The Sun. — London, England, 1868-02-24 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET A ND nOMIERCIAL tNTELL)s,ir CITT, Two O'CLOCK. The Stock Markets are quiet with a steady tone. No change of much importance since the final close on Saturday has occurred i❑ the Funds or in the lead ing railway - stocks ; but in the Foreign Market there is a demand for Turkish stocks some of which have further improved a point or two, while the improve ment is maintained in Italian. On the other hand American stocks are heavy and lower, owing to the cable advices from New York. The Discount Market is quiet at 12- per cent. on the best bills. The Wheat Market is steady at last week's prices. Consols are quiet at Saturday's prices, being quoted at 93 to 93 for money and account ; New and Re duced Three per Cents., 93q to 931 ; India Five per Cents., 112 to 11E - 1--; Bank - Stock, 248 to 250 : Exchequ er Bills, 12s to 17s prem. The Forei g n Stock Market is firm. Italian (1861) Loads, however, are a point lower than Saturday's final price, bein- , uo:.ed at 45 to 457 Turkish are animated ail [he q 1865 Bonds are higher, at 331- to 3: *. There is an improvement of in Peruvian ( 1 833), at 75!; to 76. 1 ; ; of 4 1 .- in Mexican, at 15:1 to 16f ; and in Greek, at 12!, to 13 ; and of hi New S o pzzis ; ll at 361 to Portuguese are quoted 39 to (1862), 85 to 86 ; Egyptian Nine per Cents., 88.1 to 891 ; and ditto (1864), 87i to 881. The allotment letters of the New Russian Railway Loan were received this morning. All applications received in full, and the price of the scrip declined to IYeinium.. Ainvrican Securities are flat. United States Five- Twenty Bonds are 12 lower, at 71/ to 71k. Erie Rail road is quoted at 4.1 to 46, being worse ; and Illinois 1 lower, at 87 to 88. The variations in Railways are unimportant. There is a decline of / in Metropolitan and Lancashire and Yorkshire, and of in Great Western, London and North-Western, and South-Eastern ; and a rise of I in Caledonian, and of A- in Chatham and Sheffield. The prices current are : —Lancashire and Yorkshire, 12712 to 128; Midland, 107/ to 1071; South-Eastern, 73 to 73k ; London and North Eastern, 118 k to 119 ; Great Northern (A), 108 to 109 ; Great Eastern, 30 to 30} ; Great Western, 451 to 461- ; Brighton, 46 to 461 2 ; Sheffield, 42 to 42k ; Metropolitan, 111 k to 1111 ; Caledonian, 84 to 841 ; North British, 3412 to 3512 ; and Chatham, 181 to 194. Bank shares are without change. Alliance, 1312 to di s ; Anglo-Austrian, 31 to 41 'prem. ; Char tered Mercantile 28 to 29 ; Consolidated, toy prem. ?)( div.; Imperial Bank, 1712 to 18 ; London and C °anty. 52 to 53 ex div.; Oriental, 42 to 43 ; Lon don J o i nt Stock, 34 to 35 ; Union of London, 34 to 35. In Finance Shares Credit Foncier is dull, at 3 to 31 ; General Credit 4- lower, at 3 to 21 dis.; International Finance, 21 to 11 dis.: London Finance, 24 to 23 dis. Foreign m i n i ng shares are dull. Chontales, worse, at 11 to 11; dis. ; St. John del Rey, 17 to 19 ; Port Philip, 11- Miscellaneous Securities are extremely quiet. Anglo-American Telegraph, 191 to 19I c ex div. ; Atlantic Telegraph 8 per Cent., 5f to 5} ;_Hudson's Bay, f lower, at 141 to 1412 ; Ocean Marine, .14 to 16 ; National Discount, 101 to llf. _ The following memorandum has been received. it is hardly necessary to say that anything relating to the re-establishment of Venezuelan credit must be received with caution :—" Advices received from Venezuela announce the appointment of General Engelcke as Minister of Finance. That functionary, on a former occasi3n, was chief officer of the Cus toms at La Guaira for one year, during which period he doubled the revenue by the suppression of smuggling and the vigour of his administra tion. When in London, in January, 1866, he placed himself in personal communication with Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co., and the committee of Vene zuela bondh o ld ers, an d i n a letter addressed to Mr. Gerste n berg, the chairman of the committee, he advo cated the regeneration of the credit of the country by means of the unification of the Venezuela debt, on the basis of a gradually rising rate of interest, and the a PPlication of a portion of the revenue to the construc tion of railways. It is confidently expected that General Engelcke will do his utmost to establish the credit of Venezuela, by entering into an honourable arrange- Went with the British bondholders." There were again no'bullion operations at the Bank of England on Saturday. The Siberia has arrived from New York with £18,500 in specie ; the City of New York with £2,000, an d the Allemania with £36,000, the last mentioned being silver. Consequent upon the unfortunate character of the news from the mines, the directors of the Chontales Mining Company on Saturday decided to call up the remaining lOs per share. It is payable the 25th of March. The traffic receipts of the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway Company for the ten days ending with 31st of December amounted to £13,428 lls lld, comparing with £12,992 2s. 24 for the corresponding nine days of 1866. The directors of the Anglo-Argentine Company (Limited), have made arrangements with Mr. Barnard, formerly connected with the works, to proceed to lario, and take a legal transfer of the works, &c. Barnard has selected the requisite stores, which t will be shipped without delay. Mr. Barnard leaves IV the steamer, from Bordeaux, on the 29th inst. Nit% Christopher Gabriel (nephew of the late Lord Mayor) has this day joined the firm of Cock, Spavin and Co., F enc h urc h- street, w hi c h w ill i n f u t u re lX carried on as Cock, Gabriel, and Co. The following list of some of the leading dividend Paying mines of the colony of Victoria, shows how e xtraordinary has been the rate of profits upon a very small amount of capital, when the workings are con ducted upon practical and scientific knowledge : , I Canle of Mine. Subscribed Capital. Dividends up to Nov 1867. Koh °Politan £s 986 0 0 .. 8.128,044 5 oin 6 years i poor i ednandof Hope 32 000 0 0 . . 361,600 0 oin 3 1 / 2 years Crest 11. S 9.880 0 0 . . 339.250 0 oin 7 years Sir Av . Don 9,000 0 0 .. 130,500 0 oin 2 }ears w i're e w s ,jugton Freehold 6,500 0 0 . . 45,003 00in 14 mons. D efi t, e rnFreebold 6,000 00 . . 25,500 00in 8 months IS' Ai e b l i ' on n tin ce ........ 5,563 00 .. 70,000 0 Din 7 years &Wellington 18.058 0 0 . . 167,357 0 oln 6 years 18,000 0 0 .. 90 , 921 5 Oi n 4 y ears Prin ce }bales 1114 • of .• n th Yong Totals •.. . . . £.145,332 0 0 41,878,907 6 10 VOIBIOIN IWNDS—TWO CLOCK. . GOVERNMENT FUNDS. ° Per Ueut. Consols Do. Account, March 5 931 3 per Cent. Reduced 931 1 New 3 per Cent 931 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 -- per Annuities 80 yrs, expi re sth Jan., 1880. Do. for ' 3O yrs, expi re sth April 1885 — Do (Rod Sea Televaph), Au,., 1908 — Etchequor Bill s , £l , OO O, 2 per Ct. — Pm Do £5OO Pm Do. £lOO & £ 2OO l2 pm Palk of England Stock, 41 per Cent 249 Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Mock, 101 per Ceut., AprillB74 Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 p er C en t. , M ay 1879 lOBl Do 5 per Cent., /tap. Deb., 1872 — Do. do. 1877 — Do. do, 188' ) - ~.- J• Do. D e b ., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 - D 0• Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 0 0. und er £1 . 000 13 RITISII FUNDS—TWO OV_LOCI. 4r-Outine Republic, 6 per Cent A.O Arian Bonds, 5 per Cent. 1859 Draiiliart 5 per Cent 4} per Cent, 1852 — D,, 0 - do , 1858.... • — uo. d 0 . ., 18i0 _ D o• do ., 1863 ....., Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 As ~,, uenos Uo Account 74 1 _ Ayres 6 per Cent 13 0 2 C t (Deferred 3 per Cent ) (3, per en . 0 , 11 ,'S 6 per Cent. i. s ulati 6 per Cent _ '",°. 1} per Cent ," 0 . 0 per Cent, B . -- , - " 0 . 1867 -1 -', 0 ., 7 per ,Cent., 1866 94 I 0 :,-'°., Scrip £32 paid „ .ni.bian, per Cent. 4 nisu : 3 p r Cent., 1825 "Jin übian P r i nc i pa li t i es, 7 per C en t L ID ° 8 per Cent Co ., 1867 — .cluador New nsolidated, 1 per Cent — 'gYptian, 7 per Cent — .°. Second I ssue —, ,-,-,'. £5lO Bonds u o. £loe Bonds — v ., Do. 1 8 64 - ' , D• .£s:io Bonds — Do. £lOO Bonds B 9l 9 vo l. , . t p ail way Debontur. , a .... 91 Crock ~ tl_f , Tl ,ai wa, • '7 l ; °Per Cent., 1824-5, ox Coups — ,r ,, 0• .L 1 e , :ount ,$).). Coupons ,:„ "0. Account ilutt(”tiala 5 ppr Cent .. — 1 ttl,:il.iali;toeSeiGo, el o lun v (t ..P c t.. l2 . i t i . 1 : 1 - 1 4 8 0 6 a 4 n . ., 10p. Ct., £2sp 72 11,3,°. -41areinmana Raiway — I "at 3 per Cent — Ditto for Account . r , D. 18b4 B 0 6 m o Der Cont. Anglo-French — , uterideau 6 . per Cent. .. — 11°°rish imperial 5 per Cent we Granada Do 3 per Cen — U Do Deferi•ed o pLknd Warrants (Hectares) Do eriPri au 5 per Cent. 1865 — Account 761 1 6 ,-, i Per Cont. (Uribarren) — " 4 i per Cent., 1862 lismittsittort ttttt •—• anied .chess Vales 23. 1 Di erish ire in Vales DD. ough g the 'ed. at es the his g last ;s Ed- VCE. Lnd a sured r, the !, six 1. E. ial of topes lento her ports staff achi- ►over ed to final a her ,tions day's two day, of a rate Fri- Spit 13ft. II the lip to I and itores 'as in trial Lions, ne of Lodg itions 's en- iavy, ap milar ;d by other lye a 33in. ieter, boiler :nots, :•118. 382, e en -8.57, 31b. ; aches. ower, four .111, f the per e the only iomi f the boiler ruche ;, this tae is 1 and ,ster f the wing tfter- .ater- 'orts- Ply xin of ly the )ging h the arka icials ction. rein- Engi spital dugly have Ivey -3 aro tach- ,ed to are .ieut• It. 1 • Hare, Lieut. l• 11. , 16th non- 8 1 - IGI netts" 8401 Col - °f Do Account Portuguese 3 ocr Ct., 1853, '6, '7, '9,'60,'2,':i 394 Do. do., 1?67 3 91 1 8 1. Do. do., Scrip, £lO paid 4 Pin Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 44 per Cent. 1.' , 50 Da 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1861, £lOO Bonds BBl Do. do. £B4 15s. do. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds BB4 4 Do. do. £B4 15s. do — Sardinian, 5 per Cent — - • Spanish 3 per Cen ... — Do Account .. • Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Pa.isive — Do Ace:cult Jo Corn. Cert. of Con . nut fu ded Do Account Tu:kish 6 per Cent. - Do Account Do 6 per Gout. 185 ts — Do Account ... 634 4 Do £lOO Bonds 6B l 6 per Cent., 1662 • — Do Aceouut ... , Do ..£10( Bonds... 631 4 Do. 1863 — Do 5 per gent., 1865 . ab Account Do 6 per Cent., 1865 D , 1 per Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — I'o 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1861 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... Irividouus on the :wove 11yaW0 ut .1,• - m401.. French Routes, 3 per Cont., Ex. 25f. — Austrian o par Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent. Ex. 12 Gail. D.) Account — it a ii tui 5 per Cent. 1831, E. 25f. . — Do. Account 4s} i TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 92i 3 Do. Account, March 924 3 111,41?,KETS—(1 his Day.) NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. MEAT—Supplies of dead meat are moderate, and demand steady at previous rates, except for beef, which is if any thing rather dearer. Quotations—Mutton, wether, 3s 8d to 4s ; ewe, 3s 2d to 3s Gd ; ox beef, prime, 4s to 4s 2d ; middling, 3s Gd to 3s 10d ; plain, 3s to 3s 4d ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 2d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s ; lamb, 6s 8d to 7s 4d por stone of Sib by the carcase. CORN. The trade generally continues firm, the large demand for the continent which takes off a considerable propor tion of recent arrivals off the coast, giving confidence to factors. The home demand, however, is quiet. From the provincial markets quotations show an occa sional advance of is. to 2s. in wheats on the week, but without much activity in the trade. From the Baltic shipping ports rates come firm, and from France the last accounts to hand mention that purchases were still going on. At Mark-lane this morning there was a fair attendance, and a moderate demand for most articles of the trade. The moderato supplies of English wheat were taken off steadily at the rates of this day week, and for best samples rather more was asked. Foreign wheat was well held, and for Russian and American, the supplies of which are reducing, and the prices of which are relatively moderate, slightly higher terms were necessarily paid. Flour moved off steady, at quite late rates for both ex port and foreign. Malt was in fair supply, and sold strong, withott change in value. Barley realised late currencies for both grinding and malting kinds. _ _ . Beans moved off slowly at steady rates for English, Egyptian hanging on hand. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supplies of fat stock on sale to-day wore about the same as last week, and trade ruled quiet. Of beasts there were 3,390, including 592 from the Continent ; 420 from Scotland, 100 from Ireland, and 2,280 from the various English grazing grounds. The beef trade ruled dull, and prices for secondary sorts were easier. Of sheep there were 17,050, including 1,400 from abroad. The demand was slow, and rates about as before. TALLOW. The market is quiet, at late rates. Stocks this day, 31,882 casks ; arrived last week, 1,232 ; delivered last week, 2,1 M. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 24.—Market opens very dull ; a farthing lower. Sales probably 8,000 bales. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. (Front the Wall-Street Journal.) THE RAILWAYS AND TELEGRAPHS OF THE WORLD. In 1866 the total length of railways opened for public traffic throughout the whole world amounted to 87,578 English miles, and are divided among the various nations as follows : Miles. United States of America 32,742 Great Britain and Ireland Germany (including Austria) France India Italy Spain Russia 2,815 Canada Belgium 1,618 Sweden •... Switzerland 711 Holland 87,578 The cost of the 13,476 miles of the English railways up to the present time amounts to £455,000,000, while the 13,392 miles of railway in Germany cost only £96,752,000. The 9,142 miles of railway in France cost £280,000,000. The total length of the telegraphic lines through out the world is upwards of 178,056 English miles, consisting, on the average, of a triple line of wires. The following is the length of the lines in the vari ous countries, and according to the latest returns : 1866. Germany 1866. Russia 22,992 1866. France 18,694 1866. Great Britain and Ireland 16,297 1866. Turkey 1863. Italy 1865. Sweden 1861. Belgium 1,089 • 1866. Switzerland 2,160 1865. United States of America 52,957 1865. Canada 167,974 To this must be added the two Atlantic cables, the total lengths of which are about 4,317 English miles (3,754 nautical miles), and the total length of the other submarine cables amounts to near 5,765 miles. ERIE RAILWAY BRANCH ROAD.--In the New Jersey Legislature, on February 4th, Mr. Taylor introduced in the House a bill to authorise the Erie Railway Company to construct a branch railroad to the Hudson River south of Fort Lee. The com pany may build tunnels, docks, piers, &c., and establish ferries to New York and carry oil over this branch road. By telegram from San Francisco, under date of February 4th, we learn that work on the Central Pacific Railroad, east of the Sierra Nevada moun tains, is progressing rapidly. The weather is fa vourable, and the grading of two sections is nearly completed and ready for rails. A new 40-ton locomotive has been safely transported across the summit. Sufficient motive power and material are east of the Sierras to complete the contemplated one hundred miles track in time for the connection to be made at the summit. Signor Mario is said to have retrieved his credit in Russia by his singing, but still more by his acting, in " La Favorita." Mr. Dion Boucicault has, it is said, purchased the Sabloniere Hotel, Leicester-square, for the purpose of converting it into a theatre. Mr. Mapleson's season of Italian Opera will open at Drury-lane about the end of March. LORD H. SEYMOUR'S WILL.--On Saturday a number of solicitors connected with the London charities attended before Mr. Marshall, the Chief Clerk at the Rolls Chambers, to make claims to share in the large bequest of Lord Henry Seymour to the London charities. Out of 172 claims by hospital and other institutions only 31 were ad mitted by the Master of the Rolls under the terms " hos pice" mentioned in the will. The hospitals had appealed to the Lords Justices, and their lordships held that all places where patients were admitted to reside would come within the denomination of "hospice." The case was sent back to the Rolls for the certificate to be varied, and the first sitting took place on the present occasion. Mr. Greatorox appeared for the charities admitted in the first schedule. The Chief Clerk gave directions on the matter to facilitate the first distribution. There would be no appeal to the House of Lei*. fiCII;FMRENCE bliAtticr AND STOCKS London and North-Western, 5 per cent., 111 FREFERE S:i ARES. Great Western, 5 per cent., rd., 82 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 2. 831 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Blackwall, 87 Nottingham and Grantham R. and C, VI YORE) GN LCAIL WA .tabia and San Francisco, gua. 7 per neut., 15 neat Luxembourg, 01 San Paulo, lira., gua. 6 per cent., FoitPAGN Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, li►n., 32i Don l'edro, Nor. h Del :ley, 2k PM St. Johu del Iley,litri, 171 18 BAN k S. Agra, lim., A, Ditto, B, 8 7- 6 Alliance, lim., tilt Anglo-Italian, lim., 5/ Australasia, 66 Bank of Egypt, 34 City, I I Imperial Ottoman, Op London and County, 51: Loudon and 11 estminster, 63 Ditto, Scrip, 462 7 Oriental Bank Corporation, 14 MISCELLANEOI.II3. Anglo American Telegraph, 193 Atlantic Telegraph, 50 Ditto, S p.-,r zeta., 1074 Berlin Water Works, 11M., 13i Boisibay Gas, Ilm., 44 Canada Company, 55 Ceylon Company, Ditto, A shares, 23 Commercial Union, Insuranoe, 5 Credit Foncier ot Entrlana. lira.. 2 1 15-'6 ' Corporation of London Bonds, 8 2, 44 per cent., 440 T Egyptian 9 per Cent., Viceroy Loan, gua by Egypt.t.ioi't 89i El,ctric and international Telegraph, 1714 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 19; ll Gen. Credit and Discount, Inn.. 5 udson's Bay, 143 international Financial Soelety,lim. E anion tieneraiOnanttrus Company, thin, 13 15-18 New Quebrada. Penintat a and Oriental Steam, 581 Dito, new, i BG7, 6 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 171 Australian Land, 36 Telegraph Construct. and Maiatenauce, litn., 13} Thames and Mert4ey Marine, Insurance, lila., 4 7-15 United Discount Corporation, Urn., 2i United Kingdom Tel graph Co., lim., 21 Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan) 74 f COAL THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 1868. SHARE LlST.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 190 100 100 1(.0 100 100 100 1100 15 100 100 731 4 T S ECUIiITI ELS 98 100', 100 102 ; 100 1021 86 87 b 5 103 105 107 IC9 106 108 1(5 107 06 27 11j 111 105 107 103 105 105 107 107 101 1N tll 114 106 99 10 98 99 Sesj 96 94 99 95a f I. 1031 1 112 lif 109 f i 109 i 103 1 DISCOVERY OF MR. SPEKE. Sir Richard Mayne presents his compliments to the Editor of 7he Sun, and requests he will have it made publicly known that information was received this morning of the Rev. Mr. Spoke's safety. Mr. Charles T. Murdoch, on receiving the intel ligence communicated it immediately to Sir Richard Mayne, in order that the public mind might be relieved as early as possible from the painful state of suspense that the case has produced. lie was found at Padstow, Cornwall. 4, Whitehall-place, Feb. 24, 1868. CRIMINAL COURT.—This I'ay. OLI) COURT. The February sessions commenced to-day before the Lord Mayor, the Recorder, and the Sheriffs. The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, re ferred to a number of cases in the calendar, which contained the names of 109 prisoners for trial. The principal cases to be disposed of %were those of a prisoner named James Necdell, a clerk, who stood charged with feloniously wounding Thos. Chatterton, with intent to murder him. It would be seen from the evidence that he met the prosecutor in the neighbourhood of Clerken well, and deliberately discharged a pistol at him, the charge taking the most serious effect on him. The witnesses would prove the fact most conclusively, but they, the grand jury, would have nothing to do with the state of mind of the prisoner at the time he com mitted the act ; that would have to be determined at another tribunal. There was also a charge against a man named James Clancy, a printer, against whom there were three charges of shooting with intent to murder. The prisoner, in the first instance, was followed by a detective sergeant, .named Chown, from his lodgings in Somers town, and on arriving near Bedford-square, the constable went up to him, and, after putting a few questions to him, Clancy made an evasive answer, and then drew a revolver and deliberately discharged one of the chambers at the constable, and then attempted to run away. Chamberlain, who was with Chown at the time, then came up, when the prisoner again discharged the pistol at him, fortunately without any effect, although Chamberlain was very close to him. The third time the piece was discharged was at a coach man named John Hurst, who came to the assistance of the constables. The bullet on the last occasion never left the pistol, it becoming fixed between the pin and the barrel of the pistol, in which position it still remained. They would have the whole of the facts placed before them, and if there was a prima facie case made out to their satisfaction it would be their duty to return a true bill against hitn. There was another case contained in the calendar which would call for their most serious attention, and such an one that had not come before the Court for many years. It was the indictment of Maurice Lyttle ton, Florence Macarthy, and James Richardson for traitorously compassing, imagining, and intending to deprive and depose our most gracious lady the Queen from the style, honour, and Royal name of the Imperial Crown of the United Kingdom, and such compassing, imagining, and i n t ent i on t h ey ex pressed by certain overt acts and deeds. There were two other indictments against the prisoners : one was for feloniously administering, and causing to be taken by one Daniel O'Leary, a certain oath and engagement, intending and purporting to bind him to commit the offence of treason b y a dj ur i ng alle giance to the Queen, and by und er t a ki ng to ta k e up arms in the Fenian cause against the British Government ; and the other was for feloni ously administering and causing to be . administered to James Boutell a certain oath and engagement binding him to take up arms in the Fenian cause. The prisoners resided in the neighbourhood of Deptford, and on the Bth of January the prisoner Lyttleton introduced Boutell to O'Leary, who, he said, was a head centre, an I then the offence with which they stood charged was committed. The prisoners, with the exception of O'Leary, were taken into custody through the circumstance of Boutell communicating the whole of the pro ceedings to one of the detective otficers of the Greenwich division of police, and after a very long examination before the magistrates they were fully committed for trial. The Recorder then detailed the evidence given before Mr. Maude, the magis trate at Greenwich, and told the jury it would be for them to say whether there was such a case against each of the prisoners as would warrant them in finding a true bill against each of them. Having referred to some other cases of lesser import ance, the learned Recorder concluded his remarks and the Grand Jury retired to their room. In a short time after the ordinary business of the session commenced. THE COMPOUND HOUSEHOLDER. Mr. Disraeli appears to persist in his original misconception of this troublesome question. Even at his Scotch ovation he talked of " personal pay ment of rates" as a fundamental principle of his Reform Act, although, as the Attorney-General has since been compelled to admit, thereform Act con tains no such provision, and the la; at present is as it was before the new act—it is still permitted to the landlord to agree with the tenant to pay the rates, and such payment by the landlord will be deemed to be payment by the tenant. This is the answer that should be given to most of the questioners in the House of Commons. But there is another difficulty which Mr. Disraeli does not appear to understand, and which canr.ot be dismissed so easily. As the law was before the new Reform Act there were two proce:ses by which rates were made payable by the landlord instead of the tenant. By one parishes adopting it were empowered to rate the owner of small tenements instead of the occupier, and by the other, parisles were empowered to compound with the owner of such tenements to pay the rates, upon terms which allowed to the landlord a large deduc tion for the trouble of collection and risk of loss. This was profitable to the landlord, because he added to the rent the amount of the rate and some thing more, and thus was enabled to recover, in the form of rent, rates which could not have been collected under their own name. Now, both of these convenient arrangements have been disturbed by the new Act. The parish can no longer rate the owners of small tenements instead of the ten ants, and it cannot compound with owners to pay the rates for their tenants. The consequence is that multitudes of tenants cannot, or will not pay, and landlords who were previously rated, and therefore compelled to pay the rates of small tenements, being no longer liable, refuse to ply the rates for their tenants as hitherto they had done. True it is that in every case the difficulty might be solved by the owners continuing to pay the rates and adding them to the rent, and that by E 0 doing they would be in no worse position than before, save in this that they pay the full rate instead of the compounded rate ; but in the majority of cases they decline to do this, and hence the present difficulty, which is a real and substantial one, which should be met by some speedy remedy. The repeal of the rating clause of the Reform Bill is demanded as being the only efficient one. But there are many ob jections to this. Rating is an obligation of citizen ship. The principle of the scot and lot franchise is that the voter shall pay his scot—that is, his share of the local burdens, and bear his lot--that is, his part in the local offices. Rating is the proof of occupancy ; it is the best evidence that the claimant is a householder. But rating does not imply per sonal payment. Being rated, the householder is liable to pay ; but it is not obligatory upon him to pay with his own hand out of his own pocket; pro vided only that the rate is paid the law, and the reason of the law are alike satisfied. It is not there fore, practicable to devise a plan by which, while securing the test of being a rated householder, the present parochial difficulties in the collection of the rates may be avoided. Having given to the subject much thought, we venture to suggest what appears to be a feasible plan for effecting this desirable object. It is very simple. Let it be enacted that in all parishes in which the Small Tenements Acts are not in force—and this would include all the boroughs— the name of the owner of all rated property, as well as that of the tenant, shall be inserted in the rate book, and that with respect to all tenements rated at a less annual value than £lO the parish shall be entitled to recover rates from the owner if it fail to do so from the tenant ; in other words, make the rate a charge upon the property, and not upon the person. This would practically restore the law to what it was before the Reform Act. It would not be unjust to the owners of small tenements, for they could protect themselves by paying the rate and letting their houses at•rents that would include the amount of the rates they pay; and, in fact, it would merely give them an inducement to do that which they have done hitherto with equal advantage to themselves and to the parishes. Thus, without disturbing any existing provisions of the Reform Act, and without injustice or wrong to any, the present difficulty might be effectually removed.— Law Times. THE CHARGE OF MURDER AGAINST ALLEN. Jeremiah Allen was indicted with the murder of William George Chilton, Sarah Ann Hodgkinson , Minnie Julia Abbott, and Martha Evans. The prisoner pleaded not guilty. Mr. Poland said the prisoner had been committed for trial on the inquisition of the Coroner for the City of London, for the wilful murder of the per sons mentioned above, whose death was occasioned by an explosion of gunpowder which took place at the walls of the House of Detention on the 13th of December last, the object in view being the rescue of two prisoners, named Burke and Casey charged with treason felony. The prisoner had undergone a l engthened examination before S i r Thomas Henry, at Bow-street police court, and after all the evidence had been heard the prosecution, which was at the instance of the Crown, thought that the prisoner was not a participator in the act which had led to the deaths of the unfortunate per sons, and the magistrate also being of opinion that, although Allen had been seen in the neigh bourhood of the House of Detention before the ex plosion took place, he was not there with a mali cious motive, he ordered him to be discharged. Under such circumstances he should not ask for the prosecution of the prisoner on the present indict ment. Allen was then ordered by the Court, to be dis charged. BANE OF FRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 20. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account DEBTOR, Feb. 20. fr. c. Capital of the Bank.,.. 182,500,000 Profits in addition to Feb. 13. fr. c. 182,500,000 - capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve of landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation 1,191,856,975 ._1,201,278,225 Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight Treasury account cur- 34,170,526 92 72 ,855,094 81 387,0986 ,846 32 45,130,252 1,747,205 75 2,700,735 71 930,376 76 34,057,587 28 72,405,215 73 374,036,898 59 43,437,142 - 1,704,995 75 2,450,938 00 930,376 76 rent creditor ......... Current accounts, Paris Do. branch banks Dividends payable Discounts and sundry interests • Rediscounted the last six mouths Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 7 ,058,634 99 6,567,088 29 Total CREDITOR. Feb. 20. Feb. 13. Cash in hand and in fr. c . fr. c, Branch banks Commercial bills over- duo - Commercial bills dis- G 6,805 61 361,378 98 counted, not yet due 240,339,023 77 Do. branch banks 215,078,223 Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks 10,955,277 Do. on French Public _ 241,524,611 97 227,093,046 - 59,377,300 - 11,143,077 - Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway sharos and debentures Do. branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier 12,048,800 - 7 ,507,400 - 3 6 ,671,700 - 2 7,352,100 - 12,066,700 - 7,645,300 - 36,604,100 - 37,551,600 -- Bonds Do. branches Certified by the Senator Governor of the Bank of France. (Siguod) ACELTIAZIP. .1111NING INTELLIGENCE. The furnace invented by Mr. Stetefeldt for roast ing ore was tried on January 11 at Murphy Mill, in Ophir Canyon, Nevada, when two tons of pulp were passed through in two hours and 20 minutes, assay ing 82 per cent. The furnace is considered such a success, as no doubt, to supplant all others now in use, and work a revolution in reducing silver ores, as it greatly economises both labour and time. It consists of a chimney about 25 feet in height, sur mounted with screens, into which the pulp, mixed with salt, is passed. The flame from the furnace enters at two sides, near the bottom, and the sieves at the top being kept in motion, a slight shower of pulp is discharged through the flame, chloridation, being effected before reaching the bottom, where the ore passes through_an orifice. One furnace of this description can do all the roasting work re quired by a battery of 20 stamps. L. 11. Banks, of Nevada, has discovered a com bination hitherto unknown in metallurgy, which re duces metals to fusion, with low heat, at a rate of not more than $5O a ton, melting without oxydizing or volatilizing the metals. He took two pounds of as pure galena ore as he could obtain from the Prize Lode, pulverized it, and mixed in a shallow iron vessel with chemicals, and, applying a dull red heat, smelted it. The result was six ounces of metal, of which one ounce was demonstrated to be bullion by assay. At the price of silver, only the yield was at the rate of $1,233, besides 1661b5. of lead per ton. THE COMSTOCK LODE.—II. T. P. Comstock, the discoverer of the celebrated Comstock lode, now living at Butte City, Montana, writes a most in teresting letter to the Missouri Republican, giving an accurate and detailed account of his discovery of that celebrated property, and how he got swindled out of it. He says the Washoe men are interested in misrepresenting him, as they fear his claims with regard to the water, the town site of Virginia City, and other interests they have swindled him out of. He thus describes the discovery :—" The first dis covery of the Comstock lode was made in this way : In the middle of January, 1859, I saw some queer looking dirt in a gopher hole. I ran my hand in and took out a handful of the dirt, and saw silver and gold in it. Big John Bishop and old Virginia were with me, when I found it; they were sitting upon the side of the hill—Gold Hill—a couple of hundred yards from me. I took up five claims. . . . We started to rocking with my water ; had only a small quantity to rock with we made from five to ten and twelve pounds a day, and the dust was from $9 to $l2 an ounce—went at that at Brewster's Bank, Placerville, California, where I did my business." lie describes how he located the Savage, and showed the ground to the old man Savage, as also the Gould and Curry and the Norecross ; also bow he owned the principal part of Gold Hill, and bow he leased 950 feet of it to Walsh and Woodruff. He sold the claim finally for ten thousand dollars, and an eleventh of all that came out of it during his natural life, and also one hundred dollars a month. " That was the contract ; and two men, Elder Bennett and Munny Ponroy, witnessed it ; but my health was bad, and beforo I had the contract of sale recorded, Woodruff and Walsh sold it out. Haling taken no lien on the property, I never got a dollar from that day to this, except what was first received. lam a regular-born mountaineer, and did not then know the intrigues of civilised rascality. lam not ashamed to acknowledge that." He states that 160 acres of Virginia City are built on his old recorded ranch, and evidently thinks he will be a big trouble yet, to some parties in that territory. He says that Montana is a very rich country, and that the Cable claim is next to the Comstock. Altogether Comstock's life has been a very chequered one, and if all he says be true he is the victim of one of the greatest swindles of the age. — The Contract between Messrs Gye and Maple eoa Pia tv 0,119 u Novel, ,Bristol and Exeter 'Caledonian Jam briau . . Cork and 8and0n...... Corn w4ll. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„ Perth, & Ab. June. E.London, berip CPrti. 85 117 81 85 20 30 811 3 4 75 77 70 72 00. _ Glaagow. S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk.' Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 tirey.t North ot Scotland Great ;Northern Aa ..... 100 102 30i 31 04 74 15 107 108 RS 10J 124 148 1),). 3i 3toc':: Do. Rt 25 and IV. of fret:aid, Gt. Woitern -Original, D,4. 6. Val. Bail. guit, Di, Soutti Wales Do. W. Ali,..l.—extoru WG 93 10 iB, 15 47 2.) 3U 29 Si D 9. sewuort )0. 11 erjford ..... Lane , te.i.ore Yor L.mdon and Biaelov,w Lou., S Coac: j I•on.,k_;hat., and Dove, Do. Atetrop. Ex. A 'Lon. AL .North Weater: Lou. 4 Souln Weriter, Man., Sbel., Lim , olu Aletropolitan. 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Bonds Du. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Du. ftt► Prtt. stock.. Do. do. deterred tit. I udia Pen. gua. sp.e. „0. Gua. 5 per cent.. . - - 00. New gua. 5 p. c ti t, South of India ' gun. 5 per cent Do. 4t per cent D0._.... (-Ireat Wun. of CansdA. Do, New ..r ...... Do. 6p. o .13(.5. pay. 1876, Do. 51 do. pay. 1677-5 1 Madras, KW:. 5 p.o Do. 4/ do Do. 4i do Do. Filth Extensiol,l Co:. 6 p. C. linds.! 3iel. do Dobson's tray..! iN.Rhe'da tlpe Ist pf.b a ! Dude As Rhiik'nd, g. 5 p.o Jcinde Do. Delhi Do. do Z. " II Do. Puniaub..„ Do.lndua St.Flot 4° ilk 118- 1 lip 57 LOV lily 58 49 41 16 7!.1 D lu 146 /60 BRITISH ALINES. Icam. Consol. Cold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Uevon G. Cons. (Tavist 'rake walls 'ast Bassett (.11ogeua). 'ast Car a d on 1 'ast Carn Brea 'ii:ast Grenville East Gunnislake East Lovell E. W'i Russell (Tavistk Oam.& - , StAubyn(G wen.l Great Laxey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal busy,.,., G. Wheal Vor (I.lelst.in Grenville , ........ 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SENATE, Jan. :30.—Mr. Patterson, of New Hampshire, called up the bill, in addition to the Act regulating the tenure of certain civil offices. Ile said it would save the Treasury at least three or four hundred thousand dollars annually, and indirectly the saving would amount to millions. In answer to a question by Mr. Sumner regarding the special agents of the State Department, who were paid out of the Secret Service Fund, Mr. Patterson replied that the prac tice in regard to these appointments was a crying evil, as, about all these agents did, was to draw their salaries. Mr. Sumner sympathized with the object, but thought the practice and precedent of the • Go vernment, under all administrations, in the conduct of our Foreign Affairs, should not be interfered ith. Ile desired a letter from the Secretary of State to be read. This expressed the hope that the Bill will not interfere with the power of the Department to send these secret agents abroad, exercised under all administrations, occasions often arising in foreign relations when it is essential such agents should be despatched. Mr. Sumner then moved an amend ment, that nothing in the bill should be s') con strued as to prevent the appointment of special agents by the Department of the State. Mr. John son said all Governments employed such agents, and their services at times were essentially neces sary. If the Senate proposed ts) do away with them it was better to abolish the Contingent Fund. The morning hour having expired, the unfinished busi ness, being the Supplementary Reconstruction Bill, was taken up. Mr. Cragin observed, the question now agitating the country was whether the fruits of their glorious victory should be preserved?— whether those whose blood had cemented the foundations of the Republic should control its destinies, or whether those who' had laboured to destroy it, and yet entertained the same unholy desires should be permitted to resume their former control ? The accomplishment of the policy of the President and his friends would secure the latter result ; the carrying out of the laws of Congress would secure the former. Mr. Hendricks (Demo crat), of Indiana, said the policy and measures of Congress in regard to the South were maintained upon two points—first, that •at the end of the war there were no legalized State Governments in exist ence there ; and, second, that the power of Congress to institute State Governments, rested under the clause of the Constitution guaranteeing a Republi can form of Government to the States. Both of these propositions he denied. The State Govern ments which were in existence at the close of the war had been organized by the consent and with the approval of the people. After a State was ad mitted into the Union, and her Government recog nized, he denied that it was in the power of any Convention or any Legislature to legislate that State out of existence. This could only be done by the consent of all the States of the Union. The war was not made upon any State or upon the rights of any State, but for the sole purpose of retaining such State in that Union.—The Senate adjourned. Jan 31.—The Legislature of Ohio withdrew the State assent to the 14th Amendment to the Con stitution, and Mr. Sherman on calling for the reading of the resolutions remarked that they did not speak the voice of the people of Ohio. In the canvass of 1866 that Amendment had been ratified by a vote of 40,000, and they had not rescinded that assent. These resolutions were the voice of a partisan majority in the Legislature elected on issues entirely different. Were the vote of Ohio to be taken to-day, the Constitutional Amendment would be affirmed by a hundred thousand majority. Mr. Sumner considered this action unprecedented ; a State having once assented had no power to with draw, and the resolutions of this Legislature were impotent. Mr. Johnson confirmed this ; and the resolutions were referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. After discussing the employment of secret service agents, and a notice from Mr. John son that on Monday he would take up the case of his colleague, Mr. Thomas, and consider it until final disposal, the Supplementary Reconstruction Bill was taken up. Mr. Howe did not think that the Republican party ou the Congressional policy needed defence, but he would examine at length the manifesto of his colleague, Mr. Doolittle, which he reviewed in au amusing speech, maintain ing that there was no design on the part of Congress to secure negro supremacy. They wished to secure negro suffrage, and this they would do or prosecute the attempt to the end of their lives. The bill was postponed on the motion of Mr. llarlan, and other busincs3 discussed, when the Senate adjourned till Monday. Feb. 3.—Mr. Cameron presented a memorial asking the recall from Great Britain of Charles Francis Adams, on the ground that he does not properly represent the United States.—Referred to Committee on Foreign Relations. Mr. Hayter presented a memorial relative to the rights of Ame rican citizens travelling abroad, and remarked that it was time for the Government to be taking some measures in reference to this matter. Mr. Sher man, from the Committee on Finance, reported the House Bill authorising State taxation on the shares of national banks to be levied by the State in which the shareholder resides, which was passed. Mr. Wilson introduced a bill to provide for the gradual reduction of the military service, and to abolish unnecessary grades therein.—Re ferred to Committee on Military Affairs. Mr. Willey introduced a bill requiring persons applying to Congress for extension or renewal of patents to give public notice thereof. Referred to Committee on Patents. On motion of Mr. Cole, the Secretary of the Treasury was requested to inform the Senate whether any additional legislation is necessary for the protection of emigrants to the United States, in terpretation of the laws now on the statute books re lative to health, morals, &c., of such emigrants, and whether such laws are applicable to sailing vessels. The Supplementary Reconstruction Biil was taken up, and Mr. Ferry spoke. He referred to Mr. John son's vote last March for Reconstruction, and ccn trasted it with his present course in assisting the obstructionists to retard the efforts of Congress. Mr. Johnson said that he had voted for the act of last March, although at the time he believed it to be inconsistent with the spirit of the Constitution, and to this day he did not regret that vote; because it was then said that it would be a finality on the part of Congress. He had hoped it would be the wisest and speediest method of restoring peace to the coun try, and the South to her former condition before the war. There were times when a Senator of the United States should rise superior to the question even of his constitutional duties, and act as he thought best for the good of the country. He had been disappointed—there was no peace—the mea sure alluded to had not been a finality. From whatever reason, whether those who had control of this were not satisfied of the sincerity of the South, or whether they had other purposes in view, he was unable to say ; but a new measure was now brought forward, and he could not help thinking that its object was to persecute the people of the South. He had no doubt that it was more flagrantly in violation of the Constitution than the former one. Even now he would be dis posed to go for a measure which would accomplish the object of his desires, restore peace and harmony to the whole country, but he had no such hopes of the pending bill. Mr. Ferry concluded by saying the South could not be restored in a day. The machinery of these acts required some time to bring back these States in the full exercise of their rights. The work had gone on well. The Senator (Mr. Johnson) cried " Bring back the South." That was what Congresswanridarytloanddo: and ana h p e el ( a N w lr a . re F , er a r n y d ) would ask, come Pennsylvania, and Kentucky, and help us to bring her back clothed in the garments of freedom. Mr. Stewart gave an elaborate argu ment favouring the legis lation of Congress, and the Senate adjourned at 4 p.m. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton..... March 28 Ditto. via Marseilles .. ...........March 22. Ditto, via. rMlirll9. Brazil, Bizenos A yres, avid Aionte Vid3o Mar,:h 5. Ditto, by French paokot F b. V. Cape Verde, by Brazil pectet ....... Gape, of Good lope. Asecnalon. and 3t. lielena Feb 27 China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton March 5. Ditto, via Marseilles Falkland Islands March 5. Gibraltar, via Southampton Feb. 28 India. Via Southampton Ditto, vla Marsell.es Malta, En;pt, Spo... ....... .............. Feb. 23. Ditto, Marseilles Feb. 22. Mauritius, Cape of Good live, and Natal. via ...MarAi 21 Southampton Ditto, Marseilles March 15. Newtonndlat d v• ' March 11 March 5 Portugal Ditto, by p riv Lie ship to Oporto Ditto c'itto to Lisbon United States, Canada, California, dcel., by British _ . e_ "OW uts...,u_kattests s,•_!!‘luas co st.ll44_•tuaik _PAY.It . I SPORTING INTELLIGENOE.—This Day. VIC . FORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS DAY. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLSCIIASE. 100 to 9 agst Daisy (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Moose (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Chimney Sweep (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Tusculaninu (offered) 100 to 6 agst Tennyson (taken) 100 to 6 agst Fan (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Alcibiade (taken) 100 to 6 agst The Lamb (offered) 20 to 1 agst Huntsman's Daughter (offered) 20 to 1 agst Despatch (u offered) 25 to 1 agst Clansman (taken) 25 to 1 agst Astrolabe (offered—take 33 to 1) 30 to 1 agst Helen (taken) 33 to 1 agst Pearl Diver (taken) 40 to 1 agst Hall Court (taken and offered) 50 to 1 agst Sea King (taken) 50 to 1 agst Kiugswood (offered) 100 to 4 agst Eiugswood and Hall Court coupled (taken) CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Abergeldie (uttered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 25 to 1 agst Broach (take❑ freely) 2,000 GUINEAS. 3to lon the field (offered) 13 to 1 agst Typhon es (taken) DERBY. 18 to 1 agst . Typhoeus (taken and off.) 20 to 1 agst The E trl (taken) 20 to 1 asst Blue Gown (off.) 1000 to 15 agst Brother to Strafford (taken) SPORTING I \'O TES.- Nottingham Races commence to-morrow, the principal event being the Spring Handicap, for which there were originally forty-six nominations, but Empress of India, Beauty, Proserpine, Sister to Vedette, Beanstalk, The Rock, and Tribune have already paid forfeit. The horses best in are Edin burgh, Bst 61b ; Master Willie, Bst 21b ; and Numa Pompilius, ist 71b ; one of whom I expect to see returned the winner, the latter for choice. The Derby Meeting, which is under the same management as that at Nottingnam, will take place on Thursday and Friday. Several of the horses entered at Derby have prior engagements at Not tingham, and the decisions at the last-named place will have a material influence on the Derby pro gramme. I shall, therefore, content myself with pointing out Greenland and Benazet as best in the Midland Steeplechase (three miles and a half) ; Orne and Chevy Chase in the Hurdle Race (two miles); and Retty and Bassoon in the half-mile Innkeepers' Plate. A FRESH MAN. LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY, MARCH 3. Weights for the Trial Steep each, with 100 added. Age st lb Chimney Sweep 612 7 Gameboy a 12 7 Astrolabe ... a 12 7 Daisy ... a 12 0 Globule ... ... all 12 The Doctor ... a 11 9 Benazet a 11 9 Jack of Trxmps(h-b) a 11 5 Dick Turpin ... all 3 Pensioner ... a 11 2 Huntsman's Daugh. a 11 01 Shakspere a 11. 0 Fan ... 6 10 12 Sultan ... 6 10 12 Cartouche ... a 10 12 The Beadle ... a 10 10 Reporter „, a 10 10 Garus a 10 10 Albrighton 6 10 10 Brighton (late The Lawyer) (h-b) ... alO 10 Weights for a Steeplechase Eechase (handicap) of 5 sovs 'our miles and a quarter. Age st lb Bridegroom ... a 10 9 The Lamb—. ... 6 10 9 Corkscrew... ... 6 10 8 King Arthur ... 610 8 L. S. D. ... ... alO 8 Avenay ... ... alO 7 Lythain ... ... alO 7 Captain Crosstree (late Charlie) ... a 10 5 Flandrin ... ... 6 10 4 Clansman ... ... 6 10 4 Helen ... .. a 10 4 Wings of the Wind 6 10 .1 Sylph ... ... 610 4 Mount Gifford ... alO 4 Ballycasey... ... a 10 4 Lord Waldegrave... 6 10 0 Excitement ... 4 10 0 1 The Fawn... ... alO 0 Lndicap of 100 sous. About three Age st 1131 Gameboy ... a 12 7 Astrolabe ... a 12 7' D a isy a 12 0' Globule ... a 12 0 Hornet .. ... a 12 5 The Doctor ... a 11 10 Philosopher ... a 11 101 Revolver a 11 101 Columbia ... a 11 8 Jack o' Trumps(h b) a 11 7 Sinito a 11 71 Despatch ... a 11 2 ' Pearl Diver ... a 11 2 , Huntsman'sDaugh. a 11 2' The Plover ... a 11 0 Shakspere ... a 11 0 Laura (h b) ... a 11 0 Walterstown (h b). 6 11 0 Beadle ... a 10 12 Sultan ... 6 10 12 Reporter ... a 10 10 King of Hearts a 10 10 miles. Age st lb King Arthur ... 6 1') 10 Garus a 10 9 Moose a 10 9 Avenay a 10 8 Wings of the Wind 6 10 8 Brick ... a 10 8 Flandrin ... 6 10 7 Greenland... a 10 7 Harcourt ... a 10 7 Archimedes ... 6 10 7 L. S. D. ... a 10 7 Sincerity a 10 4 Sylph ... 6 10 4 Clansman 6 10 4 The Nip (h b) a 10 4 Queen of Hearts ... a 10 0 Little Peter ... a 10 0 Atalanta ... 6 10 0 Mrs. Allan... ... 5 10 0 Prima Donna ... 4 10 0 The Fawn a 10 0 ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCHANGE Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, OPEN DAILY. Messrs. Fisher and Reynol ls, W. Atkins, F. Mitchell and Co., W. Leach, 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. Annual subscription, Five Shillings. N.B.—The wires of the Electric and International Tele graph Company are now laid on, and are open for trans mission of messages to all parts of the kingdom. RACING Eon 3,111 RES FOR 1868. Uvorpool Spring M 3 0 lolnisford Spring M 10 Sarewsbury Spring lO West Drayton l2 Warwick Spring Margate Epsom Spring bleoting 24 Groxtou Park Northampton APRIL. Bromley Spring 6 I Catterick Bridge Durham Hendon l3 Thirsk Newmarket Craven .... 13 I Curragh April Knighton l4l Newmarket Ist Spring Abergavenny MAY. Chester 5 Winchester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury l4 JU Bath Croydon Ist Summer 21 Harpenden Epsom Summer West Drayton 1 Croydon 2d Summer 3 Manchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 13everley, Hull, and East ltiding lO Windsor Summer Newton Hampton Newcastle 23 liibury Club 23 Stockbridge Alexandra Park 3O JU Chelmsford Worcester Summer Carlisle 7 Newmarket July 7 Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. Liverpool July M. AUGUST. ,Y. Odiham, l9 Stamford Radcliffe ..... 2O Huntingdon: 2l Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor August l3 Egham lB Ilastings York August SEPTI Door Oxford Scarborough Cauterburi Derby Summer Weymouth Lichfield Tuubridge Margate 3l Baden I Warwick September I 3 Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster September 8 Brecon Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 L OOT( Bedford 1 Bromley Autumn Newmarket 2d October 5 Chelmsford Autumn BER. Kelso l4 Hendon l7 Monmouth . Newmarket la October 52 Walsall SS West Drayton 29 Royal Caledonian Hunt and Western. M - 30 ,BER. Cheltenham is 1 Ealing Newmarket Houghton 19 Worcester Autumn. 27 IDIBEkt, Shrewsbur NOV_ y Autumn 9 Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt l7 STEEPLECHASES. MARCH. Liverpool Spring Shrewsbury Spring...... 10 West Somerset 24 Grand Military Warwick l7 I Southdown Hunt Chertsey 2O 1 Cambridge APRIL. Grand National Hunt 14 (Bedford) 2 Roy.Artillery(Woolwich) 3 Bromley . 6 Alderehot Hendon IKnighton Abergavenny Harablodon Kildare Hunt Croydon Spring ... Rothbury BEli. Ealing l5 OCT( Bromley 1 1 THE NEW JUDGE. Mr. James Malmo, Q.C., has been selected as the successor of the late estimable judge Sir IVilliam Shee. ANOTHER FENIAN MURDER. CORK, Feb. 22. Constable Casey, who was shot by Captain Mackay, the Fenian, on the night of his capture, died W-day. ,Cll. :~-~• ipson ?,ngi- share 20 et at 100 I 41() it 1 koo I 291 }