The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-11 00:00:00

THE_ EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 11, 1868.

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Mr. dkidier'lleateel—l
way Company. From what I wee bid I ocenzanakatea
with Mr. Viable, the station insposlen. and whilst we was
talking I saw the primmer walked dews the platfeent
*am* • portmanteau. I was at the polio* 'titles whirl
the mime' was brought in, end when be was told the
charge be said he was taking we of the portmanteau for •
friend of his. He was asked to point out the owner, and he
mid I was.
William Charles Victor said—l am chief dation %epee-
tor et the Great Northern Railway Station, Hing's-oross.
On Monday night about half-past 5 I was speaking to the
last willow en the platform, when I saw the primmer
walking down the platform carrying a portmanteau. I
followed him into the booking ease and he seemed
to me to be making his way out of the sta-
tion. I got in front of him and he turned
back as if be was going to take • ticket. He came
from the window sad went to the fire-pleas and put the
portmanteau on the maatleuhelf, left it there, and
walked towards the platform. I went up to him and the
owner of the portmanteau came up I'M said the port-
manteau belonged to him, and I then took the prisoner
into custody. I asked him whether he bad not left •
portmanteau on the shelf and he said " Yes," mad added
that a boy bad taken it from a seat and given It to bhp,
and that it belonged to • friend he knew well. I asked
him to point out his friend and he pointed to the last
wither as being the owner.
John Sharpe said—l am a police-constable in the employ
of the Great Northern Railway. On Monday might, about
half-pest 5, the prisoner was given into my custody, and on
searching him I found he was wearing two greatooats. In
the under great coat I found 4L 15e. Bd. in gold, silver, and
copper; in the mid* pocket • purse containing a season
ticket for the Brighten Railway, and two pocket hand-
kerchiefs one bearing the initials, "J. G."
Mr. John Goble said—l am • hop factor, and reside at
Denmark-hill. I was at the George Inn, Borough, from
2to 4 o'clock on Monday afternoon. My coat was put on
a peg in the dieing-room whilst I went into the smoking-
room, and on my return it was gone. The coat and season-
ticket produced are mine.
Police-oonstsble Taylor, 981 f maid—The prisoner was
handed into my custody, and be said to me " A gentleman
pot a portmanteau on a eland on the platform, and
when he went away I maw a boy pick it up and put is on
his shoulder. I stopped him and took It away. Whilst
I was looking for the owner I was taken into custody." I
afterwards told the prisoner he would be charged with
stealing a great coat, the property of Mr. Goble, nod he
said it was quite right
Mr. Cooke, the prisoner saying that he bad no defence
to make, oommitted him to the Middlesex sessions for
trial.

WANDSWORTH.
UNJUST WEIGHTS.

Mr. Dart, the Inspector of Weights and Measures for
the districts of Croydon and Wandsworth, attended to
support s number of summonses against shopkeepers
for using unjust weight and measures. The only one of
importance was against Jana Doggett, a baker, carrying
on business in Battersea.

The inspector stated that he found 6/1 ounce, weight
dipped under the customers' part of the scale, causing it
to be unjust. The scale was used for the weighing of
bread.

♦ scale was produced, and the inspector explained the
politico in which he found the weight. It was placed on
one of the crass-bars under the plate on which the bread
was weighed. On taking away the weight he found the
soak to be an equal balance.
The defendant told the magistrate that be had nothing
to say. He knew nothing about the ounce weight. His
children while playing might have put it there. He also
endeavoured to show that the weight would have dropped
off if bloat bad been pat on the scale.
(r. Dart said the weight could not have dropped off the
seals.

Mr. Ingham was of opinion that the weight had been
put under the wale intentionally, and said the defendant
must pay the full penalty of 3/., and 3. eosin.

GREENWICH.
lINLICENRED PAWWIIIOIMB.

Richard Donegan and Mnry Donegan, his wife, of
Chutch-street. Rotherhithe, appeared to • summons, at
the instance of the excise ►uthorities, charging them with
having unlawfully taken in pledge and received interest
upon certain area without being duly lionised under
the Pawnbrokers Act.
Mr. Marshall appeared for the excise authorities, and
Mr. Hicklin defended.

Ellen Bryant, a young woman, said that on the 28th
September last, she toot a parcel containing • shawl and
some articles of wearing apparel for a child, to de-
fendant's shop, and obtained an advance of Is. W. upon
the same. On the let January last, she went to redeem
the articles, when the female defendant, who had advanced
the money, said the parcel had been there a long time, and
could not then be found and that it searched for a
shilling in addition to threepence interest would be
charged. Three days afterwards she again called at the
shop and paid 24. 9d. to redeem the parcel which the
female defendant said she and her husband had been op
all night searching for.
Mr. Maude said the defendants' mode of dealing
was a scourge upon the poorer classes of society, and
unfortunately such shops appeared to exist in
almost every locality. Applications were frequently
made by poor people for assistanoe in obtaining goods
upon which money had been lent, and when asked whether
the goods had been left with a liseneed pawnbroker
the answer wee in the negative, and no help oould be
afforded the applioants, because the law required the
excise authorities to take proceedings, and did not give the
police authorities power to do so.
The defendants were then fined 121. 10s., being one-
' fourth of the full penalty of 50/.

GREAT FIRE NEAR WEST SMITHFIELD.
(THIS DAY.)

The most extensive fire that has taken place in
the neighbourhood of West Smithfield for years, happened
this morning, between the hours of 2 and 3 o'clock, and it
was not entirely extinguished at noon to-day. The pro-
perty destroyed must at a moderate calculation amount to
several thousand pounds sterling.
The premise, in which the fire commenced belonged to
the well known firm of Messrs. G. Fernlike and Sons,
window glass and lead merchants, situate No. 34,5 t. John-
street, West Smithfield. The discovery was made by the
police-constable on duty, who in passing along his beat
noticed an unusual body of smoke hovering over the hoes.
tops. The warehouse wee 50 feet wide and 160 feet long, in one
place it towered to the height of three Ikon, whilst
another part was a floor lower. Unfortunately the whole
of the warerooms communicated with each other, and the
flames rolled round the staircases in rapid snocession, ignit-
ing store after store until the whole of the immense build-
ing presented one tiemendons sheet of flame. Such was the
intensity of the light thrown up, even before the engines hal
time to arrive, that St. Paul's Cathedral and the various
churches mild be seen, miles distant. With all pos-
sible despatch the engines and fire escapee arrived from
every station in the district under the command of Capt.
Shaw, Mr. Bridges, the principal officer of the B division,
and other officers. The London Salvage Corps, under the
direction of Mr. Superintendent Swanton, arrived about
the same time. The force consisted of several manual
engines and six or seven land steamers, and they
were placed in the most commanding poeitioas
that the brigade might have a chance of attacking
the fire at each point, and if possible to per
vent the ignition of Messrs. Browning's ail stows.
The branches were also so directed as to extinguish the
fire in some of the other houses that had become Ignited.
This was a work of no little danger, for whilst one of the
firemen named Shaderick wu so assisting, one of the floors
gave way, and he was terribly cut about the body by the
falling of a crate of glass. The firemen, however, kept to
their posts, and had the gratification of seeing the flames
succumb to the great weight of water that was falling
upon them, and by neon all further attention of mischief
wee over, although a great body of fire remained in the
ruins.

The damage done is thus officially reported by (leptide
Shaw " 34, St. John-street, Smithfield, 0. Far-
man, and Sons, window glass and lead merchants, beck
warehouses of two and three doors, 160 feet by SO feet, all
communicating, and contents nearly destroyed. The
second and third doors of front warehouses my severely
damaged by fire, and most part of roof off ; lower past and
contents seriously damaged by water ; cause of fire ®-
known ; contents and buildings insured in the Sen Office.
" Nom 36 end 38, Mr. Btealake, tailor, and 111 r. T.
Davies, printer, back parts seriously damaged by fire gad
mutants by water, ; and Mr. J. Illeersaat, envelope
borderer, and J. P. Wilkinson, lithographer, back parte
eirionaly entrehed.

" Non 40 and 4Z unoccupied, similar damage.
" Noa. 98 and 28, W. and H. Browning and Co., oil mar-
'ban ~ root and back *hada damaged by brewing&
" No. 5, Cbarterbomemanni, Sweating and Co., gable
damaged by breakage."

The new wing of the Hospital for Women, Soho-
square, will probably be opened In July next.
THE SPIER £5OO RIWARD.—It is said that the
WO/. reward fop imams kr. Spee ham been deposited in the
Nast Cornwall Beak at Boiii to the *met of Colossal
lifit, Chief Constable if Cornwall, and that ft Si IMP
e divided between Deputy-Ckiet Cossialde Vinemot sad
rompatiitendent Bolass, of the Bodroin palter. Looking
at the reports at the Mee the disemery was made, the
most prominent semis seem to be forgotten—lmpostor
rettSergeant Sandy, sad Coestgeardanian Crooke. The
will have se be lirenght Mare the zasaisirates for
settlement.— Western rim

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BETTING IN LONDON.—(THD3 DAY.)
130 ?Jr.
The attendance to-day was limited and no
~gerasat amount of business woe inneseted. Forth* City and
Bliakoolie was decidedly first timewite, 11
to 1 being freely taken and wanted. There was no
other particular feature. Nothing of eowgseam took
place on the Northampton, and the meth iaddeat in mu-
nection with the Obeeter Cap, was that one
speedster offered to take 2,000 to 100 about Dalby,
but no more than 16 to 1 wee offered him.
Them was no change on the Two Thoessed or the
but for the One Thousand rmush as 3 to 1 w:a4uai
against Lady Elisabeth starting. Priem me fellows :

CITY AND SUBURBAN.
10 to 1 apt 131inkhoohe (off, 11 to 1 I and w)
100 to 8 Neat (off)
100 to 6 Mayflower (t and aff)
10 to 1 Abergeldle (t)
25 to 1 Stradbroks (t and off)
30 to 1 Captain Kidd (t)
33 to 1 Hippis (t and w)
Oarporal (t)
33 to 1 lad Coventry (off)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STASH&
10 to l
20 to 1 apt Mandreloeyak• (off, fl9to 1)
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20 to 1 Leap Year(t) (off)
CHEST= CUP.
16 to 1 apt Daiby (off, t2oin 1)
25 to 1 Weather Star (t)
1000 to 20 Beanstalk (off)
TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
5 to 1 6
to 1 apt
Pace fen
Roeieracdaa (off, t 6to 1)
6 to 1 Formosa (off)
9to 1 Typltoeus (t)
100 to 8 Eke Gown (t and off)
20 to 1 Yale Royal (a and w)
ONS THOUSAND GUINEAS.
3 to 1 apt Lady Elizabeth starting (t)
DERBY.
1200 to 200 apt Lady Elisabeth (t)

fARKET.-(THIS DAY.)

ORE O'CLLOC3t--
- 1* dm SP* aiddit Ude, sasount of
bib balmy is iitaily AIM, and the tone
'ipinerelly is tither dun. The dealers are partly
engaged with preparations for the fortnightly
settlement on Friday next. Some Wee appear to
have been made upon an iinprendon that a large
amount of money may be withdrawn from the
Stook Exebange during the next day or two, in
consequent* of the diminished supply in the
discount market, as usual at this period of the
quarter. Consols have declined 1-16 to i
Iper cont. Foreign bonds are lower in
several oases, but Italian of 1861 are in
good demand, at an improvement. Railway
securities present no movement worthy of notioe.
The Indian Five per Cent. Stook exhibits
• fresh advance, owing to further purchases for in-
vestment, and to a very short supply of stock in the
market.

There is a good demand for money, and the
supply has further diminished. The lowest
rate for the best bills is 11 per cent. Short
loans on English Government Securities are obtain-
able in the Stock Exchange at 1 to 14 per cent.
Consols are now quoted 93 to for money and
934 for the account (April 2). The Three per
Cents Reduced sad New Three per Cents., sae un-
changed, at 92 to 4.
With the exception of a rise of 4 per cent in
Lancashire and Yorkshire, viz., to 128 to 4, there
is no alteration in the railway stocks. Subjoined
are the prices :—Metropolitan, 1134 to f ; Caledo-
nian, 824 to 4 ; London and North Western, 114
to 4 ; Great Western, 484 to 4 ; Midland,
1064 to 4 ; London and South Western,
85 to 87 ; Great Eastern, 314 to 4 ; Brighton,
484 to 4 ; South Eastern, 74 to 1, ; Great Northern
A, 1034 to 4 ; London, Chatham, and Dover, 18
to ; York and North Midland, 944 to 964 ; and
Berwick, 1014 to 102.

Italian Bonds of 1861 are in demand, and have
improved per cent., the present price being 464 to
4; Mexican are better, at 154 to 16. Other
foreign stocks, however, are dull. Brazilian of
1885, are at 71 to 72 ; Chili= of 1867,
87 to 88, being j lower ; Egyptian of
1864, 864 to 87i ; the Viceroy's
Loan, 73j to 74, showing a decline of ; Peruvian
of 1865, 764 to 3 ; Russian of 1866, 87 to j ;
Spanish New Three per Cents., 354 to 4, a decline
of ; Turkish of 1858, 59 to 60 ; ditto of 1862, 61
to 62 ; and ditto 1865, 321 to 33, being worse.
The Indian Five per Cent. stook continues in
demand, and has experienced a fresh rise of j per
cent.—via ,to 1141 to 1154. The Four per Cents.
are at 1004 to 4, ex div. ; the Bonds, 30s. to 35a.
prem. ; and the Five per Cent. Debentures, 106
to 4. Bank Stock, 249 to 251, and Exchequer
Bills, 9a. to 14s. prem.

Financial shares ere steady. International, 11
to din. ; General Credit, 2# to dis. ; Credit
Fonder, 7 to 6# din. ; and London, 28 to 24 dis.
There is very little inquiry for bank shares. Lon-
don and Westminster, 67# to 68# ; Union of Lon-
don, 33# to 34+; Anglo-Austrian, 31 to 4 prem.;
London and Brazilian, 34 to 32 dis. ; Imperial
Ottoman, 1 to # dis. ; and Consolidated, # to #
prem.

The market for colonial lines is inactive. East
Indian, 109} to 110 ; Great Indian Peninsula, 1081
to 109 ; and Grand Trunk of Can►da, 151 to 1.

Miscellaneous shares show no variation. National
Discount, bi to 6# prem. ; Hudson's Bay, 14# to
# ; Egyptian Trading, 41 to # dis. ; Telegraph Con-
struction, 141 to I; Atlantic Telegraph Eight per
Cent. Preference, 6} to 1 ; and Anglo-American,
2lf to I.

The Cape Railway Company invite tenders for
debenture stock to the extent of 200,0001., bearing
6 per cent. interest, and to replace the present de-
benture bond debt of the undertaking to the same
amount,

A meeting of the contributories of the Finan-
cial Insurance Company (Limited) will be held on
the 20th inst., for the purpose of receiving a report
from the liquidators as to the progress of the liqui-
dation up to the present time. The liquidators
will also proceed to call up the whole of the un-
called capital.

It is notified that the MiUwall Docks will open
this day for the reception of shipping and merchan-
dise.

The Midland Railway traffic return shows this
week an increase of 1,4491, over last year.

HALF•PAST ONE O'CLOCK.

Console are unaltered for money, but have risen
1-16 per cent. for the account. Railway stocks are
dull, and a decline of * to I per cent. has occurred
in Midland, South Eastern' and Lancashire and
Yorkshire. Foreign bonds are inactive.
About 34,000 sovereigns were withdrawn from
the Bank esterday for Alexandria. There is
very little for gold far the Oontinent.
The City of Limerick has arrived from Brazil
and the River Mate with 46,0001. in specie, and
the City of Waahington, from New York, •with
2,6001. On the other hand, the City of New York
has taken 60,0001. for New York, but it is stated
that this amount will be transhipped at that port
for Havana, in payment for sugar.

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Notwithstandin
gi the incrosaed demand for go-
vernment the silver market remains
quiet, with very few transactions. Nevertheless,
the upward tendency of the Eastern exchanges
increases the probability of a resumption of remit-
tances of specie to that quarter before long. Bars
are quoted be. 00. per ounce, and Mexican dollars
da. 11d., showing no change.
The foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were
quoted in nearly every methane the same as on
Friday. The list is rubjohsed :
3 mon ILII4 to 12.0; ditto, short,
ILtro tali • 3 =oaths 11.19[ to 12.0 ,
3 31101;11115k0 fa.sri ; Brume* 3 months,
13.37) to ; sad Altana, 3 mouths, 13.9 d to
13.10; Beta, Oologse, , 3 months, 6.96; ts 8.'27:
94. Teismbarg, 3 months, 32f to 32t ; Pori, Mimi, 33.10
to 11,30 • ditto,, 3 mamba, 25.30 to 15.33 ; Mussilles,
f nsuidis, 25.30 to 15.35 • InakforiosehsMene,
I i laNto2_2o.lu vi:rito,BB
te3 ntoti:o.sp.i t:
lasts
Mti lio 3 i50atk241.78494i
to 141181,12i5ia,; 3 mouths. AI to
Nowtils. 48; to 494 ; Bilbao, /I
3 rosathr, 481 to 411174,
AIL to 39.30 •Own% 3 to ,114 oto
i. 3 iron [O.O to 39.10 ; Felon
montlatZi to 29.20 ; 3 soosen, O
20. 90 dare tiott, 54 to isif ; Operek dodos
Ale to 11.
- The 'London, Brighton, and Routh Coast Rail-
way traffic return shows this week an increase of
1 2164 compared with the corresponding period of
hors pier ; the Metropolitan an increase of 5101. ,•
.and the Glasgow and South Western a decrease of
' *UR V

Sgnbioisiod is the report of the dirednd of
tandon Honk of Ifelico and Boothiza4
=ad), lo be presented et the ex •
sossfiog oat the 20th inst. : ,r*t , ,
tha dleashe bamptioa
wt total lel* ahlank
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airlifts aamost, to tie Mat Deasatbar lash It will
the biker d as* sant fa_ the
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fropprovialas fee bad toil deahat.
be les. ; al this sus Vas illratiotaratata-
askiliol Amid b• sousgeistat is lbs
of al lilt en it Wow yam, Mrs*
ths sif lOs. le amid forward IS the din
rad 101116 le *ROM tor Ihs paean 4
lassos Inz. Isms& a me old snmparsdebs
bassi, =lndite& is as iimiliis el lb* 41
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as soon as they aro finally settled ; is the nassatims it mar be astisfackry to state that the poll arising out d the
conversion has been sufficient to *stie/lash all tbo_pro-
rasa
expenses, and' loovo,a groviosno for now dio•

mmuca—(rins DAP.) .

CMs O'CLOCK.
The mining market is steady to-day, vrith.afeir
amount of business. Clifford shares are qugiell
14 to 6 ; Chivorkm Koor, 6# to ; Wheal Cron-
villa, 28s. to 30s. ; Bast 1;141, 84 to 9 ; Prince of
Wales, 32a. 6d. to We. Great Vor, 19 to 20;
North Crotty, 21 to i ; Wheal Tralawney, 7 to 8 ;
West Chiverton, 62 to 64 ; and North Chiverton,
4 to
Subjoined are the prices for foreign and cologial
mining
'shares John dal hey, 1* to
17 ; Don Pedro, 2 to 21 prem. ;
dijlo-
Brazilian, 1-16 dia. to 1-16 ;rem. ; P
Ito # die. ; Montalto', 1# to 0& dial=
hande, # dia. to par ; Angio-Italian, par Ilb
prem. ; United Mexican, 1# to
__ Fronting sad
Bolivia, 9-16 to 11-16; Port Ming), 111 to 'l4;
and ntral Amsricsa, dis. to par.
At West Caradon Mine metting yesterdwitbs
aocounts showecLa debit balance of 1,7921. Arad
of 30s. per share was made.

SHARE MARKETS.--(THIS DAY)

[Salto to-day to 1 p.aa.j
COLONIAI, GOVERNMENT SEOURITUIL
1900 Caps of Good H0p0,6 per oast. April and GoSeliwrilB9o.
New of
South Wales •Govorstnent, 5 per cent., 1880-110,
Jaasary sad July, 961, 6, si.
rsaslana , 6 pee cont., 1801, January and Jit170.2 I.
iotorie gor., 6 per east., 18181, April and 4
1126.

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.
Caledonian, 821,
Great lkatern, 311 1.
Great Northern, 1061.
Do. A. (A 14110SiVill no dividend until 6 per cent, has
been paid to B), 106.
Great Westsra—Original, 461, 4.
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1251, 61, 54.
London, Brighton, and South Coast, 484.
London and North Western, 1154, 1.
London and South Western, 85, 6.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lineoinshire, 414.
Metropolitan, 114, 131, '.
Do.—Extension (din. limited to 6 per cent. till Jame
1870), 107, 6.
Midland, 1064, 4.6, 4.
North Eastern—Berwick, 1014, 4, 2.
PREFERENCE SHARES.
North Eastern—York, H. and S. Purchase, 101.
BRITISH POSSESSIONS.
Bombay. Bar., and Cent. India gum 5 p. e., 103,1.
Rest Indian Guaranteed 5 par cent, 1091, a.
Great Indian Peninsula, gum 5 per cent., 1081.
Do. (New), 31.
Great Western of Canada, 151.
Do. 6 per ant. bonds payable 1673, 971.
M&Maadras,de guaranteed 5 per cent, 103.
, 101.
Do., Delhi, guaranteed 5 per cent, 1011.
FOREIGN RAILWAYS.
Dutch Rhenish, 211.
South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian, 111.
FOREIGN OBLIGATIONS.
Orel Vitebsk Rad., gna. by Russian govt., 774, 0, 0.
BRITISH MINES.
Wheal Mary Ann (Menheniot), 211.
COLONIAL AND FOREIGN MINES.
Don Pedro, North del Rey, 24, 1 prom.
Liners. (Limited). 14.
Port Phillip, 1 7.16.
Scottish Australian (Limited), I.
St. John del Rey (Limited), 161, 171.
JOINT STOCK BANKS.
Consolidated (Limited), 41.
Imperial Ottoman, 91.
Lind Mortgage Bank of India (Lisaited), 1.
London and Weatmintter, 68, J.
Oriental Bank Corporation, 424.
Union of Australia, 501, 50.

MISCELLANEOUS.
Anglo-American Telegraph (Limited), 21a, a, j.
Atlantic Telegraph, 54i, 5.
Do. 8 per scut, 105.
Credit Fancier of England (Limited), 3 1-16, 213-18.
Credit Foamier of Mauritius (Limited), 7.
Crystal Palace 6 per cent. perpetual debenture, 108 a.
Fore-street Warouee (Limited), IW.
Hudson's Bay, 14a, a.
Madras Irrigation and Canal, guaranteed 5 per mat, by
India government. 103).
Rio de Janeiro City Improvements (Limited), 18..
Telegraph Cunstructios and Maintenance (Lim), 141,
Thames and Mereey Marine Licurenee 4j.
Universal Marine Insuranoe (Lint.), 41.
Viceroy of Egypt (Mortgage) Loan, 731.

Mr. Train has issued the prospectus of a mew
penny journal, which he is to conduct during his detention
in the Marshalses, with the title of " George Francis
Train's First Epistle to the Philistines ; or, America in an
English Gaol."

CALCUTTA AND CHINA (RNAVT) MAILS.—MALTA,
MAJICH 10.—The Poonah left at 8 p.m. to-day. She easy
be expected at Southampton about the 19th instant.

ARRIVAL OP THIS CITY OF BORTON. —QOI3/8-
TOWN, MARCH 11.—n. Inman royal mail steams Go
of Boston, from New Vork, arrived Dere at 9.30 a.m.'s*
day. Me landed mails and paseeegers, and premed
immediately for Liverpool all well.

THE DrIEZ Or EiEACFORT.O STCD.—The Wort
and most important sale of horses remembered to have
taken pleas at Bristol was held on Thursday, when 61
lota, selected from the Duke of Beaufort's stud, were
of by Mr. J. H. Fielder. The large company in.
1111Msedmany gentleman well known in the sporting world.
The results of the auction are u follow : Hicawber, the
Ant animal submitted, realised 50 guineas ; Trinoios, 40
gnaw ; !emboli', 67 guineas ; The Countem, 30 guineas ;
rry Monarch, 62 guineas; Lanedown, 52 pintas;
Freak, 31 guineas ; En, 40 guineas ; Windsor, 36 guineas ;
Roebuck, Fl guineas ; a hay mare, 27 guineas ; a brews
bone, 40 gnit.eas ; Georgina, G 5 guineas ; Fair fialopiaa,
17 guineas. Tbe neat 29 lots included a chestnut 'elk
which realised 4.6 guineas ' • a brown colt, ed guineas ; two
animals, omit 40 guineas ; two, each 36 Fitness ; 11, from
20 guineas to 12 guineas ; and gee, reek 17 guineas. Two
starnaudi, Gilbert de Gaunt and Maaagan, made reopen.
Rudy 2l guineas and 16 guineas. The sale eandaded
with the brood mares, the highest figure being 26
guineas. The general opinion was that good prices were
realised.

Raw ARMOUR-CLAD RAM TOR THE DC-Teti Go.
rossitior.—Yesterday afternoon there was launched from
the shipbuilding yard of Messrs. N. Napier end Sons, at
Govan, neer Glasgow, an armour-chid twin-serew turret
rare named the De Buffel, designed and built for the
Dutch government. This new war ship is of about 1 473
tons, builders' measurement. Elie is MIL Intl:rig
40ft. beam, and 24ft. deep. Her sides are p
armour Sin. thick, basked with 181 n. of teak on it bum
skin, right forward and att. extendiag 31t. below and 721.
above the water-lino, sad thee pretender the meat-vidner-
able part of the vessel The make leek oonsisteditund.:l
teak ea a 1-inch plate. The wall on the main rood
the base of the turret, which is constructed on
Odes principle, is oompoeed of "8 armour backed by 12"
teak cm • bah War skin. The amour and baking ea
the turret are similar to those on the wall. The De Bald
,la to carry two 300pouader 121-tee Armstrong guns in the
turret, and four smaller broaden& guts on the law leeke
The turret may be worked by steam, under the oars el the
mac. The De Buffel is the sawed ironclad for the Dula
Wt which has Meted from the works of Mama
reaithis the last three weeks.
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