The Sun. — London, England, 1862-01-27 00:00:00

eels Spiteful, Nimble, Plover, and Challenger had sailed for Cape Antonio en route for Vera Cruz. News from Vera Cruz to the 25th of December announces that Sir Charles Wyke arrived at Vera Cruz on the 24th of December. General Gassett had established a Custom-house at Vera Cruz, and General Uraga had established another five leagues from the city. The Mexican Monitor believes that Mexico can Put into the field 150,000 meu, with a park of 100 pieces of artillery. It states that the Mexicans Would make resistance at Tampico. General Uraga had all the passes to Vera Cruz defended by 20,000 men. The British steamer Labiran (?) sailed from Havannah on the 28th of December for Matamoras. Juarez had issued a proclamation urging the Mexicans to forget their differences, and unite for the protection of the country. MONEY MARKET _IND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The progress of business in the manufacturing districts during the past week has been rather in active. At Manchester spinners have slightly re duced the price of yarns, while cloths generally have been at lower quotations. The woollen trade at Leeds has continued dull, the chief operations having been in light fabrics for the spring demand. At Bradford, Halifax, and Huddersfield no material change can be reported, but a few orders have been received for fabrics suitable to the French and Canadian markets which have been sufficient to give partial employment to the opera tives. At Leicester there has been a better tone in the hosiery trade, but in the hardware districts, viz., of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton, no material alteration has taken place. A further sum of about £BO,OOO, in foreign gold, was withdrawn from the Bank of England on Saturday. The Asia, from New York, has brought £40,780 in specie. The America, for Halifax and Boston, took £50,000 in specie on Government account. In the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday, a steady inquiry prevailed, and prices were un changed. The sales were 5,000 bales. There is a steady demand for discount accommo dation, and in some quarters the supply of com mercial bills is stated to be rather on the increase. The rates continue easy, viz., at 29 to 21 per cent. for first class securities, and, notwithstanding, the large aggregate amount absorbed by new projects, the market is still abundantly supplied with float ing capital, and on the Stock Exchange the in quiry for advances is exceedingly moderate, still they can be obtained on unusually favourable terms. At the meeting of the Ocean Marine Insuranc Company held to-day, the recommendation of the directors for the payment of £5 interest was agreed to. The surplus of property, £115,653, was ordered to be carried forward against current risks. The Market for Public Securities to-day has im proved per cent., in consequence of a few pur chases fur investment. Consols are 93 to 931 for Money and the 6th proximo. The New Threes are trim at 92 a _ 4; the Reduced, 92! ; Exchequer Bills, March, 19s. prem. ; ditto June, 235. prem.'; Bank Stock is 2421 ; and India 5 per Cent., 1051 104. The most important movement in the Foreign Market has been the buoyancy of Mexican Stock, dealings having taken place at 308 being a fur- - ther advarice of per cent. Turkish ti per' Cents. are 831 831 ; ditto, 1858, 741. Sardinian have im proved to 788; Italian to 638; and Venezuelan to 241. The Moorish Loan is 51 t. The operations in the Railway Share Market have been moderately active, and a slight improve. ment has taken place in prices. Lancashire and Yorkshire and Great Western have advanced 10s., and South Eastern and Midland 5s ; South Western and Great Northern, however, have declined 55., and London and Brighton 10s, The Foreign and Colonial lines continued very inactive, at about previous quotations. Great Luxemburg realise 9,1 ; Great Western of Canada, 11t. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remained in fair request. London and County realise 39 40 ; Bank of London, 731 2 ; British and North American, 50 to 501 ; London Joint Stock, 361; Union of London, 301 ; Australian Agricultural, 252; Oriental Inland Steam, 7k; Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 684 69; and Scottish Australian Investment, 138. BRITISH FUNDS --CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92 i 3 per Cent. C onso l s A nnu i t i es 921 3i 4 New 3 p er C en t . A nnu i ties Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880... -- Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 9-16 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent. lOOl 100! Ditto 5} per Cent lO6 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 991- liitt4. Bonds £l,OOO ;)itto under £l,OOO Consols for Account, Feb. 6 March. Juns. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 19 16 Ditto £5OO Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Chilian 6 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent , Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Acco unt Peruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St — Ditto Account Ditto 41 per Cent Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 .. 60 59/ Sardinian 5 per Cent . . — Ditto Account .. .... 78 / Spanish 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Acco nt Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Venezuelan 3 per Cent .... — Ditto Account Dividends on th e a b ove paya bl e in London. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 THREE O'CLOCK, Consols, Money 93 Ditto Account TBIS DA Y'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Jan. 27.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; moderate breeze and fine weather. GRIMSBY, Jan. 25.—Wini S.W.—Sailed—Theodore Dell, f or the Cape of Good Hope. RINGROAD, Jan. 25.—Arrived—Wm. Miles, from New York ; Golden Eagle, from New York for Gloucester, with bulwarks stove. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 25.—Wind N.E—Arrived—Rockliff, from London for Madras, with loss of bulwarks, stan• chions, &c., having experienced heavy gales. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. M.—Wind E., light airs.—Arrived —Maleyka, from New York for Dublin ; her Majesty's ship Investigator, from Woolwich. TORBAY, Jan. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Alberta, from Havre for Oporto, with master dead. St . PIL L , Jan N . 20. —Wind S.W.—Arrived—Amphyon, from Jon's, .B t:SIVANS EA, Jan. 26.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—Flora, from Liverpool for Rio Janei ro , w i th loss of stanchions, for Halifax ; N ancy, f or bulwarks, &e. Sailed—Annette, (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Monday morning. Arrived—Jane Cochran, from Cardiff; Dream, from Newport ; La Poule, from Cherbourg ; Duke of Cornwall, steamer, from Dublin, and left for London. (BY SUBMARINE, AND MAGNETIC TELEGBAEIL) GRAVESEND, Mondiy Morning, Arr:ved, Jan. 26—Vino, from Guernsey; Mary Ann, front St. kiehael's ; Pathfinder, from New York. Arriv e d, Jan. 27—Souvenir and Wave, from Guernse y ; Quiver, from St. Michael's. DEAL, Monday Morning. Passed in tow—Moravian from Melbourn e, for London. Passad—Osehawa for Liverpool ; Wm. Wrig ht, for Port Philip, , Free Trade' for Bordeaux—all from L ondon ; Car -1" Al reto ' from Londo n, for Oporto, and proc eeded to Ramsgate. MAIL DESPATCH.—On Saturday the Canard Royal Mail steamer America was despatched from Liver- Pool for Boston with mails for the United States, 90 pas tengers, including 39 men and 1 officer of the Rifle Brigade, together with a large cargo, &c. The next mail despatch from Liverpool to America will be on Wednesday next, by the Liverpool, New York, and Philadelphia Company's steamier Etna. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid. Co. a Price. Done. Bedford and. Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead., Buckingh Chester & H liyhead lOO Do. 535 545 Do. 55 per *Sent 100 Do. 124 126 Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O 64 66 E. Lincolnsh. gapr e. 100 Gr. North. 135 138 E.linion,HarwichShs all E,Counts. 4 4i Do. Woodbriday.... 100 Gls.Barr.&Neilsllret. 100 Caledon Do. new Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt.i West. Hull and Selby all [Yk.N. Mid 111 113 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 201 204 2015 25 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per c. all D 0........ London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 84 Do. Preferen , e • 100 Do. Lon.,Tilb.&s.. -.lend 100 Peto& Co B2 84 Lowestoft g•ua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk Do a pier cent lOO Do.• Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNIV& M 34 44 4 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx i 5. 5.6. :E Counts. 4 5 p gua. 5 per cent... Northn.&E,tstn. sp. c. all Do. Do. 6 per cent. .... all IDo. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepool 1( 0 N. E. Ber North Western L&N.W 151 163 Preston and Wyre. all ,t Lyk. 1 44 46 Do. 4 shares A. all Do. •-• • .. Roystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 Gt. North. 134 137 Shrewaby & Hereford 100 T Brassey 120 122 Do. Do. South Staffordshire 100 Ln.&N.W Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 90 82 Wimbledn 15 Croydon all L.&Brgtnl 85 93 Share 1 Railways. VaL B il y r. t , h lV an ol d ., T a 3 n ,n d e Str. Bost.,Sleaf., and Nlid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall • . Do A " A crets no div till 6p c.p an.hm Do. B been paid to B. Dublin Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do Bdo do DoNw A, late E U3ds East Suffolk 'Edinburg% & Glasgow. Edin., Perth, & Dundee Giasg. and S. Western. G reatNrthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do IGt. S. an i W. of Ireland 'Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Irish South Eastern .. Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast f ,on., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western L'derry & Coleraine .. L'derry & Enniskillen. Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do I shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. Derby) %lid Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares 1111 - id Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry, Warnpt, & rtos Nori olk North British Nor.Dev.llail&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 Rhs mney Scottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Sc rt. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon S. Durham & Lane. Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington 25 Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do Pref. No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 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 Midland Oxford Do Newporf Do Hereford, 13.14 PREFERENCE SHARES. Paid.l Closing Business Prices. Done. Sharel l Railways. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 all at Britt. & Exet. 4p.c. st 100 92 94 20 Do. shares st Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 100 64 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent all 204 214 64 Dun.Ferth, & Aber...)► un all 6 64 10 Do. Ist Class Pref all st E. Angn. Class Asp. c lOO 101 103 at E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 100 109 111 st Do No. 2 100 108 110 at Do. new 6p.c. at lOO 125 127 at Eastern Union, 4p. c— 100 81 83 at Do. sp. C. guar lOO et Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 100 111 113 et Do. 4p. c. guar. S. & u lOO 90 92 st Furness, 5 per cent lOO st Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c lOO at Great Northern, sp. c lOO 116 118 1164 at D 0.5 p.c.ltedm.lop.c.pm lOO 113 115 at Do. 44 p. c. do lOO 104 106 at Do.sp.c.Redrr.atsp.c.pm 100 104 110 10 Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. all at Gt. Sn. AW. (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 97 99 i 0 Great West. (Ilerks and Hants Ext) 5 per cent 6 at Do. redeem. 1,4 p. ct._ 100 98 100 at Do. redeem. 4p. et._ 100 88 90 at Do. irredeem. 4p. et.— . 100 89 91 at Do. sp. c. redeem. pref 100 102 104 8 ')o. Birm. pref. shares all 94 10 4 10 Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. shs all 17 18 18 10 Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs all 104 11 at Do. Birm. guar. stock lOO 76 78 . 261 Do. Chester guar. shares all 20 21 134 Do. do all 10 104 104 20 Do. do all 151 151 100 Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. pref ' SO at Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock 100 135 137 at Do.llarnel.st£s 2s 10d, , e 100 A et Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.) ' 100 st Do. 44 p. c. (Blackb. put lOO 102 104 at Lan.,tßrigr.sp.r3.au . No . l, 100 114 117 at Do. 5 per centslo. No 2 100 114 117 at Do. 6 per cent. dii lOO 133 141. at Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 100 114 117 at Do. 7 per cent pref. atk 100 153 158 at Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) 100 129 132 et Do. 4 p c.st. (div.def.llP6s 100 74 76 at Lon. Chat. &Drw. sp.c.pf. 100 96 97 984 at Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. 100 112 114 at Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent. at., late 3d shares st Do. 41 per cent 2s 6d Do. (Prtsm. perpl. arms.` of 2s 64 124 Londondy. & Cole. 4 shs all 124 f ,ondony. & Ennis.. shs all 131 14 et Man. Sh. & Lin. 5 per ct. 100 126 128 6 Do. £6 st Do. 34 per cent lOO 68 72 10 iDo. redeem. 6 per cent 5 4 !Pm 124 ' Nlaryport & Carl. 4 pr. c. all .. .. 124 Do. 44 per cent. at Midland Con. 6p. c. stk. 100 .. .. st Do.Con.liris.& Bir. 6 p.c. 100 134 140 st Do. 44 p.c. pref. st. rdem .100 103 105 et Do. 44 p.c. irredeomable 100 Es Do. 44 per cent..... . • i lall .. at Do.Leic. andHit.4per ct rlOO 93 95 at Nerflk. sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 ',lOO .. .. at Do. 54 p. c. Pref. at. 1847 100 .. .. at Do.sWay.ValEx.st.lBl7 100 .. .. at ort British, 5 per cent 100 111 113 at o. New gua. per cent lOO 109 111 10 Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs. 7 14 14pm 10 Do. do. do. all .. .. at Nth.Dvn.Rail.&Dck.Co. 100 .. .. st N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. 100 .. . . at Do. 44pr. ct. redeemable 100 .. .. at 'Do. G. N. E. 4p. et. pref. 100 100 102 17 Do. Berwick 4p. c. pref. 100 98 100 20 Do. Leeds,6 p. c. No. 1 3. 13.4 4 dis par 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 13 .. .. 25 Do. York, H. &S. Pureh. 9 . .. 20 North Staffordshire.... 10 4 die par 10 Rhymney Guaranteed.. all 22 23 at Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock.... all .. .. at Do.Aberdeen,g,ua.6p.c 100 .. .. at Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 .. .. 105. South Devon, Ann, 10s. 100 132 136 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent all 10 11 10. 6. South Eastern(Reading all .. .. Ann., 1.0.6) at Do. 44 per cent at Do, Fixed 44 per cent 100 102 104 st South Wales, F.rua. 4p. c. 100 .. .. at Do. 44 per cent at Do. do. 1859 lOO .. . • a t Do. 5 per cent . lOO .. at S. Yorkshire, 4p. c. gua. 100 86 84 20 Do. sp. c.gua., 13 1 li p , -: 3 6 t N S \vv to .a c t k ri . d & & D K ar i . lic A cn6 s y,p p 6. . c all 28 29 284 i 25 25 Do. B6p. c all 32 34 Batt Do Z i D d wp . o. 2d do Do. l e ) .. . c 1 %1 0 1 3 42 1 3 4 3 5 at - O or x t f s l p st .e. g - u pf a x s e t d k 1 100 00 1 12 02 7 129 103 at Do. Perpet.6 p. a 100 123 126 pf. 1866 100 122 125 at Do. till 1869 100 118 121 .-------.. 14e . fViu. 100 -- DOCKS. 100 BEittOoeckk C uo o o lll . 4 111 p eerrcci Int. stock East and West India stock '4ondo," .. lOO 5 7 59 stock St. Katharine........ .. . , 100 62 65 stoc k Soatha , apt c m , 100 st.Jok ! Victoria , ........ -••••••' 100 9 8 100 20 DO New ~....01•0115 2 1 d p . 6.4.0 9.16.4 12.10 SHARE MARKET-(THIS DAY). ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing 1 Business Price. done. 7i 8 6& 7 95 07 104 104 42 44 101 111 10 20 54i 55i 48 52 31 35 91 93 30 Alt 102 104 1121 1 1131 109 110 132 134 104 106 681 681 57 6) 1081 109 58 60 120 122 45 47 941 041 97 OS 9 11 441 441 61 7 134 1331, li )11) 103 105 0 67 65 6 100 f 1011 d p 56 57 88} 891 98 100 4 4} d 10}11 92 93 125 12 t 45 47 100 102 46 48 37 39 781 791 67 69 97 99 5i 8 31 40 9 1G p 6 7 p 55i 56 24 3al d 88 92 - 127 i 13.1 6 6i 84 86 47 49 44 46 89 91 109 f 68 1 108f3 9 59 121 94i I 971 8 n 132} n P 101 100/ d 881 9} rim SUNS LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, JANUARY 27, 1862. THIS DAY'S IifARICBTS. CORN EXCHANGE. There was a moderate business doing in wheat in most of the country markets held on Saturday, and both red and white qualities realised about previous currencies. Spring corn met a dull inquiry ; but there was a slight improve ment in the sale for flour. Very little change has taken place in the grain trade throughout the Continent ; but the transactions for spring shipment have been on a limited scale. In America, pro duce generally has sold at full quotations. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were small. From abroad we received 37,510 qrs of wheat; 5,355 barley ; 9,613 oats ; 740 beans ; 660 peas ; 115 tares; 4,254 linseed ; 1,838 rapeseed ; 110 sundry seeds; and 75,704 barrels of flour. The fresh arrivals of English wheat, both from Essex and Kent, to this morning's market were ♦ery moderate, but the general condition of the samples was by no means good. The demand, however, for all qualities ruled de cidedly inactive ; neverthess a fair clearance was effected at the close of busine s, and, compared with Monday last, no quotable change took place in the currencies.. The show of samples of foreign wheat was large, and sales progressed slowly in all descriptions, yet pricers, on the whole, were fairly supported. Floating cargoes of grain were in moderate, but by no means aetive, request, at late rates. Really fine samples of malting barley were firm, and the quotations were well maintained. Secondary and inferior qualities, however, as well as grinding and distilling sorts, were a lull inquiry, at barely stationary prices. In malt a limited business was transacted, on former terms. . Good and fine oats were in steady demand at quite previ. *us rates, but inferior qualities were a dull inquiry, at rather lower prices. For beans—the supply of which was moderate—there was a fair demand at late rates. White peas were dull, at barely previous quotations. Other kinds, however, ruled steady at late currencies. Owing to the large arrival of American flour the demand for town-made and country-made qualities was much re stricted. Millers, however, appeared indisposed to make further concessions in prices. In American barrels a fair business was transacted, at a slight fall in their value. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASVAE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new Ditto, old —s —s Ditto, white, new 6ls 68s Ditto, old —3 —s Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old —s a Ditto, new Talavera, Rye— Barley — Grinding 2 7 B ss 34s 40s Malting 36s 42s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk s2s 68s Brown Kingstown and Ware s2s 70a Chevalier 7os 72s Oats —Yorkshire and Linoolnsh., Feeding 2ls 25s Potato Youghal and Cork, black l9B 25s Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 23s 288 Beans—Tick Pig - eons, Peas—Grey Maple White 42s 44s Boilers 428 448 Flour—Town-made Suffolk 36s 39s Stockton and N0rf01k........ 358 36s METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was but scantily supplied with each kind of foreign stock; nevertheless sales progressed slowly, on easier terms. _ Notwithstanding that the arrivals of beasts fresh up from our gracing districts were limited for the time of year, the demand for all breeds, owing to the heaviness in the dead markets, was in a most inactive state, at a decline in the quotations, compared with Monday last, of 2d to 4d per Blbs. The general top figure was 4s 8d per 81bs. The quality of most breeds was very good. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 1,720 Scots, short-horns, and crosses ; from other parts of England, 700 various breeds ; from Scotland 350 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 150 oxen and heifers. The show of sheep was again limited. Downs and half breds were in fair request, at full prices, but long wools, in consequence of a continuous decline in the value of rough fat, were very dull, and prices gave way fully 2d per 81bs. The toe quotation for Downs was 5s 4d, but a few pens realised 5s 6d per 81bs. Calves, the supply of which was limited, moved off steadily, at full currencies. The best veal was worth 5s 8d per 81bs. We have to report a dull sale for pigs, at 2d per Sibs less money. Per Slb, to sink the offal. r. d. s. d. s. d. s. d Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 S 6 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 4 5 0 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Those. S'thdown d 0.5 2 5 4 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 Largo orse. calves 4 8 5 2 Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Prime small do 6 4 5 8 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 2 3 4 Large hogs 3 10 4 2 Second quality do. 3 6 4 2 ISmall porkers , 4 4 4 8 Lambs, Os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 12s to 30s; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. f FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ..... 3,200 Sheep Calves Plgs 4lO I Beasts 70 Shoop Calves O ••••• 61 Pigs .... The total imports of foreign stocx into London, last week, amounted to 797 head. In the corresponding week in 1861, we received 598—in 1860, 2,424—in 1859,1,837 —in 1858, 650—in 1857, 1,044—in 1856, 710 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEER. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam .... 80 .. 819 .. • • 153 • • Harlingen .... 167 .. 67 .. 1 • Hamburgh .. --- • • • • —; • • 0p0rt0.... , , , , Vigo.. . Dordt - • • Amsterdam — Bremen Boulogne Twining Medemblik Antwerp..... Nieu Diep — • • ..." • • •• -. •• -- .. .-- .. 10 .. --- Total .... 247 .. 386 .. .. 164 .. The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1861 309 .. 218 .. 21 .. 18g0 464 .. 1,602 .. .. 357 .. 1 1859 330 .. 1,379 .. .. 123 .. 5 1858 234 .. 257 .. .. 159 .. 1857 .. 547 .. 367 .. .. 130 .. 1856 527 .. 42 .. .. 141 .. A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan cattle market, on Monday, Jan, 28, 1861, and this day, Monday, Jan. 27, 1862. Per 81b. to sink the offal. Jan. 28, 1861. 3 2 to 3 6 3 8 4 2 4 4 4 8 4 10 5 0 3 8 4 0 4 2 4 6 Jan. 27, 1862. 3 2to 3 6 38 4 0 42 4 4 46 4 8 32 3 4 38 4 2 Coarse and inferior beasts.... Second quality do. Prime large'oxen .. Prime Scots, &c. Coarse and inferior sheep Second quality do. Prime cOarse:woolled do 4lO 5 8 Prime Southdown:do.E .. 510 6 0 Lambs Large coarse calves .. 4 4 410 Primo small do. Large hogs Neat small porkers Beasts Shp and lambs • 13,200 Calves Pigs 3BO SUPPLIES ON SALE, JAN. 30, 1860.—Beasts, 3,900 ; sheep and lambs, 18,390 ; calves, 168:; pigs, 360. JAN. 31, 1859.—Beasts, 3,670 ; sheep and lambs, 15,980; calves, 101; pigs, 250. 44 5 0 52 5 4 00 0 0 48 5 2 54 5 8 310 4 2 44 4 8 3,360 17,480 130 370 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat on sale at these markets are some what extensive, and the demand for each description is in a sluggish state. Good and prime qualities fairly support previous rates, otherwise the currencies have a downward tendency. Per 81b. by the carcase. s (1 s d Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 2 Middling do. .. 3 4 3 8 Frime large do. 3 10 4 0 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Large pork 3 8 4 2 Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6 a dad Middlingmutton 3 8 4 0 Prime do Vaal.. Small pork 4 4 4 8 Lamb BOROUGH HOP. We have to report continued steadiness in the demand for pod and fine hops, and prices are well supported. In ferior qualities, however, are a dull inquiry, yet no change has taken place in their value compared with last week. Last week's imports were 340 bales from New York, 38 from Philadelphia, 14 from Bremen, 82 from Antwerp, and 26 bales from Ostend. New Mid and East Kents.. 170 s to 231 s per cwt. New Weald of Keats .. 140 s 185 s „ New Sussex l3ss 165 s „ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Fair average supplies of potatoes are on sale at these markets in but middling condition. Good and fine samples continue to move off steadily at full currencies, but inferior qualities area dull inquiry at about stationary prices. Scotch Regents 100 s. to 150 s. per ton. Ditto Rocks York Regents ....1205. to Ibos. „ Ditto Flukes ..1455. to 160 s. „ Kent and Essex Regents.loos. to 1555. „ Lincolnshire ditto 110 s. to 140 s. „ Foreign WOOL. There has been a fair amount of animation in the demand for English wool since our last report, but especially for low qualities, which have been taken somewhat freely for shipment to America, and in some instances a slight ad vance place in th e quo t a ti ons . Colonial an d foreign ri taken ons have changed hands to a limited extent hasdeset 1858. 1859. 1860. 1861. 1862. --- Stock this day.... 22,294 24,509 35,519 72,937 49.572 Price of Y.C. 53s 08 to 53 s 6d t o 5 , s O B to, 6o B od to 47s 3d to —s Od -s Od —s Od —s Od Os Od Delivery last week 2,520 2,296 1,831 '1,393 1,735 Ditto from June 1 78,413 75,656 55,089 60,034 89,897 Arrivals last week 325 iso 85 4,400 247 Ditto from .June 1 88,295 88,598 85,527 105,877 82,708 Price of Town 55s 9d 555 Od 61s Od 61s 9d 48s 41 at late rates. Last week's import was 546 bales from Algoa Bay. SEEDS. In. the seed trade considerable inactivity continues to prevail, and, in some instances, prices have a downward tenJiency. English rapeseed, however, is firm in value. Calves are in steady request, and the quotations are well supported. Tur nip,White,p.bus 11s to 148 Swede -8 -s Mustard, Brown Bs 13s White,' 6s6d 886 d Tares, Winter 7B 6d 9s Oldper quarter 3 , 8 4:s Canary, per quarter 48s 60s Rye grass, new sos 76s Clover, Red Eng., et —s —s White Foreign Red 44s 50s White. 68s 84s Trefoil, new. 2os 248 Carraway 22s to 258 Coriander l4s 188 Hempseed, per qr 468 :;488 Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 76s Crushing 6os 70s Baltic s4s 58s Odessa s3s 58s Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £ll Os£l2 Os Foreign £ll lOs 12 10s Rape Cakes,p ton £6 Os 6 15s Rapeseed. new, pqr —s -8 -TALLOW. There is rather more business doing in our market at the late decline in our quotations. P.Y.C. is quoted at 47s 3d per cwt on the spot. Rough fat, 2s 5d per 81bs. THE WINDBAM CASE. THIRTY-FIRST DAY. Mr. Chambers proceeded this morning with his conclud ing speech in favour of the petitioners. He was happy to think that on one branch of this inquiry there was no diffe rence between one side and the other—he alluded to the " experts" in medical science with regard to this malady. He thought there was an adage that doctors often dis agree, the doctors in this case who had come to give evi dence on one side had not been contradicted by the doctors who had come for Mr. Windham. In substance they en tirely agreed. From the mouths of those who had been called for Mr. Windham most important evidence had been adduced to support the case of the petitioners. WM regard to the general evidence, he considered that viewed through the medium of the scientific evidence it principles which were to , must inevitably come to was conclusive. He was quite convinc e d th a t th e j ury understanding geveru them tans their they now deei e did ion the the conclusion that it was their duty to guard Mr. Windham by their verdict, in his present state of mind, from being victimised, injured, and destroyed by persons who were ever ready to prey upon weakness, especially when that weak ness was accompanied by wealth or moderate means. The four "experts" who had been called were Dr. Tuke, Dr. Seymour, Dr. Sutherland, and Dr. Conolly. Arnongst the class of " experts" he did not class Mr. Hancock, Mr. Gwyn, Dr. Whedborne, and Dr. Babington, because they had not paid exclusive attention to diseases of the mind. With regard to Dr. Tuke, it was clear that he had acted as an attorney in the case, from the commence ment until it was confided to the respectable firm of it. Ho h a d w r itt en he had made a very out h i solicitor s e s v d h e n o e w e e t h r we e n e o t w i c e o s d a u n c d t y n ge serious mistake in fixing upon General Windham a charge where as young Dilt was to General Wind r. Wi n dh am alluded to ham of d Wind 's i r i h u r m o t h t e r r e m t e h n a s t , when he made a communication to Dr. Tuke on that sub ject. After making such a mistake as that, D r . T u k e m i g ht have made 20 others of a most serious kind ; in fact he had made one other very serious mistake when he gave evidence with regard to the occupation of the patients i n th e A s yl um for Idiots at Earlawood. His evidence has been contradicted on many of these points by Dr. Tuke's father-in-law, Dr. Conolly, who was called at a later period of the inquiry. Dr. Tube had further stated that he should consider Mr. Windham to be imbecile if he had settled the whole of his property on his wife. The fact was, that he had given more than the whole value of his property to his wife, and had reduced himself to the position of a beggar. The transac tions with Emmanuel, and the i ssuing of the placard calling upon the people of England to assist him, were, he contended, clear symptoms of imbecility. The learned gentleman is not expected to conclude his address to-day. C.RI3fINAL COURT.—(THis DAY). OLD COURT. The January sessions of the Central Criminal Court com menced this morning before tho Lord Mayor, Sheriffs, and other civic authorities. The calander contains the names of 63 persons for trial. _ _ . The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, said he was sorry to say that the calander contained some very serious indictments, one of which was that of murder. The person indicted with the capital offence was named John Quigly. the deceased's name being H. Beckett. The prisoner had, according to the depositions, attempted to keep forcible possesssion of premises occupiel by :him as au office, and on the officers going to eject him ho defied them, and threatened to stab any one who attempted to break in. The door was, after some time, forced, when the prisoner, who had a knife in his hand, stabbed the deceased in the abdomen. The prisoner was secured, and after some time the person upon whom the injuries had been perpetrated, died. In the event of the evidence bearing out the depositions, it would be their duty to return a true bill against him. There was also a very serious charge against a prisoner named Walter Crane, the person injured being the brother of Crane. The learned gentleman repealed the facts connected with this case, which have repeatedly appeared in The Sun during the examination of the prisoner before the police authorities at the Clerkenwell Police Court. The other case referred to by the Recorder was, that of a prisoner named Nutt, a jeweller; but he did not think there was any occasion to detain them from entering on the performance of their duties. The grand jury then retired, and soon after the trial of the prisoners commenced. CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT. Edward Math) was indicted for embezzling certain monies, the property of his employers, Messrs. Cross. The prisoner was defended by Mr. Langford. The employers of the prisoner carried on the business of soap manufacturers, and he was engaged as a traveller, to solicit orders for the firm in London. The money, which the prisoner was charged with stealing, was received by him from customers, and never paid over, as it ought to have been, the day after it was received. Mr. Langford, in his defence, urged that the monies had been spent in pushing the business of the of the prosecutors. A number of witnesses who had given their evidence for the prosecution also gave the prisoner a very good character. The jury returned a verdict of guilty. The Recorder asked how much the whole of the deficien cies amounted to. Mr. Cross said about £7O. He begged to recommend the prisoner to the merciful consideration of the court. The Recorder said the ordinary sentence the court usually passed, where a confidential servant robs his em ployer, was one of panal servitued, but under all the cir cumstances :of the caso, he should only sentence the pri soner to 18 months' imprisonment with hard labour. An application was made to the court to postpone the trial of Nutt, the jeweler, until next session, but the Re corder refused to accede to the request. NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) EMBEZZLEMENT. Charles Amos Foster plead guilty to embezzling certain moneys, the property of his employers, Messrs. Pewtress and others. The prosecutors strongly recommended the prisoner to mercy. The Common Sergeant said the sentence of the court was very much influenced by the fact that the parties who had been plundered were the first to come forward and ask that mcrcy should be extended to him. The sentence of the court was, that the prisoner be imprisoned with hard labour for nine calendar months. THE WEATUER. PROBABLE BEFORE WEDNESDAY. North Britain S. to N.W., fresh to strong and to a gale; with rain Ireland Similar Central ... S.B. to S.W. and N.W., strong, a gale in East Coast .... S. S p .E la . c t e o s W. and N.W., moderate to strong South England. Similar, with rain, and to a gale in places METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. 7- This Day, -- 1 between 8 and B. E. M . D. F. C. I. S. 9 a.m. Nairn 29132 44 41 S.W. 5 6 o. 3 Aberdeen 29•96 42 41 S. L e ith 29•95 47 44 6 9 r. 5 W. B erw i c k 29'95 39 37 S. : 1 80. 1 2 9 o. 2 Ar rdtrrousssi a i n.. 453 4 44 1 -S.W. 8 9 r. 8 p o S.W. 5 7 o. 4 0 Shields , 30'08 41 39 3 4 0. 2 Galway 1 29'64 4'J 48 S. 7 9 r. 4 Scarborough 3 0 .16 38 37 S.W. 1 7 c. 2 Liverpool . I 30 . 07 43 40 s . v. alentla , 29'57 51 50 3 9 o. 2 Qiteensl own j 29'76 50 49 S.S.W. 3 4 c 2 London • I 30'26 40 38 Y armouth..• 1 3032 39 38 ' ll7 * 6 Br.• • 6 S. S.W. 3 2 9 7 o r . . 2 Portsmouth Lover 33 00 4 4343 4421 S. 3 5 C. 2 Portland Plymouth 30,07 47 43 s.E 7 5 0. 5 Penzance ) corrected and reduced t a g gsnaedaer.lyM. Moistened bulb (for 10 feet of vertical rise c each 10 and each 1 0 3 -100ths increase. E. o causing nd r e L ga A b N aot A u T mt 1 le o -a N ln . o 0s te B ha . olfeßvae an Barometer, inch eetee evaporation and dew - p oint ) . D . Direction of wind (true- - deg Exposed abov et thermometer n d o e m g not magnetic). F. For c e ( 1 to 12— estimated). C. Cloud (1 to 9). I. Initials :—b,, blue sky ; c., clouds (detached); c , fog ; h., hail; 1 ., lightning ; in., misty (hazy) , ; 0., over cast (dull) ; r., rain; 5., snow; t., thunder. S. Sea dis turbance (1 to 9). LAW EV TELLIGEN CE—(This Day). COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood.) MOTION YOR DECREE.-JUDGMENT.-ST. THOMAS'S HOSPITAL V. CHARING-CROSS RAILWAY. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor said,—This case comes before me on a motion for decree which has now been argued. The whole case rests on a point of construction in a clause of the act of Parliament which contains the provi sions necessary for the protection of St. Thomas's Hospital, in regard to the property that the company had a mind to take. Now, by this clause it is declared that the directors of the company shall not enter upon any lands until after the expiration of one year after giving notice, and that they shall not take the lands and hospital until 18 months after giving notice. Now the question is whether, from the usual notice given, the land being required for a public railway, they are entitled to take the land at the expi ration of a year, or whether they are required to give 18 months' notice. The question raised on the part of the hospital is that the company are not entitled to take any part of the land, or the hospital, until 18 months' notice is given and expired of their intention to take the land and the hospital. His Honour, in considering the seventh • and sixty-eighth sections of the Railway and Lands Clauses Consolidation Acts, was of opinion that the plain tiffs were entitled to a decree restraining the defendants from entering on the land of the plaintiffs until the expiration of one year from the 21stjuly, 1861, when the defendants had served notice on the plain tiffs that they had appointed an arbiter to concur with the arbiter appointed by the plaintiffs to fix the compensa tion for the lands to be taken, and decreed accordingly with costs; and as an interim decree continued the injunction, and undertaking to abide by any claim of damages. His Honour declined to allow the deposit to be with drawn from the bank, and observed that if the whole land and hospital were to be taken, 18 months' notice was neces sary to enable the directors to remove the patients —i.e, six months after the expiration of one year after the original notice, and that a second notice was necessary to be given. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn). IMPORTANT QUESTION Al TO DISCHARGE FROM CUSTODY, IN RE R0A.611, The plaintiff was described as late of the Rue de la Vic torie, Paris, subsequently of the New York Hotel, Leicester square, and now of the Queen's Bench Prison, and now applied to be released from custody. Mr. Drew, New Basinghall-street, was the solicitor to the bankrupt, but being engaged on important business at Westminster, a short adjournment was asked. Mr. Sargood opposed any delay, and applied to the Court to make an order that the bankrupt should not be allowed to apply again until the meeting for the last examination. His Honour did not see that he had power to make any such order. Mr. Sargood saidthe bankruptcy was on the adjudication of Mr. Registrar Ha'slitt, who, however, refused to order a discharge in consequence of facts stated to him. The oppos ing creditors had been put to expenses through the bank rupt having given notice that he should apply at the meet ing for choice of assignees, but be did not appear, nor was any assignee chosen. '1 he bankrupt was an American, and had gone to Paris, where he contracted large debts, and having come to England a capias issued, on which he was taken into custody. His Honour, after hearing the arguments of Mr. Sargood, said he should not make any order at present, either as to release or costs. The bankrupt was therefore taken back to prison. He is said to be a gentleman possessed of large property in South Carolina. CAUTION TO INSOLVENTS-IN ICE PAINS. This bankrupt was a tailor in the Strand, and now sur rendered to an adjudication on a petition presented by Mr. Drew. It appears that the bankrupt was an insolvent at Can terbury, but he omitted several creditors with the intention of paying them, but, not having been able to do so, the present proceedings were taken. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(774is Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ATTEMPTED MURDER BY A FEMALE.—Ruth Elsden, an unfortunate, who has several times been charged at this court, was brought up, charged with attempting to murder Thomas Foskett, potman at the Duke of York, Union street, Oxford- street, by stabbing him with a knife. The prisoner had once before assaulted Foskett, and was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment in default of paying a fine, and there is little doubt that it was a feeling of revenge for his having appeared against her that induced her to commit such a desperate assault on him—it evidently being her intention, from the threat she made use of, to take his life. The following certificate was handed to the magistrate : " Middlesex Hospital, Jan. 27. " I hereby certify that Thomas Foskett is a patient in this institution, suffering from a severe punctured wound of the ear, and is not in a fit state to be removed. " Wm. N. MARSHALL, House Surgeon) James Harrold, 207 C, said—On Saturday night I was called to the " Duke of York," and there saw a man bleed ing from the head. I asked who had done it, and before the landlord could speak the prisoner said, " I did it and meant to do it." I then took her into custody. Joseph Reed, 60 D—l was called to the house and saw the prisoner there and the man Foskett sitting on a form bleeding from the head copiously. Prisoner said, "Look hero fatty (the constable is a stout man), so help me God I did it and intended to do so." I then asked where the knife was, and the landlord said he had put it away, but he gave it to me. It is the knife produced. The prisoner had been drinking, but well knew what she was about. The knife had blood on it at the time. I then took Foskett to the Middlesex Hospital. Mr. George Atherfold, landlord of the Duke of York Union-street, said,—l have known the prisoner as a despe rate character for some time past, and had forbidden her to come to my house. On Saturday night she came in and annoyed my customers, and I told her that if she did not keep quiet I would turn her out. She then said, "If you do, it will be a bad job for you, for I've got some thing in my pocket." She then said she wanted to speak to him, but I would not allow it. She then went into the tap-room, where Foskett, my potman was, and he came out in about two minutes bleeding and stabbed through the ear. The prisoner put the knife on the counter, and I took it up. She then said she meant to do it, and hoped she had " killed the —." She also said, " I meant this for you, and will do it when I come out." The prisoner has also threatened my daughters. Foskett at the time was in the taproom about his business. Edward Clements, stable man, at 68, New Bond-street, said—l was in the taproom at the time, and was a little distance off. I saw the prisoner put ber hand into her pocket and take the knife out, and open it, and then say, " There, you —, take that ; you have given me 7 days." She then made a downward stab at Foskett, his back being towards her. Mr. Atherfold—l have not the least doubt that she meant to have stabbed me, as I am told a person saw her with the knife in her hand when she tiled to speak to me. Mr. Tyrwhitt—l shall remand her to see the result of the wound, which I trust will not prove fatal. Prisoner was then remanded. TILE .EASTER MONDAY VOLUNTE'LR GATHERING AT BRIGHTON. Lord Ranleigh has determined, with the assent of a very large number of the commanding officers of metropolitan volunteer regiments, to have another grand review and field day at Brighton on Easter Monday next, the operations at which will be of a far more important character than, those of last year. Lord Ranelagh still adheres to his opinion that the volunteers require occasionally something more than the mere routine of company and battalion drill to render the military duties entailed upon them less irksome and more attractive, and continues to maintain that it is only by brigade field days and other large gatherings that they can be brought to a sense of their practical utility by perform ing such evolutions as they would be required to carry out before an enemy. Another point proposed to be achieved is to prove the facility with which a very large number of volunteers could be thrown at a given time on any part of our coast which might be threatened by an invasion. The circumstance of a fine day at Brighton, whilst the opposite prevailed at Wimbledon last Easter Monday, has had a powerful influence, if not upon the minds of commanding officers, certainly upon those of the general body of officers and effectives of the various corps, in raising a desire for a field-day under Lord Ranelagh, at Brighton. The word " Wimbledon" appears to suggest a cold, damp, and chilly atmosphere, if not even the still greater evil of a thorough soaking wet day to the volunteer. It is anticipated, therefore, that the vo lunteer review to be held at Brighton on Easter Monday will be attended by double the number of volunteers from the metropolis present on the last occasion. The aggregate number, including those of the Cinque Ports and adjoining counties, has been already estimated at 25,000, but this we think an exaggeration. Amongst the regiments whose com manding officers have already, it is stated, assented are of course, the South Middlesex, the City Rifle Brigade, West Middlesex, the 3d City of London, the whole of the Tower Hamlets Corps, the Ist Surrey, the 7th Surrey, the 19th Surrey, the second Administrative Battalion of Middlesex, the 20th Middtesex, the Central London, the Finsbury Rifles, the Inns of Court, the 36th Paddington, the 37th Bloomsbury Rifles ; and as a proof of the feeling exhibited by some of the regiments which participated in the Wimble don evolutions of last year, the fact may be mentioned that when an announcement was made on parade to the North Middlesex (29th), at Al bany- street Barracks on Wed nesday evening last, that it was Lord Enfield's intention they should this year go to Brighton, it was received by the men with loud cheering. Similar demonstrations of satis faction have been expressed by other corps which were at Wimbledon last year, and there is also a better feeling amongst certain commanding officers than previously existed, so that there is a probability of such regiments as the Queen's, the London Scottish, London Irish, &c., taking part in the Brighton review. So far as the capabilities of the Brighton Railway are concerned, Lord Ranelagh ex presses himself with confidence, and states that they will be upon a still more liberal wale than those of last year. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock,. OPENING THE FRENCH CHAMBERS THE EMPEROR'S SPEECH. PARIS, MONDAY, 1 O'CLOCK. The French Chambers were opened t o d ay by the Emperor in person, who delivered the follow ing speech:— Gentlemen Senators, Gentlemen Deputies, The year which has just passed away has,notwith ' standing certain misgivings, seen peace consoli dated. All the rumours designedly propagated, re specting imaginary pretensions, have disappeared of themselves before the simple reality of facts. My relations with foreign powers give me the most entire satisfaction, and the visits of several sovereigns have contributed again to draw closer our bonds of friendship. The King of Prussia, in coming to France, has been able to judge for himself of our desire to unite ourselves still more to a Go vernment and a people who march on with a calm and firm step towards progress. I have recognised the Kingdom of Italy with the firm intention of contributing by sympathetic and disinterested counsels to conciliate two causes the antagonism of which everywhere troubles men's mind and consciences. The civil war which desolates America has come to compromise gravely our commercial interests. However, as long as the rights of neutrals shall be respected, we must confine ourselves to wishes that these dissensions may speedily cease. Our establishment in Cochin China has been consolidated by the valour of our soldiers and sailors. The Spaniards associated in our enter prize will find, I trust, in those countries, the reward of their courageous assistance. The Anna mites feebly resist our dominions; and we should not be in conflict with anyone, if in Mexico the conduct of an unscrupulous Government had not obliged us to unite with Spain and England to protect our compatriots, and repress attempts against humanity and the law of nations. Nothing can arise out of this conflict of a nation to diminish confidence in the future. Free from exterior pre-occupations I have more specially directed my attention to the state of our finances. A candid exposition has made you acquainted with their real condition. I shall only say a few words on this subject. The public has been startled at the amount of 963,000,000 f. which the floating debt has reached ; but this debt, its further progress being arrested, has in it nothing to alarm, for it had already reached this amount before 1848, at a time when the revenues of France were far from approaching to what they are now. Besides, if we subtract from this amount, first, the 652,000,000 f., which were incurred at an epoch anterior to the Empire ; then the 78,000,000 f. repaid to the fundholders at the period of the con version ; and finally, the 233,000,000 f. of uncovered outlay in the last two financial statements, caused by distant expeditions, and which it would have been possible to cover by a loan, it will be seen that since the establishment of the Empire—thanks, it is true to the excessive consolidations effected — the deficits have not increased in proportion to the necessities which it was imperative to provide for, and the advantages obtained during the last ten years. _ In truth, gentlemen, it would be unjust to for get the increase of expenditure demanded by pay ment of the annual interest of debts contracted for two wars which have not been without glory. The 622 millions applied by the Treasury to the great works of public utility, independently of the three milliards devoted by the companies to the completion of 6,553 kilometres of railway, the exe cution of the Telegraphic Act, the ameliora tion of the condition of nearly all the servants of the State, the augmentation of the well being of the soldier, the effective of the army placed in proportion with that which the dignity of France requires in the time of peace; the transformation the fleet and of all our material of artillery ; the renewing and sustaining of our religious edifices and of our public monuments. This expenditure has given to all useful works over the surface of the Empire a fruitful impulse. Have we not seen our cities transform them selves, the country districts become enriched by the progress of agriculture, and the com merce with foreign nations increase from 2,600,000,000 f. to 5,800,000,000 f. ? Finally, by this increase of the public prosperity alone, the revenues of the State have augmented by m an y hundreds of millions. This enumeration shows us in their fnll extent the financial resources of France; and nevertheless, whatever may have been the origin of the deficits, and however legitimate the expenditure, it was pru dent not to increase them. With this object I have proposed to the Senate a radical measure, which confers on the Legislative Body a greater facility of control, and associates it more and more with my policy. But this measure was not, as anyone may easily convince himseif, an expedient to alleviate my respnsibility. It was a spontaneous and earnest reform, calcu lated to compel us to economy. In renouncing the right of opening supplementary and extraordinary credits in the interval between the sessions, it was at the same time essential to retain the power of providing for unforeseen necessity. The system of transfers (les virements) furnishes the means, and it has the advantage of restricting this faculty to wants that are really urgent and in dispensable. The severe application of this new system will enable us to establish our financial regime upon =- shakeable bases. I reckon on your patriotism and intelligence to second any efforts by an earnest as sistance. The budget will be laid before you imme diately on the opening of the session. It is not without regret that I have decided to propose to you the re-arrangement (remaniement) of several taxes, but from the increase of our revenue, the aggravation of those taxes, I am convinced, will be only temporary. You will be pleased to take up first the projects de loi relative to the conversion of the Four-and-a-Half per Cent. Rentes—a measure the object of which is, in equitably conciliating the interests of the Treasury and those of its creditors, to prepare the unification "of the debt. I have explained to you, gentlemen, frankly the state of things. You are aware that upon every occasion when a reform of a useful character presented itself, I have resolutely taken the initiative of its introduction. At the same time, I will maintain no t the less intact the fundamental bases of the Constitution, which t n a o t f lo a n l t e l w n h o y e a a r r e s i o o f order and prosperity. The l has already represented to theo most laudable acts power, as I am well aware, is to see their purbeustt all in tentions misunderstood, their impotent when the ruler spirit of party ; neglects This sentiment, which misinterpreted by the are e ce of the nation and possesses clamorous o voices oci confidence e n s fl (I s e i 5 m y most nothing to deserve it. sien alln dcifrocrummsstmances, y greatest strength. Should s rength. Should unforeseen events, such as the dearness provisions and the falling offof pre ciousm anifersetesoimts;einf , of people to suffer want, employment, the people ought i n justice to hold me responsible for their suf fering, when they know that all my thoughts, all not t se the m y actions, tend without cessation to ameliorate their lot and to increase the prosperity of France. Let us not form any illusions as to what remains for us to accomplish, but at the same time let ns felicitate ourselves upon having traversed 10 years in the midst of the calm of contented populations, and of the union of the great bodies of the State. Let us persevere in our task with energy, and place 'ourselves with confidence in the bands of Providence, who has always given us visible signs of His protection. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. The Lords of the Admiralty have this day made the fol lowing promotions for special service:— Commander David Spain to be Captain, for zealous and active aervice rendered by him in conveying to and dis embarldng troops in Canada. - - Cora wander Richard Vesey Hamilton to be Captain, for zealous and active service rendered by him as senior officer on the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, and after. wards at Halifax. Lieutenant Thomas Alexis de Wahl to be Commander, for active, zealous, and gallant conduct in the suppression of the slave trade on the coast of Africa. The following appointments were made at the Admiralty this evening : Engineers—George Trevess (chief), George M. Dooley, W. H. Wivil (first-class assistant), R. W. Meiklejahn (acting first-class assistant), Joseph Bamford (acting second-class ditto), to the Euryalus. TATTERSALLS'-(THIS EVENING). CHESTER CUP. 33 to 1 agst Umpire (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Agag (offered) 40 to 1 agst Vest colt (taken) 40 to 1 agst Zodiac (taken) 40 to 1 agst Brown Duchess (taken) 40 to 1 agst Sister to Stafford (taken) 50 to 1 agst Rubicon (taken) 50 to 1 agst Frailty (taken) TILE DERBY. 17 to 2 agst Buckstone (taken) 10 to 1 agst Old Calabar (taken and offered) 13 to 1 agst Marquis (taken) 25 to 1 agst Typee colt (taken) 25 to 1 agst Wingrave (taken) 30 to 1 agst Athleta (taken) 40 to 1 apt Zetland (taken) 40 to 1 agst Neptunus (taken) 50 to 1 agst Star of the West (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 agst Old Calabar (taken) sto 1 agst Marquis (offered) 13 to 1 agst Athleta (taken) 13 to 1 agst Caterer (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—SATrItDAY. There is little probability of any amount of business being done on the Chester Cup until the acceptances ar• published. Agag, without a great outlay of money, has assumed the position of favourite, and small amounts are occasionally invested on some others; but caution seems to be the order of the day both with layers and backers. For the 2,000 Guineas, Old Calabar is not so firm, 9 to 2 being offered, but there are plenty of offers to take sto 1. Th e Marquis is in great request both for this event (5 to 1. being taken rather freely) and the Derby, for which ho had friends at 12 to 1, but that price was offered at the close. So little has been done on the Waterloo Cup, that the last quotations would give as correct an idea of the business doing as anything we could furnish. Closing prices : TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. sto 1 agst Old Calabar (wanted) 5 to 1 agst The Marquis (taken) THE DERBY. 8} to lon the field (offered) 12 to 1 agst The Marquis (taken and offered 25 to 1 agst Typee colt (offered) 300 to 10 agst Ace of Clubs (taken) 50 to 1 agst Vanguard (taken) 50 to 1 agst Zetland (taken) 50 to 1 agst Neptunus (wanted) 1000 to 15 agst Master Fenton (taken) 500 to 5 agst Alchymist taken) 500 to 5 agst Laughing Stock (taken) CHESTER CUP. 30 to 1 agst Agag (taken) 40 to 1 agst Schism (taken) 40 to 1 agst Umpire (taken) 50 to 1 agst Sister to Stafford filly (taken) 50 to 1 agst Victrix (taken) 50 to 1 agst West End (taken) ESSAYS AND EEVIEWS. (From the Weekly Dispatch.) The Morning Post is anxious not to bias the course of justice by any untimely remarks upon the case not yet ad judged between the Pope of Salisbury and Dr. Williams; but that journal considers it to be its duty just to let the public know, as a piece of news, that the issue is " one of unspeakable importance, for it involves the question whe ther the Bible is or is not inspired." Now we must have our piece of news too, and that is, that it involves no such thing. The question is, whether all and every part of the Bible is equally inspired, the essential and the unessential ; whether the list of names in a genealogy is as inspired as the " two great commandments ;" whether, when two as sertions, narratives or principles, contradicting each other, are read in different books, both are equally inspired, and both must be equally held sacred; whether the Bible, which, reasonably understood, contains in itself the most consummate wisdom the world possesses, is to be the most uncertain and harmful book in the world by being read with a want of candour and allowance which it would be consi dered shameful to exhibit in the consideration of any other work. This is the true issue, which, not polemically, but, as plain matter of fact, we think it right to iterate in this column. Moreover, the Morning Post assures us " that the question now at issue is not wbether Baron Bunsen, or still more his reviewer, were right or wrong absolutely ; but, given certain formularies, given a commonly accepted katerpretatiou of them, is Dr. Williams's view consistent with the latitude always allowed in relation to them ?" Well, this may turn out to be the issue decided. But sup pose this issue should be decided against Dr. Williams, and the other issue whether he is right or wrong absolutely" is given by the public in his favour, we put it to the Morn ing Post whether this will not altogether override the minor question, and leave the Church and its Courts con demned by a somewhat higher authority than that by which they may condemn Dr. Williams. We believe that it is high time that they should be fully aware of this, and humbly act upon the knowledge. IRON SHIPBUILDING IN AMERICA.—The Ameri cans are resolved not to be behindhand in the race which the Western Powers are running in iron shipbuilding, :as we hear upon good authority that inquiries are now being made on the part of the Federal Government in this coun try for plans of the most approved character ; and as the Lords of the Admiralty have decided upon constructing a vessel on Captain Coles's method, we believe that it is not unlikely that this may also be adopted by our friends on the other side of the Atlantic. We have heard 30 gunboats mentioned as the number likely to be required by Mr. Lin coln.—Army and Navy Gazette. WRECK IN CARMARTIIEN BAY.—FERRYSIDE, i ww a n erre a ecgk o an f lla ler Cefoi of n t r t Fto i uw , r in fromdaateyl fortunately floatingCa as aarvdoaeni about eo ui t on o tf Jan. 25.—The wreck that occurred in Carmarthen Bay yesterday appearsta.ls. PiecesteT bhee crow o t f h t e h D e t tC h ha e edir s iz a o n ww d in s th i b n oc a ao ll directions. Th e the heaviest ever experienced in Carmarthen Bay. The crew of the lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution speak in the highest terms of her qualities. DISTRESSING SHIPWRECK IN CARDIGAN BAY.-- CARDIGAN, Sunday night.—Yesterday evening a most dis tressing shipwreck took place in Cardigan Bay. About noon a brig was seen near the island with signals of distress flying. As soon as possible the lifeboat of the National Lifeboat Institution, manned by 12 men, proceeded off to her assistance. In the meantime, however, s even out of eight of the crew of the ves sel had taken to their own boat, which immediately capsized, and drowned the whole of them. It had fortunately happened that the poor raanwho had been left on board had missed the ship's boat when she left the vessel. He was afterwards safely put on shore by the Cardigan lifeboat. The brig, whi c h was dismantled an d w aterlogged, was the Pioneer, of Carnarvon, laden with a cargo of wheat from Galitz. The Aberystwith new life • boats also belonging to the National Lifeboat Institution b a d put off to tho wreck, but was una bl e, i n the fury of the hurricane, to fetch it. JUMPING FROM AN EXPRESS TRAIN.—On Satur day, as the down express train, which reaches Taunton at 1.37, was passing Durston, a man of gentlemanly appear ance was observed to throw himself from the window of one of the carriages on to the side of the line. Mr. Snow, landlord of the Railway Inn, and some other persons, hur ried to the spot, expecting to find nothing but the lifeless remains of the unfortunate man. They were, consequently, sonsiderably astonished to find that boyond a few scratches and bruises he was unhurt. He was brought on to Taunton by the next train, and, in answer to the station-master, said he could assign no reason for the rash act of which le had been guilty, but supposed he must have gone to sleep and jumped out of the window while dreaming.—Somerset Gazette. The Civil Tribunal of Havre has been recently called on to decide in an action brought by the commune of Roserville against M. Paul do Bois-Hebert and Mme. Per tuzon, to recover a piece of land planted with 500 apple-trees on the ground that the property was common land, and had been unduly appropriated about two centuries since by the feudal lords of the domain of Orcher. During the trial it was proved that the land in question formed part of an estate which had been purchased, but not paid for, by the, celebrated financier Law, and that on his fa boughts sold by decree of the Government in 1723, and as the glad to stat ancestors of the defendants, whose title must therefore be considered indisputable. After hearing counsel on both sides, the Tribunal decided that the Government decree an advance e t h of six constituted a valid title, and accordingly rejected the de. mand of the commune with costs. that W t e he ( extraordinary v rm r y ofl anal co N hfiae a sl edy sanctionedallowance Gazette) e troops lately omrodnertehsd'to Canada. 5 6 1011 541 1 781 0