Newcastle's Zuleika, 2 yrs, sst 111 b (Wilsou) 0 Mr. Williams's Esmeralda, 4 yrs, 9H 41b ...(Whitehead) 0 Betting-7 to 4 agst the Buckenhanes chin filly, 3to 1 each agst Thermometer and Zuleika, S to 1 agst Albatros , . Zuleika and Esmeralda being fractions were left at the post. Buckenham's darn filly made the running, attended by Albatross, and the other pair in close order, till within the half distance, when Albatross drew away, and woe by a neck; Paleface was a bad third; Thermometer close up. The Yorkshire St. Leger of 3 sows each, with 50 added, for hunters. - St. Leger Course. Mr J. Danby's Rap, by Rapparee—Lanky Bet, 4 yrs, list 131 h (lir G. 8. Thonnes , n) 1 Mr T. Wilkinsou's Scarriugton (tt b), 5 yrs, 134 21b (Mr T. Spence) 2 Sir George Cholmeley's Hoxgravo, 5 yrs, 12st (Mr C. Boynton) 3 Mr J. Newsome's Corkey, by Croton Oil—Carlotta, 5 yrs, 12st 21) (Cattle) 4 Mr Brookes's Empress (h b), age.), list 131 b (Mr Brockton) 5 Betting-9 to 4on Rap, 4to 1 agst Scarriugton. Hex -41-ftve, as soon as they settled down, showed the way, with Corkey close up ; the favourite, Empress; and Scarrington following in the order named. ItJunding the far side Scarrington improved his position slightly, and Corkey dropped into the roar; a length separating each. On approaching the bend Scarrington and Rap drew away, but at the half distance Rap shot out and won by throe lengths ; Ilexgrave was a bad third ; .Corkey and Empress were together in the rear. Free Handicap Hurdle Race of 5 sous each, with 40 added. Two miles and a half. Mr. Welfitt's Turmoil, by Comruotioa—Oulton Lass, 4 yrs, list 31b (inc 71b ox) (Sir. Brockton) 1 Mr. Cheese's Advertisement, 4 yrs, lOst 21b (Rows) 2 Mr. Cliff's Troubadour, 6 yrs, lOst 91b (H. Taylor) 3 Mr. Welfitt's Nothing More, 6 yrs, list 710 (inc. 710 ex) (Waddington) 0 Mr. Welfitt declared to win with Nothing More. Betting-5 to 4on Nothing More, 7to 4 agst Trouba dour, sto 1 agst Turmoil. Troubadour with a long lead made play, followed by Advertisement, Nothing More. and Turmoil, and little material alteration occurred till coining towards the straight, when the lot took close order, and all appeared to make a race of it. Before clear ing the last hurdle, however, Turmoil and Nothing More left the others, but the favourite fell at the obstacle and was thus thrown out. Turmoil, therefore, won easily by six lengths. Troubadour was net able to get up to Ad vertisement, who received second honours. SALISBURY RACE MEETING—FIUD.tY. There was to-day a mire numerous attendance than yesterday, and a continuance of the same glorious weather and interesting sport, which was to-day, however, dead against backers, who dropped a lot of the money they won on Thersday. Old Historian won tho Handicap Plato very cleverly, the favourite Muezzin sustaining defeat front both the Woodyeates horses and Cork Jacket. An own sister to Molly Carew—Antias—won the Long leaf Stakes in hollow fashion from her two oppo nents, neither of whom could make her gallop. A great favourite in Cock of the Walk was upset in the Salisbury Cup, which valuable prize fell to Lora Durham by the aid of the Nymph colt, who de feated the Danebury "pot" very cleverly. B.mefa.,;ter, anotlior repri3btutativo of WoLdicates, tilo Wilts)ll Park Stakes, defeating Sea Breeze and Minnie Troll, the latter of whom, when meeting Sea Breezeat level weights, sustain,d defeat from the vangti:she I of the previous day. The Selling Stakes was another facer to backers, they en crusting their money to the Vouc:ler cult, wito ran a dead heat wit'i Vietrvss. In the decider the young one had tie call, but Mr. Payne's mars scored 3,3 caly v;ctory. .Nlr. Payne hal another w:nner in Clavion, who won the Lungloat Stakes. Iu tit) Queen's P;a e Fair Star, who was second to Philosopher on Thursday, defeated 11-- drier very easily, and put the finishing stroke to the backer's ill fortune. Particulars of the racing will be found below : Handicap Plate of 50 sovs. Three quarters of a mile. Sir F. JobnAone's Historian, by Stockwell, aged, Bst 121 b (Parry) 1 Mr. Wooleott's Cork JaAst, 3 yrs, 7st (Bu.ler) 2 Mr. Hope's Loadiug Suit, 4 yrs, 7st 131 b Niue. 510 extra) (Nfaidment) 3 Duke of Hamilton's Muezzin, aged, Bst Glb (tne. 51b ex.) (Hartley) 0 Mr. Brook's Lucetta, 3 yrs, 7st (Hibbard) 0 Mr. E. Brayley's Rodbourue, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (D. Kitchener) 0 Mr. E. Edywn's Englishman, 3 yrs•, 7st 31b...(G. Sapp) 0 Betting-7 to 4 agst Muezzin, 100 to 30 agit Cork Jackot, 4 to 1 each agst Historian and Leading Suit. Cork Jacket got away in advance of Historian, Leading Suit, and the favourite, but after going about a couple of hundred yards, Leading Suit took a slight lead, which he maintained till crossing the road, when ho dropped back, and Historian, with Cork Jacket on his loft, came away, but the old horse shook off his opponent at the half dis tance, and won easily by two lengths, the same distanco between second and third; Englishman Fourth, Muezzin fifth close up fifth, Rcdbourne next, and Lucetta last. The Longford Castle Stakes of 25 sovs each,lo ft, for two- STUD IVEIVS. There are at present seventy mares at ITurstbourne Park, on a visit to Fitz-Roland, Sydmonton, and Ather stone, including Lord Portsmouth's own lot. His lordship has a dozen foals this season ; and although there has been a crying complaint amongst breeders in general of " nothing but fillies," the colts predominate in his case in the proportion of ten to two. The Duke's subscription is full. At Hasketon, Captain Barlow's Nebula, a brown colt by Surplice. At Upper Lambourne, May 5, Mr. Saxon's Countess (by Stockwell), a bay or brown colt by Defender, and has been put to him again. - _ During the York meeting 31r. Blenkiren securod six subscriptions to Adventurer, for 1869, and ten others had previously been taken by Messrs. J. Watt, Clinch, Hay. ward, and others. This horse's fee will bo considerably raised next season. Mr. Blenkiron has had the misfortune to lose two foals at Belhus Park, where their dams had gene on a visit to Amsterdam. They were a filly by Ely out of Scylla, and a colt by Amsterdam out of New Victoria, the former of whom ran against a hurdle; and dislocated her shoulder, whilst the colt died of paralysis. At Sheffield-lane paddocks, on,the 11th inst., Ur. John stone's Charity, by Melbourne (dam of Gratitude and Limo sins), a bay filly by Colsterdale - ; on the 11th inst., Mr. J . Singleton's Balsam, by The Cure, a b a y co lt by Cramond. Both mares will be put to Adventurer, also the three year old filly by Stockwell out of Bracey. The following mares have arrived a t Hi g h W ycom b e b to ar be ren L. p a I u ; t'atdy iv fillyueYcortsg rumpe ter : —M argaret, 1,3 Chanticleer : with by l Caractacus ; G ossip, b y Idle Boy, nent, by Grosvenor, barren ; Anticipa tion, by Acrobat, barren ; and Leda, by Weatherbit with a colt by Man at Arws. At Yardley, near Blrmingham, April- 24th, Messrs. Graham's Corsica, by Newminster, a chesuut colt by Ox ford, nod put to Knight of the Crescent ; Mr. Bennett', Sultana, with a brown filly by Knight Of St. Patrick, bas arrived so Oxford; and Mr. Bulling's Chiliianwallah, by Newminster, to Knight of the Crescent ; May 7th, Messrs Graham's Wild Dayrell mare (sister to Aboacli,) a btowu oolt foal by Oxford, and put to him again. Thu following mares have arrived at Fri:mai-ad, Tip perary, to Joco :--Mr P. Ellard's Echo ; Mr J. Chadwick's mare by Brian Lure, w i th a co l t by J oco ; M r 11. C. Croker's Teapot, w i t h a filly by Sussex Stag; Mr Ellard's Mary Adelaide, with a colt by Joco ; Mr 11. Bar b er ' s mare by Sunset, with a filly by J oco ; M r S t . George Mansergh's . Souvenir, with a colt by Joco, also his Latnienne, with a colt by Joco; Mr B lackmore's Nelly Blythe; Mr Thomp son's grey mare, with a colt by Juco ; Mr C. Chadwick's Cas-3y, with a colt by Joco. At Hartlebury, Worcestershire, Mr. Watson's mares foaled as follows : —My Niece, a filly by Blair Athol&, and covered by Rataplan ; Lizzie, by Theon, a colt by Rata plan, and covered b y him again ; Stitched Up, a cult by Claret, and covered b y Itataplztu ; Heiress, by Teadington, a colt by Lord Clifden, and cdvered by Rataplan ; Lalage, barren, and covered by Macaroni ; Chamade, a filly by NeWminster, and covered by Macaroni ; Selina, by De Clare, a filly by Lord of the Isles, and covered by Ma by Lifeboat ; Gob e li ns, by Orlando, .a colt by Kiug of caroni; Pet Lamb, a fi lly by Lord of the Isles, and covered Trumps, and covered by St. Albans; Ess Bouquet, by OLlaodo, a filly by Rataplan, and covered by SL Albans; Miss Hawthorn, by ging Tom, covered by Newmi nster, a filly by Dundee, and FRENCIL—At Montgeroult, May sth, Monsieur do Bray's Nomads, a bay colt by The Flying Dutchman. At Cher bourg, Monsieur B on fi ls ' s Ladybird (dam of Pompier) a filly by VanderznUlin. SPORTING INCELLIGENOE. DONCASTER SPRING MEETING.-FRIDAY If the opening day at the " Sellinger town" was charac terised by dullness, certainly the concluding day was even more marked is this respect, and ever since the abandon ment of steeplechasing at this meeting fears have been openly expressed th a t the fixture will collapse, and there would seem to b e good grounds for the assertion. The majority of turfites who saw the settlement of the Don caster Handicap left the eourse immediately afterwards for the south, and thus the good meeting at Salisbury so thinned the attendance here that speculation was reduced to the narrowest range. The Subscrit,tion-rooms were not very well patronised, and the only business transacted was the taking 6 to 1 about Rosicrucian for the Derby, at which price the colt left off firm. The weather was again beautifully fine, the dust bring the only inconvenience to complain of tiling the route to the course. There wore eight events on the card for de cision; and as the first was a walk over, there was plenty of time for speculation bad the sporting spirit been that way inclined. Ralf a dozen were coloured on the card fur the couple of ponies given by the propri e tors o f th e betting-vooms, and another six showed no colours, but only a pair went to the post, the Duk e ' s c l ever fill y op posing the North Country youngster, wh o won th e T r i a l Stakes recently a t Durham. Th ere was no doubt as to the upshot, as the daughter of St. Alb ans won j ust as she liked, Mr. Cowen's filly having no ch ance th roug h out, although she appeared to come up pretty well within th e half-distance, after being smartly roused. Vespasian aga i n di splayed h i s aptitude for carrying weight by win ning the Chesterfield Stakes easily with 9st. Th e remain ing events wore of an unimportant chara c t er , an d d o no t call for remark. Details of the day's running are ap pended : Tito Clumber Stakes of 20 sous each, h ft, for two-Sr-olds. Half a mile. Duko of Newcastle's Zuleika, by 1- van—Zoraido, Bst slb (J. B.tley) ‘v.o. The Betting-loom Stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 addo 1, for two-yr-olds. RA louse in. Duke of Newcastle's Lure, by SL Albans —Amazon, 2 yrs, 7st ................................................ (Craduck) 1 Mr W. Cowen's Clarionette, 2 yrs, tilt 1110 ...(DPEwen) 2 Betting-9 to 4on Lure, who made the whole of the running, and won easily by a length. The Juvenile Stakes of 5 soya each, with 40 added, fur two-yr-old colts. . Half a mile. Mr Barlow's Valentin, by Vedette — Capueine Gst 61b - (S. Mordau) 1 Mr Williams' Hailstorm, by Neville, Bst 101 b (nous) 2 Capt. Machell's Curiosity, Bst 101 b ............... (Custan ce ) 3 Betting-5 to 2on Valentia, 3to 1 a gs t C ur i os i ty. yattended by H a il storm ou the The favourite, in the centre, m' de pl a y, a ft er a l ong outside delay and a t the Curiositypost, e l nest o se the rails. At th e di stance Hail storm was beaten, and Valentia, pulling double, ran iu au easy winner by a length ; Hailstorm in the last fifty yards defeating Curiosity by half a length for second place. The winner wus sold for 160 guineas to Mr. S. Marks. Curiosity wa* bought for 24 guinea* by /fir. Clarke. • yr-olds. Half a mile. Mr T. Morgan's Autias, by Prime Minister Bst Gib (Mardi) 1 Mr J. Powney's Blucher, 8:4 101 b (Cannon) 2 ziir F. Johnstone's c by Man-at-Arius—Miss Lavinia, Bst 71b Betting —5 to 4 on Antias, Olkto 4 aget Blucher, 10 to 1 agst the Miss Lavinia colt. Antias made the whole of the tanning, and won in a canter by two lengths ; bad third. The Salisbury Cup, value 200 soy; by subscription of 10 sovs each. The straight mile. Lord Durham's c by Thornianby—The Nymph, 3 yrs, list 12lb (Wyatt) 1 Mr J. Day's Co,:k of the Walk, 3 yrs, 6st 41b (Prangle) 2 Mr Stephens*ti's Socrates (late Philosopher), 3 yrs, 7bt 121 b Ono 71b extra) Mr Flig t's The Shrew, 3 yrs ost 7th (Weston) 4 Mr J. Po wney's Mr Briggs, 3 yrs, Get (Deakin) 5 Marquis of Hastings's Cuckoo, 3 yrs, Cat 61b .....(Butler) 6 Bettiug-9 to 4 on Cock of the Walk, 100 Co 30 *List Socrates, 6 to 1 agst the Nymph colt. Cuckoo, on the left, made the running, clouly followed by Cock of the Walk on the right, and the Nymph cult in the centre, Socrates wide on the right, and The Shrew lying off for nearly a duster of a mire, when Mr. Briggs took the lead, having, however, the Nymph colt and the favourite in close attendance until half the distance had been traversed. Lord Durham's colt thou assumed the command, Cock of the Walk attending on him, Socrates, simultaneously taking the third place next the rails. Though Praugle made every effort on the favourite ho was never able to overhaul the Nymph colt, who gradually drew away, winning cleverly by three-quarters of a length ; a length separated the second and third, Tue Shrew was a bad fourth, Mr, T3riggs fifth, and Cuzkou last., bmten some distance. The Wilton Park Stakes of 10 sows each, with 50 added, for two-yr-ol.ls. T.Y.C. (three quarters of "a mile.) Sir F. Johnstone's Benefactor, by A.dventurer —Fru deuce, Bst 101 b Mr. Ruff's Sea Breeze, Bst 101 h (J. Goater) 2 Mr. Graham's Minna Troil, Bst 101 b (J. Adams) 3 Mr J. H. C. Wyndham's Glencoe, Bst 10113...(Maidment) 4 Mr G. Payne's Sagas, Bst 101 b (I'. French) 5 :`.lr W. Day's Benbo..v, Bst 101 b (I. Sadler) 6 Mr E Brayley's Saraband, Bst 61b (II. Day). 7 Betting-2 to 1 a,sst Benefactor, sto 2 agst Minna Troil, 100 to 15 agst Glencoe, 10 to 1 each ags,; Boubow and Sea Breeze.. Glencoe made play, followed closely by Minue. Troll, Benbow, Sea Breeze, and the favourite to the distance, when Sea Breeze took a slight lead, but was deprived of it at the stand by Benefactor, who luid gradually come through his horses from the distance, and won after a duo race by a head ; two lengths intervened between the second and third, Glencoe was fourth close up, Sagas fifth, Ben bow sixth, and Saraband last. A Swocpstakes of 5 soya each, with 25 addel. Three quarters of a mile. _ _ Mr Payne's Victress, by Latubton —ll,sund's dam, by Scroggins (420), 4 yrs, Bst 121 b ( 3 , l ,ddrnent) fl Ur Grabaafs c by Vedatta—Voueber (.£2O, 2 yrs, bat 101 b . (Y. Webb) f 2 . . .. , Mr G. Juues's Itesisuiuce (£5O), 2 yrs, sst I).b (ear. 6st 11b) Capt. G. Day's Judge (X2O), 2 yrs, bat 10lb (Cox) 4 Mr IL Boater's Miss Bagot (.£2O, 2 yrs, sst 71b (ear. sst 131 b)..... (Wyatt 3 5 Mr Hope ' s Lillie (.£29 7 4 yr*, Set 91b ,„(.1. Au nas a Betting-7 to 4 ngst Judge, 3to 1 :Tat the Voucher coft, 6 to 1 agst Vintress, 100 to 15 agst Resistance. Resistance made the cunning, with a slight advantage of Miss Bigot and Judge, until half the distance had ben covered, when Victress got.her head iu front of Miss Ba got and . Resistance. At the distinoe Miss Bagot retired, and the Voucher colt coining with a rush got l!vel with the other pair, but Resistance dropped back slightly at the Stand, and the Voucher colt and Victresi ran a dead heat. A length in rear of the pair Resistance was third, a head only in front of Judge. Miss Begot was fifth, •and Li'lie last. Deciding Heat —6 to 5 on the Voucher colt. The Voucher colt held a slight lead till just outside the (listancP, when Victross passed him, and won in a canter by two lengths. Thu wiuuur was sal to Mr. Sttlph3usou for 100 gnioeag. Thu Longloat Stakes of 1) sous each, 5 'ft, wit!' 50 adlo::: Ono mild and a. half. Mr. Payan's Citron. by Leamin,ston—Lnatonado's dam, by Urn John, 3 yrs 63t, 111 i.) M. XV. D,ty', e, by Nrudett..t —.ALI ry Sa.,h.f.e's dam, 3 yrs, ist. 3W - (1. 1 . Stidler) '2 Mr. E. Bray'ey's Dunro, 5 yuss, bit Jib (CaL.non) 3 13etting-13 10 6 oit Uitroo, S to I asst D .n.tro. 1)ouro held a clear 1-3.1.1 of tho Sun:hMe's dam ail Livourite, ua waitiag or lers, lying the rear until a quartm of a mile from huoie, whoa Douro dropiwil away. aa (Jar j the .I.l,rry Sun.shiue's dant colt at thd rant a file rite.) home, the favourite wiauius v.ory clov.rly by a leek; Douro was a Lai third. The'Quocu's Plato of 10) guluem. Three miles. Mr W. aty's Fair Star, by atpo Plya way —L +gord,mit tin, 3 yrs, 74 81b (G. S‘tpii) 1 Mr Bettyley's Prince 11,:zent, 3 yrs, 7st 611) (car. 7st lt1b) (Cannon) 2 Mr. Hope's Leading Suit, 4 yrs, 9.it 71b (Maidment) 0 B:tting-2 to 1 CW. Prince Regent, 3 to 1 ugst Fair Star. Fair Star was in front throughout, awl won in a canter by a length and a half. Loading Suit did not pass the post. PRIVATE THEAIRICALS AT CORNWALL ROUSE. Among the numerous operettas prepared for chamber uses, suggested by the success of Mr. G. A. Macfarren's "Jessie Les" at the Gallery of Illustration, the " Rival Beauties" of M. Alberto Randegger is one of the most agreeable, and though performed, if we remember rightly, at the Crystal Palace some three or four years ago, de served a more pennant existence than it then met with. The present taste for private theatricals has extended itself to operatic performances of this cabinet class, and several notable experiments of the kind have been made by certain leaders of fashion during the present season, but in hardly so remarkable a manner as on Wednesday evening, when the above-mentioned opera by M. Randegger was given under the auspices of Mts. Freake, of. South Kensington, whose magnificent mansion was thrown open to upwards of four hundred of the beau monde, including many distinguished members of the world of literature and art. The spacious music room was fitted up with a prettily-decorated prescenium and stage, and provided with an orches tra of 25 instrumeritalists from the Royal Italian Opera House. The principal characters of the ope retta were undertaken by two ladies well known in polite circles as skilled amateurs—viz., Miss Harriet Young and Miss Cordelia Mitchell; while the other parts were filled by Mr. W. 11. Cummings, Mr. Lewis Thomas, and Mr. C. Barrand. The plot, we may remind our readers, turns upon the con trivances of a certain lady, Edith Carleton, to escape marriage with Sir Percy Ringwood, whom she has not seen, but to whom she has been betrothed. Sir Percy, however, has been exiled for some political cause or other; but, with the connivance of one a smuggler, he comes ove r c l an d es - Tom Deloraine, tinely to England to claim his bride, and lands at the same village in Kent where Lady Edith has do miciled herself in the house of Stephen Lynn, a miller. Accidentally made aware of his cowing, she asks the miller to let his daughter Alice pass for her, to which the miller is nothing loth, as he hopes, by judicious manceuvring,to secure Sir Percy for himself as son-in-law. Thelatter, however, fs more fascinated with the miller's pretended daughter than with the pretended lady, who acts her part with due extra vagance, and disgusts . him with her airs and vani ties. The real Lady Edith, in the meanwhile, dis covers that she has wade a mistake in proposing the exchange of positions, and would willingly reinstate herself as regards Sir Percy, with whom, having seen him, she is now in love ; but S.r Percy, natu rally enough, hesitates to believe her. Other ex pedieuts, therefore, have to be resorted to, and with the connivance of Tum Deloraine she proposes to dress herself up as an officer arrived from Lou den to arrest Sir Percy, while her confederate, 'Vow, undertakes to pass as a Chancery official empowered to detain the ficti:ioas Lady Edith. Meanwhile Sir Percy, in a spirit of honour, has ten dered his hand to the miller's daughter, and,of course, has been accepted ; but the arrangements are in terrupted by the execution of Lady Edith's plot, w hen an amusing imbroglio is brought about, but which is presently terminated by the disclosure of the real facts of the case,. and the restoration of the " rival beauties" to their respective positions. Thus Lady Edith, by this means, recovers Sir Percy —much to his satisfaction—for herself ; and that Alice, thereupon, is content to marry the smuggler, may be taken for granted. Of M. Rendegger's music much may be said in praise. Although light and fluent it contains repeated evidences of well ap plied scholarship, the tunableness of the general character not being the only appeal that it makes to the sense of enjoyment, inasmuch as the instrumen tation, although unobtrusive, betrays to the attentive ear a graceful commend over the resources of the orchestra, and a just and felicitous use of them. M. Randegger, we believe, is an Italian, but his musical proclivities are so far German as to induce him, when suitable opportunities offer, to employ the most elaborate forms of writing, and to resort to those colourings which are the aim and the delight of technical experience. The two acts are diversified with the usual songs, duets, and concerted pieces. The first are of more or leis interest, but they are all, cast in an original mould, while those who are simply sentimental are as tasteful in design as they are expressive in effect. The duets are gay and sprightly, and certain of them are tinctured with a genuine comic gusto, indicating a buffo vein, which, under larger circumstances of develop ment, might be still more profitably worked. The two quartets and the quintet —an especially well constructed morceau—are in each case skilfully laid out for the voices, while the two finales, brief as they are, are descriptive, and terminate the acts with freshness and spirit. Miss Young, the repre sentative of Alice, sang thesuprano music with showy brilliancy, but her special qualifications are histrionic, and her portrait of the pretty rustic, who is suddenly converted into a fine lady, and in a spirit of vulgar assurance aspires to be thought one, was replete with genuine stage ease and the finesse of the practised actress. Miss Cordelia Mitchell, who filled the role of Lady Edith, poSsesses a contralto voice of rare beauty—rich, sonorous, and exqui sitely true in tune. Nothing could be better adapted than ono or two of the incidental songs of the operetta to exhibit it, and this, superadded to au intuitive taste, did everything for the mu s i c that the composer, W e apprehend, c ou ld d es i re. In the duets and concerted pieces the value of a singer so highly favoured ,by nature was sensibly felt, and did much for the physical charm of the ensemble. jr. Barrand, a baritone, embodied the Miller with considerable humour. Of Mr. W. 11. Cummings and Mr. Lewis Thomas little need be said beyond the fact that they sang with all their well-known ability. We have only to add that the operetta throughout was nceived with the liveliest satisfaction by the audience, and that the singers were called before the curtain, and loudly coatpli mented at the end of each act.. M. Randegger himself conducted, and of course shared largely in the glory of th: thinonstraio The Standard. DEATH OF A TRIBUNE: CO:IBESPOND7NT. —We regret to atinount - 4 3 the death of 11....1a5. Ooopot• Warner, correspondent of the New York Trisurt3, io Patrteil, ui malignant fever, indoc3.l by exposure. Mr. Warner w.ts formerly chess editor of the Spirit, acid one of the best players in the country. lie was out twenty-three years of age, but had risen to a credit tole profession for one so young. His residence iu Panama was of brief duration. — scarcely six months - but in that time he made many warn` and attached friends. The United StateJ Vice-Con:uf General Hoff, at whose house ho died, surreauded him with every comfort and att.ltion, ::n.l his lAst 1119111 3uts were soothed by the moat unremitting kindness and sytu- pathy.— Wilkes' Spirit. 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Albans Kingsbury ti Broraley 26 POLICE INTELLIGEACE.-THIS DAY. MARLBO it,OU GU-STREET. SE ['TING FIRE TO A llousz.—William Hayes, a xu.m about 65 years of age, was cnarged before Mr. Knox with attempting to sA tire to the house, No. 13, Galli:oil-street, Marylebone. Mrs. Millard, a general dealer,. 13, C!iarlon street, said that agent 12 o'clock on the night of Thursday last, after she had closed her sh e heard a knock at the . do3r, and on opening it found the prisoner there quarrelling wish one of her cus tomers. The prisoner, after quarrelling with her husband, said he would the lot in the house. Nothing further took place till about three o'clock in the morning, when she was aroused by hearing the prisoner's wife calling out to him to put out the fire, the hot'se then being full of smoke. Mr. Kuux, after hearing some further evidence, committed the prisoner for trial. WESTMINSTER. A " LARK."—M.r. Charles Hamilton, 45, Char lotte-street, Fitzroy -square, was charged with wil fully damaging a window-blind to' the amount of 10s., at a coffeehouse, 3, Creinorne-road, Chelsea. Geo. Pratt, 209 T, said that at half-past one this morning I was on duty at Cremorne-road, and saw the prisoner with others; he was drunk. He jumped up at the blind of 3, Creinorne-road, tore it down, and with it the stick, which was broken. I took him into custody, and be said it was merel y a lark. Mr. Selfe fined him 10s. and 20s. damages, which was immediately . paid. L'iNDON GAZETTE-LAST EVENING. WAR-OFFICE, PALL MALL, MAY 15. 7th Regiment of Foot—Si r Richard Airey, G.C.8., to be Colonel. 17th R.-girnent of Foot--Major-Gcueral Grattan Q.B. to bo Colonel. , , Ist Lifo Guards—Cornet anti Sub. Lieutenant Walter 11. 0. Duncombo to be Lieuknaut; Robert, Viscount Joc elyn, to be Lieutenant ; Simon Macdonald Lockhart, lieut., to do Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant. 4th Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant William John Brooke to be Captain ; Cornet Frederick William Gosselin to be Lieutenant. Royal 11,1gimJut of Artillery—Lieut.-Colonel Thos. Hay Campbell to be Colonel; Second Captain Aforclaunt M.trtin z Gerald (late 13..uga1) to be Captain; Lieu tenant George Henry Withers Ewbank (late Bengal to • be Secutal Captain; Lieutenant Burton Yaldwyn (late Madras) to be Second Captain ' • Second Captain Wil -1 ant floury M'Causland (late Madras) to bo Adjutant. Corps of Royal Engineers—Secuud Captain Edward Burnes Rolland to be Captain; Lieutenant Walter M. Ducat to be Second Captain. 3d Foot—Lioutenaut William Frederick Kerr to be Cap tai t ;Eitsi• , n Artnur Alfred Barnard to be Lieutenant William Thompson Ricard, Gent., to be Ensign. 13th Foot— Staff-Surgeon William Jasper Rendell to be Surgeon. 16th Foot Ensign Walter Hallos to bo Ensign. 22nd Foot—Quartermaster-Sergeant Joan Fallon to be Quartermaster. 37th Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Pain Waters to be Lieu- tenant. 52nd Foot—Lieutenant Arthur Thurstan Crosse to be Lieutenant. 71. th Foot—Lieutenant George Hope Verney, from the Rifle Brigade, to be Lieutenant. _ 80th Foot. -Statf-Assistant Surgeon Jonas Richard Leake, to be Assistant Surgeon. 97th Foot—Ensign Robert Liston Fuulis, from the 16th Foot, to be Ensign. Rifle Brigade—Captain IL J. Maclean to be Major without purchase; Ensign Lowry Egerton Viscount Cole has been permitted to retire trout the service by the sale of his commission. Medical Deptrtment—Surgeon-Major John Small,. from the 13th Foot, to be Staff Surgeon-Major ;Asst Surgeon James lukson, M.D , to be Still Assistant-Sur geon stant- A . b o f os Ambrose s A e y . , 3. o l : r ill u e k l, BRE sum Captain and Lieutehaut-C;ohmel W. M. B Grenadier Guards, having comp.uted, the qualifying see_ vice with the rank of Li et lten t a u nt::::n ti e l l h t o o n be or under the Royal Warrant of Feb. 8,183 d. Captain, with the honorary rank of Major, R. IVulrigt , late b i t i M iti t r st t s ti r, , O p h rt : l tt 7 h i Im o Division iovf i st i ohn3 oUlari o in f L G i o o tt u i t .. t e: l l ali of t_ N tit oLe u n t i .i n . er, ADMIR.A.LTY, MAY 12. Lieutenant 0 anond Do Boauvoir Brock to ba Rairod Comuntuder, uuder the provisions of hoe Majesty's Orders in Council of Ist August, 1360, 9th July, 1864, and 24th March, 1866. THE BOMBAY MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, May 15. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Ripon has arrived here with the above mail, 50 passengers, £BOO iu specie, and 708 packages of cargo. On the 13th she spoke her Majesty's steamer Crocodile,