The Sun. — London, England, 1862-02-21 00:00:00

11/ .111 IZKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Bank of Ent:;dand return completed to the 19tb February is of a rather favourable character. The bullion shows a small diminution, but there is slight increase in the reserve of notes. The public deposits have been largely added to, and a decrease to about a similar extent is observable in the pri vate balances. The other securities exhibit a con siderable diminution. The various items and the changes they present are shown in the subjoined table :-. . £20,129,510 395,130 .. 15,894,405 .. 148,544 .. 3,410,504 4,949 ▪ 5,397,144 .. 512,155 .. 15,085,843 .. 440,491 • 643,216 60 68,4 . 6 • 11,101,802 No alteration. Other Securities .. 17,573,010 Decrease • .. 238,429 Notes unemployed .. 9,527,260 Increase .. .. • • 183,120 During the last few days there has been more animation in the foreign and colonial produce markets. Tea has fully maintained previous rates, while sugars have been actually enquired for at enhanced prices. Cocoa and coffee have each been in fair request at full values. For rice the demand has been steady, without any material change to record in prices. Saltpetre has been inactive, and prices have slightly given way. In the tallow mar ket business has been dull, at barely previous quo tations for both present and forward delivery. The Don Pedro North Del Rey Gold Mining Company, with a capital of £lOO,OOO, in shares of £1 each, has been introduced to the public under very respectable auspices. Its object is to purchase and work the gold mines of Brucutu in the Brazils. The estate is freehold, situated in the centre of a Populous district, near the mines of the St. John D el Rey Company, so long celebrated for their im mense returns of gold, and the large dividends they Pay to their shareholders. The purchase of the Property has been effected on very favourable terms. A deposit of ss. upon each share applied for, must be paid to the company's bankers previously to the application being sent in. This sum will be re turned in full if two-thirds of the shares are not applied for, or if no allotment is made to the applican t. Active Circulation Decrease .. Mon .. Decrease .. Rest .. .. Increase, .. Public Deposits Increase .. Other Deposits.. Decrease .. Seven Day and other Bills Decreaso • • • . Government Securities A further sum of about £32,000 in foreign gold was withdrawn from the Bank of England yester day. At the half-yearly meeting of the Berlin Water Works Company a dividend of ls. 6d. per share was declared. At the ensuing meeting of the Southampton Dock Company a dividend at the rate of 31 per cent. will be proposed. The Directors of the Eastern Counties Railway Company have announced a dividend of 6s. per share for the half year. There was rather an active business transacted It the Li verpool Cotton Market yesterday, and Prices were very firm. The sales were about 12,000 bales. A meeting of the British and North American Association has been called for the 26th inst., to settle th e plans of its operations. The market for Public Securities opened with abn im proved ap pearance, both as regards the num er of tr ansactions and the tendency of prices. An advance of I per cent. has been established, Consols being 931- for money and the account. The New Threes have improved to 931 : I ; the Reduced, to 931 7,-; Bank Stock has risen to 242 a nd 243 ; India ditto is 225 ; the 5 per Cent, has advanced to 106 t 107 ; Exchequer Bills, March, to ics. and 18s. prem. ; ditto June, 16s. to 20s. Preen. Foreign Securities have been dealt in to a fair tztent, and quotations exhibit an upward tendency. Turkish. 6 per Cents. are 841 1, ditto 1858, 753-; Mexican have improved to 341 a Spanish Pas sive to 201; Venezuelan to 25a ; and Italian 5 per Cents. to 681 1 , The Moorish Scrip is steady at 1 prem.; Equador 181; Portuguese are flat at 461; and Chilian 4 per Cents. at 85. The Mires Tur 13..tittlillia.Lnoan is buoyant at 651 to 661 ; and the New Loan is maintained at 1 to Is. prem. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been moderately active, and a slight improvement m ay be noticed in most of the principal lines. ,Seuth Easterns have advanced £1; London, Chat lou, and Dover, los. ; Eastern Counties, £1 10s.; a nd,_ Lond on and Brighton, 15s. Great Northerns, North Westerns, and Midlands, have each improved about ss. za The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have re tained W i t h out any material alteration. Great pu:ceinburg are fi rm at 1 01 11 ; Dutch Rhenish at 1 ; Bahia and San Francisco at 151 16. Grand Trunk of C anada have improved to 25 and 25 1 ; r u e r eat W estern of Canada to 121 I. East Indian /4 1.11 ! in firm at 1011 1021 ; and Great Indian eninsula at 101'. to !?int Stock B ank and Miscellaneous Shares g `lnile in moderate favour at about previous quotations. , . BR ITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. II ~ .14 Stock I, Neerper ~C Cent,en t . ,Consols Reduced Annuities Annuities 243 2 . ... 933 i 921 34 A _w ,-1 Per Cent. Annuities 93k i " n . ll :::ties, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — 411I_ ..itte for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l sa '4.attos:r Cent. 1061 7 ;`,Tto Bnfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Dittouttto 5 102 f per Cent, Ditto 51 per Cent lo7i I Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 100 , ito dtto 1864 .011 sols f D or t Account,i April, March 6 9OOl 'lldia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent ..-.. 107 March. I June. zehequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 16 17 16 18 Di D itto £ 5OO ...... 17 18 19 ""to Small l4 18 I 20 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent ~bitto 41 per C en t, 1860 "lilian. 6 per Cent IDitto 41 per Cent , quador New Consolidated perial Moorish Scrip tlexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account l'ortug,uese 3 per Ce n t., 185 3. Spanish 3 per Cent _ Ditto Passive •Unrkish 6 per Cent. — i )itto A c count Ditto New Loan 1 Ditto Acco ,nt - venezuela, 3 per Cent 25 Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Lan, 5 3 per Cent Ex. 25f. .) Italian, 6 per Cent., 1861 . 6B C onsols, Mon e y 93k i Account 93h I MIS DAPS SIIIPPING. LONDON, Feb. 21.—Wind this day at noon—South; toooderatq breeze, and fine weather. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 20.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Trafalgar. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRA.PII.) Arrived—Charlotte, from GuTFIAMPTON,, Friday Morning. ernsey S he Sailed—Antiquary, for Elsinore; Margaret Jane, for (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPII.) GRAVESEND, Friday M orn ing, se ll ' ll ved, Feb. 21—Wanderer, and Queen, from Guern t; Neptune, from Mauritius. tl ie " a iled, Feb. 21.—City of Bri:ibane, for Brisbane ; Pan - I ‘ , for Boulogne; Scotia, for Calcutta. DEAL, Friday Morning. I\lo arrivals. T AE OF 1862. Th, I:IAILWAY AND CANAL BILLS report of the Board of Trade, issued yesterday, states t he numb er o f bill s re l a ting to railways Greatinn 2 2 , 1ta iti and Ireland deposited for this session _he amountso prto T p os te Of thi s num b er 174 aut h or i se new works. el aß Pew work s t o b e au th or i se d by these bills mayo be for 1, as foLlo ws : —B y new companies in England, bills 7 l' ° ,° s Mmiles of r a il way; i n S co tl an d, 6 bills for 99 , 77 8 bills for 104 miles. By existing companies, mile s ' for 492 mil es , re l a t e t o E ng l an d ; 8 bills, for 53 ho' iiat° Scotl au d ; 5 bills, f or 47 m il e s, to Ireland. The th er e L 'z,th .1f the new li nes i s th ere f ore 1,800 miles, and ri, e , 4t e ill addition 89 mil es o f d ev i at i on li ne s. h tt : b u e e bar sil\ •er received by the West India packet ad , hoW( frolll. disp oses I o f at 610. per oz., showing a decline of 4 uarket Th© _ the priclo realised for that by the last steamer. has been very fiat in the interval. v '„~ v SHARE MARKET-(?'HIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid. Railways. Closing Business Prif;e. I done. air., Vol., and Str. Val Blyth and Tync Ilost.,Sleaf.,and 18.13t0l and Ex 'ter i Caledonian (Cork and Bo Cornwall A Do A meets no div Do. B jtill6pc.pan.has been paid to B.' I llublin & Belfast Junc.l Dun.,Perth,&Ab. J unc East A nglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do Bdo do DoNw A, late E U 3ds (East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow ! Edin., Perth, & Dundee, Glasg. and S. Weitern.l GreatNrthn.ot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do IGt. S. ant W. of Ireland Great Western ...... I Do Str Val gua. stock,' Irish South Eastern 7 8 Lancashire & Yorkshire, London and Blackwalll Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast, Lon., Chat., and Dover' Lon. & North Western! Lon. & South Western L'derry & Coleraine .. L'derry & Enniskillen. Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do i! shares 11retropoli tan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby !Md. GL W. Of Ireland) Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry, Warnpt, nos Norfolk North British Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stock Do A stk ; A recs no d till 6 pc. has been pdß Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick] Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire IN. and S. W. Junction Not. Gran. RI. & Canal Portsmouth Etll3 mney qeottish Central Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Solt. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon S. Durham & Lane. ITn South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun{ Staines,Wok.,andWok.' Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale.. Do Prel. No. 1 Thameaff avenDk&Rail Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath !Victoria sta. and Pim. Waterford (16 Waterford & Limerick ' West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland Oxford Do Newport, Do Hereford 47 49 43 46 90 92 I 48} LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. i Leasing Closing Business Co. s Price. Done. 1 _ Bedford and Bletchley all iLn.&N.W Birkenhead. Buckingh • msltire. Chester & Holyne;d.. 100 Do 53 55 Do. 5i per cent 100 Do. Do. 5 „ 100 Do ll2 114 Clydesdale Junction 100 ,Caledon. 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 1E.U.0.E.0 E. Lincolnsh. gBpr e. 100 IGt.Not ill. 136 138 E.Urion,HarwichShs all I E,Counts. 4 41 Do. Woodbrithre.. 100 . . • • • Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drc . t . . 100 I 1 Caledon .. .. Do. new Gloster & Dean Forest a.ll G. 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. Bromley, 6 per c all Do. . ... • • • • London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen 'e Lon.,Tilb.& s- - •thend 100 Peto &Co B2 64 Lowestctft gua. *p c.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 pier cent lOO Do. Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M if • .1 31 1 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx gua. 5 per cent... 5. 5. 6 ' E Counts. p i p Northn.&Eastn. sp.c. I all Do. Do. 6 per cent. ....I all , Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepool 1(0 IN. E. Ber .. .. North Western is all !Midland 151 151 161 113 i Preston and Wyre. i I& & L.Yk. i 44 46 Do. 4 shares A. all IDo. •• ” .. .. Roystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 iGt.North 134 130 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 7 Brassey 122 124 123 Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 92 94 Wimbledn t Croydonl, all L.M3rgtn, 84 9i PREFERENCE SHARES. Share/ Railways. Paid.(Closing Business Prices. Done. 25 'Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c pref. issued at £5 all st Brie. & Exet. 4p.c. st 100 93 95 20 Do. shares et Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 100 64 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c, all 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent all 20 21 65 Dun. Perth, &Aber.Jun all 6 61 10 Do. Ist Class Pref all st E. Angn. Class A. sp. c 100 99 101 st E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 100 109 111 st Do No. 2 100 103 111 st Do. new 6p.c. st lOO 126 128 st Eastern Union, 4p. c— 100 81 83 st Do. sp. c. guar lOO st Edin.&Glas.s p.c. shares 100 112 114 st Do. 4p. c. guar. S. & u lOO 90 92 st Furness, 5 per cent lOO st Glas..o S.West. gu. 5 p.c lOO st Great Northern. sp. e lOO 119 121 120 st D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm lOO 113 115 st Do. 44 p. c. do lOO 106 103 Si Do.sp.c.Redrr.atsp.c.pm 100 109 111 10 (it. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. all st Gt. Sn. &W. (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 100 102 50 Great West. (Berke and Hants Ext) 5 per cent 6 et Do. redeem. 44 p. et.. 100 98 100 994 st Do. redeem. 4p. et lOO 89 91 st Do. irredeem. 4p. et lOO 90 02 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. she all 101 11 st Do. firm. guai. stock lOO 77 79 264 Do. Chester guar. shares all 20 21/ 131 Do. do all 10 10/ ' 20 Do. do all 15 16 100 Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. pref 80 st Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock 100 135 137 st Do.Barnsl.st.Cs 2s 10d pe 100 st Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.) lOO st Do. 44 p. C. (Blackb. pu r lOO 102 104 st Lon.&Brig - .sp.c.gu. No.l 100 112 114 st Do. 5 per cent do. No 2 100 112 114 st Do. 6 per cenCdo., st Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 100 112 114 st Do. 7 per cent. pref. stk 100 150 155 st Do. 6p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) 100 126 129 st Do. 4 p c.st (div.def.lll'6s 100 74 76 st Lon.Chat&Dov. sp.c.pf. 100 95 97 st Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton, 5 per cent 100 et Lon. &S. West. 7p. cent et., late 3d shares st Do. 45 per cent 2s 6d Do. (Prtsm. perpl. anns of 28 6d 1211 Londondy. & Cole. 1 she all 124 ILondony. & Ennis. 4 shs all 134 134 st Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per ct. 100 124 126 6 Do, £6 8 . I Do. 31 per cent. 10 I Do. redeem. G per cent 5 4 4pm 124 IMaryport & Carl. 4 pr. c all 124 , Do. 41 per cent st Midland Con. 6p. c. stk lOO st 'Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c 100 136 138 s.; Do. 4/ p.c. pref. et. rdem ICO iO3 105 et Do. 44 p.c. irredeomable SCO 6 Do. 44 per cent . . all st Do.Leic. andHit.4per ct 100 94 96 st Norfik. sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 IA Do. 54 p. c. Pref. st. 1847 100 .. st D 0.5 Way.ValEx.stlB47 100 st Nort British, 5 per cent. 100 111 113 st Do. New gua. 5 per cent 100 109 111 1 0 Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs. 7 1,1 l4pm 10 Do. do. do. all . • • • st Nth.Dvn.Rail. &Dck.Co. 100 • • • • st N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. 100 .. st Do. 41pr. et. redeemable 100 st Do. G. N. E. 4p. et. pref. 100 100 102 17 Do. Berwick 4p. c. pref. 8. 13.4 97 99 20 ,Do. Leeds 6p. c. No. 1 13 4 dis par 124 IDo. do. Quarters, 1848 9 .. 25 I Do. York, H. A. S. Purch. 10 . 20 North Staffordshire all dis par 110 tthyrnney_Guarantee all 22 23 st 'Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. C. pref. stock lOO • • • • st Do.Aberdeen,gua.Gp c 100 .. st Do. 7p. c. pret stock 100 . • • • 108 . South Devon, Ann, 10s. all 132 136 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent all 10 11 10. 6. South Eastern(Reading Do.et Anl 4 " s l P o er 6) cent at D D 0 00 Fixed 4i pe dr 04. centl p e l r B c s e 9 n t 1 1 : 00 0 00 101 1 1 0:3 3 . 102 5 1 st South Wales, gua. 4p. c. 100 .. Do. 5 per cent . ll7O •• • • at D o, S. Y orkshire, 4p, c. gua. 100 9 . 0 Stock.l3: Dar. p. 20 25 P. C. gua* 13 4 14 25 5 t Watrfd & Kilkny all 28 29 2 s 5 t W M n d x f 'C s t n 6 p g a pc : t :• 1 1a l l 2d do' . 100 123 126 Kill 1869 ittt Dpo°:NFeeDwPrpoe.7.6lps.Pc..spl.lrBe6d.6 st Do. 100 120 125 DOCKS . - - stock Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent. l'ref.Min lOO stock East and West India 124126 stock Londor .. • 1100 5 7 5 9 stock St. Katharine I 100 60 62 stock ', Southampton lOO stack Vietori a ........ 100 N 101 20 IDO I LieW.r. , ...Pleabxe`' 2 P 12 1120243382: 13033245°5385 [9.16.1 12.10 Share; 1 13.14 25 10 at et 50 20 10 10 6.4.0 6i 7 96 07 1061 107 5 6 42 44 101 11 191 20/ 561 674 51 57 36 38 92 94 301 R 1 101 103 118 110 118 119 134 136 104 106 70i 71i 57 6) 1071 108 59 60 119 120 44 45 961 07 101 102 9 11 43 44 8 84 132 132 1} 11p 102 104 68 70 651 66,1- 9s 991 I d p 55f 55! 871 99 101 _5 IA 11 94 D 6 127 129 45 47 102 104 46 48 37 39 831 841 C 8 70 99 101 51 8 381 39i 81 91 p 5}61 p 144 148 55i 564 2f 3i d }pi 128 131 7 7i 10ei 20 581 } 1 8 71 118 4 113 1071 1 1201 45 f 4 96i 4 8i 8 132 f 11 1i - p 100 100 100 100 100 )81 d 1011 1 831 5 THE SUM LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1862. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. LAW IA TELLIGENCE.-( cis Day.) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Closing Paid. Business done COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lords Justices.) WINDRAM. This. was a petition presentA for William Frederick Windham, of Fellbrigg Hall, Norfolk, which prayed that so much of the crier of Court of Nov., 23, 1861, be re strained until further order from interfering in the affairs and concerns of the petitioner, and that the costs of Mr. Windham on the proceeding consequent thereon, be paid by the petitioners or one of them. Mr. Rowcliffe said he had to apply to the Court to allow the case to stand over until the next petition day. Lord Justice Knight Bruce--Is there any opposition to the case standing over ? TATTERSALL'S-THURSDAY. 67 70 100 101 53 6 71 81 5 Mr. Bacon, Q.C., (who appeared for Mr. Windham) No, I have no objection, my lord. Lord Justice Knight Bruce—Let it be so then. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Mr. Justice Blackburn and a Common Jury.) FINNES V. NORTH LONDON RAILWAY. This was an action brought by the father of a young girl, between 10 and 11 years, named Finnes, to recover com pensation for the injuries she sustained by an accident which happened on the above•named railway some time since near Kentish-town. The girl, when rescued from the accident, was conveyed to the University Hospital, and there placed under the care of Mr. Marshall, the surgeon. On an examination taking place, it was discovered that she had sustained a concussion of the brain, injuries to her foot, and deep cuts about her face. She remained in the hospi tal six week, but was then sufficiently recovered to leave the institution, but she was not then considered to be cured. Ever since she had suffered from the shock to the brain, and Mr. Marshall was of opinion that she would, at the expiration of 10 or 12 months, recover the injuries, but she would, perhaps, always feel the hurt she had received to her foot, and the scars on her face would always remain visible. The jury, after about 40 minutes' deliberation, found a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages, £5OO. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(nis Day.) I VIARLBOROUGH-STREET. TILE EFFECT CFA BAD EXAMPLE. —Edwin Cole, a respectable-looking boy, was charged before Mr: Yardley with stealing a piece of cheese from the shop of Mr. E. W. Fisher, cheesemonger, of Little Earl-street. The case having been proved, The boy's mother, who seemed in great grief, said he had been working with an uncle, a carpenter, and had had two situations bofore, being a good scholar, but he had a most wretched home, his father drinking terribly. He (Mr. Yardley) had punished him once for his dissipated habits, at the Thames Police-court, and he was in the habit of leaving them without food. She could not say whether the boy had taken the cheese or not. She wished him sent to a refoi matory, as he had twice before been in custody— once at Bow-street, before Mr : Henry. Mr. Yardley asked what punishment he was sentenced to? The mother said once he was sentenced to three months' imprisonment, and once to 21 days. Mr. Yardley said, addressing the boy, that his mother evidently felt for him, and that she at first was not able to repress hen feelings, but at last had told the whole truth, like an honest woman. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 6 to 1 agst Suburban (taken) Bto I agst Shropshire (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Ducat (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Ariadne (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 7to 1 agst The Daue (taken) Bto 1 agst Huntsman (taken freely) 15 to 1 agst Thomastown (taken) NORTHAMPTON STAKES. 20 to 1 agst Panique (taken) 20 to 1 agst Schism (taken) 25 to 1 agst West End (taken) 25 to 1 agst Gouvieux (taken) 25 to 1 agst Wildman (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 3to 1 agst Old Calabar (offered) 9to 1 agst The Marquis (offered) 100 to 8 agst Wingrave (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Alvediston (taken end offered) THE DERBY. Bto 1 agst Old Calabar (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Ensign (taken) 25 to 1 agst Wingrave (taken) 28 to 1 apt Typee colt (taken) 30 to 1 agst Caterer (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Hubert (taken) 33 to 1 agst Malek (taken) 40 to 1 agst Master Fenton (taken) Mr. Yardley, after ascertaining that the boy was too old to be sent to Feltham, said he would remand him for a week, with the view of having him sent to the ship Corn wall. THIS' DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE, The show of samples of English wheat here to-day was small. All good-conditioned parcels wore firm hin prices; but damp qualities were much. neglected, and th e i r va l ue ruled, in a great measuse, There was a fair quantity of foreign wheat on the stands. In most descriptions a limited business was transacted, yet, compared with Monday, not quotable change took place in the currencies. Floating cargoes of grain were in limited request; never theless, prices ruled tolerably firm. Barley was a dull inquiry, and secondary qua li t i es sold at fully the late decline in their value. Malt sold heavily at previous rates. For oats there was a limited demand. Fine corn firm in price, but inferior qualities were rather drooping. Both beaus and peas were in limited request at about stationary prices. The flour trade was dull, yet no further change of im portance was observed in the quotations. DONCASTER SPRING MEETING. THURSDAY, MARCH 13. Acceptances for the Doncaster Spring Handicap. St. Leger Course. Age st lb Petra .. .. 6 8 12 The Monk.. .. 5 8 9 Bevis .. .. 6 8 4 Zodiac .. 4 8 3 Upv erhand .. 5 8 2 Little Dick 5 7 8 Jacob (late Boni face) .. 5 7 8 Br h by Voltigeur, out of Rosebud.. 5 7 8 Conundrum .. 4 7 6 Dorking .. .. 4 7 3 Acceptances for the Great NI Age st lb Huntsman .. •. , a 11 5 Wee Nell .. a 11 2 Jealousy .. a 11 0 The Dane .. .. 6 10 9 Johnny .. .. alO 4 Tumbler .. a 10 0 Comet .. .. a 9 13 Duhallow a 9 13 Red Robin.. a 9 13 Northern Light .. 5 9 12 Tippler a 9 11 Glautias a 9 1 L Sutherland 5 9 11 ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. 720 J 630' 3,870 2,940 1,3905ae1c.. Irish — I 620 ' 1,350 Foreign 3,770 3,380 210 20,020 brls. Age at lb Tolurno .. 3 7 2 Ducat .. .. 4 7 0 Benjamin .. .. 3 6 10 Dusk .. .. 3 6 10 Huby .. 3 6 10 Mayflower.. 3 6 9 Arcadia 3 6 8 Wild Duck (late Sutanella) .. 3 6 6 Bannerdale .. 3 6 3 Watchfire 3 6 3 )rth of England Steeplechase. Age at lb Nosegay .. 6 9 7 Black Rose (h.b).. a 9 6 Romeo .. a 9 6 Corona .. 5 9 5 Canteen .. 6 9 4 Harry .. .. 6 9 4 Birdbolt .. 6 9 4 Mutineer .. .. 6 9 3 Chester .. a 9 0 Sunflower .. .. 9 0 Fanny .. .. a 9 0 Joey Grimaldi .. a 9 0 Nelly 6 9 0 THE GREAT WATERLO ) COURSING MEETING. THURSDAY. The second day's coursing for this meeting opened with the Waterloo Purse, of which event the first and second ties are completed. The Waterloo Cup is now considerably reduced in the number of its competitors, the fifth ties and deciding course only remaining to finish it. It may be in teresting to state that the fifth ties will be a struggle for victory between the English and Scotch breeds, both being evenly represented, the former by Belligerent and Bowfell, while Roaring Meg and Kingwater belong to over the border. A peculiarity attached to the Waterloo Plate is, that it is comp@sed of the 16 dogs who were beaten in the second ties for the Cup, amongst the victors in which £lOO is to be divided. The sport was good, the judging satis factory, and the attendance large. The following are the particulars : WATERLOO PURSE. Mr. Hornby nd Jingall beat Major Boothby nd Stan more Mr. Long nd Romping Girl beat Mr. Cunningham's Mayflower Mr. Peacock nd Bluecap beat Mr. Spaight nd Master Richard Mr. Croft's White Lion beat Mr. Harley, jun.'s Hap hazard Mr. Lister's Windermere beat Lord Grey de Wilton's Blanchette Mr. Barden nd Dervock beat Mr. Blackstock's Barrier Mr. Gregson's Whipcord beat Mr. Haywood nd Wine Biscuit Mr. Lindsay nd Bell beat Mr. Hyslop's Forty-six Mr. Spink nd Sea Pink beat Major Berasford's Rienzi Mr. Dunlop's Picton beat Mr. Davy's Dinah Mr. Knowles nd Corooran beat Mr. Curror nd Cazzarina Mr. Jardine's Crerer beat Mr. Graham's Earl Russell Mr. Daintree nd Baron Law beat Mr. Williams nd Look-out Lieutenant-Colonel Bathurst nd Bird of Prey beat Mr Blanshard's Bat row Mr. Callan nd Confederate beat Captain Molyncux nd Bold Effort Lord Uffington's Picton beat Mr. Stocker's Sir George William SECOND TlEB.—Romping Girl beat Jingall, Blitecap beat White Lion, Dervock beat Windermere, Whipcord beat Bell, Sea Pink beat Mr. Dunlop's Picton, Corooran beat Crerer, Bird of Prey beat Baron Law, and Confede rate beat Lord Uffington's Picton. THE WATERLOO CUP. THIRD TIES. Sir St. G. Gore's Referee beat Mr. Thompson's Trafalgar Mr. Brundrit's Belligerent beat Captain Molyneux nd a Skyscraper Mr. Callander nd Roaring Meg beat Mr. Goedon nd Baler Mr. Cloudesdale nd Ingomar beat Mr. Holmes nd Kil- donan Mr. Gibson nd Kingwater beat Mr. Campbell's Canaradzo. Mr. Le Brewer nd Golden Hue beat Mr. Steele's Sixty one Lord Lurgan's Master Leotard beat Mr. Fitzmaluice nd Reliance Mr. Brocklebank's Bowfell beat Mr. Bateman's Silk worm FOURTH TlES.—Belligerent beat Referee, Roaring Meg beat Ingomar, Kingwater beat Golden Hue, and Bowfell beat Master Leotard. WATERLOO PLATE. Mr. Morrall nd Ada beat Lord Binning's Bribery Mr. Randall nd Blue Hat beat Mr. Johnstone nd Bal moral Mr. Irving nd Faldonside beat Mr. Dixon nd Sir Harry Mr. Catterall nd Slip ran a bye, Mr. Blundell's Budo Light being drawn Mr. Bake nd Jetsam beat Mr. Finch nd Klaphonia Lord Sefton's Sapphire beat Mr. Hammond nd Wild Luck Mr. Tyrer nd Wild Sea beat Mr. Brown's Birthright Mr. Russell nd Othe , lo beat Mr. Borron's Bold Enterprise PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. —Names of candidates who passed the major examination as pharmaceutical chemists on th e 19th i nstan t :--Edwin Applegate, Bradford-on-Avon; Ge o . F re d er ick Strawson, Crewkerne ; John Tuck, Trowbrid ge; Edward W. Wititos, Roo. For an off day the room this afternoon was numerously attended. Among those present were many influential members who evidently had some other object in view than killing time, which, as the day drew on, became manifest, the transactions upon the principal spring events and the Derby being speculated upon with great spirit. The de monstration appeared to infuse some heart int the backers, who hitherto have beon in reserve, and we trust that from this point we may date the commencement of the active business of the turf for the season 1862. The LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP claims priority. Subur ban, who appears to have recovered his buoyancy, was :sup ported with much spirit, both in the city in the morning and here. Bto 1 was accepted about Shropshire, and simi lar odds were taken by the supporters of Ducat. Ariadne, " the deserted," occasionally was asked after, but 100 to 8, we imagine, was her highest price. The LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE presented nonew feature beyond the extreme confidence reposed in the Dane, who appears from recent advices in much greater respect, not withstanding the unwavering support given by the French division to their representatives. Thomastown, the "Irish lion," retained his position, and was repeatedly backed at 15 to 1 to money. The NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES.—This important race has but just made its appearance in the market, and but little or nothing has been transacted likely to throw any light on the result. Panique, about whom 20 to 1 was taken in well-informed quarters to upwards of 100, was made a prominent favourite; and, at the same odds, Schism found support, Wildman, Gouvieux, and West End were the only others we heard mentioned, and were backed at 25 to 1 each. The Two THOUSAND GUINEAS-3 to 1 was offered freely about Old Calabar, but did not meet with a reply; but we imagine half a point more would have met with ready acceptors. The Marquis appears to retain his equivocal reputation, as well as situation-8 to 1 being offered, and, subsequently, rather than lose a customer, 100 to was betted; 100 to 8 each was betted several times about Wingrave and Alvediston; and 50 even that Old Calabar is not one of the first three. The DERBT.—OId Calabar was backed at 8 to 1 to 100, and Lord Stamford's slashing son of Orlando and Vivan diere was also in great demand, 20 to 1 being repeatedly noted down to win some thousands. Wingrave received the support of an old friend, who readily accommodated all comers at 25 to 1. The Typee colt did not to us appear to look quite so blooming, 1,000 to 30 being repeatedly offered, but not as readily taken; but at last, we believe, 28 to 1 was the best price that could be procured about him. Caterer, about whom so many reports have gone forth, met with a friend bold enough to do battle on his behalf and accept 30 to 1 about him, with an offer to go on. Melek came again, and was introduced by a friend of the owner accepting 5,000 to 150 about him, which price we doubt could be obtainable at the close of the room. Hubert advanced some points upon his last quotation,:and bids fair to see a much shorter price. Master Fenton was the only other animal mentioned, and a few ponies were invested at 40 to 1. Hallways. .1 Mantic & St Lawrence Born., Baroda.t.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent. Buffalo and Lake Huron, Do. New Do. Preference ...... Eastn ) Cape,Eastn.Prov. ( t,ini.) Cape Town Dock Scrip Demerara.. Flash'. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. C. Do. 4} p c. Debentrs. Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 Do. 1866-1871. Do. do. G Ext Grand Trunk of Canada, Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. Do. 2d Pref. 6 ner et.. Do. 6 per ct. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872.. G t.lndi aPent n.gua.sp. c. Do. New gna. 5 p. c... Ut. South.of India (LiT)i , guaranteed 5 percent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New .. Do. 6 p.c. '73 witiet opt. Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 d 0... Madras. guar., 5 p. o.':i • . Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. 4; d 0...• • • Mcib.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Newßr unswick &Cando ity.&Land(Lim.)g.6p. Class A Capital Share' Do. do. Land do. ! •• • • Do. do. b6;p - ifai d 0... Do. do. Land do. .- • • • • Seinde Do. Punjaub ...• 03 g Do. Do. ...... • • f 1 Do. Indus. St. Flo. ' • Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip .. I all [lOO 15 all 100 FOREIGN Algerian Antwerp & Rotterdam. Ardennes.... ....... 13ah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Cormeaux Mine & hail Copiapo ................ Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ....... Eastern of France ...: Grand Rue Guar. 6 p. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... Lierre & Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva Namur & Liege ........ Do. 6 p. c. Pref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares -..... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ot'mn (Smyrna to Aidn) Parls,Lyons, & Mediter.i Paris & 0r1ean5........ 67;- 4 I 1 1 11 12 ii 4 cl I I . P 23 ~t 4 lot 108 8* fi 20 21 40 41 8 10 8i 7i 422 54 66 Recife As S. Fran. (Pero.) gua. 7 p. et. ftiga & Dunaburg Royal Danish Royal Swedish ....... Do. 7 per cent. Pref Sambre & Meuse 16 151 161 1 4 41 12 15 Do. 5i per oent. Pref. !San Paulo, Um, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust &Lomb Venetin Southern of France S. East Portugal 7 p ct ' West Flandera Do. 5i p. c. Preference W. AL N.W. of France West , rn of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent Pref Zealand 8f fit of I Oml 11 lip 281 z9a 7i 7f 10 JOi 22 23 LO 11 BRITISH MINES. ansols(Philack) , 3.9.3 4 ron nil 31 83 31 . Cone. (Taoist ; 1 410 420 4124 410 ;sett (Illogan) 3O 50 621 adon . 14.6 30 31 n Brca... 3.0.0 101 11 ussel (Tavistk.) 7.7.0 24 31 .Aubyn(Gwen.) 661 13 15 uth Tolgus l7s 4 41 Alfci. (Phila.& 1 Vor(IIelston; 40 61 7 6.15.6 2 21 Foot 8.12 36 38 i Downs 4.14 24 24 *no. (Gny Lelant,l 91 42 44 alley.. ron Ore (Lim ) 21 id }pm Awns to 5 51 antes (Mogan , - „501.3 lasset (1110 ;an' 2.0.0 3 31 heal Crofty .. 2.2.9 11 2 ols (St. Blazey) 11 71 91 ce(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 42 44 Cons. Min. Co. 1 1 radon(St.Cleer) 11 315 t 25 Irest(lllogan).. 5.11.6 24 3 on &Gen., Lim all 1 0 Fran. (Mogan' 18.1`c.9 100 165 rk lv.tlz Lead Min 4l 11 2 9 9 91 rowey ( Carm ) 13s 6d tset If 121 131 ion (liskeardl 5 39 41 on asset (Mogan' 51 974 1021 aller(Redruth) 5 70 78 :dward (Cals.' 71 11 2 itty(U.Lelant) 1.7.2 101 111 aryAnn (Men.) 8 15 16 •eiawney (Lis.) 7 I 18 19 FOREIGN MINES. 7 4 14 i Copper,Lim., all nad (IL Mln.Co ' all 11 14 Cons.MiuCo — pper all 32 14 16 6 8 ).Cop.Mings.Co ail 1 14 Roy (Limited), 1 all 2 24 all 22 24 p. of S. Austr 1 id p (Limited)... 1 1 8 14 p •• , all 8 9 2 1 d pr all 5 ;'opofS.Aus.l ! 41 ud Silver,Lead! and Smelt... all 2 4 ip 1 1 11 Austrin. (Lo—l 10s. 14 lip m lel Rey (L.) 15 63 65 6 4 1 [exican , all 81 9 85 (Limited) all 4 4 LI. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 109 112 p. cent.lBS3-4 100 1094 6p. cent. -- 1 00 a Feb. & Autf. 100 106 108 c. Mar. & Sept , 100 109 411 3r cent lOO 99 100 994 ascribed stock! 100 67 99 ope, 6 p 0,1880; 100 110 112 1890! 100 110 112 & July, 189 1 lOO 110 112 0v.1861, 6p c' 100 6 p.c. JaAJuly; 100 1051 1061 1064 c.Ap. & Oct. 100 ov. sp. c.,1866 100 99 100 c.,1871 to 1876 100 971 981 981 74 ,1888 upwdm 100 97 98 974 land 6p. cent. ICO 106 108 tia Gov. 6 p. c r, 1875 lOO 1071 1081 ip.c.1878.& up lOO 3p.c. Ja.t.lauly 100 1104 106 Ap.&Oct lOO !107 1071 1074 Alt red Consols (Phila.ck` British Iron ... !Clifford . Devon G. Cone. (Taoist., Nast Bassett (Illogan).. East Caradon East Carn Brca.... E. WI Russel (Tavistk , Gam. St.Aubyn(Gwen ) Great South Tolgus (.Wheal Alfci. (Philacl( G. Wheal Vor (llelston; Grenville Lierod's- Foot ilingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (Guy Lelan ; Marke Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) North Downs North Frances allogar! , - N. Wh'i Basset alio ;an' North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazey) , Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Cam Brea (Illogan).. S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim 'Wheal Fran. allogaW Stray Park 'Tamar Silv.tiz Lead Min 'Tin Crott Vale of Towey (Car en) West Basset allozan) W. Caradon (liskeard' West Seton Wheal Basset allogan'l Wheal Buller(itedruth) Wilt-Kt Edward (Cals. Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 20 Australian ... 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim, 5 Brazil Land .1z Min.Co 1 Clarendon Cone.MigCo 40 Cobre Copper Copiapo 1 iDunMotin.Cop.Mings.Col 3 ;East Del Roy (Limited), 2 ;Fortuna. 20 IC eneral 2 1(31 N. Cop. of S. Austr 11 ;Kapunda $ 'Linares 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita 1 N.RhineCopof S.Aus.L 20 Pontg;ibaud Silver,Lead l I Mining and Smelt... 5 Port Philip 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) 20 St. John del Rcy (L.) 28.2.81 United Mexican .... 1 Worthing (Limited) COLONIAL GOVERNMEN' 'Can.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-S2 Do 6 p. cent.lBB3-9 Do. 6p. cent. Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & AuLf. Do. 6 p. 0. Mar. & Sept.; Do. 5 per cent Do. inscribed stock! Cape G.llope, 6p c,lBBo' Do. 1890! I Do. Jan. & July, 1891 ' 'Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6 p c 1 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. JaAJuly, Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. G ov. 5 p. e.,1866 Do. 5 p. e.,1871 to 18761 Do. d0.,1888 do upwds New Zealand 6 p. cent. INova Scotia Gov. 6 p. 0 1 1 sterling, 1875 S. Au5,G6p.c.1873.& up IVic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja...lauly Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 ' Agra&UnitedService Bi 6O 89 91 40 Australasia all 60 67 25 Bank of Egypt all 214 224 100 Bak of London ..... 50 76 77 50 British North American all 52 53 20 Chtd.Bank of India, ttc. all 214 224 25 Ch. Mer. of ln. hon.,4z Ch. all 32 .04 100 City 100 Colonial 25 39 41 394 ?Oil !Corn. Bank of Canada all 20 Eng., Scot., k Aus. Ch all 184 19 19 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austrai all 254 26 254 20 Do. new all 251 254 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.African lO *fp 100 London & Westminster 20 77 80 01 80 100 Nat. Prov. of England 42 20 Do. new . .... 50 jNationalßnnic ..... 25 2C 'New South Wales.-- all 25 i Orient. B. Corporation . all 54 5 - 5 54f 20 Ottoman Bank... all 21 22 21j 4 100 J Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. new 25 South Australia all 25 Union of Australia all 42 43 - .434 50 Unio.i of London 100 Unity Mutual 6O MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Ang,lo- Mexican Mint .. all 16 17 161 / 10 , Atlantic R. Ml. Stm (1d) all 2 3 1000 ' Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 26 28 10 'Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 10 ( Berlin Water (Limited) all 51 51 51 50 British American Land) 40 50 B.&I.Ilag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 29 32 20 I Do. 8,7p.c.t1111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 ,Do. C. (Limited) all 9 11 32i Canada Land 'lll 111 113 1 0 'Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all 10 China &Jr pan Coast & River !Steam Navige 2} st. , Cop.Min.otEng.&Sualtg all 25 Do. Pref. 74. per cent all 15 17 st. {Crystal Palace at. Do Preference at ' Do. 6 p ct. Perpet. Deb lOO 105 108 10 E.lndia & Lon. Ship A 7i 16 I Do. B 7f 1} 0 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 pr at. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Alla. Copper all 3 3} 3i 15 Gen. Ste,am Navigate nt 14 1 Great Slip Limited) all i 1 1 De• 17A p• ct Preference all 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 41 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 11 l; If 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 4 5 10 Do. 8 per cent. pref all 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 A I 1) 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 2 id 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl die all A I 100 N. Br.&NovaScottaLand 81 10 15 1 N.RAustralasian (Lim.) all 1/ 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 1 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 1 14 10 Orintl. In. Steam (Lim.), all 7. 8 71 at. Peeln.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 51 53 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 68 70 50 Do. New 3O 11 13 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel.g.4ip.c all 191 191 50 Rhymney Iron all 17 19 16 Do. igg Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 64 st. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 134 13i 25 South Australian Land 'all 32 34 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip al. 1 Do. do. Registered 10 Do. do ... all 4 6 10 T TI s gr t P a p and l (L.) 1 Ads AP Austrlasia im) Ist i s . 1 pr Ip 1 o 20 Tr.t Ln.Co. of Upr.Can. 5 1 11 T el u e o Ag n e d u c a yl SU. ll' dom Tel. Co. (UM) 1 IA u 1 10 Van.Ditmen's Land i iP 994 tow lO] 102, 99 101 la 103 102 103 104 105 25 20 71 73 60 63 40 42 40 45 37 40 37 40 1004 1011 pr ip 99i 100 i 124 12! 8 74 98 102 93 95 994 1005 92 94 90 92 5 7 4 6 101} 102? i pr 5 98 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Fair average supplies of beef, mutton, and pork are on sale at these markets, and the demand for all qualities rules heavy, on easier terms. Veal, however, owing to the limited supplies on offer, commands extreme rates. Per 81b. by the carcase. s (I s d, a d s d Inferior beef .. 2 6 3 0 liiddlingmutton 3 10 4 2 Middling do. .. 3 2 3 6 Prime do .. 4 4 4 6 Prime large do. 3 8 3 10 Vaal 4 6 5 4 Do. small do. .. 4 0 4 2 Small pork Large pork .... 3 6 4 2 Lamb Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 8 BOROUGH HOP. There has been more activity in the demand for most kinds of hops since our last report at the late reduction in the quotations. The arrivals from abroad are for the most from New York. New Mid and East Kents.. 150 s to 205 s per cwt. New Weald of Ksuts...... 140 s 170 s New Sussex .......... 135 s 160 s COLONIAL. TEA.—A rather active business has been recorded, and good and fine descriptions have sustained fully late quota tionp. _ SUGAR.—The market has been animated, and higher rates have been realised for B r iti s h W est I n di a. F oreign qualities have also exhibited an upward movement in values. COFFEE.—Plantation Ceylon has been in active request at fully late values, while a fair business has also been done in native at high rates. limited transactions have been entered into, without, however, any material alteration in values. SALTPETRE.—The market has continued dull, and prices have slightly given way. TALLOW.—OnIy moderate transactions have been entered into, without material change i n va l ues . P.Y . C. on t h e spot is quoted 46s to 46s 3d ; and last three months, 48s per cwt. FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Mar. 21. via Marseilles Mar. 15. Brazil and Cape Verds, 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 Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton .... Feb. 25. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Mar. 4. . .. via Marseilles Feb. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton Feb. 25. via Marseilles Feb. 20. Lisbon Feb. 21. Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Feb. 25. via Marseilles Feb. 27. Newfoundland .. Mar. 5 Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet Feb. 27. by U.S. packet by - Canadian packet Feb. 19. W.C. of Africa, Madeira and Teneriffe .. Mar. 10. ' Bahama., via New York Mar. 13. Mexico ....Feb. 28. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, California, and British Columbia.. Feb. 28. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 19th day of Feb., 1862 : DOME DET Notes issued ......X29,656,7701 .ARTMENT. Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 15006,770 , Silver Bullion ..- £29,656,770 BANKING DEPARTMENT. Proprietors' Capi- Govern ment Seen tal .£14.553,0 00 rifles _ ((including Rest 3,410,5 0 4 Dead WeightAn- Public Deposits (in- nuity) ......... £11,101,802 eluding Exche- Other Securities .. 17,573,010 quer, Savings' Notes ........ .... 9,527,260 Banks, Commis- Gold and Silver 887,635 , .... missioners of Na- Coin ....... . tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 5,307.1 44 Other Deposits 15,085,843 Seven Day and 643,216 other Bills £29,656,770 £39,089,707 M. £39,089,707 RSITALL, Chief Cashier. Feb. 20, 1862. EXECUTION AT BEYILOUT.--A, letter from Bey rout in the Moniteur says:—" An unheard-of fact—for it is the first time that a similar fact has happened since the fall of Emir Bechir—occurred lately in the Mountain. Two men, one a Druse and the other a Maronite, accused of murder, were judged, condemned to death, and executed. The capital punishment was pronounced against them unanimously, and the execution took place on the night of the 19th January, at Sebney, a place situated di s t a nce from Beat two hours' Yrout, and which is tho present residence of Daoud Pacha. This simple fact, un fortunately so necessary, has produced an immense sensa tion. A general feeling, if not of satisfaction, at least of deliverance, is manifested everywhere. People feel them selves freed from the scourge of impunity, which was the principal cause of the disorganisation and anarchy into which the country had fallen. For those populations which above all things require to be governed, and which for the last twenty years had been abandoned to themselves, the execution of these two criminals must not be looked on as an act of justice but as an act of authority," 102} 1; 25f 5 101 12 121 991 Doi AILWAYS LITERATURE. Ice Christ Church Pulpit, New-road, Brighton. Containing Sermon s ' delivered by the Rev. Robert Ains l ;e, William Freeman, - Fleet - street, London; Observer Office, King-street, Brighton. The Church nook. Compiled by the Rev Robert Ainslie for th e use of the Congr egatio n, * Christ Church; Now - road, B r i g ht on ; Observer er Office, King-street, Brighton. Perhaps there are no more effective and imme diate means of extending and establishing the in fluence of real religion, than by the regular preaching of intelligent and tolerant sermons. We may respect the learning of the scholar in divinity who can challenge the Old Fathers, and go back t o the speculations of heathen philosophy and apostoli cal dignitaries with profound analysis. We may listen with attention to the man who can expound ecclesiastical ordinances, and pronounce on the obscure texts of Hebrew prophets with glib dogmatism. We may lend our Sunday ears to the loud-voiced orators who mingle rhapsodical enthusiasm with colloquial coarseness, and cle verly, but irreverently, interpolate the leaves of Holy Writ with storifs from Joe Miller's endless pages. But these are not the sermons which make men and women feel and think as Christian men I and women ought to feel and think. These are ' not the sermons that make " those who came to scoff remain to pray." These are not the sermons that bring the human heart to the feet of its Creator in humble trust and broadening love. No! —it is the plain, unpretentious discourse that advo- cates daily Christian duty in conjunction with pro fessing Christian faith ; that tells us no ceremonial of creed, no mere form of doctrine, can elevate our spirits into communion with God unless the practical conduct is in unison with God's universal laws of benevolence and truth. Give us the honest warning and kindly expostu lation that bring our errors and wilfulness under the stern rebuke of our own consciences. Give us the warm appeal and rational exhortation which strengthens our desire to be wiser and better than we are. Let us have the light of religion placed before us in its glowing, simple beauty, to attract, inspire, and fortify ; not in the mystic blaze of selfish ?gnus fatuus vapour, that either supinely fascinates or dangerously bewilders. Give us plain sermons that we can hold fast by in thought and deed, and that will help us to walk through life with endurance, hope, and sterling piety, piety that in its every day development, embodies the words " Lord, thou knowest I love thee." It is seldom we hear or meet 'with such sermons, and, therefore, we greet with a welcomeAhose now being issued in "The Christ Church Pulpit," each monthly number giving two discourses. Those before us contain, amongst others, two Funeral Sermons on the deaths of the Duchess of Kent and the Prince Consort, and both of them are admirable specimens of this order of composition. They suc cinctly and freely set forth the characteristics °Lae Royal dead, without indulging in any of the usual inflated eulogy which, to a thinking hearer is offen swe and wearisome. They are just, sensible, and apposite to the purpose, and present a wholesome contrast to the outpourings of sickly adulation which have marked so many of our pulpit addresses on the melancholy subjects. A Discourse on "The Hidden' Life" contains much simple and beautiful truth; well calculated to arouse the sluggard and quicken the worker. It blends earnest teaching with forcible and im pressive diction, and gives assurance that 54 The Christ Church Pulpit" will contain matter of eonsolation and instruction, alike gratifying to the enlightened student and untaught disciple. e are induced to give the following extract from the discourse on " The Hidden Life" : "There is, and there can be, a hidden life in man known chiefly to God, and to himself. It may be a wicked life, concealed. Society may know nothing of it. There may be the guilt of murder on a man's soul ; or he may have defiled himself with perjury. He poor—he unfair dealing; of oppressing the may be in theay b h e a tof inhe rently covetous ; or known to himself as m ay be feel. There is no access to his innermost th ou g hts and ings • and no knowledge can be acquired a his pri vate 'habits, and the workings of his soul. On the other hand, the hidden life may be marked 133 . , humility, love, integrity, devoutness, an intense desire to be con formed to the likeness of Jesus, and the cultivation of all that is truly great and grand in human character. The nobility of title may not be possessed, but the nobleness of a large, ever active, Christian heart is cultivated and enjoyed. . .It is this hidden life, sincerely devout within a man, and benevolent, just, loving and merciful in conduct, that isogerable to any other, and is indispensable to happiness, and "cartutent with' usefulness. It embraces both worlds. it is for this life, to make its possessor a kinder, more moral, and more holy man before God. To make him a loveable,' and loved man in his family. To make him a generous, charitable, humane man in society, truthful, just, upright, honourable and honoured, conside rate as to every other human being, and compassionate over all the sorrows, woes, and sufferings of our afflicted race." The Church Service " is, in our opinion, a most excellent and valuable work, and evidently been the subject of great care and labour. We believe the most prejudiced, Evangelical followers will con fess that there is much in our " Prayer Book" which is useless and obsolete ; much that is totally ignored in our usual ritual; and much, even of what is employed, consisting of mere tautological platitude. Mr. AINSLIE has judiciously extirpated all the superfluous matter, and compiled a po wer f u l an d available compendium of " Prayers, Thanksgivings, and Ceremonials," from strictly, scriptural resource, and has given eight distinct forms of services ; four for the morning, and four for the evening; which excludes that monotony and rote utterance which many join in rather from habit than feeling. The whole book is so wisely abridged, arranged, and revised, that the thanks of all sensible Christians are due to Mr. AINSLIE for the much-needed volume which he has produced. Some of the Prayers, which he has gathered from ancient and legitimate ecclesiastical text, are exceedingly touching and impressive; exciting a serious atten tion and devout sympathy, which at once testify to their worth. A collection of hymns, anthems, and chaunts is ap pended, exhibiting good taste and judgment in the selector. The quaint old style of " Sternhold and Hopkins" is not repudiated where popular association is in favour of its retention, but we find the names of Milton, Montgomery, Barbould, Hemans, Milman, and numerous others in the list, whose piety of thought is exquisitely united with poetic writing. The Rev. ROBEItT AINSLIE appears to be a hard toiler in a sound cause, and merits the warm thanks of all who would like to see true Christianity advanced by plain Christian doctrine. History of the Opera, from its Origin in Italy to the present time, with Anecdotes.. B y Edwards, author of "Russ i ans at Sutherland Home, &c. &c. 2 vols. Allen and Co., W a terloo-place. These very animat ed and entertaining volumes give us an outline of the rise and progress of the operatic consaution, tracing its different develop ment in the several European nations; comparing the merits of antagonistic schools and rival com posers, and interspersing the whole with anecdote, epigram, and incident connected with the lumina ries of the musical world. Italy was, as is well known, the first country in which opera was brought to any degree of perfection, and all other countries readily followed the lead of a nation more gifted than themselves, with the exception of France, whose obstinate opposition to the Italian school long impeded her artistic advance. The earliest musical drama with choruses, recitatives, airs, and instrumental preludes was, we learn from these pages, performed for the first time at the Corsi Palace, at Florence, in 1597. It was entitled "Dante," and was composed by Peri and Caccini, two of the principal musicians of the day, under the auspices of two Florentine noble men, one of whom was Giacomo Corsi. The libretto was by Rinuccini, an Italian poet. The opera was no t . then looked upon with the same severity with w hich some conscientious persons now regard it, for Popes and Cardinals took it under their sp ecia l tion, and it was introduced into France bYa protec- was not established Cardinal Masarin. In England the Italian op established until the early years of the e ighteenth century. It was under the mana ge ment g men t of Handel that it soon reached a high d b e en in existence c urious that it wasegre of excellence. English opera had, however, many years previously, and it is during the stern g William Davonantrei b reign o f the Puritans that Sir d permission from the Protector to open a largeota r oom for the perform ance of operas. Cromwell himself had a great l ove o f the divine art, a nd often rewarded musicians. In 1690-91, Purcell composed his celebrated mus i c for the" Tempest ," and his fin est work "Ki ng A r th ur. " The war song of the Britons in the latt er , " C ome if you dare," sti ll excites the enth us i asm of concert room s when sung b y m r .Sims Reev es . I n the middle ages kings and celebrities by no means shared the old Roman idea of the degradation of appearing on the stage. We have many instances of members family joini n g i n the Court per of the r o y al f or mances. The Grand 11I onarque himself was a great actor in his day, and frequently sung and danced in the Court ballets. The heartless ness of his successor, Louis XV., was forcibly shown in his own theatre in the Louvre, when an ensign in the palace guard fell from a box and was transfixed through the neck. The theatre was stained with bleod, and the unfortunate officer was removed a corpse. Just then the King made his appearance and gave the sign to commence as _ . if nothing had happened. Mr. Edwards inquires into`the origin of "Godsave the King," and examine the several rival claims to the composition of our national anthem. It is remarked that Handel, if not the composer, had at least good rerson to join in the song, considering the steady patronage he re ' ceived from the three first Georges. The contro versies between the partisans of Handel and Buo uencini, Gluck and Piecini, and many other har monious wars are, of course, duiy chronicled. More amusement, however, is to be found in the Personal anecdotes of celebrities, of which we cite a few specimens : CIMAROSA. Cimarosa, though he may have possessed a more digni fied sense than Paisiello of what was due to himself, had less vanity. A story is told of a painter wishing to flatter the composer of " Il Matrimonio Segretto," and saying that he looked upon him as superior to Mozart. "Superior to Mozart I' exclaimed Cimarosa. "What should you think, sir, of a musician who told you that you were a greater painter than Raphael ?" AN EXCHANGE OF PROFESSIONS. A curious dispute between a violinist and a dancer was settled in a satisfactory way for both parties. The dancer was on the stage rehearsing a new step. The violinist was in the orchestra performing the neces sary musical accompaniment. " Your scr iping is enough to drive a man mad," said the dancer. " Very likely," said the musician, " and your jumping is only worthy of a clown. Perhaps as you have such a very delicate ear," he added, " and nature has refused you the slightest grace, you would like to take my place in the orchestra ?" " Your awkwardness with the bow makes me doubt whether your most useful limbs may not be your legs," replied the dancer. " You will never do any good where you are. Why do you not try your fortune in the ballet? Give me your violin," he continued, " and come up on to the stage. I know the scale already. You can teach me to play minuets, and I will show you how to dance them. The proposed interchange of good offices took place, and with the happiest results. Th e unmusical fiddler, whose name was Dupree, acquired great celebrity in the ballot, and ',eclair, the awkward dancer, became the chief of the French school of violin playing. The Reign of Terror was a sad time for art and. artists. Although the number of play-houses in creased, the actors were ill-paid, and lived with the sword of Damocles suspended over their heads. Hebert drew up a list of suspected persons, which he used to show every now and then to the happy individuals named in it. Lefevre, a sixth rate tenor, but a fervid republican, insisted on being promoted to first characters, and threatened his rivals with denunciations and the guillotine if they objected to make way for him. This had the desired effect, but he did not gain much, for the tasteful Parisians, compelled to submit to his tyranny, as one of the twelve chiefs of the National Guards, revenged themselves by hissing his bad singing. The opera was transferred to the Rue de la Loi in 1794, a building exactly opposite to the National Library, with the praiseworthy hope that the Library right be burned in case the Opera-house should again take fire. It is not surprising that men of such intelligence should be outwitted by the bril liant Sophie Arnould, who, when accused of aristo cratic sympathies, pointed to a bust of the composer Gluck in her room, anti' asked if it were likely she would . keep the bust of Marat were she not a good Republican; The following is an interesting anec dote connected with ttfe Revolution : A RECOGNITION. On the . 23d of January, 1796, Madlle. Guimard re-ap peared it'a performance given for the benefit of aged and retired artists. A number of veteran connoisseurs came forward on this occasion to see how the once charming Ma deline looked at the age (459. After the ballet an old habitue of Louis the Fifteenth's time called for a coach, drove to his lodging, and on getting out proceeded naturally to pay the driver the amount of his fare. "You are joking, my dear Count," said the coachman. " Whoever heard of Lauragais paying the Chevalier de Ferriere for taking him home in his carriage ?" " What I is it you r' said the Count de Lauragais. "Myself I" replied the Chevalier. The two friends embraced, and the Chevalier do Fer rier° then explained that, when all the Royalists were concealing themselves or emigrating, ho had determined to do both. He had assumed the great coat of his coachman, painted a number over the arms on his carriage, and emi grated as far as the Boulevard, where he found plenty of customers, and passed uninjured and unsuspected through the Reign of Terror. Another operatic revival witnessed a curious sight. On the reproduction of " Thetis et Pelee," in 1750, Fontenclle, the author of the libretto, entered a box and sat down just where he had taken his place sixty years before, on its first night. " The public delighted, no . doubt, to see that men could live so long; and get so much enjoyment out of life, ap plauded with enthusiasm. The changes of public opinion are curiously evidenced in the treatment of Mozart A nd Rossini. T o this day, according to our author, the Italians do not appreciate the divine 'melodies of "Don Giovanni." Owing to the strong prejudice existing against Mozart, and the envy of cliques, thig splendid work of genius failed on its first apkwince at,yienna, as was also the fate of "Le Nozk r di - Figaro." Of Mozart, the first of melodist . ,our author expresses un b oun d e d admi ration. Of his chef dceuvre, he speaks as follows DON GIOVANNI. There is absolutely no excuse for managers mutilating "Don Giovanni ;" not even the excuse that in its original. form this inexhaustible opera does not draw. It has al ready lived, And with full, unfailing life, for three-quarters of a century. It has survived all sorts of revolutions in taste, and especially in musical taste. There are now no Em perors in• Germany; Prague has become a third-rate city. That German opera, which Mozart originated with his " Entfuhrung aus dem Serail," has attained a grand deve lopment, and among its composers has numbered Beetho ven, Weber, and the latter's follower, and occasional imita tor, Meyerbeer. Rossini has appeared with his seductive melody, and his brilliant, sonorous orchestra. But justice is still—more than ever—done to Mozart. The verdict of Prague is maintained ; and this year, as ten, twenty, forty years ago, if the manager, of the Italian Opera of London, Paris, or St. Petersburgh, has had for some time past a series -of empty houses, he takes an opera seventy-four years of age, and which, according to all ordinary musical calculations, ought long since to have had, at least, one act in the grave, dresses it badly, puts it badly on the stage, and with such scenery as weuld be thought unworthy of Verdi, and hazardous for Meyerbeer, announc, s "Don Giovanni," and every place in the theatre is taken I Another proof of the occasional injustice and ab surdity of popular decisions was the cold reception given to Rossini's ever-fresh and delightful " Barber of Seville." The expressions of disapprobation were so loud and numerous as to create quite a dis turbance. It was at Rome where the audience, ono would think, might have been better judges. Ros sini took the affair very coolly, and went home quite calmly. Ile was certain of its ultimate success, and did not care forjhe temporary failure. As Mr. Edwards observes—" Rossini's ' Barber' has now been before the world for nearly half a century, and we all know whether it is old fashioned; whether it is tedious; whether the power of the concerted pieces and of the grand finale leaves anything to be desired; whether the instrumentation is poor; whether, indeed, any of the criticisms and complaints of that day would be tolerated in this. The reforms which Rossinia ss assisted i in troduceds t's d intoetvheel development." m ent. Mozart had tof op erah anticipatedave greatl the resources adapted by Rossini, but to Rossini belongs the merit of having brought the lyric drama to perfection on the Italian stage." We commend these light and pleasant volumes to all lovers of musical and dramatic art, assuring them they will find ample entertainment in their animated pages. 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