The Express. — London, England, 1867-02-14 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1867. L PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMON& —WILDIMDAY, Fax. 13. FINSBURY ESTATE BILL. Alter our report left yesterday, Mr. B. HOPE supported the bill. The falling in of this estate was a windfall, and a more reasonable request than that one-half of the revenue of a church estate in London should be applied to the relief of spiritual desti tution in London could hardly be conceived. Mr. I'OWELL opposed the bill, and defended the con duct of the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. The effect of the bill would be to stop private benefactions. Mr. LOCKE thought the course taken by the commis sioners was a vicious one, because it only gave aid to those that could help themselves, and contended that London had the first claim upon this estate. Mr. Goldney, Mr. Alderman Lusk, Mr. Cavendish Ben thick, and Mr. Crawford followed in support of, and Mr. Henderson in opposition to, the bill. Mr. BRUCE thought it was impossible to accept the bill as it stood without utterly reversing the general principle brwhich the commissioners had hitherto been guided. Mr. HENLEY observed that it would be ha;dly fair to the commissioners to sanction the present proposal, and thereby hinder them (ruin carrying out the generous course of action which they had some years ago marked out for them-elves in anticipation of the falling in of these rich reversions. After some characteristic remarks by Mr. HADFILLD from the nonoottiormist point of view, Mr. MOWIMAY (Judge Advocate General) said that in the opinion of the government the proper course would be to introduce a bill, not of partial nature such :is this, but of universal and national application. He suggested, therefore, that the second reading should he peed cued for six weeks. . . . A short reply from Mr. a- Ari;rost brought the debate to a dose ; and the house having divided, for the first time this session, the amendment was carried by 87 to 53. The bill was therefore lost. The Joint-Stodc Companies (Voting Papers) Rill WM read a second time on the motion of Mr. GRIYFITH, who has it in charge, without discussion. METROPOLITAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT. After a few observations from Colonel FRENCH, com plaining of the principle on which committees were selected, and suggesting that the nomination should not be left to any individual member. the following members were, on the motion of Mr. Ai meg, appointed to serve on this com mittee : -Mr. Ayrton, Mr. Tile, Mr. Musky, Mr. Locke, Mr. Alderman Lawrence, Mr. Knatchbull-Hugeaseu, Mr. Mill, Mr. Hanbury, Lord John Manners, Mr. Betcroft, Mr. Turner, Sir William Gallwey, Mr. Rentinek, Mr. Sandfocd, and Mr. Kekewich, five to be a quorum. The other business having been disposed of, The house adjourned at 10 minutes past 4. ffitiOtt. DIE. HENRY LESLIE'S MkTIDELSSOHN CONCERT. A special performance was given last night, at St. James's-hall, by the members of Mr. Leslie's Choir, reinforced by many additional voices and an excellent orchestra. The programme was one of great interest, giving perhaps as good an idea of Mendelssohn's varied and universal powers us could be offered by any single evening's selection from his numerous works. The concert began with the exquisite Italian Symphony, published as Ile. 4, but the second in order of production. This glow ing musical record of the vivid impressions produced on Mendelssohn's poetical temperament by his sojourn in Italy was composed, or at least completed, in 1833 ; and in a letter of that year, dated from Coblens, Iffendelssohn sap, "I brought out my new symphony in England, and people liked it." This work, however, did not meet with such ready general appreciation as that which attended many of its composer's other productions ; but it continued to grow in favour until it is now recog. nixed as a masterpiece of musical poetry, as wlinirable for its sunny warmth and glowing vivacity as his Scotch sym phony is for the very opposite characteristics of gloomy grandeur and sombre romance. The chief feature of lust night's concert, however, 'WM the performance of the music to Antigone, one of several similar works composed at the instance of the late King of Prussia. This work (produced in 1841) consists of a series of grand cho ruses with incidental instrumental music, and is one of the many instances of Mendelssohn's extraordinary faci lity in composition, having been completed, according to Mr. Benedict's memoir, in the space of eleven days. The noble simplicity, the mane. elevation of this music are admirably reflective of the salmon pathos and tragic dignity of the drama to which it is allied ; as well as being suggestive of all 'those great characteristics which are associated with our ideal of ancient Greece. Of the exact nature of the musical art of classical Greece we really know nothing, notwithstanding all the learned treatises and ingenious theories that have been put forth on the subject —so that any literal identifica tion of the mu,ic of Antigone with the period of the drama is out of the question. Menclelasolur, however, with the fine intuitive perception of almost Shakaperian genius, has produced music which we at once feel to be especially created by and appropriate to the sub ject from which it originates. Thus his four great works, the music to the Midsummer Night's Dream, to Athalie, to Antigone, and to (Edipus, have each a distinct sad individual character, and that truth of expression which nothing but a high dramatic faculty allied to fervid poetic genius can realise. The music of Antigone has been several times given in concert room performanoes in this country, and once (in 1845) on the stage, at Covent-garden Theatre, when Mr. and Miss Vandenhoff sustained the parts of Croon and Antigone. The success which the work then obtained, however, was chiefly owing to the drama, the music having been very inadequately rendered. The performance of last night was olio of the finest that has been head in this country—the massive grandeur of the choral writing receiving its true effect from the large and efficient body of male choristers assembled by Mr. Leslie for this special occasion ; supported by an excellent orchestra, ocomprieing many of our best instrumentalists, from whom all the charming details of the rich °relit stral effects derived their full importance. An abridgment of Mr. Bartholomew's imitative version of the text was effectively declaimed by Miss Kate &rine, who read with distinct emphasis and genuine pathos. Each of the splendid choruses produced a marked effect, particularly the "Hymn to Bacchus," with its magnificent climax and rich instrumentation, with the happy use made of the trumpets. This movement was loudly re demanded. After Antigone, Herr Joachim played, as only be can play, the violin concerto—a work which may pair with that by Beethoven, both ranking far above all pieces of mere display fora solo player, and rising to the im portance of a symphony with an obbligato instrument. The executive difficulties of Mendelssohn's violin concerto are as great as can well be written for the in strument ; but Herr Joachim's masterly command of the mechanism of his art, admirable as it is,l is with him but the means of intense expression and the realisation of the composer's fullest intentions. His performance last night was one of those triumphs of the highest order of intellectual musical interpretation which we have long been accustomed to hear from this great I artist, who has never played more finely than on this occa. aion. The passionate and romantic overture to Rug Bless closed am excellent concert. The few incidental vocal solo pewees in Antigone were sung by Messrs. Lyall, Evans, C. Henry, and Smythson. Mr. Leslie conducted the con cert with his usual steadiness and judgment. The Antigone is to be repeated on March 13. THE REFORM LEAGUE DEMONSTRATION.—Last night a meeting of the trades' delegates and members of the committee who carried out the arrangements of the reform demonstration on Monday last was held at the Sussex Bouverie-street. Mr. Edmond ileales, who presided, having congratulated the meeting on the suc cess of the demonstration, adverted to the comments which appeared in a portion o the press in reference to it, weal characterised the assertions which had been made as to the constitution and numbers of the procession as audaciously untruthfuL He said they had evidently laid themselves open to the insinuation that their proceedings bad lacked entlitndasm by the silence which they had ob served in passing the clubs in but as their cour tesy bad been made a cause of censure, it might perhaps be well in future to adopt a different course of action. The resolutions adopted at the meetings of provincial delegates held on Tuesday, and which have already been published, were unanimously adopted. A vote of thanks was aeeorded to the provincial delegates and other country reformers, in referring to whom, the mover (Mr. Guelallal warmly eulogised the political conduct of Pro tespor Goldwin Smith, and and the term "rampant orator" applied to that gentleman by Mr. Disraeli was an insult to the University of Oxford. Ho behaved Professor Ooldwin Smith to be one of the sincerest reformers and most scholarly wen in England. On the motion of Mr. Mantle, seconded by Colonel Dickson, it was resolved that the representatives of the various trade, friendly, benefit, and temperance societies present, as well as those who have not yet co-operited with the league, be requested to meet the council and executive of the league once a fort night until the settlement of the reform question. Mr. Coffey annonnoed that as open air demonstration would be held on Clerkenwell.green next Monday, and that similar gatherings would be held in the same place on each Monday daring the spring. *parting intelligence. BIRMINGHAM STEEPLECHASM—WarniztAmv. The attendance to-day was much larger than that of yesterday, the prestige which the Grand Annual enjoys attracting a large number of people to Sutton Goldfield. The weather was again tine, though at times the clouds were somewhat threatening. A stronger programme was issued for the concluding day, compris ing, as It did, six Items, which produced good fields and exciting finishes. The sport la fully detailed below. THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' PLATE of 5 eons. each, 2 ft, with SO added : whiners extra About two miles and a hall. Lord roulette Charlemagne, by ]lineman—Hornptpe, aged. Ilst (Mr. Edwards) I Mr. T. Golby's Aced Trumps, mod, list bib.... . I W b beeler) 2 Mr. lien's Sir William, sd.W, ISt slb extra) . Knott) S Atria Woo ran. Betting: 2 to I agst Charlemagne, 5 to 2 each sot Slr William and Ace of Trumps, and sto I agst Arcus. Sir William showed the way clear of Ace of Trumps, Arcus bringing up the rear wild reaching the inclosure, when L'harlemagne drew up to the girths of Ace of Trumps, and passing Sir William before entering the ploughed land was first over the fame. Running wide, however, he was only enabled to clear the fence second, but almost abreast with Sir William. Traversing the park, Lord Pottlett's home again took up the running, Sir William dropping back third. The lot came into view almost together, bat the favourite and Ace of Trumps singling themselves out, the race was left to the pair, the former winning after a tremendous finish by half a length. Sir William was placed a bad third, and Arcus pulled up on the post. TIM YAKIMA... STENPLECHASE of 3 SOTS. each, with S added, for hunters. Penalties and allowances. About three miles. Mr. W. Wilson's Makeshift, by Dromedary-Grand b', aged. list Tlb (Mr. Wilson.,jun.) 1 Mr. J. Woman's Tom Thumb, 5 yrs, I Ist Mr.Oood win, Jun. ) 2 Mr. Audio! ood's Wilford, aged : Mt:fir Audin?rood, jun. ) 3 The following also rin7Lilina, Vanity, and AshiOnL Betting: 6t04 on Makeshift, 5 to 1 each apt Bina and Wil ford, and Bto 1 eget Tom Thumb. After going a short distance Tom Thumb took up the running followed by Wilford, Vanity Makeshift, and Ashford bringing up the rear Into the ploughed land. where Vanity rushed to the front, the favourite going on second, Blue third, Tom Thumb fourth, Ashton' and Wilford aide by aide, being last. On passing the stand Makeshift, hard held, had • long lead of 'Vanity, Tom Thumb, Bina, and Wilford, Ashford still being In the nick. Before reaching the plough Bina was beaten, and pulled up, while Wilford joined the favourite, and the pair cleared the fence into the park almost abreast, and Tom Thumb passing Vanity took second place. On entering the straight the pair came on aide by side, Ind the favourite having the beet of the struggle within the distance, won easily by three lengths. Wilford was a bad third : and Vanity and Ashford pulling up opposite the enclosure, did not paaathe poet. CiIiV?.;CUP, value 100 soya., by subectipalon of 10 mom each, 6 ll; weight for age;_ pesaltica and allowances. Mr. 11. Crawabiliviu Ilrllyer, by Orpktua —dam by Bernac!e!,.ait!d,. ltrt - 51 F Tr . : — . ,peoc . - 4 1 Lord Poulett's Genlevee, tt yrs, list alb ....(Mr. Edwards! 2 Mr. Studds Georgtaida, aged, Ilst (Mr. Thomas , 3 Betting' sto 4 on illaifitler,and 5 to 4 east Georglaula With the exception of about two dozen lengths, when Lord Poulett's mare was in front, the otherpair led sltern.itely tiU within the distance, when Ilighflyer, who ran unkindly at the commence ment of the race, came away and won, " hands down," by three quarters of a length : was a bad third. BIRMINGHAM GRAND ANNUAL HIMISPLICH ASI o 15 *nes. !Mel 5 it, with 1.,0 added ; winners extra ; gentlemen riders allow ed 51b. About SS miles. (41 sub& Mr. E. Y. Wilson's Tiger, by Codrington—dam by Young Comus, a, 10st 121 b (Mr. Wilson. jun.) 1 Mr. Johnstone and Men Turn's, aged,lost Mb..(W. Yalta) 2 Mr. J. Wood's Havelock (late Claxton', O yrs, lost ;ins - S The following also ran : Greenland, Sea King, ftirite,..tiernTiot Asthore, King of Hearts, Little Yete.r,Grace Darling, Rossington, :linking Fund, and Despatch. 31eanwood was attach out at . 1.30 on the day of the race. _ EaTin g 74t7lasrell);;Pakb, Ttorapt Kin g of HHeart,. 6 to 1 apt ties King, 100 to 15 agst Sinking Fund, 8 to 1 eget Dick Turpin, 10 to 1 each agnt Sprite, Uroenland, and Tiger, and 100 to 8 eget Havelock. The 13 competitors got away at the lint attempt to • somewhat :drag gilt% start, but after fairly settling down in their stride Little Peter showed In advance of Sprite, Sea King, Despatch, Tiger, Greenland, Sinking Fund, Dermot Asthore, King of Hearth, and Once Darling, the latter pair bringing up the rear. In this order they proceeded past the stand, and ran till going down the hilt when Dermot Asthore fell back to the girths of Grace Darling, King of Hearts at the same moment taking • better posittha Beyond this no variation occurred till fairly Into the plough, when Little Peter relinquished the lead to Tiger, whose immediate attendant, were Sinking Fund, Despatch, and King of Hear th , the ruck being headed by Dick Turpin. In the park. however, Wilson took a judicious pull at Tiger, leaving Sinking Fund and King of Heart, In command, the pair racing together with Sprite wide on the left until making the turn for the straight, when King of Hearts retired into third place, Sinking Fund being Joined by Sea King and Sprite, Tiger lying well up and Grace Darling last. Ap proaching the stand Greenland ran through a lot of horses, and the field took the following order :—Tiger, sinking Fund, Green land, Sea King Dick Turpin, King of Hearth , Despatch, Sprite, and Grace Darling, the last pair being Havelock and licesington. In the ploughed land little feter joined the leaders, who took close order. Rossington shortly afterwards blun dered and fell at the fence leading Into the park. but with the exception of Havelock getting a more prominent (place, no other change occurred until the Jump out of the park where Sinking Fund came down a bunter, a d King of Hearts, who was in his track, fell over him. This accident baulked several of the others, and when the straight was reached there was only Tiger, Dick Tarpin, Greenland, Havelock, Sea King, and Sprite ' left in the race. At the last fence but one Sprite fell, and Immo dlately afterwards Dick Turpin drew up to Tiger, who stalled off the challenge, and won very cleverly by haLba-length. Five lengths separated the second and third, • neck the third and fourth, and none of the others pamelthe box. SCUIZAY HANDICAP of 25 soh; irtuners extra About two iitoTonel Knox's Stiff, by Neville—Circe, 0 yrs. lout bib (W. Reeves) 1 Mr. Jelly's Brandy Apple, aged, 10st 101 b (Yorstor) 2 Mr. E. Ureen's Uotterley, 0 yrs, lest Gib T Boyoe, 3 The following also ren:—Wheldrake, Bt. Ilazhnum, Agnes, Swindler, and Jacob. Bettingloo to 30 apt Stiff, 6 to 1 apt Swindler, 8 to 1 each apt Jacob and (Worley, 100 to IS ant St. Maximum, 10 to 1 (at drat 4 to I) apt Wheldrake, and 100 to 8 apt Agnes. Stiff led on peeling the stand, follorred by Brandy Apple, Jacob, St. Maximum, Swindler. and Agnes In the order mined, to the brow of the MB, when at. Maximum was out paced, fell bock, and gradually tailed off. Going through the plough Osteriey took third place. and at the fence into the park Jacob joined Stiff In the front, Wheldrake lying handy, and St. Maximum pulling up. Three fences from home Brandy Apple, passing Wheldrake, joined Wile with Stiff, and the pair finished a close and exciting race eliding In favour of Stitt by a neck. Osterfey was placed a ba il third, Jacob fourth, Wheldrake Nth, Agnes sixth, end Swindler next. St. Maximum did not pass the poet. MINTERS' PLATE of ffi move. ; weight for age; winners extra. About 3 wilco Yr. Oak's Lady Melbourne, 6 yrs, 15st Slb (Owner) 1 Mr.T. hough'. Hampton Law, aged, Ltst alb Mr I•arket 2 Mr. Webb ;d Carbine, aged, la The following also ran Malvern 11111, Jamaica, and Born Lo. -- HatTo . g: 6 to 4 agst Lady Melbourne, 5 to 1 'gat Malvern Hill, and 7 lowed 1 t Ethel. Hanipton Lass ped away with the lead. foby Malvern Hill, Lady Melbourne, and horn Lo, Carbine bringing up the rear, and they ran thus to the park, where Malvern !till took up the running, Lady Mell.anirne occu pying see.tial place, hut when they appeared In eight again Lady Melbourne headed Malvern Hill, and never afterwards being approached she won very eually by six lengths from Hampton lass, who, with Carbine, passed Ethel outside the di,tance. Carbine wasa bad third, Ethel Smith, and nothing the imaged the post. BETTING AT MANCRESTER.—WEDNESDAY. WATERLOO CUP. 25 to 1 apt Mr. Knowles's nomination;!) 25 to 1 Mr. liroddebenk's nomination 't) to 1 Mr. Longs nomination ,t) 40 to I Mr. Johnatone's nomination (t) LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 9to I apt Rionarckitand I 10 to 1 apt Saocharometer i I wanted 25 to 1 agst Treasure Trove (t and or) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to I aget Plaudit (off, t 200 to 10 opt Hermit (V 7to freely) I 15 to 1— Vauban (off, t 9 to 1 Julius A) 100 Wt., II to 1 Marksman toff) CHESTER CUP. 15 to 1 aget Iscturer (ott) I 20 to 1 apt Newiand(t& w) WINDSOR MILITARY AND OPEN STEEPLECHASES. FRIDAY. Handicapper: Mr. R. Johason. Judge and Clerk of the Course : Mr. T. Manhall. Tits OaAitie li - r. a sweepstakes. of 5 soil. each, for hunters About three miles. To close and name to Mr. titubluton, 6 uards' Club. on Wednesday last. Tits Roaoroil Mllinalts' PLATE (Alindielp% S sweepstakes of 5 son. each, 2 ft, with LO added.• About two miles. Age K lb Age et lb Sir Robby • 12 9 Red Rose (late Doe- Irtylleher Lincoln a 11 12 Young Aladdin .... a 10 9 Serious Clue , a 11 8 caller Combertana Shiite ‘iric 71b.extra) a 12 0 Watford Maurepu a 11 2 Jassy 5 10 4 Oscar a 11 2 Miss Dodson Waterperry (h.b.) .. 6 11 0 Recite Stiff Shuttkveck a 10 13 Lady Sarah Brandy Apple jaw Brandy Wluel a 10 12 Approver .. 10 i 6 10 0 4 10 0 TOR lILLING BTEEPECHAMI of 5 sova each, with 2$ added ; weight for age, Abut two miles. To close and name to Mr. T. Marshall, clerk of the course, at the Bull Inn, Windsor, by sine o'clock p.m. this (Thursday) evcning. A HUNTERS' STARRY of 3 soya each, with 25 added, for hones which have been regularly hunted, gc. About throe miles. To close as forth, preceding. A MILITARY SWERENTARLY 015 soca. each, with 25 added, for horses Inca fide and unconditionally the property of ollicers, thc. About three miles. To dote as fur the preceding. SAITRDAT. TRZ CASTLE STEEPLECHASE PLATE .H101d10•211, • Sweepstakes of 6 toys. each, with 1.0 added. About three .et. Age st lb Age at lb Fly/later.. Sir bobby Hornet ...... !Unite ;ineL 71b er..l Accident • 11 7 Watford Serious Case Sportsman • 11 7 The Flea .... ..... 10 3 Cornherton • 11 6 Mrs. Nagglaton late Fairy King • 11 2 Morley) Ostmecock M•urepae Stiff . 21116 Dodson Shuttlecock Till Worroot OPSN HAVDICAP STEEPLICHLSZ. a Sweepstakes of 10 'ova each, with 100 added. About four miles. Age st lb Age 11lb Daisy Banker Hornet Dm' a 11 9 Sprite a 10 13 Oates (Inc 101 b ex).. a 11 6 (70410100er Merrtumc Slyfez a 11 5 Sea King Barad Make Inc 71b es) .. a 11 II Jack's Alive a 10 gpatcluxiek Weights pnblbhed February 6, at ten am _ Tao OILAND MMITART STIZPLICEIASE. a eweepetakes of 10 soya each, Eft, with bowkled, for home the property of ere. About Woe albs. To ciao to Mr. T. Maroltoll, *ran the course, at the Bull Inn, Windsor, on the evening of the Brat race day, before b o'clock . - • . THE Iluteritits' :,rscie of 3 son. each, with t 5 added,ifor honks the property of gentlemen, farraera, and tradesmen, it, About three miles. To dose as for the P A Hurrimuf BTAcis of 5 son. each,7a cei p., l iffr with 25 added, for hones which have been regularly hunted , dc. About three miles. To close as for the preceding. Mara!: 50, h ft; list 'flb each; gentlemen riders. About four miles. Mr. C. Wise's Yellow Jack against Mr. Wesley's lituagerford. LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY, XARCH 7. ACCIPTANCES 108 Tan LIVZRPOOL SPRING Cur of 200 sees. In specie, added to a handicap sweepstakes of 15 soya each, 10ft, and 3 only If declared by noon on Tuesday, the 12th that.. to Mows. Weatherby only: winners of any handicap after Feb. 0, at eleven a m., 101 b extra. One mile and a half. (22 subs, '24 pakl. I The highest weight accepting being Sat fib, It has been raised to Ost 121 b, and the oth n In proportion. Age I Caithness 8 1 Duchess of Welling- Age st lh Harcourt. Honesty 4 8 1 Mrs. Allan 4 0 Buckfoot 6 8 lionestieh Skirmish 5 8 The Colonel Musketeer 5 8 Bergeant racquet .. 4 10 The Russian Bee 4 8 Wellesley Tacitus Wandering Minstrel 6 8 King of the Fairies 3 8 Fortunatus Miss Williams 4 7 Foresight Froserpine 4 7 Leap Year 3 5 Dulchner Lady Caltborpe Lighadon 4 7 King Charles 3 S Maxi an Military. PORTSMOUTH, Firs. 13. Admiral Sir Thomas S. Pasley, Bart., and Roar- Admiral George G. Wellesley, C. 8., paid a visit to the Lord Clyde, Captain Roderick Dew, CM., on Tuesday. The Curecos, 23, screw-f rig ate, Commodore Sir William S. Wiseman, Bart., C.8., wi1l be paid o ff on Wednesday next, and placed in the third division of steam reserve. The Terrible, 22, paddlewheel steam frigate, Captain John E. Commerell, V.C., came into harbour this morn ing to make good defects. The Fox, screw storeship, Sta ff Commander Henry A. Moriarty, arrived in harbour this morning from the eastern yards with stores, and sailed this evening for Ply. month. The Pandora, 5, screw vessel, Commander Arthur Stubbs, is to be paid off on the 22nd inst., and placed in the third division of steam reserve. The Coquette, 4, screw steam - vessel, is ordered to be brought forward for foreign service. The Nelson, 60, screw, is ordered to be rigged and turned over, with her engines complete, to the colonial government of Australia. She will be navigated out by Captain Payne, of the Colonial service, and will be used as a training ship for seamen. CHATHAM, Frs. 13. This morning Lord IL C. Lennox , M.P. , Se cretary of the Admiralty, accompanied by Rear - Admiral R. S. Robinson, Controller of the Navy, arrived at this dockyard from the Admiralty, and were occupied some time in the transaction of official bwiinesa at the establish ment. During his visit Lord Lennox spent upwards of an hour in the examination of the system of accounts now carried out at this yard, the details connected with which he in vestigated with much attention. Rear-Admiral Robinson immediately on his srrival visited and inspected the various ironclad and other vowels building, and after wards Baited the boat-horse where the model boats are under construction for the French Exhibition. Before quitting the yard Lord Lennox and Rear-Admiral Robinson took luncheon at the official residence of Captain W. H. Stewart, C. B. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 13.—AEPonrrmENTE.—Sorgeon E. T. Mortimer, to the Niobe. Master E. G. Jackson, to the Brisk. Ma ster's Assistant F. E. Thompson, to the Belle rophon. Assistant Paymaster C. Gribble, to the Formi dable. Midshipmen F. Sandilands, to the Zebra ;J. R. Morgan, to the Charybdis, as supernumerary. DEATH FROM MILITARY FLOCKING.—'fiIe coroner for the city of Limerick held an inquest on Monday in the hospital department of the new barracks, Boherbuoy, in view of the body of Robert Symes, a private soldier of the 74th Regiment, who was flogged, receiving fifty lashes, by sentence of a district court-martial, on the 14th of Ja nuary last for insubordination and striking his superior officer, the sergeant of the company. The deceased on the 9th instant. The first witness examined was Robert Forsyth, chief warder of the military prison, who deposed that he received the deceased into his charge on the 14th of January last ; that he had been sentenced to receive fifty lashes and twelve months' impri sonment. One half of the latter portion of the sentence was remitted. The deceased was punished on the 14th Ja nuary, and remained in the cells until removed to hospital. Hospital Sergeant O'Neill deed that he had charge of the deceased fro the 29th of January to the 9th instant, when he died. It was then stated that Dr. Trench, Staff Surgeon, examined the deceased previous to his punish ment, and reported him in sound health and fit to bear it, and it was accordingly inflicted. Dr. White, of the 74th, stated that he made a pod reorient examination of the deceased before he was aware that this inquiry would be instituted, and found that he died from congestion of the brain, caused by erysipelas. When be was admitted into hospital he had fever, occasioned by erysipelas, but he would not say that the fever was caused by the corporal punishment which be had received. Erysipelas did not exhibit itself for 16 days after the punishment was inflicted, and the punishment had little or nothing to do in accelera t i ng death. Dr. Pennington. assistant•surn in the Royal Artillery, who aided Dr. White in m s a post raortem examination, gave similar evidence. Dr. Elmea said that he re-examined the body of the de ceased, and found excoriation between the shoulders , pro bably the remaining marks of his punishment. His (Dr. Fames') conviction was that the man died of irritated fever, which erase from the violence done to the man's system ; and he connected his punishment with his death as cause and effect. Corporal punishment was the cause of this fever, and the result was death. A desultory dis cussion ensued between Drs. Pennington and Eames as to the cause of death, which was ended by Dr. Ehnes reite rating his opinion that the fever was caused by punish ment, and that death was the result. The coroner charged the jury, who, after a short deliberation, returned the fol lowing verdict :—" That the deceased came by his death, at the new barracks , on the 9th of February, of fever and congestion of the brain, accelerated by corporal punish ment he received as the result of a district court-martial." —Cork Herald. ACCIDENT BY THE EXPLOSION OF AN ARMSTRONG finr.LL—On Tuesday afternoon, just before the hour for the workmen employed at the Ordnance establishment, Chatham, leaving the building, considerable excitement and alarm were occasioned by the terrific explosion of • 20-pounder Armstrong segment shell, which at the time was supposed to be empty, by which several of the work men employed in the establishment received injuries of a more or less serious character. It would seem that the shell which exploded had been received shortly before from her Majesty's steamer Jaseur, 5, 80-horse power, re cently returned from the West Coast of Africa, and, oge ther with a large quantity of War Department and other stores, had been received at the Gun-wharf, for storage. On the occasion of a vessel of war being dismantled prior to being out of commission, it is the rule for her powder and filled shells to be sent to the magazines at Upnor Castle, and the empty shell and shot to the Gun-wharf, Chatham. In accordance with this practice several tons' weight of empty shot and shell have been received at the Ordnance establishment during the put few days from the Jaseur, and among the shell that which exploded, which, it would seem, had either through acci dent or carelessness been mixed with the empty shells. At the moment of the explosion the workmen were engaged in sorting and cleaning the shell in readiness for stonng away, and had placed one of the apparently empty 20- pounder elongated Armstrong shells in the vice, for the purpose of unscrewing the plw, when just as they wore doing so the shell explosed with a loud report, scattering the pieces in all directions. One of the workmen, named Thomas Hunt, who was operating on the shell, was struck by three or four of the pieces, one of which smashed in his watch ; a private Royal Marine, named George Armstrong, who was at work dose by, was also injured, but not so se riously as Hunt. On being conveyed to the hospital at Fort Pitt it was found that Hunt s injuries were of such a nature that it is doubtful whether he can long survive. The other men struck by pieces of the shell happilyescaped with componitively trifling injuries. Yesterday an inves tigation into the circumstances connected with the explo sion were set on foot by the authorities, and in the mean time the remainder of the shot and shell received from the Jaseur will not be interfered with. OPENING OF SALMON FISHIN OS IN THE NORTH.— The salmon fishing. in the Dee, Don, Deveron, Spey, Findhorn, Ness, km opened on Monday. The flooded condition of all the rivers has been greatly against the success of the fishing. In the Deveron the returns for the day were poor, amounting to only ten fish, against 80 on the opening day last year. Monday's fishing is the worst opening day for fifteen or a score of years. In the Dee and Don the fishing has also been very poor, parti cularly in the Dee. The Don has been rather better, and upwards of 20 salmon were landed by one net ; but still the fishing at the mouth of both rivers is far from being equal to the opening day of last year. The late storm and the melting of the mow have for some time past kept the Spey in a flooded state, and although it has now fallen very much it still is in such a condition as to operate greatly against the fishing. However, a fair commencement was made, auguring well for the spring fishing. Up to four o'clock fifteen fish had been caught at Oldraills, Fochabers, and we believe they are of excellent quality. The river is not in very good condition for the angler; but we learn that on Monday a salmon weighing about 151 b. was caught in the portion of the Spey attached to the Aberlour Hotel. There was no fishing on Monday in the Findhorn, at the month of the river. Of the Ness, our advice is:—" River high, and no net fishing possible at present. Numbers of rods on the lower parts of the river this morning and forenoon, and a quantity of Large-sized trout caught, but have heard as yet of no captures of salmon. No re me to hand from the upper waters."—Banitiatre Journal. talu lintelltgenct. EQUITY COURTS.—FEB. 13. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) =WEB V. THE EARL OP SHAFTESBURY. The arguments in this appeal occupied the Court until its rising. (Before the Master of the Rolls.) BOOTH C. CARTER. The late Mr. John Turner, of Chester, by his will, dated the 3rd day of January, 1865, made the following, among other bequests :—" To the trustees of the Wesleyan Chapel in fit. John's-street, Chester, the sum of 1,0001. sterling, to be applied towards the erection of a new Wesleyan Methodist chapel in my native city of Chester." The question was, whether that bequest was a valid one, or whether it was void as being within the prohibition of the . Mortm2sin Acts. Mr. Lindley appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Eddie for a residuary legatee; Mr. Charles Hall for the trustees of the will. Lord Readily held that the begnest waa valid. It ap peared from the evidence that the land on which the existing chapel stood waa land on which a new chapel might be built in substitution for the old one. COURT OF QUERN'S BENCH. -FRB. 13. After Term Nisi Prrus Sittings at Westminstc the Lord Chief Justice and Special Juries.) COTTERELL V. THE EARL OF DUDLEY. This was an action to recover 500/., the value of an entire hone, alleged to have been purchased by the noble defendant of the plaintiff. The noble defendant pleaded never indebted. Mr. Serjeant Ballantine, Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Wood, were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr. Henry Matthews, for the Earl of Dudley. The plaintiff, who is a home dealer at the west end, hearing that the Earl of Dudley wanted an entire match home, took the animal in question, which he had received from Mr. Murray, of Manchester. to his lordship's resi dence, in Park-lane, on Friday, the Bth of June last. His lordship, the Countess of Dudley, Sir Joseph Moncrieff, and others, very much admired him, and he was accord ingly put into his lordship's break and tried in the park. He was an exceedingly handsome horse, and the sum asked for him was 500 guineas. According to the plain tiff's statement his lordship asked him the horse's age, and he said about eight years old. Upon which his lordship said he would give 5001., provided he was passed by Mr. Mayor, the veterinary surgeon ; the horse was accordingly taken to Mr. Mayor, who gave the following certificate ; " Black-brown stallion, sound. He is eight years old. I observe the gland under the lower jaw is enlarged." Plaintiff took the certificate back, and gave it to his lordship, who, having read it, said, "All right," called his coachman and desired him to put the horse in a loose box, and said if the plaintiff called on him on Monday he would give him a cheque for the money. On Monday, however, the horse, with a letter from his lordship, dated Friday, was handed to him, but he refused to take the horse back. The defence was that the Earl of Dudley had never accepted the hone, and his lordship, who was called as a witness, deposed that when he saw the hone the plaintiff represented him to be seven years old, and it was to Racer tam that fact, as well as the horse's soundness, that he had him taken to Mr. Mayor's. His lordship then went out, and on his return at 7 o'clock to dress for dinner, having to dine with the Duchess of Cambridge that day at Kew, he found the plaintiff in the hall waiting for him. Plaintiff handed to him the certificate, and gave him to understand that the certificate was to the same effect as he had stated. He did not then read the certificate, but on his return he did so, and than he found the home was eight years old, and not seven. Upon that he imme diately wrote a letter to the plaintiff repudiating the pur chase, and directed that it and the horse should be taken to the plaintiff. On the following morning the coachman took the hone back, but the plaintiff refused to take him. No fraud was charged on the part of the plaintiff, and the simple question was whether the noble earl had in law accepted the horse. The horse had since been standing at livery. Ultimately the plaintiff was noesnited, with leave to move the court to enter the verdict for him for 5001. security. The amalgamation was sot completed unad September, 1865, but they began exchanging the shares in the Continental Bank for those in the Moditerranean Bank as early as May. It was in June that the shares deposited by Minds'e were exchanged. Every holder of a 1001. share in the Continental was entitled to See 20/. shares in the Mediterranean Bank. Was the object of the whole of the transaction with Dimsdale to raise the value of the shares in the market, in anticipation of the amalgamation ? Witness—Possibly it was so. When the notes became due they were presented to Dimsdale. No application was made to the defendant Adams for payment until May, 1866, which was after the winding up of the Mediterranean Bank. The winding up commenced on the 24th Nov., 1865. The Mediterranean Bank was incorporated in Aril, 1866. Was there not an arrangement made with Dimsdale to the effect that when he delivered to the bank the shares he had purchased with the money he borrowed the transac tion should be at an end? --- iiiites;Lfhatl4snoi the arrangement. Was it not part of the agreement between the parties that en the delivery of the shares Dimsdale should not pay the promissory notes when they became due! itness—No ; it was agreed that he should pay the notes when they became due, or that the credit should be renewed. The witness f urther said that it was not arranged that Adams should simply be surety for Dims dale. He never saw Adams personally about the notes, nor was he aware that anyone from the bank bad seen him on the subject. Cross-examined—The money was advanced in several sums. Dimsdale and Adams gave the bank their pro. missory notes, and u po n the acceptances of the bank they raised the money. The bank paid the acceptances when they became due. The shares deposited as collateral se cunty for the payment of the notes were Continental shares, and they were still held by the Mediterranean Bank. They had sued Dimsdale, and on the 22nd Decem ber last they obtained a verdict against him for 21,2001., but not a farthing of that sum had been received. This being all the evidence the defendant was prepared at present to give, Mr. Justice Bytes said be did not wish to prevent Mr. Littler addressing the jury, but he thought that upon the pleadings the plaintiff was entitled to a verdict. The de fendant said that Dimsdale had paid the claim, and also that the shares were accepted by the bank in satisfaction of the notes, whereas the evidence of the only witness for the defence was that Dimadale had not paid a farthing, and that the shares were only deposited as collateral se curity. It was possible, however, that on the transaction being more fully investigated, it would bear a very dif ferent aspect, and on proper affidavits as to the absence of Dimsdale and other matters being tiled, be should probably stay execution to enable the defendant to move the court abuve, and that court might direct another in quiry. Sir Geo. Honyman said he claimed, besides the 20,0001., a sum of 1,3501. for interest. Mr. Justice Bylu said it was quite within the option of the jury to say whether or not there should be interest. Sir Geo. Honyman submitted that the usual practice was to allow interest in such cases. AJu —Are we bound to give a verdict for the 20,000/.. Mr. Justice Byles—Yes. Another Juryman—Are we compelled to give a verdict against the evidence Mr. Justice Ryles—l am of opinion that there is no evi dence to prove the pleas, and I recommend you to take the law from me. The Juryman—Cannot the defendant move for a new trial ? ?dr. Justice Byles—As to that, he must do as he likes. I intend to stay execution if satisfactory affidavits are Produced ; and it may be that on a different state of pleadings the defendant may prevails case. The Foreman said they found a verdict for the plaintiff, with 20,000/. damages. They would not give interest. A Juryman—And that verdict is subject to a new trial (Laughter.) Verdict for the plaintiff—damages, 20,000/. His lordship postponed the case of the " London and Mediterranean Bank v. Nash," which raised precisely the same question, until the next sittings. COURT OF EXCHEQUER.—FEB. 13. Sittings at Nisi ?Hun at Guildhall.--iliefore the Lord Chief Baron and Special Juries.) This was the first day of the sittings of the court in London. There were ninety-five cases on the list, of which twenty-eight have been entered for special juries. The court was occupied during the entire day with a case involving a contract for the sale of a large quantity of tea. ARLLVGTON O. RUDGE. This was an action against the late sheriff for the county of Worcester for the escape of a prisoner arrested under a ca. ea. The defendant pleaded not guilty. Mr. J. Browne Q.C., and Mr. Murphy were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Hudilleston, Q.C., and Mr. Eyre Lloyd appeared for the defendant. The plaintiff is a gentleman residing near Lewes, and i the real defendant n the can is the bound bailiff of the sheriff of Worcester. It appeared that the plaintiff let his house and grounds to the /tee. James Knight, who was not a beneficed clergyman, and he married the daughter of a gentleman named Dickinson, of Brighton, who pos sessed a considerable property, Mrs. Knight's s har e amounting to 17,000/. She had since died, and the pro perty was under settlement, respecting which some dispute existed. The plaintiff's case was that after he went to Malvern and pointed out Mr. Knight to the bailiff, and the latter had arrested him on a ca.sa. for 147/., hearted so negligently in the matter that Mr. Knight escaped, and he had lost the benefit that would have resulted from his being kept in custody. The point raised for the defence was that plaintiff had so interfered, after the arrest, in allowing the bailiff to take Mr. Knight to Ledbury, in the county of Hereford, to see his attorney, with a view to a settlement, so as to make the bailiff his officer, and thereby relieve the sheriff. The bailiff was called, and, after minutely detail ing what was done after Mr. Knight's arrest by the consent and approbation of the plaintiff with a view to a settlement of the claim, said it went off, and he then returned to Worcesterwith the prisoner, but as it was after 10 o'clock, at which hour the officials at the county gaol do not like to receive prisoners for debt, he took Mr. Knight to an hotel where they had a double bedded room. He took the precaution of locking up Mr. Knight's shoes before they retired to rest ; but, thinking he bad an honourable man to dealwith, he did not take the key out of the lock when they retired to rest. When he awoke about 6 o'clock in the morning he called to his prisoner, "Halloo, governor, how is it now?" but, on receiving no answer he looked up, and found that hie bird had flown —(laughter)—leaving his portmanteau and other things behind him. Witness traced him to Hereford station, where he lost all true of him. It appeared that Mr. Knight was much embarrassed, and only a short time be fore he had obtained MO/. from the solicitor at Ledbury, which he had never repaid. It was said that he was now residing in Paris. . . . . . The - fury ultimately returned a verdict for the plain. tiff, damages 301., but with leave reserved to the defen dant to move the court relative to the plaintiffs interfer ence with the usual and ordinary course pursued by sheriffs' officers in the arrest of a prisoner for debt. BAIL COURT.—Fee. 13. After Term Nisi Prins Sittings ►t Westminster. (Before Mr. Justice Shee end Common Juries.) THE VICTOXIA DOCKS GAS COMPANY V. BAiTON. This was an action to recover the amount of gait sup plied to the defendant. The defendant pleaded never in debted, and payment. Mr. T. Jones, Q.C., and Mr. Bidder were counsel for the plaintiffs ' • Mr. Begley and Mr. Gough appeared f o r the defendant. _ The defendant was a publican residing at the Town of Ayr public•house, at North Woolwich, and be had paid 141., out of a claim of 211. 19e., as sufficient for the gas he bad consumed. He had decreased tdienumber of his burners during the Christmas quarter, and be further alleged that the meter was out of order. He contended that he had paid to the fullest extent for the gas be had actually con sumed. The case occupied nearly the whole of the day, and eventually the 4ury returned a verdict for the plaintilla for the amount claimed. The remainder of the day was occupied in trying a part heard case for an alleged false imprisonment. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS.-FEB. 13. Sittings at Nisi Prins at Guildhall.-413e(ore Mr: Justice Bytes and a Common Jury.) _ _ This was the first day of the sittings in London. The list contains 219 entries, of which 124 are remaneta. About 140 have been set down for special juries. THI LONDON AND MEDITERRANEAN RAN[ r. ADAMS. This was an action by the official liquidator of the London and Mediterranean Bank (Limited), which is now being voluntarily wound up, to recover 90,000 f. upon three promissory notes for the some respectively of 5,000/., 0,0001., and 9,000/., at three menthe, and dated in May, June, and July, 1805. The defendant pleaded several pleas, but the principal were one stating that he made the promissory note without consideration, and as surety for one Frederick Dimsdale, and that Dimsdale, before the action, satisfied and discharged the claim ; and another to the effect that Dimsdale delivered to the plaintiffs, and the plaintiffs agreed to accept certain shares in full satis faction and discharge of the promissory notes. Sir George Honyman, Q.C., and Mr. Sharpe appeared fo r the plaintiff : and Mr. Littler for the defendant. The plaintiff's case consisted of formal proof of the pro missory notes. Mr. Littler, on the part of the defendant, said that in the absence of Dimsdale he was compelled to go into the enemy's camp, and before he addressed the jury he would hear what evidence the witness he intended to call would give. William Edward Fowler was then put in the box. He said that on the 15th September 1863, he was sub manager of the Continental Bank Corporation, which was afterwards amalgamated with the London and Mediter ranean Bank. The loans represented by these notes were advanced to Dimsdale by the Continental Bank Corpora tion when he held the position of sub-manager. In Sep tember, 1865, he was manager of the London and Medi terranean Bank. He believed Dimsdale was a solicitor, and he was represented to be a man of large business. lie understood that Adams was the son of a rich man at Bath or Bristol. Did not know that he was Dinisdale's clerk. He was represented to be the partner of Dinisdale. The money was borrowed for some speculation of their own in the Continental Bank Corporation shares. Dimsdale pur chased the shares, and deposited them with the bank. He was to pay the money borrowed, and take back the shares. The shares were deposited with the bank as collateral THE POLICE COURTS. GUILDHALL BeiVanist Bray, residing at 12, Bear-lane, Blackfriars. road, was placed at the bar charged with defacing the walls of one of the corporation buildings by pasting bills upon them. James Relf, 487, proved that he saw the prisoner stick ing bills against the walls of a structure in Playhouse-yard belonging to the corporation of London. He took him into custody and took from hima number of bills. A gentleman appeared for the prisoner and said that ho had acted under witness's instructions. The prisoner's master was ill, and witness was managing the business for him. He did not think the prisoner was to blame. The magistrates held a different opinion, and fined him 20s. or three days. They also begged to inform the manager that he was himself liable to a penalty of Ma. for giving such instructions, and ordered a summons to be issued against him for the offence. The summons was accordingly made out and served on him before he left the court. The fine was paid. COMPENSATION FOR RaILwAY INJURIES.—Tho case of " Beal r. the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company " came before the Secondaries' Court yesterday on a writ of inquiry i to assess the amount of da mages due to the plainti ff for injuries which she sustained while travelling on the defendants' railway. Mr. Pearce appeased for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Bailey for the com pany. The plaintiff, Mrs. Beal, a dressmaker in Pimlico, had been on a visit to a friend at Brighton, and on the Bth of last October she left by the IL3O a.m. train in a third class carriage to return to Victoria station. Near the Clayton tunnel she observed some ppeett• oscillating motion in the • e, and on app • Red-hill there was such a violent a of the carriage that she was thrown to one side of the compartment. She was much hurt, and her baby, a boy 13 months old, which was at the breast at the time, was so much injured that it died. the same night. The plaintiff was then put in a first class carriage and sent on to Victoria station. It was stated that this violent shaking of the carriage arose from the negligence of the company in not having the carriage properly and securely coupled. Medical testimony having been given as to the injury which the plaintiff had sustained, and that she had re ceived & serious shock to the system, Mr. Begley addressed the jury for the company, and rem arked that very mode rate damages would meet the justice of the case. The learned Secondary (Mr. Potter) having summed up, and remarked that the plaintiff could not recover for the loss of the infant, the jury awarded 1001. In a similar case against the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company it was agreed to take a verdict for 1001. APPREHENDED STRIKE OF SOUTH YORKSHIRE MlNERS.—Strikes and disputes in the South Yorkshire coal trade are unfortunately of frequent occurrence. I Within the past few months the miners in the employ of the Messrs. Charlesworth, of the Higham Collieries, num bering between 200 and 300, joined the Miners' Associa tion, and soon after it was discovered that they were labouring under a number of grievances, especially one known in the trade as " hurrying rise." At nearly all the collieries in the district the getters are allowed Is. per score for every extra 25 yards they have to bring their coals to the bottom of the shaft. The reasonableness of this arrangement will be at once apparent when it is con sidered that in some pits a portion of the miners have to send their coals several hundred yards to the bottom of the shaft, while others may have but a very short distance to go. T ' his of course, h has a very material effect upon the earnings of the getters, as those who work in dis tant parts of the mine are unable to compete with or make anything like the wages of the men in enact favoured positions. At the Higham Collieries the men have never had the " hurrying rise " allowed, which is the cause of the present dispute ; and they now ask the pro prietors to plue them on the same footing as at the other collieries in the South Yorkshire district. The question had been agitated for several weeks past, and the men have had interviews with the managers and proprietors, but without being able to come to a satisfactory meat. The executive of the Miners' Association h ave endeavoured to obtain an interview with the proprietors, but without anoom, the latter, as in the case of the Wombwell Main divide, declining to accept the inter ference of a third party. The men themselves have been most anxious to set the pits down, but the executive have opposed such a course until all other means of arriving at • satisfactory arrangement bad been exhausted. On Mon day afternoon • meeting of the committee of the associa tion was held at the offices in Barnsley, and again in the evening at Higham, to determine the future course of the workmen, when it was resolved to make another attem pt . to obtain as interview with the proprietors of the collene• before resorting to the alternative of a strike.—Lavls Mercury. _ _ An ()Id beggarwoman in Liverpool, named Mary Fox, who wart said to be over eighty years of age, was found dead in a miserable lodging at Liverpool on Tuesday. The poor creature was nearly paralysed by the late severe frost, and could not get out, and at a coroner's inquest yesterday it was said that she had nothing to eat between Friday last and Tuesday, the day she died. A verdict of " Died from starvation " was returned by the jury. DU BAILEY'S DELICIOUS BIYALENTA MUMMA FOOD curet dyipepda, Indigeittoo, cough, asthma, oinsiottron , debility, constipation, diarrhces, palpitation, narrow. ona, liver, and stomach complaints. Cure No. 03,41&—" Rome, July 21,18136. —The health of the holy Pubes is excellent, imperially since, abandoning all other remedies, he has confined himself entirely to Du Barry's Ireoi, and his holiness cannot praise this excellent toed too bighly."—Garettedn Do Barry and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, Loudon, W. In tins, at Is. lid.; lib.. 11. ed. inta, M. SOM. 406.—lAdvartiasinent.1 MARKETS. TALLIAV —WEnstanST Brims,: —The market su flat tr land prices declined 0.1. per cwt., doting —Nss.,4ng March, tts. 9d- April to June, Oh 9d. to ed. : June, tits , tk Sober to December, Na. 9d.: aad December, 4 LEATHER.—Duting the past week there has here very MO animation In the demand for leather. Oa Tuesday there w ax a fair supply of fresh goods at Leadenhall, but the tranwictiorq were generally limited in extent., at about former prime, Huns =butts, 241 h and upwards, light com mon d ressing its of middle weights, and English home hide s are and In request. COTTON. Lnmaroot. elm 13. Oar market retuning quiet without change in prices. Fatbusted Wee to-do, 7,000 bake, Including 1,300 speculation and export. 1,004 American, 131 d. to Mid. ; 700 Pernua. . 134 d. to 150 ; Maranhani,_l4d. 174.; 11 0 Mend. mad Bak* ltd. to 1414 ; 300 !rap, 16K to 19d.; 100 Smyrna, 11d. to 11td. • 4,.570 sins% e Madras, 100. to ltd. ; Bengal seforte , do to ;30 Peru. ; fair Dholletab, iifcl bar watts., Md. ; lair Dierack. 11fd. lienge.l, bid. ; l a i r Eo i ptlan l erloaas. lat 6d. Gard. Parma. lbd. ; middling Boweds, 1414 ; middlln CORN.—BoeroN. Fie. la—We had a small ripply of wheat at our market ; the trade ruled firm at is. advance. su m . corn quite u dear as last week. Wheat, red, 595. toi,is— white, eta Ream, new, eau to Ode. ; old, Ms Oats, 24a. to uos: GLASGOW, Pb. lk—At this days market, holders ,d wheat required full prices for both old and new, et which sales w i s e restricted, and we repeat previous quotations Flour Ism un altered. Barley steady in value, but Itt limited demand, o a t s and oatmeal sold slowly, at late rates. Maas and peas rather fa favour of buyers. Egyptian beans holly ed. lower. Indian cu in slow request, at TM. per 21001ba. ; for American mixed, kOl reduction on the week. CATTLE.-BoctßaiL, FIB. It—We had a good business trade today. Mutton the , 6a. to Oa 4d. ; pork, la. to 4a. ed. per stoe,i 810 a, einkfog °CAL ODAT.S.—LO3Doit, ice. 13.—Davfson's West Hartley, 165„1 ~ Harrell Male, 16a Bd. ; Lambert's West Hartle). south Wylam. 16s. ; Walker Primrose, 14 3d.. W est Hartley . 16a. 6d. : Wylam, las. 9d. ; Walls End Helios, 17a . Eden lia; 17a ; Walls lad Braddylls Helton, 17. 9d. ; Walls Lod 13a. ; Walls End Heaton, 19a, Walls End Cando, : End , 17s. 6d. ; Walls End K eiloe, 17a : Wall, End 18a 3d.: Walls End Original Hartlepool, la AL, End South Hartlepool. 17a ; Walls End Monne). 1;1.: W.. Fad Teea,lBa 9d. ; Bram:epee% Canal, 17s. 9d.—bh/ps at saan,„ 78 ; sold, 63, TRO'FIO RXTURIM Mlles Par 14w- Total, T,t.t RA/LW•2B open. sawn. chandhe. 1856. M.,: Work ending Dec. 9. G Orel* Indian Peninsula Bl5l 7,179 16,253 23 , 4 32 353,4 Week e= a c. 15. Bombay, IkOentralL 306 4,313 4,291 8,601 9.111 Week ending Feb.' 8. Ma, Itel Ballast and N. Counties 935 983 1,816 LM Limerick and Sonia Limerick and Fortes Londonderry & Coleraine l6B 82 250 Waterford and Kilkenny 3l 145 = 376 :41 Waterford and Limerick —77 618 971 1,5e0 1,451 Week Feb.en 9. Cork and Week ending Fob. 10. Cornwall Great Pastern 704 14,665 18,747 32,832 314 Great Northern Great Western 1311 48,4 1 15 38,518 68,943 61.791 Lancashire and Yorkshire 403 15,285 28,018 43,433 40;11 London, Chatham, & liana, ffiralasS4r. 116 6,342 1,600 7,913 7.9 1 1 Metro. Ex. of L. C. & D 131 1,601 215 1,616 I,ho .Kent Coast Branch 27 510 150 660 60 London & North Western-1314 41,632 66,347 107,979 161,114 London sag South Western 13,015 6,767 19,76: - Mancheater, Sheffield, and Lincohuhlre 116 4,831 16,996 20,227 5,241 Mancheeter,Southlunctlon, and Altrinchana Midland 869 14,686 35,164 49,670 4651 North StaffordahLre(K&C ) 168 P,211 South Devon Ulster lO4 1,5•-% 1,417 1,943 2,60 • Of the receipts for both weeks the Loudon, Chatham, sad Dover Bailers, Compaur are eutitled to retain 60 pa cent he working the Valk. BARNED'S BANKING COMPANY.—The Liverpool Journal of Cotnnterce publishes the following circular Irma the solicitor in London, who has been moving actively Mil reference to contributories being struck off the list:— 'The decision of the Master of the Rolls, on Saturday last, VI that a call of 40f. per share should be made upon all those shareholders whose names were settled on the list of me. tributories, the officid liquidator undertaking net to enforce payment on r.ch call before the Ist April neat, as stated by the Lords Justices on appeal. Prison fee. , a call ought to be made, leaving it open to thou grace• holders who contest their liability to apply sub. sequently that the call may not be enforced sgsind them. The question of your liability as a CM. tributary has not yet come on for argument, as I don't think it judicious to bring this final question to an issue until the report of the Contract Corporation on the Mos. tigation of the books of the late bank bas been filed and put in evidence. Should your case not be completed by the Ist April I shall of course apply on proper affidavit., to stay the enforcement of the tall as against you. In the meantime I strongly advise you not to ley the call until you hear further from me. As you mention the me of Overend Gurney ruling the decision in Ransed's Bank, allow me to say—firot. that your case is far stronger, ud will be decided on far different grounds; and, secondly, tl4 guided by my own opinion I think the judgment of Ciro Chancellor Malian run Overend and Gurney errone,dy founded on a wrong view of the law and the authotios and the question cannot be set at rest until on 0rt..1 decision has been given by the Hoene of Lade." RAILWAY AND OTHER BILLS IN PARLIAMENT- Yesterday the examiners upon standing orders Fool. I railway and other hills now before the House of totniwl proceeded with their duties at Westminster, in commie., rooms Non. 16 and 17. Before Mr. Frere :—The unre el bills of the Great Western and Bristol and Icon Somerset Railways (new lines), Great Wester. and Bristol and North Somerset Itailwaye or lease), and Bristol And North Somerset wsy (arrangementa), were postponed until Fri•by, The Isle of Wight (Newport Junction) Railway m e , i.e. pored until the 25th instant, and the opposed Ainlrie. Coatbridge, and Wiehaw Junction Railway was adjourned until this day (Thursday). The standing orders were de dared not complied with in the case of opposed postponed petition of the Cambridge Gas. Before Mr. Palgrare:-. The standing orders were declared complied with in tie case of the unopposed postponed petition of the Dnblo Trunk Connecting Railway. The unoppo , el Weida 4: Kent Railway bill was postponed until Mond.iy roAt. sr was also the postponed petition of the unopposed Horsy Island Reclamation. The consideration of t nc u Ryde Station (Deviation) Bill was postponed u n a l the 22nd instant. The opposed postponed petition of the }Bagley Gas was further adjourned until this dAy Crinaw dayi. THE THAMES EMBANKMENT.-(NORTH These works are again almost totally suspended. and 4 9 likely to be so for some time, in °omega, nee of sow of the works of the Metropolitan Railway haying to besm etructed under a portion of the embankment near 1) A mineter-bridge, being a continuance of the dierrejo line now in course of construction in the vicinity .1 1, Palace-yard. It was thought that the works of the Taints Embankment could be proceeded with s imult.i.eo:cly with the railway works, bat this is found to be impr.7. cable. The stone frontage of the euilrankne lit to a n run extent will, however, he proceeded with in the into n-• SOUTHAMPTON, FEIL 13.—The Itanburj Awe risen Company's steamship Germania, hem Ices on the 2nd, has arrived. She brings 122 .or thin port, Havre, and Hamburg, GO sacks mai' , 1 2 r L r don, and on freight 324,391 dole, for Enittunl. 7141.0,1‘ , 1 , for France, and 500 dole. for Hamburg ; abo for ths port 1,200 tons of general cargo. [Advertisement.] HOLLOWAY'S Pti.t.4.—Dirk and cheerless indeed is the present W 11. 4 ,9. IV hrli the !II deaths ate far above the average. The v Anse if pinhahl, •he 4 through the dense damp fogs which have 15......' I o , ' •d":., late. These pills purify the Mond whieh has 1e.., ••.d. by foul Rases, and give tone in the nervoer r)dern. ntol . typhus, typhoid, gastric, and Mitsui fevers are re,nlvd '',_ loway's pills are Idle the hest linos, promoters oi surest regulators of the liver, and the RP .111, rained re' ` 11 " t " . of all aperients. When the health is hulatired, alth 1..‘ et 4.* Petite, rigour, and sleep • this inedleine will I. v eel acrid restorative, and will rarely fall to effect a complete t.:lrv• BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS. BIRTHS. G 9 .96.—February 11, at Beckentuat, Kent, the wile f 11 11 4 11 1 47 r : L EN1A r i r ... .— .. . 7 F%1 1 a te:u s4 :7y a : t La: F L ,:l i t t e um r, :the Fig , * "f likkimin, With Rillea, of a zoo. Hill. EN., of a son. STEWART.- • February 11, at the Atimfra ';' l Lrr t;l Y l:...7• ° . yard, Chatham, Sirs. W. If. . Stewart. of a im ELSIERDIN E. -February 11, Lho wifeol ' of lahlield, Seedley, near llauzlietr,r. YOU NG.—February 11, the wife of C. Took,. laieworth, of a son. lIARRLiGM. BARK ER—COOK .—Yebruary 9, at St .1.111,t er.!t. I tr: Holloway, by the Rev. S. Stubbs. Ur. 1• -t ..••.1 Northamptonshire, to Elizabeth cook, grantl.i.lo,hi,r t late T. Wok, Esq , of Holloway. ANN.—epruary . kiikl, Guid o I,at br th e Re v. Sammy, to Alice, daughter of J. P. .Nlazu• • Villa. near I'l3month. WOODTIASS—ANDREW.—FeItrusry 12.. at do• LJRlngton, by the lien. the Arotoimotet -f , I ! ° 2?thni.uat_Es9 .to Edith Alice, dauglaur I; Atrin.. f.=`, . 3t, , at Moseley itorege, Loaniington. — BELLAMT.—Fehtuary 11. DEATHS. at liarrett-Fro , r. Ncwilt; l4 Henry liellain), Esti., aged 10. aged 74. t :orii DAV 104. —r e b nuu y MATTAM.—Fehruary 11, at Down-street, Matta aged PCIPL— n3, Febraary l 12. Jane, wife of Mr. .1, 1 , 1:. ..r I" - road. meted 46. it, Robert Davit , , TOWNSllloll.—Febrnary 11, at Catherine Anne, wife of the lit.r. I.•ww. , .1 Sm TURNER—February 11, at South Siolten.zto t. W.. 'lr. Turner, aged 05. f. Printed and Published by WILLIAM lima 1 1,11 . 4 . N. ftnnttern-strect, In the City of Lando, 'inter, (Mice, to L.mbardsneet, In the Precinct of %Infern o ' s " ' THUBADAT, naltnallf 316 Mir. I