The Sun. — London, England, 1862-02-04 00:00:00

t he effects produced by this dust alone is the cause of the P sll id countenances so general among British soldiers, or Whether it is combined with other matters—such as the too frequent recurrence to cooking the meat rations by one old system of boiling, by which the greater portion of the nu triment is lost ; or that the barrack-rooms are overcrowded, and not sufficiently ventilated. Whatever may be the cause, it is a fact, that the same ruddy complexions so common to the peasantry, are uncommon with soldiers ; yet the latter are supplied with a larger amount of daily food, are better c lad, especially in the article of warm clothing for winter, aro infinitely better housed, and have decidedly loss labori ous work to perform. Soldiers however, notwithstanding a ppearances, as a class, rank as one of the most healthy. v a •enew cooking ranges and the improved system of ven uation applied now to all barrack-rooms, will possibly solve the problem. Under the head of the " Colonial Question as affect ing British Honduras" the plan of encouraging or in fact enforcing self-dependence of the colonies is r ecommended. We consider that the author of this Paper is perfectly right in maintaining that those who serve in the West Indies should receive double Pay, as they do in some other less deadly climates. It was at one time the custom in the West Indies for the planters to make an allowance, but on the abolition of slavery, their profits decreasing, th e allowance was withdrawn. Where, however, the climate was notoriously unhealthy, and living expensive, it was insisted upon ; and here the prompt decision of Wellington displayed itself; with him there was no negotiation or delay; he settled th e question off hand with this message—" With draw the supplies," said the Iron Duke, " and I will Withdraw my troops." A paper entitled " Remi niscences of the Last War in Canada," will be read With interest. The author states he has recalled from the lumber room (we suppose of his brain) his experience of olden days, and trusts that if any of them bear upon the present exigency, they have not been rummaged out in vain. He has evidently great experience of those days, however acquired, and his narrati7e is full of interest and practical detail. Among other amusing anecdotes related, the following shows that the transatlantic fire eaters were not much smarter in 1814 than in 1861. Peruse the following, 0 reader, and judge for your self ♦ CLEVER SURPRISE. The capture of Fort Niagara was a smart thing. A detachment of the 100th Regiment went across the river, : 3 ,1 the i ce , a ft er d ar k , an d marc h e d qu i e tly d own towards toe Fort; two or three crept up to the advanced sentry and ;s eared him ; getti ng the countersign from him, an Eng Ishman took his place, and the relief coming out, they Were also seized ; the party under Captain Nowlan then advanced t o th e gate, and giving the countersign were ad- Mitted, seized the guard in an instant, and let in their comrades, the main body of whom had just come up ; they Separated immediately, and posted sentries over the bar rack-room doors. Captain Nowlan and a party of Grena diers made for the officers' mess room, where they were playing cards ; just as they opened the door one of them said ` What is trumps ?' A British officer replied, Bayo lleta P It is not easy to describe the feelings of the Yan kees to find themselves prisoners all at once. The men !flowed some little fight, but were quickly overpowered, and 41 4 Fort Niagara remained in our possession to the close of t he war. A review of "The Second and Third Marquesses of L ondonderry," under which name the lives of Lord C astlereagh and Sir Charles Stewart are published, eaters at some length into tne history of these nota bilities. The number also contains several other papers, among which are to be found "A Visit to 'us Tuscarora and Nashville," " The Indian Engi teere,, "The Defects of Armour Plating" (of which thepublic have heard quite enough for the present), la The Ad m i n i strat i on o f th e N a vy," and " Particu !S of the Murder of the late Mr. Adolphe Schla- Rultweit, the Prussian Traveller." 7161 -E POET LAUREATE AND THE LITE PRINCE CONSORT. . new e diti on of the idyll., of the Xing contains he following dedication : These to his memory—since he held them most dear, Perchance as finding there unconsciously Some image of himself—l dedicate, dedicate, I consecrate with tears— These Idylls. And indeed he seems to me Scare() other than my own ideal knight, " Who reverenced his conscience as his king ; Whose glory was, redressing human wrong ; :‘,Y, 110 Vale no slander, no, nor listened to it : 'Y loved one only and who clave to her"— Iler—over all whose realms to the last isle, Commingled with the gloom of imminent war, The shadow of his loss moved like eclipse, Darkening the world. We have lost him : he is gone We know him now : all narrow jealousies AM silent ; and we see him as he moved, With modest, kindly, all - accomplish'd, wise, With what sublime repression of himself, And in what limits, and how tenderly; Not swaying to this faction or to that ; N ot making his high place the lawless perch wing'd ambitions, nor a vantage-ground F or pleasure; but thro' all this tract of years Wearing the white flower of a blameless life, efore a thousand peering littlenesses, 11 1 that fierce light which beats upon a throne, And blackens every blot ; for where is ho, Who dares foreshadow for an only son A lovelier life, a more unstain'd, than his ? Or bow should Mrigland dreaming of his sons I lopo more for these than some inheritance Uf such a life, a heart, a mind as thine, t hou nobl e Father of her Kings to be, L aborious for her people and her poor— V oice in th e rich dawn of an ampler day— Fa r - sighted summoner of war and waste ~ " 4 fruitful strifes and rivalries of peace— r,weet nature glidel by the gracious gleam De ar letter s , d ear t o Science, dear to Art. to thy l an i and ours, a Prince indeed, 13e Y° 1 0 all tiees, and 'a household name, Tr , ereafier, through all times, Albert the Good. F reak nee, 0 woman's heart, but still endure; Br eak not for thou art royal, but endure, h Which all the beauty of that star alch shone so close beside thee, that ye made Cn o light together, but has past and left ' 4O Gown a lonely splendour. May all love, 1 1 1 ‘ is,o ve , unseen b u t f e lt, o'ershadow th e e, ~,h( love o f a ll th y sons encom p ass th ee , , h 4 1 1) love of a ll thy d aug ht ers c h er i s h thee, 0 love o f a ll th y peop l e com f or t th ee, .11 9 God's love set thee at his side again. THIS DAY'S AffAREETS. HAY MARKETS. NITTI PIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 ; clover, £3 lOs L 5 15s Od - and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s Od per load. ° th hay and ' straw moved off slowly at late rates. (10 °11 ,, Nr linLArrn.—Meagow hat, S 2 5s to £5 Os; clover . 1.t3 1 to s£s 15s; and straw, £1 83 to £1 Hs per load. e dull. d rit rrzeriAv'En.—Meadow hay, £2 5s to £5 Os; clover, 10a B,OW demands Od • and straw, £1 8s to £1 ]Gs per load. '. COLONIAL. bu t r, k - -There has been a very limited business transacted ; B Price, however, remained without material alteration. fat'GA/t.—The market has been dull, and in some in ti o :ces prices have slightly given way. Refined descrip ,") however, had realised previous values. 'oPp,EE.—Only limited dealings have been recorded in - 10 tual descriptions, and prices have remained without ch a . t i nge of importance. Good and fine qualities of Planta °ll Ceylon, however, command high rates. bVICE. —For the better descriptions of East India there s rely s 'ueen only a moderate demand, and late quotations are maintained. b a ," A iar.ETßE.—Business has been inactive, and the few Pins recorded have led to no material changQ in values. 4 0 _ 41, Loiti.—The market has been rather dull; prices, 04 "v t ever, have experienced no material change. P.Y.C. threehe spot is. quoted 475, March , lelivery 46s 9d, and last months delivery 48s per cwt. TIIE MEMORIAL FUND.—Last evening the fund ho w being r a i se d by th e comm itt ee at t h e M ans i on- h ouse .° l ' memorial of his late Roy a l Hi g h ness th e P r i nce Con ii.hrt exceeded £25,000. Yesterday afternoon the Lord l ayor was honoured by a letter from the Duke of Cam bridge, enclosing a contribution of £lOO. ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE.—The following is an tktract from the letter of th e G overnor of Antigua to a re -4g tive, d a ted the 11th of .Tanuary last, when tile expecta 4tin 1 . of a rupture with America was imminent :-- 46 We are steps for defence against predatory attacks. An ar ;Retnent is being made with the captain s o f merc h an t given signal, m en f rom suc h vess els in port, by which, on a ves sels will repair to a battery which commands the entrance to the harbou r • and I find that on board these vesse l s are of the Naval Reserve, who have been drilled to gun- T h i 7 and are delighted at the idea of g ivin g their service. 4 8 incidentally shows the value of ! that system. B u t I Y hope there will not be war. NEB MEMBERS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.— e following ingentlemen will be entitled to take th e oaths thetheir ;:eats as members of the House of Commons on Chare•ass embling of Parliament o n Thursday :—Mr. , arl es Turner, elected the third member for South ior Lan. :son I m. ler the act of last session; Mr. * heed for Plymouth, in the room of Visco:Vnt. l‘Vallrietort, e4has become the Earl of Mount-Edgcumbe; Mr. Chas.. th,,nr, returned for Lincoln, in the room Carlisle, ittutl), deceased ; Mr. Edmund Potter, returned for . Ivr. of Major Sib -I\r,,th° room of Sir James Graham, Bart., deceased , i. b " 1 . Cox, returned for Finsbury, in the room of Mr. Thos. f 114 tN . e° Iribe, deceased ; Sir Robert Clifton, Bart., returned l'a ° C,: tt ioidaam, in the room of Mr. J. Mellor, who has been 111. m .'" to the judicial bench ; Mr. J. Laird, returned as the )4 4 1110 other of the new borough of Birkenhead ; Mr. Foley elected for East Worcestershire, in the room of 1 05'6' 1.1 ..Ilodgetts Foley, deceased ; Colonel Fane, elected ao U erd .Nhire, in the room of Mr. George Granville Ver tki4 meoea sed ; Sir Henry Hervey Bruce, elected for Cole kl,e, rnt he room of Dr. Boyd, deceased. Three seats — , s . 1 41 0 ,i'Etlo v , Great Grimsby, and Lincoln--remain to be 4111). 310.N.E1' MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The progress of business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days has been rather inactive. Tea has remained at about previous rates. Good and fine descriptions of coffee and sugar have barely sustained former quo tations, while superior qualities have been neglected. Rice, fruit, and spices have exhibited no change, while saltpetre and tallow has continued dull, the latest quotations being for P.Y.C• on the spot 475., March delivery 465. 9d., and last 3 months 48s. per cwt. There was a fair inquiry for cotton in the Liver pool market yesterday, and prices were unaltered. The sales were about 5,000 bales. There is an increase of £419 in the traffic re ceipts of the Brighton Railway for the past week, and of £lO6 on the South-Eastern. About £109,000 in gold was withdrawn from the Bank yesterday for exportation. Increased activity is reported in the Discount Market this morning, but the augmented demand is fully accounted for by the arrangements con nected with the bills due to-day, the 4th of the month, and the withdrawals of gold from the Bank of England on Continental account. At an adjourned meeting of the creditors of Mr. E. M. Abbott, of the Bow Brewery, it was resolved that the estate should be wound up under a deed of assignment. Business in the market for Public Securities to day has continued extremely dull, and no change has taken place in the quotations, Consols being 921 I for money and the 6th inst., and 92* and 93 for the March account. Arrangements are now in progress for the monthly liquidation. The New Threes and the Reduced are steady at 921 93; Ex chequer Bills, March, are 16s. to 18s. prem.; ditto June, 19s. to 225. prem. ; Bank Stock is fiat at 2371 and 238 ; and India 5 per Cent. firm 1062 I. In the Foreign Market business has continued exceedingly active, and Mexican and Italian Stocks have experienced a further important ad vance. Turkish 6 per Cents. have improved to 85 to 851 ; ditto 1858, to 751 76; the £lOO Bonds to 77 and 78; Equalor to 171 ; Portuguese to 461 47; Venezuelan at 262 ; Spanish 3 per Cents. are 541 1; ditto Deferred 451 1; ditto Passive, 191; and ditto Certificates, 7a ; Mexican have risen to 351 ; and the Italian Loan to 671 681; the Moorish Loan is about 51 prem. Business in the Railway Share Market has been moderately active, but a further slight decline has taken place in prices. Eastern Counties, Great Westerns, North Westerns, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and North British, have declined 55., and Caledonian 10s. Midlands, however, have im proved 10s., and South Easterns £l. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have been rather largely dealt in, and enhanced prices have in most instances been current. Dutch Rhenish improved ss. ; South Austrian and Lom bardo-Venetian 55., Grand Trunk of Canada 55., Great Western of Canada 55., and East Indian ss. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares were also in moderate favour. Bank of London improved to 779 ; London and County to 431 ; Union of London to 30 1 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam remain steady at 699; and National Dis count Company 41, 9. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 92/ 3 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 924 I New 3 per Cent. Annuities 92/ 3 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l5l 9-16 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto 5 per Cent lo7k Ditto Debentures, 4 per Cent., Oct., 1863 934 I f Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 99f Ditto Bonds £l,OOO Consols for Account, Feb. 6 .... 94 . India Stock for Account, 5 per Cent . .. 106, & March. I June. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO 2d.... 16 17 Ditto £5OO .. is Ditto Small — FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent Equador New Consolidated Mexican, 3 per Cent Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 46/ Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, and '6O 46 Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St 984 9 I)itto 41 per Cent, 1860 Ditto 3 per Cent. 1859 .. 601 f Sardinian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred D'tto Account Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded Turkish 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Ditto guaranteed, 4 per Cent lOl/ Ditto Account Venezuelan 3 per Cent .... — Ditto Account Ditto 11 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 4} per Cent., Ex. 25f 99f. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861 6B 74 8k 7! $1 TWO O'CLOOR. Consols, Money Ditto Account Ditto, March .. 921 93 CITY IMPROVEMENTS.—It has been decided to utilize the space the recent fire formed in Paternoster-row, by opening a street into it from St. Paul's-churchyard. To effect this long desired improvement, it will be necessary to widen the narrow and inconvenient thoroughfare of Lon don House-yard, and the inhabitants of the locality have been served with notices that their tenements will be re quired for the proposed alteration. Another excellent plan is projected to connect the Thames embankment at Black friars-bridge with a new street, proceeding east from Earl street, to New Earl-street, Cannon-street West, joining Cannon-street at the corner of Great Trinity-lane. This work will direct the traffic from Cheapside, and bring Can non-street, and Cannon-street West, into use. Intelligence has been received of the missing steamer Royal Bride, which sailed from Cardiff for New York on the 18th of November last. She was spoken with on the Gth of last month by the ship Conqueror, in lat. 36, long. 61, all well. The premium of insuranoe upon her at Lloyd's had reached to 50 guineas. It is understood that a letter has been addressed to Lord Russell by the Committee of the General Ship owners' Society, urgently pressing that the opportunity afforded by the negotiations which are reported to be pend ing with the Belgian Government for a commercial treaty between Great Britain and Belgium, should not be allowed to pass without strenuous efforts being made for the aboli tion of the Scheldt dues, The advices from the River Plate to-day show that the effectual pacification of the Argentine Republic, under the auspices of Buenos Ayres, is now considered certain. Almost all the interior provinces have declared in favour of the new policy, and the loss of power and prestige on the part of General Urquiza is said to have been so com plete that he is likely to retire from public life and perhaps to leave the country. The bar silver by the Mexican packet has been disposed of at 61.td. per ounce, being an advance' f id. on the price realised for the amount brought by the last steamer. During the greater part of last week there were hardly any transactions in silver, but Saturday and yester day a large amount of business for the Bombay mail has been done at the present rate and at 61/. The dollars aro not yet sold. LIVERPOOL SUBSCRIPTION FOR THE HARTLEY COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—His Wol•ship the Mayor (Mr. 8.. Hutchison) yesterday forwarded an additional remittance of £l,OOO to the local committee, which, with the previous remittance, makes the sum of £2,500 which has been trans mitted from Liverpool for the benefit of the surviving suf ferers. DEATH OF SHERIFF LOGAN.—The Edinburgh papers mention the death of Mr. Alexander Steward Logan, Scotch advocate, and sheriff of Forfarshire, in his 51st year. He was called to the bar in 1835, and was more remarkable for his humour than for his legal attainments. He was a thorough Whig, and was rewarded by his party some years ago with a sheriffdom, which is now vacant by his death. Pilot" AGR ATEFUL SEAMAN.—A " Shipwrecked l, has, through the Rev. C. R. Dallas, of Guildford, for warded a donation of £lO to the National Lifeboat Institu tion, Amongst tho recent offerings to the Lifeboat Institu tion are ss. from the savings of a child, and £5O from a British Admiral, Sir James Hope, K.C.8., who, amidst the untiring exertions of command in the presence of the enem y, found time to think of the claims on his benevolence from his distant home, and forwarded the above generous contribution from the China seas. Why are the makers of the Armstrong gun the 1 greatest thieves in her Majesty's ser vice ? Bec ause they rifle all the guns, f org e all the materials, and st ee l a ll th e gun-breeches, LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Co.s Price. Done. — Bedford and Bletchley all Ln.&N.W Birkenhead. Buckingh , . insht.e. Chester &II Ilyhead lOO Do . 531 541 Do. 51 per cent 100 Do. 124 126 Do. 5 „ 100 Do. Clydesdale Junction 100 Caledon. 101 103 Colchester, Stour Val. 100 E.U.&E.O E. Lincolnsh. g6pr e. 100 Gt. North. 135 138 E.Union,HarwieliShs all E,Counts. 4 41 Do. Woodarid . , e.. 100 • • • • Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drci. 100 Caledon .. .. Do. new Hull and Selby all Irk.N. Mid 111 113 Do. halves Do. quarters Lancaster & Carlisle 100 n.& N. W 201 204 Lon. and Chat. Ext. B 6 per cent .. . ... ... all Lon.&Cht 11 1 12 Do. Bromley, 6 per c. all Do .... London & Greenwich 100 S. Eastern 62 64 Do. Preferen -.e Lon.,Tilb.& b.: nthend 100 Peto &Co Bl 63 821 Lowestaftgua. t p c.. 100 Norfolk Do 6 Fier cent lOO Do. Mnc.,Bxtn.,& Matlock all LNW& M 31 41 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence stock Newmark+, BuryEx 1 5. 5. 6. 1 E Counts. 1 1 p gala. 5 per cent... North..&E,.. , tn. tp. o. tall ,' F. Do. 6 per cent ..... all IDo . . .. Do. Fixed sp. c.... all ;Do. N. Eastn—Hartlepool ICO N. E. Ber .. .. North Western Preston and Wyre. I all L&N.W 1 , ,,, , L. y k. 3 44 46 Do. 1 shares A. all 'Do. ••• • .. .. .. Roystn.Hitch.& Shep. 100 Gt. North. 134 137 Shrewsby & Hereford 100 T Brassey l l2o 122 } Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset l OO Gt. West.l 91 93 Wimbledn t Croydon all L.&Brgtnl 84 91 PREFERENCE SHARES. TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 4, 1862. SHARE MARKET-(281, ORDINARY SHARES AN) STOCKS. wing Business Share Railways. Paid• O • 21103. done. 'Bir., Wol., and Str. VaL IBlyth and Tyne ißost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter .. 'Caledonian Cork and Bandon iCornwall A gets no div Do A till 6p c.p an.has Do. B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,& Ab. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do Bdo do 7i 3 sa 7 06 03 103 104 1031 42 14 10i11 191 !Oi 53i 4 51 3 31 1 1:0ONw A, late E U 3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin., Perth, & Dundee Gimp:. and S. Western. GreatNrthn.of Scotland Great Northern Do A stock 92 9: 30& 31 102 1(1 113 114 100 i 110; 132 134 101 106 661 672 57 6/ 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 & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do shares Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 1004 107 59 61 118 118 44 46 92} 03 97 IQ Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry, Warnpt, nos Norfolk North British Nor.Dev.Railk,Dk.stock Do A stk ; A recs no d, till G 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 ' Not. Gran. RI. & Canal Portsmouth Rhs mney Scottish Central Scot- N. E., Aber. stock Do Sc)t. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon S. Durham & Lanc.Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok. ,and Wok. Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do Pref. No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail ,Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny) Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland -Ox por t ord New t Do Hereford o DA 1) . 1 - Share . 4 k 1 631 4 9 It 43 49 7 71 not 13'I 14 lip 100 ioi 65 67 6} t 651 LOOT loot 561 d s p et 881 881 99 101 41 4% cl' loi 11 92 94 125 127 44 46 100 102 46 48 37 39 79 79i 67 69 98 100 5 81 381 ! 34 8 4 gi P 5} 6 4 P 144 148 554 54 24 34 dltp 90 94 127 i 13.2} 61 7 84 86 47 49 44 46 89 01 Share/ Railways. Blythe and Tyne 10 p.c. pref. issued at £5 Bris. h Exet. 4 p. c. at Do. shares Caledon. qr. shrs, No. 2 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Cornwall. 5 per cent Dun. Perth, & Aber.Jun Do. Ist Class Pref E. Angn. Class A 5 P. c E. Coun. Ex. 5 p.c. No. 1 Do No. 2, Do. new 6 p. c. st Eastern Union, 4 p. Do. 5 p. c. guar lEdin.SiGlas.s p.c. shares Do. 4 p. c. guar. S. & Furness, 5 per cent Glas.& S.West. 1,11. 5 p.c Great Northern, 5 p. c D 0.5 p.c.Redm.lop.c. pm Do. 41 p. c. do Do.sp.c.Redtr.atsp.c.pm Gt. Nll. of Seot. Istpref. Gt. Sn. & W. (Ireland) 4 per cent Great West. Merits and Ilants Ext) 5 per cent Do. redeem. 41 p. et Do. redeem. 4 p. ct Do. irredeem. 4 p. et Do. 5 p. c. redeem. pref Do. Binn. pref. shares , Do. Che'qer 8 p.c. pt. shs Do. Chester 5 p.c. pf. shs Do. firm. guar. stock Do. Chester guar. shares Do. do Do. do Lan. & Carl. 41 p.c. pref Lan. & York. 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnel.stXs 2s 10dpe Do. 6 p. c. (East Lan.) Do. 41 p. c. (Blackb. pur Lon.&Brig.sp.o.gu. No.l Do. 5 per cent. do. No 2 Do. 6 per cent. no Do. 5 per cent. do. No. 4 Do. 7 per cent pref. stk Do. 6 p.c. do(W.E.&C.P.) Do. 4p c. st. (div. def.lil' 65 Lon.Chat.&Dov. sp.c.pf. Lon. & N. W., C'oy. fi Nuneaton, 5 per cent. Lon. & S.West. 7p. cent. at., late 3d shares Do. 44 per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl. anus. of 2s 6d Londondy. & Cole. 1 shs Londony. & Ennis. 1 sirs Man. Sh. & Lin. 6 per et. Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent, Do. redeem. 6 per cent Marort & Carl. 4 pr. C p Do. 45 per cent. ...... Midland Con. 6 pp. c. stk. Do.Con.Bris.& Bir. 6 p.c Do. 41 p.c. pref. st. rdem Do. 4/ p.c. irredeomable Do. 4/ per cent . . Do.Leic. andllit4per et. Norfik. 5 p. c. Ex. st. 1846 Do. 51 u. c. Pref. st. 1847 D 0.5 Way.ValEx.stlB47 Nort British. 5 per cent. Do. New gua. 5 percent Do. Bor. Un. g. prf. shs. Do. do. do. Nth.Dvn.Rail.&Dck.Co. N-East. Cons. pref. 4 p.c. Do. 41pr. et. redeemable Do. G. N. E. 4 r. et. pref. Do. Berwiel: 4 p. c. Rref. E Do. Leeds 6 p. c. Na Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. Do. York, ff. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire.... Rhyme), Guaranteed.. Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. e. pref. stock.... Do.Aberdeen,gua. 6 p.c Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock South Devon, Ann, 10s. Do. Fixed 4i per cent South Eastern(Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 41 per cent Do, Fixed 41 per cent South Wales, gua. 4 p. c. Do. 41 per cent Do. do. 1859 Do. 5 per cent. S. Yorkshire, 4 p. c. gua. Do. 5 p. c. gua. Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. c Do. B 6 p. o Do. C 6 p. c Watrf d & Kilkny, 6 p. c. W. Mid. -Oxf Ist guastk Do. 2d do Dilo°..NPeewrpPar.6t p s . P tp P f f. . 18% . Do. till 1869 Paid.( Closing Business Prices. Done. 92 94 20 21 6 6i 99 101 109 111 [OB 110 125 127 81 83 [l2 114 90 92 tl t 3 118 Ll 3 115 tOI 106 LOS 110 97 99 98 100 89 91 90 92 102 104 95 105 17 18 105 11 70 78 205 21 10} 105 14 151 135 137 102 104 112 114 112 114 135 140 112 114 150 155 126 129 74 76 95 97 1112 114 131 14 121 126 pm 69 71 135 137 103 105 93 95 111 W. 100 111 11 lipm 102 104 98 100 dis par +4 die par 22 23 132 136 10 11 241 241 'lOl 103 101 103 86 80 f 11p 28 29 32 34 31 33 42 45 127 129 123 126 103 105 123 126 119 122 DOCKS. stock Commercial t 100 stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.llin 1 100 stock East and West India i 100 123 125 stock St . Katharine . 1 0 0 57 59 stook St. Katharine. 100 50 62 stock Southampton ..... stick Vietoria ... ..... , 100 9 8 100 h 20 DogieW.......t•esses , 2 11 p Eallways. iAtlantic .Ir. St Lawrence IBoni.,BarodaJz.Centlnd Gu. 5 per cent.. Buffalo and LaKe Huron Do. New Preferonce Clcutta.4l3S.Eastn.(l.in.) Cape,Eastn.l'rov. (Lim.) ,Cape Town le Dock Scrip 'Demerara ......... Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. 4i p C. Debentrs. Do. 5 p. a. Deb., 1864 Do. 18C5-1810 Do. 1866-1871 Do. do. U Ext.— Grand Erunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d I'ref. 6 per et Do. 6 per et. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1811.2 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872:: G t. Indiarenin.gua.sp.e. Do. New gua. 5 p. e... Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Sharesi bo. New .. Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 d 0... Madras guar., 5 p. c. j.. Do. 4t p. C. Extension Do. 14 do Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. rinds. Newßrunswicicot Canda - "R:y.&Land(Lim.)g.gpel Class A Capital Sharc Do. do. Land do•••••••• Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ...... 1 Scinde .......... .: Do. Punjaub .... .4 4 gt Do. Do. ~.• .... ta 8 Do. Indus. St. Flo. ft,?, Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN Algerian Antwerp Sz, Rotterdam. Ardennes... ••.•• • • • • • Bah. ezS.Fran..l.i m. 7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac.. Carmeaux Mine dz Rail Copiapo .... • • .• .. • • .• • • Ditto Extension •• Dutch Rhenish ...• .• • • , Eastern of France • • Grand Bus Guar. 6 p. e.! Do. do. - -treat Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. she... Italian Junction ••• • • • Liprre dc Turnhout .. • • Lyons & Geneva ..•• • • Namur & Liege • • Do. 6 p. c. Pref. .. •• • • • • Northern of France• • •• Do. New Shares •• • • Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ot'mn (Smyrna to Aidn) Paris,Lyons, fie Mediter. Parfs & Orleans.... •• •• Recife & S. Fran. (Pere.) xua. 7 p. ct. 1im.... •• 1110 . a Dunaburg •• Ito r ial Danish •• •• Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...• .• Do. 5 per oent. San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin Southern of France •• S. East Portugal 7 p ct. I West Flandera • • Do. 54 p. c. Preference.. W. & N.W. of France • Western of Austria.• • • Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent Pref.... Zealand .. .. BRITISH MINES. Alfred Consoli(PlTilack) 83 I 20 British Iron Clifford nil 28 39 Devon G. Con, (Tavist.) 1 385 895 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 51 63 Cast Caradon ...... 2.14.6 29 130 East Carn Brea. W'l Russel (Tavistk ) 7 . 7.0 21 3 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 56i 16 14 Great South Tolgus 172 3 4 4 44 (3.Wheal Alfd. (Philack` - G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 40 5/ 64 Grenville 6.15.6 1 4 2 derod's-Foot 8.12 39 41 Hingston Downs 4.12.0 14 2 3 • • Lady Bertha NE argaret (tiny Leland 91 4 45 44 Mark e Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 24 21 1 North Downs .. North Frances (Mogan' 12.3 2 4 N.Wh'l Basset (Illoi,an) 2.0.0 2/ 34 North Wheal Crofty .• 2.2.9 14 2 Par Consols (st. Blaze); 1# 7 8 20 Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 42 44 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 1 1 South Caradon(St.Cleer) If 320 830 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) 2 .1 1 .6 4 1 S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim all 1 -- , .Wheal Fran. (Illoir,,an) 18.14.9 11 0 15 Stray Park 27 19. 29 31 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Min 44 1 2 10 Tin Croft 9 7 81 84 Vale of Towey (Caren ) 13s 6d # West Basset (Illop. - ,an) l4 13 14 W. Caradon (Liskeard) 5 44 (6 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5/ 95 100 Wheal Buller (Itedruth) 5 75 85 Wheal Edward (Cals.) 71 11 24 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelani) 1.7.2 8 9 Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) 8 141 151 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 • 17 18 FOREIGN MINES. qn A ustralian 7l 4 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim.l all 1 1 1 5 Brazil Land & Min. Co... all 11 1/ 1 Clarendon Cons.MiuCo. 4 dis. 40 Cobra Copper all 34 36 331 3 Copiapo l6 6 8 1 Dunhioun.Cop.Minm.Coi ail 1 11 3 East Del Rey (Limited) 1 2 Fortuna 20 General all 22 24 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 pr 1 p 14 11 Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 11 p 2 Linares all 74 8 Lusitanian 2 3 d pr ' 2 1 Mariquica all 1 1 N.RhineCopof S.Aus.L / ¢ d 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt..., j all 2 4 5 Port Philip 1 14 11 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.)., lo s. iipm 20 St. John del Rey (L.)... 15 64 66 28.2.81 United Mexican all 84 9 84 1 Worthing (Limitid) all 2 1 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 1877-9 lOO 107 109 1081 9} Do 6p. cent.lBBo-2I 100 Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-41 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug., 100 109 in - Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. j 100 109 111 Do. 5 per cent lOO 94 98 i 98 Do. Inscribed stock • 100 97 99 ' Cape G.llope, 6 p 0,1880 100 110 112 I Do. 18901 100 , 110 112 - ,Do. Jan. & July, 1891_, 100 1 1.09 111 iCeylon, Nov.lBol, 6p of 100 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Julyi 100 1011 1051 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct.l 100 _ N. S.W. 6 ov. sp. C., 1868 100 99 100 Do. sp. c.,1871 to 1876] 100 97 98 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 964 974 971 7 1 New Zealand 6p. cent. , 100 105 107 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 106 107 S. Au5,G6p.c.1873.& up lOO _ iVic.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July f 100 102 101 1044 IDo. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&oo lOO 1108 105 1 107 fif JOINT-STOOK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 60 186 88 40 Australasia a,d 64 66 655 25 Bank of Egypt ....... ..• all 215 224 100 Ba,k of Loudon •• 50 76 78 774 50 British North American all 50 52 20 Chtd.Bank of India, drc. all 214 21/ 25 Ch. Mer. of In. r.on.‘k Ch all 33 s 6 100 City 100 Colonial 20'11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch all 185 ig 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 255 26g 20 Do. new all 21i i5l 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Alrican lO pr 4p 100 London .oz Westminster 20 74 78 100 vat. Prov. of England 42 20 Do. new l2 50 National Bank ........ 25 20 Nen South Wa!es all 25 Orient. B. Corporation 20 Ottoman Bank .. . 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 10 Do. new all 25 Mouth Australia f all 25 Union of Australia all 40 42 40 50 Cf ni., of London 100 Unity Mutua1.. MISCELLANEOUS. 10 Anfrlo-Mexican Mint.. all 144 154 10 jAtiantic 11. MI. Strn (1d) all 1 2 1000 'Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 i Australian Agricultural 19 26 28 10 :Bahia Steam (Limited). 1 10 (Berlin Water (Limited) all 54 6 50 ! British American Land 40 50 IB.&I.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 29 32 20 'Do. 8,7p.e.ti111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 911 325 ,Canada Land all 106 104 10 'Clian.lslands Tel. (Lim ) all 10 China & .Tapan Coast & River Stern Naviga• 24 at. Cop.lllin.ofEng,.&Smlig all 25 Do. Pref. 74 per cent. at. Crystal Palace at. Do. Preference at. Do. 6 p et. Perpet. Deb lOO 101 104 10 E.lndia & Lon. Ship A 75 16 Do. B. 74 14 oa 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 pr }pm et. Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 English & Ans. Copper all 34 34 15 Gen. Stfsm Navigati nn 14 —-- 1 Great Slip Limited) all 4 it 1 Do'. 174 p. ct Preference all 4 4 2 Indian Carrying (Lim.) 1 ._. 1 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 44 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim) all 11 14 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 2 24 34 10 Med. Eaten. Tel. (Lim ) all 5 110 Do. 8 per cent. pref all _ 25 i N a tional Dia. Co. (Lim ) 5 ft 4 p 43. I 20 N er b u .Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 li Id 10 'Netherlands Land all ..... 5 I Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl die. all 4 100 IN.BrA NovaSco ti a Land 81 10 15 1 iN.B.Australasian (Lim.) all I li 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). 'all 11 it i 1 Do. New Shares (L im.). all 14 IL 10 Orintl . j In. Sfeam(Lim .) all 78• at. 1 P ee lß.Lnd.&3lin.(Lim) 100 49 51 60 Pen. & Oriental Steam all 69 71 604 50 Do. New .. .. . ....... 30 10 41 20 Red Sea&ln.TeLg: 1 2 44p.e. all 1 87 1 50 Rhymney Iron ........ all 175 1g3.4 18 Do. New ... . all 5 6 100 Royal Mail Steam ... ... 60 50 52 at. Scot. Austin. Inv.(Lim.) 100 135 140 25 South Australian Land tall 33 35 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip .. all 1 Do. do. Registered ..• . all I 10 Do. do. ...•• all 4 6 2 Telegraph to Ind.a (L.) 1 ids par 10 Trust and Agency of 20 T r A .4, u s L t u r 1 . a c s o i "0 ( 1 1 l u m p l . s e t a ': .. 1 5 pr 11 p a tgi 4 5 IJ. li'domTel. Co. ( 111 0 1 14 4 10 Van Diemen'o Land .4 2 3 1 010 Closing Price. 7 - - 991 1001 5} 5f d 7 8 4; di 99i 1004 101 102 99 101 101 102 101 102 104 105 24 26 70 74 60 63 35 37 38 42 31 86 35 40 04 1001 i pr 99 100 8 11 f 8111 k k 95 98 88 92 99 100 92 94 90 92 0 5 7 4 8 104 1O i i 96 99 i Id LAW 12V ELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Higgins.) IN RE RAWLES-AWKWARD MISTAKES. This bankrupt was described as of Bolingbroke-row, Camberwell-road, boot and shoe manufacturer, and this was a meeting for the choice of assignees. Mr. Hubert Wood, Coleman-street-buildings, was solici tor the petitioner. The debts are under £3OO, and there would have been sufficient to pay 20s in the pound had the property been sold under two executions by the sheriff, who paid a distraint for rent, and handed the surplus, less expenses to the messenger of the court who was in posses sion, as it was made clear that the debts on which the executions were issued were due from the bankrupt's father. The cases generally wore very unimportant beforo the Registrar. IN RE PAUL, STRACHAN, AND RATES. A meeting was appointed for a dividend under the joint estate of these bankrupts, but the case was not on during morning. POLICE I NTELLIGENCE.—(27iis Day.) MARLBOROUGH -STREET. ARTFUL AND CRUEL FRAUD.—Joseph M'Cullah, a boy, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with the following fraud :-- Mr. Davis, the Governor of the Boys' Refuge, Commer cial-street, Whitechapel (a valuable institution, and which numbers among its committee the names of Samuel Gur ney, Esq., M.P., Sir F. Buxton, Bart., the Hon. A. Kin nuird, M.P., &c.), attended to watch the case. Mrs. Mary Burgin, a widow, and employed at the University College, said the prisoner called on her last Wednesday and told her her son who was in the Refuge had gone raving mad, and, while in that state, had lost a half-sovereign which the Committee of the Refuge had given him to got changed. The prisoner said he had given the boy all he had, 45., and that 6s, were wanting to make up the money, or ho would be turned out of the Refuge. She said she would go herself, but the prisoner said that that would not do, for before she got there her boy would be discharged. She gave the prisoner 3d. to pay his omni bus back, and he left, but she found that ho had gone to an immediate neighbour and got 2s. in her name, stating that she had sent him, but this was not true. in answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the poor woman said that if she had had the Gs. she, believing the prisoner's story to be true, would have given him the money. A young woman named Lake, said the prisoner called and said he was sent by Mrs. Burgin for 25., and, as she believed the prisoner had been sent by that person she gave him 2s. A constable said he took the boy in Whitechapel. He said he was sorry he had done it, and that he deserved all he got. He had heard the prisoner had got money by similar means at Woolwich. Mr. Davis said the boy had robbed his own mother. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week. THIS DAYS SHIPPING. LONDON, Feb. 4.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. COWES, Feb. 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Marco Polo, from Foo-Chow-foo, and sailed for Hamburg. Feb. 3. Arrived—Catherina Hermann, from Rio Janeiro, with loss of sails. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Virgin Maria, from Gibusa, leaky. Sailed—Annette, screw steamer, for Sydney. Feb. 3.—Sailed—Lincolnshire, for Melbourne. FALMOUTH, Feb. 3.—Wind S.W. —Arrived—Rhea Sypio, from Callao; New Trade, from Rio Janeiro ; Glo riosa, from Callao ; Ferment, from Newcastle for Cagliari, to stop a leak. CLYDE, Feb. I.—Wind W.—Arrived—Greenock, from Mauritius. Sailed—lsabella Hamilton, for Hong Kong; Mary Glover, for Boston; Maid of Orleans, and Therese, for New York. BELFAST LOUGH, Feb. I.—Arrived—Clara, from Liver pool for Burrachee. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Mag dalena, steamer, from Halifax, with fittings carried away and rudder head damaged, having experienced a severe hurricane on the 25 ult. SWANSEA, Peb. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Yehlima, and Mary Ann Johnston, from Caldera. DUBLIN, Fob. 3.—Arrived—Queen Victoria, from New York. KINGSTOWN, Feb. 3.—Arrived—Hero, from Phila delphia; her Majesty's ship Himalaya, from Ports mouth. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 3, Sailed Bahiana, screw steamer, for New York. Put back—Brenda, for Hali• fax, N, S. 017 FALMOUTH, Feb. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived— Roeka, from Rio Janeiro. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales returned from Buckingham Palace, and embarked in the Fairy yacht for Osborne at half-past 10 a.m. Arrived—Oden, from Musquash; Alliance, steamer, from Havre. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesaay Morning. Arrived, Feb. 3—Roselle, from Hamburg. Arrived, Feb. 4—Arno, from Hamburg ; Mary Ann, from Levider ; Mould, from Lisbon ; Palmerston, from Singapore; Concordia, from St. Michael's. Sailed, Feb. 4—Concordia, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed— Cormine. from New York, for London. Sailed—Contest, for London, and several outward bound. HOUSE OF LORDS.—The Right Rev. Dr. Henry Philpott, Bishop of Woreester, will take his seat in the House of Lords at the opening of Parliament, and will act for the present as chaplain. Dr. Thomson, who has re cently been consecrated Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol, will remain without a seat until one of the stipulated vacan cies arises. REPRESENTATION OF SHOREIIAM.—The writ for the election of a representative of New Shoreham and the Rape of Bramber was received on Saturday morning by Mr. Glazebrook, high constable of Shoreham. Proclamation was made at noon that the nomination would take place on Wednesday next. There will not be any opposition to Sir Percy Burrell, son of the late member, who comes for ward as a moderate Conservative. The Himalaya screw steam transport arrived in Kingstown at 12 o'clock yesterday, having on board 21 officers and 744 men of the 44th Regiment, under the com mand of Lieut.-Col. Blenkinsop. She also brings 70 women and 71 children. The Himalaya left Portsmouth on Thurs day, but was obliged by the storm to anchor that night off the Needles, from which point she steamed to Kingstown in 53 hours. It appears that the Union Bank of London have entered into an arrangement with a view to place about £4,500,000 of additional Portuguese bonds upon the Lon don market between this date and the end of next year. The Union Bank will execute this service for a commis sion of 1 per cent., making no further charge of any kind. The operation commences by their opening a credit for £lOO,OOO, which they undertake to advance so soon as they receive an amount of bonds equivalent in market value with an additional margin of 8 per cent. When the sale of the first £lOO,OOO shall have been com pleted, and the Bank are repaid their advance, with interest at 1 per cent. above the current rate of the Bank of Eng land, a fresh credit of like amount is to be opened, and so on until the close of the transaction. The issue of these bonds is for the purposes of railway expenditure. According to the financial accounts from New York the reaction in the premium on gold has been caused by a report, very generally current, that Mr. Chase, the Secretary of the Treasury, alarmed by the remonstrances of the banks and the principal capitalists against his wild schemes for an unlimited flood of paper, was about to make different proposals. Some persons believed that instead of an unrestricted issue of Government notes he would now resort to the more honest course of raising money by the creation of interest-bearing securities to be sold at their market value. It was seen however by the parties in Con gress and elsewhere interested in keeping up the national outlay, that the limits of this measure would be very nar row, and it is remarked by the New York Journal of Com merce that " the army of leeches fastened on the Treasury" are all clamorous for the original plan. Meanwhile, from the uncertainty thus occasioned, the money and exchange markets were in utter confusion, and fluctuations of 3 or 4 per cent. in the value of bankers' bills are alleged to have taken place in a single day. There is still much talk of re sorting to taxation, but the majority of observers are be lieved to be perfectly convinced that the moment its practi cal operation begins to be felt all enthusiasm for the war will be at an end. SHOCKING AND FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE KEN xINGTON TRAmwAY.—Yesterday Mr. C. St. Clair Bedford, coroner for Westminster, received information of the death of a youth named Shaw, arising from an accident, which occurred under the subjoined shocking circumstances, in the Westminster-road, near Astley's Theatre, on Saturday last :—The poor lad followed the occupation of a shoeblack, and his station was at the corner of the York-road, nearly facing Astley's Theatre. On Saturday afternoon, at five o'clock, he was crossing the road, when, from some unex plained cause, he came in contact with one of the Brixton omnibuses, which was at the time running partially on the tram rails laid down for the use of Mr. Train's cars. The wheels of the vehicle passed over the unfortunate boy, the hinder wheel nearly removing the uppermost portion of the skull. On being picked up it was found that the shaft wheel of the omnibus running on the metal lines of the tramway had lacerated the poor boy's head in a most fright ful manner; in fact, he was literally covered with the blood which gushed from his wound. He was immediately taken to Westminster Hospital, but, as may bo supposed, his case was considered hopeless from the first, and although every thing was done for him by the medical officers of the insti tution, he only su vived until ten o'clock, never having re covered from the state of insensibility in which he waswhen he was first picked up. THE LATE MURDEROUS ASSAULT IN LIVERPOOL. —G. Green, the sailor charged with the murder of Enos Seth, the steward of the sloop British Queen, was yester day committed by the Liverpool borough coroner for trial ou the cbarge of wilful murders Business done i i 1 I 5 1001 102* 2* it 2* 13.14 25 10 st st 50 20 6.4.0 19.16.4 12.10 22 19 21 2C 13k 20 100 2s id 124 12i et 10. 6. SUN, LONDON; THE 100 100 100 100 100 100 204 20 100 100 stock stock stock stock stock stock 671 } 1061 i 7 92j 971 I 8 71 noi 11 1 co. i I 80 791 844 RAILWAYS ei 4, i F P 5 ir 101 11i 44 4 pr p 23 Z 4 gi f 101 8 1 ii 20 21 19 40 8 10 8i 43 44 5 3 65 4 41 12 15 1 8 84 94 01 I 1 i d z 274 28i 7 1 74 10 104 214 t 24 14 g g lo# 1 8 9I i 5 lilt OUR MONETARY SYSTEM. TO TIIR EDITOR OF THE 61.7 N. Szu, —The commercial aspect of the nation is confessedly by all parties, exceedingly dreary. Stagnation, dulness, and lethargy are everywhere apparent. And why ? Our national wants are as great as they have ever been ; and our means, measured by our aggregate physical, mental, and accumulated capabilities, are not kss than heretofore. Yet, large masses of tho people a re unemp l oye d ; much wealth is lying inactive; and much besides employed at considerable loss. If asked, Why is this f some reply, The unsettled posi tion of the United States of America has seriously embar rassed our trade and done us much damage ; some, that the high price of the principal necessaries of life has been very prejudicial; others, again, that the taxation levied is too great for the national vitality or elasticity to Withstand ; and others, that the death of the late much-lamented Prince Consort has eiveloped our industrial interests in the pre sent sombre cloud. Doubtless, these are grave difficulties, and render impe rative great consideration before the national judgment is surrendered to any passing claim. Many are the rumours which obtain currency that would be scouted if caution and research were more general. Many bugbears, in such a case, which now extensively frighten many from their senses, induce reckloss and panic-stricken expenditure, and necessitate the endurance of burdens too heavy to be borne, would be divested of their terrors, and appear what they are—mere chimeras of the fancy. But, how is it that John Bull attentively and almost com • placently listens to alarmists, if they but whisper danger from a foreign foe, and yet to remedial suggestions, the application of which might eradicate domestic evils, pays tardy and unwilling attention ? How is it that men grope in the dark to find costly and injurious expedients to abate rampant and crying evils, when tried and effective antidotes lie beside them wilfully neglected ? At the present moment it is a palpable fact that in both town and country the population aro numerously unem ployed, unproductive, and unconsuming ; and trade and production are paralysed. It is all very well, indeed very important, to search after every proximate or ultimata cause of depression or distress; but not well determinedly to ignore any ono source of mischief or perplexity. To ignore the baneful influence of our deranged circulating medium is neither wise nor patriotic. Its evils may be de signated " legion." They arise in every direction, and their bitter fruits poison full many a cup. Of the many symptoms which this formidable disorder presents, not one of the least distressing is the stagnation that now saddens the national mind. Whence this stag nation ? is it an essential element of commercial existence ? Confidence is gone, and, in its absence, employment and consumption are diminished ; and, consequently, demand, production, and distribution are seriously affected. But, what disturbs the machinery of trade and depresses the general mercantile confidence ? The disturbance is always first caused by the rise of discounts checking trade, embar rassing its activities, diminishing or absorbing its profits, or inflicting losses, sometimes of very heavy amount. And the rise of discounts—disastrous to our trade, and diametri cally opposed to our productive and national prosperit3— in times of trading and commercial activity, and the direct and certain fruit of our absurd monetary system. When trade expands, and bills of exchange con sequently multiply, and the monetary circulation requires to be expanded to afford increased facilities for augmented business transactions, under our pro sent system the money in circulation which supports or underlies the bills, and sustains the trade which the bills represent, does not proportionately increase, but actually becomes less in amount from the exportation of gold. Ths activity of trade and consequent multiplication of bills of most unexceptionable character, except under a collapse of the currency, render the amount of money needed for cir culation so much the greater. Such activity causes prices generally to rise, for their tendency is always to rise till they reach the remunerative level, above which, with free home and foreign trade, they cannot be sustained. But one article of merchandise—gold—is distinguished from all others, and exempted, by a legally fixed price, from the in fluence of such activity, and forbidden to rise in price. That article, thus fettered, or, at least, partially restricted in its action, is made the basis of our currency, and has to sustain the important function of testing, supporting, or exploding our entire circulating medium. That it too frequently does the last-mentioned die-service is far too well known. Not being permitted to rise in price, it is easily, and in preference to our productions, taken by our merchants for exportation. We thereby as a people lose the money rhich should irrigate and fructify our internal industry and trade ; the money of the nation is exported, no other being provided in its stead, and the commodities which we want to export in exchange for money or money's worth, that we may therewith keep our people employed and pay our way, accumulate upon our hands. This process then goes on till exhaustiontand col lapse ensue, and crisis, paralysis, and bankruptcy super vene. Then follows a period of great depression, every body wondering what can be the cause, but nobody believ ing that the currency has anything to do with it. And if here and there a person he bold enough to suggest, more eQ r eei,ol 3 - stme Ha bolief, that such is the case, he is at once by many classed with the deluded followers of phan toms and nostrums, and supposed to entertain every con ceivable vagary. For some months past we have had a plethora of money, and, judging from the Bank of England returns, and the low rate of discount, it is exceedingly difficult to get it em ployed. This is traceable to the same cause—want of con fidence. Confidence, after repeated infraction, is not easily restored. The same causes being in operation, the same results may speedily ensue, and hence caution most reason. able and essential is exercised, although greatly to the pre judice of the nation's industrial interests. Those traits of character and habits of business save from commercial shipwreck many who, under existing influences, are often endangered. Yet the exigencies which necessitate not merely cautious effort, but diminished application and em ployment, are most certainly and energetically to be depre cated. The system which originates those evils cannot be too much reprehended or too soon revised. It is rotten at the core, full of corruption, pregnant with fearful disaster. Its history may be written in tears and blood; and the catalogue of ills which it has inflicted upon our beloved country would be of a most harrowing and heart-rending character. All this may be easily pooh-poohed ; and so let it be. But let the votaries of our present system point out its ex cellencies; let them, with due regard to historical facts, justify it: The advantages by them most generally in sisted Upon are its severest condemnation. It is supposed to favour low prices, and to narrow and discourage produc tion, than which, for a numerously populated and highly taxed community, no greater evils can well be conceived. But some may possibly start the inquiry —What features would mainly characterise the system which currency re formers advocate ? I may, sir, briefly reply, they would have money—the medium or instrument of domestic ex change—nationally provided upon an elastic principle, in abundance proportioned to the exigencies of our taxation and internal trade, and at a rate of charge which should neither tempt to rash speculation, nor deter from well-ad vised enterprise, or ruin those engaged in it. When will Britons, in relation to this question, assume their true manhood, and look it in the face ? Lot them not further mistake the varying aggravations of commercial derangement—such as deficient cotton supply or threatening war—for the disease which afflicts the body politic; but un derstand that it is deeper seated in its co nstitution, and can only be ejected by a renewed an d more healthy circulation —a more regular and abundant supply of its life-blood— the money of the nation. Lot them know that paper money, issued by Government under wise regulations for our home taxation and trade, is in all respects, as a domestic circulat ing medium, an instrument for the discharge of monetary obligations far superior to the precious metals. And let them demand that it shall bo thus issued for value received, for public services, interest of the national debt, securities deposited, &c., Sr.,c —that it be legal tender, receivable for debts and taxes, having no reference to either price or quantity of gold ; and that it be cancelled upon its return, in payment of taxes, or otherwise, to the national treasury. Then may the precious metals healthily find their market price in such national money ; and crises, panics, stagnation, and depression, at least, of universal prevalence, be for over banished.—l am, Sec., C H. Bramfield, Saxmundham, Jan, 28, 1862. How MR. SLIDELL ARRIVED AT BOULOGNE.— The Boulogne Messenger says :—" Mr. Commissioner Slidell—that very expensive gentleman for England — arrived here by the Princess Maud on Thursday last. The wretched weather prevented many of the habitual atten dants being on the quay when the boat arrived, and those few who wero there did not know that at least X 1,000,000 worth was passing them in wet clothes and cold aspect. Mr. Slidell went direct to the station, and proceeded by the first train to Paris." Mr. and Mrs. Slidell are now in Paris. THE MEXICAN EXPEDITION. —It appears that the principal Chambers of Commerce in France petitioned the Emperor to undertake the Mexican expedition. It is expected that it will produce most a dvantageous results for the money-market, as the Mexicans pay in silver for the French produce exported to that country. Previous to the state of anarchy which has so long prevailed in Me , ico the average annual export of silver to Europe was valued at 125,000,000 piasters. That exportation has been stopped or very much impeded during the last two years by the re volutionary state of the country. It is believed by the French Chambers of Commerce that the export of silver from Mexico to Europe shall be resumed, when the allied troops have occupied it, for the great advantage of foreign commerce, and particularly for the money-market. Accord ing to a report published by the Director of Customs it ap pears that the value of the gold and silver imported into Franco in the year 1860 exceeded that of the gold and silver exported by 154,650,020 f. ; while, on the contrary, the value of the gold and silver exported from France during the year 1861 exceeded that of the gold and silver imported by 88,149,440 f. This diff erence is accoLnted f or by the amount of the precious metals exported to pay for corn,and by the deficiency in the importation caused by the war in America, TIIE FRENCH OCCUPATION OF ROME. The Nris correspondent of the 21Iorning Post says: -- England and France united in their foreign policy, and employing their influence to promote constitutional, intelligent, and prog res sive govern ment, may make 1862 a memora bl e y ear . The moment seems rapidly approaching when the ever varying phases of the Roman difficulty will be brought to a close by France deciding to withdraw her troops from Rome. Although fortunately we have no diplomatic official intercourse with the Papacy, either as a temporal or spiritual Power, we have with the kingdom of Italy ; and should the Imperial Government determine on leaving the Pope in the care of the Roman Catholic soldiers of Itely, her Majesty's Government might with pro priety insist with France on the principle of non intervention in Italy. Should the French withdraw from Rome Pius IX, would in all probability take flight, and, as in 1848, call on Austria, Spain, and perhaps other Catholic Powers to carry him back again by the force of arms. The clergy would be commanded meanwhile to excite revolution through out Italy, excommunications would be proclaimed, and all the rusty armour of the Church employed as of old to curse mankind. But if England and France are together we can maintain peace against any combination, lay or ecclesiastical. If England and France united say that no foreign troops must put foot in Italy, no one will dare to move, or attempt to restore Pius IX. or any other Pope with the sword. The Italian Government will do all in its power, if permitted to garrison Rome, to recon cile the Papacy, which capital, even if the present Pontiff were to leave, must eventually make the city of St. Peter's its head-quarters. The Romans, should it come to the worst, could do very well without the Pope for a few months or even years. They have been persecuted, oppressed, and humiliated by priestly government for ages ; let some other Catholic people be thus blessed with the presence of the Sovereign Pontiff for a while. The Pagan city of Romulus need not of necessity be the head-quarters of Roman Christianity; At all events, the French nation is not disposed to keep an army any longer in the States of the Church in order that the Pope may live at Rome to torment the Romans. The publi cations of M. Thouvenel's despatches to M. de Lava lette, and the published correspondence between the Government of France and Rome, have pro duced a profound impression ou public opinion in France and in Italy. The insult which Cardinal Antonelli throws in the face of the nation whose soldiers brought back Pius IX. from Gaeta, and for 12 years have mounted guard at the Vatican, will not be forgotten. The French Government, in pub lishing the diplomatic papers in question, has, as it were, called upon the Legislative Bodies and the public opinion to direct the future policy of France towards Rome. After such an appeal something, one would conclude, must be done. In Italy the efforts made by the Emperor and Government to reconcile the Papacy and the people of Italy (as made known by the diplomatic correspondence in question) produces immense excitement and satis faction. In a letter dated Turin, the 30th January, we learn :—" The enthusiasm excited by the hopes which appear so near their realisation has not been limited to the peaceful commentaries of political and private meetings, but in the provi nces most inte rested in the immediate solution of the Roman question, the people could not h e l p man i festing their joy, and a despatch addressed to the Mini s t er of the Interior by the Marquis Gualterio, Prefect of Perugia, announces that last night as soon as the telegraph had made known the contents of M. Thouvenel's note, all. the inhabi tants crowded the streets shouting vivas for Italy, the Emperor, and France. The town was illumi nated, tricoloured flags floated from all the win , dows, and the people went in a body to the prefect's residence, and requested him to make known by the regular channel how deeply grateful they were to the Emperor. The town of Perugia is among the secondary ones of Italy ; it is that which is the nearest to Rome, and also that which has suffered tho mnet from Papal domination. Its population has nearly doubled since its annexation to the kingdom of Italy, in consequence of the numerous emigrants who have established themselves there from Rome and from the patrimony of St. Peter. It was thus in some measure the city of Rome which in a moment of enthusiasm and freedom of sentiments expressed its joy and its gratitude with confidence in the future." Such demonstrations will, however, have no effect at the Vatican. If the whole world which circles the Ultramontane group of Churchmen at Rome and elsewhere were to bid the Pope, in the interests of the Church itself, to listen to the 'warning voice of events, Pius IX. would take no heed. There seems to be but one solution—the French must retire, and no foreign troops (by the command of the Pope) permitted to take their place. Some such a finale just now ap pears more than ever possible, after the Roman question has been debated in France as well as at Turin. ATROCIOUS MURDER OF A CHILD Br ITS MOTHER. A shocking case of child murder, and one attended by circumstances of more than ordinary cruelty, has just occurred at the village of Foleshill, about a mile and a half from Coventry. The case has naturally created intense excitement in the neighbourhood, the alleged murderess being the mother of the de ceased infant, and she is strongly suspected of having previously got rid of two other children to which she had given birth, by means of a simi larly atrocious character. The name of the accused is Ann Lole, a widow of William Lole, a miner of Foleshill, who died about three years ago. The woman had three children by her husband, who are still living, and since his death she has led a very immoral life. The result of her profligate habits has been the birth of no less than three illegitimate children. All of these have ceased to exist, having died within a brief period of their nativity. With regard to the death of the two first, all kinds of rumours are in circulation, and it is with the mur der of the infant of which she was last delivered that the prisoner now stands charged. This child, a female, was born on Dec. 26 last, and was then in an exceedingly healthy state. About a week or so subsequently, its mother called the attention of her neighbours to certain sores which were visible on the child's person, and especially about its face, and expressed herself as being at a loss to account for their appearance. On Jan. 10 , she took the__th child to Mr. Orton, surgeon, of Foleshill , the whole of c f the .rhe :ace n a o t that time which would produce me denuded of surfacethe skin.o similar a ppearances, Mr. Orton asked he r r e being be ing if the child had not been . 'scalded; but she asserted it had not. Feeling convin ce d most positively that that she was telling him an uutruth, M r. Orton anything to do with th e case. At mid-day, o on have tbe 7th inst., the child di e d , and within refused t an hour or two afterwards the woman sent for Mr. Orton's assistant (whom she had previously seen o n the su bject of the c hild' s illness), and re quested him to furnish her with a certificate, stating that she desired to bury it the same even ing. The certificate was refused, and subse quently an examination was made of the child's body. The greater portion of the surface of the body was denuded of the skin, and it presented the appearance of having been dipped several times into boiling water. On Monday Mr. Alfred Carter, coroner, held an inquest on the body, when Mr. Orton and his assistant both pro nounced death to have positively resulted from the repeated application of scalding liquid. Other witnesses deposed to hearing the violent crying of a baby in the house of the accused previous to the child's death, and to having suggested to her that her other children might have accidentally scalded the infant, when she stated that no one had nursed it but herself. The jury having heard the evidence, returned a verdict of wilful murder against the accused, who was subsequently apprehended and removed to Warwick gaol to take her trial at the next assizes. A THOUSAND CHINAMEN DROWNED.—The Cali fornian journals, giving an account of the late disastrous flood with which they have been visited, state that the Chinese have been great sufferers. No less than 45 China men were carried away in their cabins at Oregon Bar, in Placer county. The Chinese bong s in San Francisco has© since received letters from the interior of the State to the effect that during the late freshet near 1,000 Chinamenwere washed off from Long Bar and vicinity, on the Yula, and drowned. It appears that the poor fellows remained in their cabins on the bar, as they had done during the pre vious floods, until the raging waters rose about them and rendered their escape itomeible. _--~ 100 100 100 all all llPaid. all /100 15 all 100 100 all all all all i IP 26 61 74 1001 122 13 100