The Express. — London, England, 1863-02-21 00:00:00

FEARFUL COLLIERY CATASTROPHE. t 1 A PIT ON FIRE, AND.SUPPOSED LOIN OF FOUR LIVES. On Thursday night au appalling accident occurred ' in the neighbourhood of Wednesbury. The some ol this catastrophe is a pit culled "Steers Meadow Pit," situated in • field at the back of Messrs. Hatton's flour mill, close to the brook, and between the Great Western and South Staffordshire lines, and for the last twelve years has been worked by Mr. William Tolley. On the night in question three men and a boy descended the shaft about six o'clock for their night's work. About nine o'clock, an old pit shaft, distant about thirty yards from the colliery, and on the very edge of the brook, gave way, the water instantly forcing its way through the opening thus made into Mr. Tolley's pit. Mr. Hatton, at the mill, was immediately apprised of the occurrence, and lost no time in having the flood-gates opened, which bad the effect of drawing off • considerable quantity of water, which otherwise would have found its way into the workings. As it was evident that the lives of the men in the pit were imperilled, Mr. Tolley was sent for, and on his arrival, an attempt was made to dam up the brook and stay the water. This, however, was found to be not so easy, and during the night • number of men were at work constructing the dam with timber, clay, Ac. Two men descended the pit about midnight to endeavour to gain &cocoas to the poor fellows in the workings, but without success, the water being so high that it was impossible to proceed. Yesterday morn ing • crowd of 300 parkins, principally miners, assembled, and many of them volunteered to go down the pit, but Mr. Tolley would only allow five or six to discoed. As ooze as the melancholy occurrence became known the utmost ex citement prevailed, and many respectable inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood visited the spot during the day. Mrs. Hatton, of the mill, was at the bank part of the night and day with restoratives and food for the poor fellows, if they should be found alive. Mr. Baker, the government inspector, arrived about half-past three, and personally directed operations. He went down the pit, but did not entertain any hope of getting out the men Wt night. Throughout the day a sulphurous smoke had been issuing from the mouth of the old shaft., which about five o'clock buret forth into flame*, sad continued so all night. The scene was then one of Impressive grandeur. The crowd had increased to 3,000 or 4,000 people, and the red glare of the flames as they leaped high into the air, showed in bold relief the pit and its banks covered with anxious groups. Up to 7 o'clock last night five or six men were still at work removing the debris which barred their access to the poor fellows in the workings. The names of the unfortunate men who are still in the pit are John Pitt (50), William Getting, (21), Edward Jones (20), and Job Jones, his brother (15). GREET NORTHERN HAULM! T. —(THIS DAY.) The half-yearly meeting of the proprietors took plaos at noon, at the Great Northern dation, King's-ram; Mr. EDMUND DER7BON in the chair. The report having been taken as reed, The CRALIMAN moved its adoption. He mid the attrac tions of the International Exhibition had given then • larger amount of traffic than they bad ever obtained before. The passenger traffic exhibited an increase of 61,4881. In the excursion department they carried no km than 280,000 persons, who paid about 74,00 W., or shoat 6s. each. The goods traffic wee also satisfactory, ex ting an incisive of 19,6201. ; but, on the other hand, =ere was • decrease of 23,8191. under the heed of coals. The result of the entire receipts was • pees inereme of 59,8631. He strongly suspected that mar persona, on seeing the returns of traffic from week to week, bought stock in the expecta tion of an increased dividend, and burnt their fingers. He would, therefore, explain how it was that the dividend was not so high as .-me expected it to be. The expendi ture fa maintenance of permanent way showed an increase of 9,2391.; in the locomotive department there was an increase of 13,8481.; the conveyance of 280,000 persons by excursion trains of course cost money ; sad if the public bore in mind that wherever there was • progreeeve inmates of receipts, there must also be a pro gressive immure of expenditure, they would perhaps act more wisely than some appeared to have done recently. It wee impossible to get all this additional traffic without ad ditional expense. The number of miles run was 136,000 more than in the come period of 186 L The compan ion= accidents for acciden was 8621. in emcee. The excursion traffic wee, however, ex well imaged, and in considers tine of the extra exertions made, 4,0001. was presented to the company's servants. 7,9671. was spent in law. He regretted this ea much as anyone tumid do ; but, in point of fact, the massy was chiefly expended in defending the =mosey against attacks. The total additional expenses of the half year were 42,8724, which, deducted from the 59,8631. of additional receipts, left, with a small balance which bad been standing over. 17,6891. extra for dividend. This enabled them to declare • dividend for the half-year of 41.55. on the original stock, W. per cent. on the B dock, and 54 10s. on the A stock, leaving • balance of 1231. That made the dividend of 186261. 10s. on the original stock, 61. ou the B stock, and 74 on the A stock ; being an exams of f per cent. in excess of the dividend of 1861. The motion having been seconded, i A SHAREHOLDER nquired whether it was erne, as had been stated, that some of the officers of the company had taken commissions. The Casianiai said that if any officer were proved to have done anything of the kind either that officer or him self would certainly relinquish his o ffi cial connexion with the company, but he did not believe that there was any foundation for the statement. (Cheers.) A SHAAZHOLDIA complained that the preference share holders did not contribute any portion of the 4,00 W. given to the servants of the oompaoy. The Citannuas reminded the proprietor that the Pre ference shareholders did not participate in any additional profit". That part of the report relating to the last half-year having been adopted, a diseusiou mimed with respect to the knits, and the projects referred to in the report. As 2arthe Midland and the communication between tehit i and I • ind Lima" The Otansuir hie minvielion that the oar made by the Great orthma Company to the Midland Company would, if accepted, have bees far better for the latter commercially than the course they had determined to adopt. In reply to a question, The Ciammair said the board IMO in negotiation with the Metropolitan Company and the London, Chatham, and Dover Company, for an eximmion which would enable the Great Northern Company to cross the river without break bg bulk. The proprietors would probably be staked to sub scribe 150,0001. or 200,0001. of aontal towards carrying out that project. After some further dimension the remainder of the report was adopted, and the vacancies in the direction were filled op in accordance with the recommendations in the report CONRRCRATION OF ST. AI.DA/e8 Cauca. — (Tale Dar.)—This (Saturday) morning the church of St. Alban, &kiwis's-sludges, Gray's-inn-road, built and endowed by J. Ci. Hibbard, Feu., M.P.. for Buckingham. wee come meted by the Bishop of Loadon, assisted Dr the Bees. Maws. Macoaachie (incumbent), Staunton, Welker aced Dorm, the curates. The time fixed for the ceremonial was eleven o'clock, but loos before that time the church, which is very capa cious, was filled. The sittings are all trim, accommoda ting upwards of 600 persons. Oa the arrival of the bishop the ceremony of consecration was performed with great solemnity, and the choral service was excellent. At the termination divine service was, for the first time, per formed in the sem ed edifice, and an appropriate sermon wee preached by the incumbent. MITROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORK& —The weekly meeting of the hoard was held yesterday, Mr. nirvana; in the chair. A report was brought up from the finance com mittee, which stated that they could not at present recom mend levying a rate of a specific amount per annum for metropolitan improvements, irrespective of its ultimate allocation ; bet they su g g es t e d th e a d v i sa bilit y of first con sidering the relative value of each particular improvement, and if considered a work of the first magnitude, of spread- , ing the sum required for its execution over a period of yearn, and levying a rate for its discharge.—Mr. Dalton moved that the recommendation of the committee be adopted, and maid that it had been ascertained that the average local taxation of the country was 4s 11d., while in the metro- polls it only amounted to tee. 7d. in the pound.-11z. Dermot said the parish he represented was taxed to the extent of 6e. Id. in the pound.—Mr. Newton treated the average an , an unfair statement, as Emily of the parishes were taxed between ea. and 7s. in the pound for the poor rate alone.—Mr. WA:smell supported the recommendation of the committee, as the present resources were mortgaged for twenty years, and unless improve ments of o nubile nature were to be suspended altogether, they meet be carried out by increased local taxation. After some discussion, the recommeodation of the committee was negatived by • majority of 17 to 13. Tife board, after having sat for some time ma committee, with closed doors, presented to the board • report on the embankment of the north and south sides of the river Thames, sod the new streets in connexion therewith, which stated that they had arrived at the following repletion :—" That the report of the engineer and superintending architect referred to be approved, with the following exception, that instead of cler gies out at the present time the propo sed widelmiaff at names -street, at • oost of 50,0001., the igheirest. Vaux hall, be widened in accordance with the previous report el the engineer, hearing date the 200 i of Noember leak and that that portion of the noathern embankment between Guithouse-alley and Vauxhall-bridge be postponed for tie peesat.—Mr. Donitoo, M.P., said as the whole subject had been fully discussed io the committee. he Amid merely move that the rep ort he unproved .— Mr. Dormer seconded the motion, wh ichwas unanimously agreed to. 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MIL Audraloi..... 0,441010 l Goa lee,Nt 101 Ni 10,000 10,07 , 17,000 /0,40 t 11,EP! Mekn. la. elm ) • • Ottoman Oss Peal liver Lai 16 Pods. sad Olin. Slow zd CI. prism i %Ma - If t 1 21 P si 8 9 klig. 20,76 e 16,00 u ow, 10,000 • , 4.uOt 206 061 Du.oo. 00,00 , 21,0 w 15 15 U 107 110 100 U 1 i dls par 11 6 V/ 'MU rte/ V le l U e #t 3 Pak ii 4y . .1: si jN Pm It Pm 4 11 I"' • P5O 50 63 D - 47. iirr; - gosbradide.tax.a4 a rrow &to daJan. CULIza.(L) Do. daub Art. laourto , &African Iniga.lov.(L Saul Aaatnanaa Lu.t. ealowarina Scrap Do. do. Votary to Drina (L ) T.*Ag. of Amot(l..) ttwAtlot.o•.o.Canadt • fliandato Td. (I. . VAS taasasal Land_ ii 1: 41 __l •_ Id 13 t 16 Os * dl. 10 id 6 1 la 1 4 PM lii la id 4 Oh par SO SS 1 f ell, k dr pm LPar 11 14 _ld MONEY BAILEBT.-(THIS DAY.) Two o'CLocw. The funds continue to decline, under the influence of the fall on the Paris Bourse. A fresh reduction of per cent. has taken place today in Consols. English railway stocks are dull, and the down ward movement extends to foreign securities of most kinds. At Paris to-day, according to Mr. Renter's tele- gram, the Three per Cent. Rentes opened at 69fr. 50c., showing a fresh fall of i per cent. sinco yesterday afternoon. Consols are now quoted 92/ to for money, and 92# to for the account (March 5). The official business report is as follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 94, 1, ; ditto, for account, 92#, #, # ; Three per Cents. Reduced, 92k, 1, t# ; New Three per Cents., 92}, ; Red Sea Telegraph, 21 7-16; Bank Stock, 237 ; India Five per Cent. Stock, 1081, }, 106 ; ditto, for ac.- count, 1081 ; Five per Cent. "enlaced " rupee paper, 105# ; and Exchequer Bills, 24., 55., ls. prem. _ Foreign stocks are also declining. There is a reduction of 4to 4 per cent. in Turkish securities of all descriptions. Greek bonds have fallen, and Spanish and Russian are likewise heavy. New Granadian Securities are mom offered, except the Two per Ceuta, which remain firm. Some of the present quotations are an nexed. Turkish 1854 Loan, 89 to 90 ; ditto, 1858, 72 to 4 ; ditto, 1862, 684 to 694 ; the Consolidis, 404 to 41 ; Venezuelan Six per Cents., 60 to 4 ; and Greek, 20 to 4. Transactions are recorded as follows :-Chilian, 834, 84f ; Dutch Certificates, 102 ; Egyptian, 1004 ; Greek, 20, 4, 20 ; ditto Coupons, 84, 9 4, 84 ; Mexican, for account, 324, 4, 4 ; New Granada, 144, 134, 144 ; ditto Two per Cents., 334, 33, 4 ; ditto, Deferred, 74, 4,4, 4 ; ditto Land Warrants (Hectares), 74 ; Peru vian, 1862, for account, 88 ; Portuguese, 1862, 47, 4, 4 ; Russian, 1862, 934, 4, 94, 934 ; Spanish New Deferred, for axount, 464, 4 ; ditto Passive, 254, 264, 254 ; ditto Certificates, 94, 10 ; Turkish, 1854, for account, 894, 4 ; ditto, 1858, for account, 724, 1; ditto, 1862, for account, 69, 4, 684; ditto Guaranteed, 102, ex div. ; Venezuela, for account, 24 ; ditto, 1862, 604 ; ditto One-and-a-Half per Cents., 124, 4. Ila.r-Eter Two o'CLocK. Commis remain flat, at 92/ to i for money, and 92j to it for the account. Apart from the flatness of the exchanges, there are indications that the influx of gold to the Bank is likely to be henceforward less rapid. The stringency in the money market having relaxed, and the rate of interest here being now below that current in several of the continental market', the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon were naturally quoted less favourably for this country. Subjoined is our usual list : Amsterdam, 3 months, 41L171 to ; ditto, 3 days 11.15 to 16 ; Rotterdam, 3 mouths, 11171 to 18 ; Antwerp, Smooths, 25.45 to 50; Hamburg ma hsOON throe month., 13.7 to 1 ; Paris, 3 days, 25.17k d5 t125 ; ditto, 3 mouths, 25.471 to 521; Frankfort-on-the- 3 months, 1191 to ; Petersburg (per rouble), 3 months, 35 to 4 ; Vienna, aH. flo., 3 months, 11.85 to 90 ; Trieste, eft flo., 3 months, 11.85 to 90 ; Madrid, 3 months, 49 to 4 ; Cadiz, 3 months, 484 to 4 ; Leghor n , 3 months, 25.55 to 60 ; Gems, 3 months, 25.55 to 60 ; Milan, 3 months. 25.55 to 80 Naples, 3 months, 25.55 to 6C ; Palermo, 3 mouths, 25.60 to 5 ; Messina, 3 maths, 25.60 to 5 ; Lisbon, 90 days, 52f to 1 ; Oporto, 90 days, 524 to 4. At Paris the general rate of discount is 41 per cent. ; at Vienna, Turin, and St. Petersburg, 5 • at Amsterdam and Berlin, 34 ; at Hamburg 'and Frankfort, 2} ; and at Brussels, 3 per cent. The bar silver by the last West India packet has been sold for India at ss. lid. per ounce, snowing no change. We understand that the remaining 2,000 shares in the Metropolitan Railway held by the Corpora tion of the City of London have been disposed of, and that, consequently, of the 20,000 shares which were originally subscribed for by that body, none now remain on the market. The fact that the whole of these 20,000 shares have been purchased within about three weeks, and that the price has in that period experienced a very great rise, indicates a large demand on the part of the investing public. The Caledonian Railway traffic return shows this week an increase of 53101. over last year. The directors of the Anglo-Portuguese Bank are inviting applications for the office of manager at Lisbon. The directors of the Northern Railway of Buenos Ayres have notified that the privilege of making payments in anticipation of calls on the Seven per Cent. Guaranteed Preference shares will be sus pended on and after the 15th March. The Master of the Ras proposes, on the 4th and sth March, to settle the list of oontributoriee of the Consols Insurance Association. The annual meeting of Prioe'e Patent Candle Company (Limited) is called for the 26th March, when a dividend is to be declared. FRIDAY Evianto. Consols, which closed yesterday at 9n to 93 for the 6th March, were first marked this morning 93, and closed at 924 to 4. For money the last price was 92b to 4. The official business report is as - follows :—Three per Cent. Consols, for money, 92/, f ; ditto, for account, 93, 92k, 3 ; Three per Cents. Reduoed, 924, 4 ; New Three per Cents., 921, # • New Two-and-a-Half per Ceuta., 76/ ; Bank t ick ,S 239; Red Sea Telegraph, 21 7.16 ; Indian Stock, 227 ; ditto Five per Cent. Stock, 106, 1 ; ditto Bonds, lbs. to 16 6 . prem. ; ditto Four Cent. Debentures, 1004, 100, ; Five per Cent. " enfaced" rupee mper, 1054. ; ditto Five-and-a-Half per Cent., The India Five per Cent. Stock closed at 108 to 4, or 4 lower than yesterday. India Bonds were inquired for, and were purchased at lbs. to 166. 1 prem. Exchequer Bills have again improved Is., closing at Is. to bs. prem. Business in the foreign stock market was lees active than of late. Ottoman Bank shares were rather flatter to-day, the old closing at 424 to 43, and the new at 91 to prem. The shares of the Imperial Bank of Turkey were last quoted 9to 94 prem. A reduc tion likewise occurred in Metropolitan and Pro vincial Bank, but as regards Bank of London, Bank of Egypt, London and County, London and Westminster, London and Middlesex, and London and South African Bank, the tendency of prices:was upwards. National Discount, Italian Irrigation, and United Kingdom Telegraph shares were heavy, while Peel River ,Land and Van Diemen's Land met with inquiry. Ocean Marine shares closed to-day at 74 to 8 Thames and Mersey, 3 to 31 prem. ; Universal, 11 to 1 dis.; North British and Mer cantile, 181 to 19 ; Commercial Union, par to prem. ; and London and Provincial Ku-ine, par. The closing quotations for shares in new under takings were as follows :—British and American Exchange Bank, 81 to 91 prem. ; British and Foreign Marine, 21 to 3 prem. ; Cannes Hotel, 11 to 11 prem.; Anglo-Parisian Brewery, 4 to 1 prem.; Oil Wells of Canada, 3 to 31 prem. ; Bank of Wales, to 1 prem. ; Empire Marine, to I prem. ; Union Marine, 24 to prem. ; City a Loudon Fire and Life, sto 6 prem. ; City Dis count, to 1 prem. ; Joint Stock Discount, 4to prem. ; Anglo-Portuguese Bank, to 11 prem. ; St. James's Hotel, 1 to # prem. ; South Ken sington Hotel, Ito 1 prem. ; Petroleum Trading, Ito prem.; Bristol and South Wales Zinc, to I/ prem. ; aad Belle Vue Hotel (Lberystwith) I t o 2 prem. The bill authoring the Metropolitan Board of It is stated that Berjeant She• has been retained Works to make a new strews from Ohatbam-plaos to the to defied .Dr.. Faltwoh et the forthcoming wises. in the m aat i oa .h caua aaatains a a m .. Faaa hli ag th a t th e Board come of possomog which took place some time aro at North may make nailer the new street a sub-wwy, ..1 permit it Shields, !ad that Ma retaining few is three hundred gUiligga• to be used for the purpoosof laying down gee or Inhumes In addition to Serjeant She., three junior counsel are or telegraphic wins, " or for any other works or parpcsa lagged for the dsfenom—Sanderlami licraitl. AMERICA. (=nee Ticussam.) NEW YORK, F. 10, Evorm. (Per Australasian.) Rear-Admiral Dupont officially reports from Port Royal on the 2nd, that during a thick haze on the morning of the 31st ult., two Confederate iron-dads came out of Charleston and made a raid upon the blockading squadron. . They attacked the steamer Mercedita, rendering her motive power useless. The captain of the Mar cedita then surrendered. A Federal officer went on board the Confederate vessels to make arrange• menu. The officers and crew of the Meroedita were paroled, but nothing waa said about the ship. The Confederate vessels next attacked the steamer Keystone State, damaging her seriously. Three Fed eral vessels came to her assistance, and she was towed ofE Some other Federal vessels were also damaged. The Confederate vessels afterwards passed to the northward, receiving the fire of the Federal fleet, and took refuge in Swash ChanneL The Merce dita and Keystone State were afterwards towed to Port Royal. The Federal casualties amounted to 24 killed and 23 wounded. Genera Footer's expedition has arrived at Port Royal. It was supposed that it would leave for Charleston immediately. The Federal steamer Montauk has relinquished the attack on Fort Mac Allister on the Ogechee river. The Montauk was struck 46 times, but sustained no material damage. A Federal regiment of coloured volunteers has made several expeditions from Beaufort into Georgia, Florida, and up St. Mary's River. They had several encounters with the Confederates and are reported to have beau always successful. General Hunter haa informed the Confederate authorities of Georgia that he should hold all prisoners in close oonfinement and answerable with their lives for the safety of the Federal officers captured by the Confederates until President Davis's retaliation proclamation is withdrawn. LAW INTELLIGENCE. (THIS DAY.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Slangs at Nigi Priam in London.—(Before Land ChiefJoatice Erle end a Special Jury.) The plaintiff in this we, by hie declaration, warted that he had been engaged as captain of • ship, and before the expiration of his engagement had been diuniesed from that employment ; and the defendant pleaded vedette tra and in addition stated that the plaintiff was net reedy willing to continue in the service, and that the agreement had been mutually rescinded. Mr. Edward James and Mr. D. Keene appeared for the plaintiff, sod Mr. Kerslake for the defendant. The plaintiff's we was that he was engaged by the de fendant's agent at Hull as captain of • weasel called the P. O. E. end afterwards the usual cards were Wined In which die vessel was first announced as far Natal, end afterwards fur Rio, and both these sets of cards contained • statement that the plaintiff was master. A few days before the vessel sided the defendant Updated to the plaintiff for signature a written agreement settling the terms of employment. One of the conditions contained in the document was, that the defendant might dismiss the plaintiff at any time during the voyage. The plaintiff dechned to sign this agreement, and another person was appointed captain in his steed. The defence was that no agreement had been come to, and that the matter had not passed beyond the stage of negotiation. That the written agree meet was • usual one, and the plaintiff having refused to sign it, the defendant had a 'perfect right to put somebody else in command of the vessels - - - ins — fury — found for the plaintiff, damages 60/., but leave was reserved to the defendant to move the court upon • question of law. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. Wore the Jodie Ordinary.) The cross-examinaTiOnWliib;ra --- .lUlia Codes was re sumed this morning and continued at great length. The case is likely to occupy several days imager. THE POLICE COURTS. (Mu; DAY.) SOIJTHNVARK. _VITAMIN° • lIMUIZL OP 81111. Marla Osborne, a carman out of plant, was charged with stealing • barrel of bear, the property of lismn. Courage sad Donaldson, brewers, Shad Thames, Bensioad. ~ John Wright, an officer in service of the London, t a to i z,. and South Coed Railway Company, said that Courage and Dousldaon had extensive storm under the arches of the London terminus of the railway. On the previous afternoon he observed the prisoner draw up to the entrance close by the paroebi office in a cart, and he then took away • barrel of ale which was lying with others near the place, and pat it into the cart. Witness did not take any particular notice of that at the time, but about 7 o'clock he was told of the robbery. On going up Webb-street he met the prisoner, sad said to him, " What have you done with that barrel of ale" He at frst denied all knowledge lof it, but afterwards he said that he would take him to IL They then proceeded to Chapmaa's yard, in Weston-street, where the prisoner pointed oat the barrel of ale under an empty van. Witness at once took him into custody. Mr. Cheshire, one of the managerial Mears. Courage and Donaldson's, said that his employers had extensive dorsi under the arches of the railway at London bridge. They were taken into the stores es feet as possible, and some bar rels genteelly remained on the pavement. The barrel of ale found by the constable was the property of the firm. Wright, the officer, here asked for a remand, as he under stood that the prisoner and soother man had unlawfully posermied themselves of Mr. Connell's horse and cart, which they carried the ale away with. Not only that, there were other robberies of a like nature which he wasted to inquire into. Burnham observed that it was a very daring robbery, sad be should not be doing his duty unless he thwoughly investigated the aim He should therefore remand the prisoner until Thweday salt. Reminded ecoordiugly. EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE OF A LADY FROM iiiiidgifthal. An inquiry was held by Mr. John Humphreys, the comes, for Eerier° Middlesex, at the Town of Hams . gate Tavern, Wapping, last night, respecting the death d lizs. Miss Smart, aged 45 years, who committed suicide last Tuesday evening, under very distmeriag oirramstsoces. ' Mr. William Smart, 41, Clifton-street, Finsbury, said that deceased was his wife. He was a manufacturer of commotion ornaments. the business having bees carried es leas ainetyfour years. Last Tuesday evening do omed was siWeg at tea, and she was very desponding in eosesquisee of the serious ilium of their only child, who had sines died. She said, after some time, "I do not like the Samar of this Ma. I shall go out and buy some that is better." She droned and went out. The next he heard of her was that she had leapt off London-bridge. He had no doubt she earentitted suicide through diatractioe at the expected loss of their child. He had on one occasion, 10 years ago, found her in a dying condition, and she °Defogged that she had taken poisoe, but she promised solemnly that the would not do such a thing again if he would forgive her. The jury returned a verdict " That deceased destroyed her life while of unsound mind." CHICHESTER SUCTION.-(THIS DAY.) (sy nacre= TELroure.) At the Town-hall, Chichester, at noon to-day, Mr. Jobs Abel Smith, liberal, was, on the motion of Kr. B. Adams. issandad by Yr. T. Smith, returned without any opposition. Many influential elaimsis wee must SPORTING INSPELLIGNSCB. CITY BETTING.-{THIS DAY.) LINCOLN HANDICAP. sto 1 apt Lopoatober (off) to 1 Hubert (off j am 10 to 1 Libellous (off) 12 to 1 Douche (off) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 12 7 to 1 J to 1 sot Satellite (off tau Bto 1) ealousy 16 to 1 Neater Besot CITY AND SUBURBAN. 20 to 1 ou the field (off) 50 to 1 apt Hamby Head (off) Very little doing. O&DINAZT SKALDS AND UTOCIL Bh. IPd I =MUM I I 4:3 ;= .165 Sam 504 41 y. Ile I p.m. 88+ all llim..lloL &Stour tral 8 84 - 10 all Bake. rime 7 8 L . 81. 169 1616641 sal Resta - - 88 80 - et 100 Osiodoolsa ll6l 1171 - 60 on Deck sad liadoa ... - - 10 an Ocenrall-. -.— Of 74 18 all De. • 1•n0 . d1v..661110 -.- Do. -• 15 an Do. 818.6.4 paid bon. - - 60 aD Duna andle 1 66 41 43 86 all Dtutd..Pertb. & Abd.Jo. 18 14 ••• 84. 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I Balm 97 BD 281 8 pm! pm' 82 1 W ICI 111 111 Ei 11.114 - 60 61 II 88 die par 21i 22 45 60 BE 84 88 40 2 Win SO *id 21 If an as Par 41= 6 1Prr 30 1 fei pm Psi 40 41 zdj Poi! f Ma I 25 261 77 78 4888 pm lfr •s so i 66 67 I 4 :1 1081=1 i W s 1* Is le die gal - 'lt :IP-1 .14 pull 2 as I if} 80 21/ - 1 IN I Lit 61 11.91 12k 10ji I - WI In ll} Z ii : 5 1 I} :a ral - 110 421 i 11l • M 1 69 1 1± 1, "1/ 3 !ko . 11117.40wn., /41031 ' Dike r PO j 4 . zd 01 ca. trait di, I_ 3_ I I Jo lei i I t pi. J 67 " 24 ilia $ 1 i I 4 IOL Mem I 1-I—iri U U 94 Id :i.e. LW.II MINES.-(THIS DAY) Two o'Cwot. The mining market to-day is steady, with fair amount ut business. East Basset and North Roekear shares are in strong deinsmi and the former have risen to 55, " buyers, and the latter to 49 to 50. South Tolgus, Stray Park, Tincroft, Wheal. Harriett, Wheal Ludcott, and Caradon United have also been dealt in at im proved quotations. A good discovery has been made in the latter mine. East Carn Brea are Satter. Cook's Kitchen shares are now quoted 31 to 4 ; Drakewalls, 21 to ; East Caradou, 464 to 48 ; last Cara Btea, 101 to 4 ; East Rosewarne, 34 to 1 ; East Russell, sto 1 ; Great South Tolgus, to ; Great For tune, 33 to 34 ; North Crofty, 41 to -5 ; South Crafty, 30 to 32 ; South Tolgus, 66 to 67; Stray Park, 39 to 40 ; Tincroft, 171 to Wheal Harriett, 34 to 41 ; Wheal Ludcott, GI to 74 Wheal Seto; 2274 to 2321 ; Caradon United, 11 to 21 ; and Mogan, 11 to 1. Foreign and colonial mining shares are rather active. Santa Barbara are firmer, and there are inquiries for Mantes Almost. Cobra Copper, Dos Pedro, Fortuna, and Yudanamutana shares are steady, and Scottish Australian and United Mexican dull. COMMERCIAL AND MARKETS. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (TR DAY.) (ur amnia Asa arramATioau Tamura.) (►aon oua own oominnemmenT). Au improved feeling in our market : sales probably three or four thousand bales. TALLOW MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) The market is quiet. The wrest quotations me sub joined. Town tallow 44e., net cash; Petersburg Y. 0., on the spot, 445. 3d. ; Mar* 445. to 44e. 3d.: April to June, 445. 3d. to 44e. Bd. ; October to Deoember, 465. Pd. to 475. _ _ AVIMAGE9.—Towg tallow, 486.6 d. ; fat by ditto, 2e. 4d.; yellow Itoodea, 455. Bd . ; melted stuff, 325. ed. ; rough ditto, 18e. ; fellow grams, 12e. ; good dregs, 7e. SMITHFIELD HAY MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) Moses. Harvey aid &dos mod trade dow at the follow/in prism:—Prime meadow hay, 70s. to 755. ; sapirior ditto, 78s to 84s. ; inferior ditto, 50s. to 80s. ; rowso, 50s. to 60s. ; clover, old, 90s to 115 s. ; ditto, mooed cut, 80s. to 1055.; straw, Ms. to 38s. I OOVENT GARDEN.-(THIS DAY.) The weather, though colder, being still on the whole f►vourable, supplies are abundant, and prices low. Im portations of foreign goods are well kept up. Apples have not altered since last week. Pears moist of Gioia Noonan, Jean de Witte, Ns Pius Your* Benue BIOKO, and Easter Beurri. The best St Michael oranges realise fair prices. Chestnuts for planting fstcb 7a. &L per bushel. Cucumbers are more plentiful, and there isa rather better demand for pine apples and pipes than there has hitherto been. Potato sales have altered little sine hat ropers. Cut Bowels still chief!; engirt of orchids, pelargon iums. violate, mignonette, spring bulbs, and roma. Pine Apples, per 1b.,74 to 10s Grapes, per lb., Is to 10s new ditto, tls Plan, per dos., es to 104 per sieve, 10s to las Apples, per dos., M to ls Pd pert sieve, Ss to Os Imams, per 100, Lad to Ss I:lr— per 100 , 4a .anges, par box, t o 218 to 294 Ss Nuts, small, o. bosh., 14a to 19s I Mastitis* do., Mad to 304 Abnoodi ao. do :l , 4 l . Bs Walnuts, do., 1 ReutCobs, p.lOOlO/., 140/ Cabbages, D. doz., ed to la -- Potatoes, York Berm* per toe. 110 e to 190 s „ Plaices, do., Me to lees „ Rocks, do., 80s to iris Caps, do., iles to ges TLnlps, per blank 8d to MI Carrots, do., 9d to 6d Spinach, per sle•e, le ed to ts Cucumbers, each, b to Seed Beet, per don., Is ed Celery, per band* la ed to to Preach Beaus, par 100, fis to Ss Asparnsue, per 100, 12* to 164 Saheb, per punnet, 11 3d to 26 theft's, per lb, ed to ad Rhubarb, per bundle, is to lead Garlic, per lb, Oil to kid Lettuce*, each, Itt to 2d Endive, per seize, is to ts Horserb,perbinv.,lseal to ls talelfy, per bundle, lead to Soorsonera p. bundle, la Id to IS Ibiehroms, p.p0tt.,12 ad to 2s Parsley, per 11 beaches', 3.1 to 4a Beebe, per bend% 24 to ad BOARD OF TRADE RETURN& -(THIB DAY.) The Board of Trade returns for the month and year ending Dec. 31 were issued this morning. We subjoin a statement of the total declared value of the exports of British and Irish produce and manufactures during the month and year in the last three years : For the month. For the year. 1860 212,176,951 1861 1882 The following is an abstract of the total value of British export., in each month of 1862 :—January, 8,439,0661. ; February, 8,320,0691. ; March, 9,664,6491. ; April, 9,822,888/. ; May, 11,298,6871. ; June, 9,769,4411. ; July, 12,131,8011. ; August, 12,829,6271. ; September, 11,396,3271. ; October, 9,846,8351. ; November, 9,761,6101. ; December, 10,807,0331. The following members will serve as chairmen of (diction oommittees for the present session : Mews. J. G. Declare, T. W. Beane, J. IS , . Osaka% J. George, G. W. Hunt, and Sir W. X. Somerville. Foninan-orrica, Fze. 20.—,Tbe Queen ham been pleased to approve of Don Nivel Jordan 3 , Llorese aa Consul at Liverpool for her Majesty the Queen of Spain.— Gazette. Downso-xralsr FEB. 18.—The Queen haR been plessol to appouit William Kirkwood, Esq., M.D., to be • member of lb. Executive Council of the &Urns Islands and Charles William Disseldorff, Fog., to be • member of the Executive Council of the colony of British (Frians.— Gazette. _ . DEATH or THZ DIAN or BATTLE.—Lord Harry Vane, M.P. for Hastings. as the owner of Battle Abbey, has se his diepoial, by the death of the Very Rev. John Littler, the deanery and vicarage of Battle, Sussex. of the value of about 5501., the population being 3,100. Mr. Littler was appointed deaa of Bettie in 1836, by rair God frey NVebeter. on the death of Dr. Thomas Birch. SOCIAL ScIENCR RSSOCIATION.—At a numerously attended meeting of the council held on Thursday last, Lord Brougham was unanimously elected president of the association for the next annual meeting, which will be held in Edinburgh in October. THE PHOTOGRAPHIC SoCIZTY.—The council and members of this 'misty gave a wince at the Suffolk.street Gallery last night, which was very fully attended. The rooms were exceedingly well lighted with gas, and the large collection of photographs was seen to great advantage. le addition to these were exhibited some remarkably Coe full length portraits, by N. Ludivit Angerer, of Viehua. Y. Angerer, it appears, is a speculator on • very large stale in photography, having built a place for carrying on the dif ferent procersee as large as a Manchester warehouse. Some photographs of his establishment were shown at the mum time. The enamels by photography, done by the process of Y. Laford de C.unaraac, were objects that attracted much interest. The awards of prizes by the jurors was ancoonced by • placard in the room, and the following is the list of the photographers whose works in the present exhibition have gained for them the distinction:—l. Portraits, A. ' Clandet,, F.S.A. ; 2. Landscapes, F. Bedford ; 3. bi stantaneous, Lieut..Co!ouel Stuart Wortley ; 4. Repro dactioos, C. H. Thompson ; 5. Composition, Hy. P. Robin son; 6. Amateur, Viscountess Hawarden. Tnz INTERNATIONAL EXHIBMON. —lt la not generally known that numerous visitor. on presenting their cards are daily admitted into the Exhilitiou building. It is ! imposed that a military band shall play on certain days or the week under the western dome. The building now shows its enormous magnitude, and is in remarkable contrast to its former appearance. The photorapb s secured during its busy days are being sold at the only remaining stalls by the company who acted as photographers to the Exhibition. Around these stalls persons still linger to obtain mementos of the great event of 1862. There is one statue remaining which seems somewhat emblematical —it is the,daughter of Sion sitting amidst desolation. TRAFFIC Rrruaws.—The traffic receipts of rail ways in the United Kingdom amounted for the week Boding the 14th of February, ou 10,688 miles, to 496.778/., and for the correspooding week of last year, on 10,217 miles, to 457.8241., showing an increase of 371 miles, sod of 38,9541. io the receipts. The gram receipts on the following 14 railways amounted in the aggregate, ors 7,268 mike. to 387,0071. ; sad for the corresponding weei: of 1862, on 7,0= miles, to 360.3001., showing an in most of 236 miles, and of 27,117/. in the receipts. The increase on the Caledonian amounted to '4M.; on the Great Pastan to 2,6984 ; on the Wrest Northern to 1,0821. ; on the Great Western to 2,894/. ; on she Lan cashire mad Yorkshire t01.62r1. ; on the London and North- Western to 5.6661. ; on the London, Brighton, and South Coast to 2,1754 ; on the London stud South.Weetern to 1,811/. ; oe the Manchester, Sheffield, and Linfolo• shire to 1,4974 ; on the Midland to 2.330 1 . ; on the North British to 1,0411. ; on the North Hectare to 2,4524 ; sad on the South.F.estere to 2.0621. ; total. 27,7 i 2/. But from this must be deducted 175/., the decrease on the Great Southern wad Western. leaving the increase, as above, 27,497/, The goods an d mineral oat& on those hoes amounted to 224,3201., and for the corresponding week of 1862 to 2094791., showing an increase of 14.6411. The receipts f or passenger'. paroak &a, amounted to 163,3771. against 150,8211., showing sn increase of 12,766/. The t i ali e receipts op 66 other hues emanated, on 3,320 miles, to 166,8814, sad for the correspond's( week of lama year, ow 3 . 155 mil., t o 07,5241., showing en increase of 136 miles, and 'of 11,337/. in the receipt.. The total receipts of the part week show • decrease of ea oompared with those of the preceding weak, ending the 7th inst. 4