The Sun. — London, England, 1860-02-27 00:00:00

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The ►, pleasing the work ;ess. i accident mnibus to is experi ;iving the o advance a account lar to the be backed mvenienca cal contra necessity -opose any more than leis simple I only look >nvemence ) their cat- IC W. AND Loss ch, received s follows :-- nester, from d on Thurs e passengers 4 in number, u s day. The one burtheu, ' M ark-lane, h vessel was ;'hannel, and loss of the upwards of y =7. EVENING, FEBRUARY 27, 1160. 21118 DA Y'S MARKETS. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—(This Day.) OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) The March sessions of the Central Criminal Court com menced this morning before the Lord Mayor, Aldermen Sir R. Carden and Hale, and the Sheriffs. The grand jury having been sworn, 'The Recorder said he was happy to inform them that the number of prisoners for trial this session was smaller than it had been for many previous sessions. The calendar con tained the names of 48 persons, and the crimes charged against them were of the ordinary description. There was but one charge of murder, and the person charged was a female named Smith. The deceased was her illegiti mate child, and if they should be of opinion that the child had been born alive and death had been occasioned by vio lence, the question for them to decide would be was the death occasioned by the prisoner. The evidence to prove the case would all be laid before them, and upon that evidence they would have to decide whether or not a true bill could be returned against her. There were two cases of manslaughter, the first of which was that of Thos. Barnard. The unfortunate deceased was engaged looking at an omnibus on the near side of the road when the pri• soner's horse and cart came furiously up and passing be tween the curbstone and the omnibus, the man was knocked do-vn and killed. The prisoner was on the wrong aide of the road, and the evidence showed that previously to his coming up he flogged the horse most violently. Bar nard however said the horse had ran away, and at the time the unfortunate accident occurred he had no con trol over the animal. They would have to decide whether or not there was sufficient to justify the finding of a true bill against the prisoner. The next charge of a similar nature was that against John Fox, and death in this case occurred during the attempt of the unfortu nate man to stop a fight in a public house. The case did not present any difficulty, and the question for them to decide was whether, in their opinion, the evidence sustained the charge against the prisoner. There was a serious charge against a prisoner named 'Wil liam Downes, of feloniously assaulting Clara Mary Ann Langlois and carnally knowing and abusing her, and also for unlawfully taking the said Clara Langlois out of the possession of her parents, she being under the age of 16. The evidence, as was usually the case in charges of this do se' iption, rested entirely upon that of the girl herself and the medical man, and it would be for thorn to say whether a prima facie case had been made out against the prisoner. The girl alleged that the prisoner effected his purpose whilst she was in a state of insensibility, produced by some narcotic introduced into some drink the prisoner had given her. With respect to the latter part of the charge, it was not necessary, in order to enable them to return a true bill against the prisoner, that the girl should be in the actual possession of the parents ; because in this case the prisoner met the girl in the street, while she was engaged on the business of her parents, and persuad ed her to accompany him to the theatre, and after that induced her to go to a place with him, where he falsely represented she would meet her uncle and aunt. If from the evidence they should be satis - fled that the girl was under the age of 16, and was,induced by the prisoner to leave her home, it would be their duty to return a true bill against him. There was nothing that he thought called for any remark, but in the event of any assistance being required that aid would be most readily granted by the court. The grand jury then retired, and in a short time returned into court with several-true bills, and the trials proceeded. CORN EXCHANGE. There was a steady demand for wheat in most of the country markets held on Saturday, and prices were well supported. Barley was likewise in request, at full quota tions. Other kinds of spring corn moved off freely, at ex treme rates. Throughout the Continent wheat has continued firm as to price, but the business done for spring shipment has not increased. Other produce has sold readily, at fully late currencies. In the United :States the value of wheat and flour has had an upward tendency. Only moderate supplies of home-grown produce were re ceived up to our market last week. The imports from abroad were very limited—viz., 2,100 quarters of barley, 148 tares, 5,135 linseed, 2,006 rapeseed. 850 maize, 297 sundry seeds, 350 sacks and 1,354 barrels of flour. The arrivals of wheat fresh up to day from Essex were limited ; but from Kent the supply was rather on the in crease. Although the general quality of the samples was tolerably good, there was no activity in the demand. How ever, the trade may be considered steady, at prices about equal to Monday last, and at which about an average busi ness was transacted. We were moderately well supplied with foreign wheat. The demand was chiefly confined to retail parcels ; never • theless, prices were well supplied. Floating cargoes of grain, off Falmouth, were in some what improved request. We were scantily supplied with barley, especially with fine samples. The trade ruled firm, at very full prices. For malt the demand was restricted. In quotations, however, no change took place. The supply of oats en the stands was very moderate, and the demand ruled steady, on former terms. Beans were in short supply, and good request, at very full prices. Their was a good demand for peas, at extreme rates. The flour trade ruled steady at last Monday's currency. CURRENCY PER IMPEIRTAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex amid Kent, red, now 438 to 498 Ditto, old 4os 498 Ditto, white, new 475 538 Ditto, old Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 4OB 458 Ditto, new 4OB 46s Rye—Old —8 —s New Barley—Grinding.... 235 298 Maltinfc Chevalier 4lB 46s Malt -Suffolk and Norfolk s2s 66.5 Brown sos 52s Kingston said IYare s2s 64s Chevalier .. 648 66s Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding. 22s 26• Potato Yonghal and Cork, black 23s Ws Cork, white Scotch, Feeding 238 328 Beane—Tick Pigeons Peas—Grey Maple White 405 498 Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 328 31s Stockton and Norfolk METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The Carlisle committee re - a ssembled this morning, when both the sitting members were examined. 12 Mr. Lawson stated he never paid a shilling over his part st, of the legal expenses of the election, which amount to about Sty £243. Sty Sir J. Graham said his expe nses at the election amounted ;t t , , to about £250 or £260. The contest, although a fierce one, st , was conducted fairly by his agent. There was no truth in St the assertion that there had been either bribery or intimidation. The Roscommon, Yarmouth, and Weymouth committees resumed their sittings, but the proceedings were of the most I st ordinary description. No final decisions had been announced when we went to press. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. 1. Lownow, Feb. 27.—Wind this day at noon, West; a fresh gale, and squally. HULL, Feb. 25.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—The Alice, for St Monte Video. St CLYDE, Feb. 25.—Wind S.W. Arrived— The Ann st Augusta , from St. John's, N.B.—Russia, from Quebec— S , Mail, from Huelva. FLEETWOOD, Feb. 2G.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—The Sheridan, from New Orleans. FALMOUTH, Feb. 2G.—Wind W. S.W.—Arrived — The Elise, from Rio Janeiro—San Spiridione, from Marianople —Luca, from Odessa. Railways. paid : Leasing j Closing) BUSIIIOIII Co.'s. Price. Done. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Bedford and Bletehley all Ln & N.W .. .. Buckinghamshire.... 100 Ln & N.W 99 101 Chester & Ilolyhead.. 100 Do. 5Ol 31 Do. do. 51 p. ct..... 100 Do. 124 126 Do. do. sp. et. Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin 10:1 105 Colchester, Stour Val.. all E.tr.&l 4 : C 151 181 E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c. 100 GLNorth.'l4o 142 14 Union,llarwieliSlis.• all E.Counts., 44 41 Do. Woodbridge ... 100 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drct- 100 Calcdonlir Do. New 1 100 .Do. ' Gloster& Dean 'Forest all Gt. West 1 llttrtlpool.Dck.&Raihl all t Y t YIc kIN N I AL Md Br .III 113 — Trull and Selby Do. 1 Shares ! all Do. Do. 4 Shares Lanc.&Carigua. s p.c ! ; 100 1 I L D ri o. & N' 4 W2lO 21 : 4 London&Greenwich 1 100 -1. East...l iii 66 Do. Preference 1 100 Do. 'lls 120 Lon,,Tilby.&Soutend. l 100 P'eto &Co '93 95 Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et. 100 \Torfolk I Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. Tanc.,Buxtn. & Mak.l all i LN W&511 21 21 Nlid.Bradtbril Prefer-I Stock ........I 100 I Slidland 1 96 91 Newmarkt.,llurylix 1 5. 5.6.' .Counts',E a a p guar anteed 5 p. c. 1 Northn..t Eastn. 5 p.c. all IDo. Do. do. 6 per cent.... i all Do. ! Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. , North Western...... all Nlidland , 144 15 IA rft/St= and Wye. I all i s , L. yk. 1 Do. 4 Shares . , v., hi,•eki 100stll . t ' l l o t..Norili. 135 137 Itoystn,llitdi.. „ ~ Shrmsbry& ll , refor( 100 1' Massey 104 106 Do. Do. 1 •. • - 1 PI South Staffordshire .. all l l`C lean ~ 101 11 , Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. West 1 90 92 Wimbledon& Croydn. all Liz'Bra . tn_____; 7i 84 ____ _ Wind N.W. Arrived, Feb. 25—Brilliant, from Jersey ; Elizabeth, front Llanelly ; Havre, steamer, from Havre ; Lady Eglin ton, steamer, from Dublin ; Courier, steamer, from Jersey; Providence, from Shoreham. Sailed, Feb. 25—Bucephalus, for Calcutta; Lady Eglin• ton, steamer, for London ; Bideford, for New port; William and John, Rainbow, Sarah, Calumet, Ford, and Z all for Sunderland ; Wellington, for Table Bay, with 225 Government emigrants. Arrived, Feb. 26--Levant, from Montevide-Wood A si d o; nacreon, from Nantes ; Georges, from Cherbourg ; e, from Guernsey ; ?aul, from Lucon ; Maria, from Guernsey ; Limerick Lass, and Fox, from Newport. lan S d. ailed, Feb. 26.—Griffin, James, and Te st, for Sunder- (BY SLIBIdAMINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. W.S.W., tide three-quarters ebb, weather fine. Arrived, Feb. 2 6. —Beagle, from Oporto ; Robt. Henry, from Havre; Nnllaant and Wave from Guernsey ; Fran cis Binfield, from Mauritius; Solid, from Rangoon ; Quickstep , from Trinidad ; Anna, fromßio Grande; Estapharuce, Sibyl, from Sierra Leone. froAnirrS i t v . e /s d i , ie F h e a l e).l's2ii.—William Thornborow, Bertha de Lane, and Alliance, from Guernsey. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind W. by N., with rain. Passed. —Josephine, brig, from West London. Passed in t ow: —Genova, from Cape of Good Hope; Gazelle, from T rieste ; Lady Shelburn e , from Colombo ; I sa b e lla Blyth, from M adras ; Asia, schooner, from Azores it London DOCKS. Closing Business Paid Price. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne 1( per' - Can. Gov 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. July 100 100 ' 109 111 113 115 c. pref. (issued at £10) all - - - Do. c Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct. Stock 100 C 6 97 - Do. 6 p.c.3lr. & Sep. 100 113 115 20 Do. do. do. Shares l4 - - - Do. 6 per cent. 1879 101 - - 1121 Stock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 100 102 104 102 - Do. 6 per cent. 1880 100 - - 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. all - - - ,N.B.Gov.op.c. Jo. &July 10C 109 110 61 Cork & Bandon, 55 p. C. all - - - Do. 6p.c.Ap.& Oct. 100 - - 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. - -N. S.W. Gov. sp. 0. Deb. 106 994 100 64 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun all 51 6 - D 0 .5p.cen.1871 to 1976 100 991 100 St oc k E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc 100 99 101 - Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up 100 994 100 Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc lOO 112 116 - NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. SZ. Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc i 100 105 107 Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 108 100 1W St oc k' IC. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l, 100 114 116 1141 - S.Aus.Gt6po.Jan&July 100 109 111 Stock I Do. do N 0. 21 100 113 115 ,••••• Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 - - Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock' 100 128 130 100 82 84 - Do. do. April & Oct. 100 111 112 1111 Stock, Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Mock Edin.&Glas. spc shares 100 111 1 13 MISCELLAII E O US. 100 77 78 Stock Do. 4 p.c. ono. S. &D. 100 90 92 Stock Edin.Pertll,l Dun. 4 pc. 10 'Ant,"lo-11exican Mint ..1 all 1 14 15 Stock Furness, 5 per cent ....' 100 - 1000 lAtlantic Tel. (Limited). all 1201 161 1 Stock Glas. &S West. R. 5 pC.I 100 100 120 122 1 121 123 25 lAustralian Agricultural' 19 132 83 Stock Great Northern, 5 p. ct. 100 112 114 10 ' Australian Royal Mail .1 all - 10 - 100 106 los 10 1 Berlin Water Works ...I all 41 5% S S t t o o c ck kl, lD Do o . . 5 41 p p oR . c e . d d m o. ., do p . .c.pm 50 I British American Land! 10 - - 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm, 80 87 89 50 IBrit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A.l all 38 40 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf. all - - 20 , Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862..! all 20 22 f Gt. Sn.& W (Irptand) 4 ! 100 96 93 20 ' Do. 1: I all 15 17 Stock p. ct. pref. Stock ...1) 100 'Canada Land 321 122 127 125 S 50 Great West. (Berke and' 6 10 'lChandslands Tel.(Lim ) all 8 9 Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct.. ..., - Stock"Cop.MiL.of En g.&Smltg all 15 20 Stock Do. Redeemable, 4 1 pal l'-'u 07 99 25 `Do. Preference 75 per ct all 24 c 5 Stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 86 88 Stock ' Crystal Palace. 100 275 32/ 30 Stock Do. Irredeemable, d 0... 100 89 91 5 'Do. Preference al 100 100 1 Stock Do. sp. et. Redeem.Fref. 106 100 IC2 Stock IDo. 6p. c. Perpet. Deb lOO 102 105 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 10 10 5 Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 102 104 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c.pf.sh. all 17 18 171 25 Do. New 10 Do. do. sp. et. pref all lei 104 5 ' English & Aust. Copper all 2 4 2 5 Stock Do, Birming. guar. stock 100 76 77 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 - - 265 Do. Chester guar.shares all 20 21 1 IGreat Ship (Limited).. all 1 4 131 Do. do. do - - Do. do. do. 20 Stock Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock 100 139 141 20 Londonl Discount 5 1 4 Id' Stock ,Do.Barnsl.StXs 3810dpe 100 - - 4 ,Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co all 14 ti S tock I Do. 6 per c. (B. Lan) .. 100 - - 20 ,Madras Irr. and Canal 1 l/ 21 Stock I Lon.& Brig.spc. gu. No. 100 116 118 10 15Iediter. Electric Teleg. all I - - Stock Lo. I Do. ,sp. c No. 2 100 116 118 10 'Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all '3 4 Stock , Do. gua., 6p. ct. 'Stock I Do. do. sp. c. No. 4 100 116 118 10 Netherlands Land all - - Stock IDo. Do. 41 per cent lOO - - 5 'Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.atldis. all 4 4 'Do. do. 41 per c. shares 1 - - 100 IN.Br.&NovaScotiaLand• 80 - - 5 I Stock, Do. 7 per een t. Pref. St. 100 ' 154 158 1 'N.B.Australasittn(Lim.) all 1 / Stock I D 0.6 p.e.do.(W.E.&C.P.) 100 132 136 1 Oriental Gas Stock I D 0.4 p.c S.(div.dettir 65)1 100 66 68 1 Do. New Shares 155. 4 d par 25 ,Lon(1. Chat. and Dover ' all 21 1 22 1 10 Orient!. In. Steam, A 6 - - Stocklf.on.& N.W.Cov. &Nun- 10 Ditto B 6 - - eaton, 5 p. ct. - 100 117 110 10 Ditto C 2s. - Lon. &S.W, 7 p. ct. stock, 100 - -'Stock Peel River Land & 3 lin lOO 50 52 SO 49 Stock 125 Londondy & Cole, 5 ells. all `- - 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 78 80 121 Londorady.& Ennis 1 sh. I all -- - 50 Do. New l5 13 15 Stock Nlan.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct. 100 124 127 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr l5 1 I P 6 IDo. ,E 6 4l 4 4 ' 50 Rhymney Iron Stock' Do. 31 per cent. 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent 5 1 1 p 100 Royal Mail Steam 121 nary port & Car., 4 p.c. all - - stock: Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) 100 120 130 , o , Do. 41 per cent... ....1 all - - 2 5 South Australian Land all 35 37 ''g 1 Do. , 101 - - 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip, all 1 Stock ' %lid. Con. 6p. c. Stock I 100 - - 1 Do. do Registered MINES. 101 Ells. all 4 1 Stock , Do.Cou.Brie.&Bir.6p.ct: 1 100 139 141 10 .Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can. 6 -.- Stock Do. 41 p. 0. pref. stock.. ; 100 102 103 100 Vsn 77,07 a :171: BRITISH 12 114 6 Do. with option till 1860' 3 i 4 p Stock Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. 100 9 95 gewport Aber &c pret 5 10 1 ' ' ' • " 1 all 10 105 p. c. redeem, at SP. n m 0 1 10 Do. Perpet, 6p. o. with Share M i nes. P a id . I Closing 1 Basiress option till 1866 12 10 Do., till 1860 - t Stock Nerfik 5 p.c. Ex.Stk,lBl( Ha, - - - Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.19 ' 3 4 4 16 A Stock Do. 5 / p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 - - 20 British Iron Clifford - St oc k D 0.5 WavVal.Ex.Sk 1847 100 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 1455 465 - - - 331 345 St oc k gorth British, s percent 100 111 113 - a Stock Do. New, gun,. 5 per cent , 100 109 111 - East Bassett (Illogan). 30 145 155 Stock gth.Dev.ltail.& 1) , k.C0.1 100 - - - East Caradon e, Stock g-East.Cons. Pref.4p.c.l 100 CO 92 - E. WI Itussl (Tavistk ) 7.4.0 114 115 111 in St ock Do. Berwick, 4p. c. Pref.' 100 95 96 95 - Gam.&St.Aubvn(Gwen.) 541 50 53 17 Do. do. do. - Great South T opus.... 178 144 141 or DI eeds 6p. C. No. 1 l3 - - - G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillac) 12.4.2 4 14 21 . , - G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 Do.o do• Quarters, 1845 - - 125• • d - Grenville Purch 10 4 1. 25 I - •)o. York, H.& S. • , O, 51 331 es 20 forth Staffordshire ... • all 23 24 - Herod's-Foot B. 25 2 7 (St Stock !Dx• wr• & • Wol llpc. Ist 100 121 123 122 - llingston Downs 4.3.6 41 6 S tock!t) o . I Do. Redeetn., ,-, 2d mia• •• • 100 - - - Lady Bertha .2 1 gua. 100 115 117 - 'Margaret (tiny Lelant) 9l 44 46 t o Stock Do. IrredeeM , t ed. all - - - North Downs 10 I in vi nney Guaran Q '''''' North Frances , Illogan) 10 5 6 ''' 1 neW pl all - - 81 Scottishi Centro , ••••• N.WIII Basset (Mogan) 5 5 6 tern 100 - - Stock Scottish North-Eas _ _ 78 - North Wheal Crotty 7.9.4 8 i 94 k . 100 7 6 10 Par Si ock 31 per C. pref. stoe .• • 100 123 125 Consols (St. Blazy). 14 13 1 4 :As p Stock, Do.Aberdeen.gua. 6 p c. 100 125 130 - rovidence (Uny Lelot) 10.6.7 47 49 Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 11 114 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. lOs 4 1 los. •,outh Devon, Ann. 10s. allSouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 11 255 20 10 Do. Fixed 41 percent. all - - - South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 24 3 h Eastern ( - S Wlieal Fran. (Illo gan ) 18.18.1' 1 7 0 180 A ; 1.0.6. South .6.) .......... Reading 18.18.0 a ll 24 241 - Stray Pa r k Ann., 1.0 100 101 103 3O 32 5 Tamar Silver and L ea d for Stock Do .41 per cent lOl 103 Stock De. Fixed 41 p.e. Ist is 92 94 10 Tin Croft I 41 21 3 Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 nn Stock Do. 11 per cent lOO 101 103 - 'Vale of Towe3' (Car 1 9 451 111 .) 12s 6d -_,•- Stock S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. Zllzt lOO 85 88 - , West Basset (Illogan).. i 0 4 25 Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.e. all 28 29 -I W. Caradon (Liskeard . 1 "):1 21 )• 10 80 83 25 Do. B 6 per cent - Westl Seton :he ..... . 471 390 40 25 Do. C 6 per cent all 32 33 - Wheal Basset (Illogan). 1 . 41 Stock Watrfd & ICilkny, 6p.c lOO 50 55 - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5- 165 175 Cho - Wheal Edward (Cals.). 1 5 86 95 • 6 11 1 pie LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. _ N '1 Mary knn (Menhe) _ 1 'Vh •• . - IWheal Witty(U. Lelant) 1.7.2 14 1 5 8 27 29 - fal Trelawney (Lisk ) 344 • 29 31 The total importations of foreign stock into London, last week, amounted to 1,921 head. In the corresponding week in 1859 we received 1,829; in 1853, 617 ; in 1857, 884; in 1856, 429 ; in 1855, 358 ; and in 1854, 2,331 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From. Beasts. Rotterdam Hamburgh .. 8.. Harlingen Antwerp — Sheep. Lambs. Cal-ves. Pigs. 341 .. —.. 93 .. 951 .. .. - .. 166 16 .. -.. 28 .. - Total 323 1,308 124 166 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 859 542 .. 1,111 .. 176 .. 858 123 .. 132 .. • . 362 857 1.54 637 .. 856 229 .. . • .--* • • .. 240 .. -- •• .. 775 .. 1,333 .. -- .. "-- • • 118 .. 223 .. There were on offer 200 oxen from Spain, in fair condi tion ; but the show of Dutch and German stock was limited, yet sales progressed sl )wly at barely stationary prices. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts were limited, and, for the most part, in very mid dling condition. For most breeds the demand ruled steady, though not to say brisk, at prices equal to Monday last. The best Scots and crosses realised 4s 8d to 4s 10d per 81bs. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 1,500 Scots, short horns, and crosses ; from other psrts of England 500 of various breeds; from Scotland 222 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland 100 oxen and heifers. The supply of sheep was somewhat on the increase. The mutton trade was inactive ; nevertheless, no change took place in prices. Prime Downs sold at quite 5s 8d per 81bs. About 400 lambs were on offer, 90 being from the Isle of Wight, and the trade was heavy at from 5s 6d to Os 8d per 111 e Blbs. 'aloes sold steadily, and prices varied from 5s to 5s 8d per 81bs, being a slight advance on Thursday's currency. The pork trade was heavy at last week's prices. In order to protect the shorn sheep from the inclemency of the weather, we may observe that about 400 of them came to hand dressed in flannel jackets. Per Bibs to sink the offal. s. d. a. d. s. d. s. d. Crap. Sr it-if. besets 2 4. 3 6 Pi Lacers-wool do. 0 U b 4 Second quality do. 3 8 4 2 Pme. S'thdowndo. 5 6 i 8 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 ( Large crse. calves 5 0 5 4 Prime Scots, &o. 4 8 4 101 Prime small do 5 6 5 8 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 2 ; Large hogs 3 6 3 10 Second quality do. 44 4 101 Small porkers Suckling calves, 19s to 228; and quarter •old store pigs, 24s to 30s. TOTAL SUPPLY Beasts 3,530 Sheep ....19,200 Calves Pigs 390 POREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 397 Sheep Calves .. 7 2 Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Feb. 28, 1859, and this day, Monday, Feb. 27, 1360 : Per Sibs, sinking the offal. _ _ . - Feb. 28, 1859. Feb. 27, 1860. a d. s. ii. s. d. s. d. Coarse and inferior beasts . . Second quality ditto 3 8 4 2 3 8 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 614 4 4 8 Primo Scots, &c. . . . . l ' 2 Coarse and inferior sheep . . 4 0 4 4 : 8 4 Second quality ditto . 4 6 4 1014 4 410 Prima coarse-woolled ditto . . 5 0 5 45 0 5 4 PrimelSouthdown ditto . . Lambs Large coarse calves . . . 4 0 4 10js 0 5 4 Prime small ditto Large hogs Neat small porkers . . . 3 8 4 2;4 2 410 Beasts Sheep and lambs . . Calves Pigs SUPPLIES ON SALE, March 1, 1858.---Beasts, 3,032 sheep and lambs, 15,930 ; calves, 60 ; pigs, 145. March 2,1857.--Beasts, 2,942 ; sheep and lambs, 1i,020 calves, 87 ; pigs, 260. _ EARL ►SIiAFTESBUQI AT THE PA`ILTON._O❑ Sunday last the Itefv/1I• D. Northrop, of New York, preached in the—nvilion Theatre to a very crowded assembly of the middle and working classes. Earl Shaftes bury an d Lord Kinnaird conducted the preliminaries o f the service, and with the entire audience listened with marked attention to the powerful appeals of this young orator. It was announced that iir. Northrop would again address the multitude, at the Standard, next Sunday evening. NENVGATE AND LEA.DENHALL. Our markets continuo to be fairly supplied with each kind of meat. The trade, however, is tolerably active, as follows : Per 81bs. by the carcase. s. d. Inferior Beef 2 6to Mid. d 0..... 3 oto Pm. large do. 3 6to Do. small do. 4 2to Large pork.. 3 6to t. d. 2 10 3 4 4 0 4 4 4 2 g. d. s. d Infr. Mutton. 3 2to 3 6 Mid. do 3 Bto 4 2 Primo do. 44t0 4 6 Vea1........ 4 4to 5 0 Small pork 4 4to 5 0 BOROUGH HOP. Our market is somewhatl;;;,;;;ii. late quotations are barely supported. The show of samples is good, and the annexed prices are almost nominal : Mid and East Kent pockets..l32s to 149 s per cwt. Weald of Kent do. Sussex do. 64s to 803 ~ BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Coastwise and by railway the arrivals of potatoes since Monday last have been on 'a very moderate scale. The trade generally is firm as follows : York Regents Do Flukes l4os to 1608 ~ Lincolns loos to 120 s ~ Kent and Essex . 90s to 125 s ~ Scotch Do Cups WOOL MARKET. As the public sales of colonial wool will commence on Thursday next, scarcely any business is doing in our mar ket, and prices rule almost nominal. Last week's imports were 297 bales from the Cape, 956 from Algoa, Bay, and 1,131 from Sydney. SEEDS. Linseed continues - in fair demand at full prices. Rapeseed has realised further enhanced rates. Fine cloverseed is in moderate request, at full quotations ; but in other seeds very little is doing. Cakes aro again dearer. furnip,White,p.bus.l2s to 14s i Carraway Swede Mustard, 8r0wn.... os 14s Itempseed, per qr 348 36 0 White, new.... 12s ltis Liuseed,Eng.sowing 66s 7 0 s Tares,Winter, new.. EsOd Os Crushing Baltic —B —s Odessa Linseed Cake, p. ton Enzlish £o 5s .£0 158 Foreign, p ton .£0 Os £lO Os Rape Cakes,p. ton 4 15s 5 58 Rapeseed, p. qr. 549 Hs Old —s Canary, per quarter 50s 54s Rye grass, new . 228 26s Clover, Red Eng., et. 48s 60s White Foreign Red—. 418 52s White SOs 91s Trefoil, new lSs 24s TALLOW Since our last report only a moderate business has been transacted in our market, nevertehess prices are well sup ported. P.Y.C. on the spot is selling at 60s. to 60s. 3d., and for delivery during the last three months, 53s per cwt. ; rough fat, 3s. 3d. per Sib. 1856. 1857. 1858. 1859. Stock this day.... Price of Y.C. .. I Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 , Price of Town .... 23,726 12,891 59s Od to 668 0 d to —s Od —s Od 1,353 397 86,495 89,601 763 1,938 63,679 85,512 53s 6d 61s Od 19,277 52a 9cl to —s Gcl 1,938 87,987 1860. 390 93,252 55s Od 20,720 32,940 52s 6d to 606 Od to --s Od 603 3d 1,432 1,201 82,034 65,922 1,110 694 91,180 86,781 64s 3d 615 9d EMBEZZLBMENT. John Saunders, traveller, was indicted with embezzling various sums of money, the property of his employers the Messrs. Pritchards, tobacconists. The duty of the pri soner was to obt lin orders for the firm from licensed victuallers, and when his accounts were made up he was nearly £25 deficient. The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Sleigh, iu behalf of the employers, strongly recom mended the prisoner to mercy. The Recorder sentenced him to 12 months' imprison ment, with hard labour. POLICE INTELLIGENZ;E-(THIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. FORGING A POST-OFFICE ORDER—OBTAINING MONEY BY FnAun.—Charles Fox, of 4, Kemp's-row, Pimlico, zinc worker, was charged before Mr. Beadon with obtaining money, &c., by means of fraudulent pretences as follows : Mr. John Mitchell, of the Duke's Head, Reeves' Mews, sear Grosvenor-square, said that about three months ago the prisoner came to lodge with him, and paid for every thing he had in his house till about a fortnight back, when ho told him that he was engaged by a zinc company in the city to go to Spain, showing him at the time several letters and the following document : " THE SPANISH EMBASSY.—This is to certify that Charles Fox, of 4, Kemp's-row, Pimlico, is duly appointed zinc worker to the Spanish Government for the time speci fied in agreement, under the seal of the Valle Montogre Company, at £169 per annum (English money).—Given at our Embassy under hand and seal, DON CAllin T.:Q...., c_ . 4 ... The document is certainly a very unofficial one, and has attached to it a small Catholic token. Prosecutor, in continuation, said that on the faith of these he let him have credit. The prisoner said he expected a letter front the company, enclosing him a post-office order for £l3, and that when he received it he would pay him (prosecutor) his money. On Friday last prisoner went out, and during his absence a letter came, and on his (prose cutor) handing it to him on his return, he opened it and said, "Oh here's a post-office order for £l3 Is. 6d.," at the same time remarking that he had only to receive £l3, and that he:did not know what the Is. 6d. was for. (The Post-office order was produced, and the figures 13 had evidently been added). Mr. Beadon—This will amount to a forgery—the figures 13 have evidently been put in. Prosecutor in continuation said the prisoner then handed him the Post-office order and said—" Mind it, and I'll get change in the morning." The prisoner did nut go out till Thursday evening, and on his coming in he (prosecutor) said he should like his money, and afterwards lent the prisoner ono shilling, on the faith of the Post office order, for a cab. On the following (Friday):morning the prisoner said, " Give me the order, and when I come back I'll pay you." He then left and returned some time after and said he had not got the money, as ho had asked for the money in the name of Mr. Gant, the secretary of the company, and as he could not tellethat person's Christian name, they refused to cash it. On Saturday morning he again said he had not got the money, and he (prosecutor) took it out of his hand, saying that he would try and get it ; and on going to the post-office in Park-street, Grosvenor-square, found that the order was only for one shilling and sixpence, and was told that it was a "forgery," and when he got back the prisoner was gone. He then gave information at King-street, and on his (prosecutor's) brother fetching the prisoner from a place he frequently called at, he gave him into custody, the prisoner at the time asking to be forgiven. Mr. Beadon said it was a forgery, and that the ser geant who had charge of the case, Appleton, 26 C, had better communicate with the Post-office authorities on the subject. The prisoner was then remanded for a week. THAMES. SCANDALOUS CONDUCT IN THE CHURCH Or ST. GEORGE'S-IN-THE-EAST.—Eliza Fenwick, a dirty and dissipated-looking woman, about 35 years of age, and stated to be the wife of a mechanic, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with being drunk and disorderly in St. George's Church, and disturbing the congregation assem bled for divine worship. Mr. Thomas Herbert, a vestryman of the parish of St. George's, stated that in the course of the afternoon service, and while the Rev. Mr. Richardson, the newly-elected afternoon lecturer, was officiating, the prisoner was in the middle aisle making a disturbance and interrupting the service in a very unseemly manner. He found she was intoxicated, and requested her to withdraw. Sho re fused to do so, and made use o la f bad nguage. He said to her, " I must remove you ; you are not in a fit state to be here." She said , " D —n y our eyes ; take me to my husband," and throw herself back to resist her removal. He said "That won't do , " and, after some struggling on her part, he lifted her up and carried her out of the church. In answer to Mr. Yardley, the witness said that the pri soner interrupted the service and disquieted the congrega- tion, Police-constable Botto, of the K division, said the pri soner made a: great, disturbance in the church-yard when she was brought out of the sacred edifice. She screamed, g ive her husband a key. Her conduct, on the church way halloed, and kicked , and said she wanted to g o into the to the againto s t a tion-house, was of the most outrageous desoription. The prisoner, in her defence, said she was the worse for liquor, and that she went to the church to give her hus band the street door key, and then she intended to go else where. Mr. Yardley—This is very improper conduct indeed. You are not to go into St. George's church or any other church to make a disturbance. It is an aggravation of your bad conduct that you were intoxicated when you wont into the church. I believe you did not go with the express inten tion of interrupting the service and disturbing the con greation. If you had done so I would certainly have sent you to prison for a very long time. I sentence you to pay a fine of 10s. for being drunk and disorderly. TIIE CASE OF THE REV. MR. HATCH.-Mr. Hatch still remains in Newgate pending the decision of the Government as to which prison should be his place of con finement, pursuant to the sentence of the court. He would have been removed iu the ordinary course to the house of Correction at Wandsworth, immediately after his convic tion, but, as he had been so long in the position of chaplain in that gaol, it was felt that there were good grounds for refraining from sending him there as a criminal, and hence his long detention in Newgate. The public are aware that strong representations have been made to the Home Secre tary in reference to the case, and it is rumoured that bills of i n di c t me nt for perjury will be preferred at the ensuing ses sion of the court against the principal witnesses for the pro secution. MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocic. The accounts received from the manufacturing districts mention that, during the past week, there has been very little activity in most departments of business. At Leeds, no change of importance took place in the woollen trade, but the manufac turers generally were f a i r ly e mployed upon orders previously given out. At Bradford, Rochdale, and Huddersfield business has been extremely quiet, the progress of the debate on the Budget and the French Treaty having occupied the chief attention of both dealers and manufacturers. Wools were in steady request, but operations were suspended until the opening of the public sales in London, viz., on the Ist proximo. In the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday business was very quiet, and prices remained with out the least variation. The sales were about 6,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed with rather less animation, and quotations were steady. There is no change of importance to comment upon in reference to monetary affairs, which, how ever, still indicate increased easiness. This favour able tendency, however, as explained on previous occasions, has arisen from the partial suspen sion of business consequent upon the Budget, and when operations are: actively resumed, re newed animation in discount channels may be experienced. At the same time it is noticed that the specie movement, although less extensive than of late, is still causing withdrawals from the Bank, about £40,000 having been sent away on Saturday. Under these circumstances, very little is thought of a speedy reduction in the terms of discount at the national establishment, although the rates charged in the general market have within the last few days ranged as low as 3-2 per cent. With the view of making another attempt to re store the Atlantic cable to working order, or in case of failure, to recover as much of the wire as possible, the direetors of the company will submit a pros pectus at the forthcoming meeting for the purpose of raising £20,000. The market for Public Securities has been dis turbed by the political news from the Continent, and the unauthenticated statement in reference to a treaty between Russia and Austria has been chiefly instrumental in causing depression. Consols have receded to 94: 1- for money as well as the Bth pros : ; at the present moment, however, more firmness is exhibited, the quotations being 94 and 941 : respectively. The New Threes are 94; 951 ; the Reduced 951 ; the New 21 per Cents., 781; Long Annuities, 17; ; India Loan, 103 i 1041; ditto 5 per Cent. enfaced paper, 981 ; and ditto 51 per Cent. ditto, 104 ; India Stock is 219 2211. The Foreign Market is quiet, and rather de pressed. Turkish 6 per Cents. have declined to 781 to 791 ; ditto New Loan, to 651 to 66. This depression is owing to the rumour of a new loan being raised by the Ottoman Government. Spanish 3 per Cents. are 441; Venezuelan, 271 ; Brazilian 44 per Cents., 94 ; Mexican, 21: ; and Portu guese, 431 1. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are 2 prem. ; the Universal, prem. ; the London and Provincial, 1 -1 prem. ; the Buenos Ayres Railway, ; prem. ; and the Canadian Loan, 21 prem. In the Railway Share Market the transactions have been rather active, but a downward movement has been apparent in values. Caledonian, Lanca shire and Yorkshire, North Western, and Midland, declined ss. ; Eastern Counties, Brighton, South Western, North British, North Eastern (Berwick), and South Eastern, 10s. ; and Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, 15s. ; Great Western have improved 10s. The Foreign and Colonial Markets are also at lower quotations. Lombardo-Venetians have re ceded to 114 11: ; Pernambuco to 11,1 ; and Bahia and San Francisco to 61 61 East Indian declined to 1011 1011-; Great India Peninsula to 981 to 991. Grand Trunk of Canada to 34i 35 ; and Great Western of Canada are steady at l 2 Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet. Bank of Australasia have im proved to 781, London and County to 33; ; London and Westminster have declined to 551, and Ottoman Bank to 19 and 191-; Crystal Palace have improved to 30, Van Diemen's Land to 11, and Peel River Land to 49 and 50. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. S s 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuit i e s 9 sk 5 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities........ New 21 per Cent. Annuities 7Bl Anus. 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885 l7/ India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per cent .. --- Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto 5i per Cent lO4 Consols for Account (March) India Stock for Aeounnt Ditto 5 per Cent. lO3 r xchoquer Bills. £l,OOO, lid Ditto Advertised PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK 13razilian 5 per , Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. 185 S 2 1 t 1 Ifilexigan 3 per Cent. Portuguese. 1853, 3 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent 44 Turkish 6 per Cent. 79 Ditto New Loan Venezuelan 3 per Cent TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 94 1 Ditto Account (March 8) ELECTION COM3IITTEES.—(This Day.) ,are Railways. 12.10 Atittllig, Nye t. I and Eastern junction 50 Illeica; , t and Bab ymen:t 1.14 Bir., i'C•ol., and Gtr. Val to?k Birk.,La.,and Ch. June 25 Blackburn 25 Biyth and Type 10 Ilost.Sleal.& - Slid. Coma ock Bristol ant. Exeter ock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan 10 Cork and Bandon l 0 Cork, li,tkrock,&Passage !O ;Cornwall fi 6i .0 Do. A u A n t r i cv l6p e s . O. n pe r d a i n v : 10 Do. B hasbeen pd.toß.l i 0 Dublin andßelfastJunc. l 15 'Dun.,Perth,&Abr.Junc 1 East Anglian stock Eastern Counties StocklEastern Union A Stock ck I Do. do. B Stock: t 5 Do.i,Tw.A.(lte.E.U3ds), 20 East Suffolk 10 I Do Stock 'Edinburg and Glasgow Stock ,Edin.,Perth, & Dundee ; 10 'Forth & Clyde Junction' stock! Furness tock'filasgow & South West's ' 10 'Great North of Scotland ,ock 'Great Northern :ock Do. do. A Stock :ock Do. do. B Stock ;ock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld). :ock Great Western ock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk I 12 Irish South Eastern._ ock Lancashire & Yorkshire •ik London and Blackwall. ick Lon.,Brizhton&S.Coast 15 Lond. Chat. and Dover, :ockiLondon & North Westni 121 Do. Eighths lk !London& South-Westn. IL'derry & Coleraine ,5 IL'derry & Enniskillen Lock' M £lll. Shef., & Lincoln 50 Maryport and Carlisle 121 I Do. do. Shares 10 'Metropolitan Stock I libiland tock l Do. Birming. & Derby : 50 'Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) 25 'Do. 1 Shares 25 'Mid Kent 10 Do. (Cray Line) 100 Newcastle and Carlisle. 25 New., Aber., & Hereld, 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 20 Newry, Warpt., & tios Stock Norfolk 50 North. Counties Union Stock North British Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Stock , Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeeupdß Stock Do. B Stock Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase stock Do. Leeds Stock ! Do. York Stock North London 20 North Staffordshire 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction Stock / Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 10 ' Peebles 20 IPortsmouth 10 Rhymney Stock 'Scottish Central Stock Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock St oek'Shropshire Union 10 i Sittin w bourne & Sheer. Stock South Devon Stock 'South-Eastern Stock South Wales Stock South Yorks.&Riv.Dun.' 20 'Staines, Wok., & Wok 1 25 , Stockton & Darlington.' 25 Do. do. [Stockton & llartlepooll Stock Taff Vale Stock I Do. Preference, No. 1 25 IThamesllavenDk&Rail 50 Ulster 25 Do . 12 10 , I Do. Stock) Vale of Neath 10 Victoria Station & Pim Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 50 'Waterford & Limerick' 20 West Cornwall 20 West London 10 Do. Ist Cl ass 20 Do. 2d Class 8 84 73 74 114 124 64 7 1044 1054 93 934 6 64 74 8 14 15 57 68 38 40 26 28 814 52 3 / 4 29 29i 101 103 MN 1101 98 100 133 135 111 112 69} 691 60 65 100} 101 68 69 111 112 121 13 996 100 d 924 021 8 10 40 40i 51 53 2} 14 .tf 109 1095 86 88 91 10i 57 59 31 Id 911 611 924 93 if 11 d 47 471 74 77 108 110 d 9 91 88 40 71 81 14 16 114 116 274 284 86 87 48 49 3d 42 14 885 89 c 9 71 70 72 6 8 391 40 9 9h p 551 564 2 1 3 4P d *p 59 61 104 1111 51 6} PREFERENCE SHARES. Cloaing Business Sharel, Railways. Paid• Price. I Done. COLONIAL GOVER SECUR] 'TIES. -all fu) SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ,Es A. ND LTOCK3. Closing '.CRY SITA. Business I 92; } 3 100 14 57U 34 1101 10 1 ..0 691 i 70 1001 ii 68i 9i 11 1111 11 St St 941 St 401 I 8 109 f i raid. StO6 Stool Stop , St St St St Stt Sto, Stool Stor Stoc Share Docks. Stock Cornmereil lOO --' Stock 10-4 por:',eiit .Pret . Min. 100 -- S.:eck East mid WGst India—, 100 -- S - ock Lonclop lOO Stock St. Katharine ICO Stock Southampton lOO Stook. Victoria ........... 40 iDO New Lwi5t,........!, 2 -- : , ~.. THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY BRITISH POSSESSIONS •el Railways. all 100 88 90 9(31 97 94 I ;d a 4 8 1 51' all all all Ito 'lOO 1 100 1. 3 0. '3s. Od. all 100 61 71 83 88 78 82 75 80 par t p II I d 1 Id id d 1014 102 par ar p pp 100 1004 1 1014 102 20 21 35 36 94 95 73 74 85 87 76 78 75 77 99 994 id 1 d 11 id 121 12/ 81 71 95 1(0 1011 I 10 i 34t 5 9t 73 75) 8 75i 8} 95 100 95 100 90 93 87 4,0 97i 98 91 93 id id 5 7 Closing zusineen done Price. Paid. Atlantic & Lawrence i Leased at 6 per cent Bern., Barocia & ent.lnd gu. 5 per cent Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. 13, Buffalo and Lake Huron po. New Do. Preference Buffalo, B rant. &Godrich !6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 IDo. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 1 5 C lcutta.& S. Eastrn . • iCape,Eastn.Prov.(Lim.) ;0 iCapeTown & Dock Scrip fO !Central Oude (Limited) ! :0 (Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c ! 7 ,Demerara :0 Eastern Ben,gal.gu.sp.c ! ,ock East Indian, gm. 5 p. c 20 Do. P Shares Ext ! 20 Do. Jubbulpore 00 Do. 45 p. c. Debentrs 1 took Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1861 20 G eel onfi,SL Melbourne to. I Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds tookiGrand Trunk of Canada 00 IDo. 6 per cent. Pref 00 !Do. 6 per cent. Debentr 00 !Do. 7 per cent. 18 62 00 IDo. do. 1807 00 Do. do. 1872 Lock ! Gt. IndiaPenin .gua.sp.e. 20 'Do. New, gua.s per tent. Gt. South. of Ind.Lim.— 20 guaranteed 5 per cent 204 IGt.W. of Canada Shares 20i ID°. New f , f , ( , Do. Bonds pay. '76,with l "" j ' opt. till '6O 00 Do. do. '73 till '6O 00 Do. do. 'l3 without opt j 00 Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 do ,ock Madras, guar. ' 4} p. 0:1 ,ock I Do. do. 5 per cent. :ock Do. 41 P. o. Extension ock Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c 20 Do. Fourth do. 20 Do. do. Lock i,Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds i lNewßrunswick&Canda. 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g - .6pc Class ACapitl.6hare .. Do. do. Land do 20 Do. do. B. Capital do .. Do. do. Land do 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde • a 20 Do. New g 20 Do. Punjaub 20 Do. Indus. St. Plo Exg . 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 10 Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 611 i 1 --i 92, I 1 47 61 d 1 l o i 76i6 2 21 14} 2 481 I 21 3: 68i 71 8 391 I I F 2 6 7 19} 20 d par; d 101 1141 fel id FOREIGN RAILWAYS. .9 Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes O Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 5 Belgian East. Junction Beziers to G raisses sac 6 ,:Carmeaux Mine & Rail 10 ICopiabo .0 I Ditto Extension :0 :Dutch Rhenish !O jEastern of France tO :Euphrates Valley 9 ;Grand Rus. Guar .5 p.c 20 Great Central of France O 'Gt. Luxem., Con. shs O Italian Junction :0 Lake Constance & Bale O Lierre and Turnhout 9 Lombardo Venetian O , Lyons and Geneva • Maria Antonia .0 iDo. do. New 9 !Namur and Lieze • IDo. do. 6p. c. Pref 16 INorthern of France I 9 Do. New Shares 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. :0 IParis,Lyons, and Medit. :0 Paris and Orleans f , f 1 Recife& S. Fran. (rem.) : "j gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) I :0 Riga and Dunaburg 10 Rome and Frascati Z.O Royal Danish 5 Royal Swedish 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. 10 Sambre and Meuse LO Ds. 54 per cent. Prof.... 10 Southern of France .... 81 West Flanders 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference ZO W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria ZO Western of Switzerland 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref 20 Zealand all all all all all 4i 4, I d pai; 1 21 2f 11 5k d 25 26 a liPl 8 8i 19 19} 38} 37, 9 10 351 8.51 54 t 6 1 id 13 15 5 194 2 0 1 SI 9 91 22. 234 all all c all 1 all all all all all all all all 100 31 100 100 100 100 100 1613 4 100 100 100 all y I 7 100 FOREIGN MINES 2.4 Australian 1 ,B on AccordCopper,Lim. 15 8 i d - par 35 I Brazil. Imp. (ii. at £5 p.) 274 ...... 20 Do.St.Jolindelttey,Lirn. 15 21 22 5 ,Do. Land and Mining - Co. a ll _ _ 1 ',Clarendon Cons. Min- Co. , d 40 ICobr(1 Copper at! 94 46 Copiapo l6 64 74 —1 IDunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 4 a . r 2 Fortuna 20 General 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 1 d i 3 !Linares 5 11,1181talliall 1 M a riquita 1 N.lthintCotof S.Aus.L lea. id p i 20 fontgibau Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt.... all 4 0 1 4 I 5 'Port Philip ...... . ...... 1 IS co tti s h Australn. (L.) • lOs f d I p all 2 21 21 28.2.81 United 111, sica n ...... JOINT-STOCK BANKS. __ -- ... ~., 1 Closing Business Share Joint-Stock Banks. ra"bi Price. I Done. 100 !Agra&CnitedServic,eßk 6 0 ,„n. i 40 Australasia all 77 79 , 25 Bank of Egypt all ,24 241 100 'Pank of London 6O 51 53 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 50 British North American I all 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &o', all 201 21 25 Ch.Mer.of In. Lon.SLCII ; all 31 3 3 100 'City ' 50 100 Colonial 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada ( all 100 Commercial of Lindon.l 20 20 21 20 'Eng , Scot., At Aus. Ch.l all 101 17 164 20 Gen Bk. of Switzerland all .20 ,Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral.l all 221 23 50 , London and County ...; 20 33 4 50 London Joint Stock ... 1 10 314 100 London &Westminster. 20 55 1 100 Nat. I'rov. of England. I 35 20 illo. new ' 10 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient .rik. Corporation all 40 41 20 Ottoman bank all 119 191 191 19 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New 25 South Atitralia 25 Union of Australia all 50 !Union of London . 19 28 29 284 4 1(0 Unity Mutual IP 10 #1 I Ili I THE STATE OF THE SERPENTINE. A deputation, consisting of the following gentle men, viz., Sir John Shelley, Bart., M.P., Sir W. M. T. Farquhar, Bart., M.P., Dr. Lai - ll:ester, Dr. Woolley, Mr. A. Hayman (firm of Ilayman and Burnett, Sloane-street), Mr. J. Rennie, and Mr. John Lilwall, had an interview on Saturday with the Right Hon, W. F. Cowper, M.P., Chief Com missioner of her Majesty's Woods and Forests, at the office, Whitehall-place, in reference to the con tinued bad state of the Serpentine. Sir J. SHELLEY briefly introduced the deputa tion, and called upon Mr. Lilwall (who had acted since 1848 in the capacity of hon. secretary to the Serpentine improvement committee) to explain the objects of the deputation. Mr. LILIVALL then entered at some length into the various steps which have been taken during the last ten or twelve years on the subject of the state of the Serpentine. The object of the present depu tation was twofold; Ist, re ;pectfally to protest against the expenditure of X 17,000 of public money upon the formation of a filtering bed and other works in Kensignton.gardens, which were useless as respected the purpose in view, and would be found an intolerable nuisance for all time, and one of the greatest eyesores in a park renowned for its beauty. The second object was to draw the Chief Commissioner's attention to the urgent necessity there was to fill up the deep holes in the Ser pentine—now so dangerous—and to reduce the bed of the river to a graduated depth of ' from three feet at the edge to about five or six feet in the centre. At present the bed of the lake was 0 irregular that persons often gotprecipit at ed intoholes over their beads by a single step forwards, when their other leg was standing in water little more than knee-deep. Dr. WooLLEY had himself used the term " green pea-soup" in reference to the water cf the Serpen tine. He had known many cases in which persons had been overcome by its exhalations. One in stance was that of a man named Bull (one of the Royal Humane Society's officers), who had fallen down twice while on duty in a boat, and did not re cover his consciousness for many hours, despite every remedy that could be applied. Up to 1853, when he resigned from ill-health, the Serpentine was most foul, and every year added to its impuri ties. He characterised the bottom of the Serpen tine as nothing more nor less than a man-trap. About half-way between the end of the river and the receiving-house was an old gravel-pit, with an immense depth of slimy mud in it. Many deaths had occurred in it. In corroboration of what was stated by Mr. Lilwall, he had known many deaths arising from the mud acting on and choking up the air passages of the lungs. In his opinion the works now under operation were utterly inadequate to re medy the impurities of the Serpentine. The Chief Commissioner said he was very. glad to have seen the deputation. The question had been under discussion for upwards of ten years, and it was quite true nothing had yet been done. No doubt the plan now being carried out in Kensington-gardens had many disadvantages, and would at the best but partially remedy the evil. The Metropolitan Board of Works had, however, undertaken to commence the sewer, which would carry off much of the impurity which now found its way into the Serpentine; but until that was completed there was no means of diverging the sewage matter. There were undoubtedly many evils to be remedied. his predecessor had called in the highest authority—(murmurs of dissent) — at least he was one of the highest authorities, and backed by the opinion of the late Mr. It. Stephen ( son ; therefore the Government did not act preci pitately. Mr. Hawksley's plan did but meet one portion of the difficulty. At best it was but an in sufficient scheme. It was quite the duty of the House of Commons to see into the matter, especi ally when dealing with a park which is one of the greatest ornaments of the metropolis. As to himself, he had no responsibility for that which had been done ; yet still he did not think it a good plan, nor should he ever have thought of adopting such plan. His hands, however, were tied. Sir M. FARQUHAR inquired whether it would not be possible to stop the present operations in Kensington-gardens. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER feared there would be some difficulty in doing so. Mr. LILLWALL suggested that the difference be tween the large amount named for carrying out the filtering scheme (L 17,000), and the smaller sum which would secure the necessary volume of fresh water (111,000) would surely allow an ample mar gin to cover the loss attending the quashing the present works. The deputation then thanked the Chief Commis sioner for his courtesy, and withdrew. MESSRS. WOOD .111 VD ROGERS' BOAT. LOWERING APPARATUS. Messrs. Wood and Rogers—the latter gentleman being connected with the extensive ship-building establishment of Messrs. Green at Black wall — have recently registered a simple and apparently , very efficient apparatus for the instantaneous lower ing of ships' boats in case of sudden emergency at sea. The invention consists of a series of four iron rods or bolts running along the inside of the boat on both sides under the " thwarts," . and communi cating with a central shaft and lever, by means of which they can be shot backwards and forwards at pleasure. The extreme ends of these bolts run through " slot" holes at stem and stern, each catch ing an end ring of the double sling by which the boat is suspended from the davits. Supposing an occasion, such as a man overboard, or any sudden marine casualty, to arise, the men would jump in, and the boat would be lowered in the ordinary man ner to within nine inches or a foot of the water, when one of the men acting on the central lever would suddenly withdraw the bolts, fore and aft, and the boat would drop full keel into the water. A. collateral advantage of this arrangement is that the slings being double, and catching the boat at both sides, there would be no danger of its turning over through the men jumping hurriedly in, as is too often the ease with boats slung in the ordinary manner. Experiments were made on Saturday last by order of the Admiralty, and under the in spection of Admiral Bullock and Commander Polley of the Black Eagle, and there were also pre sent Captains Guthrie and Stead of the P. and 0. Steam Packet Company, and Mr. Marshall of the R. M. Steam Packet Company, with about half a dozen other gentlemen who take an interest in ma rine inventions. The p art y p roceeded down the river in a steam tug , t o both q uarters of which boats had been slung by Messrs. Wood and Rogers' me th o d ; during the ru n down stream these boats were cast off several times with men on board, wfth remarkable facility and expedition. All the nau tical authorities present were quite satisfied with the simplicity and utility of the invention, Ad miral Bullock . especially expressing himself in strong terms of commendation. For ourselves ii se emed to answer the purpose intended perfectly we would merely suggest that as the invention, to be useful, must be available at a moment's notice, and as iron rods will rust from exposure to the wea ther, the bolts should run in a sheath, so as to be always clean and to run freely backward and for ward when required. We mentioned this point to the inventor, who replied that the iron would be galvanised, and consequently not liable to rust. Still it is better to make sure ; and when we re collect that the late Captain Harrison lost his life through the " brails" of his boat's sail not working freely, it cannot be deemed superfluous to provide against the slightest possibility of a hitch in opera tions where the saving of a man's life might de pend on the instantaneous loweriK., , of a boat into the water. 'With this little addition we are of opi nion that Messrs. Wood and Rogers' invention would completely answer its purpose. PRUSSIA AND TIIE IT-1.1.1AN QUE,STION. ---o The Independance BelJe publishes the following despatch, addressed by the &iron von Schleinitz, the Prussian Minister of Foreign Atlhirs, to Count Bernstorfl, the Prussian Minister at London, and relating to the conditions of Prussia's accession to the congress proposed last year : Berlin, Nov. 25, 1859. Her Britannic Majesty's chargé d'affaires has do! e me the honour of reading to me a despatch, a copy of which he lett me, addressed by Lord John Russell to him, under date of the 14th instant, eon— cereing the speedy assembling of a congress to settle the Italian question. After stating in that document, a copy of which I enclose, that in the eyes of the British Govern ment it is understood that a congress like the one in question will be able to occupy itself with the situation of Central Italy, and will not bebound to adopt this or that plan for the regulation of the affairs of the peninsula, the Chief Secretary of State believes it his duty to direct our attention mere particularly to an important point, on the solution of which he declares the Government of her Bri tannic Majesty will make its participation in the congress mainly depend. This point, which appears to have already been the previous object of an interchange of communi cations between the Cabients of London and Paris, and on the subject of which the English Govern ment desires to know the intentions of the two great Powers, which, like England, abstained from taking part in the late war, is introduced by Lord John Russell in saying that her Britannic Majesty cannot send a representative to a congress at whieh a sanction might be given or required to a proposal for imposing by force a Government or a constitu tion on Tuscany, on Modena, or on any other per- , tion of Central Italy. Your excellency is already acquainted, gene rally at least, with our mode of viewing the sub ject of a congress, in case an agreement should be arrived at for submitting to such an assembly the thorny questions raised by the late war and the events connected therewith. Inclined to enter into any negotiation calculated in our estimation to re-establish on durable bases the peace of the peninsula, disinterested on a question that only. concerns us as affecting the general political equi librium, it appears to us that, for the sake of the object itself which it is proposed to attain, we ought to reserve to ourselves a freedom of examination and discussion. If her Britannic Majesty's G%vernment believes it its duty to lay down, previous to the delibera tions of the congress and for that which concerns it, the principle ofnon-intervention, we shall certainly not think of contesting its right to trace out for itself this or any othEr line of conduct. But we are bound to claim for ourselves the latitude we accord to others, and I shall not conceal from you, count, that in our eyes we should be rather exposing our selves to the risk of complicating and impeding the task assigned to the congress by laying down gene ral and absolute principles beforehand. Besides, a reservation, such as the English cabinet appears desirous of making in favour of the prin ciple of non-intervention, seems to us less necessary, since, in a congress consisting of sovereign and in dependent states, the majority, however consider able it may be, can never impose its will on the minority, and so the fre,.-3i.icussion rightly claimed by Lord J. Russell for the whole of that assembly belongs as a matter of perfect right to each of the powers of which it consists. It affords us pleasure then to hope, Monsieur le Comte, that when the European Congress, called upon to settle the questions raised by the state of Italy, shall meet, mutual concessions of pretensions which at the outset appear irreconcileable will lead to an understandiig as to the means for re-esta blishing on permanent bases of order and prosperity the Italian peoples, and that this object will be at tained without resorting to extremities, which no one would regret more than ourselves. But what ever may be our opinions on this head, we are bound to decline all previous engagement and to reserve in favour of ourselves the same liberty that we are the first to acknowledge as the right of others. V. I beg your excellency to have the goodness to read the present despatch to, and leave a copy of it with, her Britannic Majesty's Principal Secre tary of State. Receive, &e., (Signed) - VON SCIILEINITZ. TILE DIVISION ON 271 E BUDGET. Only one English Liberal voted for the motion, viz., the Right Hon. Sir F. Baring. The Irish Catholics—Messrs. G. Bowyer, J. Greene, M. Has sard, J. 0. Lever; E. M'Evoy, and The O'Donoghue, were in the minority. Twenty-eight Conservatives voted with the Go vern scent, :—E. Antrobus, B. Botfield, Lord A. Churchill, W. Deedes, Hen. A. F. Egerton, E. C. Egerton, Lord Emlyn, J. M. Gaskell, G. Greenall, Lord A. Hervey, W. H. Hornby, T. B. Horsfall, P. Humberston, N. Kendall, G. C. Legh, Hon. H. Liddell, A. E. Lockhart, T. Mainwaring, Sir G. Montgomery, C. A. Moody, Viscount Newark, IV. Patten. J. Pritchard, 1). Pugh (Carmarthenshire), Abel Smith, Sir F. Smith, Sir M. B. Stewart, Lord A. V. Tempest. Among the Liberals absent were Hon. A. Anson, W. Buchanan, J. M. Cobbett, B. Cobden, M. E. Corbally, F. P. Dunne, W. J. F ox, Major Gordon, Lord Haddo, W. Laslett, P. M‘Mahon , W B. ite Hors man, Sir G. Pechell, J. E . Redmond, H. . The following Conservatives ar e also amongst the absentees :—.Right H o n. C. B. Adderley, Sir H Cairns, Lord R. Cecil, Lord Elcho, Sir W. Gallwey, 1) Grih, Sir E. Hayes , Sir W. Heathcote, J. T. H. opwo ffit od, Lord Hot h a m, J. J. Johnstone, D. S. Ker, Lord Lovaine, P. Mure, J. W. Philipps, W. Spooner, AV. T. owell, J. Richardson, Col. Somerset, Lord Stanley, and Sir H. J. Stracey, Seats vacant—Norwich, County Cork, East Sur rey, Ennis. MADAME TUSSAIJD'S.—The last addition to the ga ll er y of this collection is in point of merit and of interest ver y far from being the least. It is an effigy of the lamented Lore Macaulay, whom it so closely resembles that it almost startles the spectator when he first approaches it. It is placed in one of the best localities in the gallery, in a good light and unelbowed by other figures. FREE TRADE IN REFREBIIMENTV. There is not a more important or valuable article in the Budget than the 15th, on the subject of houses for the sale of refreshments, the present law relating to which violates every principle of political economy, and is so oppressive to the community at large that it is atuszing how long it has been en dured. Talk of the old borough-mongers, talk of the extinct corn-monopoly, talk of the French iron masters, the world has never witnessed a more flagrant sacrifice of the interests of the many to the few than in the case of trade in public refreshments n this country. If Mr. Gladstone's great scheme contained no other clement of good but his propo sitions to liberate the community from the extor- tion of publicans and tyranny of brewers it would. be claim enough to the national gratitude. Can anything be more monstrous than the present system? The great brewers through the unpaid magistrates monopolise the publichouses, and the keepers of these houses through the brewers mono polise the supply of some of the most important articles of general consumption. The great suf ferers are, of course, the middle and poorer classes, who are absolutely dependent upon these houses for everything they drink, except cold water. It is idlo t.) consider malt liquors in any other light but as the necessaries of English life, especially to the work ing classes; and ghat is the result of hindering competition in the sale of them ? There is no fact more notorious than the execrable quality , of the beer, or by whatever other name it goes, in nine tenths of the houses that vend it. Pure malt drinks may be had from the brewers by those who can affurd to deal with them, but not from the crea tures of the brewers, from whom the poor are com pelled to buy them. The publicans having a mo nopoly, and being no purer than their liquor, make the most of it, and their iniquitous profits are the daily poison that washes down the poor man's daily bread. He pays a monopoly price for the un wholesome stuff which the existing state of the law or the licensing system brews for him. Our readers hardly require to be told how this system works, but it may be explained in a very few words. The brewers set up or help to establish the alehouses, every house being bound to retail the beer or ale produced by its founder orpatron. Honest men will have nothing to do with a business thus created. On the other hand, it holds out the strongest temp tations to needy and disreputable people to engage in it, and this would of itself be sufficient to explaia the systematic frauds with which no other branch of trade is disgraced to the same degree. But we have described only half the monopoly. A certain number of houses having been thus established in a perish or district, are licensed by the great unpaid, who take it upon them to determine how many the district requires, and refuse to license any more. Owing to this arbitrary power, and the influence of the mighty brewer s, t he p ublican's trade, which ought to be as free as any other, becomes the closest and vilest of all monopolies. Au honesatlme of proposing to enter it, and hoping by the s f b y r e with genuine commodities to compete suctroshfuel the existing establishments, has both d so hopeless and the magistrates against him ! a c t . i v o e n r i s thatt the e few s struggle uggl:by n e y e o o n n i e b cin of the existing the public, as if it undertake ewih it, suchan a d f l ° ra rm rd i l d y • known to succeed. Eveit•eyrepsrtosvoisfi haw tells against the in had been expressly framed vefroyr tkhienpduropfospea.rtila'lhietyre. is the athplest scope fo r both personal and apolitical. Mr. Gladstone will do than ac complish a financial reform if he muc h more m g u ts an end to this system—Examiner. VENEZUELA. A letter from Caracas, in the Moniteur, announces the settlement of the difference which had arisen between France and the Republic of Venezuela . It says : ~ On the 18th January the Secretary for Foreign Affairs addressed to Captain Kerdrain, the special commissioner of the French Government, a note stating that the executive power of Venezuela ac cepted the conditions proposed by the Emperor's Government, and formally engaged to fulfil them. i Official relations were accordingly resumed with the usual formalities. The French flag was hoisted at the consulate-general, and saluted by twenty one guns. The troops were und er arms to do honour to the occasion, the music of the military bands and merry peals from all the churche blending with the roar of the cannon. The Vene s zuelan flag was also flying over the Government Palace, and the batteries of La Guayra returned the salute of the French steamer Surcouf. On the 23d the Vice-President, to celebrate this reeoncilia -1 tion, gavea grand dinner, to which all tht. members of the corps diplomatique were invited. lan• hel lon : I