The Sun. — London, England, 1858-01-23 00:00:00

MARKET MONEY A•OD COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCF. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed steadily, and values of all descriptions were fully maintained. The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales, 3,000 of which were taken by the exporters and speculators. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending the 20th inst., shows some very favourable features. The bullion has been increased to the extent of about one 'Billion sterling, and the re serve of notes has also been augmented upwards of half a million. The other securities continue to show a satisfactory falling i ff, viz., of about one million and a half, the total now being about twenty-two millions and a quarter. The public deposits have slightly decreased, and the private deposits have declined about three quarters of a million. The active circulation shows a slight in crease, but in the Government Securities there is no alteration to report. The various items and the changes they present are shown in the following t ible : Active circulation - Increae Bullion ... l4 435,815 Increase Rest Increase Public deposits Decrease Other deposits 18,386,698 Decrease Seven-day and other bills Increase Government securities No alteration. Other securities Decrease Notes unemployed Increase In anticipation of the half-yearly meeting the directors of the National Discount Company have pulalished their report, which shows a balance of profit of 4,9241., after making deductions for ex penses, arc. Out of this, 1,793/. will be appro priated towards the liquidation of the preliminary outlay when the company was founded, leaving 3,1261. to be carried forward. No dividend is proposed. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about 861,4921., and the exports 370,101/., exclusive of the following shipments direct from London to the Continent during the week ending Thursday last : Gold Coin. Rotterdatn • ... 450 Ozi, If Silver Coin Rotterdam ... 40,600 „ Of ~ /f Belgium —.16,000 „ 11 11 „ Bars Rotterdam ... 44,000 ~ Of 11, About 58,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank of Eugland yesterday. The demand for money is still very moderate, and 34 per cent, is the charge in Lombard-street, for the negotiation of the best qualities of commercial paper. The market for Public Securities has exhibited increased symptoms of buoyancy, and a limited business has been transacted to-day at an advance of it per cent. The satisfactory Bank reture, and purchases on speculative account have caused this movement. Consols for money have been 951 and for account, 95i g. They aro now, however, 9513 for money, and 95g for account. The New 3 per Cent. are 95a and the Reduced Bank Stock is firm at 226. Exchequer Bills are 20s. to 21s. premium ; and East India Bonds 17s. premium. Business in the Foreign Stock Market has been quiet, and prices are generally firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 98i 99. ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1041 ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cants. are firmer, being 96 98 ; Mexican 3 per Cents, are steady, at 21 ; Peruvian 4,1 per Cents., 781 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 441 ; Russian 5 per Cents. are rather flat, at 110 i ; ditto 4i per Cents., 99i 4 ; Sardinian 5 per Cents. have advanced to 90 ; Dutch 2i per Cents. are 651 ; and ditto 4 per Cents., 100, Which is an advance of about I per cent, The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Greliada Deferred Bonds, 5i 6; Mexican, 21 211 1 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 78 79 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 53 55 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 45 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; Ditto per Cents., 98 100. There has been very little business transacted in the Railway Share Market this morning, and the few dealings reported show in most instances a decline of about to per cent. Caledonian, East Lancashire, Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, and Lancashire and Yorkshire receded ss. ; North- North-Western, North-E tate r n(Berwiek),los. ; and North British, 1/. ; Great Northern advanced 55., and Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln about ss. Foreign and Colonial lines are very inactive anfl little alteration can be noted in prices. Grand Trunk of Canada improved 10s., and E ►st Indian 10s. Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares exhibit Very little variation of importance. London and County, Union of Australia, and Peninsular and ,Oriental Steam were a shade higher. 121 R ITISFI FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES —THIS DAY. ( From the Official List:) e% ‘uk, Stock .. . Pusinece (lore. 226 0 8 , Per Cent. Reduced Annuitk,s 95 i 3 Per Cent 0. , n5013 Anuwitlee.. .., 953 a INow 3 per Cont. Annuities 9si a A utin flondti, .1.301!0 Wi tte, under £lOOO — 17 elm 80 , , 4 tor ~lemp), 95 p : 1 , I ndia Stock f or A cc U unt 224 Exv,i,,,,on unt., ...:vs,, £lOOO . .......... .... S 501) . cull . ......,. ...................... 22 17 p PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS —THIS DAY. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. ............ -- IDitto Account, Jan. 29 , I " , icau 3 per Cent 2l eruyien Bonds 41 per Cent -- Ditto Account 78..1 Po tugueso Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 ___ Plitt° 1863, 3 per Cent 44 } Rai'•Dikto Account .... ._.. ............... Dit...-Jtonds 1822, ... St.., .Ls I.;er Cont llO,l, Ihrdito, 44 per Cent. nian Bonds, 5 per Cont. . ......... Tarkih6 Honda, 6 por tout -- Ditto Account .. D 9 41 Ditto Guarant e ed , I per C ont. r: Ditto Account 10 iaiDividends on the ab ove payable in Lond4l on. hatch Exchange, 2 , t per Cen.`,.., 12 Guild ers 651 aDo. 4 per Cent, certificates .......... Conaolp, money Consols for account TWO O'CLOCK. 951 9.5 i ?,1 -7,... ~.1 4 11Ie ES.---The Mining Share Market opened w e ll on mny, and throughout the week it.has fully maintained its favourable position. The enquiries, both for dividend and epeculative stock, have been numerous, and advanced priests have in most i ns t ances b een obtained. The rise lat he pric of tin, to the extent of Si. per ton, announced on Wednesday, had a marked influence upon shares in Mines Producing that metal, and as the feeling exhibited by the holders of Banca and Straits justifies the antici- Pation that English qualities will further advance, the prospects of tin mi nes generally would appear much encouraging. Although the improvement in copper mine sh ares i s not yet so apparent, the fact of the standard having advanced 41. on Thursday, together With that of there being an improved demand for the bletal, and no second-hand Parcels in the market, must oPeedily affect them in an equal degrea.—M ininei °tonal o f thi s d ay . ~ As a great deal of misunderst an di ng has arisen as to l'ae time ti c at which the distinguish e d persons who have at will be admitted to the Chapel Royal, we are requested to state that no person wbateeer will he ad mitted t o the ieterior of the chapel before 10 :e'eluck or later than half-past 11. Ouly between these bouts wi , l the holder s of the white tiek,ts be admitted. last the Congre Sup t HEATH.—On Sunday morning 3Rational Chapel, Gurleston, were thrown into some state . 1 alar m by the suild,q) death of their minister, the Rev, Saving Pike, who hat partiy gone through the service. a l'ing given out exthe last verse of 17th Psalm I A " f- 'a° I will beheld thy face in righteosisnees , , 541 be satisfied, when I awake, with thy lilienes., ere hall to be not proceeded many minutes before he seemed (.1 ill taken to ill, to •and exclaimed—" Dear friends ! I feel Del • proceed ;" when he fell suddenly back in the 4 entesZeless• Assistance was rendered immediate ly, cab to his shoal removed to the vestry, and afterwards in a eu hour from tl7' but he never recovered, and in about Tee deceased Wee e tim e of his being first taken he expired. about 45 34reerly a town missio years of age, and was fur 4rts was chosen to n m a i r u Y i4 h te e r re, but kr the last 13 or 14 by the Gueeston Indepen gert:Leacer-naosenci w , hom . . he was much respected and beloved wo pr,,, i0 .,_ ?'" 1 (04 a paral:y- tic stroke, having had es attacks within the last two years.—. Bury 'lna tforWidi Post. SHARE MARKETS—(This Day). RAILWAYS. Paid Leasing Companies. Closing Prices this day Business this day RAILWAYB. Closing Pr'o this day Baldness dons this day. krobg. Nottng. Bost. d Eastn. June.... Belfast & Ballymen Birmng. Wo!verb. e Stour Valley Birkenhd. Laucsh. Cheshire Junct llackburn 31yt1 4 Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45)... Bristol & Exeter Ca1ed0nian............ I Chester 4 Holyhead Cork and Bandon I Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall DA A Do. B Dablin&BelfastJunc Dun. P. &Aber.Junc. East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A. stk, Do., do. B. Do. Now A ... East Kent ...... East Lancashire East Suffolk Do. ;Edinburgh& Glasgow l Edinb. and Peebles lEdinb.Prth.&Dunder I Forth and ClydeJnne. IFurness Glasgow & S.Westerp, Great N. of Scotland ,Great Northern :Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock ..... , Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire). Great Western. 'Do. Str.V.R. gua. St , Irish Sonth-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle. Do., Thir , ts Do. New Thirds „ Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 —. Do., Wst. Riding Un. Do. Sontlipert. London & Blackwall Gond.Bright.&S.Cst London & N. Wester! Do. Fifths . 56 - f i 8 ! - 8 71 - 73 ••• ---• .... 9 1 -• 9i ••• - 92 -- 6 i 91 f 3 3 40 1 10 --12 1 38 91) 1 i i i • • • ...... 1 --•• 8 - 19:3 - 20 64 - 47 - 49 32 - 34 63 2 3h 15 - 17 91 - 93 ... - ... 65: - 6t4 io 32 53 - 95 91 - 10 1 1041 - 105. 90 - 92 . '129 - 131 102 - 101 601 58 - 621 80 85 9 —ll ;. 9 11 ; 93i d 6k - 6i 110 - 311 1001 - 101 Do. ,1G1.511.,1ttag8...0 Do. Eighths London & S.Weater - Lndndrry.&Coleraint Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Stanch. Shef. &Lincln. Metropolitan Do. J. L. Ricardo't arrangement Widland ......... Do. Birming. & Derb- AidlandO.West.(lr. Do. 5hare5....... .. Newcastle &Carlisle. Nowpt.A berg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillet N ewry, Warrenpoint dL Restrevor - 98:3 - 993 1.• '''.". .e. 3ii 941 -94 i 66 - 6S 13 - 1411 Norfolk. Nortim. Counties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock 63 - 65 3i - 34 51 - 55 Do., A Stock Do., B Stock ..... N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. le.,cds ••• .. . . . 9.8 k 1 - 52 - 53 84i - 85. 93 - 97 Do. York North Loudon.... N. & S. Wstn., Hamp. stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester dr Wolverhampton Portsmouth ... - ... 21 - 2B 8i 9i 32i 33 9 5d Ithyniney Scottish Central Scot. N. E. Abrdn . St Shropshire Union ... Sitingbourne &Shoor. South Devon South Eastern. .... .Do. 4i per e . Shares South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dur IDo.. LOG - 108 25 - 26 48 - 60 - 24 35 - 37 75 - 82 83 13 15 7 5d 9 11 3G 38 Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 I Do. do., 185 Stockton 7 & Hartlepl iTall' Vale iDo. Pref., No. 1 ;Thames fiay. D. &R. Vale of Neath......... )Watered. & Kilkenn) Waterforl&Linaerick f West Coi Email...—. 20f - 2Ci 20 -- 5 ,West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B IWest London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon&Croydon 7 - 9 3 - 3. 6 - 64 - BRITISH POSSESSIONS. UO all A tian. and St. Law. ... IS 9 Bombay, Baroda, and. Cen.lnd,guar. sp. c. a 8 ail I Do. all Buffalo do Lake llur 1 Uri Buff. Brnt. do Godch too 6p. Ads. , 1 Aug.,'72 Do, do., 1 July, '73 Do. do., 1 Juno '74 Calcutta and S. Fast. Central Oude (Lim.) 'Ceylon A el aros Do. B. do. Demerara Eastern Bongal East Indian Do. C Shares D 0.4.3 p.c.Bnds. ' '57 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong dr Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk, of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Debon , Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 perc Do. New. guar. 5 p. c, Gt. Westn. of Canada' Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 IDo. do., '76, p. '6O Do, do., '73, do. Do, do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4i p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exton. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do, 85 - 90 83 - 87 80 85 00 1 100 20 2s. 20 2sljd 20 10s 20 1 174 all 20 2s. St. 100 20 15 ••• ••• ll ••••• 10,) 11o) 1.4 -- O all O all O all It. 1100 19i 48 -- CO 85 -- 87 21i -- 218 3.5 t) 20i -- 202, idi 94 all tOi 13 9 all 0 all 9 all 0 all 1.05 1 nii 1105 - 110 105 - 107 19 - 19 - 214! " - it) 4 - 11,1 fOnde (Limited) Scindo, guar, 5 per c - 11, D 0... FOREIGN. 'Antwrp&Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Junct 13eziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ity Dutch Rhenish Eastern of Franco Do. New Euphrates Valley ;GI, Central of France 'Great Luxembourg—. Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Licrre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian , Lucca 4i Pist.sp.c.p. I Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France Norwegia,nTrnk. Prof Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Rceife & San Fran., (Pernarn.) g. 7 P. e. Rome and Frsscsti Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 54 per cent. prof Southern of France West Flanders....... Do. 51 per c. Prof W. dr N. W. of France Western of Austria !West, of Switzerland Wiesl aden Do. 8 p. cent. pref. Zealand ......... TBE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23, 1858 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day.) MARLBORO UGH-STREET. DOUBTFUL IDENTITY.—Robert Hodgson Burns was charged before Mr. Bingham with pot stealing. Richard Case, barman at the Cro ,r) public-house, Ayre-street, St. Giles, kept by Mr. Joh❑ Sinclair, said the prisoner came into his master's house between 8 and 9 o'clock on Wednesday evenieg last and called for half a pint of porter, which, on being served with, he took away to the rear of the premises. Hearin.' a ' , muftis some short time afterwards he went t , ) the .pot, where he found th:ee or four customers holding the pris >tier. The prisoner threw down the half-pint measure and tried his utmost to got away, but they, still holding, searched his pockets, and took from him the five pint pots produced, all belonging to different houses. The half-pint pot was his master's property, and valued about is. Mrs. Elizabeth Grant, landlady of the Sun public house, Gate-street, Lincoln's-ion-fields, identified one of the pots produced as her husband's property. She hail seen some one resembling the prisoner, but could not undertake to swear to him. The value of the six pots was; upwards of 51. A. policeman deposed to having apprehended prisoner from a description which had been given him. The witness Case here explained that prisoner had succeeded in getting from thole who had hold of him acd escaped. The policeman went on to Fay that ha sa 4 , him passing in the street, and at once took him into cu-tody. ►ie had given a correct address. Prisoner denied most solemnly that he was the man who had the pots, or that he was in the house on the day named, or indeed for years before. Uasehere repeated be was positive the prisoner was the man. He had a different coat on at the time. Prisoner said the only coat he bad unfortunately was the tattered one he wore. He was purely innocent of the charge made against him. He lived in the district of the Court, but had for many years worked at Ber mondsey. Mr. Leadley, the chief clerk, reminded him that if that were so he could surely bring forward friends to prove his character, and evidence of the fact of his llng employment. This prisoner said he could, and hoped an opportunity would be given him. The magistrate would see he was innocent. Remanded for that purpose. THAMES. AN OLD MAN WITH A SWEET TOOTH.—William Williams, an elderly, withered-looking man, upwards of 60 years of age, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a-pound of raw sugar, the property of the East and West India Dock Company. It appeared from the evidence of William West, a dock constable, that he mot the pri , oner " shuffling" out of the dock, at the principal gateway, and endeavouring to escape observation, yesterday afternoon. There was some sugar hanging about the man's lace, lips, and hands, and he had evidently been recently in contact with saccharine matter. He was searched, and in every pocket sugar was found—it weighed one pound. The prisoner had been seen in a warehouse in which he had no right to be. The warehouse was full of sugar. The prisoner said he took a handful! or two of sugar; he could not resist the temptation. Mr. Selfe—You must resist temptation. Roche, the gaoler of the Court, said the prisoner was convicted sometime ago for a robbery in the same dock. Mr. Selfe—Stealing sugar? Roche—No, sir; for stealingpoor hard-working men's Mr. Selfe said the prisoner was a bad fellow, an 'in corrigible thief, acd sentenced him to two month's im prisonment and hard labour for unlawful possession of the sugar found upon him, and if he was brought before him again for a similar offence he would be committed for trial. MARKET NEWS.--- (his pay,) COVENT GARDEN. The supplies of fruit and vegetables were moderato, and he demand generally ruled steady, at our quotations : FRUIT. Pineapples, per lb. 4s 6,1 to 66 Filberts, pe r 103Ib 30s to 40s Colonial do., ea. Os Oil to Os Od Cobs., p. 100 lbs. Os to Os Grapes, per lb 2s Od to Os Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to 00d Foreign do Os Od to Os Od Walnuts, per 100 Os to Os Od Melons, each Od to Os Od Figs, per doz Os to Os Od Peaches, p. doz. Os to Os Od Strawberries, per Nectarines, do. ...Os to Os Od pottlo Apples, p. h. sv. is Od to 2s 6d Gooseberries, per Pears, per doz ...3s to 63 Od half sieve ... 0,1 to Os Od Oranges, per 100..6s Od to 15s Currants, p. h. sv. Os 01 to Os Lemons, p. doz. Os 7d to is 3diPlums, per do. Os Od to Cs Od Apricots,p. doz. 030(1 to Os Odi Green gages, per h. sv.Os to Os Cherries, per lb. Os to 0 t Odlßaspberries, p.potl. Od to Od _ VEGETABLES. Greens, p. doz. bun. 3sto 6s Od Shallots, per lb 6d to sa Cabbages, do. Os 0(1 to 03 0(1 Horseraddish, p. b. Is6d to 4s Savoy do., p. do. Os 2d to Os 4d Parsley, per do. 9 ,1 to 4d Cauliflowers, do.3sod to 5s Od Celery, per do is 0(1 to 18 6d Brocoli, p. bun, is Od to is 6,1 Beet, per doz. is Od to 2; Od Potatoes, per ton 803 to ISOs Parsnips, Der do. :'d to Os Od New do., per cwt. 0301 to Os Small salad, p. pun. 0;1 to Od Peas, per h siev Os 03 to Os Od gualirooms, p. ptl.lso.ltols 6d Turnips, per bunch 2d to 43 Artichokes, each ...0d to 03 Carrots, per buneh... 11 to 6(1 Lettuces, per scr. Is 612 i Od Cucumbers, each 2s to 3s 03 Endive, per scr. is to is 6d Garlic, per lb. 63 to Os 83 Radishes, p.(l.bun. is to 2503 Sorrel, per sieve Od to O Tomatoes, per hsv. Os to Os 03 Spinach, p. d0...1s Od to 2s Walnuts per 100 ...0,1 to Od Brussels sprouts, per Chillies, per 100 is 6d to 2s Od half do 280 d to 3s Od Capsicums, per 100 Os Od to Os Onions, p. bush Os thl to Os Od Rhubarb, p. bun. Od to Od New do., per bunch Od to 03 Asparagus, per bund 4s to Gs French beans, per Seakail, perpu .2s 61 to 386 d half-sieve ... 3s Od to 4s Od Turnip greens, per Leeks, per d 0......... 2d to 3d bush Os Od to Os 03 dl btril tX,ittatoi "'SUN OFFICE, Sixio' Clock. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the 18th do not con tain any political news of interest. Nearly all the members of the Congress had joined the deputation charged to present to the Queen the address of congratulation on the birth of the Prince of the Asturias, and it is said that the Queen was much pleased with this proof of devotr edness. The two chambers had suspended thei sit►ings to afford time to the ministers to settle their line of policy. It was again said that General Armero, ex-President of the Council, intendel to retire to Andalusia. Rumours that the Queen Intended to dissolve the Cortes, and eves to call the Vrcalvarist party to power, were current, but not credited. 314 1 1013 5 90i 91 31 111 1001 103 1 99 81 91h i 1 f 40 i 61 54/ 4 981 7L- 8 5 - 2 i 85i D 0..., Gt.Westn. Y. & N.M Do 'Do 'S. Eastern , Do Peto &Co Do Ln. tit N.W. & Midld. Midland... E. Count Do L. da% . W Do Gt. Northn' T. Brassey M. MCI ean Stk. dtDar Do Gt.Westn. 91 - 96 95 - 97 12 - 14 133 - 137 4 - Ifoi .= ifo 12 - 13 23? - 2 , 4 98 - 100 2$ - 21 94 - 96 56 - IP i - 58 '133 - 136 9f 71 - - 8 52 - 34 85 - 87 INDIAN TELEGRAPHS. (From the Times' City Article.) In the dispute between the India Company and the Government the public would like to learn where the fault lies of the neglect of telegraphic communication. It must be with one of their bodies, because the mercantile community did these part long ago, and but for indirect obstacles a line would almost at the present moment have been in operation throughout the whole distance. A short description of the measures taken and defeated from some unknown cause will assist the inquiry by showing that the fatal indifference exhibited has not been shared in by the outside world. As long ago as August, 1856, the Indian Junction Telegraph Company was started with a capital of 200,0001., the whole of which was at once subscribed with a deposit of 5 per cent. This was to carry a line from the coast of the Mediterranean along the valley of the Euphrates to Bagdad or Bussorah, whence the India Company were to lay a cable through the compara tively shallow waters of the Persian GulftoKurrachee and Bombay. Nearly a year before the In , lian mu tiny, therefore, the work was planned, and with the zealous co-operation of the authorities it could actually have been completed, se that the tidings of that catastrophe might have reached us on the instant. Of course, however, even the ordinary legal and diplomatic) formalities rendered such rapid execution impossible, and it was not till the following year,—namely, in. August, 1857, that the company obtained their Act of Incorpora tion. Meanwhile the evidence taken on the sub ject before the Parliamentary committee was ad mitt, d to have established the feasibility of the work and the ease and despatch witli which it could be accomplished. Negotiations at the same '• . _ time were in progress at Constantinople for the necessary coucessi n from the Turkish Government, all the assistance of the British Embassy having been promised for the purpose, and from the Home Governmt nt awl the India Company a subsidy was obtained of 12,0001. per annum, or 6 per cent. on the capital. The India Company also authorised Sir W. O'Shaughne,sy to accept the office of con sulting engioner, and commissioned, as an assistant in the operations, Lieut. Hawes, of the Bengal army, to whom and the other executive office's of the company Lord Clarendon instructed Lird Stratford and the British Consuls in Asiatic Tur- key to afford every help and countenance. Thus far the whole affair seemed smooth, and, as it w..s evident that Lord Stratford earnestly desired its.. success, no one hid the slightest doubt it would at once be proceeded with. The idea that Turkey, for whom England had just completed a great war, would venture to frustrate the design was never entertained in any quarter. No means exist of establishing telegraphs to India except either through her Syrian or Egpytian territories, and it was hardly to be supposed that she would be al lowed, as a return for what had been accomplished I on her behalf, to interpeso herself as a bar- tier, not merely to our natural intercourse w r our o pof,sesstons, but to the greatest fac lity con templated in mo tern times for the advantage of Europe and the progi ess of civilisation.. The re sult, nevertheless, showed the folly of relying upon any ordinary calculations where political influences are secte•ly at work. At first the application to Turkey was cordially met, and on the 13 h of Aug., 1857, the necessary concession passed the Council of Tanzimat, and was unanimously recommended to the Council of Ministers. Sudden changes then took place in the Turkish Cabinet, connected with the questions which led to the subsequent visit of the Empet or Napoleon to Osborne, and the conces sion, which bad actually arrived at the formal stage in which it required nothing but the signature of the Minister, was positively refused. The reasons assignol were first, that the Turkish Government could not pro•ect the line—a duty which it had be n hoped by the company they would never think of performing, as the British employes had no appre hension on that score—and next that they w.:uld themselves undertake its construction. It will be ob,erved that these reasons contradict each other ; but - , of course, they answered the purpose, since the pubic would know that the true one lay much deeper, and might prove inconvenient. llere, it is believed, as f.,r as the Euphrates Company are concerned, the matter rests. Seemingly they have toiled through ail sorts of negotiations for nearly two yea s, have been stimulated to considerable outlay, and have now their labour for their pains ; but it is hard to give the real history of cases of this kind, as no directors or shareholdels will ever com plain until all possibility of a rehabilitation of their enterprise is at an end. But there is another coin pauy who :e proceedings remain to be noticed— ' the Red Sea Telegraph Company, with a proposed capital of 700,0001. In this instance also some encouragement was afforded up to a particular stage, although it was not carried to such a definite point as to enable the Board to raise their capital. Ultimately, however, like its sister project, it fell into the cold shade. The public unanimously de. sired the simultaneous execution of the two lines, it being seen that if only one existed and au acci dental interruption were to occur, we should, a'ter we had brought all our habits into conformity with this mode of communication, find ourselves in im becilexonfusion. Both companies are said to have made every description of offer to modify their plans in any way that may be deemed suitable to combine all interests either political or commercial. For aught that is known, however, the entire ques tion is now extinct. If Turkey will not permit her Syrian territory to be crossed it is presumed her Egyptian territory will be included in the same policy. As to the intention on her own part to construct either ono line or the other it will douLt- less remain an intention to the end of time. LLOYD'S SHIPPING. —',This Day.) LONDON, Jan. 23.—Wind this day at noon, N. W.; light breeze and fine. COWES, Jan. 22.—Wind N. —Anived—Lieutonant, from Gambia. _ lALmot;i.H, Jan. 22. —Win,' N.E.—Arrived—Dakatob, from Rangoon. OFF QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 22.—Arrived- Calendar, from New Orleans. PORTNIOUTH, Jan. 22.—Wind N. to N.W.—Arrived —Oea Eloridge, from Ohinoba. CARDIFF, Jan. 22.—Wind N. W.—Sailed-:-Meehera, for Ceylon. WATERFORD, Jan. 22.—Sailed - Sunbeam, for Gib raltar. PENRANCE, Jan. 21.—Sailed—Tele Tale, from St. Michael's. (BY ELECTRIC tELEGRAPIT.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind N., hard frost. Arrived —Melbourne Trader, from Arclrossan ; Cale donia, Sunderland ; Dekar, London ; Dtageon, Cork ; Rebecca, Youghal; Express and Atlanta, steamers, Jersey. Sailed—Colonist, for Shields ; Havre, a., Havre ; Des patch, s., Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wind W.N. W. Arrived—Lady Russell, from Savannah; Queen of the Lakes, Portland. Sailed —Joseph Bushby, for Calcutta. Off— Tuscarora, from Philadelphia ; Ann Thompson. The Tweedside, screw steamer, which arrived here from New °deism, encountered a hurricane on the Gth January from W.S. W., which did considerable damage, and carried away 19 bales of cotton. (BY EILMMARINEGARNADVEBSREINTIDITSTaRtLuIRyATmHo.!ning. Wind, N. W.: fide, half-ebb flue. Arrived—Tern, from Tercara. Sailed —Maverich, for Port Phillip ; Concordia, steamer Calais; Alabama, Hull. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Wind, N.W. ; light. Anchoree—Selskar, from Ismail, for Bre men. Sailed...Negcbtiator, Mallard, Ida, hope, and Gratitude, for London ; the first four in tow. WEST -END SHOEBL&OKS.—On Thursday evening the poor Irish boys who ;Are employed at the West-end of the metropolis as a shoebluck brigade under the auspices of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, were entertained with a concert at the Hanover-3 pare Rooms. Besides many tuembers of the Roman Catholic aristocracy, his Eminence Cardinal Wiseman was present, and distri buted prizes of various kinds to the most deserving of the youths. The entertainment concluded with the exhi bition of a series of dissolving views, with which the " brigade" were highly delighted, as well as with the more substantial comforts of a good supper., We under. stand that the buys of this auxiliary " brigade" have had assigned to them about 40 stations at the West-end by Sir R. Mayn e an d th e po li ce aut h or iti es , as also t they are well con d uc t e d on th e w h o l e , aud i ar e faet often learning the idl e an d p row li ng uniform habi t s mark the lower class of Irish poor f e m on th eir arroa. the initials " S.V, P." embroi dred o jn blu wo e u h a r o oh ladrgre too adtowwintsh. the boys wore a bright NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL Turkeys, 4s Od to 12s 01; Poults, Os 01 to Geese, 5s Od to 63 Oil each ; Goslings, 4s Od to 5s 01 ; Duck lings, 2s Od to 3s 6d ; tame rabbits, Is 3d to 18 9d each ; wild do., 9d to is 14 ; Pigeons, 64 to Is each ; large Surrey Fowls, 6s to 8s; barn-door d0.,3s 64 to 580.1; Chick ens, 4s Od to 6s 04 per couple; Capons, Os Od to Os; Hares, 3s 0.1 to 38 6d ; Grouse, 3s Od to 3s 6d each ; Pheas•ints, 3s 01 to 4s Od ; Partridges, is 3d to is ; Woodcocks, 4s to 4s 64 ; Snipes, is to 18 3d; Teal, is 9d to 2s 04; Wild Ducks, 2s 01 to 3s 04; Widgeons, is 9,1 to 2s 64; Plovers, 9d to 180 d each; Guinea Fowls, Os Od to Os ; Roasting pigs, 4s Od to 8s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, —s to —s Od ; English do., is 4d to is 6d per lb. ; English eggs, 13s Od to 14s 04; French do., Us to 12s 01 per 120; Leverets, 28 04 to 3s 01 each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 33 8d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 38 6d to 43 6d; pork, 38 6d to 4s td per Blbs., by the carcase. WELITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s 8d to 4s 2(1 ; mutton, ?s 6d to 4s 8d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3d 6d to 4s 81 ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8(1 per 81bs by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6d to 20s ; Brills, 2s Od to lOs each ; Salmon, Os Od to Os Od per lb ; Cod Fish, 2s 01 to ;Os each ; Soles, 44 to 2s 6d per pair; Trout, Os Od to Od per lb ; Lobsters, 6d to 35 6d; Crabs, 6d to 2s 6d; Whitings, 2s Od to 103 per doz. ; Common Oysters, 16s to 20s ; Natives, 40s to 50s per beh. ; Mackerel, 608 to Os per 100; Smelts, is Od to 2s Od per doz.; Skate, is to Od per lb; Shrimps, Os Od to Os Od per gallon ; Bloaters, 5s 0431 to Fs Od per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 8s Od to Os per 100 ; Scotch do., 0(1 ; Sprats, Os Od to 6s Od per bushel; Doreys, 2s Od to 10s each ; Haddocks, 4s to 12s pot doz.; Pike, is ; Sturgeon, is por lb ; Prawns, 5s Od to 03; Mullets, Os 64 to 2s 6d each; Plaice, 4(1 to Is each; Halibut, Is per lb ; Flounders, is Od to is 6d per doz. ; salt fish, Od per ib ; Eels, Btl to Is ; Carp, is to ss; Tench, is to 5s per brace; Gurnets, 4d to Is. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis aro from 7d to 8d; of household ditto, 5.d to 60 per 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3fd to —d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3fd to 3id 721 b to 801 b, aid to 31; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 41d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 44d to 4id ; 1041 b to 1121 b, —d to —d ; upwards, —d to ; horse hides, 9s Od to Oa —d ; Calf skins, light, 2s 0 I to 4s Od ; ditto full, 6s Od to 6s 6d; Polled Sheep, 6s Od to 7s 6d ; Kents, 4s 10d to 630 d; Half-breds, 4s 10d to 6s Od; Downs, 43 Od to 58 Od ; Lambs Os to Os Od ; Shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 4/ Os; clover, 3/ 12s to 51 Os; and straw, 1/ Gs to 1/ 103 per load. A moderate supply, and a fair demand. CIIMILIERLAND. —Meadow hay, 2/ 104 to 4/ Os ; clover, 3/ 12s to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 5s to 11 103 per load. Trade steady, at full prices. WHITEOHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ lOs to 4/ Os ; clover, 31 12s to 51 Os ; and straw,' 1/ 5s to 11 Os per load. Supply rather limited, and trade firm. ST.—JAN. 2Z. the close of the market Weigand, &a. s d. Framwellgate lB 0 6reddyll l9 0 Barton Retton Russell's Hetton 19 0 Stow Art's 20 6 South Hetton 20 3 Taos 2O 6 South Kelloe 19 0 Hepseott 15 0 Reno° 19 0 Montague Garesfield 12 6 Cassop 19 0 ' 4oeforth . 16 9 }Cowpen Hartley l5 0 t, 96—Sold, O. I 161, - 1.4 15i 15 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 20 all 10 all 12.3 5 St. 100 all 25 all '. 100 10 11 10 r St. 100 St. 100 50 all 25 all iOO all 25 all 501 9 20 all St. 100 50 3: St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 al , 25 10,4 St. 10) St 100 S. WO 10 31.1 20 173 20 all 10 all St. 1100 ZO 18 LO 10 it. 100 it. 1.00 it. 100 It. 8 to 100 It. 100 .0 all it. 100 O all 16i it. 100 3t. 1100 .M all it. 10) i 0 all tO all 0 all 5 all 5 all .t 0 all LO all ;0 all .0 all 10 all 20 i all 5 all 20 all 6 all !CI 15 !O all :() all :0 2s. !CI all O all O 6 O all !CI all 6i - 7 1 - IA 31 - 4 34 - 27 - 28 ~7~ - 8 - gip-1 27i - 28 . 81 -- 201 -- 2011 37i -- 34 8i -- 34t 34" 55 -- 57 i - 1 pl 16 - 18 8 - 8. 8 - 84 214 --22 - 44- 9 - 94 27 - 26 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. all A ustra!asia 18i!Bank of Egypt 50 ;Bank of London all Bri. Col. 13k. dE Ln. Co all British N. Am er i can 10 !O.lik.of fa) City !Colonial !Connnorcial of Lond I Eno. o• Scot.d/Aus.C:it Lon. Ch. 13k.0f A at-.t 'Ditto New !London and County Lnd.&E.Bukug.Corio Loudon Joint Stock. !Lond.andWcstruinst, l i liVational Pro. of Eng. Do. New \rational Bank New South Wales .... Oriental Bank Corp Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New.. R. Aus.B.&G.lm.Co youth Australia !Anon of Aust alia )o. New Union of London i Unity Mutual Notrußk of Loud 86 83 2 i lid 43 62 67i' 19 - S A I 19.} - 19 44 - 46 32 - 31 19 -19 A, et• ••• ••• 35 - 37 4G - 48 13 - 20 23 - 25 ,••• ...( u „iti 42) all I all 100 all all 100 26'1 20 St. I 354 6 75 i 83 x d 20 121 25 - 20 St. St. SA St. St. L 0.61 st. lioo St. jlOO St. 1100 St. !100 St. 1100 20 all 25 1 all 25 119 St. 100 '2112 io 1- t 1 LO 1 .. 27A ~. 17b ~. 17,5 ~. 117 s ... 1 3/16 - 9 ~. 6s. 2i .... 2 5 46 LO 9 40 12s C ~. 1 2(5 ~. tsj ;017H ' 1 110 s. ',O all 0 15 1 4 LO I all 1 i all 21 all i!O all 3 all 5 1 all 1 all 1 all 5I 1 0 16i 8i all BRITISH MINES. 'Alfred Cons. (Philk.)' British Iron Condurow (Cambrn4 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) l East Basset (Mogan) Great South Tolgus Grt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) 'Grt.W. Vor (lielstu.) !Judy Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. IV. Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St. Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co. S. Caradon (St. Clear) S. Cann Brea (Illogn.) S.W. Frances(lllogn.) I.'am. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un.Minetv (Gwonnap)j V. of Towcy (Cauaar.) W. Basset (Illogan).. W. Caradon (Liskrd.)! Wh. Basset (Mogan). WI% Buller (Rdruth). Wh. Edward(Calstck) Wh. Kitty (U. Llan Wh. Ma. Ann (Meuht. Wh. Trolawney (Lis.), 12:i- - 131 5 - -7 8 - 42 ( 0 ) 44?) 924 -97 i 141 - 15 . , 4 - 5 -- 1 - It 11 - 12 14i - 15. 1 , 4 - 6 18 - 19 4 - 5 I.f 340 - 350 5 - 54 190 - 2)U g i - 11 31 - 41 131 1 25 26 100 110 160 180 2eo 280 74 7i , 11 13 121 45 47 26 28 261 FOREIGN 'Australian Bon Accord Cop. (ii.) Brazilianlmp.(i*sued at XS pro) Do. Cocaes dz Cuiada Do. St. John Del Roy Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Copiapo 'Dun Fountain Cop per Mining Co. Fortuna General Linares 'Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada Noveau Mondo Pont. Sil.LclM, Smlt Port Philip Santiago do Cuba United Mexican...., MINES. A 1 4- - d i p 1I 24 iii : ii 4L - 43 13 - 13 id P 16 18 -- 9 I - I * - i 4: b . • .• - •• li - 2i 4zl - 4i MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) 25 19 Australian Agricult. 10 all !Australis, Royal Mail 10 all Berlin Water Works 10 2 Do. Now his. at 51. d 50 40 Brit. American Land 100 32 Canada St. 100 IDo.Go.6pc.Jan&July St. all 'Copper Min. of Eng. 25 all , Do. Prof. 71 p. cent 5 all 1 • Crystal Palace 5 all Do Preference 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 20 all lEastern Steam. St. 100 ElectricTelograph 1 all ; Electric Tel. of Irel. 5 all lEn.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 10 108.1 Eur. & Ind.Jctn. Tel. 9 all jEur. &Am. Stm.(lita.) 20 .01 I Gen. Ir. Sc. Col.(lim.) 15 14 Gen. Steam Naviga.t, 20 5 London Discount 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 20 10 ,Magdalena St. Navig.l 10 all liediteran. Elea. Tel. 10 all Extension Teleg. 23 5 INA. Pheount Co 10 6 igetherlands Lana._ 100 0. 1 2 1 11 ) 151 5 : 50 aaaaa6a8alllill021011:111 DAIND:00; ) DcP i l . .na Land St. 100 N.S. W. Gov.s c. D. 1 all B. Australasian 20 all Nrth.of EuropeSteary 1 all Oriental Gas 1 108. Do New Shares 5 all ?eelltr. Ld, & Minrl. 50 all Oeuinsular & Oriental 50 10 Do. New . 50 all Rhymney Iron DsSi : oc o ooub 3: ttm a I :htAaeiA gui Mail iiusistestlt.eaTrr S laee. Steam.,.. Invest, St. 100 Aus, Gov. 6p. 0.145. l. l. 20 5 True. Ln.Co. Up. Can, 100 284 d VanDiezuea's Land.. 27 - 29 2fi 21 4 - 5 35 7 ,io ". 11 27 1 -- 1132 -- 23 -- 25 1$ -- 13 44 -- 41 5 - 6 103 - 106 11 - - p 5 - 6 lld 3/ 1k - 1 .. - 3 - - 3 2 - - 20 93 - 95 6 - 1 - P iP 21 21 77 - 79 1 7 - B iP 22 - 24 .11 103 105 si4 36 lh 10 - 12 losi 8 91 9 164 R 19i 491 85,1 21d 21i 1 7i I RAILWAYS. 1 1 C B l u y c d k e g s h d a a m l e ap e Col Stour Vy. • g. 6 pa lE. Un. 11. Sh. Glas. Barr. dr Neils.Direet. Do. Now Glstr.&Dn.Fr Linn di Selby Do. i Shares Do. Shares Lon.dzGreenw Do.Preferenee Lon. Til., dtS. Do. Bark. Sh. Nfauch.Bxton. and Matlock :Mild. Brain. Newmarket St. 64 50 50 25 12i St. 10 100 54 BuryE.G.spc. Nr.drEst.s p.c. Do. 6 per ct Do.Fixedsp.c Prest. & Wyrt Do. Shrs. Roystn.dx Hit. Shrews .& Her S. Staffordsh earVal.g6pc Do Wilts 61Somrst Ln.&N.W. Caledon... E.U.dtE.O Gt. Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do.. Do . Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 50/0 Bris. & Ex. 4 p.c. St. Dco. 4 per c. Shares Caledn. £lO 41 p. c Ches. & Ho. 5i p.c Do. do. 5 per cent Cork &Bandons Lp.e ;Dun.Perth.&Aber.J E. Anglian Cls. A Sh IDo. do. Cis. B 6p. c tDo. do. Cls. C 7 p. c lEas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l , Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 pr. c. St East lin. G. 6p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do, 101, Debentr.Sh. Do, do, 4 per ceut.,, East Laneash.6 p. cts. E.dzW. York, J. sth,. Edit'. dz Gl. sp. c. Sh. !Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.e. Furness, sp. ..... ..... Glas. di §.W.G.5 p.c Groat Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prom. Gt.N. ofScot.lst Pre :Gt. S dt W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. I Gt. W.(B.&H.Ex.sp c Do. con. red. 4i p. c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. 100 100 100 100 Do. irred. 4 per tent. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref. Do. Birm. Pref. Sh.. Do. Chester Bp. c. P. S. Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0.... Do. Birm. Gua. Stk. Do. Chesh. Gus, Sh. Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. 'Lon. &B. G. 5 pc. No.l D0.,P., 5 p. c. St. N 0.2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r. ct... Lon. & S. V 7. 7 per ct. late 3d Shares Londy.& Color. Sh. Londy.&Ennis. Sh. 11., S., &L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 Dt - .). do. 34 per cent. Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 4. per cent Do. 6. Consol. 6 p. c. St. Do. Con. Br. Biz.. 6 p.c. Do. 4i p. c. Pref. St. Do. L. &11. Prof. St. Now., Aber., &c., pr. sp. c. red. 5 p.c. pm. Do. Porpet. 6 pr. ct. Norfk.Deb.4 p.c. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5. 4 , p.c. pf , 1847 t.,1847 North British Do. 71. Preference Berw. 4 p. c. Prf Do. do. do I Do. Leeds 6 pc. No.l' do. Qrs., 1848 Do. York FL &S. Par (North Staffordshire Ox., Wor. & Woly. 6 p.c. Ist guar. _ _ 'Do. ti p. c. 2d guar Do, do. Deboutr. St [Scot. Ceut.Now Pref !Sc. N. E. Aber. g.6p. c Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St Do. do.3i p.c. pf. St South Devon Do. fixed 4i pr cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of ill Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. Sh IDo. New 4t pr. cent S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4i p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar 'Stock. &Dar., sp, C ,Do, do. do. Waterfdez Kilk. 6 pc. 95 -- 95 - io 16 ---- PREFERENCE SHARES. 90 - 92 - ... - 101 ••• - 6 - 64 110 111 111 - 109 130 105 -- 110 - 103 - 106 127 - ii 11 - Ig io - 112 - 103 63 £5 10 lot 51- 93 - 92 82 - 84 83 - 85 98 - ICO 93 - 10 16 - 17 9 - 3.04 71 - 73 183 - 193 9.1 -9/ 14 - 15 1136 - 138 155 - ]6O 118 - 122 - 65 - 70 133 - 135 99 - 101 91. - 93 ill -:-.. iii - 107 98 i d 21 - k 2, - 122 - 108 - 112 - ll I - 25 100 100 100 100 100 100 100; 100 117 16i 17,3 65 4 28 21 i 1101 114 11 4i 4 5 i i i 78 18 LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood.) IN RE ROSRERVILLE GARDENS. Mr. Mayo's petition fur a winding-up order of this company was again brought before his Honour the Vice-Chancellor, this morning. The Vice-Chancellor granted an order to wind up the company, under the Winding-up Act, unless the direc tors of the company within one month paid to Mr. Mayo the debt, interest, and expenses due by the com pany to him. Costs-of all parties to be paid out of the funds of the company in the event of the money not being paid, and the winding -up order made absolute. The directors hoped that an arrangement would be come to before the expiry of that time. If not, the bankruptcy of the company will be advertised in 14 days. His Honour observed that payment of the company's debts was a good test of solvency, and nonpayment a good proof of in. olvency, and that he meant to act upon that principle in this and any other case that might come before him. ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.) DAVIES V. BULLOCK. The testator, Andrew Davies, by his win declared, in case there shall not be any child or children of his eldest son, Robert Davies, alive at the time of his death, then the trusts, money, interest, annuities, and dividends shal be paid to the testator's bl)od relations or next of kin, and be subjsct to the same order of distri bution as it would be in case of his dying intestate. His Honour the Master of the Rolls, in delivering judgment this morning, paid that in this case be would follow the same course taken by him as in the case of Wheeler v. Andrews. His Honour was of opinion that the sister of the testator was not entitled to take the monies bequeathed under this will—that the next of kin were excluded by the statute of distributions —it would only give them two-thirds unless this greater provision was introduced. That the destination was to apply to a course of events that was to occur and not to the time when they began to be undertaken. That the statute of limitation did not apply, and was no bar to .the present claim. That the child or children of Robert afterwards born were entitled to take, and that he is entitled to be recompensed out of the existing fund, the share or shares belonging to them. The decree will bear this da)'s date. Costs are reserved, and the decree will be adjusted on the minutes. COURT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CROWN CASES RESERVED. (Before Lord Campbell, the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, the Lord Chief Baron, and eleven of the Poises Judges.) The Court sat this morning for the consideration of criminal cases reserved. Amongst them were three cases of murder, which rendered it necessary for the assemt.ling of the fill court, a circumstance that has r• of occurred for many years. The appearance of so many learned judges on the bench had a very novel and imposing Eff,ct. THE CONVICT MELLOR. The prisoner was tried at the last Liverpool winter assizes, before Mr. Justice Wighttnan, for murder, was mvicted, and sentenced to death. On the fthlow. ing day it was discovered that a wrong juryman went into the box, and was sworn by nfatake. It was hel I for the prisoner that he bad lost hie right of challenge, and bad not been properly convicted. Mr. Fearnley was heard in support of the objection, and Mr. Sowler in support of the conviction. Lord Campbcll said he thought tke Court bad not jurisdiction in the ease. The act gave them power to con ider points of law reserved on the trial. Ws was not a point of law on the trial, but a mistake discovered after. It was a fact that should be brought before the Court on a writ of error. Judgment deferred. IN RE BENITO LOPEZ. The prisoner, a sailor, was tried at the last winter assizes at Exeter, before Mr. Justice Crompton, and convicted of having unlawfully wounded another sailcr an Englishman, while on the high seas. The prisoner and the prosecutor were in a British ship, on a voyage from the coast of Africa to London, and the cpiet•tion turned on the jurisdiction over a foreigner in a British ship, who had committed an ( ffince against English laws, by bringing him within the julisdic:don of the English courts for trial. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, for the prisoner, urged that a foreigner was not liable for an o ff eaco aga i nst t h e English laws, committed within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty, even if a qualified allegiance were created by the party going on board a British ship as one of the crew or passenger in such vessel. r iss After hearirg Mr. Welsby, in support of the con viction, The Court affirmed the conviction. THE QUEEN V. BATTLER. In this case Sattler was convicted and left for execution for the murder of Tbain the detective. The Court decided,!without going into the question of legal arrest, that the prisoner was guilty of murder, and bad been rightly convicted. Conviction affirmed. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN IU T. B. DANIEL. This was an applicatio n for certificate by the Lack rupt, who had carried on buEiness as an ironmonger at Poplar. 13T01h.e; b a a u l d an s c u e rv a l h u e s et shows a ca pit a l of 121. in January, the assignees, 1856, and b an k rupt now owes 4,853/. The good debts are stated at 4 391. ; doubtful 579/. ; property given up, about 900/. Mr. Sheff ie ld , for property did not object to the bankrupt h av i ng an immediate certificate of the second class, which wai granted, and on the application of Mr. the h.nds of creditors Moss, for the bankrupt, the certificate fees were returned. LORD MAYOR'S COURT. (Befor e the C 0 0:1111011 St`rgta" ) THE DDRGLA.RY AND Pr.. ALARM COMPANY•—NEWBOLD V. 13"(4886 AND ANOTHER. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, who is an optician, & e., to r ecovecomensation for breach of contract on th e part of the defendants, Messrs. Burgess and Simmonds, Wh o are the patentees of an invention brought out fo r th e prevention of burglary and fire in buildings and s hi ps, &c, Mr. W. Pearce, in the absence of Mr. Petersdorff, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. H. James for Bur gess, and Mr. Robinson for Sitnrnonds. The facts of th e case were these. Burgess was the inventor of an apparatus, by which any attempt at burglary would b e di scovered immediately, and the precise spot at whi c h the attempt was made indicated. It could also be appli e d as an alarum in case of fire in houses, or on board s hi ps in cases of spontaneous com e buetion. The apparatus was exhibited at the Great Exhibition, and attracted much attention. Burgess, however, was not in a position to take out a patent, and becoming acquainted with the pl a i nt i ff, who then car tied on business in Royal Ex c h ange -buildings, the latter undertook to find a capitalist a n d to have the apparatus exhibited at his skop, on, as h e alleged, the condition that his name should be inserted in the patent to secure him from any expenses he might incur, and also that in the event of a company being formed, he should hold a prominent appointment under it. In pursuance of this arrangement, he caused adve r ti sements to be in serted in the paper., and ultimat e l y i ntroduced Bur gees to the other defendant, who advanced the ; and afterwards pre liminary steps were taken for forming a Company, n ce tr s a r c e t n , and offices were taken in the Poultry for that purpose. money to take out the patent r From some cause, however, the project Ras not carried out; but it is now understood that all diffi dered. kik brought the pre sent sin that respect were removed ; but as plaintiff's r p o u sf t e e r d o, , ,i right to be joined in the patent, or to be connected and on other Burgess denied that he had ever made such an agreement as that spoken of by the plaintiff, and on the part of Simmonds, it was urged that he had never seint ti counts action cht f e o i or company al : a ti tn u hy e e r a w t b i ar o es n adc f hi o s recognised the plaintiff's claim, After long arguments, his lordship held that, suppos- ' iog the agreement to be proved, the plaintiff could not recover on the first count, as the company had elli been formed, but the plaintiff was entitled to Bowe rethunera. tion for services rendered. It was clear thatie bad introduced the parties to each other, and that, hg„had. dune other works ; one matter more deserved attention, if the jury were satisfied, from the plaintiff's evidence, that it was a fact that it wan his own act, through alte ration of au addition to the prospectus, that the invention was applicable also to ship, which was very important, and appeared to have been overlooked. Tne qu es ti ons , therefore, bef,re the jury were, whether Simmonds had recognised the services of the plaintiff, for it was a joint action, and if he had, what would be a fair remuneration. The jury consulted for some time, and then gave a , verdict for 51. COAL MAR' Prices of Coals per ton at s. d. Longridge's Wst Hartley 15 0 Bates's West Hartley l4 Davison's West Hartley 15 0 Bebside's Hartley 15 0 Bell's Primrose l2 t North Percy Hartley _l4 0 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 15 0 Tanfield Moor Butes l 2 3 Walker Primrose 12 ti Morpeth West Hartley 14 6 West Hartley Grey's 14 3 Wsllsend, &o. Riddell l6 9j Rough Hall 18 0 Ships at market THE UNEMPLOYED SPITALFIELDS WEAVERS.—Last evening another meeting of these unfortunate men was held, at the Duke of York Tavern, York-street, Bethnal green-road, for the purpose of considering their extremely distressed condition. Mr. Hands, the secretary, reported the fact that the distress was in no way abated, but that there were as large a number still out of employ, and in a state bordering on starvation. There %ere at present above 3,000 looms out of employ, and the consequence was that more than that nuinbcr of men with their wives and families were starving. The committee expressed their thanks to the public) and the press for the manner in which they had answered their appeal ; and they also expressed their thanks to the Rev. Mr. Matteson and the Rev. Mr. Cclborn for their support.—Mr. Fox said he understood her Majesty bad ordered that certain parts of Windsor Castle should be redecorated in green te 4ie datuaFk, &c., and that it should be manufactu red the Spitalfields weavers, and be hoped that t he ex le would be followed by the nobility bi lku of _the country, to g e a stimulus to the trade. —4 heßev. 11Ir with l b ° the rn said he had entered into a corres ponden c e ' parish authorities, and the result w oeived a letter from the m as t er o f tb as that h e h a d re that the relief would b e more e workhouse, stating readily a ff orded t o th e married employed weavers " up their homes. weavers , to prevent th em selling RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. n g oGßEATfpreference A. meet NORTHERN. shareholders in tbis com pany was held yesterday at the London Tavern, to receive a final report from the committee appointed to protect the interests of the preference share holders'e chair. Mr. Willi ams in th The Chairman read the report, which gave a summary of the proceelings taken by the comtnit'ee appointed in May last to defend h " t eir interests The matter came before P ar li ament in due course,' and owing to the strenuous ex er ti ons of Mr. Heath Mr. Williams, and Mt SSTS. Lawrence, the solicifore, the matter was brought to a successful conclusion. The attempt in the House of Lords by the intro duction of an amendment in the bill to deprive the preference shareholders of their rights was frus trated in the House of Commons by the rejection of that amendment. Immediately after the bill received the Royal Assent proceedings were taken in Chancery. The question as to the pre ference shareholders' claims came before Vice- Chancellor Wood, who decided in their favour. The directors appealed from that decision to the Lords Justices, who, after a full consideration of the subject, in November last affirmed with costs the decree of Vice-Chancellor Woed. The funds placed at the disposal of the committee were more than sufficient to defray the legal and other expenses, and there remained a surplus of 123/. The committee now wished to know bow that sum should be disposed off, as their labours had been brought to a close. Mr. J. C. HEATH, at considerable length pointed out the importance of the decision which had been obtained. It defined in a more precise manner the relative rights of preference and ordinary share holders. He considered that the preference share holders were much indebted to Mr. Charles Wil liams as the originator of the movement which had succeeded in establishing the rights claimed by the preference shareholders on a firm b Isis. He then adverted to the proceedings in Parliament, and showed that the mode of dealing with railway pro perty by the chairmen of committees in both Houses required amendment. Mr. C. Cooxsom proposed that the best thanks of the meeting be given to Mr. Charles Williams and Mr. J. C. Heath for their great exertions on behalf of the preference shareholders. Mr. J. B. ROSE seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation. Mr. WILLIAM 3 having vacated the chair and re turned thanks, the Rev. W. CAMPBELL was voted thereto • and, after some observations from him as to the labours of the committee and the great ad vantage to preference shareholders in general gained thereby, Mr. 0. COOKSON proposed that one-half of the surplus in the hands of the committee, and of any further contributions which might be received, be added to Mr. Charles Williams's te,tinionial fund, and the other half be appropriated to purchase a suitable testimonial for Mr. Heath. Professor Horrus seconded the motion. Mr. GREENING, having alluded to the very active and important part taken in the movement by Mr. Heath, the resolution was carried unanimously. It was arranged that Mr. Brown and Professor Hoppus should carry out the resolution and receive fur:her contributions until the 21 of Feb. n. at. After votes of thanks to Messrs. Lawrence and Nisbet, the solicitors employed, and to the Chair man, the meeting separated. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE. A special meeting of this company was held at Birmingham on Thursday, Mr. R. Chancier iu the chair. The CHAIRMAN explained that the object of the meeting was to consider the propriety of accepting 'the terms of a proposed agreement with the Lon don and North- Western Railway for leasing the line. In case they should be disposed to take pos session of the line prior to the expiration of Mr. M'Lean's lease, of which 13 years had to run, the London and North-Western had offered t o p a y 4i per cent. for the remainder of h's term, and from the expiration of Mr. M‘Lean's term to lease the line for a period of 99 years at 4 per cent, per annum ; the dividend on the glary capital and in terest on the bonds to be payable out of the gross receipts during the first part of the term. A long discussioneusued, in which Mr. Williams, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Forster, Col. Dyot', and other shareholders took pare, in the course of which it was agreed to accept the offer, provided the com pany received an absolute guarantee from the Lon don and North-Western Company that the specified. amount should be paid irrespective of traffic, that they should pay the expense of the application to Parliament for an act to sanction the lease, to find capital for making the new branches, and to pur r . chase the engines and waggons a t a crrtain price or valuation. It was intimated that the requisite guarantee would be given for paying 4i per cent, until Aug., 1871, and 4 per cent. afterwards. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman. EAST KENT. On Wednesday Capt. Gidton, R.E., the Govern ment Inspector, accompanied by the contractors and engineers, made a minute inspection of the portion of this line between Chatham and Faver sham. The works appeared to be constructed in a very subdautial manner. The alterations which were sugg,?s'ed on the occasion of the former in spection of the line having been carried out, and ►ill the stations completed, the inspector s granted his certificate for the opening of the line. The directors have announced that the line will be opened for public traffic on Monday next. A spe cial train will leave Chatham iu the morning, con veying the directors and a number of shareholders to Fay. where they will be entertained at a public b tiet. Six trains are to run daily each way between Chatham and Faversham. STOCKPORT, DISLEY, & WHALEYBRIDGE. The estimate of Mr. Errington, the company's engineer, for constructing this company's proposed railway to Hayfield is 35,0001. MERTHYR JUNCTION. The cost of constructing this proposed new line and works, including the purchase of land, Re., is estimated at 80,0001. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, 54 LINCOLN- SHIRE. This compaoy propose to apply for powers to make a new line from Newton to Compton, and their eoginecr, Mr. Russell, reports that it will cost 130,000/. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Lords of the Admiralty having given orders for laying down a large 91-gun screw steamer at Chatham to be called the Atlas, the shipwrights have commenced preparing the timbers for her keel. She is to be of the same dim9nsious as the Renown, 91, recently launched from this establishment, and will be fitted with engines of 1,000-horso power. The remaining portion of the 68th Light Infantry (about 150 men, under command of Lieutenants Nicholetts and Thornton) embarked at Portsmouth on board the Irish steamer Prenssischeradler, in order to join the depot of the regiment, at Fermoy. It is notified that a review oftne troops station(d in this garrison will tllce place on Southsea-com mon on Monday in honour of the great national event on now sta available ion e d h forr e te that day to be celebrated. There are, h owever, but very such a fe w purpose. regular T fo h rc e e sinthe troops n include about 734 men Of the t 75 h , the North Lincoln and 2d York Militia Regiments, the Royal Marine Artillery, a f ew men ofthe Engineers, and a small detachment of the Royal A detachm en t, consisting of Horse Artillery. g of 70 volunteers from seven battery comp • antes of Royal Artillery in Ire land, arrived at he d a quarters, Woolwich, oa Thursday evening, to join a portion of the 13th battalion Ro in India. pal Artillery, un d er or d ers for service On Wednesday the non-commissioned officers and men of the 9th battalion Royal Artillery as sembled in one of their barrack -looms, at Wool wich, for the purpose of presenting Sergeant-Major John Ring with a handsome silver tankard, bear ing a very flattering inscription, upon his being discharged. He has served upwards of 27 years in the Royal Artillery, 22 of which as a non-commis sioned officer. Orders have been received at Chatham for those non-commissioned officers recently appointed to the Ist West India Regiment to proceed from that gar rison to Southampton for the purpose of embarking fin. the Bahamas, where they will join the head quarters of their corps. The Lords of the Admiralty have forwarded an order to Col. E. A. Parker, Commandant of the Chatham division of Royal Mai ines, directing the presentation of a silver medal, with a gratuity of lot. each, to Sergeant-Major W. Lane, and Ser geant-Major J. Morrison, both of that division, for long and meritorious service. Aide- Capt. Sir Baldwin de-Camp to the Queen, iu tt.e rooni_ao„ ran Capt. W. Peel, C. 8., is appointed a Nava l W. Walker, K.C. 8., promoted to 1..!..,.......—..--,................---_ _____ The Marchioness of iVeatrnooth f i l l e s n Y ratiOhli for Monday diedhanygeins g ter t d h a e y e a v rt e e r r : noon. .Her ladyship occupied apartment iin St. James' s Palace which almost immediately adjoin the Chapel R oya l, and yesterday, therefore, all the blinds of the house were down as a sign that death was busy, wLILi garr:Lasd andti wro:lz m iu s g ar r ii e s a t. d , y w t e h r e e d b next, The contrast was suggestive. 86. 6 472 191 _'+