The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-16 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AI:TD COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE CITY, Two O'CLOCK. A. very moderate business has been transacted during the last f.w days in the- Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Sugar has been firm and, in the refined market, rather better prices have been current, but the amount of business is small. There is very little variation to notice in the inquiry for Tea, no effect hav ing been produced by the arrival of the late Overland Mail. A small amount of business has been reported in Common Congou at 13d. per lb. For coffee there has been scarcely any inquiry, and not the slightest alteration can be reported in prices. Good qualities of cocoa have been in fair demand and at steady rates, but inferior descriptions are neglected. In rice rather a large speculative busi ness has been done, and prices have improved about 3d. per cwt. Rum and sabpetre have been inac tive, and tallow quiet. The public sales of indigo, which opened on the 9th inst., were concluded yesterday, and the prices, compared with those current at the last October sales, show' a decline of 6d. to 9d. on Bengal, 10d. to ls. 2d. on Oudes, 9d. on Kurrahs, and 3J. to 6d. per lb. 011 Madras. The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed steadily, and prices of all description- slightly im proved. The sales were estimated at 12,000 bales, 3,000 of which were taken by the speculators. In the Railway Share Market a good business was transacted at higher quotations. Nearly 70,0001. in gold was sent into the Bank yesterday, and the total stock of bullion must now approach 17,000,0001. The influx from the United States continues on a large scale, the Europa, just arrived, having brought 445;000/. The following settling days have been appointA by the committee of the Stock Exchange, viz. : — Great Southern of India Railway Company (limited), Friday, February 19 ; Scinde Railway New Shares, Friday, February 19 ; Bahia and San Francisco Railway Company (limited), Monday, March 1 ;—all of which are to be officially quoted. In Lombard -street the demand for money con tinues dull, and the tendency of the quotations is still to decline. An expectation is entertained in some quarters that another reduction to the extent of per cent in the Bank minimum will soon take place. There was a meeting of the Northern and P4' astern Railway Company to-day, at which the following dividends for the half-year were declared : ' — Oil shares of 501., guaranteed 5 per cent. per a nnum, 11. ss. per share ; on sharft of 50/., gua ranteed 6 per cent. per annum, 11. 10s. per share. A meeting o f th e Bl ac k well Railway Company i 8 now being held, at which much discussion is taking place in respect to the traffic, the manage ment, dzc. The Market for English Securities is very buoyant, but business continues dull. An upward tendency is produced by the increased ease in the Money Market and the extensive arrivals of specie, Which will ensure a further augmentation of the bullion. Consols have been 96i for money, and 961 97 for account. The latter are the present quotations both for money and account. The New s Three per Cents. are 97 to 97- ; the Reduced, 4- st 1 , 97 '1 ; Exch 96 equer Bills, 36.. t o 40 s . prem. ; the St. 43°11 da, 1001 ; and India ditto, 265. prem. Bank " s t st ock is 22 4. I to Porei gn Stocks are steady, and a large amount (If business has been transacted at about previous ' 2 0 q uot ations. T ur ki s h 6 p er C en t s . are 1034 ; Di t t o , 2 . 2 1) . 1 Per Cents., 1041; S pan i s h 3 per C en t s., 442 ; .z3g to D eferred, 261 ; Ditto Certificates, 5 ; Rus- 25 n 5 per Cents., 112 ; Ditto 4i per Cents., 100 ; ;f 44 " Ayres 6 per Cent s ., 84 t o 85 ; Ditt o D e - ; st. red, 19i to 20 ; Mexican 3 per Cents., 201 ; 25 20 o s erli t vian 4i per C en t s ., 83i t o 84 ; Di tto 3 per St. 57 i; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 46 ; and 5u n, --c " 4 1 Per Cents., 94f. 20 10 8t. % g are the nominal prices of Foreign 1 5 20,'4_. --Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5i 6; Mexican, 14 °1 ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 83 84 ; ditto 3 ver cents., 56 57 ; P or t uguese 3 per Cents., 45 (6 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 111. 113 ; ditto 4i per C ents., 99 101; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44j 44f ; Ditto New Deferred, 26a . , There has been considerable buoyancy exhibited 41 1 the Railway Share Market this morning. Most of the leading undertakings showing an advance in o quot ations of about to 1 per cen t. B r i g h ton, rthh Western, Mancbeat e r, Sh e ffi e ld an d Li ncoln, P nt Western, Midland, and South Eastern P r aved S s . E ast L ancas hi re, Lancashire and Isiorkshire, and North British, 10s. Great C t horn, and North Eastern (Berwick), 1/. ; and th e turgb, Perth, and Dundee, 11. 104 In 3 40 ,, gn and Colonial undertakings only a but"rato amount of business was reported, vaePrices were a shade firmer. East India ad -, q r.. `"u 10s. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, ; and 444'41 Wester* of Canada, ss. Paris and Lyons, r o . them. of France were at nominal quota- 20 10 20 10 , luu 18 ' 20 ,100' 100 • 4nPr- If ul ing Shar es are i nact i ve ; St. John del Rey .o ved to 13g. u t Stock B an k Sh ares are at steady rates. 4 45 °j itt,b . North American improved 103. ; Ottoman 58 . ; and U n i on B an k of London, about 0 . rlll the Mi sce ll aneous M arket, Peninsula and tental Steam declined 10s., and Royal Mail eftol improved about 11. Ramie FUNDS THIS DAT AT ONE o'CLOCK. k (Irani the Officua List.) nit Stock Business done. ........... .. a 224 ~ Per Cent. •Reduced An nuities 97 61 7 '.:,,,4Per Cent. Consols Annuities ............. . 963 if d ew 3 per Cent. Annuities ...... 140ez Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... Ditto 30 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 1 13-16 .1- "di Di tto 30 Y ears, exp i re sth April , 1 885 18 . n,„ .3 Bonds, £lOOO cio B° . under £lOOO ..... .....---- ..... R . . 26 p ,: la • „,., 'or Acco unt "'"equar Hills, 21d. 96 7 RlOOO 38 36 40 p too . ......... ...... Ea °, ............................ enequer Bonds 1858, 36 per Cent.... 100 8 l'ltOitto, 1859 . ' 100 1 .tr,...... ........................ .. ...... ---`'Ari OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. "uenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent.... i D tto Deferr e d, 3 per Cent . ... ....... ..... 1 4 5 A 20 ~ 4Jansh Bonds, 3 pm Cent. 1825 ............ ke zican 3 per Cent , 77 • ........ „ Ditto account (February 26). ...... ..... 201 I rernvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. ,, ,........ ...-- Ditto Account .... Ditto 3 per Cent ...,. .. t Ditto Ac coun t °T,rtnguese Bonds, 5 per C en t , C on. 1841 -- L ' l tto 1853 3 er Cent Ditto Ac c o un t b_ 46 ""whilaa Bonds, 11422, i: St., 5 per Cent..., 112 1413410. 44 per Cent. 100 rdinian Bon4s, 1 per Cent. ..„ -.... • • t. Ditto Account 9oi 1 'so,t4h ~ o kus, 3 per Cent. „iitlitto Account, • 4ll 1 / 4 b b i i t,te li . ale Deferred, 3 per Cent. 26 gpa..t.to Account Tgizatk C ommittee Cert. of Coup. not fun. 5 `'"h Bonds, 6 per cent 1024 Ditto Account • lbp!tio Guaraed:4 ... Cent . ' i'zl ash Routes, 4i per Cent. ....................... 831 4 TWO O'CLt►rK, Di C onsols, money ....... . .................... 64 7 tto, Account; .............................. 93 7 tt LUIRRIOREL;(7TION.-DUBLlN,vManonday —The official to I.)e . 49. N lice ofPort state s the for majority G 4 11 r Ball's canvassing atel4hPetition has bee ❑ served by Mr. No rioting 4-o ,ir t ' re t : l P° ,l the ground of lON EXPLOS jury. li -44 fIA3IIA COLLIERY —This inquest finding that LEY 44 br te ht yesterday, th a tx I V . to a c lo se _. deaths kid t.,?`1181.00 Was the re.,ult of fi t r h in e gsh r ot he or blast, t o t,...at lt, wa, Consequent ly a ccidental. m, or. ezz4rzetient tim e are 52 in ' CRINOLINE. — The " INE. %ratibi,2l4%.l3lr AQAINST vRINOL . of a conspi racy, the youn6' It' Lt%Varia, are the victims —The maide ns of 4( 4 t d g tnel l of the place havin g Carnival who wea. tines wila girl during the Itkoline. any pledged themselves ,s Tian r• \e,,,_ --. '""sril OF THE EARL OF SUFFOLK'S 1111ITTAL OP TIIR PRISONER.-0 0 Wednesday.t_e' r Police- Ilsn If i li t lS n . teapt°ll, whose examination at the Westunns e was br au we gave on Saturday at caisiderable leng th , r th e R h t up before the magistrates at Malmepbu y ro n tl n Cll,:it_harfte of stealing eeqain valuabb, xicture i l rl of fro)lllPark. Wiltsibire, the resich•nce of the 4 . 44%t 01,.. The .nrisoner was committed for trial at the 40;411119 RINIZ6B. 11t NkENT EMIGRATION.—Th. Go, ardroont etni• iva,„lll",P Northern Light, 1 ,283 tons, sailed from tioluk"°', nn Tuesday, the 9th inst., for Sidney, New " %leg, with 423 emigrants. 100 100 all 100 all t. 't. St. MA.Ito.L'IlS—, This Day). RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Leasing Companies. Closing Prices yesterigy Bashisss this day RAILWAYS. ologin Pre. yesterday. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) Business dons this day. IBuckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. E.L n. g. 6 p.• E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. & Neils.Direet. !Do. Now Glstr.&Dn.Fr Hull dr Sel.by Shares Do. Shares Lon. drGreenw Do.Preferenee, Lon. Til., &S." Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N. diEst.s P.C. Do. 6 per ct.. Do. Fixed sp. e Prest. & Wpm Do. Shrs. Roystn.& Hit. Shrews.& Her S. Staffordsh.. WearVal.g6pc Do.. THE TRIAL STAKES. 1 Ambg. Nottng. Bost. 4 Eastn. June Ll Belfast & Ballymen. Ll i Birmng. Wolverh. 3 Stour Va11ey......... 3 Birkenhd. Lancsh. a Cheshire Junct...... I Blackburn •• 1 Blyth & Tyne orlgina' £25 (iss. at £45) 1 Bristol & Exeter...... 1 , i1ed0nian............ 1 , ester 44 Holyhead ork and Bandon.... Cork, Black. & Pass Cornwall D.a. A Do. B Dablin4Belfastjunc Dun. P. &Aber.Junc. East Anglian ......... Eastern Counties..... ' Eastern Union, A. stk. Do., do. it Do. New A ............ East Kant „ East Lancashire East Suffolk ........ Do. Edinburgh dr Glasgow (Edinb, and Peebles Edinb. Prth. 4Dundea ' Forth and elydeJunc. Furness - .. .. .... Martha .. Odd Trick 5 -- 6 st Ten ran. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NOTTLNGEfAX—TUESDAY (This DAY.) [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] Entry for the Trial Stakes. Run at 2.—Martha, Queen Lily, Marauder, Silica, Lady Raballion, Lord Nelson, Odd Trick, Greenwich Fair, Maggie Lauder, Woodmite, Baronage, Chester, Steeple. Little Jahn Stake}. Half -mile. Run at 3 30—Snap, Sheffield, Dutchman's Danghter,Thernipylse, Arrniniu, Madame Most, Ortolan, Joyeuse, and Daniel Forester are here. Nottingham Handicap. One mile and a half. Run at 4 15 —Vandernaulin, Fuxhunter, Young Hopeful, Our Sal, Yorkshireman, Riga, Queen Lily, Yeller Gal, Lady Rohallian, Plumstone, Esperance, Silica, Boxhill, Honey tree, Gammon, and Blewbury are here. Fulbeck and Ibex have paid forfeit. Other Arrivals—Hindley, Toosey, Glautius, Potter, Miss Harkaway, Border Chief, Lady Aintree, Maggie Lauder, Greenwich Fair, Old Tom, Westhorp, 94 - 93 - 93;, 37 - 39-1 wiltsdrSonirst TAT TERSALL'S.—MONDAL Subscribers seemingly assembled for the sole purpose of settling the Lincoln accounts. Betting on coming events was uncommonly dull. During the early part of the afternoon 4 to 1 was cur rently offered on the field for the Two Thousand, but until nearly the close of business backers were shy. At last, however, about 2001. were invested on Clydesdale at these odds, and a like amount on Brother to Mar chioness at a point more. The other transactions on this event were in trifling sump. Speculation on the Chester Cup was only remarkable for the steady support conceded to Adamas ; and the Derby betting was marked by the upward tendency of Cock-a-doodle-deo, who was advanced to 100 to 7, and about whom 6 to 4 would have been taken against Clydesdale. 2,000 to 60 each was laid in one bet against Mentmore, Vandyke, and Longrange. Glasgow & S. Western Groat N. of Scotland. Great Northern Do., A. Stock .. no., B. Stock .... nt. Sth.&West.(lre) Great Western. .., . Do. Str.V.R. gua. St ] Irish South-Eastern. [Lancaster 6i Carlisle. rDo., Thiris. Do. New Thirds Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F I:16 Do., Wit. Riding Un Do. Southport.... London & Blackwell Lond.Bright.&S.Cst London & N. Western Do. Fifths D0.,16/.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndudrry . &Col erair e Lndudrry. & Eunisk Manch .Shef. &Lincln. IMetropolitan Do. J. L Ricardo's arrangement Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West. (Ir. ) Do. . Shares.. ..... Newcastle &Carlisle Newpt. A berg. dillrfd Newry & Enniskillen ": ewry , Warm npoint & Restrevor A Norfolk.. !Northn. Counties Un North British ...... .. North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock ......... Do., A 5t0ck......... Do., B Stock .... ..... N. astern Berwick Do. do. Extension ... Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York.. North London ...... N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Wes,trn. June Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Portsmouth I Rhymney Scottish Central.., Sw.t. N.E.Abrdn. St, ,Shropshire Union . Sitingbourne &Shoer South Devon South Eastern__ .. Do. 44 per c. Shares 'South Wales IS. Yorksh. Riv‘r Dun Do. Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling.. Do. do., 1854 Do. do., 1855 !Stockton & Hartlepl Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Hay. D. &R Vale of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Water ford& Limeri ek West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West Loudon Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon&Croydon NOTTINGHAM HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst lioneytree (talon) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 agst Little Torn (taken) 100 to 7 agst The Brewer (taken) 500 to 30 aget Tom Moody (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 4to 1 aget Clydesdale (taken) sto 1 agst Brother to Marchioness (taken) 12 to 1 agst The Happy Land (taken) 14 to 1 agst Lord of Lorn (taken) 250 to 10 agst Clydesdale's winning this event and the Derby (taken) CITY AND SUNITRBAN HANDICAP. 15 to 1 agst Schiedam (•aken) 22 to 1 agst Barege (taken) CHESTER CUP, 16 to 1 aget Adaruas (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Think Bonny (taken and offered) 30 to 1 aget King of the Isles (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Botany (taken) 1000 to 30 aget Vanity (taken) 1090 to 20 agst M. Dobler (taken) 2000 to 20 agst Supple Jack (taken) DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Clydesdale (offered) 100 to 7 agst o,)ck-a-doodle-doo (taken) 1000 to 30 agst Sermon (taken) THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK (This Day, COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH, GUILDHALL, • 'Sitting at Nisi Prius, before Lord Campbell and a Special Jury.) THE QUEEN V. BROWN AND OTHERS. The trial of the information against the directors and manager of the Royal British Bank for conspiring by false pretences to defraud the shareholders and cute tomers and the pribl,c, was this day resumed. The same counsel appeared as before. Sir F. Thesiger proposed to examine Mr. Paddison relative to the appointment of a general manager in the place of Mr. Cameron in December, 1854. Mr. Sergeant Shee asked before that was done to be allowed to read the minutes of the Court of Directors after the 28th March, 1854, when Mr. L. M. Valiant, brother-in-law of Alderman Kennedy, first became a director. Lord Campbell said that the learned sergeant might then draw the attention of the jury to those parts of the minutes to which he referred. Mr. Sergeant Shee said he would do so. The learned sergeant then read the minutes, Commencing with 28th March, on which day it was agreed by tile Court that Messrs. Fuller and Honey should be instructed to sell the Welsh works at -a comniission of one per cent., and in the event of their not being sold to be paid 1001. for their trouble, and 2501. for advertising, dm, gentlemen accepted o n the under s t an di ng re eheuld not be sold f or l ees than 50,000/. Itwhthaaitelshtobtaehpo works appeared that Mr. A. Spens, another brother-in law of Alderm en K mnne d y ' s, joined the directory on the let of Au lust. The tendency of the evidence went to ehow that Mr. Valiant took no part in the advances. Mr. E. James read Mr. Clarke's report relative to the value of these mines, dated IPth Sept., 1853. Mr. Clarke was a director up to 1853, and after that he went to the works with a view of managing them to relieve the bank of its burden. In that report Mr. Clarke stated he bad been enabled to come to a better underslandisg of the value of the works, and he was then of opinion that with an outlay of capital and good managea.ent, the in come to be derived from them, formerly estimated at 10,0001., might be doubled. Opinions on these matters the report further stated, were sometimes erroneous, and often visionary, but he had good grounds on which to base his opinion and to show that it was no chimera of the brain. The report then detailed the data on which that opinion was founded. Lord Campbell said the effect of Mr. Clarke's report was, that after he had ceased to be the manager he had a high opinion of the works. Pa,lditton'se fxoamainnaetwiongenwearsa manager. The then resumed. l It commecoed with the period first referred to, rts.hse appointmentthen proceed e d w i th reading the m i nutes, t h e reports from the inepecturs and others relative to the subsequent state of the mines and the position of the bank in reference to them, and how to realise the secu rity. A report from Mr. Thompson was read, which stated the mines as in exhaustible, and that gentleman was appointed manager at asalary of 1,000/. a-year, with a commission of 7.4 percent- subject to certain restrictions. A report dated in October, 1854, was put in, in which Mr. Thompson stated the iron works were producing a profit of 2,0001. a-year. From Jan. 20 to May 20, 1855, Mr. Cameron was absent owing to a dangerous Dine". Mr. Thompson resigned the management of the men about January, 1 855, at w hi ch period the disbursement o a of the mine amounted, as shown by the books of the bank, to 84,000/. A.t a court in May, Mr. Humphrey Brown proposed to go down and inspect the Welsh works ; b ut b efore doing eo Mr. Beveridge, the Garth manager, on the suggestion of Mr. Brown, saw him at his private residence before going to the directors, that they might talk the matter over in an unre ' s to tra i i v n a ed ies, m a a n n d ne in r. his. : t rown was directed to go rufor which he receiv e d the thanks a' , l f e th ce eertoala suggestions, e l rt On September '29, 1855, Mr. B ever id ge was instructed to serve on Mr. Treh oree, agent forth. ground landlord, notice of the intenti on of the bank to of Directors. g i ve u p possession of the Garth Works in September, 1856; up to the time witness bad anything to do with the bank the Liverpool and the cro e s of the i m Cif u, had produced not hi ng towards the liquidation of the money advanced on i t; the prior mortgage had absorbed all, and the 5,000/. advanced was still due. The neither renewed. This closed the examination its chief of the witnesses relating to the Welsh Works, was reserved. Mr. Garth, B an ev d e P ri a d r g k e' W " o P r e k r s in —h teTdeing manager Park works only were productive, and that to a small e x t ent. The balance sheetsx aa t : ° u n , presented to the Court of Directors were true statements of the expenditure and income, There was a Eight balance sheets were furnished from 1852 to 1855 ineltn-tve. They were addressed to Mr. Came on o or Mr. Munro his private secretary, or secretary profit and loss account sent with tbem. to the Welsh Works Y accounts were The witness was orose-exemined by Si r F. Kelly, on furnished l ee ; to which to found an objection to the ad m i ssibility of the documents in evidence. Lord Campbell said the object of th e C rown was not the directors. some time weekly to show their truth, but that they were submitted to the Court or Directors, which was a point independent of the accuracy. Sir F. Kelly said that the balancs sheet for 1852, on general balance d had not been proved to have been sub mitted to them. swhheiecth depended a ep p e o n a d i e on of the results of the Lord Campbell said it appeared lo him that the ba• lances were not material, when they had the result of the whole concern as it appeared in the books of the Bank. Sir F. Thesigar said it was irapirtant to show that from time to time the attention o the Directors was brought to the loss being sustainel in respect to the mines. The witness said the balance abet showed an aggre gate loss of 1,4301. 2s. OJ. There was only one year a profit was made. The losses inclined losses in trading, and losses not legally trading lossek selPeni e d i n i mprovements, in th ese b a l ance Mr. Bovill, QC., objected to tie a d m i ssion of the evidence as showing losses, because a Bunn of 9,000/. for h p a la d nt n , o a t o b d ee s n ev t e a r k a e l n th i o n u to sa o n o d n s sheets. After some further examination of the witnesses in reference to this point, he did not know where his re ports were, unless they were in the hands of Mr. Linkla er ; he only signed one of his reports, and that was in 1852. Sir F. Thesiger intimated his intention to next enter into the Islington Cattle Market debt, and also De Tart's debt. [Co be continued in our last edition.] THE S U:N, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBR UARY 16, 1.858 NOTTINGHAM RACES.—(This Day.) LA'll INTELLIGENCE.— arms Day.) HOUSE OF LORDS. (Peers present —The Len' Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Wensleydale, and other Peers.) Appeal cause appointed for hearing, and the Law Judges to attend. VERNON AND ANOTHER V. WRIGHT AND ANOTHER.— EXPARTE AS TO CERTAIN RESPONDENTS. The further hearing of this important appeal cause was resumed this morning in presence of their lordships of the House of Lords and the Law Judges, Mr. Justine Coleridge, Mr. Baron Watson, Mr. Justice. Crowder, Mr. Baron Channel?, and Mr. Justice Crompton. Mr. Swanson, Q.C., followed on the same side with the Attorney-General is opening the case for the appel lant. It is expected that the hearing of this appeal will occupy the whole of the day. This appeal arises out of a suit in Chancery by the respondent William Wright, who by hie bill seeks to re cover in the form ofan equitable ejectment certain lands and hereditawents which have been allotted in respect of two undivided third parts of the estates formerly belonging to the Samwell family ; and the principal question upon this appeal is the construction and effect of certain limi tations contained in each of the wills of two testatrixes, named Frances Ann Langham and Peillia Lang ham, whereby these ladies disposed of their respec tive undivided third parts of the Sam well estates, which had descended to them as two of the co-heiresses of their uncle, Sir Thomas Sarnwell, Bart., thereafter called Sir Thomas Samwell, the testator, aed which estates were then subject to the then existing limitations affectieg the same, under the will of the late Sir Thomas Samwell, the testator of his estates in the county cf Northampton and elsewhere, in favour of their relations. The will is dated let November, 1778. The testator died in the month of December, 1779. Sir Thomas, the testator, left his four nieces, Millicent Langham, who, during his life, married Wiliam Drought, Maria Lang. hare, and the testatrix Frances Ann Langham, and Philis Langham, his co-heiresses at law. In 1793 Maria died intestate. The testatrix Frances Ann Langham made her will will 1.2i,h April, 1827, in favour of her relations. His Honour the Vice-Chancellor Sir R. Kindereley made adecree, dated 3d Aug., 1854, declaring that Francis Ann Langham, Philia Langham, and Col. Samwell, on the death of each of the testatrixes, took an undivided third part (being two tndivided thirds of the whole) of the estates descendable on the heirs of Sir Thomas Samwell, the grandfather, by Merl', his second wife, &c. This decree is now appealed from. The appellants claim the estates in fee simple, instead of an estate tail. Mr. G'aase, Q.C., was being board for the reEpon. dents. Counsel in the cause—The Attorney-General, Mr. Swanson, Q C., Mr. Glasse, Q.C., Mr. Henderson, Mr. Sl,4y the, Mr Surridge. The appeal cause of the London and South-Western Railway Company against Lindsay is appointed for hear ing before their lordships after the previous appeal cause of Vernon against Wright is disposed of. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE EDWARD BALDWIN-TRH " MORNING HERALD," &O, —JUDGMENT ON PETITIONS. His Honour gave judgment this morning on two ' petitions—one presented by Mr. E. Foss, and the other by Mr. Chas. Baldwin, who both claimed as mortgages over the copyright o the Morning Herald, the Standard, and St. James's Chronicle newspapers, of which the bankrupt had been proprietor. The faces were these— the first mortgage was made in 1850, but the whole of the property was allowed to remained in possession of the bankrupt, and t'le business was carried on apparently as usual, till June, 1856, when the bankrupt called a meetini, of his principal creditors, and he laid a settlement of his affairs before them, and they were then informed of the existence of the mortgages in question. Only five creditors attended the meeting, two of them being Foss and Bald win, and it did not appear that any notice had been given to the other creditors. The bankrupt, at the time, signed a declaration of Insolvency ; from that time up to Feb. 18, 1857. the bankrupt, as far as the public were concerned, carried on business as before, and contracted many new debts. Oa Feb. 16 a creditor issued an execution, and the Sheriff levied, and remained in possession till tho 19th, on which day the bankruptcy to dc place, the act of bankruptcy being the declaration of insolvency he had signed in the meeting, the question which had been raised in the case, was whether the property was in the order and dispo sition of the bankrupt, and consequently, that the sum of 16,060/., for which the property had been sold, be longed to his estate, and ought to -be held by the assignees. His honour quoted a variety of cases, and concluded by obser►ing that the mooting consisted of a very small number of creditors and was private, and no notice had been given to the general body, and he could not say that there was any evidence to show that the property was not in the order and disposition of the bankrupt, and therefore the petitions must be dis missed. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—. (This Da' BOW-STREET. POST-OFFICH ROBBERY. A letter-carrier, named Carrel, was placed at the bar, charged with stealing a quantity of small packets and letters entrusted to him for delivery. From the evidence it appeared that, owing to certain suspicions, the prisoner was taken into custody by Smee, one the constables attached to the Post-office, and on his person two small packets were found. They had been transmitted from the country to parties residing in London, and ought in due course to have been delivered. There was also found a latter and part of an envelope. On searching the pri soners lodgings a quantity of photographic portraits in cases was found. Some of the cases bore a mark, supposed to have been made by the hot sealing-wax, used in closing the letter. As some of the parcels had not been opened, the persons to whoa they were ad dressed now attended. Mr. Francis of Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury, opened one of the packets found on the prisoner, ad dress'd to him, in the presence of the magistrate. It contained an achromatic lens worth about two guineass, It was the property of Dr. Come, of Bslfast, who had transmitted it for alteration. Mr. W. Hutchinson, Dame-street, Islington, also opened a packet. It contained a photographic portrait. The prisoner, who did not deny the charge of stealing the letters, was fully committed for trial. MA RLDOROUGH-STREET. ASSAULT ON THB FOLIOS Br A CABMAN.—James Reale, cabman, No, 4118 badge, was this morning charged before Mr Bcadon with being drunk, and inca pable of taking care of his horse and cab, in Little Brook-street, and assaulting the police. Policeman 336 A said he saw the prisoner on his cab box between 9 and 10 o'clock yesterday evening quite drunk. His horse was drawn across the road, and he was totally unable to take care of it. With the assistance of two gentlarnen passing at the time witness got him off the box, when he struck him a violent blow on the breast, and becoming exceedingly violent, tried all he could to throw him down, and at length succeeded ; when, being himself pulled down by witness, who had kept his hold, he seized him by the teeth and bit his armlet from his wrist, Witness was obliged to send for assistance, during which time he cAitinued very violent, and took no less than four constables to convey him to the station. The defendant said in answer he was srrry, One month to Home of Correction and hard labour. Atian. aua St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen. Ind,guar. 5 p.c. Do. ;Buffalo & Lake liar. Buff., Brut& Gotla. 6 p.e.bds., 1 Aug.,'72' Do. do., 1 July, '73' I Do. do., 1 June, '74, Calcutta and S. East.' 'Central Oude (Lim.); Ceylon A abares Do. B do. Demerara . Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Do.4i p.c.Bnds. ' '57 1 Do. do. do. '59, do. Geelong do Melbourne guar. 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada Do. 6 p. c. Deben I Gt. In, Pen, g. 5 per c !Do. New. guar. 5 P.C Gt, Westn. of Canada Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do, do., '73, do. .„,1 Do. do., '73; without option !Madras, guar. 4i p.c Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exton. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp,c. Do. 4th Ex., do, 5s l Oucle (Limited) 5 , I Scindo, guar. 5 por e all Do BRITISH POSSESSIONS. &N. W. Cal g don E. U. & E. C Gt. Northn E. Count. Cal donian. Do 'Gt.Westn. Y. & N. M ,Do Do. 1 5. Eastern Do Poto &Co, Po LLa. &N. W. & Midld. adland_ 97 - 99 99 - 101 13 - 15 138 - 140 4 - 4j E. Count Do Do L. 4N. W. 110 - 111 124 - 134 234 - 24 97 - 100 97 - 9 9 56 - 58 Do ._ Gt.Northn 137 139 T. Brassey 7A 8 M. Mclean 10,E 101 Stk.&Dar. . Du 33 3 . 5 ,Cit - Westn 9l 93 ••• 4 - 18i 63 49 33 - 15 - 17 92 - 94 s7~ ss, 27 29 - 96 91 - 10, 106 i - 1071, 91 - 93 131 - 133 [O3 - 105 -62 i 61 - 63 84 - 87 10 -12 ; 10 - 12 964 - 96 - !07 - 109 - 102 99 iooj - 4 100 - 100. 72 - 74. ••• "... • fi - ii ••• .... 63 - 65 34 523 - 53 57} - 1i - - 836 - 95 - - ag L . : ii 84 - 324 - 9 3 3 A - 5 il 109 - 111 -- 27 49 - f",O - 23 36 - :48 76 - 83 84 13 15 7 5 d 9 11 37 38 i'6o : lia - ... 7 - 6 4 - ST. JAMES'S UNION LODGE, No. 211. I Tho first regular meeting of this lodge, since the in stallation, took place on Tuesday last, at the Freemasons' Tavern, an emergency meeting baying preceded it, on Monday evening. The candidates on the list being more numerous than c .uld be received on one evening, in accordance with the masobic law ; it was also desirable, on account of the very heavy business to be transacted on the usual night. The candidates in attendance on the first -named evening were—Mr. G. W. C. Deane, Mr. Charles Jackson, Mr. Henry Hart, Mr. Edwin Beck, and Mr. I. W. Rea, of New York—better known as Rayner, one of the proprietors f the celebrate i Christy s Minstrels—each being initiated into the order by Bro. Crofton, W.M., who went through the cere mony, for the first time, in admirable style, quite in keeping with the promise held forth by his attention to the previous progressive offices. Lodge was then adjourned until 5 o'clock on the following (Tuesday) evening, when Bro. Crofton resumed the chair, a large number of the brethren, as well as the officers, being in attendance. Bros, Martin, Robinson, Frances, and Duddridge were passed to the degree of Fellow Craft, and Bros. Abraham, Dethier, Harrison, and Reader were raised to the degree of M.M.; the whole ceremonies being performed by the W.M. in quite as perfect a manner as the initiations previously alluded to. Other matters, only interesting to the lodge, were then discussed ; after which the brethren partook of refreshment, followed by the usual toasts, &o. Bro. Jackson returned thanks for the initiates, expressing the great pleasure they derired in being admitted into go so excellent a society ; he hoped that they would be found to have made progress during their apprenticeship as to warrant their advancement in the noble science. The "Health of the Visitors"—Bro. Tyrrell, P.M. 168 ; Bro. Cumberland, and Bro. Harris, P.M. 7—was acknowledged by the last-newel brother, who made some allusions to the many years this lodge had existed ; for he belonged to the lodge 31 years ago, when the Lodge of Good Intent and the St. James's were amal gamated. The "Master's Health" was then proposed, and responded to most felicitously by the new master, who assured the brethren that, while he studied their comforts at the festive board, he would exsct proper attention to the lodge duties, and, by so doing, carry out the best principles of the order. Bro. Niustno (ot Mitchell's Royal Library, Old Bond-street), in a very humorous speech, proposed the "Health of the American Brothers present.' The brothers alluded to wLe lodge . Pierce and Collins, of New York, who entered late, accompanied by their newly-initiated companions Bre. Rea.) The American brothers (of the e briet y , e minstrels) responded, briefly in words, but more exten sively by singing some delightful melodies. Aple . asant evening was passed, further enhanc ed by the singing of Bros. E. Hart, Nimmo, J. Gurton, P.M. and treasurer, and Miss Ada Taylor. THE LATE Six llEsutv BISHOP.—We have great pleasure in directing the attention of the admirers of the compositions of this great musician to the fact that Mr. E. T. Smith has placed the Alhambra Palace at the dis posal of the committee for the benefit of Sir H(nry Bishop's family, for a concert, which will take place on the 25th inst., under the patronage of the Lord Mayor and Sheriffs. 1614; l4' 161 15 St. 100 16 , 6 3 20 all 114 all St. 100 St. 100 20 all 10 all 123 5 St. 100 5 all 25 all St. 100 10 131 10 ; 1 St. 100 St. 100 50 all 25 all 100 all 25 all 50 9 20 all St. 100 50 3i St. 100 - St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 25 all 25 161 St. 103 St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 20 ; 173 . . 20 all 10 all St. 100 LllOO 1100 100 - all all 100 1.00 100 2s. 2s6d 10s 174 20 St. 20 100 100 20 133 - 143 - 188 -- 92 84 -- 87 81 -- 84 Par aP 1 ••• - ••• ' li -..- lip ' ; 4 m - 2 19i - 20/ 49 - 51 83 - 85 214 - 22 1 - 1 -413 21/ - 214 1 - .1)1 111 10j mili 50 1 50A 841 21j 3 21i 13i 1110 - 115 1110 - 115 'lO5 110 191 20 21 211 par dpi —Cpl Si 6 54 6 { li - lb FOREIGN. _ 10 all Antwrp &Rotterdam' 61 - 61 6i i io 20 all Ardennes ... - ... 1 5 all Belgian East. 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Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 41 per cent 100 Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Sh 100 Do. Now 41 pr. cent 100 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. 100 Do. do. 4i p. c all o.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar ' all Stock. kDar., sp. c 19 Do. do. do. 100 IWatorfdikKilk. 6 pc PREFERENCE SHARES. BRITISH i 121 Alfred Cons. (Philk. 14 `British Iron ... 20 Condurow (Cambrn. 1 Day. Gt. Cusls. (Tay. 1271 i E.lst Basset (Mogan 17s Great South Tolgus., 17 , 5 G rt. W. Alfrd. 7ilGrt.W. Vor (Helstn 17s Lady Bortha 8 N. Frances (Illogan) N. W. Basset (Illogan) GM North Wheal Crofty 1i Par. Cons. (St. Blasy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) Os. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 2i S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 2 S. Cara Brea (Illogn.) 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn.) 4i Pain. S. &L. Min. Co 9 Tin Croft 40 UTI. (Gwennap)l 11256 V. of Towoy (Camas.) 1. W. Basset (Illogan) 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 5/1 Wh. Basset (Illogan). 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 5i Wh. Ed ward(Calstek) 1170 Wh. Kitty (U. Llant) 8 Wh, Ma. Ann (Menht. ) 44 Wh. Trelawney (Lis.) FOREIGN 7A 'Australian 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (IL) 27 Brazilian Imp.(Muod at £5 pm) all Do. Cocaos .k Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 4 Clarendon Con. MM. Co. of Jamaica all Cobra Copper 113 Copiapo all Dun Mountain Cop per Mining Co. all Fortuna all General all Linares 1 Lusitanian all Mariquita all Now Granada all Noveau Monde all Pont. Sil.LdM. &nit 1 Port Philip 16i Santiago de Cuba all United Mexican St. St. St. 20 1100 i 124} 103 a 94} 5 11/ i 10%1 97i 5 i 21i 135 114 f 95 6 I 65 It I THE SEA SrIiPENT. The following. letters nave been addressed to the Edit - ,r of the Tunes:— Sir,—Observing in your paper of yesterday's date a letter from a correspondent relative to the marine animal com monly calle , l the sea serpent, in the concluding paragraph I of which he mention+ that he has no doubt the object seen from Her Majesty's shioDmdalus in the month of August, IS4S, when on the passage from the Cape of Good Hope to S. Helena, was a piece of the same seaweed observel by himself, I beg to state that the object seen franc Her Ma jesty's ship on that occasion was, beyond all questioo, a living animal, moving rapidly through the water against a cress sea, and within five points of a fresh breeze, with such velocity that the water was sur,ging under its ch es t as it passed along at a r a t e p ro b a bl y o f not less than 10 miles per Lour. Captain :11.1`Qnhae's first impulse was to tack in pursuit, ourselves being on a wind on the larboard tack, when he reflected that we neither could lay up for it or overhaul it in speed. There was nothing to be done, there fore, but to observe it as accurately as we could with our glasses as it came up under our lee quarter and passed away to windward, at its nearest position being not more than 200 yards from us ; the eye, the mouth, the nostiil, the colour, and form all being most distinctly visitsla to us. We all felt greatly astonishel at what we saw, though there were sailors among us of 30 and 4') years' standing, who had traversed most seas an , l seen many marvels in their day. The captain was the first to exclaim, " This must be that animal called the sea serpent," a conclusion which, after sundry guesses, we all at last settled down to. My impression was that it was rather of a lizard than serpentine character, as its movement was steady and uniform, as if propelled by fins, not by any undulatory power. It was in sight from our first observ ing it about ten minutes, as we were fast leaving one ano ther on opposite tacks, with a freshening breeze and a sea getting up. I feel, Sir, I have already occupied more of your time and space th an is justifiable, and have the honour to re main your obedient serg,nt, AN OFFICER OF H.M.S. D.EDALUS. Feb. 13. Sir,-1 letter appears in the Times of to-day, signed "Frederick Smith," on the subject of the sea serpent. The writer has this advantage over others who have re ported the occaFionol appearance of what he fairly calls " this queer fish"—that he has handled as well as seen it. Still there would seem to be a considerable variety in the genus, for, while the specimen obtained by the Pc in in 1848 was 4 inches in diameter and 20 feet in length, that seen from the Circassian is described, if I remember rightly, in your paper of the 4th inst., as 10 feet or 11 feet in diameter, and upwards of 200 feet in length. In this latter instance it was seeing only, and but a pass ing sight; and testimony of this kind is just that which naturalists may be slow to receive as evidence of any new fact; nevertheless, the practised vision of the Circassian's commander should go for something, and as it would ap pear from the following letter that Captain Harrington is to be in town next week and ready to answer any ques tions, it might be worth the while of some of our philo sophers to examine a little into the question of what Captain Harrington and his officers really did see. I have the honour to be, sir, your most obedient servant, W. A. 13. HAMILTON. Blackheath, Feb. 12. "14, South Castle-street, Liverpool, Feb. 8. "Dear Sir,—l am in receipt of your favour of the 6th of February, and should be glad if my communication to the Times might be instrumental iu dispelling many doubts respecting the existence of such a monster as that described by myself and officers. "1 communicated it to Captain Schoenberg, R.N., of this place, in the course of conversation, who advised me by all means to send a copy of it to the Times. " Notwithstanding the as , ertions of men of science to the contrary lam now sure that such animals exist. I could no more be deceived than (as a seaman) I could mistake a porpoise for a whale. If it had been at a great distance it would have been different ; but it was not above 20 yards from the ship. " I am of opinion that this animal makes its appearance at the surface at long intervals only. I am informed by Messrs. Lamport and Holt, shipowners of this place, that one of their captains reported a similar thing about two years ago, off the Island of St. Helena; but they took no further notice of it, supposing, as your friends seem to do, that he might have been deceived " Twenty people, including Mrs. Harrington and my two officers, saw it as distinctly as I now see the gas light which lam writing by. lam well known in London, having commanded a steam transport during the Russian war belonging to the North of Europe Steam Navigation Company. "Captain Claxton, R.N., of the Priory, Battersea, is a personal friend of mine. I am also well known to Sir Cohn Campbell, who is now in the East. My present ship is 1,001 toes new measurement, and a new ship, of which I own a good part myself. There are therefore many rea sons (in addition to my holding a first-class certificate in the mercantile marine) to hinder mo from propagating a report which can do me no good, and, if untrue, do injury to science in the room of assisting it to elicit the truth in so important a matter as the discovery of the inhabitants of the deep. "I shall be in town for three or four days in the early part of next week. A letter addressed to me at the Jeru salem Coffee-house will meet with attention, and, if my limited time permit, I should be glad to have an interview with yourself, or any of your friends who might wish to have a verbal explanation in this matter. " I have the honour to remain, sir, " Your obedient servant, " To Rear-Ad m i ra l W . A . B. Ham ilton." `!G. H. riAItRINGTOY SIR JAMES OUTRAM'S VICTORY. (PROI4I A PRIVATE LETTER.) CAP ALITMB EC. 23. The expedition o f the 22d M December was we ll designed by General Outran, and admirably executed by the troops under his command. He had received information that the enemy were preparing to cut off our communications in the rear, and were that very morning about to proceed to form a chain of outposts between our camp and Butanes, about 14 miles from here towards Cawnpore, and place guns in position. For this purpose they had collected men and guns at a village about three miles from camp, in the direction of Dilkoosha, near Lucknow. Outram deter mined to surprise them and take their guns, and started at 4 o'clock a.m. yesterday morning, with 1,100 infantry, some 100 or 150 cavalry, and six guns, to effect his object. We neared their advanced picket just at daybreak. After we had approached, under cover of a ruined and burnt village, to within a few hundred yards of them, Outrun halted us, and sent on his scouts to see and report. The sth were, as usual, in front, and did all the work, with the artillery and cavalry. We (the sth) numbered 400 ; part of the remainder formed a reserve, and the other part attacked at another point, but met with no resistance. Well, the scouts passed round the corner of the village wall, and with a gesture of silence returned to Outram. All was done in complete silence. Outram went on a little by himself, and beckoned us on. As soon as we emerged out into the open plain we saw their cavalry videttes, who stared at our staff for some seconds in astonishment before they challenged us ; but as soon as the column of red-coats showed round the corner they fired their car bibes and gallopped off to the main body. When we were fairly in th e open th e enemy f i red upon us from their tope, where they were encamped, and sent us a round shot before we could deploy into line. Outram speedily gave the order to form line and advance. We accordingly changed our position and formed into line— the "thin red line" w hi c h h as on so many occasions before upheld the honour of England and brought confusion to the enemy ; and only giving the enemy time for one more volley, we charged with a hearty British cheer, and carried everything before us. It is such a splendid thing to wit ness a charge of British bayonets. We captured their gun, with the loss of one man killed and one wounded. On we went, skirmishing through the jungle on the right, and having driven them out of their camp, re-formed line and advanced across a large plain. Just here the Volunteer Cavalry made a charge and drove the enemy still further on. We were on the point of charging a second gun, when a shower of grape came and disabled me. Both my legs were knocked from under me, just as if somebody had come and given me a severe rap with a thick stick. I fell, of course, and at first feared that my legs had been smashed, or severely injured, so fancy my delight and thailfulness, after they were examined, to hear that I had received no more hurt than a hard blow would be calculated to give. The grape had struck the inside of the calf of my left leg high up, without touching the bone, and also of the right leg, merely producing a large lump and bruise, which will, 1 hope, entirely leave inn in a week or so, and enable me further to participate iu the punish ment of those ruffians. When, therefore, you read of Ensign D— being slightly wounded in a smart skirmish, which ended in the capture of four of the enemy's guns, eleven tumbrils filled with ammunition packed for ser vice, elephants, camels, and bullock waggons, with the slight loss on our side of three killed and seven wounded, you will, I think, find little reason for regretting the issue of our morning's business. I retired to a dhoolia and re mained with the reserve for the rest of the morning. While I was being carried away, I heard another cheer, and kuew we had taken another gun. The enemy was driven out of their village, which we left burning, They sent supports from their right ; but as our object was simply to drive them from this position on their left, and take their guns, and not to hazard a general engagement with an enemy overpowering in point of numbers, and as that object was, by God's help, effected, we quietly re turned to camp about e l even o' c l oc k to breakfast. The General very kindly sent this morning to inquire after me. He is a kind considerate man, and is much liked by men and officers. A box of w..rin clothing will be iiivaluable any price now. to me now that my kit is lost at Cawnpore, forit is almost impossible to replace articles of clothing at an SOUTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE ELECTION. The nomination of candidates for the vacant seat in the southern division of Northamptonshire took place yesterday morning, at ten o'clock, in the county hall. The doors of the hall were besieged an hour beforehand by dense crowds, who amused themselves with cheering and hooting and " bonneting" each other. There was very little speaking, and that little could not be heard, for from the opening of the doors to the terrninat . __ io n of the proceedings, cheering, hooting, yelling, groaning, and whistling were kept np without intermission. Loid Henley, the liberal candidate, was proposed b y Herbe r t L l ngbam, Esq., and seconded by Mr. Horsman, kJ). Colonel Cartwright, the c.mservative candidate, was proposed by Sir Henry Dryden, Bart., andetseeonded by Captain SE.verne. The sho w of hands were declared to be in favour of Lord Henley. Ad it poll w sv a s a s fixeddem a t u o d e t d a k in e behalf of Col.inel Cartwright, an place on Thursd a y next, and the declaration of the poll on Saturday. The respective candidates then left the hall, and addressed! their supporters supporters from th e b a l con i es o cGoneofirageencae in and Peac o ck B oth sides c profess anno great confidence andahceresult,tels. the contest the fail to be severe. THE OFFICIAL TELEGRAMS.—Is there no one who can prevent absurd mistakes in the Indian telegrams ? The last tells us that " Abryule is keeping a sharp look out for them" (the Dacca mutineers). Without denying the terrific significance of the omne if/notuni in this announcement, it may be a more solid satisfaction to the public to know that " Abryule" is probably Mr. Yule, the energetic Commissioner of the Bhaugulpore division.) Carelessness about names is not always so harmless as is the preneut ease, • HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBER, Mr. Ewma took the oats and his seat for Paisley, in the room of the late Mr. A. Hastie. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The followi2g private bills were read a second time : Aberdeen, Peterhead, and Fraserburgh Railway ; Athenry and Tuam Railway ; Ayr and Dalm,lrington Railway ; Ballymena, Ballyinou , ?.y, Coleraine, and Port rush Junction Railway ; Barnstaple New Waterworks ; Belfast and County Down Railway; Breutford' and Richinoni Railway; BrentforJ Gas; Burgbead Harbour; Caledonian Railway (Branch to Port Carlisle Railway); Caledonian Railway (I).4!marnock Brancb) ; Crowford and High Peak Railway ; Clyde Naeigation ; Crystal Palace District Gas; Dean Forest Turnpike Trust; Edin burgh andGlasgo w andStir!ing and D unferinlineßail ways; Filkestone Water ; Gosport Water ; Haslingden and Rawtenstall Water ; Isle of Wight Poor ; Lancaster and Carlisle Railway ; London and South-Western Rail way ; Luton, Dunstable, and Welwyn Junction and Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway Com panies Amalgamation ; Manchester Corporation Water ; Manche-ter Improvement; Mid-Kent Railway (Bromley to St. Mary Cray) ; Newport, Abergavenny, and Here ford Railway ; North British Railway (Consolidation, icc.); North Yorkshire and Cleveland Railway; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton Railway ; Plymouth Great Western Docks ' • South Dev on an d T av i stook Railway ; Staines, Wokingha m , and Woking Railway ; Stokes Bay Railway and Pier; Suf ferance Wharves, Port of Landon ; Symington, Biggar, and Broughton Railway ; Tramore Embank. ment ; Waterford GAS ; Windsor New Road; Worcester and Hereford Railway. BELFAST (TOWN) IMPROVEMENT BILL. Oa the motion for this second reading of this bill, Mr. M‘MAIION objected to the second reading. It was not such a bill as should be sent to a select com mittee. The object of the bill was to relieve the corpora tion of Belfast for money to the extent 0f134,0001, and throw it on the ratepayers improperly. An injunction had been filed in the Irish Court of Chancery to prevent a further waste of money by those gentlemen, and the Lord Chancellor of Ireland had decided that the corpora. tion had powers to tho extent of 150,0001., that they the corporation) had no right to exceed that cum to the extent of 130,000/., as they had done, and which they uow sought by this bill to be indemnified from. He mov,:d the second reading of the bill be postponed for three months. Mr. CAIRNS supported the second reading of the bill. It was such a bill as ought to be sent to a select committee, when the charges made by the hon. and learned member could be fully and fairly investigated. He hoped the house would not accede to the amend ment of the hon. and learned member. It was iden tical to a similar bill which the house last session allowed to be read a second time. Mr. FITZROY urged that this was a bill that ought to be submitted to a committee. It was true the corpo ration had expended this money, but it had been ex pended legitimately in improving the town of Belfast. It would be injustice to those who had lent the money if the bill was nut read a second time and sent to a own inittee for investigation. (Hear, hear.) Mr. WINIAHON withdrew his amendment, and the bill was read a second time. HUDSON'S BAY. Mr. LABOUCHERE corrected a mistake that bad occurred in reference to his answer relative to the orted to have said t h l a u t d s G o o n v 's e r ß n a m y e Cm. nt o in p t a e n n y de d lie t w a a k e e re im p immediate steps to take possession of the Hudson's Bay territory. What he said was, that immediate steps were being taken by her .'Majesty's Government to bring it undefthe Govern merit of the Crown. THE FRENCH EMPEROR. Mr. D. GRIFFITHS gave notice that he intended to-morrow to ask the Government if steps had been taken to induce the French Government to publish in the 4foniteur the Emperor's expression of regret of the addresses of the army that had been published, contain. ing expressions of offence to the English Government. TENANT RIGH T. Mr. MAGUIRE gave notice of the introduction of a Lill relative to Tenant Right (Irelanl). WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Mr. M'CANN gave notice of an introduction on an early day of a bill for the uniformity of weights and measures throughout the United Kingdom. (Hear.) ESTIMATES. Sir 11. WILLOUGHBY gave notice that when the e.t mates came before the house, he should ask why a sum of 516,000/, had been spent without any authority from this house. (Hear, hear.) THE NATIONAL GALLERY. Mr. WISE gave notice that he should, when the Chancellor of the Exchequer brought forward his motion for a select committee to inquire into the site of a national picture gallery and the enlargement of the British Museum, move that the Royal Commissioners having presented a report thereon, nu further inuiry wa s necessary. (Hear.) q PUBLIC EDUCATION. hiwhich e o r f Majestyßo s Mr. COWPER bro ug h t up her Majesty's rep l y to an address of the hous e f or the appointment Commission into this subject, in sta ration ted the Royal Corumission would issue for th e pur pose required. SE WAGE OF TOWNS . Mr. ROTJPELL asked th e P resident of the General Board of Health when the commissioners appointed to inquire into the disposal of the sewage of towns would be prepared to present their report, and whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to introduce any measure this session based upon their reoommenda. Lions ? Mr. COWPER said the report of the commissioner• was now being printed, and he was unable to say at present whether or not the Government would intro. duce a measure based upon their recommendation. CONTESTED ELECTIONS (IRELAND). Mr, COLLINS asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether the Royal Commissioners, having reported that " for a long period corrupt practices have prevailed at contested elections for members of Parliament for the county of the town of Galway," it, was the intention of the Government to intrc,duce any bill founded on this report ? Mr. H. HERBERT said the question was answered on a former night. PROCTORS, &c., OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. Mr. 11. FOLEY asked the Chancellor of the Ex' chequer what mode he proposed to adopt for ascertain ng the incomes of the proctors and other ° Moors of the Ecclesiastical Courts, entitled to compensation under the act of last session, whether by their own returns for incoo.e tax or otherwise The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the act only that lycam shorteinto time ractliaoinnioanh had been l l th received Januarya nuary from . During 60 gentlemen for compensation, and it was anticipated that 500 at least would make clairas for compensation under the act. Under these circumstances, it was not p o ssible for the Government to come to & decision on IMPE3IAL PAR LIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. —(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wooliaok at 5 o'clock. SHREWSBURY PEERAGE. In reply to Lord WENSLEYDALE, The LORD CHANCELLOR said he:intended, if It met with the approbation of their ler&hipg, to more that the house resolve itself into a committee of privilege the first week after the }3l ster recess, f or th e purpose of pre ending with the hearinz of the further ali , UWellti in the Shrewsbury peerage case. THE INDIAN AI iTTINE ERS, i'u to India with Lord ELLEAOROUGII, seeing the noble earl op -"niel.Ye whether any i s; ‘- y i t e, b instructions egeed to ahsakdh beenim a transmittedquest respect to the punishment of the mutineers ? H e was induced to ask the question, from the circumstance that he had read in the papers of t , :-day, a telegraphicdespatek dated 13th of January, at a place the name of which it War, of course, impossible to recognise, that Sir Hugh Rove had tried, condemned, and executed no less than 149 mutineer?. Now, be did not question the justice of inflicting the extreme penalty of death upon the mutineers, because he to -ked upon mutiny as a crime of deepest horror ; but he questioned very much thepolicy and expediency of too frequently inflicting that punish. meat, because he believed that the effect would be US induce the natives of India to take part in the mutiny rather than help to put it down. He thought that if, in. stead of inflicting the extreme penalty in every instance, the authorities were to inflict flogging or transportation the best results would follow. He found that ever since the capture of Delhi six or seven executions took place daily, and that inetsad of tending towards the re-estab lishment of civil law in India, it would produce a blood feud. He hoped the Government would give the subs pet the most serious consideration. Earl GRANVILLE said the Government had for warded no final instructions to India with respect to the punishment of the mutineers. He considered, with the noble earl, that the frequency of iuflictieg the punishteent of death would not be desirable, and the Governor-General cf Lelia had already sent out an expedition to the Andaman Islands for the purpose cf ascer.aining the possibility of founding there a penal settlement. With respect to flogging, without it was carried nut with severity it would answer no good pur pose. On the other band, if it was so carried out, it was likely to enlist the sympathy of some persons on the side of tboae upon whom it was inifiett'cl. The noble earl might rest assured the subject would receive the greatest consid,rati .n. GENERAL WINDHAM. The Duke of CAMBRIDGE said, after what had taken place at Cawnpore, he had been expecting in formation fr ma that quarter with the greatest anxiety. which would have the effect of clearing up the conflicting Ntatereente with respect to officers in command there. (Hear, hear.) Their lordships would be glad to hear that that day I e had received a letter from the Commanders in -Chief, Sir Colin Campbell, entirely exonerating Gee. Windham from all blame. (Hear, hear.) Blame is attributed to other quarter?, bat lie would rather not mention where at that moment. It was gratifying that Gen. Windham was entirely exonerated, and Sir Colin was on the look-out to center upon that gallant officer some important command, (Hear, hear.) BANKRUPT COURTS, Lord BROUGHAM moved for returns of the number of days in which the commissionera of the courts of bank. ruptcy have sat in their courts during the last year, the 111133ber of their adjurations, and-also fora return show. ing the names and addresses of the commissioners, the official asdgnees, and other officers of the court — agreed to. Their lordships then adjourned.