The Sun. — London, England, 1862-02-28 00:00:00

'SUICIDE OF A MEDICAL STUDENT. On Wednesday afternoon an inquiry was con ducted before Mr. John Humphreys, one of the c oroners for Middlesex, in the drawing -room of Bletchley, of No. 7, Tabernacle-walk, City road, into the circumstances attending the death of Mr. Frank Taylor, aged 21 years, a medical student. kr. John Taylor, a gentleman living at Paradise house, Oxford, the father of the deceased, said he had not seen the deceased since Christmas last, when he spent a few days at home. One of his family received a letter from the deceased on Thursday. It was written in a very incoherent manner, one Portion being in black.lead pencil, and the other in ink. He knew nothing as to the cause of deceased's death. Mrs. Elizabeth Bletchley said, the dect , ased 11 `, 8 a pupil of her husband , that she las t saw him ... ire on Sunday night,about half . past 8 oclock , whe n Li e came home, and shortly afterwards went into room and locked himself in. Mary Abbott, a domestic servant, was examined, and said that she kn ocked rolir, at the door two or three times on Monday dirbut could not get an answer. She then er master. Dr. Bletchley said that upon Z i ng the door fastened he cut away the side of apaZoodwork, and made a forcible entry into the th e b ru A ent. He discovered the deceased lying on covu., in a composed state, and the bed-clothes a bottle over him. He searched the room, and found 13 , - ,‘, t ie in the wash-hand basin, which contained a tt al l portion of prussic acid. The witness then j et 6 j tch ed ,the deceased's pockets, and found two th:" 8 . One was directed to Mrs. Bletchley, and co ' other t o a young lady who resided in the handwriting, The letters were in the deceased's h""R-vriting, and had been written shortly before 4 18 death. One of the letters ran as follows :_‘, My 1 5 : 4 „ r Mrs. Ble tchiey,—When you receive this I shall o f '''`a More. I have poisoned myself with six drachms M Pru ,ssio acid, which I obta ined from the sho p . M ay the Lord have mercy en me, and pardon me for , --1 Xta ' Si , na ! Let my poor girl Lotty' know this as soon sPossible, and send her the letter as directed. end t o my friends b y th e telegraph. I am sorry it d vil lid hav e occurr ed in your house , but I co uld not ear up against my troubles any longer.—FßANK b , I ,.crit." The deceased left a number of trinkets, d other articles to various persons, and gave to gold wotch to the young lady mentioned above, , 11n al he I ]•ad addressed a long and affectionate the Bletchley said, fetter, Al Whi c h 1, lied four folios of foolscap paper. pi ta rfeased had lately , in answer to the coroner, that t o -13? been in very lovc,' when he came from the htosd spirits, which was attributed to non-success at big late examination. Mr. Graham Bennett, a medica. student, of 6, Finsbury ens'de was then called, and said that he knew the beltintimately, Ile had heard hini express a b op that he would not pass hia examination. ie mind leved that the dread of failure had affected his 11Ir. Taylor, the father, said, in answer to f; no roner, that the deceased did not like his pro 41if,b1", and had expresse d a desire to go to sea. .1 4 ,..`er some f ur th er ev id ence bad been heard, the 'Y returned a verdict of temporary insanity. all flOO 15 all 100 1 I IP 100 101 1014 1024 100 102 1014 1021, 102 103 1034 1041 261 274 72 74 61 63 44 46 45 48 41 44 40 43 1004 1014 pr ip 100 101 13 13i 74 7 100 104 94 96 100 101 92 95 90 92 5 7 4 6 102 103 i pr c 5 98 i i , 6 1 -P 1 11 12 4i 4 'fi 11 3 23 z 4 lli 114 14 fi 2u 21 40 41 8 10 Si 7i 42i 43i 54 66 31 2/ i 13 15 8} 8/ 93 Of ipm lip 28i toi 10 7fi )04 21t 22i 3.9.3 3. 0 .0 7.7.0 6.15.0 5.12 4. 4 1.12 91 4.3.0 12.3 2.0.0 2.2 9 1i 10.6.7 5.11.8 all 18.1 27 19.1 13s 6d 1.7.2 31 33 410 420 47 50 301 31 101 Ft 21 311 H 13 4 4} 61 7 2i 21 37 21 2 42 44 10 104 d ipm a 61 3 3i 1 2t 7 8 40 42 315 2 I 5 2 3 95 165 29 31 1 14 9 94 124 134 40 42 270 280 974 1024 85 70 lif 1; 11 12 15 16 17 18 PREFERENCE SHARES. Closing Business Paid.( Pr i ces . Done. THE r SUN, LONDON, rRIDA►.Y EVl4] NI NG, PE BR UARY 28, 1862. Business done loli el i 81 i lEf I 1001 1 102} 2 261 71 74 63 45 41 101 y a 1 131 } 1001 100 f 16 i i I 111 I LAW 12% , TELLIG.ENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lords Justices sitting in Lunacy.) IN ItE W. F. WINDHAM. In this case Mr. W. F. Windham, the alleged lunatic, had presented a petition praying the Court to reverse its former orders in November last, and to order and direct the costs, charges, and expenses of the petitioner in defending himself under the late commission de lunatico inquirendo, amounting, it is stated, to upwards of £lb,ooo, and which resulted, after a protracted trial of 32 days, in the jury returning a verdict that Mr. Windham was of sound mind, and capable of managing his estate and affairs, to be paid and borne by Major-General Windham, Lord Alfred Hervey, and others, or some or one of them, upon whose petition the commission issued. The petition was slt down for hearing on Friday last, and adjourned to this day, Mr. Rowcliffe,'on the part of the petitioner, asked that the petition should be allowed to stand over till Friday next, to give time to answer certain affidavits. Mr. Brown, on the other side, offered no objection. The Court ordered the petition to stand over accordingly. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. ORDERS OF COURT.--CASES IN FORMA. PAUPERIS. The Lord Chancellor and Commissioners Fonblanque and Holroyd have issued a general order under the new Act, with respect to petiloners in forma pauperis :- 1. Every petition in forma pauperis in the Court of London by a debtor entitled sr, to petition for adjudication of bankruptcy against himself, shall be attested by Walter William Aldiige, the solicitor for petitions in forma pau penis in the said court, or by one of his clerks, or by the keeper of the gaol in which the debtor petitioning shall be confined, and the petition'shall be prepared, filed, and pro secuted by such solicitor; and such solicitor shall also act in bankruptcies of prisoner debtors, upon adjudications made by registrars, which are to be prosecuted in the said court. And in every bankruptcy in the court, after the first meeting of creditors, if no creditors' assignee, the said solicitor for petitions in forma pauperis shall act in the prosecution of the bankruptcy. 2. In every bankruptcy prosecuted by such solicitor, and not being under a petition in forma pauperia, the bill of costs, charges and fees, and disbursements of such solicitor shall be taxed and paid in like manner as bills of costs of other solicitors in matters of bankruptcy are taxed and paid. 3. In every bankruptcy under a petition in forma paupers's, or under an adjudication by a registrar against a prisoner debtor, the solicitor shall be allowed a fee of £3 (ex clusive of payments made for copies of proceedings), and 5 per cent. on such assets (if any) as may be recovered un der the bankruptcy, such fee and per tentage, and such sum paid for copies to be in lieu of all ordinary costs, charges, fees, and disbursements under such bankruptcy in the event of there being assets of the bankruptcy, applicable to the payment of costs, or if there be no assets, or not suffi cient for that purpose, then such fees and payments so made, or the deficiency as the case may be, to be paid out (of the Registrar-General's account. 4. The scale of remuneration to the solicitor, as herein provided, shall take effect from the 12th day of October last, and shall be in force for one year from that date, and shall then be subject to revision. 5. An account , shall be made out by the solicitor en the 11th April and 11th of October, 1862, or as soon after those respective days as conveniently may be, to the satisfaction of the Chief Registrar, of the amount of remuneration to be paid to him out of the Chief Registrar's account. (Signed) WESTBURY, C. JOHN S. M. FONBLANQUE. EDWARD HOLROYD. The cas,'s during the morning were not of importance. 6 : i IN BE HUDSON, tit i A surveyor, of Queen's-terrace, Hampstead-road, au adjournment took place, with a view of effecting a compro mise with creditors, Mr. Boyd, of Aldernianbury - postern., who has been engaged as the accountant in this case, states the amount due to creditors, unsecured , £7OO ; to cre dit ors h o ldi ng security, £4,000 ; property in the h an d s o f cre dit ors, £3,500.. An offer was mad e, and only rejected by one Adjourned to file accounts. POLICE IATTELLIGE IVCE.-( ni t Day.) 31ARLBOROUGH - STREET. ATTACK OX WEST-END BROTHEL-BEEPER.S.—FARISIIL PROSECUTIONS.—Sarah Costa, alias Shaw, of Tilley Cot tage, Brompton, was charged before Mr Yardley, by Inspector Chbrles Webb, of the C division, with keeping a bro' hel at 12, Queen-street , H a ymarket ; Joseph Doye, a Frenchman, with keeping a brothel at 12, Golden-square ; Queen-street GeorgeEdw ;Helena ardsand DuEollenoal, Wilsonpi keeping a brothel at 3, ng abrothel, 18, Queen street ; Augustus Frederick Schiller, a German, with keep ing a brothel at 12, Sherrard-street ; Louis Andrea and Caroline Vanhagen, with keeping a brothel at 32, Maryle bone-street, and Amy Erskine, a blind woman, of 21, Queen-street, also fur keeping a brothel. • Mr. Allen, sen., of Carlisle-street, Sobo, vestry clerk of St. Ann's, prosecuted for Mr. Buzzard, .ho vestry Clerk of St. James's, the prosecution being instituted by the latter parish. _ _ _ Several vestrymen of St. James's attended, and a good deal of interest appeared to be felt in the proceedings. The whole of the prisoners were apprehended by In spector Webb, assisted by Sergeant Joy, Appleton, O' Shaughnessy, Butcher, Trower, and other officers. The prisoner Costa was apprehended attired as a debar deur, and in the company of a girl of 16 attired as a mid shipman, just as they were going to a fancy ball in Hol born. The prisoner Erskine, Ns ho is blind, had for some time been playing at hide-and-seek, but returning to her old haunt in Queen-street, Inspector Webb succeeded in apprehending her. The whole of the prisoners being identified, they were ordered to find bail in £BO each and two sureties of £4O each, and servants, having charge of the houses, £2O each, and two sureties of £2O each. It was stated that since the last attack on the keepers of brothels in the district, the keepers had been somewhat more quiet. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for some of the prisoners. Mr. Allen said Mrs. Costa, or Shaw, who was taken into custody by Sergeant Jeater, 4 C, lived at Brompton, and brought the girls to the house at night in a phaeton, as he should be able to prove at the trial. _RESIGNATION OF MR. BUTLER-JOHN STONE, M.V. It is with sincere regret that we have to an nounce the approaching resignation of Mr. Butler- Johnstone as the representative of Canterbury in Parliament, and our regret at losing so good a member is heightened by the cause which makes the step necessary on his part. The state of Mrs. Butler-Johnstone's health is so unsatisfactory, that she has been ordered abroad by her medical advisers for an unlimited period, and our respected represen tative, naturally anxious to accompany her, with a promptitude which does him every honour, came to the conclusion that he had no right to leave his post, at the commencement of what may prove an important session, and carry abroad with him the representation of Canterbury in his pocket ; conse quently, the heads of the Conservative party were, by his desire, called together on Tuesday evening last, and Mr. Butler-Johnstone .paid a flying visit to Canterbury for the purpose of meeting them, and placing his resignation in their hands. We are not at liberty to state all that took place at the meeting, as it was of a private character; but we may announce that Mr. Butler-Johnstone's resignation was with great reluctance accepted, and that the most heartfelt sympathy was expressed towards the trying circumstances which rendered that resignation imperatively necessary. We may announce further that his son, Mr. Henry Butler- Johnstone, was proposed as the most fitting person in every way to supply his father's place. Mr. Butler-Johnstone left this city early on Wednesday morning, and immediately on his arrival in town he applied to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds. The new writ will in all probability be issued in the course of a few days, and the election will take place in about three weeks from the present time.—Kentish Cbserver. DAY. ice will a Park, ie resi -ith her of this (Satur- Belgian inity of Ld Miss irn that aas ccn- Leal th of E , stle for who up hursday seen an— Wight LENT Ound a itution, he gen- Le fund a very list of n by a want is wought ven teen perma- ,e clear 3. The mferred of the appeal and the cpensea, 3h other )f eight Ly next. In so sa- are two> noticedi ates for for no Epenses, e-sheet, tome of antiring directed ifidently lers, in instittt- To the fierce its of gene lot alto- Asso- li to the een for- late, for ras to do i. Your dearly I in Rome, ig for the thieve it. we shalt to fulfil -ed by a Naples. and yon ht, all in. 3 address id to be is _gran t:M. decisive e to the will be )n. But to create ie rescua m a na laribaldi litions of is to en of Trit o do hie ;rs of the MINI." UTH ri3ay e British the Awe' and the ral effect eral flee t declare letter : Feb. 15. had under ie ports. of Majesty's ag force 10 accessfully be raised 3idered as d opinion 1, and ale ins at th° :ess to it or ing it, a n d or e gress , ly escape d ferred to) an effen" :acle being lence, and Irtained, 0 a with re blockade► tertains 0 having an is abused t, or un- in, &C., 'SHELL. rsSIO- 1( Decrease .. d at the west ; Bola' deratiou of th e Mr. W • for th e e-street, secova south' , rmond" nnel t ° ie esti - Austin onduit B mbined 3. Mr. nkra ent Mr. l• a ll the . e n the . Als°r ands' -street. VctUX' , t, wide ims 1 0 ;d. MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Bank of England return, completed to the 26th inst., exhibits few changes of importance. The bullion has been slightly diminished, as also the reserve of notes. In the other securities there is a slight augmentation, while the alterations in the public and private deposits are of an unim portant character. Subjoined are the particulars : Active Circulation .. £20,047,631 Decrease .. .. • • 81,879 Bullion . 15,749,065 Decrease 145 340 Rest 3,331,721 Decrease 7 5 .7 83 Public Deposits 5,762,849 Increase .. 365,705 Other Deposits.. .. .. 14,939,742 Decrease .. .. • . • • 146,101 Seven Day and other Bills .. 689,075 Increase . • • • 45,859 Government Securities 11,210,541 Increase .. .. • • • • 108,739 Other Securities .. • • • • 17,717,421 Increase .. .. • • • • 144,411 Notes unemployed .. 9,452,449 74,811 At present there is not the slightest perceptible change in the aspect of monetary affairs, although I t i 8 generally supposed that the market will be temporarily affected by the payments due in the early part of next week. During the last few days less animation has prevailed in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Tea, however, has remained at steady Pric es ; while sugar, coffee, and cocoa have been in moderate favour at former rates. Rice, saltpetre, and tallow have continued dull, without any change of Importance in values. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday busi ness continued rather active, and prices exhibited Increased firmness. The sales were fully 10,000 bales. There were no bullion operations of importance *A the Bank of England yesterday. The public sales of colonial wool commenced yesterday afternoon. There was a large attendance of both home and foreign buyers, and prices were suite equal to those current at the previous sales. At the ordinary meeting of the Great Ship Com- Piny to-day the report was adopted, and the retiring directors were re-elected. There has been very little business in the English Stock Market to-day, and the few transactions en tered into have taken place at the fractional de cline recorded yesterday afternoon. Consols are 93 ; for money and the 6th proximo, and 934 for the April account. The New Threes are steady at 934 4 ; the Reduced at 932.4. Exchequer Bills, June, are flat at 19s. prem. ; ditto, advertised, 17s. to 20s. prem. India 5 per Cent. is firm at 107 y. There has not been much activity in the Foreign Market, and prices exhibit very little variation. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 8 5- 1 ; ditto, 1858, 754 ; Mexican are flat, at 341 a ; Spanish 3 per Cents. are steady, at 531 ; ditto Deferred, 431 ; ditto Passive, 191 4 ; an d the Certificates have receded to 6 1 7; Italian 5 per Cents. are steady, at 62t- Q ; and the Ottoman (Mires') Loan is 651. A moderate amount of business has been trans acted i n the Railway Share Market, and prices generally have exhibited a further slight improve- I nent. The quotations, however, for several of the Principal lines are now ex dividend. Caledonian, London, Chatham, and Dover, and North Eastern ( 13 erwiek), have advanced 55.; Eastern Counties, L ancashire and Yorkshire, Great Westerns, and 4 1V1 idlands are also a shade firmer, South-Easterns, however, declined about ss. The ' • Foreign and Colonial lines have exhibited litt ie variation in values. Great Luxemburg realise 111 ; Dutch Rhenish 162 ; Bahia and San Fran cisco 16 ; and San Paulo 67-, 4 ; Grand Trunk of Canada improved to 26 1 27 + ; Great Western of Canada realise 13+ ; E Ast Indian 102+ ; and Great Indian Peninsula 1011 i• Joint -Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares re dull, at about previous quotations. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. bawl' Stock Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 93& 1 ?per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire Sth Jan., 1880 L 3t Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1835 l5 11-16 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent..... Ditto 51 per Cont ** •• lO7l / 8 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 99/ 100 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO . 3O 29 !Sift° under £l,OOO cOltools for Account, March 6 931 India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent March. I Juns. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 19 Ditto £5OO Ditto Small — 1 19 Ditto Advertised .. 20 17 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Erazili an 5 per Cent ..., Ditto 41 per Cent, 1860 'kenos Ayres 6 per Cent )itto Account Ditto Defer re d, 1 per Cent e hi lian 6 per Cent Ditto 41 p er C en t B5l Imperial Moorish Scrip ... exican, 3 per Cent I , Ditto Acco nt e rlivian 4/ per Cent IsDitto Account °ll guese 3 per Cent., 1853 Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St — z Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 6li 2 P a nish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Dlitto New D e f erre d 43+ 4(4) Pa • 19a i s p a n h sinve Z an ish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 Cent. —"„. er 'i l tto Acc p ount 13 44) New Loan ~..Di t to Account v enezuela, 3 per Cent . Ditto Account Fre nch D:vidends on the above payable in London. 011 eh Rentes, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f loof. " il ia; 5 per Cent., 1861 Ditto Scrip THREE O'CLOCK. gots Money Account SHARE MARK ET-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Paid. Closing Business Price. I done. 13.14 25 10 st st 50 20 6.4.0 19.16.1 12.10 74 8 q 7 93i 944 106 107 5 6 42 44 10i 11 20 21 57 58 55 58 30 39 93 94 30i 301 102 103 'll4 115 112 113 134 136 105 108 711 711 57 61 107} 1071 60 62 120 122 46 47 931 94} 99 100 9 11 43 44 ! 129 k 129} 14 Sip 101 103 0 71 65i G 6 97i 93 d p 55 54 87 874 101 103 a 5 d 104 11 95 96 127 129 45 47 103 106 47 49 37 39 84f 85 68 70 100 102 1 5 81 38} 1 32f 84 64 94 p 5 i 144 148 55i 513 i 24 34 d ip 87 92 128 131 6 1 7i 47 49 43 46 90 92 47i 441 4 91i 1071 1- i 24 f 56 f 6 112 i 12 714 70 i 104 / 61 5/ 121 464 934 4 994444 129 i i 1 97j f 55 6 84 f Share 100 1414 r I 20i 20a 176 stock stock 100 100 100 100 stock stock Railways. Bir., Val Blyth and Tyne 1 C C e irk and Bristol o A llia e n n t x d: l o e n t u re : rd dive ti 116 p c.p an.has Do' B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Junc.l Dun ~Perth,& Ab. June : ;East Anglian ;Eastern Counties 'Eastern Union, A stock I Do Bdo do I Donv A, late E U3ds : 'East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow I lEdin., Perth, & Dundee :Glasg. and S. Western.l GreatNrthn.of Scotland , Great Northern I Do A stock Do 11 do Gt. S. an W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Trish South Eastern .. Lancashire & Yorkshire, London and Blackmail 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 I shares Metropoli fan Midland Do New Do Rirmin~. & Derby) Mid Gt. W. of Ireland) Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry, Warnpt, & Ros ' Norfolk North British Nor. Dev. Rail Dk. stock Do A stk ; A revs no d till (3 pc. hU.s been pdß Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do,G.N.E. purchase Do'Leeds A Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction. Not. Gran. Rl. & Canal' Portsmouth Rh} coney Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Sc t. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union Sittinv,hourne & Sheer South Devon S. Durham & Lanc. Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do Pref. No. 1 !Thames it avenDk&Rail 'Ulster Do Do 'Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford .1; Kilkenny Water tord & Limerick West Cornwall West London Do tst class Do 2d class W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland Oxford Do Newpor' Do Hereford LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Co. s Price. Done. Bedford anti Bletchley all Ln.&g.W Birkenhead.. Buckingh 7 . (R.Ere. Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do 53 55 Do. 5/per cent 100 Do. Do. 5 „ 100 Do ll2 114 Clydesdale Junction 'lOO Caledon. 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O E. Lincolnsh. gapr e. 100 Gr. North. 136 138 E.Union,HarwichShs all E,Counts. 4 */ Do. Woodbridge.... 100 • • • • Gls. Barr.&Neils.Dre. 100 Caledon .. . • Do. new Gloster &Dean Forest all Gt. 'West. .. .. Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 109 111 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 195 200 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per c all Do . ... .. .. London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen s Lon.,Tilb.& s_ - ' - `send 100 Peto &Co B2 84 Lowestoft gua. * p c.. 100 Norfolk Do a per cent lOO D0.• 31nc.,8xtn.,& Matlock all LNW& 31 3/ 3/ Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 5. 5.6. E Counts. p / p gua. 5 per cent... Northn. &E as tn. sp. c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent..... all Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepool lt 0 N. E. Ber .. .. North Western Preston and Wyre. f all L&N.W 1 &L. Yk. 5 44 46 Do. 44 shares A. all o. ••• • .. .. .. Roystn.Flitch.&Shep. 100 't.North. 134 136 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 122 124 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 93 95 Wimbledn t Croydon, all L.&Brgtni 8} 9/ Share! Railways. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 all at Bris. & Exet. 4p.c. st 100 93 95 20 Do. shares st Caledon. qr. shra, No. 2 100 65 Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c. all 20 Cornwall. 5 percent all 20 21 65 Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun all 6 65 10 Do. Ist Class Pref all st E. Angn. Class Asp. c lOO 100 105 at Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 100 109 111 st Do No. 2 100 103 111 at Do. new 6p.c. at ' 100 127 129 at Eastern Union, 4p. c— 100 82 81 at Do. sp. c. guar lOO et• Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 100 112 114 at Do. 4p. c. guar, S. & v lOO 90 92 at Furness, 5 per cent lOO st Glas..t S.West. gu. 5 p,c lOO st Great Northern, sp. c lOO 119 121 at D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm lOO 113 115 st Do. 46 p. C. do lOO 106 103 at 130.5p.c.Redrr.aMp.c,pm 100 110 112 10 Et. Nh. of scot. Ist pref. all at Gt. Sn. &W. (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 100 102 50 Great West. (Berke and Hants Ext) 5 per cent 6 at Do. redeem. 16 p. ct lOO 99 101 1005 st Do. redeem. 4p. et lOO 90 frt 90 at Do. irredeem. 4p. et lOO 91 93 at Do. sp. c. redeem. pref. 100 102 104 8 ')o. Birm. pref. shares all 95 104 10 Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. ahs all 176 185 10 Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. ahs all 101 115 st Do. firm. guar. stock lOO 77 79 265 ' Do. Chester guar. shares all 20 215 135 Do. do ' all 10 101 20 Do. do all 15 16 100 Lan. & Carl. 45 p.c. pret 80 at Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stook, 100 136 138 at Do.Barnal.st£ s 2s 10d, , e 100 s;; Do. 6p, c. (East Lan.) lOO st Do. 45 p. c. (Blackb. pur lOO 102 104 at Lon.&l3rig.sp.s.gu. No.ll 100 112 114 at Do. 5 per cent do. No 2 100 112 114 at Do. 6 per cent. do._ 100 135 140 st Do. 5 p er cen t. d o . No. 4 100 112 114 a t Do. 7 per cent pref. stk 100 152 156 at Do. 6 p.s. do(W.E.&C.P.) 100 128 131 at Do. 4p c.st (clty.def.lll'6s 100 75 77 at Lon.Chat.&Doy. sp.c.pf. 100 96 97 96 5 at Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. 100 st Lon. & s,West. 7p. cent. at., late 3d shares at Do. 44 tier cent 2s Id Do. (Prtam. perpL anus.; of 2s 6(1 125 Londondy. & Cole. 5 shs all 125 t.ondony. & Ennis.. shs all 135 131 at Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per et. 100 24 126 6 Do. £6 st Do. 35 per cent......... 100 69 71 10 Do. redeem. 8 percent... 5 5 fpm 125 ( Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. c. all .. 125 Do. 45 per cent......... •.. st Midland Con. 6p. c. stk. 100 at Do.Con,Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c 100 13' 139 at Do. 45 p.c. pref. at. rdem 100 103 105 at Do. 4., p.c. irredeemable 100 6 Do. 4i4 per cent, .„ , , • • st Do.Leie. an dHit.4per et' 100 94 96 at Norfik. sp. a Ex. at. 1846 100 „ , • st Do. 55 p. c. Prief. at. 1847 100 . „ at Do.sWay.ValEx.st.lB47 100 .. at Nort British, 5 per cent. 100 111 113 st Do. New MIL 5 per cent 100 109 111 10 Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. she. 7 15 11pm 10 Do. do. do. all .. • • at Ntb.Dyn.Rail.&Dck.Co. 100 . • at N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. 100 . • at Do. 45pr. ct. redeemable 100 .. at Do. G. N. E. 4p. et. pref 100 100 102 17 Do. Berwick 4p. c. pref. 8. 13.4 20 Do, Leeds 6p. c. No. 1 13 6 die par ;d 1 25 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 9 .. 25 Do. York, El, &S. Pura'. 10 .. 20 North Staffordshire.... all sOs par 10 Rhymnev Guaranteed.. all 22 23 at Scottish North-Eastern 35 p. c. pref. stock.... 100 .. at Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p c 100 .. at Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 .. 10s. South Devon, Ann, 10s. all 135 140 10 Do. Fixed 45per cent all 10 11 1 0. 6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) at Do. 4i per cent at Do, Fixed 44 per cent 100 101 103 at South Wales, gua. 4p. c. 100 .. at I)0. DI)000.:5 Yorkshire,pcent4ipedro,lBso 1 100 00 D at per cent. 4 p. C. ent atp. g c u . . a 100 00 87 fO 20 Do. sp. gua. 17 15 p 2 5 Stock. & D ar . A 5 c. S. all 28 29 25 Do. B6p. c all 32 34 25 Do. C6p. c all 31 33 at Watrfd & y. 6p. c. 100 42 45 43 2 at W. lklid.-Oxf Ist guastk 100 l2B 130 at Do. 2d a 0 lOO 123 126 at Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf.red. 100 103 105 at Do. Perpet.6 p. pf. 1866 100 124 128 st Do. till 1869 100 120 125 DOCKS. -tnek 'Cornrner „ •ial lOO 101 0. 4 per Cent.Pref.Min lOO stool; West India , l2O 124 126 stock East a.. I stock 'London -00 6)3 60 stock St.' Katharine • • , 100 60 62 60 stock Southampton — 525 st..ck Victoria ........ 100 _ l . O l 20 IDO 4 NeW ~.....ierease, 2 5 d p BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closin4 Price. Paid. 8 81 5 1 G 8 72 -- 100 101 6 60 Railways. antic (It St Lawrence Bom.,l,arcilatc.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent ...... Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Preference ...... ) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Li ni ) Cape Town &Dock Seri; Demerara.. ....... Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. 4a p o. Debentrs. Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864.. Do. 1865-1870 Do. 1866-1871. Do. do. G Ext Grand Trunk of Cana.dal Do. 6 per cent. I'ref.. Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct.. l Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867 .. Do. do. 1872 G t. In diaPenin.gua.sp. c. Do. New gua. 5 p. e... G t. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New ... Do. 6 P.C. '73 with't opt. Do. 5a p. C. do. '77 d0... 1 Madras guar., 5 p. o.;".. Do. 4f p. C. Extension Do. 4 . ; d0.... • • Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. New Br unswick .t Canda Ry.etcLand(Lim.)g.6p( Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do.. • • • • Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. .- • • • • Scinde .......... CI Do. Punjaub .... zs, Do. Do. ...... • • cd • Do. Indus. St. Flo. a,r, : ', Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip—, FOREIGN Algerian Antwerp di, Rotterdam. Ardennes.... ....... Bah.&S.Fran-Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine & Bail Copiapo ................ Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ....... Eastern of France .... Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ......, Lierre & Turnhout ....I Lyons ez Geneva .. •• • • Namur & Liege Do. 6 p. c. Pref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ..... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ot'mn (Smyrna to Aidn) Par!s,Lyons, & Medi ter. Paris & 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (Peru.) ;,rua. 7_p. et. lim Riga & Dunaburg Royal Danish Royal Swedish 'Do. 7 per cent. Pref Sambre & Meuse Do. 5i per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p c. S.Aust &Lomb Venetia Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p Ct. West F'fandero Do. 5i p. c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. West , rn of Austria.... Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden ...... Do. 8 per cent Pref Zealand .. . . BRIT] SF k lired Consols (Phliack) British Iron ; Clifford ' Devon a Cone. (Tavist East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cern Brea.... W'l Russel Cravistk ti am.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ' Great South Tolgus ; . Wheal Alfa. (Phi lael< G. Wheal Vor (Helston Grenville Fierod's- Foot llingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret. (Hifi Lelani Matt e Valley.. Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) North Downs North Frances (flogs' , N.Wh'i Basset (1110 ;an` North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt. Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illogan) , S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim ..Wheal Fran. allogs.n' Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min., Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Carm ) West Basset (Illov,a11)., W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (IllogaW Wheal Buller atedruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lclant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim all i ( 5 Brazil Land & Min.Co all 11 1/ 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo 1 dis. 40 Cobre Copper all 32 84 Copiapo l6 6 8 1 Dun Moun.Cop.Min .9-..C0 ail 1 14 3 East Del Rey (Limited) 1 4 4 11 2 Fortuna. 20 General all 22 24 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 4d 4 p 1 Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 14 p 24 11 Linares all 8 9 5 Lusitanian 2 3 d pr 1 Mariquita all I 1 N.RhineCopotS.Aus.L 4 4 pr 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Minim?, and Smelt.., i all 2 4 5 Fort Philip 1 1 14 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. 14 11p m 11 2 20 St. John del Rey (14— 15 6? 64 28.2.81 United Mexican . ail 84 9 1 Worthin g(L imi t ed) .1 all 4 4 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. }Can.Goy. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-S2 Do 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug*. 100 107 109 Do. p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 109 Xll Do. 5 per cent lOO 994 1004 99f 109 Do. Inscribed stock, 100 28 100 -- Cape G.liope, 6 p o,lBBo' 100 111 113 Do. 1890 1 00 111 113 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 111 113 Ceylon, Nov.lBBl, 6p 0 100 - N.li.Gov.tsp.c.Ja.&July 100 106 107 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c.,1866 100 99 100 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1878 100 971 0841 Do, d0.,1888 & upwds 100 197 98 971 New Zealand 6p. cent.) ICO 1107 109 ;Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c ster:lng, 1875 lOO ,1074 1084 S. Aua,G6p.0.1878.& up lOO 102 110 ,Vic. Gov. 6 p.o..Ta.dauly 100 104 106 :Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO IC7 108 1071 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 A grattUnitedSeryice B, 50 87 89 40 Australasia all 66 68 25 Bank of Egypt all 21 22 100 Bank of London ...... 50 British North American all 53 84 20 IChtd.Bank of India, ezc all 214 22 25 Cll.sfer. of In. Lon.ez Ch all 33 15 100 jCity 100 'Colonial..... 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada.. all 20 I Eng.. Scot., ez Aus. Cll.. all 182 19} 19 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 26 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 25} 26} 20 I Do. new all 254 26 50 ,London and County 50 I London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Airican lO pr p 101 100 London & Westminster 20 80 81 804 100 Nat. Prov. of England 42 127 20 Do. new 50 /National Bank ........ 25 . 20 /Ne South Wales.— all 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 54 55 511 20 Otto 'an Bank .. all 21 22 21 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 84 5 10 Do. new 25 South kustralia all 311 25 , Union of Australia 50' of London 100 ii Unity gutual I 60 MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 16 17 10 Atlantic It. MI. Stm (1d) all ' 2 3 1000 I Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all - - 25 Australian Agricultural 19 26 28 27 10 Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 - - 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 5 55 50 British American Land 40 - - 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 29 32 20 Do. 8,7p.c.t1111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 9 11 325 Canada Land all 113 116 114 15 10 Chan.lslards Tel. (Lim ) all - - 10 China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. 25 - - et. Cop.slin.ofEng.&Smitg. all - - 25 Do. Pref. 7 per cent. st. Crystal Palace s a t. 11 9 0 0.. Preference r v el e e t re p n e c r e p et. Deb lO OlOO 105 104 1 1 08 ( 8 105 10 'E.lndia & Lon. Ship A 74 - - Ili, i Do. B 75 15 05 20 E.lndialrrigu. & Canal 1 pr }pm st. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 - - 5 English & Aus. Copper all 2g, 35 15 Gen. Steam Navigate m 14 - -- 1 Great Slip Limited) all .i 1 1 Do• 175 Pct Preference all i I 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 --- 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 44 - .... 4 L.G. Omnibus CO, (Lim.) all la 1; 20 Madras ire. and Canal 1 25 21 10 Med. Exton. Tel. (Lim ' all 4 5 10 Do. 8 per cent. pref all -- 25 National Die. Co. (Lim ) 5 5 it p 20 iNerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 2 Id 10 ,Netherlands Land all - - 5 Do.B p.c.Pret.iss.atl dis. all 5 5 100 N.l3r.&NovaBcotiaLand 81 10 16 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 15 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 1 3 / 4 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 1 14 10 Orintl. In. Steam(Lim.) all 74 71 75 at. Peelß..Lnd,&slin.(Lim) 100 52 53 50 I 1- 'co. 4 Orieotal Steam all 68 70 50 Do. New 3O 1p 12 II 20 I Ho'd Sea&ln.Tel.g.4sp.c all 184 1Q 50 Illiymney Iron all 164 17 15 I Do. Nr.w all 44 55 100 ,Royal Mail Steam 6O 53 55 at. ;Scot. Austln. Inv.(Lim ) 100 135 140 25 South Australian Land all 33 85 1 n abrnartne Tel. Scrip al' 5 1 1 IDo, do, ticgistered 10 ,` Do do „.. 6 1 •,, 2 I Telegraio- to Tud a (L.) 1 j4O fp 1 ao Trust and Ag enc y 01 Austrlasia(lim)ist is. f pr i p 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr.Can. 5 14 11 5 IU. Wdom Tel. cp. (thr.) 1 14 04 10 j'iraikpitao4's •Pand 2b5 910 ~ . THAMES. CLEARING OUT A SAILOR.—EIIen Carey, aged 30, and Margaret Fitzgerald, 20, were brought up on remand be fore Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing £5 in gold and silver, a £5 Bank of England note, a silver watch and gold chain, a coat, waistcoat, and black silk neckerchief, the moneys and property of Thos. M`Robb, a seaman who was paid off with £36 on Thursday, the 20th inst., and 12 hours after wards was without a farthing. Mr. Selfe—Well, M'Robb, you are a Scotcbman be longing to Aberdeen, and you appear to have left all your shrewdness and wit there, for without exception )ou are the most stupid sailor I have met with for some time. As to that weman Fitzgerald, she ought to be branded as the most incorrigible thief that ever indulged in the practice of robbing sailors. She never took a man home without rob bing him. ICl'Robb, a tall, sun-burnt mariner, with a pair of huge red whiskers, said he was with the Irish woman Fitzgerald nearly all night of the 20th inst. at the house of the woman Carey. The other woman Carey came into the room several times. She brought his boots and trousers about 10 o'clock on Friday morning, and told him he must leave the house, and she gave him a pawnbroker s duplicate relating to his coat and vest. He asked where the rest of his clothes were, and she said she knew nothing of them. His pocket-book, all his money, £5 in gold and a £5-note, and his watch were gone, and when he asked for them tho woman laughed at him. Mr. Selfe—Weil they might. These audacious women would have stolen you if they could have made anything of you. Fitzgerald said she was sent for to join the sailor at 11, Frederick-street, and did not see him until after 1 o'clock in the morning. Mr. Selfe—Yes ; I know it. You were in bed with another man whom you robbed. You left him in Glass house-buildings, Rosemary-lane, and then went to Frede rick-street and robbed the Scetchman. Two hauls in one night. M'Robb was cleaned out. Joseph Sinson, assistant to a pawnbroker in Ratcliff-high way, produced the prosecutor's coat and vest pawned by the prisoner Carey on Friday morning last. Carey—l did pawn them. Fitzgerald sent me to pawn them, and gave me 6d. for my trouble. Elizabeth Toser, female searcher at the Lemon-street station-house, said she found a black silk neckerchief on the prisoner Fitzgerald. She said it belonged to M'Robb, and begged of her not to say anything a b out it. -cb M'Robb identified h is silk neckerc hief, and in answer to questions by Mr. Selfe , said he co uld not stay in London any longer. He wan ted to g o to Aberdeen to join his wife 9 No. 130 H, said he apprehended courtleon Friday morning last, after she was liberated on a nother charge. He had and tell her all abou t this matter. (Loud laughter.) Francis Fitzgerald a li in eta been unable to trace the sailor's mo ney and watch. Mr. Selfe—And n ever will. It would be useless to send the prisoners for tri al, as this unfo rtunate man is about to 1:oc that ons leave London. I shall, therefore, convict the prisoners of Illegally pawning his clothes, and, in default of paying £ 7 each, they are sentenced to three months' imprisonment, and hard labour. TRIAL OF THE 300-FOUNDER ARMSTRONG GUN. —The 300-pounder Armstrong g'un was tried at Shoebury ness on Wednesday in the presence of the Ordnance Select Committee of Woolwich Arsenal. N o t b e i ng y e t rifled, it was a shot weighing 1501 b., and with a charge This tremendous weapon w by a small number of men, s worded used with with ot a f h 4 solid oiib great. o spher ica l facility aci lPowder,ity and the experiment was in every respect completely success ful, Tt is intended to try the power of the gun as a smooth bore against armour plates, a fter which it will be finished as a rifled gun adapted for projectiles of 3001 b, and upwards. WAKEFIELD ELECTION. The polling for Wakefield took place yesterday. The voting was brisk in the morning, and promised to be in favour of Mr. Smethurst, the Liberal can didate ; but from midday the Conservative candi date, Sir John Hay, steadily gained on his oppo nent, and at 4 o'clock the Conservative Committee issued the following statement : Hay ..... . . Smethurst The Liberal statement was— Smethurst Hay , 455 . 426 429 450 Sir J. Hay addressed his friends from the balcony of the Strafford Arms, thanking them for the mag nificent victory they had achieved ; and his short speech was followed by others from Mr. J. Barff, Major Edwards, M.P., Mr. T. M. Carter, and Mr. Serle.—Mr. Smethurst also addressed his suppor ters from the balcony at the Royal Hotel, observing that, though they had been defeated, the defeat had not been dishonourable.—Mr. Leatham, M.P., and other gentlemen also spoke, and the assembly were requested quietly to disperse.—The town is quiet, there being nothing be 3 and the customary celebra tions, The declaration will be made this morning. OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF THE POLL, Hay Smethurst Majority . THE LONGFORD ELECTION. Major O'Reilly, who has come forward to contest the representation of the county of Longford with Col. White, recently appointed to the post of Irish Lord of the Treasury, has issued the following cha racteristic address to the constituency :—" Men of Longford,—A Government hostile to your religion —to its venerable head, and to its dearest interests at home—has dared to ask you to sanction their anti-Catholic policy, of which the Chief Secretary for Ireland is the exponent. Hoping to take you unawares, they have directed your late member to present himself to you for re-election, in the quality of their official. As might be expected, you have refused to indorse their act with your approval ; you have invited me to vindicate the independence and dignity of your county, and I hasten to obey the honourable call. Should Ibe elected, my con duct shall prove your noble confidence has not been misplaced. I shall oppose in Parliament, as I have done elsewhere, the system of sacrilegious invasion and robbery pursued by Piedmont, which has re ceived the support of English Ministers. My opi nions on education are well known. Education, to be valuable, must be religious. The clear right, therefore, and the most urgent want of the Irish Catholics, is free Catholic education, the radical re form of the national system, and the recognition of our university. On other questions, as on these, which the reckless challenge of the Chief Secretary to the Catholic clergy and people of Ireland has made of paramount importance, I believe my opi nions will be found to coincide with yours. I shall advocate tile freeing of the Catholics of Ireland from the monster grievance of an alien church establishment ; such a change of the laws regarding land as, by promoting per manency of tenure, will encourage the judicious outlay of the tenant's capital and industry, and ensure him an adequate return, a large extension of the suffrage, and the protection of the voter in its exercise by the ballot.; a reform of the poor law in a spirit congenial with the dictates of Christian charity, and the habits and wants of our country men ; a reform of the grand jury laws, which would make those share the payment who impose the tax. Seeking no favour of any, I shall hold myself inde pendent of every Government. My votes shall be influenced solely by the interests of my constituents, of our country, and of our religion.—l have, &c., MYLES W. O'REILLY." The major arrived in Dub lin on Tuesday evening from Brussels. The Conservative press in Ireland, without a single exception, have adopted Colonel White's cause. TINS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Limited supplies of home. grown wheat were received fresh up to this morning's market. Generally speaking the demand ruled inactive, nevertheless all good and fine qualities supported Monday's currency. In foreign wheat, the supply of which was moderato, about an average business was transacted, and prices were fairly maintained. Floating cargoes of grain changed hands to a moderate extent, at late rates. Good and fine barley moved off steadily, at full currencies, but inferior qualities were in slow request, on former terms. In malt a very moderate business was transaoted, at pre vious rates. _ inactive Oats met an market, yet no quotable change took place in their value. Beans and peas were in moderate demand, at ➢ionday's quotations. For most kinds of flour the demand ruled inactivo, at previous rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. Eng1i5h........ 820 810 ) 2,810 1,170 ! 570 sacks. Irish.. ..... 880 60 ; 4,260 I 11,930 brie. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat are somewhat less extensive, and the trade generally rules firm, on rather higher terms. Per Slb. by the carcase. a d a di sdad Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 2 Middlingmutton 4 0 4 2 Middling do. .. 3 4 3 8 Prime do 4 4 4 6 Prime large do. 3 8 3 10 Veal 4 4 5 4 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Small pork 4 8 5 0 I.arge pork .... 3 10 4 6 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 10 BOROUGH HOP. A steady business is doing in most kinds of hops, and prices are well supported. We do not, however, consider the market by any means active. New Mid and East Kents.. 150 s to 205 s per cwt. New Weald of Keats .. 130 s 150 s „ New Sussex l3os 145 s ~ COLONIAL. TEA—There has been a fair amount of business trans acted, and prices have been well supported for all descrip tions. SUGAR—The market has shown less animation, but no change of importance can be reported in values. Refined descriptions have realised previous rates. COFFEE—OnIy limited dealings have been recorded. Quotations, however, show an upward tendency for all de scriptions. RicE—For East India qnalitieis there has been a moderate inquiry, and late prices are in most instances current. SALTPETRE—Business has been exceedingly inactive, and the few dealings recorded were at barely previ ous prices. TALLOW—The market has continued dull, and prices generally have exhibited little variation. STOCKPORT, DISLEY, AND WHALEYBRIGE RAIL WA.Y.—At a meeting of the proprietors bead yesterday, at the offices, 2, Leadenhall-street, Mr. R. R, Notman in the chair, the report previously published was adopted, and a dividend at the rate of £2 12s 6d per cent. per annum on the ordinary share capital declared. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. READING RACES.—(?his Day.) (LY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) INNKEEPERS' STAKES. Playman 1 Sunbeam 2 Seven ran. HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Ascot Catherine .......................... 2 Broadbrim ............................. 3 Four ran. SELLING HANDICAP. Catherine Goldsmith Four ran. BERKSHIRE HUNT. Flat .............................................. 1 Forester Grey Kitty Nine ran. IiVIPE RIAL PARL lAM Eli T. HOUSE OF LORDS-MIS EVENING. - - - - - The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at 5 o'clock. THEATRES IN PASSION WEEK. Viscount DUNGANNk.)N presented a petition from Holloway against the opening of the theatres in Passion Weak. THE EDUCATION CODE. Lord COLVILLE presented a petition against the re vised code. THE SOUTHERN BLOCKADE. The Earl of CARNARVON said that papers on this subject had circulated amongst their lordships which con tained much valuable information, but they did not men tion whether any communication had taken place between her Majesty's Government and the Government of foreign States. He wished to ask whether any such communication had taken place, and if so, whether there would be any objection to lay these documents, if they existed, on the table. Earl RUSSELL said there had been no formal commu nications with foreign Governments, so he had no official d)cuments to produce. He begged to lay on the table a despatch ho had received from Lord Lyons respecting the southern harbours. Earl STANHOPE asked whether the despatch con firmed what he had said the other night respecting the sending a second stone fleet to Charleston harbour. Earl RUSSELL said it did contain mention of the fitting out of a second expedition, but all that was intended to be done had been accomplished, so there would be no further ships despatched for the purpose. THE ITALIAN PROCLAMATION. Earl RUSSELL said he had received an answer to the telegram he had despatched to Sir J. Hudson with respect to the proclamation referred to by the noble earl opposite last evening. The answer he had received was that the proclamation had been issued by the Lieutenant General in command at Leschera without the authority of hls superior efficiency, and, in the event of its not meeting with their approval, it would be immediately suppressed. He was also informed that it had become necessary to take some severe steps to put down brigandage, but no unnecessary measures would be adopted. Earl DERBY said the answer of the noble earl was very satisfactory. It proved that the document he had referred to had had an existence (hear, hear), and such being the fact he was fully justified in bringing it under the notice of the house. The subject then dropped. AILWAYS ES. GARDENS IN TOWNS PROTECTTON BILL. Lord REDESDALE moved the -second reading of this bill, the otject of which was to set at rest all questions as to the title of certain open spaces in the metropolis. As a necessity for the bill, the noble lord instanced the state of Leicester-square at the present time, which was a disgrace to the metropolis. If the bill received the assent of Parlia ment these open spaces would be properly attended to, and they would become that which they in fact ought to be, ornaments to the metropolis. Lord ST. LEONAR . DS objected to certain tarts of the bill. The LORD CHANCELLOR also pointed out some difficulties which existed on the subject. Lord REDESDALE said if the bill was read a second time he should have no objection to refer it to a select com mittee. The bill was then read a second time. [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—TiIIs EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PETITIONS. Some petitions were presented in favour of an amend ment of the Irish Poor Law, by Lord 11. CECIL, from cer tain gentlemen in the West Riding of York, alleging that the Government were in the habit of adopting means to procure the absence of honourable members from the house during debates, and praying the house to take the steps necessary to prevent the continuance of such a practice, and thereby to assert their own dignity. EAST INDIA TRANSPORT SERVICE. On the motion of Mr. ADAM, an address for a copy of any correspondence which had taken place between the India-office and the Admiralty relative to the proposed re moval from the India-office of the transport of troops and stores to India, was ordered. CONDITION OF THE RIVERS SHANNON AND SWABE. Col. FRENCH asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland, if any steps have been taken by the Irish Government to inquire into the facts contained in the memorial presented to the Lord Lieutenant relative to the condition of the rivers Shannon and Swabe, agreed on at a public meeting of the landowners, landholders, &c-, held at Athlone in November last; and when a reply to such memorial ma) be expected. Mr. F. PEEL, in the absence of Sir Robert Peel, said there would be no objection on the part of Government to an inquiry into the subject; but at the same time it was considered that any expensive alterations whioh might be made should be defrayed by the landowners in the neigh bourhood of those rivers. _ _ Col FRENCH asked if it was intended to return the £300,000 tbat had been advanced for works which had not been executed ? Mr. F. PEEL said that there was no evidence to show that such works had not been executed. T EIE ALLEGED DISTRESS IN IRELAND. Mr. GREGORY drew the attention of the right hon. baronet the Secretary for Ireland, to a letter he had quoted. In that letter he (Mr. Gregory) said that there was great distress inlreland arising from want of fuel. Sir It. PEEL said that the letter of the hon. member was dated on the 12th of November, and is stated that the hon. member believed there was a sufficient supply of fuel. He stated, however, that there was a scarcity of fuel, and he generously threw open his property to the poor in the neighbourhood, to enable them to get a supply of such fuel. (Hear, hear.) HOLYHEAD. Mr. CORRY asked for copies of any correspondence, since August last, between the Treasury, the Admiralty, and the Post-office, relating to the piers and other accom modation at Holyhead necessary to the performance, with due regard to the interests of the public, of the contract now in force fir the postal and passenger communication between London and Dublin ; and, of any reports made by Mr. Hawkshaw to the Admiralty on the same subject since August last. Lord C. PAGET said that the papers referred to were not prepared. `INCOME TA AND THE METROPOLIS. Mr. LOCKE asked for a return cf the names of all per sons employe t as assessors or collectors of income tax and land and assessed taxes in the metropolitan district, for the year ending March 31, the capacity in which empleyed, the rate of poundage, amount of salaries or allowances re ceived, and whether employed in other and what duties under the Government ; and the total amount as assessed of in come tax, land tax, and assessed taxes in the same period for each of the said districts (in continuation of Parliamen tary paper, No. 510, of session 1861)--Ordered. THE MODELS OF GASHOLDERS._ e ._.rea- Mr.H. B. SHERIDAN asked the S e nret e a e rz e t l o_ e t r b e, d depo sited when the copies of the modele o f g the Comptroller 3dsectiGonnoefratlhoef Saleth e Exche quer, x f o G h a e s ci u er, in in t o h o e n e c ?oef twithhe Act, 22 and 23 ,c. 66, would be sent to the Lord Mady.oruobilitou.sdornVegiaczledthbeychthieefsammaegissetortaitoens of ff that act, an Mr D . F. PEEL said that one of these models, which re lated to London, was ready for verification at the office of the Treasury, but those for Dublin and Edinburgh would have previously to be sent to these cities. Ulf BLOCKADE OF THE SOUTHERN PORTS IN AMERICA. Mr. GREGORY gave notice that on the motion for going into committee of supply, on Friday next, he would call attention to the American blockade, and ask for the production of papers on the subject. MONEY FOR INDIA. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY gave notice that on Monday 1 next he would move that all money voted for the service of 1 India should form a separate estimate. THE DIPLOMATIC COMMITTEE. Mr. M, MILNES asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it was the intention of the Go vernment to comply with the recommendation of the diplo matic committee of last session ? Mr. L AYARD said that the report of the committee had been taken into consideration, but there had been no report advising the adoption of the recommendations alluded to. MAILS BETWEEN GALWAY AND AMERICA. Mr. H. BERKELEY asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether his attention had been directedlto.the last annual report of the Postmaster - General, whereby it ntrac appear the loss to the country in the conveyan ce of wouldmails between Galway and America under the la ate s c u o ch dr.t amounted to 6s. per letter ; and whether, the said contract? EQUER said he cumstanoes, he was prepared to recommendrres e u r mption of EXCH The CHANCELLOR of the P os tmaster -General had seen a report of the intended by the rela tive to this matter. It was n ot Government at present to take any steps for mentioned. such communications the hon. member of a rapidity of How ever they were fully aware of the necessity and if theya adopted postal communication with. America, be stated to the house - on any plan on the subject it would the first opportunity. THE AMERICAN SQ A WITHDRAWAL OF OF IT-- THE COAST AFRICA. Mr. FROM the First Lord of the . Mr. WYLD asked Treasury, if b en made to th G any communication had e the withdraw l e Government of the United States ut a r of Africa ; if a of the American squadron from Ille° ( - lovernment to any attempt had been made by the British induce the President of America to p r event the use of the United States flag by foreign slavers on the West Coast of Africa ; and, if any request had been made to the President of the United States it the Brh ships of wa to perm r engaged in the sup- I ion of the slave trade to ascertain (during the absence press States of the United squadron) the nationality of ships which may hoist the flag of the United States ? Lord PALMERSTON said that there had been a cor respondence on the subject, and it had been stated on the part of the United States Government that, in consequence of the blockade, it had been found necessary to withdraw the squadron from the coast of Africa. However, the President of the United States was anxious to co-operate with the Government of this country in putting down the African slave trade. He could not see how that co-opera tion oOnld act at present i but, as a proof of the wish of ' the President, he adverted to the fact that an American citizen was under sentence of death at New York for having been engaged in the slave trade. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the third question, no promise could be given on the subject. THE EMIGRATION DEPARTMENT. In reply to Mr. CHILDEns, Mr. C. FORTESCUE said that this subject was under consideration, but it had nut been deemed advisable to make any alteration at present. THE REVISED CODE. Mr. DISRAELI complained that there was ambiguity in explanotion given by Government on this subject last evening, and he called on the noble lord the First Lord of the Treasury to give an explicit statement as to the course that would be pursued by Government in reference to the resolutions cf his right hon. friend (Mr. Walpole). Lord PALMERSTON denied that their was any ambiguity in the answer given by his right hon. friend last night. He had no difficulty in stating that he Majesty's Government thought the subject of the revised code was of so much interest as to entitle it to the consi deration of a committee of the House of Commons. (Hear, hear.) He supposed the resolution of the right hon.mem ber would refer to the minute of the Privy Council, and if he would give sufficient notice of his reso lutions, every facility would be afforded him of obtaining a committee of the house. He might adopt another an 1 a more natural course, and lay his resolutions on the table, and give notice that he would on a subsequent day move that the house resolve itself into a committee. Mr. WALPOLE intimated his willingness to adopt the latter course suggested. Lord PALMERSTON said there could be no objection on the p:,rt of Government. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION WITH AMERICA. In reply to Sir W. GALLWEY, Mr. M. GIBSON said such communication would be desirable, but he was not prepared to enter into the subject at present. SECTARIAN APPOINTMENTS, CIVIL SERVICE. Mr. HENNESSY complained that in the competition to be conducted by the Civil Service Commissioners for sub-inspections connected with the National Board in Ire land were at !resent restricted to persons of the Roman Catholic religion. Si: IL PEEL explained that it had been found desirable toof cora - in their turn. Thi s p rinc i ple had pet g in iv g e f a o l r l t r h el e i s g e io o u ffi s ees denominations an opportunity been found to work well. After some discussion, Mr. HENNESSY withdrew an amendment which he had moved on the subject. [LEFT SITTING.] LONDON GAZETTE.—( Thas Evening). WHITEHALL, FEB. 28. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to b passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land unto Edmund Grimani Hornby, Esq., the Judge of the Supreme Consular Court at Constantinople. ISO WNING-STREET, FEB. 26. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Hinton East, Louis Fullerton Mackinnon, William Gardner Freeman, George Lyon Phillips, and Charles Royes, Esq. to be members of the Privy Council of the Island of Jamaica. Her 111,ijesty has also been pleased to appint Alexander Heslop and George Lyon Phillip•, Esq., to be members of the Legislative Council of the Island of Jamaica. _ _ _ Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint Richard Southey, Esq., to be Treasurer and Accountant-General for the colony of the Cape of Good Hope. CROWN OFFICE, FEB. 27. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. City of Gloucester—The Hon. Charles Paget . Fitzhar dinge Berkeley, of Hill-street, Berkeley-square, London and John Joseph Powell, Esq., of St. George's-terrace Regent's-park, Middlesex, in the room of William Philip Price and Charles James Monk, Esqs., whose eleo.ion has been declared void. BANKRUPTS. The portion of the Gazette containing the bankrupts had not arrived when we went to press, AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending Feb. 23, 1862, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Per. cwt. From the British possessions in America 23s. lOid. Mauritius East Indies 22s. Bid. Average price of the three foregoing 24s. 30 COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—This DA.Y. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 185 11 18 Antwerp • • 25 40 25 42 45 Brussels — 25 40 25 425 Hamburgh — 13 n 13 85 Pads Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 1184 1184 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin — 9 8 9 12 Madrid Cadiz Leghorn .. 25 474 25 524 Milan — 25 474 25 525 Genoa — 25 474 25 524 Naples Palermo — 1205 1204 Messina . 1205 1204 Lisbon — 524 521 Oporto 525 521 Rio Janeiro - Now York Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) 0 0 0 South A.merioan 1)oub!oons 0 0 0 ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. A crowded meeting of this society was held on Monday evening, Lord Ashburton, president, in the chair. Among the accessions to the library and map rooms since the former meeting were :—M'Cosh's ' Advice to Officers in India ;" Kennedy's "Ethno logical and Linguistic Essays ;" General Atlas by Visseher ; American Atlas, by Jefferys ; Admiralty Charts, &c. Several photographs of Mendoza, after the late earthquake, were exhibited by Mr. Hinch cliff ; and diagrams illustrating Capt. Bedford Pim's proposed transit route across Central America were also exhibited. Mr. Galion then read " Extracts from a General Report on the Brazilian Province of the Parana," by the lion. N. P. Vereker, her Britannic Majesty's Consul at Rio Grande do Sul. The second paper read was " Sketch of the Present State of the Republic of Nicaragua," by G. R. Perry, her Majesty's Vice-Consul for that State. Capt. BEDFORD PIM, R.N., F.R.G.S., then read his paper on " Proposed Transit Route across Cen tral America." The proposed route has its Atlantic) terminus at Monkey Point, on the coast of Mosquito, where there is a secure anchorage formed by Gor gon Bay. The railway would extend from Monkey Point to San Miguelito on the Lake Nicaragua, a distance of 60 or 70 miles. From San Miguelito the new transit route crosses Lake Nicaragua ; and it is proposed to cut a shallow canal of 6 feet deep through the narrow neck of land of 12 miles broad which separates that body of water from the Pacific, and form a Pacific terminus at Salinas Bay, a har bour of great capability. The entire length of the route would not exceed 130 miles. The author then drew attention to the commercial advantages of the new route, and expressed his wish to obtain all the information he could on the subject. An interesting discussion ensued, in which Sir Roderick L Murchison, Admiral Sir E. Belcher, and Mr. Gerstenberg took part. C a aP rkts, P them g rep lie d to Mr. Gerstenberg's rem chairman ad journed the meeti ng t o having the 10th March next. i hvaiinrin TBIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Feb. 28.—Wind this day at noon—North ; moderatebreeze, and cloudy at times. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 27.—Arrived—Antige, for Rio de Janeiro. DESPERATE FIGHT BETWEEN A RAT AND A RABBIT.—On Monday evening Mr. Parfrey, of Clutton, who is an amateur breeder of rabbits, was sitting down in his house, when he heard an unusual noise, He imme diately got up and went to the spot where the sound pro ceeded from, and saw a desperate battle fought in the rab bit cub between one of his rabbits and a large-sized rat. He watched the conabatan• a for a few moments with great in terest, and saw the rabbit catch hold of the rat by the back of its neck, turn it upside down, and then with its fore paws rip up its antagonist, and nearly sever its head from the body. The rabbit, however, did not escape with a whole skin, for, after the fight, it was discovered that it had re ceived several bites about the breast and head, but not of a severe character. As the rat was being removed it was found to have been one of the largest barn rats ever seen is the neighbourhood. The rabbit was a fully grown one, with young ones.—Bridgewater Mercury. FLOGGING IN THE NAVY— -764 Inth flogging was inflicted in the navy number of men liable to corporal punishment beinglu in 1869 that is, one flogging in the year to 72 men . tiemey;athrseslt3Bc7l9ol; nr and iknearl_ improvement year by year. There are in the return 18y58doounbeletoth48e there was one flogging to 61 men, ed men ; so that there has been a very ma sh . ps with not a lash inflicted, whi ch is d number marked as exempt in the return 3 for 1858, an rn for 1860 87 more than in 1859. The ship s in which men were flo gge d differ very greatly in the r , o portion of punishm ents; in tw nn. instances in 1860 ther e were ten flog g in g s an d not 150 men. In 1858 32,420 las hes were inflicted ; i n 18 59, 30,329; in 1860, 26,201 . D r unkenness and insubordinati are the chief cause of those di s g r aceful punishments,, 4.~ ~.,..