The Sun. — London, England, 1862-01-31 00:00:00

~ -~.~~: D in f the Peter relief thei signo late 9, apd Thei tile men: acted d out. ssari' 3aso l l it tho be ill" w beli antle ci with •fencer casur ° 4 . 005 r door , rthios as ( 14 lent of meet' 1110 NET MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Bank of England return, completed to the 29th inst., is of a satisfactory character. The bullion, however, owing to the withdrawals for the continent, has been slightly diminished. The reserve of notes shows a large addition, while a small diminution is apparent in the securities dis counted. The other items of the balance-sheet, and the changes they present, are shown in the sub j oined analysis : Active Circulation .. Decrease .. Bullion .. .. Decrease .. .. £20,471,185 479,995 .. 16,280,369 • • 70,570 .. 3,288,900 Res Increase .. Public Deposits Increase .. Other Deposits.. Decrease .. • • Seven Day and other Bills .. Decrease Government Securities • • Decrease Other Securities Decrease .. • Notes unemployed .. .• Increase .. .. . 4 , 590 .. 5,753,063 .. 285,723 .. 14,751,486 .. 614,595 .. 712,191 • • 34,567 .. 11,468,618 .. 700,000 .. 17,030,838 • • 68,264 .. 9,563,065 .. 384,735 At the half-yearly meeting of the Scottish Aus tralian Investment Company, held this day, the chairman proposed that the report be received and adopted, and that a dividend of 10 per cent. free of income-tax be declared. The motion was unani mously carried, and the retiring directors re-elected. The sum of £1,832 10s. has been applied to the redemption of four Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent. Bonds, together valued at £2,000 ; and £9,981 7s. 11d. has been employed in the purchase 160 3 per Cent. Bonds, amounting to £33,600. A large quantity of bar gold, viz., £130,000, was withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday. The directors of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway have determined to propose a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum at their next meeting. During the last few days there has been a limited amount of business transacted in most descriptions of Foreign and Colonial Produce. Tea, at public sale, however, sold at steady prices. Sugar con tinued dull, and only the superior qualities have sustained former values. Coffee, rice, and cocoa hays been at about previous quotations, while a further slight decline has taken place in the value of tallow. Rather more activity was exhibited in the Liver pool Cotton Market, yesterday, and some descrip tions were Id. per lb. higher. The sales were about 10,000 bales. At the half-yearly meeting of the Australian Trust and Agency Company, held to-day, a dividend at the rate of 8 per cent. per annum was declared. Rather an unfavourable effect was produced in the English Stock Market to-day by the Bank returns, and the demand for gold on French account. Moro firmness, however, prevails, and Consols, which have been 922- I-, are now 921 d for money and the 6th pros. The New Threes and the Reduced are steady at 9211 ; Exchequer Bills, March, 17s. prem. ; ditto June, 19s. prem., being flat; India. Stock is 2251 ; and the 5 per Cent. remains at 1054 106y._ . In the Foreign Market the dealings have not been quite so extensive, although continued buoyancy has prey ailed. Mexican have experienced a further improvement, viz., to 33! d ; Spanish Securities have also' been in considerable request at enhanced quotations, the 3 per Cents. have ad vanced to 531 ; the Deferred to 431 ; the Passive to 171 18; and the Certificates, after numerous fluctuations, are 71 '4. An advance of 1 per cent. has taken place in Venezuelan, viz., to 251 t, owing to the favourable advices from the republic. Tirkish 6 per Cents. are 84 to 841 ; ditto, 1858, 741, to 75 ; and the Moorish loan is si. Business in the Railway Share Market has been dull, and the few dealings recorded have been at a further slight reduction in prices. Eastern Coun ties, Great Westerns, and Midlands have receded 55,, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 10s. Caledonian, London, Chatham, and Dover, and North-Eastern York realised previous rates. The Foreign and Colonial lines have been in limited favour. Dutch Rhenish realise 16/ ; Bahia and San Francisco, 151; East Indian, 102 ; Great Indian Peninsula, 1007, ; and Great Western of Canada, have improved to 111 121. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remained dull without any change of importance in values. • BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92 1 1 1 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 92 New 3 per Cent. Annuities New 2i per Cent. Annuities 761 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire gth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5 9-16 India Stock .. ,' _ _ 22 51 Ditto 5 per C ent.. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent lOl 1 Ditto 51 per Cent .fa lO7 61 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1864 991 Ditto , ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 991 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Coniols for Account, Feb. 6 921 March. Jun-). 'Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 17 19 Ditto £5OO — 19 Ditto Small — • I 19 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. !Greek 7i 8. itlexicon, 3. per Cent Ditto Account Grenada Active Do. Ex over-due Coups. &Hectares. 101 Ditto Deferred Peruvian 4i per Cent — Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St • Ditto 41 per:Cent, 1860 iih Sardinian 5 per Cent. Spanish 3-per Cent • Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred • Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6.per C0nt.."... Ditto Account • Ditto New Loan • Ditto Account Venezuelan 3 per Cent • • Ditto Account, - . 1 • Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 651 1 TWO O'CLOCIi . • Consols; Money Ditto Account OXFORD ELECTION. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) STATE OF THE POLL—This DAY, 12 O'CLOCK Sir H. Dashwood Colonel Fane Majority for Dashwood . 7 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TAT T ERSALL'S--YESTERDAY. A scant attendance, and nothing doing. Mr. Cartwright looked in during the afternoon, and directed Penarth to be struck out of the Grand National Steeplechase at Liverpool at 4p.m. CITY BETTING—THIS DAY. • GRAND NATIONAL STZELECILASE. 100 to 7 agat The Dane (taken) • 100 to 5 aget Brunette (taken) 1 100 to 5 aget Tippler (taken) 100 to 5 aget Jetdousy (taken) The Princess Adalbert of Bavaria, Infanta of Spain, has given birth to a p r i n ce a TIIE SUMTER.—The Cu y n e a ste rd rd t s M te u a n m ie s h hip Morocco, which arrived at Liverpool froma y (Th ursday), wiiaasvaGibraltar,ine up e. engagement reportstmeTreiaet rapid passage of less than five days l ;that the Confederate privateer Sum t er . Morocco brings no report of the alleged 'between the Sumter and another vessel in the Mediter ranean. SOCIETY FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE FINE ARTS.--Last evening Mr. Monta g ue Davis deliver ed a lec ture entitled tho "Divine Whisperings in Art." The sb ,jeet was handled in a masterly manner, and to the entire satisfaction of the audience. SCOTCH LEGAL APPOINTMENTS. ---1:1_01* Majesty's pleasure having ROW been taken, Mr. Robert Macfarlane will take his seat on the tench as soon as the usual formali ties are completed. Mr. Macfarlane was called to the bar in 1838, but had practised as a W.S. since 1327. He has ,thus, and by the various character of his practice as an advocate, been made conversant with almost all the depart ments of law. The sheriffship of Renfrewshire, vacated by Mr. Macf ar l a n e 's elevation, will be filled by Mr. Patrick _Fraser, and Mr. Fraser's office of stand in g coups for the Exchequer by Mr. Andrew Rutherfurd Clark.--Scotsman. To the great disappointment of his numerous admirers r in Paris and London, Mr. Paul Morp h y , the cele brated American chess player, who was expected on another a vis it to Europe, has entered the Federal army, and conse quently abandoned all thqughts of his intended tour. Share I Railways. 13.14 25 10 st st 50 20 Wol., and Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 'Cork and Bandon Cornwall A bets no div: Do A till6pc.p an.has l Do. B been paid to B.' Dublin & Belfast .Tunc. 'Dun.,Perth,& Ab. June , East A nOiaiti 'Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock , Do Bdo do DoNw A, late EU 3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow. lEdin., Perth, & Dundee, I Glasp - ,. and S. Westernd GreatNrthn.ot Scotland', Great Northern.. ...... 1 Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an I W. of Ireland Great Western 6.4.0 Do Str Val gua. stock Irish South Eastern .. Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Illackwall' Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast, Eon., Chat., and Doverl Lon. & North Western! Lon. & South Western' L'derry & Coleraine .. L'derry & Enniskillen. Nian., Shel., & Lincoln. 'Maryport and Carlisle. Do * shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry, Warnpt, &Ito& Norfolk North British Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock I)o A stk ; krecs no d till 6 pc. It'ass been pdß Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Bervcick Do, G.N.E. purchase 9.16.4] Do'Leeds Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction. Not. Gran. RI. & Canal Portsmouth Rll3 mney Scottish Central' Scot. N. 11 ' Aber. stock Do Solt. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon S. Durham & Lanc.Un 1 South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Duni Stlin es, Wok. , an dWok. Stockton & Darlington 12.10 5 6 42 94 101 111 194 20. 54i 554 48 52 31 35 92 93 30 311 102 104 113 114 1094 1104 132 134 104 106 674 68 57 6) 107 1071 5S 60 120 122 44 46 921 O3i 97 OS 37 39 79 79i 67 69 98 100 30 40 0 1G p 6 7pi 144 148 I)o _ _ . • • Do New, 1860 (Taff Vale. 110 I 133 10Th f Do Pref. No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail !Ulster 93a 97 f i 8 Ti 131 211 1001 i d Do Do Vale of Death 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 Newport Do Hereford 55 56 21 d 88 - 92 127 a 1321 Gi 7 89 8f 86 49 46 . 01 I LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Pa id, I Leasing Closing Business Railways. __ Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.,c.;N.W Birkenhead. Buckin gh , q19.1 ,. •e lOO , Do. 05 07 Chester &II )Iyhead lOO Do. 531 541 Do. 51 per cent 100 Do. Do. 5 „ 100 IDo ll3 115 Clydesdale :function 100 Caledon. 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.14.&143.0 67 4 E. Lincolnsh. g6pr c. 100 Gt. North. 135 138 1365 E.tinion,HarwichShs all 11,Counts. 45 if Do. Woodbridg,e... .. Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drci. 100 • • • • 100 Caledon .. . • Do. new Gloster &Dean Forest all ;Gt. Wes . t. .. . • Hull and Selby ll IYIc.N. Mid 111 113 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 10 0 Ln.&N.W 201 204 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per c. all Do. ... ... . • • • London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen 'e Lon.,Tilb.& S, - ithend 100 Peto &Co B2 84 Lowestoft gua. 4 p c.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 pier cent lOO Do.• Mnc.,Bxtn.,t Matlock all LNW& M 31 41 4 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock NeWTharkt, BuryEx 1 5 5.6. Counts 1 3 Vua. 5 per cent... ' ' I F 4 • n .- Northn.&Eastn. sp. c. all no Do. 6 per cent. .... all , Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all iDo. N. Eastn—Hartlepool 1( 0 N. E. Ber .. .. North Western Preston and Wyre. 1 all L&N . W ,s , ',NIL } 41 46 Do. 1 shares A. all illo. ••• • .. .. .. Roystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 ) Gt.North. 134 137 Shrewsby & llereford 1 00 'T Brassey 120 122 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West 91 93 Wimbledn t Croydont all IL.&Brp, - ,tn 84 91 PREFERENCE SIIARES. raid.' Closing Business Prins. Done. Share' Railways. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 all at Brig. & Exet. 4p.0. st 100 92 94 20 Do. shares at Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 100 6} Cork & Bandon, 51 p. e. all 20 Cornwall, 5 percent all 201 214 64 Dun. Perth, & Aoer.3 un all 6 61 10 Do. Ist Class Pref all at E. Angn. Class Asp. a 100 101 103 st E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. I 100 109 111 at Do No. 2 100 108 110 at Do. new 6p.c. at lOO 125' 127 1261 at Eastern Union, 4p. c— 100 81 83 at Do. sp. C. guar lOO at Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 100 111 113 at Do. 4p. c. guar. S. & 1./ lOO 90 92 at Furness, 5 per cent._ _ 100 at Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c. 100 at Great Northern, sp. 0. • 100 116 118 at D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm. 100 1 1 3 115 3 1 113 at Do. 41 p. c. do lOO 104 106 at Do.sp.c.Red.atsp.c.Pm 100 10S 11 0 rc 10 Gt. Nix. of Scot. Ist pref. all at Gt. Sn. &.W. (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 97 99 50 Great West. (Rerks and Hants Ext) 5 per cent 6 at Do. redeem. 41 p. ct lOO 98 100 at Do. redeem. 4p. ct lOO 88 90 at Do. irredeem. 4p. ct lOO 89 91 st Do. sp. c. redeem. pref. 100 102 104 8 Do. Birm. pref. shares all 91 101 10 Do. Chester 8 p.c. pf. she all 17 18 10 Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs all 101 11 at Do. Birm. guar. stock lOO 76 78 261 Do.Cheaterguar. shares all 201 21 131 Do. do all loi 101 20 Do. do all 154 154 100 Lan. & Carl. 41 p.c. pref SO at Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock 100 135 137 at Do.Barnsl.st£s 2slodpe 100 at Do. 6p. c. (East Lan) lOO st Do. 41 p. c. (Blackb. pur. 100 102 104 st Lon.&Brig.sp.o.gu. No.l 100 114 117 at Do. 5 per cent do. No 2 100 114 117 at Do. 6 per ceticalii lOO 136 142 at Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 100 114 117 at Do. 7 per cent. pref. stk 100 153 158 at Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) 100 129 132 at Do.4p c.st(div.def.lll'6s 100 74 76 st Lon.Chat&Dnv.sp.e.pt. 100 96 97 951 61 at Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent. 1 00 112 114 at Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent. at., late 3d shares • 100 at Do. 44 per cent 2s 6d Do. (Prtsm. perpl. anns. l of 2s 6d all 121 Londondy. & Cole. 1 shs all 121 r.ondony. & Ennis. 1 sha all 134 14 at Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per ct. 100 127 129 6 Do. £6 st Do. 34 per cent, 10 Do. redeem. G per cent 5 1 4pm 124 Mary port & Carl. 4 pr. c. all .. . . 121 Do. 41 per cent. ... st Midland Con. 6p. C. stk. 100 st Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c 100 134 140 st Do. 41 p.c. pref. at. rdem 100 103 105 st Do. 41 p.c. irredeomable 100 —-- 6 Do. 41 per cent ...• . . all • • _ at Do.Leic. andHit.4per ct 100 93 95 944 i at Norfik. sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 at Do. 51 p. c. Pref. st. 1847 100 _ „ at Do.sWay.ValEx.stlBl7 10 0 .• . • at Nort British, 5 per cent. 100 111 113 at Do. New gua. 5 per cent 100 109 111 10 I Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs. 7 11 Ifpm 10 Do. do. do. all _ .. at Nth.Dvn.Rail.&Dck.Co. 100 • • at N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. 100 .. • • at Do. 41pr. ct. redeemable 100 .. • • at Do. G. N. E. 4p. ct pref. 100 100 102 17 Do. Berwick 4p. c. p_ref. 8. 13.4 98 100 20 Do. Leeds 6p.c. N 6 1 13 1 die par 1 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 .. 9 .. _ ' 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 • • _ 20 North Staffordshire.... all 1 dis par 10 Rhymney Guaranteed.. all 22 23 st Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. c. pref. stock.. .. 100 .. ..at Do.Aberdeen,gua.p.c 100 • • _ at Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 105. South Devon, Ann, 10s. all 132 1:113 _ 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent all 10 11 10. 6. South Eastern(Reading Ann., 1.0.6) all 244 241 st Do. 44 per cent lOO 103 105 st Do, Fixed 4i per cent 1 1 50 103 105 at South Wales, gua. 4p. c. 100 .. • • st Do. 41 per cent .• • • at Do. do. 1859 lOO .. • • st Do. 5 per cent. lOO . • ~ at S. Yorkshire, 4p. gua. 100 86 80 c. 20 Do. sp. c. gua. 13 1 II p 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 28 29 25 Do. B 6 p. o._ all 32 34 25 Do. C6p. c all 31 33 at Watrld & Rilkny, 6p. c. 100 42 45 at W. Mid.-Oxf Ist gua stk 100 127 129 st Do. 2d do lOO 123 126 at D o o o ..N r e e wp rpe o t r .6 t p sp c .o p . p r. f i r B e 66 d. 1 10 00 0 1 12 0 3 3 1 1 0 2 5 6 st Do. ,tilt 1869 100 119 122 DOCKS. stock C E o a mm aenraciacln mi _— i stock Do. 4 per cwete.tpret.nllooo stock st India 190 123 125 stock London. r stock s y t icto ica ri t a h . a7 . ill_el ......... .1 . •••: : 0 9 5 8 7 so 01001 c routharapton ..... • .... 100 62 15 ........ 100 — lOO st2A: Doi N0w........... 2 x 1 d p SHARE MARKET-(THIS DAY). ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing 1 Business Price. done. 7 8 64 7 96 68 104 105 1011 11 9 11 44 45 1 4 1 7 11311 . .2i li 1 11 3 101 lu3 65 67 65h al toot nil p 56i 57 881 891 99 101 41 41 cl 10i 11 92 94 125 12 ! 45 97 100 102 46 48 THE SUN, LONDON; . `a FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 31, 1862. LA Tr /Ar 7 ELLIG ENCE.—(rtis Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lords Justices of Appeal.) APPEAL-JUDGMENT-RALLI V. 'UNIVERSAL MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY. This was an appeal from a decision of Vice. Chancellor Sir Wm. Page Wood disallowing tte plaintiff's claim, £3,000, under deductions, part transfernce of £7,000, in sured on the ship Aster, or Astria, ald a cargo of wheat from Odessa to Falmouth, and which was totally wrecked on her voyage to England. Lord Justice Knight Bruce and lard Justice Turner were of opinion that the transfer of the insurance, to this extent, • ,by Baker to the plaintiff was fa - good and valid transfer, and therefore revised the order of the Vice-Chan cellor, and allowed the appeal with costs. - iiieu- .IZART_LEr CATASTROPHE. MINISTERIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN _PRUSSIA, The following are the chief points of the Bill on Ministerial Responsibility just laid before the Ber lin Chambers : "Ministers can only be impeached for a violation of the Constitution. They are liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years, and incapacitated from ever hold ing office again. The act of impeachment must be signed by at least 30 members of the Upper House, and by 50 members of the Chamber of Deputies. If it is related to a committee it must consist of three members of tho Upper, and five of the Lower House. "The Ministry is not bound to give publicity to docu ments, the publication of which might be prejudicial to the interests of the State. Any Minister impeached may defend himself by word of mouth or by writing, and may have the last word. The committee must make its report within 30 days, otherwise the act of impeachment will fall to the ground. If, on the report, the two ChamberA agree to the impeachment, a committee of impeachment shall be formed, consisting of three members of the Upper and five of the Lower House. The impeachment will be brought before a special jury of 12. To this end 30 jurymen will be drawn by lot ; 20 taken from meml ere of the Supreme Court, and 10 from the Presidents of the Courts of Appeal. The first President of the Supreme Court and the members of the Chamber are excluded from being drawn. From the 30 persons designated the 12 members who are to form the jury are to be drawn by lot. The impeachers as well as the impeached may challenge the jury. The pub • licity of the trial can only be interdicted in case State secrets should render it necessary. The King does not renounce his right of pardon, but no Minister condemned can ever be reinstated in office. Ministers no longer in office can only be impeached after the close of the first ses sion after their dismissal." A grand concert has been given at Berlin for the benefit of the German fleet. The Court was pre sent. Every one was astonished to see the King rise and leave when Arndt's celebrated song, " The German Fatherland," was commenced. It is not known whether it was done parposely or not ; the audience, however, received the song with immense applause. THE REV. C. IL SPURGEON ON THE Last night the Rev. Mr. Spurgeon preached a sermon in the Metropolitan Tabernacle, in aid of the fund now being collected for the widows and orphans at Hartley. The rev. gentleman took for his text, Job xiv., 14, "If a man die, shall he live again?" The God of Providence, he said, had lately been call ing their attention to the subject of death, which had been brought nigh to them; but still people thought far too little of it. If a man was sixty, he imagined he would live to eighty, and when he was eighty, he thought there was no reason why he should not live another twenty years, us many had done before him. But though men would not think on death, Providence was continually thrusting it before them. Amongst princes there was little thought of the future life;and, as they were few in number, one death had been just now a sufficient warning • but workmen were also apt to forget the future life, and, as thefwere very numerous, Death had called to them in tones of thunder. Had there been only a few deaths, the lesson would not have been so impressive, because people would have said there were often such accidents ; but here there were 200 swept away. In dealing with his text, the reverend gentleman answered it first nega tively and then affirmatively, on Scriptural grounds. "If a man die, shall he live again ?" No ! he shall not live again here—he shall not live again for him self, to make glad his household. If he lived a sin ful life, that life shall never be repeated. If there were pleasures in sin, the dead would not come back to repeat them—to take in vain the name of that God who had daily loaded them with bene fits—in whom they lived and moved and had their being. They would have no more opportunity for -their base ingratitude to their Maker, whom they treated worse than the "ox which knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib." Nor would they ever live again to stifle the remorseful conscience ; and it was quite as well for the wicked that they could not live again ; for, whatever they might think to the contrary, if they lived again they would live as they lived before—the filthy would be filthy still—and they would increase their condem nation. On the other hand, the righteous would not live again to repent of sin, to suffer for their righteousness. They would not bring back to strife and contest the victor when he wore the crown, the mariner who had gained the shore! And if a man would not live again for himself, neither would ho live again for others. If there were any in the fatal pit who led others into vice, they would not live again to do so. The man who was living an idle and a useless life would not live again to set his bad example. There was no moral quarantine ; but it' they had only had a clear per ception of the leprosy of vice, they would shudder at those °vett and covert influences by which some men were daily exercised for evil. There were men who carried, as it were, a moral plague about them ; but those would not live again to pour out moral poison and pollute the very air they breathed. As with the evil, so it was with the good. They would not live again to do their duty to their God and to their fellow-men. In the pit with those poor men at Hartley were some of the Primitive Methodist local preachers, men selected to preach to others because they could preach from tke heart to the heart, though not, perhaps, grammatically. That was the true principle of New Testament Chris tianity, to select men for ministers not for their scholarship, but because they had the Chfistian life within them. They would do more good amongst the working classes in London if they 'were not quite so squeamish on these points. The rev, gen tleman then came to the second part of, his dis course. If a man die, shall he live again P Yes ! but not here. His soul would live agalit qt a resur rection life. The poor mangled forms le that pit would live again. They would all live again, the consciences of the evil would live againoind be their continual tormentors. Their victimS, too. would live again ; and those whom they bad wronged would live again, and reproach them. The good would also live again as flowers transplanted from one spot where they could only bud, to another where they would bloom with everlakting freshness. In conclusion, the rev. gentleman made an appeal for pecuniairy aid for the 400 widows and ;orphans at Hartley, who, he said were left almost penniless. Many of the rich, no doubt, had already contributed at the Mansion-house, in the Royal Exchange, or Mark-lane, or the Coal Ex change, or amongst their privote'connections. But let them all do what they could that night, and prove their gratitude to God for having spared their lives ; and let them cast in their mites with a prayer that this solemn lesson might be blessed to the nation. The collection was then made, and, the proceed. ings closed in the usnal'way. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Price. Paid. all all all all 6i 74 11 ti 57 (SO 99& 100 ii 4} 5 d cl 99 100 101 102 99 101 101 102 101 102 104 105 21 22 63 C 5 50 64 35 37 38 42 31 SG 33 35 991 1.9 W pr 99 100 11 , 1 111 8k 81 95 98 88 92 99 100 92 94 90 92 5 7 4 6 1311 102 i # it 96 99 # d Rail ways. Atlantic & Ft Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent... Buffalo and Laze ii uron Do. New Do. Preference Cleutta..vi.Eastn.(l ,l, . ) jCape,Eastu.Prov. ) iCaperrown (it Dock Scrii, iDemerara.. ....... • . 14.:astn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. 44 p C. Debentrs. Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1861 Do. 1865-1870 Do. 18116-1871. Do. do. G Ext.... Grand Trunk of Canada . ' 1)o. 6per cent. Pref..l Do. 2d Pref. per ct.. Do. 6 per ct. ifebentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872. G t. In di aPcnin.gua.sp. c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent.' Gt. W. of Canada Sharesi Do. New ' • Do. 6 p.c. '73 wi th't opt. Do. 53 p. c. do. '77 d 0... Madras guar., 5 p. Do. 41 p. 0. Extension Do. 4± d 0........ Melb.Corp. 6 p. 0. Bnds. Newilr unswick t Cand a Ity.SzLand(Lim.)g. 6 pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0...• • • •• Do. do. B Capital. d 0... Do. do. Land do. • • Scinde 444 Do. Punjaub Do. Do. ........ Do. Indus. St. Flo. Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. Business done VILERNOTT V. POTTER.-POTTER V. KERNOTT. This was an appeal from an order A the Master of the Rolls dismissing the plaintiff's bills with costs, in the above mentioned suits, on sth December last. The first is to enforce an agreement to have an account,—and the latter to have that agreement declared veil, and delivered up to be cancelled. The first suit was instituted to have an account of the money duo to the plaintiff, Dr. Kernott, under an agreement dated Jan. 10, 1859, by which the plaintiff undertook to take out a patent for puri fying crude paraffin, but the defendant alleged that the patent could not be worked at a profit, but at a loss, and therefore the agreement was void. Lord Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner, on considering the agreement, patent, and evidence adduced, were of opinion that these first two bills should not have been dismissed with costs, and that the plaintiff (Dr. Kernott) should have been allowed to establish his right at law, and therefore varied the order of the Master of the Rolls to this extent, and allowel the appeal. Their lordships dismissed the bill without costs, without prejudice to any action or actions that Dr. Kernott might bring against the defendant Potter. And in the cross appeal of Potter v. Kernott, Lord Justice Knight Bruce, and Lord Justice Turner were of opinion that this bill was properly dismissed with costs, and therefore affirmed the order of the Master of the Rolla to this extent and dismissed the appeal. POLICE INTELLIGENCR.—(no Day.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A SOLICITOR HIS OWN ADVOCATE.—CURIOUS CASE.— Mr. George Peter Dodson, solicitor, of Poland-street, was charged under the following circumstances : Sergeant Horsey, 6 C, said—This morning, about four, while in Tichborne-street, I saw the defendant outside 'a coffee-house, with a large number of persons round him, and heard that he had been turned out of the house. I advised the defendant to go home, but he refused, and fol lowed me and the inspector about for some time, and as we could not get rid of him, he was at last locked up. He was when taken into custody very quiet. Defendant—You say you saw me drunk—did I stagger? Sergeant—Yes, you did. Defendant—Did I not say I had lost a ring in the cafe ? Sergeant—You did„not. Inspector Bowles—l was with the sergeant, and the de fendant followed us about, and as we_could not get him to a in r to ing e . ustody, The defendant said e Mr. Yardl e y, is that I had nothing n a b n w o t u a_ I A o taken s il in i g can say, been to the Temple to consult Mr. Denman and Mr. Lax ton respecting two causes I am interested in, and I was sober. Mr. Yardley—l am very sorry to see a man of your pro fession in such a place. You are, unfortunately, your own lawyer, and you know the adage. I was in hopes you would have passed the matter over sub silentio, and not made such a defence as yJu have. I cannot dismiss you, as it is proved that you were drunk, as I do persons in a lower degree of life, and I mustinp you ss. for being drunk. The eefendant paid the fine. THAMES. FEARFUL CASE OF ST ABBI NG. — Patrick Devereux, a sailor of boyish appea rance, was br ought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stabbing James G ardner, a boarding-house keeper, a ntemnadd of street, Rat-cliff-highway. high-street . , Shadwell, said he w the wounded m an on W e d nes day l‘siJ. called. f o BN uponb. u o . s I,s to, surgeon, Daet night, and ascertained that ha had been stabbed in the belly, and the intestines were protruding. It was a very bad wound, three inches in length; what might be called a long stab. The wounded man was about 36 or 37 years of age, and had been a free liver. He was afraid the wound might prove fatal. The man was in danger. Mr. Selfe—ls it necessary I should go to his bedside and take his deposition. Mr. ;Ross would not say the patient was in imme diate danger. Morris Cohen, a respectable tradesman, was talking to Mr. Gardner near a public-house in Denmark-street, on Wednesday night, and had just left him when the pri soner accosted Mr. Gardner, and stabbed him in the belly with a knife. Mr. Gardner +aid " lie's got a knife, I am stabbed," and directly afterwa7ds fell. The prisoner ran away and was sought after and apprehended by a police-constable named Smith, 253 K. TI - ,C prisoner had been lodging in Gardner's boarding-house fa some time. A quarrel had taken place between them on a question of accounts. The prisoner demanded his chest and clothes, which the board ing-house keeper refused to give him, until his charges for board were paid. The prisoner vowed he would be revenged. and took the first opportunity that presented itself to carry out his deadly purpose. When Smith took the prisoner into custody he said ho had no knife. Mr. Ross had no doubt the wound was inflicted with a knife. It was an upward thrust on the right groin. _ . _ Mr. Selfe remanded the prisoner until Friday next, and said if it became necessary he would at any time take the deposition of the wounded man in his own room. TUIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORE EXCHANGE. The fresh supply of English wheat here, to-day, was small. All dry samples moved off steadily, at full prices, otherwise the trade was in a sluggish state, at about pre vious quotations. The show of samples of foreign wheat was tolerably ex tensive, and the demand for all descriptions ruled inactive, yet no change took place in the currencies compared with Monday. In'floating cargoes of grain a limited business was trans acted on former terms. Fine parcels of barley quite supported former prices. Medium and inferior qualities, however, commanded very little alteration. The malt trade was dull. In prices, however, no altera tion was observed. Oafs were a dull inquiry; nevertheless good and fine samples were steady in value. The demand for both beans and peas was much restricted, on former terms. In !lour, sales progressed slowly, at fully the late decline in the currencies. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English ...—• •• 65 0 900 ) 1,760 I :180 f 630 sack.. 1ri5h............ 1,(00 I F0reign........ 14,630 7,020 j 6,700 240 eke. 5,050 hrls. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat aro moderate, and, owing to the unfavourable state of the weather, the trade is dull, at barely late quotations._ Per Slb. by the carcase. a tl s d' sdsd Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 2 Middlingmutton 3 8 4 0 Middling do. .. 3 4 3 8 Prime do .. 4 2 4 4 Primo largo do. 3 10 4 0 Veal 4 4 5 0 Do. small d 0... 4 0 4 2 Small pork 4 4 4 8 Large pork .... 3 8 4 2 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6 BOROUGH HOP. The mavicet for hops is by no means Wive. Good ana fine qualities command a steady sale, and prices aro well supported. In other kinds very little is doing, yet no change has taken place in their value compared with our last report. Very few foreign hops have corns to hand this week. New Mid and East Rents.. 170 s to 230 s per ewt s . New Weald of Rents .. 140 s 185 s „ Now Sussex l3ss 165 s „ COLONIAL. TEA.—The dealings have been moderately active, and at public sale late rates have been well maintained for all de scriptions. S UGAR _the m arket remained dull; prices, how ever, have shown little v ariat ion, eiteept for inferior quali ties, which are a shade cheaper. Refined descriptions have rea lised fully previous values. COFFEE.—For the better qualities of Plantation Ceylon there has been a steady inquiry, and late rates have in most instanoes been well sustained. Bien—Business has been rather inactive, and a down ward tendency has been apparent on quotations. SALTPETRE —The operations have been limited, and the few bargains entered into have led to no change of impor tance in prices. TALLOW—The market has continued dull, and quotations generally have shown increased heaviness. P. Y.C. on the spot is now 47s 3d ; March delivery, 47s 6d ; and last three months, 488 6d per cwt. THE WORLD'S BAROMETER AND WEATHER INDICATOR is an instrument the beneficial and important uses of which it is impossible, to overestimate. In present ing it to the public at the present price, Major Walter, of Liverpool, has clearly proved that money considerations have not influenced those thoughts and feelings which have been for so many years devoted to the welfare of mankind. If this complete and most beautiful combination were only to be measured for the value it possesses as a harvest indi cator and exponent, it would be worthy every word of eulogium the greatest savans of the day have passed upon it. Many of the large corporate bodies, Lloyd's, &c., already claim it as an indispensable adjunct to their halls and libraries, and doubtless ere long our more public insti tutions will give the masses the opportunity of seeing to what an enormous advance meteorological knowledge and its facile exposition has attained. THIS DAPS SHIPPING. LONDON, Jan. 31.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 30.-Wind S.W—Sailel—HET Ma jesty's ship Himalaya, for Kingstown. TORBAY, Jan. 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Wye, from London for Mogadsro. FALmouxii, Jan. 30.—Wind S.W. —Arrived—Slepner, from Rio Grand°. Jan. 31.—Arrived—Siam, from Mau ritius; in coming to an anchor fouled the Ark (brig), and carried away bowsprit. COWES, Jan. 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Nemesis, from Foo-chow-foo. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Alpaca, from Akyab; Theodore, from Valparaiso. SWANSEA, Jan. 30.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Comedora, from Caldera, with bulwarks, sails, and stanchions cerried away, and chief officer washed overboard. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Arrived—Teutonia, steamer, from Hamburg; Duke of Glocester, from St. Helen's. Sailed—Parana, for Scilly; Charlotte, for Guernsey ; La Poule, for Cherbourg ; L'Etoile, for Carentan. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 31—Panther, steamer, from Boulogne. Sailed, Jan. 31—Peninsula, steamer, for Gibraltar ; Stanley, steamer, for Trieste ; Economist, steamer, for Me' bourne. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—Fanny Fern, from Falmouth, for London. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, tho 29th day of Jan., 1862: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued .......X30,034,2501 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3.631,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 15,351,250 Silver Bullion .... £30,031,250 £30,034,2501 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' Capi- Government Seen tal £14,553,000 rities (including Rest Public Deposits (in- nuity) £11,568 ,618 eluding Excise- Other Securities 17,030, 838 quer, Savings' Notes Banks, Commis- Gold and Silver 896,119 missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 5,753.063 Other Deposits 14,751,486 Seven Day and other Bills 712,101 Coin X - 39 — ,058,640 ,E 39 ,058,644 M. MARSHALL, Chid Collier. Jan. 30, 1802. all 100 15 all 100 FOREIGN RAILWAYS Algerian „ ..... Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes • • . Bah .&S.Fran.. T, i m. 7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine . Rail Copiapo Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rus Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. G'reat Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. sits... Italian Junction ...... Lierre & Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva ...... Namur & Liege Do. 8 p. c. Pref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares _..... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ot'mn (Smyrna to Aidn) Paris,Lyons, & Medi ter. Parrs & 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (Fern.) qua. 7 p. et. Ern-- Molt & Dunaburc, Royal Danish Royal Swedish ,Do. 7 per cent. Pref Sambre & Meuse Do. 54 per cent. Pref San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p.c S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin Southern of France.. • . S. East Portug - al 7 p ct. West Flanderu .... • • • • Do. 5i p. o. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden ..... Do. 8 per cent Pref Zealand . . all 7 all all all 61 6; , — P a I IA 111 44 4 4 , 1 pr p 23 24 9 10k 81 ft 20 21 89 40 8 10 8i 76 41 44 53 65 31 21 12 15 1 8 8i 9% 01 1 l i p d 27i IN 74 10 104 214 225 ES. BETTIS' red Consols (Philack) Rritish Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ...... East Cant Brea... E. W'l Russel (Tavistk. Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus G.Wheal Alfa. (Phi I ack G. Wheal Vor (lielston; Grenville ... tlerod's- Foot II ingston Downs Lady Bertha NTargaret (tiny Lelant: Mark e Valley.. , Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) North Downs North Frances (Mogan N.Wh' I Basset (1110 .4aW North Wheal Crotty .. Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min.Co, South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illogan).. S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. :'.Wheal Fran. (Moan) Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Carm ) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller (Uedruth) Wlitni Edward (Cals.) ‘Vheal Kitty (U.Lel ant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 3.9.3 4 I 1 2 28 :10 385 895 51 53 294 30 104 11 24 3 10 11 34 4 ?.14.6 3.0.0 7.7.0 66f 17s 6.15.5 8.12 4.14 1.12.4' 91- 4.3.0 12:3 2.0.0 2.29 1k 10.6.7 3.11.6 all 18.1' 4 .9, 2719.1 13s 6(11 I.f.z 51 6 14 2 1 39 41 2 at 43 15 91 10i 5} 51 2 21 3} 11 2 7 • 8 42 44 320 3} 4 110 ll5 29 31 1 2 71 81 13 1 14 44 16 VS 205 95 100 75 85 1I 2i 8 9 14& 15* 17 18 30 i FOREIGN MINES. 20 Australian 1 BonAccordCopper,Llm all 4 5 Brazil Land & Min.Co all 11 14 1 • Clarendon ConS.MittCo • I 40 Cobre Copper all 34 36 Copiapo l6 6 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co nil 1 11 3 East Del Rey (Limited) 1 4 2 Fortuna. 20 General all 22 24 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 pr a p 14 Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 11 p 2} Linares all 71 8 5 Lusitanian 2 4 d pr 1 Mariquita all 1 I 1 N.RhineCopoiS.Aus.L # 1 ict 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Minin and Smelt all 2 4 6 Port Philip 1 11 11 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. llpm 20 • ISt.John del Rey (L.) l5 65 67 28.2.8/ United Mexican . all 8} 84 9} 9 1 Worthing (Limited) all 1 1 • COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 .. 100 107 109 Do 6p. cont.lBBo-2 100 1081 • Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - Do. Bp. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 109 111 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 109 111 Do. 5 per cent lOO 97} 981 :981 Do. Inscribed stock 100 87 99 Cape G.llope, 6 p 0,1880 100 110 112 Do. 1890 100 110 112 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 109 111 Ceylon, Nov.lBol, 6p c 100 N. it. Gov. 6 p.0..1 a. &July 100 104} 1051 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. 6 ov. sp. c.,1865 100 99 100 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 97 08 98 Do. do., 1888 & upwilv 100 96} 974 971 New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 105 107 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. o sterling, 1875 lOO 106 107 S. Au5,G6p.c.1873.& up lOO Vic. Gov. G p.c. Ja.&July 100 lO2 104 1031 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO 1105 1051 1064 1 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 • Agra&T.lnitedServiee Bk I 60 85 87 40 Australasia.. all 65 67 65 25 Rank of Egypt all 22 23 100 Baak of London 50 British North American all 99 51 20 Chtd.Bank of India, dm all 21 214 25 Chiller. of In. bon.& Ch. all 33 35 100 City 100 Colonial ... ~.. ... 25 57 39 20'11 Com. Bank of Canada.. all -- 20 Eng.. Scot., & Aus. Ch.. all 19 191 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all • 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 251 26 20 Do. new all 2SI 151 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Airlean lO pr }p 100 London & Westminster 20 73 75 100 Nat. Prov. of England 42 ...,- 20 Do. new 50 Nationalliank 26 New South Wa1e5...... all 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 53 54 544 \2O Ottoman Bank ... .. ... all IS6 19} 100 Provincial of Ireland.. 25 10 - Do. new...... all 25 South Australia ..0... all 25 'Union of Australia .... all 40 42 50 Unia.. of London 100 Unity Mutual... . , 60 -- MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 141 154 15 10 Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1d) all 1 2 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 26 28 10 Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 6 51 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 29 3 2 20 Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 911 324 Canada Land all 106 103 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lirn 1 all 10 China & Japan Coast & River Steam Naviga. 24 at. Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 25 Do.. Pref. 71 per cent all 15 17 st. Crystal Palace at. Do. Preference st. Do. 0 p ct. Perpet. Deb lOO 101 104 10 E.lndia & Lon. Ship A 7l 14 1)o. B. 71 11 01 20 Klndialrrign. & Canal 1 pr fpm 14 at. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English &Aus. Copper all 34 34 15 Gen. Stm Navigate m 14 1 Great Slip Limited) all 11 1 Do: 174 p. ct Preleren • all 1 I 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) .41 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 11 14 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 2 24 34 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 5 10 Do. 8 per cent. pref all 25 National Dia. Co. (Lim ) 5 it 4 p 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 15 td 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis. all I 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 81 10 15 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 11 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). 'all 14 14 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 11 11 10 Orintl. In. Steam(Lim.) all 7 8 rt. Peclß-Lnd.&3lin.(Lita) 100 49 51 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 69 71 69 50 Do. New 3O 10 12 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.46p.c all 181 191 50 Rhymney Iron all 17 19 12 Do. New...... all 5 6 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 50 52 at. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim.) 100 135 140 25 South Australian Land all -83 35 34 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip.. als 1 Do. do. Registered .... all 10 all 4161 Do. do 2 Telegraph to India (L ) 1 sds par 10 Trust and Agency of Austrlasia (lim)lst is. 1 pr 1 p 20 Tr.& Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 1 16 5 U. A' dom Tel. Co. (111 n. 1 14 04 10 Van Dienien's Land 1001 Iti 121 16} 1 THE NAVY. The Warrior, which left Plymouth on the 21st inst., arrived at Lisbon on the 29th,and transhipped her supernumeraries. She encountered gales throughout the passage, and has sprung her main yard. The Edgar was to sail from Lisbon for the West Indies on the 30th inst. The following is an extract of a letter received by our Portsmouth correspondent from an officer attached to the Mexican Expedition, dated Jan, 1, at sea, off Cape Antonio :—" The following ships, composing the Mexican Squadron, are now thus far on their way to Vera Cruz :—Challenger, 22, screw, bearing the flag of Commodore Dunlop; Sanspareil, 70, screw, Capt. G. Le G. Bowyear, with the head quarters of the Marine Battalion, 450 officers and men, under the command of Col. Lowder; Mersey, 40, screw, Capt. Caldwell, C.B. ; and St. George, 90, screw, Capt. the Hon. F. Egerton, with the re mainder of the Marines on board, equally divided between them; and the Barracouta and Spiteful, paddle steamers. The Commodore joined us last evening from Havannah, where the French and Spanish forces are collecting. The French contin gent amounts to 2,500, including a battalion of Zouaves from Algeria, and a battery of light rifled guns. They, as well as the Spaniards, go com pletely equipped for the field—horses, mules, trans port—everything, in fact, that can render them complete as a corps d'armee. The Spanish contin gent comprises 8,000 men of all arms. We expect that the whole force will be assembled at Vera Cruz in about 10 days." The Calypso, IS, paid off at Chatham a few days since, is to be fitted for a training ship for the Naval Coast Volunteers and despatched to one of the large ports. The return called for by the Admiralty from the officials at Chatham Dockyard, relative to the pro gress made in the armour-plated screw steamer Royal Oak, 51 guns, 1,000 horse power, under construction at that establishment, and the pro bable time by which slit will be completed, has resulted in an order being despatched from Admiral Robinson, the Controller of the Navy, directing 100 additional hands to be placed on board that vessel on Monday next, thus swelling the number of shipwrights and other workmen employed on the Royal Oak to 400 men, the greatest anxiety being experienced to have her completed and launched during the present sum mer. With the exception of a few tiers she is now planked from stem to stern, and in a few days will be ready to receive her armour-plates, which are being forged at the Thames Iron Company's works, Blackwell. To render her as compact as possible, the whole of her ribs, timbers, and uprights are bound together by means of enormous girders of iron, which are carried obliquely across every tim ber in the ship. In this respect the Royal Oak is constructed differently from the sister ship Cale donia, building at Woolwich, which has her iron girders carried outside her timbers. In planking the exterior the utmost care has been taken to have no thing but the soundest description of teak, the slightest flaw in the timber insuring its immediate rejection, it being of paramount importance that no repairs should be required to be effected in her planking for a considerable time to come, as the slightest alteration would require the removal of her armour-plates. The sides of the Royal Oak will present a solid wall of 29 inches thickness of oak and teak, her exterior and interior planking being each 8 inches thick, and her timbers 13 inches. Her armour-plates, which will completely encase her from stem to stern, will be of the toughest iron pos sible, and of an uniform thickness of 4i inches. The contract price for each plate is somewhere about £l2O, and as nearly 500 plates will be required for her, their prime cost alone will amount to about £60,000. In addition to this, however, the plates will have to be bent to the shape of the ship's side, which will again add to the cost of each. Private letters have been received by our Chat ham c orrespondent, from the West Indies, giving some further details respecting the loss of her Ma.• jesty's ship Conqueror, 101, 3,265 tons, 800 horse power, Capt. E. S. Sotheby, C.B. The Conqueror was wrecked on the morning of DEC. 30, on a rock known as the Rum Crag, on her way to Bermuda, from Port Royal, which she had left but a few days. The pinnace of the Conqueror, with some of the offi cers and crew, arrived at Port Royal,Jamaica, on the Bth inst.,when CommodoreDunlop,C.B.,immcdiately despatched the Cygnet, 5, Commander A. T. Thrupp, to render her assistance. The Cadmus, 21, Capt. H S. Hillyar, C. 8., arrived at St. Thomas's on the 7th inst., all well. The Rinaldo, 17, Commander W. N. W. Hewett, having on board the Confederate com missioners, arrived at St. Tilhinas's on the 14th inst. The United States sloop of war Iroquois, was also at St. Thomas's on the same date. -The Armstrong shot and shell for the iron frigate Defence, 18, Capt. R. A. Powell, C. 8., were shipped from the Ordnance-wharf, Chatham, yesterday. The quantity of both supplied her is very large, and will include 100 cases of filled and 80 cases of loose common 100 pounder shell, 80 cases filled and 110 empty of the 100-pounder segment shell, together with a proportionate supply of shell for the smaller Armstrongs. She also takes 160 boxes of solid 100. pounder Armstrong shot and 100 boxes of smaller Armstrong shot. The Defence finished drawing her stores yesterday, and the next few days will see the whole of the work remaining to be done on board completed. Her officers and crew will turn over from the Gloucester, 50, on board which they have been accommodated, on Tuesday next, and it is probable she will leave Chatham for Portsmouth either on that or the following day. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty : Lieutenant Horace W. Rochfort, to the Euryalus. Masters'-Assistants—Allen Wonham, to the Euryalus; Francis Darbeshire to ditto. Assistant-Surgeon—Richard C. M'Clements, to the Hawke. Engineers—J. A. Wilson to the Indus, for Lee; J. Ross to the Indus, as supernumerary; W. Ash to the Hawke, for Blazer ; T. Millar to the Blenheim, for Amelia ; G. Batchelor (acting) to ditto, for Britomart. First-Class Assistant-Engineers—J. Bates, to the Blen heim, for the Eatcourt; D. Hughes, to ditto, for the Clinker, Ni . w ceT o u o rn d, e t r o ; J. Cliff, fifto,r the Charon ; toditto,fort J. Ra G. ve ß n, a v r i r c o e w S , u to mn t e h r e ; A Hawke, for the Rose; J. T. Page, to ditto, for the Sandfly; A. Watt, to ditto, for the Griper; A. Borthwick, to ditto, for Highlander. Second-class Assistant -Engineer A. Forrest, to the Blenheim, for Julia. THE ARMY. The Adjutant-General, Sir James Yorke Scarlett, has issued a circular memorandum, dated 25th inst., addressed to general officers commanding, and to regiments and depots of regiments serving in Ca nada. It announces the augmentation to 1,200 rank and file of the 15th Foot, Ist battalion ; 16th Foot, Ist and 2d battalions ; 17th Foot, Ist and 2d batta lions ; 30th Foot, 47th Foot, 60th Foot, 4th batta lion ; 62d Foot, 83d Foot, 96th Foot, and Rifle Bri gade, Ist battalion ; and states that H.R.H. the General Commanding-in-Chief has decided that the distribution of their establishment shall be as fol lows :-10 senior companies, 3 field officers, 10 cap tains, 11 limits., 9 ensigns, 6 staff, 57 s er g eants, ex clusive of schoolmaster, 21 dru mmers and buglers, 50 corporals, and 950 privates ; 2 depot companies, 2 captains, 3 lieuts,, 1 ensig n, 10 s ergeants, 4 drum mers and buglers, 10 corp orals, and 190 privates. A circular memorandum, dated the 24th inst., ad dressed to the army at home, has been promulgated to wear thei r from the Horse Gu ards, consenting to grant t o th e cavalry serving at borne permission c apes, and to the infantry permission to wear their great coats when off duty, at the discretion of their commanding officers. h iraal a o y r t a t; m screw h t y r e o sotpesrdhiap;Capt. J. Seecomb e , s at noon for Kings town, Portsmouth 45 th . Regiment, 10 companies, on board, com prising Major Blenkinsopp, i n comman d ; ed from"w with i capts parish, Leach, Burro wes, Blair, and Ather ley ; Dents. Grey, Beamish, Birch, and Tennant; Ensigns Johnson, Thoran, Lefroy, Leith, Blenkin, an d:Watling; Pay mas t er Bl y th e , Quartermaster Guernsey, Surg. Annealey, Assist.-Surg. Hanbury; 3 officers' wives, 1 child, and 3 servants; 38 sergeants, 21 drummers, 36 corporals, 650 men, 82 soldiers' wives, and 82 children, with six officers' horses. The Himalaya returns to Portsmouth with Royal Artillery. Owing to the boisterous state of the weather, it was expected that Capt. Seccombe would anchor in Yarmouth Roads for the night. _ . :The erection of the range of stabling for the" horses of the cavalry regiments quartered at Alder shot having been completed the volunteers for the Royal - Engineers, who were attached to the 2d Company stationed at the camp during the progress of the work, have joined at headquarters, Chatham. Three blocks of stabling have been erected in a very substantial manner, and each w ill provide ac commodation for about 100 horses. The Royal En gineer Volunteers since their arrival at headquarters have been posted to the 35th Depot Company for the purpose of going through a complete course of sapping and mining on the fieldworks at Chatham.- --.~;.-_ 7URKISTI FINANCLIL REFORMS. The following is a translation of the Sultan's message on the intended financial reforms, which was read at the Porte with the accustomed cere mony on the 21st inst. : My faithful Grand Vizier,—lt is well known that the finances form the very life of a government. During the late reign the outlay occasioned by ex ceptional and extraordinary causes led to debts which were only partially provided for, and, in order to meet a portion of the remaining deficit, it became necessary to issue caimes. This measure created difficulties for the Treasury, and resulted in the present confusion and embarrassment. The resources of our country are, however, well known, and to develop these, as also to increase the well being of every class of my subjects, and especially the state of our military forces both in the army and navy, and, in fine, to introduce all possible ameliorations generally, is my earnest desire. But to effect this it is urgently necessary that the re venue should be both collected and spent with care and regularity, and that an account of the whole should be published in order that all may know how we stand. The carrying out of this will at once give increased credit to our Treasury, To effect this, then, you will without delay direct all your energies ; and as the office of grand vizier is the centre-piece of our government, so also should the Treasury be considered, and in its special in terest should all my ministers work, devising to gether the necessary measures for its well-being. The income and expenditure of each department should be published yearly, and should be made to balance perfectly. The existing debts should bo paid off, and the evils resulting from the issue of caimes should also be promptly got rid of. To do this, new resources for the Treasury must be created, and to this your attention should be at once directed. It is not, however, necessary to change the existing organisation of the Treasury, but you must regard yourself as the supreme head of it, and of all the departments, the chiefship of which I now confer on you, in order that you may, in accordance with my earnest wish, promptly effect the necessary re forms. As all the members of the department (of the Treasury) are thus under your control, you should consult them, and give effect to the best ideas. Take all this into your most earnest consi deration and consult with your colleagues, and keep me apprised of what you propose to do. May the Almighty grant us His mercy, a n d crown our efforts with success. Amen. THE LATE GALES IN IHE NORTIL Since our last we have had a continued gale from S. to E.S.E., and very cold. Tho sea has been very high indeed. Once or twice it appeared as if it would moderate or change some way to the better, but the " gentle south" had lashed itself into such a fury that it could not or would not cease ; and what follows, as the results of the gale, will show this. -The Pandora sailed from this for Leith on Saturday, the 11th, and although all that a first class clipper smack with a good crew can do has been done, she was only able to leave Deersound on the 25th inst. The Queen steamer left this for Granton on Wednesday, the 15th, but could not get round Rattray Head, so had to bear up for Banff Bay, where she landed her mails and some passengers on Thursday, and after repeated trials at last reached Granton on Tuesday, thus taking a week for the passage. On Monday, the 20th, the brig Sir Henry Parnell, of Dundee, from Frede- • rickstadt for Arbroath, put into Deersound for shelter, after receiving a severe hammering out , side and making a good deal of water. The following morning, about two o'clock, the schooner Poultoiis, Hunter, of and from Sun derland for Portnoy with coals, also put in there, but from the darkness was unable to get up to the proper anchorage. Next morning sho commenced to drive, and at last struck on the rocks on the point of Ness, Tankerness, where she soon became a total wreck, her cargo strewing the beach after she struck. The crew were taken off by a boat from the shore just before she came on the breakers. Mr. J. H. Baikie, Lloyd's agent, was soon on the spot and took charge of the wreck, and the crew were looked to by-the same gentlemen, as acting for the Shipwrecked Mariners' Society, of which they are all members. With the North Isles communi cation has been wholly stopped, so that scarcely any business has been transacted in Kirkwall for nearly a fortnight. What with both our clippers lying windbound at this side and the steamer losing a trip altogether there will doubtless soon be a cry for creature comforts, and happy will be the old I wife who has secured her supply of tea and sugar. I There has been a slight change for the better, and 1 a greater change will, we hope, take place with the I now moon on the 30th ; but the greatest catastrophe has yet to be recorded. On the morning of Thurs day last, the 23d inst., the trading vessel Columbus of Leith, Capt. Davidson, 334 tons register, was totally wrecked in the Pentland Firth„!when, me lancholy to relate, all on board perished except one I man. From the survivor it, has been ascertained that about half-past 5 in the morning, the weather being very thick and the wind strong from S.E., the vessel drove on the Lother Rock, the south west point of South Ronaldshay, about a mile from Burwick, and immediately parted in two. The hinder part instantly sank, but the fore part re mained on the rock, and the one man clung to it who was afterwards rescued. The vessel was loaded with coals and a general cargo, and had a crew of 13 men with two passengers; but the survivor, who was on his first voyage with the vessel, can not isen g t i i v re e ly th l e os n t a . ra vtr es h o il f e a t n h y e o m f a t n ho w se as lo c s l t in . g T in h g e c to ar t g h o e rock a boat with 10 or 12 men, belonging to South Ronaldshay, put off and rescued him at great risk to their own lives. G reat praise is due to the men, and we should think their services deserve some mark of recognition from the Board of Trade. Mr. Loutit, agent for Lloyd's, was speedily on the spot, as also Mr. Sutherland, receiver of wreck for the island. The Lother Ro c k, on w hi c h the catas trophes- t ro phe occurred, is described in the North Sea Pilot, published by order of the Admiralty, as " the most dangerous in the Pentland Firth. It is nearly all covered at high water ; but the sea is seldom so smooth as to prevent a break or tripple." In the darkness of the night the breakers probably could not be seen, and their noise might be drowned by the fury of the storm. There is sufficient water for any vessel between the rock and the shore, though the water there is always rough and break ing. The same authority says, "A beacon on the outer end of the Lother is urgently called for, as it would mark the exact position of the danger, and the seamen would then be better able to judge of the exact drift of the vessel, and when the anchor should be let go as a last resource." In this case anything on the roik could not likely have . butbeen observed owing to the darkness of the night , when such danger is apprehended by the Admiralty everything necessary to be done for Th e Columbus surely this warning will be the means orfevcaeunstlinong of such sacrifice of lifeandproperdtys- None of the bodies have been recovered.—____.. was on her way to the East Indies. None Herald. burgh state state that the winte buye rs re fair in that city has been HAMBURGH HORSE FAlR. —Advioes from Ham. unusually well attended by and sellers. Then m ber of animals brought f or ward amounted to nearly 3,000. 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