The Sun. — London, England, 1858-01-14 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET d,i D CITY, Two o'CLoca. Nytwithstanding the improvement in monetary affairs and the relief consequently afforded the commercial community, an occasional failure is reported. The advices from America show a steady improvement, but in individual cases they are often embarrassing, and the same remark will also apply to the intelligence from the north of Europe. It could not have been expected, however, that all traces of the late col iapse would at once be removed, and for some time to come a few disasters may be anticipated. Some regret has been caused by the suspension of Messrs. Gray and Son, an old and respectable firm in the American trade. The liabilities are stated at about 30,000/. Letters from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday closed heavily but steadily, and prices continue to decline. The sales amounted to 5,000 bales, 500 of which were t aken by the specu lators and 500 by the exporters. The Railway Share Market presented a quiet appearance, and quota tions were without any material alteration. A statement has been issued by the directors of the London Discount Company relative to the business transacted during the half-year ending the 31st ultimo. They observe that the accounts "show an available balance, after due provision for contingencies, equivalent to a dividend of 21 per cent. ; the directors, however, in the belief that the interest of the shareholders will be best pro moted by the adoption of such a course, recommend that this balance be carried for ward to the next half-yearly account. When it is borne in mind that a discount company is subject to the influences of a commer cial crisis,. it cannot be doubted that the results which the directors now submit to the proprietary must be considered satisfactory. In conclusion, the directors would impress upon the shareholders that time is essential to the development of a buldness of thischaracter ; and, whilst reiterating their con fidence in the ultimate success of the company, draw attention to the fact that the obstacles incidental to the operations of a newly-formed establishment are daily diminishing, and that events have grown out of the late crisis to which they are justified in refer ring as narrowing the extent of competition, and thereby favourably affecting the prosperity of the company." About 14,0001. in gold was taken into the Bank of England yesterday. There is an increased demand for silver, owing to preparations for remittances by the steamer to the 20th inst., and bars are quoted ss. 10. per ounce atandat d. There was a meeting to-day of the creditors of Messrs. Sewell and Neck, Norwegian merchants. Charles Pottie, Esq., Swedish consul, took the chair. Mr. Turquand, the accountant, read the statement, which showed that the total liabili ties were 150,6751., and the total assets were 188,2571., leaving a surplus of the joint estate of 37,581.1. In addition to this the partners' private estate was expected to realise 20,0001., making a total surplus of 57,5801. The conduct of the firm was much approved of, and it was agreed to take 20s. in the pound in four instalments of ss. each', with 5 per cent interest. earrisri TUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE u'01.0( ;1:c (From the Official List:i TWO O'CLOCK Console, mone y 85kConsols for account COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. I shr. REDUCTION OF THE BANK RATE OF St. DISCOUNT. St. st. A. reduction of 1 per cent. has been made in the St. Bank rate of discount, which now stands at 5 per 50 cent. This measure, which was fully anticipated, st. will not bring business to the national establish- a ment, the terms current out of doors being little 20 above 4 per cent. As there is now an abundant 20 supply and a limited demand, a good deal of compe 120 - tition will prevail among the monied interest, which 25 will have the effect of causing increased ease. 25 The London and Westminster Bank notified yes terday that they will only allow 3 per cent. for de- St. posits of 5001. and upwards, and 2 per cent. for St. smaller amounts. The other banks will no doubt 25 20 adopt a similar measure. St. Increased firmness has been visible in the English 50 Stock Market, but the reduction of the Bank rate 20 exercised no influence. Speculation continues inert, 10 and the public are purchasing only small quantities for investment. The market, though quiet, g however, is very firm, with an upward tendency. 20 Consols for money have been 94 1 4 95, and for ao- 10 count 95 to 95i. They are now 944 95 and 95 to 20 951 respectively. The New 3 per Cents. are 941 to 10 95k, and also the Reduced Exchequer Bills have also risen to 19s. and 235. premium ; the Bonds are marked 99, and India Bonds ss. to 10s. pre- Le° mium. Indian Stock is 221 to 224. 18 In the Foreign Market there is a good deal of 18 animation and prices are buoyant. Turkish 6 per 204 Cents. are 98i 99 ; ditto 4 per Cents., 1041 A ; 100 Brazilian 5 per Cents., 1011 ; Danish 5 per Cents., 100 100 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 201 4s. ; Peruvian 4 100 per Cents., 781 ; Portu guese 3 p er C en t s. , 44 ; 20 Russian 5 per Cents., 109- 110 ; Sardinian 5 per 20 Cents., 88/ 89 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 414 ; ditto 20 Deferred 25i ; Dutch 2i per Cents., 65i ; and 20 174 ditto 4 per Cents. 99. 20 The following are the nominal prices of Foreign St. Stocks :-Greuada Deferred Bonds, 5l 6; Mexican, 20 201 A ; Peruvian 4A per Cents., 77 78 ; Ditto 3 per 100 Ceuts., 52 54 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 45 ; 100 Russian 5 per Cents., 108 110 ; Ditto, 4i per 20 Cents., -- ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 41 41 ; St. Ditto New Deferred, 25t 25i ; Ditto Certificates, 100 -; Ditto Passi ve , -. 20 The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up 20 to this day, are in round figures as under :- 20 20 1858. 1857. 100 Great Western. £24,09) £22,875 I °°,, North-Western Sonth-Western Brighton 10,821 9,877 20 Midland South-Eastern - 18,135 17,666 Great Northern 23,292 21,463 Lancashire and Yorkshire 18,236 21,857 Bristol and Exeter 5,169 5,406 Chester and Holyhead East Lancashire 4,847 6,143 Lancaster and Carlisle Manchester, Sheffield, & Lincoln 9,018 9,570 North London West Hartlepool 2,607 2,891 Waterford and Limerick Edinburgh and Glasgow Glasgow and South-Western Scottish North-Eastern 3,485 3,335 Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 8,227 10,855 Great Luxembourg Royal Danish The transactions in the Railway Share Market this morning have been rather numerous. The settlement of the account being now in active pro gress, and most of the dealings have been in reference to that event. Prices, in most instances, have exhibited a considerable im provement. Caledonian advanced 10=. ; East ern Counties, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Brighton, North Western, South Western, and South Eastern, 1/. ; and Great Western and Great Northern, 1/. 10s. The Foreign and Colo nial lines are inactive ; prices, however, are firmer. Northern of France have improved 10s. ; Great Luxembourg, ss. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 1/. ; and East Indian, 10s. Mining Shares are quiet, and Joint-Stock Bank Shares are rather firmer. Businessdone. I per Cent. R e d uce d Annuities 3 95! 4i 5h 3 per Ce n t. c onso l s Annuities.,, . 944 5 4 New per Cent. Annuities ...... ............ 93 i India Stock New 2i per C en t. Annuities . ............ 79 Ia at gouda, 1101.;1; . 5 ')itto, under 21000 .......................... ............. 10 5 Q .n.sols for Accoutu, F e b 4 ...... ........... 95 i Ez3tiowler 'llls, zld 61000. ...... ........................ 22 23 19 P 560 22 19 24 p Snail .. ..................... 20 p 1 Exchequer Bonds, 1b58, 34 per Cent._ • Ditto, 1859 99 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS Al ONE O'CLOCK Bravaan 5 per Cent. Danish Bonds, 3 per Ceut., 1825 Ditto 5 per Cent Mexican 3 p er C en t 9oj i Ditto Account Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Account Jan. 29 Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 -- Ditto 18b3, 3 per Cent 44 Russian Bonds, 1622, 1.; St., 5 p er Cent llO 9s Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cont. Ditto Account Spmish r.m.(18, 3 per Cent. Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent 9BA Ditto Account 9B i i 9 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. .... lO4 Ditto Account, Jan. 29 Dividends on the above payable In London. Dutch Exchang e , : 2p er Cen:;., 12 Guilders 6'4 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates -- VIE SUN, buNDON, TIFURSDAY EyENING, SiIA2M MARAETS—Mis Day). RAILWAYS. Closing Pr:ee 9 yesterday. Business done this day. Paid l IZAlLwaya. 10 1 Arabg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. Jane..... all Belfast & Ballyraen, all Btrmng. Wolverh. di Stour Va11ey......... 100 Birkenhd. Lancet]. di Cheshire Junet...... all Blackburn , Myth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... 100 all i` Myth & Exeter 100 Caledonian 100 Chester dr Holyhead all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black. & Pass all Cornwall all Do. A I all Do. B all i Dublind.rßelfastJunc all I Dun. P. &Aber. June 100 East Anglian 100 I Eastern Counties 1 100 I Eastern Union, A. stk. 100 IDo. ' do. 8..... ..... 8i Do. New A ....... all East Kent .... ..... 100 East Lancashire all East Suffolk i all Do. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow all Edinb. and Peebles._ 100 Edinb. Prth . &Dundee I all ForthandClydeJunc. 11 00 Furness 100 Glasgow & S.Western all Great N. of Scotland 100 IGreat Northern 100 IDo., A. Stock 1 100 IDo., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire) 1 100 Great Western. .., ;100 Do. Str.V.R gua.St all Irish South-Eastern. all 'Lancaster & Carlisle. , i 1.4 i I Do. , Thirds...... r. ts .. 15 Do. New Thirds 100 Lancash. &Yorkshire i 6 Do., do. F 116 Riding Un all Do. Soathpizt. all London dr Blackwall 100 Loud. Bright. &S.Cs t. 100 London &N. Western all Do. Fifths all Do. ,10/. Sh . ,M&B 0 5 Do. Eighths 100 London & S. Western All Lndndrry.diColeraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 100 Manch.Shef. &Li ncln. 1 Metropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo'r arrangement 1 100 Midland . 100 Do. Birming. & Derb) all Midland 43.West.(Ir.) all Do. i Shares all Newcastle & Carlisle.. all Newpt.Aberg,.&llrfd 9 Newry & Enniskillen all Newry, Warrenpoint, & Re strevor 100 Norfolk .. ......... 3 Northn. Counties Un 100 North British . ...... 100 North Devon, Rail. di Dock Stock 100 Do., A Stock 100 Do., B Stock 100 N. Eastern— Berwick all Do. do. Extension i 164 Do do. G.N.E.Purch 'lO9 Do. Leeds ,1.00 Do. York 1.00 North London ..... ,31.1 N.& S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn 17 i North Staffordshire all North Western all N. &S. Westru. June 100 Oxford Worcester di Wolverhampton 18 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney 100 Scottish Central 100 Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St 100 IShropshire Union 8 I Sitingbourne &Sheer 100 (South Devon 100 'South Eastern all Do. 4} per o. Shares 100 South Wales... ... all S. Yorksh. RiverDus 10 Do. all i Staines ,Wok. , &Wok. all Stockton & Darling.. 17 Do. do., 1854 5 I Do. do., 185 16i ,Stockton & Ilartlepl , 100 'Taff Vale . 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 22 Thames Hay. D. &R i all Vale of Neath . 100 Waterfd. & Kilkenny 1 all Waterford&Limerick all West Cornwall. all West End of London' and Crystal Palace all Do. A all Do. B all West London . all I Do. First Class all I Do. Second Class all Wmbledon &Croydon - 8 - 69 - 71 - 61, = ...i 90 - 92 88 - 90 37 ,- 39 11 - 13 • . •• --- 4 - 5 8, 1 2 - 9 18. t - 19 62 - 63 46 - 49 32 - 34 i'i - 18 92 - 93 a = ••• - .•• 32 - 33 91 - 93 100 - 101 10 87 - 89 125 - 127 99 - 101 61i - 62 58 - 62 79 - 83 8 -10 p 8 - 10 p 931 - -93 i 6 1 - 6 107 - 109 99 -99 i 3 - 3 d 98 93 • .• . • --- ••• 401 - 41: 94 - 94 65 - 67 ... -- ... 13 -- 14 E 2 - 61 3i - 31 - 64, 93.3 2d pai 531 54 85i 86 93 97 ... - ... 31, - 211 8i -9; 32 331, 9 sd, 106 -- 108 25 -- 26 48 -- 50 3a -- 2A 34 -- 36 741 751 801 :: 81 13 -- 15 . 7 -- 5 d 9 -- 11 36 -- 38 19i -- 20 20 -- i 5 7 - 9 3 - 6 - BRITISH POSSESSIONS. all lAtian. and St. Law. 1 9 Bombay, Baroda, and .. Cen.lnd,guar. sp. c. all iDo. all }Buffalo & Lake Hur 100 !Buff., Brut. & Godeh , 100 6 p.e.bds., 1 Aug.,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '7:3 100 j Do. do., 1 June,'74, 2s. Calcutta and S. East 12s6&Central Oude (Lim4 10s1Ceylon A shares 1 Do. B. d 0... . all Demerara. 2s. Eastern Bengal 100 East Indian 15 Do. C Shares all I D 0.4 p.e.Bnds.,'s7 all I Do. do. do. '59, do. all [Geelong dr Melbourne 1 guar. - 5 per cent. 100 I Gd. Trunk. of Canada all Do. 6p. c. Deben.,. all Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pert. 4 Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. all Gt. Westn. of Canadal 13 Do. New all IDo. Bds., payable '57 all b , Do. do., '76, p. '6O all I Do. do., '73, do all Do. do., '73, without option all Madras, guar. 41 p.c all Do. do., 5 per c. 10 Do. 4i p. c. Eaten. 5 Do. 3d Ex. ' g. sp.e. 5 i Do. 4th Ex. do, ! 10s. !Dude (Limited) 5 Scinde, guar. 5 per C all Do •.. -- ••• 11 2 - 2 14 - 15 185 - 90 83 - 87 80 - 85 - lip IP -110 - 111 1i - 2 p, 20 21 51 53 84 86 211 22 20 —20 i I d 1105 lio 105 110 103 105 20 21 22 id ip 'PI 1 pi •• - ••• 2 • - 2p 6 - 7 .. -- ... 1 -1; 3 - 4k 3t - 31 28 - 28, 'il = ii ... .d~ 5 * - SiPI 28 7.. 29 20 4 - 21 38. - 39 8 - 94 34i -35 i 55 - 57 i lid 16 - - 18 8- 8 8 - 221 -22 i - 6 8i - 9i 27} - 2VI ~,, ••••• ••• BANKS. 86 88 3i 3 d 48 52 ...d 60 - 62 18i - 191 18 - 18;, 46 - 48 31 - 33 18 -18 A. ... --.. .. • ---- ••• 35 - 3 7 49 - 51 ... ••• •••cl "01 1.... .0 all !O all 5 all !O all 6 all Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes Belgian East. Junct Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux& Toulouse Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New Euphrates Valley Gt. Central of France Great Luxembourg Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c.p. Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran. Maria Antonia Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France NorwegianTrnk. Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans I Recife di San Fran , 0 all 0 all '.O all ;0 all 5 1 all !O all 13i all LO all !O all .6 all [0 all ;0 all ?,0 all ?0 9 . - (Pernam.) g. 7 P. C. .0 all Rome and Frssesti . ) ,0 all Royal Danish 5 all Royal Swedish 30 all Sambre and Meuse 1.0 all 'Do. 5i per cent. pref N all Southern of France 8i all West Flanders 10 all Do. 5} per c. Prof 20 all 'W. &N.W. of France 20 6 I Western of Austria 20 all West. of Switzerland 6 all iWiesiaden 6 all Do. Bp. cent. pref 20 all Zealand •••• JOINT-STO I Australasia Bank of Egypt 1 ,Bank of London ' Bri. Col. Bk.& Ln. Co British N. American C.Bk.of Ind. Au.&Cli City Colonial Commercial of Lond lEng.Scot.&Aus.Ciit Lon. Ch. Bk.of A ast Ditto New London and County Lnd.&E.Bnkng.Corp 'London Joint Stock. Lond.andWestminst , National Pro. of Eng. Do. New. ............... National Bank . New South Wales .... Oriental Bank Corp. Ottoman Bank ...... Provincial of Ireland Do. New R.Aus.B.&G.Im.Co South Australia Union of Australia Do. New I Union of London P Unity Mutual Wootrui3k of Loud M _ - LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, RAILWAYS. Leasing Companies 'Ln.&N.W. !Cal don... E.U.dtE.O Gt.Northn E. Count. Caldonian. Do Gt.Westn Y. Do S. Eastern. Do ...... Peto Si Co Do La. ;SEN. W. E. Count Do Do Do L. dsN . W Do Gt.Northn T. Bragsey M. Mclean Stk.&Dar. Do. Gt.Westu. Alfred Cons. (Philk.) British Iron Condurow (Canabrn.) Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay. ) East Basset (Illogan) Great South Tolgus Grt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.) Grt. W. Vor (llelstn.) Lady Bertha N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) Porkellis U. (Wend.) Sort. Cons. Min. Co. S. Caradon (St. Cleer S. Cam Brea (Illogn. S.W. Frances(lllogn. Tara. S. & L. Min. Co Tin Croft Un.Minet, (Gwennap V. of Towoy (Camar.) W. Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskrd ) Wh. Basset (Illogan) Wh. Buller (Rdrnth) Wh. Edward(Calstck Wh. Kitty (U. Llant' Wh. Ma. Ann (Menht. Wh. Trelawney (Lis.; BRITISH MINES. 12i -- 132 5 -- 7 75 -- 85 420 -- 440 90 -- 95 144 -15 i 4 -- 5 1i -- -- 1 111 -- 122 13 -- 15 4 5 17 -- 19 4 -- 5 11 -- 14 340 -- 350 1 4 -- 5 1215 -- 220 -- 1i , 3 -- 4 i - 1 24 - 26 100 - 110 145 - 155 260 - 280 7i - 8 11 - 13 44 - ti 6 26 - 28 FOREIGN ;0 7* 1 10s. 15 27 211 0 15 1 A LO I all 1 I all 2 i all Australian Bou Accord Cop. (li.) Brazilianlmp.(issued at £5 pm) Do. Cocaes dz Cuiada Do. St. John Del Rey Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica Co bre Coppor Copiapo Dun Mountain Cop- 20 all 3 all 5 1i 1 all 1 all 1. all 20 all 5 1 30 16i BAI all per Mining Co. Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita. New Granada Novean Monde Pont.SiI.TAIM.& Smlt Port Philip Santiago de Cuba United Mexican all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 50/0 100 Brig. & Ex. 4 p.c. St. 7 Do. 4 per c. Shares 103 Calcdn. £lO p. c 100 Ches. & Ho. 5i P.C 100 Do. do. 5 per cent all Cork&Bandonsip.e all Dun.PerthAtAber.J 100 E. Anglian Cls. ASh 100 Do. do. els. B 6p. c 100 Do. do. Cls. C 7 p. 1100 Eas.Co.Ex,sp.cNo.ll 1 100 Do. No. 2 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St all East Un. ' G. 6 p. c. all Do. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 10Z. Debentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent 100 East Lancash.6 p.cts all E.&W. York. J. sths 9 Edin. & Gl. sp. c. Sh. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. 100 I Furness, 5 p. c 100 & 5.W.G.5 p.c 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem 100 Do. 4i per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. all Gt.N.ofScot.lst Pre. 18 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 18 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc 100 Do. con. red. 4i p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4 p. c. 100 Do. irred. 4 per lent.l 100 Do sp. c. red. pref. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh I all Do.ChesterBp.o.P.S. all Do. do. 5 p. c. do 100 Do. Birm. Gna. Stk. all Do. Chesil. Gua. Sh. all Do. do. do al Do. do, do. 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. 100 Lon. &B. G. 5 pc.No.l 100 D0.,P.,5 p.c.St.No.2 100 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. 1001 Do, do. 5 p. c., N 0.4 100 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 p. ,100 Lon. & S.W. 7 per ct. late 3d Shares ... all Londy.& Color, Sh. all Londy. &Ennis. Sh. 100 ~ S.,&L. 6p. Cent. .4110. do. do. £6 ... 100 Do. do. 3} per cent. all Marypt. &Carl. 4 p.c. all Do. 4. per cent 1N Do. do. 100 Ilid.Consol.6 p.c. St. 100 Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. 100 Do. 4i p. c, Pref. St. 100 Do. L. &H, Pref. St. all New.,Aber., &c., pr. 5 p.c.red. 5 p, c. pm. all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. all Norfk.Deb.4 p.c. Sh. 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 5:1 p.c. pf , 1847 100 D0.Wv.V.5p.'.,1847 100 North British 3i Do. 71. Preference 100 N.B. Berw, 4 p.c.Prf. 8t Do. do. do 13 Do. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848_ 10 Do. York H. &S. Pur. all North Staffordshire 100 Ox., Wor. & Wolv. 6 p.c., Ist guar. 100 Do. 6p. c. 2d guar 100 Do. do. Debentr. St. all Scot. Ceut.New Pref. 100 Se.N.E.Alser.g.6p.e. 100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St. 100 Do. do.3i p.c. pf. St all South Devon all Do. fixed 4i pr cent ' all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 44 per cent 100 Do. Fixed 4b p.c. Sh 100 Do. New 4i pr. cent [lOO S. Wales Gnu. 4 p. c 100 Do. do. 4 p. c all S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar all Stock. &Dar., sp. c I 19 ,Do, do. do. 1100 IWaterfd&Kilk. 6pc MINES. - 1 k i d-iP li - 24 ••• - ••• 12 - 13 42 - 44 12 - 13 p i 16 —1 7 d 9 1i 3cl 4 - 5} - 21 - 4i PREFERENCE SHARES. •.• ---- ..• Y 9 - 91 o i 1 O i Il• .... • •• 6 - 6i 105 110 110 - 114 107 - 110 105 - 103 125 - 128 ,• .-.. ••• 1• ... ••• l• ........ • e• l• ......' ••• ii -: ~ --- ... 115 - 118 108 - 110 100 - 102 62 - 64 10 -10 i 51 - 6 90 - 92 83 - 85 83 - 85 97 - 99 9i - 10 16 - 17 9i - 104 70 - 72 18 - 19 9 - 13A - 14 35 - 140 Rl5 - 118 1155 - 160 115 - 120 61 - 68 133 - 135 98i - 99 88 - 90 ii ::: li 6 lioi = 105 96 - 98 i - i ••• ..... • • • 2i 7... 13 115 - 120 .03 - 105 105 - 110 71 - 73 10 - 10, 23 - 24 95 - 98 94 - 98 26 2 28 go 7 li MISCELLANEOUS. /00 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) ;5 19 Australian Agricult. LO all Australn. Royal Mail LO all Berlin Water Works LO 2 IDo. New iss. at 5/. d 50 40 \ Brit. American Land 30 324 Canada 3t. 100 iDo.Go.6pc.J an &J u l y R. all 'Copper Min. of Eng. 25 all Do. Pref. 7§ p. cent 5 all Crystal Palace 5 all Do. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 20 all Eastern Steam St. 100 Electric Telegraph 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel. 5 all En &Aust Cop.SmCo 10 10s.Tur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. • 9 all Eur.&Am.Stm.(lim.) 20 all Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 5 London Discount 4 all Lond. Gen._Omnibus 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. .0 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. .0 all Do. Extension Teleg. .0 all Mexican& S.Americ :5 5 'Nat. Discount Co .0 6 :Netherlands Land._ LO all ,Do. Do. .. 5 all 0.8 p.c. Pf. iss. at Id. 5 2 ,Do. Do. )0 80 rNew B. &N. S. Land L. 100 'N. S. W. Gov. sp.c. D. 1 all N. B. Australasian... S 0 all Nrth .of Europe Steam 1 all Oriental Gas 1 10s. Do New Shares 5 all Peellir. Ld. & Miurl 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 50 10 Do. New . 50 all Rhymney Iron )0 60 1. an ;t. 100 ;5 all 1 all 1 all l 0 5 LOO 28i, Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austral. Invest S. Aus. Gov. 6 p.e.bds South Austral. Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. Registered I Trus. Ln.Co. Up. Can Van Dionen's Land ••• - ... 25 - 26 • • •• •• 4 - 5 ii 7 40 - 110 - 32 - 25 - li - 44 104 - 108 ••• •-• ... li - li ..• - ... 5 - 6 3t - 3i 1 1 1 3 3 3 3. 1 d 17 20 93 95 1 - P ip 2i 73 - 5i - 20 - 51 - it - i , 22 p 56 33 - 35 i - i - ii U. ..... 13 LAW INTELLIGENCE.--This Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood.) CHARLTON V. THE HAMPSTEAD JENCTION RAILWAY COM- PANT, AND DOLMAN T, THE HAMPSTEAD JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY. The parties in these cause!, both plaintiffs and defendants, claimed a right of property in the D lot of land upon which a wall has beet built by the company to the east of the railway, No. 1, Wellington-road. His Honour, the Vice Chateeller, in delivering judgment this morning, said tha; he had not sufficient evidence before him to enable himto determine at present to whom the plot of ground in question belonged, either in law or equity. His Honour, therefore, remitted the plans and documents produced to a surveyor to inspect the ground in dispute and report to which of the parties the ground belongs. Hie Honour made the same order in Dolman's case mutatts mutant/us, COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCEI. (Sittings in Banco, before Lord Campbell, and Justices Coleridge, Wiegman, and Crompton.) CHURCH BATE—Rx lARTE FOSTER. The Solicitor-General applied for a prohibition against the Chancellor of the Diocese of Ely, to restrain him from further proceedings in a quit instituted before him by the church wardens of Little Shilford, Cambridgeshire, for the recovery of a church rate. It appeared that in 1854 the churchwardens and rector made an alteration in that part of the church where the nave is divided from the chancel, the expense of which they defrayed by a rate of is. in the pound made on all the rateable property in the parish. The church did not need any ordinary repair, and it was contended that the notice calling the vestry was illegal. The real question was whether the terms of the notice were in accordance with the Vestry Act. Rule granted. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Sittings in Banco before the Lord Chief Baron, Mr, Baron Martin, Mr. Baron Watson, and Mr. Baron Channel.) ATTACHMENT OF A 111017NTY COURT JUDGE. Mr. Griffith applied for a rule calling upon the judge of the Clerken well County Court —calling upon him to show cause why he refused to obey an order of Mr. Baron Watson to sign a special case for the opinion of this court. 2T 1 Rule granted. 25 i FRANKLYN V. THE SOI7TII-EASTERN RAILWAY. This was an action tried before Mr. Baron Bramwell last term, arising out of the fatal accident at Lewisham in June last, whereby the plaintiff's son was killed. The jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff—damages, 751. Application was to-day made for a new trial on the ground of misdirection. Rule granted. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Mr. Justice Lyles, and a Common Jury.) Mr. Justice Byles took his seat at Nisi Prius, for the first time, this morning. 'No case of interest had occurred up to the time of our dispatch leaving. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) RE COLLINS--A PAWNBROKER'S BANKRUPTCY. This was an examination meeting of Fre'eriek Collins, of No. 116 and 117, Drury-lane, and of Aldersgate street, pawnbroker. _ The aecounts entered from July, 1855, to October, 1857, showing :—Creditors, 3,405/. ; creditors partially secured, less value of securities, 1,0931, ; liabilities, 1,0831.; profits, 2,1671., including 1,8811. interest re ceived on pledges: surplus; 4461. ; assets, 2,2001. Sur plus property held by creditors fully secured, 4181. ; expenses, 3,094/., including 1,4051. paid for interest and discount ; losses, 4301. The ex a mination was adjourned until the 29th of this month. RE MORILEY AND MOSLNY.-FAILIIIE OF NEWS-AGENTS. The bankrupts were large newspaper publishers and news-agents, of Catherine-street, Strand. This was an examination meeting. - - - Mr. Rogerson, for the assignees, asked for an adjournment, Messrs. Hail not having completed the accounts. Mr. Lawrence supported, and said the accounts were complicated, and he was afraid he must also plead guilty to the charge of negligent book-keeping. Zile Commissioner said there had already been one adjournment. Mr. Lowrance undertook this should be the last. The younger ba,nkruat, whp was a situation, did not require assistance, but the assignies consented to the continuance of the allowance of 303. per week to the elder bankrupt. The examination was adjourned to the 23d of Feb. ruary, at one o'clock, with enlarged protection is the bankrupts. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) RR MACH. Assignees were chosen in the case of T. Reach, mining agent, Broad-street Chambers. Debts, 730/, ; assets, nil. POLICE INTELLIGENCE• (This Day, WEST MINSTER. " VIM ul SIISPICIOUS."—Thoa9 Liland, g a ron ing Irishman, h-1 ook stances : was charged under the fo llowin g circum- Police-constable 39 B raid—At three o'clock this morning his attention was called by another constable to No. 17, Pelham-crescent. I went there, and on examin ing the railings, I found tha t there was a quantity of mud on them, as if some one had recently climbed over. I got over the railings and went into one of the cellars, and there found the prisoner pretending to be asleep. I asked him what he was doing there, and he made no answer. I then told him to get up, which he did. I searched the spot, but only found a bottle of rum and some sweetmeats ; and on further search we found another bottle of rum. Ile said he had been to see a female servant, who lived there, a friend of his. I caused the inmates to be aroused ; they came down and said they knew nothing about him. I also asked the female/A servant, particularly, twice whether she knew the accused, and she positively denied all knowledge of him. Some flower-pots had been removed from the kitchen window and placed in the area. The accused said that the servant was partial to him. He was going back to Ireland, and went to see her and to "trate" her before he went. He went at 11 o'clock and rang the bell, and supposing that no one was up he went and lay down in the cellar. The servant, on being called, ga ve her evidence in a very diPPant manner. She said that she had known him, but had not seen him for nine months . Last time she i saw him she told him she did not want to see him. servantpo m sit - positively l s 8 n t denied ast n i ght, when she went out for the beer, she saw him, and told him "she wanted no one crawling after her." He then went away, and she thought he was gone. ethweapyriisnonwehriocnh thehis ha Mr. Arnold told Mr. Bays, the proprietor of 17, Pel thaetll he no thought wledg e th e had conducted herself was very bad, as she had previous eve • alug and he (the wor th y ma g istrate) had no doubt it was ' at her suggestion th at the man went into the cellar. He shou ld re ma nd the accused, and take one surety in 51. for his future appearance. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EMBEZZLEMENT BY AN ACCOUNTANT.—Virns. Follett, a well-dressed man, who described himself as an account ant and collector of debts, was charged before Mr. Bing ham with embezzling several sums of money received for, and on account of, his employer, John Edmunds, 40, Smith-street, Stepney. It appeared from the evidence that the prosecutor, who is a retired tradesman, employed the prisoner in December last to collect several debts due to him, for which he (defendant) was to receive a commission of 10 per cent, upon all moneys collected. The prisoner also entered into an agreement to pay in all moneys as soon as received. This he had neglected to do, and had failed to account for the sum of 4/ Os 4d which he had received from a Mr. R o y ston . There were numerous othe r sums which he had neglected to account for, but at present the witnesse s were n ot in attendance. Prosecutor's wife, S ara h Edmunds, prove d that she ma de the agreement with th e pr::o ner, and he then engaged to render an account to her of all monies he received. The prisoner said it was his instention to render an account of the cash he had received as soon as he had an opportunity of discovering what his solicitor's expenses were. Mr. Bingham remanded him for a week. DZATII Or A PAUPER MISER.—On Tuesday informa tion reached the parochial authorities of St. Pancras, through the coroner's officer, of the death of a female name d Elizabeth Leadbeter, who had died worth a cod siderable sum of money, household effects, &c., after the • deceased had been imposing for many years upon the parish, and receiving weekly relief. Upon the deceased's apartments, in Brill-crescent, Somerstown, beingsearched an annuity for 151. was discovered amongst other papers, and a bad no less t han than 170 /. in the bank. The var ious i n stalments is the ba nk book were in 3/., 121 ., 20 /. , a nd larger saauvalinag ats baa time,n k b o a k n , proved that the deceased and these c o mmenced during the very week t hat she comme nced receiving paroc hial aid. She had lately been insist ing upon the parish officer tak jug her into the workhouse, as she complained of her great poverty. It was resolved that the parish solicitor shoeld communicate with the coroner on the subject, and endeavour to get the property banded over to the Crown, as there are no relatives, to reimburse the parish for the heavy loss that they had sustained by this impo sition. A. gentleman named Young died intestate in the same parish a few days previously, leaving property worth 1,20Qh er 1,4091. to go to the Crown. T ISL E:GRAP HIP 1004 111:1741,1CATION. , Tr/TIT, IlsiDIA. ( Front tie Times' City Article.) . _ The news from India to-dap has revived the ques tion, When is the telegraph to be constructed ? In the height of the first alarm, seven months ago, the matter was instantly to be attended to. Two lines - were to be formed, and the only point was whether one should be commenced before the other, and, if so, which. One company proposed a cable from: Suez to Aden, and thence to Bombay or Kurrached, • to be laid in 12 months, at a cost of /00,0001. ; the other a line along the Euphrates . River and the Persian Gulf to Kurrachee, to be completed in about the same space of time, at a cost of 400,0001. Each. would be liable to the respective contingencies that lead to interruptions in this mode of communica tion, and the unanimous opinion of the public was that the work should be at once sanctioned in both cases, and that the promoters should, in fact, be stimulated to see which could first achieve success. There was the usual oratory upon The sub ject in Parliament, followedby the usual professions that its vital importance was fully seen. According. to the calculations the Euphrates line should now be within a month or two of completion, and that of the Red Sea within six months. Indeed, the latter should already be available from Suez to Aden, so as to save a week in our present trans mission of inte!ligence. Is a single foot of either yet manufactured, or even ordered V Nothing .of the sort. Even the companies that were organized for the projects are virtually broken up, having found it impossible to contend against the want of support from the Government at home and the effects of diplomatic intrigue on the Continent. The Euphrates Company sent out an engineering staff to Bagdad to commence the experiment, and it was found that Great Britain had not at that time the requisite influence at Constantinople to obtain a sanction for their proceedings. Subsequently,' it was intimated that the Turkish Government would make the line themselves, at least 'so far at; it was to run through Turkish territory. This resolution, in the midst of the raging jealousies of that region, might not be undesirable, but every one knows what is meant by the execution of a project by the : Turks. Every step will be impeded by secret in fluences, and even if these were absent, want of money would always be the cry. Has anything yet been done, and, if the Turks have actually made a commencement, have the Indian Company under taken their portion of the work from Bussorah to Kurrachee ? Looking at the ecenomy and rapidity with which lines are now laid down in all quarters of the globe, the fact that the construction of this communication to India should threaten to be a matter of almost interminable struggle and per plexity is utterly humiliating. Modern experience has made it so easy that it will read like a satire in the history of the time that, with the welfare of an empire of 200 millions at stake, the preservation and maintenance of an army to be secured, and the` richest commerce in the world to be promoted, we had not either the activity nor skill promptly to lay down between that empire and the seat of the Im perial Government a few coils of cable that would bring them together. If men could see the mis chief resulting but for a single month from the absence of this means of intercourse they would get a more terrible conception of what may be lost through routine indolence and folly than has ever before been presented. If news of any great dis aster were to reach us, we should fall upon our knees and entreat Providence to avert such events, and no one would think of asking whether we had ourselves done everything to avert them by using the means that Providence had already given us. Taking the commonest argument, it would be a limited computation to state the money loss from ' the absence of an Indian telegraph during the past year at 10,000,0001. 'or 15,000,0001. sterling, 'tined, apart from our military expenditure,. the commer , cial saving from the existence such a line during the recent crisis would have been enormous. As to the brave lives that would have been preserved, the anguish of family uncertainties that would have been spared on both sides, the prestige that our swift neighbourhood would have created among the natives from one end of the country to the other —all these points are of course beyond calculation. By sluggish minds they will never be recognised at all, and these persons will suffer no self-reproach ; but if the people of England generally have 'any keen sensibilities they will not again let the duty be lost sight of. Even the thought that Havelock would have heard, at all events, of the first burst of his country's gratitude if this means had been open will help to sharpen their sense of the conse quences of indifference ; and if they will at the same time think to what an extent the lessons already enforced might have been increased if any disaster analogous to that sustained by Gen. Wind ham had fallen upon the force under Sir dolin . Campbell, or if our ranks had been more eAen t sively swept by sudden disease, so as to give urgency to the demand now received for continued rein forcements, they will be able to form a sufficient idea whether, . while neglecting the advantages which science has placed in her way, the nation - deserves to be exempted from the usual calamities that are the penalty of wilful blindness. THE - LATE CRISIS IN HAMBURG. (From the Times City Article) The following description of the proceedings re sorted to at Hamburg for the liquidation of the estates of the firms that have suspended during the recent crisis furnishes some useful materials to aid the discussion as to the reformed processes required on this Bile : " Sir,—l beg to forward a slight sketch, which at the present moment may be instructive, of the measure adopted by the Hamburg authorities on the 2d Dec. last for the winding up of estates during the recent crisis. " The Senate, seeing that many houses of solvent means were unfortunately, is consequence of the sudden pressure upon them, obliged to suspend payment passed a decree stating that if any firm should find itself in such a predicament it should he empowered within three days of the suspension of payment to summon a meeting of creditors at the Tribunal of Commerce. The member of the firm applying is, however, required to take an oath, swearing that he believes his estate will be sufficiently solvent to satisfy his creditors, and that the method of winding up nude: inspection will be, more conducive to their interest than a declaration of bankruptcy. The judge of the Tribunal of Commerce (Handels-Gericht) is then to convene a locating of the creditors, who shall elect either administrators to wind up the estate without the intervention of the bankrupt or co-administrators to carry on the business with his assiQtatice for the benefit of the creditors. It is provided under the law that these proceedings must take piece within three days of the suspension of payment, or the estate ipso facto subsides into the jurisdiction of the ordinary bankruptcy tribunals. The administrators or co-administrators shall within four weeks of their appointment call a meeting of the creditors and lay before them a detailed statement of the liabilities and assets of the insolvent estate, and sha I declare upon their honour as citizens that they honestly believe their valuation of the assets of the estate to be a true and fair one, and that they anticipate the estate will realise as much as it is valued at in the account they present. " I may here point out the advantage of this proceed ing over the method employed under the English system of inspection. The accountant here prepares a state ment of assets, and in it ho includes bills considered good.' Now, ask the inspectors, if they be such men as have been chosen in Hamburg, men of the standing of Solomon Heine, L. Behrens and Co., Ferdinand Jacobson, J. C. Sohle, Sec., whether they could upon their honour as citizens declare that they believe such bills good, ask the creditors who have signed the deed under the anticipation that they would receive lie to 15e in the pound, whether a month afterwards they did not find that the accountant's estimate was far above the real value. It is difficult to blame the accountant—it is his business to make things pleasantAif he did not do so he would lose his occupation ; but it would be very desirable if in future creditors abstained from signing until the statement of the accountant were confirmed by the inspectors ; for the accountant, not being in business, must necessarily rely on the bankrupt for much of his information. " But to return to the Hamburg proceedings. The creditors, after the consideration of the report of the administrators, decide whether tke estate is to be wound up under inspection er be thrown into bankruptcy. If they choose the former method, the administrators or co-administrators have all the power of curatores bone rum (official assignees) in disposing of the assets, be sides having the power of selling things by private contract (not enjoyed by assignees) should they think fit. The administrators have also the right to use the staff and officers of the Tribunal of Commerce for the service of the estate. The bankrupt enjoys immunity from arrest, but cannot leave the city. As under this method of inspection the system of classification does not obtain, the administrators must declare whether the bankrupt pay 40, 60, 80, or 100 per cent. If he do e not bankrupt pay 40 per cent., the estate must be handed ov l er w t a _ s e o ordinary bankruptcy administration. The a . 1 provides that the names of those firms who wind up under this Act shall be published in the Hamburg offi cial paper, in order that notaries shall be able to draw up protests of security. " Lastly, perhaps, a few words about protests of secu rity may be serviceable and interesting to many of your readers, as in my opinion they are the 100 ost A powerful check upon accommodation paper the possible. house fail If takes a bill of B upon a house C, and s, or refuses to accept, the holder of the bill, A, can compel the drawer or the endorser of whom he bought the bill, B, to lodge in the Tribunal of Commerce, in their joint names, security to the amount or the bill. Of course this proceeding is not an entire check upon accommoda tion paper. If one commercial house give blank credits to another, no law in the world can prevent thntietr;e hasbut a mong the numer ous insolv encies in Hamburg no t bee * a single case of one man drawin g u p on porters an d c harwomen, paying for their acceptance at so much a bill ; and why not Are we to believe that Hamburg traders are so far sup er i or t o B r iti s h i n honesty Not one whit I Under the system of p r otests for security such bills a n d suc houses could not exist. Suaose Messrs. Sadgrove and Ragg,,the exposure of whose accounts created so much sensation a short time back, had carried on business in Hamburg ' • they would, perhaps, have put into7Ciretililion some of their paper on nonentities. The holders of the billichaye mere to get a notarial declaration that the. drawers are not 'solvent commercial houses,' and the organiser A .the fraudulent conspiracy must lodge in the cnstorly.4The officers of the Tribunal of.Coromersevalid seciirity. , .4 amount'of the bills. The Bank of England E,Viforee uch a system here. All private solvent and respt:ctahle 'houses would gladly do the saine if the law would veist , them. At present , the honest and cespectableicbioes . itniutdia,!,ely take up their bills 'upon failed housw, :and. the a eedy and disreputable takuthe chance of cireniu stances to assist them in meeting such bills at maturity. "-I am, &c., ' THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE IN.NAPLES.. The.following report of a gentlemanwhe returned on Saturday last from the scene of suffering will.be found to possess great interest : ," The first point of interest we arrived at 'was Auletta, only 13 hours, distant from Naples, but as it lies a little off the road, we left it till - Our return, and went on to Pertosa, a commune with a.popu lation of 1,200 souls. For about two miles before we entered it there were evident signs of earthquake. On either side of the road houses lay prostrate and abandoned ; at the immediate entrance of the town we found what had been. a tavern, but the people had abandoned it, and were living in a - species of barn on the other side of the road. The innkeeper gave us the following account of his escape. I was in bed when the first awful shock took place, and leaping out in my shirt dragged - my wife with Me, but escape by the door _ was impossible, as beams had fallen before it. There my child and its nurse had perished. Turning off to the left-, I got put by some other way.' Pertosa itself completely destroyed—not more than Fix houses remain standing, and those are all' leaning out of the perpendicular, and are cracked. Already they had dug out 143 bodies on the Ist of January, and 200 more were known to be missing : the number of strangers .was unknown. Many persons were dug out alive. Tents were Ix iug erected,. and a wooden hospital for the sick and wouuded. A quan tity of grain had been sent also, by order of the Government. The whole population who had sur vived seemed to be panic and sorrow struck, so much so that no one begged. A. drive of two hours brought us to Polio, situated on the side of a hill, with a river flowing at its foot ; but before arriving at it, abouttwo miles distant from the city, 'there is a deep ravine, which we. crossed. The road, which runs at right angles,to it on the opposite aide, had been carried_ away en masse for about 200 palms, and the bill on the other side of the ravine had been cleft in two, so that we looked id and saw numerous caverns formed in the limestone. Large masses of rock, fall 12 feet square, had rolled dowirfrom the heights on the road. In many parts of this neigh bourhood were large_ fissures in the ground into which I could plunge my arm up to the shoulder. The first object that struck us on entering Polla was a wall about ten feet high, with an image of the Virgin let in to it. This wall was • split from top to bottom. The suburb of Polls, separated from , •it by-a river, is called San Pietro, and both had suffered equally. Half the houses were prostrate, almost all had the roofs fallen in, and, those which remained standing were unsafe. The population of this place amounts to 7,000, and already_ 567 bodies had been dug up and buried in the Campo Santo, and they were still excavating, for nearly 1,000 were missing. Already had a considerable shock been felt throughout the district early in the morning, and it was now about half-past:l2 p.m., Jan. 1, when we were standing on_ the ruins of a house talking to some people. On our right . hand was standing the single wall . of a campanile (belfry tower) about two stories high, and not far on the other side a leanin„o• house. In a moment we heard a heavy subterranean thunder, and felt the ground heave violently under our feet. 'Earthquake ! j Earthquake !' was the dry, and we all ran from the spot as rapidly as possible. The leaning house fell to the ground within 20 feet of us, and the belfry, fell almost upon one heels. A woman who was with us became hysterical, and I had great difficulty in. recovering her. The scene that then followed was remarkable. The priest brought out a crucifix and the statue of the Madonna and, together with,the entire population, formed in pro cession, everyone scourging himself with a rope. I observed no tents as yet erected, but some boards were being put up. Many of the poor population had taken refuge, by day at least, in houses which were falling, and were perfectly insecure ; and here buying and selling were going on. Whilst looking on, a fire broke out in the ruins, to which a priest directed my attention, but it was an incident of a trifling character, and as such wan treated.. We had left the town, and wore sitting on a wall near the bridge, talking with some priests, who remon strated with us for our carelessness. The ground was continually in a tremulous state, and the wall might be thrown down. About a quarter past 1 p.m., and whilst we were there, a third violent shock came, and this, too, was felt throughout the entire district. All the places on high ground suffered much more than those on the level ; and I must not omit, to mention that in some places the stench from the disinterred - bodies was insufferable. Polla was the extent of our . trip, and thence we returned. to Auletta, situated on the top of a bill, and" possessing a population of about 3,000 souls. Here not more than 40 lives had been lost. The city, however, had been much, shaken. Nearly half the houses were destroyed, and one-half were not fit to live were cracked, and standing out of the perpendicular. Auletta is in-, habited principally by Government Officials. A large palazzo_ belonging . to Marebesee ----, and rented by the Government, was prostrate, only the outside walls standing. That was my room,' said a priest, I had. time to escape in my shirt, together with my brother, when the whole fell in.' A gendarme saved himself . by jumping out of win dow.' Outside the,town a few buts had been erected, but some still clung to their falling houses. Here, as elsewhere, we experienced_ the greatest civility from this suffering people. A c t, about four 'miles distant from Auletta, on the top of a' hill, we could perceive Caggiano, where man houses had been destroyed, and 30 people had been already dug out ; indeed, throughout the country, prostrate houses were everywhere visible, and each had lost its two, three or four tenants. The last point we stopped at' was that at which We slept on the first night of our trip, Tiperno. But I have omitted to mention that on leaving Pertosa, we went into some ruined houses, and on the walls discovered four pictures of the Madonna and saints still remaining. One I tore off and took with me, as a great curiosity, for it re cords the visitation of Polla by earthquakes two several times, and is engraved in honour of a cele brated image of the Madonna, placed in the very church on the ruins of which we were standing when we felt the shock of earthquake. In Tiperno the people were too much alarmed to sleep i l n their houses, but we risked it, and had it all to ourselVes. During our trip we heard, amongst other' extra ordinary caprices of the earthquake, that a tree had been thrown out with' its roots in'the air, and the top part planted in the ground—houses had been similarly treated, and some had been &wallowed up in the gaps which had been opened. Our guide at Polla had. lost his wife and two children ; a gend arme had been dug up alive, but had died ; a child of sixteen months had been dug up alive, and was recovering." From other sources we learn that children bad been taken out alive with portions of their bodies '-svouredl3 - Aga. yp TFIE ENGLISH- ARMY AT CAWNPORB. --..----- In the present state of our information respecting our forces at Cawnpore every scrap written is vali . i- able. The following brief extracti—, as will be seen, on the eve of going into action, and when the artillery was roaring its hoarse prelude—though brief, have this recomme ndation, that they are wr itten by one of the best officers in the I n di an army, and by on e whose position affords him access to the best inteelligence. The letter is dated Camp, Oawnpore, Dc. 2:— ii W e have got back in time to save Cawnporo f ro m falling int o the hands of the rebels. The Gvralior force, with the Baiza Bliaio (widow of l a te Maharajah) at their head, and that scoundrel the Nana Sahib, with all its forces, the cantonments five days united and a tt ac k e d s ent moment in possession ago, and are at the pre just opened a cannonade,of one-half. They have to move ; and ere long, and we are under orders decisive will g, in all probability, something of Him wlio in we happen. We are strong in the hands victory to the serve, and who is able to give the many or the few. It is a solemn i moment." Of the previous operations of his force under Sir Cohn, the writer merely says : ‘ We have accomplished the relief of the garrison of Lucknow, and brought off all the ladies, women, and children to this place leaving a strong force in position near that city. We had some very hard fighting ; and Sir Colin allows that even Crimean heroes will acknowledge it some of the very heaviest fire they have ever been under. He :is warm in his praise of the Bengal Artillery." The following few words afford a glimpse into the state of the Doab : My last intelligence from Kussowlee was dated 9th November ; since that our communications with the provinces above have been Interrupted! IMPORTANT INQUIRY. MAIDSI T OgE, IA - N. 13. This afternoon an adjourned inquest was held at . the' Old English Gentleman Inn, Tovil, near Maid stone, b e f ore M r . T. Kippi ng , the coroner for the borough, upon the body of Thtsy Brooke,r, the wife of a labouring man residing at Tovil,, whose death was suspected to, have been occasioned by the im proper use of instruments by the medical gentlemen .who werecalled into assist the deceased in the coarse of a prernatare delivery. - M. J. Gorham, surgeon, Tonhridge, vivo made a post mortem examination by direction, of. the coro ner, deposed that he saw no appeata:Aces to induce him to, think that, with proper treatment, c things would not have taken a natural course, and that death had been occasioned by a severe internal rup titre, or'wound, the result of some external me chanical violence. An instrument. Zilch as had been used would be likely to cause tile i„; j ury, an d, i n his opinion, it was most unjustifiable and cruel, as ' well as unnecessary, to h ave made use of such an instrument in a case like the p resent. He also said he considered that the use of s uch an ins t r ument, under any circumstances, w ould be very dangero us and almost necessarily cause the death of the patient, Mr.' Baldwin and Mr. Ayerst, the sufgeous who had 'attended the deceased, and who were both present during the proceedings, put some questions to Mr. Gorham, in answer to hich he stateithewas of course unable to say what the condition of the deceased was when they were called in, or whether the injury existed at that time. Mr. Fry, a surgeon, of Maidstone, said that he was passing through Tovil on the afternoon of the 28th, and saw the deceased standing by the fire. He had previously sent her a bottle of medicine, and she said that she felt better since she had taken it, and did not at that time appear to be in very great pain, and he did not think that the rupture could have then existed. The witness. then pro deeded tostate that he assisted at the post-mortem examination, and he concurred in the opinion ex pressed by Mr. Gorham as to the cause of death, -and that the rupture was the result of external violence. _ _ The Coroner, at this stage of the case, said, that from the turn of the evidence he' thought that Messrs. Ayerst and Baldwin ought to have an op portunity of considering what course they should take, and of bringing evidence before the jury if they thought proper to do so, and the inquiry was consequently adjourned until half-past three o'clock to-day for that purpose. The jury having answered to their nam es , th e proceedings of the inquest were resumed. Mr. Blundell, the superintendent of the Maid stone borough police, who has been • actively , en gaged in producing the necessary testimony, cas in attendance, and Messrs. Ayerst and Baldwin were also present. The former is a very aged man, - and is stated to be between 80 and 90 years old. He has been in practice in the county for nearly half a century. A professional gentleman named King, from Maidstone was present during the latter part of the proceedings, to watch the case'on his behalf. Mr. Baldwin had-no professional adviser. The Coroner' then read over the evidence that had been given ou the former occasion, and the witnesses were re-ealled ; and, iu answer, to ques tions suggested by Mr. Baldwin, Mrs. Weller and the sister of the deceased stated _that a number of instruments were produced. by gr. Baldwin, but only two of them were used. They also state d that Mr. Baldwin said from the, commencement that it was a very difficult case, and he .reftised to act unless be had the assistance -of some experienced medical practitioner ; and all that was" done ap peared to be with the sanction of Mr. Ayerst. In answer to a question put by the Coroner, Mr. Blundell said the jury were now in posses sion of all the evidence, that it was in his power to lay before them, and there were no more witnesses to be examined. , The Coroner was then about to sum up, when Mr. King made an application for the . Postpone int-nt of the inquest, to give him an opportunity of laying additional evidence before the jury. He was, of course, he said, unable to say what view th• jury might take of the matter, but it appeared to him that there was little or no evidence to support any criminal charge,•and he was anxious to shove by conclasive testimony that there was no founda tion for suggesting that he had acted in any other manner than-as a man of skill and humanity. The Coroner said that the application wasin un expected one, as every facility was given to Mr. . Ayerst and to Mr. Baldwin to obtain legal assist ance, and to produce evidence on the forther occa sion, and the inquest was adjourned for that pnr .pose. In so important an inquiry, however, it the application for a postponement was made upon the understanding that the object was to adduce addi tional evidence, he did- not think it cught to be , . refused. The inquest was accordingly adjourned for a week. SUICIDE OE A BANK MANAGER AT BOLTON. A painful sensation was created at Bolton, on Monday, by the intelligenCe that Mr. R S. Bar low, of Snow-bill, manager of the b an k o f M essrs. Hardcastle, Cross, and Co. ' Bolton, and a gentle man highly respected in the neighbourhood, had committed suicide. It appears that Mr. Hard castle had arisen early in the morning and gone into his bath-room, where he had blown out his brains by discharging a gun at his head. He had flied the gun between lis knees and moved the trigger, it is supposed, with one of his toes. The probable motive of the unfortunate gentleman was disclosed iu the following evijence, given at an in quest held by Mr. W. S. Rutter, county coroner, on Tuesday. Mr. Thos. Lover Rusbton . iaid he was connected with the deceased as a partner in the banking firm of Hardcastle, Cross, and Co., of Bolton. Mr. Bar low was managing partner, and. had been so since the death of his father, in 1849. A few weeks ago the deceased came to his (Mr. Rushton's) office in a state of great agitation, and said that he bad come to tell him of his unfortunate involve went with a person to whom he had lent a large sum of money. He also said that he had mentioned it to one of the other partners. This led the com pany to investigate the general affairs of the bank. The partners had a meetin g on Saturday last, and they had a conference with Mr. Barlow as to what he proposed to do with the account iu question. The deceased expressed great regret at the state of the account, and said that he had been led into it little by little, and that nobody could tell th e misery he had endured in consequence of it. This led his partners to ask -how be stood in his own personal affairs ; and he told them that he had bor rowed a few thousands from a friend, which had to be paid back on the 15th January. He was told that he would not be allowed to pay this mony out of the bank, and that he ought to make goodthe other loss, as it had been shown to them that he had been warned against the party alluded to. He said that if there was a loss he would take it upon himself. He said, however, that lie could not pay it then. He was asked if he had any proposal to make but he said he had not. He was iu a state of extreme agitation and distress of mind. This was on Saturday after noon, between two and five o'clock. No conclusion was come to at the meeting. When it was broken up. Mr. Hardcastle and witness had an interview with the deceased immediately after. Witness said to him it was a pity ha had not made some pro posal w ith, as it was a ma tt er o f great to the meeting, as if he had offered to do any thing the partners requ ired he would have been He said, " I th oug ht I h a d done so ; I thought I had t old 3 - ou that I would leave i l . e eg ui r e e n t tly to myself entirely iu your hands." Witness told him dealtall be had not done so, but that he would say so now, lie (Mr. Rushton) would communicate it to certainly, them. He said, " 011 • will leave my self entirely in their hands." Witness said he was glad of it, for he was sure they would be lenient with 1 • cm. This appeared to soothe him, for up to that time he had been quite hysterical. Mr. Hardcastle and witness then shook hands with him, and in parting witness made an arrangement with him to meet the party who owed the money to transfer some property which he held as security to the bank. They were to meet witness at his office at 10 o'clock on Monday scorning. This was to transfer the property to the bank, that they might make the best of the account. Mr. Rutter—Did he mention the person's name Mr. Rushton—Oh, yes, the matter is well known, and I don't see any reason for concealment ; the person is Mr. Joseph Holden, the builder. I don't think it was so much the loss of the money that affected the deceased as the feeling that he had lost the confidence of his partners. He was a man of a high sense of honour. (Mr. Rushton was much affected in speaking of the character of his friend.) He had the means of meeting the loss ultimately, but not then available. The loss on the account would be about 15,0001. ; but he felt, more than this, that he had lost the confidence of his partners. I never saw him after that evening. The jury found a verdict of. " Temprall insanity." 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