The Sun. — London, England, 1859-01-20 00:00:00

~..-...-• 481- rs be te the istrian Testing b. I am of the Faders, island of the ival c f in the lereial , from vtions, t two ,va be- Luce i 3 ,ndels hich extent colder. there- !al ill odical mster- posed 058 to ob is still ber of uding 9 ; so n 1 the ien, of , and COM- on ers, ier 27 dives. s and Le sick a may luring to the were gent.), 3ent.), . Th© and is ars to ber of iolera, t fatal nmer their trade, surate Lge OUS y pro opical ships nport 3. Of being 134,927 137,4'28 86,833 23,501 31,073 63,857 273,567 751,18 G 738,507 67,160 253,457 89,501 302,561 751,186 r con- 626,153 324,635 )84,456 350,119 122,109 310,331 article .st im nd, in largo were bouws c alti culs--- m has Ftree, L as in ations They from oil. icipal ; but, rected Dr the ees in which his it lace a coin a the ; in iereas L esti joyed ien it )p of ch is erase lland than and ed in ndent wer e load. MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpo o l C o tt on M ar k e t yes t er d ay c l ose d With a ve r y d u ll appearance, and 7,000 b a l es were disposed of, at slightly reduced quotations. On the Sto c k E xc h ange an average amount of business Was transacted in Railway Shares, and prices were unaltered. The applicatinns for money- in Lombard-street, as Well as at the Bank of England, continue rather limited, and the terms are easy for the better qualities of c ommercial bills. At the Stock .zehange loans have been negotiated at 1 per cent. on Government Securities. The . shareh o ld ers o f th e L on d on J o i n t St oc k u ank met to-da:r, when a favourable report was laid_ bef ore t h em.. It stated that the sum remaining for distribution at this meeting, including £32,370 17 s- 6d. from last account, was £107,700 ss. 2d., Which the direct ors had appropriated as follows : Dividend at 12 I per cent. per annum £37,500 0 0 Iluuns at the re de of £1 per share 60,000 0 0 Guarantee Fund 10,200 5 2 £107,700 6 2 The Guarante e Fund was now £202,867 4s. sd. The directors had to regret the loss of their friend t an h a ,, e elleague, George Holgate Foster, Esq., one of e folder s of the bank. The discussion was un ill'ertant, and the report was adopted. T he half-yearly meeting of the Bank of London _Wes held to-day. The report stated that the busi uess of the bank was progressing, and that the gross t r eats of the half-year were £24,139 14s. 2d. After ; various deductions there was a balance of h0 ' 1 , 8 91 2s. 5d., out of which the directors now pro oritsecl a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum 22 t he paid-up capital, carrying forward £4,391 to :d. to th e next account. The assets were stated eo as follows : 11vestrnents C Pre mises in Thr ea d ne edl e -street 75,000 0 0 1118 discounted, loans, &c. . . 1,19.5,121 13 8 8 h Preli 203,952 2 9 • nunary expenses . . "'lse and buildings at Charing cross 2,414 8 9 AftA Total £1,633,202 11 4 v -1 ' a few observations from the chairman (Sir J. '. Shelley, Bart.) in respect to the accounts, the , tel)°/ t was adopted, and a vote of thanks was rassed L a the directors. b l'e rket for English Securities to-day has seenbe rather variable. At first it appeared buoyant, nd s "".° fall which occurred yesterday was nearly t-e"ered, but sales were pressed afterwards, t \vin g' to the report that the French funds had , 1 11ler receded, and fresh indications of heavi gsets ensued. C onso l s d ec li ne d f rom 961 t o 5 96 , at which th e y still rema i n. Th e tek Threes and the Reduced are 961 1; Bank 2 261; India ditto, 224 ; ditto Loan Deben s n are Li ti e ..' 9 'Z - ; Exchequer Bills 375. to 40s. prem. ; e B onds are firm at 10011 ; Long Annuities (1860) 1 3-16th; ditto (1885) 181 3-16th. t ,T,,he Governm en t b ro k er h as ma d e a p urc h ase o f 7,000 Stock, on the Savings Banks' account. b il l' the Foreign Stock Market only a limited ki 'ess has be en t ransa cted, and in most instan ces -sprevi ous rates have been supported. Turkish 6 b r Cents. are 911 to 92 ; ditto Scrip, first issue, l to 811 ; d i tto, secon d i ssue. 41 to 31 dis. ; Pe 4114 ditto, 4 per C en t s. , are 105 1 - s . Brazilian 41 , Cents, a re fi rm a t 941 -2- ; Portuguese at 471 ; ' s ll d Russia n 41 per Cents. at 100/ 1. Venez ue l an Per C en t s , are steady, at 431 to 44; Sardinian 4t 86 1 87 ; Sp an i s h a t 451; Dutch 4 per Cents. 41'e flat, viz., 1011; Chilian Loan is 2 to 1 dis. A steady improvement is still apparent in the I ,, t affic returns of a ll th e pr i ncipal railways of the ( kited Kingdom. As the recovery in trade pro ceeds a further increase may be anticipated, and ch areholders generally appear satisfied with their t'llture prospects. The market, consequently, is ve '3' firm, altho ' ugh it is naturally influenced by ~411 Y d epreciation in the value of the funds. The iterthcoming half-yearly meetings are awaited with 'ine curiosity, and favourable dividends seem to bear xpected not only on account of the augmented thaings, but also in consequence of the savings o _ a e t must have been effected in the debenture P rations, through the abundance and cheapness of money. to Theie last,, 'week's railway receipts, asce r t a i ne d u p s da y , are in round figures as under :- G reat W estern. 1858. 1859. 25,834 25,425 North -West in 60,665 53,818 t th-I 'Veste ern - ii i e n t° , 4 ... I . a. 11 391 10,726 7 "°1411:,,"' Ote_., r-,astern .............. 15,144 15,412 I „.,4' Northera ..... 13 `, ,,', ea s tot h a i n r a e andx Yorkshire: .. 23,001 19,18,5 'a°4ll.-Easterne er 5,291 4,943 29,741 28,596 1, 4 :1 t taocashi re 6, 9 99 5,094 k a ! l ster and Carlisle ktlthester, Sheffield, and Lincoln . I ,,. ° lford S eprd ' ' 6,804 6,182 west T; " orcester, and Wolverhampton 4,236 3,687 4,t artlep oo i ' fliZilrgh and Glasgo 44 4 'Irw, r and S outh-W w estern 4 teat AV l luk of Canada .. 7,635 9,055 i th - e stern of Canada 6,740 8,092 tetipee Rail 6,740 Share Market has been moderately h ues : 1 , Prates, however, in some of the principal Gr e ,: i 'mv a variation of about 1 to -1 per cent. Roil"ii' Western and Midland have declined ss. ; lt°ll, bl anchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and Ned 2, as tern, 10s. ; Great Northern, 155., and folk ' ta n, £1; Lancashire and Yorkshire, Nor kttballa,l\torth Eastern, Berwick, improved ss. ; tuic i , western, 10s., and Edinburgh, Perth, ni ld 4- ' l uldee, Li. The Foreign and. Colonial Vetiertakings have shown little activity. Lombardo -I)o4retian have receded about 55., and Great Luxem- Or e g. a nd Sambre and Meuse are a shade flatter. 4,14 at... Indian Peninsular have improved 10s., and itb o. ! Indian. and Grand Trunk of Canada brought , u t . former rates. kileoint-Stock Bank shares are at slightly reduced ? s • City Bank have declined 10s., Bank of ,), t s s. Lond on an d W estminster improved ss. 0 , 4 the Misqellaneous Market Peninsular and ent al t am os. Steam improved 55., and Peel River /111 / li TIM FUNDS ------ 4% Stoc ki e . (iii . c . e . s. T . 8 .. 1 . 5 . !!‘,..Y .. !%..T O . NE O'CLOCK. I Der Cent. 2261 haw Cent. Consols Annuities . 9 61 1 4 1: 41 * 3 Per Cent. Ann T ties 96 i t 54 64 54 Pitt expire les 961 1 Pitt .4, ,S, sth Jan., 1860 1 3-16 , Ditto ~,, - Years, expire sth Jan. 1860 l5-16 NNii,, ' ) u ears,X expire sth A r ' 1885 184 3-16 I , tto I) Bt telc ... .. P " 224 Vitt() -h-euentures 9l '''i tt o „„"),,4(18,£1,000 2O oil so s'ilter X 1 000 22 la fo r Ac C ,ount l' A ti . l March J une. it:Tier Bi ll s £l,OOO, 2d. & 1 1d.. 37 1 - I keh!' n zill, 14 - 1 40 37 I p ity - Iner Bonds, 1859, 34 per Cent .... 1004 4 l 'a ' zi e li,... S OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. ,bi t .tr“-1858er Cent. '' . o. t4 - . 11 " ,44 per Cent. 944 a i Dit to ese, 1853, 3 per Cent. - ma / Account thn, 1 822, L St ., 5 per Cent ktic,;`.:44 , Per Cent - t N o A Per Cent. - Illnidirount Tilthtto Acp Cent _ islci t h . ,socrunt - ) Ij i i t t to 2 1 (11 lilit to , slue - ,b!tt o i r t iceount r i , t 4 ::tt o . 4 o ll aor ti anteed, 4 per Cent. 1054 bi e t ?llela, 6 lit to Ace° P ii : . ' Cent. - 44 31 thlteh Dividends. on the above payable in London. Ditto "" ertifica c hange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent fixates, 4 per Cent. co nsols TWO O'CLOCK. , Money 954. 6 C onsols for Account, rob. 8 9si 6 ••••••••••••••mimmummwm•lmmen•••.........won...... tto attention of the authorities having been , I linn•he frequent outrages on unprotected females tr.a ti ea~ChA4 railway, they have in con . templation, it is said, all e companies to have in every train carriages I ,,,lt i , e , h a ss into which only females shall be admitted. V'j l terl: ll ll __G FISIIERY.—DIINBAR, Jan. 17.—The N 'Y f a i r B ,':ug has conunenced. A few boats have brought of g s uots into the harbour, which were sold at the Woi,,, t 4l o per 100. The quality was not very good. From b h us winds of the last eight or ten days the white oto was been entirely stopped, the boats being unable to 1 11 , 11 14 ~$• Rarey, the horse tamer, gave ibition three days ago at the Royal stables . at 4o titer Vreaence of the Minister of War, the Ainefican b4 a11,1 a number of superior officers of cavalry. A Crlltegne a o cli gring to the regiment of the Guides was first ttei t , 111 and afterwards a very vicious mare from h . .018.i:et. In less than a quarter of an hour this ktraal became perfectly tractable. WARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. FOREIGN Railwa A Closing I Business ys. pad, Price. Done. Can.° 0v.6 p.c.Ja. & July Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. Do. 6 p.c.Mr. Az Sep. N. B.Clint.6p.o. Ja. AtJuly Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. NovaScotliGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S. AUS.G t. 6 pc. Jan &Jul y Vict*Gov.Gp.c.Jan&July 38 40 10 12 I } ll 20 21 gi 1 d I itiP 41 51 1 11 24 3 [T SECU: Closing Prices. 1121 113 114 115 114 115 110 111 994 1001 110 111 109 111 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 1131 13 1101 9911001 Joint-Stock Banks. !Paid. Closing Business Price. Done. Agra&UnitedSerViceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bank of India, &c City Colonial Corn. Bank of Canada Commercial of London Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch Gen. Bk. oSwitzerland Lon.Char.lik.otAustral. London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster Nat. Prov. of England Do. new National Bank 91 93 27 27i 49 61 58 60 2 14d 63 65 16} 171 211 22 INew South Wales 100 loo; ! 48 48 Share Orient. Bk. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New 100 10 1 Stock 204 21 6.1 60 South Australia Do. New APPEAL.-..ItiViLAND V. MORTIBOY. Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London 19 - 1 - 7 (1 MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Zuvin:dos done 11 4 Stock) n I Remanded. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY 'EVENING JANUARY 20, 18.Eo, LAW LATT.ELLIGENC.A'.-( THIS DAY,) COURT OF CHA.NCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor and Lords Justices.) The question in contention in this ease is, whether the plaintiff's sister, and next of kin of the late Mr, John Shep herd, George-street, Euston.sqUare, is entitled to £6,000, being one-half of his personal estate at the time of his death, the plaintiff having already received the other half. 'ice-Chancellor Sir Sohn Stuart found that the plaintiff was also entitled to this sum of £B,OOO. The defendant, Mr. Mortiboy, appealed, but the plaintiff stands as appellant, and defendant as respondent. The evidence in the causo having been concluded yes terday, Mr. John Drake Coleridge, for the defendant, resumed his address to the Court upon the import of the evidence in the cause this morning. The learned counsel, in a clear and lucid statement of the case, contended that the balw ee of evidence produced was in favour of the dePaidant, and showed that Mrs. Mary Shepherd. Was lawflilly married to the late Mr. John Shepherd, and to no other person. That the alleged statements made by the two servants, Hannah Hawkins and Ann Wood, that Mrs. Shepherd told them that she had been previously married to Mr. Masters, was not true, but was contradicted by the surrounding facts and circum stances of the case. It was equally untrue that Mrs. Shepherd was married to Jones, or Ward, or any other but only to Mr. John Shepherd. The defendant, Mr' Mortiboy, is trustee for Mrs. Shepherd, and the legality of his claim to the £6,000 in question depends on the validity of the Marrlago of Mrs. A. Shepherd at St. Pancras Mirth in 1824, which is disputed by the plaintiffs. Mr. Malins, Q.C., is now being heard in reply for the plaintiffs upon the whole ease, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN 112 CALVERT AND CO. To-day was appointed for hearing' a trader debtor's sum mons, taken out against Messrs. Calvert and Co., brewers, by Mr. F. Hunt, of Mina-road, Old Kent-road. James Smith, of Colford-street, Holton, and James- Mason, of William-terrace, Fairfield-road, Bow, journeymen binders, who claimed a sum of £529 Ba. The ease possesses some interest from the fact that since the trader debtor's sum mons was taken out, on the 30th December last, Messrs. Calvert have filed a deed of arrangement under the 6-7ths clause, and the trustees or inspectors yesterday filed a cer tificate that 6-7ths of the creditors are above £lO each, had signed the deed, this being done in accordance with sec. 226 of the Bankruprcy' Consolidation Act, which, in effect, makes the deed prima fade evidence in courts of law and equity, and in case the summons was answered by an affi davit that there was a good defence to the action. The exist ence of the deed was referred to, on which .RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. Mr. C. Lewis, who appeared for the petitioning creditors, who dissented from the deed, said that as no affidavit had been made that there was a good defence:to the action, he must ask for a bond. His Honour refused. Ho would not make an order on Lose disputed oases. The summons was then dismissed. SECONDARIES' COURT. (Before Mr. Secondary Potter and a Jury.) SINGULAR ACTION AGAINST A MILITARY OFFICER.— DAmAgts £6OO.—BASTARD V. LOFTUS. Plaintiff is a widow lady of considerable property, and defendant is a lieutenant-colonel of militia, residing at Spilsby, in Lincolnshire. The action was brought to re cover damages sustained by reason of the detention by defendant of certain articles deposited with him by plaintiff, and which he has neglected to return. No one appeared for defendant, wh9 suffered judgment to go by default. Counsel for plaintiff said that she was a widow lady of good family and independent property. Amongst other articles, she was at one time possessed of a most valuable set of massive silver plate. This plate was very old-fashioned, and much Ir.ore valuable than similar articles now manufactured. From some cause or another she, being about to procerxt on the continent, was desirous of parting with thl t s property, and having known the defendant for so ;le time, she entrusted him with the plate, and instruAed him to sell it for her if he could. Upon her rot am from the continent, she found that defendant had dot sold the plate, and not wishing then to part with it ; he asked defendant to return it. She was put off witt txcuses from time to time. At one time she should have it the next day, and at another time he wrote that having lost a son she could not expect him then to trouble about a set of plate. Finally, much against her will, plaintiff had been driven to the present course. He (the learned counsel) repeated that he had not the evidence of a silversmith to offer to prove the value of the plate. Neither could he give the weight. Mrs. Bastard having had to do with an officer and a gentleman, had not taken steps that would have proved most protective to herself. As it was, however, the jury would receive such evidence as he could give, and they would give the highest sum, as there was no proof that plaintiff's value was an incorrect one. Some years'ago, a chimney sweep found a diamond in the street, and there beineno owner he was adjudged the rightful possessor. He took the diamond to a silversmith, and offered it for sale, but the silversmith, thinking it a good opportunity to do the poor sweep, kept the diamond, and refused to render any account of it. Upon this an action was brought, and the silversmith refusing to produce the diamond, it was valued as a brilliant of the first water. In the present case defendant raused to produce the plate that had been entrusted to him, and he (the counsel) called upon the jury to give plaintiff the sum she claimed. Evidence having been given of the above facts, and the learned Secondary having summed up, The jury found for plaintiff—damages, £6OO. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) A BARGAIN'S A BARGAIN. - -CIIILD V. SISSON. This was an action to recover £7 12s. 6d. for two cwt. of Lemon peel, 70s. per cwt. Plaintiff stated that he was a manufacturing confectioner, and in December last year had in his stock nearly half a ton of lemon peel ready for candying. A person named Raymond called upon plaintiff and said he thought he could find a purchaser for the peel, and offered 655. per cwt. for it. Plaintiff declined to take this, and said he would sell at 705., and allow Raymond 2s. per cwt. for his trouble. A sample was taken by Raymond to defendant, a large confectioner in Bishopsgate-street, and an order given. Two hundred weight of the peel was sent in, but defendant found fault and refused to accept any more. He offered a price, but as peel at that time would be worth 905., and the price asked was low, he (plaintiff) did not think he was called upon to ask a lower figure than 70s. Raymond was called, and swore to these facts. Mr. Beard, for defendant, said the facts were widely dif ferent from these. Mr. Sisson never recognised plaintiff in the matter, and dealt only with Mr. Raymond , who, upon calling with the sample, assured him (defendant) that the peel was ready for candying. Indeed, in the first instance, the peel was not offered to defendant for sale, but Raymond asked him what would be his charge for candying it. De fendant said ho should rather buy the peel gut and out, and after candying charge Raymond the lowest price. The peel was sent in, but instead of its being fit for candyingl it would be at least four days before that process could be gone on with, and then defendant would be put to consider able extra expense. Finding this to be the case, defendant at once communicated with Raymond, and insisted that the peel should be taken away ; but Raymond asked him to keep it, and said he should have it at a price. The peel at the outside was worth 455. Defendant was called, dud two witnesses also, who de posed to the above factn, and that the peel was not worth 70s. To answer this plaintiff said peel was very scarce, and defendant had got the peel a bargain. Mr. Beard would assure his Honour that not one piece had defendant been able to use. His Honour thought that defendant had not derived any benefit from his bargain; but a bargain is a bargain, and defendant must be bound by his. Verdict for plaintiff. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY.) ROBBING A PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTlST.—Charles Clark, a respectable -looking young man, residing at 6, Pleasant-row, Stoke Newington, assistant to Mr. Charles Stanley Herve, photographic miniature painter, of 256, Oxford-street, was charged with stealing a photographic lens, &c., the pro perty of his employer. The prosecutor said the prisoner was in his employ as an assistant up to Saturday last, and while he was in his em ploy, about a fortnight, he missed several small articles, such as cases, in consequence of which ho spoke to another assistant, telling him to observe the prisoner, and, having done so, the lens in question was yesterday missed. George Frederick Kirkwood, assistant to the prosecutor, said that the previous morning he missed the lens, and told his employer. The prisoner happening to call in the after noon he told him to wait till Mr. Herve came in, and when he did so he said to the prisoner, " We want that lens." At first the prisoner denied all knowledge of it, but on his employer telling him to fetch up the officer who was below, the prisoner said, "If you'll wait till to-morrow morning I'll produce it." He was then given into custody. Frank Gillaird, assistant to Mr. Gill, pawnbroker, of 8, Hampstead-road, produced the lens pawned by the prisoner on the 18th of January, for 7s. Prisoner said it was his own property, and bought in the city, and there were hundreds like it, but the prosecutor positively swore to it from marks on it. Mullard, 339 A, asked for a remand, as he understood there was a previous conviction for a similar committal while he was employed on Tower-hill, Gill, a tinplate-worker, in Fore-dtv jet, Limehouse, and he had been away from hini some tim a in consequence of very sev ere ill ness. He recently Were d his services to his mas ter, who requiredhirn to work P ,...0m six in the morning till eight at night; which was m o - :re than he was able to do. Mr. Yardley thought it u• t' to require a giow ing youth to work for more. than 12 hours per day, includ ing meal times, even if he..was in good health, but he should certainly say, from the Appearance of the lad, that eight or ten hours per day wa 4 all that 'could be reasonably required of him. The lad pr.c in a certificaiz signed by Dr. Richard son, of the Dis7eensary for Diseases of the Chest, in the City-road, sta";ing that he coul only work from eight to ten hours :per day. Mr. ardley said a master had no right to kill an ap prentie9. If thP lad was overworked and died in conse quence, the master would be liable to an indictment for Inan elangtter. The boy could only be required to work acc,ortg..l to his strength. Ile lad said that his master's son struck him on the head with a mallet in September, 1857, and the blow caused concussion of the brain. Mr. Yardley said, in the face of the certificate produced, the boy ought not to be employed either 12 or 14 hours per day, and granted a summons against Mr. Gill. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—EIIen Shea, a woman of the town, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with steal ing sd. from P sailor named Thomas Wiley, belonging to the collier brig Venus, lying off Stone-stairs, Ratcliff. The prosecutor, a Newcastle m.)n, entered a public-house with two shipmates this morning. They called fora pot of beer, and while partaking of it, Wiley, who had been drinking very freely, became sick. He was holding his head down and vomiting when the prisoner put her hand in his trousers pocket and took from it five pennyworth of halfpence and ran away. The sailor pursued her and gave her into custody of a policeman, who took the money from her. The prisoner pleaded guilty and was sentenced to two months' imprisonment with hard labour. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND LIN COLNSHIRE. The directors of this company have just issued their half yearly report. It states that the directors have pleasure in announcing that the competition which has so long prejudicially affected the prin cipal railway companies has now ceased, and that the heads of two agreements have been signed on behalf of the Lou don and North' Western, Great Northern, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln shire companies, the first under date the 26th of November, the second the 23d of December last. The agreements are to be taken as in operation froir, the Ist of January, 1859. The first agreemr, m t provides for a complete interchange of non-e - .anp e .. titive traffic at through rates, and also Provides for equal rates for competitive traffic, to FA settled by arbitration in case of dispute. Th s second •agree ment provides for a general divirAion of competitive traffic, and for the proper IrAssage of competitive and non-competitive traffir:, t o and from Liverpool, on agreed terms, by suf'..,n arrangements (to be sub mitted to Parliamert for confirmation) as, when fully completed, it is hoped, obviate the necessity for air' outlay of capital by the company between Gars'eon and Liverpool. The iteecitints of the half year show a total revenue from all sources of £293,399, a total ex- Penditare of £148,846, and a balance of net profit of X 144,553 ;, which, with the balance of £1,031 firm the previous half year, amounted to £145,584 'Available for interest and dividend. The de -1 benture and other interest-charges against the half year amounted to £69,533, the canal an nuities to £13,754, the • dividend on debenture stock to £650, the dividend on the £6 preference shares to £23,725, the dividend on the 31- preference stock to £2,952, the dividend on the 6 per cent. preference stock to £26,160, and the dividend on the new £lO redeemable 6 per cent. shares to £6OO, making a total ch arge o f £14 0, 3 81, and leav i ng £5,203 for the next half-year. The capital account showed that £9,021,379 had been received and £8,936,925 expended, leaving a balance of £84,514. The revenue account for the half-year ending the 31st of December last showed that £393,400 had been received and £148,864, or 52.35 per cent. ex pended, leaving a balance as above of £144,553 against £156,485 at the corresponding period of 1857. WEST SOMERSET. The works on this line, which are to connect the town of Taunton with the port and harbour of Watchett, and thence by steam open up communi cation with the Welsh coast, will shortly be com menced. At the last meeting of the directors it was decided to proceed with the construction of the railway, and the board concluded the contract for the works. ILLINOIS CENTRAL. A meeting of the shareholders in this un dertaking was held yesterday at 26, Throgmorton street, to consider the present condition and future prospects of the company. After some discussion, it was arranged that no formal resolutions should be moved, but that means should be taken to obtain further in formation from the company with respect to what prices the land s p ro d uce d i n proportion to their distance from the line, what portions were sold, at what rate per ton the goods were carried, and other points, without w hi c h i t was impossible to form a just idea of the future prospects of the undertaking. The meeting then separated. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday the Examiners on Standing Orders declared the standing orders of the Houses of Lords and Commons to have been complied with in re spect to the following railway bills : (Before Mr. Smith.) North-Western.—To make a railway from More cambe Bay to the Lancaster and Carlisle Railway at Poulton. Colne Valley and Halstead Extension.—To make a railway from Parson's -bridge to the Eastern Counties Railway at Audley-end. Leominster and Kingston —To make a devia tion from the authorized line at Pembridge., Sittingbourne and Sheerness.—To raise additional capital. Sevenoaks.—To make a railway from the East Kent Railway to Sevenoaks. Scottish Central—To raise additional capital. Lymington.—To purchase the ferry between Lymmgton and Beldre, and to raise additional capital. (Before Mr. Frere.) London-bridge and Charing-cross.—To make a railway from the South-Eastern Railway near Bermondsey-street, to Hungerford-street, Strand. Also to make a branch railway from Cornwall-road to the London and South-Western Railway at the Waterloo-station. South Durham and Lancashire Union.—To aban don a portion of the undertaking, and make a deviation. • Liverpool Stations Junction.—A railway from Walton-on-the-Hill to the Garston extension of the St. Helen's Railway. Merthyr, Tredegar, and Abergavenny.—To make a railway to Aberystwith and branch lines. Ringwood, Christchurch, and Bournemouth.—To make a railway from Ringwood to Christchurch. Victoria Station and North-Western and Great Western Junction.—Standing orders were not com plied with. THIS DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Jan. 20.—Wind this day at noon S.W. ; light airs and fine. - SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 19.—Sailed--Malta. screw steamer, for Sydney. Covers, Jan. 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Hygera, from Callao. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 18.—A barque, with all sail, set in a sinking state, was sighted on the 4th inst. off Capo Light, with a brig rendering the crew assistance. CHATHAM, Jan 19.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Norrland, from Belize. TORBAY, Jan. 17.—Arrived—Louisa, from London, for Sierra Leone. MILFORD, Jan. 19.—Win i d W.—Arrived—Fordmill, from Swansea, for Gibraltar, leaking considerably; Souter Johnny, from Liverpool, for Mobile. HARWICH, Jan. 19.—The brig with which the day, of Scarboro', was in contact on the 16th inst., was the Pitton, of Hartlepool, not the Petto, as reported. Or ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH) • SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind, W. Arrived—Havre, steamer, from Havre ; Despatch, steamer, from Jersey; Bon Pero de Famine; Le - Vieux Maitre, from Bordeaux, with a cargo of oilc,ake. Sailed—Le Coq, for Cherbourg ; Wonder, steamer, for Jersey; L'Etoile, and Argyll, steamer, for Carentan ; Alliance, steamer, for Havre. - - - LivEnrooL, Thursday Morning. Wind, W.S.W. Arrived, Jan. 19—Universe, from Savannah ; Jessie Miller, from Port Carlyle; Industry, from Alexandria; Jane, from Patras ; Richard Goodwin, from Malaga Raimone, from Nantes. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind, S.W. ; tide, low water; weather fine. Arrived, Jan. 19—Queen of the Dart, from Palermo ; Erphis, from Marseilles ; Heros, from Rio Janeiro ; Julia, from St. Melo ; Ivy Green, from Odessa; Clina, from Va lencia ; Lady Shirbourne, from the Mauritius. 20th—Sarah Kizg, for Lagos; A. F. Moore, for Galatz ; Lord John Russell, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind S.S.W., foggy. Anchored—Gray Oak, for New York; Campbell, for Cardiff; Elize Eubeke, for Port Phillip—all from London. " I say, Mick, what sort of potatoes are those you are planting ?" " Raw ones, to be sure ; your honour wouldn't be thinking I would plant boiled ones." Share) Share 12.10 13.14 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Anthem., N otting. Bost. and Eastern Junction gelfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol., and Str. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Pas sage Cornwall A myna. no div Do. A until6p.c.per an Do ' B I hasbeen pd. toB Dublin andßelfast Junc Dun.,Pert h, & Abr. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk Stock Stock Do Edinburg* and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Westn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lred) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern ! Lancaster and Carlisle Do. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F 215 Do. do. £9 shares Do. West Riding Union o. Southport lii,„ don and Blackwall 2510ap.sh ton &S.Coast London & No,-th Westn Do. Eighths London& South-W " 411 L'derry & Coleraine ... L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def ) Newry, Warpt., & Ros Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchasel Do. Leeds. Do. York North London N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction.... North Staffordshire.... North-Western No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wek Stockton & Darlington Da.. do. 18.54 Do. do. 1855 Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do. Prefereme,No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London Do. Ist Class.. Do. 2d Class . Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 16 16 13 4 Stock 11.6.3 11.6.3 Stock Stock 124 Stock) Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock) Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Share' Railways. 25 Blythe and Tyne ic per c. pref. (issued at 250) Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 20 Do. do. do. Shares tock Caledon glO, 41 per cent 12.10 Do. Quer. Shares, N 0.2. Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. et .. 61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p , c oi Dun. Pertli,& Aber.Jun Stock E.Angn. Class A 7& spe Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock K Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Stock Do. do N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock East Lane. 6 per ct 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths stock Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Stoc Furness, 5 per cent'..:. Stock Glas. &S West.; a. 5 pc. Stock Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Stock Do. 5 pcltedm.,lop.c.pm Stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 100 Do.sp.c. R edm.,.: pc. nm 10 Gt. NII. of Scotld. Ist nt I Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland)4 Stock p. et. pref. Stock 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 41 p ct Redeemable, 4 p. ct IDo. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Binning. guar. stock Do. Chcsterguar.shares IDo. do. do Stool Stock} Stock Stock Stock) Stock) Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock] 12 12 Stoc all 1100 100 100 100 100 all IDo. do. do. I Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock ILon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c. No. Lon. & N. W. Cov. &Nur - caton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, she Londondy.& Ennis, sh & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 34 per cent. Ilfaryport & Car., 4 p.c Do. 4 per cent 5 30 28.2.8 f Stock 12 14 1 Stock Stock Stock Alfred Consols (Attack) pritish Iron Condurrovs (Catnborne) Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) Great South Tolgus G.Whcal Al ack) G. Wheal Vor(Helston) Lady Bertha North Frances (IIlog,:m) North Wheal Crotty N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) Par Consols (St. Blaxy) I Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) ISortridge Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) South C. Brea: Mogan `. S Wheal Fran. (Illogitt Tamar Silver and Lead 2.11,10 17s 11.18.8 Stock) Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Brishtir.6 p.ct Do. 4} p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Ilit.pref. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, zua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.ltail.& D‘k. Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. _ 9k 18s 6d Sit 7.9.4 nil. 18.18, I Minim): Co ,Ttn Crott United/tit ines(Gwennap) Vale of Towey (Carm.) 'est Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeird) Wheal Basset (Mogan) W heal Buller (lied ••uth) Wheal Edward (Cale.) Wheal K itty (U. Lelant) Wh'l3laryAnn(blchhe) WWI Trelawney (Lisk.) 40 12s 17 MIN: COLONIAL GOVERNMEN Sharei Stock Sto ck' Stock , Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stoat Stock Stock Stock 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Do. feeds, 6 p. c. No. 1. Do. do. Quarters, 1846 140. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g Do. do. do.. 26 gun Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk. in perp Scottish Central, new pt Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 31 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.p.ma.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 108. Do. Fixed 44 percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do .41 per cent Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 41 per cent S:-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua , Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e , Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 percent. 2511 25 Stock 102 1i Securities. 0 10 21 3 465 475 180 190 12 13 2! 3i 1* 1„ 7 8 2 34 7 8 16 17 Paid. 2i 21 ,230 240 1} 14 4 20 22 130 140 115 225 120 140 I 21- 8 9 211 48 50 30 31 100 100 100 100 100 100 Share' 100 100 20.11 • Railways. Paid. I Closing I Business Price. Done. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 48 5 5 20 Ardennes all - - p re., Notting. Bost. 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 1 d par Eastern Junction 10 61 61 • 5 Belgian East. Junction all i 11 t and Ballymena.. all - - 20 Beziers to Graissessaa- all 7 8 Vol., and Str. Val. all 71 8} 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail. all 2 21 Lane., and Chesh. 20 Dutch Rhenish l5 41 4} Aion lOO 66 68 6 Eastern of France ...... all 27 271 mrn • all 11 ' 111 20 Euphrates Valley_ 25. - - p and Tyne all 30 32 20 Great Central of France all - - 1 and Exeter clan - r and Holyhead - - nd Bandon all • - 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - - 31krock,&Passage all - - 20 Lombardo Venetian... . 8 11 lip 91 3 all all 5 4 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf. all - - I A reves. no div 1 all - - 20 Lyons and Geneva .... all - - until6p.c.per an all - - 333 Maria Antonia all - hasbeen pd.toß. 20 Do. do. New - - I andßelfast June. all - - 20 Namur and Liege all 81 81 'erth,&Abr.Junc. all 8 9 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref all 20 21 ,nfrlian lOO 1 . 171 16 Northern of France .... all 37 37 n Counties lOO 62 631 20 Do. New Shares - - p n Union A Stock 100 46 48 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref all 81 91 do. II Stock 100 30 32 20 Ottoman, ,irua. 6 per cent 7 3 141 rw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 - - 20 Paris,Lyons, and Mcdit. all 331 331 :ent ,ancashire lOO 95 9 7 • 20 f Recife& S. Fran. (Pern.) I 9 id p ar uffolk - - t gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) .. all - - 20 Ri,sra and Duniburg.... 4 - '- mg* and Glasgow 100 69 7 0 .„. .. ~ 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - - Perth, & Dundee. 100 30 31 on a t 20 Royal Danish all - - k Clyde Junction all - - 5 Royal Swedish - Ss lOO 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. .. all - w & South Westn ldo 96 98 20 Sambre and Meuse. ..• . all 7} 7' 71 corth of Scotland all 10 101 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref. ... all 91 9 Northern lOO 104 4 105 1 Mt 20 Southern of France .... all 21 21 10. A Stock lOO 88 90 84 West Flanders all 6 10. B Stock lOO 132 134 10 Do. 51 p, e . Preference . all Lth.dr, Wstn.(lred ) 100 105 1 0 6 20 W. & N.W, of France- all 23 24 Western - - Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 56 57 20 Western of Switzerland all - - outh Eastern all - - 6 Wiesbaden - - ter and Carlisle. all 87 92 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref. - - - irds - - w Thirds l6 12 1 13 1 P ~.2 hire & Yorkshire 100 97/ 98} 9 8} do. F 215 6 d p BRITISH POSSESS IONS. do. 29 shares 7 Ltd st Riding Union 3- - Sh are ' R a il ways. !P a id. Done. ithport - - i and Blackwall all 61 61 C p l r o i a ce in . g Business -iss.at £slosp.sh 4l - 100 Atlantic &St tairrellee i o .::.ton &S.Coast 100 all - - g, N o :th Westn 100 9 6 1 97 1 96 1 a Leased at 6 per cent.. 1121 1131 _ll3 lithe gu. 5 per cent 3 P & South - W.. 100 941 WI 95 4 1 18 Do all - - 14 l - - & Coleraine... al 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 Id p & Enniskillen. .. 1 39 394 39 18 Do. Do. B 41 Id p het, & Lincoln.. 100 - - d 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 61 71 ditan 3 - qO2l 1021 1/ 1 20 1 Do. New l6l 14 13 d t lOO 1 02 4 - ning. & Derby lOO 7 4 7 6. 1 00 f Buralo,Brant&Godrieh / 100 E 5 00 I 6p. ct. bds. 1 An ! *. 1872 ) • West. (Ireland) all - - 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 80 85 'area all - - 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 78 83 ,le and Carlisle all - - 20 Cl cu tt a .&S . Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. par 3- p ber., & Herefd all 12 12/ 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 25. - - i Armagh (def ) 9 - - a Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2a. - - pm Warpt., & Ros all - - 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s• 6d. - - 100 65 67 65 4 20 Corkin Guaranteed 6p.a. 2 1 1 p ounties Union 3 1 3 1 0 d all - - ritish loo 62 4 63 1 63 2 i 171 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal,gu.sp.c 5 1 d 4 P .Rail.&Dk. Stk. 100 - - ,Stock East Indian, fr,U, 6p, c lOO 105 106 1051 651 r.- Arec.no div. 20 Do. C Shares all - - p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 - - 20 Do. E Shares Lxt lO - -p .ock - 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 - - 54 4 astn.-Berwick 100 931 34 93/ I.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 II 1 d d 100 D 0.41 p.c. lids. pay.'s9 all - - 20 Geelong& Mel.gus.s p. c. all 18 181 ds lOO 48 49 k lOO 101 77/ 78 103 , S to. cent . Geelong Corporation 6 1 100 - - mo per Bonds :F tool Grand Trunk of Canada 100 361 371 37 est d n. n , Hampstd 100 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 75 77 ty Junction.... 23 ls. - - 100 Do, 6 per cent. Pref lOO 90 92 affordshire.... 171 4 1 4 1 d 20 Gt.indlaPenin.g,ua.sp.e all 106 107 .107 61 estern l } 4 1 131 20 Do. New, gua.6 per cent. 4 par l u. W. Junction all 7 4 8/ 20 Do. do 4 par ip p 41 Wor.,& Wolver lOO 31 33 all - - 20 Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.-Scrip / 2,. - ith l9 7 5 d t guaranteed 5 per cent. ) 20f Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 161 164 161 10 - - ' 13 4 3/ d C en t ra l lOO 13 115 20 1 Do. New YR E., Aber. Stock 100 27/ 281 100 f Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ) all 106 108 t opt. till '6O ish Mid. Stock 100 86 88 re Union lOO 46 47 , 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 106 108 urne & Sheer. all 4 2 d 100 Do. do. "/3 without opt all 104 106 von lOO 37 4 38 1 100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do .. all 99 100 stern lOO 741 75 75 41 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. c. all 18 181 des •ks.&Riv.Dun all 14 14/ 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension.. 15 19 19 18 - - ) g a r • 6 e P . e . 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.n.c. 10 par ip Wok., & Wok all 8 11 20 Do. Fourth do. & Darlington. all 35 36 351 Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 - 20 Classßy L A I n a d p ( i l tl im s h . - 18.54 221 - - Newßrunswick&Car da. 1855 7 - - 10 2 11d & Hartlepool 161 - - 100 - - .. Do. do. Land d 0... •• 1 renceNo. 1 - - 2 . 0 . 1 N D o o r .. tho d f o ind L ia a T nd ramr do o . a .: i 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. lO 4 3 d avenbk&Rail 22 - - - - eath lOO 89 92 2s. I & Kilkenny 100 - - Limited, Scrip 1 & Limerick all - - 20 Oude (Limited) - mall ...,41 15 4 111) n. & Cry. Pal. all - - 20 Do. recv.nodiv.till 20 Do. New g `" 2 5 par } p g been pd. to B all 3 3 i 20 Do. Punjaub all 61 63 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. 5 id par Awl - - 20 St. Andrews & Quebec t•c,,,, A 18 - aBB all i - - 10 ,Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 Icl 3 p LBS all -- - I . PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH MINES. Closing Business , ['ways. Paid. I Price. Done. Share' Mines. Paid.' Closing Business Price. Done. .-_,..........., - ,ITIES. Business Done. FOREIG: Australian Boa AccordCopper,Lim. Brazil. Imp. (is. at L 5 p.) Do.St.Johndelßey,Litn. Do. Land and Mining Co. Clarendon Consols Min- ing Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Cepiapo DunMoun.Cop.Mir For Luna General Linares Lu 3itanian Mariqui ta New Granada N.RhineCop.of S.Ans.L PontgibaudSilver, Lead Mining and Smelt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba United Mexiczn MISCELLANEOUS. Niqcellaneous. !Anglo-Mexican Mint' Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at 25 dis British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 1862 Do. C . Canada Land Chan. Islan d Tel.(Lim ) Cop.Min.otEng.&Smitg Do. Preferenoe 7 per ct Crystal Palace. Do. Preference Eastern Steam Electric Telegraph Eng. & Aust. Cop.' t. 'o Europ. &Ind.Junct: Europ.&Am.Stm.(Link.) GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim , Gen. Steam Navigation London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co Mediter. Electric Teleg Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) National Discount Co Netherlands Laud Do do Do B Pref.,i. at ldis N.Br.&NovaSc ss otiaLand N.B.Australasian (Lim.) North of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Peel Rim Land & Min pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mall Steam Southd s a b mdao A u r Runtsert Teleg.rf Registered a Y n .( L s L c a i r Do. ip. Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. van Piemen's Laud _te all all all 15s. all all p aid Closing Price. 240 13. 410 270 35 36 24 3-1 40 42 19 21 13 15 115 120 91 101 24 25 11 11 41- 5i 107 110 1 11 11 2 1 d 11 s il 6 i d 1 2 1} 1/ 15 18 I 1 1 dil par 2t 3 81 83 124 134 24 26 7t 7 125 1374 37 39 it LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Leasing Co.'s. Closing Price. Bedford and Bletchley Buckinghamshire Clydesdale Junction Colchester, Stour Val E.Lincolnshire„cr.6o.o E Union,HarwichShs Do. Woodbridge Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.&Eall. Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. i Shares London &Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk Midsb.& Reda, g. 6 c Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk Newmarkt.,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. c. j Nortlin .& Eastn. 5 p. C. Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Roystn,Hitch..& Shep Shf.lloth.&Gol.g.sp.c. Shrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire Wear Valley, g. 6p. C. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn (tz N.W Ln tic N.W Caletionin E.U.ScE C at.Nerth. &Counts. 98 100 104 10( 17 19 142 144 4 Caledonia Do. Gt. West Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.3ld. Do. Do. S. East Do Peto &Co Do. Norfolk Do LN w&IVI ~Stk.S Dar I 100 Midland 5. 5.6. E.Connts. all Do . all Do. all Do.__ all st i :A N . y W k. all IDo.__ 100 Idt.North. 18116 Lan. (t Yk 1 all T Brassoy all 31 4 Clean all Stk. Sr Dar all Do. 100 Gt. West all LABrp,-,tn DOCKS. Docks. 21 98 1(.0 i iP 68 60 9} 10 Ili 90 92 8 9 Stock Commercial • 100 Stock Do 4 porCent.Pref.Min 100 Stock East and West India 100 Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria - lOO 98 100 20 Do New lB Ruttiness Done. I Paid ! Closing I Ilusinesi Price. Dollt. Share) 49 51 90 98 1 103 105 6 tli 100 103 ,113 118 109 112 115 117 114 116 132 134 83 85 73 74 113 115 121 123 111 113 ICC. 108 CI 66 101 11} 92 94 84 E 6 86 88 98 100 91 10i 161 171 10 10. 73 74 19 20 91 10 141 141 143 145 1120 122 1183 168 123 125 I __l AP, 68 70' 143 145 103 105 90 98 91 9i 111 11& 9 10 1112 114 99 100 4 dis p i d ip 1231 244 3 123 110 112 101 103 10 11 24} 25 1 104 106 104 106 17 19 29 30 33 34 48 52 1111 113 r)5 67) 115 120 90 92 1142 144 THAMES. IMPORTANT TO APPRENTICES AND MASTERS.—A pale and delicate-looking youth, named John Clark, who is labouring under a disease of the chest, came before Mr. Yardley, and stated that he was apprenticed to a Mr. Jan, THE SPRING HANDICAPS. WEIGHTS FOR. Tl Run May 4. Distance, Two declared on or Fisherman . Age st lb 6 9 0 Saunterer Roman Candle Tournament 5 8 4 Special License 5 8 4 Leamington 6 8 2 Arsenal Odd Trick 5 8 2 Fadladeen Yorkshire Grey Black Tommy Borderer 5 8 0 Underhand Eclipse Vanity Ducrow 6 7 10 Long ge ran Knight of Kars Fright Melissa Sedbury 4 7 8 Lifeboat 4 7 8 Ditto Blackthorn Blue Jacket Hydromel Pole Star . 8 7 6 Katharine Logie .. 5 7 6 Prioress 6 7 4 Bird in Hand 5 7 4 Rocket . East Langton. 4 7 4 Cock-a-doodle. doe 4 7 4 Montague Gouvieux Argosy, the . 4 7 4 Mr. Sykes Hobgoblin 5 7 0 Sam Spode 4 7 0 Rio 5 7 0 Fashion Queen of the East Villikins Gildermire 4 7 0 Brewer, The 6 6 11 Rogerthorpe Miss Harkaway Masaniellc 4 6 11 Tunstall Maid WreiLtler.... Simpleton Jealousy . .. Jordan Physician, by cih an _ ticleer . Trovato - i t Teler ram Ri`Ater : I "..modamia Wilton Scribbler Tattler Barbarity Pensioner Lord of ',ern 4 6 6 Cagliostro... 4 6 6 Stapleton King of the Isles .. 5 6 6 King of the Gipsies 6 6 5 Master Bagot .... 5 6 4 Ancient Briton .... 4 6 4 Cawood Dispute Harry Stanley Grillade a 6 4 Herne 4 6 4 Royal Sovereign 4 6 4 Go-a-head 4 6 4 Ronconi 4 6 4 Matlas Julia Hamlet Broadlands 4 6 2 Supple Jack. 4 6 2 Queenstown Satinstone 4 6 2 Amsterdam Prince of Denmark 4 6 0 Princess Royal 4 6 0 Abron 4 6 0 Flying Duke 4 6 0 Tiara Peeress Grand Secret 4 6 0 Misty Morn 4 6 0 Ravenstonedale ... 4 6 0 Polly Peachum.... 4 6 0 Prince of Orange .. 6 6 0 Wouvermans ...... 4 5 12 Meadowdale Mitraille 5 5 12 1 Shafto 3 5 12 Musjid • Belle Compromise. 4 5 10 c by Flying Dutch- man -Gila 4 5 8 Turned Loose 4 5 8 White Hart Drogheda Marseillaise 3 5 8 Bellona 1E CHESTER CUP. milesand a quarter. Forfeits before Feb. 1. st Conductor 3 Age 5 lb 8 Lazy Lass 6 5 8 Sampson 4 5 8 Gorsehill Fleet Pandora 3 5 8 Queen Bess Thornhill Botany ... .... 4 5 6 Palmister Wanderer . F. M. The Duke of Duty Enfield Marionette 3 5 6 Martha Harefoot Highwayman Fearful Flitch 3 5 6 King William Nelly Empty Bounce 4 5 4 Trumpeter 3 5 4 f by Chanticleer— Ellersdale's dam 3 5 4 Solomon 3 5 21 Heir at Law 3 5 2 Rosabel Commodore. 3 5 0 Southampton 3 5 0 Old Robert.. 3 5 0 c by Vatican, out of Lady Mary .. 3 5 0 Willie Wright .... 3 5 0 Meg Merrilies .... 3 5 0 Cantine 3 5 0 Physician—Gameboy4 5 0 Knockburn Nosegay Raspberry 3 6 0 Independence Hal o' Kirklees 3 5 0 Griselda 3 5 0 Bastion Broad.lnim Cl':ra Webster 3 4 12 ifralian Paul Jones Margery Daw 3 4 12 Gladiolus 3 4 10 Petra c by Flying Dutch man—Meanee Mutineer Sobersides Precious Stone Rare Avis 3 4 10 St. Clarence Far West shuffle 3 4 10 Little Agnes 3 4 10 Syria Burgomaster 3 4 9 Lovett .. .. . Woman in Black . 3 4 8 Portia 3 4 8 Daniel Appendix Defender ,Pan 3 4 7 Barometer 3 4 7 Dutchman's Daugh -1 ter iCoroner Dane, The 3 4 7 Bumble Bee Vigo Birmingham 3 4 7 Bankrupt Aston 3 4 7 Palm Leaf 3 4 7 c by Orlando out of the Broom 3 4 6 Molly Carew 3 4 6 Faughshin 3 4 6 Meg 3 4 6 Queen Charlotte Trepan Tomboy 3 4 4 Christmas Pie 3 4 4 Eleanor 3 4 4 Nassau. Harraton 3 4 4 Timon Bevis' 3 4 4 Australian Maid Old Point 3 4 4 Aysgarth Olympias. 3 4, 4 Tapioca Adelaide 3 4 0 Bouquet 3 4 0 Heiress Production... 3 4 0 Marine Timandra f by, Orlando—Gaze 3 4 0 Miss Digby Northumberland Duchess 3 4 0 Press Forward WEIGHTS FOR THE NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. Age st lb Fisherman 6 9 5 Skirmisher Leamington .. 6 8 12 Tournament 5 8 9 Pole Star .... Special Licence 5 8 7 Borderer Black Tommy .. Yorkshire Grey Adanias 5 8 2 Blue Jacket 5 8 0 Physician,by Chan ticleer 4 7 12 The Brewer Ducrow 5 7 12 Fright Tunstall Maid Sedbury 4 7 10 Kestrel Simpleton Blackthorn Telegram Malacca 6 7 9 Laodamia Lord of Lorn 4 7 8 Hobgoblin 5 7 7 Herne 4 7 7 Clydesdale 4 7 6 Charles 2nd Supple Jack 4 7 5 Costrel : 4 7 5 Accurate Apollo.. Compromise Ancient Briton 4 7 3 Gilliver Tame Deer Trip the Daisy 5 7 2 The Tattler Abron 4 7 2 Dispute Amsterdam ' 4 7 0 Theßald-faced Stag 4 7 0 Stapleton Royal Sovereign Newington Polly Peachum 4 6 13 Ravenstonedale Jealousy The Earl Little Matlas 4 6 12 King of the Gipsies 6 6 12 Grillade a 6 12 Rio 5 6 12 Princess Royal. Wouvermans Ruth Turned Loose Gammon The Grand Secret 4 6 8 Schismatic 4 6 8 Courier Sampson Hydromel Drogheda WEIGHTS FOR THE HANE f the highest weight accepti be raised to that, and. tl Age st. lb. Fisherman 6 9 4 Saunterer Skirmisher Leamington Gunboat 5 8 11 Polo Star . a 8 8 Borderer Vanity Blue Jacket Physician Ducrow Tunstall Maid Blackthorn Malacca 6 7 9 Simpleton Telegram Ditto Satinstone 4 7 7 Herne 4 7 Spiteful Dick 6 7 5 Costrel Ancient Briton 4 7 2 Abron 4 7 1 Dispute Cock-a-doodle-doo 4 7 0 Volta Julia Bald-Faced Stag The Ethiopian Cawood Stapleton Go-ahead Ravenstonedaie ... 4 6 12 Romeo Lady Dot Turned Loose Drogheda Lord Glasgow is subsci Age st lb Gala colt Beacon. Deceiver Haymaker 4 6 4 Moadowdale King William 4 6 3 Scent 3 6 2 Shafto 3 6 0 Fly-by-Day 4 5 12 Gargrave Secret Treasure Meg Mollifies Solomon 3 5 11 Queen Bess Trumpeter 3 5 8 Heir at Law 3 5 8 Newcastle Little Rose 3 5 8 Southampton ...... 3 5 8 Wild Rose 3 5 8 Griselda 3 5 8 Layton 3 5 7 Schism . 3 5 7 Clara Webster 3 5 6 Barometer 3 5 5 Margery Daw 3 5 5 Timon 3 5 4 Topsail Pan Commodore .. 3 6 4 Mutineer Sobersides 3 5 4 Broadbrim 3 5 3 Brookside C hanoine Whimsical The Dane 3 5 1 Precious Stone 3 6 0 Timandra The Pirate Northumberland Duchess 3 4 12 Vigo Birmingham 3 4 12 Little Agnes 3 4 12 Aysgarth Brown Holland 3 4 12 Artevelde Moorcock Paul Jones Gladiolus Blackmail. 3 4 10 Gaze filly The Gem Bevis Old Point 3 4 9 Harraton. Butterfly gelding.. 3 4 7 Agnes colt 3 4 7 Vivace Helia Yellow Rose 3 4 4 Lord E. Russell is a sub scriber, but did not name. GREAT NORTHERN )ICAP. ing be under Bst. 121 b., it will he others in proportion. Age st. lb. Sampson 4 6 7 Meadowd ale 4 6 3 Haymaker 4 6 3 Prince of Denmark 4 6 3 King William Montague 4 6 3 Cornboro' Cavendish 3 6 2 Archduchess 3 6 0 Shafto Eller '3 5 10 Meg Merrilies .... 3 5 10 Newcastle 3 5 8 Uralian Far West Harefoot Mutineer.. Burgomaster 3 5 4 Pan 3 5 3 Broadbrim 3 5 2 Defender c by Dan O'Rourke —Naughty Boy 3 5 2 Precious Stone 3 5 0 c by F. Dutchman —Meeanee 3 5 0 Shuffle The Dane Adelaide 3 5 0 Paul Jones I Little Agnes 3 4 11 Aysgarth Vigo Gladiolus Northumberland Duchess 3 4 10 Harraton riber, but did not name. TILE MAGNETIC TELEGRAPIL—The underground wires of this company between London and Liverpool, which pass through Birmingham, Willenhall, and Wolver hampton, having been found ineffective, are in course of being taken up. They will be superseded by new wires, which will be carried along the turnpike roads, but under ground through the towns. Electric communication be tween London and Liverpool is now obtained by a, set of wires along another route.— Wolverhampton Chronicle. Austria, in imitation of the other great powers, has decided on attaching a superior officer for military affairs to her embassy in France. Colonel de Loewenthal has arrived in Paris to perform these functions. Friday next, the 21st, being the anniversary of the execution of Louis XVI., masses for the repose of his soul are to be said in the Chapelle Expiatore,Rue cr Anjou' at nine, ten, eleven, and twelve o'clock. SPORTING NOTES. THE CHESTER CUP CHANCES. The Handicap for the Chester Cup, which was this day placed before the public, will gratify curiosity and create quite a sensation in sporting circles. At the Club the weights have been eagerly discussed, and, of course, opinions differ widely as to Mr. Topham's estimate of cer tain horses' ability. Still the majority of persons are of opinion that the allotment of the weights has been made with a strict regard to impartiality, and with a thorough knowledge of the antecedents of the animals entered. Ce twin horses, too, that last year obtained an undesired notoriety have been properly marked by such a weight as will effectually exclude them from the race. The handica is a light one, and as one, if not both, of the top weights is sure to accept, there is no possibility of the scale being raised. The difficulty will, therefore, be to procure boys to ride, and amongst the light weights are certain horses that will require a deal of " steering" round the tour: e. Of the top weights Saunterer, with his steadying 9st., will doubtless Command supporters, and Leamington and he are the most attractive names in the heavy division. Underhand is fairly in, and he will doubtless be amongst the "contents." 7st. 12M. will prevent the most sanguine admirers of Eclipse from indulging in great expectations of his chance and Mr. Ten Broeck will, perhaps, place his trust entire in Barbarity, as Prioress, it is said, is turned loose in paddock at Newmarket. Polestar is as leniently treated as her owner could expect, and as her late want of form would warrant. East Langton, who was all to pieces at the " back-end "of last year, must not be overlooked. The course will suit him, and his weight is not unfavourable. Of the 7st. lot, Argosy, Villikins, and Gildermire will command attention. The Alder man's mare is thoroughly game. Villikins proved Newmarket that he could race a bit,—and Gildermire has undoubtedly ability albeit she is not always trustworthy. Both Tunstall Maid and Wrestler seem to me placed on advantageous terms; from the manner in which the latter has beenbaeked, and from the form which he once displayed, it could not have been expected that he would have obtained a more lenient impost. Sam Spode, who has figured fre quently and prominently in the betting, has, to my thinking, received a stopper with 7st. Jordan, 6st 101 b, and Physician, fist Blbs, are both treated with consideration. Of the two, bow • ever, commend me to the " M.D." who is undoubtedly in on very advantageous terms. If Riseber be the Riseber he was as a three-year-old, I should no t lik e t o b e against him at est. 31b. If the:horse be only sound, he will be dan gerous ; but I am inclined to believe that Mr. Topham had cogent reasons •for treating him so tenderly. Pensioner is not handicapped on such easy terms perhaps as his backers anticipated, Sand, to my thinking, Compromise —as well in as anything—will keep him safe. At Ascot last year, Pen sioner conceded Compromise 41bs., and beat him by a head only; at Chester he will have to give him 101 b. The next lot that attracts my attention comprises—Herne, Queenstown, Satinstone, Drogheda, Flitch, Solomon, Old Robert, St. . Clarence, Shuffle, Birmingham, Aston, Old Point, and Marine. The number of acceptances will doubtless exceed that ever before obtained for this race. " Ruff's Guide," which has been necessarily delayed in order that the changes of names should be altered, and that some important additions should be made to it, will be pub lished this day. A FRESH MAN. THE CHARGE AGAINST TWO PHY SICIANS IN DUBLIN. . The two physicians, John Edward Protheroe and Charles Evans Reeves, were brought up again, on Tuesday, at the Police-court, Dublin, on the charges, the particulars of which were given in The Sun of Mon day last. Mr. J. E. Walsh, Q.C., and Mr. W. Ryan, with Messrs. Smith and Whitcstone, solicitors, appeared for the College of Physicians; and Mr. J. A. Curran, with Mr. Charles Fitzgerald,jun., attended on behalf of the prisoners. Mr. Stronge, one of the magistrates, said he understood that a statement was made by one of the witnesses on the last day, that the certificate of character of Dr. Protheroe was not written, as it purported to be, by Dr. Reeves, but by Protheroe himself. He wished to know whether that state ment appeared on the depositions, as it was a very important one, as showing preconcert between the accused. Mr. Fitzgerald said that Mr. Ryan opened the case with an assertion that the fact was as his worship stated, but no evidence of it was given. Mr. Smith, solicitor, said Dr. Steele stated that he believed the certificate was in the handwriting of the prisoner Protheroe. The Clerk read the information made by Dr. Steele. Henry Lockyer, the London detective, had his information read to him. He desired the follow ing addition to be made to it :—After I arrested Protheroe in London, he said he attended and passed his examination, and got his diploma at "Sir Patrick Dunn's ;" I think he said "Dublin" also. To Mr. Curran—l asked him no questions, but I stated the nature of the charge against him. He made the statement to me voluntarily. I subse quently cautioned him against making statements. After 1 brought Dr. Protheroe to the station-house in London, Sergeant Keegan came in with Dr. Reeves, who called out, " Protheroe, old fellow, how are you P" and he said, " Very well." (Laughter.) I found a card case in Protheroe's pocket, and took from it a card, on which was engraved " Dr. Protheroe." Mr. Walsh, Q.C.—That is very important, a s showing that the prisoner styled himself " doctor." Mr. Curran-1)o you mean to say that Dr. Reeves addressed the other prisoner as " Dr. Pro theroe ?" Witness—No, he said " Protheroe, old fellow." Protheroe said he passed at " Sir Patrick's ;" I think he said "Dunn's" also. Sergeant Keegan, of the G division , was next examined. He stated that when Protheroe was arrested he said he passed an examination at Sir Patrick Dunn's Hospital, but he was not sure whe ther the prisoner said " Dublin" or not. Mr. Walsh, Q.C., said it was not intended to call witnesses. He apprehended there was a perfectly clear case of concert established between the pri soners. They found .one gentleman of the name of Reeves writing no less than three letters in the name of Protheroe—then coming over from London to the College of Physicians, and passing an exa mination under the same name, and finally getting a diploma for " Dr. Protheroe" to practise. Here was a plain case of forgery and personation. not they found a gentleman in London of the name of Protheroe practising with the identical diploma, so obtained by Reeves. Under those circum stances he thought that a jury would not hesi tate a moment in saying that all this was done by pre-arrangement between the prisoners. If the certificate of character had been identified as the handwriting of Protheroe, the case would be placed beyond all doubt. There was, however, such a prima facie case established as warranted him, on behalf of the College of Physicians, who were discharging a public duty in prose cuting, to hold the prisoners to substantial bail that they would abide their trial at the next commis sion. The College of Physicians did not desire to put the gentlemen to unnecessary! trouble; but it was perfectly plain that gentlemen in the rank of life of the prisoners would not hesitate to pay £2OO or £3OO to avoid the exposure of a prosecution for the offence charged against them, and therefore the bench ought to enforce substantial bail. Mr. Curran said there was no forgery or perso nation in the case. The accused denied that they were guilty of what was charged against them ; but assuming that the facts were as they appeared on the informations, he still submitted that they disclosed no offence known to the law. Mr. Stronge said it occurred to him that if the gentlemen were let qut on their bail it would be impossible to enforce their recognisances in Ireland. They had no property in this country ; the recog nisances would resemble a fgreign judgment to be realised by an action, and could not be estreated by any summary process. He might be wrong, but his opinion was as he had stated. __ _ M. Curran said if the parties did not appear a warrant could issue for their apprehension. Mr. Stronge, in reference to the offence charged against the prisoners, said it was au offence against the public welfare to obtain, by conspiracy, a diploma for a person not qualified to practise. It was an offence at common law to conspire to do any act by which the public were damni fied or injured, even although the act itself Was not an indictable offence. It was better; how ever, that the law of the case should be discussed before a higher tribunal. Therefore, he thought that his colleague would agree with him that the case ought to be sent for trial, and that a substan tial rule of bail ought to be imposed upon the prisoners. • Mr. Curran said his sugo gestion as to the b a il t o be required not having been acted on, h e wou ld apply for the unconditional ,discharge of the pri soners ; and asked where was the proof of any conspiracy by the prisoners in Ireland? Mr. M'llermott, magistrate, said that point had occurred to him, and he had looked into a case respect ing it. It was quite true that there was no evidence of Dr. Protheroe`having appeared in Ireland at all ; but if a conspiracy between the prisoners was once proved, it was settled law . that the overt act of one affected both. After some discussion, Mr. Stronge said the bench were disposed to make the following rule of bail :—Two householders in £lOO respectively for each prisoner, besides his personal recognisances in the sum of £3OO. Mr. Curran suggested that two householders in £5O each should be taken ; but the bench refused to lessen the rule, unless with the consent of tha prosecutors, which not being given, the rule men tioned by iffr. Stronge was settled. The prisoners were then removed. 3,858 3,655 ;,099 3,833 3,713 s 3d; )s 2d; :sd; s 6d; ',495; peas, :hall slug quo- Lough cavy ere in i cur- f 4. d. 4 8 5 0 4 6 5 2 3 6 4 2 pigs, [over load. ov er load. Dach n 30 thu offer rado Is ed ocl ; >lbs• iay, 'rola I to Os ; [ Of i to 1