The Sun. — London, England, 1862-02-15 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Although a large number of Australian and In disn engagements had to be provided for to-day, the demand for money has not been influenced to any great extent, Etna accommodation is still obtainable on terms a fraction below the Bank minimum of 2 per cent. About £5,000 in gold was withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday. The Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon ex hibited a slight advance in the rates on Hamburg and Vienna. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about £316,700, and the exports £408,600. The dividend on American 43- per Cent. Bonds has been announced for payment. _ . . Considerable excitement prevailed in the Liver pool cotton market yesterday, and prices exhibited a further advance of -Id. per lb. The sales were fully 20,000 bales. A remittance of £1,107 has arrived from Guayaquil on account of the Ecuatorian Dividend Fund. The East and West India Docks, with their up-town warehouses, have been certified by the Associated Committee of Fire Assurance Offices, and are now placed on the lowest scale of premiums. At a meeting of the creditors of Mr. Rustat Browne, merchant, &c., it was resolved to wind up under a deed of inspection. The liabilities were stated to be £25,592 and the assets £17,111. Continued quietude has prevailed in the Market for English Stocks to-day, and the variations have been unimportant. Consols are 928 93 for transfer, and 93 for the account, being rather less buoyant than they were at the close of business yesterday afternoon. The New Threes are steady at 931 ; the Reduced at 931 1- ; Exchequer Bills, March, 14s. to 17s. prem. ; and ditto, June, 15s. to 19s, prem., being firmer; Bank Stock is 241 ; and India 5 per Cents. are 1061 1, 1 . In the Foreign Market business has not been so active, but prices show firmness. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 841 851 ; ditto, 1858, 751 76 ; Mexican have improved to 351 ; Equador to 198 1- ; Sar dinian to 801; and Italian to 681 d ; Spanish re main at 531 ; ditto Passive, are 201; ditto Certifi cates 71 4; and Venezuelan, 651. Business in the Railway Share Market has been moderately active, and in several instances a further slight improvement has taken place in Prices. Caledonians, Eastern Counties, and Lan cashire and Yorkshire have improved 55.; Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Midland, North -Eastern (Berwick), and South Eastern, 10s. ; and North Western, 15s ; Great Westerns, however, after their late advance declined about 55. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remained without any material variation. Bahia and San Francisco brought 15i 16. San Paulo improved to ; Grand Trunk of Canada to 251 Z. Great West ern of Canada realised 128 ; East Indian 1018 102 ; Great Indian Peninsular 101; and Bombay and Baroda improved to 1001 100 k. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been dealt in to an average extent, without a nY material change in values. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cant. Reduced Annuities 93/ 1 per 3 93 1 21 Cent. Consols Annuities Ne w 3 per Cent. Annuities.. India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. D;tt,) Bonds £l,OOO ConsoJs for Account, March 6 93 March. Juno. -Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 14 17 15 19 Ditto £500 Ditto Small l5 19 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent, 1858 Equador New Consolidated Alexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent.' 1822, £ St — Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 .. 611 'ardinian 5 per Cent. Bo} 80 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto LIN Bonds 771 "Vene zue l a , 3 . per Cent .. 251 Ditto Accouzit Dividend:3 on the above payable in London. Dutch 2/ per Cent., Exchange 12 Gail 6 51 Italian, 5 per Cent., I 861 6Bl 1 TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money A., ~ , ,u-. 4 COURSE - 0F EXCHANGE.—YESTEIIDAY. Amsterdam 11 181 Ditto 11 18/ Rotterdam • • 25 37i 25 40 Antw erp Bt asses ''' 25 13 3 7 71 25 13 45 8 I larnb e ur z h / 25 181 War' s - Short. 25 12,, 25 4 5 Dittoi 3 Months. 25 37i ,5 45 Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 1181 119 14 15 Vienna 14 14 10 Pi reiteesrt:b4;ih ......" --- 14 15 Berlin * -- 32! 3_2 10 Madrid •************* CLaegdhizerz; ************ Milannoa ............ N-apies .......... _ Palermo tt__Erna _. L'iestnln ........... • • () Port o .. , Rio Janeito oMew Yo r k . ... — eign Gold i n B ars (St an d ar d), p er o z £3 17 9 xian. Dollars Silverc in Bar s (St an d ar d) South American li ou bl oons 0 0 0 T. 48} 25 55 25 521 25 521 40 120 120 52 52k 48a 48 2.5 0 25 57t 25 57i 40h 120/ 120} 52i 521 'HE SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF Two CHILDREN IN LrliT.—Th e i nvestigation was resumed yesterday at t h e rent's Tavern, Preston-next-Faversham, Kent, touching th e mysterious death of two children, named respectively Edward George and Lucy Jane Wraight, who were found dead in their mother's arms without any previous illness. I he inquiry had been adjourned for the result of the analy sis of the stomach of one of the deceased children by Dr. Taller. After hearing Dr. Taylor's report, and some fur ther evidence, the jury found a verdict to the effect that the deceased died from having some sleeping or composing medicine administered to them, but by whom or for what Purpose there was no evidence to show. FATAL ACCIDENT FROM THE INCAUTIOUS USE OF FIREA.RIM—On Saturday last the elder eon of Mr. Noah Creasey, farmer and dealer, of Syleham, a lad not quite 10 years old, shot his sister, aged about 12, under most dis tressing circumstances. From the various reports in circu lation, it appears that the lad came into the room where his sister was, with a loaded gun, and said he would shoot her, arid aiming the gun at her head, fired and killed her on the spot.—ijury and Norwich Post. In the arrangements made for the Prince of Wales's reception at Vienna, every care has been taken to avoid even the appearance of any political object being in cluded in the visit. The invitation to make use of the Hcif burg has been accordingly declined with thanks, and it is probable that, if the embassy can find no adequate accom modation, his Royal Highness will stay at an hotel during his two days' residence in the capital. An improvement of between 1 and 2 per cent. which has occurred during the past few days in the Russian funds, is attributed t o the circumstance of a new Finance Minister having been appointed. it is reported at Paris that Mr. Slidell has had an interview with the Emperor Napoleon, and has handed to Thouvenel a note pr o f ess i ng to give the names and tonnage of 400 vessels which have broken the blockade. It has been suspected that the railway interpreter, Ce ecarini, who is accused of having instigated the assassi nation of the foreman, Smith, at Velletri, has owed the im munity which he has hitherto enjoyed to the circumstance of his being a Bourbonic recruiting agent ; but, whether this supposition is correct or not, that legitimist rank has not been allowed to stand any longer between the offender and the ends of justice. The individual in question has been imprisoned at last, ample time for escape having been allowed him if he had been so intentioned. In the last number of the Stern Zeitung of Berlin appear s a translation of Tennyson's dedication to the la te Pr ifles Consort. The original is rendered with a warmth rt ncl fidelity that do credit to the poet who has attempted so difficult a performance. TWo CASES OF SUPPOSED CHILD MURDER IN T. PA NC/tA.s.—During the last few days, information has r i‘ be en received by M r . B r ent, deputy coroner, from r.iltr raY, summoning officer of the parish of St. Pancras, of t he discovery of the bodies of two infants in the parish, 11 were found under the following circumstances . 2 1 1!, a male, was picked up by Mason, a constable of the S in Camden-square Camden-town. It was pa rtl y Wr apped up i n a p i ece of brown ' paper, and was in a partial at e of decomposition. The other, a female, was found in e Polygon, Cl aren d on - square, an d was ti e d u p in a similar ,t e ce of paper. N ear t h e same spot, a f ew we eks ago, o ther body of a newly-born infant was also met with. PREFERENCE SHARES. Share ! Railways. Paid . Closing Business Pricks. Done. mail .f the plum ,onso- Aca- La, on a reef rt, on f, and ►llow- =bus ise on about all of ,I had 10,000 excel- cured, Fortu d, and emala. tilding ded to ill sail 3uate ) trade conve - a busi- ur and ent to ock on s coach. - vehicle Robert te of the ADY. --- * nr,SS of whic h i s thug TV' Ile Val )rting t ., (1 'rime umber tusions t° is affront it by Fr o, [ly tertel t Par il ; ught , , ate& and far fr °° , his fe el. ; z , hold ;d an ' ill' t betWeerl i' y SHARE MARKET-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. raid • Closing t Business Price. done. 711 8 sa 7 96 07 106 1061, 96 1061 i i 42 44 1(4 11 20 21 56 67 53 55 35 37 92 93 301 31} 101 103 1171 1181 1174 1184 134 136 104 106 701 701 57 6) 1064 107 60 62 120 122 44 46 95t 95 101 102 - 6 11 421 43 71 81 131 g 1324 11 1 tro 102 104 67 69 66 66i 9E4 981 i d p 55 551 87 83 99 101 5 41 cl l 10i 11 93 95 125 127 44 46 101 103 46 48 37 39 841 84 I 68 69 99 101 5 el I 383 394 84 9 4p ' 5 , 6 4 PI 144 148 55* 56i 2* 3* *d 90 93 128 131 7 71 47 49 43 46 90 92 1 Share) Railways. 13.14 25 10 et st 50 20 6.4.0 19.18.4 Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do Pref. No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail lUlster Do 12.10 ----__:-- fir., "Wol., and Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bost.,Sleat,andMid.Co Bristol and Exe:,er __ l Caledonian Cork and Bandon gets no div, Cornwall ti 116 p e.p an.has' Do A Do. B been paid to 8.1 Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Ab. June East Anglian Eastern Counties 'Eastern Union, A stock Do Bdo do DoNw A, late E U 3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin Perth, & Dundee, IGlasg". and S. Western.' GreatNrthn.of Scotland Great Northern 1 IDQ A stockstock ' Do B do Gt. S. an W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val ,gua. stock Irish South Eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall, Lon., Bright,& S. Coast' Lon., Chat, and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western L'derry A, Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do * 5hare5........ Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Rirming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry, Warnpt, Ros Norfolk North British N or. 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 . N. and S. W. Junction: l Not. Gran. Rl. & Canal Portsmouth Rh 3 mney Scottish Central ' Scot. N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon S. Durham & Lane. Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class W. Hartlepool Har. &R West Midland Oxford Do Newporr Do Herefords LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing Closing Business Railways. Paid. Co. s Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead.. Bucking,h _.quire - 100 Do. Chester & H - ,iyhead.. 100 Do 53 55 Do. 5i per cent 100 Do. Do. 5 , 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O E. Lincolnsh. gApr c. 100 Gt. North. 136 138 E.Union,HarwichShs all E,Counts. 4 44 Do. Woodbridge.... 100 • • • • Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drc. 100 Caledon .. . • Do. new Gloster & Dean Forest all Gt. West. .. .. Hull and Selby all Yk.N. Mid 111 113 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 Ln.&N.W 199 204 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent Do. Bromley, 6 per c all Do. ... ... • • • . London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen g Lon.,Tilb.& b._ • thend 100 Peto &Co Bl 83 824 Lowestoft gua. t p c.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 pier cent lOO Do. Mnc.,Bxtn.,&Matlock all LNW& M 3,1 44 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmarkt, BuryEx 1 gua. 5 per cent... 5. 5. 6 ' !E Counts. p 4 P Northn.&Eastn. 5 p.c. all jDo. Do. 6 per cent..... all ;Do. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all Do. I N. Eastn—Hartlepool 1(0 N. E. Ber. .. .. North Western Preston and Wyre. I all kri, V k i : I 44 46 Do. i shares A. all Do. ••• • .. .. Roystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 Gt. North. 134135 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 , T Brassey 121 123 Do. DO. - 1 14 _ S ou th Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset lOO Gt. West. 92 94 Wimbledn A r Croydon, all L.&Brgtn 84 04 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 all - - st Brie. & Exet. 4p.c. st 100 93 95 20 Do. shares - - st Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 100 - - 64 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all - - 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent all 20 21 64 Dun. Perth, &Aber.Jun all 6 64 10 Do. Ist Class Pref all - - et E. Angn. Class Asp. c 100 99 101 st E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 100 10 9 111 st Do No. 2 100 109 111 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. & v lOO 90 92 st Furness, 5 per cent lOO - - st Glas.& S.West. gu. 5 p.c lOO - - st Great Northern, sp. c lOO 118 120 et D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c.pm lOO 113 115 st Do. 44 p. c. do lOO 106 103 et Do,sp.c.Redmatsp.c.p - n 100 109 111 10 Gt. Nh. of Scot. Ist pref. all - - st Gt. Sn. &W. (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 98 100 50 Great West. (Berke and Hants Ext) 5 per cent 6 - - st Do. redeem. 44 p. ct. 100 98 100 st Do, redeem. 4p. ct. 100 89 91 st Do. iPredeem. 4p. ct lOO 89 91 st Do. sp. t redeem. pref 100 102 104 8 Do. Birm. pr'ef. shares all 94 104 10 Do. Chester 8 p.c. pt. she all 17 18 10 Do. Chester 5 p.c. pt she all 104 11 st Do. Birm. guar. stock lOO 76 78 25i Do. Chester. gutir. shares all 20 114 134 Do. do all 10 101 20 Do. do all 15 16 151 100 Lan. & Carl. 44 p.c. pref SO - - et Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock 100 135 137 st Do.Barnstst£s 2s 10dpe 100 - - et Do. 6p. c. (East Lan.) lOO - - st Do. 4a p. c. (Blackb. pun 100 102 •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 cenrao . .. . 100 135 140 st Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 100 112 114 st Do. 7 per cent pref. stk 100 150 155 2 B ss s ttt6d D D L L o o : N n n. (• . 6 C n P & h e . c a a . Nt 0 n t d .Dov p P f ) 1 1 00 00 1 9 2 5 6 1 9 2 7 9 st Do. 4 p c.st.(div.det. lir 65 100 74 76 Coy. & 5" per cent 100 - - st Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent. et, late 3d shares 100 - - st Do. 41 per cent - - p r t str i, perpL anus. all - - of 28 ed . • • 124 Londondy. .... Cole. she all - r.ontiony. & Ennts.loiB all 174 131 Et Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per ct. 100 124 126 6 Do. £6 et Do. 3,4 per cent, . 100 69 71 69 10 Do. redeem. 6percent... 5 4 iPm 124 Maryport & Carl. 4 pr. e. all .. 124 Do. 44 per cent . all .. st Midland Con. 6p. c. stk. 100 .. ,st Do. Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 The 100 136 138 st Do. 44 p.c. pref. st. rdem 100 103 105 st Do. 44 p.c. irredeomable 100 - 6 Do. 44 per cent.... . . all st Do.Leic. andHit4per ct 100 94 96 st Norflk. 5 . p. c. Ex. st. 1840 100 _ st Do. 5x p. c. Pref. st. 1847 100 „. st Do.sWay.ValEx.st.lBl7 100 st Nort British, 5 per cent. 100 111 113 st Do. New gua. 5 per cent 100 109 111 10 Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. she. 7 1} 11pm 10 Do. do. do. all . • • • st Nth.Dvn.Rail.&Dck.Co. 100 .. st N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. 100 .. st Do. 44 pr. et. redeemable 100 .. et Do. G. N. E. 4p. ct. pref 100 102 104 17 Do. Berwick 4p.c. pi ef. 8. 13.4 97 09 20 Do. Leeds 6p. c. No. 1 13 dis par 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 9 • • • • 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 10 10 • 20 North Staffordshire.... all dis par 10 ithymneyGuaranteed.. all 22 23 st Scottish North-Eastern 34 p. c. pref. stock.... 100 at Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.e 100 .. et Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 .. 10s. South Devon, Ann, 10s. all 132 136 10 Do. Fixed 44 per cent all 10 11 10. 6. South Eastern(Reading Ann., 1.0.6) st Do. 44 per cent st Do, Fixed 44 per cent 100 101 103 st South Wales, gua. 4p. c. 100 .. • • St Do. 44 per cent et st Do. do. 1859 lOO .. . • Do. 5 per cent. lOO .. S. Yorkshire, 4p. e. gua. 100 86 89 20 S. 25 WSteicatkrf. 25 D a &lDar. A sp s p. g c u . a l l 3 l 28 1 2 1 9 4 I) 25 Do. B6p, e all 32 31 Do. C 6 p c all 31 33 st w Kilkny. 6p. 0. 100 42 45 Oxf Ist gua stk i 100 128 130 st Do.N et Do. 2d do l OO 1 2 3 126 ewpo t et Do. Per 4 % 5 1 ) . 0 .0:red. 100 103 105 st pf. 1866 100 123 126 till 1869, 100 119 122 DOCKS. stock 'Commercial . . .. stock Do. 4 per Cent.. l. 'ret.Afin. 100 s tock East and West India „; LI 1523 ;1 525, 584 s tock Lon dor stock St. liatharine ........ 100 stock Southampton .......... W 6? `et 20 Victoria 20 DO pieW usaria l .l 2 I ig - 100 d p 301 1f 1181 18 118 704 I 1170 107 f i 1201 96& I 1011 1 ei n 2 8 * * 132 j I I f P 98} i d 871 8 14 E f 94i 371 85 1 1 1 rnE suN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1862. LAW IIV TELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) PETITION BY ORDER-JUDGMENT-IN RE CHERRY'S SETTLED ESTATES. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. This was an appeal from a decision of Vice-Chancellor Kinderaley. The Lord Chancellor on considering the Act of the 3d and 4th of the Queen, was of opinion that the money paya ble by the Commissioners for Public Works was under that Act, and not under the 9th and 10th of the Queen, nor the Land Clauses Consolidation Act, and that no money was payable under these last mentioned acts for public works. The Lord Chancellor reversed the order of the Vice-Chan cellor, and allowed the appeal. ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls.) HEPSWORTH V. HILL-JUDGMENT. His Honour the Master of the Rolls said—This suit was instituted for the purpose of having it determined whether the sum of £t,Boo, bequeathed by the will of the late Wm. Townsend, was payable out cf the real or personal estate of the testator, in so far as it can be traced, or payable out of the personal estate of Wm. Hepsworth, deceased, or out of the real estate belonging to him as devisee. The testa tor, by his will, bequeathed £4,800 to his grand niece, Eliza beth Hepsworth, whom failing, to Wm. Francis Hepsworth, his grand nephew. A sum of £16,000 was charged on his real estate, and the question raised was, whether this sum of £4,800 was payable out of the real estate in the event of the personal estate not being found sufficient to pay it. His Honour the Master of the Rolls, on considering the words in which the bequest was given, and taking a retro spective view of the proceedings of the devisees and lega tees in the several deeds executed by them after the decease of the testator, was of opinion that the legatees were not liable by any acts or deeds done on their part to pay this legacy, but if it could be traced to the assets of the testator his personal estate would be liable, or if there was any reversion of the personal estate remaining the personal estate would be liable to pay this legacy, and-in the event of there being no personal estate remaining, the real estate was liable to pay this legacy of £4,800. His Honour decreed that the real and personal estate of the testator was liable to pay this legacy of £4,800, and £BOO interest. Costs of suit to be added to this charge. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. COVENT GARDEN. POLICE INTELLIGENCE?—(This Day.) A PICKPOCKET AT THE HA.NOVER-SQUA.EE ROOMS.— John Murphy, a smart looking lad, was charged by Daw son, 301 A, with being in possession of two purses, believed to be stolen from visitors to the Shoeblack Boys' treat at the Hanover-square Rooms, the previous evening. Henry Dawson, 301 A, said that on the previous even ing as the company were leaving the rooms he heard a lady say, " That man had his hand in my pocket," and while asking the lady if she would charge him, Mr. Bodkin, the assistant-judge, came up and told her to charge him, but she refused. On searching the prisoner he found two purses on him, but the lady could not identify either of them, and the prisoner could not tell how much there was in either, although he said they both belonged to himself, and that he had visited the rooms, as he felt a deep interest in the boys' welfare. The lady gave the name of Miss C. Madwell, 23, Gloucester-street, Bloomsbury, but ho had found that address incorrect. Prisoner made no answer to the charge, and walked out of the dock with the air of one well used to the practices of police courts, upon Mr. Yardley remanding him for a week. Great inconvenience is frequently felt by persons having business at this court by the proceedings not commencing till one hour after the usual time, prosecutors, witnesses, &c., being unnecessarily kept waiting. To professional gentlemen the delay is still more annoying. Our market is fairly supplied with fruit, for the time o year, and the show of most descriptions of vegetable is rather large. Generally speaking the trade was inactive, at the annexed rates : BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Price. Paid. 100 all all all all 7t 71 5 6t 61 67 99i 1001 5 5} d };p 99i 100.4 1011 1021 99 101 101,E 102 102 103 103 k 104,1 24 25 71 73 60 63 39 41 40 45 37 40 37 40 100 101 id ip 99 100 128 121 8i 8 98 102 93 95 995 1001 92 94 90 92 5 7 4 6 101/ 1021, i i co 99 A 1a Share too stk I 206 206 It tilways. Ai IF nric ttSt Lawrence ' Boun.,Barodatt.Cent Ind; Gu. 5 per cent.. Buffalo and Lake Huron; Do. New . Do. Preference Clcutta.&:,. 1.4. as tr, (L ) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. 4} p 0. 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 per ct Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 DO: clO: 1872.. G t.lndiaPentn.gua.sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p. 0... Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 percent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. 6 p.c. 4 73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 d 0... Madras guar., 5 p. Do. 4/ p. 0. Extension Do. 41 d 0...••• • • Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Newßrunswick Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.tspe Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do.. " • • • • Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ... • • n e Do. Punjaub .. • • Ls Do. Do. ........ Do. Indus. St. Flo. ' Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN A1gerian........, Antwerp & R otterdam Ardennes .... •.• • • • • Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Cormeaux Mine & Rail Copiapo .......... • . • • • • Ditto Extension Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Grand Rue Guar. 6 p. c Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction .... • • Lierre & Turnhout Lyons & Geneva Narnur & Liege .... • • Do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref On:an (Smyrna to Aidn) Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. Parts & Orleans Recife & S. Fran. (Pero.) gua. 7 p. ct. lim Riga & Dunaburg !loyal 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 Portugal 7 p ct West Flanders Do. 54 p. c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France .. Western of Austria.... Westi:rn of Switzerland Wiesbaden ..... Do. 8 per cent Pref Zealand BRITIS A 1 fred Consols (Philack) British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cone. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon . ..... East Cant Brea... . 111. W'l Russel (Tavistk.; Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus (i.Wheal Alfa. (Philack G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville ... Elerod's- Foot El ingston Downs Lady Bertha ‘Targaret (tiny Lelant Mark e Valley.. Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) North Downs North Frances (Mogan N. Wh' I Basset (1110 4 . ansi North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Surtridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(StCleer s , S. Carn Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. , _!.Wheal Fran. (Mogan) Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. Tin Croft Vale of Towey (Carm ) West Basset (Mogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan` Wheal Buller (Redruth) Whcd.l Edward (Cals.) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) Wheal Tretawney (Lie.) FOREIG Australian BonAccord Copper, L I m. Brazil Land & Min. Co... Clarendon Cons.MitiCo 1 Cobre Copper Coplapo I DunMoun.Cop.MinEr.Co (East Del Rey (Limited) Fortuna. General 1G t N. Cup. of S. Austr apunda (Limited) ILinares I Lusitanian 'Mariquira IN.RhineCopofS.Aus.L Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt... Port Philip Scottish Austrin. (L.) 1 St. John del Rey (L.) United Mexican Worthing (Limited) Business done 1001 102 1k 1021 1 1. 25 1 5 1 JUDGMENT-COOK V. GREAVES. His Honour said this is a suit of a very singular charac ter. It is a suit to set aside an agreement entered into for the purpose of compromising an equity suit. The first agreement was not produced by the plaintiff, and his Honour directed the alleged second agreement to be delivered up to be cancelled. Costs to abide the result of the first suit. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) CARPUE V. CARPUE, AND LANCASTER AND NORMAN. - - - This was a petition presented by the husband, praying for divorce on the ground of adultery. The only witness produced was the sister of the peti tioner, but she had not been on friendiy terms with him for a long time. She could not tell ihe date of the marriage, and the only fact she could speak to was that she saw the respondent living with a man named Norman. The Court thought more satisfactory evidence ought to bo produced to enable it to come to a decision. RICHARDSON V. RICHARDSON AND DEACON. This was a petition presented by Capt. Richardson, of the 11th Foot, praying for a decree of divorce on the ground of adultery committed by his wife with the co-respondent. The respondent and co-respondent pleaded denial of the adultery, condonation, and misconduct of the petitioner. On the case being called on none of the counsel engaged on either side were in attendance. The Judge said the case must be struck out. Mr. Gilding—The solicitor for the petitioner, said his witnesses were in attendance, and it would be a most serious expense for hie client if that course was adopted. Many parties had had to come from Plymouth. The Judge—What do you wish me to do. Mr. Gilding—To allow the case to stand over for some time, my lord. The Judge —Certainly not. Do you want me to retire and wait for an hour or two. Such a proceeding would bring the court into public contempt. I will allow you 10 minutes to get your counsel in attendance. Mr. Gilding—Thank you, my lord, for the indulgence. At the expiration of the time the Judge asked if the eounsel had arrived, and on being informed they had not, he called the petitioner forward, and told him he had better conduct his own case. The petitioner, Captain Richardson, then came forward and taking the brief in his hand, called the following witnesses : Lieutenant Crauford said he was present at the marriage of Captain Richardson with the respondent in 1852. He saw the parties living together in Chatham after that time. He accompanied a lady named Caldwell from Plymouth to London, and at No. 64, Piccadilly, he saw a lady whom he believed to be Mrs. Richardson. By the Judge—He had seen nothing of the parties since the marriage until ho saw the lady in Piccadilly, a period of nearly nine years. Mrs. Amelia Caldwell said she resided at Mill-bay Grove, Plymouth. She recollected a Major and Mrs. Deacon taking lodgings at her house on the 30th of October, 1860. They lived there till March, 1861. She did not know either of the parties before that. They occupied thiee rooms—a drawingroomi bedroom, and nursery. There was one child about 10 or 12 months old. They occupied the same bed room. She had since seen the lady and gentleman at a house in Piccadilly. Lieutenant Crauford was with her when she saw them. She also at the same time saw Major Deacon. Lieutenant Crauford recalled—Said he saw a gentleman at Piccadilly, but it was not Captain Richardson. Mrs. Caroline Phelps said she resided at Portsea-place, Connaught square. She knew the petitioner. He, with his wife, resided in her house in 1860. They had previously resided with her in 1859. When they left her house in 1860 Mrs. Richardson said she was going to her mamma's at Windsor. She did not know where Captain Richatdson was going. She heard Mrs. Richardson say she had an aversion to go to Aldershot, as the huts were so small, While they were living in her house Captain Richardson always treated his wifs with great kindness. She accom panied Lieutenant Cranford to a house in Piccadilly, and there she saw Mrs. Richardson. Mr. Gilding, a solicitor, said he attended at the house in Piccadilly lastFridey, the 7th, in company with Mrs. Caldwell. Having received some information he obtained admission to the house, and went upstairs, where he saw Major Deacon and Mrs. Richardson at breakfast. He then told the gentleman, Major Deacon, that he had taken the bold step of recognising him at once in his room rather than employing a detective policeman. Major Deacon said ho felt he had taken the wisest course, and he fully acquitted him of all intention to act rudely. The Judge said he was unwilling to pronounce a rule nisi at that time, as the other side might be in the same position that the petitioners had been at the beginning of the case. AU parties concerned ought to have been present that morning, but next motion day the counsel for the pe. , titioner might move for a decree nisi. Counsel not being in attendance in the othEr cases set down for hearing, the court rose at 20 minutes to one. SHERIFFS' COURT. WORKMEN IN MINES-IMPORTANT DECISION - WARE T. PULLER. This was an action to r ecover the salary of the residen agent at the Pelyn Wood Mine, defendant being an adven turer. Mr. Whitehurst appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Chas. Robertson for the defendant. The first witness was the son of the defendant, who having been subpoenaed, was called upon to produce the books of the mine. . _ . Mr. Robertson said that the witness was merely a lad in the office, and had no control over the books. A que tion arose as to defendant being the purser of the mine, and Mr. Robertson said defendant was sued as a co-adventurer and not as a purser. He as solicitor had no power to produce the books, which might be called for in the proper manner. Mr. Whitehurst (to witness)—Does not your father hold SOO shares in this - mitte P Mr. Robertson—l object to that, as it is entered in a book. The Court overruled the ob j ectio n , and said the fact might b s h ee ts were then called for, and M r . R o b er t son e declined Witness—Plaintiff is cap tain i n the mine. I do not know his salary. I have produced cost s h ee t s i n previous s ac tions, but I do not produ ce th em now. The salary was The proved cost to aproduce a prima facie matter without the b oo k s . them. stated in them. The Court warmly declared that if the witness did not give evidence fairly it should know how to deal with him. Mr. Robertson saw nothing to warrant such a remark. Mr. Whitehurst—l dare say the witness will recollect in a minute. Witness—l do not remember what my father swore as to the amount of the salary. The Court—Why not subpoena the defendant P Mr. Whitehurst—l apprehend I have done sufficient. The Court (to witness)—Do you know what captains in mines usually are allowed in such mines in Cornwall ? Mr. Robertson objected to such a question. Witness—The salary might be £6 6s. to £8 Bs. a month. I have never remitted Roger Ware (plaintiff) any money. Cross•examined—Ware sued one Cook, and recovered in that action. The Court—That was for August. This is for June. Mr. Robertson called the attention of the Court to the 44th section of the Sheriffs' Court Act, which prevented a plaintiff dividinghis cause of action. Plaintiff sued inNov, one adven turer, a nd had no power to sue another for a previous debt. Plaintiff had already sued one adventurer, and had no right to divide his cause of action, when he was perfectly well aware it existed. Mr. Robertson quoted tho definition of "politic" in Webster's Dictionary, but the Court held that it did not Therefor e plaintiff would have n herefore apply. It was a q uestion whe t t i h tl e e r d t t h o is g w o as ag t a h in e s s t am an e y ca a us d e of u. v every month a fresh cause of action Mr. Robertson g ave notice of appeal, and said the Cou r t I was rather facetious this morni ng, which soft impeachment the Cotirt denied: a v n e t r e d t e e n c r nte .. e for l iA e 1 eacht andt the e month. he end d was of FRIIIT. s. d. 8. d. s. d. s d Pine apples, perlb 8 oto 10 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Colonial do., each 0 oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Grapes,per lb 4 oto 8 0 Cobnuts, per lb 4 oto 4 6 Foreign do 1 oto 2 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Melons, each Peaches, perdoz 0 oto 0 11 Figs, per doz 0 oto 0 0 Nectarines,er dz 0 oto 0 0 Damson ..0 0 to 0 0 i Apples, per sieve2 oto 5 0 Gooseberries hf sv 0 oto 0 0 Pears, per do .... 4 oto 6 0 Currants, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Oranges, per IQO 3 6to 8 0 Plums, per do. .. 0 oto 0 0 Lemons, per 100.. 3 6to 7 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Apricots, per doz 0 oto 0 0 Raspberries, pr pt 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 4 oto 6 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 10 to 1 0 Cabbages, pr doz 0 9to 1 2 Horseradish, pbn 1 oto 2 0 Savoy do., pr dz. 010 to 1 6,) Parsley, per ditto 0 3to 0 4 Cauliflowers, pdz 1 oto 3 0 i Celery, per ditto 0 Bto 1 6 Brocoli, per bun. 010 to 1 3 Beet, per doz. .. 1. 6to 2 0 Potatoes, per ton 90 to 160 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 New ditto, pr ewt. 1 oto 0 0 Small salad. p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 Peas, per 4 sieve 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms,p ptl. 0 9to 1 3 Turnips, dz bunch 2 oto 2 6 Artichokes, pr dz 0 6to 0 0 Carrots, pr do 4 6to 5 6 Cabbage lett,score 0 oto 0 0 Cucumbers 1 oto 1 9 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Spinach, hf.-sv 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Brus. sprouts. h.s 1 3to 1 9 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Onions, ht. sv New Do., dz bun 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 1 oto 1 French beans, h.s. 0 oto 0 0 Asparagus, pr do. 5 6to 7 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 oto 0 0 Seakale, per pun. 1 0 to 2 0 BILLING SGATE. Salmon, 3s Od to 2s 6d ; trout, Os Od to Os ; eels, 5d to 10d ; prawns, 5s to Os ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d pei lb. ; turbots, 2s 6d to 12s ; cod, 2s Od to Ss Od ; brills, is Od to 7s Od ; doreys, is Od to 5s Od ; mullets, Os 6d to 2s Od ; lobsters, 6d to 3s Od ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to is Od each ; soles, 3d to 3s Od per pair ; common oysters, 12s to 20s ; natives, 42s to 44s per bushel ; whitings, 4s Od to 12s ; haddocks, 5s to 15s ; smelts, is 6 d to 2 s 6 d ; flounders, is 6d to 2s lOd per dozen ; mackerel, 60s; fresh herrings, 6s to Os ; bloaters, 7s per 100 ; carp and tench, le Od to 3s per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per Blbs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 8d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per Blbs. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 10s Od ; poults, Os Od to Os Od each ; geese, 4s Od to 78 Od ; goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; ducks, 2s Od to 3s Od ; rabbits, is Od to 2s Od each ; wild do., 8d to is 2d •, pigeons, 7d to is Od each; large Surrey fowls, 6s Od to 128 Od ; chickens, 5s Od to 8s Od ; barn-door fowls, 4s Od to 6s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 3s Od to 4s Od ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od each; pheasants, 4s Od to 5s Od ; partridges, is 6d to 2s 6d ; woodcocks, 3s 6d to 4s; snipes, I s to is 6d ; teal, is Od to is 6d ; wild ducks, is 6d to 2s Od ; widgeons, is Od to is 6d ; plovers, Os 9d to is Od each ; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Gs Od to 8s Od each; Ostend fresh butter, lld to is ld ; English, is to is Gd per lb ; English eggs, 12s Od to 13s ; French do., 9s Od to 10s Od per 120 ; leverets, 3s Od to 4s Od each. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from fifd to 9d, of household do., bid to 8d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 21d to 3dl ; 641 b to 721 b, nd to 31d ; 721 b to 801 b, 31d to 31d ; 801 b to 881 b, 31d to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4id ; 961 b to 1041 b, 41d to 41d. Horse hides, 9s to lOs Od ; calf skins, light 2s Od to 4s Od ; do. full, 6s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, Qs 6d to Ils 6d ; half-breds, 8s Od to 108 Od ; Downs, Gs 6d to 7s 6d ; lambs, Os Od to Os Od; shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITITFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 to £4lss;; clover, £3 lOs to £5 10s ; and straw, £1 80 to £1 16s Od per; load. A slow demand. CUMBERLAND..—Meaiow hay, 12 Os to f 4 158; clover do., £3l Os to £5 10s; and straw, 8s to £1 16s per load. Trade heavy. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 03 to £4 153; clover, £3 10s to Lb lOs ; and straw. £1 8s to £1 Ris per load. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. COAL MARKET. (Prfoes of Coal per Ton at the close of the market s. d. I s. d Bate's West Hartley..l4 0 North Pelton 13 0 Walker Primrose 12 0 Wylam ..15 0 Lambert's West Hart- I Carway and Duffryn ley l4 0 ' Malting Davison's West Hart- I Do. Anthracite 21 6 ley 14 Howard's West Hart- I - ley .14 6 Gosforth 14 6 Byass's Bebside West I Hetton .. l7 6 Hartley ...14 3 I Heugh Hall 15 6 Eden Main ...15 6 Hedley 14 6 Tanfield Moor Butes..l2 _ 9 Easington .... l5 0 Craighead Steam 14 0 , South Hetton 17 6 Walls :End. Ships at market, 118 ; sold, 53. FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 11. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. E. C. Downing as Consul at Cardiff for his Majesty the King of the Belgians. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Jose Gervacio Sotillo as Consul in the Island of Trinidad for the Republic of Venezuela. WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 14. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of John Peter Grant, Esc., Lieutenant- Governor of Bengal, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. WHITEHALL, FEB. 13. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, for appointing Hugh Seymour Tremenheere, Esq., Richard Dugard Grainger, Esq., and Edward Carleton Tufnell, Esq., to be her Majesty's Com misioners for inquiring into the Employment of Children and young Persons in Trades and Manufactures not al ready regulated by Law. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, FEB. 13. . . The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Lieu tenant-Colonel Charles Doyle Patterson Exon of Her Majesty's Royal Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard, vice Captain G. V. Macdonald, resigned. CROWN OFFICE, FEB. 14. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN TUE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. City of Lincoln—John Bramley Moore, of Aigburth, near Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, Esq., in the room of George Fieschi Heneage, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 14. Grenadier Guards—General his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, K.G., G.C.8,, Brc., from the Scots Fusi lier Guards, to be Colonel. Scots Fusilier Guards—General Sir Alexander Woodford, G.C.8., G.C.M.G., &0., from the 40th Regiment, to be Colonel, vice General his Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, appointed to the Grenadier Guards. The Prince Consort's Own Rifle Brigade—Field Marshal Lord Seaton, G.C.8., G.C.M.8., to be Colonel-in-Chief, 59th Regiment of Foot—Major-General Plomer Young to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General Jeremiah Taylor, deceased. BANKRUPTS. Richard Willoughby, printer, West Smithfield Joseph B. Chatfield, draper, Horsham, Sussex Henry Ablitt, grocer, Montpellier-row, Brampton Lewis Green, carpenter, Crouch End, Homsey John Wood, farmer, Headcorn, Kent Henry Ablewhife, Stowmarket, Suffolk William Hart. baker, Hackney-road George Wm. Glinister, grocer, Stepney Thomas Williams, licensed victualler, Jermyn-street William H. Pickersgill, licensed victualler, Marsh-gate, Lambeth James Bull, baker, Newport, Isle of Wight William Martin, hay dealer, Ruislip, Uxbridge Thomas Crawley, boot lace manufacturer, Smithfield George Peffani, sail maker, Minories George Hedge, timber merchant, Coventry Benjamin, Amos, and Joseph Greenwood, cotton manu facturers, Halifax John Wiggleswerth, Thomas Wigglesworth, and Jere miah Wigglesworth, cotton manufacturers, Accrington, Lancashire. John Smith, rem, and John Smith, jun., cotton manu facturers, Lancashire. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. John Fulton Anstruther, merchant, Port-Glas gow Jehn Donaldson, slater, Glasgow Wm. Sage, joiner, Hamilton John Haddow, farmer, Holmains, Lanarkshire Wm. Liddel, cattle dealer, Denny Peter Ferguson, house factor, Edinburgh Wm. Mai tin, farmer, Muirdike, Ayrshire Thomas Morrison, contractor, Grangemouth Robert Miller, builder, Claapelhall, Lanarkshire George Preset., miller , Mulben Mills, Elginshire John Hay, merchant, Garmond Village, Aberdeenshire [GOLD FIELDS IN NEW SOUTH WALES (From the Sydney Morning Herald of Dec. 21.) The brilliant anticipation in regard to the success of the Lachlan goldfields have not, we regret to say, been realized . and thus disappointment has been encountered, and heavy' expenses have been incurred by very many but ill able to bear the latter, however much they may have become ha bituated to the former. All accounts agree as to the yield being extraordinary —equal to that of Ballarat in its palmiest days; but the payable ground is confined only to a very small area, being not more than a quarter of a mile long and 100 yards wide. This piece of ground is held by some 300 miners, who, out of the whole population of 6,000 or 7,000 persons, are the only persons who are making anything, the sinking there being: either a fortune or nothing. This check, which is now fully admitted by the minors, has had the effect of once more bringing Lambing Flat into notice, and accounts from all quarters inform us that miners aro flocking there by dszens. The greater part of those diggers who left Burrangong for the Lachlan have now returned, a very brief inspection of the work having convinced them that fortune was only for the few, while at Lambing Flat there was an equal chance for all, with a certainty of good wages and a possibi lity of a " pile." The result of the temporary cessation from toil has been that work has been renewed on all sides with more than the usual activity. New ground has been opened in one or two places, and very promising results have been obtained by those who have bottomed their holes. In addi tion to the old hands who have returned here, a very large number of Victorian miners, who, tempted by the accounts respecting the Lachlan, had visited that field, have now set in upon the Burrangong; while the Chinese are concen trating upon this point from every quarter of the country, in such numbers that it is anticipated by some that there will be at least 10,000 of them assembled here before the close of the summer. Already the escort returns from Burrangong are beginning to mount up to their old figure, and should the seeds of discord not be again sown among the miners, we may at last hope that this promising field may have, what it has never yet had, a fair trial. " The Braidwood diggings have been rather dull during the month. The long continued drought has operated un favourably in many places, preventing washing up, unless at a ruinous expense. At the same time it has been favour able to the wet digginge, which for many months past could not be worked on account of the water. The miner has now a chance at these, of which he is not slow to avail himself; and in such spots there is some activity. Nearly the whole of the Chinese, who formed so large a portion of the mining population of these diggings, have left during the month for Burrangong, the accounts received from this place from their countrymen having drawn them away en masse. "From the more southern diggings—Gundagai, Tamut, &c.—no news of importance has been received, except that many of the few parties working on them have been tempted away by the accounts from the Lachlan. We have received no definite intelligence in regard to the Snowy River, though the escort returns would imply that matters must be progressing favourably. In fact, the miners seemed to be engaged in a feud with the resident commissioner there, and of course this local difficulty ex cites more of their attention than important matters that would interest the community at large. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The average price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the returns made in the week ending Feb. 11, 1862, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Per. cwt. From the British possessions in America 23s. 114 d. Mauritius East Indies Average price of the three foregoing 24s. 1011 Tho Atrato, from the West Indies, has brought £123,429, of which £19,033 is in gold, £59,845 in silv er, and £14 1 551 in B r itish and other coin. 20i 20 100 100 stock stock stock stock stock stock 5 1 20 28.2,81 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-S2 Do 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. -- 100 - - Do. 6p. c. Feb..lz Aug. 100 106 103 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept 100 109 111 Do. 5 per cent lOO 94 994 994 Do. Inscribed stock 100 t 7 99 -- Cape G.Hope, 6p c,lBBO 100 110 112 Do. • 1890 100 110 112 !Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 110 112 - Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p c 100 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c..) a.&J uly 100 105 106 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 99 100 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876 100 974 984 Do. do., 1888 & upwds 100 964 974 974 New Zealand 6p. cent. ICO 106 108 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 107 108 S. Au5,G6p.c.1878.& up lOO -- - .Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 103 104 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&oo lOO 11064 1074 100 7 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 A gra&UnitedService B;, 50 88 90 40 Australasia all 65 67 25 Bank of Egypt all 21 22 214 1 100 Bak of London 50 British North American all 52 53 20 Chtd.Bank of India, ex. all 214 214 21 t 25 Chiller. of In. Lon.d4Ch. all 32 a 100 City ... 50 89 91 100 Colonial . 20•11 Com. Bank of Canada: all 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 184 18f 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 254 26 151 20 Do. new all 214 251 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S. African lO pr ¢p 10 i 100 London A; Westminster 20 75 77 100 Nat. Prov. of England 42 -- 20 Do. new ............ - 50 National Bank ..... 20 ,New South Wales.— all (25 Orient. B. Corporation 20 Ottoman Bank 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. new......... ...... 25 South Australia .. , all 25 Vl:don of Auatralia 50 Uni,),. of London 100 Unity Mutual.. ...... MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Ang,lo-Mexican Mint .. all 16 17 161 10 Atlantic B. Ml. Stm (1d) all 15 25 1000 !Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 s Australian Agricultural 19 2 6 28 26 5 7 10 I Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 10 IBerlin Water (Limited) all 51 51 55 50 , British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 29 32 20 Do. 8,7p.c.t1111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 9 11 325 Canada Land all 107 110 10 Chanlslands Tel. (Lim ) all 10 China .16 Japan Coast & River !Steam Naviga. 24 at. Cop.Min.ofEng&Smitg all 25 Do, Pref. 75 per cent. at. Crystal palace at. Do. Preference at Do. R p et. Perpet. Deb lOO 102 105 10 }E.lndia & Lon, Ship A, 75 14 I Do. B, 75 15 05 20 E.lndialrrign. & Canal 1 pr }pm 15 at. Electric Telegraph 100 985 985 sB5 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Ans. Copper all 3 35 15 Gen. Steam Navigate ni 14 1 Great Slop I,imited) all i 1 Do: 175 p• et Preference all 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 45 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all 11 14 11 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 21 21 10 Sled. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 4 5 10 Do. 8 per cent. pref all 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim ) 5 p 44 20 Nerbu.Coalklron (Lim ) 5 2 .Id 10 Netherlands Land.' , • all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atldis, all 100 N. Br.&NovaScotiaLand 81 10 15 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 5 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 11 15 1 Do. New Shares (Lim.). all 1 15 10 Orintl. In. Steam( Lim.) , all 7 75 74 at. Peelß.Lnd.&Min.(Lim) 100 51 54 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 08 70 70 69$ 50 Do. New 3O 10 12 20 Red Sea&ln.Tel..g.4sp.e. all 19% 194 : 19 4 50 Rhymney Iron all 17 19 15 Do. New all 5 6 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 52 54 53 25 st. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim ) 100 132 137 25 South Australian Land 'all 3? 34 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip al/ I 1 'Do. do. Registered a,l 10 Do. do all 4 6 2 Telegry ph to Ind'a (L ) 1 sds par 10 I Trust and Agency 01 Austria's (11m)lst is. I P e r I P • Co of Apr Ca 20 • - . n, 5 11. 14 5 U. K'domTei. k, (4 "). 4, 10 VAn_Dilmen's Land +.!..! iyaDilmen'sfand —1 12f 10 f 941 100 f 94 all all 100 100 100 100 all /100 15 all 100 RAILWAYS 61 6; _ i 1 -P i 1 11 12 4f 4 1 p 23 z 4 10 10k 8 fi 20 21 89 40 8 10 8 42i 43 53 65 34 ni 12 15 ai 91 91 pr }pm 2 2ip 28} 29i 7i if 10 10i 22 23 151 I 16 5.11.6 all 2719. 3t It 21 74 Ei 42 44 13560 1 2 31 13 405 415 50 52i 30 31 101 11 2i 21 14 15 4 4i 6 7 la la 39 41 2 24 43 (5 10 101. 5 d pm 0 15 i 320 430 24 3 1024 1074 30 32 1 2 84- 94 124 134 39 41 285 245 95 100 65 75 11 2 10 11 15 16 18 19 MINES. If dlf. im. 32 54 6 8 I 11 16. 24 23 24 Fr p 1 p 8 9 a d pr It 6 i d 11 11 1 Pm 'B3 ; 65 84 2 2 THE WESTERN GOLDFIELDS. Immense excitement and dismay were created here at the beginning of the month, by the sudden loss of the lead, or course taken by the gold. At first everyone was in despair, and the Commissioner for a time dreaded the effect that the news would have on the excitable minds of the miners. Luckily, however, before matters came to the worst, it was picked up again at the southern end, where it had broken off short, and then made so sudden a turn as to throw its followers co mpletely off the trail. We have said that the area of the payable ground is only small, and that upon this some 300 persons only have claims. These claims are so rich that they are reckoned to be worth from £4,000 to £6,000 each. As this calculation is made by a gentleman who looks with disfavour upon the Lachlan as a generally available goldfield, it is all the more to be depended upon. But, while individuals are making such large sums, thou sands are walking about doing nothing, looking with rueful faces at the rich pans of earth brought up from the 'jewel lers' shops,' but unable to earn a pennyweight for them selves. Several attempts have been made to discover shal low diggings and surfacing ; but, though gold has been ob tained, it has been only in such quantittes as barely to furnish ' tucker,' meaning in digging parlance sufficient to furnish the means of living. Although the lead has been discovered at the southern end, it is not so extensive as the main lead, while as yet it has not been picked up at the northern end. Thus, even as regards those on the supposed lino of the lead, all is uncertainty. On the south it may break off at any moment and leave, while on the north it is all a lottery, and 20 holes may be sunk and still the lost lead may not be struck. If with this uncertainty be joined the fact that to sink a hole 120 or 130 feet deep, to slab it down for more than half the distance, and to clear it of water, requires an outlay of from £lOO to £l5O, besides the labour of the party, it will be seen that the prospect is not the most encouraging. And yet the hard struggling, persevering digger sinks and sinks, despite every discouragement, until when his last shilling is gone, he is obliged to clear out to accumulate by the toil of months sufficient to enable him to have another go in' at some new rush, per haps to be again disappointed, perchance to realise his long cherished expectations, and to make his pile. The amounts received from the Lachlan have been very small, and not at all commensurate with the amount's that have been given of the extraordinary yield of some of the holes ; but the reason of this is alleged to be that very little dirt has been washed, owing to the scaroity of water, and that the gold sent down is only the produce of the very richest earth which the miners have been able to hand-wash, obtaining the gold from a tin dish and a bucket of water. Within the last week or two more than half the population have left, though numbers still continue to arrive; while all the signs of a failing goldfield are shown by the deserted stores and buildings and the little business doing. From the other western diggings the only items of in telligence are the continued migration of the Chinese from all parts, en route towards Lambing Flat, and the opening up of some payable ground in the immediate neighbourhood of Mudgee, at Cudgegong, and Carwell. THE NORTHERN GOLDFIELDS. The miners at the Hanging-rock and Peel River still complain of the want of water, and owing to this scarcity there is but little work being done, except in the bed claims of the river. The Rocky River has begun to show signs of renewed life; the gutter struck at Ryan's-point, Mount Jones, is yielding gold in good paying quantities, and a number of Chinese have obtained extended claims on the old ground of Sydney Flat, which is to be worked over with a horse whim. Of the claims on the quartz reef at the Ironbark, it has now been clearly ascertained that only a few are payable, those that are so are paying well ; as an instance of which, it may be mentioned that 51 tons of quartz from the claim of Messrs. Plaint and Co. yielded 306 ounces of gold after crwhing, " New auriferous ground is still being occasionally opened on the heads of the Clarence and the table land, but in no instance has anything more than wages been made out of it. The whole country seems to be one vast goldfield, but the precious metal is so generally diffused as to offer to the regular digger no temptation to set in for what it is his con stant expectation of obtaining=—a heavy find. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDA.T. No an yes terday. All the 10's to 1 that could change from er were t a ken about either the Huntsman or The be Daneobtained ta for the Grand National Steeple Chase, but 9 to 1 was refused. For the Waterloo Cup Mr. Campbell is not so firm, from a reported accident to one of his dogs ; but there were no higher offers than 100 to 0. As the time is draw ing near for the event to come off, we annex the nearest approximation of prices we can : GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 agst Huntsman (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst The Dane (taken freely) 14 to 1 agst Jealousy (offered) GREAT WATERLOO CLIP. 100 to 7 wanted Mr. Gibson's Nomination. 100 to 6 offered Mr. Campbell's „ 100 to 6 offered Mr. Spinks's 100 to 5 tkn. and offrd Lord Lurgan's 200 to 9 offered Mr. Bake's 25 to 1 wanted Mr. Cloudesdale's „ 25 to 1 offered Mr. Callam's 25 to 1 offered Mr. Gregson's „ 30 to 1 offered Mr. Long's f 100 to 3 offered ..Mr. Gavin Steele's ~ 100 to 3 offered Mr. Blackstock's 100 to 3 offered Mr. Dixon's 9, 100 to 3 offered Lord Sefton's ff 100 to 3 offered Mr. Randall's 9, 40 to 1 offered Sir St. G. Gero's 91 40 to 1 offered Mr. Morrell's 99 40 to 1 offered.. Mr, Stocker's t 9 40 to 1 offered Capt. MolyneUX'S al je ° a t t he h r—° letr ff op er O e ltan Stakes by Joskin was 501 e left to in th st e mistake. - THIS DAFS SHIPPING. LoNnox, Feb. 15.—Wind this day at noon —South - Easterly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. SwAN sEA, Feb. 14.—Wind E. — Arrived —Ped ro F ema f r om Cuba. Sailed —George Knell, for Cald enas ; S lam a ' Castle, for Cuba. Slumps, Feb. 14.—Wind E.—Sailed—Mary, for Ha vannah. According to keircular of Messrs. Arles Dufour and Co.; of Lyons, the silk markets at that city during the past month, notwithstanding the settlement of the Trent incident, were not characterised by any improvement in the American trade. Owing, however, to purchases made and orders placed for European consumption, there has been some recovery of activity, and prices have slightly advanced. Any more important rise seems hardly to be hoped for so long as the struggle shall continuo in the 'United States. FRENCH FINANCE. The Moniteur promulgates the Conversion Bill, which has been adopted by the Chambers, and in connection with it publishes the following report to the Emperor from the Minister of Finance : " Sire,—The Legislative Body and• the Senate have adopted the bill which proposes the conversion of the 41 and 4 per Cent. Stock and the Trentenary Bonds into 3 per Cent,. " Conformably to Art. 3 of that bill, I am about to pro pose to your Majesty to fix the addition which will be de manded from the holders of the 4!.. and 4 per Cents. for that exchange. " Thus, as your Majesty has said, the object of your Go vernment is 'in equitably reconciling the interests of the Treasury and that of its creditors, to prepare the unifica tion of the public debt.' The great bodies of the State have united in that idea of your Majesty by an almost unani mous vote, and have handed ever to your Majesty the care of regulating the conditions of the transaction proposed by the bill. "This is not the first time that it has been necessary to determine the relative value of the 41 and 3 per Cent. Stock, the former of which is compressed in its movement by the possibility of reimbursement at par, whilst the latter has a power of ascension much more considerable. At the time of the loans of 1854 and 1855 the 41 and 3 per Cents. were simultaneously offered, on different conditions laid down by the Government and ratified by a public subscrip tion. " In 1854 (the loan of 250,000,000 of the 11th March) the difference between the 4} and the 3 per Cents. was 4f 25c. "In 1855 (the loan of 500,000,000 of the 31st Deo., 18'44) it was 7f 0 1-10 c. "In 1855 (loan of 7 5 0,000,000 of the 11th July) it was 6f 75c. "The average of 6f, which results from those differences, may be considered, every particular circumstance being abstracted, as the expression of the recognised surplus value of the 3 per Cents. over the 4i per Cents., since it has been ratified by three memorable public subscriptions. 44 It would therefore appear just to take the sum of 6f for 4f 50c of rente as the rate of the addition to be furnished by such holders of 41 per Cent. stock as would wish to have in 3 per Cent. stock an income equal to that which they now possess. This, moreover, is the slue which has served as the basis o! the reasonings of the hon. reperter on the bill in the Legislative Body, and there is reason to think that it has not been chosen arbitrarily by the enlightened men who composed the committee, and by the skilful financier who acted as their interpreter. It is also that sum of Of which I should probably have proposed to your Majesty if I had only to occupy myself with the bases of a negotiation of Rent& similar to those of the loans of 1854 and 1855. " But in the operation now in question your Government has not specially in view to increase the resources of the State. The unification of the public debt is the principal object which it endeavours to attain. That object, so worthy of your Majesty's solicitude, happily reconciles itself with the interest of the fundholders with which your Majesty has shown yourself preoccupied, since one of the means of attaining it is to give them better conditions than those which they have in former cases accepted with so much eagerness. " I consequently propose to your Majesty to fix at fjf 40c the addition to be paid to the Treasury for exchanging 4f 50a 41 rente against 4f 500 of 3 per cent. rente, and at if 20c for 4f of rente the addition of the 4 per Cents. " The addition will be payable in six instalments, charge able only on the interest of the new rude, so that the holders of 4f per Cent. stock will receive the whole of the half-year's interest due on the 22.(1 March, and the periods of payment of the addition will only commence on the Ist July next. At the expiration of those periods, that is to say on the Ist of October, 1863, the fundholder will have com pleted his conversion. He will then have in his possession a title of 3 per Cent, stock, bringing him an interest equal to that which he had in 41 per Cents., and representing a much higher capital. " I shall not return to the advantages of that combina tion, which have been eloquently developed in the discus sion on the bill; but those advantages are such that many public establishments, holders of 4f per Cent. stock, have already applied to the Government for the means of .secur ing them. According to your Majesty's orders a'll - 11 has been prepared to facilitate loans to them on the deposit of rentes, and those loans will be repaid by annuities at long periods. ,‘ What will be done by the large credit societies for public establishments, the receivers-general will be autho rised to do for private individuals. In a word, nothing will be neglected to enable the holders of stock to personally profit by the advantages offered them by the Government, and to prevent them being obliged, by the difficulty of pay ing the addition, to renounce the profit which belongs to them. At the same time that the Administration will thus facilitate by advances, at various periods, the payment for the addition for the less wealthy fundholders, it will give a bonus of interest to those who may immediately free them selves, or discount a part of the sum which they owe to the Treasury. " If your Majesty deigns to approve of those measures, I beg you to affix your approbation to this report.—l am, sire, &e., " Actm.Ln Form). " Approved, NAPOLEON." DREADFUL ACCIDENT IN A LEAD MINE. SIXTEEN MINERS DROWNED. On Tuesday morning the water in the disused Hendre Mines, near Mold, Flintshire, broke into the adjoining Bryn Gwing Lead Mines, and drowned 16 miners, only one of the whole number in the pit making his escape. The mines are near the high road connecting Mold and Denbigh, and four miles from the former town. The old Hendre Mines, - which were formerly very productive, had not been worked for some years ; and, as the country is hilly, and there are many streams in the neighbourhood, these mines have been filled with water for a long time. About two years ago a new company was formed, called the Bryn Awing Company, for the purpose of work ing the same bed of lead ore higher up the moun tains than the Hendre Mines. On Tuesday morn ing 17 men descended the mine, and, after workin g for some time they penetrated the wall dividing the new workings from the Hendre levels. The water rushed through the aperture, and the men had no chance of escape. Edwin Powell alone got to the shaft, the water being up to his chin, and there he seized a rope which was hanging down from the mouth of the pit. By means of the rope he reached the top, passing several times through torrents of water on his way. When nearly at the top he became quite exhausted i end was only saved b h y being e fancies g h e draggedh heard up r ds by me t e h n e e haver.. else eyi H e mb i s a t g a t up e s that the rope r v e a d f t a e rt him the t ; p s. h e r oe wet The vha s eet theriet waterdw. i only Of be f o one, ts ehoe, some h e eouwtt deceasedem2v time rob, before ff h oe l a er 3 t et deep ar and one wa s a w id ower with werethe b bodies a i t e r h s r e i c e m a d n i n m b e e: six children. The cad occurrence has cast a deep gloom over the people of Mold and its vicinity. ANOTHER SHOCKING AND FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDEN2'. MEN BURIED ALIVE. An accident, attended with fatal consequences, utmost and which although happily much less extensive than the recent one at Hartley , resembled in some of its features that ter rible catastro p he, h as occurred Kingswood, ne ar at the Panoattey t ye sterday s Wood ry the Colliery, excitement pre vailed throughout t he distric t in which it occurr e d. It would seem that at o ne part of the da pit two men, named Thomas Iles and Joseph Brain were at work cutting coal, and were attended by a boy named Thomas Bright, as filler. The boy had gone from them for the purpose of wheeling away some coal, and on his attempting afterwards to return to the men he was horrified at finding that a large mass of earth had fallen in the passage where they were cutting, that if it had not actually covered them it had at least shut them in what would probably prove to be a living tomb. The boy gave an alarm, and workmen from the other part of the pit assembled, and at once set to work in the away the debris. They were encouraged in their efforts by hearing groans, and also the voice of one of the poor fellows (believed to be Iles) calling out, " Oh, Lord, have mercy upon me !" and b • egging them to make haste and get him out, Although the men were believed to be only a few feet in the cutting, it was a work of great labour to reach them, as the walls or sides were close upon an old cutting, and as they cleared what had already fallen, other portions kept falling in. After working for many hours they came to the body of Brain, which they got out. He was quite dead, and shockingly mutilated. They continued their search for Iles, and succeeded in reaching the point where he was believed to be, but could not succeed in finding him and the impression is that he must have got higher up. His cries were not heard after six o'clock in the morning, so that it is feared he must be dead. The men have continued working incessantly, but p u to three o'clock yester day (Friday) afternoon they had not succeeded in ,finding the poor fellow. nt of L- )1e ved ',,11132 Ch omo also ng- Bth. was and The ling the the aura e Ist 5 6 20} 56} i 3.9.3 2.14.6 3.0.0 7.7.0 561 17s 6.15.6 8.12 4.14 1.12.6 4.3.0 12:3 2.0.0 2.2.9 1k 10.6.7 1.7.2 6 i 1 64 5 81 9 MI