The Sun. — London, England, 1868-04-06 00:00:00

1110 - 1 - 'EY MARKET AND COB MEROIAL IN TELLIGENOX, CITY, Two o'CLocK. L quiet nut steady tone pervades the stock markets tnis morning. There is no leading features of import anos,, and the app roac hi ng h o lid a y s will probably con fine business to the execu ti on of orders for clients. The funds show a little more strength, now that the 111 °Ile.Y market is showing renewed ease. The securi ties of foreign governments are well-supported, but :there is no important movement. American rail- ways have rejoined the relapse experienced on Satur 41aT There is no change whatever in other shares. The Money market is steady at lg to 2 per cent. for the best bills. The cotton market is quiet at previous prices, Corn is firm. The funds are steady at Saturday's prices. Consols are quoted at 93 to 93',, for money and account ; New and Redu ce d Th ree per Cents., 91; to 911 ; India l'ir'e per Cents., 1132 to 11-11 ; and Exchequer Bills, 78 to 12s prem. The leading, descriptions of Foreign Stocks are !,(2. 4- per .cent. higher than the closing prices of Satur uaY, but there is not much business doing. There is an advance of in Creek, at to 13 ;ofh in New f-4 riniTh, at :is to 3G ; in Italian (1861), 49A- to 49g ; hi Titikish (1835), at 34 1 ,- to 34'4 ; and in Portuguese, at to 1 prem. Mexican show no change, at 152 to 16 ; Orel-Vitobsk, 804 to 80:?: - ; to Egyptian (1864), 8 0 81 ; Viceroy's Seven per Cents , 724 to 721 ; and the Nine per Cents., 881 to 89. The New Honduras Loan is par to 1 prem. The Spanish Colonial Eight per Cent. Loan is lf , 11 prem. In American Securities, United States Five-Twenty Bondi are without change, at 721 to 721. Erie shares and Illinois are each -& better, being dealt in at 481 to 44 and 91 to 924 respectively. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures hiv ei receded to 261 to 271 r, and the Consolidated tertgage B on d' s I, to 301,- to 31. English railways are steady, but quiet. There is an adv ance of in Chatham, at 181 to 19 ; in Caledonian at 701 to 711 ; in South Eastern, at 72f to , 13 . ; and in Lancashire and Yorkshire, at 125± to 126 ; and of in Great Northern, at 102± to 103 ; North British are 1 lower, at 33± to 34 ; and Great Eastern, at 34 to 34 ; 1 ; and London and North Western, 114 to 1141, k each. In Midland there is no change, at 105 to 1051 ; Great Northern A, 97 / to 973 to n ; Great Western, 49k to 49/ ; Brighton, 50 to 113 . ; Sheffield, 431 to 44 ; and Metropolitan, 112± In foreign railways, Lombardo-Venetian is inquired for at 14i . to 15k ; Great Luxembour g , 91 to 9a. Finance shares are without feature. Credit Foncier, 21 to 3 ; General Credit, 24 to sg ; International Finance, 2 to 11 dis. ; London Finance, 25 to 24 dis. Bank Shares are quiet, and prices, with the ex ception of an advance of k in U n i on of London, are without alteration. The following are the quotations : —Agra (A shares), 10 to 10A- ; Alliance, 13 to 12 dis.; Anglo-Austrian, 4 to 4 ; Chartered Mercan• 28k• to . 291 ; Imp er i a l , 17 to 17k ; Imperial Otternan, to 1 prem. ; London and County, 51 to §2; London and Westminster, 671 to 68k; Oriental, 42 to 43 ; L on d on J o i nt Stock, 31 to 32 ; Union of London 30, 1 , to 31. Foreign Mining Shares are quiet at previous prices. St. John .del Reys, 23 to 24k ; Port Philip, 1 to Chontales, l u to FA dis. Miscellaneous Securities are little inquired for, and prices are without a single variation. c T Anglo-American, 22 to 221 ; Atlantic 8 per Cents., 5 to ; Fore -street Warehouse, 2 to 2 dis. ; Hudson's bUirsteady, at 141 to 14;- ; London General Omni , i to 2. There was no bullion operations at the Bank of England on Saturday. le Siberia h as arr i ve d f rom N e w York with 3 /,000 in specie, and the Germania with £36,000 11 1 bar silve r . Th e vesse l s l eav i ng N ew Y or k ' on _Saturday took £lOO,OOO for Europe. A speci a l meet i ng o f t h e N ort h L on d on R a il way i s Called for the 23d inst., to authorise the issue of new capital amounting to £300,000. The _Dundee Advertiser announces the stoppage of Messrs. Watt and Kay, sacking manufacturers, of Loehee. A special general meeting of the East India Irrigati on and Canal Company has been called for the 25th inst., to receive and consider a statement of the 4treutors with reference to the position of the com tnY, and thecorrespondence which has lately passed be tween the Secretary of State in Council and the directors as to the sale and transfer to the Govern latt of the company's undertakings in Orissa and or in lieu thereof a loan by the Secretary of Mate in Council to the company. The annual meeting of the Rio de Janeiro Gas et )11 'Pany has been convened for the 16th inst. to re ceive the directors' report and statement of accounts. As complred with the corresponding period of last You', the receipts of the United Kingdom for the endin, the 2tth March show n ilinfPnSP of 207 "lik d and ot 13,97)1. A T A reviF!ied list of the mining dividends declared in —4 ' n 'rcb shows the total to amount to £55,619. h e impt , ris of coal into London by canal and rail for the three months ending with March, amounted , ohs, and )3 • • , 0 1 : N1 5 1 9 11. 5 76 t • i- • , e; B''S 421 tons, the former a decrease of 71,022 tons as compared with the corresp on di ng per i o d o f l as t y ea r, and the latter n a increase of 106,530 tons. ,i/ice the I s t J anuar y, the e x change of Illinois R ailroad `` Six per cent. Construction" Bonds, for e " Six: per cent. Sterling Redemption " Bonds, hatsL.b‘,een accepted to the extent in all of $1,192,000, which reduces the outstanding `'Six per cent. Con -Btruetictl" Bonds to $1,670,000. BRITISH TUNDiii —T WO O'CLOCK. 8 lac VENMENT FUNDS. P e r ()out. R Consols 8 Do. Account, May 5 perl Cent. Reduced 9ll 14 r 3 per Cent 9ll I D , 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 D er Cent. Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880. Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — , Do (R e d S ea Telegraph), Au,., 1908 — 4 teho,luer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. — Do £ 5OO Pm Do. ZlOO & £2OO 7 Dank o f England Stock, 41 per Cent 214 ox d Do. Ac coun t .. INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. india stock, 101,- per Cent., AprillB74 Do. Ac coun t Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 pee Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 lOBl Do 5 per Cent., Rup. Dab., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do. 1882 — Du. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 por Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l,000 •. FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 por Cent AuArian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 BrA,,ilian 5 or Cent 00. 41 per C0nt.,1852 D o. . d o 1858.... ,1-'O. do. ' ' 180 _ ~„. " 0- do. 1863 _ 1 1, 0. 5 per Cent" 1865 — , DO Account 75 / I kluenos Ayres 6 per Cent — 0 Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 por Cont ) C 4b4 1 6 per Cent. 68} 4 , 1 - 11 an 6 per Cent 4 -'O. 41 per Cent. — u 0 6 per Cent ', B •• D ° ,l 2 ° 1867 ~ 7 per ,Cent., 1866 — C_ ti , 0 ., Scrip £32 paid rye thian, 6 por Cont. -.mlish p'r Cent., 1825 '",riubfan Principalities, 7 per Cent 7_ . Do 8 per Cent., 1867 r3i - . L I 14(load0r New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — , 3A'Ptian, 7 u per Cent o. Second Issue 1,0 . £640 Bonds :Do. £lO6 Bonds Bl o. 1864 n o. £DS.)O Bonds — Dn• £lOO Bonds B2 1 11 • • ••• 4 th,°?vernnient Railway Debentures ..... 89 i 9 ,eekr, o per Cent 1821-5, ex Coups — ki o A , , ~ • cLount D u , ~ • Coupons - ..u l l , , elnala 5 per Cent .. — 'ur,c't!durasGov. Fail. Loan 10p. Ct., £2's p Bo n awth.. l ..... `) Per Cent., 1865 — +)o, Account .. 741 4 l c -00. Marenunana Midway — ..tz. 3 per Cent — -- Ditto for Account -,-, D o ... 0 gD. 1864 M on , _Per Cont. Anglo-French _ 7400 " \l69 au. 6 per Cent • • . k , riBt, linporial 5 per Cent " e w Gra n A n au,a, ~. o 3 per eAri - Do. 1) , '--- r., eterr 3 i u 0 I '' Peru. .-''Lld Warrants (Hectares) - - I , v lat. 5 per Cent. 1865 "0 Account .. 79- 80 D o Ai U° i 'ff per Cent. (uribarren) - u 's Per Cent 1' 62 , D,O Account " ' D ° an '2 " 39 rorNgliese :3 per Ct , 1850, '6, '7, ' 9 ,'--, , • 391 - 1 -1-' do., • Vi:67 It le:-.'°. do., Scrip, £lO paid —B3l 1).,(::!1n1,5 per cent., 1822, £ Sr, _ , ~, - 1 Por Cent. 1850 D,,, - 4 ),,, 3 per Cent. , . 1859 . 5 Per Cent 186 4 4. 4 do. .AU 10-DuCe'll 1861, £lOO Bond.F., 851 ''' g ' £B4 15s. d 0..., 1)0: 7 1866 ' XIUU Bn ods . do. £B4 15s do — ' lrdiulan t 5 IN-1' Cent — 'P„lniB4 3 per Con -uo Ace6unt 1)0 Nees,' Deferred Do A coU 54 lat, ................... , ... , Do Passive — Do Account Do Com. Cert. of Cout•. not funded — Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent. — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 185 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 67 Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 Do 4 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates Pividenos on the above intyatue In 1 ,oudou. French lientes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Austrtsn o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Duicis 2i per Ciwt. Ex. 12 Guil. Acconnt Itqiian 5 per t3-nt. 1831, E:_. ...... Do. Account 'l' Wu I it "LOCK. Consols, Money 93 Do. Account, 5 . ..11 May POLICE INTELLTGENCE.-TMS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COWAIIDLY ATTACE.—Archibald Stevens, a tall, strongly-built man, was charged before Mr. Tyr whitt with assaulting Mr. Isaac John Syer, ac countant, of No. 6, Charlotte-street, Portland place. The complainant said that on Saturday afternoon he heard a great disturbance opposite his house, and on looking out of window he saw two men, neither of whom were sober, fighting. One of the men, who was more drunk than the other, was lying on the ground, and his face was covered with blood. He went out to protect the man, and got between the men who were fighting, and told them that if they did not leave he should be a special constable and take them into custody, and as they would not leave off he attempted to do so, when the crowd cried out, " He's a special ; thrash him," and upon this be was attacked by about 20 persons in a rough manner, and while he was being so attacked a lame man was knocked down. The prisoner then came up to him, and accused him of having knocked the man down, struck him in the face, knocked off his hat and smashed it, and then rau away. A constable then came up (Eldridge 79 E), and they pursued the prisoner and took him into custody. A witness named Williams gave similar evidence. The prisoner said that he was told by them that the complainant had knocked down an old man, and believing it he struck the complainant. Mr. Tyrwhitt said there always would be foolish people, and the prisoner had proved himself to be one of them, and had interfered without any reason whatever. The complainant happened to be a spe cial constable, and the prisoner had thought proper to chime in with the mob, and to assault him. The prisoner would go to prison for 14 days for the as sault, and also have to pay 12s. for the damage to the hat. WESTMINSTER, " PAROCHIAL HUMANITY."—A very creditable looking wowan entreated the magistrate to relieve her necessities under the following distressing cir cumstances : _ She stated that she had three young children, and owing to her continued poverty had for some time received an allowance of bread from the parish of St. Margaret's and St. John's, Westminster. On Saturday she succeeded in obtaining half a day's work and sent her little girl to the workhouse for her bread. Mr. Catless, the relieving officer, asked where her mother was, and on her reply that she had gone to half a day's work, he said " She eould not want bread then," and refused to give her any, and when she got home she found her children starving. In addition to this she had a child lying very ill at home, and was unable to obtain an order for medical aid for it, or for the necessary sustenance. Mr. Ingham—Your remedy is to go before the Board and make your complaint. When does the Board meet ? Applicaut—l don't know, and if I did it would be of no use. I should not be allowea wgo beroLu them. Office-keeper—Thursday is the Board-day. Applicant—What am Ito do till then? I have not got a bit of anything for my three children. Are they to starve? Mr. Ingham—Have you no husband ? Applicant—No, I have not. I have been a widow these two years, left with these three poor children to strive for. The bread is given for them. I want an order for a doctor as well as food, and I shall not get it without your worship is good enough to interfere for me. Mr. Ingham sent a note with the poor woman, requesting immediate attention to her case. TIIA .11ES. MAD DRUNK.—James Rose, a labourer, of Ball's buildings, i n gWhitehorse-street, Ratcliff, was brought before Mr. Benson ch arge d w i t h b e i ng d run k an d disorderly and assa u l t i ng J osep h F enton an d ti 1 Henry Knott, police-constables of the K division, and 96. Nos. 263 Th e prisoner's head was severely lacerated, and the front of it covere l w i t h a sur gical plaister. He was mad drunk at half past one o'clock yesterday (Sunday) morning and m aking a disturbance in B a ll' s B u ildi n gs. There a disorderly mo b , pr i nc i pa ll y I r i s h men, and the was place was in a sad s t a t e o f turmo il an d con fusion. Fenton expostulated with the prisoner and otlicrs and persuaded several t o re ti re t o th e i r homes. , The prisoner an d anot h er man, ca ll e d Jack Briant, an Irishm an , came out o f th e i r dwellings again, one armed with a pair of the other with a pi ece o f woo d , w ith which t h e y attacked Fento n an d K nott. F en t on tongs,was struck with the tongs, and his eye blackened, and Knott also received a blow from Briant. The mob shouted " Give it them," and a violent struggle took place, in th e m iddl e o f w hi c h Police-Sargeant Freeston, No. 58 K, made his appearance, drew his staff, and dealt the prisoner such a tremendous blow on the head that he fell as if shot. Jack Briant then ran away, and the mob of roughs and blackguards then dispersed. The prisoner's head was dressed by Dr. Ross of Shadwell and his assistants. The wound was a severe one. Mr. Benson sentenced the prisoner to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. (BY TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, April s.—Cuba, from Sagua la Grande ; Zantjo Kliei, from Groningen ; Agnetho, from Anelum ; Narva, steamer, from Alexandria; Britannia., steamer, from Vigo. Arrived, April G.— Orion, steamer, from Antwerp; Forth, steamer, from Havre ; Fyenoord, steamer, from Rotter dam; Denia, steamer, from Valencia; Bolderaa, steamer from Konigsberg ; Seine, steamer, from Boulogne ; Ash ford, steamer, from Alexandria. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed, April s.—Knight Bachelor, ship, from Shields, for Calcutta ; Eclipse, from London, for Guernsey ; Ata lanta, screw steamer, from London, for New York ; Great ham Hall, screw steamer, from Loudon, for Lisbon. Passed, April 6.—Varuna, from Loudon, for Calcutta ; Hero, of Weymouth, from the west, for the north ; Van guard, from London, for Port Philip (in tow). Anchored—Emily, from London, for Algoa Bay; Rapid brig, from London, for 'Wexford ; Shealtiel, from London, for Brest. PETROLEUM FOR FUEL.—A long-promised trial of the liquid fuel burning steamer Island City took place in Boston harbour on the 4th of March, and was a com plete success. The experiment shown with oil for fuel on the Government steamer Pales last summer was eclipsed on the Island City. The engines, machinery, and fuel apparatus were all fresh from the shop, and had nut been used; consequently everything was stiff, and Colonel Foote did not feel justified in crowding on either his steam or flame. lie also used only one of his immense air pumps employed in completing the combus tion of the general elements in the retorts. The trip fairly demonstrated that a maximum amount of steam could be maintained with oil, at a saving of about 73 per cent. over the use of coal. The safety ut the use of oil for fuel in ocean navigatio❑ was also shown most satisfactorily, and continued the opinion of those who have faith in liquid fuel for steamers iu ocean navigation.— Wall-street Journal. ARES. 85j rItEFERENCE Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent stock, lireat .‘orthern, 6 per cent., 11l Great Northern, 5 per cent. rd. at 1 , Ditto, 41 per cent. pref., redeem. Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. atOCK, Ditto, Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., Ditto, 44 per cent. rd., 9ii North Eastern, Cons., 4 per cent., Ditto, 44 per cent. rd., 93} ► per cent. pm.. 107 lble at 10 pm., 97 ritErkatiol 11AL Icr AND_STOCKS. Midland A and B £5 per cent., lot FOIMIGN KAILWAYI. Pahl& and San:Francisco, 11. n., gua.l,7 per,ocnt., 151 Dutch Rhenish, - - Ditto, all, 231 Ditto, new. 51 Great. Lu.XembOui 7 g, 91 Mexican, lim., 4 Recite and San Francisca, Urn., gua. 7 per cent., 91 South A.ustrian and Lombardo Venet►an, 15 FORMIGN AtINICts. Dan Pedro, North Del Rey, 2i Pin r rontino and Bolivia Bold, Um, St. Jol►n del Itey, lim , 23 United Mexican, lila., If BAN'S 5. Agra, lim., A, Ditto, B, 7} Alliance, Bin., 124 Chartered kler. 01 India, London, and China, 29 Consolidated, lirn., 4i Imperial Ottoman, 101 ; Lard Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 1 Loudon Joint Stock, 3i4 Loudon and 11 estruinster, 63} Ditto, Scrip, 404 Oriental Bank Corporation, 42j Union of Australia, 41 Union 01 London, 314 .01.13CELI.L.NEOU 13 ; An; to American Telegraph, 224 Credit Foncier of England, lira., 3 Electric and International Telegraph, 185 Ditto, new, 14 Fore-street Warehouse, litn., Ay Home andWolonial A ssurance, 1i THE ADVANTAGES OF INlAcinNEßY.—Amongst the loading jewellers of the West-end must be named Mr. Elwin W. Streeter, of 37, Conduit-street, Bond-street, whose machine-made jovellery, when first introduced by him, was favourably noticed by the Times, and has since become widely appreciated for its artistic finish and cheap ness; that journal also observing: "Mr. Edwin W. Streeter has ;or some time marked upon his goods the par ticular quality of the gold, and purchasers may always protect themselves by requiring its quality to be stated iu the invoices " As a skilled worker in the precious metals, Mr. Streeter has hardly a superior, his productions having obtained first class prizes. Persons about buying golden trinkets for themselves or friends, to whom they desire to offer a suit able yet inexpensive present, should read his instructive manual, entitled "Hints to Purchasers of Jewellery," and then visit his establishment, where is shown a multi plicity of floral and geometric forms enfolding the purest gems. BilocoLL—Nearly 150 tons of brocoli were sent from West Cornwall to Loudon during the east week. BILITIBII - Cam. Consol. Cold, lira 1 Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated SO 51 65 - Devon G. Cons. (TaViet 1 440 460 415 - Drakewalls 2.1.0 4 - East Bassett (Mogan)" 295 10 12 - „East Caradon 2.14.0 4 5 - East Carn Brea 3l 2 21 - ( l ast Grenville - East Gunnislake - East Lovett 3.9.0 8 9 - Russell (Tavlstk 11.7.6 1/ 2 ;amdic BtAubyn(G wen. 66 4 5 I Great Laxey, limited All 161 174 - treat South Tolgus...• 1.1. 0 - "rent Wheal tiowy.-••• 1.1.9., Wheal Vor 40 13 19 - irenvilie - lerod's F00t..... 38 40 LI ingstou Downs 5. mg 25 24 - AlargAret (tiny Lelani l l3.l7.o 6 8 - , larke Valley. .... 1.10.6 6 0/ 4 4wy utiy Iron Ore, 140 1 3.; 25 14 - S ton ....... 56 1 60 7 " - worth toskear - 13assettallogau - iorth Wheal Crotty - . I. rosper 8.11.0 2 21 - l'r,.vidence \ tiny Lelaot ).6.; 25 27 - 3. Caradon (St. Ulcer) l5 380 400 - South Condurrow 4.2.0 I -3. W heal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9375 42/ - stray Park . X 35,15.6 4 6 - fin Croft I V 14 15 - 71gra and Clogan, lim al l est Bassett (Illogan 11 14 - W. Caradon (Liskeard 12 10 a - iVest Chiverton ll 61 66 •-• West Seton....". 471 185 195 - Wheal Basseic I .llloganl 5i 75 80 - Wheal Butler (Itedruthi 16 16 19 - Wheal Slary Ann (Alen 8 21 23 vVheal Seton - wheal Trelawney (bis 5.17.0 6 8 VLv:VltkL uti is:till ALEN 1' or•UU.l,lTllsi6. Columbia, 6 per - cent., Dec.3l, 1872.-1 100 - - I Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 1 It.o 93 100, - , Do. sp. C. Mar. & Sept' 100 98 10t - 100. sp. c. Jan. & July; 100 86 88 - 'Do. sp. c. inscribed sic 100 85 87 - Capo G. Hope, 6 p. 0.1873 100 104 106 - Do•ApIAUCt. 1890-1900! 100 109 110 - Do. do 1880-90 100 107 109 - Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 100 106 108 - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April anti 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 08 ;00 - Ceylon, Nov. 1878, 6 p.t 100 11.) 111 - Do. 1872, do lOO 10 . 0 107 -lluuritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1878 ... - 00. 1882, May 15, Nov. iG 100 107 10') :Do. 1815, Feb. & Aug lOO 106 08 - atal 'iov. Co per cent lOO - N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&J al) 100 19 10 - S.W. Gov.s p•c., 1866 100 99 101 - Do. 5 P.C. 1871 to 1876 100 98 99 - Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1806 100 054 961 96/ - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 - Do. 5 per cent.... - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 l9O 102 104 - Queensland Gov. 6p. C. 100 103 105 - is.Aus.Gov. 6 p. 0.1868-9, 100 - - Do. 1878 & upwards- 1 100 110 111 - Vio,Gov. p.o.Ja &July 100 - I Do. do, April & Oct Got lOO 114 1121 104 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 6, 1868. BRAT'S ti rUSSESSIONS. 100 tOO 100 all 100 100 100 1100 15 100 100 64 4t 1021 103 i iP 3 4 5 7 68 71 18 b 2 99 102 ,04i IGS, IG9 110 151 1.6 a 72 :03f 3 1101 i 109 i 151 15 CRIMINAL COURT,—This Day. OLD COURT. The April sessions commenced this morning be fore the Lord Mayor and the civic authorities. The calendar is a very heavy one, the principal being the charge of murder against the Desmonds, English, O'Keefe, Barrett, O'Neill, and Ann Justice, for occasioning the death of Martha Evans by the explosion of a barrel of gunpowder, on the 13th of December, at the outer wall of the House of De tention, Clerkenwell. The Recorder, in charging the Grand Jury, said a longer time than usual had elapsed since they had last met, and that circumstance accounted for the great increase in the number of prisoners awaiting trial for offences, he regretted to say, of more than ordinary k.eriousness. The first case to which he would direct their attention was the charge of wilful murder against seven persons, arising out of the explosion which took place at the House of Deten tion on the 13th of December last, when a portion of the wall of the prison was blown down by a❑ explosion of gunpowder, the houses on the opposite side of the street were destroyed, and Martha Evans killed. They would have to say whether either or all of the persons charged were guilty of the crime of which they stood accused. In the month of December two persons, named Burke and Cas?y, were confined in the house of Detention on a charge of treason felony, and the explosion took place in order to facilitate their Escape. "The prisoners all, it is alleged, belonged to the Fenian Brotherhood, the object of which society was to overturn the Queen's Govern ment in Ireland and establish there a republic. Vaughan and Mullady would be the first witnesses examined, and they were infcrmers. They also had belonged to the Fenian Brotherhood, and it woul d be theirduty to be very cautious of the information they attached to the evidence of accomplices. Their evidence alone would be insufficient for the jury to act on, and they would therefore have to see how far it was corroborated by those of the other witnesses. It would not be enough to show that they were Fenians, but they must have evidence that the death of the female Evans was caused by the explosion, and that they (the prisoners) were parties to that occurrence. From the evidence they would find that on the fourth of December a large quantity of gunpowder was :purchased, but there was no evidence of identity with respect to either of the prisoners, but that which was the fact was that after it had been purchased it was taken to a house, 8, Pulteney-court, at which place several of the prisoners were known to visit. On the 12th of December au attempt was made to effect the explosion, but it was unsuccessful, and it would be important to see who was engaged in that proceeding. Timothy Des mbnd, O'Keefe, and English were identified as being connected with that attempt, which was unsuc cessful on account of the fusee burning out without exploding the gunpowder, when the barrel was taken away by those who had brought it. On the evening of that day they would hear there bad been a meet ing of the parties when Barrett described the failure, alid said he would take care that the next attempt was successful. It was arranged that in order to give the prisoners Burke and Casey intimation of what was going on outside that a white ball should be thrown over the prison wall, and that was accord ingly done on the 12th, but the warder attached so little importance to such a proceeding that he picked up the ball and took it home to one of his children. On the next day, the 13th, the explosion took place, when Timothy Desmond, William Barrett, and O'Neill were identified as being in and about the neighbourhood on that day. After the explosion the witness stated that the prisoner Barrett went to the house:of Mullany, and there was seen to wash his hands and neck, which were blackened as if by gunpowder, and afterwards disguised himself, in order, as he said, to prevent his being identified. He was accompanied by a man who had received an injury to one of his ears, caused, as he said, by having been injured in a fight. This man had not been apprehended, and therefore it was not known to what extent he had participated on the occasion. O'Neill was appre hended with Barrett at Glasgow, and, with respect to Ann Justice, she had been in the habit of visiting Casey, one of the prisoners, for whose escape the explosion was made, immediately before and after which she was seen very near to the (louse of De: tention. The question for the grand jury was not w hose hand had put thelight to the barrel, but whether the whole or any of them had conspired to cause the act which led to the death of Martha Evans. If they should be satisfied that all or any of them were parties to the firing of the gunpowder, then he would recommend them to find a true bill against all the prisoners, leaving to another tribunal to deal with any point of law or aoubt that might arise. There were other cases of murder, he regretted to say. One was the charge against a man named Woolcott, who was accused of causing the death of his son by wilfully drowning him. The next charge of murder was that against William Bishop, who, it was alleged, caused the death of a fellow creature by inflicting a violent wound in the abdomen ; and if they were satisfied there was a Prima facie case against him it would be their duty to find a true bill against him. The next was a most extraordi nary case. The prisoner was a person named Mary Manning, and she was accused of killing an infant that had occasi ona ll y b een l e ft i n h er c ha r ge, by placing it on the fire. One could hardly imagine such an inhuman act could have been perpetrated by a human being. That the child died from burn ing was beyond all doubt, and the question for them was, was there evidence to satisfy them that the prisoner ought to be called upon to take her trial for the offence ? There were several cases of manslaughter, all, he regretted to say, arising from the bad habit of drinking to excess. One was a most remarkable case : it was an indictment against a woman named Mary Neville, who was charged with putting an infant in a saucepan of boiling water. She denied the charge, and said the child fell over the saucepan containing the water, but the witnesses who went into the room immedi ately after the circumstance had occurred saw no marks of any water having been spilled on the floor. They would have in this case also to say whether there was sufficient evidence to enable them to find a true bill against the ac cused. The other cases in the calendar were of the usual description, and therefore he would not allude to them further than by saying every assistance would be rendered to the grand jury in the event of their requiring it. One of the jury inquired, in reference to the charges against the seven persons charged with the murder of Martha Evans, whrther they had any thing to do with the intentions of the accused. The Recorder said if, after hearing the evidence to be submitted to them, and they were of opinion that the prisoners were engaged in setting light to the barrel, then he advised them to return a true bill, leaving all other questions of law to be dealt with and considered elsewhere. The grand jury then retired to their room. THE CASE OF BURKE AND CASEY. In consequence of a true bill having been re turned against Burke and Casey at Warwick Assizes, no mention was made of their case by the learned Recorder in his charge. It is not expected that the trial of these two prisoners will take place before Monday next, on which occasion special arrangements will be made by the Sheriffs for the proceedings. WESTMINSTER ABREL—The Dean of West minster will preach at the 3 p.m. service on Good Friday, and at both services, at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m., on Easter Sunday. The special evening services at 7 p.m. commence on the first Sunday after Easier, April 19. The sermon on the first Sunday (April 19) will be preached by the Dean of Westminster, and on the next Sunday (April 26) by the Dean of Ely. ✓ LADVERTISEMENT.] —Holloway's Fills.—Protectors of Health.— In the hand-to-hand struggle fur existence iu the present day good health is everything. Holloway's puri fying, digestive, and gently laxative pills aro admirably adapted for restoring soundnoss to invalids, whose func tions aro so feebly performed that life itself seems most precarious. The stomach has its many maladies removed by a judicious use of these pills; the torpid liver is roused by them to active secretion, and every other organ subserv ing digestion is placed at its natural standard, and better fitted for its duties. It is impossible to have a doctor at our elbows at all seasons and places, but these pills will supplant that Toes, for they universally act beneficially in every ailment. THE ABYSSINIAN EXPEDITION. The news from Abyssinia tells of great difficulty or account of the state of the roads. The road betweer Antalo and Musnoo had been spoken of as excellent. Be lieving it to be so, before a report from the pioneers hae come in recommending the advance, "the Commander-in- Chief ordered several regiments to be held in readiness to march upon Atzala ; but on receipt of intelligence that several of the horses of the 3rd Sind Horse had died from famine and fatigue in crossing this very road, that others hadsustained dislocations of the limbs, andbeen shot where they lay, the propriety of moving was reconsidered. Deli berations were still in progress, when an independent report was received from an officer who had occasion to travel that way which cut the sitting short. Captain 11PGregor, of the Quartermaster-General's department, declared that lie lied never seen such country in his life : and seeing that he is well aegna . nted with Sikkim and Bhootan, that was saying a good deal. The ascents and descents were terrific, gradient, length. and ruggedness all contributing, to render then iinpass:ll,le. Nor were the more level parts loss formidable ; for boulders and rocks of all shapes and s'zes, Crags. 'knolls, and rocks. confusedly hurled, The fragments of an earlier world,' hail been 5,0 placed by nature as to present the greatcgt possible obstacles to the passage of even an unladen mule. As for elephants being aide to go on for weeks, the idea was chimerical and absurd ; for miles upon miles an elephant could not plant a single footstep with safety. Sorely as Sir Robert Napier frets and fumes at the delay thus unexpectedly forced upon him, what could he do but rescind the order to march on the morrow, make arrange ments to supplement the already large pioneer force, and inwardly resolve to place less reliance upon the judgment of those whose optic members have already been too often proved unable to convey correct impressions of the nature of even a road, or whose ideas regarding the sort of road required were so extraordinary." Thus wrote the Daily News correspondent on the 11th of March. ' The letter to the Standard, dated three days later, says :—" On the morning of the 13th Sir Robert Napier started with his staff and an escort at seven o'clock. The rest of the force left at ten precisely. The march was eight miles—a short distance apparently ; but when I state that a great number of the animals did not arrive until eight in the evening, it will be at once seen that it was very much harder work than it appears at first sight. The first three or four miles of this road, or rather track, led along the hill side, and then, as the valley narrowed in and its sides became very precipitous, it kept along the bottom. This part of the march was by far the prettiest and most English we have seen out here. We are travelling in a grove of trees with a thick underwood, except just where a path was cut wide enough for a single mule to pass. A really good-sized streamlet of clear water wound here and there, with quiet pools, and bright tumbling little cascades. Under our feet was a cool green sward, over our heads a shady screen of foliage. Imagine the charm of such a scene to us, who, except in an occasional secluded dell, have scarcely seen a tree, or felt shade, or heard the plash of falling water for months. How we should have liked to have halted, and to have enjoyed the turf and the shade for an hour or two. All o . ir attention was required, however, for the work in hand, for in many places we had very rough bits, and the wood nymphs and dryads must have been surely startled at the shouting and tumult which arose in their quiet shades. On each side of us the mountains rose to a great height, crowned with perpendicular precipices, on one of which, seemingly accessible only to a hind, was the stronghold of some border chief. Presently the mountain sides receded a little, and we emerged into a small plain. In the centre of this ran the stream, and by its side were some very large tre,.,s, which I can best describe by saying they resemble oaks with willow leaves. Here we encamped. The troops had taken four hours to do the eight miles." Describing the same spot, anJther correspondent says : " The Musgee camp is, with the exception of the lovely spot where I now write, the most pleasant halting-place we have chanced upon for many a day. A level plain of front sixty to seventy acres in extent is bounded on all sides by lofty hills, chain rising above chain as they recede, till their summits seem lust in the clouds." The Post correspondent gives the reason for the march taking place so soon after it had been stated that the road could not he made ready for some time. Colonel Phayre, the Quartermaster -General of the Forces, had for nearly a fortnight been making a most difficult road, when a ready made one lay almost under his very nose. It is almost in- credible, but it is nevertheless a fact. If ever a man " put his foot in it " Colonel Phayre did so on this occasion. Information seems to have been ob tained from the native chiefs and guides that there were three routes from Antalo to Atzala—a distance of thirty-two miles. One was immediately discarded as too circuitous, and of the other two, the one was chosen which the natives advised, without any inspection of the second. The advice was simply a ruse of a native chief, who owned a castle situate on the easy route, and feared we should attack it en passant, as allies of King Kassai, against whom he is in rebellion. It is much too bad that, after four months' experience of Abyssinian lying, deceit, and fraud, which are obvious to the meanest capacity, an officer occupying such a responsible post as that of Quartermaster-General should allow himself to be so egregiously swindled. The little principality of Montenegro has long been desirous of getting a port on the Adriatic. Latterly its movements have caused anxiety, and Austria and Turkey have both sent ships of war to Cattaro to prevent a tour de force. Sir Dominic Daly, whose death has been announced by telegraph, was the son of a country gentleman in Galway, and nephew of the first Lord Wallscourt. He was born in 1798, and early entered upon colonial life. For twenty six years he was Chief Secretary in Canada ; in 1852 he was appointed Governor of Tobago ; in 1856, Lieutenant- Governor of Prince Edward's Island, and was at the same time knighted. In 1861 he succeeded Sir It. G. Mac donnell as Governor of South Australia, which post he held until his death, February 19. By this event an appointment worth £4,000 a year is placed at the disposi tion of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Duke of Buckingham. The Viceroy of Egypt has just opened his Parliament with a Speech from the Throne. He expressed his satis faction at seeing around him the deputies chosen by the people, and urged the importance of dealing with several matters, first of which he considered that of public edu• cation. TIII ALABAMA. CLAIMS. --The New York, IT rald (of the 25th March) tells us what we ought not to have gone to America to learn, that "at the prasent moment the British public are in a high state of excitement on the questien of dio Alabama claims. The desire seems to be universal to iive the difficulty over with as little delay as possible. .stubborn as Lord Stanley remains on one point—the right of Great Britain to recagnise the belligerent South—he no longer opposed to arbitration • and to have the ques tion submitted to arbitration is clearly the desire of the House of Commons and of the entire British people. We can have no objection to having the entire question sub mitted to the decision of an umpire or of a mixed commis sion, but the reverse. It does appear to us, however, that our friends on the other side either fail to see or wilfully close their eyes to the real difficulty in the ease. They make a great deal too much of the mere money part cf the question. It is not money we want so much as redress for our wounded honour. Ten million dollars is the most we could expect to he adjudged by any arbiter or by any commission. But what is ten million dollars to us ? We do not re. wire the money. But, even if we did, is it to be imagined that the wrong done us could be righted by any such sum ? It is not conceivable. No. Let them keep she money and welcome if we can have no other redress. rt is well for them, however, to be reminded that our apportunity may come. Nay, it is not to be doubted that it will come. We can well afford to wait. The condition of Great Britain at the present moment does not forbid the belief that our opportunity is near at band. The three kingdoms are rapidly tending towards Republicanism. But the monarchy and the aristocracy will not fall without a tremendous struggle. The empire will be convulsed to its 'ery centre. The need of troops at home will leave the dependencies and the colonies defenceless and weak. Then will be our opportunity, and then it will be our privilege to pay back in kind." FATAL ACCIDENT ON TIIE NORTH LONDON RAIL WAY.—On Saturday an inquest was held at St. Pancras on the body of William Alfred Morgan, a number-taker in the service of the Great Northern Railway, who was killed on the North London Railway by a train which was being shunted. After considerable inquiry by the jury, a ver dict was returned " That the deceased lost his life from injuries received through the non-observance of the regu lations of the North London Company." SUICIDE THROUGH POVERTY.--011 Saturday an inquest was hold in Charles-street, Hackney-road, on the body of Charles Chaplee, aged 28 years. Tho deceased, a shoemaker, had been out of work some months, and in a state of groat misery. On Wednesday he was found hang ing by a rope to the bed post quite dead. The jury re turned a verdict of suicide while of unsound mind. A subscription, headed by Mr. C. J. Smith, mayor of the borough of R.igate, and Messrs. J. Farquhar and Wilson Saunders, borough magistrates, has been made on behalf of Mr. Insirsctor INEller, who was dis missed from the Surrey constabulary for, as alleged , simply taking in the Police Service Advertiser. In addi tion to this the police and constabulary forces throughout the kingdom aro almost unanimously making subscriptions in his aid. An influential meeting was held in Liverpool last week of the principal Nonconformists connected with or interested in the Principality of Wales, at which it was re solved, in the event of Mr. Gladstone's attack on the Esta blished Church in Ireland proving successful, to proceed without loss of time to organise a regular system of agita tion with the object of abolishing the Church Eetablimh- UIQAt itti Walea.—lmperzad SHARE LlST.—This Day. 011DINARI SIIARES A Railways, Paid. 100 100 all 100 100 100 D STOC MS. Closing Business Prioe. 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'ld Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Du. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred .... t. India Pen. gua. sp.c. o. Gua. 5 per cent.. Do. New gua. b p. 0 t. South of ludia gua. 5 per cent Do. 41 per cent Do Orcat Wea. of Canada Do. New . ... 11 Do. 6p. o (.s. pay. 1873 Do. 54 du. pay. 1877-8 Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extenmiou Melb. Cor 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. Hobson's Bay N. itl.C'da.6pc Ist pf .bs Dude & g. 6 p.O beinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniatib Do.indus St.lelot 7S 62 43 45 33 33 27 D 18 1, 109 -- 110 11 2p , 11 2 e 102 103 94 SIG 16k 161 98 100 91 9 100 102 93 95 b 9 91 83 85 103 101 100 101 1001: 10th t 101 101 Si 89 NAVAL AND MILITARY 11\77ELLIGENCE. VALETTA, March 25.—The telegraph steamer, Hawk, Capt. C. Halpin, returned here on the 21st inst., after an absence of upwards of two months, passed in futile attempts to restore communication by the Malta and Alexandria cable. Notwithstand ing unfavourable weather, the cable has been re paired in a dozen places, but as an unknown num ber of faults have yet to be made good, and fuel running short, there was' no help but to suspend operations until a fresh supply of coal could be ob tained. Much of the cable appears to be completely worn through, and it is said that in one mile were discovered no less than five fractures. On the other hand, it is a consoling fact in submarine telegraphy that all, or nearly all, the defects have hitherto been found in shallow water—that is to say, within 20 or 25 fathoms. But at the same time it incontestably shows that no confidence can be placed in the pre sent c,,ble, which having begin laid on wrong prin ciples, when submatine telegraphy was still in its infancy, is constantly breaking. It is worse than useless to lose tittle in patching it up, and our only hope lies in the substitution without further delay of a deep-sea line. Her Majesty's screw sloop Racer, Commander L. Brine, which was all this time in company with the If twk, returned here from Derma • on the 22d inst., having been ordered to England to be paid off. She is now awaiting instructions from the Admiralty, and it is most probable she will be sent again to assist in the cable repair, as a vessel is required, and no other ship is available for that purpose. Her Majesty's screw frigates Endy rnion, 21, Capt. C. Wake, and Arethusa, 35, under the temporary command of Commander E. S. Adeane, left port on Saturday, the 21st inst. The former vessel, having on board Rear-Admiral Kel lett, C. 8., Mr. Thornhill, Flag-Lieutenant, and Mr. Tollemache, M.P., and Mrs. Tollemache, will pro ceed direct to Naples, and is expected back on the 4th of April. The Arethusa is expected back about the same time, and will visit Naples before return ing to Malta. Her Majesty's screw gunboat Wizard, 1, Lieut.-Commander P. J. Murray, returned into harbour on the 21st inst., after a few days' cruise, gun, and other practice. Her Majesty's screw iron clad sloop Enterprise, 4, Commander G. R. Bosan quet, is ready for sea, and is only awaiting the weather to moderate to sail for the Piraeus, to re place the Lord Warden, which left, the telegraph informs us, yesterday evening (the 24th inst.), and she may consequently be expected here about the 27th or 28th inst. Up to yesterday there had been eight cases of small-pox on board, which had been landed at Salamis. The disease is believed to have been brought to Greece by the Cretan refugees. Sub-Lieutenant Worth, of the Caledonia, has been appointed to the Enterprise, vice Littledale. Her Majesty's Indian screw troopship Serapis has just arrived from Portsmouth, on her way to Alex ' andria, with Indian reliefs. The Prussian frigate Hertha, 21, and corvette Medusa, 17, left Malta for Cadiz on the 19th inst. A court-martial was held on Tuesday, the 24th inst., on board her Ma jesty's ship Hibernia, Capt. Alan H. Gardner, of her Majesty's ship Caledonia, president, Mr. J. L. Kirkness, R.N., deputy-judge-advocate, to try George Shreeves, gunner Royal Marine Artillery, of her Majesty's ship Lord Clyde, for being absent without leave, and attempting to throw a skin of spirits on board the Enterprise. He was sentenced to be mulcted of eight days' pay, imprisoned with hard labour for 12 months, and dismissed from her Majesty's service. Another court-martial was held the same day on board the same ship, Captain Gardner, president, and Mr. Kirkness, deputy judge-advocate, to try Mr. William Haddow, assistant-engineer of the Hibernia, for drunken ness. He pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to be dismissed from her Majesty's service. Dr. Fisher, R.N., for the Endymion, and Dr. Meikleham, ar rived by the last Southampton steamer. Sir David Baird, Lady Baird, and Capt. Baird, R.N., left Malta on the 22d inst., in the steamer Sidon, for Liverpool. Her Majesty's ships in port are the Caledonia (bearing the flag of the Vice-Admiral Commander-in-Chief Lord Clarence Paget, C. 8.), Hibernia, Lord Clyde, Enterprise, lacer, Wizard, Tyrian, and Caradoc. The Wasp, 13, screw, unarmoured wooden sloop, 974 tons, 100 horse power, Captain Norman B. Bedingfield, arrived at Spithead from the Coast of Africa shortly before sunset yesterday, and awaits orders from the Admiralty relative to her port for paying out of commission. On anchoring she ex changed the usual salutes with the flagship of the Commander-in-Chief. Ilis Prussian Majesty's corvettes Medusa and llertha, from the Mediterranean and Cadiz, put into Plymouth Sound yesterday morning, bound for Kiel. The screw steamship Prince Consort, 31, at De vonport, was put in commission on Thursday for the home station, by Commander W. Hornby, for Captain William Armytage. Her burthen is 4,045 tons. She is armour plated, and has engines of 1,000 horse power. Her complement will be 605 officers and men. The double screw composite gun vessel Gnat, 2, was taken outside Plymouth Breakwater on Satur day, and her engines, which are of 150 horse power, were tested by the Government authorities. The crew of the screw steam corvette Pelorus, 21, Captain W. H. Maxwell, were inspected on Friday by Port-Admiral b.ir W. F. Martin, K.C.8., after which she was removed from Plymouth Sound into Harnoaze, where she will be paid off. The Chilian corvette 0. Higgins, 8, Capt. Mor den, from Gravesend, passed down Channel off Plymouth on Friday, at noon, under steam and canvas, bound to South America. Vice-Admiral R. S. Robinson, Controller of the Navy, accompanied by Mr. H. W. R: Walker, in spector and auditor of dockyard accounts, and other officials connected with the department, visited Chatham Dockyard on Friday, and were occupied some time, with the leading officers of the establish ment, in investigating the dockyard accounts, in specting the vessels building and fitting, and in the transaction of other official business. About 200 workmen of various trades were dis charged from Woolwich dockyard on Saturday, and in the course of the present month there will be a further reduction of men in the factory department. The Meanee, 60 guns, which left this port last week for Sheerness to complete her fitting for an hospital ship at Hongkong, has been commissioned, and the following officers appointed to her :—Com mander Henry Miller, Licuts. Seymour Smith, Albert Cole, and W. Which, Sub-Lieuts. C. G. Gissing, E. G. Shaw, and C. F. Barnard. The War Department, in consequence of the in conveniently early hour at which the Foot Guards quartered at Windsor are compelled to attend Trinity Church, has determined to erect anew church near the Osborne-road, for the especial accommoda tion of the military in garrison. DISHONEST TRADESMEN.—At the Newington special seesions on Wednesday, 42 tradesmen wore fined for using unjust weights, scales, and measures. Tho black list comprised five licensed victuallers and bier retailers, nine chandlers, two corn chandlers, eight bakers, two cheosemongers, three butchers, ono colour maker, six coal merchants, two marine-store dealers, one rope maker, one zinc and copper merchant, one confectioner, and one gutta-percha dealer. The fines amounted to £67. South London Press. ENGLISH BIRDS IN NEW ZEALAND.—The Ven ture of the Acclimatization Society to bring out from Lon don by the Warrior Queen au extensive importation of English song birds has proved a complete success, under the careful management of Mr. Edward Bills and his son. Out of those shipped there are 521 on board, all of which have arrived in tine health and condition. They com- Priso 110 starlings, 95 thrushes, 65 b!ackbirds, 42 chaff -60 linnets, 22 hedge sparrows, 40 goldli aches, eight green linnets, eight yellow-hammers, 50 larks, thr e house sparrows, two mountain sparrows, two reed sparrows, and ten red poll linnets. There are also three white swans, a peacock and peahen. The greatest mortality was among the robins and the sparrows, all the robins having died. LIE ALTON MURDER.—A subscription has been raised at Alton, and a neat headstone, oaringbe the follow ing inscription, placed over t he grave n Adams, the child murdered at Alton : —" Sacred to the memory of four Fea r ni n o o n t t h thems , who which Fanny Adams, adgeAduegiugshtt2y4e, a i r B s 6 a 7 r . i d cruelly murdered kill the body, but rather fear Was who is able to kill both body and figul iu nvll."_! SPORTING INTEL LIGENCE.—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tins DAY. CHESTER CUP. 9to 1 agst Dalby (taken) 11 to 1 agst Abergeldie (taken) 1000 to 40 agst See-saw (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Caithness (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Paul Joues (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3 to 1 agst Rosicrucian (taken) 7to 1 agst Formosa (offered) Bto 1 agst Typhoeus (taken) 1000 to 80 agst Green Sleeve (taken) 1000 to 70 agst See-Saw (offered) 1000 to 60 agst Harvester (offered) 100 to 6 agst Vale Royal (taken) 22 to 1 agst Restitution (taken) 30 to 1 agst Banditto (offered) 1000 to 30 asst Blue Gown (offered—take 40 to 1) 1000 to 20 agst Michael do Basco (offered) 1000 to 500 agst Sir J. llawley's lot (taken) DERY. 6 to 1 agst La , ly Elizabeth (off.-1,300 to 200 w.) 71 to 1 agst Rosierucian (taken) 11 to 1 agst Green Sleeve (offered) 100 to 6 agst Blue Gown (taken) 2) to 1 agst Harvester (offered) 25 to 1 agst See-Saw (taken) ROTUNDA CLUB AND CONDIESSION EXCIIANGTI Throe Doors front Blztekfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, IS NOW OPEN FOR BUSINESS. Annual subscription, Fivo Shillings. Applications for membership should bo mad© to the Secretary, 3, Black friars-road. LONDON COMMISSION EXCHANGE, FARRINGDON-ROAD, E.C. Established Nov. 1, 1867. ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION—FIVE SHILLINGS. W. B. ROCHE, Seereta.ry PROGRAMME OF BROMLEY SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY. A Selling Hurdle Race Plate of 40 sovs (Handicap); the winner to be sold for st) SOW j about a mile and a half, over five hurdles. A Steeple Chase Plato (Handicap) of 40 Boys ; any winner of 80 sous after March 31 (at 10 a.m.), 10Ib, any other winner 71b extra; about two miles. Age st lb Age st lb Helice 6 12 7 Nabocklish Patience (dr) a 12 2 King of Spades 5 10 10 Ace of Trumps (dr) a 11 7 Golden Cross a 10 9 Vigilant 6 11 7 (Marina Vindicator a 11 4 Roue The Tartar To►u Coke 5 11 2 Ordor 4 10 4 Cromer Gorsehawk alO 12 Ned of the Hills ... alO 0 The Bickley Stakes (Handicap) of 5 sovs each, 1 ft (to the fund), with 30 added; the winner to be sold for 40 sovs; any winner after March 31 (at ten a.m.) 51b extra. About six furlongs. -- Age st lb Diamond ... 4 8 10 Admiral Fitzroy 4 8 Age st lb Rose Stock ... 4 7 4 Adjutant ... ... 3 7 4 Wild Dove ... 5 7 4 Dignity ... ...4 7 0 Queen of Scots ... 3 6 12 Belle of Kars ... 6 610 Vitriol ... ... 2 5 10 Rally .. ... 5 8 5 Finesse ... 3 8 5 Laura ... ... 4 71`2 Muezzin ... a 7 12 S ugarstick ... 3 7 9 Van Dieman ... 3 7 7 The Norwood Plate of 30 sous; four year olds list 21b five list 71b, six and aged 12st ; half-breds allowed 71b; to be ridden by qualified gentlemen riders, farmers, or their sons; professionals 4lb extra ; about two miles on the flat. Watchbox, 6 yrs, Astonishment, 4 yrs, Cashmere, 4 yrs Fright, aged, False Alarm, 5 yrs, Admiral Fitzroy,;4 yrs Kismet, 5 yrs, Imperator Maximus, 4 yrs, Fawn, aged Bright Flash, 4 yrs, Isabella, 5 yrs, Tina, 5 yrs, Dovedale aged. The Bromley Spring Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the fund), with 50 added; any winner of a race value 50 soya after March 26 (at noon) 101 b, any other winner 51b extra ; nearly one mile and a half on the flat. Age st lb Age st lb Skirmish ... 6 8 12 Isabella ... 5 7 4 Virginia Creeper ... 4 8 7 Milly 4 7 4 Flying Spanker (pd) 4 8 2 Protection ... 4 7 4 Clatford ... 5 8 0 Merry Andrew 3 7 2 Leading Star 4 8 0 Bright Phoebus 4 7 0 Tina ... 5 7 12 Lord Paramount ... 4 7 0 The Monk ... a 7 7 Bumboat 3 6 10 Mischief ... 5 7 7 Cheddington 3 6 7 Summertime ... 4 7 7 Triana 3 6 Red Riband ... 4 7 7 John Bull ... 3 6 4 Easby ... 4 7 7 Lady Glencora 3 6 Residuary Legatee 4 7 4 The Beckenham Plate (handi of 50 sovs atter March 26 ( ner 41b extra. About five Age st lb Practitioner ... a 8 10 Frogmore 6 8 10 Columbine... 4 8 9 Hop Leaf ... 5 8 5 Venturer ... 5 8 2 Wild Bee 6 8 2 Tina ... 5 8 2 Admiral Fitzroy 4 8 0 Kismet ... 5 712 liackler 4 7 10 Easby 4 7 9 The Ken t Open Steeplechase 2 ft (to the fund), with 5 sovs after March 26 (at second to save his stake ; ; Age St lb Sprite a 12 7 Relic° ... 6 12 2 The Guide... ... 6 12 2 The Rubber a 11 2 Patience (pd) ... all 12 Arlescott ... a 11 12 King Alfred a 11 7 Portland a 11 4 Bishopton... ... 6 11 2 Contraband 6 11 0 [cap) of 50 sovs ; any winner 'at noon) 71b, any other win furlongs. Age st lb Bumboat ... 3 7 4 Triana ... 3 7 4 Rose Stock ... 4 7 4 Howard (late Mag pie) ... ... 4 7 4 Gaiety ... ... 4 7 2 Ottoman ... 3 7 0 Lady Glencora ... 3 6 12 Inheritance ... 3 6 1(1 Chime et Belle ... 2 5 7 (ilandicap) of 10 suvs each, Li added ; auy witther of WO noun) 10Ib, 50 71b extra ; the bout three miles. Age st lb Sportsman ... a 11 0 Vindicator a 11 0 Queen blab 5 10 12 Roving Maid 4 10 10 llopviue 510 10 Pineapple a 10 10 Dunstatfnage 4 10 7 Flying Horse 6 10 7 Knight of Down° 410 7 The Begum (h b) alO 7 RACING- FIXTI AP RES FOR 1868. tIL. Newmarket Craven 13 Hendon l3 Knighton l4 Lichfield Spring l4 Abergavenuy Catterick Bridge l6 Eastbourne I Lewes Spring Think Curragh April 23 I : Croydon Spring Liverpool Hunt ; Newmarket Ist Spring 2p ' Cardiff .AY. Chester 5 Eglinton Hunt 7 Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury B a th I Wy e Croydon Ist Summer I Harpenden I Epsom Summer 1 Paris [NE West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer 3 Manchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Bull, and East Riding lO Windsor Summer Newton Hampton Newcastle 23 Bibury Club 23 Stockbridge Alexaudra Park 3O JULY. Chelmsford Worcester Summer ... 2 1 Odiham la Carlisle 7 1 Stamford Newmarket July 7 1 Radcliffe ..... Hungerford Pontefract Beading Down Royal Corp. AUGUST. Deauville Leek Brighton Brighton Club 6 I Canterbury Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Derby Summer Stockton I Plymouth Windsor August l3 Li c hfi e ld Eghatu Hastings I York August SEPTEMBER. __ .... .... ........., ........,• Baden •. ,/1.• A. 1 I H en don l7 Warwick September ... 1 Monmouth .. l7 Abingdon 3 Newmarket let October 22 I Leicester Doncaster September... 8 Edi n burgh I Brecon l4 West Drayton 23 Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 and Western 1.1 Kelso IL OCTOBER. Bedford 1 I Ealing Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October 5 Bromley Autumn ...... 27 Lanark 8 I Worcester Autumn 29 Chelmsford Autumn ... 13 Lincoln Autumn I 9 Cheltenham l3 THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BILLIARD MATCIL The great Oxford and Cambridge Billiard match, which invariably creates much interest , took place on Saturday in the billiard room at St. James's Hall. The competitors this year were—for Cam bridge, Mr. Richardson and Mr. Braithwaite ; for Oxford, Mr. Rodger and Mr. Lascclles. There was a very large attendance, and the victory of the dark blue at the aquatic match in the morning made Oxford the favourite. Cambridge went in first and scored 9—Oxford followed, making but 4. After so me splendid play Cambridge went ahead " like smoke," heading ohcir opponents by 100. B ett i ng —lO to lon Cambridge. This success attended e t h em until the fou rth hundred was attained when turned,ife st, and and ox when t f o rtune seemed to forsake her first favourites, and w h e n the marker called the figures —Cambrid g e 43=x, Oxford 415—the cheering was immense. The utmost timtnisdteeoxf seitetmlceenestshehraed fairlybecatne ma" was declared to be in a majorit y, t he applause of the dark blues was immense. The numbers were towards the conclusion o f the game very close, and when Rodger made the win ning five-hundredth point the Cambridge score was only 479. The victors, of course, were congratulated by their friends, who, as a reward for their confidence, left the room joyful winners. The game was excellently and distinctly marked by " Coxivrcl Jonathan.'' ,n, ld, r at ie ihzre too mt, *0 ioi too j