The Sun. — London, England, 1862-02-20 00:00:00

.... 1 1 PZ d R. Sir G. J am r S. II scount E. J. l'ir. Ron. P. IV. B. TION 1 COM' .HoWit t procee d )f Burk e ,lbourne; hem an d ptor, t ° le men (me nded mold be ted ova ot, lying A t, wou ld counsel :nto the r, and to a was )ria, 013 . ward, 113 SYtl' nn A lker an coast t° his lit? Victoria king fq ) flag ° he 1 0th and ef;i 3ws Nv l- ` r to CO for A! i3 his d iv by t he f the %) ly in the terra or at larg e ' , ng s, tri ) loratr Inet lll l L A a b adbog th e n: he del to G° tea )ndu e o pin, „ krieta l '" rao nth° g [eel l'uc -01000 t ° A ,art, fte.. thee'° MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocs. Proposals have been issued for an Italian 5 per Cent. loan, guaranteed by the general revenue of the State and the net profits of the Maremmana Railway, with a mortgage on the line. Its object is to provide the necessary funds for the construc tion of the railway to run from Leghorn to Chiavone, on the Roman frontier. The amount of the loan is £1,782,000, in 89,100 bonds of £2O each, of which 22,200, or £444,000, have been issued to Italian holders, leaving £1,338,000 to be raised in this market. The price of issue is fixed at 74 per cent., viz. :-15 per cent. two days after allot ment, 10 per cent. on the 26th March, 10 per cent. 24th April, 10 per cent, 26th of May, 10 per cent. 25th June, 10 per cent. 24th July, and 9 per cent. 2 7 th August. A discount, at the rate of 6 per cent. will be allowed for payments in full, and the interest will commence from the Ist January last, the dividend being payable half yearly, The bonds are redeemable at par in 99 years, by annual drawings, and they are to be pro vided with bonus certificates, entitlin g the holders to a portion of the surplus profits of the line. Sub scriptions are to be addressed to Messrs. Steer, Cuerton, and Lawford, accompanied by a deposit of 5 per cent., and applications will be received till Tuesday the 24th inst. The project has been favourably received at the Stock Exchange this morning, the new security having already at tained a premium of 1 t per cent. About 50,000 in bar gold was withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday. The unallotted portion—viz., £145,000—0f the gape Loan was disposed of by public tender. The applications represented £376,500, and the whole loan was appropriated at and above £lO7 lls. 6d. The reserve price was fixed at 10s. 6d. A fair amount of business took place in the -Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were steadily supported. The sales were 10,000 bales. The market for Public Securities opened this Morning with a dull appearance, Consols remaining at 928 93 for transfer and 6th pros. Since then t he market has continued in a quiescent state, speculation being nearly suspended. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 93i ; I; the 5 Per Cent. India Stock is 106: I, being firm, and the 'var ious descriptions of Enfaced Paper are also at P r evious quotations. Exchequer Bills likewise re main steady. Some of the foreign stocks appear rather flatt er, but the fluctuations have not been ver y extensive. Mexican Bonds, in which s everal bargains have taken place, have declined to 34 34 i, and the Italian Stock has receded to 67: /, ° Wing to the new loan. Turkish 6 per Cents. have n een dealt in at 841 1, and those of 1858, at 741 1 ; sho wing very little change. Spanish are also at ste ady quotations. Dealings have taken place in the Imperial Moorish Scrip at 5, 51 prem.; in New G renada at 261 ; and Peruvian 41 per Cents. at 991. , The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up Gtoretahtis day, are in round figures as under.: — V at t ern gh h o 3: i ori o u r t tl it.. .. East £41,225 £41,190 74,162 76,381 South -Western 12,833 12,121 tlidlandn 35,427 37,361 IGreat Northern 14,949 15,448 North • 23,837 25,768 ,a n ,, 29525 34,315 North . 33,144 35,980 5.838 5,772 Eastern Counties (3re,! hilriaestt.anehriad Y..o.r.kshire Great South Western (Ireland) 7,168 6,953 ,-., Ed inburgh and Glasgow 6,448 6,420 Great Western of Canada 10,533 8 , 0 7 0 These returns are again of an unfavourable cha racter. On the North-Western there is a decrease of £ 2 ,219, on the Midland of £1,934, on the South- Eastern of £499, on the Great Northern of £1,931, the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £4,790, the North- Eastern of £2,836, the Eastern Counties of £747. On the Great Western, however, there is an in crease of £35 ; on the South-Western of £614, on the Brighton of £712, on the Edinburgh and Glas gow of £2B, and on the Great Western of Canada of £2,463. Only a limited amount of business has been trans acted to day in the Railway Share Market, and the few dealings recorded have shown further slight depression, owing to the continued unfavourable character of the traffic returns. Great Northerns, Great Westerns, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and South Easterns have declined as. ; North Westerns, South Westerns, Midlands, and North Eastern (York), 10s. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets the opera tions have been exceedingly limited. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian have receded to 196 Grand Trunk of Canada are steady at 251 264; East Indian at 102 and 1021. Bombay and Barod a at 101. joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares show little change of importance in prices. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. Lank Stock .. 242k 2 3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93i 3 Per C ent. Consols Annuities New 3 per, Cent. Annuities 93it / Ditto for 30 3,,,' expire- e sth April, India Stock - ' ell:" Annuiti es, 30 yrs sth Jan., 1880 —_ .................... 1061 I Ditto 5 per Cent. 188:5 l_ sl Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 p er C ent. lOl/ Ditto 5} per Cent lo7± Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 994 • Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 994 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Sonsols for Account, March 6 .. June. March. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 16 Litto Ditto £5OO .mall t o? TOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. ierial Moorish Scrip 5/ it Mexican, 3 per Cent New Grenada, 2 per Cent 1 l eruvian 4f per Cent — Ditto Accouitt Ditto 3 per Cent Ditto Account - • B3i Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 DlDitto Account 1 Russian 5 per Cetit.,lB22, £ St . 102 Ditto 4± per c.. 1860 Sardinian 5 per . t. 8 Ditto Account ?]. . 531- Spanish 3 per CelitlJ‘ Ditto Account -t"' • Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Turki s h 6 per Cent....l ? 84a Ditto Account Ditto New Loan — i ~,Ditto Acco nt i i .. 74 Y e _iletuela, 3 per Cent • • D itto Account • • Dividends on the above payable in London. D 9 1 p er utch c t len ~ Exchange 12 Guil 6 1 %0.0 6'2, ertificatcs, 4 per Cent... It alian, 6 per Cent., 1861 67/ Console, Mo ney TWO O'CLOCK. - _...• •,. Account 3 TliIS DAI'S SHIPPING. LOXD ON Strong breeze, and dull weather, with rain. FALmourm, Feb. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Tele gram, from Laraeho ; Jane Selkirk, and Sir M. Peto. from Alexandria. QUEENSTOIM7 Feb. 18 . — Arrived—Europa, steamer, from from New t Yoon,rk and proceed e d f or Liverpool; Bergemem, . from 19.—Wind Domingo. L now Er, FovrEY, Feb. 18 . — Arrived—P e t er and James, from for raltar. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 19.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Jersel, from Bahia for Bremen. ST. ITE'S BAY, Feb. 18.—Arrived—Alexander steamer from Hond u ras for Plymouth. , , NEWPORT, Feb. 19.—Wind S W.—Arri ve d —Hampden, from Bristol for St. Vincent. Sailed—Silver Stream, for St Thomas. YARMoUTH, Feb. 19.—" Wind S.E.—Arriv e d— J. B. Giles, from New York. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. I, A rriverl—Courier ' s t eam er, frim Havre; Stratraad - "i ( Lge . rtnan for Trieste. .0 ov ` .3a lled—Pacific steamer, and Little Gem, fo r L ondon ; e, for Pitsdeep. (By SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) G RAVE SEND, Thursday Morning._ fro Arrived, Feb. 20—John and Jane, from Dunkirk ; ti, Leghorn Queen, from Valencia ; Londinor, from Sailed, Feb. r ave Cat 20—Diana, steamer, for Amsterdam; Queen rthe Isles, steamer, for Brussels ; Seine, steamer, for Boa f°gue ; Impended, for Nassau, N.B. New R. Peel, steamer, °l' Dunkirk ; Susan Fearing, for New York. DEAL, Thursday Morning. f_l3,er..ed—Slave Donand, from Calcutta, for London (in "v) I Neptune, from Mauritius, for London. , r.. Share 13.14 25 10 st st 50 20 Railways. Val. 88 8 y r s . tt , h. w ,sain o e f , a , ay n i in d de S m t d . Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall A gets no div Do A Do. B till 6p c.p an.has CC been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June , East A nglitai Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do Bdo do I DoNw A, late E U 3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow ' Edin., Perth, & Dundee, Glasg. and S. Western.' GreatNrthn.of Scotland (Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an i W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Trish South Eastern .. Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwalll Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast' Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western L'derry & Coleraine .. L'derry & Enniskillen. Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do * shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birmingr. & Derby IMid Gt. W. of Ireland, Do. 1 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry, Warnpt, & Ros Norfolk North British N or.Dev.Rail&Dk. stock Do A stk ; A recs no d till 6 pc. has been pdß Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do'Leeds Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. Gran. RI. & Canal Portsmouth Rhy mney Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon S. Durham & Lanc.Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Duni Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do Pref. No. 1 Thames LlavenDk&Rail l Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class W. Hartlepool Har. &R West ➢iidland -Oxt ord I Do Newport] Do Hereford 47 49 43 46 90 02 48 i LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid. 1 Leasing Closing Business Railways. Co. s Price. Done. , i Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead., Buckingh msYre. Chester & Holyhead lOO Do 53 55 Do. 5i per cent 190 Do 125 127 Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O E. Lincolnsh. gBpr c. 100 Gt. North. 136 138 E.Union,llarwichShs all E,Counts. 4 4} Do. Woodbridge.... 100 •• •• Gls.Barr.&Neils.Dr . 100 Caledon .. . • Do. new Gloster &Dean Forest all Gt. West. Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 199 111 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 199 204 201 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per c all Do.— .... London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen 'e Lon.,Tilb.& S. - Ithend 100 Peto &Co Bl 83 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 pier cent lOO Do. Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M 31 31 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 5. 5.6. E Counts. p i p gua. 5 per cent... Norain.&Eastn. sp. c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent..... all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all 'Do. N. Eastn—llartlepool 1(0 N. E. Ber .. .. North Western Preston and Wyre. t all L&N.W s , L. y k. 1 44 46 Do. i shares .A. all iDo. • • ••••• .. .. Roystn.llitch.&Shep. 100 IGt.North. 133 135 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 ,T Brassey 122 124 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset lOO IGt. West. 92 94 Wimbledn t Croydon all L.&Brgtn 84 04 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share! Railways. Paid.! Closing Business Prices. Done. Share l Business done 100 stic. 20i 204 10 100 all all all all 64 67 100 101 54 6 d 7i 8 5 at 101 5 ! i 8} 174 stock stook: 100 100 100 100 I IP stock 99i 1001 1011 1021 99 101 102 102 102 103 104 105 stock stock 20i 20 100 100 stock stock stock stock all [lOO 15 all 100 stock 25 26 71 73 60 63 40 42 40 45 37 40 37 40 100$ 1011 pr fp 99i 100 h / 7 12$ I2i 8 98 102 93 95 99& 1001 92 94 90 92 5 7 4 6 101 a 1021 i pr 45 98 a ar. 1011 21 2 251 1 61 63. , / 1 -P 1 1 11 12 611 16 4ê 4 ;P 23 t 4 log. 10 &9.3 , 1.14.6 3.0.0 7.7.0 561 17s 6.15.6 8.12 4.14 4.3.0 12.3 2.0.0 2.2.9 li 10.6.7 fzi 20 21 40 . 41 5.11.6 all , 2719.1 1130 6d 8 10 8i 7i 43 44 54 66 1.f.2 3 12 15 si 9t bm Of 2 p 28i Z9i 71 if 1 10 ]0 22 23 31 33 410 420 50 521 30 31 11 3 3f 13 15 4 61 7 11 11 36 38 2 2t 43 45 10 101 sdipm , 5 p m 1 3 31 11 21 j 7 * Ei 42 44 315 :-25 21 3 1021 1 I 071 26 31 11 2 9 91 124 131 39 tl 270 280 974 1021 70 78 11 2 101 114 15 16 18 19 101 1 tag 6 i 19&I 3171 9/ 14 i FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim all 4 4 5 Brazil Land & 141.1n.C0 all 11 11 1 Clarendon Cons.MitiCo 3, dis. 10 Cobre Copper all 32 24 Copiapo l6 6 8 1 i DunMoun.Cop.Mine*.Co ail 1 11 3 East Del Rey (Limited) 1 1 3 2 ' Fortuna. 20 General all 22 24 '2345} 2 IGt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 pr p 14 ;Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 14 p 3 ILinares all 8 9 5 iLusitanian 2 / d pr 1 Mariquita all 1 4 I 1 N.RhineCopof S.Aus.L # 1 Id 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead , Minin and Smelt... all 2 4 5 j Port Philip 1 1 11 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. 1/ 11pm 13 2 20 St. John del Rey (W l5 64 66 C 4 28.2.81 United Mexican . all 81 91 81 1 Worthing (Limitell) i all if COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-82 Do 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 1 06 108 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 109 111 Do. 5 per cent lOO 94 99/ 994 Do. Inscribed stock 100 87 99 Cape G.Hope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 110 112 Do. 1890 100 110 112 Do. Jan. & July, 189 1 lOO 110 112 •Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p o 100 6 p.c. a.&J uly 100 105/ 106/ Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. G ov. sp. c.,1866 100 99 100 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 97/ 98/ Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 97 98 971 New Zealand 6p. cent. ICO 106 108 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 107/ 1084 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up lOO I - [Via G ov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 1 0 0 104 1 0 6 I Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO 1107 1074 1071 4 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&T.TnitedService Bk 60 88 90 40 Australasia... all 66 67 25 Bank of Egypt .. all 21 22 100 Ba'k of London ....... 50 76 77 50 British North American all 52 53 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c. all 21} 22 22 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 12 14 100 City ... 50 95 104 100 Colonial.. ... . 25 59 41 2011 Corn. Bank . of Canada.. all 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 18i 19 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 25i 26 20 Do. new all 25} 251 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Airican lO . ;:5 IP 100 London & Westminster 20 77 80 100 Nat. Prov. of England 42 • 20 Do. new 50 Nationalßank ........ 25 20 !New South Wales all 25 Orient. B. Corporation 20 I Ottoman Bank 100 Provinoial of Ireland - 10 Do. new 25 South Australia all 25 ; Union of Australia 50 I Hutu. of London 100 Unity Mutual... 6O MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anc,rlo-Mexican Mint .. all 16 17 10 Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1d) all 2 3 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 26 28 10 Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 51 54 5$ 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 29 32 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 9 11 324 Canada Land all 111 113 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all 10 China & Japan Coast & River 'Steam Naviga. 2; st. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 25 Do. Pref. 74 per cent. st. Crystal Palace st. I Do. Preference - 8 st I Do. o ct. Perpet. Deb lOO 105 108 10 I E.lndia & Lon. Ship A 74 15 Do. B 7; 14 04 20 E.lndia Irricr,n. & Canal 1 pr ;pm 1; at. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Aus. Copper all 3 3; 34 15 Gen. Ste t am Navigate m l 4 1 Great Slip Limited) all 1 Do' 174 p. et Preference all 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 44 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 1; 1; 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 24 21 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 4 5 10 Do. 8 per cent. pref all 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 p 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 2 1C 10 Netherlands Land all I 5 Do.B p.c.Pref.iss.atl die. all 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaL and 81 10 15 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all ; 1; 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 14 1 4 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 14 14 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.) all 7 74 at. Peelß.Lnd.&lllln.(Lim) 100 51 53 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 68 70 69 50 Do. New 3O 10 12 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.44p.c. all 194 191 50 Rhymney Iron all 17 19 15 Do. New...... all 5 6 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 54 st. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 134 13) 135 25 South Australian Land `all 32 34 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all 1 Do. do. Registered aA 10 Do. do all 4 6 2 'Telegraph to Ind , a (L ) 1 ds 4p 10 Trust and Agency oz Austrlasia (lim)lst is. 1 pr p 20 Tr.& Ln.Co. of Upr. Can. 5 1; 13 5 U. K' dom Tel. Co. (Mm.) 1 1; u; 10 Van„Ditmen's Land . ,., 284 910 _„ LAW 1.11 , TELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) SHERIFFS' COURT. DECISION-BROOKS P. TROMAS. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENINCI-, FEBRUARY 20, 1862. THE LONDON DEBT COLLECTING COMPANY-IMPORTANT This was an action to recover a sum of money from de fendant, who is proprietor of one of those societies which are springing up in London every day under somewhat singular circumstances. Plaintiff—l am a subscriber to the defendant's society. The Court—What society is it? Plaintiff—A debt collecting society. I pay 30s. per an num, and here is my card of membership. The Court read the card, and found that for 30s. per annum members were entitled to " legal advice and assist ance" for nothing—(laughter)—and inquired if there were any lawyers attached to the institution. (Renewed laughter.) Defendant said there were two. A Voice—Ah, but one of those says his name has been used without his authority. He says he will have nothing to do with the society, as it is a bad lot. (Roars of laughter.) The Court—Well, how is the present sum made out ? Plaintiff—A person of the name of Higinbotham owed me some money, and I put it into the hands of the defen dant to recover. A clerk in his service, named Foney, re ceived it, and I cannot get it from defendant. Mr. Buchanan (for defendant)—That is just it. We say the clerk (as he is called) was not in our employ. He was not authorised to receive money, and he purloined the documents which enabled him to get the money now sued for. • The Court—To have obtained information of the debt he must have been in your office. Defendant—Yes, he came in, and I allowed him to stay a [short time, but he was expressly forbidden to receive money. The Court—What on earth business can a clerk have in a debt collecting society except to collect debts ? Mr. Buchanan—He was in the office, it is true, but are we to suffer because he took our papers ? The Court did not think that the person who had paid the money ought to suffer. A great deal was promised in a card, and for 30s. per annum money was to be collected, and legal advice or assistance given. A person of the name of Stubbs had stated that he was making £36,000 a-year out of a like business, and if societies of this nature pro mised so much they must be careful. In this case the debt had been placed in defendant's hands, and he was instructed to collect it. A person gets possession of the a m nd us o t b p ta a i y ns fo t r h t e hwi mo t n h e . y. Clearly defen you give me time ? d i) a a D n i) e t o r f ‘ s e v n a in d s a liable v a eni elld The Court—What The London Debt Collecting Society ask fer time ? (Laughter.) Oh I no ; you must pay at once. You are rich. You must pay it down. (Great laughter, during which the parties retired.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. THE GREAT WATERLOO COURSING MEETING. THURSDAY. This meeting commenced to-day, the attendance of visitors being the largest ever known. For several weeks past, the Waterloo Cup has given rise to much speculation, particularly in this city, many of the sporting fraternity having opened books on the event. To the Cup, this year, there are 64 subscribers ; the owner of the winner is to re ceive £5OO ; second, £2OO ; two dogs, £5O each ; four, £3O each; eight, £2O each; and sixteen, £lO each. The sport, to-day, particulars of which are given below, was of an ordinary description : THE WATERLOO CUP. Mr. Morrell nd Ada beat Major Boothby nd Stanmore Mr. Thompson's Trafalgar beat Mr. Hornby nd Jingall Sir C. G. Gore's Referee beat Mr. Cunningham's May flower Captain C. C. Molyneaux nd Skyscraper beat Mr. Pea cock nd Bluecap Mr. Johnstone nd Balmoral beat Mr. Spaight nd Master Richard Mr. Randell nd Blue Hat beat Mr. Croft's White Lion Mr. Brundrit's Belligerent beat Mr. Harley, jun.'s Hap hazard, POLICE INTELLIGENCE, -This Day.) Mr. Irving nd Faldonside beat Lord Grey de Wilton's Blanchette Mr. Gordon nd Baffler beat Mr. Lister nd Windermere Mr. Dixon nd Sir Harry beat Mr. Barden nd Derroek Mr. Callander nd Roaring Meg beat Mr. Blackstock's Barrier Mr. Blundell's Bude Light beat Mr. Haywood nd Wine Biscuit Mr. Holmes nd Kildonan beat Mr. Gregson's Whipcord Mr. Catterall's Slip beat Mr. Hyslop's Forty-six Mr. Cloudesdale nd Ingomar beat Mr. Lindsay nd Bell Mr. Bake nd Jetsam beat Major Beresford nd Rienzi Mr. Campbell's Canaradzo beat Mr. Spink's Sea Pink Mr. Gibson nd Kingwater beat Mr. Davy's Dinah Mr. Finch nd Klaphonia beat Mr. Dunlop's Picton Mr. Gavin Steela's Sixty-one beat Mr. Knowles nd Corooran Lord Sefton's Sapphire beat ➢Tr. Curror nd Cazzarina Mr. Le Brewer nd Golden Hue beat Mr. Graham's Earl Russell (late Royal Sovereign) SMASHING THE WINDOWS OP ST. MARTIN'S WORK HOUSE—A NICE PAIR. —Two low-looking women, named Mary Smith and Jane Gregory, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with breaking some panes of glass in the regis trar's office, St. Martin's Workhouse. Michael Brennan, the porter of the house, said that, hearing a smash at the windows, he went to see the cause, and found several panes broken. The prisoners said they had broken them. Gregory was only just out of prison for tearing up her clothes, and Smith had been committed for breaking windows by Mr. Mansfield. Smith (in a violent tone) —I'm if I don't break them again when I come out. See if I don't. Gregory—And so will 1, and no mistake. I'll keep my word. Mr, Tyrwhitt said he should order them to pay the da mage, and if they did not he should fine them ss. each and two months' imprisonment. The prisoners left the court declaring that they did not care for two months, as they could easily do it, and that they would then redeem their promise as to the windows, Mr. Hammond nd Wild Buck beat Mr. Jardine's Crerer Mr. Brown's Birthright boat Mr. Williams nd Look-out Lord Lurgan's Master Leotard beat Mr. Daintree nd Baron Law Mr. Tyrer nd Wild Sea beat Mr. Blanchard's Barrow Mr. Fitzmaurice nd Reliance beat Lieutenant-Colonel Bathurst, M.P. nd Bird of Prey Mr. Borron's Bold Enterprise beat Captain Molyneux nd Bold Effort Mr. Bateman's Silkworm beat Mr. Callan nd Confederate Mr. Russell nd Othello beat Mr. Stocker's Sir George William (late Dickens) Mr. Brocklebank's Bowfell beat Lord Uffington's Picton Second Ties—Trafalgar beat Ada, Referee beat Bribery, Skyscraper beat Balmoral, Belligerent beat Blue Hat, Baffler beat Faldonside, Roaring Meg beat Sir Harry, Kil donan beat Bude Light, Ingomar beat Slip, Canaradzo beat Jetsam, Kingwater beat Klaphonia, Sixty-one beat Sap phire, Golden Hue beat Wild Buck, Master Leotard beat Birthright, Reliance beat Wild Sea, Silkworm beat Bold Enterprise, and Bowfell beat Othello. PEDESTRIANISM. . BROMPTON. Lord Binning's Bribery beat Mr. Long nd Romping Girl MATCH BETWEEN WILLIAM SPOONER (OF TURNHAM GREEN) AND MILES FOR £lOO AND THE CHAMPIONSHIP. —Spooner, for years past, has been well known to the me tropolitan patrons of pedestrianism as having in years by past contested with and defeated the best men brought against him. In these struggles Spooner gave unmistake able proof of extraordinary speed, though at the same time it must be stated great fault was found with his style ; and even at an early period of his career, there were not want. ing those who were of opinion, when he made these amaz ing spurts for which he has rendered himself famous, that he entirely broke the rule of fair heel and toe. While, then, admitting the unrivalled capabilities of the champion, the faultiness of his style has been freely and at times severely commented on, nor was the present match an exception to the general rule. Although Miles has not long been known to fame, yet he has exhibited in his few matches such a turn of speed, combined with such excellent style and ac tion, that it was confidently predicted he must soon stand A 1 on the list. Miles is not more than 21, being more than 10 years younger than Spooner. Although the weather was so unpropitious, there could not have been less than from 2,000 to 3,000 spectators assembled within the pre cincts of Mr. J. Roberts's ground, and among those present we noticed the leading sporting notables of the day. To complete the 14 miles, the pedestrians had to make the cir cuit of the course 66 times. The office of referee was filled by Owen Swift, who, on being solicited by the backers of the men, very kindly took upon himself to discharge the anything but pleasant duty. Charles Wesihall, of pedes trian renown (one of Spooner's opponents), was umpire for Miles, while a well-known sporting celebrity acted on the part of the champion. The betting was 7 to 4 on Miles, and there was a good deal of money invested. At a few minutes after the specified time (three o'clock) the pedestrians, in the pelting pitiless rain, came on the ground ; Spooner being waited on by John Smith (the Regent-street Pet), and Myers, of Newcastle; while J. Eldridge, as pace-regu lator and counsel for Miles, discharged his duties in an effi cient and zealous manner. Miles looked the perfection of condition; his skin glowed with the tinge of health, while the muscles on his well• knit though youthful frame were prominently developed. We heard the whisper, as the men came on the ground, that Spooner had been amiss ; but, whatever truth there might have been in the assertion, he certainly did not bear the appearance of one who had been in any way indisposed ; on the contrary, the champion, like his opponent, gave unmistakeable evidence of condition. The pedestrians having agreed to walk to the right hand of the course, and taken up their allotted positions at the mark, the signal " Go" was given, when on the instant a hundred different watches were set moving to take the time. No sooner had the start been effected than Spooner went bound ing along with the lead. As he warmed to the pace, and got the system into full play, there was that slight forward in clination of the head and body peculiar to him, while his arms and shoulders worked like a couple of steam rarnmers. Miles, on the contrary, held himself perfectly upright, and the firm stride and graceful carriage of this pedestrian was much admired, and became perhaps more striking to the spectators, as it in all respects totally differed from his op ponent. Throughout the first, second, third', and fourth lap there was not the least variation in position, Spooner still held the lead; and on the finish of the last of the above laps, which completed the first mile, he headed his man by about three yards, doing the mile in 7 minutes 20 seconds. While performing the second mile there was a fine display of pace; still the match presented no feature of varied interest that calls for special comment. In this manner they finished the second mile, which was accomplished in 15 minutes 48 seconds. The competitors had yet a long journey before them, and the match progressed in the most spirited manner until the 12th lap, which would be the finish of the third mile. Now, as the men reached the top bend of the course, and came into the straight, the pace became really astonish ing; and although Miles so decreased the gap as to get nearly shoulder to shoulder with his man, yet he could not pass him. The three miles were accomplished in 23 minutes 45 seconds, and as trey entered upon the 13th lap (the first of the fourth mile) Spooncr laid himself down to his work in such a manner that he soon left a rather formidable in- terval between himself and his rival—though, as Miles fol lowed, he smiled in a confident manner, as much as to assure his friends, by whom he was vociferously cheered, he was " all right." The match was still splendidly con tested, and on the termination of the fourth mile (31 minutes 53 seconds) the Champion headed his opponent by something like five yards. In the 17th lap (the first of the fifth mile) Spooner, as they went down the side opposite the - - railings, made a tremendous spurt, when the referee, for the purpose of watching Spooner's action more minutely, left his stand in the middle of the course, and got close to him; although he did not then give any " caution," more than we believe telling him to be careful. On the finish of the fifth mile (40 minutes 27 seconds) Spooner was net more than four yards a head, a proof this portion of the dis tance had, despite the heavy rain, been admirably contested. On the termination of the seventh mile (half the distance) Spooner was not more than three yards a head ; so that, though in the rear, Miles had not allowed his opponent to get far away from him ; and so well was he walking, that his friends were full of confidence as to the result. The seven miles were done in 57 minutes two seconds. Spooner now began gradually to widen the gap between them, and on the finish of the eighth mile was leading by fully 40 yards. This advantage he continued to improve on, being, at the finish of the 40th lap, this completing the tenth mile (1 hour 21 minutes four seconds), at least 140 yards a-head. In the spurts Spooner made in the eighth and ninth mile, there had been considerable disappro bation expressed at the manner in which he "put it on," and, as he passed the stand, he was repeatedly greeted with cries of "walk fair." The referee throne - Innt paid the strictest attention to the progress of the match, and discharged his duty with that fairness and im partiality characteristic of the man. From the tenth mile the match may be said to have been virtually over ; for, although Miles still continued the struggle, it was apparent he had not the least chance. Eleven miles were done in 1 hour 29 minutes 45 seconds ; twelve in 1 hour 39 minutes 29 seconds; thirteen in 1 hour 46 minutes 24 seconds; and the entire distance (14 miles) in 1 hour 57 minutes 46i se conds. Miles, when Spooner reached the goal amidst voci ferous cheering, was exactly 150 yards in the rear. DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE BY A Fo- RElGNER.—Yesterday morning the police authorities of Somers-town received information of a mest desperate at tempt of a foreigner of the name of Sebeart, a teacher of languages, residing at 172, Euston-road, to commit suicide. It appeared that the unfortunate man took a razor and cut his stomach across. So deep was the cut that the bowels protruded. As soon as possible the poor fellow was tak en to the University College Hospital, where lie now reraano, no hopes being entertained of hie recoyary. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 all at Bris. & Exet. 4p.c. at 100 93 95 20 I Do. shares at Caledon. qr. shn, No. 2 100 64 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all 20 Cornwall, 5 percent all 20 21 61 Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun all 6 64 10 Do. IseClasg Pref all st E. Angn. Class Asp. c lOO 99 101 st E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 100 109 111 at Do No. 2 100 109 111 et Do. new 6p.c. st lOO 126 128 at Eastern - Union, 4p. c— 100 81 83 at Do. sp. c. guar lOO Edin.&Glaa.s p.c. shares 100 112 114 st Do. 4p. c. guar. S. & 0 lOO 90 92 st Furness, 5 per cent lOO at Glos.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c lOO st Great Northern, sp. c lOO 119 121 st D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm lOO 113 115 at Do. 44 p. c. do lOO 106 103 st Do.sp.c.Rednr.atsp.c.pm 100 109 111 111 10 Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. all at Gt. Sn. &W. (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO I i 102 50 Great West. (Berke and Hants Ext) 5 per cent 6 st Do. redeem. 44 p. ct lOO 98 100 100 at Do. redeem. 4p. ct lOO 89 91 at Do. Irredeem. 4p. ct lOO 90 92 at Do. sp. C. redeem. pref. 100 102 104 8 Do. Birm. pref. shares all 94 104 10 Do. Chester 8 p.c. pl. she all 17 18 10 Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. ahs all 104 11 st Do. Birm. guar . stock lOO 77 79 264 Do. Chester guar. shares all 201 214 13i Do. do all 10 104 20 Do. do all 15 16 100 Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. pre( SO at Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock 100 135 137 at Do.Barnsl.st£s 2s 10dpe 100 st Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.) lOO at Do. 44 p. c. (Blackb. pur. 100 102 104 at Lon.&Brig.sp.s.gu. No.l 100 112 114 st Do. 5 per cenf.j2. No 2 100 112 114 at Do. 6 per cent. ao lOO 135 140 at Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 100 112 114 at Do. 7 per oent. pref. stk 100 150 155 at Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) 100 126 129 at at Do. 4 p c.st.(div.def.lll'6s 100 74 76 Lon.Chat&Dov. sp.c.pf. 100 95 97 at Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. 100 at Lon. & S.Weat. 7p. cent at., late 3d shares at Do. 44 per cent 2s 6d Do. (Prtam. perpl. anus. of 20 6d all 124 Londondy. &Cole. ahs alt 124 tondony. & Ennis. -4 ahs all 131 134 at Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per ct. 100 124 126 6 Do. £6 at Do. 31 per cent, 10 Do. redeem. 6percent 5 4 4pm 124 Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. 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I South Devon, Aun, 10s. all 32 136 10 I Do. Fixed 44 per cent all 10 11 10. 6:South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) at Do. 44 per cent st Do, Fixed 44 per cent no 101 103 at South Wales, gua. 4p. c. 100 .. at Do. 44 per cent at Do. do. 1859 lOO .. at Do. 5 per cent lOO .. at S. Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua lOO 87 tiO 20 Do. sp. c. gun, 13 4 14 p 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 28 29 2 Do. B6p. c all 32 34 25 Do. C6p. c all 31 33 Hat Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c. 100 42 45 at W Mid.-Oxf lst gua stk 100 128 130 at Do.N ew i Do 2d do lOO 123 126 oft 5 p.c.pf.red. 100 103 105 at Do. Perpet 6 f 1866 100 124 128 at Do. 6tiill 1869 100 120 125 DOCKS. stock Commercial..,,,, D C E o ao m s. t4 r7 )a e n i c i; ve l n . et . s. - ti . ine stock c ondor 12 3 =125 '• 10 0 57 59 stock 'St. Katharine.......... 100 60 62 s t oo k Southampton etAk , Victori a ...... 100 09 -in 20 iDO I I NW • ap.a.mass 2 4 d p 6.4.0 [9.1.6.4 12.10 SHARE MARKET-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing Business Paid. Price. done. 7i 8 6a 7 96 07 106} 107 5 6 42 44 10i 11 20 204 654 576 54 57 36 38 92 94 30 81 101 103 118 119 118 119 134 136 104 106 701 711 67 60 1071 108 59 60 119 120 44 45 90 07 101 102 6 11 43i 44 8 8i 132 1321 14 11p 102 104 68 70 651 661 9S! 991 55 p d Of 871 881. 99 101 54 5d 10i 11 94 96 127 129 45 47 102 104 46 48 37 39 831 841 68 70 99 101 51 61 38 39i Si 9} P 6i p 144 148 55i 54 26 34 * d *1)11 1128 131 7 7i 118 } 135 106 7(4 1 701 107 60 i i 1 604 120 961 6 1011 i 43i I 1312 I li 69} 9 69 88 7i 831 f 6St BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Paid. Closingg Price. Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence' Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent........ Buffalo and Laxe Huron i Do. New Do. Preference Clcutta. s. Eastn. (L ) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Demerara.. Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. 4} p c. Debentrs. Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 Do. 1866-1871. Do. do. G Ext..... Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872.. Gt.lndiaPenin.gua sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p c... Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt.l Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 d 0... Madras guar., 5 p. I Do. 41 p. o. Extension Do. ltd 0........ Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds.l Newßrunswick tt Canda Ry.(kLand(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Shan - Do. do. Land do— •• • • 5O: do. ii — & - piTaii d 0... Do. do. Land do. •• •• • • Scinde .......... pg:4-2„ Do. Punjaub ..•• Do. Do. .... •• •• g 9, Do. Indus. St. Flo. Er. 75 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes.... • • • • • .. • • BalL&S.Fran..Lim.7p.o. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine & hail Copiapo .......... • • Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France .... Grand Rue Guar. 6 p. c.I Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... Lierre A 5 Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva ...... Namur & Liege Do. 6 p. c. Pref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ...... Norwegian Trunk I'ref. Ot'mn (Smyrna to Aidn) Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. Parts & 0r1ean5........ Recife dr S. Fran. (fern.) ,2,-ua. 7 p. ct. Riga Dunaburg Royal Danish... ...... . Royal Swedish ....... Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 5 per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust, &Lomb VeneLin Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p ct. West Flanders Do. 5i p. c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. West"rn of Austria.... Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden ...... Do. 8 per cent Pref.... Zealand .. BRTTIS: kl t re d Consols (Phi/AO() British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Taoist ; East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea... E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) Gam.lSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus G .Wheal Alfa. (Phil ack G. Wheal Vor (llelston' Grenville Herod's-Foot Hingston Downs Lady Bertha llargaret (Uny Lelant' Mark e Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim )1 North Downs North Frances (Mogan N.Wh'l Basset (1110 4an' North Wheal Crotty Par Console (St. Blazey; Providence (Uny Lelnt. , Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) 3. Carn Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. .Wheal Fran. (Mogan) Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Carm ) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan' Wheal Buller (Redruth) WlicAl Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lel ant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) Wheal Treiawney (Lis.)' THAMES. THE FATHER AND DATTGHTER.---" As YOLY SOW YOU MUST REAP."—Rosetta Griffiths, a girl not quite 17 years of age, a mere child in appearance, was brought up on re mand before Mr. Tiroolrych, charged with stealing £2O in money, 18 blankets, a silk dress, and various other articles, the property of her father, James Griffiths, a marine-store and metal dealer, of No. 4, High -street, Poplar, who for some time associated the calling of a pawnbroker with his other business. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, conducted the prosecution, and said it was not intended to go into the case of stealing the money. The prisoner had robbed her mother of £2O while the latter was in bed, soon after giving birth to her last child. It was not the wish of the parents of the girl that she should be severely punished. They wished her to be removed for a time beyond the reach of bad corn. panions. The prosecutor, Griffiths, is well known at this court. A continual watch has been kept on his shop by the police of the K division for many years, a great number of thieves with stolen goods and property unlawfully possessed, have been taken in and near his shop, and Griffiths has been twice in custody, and brought to this court, but escaped conviction or committal. He is the father of 11 children. The prisoner plundered her parents to a large extent. She took £2O from her mother and gave it to her " young man," a fellow of bad character, with whom she had cohabited. On being given into custody she said she was married, and that her name was Westhorpe. Her father said he would forgive her if she was married. It was proved she was not married. Her robberies extended over a long period, and she had employed a woman named Mary Ann Thompson to pawn a great portion of the stolen pro perty, and sold three duplicates relating to a counterpane and two blankets after they were pawned to a married woman named Mary Ann Martin. Another married woman named Eliza Smith, the wife of Henry Smith, of 13, James-place, High-street, Poplar, had pawned a tablecloth for 65., redeemed it, and pawned it a second time for the prisoner. Abbott, a police-constable, No. 322 K, awn re ceived a great many p awn tickets from the prisoner and from the woman Smith. The property to which they related, including 11 blankets (18 were missing), a silk dress, 13 sheets, counterpane, 7 towels, 4 table-cloths, and other property, were produced by three pawnbrokers' assis tants. The various "bundles," as they were opened, were identified by Mr. and Mrs. Griffiths. The prisoner's father said that his daughter used to stop out one and two nights per week. Her excuse was, she was a married woman. The prisoner, who has lately miscarried and is in a weakly condition, said she had nothing at all to say. Mr. Woolrych said this was a very melancholy ease, indeed. The prisoner, actuated by vicious and unhappy connexions, had robbed her parents to an enormous extent. He sentenced her to be imprisoned for two mcnths and kept to hard labour for unlawfully disposing of her father's property. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IM/ ERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 59s 10d ; barley, 36s 5d ; oats, 21s lld ; rye, 390 4d ; beans, 390 8d ; and peas, 39s 6d. - THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 60s 8d; barley, 36s 8d ; oats, 21s lld ; rye, 37s 7d ; beans, 40s 3d ; peas, 40s sd, ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 78,592; barley, 80,313 ; oats, 22,668 ; rye, 33 ; beans, 6,559 ; peas, 1,433 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was but moderately supplied with beasts; nevertheless, all breeds moved off heavily, at barely Mon day's currency. The highest quotation for Scots was 4s 8d per 81bs. Sheep—the supply of which was limited— were very dull. In prices, however, no change took place. The best Pawns realised 5s 6d per 81bs. There was rather an active inquiry for lambs, at from 7s 4d to 7s 8d per Sibs. We had a slow sale for calves, at about previous rates. Pigs and milch cows moved off heavily, at barely stationary prices. Per 81b. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 8 5 2 Second quality do. 3 8 4 2 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 4 5 6 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Largo erne. calve. 4 10 5 4 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 5 ,6 5 1 0 Crse. & inf. eep 3 8 4 0 Large hogs 3 8 4 2 Second quality do. 42 4 6 Small porkers 44 4 8 Lambs, Os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 10s to 20s; and quarter-old store pigs, 21s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. 1,090 Beasts Sheep Calves 290 Pigs FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep Calves Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NENVGATE AND LEADENDALL.—These markets are fairly supplied with meat, and the trade generally rules heavy, on easier terms :—Beef, from 2s 6d to 45 Od ; mutton, 38 Od to 4s 2 d ; veal , 4s 4d to 55.4 d; pork, 3s 6d to 4s Sd per 81bs by the carcase. SorTHALL, Feb. 19.—The supplies of stock were mode rate, and the trade generally ruled inactive, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 58 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 4s 8d to 5s 6d; and pork, 3s 8d to 48 Sd per Blbs. to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Feb. 19.—Prim e s t oc k move d off steadily, at full prices ; otherwise the trade ruled heavy. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 6d ; veal, 4s 6d to 5s 6d ; pork, 3s 10d to 4s . 8d per 81b ; suckling calves, lOs to 20s ; quarter-old store pigs, 21s to 29s each; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB 58 each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD: —Meadow hay, to £4l6s ; clover, £4 Os to £5 los ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s Od par load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND: —Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 Os ; clover do., £3 15s to £5 15s ; and straw, £llos to £ll6s per load. A slow demand. _ _ _ WHITECHAPEL. — Meadow hay, .£2 Os to £4 15s; clover. £3 lbs to £6 Os ; and straw, 8s to £1 l6s per load Supply good. RAILWAYS t MPERIAL P.A. EILIAME.NT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTERDAY. MARRIAGES OF AFFINITY BILL. Mr. M. MI LNES 'moved the second reading of this bill Colonel LYGON said on former occasions bills to a similar effect had been submitted to the house, but they had always been put , down for discussion at a later period of the session. At the present time there were many members connected with Irish and Scotch constituencies who had not yet arrived in London, and as the question involved is the measure created great interest in those two countries, he thought it unfair to bring it on for discussion till they were present, and had an opportunity of fully considering and discussing it. So far as regarded the principle of the measure, he considered that it would lead to endless litigation and confusion. If they took away the prohibition which prevented a man from marrying his wife's sister, he could not see that they could with justice maintain the prohibition which prevented a man from marrying his wife's niece. If they once broke ground, and swept away one, they must go on until they swept away all prohibitions at present on the statute book. If it was argued that there was not in the Old or New Testaments anything which prevented a man from marrying his wife's sister, then they mast hold, upon the same ground, that there was nothing in either of them which prohibited the other prohibitions as regarded affinity, and must come to the conclusion that the prohibition against a man marrying his wife's nieco or his daughter-in-law was as unbinding as the one preventing him from marrying his wife's sister. It has been said that the Bishops of London and Durham had signified their approval of the removal of the prohibition as regarded marriage with a deceascd wife's sister; but though at one time he believed those right reverend prelates had expressed themselves somewhat in that manner, they had since changed their opinion, and were opposed to the removal of the prohibition. He contended that the Act of 1835 did net bear the con struction put upon it in respect of these marriages; and whatever might be stated in respect of them, he was certain that very few of such marriages existed among the poorer classes. (Hear, hear.) He had the statement on this sub ject of an hon. gentleman who was once an ornament of that house, Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood, who said that he had made inquiries in the parishes of St. Mar garet and St. John, and he had found but very few. Mr. MONCKTON MlLNES—Seventy-four. Colonel LYGON—If there were 74, they ought to have more satisfactory evidence on the point than the statements of an anonymous society. Sir William Page Wood had only found two such cases, and two others had he believed been sent him since. As regarded the petitions which had been presented in favour of the measure, it was easy to multiply these when two guineas were freely allowed for every four hundred signatures obtained ; but petitions so got up were no criterion as to the feeling of the public on the subject, and were unworthy of any attention. He trusted, therefore, that a further examination of the mea sure that house would reuse to sanction, and prevent at once all further discussion on the subject. (Hear, hear.) Mr. COLLIER considered that the burden of proof lay on those who opposed this measure. As to a men being disqualified from marrying any particular woman the bur den of proof lay upon those who forbid the banns, and not upon the parties who wished the , marriage consummated. Those marriages were sanctioned in every country in Europe except their own, and putting aside what was called the moral instinct of parties, he would ask, was there any prohibition in the Scriptures against them. There was none in the New Testament, but then they were thrown back upon a chapter in Leviticus, and to one verse in that chapter. But that one verse did not bear out the argument of the opponents of this measure, for it simply stated that a man should not mat ry his wife's sister during his wile's lifetime, but it did not say that he should bo prevented from doing so after his wife's death. (Hear, hear.) And besides, they had it in evidence taken on this subject, and given by one of the chief Rabbis in London, that the Jews were in the habit of constantly con tracting such marriages. It was said that the apostolic canons prohibited these marriages. But the apostolic canons prohibited many marriages which even bishops themselves had since contracted. They, for instance, for bade bishops to marry with servant girls. (Laughter.) But these restrictions were now for the most part disregarded. Therefore these apostolic canons being the chief stock in trade of the opponents of this measure, he thought they gave them bat little ground to stand upon. (Hear.) There being, therefore, no prohibi tion in the Scriptures against such marriages, he could see no reason for the opposition to this measure. It was not meant by the passing of it to compel the contraction of such mar riages, but all that was intended was to permit those who wished to contract them to follow the instinct of their nature and their feelings, and do so. (Hear, hear.) If they looked at the case in another light, they would see the impropriety of maintaining these prohibitions. It was always inconvenient, and often dangerou s , t o ma i n t a i n o n the statute book prohibitions of this nature, which it was well known would be disregarded by many, and it ap peared to him therefore improper to maintain a prohibition which was antagonistic to the religion, and the moral sense of a large portion of the community. Among the higher classes these marriages were contracted, and were considered by them binding by the law of God, but among the poorer classes the case was different. Among them it was well known that, on the death of the wife, the sister would take her place in the family, and if the marriage between her and her sister's husband were prohibited, they would live together in a state of concubinage. That was the inevitable effect of the prohibition, and considering it not falsified by the Old or New Testament, and not at variance with the principle of civil and religious liberty, he cordially gave his support to the second reading of the bill. (Cheers.) Mr. BLACKBURNE opposed the measure, and fotoaded his opposition to it on the 16th and two following verses of the 18th chapter of Leviticus. He trusted thehouse would throw out the measure upon the second reading, and that they would never have such a disagreeable subject again before them. Mr. HEADLAM said he had voted in favour of this measure ever since he had had a seat in the house, and on the present occasion he had seen no reason to alter his opi nion. Me would not go into the theological arguments on the subject, as he considered that house was not the place for theological discussion, and all they had to do was to apply to the question that principle based upon justice and morality which guided the discussions of that house. There could be no doubt that in former years these marriages were tolerated and recognised in this country to all intents and purposes. They prevailed throughout all classes of society, from the highest to the lowest, and there was not an atom of proof of an instance of any one of them ever having been set aside. During all that time when such marriages were contracted, and when the contraction of them was common and universal, was there the slightest evidence that any injury had been inflicted on morality or religion in consequence of their prevalence ? There was no such evidence. Had they been pregnant with evil or scan dal to morality or religion, no doubt they would have had bishops and clergymen denouncing them from the pulpit, but the pulpit never gave out any loud Bound on the subject, and there was never heard any complaint or murmur at their prevalence. (Hear, hear.) The object of the bill of 1835 was to establish the validity of such mar riages which had previously taken place, unless proceed ings were taken again-t the parties so married within a certain time, and t 3 legalise such marriages in future, un less objections were taken to them within a certain period. That was in effect legalising such marriages. But objec tions having been taken to the second clause, which legal ised such marriages in future, that clause was withdrawn in order to secure the passing of the other one legalising such marriages up to a certain time, the house having at the same time clearly indicated its favourable opinion as to the legality of such marriages. While, however, previous to that act there had been no complaint, ever since there had been a continued agitation for an extension of that act, and the legalising all such marriages in time to come, while at the same time, no man who wished to contract a mar riage with his deceased wife's sisterwasofdetoerrped from G d doing so, so, believing that there was no la w r inn him from doing so. (Hears :) e fact was, they had no argument with qa wia to meet a man who wished to con t rac t such a marriage as to the illegality; and believing th a t the pass ing of the measure would do away with a great deal of inconvenience , a n d p revent a considerable a mount of immorality, he cordially supported the second reading of the bill. (Hear, hear.) Lord R. CECIL opposed the measure. He considered that the same restriction which prevented a man from having two wives, prevented him from marrying his de - ceased wife's sister. That was the legitimate argument to be drawn from the prohibition, as stated in Leviticus ; and the bigamist might with the same justice reason that, as his conscience and his instinct told him there was nothing in Scripture to prevent him having two wives, he was not going against the doctrine of Scripture in following that instinct and have two wives. He did not believe that the passing of this measure would be the means of satisfying public feeling and opinion in respect to the marriage ques tion ; for if they passed the measure they would set the whole kingdom a thinking who they might marry and who they might not. (Laughter.) If he was about to found a new republic, he might make such a law, but in the mean time he would move that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. BALL having seconded the amen.dment, Sir G. GREY said he would not go into the theological argument, but he considered, fr om all the evidence they had before them on the subject , that the y might with propriety ) make some relaxation in the present law. (Hear, He concurred in the able ar g uments which hadalready been urged in favour of the measure, but he mu st say in a social point of view it was not proper that this subject should year after year come up before Parliament for cussion. (Hear.) He thought the hon..gen_tleman . Who .anxious for had brought forward the measure wa s . justified_ in bnnging it forward on this occasion, considering as he no doubt Would be did that there was a large portion of the public such a measure passing, but at the same time fraileht with much disadvantage to LA keep public opinion agitated year after year on the tee queation, and he hoped they would at once come to a final decision respect it. (Hear.) c autioned the house against disturbing Mr. WALPOLE the marriage law , which had been the same ever since the introduction of Christianity into the cou n t ry. It had been unif orm and consi stent ever since, not only in E ng l an d b u t also in Scotlan d and in Ireland, and as there was no law which had so raised the character of woman and given her that place which she ()tight to hold in the social scale, he cautioned them .against interfering with it. (Hear.) He argued that religion was a matter which ought not to be needlessly brought into discussion in that house, but he hesitated not to say that in all the laws, civil and sacred, they would find it laid down that these marriages are pro hibited, and say what they m i g ht th ere was no question that a man was prohibited from marrying his sister-in- law upon the same principle that a woman was prohibited from marrying her brother- in-law. (Hear.) The relationship was the same, and the prohibition was equally strong in both oases. He found, on looking at the list of prohibited mar riages, now 30 in number, that 20 out of the 30 were mar riages of affinity, Now, was it intended by this bill to le galise marriages of affinity? They knew well the at empt to do that 'would be going in the teeth of the Scriptural prohibition, but would not the legalisation proposed have the effect of l ow ing the woman, ilk oomparison to the map, by prohibiting her from doing that which the man was per mitted to do ? The hon member who had charge of the measure was a man of learning , a historian, and a poet, and as a historian he would asked him to go back to the days of ancient Rome, and see what:the historian Tacitus says of an interference made with the marriage law then prevalent, and which had ended in inducing indelicacy and shame. The hon. member was also a poet, and he would ask him to look at the picture which Shakspere had drawn of the con duct of Gertrude, Queen of Denmark, in her marrying with her deceased husband's brother. He would see from all these instances that the interference with the marriage law was no matter to be trifled with. He should therefore op pose any alteration of the law, and he did not believe that there was any such disadvantages felt in the present state of the law throughout the country. Mr. C. BUXTON said, after the number of petitions which had been presented praying for the abolition of this law, it could not be said that there was no interest felt by the country on the subject, while besides these petitions they had no less than two archtishops, 19 bishops, and some 400 or 500 clergymen in the neighbourhood of London, all declaring that the prohibition in qu es ti on was no t sanc tioned by the Scriptures, and that it ought to be abolished ; and that being so, he considered they ought to have no hesitation in passing the present measure. Sir E. COLEBROOK said if the was extended to the whole of the United Kingdom lieshould give it his sup • port. He would, however, support it more as a social ques tion than as a religious one, as' he considered that, while there was nothing in the Scriptures authorising the prohi bition, great inconvenience was caused by it to a large por tion of the community. Mr. SPOONER would also look at the question as a social one. He had come to the conclusion, from inquiries he had made, that the evils of being debarred by this pro hibition from marrying were very great, and operated most prejudicially, and he would give his support to the measure. Mr. A. KINNAIRD said he was certain the extension of the measure to Scotland would be looked upon with great dissatisfaction, and he should feel called upon to vote against the second reading of the bill. Mr. M. MILNE S said he would not trouble the house at length, but would refer to a few of the objections which had been raised against the measure. It had been stated that by this measure he was about to disturb the law of marriage, which had been in existence for the past 300 years. But he was no such thing. The law of marriage had al ready been disturbed, and this measure he was only en deavouring to restore it to a proper state, and to reconcile it with the consciences and feelings of the people. It had also been said that the question had never been agitated before; but was it not the fact that the English Reformation mainly hinged on this question. It had been therefore agitated before, but previous to the act ©f 1835, he believed that it operated satisfactorily. It was that law which was carri-11 to an extent which Lord Lyndhurst, who introduced it, never intended, and which had been the cause of all the disturbance, for he could not understand the justice and pro priety of a law which declared a marriage legal up to a cer tain period, and then declared it to be illegal. (Hear, hear.) How did the law of England operate in the case of a legacy bequeathed to a wife's sister ? (Hear.) Did it in that case recognize any relationship ? No such thing. (Hear, hear.) On the contrary the wife's sister in that case was treated as an alien, and in that character the law of England alone recognized her. Deeming it, therefore, unjust that these marriages should have once been permitted, and then pro hibited, he had introduced the present measure in order to remedy the wrong which had been committed, and the uneasiness which had been caused. He had seen through out the country, he had seen among his own tenants, and he had been informed by the clerg3 men of the diocese in which he resided, the erilsjwhich prevailed, and the unsa tisfactory state of things which existed in respect of this marriage question, and he hoped the house would support him in the present effort to remedy them. (Cheers.) He considered that he had conformed to the feeling of the house by extending the measure to Ireland and Scotland, and he thought as regarded the former country that he was justified in doing so from the various petitions he had pre sented that day in favour of the measure. (Cheers.) The house then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading .. 144 Against it Majority in favour of the second reading —ll The bill was accordingly read a second time and ordered to be committed on the 12th of March. WAYS AND MEANS. The house have gone into committee of Ways rnd Means, Mr. PEEL moved the following resolution t—That; to wards making good the supply granted to her Majesty, for the service of the year ending the 31st day of March, 1892, the sum of £973,747 be !granted, out of the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The resolution having been agreed to, the house resumed. MARRIAGES (IRELAND.) Sir 11. CAIRNS obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the laws relating to the Solemnization and Seques tration of Marriages in Ireland. The bill was read a first time and ordered to be read a second time on the 3d March. MERCHANDIZE MARKS. The house having gone into committee, Mr. M. GIBSON obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the law relating to tho Fraudulent Marking of Merchandize. The house having resumed, the bill was read a first time. The house then adjourned at half-past four o'clock. THE NAVY. In order to provide increased facilities at Chatham Dockyard for constructing the iron and iron-plated vessels now building, as well as those intended to be built, at that naval establishment, the Lords of the Admiralty have decided on expending a consi derable sum during the present year in the im provement and enlargement of the dockyard, in addition to the large sum voted last year for the formation of new docks and basins, and the erec tion of an additional factory and other buildings. The principal works in connection with the en largement of the dockyard will be executed by convicts. The second dock, in which the iron steamer Achilles, 50, is under construction, will be improved at a cost of about £3,500, which sum will be expended in the construction of a new caisson at the entrance, £l,OOO having already been voted for this purpose, It is also intended to enlarge the workships used by the mechanics and artisans em ployed on the Achilles, at an estimated cost of about £l,OOO. Their lordships have also given directions for the enlargement of the millwrights' yard and premises so as to admit of a greater number of hands being employed in connection with that de partment, should their services be suddenly re quired. The erection of a large workshop on the space adjoining the slip on which the Royal Oak is building, the works connected with which have already been commenced by Messrs. Foord and Sons, the contractors, will involve an outlay of up wards of £3,000, including the machinery required in armour-plating the wooden ships. Directions have also been given for erecting additional quar ters for the metropolitan force employed in the dock yard, at an estimated cost of £3,000. The total sum which it is intended to expend during the present year in the improvement of Chatham Dockyard, exclusive of the large amount voted for that pur pose, is nearly £50,000, A considerable addi tion is to be made to the number of mechanics employed on the Achilles, provision having been made for employing 1,051 hand . in s on that vessel during the present year, order that she may be completed the shortest possible time. The sum taken in the esti mates for wages for the hired workmen engaged on the iron ships this year is £74,310. Provision has also been made for the entry of hired artificers and labourers at Chatham and the other dockyards for a period of four months, to be employed exclusively on the repair of ships, the sum required for this purpose being £30,000. In addition to the present dock accommodation it is intended to construct five new docks at Chatham, three of which will be of 500 ft in length, and two of 400 ft, and each capable of receiving the largest vessels in the service. Three large basins, communicating with each other, are also intended to be formed at the eastern end of the existing yard, the largest of which will have an area of 30 acres, with a length of 2,000 ft and width of 700 ft, the two remaining basins covering 22 acres and 7 acres respectively. The depth of water in each basin will be 30ft at neap tides. By far the most important part of the intended improvements, however, will be the embankment of the river to prevent the filling up of the existing channel way. This will be accomplished by convict labour, tlie estimated cost of the work already contemplated being £85,000, Which includes the cost of the coffer dams for executing the work within free from water. basins,s The river from th e l oc ks at the entrance to the towards Sheerness, will be deepened to form a channel 600 ft wide and 27ft deep at half-tides, Which will give 31ft at neaps and 35ft at spring tides. The sum to be expended in deepening the river, according to the plan already decided upon, is £45,000. As soon as the whole of the alterations and improvements now in progress, as well as those decided upon have been carried into effect, Chatham dockyard will be the most commodious of our naval establishments, while its protection from hostile attacks will be amply secured by the powerful bat teries and fortifications now being erected in its vicinity. The Royal Alfred, under course of conversion from a laid-down 90 gun ship, to a 50 gun iron-- plated frigate at Portsmouth, on Tuesday had her outer sternpost placed in position. A large num ber of hands are employed upon this ship, and her stern frame is being completed, now that the authorities have decided upon the form of screw well with which to fit the ship. The following appoint ments were made yesterda y at the Admiralty: —Lieut. F. S. Cla y ton t o the Espoir ; Peter Butler, promoted to engineer super numerary in the Cumberland ; and W. W. Webber, confirmed as ist class assuit.-engineer lathe Shannon. _~ .5,..~ ies I , •t w igs rmat on.F. J. W. on. C. w. R. T. h, G, 1. Wm.