The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-17 00:00:00

31- 0 - N - E/ MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENtt, (,ITT, Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day, the French Rentes were 68f. 95c. Great de mand. The Stock Markets are flat. The English Funds are heavy upon the magnitude of the withdrawals of gold from the Bank of England. The disclosures made from day to day as to the financial embarrass ments of Governments already largely in our debt naturally prejudice Foreign Government Secu rities to a very material extent. Of the loans raised by Egypt in six years sixteen millions sterling are outstanding, and the Viceroy's Government is pro pcsin g to increase this by the addition of ten millions more. The Money Market is a little firmer with the de mand to meet the colonial bills falling due this week. The rate is quoted 1 to for first-class commercial paper having short periods to run. Consols are flat, at ;reduction of 1, at 921 to 93 for money and account ; New and Reduced Three per Cents., 93i to 931 ; India Five per Cents., 1114 to 1121 ; Bank Stock, 248 to 230 ; Exchequer Bills, 18s. to 225. prem. Foreign Stocks are very flat. There is a reduc tion of 1 per cent. in Peruvian (1862), at 918 to 92. ; off in Brazilian (1865), at 741 to 75 ; of in Italian (1861), at 43 to 431 ; of 4 in New Spanish, at 351 to 364. ; and of i t in Mexican, at 154 to 16 ; and in Turkish, at 32} to 321. Egyp tian (1864) are 88} to 894. ; the Railway Loan, 924. to 931 ; and the Seven per Cent. Viceroy, 754 to 754. Egyptian Nine per Cent. Bonds are 90+ to 904. The New Honduras Loan is steady, at a to 1; prem. In American Securities United States 5-20 Bonds are lower, at 714 to 72; Erie Railroad k better, at 49 to 50 ; Illinois steady, at 88k to 89k. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben tures have recededf, to 27k to 28 ; and;the Conso lidated Mortgage Bonds k, to 25 to 25k. English Railway Shares are on the whole steady. Great Northern A are k higher, at 109 k to 110 k. BRighton i better, at 46 to 46i ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire firm, at 424 to 43; ; Great Western, 46f to 47 ; London and North Western is lower, at 119 to 119 k ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 127; to 127/ ; Midland, 107 k to 108 ; Metropolitan, 1064 to 1074 ex div. ; Cale donian, 774 to 781 ; Great Eastern, 294 to 301 ; South Eastern, 73 to 73k. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The, St ., ('k 'Markets are flat. The English Funds Ire heavy upon the magnitude of the withdrawals )f .gold from the Bank of England. The dis 10:51iref; made from day to day as to the 4nancial einbarras , zments of Governments already largely in our debt naturally prejudice Foreign Govemment securities to a very material extent. Of the loans raised. • by Egypt in six years six teen titilim:s sterling are outstanding, and the Vice roy's Crovermuent is proposing to increase this by the addition of ten millions more. The Policy which renders • such financing possible is so utterly opposed to a proper discharge of the immense liabilities being accumulated for the futur e th , t English creditors will probably hesitate befor e thy add to their risks. Nearly all foreign stocks are lower, the public having ceased purchasing. Railways are steady. The Money Market is a little firmer with the de mand to meet the colonial bills falling due this week. The rate is quoted 1 to 1 for first-class commercial Paper having short periods to run. The arrival is announce I of the Joshua, the Aus tralian, aml the Lightning with together £167,500 in g , )id from Australia. The Jerusalem has made a Pass a}', having been only 72 days at sea .; but she bring s 170 gold. The Liverpool Cotton Market opened buoyant, and clearer, with a large business. Englsh wheat is firm, and rates 6d dearer. Consols are fl-it at a reduction of at 921 to 93 for nymey rind account ; New and Reduced Three per Cents,, 9'4 to 931 ; India Five per Cents., 1111 to 112. ; Rink Sock, 248 to 250 ; Exchequer Bills, 18s 10 22s prem. For, ign stocks are very flat. There is a reduction of 1 per cent. in Peruvian (18G2), at 91i to 92 ; of ip Th'nzilian (1865). at 7.1: 1 ; to 75 ; of fi in Italian ( 1 861), at 43 to 43! 1 ;of in New Spanish, at 35i to 3 6 ; and of 1 in Mexican, at 151 to 16 ; and in Turkish, at 32g to 32 . .:1. Egyptian (1864) are 88i to 89 ; the Railway Loan, 924 to 93} ; and the Seven Per Cent... Viceroy, 751 to 75g. E.(4.yptian P per cent. Bonds are 00/ to 90g. The New Honduras Loan is steady, at to prem. In American Securities United States 5-20 Bonds are -h lower, at 711 to 72 ; Erie Railroad better, at 4 9 to 50 ; Illinois steady, at 88i to 89k. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures h ave receded /, to 27:1r, 28 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds is-, to 25, 251-. English Railway Shares are on the whole steady. Great Northern A are higher, at 1091 to 1101. Erightou better, at 46 to 46i ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire firm, at 421 to 43 i ; Great Western, 46i to 47 ; London and North-Western is lower, at 119 to 1191 ; Lan cashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to 1271 ; Midland, 1071 to 108 ; M etropolitan, 1061 to 107 ex div. ; Cale donian, 771 to 78k ; Great Eastern, 291 to 30k ; South Eastern, 73 to 7311-. The ordinary general meeting of the Company or African Merchants has been convened for the 21st instant. , The annual meeting of the Nortb 'American Colo !"al Association of Ireland has been called for the 28th i nst. to receive the directors' report and statement of accounts. The large sum of £212,000 in bar gold was with drawn from the Bank on Saturday for export. The royal mail steamship La Plata has arrived from the Wr est I ndies with £125,000 in specie, of which £6,500 is in Mexican dollars. The numbers are published of 1,403 bonds of the t*r eek Loa n guarantee d b y England, France, and Russia, which have been drawn for repayment at par on the Ist of March. The adjourned ordinary meeting of the Indian Carrying Company, to be held on the 25th, will be followed by an extraordinary meeting, " for the pur pose of co ns id er i ng, and, if deemed expedient, of passing, one or more special resolutions, for the voluntary winding up of the company and the appoint ment of a liquidator. The meeting of the London General Omnibus Com pany is announced to be held on the 3d of March. The London agency of the Imperial Ottoman Bank have notified that the coupons due Ist March, also lB6 B, of the Danubian Principaliti es L oan, 1864, that the bonds of the same loan, drawn for re demption in January last, will be payable at their O ffices, 4, Bank-buildings, Luthbury, on and after Ist 'Proxiom. BRITISH FUNDS —TWO O'Q LOCK. • . GCVERNMENT FUNDS. ° Per ()eta. Consols Do. Account, March 5 929 3 a per Cent. Reduced 931 / tow 3 per Cent 93k 1 eW 2 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — An 1)0 . per Coni. oan. 1873 glinuities, 80 vrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April 1885 — I) ° (Bed Se a Telegraph), Au,.., 1908 — Etch c quer Bills, £1,00(., 2 per Ct. — p m Do • £5OO l5 pm Sr Do• £lOO £ 2OO pm Tiara,. ..,""' of England Sto c k, 41 p er Cent — 'Jo. A.cconnt /„,.INUIA.N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. "' , ,ltt tock, ° Account Cont., — D 5 112 1 Do, per Cent. July, 1880 r , ° . 4 pet- Cent., Oct. 1888 D°• Certificates .1-T.',o. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — li% 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 D ° . §- per Cent., May 1879 lOBl ° per Cent., Rup. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — 7 ., Do. do. 1882 lO3l "",;°. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 ...., ,'-',O. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 "0. under £l.000 FOREIGN FUNDS—TWO CLOCK. 44-rgetltine Republic, 6 per Cent 7l brii4triau Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 !I,Zilittrt 5 per Cent _ ' io• q per Cent., 185 0 L°°- do " - 18-8 — D° do"— 't 183 . do 186 0 - , • 0 per Cent. 1865 ii,E,•Account , 75 41 Il kie b L O B Ayres 6 per Cent B4l Out`' 2 per C ent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ; .d i o u v't, 6 per Cent. lto 6 per Cent — °... 41 per Cent — „: - , 1 0 0 . 6 Per Cent., B . i' l ~ 1867 b u :, 7 per ,Cent., 1866 93 C ~ ° , 8 criP £32 paid (.Inlnan, 6 per Cent z), °11,1 3 p a- Cent., 1 8 25 — it'sjaii B rincipalities, 7 per Cent 7 Ol 69 } 70 LluadoPer Cent., 1867 67 8 he .,. . New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — —6Yptiao, 7 per Vent B9 Do. Second Issue — Do. £590 Bonds Do. ..£IOC Bonds 92 Do. • 1861 ... B9f Do. ,c5:)0 Bonds Do. £lOO Bonds .... 894. - Government Bail mi: 1.),!1): , tt,ures ....• 92 1 Gre , , , k, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups — Do. Account T) ) . Coupons Do. Account G.tfiternala, 5 per Coot .. _ Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., •£2sp Itilian 5 per Cent., 1860 — 11outevidQat. 6 par Cent. .. _ Vioorih Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada 334 Do 3 per Con• — Do. Defer - ad Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — Do Account 75 i 6 5-1 Do 44 per Cent. (Uril,trryo Do 4 per Cont., 1802 Do Account 1 ) ,, •i :: 4-ue:e 3 per Ct., 1883, 'i:, '7, '9,'6.,, , ,‘ 39i Tu •;.isli 0 per Cent. - 1 , 0 Account Do opr C,,nt. 1 , 56 Do Account, Do £lOO Bonds _ bo 6 pc'r Cent., 180 Do Account Do £lOl Bowls — Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 DJ Account 1)o 6 per Cent., 1865 D , I per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent.. — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 to 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ...• ... — Dividenus on the above payanie !n i.0n,t0,. French Relates, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. — Auslnsa o par Cent. Ex 10 _Florins Bklzian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. - Dutch 2* per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil.. — I/0 Account 5 per Cent. 1831, E:.. zsi. Do. Account " 43i TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Pi 3 -0; Do. Account, March 92i 3 LONDON NECROPOLIS AND NATIONAL MAUSOLEUM COMPANY. (From the *Westminster Gazette.) The London Necropolis and National Mau soleum Company held their annual meeting on February Bth. The accounts show that the receipts are still less than expenses. The chair man explained that the company had been formed on a scale capable of carrying out the entire funeral arrangements of this great me tropolis ; that they had been induced to open upon that large basis relying on the promises made in Parliament, to the effect that all intra mural churchyards were to be closed. But that had not been the case, as Government had actually purchased churchyards under the pretext of having them closed, and were now working them on their own account ; that the sanitary agitation which had taken place at the time when the cholera had visited this country had now subsided, the recommendations made in Parliament and at so many public meetings had been forgotten, and no doubt would remain so until another epidemic broke out in this great city, the most populous in Europe. H e stated, moreover, that the burial fees cannot be altered, because they were fixed by Act of Parliament. In answer to questions, the chair man explained that from 20,000 to 30,000 grave . allotments in perpetuity had been granted ; that it was expedient for the company to keep good faith with the public; that their honour was pledged ; that they held more than 1,400 acres, which were an ample security of the company's stability. Such were the reasons why no proposition would be entertained of dividing the land amongst the shareholders ; besides Parliament would never allow it ; but, that if any shareholder, or committee of shareholders, had any suggestions to make, that the Board was at all times ready to receive them ; that a railway was now making to Al ershot, which would increase the value of their land and give themthe benefit ofanother station. Two new directors were elected. Great hopes are entertained that the affairs of the company will benefit by the change. An unanimous and cordial vote of thanks to the chairman and directors, including the secretary, for his constant assiduity in promoting the welfare of the company, was duly acknow ledged, and closed the meeting. The public cannot be aware of all the advantages that exist in the Necropolis . Cemetery. It is, true to its name, a national mausoleum. It is situated in that retired part of Surrey where for ages no buildings can possibly come to disturb the resting place of the dead. The scenes which have taken place in St. Pancras's old churchyard in making the railway cannot be forgotten. At the Necropolis such scenes can never take place. All is carried on with the greatest decency, and single graves are provided for all classes. The ground is a pure sand, of the standstone formation ; so graves can be dug to any depth without the least danger of accident. No water is ever seen in the graves, as is the case in most of the stiff-clay cemetery grounds north of London. There are many advantages of economy ; but let any one go down and judge for himself. The spot is of easy access from the private station in the Westminster Road. Catholics have a special allotment transferred by a deed in perpetuity, and con secrated by his lordship, the Bishop of South wark . CAMBRIDGE COUNTY SCHOOL—A movement has been commenced, under the auspices of Lord George Manners, M.P., Lord Royston, M.P., Lord Arthur Hervey, the Bishop of Ely, and other noblemen an d gentlemen, for establishing a county school for the middle classes of Cambridgeshire. It is proposed that the new school shall be at Burwell, near Newmarket. A further meeting will be held on the subject very shortly. `Paz EDUCATION OF THE AGRICULTURAL CLASSES. —A general county meeting of the North Riding Chamber of Agriculture was held at Mahon, on Saturday. Mr. R. H. Bower, in the absence of Lord Feversham, was in the chair. The first subject discussed was compensation for losses by cattle plague, and a resolution was passed that full. compensation should be allowed for all cattle slaughtered by order of the Privy Council. The question of establishing county financial boards was also considered, and several resolutions from various branches of the Chamber were proposed ; but ultimately it was agreed to postpone the matter, pending the introduction of a bill by Sir William Gallwey. The third topic before the Chamber was the education of the agricul tural labouring classes. Resolutions from the Ripon and Thirsk branches, the one against local rating and compulsion, and the other favourable to local rating to a certain extent, and educational districts were received, and ultimately a series of re solutions, proposed by Mr. J. Smith, of Riseborough, recommending the establishment of boards of educa tion, composed of the guardians of .the poor, and specifying the conditions on which grants in aid should be made, were ordered to be sent out to the branch chambers. In the course of the discussion on the subject., the Hon. Edward Portman, an assistant commissioner on education, addressed the meeting respecting the education of children employed i n agriculture. THE MARQUIS OF HARTINGTON AND NORTH LANCA ATTIRE. A largely-attended meeting was held at Ulverstone, on Friday afternoon, for the purpose of making arrangements to secure. the return of the Marquis of Hartington, at the next election, as one of the representatives of• the northern division of Lancashire. Upon the motion of Mr. H. W. Schneider, seconded by Mr. Barker; an unanimous vote of confidence in the marquis was passed. Lord Hart ington, in the course of a lengthy address, said the first object of certain gentlemen who had met at Preston, and the object which they hoped to attain wit hout a contest, was to frighten him eat of that division into another. If he had had the intention of leaving the northern division for the purpose of going to the north-eastern this move would have made it very hazardous for him to do so. He ventured to hope that there was no good reason why he should give way to Captain Stanley. There were, no doubt, in the northern division many sincere candidates who. thought that our institutions, as they existed, were very good, and who were opposed to violent changes. These he would remind that they were the more secure from violent changes under the guidance of the Liberal party. It was sufficient to look at what had taken place within the last two years. He intended to seek re-election whether 'Captain Stanley was brought forward or not, with a slight re servation. That reservation was, that if it should appear -th a t th e T or i es were i n an overwhel m i ng majority —if Captain Stanley received promises which would make his return certain, none of his (Lord Hartington's) friends would wish him to stand a hope less contest. A regiStration committee was appoint( d vac; tlo prqccediDgi.UM4l4o44 3 4 54 6i 40 430 t 10 12 4 6 2 24 14 2 8 9 14 2 4 5 17 18 2.1.0 20i 2.14.0 3f 2.L4.0 3.0.0 20 21 It 16 35 37 2} 21 6 8 4f 5; 2,1 14 6 70 5 7 2 3 2 24 29 St 390 410 37i 4;4 a 13 14 ) 1 10 .2 67 69 195 kC'5 85 95 16 1 18 20 85 90 6 8 584 5.17.0 L 1- • 6 te Olt iti WM ttAtLwA)r. Saida and San Francisco, gua. 7 per cent., ]B(i ma i Luxembourg, 0 R ec i4e and San Francisca, lirn., g un. 7 per ant., 91 San gua. 6 per cent., 181 South Austrian and Lombardo Veneuan, 141 FOREIGN wIN hi,. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, lien., 3/1 redro, Nord& Del :Icy, 21 on Pm Port Phillip, lit St. John del. Rey, lim , 21i 43AN IUL Agra. lira., A, Ditto, B, 81 Anglo- , ararlaill, 91 C I m h ; p i r e t r e i r a e l d o . .vj C o r i ;ut o n t . 1 , 11 ., d la , London, and Chin a , 28/ London Chartered bank of Australia, 231 London and County , sl¢ London and 11 eat minster, 6Si 8 Ditto, Scrip, 46 Oriental Bank Corporation, 42/ MISUELLANZO Üb. Atlantic Telegraph, —I Dit o, 8 psr cent., lr.af Bombay Gas, lim., 4k " Ditto, new. 2 • City of Moscow Gas, lim. , 8 Credit Yoncier ot England. lim.• 3 3-'6 Egypt. Go v t Egyptian ti per Cent.. Viceroy Loa n, gua. by ~ 871 Fare-street Warehouse, lim., Iti Home andlcolonial A ssurance, } international Financial ....ociety,lim., 2i. Eondon u merit' Omnibus Company, Urn, 2 Madras Irr.gation and ~Canal (guaranteed 5 per . cen tby Indian Government), 102 } Oriental Gas, lim.. 71 Ditto, new, I 7-16 j reninsu:a and Oriental Steam, 57 Dito, new, 1867,5} Viceroy of Egypt (.11ortgage) Loan) 75} 61 5 The sth Dragoon Guards, now stationed at Col chester, expect to be moved to Aldershott early in the ensuing month. They will be quartered in the East Cavalry Barracks. The depot of the 94th Regiment, under the com mand of Captain Malthus, and consisting of Cap tain Anstruther, Lieutenants Symes and Jones, Ensigns Brockman, Humpage, and Locke, and 250 non-commissioned officers and men, has left Colchester en route for Dover, where it will be sta tioned to await the arrival of the service companies, now on their passage home from India. [ADvEnnsEmENT.]-11olloway's Pills.—lmportant to the Sick. Though the mind be downcast and the body on feeble(' by continued indisposition, the sufferer should at this season make a last effort to regain health by taking Holloway's purifying pills, which by cleansing the blood will search out the hidden cause of mischief and expel the seeds of most diseases. No invalid is too much reduced to undergo this very gentle treatment with safety and ad vantage. Neither youth nor old age need fear any injury to the system by a regulated course of these pills. They are infallible iu stomach complaints, bilious affections, sickness, want of appetite ) disordered bowels, constipation, and the annoyances which spring from derangement of the digeitiTe Glad ttoimilatips QT6l=l. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVEN G, FEBRUARY 17, 1868. Paid. WO WO 100 all 100 100 lOU 1100 IS 100 100 Closing Business Price. 1 dine. 85 87 77 78 20 SO 3 4 74 751 70 72 100 102 301 3 4 01 71 n tii 103 _lO9 lust 110 1221 123 V 6 94 461 17} 45 47 2.5 29 27 .27.3. ió 401 19} i9l 11 14 1101 20 t 4 66 13 110 111 78 7 81 30k 29,1 30k 1(9 8i 110 i 46j a 1 -' l a 19) t ligi ;001 74 A I 103 1 i 7': 3 T SECUE,ITIE6. 98 10Ce 100 102 , 100 1021 86 87 85 87 103 105 107 IC9 106 106 105 107 n :11 • 111 103 107 103 fes iGS 107 107 101 109 111 1(4 )06 99 10 99 } 08 90 15, 96i 96 5i 1.6 i 98 99 10% 4 1121 12 103} 1:0; i 1091 I I IG2I morning. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. BAXTER AND ANOTHER V. MISS ADAII ISAACS 11l ENKEN. This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, as trustees of Pearce and Countze, formerly coach builders in Long-acre, to recover from the defen dant, the well known equestrian actress in Lord Byron's " Mazeppa," a sum of £33 ss. Gd. upon an acceptance. The defendant pleaded numerous pleas, and among them false representation, no consideration, never indebted, fraud, payment, and a set-off. Mr. Prentice, Q.C., and Mr. Murphy appeared as counsel for the plaintiffs ; Mr. Sergeant Parry and Mr. Joyce were for the defendant. Mr: Prentice having opened the case for the plaintiffs, The trust deed was put in appointing the plain tiffs trustees of Pearce and Countz. Mr. Countze said—l was a coach-builder in Long-acre. In 1864 the defendant came to my shop. She wanted a brougham with very handsome curtains, lamps to be chased and mounted with horses running and rampant ; panels bordered round with foliage in gold, wheels to be picked out with gold foliage, white, and bands with white and gilding round the fellies of the wheels ; chased handles to correspond, and her monogram and crest, viz., a rampant horse, on the panels ; round the roof handsarne chased ornaments and foliage, and a rampant horse at each corner, solid works, silver plated nails to the wheels, everything else to corre spond. The defendant suggested how it was to be done. There were cigar pockets inside ; the har ness mounted elaborately, silver crest embossed, four sets of bells, two for each horse ; one set of silver for the day time, another set for night ; a set of horse blankets. The price was £3OB. £lOO was paid off before the carriage went home, and £2O was paid don account sent in in December, 1864, or January, 1865. £l4O has been paid, leav ing a balance of £170.145. Repairs were done to the carriage from time to time. There was a very handsome whip with silver ferrules. The order was for cash. On several occasions I waited on defen dant, but did not get a payment. I charged her £lO interest in July, 1867. She went to America n that mouth. She returned in September. I saw tli. Fender with reference to her affairs, on her re turn, about the account. He was her agent. In September an account was sent in for £127. Other sums had been paid in the meantime. I could not then see the defendant at her house in Thurloe square, but I saw Fender. The carriage remained with us during her stay in America, and an order for its delivery came from render, who after wards called upon us, and in consequence of what passed I drew two bills, which he took away, and they were returned, one accepted. The defendant sent us a £2O cheque from Liverpool on the 2d of June. After the 26th September I received two letters from Fender, and had previously drawn on the defendant two bills for £33 ss. 6d. each, and they were returned accepted by the defendant, and on one of those this action is brought. Altogether there had been £122 paid. In October, 1865, re pairs were done to the brougham, £8 15s. On the 14th December, 186 5 , I received a letter from Mr. Fender:--" My desire is to pay w h a t i s d ue. L et me know the amount of repairs to be done. The long list frightens me." On the 22d March, 1866 : —c; Mis s m en ken, on account of the illness of Capt. Barclay, has been obliged to go to America, but hopes soon to return, &c. (from Fender)." Cross-examined—Mr. E. T. Smith is a friend of mine, and has introduced customers. I don't know that he ordered the carriage. It was ordered of my partner. Our first charge was £296. The first charge was £220 for the brougham ; the harness £42. The second charge was for painting mono gram, &c., £1 10s. ; other charges £l3 Bs. 4d., har ness £l6 95., making £296 2s. ; additions making £3BO. I received orders from the defendant about some repairs. Never heard that the rain came through the roof. No complaint was ever made to me about the carriage or harness. In the course of the examination of the witness Mr. Sergeant Parry said the defence was that the defendant had been induced to accept the bill on a representation that she owed a larger amount than she had paid, whereas, in truth, she had paid the full amount due. At four o'clock the Chief Justice said it would be impossible to finish the case that night, and therefore he should adjourn to Monday, but the Court would not sit before 12 o'clock. Miss AdaMenken appeared in court, ad was at tired in a green silk d ress o f the prevailin fashion set off on the shoulders with elaborately wrought costly lace. She was the cynosure of all admir ing eyes." The further hearing of the case was resumed this Mr. Pearce said—l formerly carried on business with Mr. Countz, in Long-acre ;we had been in business there thirty:years. I saw Miss Menken and gave her the estimate for the carriage in ques tion ; it amounted to £250. It was a reasonable price, as we only cleared 12} per cent. by it. The other articles supplied were also charged at the same reasonable price. I received the first cheque for £lOO, but when the bargain was made it was to be for ready money. Until the present action I had no idea th a t th e pr i ce wou ld b e disputed. Cross-examined —I am acqua i n t e d with Mr. E. T. Smith ; he introduced Miss Menken to me, but he never gave me any orders about the brougham. He made some suggestions which Miss Menken adopted. I don't know that it was at his suggestion that the rampant horses were ordered. I think the only alteration he spoke of was the oval lights at the back. I cannot say that he suggested anything else. I didn't know that Miss Menken has paid £306. I cannot say how long the brougham was left with us when Miss Menken went to America. It was not used during her absence from England. I don't know that there was any complaint about the build ing of the brougham. He never heard that the rain came in at the roof of the carriage until Saturday last, nor that the silver ornaments turned black very shortly after they had been exposed to the air. If we had i been mad e acqua i nte d w i t h suc h a circum stance t would have at once been attended to. Mr. Sergeant Perry, in stating the case for the defendant, said the lady was an actress of re putation, and -in the pursuit of her profes sional duty she was called upon to travel in various parts of the world, an d f rom th a t circumstance it was not surprisi ng s h e did not k eep but it w as a very common one with actresses. He contend e d th a t t h e rea l a ioaa judicious books. proceeding,Ha would not say t h at such was a andshowhis power very much regretted th a t t il‘t o was to notno hoe to produce the car r ia g e practical men, in or d er to support his asser tion that it was 'extravaga n tl y c h arge d f or. The carriage was now, he believed, i n A mer i ca, and to that cause alone must be attrib u t e d his inability to en tirely the suggestion - o - f - lir. Smith, an d th a t h e k new very well that g would be a great ad ver ti semen t for his theatre. Mr. Smith knew th e grea t attrac tion it would cause to Astley's Theatre t o h ave th e show it. Ho should show that the brou g h am was lady go about the metropolis with rings on her fingers and bells on her horses' heads. (Laughter.) He should also show that plaintiffs charged not only an extravagant, but a merciless price. The carriage was delivered on the 22d November, and as soon as the 3d December no less a sum than nearly £l4 was charged for alterations and repairs. Miss Meuken never knew, until the writ was issued, that she had paid in all £306 for the carriage, but finding that to be the case she thought that she had paid sufficient for the carriage, and he hoped that the jury would _be of the same mind. Without wishing to say any more than was neces sary about the carriage, he could not refrain from saying that, when she used it one day, the rain came through the roof, and of course that had at once to be seen to. Miss genken treated the carriage with the utmost tenderness, but notwithstanding that, when she at length took the carriage to America, she was charged no less than £6O for repairs, show ing that there were coachhaaker4 La America how SITARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Bristol and Exeter ....1 Ualcdoniaa. . Cain Orian !Cork and Bandon Cornwall Du.din & Belfast June Don„Per th, & A b.J one London, ncrip 110. Gla6gOW 4. - S. Western' Great Eastern, Ord. stk.' Do. J Aug]. st. No. 2 Great North of ~;'cotlanli: Great No:lilt:To Do. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 pur tit S, and W. of lreiano Gt. Western -Original, Do. :l. Val. Bail. gna Do. zionill Wales ;J..% iiennoro ,sinre !I,3nd , :',n. and BlackwaH llrigh.,& 6 Cuaz Ton., and Dover - vo..rietrop. 11:x. A Lon. & .North IVesteri Wou. &South IVe6tern !MAIL, 61.1e1.:& Lincoln vraropuiitan.... Do. New Du. Exteutgot)...... 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Do. 6p. u BLB. pay. 1573' 5. do. pay. 1877-8.. vladras, gua. 5 p.O 1)o. 41 do 1)o. 1 - i cio Do. Alelb. Dor 6 p. c. Bnds. Me!. & LiobsoCH tsay..! ; N. It I.C . 6pc Istpt.bs Oude S.; nd, g. 5 :_seinde ..... Do. Delhi cc Do. do 4 Do. Puniach....l ;$ 4 .5i Do.lnclus St.feloi Se IJO 11l 106 lt 75 77 31 35 105 107 63 64 100 • 130 134 t3l 136 lii •-1) /16 1 lip Is GU 109 11 t 58 69 44 16 7tl 711 0 1U 110 150 did work at the same rate as the plaintiffs—viz., 12f per cent. (laughter.) Miss Menken, the defendant, was then examined. She said—ln 1861, I entered into an engagement with Mr. Smith, who was then manager of Astley's. It was at Mr. Smith's suggestion that the brougham was bought. lie introduced me to Messrs. Countze and Pearce, the coachmakers. I gave no directions as to the character of the brougham or to the ornaments. Mr. E. T. Smith gave the suggestions for the ornaments to the car riage in my presence. The rampant horses— (laughter). —were put on the carriage by direction of Mr. Smith. lon one occasion accompanied Mr. Smith to the coachmakers, and he gave orders for the design and other particulars about the carriage. I ant at variance with Mr. Smith at tho present time. I have a claim against him, and I have com menced an action against him. When I first used the carriage in the rain the water awl mud came in through the oval glasses, although they were not made to open. I ha 1 dresses spoiled through that circumstance. I don't recollect complaining of it, but I must have done so, as I know it was sent back to be made weather proof. The silver mountings after they had been cleaned a short time by the ordinary pro cess turned black, and it could not be repolished without the fittings being replated. This came to her knowledge in about six weeks after she had had it. I don't know anything about the repairs charged i❑ July to the amount of £l4 18s. 6d. One of the gentlemen of the firm inspected the brougham at my door, and he suggested very expensive repairs, but I declined to adopt them, as the brougham looked to me in perfect repair. I did not consent to have the repairs executed. To the best of my recollection I never suggested any alterations to the brougham, but it was in constant want of repairs. The Lord Chief Justice—l think it necessary that we should have the - books of the plaintiff to see what those repairs were. It may have a very mate rial bearing on the case. Sergeant Parry—l thank you, my lord, for the suggestion. Examination continued—l know nothing of the item, " Interest as arranged £lO 7s. 6d." I never agreed to such a charge. I never injurtd the brougham in any way. I took extra care of it, and eagaged another carriage to use in its place on bad nights. I went to America in 1865, and after an absence of seven weeks returned to England, when the brougham wanted repair, as usual. (Laughter.) The bill of exchange, the subject of the present action, was said to be transacted through Mr. Pinder, but he was only my agent for theatrical affairs, and had no right to pledge my credit to otheraffairs, and when I signed the bill now in court I really believed that I owed the money. As regards the details of the repairs to the carriage I have never had an account from the plaintiff. When on my second visit to America I took extra care of the brougham, and had it packed in a box filled up with straw. When I got to America bad again to pay for repairs, but the brougham was ultimately sold in American for £4O. The Lord Chief Justice—That may be a very im provident price. The brougham, you know, had to cross the Atlantic. Mr. Murphy objected to the examination of the plaintiff on that point. Sergeant Parry--I think I ought to be allowed to show what the matters were in America. The Lord Chief Justice—Well, you can take it that the brougham, after £6O had been spent, sold for £4O. Sergeant Parry—l only wished to show what the carriage brought when it was sold. The Lord Chief Justice —Many a person buys a toy dear, and 'sells it very cheap. Sergeant Parry—Quite so, my lord. The case was not concluded when we went to press. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. CALEDONIAN. The result of the poll demanded at the special meeting of this company held on Thursday, in Glasgow, was a majority of nearly four to one for the board. LOSTWITIIIEL AND FOWEY. The half yearly meeting of this company was held at Fogey on Thursday ; Mr. R. T. Head presided. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said that the contractors had made consi derable progress towards the completion of the line, and had now little to do beyond making the junc tion with the Cornwall Railway ; for the last two months, however, the works had been suspended, the contractors declining to proceed further until they had received a certain money pay ment, which the directors were not in a position to give. These delays were much to be regretted, for there was, undoubtedly, an abundance of traffic awaiting them. He strongly urged the desirability of getting the whole of the preference shares taken up, so that the line might be finished. The amount expended to the 31st of December last was £34,610. The report was adopted, and the retiring direc :ors and auditor were re-elected. LISKEARD AND CARADON. The annual meeting of this company was held at Liskeard on Thursday ; Mr. E. Geach in the chair. The rep)rt, which was adopted without discussion, stated that the company was in a favourable con dition, and recommended a dividend of 5 per cent. The engineer reported that the permanent way was in good repair. GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN. The half -yearly meeting of this company was held on Saturday at the Kingsbridge terminus. Mr. William Haughton, who occupied the chair, moved the adoption of the report in a lengthened speech, in which he gave numerous statistics to show the prosperity of the company. The net surplus of the revenue for the half-year was £104,976, out of which the directors recommended a dividend at the rate of 4f per cent. per annum to be paid to the pro prietors of the consolidated stock of the company, and a similar dividend on the preferential stock• He spoke of the proposed purchase of railways by Government, and expressed his firm belief that the great benefits which were predicted by the promoters of the movement would not be realised. Some shareholders also expressed themselves hostile to the proposed purchase. The report was unanimously adopted. CAPE. Mr. W. F. De Salis, Mr. H. Kimber, and Colonel T. H. Sale, the consulting committee appointed at the general meeting of the Cape Railway Company ou the 26th of April last, have just issued their re port as to the best steps to be taken to introduce the Cape Government to extend the railway system into the interior of the colony. The committee state in their report that the subject of railway communi cation in the Cape Colony has of late assumed a shape which cannot fail to create much anxiety in the minds of all persons interested in the future progress and permanent prosperity of that com munity. The question of railway extension into the interior has long engaged the attention of the Exe cutive and the Parliament of the colony. At first its importance was unanimously conceded, and in 1862 au Act was passed authorising certain exten sions to be effected, in order to carry out which the Government invited tenders for the construction of lines to Worcester and Malmesbury as extensions in connexion with the Cape Railway system. The terms, however, sanctioned by the Cape Parlia ment having failed to induce any contractor to undertake the construction of the proposed lines, the Executive again, in 1866, brought the subject of railway extension under the consideration of the Cape Parliament, recommending the concession of terms more in unison with the ascertained state of the market, but it was rejected. The committee are of opinion that while the railway is limited to its present length, and does not connect Cape Town with the more important districts of the colony, it eAunet. possess a good paying traffic. They state that the Cape colony got their first line constructed virtually at au outlay of £500,000, as they only pay 6 per cent. interest on that amount, although the - actual cost to the proprietors was £680,000. The guarantee being in addition to profits, it might fairly have been expected that the profit resulting from the working of the whole line would have been sufficient to pay 6 per cent. on the whole of the money expended on its construction ; but the short-sighted policy adopted has rendered this impossible, and while the dividend had lately sunk as low as 31 per cent., the neces sity has now been imposed on the shareholders of foregoing for the half year all return on their capital, in order to redeem unsecured loans. Much of the extra cost of construction was forced by the Government themselves on the company, including a devious circuit of 14 miles of railway to Stellen bosch, which was now admitted on all hands to be quite unnecessary. The recommendations of the committee are :—" That a firm and respectful, but definite, representation should be made by directors, in the name of the proprietors to the Cape Govern ment—first, that public policy as well as good faith towards the shareholders of this company, in their capacity of public creditors of the colony, alike de mand that the construction of the proposed exten sions to 'Worcester and Maltnesbury as originally authorised by the legislation of the colony should now no longer be deferred ; secondly, that, viewing the facts and circumstances in this report, the gua rantee ought, in common fairness and equity, to be extended to the whole of the moneys expended by the proprietors. That if the views of the committee are participated iu by the general body of shareholders the directors should, by every means in their power, diffuse these opinions among the public, both in this country, in Holland, in America, and at the Cape, and agitate the question until a fair, just, and generous consideration be accorded to the claims of individuals who have freely advanced their capital in order to confer the great public ad vantage of railway communication upon South Africa, but whose efforts in this respect have hitherto met with so poor a return at the hands of the colonists." " BICITISkI MIN li. Qam. ConsoL Uhiverton I Clilrord Amalgamated. Devon G. Cone. gavlet Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan)•• Yeast Caradon - :act Cant Brea I , ;ast Grenville East Gunnislake East Loved •• W'l Russell (Tavistk (2 1 am.& StAubyn(G wen. Li rent Lacey, limited.. Treat South 'reigns.... Great Wheal b0;4y..... G. Wheal Vor G renville tierod's loot ..... ilingston Downs liargaret (Uny Lelant. Ilarke Valley Ylwyncly iron Ore, lim e - ,y 8 ton North loskear N.Wh Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crofty !!rosper United Vrovidenee ,Uny Lela n t 18. Caradon (St. Cleer) south Coudurrow i.W heal Frau. (Mogan .;tray Park . l'in ......... rigra and Clogan, lirn.. Neat Bassett (Mogan .. W. Cara.dun (Laskeard Neat Chi verton . West Seton. iVheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (ftedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Setou P 4 head Trelawnev (Lie 102 104 103 105 110 tii 110 112 ~102 . 54 56 103 104 P iP 3} 4 5 6 68 71 18 52 99 11.2 044 IGS, 1(4 :10 151 It 3 71 62 43 15 33 35 27 29 18 19 109 tIO 14 21 14 2 102 103 91 CO - - 161 101 08 100 9i Os 100 102 03 95 89 91 1 83 0 1)4! 105! NO 101 100! 104 t P 10) 101 b 7 89 100 100 100 14i0 100 100 , 561 , 16 i ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH. A meeting of shareholders in this company in the Bradford district was held on Friday at Bradford, to hear from Mr. George Saward, the secretary of the company, a statement with respect to the pro posed amalgamation between that company and the Anglo-American Company. Mr. 11. W. Ripley, President of the Bradford Chamber, occupied the chair. • Mr. SAWARD made an elaborate statement, ad verting to the origin and history of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, and also of the Anglo-Ameri can Company, and then describing the efforts made in vain to effect an amalgamation of the two com panies. In answer to inquiries, Mr. Saward stated the average daily gross earnings of the cables since the commencement of the current year, in July, had been £l,OlB, against the average daily earnings of £915 during the previous year. Under the higher tariff in November the number of messages was 2,332, and under the lower tariff in December the number of messages was 3,901, and in January 4,749. The gross revenue since July was £205,303, and, deducting 40 per cent., the meeting would arrive at au approximate revenue to be divided between the two companies. Mr. J. ROBINSON, who commended the step taken by the directors, moved a resolution, expres sive of full confidence in the directors of the At lantic Telegraph Company, and recommending those shareholders who could not attend the meet ing of the Company on the 25th inst. to remit their proxies to the directors before the 22d inst. Mr. S. L. TEE seconded the motion, and, as a shareholder in the Anglo-American Company, said that a simple act of justice was involved in the course proposed by the Atlantic Telegraph Company in issuing a new preferential capital of 10 per cent. per annum to enable them to recover possession and management of their two submarine cables. Mr. A. HARRIS, sen., moved a resolution, recom mending the shareholders to apply at once for the new stock of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, so as to secure the paying off the Anglo-American Company, and to bring the affairs of the Atlantic Telegraph Company under one management. Mr. J. APPLEYARD seconded the motion. Both resolutions were carried unanimously, and the CHAIRMAN, who belonged to neither of the com panies, said that he was so satisfied with Mr. Saward's statement, that he would, if allowed, gladly take shares to the amount of £5,000. Thanks were then presented to Mr. Sward for his valuable statement and to the chairman for pre siding. 111 A RICE TS—( 2 his Day.) COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. Stress.—There is a firm tone in the market, and a steady inquiry prevails for raw. In refined sugars a moderate business is passing, and rates are firmer. Coffee.—The demand is only moderate, but full rates are paid for de sirable qualities. Tea.—The market is not so active, but late advanced rates are paid. Rica is in limited demand, and steady in value. Oils are unaltered. NEWGATE AND LEADEN HALL. MEAT. - The dead meat trade is steady, and the market closed at the following quotations :—Small sheep, 4s to 4s 4d ; heavy, 3s 8d to 4s ; ewe, 3s 4d to 3s Bd. Beef, 4s to 48 2d ; middling, 3s 8d to 3s 10d ; cows, 3s 2d to 3s 6d. Pigs, 3s 10d to 4s ; do. heavy, 3s 4d to 3s Bd. Veal, 4s 8d to 5s per stone of 81b, by the carcase. Potur.Y.- Supplies are of fair extent, and rates un altered. An arrival of Guinea fowls have gone off at 4s. each. WILD FOWL 13 in good supply at the previous currency. EGGS rather more plentiful and easier in price. English, 11s ; French, lOs to 11s per 120. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. There were only moderate supplies of stock to-day, and it was atttniptcd to realise higher prices, which had the effect of retarding business; but for good qualities there were ready buyers at late rates. Of beasts there were 3,180, including 1,930 English, 570 Scotch, 150 Irish, and 520 foreign. _ . Sales progressed steadily at — fully late rates, and in some cases prime small beasts realised the turn more. Of sheep there were 17,570, including 1,280 foreign. The trade was more active, but prices can hardly be quoted higher. Veal sold readily. Sixty-six calves on sale, nearly all foreign. Pork sold steadily, at quotations. 460 pigs on sale. Quotations—Beef, 3s to 48 id; mutton, 3s 4d to 5s 2d; veal, 3s 4d co Gs; pork, 3s to 4s per stone of 81b., sinking the offal. CORN. The reports from the country markets bring firm quota tions generally, with a steady demand. From the Continent rates also seem firm. At Mark-lane this morni. , g there was a fair attendance, and a steady demand for most articles. English wheat was well held, and realised the extreme of late rates. Foreign wheat met some inquiry, and realised full prices. The flour trade must be quoted firm, with moderato transactions. MALT in limited demand. Last prices well maintained. BARLEY a quiet sale, without material change in value. BEANS quite as dear, and in moderate request. PEAS unaltered in value, and a fair demand. OATS in small supply, and very firm. TALLOW. The market is quiet, at 42s to 42s 3d on the spot, 42s 3dMarch ; 43s 6d last three months. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 17.—Market very buoyant and dearer. Sales probably 15,0(0 or 20,000 bales. A Cabinet Council was held on Saturday at the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, in Downing-street. The Ministers present were— the Lord Chancellor, the Duke of Marlborough, the Earl of Malmes bury, th e Right Hon. Gathorne Hardy, Lord Stanl e y, th e Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Sir John Pakingt on' Sir S. NortlicotA, the Chancellor of the E xc h equer, the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, Duke of Ri c h moud,sLord J* Manners, the Earl of Mayo, and the Right H on . S pencer H. Walpole. MARRIAGE WITH A DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER.— Samuel Bennett Boss was summoned at the Clerkenwell Police court, to shew cause why he should not contribute towards the support of three illegitimate children, of which Elizabeth Adelaide Godfrey alleged him to be the father. It was stated that the complainant's sister had been married to the defendant. On her death the complainant, not know ing the state of the law, married the defendant in 184. Several children were born, which the deiendant now re fused to support. As he inul refused to acknowledge her as his wife cr to support the children, the present pro ceedings were taken.---The magistrate made an order for the payment of 2s, Gd. yer week for each child, and Te. L9S SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—This DAY. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 100 to 15 agst King Charming (taken) Sto 1 agst Czar (taken) 100 to 8 agst Ligurian (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Purveyor (taken) 100 to 7 agst Grey Stocking (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Feodor (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ainsley (taken) 20 to 1 agst Rhine Wine (off.) 25 to 1 agst Leases (off.) 25 to 1 agst Midwife (taken); 2:5 to 1 agst Beanstalk (taken and offered) 25 to 1 . agst Easby (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Blueskin (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Ulphus (taken and offered) 100 to 3 agst Cauthleen (taken) 100 to 3 agst Lady ZAland (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 7 agst Fan (offered) 100 to G agst Chimney Sweep (taken) 20 to 1 agst Alcibiado (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Tho Lamb (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Pearl Diver (taken) 20 to 1 agst Daisy (taken) • 20 to 1 agst Tennyson (offered) 22 to 1 agst Thalassius (offered) 25 to 1 agst Despatch (taken) 25 to 1 agst Plover (taken) 100 to 3 agst Moose (taken) 100 to 3 asst Clansman (taken) 40 to 1 agst Benazet (taken) 50 to 1 agst Port Royal (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 3to 1 agst Rosicrucian (taken) Bto 1 agst Pace (taken) DERBY. Bto 1 agst Rosicrucian (taken) ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE, Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, OPEN DAILY. Messrs. Fisher and Reynolds, W. Atkins, F. Mitchell and Co., W. Leach, W. Ellis, and others, will be in attend ance daily. Applications for membership may be made to any of the above gentlemen, or to the Secretary, 3, Black friars-road. nnual subscription, Five Shillings. N.B.—The wires of the Electric and International Tele graph Company are now laid 03, and are open for trans mission of messages to all parts of the kingdom. SPOII7ING NOTES. The commencement of the racing (although not the legitimate) will be inaugurated at Lincoln to morrow, and the Liverpudlians will immediately turn their sole attention to the Grand National Steeplechase, which has created plenty of excite ment since the Birmingham Meeting, whereat Shakespeare was so nearly disgraced. However, a far worse doer than he, a novice called Moose, has become a better favourite since his performance, his stable-companion Pearl Diver having improved in price also. Per contra, and more in accordance with Cocker, Lord Stamford's Thalassius has declined a little through the defeats of Brick and the brute Archimedes ; and the run ning of Benazet tended to bring the Lamb for ansdenlt ho t p o e m th a e rk g e o t od ra th th in e g r t w o a o rd ao , on th i o t u vv g , o h uld he see w m a , s is not spoiled thereby. it is a singular fact that nearly every favourite the talent made for this event has gone fishy in turn, and while 15 to 1 on the field is now the order of the day, matters are mystified by both Fan and llelen of Mr. Barber's, and Tennyson and Chimney Sweep of Lord Coventry's, being backed for apparently good money ; albeit Daisy, Despatch, and Alcibiade ap pear the more safe investments till the two best of the brown jackets are discovered. The other great handicaps are almost a blank, Viridis's decline for the Chester Cup comprising the only feature ; and but for the Derby cracks taking it in turns to "go into physic," they would be quiet for a while. It turns out that the recent opposition to Typhoeus was brought about by his simply going through this very necessary routine, the enemy taking the opportunity to say all sorts of things against him ; but the brothers Matthew and John Dawson are stilt hopeful of winning the Blue Riband either with this colt or Pace—who seems now to be the sole friend of the purple and white, Harvester having gone to any price. I certainly prefer Pace, glutton as he is, for the Two Thousand, because he will like the, straight mile so much bet ter than the Epsom ups and downs ; and there is not much to beat beyond Rosicrucian, who seems to be taking Blue Gown's place on the retired list, but may only be in the same boat as Typhoeus was last week. In the Brocklesby Stakes, run at Lincoln to morrow, Mr. Chaplin has quite a host to make choice from, three of which—the sisters to Hermit and Veda and the Diomedia colt—are very heavily engaged ; and it appears that, while the 2,050- guinea pair are kept for greater things, the smart little sister to Veda will carry the rose. She is one of those goers we invariably see doing much in early half-mile scurries, and must be handy, particularly as one of the most promising of her neighbours, Jas. Dawson's De Vere, will not be so forward as she for three or four weeks. The Rajah and Curieuse fur ther do credit to Newmarket, as should likewise Alpenstock, King of the Rovers, Fenian, the Sun flower filly, Electricity, and Jove for their parties when they are ready for battle ; nevertheless, if Mr. Chaplin fail to carry off the nice little stake, Mat thew Dawson is the most likely to do the trick, his own Lelia, and the Duke of Newcastle's Lure and Runaway, all possessing so much merit that the best of the trio has only to be pulled out, and I fancy this is Lure, for the stable to win. In the Trial Stakes they must also be near the mark with Specu lum (7st 131 b), Catton (7st 31b) being the most dangerous of his opponents, for he could have given Blueskin (6st 131 b) more than a stone last year. The Lincolnshire Handicap betting has taken such a wide range during the past two days, that any reasonable amount of money can be got on at tempting prices, thus promising to swell the field to over 20. Young ones are backed es confidently as the old, Purveyor, Ligurian, and Rhine Wine having all been in force in their turn, whilst Caprera and Lady Zetland carry a little Yorkshire money, and there are hopes of Blueskin and Redivivus coming on the boards too. Rhine Wine has done a great thing with Lady Diana in his trial, 141 b. and a 71b. beating being what he gave the latter ; but the Lady is not so reliable a bit of trying a tackle just as many old ckleastheyhavein h t o h rs e Les under ordLy o on rd s e t rs as able. There three or four year olds, King Charming, the . Czar, u G i r p e h y u s S , t a o n e d k i ng Vigorous , being lndigestion, a l Artesian, e o S r k p l o r s m s i i b s h l e , starters; and my impression has always been that I expect, the winner is among them. The winner, will turn up in Wild Moor or The Czar, the next t impression best being Ligurian. For the Waterloo amn gs e that tak the espla w ce in a n t er A w in il t l t,reeenefxout found amongst my o i i c z h . Royal Letters, Spiced Ale, and Brigade.Pre which viz., A FRESH MAN. RACING FIXT RES FOR 1868. lARY. FEBR . Lincoln Spring . 18 Mtnsfield — Harrow 2O MA Liverpool Spring M 3 Chelmsford Spring M 10 Shrewsbury Spring 10 West Drayton l2 Warwick Spring Nottingham Spring 25 Derby Spring H. AP: Bromley Spring 6 Durham llendon l3 Newmarket Craven Knighton l4 Abergavenny .,... 16 Margate Epsom Spring Dleoting 24 Croxton Park Northampton Chester 5 Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury if U. West Drayton 1 I Croydon 2d Summer ..„ 3 I Manchester A sc ot Summer 9 Beverley, Bull, and East Riding ............ 10 Wi n dsor Summer Jul Chelmsford Worce ster Summer Carlisle N e wmarket July 7 Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. l5 Li v erpool July 11. Catterick Bridge l6 Lewes Spring Thirsk Curragh April 2l Newmarket Ist Spring 27 Eath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Ep s om Summer 17 No wton 18 Hampton Newcastle 23 Club 23 Stockbridge Alexandra Park 3O Odiliam, l6 Stamford Radcliffe • .. 2O Huntingdon '2l. Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood tan, les dng gh tes's and 3SCS rt op. lane , on- igh not ne, eek %rid lay out ins, ;Or, Ins, ved en 26 od en, he , 96 on— an 'ed do on rd an 3 - 1) , ed ed 1- be th ;hare 40 it St 100 it it $ iC I tt) it ,t to to too