The Sun. — London, England, 1862-02-27 00:00:00

1 2 18 -r, and the mode of their capture and destruc• "cm, together with anecdotes of each, and all Which have come under the author's observation, Will be read with interest. The volume concludes With some remarks on the breeding and rearing of horses, and toe formation of light irregular ca valry; and as Major Shakespear was for a consi derable -time commandant of the Nagpore irregular force, his views on this subject are worthy of attention. .11101:'EY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'Ci.ocK. The minimum of the Bank of England is main tained at 21- per cent., the directors at their meeting to-day having, as anticipated, refrained from making "3 7 alteration. The subject, however, attracted very little notice either in monetary or commercial Ci rcles. There is still an abundance of money, and accommodation can be obtained is the general mar ket as low as 21 and 21 per cent. At a special meeting of the Natal Land and Colonisation Company the directors were empowered to raise £150,000 on 6 per Cent. Debentures, which money is to be invested in first mortgages on lands in Natal. A small quantity of gold,viz., £4,000, was with drawn from the Bank of England yesterday. The Ethiope, for the West Coast of Africa, took £2,000 in specie. A call of 25 per cent becomes due to morrow on the East Indian Railway 5 per cent. Debentures. Rather more business took place in the Liverpool cotton market yesterday, and prises tended up 'wards. The sales were 10,000 bales. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :-- Gr eat 'Western. 1862. 1861. *,, 0 rth-AV t .. £41,334 £41,183 South. - e " ril I, 4-Western ghton Midl and 12,610 12,516 36,067 37,537 SGreat oUth-Easte Northe rn rn 24,375 25,515 e 11 . , Tull' and Yorkshire ,netel and Exeter 5,101 5,786 North Eatern. North British o.l'l,loSouth western (Ireland) 5,973 5,853 7,418 7,032 ,"b w and South-Western 7,258 7,221 k2rrand Trunk of Canada Gre at Western of Canada 10,359 7,050 Thes e return s st ill show a cons id era bl e f a lli ng o ff 11. the r eceipts on most of the principal lines in the manufacturing districts. On the North Western t here is a decrease of £3,994 ; on the Midland, of 1 " 470 ; on the Great Northern, of £1,140; on the La ncashir e I\o and Yorkshire, of £4,565; on t h e Nort h Easte rn , of £2,607; and on the South Eastern, of X 72 7. The Great Western, however, shows an the: Brighton of £l5l ; th e S o uth Western, of £1,111; of £94 ; the Grand Trunk of Canada, ofv 4373 6 3. ' : 11 ; and the Great Western of Canada, of B usines s in th e mar k e t f or P u bli c S e curities has e 0 h r ittiell ed quiet, and the quotations have indicated ti t hi- 1 e e ss .Consols fo r transfer and the 6th proximo ac - . 9 32 for the April account 93a The havetrans been very limited. The New Threes the R e d uced remained at 93-1 Il i ; Bank Stock saruler at 243 an d 244 ; I n di a ditt o fl a t at 224 ; ditt o 5 per C ent . fi rm at 1071 ; the New 2,1- per c ents. realised 771. l i Th ere has not been much activity in the Foreign Per Cents. are 851 851 ; ditto, 1858, 751 ; e ' e lla are fl a t, a t 341 e ; Italian, at 68Z ; Spanish,d at 53L ; ditto, Deferred, at 43 ! ; and Itte, passive, at 191; the Moorish Scrip is steady, at 6 k Prem. ; en d V enezue lan, at 24t. The ~t t tom an (Mires') L oan i s 64i 651, and the New 1 alian about dis. to par. a The h a l f -yearly meeting of the Victoria (Lon „en) bock C ompany was held to-day—Mr. J . P . er's:mod in th e c h a i r. Th e report was carr ied unan imously without m uc h di scuss i o n. The chair man., stat e d t h at the directors had received not i ce that the Charing-cross Railway Company would require their steel yard, and that the directors Would watch the interest of the shareholders in Obtaining the full value for their property. The o p era ti ons , to-day, in th e Railway Share -5 1ark e t have been chiefly in connection with the arrangements for the settlement, and prices gene ally exhibited increased firmness. Great Northerns, )3 rightons, Norfolk, and South-Easterns have im l'rnved 55.; Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Mid !rands 10s. ; M anc h es t er , Sh e ffi e ld, an d Li nco l n , an d ""ndon, Chatham, and Dover, however, have seceded about ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines have been in fair l e i c i ll est, at steady rates. Great Luxemburg realise P; Bahia and San Francisco 16 ; Sambre and 8 Z- ; Great Western of Canada have im e to 131-4 ; and Punjaubs to 14i i i 15. loiut-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares re mained i nact i ve. Bank of Austra l as i a, h owever , unproved 155., and Electric Telegraph declined 10s. B ank St ock FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 244 3 NeCent. R e d uce d A nnu i t i es 93i 1 err Cent. Consols Annuities 47 w 3 Per Cent. Annuities 2 1 Per Cent. Annuities 77i bit fss°epker Cent. 107 k 7 3, .! : :::: 0,0 :ii i ll a t t t per Cent sE:faced Paper, 4 per Cent 102/ per Cent 30 ` - " . t ) bonds i l, oo u I o _ 1 t under £l,000 i-illkols for Account, March 6 931 , ia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent March. June. i o: .tlelle quer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 2 2 D itto Di tto £5OO t Advertis e d i 6vertised itt Small — 17 20 F OREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. ti . ' - i per Cent biador tt 'pop —0 4i pel Cent Bsk V ill New Con so lid a t e d 7Perial Moorish Scrip sk i • e xican, 3 per Cent 13 , 411 i8h 3 per Cent O. New Deferred , bitto Passive knrltish 6 per Cent nitto Account bitto New Loan D itto Account Ditto £lOO 80nd5.... Ve nezuela, 3 per Cent . . 24; Dividends on the above payable in London. l D a u 21 er Cent. Exchange 12 Gail... lia n , 5 per Cent., 1861 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 93k 1 Account ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE.— A grand morning entertainment was given here yesterday, under the patron age of his grace the I uke of Wellington. The.programme 10 eluded the usual vocal performances, a novelty being the a ppearance of the infant Koenig (who is stated to be only eight years old), who played on the cornet-a-piston Ettley's " Zerline Polka," in a style which stamps the young aspi rant for f ame as a remar k a bl e spec i men of precocious talent. !lis execution is rapid, and the tone produced is wonder 11111Y good, looking to the tender age of the executant, who evidently is imbued with a taste for better and more culti vateds ruiilslui subjects. Mr. Steve Ethair's entertainment on the laig.l afforded much gratification to the audience. the performance concluded with (we quote from the bills) viahe barrel at performances of the wondrous Leotard," oce : s , rea liY outdid himself in several new feats on the made his At the close he was rapturously applauded, and a } me obeisance a second time to the audience, among whom were many ladies and gentlemen of distinction. _ GOLD EN ROUTE FROM AUSTRALIA.—There are Q ( Picr 11 ships due in England from Australia, with gold on board to the amount of about a million and a quarter ster n h . The following are the names of the vessels and the 4111°W it of specie on board :—The Indemnity, for London, Out 108 days, with 12,477 ounces, of the value of £49,780; t l h n eM onarch for London, out 108 days, 42 , 581 ounces, va• 40 ,834 ; ' the clipper ship Lightning , out 99 days, for f Liverpool, 24,040 ounces, valued at £ 91,160 ; the Clut h a , for London' out 101 days, 2 2 , 662 ounces , value £ 90,160 ; Mooria for London, from Geelong, out 94 days, 14 ' 994 ounces ' valued at £47,856 ; the Scottish Chief, for Liverpool,out 92 days, with 4,438 ounces, valued at — ` 1 ,752 ; Netherby for London, out 87 days, with 5,460 s3 d tilla est valued at L ' 2l 840 ; the Queen of Nations, for Lon -;,00, out 86 days, with ' 33,212 ounces, valued at £132,848 So uthampton, ' for London, out 87 days, 49,879 ounces , all ied at £177,576; the Marian Moore, for London, out 75, 1 . , (14 ? 8 ,' 8 , 28 7 ouces valued at £32,988 ; and the Result, for Fro m out 72 Ways, 39,403 ounces, valued at £151,612. "'HA the returns of the amount of gold shipped from Aus tralia we learn that the total shipments were 1,847,713 °lllla as of gold, valued at £7,390,852. We lear n b y th e l as t acc o u nts from China that the 'aropeen, steam transport, having on board the Siamese ambassadors, arrived at Bangkok on the 4th January. h ey were received on the following day by the Firs King, °n w hose mind th e rec it a l o f th e i r v isit to France appeared t 0 produce a very f avoura bl e i mpress i on . The Empero r o f A us t r i a pa id a v isit three days back to Count Forgach, Chancellor of Hungary, who has been for some time suffering from illness at -Vienna. it in- Major be of [tidos- Lighlg plain which temps there , in ad- eviou o s very novice hunts, 3hake as he mental eaters. of the exCeP" at it is tigress dinary d such hunt"' ad th,e, At all he was m ore. ale e%" w hich natural der th at leer the h i n ly be - e y ive g they are t let as i-eaters, id there 3 Ilages in ose duty ced, and iterated, journey Lich they Lties per 'weepers, thin the se a very liere ar e ans , this ed to re lotted to the name ttchroeht ?•allowe.4 d this Is grounds/ D the en limits of r per(1111- whether he stoke ,le, wide: aken ont r one or umber of nian th e at nigh t , ry eon , ' fested tly kil led sponsib ° eport, hi I of, e ll s , ive away 11 anlnl g f 0 OVnie r tO 1:13V its a mile Filled by din fraal ey bacet rues 113 .': o eat I" of 1115 Lcora n „. ° ac:itertllto he, fronl, tsteps out b ° " s a con- 337 bil9° f of t b° s to 0° tiger in loss ° e R uses 1° t it I° ' ll to dares the tige r. A l t 0 : 6. to tlil übjectecis s ' cree t a (kill e lav e r i d a t, SHARE MARKET-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. raid. l Closing Busi ness Price. done. 13.14 fir., Wol., and Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bost.,Sleat,andnid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Ben Con ,Cornwall 74 8 10 Do (A gets no div A till 6p c.p an.has, 10 Do. B been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Belfast June.' 15 Dun.,Perth,& &b. June 3t East Anglian it Eastern Counties 3t Eastern Union, A stock, ;t Do Bdo do !,5 DoNw A. late E U 3ds it East Suffolk ;t Edinburgh & Glasgow ;t Edin., Perth, & Dundee ;t Ulasg. and S. We , tern GreatNrthn of Scotland] ;t 'Great Northern it Do A stock I Do Bdo IGt. S. an W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Irish South Eastern Lancashire k Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Smith Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskiller %tan., Shef., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do * shares Metropolitan Midland Do New 6.4.0 Do Birming. & Derby Mld Gt. W. Ireland' Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle. Newry, Warnpt, (1.. r Ros Norfolk North British N or.Dey.R ail SzDk.stock Do A stk ; A recs no d till 6 pc. has been pdß Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do,p.N.E. purchase, Do'Leeds - 19.16.4 Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire A". and S. W. Junction Not. G ran. RI. & Canal Portsmouth Rll3 coney 4 cottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do So 1. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon S. Durham & Lanc. Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darling;ton Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. 12.10 6i 7 96 b 7 106 107 5 6 Do Pref. No. 1 ThamesllavenDk&Rail Ul.ter 42 44 10i 11 20 21 57 58 55 58 36 30 93 94 301 sot 101 103 1171 1181 116 117 134 '36 106 108 71 71/ 57 6 , 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 Newpor Do Herefordli 1071 107 i 60 62 120 121 46 47 94 06 101 102 - 6 11 43 44 74 84 fi lip 101 103 69 71 65& 66 972 93 Ldp 55 hsi 87 874 1 101 103 .61 6d 127 129 45 47 103 106 47 48 37 39 844 85 68 70 100 102 51 ri 384 304 84 94 p 54 6 4 p 144 148 55i 564 24 ai * d 87 92 [2B 131 61 7i 47 49 43 46 90 92 1071 ; 45j 98 k 1011 971 d LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Co. s Price. Done. ___ Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.& N.W Birkenhead., Buckinqh ms,Ere lOO Do. 06 08 Chester & Holyhead lOO Do 53 55 Do. 51 per cent 100 Do. Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O E. Lincolash. gipr c. 100 Gr. North. 136 138 E.U.iion,HarwichShs all 10,Counts. 4 0 Do. Woodl3rid , t•e.... 100 • • • • Gls. Barr. &Neils.Drct. 100 Caledon .. .. • Do. new Gloster & Dean Forest all `zt. West. .. .. Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 109 111 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.& N. W 200 205 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. BNmilev, 6 per c all Do ...... .. .. London & Ureenwich 100 (S. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen , Lon.,Tilb. &S, .thend 100 [Peto &Co B2 84 821 Lowestoft g - ua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 pier cent lOO Do.• Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M 31- 3Z Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 5. 5.6.1 E Counts. p 1 p gua. 5 per cent. .. Nor ain. &E a, tn. sp. c. all ;Do. Do. 6 per cent..... all IDo • • Do. Fixed sp. c.... all 'Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepool 110 N. E. Ber .. .. North Western Preston and Wyre. 1 all L&N , L. i, k. 1 44 46 Do. 4 shares A , all IDo. ••• • .. .. .. Roystn.llitch.& Shep 1 100 , Gt. North. 134 136 Shrewsby & Hereford' 100 IT Brassey 122 124 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 93 95 Wimbledn t Croydon all L.&Brgtn 81 96 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share! Railways. Paid . Closing Business Prices. Done. Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 Bris. Exet. 4p.c. st Do. shares Caledon. qr. shri, No. 2 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. 'Cornwall, 5 per cent Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun Do. Ist Class Pref E. Angn. Class A. 5 p. c E. Conn. Ex. 5 p.c. No. I Do No. 21 93 95 20 21 6 61 99 101 109 111 103 111 127 120 82 81 Do. new 6 p. c. st Eastern Union. 4 p. c Do. 5 p. c. guar Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares Do. 4 p. c. guar. S. & I Furness, 5 per cent Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c Great Northern sp. c D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c. pm Do. 44 p. C. do Do.sp.c.Redrc.atsp.c.pni Gt. Nh. of Scot. ist pref. Gt. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 pe , ' cent Great West. (Berks and Hants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 4± p. ct Do. redeem. 4 p. ct Do. irredeem. 4 p. ct Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref. r)o. Birm. pref. shares Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. shs Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. she Do. Birm. gum. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do Do. do Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. pref Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock; Do.Barnsl.st£l 2s 10d pc, Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.) 1 Do. 44 p. c. (Blackb. pur. Lon.&Brig.sp.e..gu. No.l, Do. 5 per cent,,,do. No 2' Do. 6 per cent. d 0... • • • , Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 7 per cent pref. stk Do, 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) Do.4p c.st.(div.deLliP 65 Lon.Chat.&Dnv. sp.c.pf. Lon. & N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7 p. cent. et., late 3d shares .... Do. per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl. anns 1 of 2s 6d Londondy. & Cole. shs London y. & Ennis. she Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per ct. Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent, ........ Do. redeem. 6 percent... Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. c. Do. 41 per cent. . Midland Con. 6 p. c stk. Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c Do. 44 p.c. pref. st. rdem Do. 44 p.c. irredeemable Do. 44 per cent . Do.Leic. andllit4per ct N..rflk. 5 p. C. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 54 p. c. PTA. st. 1847 D 0.5 Way.ValEx.st.lBl7l Nort British, 5 per cent. Do. New gua. 5 per cent Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs. Do. do. do. Nth.Dvn.Rail.&Dck.Co. N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. Do. 44pr. ct. redeemable Do. G. N. E. 4 p. ct. pref Do. Berwick 4 p. c. pref. Do. Leeds 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. Do. York, H. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire.... Rhymney Guaranteed.. Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock.... Do.Aberdeen,pma.6p.c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann, 10s. Do. Fixed 4j per cent 'South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 44 per cent Do, Fixed 44 per cent) South Wales, gua. 4 p. c. Do. 44 per cent Do. do. 1859 Do. 5 per cent. S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua. Do. 5 p. c. gua. Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c o. c. o. W pwo. a . , t pi r f ie DD d d r gua PPuf6.: stk. Do. 2d ao Do. Newport 5 p.c. pf.red Do. tilt 1869 st 2s 6c1,1 all [ 100 100 100 1 1 100 18. 13.4 1 O. 6. 100 Ibo 100 100 100 100 100 128} 8 90 li p 28 29 32 31 31 33 42 45 128 130 123 126 103 105 124 128 120 125 28 33 4 100 100 100 100 100 100 112 114 90 92 [OO 102 99 101 00 92 91 93 LO2 104 94 103 174 181 10 111 77 79 204 tl4 10 10f 154 16 - - 36 138 112 114 112 114 135 140 112 114 152 156 128 101 75 77 96 97 I:3i 131 2-1 126 1 OPm 69 71 i iPm 13' 139 103 105 94 96 111 113 [O9 111 1} lipm ►lOO 102 dis par dis par 22 23 35 140 10 11 24i 25 101 103 101 103 DOCKS. stock ICommercial ........ stock th.). , 1 per Cent.Pret:lii ... stock East and West lnlia stock I Eondo- stock ISt. Katharine stock !Southampton Stack 'Victoria ..... 20 11)0 New ~...weleartiSms 100 124 126 100 68 60 100 60 62 100 - 102 199 101 l' 2 id p 10i 11 95 96 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 27, 1862. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. WAKEFIELD ELECTION-(TIIIS DAY.) Share' Railways. Closinv, I Taid. Price. Business done (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TWELVE O'CLOCK. (Smethurst's Committee.) Smethurst Hay , , 361 (Hay's Committee.) • 381 • 370 100 .2t.ttaiatio & St Lawrence stir ,lioni.,Barodadz.Cent lud Gu. 5 per cent.. 20i Buil aio .lid Laxe Huron, 204 Do. New 10 Do. Preference 5 Clout Easto. ( L ) 68 72 100 i 101. 6 d PRIVATE BUSINESS. 8 81 5 of ICape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim ; ICapeTown & Dock Scrip !Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. 4 p o. Debentrs. Do. 5 p. 0. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 Do. 1866-1871 Do. de. G Ext Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Hay . Smethurst PETITION. 1021 11 21 LINCOLN . RACES—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. Do. 2tPref. 6 per et.. Suburban 1 Twenty ran. SCURRY STAKES. Do. 6 per et. Debentr, Do. 7 s per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867 .. Do. do. 1872.. 'Gt.lndiaPenin.g - ua.sp.c. ' Do. New gua. sp. c... Gt. South.of ludia(Lim) Eastern Princess Rosalind RACING FIXT RES FOR 186 2. guaranteed 5 percent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New ... •• • I Do. 6 p.c. '73 with , t opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 d 0... Madras guar., 5 p. Do. 41 p. c. Extension Nottingham S Derby Spring 6 Liverpool 5... . Doncaster Coventry l7 Warwick Spring Shrewsbury S 29 Edinburgh Spring Do. 4 t d 0...... • • Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Ands. Newßrunswick Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g - .6pc" Class A Capital Shall Do. do. Land do.— • • • • Northampton 1 Croxton Park 4 Epsom Spring Liverpool Hunt Club Ponteland .. 14 Newmarket C 2l Bishop Auckland Catterick Bridge Abergavenny 24 Thirsk Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. • • • • Scinde Do. Punjaub § Do. Do. .... •• • • • Do. Indus. St. Flo. Ec e, Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. LAW 111 , T. E LL I G.ENCE.—(This Day.) SHERIFFS' COURT. NOVEL MODE OF EJECTING A TENANT.-GOA V. STYLES. This was a writ of ejectment, plaintiff being the landlord of premises held by defendant, who was a marine store dealer. Mr. Beard, for the defendant, said this was a particu larly hard case upon his client, who, having paid rent re gularly for many years, and having established himself in a business, was now called upon to turn out and thus do all the work over again. Plaintiff—He should keep a civil tongue in his head (Laughter.) Mr. Beard—You see, sir, there is considerable feeling in the case. I only ask for time. My client cannot in one moment find premises in the city of London suitable to his business. _.___. The Judge—And you see, Mr Beard, the landlord is entitled to his premises whenever he chooses to demand them. Mr. Beard—l am aware of chat; and I only ask a little time. Give my client two months. Plaintiff (indignantly)—l will not allow it. Rather than he should stop in my house two months longer I would pull the roof off over his head. (Roos of laughter.) Mr. Beard—l have no doubt of it. _ _ _ The Judge found that by the Act of Parliament he had no power to grant a longer time than ten days, and de fendant was ordered to deliver up possession in that time. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—( p as Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A LICENSED VICTUA.LLER.- Dennis Mannes, an Irishman, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting Mr. Gedge, of the Crown Tavern, Broad-street, Golden-square. Mr. Gedge said that on the previous night the defendant came in and annoyed all the customers. He tried to eject the defendant, when he made an attempt to bite him, and pulled his whiskers. He got the defendant outside, when he again became very violent, and made a rush at him and kicked hire violently in the groin. It was not the first time the defendant had been to his house and annoyed his cus tomers. Defendant denied the charge, and said he had only had a drop to drink. 38 C proved seeing the defendant seize hold of the com plainant, and before ho could get up the defendant kicked the complainant in the groin. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the defendant 20s. or a month for the assault, and Mr. Gedge having stated that the defendant had also broken a partition in his ho use, Mr. Tyrwhitt ordered him to pay 10s. for the dama g e, OF seven days in default. E tT BLt youngEr eme woman,tA . T i 3. stealing £l5 at No. 5 , of the class _______ son C , ll a x w it e G l u l --- r o A m n p n i t o e n , D wasaDaw son, .. chargedunfortunate, r e Mr . residing T y i r n w h S i t t t a Stanley-street, ei with swell-dressed, r e s s il o cl ° , l3BiNG good-looking A G Panton•street, the property of Mr. Robt. Henry Copper thwaite, of 42, Duke-street. It appears that Mr. Copperthwaite was acquainted with the accused, and some days ago gave her a cheque to pay for some wine at the house in Panton-street, and she re fused to give up the change. Meeting her at the same house last night he gave her in charge. On the accused being placed at the bar the constable Parsons, 34 A, said that the prosecutor was not in attend ance. Mr. Tyrwhitt said that being the case the accused would be discharged. THAMES. SAVAGE ASSAULT.—Mary Gibbon, a very disorderly Irishwoman, the keeper of one of those questionable dens in Phillip-street, St. George's-in-the East, where so many outrages and robberies have been committed, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with assaulting and wounding a dock labourer named Richard Cumming, who presented hiii.self in the witness-box with his head bandaged, and his mouth and face severely cut. The complainant said he went to the prisoner's house to visit a young woman there, and entered into conversation with her about the mildness of the weather, in which the prisoner joined. A quarrel afterwards ensued between him self, the prisoner, and others in the house, and they all left it and went into High-street, Shadwell, where in the midst of some words the prisoner struck him over the eye with a heavy tumbler, and cut it open. She also struck him on the cheek and mouth. He was very severely injured, and lost a good deal of blood. His wounds were dressed by a surgeon. _ _ _ Mr. Solfe—And your hand is cut, how was that done? Witness—By the prisoner. My glass was broken to pieces when she struck me on the eye, and 1 am afraid I shall never recover the sight of it again. The prisoner said, in her defence, that the complainant was abusing her sister-in-law, and about to strike her, and she took her part, and hit Cummings on the eye with the glass. _ _ _ The complainant—lf you please, sir, she did it delibe rately. We quarrelled in her house, and she brought th glass away from her home, and some time afterwards struck me with it on the eye and face. Mr. Selfo said the complainant had put it very properly. The act of the prisoner was a deliberate ono indeed, and very savage. She brought the glass from her own house, with the intention of doing mischief. The complainant had no business in such an infamous place to that kept by the prisoner, and he went there for no good purpose. He could not suffer such outrages as those to go unpunished. He sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned for one month, and kept to hard labour. IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN T HOUSE OF COMMONS—YESTELDAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at a few minutes after 12 o'clock. The London and North Western Railway, and Chester and Holyhead Railway (Capital) Bill was read a second time. Lord A. PAGET presented a petition from the Mayor aid Corporation of Leicester, praying for the abolition of the duty on Fire Insurance. WHIPPING BILL, Mr. HADFIELD moved that this bill be read a second Sir G. GREY said he thought the hon. gentleman had very properly introduced the measure, as while there were regulations in respect of corporal punishments inflicted in convict establishments, there were none in respect of other prisons, but as the prison inspectors are about to bring up a report on the subject he thought the matter might be left in the hands of the Secretary of State. As to the power put into the hands of visiting justices for in flicting flogging on juvenile offenders, there was no doubt the law was in a most unsatisfactory state ; but ho thought that were the hon. gentleman to withdraw this measure and leave the question to be considered by the Government in connection with the reports of the prison inspectors on the subject, when no doubt a bill would be introduced re gulating corporal punishment inflicted on juvenile offenders, he thought his object would be fully attained. Mr. H ADFIELD said he had introduced the clause in respect of juvenile offenders because of the severity of the punishment inflicted on juvenile offenders in some counties when there was no such punishment inflicted in others. He should however consent to the proposition of the right hon. Bart. _ _ After a few words from Mr. S. Estcourt, Mr. A. Kiu naird, and Sir F. Smith, who said that, having seen while in the army that flogging was attended with no relaiming tendency, he had been always opposed to it, and he was therefore glad to hear from the Secretary of State that he intended taking the matter up in respect of juvenile offen ders, the order of the day for the second reading of the bill was discharged and the bill withdrawn. METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACTS AMENDMENT BILL. Mr. TITE moved the second reading of this bill. Mr. CRAWFORD did not wish to object to the second reading of the bill, but he would suggest the propriety of affording proper time for consideration before the bill was committed. The bill affected his constituents to a consi derable extent, and it was right that they should have time for considering its various clauses. After some discussion thebill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed on the 19th March. CONVEYANCE OF VOTERS BILL, On the order of the day being read for the second reading of this bill, Mr, CARR moved, as an amendment, that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. Paull, Sir R. Clifton, and Mr. Vance opposed the measure. __ Mr. LAWSON supported the measure. He thought objections which had been urged respecting large boroughs could be got over by exempting them from the operations of the act. Lord JOHN MANNERS said he had of late years heard many modes propounded of extending the franchise, but the system proposed by this mea.eure was certainly the most novel he had as yet heard. It simply was that a man's vote should depend upon a test of pedestrianism, to which the hon. member was to subject the voter. To his mind it would, however, have the effect of curtailing the franchise as regarded the poorer classes, for while the rich man could travel in his carriage, or some other conveyance, to the polling place, the poor man, who could command no such conveyance, must stay at home, and consequently lose his vote. Mr. TAYLOR supported the measure. After a few words from Mr. COLLIER and Mr. KNIGHT LEY, Sir G. GREY supported the second reading of the bill. The subject had been fully considered by the committee to whom the subject had been referred, and that committee, while they recommended the continuance of the pre sent law as regarded counties, held that the travel ling expenses of borough electors ought to be dis allowed. That committee had evidence before them of the immense expense created during elections in the metropolitan and other boroughs, even when the electors had not any great distance to travel, and seeing the burden to be so great on the candidate they came to the conclusion of recommending their being disallowed. As to the case of burgesses living at a great distance from the burgh in which they had the right to exercise the franchise, that description of franchise was fast dying out, and he did not think it would be reasonable to retard the passing of such a measure as this out of respect to that class of voters. He had been told this bill would be very much opposed to the liberal cause, inasmuch as it wou'd enable the rich to come to the poll and exercise the fran chise, while the poor man who had no conveyance could not do so; but he did not think there was any cause for fear on that head, as voters earnest in the cause of a par ticular candidate would not be deterred by any such con sideration from coming up to the poll and voting in his be half. Mr. HUNT considered that until they provided some other mode of conveying voters to the poll who are not in a position to give their votes without such conveyance, they were not justified in taking away the mode of con veyance which they had at present. If they admitted the principle that if in counties people could not come to the poll without some mode of conveyance in consequence of the distance, and that therefore such con. veyances ought to be allowed, they ought to admit the same principle in the case of boroughs. If they exempted some particular boroughs from the operations of the act, he was afraid they would find the schedule of exemption to ex tend to a considerable length, and he should therefore oppose the measure. Mr. AYRTON justified the clause he had got inserted into the act regulating the system of voting, as being in tended to prevent the exercise of a legitimate right being converted into a means of bribery and corruption. The rule he laid down was, that they should not legalise the payment of money to an elector, which might be appro priated to corrupt purposes ; but it was never meant to prevent any man taking an elector to the pell by any conveyance which he chose. There were cases where money was given to electors to pay for their conveyance, who, instead of using it for that purpose, walked to the poll and appropriated the money for other purposes. That was what he meant to contend against, and not against electors being conveyed to the poll where such was necessary. A man might only have his dinner hour to go to the poll, and his master might refuse to take him back to his employment should he not return at the proper time, and consequently the conduct of electors might by such means be put into the hands of the wealthy few, to the great detriment of the working man. He should not object to go into committee on the measure, but he thought the measure as it stood would fail in its intended object. (Cheers.) After a few a words from Mr. CLAY in support of the measure, the house divided, when there appeared— For the second reading .. 130 Against it Majority against The bill was consequently lost. TRADE MARKS BILL. Mr. ROEBUCK, in moving the second reading of this bill, stated that he did not do so for the purpose of raising any discussion on the measure, but simply that it might be referred to a select committee. and be considered along with the general bill on the same subject. After a few words from Mr. CnawFonn and Mr. MOFFAT, the bill was read a second time, and ordered to be referred to a select committee. QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICES ABOLITION BILL. Mr. HADFIELD moved the third reading of this bill, to which Mr. NEWDEGATE having moved a negative, the house divided, when there appeared— For the third reading Against it Majority for the third reading.. , -13 The announcement was received with loud cheers, and the bill was read a third time and passed. METROPOLIS LOCAL MANAGEMENT ACT. Mr. LOCKE moved an address for a return of the num ber of ratepayers in each of the 23 parishes in Schedule A of the Metropolis Local Management Act; adding, in a separate column, the numbers of vestrymen who voted for the present members of each parish as their repre sentative or representatives of the Metropolitan Board of Works, distinguishing (if any) those who were elected by ballot; and similar returns from the parishes united into districts under schedule B of the said Act.—Agreed to. The house then adjourned at 20 minutes past four. FOX HUNTING EXTRAORDINARY.—One of the severest runs upon record came off on Monday. The Cum berland Hounds met at Bolton Park House, the seat of Mr. R. Watson, and a fox was soon beaten from the cover of a neighbouring wood. Setting off in gallant style foxey re viewed Lord Leconfield's vast inelGsures in Westward; then, after putting the dogs in a fix, he crossed Mr. Watson's domain over Snow thence through a heavy valley, and up to Roughton Gill or Silver Gill. Finding that both dogs and horses kept close on the track, foxey dashed onward to seek protection beneath the shadows of mighty Skiddaw—but his remorseless pursuers were not to be shaken off. When he reached the summit they bore close in his rear ; so nothing daunted, he sprang in fine style down the beautiful slopes which overlook Keswick. Still he went on, over field and hedge, past Mirehouse,whoso hospitable portals were closed to him. At last, after a run of thirty miles, which he had spanned in the short space of three hours and five minutes, poor Reynard made ample atonement for all his life's sins, after running so far from his home. Mr. Jefferson, Mr• Turner, and many others were in at the death, and the brush so hardly won will of course be dearly prized. In • old John Peel's day three foxes were chased over nearly the same ground,•—GCtcmberdand .Pacquet. FOREIGN Algerian Antwerp Ai, Rotterdam Ardennes.... ...•• • •• BahAS.Fran-Lim.7p.e. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine Rail Coniapo Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ....... Eastern of France .... Grand Rua Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Etalian Junction Lierre & Turnhout ....I Lyons & Geneva Namur & liege Do. 6p. c. Pref. ....... Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ..... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Onnn (Smyrna to Aidn) l'arfs,Lyons, & Mediter. Paris & 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.) qua. 7 p. ct. Riga & Dunaburg...... Royal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, Hm, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust &Lomb Ven - fin Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p ct. West nanderi3 ..,..... Do. 51 p. c. Preference .. W. & N.W. of France .. West"rn of Austria.... Western of Switzerland , Wiesbaden ...... Do. 8 per cent Pref.... Zealand BRTTIS l Ere, 1 Consols (Pai tack' British Iron Clifford Devon G. Conn. (Tavist East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon Eas Can n Bre E. W'l Russel (Tev'itk.) Gam&StAubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus G.Wheal Alfd.(Philack G. Wheal for (Helston Grenville llerod's- Foot Uingston Downs Lady Bertha NEargaret (tiny Lelant. Marke Valley Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) North Downs North Frances N. Wli'l Basset (Il lo ;an, North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) E'rovidence(Uny Lelnt.l Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. south Caradon(St.Cleer; 3. Cam Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. "i'.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. Tin Crott Vale of Towey (Carm ) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard , West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan , Wheal Buller(Redruthl Wheat Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) i IP 100 101 1014 102! 100 102 1011 102! 102 103 103 1041 26 27 72 74 60 63 41 e. 5 44 47 40 43 39 42 1001 1011 pr 100 101 12; 12h 71 7 1 100 104 94 96 100 101 92 95 90 92 5 7 4 6 102 103 } pr 95 98 &d THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LifsnoN, Feb. 27.—Wind this day at noon—South- East to North-East; strong breeze, and fine. DOUGLAS, I. M., Feb. 26.—The Princess Alice, steamer, of and from Whitehawn, for Dublin, put in here yesterday with four feet of water in the hold. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 26.—Sailed—Weymouth, for Hong Kong. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.). GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 26—Providence, from Gravelines. Arrived, Feb. 27—Rainbow, from Calais. Sailed, Feb. 27—Sir Robert Peel, for Dunkirk. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed, Feb. 26.—Alter Nymph, from Antigua, for London ; Louise, from London, for Cape Coast Castle. The Brunt, Hamburg brig, from Lagos for Hamburg, has been supplied with anchor and chain, in lieu of others lost in Sandgate Roads. Sailed—Star of Peace and Jane and Mary, for London. MURDER AND SUICID E.—Yester day morning Mary Mobbs, aged 29, the wife of a surveyor, residing at Nelson-place, Old Ford-road, was found lyi ng u p on th e b e d with her throat cut, and by her side was one of her children, a girl aged ten months, in the same condition—both being quite dead. The deceased woman leaves two other children. An inquest will be held forthwith. At present the causeof the shocking act is unknown. COUNTS OUT.—The following forty-three mem bers composed the minority who voted on T ues d ay n i g ht for Mr. Bentinck's motion directed agai ns t th e pract i ce o f r w e t .W. E. Forster, H. co unting out during the delivery of a sp eec h :— M essrs. H . E. Adair, E. Ball , T. Barnes, H. F. B erkeley, Sir B. W. Bridges, Lord R. Cecil, Messrs. W. Co x , R. Dalglish, C. C. D. Griffith, G. Hadfield, J. P. Henness y , J. T. H opwood, W. W. F. V. C F a r n e e f , land d . , E C . G. n Duff, ch Hume, G. W. Hun t, N. Kendall, P. J. L. King, W. H. G. Langton, W. S L i n dsa y , E. MacEvo y , A.Mills, W. J. Mon son, Lord R. Mon ta g u, Mr. C. N. Ne wdegate, the O'Conor oloelF W. E , ar Messrs. Don, Major W. Parker, Messrs. D. Pugh, R. T. Rowley, G. Sclater-Booth, Augustus Smith, J. Somes, M. Stani land, Sir H. Stracey, Col. W. H. Sykes, Lord E. Thynne, Admiral Walcott, Messrs. S. 11. Walpole and J. White. Tellers—Messrs. G. W. P. Bentinck and K n i g htl e y. Mr. Disraeli, Lord Stanley, Mr. Spooner, and a few other Con servatives, voted against the motion. FLOGGING IN THE NAVY. --A Parliamentary re turn issued yesterday gives the foll ow i ng particulars rela tive to cases of flogging n the navy i n th e year 1860. Total number of corporal punishments, 764 ; lashes inflicted, 26,201; number liable to corporal punishment, 5,379; lashes inflicted by sentence of courts martial, 1,514; highest number of lashes inflicted, 50 ; lowest number, 6. " We think," says the Bulletin de Paris, "we are correct in stating that the Treaty of Commerce between France and Prussia was signed on Monday by the Com missioners of the two Powers, and that it now only waits for the approval of the Zollverein, which may be shortly expected." 20 20 173 stock stock; 100 100 100 100 20 stock 100 100 stock 20 stock 20i 204 100 100 stock stock stock stock 20 stock stock 1.f.2 FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim all t 5 Brazil Land it, Min.Co all 1i 1 Clarendon Cons.MiuCo ; dis. 40 Cobre Copper ail 32 84 Copiapo l6 6 8 7 1 DunMotin.Cop.Mimr. co all 1 It 3 East Del Key (Limited) 1 2 Fortuna. I all 2 2i 20 General all 22 24 2 ,Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 id It Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 1 p Li nares all 8 9 6 , Lusitanian 2 3 d pr 1 Mariquira all t s 1 IN.KliineCopotS.Aus.L I if L 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... all 2 4 5 Port Philip 1 1 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) lOB. 11 2pm 3 20 St. John del Key 15 62 64 { 28.2.81 United Mexican 8i 9 I 1 Worthing; (Limited) ( all COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can.(4otl. 6 p.c.Ja. uly 1877-82 Do 6p. cent.lBB3--I 100 - - Do. 6 p cen:.. -- 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & A u , . 100 107 109 Do. 6p. c. Mar. it Sept. 100 109 1 11 Do. 5 per cent lOO 99 100 Do. Inscribed stock 100 157 99 991 2 cape V o lope, 6p c.mg 100 , 111 113 113 - ,Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 111 113 , Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c 100 1081 N. li.Gov. 6 p.c. JaAJuly 100 106 107 Do. 6p. e.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 99 100 991 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 97i 9811 97t Do. do., 888 ciz upwila 100 97 98 97i New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 107 109 1 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 107} 1081 'S. Aus,G6p.c.lB7&& up lOO - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.BrJuly 100 104 106 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.itOct lOO ;107 108 107 i 11 11 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedScrvice B: 60 00 92 40 Australasia all 66 67 25 Bank of Egypt . all 211 221 , 100 Balk of London ....... 50 76 77 50 British North American all 53 54 20 Chtd.Bank of India, etc. all 211 221 25 I CILMer. of In. Lon.et Ch. all 83 54 100 !City 100 Colonial ........ 20.11 iCona. Bank of Canada.. all 20 'Eng., Scot., et Aus. Ch.. all 181 191 191 19 20 'Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char. Bkof Austral all 251 261 261 1 20 Do. new all 241 26 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.African 100 London & Westminstee 20 80 81 801 1 100 Vat. Prov. of England 42 -.. 20 Do. new l2 50 !National Bank ..... ... 25 20 IN e , South Wa1e5...... all 25 I Orient. B. Corporation . all 54 55 5)1 20 Ottd.nan Bank ... . . all 204 214 21# / 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 84 10 Do. new 25 South Australia .. 25 Union of Australia 50 Um, ~ of London 100 Unity Mutual... ..... MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anzlo-31eKican Mint .. all 16 17 10 'Atlantic H. MI. Stm (1d) all 2 3 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 26 28 10 13:thia Steam (Limited). 1 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 5} 5 3 / 4 50 British American Land 40 50 BAl.lllag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 29 32 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 9 !I 324 (Canada Land all 1:2 115 10 IChan.lslands Tel. (Lirn all 10 China & Japan Col st & River Steam Naviga. 2a st. Cop.Min.of Eng.&Smltg all 25 Do. Pref. 7 per cent. st. Crystal Palace at. Do. Preference st Do. n p et. Perpet. Deb lOO 105 108 1 10 E.lndla & Lon. Ship A 7a - 1G Do. B. 71 14 Oa 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 pr }pm at. Electric Telegraph 26 Do. New l5 5 English & Ans. Copper ail 3 34 15 Gen. Steam Navigate m 14 -- 1 Great Slip Limited) all 4 1 1 Dn. 17a pct Preference all i I 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 _ 5 Lou. District Tel. (Lim.) 44 - 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 14 la 20 Madras Irr. and Canal.. 1 24 21 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 4 5 10 Do. 8 per cent. pref all 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.) 5 a a p 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 2 1d 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.s p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis all 4 I 100 N.llr.&NovaScotiaLand 81 10 15 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all ; 1 4 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all la la 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all la la 10 Orintl. In. Steam(Lim.) all 74 8 at. Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 52 53 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 68 70 50 Do. New 3O 10 12 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.44p.c. all 195 194 50 Rhymney Iron all 17 19 15 Do. New.... 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 M st. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 135 140 25 South Australian Land 'all 33 55 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip al , i 4 1 Do. do. Registered all 4 4 6 4 10 Do. aCsoi.aolm)lst i s . 1 pr 5 p ot Upr.Can. 5 14 14 do. 2 Telegraph to Ind a (L.)' 1 ads 413 10 'Trust and A vency of A .l l 5 U. N'dom Tel ; Co. (14m.) 1 14 i s , t n rl . 10 Van . Diemen 0 Land 04 20 Tr 100 all all all all 41 40 101 f i 131 i all /100 15 all 100 .ILWAYS 61 - P 1 / 1/ 11 12 44 4 , i iP 23 t 4 lli 111 Pi fi 20 21 40 41 8 10 84 74 43 (4 54 66 3,1 21 I 13 15 Fi 91 91 ipm 11 2p 28i t9i fl n 10 _loi 22 23 ES. * 31 33 410 420 47 50 301 31 101 11 21 3% 11 13 4 41 6:4 7 2/ 21 35 37 21 21 a 42 44 10 10i d /pm 5 5/ 21 3} 11 2± 7 8 40 42 315 525 24 3 PS 165 29 31 14 6 9i 14 13a 38 40 270 280 974 1024 70: 75 1t 11 12 15 16 17 18 8I :f 3.9.3 1.11.6 3.0.0 7.7.0 561 17s 6.15,0 8.1:2 4.14 1.12.; 4.3.0 12.3 2.0.0 2.2 10.0.7 5.11.6 all 2719. 138 6cll time. TRIAL OF SMALL BORE RIFLES AT %V OOLIVICH. A number of gunmakees of well-known celebrity yesterday assembled ir: Woolwichemarsh, and weal through a course of firing, commencing over t. range of 400 yards, for the purpos e of enabling the National Rifle Association to determine the rifle with which the second stage of the Queen's priz e shall be competed for on Wimbledon-common this year. The time named for the commencement of the proceedings was half-past 10, at which hour the competitors, six in number, were present, either in person or by a representative—namely, Mr. Joseph Whitworth, Mr. John Rigby, Mr. Charles Ingram, Mr. Edward Burdett for Mr. Thomas Turner, Mr. William Terry, and Mr. Alexander Henry. A large number of the members com posing the council of the association and many. distinguished visitors interested in the proceed ings were likewise in attendance, including Lord Eicho (chairman), Captain St. John Mildmay (secretary), Major-General Hay (acting as umpire), the Earl of Albemarle, the Marquis d'Andigne (French Military Attache), Lord Bury, Lord Col ville, Colonel Nowitzky (Russian Attache), the Earl of Lichfield, and a host of others. After some de lay in inspecting the range, firing sheds, &c., the competitors were summoned to the spacious engine room supplying the machinery in that branch of the Royal Arsenal, where, by the courtesy of Col. Boxer and Col. Franklyn, C. 8., of the Royal La boratory, every arrangement for. facilitating the contest had been prepared. On examination of the slides and rests from which each rifle was to be fired, it was admitted by Mr. Whitworth that his slide, 371 inches in length, exceeded the others by 11 inch. This was a dilemma which occasioned some considerable delay, and which entailed a con sultation among the members, by whom it was de cided that Mr. Whitworth had forfeited his right to the competition. The privilege was, however, waived, and Mr. Whitworth was permitted to shorten his rest according to the length prescribed by the rule which accompanied the printed regula tions issued to each competitor, as follows : " 1. Each maker will furnish six rifles, which will be weighed before trial, to ascertain that the limit decided on by the council is not exceeded. 2. Three of each description of rifle will in the first instance be taken indiscriminately for trial ; these will be numbered from Ito 3, and sealed. The num bers will be continued through the remaining three rifles from 3to 6. 3. The order of shooting will be decided by coloured slips of paper marked from I to (according to number of competitors being drawn for). The maker will retain this letter throughout the trials. 4. As only two rifles can be shot exactly at the same time, the trial will com mence with letter A, No. 1 rifle, and so on in suc cession until No.l rifle in each letter has been tried. No. 2 letter will then commence with No. 2 rifle, and so on. The distance fired at will be 500 yards and 1,000 yards, commencing at the first range. Diagrams of 20 shots for each rifle, trial shots, which should not exceed five at 500 yards and eight at 1,000 yards, not included. The mean radial devi ation, taken as at Hvthe, will decide the figure of merit of the rifles. 6. When diagrams of 20 shots of each rifle shall have been taken at both the ranges decided on, the mean radial deviation of all the rifles of each description fired will decide the merit of the rifle, and determine the successful competitor. Competitors are requested to be pre sent themselves or by agent, at the target when the diagrams of their respective shootings are taken off, and to satisfy themselves that each shot is faith fully placed on the diagram, the keeper of diagrams signing also. One of the council will then initial the diagram, unless it can be taken by photography. No cleaning out during the recorded 20 shots, nor after trial shots. No gunmaker competing will be permitted to withdraw from the competition who has begun firing." The - above was agreed to and signed by each of the competitors in succession. On account of the above•named delay, ant - the time necessarily consumed in various preliminary ' matters, the firing did not commence until three o'clock, and only four competitors were enabled to fire—namely, Mr. Rigby, Mr. Turner, Mr. Ingram, and Mr. Terry. The firing was exceedingly good, notwithstanding the intense severity of the north easterly wind, which blew across the range and seriously damaged the effect. Two other intended competitors attended, but could not enter the lists. The first, Mr. Parsons, civil engineer, of Black heath, is the inventor of a breech-loading rifle, highly approved, but, not having sufficient time, as he stated, to make the required number, six, he could not compete. The rifle, as examined by Lord Elcho, contains the breech sufficient for all the purposes of loading, &c., without moving the barrel, and is closed by a sphere which acts on the princi ple of a ball and socket. The sphere is in the form of a bolt, the tail end of which lifts up, and is closed by the fall of the hammer. The second rifle, that of Mr. Ker, mild not be admitted, on account of its being four ounces over the prescribed weight— namely, 911 b. The proceedings, which did not terminate till nightfall yesterday, will be continued to-day and probably to-morrow. ANOIIIER ACCIDENT. COLLIERY Another fatal accident has to be added to the already black and terrible list which has occurred during the present year—an accident which has come nearer home than any of those which we have been called upon to record within the last couple of months—and whilst there may not be so many sufferers, either directly or indirectly, as in the other cases, yet life has been lost, and one famil y has at least been thrown into a state of gloom by the loss of a son who was rapidly approaching manhood, and who was looked upon as an example to those in a similar position to himself. At first rumour greatly exaggeratei the extent of the accident, and it was stated in this city that a great loss of life had been occasioned at Easton Pit by an explosion of gas. Of course considerable excitement was manifested among the citizens, and many wended their way to the spot, anxious to ascertain the truth of the statements which were being freely circu lated. Upon visiting the colliery, however, those fears were greatly allayed by the knowledge that only one life had been lost, although that loss was one life too many. An immense concourse of people was gathered about the place, the news of the accident having spread with great rapidity through the neighbourhood, and most of those living in the district having relatives atwoiroksioin n the mine. It was at first stated tha t an x of fire-damp h ad g acoeucauirprteed with h o ccurred, but thttse pit , w fur note i Pt i credited oneit ed by those at a ll o f the best ventilated —if not the very best—in the entire kingdom, and the utmost precautions ate taken by the proprietors and managers in order that no such accident may occur. Upon the crowd learning the facts of the case they gradually dis persed, but it was not till some hours after the acci dent that the last group left the neighbourhood of the pit. The cause of the accident is shrouded in mystery, and, as is too often the case, the only per son who might naturally be supposed to be able to state exactly how it occurred has been cut off by the fell destroyer. From facts which have come to light since the melancholy occurrence we have been able to gather the following details. The pit, which is situated at Easton, and in close contiguity to this city, belongs to Messrs. Leonard, Boult, and Co. It has two seams—one being 180 fathoms deep, and the other 150 fathoms. - Alto- gether there are nearly 400 persons employed on it —a great number of them being boys. On Tuesday morning, about 8 o'clock, whilst the men in the 150 fathom level were at work, a youth named Isaac Howarn, of Gothic Cottages, and aged about 17 years, was sent by one of the men to a box for the purpose of getting some nails. In the same box where the nails are kept the gunpowder is also kept, but it is put up in tin canisters, and the boys have no right to touch it. Shortly after the lad left the person he was working with heard a terrific explo sion, and, as might be expected, the greatest excite ment was created in the pit. The men at once sus pected that it was gunpowder which had exploded, and they came from all parts of the seam to render assistance if it should be required. It was then per impossible to remain in that part ceived that the surmises of the men were correct, and it was nearly of the workings, so impregnated had the air become with the fumes of the powuer. The men, however, I were not to be driven away by the stench, but at once commenced to examine the spot. They had not long to search before they came u p on the sh ockingly i Williamarid a few yards Brittain, o was discovere d lying in an ins mangled n a g n l o e t d h er body young o f the m a b n o ,y named Howard, insensible state. Life was found to be q uite extinct n h former; but t h e other evt, being alive, as :„, ence d e b groan ing, be was carefully carried y his through the work ings to the shaft—a distance of nearly 500 yards— and upon being hoisted on ce conveyed home,up in the cage he was at I where he was attended by Mr. Mayor, and there is now every hope of his recovery. He is suffering from body, and he has m severe burns about the face and not been able to give any account of the accident to himself and the other poor fellow. The body of Howard was afterwards brought up in the cage and conveyed at once to his residence, which is situated close to the colliery. It presented a most frightful aspect, the head being literally smashed in, and the other parts being very much charred by the action of the fire. The poor fellow's father is deputy-overman at the colliery, and he has been in a distracted state since the accident. The deceased, it is supposed, must have had an order from one of the men to bring him some powder in addition to the nails he was going for, and whilst in the act of getting the different things out a spark from his candle had fallen amongst the gunpowder, and the explosion would necessarily ensue. His body must then have been immediately over the box, and the force of the explosion would lift it against the roof of the pit, thus inflicting the in juries to the skull. How the other was injured will, no doubt, be fully explained by him upon his recovery. The deceased had been about eight years in the pit, and is described by Mr. Leonard, one of the owners, as a very pious, trustworthy boy. He possessed the entire confidence of his employers, and, notwithstanding that it is agranst the rules of the colliery to send a lad for powder, yet so much did they think of his natural carefulness that they would not have had the slightest fear of send ing him upon such an errand. There would be about two pounds of gunpowder in the canister, but how it became ignited will, it is feared, ever re main a mystery. An inquest will be held upon the body.— Western Daily Press. TBIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMEERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. -- Wheat, 59s 6d ; barley, 36s Od ; oats, 22s 4d ; rye, 38s Od ; beans, 40s Od; and peas, 39s 4d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. •—• Wheat, 60s 3d ; barley, 368 6d ; oats, 22s Od ; rye, 38s Od ; beans, 408 2d ; peas, 40s Od. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.--Wheat, 78,092; barley, 72,823 ; oats, 23,572 ; rye, 48 ; beans, 6,862 ; peas, 1,835 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKEL Our market to-day was fairly supplied with beasts in good condition. All breeds commanded a steady sale, at fully Monday's currency, the best Scots having realized 4s 6d per 81bs. The show of sheep was again limited, and the mutton trade was firm at extreme rates. The best Downs sold at 5s 6d per lbs. The few lambs in the pens were taken off readily, at 7s 4d per 81bs. Calves—the supply of which was slightly on the increase, were in re quest, at full quotations. Pigs were quite as dear as last week ; but mulch cows sold heavily. Per Slb. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 0 3 2 Second quality do. 3 4 3 10 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 2 Prime Scots, &c. 4 4 4 6 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 6 s. d. s. d. Priixtecrs-wool d 0.4 8 5 2 nn°. S'thdown d 0.5 4 5 6 Largo arse. calves 4 10 5 4 Prime small do 5 6 5 10 Large hogs 3 8 4 2 Small porkers , 4 4 4 8 Lambs, Os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 12s to 27s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 21s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep .. 2,500 Calves Pigs. 340 FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .. llO She6p Calves Pigs •• . . MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are less extensive, and the trade generally is some what steady, as follows :—Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d , mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; veal, 4s 2d to 5s 2d; pork, 10d to 6s Od per Sibs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Feb. 26.—The supplies of stock are only moderate, yet the trade rules very inactive, as follows : Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s S ' to 5s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s 8d to 5s 6d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per 81bs. to sink the offal. _ ROMFORD, Feb. 26.—Beasts declined 2d to 4d per 81bs. Other stock was a slow inquiry, as follows :—Beef, from 3s Od to 4s Id ' • mutton, 3s 6d to 58 6d ; veal , 4 s 10 d to 5 s 6 d ; pork, 3s 81:1 to 4s 4d per 81b ; suckling calves, 108 to 19s ; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 28s each; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB Os each. HAY MARKETS. S m i T rirmn.,Meadow hay, £2 2s to £4l6 s ; clover, £3 lbs to ,C 5 15s; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s Od por load. Trade Ball. _ _ _ _ CUMBERLANn.•—Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 Os; clover do., c 3 15s to f 6 15s; and straw, £1 lOs to £1 16s per load. A fair demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 2s to £4 15s; clover, "4 Oto Lb 15s ; and straw, £1 8s to Ms per load. Supply good. COAL MARKJT. (frloes of Coal per Ton at the close of the market s. d. , Byass's Bebside West 1 _ Hartley . ...14 6; Haswell l6 6 Tanfield Moor Butes ..12 6 Byron .....15 0 Davison's West Hart- IR elloe ley 14 6 , South Hart1ep001......15 6 Wyl am West Wylam 13 0 Ridde11....., lg 0 Carway and Dufiryn ' Trimdon Hartlepool l6 6 Malting Do. Anthracite 21 6 Easington .... ......14 0 I Lambert's West Hart- Cassop l6 G ley 14 3 Heugh Hall 15 0 North Pelton 13 0 Shincliffe 14 6 Walker Primrose 11 6 f Thorpe l4 6 Holywell 15 0I S.Durham 15 0 Craighead Steam 13 0 Ships at market, 46 ; sold, 31. Walls'End. COUNTRY 211 A RKL2 1)- SHEFFIELD-FEB. 25. s. d. At our market this morning there was a dull business, and we were sparingly supplied with wheat, prices being at a partial decline of 6d per load. Good samples of barley were at the rates of last week. Oats in fair demand, and select qualities at fully more money. Beans at late rates, but tending dot nwards. Red wheat, per load of 3 imperial bushels...2os Od to 22s Od White , f ; ...22s Od to 23 s Od New red , , ...21s Od to 238 Od New white ~ 21 ...24s Od to 25s Od Beans 2, , I . ...18s Od to 19s Od Peas, per qr s4s Od to 55s Od Grinding barley, per qr 32s Od to 35s Od Malting ditto, „ 3Cs Od to 39s OA Oats ~ 23s Od to 36s Od Millers' prices for flour-2s ld, 2s 3d, and 2s 5d per 141 b. NEWCASTLE-ON -TYNE —FEB. 25. At our corn exchange to-day there was a very inactive trade, with a small attendance of buyers. The demand was limited for wheat, but prices firm. Flour was dull, at late rates. Malting barley, 37s to 38s. Oats, beans, and peas quiet, and prices were unchanged. HULL-FEB. 25. A small supply of English wheat to-day, which sells at barely last week's prices. Foreign, with a moderate busi ness, is lower. Malting and grinding barley moved off rather easier. Oats very dull. Beans and peas in retail sale, at former quotations. Wheat.... Old white per qr. s4s Od to 58s Od Old red New white .. 19 New red .... , Le d . oFldrownchhit.e 68s ss Od dd t 0 00 62s ss Od red sBs Od to 618 Od B D r lct t e i t c h zi a3 d K el li gi m an a b m : burg, St. Petersburg and Riga, old. 50s Od to 52s Od Barley.... English malting 34s Od to 37s Od Grinding Saal and Oderbruck Holstein and Danish 34s Od to 36s Od Grinding Oats English, old Archangel and Riga, per at oBl2}d to 13d Friesland a n d D u t c h 08,13d to osl3ld Swedish and Danish 05124d to 0813 d Beans ....English, old, per qr 46s Oa to 48s Od New pigeon 42s Od to 44s Od New tick. 4os Od to 42s Od Egyptian .. 38s Od to 40s Od Peas Foreign breakers Grinding —s Od to —s Od 35 6 s t O O d z t l o 0 36 o s d o Tares ....Sping• Indian Corn Linseed, feeding ..... G• Foreign .......... 5 52 s Od to 568 Od 40s Od to 52s Od .. 15 oto 910 0 ............ 517 6t o 6 0 0 ................. 5 5 oto 610 0 L n i a ns pe e ecda cakes...... a::: ..... ..... .............. iO, 17 Bones .. crushing.,... ........ FOR.EIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton Mar. 21. via Marseilles Mar. 15. Brazil and Cape Yards, by British packet. March 6. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena—March 3. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton. Mar. 4. 'via Marseilles Feb. 27. Falkland 151 an d 5 ....... 6. Gil•_altar, vi a Southamptonp Mar. .. Mar. 4. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Mar. 4. India via Marseilles Feb. 27. (Bombay), via Southampton Mar. 13. via Marseilles Mar. 7. Lisbon ............ Mar. 1. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Mar. 4. Newfoundland via Marseilles .Mar. Feb, 27. .... Oporto and Vig o . Mar. 1. U. S. and British N. America, ty Brit. packet.... I‘ , l ar. 5. by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. Feb. 26. W.C. of Af r i ca , M a d e i ra , and Teneriffe Mar. 10. Bahama s , via New York Mar. 13. Mexico All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 Feb. 28. California, and British Columbia.. A bulky supplement of the London Gazette was published yesterday, containing the bankers' returns made in pursuance of the 7th and Bth Vict. c. 32. A German journal relates the following anec dote, on the authority of a traveller recently returned from Africa :—" A wealthy Arab residing near the frontiers of Morocco, lately paid his first visit to Algiers, and was pre sent at a ball. On his retu rn home he said to his wives ' What strange creatures these French women arel W ou l d. you believe it P—they a b so lutely carry an open umbrella under their petticoats Such was the idea f ormo a of °H.. noline by this o n of Afahoraet. , ' rose pti- heir of , nry der, been 100 1 100