The Express. — London, England, 1863-02-16 00:00:00

MUSIC. ROYAL ENGLISH OPERA. We have already said that the production of Safe's new opera, Tae Arnourer of Nantes, on Thursday last, was, as far as could be gathered from the appearances first night (which, as everybody knows, are often de ceptive), attended with triumphant sumer. Any doubts, however, which might have arisen on this snore were dis pelled by the second representation ea Saturday evening. The theatre was again crowded to the doors ; though no material curtailment was made, the opera seemed to be shortened (being still, however, too long) by the increased spirit and rapidity of the action ; the performers, generally speaking, sang better and acted with more anim►- tion than on the first night, the concerted pieces " went " with greater dploetb ; the orchestra was more at home in the very difficult instrumentation ; and (as the natural con. sequence of all these things) the'applause of the audience, equally loud and frequent as before, had more unmistake ably the ring of genuine metal We can now say with all confidence that the suoceu of the opera is real, and will be durable. Mies Louisa P3nae's clear and brilliant voice never wan heard to greater advantage, and her impersonation of the interesting heroine was full of intelligence and feeling. The character of the Duchess of Brittany is not' well suited to Miss Biles ; it is too stern, too haughty, too terrible, for this pleasing and promising young actress. But we thought none the less of her on that account, and were, on the con. trary, surprised by the force and energy she threw into au uncongenial part Mr. Harrison looked and acted the part of the Annourer with his usual dramatic effect, and sang, as he always does, like an accomplished artist. Equally admi rable and successful was the performance of Mr. Bentley. The half comic part of the gaoler was excellently sustained by Mr. Aynsley Cooke, who was much and deservedly ap plauded. NAVAL AND MILITARY. ADm IRA LTY FIB. 14.—ADrommiurr. -- Lieu tenant H. F. Cleveland, to the Cambridge. PORTSMOUTH, FIR. 15. The Prince of Wales has been pleased, during the put week, to remit throngh the bank of Mere. Coats a cheque for 50f. is aid of the Portsmouth Royal Sailors' Home. A handsome monument has been erected on the Clarence Esplanade, Smithies, in memory of the officers and men of her Majesty's ship Chesapeake who died or fell in battle during the time that vessel was on the East India an 4 China station. The memorial consists of a plinth and rub plinth restive on • pedestal, and is surmounted by the naval crown in gilt bronze, well elevated on a tripod, also of bronze. The height of the monument is 25 ft. A free Romanesque treatment has been adopted in the design, and the various parts most distinctly indicate its memorial character. Theiimalaye, iron screw troop-ship, Captain E. Lacey, embarked yestealey the 96th Regiment of Foot, from Shornelitfe, for conveyance to the Caps of Good Hope. The reement coosists of Lieutenant•Colonal the Hon. A. M. Gahm" Major Bray, Captains Briggs, Soovell, Bar nard, Kirkwood, Wright, Aytowa, and Toke ; Lieutenants Whitty, Houghton, Gray, &Ludy, Mons, Mackie, King, Church, and Mostyn Ensigns Townsend, Ellis, Lambe, Gunton, Gould, Tushill, Powell, Gillespie, and Lofthouse ; Adjutant Josselyn, Paymaster Thomson, Quartermaster Jamieson, Surgeon Swift, M.D., and Assistant-Surgeon Mitchell ; 44 sergeants, 38 eerpoeals, 19 drummers, 680 pri vates, 82 women, and 98 children. The Himalaya will sail to-morrow morning for the Cape, and will take out a mail. WOOLWICH, FIB. 15. It is stated that Mr. J. Anderson, assistant superintendent of the royal gun factories at Woolwich Arsenal, will be ',opiate' to succeed Sir W. Armstrong as superintendent of that establishment. The government having decided not to resew the contract for the supply of Armstrong guns manufactured at the works or the Rlswick Company, the ractommaDdatiou of the select committee that all ordnance used is the British service shall be manu factured at the Royal Arsenal will, it is expected, be fully carried out, and a consequent large addition made to the gun factories department. It is said • that the cost of manufacturing the Armstrong gnu at Woolwich Annual is less than the contract price of the guns supplied from Elswick, whilst every facility exists for producing a much larger supply b the existing machinery and appliances qf the former est meat. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. LONDON BITTING.—SATURDAY. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 10 to 1 apt Hubert (t) 10 to 1 Douche (t) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 9 to 1 apt Satellite (t 10 to 1) 15 to 1 Jealousy (t 100 to 8) 10 to 1 Master Begot (t) 20 to 1 ShroFel. :re (t 25 to 1) 500 to 20 Avalanche (t) 40 to 1 Amain (t) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAYM. 100 to 8 apt Oritustea (t) 15 to 1 Omagh Patrick (t) CITY AND SUBURBAN HANDICAP. 1030 to 46 apt Gardener (t 25 to 1) 30 to 1 Quote of Spain (off ) 30 to 1 Midateuse (off ) lIHTROPOLITAN HANDICAP. 500 to 20 apt Model (t) TWO THousiND. 9to 2on the Field (of) 9 to 1 apt Michael Scott tloto 1) star to 4 Hoapodar aad star coupled (t 7 to 4) DERBY. 1003 to 30 apt Early Purl (t) 21i00 to 2O Baldwio (t) MARKET HARBOROUGH NATIONAL HUNT Tao Guar Cour:Hui Cop pof 200 MM. added to a sweepstakes of 30 BOWL each, h ft, 8 cab if declared to Yessirs. Weatherby oa ear before Feb. 11, and 2 only to sub webers who do not name • if the highest weight accepti ng ha under Vat it will be h ied to that, sod the rest in pro portion. About four wiles. (43 subs.) Age et lb Age sub Jealousy Pensrth a 13 0 Xactints Medan • 12 4 Mountain Pon. by Jerusalem Mame* • 12 3 dam by Fran ..tY 6 10 7 Preabsuia • 12 2 lukermsn, pedigree arldsirccen FOSCo lung • 12 2 unknown a 10 7 Shade( Bala •• 12 1 Deception. by Cy theis= by Ma- men, oluisa's pedi. Tife l° Ceding Argots lO 7 gees unknown._ a It • Leighton DeellJul Taller Gel lite/ pier Days unknown a 10 5 Jo= .... • 11 10 Molly Artbore Northam .... 0 11 7 ben Lomond . by t 4 he ty ibewitsbY a 11 6 Little Known (Mt) • 10 4 Pineapple, by Mae- Odoseer, pettleses MN* • 11 6 unknown 9 10 0 Fmk (bro. ML/ye Omen, by Augur— Maid, by Mos .. a 11 4 danespedtgres no- Master ' Beget Pilhpse $ 11 4 The lody of he Cberer • 11 2 Game (kb) I 10 0 Innek.rd Cockatoo Pir Charles hh) • 11 0 , leer—dam's pedi- Itemedinm late Md- gene unknown.... 6 10 0 with!, by Void- Preddy, by Pyrrhus gear erg:: (late the heart a 10 0 the Bad) a, Thirty. eight subscribers sot having iambi pay 2 son.. each to the fund. CIIICILIST.--RICOLAND Ir. AIIEITEALIA.—THZ ALL ENGLAND ELISVKII.—XI. George Parr, the captain of the All England Pleven who are to go out to Australia, has just made op hie number. and they coolest of the following : From the Notts Club—Oeorge Parr, Jackson and E. C. Tinley ; Csmbridge— Ha rrard, Carpenter, a nd Tenant ; Surrey—Julius Omar, Oaffyo, a n d 7 Lockyer • Yorkshire Anderson. Yr. Once has also consented to go out to the eleven. This is a moat formidable team ; in fact, the best eleven in the world. Another player is wanted to make up the required number of twelve, but be has not yet been fixed upon. OtTTWARD Aumtcnt NAIL —The Royal Mail steamrhip Africa arrived at Quessabown at 4.30 p.m. yester day, embarked mails, peansgers and latmt telegrares, and proceeded for New York at 5 pm ; all well. PAsullusur Ramon', LOX op Wiwi'''. —We are informed, on good authority, that the visits of Sir George Grey to the above establishment lave remelted M an order to obvert the upper patios of it, now unoccupied, into a rsceplable for our female convicts, about four 'hundred of wham may be signaled ghost the beginning of April, the raider& re the cotters sarromedieg the place, who are not :1 3, 6:2 3. futy within, sad who hare been d isc h arge d upon baring received reties to quit at the latter sod of Musk to make way for the female warden. —Banta Independeet. [Advertiwinaltd—Hou,ow AT's OINTICINT AND 116 d.—No lewptioss.—Ceid winds, heated rooms, and disor dered skasselhe display their deleterimw effects upon the human akin. longbows, irritation, eruptions about the mouth sad nose. cracked lion sad chapped hands, are readily cured by the application et It olloway's Ointment, which renders the air soft sad healthy. 716 Ointment Is He bob correetim of the red aFfda. 67 patalcar, to Irritable plocrine boldest to tender shins: it mew 16e towasete sob slasilikes, and spares ibis it wild ening AO questionable strentegeo. s OWEGO nreardlEgpser with th• nab_ lessithe akin. Loam ney re la lib mons einade". Vaa, Will alld it dasinissal her nee 111.1114 ilgalabi as • serawdbie sob. THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1863. lab) Intdligentc. METROPOLITAN COUNTY COURTS. Mtlag days appointed foe the present west. 'IFIIIMUSSims, St. Marldn's-laaa—Meeday, Feb. 19 Tuesday, 17. Wednesday, 18. BLoOlutairar, Portland.road.—Wednesday, Feb. 18: Thursday, 19: Friday, S. maarryisoma Marylebooe.road.— Friday, Feb. M. llsoirerog, Wbstehead'essove.—Thuraday, Feb. 19. Basorman—Theaday, Feb. 17. CMOtilawlLL. Duneen-idmius.—TueudaY, Feb. 17 Wednee. day, 18. BHOILIDITCH. Oldatreet-relit —Tuesday, Feb. 17 . Thursday, 19. Bow, Bow-road.—ltriday, Feb. M. WHITICKAIIiL, Great Preseot-etreet—Thursday, Feb. 19. Fri day. 20. SorrnwAsi, Swartetreet.—Tuesdag, Feb. 17: Thursday. 19: Friday, 20. Lawarre, Camberwell New.road.—Tuesday, Feb. 17. Onsiswicii.—Weduesday, Feb. 18 Friday, SO. Woomnell —Thursday, Feb. 19. CITY or Lowboy, Guildhall-buildings.—Tuesday, Feb. 17 Thursday, 19 ; Friday, 20. EQUITY COURTS.—Fmk 14. (Before the Lords Justiore of Appeal.) LADY MARY ?OPIUM r. THg DMZ OF PORTLAND.— JUDGICINT. Their lordships delivered judgment in this case, which was an appeal on the part of Lord Hoary Seekonk against part of a decison pronounced by the Mantra of the Polls on the 9th of July last ; and on the part of Lady Topham against the remainder of the decision. The bill was filed to set aside, so far as the plaintiff Lady Topham—formerly Lady Mary Bentinck—is affected, various deeds settling two sums of 16,0001. each in favour of Lord Henry and lady Meg Bentinck ; an annuity of 2,7201., and the income of a fund originally consisting of 52,0001. Three-and-A.IW per Cents., but since increased and varied by accumula tions and changes of securit , in favour of Lady Mary and her sister Lady Bsutinck, but subject to certain conditions, and under the follow ing circumstances :—Upon the marriage of the late Duke and Dochees of Portland in 1795, the English estates of the duke and the Scottish estates of the duchess were respectively charged with the sum of 40,0031. each in favour of the younger children of the marriage, who by the death of Lord George Bentinck in 18414 were r ed uced to five. Prom the evidence it appears that for man before 1848 a mutual attachment existed between Lady Mary Hen tin& and Sir Wm. Topham ; that the late duke was opposed to their marriage, and that Lady Mary came to a determi nation that she would not marry Sir Wm. Topham during her feather's lifetime except with his consent, bat that she considered her father's control over her on that subject ought not to extend beyond his lifetime, and she expresed her intention when freed from that control to unite herseU to the object of her affection. The late duke, anxious that his °Ni trol over his daughter should extend beyond his life, resolved to place her in such a position with respect to her share of the portion to younger children that she must make a choice between 16,0001. and marriage with straitened means. Ac cordingly, in 1848, the late duke executed two deeds ap pointing two sums of 16,000/. each to Lord Henry Bentinck. There was no doubt that once-half of these sums was intended for the benefit of Lord Henry himself, and the question raised by the plaintiff related to the other half. Lord Henry, on the day of the receipt of the second sum of 16,000/., invested it in the names of the present duke and Mr. Ellis (the man of business of the late duke) upon trust until the Duke of Portland for the time being should assign it to Lady Mary Bootjack. The late duke also in 1843, assigned 52,0001. to the prevent duke, Lord Geo r ge and Lord Henry . Bentinck upon trust for Lady Hat nett and Lady Mary, in such shores as the duke for the time being should appoint, and in 1848 charged his Mary lehone estates with an annuity of 2,720/. during the joint lives of the two ladies to be paid in such shares as the duke should appoint. The late duke died on the 27th of March, 1854; and on the sth of November, 1858, the plaintiff married Sir William Topham. Dispositions thereupon were made of the several sums depriving Lady Topham of any interest therein. Lady Topham in this suit insisted that all the appointments were, so far as regarded one-half of the funds and the incomes therefrom, made for her benefit, and claimed one moiety of each respectively. The Master of the Rolls held that by no construction of an ordinary power contained in a marriage settlement for distributing portions among younger children could the late duke have a right to saddle such appointment with any fancies affecting the social relations of thoee who were to derive benefit from it. Lady Mary, as one of the younger children of the marriage, had a right to came in under the covenant of the late dukes marriage settle ment, and it was not for her father to invalidate such right by the imposition of these condition,. But his honour considered that this invalidity affected not only the moiety of the two sums apportioned under the marriage settle ments, but the entire appointment, and declared that the whole two sums of lh,oool. each must go as in default of appointment. The deeds of 1848 would, therefore, be de clared void. With respect, however, to the annuity of 2,7201. and the sum of 52,000!., his honour held that the fund' therein settled were out of the duke's own money, which be had a right to saddle with conditions they were not illspL Lady Mery Bentinck • against that part of the decree which declared valid t disposition of the 52,0001. and the annuity of 2,7201. Lord Henry Bou tin& appealed against the declaration rendering invalid the entire appointment of the two some of 16,0001. The Solicitor•Geueral, Mr. Bolt, Mr. C. Hall, and Mr. Rowcliffe were for Lady Mao Topham ; Sir Hugh Cairo,. Mr. Hardy, and Mr. Alfred Bally were for the Duke of Portland ; Mr. Lloyd and Mr. Hobhouse for Mr. Ellis ; Mr. Bsgallay, Mr. Osborne, and Mr. F. P. Morris for the defend. ant, Lord Henry Bentinck ; Mr. Gifford, Mr. S. Stevens, and Mr. Foaling for Lady Harriett Bootjack ; Mr. Selwyn and Mr. Bardewell for the trustees of Lady Topham's mar riage settlement. The Lords Justices declared the appointments of the late Duke of Portland, depriving Lady Mary Topham of her share in the 40,0001. charged on the English estates, void, and that there was no valid appointment as to the moiety of the sum of 16,0001., but oonsidered that the other moiety was well appointed in favour of Lord Henry Bentinck. They directed a statement of the facts of the appointments which derived their authority from the Scotch settlement of the Scotch estates to be made out with the view of amer tainiog the Scotch law on the subject, and subject to this reserved their judgment as to this point : they declared the appointments made for the present duke with respect to the sum of 52,0001. and the annuity of 2,7201. to be void as against Lady Mary, and as they were frauds on the power under which they were executed to be invalid. Tee statement of the questions involving Scotch law will be submitted to the court on Wednesday weak. THE EARL OPDARBLET V. THE LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOVER RAILWAY COMPANY.. In this appeal from a decision of Vice-Chancellor Stuart, decreeing specific performance of an agreement dated the 22nd of June, 1858, and sn award dated March, 1859, under which the defendants were to construct a cattle arch sad other works for the plaintiff, their lordships held that the ►ward was sot binding on the company, and discharged the Vice-Chancellon decree, giving at the same time leave to the plaintiff to amend his bill, provided his amendments were confined to matters connected with the agreements of the 22nd of June, 1858 This leave was limited to a month, sad all questions of costs were reserved. Mr. Moline and Mr. Cotton were for the company ; Mr. Beton and Mr. Hardy for the Earl of Darnley. I had forgotten that, though we ourselves are not unac quainted with the advantage of the guineas. Witaves—When I consulted Mr. Chichester Fortescne I I did not nay 1 was a director, I always said I was about to be • director. Mr. Berjeant Ghee—you were to defend the company in the Home of Commons ; now that is not a pleasant tMng to do when a company lain difficulties. Witnees—lf I really belonged to the company that would sot deter me. I did not know before the discussion in the house that emigrants were to be mot out across the Rocky Mountains. I should have thought it a disgraceful thing if I had known it. Mr. Malcolm brought the inAtter before the home. Mr. Perjetutt Shea—The notice of motion referred to an advertisement in the Tones of the 17th May : had you seen that advertisement Witness—l believe not. I cannot say that I read the parliamentary notice, bat Initially read those things. Mr. &meant ghee—Had you received a letter from the Rev. Mr. Barber *airing about this company ' Witness—He asked me what I thought of it. I don't know that I answered the letter, and I dare say 1 sent it to Mr. Hensen. I knew Mr. Loder, and his name also attracted my attention in the prospectus. I do not know that I ever had a prospectus in my possession. Re-examined—l think Mr. Ramon took away the pro spectus he brought. I think Mr. Loder's, and lam sure Mr. Mangles' name was in writing and not printed. Mr. Pinner—l am an oil merchant at CoCircb's.hill, Green wich. The first I heard of this company was upon going to my bankers, when the secretary to the bank asked me what this company was. This was the first day of the ad vertisement, which I bad not before seen. It was shown to me at the hank. I bad given no authority to have my name advertised, and I knew nothing of the company, having never heard of it. I went at once to the office of the company and maw Mr. Henson, and asked him how it was that my name was adverti sed. He said Colonel Sleigh wu not in, and he could say nothing about it. I said my name was to be instantly removed. I called again at Mr. Henaen's request., sod saw Colonel Sleigh. Mr. Powell was with me. Colonel Sleigh said he did not know how it was ; he thought Mr. Hansen had given authority to pat my name in. He said my name should be withdrawn. I threatened to write to the papers ; but he I would ' not, and said all a man could say under such •snosiL Nothing was said about an indemnity. After some days I received from Hansen a letter of indemnity, but I took no notice of it. (The letter was dated April U, and said that ! the writer thereby indemnified the witness from all Sabin. I ties in connection with the company.) I never saw any ad vertisement with my name in it after this. The next I saw were some unpleasant remarks in the papers, and a letter from Mr. Mangles disclaiming any connection with the company. I also wrote to the . Times, but the letter was not published. I wrote to ask the tense, but got no answer. I called at the Times. I afterwars waited personally upon Mr. Sampson,who , writes the money article in that paper, and succeeded in getting a letter inserted in the Time. After I requested my name to be withdrawn, I took steps to ascertain that this was really done, and I received a letter from Mr. Heinen, informing me that my name bad been withdrawn, and that Colonel Pierce Somerset Butler, late M.P., had been elected in my stead—(laughter)-and thereupon I took . no further trouble. Crawaramined—l bare never been connected with any company. I was but a short time with Colonel Sleigh. He never said anything about directors receiving 2001. cash or paid up shares. I believe not twenty words pared between us. No notice appeared in the Times of the withdrawal of my name until August, but I had written to the paper in May, and done all I could to get a letter Mr. Samuel Starkey—l first heard of my name being in the prospectus by seeing one of them brought to buy of I went to the company's office and asked Colonel Sleigh why my name had been placed upon the prospectus. He mid it was all correct, that Messrs. Pritchett - and Collett were respectable Dedicators. and they would see that all was right. I have no recollection of Mr. Hansen telling me that money had been received and emigrant. would be sent oat. I went again to the office to see if I wee really in demnified. On the first occasion I told Colonel Sleigh to withdraw my name. Finding my name was not withdrawn I wrote to Colonel Sleigh to withdraw it immediately. Crossaxamined-1 went to the office of the company four or five tima altogether, and I might have been there as late sa the last week in May. I was not there more than five minutes at a time, for they got me out u rapidly as they could, as I threatened to expose them. Serjesuit Shee—You went because your name was in it i itiinem—And I believe the fellow would have . put your name in if he had 'mows it. (A laugh.) Mr t. . bierjeant Shee—Oh, no ; it would have got him no credi Wltnes.—l wish your name bed been there instead of mine. (Laughter.) I never inquired of Heinen or Sleigh whether any money bad been received, or whether any emigrants were going out. I went to get my name with drawn, and to see if I could stop anything that was wrong. I was never told I was to have paid up sharer; or money if the company succeeds!. Mr. Jadia—Mr. Essen called at my °Moe with a pro spectus, and Naked me to be a director ; and I agreed to be a director when the company should be regularly formed. I never knew the company was doing any business until the dimension in the House of Coramona Mr. Loder—l consented to become a director when a preliminary meeting was called, that I might know whom I wee to be associate! with. I never knew that the company was transacting any business. The Lord Chief Justice, in summing up, stated that he thought that the evidence did not support the counts in the declaration which alleged fraud, and that the real question ' was whether the defendants were liable upon the contract made by Colonel Sleigh and Mr. Hansen. This depended upon whether the defendants gave authority to carry on Seines under the name of this company. It was not ne. casary that they should actually have given authority if they allowed Colonel Sleigh and Mr. Hanes to hold them out ea directors, and to transact business underthose circum stances. His lordship then detailed the evidence as it' affected each individual defendant, and requested the jury to say whether they found a verdict against all or any of the defendants. mind to oonaider their verdict, and after an absence of an hour they seat to ask if the parties would emi nent to take the verdict of 11 of the jurors, as there was no probability of the 12 being unanimous. This was agreed to, and a verdict was given for the plaintiff nzainst all the defendants except Mr. Fenner— damages, 160 f. THE POLICE COURTS. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE LONDON AND BLACEWALL. The report of the directors 'lows the total revenue from all sources, with the balance of 1621. Is. Id. from the previous moonlit. to be 64,0111. 7a. Id., aid the total expenditure 21, 4 92/. 9s. 11d., leaving a net profit of 42,5181. 17s. 2d. Deducting from this sum the interest on debentures, amounting to 8,401/. ea, &L, a balance of 34,1171. lda. &L remains for dividend on the preference and ordinary capital. The increase of receipts iu the pant half. year has been derived chiefly from passenger traffic and a l ienist, and the result, which shows a net increase of 9,8181. in the amount available fur dividend, must be considered aa ki a r a d oe y. With the balance of 34,1171. 16e. 6d. the directors are enabled to provide for dividend for the six months, amounting to 2,4g.31. 14a. 2d., upon 110,8311. 10a. 4id per cent. preference stock ; for dividend from dates of cons, amounting to 1,445/. 154 Bd., on 21,419 ei per cent. preference shares, representing 96,385/. 10s. paid- up capital, and to recommend the payment of • dividend at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, amounting to 29,1811., upon 1,459,060!. ordinary stock. making a total of 3'3,1201. 91. 10d. for dividend upon 1,6661,2671. of capital, and Imy ing 9971. 64 ld. to be carried forward to the current half year. The dividend paid at the correspoding period of 1861 woe at the rate of 3i per cent. per annum upon 1,382,2101. ordinary stook, and &Mounted to 24, 1881. 13e. 6d.; there is consequently an increase of 8,9311. 16s. 4d. in the sum now divided, and of 284,057/. in the amount of capital upon which dividend is paid. The preference shares created in June last, for the p of raising the balance of the capital of 300,0001.. authorised by the act of 1860, have all been placed, and the amount thereof, with the exception of a small portion of the filial call, which will be due next month, having been paid op. it is proposed to take autho rity at this meeting for the conversion of these shares into stock. The directors feel satisfied that the operation by which this capital bee been reified principally in preference stock, will prove beneficiel to the company, while the stock itself forms an eligible investment for those who have sub scribed for it. A project for connecting this railway with the Brighton and South Eastern Reilwilys, by means of a line through the Thames Tunnel, has been introduced into parliament, which, if executed, will be the means of bring ing traffic upon this line from new sources, and under proper arrangements will no doubt be advantageous to this company. l'he directors, while giving their support to this measure, will be careful that the interests of the company are properly protected. NORTH LONDON. The report of the directors shows that the traffic re &iota during the past half-year exhibit an increaseof 9,978/., as compared with the corresponding period of the previous year, being 94,1611., u unmet 84,1101. •, whilst the work ing expenses, on the other baud, show a duress. of 1,0451. ; the general result being a net balance, to the credit of revenue, after my - meet of interest on debentures, of 39,0231. 12s. 10d. The directors consider it desirable to make provision on the present occasion for the renewal and improvement of several of the stations, which the con stantly increasing traffic renders necessary ; and they recom mend that the sum of 6,000/. be set apart for this purpose, and for re-laying a portion of the line. The balance which, after this deduction, will be available for division amounts to 13,2021. 12s. 10d.: from which cam it is pro posed to declare a dividend, on the ordinary share capital of the company. at the rate of 6 per cent per annum, leaving a balance of 1,7061. 2s. 101. to be carried forward to the cur rent half-year. Oa capital account a sum of 53,7931. has been expended on the City Extension Line, which has received, ' during the past half-year, the earnest attention of the direc tors. The preliminary arrangements are concluded, and the purchase of lands is proceeding rapidly ; tenders have been invited for the works, which will be let, by contract, on 3rd March text. The share capital already paid up will, it is anticipated, be sufbciect to meet the requirements of the present year ; but, as a precautionary measure, the sanction of the proprietors will be asked to exer cise, if necessary, the borrowing powers of the company. During the last eessioa of parliament the attention of the beard was directed to the expediency of iucreased accommo dation for passengers between the City and the distriet around Tottenham ; and with the object of meeting this obvious want, notices were issued and plans prepared for a branch from Kingsland to Tottenham, in connexion with the City Extension. The Great Dotern Company, however , being desirous of constructing a line through the same die! Wet in connexion with their proposed new terminus, your directon consented to withdraw the projected branch, under as agreement by which the use of the proposed new hoe is secured to the company on terms mutually advantageous. The bill for this object, promoted in parroment by the Great Eastern Company, will at the propor stage be sub mitted, together with the agreement, to the proprietors. Several projects for metropolitan ndlways are promoted daring the present session of parliament, and are receiving the attention of the board, with the view toe proper protec tion of this company's interests. SOUTH WALES. The report of the directors states that the balance in the revenue account will admit of a dividend on the ordi nary stock, after payment of the debenture and preferenoe charges, at the rate of 31. Is. per cent. per annum, leaving 6761.95. 4d. to be carried forward. In pursuance of the provisions of the agreement between the companies, a bill bag been introduced into pediment. for the amalgamation of this company with the Great Western Railway and West Midland Railway Companies. A resolution will be sub. mitred to the meeting, with the object of effecting a re duction in the number of the director'. Two vacancies, caused by the death of Mr. Stephen Lewis, and the resig nation of Mr. H. A. Bruce, M.P. already exist at theb nod, as in the altered position of the company, it would seem unnecemary to keep up the full board, the present occasion appears a favourable opportunity for effecting the reduction. Should the proprietors adopt the course thus recommended to them, it will be necessary to supply those vacancies only which are caused by the retirement in rota tion of the following gentlemen who are eligible, and offer themselves for re-election—Sir F. R. Head, Bart., R. J. Hutchins, Faq., and A. F. Paull, Esq. William Arming, Rio., is the retiring auditor ; be also is eligible, and offers himself for re-election. Sr. MAWS HOSPITAL. The annual general meeting of the governors of this inatitution took plias on Thursday, at tin London Tavern, Biabocigenttstrittit ; the LORE Idnvon in tbs °hair. A report was red by Jfir..Wireirtr, the aserstery, whisk gave the following bets the last twelve months the institution be drawbacks to contend against, in the existence of the International Exhibition, and the distress is the cotton manufacturing districts, but nevertheless the unfavourable apprehensions of the committee in regard to the probable receipts had not been realised. The enema sokeirriptioos of 1862 amounted to 433/. 15e., against 4201. Is. received in 1861. The dominoes during the same period--exclusive of 5001. presented by one of the governors ia memory of his late Royal Highness the Prince Consort-- bad amounted to 671/. 10a 5d., molest 6831.4 x. 7d. Among these donations wee one of 23 immune from " The Auxiliary Society," contributed by the relieved patients and their friends in very small amounts. There was another notice able donation iodated in the 671/. 10s. Lia., viz., 501. from Hr. Thomas Tilton, one of the andit•rs, beicg his fifth do nation of a similar amount. With subacriptioes exceeding in amount (though slightly) those of the year immediately previous, and with donations within 121. se much, the com mittee hail abundant reseou to be thankful that the income of the institution had been maintained daring the past ex ceptional year. Of thelegacies enumerated in the last report there had bean received within the past year as follows :- 200 i. from P. Van de Wall, Esq. 451. from John Wateoa, Esq. and gm from William Block, Esq. ; making toge ther,, 6.951. And very recently from the easte of the late J. A. Cropper, Eel.. 100/. duty free. The eseloweeent fond had bees increased daring the past year from 7,3711. ss. to 8,0001. Growls. The fact that not one death bad followed the large number of operations per formed within the hospital dui trig the year gave satisfactory proof of the skill and acre of the operating medical officals. The increase in the number of in-door patieute ooeseqtent upon the larger number of beds bad also lees attended with a similar increase of out • patients, nevertheless the increase in the general expenditure had only amounted to 411. 10s. 101. That the committee had bees enabled to meet this increased expenditure had been owing to the practical benevolence of those few generous individuals by whom the donations and legacies above-mentioned had Lase given ; but from the general public the empties° to their appeals had not been so satisfactory as it might have been. There were owes, for this, and one of them was un doubted', the peculiar nature of the diseases with soda St. Nark's Hospital had to grapple ; but as these miseries wen such as all were liable to, it might be confidently ex pected that as the peat benelita conferred became more generally knows the funds would increase. Another of these causes was the want of sufficient publicity, but the committee Bad hese reluctant to diminish the funds at their dispersal by expending large sums ou advertisements, feeling that this important subject was one fur the consideration of the general body of governors. The treasurer's amount from the Ist January to the 31st Doreniber, 1862, showed that the receipts amounted to 2,4601., and the expenditure to 2.2621. 2s. 2d., leaving a balance in band of 19111. llis. The yearly report of the medical officers ',Mt.,' that the number of patients admitted was 920, of w bum 580 were discharged cared, 176 were relieved, 10 discharged for irre gularity and bad omeloct, I died loot operated or d. and 153 remained under tnatmeot ; making * total of 920. The number of permute received sines the foundation of the hospital to Des., 1861, was 14,066 ; the total bomber to Dec, 1862, was 14,966. The reports were severally adopted, the LORD MATOI4 mowing their adoptios, obeerviog that it was doubtless absolutely necessary that the committee should give all the publicity they mold to the institution. otherwise they would not be enabled to remove the difficulty they sow earirieaced in promoting the subscriptions and dominoes. Throbs were them voted to the chairman, deputy-chair /ass, sad committee of saanagemmt. A similar vote was alio named to lb. G. G. Seedemaa, the trsamirar sad to Mr. F. flahnots, the bosomy consult bag surgeoa. sod founder of the hospital • to Dr. f . trit ir4 h yrh onorar phydalaa ; and Y r . J. R. Liaised Mr. Y. Oen ad. hononoz w er w The snoo aires. ds; seismsd aohnowlodgmosto to the Lord Mayor. the bairn ues leolgb• ID • arc COURT OF COMMON PLEAI3.-Fn. 1L fittings at Nisi Prins in Loodar..--(Briare Laid Chid Justine Ma nod n Spatial Jury.) COLLINOWOOD O. BBILINLIY ♦ND OTHIIIII-1111 BRITIBM COLUMBIA OVERLAND 'CRANK! COMPANY. (Coodaded from Saturday's Erpresa) The learned counsel for the defendant addreued thz e L7 for their respective clients, cud io the course of this p tug come reference wu made to the charge of fraud Nosiest the defendants. The Lord Chief Justice said that that part of the ease need not he dealt with at length, for to support it the de fendants must be proved to have been guilty of wilful, deliberate faleehood. The Hos. Francis Henry Fitahardinge Berkeley mid—l am one of the defendants, and I have bees for ai years M.P. for BristoL la April last Mr. Heinen called on me, and brought with him a preliminary prospectus, sad asked permission to put down my name as director. I saw there the names of Mr. Mangles and of another perms whom I know, hut I was chiefly caught by the name of Mr. Mangles, whom I knew as a man of soun d judgment and of cannier cial importance. Ultimately, after making some inquiries, I contented to belong to the company whichever it should be formed. The inquiries made were with reference to the route and its precticability. At the interview with Mr. Henson, Colonel Sleigh, whom I knew by name, was not mentioned. In May I saw Mr. Henson about the ques tion in the House of Commons. He Joked me to go to my place in the house, watch what was doom and say anything if it seemed to me good to do ere He did not on this occa sion mention Colonel Sleigh's name. I bad heard nothing of the company in the meantime, and I t it was in abeyance. I had not heard of their having I did not onside, myself a director. The prospectus was for • company to be enrolled under the Limited Liability Act. I had never during this time seen my name in the Times, or in print at &IL I see the Times daily, and read the political part and the money article, and sometimes the ordinary intelligence, but never the advertisements ; indeed my sermets never bring me the supplement unless I ask fee it. My correspondence with my constituents occupies • great deal of my time. I took no part in the discussion in the home, in fact I regarded the formation of the company as •remote contingency. I had never heard that Colonel Sleigh was receiving money and trumpeting business. In eseamtumee of something I heard after the discussion in the looms i Irmo to Mr. Henna to withdraw my name. I saw the steels, in the Times aboutithe difficulties of the journey, aid this led to inquiries, in consequence of which I withdrew my name. My inquiries led me to infer th a t th e a ff a i r was a monstrous fraud upon the public, and therefore I with drew. ortionezaminsd—l was to be • director upoe haring cer tain paid-iip shares, but the amount of qualification was not sneetioesd. Mr. flerjeant ghee—Thrry were to hare the "droning* of your 'binding and political ;maim, sod you were to hare she adraatsge of eillior the paid-up shares. Witnow—No. I could nut will, breams the shares were imoragy as • qualification. I should also bore the directors' fee for estendsore: Mr. eiriesat Eitwo—Al2, the =bury rim (A kaik). BOW-STREET, Thomas Ridtie, warehouseman to Pawson and Co., St. Paul's-churchyard, was charged with steeling about OW. worth of silk merino and other property from his employers. He bad been driviog about in • cab during the evening, and the cabman pointed him out upon leaving the cabto a polio,- coestable in plain clothes, who watched him go into a pawn. broker's. Upon coming out the constable found that he had been pledging a piece of silk, which be said was his own. Upon searching him a number of pawn tickets were found upon him, and at his lodgings various articles of silk me. rino, &c., to the value of about 601., taken from the perse cutors' warehouse. prisoner admitted hi guilt. A pawnbroker at Peritoneal' produced 40 yArda of black silk that had been pledged at his house last November fur 41. by the prisoner, who gave a false address. The magistrate asked how the pawnbroker could have advanced money to • man like this without inquiry. The pawnbroker mid that nine out of ten persons gave • fictitious name or address, and it would be impossible to ascertain the address of every person who applied for • loan. The magistrate said that the appearance only of the pri soner ought to have led him to inquire. Committed for trial. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Charles Stuart, waiter at a night house in Leicester square, known as "Kate Hamilton's," appeared upon an adjourned summons for " aiding anti abetting" the °aton able proprietor, one John Fryer, who is keeping out of the way, in euffering prostitutes to sssernble in the house. Mr. Knox, who had reserved hisjudgment from last week, now said that if Fryer, the keeper of the house, had been charged there would have been no difficulty about a con viction ; but the question was whether a mere waiter, doing only the business of a servant, was aiding and abetting in the sense intended by thelegisleture. He thoughtit would lead to dangerous consequences if he decided in the affirma tive, for then every footman, whose master kept his house open after hours, might be also convicted. He should, therefore, dismiss the summons, bat as it wanes very doubt ful question, be would grant a ease if required. The superintendent of the police said he would ask for . . _ . Several summonses were then heard against Fryer, in all of which the tioe of M. was inflicted. MARYLEBONE. Thomas Byam Rae, secretary to the Board of Guardians of the parish of Bt. M arylebone, residing at No. 4, lidmund's.terrace, was brought op on remand before Mr. Mansfield, charged with embearliog the sem of 6761. 14s. 10d., the same being in the employ of the directors and guardians of the poor of Marylebone. Mr. Randall, solicitor to the pariah, appeared to prose cute, and mid be bad to ask for a further remand. The accountant had been very hard at work during the whole of the week goiog through the proosier's books and amounts. Mr. ilanefield inquired if the prisoner had been bailed Mr. Ries (for the prieoser)—No. gir t be hoe not, for there has been greet difficulty is getting bail to so Imp an amount (himself is 1,0001., and two sureties in 5001. each.! There hem been ea falaiSoatios of the accounts, es has bees alleged. If bail MD be put is at say reasonable amount, my client will be roily too willing to render all the assistance be me to set, the hooka right. If they have bees badly kept it MY net with say felonious intention. Mr. Mansfield mid he would make the bail of two aunties is 1001. seek and the prisoner himself is 2001. Bail wee thee fired in the above amount, and later in the aftersoos the sureties were forthcoming. and Primmer wee released. mattßrooke and law Broo;;;Inrent &farther air beton Mr. Diploma. es SI drip 01 sholaill Polioecomtable Davey at Acton, en the night of Monday, the 19th ult. On this ooesaioo the wfiness Jw Lae, the affianced of Joseph Brooks, was placed in the dock by the side of Isaac, i.charged with being an accessory after the tact, as he had stated to a female named Walter that she had destroyed Joseph's bat. Some additional evidence having been taken, the pri sonars were again remanded. MURDER IN OEFORDRIIIRR. The county of Oxford was on Saturday morning thrown into • date of excitement by the ansonacament of • murder committed the previous evening on the person of Mr. Allen, a respectable miller, of Upper Heyford, while returning from Bicreter-market. Mr. Allen was returning home from Bicester-market on Friday evening, at about with - half-past six o'clock, in a cart, in company w a young sea named Noah Austiz t a butcher, of Hayford, who it is stated has been paying lea addresses to Mr. Allen's daugh ter. The pair not returning together, and the dead body of Mr. Allen lbeirg subsequently found in the road with the horse and cart tied up to • gate, suspicion naturally pointed to his companion, who was arrested on Saturday, and brought before the coroner for the district, Mr. Churchill. The prisoner, after being maimed in the usual manner, made • statement to the jury, to the effect that be was returning home with the murdered met in his conveyance, and when near Hayford they met two men. Some distance further on the road they met two other men, who called out to Mr. Allen, "We want to pay your account," and the deceased requested him to go down to the mill and tell the miller to come up. The old man got out of the art with him, snd remained in company with the men while he awned the fields into the village to deceased's house, and requested the miller to go to his master up the road, as be wanted him about some amount or other. The miller, who has not yet been examined by the comer, eor reboil:tad the prisoner's statement to a certain exteet, by saying Le went up the road as directed at once, and found the horse tied up to • gate on the roadside. He thought at first his master bad been thrown out of the cart, sad an looking round stumbled over the deceased in the road. Finding the body cold he went for assistance, and her* obtained a lantern be at once discovered be was dead, hav ing bees shot through the head. Re examined the cart, sad found blood-marks in the tail part, and blood sprinkled on the sack lying at the bottom of the cart. This exerted about half-past six in the evening. A little boy about 14 yews of age who gave evidence stated that as he was driv ing a pig on the lower road he beard two idiots fired, ore directly after the other, sod that after proceeding 30 or 40 yard! the prisoner par sed him and his younger brother running. The younger boy asked him who it was that bad passed, and he responded it was Noah Austin. The coroner adjourned the inquest until Thursday, the prisoner being for mally charged with the offence and conveyed to Orford Castle. The prisoner treats the charge with indifference, and doss not seem to comprehend the awful position in which he has been placed. Since the adjourned inquest we understand other evidence has been attained through the indefatigability of the police, which will be brought forward on Thursday. The occurrence has created quite a sensation throughout the county, where nothing of the kind has taken place since the dreadful murder by Kalakergo of his uncle, near Banbury, in 1852 (if we exempt the poaching ewe last assizes), and for which the Italian suffered the extreme penalty of the law at Oxford. MARKET& TALLOW. SercemAT Evamnsa. The market WM firm today:—Spot, 44a.; ILarah, 445. 3d.; April to June, 445. 6d. ; October to December, 46a. 3d. to 46a. 6d. Delivery 1,208 cuks ; minis, 50 maks. COTTON.—LimarooL, Fa. 14.—Our market continues very steady, with a fair bush:teas doisg. The sales are 6,000 bales, including DV Amerioaa, 224.; MOO Burst, llid. to 170. ; 250 Egyptian, 210. to 22ed. ; 350 Bahia, 19d. to 194 d. ;of which 2,590 are fur speculation and export. To da3's import is 169 bales. COTTON GOODS.—MANCHVirtIi, FEB. 14.—The ag- LTVbusbies, of the week haa been rather small, owing almost entire suepension of operations dating the first few days from an impression that we were on the eve of receiving important news from A.7206:11. This impres sion has been pelt:ally removed, and though confidence is not fully restored, there has been more business during the last three days. Buyers in general still appear very shy and hold aloof, but such as have orders pressing for execu tion have been anxious to seise an opportunity at the tarn from what is believed by some to be the lowest point for the present, but these operations are on a small scale. They have consisted chiefly, in yarns, of numbers up to Ws for the home trade, and 30's to 50's mule yarn for India. There has also been a limited business for the Mediterranean. Under the influence of this partial resumption of business prices are leas depressed and irregular than on Tuesday. Cloths are also steadier, but the business in them is on • very small scale. There has been a fair inquiry in some descriptions, but it has led to little or nothing worthy of nonce. For India there is nothing doing, and the fabrics suited to that market continue amongst the moat depressed is our warehouses. WOOLLEN.—LEgon, FEB. 14.—1 n the Coloured Hall this morning a fair amount of business was transacted. The demand chiefly embraced meltons in plain and fancy styles, principally in the lower qualities, light mixed 60-inch tweeds, and white diagonals. Of this last-named class of goods, the few there were in the market were readily sold, and many more would have been had they been there. Low cuckoos are still scarce, and command fully sustained rates. The White Hall was less auimatod ; a few parcels of light spring mediums changed bands , but beyond that little was done. HARDWARE.— BIRVINcIiAM, FEs.l4.—The trade of this town continues quiet. It cannot be maid, however, th►t any depresaioo exists so long as the large manufactories continue on at full time, as is the cue at this moment ; and if in some instances goods are being made up for stock, this is to a moderato extent only, and chiefly in some of the fancy trades. But notwithstanding the absence of anima tion, there is more business doing than there was at this time twelvemonths. The factors' travellers report an in disposition on the part of the country shopkeepers to do other than order moderately, but their stocks are small, so that whenever any reaction does take place it will be imme diately felt by the manufacturers. The export trade is rather sluggish, but there is a fair amount of orders in for Italy, Francs, and Spain. In other respects the conti nental trade is eat, as it has been, so far, thilyear. There are few Canadian orders it, also for the West ladies- The South American trade continues quiet. In reference to particular branches there are complaints as to dolmas in some of the metal trades ; sod from the platers the reports are ranch to the same effect. The button trade is slack in every department, there having been very little doing up to this time in the class of article. imitable for the spring trade. The iron trade in this district continues active, and all the principal works are in full operation. CORN. FIB. 14.—Wbent unchanged in value and a dull sale. Barley in short supply, but the prices asked prevented males. Wheat, 40e. to 50s. • barley, 345. to 425.; beans. 36e. to 40s. ; oats, 20s. to 26. CARLISLE, Fan. 14.—There was • small supply of wheat, but fir of barley and oats at our market to-day. Wheat wan dull at • decline of 3d. to f,L per basheL Oats in good demand at 3d. per bushel advance, there being several seed buyers. Barley in good demand, and about 3d. per bushel advaner. Wheat, white, new, 17s. Od. to 191. 6d.; red, new, 16e. Od. to 17a 6d. Bar ley, new, 10a 6d. to 12s. &L o.ite, potato, new, Bs. 9d. to ltis. ; °amnion, new, 7e. 9d. to tie. 9d. Beans, is. to 17s. COLCHESTER, Fug. 14.—Wheat met • slow sale at • de cline of la per qr., with a fair supply. But little barley on sale ; milting qualities advanced la. whilst grinding re tained late rates. Beane and peas fir m. GUILDFORD, Fen. 14.—There was a moderate supply of wheat at to-day's market, for which there wee a better de- mand, though without change in value from last week. Barley and other spring corn at the full rates of last week. Wheat. 40.. to 620. ; barley. 31a. to 405.; oat., Va. to 30a. ; peas, 395. to 425. ; beans, 375. to 43e. per qr.. filittFOßD, Fen. 14.—A good supply of wheat and barley, very heavy of oats, and short of beans. All grain sold at last week's prices except oats, which were a heavy ale and rather looser. Wheat, rod, 25e. to 28a.per load ; 6ne ' 31.1 a. to 325. ; white, 28e. to 30e. ; flee, 32r. to 345. Barley, malt. Mg. 36e. to 445. per qr. ; grinding, 265. to 345. Oahe, mama 16s. to 22a. • feed. Ms. to 28a . Beans, 21.. to 27e. per load. Peas, 2.1. to Ma. per load. • - • LaKuria, Fat 14.—The supply of wheat was shoat an average for the mason. General field cultivation has Made steady progress during the week. The demand for wheat was moderate at but week's rates. New white, 48s. to 54e. ; old, 58s. to 60s. ; new red, 48s. to 50e. ; old. 525. to Hs. per 36 stone. There was by no means an abundant show of barley, for which the demand wore a arm aspect, ►t fully as much money as heretofore. Malting, 34.. to 395. par quitter ; grinding. 275. to 30s. per 30 stone. There was a fair demand for cats, and sales were made at the curreocies of the week preceding ; old, 275. to 30s. ; new, 21s. to 245. per 24 stone. Nrwcastur-tiPon-Tram. FEB. 14.—At oar market this morning we had a moderate show of wheat from the growers, and, having little offering ex ship, farmers' samples were taken off quickly, at the extreme rates of this day se'onight, but from the firmness of holders few transactions occurred in either south country or foreign, the only desc ri ption in which business transpired being fine old hig h-mixed Dantric, which commanded 565. per 5051ba. upon the whole, however, rather more tone pervaded the trade. Flour was not PO pressingly o ff ered, still the demand was far from active. The foreign Sour arrived during the week is from Franoe, and is bald fur the moment beyond the views of our buyers. Very little done in barley of any kind; prices. however, about supported. Malt compara tively neglected. BMWs and peas had few buyers. Oats more sparingly dealt in, with salsa more difficult The arrivals this week are :—Wheat, coastwise, 1,922 qrs. • Rye, coastwise, 13. Barley, coastwise, 179. Malt, coast: 60. Oata, acastwine, 1,319; foreign, 120. Peas, i coastwse ; foreign, 15. Flour, soestwise, 2,144 backs. Indian corn Soar, 1,334 sacks. Noawica, Fs. It - Then am a full attendance of farmers at this market today, sad a good supply of wheat. The coaditios hawing improved, last Week's lutes were sop• posted ; the demand, ►owever, vas limited. There was a tolerably fair supply of Yang, and last week' . retie w eft fully maintained for all ption.. In oat., beans, s a g peas little doing. Flour in favour of the seller. Whit., wheat (weighing 57 1 bs. to albs.), 46a. to 50 . 5 red ditto :re a l; 5711:5. to 631b5.) ; 42a. to 461 -..._* bust ch•Tther mal Mirky (weighing 6311 m. to riilka.), 375. to 40s. ; ditto (wait! 52Ibs. to tabs.), 35.. to 365. ; c u 4 tilling ditto (weigh 9lbe. to 511ba.), to 34 5. ; 24e. to 224. ; boom, ' to 4tie. ; piss, 38a. to 40s. per yr ; dour, 34e. par sec. hicirmariaw, Irms. 14.—Tbe dammed to-day p ee „g steady, mad tine sorts was unaliesiged. Old white a i d e 158 s. to 82s. ; old red, 50e. to 545. ; new white, 44.. to 614. ; new red, 44a to 60s. per 36 stone. Barley rim i s . limited supply, and sold at quite as 8,81 . 41 roomy as in the week previous ; English malting, 33a. to 43... foreign, 34a. to 40.. per qr. ; grinding, 28a. to 30i. pe r 36 stone. Oats were in small supply, and sold at abort re, cad priors ; old, Xis. to 31a. ; sew, Ms. to 27.. per 24 now. OirOaD, Fn. 14.—The only wheat at all saleable at tie, market to-day was of the very beet deseriptioes, aarl ere. the trade for thews sorts was unusually dull. Wink *b ee s, amemanded from 52e. to 58s. per qr. ; red made 44e. UV., Begley was a short supply : good samples were mu, taiga up, manning extreme rates,—the very beet as bib a. 42a. ; inferior kinds from 13.. and upwards. Oete, minsequence of seed time, were in demand, sad eicet money was obtained for them, prices varying from 21, to Me. PrrEasououola, Fin. 14.—We bad • large show of all grain here to-day. Wheat was a dull trade. and eren es: gee samples were Is. per qr. lower. No great Altermi ot in the value of wring own, still prices of all deseriptio s , were in buyers' Arrow. KEADINC, FEB. 14. —This day the attendance wu alum en average one, though the supply of wheat was dart Business seemed rather more active, although there was a, advance in price. Malting barter sold steadily, at falltatu. In other articles business was of a nominal character. Racer/mu, Fee. 14. —There was a fair supply of ray kinds of but only a limited amount of business we done. For beet kinds of white wheat the terms were 541, to 60a, and red 48e. to H 4. par quarter ; inferior white ma 48e. to 545, and red 4(h. to 484. per quarter. There wss good 'apply of foreign, which was done at Ms. to Ws. p e quarter. For barley there was a more healthy dem a nd ap parent, choice simples being required for seedin g For malting lota last week's rates were well supportd , b u t kinds making Me. to 40a, and grinding 264. to 30e. pc quarter. In oats there wee next to nothing doing, and tI4 article was almost sotinly neglected. Prices were not:U -=lly the same as last week, best Polands making Ai. io 28a., and all other kinds 20s. to 26.. per quarter. Beath sad pees in moderate request, and both the turn cheaper. WIBBICH, FEB. 14.—We hod a good supply of 'both wheat and oats to-day. Wheat found buyers at price favour of rue seller. Oats slow trade at leM week's mis u. Peas, beans, and barley m before. Prices to the groom —Wheat, white, 48e. to Mts.. 63lbe. per bushel; sig„ 43e. to 474. Oats, lOid. to llgd. per stone. Beans,3le„ to 38s. per qr. of 19 stone ; old, 445. WORCESTER, Fn. 14.—At this day's market there ma again a large supply of wheat from the farmers, Mich sold slowly at barely the currency of this clay week. Haim nominally unaltered. Oats, beam, and peas held for former rates. You.—Pea. 14.—The show of wheat to-day wee only moderate, tiers being a sprinkling of red and white descrip tion& The bat ryiUes were the same as last week ; in ferior a very dell sale. New white found purchaser st 445. to 48a. ; new red, 42a to 466. per 36 state. Perky was sparingly repremated, and there being a hrm fedi', in the trade, high igiessuere asked and obtained ; malts*, 321. to 345. par quarter ,• grinding ts. to 30s. per 30 ekes. The show of oats was mid dli ng, and sales were wade at little or no alteration in prices ; new wade :A. to 24a. per 24 also,. KIRKCALDY, Fm L 14. -At our country markets, this week, we bad rather lees wheat and oats offering, and vary little barley ; and although sales were slow, prices remain very much as lest week. Here, to.day, we had moderate supplies of wheat and barley, sad good of ous. Bales not quick. Barley and oats sold at lest weak's rates. Wheat is favour of borers. Wheat, sew, re. to 45e. per qr. Barley, sew, 23e. to 33e. 6d. Oats, new, 17e. to 265. WATZEFORD, Fm. 14. —Oar supplies of farmers' grain have slightly incremed this week, but the deliveries b 7 boat continue very hiding. From abroad only one cargo of wheat and one of India* corn have come to band ; coast. wise scarcely anything has reached us. We have so in provement to report In our market since the date of ow Wt For moat articles previous prime have been main. Weed, but the beldam pining has been quite in retail. Ferman' wheat, being is poor condiditioo, must be noted 6d. to 94. per barrel cheaper ; foreign the turn in favour of buyers. Barley steady at late rates. Oats held fcr further advance, which checks business. Indian eon tether mom inquired for, and prime samples fully a dear. Flour 6d. per each cheaper. Imports this week : Wheat, 1,378 gm. Indian cern, 3,14 L Flour, 100 berrek 120 sacks. Export§ this week :—Wheat, 146 bevels. Oats, 11,210. Flour, 416 sacks. Oatmeal, 8. oA.lTLE.—Calusra, rut. 14.—The stock of Irish cattle on oder in our market to-day comprised about HO heed. The general quality ass above the average. A fair inquiry early in the day, and a few lots were bought at 61. 151. sad 61. 10s. Them wen, about the average rates Woad. Our market this morning was abundantly stocked with young pigs, and a good demand prevailed. Whole sale buyers were scarce, but a good home trade was done. Prices were slightly down compared with last week, moil animals selling generally at from Ba. 6d. to 10s. ; better class from 1.2 a. lid. up to 30e. EtILMINGHLIII JOINT STOCK Baru—Tbe direc• ton of the Midland Banldng Company have Jest declared a dividend of 41. a share out of profits for the half-year red ing Dec. 31.—At the annual meeting of the Birmingham Banking Company. the inkywofits of the Isar were declanf to have amounted to 42,0064 ; out of which a dividend d 10a. • share, and • bonus of fa was paid in September ; Be like amount was declared at the meeting, payable on tts 2nd of March ; this &bombed 30,000/. ; as to the remainder 12,0001. is to be applied in reduction of losses at the Dud* breach, and 1.474 L carried forward. The riaranter fund 50,0001., and the number of shareholders 576. MAILS FOE MXXIOO.—In col:magnum of tie lice of United States mail packets between Now Orlsia and Vas Cruz Melon been withdrawn, eorreopoodess from this country for Mesita is no lomat henellted by brut forwarded vid the United Staten sod the mails for Ileum whit& have hitherto been made up for tranoniissigs by tloi route will forthwith be dn.:optioned. By command of ta Postmoster•getierel, Rowland Hill, Secretary. The poet-offices throughout the kingdom were overburdened with work on Valentine's eve. A large number of letters were posted than have beer known for some considerable time. The extent to which lasgsaised envelope' prevailed aimed coesiderable delay to the ordi nary. business of the department, owing to the difficulty of manipulating letters larger than the ordinary Site. The Daily Noce of May 29th, in its description of Benson's Great Clock. Maya: -" The =We lamb is of the highest east" Benson's new Mom Zooms contain clocks designed by the drat artiste of the day, and include clocks for the draw ing room, dining room, bedroom, library. hall. Kiln:sae, bracket. carriage, church, turret, railways, warehouse, comatose. home. with musical, aetromatl, and every description of clock. from the plainest to the highest quality of which the art is et t capable. Church and turret clocks specially estimated illustrated pamphlet on clocks and wat.hvs dree by poet for two stampsljeontains a abort Waco, of clock and watchmaking, with descriptions and prices . It acts as a guide is the purchase of a clock or watch, and enables those who tee Is Scotland, Ireland, Wales, the Colonies, India, ar any part of the world, tosslect a clock. J. W. Benson received a Prize Molar and honorable mention. 33 and 34, Ludgate-hi% Landon. Meta. bibbed 17411.-.[Advertisement I BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS, BIRTHS. BRlNTON.—Tobruary IS, at lirookatraat, Orearsaorequair. the wife of M. &IMOD. Ma.. k. M.. of • ma. 11.—Iebruar7 it, at Neektidequare, hotting-hill, the vole of M. C. Miler, Lai., of • daughter. PlLACOCKL—lebruary It. at Hertford-street, Mayfair, Ml. Puttooeke, of • daughter. 813111SON.—Yebruary 11, at Clarendon-gardens, Mafd►DlU, Ito wife of J. B. Mumma, haq., as daughter. 114.1LRIAGES. IVRRITT—PORTAL—FeIoreari it at the pariah chunk Streatham, by La ura, It. b. Cree, 11. A., P. Zweritt, . Kydeahma, to daughter ot B. B. Porta; Sot , of Laventry Room, Upper Tootles. 011.11LSTON—BAZLEY.—February 10. at the Cathedral. Ilas• clinger, by the Rev. O. Huntingdon. .1. R. Grimgoo, Lest. atimin reth Regiment, to Logy Anne, daughter, of the late R. barley, rag. MAUXILMSON—WILLIR—Vebreary 11. at St. Georges, lisps verequare, by the ler. C. J. Ooodhart, M.A., Oewge Forbes, sou of the late J. Maleohases, hog., of Illuumsteragnare, to Matilda, daughter of M. Willis, req., of 11111.etreet. barkster W 111111-11ALOOLIL —February 14. at St. Paul's, Kolghtsbrid.r, by the Rev. J. G. Young. Tic. , of &Iwo". "wiNt b 7 Ito non. sad Rev. L Liddell, Colonel Usury training*, it lute. Cll., to Altos Alzabeth, emotul daughter of the late Nell 3lsleolm, Reg., of Poltalloch, Argyllshire. MOOD—PeratS—February 10, at AU Salad, Wandsworth. 1 1 the Rev. IL (tower, H. P. Wood, of Canaceotreet. CM. to ramose Ma daughter of the Isis J. Peters, kaq , Siosaeoguaror, Chelsea. DEATBB. REILLIZZT.—Febroary York *swede, Regent's park. General B. H. Berkeley. Colonel of the 10th Bailment of Pont. Nod at XALDgli—lrebroary 11, at Warwick-square, P. H. Holds", FA. ai* 47. PlCllllll4o.—Febroary 11, at galdhurst, Lysington, 11,0 0 1, 130110,-(kfteria W. H Pickeriag, late Royal Artillery, seed 43. POLAND.—Febenary 11, at Blackheath, Sophia, wile of Sir B. H. Poland, aged CIL PLOCTXlL—lebniary 10, at Otdebeden. Hoo, Herta, Arthur. second son of TbOMIII and Ilizaboth Procter, to the 7th log of his age. BM ITH. f *brew, 11. at If. 11111111 Priory, leading, lisrl Pauline. wife of 77rstA7 WAIL Ilex WOODBRIXOP.—Febreney 12„ Porcheaternquare. 1 1 7 40 ' park X C. Woodteldspikish. seed IL Math* and Tebifebsd by WILLIAM KM k No. Lesalmretalreth is the City et larista, , d the Gem M be les MACAU iebar4ethent. la the Ithethell Magni:L.' NO" 10, /•I.A NI 4, 147 .3y 1 b Ctattr ii l MEYDA Corc Doak win gas at and =in 1160100 saws. *ad TM avow I bamas to ai aar, and ea mart 1,14 Parham/ Co., ISO, Le COWPANY, tlooa for an East India 91110 W J. direct HOPE. ‘11:1 Ships will In Pa.v.gers n ikvtituttloa. Cidentta Adelaide . Shanghai) .. Shanghaa Port Natal.. 42,4 to PA' nVERI V by 81 Tim PfNIN COMPANY at their LOCI Madre*. Cal. leasing &nal Okaaltar M. lead 27th of CoolVe Son lag ftathas particulars • Loodoi 1111 1 7 11 amisart4l liiiii CIT err r.DI Cabin par issdaPon. weird. Ps eiabla. !), brew port! Lhorpool . Orty. palm, dm. For 1077 from off the For BRIM euttoly oven at Blackwell arid la. TI For 007 E lioroelydoirt for WM hr's' ler fnisit Upsi 11. Zood- dzea leas NORTI JOHN WHI CHAIM 1 TM Hind .--- NORTI JOHN Wiii CHASM! I The Comps nee and I undertake In the Lk I kat deer y 1858 . 1866 . PAO . 1861 . Thelma 1. Latin capital sad 2. In the pans &Solidi polies hold< S. Varied 4. Liberal L AW lo•eMi ProMa di Tour-ftrth The Bova which ham The umt December, The Bode Doimace, Ibeit= awn. MIL J MS at Ito-1101140 eboioe POI: Mai!Mora- RIIR2 Des Des Dim J. whic AITIVICIJ ft bw Own r_stalred. Woors Tr. skairm. 0 F rOrin tying the e to the cheel the bands moving all and other c toilet. It c with Mere Price es. td tad by dm and lwarare of "ICAlydei rm. 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