The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-27 00:00:00

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Egyptian are likewiSe cared. Erie Railroad shares ntli_eue to de c li ne i n response to t h e pr i ces f rom N ew x Ass The funds are moderately active. The discount demand is steadier. The rate is 14 per cent., with exceptional transactions at ig per cent. Consols are firm at an advance of 1, being quoted at 031 to 13/ far money and account ; New and Re,laced Three per Cents., 93!, to 93[s ; India Five her Cents., 112 to 1121 ; Bank Stock, 248 to 230 ; Exchever Bills, 12s to 17s prem. F °reln'o Government Securities are for the most part dull. Brazilian 1865 Bonds at 74 to 75, are 1 1 :r cent. higher, forinilig the only exception ; -enS'ptian are flat, the Viceroy's Seven per Cents., ',god the R a il wa y D e b en t eres b e i ng 4 per cent . i ' v er ; Turkish (1865) and Mexican have The quotations are : Mexican, 15 1 to 151 ; Greek, 121 to 121 ; New Spanish, 30- to ; Italian, (1861), 454 to 451; Turkish (1865 ), 324 to 33 ; Peruvian, 76 to 77 ; Russian ( 18 02), 84 to 83 ; Egyptian (1864), 87 to 88 ; ditto, Seven per Cents., 731 to 74* ; ditto, Nine per Cents., 8 81 to 891 ; and the Railway Loan, 904 to 91-k. Coloni a l B on d s are w i t h out change. Canada - Six er Cents, being inquired for at 98 to 100 ditto ive per Cents., 85 to 86 ; Mauritius Six per Cents., 104 to 106 ; New South Wales Five per Cents., 99 to 101 • New Zealand Six per Cents., 108 to 110 ; Queensland Six per Cents., 103 to 104 ; Victoria Six Der Cents., 110 to 111. Itr American Secutities United States' Five-Twenty )11 d.s are firm at 714 to 714, being an improvement of ; Erie Railroad flat, at a decline of 1, being quoted at 434 to 444, while Illinois are better, at 8 8 to 89 . . The English railway market continues very steady In connection with the scarcity of stock for the settle ment: As compared with the unofficial close of last a i'4 l lt Caledonian are a further :1- higher ; Great Western, 4 ; and London and North Western, and B righton, each. South Eastern, Great Eastern, and Sheffield are rather weak. The quotations current are :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 129 k h ° , 13 0 ; Midland, 1081 to 109 f ; South Eastern, in to 74 ; London and North Western, 1191 to 120* ; Great Northern, 108 to 109 ; ditto s sk, 108 to 109!3- ; Great Eastern, 291 to 30*- ; Great W estern, 46 to 404 ; Brighton, 46i to 46; ; Shef field, 41 to 42 ; Metropolitan, 113/ to 1131 ; Cale donian,.„ 854 to 66. ; and Chatham, 181 to 19 *. Batik Shares are quiet. London and Westminster Is It better, at 674 to 68-1-; while London Joint Stock is ; lower, at 321 to 34 ; Union of London, 334 to 31 1 ; Alliance, 131 to 124 dis. ; Agra (A Shares) 101 to ill . Foreign Mining Shares are steady. St. John Del ) ley, 17 to 19 ; Purt Philip, 1/- to 14 ; Chontales, 1 4 to 14 dis. The transactions in Miscellaneous securities are 'very limited. Anglo-American Telegraph is higher,- at 194 to 19,4 ; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per Cents., 54 to 5 ; Hudson's Bay 4 lower, at 14/ to 144 ; London General Omnibus, 14 to 2. The ordinary general meeting of Greenwood ana e 'tillltny (Limited) has been called for the 6th March. A meeting of the shareholders of the Mosquito Land Securities has been convened for the 4th March, to receive the report of the committee formed at the lueetinc- in October last. Including the operations yesterday, there has been Withdrawn from the Bank since the last return £ ll O,OOO and £7,000 has been sent in. The vessels leaving New York for Europe on Tues day took £lOO,OOO in specie. , A remittance of £955 7s lld has been received on account of Ecuador dividends, and £1,700 on account ' of New Granada dividends. Air. John Jones, of Green-lane Furnaces, Walsall, roasterandat Bullfield Works, Netherton, coke and iron has suspended payment. The stoppage is att ributed to the depression of trade in South Stafford shire, to heavy losses, both in bad debts and in outlay on works. The available balance for the past six months of the Great Western Railway Company is £143,670, which Would allow .of the following dividends :—On Great Western (Vale of Neath) Stock at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum : on Great Western XSouth Wales) Stock at the rate of 31 per cent. per annum ; on Great Western (Original) Stock at the rate of per per annum ; on Great Western (West Midland, 4 Newport) Stock at the rate of 15s per cent. per annum ; on Great Western (West Midland, Oxford) Stock at the rate of 12s 60 per cent. per annum ; carrying forward a balance of about £17,500. Nothing " , said in the official communication as to how this is to be paid. The following remarks upon the London market for : American Securities are from Messrs. Satterthwaite's circular :—" The unsettled state of political affairs in America has had a prejudicial effect on United States Government Bonds during the past week, the 5-20 Bonds of 1862 having receded at one time to lii, but from this price there has been a re action to-day, and they close strong at 714 to t The 1865 issue were sold down to 70/, but have loinroved to-day to 704 to 704. The chief feature of the week has been the heavy fall in Eries, the lo wer quotations from New York with a simulta neoas rise in the premium on gold bringing in nume rous sellers, so that from 491 there was a rapid decline t°a 43 5, fro , 'which point they have rallied to about 45. Illinois Central have been comparatively steady, 5 ,, n4 exhibit littl e a lt e r a tion f r om this day week. Atlantic and Great Western Divisional Bonds are t e ady, with a f a ir inquiry ;- but Certificates of ebeut ure, at 26 to 264, show a decline of per cent." Alem tbrs. J. S. Morgan and Co. have notified that they - will pay the coupons, duo Ist March on the ds of the Erie Railway Loan of 1865, £BOO,OOO. i\ i ' i r )l° next ordinary meeting of the proprietors of the en eland and Eastern Railway Company will be held the 25th day of March. The death is announced of Mr. John Herapath, the Journal proprietor and editor of the Railway He expired yesterday at his residence, t e , a e t ford Brid ge , in Kent. - Few men earlier perceived (1 tendencie s o f th e ex i s ti ng mo d e o f ra il way legisla tion to encourage the formation of superfluous branches an a extensions, Mr. Herapath had attained an ad vanced age. A meeting of the creditors of Macnab and Co., ° °gineers and shipbuilders, Greenock, was held on Tuesday, at Glasgow, James Morton, Esq., in the chair, when there was a large attendance. Mr. Mon cried' Mitchell, C.A., Glasgow, was nominated trustee - hy a majority of £lO,OOO against Mr. James Welsh, accountant, Greenock, who was also proposed for the offise. The liabilities amount to £35,000, and it is anticipated that a favourable proposal will shortly be S ubmitted. The Birmingham Small Arms Company have de clared an interim dividend at the rate of 20 per cent. Per annum. The following are the rates of continuation, ac., current at the settlement now in progress : t3,.Sliedosian Railway ... to *back, closing to g. great E astern 1 -id to contango, closing 1-16 gre at , 3-16. is. Northern ... to do. 0 ea; northern ••:•• ... to do., closing 316 to 5.16 L eeds contango. tango. ▪ to back. a and N. Western... even to I contango, closing to Gr eat West ern ... 1-1 back. 6to 3.16 do., closing to Mi dland do. " au •-• • 1.16 to 3.16 back, closing to back. tt elroPol't bos e , 1 to I back, closing to back. • •to - contango,closing 3-16 to orwi L. • 5 . 16 contango. 4em_a,‘. even to contango. ` 4,1 1(1s 1.16 to 3.16 contango, closing 3-16 to 5.16. North British even to do. qr e'tW esternofeanada... 6d to 9d contango. t riia! . Trunk of Canada... 6d to is Od do. • "'u••• even to do. on -BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 8 t3° -BRITISH 1 UNDS. 931 1 2i 3 Psr u 0.,,. , , b, ~. t. , onsois 414 et , s:llvvr ' . 30 A le) l e ie e rt ? e n } to n en t ritu M e e a d r e h 5 93i 3 2i 3 94 / ' 93i / D i 2 :. - . per Cent. Jan. 1894 — 4 (J • per Cent..) an. 1873 — no4inities 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — D o ' f f i :r ' P yrs, expire sth April 1885 — 'et',/::- 811( i ' lla rl , ‘ .1 1 1 e U r i, t ) ' ( P r, 1 2 1)i p ' e l r n a - t " . 1908" —l5 p m 1 io .#:500 b .1),,. uo & £2OO l5 10 15 Pm Dn. Account 'llk of Euglan Vd Stock, 4 per Cent 251 7 IN- 1 ,,, In n: „----..x (3,O TERNMENT SECtiItiTIEY. 1.0--. ,IocC,li, 101 per Cent., April 1874 00. ~ 5, li' 11` ) -1- 12 b o 4 per Cent. July, 1880 1021 i 2 13 ' 4 „ Pet• Cent., Oct. 1888 o°. uertificates — 00,°: ....'nfaced Paper 4 per Cent B7l 1) 0 'upper ont., Jan. 1872 Ito 108 b • Cent., May 1879 o 5 per 0, t P D 4 1872 DCent., 0., alp. ._. ~ o. do. 1877 — [to,to L° ' do. 188 -, 105 i i i ) th., 5 rper Cent., Aug. 1873 pm k .I) Mott s 5 per Cont., £l,OOO O * " 4 " Xl,000 A.r.. k:QUEIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICFS. ,en t ,„ A11t:,.. lie-"epublie, ." 413 . Bcacis, 5 per Qva, im • ',,,, m 6(31 Brazilian 5 per Cent. — :)o. 4i per Cent., 18.2 — Do. do., 188.... Do. do., 18 , 30 — Do. do.; 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account — Buenos.Ayres 0 per Cent — Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Cuba, 6 per Cent. CuiLan 6 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent — Uo. 6 per Cent., B Do., 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 — Do., Scrip £32 paid C ,!. mbiay, 6 per Cent. Hanish ; 3 p - T Cent., 1825 D(nubian Principalities, 7 per Cent 7O Do 8 per Cent., 1867 — Elvador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent - r:gyptiar, 7 per Cent — Do. Secoad issue — D ~ £s:m Ponds Do. .£loe Bonds — Do. 1664 Do. 15 , 0 Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds ..... Covornmmt Railway De o<totnres . ... 913 : 001 Creek, 5 per Cent., 1824 1 5, ex Coups — Do. Account , .. Now Granada l3-- if Do 3 per Con — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 Do Account Do 41, per Cent. (tiribaneu) Do 41 per Cent.. 1802 Do Account P o rtuguese 3 per Ct., 1.833,'6, - 7, '9,'60,'2,% , 39} Do. do., 1.• 67 — Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid i Pm Russian 5 per Cent., 18zz, X $L B7 6 Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1864, £lOO Bonds B7} Do. do. £Bl 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 871 £B4 15s. do —l i i Do. do. Sardinian, 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Con . — Do Account Do New Deferred 351 Do Account Do Passive — Do Account Do Com. Cert. of Coup. not funded Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent. B5 Do Account - - Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account - Do £I.UO Bonds 6B Do 6 per Cent., 1862 •.. Do Account Do .£IOC Bonds 63} Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Omit., 1865 321 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 - sl} 31- Do 1 per Cent. ' Gu a ranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent, 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates •••.: — Dividends on the above payable in London. French Bentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Austrian 0 per Cent. Ex 1U Florins Belgian. 41 per cent. Ex. 25f. Dutch 2 per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil,• — Do Account — Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25i. — Do. Account 4si THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 92j 3 Do. Account, March 92i 3 THE JAMAICA OUTBREAK. APPLICATION AGAINST GOVERNOR EYRE. This morning, at Bow-street Police court, Sir R. Collier, instructed by Messrs. Sheen and Roscoe, on behalf of Mr. John Stuart Mill, the President, and Mr. Peter Taylor, the Treasurer of the Jamaica Committee, waited on Sir Thomas Henry to apply for a warrant against Governor Eyre for the mur der of Mr. Gordon in Jamaica after the outbreak of 1865. Mr. Mill and Mr. Taylor occupied seats on the bench. Arr. J. Horne Payne was with Mr. Collins. Sir R. Collier said he was instructed by Mr. Mill and Mr. Taylor to apply for a warrant against Mr. John Edward Eyre, on the charge of having been accessory to the murder of Mr. John William Gordon, at Morant Bay, Jamaica, on October 23, 1865. The application was made under the 24th and 25th Vic., c. 100, s. 9, and 11th and 12th Vic., c. 4; by which any person might be tried in this country for a murder or manslaughter committed in the colonies. It might be said that these pro ceedings were taken at a somewhat late period considering the date at which the alleged offence took place. Upon that point he must mention that at the time when a warrant was ap plied for and obtained against General Nelson and Lieutenant Brand as principals, it was intended to make the application also against Mr. Eyre as acces sary ; but it was found that he was not within the jurisdiction of the Court at that time. It was matter of common knowledge that at that time an applica. tion was made to the magistrates in Shropshire, within whose jurisdiction Mr. Eyre then was, but he presumed that Sir Thos. Henry would not consider himself bound by their decision, but would exercise his own discretion. Moreover, that decision was given prior to the delivery of the charge by the Lord Chief Justice to the grand jury in reference to the case of Nelson and Brand. That charge had since been published by the Lord Chief Justice, with notes, &c., by himself, and with a luminous statement of martial law. It was no disparagement to the Justices to say that if they had been ac quainted with all the learning and authority upon the subject they would have come to a different conclusion. It was a peculiarity of English law, and he for one ventured to think it a defect that there was no public prosecutor, no official person charged with the duty of bringing offenders to justice, but it is left to the action of private indivi duals; and but that they do it frequently from a sense of public duty, many great crimes would escape without punishment and even without in vestigation. Those who in structed him were cer tainly not influenced by any personal motives, but by a very painful sense of duty, believing that a great crime had been committed, that a British sub ject had been put to death without warrant, and under circumstances that constituted what the law called murder, and they consider that a most important matter as affecting the tenure under which every man in the colonies, and indeed in the British dominions, holds his life and property. Sir R. P. Collier then proceeded to give an outline of the circumstances under which the execution took place, and of the legal grounds upon which it was contended that it amounted to murder. The learned gentleman's arguments on this point were to a great extent identical with those urged by Mr. F. Stephen in the case of Nelson and Brand, and Sir R. P. Collier, supported them by reference to autho rities, and especially to the charge of the Lord Chief Justice, from which he made copious extracts. Having in the course of that portion of his speech contended that it was not necessary to -prove ex press malice, he now went on to say that there was evidence on which he would submit that a jury would be justified in finding that Mr. Eyre was actuated by express malice. There had been a long feud be tween Mr. Eyre and Mr. Gordon, and in one instance Mr. Eyre's conduct had brought upon him a severe censure from the Duke of Newcastle. After entering into the details of the disputes be tween Mr. Eyre and Gordon, and quoting largely from the correspondence, Sir R. P. Collier proceeded to contend that the Act of Indemnity passed in Ja maica did not bar proceedings here. Sir Thomas Henry said it was not necessary to argue that point, as it had been decided in the Nel son and Brand case. Sir. R. P. Collier, in conclusion, said' that if the warrant wa3 granted he did not propose to ask that it should be executed, as no doubt Mr. Eyre would voluntarily attend, as General Nelson and Lieut. Brand had done. lie concluded by reminding Sir Thomas of his own concluding words i❑ summing up in that case. Sir Thomas henry said that was before the delivery of the charge referred to by Sir R. P. Collier. In that charge all the arguments used by Sir 11. P. Collier had been so put that it • would be impossible to state them more forcibly, and the grand jury had thrown out the bill. He was not aware that there had ever been a case-- there certainly had not during the 28 years that he had preEided on the bench—in which, after the grand jury had ignored a bill against per sons charged as principals in a murder, a magistrate had issued a warrant against an accessary. Ho did not think that he ought to establish such a prece dent, and he therefore should decline to grant the warrant. That, however, would not preclude the prosecutors from preferrini , a new bill before the grand jury it they thought fit. TFIE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVE N: NG, FEBRUARY 27, 1868. 271 E, ABYSSINIAN CAMPAIGN. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. OUTRAGEOUS CONDUCT AT A " JUDGE AND JURY SOClETY."—Charles Baza, a German tailor, residing at 3, Hemmings-row, was charged before Mr. Knox with wilfully damaging a figure of Phidias, the property of Mr. Henry George Brooks (the "Lord Chief Baron" of the Judge and Jury Society), 21, Leicester-square, and also with assaulting Charles Spender, a young man in Mr. Brooks' employ. Mr. Brooks said—About a quarter past 12 this morning the prisoner came to my place, No. 21, Leicester-square, in a state of intoxication. He became very noisy, made use of the most disgusting language, and called nty wife the vilest names pos sible. I requested the prisoner to go away, and he said he would and went into the passage. Being desirous of getting HI of the prisoner, and thinking that he would go away if I left, I went to a public-house close by, and after staying there five minutes I returned, when I found that the prisoner had assaulted two of my lads and smashed a figure in the passage. I asked him why he had destroyed my property, and he said he would serve me the same, and but for the police arriving I believe he would have injured me. The prisoner, a most violent man, unfortu nately lodges in the same house I do ; and when I tell your worship that he has been in the habit of abusing my wife for months in the most scurrilous manner, you will, I am sure, see that I require pro tection. Mr. Knox—What is the value of the figure de stroyed ? Mr. Brooks—l have put it at £2, but £l2 will not replace it. It is a figure of Phidias, and the last one of six I had. Besides destroying the figure the prisoner tore down a lot of gas-fittings, and, the gas being on, the place might have been set on on fire. Mr. Knox—Have you ever had occasion to com plain of the prisoner before ? Mr. Brooks—l have; and I have proceedings pending against him for defaming my wife's cha racter. Charles Spender, waiter to Mr. Brooks—The prisoner struck me three times about the Lice and body, and then deliberately kicked down the figure, making use of the most disgusting language at the time. Dennis Whitney, 170 C —At the station the pri soner was violent, and made use of the most dis gusting language. It took three constables to hold the prisoner. r a months month, over in addition. The Prisoner—l don't remember what occurred last night. Mr. Knox—You will have to pay £2 for the da and be bound mag e t , o a k n e d e p a the fin p eo e f a c l e °so for six THE HAPPY VALLEY. The Times correspondent has round the Happy Valley, or at least a valley that would hair done duty admirably as the Happy Valley of " Ruselas." "It is," he says, "by far the prettiest place I have seen in Abyssinia. I speak of the country, for the village- of Goon-Goona is nothing more than the usual unsightly, unromantic collection of Abyssinian cabins, low, flat-roofed, and mud-coloured, and it would be indeed a vigorous imagination that could dis cover any resemblance between their dirty half-naked in mates and Johnson's Prince and Princess. But the place itself is pretty enough for the prettiest princess that ever graced a legend. After proceeding about ten miles southwards from Senaf6, and falling gradually some 400 ft., the road winds round suddenly, and opens upon a little valley so fertile and so completely encircled and sheltered by a craggy coronet of mountains that it looks like a 'hanging garden' projecting just over the edge of the earth, and as if any venturesome c ,- xplorer who scaled the lofty rocks surrounding it would find nothing between him and the next planet but the sky, which almost touches their summits with its arched canopy of blue. A rivulet, here and there fringed with willows, runs through the valley, watering grassy meadows covered with cattle, and fields alternately green with barley an'i golden with corn, the softness and varied beauty of the scene being enhanced by its contrast with the bold masses of mountain and naked rock which shut it ill." AN ADYSSINIA.N CHURCH. Half-way up a perpendicular rock, which rises some 500 feet from the ground, is something which looks like a Swiss chalet. This is the church of Goon-Goona. The church is said to have been placed in this extraordinary position in order to make it safe from the attacks of the neigh bouring Shohoes, who are Mahomedans, and certainly there are few fortresses more impregnable. On the narrow ledge, which at one point is little more than two feet wide, an Abyssinian Cocks might keep a host of Shoho Porsennas at bay, and no eloquence that ever adorned pulpit would, I fear, tempt any " well-greaved" European to make the ascent twice, though the natives, with their naked feet and long practice in climbing, run up and down the rocks like goats. This church would in England pass for a poor attempt at a barn or a cowhouse. It con tained seven rooms. The only article of ecclesiastical fur niture was a lectern of the rudest workmanship, standing shakily upon three short legs, and requiring to be propped by stones ; but the walls were profusely covered with queer many-coloured daubs of horses in impossible attitudes, armless male saints in blue surplices, stiff red stocks, and yellow wideawakes (apparently intended for aurioles), and inexpressibly grotesque faces of female saints, in widows' caiis of the liveliest hues, and with round, staring, black and white eyes. Beyond this room was another, painted over in much the same fashion, and containing a huge time-worn Amharic Bible, illuminated with portraits of the Virgin and Child, evidently the work of the artist who adorned the walls, or of at least a kindred genius. Behind these two rooms, and somewhat apart from them, lay a third, containing a stone mortar and oven for pre paring the sacramental bread, though in other respects the room had the appearance of being used as the parsonage, a small square window leading from it into a hole, cut out of the very heart of the rock, which seemingly did duty as the principal sleeping apartment. If so the Abys sinian clergy deserve credit for abstemiousness, for no sleek priest in good condition of the conventional type could pos sibly have insinuated himself through the narrow window. One of the rooms contained the Abyssinian Ark of the Covenant, or, more strictly speaking, an imitation of the ark. The real ark isan Axum, having been brought there miraculously through the air by Menilek and some other devout Jew ; but every Abyssinian church contains an imitation of it. Owing to the very imperfect light and the scruples of my guide, who shook with cold and pious horror, I could not well make out what this ark was ; but it appeared to be a square wooden stand, about 2ft. broad -and Sft. high, holding a few illuminated MSS. and a great many evil-smelling relics and rags, probably the cast-off clothes of Abyssinian saints who had lived and died in the strongest odour of sanctity. Cleanliness is certainly not, in Abyssinian eyes or practice, next to godliness. In the next room to that containing the " Holy of Holies," there lay in one corner a wretched truckle-bed, covered with religious books, some of them in massive boards an inch thick, and richly illuminated, while in the other corner lay a dustheap ! One of the most curious features of the place was the number of wells. I think I counted four, formed by water exuding from the mountain side, and caught in basins hollowed out of the solid rock. It was doubtless this natural supply of water, combined with the inaccessibility of the place, that led to its selection as a site fur a sanctuary and stronghold. Christianity has had in its day to choose many strange places of refuge from pagan persecution, and has too often been tainted by admixture with impure or senseless rites, but it may be doubted whether it ever chose a stranger place, or one presenting a more revolting cornpornd of piety and super stitioh than the little church which its half-naked, half savage votaries have built for it in the rock of Goon- G °on% The place was visited by Sir Robert Napier, who ob tained the permission of the priest to have photographs taken of several of the illustrations of Scripture events with which their gospels are largely adorned. One or two pages of the Gospel of St. Matthew in old Ethiopic were also photographed, with a view to having the whole gospel copied, should saz•ans consider the text valuable. His Excellency presented the church with a vestment of em broidered silk, bearing an inscription in Amharic, stating by whom and under what circumstances the presentation was made. This the priests, whose wants are small and to whom money is of comparatively little value, prize immensely. The Post's correspondent attempts a joke on this sub ject, which we will repeat simply because it is so far fetched. He says: " The people hereabouts are all Roman Catholics, which seems a pity, considering how admirably such a sight ought to meet the view's of a thorough high-Churchman." THE ARMY. The Commander-in -Chief left Senaf6 on the 4th, and marched to Goon-Goona, on the 5:1 to Focada, and to-day (February 6) will reach Attcgerat. The general character of the people and of the country is much the same throughout the whole route. The inhabi tants are tall and of graceful figure, especially the young women, who are met with in crowds on the road carrying barley or honey to market. The discipline of this army is strict, and no swarthy damsel has been subjected to any rude gallantry on the part of the redcoats. There has been no plundering of any kind. The men are gene rally dressed in one single robe of cotton, which appears seldom or never to be subjected to the operation of wash ing. The head men of villages and chiefs of tribes have occasionally a shirt. They wear no head-dress unless their plaited black hair, anointed with rancid butter, can be ranked under that designation. They are all armed. The sword, a crooked sickle-like article, worn on the right side, the spear, round Rhield, and club are their usual w eapons. Several have matchlocks, and many have double-barrelled guns by no means despicable, the produce of Birmingham and Liege. The inhabitants of the village of Senaf6 itself are Mahomedans, and said to have been converted to that faith by Arabi Teleki, who visited that village some four centuries ago. The inhabitants of the other villages are Christians, and as a mark of their creed wear a blue cord round the throat. The absence of this badge prevents them from readily believing that we are also Christians, and are not followers of the Prophet." Mr. Vernon Harcourt, Q.C., has consented to act as arbitrator in the referred case of the Countess d'Alteyrac v. Lord Willoughby d'Eresby. Sir William Alexander—at first selectecl—found that he could not accept the office ; and Earl Granville, to whom it was also offered, pleaded indisposition and previous engagements. —Ow/. THE ROAD TRAGEDY.—The Wiltshire and other friends of Elizabeth Gough, who suffered so long an d patiently under the groundless suspicion of guilt in con nection with the above melancholy affair, may remember that about two years ago she was married to Mr. John Cockburn (now the landlord of the Swan Inn, Gravesend, Kent) ; and it may be further interesting to know that the local journals record the fact that Mrs. Cockburn has recently presented her husband with a son and heir.— Hampshire Advertiser. ROBBERY BY PRETENDED DETECTIVES. — A rob bery was lately committed in th e Varna-road, Birmingham. • A Mr. Alfred Blackstaff, of No. 10, Howe-street, w as walking along the above road, in company with a female acquaintance, when he was stopp ed b y three men, who stated they were detective officers, and meant to search him. A pair of handcuffs were clapped on his wrists, and one of the ruffians held him whilst the other rifled his pockets of a Geneva silver watch and jet chain, together with is. 6,1. in silver. They then male off, and hav e not y.'t been apprAendei. DEATH BY BURNING. —All inquest has been held at - York, touching the death of Elizabeth Skelton, a widow, aged 50 years, who died from injuries sustained by burn ing. It appeared that the deceased had lodged for the past ten days at Hartly's-buildings, Hull-road. On Sunday night she was found enveloped in flames. The fire was extinguished—at. least, what little there was, for nearly the whole of her clothes had been burnt off. She had set the banisters and the floor on fire in her endea vours to put out the flames. She lingered about five hours, and then expired. Her legs and the lower part of her body were completely burnt to cinders, and her hands, arms, and chest frightfully burnt, Verdict—Accidental death from burninz. IMPERIAL PARLIAIviMIT HOUSE OF LORDS—Tias DA Y• Their lordships met to-day at two o'clock, but the only public business dons was the third reading of the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act (Ireland) Continuance Bill, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NOTTINGHAM SPRING MEETING.—WEDNESDAY. Tho Forest Handicap of 5 soya each, 2 ft. (to the fund), with 50 added; winners of any handicap after Feb. 7 (at ten a in.) 71b extra ; six furlongs. Sir C. Rushout's Moonbeam, by Wild Dayrell—Cynthia, 4 yrs, 7st 21b ,(Kenyon) 1 Mr. Pryor's Novice, 5 yrs, 7 s t (II Covey) 2 Duke of Hamilton's lunerdale, 3 yrs, Gst 121 b (Cameron) 3 Mr. Holland's Despair, aged, 7st (G. Walker) 4 Betting— Even on Innerdale, 3 to 1 agst Novice, 5 to 1 agst Moonbeam, 10 to 1 agst Despair. Moonbeam jumped off in front, but after going a hundred yards they ran almost in line until reaching the Mansfi•ld-road turn, when Novice took a slight lead, attended by Moonbeam on the right till rounding the turn into the straight, when Inner dale came up on the outside. The three ran almost abreast to the distance, where Novice was beaten, and Moonbeam, taking the lead, won in a canter by three lengths; a simi lar (I;stance separating s .coatl and third; Despair, last throughout, was beaten by about four length , . • The Little John Stak?s of 5 soya each, with i 0 added, for two year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings 84 71b. A winner of any two year old race 71b extra ; the se cond to save stake ; about h!lf a mile, straight ; 37 subs. Sir C. Rushout's Hilda, by Prime Minister--Ethel, Bst 71b ( , J. Adams) 1 Count Lagrange's Amalou, Bst 71b (Urinishaw) 2 Duke of Newcastle's Lelia, Bst 71b (Murray) 3 Sir F. Johnstonu's colt by Marsyas—Guile, Bst 101 b • (Cannon) 4 Mr. G. Angell's La Rose, Bst 71b (Parry) 0 Mr. Chapliu's colt by Tadmor—Miss Sell on , B s t 101 b (Custance) 0 Mr. Raworth's Nis-squat-, Bst 101 b (Doolan 0 Mr. Ruff's Miss Bagot, Bst 71b J. Goater 0 Mr. Savile's The Rajah, Bst 101 b (M a idment) 0 Mr. S. Thellusson's Workman, Bst 101 b (Deacon) 0 Mr. G. Hodgman's Woodbine, Bst 71b (Quince) 0 Mr. T. Parr's Musk, Bst 101 b (0. G re y) 0 _ _ . _ _ Betting-2 to 1 agst Hilda, 3to 1 agst Amadou, Bto 1 each agst Lelia and The Rajah, 100 to 8 agst La Rose, 20 to 1 agst the Miss Sellon colt, and 100 to 4 agst any other. A delay of fully twenty minutes, caused by the fractious ness of the horses, preceded the start, which was at length effected on equitable terms. Amadou was the quickest on her legs, and for about half a dozen strides had a slight advantage, when Lelia on the left, and Hilda on the sight of the French filly, got level with her, Lelia in a few strides taking a slight lead in the centre of the course. La Rose and the - Guile colt were prominent, The Rajah on the ex treme right, with Miss Bagot and Woodbine, being in front of the others. The first to give way was La Rose, and her place was taken by the Guile colt, who was now almost level with Lelia, Amadeu, and Hilda, the first named having only a very slight lead. They ran in this order to the distance, when Hilda and Amadeu quitted their oppo nents, and the first named being immediately afterwards in difficulties, Sir Chas. Ruhout's filly won very easily by three lengths ; Lelia was third, beaten a similar distance from the French filly; the Rajah fourth, the Guile colt fifth, Miss Bagot sixth, La Rose seventh, Musk eighth, Masquer ninth, Workman tenth. Many lengths behind came Woodbine and the Miss Sellon colt, the latter being beaten off. _ _ _ _ The Juvenilo Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added, for two year olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b; the winner to be sold for £lOO ; if for £BO, allowed 51b; for £6O, 101 b ; for £4O, 141 b ; for £3O, 181 b ; half a mile straight. Capt. Maehell's Carlotta, by King of Trulnps—Hespori thusa, 7st (.£ 30) (Jeffrey) 1 Mr. It. Porter's Little Coates, 7st (1:30) ..,,(Peppier) 2 Mr. Hodgman's Vance, 7st 31b(.£30) (Quince) 3 Mr. W. Porter's Vitriol, 7st 31b (.£3O) (Cameron) 4 Lord Westmoreland's Sister to Lemonade, 7st (X3O) (Kenyon) 5 Betting.-7 to 4on Carlotta, 7to 2 aget Sister to Lemonade, 7 to 1 each agst Little Coates and Vitriol. Car lotta made the running from end to end, and won in a canter by a neck from Little Coates ; Vance was a bad third, Vitriol ourth, and Sister to Lemonade last. The winner was bought in for 300 guineas, and Sister to Lemonade was sold for 5 save. _ _ The Newcastle Plate of 100 soya; a winner after Feb. 21, at ten a.m., of 100 sous, ilb ; 200 or more, 121 b extra ; one mile. Mr. H. Goiter's Secrecy, by Trumpeter—Fairy, by Hermit 4 yrs , 7st 41b (S. Mor dan ) 1 Lord Westmorland's The Rock, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (Kenyon) 2 Mr. Beadman's Ironmaster, 3 yrs, 7st 21b (Peppier) 3 Betting-100 to GO on Ironmaster, b to 2 agst The Ruck, and 4to 1 agst Secrecy. The Rock made, the pace fur nearly half a when Ironmaster, who had been almost pulling Peppier out of the saddle, took the lead to the distance, where ho "shut up," and Secrecy, wh• had been lying off, was left with a slight lead of The Rock, on whom Kenyon made a vigorous effort, but he failed to get lip, and sustained a length defeat; Iroumaster was a similar distance in the rear of The Rock. A Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 40 added ; two year olds, 7st 71b; three, 9st 71h; four, lOst 71b; five, list; six and aged, list 31b; m and g allowed 31b; maidens having started twic:‘, allowed 31b ; the winner to be sold for £lOO ; if for £3O, allowed 41b ; for £5O, 91b; for £4l, 111 b; for .£lO, 18lb; half a mile. Mr. J. Dunn tu's Lady Diana, by Caterer—Satanella, by Loup-Ciaron, 3 yrs, Sat (£3O) (II. Clark) 1 Mr. Porter's Little Coates, 2 yrs, Sat 1116 (£3,i) (lt )well) 2 Mr. J. Wood's Van Dieman, 3 yrs, Bit 31b (£D) oodw P. Gin Godding's f by Stampedo—Donna Clara, 2 yrs, 6st) 3 (.£3O) (Butler) 0 Count Lagrange's Carolina, 2 yrs, Est (£3O) (Hurst) 0 Mr. Chaplin's Delium, 4 yrs, 9st 31b (£3O) ...(Custanee) 0 Mr. Holland's Kate Kearney, 4 yrs, 9st (.C3O) (G. Walker) Mr. Hodgman's Camerita, 2 yrs, 6st (.£3O) (Wilsom) 0 Betting-5 to 2 agst Van Dienian, sto 1 each agst Delium and Lady Diana, 6 to 1 each agst Carolina and Little Coates. Lady Diana jumped off in front the moment the flag was lowered, and making the whole of the running, won easily by a length from Little Coates, who defeated the favourite half a length for second place. The Donna Clara filly was fourth, Ca merits fifth, Kate Kearney sixth, Delium next, and Carolina last. Tho winner was bought in for 150 guineas. The Great Annual Hurdle Race Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 50 added; winners of any handicap steeplechase or hurdle race after Feb. 7 (at ten a.m.) 71b, twice 121 b extra ; .two miles and a half, over eight hurdles; 12 subs. Ur. Wadlow's Orne, by l'oruck Khan—Princess de la Paix, 4 yrs, list 31b (inc. 7lb ex.) (W. 'White) 1 Mr. T. Cliff's Troubadour, 6 yrs, 10st 10Ib (H. Taylor) 2 Mr. Wellitt's Turmoil, 4 yrs, lOst 121 b (Marsou) 3 Mr. Hodgman's Vici, 4 yrs, 10st 101 b (J. Potter) 4 Betting-9 to 4on Orne, sto 1 each agst Troubadour and Vici. Troubadour showed the way for a quarter of a mile, followed by Turmoil, Vici bringing up the rear— but after accomplishing the distance mentioned, Orne took up the running, Turmoil being pulled into the rear till reaching Mansfield-road turn, when Vici was last. These positions weze maintained on passing the stand, but after rounding the turn Troubadour and Turmoil got level with the leaders, and the trio took the flight of hurdles half a mile from home almost simultaneously. Orne im mediately afterwards, however, again assumed a clear lead, and holding it to the end, won in a canter by six lengths. Three lengths separated the second and third. Vici pulled up on the'post. The Hunt Cup of 50 sovs, for hunters; four year olds lOst 101 b, five list 71b, six and aged 12st, thoroughbreds 101 b extra ; winners of 30 sots 41b, 50 71b, of 80 and up wards 101 b extra; gentlemen riders ; professionals 71b extra; two miles and a half, over eight hurdles. Mr. Brockton's Primrose, by Parmesan—Queen Lily, 4 yrs, list 101 b (including 141 b extra) (Owner) 1 Mr. T. Wilkinson's Verdi (h b), list 131 b (inc 171 b ex) (NV. White) 2 Mr. T. H. Bayly'sMarigold (h b), 6 yrs, 12st 71b (in 7 lb ex) (J. Adams) 3 Mr. Coltman's Luck's All (h b), 12st 71b (inc 71b extra) (Owner) 0 Mr. Audinwood's Soda Water (h b), aged, 12st (Owner) 0 Mr. J. Williamson's Sandboy (h b), aged, 12st (?Ir. Williams) 0 Mr. Palethorpo's Blood Royal, aged, 12st 101b(in 101 b ex) (Mr. B. Talbot) 0 Mr. T. Fletcher's Carthusian, 5 yrs, 12st 31b (in 101 b ex) (Mr. Fletcher) 0 Mr. T. H. Smith's Kate, aged, 12st 71b including 71b ex) (Mr. Dabbs) 0 Mr. H. Hind's Miss Ruddington, 5 yrs, 12st (in 7lb ex) (W. Johnson) 0 Mr. Barber's E sedaria (h b), 5 yrs, list 71b (Mr. Nicholson) 0 Botting-5 to 2 each agst Primrose and Verdi, 3 to 1 agst Marigold, Bto 1 agst any other. Sandboy made play for a short distance, when the running was taken up by Primrose, who was closely followed by Marigold, the rest being somewhat scattered in the first mile. When nearly a mile from,home, Verdi ran through his horses and joined issue with Primrose, and the pair cleared the last hurdles abreast. Immediately after landing, Verdi was beaten, and Primrose ian in a winner by two lengths, four lengths separating second and third. Essedaria was fourth, Sand boy fifth, Carthusian next. The rest were beaten a long way, the last being Blood Royal. LATEST BETTING. GRAND NATIONAL. 10 to 1 agst Daisy Offered) 10 t o 1 agst Lamb (off:rod) 100 to 7 agst Moose (taken) 100 to 7 agst Chimney S weep (taken) 100 to 7 agst Tusculanum (taken) 100 to 6 agst Tennyson (taken) 100 to 6 agst Aleitnade (offered) 20 to 1 agst Fan (taken) 20 to 1 agNt Huntsman Daughter (taken) 25 to 1 agst Helen (taken) 25 to 1 agst Clansman (taken) 30 to 1 agst Plover (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Reporter (taken) All receive with satisfaction the announcement, that in consequence of the Reduction in Duty Horniman's Pure Teas are sold Bd. per pound Cheaper. 2,sooAuthorised Agents—Confectioners in Loudon and Chemists iti the proyiuces—supply this TO only in Packets. STATE OF TRADE. MaNcnEsTER, Feb. 25.—The market for cotton yarn and cloth has been gradually declining ever since Friday noon, under the combined influences of a stagnation caused by high prices and sympathy with a weaker cotton-market at Liverpool. The decline will fully average id. per lb., but in some cases will exceed that. Sellers of shipping yarns say the market for these goods has been very strong to-day, and that a fair business has been done at afternoon a that e l aotmerp has swa hads telegram,by yis with m the Liverpool,state oi s full prices—that is to say, the full prices quoted a tendency to morning; this and increase operations things this morning. In the home trade yarn market business was quiet at the commencement this morning, and spinners were anxious sellers, at a decline of id. (some sayi-J. to id.) per lb. a s com pared with Friday last. There was even a disposi tion to greater weakness, but it has been checked by advices from Liverpool of a stronger feeling hav ing sprung up in the cotton-market. This branch of the market closes moderately firm, but the whole transactions of the day have been but small. In cloths there has been very little doing for a week past, and since the commencement of a reaction in cotton some days ago there has been but little change, although buyers have had the option of purchasing on much easier terms. But little busi ness has been practicable at any prier: Manufac turers are still to some extent in a disadvantageous position as to obtaining fresh orders in conse quence of the numerous resale lots of cloth pressed upon the market by speculators at lower prices than the goods could now be made. To-day, although the market has no appearance of gloom, buyers show very little disposition to purchase, and few offers have been made which could be accepted by makers. It is impossible in the present state of the market to give a very accurate idea of values, but no doubt where a chance of business offered sellers would be willing to make a reduction on the Bjlb. shirting of 4id. per piece; but they cannot get offers at anything like these terms. Messrs. John Slagg and Co. report We have had an inactive week, and the declining tone of the Liverpool mar ket during the laSt few days has materially affected the value of the goods. In the absence of business to-day we do not alter our quotations, but repeat them as entirely nominal." CARDIFF, 21th. —One by one the collieries of the district are again gradually getting into regular work, the men i n th e var i ous l oca liti e s that send coal to this port h av i ng accep t e d th e re duction ; which varies from 10 to 15 per cent. For steam coals the demand oa foreign account keeps about the average, and quotations are without change. The exports for February will probably show a decrease as compared with the corresponding month, owing to the difficulty with the colliers; but there is a prospect that March will show better results. For shipment at Birkenhead about the usual quantity is sent. House qualities command a slow sale, and the consumption is hardly equal to what it was last year. At the principal ironworks the same degree of quietude which has characterised the trade for a long period still prevails, but there is a more hope ful feeling evinced, and makers generally believe that before long a marked improvement will set in. Inquiries from the American markets are increasing, and continental requirements are likely to be large this year. Horne business is without alteration. Tin plates are in fair request, and there is every probability of an improving market. MARKETS—(I his Day.) METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supplies of fat stock on the market to-day were light, but prices were lower. Of beasts there were 790, including 280 foreign. The demand was dull, and prices easier. The lumber of sheep was 3,850, the proportion of foreign being 550. The trade ruled heavy at lower rates. There were 166 calves on sale, of which 113 were from the Continent. There was a quiet demand, at drooping prices. Pork in moderate request. The number of pigs on sale 90, including 25 from abroad. Quotations—Beef, 3 s to 4 s 10 d; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s 2d veal, 3s 4d to 6s ; 3s to 4 5 per s t one o f 81b , s i n ki ng, the o ffal. Oms.—Linseed is qu ie t , at . 3 1s 9d to 35s ; English brown rape, 31s 9d. ; palm, 33 3 6(1 ; cocoanut, Ceylon, 495 6d ; Cochin, .5 5s to 55s 6(1 per cwt. TALLOW. The market is quiet, without change from the rates of yesterday. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. and com mon E ng li s h l umps aro SUGAR.—There is a good inquiry for refined sugars, CorrEE.—For plantation Ceylon of the bettor descrip tions, and also for fine East Indi an , th ere i s a very firm niarkA. quoted hicl 1 'airte42fisrGn(llytolille2isl'9d. DICE.—On the spot business is restricted, but there is still an iLquiry fur floating cargoes, and another of Saigon was soil yesterday, at I.ls Gd London terms. TEA.—Tbo sales of Indian tea were resumed this morn ing, and are progressing with fair spirit at previous rates. HAY AND STRAW. Supplies of hay stuffs on the mark e ts t o -d a y were qu it e equal to the demand, which was extremely dull. Straw was rather more in demand, and the turn dearer, at 30s to 35s per ton. POTATOES. Supplies of potatoes by land and water are of fair extent, and the trade is quiet. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 26.—Market opens quiet, but iirices unchanged. pp,lo prvinbly 10,000 balM THIRD ED3TION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocri-. NOTICE. The Third Edition of The Sun of last night, containing the results at Nottingham and the Latest Betting, was published in time for the country post and for de livery in town at 7.15. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. DERBY RACES—THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) INNKEEPERS' PLATE. ..IValked over. tatirement . HARRINGTON STAKES. ildn, Aniadou 21tislc Six ran. SELLING STAKES. Delium Moses "ance Five ran. MIDLAND STE EP LE CHASE. Nun... Risk Greenland DONNINGTON STAKES. Triplet 1 Clara 3 Fly HURDLE RACE. Prima Donna Walked over. BETTING ON THE COURSE. GRIND NATIONAL STERPLECILM. 100 to 9 agst Daisy (taken) 100 to 9 agst The Lamb (taken) 100 to 8 agst Chimney Sweep (taken) 100 to 7 agst Moose (taken) 100 to 7 agst Tuseulanum (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Nun (taken) VICTORIA CLUB BETTING-THIS DAY. LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 10 to 1 agst Daisy (taken and offered) 14 to 1 agst The Lamb (offered) 13 to 1 agst Moose (offered) 13 to 1 agst Chimney Sweep (taken) 100 to 6 agst Aleibiade (taken) 100 to 6 agst Tennyson (taken) 100 to 6 agst Fan (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Astrolabe (taken) 25 to 1 agst Despatch ((taken) 25 to 1 agst Clansman (taken) 7to 1 agst Lord Coventry's lot CITY AND SUBURBAN. 25 to 1 agst Abergeldie (offered) CHESTER CUE. 25 to 1 agst Abergeldie (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 9 to 4 apt Rqsicrucian (offered)• 6to 1 agst Pace (offered) 25 to 1 agst Green Sleeve (offered) 25 to 1 agst Blue Gown (offered) 30 to 1 agst Rabican (taken) DERBY. 12 to 1 agst Pace (offered, take 100 to 8) 20 to 1 agst The Earl (offered) 40 to 1 agst Banditto (offered) 100 to 15 agst Michael de Bosoo (offered) Very few members were present, and little business was ;ransacted. LATEST BETTING Al' TILE ROTUNDA CLUB. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 12 to 1 agst Daisy 12 to 1 agst The Lamb 14 to 1 agst Chimney Sweep 15 to 1 apt Alcibiade 25 to 1 agst Despatch ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, OPEN DAILY. Messrs. Fisher and Reynolnls, W. Atkins, F. Mitchell and Co., W. Leach, and others, will be iu attend ance daily. Applications for membership may be made to any of the above gentlemen, or to the Secretary, 3, Black friars-road. A urinal subscription, Five Shillings. - N.l3.—Tho wires of the Electric and International Tele graph Company are now laid on, and are open for trans mission of w.essages to all parts of the kingdom. RICING FIXTURES FOR 18GB. MARCH. L' verpool Spring M.... 3 Margate L' .cluisford Spling M. 10 Eoioni Spring .Nloating 21 S trewsbury Spring ... _ 10 Uroxtoa Park W,st Dray ton l2 Northampton I Warwick Spring - 17 Itli, Bromley Spring Durham . Oattencic Beidgo l6 Lt!Wkid Spriag ... 2l T liirsk Oa rragli April 2l N e wai4rkut Ist Spnu,;* 2- liouctou l3 Newmark:di. Ora 13 Knighton l4 Abergavenny Chester 5 Whichester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer 3 Manchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Hull, and East _Riding lO Windsor Summer JU Newton Ihruptou Nu weastle 23 Bibury Olub 23 Stockbridge Alexaudra Park 3O "Li Y. Odiham, l9 Stamford Radcliffe ..... 2O Huntingdon, 2l Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood Chelmsford Worcester Summer • Carlisle 7 Newmarket July 7 Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. l5 Liverpool July Dl. AUGUST. Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth t l3 Windsor August l3 Egbatu lB Hastings York August SEPT Baden Warwick September 1 Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster September 8 Brecon ll Richmond aalllptoll Autumn ;OCT( Bedford 1 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 21 October 5 Chelmsford Autumn NOVI Dov.jr Oxford Scirborougb. 2l oAnterbury Derby Summer Weymouth Licatiold Tunbridge hl:►rgate 3l :11BER. Kelso 1.5 Hendon l7 Monmouth .. l7 Newmarket Ist October 22 Walsall 2J West Drayton 29 Royal Caledonian liuut and Western M BER. j Ch e lt en h am l3 I Ealing INewmarket tioughttou 19 Worcester Autumn- 27 311tEtt, Shrewsbury AUt UlTla 9 Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt l7 LCIUSES. ROLL Margate 23 West Somerset 24 Cheltenham .... 2t Southdown Hunt I Cambridge —_ltiL. Grand National Hunt I Knighton (Bedford) 2 Abergavenny 16 16 Roy.Artillery(Woolwich) 3 1 fLunbledon Bromley... 6 Kildare Hunt ..... Aldershot I H en d on OCTOBER. Bromley 1 1 Ealing l5 DECEMBER. St. Albans 1 Ealing 26 Kingsbury ___---. STEEPL MA. Liverpool Spring 3 Shrewsbury Spring lO Grand Military l6, 17 Warwick l7 Ohertsey 2O Bank of England Itotuins,—This Evening. An Account, pursuant to cap. 82, for the week ending ISSUE in] Notes issued .....£35,122,490 be Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 1868. P A.RTMENT. Governmt. Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 3,3d1,00U Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion X 35,122,490 .£35,122,49J1 DINKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' Capi tal x 14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 4,459,713 Other Deposits 19,815,396 Seven Days and other Bills 548,394 Governint. Seen rities(ineludiug Dead Weight Aneuity) £1:3 ; 238,07J Other Seettrities 16,205,515 Not IA old hutt Silver Coin „. 1,227,299 #42,705,53J £42,705,533 The oouree of exchange at New York on London for bil at 60 days' sight is about 109/ per cent. At this rate there is no profit on the importati,,,u of gold from the United States, mor maw 13 HA BIPI ONS HIP UP THE Til iim AZES. TIIE DISPUTED RACE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH HLS DAT. SADLER V. Smut. This was an action to recover the value of the stakes of a sculling match, which it was arranged should be rowed f or b y t h e two celebrated scullers ar, whichi es were u s g e o d n g e r t e h a r t o d u la b s a t b i s f t a r a e n s cl u latleld thein aprfie Kelley and Sadle r . Th e d ate was fixed for the race, ' g 7 11 it a li s m co in , tion. The referee directed that both men should row the wager again, and they attended at Putney to do so the foll ow i ng d ay. Here it was as serted that Sadler so conducted himself that Kelley was compelled to row over the course undisputed, after which the stakes were paid over to him, Sadler objecting to such a pro ceeding on the ground that Kelley had started with out giving him fair warning. Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., was counsel for the plainti./, and Mr. Sergeant Ballantine appeared for the ae fendant. Sadler, the plaiutifi, was then. examined, and said that—Preliminari e s of the match having been arraegtd.l went to my starting place when Kelley told me to get over, as I had gut his water. 1 told him I had not, but I moved away. The steamers then began to move, and then Kelley made a dastt cff. The steamers at this time hal by their motion made it most unlit to start. Kelley then rowed. up the river, as I .thought to warn himself. The weather was at this time very cold, and I then put on my guernsey. I could nut see Kelly at this time, so I turned my boat round and went in the direction of the starting-place, to be in readiness for Kelley when he came back. Kelley came back, but he did not come within 50 yards of me, and then he went rowing up the river towards Mort lake. He never gave me any warning or intima tion that he was going to start. The Lord Chief Justice—Did he bring his boat close to yours, and give you any warning of his starting ? Witness continued--Before Kelley started neither the umpire nor any one else gave me the word to start. 1 rowed over the course after I had heard that Kelley had done so. When I got to Mortlake I found Kelley had gone ashore. Lord Chief Justice—Then the referee gave his decision without speaking to you. itness —Yes. Lord Chief Justice—Were you anxious to start that day ? Witness- -Yes. Lord Chief Justice—You had no intention of abandoning the race ? Witness—No, none whatever. I intended to row in my guernsey, as the weather was cold. I . was not so well the first day as I was the second, but that was through eating too much for dinner. I had a couple of mutton chops or so, but I was all right the second day. Lord Chief Justice—Then you were in a fit state to row on the second day. Witness—Yes. Lord Chief Justice--Were you a consenting party when the stakes (£600) were handed over to Kelley ? Witness—l was not. Lord Chief Justice—What are the rules on start ing in watermen's wagers ? Witness—There is no starter. I wanted to have one, but Kelley objected, and we started without one. 'When I met Kelley at the Sportsman I asked to have a starter appointed, and two boats so moored as each should have a fair chance. They were to be moored in the direct course, and when we were to start they were to let go, but this was not agreed to, and the articles were signed to start under the recognised rules. That is, by mutual consent. Cross-examined by Sergeant Ballantine—Mr. Foster never acted fur me in this matter further than putting down a little money, which I was to have if I won. I made all the arrangements my self, and the matter about a starter was talked about before the agreement was signed. The referee, Mr. Biffin, was first selected by me, and Kelley agreed to him. With the exception of the referee, the umpire, and the usage of there not being a starter, you agreed that you were to be governed by the printed rules of boat-racing, and your point is that umpire had no power over you until you had started The Lord Chief Justice—You had better not put the question that way. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine—Very well, my lord. Do you know of any other recognised rules than those printed and observed by the Oxford and Cam bridge Boat Clubs ? Witness—Well, no ; but I cannot read. The guernsey I have produced is the one I actually wore on the day I was to row. I have never rowed in one before, but I have seen Drewitt row similarily attired. I rowed a race with Chambers; there was a foal there. It was decided against tue. I rowed a race wiih Percy, a charge of fouling was there ; it was decided against Percy. I rowed a race in Paris against Kelley, but I was dislullitied in the race, not for what I bad done. Sergeant Ballantine—Ah, that is your opinion. I take from what you say you would have started when Kelley did ? Witness—Yes; had the water been level and no motion from the steamers I would have started of course. I went to the starting point with the pur pose of going for the wager. I consulted the doctor, Dr. Willis, the evening o the first race for a tight ness in the chest, but I had no cough. I will swear I did not consult the doctor whether I should row the race. I intended to do it. I have beaten Kelley on one occasion, and I think I can do it now. Sergeant Ballantine—Don't be too certain. You mean to say you deliberately intended to start ? Witness—Yes ; I always thought I could win, and I think so now. I did not tell Kelley I was unwell. I have not spoken to him for twelve months. I never saw Kelley speak to the referee. Kelley never came to me and told me he had been ordered by the referee to row the distance. He never came within fifty yards of me, and I don't know Mkt he said anything to Messenger. I always desired to row the race ; of course I was not in a position to create a foul, and I never placed my boat in a posi tion to do so. Kelley at first said to me, " Your boat is not straight," and I put it so. Sergeant Ballantine—l thought you said you had never spoken to Kelley for twelve months, but now you say he had to tell you to put your boat straight. Is that so ? Witness—Yes. Re-examined—The objection raised against me at Paris was that I had a boat to coach me, which I found out was not allowed. The boat there was at my request. I only asked Dr. Willis to give me something to relieve a tightness at my chest—no thing more. Mr. Egan, of Bell's Life, said, the day on which the match was to have taken place was clear and cold. I saw both men at the post to start, and there seemed to me clearly to be a good opportunity of a fair start had both been desirous. Twice dur ing the period I speak of I saw distinctly a method on the part of Sadler to start. He dipped his sculls twice. Our steamboat was then floating up, and of course it because difficult to see afterwards. It ap peared to me that great delay took place after the first opportunity to start had been lost. I did not see two attempts to start, but at the time I speak of there was a good quiet passage open. Of course there was some confusion caused by the delay of the start, as the steamers had to back water. I don't know of any communication being sent from the umpire's boat. Lord Chief Justice—Did Kelley go and put his boat in such a position as to give Sadler a fair chance at a start? Witness—No, he did not go near him. Water men, in rowing wagers, start by their arrangements. The race ought to have been rowed according to the printed rules of the Cambridge and Oxford Boat Club. By Sergeant Ballantine—l don't think that Sadler would have been justified in waiting for two days before he started. If I was referee, and had to act, in the event of seeing one rower of a match shaming for twenty minutes I should assume the office of starter immediately. Mr. Garth, Q.v. read the rules with respect to starting, and Sergeant Ballantine said he begged to direct the attention of the learned gentleman to the next rule, which stated that where any rower refused to obey the referee to start, such non-starting shall be taken as a refusal to row, and upon that rule he should rely. _ _ The Lord Chief. Justice to Witness—Speaking froin what you saw on the second day, do you think there was a fair opportunity offered to both men, irrespective of the confusion, to start had they felt so disposed? Witness—Yes, my lord, I do. The further hearing of the case at this time was aijourned until to-morrow. 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