The Sun.
London, England, 1868-03-21 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 21, 1868.

SHARE LlST.—This Day.

ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

Share Closing Busbies'
Railways. Paid, .0. •
j Price. I done.
st pikristdl and rxeter 100 82 113
at Oaledoniaz —... 100 82 83 80 1 .'"'"
at Cambrian
Cork and Bandon —
10 f.:orn . ... ...
at Dublin & Belfast
at Dun„Perth,& Ab.Junc ioo 70 72
E.London, bcrip Cazti all
Do. 160 d
at Glasgow &S. Western 100 112 104
at Great Eastern, Ord.stk. 100 31 311 311 21
st Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 100 6 7
at Great North of Scotland 100 15
at Great Northern lOO 104 105
st Do. A stock .. 100 10u 101 100
at Do. B stock lOO 121 125
st Do. New, is. at 25 pm 100
at (HS, and W. of Ireland 100 94 96
st Gt. Western —Original 100 16 48 461
st Do. S. Val. Rail. gua. 100
at Do. South Wales
st Do. W. Mid.—Oxlord 100 25 30
at Do. Newport lOO 25 28
at Do. Hereford . 100
at Lancashire & Yorkshlr% 100 1251 i 25, 124
at London and Blackwall 100
st Lou., Brigh., & S Coast 100 471 434 481
at Lon., Chat., and Duvet 100 18 181
at Do. Metrop. Ex. A.. 100 12 15
at Lun. & North Western 100 1,41 115 1112 1
at Lon. & South Western 100 is • 17
at Man., Shot., & Lincoln 100 12/ 101 43 1
at Metr0p01itan.......... all 111 1 5 1141
at Do. New
at Do. Extension all 107 103 108
at M.etropolitan Distriet all 73
20 ( Do. do. do. 10
10 Do. and St. John'alr, 6
at Midland
Do. .£9 Share 7
at Do, Blrmin.. & Derby 100 74 76
aiid Rent
at North British ...... 100 33 34
st Do. Ed., rth., & Dun. 109
at N th. Eastern—Berwick 100 101/ 1021 1002
25 Do. G.N•E purchase 16.13.4
at Do. Leeds ..... 100 60 61 60
at Do. York lOO 93 91
at Do. Carlisle
at Do. Stock. & Darling. all 130 132
15 Do. do. 1860-61 lB
at North London .. lOO 114 110
at Do. do. 1804 5 . . 10 -
Do. do, 1806
10 North Stadordshirc
at N. &S. W. Junction
at Scottish Central
Scot. N. E Abcr. stock 100
Do. Scot, Mid. stook lOO
Shropshire Union
at South Devon lOO 43 45
at south Eastern
20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 0 lo
at Pall Vale lOO 143 145
10 Do. C -
- V ale of Nettth -
- Waterford & Kilkenny 10u -
10 Waterloo & Whiteha 1 6
West Cornwall —

COLONIAL GOVERN.SIENT SECURITIES.

"Britivb Columbia, 6 per
cent., De 0.31,1872..
Uan.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July
1877-84
,Do. 6 p. C. Feb. & Aug
Do. 5 p. o. Mar. & Sept
Uo. 5 p. o. jun. & July
Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed ma
Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873
Do.Apl.& Oct . 1890-1900
Do. do 1880-9 u
Do. Jan.&July, 16904
Do. 5 per oent. 15 April'
and 15 Oct., 1900
Ceylon, Nov. 1878,6 po
Do. 1872, do
Mauritius, 6 p. o, 1873,
Jan. and July
Do. 1878 .
Do. 1882, Mayls, N0v.15
Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug..
Natal 'boy. 6 per cent..
N. B.Gov. 6 p.o.J a.&J my
N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 186 e
Do. 5 p.c. 1871 to 1876
Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1894
New Zealand, 6 p. cent
Do. 5 per cent.... ...
Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. C
sterling, 1875
gueensland Gov. 6 p. c
Aus.Gov. 6 p,o. 1868-9
Do. 1878 & upwards
Vio,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.& July
Do. do. April & Oct 1

100 1011
93 1001
98 luo
86 88
85 67
IC4 106
IG9 110
107 109
106 108

16% I

e 8 106
110 111
105 107

104 106
106 101
107 101.1
106 108

99 10
99 101
98 99
953 98i

971 98

190
100
100
100
100
100

102 104
103 105

BRITISH

Atlantic St. Lawrence
Itom.,Baroda,&Cen.ln.

gu. 6 per cut...
Do. F allures
Buffalo & Lake Huron

sioi
io
too 1

Do. Preference
& Goderich
8 p.c.
Calcutta 45; B. E., lim ,
Jape Town & Dook, gu
Demerara, 7 p.o. per. pi
East Bengal, gu., 5 do
East Indian, gu. 5 p.o.
Do. J Extension
~ rand Trunkof Canada
Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds
1 charge 6 p.o
Do. Ist Pref. Bonds
Do. do deferred

De. 2d Pref. bonds.
Do. do. deferred ...

Do. 3d Pref.stook...
Do. do. deterred ...

Do. 4th Pref. stock .

Do. do. deterred
t. India Pen. gua. sp.c
=-o. Gus. 5 per cent
Do. New gua. 5 p. o
ti t. South of India
gua. 5 per cent

D. 41 per cent
Do
..ireat Wes. of Canada
Do. New • •
Do. 6 p. o Ilia. pay. 1873
Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8..
Madras, gua. 5 p.o
Do. 41 do
Do. la do
Do. Fifth Extension
Melb. Cor. 6 p. o. Bnds.
Mel. it Hobson's Bay
N.Rl.C'da,6polstpf.bs
'Uncle .ta g. 5 p.o
Scinde .
Do. Delhi
Do. do Ol
•
1
Do. Puniaub...• a
Do.lndus St. Flo

ISSESI

100
too
100
all
100
100

100
1.115
00
100
100

96 i
761

1031

105
1091

1011

101 I

83i 91

BRITISH MINES.
Cam. Consol. Gold, lira. 1
Chiverton
Clifford Amalgamated SO 51 64
Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 431 445
Drake walls 2.1.0
East Bassett (Illogan) 294 10 12
',East Caradon 2.14.0 4 5
,I,3ast Carn BrPa at 2 24
East Grenville
East Gunnislake
East Loved. 3.9.0 8
E. WI Russell (Tavistk 11.7.6 14 2
Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 4 5
4 Great Laxey, limited all 17 18
Great South Tolgus 1.4.0
Great Wheal Basy... 11.9.6 -
- G. Wheal Vor (lielston 40 18 10 19
'3renville 9.0.6 11 14
ilerod's Foot ..,, 8.10.0 38 40
Clingston Downs 5.10,6 21 21
Margaret (Uny Lelant 18.17.6 6 8
Marke Valley 4.1u.6 6 61
4 llwyndy Iron Ore, lim 21
aew S ton
North tos):ear
N.Wh 13assett(Illogan 4.4.0
forth Wheal Crotty
Prosper United 8.11.0 2 24
Providence ,Uny Lelant 11,0.; 25 27
S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 580 400
South Condurrow 5.2.0 1
—3. Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 374 42/
stray Park
In Croft 9 14 1D
7ig.;ra and Clogan, lim all -
- West Bassett (Mogan , 14 14
W. Caradon (Liskeardi 1.: 10 12
Vest Chi vertou I 11 01 66 164
Vest Seton ••• gm • ..... I 474 185 195
.Vheal Bassett 'lllogan 51 75 80
Wheal Buller atedruthl 16 18 19
Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 21 23
Wheal Seton
4Theal Trelawney (Lis 5.17.0 6 8

PREFERENCE SHARES.
Great Northern, 5 per cent. rd. at 5 per cent. pm.. 104
North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, lot
Suuth Eastern (Reading Arins., £1.0.6). 23
ettllarEltlGNOl6 SIIARES AND STOCKS.
Great Eastern 4} per cent.,
Ditto, 5 per cent., 1862, 63
FORM GN RAIL WA YE.
Bahia and San Francisco, liin., gua.piper cent., 15
tireat Luxembourg, t;
Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 3
South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 15
FOREIGN MINES.
Dan Pedro, North Del Rey, 21 pm
Pestarena United Gold,
Port Phillip, It
St. John del Rey, Ilin , 181
BANE S.

Alliance, lim., 12
Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 28
Imperial Ottoman, 10 t 1
Land Mortgage Bank of India, giro., 1}
London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., it
London Chartered liana of Australia, 23
London and N estruinster, 65
Ditto, Scrip, 44
Midland Bank, lim., 19)
Oriental Bank Corporation, 42}
Union of London, 33ii
MISCELLANEOGB.
Anglo American Telegraph, 24 a
Atlantic Telegraph, 55 4
Ditto, S por cent 101}
Ceylon Company, 7i
City offices, lim.,
Credit Fonder of England, lim., 3
Crystal Palace, 22
Ditto, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 107
East India Irrigation and Canal. 161
Egyptian 9 per Cent., Viceroy Loan, gua. by Egypt. Gov., lin
Fore-street Warehouse, 11w., 10
Hudson's Bay, 14} fr
International Financial Society, lim., 31
International Credit, lim.,
Madras Irr.gation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent. by
Government). 103)
National olscount t,ompany, 14 11
North British and Mercantile Insttrance, 181
Peninsuta and Oriental team, 53

Dito, new, 1F67,
Telegraph Construct. and ➢laintenance, 1
Viceroy ot Egypt 7 per cent. (Mortgage) Loan, 73 I

Foreign Mail Packet List.

MAILS DIIE.

&nstralla and New Zealand, Via Bouthamptoa....
Ditto, via Marseilles

,March 2
.Maroft 22.

Ditto, via Panama
Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video April 6.
Ditto, by French packet March 22
Cape Verde. by Brazil packet ...
Cape of Good Uope. Asoonelon, and SL Helena... . March 29.
China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton.. March 21.
Ditto, via Marseilles March 2t.
raikliuid Islands..
Clibraltar, via Southampton • March 21
laths, via Southampton
Ditto, .!..a it &se 22,

SPORTING PROPHECIES.

EPSOM SPRING MEETING.

Bell's Life.—Stamford Plate : Salliet. Ileathcote
Plate : Mr. Pitt. City and Suburban : Abergeldie
and Kettleholder—Cheltenham for place. Prince
of Wales's Stakes : Montagnard. Epsom Spring
Cup : Mount Palatine and Carlos. New Two Year
Old Stakes : Ironmaster, Adosinda, or Lictor. Great
Metropolitan Stakes : Prince Soltykoff, Adamant,
and Demonstration.

The Era.—Two Year Old Stakes : Martyr and
Her Grace. City and Suburban : Blinkhoolie and
Nemea. Stamford Plate : Salliet and Goodfellow.
Heathcote Plate : Faun and Herennianus. New
Two Year Old Stakes : Robespierre. Walton
Stakes : Adosinda and Ironmaster. Epsom Spring
Cup : Clarion. Prince of Wales's Stakes: Mont-
goubert and Clemence. Great Metropolitan Stakes :
Aggravator and Carnage.
Sporting Gazette.—City and Suburban : Blink-
hoolie, Kettleholder, and the Attack Colt. Two
Year Old Stakes : Electricity or Defender. Great
Metropolitan Stakes : Nine Elms. Epsom Spring
Cup : Speculum or Orion. Prince of Wales's Stakes:
Xi, Conundrum, and Cecil. Walton Stakes : Iron-
master.

The Field.—City and Suburban: Blinkhoolie
and Stradbroke. Two Year Old Stakes : Elec-
tricity. Stamford Plate : Freemason and Narino.
lleathcote Plate : Dick Turpin and Tina. Great
Metropolitan Stakes : Romping Girl and Jezabel.
Epsom Spring Cup : Montagnard or Nemea.
Prince of Wales's Stakes: Abergeldie or Van Am-
burgh. Walton Stakes : Lictor. New Two Year
Old Stakes : Lena, Electricity, or De Vere.
Sportsman.—City and Suburban : Nyanza and
Nemea—Knight of the Garter for place. Stamford
Plate : Salliet and Parma. lleathcote Plate :
Faun and Freemason. Two Year Old Stakes :
Electricity and De Vere. Great Metropolitan
Stakes : Nyanza and Carnage.

Sporting Life.—City and Suburban : Stradbroke
and Blinkhoolie, with the Attack Colt and Chel-
tenham for places. Two Year Old Stakes : Parma
Freemason, Patrician, Laird of Scotland, and Sis-
ter to Veda. Heathcote Plate : Leases, Dick Tur-
pin, and Freemason.

_ .
Sunday Times.—City and Suburban : Nemea,
Chaplin-Machell representative, and The Parson
for place. Great Metropolitan Stakes : Montag-
nard, Demonstration, and Carnage.
Sporting Times.-1 wo Year Old Stakes : Cbil-
lianwallah, Sea Breeze, Lena, and Martyr. New
Two Year Old Stakes : Lifeboat Colt and Robes-
pierre. Walton Stakes : Lictor or Catton. City
and Suburban : Stradbroke or Ravioli, and Kettle-
holder and Blinkhoolie for places.

SPORTING OPINIONS.

(From the Sporting Gazette.)
The programme for the meeting on the Surrey
hills is of the usual extent—viz., twelve races
equally spread over Tuesday and Wednesday. The
principal events for the first day are the City and
Suburban, the Two Year Old Stakes, the Stamford
Plate, and the Heathcote Plate. The field for the
City and Suburban will number about 30. Lane-
ret, I am told, will run, but I cannot believe that
he has much chance with such a heavy impost as
9st 21b. Good horses, however, invariably " run
up" in this race, which is the most I expect to see
him do. Knight of the Garter and Blinkhoolie will
both start, but having no faith in Laneret pulling
through, it naturally follows that I can have none
in Knight of the Garter, as I do not believe him to
be so good a horse as Mr. Bryan's. Blinkhoolie has
always becen a fair performer, and as in my
opinion speed is more his forte than distance, of which
we had evidence in several races, but more particu-
lar in the Cesarewitch and Great Midland Counties
Handicap, I believe that the horse that beats him
will be heralded the victor of this great race on,
Wednesday next. It cannot escape the notice of
those who make racing their study that Blinkhoolie
is remarkably well in, meeting as he does moderate
three year olds like Russian Bear andNyanza at32lb
for the year, to run a mile and a quarter ; whilst,
if the best three year old in training were to start
against him for the Craven Stakes, at Newmarket,
more than three weeks hence, he would only have
to give him 261 b ; consequently, unless there is
among the three year olds a horse possessing Derby
form—which I do not believe, unless Kettleholder
does —I need not further waste time by referring at
length to the horses of that age. Franchise, owing
to her having stayed so well in the Newmarket Nur-
sery, and to her having been backed for the " Blue
Riband," I fancied had a chance, an opinion
that was shared in by the public, as they
backed her ; but as she was struck out on Tues-
day, I need not allude to her further than
to remark that it was unfortunate she
was scratched so soon, now that the stable
has lost Captain Kidd, on whom they placed their
faith instead of on Sister to Savernake. Aber-
geldie, the winner of this race last year, though he
has now to put up 111 b more than he then carried,
is still well in ; but the horses immediately behind
him on that occasion, Fitz-Ivan and Violent, sub-
sequently ran so badly that I do not regard his vic-
tory to be any criterion of merit, as he was well
spurred to win ; and for that reason I cannot be-
lieve in his ability to carry this great race off the
second year in succession. Neraea 1 have always
had a great fancy for since she won the Mottisfont
Stakes at Stockbridge, beating the Duke of York
and several others, when two years old ; and as she
last year showed in France that she has retained her
forth, I must have her on my side in this en-
counter—my only doubt being that it is the
money of the public, and not Count Lagrange's,
she has been backed for. Cheltenham having, after
a dead heat, been only able to beat Speculum by a
head, at 71b, six furlongs, last Oct., can have no
chance, as he now meets the Duke of Newcastle's
horse on the same terms—a fact that, doubtless,
has induced some wiseacres to back the latter; but
the idea of his winning with such a weight as
Est 121 b is too Utopian to be entertained for a
moment. Honestish, Thalia, and Fitz-Ivan will
have to improve many pounds on any form they,
showed last year to prove successful. Grey Stock-
ing and the colt by Romulus out of Attack may
represent the Stanton stable. The former is a good
filly at home, but the market does not say much for
her chance here. The Attack colt ran well on one
or two occasions, particularly for the Hunt Cup at
Ascot, and as he has been backed he is doubtless
now in form, and ought to run well with his lenient
impost of 6st 91b. The Breach I have never seen
perform, but as he is a good-looking horse, and is
well bred for speed, he may run forward, though
since the wretched performance of Fire Eater at
Warwick, his noble owner has no great hope of
pulling through. Mayflower and the Parson will
represent the Russley stable, but from the man-
ner they knock them about the chance of neither
looks to be a very good one. Mayflower
is well in, and is bound to run well, if in form ; but
when the stable puts faith in The Parson I think
speculators had better have nothing to do with
either. Stradbroke has been given plenty of time
by his owner, who ought to be rewarded for his
patience by pulling this race off ; but I can give no
opinion about him, not having seen him since he
was sold in the High-street, at Newmarket, when
two years old. He was thou a tall, narrow colt,
all " legs and wings," since which he has run only
once—viz., at Brighton, against Trocadero, when as
fat as a bull ; and for that one beating he is let in
with 6st! To put such a weight on the son of
Thormanby and Virago for one beating is ridiculous,
and is turning handicapping into a farce. He may
not be worth sixpence, but as his astute owner has
backed him, that is not likely, and he ought to be
kept harmless, as it is more than on the cards for
him to repeat the victory his dam so easily
achieved in 1854. Lady Rosehill is another turned
loose four year old. I know nothing about her,
beyond her running very badly in this race
last year, but as 40 to 1 is offered against
her, she can't be very dangerous. From the
foregoing remarks, it will be seem that I am bound
to give a " plumper " for BLINKHOOLIE ; believing
that his most dangerous opponent will be KETTLE-
HOLDER, if he possesses the form I believe him to
do; after_the pair the ATTAcIi CQLT may be,

best worth an investment. In the Two Year Old
Stakes no fewer than 58 youngsters are engaged,
the greater number of whom are " dark." The best
of the public horses is Electricity ; but of the
" dark " horses I know nothing beyond the fact of
Defender having been well tried, though whether
he runs or not lam not unaware. For both the
Stamford and Heathcote Plates there are such im-
mense entries that at this distant date I dare not
express any opinion of either. For Wednesday, the
races possessing most interest are the Great Metro-
politan, the New Two Year Old Stakes, the Epsom
Cup, the Walton Stakes, and a new race named
after his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales,
to which there is the liberal addition of 200 sous.
What will comprise the field for the Great Metro-
politan Handicap I have no means of knowing, or
even guessing, consequently it would be quite a
waste of time to examine the pretensions of the
sixty-two horses that accepted. It will be noticed
that although Franchise has been struck out of the
City and Suburban she remains in this race, but
with such a comparatively heavy weight for a three
year old as Gst 131 b, I can't regard her chance to be
a good one. Demonstration and Demon we saw
stay well in the Feather Plate, and they ought not
to be omitted in any lots taken against the field ;
nor ought Adamant, as he, though very moderate,
is just now in form, as he showed by running second
for the Spring Cup at Liverpool. Nyanza, lam
also told, likes a distance, and Angus also ; but for
such a long journey I would rather trust to Aggra-
vator, 4 yrs, 7st 71b ; Nine Elms, 4 yrs, 7st 51b;
and the turned loose Carnage, 4 yrs, 6st 41b ; but
of these my preference is for NINE ELMS; because
he is bred to stay, and knows his way to the
winning post on this course, as he proved last
year on two occasions. In the Two Year Old
Stakes thirty-eight youngsters are engaged,
including De Vere and Electricity, both of whom
are bound to run well from their previous perfor-
mances; but I expect the winner will turn up among
the " dark" division, of whom l know too little to
give an opinion. For the Cup, twenty-one horses
accepted, to run one mile, and it will be a sporting
race should Speculum and Orion meet, the former
of whom, Ifaacy, will furnish the winner. The
Prince of Wales Stakes is also run on the mile
course, and as twenty-four horses are weighted, the
field will, doubtless, be considerable. Of the top
weights, I prefer Xi, 5 yrs, Bst 131 b, and of the
lower Conundrum, 4 yrs, 7st 21b, and Cecil, 3 yrs,
Gst Glb. In the Walton Stakes, which is for two
and three year olds, seventeen youngsters are en-
gaged, against five three year olds, the latter being
Ironmaster, Lictor, Adosinda, Catton, and the bay
colt by Dundee out of Cotytto. The course is three
quarters of a mile, and as Ironmaster showed fine
speed for that distance at Nottingham, he must be
my choice.

The list for Croxton Park holds out promise of
some good racing, as there are twenty acceptances
for the Granby Handicap, and eleven for the Cup,
whilst thirteen three year olds have been nomi-
nated for the Belvoir Castle Stakes. For the
Granby Handicap the three best in are King of the
Fairies, 4 yrs, last 121 b; the Colt by Romulus out
of Attack, 4 yrs, lOst 101 b ; and Eglamour, 4 yrs,
lOst 41b, for the former of whom I have the most
fancy. In the Cup (two miles) I think Sealskin
will give the weight to the moderate lot opposed to
him ; and in the absence of The Earl, Veda or Cat-
ton may win the Belvoir Castle Stakes. In the
Croxton Park Plate fourteen horses are engaged, and
Stanton looks formidable, with Conundrum, 5 yrs,
7st 71b, and Jeannie Deans, 4 yrs, 7st 51b ; Narino,
4 yrs, 7st 111 b, also being well in. The Billesdon
Coplow Stakes closed with thirteen nominations,
and altogether the meeting bids fair to be the best
held at Croxton Park for many years.