The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-11 00:00:00

TEE SUN, LONDON, .........._ -, ~,, ......• MONEY VT J LI. AII K T SiiiA.i.; ivDi.R..z. , ....ETS- This Day). ___,.______ LINES LEASED AT PIKED ttENTALS. , RAILWAYS. Shr. Paid Ratrwaxs. coLmepaasinniges. __________ a.,ID ' infant tr,c , . Business done -- - _,... _ , -hr. IPaid Ult. A.Tr yesterday, this Any Closingthis day yces thinothideasys. St. 100 Buckghamsh. Ln•StN. 'a. 96 -- 98 ,2 0,1"EliTP,I1CiAL INTELLICIENO;',- 103 . 41 ,-__ 121 lil l A it ml E va Nottng. Bast- _ ...... , 1 25: 1 1. a oo °° ll C:o l . ll. ll S n e t s . ol ' r i 6 e V p .i . e i :E a t. . IT l N Q . 4 o &:E r t ie r n ' 101 1 3 3 5 ---- 14(3 astn. June.... 01 5 all E. 13n ' H. Sh. E. Count. 4 - 41 CITY, Two O'CLOCK. 50 all Belfast & Ballymena 8 4 - 8 4 St. 100 Glas. Barr. & Caldonian. 131' all Birmng. Wolverh. & Neils. Direct. Letters from Liverpool mention that the Cotton Stour Valley ll - 73 St. 100 'Do. New Do Market yesterday closed with an improving ten- St. 100 Birkcnhd. Lancsh. & 26 all Glstr.&Dn.Fr. Gt. Westn. ... - ... "e - ow. 50 all Hull & Selby. Y. & N.M. 110 - 111 dencY, and prices of all descriptions were fully Ad. Cheshire Junct 25 all Blackburn .. - 91 1 - Pse lb. higher. The sales were estimated at from 25 all Blyth & Tyne original 25 all Do. Shares. Do 12A all Do. I Shares. iDo . - -• 10,000 to 12,000 bales, 3 000 of which were taken £25 (iss. at £45).... ... - ... St. 100 Bristol & Exeter...... 92 - 91 121 all ,Lon.&Greenw S.Eastern. 121 - 13 i , 20 all IDo.Preference Do 231 - 241 by the speculators. The Railway Share Market St. 100 DAoaonian. ....... ..... 9 3 - 9'l St. 100 lLon. Til., &S. Peto &Co 97 - 100 St. 100 10 10 ;Do. Bark. Sh. Do - ••• Presented a very quiet appearance, and quotations iester & Holyheal 35 .--- 37 351 50 all Cork and Bandon.... •• • - ..• 51 all 'Aianclellaton. Ln.&N.W. Were without any material change. 20 all Cork, Black. & Pass. ••• - ••• I and Matlock , & Midld. 2 1 -21 Occasional f a il ures are s till reported, and if the 20 all Cornwall 4 - 5 St. 100 Mdld.Bradfd. Midland._ 96 - 98 10 , all Ds A news of the late crisis, when it arrives out, causes 10 I all ' a Do. B - ••• E a ,G rk ,s et pc. E. Count.. 1. - - iP a panic inilelbourne, some further embarrassments 50 1 all Dublin&BelfastJune ... - ...0 5064 allalsl i - 58 25 1 all ,Dun. P. &Aber, June 8 - 9 may be occasioned here. The recent advices were st. 100 * • • • 1 8i 19 Analian .... ..... • - I fa r from satisfactory, inasmuch as they chewed a St. 'lOO , E E' a l s s t t ern 'Counties.. _ 591 - 601 61 4 i 25 'all Prest. & Wyre L. &N. W. ... - ... 48 -51 50 !all 'DN D NB l o oe.leiwr : ii s i pt e e d sr s Pe p t. . c. c '• D DD 0 00 -'' ' - " . tendency towards a panic, although at that period St. ,100 'EasternTJnion,A.stk. St.lloo Do. tile revulsion in this country had not been made 25 8 i ' N . do. B. 33 - 3 5 I Do. ew A,,.......... ••• - ..• 10 all 'Shrews.& Her T. Breese), 71 - 2 kno wn. It is stated that Messrs. Clipperton, 25 all East Kent ...... ...... 15 - 17 Bt. 12. m all ißo Do y . h s i tn B .& rs Hit. ' G p t o .Northn 136 ... - - 1 38 ... 12 all S. Staffordsh.. M. MCI ean 101 - 104 50 all Wea.rVal.g6pc Stk.&Dar. Findlay, and Co., of Glasgow, are in difficulties, St. 100 , alt Lancashire ....- 90 - 91 20 all !East Suffolk ......... ••• - ••• 25 all Do Do 33 - 35 1 a nd their liabilities are presumed to be consider- 10 all Do. - ••• St.lloo able. They hadestablishment at Melbourne, an I st.lloo l Edinburgh& Glasgow 67 - 68 iWilts&Somrst ,Gt.Weetn., 91 - 93 I PREFERENCE SHARES. 0 ' all iEdinb andPeebles ••• - •• • and the late accounts have induced them to seek -t. 100 lEdinb:Prth.&Dunde; 304 - 31-1 304 25 all Myth and Tyne 10 p. the indulgence of their creditors. 0 all ,Forthand ClydeJunc. ... - ••• c.prof.(issd.a.t 501.) ... - .., St 100 Furness *ea '''. oes St. 100 Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. St. 90 - 92 About 5,000/. in gold was sent into the Bank st . . 1 100 ' ....... ...... - 94 96 i !Groat S.Western i - 20 7 Do. 4 per c. Shares.. ... - yesterday, and as the daily influx, since the date of 10 ' all !Groat N. of Scotland' 94 - 10,1 St. 100 Calcdn..£lo 41 p. c. 101 - 103 1051 - 105, St. 100 Ches. & Ho. 51 p.c. ... - _ the last return, has amounted to upwards of half a St.. 100 'Great Northern St. 100 'Do A. Stock - 92 St. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent... ... - ... million, the balance-sheet, which will appear in the St. 100 D0.,. ' B. Stock l3l - 133 64 all Cork&Bandonslp.c. ... - .... Qa zette to-morrow, is expected to show a further im- St. 100 Gt. Sth.&West.(lre) lOl - 105 St. 100 Great Western. - 603 59 4 6/ all Dun,Porth.&Aber.J., 6- 61 St. 1 100 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. ... - - Portant augmentation in the bullion. The reserve of st. 100 I. Str.V.R. gua.St' - 60 - 63 st. 100 Do. do. Cis, B Op. c.'106 -•• 112 notes is also likely to exhibit a large increase, and the 12 all Irish South-Eastern. ... - ... St. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. C. 110 - 114 St. 00 ,Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.l 109 - 112 Payments made on the 4th of the month have no N r ,all it Lancaster Th,r &Carlisle. Ca rlisl e. 83 - 88 , as lO -12 p St. 100 IDo, No. 2 ....... ..... 107 - 110 d oubt caused a farther diminution of the other 161 15 ° Do. - Now ' Thirds ,„ 10 -12 p St. 100 IDo. New 6 pr. c. St. 127 - 130 Securities. S ome uneasiness is expressed regard- St. 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire 92 1 - 931 931 20 all East Uri., G. 6p. c. ... - ... lug several sm a ll amounts of gold which have beau 16 ' 6 Do., do. F I:16 - 1 , d 5 all Do. 5/. 10 per cent. ... - ... 3 I Do., Wet. Riding Un ... - .. 10 all Do. 101: Debentr•Sh. ... - .. remitted to France, but they are merely for the 20 1 all Do. Southport ... - ..,... St. all Do. do. 4 per cent... ... - _ 111 all London & Blackwell 10561 - 1076 i Payment of silver, and the Bauk of France return, St. 100 Lond.Brie,lit.kS.Dat. - St, 100 East Lane ash. 6 p. eta. ... - ... 5 all E.&W. York. J. sth. ... - _ to be published to-morrow, will, it is imagined, pre -10 9 Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. ... -- ... Bout satisfactory features, including an accumulation Lt. 120 11 iD Lo o n . d F o i n f e. Wester: 100 - 100,1 1004 -.- -. St. 100 Ecl.Prth.&Dun.4p.e. 71 - 76 10 all Do. ,16/.5h.,M&8...0 ••• - •.. st, 100 'Furness, sp. c - ••• Off bullion which has been secured without pur chases of the precious metals abroad. Judging 121 5 Do. Eighths i•- 0 a St. 100 London & S.Weatarn 981 - 991 St. 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c. ... -- ... St. 100 ,Great Northn. 5 P.C. 119 -- 121 121 25 I all laidndrry.&Colertline ... - .. from the tone of recent advices, there is very St. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem. 25 1 all Lndndrry. & Enmsk. • - ... at 10 p. C. prom.... 111 - 114 little probability of an immediate resumption of St. 100 Manch.Shef. &Lincln. 391 - 40 St. 100 Do. 41 per cent ...... 103 - 105 10 I 11 Metropolitan - ... the drain from this side on account of that estab- 10C1 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 10 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo's 64 - E 6 liS•hment. arrangement - ••• p. c. prom. 10 all Gt.N.ofScot.lstPia lOl - 11 This day a meeting of the Illinois Central Rail- St. 100 Midland . . . 96 1 - 97 97 a ' 20 18 Gt. S& W. (Ireland) ... - St. 100 Do. Birming.&Derby 67 - 69 20 18 Do. 4 pore. Prof. St. ... - _ read Company was held, at which Mr. Fisher was 50 I all Midland G. West. (Ir. ) ••• - ° • 50 G Gt.W.(B.&II.Ex.Spc 51 - 6 , elected auditor, and several resolutions were passed 25 all Do. 1 5hare5......... ... - ••• St. 100 IDo. con, red. 41 p.c. 91 - 93 in respect t o th e managemen t of the company's 100 all Newcastle &Carlisle.. ••• - ••• 25 all Newpt.AborgAlirfd. 13 - 14 St. 100 IDo. con. red. 4p. c. 84 --86 affairs. 25 9 Newry & Enniskillen ••• - ••• St. 100 Do, irred. 4 per vont. 85 - 87 xi. New Company, hold to day, to authorise the direc- It was agreed at the meeting of the Fort Bowen 20 all Newry, Warrenpoint St, 100 Do. sp, C. red. pref. 99 - 101 & Restrovor 8 all Do. 13irm. Pref. Sh.. 10 - 153 St, 100 Norfolk. - -. 63 - 65 5 10 all Do. ChesterBp.o.P.S. 1.6 - 17 ' l t ° l 's to wind up the company, as the report of the 5() 1 31 Northn. Counties Un 34 - 3 -1 10 all 10. do, p. c. d 0..,. 10 - 104 St. ;100 North British . 531 - 544 St. 100 o. Birm. Gus. Stk. 73 -75 su rveyor stated that the move was not worth fur- 261 all Do. Chesh, Gua. Sh. 19 - 20 St. 100 North Devon, Rail. & 131 all Do. do. do 9l - 10 thee expenditure, Dock Stock ...... ...... ••• - ••• 20 al Do, do. do - 15 ----- St.'loo Do., A Stock ....„... ••• - ••' St. 100 L an. & Y or k . 6 pc. St 135 - 137 13? ALTERATION OF THE BANK RATE St. 1.01 N.ste DowaßSrton &Berwick 5i = 913 St. 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. NO.I ... - ... St. St. 100 D0.,P.,5p.e.5t.N0.2 ... - _ OF DISCOUNT. 25 all Do . do . Extension . St. 100 Do, New Guar. 6p, c. .. ••• - ••• 25 ; 161 Dodo, G.N.E.Purch, 14 A a ... - _ St. , 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4, ... - ... Another reduction of I f per cent. has been made St. 100 Do. Leeds - - s 524 # St. 100 Lou. & N.W., Coy. & in the official rate of discount. It w a s gen e r ally St 100 Do. York B3 --81 iB3 Nuneaton sr. et... ... - ... presumed that thi s measure wou ld b e a d o St. 100 North London 96 - 98 St. 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct. pted, 10 31.1 N.&S.wstn., Ramp- late 3d Shares ... 160 - 165 and when it was announced that the minimum - stead, and City Jn ••• - ••• 121 all Londy,& Color. ISh. ... - ... had be en fi xe d a t 3 per cent. no surprise was 20 171 N - 3 144 :North Staffordshire 3l 20 ,all North Western.. - ... 121 all Londy.&Ennis. A Sh. ... - ~. St. 100 M., S. &L, 6p. Cont. 120 - 122 therefore created, an d th e f unds underwent 10 I all N. &S. Westrn. June. 81 - 93 little Chang©. The Money Market, in its pr esen t St. 1100 Oxford Worcester & 6 4 St. 100 - Do, do. do, £6 ... .. _1 - #i' Do. do. 31 percent. 65 - 70 Wolverhampton 32 - 33 plethoric state is not governed by the official uo- 20 18 , Portsmouth 9 - 5 d 121 all Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. ... - ... q 121 all Do. 41 per cent .. - -- tation, and even now the current tennis in Lone- 10 10 jßhyurney ••• - ••• 121 106 Do. do. bard -street vary from 2i to 21 per cent. It is hi St. 100 I Scott 8 - 110 ish Central ...... 10 , St. 100 Nfid.Consol.6p.c. St. ... - -. hi St. 100 ,Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St. 251 - 203 St. 100 Do.Con.Br.Bir.6p.c. 136 - 138 probably that a further relaxation will speedily f 1 St 100 iShropshire Union ... 49 - 50 0 - • , kit. 1100 Do. 41 p. c. Pref. St. 101 - 103 lo St. 100 Do. L. & 11. Pref. St. 92 .e.. 94 vv, Owing to the immense accumulation of notes Sb. so 8 ISitingbourne &Sheer. 3 3 5 1 _-- D and lOO (South Devon. 10 all New., Aber., &e., pr. gold now experienced. The inquiry is still st. 100 :South Eastern 74 - 741 744 34 sp.c.red.sp.c.pm. ... - ... very quiet for commercial purposes, and specula- 10 . 1 0 1 i 'South t t 6 Wales ee e . Shares iii _-- iiii 10 all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. • it. 114 - 114 10 all Norf k. Deb. 4p. c . Sh. ... - ... t it s -% being almost inactive, there is only a limited 20 all S. Yorksh. River Dun 13 -15 , 1 St. 100 Do, sp. c. Ext. 1846 ... - ..• enaployment for capital. 20 10 D 0.....- .. .. ... -.-. 7 - 5 (11 20 all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. 9 - 11 St. 100 Do. 51 p.c. pf , 1847 ... - ... St. 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. t.,1847 -.- ... The Funds have been firmer, but there is an 25 all Stockton, & Darling , 37 - 38 St. 100 North British 197 - 109 1034 25 171 1 Do. do., 1854 - -. absence of speculative activity, and the alteration 7 31 Do. 71. Preference ...I ... - in ft, 25 5 Do. do., 1855 - ••• St. 100 N, E, Beres. 4 p.c.Prf.l 9 i - 98 97 ..e terms of discount has not exercised the 16 , Stockton & Hartlepl. ... -- ... ••• 3 17 81 Do. do. do / - 1 d St. 100 Taff Vale •.• --- ••• 20 13 Do. Leeds lips. No.l ... - ... slightest influence. Business was seldom quieter, St. 100 Do. No. 1., ... - ~. 121 9 Do, do. Qrs., 1848... ... - but the settlement in Shares and Foreign Stocks, 25 10 Do. York 11. &S. Pur. i - ii 25 ' 22 Thames Prof . , lly. D. &R. . 40 doubt, tends to divert attention. Consols for 20 all ,Vale of Neath 20 all North Staffordshire.. 22 - 23 100 -- 103 transfer have been 9G to 961 and 96i- 4. ; for ac- St. 100 Waterfd. & Kilkenny - - ... 50 all ]West ... - ... St. 100 Oa,, Nor, & Wolv. 6 p.c. Ist guar. ...... 121 - 123 Ceuta, 964 1. The New Three per Cents. are 961 20 all I West Cornwall.. St. 1100 ,Do, dp. c. 2d guar... 107 - 1011 1 ; the Reduced, 96,1- i ; and Exchequer Bills, 31s. 10 all West End of London St. 100 IDo, do. Debentr. St. ... - ... ' and Crystal Palace.. 7 - 9 t 0 333 . Prem, Bank Stock is 2251 to 227. 81 all , Scot. Cent. Now Pref. .. - ... 5 all Do. A - 3i St. 100 tSe.N.E.Al9er.g.6p.c. ... - ... In the Foreign Stock Market a very limited 5 all Do. B - 6i busi St. 100 Do, do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 103 - 112 floss has been transacted, and prices exhibit an St. 100 Do. (10.31 p.c. pf. St, 71 - 73 20 all West London - ... upward tendency. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 991 10 all Do. First Class . - ... 25 all South Devon - 1041 20 all Do. Second Class... ... - ... I ° o l ; and ditto 4 per Cents., 1034 1044; Brazilian 10 au Wrabledou&Croydon; ... - ... 10 all Do, fixed 41 pr cent. ... - ••• -- 1.0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading 6 per Cents. have advanced to 1034 104 ; Buenos Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d, 241 - 251 Ayres 6 per Cents. t o 100 ; P eruv i an 45 per Cents. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. _ St. 100 Do. 41 per cent 9B - 101 to 804 ; 9 Bo Portuguese 3 per Cents. to 451 -/- ; Rus- '7(l, all 'Atia m n b ' ay, an l 4 3a B ro L da and Law, *** .-- ... St. 100 Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Sh. 93100 - St. 100• Do. New 41 pr, cent ... - . Blatt 41 per Cents. 100 i ; S pan i s h D eferred are Cen.lnd,guar. s p. c. 1 - i st. 100 sS. Wales Gua. 4p. c. ... - ... 264 ; and Dutch 25 per Cents. 65i. 18 all Do. 201 all Buffalo & Lake Hur., 14 - 15 20 all S.Yorksh.4p.e.Guar . . - ne following are the nominal prices of Foreign 100 '1 100 25 all Stock. &Dar., sp. a 2 B. - 29 Buff:, in . Stocks :-Grenada Deferred Bonds, 51 6 ; Mel B • t & Godch. I t r _ n 25 19 Do, do, do. - ... St. WI 'Waterfd& Kilk. 6pc ... - ••• Mexican, 204 20i ; Peruvian 44 per Cents 80 81 ;ditto 3 110000 100100 6 DD p oo . c .. .b d d o s .: , 11 1 jj A uu u 1ny g : . , , ,, ' 77 7 4 2 3 f BoB3 ' __ 8875 • ) do., BRITISH MINES. Per cents., 55 56 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents 45 22 2 00 0 , 21 2 s 06 s sd . , Calcuttac eCeylonn tra lAo a ti n dd shareso S iL ß i a m st . . ) -.1. - ..i . 46 ; Russian 5 per Cents,, 111. 113 ; ditto 44 per... '2ll?Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 111 - :211 , fi - lip 20 14 British Iron - 7 I Caw - ‘4., 99 101; Spanish 3 per Cents., 43;44 ; 20 1 Do. B. do. , ..... ..... ... - ... . . 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 80 - 50 Ditto 171 all Demerara. - .., 10 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tar.) 450 - 470 to New Deferred, 26 264. 20 2s. Eastern Bengal I i - i ... r 27); East Basset (Illogan) 921 - 971 to The, i _ last_ week's railway receipts, ascertained up St. 100 East Indian 1108 - 109 1084 984 . ris Great South Tolgus_ 16 - 17 20 15 Do. C Shares 111 - lip; ::. 17,5 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Phillc.) Al 4 this clay, are in round figures as under :-. 100 all D 0.43 p.c.Bnds.,'s7' ... - ... 7$ Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 1; - 11 ••• -- 1858. 1857. 100 all Do. do. do. '59, do. ... - ... 178 Lady Bertha -1/ Gre at Western 2O all Geelong & M'elbourne ••• orth.we £24,930 £24,348 . 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 10 - 11 stern - 20/ ..... ... N.W.Basset (Illogan) 16 -17 t 3". th • Western - 49 ... Glib North Wheal Crofty 4 - 5 12,009 12,800 100 all Do. 6p. c. Deben... l 84 - 86 811 11 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy)' 20 - 21 , ar . ight on 10,207 10,561 ••• kidland - 211' 9 •Porkellis U. (Wend.)l 4 - 5 29,390 27,039 ••• 88 11th.E , 20 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. i - 1 p . 613. Sort, Cone. Min. Co.' 11 - 14 „r aavern - 211 ::. 21 S. Caradon (St. Cleed 360 - 370 ,k,,i eat North e L ane __, , rn par - ap ••• 2S. Cam Brea, (Illogn.)1 5 - 51 .3nlre and Yorkshire 19,924 21,308 100 all IDo. Bds. payable '57, ... - ... 19 S.W. Frances(lllogia.l23o - 253 Bristolctles and Exeter 5,228 5,138 100 all Do. do., "76, p. '60...1110 - 115 -. A 9 4 4 TT,itnm. Croft s.,k L.Min.Co. 1 - 14 ter an k_ _, d Holyhead - 11 5 44 - 44 7Q •4. I ~.:17 Lancashire 5,295 5 , 722 100 all Do. do., '• o, wi.hout, „, 40 un.Mines (Gwennap) ~, - .., -Lane:liter and Carlisle - 110 ... 1256 V. of Towoy (Camar.) • 11 - 11 in best s 8,863 20 all Madras, guar. 41 p.c. 191 - 20 Lond North Staffer,%r-dheffield, as Lincoln... 9, 053 6,001 6,782 20 all Do. do., 5 per c. ' 201 - 21/ 20 10 Do. 4/ p. c. Exton 1 - id 91 ::: 2 1 0 1 \ \ N V ,: c ß a as ra s ci et on (l ( l L lo i g sk an rd )... ) 21 2 02 4 05 6 -___ 21 2 4013 53, 54 Wh. Basset (Illogan). 2.221 2,128 20 5 Do, 3d Ex., g. sp. c,' A - 3p, 5/ •.• Icorth.E,,, on . 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 320 - 350 East ern - ile x ......ozeflotrd_, Worcester, and Wolverh.., 3,703::. 51 Wh. Falward(Calstck) 71 - 84 3,708 20 ss. Oude (Limited) - ... ... 1178'Wh. Kitty (U. Llaut) 121 - 131 Belfastwr tlartlenool 2,851 2,870 20 5 Scinde, guar. 5 per c. 1 - 111) ... 8 Wh.Ma. Ann (Menht.) 49 - 48 __l and Ballymena 4i Wh. Trclawney (Lis.) 22 - 24 -011611rgh and Glasgow Glasgow ~ and Sou h Western - osattish Northo.fEs.tern ............... 53',655916 . • 5,965 FOREIGN. FOREIGN MINES. Grand Trunk Great Western of Canada .. ~, 10 • all Antwrp&Rotterda.m` 64 - 61 20 71 ,Australian 1 i - I 6,508 ' 7 • s '' ) 20 all Ardennes ... - -. 1 10s. 'Bon Accord Cop. (IL) 'ld - 1 p 8,012 Business in the Railway Share Market to-day76g4 5 all Belgian East. Junct. 1 - 11 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(4sued 20 all BezierstoGraissessac ... - ... at .£5 pm) - 24 41 been inactive, and the few dealings entered 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouas 30 all Do. Cacaos & Cniada ... - ... hoc) have, in most instancee, had reference to the Coal Mines and Ity. 31 - 4 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 12 - 13 settlement of the account, t ' he arrangements for 20 15 Dutch Rhenish 20 all Eastern of France - 284 27i Co. of Jamaica Which are now in progress. In some of the chief 20 all Do. New . 40 all Cobra Copper 39 -41 20 2s. Euphrates Valley ... .:. --- .:. l ines a slight advance may he quoted. Great ... 16 Copiapo - 14 20 all Gt., Central of France ... 1 all Dun Mountain Cop- Westerns and Midlands improved ss. ; Eastern- ... 20 all G rea t l Luxembourg... 71 - 74 , 8 Lake 'ltalian c J on u s u t cti & on Bale .. - . per Mining Co. ~, id - 4p, 1 , Counties, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North- 2 16 0 all 61 2 all Fortuna - 4dl western, and South. Western, 10s. ; Caledonian 1/. 2 5 0 all Lierre and Turnhout ... - ... 20 all General - 17 South Easterne declined Sc., Brighton, 10x. North 2 O 20 all 6 Lombardo -Venetian 54 - sap 1 L Lucca & Pis 3 all Linares - 9 L eo is 1 d Gene c. P ' 2 - 8 . --- 29 511 Lusitaniau British, 1/. The Foreign and Colonial lines are.l all Mariquita :: inactive, and there is little variation to report inl. 'all New Granada 20 all Lyonsy `&llMeditea.“ 331 all Maria Antonia - _, prices. Northern of France, Eastern of France, 10 all Do. New . • ••• 20 all Pont.Sil.Lda.f.&Smlt 5 - 6 and Great Luxembourg, brought former rates ;20 all Namur & Liege - ... 5 1 Port Philip -- ... 2083 - 9 gi all Do. do, 6p. c. P ro f . Pf 20 -21 21 Grand Trunk of Canada ruled at steady rates, and 16 all Northern of France.. 38i - 333 , 384 30 161 Santiago do Cuba - 21, ' all United Mexican 4l -• 4i Great Western of Canada improved ss. 10 all NorwegianTrisk.Pref 9 - 91 MISCELLANEOUS. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares are 20 all Paris and Lyons 344 - 343 fl a t . , 20 all Paris and O r leans. ,•, 55 -57 1 900 Atlantic Tel, (Lim.) ... - ... London and W es t m i ns t er d eclined 10s. ; 20 9 Reeife & San Frau ., 25 19 Australian Agricult. 27 - 23 Oriental Bank, Sc, ; Peninsular and Oriental 10 all' Australn. Royal Mail 24 •••••• 24 Steam, ss. ; and Eastern Steam improved about Se. 10 all Rome (Pern an am el .) Fr g, l3 7 ol P ti c. a .. - 1/ „ P 10 all ,Berlin Water Works,. 4 - 5 20 . all Royal Danish " 16 ' -- -1:6 10 2 Do. New iss. at Si. d ... - ... 5 all Royal Swedish i - i 50 40 ,Brit. American Land 35 - 40 611 111111 i FirNDS TWIG DAT A.T ONE o'CLOOK. all li loo 324 Canada •• 20 10 a ISa Do in . b s r ;p a e n r a ce 3l nt o . u p s r e e'f: 784 - % St. 100 Do • Go.6p c .J au &J u l y 11 3 - 114 (From tht Official List;) 20 I all Southern of Franco.. 211 - 221 St. all :Copper Min, of Eng. 27 - 32 Bank Stock 1 8 0 4 1 1 alla EW Do e . " S/ Fl' 3 t e u r de e r . s Prd . 4 9 11 -- 49 1 25 all Do. Prof. 7 4 p. cent. 24 -. 26 ' Ps , uent. Redneed Annnitua 227 535 all Crystal Palace ll - 11 961 1 5 all iDo. Preference 44 - 4i 44 3 per Cent,• Consols Annuities O6 1 6 2 2 : 6 0 0 auallalal6ll 1111wWWWice.edissEttlNe.rnado.IfV:Sn.fwAoiftuzF1'etrairi.laann.c.de: 27 . - 2 4 all Crystal Pal. of France .., - Now per Cent. Annuities 2O all ,Eastern 5team........; 34 _ gi 96 8 i 5 per Cont. Annuities. ., ~Annuities expires . ... .......... .. i ... ii - ••• St. 100 Electric Telegraph 1103 - 106 Lee, I Ditto 3U Years, expire sth April, '*° - I ' )l L6 1 , all Electric Tel, of Irol • ••• - ••• C,ieols for Account . lBBO lBl 20 all Zeal and.. 5 all .En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 14 - 14 ....... ....... ... - ... 10 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. .., Et • , eu , er Hills, 2sd . .... **•-“" 964 i ---- - ... 21000 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 9 all ,Eur.&Am•Stni.(lite.) 4 -41 20 all Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) _ ... ...... ........................ 33 31. p ______ ___________ _ V 6 60 . ......................................... 32 33 3 1 4 Ditto Saiall 1 4 020 0 5 a 6l l BO l l ,BB Bankra in. Bank 0 00 l •ff Loudon„ Egyptl t &Ln :, Co, 84 . i B6 85 15 114 'Con. Steam Navigat. ~, _ ... 30 34 p 231 - 21 20 I 5 London Discount ... 14 1 . 1%10103 OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 34 -34.. ' 48 - 52 50 all British; N. America ::. -- •,:, Braanian 5 per Cent. 20 10 'C.Bk f Ind.Au.&Ch 20 10 'Magdalena St. Navig. ~, - ... 10 all "Mediteran. Elec. Tel, ~, _ ... Ditto 1852 41 per Cent. 10 all Do. Extension Teleg. ,„ - ... Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cont. lOO 100 50 City ......... 1 122C 00 000 I a11a221051 , ' c C LE 0 00 n n i l ng o .. n mcs i coh a or l . te 8 .. i . ad ik . i .i t .. . o . o .. u ; f3 ,' LA .l, osi : dtt ,' ..... 1 : : . ;:. i - 1 6 : . . 9 : : i 10 all 'Mexican& S.Amerien - .. arttvian Bonds, 41 per Cent .. - 25 5 Nat.' Discount C 0.... 11 - A 3 _ o Di tto.Account 10 6 Netherlands Land,,,, i ___ l, r ctuzliese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 - a__lsitto 18h3, 3 per Centlo all Do. Do. - 4 20 , all ,Ditto New 5 all Do. S p.c.PLiss.at Id. 3 - 31 3 4"l6 l l t a t: 116 , ad s. 1 522, t; St., 5 per Cent..., 4 - 1 - 00 5 l i ... -.. 5 3 o. Do. s , ni,i 4 i, , per Cent. 100 80 Now B. &N. S. Land 17 - 20 Ditto "is. 3 per cant. T atith New Deferred, 3 per Cent. - ... 50 ,Lnd.&E.Bnkng.Co . , _ ••• St. 100 'N.S.W. Gov.s p.e.D. 95 - 97 Ditto Guarani' e per • cent 261 50 10 London Joint Stock. ,„ .... :: 1 all N. B. Australasian... i - 1 e n d, 6 , 1001 100 00 20 'Lond.andWestminst, .., ' 431 t ed, 4 p er Cent. - . 1 - li itch Er. ,, b _ "'Wends on the above payable in London. 20 10 Do. New - ... ... - ... 1 all 'Oriental Gas 1 I.osiDo New Shares r ,-.-. ip "ange, 23 per Cent., 12 Guilders 653 50 25 National Bank ••• • --- ••• 5 all Peen . . Lcl. & Minrl. 21 - 21 Console TWO O'OLOGL 20 all New South Wales ,44- 46 25 all Oriental ' Bank Corp 37 - 39 384 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 79 -. 81 7 94 _ 0 9 money - 204 50 10 Do, New 7l - sip 18 1,7 1 1 c allele for account 10 5 all ' IELAus. B.&G.lin.Co ,_•_ - ~. 50 all hymney Iron ...... 22 - 24 100 60 Royal Mail Steam.... 64 - 66 ____ __ f --____.-...... ths 7 t XT ou ßA r ° S i C I )c.itchki ?a I?t t Do, New ... -- ••• 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. li V ern itllSlGHT . .-We are sorry to . say St. 100 S. Aus. Gov. 6 p. c. bets. 106 - 108 1:1:ia,,,,,,,,: 25 'all ::',outh Australia 33 - 35 25 all South Austral. Land 37 -39 344 8 Frederickforhim at t T l i a j a copurairies have not paid Prince 25 all 'Union of Australia_ 45 - 47 45 1 all Submarine Tel, Scrip 4 - 1 nip 'runt which we expected .. 23 Do. Now 26 - 28 274 f 1 all Do. Registered - 1 has published the • Not one of them, that we know, i 0 10 Union of London 23 25 234 Ea 20 5 True. Ln. Co. Up. Can ... -- ... )tchwan a___ Not that the Prince numbers A .00 50 Unity Mutual,,,, *". .- 4 am en asser t ion his au...... 1., ....' el. DX 281 VanDienien's latnd.: 10 - 12 ancestors,-Punc7t• c o 5 .4 lyoo#14131; of Lola' as •-• titcl LAW LITELLIGENCE.—knis Day,/ HOUSE OF LORDS. (Peers present---The Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Wen.ivy , !ale, and ether pe.rA,) .APPI.AL- BARLOW °SI - RN AND ANOTHER. Ta PARTY AS TO CBATAIIS RESroNDINTS TIII9 appeal was appointed for hearing this day at half past ten o'clock. This is the first anpael taken by their lordships this session. This case arose out of the sale by tender of the estate of Pirchden and Hammel, county of Suseex, for 36,500/. This was an appeal from an order of Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart, affirming the certificate of his chief olerk, and an order of the Lords Justices on appea! affirming the order of Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart, ordering certain payments to be made to the Bank of England, and parties interested in the sale of the estate, costs, charges, and expenses within a week from the date of the order, 23d Feb., WO, or in default the sale became null and ♦oid. The Attorney-General was being heard fur the appel lant in support of the appeal. The appellant alleges that he has cAmplied with all the ordinary rules and regula- tions in Chancery in the sale of such estates, but in the sale of this estate the court has gone out of the ordinary course of sale. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.) VTR QUEEN V. ARMSTRONG—LUNACY. The further hearing of this case was resumed this morning. Tke case for the Crown closed last night, and this morning counsel was heard on the part of the alleged lunatic. Mr. M. Chambers, Q.O , in addressing the jury, im plored them not to find a. verdict for the Crown, for if they did no person would be safe. The evidence relied on to consign this unhappy woman to perpetual restraint, was merely that of opinion and conjecture; and he thought ke was justified in saying that very often medical men and others who took strong and decided ♦iews on certain points were in the language of the medical profession, contrasted " mono-manaical impressions, and saw every thing tinged with the yellow of their own jaundiced eyes." This unhappy lady ought ne►er to have been subject to restraint. She was the only child of indul gent parents, by whom she had been spoilt, and from her refusing to remain at school might be said to be a very ignorant person, and it was therefore not to be surprised at that be showed forward and strange conduct, inconsistent with her position in life. Independent of that, her marriage had been an unfortunate one. At the age of 21 she ran away, and got married to her present husband, and as was to be expected, it was a matter of much distress of mind, to all parties, and it no doubt acted on an eccentric mind. She had lived apart from her husband, or been deserted by him for many years, and the terms of the father's will showed what an unhappy marriage this bad been. In 1844 her son died, which was a Source of great grief to her, and for consolation she had recourse to drink, and was no doubt constantly intoxicated ; but that, be contended, was no proof of madness, or else thousands for the same cause would be liable to be shut up in a lunatic asylum. It was an unfortunate and lamentable pro pensity, and no more. Just as much as was indulging in over-feasting at an annual sumptuous banquet tha took place beyond Temple-bar. When not intoxicated she was able to take care of herself and property, and be complained that no witnesses had been called tt state what her conduct was when sober. He replied to the remarks that had been made against Mr. Shaw, who, he said, bad acted the part of a friend, and was actuate') towards her by the kindest motives. The learned gen• tleman said he should submit the lady to the private inspection of his lordship and the jury before the ♦erdict was given. The case is likely to occupy the whole of the day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.) BO W-STREE I% Comma. HOPE ➢BOBS ♦ PAllTY. — AnneJonee, a woman of bad character, was charged by Mr. G. Salisbury, a pipe maker at Nottingham, with robbing him of his purse, containing 51. 14s. The prosecutor said that about three o'clock this morn ing he was passing along the Strand, on his way home from an evening party, when the prisoner accosted him. He refused to have anything to say to her, but she fol lowed him for some distance, and then clung to him and detained him by main force. lle became alarmed, and consented to treat her to some drink in order to get rid of her. They turned into a court, where they found a public-house open, and he gave her some gin. After leaving the pukilic.house they parted, but a few minutes afterwards missed his purse, containing five sovereigns and about 14s. in silver. He thou went to the station house and gave information. lie was perfectly sober. He Lad not been home to bed, this matter baying occu pied him all the time. - Sergeant Boren, of the F division, said that on re ceiving the information, and description of the woman, he at once suspected the prisoner, whom he had seen "flashing about" some money, lie went in search of her, and found her in a coffee-house in Wych-street. She attempted to hand something to a companion, but he took it from her hand and found it was a purse containing fl. Bs. He then apprehended her. The prosecutor identified the purse. The prisoner said she picked up the purse after she parted with the prosecutor.. The prosecut or sa id h o was sure he had not droppe d i t. Mr. He nr y sa id t h e defence was very ingenious, an: l juries had very li tt l e sympathy with prosecutors who went into b ac k l anes with prostitutes. Prosecutor—lt cer'ainly was very foolish on my part, and I mu s t own I am ashamed of being so weak and imprudent ; but I did i t to get rid of her. Mr. Henry remanded her for inquiry into her character. MA RLBOROUGH-STREET.; ' ILL - USAGE TO A. WIFE. Arthur Brown, a , metal founder, re ,d ding at 6 Rosetreet, St. Ann s, wa charged b e f ore Mr. Binc:harn thin morning, on warrant, with assaulti ng hi s wife, Maria Brown. The wife s t ate d that her husband, on coming home to tea, w hi c h she had got ready prepared for him last Thursday ev en i ng, he, without any words having arisen bet between th em i n the way of quarrel, and without assign ingcr., WOUlriin g any re ason, struck her every violent blow in the right visible. and ma ki ng it in the way st i l l frightfullylle was v ery violent, and frequently so wit h out reason, and sh e was compelled to apply to the magis trate of thi s court for protection, in consequence of which a warrant was isened ; A hicri, when he found, be came home and instantly sold off all her furniture for the small sum of 41 los. leaving her nothing but a few articles of cl o thi ng for her four children. In answer to Mr. Bingha m • she said if he should be sent front her, she could support ' herself, her frionde assisting her. Prisoner said he was sorry. Mr. Bin g h am sentenced ' him to two months' hard labour. THA.MES. CONVICTION OF A MARINE STOIIII DEALEN.—Matthew Gale, a mar ine . vore deal er, of B o w-common-'ane, was charged with being in the unlawful possession of 160 lbs. of lead, supposed to be stolen or unlawfully obtained. Police-constable 401 K, stated that about 4 o'clock this morning he was on Bow-common, and saw the pri soner and two others cowi ng towards him. As soon as they saw him th ey ran away. He pursued them, but they ran the faster, an d got away. He continued the pursuit until he got to the prisoner's house, where he saw a light on the first fl oor. The Street door was open and he went in. He fou n d the prisoner in bo d , an d pretending to be asleep. There was another man in the room, who also pretended to be asleep. He aroused both. There wero 160 lbs. of sheet lead on the floor of the room, which he seized, and took the prisoners into custody. There was no entry of any sale of lead in the prisoner's book. The prisoner in defence said that a man whom he did not know left the lead in his house. Mr. Yardley sentenced the prisoner to pay a fine of 40/., which was paid. MEEPING OF CONVOCATION. Ip ro vince of Ca n terbury as er, for th e transaction of 8e in b l a e n d d Yester,lay morning the Convocation of the pre lates business. a c t l e r im g y y es e t tth i The Archbishop of Canterb ury presided in the Upper House, which assembled i n Queen Anne ' s B o unty Office. His Grace wa, supported by the Bishops of London, St. D avi d' s, Hereford, Chi chester, Llandaff, Lincoln, Oxford Winchester, Bath and Wells, and St. Asaph. , Immediately after the assembling g of their lord ships a deputation waited upon thew, consisting of the Very Rev. the Dean of B r i stol (Prolocutor), Archdeacon Harr ison, Archdeacon Frere, Dr. Jell, and Canon Wordsworth. The ARCHBISHOP requested the Prolocutor, on the part of the Lower House, to take into consi deration the question of Church Missions, and said the Upper House would be h appy to receive any report on the subject. Many petitions were presented having reference to the Matrimonial Bill, the burial of th e d ea d, the extension of the episcopate in India, and kindred subjects. The Bishops of Lincoln, Oxfard, Winchester, St. David's, and o hers, deprecated an y change in the Liturgy, and. this was the unanimous feeling Of the house. The Dean of Bristol presided over the Lower House, which was occupied in considering the Tari oue Douches of the Luminary quogiQn, 11, 1858 "1 1 .11 E MIN ISTEii OF-FRANCE," (Front the Frec2nan.) Whatever ourepinlone respectiegthelreperial alliance. or respecting what our Legislature ehoold do in eh, predicamett in which it has heon placed, there Ci6D, imagine, be but one opinion respecting Lord Padmer &ten ter petting tie in a false pesitien. To lun w ow, it that either Louis Napoleon and the :TeTapoleonhts of France may be, or pretend to be, affronted, or that England must be humiliated. Somehow, when Lord Palmerston was Foreign Minister, he obtained the reputation of being an Englishman —an Englishman to the backbone ; bnt since he became, the Chief Home Minister he has well-nigh gained the reputation of hay• ing become a foreigner. The man who was to enable every Englishman to parallel everywhere the old "Cicis Romanus sum," has himself become in turn the minister of Austria, or of Prussia, or of France, and the humble waiter, in behalf of our Cives Romani at Salerno, on the good providence of King Bombs. He reserves all his resistance to European despots for American presidents, or Cantonese viceroys. Unless the public are strangely mistaken, he has become as polite and deferential to the despots of the Continent, as if he had himself married into one of the petty royal families of Germany. There can be no doubt that Lords Campbell and Brougham in the Lords,'and Mr. Roebuck in the Com mons, have expressed thefeeling of this country. As little doubt that Lord Palmerston has deeply mortified English men, and lowered the dignity of England. He had no occasion to put before us the alternative of rejecting a law proposed at the dictation of France, or abasing ourselves before the Emperor of the coup d'etat. In the most courtly phraseology he chose to select, he might have informed Pereigny and Walewski, that our laws did provide an appropriate punishment for conspiracy, if proved,—but that the English Parliament could never be induced by any consideration to legislate against persons merely suspected. There the matter mast have ended. Walewski must have acceped as true the statement of the E ng li s h Government about its own lame and the course of its own legislation. As the case now stands, every Englishman must feel that Lord Palmerston has made oar legislature the foot ball of. France. Evengranting that our criminal legislation might, in the Attorney-General's hands, have of itself reached the desired point before the end of the session, we yet cannot endure to be kicked to that point by the Emperor of the Frencb, or rather by the unprin cipled minions and needy adventurers who constitute his Ministry. In 1302, Lord Hawkesbury could hold very different language to the first of the Corsican dynasty. He could tell him, on receipt of a similar application, in language which must compel our Liberal Ministry to blush, that our Government "never can consent to new model their laws or to change their constitution to gratify the wishes of any foreign power; and that it is not his Majesty's intention to inter fere in the manner in which the people or territories of France should be governed ; but he expects on the other hand that the French Government will not inter fere in the manner in which the government of his dominions is conducted, or call for a change in his laws with which his people are perfectly satisfied," Considering the whole question as dispasaionately as we can, we must give our vote for the dignity of our country. We admit that it may be justly said that there is dignity in doing right, even if right be insultingly demanded of us. It is dignified to hold on our way unmoved by bullying or by reproaches. But what we are asked to do is to go out of our way, and to go out of,, it just that our deviation may seem to be a concession to sycophant colonels eager for promotion, and to a brace or so of ministers whom Na poleon, in his heart, must despise as much as all Europe does. Here, we have a Reform Bill anxiously expected, which we are now told must be postponed till after Easter; yet precious time must be spent in legislating at the bidding of the Walewskis and the Persignys ! We have criminal law reforms announced by the Attorney-General, and if the law of conspiracy wanted improvement it might naturally have been considered with the kindred measures. But no ; the Prime Minister as the proposer, and not the Attorney- General—an isolated short bill, and not one forming part of a promised series -are the selected means of showing that we go out of our way to bow to the empire and its tools. This cannot be dignity. It is not even self-respect. We were very busy on the weightiest matters—we stop in obedience to a rude demand. We were about amend ing a certain part of our laws—we select a fraction of that part, and amen; it at once, if amendment it be, because a foreign Power hotly demands it. We certainly should not modify our course in the least degree for all the lecturing to which the Corporation of London submitted (let us hope, as Mr. Roebuck said, in a language they did not understand), nor for all the venal bul ying of utterly insignificant regimental colonels, nor for the rhodomontade of a French Foreign Minister. At the same time, we must own that their case is I utterly bad in point of argument, and the indignation of Mr. Roebuck more than justified, when he sees the house of which he is a member about to be burn bled at their feet. True, the bill is, an its ministerial advocates allege, the least thing that could possibly be done, a perfectly useless thing in itself, and if it were a penny to get rid of a beggar we should say give him it—but it is, however small in itself—it is nothing more nor has than a concession to get rid of a bragging bully ; it is of no more value than the earth and water demanded by Xerxes of the Greeks, but it means in the eyes of civilised Europe almost an much. For any practical utility in cases of conspiracy, it is not worth the parchment it is written on, but it is worth everything to the vanity of the Gaseous who ask it. They know the use they will make of it. They know that each of the gallant colonels will read it on parade to his regiment as a proof of the terror they inspire ; they know that in every despotic court in Europe there will be ill-suppressed joy that Louis Napoleon has been strong enough to compel England to begin legislation against the victims of their tyranny. Napoleon, the warrior, they will say, could wrest nothing from England, but the Napoleon of pcaoe has vanquished her by his colonels, his Moniteur, and his despatches: We refrain from speculating on where the French Emperor would now be had there formerly been a law here making conspiracy against a foreign ruler punish able with penal servitude for life ; or where the murderer of scores of innocent men and women in the Boule vards, to secure a throne for himself, deserves to be. Those profound judges of law, and those enlightened moralists, the French Pi mtorians, have settled those points ; they have always, as Mr. Roebuck observed, been loyal to every ruling power in France. Still, it is impossible not to feel that Lord Palmerston's quotation, applied eo unjustly to Mr. Roebuck, might be applied with perfect truth to the Emperor of the French de manding laws against conspiracy— " Quis tulerit Gracchos de seditione querentes Let all that pass. Let us put the best construction on all the Emperor's acts. Let us admit that having heard the infamous addresses of the colontls, he forgot to write acmes them, "These not to appear in the Moniteur." Let ua admit that Count de Morny, and Count ce Persigny, and Count Wale wski, all fl3g rantly abused their master's confidence. Let us admit that he does not chuckle over, but really re grets, the appearance of the military threats in the Moni tear. We still feel the same repugnance against an alteration in our criminal law, so made that Louis Na- poleon will have all the credit of suzerainty, and we all the humiliation of paying tribute. And what a tribute ! Better far pay him at once a million per annum than al low it to remain for heavy on the pages of history and en the sacred records of °lir Legislation that "this law was en acted because demanded by the autocrat of France." We value as highly as any man can do the friendship of France. We would not say a word or do the least thing to imperil it. But honestly, we believe that Louis Napoleon is not France, still less are his present officials France. We wish to be allied to the intelligence, tne patriotism, and the manliness which yet survive in France ; and, assuredly, by acting worthily of our native love of liberty, and of our self-respect, we shall cement the only alliance creditable to both nations. INCOMBUSTIBLE STUFFS.—PubIic attention . has, for some time past, been dirt cted to various processes for rendering clothes, and especially female attire, incombus tible ; and we some time ago gave an account of certain Experiments made which were quite conclusive as regarded the possibility of the mater. But the process is not new, for M. Wohler many years ago announced that if acetate of lime and chloride of calcium were dis solved in liquid ammonia, any stuffs steeped into the solution, and then allowed to dry, would become fire proof, that is, if exposed to a flame, they would not catch fire, but only glimmer and waste away into ashes. As such a contrivance is easily applicable to all kinds of dresses, we cannot do better than inform our fair readers that they may effectually avoid the risk of catching fire, and of dying a horrible death, or at least being ()refigured for life, by merely using the above solution with the starch to be ap plied to petticaats, curtains, &c. It might, perhaps, be difficult to do so to a silk gown without spoiling it ; but the under-garments are those chiefly to be defended ; for, if subjected to the preparation in question, the silk ay a and if the withouto p m e r m s oun gn i o a w a t n i , n g i f t i he t catch fl a:0 s fi to r thewill p e tticoats ; in danger have but the presence of mind to lie down in order to prevent any injury to the face and arms, she will have sufficient time either to stifle the flames herself by using a rug, or. to wait for assistance. CRYSTAL PALACIL --With a view to reduce the capital of this company, it appears the directors are now prepared to receive applications for the surrender of shares in exchange for tickets of admission. For each original share surrendered a ticket will be given authori ing 60 admissions to the building and ground s on all ordinary (Is.) days. The ticket is not to remain in force longer than three years from its date. For each prefer ence share surrendered, two similar tickets of admi ss i on . surrendered,lt is intended to t o c ocharge registrationa fee o f2 :lnd expense of issue. 6 d on each share of ticket. Tie directors have passed a resolution authorising admission by these tickets to the palace and DEATHS OP h Ba nffAtre Journal CENTENARIANS. — The R Mrs.l A Mitchell, grounds on Sunday afternoon records the death ofi — ch T ell - , 6 Midtow ' n . of Baden spink, Fordyce, at the age of 101 years. The dec ea s e d lady, it is s t a t e d , was accustomed to tell how she recol lected when the wages of a woman servant were about nine pounds Sc o t s (15 ? .) , when eggs were sold at 3*l. per dozen, and butter at 3d. per lb. In those days our northern farmers, from the want of roads, did not use carts, but the corn was brought from the fields on the backs of horses, on something like creels. Mrs. Mitchell enjoyed the most of her faculties, both mental and phy sical, almost till the day of her death. The Nairn Telegraph announces the death of a woman named Janet Macdonald, at Chum, wish of Candor, in her 112th IMP2RIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YRsTBaDAY.) The erRAIVSR took the cbair at 12 o'clock. HAMPSTEAD HEATH PARK. Leave was given to introduce a bill for the formatiog a park at PRIVATE BUSINESS. Upwards of thirty private bills (principally railwal bill?), were read a second time. OATHS BILL. Several petitions were presented against the admissiosi of Jews to Parliament. M A YNOOTH. Mr. SPOONER presented a petition against any further grants to Maynooth. THE ENGINEERS OF THE CA-GLIARI. Mr. BUCHANAN preseated a petition froui Glae: gow, praying for the adoption of measures for the defence of the unfortunate English engineers for trial at Naplee. POSTAL COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIA. Mr. MACARTNEY asked the Secretary to the Treasury, whether the contract entered into in July, 1856, with the European and Australian Mail Company,. had been cancelled or determined ; and if so, va kat arrangements had been made to secure the maintenance of the postal communication ss ith the Australian colonies for the future ? And also, whether any extension of time of the existing contract with the Royal Mail Steam. Packet Company, which expires in 1862, had been granted, and for what period ? Mr. WILSON was not aware that any proposition had been made for determining the contract and the arrangements under which that contract still continued. An extension of contract for two years had bee• granted to the Royal Mail Steam Packet Compaay from 1862, on the understanding that they should: improve the service with Rio Janeiro and Buenos Lyres. _ _ - CANTILLON'S LEGACY. Mr. STERLING gave notice that he abould, to-morrow, ask the First Lord of the Treasury if it were true, or if he could obtain information of an authentic character of the fact that the Emperor a the French had paid, with interest, the legacy of 10,000 f., bequeathed by the First Napoleon, to CaII • tillon, who attempted to assassinate the Duke of Wel lington. CHURCH RATES. Sir J. TRELAWINIEY asked if it was the intention of the Government to oppose the first reading of his abolition of Church Rates Bill to-morrow. A noble lord on the Opposition benches had intimated he should make no opposition to tho first reading. Sir G. GREY said he should not oppose the first reading of the hon. baronet's bill. OATHS BILL. Lord J. RUSSELL moved the second reading of the Oaths Bill. Sir F. THESIGER said it was not Isis intention to offer any opposition to the second rending of this bill. He concurred in the proposed change in the Christian oath, and, adhering to his former r.rinciple, he assented to the second reading of the bill on the understanding that he or some other hon. member would in committee wove the omission of the clause relative to the proposed Jews' oath. (Hear.) Mr. NAPIER said the question bad been raised in the least objectionable form in the bill. H. intimated that he should not uppose its second reading, but reserve to himself the right of opposing any of.its clauses in committee. Mr. lIA.SSARD gave a general support to the bilL He, however, objected to the words in it deolaring that no pope, or foreign potentate, has, or ought to have, any spiritual or other jurisdiction in this country, knowing that everyday experience showed ►he contrary. After some remarks from Mr. Ayrton, Mr, Collier, and Mr. Bag well, Lord J. RUSSELL said he should be glad to lee one oath both for Roman Catholics and Protestants, instead of two as at present. His attempt on a formes occasion to frame one oath for both was defeated by the Protestant jealousy of the house. He feared the day was distant before Parliament would be induced to make such an alteration in the law. He considered the words objected to had not the bearing hon. members considered. When he took the oaths he did so with the belief that the Queen was the supreme head of the nation, and that no 'awls could have authority in this country in which they did not take a part. Mr. M'MAHON said they ought not to continue a phraseology in the oath that was insulting to everybody. It imputed opinions to persons which, in all probability, they had never entertained. Mr. WALPOLE considered that oaths should be administered in the most imposing manner possible. There was something cumbrous in the present form which was remedied in the noble lord's bill, to which, therefore, he should give his assent. After some further discussion, the bra was read * second time. LADY HAVELOCK'S AND SIR HENRY HAVELOCK'S ANNUITIES BILL. This bill passed through committee. ECCLESIASTICAL RESIDENCE (IRELAND). Mr. NAPIER obtained leave to introduce a bill for the amendment of the law relative to ecclesiastical reel ddncea in Ireland, R Lich was read a first time. CHURCHES, &c., IRELAND. Mr. NAPIER obtained leave to introduce a bill for the amendment of the law relating to the erectton and endowment of churches, chapels, and perpetual curacies in Ireland, which was read a first time. The house adjourned at a quarter-past four o'clock. HEALTH OP LONDON DURING TBE WEEK. (From the Report of the Registrar General.) The total number of deaths in London, which in the previous week was 1,363, was in the week that ended last Saturday (Feb. 6), 1,314. In the 10 years 1848-57 the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1,211, but as the deaths of last week occurred in an increased population thee) should be compared with the ave rage, when the latter bas been raised in proportion to the increase, in which case the comparison will show that the mortality of last week approximated very closely to that which former experience lead* to expect in the first week of February. • Of the 1,314 deaths in the present return, 1,303 are referred each to the fatal disease or injury with sufficient dis►,inctness to admit of arrangement under the several heads in the nosological list. The special diseases and orders of dis eases are classified under five general heads—viz., the zymotic class, which was fatal last week in 241 cases, the corrected average of corresponding weeks (in 1848-57) being 299 ; the constitutional, which was fatal in 248 cases, while the average was 263 ; the local, to which 622 deaths are placed, the ave rage being 557; the developmental fatal inl6ocases, the average 155 ; and violence, which caused 32 deaths, the average 27. Measles, in the first class, carried off 57 children, and hooping-cough 51. With these exceptions the deaths referred to zyniotics complaints are comparatively few ; smallpox and. diarrhoea, for example, number only 3 and 8 respec tively, cholera none, typhus (with continued fever) 32, its average being 58. Hence the comparatively favourable result, as shown above, under the head. of zymotic diseases. In the " loeal" class of diseases the case is reversed. Bronchitis, which belongs tea this class, carried off last week 228 persons, while under the average mortality of the disease at this period the number would have been 145; and it is due to the prevalence of this disease that the more tality from all causes is maintained so near the ave. rage amount. It should be observed that both phthisis and pneumonia were rather less fatal than usual. Nine nonagenarians died last week, all of whom were women except two ; one was 91 years of age, one 92, 4 were 95, one 96, one 97, and one 28. The disease " diptheria" is recorded in two in stances, and it will be seen, unfortunately, in the notes, that three lives were lost from want of the necessaries of life. _ _ Last week the births of 910 boys and 932 girls, in all 1,842 children, were registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1848-5 r the average number was 1,598. The composition of the water as supplied by the motropolitan water companies was found by Dr. R. D. Thomson, of St. Thomas's Hospital, to be, d ur . ing the monthl of January, as follows QUANTITY OF EXTRAN OF EOUS MATTER IN EVERY G ALLO / WATER. Total Orgazie Impurity. Impurity. Gre. Grs. Chelsea West Middlesex T Grand Lieis Southwarkurt li hseattjrehaea Junct ion....., i " '''''' 20.88 2.05 20.72 1.60 lECaesutt Lond on ' 19.84 2.40 21.28 .92 23.04 1.74 20.16 Companyght differences, it 2 w B -i . l 4 l B be 242(68 observed, in the econstitution of the waters from month to month, as might be anticipated. Pluinstead water s frcm the chalk, is most steady in its organic mat• ter, which appears to differ from that of the othet waters in being incapable of germination. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.738 in. The highest reading was 29.94 in. on Saturday. The mean temperature of the week was 37.8 deg., which is very near the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The meats daily range of temperature was 11.4 deg. The highest temperature occurred ou Friday, and war 1 52.8 deg. , the lowest on Tuesday, which was 26.3 deg. The difference between the mean dew point temperature and air temperature was 4 deg. The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was 38.6 deg., nearly a degree higher than that of the air. The mean humidity of the air was 89 deg. Ors Tuesday and three following days the wind wail mostly in the south-west. The amount of rajs which melted snow was 0.77 in. in the :week. O n Tuesday snow began to fall at 11 o'clock a. 9 .3 . 1 ;, ___ci continued till 5 p.m. On that, as vrell as ai s_n_ _il l ': ceding day, the mean temperature sr oonol rably below the average. , Companies. lei THE INSPECTORSHIP Or ANATOILY.—Mr. Cher Hawkins bas been appointed to fill the vacancy whide bite arisen in the Age of inepector of anatomy. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] THE TRIAL STAKES. Cummotirn... Odd Trick Queen Lily„. 'Eight ran. .CES.—(This Day.) I SPO.RTING INTELLIGENCE. DERBY SPRI Acceptances for the Mid] three miles NG MEETING. and Steeplechase. Abau and a half. Age et lb Weatbereock a 11 7 Forest Queen a 10 11 The Colonel Old Dog Tray The Huntsman 5 10 0 The Fox 6 9 13 Weston 6 9 13 Whaley 6 9 12 The Comet 6 9 7 Acceptances for the Ht] Age st lb Weatbercock a 11 7 Knightof the Shire a 10 10 The Band Boy Teddeeley Zigzag Sans Culotte a 9 8 Little Yeoman Boadicea Age 8t lb Hindley a 9 7 Nicholas Teddesley Battle Banjo 6 9 2 Vestige The Screw a 9 0 Piaston irdle Race. Two miles. Age at lb Toddy Cheater Earthatopper 6 9 6 Heads or Tails St. Julian Lady Hercules 4 9 4 Englemere 4 9 4 Glautius 5 0 0 Racing Rath FEBR Nottingham Spring 16 'es for 1858. GARY. Derby Spring lB CH. MA: Liverpool Spring 2 Ludlow Spring 4 Doncaster Spring 9 Thirsk Spring ll War wick Spring l6 Beverley Spring l7 Richmond Spring - 1 Newmarket Craven 5 Durham 5 Catteriek Bridge 7 York Spring 13 Kipling Coates .lB Northampton 23 Coventry Croxton Park 26 Ileley Spring 30 Chester Bath ll Harpenden ' 14 J JII: Ascot 1 Hampton Newton Beverley Summer 16 Bibnry Club 16 Stockbridge l7 Malton Epsom Spring 1 Newmarket F S 1 Plymouth Spring 2 Salisbury 2 Y. Epsom lB Manchester 26 Winchester lB Chelmsford 22 Newcastle•on-Tyne 22 Abingdon Carlisle 29 Shrewsbury 29 LY. Ipswich 1 Pontefract ... 1 Newmarket July 6 Worcester Summer 8 AUG Ripon... Belford North Staff.irdshire 3 Brighton Brighton Club Lewes Wolverhampton Liverpool l4 Nottingham 2O Marlborough 23 Good wood 27 UST. SEPTE. Derby Cardiff ... Warwick . Doncaster . Leicester Reading ll York 18 1 Radcliffe 23 Egham 24 Hereford 26 I Stockton 26 1 Lichfield 3O :MEER. 14 22 OCT( Cheater Autumn 5 Richmond 7 Wrexham 7 NOV E: Worcester Autumn 2 Liverpool Autumn Monmouth 23 Manchester Autumn 23 Newmarket F 0 28 Walsall 29 Northallerton 3O IBER. Newmarket S 0 ll Warwick Autumn l9 Newmarket H 25 IBER. Shrewsbury Autumn ...16 Irish Racing Fixtures for 1858. APRIL. Howth and Ne wc a stle West Bald°Yle --- T i;we 7 Spring MAY. Howth and Baldoyle Summer 18 JUNE. Curragh..... 22 I Tramore 29 JULY. Bellewstown 7 i Wicklow 27 Down Royal Carp 2O I AUGUSL Heath of Maryboro'. 3 Galway Roscommon lO j SEPTEMBER. 4 I Jenkinstown Park 2l • 7 Johnstown 2B Kilkee ,—. Curragli TAB HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN.—This institution is specially set apart for the reception of si c k chi ren ; it is salubriously situated in Great Ormond-street, W.C., and has apparently conferred great benefits, inasmuch as since it was opened in 1852, 47,100 out-patients and 1,860 in-patients have been admitted and treated, all of them children under 12 years of age, and 28,500 infants under 5 years of age. A large garden, spacious wards, the complete separation of contagious diseases from other cases, a special dietary, trained nurses, and all the arrangements to make a sick child well, and a conva lescent child happy, and to send it home better in heart and in mind, as well as in body, have necessitated an outlay which the present subscriptions do but very par tially defray. Accordingly a first festival in aid of the funds was celebrated on Tuesday evening at the Free masons' Tavern, when some 160 gentlemen sat down to a sumptuous entertainmeut shortly before 7 o'clock. The chair was occupied by Mr. Charles Dickens, who was supported by Sir Jas. Clarke, Mr. Labouchere, Dr. Watson, the Hon. Mr. Vereker, Dr. Hawkins, Dr. Babiegtou, M. Russel Sturgess, and Mr. J. D. Coleridge. Mr. Dickens made a most humourous speech in propos ing "Prosperity to the Hospital for Sick Children." He ~x patiated on the great advantages of the institution, and informed the assembly that at present the governors were able to accommodate 30 children at a time (inside the hospital.) One most gratifying fact, which showed how welt the hospital was appreciated, was to be found in the circumstance that the poor mothers of these chil dren eut,scribed, in pence, no less a sum than 501. a year for the foundation of a "Samaritan Fund," to sup port the children in the country after leaving the institu tion in Ormond -street. The subscriptions received on Tuesday night amounted to about 3,0001., including 900/. from the ladies' gallery (which was graced by a numerous assemblage), aid 5001., the (single) munificent donation of a lady who modestly veiled her identity under the title of " Mary Jane." After doing justice to the merits of the excellent chairman, by drinking his health in overflowing bumpers, and respondingto sundry other routine toasts, the company dispersed at a very late hour. PASSPORTS IN THE OLDEN TIMIC—The manners of the English gentry, in this age were, in a great measure, purely national ; and, except at Court, had received from foreign nations neither polish nor corruption. To travel, had not yet grown to be a very common practice. It was not yet thought that a visit to more genial climes, or more lovely landscapes, was the best preparation for afterwards living happy and contented in our own. In fact, according to old Eng lish maxims, no one could go abroad without special permission from the Sovereign. This, in the reign of Elizabeth, Sir William Evers was severely punished because he had presumed to make a private journey to Scotland. In the first part of the 18th century, the same authority seems still to have existed, at least with respect to the groat nobility. The Duke of Shrewsbury, for example, could not go abroad, in 1700, until he obtained leave from King William. Thus, also, the Duke of Marlborough's application for a passport, in 1712, was opposed by several members of the new Cabinet. The fees for a passport at the Foreign-office amounted to up wards of 61., a sum far from inconsiderable in those days, and serving as a check upon the lower class of travellers. To travel with passports from the foreign ministers resident in England is a later, and, in my opinion, a mischievous and unwarrantable innovation History of England from the Peace of Utrecht. By Lord Mahon [Earl Stanhope]. AN EFFECTIVE HOME FLEET.—Lovers of peace who consider that the safest way of insuring the continuance of that blessing is by being prepared for the contrary state will be pleased to observe the measures now being adopted by the Admiralty. The Coa tguard squadron, heretofore consisting of mere hulks, such as the South ampton, Meander, Melampus, Amphitrite, Conway,&c., aro now being replaced by effective auxiliary 'screw propel ler line-of-battle ships. Thus the Conway will be super seded by the Ajax, 60, the Meander by the Blenheim, 60, the Eagle by the Russell, and the others by effective screw ships as soon as they can be got ready. But not only are the Coastguard ships to be kept in a state for immediate sea service, effective screw ships will be sub stituted for the sailing three-deckers which now bear the flans of the Admirals Superinteni.ent at Portsmouth and Devonport. The Victory and Impregnable, which are more like harbour depots than anything else, will remain as flag ships, seeing that a certain staff must always be kept up, which staff must be for the time domiciled in a stationary ship ; but the St. Vincent will be very well exchanged for the Duke of Wellington, and the Royal William at Devonport f or the Royal Sovereign, or some other screw three - dec ker. The depot ships for the steam reserve at the different ports are also being exchanged for others 60, of a and larger class. The Exmouth, 11, for the Ajax, the Hannibal, 91, for the Blenheim, 60. The Edinburgh, 60, will also, no doubt, find a more spacious successor in some of the large class screw liners now fitting fur sea service.— United Service Gazette. EAST INDIA COMPANY.—Ywaterday a Parliamentary ' return was issued g i v ing as es timate of the receipts and disbursements of the Home Secretary of th e East India the C o mpany from the l et of January to 3 o th of April, 1858, and from the let of May, 1858, to the 30th o f April, 1859. The receipts between the Ist of January an d the 30th of April in the present year ar e es ti ma t ei at 5,156,0231, leaving a balance over the disbursements of 859,9581. The estimated receipts from the Ist of nex t May to the 30th of April, 1859, amount to 11,886,0261., this sum including an estimated deficiency 1 balance of 7,687,Q651,