The Sun. — London, England, 1868-03-02 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CC!MMERCIAL INTELL'GN'f'x CITY, Two o'CLocK. No change of importance has taken place in the Seel Markets,and the business done is devoid of any conepicuous feature. The settlement in the Funds cOm tuenced this morning, and the arrangements connected with it are chiefly engaging attention. Foreign stock; are quiet, no movement having followed the better adviees which have been received as to the affairs in the East. In railways speculation appears, for the pre sent, to be suspended. The core market is dull at a reduction of Is. Ti:e discount market is firm, with a good demand,. at 11 per cent. on the best bills. Consols are steady, at 93 to 931 for money and Recount ; New and Reduced 3 per Cents., 93F.,t to 931 ; loth.; 5 per Cants 1E: to 1124 ; Bank Stock, 249 to 25 1 ; Excia Bills, 10e to 15s prem. Fereigeekeeks are scarce and there is a firmer tone, not without much business. Mexican are -g better ; Greek, 4- ; and Italian, Portuguese are k lower. The qnotaCons current are : —Mexican, 151 to 16 ; Creek, 12. 1 5 to 121 ; Now Spanish, 35„; to ; Italian, ( 1 S61), 45t0 431; ; rui kish (1865), 321 to 327 ; ; Fortnguese to prem.; Rinsian 1862), 84 to 85 ; Egyptian ( e 1 561), 86 to SS ; Viceroy's Seven per Cents , 73/ to ' 4 1 . ; ditto Nine per Cants., 881 to 891 ; and the Railway Debentures, 901 to 911. The New Honduras Loan is firm, at 1 to 11 prem. Colonial are quiet. Canada 6 per Cents., 98 to 100; ditto 5 per Cents , 85 to 86 ; New South Wales 5 Per Cents., 99 to 101 • New Zealand 6 per Cents., .1021 to 103 ; Queensland 6 per Cents.,lo24 to 103 i ; Victoria 6 per Cents., 110 to 111. In American Securities, United States' 5-20 Bonds are unaltered, at 714 to 7.1i1 ; Erie Railroad, lower, at 431 to 441 ; while Illinois are 4 better, at 88 to 89. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures are steady at 251 to 26k, and the Consolidated Mortgage Bonds at 251 to 26. Railway Shares there is not much change. Lancashire and Yorkshire, Great Northern A, and Great Eastern are ;offered, and South Eastern, London and North Western, and Metropoli tan are in request. The quotations are :—. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1251 to 1261 ; Midland, 1061 to 1071 ; South Eastern, 721 to 73,/ ; London and North Western, 116/ to 1162 ; Great Northe rn 104 t o 105 ; ditto A, 1041 to 105 ; Great Eastern, 291 to 291 ; Great Western, 45/ to 451 ; Brighton, 46/ to 46i; Sheffield, 41k to 411; Metro- Dothan, 111 to 1114 ; and Caledonian, 83/ to 831. Bank Shares are very quiet, and not a single varia tion is quoted in prices. .Agra (A shares), 101 to 11 ; 131 to en dis.; Chartered Mercantile, 2 81 to ; Imperial, 17 to 18 ; Imperial Ottoman, it to 4 dis, ; London and County, 52 to 53 ; London and Westminster, 674 to 681 ; London Joint-Stock 3 24 to 331 ; Union of London, 34 to 35. Finance shares are w ithout change. General Credit. is quoted at 3 to 21 dis. ; International, 21 to 1/ dis. London Finance,. 26 to 24 dis. ; National Discount, 101 to 111. In Miscellaneous Securities the dealings are only nominal. Hudson's Bay is k lower, at 14 to 14k. Angle-American Telegraph steady, at 19;; to 191. London General Omnibus, li f to 2. Universal Marine Insurance, 4 lower, at 1 to / dis. The Board of Trade returns for the month of January were issued this morning. The declared value of the exports for the month was £12,252,688 against £ 1 2,786,842 in January, 1867, and £14,354,748 in January, 1866. These tables give the value of the imports for the whole of the past year. The following are the aggregates for the past three years : 1 , 67 7 £220,862,585 ; 1866, £238,773,192 ; 1865, :I-'219,393,987 During the month of January the imports of bullion and specie amounted to £2 , 7 75,255, and the exports to £2,280,260. At the half-yearly meeting of the shareholders in the British Guiana Bank, held at George-town, on the pre sented b,y of January, a very favourable report was the directors, and a dividend was declared at the rate of S per cent. per annum, w i t h a b onus o f zaf Perter cent. for the investments of the surplus fund. of providi ng f or th ese paymen t s , a balanceremains undivided profits of $65,138. We have received the folloi-ins from the Don eedro North Del Rey Gold Mining Company (Limited) Sir,—l beg to hand vou copy of a tele gram this morning received from - the company's c aFent s i n Liverpool From J. Brantley Moore and el Liverpo o l, t o D on P e d ro C ompany, 9, Sise-lane, Loudon. Telegram from Lisbon says twenty-one thousand octaves on board Tasmanian.' This we take to . mean—Balance of Novemb e r produce, 3,028 ; treduce f or D ecem b er, 10,189 ; ditto to a b out 26thnu ary, 7,783 ' total, 21,000. ' e 0- old to the voice of £23,000 was withdrawn from the Bank for export on Saturday. "'w ed _meeting of th e V arna R a il way C o mp an y i s for the 30th inst. The New Granada dividends due last December are announced to ho pay.hlo on the Ot.ti The East Indian Railway Company invite applica tions for £450,000 Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Deben tures at par, repayable in five, seven, or ten,years. The Tasmanian is ea route from Lisbon, with 43 8,000 in specie ; the Atrato has brought £79,548 .",," Specie from the West Indies ; and the Mending° ' 4 ' 8 ,500 from the West Coast of Africa. A dividend at the rate of 71 per cent. per annum aas been declared by the Patent Nut and Bolt Com pany. It is re p or t e d i n P ar i s that an amalgamat i on i s _n e ntemplation between the Credit Mobilier and the Zeleto Immobiliere, the main reason of which is the t4ll.lll nity of interest between them. The Mobilier, 1 4 8 Urged, h as 80,000 , 00 0 f. d ue to i t from the Immo ere, beside s b e i ng a h o ld er o f 56,000 of i ts shares, s, and 113,000 obligations. Being thus a creditor and a .111,oare.holder it is deemed expedient th a t the C re dit fleotalier should absorb the entire e n t er p r i se . Th e IlieFt, however, is said t o p resen t to t h e m i n d s o f • ( le Germiny and some of hi s co ll eagues con slderable difficulty in respect to the adjustment of terms. 411 The voluntary liquidators of the English and tn e rican Bank ann ounce a re t urn o f £5 per s h are to e en. e ontributories, payable o n or a ft er M on d ay t h e 2nd March. , T he Russian Government, according to advice; from _t_.l].ll3etersburg, i n t en d s to b r i ng out a new internal 1:"4 early in M arc h, Th e exact d ate i s not spec i fied, I°LirTrilltnileg February Hine. eat Ciiiverton ......... 0 0 P 2 er Share. Amount. £6,000 0 0 hest wheal Setori ...... 4 10 0 Rerodsfo bol coath " ..... 110 0 ..... whe_, ............... 30 0 ev h ,; t,on ............ 2 0 0 prineca_tol!a.set ............ 1 10 0 e l vbeal f ~Valea .\Vs .. . ......... 7 0 10 1 0 0 eicnietety ............ 0 0 10 2 0 0 560 0 0 ei,grnmer l '-•a n p a e lis c h e e p er . ... 0 0 1 5 0 0 ° 127 0 0 429 10 0 ... hopper Australi an . 1 0 0 ..... 7,5 n 0 0 ......... 3,500 0 0 Total — 7::....X25,326 10 0 BRITISH FUNDS—TWO O'CLOCK. , GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 0 Per L out. Consols 93 „ 1)0. Account, March 5 93,1 tPer Cent. Reduced 93 i 1 I Ne w 3 per Cent _ jl ew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 _ O. s per Cont. J an. 1873 A • • tnuities, SO yrs, expire sth Jan., sth April 1885 Do. for 30 yrs, expire 0..... 1 ,. o (Rod Sea l'eleah), AuA* , ' "0 ” ll 10 pm 1880 __- - I ° tkequ e r Bills, £l.ool' 2 per (it. 10 pm Do £5OO tt ' Do. £lOO & £2OO lO pm ~,lak of England St oc k , 41 per Cent — -0% Account 1„ INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. '.,,` 41 a toe 10 per Cent., April 1874 -'O. Account - Do. 5 Por Cent. Oct 1880 /3 °. 4 per Cent Oct. 1888 ko. C ertificates" lo2k 102 "). Enflced Paper 4 per Cent D o k . 1031 Do' - ' '' per Cent., Jan. 1872 13 ° ,.,' 5 i per Cent., May 1879 lOBl - doer Cent., Itup. Deb., 1872 do. 1877 b o 1),, r, • do. 1882 — Do,— - ~ , e b., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Pm D Louds, 5 per Cont., £l,OOO Pm 'O. under' .41,000 liPgeutiner°ltelianibaliXc— -61pUelir C lt— t TWO CLOCK. 11,1'trian Bonds 5 per Cent. 1859 ho. 5 per ponds, r) • 'I . Per Cent., 1852 — bo,°' do .1 1858.... d ' D o. "., 1840 641 n o do., 1863 =-• ii,, A' Per Cent., 1865 711. 21 11 1.1u,r; count LI 0,1 Ayres 6 per Cent — 0 b`" 21,er Cent. (Doeorred 3 per Cont ) qq 6 . C i i . , Per Cent. ;j-°la44ll,l'nerr CoatC'e' t • — . - 00 , , • per Cnt., 13 . e 871- b o ., ... 18,17 0 0 * , '„ P,r ,Cent., 1BC6 C , 1 '' , lr:P .£32 paid I ). , J a h b ilz , , 6 per Ceut D ~,l`} P •1 - Cent. 1525 bolloiari Pr incipalities, 7 per Cent — kli l Per Cent., 1867 — q .4- . 9r New Oonsolidated, 1 per Cent 4 PO at ', 7 per Cent Du. Sevead issue ~ • f 519 Bond s 1,0. otloo Bond s — .1)., -1 1:/) • X 5); 1864 .13_ • ' I - Pnds B6 „o• £lOO Bonds circ,7v.runlent Railway Debentures .... 911 9 0 1 is I . S 5 per Cent., 152f..5, ex. Coups — .'2OO Account - AccountVo.. Coupons . -- 41 .............................. ~. ni of ham, sta treet, n on alion tered adsor y the ards, ioned bat a de f one men, , anies Toned on of on of on of Regi 30th d the Gar rse of on at nider 7rison s and Le Ist and A Ist amis con of len of vent, Light Len of Regi on or n the ats ill aCS Of p•re cl on iS moSt q uar - S°c dock' le clO - >ineas" .d 00 ur. ende d novo' A date d fitted tvc" ;r, ar e sane b . 29, w itii ore nrY F r idal )cl hero &late=la 5 per Cent .. — Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10 p. Ct., £25 p It , ;.ian 5 per Cert., 1665 — Do, Account .. — Do. Maremmana Raiway — Dl.xican 3 per Cent - Ditto for Account Dn. 1861 — Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-Trend: — 11 ontevidmt C per Cent. . — IStoorish imperial 5 per Cent Now Granada — Do 3 per Cen — Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) - Peruvian 5 per Cent. 18G5 — Do Account 761 i ._ ._... .. _ __ Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarron) Do 4f per Cont., 1862 Do Account Purt.v,nose :3 per Ct., 1853, '6,'7, '9,'60,'2,'; 391 Do. do., 1' 67 Do. do., Scrip, .£l.O paid — pin R ,ssit,u 5 per Cent., 18 . . f.;!, .t. b, — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 ••• Do .1i per ('cnt., VGII Do 3 per Cent., 1850 Do 5 per Cent., 1, 62 - 1)o. Anglo-Duteb, 18t3;, £lOO Bowls., - 864 Do. do. £Bl 15s. d 0.... ' Do., 1866, £lOO 80nd5..... - 86 1 Do. do. £Bl Lis. do Sardinian, 5 per !lent — Spanish 3 per Con . — Do Acc , ,unt Du New I), 'erred ••• •• Do Account Do l'a:isive — Do A ce.cant Do C..m. Cert. 01 Cou.,. not funded Do Account Turkish 6 per Cent. — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds —: Do 6 per Cent., 1862 . — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds - Do. 1863 — Do 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account Do 6 per Cont., 1865 534 Do 1 por Cent., Guaranteed Venezuela, 3 per Cent. — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 6 per Cent. 1864 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... — • Dividends on the above payable in London. ~ French Fuentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. — Austri.s.u. o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent. Ex. 25f. Dutch 2} per Cent. :Ex. 12 Guil.• — Dv A(i . cOunt It tliati 5 per Cent. HSI. ;sf. Dc) Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9:11 Do. Account, March 9341,- FRIGHTFUL SCENE AT A FIRE. (THIS DAY•) This (Monday) morning, at a quarter before three o'clock, a fire of a calamitous character, and nearly attended with fatal consequences to a dozen persons, happened in the premises known a s th e Anti-Gallican and Star Tavern, the property of Mr. C. Lowther, situate 117 and 118, Tooley-street, Southwark. The discovery was made by a police constable of the .N division, by seeing smoke issuing from the lower part of the build ings. At the time the whole of t he inm ates were in them asleep, and their being 12 room s in the tavern, it was unknown in w hat p art the people were asleep. The officer, howev er, sprang his rattle, and knocked violently at the doors. After some time he succeeded in making the resident sensible of their impending danger, but not until the fire had rolled up the staircase, and was attack ing every room in the house. The fire at the same time was rushing up the stair, and making a noise like a furnace at full play, thereby cutting off all means of retreat by the regular way. The inmates therefore made for the windows, and Miss Susannah Lowther, aged 19 years, in order to escape out of the burning apart ment in which she was, jumped out of the window and was badly injured. An infant, aged 7 months, named Kate Lowther, was thrown by one of the re sidents out of the window so as to avoid being suffo cated, but, like its sister, was badly hurt ; but it is thought not fatally. The fire escape promptly attended, as well as numerous. engines, including three or four land steamers by Shand, Mason, and Co., and the other residents having been assisted out of ilio burnino building, they furtunabely re ceived no injury beyond being nearly stifled with smoke. Plenty of the Southwark and Vauxhall water having been drawn by Mr. Hays, the inspec tor of the company, the engines were set to work, but in spite of the strenuous exertions of the firemen and the London Salvage Corps the flames could net be extinguished until they had done fearful havoc in every room, and were just rising through the roof when the great weight of water thrown by the steam engines quickly annihilated the conflagra tion. The loss is considerable, and will fall upon the Royal Fire-office. The origin of the fire is unknown. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Ludt..llia and New Zcaland, via Southampton March 28. Ditto, via Marseilles ....... March 22. Ditto, via Panama ........ .... ... Feb. 28. Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video March 5. Ditto, by Freuoh packet . March 22 Cape Verde. by Brazil packet ...... ..... March 5. Cape of Good !Lope. Asocasion, and St. Helena.... March !2 China, Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton.. M arch 5. Ditto, via Marseilles ... March 15 Falkland Islands h Gibraltar, via Southampton ..... • 1 India, via Southampton March 1. Ditto, via Marseilles Malta, Egypt, .......... March 1. Ditto, Marseilles March 9. Mauritius, Cape of Good nape, and Natal, via Southampton 3lar,:h 21. DUO, Marseilles Nlarch 15. Newfoundland ,,...,,..,,March 11 Portugal Ditto, by pr•\ tu ship to Oporto .. Ditto c itto to Lisbon United States, t anada, California, dm., by British packet . . Ditto, by L ',Red States packet Ditto ditto 'New York) Ditto ditto York) Ditto (Mt( (Baltimore) Ditto, by Canadian packet Feb 28. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe March 1. West Indies and Palic (except Mexico and Baha- mats) Feb. 29. Cubi and Mexico B ihamas, via New Y . ..Feb. 29. •• March 25 Bermuda, via Ilalifax . .. March It BANK ROBBERY.—Dixon, the clerk, and Swire his companion, the youths who absconded from Keighley in January, having stolen £1,900 from the Craven Bank at that town, pleaded guilty at the West Riding sessions at Wakefield, and were each sentenced to six months' impri sonment. ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INSTITUTION. —The Right Hon. H. T. L. Corrie, 11. P., First Lord of the Admiralty, has kindly consented to preside at the annual meeting of the National Lifeboat Institution, which is to bo held on Tuesday, the 10th instant, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate-street. DISCOVERY OF EXTENSIVE RAILWAY THEFTs.—A few days ago was announced the apprehension at Poppieton, near York, of three men, named Ingram, William and George Bilborough (the former being the father of the tw o latter), on the charge of robbin-, the granary of Mr. Thomas Kirk, In the search which was made of the house occupied by the elder prisoner a discovery was made of a vast number of articles belonging to the North-Eastern Railway Com pany, consisting mainly of cloth, brass brushes, brass handles, nails, screws, &c. The pos session of the property by Ingram is traced through his sons, several of whom have been in the employ of the company. A traction engine found in course of construction on Ingram's premise:, is pre sumed to have absorbed considerable property of the same company. Oa Saturday the prisoners were brought up at York, before a West Riding bench of magistrates, and remanded. Before the Bench oppo sition was o&red by Sit:wintenclent Constable Kane to the. prisoner 1n4r,r.•1 . signing a deed gift of his property to a relative, on the ground that the property might, to servo extent, have been stolen, and that if a conviction were obtained that which had not been stolen would go to the Crown. The bench ruled that the prisoners could sign anything they chose until after convicti on . PRESENTS TO SUIT EVERY PURPOSE, TASTE, AND POCKET AT PARKINS AND GOTTO'S.—Photographic Albums a choice of 3,000; despatch boxes, writing - cases, dressing cases, travelling bags, envelope cases, blotting books, ink stands, desks, book slides, work boxes, tea caddies, hand bags and reticules, card cases, purses, stationery cabinets, scent bottles, albums for postage stamps, crests, &c.; cigar eases, card baskets, pocket books, electro-gilt and elegantly mounted articles. Bibles, Prayer-books, and Church Ser. vices, in every type. Parkins and Gotto, 25, Oxford' street. Thousands of the above articles, all perfectly now l Ad fresh, CQ4lSecmut ur)l a . raßid sale,--(ADTra PREFERENCE s TARES. South Eastern lN Es ( LEASED d ing A A Ln T a 22i RENTALS. London and Greenwich, 62i 2 FOREIGN RAILWAY Antwerp and Rotterdam, O t t o man (Smyrna to Aidin), 3 San Paulo, huh,. gua. 6 per,eent., ISi FOREIGN MIN Nti Chontales Gold and Silver ninincr, , ,lim,, 3 116 l'eatarena United Gold, Rm., 2i Si, John del ltey, lim , - - BANES. Agra. lira.. A,llOl Ditto, B, s} Alliance, liu,,, 12 Anglo Egyptian, 4 Bank of South Australia, lira, 234 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. Chartered ter. of India, London. and China, 29} Consolidated, lira., 4 Imperial Ottoman. VI London Chartered hank of Australia, 231 London and County, 51} London Joint Stock, 33} London and South African, IQ it London and 1% estininster, CS National Provincial of ILng,•land, Ditto. :d and 3d issuo,3B Oriental Bank Corporation. 121 huscELLerizouni Anglo American Telegraph, Irj Atlantic TelegraphA3) J)itio, b par cent., 110 81 Australian Mort. Land and FiURBAN, Am., 4 1 Berlin Water Works, Inn., 11/ City Discount, lira, If City at Moscow Gas, lim., 10 Commercial Union, Insurance. 51 Credit ioncierot Englanit. Jim.. 3 k E'llyptian 9 per Cent.. Viceroy Loan, gua by Egypt. Govt 891 Electric and International Telegraph, I7u Fore-street Warehouse, lim., iti Gen. Credit and Discount, i 41 ti unison's Bay, 14i International Financial S.ociety,lim..:2l Italian Irrigation (Canal Ca: our, ti per cent. Bonds, redem. lt7o, Issued 90, 37 Madras londo Irrigation nln"neht and Canal i a AsB°clat egi nu ii n r t n l t i eed 5 per cent by Indian Government), 1O National iiiiccount tAnnpaity. 111 Venn:sit it i!nd Oriental e‘uain,.s3 _ JJitu,•new, Rod, 6 Submarine Telegraph, 70 Telegra,,ll Construct. and Malctei:ance, Urn., 13 Vice/ oy of Egypt (IlortgAge) Loan) 731 COAL MARKET. Price per Ton at the Close, s d Haswell l7 6 UrigMalHarilepool l7 6 lkttou Wylam l5 3 Kelloe. l5 3 Walls End Gosfurth 15 0 ILwtherza., tttttttt 15 0 s d East Hartlepool l6 6 Thorpe l5 6 Holly well Main... Walker Primrose ll 3 Eden Main .... 15 6 South /Lefton iittrtlePOOlintsimeitsar 10 6 THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 2, 1868. SHARE LlST.—This Day. --------+ ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. I I Closing Business a hare, Railways. ; Paid.' • at Bristol and Exeter 100 1 1: 3 r0e t . 5_84 done. at Caledonian lOO ' 8311 84 811 2 at Cambrian Cork and 10 Cornwall all 3 4 at Dublin & Belfast June lOO 75 77 at Dun„Pertli,& Ab.J mac lOO 70 72 100 !';.London, Scrip Ce:tl all Do. 190 d st Glasgow &S. Western. 100 IC4 106 at Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 100 24 30 1 2 )1 at Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 100 5 : 0 4 at Urzat Northot Scotland 100 15 6 at Great Northern lOO 103) 1C45 1041 at Du. A stock .. 100 104 BA ; 105 at Do. 11 stock 1100 121 125 at Do. New, is. at 25 pm 10,— at Gt 6, and W. of Ireland 100 05 97 at b 1 t. We,.tcrn Ito 455 10 45 at Do. 6. Val. Rail. gui. 100 •t Do. South %Vales ico 45 47 at Do. W. Mid.—Oxlon 100 25 30 at Do. Newport at ,)o. Iler‘ford ..... 100 at LaucaShire Yorkt,i.tr, 100 126 126. 1 ;: 6 1 st Landon and Blackwell 100 at Lon., ttrigh.,4. S Coast 100 46 461 i 461 at 1011., What., and Dover 104 181 10 18 at Do. AI etrop. Ex. A lOO 12 15 at Lon. & North vVesieri lOO 116 )16., 116 i at Lou. w South Webteri lOO 85 67 at Sian., Shel., & Liucol, 100 Ii ii at Metropolitan 11:1 at Do. Nev: at Do. Exteuaion all 11 10 at 1 Metropolitan _District. all • - 10 t l 1)0. do. do. 10 10 Do. and 3t. John's Vrd G— at Midland Do. £9 Share 7 at Do, Uirmin.. & Durt, 100 75 77 7 ' Mid Kent . . all at North British at Do. Ed., I'th., St Dun. 109 at Nth. Eastern —Berwien 100 ; 105 107 1021 3 25 Do. G.N•E purehast. 16.13.1' et Do. Leeds ..... 100 I 63 64 at Do. York lOO 193 100 05 t. 1 / 4 . Carlisle at 110. dtook..rl. Dar iing. all ' i. 4 136 45 Do. do. 1860-61 lB p at North London at Do. do. 1864 5 10 Do. do. 1866 .. • 10 North Staffordshire at N. &3. W. Junction at !Scottish Central •Sout. N. E ,Aber. stock 100 Soot, %lid. stuck lOO Shropshire Union at South Devon lOO 43 I. st South Eastern 40 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 9 lu 94 at fail Vale lOO 146 150 10 Do. C 5 1' ale of Neath - - Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - 10 Waterloo & Whiteha i 6 West Cornwall lOO COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 'BrillSlColumbia, 6 pert cent., Deo. 31, 1172 1 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-81 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & 100 100 102 :Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept: lOU 100 102 Do. sp. o. Jan. & July. 100 86 87 'Cape sp. e. Inscribed ski 1 00 85 87 Cape U.llope, 6 p.c.18721 100 103 105 Do.Apl.& Oct 18110-19001 100 107 109 Do. do 1880-90 100 106 106 Do. Jan.drjuly, 1810-11 100 105 107 Do. 5 per oent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 96 17 Ca) lon, Nov. 1878, 6p. t. 100 11) 11l Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 ... 00. 1882, Mayls, Nov. i 5 100 107 109 NN D .. 1 01 89 0, .1,6 1: p e . 8. b o je & ar Aug czinutlloooooo 1 1 0( 0 , 94 9 1 00 1 0 1 — 99 N. S.W. Gov.s p•0.,1866 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1876, 100 98 99 Do. 5 p.o. ISBB to 1896 100 555 961 951 New Zealand, 6p. cent! 100 Nova Do. Scotia sper ce u n o t v ... . 6 . p ... 0 lOO 91 99 ,03 sterling, 1875 l9O 102 104 ,queensl an d Gov. 6p. c.: 100 1 03 1 00 S. Ana. Gov. 6 p,o, 186s-9 , 100 I Do. 1878 & upwards 1 ( ,0 110 111 IVio,Gov. p.0..14.&Ja1y 100 1 Do. do, April & Oct , 100 110 112 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. BOW STREET. CIIALLENGING PASSENGERS TO FlGllT.—Joseph Smart, a sailor, belonging to her Majesty's ship Vivid, was charged with being drunk and disorderly at the Charing-cross terminus of the South Eastern Railway, assaulting Sergeant Monckton, the detec tive officer attached to the station, and William Ellis, Henry Hubbard, and Joseph London, were charged with being drunk and attempting to rescue Smart. They were each fined 10s. LUNACY PROSECU7ION. A most important prosecution by the Commissioners in Lunacy has just concluded by a conviction at the Hertford Assizes. Mr. Edward Charles James Shaw, surgeon, sur rendered before the Lord Chief Justice to take his trial for misdemeanour, in having wilfully taken the charge of a lunatic patient named Frances Danvers Weston, for profit, without the certificate of two medical men as to her being insane, and without an order by a relative for her being placed in his charge, and without having a house licensed for the purpose.—Serjeant Parry and Mr. Poland conducted the prosecution on behalf of the Commissioners of Lunacy, instructed by Mr. Law, their solicitor ; Serjeaut Ballantine and Mr. Willis appeared for the defendant. The learned counsel for the prosecution, in opening the Case to tae jury, stated that Mrs. Weston was a married lady, of good education and highly accomplished, but there was not the least doubt that she had been of un sound mind for a great many years, and for some consi derable time prior to her being placed in a private lunatic asylum at Egbam, and there was no douLtelie was labour. ing under the me, t extraerlinery delusions. One of these delusions was that she ineleretood the lan guage of cats, and that they understood her ; she would walk al out with a cat in her arms and pretend to hold a conversation with the - • •imal. She also used to say she was Queen of England, and that she set the fashions. She was removed from the house at Egham four or five years ago, a certificate being at that time given to the pro prietor of the establishment t' at she was still insane. Nothing more, it appeared, was heard of her until last year, when Dr. Blandford and Dr. Bennett, gentlemen of great knowledge in connection with mental disorders, went to the establishment of the defendant at Elstree, with an order from the Lord Chancellor to visit the establish ment. They ascertained that Mrs. Weston had been under the charge of the defendant for a considerable time, and had only been removed just before the visit in question. The result of the investigations slimed that the lady was still in the same state of insanity, and that EGO a year was paid to the defendant for taking charge of her. Although a lady of position and respectability, she appeared to have been employed in the most menial offices, such as cleaning boots and shoes, knives and forks, &c., and she had also been required to work an oat-crushing machine. Upon one occasion she escaped from the house and wandered about through a snowstorm, and was taken to the police-station at Barnet, from whence she was removed by the defendant and his wife in a dog-cart, and it was clear that the defendant must have been perfectly well aware of her mental condition, and that he had kept her without complying with any of those salutary regulations provided by the Legislature for the protection of unhappy persons in her condition.—Serjeant Ballantine interposed in the course of the case for the prosecution, and said he felt it would be hopeless to strug gle against the facts that had been proved, and he felt compelled to submit on the part of the defendant to a verdict.—The jury accordingly returned a verdict of guilty. The defendant was then charged upon a second indictment with an offence of the same description in reference to a gentleman named Clode. It appeared that Mr. Clode was at one time Mayor of Windsor. He carried on the business of a wine merchant, but unhappily gave way to habits of intemperance, the result.of which was a softening of the brain, and it became necessary to place him in an asylum. It appeared that he had been under the charge of the defendant for four years at the time the Com. missioners of Lunacy became acquainted with the fact. Upon Dr. Blandford and Dr. Bennett going to the defendant's house they found the unhappy man in a most wretched state. He was lying on a straw mattress in the back kitchen, with no other covering than a piece of old carpet, and the mattress was completely rotted with his own filth. It appeared that a woman was paid sixpence a week for cleaning out his room, and when he was disco vered the stench was stated to be truly horrible. It ap peared that in the first instance £6O a year was paid bythe friends of the unfortunate gentleman to the defendant for taking charge of him, but upon his representation that his dirty habits and his general condition necessitated greater attention, and that it would be necessary to have a male attendant for him, the allowance was doubled. No attendant was ever provided, and the unhappy man was kept in the same miserable condition. The evidence of the medical gentlemen as to the mental condition of Mr. Clode was, that although he was not in the ordinary sense of the term a lunatic, still that he was completely imbecile and incompetent to take care of himself or to manage his affairs, and that he was undoubtedly a person of unsound mind.—Mr. Serjeant Ballantine upon these facts argued that the patient was not a lunatic within the term or meaning of the statute, and that the indictment could not therefore be supported.—The point was reserved. The jury (there being no defence) found the prisoner guilty. After consultation, the Lord Chief Justice sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of £lOO and to be imprisoned for two months for the first offence, and to be imprisoned for six months and pay a second fine of £lOO for the second, should it be sustained. Imprisonment till both fines be paid. BRITISH rossEssioNs. ion iNtlantic&St.Lawrenoe all 54 86 Bom.,Barods, s Cen.ln. 100 103 lel 1031 1 gu. 5 per cent... 10 Do. F shares lO p 40 ,04 Buffalo .Sr Lake Iluron all 31 4 10' Do. Preference too 1 BufL,Braut, Goderich at Calcutta S. E., lim lOO 6 p.c. 1872-3- t IVO 68 71 at Jai.e Town 4/ Dock, gu lOO 18 52 tOO Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p: all 99 102 at East Bengal, gu. ' sdo 1 00 104 1 1651 • at h:ast Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 100 le9 110 1(91 40 Do. J Extension at , irandTrunkof Canada 100 152 161 • 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 78 82 100 Do. lat Pref. Bonds all 41 15 100 Do. do deferred all 100 Dc. 2d Pref. 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Caradon (Ltskeard 1t 1:4 12 IVest Chi rerton ll 67 09 _ West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan, 54 85 95 Wheal Buller (Itedruth' 16 16 19 Wheal Mary Ann (91en.1 8 18 20 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney ; 5.17.0 6 8 MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE KNIFE—A FoRGIVING WlFE.—George Jackson Hobbs, described as a labourer, of No. 35, Foley-street, was charged before Mr. Mansfield with cutting and wounding his wife, Frederica Hobbs, with a knife. The wife, whose arm was bandaged, said—The prisoner is my husband, and he is a very good one, and also a good father, and nothing of the kind has ever occurred before. lie has been out of work for ten weeks, and had got work to go to this morning. On Saturday a subscription was got up for him, and about 5 o'clock in the afternoon he struck me on the arm, but I don't wish to go on with the charge as I can use my hand. It was all through him being in distress and having had a little to drink. If you will discharge him for the sake of my children I shall be so happy. Mr. Mansfield discharged the prisoner. The Wife—l am very thankful for your kindness. He will never do anything of the kind again. It appears that the prisoner had been drink ing, and some words taking place between him and his wife, he cut her arm with a clasp knife. THAMES. EXTRAORDINARY SYSTEM OF (ROBBERY.—Joseph William Kelly, a house decorator and paper hanger, was brought before Mr. Benson, charged with steal ing a large quantity of lead from the roofs of houses in Salter street, Limehouse. Mr. Randall, owner of Randall's Market in Poplar, and proprietor of a great many houses in the district, said that the lead had been stripped from eight houses belonging to him in Salter-street, and serious results had followed. The rain found its way through the roofs of his tenements, and seriously inconvenienced the inmates, besides da maging the houses. _ . . James Tims, inhabiting a house in Salter-street, not belonging to Mr. Randall, stated that on Sa turday afternoon, soon after two o'clock, he saw the prisoner and another young man named Potter sticking a ladder in front of his house. Mr. Benson—What do you mean by sticking a ladder ? IVitness—They were removing it from the front of my house. They put the ladder over a truck. There were three bags containing something bulky on the ground, and the prisoner and Potter placed the bags of lead in the truck and conveyed it to a shed belonging to Potter's father, in Upper North-street, Poplar. Two of the bags of lead were taken into old Potter's shed. He stood by the truck and the other bag of lead, and when the prisoner returned for it I laid hold of him. Owing to the conduct of a rough and disorderly mob sympathizing with thieves, and offering to fight him, the prisoner got away , Some lead has been removed from the top of my house. Mr. Randall's foreman said that eight of his houses had been stript of lead, and that in the bag taken from a truck was a portion of the lead stolen. The hiring of the truck by the prisoner and Potter, jun., and the apprehension of the prisoners by Police-sergeant John Manning, 15 K, were proved. Mr. Benson said it was a serious thing to be stripping houses of their lead, and he remanded the prisoner to allow the police an opportunity of appre- hending his confederate, Potter. Mr. Randall—l don't know yet the extent of the damage done to my houses. Tims—And my house is also greatly damaged. IVESTMINSTER. SINGULAR APPLICATION UNDER THE MATRIMONIAL CAUSES ACT.—A very respectable-looking woman, between 50 and 60 years of age, came before Mr. Ingham and solicited protection against her hus band under these circumstances:— She said that on Saturday week in the afternoon she went out for a walk with her husband, and they proceeded to Shoreditch. After going into a house there he solicited her to wait a little while for him in the street and he would soon return. She waited for a very long time and he did not come back, nor had she seen anything of him since. Mr. Ingham—Have you heard of him ? Applicant—ye s , he called at a relation's the next day. ➢lr. Ingham—Had you had any quarrel with him? Applicant—Not the least. Mr. In gham—ilow do you account for his ab sence ? Applicant—lle got a check cashed at Shoreditch while I was workin g , an d wan t away to spend the money, and I now want protection from him against his return. Mr. Ingham—Wh y ? Applicant—Because he has told one of the men we employ that when he has spent the money he has got he will come back and sell up the house. We are in business, and although lam left very much in debt I might get over it if you would be kind enough to grant me protection for the business. Mr. Ingbam—i cannot protect the business if it is your husband's. Applicant—What can your worship protect ? Mr. Ingham—l can protect all the earnings you may make by your personal industry while he is away. I cannot interfere with his business, which he may return and carry on. I can give you an order to protect anything you may acquire during his absence, and that is all. Applicant—l shall be much obliged to you for that. My husband is a very good man when sober, but he does not know what he does when he drinks. Applicant then took the order. OUR REPRESENTATIv E SYSTESI.—Mr. Hepworth Dixon delivered, on Monday evening week, in the Assembly Room at the Town Hall, Brighton, the first of a vries of lectures to be given in the sal e place, under the auspices of an influential local committee, comprising the borough members and ot h er leading Liberals of the town. Mr. Dixon chose for his subject " The True Theory of Our Representativ e System," and de livered a discourse of considerable length. He defined the old system of our r epresentative- Governments as follows :—That the Sovereign had a right to advice and aid from his cities, towns, and shires ; that when the Sovereign appealed to these cities, towns, and shires the whole body of freemen in the realm elected depu ties to represent them ; that the cities, towns, and shires were considered as actually present in the great council, in the person of their deputies and attor neys ; that the deputies attended for the cities, towns, and shires as delegates and servants, who were paid for their labour, and who could sue and be sued for broach of con tract. Not only was this the old and true theory of our representative system, but in the major part it is the true theory now, althou gh apt to g e t overlooked. When the Queen issues her writ she sends it down to the city and the shire. She appeals to Sussex and Yorkshire, to Brighton and Leeds, not to send up a certain number of private councillors, but men who will deliver to the country the opinions current in Sussex and Y or k s hi re, i n Brighton and Leeds. Is it not obvious that when the Crown consults these counties and towns it wants to know what they think? And is it not equally obvious that the message entrusted to the deputy should be delivered to the groat council in the vet y spirit of the town or shire ? Yet, such is the force of a bad habit of thought that you shall find gentlemen, clover and respectable gentlemen, asking you to send them into the House of Commons as personal advisers! That is a pretension unknown to ourancient Parliaments; a position utterly unknown to our laws. Candidates for your suffrage say that they mill not stoop to act as delegates ; that is to say, they will receive your trust : they will not repre sent you! If they go into Parliament they must go in as free and independent men ! Free of what ? Independent of whom ? Free of their trust ? Independent of those who trust them ? Of all the cant in our time this cant of freedom and independence is about th e v er y wors t. I t is the sign of a great confusion ; it is the sign of mutiny against law ; it is a sign that our servants fancy they have become our masters, and that we shall patiently allow them tO stand between the nation and their Queen! THE nET'OLOTION IN JAPAN. - The following details of the revolution in Japan have been received by telegraph vid San Francisco : YOXOI-IAMA, Jan 27. There has been a serious outbreak between the Shagoon and the Daindos. The Mikado had been seized by Satsuma, a powerful noble, and the Shagoon was in his castle at Osaka, under the protection of the fleets of his allies. The Foreign Ministers were at Osaka and assured the Shagoon they would not interfere in the, pending difficul ties. One of the Shag,oon's palaces at Jell° was burned down by Satsuma's men, who afterwards lost one of his own. There was a severe fight, and the official report give' 300 killed and wounded of Satsuma's men, and 60 of the Government troops. The contending parties afterwards had a naval engage- ment in sight of Yokohama, when Satsuma's vessels escaped. The Mikado is a prisoner in his palace at Kista, guarded by Satsuma's men. The Tycoonate is abolished. Stots-baslii, the Shagoon, has had all his titles taken from him. Ile will neither resign nor fight. He is in his palace at Osaka. Satsuma, Cochin, and Tosa have surrendered Osaka with their troops. The Tycoon's and Satsuma's troops are now fighting i. , . the streets of Jeddo. Satsuma's Palace was burned on the night of the 20th of January, and 400 men were burned up in it. The native town was on fire in four places on the night of the 20th of January. The fire was fortunately extin• guished, but with serious damage. Foreigners have been ordered by their Consuls not to go outside the settlement. Terrible mortality exists among foreigners at Hioga, twenty-four having died in as many days. Everything is quiet at Osaka. Another account says : The advices from Yokohama, Japan, to the 25th of January, report . that a formidable revolution had taken place in Japan, in consequence of the opening of the new ports to foreigners. The young Mikado was seized by the three leading princes of the empire, Satsuma, Choisy, and Toso, and remained a prisoner in their hands. The late Shagoon, Stots-bashi, fled from Meako and shut himself up in the castle at Osaka, where he placed himself under the protection of the fleet of the foreign Powers in that harbour. But the Ministers of the treaty Powers have given a distinct and solemn assurance to the Japanese that they will not in any way interfere in the struggle. Stots-bashi was collecting forces and organising an army, with which he would attempt to re cover his lost power. Meanwhile the confederated Daimios proposed no immediate action. It was not probable that the foreign Ministers would make any efforts for a settlement of their relations with either of the opposing parties until after the assembling of the nobility of the empire in council. Meanwhile the country was without a recognised head. Disturbances of a serious nature had taken place in Yeddo. The inclosure of the principal palace of the Shagoon was broken into by a mob, and the castle and residence of the ladies of his cour 4 were set on fire and destroyed on the 16th January. The widows of former Shagoons, who lived in the palace, were killed. It is said that the mob con sisted of the people of Satsuma, who were attempting to rescue a sister of their prince, the wife of a former Shagoon. Two days after this outrage the great palace of Prince Satsuma, in Yeddo, was attacked and destroyed by the Shagoon's troops, and a large amountsl the prince's pro perty in other parts of the city was plundered or ruined. The officers of the Shagoon disavow any intention to quarrel with Satsuma, but declare that they only wished to dislodge hands of robbers who were located in the places which were destroyed. It was reported that 140 of Satsuma's men were killed and 1.69 wounded, and that the troops of the Shagoon lost from 50 t GO killed and wounded. Some of Satsumas men made their way out of the city to a small s!:eaner belon,tl: . iuz to the Prince, ::ad steamed out into the harbour. They were followed I)3r a war-vessel of the Shagoon, and a fight took place, in shich the latter was worsted, and the steamer escaped. rho ports of Hioga and Osaka were formally proclaimed ~ p en to foreigners on the let of January, lint trade had not yet commenced at either place, owing to the disturbed condition of the country. The condition of the first settlers at the new ports was very unpleasant. Their !louses were of an inferior description, and provisions of 111 kinds were scarce and dear. The main settlement was located at Kine, a miserable fishing village two miles from ilioga. The foreign Ministers were generally censured or selecting a site so inferior in every respect to that of -Ile port of Hioga. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS DAY. LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. 7to 1 agst Lamb (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Chimney Sweep (taken) 9to 1 agst Moose (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Daisy (taken and offered) 15 to 1 agst Tusculanum (taken and offered) 100 to G agst Alcibiado (taken and offered) 18 to 1 agst Pearl Diver (taken) 18 to 1 agst Fan (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Despatch (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst The Nun (taken) 25 to 1 agst Clansman (taken) 25 to 1 agst Astrolabe (taken) 25 to 1 agst Ifuntsmans Daughter (taken and off.) 25 to 1 agst Thalassius (taken) 30 to 1 agst Gartis (taken) 150 to 1 agst Tennyson taken) 200 to 1 agst lloruvt (offered) 11 to 1 agst'Mr. Studd's lot (t.k..n) 100 to 8 agst Mr. Barber's lot (taken) CITY AND suntmit...N. 16 to 1 agst The Breach (taken) 20 to 1 aLst Franchise (taken) CHESTEIt CUP. 25 to 1 agst Viridis (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 10 to 1 agst Typhoeus (offered) 2300 to 100 agst Habican (taken) DERRY. 11 to 2 agst Lady Elizabeth (taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Rabicau (taken) ROTUNDA CLUB AND COMMISSION EXCIIANGE Three Doors from Blackfriars Bridge, Surrey Side, OPEN DAILY. Messrs. Fisher and Raynor Is, W. Atkins, F. Mitchell and Co., W. Leach, and others, will bo in attlud once daily. Applications for membership my bo made to any of the above gentlemen, or to the Secretary, 3, Black friars-road. .A nnual subscription, Five Shilling. N.B.—Tho wires of the. Electric and International Tele graph Company are now laid on, and aro open for trans mission of messages to all parts of the kingdom. Messrs. RICHARD TAYLOR and SONS, 16, Amwall-street, 3fyddleton-square, London, EXECUTE COMMISSIONS on ALL RACES during the Season. A list of the latest betting is published daily, and will be sent on receipt of a stamped directed envelope. Messrs. T. and Sons have always felt much pleasure in hedging their patrons' investments Free of Charge, and beg to assure them they will always do their best to procuro the longest prices in the market, irre spective of the daily London quotations. Place betting. Double and treble events. Commissions received up to twelve o'clock on the morning of the race executed at starting or London prices, as per advice. Telegraphic messages attended to one hour before the set time of each race up to two o'clock, if money is previously sent. SPORTING NOTES. The Liverpool meeting commences to-morro The Mersey Cup will just suit Master Willie, his most dangerous opponent being Philosopher, unless his owner should reserve him for the Flying Stakes. None of the remaining youngsters can hope to win this half-mile scurry, unless it is Chivalry, and he receives but 71b from the flying heroines of the last spring and autumn meetings, Fly ing Jib and Dawdle, whilst the victorious Moon beam has a winning weight, 7st 101 b, on her back again. Problem was just before the latter at Lincoln, where Salliet ran almost as well as she did in a short scramble ; but Sir Charles Rushoues jade has gained form and confidence since then, and she or Dawdle ought to win. So has Hilda gone on since Lincoln, the Tyro looking very like a third main for her, despite the 51b penalty. With so many of the Grand National cracks in the Trial Steeplechase and Hurdle Race, it will be impossible to form an opinion concerning them until the fields are mounted, and I can only observe that whatever Mr. Stndd and the Duke of Hamilton may start for the first-named should finish in the van, and that Steamboat has only to fear the bes of Mr. Brayley's being pulled out to jump the hurdles. The Grand National Steeplechase I shall refer to to-morrow, as no doubt there will be several very important alterations in the betting. At the same time I will just throw out a hint that Jupiter, one of the 100 to 1 division, if on the spot and amongst the starters, will nearly win, if he is not the actual winner. A FRESH MAN. LIVERPOOL MEETING. WEDNESDAY. A Hurdle llandiCap of 5 sous each, 2 ft (to the fund), with 50 added : winners of any race after Feb. 22 (at eleven a.m.) 101 b extra ; if beaten for the Annual Hurdle Han dicap, and not placed second or third allowed 51b ; one mile and a half, over four hurdles. Age st lb Nothing More ... 6 (pd.) Steamboat... ... 5 12 3 Said ... ... 6 12 3 Orno (inc. 101 b cx.) 4 11 12 Endskigh ... 6 11 10 Tumult ... 511 10 Sultan ... 611 10 Le Magician ... 5 11 8 Ago st lb Restitution ... 5 10 9 Surnoy ... 6 10 9 Bold Davie ... 6 10 8 Wellesley ... 5 10 7 Violent ... 5 10 7 Nu 6 10 7 Chevy Chase ... 510 7 Muezzin ... a 10 7 Turmoil ......410 7 Caustic ... ... 410 6 Troubadour ... 6 10 6 Bretoline 410 4 Rambling Katie filly 4 10 4 Catherine Parr c.... 4 10 4 Brilliant ... a 10 4 C010ur5...410 4 Spurgeon 4 10 3 Mrs. Allan... ... 5 10 3 Chorister 410 3 Maid of Kent geld. 4 10 3 Mountain Maid ... 5 10 3 Gazza Ladra a 10 3 Prima Donna ... 4 10 0 Excitement...4lo 0 Moose ... Gladiator .., Beadle ... Fan... ... ... a 11 7 ... 5 11 6 ... a 11 6 ... 6 11 4 The Clown ... a 11 4 Redcap —• a 11 4 The Colonel (h b). 5 11 2 Apsley ... Musketeer ... ... 5 11 ... 6 10 12 Alberta► ... 5 io 1:2 Venturesome ... 5 (pl) Mongrel ... ... 6 10 12 Thalassius... ... 6 10 15 Brick ... Owen Roe ..# The Squire Malvern ... ... a 10 lo ... 5 10 9 ... 5 10 9 ... 6 10 9 '1 ho Foal Stakes of 25 sous each, for two year olds ; colts Bst I.olb, fillies Bst 61b; untrieds allowed 31b, both Gib; winners of a 200 sous stake 51b extra. T.Y.C.; 3 subs. Macaroon, Poor Pat, Gitanella filly. The Sefton Plate of 100 sovs, added to a Handicap of 5 sovs each, 2 ft (to the fund); winners of any handi cap after Feb. 22 (at 11 a.m.), 1011) extra ; if baaten for the Mersey Cup or Flying Stakes and not placed second or third, allowed 51b. Front the Canal Point in (about six furlongs). Volunteer Monitor ... Salliet ... Indian Star Mistletoe .. Moonbeam... Skylark ....... Ag© st 11) ... a 9 2 • G 8 10 ▪G 8 6 •• • 5 8 2 5 7 10 ▪ 4 7 10 a 7 8 Age st lb Hopleaf 5 6 9 The Squire 5 6 6 Chivalry 3 6 4 Cattou ' ... 3 6 4 Alicia 4 6 4 Madam Bosca ... 5 6 4 The Last nose of _ _ _ Ditirshel Ney 5 7 8 Summer ... 3 6 2 Ulphus ... 5 7 6 Weather Isle ... 3 6 2 Jeannie Deans ... 4 7 6 Peggy man's 46 0 Thermometer ... 4 7 2 Scotaan's . Pride 3 6 0 Redcap a 7 2 Kate Kearney 4 6 0 Paxton ... 4 7 0 Ilelvelyn. 3 6 0 Diamond ... 4 7 0 Fi ne s s e 3 5 13 Star of the Evening 5 7 0 Blacklock ... 3 513 Amour Propro ... 4 612 Milton 3 512 King of the Fairies 4 6 10 Fair Star 3 5 10 Mongrel ... 6 6 10 Paleface ... 3 5 9 Vulcan ... ... 46 10 Toy ... ... 35 7 The Welter Cup of 100 sovs (in specie), by subscription of 5 SOTS each, with 50 added ; winners of any handicap after Feb. 22 (at eleven a.m.) 81b extra; professionals 51b extra.. One mile and a quarter. 11 subs. Age st lb Age st lb Dragon ... 4 11 8 Foresight ... 4 10 5 Indigestion ... 6 11 6 'the Rock ... 4 10 0 Bertie ... 510 7 Bedford ... ... 4 912 Vixen g ... 4 10 6 The King's Daugh- Prince Regent ... 61C 6 ter ... ... 49 5 Three per ° Cent. ... 510 5 Bandmaster ... 4 (paid) The All-aged Selling Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added; two year olds 7st 41b, three Oat 81b, four 10st 101 b, five, six, and aged list 31b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b; maidens having started twice allowed 31b thrice 61b. _ _ Tho Aintroe Plato of 50 sovs, for two year olds and up waids ; winners this day 71b extra. T.Y.C. To close and name on Tuesday night at eight o'clock. Tho Two Year Old Plata of 50 sous ; colts Bst I.olb, fillies Bst 51b ; winners 41b extra. THURSDAY, March 5. The Liverpool Spring Cup of 200 soya (specie), added to a Handicap of 15sovs each, 10 ft ; winners of any handi cap after Feb. 5 (at 11 a.m.), 101 b extra. One mile and a half. 65 subs., 35 of whom declared. Age st lb Knightof the Garter 4 8 12 Blinkhoolio 4 8 6 Brown Bread ... 6 8 6 ... 5 8 4 Honesty Belmont ... 5 8 4 Christmas Carol ... 6 7 12 Foresight ... 4 7 8 Paxton ... ... 4 7 Feodor ... 4 7 8 G. by Vedette— Vixen ... Aggravator Age st lb Clown ... a 613 Sister to Vedetto ... 4 6 12 Salamanca... ... 4. 612 Charnwood 3 6 8 Nu ... 6 6 6 Lady Diana ... 3 6 4 Affection ... 3 6 4 Weather Isle 3 6 4 Purveyor ... 3 6 3 Rhine Wino ~. 3 6 3 (3aprera .. 3 6 2 Philosopher ' 7 6 ... 4 7 6 Belzoni u 7 2 V Laughing -Stock 3 6 2 La Ferte Fresnel ... 4 7 • 2 Adamant 3 5 13 Gipsy King ... 47 2 Citron ... ... 35 13 Child of tho Islands 4 7 1 Hammertoe 3 513 A Plate of 40 sous; two year olds 7st 101 b, three 9st 101 b; fillies and geldings allowed 31b; maiden two year olds allowed 31b, thieo 716; winner to bd sold for 100 sous, if for 50 allowed 71b ; 2 sovs entrance. T.Y.C. 10 subs. Oceana 2 yrs (50 soya), Sister to Lemonade 2 yrs (50), Sister to Snufftaker 3 yrs (50), Portia 2 yrs (50), B f by Warlock out cf Revivalist, 2 yrs (50), Hagar ' 2 yrs (50) Tubal Cain 2 y rs (50), Fi ne sse 3 yrs (50), Rob Roy, 3 yrs (50), and Preface 3 yrs (50). The Welter Plato of 100 sovs (handicap), by subscription. of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; winners of any handi cap after ,t'eb. 22 (at 11 A.m.) 61b, twice 61b extra; if beaten for the Flying Mersey, Sefton, or Welter Handi caps allowed 31b, if not placed second or third 61b; pro fessionals 51b extra. Canal Point in (nearly three-quar ters of a mile). Ago st lb Volunteer 11 JO Dragon ... 4 11 4 Indigestion ... 6 11 4 Gladiator ... ... 5 11 3 Langhatn ... 5 10 10 Master Willie ... 4 10 8 Prince Regent ... 6 10 7 Foresight ... 4 10 6 Ganyinede... ... 4 10 4 Nu ... 6 10 4 A Steeplehaso Plate of 100 any hurdle or steeplechtts 11 a.m.), 101 b extra. Abot Age st lb Mongrel 6 10 2 The Squire ... 5 10 2 Vulcan. ... 4 910 Bedford ... • ... 4 913 The King's Dhtr... 4 9 3 Peggy 4 9 8 Ma lame Bosco ... 5 9 4 Chivalry L... ... 3 9 0 Frost 4 (paid) sous (Handicap); winners of 33 ha•idicnp after Feb. 22 (at at three miles. Ago st IV Ago st lb Gameboy ... ... al2 7, King Arthur ... 619 10 Astrolabe ... ... al2 7. • Garus .. ... alO 9 Daisy ... ... al2 0! Moosa ... ... alO 9 Globule ... ... al2 0: Avenay .. ... alO 8 Hornet .. ... al2 5! Wings of the Wind 610 8 I he.l):)ctor ... !a 11 10 Briek ... ... alO 8 Philosopher ... a 11 10. 1 7 1 au d r i n ... ... 6 10 7 llevolver ... ... all 10 Groeuland... ... alO 7 Columbia ... ... all 8 ' Harcourt ... ... alO 4 Jack o' Trunips(ll h) a 11 7 • Arehitnedes ... 6 1U 4 Sinite ... ... aII7L. S. D. ... ... alO 7 Dospatch ... ... all 2 ' Sincarity ... ... alO 7 Pearl Diver ... all 2 Sylph ... ... 610 7 Huntsatan'sDaugh. all 2 Chesmau ... ... 610 4 The Plover ... a llO i- The Nip (0 . b) ... alO 4 Shakspere ... ... all 0 . Qe cen o f h ear t s ... a l O 0 Laura (It b) ... a 11 0 Littl e P e t er ... a 10 0 Walterstown (11 h). 611 01 Atalanta ... ... 610 0 Beadle .. ' ... alO 121 M rs. Allmu... ... 5 10 0 Sultan ... ... 610 12 Prima Donna ... 410 0 Reporter ... ... alO 10 The Fawn ... alO 0 King of Hearts ... a 10 10 The Ladies' Purso of 25 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each ; two year olds 7st 31b, three 9st 31b, four lOst 31b, five and upwards lOst 71b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b; maidens allowed if two year ulds 31b, throe 71b, four 101 b, five and upwards 1 Ilb. T.Y.C. A Plato of 40 soya (Handicap), for two year olds and upwards ; winners this day 71b extra. T.Y.C. A Hurdlo Plate of 50 soya (Handicap); winners this day 71b extra; one mile and a half, over four hurdles. The Scurry Steeplechase Stakes of 5 sous each, with 40 added ; four year olds lOst 71b, five list 21b, six list 71b, aged list 91b ; mares allowed 41b, geldings 31b ; maiden five year olds and upwards allowed 81b; winners in 1867-68 of any race value 20 sous 71b, twice or ono of 100 1016, 200 141 b extra; once round (not over the brook). RACING FIXY MA RES FOR 1868. L'verpool Spring M 3 o .elnisford Spring M 10 S .rewsbury Spring 10 West Drayton l2 Warwick Spring Margate Epsom Spring Sleeting 21 Croston Park Northampton APRIL. Catterick Bridge Lewes Spring Thirak Curragh April Newmarket Ist Spring Bromley Spring 6 Durham Hendon l3 Newmarket Craven Knighton l4 Abergavenny ..... 16 ~.. Chester 5 Wiachester York Spring Doncaster Spring Salisbury l4 Bath Croydon Ist Summer Harpenden Epsom Summer West Drayton Croydon 2d Summer Manchester 3 Ascot Summer 9 Beverley, Hull, and East Riding lO Windsor Summer Newton llampton Newcastle hiibury Club Stockbridge Alexandra Park Chelmsford Worcester Summer '2 Carlisle Newmarket July 7 Pontefract Reading Down Royal Corp. l5 Liverpool July IL Odiham, Stamford Radcliffe ..... Huntingdon. Nottingham July Southampton Goodwood Brighton Brighton Club 6 Lewes Summer 7 Wolverhampton ll Stockton Plymouth Windsor Aug ust l3 Eghani Hastings York August rUS T. Dever Oxford &la-borough Canterbury Derby Summer I Weymouth Lichfield Twit :Mao Margate SEPT Baden 1 Warwick September 1 Abingdon 3 Leicester Doncaster September 8 Brecon • Richmond Hampton Autumn l5 :HBER. Kelso Hendon Monmouth Newmarket Ist October 22 Walsall 23 West Drayton 29 Royal Caledonian Hunt and Western M .1111IIKETS—(1his Day.) CORN Tho trade in general is dull with less firmness in prices, but without any serious depression. From the principal country markets the reports to hand this morning quote the prices of wheat is in favour of buyers, with a flagging trade. The telegrams irouicoutinental export markets do not quote much change in prices, but there is a pause in transactions. "m'At Mark-lane this morning the attendance was mode rate, and the trade dalL The wheat market opened with light supplies of Eng lish, but a fair show of foreign ; buyers were cautious, and English wheats, except of the primest qualities were easier. On the foreign stands Russian samples were in sumo cases purchased at I.s. decline. In other imports there was very little doing, holders generally requiring late rates. The floating cargoes of wheat off the coast have been worked down to some five-and-twenty, and there is now less pressure to sell, but quotations stand is to 2s lower on the week. There were fair supplies of Euglish flour on sale, for which the demand was quiet and rates the turn easier. Foreign flour being only in moderate supply, was not pressed for sale on lower terms. Malt remained without material change in value, but with a dull trade. Barley mot only a slow demand, and prices were rather irregular. Bowls are generally the turn easier to buy, with in creased supplies of foreign, but a fair demand. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. There wus not a large supply of fat stock on sale to-day, but their condition was good, and the more favourable accounts from the head markets lent some support to prices thereof ; except for mutton, the tendency was down wards. Of beasts there were 381 from Scotland, 2,079 from the various English grazing grounds, 110 from Ireland, and 920 from abrcad. The beef trade was very sluggish, and prices, although not quoted lower, tended in favour of buyers. • Of sheep the supplies 1 1,300 f include • from the Ceu 1- nent. The demand for :prime sizeable sheep was brisk, and advanced rates paid. Large coarse breeds sold strong, but wore quite as dear. Of calves the proportion of foreign was 92. The veal market was heavy and quotations were depressed. There was a moderato demand for pork. Thirty foreign pigs came to hand. Total at market—Beasts 3,390, calves 95, sheep 16,830, pigs 410. Quotations, per stone of 81b, sinking offal—Beef, 3s to 4s 101 h; veal, 3s 4d to 5s 8d; mutton, 3a 4d to 5s 4d; pork, 3s to 45. TALLOW. The market is quiet, but steady, Y. C., 42s 6LI ; on the spot, 42s 9d; April to June, 43s 9d; last three months, 445. Stock this day, 30,012 casks; delivered last-Week, 1,880 sacks ; arrived last week, 10 casks. FOREIGN AND COLONIAL PRODUCE. In the colonial produce markets there is very little pass log, but rates for sugar, coffee, rice, and spices are main tained. The metal trade is firm, with a good inquiry for tea and coffee. COTTON. LIVERPOOL, March 2.—The market opens flat under heavy imports and exports from China. sales probably 8,000 bales. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, March 1— Maria Pia, steamer, from Lisbon ; Galacin, Steamer, from Vigo; Schwan, steamer, from Bremen. Arrived, March 2:—Trident, steamer, from Hamburg Astarte, from Anatuaboc ; Fairy Queen, steamer, from Dieppe; Orion, steamer, from Antwerp. Staled, March I.—Aurora, steamer, for Rotterdam. Di:AL, Moeda) , Moinicg. Anchored—Jean Baptist, from Duukirk, for Exeter ; Louis Fanny, :cum Dunkirk, for Brest ; Jeau Baptist No. 1, from Dunkirk, for Pontrisux ; Achille, from Dunkirk, for Cherbourg: Victor Eleanor, from Dunkirk, for Bordeaux ; Esperance, from Blytb, fur Oiteu. I'ut bank —Pegasus, for S har.ghai ; Branstoncs, fur Fecarnp. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris, is about at par, and the ehcrt exenange on London is 231. 12;e. per £1 Uu oJuipariug these rates with the English Mint prier tt 4., Lis. 100. per °allot; for staudard goid, it sppe.„,rs that gold ie nearly ivr)-teutlis dearer to L'aris than la LuatioA. Iheeouree of exchange at New York oa London ler bills at 69 days' sight is about MI per cent. At tins rate there is Lo prod: on th;.• invortativa of gold ItOm the United .§tates. t,C1.1. -...~r;s rr A • I Di- wish v in tick- 1"L - 4 14:1. ; the will es to the the ship It 11 . to bags :acres ILS. 1. well. orn- bauli this tudi. Lrket 75 40 50 50 Land, leery d re new 'here the 31. to Lord .NY- up ts, The riven ?t as I, the id is TCE. .3om. k on Heir° a tho • , 1.. I