The Sun. — London, England, 1868-04-17 00:00:00

11.1111111 1 1." ig of the night in ing hii through 10 went ;ponge, Ansing ids, we of our nd with ii •il 16. 1 Iligh e, drovo 3ridport ICE. ng tele- At with ovision, ass tea column taveley unition 1 camp connoi- Lagdals Troops green - Wye to lamely, rurkish endings against irks on if forty ist the c i s into Persian notes ?ersian l 16. o-day ,he de. to got A Mr 'll 7• teame r has sr' 1 Loll" DI,, of Liver' 3anieff She and s acks 1, and it the re the anra" wa rds f the mos t 11l the arket ; eSti quire' lio de •p 0 10 l With 'HONEY MARKET THIS DAY. C/7 7 1 7 , Two o' Clo c k. The Lank return shows no important changes, except such as have arisen from the disbursement of the dividend s ; b ut i t also indicates that, as far as the 111 , eans of the p u bli c were increased by the diffusion of tol.B particular money, the effect is over for the current quarter. This condition, in connection with the con btinued animation of the cotton and produce markets, pra help to exp l a i n the greater firmness that characteri se d the Discount Market for the last . two days. The most conspicu ous f ea t ure in the retur n is the substantial identity of the variations in the private deposits and the private securities, from .which it may be inferred that the temporary advances made by the Bank in anticipation of the dividends have been hinuidated. This leaves the priv a t e deposits at a little over twenty millions, and the private securities at about seventeen millions amid three-quarters so that there are evidently ample means in the outside market to meet the requirements f of trad e without appealing to the Bank reserves. The °ll° ' r .viog arc t h e variations since the preceding retun Increase in Circulation Increa se in Public Deposits D. ecrease in other Deposits 9,59,197 increase ia C.:overtime:it Securities I n in other Securities Decreas e i n Bullion . lncrea se i n R est Increas e i n Reserve - 31,768963 bullion in both Departments Reserve of Notes and Coin ll, 245, 800 Circulation, including Bank Post Bills 24,948,595 The following is the return of Paid Clearing for the week . ,- ' ending 4 ednesday, April 15, as certified by th e • _ • chief it Spector, Mr. George Derbyshire. Apri 9, Thursday Apri 10, Friday • . — Apri 11, S aturday 10,474,000 Apri 13, Monday Apri 14, Tuesday Apri 15, Wednesday ... 11,875,000 Total £54,188,000 As the clearing of the week was undisturbed k °,.„hange settlements, and as it included the dies non ' vood Friday, this aggregate must be consider e d is Satisfactory. It clearly justifies the opinion th a t t ra d e i mprovi ng . There is rather less demand for money both at the rt . lll c, of England and i n the open market, but the "` °lB firin at to 2 per cent. The settlement being t.'t'aclutled thereJis also less inquiry for advances in the Stock Exchange. 92dConsols are dull upon sales at 931 to 93g for money a ccount ; N ew an d R e d uce d Th ree per C ents., Preento 921 8 India 5 p er C en ts., 114/ to 1141 ; Stock, 244 to 24 6; Exchequer Bills, lts to 19 s TThe foreign stock market is flat, speculative holders atilluing to realise upon the absence of an investing t e i p an ti d an a ( n i d BG u 4) nsettled prices from the Continent. and Vicero y 's Seven per Cents. ,. have O rel " th ed and do. Niue per Cents. Peruvian (1865) and IsVitebsk / each. Current prices are :—Mexican, to t s t° 3 15 1 ; Greek, 121 to 122 ; New Spanish, 35} 41. ; Italian (1861), 47/ to 471 ; Turkish (1865), 80 to g,l; Port u g uese, 1 to 11- prem. ; Orel-Vitebsk ;„ ; Peru v i an , 81 to 8 2 ; B raz ili an, 7 4 } to Bonds -c qYntian (1864), 81 to 82 ; ditto, Railw a y to il!' 8 9} to 904 ; Vi ceroy ' s Seven per Cents., 711 • ; and the Nine per "tents., 88} to 89. The ri,, New Honduras Loan is par, to 1 prem. n o 'a,e Spanish Colonial 8 per Cent. Loan fully paid L r , „ls 902 to 91 and the Scrip 11 to 1 dis. Colonial Bonds ends are steady. Canada .. Six per 0 e5 u,, 14 . are quoted at 100 to 102 ; Mauritius Six per 10 4 to 106 • N ew S out h W ales Five per Cent., I p6 . 101 ; New Zealand Six per C en t., 1054 to t o e S Queen s l an d Si x per Cent., 103} to 104} ;-Vic /4a ix per C ent., 111 to 112. Twent American Securities, United States Five- B onds are quiet, at 70i t o 70g ; E r i e to Di: are lower, at 45 to 46; and Illinois, at 93} ha v 4tia atic and Great Western Railway Debentures ;risen to 291 to 30k, but the Consolidated gacte Bonds have receded to 331 to 34;-. ,li railways are steady, but quiet. South - Eastern are °a aen and North Western are firmer. Subjoined 1. 4 0 4(1 : 2 14 1, t ; 1 e rs Prices :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1261 to 3 . ; Midland, 1062 to 1071 ; South Eastern, 34 G reat ' London and North Western, 1151 to 1152 ; Qrve!t, N,orthern, 102} to 103} ; ditto A, 98} to 99} ; toe,' •c4stern, 34R- to 34, 1 . 7 ; Great Western, 50i to kt) Br4.lliton, 52 to 521 ; Sheffield, 43} to 44} ; e. pliolltan, 112} to 113 ; Caledonian, 72 to 72} arid Chatham, 19 to 19}. liet orei Railway s h ares are d u ll. Lombardo horv' oia toi lower, at 14g to 14g ; Gre a t Luxem s. 9 g. ex div. are 6 hare s are without movement, and d ea li ngs Di t o y nomin a l. A gra ( A ) s h ares i s quoted at do n ; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis. ; Union of Lon too'd al to , 32 ; London Juint Stock, 31; t o 32} ; to °34 and County, 51 t o 52 ; Imperial Ottoman, to 'f, _Prem. ; Imperial, 17} to 18 ; Consolidated, Fi te ; Anglo-A us t r i an, 4 to 4}. F°n!dece sh ares attract but little attention. Credit ,'er marked a t 24 to :3i ; General Credit 2} t o ttl m a ' n s e ; ., I,c,t_e to rnational Finance, to lg dis ; London Mining n is g . Shares St. John del Reys are ja,4t 211 to 221, being an improvement of -} ; k i to ; Chontales, 3} to 32. Ivithcellaneous Securities are quiet, and prices are 234, out change. Anglo-American is steady at 23/ to pe r . Atl antic Tele gra ph 8 per C ent., 54- to ; 1 41 v t e, tire?t 'W arehouse, 2 to 1} dis. ; H u d son ' s B Ab o 44 " ay, froi n £ 4 ,000, in A mer i can go l d co i n was withdrawn The al e - uatik yesterd a y f or export. a nd „next bi ddings for Coun c il Bill s upon C a l cutta th e _adras a re announced f or th e 6th o f M ay, when I,nount offered will be £350,000. rast h eport of th e W est Flanders Railway, for the %ha re. al f Year, recommends a dividend of 5s 3d per p ro general meeting of the Mersey Steel and the purpose pay has been called for the 25th inst., for th e e‘ of has a resolution to the effect that th at of the Compaaly be reduced to £500,000, ltiat at the shares of the company be £l2 103 end o n T he f £2O each. °r,dinary general meeting of the Fairbairn olst 4 .' e rleg Company has been convened for the 30th tlivi c i,,q ) receive the directors' report, and to declare a IV; 1 1 1 , 4 . Sp n4i "Ove been requested to say with reference to the he to Colonial Loan, in order to correct inisappre erderBes, that its exact position is established by two ' i gned by the Queen and by the Colonial yet at re s t hT y e question of the consent of the C ortes b these documents. i, lIIITIIIII 7IINDIi—TWO O'CLOCK 4,, sqvrt t. , mr 0 034ENT FUNDS. A ditto e4t. Consols 93f * 1 - for g 931 I lew r u e „,. _ecount :,• tteduced 92 li . ev v , per C ent 4 t o. 5 1 Per Cent. Jan. 1894 1144 it' Per C elli• d 1873 D °• le, sr , • tin : —• bu• fo r ' 3O " Yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. E te c i li (Red seyar!le.xpire sth April 1885 l2 9-16 D o wer b i „!•elehraph), Aug., 1908 gills £l,OOO, 2 per Ct 2O £5OO b le • N I( of £loo & £2OO — , 10. A England Stock, 4*per Cent 244 6 3 1 lzib eca lln ... I ldift .... AN uov it . ••• • • • 00000 000000000000000000 ... NMENT SEOLIRITIER. 15 0, 4LC 'ek 10i bo Ikeeo ' lint per Cent., April 1874 D 114* 1 I ~0 . 4 p et . ,but. July, 1880 Uo . e . Uent, Oct.BBB D o. ~ertif i cte _ . . Do s"afaced Pa6r 4 orent 88* b o. rs Por C ent 1872 — D° I t Por " San. 0 61)8 Cent., May 1879 — Do! Co ot., Bap. Deb. 1872 — b ti e• do. 1877 — ''. bob do. 1882 b 0 A 4 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 1) 0 u°11(18 , 5 er C 27 pm • Ilri c i er .41 1: 00,, ent., £l,OOO pmAr 1,, 0air., u ............... 4„4ti l „ L „ '4l-Gli PUNDS—TWO CLOCK. egri k ' J4ePublie 6 r4, ip 4 t oed . , per Cent 1) 3. ' 4 4 5 p er Per Cent. 1859 D ° • h•4l per Cent., 1852 ' Do' do tit., 1852 do 1858.... . e do . ' 1860 /Ibe o r l, 1863 40 Iteoeu._•,-(ent., 1865 NTh 0 8 A.,,..fit 5 a 2 pe ' r 's 6 Per Cent .... , I.i ,'!•, G p er „eta. (Doferreu 3 per Cent.) 13 1 k4 6 ,er`l,tlt. 1) ° 0 11 p k' e r -).3elit N . ~ per Cent. , rit t o ., 1 .867 B ........................ .. 901 1 C)'1) °:, L e r) , e i r 'Cent, 1.. A .6.6" . ' .......... ........... D A . 4 114, P .£32 paid .. b 41, t , ,n, 6 Per Cent ..................... 8 - 61 Dttiol . „, , - N I . 0 , _ _2_ ..................... . o 4 4 p r . `'".`"•• 1 820 ...... t ei , a per r.,lnelpalitios 7 per Cent 6Bl ;',, 1 / 4 ( 1 01. i v 'dent, 1867„ : _ -, Ki tt , ew Uonsolid, ... ci . 1 .... . ... i 1, .., , 7 Per _ a 0 ,por en D ",• Noc o , i Cent,.. b o : 4. 50 0 D _ sHue ..................... BOl kloe pinds I) to 8end5.......... o, tr. • 81i Do . . 1 )10 i lon, ,_ 1861 , r(.10 " , .10 0 Bo_ B onds 77 ... ‘.l , o r r ti , us _ ul . : ...................... ..••• 82 it b't 5,-, ut Hallway Debentures 1)04, i.,,treclZent., 18 21-5, ox Coups — G t o • ~ ..ou r, o - ........................... •• - ti ..„..(1 US ........ ilisok,oz.,lo“_, ........................ . . -- t.,4.iilrae:s47er Cent........ iif to (zop.i tz ,,,, • ~ 4 ' Per u et ; i :- 1 13 4n., 10p. Ct., £25 p 4 ,°,sl e tt e r cl eb , llll t.. .. ....... -- bi t c t ' ( ' l zi 3 I,, tn r Iloallittaiway. 0 6 ipet 0 1 8 64 _— t iticle ws °° nglo-Pienel; .4 0 cu, „ l. per -...v, lttstrmlimm il• •-• Moorish imperial 5 per Cent tkle w - Grauada Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deforred Do Laud Warrants (Hectare) Peruyian 3 par Cent. 18t;5 — Do Account .. 81 Do 41. per Cont. (Uribarren) - Do 41 per Cont., 1F62 • — Do Account Portliguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'G0,'2,%, 40 Do. do., 1' 67 — Do. do., Scrip, £2O paid — Russian 5 per Cent., 18z2, X Si B3l Do 4i per Cont. 1850_ Do 4i 'per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 • 51 Do 5 per cent., 1862 - Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bond€..,_ 851 6t Do. do. £Bl 15s. do. ..y Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds B6 Do. do £B4 15s. do — Sardinian, 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Con D o Accf,tent .. Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive — Do Acc. aut Do Otto. Cert. of Cou;'. nut funded Do Account Do 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Ta:•l;ish 6 per Cent. — Do Account Po 6 per Cent.. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 -- Do Account Do £I.OC Bonds 661 1- Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — Da Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 57- 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 Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Austrian o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2* per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil — Do Account — Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, El. 25f. Do. Account 47 I. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 931 i Do. Account, sth May .. 93; i POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-THIS DAY. WESTMINSTER. RUFFIANISM IN THE • STREETS.—A tall, powerful man, who gave the name of John M‘Donald, was charged with the following ruffianism in the street : Elizabeth Clowes, a young woman living at 3, Cross Keys-yard, Chelsea, said—l was walking along near Chelsea Gardens, last night, when this man came up, struck me on the head, and knocked me down, and then kicked me on the side. I screamed, and the policeman came up and took him into custody. Mr. Arnold—Do you know the man ? Complainant—No, he is quite a stranger to me, Mr. Arnold—Had you said anything to him ? Complainant—Not a word. William Carrol, 135 B, said—l was on duty in the Queen's-road East last night, and I saw this man going up and down the street drunk. Ho was making use of very bad language, without talking to anybody in particular. Suddenly he crossed over to the young woman and attacked her. Mr. Arnold—Had she said or done anything to him ? Constable—Nothing whatever. When I saw him attack the woman I went up to arrest him, and he then knocked me down. He afterwards put his foot before me and threw me upon my head. Mr. Arnold—Are you much hurt? Constable—l am rendered unfit for duty through his violence. Defendant—•l am very sorry for what has hap pened. I was drunk, and I hope you w ill l ook over it. Mr. Arnold—l am sure I shall do nothing what ever of the sort. You commit a most unprovoked assault upon the young woman, and then upon the constable. You are committed to hard labour for two months, and shall find bail for six months more. THAMES. A RUFFIAN.—ATLEMPTED MURDER OP A POLICE MAN.—AIfred Inglish, a stout,:red-faced man, about 30 years of age, was brought upon remand before Mr. Paget, charged with violently assaulting a woman named Ann Rawlins, and with attempting to stab a police-constable. On Friday night last the prisoner, who was in toxicated, quarrelled with the woman Rawlins in a public houseand struck her on the mouth with his fist and cut her lips. lie was given into the custody of a police-constable, named Robert Davis, No. 193 K, at midnight, and on the way to the sta tion he made a violent resistance, kicked the police-constable, and bit him. lie was secured by the aid of several other persons, and removed to the station-house in King- David-lane, where he was asked by Police-sergeant Gamble, acting inspector on duty, if he had a knife, the sergeant believing it was not safe he should be locked up with one in his possession. The prisoner with some reluctance took a knife from his pocket, opened it, made use of a h orr ibl e exclamat i on, and said he would rip Davis up with it, at the same time running towards the constable and making an at tempt to stab him. He would no doubt have com mitted a murder if Gamble had not struck him and made him drop the knife, which was within an inch of the constable's person. The prisoner was then locked up. _ _ _ Mr. Paget said he should send the prisoner for ,rial for attempting to murder the police-con- stable. The Prisoner -4 hope yo u w ill not send me for trial. I was quite drunk at th e ti me , an d d on ' t know anything of the affair. Mr. Paget—You have committed a very serious offence, and drunkenness is no excuse but rather au aggravation of the offence. I should recommend in this case that counsel be employed at the 'Ses sions. If crimes of this nature are not prosecuted with success no constable and no one else will be safe from the attacks of drunken ruffians armed with knives. Inspector Allison, of the K division, said the re commendation of the magistrate should be at once conveyed to the Commissioner of Police. .51.11ZKETS7(This Day.) CORN. There were fair arrivals of foreign grain at this morn ing's market, and liberal supplies of foreign oats. The general character of the trade is unchanged, the tone being quiet, but firm, with a tendency to improvement. The country markets aro steadily creeping up. From abroad quotations come firm. glArrivals off the coast, though good, do not materially accumulate, but went off steadily at full prices. On the stands this morning English wheat sold rather slowly, but at the full terms of Monday last. Foreign wheat was firmly hold, the purchases could not be made under the terms of last market, but business was restricted. Off the coast the number of cargoes by fresh arrivals reported in this morning's lists has been increased to 84 of what on salo, all of which are tory firmly held. New Barley is all cleared off coast. On stand, supply is moderate, and the tone firmer. Beans and peas are unchanged. Oats in liberal supply, and selling steadily at moderate rates. PROVISIONS. The market for all kinds of provisions is firm, with reducing stocks. The foreign butter market is very animated this morning, and prices Gd higher for best Friesland, which is quoted 124 s to 128 s por cwt. Bacon, with increasing scarcity, is again dearer. Best Waterford shippers, 74s to 76s on board ; and Hambro, 72s landed. Cheese market firm, witn a steady inquiry. Lard dearer. NE WGATE AND LEADENIIALL. MEAT.—lncreased supplies of lamb, and prices much lower. Beef dull at late rates. Mutton 2d per stone dearer. We quote—Beef, 3s to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 4d ; veal, prime smalls, ss; good, 4s 4d ; west country, 3s 4d; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 10d; lamb, 5s 8d to 6s 4d per stone of 81b by the carcase. PourritY.—Rather more at market to-day, but supply still light, and prices no better. Quails is 6d each; full supply. Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo nial-office from the Governors of the settlements on the West Coast of Africa and Malta, and from the Governor- General of Canada. Despatches were sent) to the Gover nors of the West India islands, and to the cievernor- Cimeral of Canada. BRITISLI MINES. Cam. Consol. U old, Um. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated 3O 54 64 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist 1 440 460 Drake walls 2.1.0 East Bassett (Illogan) 2114 10 12 bast Caradon •/.11.0 4 5 East Cam Brea 34 2 24 East Grenville 214 0 14 2 East (3 unnislake 8.3.0 4 4 East Lam' 3.9.0 8 V W'l Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 14 2 ()Am.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 1 5 4 Great Laxey, limited.. all 161 174 174 reat South 'reigns.... 1.1.0 Great Wheal basy..... 11.9.6 Wheal Vor 40 18 19 18 —irenville Derod's Foot 3.10.0 38 40 ilingston Downs ...... 5 . 10 . 6 2 4 2 1 3largaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 6 Murke Va11ey........... ElO.O 6 6 1 I Awyndy Iron Ore, lim' 3 1 24 11 •Nelv S ton . ...... 504 66 70 \forth loakear i.Wh Bassett(lllog.an 1.1.0 - North Wheal Crotty i Prosper United 8.1.1 .0 2 24 I 'Providence ,Uny Lelan t 1 1.0.; 25 27 -- j 5. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 350 409 South Condurrow 1.2.0 Fran. (11logan 18.18.9 374 42; stray Park l'ln Croft V 14 if' Vigra and Clogan, lim all West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard 12 10 12 West Chiverton ll 61 66 West Seton. ... Wheal Bassetc /Mogan 54 75 8) Wheal Buller (Itedruth 16 16 1.1 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 21 23 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 5.17. 0 6 8 COLONIAL GOVERN aIENT SECURITIES. ;British Columbia, 5 per ' Cent., Dec. 31,1572 I 100 Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&Julyl 1877-84 Do. 6p. a. Feb. & Aug.. 1100 93 100. Do. sp. o. Mar. & Sept! 100 118 100' 'Do. sp. c. Jan. .t July! 100 86 88 874 Do. sp. c. Inscribed NY 100 85 87 Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c.1873 100 104 106 Do.Apl.&Oct. 1890-1900 100 109 110 1064 Do. do 1880-9 u 100 107 109 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 i 100 106 108 Do. 5 per oeut. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1000. lOO 98 ' OO Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 p.m 100 11) 111 Do. 1872, do.. 100 10) 107 Mauritius, 6p. a, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. i 5 100 107 109 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug.. 100 106 Natal 'boy. 6 per cent.. 100 -- N.B.Gov.6p.o.Ja.&July 100 99 10 N. S.W. GOv.s p•c.,1860 100 99 101 Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876 100 98 90 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1896 100 154 464 9(14 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 Do. 5 per cent.... 100 974 984 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 102 101 Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 103 105 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,(3.1.868-9 100 Do. 1878,$ upwards lOO 110 111 Vlo,G ov. 6 p.c. Ja. & July 100 Do. do, April & Oct l OO 111 4 112 1 1094 109 a i PREFERENCE SiIARES. Midland, Leicester and Hitohen, 41 per cent., 891 ritItirEILENCE bliAliEb AND STOCKS London, Brgliton, dtc., 46 per cent., 1658, Ditto, 5 per cent., ISO, 88 LINES LEASED AT FIXEDARENTAL S. Midland, Bradford Pref., 01 rOttEiGN RAILWAirt.. Antwerp and Rotterdam, Of South Austrian and,Lornbardo Venetian, lif FORE Anglo Brazilian Gold, f, Chontales Gold and Sliver Mining, llm., 3 o l' h e n dr d o c , i N n o e r y h i , u D m el , 2 1 1 tey, 2i DOCKS East and West India, 127 BANAS. Agra, lim., A, Ditto, 11, 86 Alliance, liw., 126 City, 12 English and Rio de Janeiro, Um., 76 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 166 Imperial Ottoman, it I Lana Mortgage Bank of India, I im., I London and River Plate, 1: London Joint Stock. 311 London and 11 estminster, 68 Ditto, Scrip, 466 National Provincial of England, Ditto, :d and 3d issue, 39 OrientaLßank Corporation, 426 MISCELLANICOUL Anglo American Telegraph, 23i Atlantic Telegraph, 584 91 Ditto, 8 por cent 1074;5 Corporation of London Bonds, 'Bi2, 4 per cent., 1011 Credit Funcier of England, Bin., 3 East India Irrigation and Canal, 171 General Steam Navigation, 274 Peninsula and Oriental steam. 571 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 72 701 THE EMPRESS CHARLOTTE.—The health of the Empress Charlotte, it is said, continues to improve, and the happiest results are now looked forward to. Saving some attacks of low spirits, which become daily less frequent, the princess no longer gives evidence of the sad affliction from which she has suffered. She sleeps well; her appetite has returned, and also her taste for reading. She spends the greater part of her time in her study, and sees no one except members of her own COPPER ORE SALE.—At the Swansea ticketing on Tuesday 1,957 tons of copper were sold, which realized £25,827 165., being an average of £l3 3s. 11d. per ton of 21 cwt. The following were the averages ou the whole sale :—Average produce, 17 per cent. ; price per ton of 21 cwt. dry weight, £l3 3s. 11d. ; price per unit of pro duce, 15s. 6d.; standard, £9l; standard calculated for nine per cent. produce, £lOO ss. As compared with the previous sale there was an increase of 711 tons in the quan tity gpla, THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 17, 1868. SHARE LIST. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid.] Closingl3lBinn:.B9 Share Railways. t J.lrit:;3l adti 11%etez 100 , 82 PI at ;Caledonian •100 72 74 751 4 etjr:.,mbrian - , Cork and Bandon -- 10 jiJorn wall . at ;Dublin .14 Belfast June lOO 75 77 st IDun„ l 'erth,t4Ab.Juuc oo 70 72 - L. London, Scrip Use B all - 100 - d at Glasgow .14 S. Western 100 102 104 at Great Eastern Ord. stk. 100 34 31 344 st Do. E. Angl. st. N 0.2 100 7 8 at Great North of Scotianff; 100 15 6 at Great Northern lOO 102 104 :03 st Do. A stock .. 100 198 99 991 81 at Do. B stock at Do. New, Is. at 25 prs: l 0 - - at GtS, and W. of Ireland 100 94 93 at Ct.W e. tern -01 - iginal 100 5) 51 50; 60 at Do. S. Val. Rail. gem. 100 - et Do. Swan IV ales at Do. W. 31 id,-extordi lOU 3U 15 st Do. Net} - fort at Do. Iles efora llOl - - at Lancashire& Yonshirr , 100 1251 126 ' 1281 at LJudun and Blackwall 100 - at Lon„ brig 4., . 1 14 S. Coast, 10u 611 521, 511 et I-on., Chat., and Dovi sh ; too is 19 § ; 1,54 at Do. Metro's. Ex. A i 100 12 15 at Lon. North Westers: •we 1.51 ilt.l 1.54 at Lou. 24 South II esters. 86 6 . '• 7 l at Man., Shet., .Lincon. 100 14 IS at Atetropelitan..... at Do. Now - - at Du. Extension all 105 106 ICSI at 1 Metropolitan District, all 74 76 10 Do. do. do. 10 - - 10 Do. and St. John's II 'r 6 - - at llid land - Do. .02 Share 7 - at Do, /3irsnin.. Durb) 100 74 76 - mid gent . . all - - et North British et Do. Ed. ' Pth., lit Dun lOO - at Nth. Esstern--Berwiol,l 100 10 , 1 01 25 Do. ti.N'E purchase 16.13.4 - - et Do. Leeds ........ 100 87 62 at Do. York lOO 92 VS at Do. Carlisle ..... . 100 128 132 at Do. Stock, ,54 Darling. all 129 131 1304 15 Do. do. 1860-61 lB - p t North London st Do. do. 1864 5 . lO - Do. do. 1866 10 North Staffordshire at N. 414 S. W. Junction at Scottish Central - - Soot. N. E ,Aber. stock 100 - Do. Scot, Mid.stock IOU - - Shropshire Union 100 56 68 st South Devon lOO 43 15 at South Eastern 20 Staines, Wok., k Wok all 9 10 at Taff Vale 10 Do. C - - V ale of Neath - - - Waterford lit Kilkenny 100 - 10 Waterloo & Whlteha 1 6 - - IVest Cornwall - - - BRITISH POSSESSIONS. i O O A.tiantic&St.Lawrence i all 54 66 -7-- a , Bom.,l3aroda, Cen.lll.l 100 I 1024 1034 gu. 6 per cent... 20 Do. 1' shares l6 11 3 204 Buffalo k Lake Huron a ll 3 4 10 Do. Prelerence 100 Butf„Braut, & Goderich p.c. 1872-3-1 WO 68 71 at Calcutta 44 S. E,, lim., 100 - - st Cat e Town et Dock, go. 100 18 52 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p. all 90 102 st East Bengal, go., sdo 100 1046 1054 st East IttJtan, gu. 5 p.O. 100 109 110 111 40 Do, J Extension - - et rand Trunkot Canadr lOO 151 164 10Q Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 78 62 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 43 45 100 Do, do deferred - - 100 De. 2d Pref. Bonds all 3 3 35 100 Do. do. deterred - 100 Do. 3d Pretstock all 27 29 100 Do. do. deferred - 100 Do. 4th Pret. stook 100 Do, do. deterred - - at i 3 t. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOO 109 110 106 20 t*o. Gust. 5 per cent lB 14 2 10 Do. New gua. sp. o 6 1 4 21 ' at ut. South of India gua. 5 per cent st Do. 41 per cent lou 94 90 at Do 2 - 101 Great Wes. of Canada all 164 16 1 204' Do. New ...... all 00 Do. 6p. o Bina. pay. 1873, all 98 100 00 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8 all 91 94 at Madras, gua. 5 p.O st Do. 41 do lOO 93 16 at Do. 44 do lOO 60 91 19 Do. Fifth Extension 5 - - at Ilelb. Cor. 6p. 0. Bnda, 100 - 50 Mel. it Ilobson's Say.. all - - at N.ltl.C'da,6pc Ist pf.ba 100 83 05 st Gude& Ithiik'nd, g.sp.c, 100 1024 103 st Seinde . lOO 100 101 at Do. Delhi 10 Do. do. . 15 _ at Do. PunMub j 0) 100 1 101 102 st Do.lndus j 100 87 89 CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS. (FROM OUR. OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, THURSDAY, April fe. • - • - 4. The Moniteur, in its weekly budget, has declared for • " peace ; so that pea ce . i s now official—at all events, for the present. By way of confirming the assurances of M. Baroche, the Memorial Diplomatique declares that the French Government has refused in the most peremptory manner to deal with the Schleswig question. This must, I suppose, be taken in connection with, and as a reply to, the statement of the Copenhagen Dagbladet, which says that the negotiations with Prussia are dragging on without any result ; the guarantees demanded by Prussia are unacceptable, and the frontier which the Prussian Govern ment is willing to give includes only one-third of Danish Schleswig. The Dagbladet goes on to criticise a leader in the. London Times, and says that Denmark is greatly indebted to France for the sth Article of the Treaty of Prague, and has firm confidence in the future. If the gratitude of the Copenhagen Cabinet is a lively sem of favours to come, it will prove unfounded in the present instance. As Frenchmen, no less than other persons, are liable to rush from one extreme to the other, so we, who last week were prophesying war in a month, are now ready to believe any number of stories to prove that there is to be peace. For instance, it was said that the Emperor was going to Greece and Egypt to work up materials for his " Life of Casar "—a very pacific employnient. But the semi-official Constitutionn el has knocked that pretty statement on the head. Now we are told that negotiations have been going on at Berlin between our Minister, M. Benedetti, and Count Bismarck. The difficulty of believing the statement is, that in Prussia the army is either mobilised (that is, on a war footing) or on a peace footing, and that it is already in the second condition. Nevertheless, it is rumoured that Bis marck has offered to give leave to a certain number of the Landwehr. This statement, so far as I understand it, is absurd, inasmuch as the Landwehr consists of men who, having served their seven years in the army and the reserve, have to be in the Landwehr for nine yeb,is. As this body is not mobilised, there is no possibility of giving any members of it leave without altering the whole con stitution of the kingdom. It may therefore be • safely be lieved that the above-mentioned rumour, with the addition that M. Benedetti was not satisfied, and demanded the disarming of the Rhine fortresses, is a fiction the re sult of the present reaction, perhaps designedly set on foot by the Bourse people. Another rumour of the same kind may be received with equal incredulity : it is that the King of Prussia will make a strongly pacific speech at the opening of the German Customs Parliament on the 27th. Ilis Majesty is not at all likely to do this, for he always confines his speeches to the matter actually before him. Prince Napoleon's visit to Berlin is rather a stale matter now, but I may be pardoned for reverting to it in conse quence of a very remarkable article which has just appeared, describing the conduct of the Russian Govern. ment with respect to that visit. It caused a pro found sensation at St. Petersburg, and no sooner was Prince Gortscbakoff informed of it than he sent a telegram to Berlin, charging the Rus sian Minister there to hold no communication with the Prince, but at the same time not to lose sight of him, and to seize an early opportunity of demanding from Bis• marck what the visit meant. M. Oubril, the Russian Minister, fulfilled his instructions, and sent word that the Prince had expressed a lively desire to bring about an intimate alliance between France and Prussia, and to detach the latter Power from Russia, but that Bismarck had remained steadfast to the Northern alliance. Convinced that there was nothing to be feared from that quarter, the Russian Government, as if to shew its contempt for French diplomacy, published the recent ukase incorporating Poland, Prince Gertschakoff knowing very well that Prince Napoleon was a strong philo-Pole. The Schleswig question was discussed at Berlin, and while Prince Napoleon said that, once for all, France would not interpose in the matter, Bismarck assured the Prince that the susceptibilities of France should be considered. The Prince then expressed his regret at seeing Prussia support the Russian policy in the East. Bismarck asked the Prince if he had a mission on the subject, and on hearing that he had none, replied that Prussia must maintain the greatest reserve. In a word, the Prince's visit was a com plete failure. I should add that the article containing this statement appears in the North-East Correspondence, and professes to he based upon a diplomatic circular of Bis marck's explaining the Prince's visit. It seems that Baron Budberg was compelled to fight his duel with M de Meyendorff in consequence of the very cold reception which the Czarowitch gave him the other day, thereby intending him to understand that his conduct was considered derogatory to the dignity of Russia. Both duellists were slightly wounded, Meyendorff in the hand. He was formerly wounded at the back of the bead, in the Crimea, and it was this fact which gave rise to the suppo- sition that he was insane. The Ti»zcs appears to have established a permanent correspoud•_.nt at Athens, who within the last week or two has sent home some very interesting letters. His last, elated April 9, describes the mode in which the recent general election was conducted. The correspondent says: " Universal suffrage was adopted to gratify democracy, and vote by ballot to prevent men in office from em ploying Government influence to intimidate voters. Its success has made it extremely popular. No system has been devised more suitable to convey a sense of responsibility to the mind, while it secures secrecy, than that established in Greece. It is simple, yet it gives some solemnity to the formality of voting ; and as the Greeks think it well suited to the present condition of. their country, it is deserving of attention." Another article of the English Radical creed has been accepted in Greece—equal electoral districts. One deputy is returned for every 10,000 people. The actual voting seems to have been admirably managed, At Athens it took place in the churches. There were thirty ballot-boxes ranged in order, each marked with the name of a candidate. Behind the boxes, but separated from them, were thirty friends of the candidates. Each voter ascertained his number on th e regi s ter before going up to vote. On presenting himself his identity was established. He then passed to the first ballot-box, and the name of the candidate inscribed above it was called out. The voter, being provided with a ball, put his hand into the box and dropped the ball into one of the two compart ments into which the bo x was divided, and which were marked " Yes" and " No" respectively. It was impossible for any one to see in which compartment he placed the ball. He then went to the next box, where the same process was repeated, and so on with the re mainder of the thirty. The result of this system is that, as the correspondent says, although the poll was kept open four days, the voting has been conducted in an orderly manner, and in Attica proceeded as quietly as a ballot in a London club. This is the more remarkable, as the elections excited intense interest, and there had been some faction-fighting in the streets. One of the candidates brought a well-known brigand chief to support him, but the result was, that the people were so disgusted at this attempt to resort to physical force that they blackballed the bullying candidate. Another result is the defeat of the late. Prime Minister. One of the most active members of the House of Lords is the Earl of Lichfield. Now he is sitting as a trades'. union commissioner at 'Westminster ; then he is presiding at the Stafford quarter sessions ; again, he is advocating the claims of a charitable institution ; at another place he is arguing the question of compulsory education. At a ragged school meeting at Bursiem the noble earl said he thought those who bad come to the conclusion that the only remedy for the present Unsatisfactory state of things was compulsory education, had done so somewhat hastily. The machinery at present at work had not been sufficiently developed. For instance, power should be given to guardians of the poor to require the children of out-door paupers to be educated, making such requirement the condition of relief. Where the guardians refused to exercise their power, the State might step in, by industrial schools and the like. They had already a system of indirect compul Rion in the Factory - Act, and that was as far as he was disposed to go in that direction. The principle which he advocated was, that a child should be employed on the condition that be bad received a certain amount of educa tion. As that could not be very well carried out, the best plan was to extend the existing system, care being taken not to take the responsibility off the shoulders of the parents. The bishop of the diocese from which the Earl of Lich field derives his title is also a man of great activity. He is as yet the junior prelate, but on the lapse of the next see, Dr. Selwyn will take his place amongst his peers with a reputation which will far outshine that of many an older occupant of the episcopal bench. He has just been point ing out at Wolverhampton how middle-class schools may be made more successful than they have hitherto been. He recognised the beneficial results which had been accomplished by the competitive system. It had brought to light talent in the sons of luunVe parents, and they had by education at our great public institutions risen in consequence to the highest positions in Church or State. He considered it the great glory of England that the higher classes were constantly receiving strength from the stratum below. By scholar. ships and the like, young men comparatively poor, received such education as enabled them to take positions in the world. It may be mentioned that the female students in what is called the " Wolverhampton centre " had been found proficient in political economy —a power ful fact this for Mr. Mill, were it not that they were defi cient_both in geography and arithmetic. MARRIAGE OF CAPTAIN SEYMOUR AND THE HON. MARY HOOD. On Thursday the marriage of Captain Hugh Seymour, 01 the Grenadier Guards (son of Major-General F. H. Seymour), and the Hon. Mary Hood, second daughter of Major- General Lord and Lady Bridport, was solemnised in the Chapel Royal, near Cumberland Lodge, in Windsor Great Park. The Rev. J. St. John Blunt (her Majesty's chap lain) officiated. Previous to the ceremony the Queen and Princess Beatrice drove up to Cumberland Lodge to congratulate and take leave of the bride. The bride was elegantly attired in white satin and Brussels lace, Brussels lace veil, and wreath of orange flowers. The bridesmaids were the Hon. Adelaide Hood, Hon. Rosa Hood, Hon. Florence Seymour, and the Misses Georgina, Constance, and Mary Seymour, who were all dressed in white tarlatan, trimmed with Metter nich green and oak leaves ; the best man was Albert Seymour, Esq. On returning to Cumberland Lodge after . the ceremony, the invited guests, numbering upwards of 200, sat down to a sumptuous breakfast in the spacious rooms known as George lll.'s State apart ments. Among the company present were their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess Christian, and Prin cess Louise (who were also present at the chapel), Lord and Lady Bridport, Major-General and Lady Emily Sey mour, Colonel and the Hon. Mrs. Ferguson of Pitfour, Mr. and Mrs. Erskine of Cardross, Admiral Sir George Sey mour, Count and Countess Gleichen, the Ladies Murray, Viscount and Visconntess Hood, the Hon. Mrs. Wellesley, Sir Thomas and Lady Bk'ldulph, Lady Caroline Barring ton, Sir J. and Lady Cowell, Viscount Kirkaldie, the Hon. Leslie Ruthven, Colonel the Hon. Dudley and Lady Elizabeth de Ros. The previous evening Lord and Lady Bridport entertained a large party of the nobility and gentry in the neighbourhood, to whom were exhibited the many costly presents received by the bride and bridegroom; amongst them were one from her Majesty the Queen (a magnificent Indian shawl and china breakfast service), one from their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince and Princess Christian, Princess Louise, Prince Arthur, Lord and Lady Bridport, Major-General and Lady Emily Seymour. Marchioness of Downshire, &c. Shortly after three o'clock the bride and bridegroom left Cumberland Lodge, amidst showers of slippers, for the Isle of Wight. The band of the Ist Life Guards, under the direction of Mr. Watson, performed on the lawn in front of the State apartments during the day. Her Majesty's school children of the Great Park attended, and strewed flowers before the happy couple as they left church. LAW AND POLICE, ROBBING EMPLOYERS.—At the Guildhall,Thomas Baker, a clerk and collector in the employ of Mr. E. Wylam, pro. prietor of Fun, was charged with embezzling three cheques for the sum of £25, 227, and 210 respectiwly. W. Cormack, Ludgate•hill, paid the prisoner a cheque for £25, which was made payable to " The proprieiors of Fun." At the request of the accused he did not cross the cheque as was his general custom. Evidence was given by the cashier at Messrs. Keen and Robinson's bank that the prisoner had obtained cash for two cheques for £27 and £lO respectively ; the said cheques bore the endorsement of Mr. Wylam. The prosecutor proved that he never gave the prisoner any authority to endorse cheques on his behalf. The prisoner was fully committed to take his trial. DARING STREET ROBBERY.—At Clerkenwell Police court, John Bowyer, a painter, was charged with being :oncerned with two others not in custody with violently assaulting a man named Edward Hunt, and stealing from ais person uls. The complainant stated that he was an electro ?later and gilder, and was about five yards from his own ioor ; when he heard the prlsonerand some other men behind The prisoner threw him down as he was attempting k rise, the same person kicked him violently on the mouth, and the men not in custody kicked him in the ribs. Jne of the men took lls. outof his trousers pocket. After wards the other two persons ran away, but a policeman happening to come up, Bowyer was given into custody. Re was committed to the Central Criminal Court on the charge of highway robbery with violence. BREAKING INTO A CHURCH.-At the Lambeth Police court, George Harris, a young man, was charged with breaking into and entering St. Giles's Church, Camber rell. On the evening in question, about ten o'clock, a policeman met the prisoner in company with other persons on the Camberwell-road. The prisoner had a bundle under his arm and appeared very stout. He was stopped, when the other men took to their heels. At the police-station, on' the prisoner's being searched, a surplice and the parish clerk's gown were found on him. A clergyman's ;own was wrapped round his shoulders, and a- scarf ind silk gown were concealed under his coat. The Rev. Mr. Stirman identified some of the property, and the parish clerk the remainder. It appeared that one of the windows in the sacred edifice had been removed, and this being done, an aperture large enough to admit a man's body was made. Besides the articles found on the prisoner there were found to be missing six bottles of wine. Mr. Woolrych remanded the prisoner for a week, to see if the other men could be apprehended, and also with a view of ascertaining whether the accused could be charged with 3ther robberies of a similar nature, as many churches in the South of London have been burr , lariously entered of late. REFUSING TO PERFORM DIVINE SERVICE. —ln the Arches Court, before Sir R. Phillimore, the case of the Bishop of Winchester v. the Rev. Lewis Rugg came on for hearing. In this suit the bishop had issued articles against the defendant, who is incumbent of Echinswell with Sydmonton, for not performing service at the last-named place. A post ponement had been asked for on account of the bishop's illness, and also of the indisposition of the defendant. The documents in the case were read, and the Dean of Arches said he had not sufficient evidence on which to grant the ap plication. The defendant was represented by a well-known and learned proctor, and the case ought to be proceeded with. After hearing Dr. Deane and Dr. Smalley, Sir R. Phillimore said that it was evident there had been no service in Sydmonton parish church since the 15th of May, 1867. The bishop had issued his monition, and the defendant had refused to obey. Mr. Rugg's applica tion for an adjournment had not been sustained, and he (the dean) thought that the case should be proceeded with without delay, seeing that there had been no service con ducted in the church for the period mentioned. He would adjourn the case till Saturday, when Mr. Rugg must be ready to go on, as the parishioners had to be considered as well as the rev, gentleman. It is stated that the Duke of Northumberland will be the new Lord-Lieutenant of Middlesex. 'ELECTION EXPENSES. --The re-election of the Chancellor of the Exchequer for North Northamptonshire cost the right hon. gentleman £9O. Of this sum £l4 was paid for professional agency, £l5 for advertising and general expenses, and the balance for charges made by the under-sheriff. LADY OVERSEERS.—TiIe magistrates of the Stafford Petty Sessional Division have just appointed the overseers for the current year. Mary Wright is among the overseers for Brockton, and Ann Boyden is one of those for Seighford. rHE ROYAL SOCIETY. —The annual election of candidates for the much-desired fellowship of this institu tion is about to take place, and from the published list it appears that out of the fifty-three gentlemen who offer themselves, no less than twenty-one are members of the medical and surgical profession. ANN JUSTICE.—Mr. Roberts, the solicitor, has received a reply from the Treasury in reference to the application he made on behalf of the Fenian prisoner, Ann Justice. Mr. Roberts is informed that the Secretary of State has no funds at his disposal to enable the prisoner to retain counsel for her defence. ! DEATH OF MRS. ALMOND. —This once popular vocalist, so well known to the musical and theatrical public as Miss Emma Romer, has just died at Margate in her fifty-fourth year. Miss Romer made her first ap pearance at the Covent Garden Theatre in October 1830, as Clara, in "The Duenna ;" but her great success was obtained at the English Opera House, as the original re presentative of the Mountain Sylph, in Barnett's popular opera of that name. In 1836 Miss Emma Romer married Mr. George Almond, who carried on an extensive business in Bond-street, and who died in November 7863. An important meeting of the Conservatives of Cambridge borough has been held at the Lion Hotel, for the purpose of forming a Working Men's Conservative and Constitutional Society. The proposed rules and regula tions, with the list of patrons and vice-presidents, had already been extensively circulated;and there was a capital attendance. The members for the borough, Mr. F. S. Powell and Mr. J. E. Gorst, were present, and addressed the meeting, at which resolutions practically establishing the society were unanimously agreed to. A large number of members were enrolled. MEMORIAL TO SERGEANT BRETT.— A beautiful stone tablet, in memory of the victim of the Hyde Road outrage, has just been erected in St. Barnabas' Church, Rodney-street, Manchester. It is the work of Messrs. Pat seson, Oxford•street, and exhibits some excellent specimens 4A carving. The inscription is as follows:—" Erected by the minister and congregation, in memory of Charles Brett, police sergeant, of this city, who for many years worshipped in this church, until he fell at his post of duty, a victim of the violence of sedition on the 18th of September, 1867. A faithful man. Though proffers. life, he chose a, cruel death rather than betray his trust." SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET CRAVEN MEETING. THURSDAY. Ninth Newmarket Biennial Stakes of 10 sous each, with 100 added, for four year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b ; horses having started for this race in 1867, and not been placed first or second, to be allowed 41b, and maidens before starting allowed IMb, if they have never received 50 sovs as second horse ; the winner of the Derby or Doncaster St. Leger 7lb extra; the•second to receive 10 per cont. on the whole stake, and the third 5 per cent. D.I. (2 miles 150 yards). 73 subs. Duke of Newcastle's Julius, by St. Albans—Julie, Bst 101 b (J. Daley) 1 Mr. 11. Chaplin's The Hermit, 9st Mb (inc. 7lb extra) (Custance) 2 Mr. 11. Savile's R tvioli, Bst Gib (Maidtnent) 3 Cauthleen also ran. Betting-11 to 10 on Julius, 6 to 5 agst Hermit, 50 to 1 each agst the others. Won after a fine race by half a length. Tho Claret Stakes of 200 sovs each, h ft, for four year old; colts Bst 10;b, fillies Bst slb ; the second to save his stal:P. D.I. (12 miles 103 yards). 7 subs. Lord Glasi ow's c by Y. Melbourne, dam by Tedding ton—Maid of Mashani Bst 10113 (Fel-dual) 1 Mr. Pryor's Frip onn i er , B st 101 b (1' French) 2 Count Lagrange's Dragon, Bst 101 b (Grhashaw) 3 Betting-4 to lon Friponnier, 11 to 2 agst Dragon, 10 to 1 agst Maid of Masham colt. Won cleverly by three quarters of a length. Sweepstakes of 100 sovs eaob, h ft, for three year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b; winners of a two year old stakes, value 200 soya 515, of two such, or ono of 500 91b extra. D.M. (7 furlongs 210 yards). 4 subs. Sir B. Bulkeley's Sir David Gam, by Underhand, Bst 71b (J. Goater) 1 Mr. Pinner's Herald, Bst 101 b (Cannon) 2 Mr. Merry's Phoebus, Bst 71b (J. Daley) 3 Betting-6 to 4 agst Phoebus, 7to 4 agst Herald, sto 2 agst Sir David Gam. Won cleverly by a head. Subscription Plate of 50 sovs ; threo year olds 7st 51b, four Bst 12, five and upwards 7st 41b; the winner o be sold for 300 soy; if for 150 allowed 71b. D.M. 7 furlongs 210 yards. Mr. Bromsgrove's Ottoman, byDiophantus, 3 yrs, (f 150) 6st 121 b (Jeffery) 1 Mr. J. Woolcott's Cork Jacket, 3 yrs (£150), Est 121 b (S. Mordan) 2 Mr. E. Clayton's Leap Year, 4 yrs (£300), Bst 121 b (J. Daley) 3 . . - - Bagpipes and Schnapps also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst Ottoman, 7to 2 agst Cork Jacket, 5 to 2 agst Leap Year, 10 to 1 agst Bagpipes. Won by a length. The Abingdon Stakes of 50 sous each, h ft, for two year olds; fillies Bet 71b each; 31b allowances; winners Mb extra. Last half of Ab. 31. (3 furlongs 217 yards. - , 10 subs. Mr. Chaplin's Sister to Hermit, by Newminster—Seclu sion, Bst 71b (Custance) 1 Lord Vivian's Miss Evelyn, Bst 71b (Grimsbaw) 2 Mr. Pryor's Bagpipes (late Bathsheba), Bst 71b (T. French) 3 Mr. Heene's Armada, B st 41 b A. Forster) 4 Betting —7 to 4 on Bagpipe; 2 to 1 agst Sister to Her mit, 6to 1 agst Miss Evelyn. Won by five lengths. Handicap Plate of 50 sovs, for three year olds and upwards. A.F. 1 mile 2 furlongs 73 yards. Duke of Newcastle's Bombastes, by Orlando—Bouquet, 4 yrs, 7st 31b (Cradocl 1 Sir C. Legard's Vespasian, 5 yrs, 9st 101 b (Custance 2 Captain W. Cooper's Eve colt, 3 yrs, 6st 31b (Hammond 3 The following also ran : —Artesian, Whitworth, Armourer, Di s taff, Lady Sophie, Gene ra l Sh erman, N e ll y Rose, Ottoman, Sister to Vedette, Maesllwch, and Ver tumna filly. Betting-5 to 2 agst Bombastes, 100 to 30 agst Artesian, 6 to 1 agst Vespasian, 7 to 1 agst Vertumna filly, 10 to 1 agst Ottoman, 12 to 1 agst Sister to Vedette. Won in a canter by three lengths. Match, 100 sovs, h ft. Rowley Mile, 1 mile 17 yards. Admiral Rous's Amara, by Knight of St. Patrick—Ava, 2 yrs, Bst 7lb (Fordham) 1 Prince Soltykoff's Sandboy, 2 yrs, Bst 101 b Mann) 2 Betting-3 to lon Amara, who made all the running, and won in a canter by four lengths. Match, 50 soy's, h ft. Last half of Royley Mile. Admiral Rous's Nutgirl, by Knight of St. Pat r i c k—. Noisette, 2 yrs Bst 31b.... Mr. Hodgman's f. by The Dupo—Couleur de Rose, 2 yrs, Bst 41b (Parry) 2 Betting-5 to 4on Nutgirl. Won by three-quarters of a length. - - • - Sweepstakes of 50 sovs each, for three year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 51b; winners of a two year old stake amounting to 400 sovs 61b, of two such 101 b extra ; maidens at starting allowed 51 b. R.M. 1 mile 17 yards. 4 subs. Duke of Newcastle's Speculum, by Vedette7Doralice . _ Bst 101 b ...(J. Daley) 1 Lord Glasgow's f. by Knowsley—Miss Whip, Bst (Cannon) 2 Betting-100 to 12 on Speculum. Won by three-guar_ ters of a length . Sweepstakes of 100 sovs each, fur three-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 61b. P.M. 3 subs. Marquis of Hastings's The Earl, by Y. Melbourne—. Bay Celia, Bst 101 b (Pordham) w. o. The Asko Produce Stakes of 50 sovs each, h ft, for hree year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 71b ; 31b allowances. D.M. 7 furlongs 210 yards. 4 subs. Lord Stamford's Queen of Beauty, by Thunderbolt-- Vanity, Bst 41b (E. Mann) w. o. Sweepstakes of 100 each, h ft, for three year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst Glb. D.M. (7 furlongs 210 yards). 7 subs. Lord Stamford's Helvellyn, by Newcastle —Donna del Lago, 9st llb (inc. 51b extra (Kelley) w. a CATTERICK-BRIDGE MEETING. THURSDAY. _ _. Craven Handicap of 5 sous each, 2 ft, with 30 added ; second saved stake. One mile. 12 subs. Lord Zetland's Geant des Batailles, by Valtigeur—Sweet briar, 3 yrs, 7st 31b Mr. Dove's First Blood, 3 yrs, 6 s t 81b CAPE wen) 2 Mr. Smith's Auchinleck, 4 yrs, Bst 31b (Snowden) 3 The following also ran : —Armlet, Ashtead, and Dutch Admiral. Betting-6 to 4on (leant des Batailles, sto 1 agst Ash tead. Won by a neck. Milbank Hunters' Stakes of 2 soya each, with a piece of plate added ; weight for age. Mile and a half. 16 subs. Mr. Milbank's Comus, by Sharston—Brown Bess, aged, 12st 71b (Mr. Thompson) 1 Mr. Simpson's Helen, 6 yrs, list 111 b (Mr. Walker) 2 Mr. Brown's Prince, aged, list Illb (Mr. Pearson) 3 The following also ran :—Heroine m, Lady Middleton, Songstress, and Teetoturn. Butting-2 to lon Comas, sto 1 each agst Helen and Songstress, 6to 1 agst Lady Middleton. Won by half a length. Zetland Stakes of 5 sous each, 3 ft., with 40 added, for t wo year-olds ; colst Bst 10Ib, fillies and geldings, Bst 61b; second saved stake. New T.Y.O. 13 subs. Mr Dobson's Number Nip, by Joey Jones—Maggie, Bst 71b Snowden) 1 Mr Hewitt's Ro sa P au li ne, Bst 61b ( (Cameron) 2 Mr Millbank's c by Van Galen —Leap, Bst 101 b (Hudson) 3 Mr Jackson's f by Brocket —Lady Audrey, Bst 61b (R. Chaloner) 4 Mr J. Osborne's c by Piime Minister—Lady of the Lake, Bst 101 b (Owner) 5 Lord Zetland's Felucca, Bst 61b (Mr Thompson) 6 Betting-6 to 4 agst Lady Audrey; filly, 2to 1 agst Number Nip, 100 to 30 agst Rosa Pauline. Won by a short head. Hornby Handicap of 50 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 7 Boys each, 5 ft., 2 if declared ; winners extra ; second saved stake. One mile and a half. 22 subs., Bof whom declared. Mr Eastwood's The Sawyer, by Kettledrum—Corrival, 3 yrs, 6st 91b (inc. 71b ex) (Nicholson) 1 Mr Johnstone's C zar, 5 yrs, B st s lb (Cameron) 2 Mr J. Osborne's Bishopdalo, 3 yrs, sst lllb (W. Platt) 3 Lord Zetland's Hermosa, 3 yrs, Est (Roberts) 4 The following also ran :—Declaration, Polecat, Beauti ful Star, Popgun. Betting-5 to 4 agat Czar, 4to 1 agat The Sawyer, 6to 1 each agst Beautiful Star and Hermosa. Won by three lengths. Bedale Hunt Plate of 50 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each ; second to receive 10 BOYS ; weight for age. Two miles. 29 subs. Mr Wilkinson's Scarrington, by Martext dam by Mickey Free, 5 yrs, 12st llb (Mr. Spence 1 Mr Leighton naL u teoline, 4 yrs, lOst 101 b (M r . Boynton 2 Mr Milbank's Donato, 5 yrs, lOst 61b ...(Mr. Thompson 3 _ _ Philosopher and Columbine also ran. Betting-6 to 4 agst Scarrington, 7to 4 agst Luteoline, sto 1 agst Donato, 10 to 1 agst Columbine. Won by three lengths. Easby Triennial Produce Stakes of 10 sous each, h ft, for four year olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b; certain allowances; second to save stake. Two miles. 10 subs. Mr E. A. Watson's Louisa, by Weatherbit—Maid of Team Valley, Bst 61b (Snowden) w. o. MEETING OF THE JOCKEY CLUB. The annual general meeting of the above club was held at Newmarket, on Wednesday in the Craven Meeting, 1868. Present— Admiral Rous, Duke of Beaufort, and Duke of Newcastle, stewards; Mr Alexander, Mr Batson, Count Batthyany, Mr Chaplin, Lord Courtenay, Colonel H. Forester, Mr Payne, Mr Savile, Lord Stamford, and Lord Wilton. A ballot took place, and Colonel Pearson was elected a member of the Jockey Club. Admiral Rous than proposed the following new rule, and alteration of Rule 37, according to notice. A slight alte ration was proposed in the former, and they were unani mously passed as under : Nevr Rule.—The judge and the starter cannot employ substitutes without the consent of the stewards or their substitutes. A contested race cannot be decided if the judge have vacated his box, unless a steward, or an offi cial person duly authorised, occupy it. A stranger can not start the horses without the consent of the stewards or their substitutes ; in the event of a violation of this rule the heat is nullified, and the race must be run over again without going to the scales. Thirty-seventh Rule—At line eight to strike out the words "and to weigh to the satisfaction of the person ap poiatA tvz that purpme,' 41 §9Zt tU9 A/4911' 4 1 g pup,- graph—"and he is forbidd.an to touch anything beyond his own equipments after the race is over, until he has been, weighed and passed by the clerk of the scales, under the penalty of disqualification, unless he can allege extraordi nary circumstances, the legality of which must be decided by the stewards." The accounts for the year ending Dec. 31, 1867, wore presented and passed. Admiral Rous, the senior steward, then proposed that Lord George Manners should be chosen steward in his place, whereupon The Duke of Beaufort, while expressing his entire a proval of the nomination, at the same time said that he thought it material for the interests of the Jockey Club that Admiral Rous should not retire from the ice of steward, and his grace therefore proposed that Admiral Rolls be requested to continue in office. This was seconded by Lord Wilton, and carried unani mously, Admiral bus signifying his acquiescence. The Earl of Zetland was appointed a member of the Bentinek Fund Committee, in place of the Earl of Ports mouth, who retires by rotation. The committee for the present year are—Duke of 13ean fort, Duke of Newcastle, and Admiral Bons, stewards of the Jockey Club; G. Payne, Esq., Duke of Richmond Earl of Glasgow, an d E ar l o f Z e tl an d. , HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR RNGAGE MENTS. April 10, after 6 p.m., Inspiration, out of all enca se _ ments. April 11, at 9 a.m., Typhoon (dead), Dunnon, and Bassoon, out of the tenth Newmarket Biennial of 1868-69. April 11, at 10. 49 a.m., Signal filly, out of the New market handicap. April 11, after 6 p.m., Apron Strings (dead) out of al, engagements. April 11, atter 6 p.m., The Nun and Colonso, mit of Lichfield engagements. April 13, at 9 a.m., Star of the Evening and Philosopher by Laughing Stock, out of Durham, Catterick, and Thirsk engagements. April 13, at 9 a.m., Millie, out of Kingsbury engage meats. April 13, at 9 a.m., Greenland, out of the Manchestfa Handicap Steeplechase. April 13, at 9 a.m., Thalia, out of the Great Northern Handicap at York. April 13, at 0.16 pail., King's Cross and Liveryman, out of the Ninth Biennial at Newmarket. April 13, at 4.15 p.m., Royal Rake, out of the Beacon Stakes at Newmarket. April 14, at 9.m., Confederate, out of all engagements. NEW NAME.—Lord St. Vincent's b filly-foal by Lard Clifden—Prairie Flower, is named Miss Ellis. FORFEIT LIST.—The forfeits of the following hors es have been paid :—Cutler, Anti-Macassar, Sister Mary, a n d Distaff. STEEPLECHASE FonrErr LIST. --The forfeits of the fol lowing horses have been paid :—Cutler and Anti-Macassar SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day‘ (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) NEWMARKET RACES--THIS DAY. £5O HANDICAP PLATE. Handicap Plate of 50 sovs, for three year olds and up. wards. New T.YC. (5 furlongs 136 yards). Lymington 1 Ettrick Coup d'Eclat „ ...... 3 Sixteen ran. MATCHES. Maid of Masham filly beat Betty Nike beat Bounceaway. QUEEN'S PLATE. Blinkhoolie 1 Nyanza. Seven ran. £5O PLATE (Two-yr-old). Coates Topsy 2 Eight ran. SWEEPSTAKES 10 SUPS. Little Lord Capucine filly 2 Brontia Nine ran. ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE, Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Annual subscription, Five Shillings. Applications for membership should be made to the Secretary, 3, Black - friars-road. LONDON COMMISSION EXCHANGE, FARRINGDON-ROAD, E.C. Established Nov. 1, 1867. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION—FIVE SHILLINGS. W. R. ROCHA Secretary. TYPIICEUS.—This horse, who has been a prominent favourite for the Two Thousand Guineas and Derby, has not, it appears, broken down. His lameness is said to have been produced through a nail injuring the frog of his fool while at exercise. His chance, therefore, for the Two Thousand is considered to be a hopeless one. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1868. APRIL. Abergavenny ..... 16 Curragh April 23 Catterick Bridge l6 Croy don Spring Eastbourne Lewes Spring I Thirak MAY. Chester 5 I Bath Eglinton Hunt 7 1 Wye Winchester I York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury l4 f Paris 3l J UNE West Drayton 1 I Newton Croydon 2d Summer... 3 Hampton Manchester 3 Newcastle 23 Ascot Summer 9 Bibury Club 23 Beverley, Hull I , and Stockbridge East Biding lO Alexandra Park 3O I Windsor Summer JULY. Chelmsford 2 ( Liverpool July If. Worcester I Summer ... 2 Odihatn l6 Carlisle 7 Stamford I Newmarket July 7 Radcliffe ..... 2O Huugerford I Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. AUGUST. Dover Oxford Scarborough 24 Deauville Leek Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer 7 Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Egham l7 Hastings York August . _ Canterbury Great Yarmouth 23 Derby Summer Weymouth Ipswich 27 Lichfield Tunbridge Margate 3l SEPT Baden Warwick September Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster September 8 Brecon l4 Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 Kelso 1,5 AMER. Hendon l7 Monmouth Newmarket Ist October 22 Walsall 23 Edinburgh West Dray ton 29 Royal Caledonian Hunt and Western M 00T , Bedford 1 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October 5 Lanark Chelmsford Autumn Cheltenham l3 IBER. Ealing Newmarket Houghton 17 Bromley Autumn Worcester Autumn 29 I Lincoln Autumn ASSASSINATION OF AN IRISH DEPUTY LIEUTENAN7'. (BY ELECTRIC TR LEGRA F II.) D ÜBLIN, Thursday. Mr. Featherstonhaugh, deputy-lieutenant of the county Westmeath, was driving last night along with a servant from Killacan station to his resi dence, Bracklyn Castle, and was shot dead. The assassin approached so close that the clothes of the deceased were scorched by the explosion. He wag one of the largest landed proprietors in the county. Bank of England Returns. An Account, pursuant to cap. 32, for the week ending ISSLT Notes issued ....04,566,9951 tho Act 7th and Bth Victoria Wednesday, April 15, 1868. PARTIREM X 34, 586,995 NANKING D. Govornatt. Debt..£11,015,100 Other Securities.. 3,98 , 1,900 Gold Coin and Proprietors'Capi tal X14553000 Rest 3,098,160 Public Deposits (ineladi ugEs chequer, Sav ings' Bank; Commissioners of National Debt, and Div. Accounts 4,030,116 Other Deposits.. 20,157,426 Seven Days and other Bills., Bullion Silver Bullion 484,100 £12,323,202 £34,586,995 • :PARTMENT. Governmt. Seen rities(including Dead Weitz . lit Annuity) .... £13,277,69G Other Securities.. 17,798,321 Notes ............... 10 122 000 Gold and Silver Coin .......... 1,124,285 £42,823 Q* gQiusss*l Gmkit' 1 16. 0 .. ...... _ ...- 9 -- ) _ 1i _ ..-0 rate d . resi' voig e porf iolp4 i side a t be b ,g,t 6 Olt ° , t th• oar the ir rioas 1 1