The Sun. — London, England, 1860-02-09 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, -,-- - ----_____, ~,, -...-... .x.......r_searix•am.Ak, der .310NEY MA.EKET AND CITY NEWS. SIIARB MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) BRITISH POSSESSIONS e--- 4- ____-..._______. Railways. Paid. Cl " ln g Business done ag- CITY, Two o'CLooK. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Price. Till Sharet 90 Small quantities of gold continue to be with- closing Badness no an Atlantic &St Lawrence ss )U9 Share 1 Railway& Paid. Price. Leased at 6 per cent " is drawn from the Bank of England for exportation, I to £12,000 having been taken for that purpose yes- 1 2 .10 Amberg., Nutting. Bost. gu. 5 percent and Eastern Junction 1 0 el 61 - - Do. Addit. Capital A - - - At terday. The dollars brought by the last Mexican 50 Belfaat and Ballymena. all - - 18 Do. Do. 811 ;d 1 d he 13.14 ' Bir Wol and atr. Val all 8 8 4 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 41 Oft steamer have been. disposed of at 5s 2N per oz., be- 520 4 Do. New all - - 10t toil Birk".,T'...a.,'and Ch. June. 100 75 76 jug an advance of Id. compared with the price 25 Blackburn re, 25 B!yth and Tync all - - 100 1 Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 1 100 _ _ ;he realised for the previous supply. 10 Bost.Slefd.& Mid. Coun all 6; 7 Stock Bristol and Exeter 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 10 0 - - The steamer which leaves to-day for the Brazils 100 931 931 931 100 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 - - Stock Caledonian will take out £6,813 in gold, and £9,000 in silver. 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all .- - 5 I Cleutta.&S.Eastrn.Lini. 1. 30. par 4 p 50 Cork and Bandon 9 - - 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov.(Lim.) 2s. - - An active demand for money still prevails in the 20 Cork, BlkrockaltPassage all - - 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 3s. 14 1d 11 20 Cornwall all 61 61 61 20 Central Oude (Limited) 3s. Od. - - general discount market, while at the Bank of Eng- A roves. no div all 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.e. 7 A 1 d ll fin land the applications are numerous in consequence 100 o p o o : A B until6p.c.peran - - 174 Demerara - - hasbeen pd.toß. all - - 20 Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.e 5 4d 4d 41 of the high terms required for accommodation so Dublin andßelfast June. all - - Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO IGOI 1014 1004 11 trt 25 Dun P ' , erthat Abr.Jtme all 71 8 20 Do. 1' Shares Ext. 10 1 d 1p Stock h e elsewhere. It la still imagined in some quarters • East Anglian lOO 131 14 4 20 Do. Jubbulpore lO 1 d 1p 94 les that the minimum will ultimately reach 5 per cent , Stock Fastern Counties lOO 58 67 100 Do. 44 p. c. Debentrs. all 100 1001 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 39 41 Stock Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1861.. 100 1001 1011 101} )1y and those who are in want of money obtain it at Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 27 29 20 Geelong& Melbourne .. all 20 22 the once, thereby imparting additional activity to the 25 DO Nw A (Ite E Ude' 81 - - Sto. 1 , Geelong Corporation 6 lOO _ _ I per cent. Bonds 1 20 East Suflblk - - OW market. At the Stock Exchange the demand has 10 Do - - Stock 'Grand Trunk of Canada 100 34 36 35 141 51 er. Stock Edinburg end Glasgon 100 80 al 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pr0f...., all 94 95 01 1 5 been brisk, owing to the liquidation of the account Stock • - Ealin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 100 Do. 6 percent. Debentr. all 74 76 744 at 109 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .... all 86 88 10 Irerth & Clyde Junction all - - in the English market. 100 ,Do. do. 1867.... all 76 78 774 at Stock Furness - - of The directors of tke English and Australian Cop- Stock Glasgow & South Westn 100 100 102 10 Great North of Scotland all - - - 100 'Do. do. 1872 .... all 75 77 Stock ,GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. 100 974 985 984 8 :m- per Company have issued a very favourable report, stock Great Northern lOO 1074 108 1071 f 20 IDo. New, gua.s per cent. 6 lel f d ate which states that a dividend of 2s. 6d, per share Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 96 118 20 j Gt. South. of Ind.Lim.- lO 11 44 all Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 133 135 t guaranteed 5 per cent 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 125 121 121 may be safely declared ; but it is supposed that the Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 112 114 ily Stock Great Western shareholders, in consideration of' the satisfactor , lOO j Do. Bonds pay.. 76,with 1 all 95 Ico ain ) Stock Do.Str.Vl.ftail Gua.Stk. 100 60 65 I opt. till '6O the position of the undertaking, will advocate a larger 12 Irish South Eastern.... all - - Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 091 100 001 100 991 100 'D do. '^3 till '6O 10. 0. de distribution. Stock London and Blackwaliao 100 60 SS en 7 4 109 'Do. do. '/3 without opt all 95 1(0 idy In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday a 25 Lond. Chat. and Dover all 12 13 Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast lop 111 112 111 / 100 Do. 55 p, c. do. '77 do Stock ,Madras, guar., 41 p. e lOO 86 89 the moderate degree of activity prevailed, and 7,000 Stock London & North Westn' 100 9 8 4 99 98 1 111 i • e a x Stock IDo. do. 5 per cent. 100 961 97,1 Stock 'Do. 4 1 Extension„ the 124 Do. Eighths bales were sold. The Railway Share Market closed Stock London& Sou th-Westn lOO 9 5 4 95 1 95 41 Stock ,Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c. IGO - - nte 25 L'dcrry & Coleraine all - - . 20 I Do. Fourth do. her with rather more animation, and prices exhibited 25 L ' derry & Enniskillen. all 8 10 20 D o. do. - - e•••• h er a slight improvement. Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 375 384 Stook Melb. Corp. 6pp e. B on d s 100 - 50 Maryport and Carlisle . all 50 52 Newßrunawick&Canda. tic- The English Stock market still presents a dull 125 Do. do. 4 Shares.... all - - 20 1 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g•. a p e all - - 10 Metropolitan 3 - - d Class ACapitl.Share.. she and heavy appearance. Sales preponderate owing Stock Midland lOO 1091 110 110 91 .. Do. do. Land d 0.,. ing , to the unfavorable position of monetary affairs, th e stock I Do. Binning. & Derby ; 100 80 88 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. all - - Do. do. Land d 0... she )all - 1 postponement of the Budget, and the political ad- 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland;, 25 Do. 4 Shares all - - .. 20 nude (Limited) - To 25 Mid Kent all - - 20 Scinde vices from the Continent. Business, h owever ' l', 1,9 20 Do• New ast 10 Do. (Cray Line) all - - 44 15 i d d' 41 is a very quiet. Consols are 941 to 911 for money/ 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all - - 20 Do. Punjaub .. 0 , 5 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. S y s °' all 1 , 25 New , Aber., & Herefd, all 94 101 ;er- and 941 to I for the account, b • I - '- ' beingper cent. io Newry & Armagh pet) 9 - - 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 - md higher than they were earlier in the day. The - - 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 1d 1 p tock Nofolk leo 57 6 0 be New Threes are flat at 942 1 , and the Reduced at S5O Nor r th. Counties Union. 34 31 I d 58 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. DOAStock North British lOO 61 611 16 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 44 45 44 5 941 f i . Long Annuities (1885) are firm at 171 Z. Stock Nor.Dev.RallatDk. Stk. 100 - - tits 20 Ardann es all - - o igh India New Loan is heavy at 102 1" ; ditto 5 S 1 per took Do.A Stk.-Arec.no div. until 6p.c.hasbeenpdia 100 - - 20 Bala&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.e. 7 3d 1 d f are I Cent. Enfaced Paper at 98 ; and the D e b en t ures Stock Do. B Stock lOO - - 5 Belgian Eaat. Junction all - - Stock North-Eastn.--Berwick 100 941 951 051 44 61 $ 20 Beziers to Graissessac. Dry have improved to 971 -1-, and Exchequer Bills to 25 D o. d o. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 1 d s 6 Carmeaux Mine & Rail. all all 21 21 for 265. and 265. prem. Stock Do. Leeds Stock Do. York lOO 48 OA 481 100 78 79i 74 981 100 Copiaho - - 10 Ditto Extension tof 20 Dutch Rhenish •l5 51 41 d Only a small amount of business is recorded in stock North London lOO 107 109 , 20 Eastern of France ...... all 24a 255 on- 20 North Stafrordshire l7l 31 34 d 134 14 , Foreign Securities, and prices tend downwards. 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 9 95 20 Euphrates Valley 2v. -- p her tech Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 • 35 St 6 351 20 Grand Rua. G uar .5 p.c 6 - - Vile i Turkish 6 Collis. 78 1 t 78 1 ditto New s per are 4 o z •;, 10 Peeples all 7f 81 20 Great Central of France all - - 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs.. all 6f el all 14 16 ICU- I 651 to 66, and the 4 per Cents. have receded to 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney lO - - 20 Italian Junction ....... all' - - and 102, and Russian 3 per Cents. to 641 65 ; ditto 4I Stock Scottish Central lOO 113 115 20 Lake Constance & Bale all -- - at, • Stock s'ootit N F Aber. Stock 100 271 28 274 per Cents, are steady, at 971 ; Spanish Deferred is s • • '., • 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all - - 29 Lombardo Venetian.... 10 11 11p 111 4 Lich Stock' Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 84 86 firm, at 331; 20 Lyons and Geneva .... all - - but ditto Passive is heavy, at 111. Stock!Shropshire Union lOO 46 48 47 4 • the lo ISittingbourne & Sheer all 4 3 d 331 Maria Antonia all - - , fore The Ocean Marine Insurance shares are 21 pm • s k S 1 . , toe , out 1 Devonlo Do. do. New - - , elk- the Universal ditto, !to I prem • and the Canadian st • , ock ;South-Eastern Stock South Wales 100 71 72 7 1 4 20 Namur and Liea . e 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 8 84 all 19 191 Lich Loan is 21 prem. Stock SouthYorks.&ltiv.Dure 100 70 72 16 Northern of France all 35 36 20 Do. New Shares - - p 1 irly 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok.. all 6 8 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 9 10 1 The last weeks railway receipts, aseertainod up 2 5 Stockton & Darlington. all 374 381 29 Paris,l,yons, and 3ledit. all 341 358 344 and 25 I Do. do. - - Stocktonl & llartlepool 1M - - 1 turd 1860. 1859. Stock ,Taff Vale lOO - - 20 c ;Recife& S. Fran. (Fern.) 1 13 1, t gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) ... j a Id 111 Groat Western .. • A 27,954 £26,931 Stock ID°. Preference, No. 1.. 100 - - 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 10 - - I ;OM- 25 ,TharnesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - 10 Rome and Frascati .... all - - Nortk-Wetterti rof Brighton 12,577 11,982 12 10 Do. ll 5d 4 p 5 Royal Swedish - - I rof Midland I 36,721 33,517 Stock; Vale of Ncath lOO 60 63 61 601 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. .. all - - 20 Sambre and 3leuse. .... all 51 6 51 the south.$ outh. Eastern 10 Do. 55 per cent. Pref.... all 81 91 9 I StocklWaterford & Kilkenny 100 - - Great Northern 00 ;Waterford lir Limerick all - - Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter .. 5,619 5,411 20 West London all - - 10 Do. 51 p. c. Preference . all 05 94 2 0 anchester , Manchester , n W. & N.W.10.W. of France,. all 22 23 ieffield, and Lincoln .... 11,010 10,293 10 ;D o. I s t Cl ass a ll -- t ?forth-Eastern .' .. - - 20 Western of Austria.... 6 - - 20 Western of Switzerland all - - ' West Hartlep00l - - rork Itclinburgh and Glasgow 5,611 5,362 PREFERENCE SHARES. 6Do 8 per cent. Pref.... all - - item Glasgow and South-Western 6,186 5,950 - ;tire Scottish North-Eastern :0M- Grand Trunk of Canada .. 10 , 293 8 , 205 Share Railways. Paid. Price. *one. the Great Western of Canada South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian 32,235 33 , 953 25 Blythe and Tyne IC per Can.Gov.6 p.c..Taalt July 1 3 115 osed e. pref. (issued at 450) all - - - Do. 6p.c.l o b.&Aug. 100 109 111 11 0 1 c das These re turns show a continued improvement in Stk Bia 1 s. & Exet.4p.et.Stock 100 95 97 - Do. 6 p.c.Mr. k, Sep. 100 112 114 4 cin Most of the principal lines in the United Kingdom. A2O Do. do. do. Shares l4 - - - Do. 6 per cent. 1a79 10 0 - - a mpt On the Great Western the increase amounts to 12.10 tock Caledon RlO, 41 per cent 100 102 1 " Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. all - - - Do. 6 per cent. 1889 100 - - 1131 - N.8.G0v.6 pm. Ja. &July 10C 109 110 tl and £1,023; the North-Western, £5,946 ; the South- 61 Cork A Bandon, 55 p. c. all - - 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. _ all - - - Do. 6p.e.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - 1- N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 99 100 an - Western, £1,091 ; the Brighton, £545 ; the Mid- 61 Dun. Perth,&Aber.Jun. all 5 1 6 - 130.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 100 99 100 994 P Stock E.Angn. Class A 7& spe 100 99 101 - Do.sp.een.lBBB and up 100 99 100 99i5 I ti aye, land, £2,204 ; the South-Eastern, £1,377 ; the Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc lOO 112 116 - NovaScotrlaGov.6 p.c. Sa. C 1 r the Stock Do. do. Class Great Northern, £1,137 ; the Lancashire and York- Stock Coun. tock 0.,. Coun. Ex. 5 pet. No.l 100 114 116 Deb. redeemable, 187 100 108 100 - S.Aus.Gt6pc.Jan&July 100 109 111 ci Met shire, £3,074 ; the North-Eastern, £1,740. On Stock Do. do N 0.2 100 113 115 -. Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - - S and Stock Do. New 6 per et. Stock, I °° 127 129 - Do. do. April & Oct. 100 1091 110 1 1101 4 the Grand Trunk of Canada there is an increase of stockjEastern Union, 4 per ct.l 100 82 84 brae stook lEdin &Glas. 5 shares 100 111 113 MISCELLAAEOUS. sae- £2,288 ; and on the Great Western of Canada of Stock , Do.. 4 PC ' 100 a 92, 01, p.c. gua. S. & D. long £BO7. The Lombardo-Venetian and South Aus- Stock I Eilin.Perth,& Dim. 4 pc.! 100 tta to/ 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 114 15 are Stock I Furness, 5 pe r cent ... ' 100 - - 109 0 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 130 170 • trian, however, show a decrease of £1,718. Stock L Glam. &S West. 'l, e. 5 Pc: 100 116 118 25 ,Australian Agricultural 19 32 13 31 per _ Stock iGreat Northern, sp. et. 100 120 122 10 I Australian Royal Mail. all * - - h IMMO In the Railway Share Market the transactions Stock Do. I Pha- . have been to a fair extent, and in some instances Stock ID°. 41 p. c. do. do. - - /5 has Prices have shown an upward movement. Great 10 100 Do. sp.c. R edm.,s pc pm, alt 80 B7 80 50 Brit. & Irish Tel.A. all 38 40 Gt. Nh .4 .of Scotld, Ipi '-- - Mata 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. all 20 22 Westerns have improvedGt.Se. urlia-1 ci)4 l all 14 15 £1 to £1 Si.ss. ; London stock az W (Ire an , ) 100 gg 100 20 Do. C . urnsl p. ct. pref. Stock .• •1 100 Canada Land 321 120 125 and Blackwell, 15s. ; South Eastern, 10s., and so Great West. (Barks and' 6 10 Chandslands Tel.(Lim ) all 8 9 Si Doll l. ' Hants) Ext. 5p et 100 a - , sa , - Stock Cop.Min.ofEngsatSmltg all - - h been North Eastern, Berwick, and North Eastern, York, Stock Do. Redeema • ... • "" I° ' Redeemable, 45 p et. 25 Do. Preference 71 per ct all 231 244 tl the es.; Lancashire and Yorkshire have declined 5s • Stock Do• • Redeemable, 4p. ot. 100 89 90 5 Crystal Palace. • ) Stock Do. Irredeemable, do. 100 85 91 5 Do. Preference all 5 54 1 1 ;ical South Western, 10s., and South Wales, 15s. Stock Do. sp. at Redeem.Pre.i. 100 100 102 Stock Do. 6p. c. Perpet. Deb lOO 101 103 yen; 8 Do. Birm. Sh ares all 10 101 Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 107 109 The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have to Gt.B'. ci; Prof. ' es. 8 p.c.pf.sh. all 17 18 25 Do. New el 001- been inactive. Lombarde•Veßetian have declined 10 Do. do. sp, et. p re f all 101 104 5 E ng li s h & A us t . C o pp er a ll 24 21 21 4 o: hhe Stock Do, firming. guar. stock 100 75 77 15 Gan. Steam Navigation. 14 - - 0 the to 111, 11! ; Paris and Lyons, and Sambre and 29 Do. Chester 13 8 Do. do do guar.shares all 20 21 all 10 191 1 Great Ship (Limited).. all 4 4 'a 20 Indian A Aust. Telegr. 2s. - - ci any' Meuse realised about former rates ; Gland Trunk 203 Do. do.. do. may of Canada have declined 10s., and Great Indian Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 139 141 139 20 London Discount 5 11 1d 34 P Stock Do.Barnsl.St£s 3slodpc 100 - - 4 Lond.G en. Omnibus Co all 1 4 1 1 g pro- Peninsula, ss. Stock Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan) . 100 - - 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 11 2 21 3 Si they Stock Lon &Brig spc. gu. No .1 100 116 118 Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have S t 1 - • ' • ' oc,. Do. ,sp. c No. 2 100 116 118 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all - - 10 Med. Eaten. Tel. (Lim.) all 21 31 rly been dealt in to a fair extent at about former values. Stock Do. gua., 6p. ct. 1 - . [nisei Stock Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 116 118 10 Netherlands Land all -- - that - Stock Do. Do. 4 4 per cent lOO - - 1 0 2 8 6 Do 8 p.e.Pref. aissait 1 dis. all 1 1 tx BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. 5 Do. do. 41 per c. shares 1 - - 100 `N.IIr./tNovaScotiaLand 80 - - h heir Bank Stock ther 3 per C ont. R e d uce d Annu i t i es 945 i Stock D0.0p.e.d0.(W.E.&C.P.) 100 133 136 1 O r i en t a l G as lions 3 per C en t. Consols Annuities 25 !And. Chat. and Dover all 21 22 10 Orientl. In. Steam, A 6 - - 51 5 tong New 3 per Cent. Annuities - 10 Ditto B 6 - - n Anna. 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 174 4 eaton, sp. ct. - -- India Steck - Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.et. stock, 100 - - Stock Peel River Land & Min. 100 50 52 tl Ditto 5 per Cent. Londondy & Cole, 5 she. all - - 50 P en . & O r i en t a l St eam . a ll 78 80 i t Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per cent. 125 Londondy.& Ennis 1 eh. all - - 50 Do. New l5 12 14 11 Ditto 5 per Cent. 6 Do. £620 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 15 1 4 p 1 5 1 8 Ditto Debentures, 1858 974 1 1 St 4 4 I 4 r 50 Rhymney Iron ock Do. 31 per cent Ditto, 1859 Sd ; Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO - - Stock SeotAustrln.lnv.(Lim.) 100 120 130 d 38s C maelF for Account (March) ,Do Do. 41 per cent .. - - 101 - - 25 South A nstralian Land. all 35 36 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all 1 1 1 ) India Stock for Acounnt _ Stock Mid. Con. 6p. c. Stock 100 - - 1 103 4 IRegistered all f 1 Ditto 5 per Cent. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.tip.et . . 100 139 141 80 ! Tr.& T.n.Co.of Upr, Can 5 - - 61 U lid ; 1 xohequer Bills, £l,OOO, Ifd 25 6 Stock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock.. 100 104 105 100 !Van THemen'm Land .. 281 11 12 a i 8d; Ditt9 f.. 500 26 3 6 Do. v. ith option till 1860 3 / P b Ditto Small, ild. BRITISH MINES. f BRITISH 1 10 all 10 101 - - - 867; FOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. 1 p. c. redeem, at 5 p.c.n m 1 Peas, B razilian 5 per Cent. option till 1866 Price. Done. a Ditto 41 per Cent. 18.58 - - tquador New Consolidated - - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 4 44 t I' Mexisan 3 par Cent, - Stock Do. 54p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - - British Iron Clifford - 3.30 340 lay's 'Ditto Account - - Stock North British, spereen I 1, 100 ill 113 - Devon G. Cons. (Taoist.) 1 140 450 le at Russian, 1822, X St., 5 per Cent - Stock Do. New, (ma. 5 percent 100 109 111 109 - East Bassett (Mogan). 30 125 113 Ct ' ive [ Ditto 44 per cent., 1859 Stock iNtlaDev.ltall.& Dit.Co. 100 - - East Caradon rate, a Ditto, 3 - per Cent., 1859 65 q Stock N-East.Cons. Pret4p.e. 100 91 93 - E. WI Russl (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 111 12 t: 1 per ePinish 3 per Cent - Stock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref. 100 971 9al - Gam.&StAithyn(G wen.) 541 55 57 t veal Ditto Deferred 3 per Cent. - 17 Do. do. do. 4 13.4. 1 f d - Great South Tolgus.... ) 17s 14 144 - were Ditto Account - - G.WhealAlf.l.(P - hillock 12.4.2 11 If t G. Wheal Vor (Relator') 9 1 1 ;OWIS • Ditto Passive - - - Grenville I 4 4 6 3 34 Turkish 6 per Cent - 25 'to. York, H.& S. Porch . 10 - flerod's-Foot 8 27 2 9 Ditto Account - liingaton Downs 4.3.6 4/ 41 124 126 e s. d. Ditto New Loan 125 130 - Lady Bertha ~ Stock Da... Redeem 2d pia.- 100 , - Margaret (uny Lelant) 9 49 51 V 5 2 , Ditto Account e eem., , all• • - North Downs 6 Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. - - .- North France sal llogan) 10 5 6 r 4 1 Dividends on the above payable in London. 21 scottish Central, new pt all - - - N.Wh'l Basset (Mogan) 5 6 61 t 6 8 THREE 'O'CLOCK. , Stock Scottish North-Eastern 100 - 'OO - North Wheal Crofty... 7.9.4 54 9; 810 ' Stock 35 per c. pref. stock- . 100 78 78 10 Par Consols (a ~ . a • ,t. Blazy). 11 12 1 3 c 410 Consols, Money 941 5 Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6pc. 100 122 124 -as Providence (Uny Lelnt) 10.6.7 414 50 49 Ditto Account (March) pigs, i 10 s. South Devon, Ann. 108. all 11 111 - SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 11 250 260 t 10 Do. Fixed 45 percent. all - -- - Soeth C. Brea( Mogan). 2 25 24 THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. 1 . 0 . 6 . South Eastern (Reading '-S Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9 175 185 1 Ann., 1.0 6) all 24 244 - Stray Park 18.18.0 25 26 261 120 • Stock ' Do .41 per cent lOO 103 105 5 Tamar Silver mill Lead 500 Lorrnow, Feb. 9.-Wind this day at noon, N.N.W • Stock Do Fixe • - d4lp.o.lstis lOO 103 105 Mining Co 4l 21 3 70 moderate breeze, and cloudy. • , Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 02 94 90 4 Stock Do. 44 per cent lOO 101 103 10 :Tin Croft 9 5 51 - Vale of Towel - (farm ) 12a 64 11 1 -- Ckanirr, Feb. 7.-The Charlotte, of and for Gibraltar, Stock S.-Yorkahire, 4 p.c. gua. 100 85 88 85 - West Basset (Illogan) ll 19 20 has put back to Penarth-roads, leaky, and must discharge 25 Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.e. all 284 29 - W. Cana don (Liskeard) lO 80 82/ . in dock. 25 Do. B 6 per cent .... all 331 54 - West Seton 25 Do. C 6 per cent all 324 33 - Wheal Basset . togan). 55 180 190 mea l Stoek "rat PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 8.-Wind, W. to IV.N.W.-Ar- •v • rfd & Kilkuy, ap.c. 10) 50 55 - Wheal Buller( edruth) 5 100 105 fit- • lived -Henrietta Mary, from Havre, for Now Orleans- - Wheal Edward (Cals.). 6 14 4 - , Wheal Kitt (U. Lelant 1.7.2 14 15 ;6d ; Northumberland, from London for Rurrachee. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. - ',Will MaryAnnplcahe 8 31. 32 1 10d Cowes, Feb. 8.-Wind, W.S.W,-D. L. Choate, from 1 --------- - i iviel Trelawney (Lists. 4 1 29 31 -. . 1 Havre for Mobile. I !... ._. I I.pa.minn I Cimino! aridness ...,-....,,,,,,,, PREFERENCE SHARES. Paid. Closing Business Share Railways. Price. *one. Railways. Paid. Leasing Closing Bnsiness Co.'s. I Price. Done. FOREIG: MINES (IIY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Wind, N.E. Arrived, Feb. B—Chase, from Dublin; Piince of Wales, from Port Madoc ; Courier, steamer, from Jersey ; Char lotto Ann, from Aberdovy. Arrived, Feb. 9—Delta, steamer, from Alexandria. Sailed, Feb. B—Derwent and Rachel, steamers, for Car. u lff; La Poule, for Cherbourg; Havre, steamer, for Havre. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Morning. Wind, N. Arrived, Feb. B.—Ellen Radford, from Caldera ; Agla ,: 'una, screw steamer, from Alexandria. Bedford anti Bletchley, all Ln & b.W, . • 20 Australian Buckinghamshire.... ' 100 'Ln& N.lr 99 101 cc. Imp.o r d C ( o i p , . pp t r , £ l 5 . p m . ~ 2 154 _4 2_ l l d 2 p . . . . . I 2 a . f 2 1 14 Chester & Holyhead..' 100 Do. ' 501 31 Do. do. 54 p. et. .... ' 100 'Do. :127 129 Do. do. sp. ct. ClytiesdaleJunction..' 100 ,Caletionin 103 105 Colchester, Stour Val.' all 'E.U.&E C, 16 17 3.1 B B i ra n z A il 16 7 8 2 48 ; ceDnolooah..rBLre2tna..ncdJod(n)lnpalunpc:dcosrn.3llßii.nmcy:nin,-Lgc..i:7o:.: aa 1. 7 5 .11 ; ' 76 _4B d 471 'Copiapo E.Lincolnaliire g.13p.0., 100 ,Gt.Nortb.;l4o 142 142 : 1 1: ).0 1 1 a o rw n r ,. 0 : 0,1 1 , N r l i l lid ' s cl ,gp r e S r l .c i .t s : . 1 , 1 % 0 11 I E.Counts.! 44 44 1 DunMoun.Cop.Min,g.Co all all 3i If 2 Fortuna all 24 254 ' _ 20 General ICaledonin austr 1 i d II p Do. New 1100 ;Do. — 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. lO4 114 Gloster& Dean Forest' all 'Gt. West. 3 Linares all2 1d l i ar Hartlpool.Dck.&ltail all iYk.N.& - fir 5 Lusitanian ,' all I Hull and Selby Do.:} Shares 1 all IDo. Do. i Shares I all ',Do. - -- Lanc.&Carl.gua.s p.c.' 100 ;Ln & NIW 207 212 2 1 0 , N p 0 . 5 11, 111 i l t i ng i i n i n q u ip sd . o ll f sv I l e r . e A , 1 14 u . e s .. a l . ci. l a r l s l . 4 4 6 6 p 1 i London&Greenwich . 100 IS. East...l 64 66 5 Port Philip Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend.l 100 Pato &Co 93 05 38.2.81 United Mexican ...—. all 2 21 24 i Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct.' 100 Norfolk - Do. 6 per cent lOO Do — JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Mnc Buxtn &Matk.. all LN W&M 21 3 g Mid. Bradford Pr efer- Share Joint-Stock Banks Paid. Price. Dons. Business ence Stock I , Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 ;5. 5. 6 E.Counts. 4 i guaranteed sp. c. ~1 p I 100 lAgra&UnitedServioeßk 50 73 7 5 Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all IDo. 57 59 40 Do. do. 6per cent all !Do. — 25 !Australasia all 79 81 7 9 1 80 79 4 801 Rank of Eg-ypt all 24 25 p Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do.' North Western all ;Midland . 144 15 40 Brit. Col. Bk.& Loan Co. all —. IL&N W) 50 British North American all Do.Prost= and Wyre. 1 all ~ , i r, L. -yk . 5 20 Clitd. Bank of India. &e, all 201 201 4 Shares A. all ,Do. — 25 ! Ch.Mer.of In. Lon.&Ch.l all 30 32 iloysin,Tlitch.,& Steep 100 IGt.Nor 4 h. 138 140 100 ,City 1 50 64 66 654 5 eihrowsbry& Horeford 100 , T Brassoy 106 108 100 Colonial ' 25 33 40 Do. Do. " 1 I .... i i 20 . 1 1 'Corn. Bank of Canada all South Staffordshire I all IM'Clcan . 101 104 I 100 Commercial of Lyndon. 20 194 ?194 Wilts and Somerset— lOO IGt. West 90 92 20 En g , Scot., & Ans. Ch. all 10- 16 -}el 1I i Wimbledon& Croydn., all 'L.&Brcrtn 74 Si • 2O Gen Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon, Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 22 224 DOCKS. 50 London and County 2O 33 35 344 50 London Joint Stock lO 31 4 100 London &Westminster 20 55 11 Share Docks.,Nat. Prov. of England 35 I Paid Cl A s ee ln . g n o tr. 100 20 Do. new lO ——5 O Bank 25 —82 h Stock Commercial 1100 20 New South Wales --I all 524 4 SI 0'..7k", DO I i),” (( at .Pref .3fin. 100 25 Orient .I%k. Corporation all 40 41 S Lock. Fast and 'West India.., 100 . .29 Wl. -, 71 , 1 , 1 ik '3, l * , . " 1;31 101 ' Icl 19 Stack' I 0 - ti „Ton llto r 0 l' re , tn , . - ia! .7:12 r,3allii ..' 25 77 79 I Stu:ft( St , ''intri^e IGO 10 'Do. New Stock Sou/ ham pton lOO —, 25 ISottith Australia Stock Victoria •»»....•.«.. 100 102 104 25 iUnion of Australia all 43 4 40 ID4 DieW sate isosass,we 2 111 50 lUnion of London l2 274 281 100 1 1/41tyktutgal se 00 r. 0 (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. W.S.W.; tide low water; weather cloudy. Arrived, Feb. B—Mary Ann, from Ostend. Arrived, Feb. 9—Jessie Gr6ig, from Mauritius ; Farrock• hill, from St. Kitt's. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Wind, N.N.E., fresh. P ased—Wilhelm, from London, for Newport; England, ' t c'ta London, for Bordeaux; her Majesty's steamers Dee a nd Vesuvius, from the "West, for the River. S ailed—Nearly all the outward bound. Remainder pre paring, Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston had a grand clinnerlut evoninz, in compliment to his Royal Highness t he r , Princ e o f O ra n ge . Hi s It )yal Highne ss , a tt en d e d by Ga unt Eylandt aid the gentlemen of his retinue, arrived at bl'lght o'clock. There were present to meet the illustrious his Excellency the Netherlands Minister, the Duke d Duchess of Wellington, the Duke and Duchess of 'onterset, the Marquis a nd Marchioness of Clanticard E , th e Earl. and Countess of Elgin, the Earl and Countess of Sh aftesbury, the Earl and Countess of Lichfield, the Earl (*) t -r 7 l "'"nr , , iscountel4 Jocelyn, Mrs. W. Cooper. and • 2 YM our, the Queen's E q uerry in Waiting on the t!Lee of Change. His Royal highness the Duke of Can _'!'idge, attended by Col. Clifton, honoured Lady Palmer non'S reception by his presence. A very brilliant company 146rerabled after dinner. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1860. THIII 1) EDITION. SUN OFFICE, &ven o'clock. TATTERALL'S-(THIS ZVENING). LINCOLN HANDICAP. Bto 1 agst Tommy Noble (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Satellite (taken) 25 to 1 agst The Squire (taken) DERRY. 9to 1 agst Umpire (take 10 to 1) 9to 2 agst Mainstone (take 10 to 1) 12 to 1 agst Thormanby (taken) 18 to 1 agst Nutbourne (taken) 40 to 1 agst Cramond (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Sabreur (taken) SLOUGH RACES—(This Day.) (Ai ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FREE HANDICAP. ---- • Thcodine - 1 Old Man 2 Three ran. SELLING STEEPLECHASE. -• Theodine Haphazard METROPOLITAN STEEPLECHASE. Heads or Tails Tartar Shylock 3 Eight ran. Omar Pasha paid forfeit at 1.45. MILITARY STEEPLECHASE. Gannymede Heads or Tails Johnny Raw thought hon. members should be in possession of its con tents before the Government introduced any measure in reference to it. ILLNESS OF THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER. In reply to Lord W. LENNOX, Four ran. Lord PALMERSTON said that he hoped if his right hon. friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer had not suffi eiently recovered his strength to be enabled to enter on his financial statement, which must necessarily be of consider able length, te-morrow evening, that the house would indulge him by allowing its postponement until Monday.. (Hear.) However, if the Chancellor of the Exchequer was not able to bring the budget forward to-morrow evening, his noble friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs would lay on the table the commercial treaty with France. (Hear, hear.) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(This EVENING.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack qt five o'clock. CHURCH RATES. The Duke of MARLBOROUGH presented a petition against the abolition of church rates. The Marquis of BATA presented petitions to the same effect from different parts of Wiltshire. Earl NELSON presented similar petitions. The Bishop of OXFORD also presented a number of petitions to the like effect. ENDOWED SCHOOLS BILL. The Earl of CARNARVON presented a petition against the second reading of the Endowed Schools Bill. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY presented petitions in favour of the bill. ITALY. The Marquis of NORMAN BY gave notice that on Tuesday next he should move for a copy of the correspond ence between the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Florence respecting the official reception of the Chevalier Buoncompagni. ENDOWED SCHOOLS BILL. Lord CRANWORTII rose to MOTS th© second reading of this bill, which was to enable Dissenters to take the benefit of endowed schools, commonly called Icing Edward's from which they were at present excluded, and also to act as trustees of these schools. The bill was the same, with ono exception, as that which had already passed the committee of the House of Commons; and in the event of their lordships according a second reading to the bill, he should be able, he thought, to satisfy their lordships of the great desirability of that alteration. The noble and learned lord then explained the present po sition in which. Protestant Dissenters stood with respect to trust funds of endowed schools, and proceeded to give a short history of the foundation of many of these schools, which took place in the reign of Edward VI., from which the children of all persons Rot in communication with the Church of England were excluded from participating. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(This EVENING•) The SrLucien took the chair at four o'clock. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the abolition of church rates; in favour of Parliamentary Reform; from 4,246 inhabitants of the parish of St. George's-in-the-East, against the practices adopted by the Rev. Bryan King in the performance of the Church Service. TASMANIA. Sir J. PAKIN GTON prese nt ed petitions from Tasmania, praying that the house would advise the Queen to withhold the Royal assent from acts passed by the Legislature of that colony "to alter the constitution of the Legislative Coun cil," and " to provide for the abolition, on certain terms, of State aid to religion." CRIMINAL APPEAL. Sir F. KELLY said that he would postpone his motion on this subject. THE SERPENTINE. Sir J. SHELLEY gave notice that on Monday next he would move for the production of the coirespendenea that had taken place between the Commissioners of Works and Messrs. Amos, the engineers, with reference to the cleans ing of the Serpentine. TOBACCO. Mr. G. LANGTON moved for a return of the several seizures made, and of the prosecutions for breach of the laws relating to tobacco, between the sth Jan., 1859, and the sth Jan., 1860; distinguishing those in Great Britain from those in Ireland; specifying the places where, and the names of the persons prosecuted, or from whom the seizures were made ; the quantities and kinds of goods seized ; the precise nature of the offences charged, or for which the seizures were meek ; the results of the examinations of the goods, by analysis or otherwise, where seized for adulteration ; whether any and what judi cial proceedings were taken in each case ; the result of such proceedings, whether convicted or otherwise; amount of fine paid or imprisonment suffered ; whether the goods seized were condemned or restored.—Ordered. FIREWORK EXPLOSION AT LAMBETH. Mr J. LOCKE asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention had been drawn to the explosion of a firework manufactory which took place last month in Regent-street, Lambeth-walk, resulting in the death of three persons, and if so, whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to adopt any mea sures for the removal of such buildings out of crowded neighbourhoods ? Sir G. C. LEWIS said the matter had been referred to the chief commissioner of police, and be intended to bring in a bill on the general subject with a view to amend the law relating to the manufacture in populous districts of gunpowder and other explosive materials. DUBLIN PORT. Mr. EWART moved for an account of the receipts and disbursements by the Corporation for preserving and im proving the Port of Dublin, from the 31st day of December, 1857, to the latest period to which the same had been made up ; and, of monies borrowed, stating the annual amount of interest payable thereon, and surp l us rece i p t s a b ove dis bursements, &c.—Ordered. FRIENDLY SOCIETIES. Mr. AYRTON moved for a return respecting the capital and interest of friendly societies in the hands of the com missioners for the reduction of the national debt, similar to the return relative to savings banks ordered on the 3d day of this instant February.—Ordered. CHINA EXPEDITION. Mr. S. FITZGERALD moved an address for return of the military forces of all arm s un d er or d ers t o procee d, or on their way from this country, h er M a j es ty' s E as t Indian territories, or the colonies, to China; and, similar return as to the naval forces.—Ordered. THE TRANSPORT SHIP ACCRINGTON. Mr. Alderman SALO MONS asked whether her Majesty's Government had received any information relative to the sickness and mortality on board the ship Accrington, which left Liverpool for India on the 30th of last September, with the wives and families of soldiers ; and also as to the reported acts of cruelty and violence committed on board that ship, resulting, as it was alleged, in the murder of the captain and chief officer. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said there was no doubt as to the mortality that occurred on board tho vessel in question, but the Government wore not responsible for what had taken place. TASMANIA. Colonel SYKES asked the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies if any, and what proceedings had taken place consequent upon the transmission of a petition to the Queen, signed by more than 5,000 inhabitants of Hobart Town, Tas mania, complaining of an Act passed in great haste by a minority of the Legislative Council, affecting the constitu tional privileges of the electors. Mr. C. FORTESCUE said the petition in question had proceeded from the constituents of a learned gentleman of eminence in the colony, and there was no doubt there had been some sharp practice in Tasmania. However, the mea sure was passed legally, and the Queen did not feel called on to place her veto on what had taken pla ce , w hi c h was left in the hands of the constituents themselves. PROCEEDINGS IN THE QUEEN'S BENCH, IRELAND. Mr. GREGORY asked the Attorng -General for Ireland if the late proceedings in the Court of Queen's Bench, Ire land, on the part of the Poor Law Commissioners, against the Rev. Peter Daly, were instituted under the direction of the law officers of the Crown ; and, if not, under whose di rection ; and also from what fund the costs given against the Poor Law Commissioners would be defrayed ? Col. FORDE asked the Attorney-General for Ireland to answer a similar question as regarded the Poor Law Com missioners and the Board of Guardians of the Newtonard Union, as that put to him by the hon. member for Galway. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND said that the proceedings in question were instituted i)y the Peer Law Board in virtue of their incorporation, and not by in instructions of himself or the Solicitor-General, and the ex pense was defrayed out of a fund belonging to the board. TREATIES WITH FRANCE. Mr. LIDDELL asked the President of the Board of Trade whether any commercial treaty or treaties (other than that recently ratified) were in force between this country and France; and, if so, whether there was any objection to laying copies of the same on the table, with the dates at which they wore entered into? Mr. M. GIBSON said there was a treaty or convention between France and this country", dated 1826, which regu lated the direct trade between the two countries ; this docu ment could be found in the library of the house, and there was no necessity for its production. RIFLES FOR INDIA. In reply to an IIoN. MEMBER, Mr. S. HERBERT said that the English troops in India would be armed with Enfield rifles, and a rifle of a lighter and more suitable construction would be supplied to the native troops. LONDON CORPORATION BILL. In reply to Mr. AYRTON, Sir G. C. LEWIS said he would state next Monday when he proposed to proceed with this bill. PUBLIC ROADS IN SCOTLAND. Sir J. OGILVY asked the Secretary ,TS;te for the Home Departeient when the report of the Revel Commis sicacrs on niutters r elu iun to public toad, ia Scotland would ba delivered to members; and whether it was the in tention of her Majesty's Government to introduce, in the present session, any measure founded thereon ? Sir G, C, LZWIS said the report was priatti, aad ho BRIBERY AT ELECTIONS. Sir F. KELLY moved for leave to bring in a bill for the prevention of bribery, and to amend the Corrupt Practices Prevention Acts (l 854). The hon. and learned member having referred to the defects of the existing law, con • tended that the payment of expenses through an elec• tion auditor would remedy the evil at present complained of, if properly carried out. He proposed in the present bill to introduce provisions so stringent as would effectually pre vent any corrupt practices on the part of election agents or election auditors. In order t 3 render the measure more efficient he would propose that revising barristers should be the election auditors. [LEFT SPEAKING.] PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-FEB. 8. CHURCH RATES ABOLITION BILL. Order for second reading read; motion made, and question proposed, " That the bill be now read a second time :" Amendment proposed, to leave out the word "now," and at the end of the question to gcld the words "upon this day six months :"—Question put, " That the word now' stand part of the question :"—The house divided; ayes 263, noes 234. AYES -263. Acton, Sir J. Ewart, William Mousell, Rt. Hn. W. Adair, H. E. Ewart, J. C. Monson, W. J. Adam, W. P. Ewing, H. E. C. Morris, D. Adeane, H. J. Ferguson, R. Napier, Sir C. Agnew, Sir A. Finlay, A. S. Noble, J. Alcock, T. Fitzgerald, J. D. North, F. ' Andover, Lord Foley, J. IL O'Brien, P. Angerstein, W. Foley, Hon. H. W. Ogilvy, Sir J. Antrobus, E. Forster, Charles Onslow, Guildford Arnott, Sir J. Foster, W. 0. Osborne, Bernal Ashley, Lord Fortescue, C. S. Paget, C. Atherton, W. Freeland, H. W. Paget, Lord C. E. Ayrton, A. S. French, Fitzstephan Paxton, Sir 7. Bagwell, J. Garnett, W. J. Pease, H. Bailey, C. Gavin, Major Peehell, Sir G. Baines, E. Gibson, T. M. Peto, Sir M. Ball, E. Gifford, Earl of Pigott, Francis Baring, Thos. Geo. Glyn, G. C. Pilkington, James Bass, M. T. Glyn, G. G. Pollard Urquh artW Baxter, W. E. Goldsinid, Sir F. Ponsonby, A. Bazley, Thomas Gower, F. L. Pugh, D. (Carman) Beale, Samuel Graham, Sir J. R.G. Ramsden, Sir J. W, Beaumont, W. B. Greene, Capt. J. Redmond, J. E. Berkeley, H. Gregory, W. H. Ricardo, J. L. Berkeley, F. Gregson, S. Ricardo, 0. Bethell, Sir R. Grenfell, C. P. Rich, H. Biddulh,:Col. R.M. Greville, Col. F. Ridley; G. Biggs,John Grey, lit. Hn. Sir G. Robertson, D. Black, Adam Grosvenor, Earl Roebuck, J. A. Blencowe, J. G. Gurney, Samuel Rothachild,BaronL Bonham-Carter, J. Hadfield, Geo. Rothschild Baron )i Bouverie, P. P. Hanbury, R., jun. Roupell, W. Bowyer, W. Handley, John Russell, Lord J. Brand, H. B. Hankey, Thomson Russell, Hastings Bri g ht, J. Hanmer, Sir J. Russell, A. J. E. Briscoe, J. I. Hardcastle, Jos. A. St. Aubyn, J. Bristow, A. Hartington,Marquis Salomon,q,Alderman Brocklehurst, John Henley, Lord Salt, Titus Brown, James Hervey, Lord A Scholefleid, W. Browne, Lord J. T. Hodgkinson, G. Scrope, G. P. Bruce, H. A. Hodgson, K. D. Seymour, Sir M. Buchanan, W. Holland, E. Seymour, H. D. Buckley, Maj.-Gen. Howard, Hon. C. Seymour, Digby Buller, Sir A. Ingham, R. Shafto, R. D. Butler, C. S. Ingram, H. Shelley, Sir J. V. Buxton, C. Jackson, W. Sheridan, R. B. Byng, Hon. G. H. C. Jamea, Edwin Sheridan, H. B. Caird, James Jervoise, Sir J. Blaney, R. A. Calthorpe, F. H. Johnstone, Sir J. Smith, J. B. Campbell, W. F. Kershaw, J. Smith, A. Cardwell, Rt. Hn. E. King, Hon. L. Staniland, M. Carnegie, Hon. C. Kinglake, A. W. Stanley, Lord Castlerosse, Vist. Kinglake, Serj. J. Stanley, 0. Caveneish, Hon. W. Kingscote, Lt.-Col. Stansfeld. J. Childers, H. C. E. Kinnaird, lion. A. Steel, John Cholmeley, Sir M. Knatchbull-liagess Sullivan, M. Clay, James Lacon, Sir E. Sykes, Col. W. H. Clifford, C. C. Laing, S. Taylor, Hugh Clive, George Langston, J. H. Thompson, H. S. Cobbett, J. M. Langton, li. G. Tite, Wm. Colebrooke, Sir T.E. Laslett, W. Tollemache, Hon.F. Collier, R. P. Lawson, W. Tomline, G. Coningham, Wm. Leatham, E. Turner, J. A. Craufurd, E. H. J Levinge, Sir R.G.A. Vandeleur, Col. Crawford, R. W. Lewis, Sir G.C., Bt. Vane, Lord H. G. Crook, Joseph Lindsay, W. S. Verney, Sir Harry Crossley, Frank Locke, Jos. Villiers, Rt. lion. C. Dalglish, Robert Locke, J. Vivian, H. IL Davey, R. Lowe, Rt. Hon. R. Walter, John Davie, Sir H. R. F. Lysley, W. Watkins, .T. L. V. Davie, Col. F. )['Cann, J. Wemysi; J. Deasy, Richard McEvoy, E. Western, T. S. Denman, G. Mackie, J. Westhead, B. Dent, John Dent Mackinnon, W. A. Whalley, G. IL Dillwyn, Lewis L. McMahon, P. Whitbread, S. Dodson, John G. Maguire, J. F. Wickham, H. W. Duff, M. E. Marjoribanks, D. C. Willcox, B. M. Duke, Sir James Marsh, M. 11. Williams, W. Dunbar. Sir Wm. Martin, I'. W. Willoughby, Sir H. Duncombe, T. S. Martin, J. Winnington, Sir T. Dundas, Frederick Massey, W. N. Wise, J. A. Dunlop, A. Matheson, A. Wood, Rt Hn. Sir C. Dutton, Hon. R. 11. Mellor, John Woods, Henry Egerton, E. C. Merry, James Wyld, James Ellice, Rt. Hon. E. Mildmay, H. Wyvill, M. Ellice, E., jun. Miller, William V.lphinstone, Sir J. Mills, T. TELLERS. Evans, Sir De L. Milues, R. M. Trelawny, Sir J. S. Evans, T. W. Mitchell, T. A. Douglas, Sir C. NOES-234. Annesley, H. Haliburton, Justice Murray, William Arbuthnott, Gen.H. Hamilton, Lord C. Naas, Rt. lln. Lord Archdall, Capt.M.E. Hamilton, Jas. H. Newark, Lord Baillie, 11. J. Hamilton, Major Newdegate, C. N. Baring, A. IL Hanbury, Captain Nicol, William Baring, Thomas Hardy, Gathorne Noel, G. J. Barrow, W. H. Ilartopp, E. B. North, Col. Bathurst, A. A. Hansard, M. D. Northoote, Sir S. H. Beach, W. W. B. Heathcoat, G. H. Packe, C. W. Bective, Earl of Henley, J. Packe, G. H. Beecroft, G. S. Hennessy, .T. P. Pakington, Sir J. S. Bentinck, G. W. P. Henniker, Lord Palk, L. Bentiack, G.C. Herbert, Col. P. E. Papillon, P. 0. Beresford, W. Heygate, Sir F. Parker, Major W. Bernard, Thos. T. Hill, Hon. R. Patten, J. W. Blackburn, P. Holford, R. S. Paull, H. Botfield, Beriah Holmesdale, Lord Peel, Sir R. Bovill, Wm., Hood, Sir A. Peel, Gen. Bramston, T. W. Hope, G. W. Pevensey, Viscount Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. Hopwood, J. - T. Philips, J. H. Brooks, R. Horsfall, T. B. Potts, George Bruce; C. L. C. notham, Gen. Lord Powys, L. P. Bruen, Henry Howes, Edward Pugh, 1). (Mont.) Burghley, Lord Hubbard, J. G. Puller, C. W. Cairns, Sir 11., Humberstone, P. S. Quinn, Peter Carnac, SirJ. R., Bt. Hume, W. Renton, G. W. J. Cartwright, Col. H. Hunt, G. W. Ridley, Sirll. W. Cave:S. Ingestre, Viscount Rogers, John Cavenelsh, Hon. G. Jermyn, Earl ' Rolt, J. Cayley, E. S. Jervis, Captain Salt, Thomas Cecil, Lord R. Johnstone, Hon. H. Selater-Booth, G. Churchill, Lord A. Johnstone, J. J. H. Selwyn, C. J. Close, M. C. Jolliffe, Sir W. Scymer, H. K. Cobbold, John C. Jolliffe, Capt. H. Shirley, E. P. Cochrane, A. D. Jones, D. Sibthorpe, G. T. W, Codrington, Sir W. Kekewich, S. Smith, Abel Cole, Hon. H. A. Kelly, Sir F. Smith, S. G. Collins, T., jun. Kendall, N. Smollett, A. Cross, R. A. Kennard, C. Somes, Joseph Cubitt, A ld. Kerrison, Sir E. Spooner, R. Curzon, Viscount King, .J. K. Stanhope. J. B. Davison, Richard Knatchbull, W. Stirling, Wm. Dawson, R. P. Knight, F. Steuart, A. Decals, Wm. Knox, Major W. S Stewart, Sir M. R. Dickson, Col. Lecke, Sir H. Stuart, Major W. Disraeli, Benjamin Lefroy, A. Sturt, H. G. Du Cane, Chas. Legh, G. C. Stracey, Sir H. Duncombe, A. Legh, W. Talbot, C. R. M. Duncombe, W. E. Leighton, Sir B. Taylor, Colonel Dunn, John . Lennox, Lord H. G. Tempest, Lord A.V. East, Sir J. B. Liddell, Hon. H. G. Thynne, Lord E. Edwards, Major H. Lindsay, Colonel Thynne, Lord H. Egerton, Sir P. Lockhart, A. E. Tollemache, J. H. Egerton, A. F. Long, W. Torrens, R. Egerton,W. Longfield, Robert Trefusis, Hon. C. H. Elnley, Viscount Lopes, Sir M., Bt. Trollops, Sir John Estcourt, S. Lovaine, Lord Upton, Gene' al Farquhar, Sir M. Lowther, Col. H. C. Valetort, Lord Ferrer, James Lowther, Captain Vance, John Fellowes, Edward Lyall, G. Vansittart, Win. Ferg - ussonl Sir J. Lygon, Hon. F. Verner, Sir Wm. Filmer, Sir E. Lytton, Sir E. B. Vernon, L. V. Forde, Lt.-Col. W. Macaulay, K. Walcott, Adm. J. E. Forester, Col. G. C. Mainwaring, T. Walker, James R. Forster, Sir G. Matins, R.. Walpple, S. 11. Galway, Viscount Manners, Ld J. Walsh, Sir J. B. Gard, R. S. March, Earl of Watlington, J. W. George, John Maxwell, Col. Welby, W. E. Gladstone, Capt. Miles, Sir W. Whitmore, H. Goddard, A. L. Miller, T. Williams, T. P. Goff, Captain Mills, A. Wyndham, Capt. H. Gordon, C. W. Mitford, W. T. Wyndham, Gen. H. Gore, J. R. 0. Montgomery, Sir G. Wynn, Col. Gore, W. R. 0. Moody, C. A. Wynn, Sir W. W. Graham, Lord Wm. Mordannt, Sir G. Wynne, W. W. T. Gray, William Morgan, C. 0. S. Yorke, Hon. E. Grey deWilton,Lord Morgan, Major TELLE RS. Griffith, C. D. Mowbray, Rt. Hn. J. Montagu, Lord Grogan, Sir Edward Mure David Long, R. P. SPECIMENS OF YANKEE HUMOUR. (From Wit and liennour.) A democratic editor in Ohio, whose paper is as dingy and dirty as if manufactured from the unwashed rags of his own back, abuses us at a terrible rate. We should imagine his daily beverage must be aqua fortis stirred up with a light ning rod. There is a Sag-Nichts editor In Mississippi, very dirty in his personal habits, who never holds a political opinion 24 hours. lle shifts oftener than ho shirts. The editor of the Icew Orleans Republican says that he "rarely takes the air." The follow seems very sparing in the use of the elements —taking the air seldom and water never. A democratic editor in Indiana threatens to handle us " without gloves." We would certainly never think of handling him without at least three pair, and thick ones at that. A certain editor, who has had a controversy with us sug gests that he and we look each other in the face. But he would have the advantage of us ; ho would have much the better prospect. From a return just obtained it appears that the total amount of Rupee paper received in this country up to the 31st December last was £4,098,657. Of this, however, a considerable portion belonged to permanent holders, who have merely transferred the stock from ono side to the other. - - Telegrams from St. Petersburg announce that the exchange on London, which a week ago stood at 350., has experienced a movement decidedly adverse to Russia, being now quoted only 35d., in consequence of the temporary withdrawal of the artificial support hitherto given to it by the government. A telegram from Amsterdam yesterday afternoon announces the rejection of the groat Dutch Railway Bill by the First Chamber. What effect this will have upon the position of the Ministry is not stated. Dutch stock have not been affected in price, the political bearing of the event being perhaps neutralised by the circumstance that a sum of about £BOO,OOO per annum, which it was proposed to use as a subvention in aid of the railway works, will remain, as heretofore, applicable to the sinking fund of the national debt. Austrian stock rose per cent., but is still about 6 per cent. lower than on the Ist January.] Mr. Waddell, in his lecture on the Genius of Burns, says :—" William Wallace I liken to Samson, and he was a nobler man withal David Hume was our unbe lieving, deep-sighted, metaphysical, distracted Job; John Knox is our Elijah, and with much of Elijah's fiery humour in him ; Burns is our natural, and if you will have it so, our sinful, erring David ; Thomas Carlyle is our moral John the Baptist • a nd other names, both in England and in Scotland, shall yet be added, when men come to apprehend and believe." f fat the n 3s 36d ; k, at 10d ; is 8d ding itch; Dyer, Load. )ver il lead. we' ► Load. J 9 k 0 l 6 44* . LONDON AND SOUTH-TVESTE.RN RAIL TEA E HALF-YEARLY MEETING-THIS DAY. The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the share holders in this company was held this day, at the offices of the company at the Waterloo Station. The chair was occupied by Mr. Mangles, chair man of the board of directors. The usual routine business having been trans• acted, and the directors' half-yearly report, which has already appeared in 71,e Sun, having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said, with an increased dividend experience had shown that there was no difficulty in the directors of such a company in carrying a meeting with them. This company, he was happy to say, was not an excep tion to that rule, and if the shareholders would listen to him for a short time he would prove to them that the prospects of the South-Western Rail- way were good, and the property of the share- holders were safe. The hon. gentleman then pro ceeded to touch upon the financial position of the company, and remarked that as the com- petition with the Brighton Company bad ceased, the directors had fair reason to anticipate that the year 1860 would show a large increase over that of 1859. He had great satisfaction in stating the ` satisfactory progress of peaceful arrangements with the Bristol and Exeter and the South Devon lines, and it was but due on his part to state that through the negotiations the directors of the South Western had been met in a most fair and honourable man ner, and had the pleasure to state that the plans with those companies had been agreed upon. While he was on that point he was anxious that the public and the Great Western Railway might be informed, through the press, that the directors of the South-Western were ready at any moment to enter into peaceful arrangements with them for an interehange of traffic. The present year bids fair to be most prosperous for the com pany, for, comparing the receipts for the first five weeks with those of the corresponding weeks of 1859—after deducting the expenses—show an in crease of £l,OOO per week. (Hear, hear.) The attention of the directors having been called to the additional wear and tear of the line, in consequence of the increased traffic, they have resolved at once to relay all such parts of the line were necessary with additional sleepers and fish-joint rails. The repairs to the rolling stock had been fully maintained during the past year at the expense of revenue, and much of the older por tion of it has been converted from first to second or'third-class carriages, the result had proved the wisdom of the step. The heavy works at Gilling ham tunnel had delayed the further opening of the Shrewsbury and Yeovil line to Yeovil,. but the di rectors now confidently expect that the line would be opened throughout in the month of April next. The traffic over that part of the line already finished was perfectly satisfactory, and he felt that it would be still more remunerative. Before he would resume his seat he would just allude to the Government duty, rates, and taxes on railway property, which were gradually increasing. He thought it a great hardship and injustice that railway property should be subjected to such unjust demands; and if those gentlemen present, who happened to be members of Parliament, would turn their attention and give a serious thought to those increasing demands on rail way property, with a view to ascertain whether they could not be stopped or greatly reduced, they would render a great service to all holders of railway property. Notwithstanding the slightly diminished dividend he thought on the whole their position was satisfactory, and that the company stood in a good and wholesome position. (Hear, hear.) The motion of the chairman having been seconded a desultory discussion followed. Mr. A SHCRAFT moved an amendment to the efect, that the meeting do not approve of that part of the report relating to the narrow guage on the Exeter, and Crediton and Bideford Railway. Mr. PUNCHER expressed his dissent to many subjects mentioned in the report. Mr. TITE, M.P., said he had taken great pains to prevent the expenditure on the Direct Ports mouth and Exeter Railway, but ho was not sup ported, and hence the failure with the proprietors. The hon. gentleman then proceeded to explain that it arose from no difficulty on the part of the directors that their dividends were less than they ought to be. It arose entirely from the opposition and rivalry that had taken place. As chairman of the North Devon Railway, he contended that the con duct of the directors was entirely free from the aspersions that had been made against them. Their adoption of the narrow gunge was a wise one, and he thought they had exercised a sound judginent, and although he' should have been delighted to have received a larger dividend, he must express his satisfaction that, under the difficulties the directors had to contend with, they should have been enabled to declare a dividend of 5 per cent. He defended the direotors in all their proceedings, and urged that they ought to be freed from attacks that had been made upon them. He had great pleasure in support ing the report of the directors. (Hear, hear.) A SHAREIIOLDER hoped the directors would pause before they commenced operations at the foot of Kingston bridge. The station at Hampton Wick, he contended, answered all purposes. This report, after a lengthened discussion, was carried. Resolutions for the payment of the dividend mentioned in the report and the election of re tiring directors were then agreed to, and the meeting separated. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT. OF CIIANCERY. (Before the Lords Justices.) BAILEY V. CASS.-APPEAL MOTION. This was an appeal from an order of Vice-Chancellor Sir John Stuart, directing the appellant to produce the writings admitted to be in her possession, and deposit them with the clerk-registrar within seven days in terms of the order. Their lordships declined to disturb or alter the order, with costs. Lord Justice Knight Bruce observed that if the clerk registrar would receive them after the expiry of the seven days a fresh order would not be necessary. Counsel agreed to do nothing for a week. Lord Justice Knight Bruce—We give no direction or directions that will prevent the lady to apply to have them restored after they have been deposited. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IX Itl3 BILDWIN-TILE MOHNING HERALD. To-day was appointed for a dividend meeting under the estate of Mr. E. Baldwin, formerly proprietor of the Kern ing Herald newspaper. The debts proved amount to £BO,OOO. A dividend of 2s. in the pound has already been paid. The present dividend will be twopence. IN RE DEVIDSON, PFAIIL, AND CO. The bankrupts had carried on business in Cammomile street, City, as foreign and fancy merchants. An applica tion was now made for enlarged protection, the examination having been adjourned to anable the accountants, Messrs. Robinson, Nichols, and Co., of Old Jowry Chambers, to complete the accounts. The delay has been occasioned through the differences between the parties. Protection was granted, and it was stated that the balance sheet would be filed in the course of next week. THE CATTLE TRADE. SALISBURY, Feb. 7. — Beasts were in increased supply to-day, and there was a fair proportion if good qualities ; but a clearance was not effected until nearly the close of the market. Late rates, however, were fully maintained, best oxen realising li e. 6d. to 12s. 6d., and heifers 10s. to lls. per acme. Sheep were rather short and sold at the extreme prices of last market —beat Down mutton, 84d. per lb. THE ALPAC kS.—We have been informed that the Colonial Government of Sydney have remitted to Messrs. Graham, Tobias, and Co., of Londo n, the first produce of Mr. Ledger's flock of alpacas, with instructions to gather opinions from merchants, manufacturers, and other con sumers as to the comparative value of this new and im portant product of the colony with that from Peru and Bo livia. Samples will also be sent to Manchester, Leed s , Bradford, and other towns. REPRESENTATION OF GREAT YARMOUTH. Rumours have obtained publicity of a compromise in the re presentation of this borough, so as to avoid the necessity of troubling the select committee to be chosen on the 21st ins to determine th e p etition presented against the ret urn of the present Conservative sitting members, Sir Henry Stracey and Sir Edmund Lacon. The terms of compromise are re g ported to be as follo ws :—Sir E. Lacon to to Mr. E. W. Watkin, of Manchester, one of the defeated Ray d y Liberal candidates, and Sir H. Stracey to continue in undisturbed possession of the second seat till a dissolution, when ho is to retire in favour of Sir Edmund, and try ' his fortune at Nor wich. The tactics of Yarmouth politicians are generally, however, of so determined and obstinate a character that it is not very probable that suc h arraDgemouts as these could bo carried through successfully, ~~ POLICE INTELLIGENCR-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DEFRAUDING A COLONEL—NOTORIOUS IMPOSTERS.— Frederick Marshall, alias Sullivan, a woolcombor, and Wil liam George Johnson, a typefoundor, and both of whom aro nototious imposters and begging-letter waters, the former having recently left prison after an incarceration of 9 months, were charged with obtaining, by false pretences, the sum of 4s. from Colonel Daniel's, of 54, Grosvenor square. . From the evidence of the Colonel it appeared that yester day morning they called at the residence of the Colonel, but were informed by the butler that his master would not be disengaged till one o'clock. At that time the prisoners called again and sent up a petition or card bearing several influential names. Acting under the advice of Mullord 339 A, the colonel marked two florins and gave them to the prisoners, who at the time represented that they had been shipwrecked on the Devonshire coast, and lost all their property. They ware afterwards taken into custody, and the marked florins found on them. They then admitt.d the signatures to the petition to be forgeries. It further ap peared that, previous to being taken into custody, they had thrown a second petition into the fire, but it was rescued from the flames. The prisoners were recognised by Iforsford, Fryer, and Turner, officers of the Ifendicity Society, as skilled begging letter writers ; and, on leaving for the van, one remarked to the other that their friends would not get on without them. The prisoners were committed for three months each, with hard labour. CAUG LIT IN TIME.—ATTEMPT TO ENTER A JEWELLER'S SlloP.—Jaynes Connors and Mary Morlaxd, both deter mined-looking persons, were charged as follows : Mr. Joseph Robins, jeweller, of No. 7, Church-street, Soho, said that about 12 the previous night he was return ing home. When he got to his shop door he saw the male prisoner stooping down and trying to open the door with a key. He seized hold of him and had a severe struggle, when the female prisoner cameup and tried to get the man away by striking him (prosecutor), and scratching his face, and behaving in the most violent manner. William Parr, 139 C, said the prisoner, when taken into custody, gave no account of himself. Sergeant Joy said the prisoner had been frequently charged with being concerned in burglaries, but had been very lucky in escaping conviction. lie knew him to be the companion of housebreakers, and he also knew the female as the companion of thieves. The female said she did not know the male prisoner, and did not know why she interfered in the matter. The prisoners were remanded for a week by Mr. Bing. ham. THAMES. AssmaT IN A TIIEATRE.—James Warren, a poirerful man, described as a cabinetmaker, was brought before Mr. Yardley charged with violently assaulting Mr. Isaac Costa, a constable in nightly attendance at the Effingham Saloon Theatre, in the Whitechapel-road. The complainant is a stout, jelly man, and a great favourite with the frequenters of the Effiingham Saloon Theatre on accpunt of his general good humour and con- ciliatory disposition. Last night the prisoner was about to force his way into the theatre, and he was asked for hie check. He said he had not got one, and that he had been in the theatre before, and did not receive a check on leav ing. The check-taker assured him that a check was given to every one up till half-past ten o'clock, and refused to allow the prisoner to enter the theatre unless he paid for admission. The pri soner on this became very violent and noisy, and on being remonstrated with by the complainant, he used the most filthy language and threats, and threatened to gouge Mr. Costa's eyes out, in the American fashion. Expostu lations and remonstrances were in vain, and Mr. Costa en deavoured to remove the prisoner, and put his haads quietly upon him. The prisoner immediately struck him a violent blow .with his fist on the right eye, and knocked him backwards. Kelly, a police-constable, No. 130 H, on duty in front of the theatre, was then called, and after a determined resistance on the part of the prisoner, took hint into custody. The prisoner used the most horrible lan guage and threats towards Mr. Abrahams, the proprietor and manager of the theatre, and also towards the complain- ant, who appeared in court suffering great pain with hie right eye swollen and quite closed. The prisoner said ho was very sorry for having struck the constable. He was intoxicated when he did so, and much excited when he was refused admission to the theatre. He had paid for admission in the early part of the even ing, and went out for a few minutes, the check-taker on hie leaving said, " I shall know you again," but gave him Ito check. Mr. Yardley said ho had been once served in that way at a theatre, and if managers countenanced such conduct, and allowed their servants to charge a second time for admit. sion on the same night, it was highly discreditable. Mr. Costa said a check was offered to every person on leaving the theatre until half-past 10 o'clock at night, and the proprietor gave out a thousand checks every night for that purpose. Kelly confirmed this statement, and said he had bean upon duty at the F,ffinglam Saloon Theatre four years, and en occurrence of this kind had never happened before. It was the most quiet, orderly, and well-conducted theatre in the metropolis, and the average number of visitors was two thcusand nightly. Mr. Yardley said tho prisoner had steted with groat vio knee, and he ought to be quite ashamed of himself to use such language as he had done. He fined the prisoner 40e., which was paid. SNOW STORMS IN SCOTLAND. Every week now seems to bring a new snow storm. The one prevailing, when we published. last Tuesday, disappeared for most part daring Fri day and Saturday, but on Sunday forenoon snow commenced to fall again very thickly, and con tinued till about noon. There were showers during the rest of the day, which towards evening became much heavier and more frequent. The wind was high and the drift at times blinding. By day light yesterday morning there was a heavy snow lying ; a good deal of it melted in the forenoon along the coast, but, instead of a perma nent thaw, there is every probability at present that the snow will be greatly increase. A gusty stormy wind blows from the north-east, and the clouds arc heavy and very unsettled. The roads, by last snowstorm, were not entirely blocked up, but in many places they were rendered all but impass able. The Peterhead coach did not reach Banff on Tuesday nor on Friday. The mails, too, came in pretty regularly, though sometimes a couple of hours or so late, caused for most part by lateness of trains on the railway: The morning train from Aberdeen stuck for some two hours between Ward house and Kinnethmont on Wednesday morning. The storm is very heavy in that quarter. The Grampian range and its outliers seem to be in its centre. Benrinnes, the Tap O'Noth, Buck of Ca brach, and hills along the Don and Dee are deeply covered with snow, and in many places the autumn snows still lie there to a considerable extent. an that part of the country the opinion prevails, and it is now almost general, that there has been no such severe winter since 1838. Writing yesterday, our correspondent in Enzie, a coastside district, says, "We were beginning in the end of last week to have a sort of fresh weather, and yesterday_ morning the snow had all disappeared. A new fall had commenced, however, about 9 o'clock, and it has been occasionally drifting, and that severely, ever since. The snow has not accumulated to a great depth, owing to the ground being soft and wet, but it must be pretty deep in the upper district.' In the centre of the country, in Rothiemay and Grange there was a good deal of the old snow remaining yesterday morning, so that with what has since fallen, it is now heavy in that quarter, and it is heavier still further inland. From Inveravon we learn that on Friday and Saturday there was n i! thaw there with a fine breeze from the so d uth,ad the snow disappearing rapidly. Sunday an now snow yester day were very bad days, and the depth o f p are, in many which fell was considerable.opnas; t o re, instancesveryi whereill off, depende nt learn, y conse faquremneneeaofr K ha e N i , t i h og sev e e a r t a en ll , i d av n e ri. d n i g e d, localer day railways. there the snow, the tops i s e o w l . el _ yS a rheeee upon in uplandg. . was considerable interruption of broom, which acts as a engines had been kept run- On the Great Northern night ti Po o l n so o l n i. th Y e est and Ding most of the to keep the line clear, the trains there were regular. There was inter ruption on th e Alford line, however, and on the Turriff Junction the ofitle 11 a.m. To-day, h owever, the first train did not reach T urr iff cleared, th e trains will ma k e the journeys in about the usual time. On th e Strath ltiinlle 3 bpe.min.ginstead now isla there was a good deal of difficulty with the first train, but it was got through in time. In the even ing the train stuck about Knock, but about two score of navvies who were with the train soon cleared away the obstacles, and a delay of only a few minutes occurred. The Banff and Iluntly mail gig driver was yesterday morning obliged to aban don his vehicle at Aberchirder, and, getting another horse and companion, convey the mail on horseback from Aberchirder to Iluntly. The mail came in last night on horseback. This morning's mail leaves at 4 p.m., with four men and four horses. The roads are in many places drifted.3ft. to 4ft. deep.—Banff shire Journal of Tuesday. Two BOATS CAPSIZED, THREE MEN DROWNED IN TIIE MERSEY.—On Tuesday afternoon a boat (No. 11) was out in the Rock channel on " speculation," and in an endeavour to hook on to a Bremen it capsized, and three boatmen who were in it at the time were thrown out into the water. The New Brighton ferry steamer rescued two, but the third, a fine young man, was drowned. In the early part of the day another boat, while crossing from the ship building yard of Mr. John Laird, at Bi r k e nhead, came into contact with the hawser of the ship Vocalist, lying in the Mersey, and capsized. Two men who were sailing the boat at the time, after a vain attempt to right it, were swept down the river with the tide and drOWiled, None of the bodiee /aye as yet been recovered.