The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-15 00:00:00

MONEY lARKET AND COMMERCIAL IN TELLIGX NOB, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Business on the stock Exchange continues quiet, but there is a moderate degree of strength in most departments, more especially in railways, concern ing which the present current of opinion is favour able. Several of the leading stocks have advanced, in one or two cases substantially. In the Foreign Market the principal feature is a decline in Brazilian Stocks. The British Funds are steady. Money is in quiet demand only. The quota tion in Lombard-street is generally 14 per cent. on the last commercial paper. The Russia, from New York, has brought X 72,316 in specie. Consols are steady, being quoted at yesterday's prices, at 93k to 934 for money and account. New and Reduced Three per Cents., 931 to 931 ; India Five per Cents., 112 to 1121 ; Bank Stock, 248 to 250 ; Exchequer Bilis, 18s. to 235. prem. The Foreign Stock Market is rather steadier. There is a recovery of k in the Viceroy's 7 per Cent. Bonds, at 754 to 76; ; and the Egyptian Bonds (1864), at 89 to 90, are per Cent. better, and,the Railway Loan is ; better, at 92k to 93. The quo tations are :—Mexican, 15,1 to 161 ; Greek, 12k to 13 ; New Spanisb, 36 to 361 ; Italian (1861), 43} t o 4 31 ; Turkish (1865), 32f to 321 ; Portuguese, 39k to 40 ; Peruvian (1865), 76; to 761 ; and ditto (1862), 92 to 93. Egyptian Nine per Cent. Bonds are steady, at 90k to 91. The New Honduras Loan is steady, at to 11 prem. American Securities are firm. United States 5-20 Bonds are 71i to 72* ; Erie, 48k to 49} ; and Illi nois, 88k to 89k. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben tures have risen 1-1, to 28 to 29 ; and the Conso lidated Mortgage Bonds remain firm, at 25 to 26. Colonial Bonds are unaltered. Canada Six per Cents, are quoted at 98 to 100. Mauritius Six per Cents., 103 to 105. New South Wales Five per Cents., 99 to 101. New Zealand Six per Cents., 103 f to 104 f. Victoria Six per Cents, 110 to 111. English Railways are steady, at the following quotations :—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1271 to 1274 ; Midland, 1071 to 107/ ; London and North Western, 1191 to 119 ; Great Northern, 108 k to 109,E ; Great Northern A, 109 f to 110 ; Great Eastern, 30 to 301 ; Great Western, 46/ to 474 ; Metropolitan, 110/ to 1111 cum div ; Caledonian, 77 1 to 77/ ; Sheffield, 42/ to 434 ; Chatham, 194 to 191 ; and London and South Western, 84 to 86. Bank Shares are firm. London and County is 1 better, at 53 to 54, and Union of London, f, at 34 to 35. Agra (A shares), is quoted at 11 to 114 ; Alliance 13 to 12 dis. ; Consolidated to prem. ; Imperial, 17f to 18. _ _ _ Foreign Mining Shares are steady. St. John del Reys are quoted at 20 to 22 ; Port Phillip, 11 to ; Chontales, to 1 prem. . The only variation in Miscellaneous Securities are in Hudson's Bay, which are k lower, at 14i to 144 ; London General Omnibus, 1 to 2k ; Na tional Discount, 104 to 11k. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A total of £156,000 in bar gold and sovereigns Was taken from the Bank yesterday for export. The Madras Railway Company have paid £435,000 into the Treasury of the India Office on account of the new issue of share capital. The directors of the Cape Copper Mining Company have notified an interim dividend of lOs per share on account of estimated profits of December 31. The suspension is announced of Messrs. M`Nab and Co., shipbuilders, Greenock. At the annual meeting of F. Braby and Co. (Limited) held yesterday, the directors' report was unanimou s ] adopted. After making due provision •l for bad debts. S:c., and writing off a portion of the Preliminary expenses, there remained a surplus of 5 ,484 12s 10d, which, added to the unappropriated b alance from 1866, showed a total of £7,744 8s 10d for distribution. A dividend and bonus equal to 12i Per cent, per annum was declared, leaving the sum of £ 2 ,324 is 7d to be carried forward to the next account. The retiring directors were re-elected, and the usual vote of thanks passed. The committee of the Stock Exchange have ordered Metropolitan Railway stock to be quoted "ex interim div.," instead of 'ex div." However, such is the disturbing character of the proceedings in Chancery, that many of the dealers refuse to do buainess with the dividend off, and make special bargains " cum div." The traffic receipts of the Lombardo-Venetian Railway for the week ending the 28th January show 921 increase of £15,221 18s 9d, and those of the Dutch Rhenish for the week ending Feb. 7th a decrease of X 97. rr At an extraordinary meeting of shareholders in the ' , germ . ' es Fire, Life, and Marine Insurance Company (Limited), Mr. Josiah J. Merriman, of the firm of Merrim an and Buckland, Cannon House, Queen street, Cheapside, was unanimously appointed solicitor to the company. The following has been received from the Committee 'of Administration of the Atlantic and Great Western The Committe of Administration have not deemed it advisable to notice or reply to various anonymous and other co mmunications which have recently appeared in the public P r ose on the subject of the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, believing that the good sense of the creditors would preserve them from being influenced b y the undue alarm which many of these communications appeared designed to create. A circular has, however, been Put forth by Mr. Ridadale'a committee, containing an extract from the opinion of Mr. J. H. Lloyd on the subject of the relative positions of the Consolidated Bonds and the Certificates of Debenture. As the publication of an extract only is calculated to mislead, the Committee of Administra tion feel it incumbent on them to make known the entire opinion without note or comment. It is annexed hereto. At the present moment, pending the receipt of thelegal opinions now being taken in America, the Committee of Administration do not propose to take any further action as regards the certificates of debenture ; but, for the information of those concerned, it may be well to state that they are distinctly advised that, if any registra tion of this debt in the American courts be necessary or practicable, the proper mode is for each holder to take pro- ceedings for the full amount of his claim (for which purpose it would, it is believed, be necessary for each holder to forward his original certificate of debenture to America) the value of the collateral securities being afterwards brought to I Recount as a set off, and that it is not at all requisite to make any sale of the collaterals before proceeding to effect such registration. Many allusions have been made to the alleged insufficient representation of the debenture holders On the Committee of Administration. That s uc h s t ate• ments may be disposed of once and for all, it is only need ful to state that the member of the Committte who has been generally regarded as representing this interest, holds Personally £9,000 of these securities, besides £ll,OOO thereof pertaining to trusts in which he is concerned." The report of the Val Antigoria Gold Mining follopws Comy (Limited), dated Crodo, let February, is as an "Amalgam on band, 4,747 grammes. Gold remittance 'will be made by the end of this month. The walls of the t ow erush er -h ouse are un d er cons t ruc ti o n, and, as far as 'fle Weather permits, our surface work connected with the tor machinery is being urged. The lode in the adit north yi elds 10 d w t s . o f go ld Ter ton of ore. The lode in the 0 . 1 winze sinking below the twenty, yields 14 dwts. of gold per ton of ore. The lode in the 30 end south is worth 1 411 te. of geld per ton of ore. The wlnze on No. 2 Zoe under the 10 fathom is very regular, ore worth 12 I. of gold per ton." BUM' FUNDS—TWO O'GLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 I)e r ()out. Co nso l s a —O. A ccount, March 5 93 ktPer Cent. R e d uce d 931 1 1 Zey 3 per C en t 931 1 1 '''v 21 per Cont. Jan. 1894 — A -"°. 5 per Ce nt ,. Ja n. 1873 — l ipuitios, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — -Do. f or 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs — 1 ` ) ? (Red Sea Televaph), Au,-., 1908 — le°loquer Bills, £l,OOO, 2 per Ct. D o .E5OO 22 18 pm 13 1) °. £lOO & £2OO 22 18 pm Doa of Engl an d St oc k, 41 per C en t 250 . Account 1 I N O IAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. n t ch aul e to c c o k,lol per Cent., April 1874 — D 5 llq 12 1 ,°. per Cent. July, 1880 ",,,0. po?.- cater Oct. 1888 A j i , ,0. Certi " 0 . Enfaced Paper 4 por Cent B7l D °. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 D° of per Cent., M p ay eb.,9 187 '-'° 5 per Ru. D 1872 — Do. do. Cont., 187 7 pDo. do. 188 9 0 Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 °. Bonds 5 per Cent., £l,000 1)° - under £I.OOO A .ztui. FoREIGN 1 , 1:2•T DS —TWO CLOCK. 1,.A 14.73tri41,/,l2,o;otpueFBl6bltc, 6 per cent 7l ...._ u s u p t er Cent. 1859 _ u 3. 4i per Cent., 185 9 D . O - do., 18:}8 _ V s °. do., 18 , ii , ,entioos. do., 1863 _ 651 - " 0 . 5 per Cent., 1865 lio Account Ayres 6 per Cent 751 5 Lu 84 Da 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 43 Caba, 6 per Cent. Guinan 6 per Cent — Do. 4i per Cent Do. 6 per Cent., B — Do., 1867 Do., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 — Do., Scrip £32 paid o ti •nibian, 6 per Cent,. I )anisn 3 plr Cent., 1825 D tnubian Principalities, 7 per Cent 7O 69 Do 8 per Cent., 1867 67 Equador New Consolidated, 1 pcx Cent — v'gyptiar, 7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue D ~ ..Cs')o Bonds Do. £lO6 Bonds 92i Do. 1864 - 8} 86 Do. £5 . 10 Bonds .• 90 1 901 Do. £lOO Bonds ... Government Bail way Debentures ..... 921 Greek, 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex Coups — Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Gdaternala 5 per Cent . — . Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan. , lop. Ct ., £25 p Itilian 5 per Cert., 1805 — Do, Account ~ — i,lo. Martunnutna itaiwey Ho:Tic:LT: 3 wr Cent — Ditto for Account D. 1864 — Do 13 per Cent. Anglo-French — viontovid Gll.l. 6 per Cent. • • — noorish Imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada — Do 3 per Gen Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 5 per Cent. 1865 — D o Account 76i 54 6 Do 44 per Cent. (Uribarron) Do 44 per Cent., 1862 Do Account PJAnguese 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,'3 Do. do., 1.67 — Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid — pm. Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B7l Do 44 per Ceut. 1850 Do 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cont., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Auglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds 894 84 91 Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds 894 Do. do. £B4 15s. do 854 Sardinian, 5 per Cent 7O Spanish 3 per Cen . — Do Accriunt Do Now Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — Do Acctunt Do Corn. Cert. of Coup. not funded — Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent. _ Do Account Do 6 per Cont. 1858 — 63 4 1 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 63159:4. Do. 1863 Do 5 per Cont., 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 , ..... . 534 4 Do I por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent ....................... Do 6 per Cont., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 — Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ...., Dividends on the ;Mire pa.yanle in London. French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Austrmn. o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent, Ex. 25f. Dutch 2!i- per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil lOOl Do Account — Itliiali 5 per Cont. 1831, Eh. 25f. ....... Do. Account TWO tirOLUOK. Consols, Money ................................ 93 Do. Account, March ..................... 93 OUTWARD CALCUTTA AND CHINA MAILS. MALTA, Feb. 15. The Pera, from Southampton on the 4th inst., arrived on the 13th at 8 p.m., and left at 6 a.m yesterday for Alexandria. The Ripon, from Marseilles on the 12th inst., arrived to-day at 4 a.m., and left at 8 a.m. for Alexandria. THE PRINCE OF WALES'S HARRIERS.-OR Friday morning the Prince of Wales, attended by Lieut.- Colonel Reppel, left London by the 11.15 a.m. train on the Great Western Railway, for the purpose of hunting with tho royal pack of harriers. His Royal Highness and suite reached Langley Station about noon, and there mounting, joined the meet, which was well .attended. After a good deal of hard riding in the vicinity of Lang ley, and some excellent sport, his Royal Highness rode to the Slough Junction of the Great Western, and returned by the four o'clock train from Windsor. TTIE CATTLE TRADE IN I RELAND.-A memorial signed by about 2,000 of the principal landed pro prietors in the grazing districts, praying for a with drawal of the Order in Council of the 17th January, 1868, restricting the transport and sale of cattle and sheep, is about to be presented to the Govern ment. The memorialists protest against interference with this important trade as unnecessary. The diseases referred to in the order—viz., the mouth and foot disease and pleuro-pneumonia in cattle, and the scab and mange in sheep—are not, according to their experience, of a kind to require the stringent measures prescribed in the order, and the enforcement of these, it is submitted, would almost entirely stop the cattle trade. Tun MURDER OF LORD WITARNCLIFFE'S GAME KEEPER,. —Yesterday, at the Barnsley Police-court, Joseph Gregory, the fourth man charged with being concerned in the murder of the late George Thirkill, head gamekeeper to Lord Wharncliffe, on the 11th of December last, was brought up for final examination. 111 r. Sugg, of Sheffield, watched the case on behalf of the prisoners Beardshaw and English, committed along with Cutts on a former occasion. The evidence was simply a repetition of what was produced when the other men charged were committed. The wit nesses were subjected to a severe oross-examination, but their testimony was not shaken in any material point. The prisoner was committed to take his trial at the assizes ou a charge of murder and night poaching. RAILWAY AMALGAMATION IN IRELAND.-- The Dublin Mail argues very strongly in favour of "the union of the management of the three short lines between Dublin and Belfast. Years ago the public) expressed the strongest opinion in favour of that unity, which is recommended by the most manifest and important considerations. In the railway journey from Dublin to Belfast, little over one hundred miles, three territories aro traversed. Three conflicting governments are at work to mar the passenger's comfort, and increase the expense to him. Three Boards sit upon hith, and have him at their mercy. Thirty-five directors rule 112 miles of road—a director for every threo miles. The meetings of the three companies are about to be held, and as there is also an arrangement pending to facilitate mail communication between Belfast and D L o u n b d l i o n n abnyd Belfast, th t e h p e r t e i s m e n e t o s f e t e h m e sa p journey rope between etween oppor tunity for again raising the question of amalgamation in some practical form." A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE occurred early yesterday morning in the extensive premises of Mr. John Hale Thorpe, timber merchant and builder, Bowman-lane, Leeds, and before it could be got under some of the offices, workshops, and a portion of the stock and tools were destroyed. It will take more than .£3,000 to cover the whole damage done. Fire was first seen by the watchman in the work shop, a building forty yards long and two stories high, and it soon spread to the counting-house and saw mill. Near these buildings a largo number of heavy blocks of mahogany were piled, and but for the obstacle they offered a large quantity of timber occupying the more distant part of the yard would doubtless have been destroyed. The man who discovered the fire, on going into the counting-house, found that thieves had been there during the night. An outer door he found open, a gas chandelier was pulled down, a hammer and chisel were laid on one of the desks, and the books and fittings were strewed about the floor. It was also evident that an unavailing attempt had been made to break into two safes. It is supposed the thieves set the workshops on fire from vexation through obtaining so little booty. The losses of the workmen, whose tools have been stolen or burnt, will amount to about £2OO. THE, FoRCEttY 02 SCOTCH BANK NOTES. —At the Birmingham Police-court, - yesterday, Charles King, retired publican, and William Breckenridge, agent, path of Birmingham, were charged, on remand, with having in their possession two engraved dates for writing counterfeit notes of' the British Linen Company, a bank in Edinburgh. The chief facts elicited were as follows :—The orisonors in December applied to an engraver named Pearson, in the employ of Messrs. Storer, of Birming ham, to prod uce them some plates which were to be fac similes of a £5 note of the bank above named. Pearson pretended to enter into the conspiracy, and to treat his engagement confidentially - ; but he communi cated the matter to his master, who in turn info rme d the police. The pri s oners, however, were allowed to go on until a complete case against them was built up. Two of the plates being eventually finished, the prisoners waited upon a printer in the town named Huston, and induced him, after treat ing him to a great deal of drink, to strike off some impreSsions of the counterfeit plates. An order was given for 1,000 copies. Huston, on recovering from his drunkenness, repented of his part in the transac tion, and gave information to the police, who even tually took th e pr i soners i n t o cus t o d y . Mr. Spence, secretary to the Linen Company, said the plates were exceedingly good imitations of the genuine notes. The prisoners wero remanded for further evidence. PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 percent. rd. at 5 per cent. pm., ".07 Great Western, 5 per cent., rd., 841 FOREIGN RAILWAYEI. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 0 1-:6 Great Luxembourg, 9 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 141 FOREIGN NINES. Port Phillip, li Rossa Urande, par DOCKS. • London and Si. Katharine, 50 BANHB; Chartered kler. of India, London, and China, 29 Imperial Ottoman, 9t Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., London and County, Ditto, new, 26 London Joint Stock, 341 London and 11 estminster, 68 1 Ditto, Scrip, 46 Union of Australia, 511 Union of London, 341 lIISCELLANICOUS; Anglo American Telegraph, 191 Atlantic Telegraph, 47 Ditto, 8 par cent., 10 : 1 City Discount, lim, 2, City of Moscow Gas , lim. , 81 Corporation of London Bonds , 1832 . 41 p er ce nt. , 101 i Credit Fancier of England, 1im..51 Egyptian it per Cent., Viceroy Loan, g ua. by Egypt. G 0v t. , 91 Gen. Credit and Discount! im.. 51 International Financial 6ociety, lim., 3 London and Provincial Marine. 11 National Discount Company, 11 New Quebrads, Oriental Gas, lim., 7 Ditto, new, 1 7-:6 1 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 57 1 Telegraph Construct. and Maintenance, lint., 121 a Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, lira., 41 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan) 76 1 51 THE OXFORD MUSIC-HALL. — The burning of the Oxford Music-hall is attributed to a smouldering cigar having been dropped by some heedless smoker upon the stuffing of the cushions on the balcony seats. whatever may bo the cause the destruction of this handsome edifice so shortly after that of ller Majesty's Theatre will hardly fail to invite the more serious consideration of the play going community upon the formation of the structures in which they night after night assemble. It is a terrible contemplation even to conjecture the result had the fire taken place during the performances. The Oxford Music hall is said to have been ins ured for £16,400. Of thi s aggregate sum the Loudon and Lancashire h ave £ 1 , 750 ; London and Southwark, £ 1,750 ; North British, £ 5 , 450 ; Royal Exchange, £3, 200 ; Northern, £2,750 ; and o th er offices, £1,500. It is singular that a great many persons who had been "burned out" of work by the destruction of ller Majesty's Theatre were employed at the Oxford. What will be the effect of two such calamities in such a short space of time on the mind of the theatre-hunter ? Let us at all events hope that the architectural mind will apprehend the obvious moral judicated by two very ex pensive lessons. — The Leader. from that s not mili rn as y re t the Con - Imost on of n the elieve econ- thicb, ;move The El will ff Re- point unced rce.— SUCCOBO mann's r Nie- Imann- La Tell" Opera, oasini'S assia, jS in: He last re- is novel Lo over- ;he pro- I not to m being time• b e pro mbroiso at it for awn, has r works, rig work Bing the Barsal.-- Valen ;e in the cod xi men that 011" .saint the om pletea 3lock the ceded ill. Lbstantial: th o Cal it district offie°• 1 0 fliel n financ ial suPPliod G f o reig n 1 , gros° , 01 : dressing ini; cabin etB ' ;cc.; cigat lY ga nt ele arch cmfor feotly r.) THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1868, THE REPORTED DEATH OF MR, JUSTICE SHEE, We have very great pleasure in contradicting the announcement that appeared in the Tines and other papers this morning, of the death of Mr. Justice Slice. The learned Judge had been unwell during the past two days, but on inquiring at Sussex place at two o'clock this afternoon, our reporter was informed that the learned judge was very much better. It is needless to say that the unfounded report has already caused the greatest pain to relatives of the learned Judge, and it is to be regretted that such reckless announcements should be made before proper inquiry is made in order to test the correctness of the information supplied. Some of our contemporaries have not only given the cause of the learned judge's death, but have gone the length of selecting another gentleman as his probable successor ! Great astonishment was expressed in the courts this morning at the announcement in some of the papers of the death of Mr. Justice Shee, as only a few days ago he was actively discharging his judicial duties, and appa rently in the enjoyment of good health. About ten o'clock a rumour got into circulation that the intelligence was false, and that the learned judge had been seen alive this morning by his colleague, Mr. Justice Mellor. All doubt on the subject was happily set at rest soon after the com mencement of the business in the Court of Exchequer, when Mr. Justice Mellor came upon the bench and entered into conversation with the Lord Chief Baron. Shortly afterwards Mr. Serjeant Ballantine, who was examining a witness, addressing the Lord Chief Baron, said : " May I ask your lordship whether there is any further report respecting Mr. Justice Shee ?"—The Lord Chief Baron replied : " The report to which you refer is an entire mistake. My learned brother, I am happy to say, states that Mr. Justice Shee is rather improved in health."—Mr. Serjeant Ballantine : " I am sure we all most heartily rejoice at what your lordship has said."—The Attorney-General gave expression to a similar sentiment; and, as Mr. Justice Shee is universally respected, there was a general feeling of satisfaction at this contradiction of the report of his death. In the Court of Queen's Bench, the Lord Chief Justice, on taking his seat this morning on the bench, said : " I am very glad to be able to state that the announcement in the morning papers of the death of my brother Shee is incorrect. He, however, is very ; but lam glad to be able to state that he is not dead."—Mr. Temple, Q.C., on behalf of the bar present, said he was very glad to hear it. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Yesterday her Majesty's unarmonred screw steamer Blanche, 6 guns, 1,268 tons, with engines of 350 horse-power, built and fitted out at Chatham dockyard for a three years' commission, made her official trial of speed at her deep-load draught at the measured mile, Maplin Sands ; the customary speed trial at light draught having been dispensed with. The Blanche is one of the squadron of im proved sloop-corvettes, built after the designs of Mr. E. J. Reed, the Chief Constructor of the Navy, and, with regard to dimensions, form of construction, and engine power, is in all respects similar to the Danae, Eclipse, and other vessels of her class now building. On getting under way the Blanche drew 16ft. 7in. aft, and 13ft. 7in. forward, which was slightly in excess of that of her sister ship, the Danae, when tried at the measured mile, and also rather more than her deep draught as designed, the increased displacement being due to the two additional guns composing her armament, with the necessary shot, shell, and ammunition, together with some 30 hands more than her originally fixed complement. The Blanche left her moorings at 12 o'clock, the officials on board, including Capt. the Hon. A. A.Cochrane, C. 8., commanding the Steam Reserve, who super intended t ßi e ,Bs e i i d ual Dkpa t eem i ar : weis, chiefsttocerhn Superintendent a ie l trials inspector assistant; st C seop a cf eptcotctr. inspector rWaf machinery taaemm l - cr l ha o dsic t nh i ho s ei ic t purl o ywey n r:ayi r S agdn t ha e dfli w ,o3\, : arli r terr t l‘N p Vi r r es .. enting that department. The ship's machinery was in charge of Mr. Snell, chief engineer; Mr. Ravenhill, of the firm of Ravenhill and Hodgson, representing the makers of the engines. The weather was favourable for the trial, the wind being from the W.N.W., with a force of from two or three. After the preliminary run to prepare the furnaces and boilers, the vessel was placed on the measured mile, and six runs made at full-boiler power with the following results :—First mile—time, 5 min. 29 sec., speed in knots per hour 10.942, steam 311 b., vacuum 27in., revolutions of screw per minute 88 ; second mile—time, 4min. Isec., speed 14.938 knots, steam 30in., vacuum 27in., revolutions 88 ; third mile—time, smin. 20sec., speed 11.250 knots, steam 301 b., vacuum 26in., revolutions 86 ; fourth mile— time, 4min. 2sec., speed 14.876 knots, steam 301 b., vacuum 26in., revolutions 87 ; fifth mile—time, sinin. 23sec., speed 11.146 knots, steam 28ib., vacuum 26in., revolutions 84 ; sixth mile—time, 3min. 57sec., speed 15.190, steam 331 b., vacuum 25, revolutions 88. The first means obtained from ' these results were 12.940, 13.094, 13.063, 13'011, and 13.168 knots, and the second means 13.017, 13.028, 13.037, and 13.089 knots, giving the true mean, or actual speed of the ship, as 13.055 knots per hour, or nearly two-tenths of a knot per hour more than the speed of the Danae, which, when tried at a lesser draught on the 12th ult., at Stokes Bay, realised a mean speed of 12.872 knots, as against 13.384 knots per hour at light draught, showing that the Blanche is, in comparison, a faster vessel at her deep load draught than the Danae at her light draught, although both vessels and, ma chinery were constructed from the same drawings and patterns. The Danae, it may also be remarked, is fitted with a Griffith's propeller, and had the same description of screw been applied to the Blanche there is little doubt that the results would have been still more favourable to the latter vessel. At the close of the full-boiler trials two runs were made at half-boiler power, with the following results : First run—time, 5 min. 36scc., speed 10.714 knots, steam 301 b., vacuum 27in., number of revolutions 76; second run—time, 4min. 53sec., speed 12.287 knots, steam 301 b., vacuum 27in., revolutions 76 ; giving the mean speed at half-boiler power exactly 11.5 knots per hour. Throughout the trial the engines worked very satisfactorily, the actual work performed, as shown by the indicator cards, being equivalent to 1,900 horse-power. The vessel was afterwards tried in making circles, stopping and starting of engines, and other trials, the results, as the case of the speed trials, being equally satis factory. At the close of the trials the Blanche re turned to harbour, and, according to existing orders, will take her departure for Australia to-day, calling in at Shithead for final orders. The official inspec tion of the vessel was made on Wednesday by Capt. W. K. Hall, C.B. SHARE LlST.—This Day. Lars! Railways. It Bristol and Exeter .... it Caledonian it ,Uainbrlan_ 85 ti 7 77 78 2) 30 !Cork and Bandon...—. 10 !Cornwall.__ Dublin Zr Beliaet June. 3 4 74 74 7U 72 it IDun„rerth, & Ab.Juuc. IN.Loudon, scrip Cs ti. it Glasgow &t S. Western it Great Eastern, Ord. stk. ;t Do. E. Angl. Bt. No. t Great North of Scotland it Great Northern st Do. A stock • • it Do. B stock ;t Do. New, is. at 25 poi it Gt 6, and W. of Ireland it Gt. We?tern -Original, it Do. S. Val. hail. gua. 103 102 30k 394 Ok 73 15 6 103 109 110 122 k 123 v 6 o 161 17i _ . at Do. South Wales — . at Do. W. Mid.—Oxford at Do. Newport at Do. Hereford at Lancashire Jr Yurealurs at Laudon and Blaokwall at Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast at Lon., Chat., and Dover st Do. Metrop. Ex. A at Lon. & North Western at Lon. sic South Western. et Man., Shet., & Lincoln at Metropolitan.... at Do. New at Do. Extension at Metropolitan District. 20 00. do. do. 10 Do. and St. John'sW'd at Midland Do. £9 Share et Do, Birmin.. & Dsrby Nlid Kent .. . . at North British at Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. at N th. Eastern—Berwick 25 Do. ti.N•E purchase at Do. Leeds 45 47 25 30 29 31 127 1274 40 463 19} lid} 11 14 1104 20 b 4 66 44 13 110 111 t Do. York ,t Do. Carlisle ..... t Do. Stook. & Darling. :5 Do. do. 1860-61 st North London it Do. do. 1864 5 L Do. do. 1866 10 North Staffordshire st N. ez S. W. Junction fit Scottish Central scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stook. Shropshire Union ... 8t South Devon South Eastern :0 Staines, Wok., & Wok it tau . Vale .0 Do. C V ale of Neagh yVaterford & Kilkenny l 0 Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 78 it Si 1276 i # icj i i ii9i i i 854 43► 3_ _ iOi 7! 9 Closing 1 Business Paid./ p r i oe . 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South of India gua. 5 per cent st D. 41 per cent at Do 204 Great Wes. of Canada 201 Do. New .. 100 Do. 6p. o 11(..5. pay. 1873 100 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. at Madras, gua. 5 p.c at DQ. 44 do st Do. 43 do 29 Do. Fifth Extensioi, st Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bode.! 50 Mel. & Hohaues Bay st latpf.ba at !Ouch: & g. 5 p.c at 6cinde at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do . to' at Do. Punjaub.... at Do.lndus St.lelot "'3 100 100 all 100 100 162 104 103 105 110 tll 110 112 I.ti LOA b. t 4 At; 1%3 4 P 41) 3} 4 5 6 63 71 f 8 52 99 Ll 2 104 i IC5i 1;9 110 1(.8 i 15/ 161 74 $2 41 45 :33 3i 17 29 18 11 991 Ft 8 6 1(9 110 1) 2 t ti 2t 1(2 103 t 6 1031 4 112 i } ICAk i 166 1611 18 100 91 91 100 102 93 l 5 69 11 103 i b 3 IJ4i 100 lot ICOi 1014 3 3P 10) 101 60 10 1 lOvi 9' ; 5I 1 u; BILITISH Cam. Consul. liold, lim 'Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drakewalls Piast Bassett ( Lllogan) ast Caradon b.. 'ast Cana Brea ill tot Grenville East Gunnislake East Loved . ... E. 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I iu 67 1 195 21 5.17.0 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. _ROBBING A CITY WAREHOUSE.--James Anderson de scribed as a cigar maker, was charged before Alderman Hale, at Guildhall, with stealing, on the 6bh 1 cwt. of scented soap from the warehouse of Messrs. Grossmith and Son, 85, Newgate-street. Police-constable Enoch Emery, 653, said that about half-past one o'clock yesterday afternoon he met the prisoner in • Windmill-street, Finsbury, and asked him how he ac counted for the soap he had sold to Mrs. Young, mid he said he had sold it for a man named Baldwin. They went in search of Baldwin, but could not find him, and then he told the prisoner that he should take him into custody for stealing a packing-case containing lcwt. of soap from Messrs. Grossmith's, 85, Newgate-street. At the station-house he said, "It is of no use, I cannot get out of it ; lam the thief." He went to the prisoner's adclr&ss and found a packing-ease (pro duced) with Messrs. Grossmith's name painted out. On the mantelpiece he found a pound packet of the pro secutors' scented soap. He received from Mrs. Young Gabs. of soap.—Mrs. Young having proved that she bought the soap, and Mr. Grossmith having stated that the packing-case produced had been stolen from his firm, the prisoner was committed for trial. CAUTION TO YOUNG WOMEN.—At the Maryleb3ne Police-court a number of young women waited upon Mr. Mansfield for his advice under the following circumstances, and also to ask him if he could not grant a summons. They elected one as spokeswoman, and she stated that she saw an ad , : ri - i e n r g tis i e: e l o ie i lt i l n ve t r h e e w C an k t r e k d eni t r o d a l lenia Newsw b h u ic si h . stated that 3 ness. She went to the address, and was told that on payment of five shillings a business would be taught her in ten days after which she would be able to earn thirty-five shillings a week. There were twei.ty-five young women there, all of whom had paid five shillings each for the instruction. They had found out it was only a swindle.—Mr. Mansfield asked what the business was.— Applicant produced a piece of glass, on which was painted the words, "In memoriam. Died 2nd July, 1799," and said the man gave them a little wooden stand and a small brush, and then for about ten minutes told them how to paint the letters. After being there ten days, the man told them they were not quite competent, and that they must have more instruction.—ln reply to the magistrate, applicant said the place was in Howell-street, Paddington.—Mr. Mane field said he could not help tLe girls. He was sorry for them ; it was very indiscreet to part with their money. If he granted a summons he did not believe they would get redress. He hoped the press would notice the matter to prevent others being duped. 111.ARKETS—(lhis Day.) POTATOES. The markets continue to be but scantily supplied with the better qualities, and prices rule firm. COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PRODUCE. SUGAR.—The colonial and foreign produce trade con tinues without general activity, but the value of most articles is pretty firmly upheld, any effect from he partial increase in imports being checked by the very moderate stocks in both first and second hand. Sugar has occa sionally sold a little easier, but hardly to alter quotations. CorrEz remains steady as far as coloury qualities are concerned. Pale qualities move off uneasily, and gene rally at easier prices. Cocoi is rather easier. The tea market is very firm, and the tendency of prices is decidedly upwards. OlLS.—There is still a demand for seed oils, and the re ent advance is fully upheld. _ _ LIVERPOOL, Feb. COTTON. 15.—Market firmer. Sales 10,00 bales, or more. RAY. Supplies plentiful and trade steady. Meadow hay, 60s to 81s ; clover, first cut, 80s to 955; second, 50s to 80s. Straw, 288 to 838 per load. TALLOW. The market i s qu i et, at 42 s t o 42s 3d spot, 42s 3d March ; 435 Gd sellers last three months. COURSE OF EXCHANGB.—This Evening Amsterdam Short. 11 11 Ditto ..................... 3 Months. 11 19i Rotterdam ........... 11 19t Antwerp — 25 32i Brussels — 25 324 Hamburg — 13 1 9lt Paris Short 25 fi -- Ditto .................. . 3 Months. 25 30 Marseilles .... .... Frankfort on the Maine 120} Vienna — It 95 Trieste — 11 9c:* Petersburgh - 6 :261 Berlin . .. 11 181 12 0 12 0 25 31* 25 37* 13 10 25 20 25 35 25 35 120} 12 U 12 0 321 6 261 481 481 29 40 29 40 29 40 29 40 29 40 29 40 51* 51; Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa .., aphis ...................... Palermo ................... Messina. ................. J• • • 29 35 29 30 29 30 29 30 29 30 29 30 Lisbon ........................ Oporto .. ............... Foreign Mail Packet List, MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton..... Feb. 19. Ditto. via Marseilles ... ....March 22 Ditto, via Panama ******* ••• • • ..... ........ Feb. 28. gam° , Ayres, and Mo n t e Vi deo Brazil, March 5. Ditto, by French packet Cape Verds, by Brazil packet .„„.,„. Cape of Good Hope. Ascension. and St. Helena Feb. 27 China, Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton Feb. 19 Ditto, via Marseilles •• Feb. 27 Falkland Islands .. March 5. Gibraltar, via Southampton . Feb. 19 India, via Southampton Ditto, via Marseilles ...... .....Feb. 22 Malta, Egypt, ,tO. Ditto, Marseilles... Feb. 22. Mauritius, C a pe of Good Hope, and Natal, v i a Southampton Feb. 14 Ditto, Marseilles March 15 Newfoundland Portugal •••• 5l Area 6 Ditto, 6y Pro t •te ship to Oporto . Ditto r AtO to Lisbon United States, ( anada, California, &c., by British packet Ditto, by L sited States packet Ditto ditto (New York) Ditto ditto New York) Ditto ditt , (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet .Feb 21. West Coast of AfrieL, Itadeira, and Teneriffc Feb. 16 West Indies and Pazific (except Slexido and Baha mas) ........... ............................... Feb. —. During a quarter of a conturzi Iloi•niinan's Teas have had an immense sale, and as they are now 8d per pound Cheaper, in consequence of the Reduced Duty, the demand will doubtless be even furthor extended. Sold, secured in Packets, never loose. AQUATICS. UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD AND TIIE UNIVER SITY OF CAMBRIDGE, U.S. The following is the reply of the Committee of the Ox ford University Boat Club to Mr. Watson's letter, which appeared in The Suit of yesterday : " University Boat Club, Oxford, Feb. 14. "Sir,—Your proposition to make an eight-oared match between the Harv ar d an d O x f or d U niversity Boat Clubs having been referred t o us b y th e mem b ers of the Oxford University'Boat Club, wo beg t o i n f orm you t h at we h ave given the matter our best consideration, and that we must entirely concur in a ll th a t h as b een said by Mr. Within in hisinformal correspondence w ith y ou on th e su bj ec t . W e aro willing (though the season proposed is most inconve nient) to row an eight-oared match with your club next September, under conditions similar to those under which we annually moot the University of Cambridge; but we much fear that the difficulties arising from the difference of our systems of boating— cause d, as th a t i s, b y th e phy sical differences of our respective countries—will prove to be insuperable. " You propose, first, that your boat shall carry only eight men, whereas in ours—from the nature of our rivers and the style of our boats—we must necessarily carry a ninth for the purpose of steering ; and, secondly, you propose (thereby admitting that our ordinary rivers are not adapted to your system of steering) that the race shall be on a broad open lake, to which kind of water we are quite unaccus tomed, and our boats unfitted. We have with great re luctance come to the conclusion that we cannot agree to these conditions, as we are of opinion that we ought not to involve our club in a match in which the competitors will not meet upon the same terms, as we consider that matches in which the parties engaged start under diffe rent conditions are, as trials of skill and strength, very unsatisfactory ; they may, no doubt, be interesting ; and invariably afford great opportunities for speculation, but when honour only is at stake they seem to us to be entirely out of place ; for at the conclusion of the contest it is impossible to say how far the conditions themselves, and how far the manner in which they have been carried out in that particular instance, have aided in bringing about the result. It is true that in one letter you express a wish to test not only the skill and strength of our respective crews, but also your system (i.e. steering the boat by means of the bow oar) against our method of carrying a coxswain. We see, however, no ad vantage to be gained by such a trial, for we have no reason to doubt that your system is the best ' on broad and straight pieces of water;' and yet if this were ever so satisfactorily proved, we should still be unable to adopt it on our narrow and winding rivers. Wo would submit, however, that it is not possible to prove satisfactorily the advantage of one method of operation over another, and at the same time and by the same test to discover the superiority of one operator over the other. To test the systems the opera tors must be equal—to decide between the operators the methods must be the same. " For these reasons we cannot agree to make a match on the terms you propose, because practically they would place the competitors on a different footing. We are con vinced that we cannot learn your method of steering on our narrow river ; and, indeed, you can hardly expect us to race you upon a system which would necessi tate an entire change in our build of boats and style of rowing, and which, even then, we could not practise on our own river. We may more reason ably ask you to adopt our system—it would involve no change in your boat or style of rowing, and it has this great advantage over yours—that it could be adopted on any course, whatever its nature. Moreover, the art of steering may be thoroughly learnt by a coxswain in a month—not so the art of steering without a coxswain. Of course, if you consent to carry a coxswain, you would then have no object in desiring to have the race on Lake Windermere; but if you object to the Thames we can get a course of three miles, almost quite str ai g ht, on the river Ouse, at Lynn, in Norfolk. Hoping that you may be in duced to fall in with our views , wo are, Sir, yo urs obediently, " FRANK WILLAN, President, ) "W. W. WooD, Secretary, I Committee of the "It. G. nausDEN, T reasu rer, } Oxford University "C. R. W. TOTTENHAM, j Boat Club. "EDMUND S. CARTER, NEW QUEEN'S C uNsEL.--The follo wing members of the bar are, we understand, to receive the honour of & silk gown : —Mr. Higgin, Mr. Volker, and Mr. West, of the Northern Circuit ; Mr "Matthews and Dr. Kenealy, of the Oxford Circuit; Mr. Fitzjames Stepkon, of the Midland Circuit; Mr. Shoe and Mr. Stuart, of the Chan cery Bar; Sergeant Simon (patent of precedence) of the Northern Circuit ; Mr. A. Stavely Hill, of the Oxford Cir cuit; and Mr. J. A. Russell, of the Northern Circuit. There is ono other gentleman, whose name has not reached us, who is also to receive " Journal. ,PORTING OPINIONS. LINCOLN. HANDICAP. (From Bell's Life) It is, in fact, hard to feel certain about even Purveyor getting a " place ;" and should King Charming, The Czar, and Skirmish all be ripe and ready on the day, lie may be beaten out of the coveted berth. Wild Moor is another doubtful cus tomer he has to fear, though in summing up we can not help inclining towards the three old ones named, of whom the Czar,would have the preference were he lauded here safe and sound, failing which we should fall back upon King Charming. (From the Sporting Gazelle.) The horses that appear to me to be best in are Historian, King Charming, Indigestion, Wild Moor, Midwife, Skirmish, Czar, Grey Stocking, Pur veyor, ltedivivus, Caprera, and Our Mary Ann ; and those entitled to the greatest consideration from their performances and the manner two of them have been backed are King Charming, Grey Stock ing, and Purveyor, my particular choice being GREY STOCKING ; and if the trio are beaten, I expect it will be Czar or Our Mary Ann, who are, perhaps, the most favourably weighted of all the horses engaged. (From the Sporting Life.) I shall commit myself to Czar, Indigestion, Grey Stocking, and Cauthleen to defeat the field, and of these I trust to Indigestion and Czar, believing that the stable demonstration in favour of Wild Moor should be immediately followed, as the greatest danger is to be apprehended from that quarter, and Jennings with Cauthleen. (From the Sportsman.) On Tuesday I propose to discuss seriatim the capabilities and chances of the various candidates that are likely to take part in the contest, and shall then give my final selection for this event, but in the meanwhile I may state that at present I enter tain a very high opinion of the claims of Purveyor. LATV LYTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY.) COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Right Hon. Sir J. P. IVilde and a Common Jury.) PRINCEPS V. PRINCEPS PICKARD. This was a suit instituted for a divorce on the ground of adultery. The defence was that the husband had committed adultery and connived. Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Dr. Swabey appeared for the petitioner ; Dr. Deane, Q.C., and Mr. S. Hill for the respondent; and Dr. Spinks, Q.C., and Mr. Inderwick for the co-respondent. Mr. Coleridge having opened the case, 111 r. Moseley said that he was a surgeon at latherton, and was the guardian of Mrs. Prineeps, She was married in November, 1855. He gave her away. She went to live with her husband at Appleby. He did not know what the petitioner did. He did not think he did anything. Cross-examined—Mrs. Piinceps had £B,OOO, of which £6,000 was given to the petitioner on his wedding day. He was very frequently at races ; that was his principal business. He used to be out often. He had always seen him kind to his wife and very attentive. He had spoken to petitioner about being out so much, and he replied that his NNife knew what she had to expect, and that he was not out more than before his marriage. He was told of the wife leaving the house immediately afterwards. He went to condole with him. He might have told a Mr. Powes that he expected the respondent would leave him. He had heard rumours about her, and knew the persons she associated with. By the Court-lie bad a little bit of a farm. lie used to be for a week at the racing. He might stay at home a week. He would think it a nuisance if he had to stay at home a fortnight. He was at home about half his time. Louisa Smith said that she lived from 186.1 to 1865 with Mrs. Princeps. She knew Mr. Marshall Pickard. no was a gentleman farmer. He used to go walking out with Mrs. Princeps and the chil dren. On one occasion they met Mr. Pickard and talked to him. Sliehld seen him again, but not with Mr. Pickard. She had not seen him at the house. One night she said that she was gone to Mrs. Cooper's, and she really went to Mr. Pickard's. She went to fetch her, and saw her come out of Pickard's, and he was standing at the door. She said what a nice man he was, and she was very fond of him. She also said " She should ke to have him." She said that several times. There was a groom named Walterson at Mr. Prin ceps'. In the summer of 18G5 she used to be con stantly going round to thestables where he was. She never spoke about him to witness. He had bean hav ing his supper one evening and he took Mrs. Princeps' supper into the dining room. He remained half an hour. When Mrs. Princeps came out her hair was much disordered. She did this on two or three occasions when Mr. Princeps was away. She had seen Mrs. Princeps in the swing and Walterson swinging her. She had seen her come from the stables. Her hair was much disordered, and she looked very much ashamed. She received a note on one occasion, and went immediately afterwards to the stable. Cross-examined—This was in the summer of 1865. She was not in the nursery when the note was torn up. She saw it afterwards. She made no secret of going to the stable. Sometimes there was one horse and someiimes two. Her hair was always disordered. Sir J. P. Wild—But you said just now that it was only sometimes. Witness said that she did not always see her. Mr. Pickard's house was close and quite public. Mr. Princeps did not speak to him. Mrs. Prickard had children. Mrs. Princeps had never spoken to her of the neglect of her husband. Witness would not swear that her mistress did not say that she should like Mr. Pickard as a husband. She knew nothing of Mr. Pickard except that he was a gentleman in the neighbourhood. By the Court—Walterson used to drive her out in a dogcart. Mr. Princeps never asked her about ' it. She told Mr. Shee, the attorney, about it. Fanny Smith said that she went to live with the petitioner in October, 1865. She was the only female servant in the house, and she remained till Mrs. Princeps left. She told her that she had got into a scrape, and she must get out of it. She asked her if she thought Mr. Princeps knew of it. While Mr. Princeps was away she packed up her clothes and went away. She knew Mr. Pickard, and she had seen him with her mistress in the field. They met several times in the week. She has heard Pickard tell Mrs. Princeps that he loved her. She had seen him take hold of her hand and put his hand across her bosom. lie had said " You must not split as I do not know what will be the conse quences." Witness had also seen him kiss her ; this was three weeks befo re• she went away. She had sent messages to Pickard by witness to come and see her, and he had replied, " Dear girl, I love her; tell her to come this afternoon." She did go down. In April and May she had gone five times a week to Mr. Pickard's house. Mrs. Princeps said that Mr. Pickard had taken liberties with her. She had stayed as late as half-past ten o'clock at Mr. Pickard's. Witness had been spoken to her mistress about Pickard, and she had asked her whether she had committed adultery with him, and she said " almost." She used to go to Miss Bowley, a dressmaker ; and her mistress said she had had a cup of tea with the co-respondent. lie had said to witness, " lie loved her, and must have her," meaning Mrs. Priuceps. She had known Walterson come to the house, and once he was locked in a room with the respondent. She saw her come out, and she was confused, and her hair in disorder. After some additional evidence had been adduced, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that the respondent had committed adultery with Waterson and not with Pickard, but the Court would not make any order as to costs on the ground that the conduct of Mr. Pickard was such as to justify the suspicious of the husband. THIRD EDITION• SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK. LAT EST WES r END BETTING. THIS DAY, LINCOLN HANDICAP. 13 to 2 agst King Charming (offered) 17 to 2 agst Czar (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Purveyor (taken) 14 to 1 agst Ligurian (taken) 16 to 1 agst Grey Stocking (offered) 18 to 1 agst Indigestion (taken) 20 to 1 agst Artesian (taken) 20 to 1 agst Midwife (taken) 22 to 1 agst dinsley (taken) 25 to 1 agst Ulphus (offered) 25 to 1 agst Leases (taken) 33 to 1 agst Skirmish (taken) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 18 to 1 tight Chimney Sweep (taken) 33 to 1 agst Mooso (offered) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Viridis (offered) DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Blue Gown (offered) VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—Tuts DAY. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 100 to 15 agst King Charming (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Czar (taken and offered) 9 to 1 agst Purveyor (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Ligurian (taken) 100 to 6 agst Grey Stocking (taken) 100 to 6 agst Indigestion (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Rhine Wine (taken) 20 to 1 agst Aiasley (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Artesian (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Ulphus (taken) 25 to 1 agst Midwife (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Cauthleon (taken) 25 to 1 agst Leases (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Skirmish (taken) 30 to 1 agst Beanstalk (taken) LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 20 to 1 agst Chimney S weep (taken) 25 to 1 agst The Lamb (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Jack of Trumps (taken) 50 to 1 agst Benazet (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Moose (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Viridis (taken and offered) TWO THOUSAND. 20 to 1 agst Blue Gown (taken) DERBY. 20 to 1. agst Blue Gown (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 on and after Monday next. Applications for mem bership may bo made to any of the above gentlemen, or to the Secretary, 3, Blackfriars-road. N.B.—The wires of the Electric and International Tele graph Company are now laid on, and will be open for transmission of messages to all parts oa Monday next, Feb. 13th, 1368. STEEPLEMASING IN NORFOLK.—It is doubtful whether there will bo any steeplechase meeting at New Bucken ham this year. There will, however, be a two days' meet ing near Norwich on March 23 and 26, and one at North Walshani on April 3. Mr. Lincoln's Leda, two years, has arrived at P. Doucie's stables, the Curragh, to be trained for her Irish engagements, in order to qualify her to run for the Pa triotic Stakes at Baldoyle, according to the provisions of the race. MALTON STEEPLECHASES. - It should be borne in mind that on Wednesday next will close the Malton- Grand and Norton Steeplechases. Both aro handicaps open t o all comers, and name to Mr. Johnson, or the cleric of the course. DEATH OP Ma. EDWARD HIBBURD.--11r. E. Hibburd, who formerly filled the post of clerk of the course at Ascot, as well as starter to the Jockey Club, died a few days since. Frost, 4 yrs, has left Fobert's and joined Mr. W. Forbes's large string of steeplechaser; who aro preparipg for Punchestown, at Palmerstown. Cabin Boy was struck out of the Midland Steephi Chase at Derby and the Open Steeple Chase at Moreton-in- Marsh immediately the weights appeared. The Market Risen Steeplechases will take place ox Mon day, April 6. . . . . DEBBY STEEPLECHASES.—The Hunt Chase, weight for ago, three miles, closes on Friday next. Irswicu. RACES.— This meeting is fixed for Thursday and Friday, Aug,. 27 and 38: . Mr. H. Chaplin will entertain a large party of fashion- Wes during the ensuing Lincoln Meeting. Mr. R. Ten Broeck is expected to return to this country in the spriug. EAST ACTON PADDOCKS.—Upwards of 250 yearlings are already booked to bo sold at this establishment during the season. Pembroke Steeplechases will take place on March 11. It is rumoured that the question between two noble lords as to the policy of hedging some heavy bets on the Derby will be " referred" for consideration. _ Lord A. Paget's colours aro brown, scarlet and white hoops, with white cap ; Mr. W. Tilsly's, tawney and bl ue and his second colour maroon and white. WEST SOMERSET STEEPLECHASES. - The Crew kerne Stakes and the Yeovil Plate closos on Feb. 20. Aberystwith Spring Meeting will take place on Mon day, April 13. The Cardiff Race and Steeplechase Meeting is fixed to take place on April 30 and May 1. Ariel left Middle Park on Wednesday last for his stud quarters in ;Ireland. RACLNGFIXTI FEBR RES FOR 1868. ARY. Lincoln Spring DLlnsfield Harrow 2O Nottingham Spring 25 Derby spring Liverpool Spring M 3 th.elmsford Spring M 10 Shrewsbury Spring lO West Drayton l2 Warwick Spring Margate Epsom Spring Meeting 2.1 Croxton Park Northampton Bromley Spring 6 Durham Hendon l3 Newmarket Craven 13 Knighton l4 Abergavenny Catterick Bridge 'l6 Lewes Spring Thirsk Curragh April 2l Newmarket Ist Spring 27 Chester 5 Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury - - Bath Croydon Ist Summer 21 Harpenden Epsom Summon West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer Manchestor Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, lull, and East Riding lO Windsor Summer gE. Newton .................. 17 Hampton .................. 13 Newcastle ............•••••• 3 Bibury Olub ..... ~....... 23 Stockbridge ............ 24 Alexandra. Park......... 30 Chelmsford Worcester Summer Carlisle 7 Newmarket July 7 Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. l5 Liverpool July M l6 1 AUG Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer 7 Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Egham lB 11.astinge York August J." Odiham, ................ l6 Stamford Radcliffe ..... 2O Huntingdon: 2l. Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood ,... 2,i3 UST. Doter ,.... 20 Oxford Scarborough 24 Canterbury [ Derby Sum mor ,26 i Weymouth i Lichfield 1 Tunbridge 1 Margate 3l SEPT I Baden Warwick September Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster September 8 Brecon ...... Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 ,MBER. ' Kelso l5 Hendon 1! Monmouth .. Newmarket Ist October 22 I Walsall 1 West Drayton 29 Royal Caledonian Hunt and Western M )BER. 18 Cheltenham Naling Newmarket Houghton 19 Worcester Autumn. OCTI Bedford 1 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October 5 Chelmsford Autumn 13 TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE AND THE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—We have reason to believe ;that the operatic undertakings hitherto carried on at her Majesty's Theatre and the Royal Italian Opera are to be united under one management—that of Mr. Mapleson. The wish of many influential supporters of the Opera, the destruc tion of her Majesty's Theatre, the desire of Mr. Gyo to be relieved of the arduous duties of management which ho has borne for 20 years at the Royal Italian Opera, Covent garden—all these causes have led to this determination. It is to be hoped this arrangement may be carried out in the interests of the art of music and of artistes, and be cause it affords a promise of one really complete grand Opera. It would be premature to enter upon details at present, but it is stated that Mr. Mapleson will be sup ported by powerful in fluence, and that he p ro p oses that Opera, under the new arrangements, shall be presented, if possible, on a grander scale than hitherto. ()11. iad 111. ad was In 'l4 flee rior g in (os- , on rket 75 40 50 50 rOIV. Laves aeon- ES."