The Sun. — London, England, 1859-02-17 00:00:00

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In five iburgh. poets isnovt lamb," mgratulate 'piffled the swmptuous one of our Society of ray. ion makes f the prin us reforms ice during ar account stock and 'tors are, standing, nsive and r Hussey Vegetable of Roots. at length, results of d various f Meteor )rovisions TETY. )lace last Wylde's tendance ►ns when becomes vho were earnest reciated. leee din gs mimated 'strafing of them the dif inclu ded. wn cora- Vtoun's read by • M. de Histoire ;ellaise," luted to But the was un- varied opined. V-lOUS cular of Lytton, het of CIiCS 837. r down extent for the essions of the re it in to the that by the ith, or lion or roees other ms in e it as arms ior to r bat- cued ; firing to be ich it that, ;very Lnder le to and fibers ;ions the OJVEY MARKET AND CITY NEIVS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. A steady accumulation of gold is taking place at the Bank of England, and a stock of bullion, amounting to £20,000,000, is shortly anticipated. Last week it represented nearly £19,500,000, and several small additions have since been made, owing to the recent arrivals from Australia and America, The foreign demand is comparatively limited, as the consignments of silver to the East continue mode rate, and there is a large balance of imports over the exports available for the Bank. A small quantity, viz., £92,000, chiefly American and Russian gold, was taken there yesterday, and as some heavy consignments from Victoria are now considered due, a further influx may be looked for at an early date. A very moderate demand for money is still ex perienced in Lombard-street and at the Bank of England. Brokers are willing to negotiate com mercial bills at the recently reduced quotations, ranging as low as 21 and 2 per cent. At the Stock Exchange, where the inquiry is also very limited, loans are still easily obtainable at 1 to 11 per cent. on Government Securities. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday rather more animation was apparent, and 12,000 bales Were sold, at full quotations. The Railway Share Market closed quietly. Prices, however, of some of the leading lines advanced. The transactions in the market for Public Secu rities, to-day, have been rather limited, but the quotations have slightly advanced, compared with the closing values yesterday afternoon. The Funds have risen almost I T per cent., but this improve ment has not been accompanied by any extension of business. Consols are now about 951 1 for money and account. It merely requires a rally on the Paris Bourse to reproduce buoyancy in the markets here. A rumour is circulated that Prance contemplates the negotiation of a heavy loan, but it is not generally believed. The New Threes bare been dealt in at 951 and 961, and the Reduced at 951 96 ; the New 21 per Cents. are Marked 79; Exchequer -Bills, 345. to 375. prem. India Stock is 219 ; and ditto Loan Debentures, 9 8k ; and ditto Bonds, 18s. prem. Business in the Foreign Stock Market is rather quiet, prices, however, are firmly maintained. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 90 to 91; ditto New L oan, 791 to 801; and ditto, 2d issue, 79 to 791; Brazilian 41 per Cents. have improved to 931 and to 94 1 ; Russi an 5 per Cents. to 113 ; ditto 41 per Cents. 991 ; Venezuelan Deferred to 16k and 171; and Dutch 21 per Cents. to 651. Portuguese. Bonds are steady at 46 ; and Spanish Deferred are flat at 301. The New Austrian Loan is Ito 1 dis. ; and the Chilian ditto, 3 to 2 dis. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as -under 1859. _ 1858. North-Western Western L26,186 23,850 „ &1,443 . 57,557 ,°ollth-aste 12,704 10,955 er.ighton ra L'IGQI-lornedatr - N E d 9 a: h e e rn rn 10,861 9,873 32,278. 29,988 14,988 ]3,827 22,717 20,312 7,7 l Loaahrre and Yorkshire Bristol risto , l and Exeter 5,477 4,972 ~48t Lancashire 6,471 5,427 Ijatanehester, Sheffield, and Lincoln .... 9,721 8,687 orth Stafford gtni.n....:a.Wrtioerpoceosid Wolverhampton 4,092 3,754 3,089 2,720 Zurs burgh and Glasgow 5,290 4,787 (great w s e , iow and South-Western henish , thsh North Eastern 4 -Path_R . North _ Eastern 2,498 estern of Canada 'rad Trunk of Canada • 8,205 8,611 The above returns show a considerable improve raw u on most of the principal lines, more particu larly on North-Western, Great Western, South-. W 4- ea 'vrn, Midland, Great Northern, and Lancashire and Yorkshire. The Canadian lines, however, show a most decided falling-off. Grand Trunk have decreased about £4OO, and Great Western about 422300. 'he Railway Share Market has been exceedingly inactive, and for most of the principal lines slightly re duced rat es h ave b een quote d notw i t h stan di ng Lne, favourable character of the traffic returns. ,9 1 ester and H o lyh ea d , L ancas hi re an d Y or k s hi re, alldland, North-Eastern (Berwick), and Stockton Inul Darlington, have declined ss. ; Brighton, North-Western and North Brit4h, 10s.; Cale donian, Eastern Counties, and one or two others 4 ave brought about former rates. b ee the Forei gn M ar k e t the transactions have n very limited, but prices are a shade firmer. „ar ia„ and Lyons have improved about 55., and " -mn bardo-Venetian, both old and new shares, re alised fully yesterday's quotations. The colonial ? T i dertakin gs h ave b een i n s t ea d y reques t . E ast l ian adv ance d a b ou t 5 5., G rea t Indian Penin sula I° S.) but Grand Trunk of Canada declined 10s., a nd Great N or th ern of Canada ss. Joint-Stock Bank Shares show a slight improve illent• Bank of Egypt have advanced to 251- English, Scottish, a n d A us t ra li an Ch ar t ere d t o 16 ; and London Joint-Stock to 314. Misce llaneous Shares have been very quiet, at about previous quotations. 3',,,, Cent: FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 ' 4 ' ‘'ent. Reduced Annuities. 954 6 5i •,,„13er Cent. COneolSAnnuities ; 1 / 4 ; 6 w 3 Per Cent Annuities 954 6 4 .V!cy 21 per Cent. Annuities 79 Th'lF Annnities, expire sth Jan., _ISM •• • - , Ditto Debentureses expire tc' 30 Ye' " . ' sth April, 1885 lB 5-16 1 hldia Sta k. 219 984 1 8 f-1-,,itto Bonds £l. 000 %.0 4 , > sols for Account March June. I'. x „l ~,. , legner 13ills, £l,OOO, 2d. & lid.. I vitto f.. 500 Ditto . ornall, lid. 13 raziban 5 FO REIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. per Cent. p e t ' l log Ayres, 6 per Cent . r trvian 44 per Cent — I pitto ( I . l ribarren), 44 per Cent. :Ittlese, 1853, 3 per Cent. D tan, 1822, £ St., 5 per C en t ll3 n 1111131.5h44 per 994 to Cent. 1 3 per Cent 'D itto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. — Ditto Account T urkish 6 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto 2d Is sue ~..-D i tto Account Ve nezuela, 5 p er C en t Dividends on th e a b ove paya b le in London. etch Exchange, 12 Gun. 24 per Cent 654 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 954 1 Consols for Account OTTOMAN RAILWAY. Subjoined are the resolutions adopted by the St eek-Exchange Committee with regard to the re- Ituval of the Ottoman Railway from th e i r o ffi c i a l l ist. It is believed the board of the company in tend +, makin g a s tatement to the public setting f or th t he entire particulars of the matter, with the view to Confirm the assurances they have already given that there have been no intentLonal misrepresenta tions on their part : The Committee for General Purposes have unanimously messed the following resolutions : q iv :,„he Ottoman Railway Company having obtained a e, O -- _'4lo/1 for their shares in consequence of marepresenta -s mule by Mr. Brown, their secretary pro tem., to the ~e°ronaittee of the Stock Exchange, and on subsequent in ineßYgation it having been proved to the committee that an p u s r, &ant number of shares* were subscribed for by the ofte u id e iiitsezlved, that this railway be struck out of the by aTesolved,—That after hearing the explanations given Co deputation of the directors of the Ottoman Railway - ipanY, the facts recorded in the minutes of the 7th inst. heiern unshaken bid that, taking into consideration the tt, danitted characte r of' the directors, the committee are willing vas s "eve their earn es t assurances (th e correc t ness o f w hi c h by Mr. Brown, the secretary pro tern. of the rnitt P"Y) that th e misrepresentations ma d e to the cora °e were prep are d by Mr. B r o wn on ly, w ith ou t th e the ed g e er sanction of the directors. At th e same ti me wieloeonnnittee cannot exonerate from blame the directors, wi tl , allowed a n o ffi c i a l to act in matters of such importance 44 .0ut thelr . authority or supervision.' , eb. 15.” t It i s stated that the firman for the National 0,71 of Turkey, the establishment of which has for a length 4 er noe been a su b ject of contest between r i va l i nterests, was b y l ;, el ' ec l on Tuesday to .the concessionnaires represented fessrs. VEr Its provisions are upon the basis pre i°ll„B-3' described, and the stipulated capital is £1,000,000. Ri `,.7 Present position of Turkish stock, and with the pro cd. s erious evcra,s, the probability of shares to s_amount being taken up in London must appear very OHbtful, but it is asserted that a combination of Greek and nativee, merchants and London capitalists has been formed that of establishing. the project without other aid, and of the amo un t h as already been promisedi Turkey. SIIA.RE MAREET.-(TIIIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. I Share( Railways. i p aid. 1 Closing Business e Price. Done. 12.10 Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction 10 61 64 6 - i • 50 Belfast and Ballymena all 1 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val all 8 9 Stork Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction lOO 66 68 ' 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 31 &3 Stock Bristol and Exeter ) Stock Caledonian . Stock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all - • 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all [ 20 Cornwall all 41 51 roves. 10 Do. Af A „. es. no div. 10 Do. B un"' ep.c.per an. I all all hasbeep pd.toß. 50 Dublin andßelfast Juno. all 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc all 9/ 10 Stock East Anglian lOO 151 161 151 ' Stock Eastern Counties lOO 62 63 121 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 28 30 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 84 25 East Kent all. 13 15 ' Stock East Lancashire lOO 95 97 95 1 20 East Suffolk all 10 Do Stoc77 14 7,dfnbnr7 and Glaszow 100 711 72f 711 2 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 29 291 10 Forth & Clyde' Junction unction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn MO 95 97 - 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 101 Stock Great Northern lOO 1041 1051 Wri 1 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 88 90 891 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 137 139 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 104/ 1051 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Roil Gua.Stk lOO 5 6 57 12 Irish South Eastern all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 84 88 164 Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 11 121 p , Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 9 951 ' 95 / 4 16 Do. do: F £l6 6 Id 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 Id 3 Do. West Riding Union 1 20 Do. Southport 11.6.3 London and Black wa ll a ll 64 64 1 1 - z 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh 4l Stock Lon.,Brig,hton &S.Coast 100 109 1001 109 i i Stock London & North Westn 100 9 5 4 96 96 5 1 . 12/ Do. Eighths - 74 1 4 d Stock London& South-Westn. 100 924 91 , 92 4 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO 38 59 10 Metropolitan 3 d Stock Midland lOO 1011 102 1 0 2 Stock Do. Birming. & Derby lOO 76 78 50 Mid. Gt. West.(lreland) all ' 25 Do. 1 Shares all 100 xe,astle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 12 13 10 Newry & Armagh (def ) 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all Stock Norfolk lOO 6 4 66 65 50 North. Counties Union 3l 31 3 d Stock North British lOO 601 61 611 1 601 1 Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 Stock Do. B Stock Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 93 94 w 4 l 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 1 d d Stock Do. Leeds lOO 4 481 Stock Do. York lOO 78 19 78 1 1 Stock North London lOO 101 103 1021 2 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction 23 Is. 20 North Staffordshire l7l 41 41 d 121 13 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 29 31 10 Peebles all • 20 Portsmouth - 7 5 d 10 Rhymney lO Stock Sottish Central lOO 114 116 Stock Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 27 271 Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 8 5 87 Stock Shropshire Union lOO 45 47 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 41 21 d Stock South Devon lOO 37 38 Stock South-Eastern lOO 74 15 Stock South Wales 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 131 141 20 Do. do lB 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 11 25 Stockton & Darlington all 36 36 1 36 4 25 Do. do. 18.54 221 25 Do. do. Ins 7 - - Stockton & Hartlepool 161 Stock Taff Vale lOO Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 Stock Vale of Neath lOO 77 80 77 8 7 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all 5 Do.A.—Areev.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 24 3f 12 1 3 5 Do. B all 6f 61 20 West London all ' 10 Do. Ist Class all 20 Do. 2d Class all PREFERENCE SHARES. Sharel Railways. I Paid. I Closing Business Price. Done. .25 Blythe and Tyne 1(' per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 20 Do. do. do. Shares tock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. 6 k Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. Dun. Perth, & Aber. Jun. Stoe E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc.... Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc.... Stock E. Conn. Ex. 5 p et. No.l Stock Do. do N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock East Lane. 6 per ct..... 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Stock Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Stock Furness, 5 per cent .... Stock Glaa. &S West , : a. 5 pc. Stock Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Stock Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Stock D0..41 p. c. do. do. 100 Do3p.c. Redm.,s pc. pm Gt. Nh. of Scotid, Ist pi Gt. Sn..lt W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock neat West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 41 p ct. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. ot. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon. & N. W. Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 1 shs Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh & Lin., 6 p. ct. Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent. Haryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent 1174 Do. - Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . Do. Con. Brie. &Bir.6 p. ct. Do. 4 p. c. pref. 'stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Ifit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 10 Norfolk Deb. 4p. c. shares Stock Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Stock Do. Way.V . M.Ex.Sk 1847 Stock North British, 5 per cent Stock Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Stock Nth.Dev.Rail.k, Dsk.Co. Stock N- East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do. 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. c. No. 1. 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1846. " 25 Do. York, H. &S. Purch. 20 North Staffordshire . . Stook Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6pc.ls tg Stock Do. do. do., 2d gua Stock Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk. in perp 8/ Scottish Central, new pi Stock Scottish N.-Eastern deb Stock Do. 31 per c. pref. stock Stock Do. Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 10s. South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent. 1.0. G. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Stock Do .44 per cent Stock Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is . Stock Do. New do., 2d issue. Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Stock Do. 41 per cent 20 S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. 251 Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. 25 i Do. 6 per cent Stock Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 26 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock' 12 12i Stock Stock 12 Stock Stock Stock Stock 10[ 102 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Leasing Closing Business Co.'s. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchleyl all Buckinghamshire lOO Clydesdale Junction 1 100 Colchester, Stour Val all E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c 100 E Union,lfs rwi eb Sli a all Do. Woodbridge lOO Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dr 1 100 Do. New 1 100 Gloster& Dean Forest all Hartlpool.Dek.&nail ' all Hull and Selby Do. Shares all Do. I Shares all London&Greenwich Do..Prefercnce Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend lOO Do. Barking Shares all Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct lOO Do. 6 per cent lOO Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk.l all Midsb.& edcr, g.6n.e. all Mid.BradfordPrf. Stk. 100 Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 t. 5.6. guaranteed 5 p. c. Nortlin.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. do. 6 per cent. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Preston and Wyre. all Do. I Shares A. all Roystn,llitch.,& Sliep 100 Both. & Gol. e. 18 11 6 Shrewsbry& Hereford all South Staffordshire .. all Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. all Do. do. Wilts and Somerset lOO Wimbledon& Croydn all Ln& N.W Ln& N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt. North. E.Counts. ICaledonin Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. Peto &Co Do. Norfolk,. Do. LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. L&N W) & L.Yk. j Do. Gt.Nortli Lan.&Yk T Brassoy M'Clean Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West L.&Brgtn DOCKS. • Share Docks. I Paid Closing Business p rice. Done. . Stcytlefrrtrflercial lOO Sttock.thApirCent.Pref. '` , ii lOO - - - Stock'Etust and West India lOO 124 51 Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria <0 !1)0 NGSV .. r 18 98 100 104 106 17 19 ,142 144 4 4/ 1111 113 65 67; 115 120' 90 92 98 1(.0 58 60 142 144 9 1 11 11 90 92 8 9 49 61 94 96 1103 105 6 61 100 103 113 118 108 112 115 117 114 116 132 134 81 83 75 75 113 115 120 122 111 113 107 106 64 68 11 111 92 94 85 E 7 8(i 88 99 101 10 16 17 10 10 73 74 19 20 94 10 14 141 140 142 1120 122 1163 168 122 124 __,l _JP 68 - 70 140 142 103 1044 _ _4P 96 - 98 . 44 10 111 12 9 10 111 113 08 90 i dis p d p 23 234 121 123 111 113 99 101 10 11 24} 25 103 105 103 105 161 174 29 30 33 34 48 51 all 1100 a 100 100 100 100 all 93 3 14j i THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1859. FOREIGN . Closing I Business 'Paid. Price. Done. 41 51 I' 6 5 26 261 - -p 61 61 I ipl 19 8 1 2 8 01 381 371 —P 84 94 4 2d 33 '334 62 63 4 Id 61 71 9 1 19 5 201 5 k 9 94 23 24 81 9 LAW INTELLIGENOE-(THIS Ditz) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lords Justices.) APPEAR-LINDSAY V. GIBBS. At the conclusion of the arguments in this case, Lord Justice Turner annotnced that judgment would be given on Tuesday week. APPEAL. - ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. DA.VET. Mr. Daniel, Q.C., is now being heard for the appellant in this Charity Trust Conveyance in Norwich. ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.) JTJEGMENt.--BLUCK V. MALLALUE. His Honour, the blaster of the Rolls, said—This is a suit arising out of a loin joint-stock company, limited, and there is an application by the plaintiff for an injunction to restrain some of the ditectors as a board of management, or a committee of management of the joint-stock loan com pany from doing certain acts complained of, on the ground that they are a corporation, and that the acts complained of are contrary to the rules of the dEtporation, and contrary to their duties as a corporation, limited. The acts complained of are three. First—That the defendant, Mr. Mallalue, in his capacity of cashier of the company, took bills and promissory notes in his own name only, without the name of the company. Second—That the loans made by the directors were mado for their own benefit, contrary to the rules of the corporation. And, third—That the directors had not fulfilled their part of the contract, but had failed to take, as required, a certain num ber of shares of the company. That by the provisions of the contract they were bound to take a certain number of shares, and they had not done so. Upon the first part of the case his Honour did not consider that the assertion; were proved. He did not think that the second wasi sufficiently proved so as to constitute a breach of the 47th and 67th regulations of the company. But his Honour did think that the third branch of the case was proved, that the directors had not taken and retained the requsite number of shares in the company. His Honour considered the case of the North Midland Railway Com pany v. Hudson as a case in point, and granted the plaintiff an injunction against the defendant as asked, with liberty to apply. Mr. Yardley—How do you know him ? vaccinated. 321 3 STATE 01 TRADE. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. EXTRAORDINARY INVESTIGATION. At the Thames Police-court,this day, Mrs. Susan Mason, an elderly woman, of Bedford-row, Maict stone, Kent; Mrs. Catherine Walker, of No. .f t Hanover-court, Hanover-street, Rotherhithe ; and Mr. James Johnson, proprietor of the Eastern Saloon, better known as the Penny Gaff, opposite LimehQuse Church, came before Mr. Yardley to claim a boy about 12 years old, whose name is either Brotherton or Walker, and who has been for many years in "the service of Johnson as a tumbler, and who was for one season engaged as a sprite in a Christmas pantomime at a minor theatre. The boy, a sharp fellow, with an intelligent face, was present. Mr. Livingston, chief usher, said that -the boy was given up to his mother upon her application a few weeks ago, and she then said that the child was stolen from her in Kent a few years ago, and sold to Johnson for 30s. Another woman, Mrs. Mason, claimed the child as her grandson yesterday, and said that her daughter (since dead) was his mother, and James Brotherton, basket maker, of Canterbury, his father, and that he was born in that city. Mrs. Walker said the boy was born in Ber mondsey, and put in a certificate of baptism in the Roman- Catholic Church, Dockhead, from which it appeared that Jeremiah Walker, son of Jeremiah and Catherine Walker, was baptised. on the 4th of July, 1846. He was now within three months of 13 years of age. Mrs. Mason—He is my grandson. • Mrs. Walker—lt is false ;heis my son, and you are not my mother. Mr. Yardley said he was not going to try a question of the identity of a mother or the identity of a son. He asked the boy which of the claimants he preferred ? The boy clung to Mrs. Walker, and said, " This is my mother, and I wish to be with her." Mrs. Walker—To be sure, he is my own darling boy. Mrs. Walker—By a mole on his left side, and five cowpox marks on his left arm. I saw him Mr. Yardley—Millions of people have cowpox marks on their arms. Is his father alive ? Mrs. Walker—My husband, his father, is alive. Mrs. Mason was then questioned, and said she believed her daughter was dead. Her daughter gave birth to a son, and she was afterwards informed that child was stolen by another woman, and sold to a showman. Mr: Yardley said that no doubt Mrs. Mason's daughter lost a child, but that did not settle the question that the boy was Mrs. Mason's grandson. Mrs. Mason said she claimed the boy of Johnson five months ago. Mr. Yardley—Why let him remain with him ? Mrs. Mason—l thought he was in good hands, and in a fair way of obtaining his living. Mr. Yardley made inquiries of the boy how he had been treated by Mrs. Walker, to which he re plied, very well, and that he was sent to a ragged school. Mr. Yardley said two women lost a child eight and a half years ago, and the boy could not be the son of both. He would recommend that the child be left in the care of Mrs. Walker, whom he pre ferred for the present. He asked what sort of a place Hanover-court was ? Inspector Bean, of the K division, said it was a most wretched place. Mr. Yardley directed that the police in Itother hithe should look after the welfare of the boy, and take care he was not stolen or sold again. The boy was very lively and intelligent, and he hoped every care would be taken of him. Mrs. Walker was a person of drunken habits ; but if she was the boy's mother she had a right to his custody. William Collins said he was formerly in the employ of Johnson as a musician, and saw that person ill-use the boy in a shameful manner, and compelled the boy to relieve his necessities on the floor. He expostulated with Johnson, who said, " He is not my child ; I bought him for a shilling and a pot of beer." Mrs. Mason—The mother took that child from he house. Mr. Yardley said he had done with the case, and the only way Mrs. Mason could pursue her claim for the child was by application to the judges for a writ of habeas corpus ; and, if she made out the child was her grandson, he would be delivered to her. The parties then retired, quarrelling with each other. LEICESTER, Feb. 16.—There is a fair amount of business doing in the hosiery trade for the period of the year; all useful goods are in request, at fair prices. The fancy trade continues dull. At Loughborough, Hinckley, and other country hosiery districts, trade continues tolerably active, and the framework knitters, both in Leicester and the districts around, are well employed. The pro spects of aheaithy spring trade are good. Spinners are pretty well employed. NOTTINGHAM, 16th.—The lace trade has slightly improved during the week ; more is doing in plain nets, Mechlin nets, and Mechlin quiltings, and, indeed, the cotton branch generally is in an im proved condition ; future prospects are also good. In silk goods the trade is exceedingly quiet. The hosiery trade continues extremely brisk, nearly all branches partaking of the buoyancy. Manufacturers have plenty of orders on hand, and all are antici pating a good spring trade. The home department is brisk, and all useful goods are in demand. Stocks on hand are extremely low, and have been so for some time past. In the country districts, where hosiery is the staple manufacture, the operatives are well employed. Yarns are in good request, and firm. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 40s 11d; barley, 33s 6d ; oats, 22s 4d ; rye, 31s 2d ; beans, 41s 2d ; and peas, 41s sd. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 41s 2d ; barley, 33s ld ; oats, 21s 9d ; rye, 31s Od ; beans, 40s Id ; peas, 41s 7(1 ENGLISII GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 120,103; barley, 86,310; oats, 15,810; rye, 39; beans, 5,174, peas, 1,529 quarters. BRITISH- POSSESSIONS. Share! Railways. 100 18 18 Atlantic & St Lawrence; Leased at 6 per cent..l Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lncil gu. 5 percent po Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 6 p. et. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c Do. C Shares Do. E Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do.4i p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 G eelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B Do. 6 per cent. Pref Gt.lndiaPenin.,trna.sp e. Do. New, gua.s per cent. Do. do Gt. S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with ept. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. "/3 without opt Do. 5 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 4} p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 4t p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Ncwßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl. Share. . Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. do. Land do Northof India Tramroad Limited, Scrip Oude (Limited) Scinde Do. 44 14 Do. New 8 Do. Punjaub Do. Indus. St. }'lo. te, i ;" St. Andrews & Quebec A ,Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 20 20 100 1 . „- 171 20 Stock Sto. Suck 100 100 20 I 21 201 100 100 100 100 S tock Closing Business Paid. Price. Done. I a: all 78 80 4i all 161 }lOO 100 100 1. 3.0. t idi i id i id 7 8 85 00 82 86 80 84 id par 128. 6d. all all }lOO 100 all 100 all 1 2s. all 1 all all all all all all 79 i I IP 5 1 t 102& 1131 1021 . 31 1 3 i ipl 19 20 5} 191 29 31 170 72 89 91 100 1001 td par 151 16 40 44 d 104 106 104 106 102 104 97 99 11 181 19 20 18 191 d d par - -di - --di 701 90 1001 991 1001 19/ 20 i 1 p 20 21 fd ip 1 Vd` 1 id I p Share' Railways. Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7l).c. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction Lake Constance & Rale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pistoj a, 5 p.c. pi: Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New 'Namur and Liege .. Do. do. 6 p. c. fi'ref Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, and Mcdit. Paris and Orleans ...... Recife& S. Fran. (Fern.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) ... Riga and Dunaburg.... Rome and Frascati ....I Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse Do. 53 per cent. Pref. . : . Southern of France West Flanders Do. 53 p. a Preference 1 W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand BRITISH MINES Paid. Closing Business Price.: Done. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Our market, to-day, was but moderately supplied with beasts. Nearly all breeds moved off slowly; yet Monday's prices were supported. The show of sheep was limited, and the mutton trade ruled firm, at full quotations—the best Downs having realised 6s 4d per 81bs. Very few calves were on offer, and the veal trade was active, at an improvement in value of 2d per 81bs. In pigs and milch cows, very little was doing, on former terms. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Second quality do. 3 8 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 6 Suckling calves, 17s to 22s 17s to 213. s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.4 8 5 0 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 2 5 4 Large crse. calves 3 10 4 8 Prime small do 4 10 5 6 Large hogs 3 0 3 6 Small porkers ; and quarter-old store pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts l,OOO Sheep Calves Pigs FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts llO Sheep Calves Pigs HAY MARKETS. SmrrirroLD.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 10s ; clover, do., £3 10s. to £5 Os; and straw, £1 4s to £1 8s per load. Trade dull. CIIMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 18s to £4 lOs; clover do., £3 12s to £5 Os ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 lOs per load. A slow trade. WHITIECIIAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4los ; clove do., £3 lOs to £5 5s ; and straw, 4s to £1 9s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. MEAT MARKETS. NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. - About an average business is doing, at full prices : Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 8d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 0 to 4s 6d ; pork, 2s 6d to 4s 2d per Blbs. by the carcase. _ _ ----- SOUTHALL, Feb. 16.—The supplies of stock here to-day were limited, and the trade generally ruled steady, at very full prices :—Beef, from 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 2d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 2d per 81bs. to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Feb. 16.—Prime beasts and sheep were rather dearer, and the value of other kinds of stock was well sup ported :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s Od; mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 4d ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 2d per 81bs ; mulch cows, £l4 Os to £l7 each ; suckling calves Os to Os.; quarter old §tore pigs, Os to 0* each, Share) Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 61 71 61 20 pritish Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 Devon G. Cons. (Taoist ) 1 465 475 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 185 195 Great South Tolgus l7s 12 13 G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 21 31 G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 91 .4 Lady Bertha 6 4 7 1 North Frances (Illogan) 81 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 2 31 - N.Wh'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 61 71 Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 16 17 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s I SouthCaradon(St.Clecr) 21 440 460 - South C. Brea( Illogan). 2 21 21 S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 220 230 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 10 Tin Croft 9 31 4 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - Vale of Towey (Carm ) 12s 6d West Basset (Illogan) ll 20 2'2 W. Caradon (Liskezrd) 2O 65 70 Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5l 215 225 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 115 125 ' eal Edward (Cale.) 5l 21 21 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 11 12 Wh '1 Mary Ann (Menhe) 8 47 49 Trelawney (Lisk.) 41 31 33 301 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim lOs par p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p.) 27 1 2 20 Do.St.Johndelltey,Lim. 15 101 114 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all 1/ 21 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica - d 40 Cobre Copper al l 3B 40 Copiapo l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all f 2 Fortuna 20 General all 20 21 3 Linares all 85 91 8/ 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 New Granada all I 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 f p 11 1 20 Pontgribaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt all 44 5X 5 Port Philip 1 80 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1 28.2.81 United Mexican COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Share Securities. Paid. Closing Busines s Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 113/ 1141 114 1 131 Do. 6p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 111 i 1121 Do. 6p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 115 116 • N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja. &July 100 1111 1121 1111 1 Do. 6 p.c. Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1001 101/ 102 Nova ScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1111 1121 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July .100 110 112 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 107 109 JOINT-STOCK BANKS, Share) Joint-Stock Banks. paid Closing Business Price. I Done. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 40 Australasia all 01 93 25 Bank of Egypt all 211 254 25 4 100 Bank of London 5O 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 5O British North American all 56 58 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 10 1/ lad 81 100 City 5O 61 63 100 Colonial 25 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London. 20 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 164 17 ic4 i 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 214 22 214 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock - -31 t / 100 London & Westminster. 20 -- 47 1 100 Nat. l'rov. of England. 35. 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all 39 40 20 Ottoman Bank all 20 201 204 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all • 25 South Australia 25 Do. New 174 25 Union of Australia all 52 54 50 Union New of London lO -..— 241 4 1 100 Unity Mutual 55 - 100 Western Bk of London 50 194 181 d MISCELLANEOUS. Sh arei Bliseellansous. Paid. I rice. __L Closing: allaallll 84-1 a 8 —514 Business dons 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 12 13 121 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 215 225 25 Australian Agricultural 19, 33 34 321 10 Australian Royal Mail . all / 1 10 Berlin Water Works . . all 21 31 10 Do New, issued at 25 dis 3 50 British American Land 40 50 Brit. & Irish Mag,.Tel.A. all 38 40 20 Do. B, 7p. 0. till 1862.. all 19 21 20 Do. C.. 100 Canada Land 321 120 130 123 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim.) all 0 10 Sto Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all cl 25 Do. Preference 71 per ct all 24 25 5 Crystal Palace. all 11 1/ 5 Do. Preference 20 Eastern Steam all Stock , Electric Telegraph lOO 102 103 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co all , 1 11 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel los. f „P , /d 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim ) all 4 1, 20 GLlronScrewCol.(Lim all 15 2 645 Gen.DL„l° National dp . Steam GeepnDr.e loco:mc:snus ni.tattu. Navigation. isdcios . l a 4 l l — ll — ll 20 London Discount 5 11 11 d 10 3lediter. Electric Teleg all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) all 61 71 10 Netherlands Land 10 Do do all a 1 2 5 11 1 1 4 11 d 17 511 0 0 North FD . erioi.eaN . t ea : wol f 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 4 Steam. 1 8 0 I l d 2. 138 p 284 15s. 1 cis par 5 Peel River Land & Min all 23- 3 24 50 Do. New a so ll 12 - 0 - T 321 125 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New 1 25 00 1 ssßoyalcoolitt.hA Australian Mail sutsrtl ru S a. t lr e ina a yn m . (LLainnid. ). all 35 38 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all I 1 1 Do. do Registered all 1 1 20 'Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can. 5 54 i 100 iVall DlOlllOlll Land °Grlsi'7:acuahnsrSaot:aPeell:iaL Steamnnd BO 15 18 COURT . OF BANKRUPTCY. 11 , 1 This bankrupt was described as of iVoodley, Essex, miller, and came up for his certificate, which was opposed on the ground of reckless trading and fraudulent disposal of his property to his father-in-law, when in a hopeless state of insolvency, owing about £1,700, and the assets about £7O. His Honour suspended the certificate (second class) for .2 months,' without protection for six months. An application, however, was made for limited protec tion for six weeks, to give the bankrupt an opportunity of appealing. IN ItE POLDEN AND rOLDEN. This was a meeting for the examination of debtors to the estate, many of the claims being disputed. In one Mr. Warrand appeared for the assignees and Mr. T. Beard for the alleged debtor; but it appeared that ono of the bank rupts had written a letter admitting there was only £1 due. His Honour made no order, and the case stood over for the assignees to look over the accounts, as they had trusted to the list of debtors returned in the balance-sheet. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) SINGULAR CASE OF LANDLORD AND TENANT.--COKEY V. HOOPER. This was an action to recover 4s. od. deposit paid to de fendant as guarantee for taking an apartment at his house. The plaintiff stated that she called upon defendant and agreed her to take a room. She complained that the room was in a very dirty state, but defendant's daughter said it should be cleaned. Upon this complainant paid a deposit of 4s. 6d., and agreed to come in the following Monday at ten o'clock in the morning. Defendant's daughter occupied the room, and on the day appointed plaintiff went with her goods, but found the place in such a dirty state, and the room so full of smoke, that she refused to occupy it. Defendant's wife said, " There is the room, take it or leave it as you like. _ _ Plaintiff now sought to recover the deposit of 4s. 6d. His Honour though the deposit should be returned, but defendant urged that it should not. Plaintiff gave no time for cleansing the room, and as to smoke, that was denied. His Honour thought that defendant had no time to clean the room. Plaintiff—l agreed to send in •at 10 o'clock, and at 10 o'clock I sent in. The carman who took plaintiff's goods said the apartment was in a filthy state and full of smoke. Defendant—She took my room, and a few of her things were moved in, and she has prevented me letting the room to another person, so I do not see why I should return the deposit. His Honour—l think defendant had no time to prepare the place, and the plaintiff was in such a hurry to enter, I can do nothing for her. Verdict for defendant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY.) BOW-STREET. John Regan was placed at the bar charged with being drunk and assaulting the police. From the evidence of the landlord of the George public house, Great Queen-street, and two constables, F 75 and F 132, it appeared that the prisoner, last night, was in front of the bar of the above public-house drinking beer. As he was partially intoxicated, the landlord told him he would not serve him with any more drink ; upon which he became abusive, and refused to pay for what he had already had. The landlord then tried forcibly to eject him from the house, and immediately he got him to the door he gave him in charge of a police-constable who was standing outside the house. A violent struggle ensued, during which police constable F 75 said ho was struck by the prisoner, who had been in prison for stabbing a policeman. Regan said, " been in prison once for making four holes in the coat of the • man that wore the number 75 before you, but I'll make a dozen in yours." - The other policeman also assisted to convey the man to the station-house. The prisoner called two witnesses, who both swore they saw the policeman, 75, draw his staff, but they could not say whether the mark on the man's forehead was caused by that weapon. Ho asserted that it was. Mr. Hall—to policeman 75—How was the injury caused to this man's forehead ? Policeman —He struck me on the breast, and I returned the blow with my fist. Mr. Hall—You did not say in your evidence you struck the prisoner ? Prisoner—You struck me on the mouth with your fist, and on the head with your staff. Mr. Hall (to Tyrrell, the gaoler)—Look at that wound, and say if you think it has been caused by a man's hand. Tyrrell—The place seems cut, and looks as if it had been done with some rough substance. Police-constable 132 F--The constable, 75, never drew his staff. Mr. Hall—l don't know that. If the constable did use his staff he did so most improperly. Such an instru ment should never be used except in cases of absolute necessity; and I must say that I have considerable doubts in my mind about the case. On the one hand the two constables say the staff was never used, while on the other the two witnesses called by the prisoner say that it was. Their evidence was not altogether satisfactory, as they differed in some material points. I shall, therefore, discharge the prisoner, but I wish the landlord of the public-house to remove a notion he appears to entertain, that he can call upon the police to take a man into custody because ho refuses to pay for drink supplied. He has no power to give a man into custody of the police for doing so. The police must not be called upon to assist a man to collect a debt. If a man refuses to pay for drink supplied he must be sued in the usual way. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ARTFUL WATCH ROBBERY.—George Foster, a tailor, was charged with stealing a gold watch, the property of Mr. Henry Moore, pawnbroker, of 9, John's-terrace, Hack ney-road, as follows : Dancey, 116 C, said that at ten, last night, he was assist ing the complainant, who was intoxicated, out of a cart, a large crowd of persons being assembled at the time at the top of St. Martin's-lane, when the prisoner came up and said, " All right, constable ; he is a friend of mine." He then saw a watch in the prisoner's hand, and asked him what he was about. He replied that it was " all right," but thinking that it was not so, he took him into custody. Henry Moore, the prosecutor, said that the watch was his property, and of the value of £5. He was not aware that he had lost it at the time, not being sober. The prisoner said it was a mistake, when a witness was called who said he saw the watch in the prisoner's hand, and the constable take it from him. In answer to Mr. Bingham, the prisoner still asserted it was a mistake, and,that he never had the watch in his hand. Mr. Bingham said he believed the witnesses had told the truth, and should remand him for a week. REWARD OF BRAVERY.—BANIT, Feb. 14.—A meeting of merchants and shipowners was held this day in the Long-room of the Custom-house, for the purpose of h a ving presented by Mr. Chas. Bunidge, acting collector, to Capt. George Watson of the schooner Banffshire, of this port, a gold medal, awarded him by his Royal Iligbness the Prince Regent of Sweden and Norway, hi approbation of the services rendered by him in saving the lives of the crew of the Swedish brig Ulyse, on the 27th of September last, in tho Cattegat. • THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION.—Mr. Secre tary Walpole, Mr. Henley, and Mr. Deedes have just intro duced a bill further to amend the laws relating , to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners, and the Act concerning„, the Management of Episcopal and Capitular Estates in Ireland. It vests the lands of each see in the said commissioners on the next avoidance thereof, provision being made for assign ing to the bishop of the see and his successors as an endow ment lands sufficient to afford the statutory income of the see. A similar arrangement may be made even before the Ilezt ayeidance, on tin request of the biOioppr9 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven 0' Clock. TATTE.RSALLS'-( THIS EVENING.) The Brewer and Jealousy were co-favourites in the bet ting for tho Liverpool Steeplechase. Drogheda advanced from 16 to 1 to 100 to tit, taken and offered, for the Chester Cup. 4 to 1 was offered on the field fur the Two Thousand, and 11 to 1 for the Derby. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 7to 1 agst Orleans (taken) 100 to 8 agst Stapleton (taken) 100 to 7 agst Mr. Sykes (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 agst Jealousy (taken) 10 to 1 agst The Brewer (taken) 100 to 7 agst Weathercock (taken) 100 to 0 agst Jean du Quesno (taken) 20 to 1 agst Half Caste:(taken and offered) 30 to 1 agst Glautias (taken and offered) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 8 agst Drogheda (take 13 to 1) . 25 to 1 agst Herne (taken) 30 to 1 agst Polestar (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst The Promised Land (take 9to 2) 10 to 1 agst Marionette (taken and offered) DERBY. 11 to 1 agst Promised Land (offerod) 28 to 1 agst Volcano (taken) 1000 to 10 agst Fyfield (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS--(THIS EVENING). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. Lord CRANWORTH presented a petition from Berk•• shire, complaining of the decision of the Lords Justices with reference to the trusteeship of grammar schools, and praying their lordships to pass a law to remedy the griev ance. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY presented *a number of petitions from Stockport, Halifax, _and other places, pray ing that dissAnters might be allowed to administer trust funds of grammar schools. _ Lord BROUGHAM presented a similar petition. THE lONIAN ISLANDS. Earl GREY asked the noble earl the Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies whether the accounts which had appeared in the newspapers respecting certain changes in the constitution of the loni an Assembly, recommended by Mr. Gladstone, as Lord High Commissioner to the lonian Parliament, were authentic—if so, whether Government approved of them, and whether there would be any objec tion to lay the whole of the correspondence on the table of the house ? The Earl of CARNARVON said the account that had appeared in the newspapers of the message and resolutions sent by Mr. Gladstone to the Government were perfectly authentic and correct. The noble and learned lord also asked if the message had the sanction of the Government, in answer to which he would say, that when the difficulties had first arisen in the lonian Islands his noble friend at the head of the Government had proposed to Mr. Glad stone that he should proceed thither to inves tigate on the spot, and that gentleman at ores acquiesced, and in a short time afterwards took his depar ture. On reaching the lonian Islands he had executed his task with the greatest ability. He had transmitted to this country the result of his investigation, and he had con sidered it advisable to make certain r&ommendations, that would be put into effect at once. The report of Mr. Gladstone had received the fullest consideration of the Government, and they completely concurred in all that had been done. With respect to the last part of the question, that the Go vernment would lay the papers before their lordships he re gretted that he could not give him an answer in the affirma- five. The whole of the - correspondence so closely related to the questions before the lonian Assembly, and nothing could, really be more prejudicial to their deliberations than to publish them at the present moment. So soon as the Assembly have pronounced their decision in refusing or accepting the propositions, there will be no un willingness ox the part of the Government to lay the whole of the papers before Parliament. Earl GREY—Then I give notice that on Monday next I shall move an address to the Crown for the preduction of the papers, in order to raise the question and to give the Government an opportunity of more fully explaining their grounds for refusing to produce the papers. The Earl of DERBY said it would be most impolitic to produce the correspondence. He should, therefore, decline both at the present moment and on Monday next, to enter ioto the discussion of the question. After a few words from the Earl of ELLENBOROUGH and Lord STANLEY of ALDEELEY, the subject dropped. LAW OF PROPERTY AND TRUSTEES RELIEF AMENDMENT BILL. On the motion that this bill be read a third time, The Earl of DERBY objected to one of the clauses, which he thought would injuriously affect Crown land bonds. Lord ST. LEONARD S defended the clause. After a short discussion the clause was expunged, and the bill was read a third time and passed. CROWN EXCHANGES. The Earl of DERBY laid upon the table a bill to enable the Crown to effeet certain exchanges with private indi viduals. The bill was read a first time. Their lordships then adjourned. ROUSE OF COMMONS—(This DAY). The SPEAKE/1 took tho chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. Alderman SALOMONS took the oaths and his seat for Greenwich, and Mr. LEVER for the borough of Galway. PRIVATE BUSINESS, The following bills were read a second time and ordered to be committed :—Malden and Sheen Valley Drainage, North and South London Junction Railway, Victoria Sta tion and Pimlico Railway, and West London Railway. The Atlantic Telegraph Company and several other bills were read a first time, and in a number of others it was de clared that the stonding orders had been complied with. The following bills were considered and ordered for se cond reading :—South-East and West London and Dul wich Railway; North Staffordshire Railway; Ruallon and Denbigh Railway (Llangollen Section) ; Llyfni `'ale Railway ; Thames Embankment and Railway. Colonel W. PATTEN moved that the select committee on standing orders have power to report on the cases re ferred to them in respect of private bills originating in the House of Lords, notwithstanding the petitions for the same shall not have been presented to this house, which was agreed to. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented for the removal of unne cessary restrictions on the shipping trade, in favour of the repeal of the duty on paper, and of Dissenters being allowed to act as trustees to grammar schools and other foundations when not excluded by the will of the founders. NEW WRIT On the motion of Sir W. H. HAYTEIt, a writ was ordered for the borough of Marylebone, vacant by the re tirement of Viscount Ebrington. THE OATH OF ALLEGIANCE AND SUPREMACY. Mr. T. D UNCOMBE gave notice of his intention to move that the resolution agreed to in reference to the oath taken by members of Parliament should become a standing order of the house. Mr. GILPIN gave notice that on an early day he would move that the Government traffic in opium in India should be discontinued. THE PERSIAN EXPEDITION—THE INDIAN ARMY, &c. Col. SYKES asked the Secretary of State for India, whether extra batta would be given to the troops of the suc cessful Persian expedition, having reference to the privations and inconveniences to which the force was exposed on board ship, particularly the native portion of the force : Whether the recommendations by Brigadier-General Jacob, dated Bushire, July 13, 1857, of certain officers and mon for the Victoria Cross, is to be carried into effect : Whether the civilians who have distinguished themselves in a military capacity during the mutiny in India were to have any specific mark of the approbation of her Majesty's Government ? Whether the report of the Commission on the re-organisation of the Indian army would be laid on the. table of the house ? And, whether, as the maintenance of a standing arm)" un der the Crown, independently of the annual Mutiny Act, involved a constitutional 'question, time would be given to the house to consider any recommendations in the report be fore they were carried into effect ? Lord STANLEY said, with re ference to he first question, that it was not usual to grant such an indulgence as that to which ho referred, except on the recommendation of the Government of India, and no such !recommendation had been received. With regard to the second question, no Inch report as that alluded to had been officially received from India ; and as to the next question, no list of civilians who had distinguished themselves in India had been received. He would lay the report referred to on the table, and as re garded the last question, he considered it would be most impolitic for the Government to take any step without affording an opportunity for the expression of pub lie opinion on the subject. (Hear, hear.) BALLOT IN NEW SOUTH WALES. Mr. DILLWYN asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether a bill or act, establishing the ballot at elections in the colony of New South Wales, and passed by the Legislature of that colony, had been sent over by the Governor for the Royal assent ; and, if so, whether such assent had been given ? Sir E. B. LYTTON said that the subject was under the consideration of the Government. REAL ESTATE INTESTACY. Mr. LOCKE KING, in moving for leave to bring in a bill for the better settling the real estates of intestates, said that the object of his bill was to render uniform the law in reference to real estate, and to do away with the anomalies that at present existed. The hon. member then cited some cases which came under his own observation,' to show the injustice in opera tion of the present law. It was said by some that he intended' by his bill to abolish primogeniture, but that he utterly denied, and indeed he could not see how this law could be done away with. (Hear.) The bill in no way interfered to prevent testators leaving their property to their oldest sons if they wished to do so, and it merely applied to those cases in which persons died without having made a will. Having quoted the opinions of eminent jurists in favour of his views, he stated that in bringing forward this measure," which merely proposed Co deal with freehold estate in the same way as the law d id regard to personal property, he did not wish to injure the House of Lords; but he had no hostility to that one that body ; but that was a stale argument, and was o n I denied that u a re ngust should induce the house to reject the measnr he had any wish to intrqiuce the French points. He believed dered that law as most repulsive in some I). for he consi that the people of this country were anxious in favour of the to be freed from the feudal law, and that they . 1 present bill. He concluded by m oving for leave to bring in the bill. Mr. HADFIELD seconded the mo ro tion. pp should be laid on theosed that the bill The SOLICITOR-GENERALtabIe, in order to enable the house to see how it could deal with difficultieawhich he considered to be insuperable. • He would not, however, offer any oppo s ilks to the introduction of the bill. Lord lIARRY VANE said he also would offer no opposition to the introduction of the bill, which, however, he Coiridered woad make sucll azl altera tion as was not developed in the speech of the hon. mover, and he denied that there was any desire on the part of the public fora change in the existing law. After a few words from Mr. MELLOR and Mr. HADFIELD in support of the motion, Leave was then given to bring in the bill. - NEWSPAPERS. Mr.,AYRTON moved for leave to bring in a bill to re peal certain acts and parts of acts relating to newspapers, pamphlets, and other publications, and to printers, type founders, and reading-rooms. He said that those statutes which he sought to repeal were most oppressive, and even so late as the reign of Queen Anne it was considered that it would be injurious to the public service if they were fettered in the publication of documents relating to public questions. (Hear, hear.) The statute of 179:) had the effect of making tapsters the principal medium for the public obtaining access to public journals, by licens'ng them for that purpose, and in all probability led to the extension of habits of intemperance in the country. The acts that were passed subsequently were most oppres sive on type-founders, printers, and publishers, and to such an extent were restrictions carried that not only were papers that were seditious, but those waich were re garded as lib e ll ous on individuals were supj reisel An objection, however, was at length commenced, and the great relief was extended to printers and publishers, but come of these statutes to which he alluded were still on the statute-book. There was no principle by which they were entitled to draw a distinction between books on account of a difference of size, or of a publication in regard to price. Having alluded to the law relating to obscene works, he stated that the ground on which he desired to in troduce this bill was that, notwithstanding the obsolete nature of the acts in question, the Government officers enforced penalties for a violation of them. The greatest annoyance and vexation was im posed on some persons in the country by the orders that issued from the Government officers on the subject. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said he Would not offer any opposition to the bill. Leave was then given to bring in the bill. [LEFT SITTING.) PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS-FEB. 16. MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT. Order for second reading read. Motion made, and question proposed, " That the bill b e now rea d a second time :" Amendment proposed, to leave out the word "now," and at the end of the question to add the words " upon this day six months." Question put—" That the word now' stand part of the question." The house divided—eyest 135; noes, 77. AYES —135. Adeane, H. J. Gard, It. S. Paxton, Sir J. Agar-Ellis, Pion. L. Gaskell, J. M. Pease, 11. Atnacw Sir A. Gbson. T. lit_ Peotioil. Sir G. Akroyd, Edward G i lpin, C. Pilkington..lames Alcock, T. Greene, Capt. J. Powell, F. S. Ayrton, A. C. .Gregson, S. Pugh, D. (Mont.) Bagwell, J. Grenfell, C. W. Pugh, D. (Carmar.) Baines, M. T. Gray, William Rich, H. Ball, E. Grey, Rt. Hu. Sir G. Ridley, G. Baring, Sir E. Gurdon, B. Robertson, P. F. Bailey, Thomas Haddo, Lord Rothschild,Baron L. Bethell, Sir R. Hadfield, Geo. Rothschild,Baron 31 Biggs, John Hamilton, Lord C. Roupell, W. Black, Adam Hanbury, R., jun. Russell, Lord J. Bland, L. H. Handley, .John Russell, Hastings Botfield, Beriah liankey, Thomson Russell, A. J. E, Brand, H. B. W. Hassard, M. D. Salisbury, E. G. Briscoe, J. I. Headlam, Thos. E. Samuelson, B. Brocklehurst, John Heneag - e, G. Scholefield, W. Browne, Lord J. T. Herbert, H. A. Shafto, R. D. Butler, C. S. Herbert, S. . Smith, J. A. Buxton, C. - Holland, E. Smith, M. T. Byng, Hon. G. H. C. Hudson, G. Spooner, , R. Cideraft, J. H. Ingham, R. Steel, John Cheetham, J. Jervoise, Sir J. Stirling, Wm. Clay, James Jolliffe, Sir W. St ur t, Capt. C. N. Clive, George Ker, - R. Thompson,Maj-Gen Coningliarn, Wm. Kershaw, J. Thornely, T. Cox, Win. . King, Hon. P. Tollemache, John Dalglish, Robert Kinglake, A. W. Turner, J. A. Dillwyn, Lewis L. Kniilchbull-Huges. Villiers, Rt. Hon. C. Duff, M. E. G. . Langston, J. H. Vivian, Hon. J. C. Duke, Sir James Lewis, Sir G.C., Bt. Watkins, J. L. V. Duncombe, T. S. Liddell, li on. H . G. Western, T. S. Egerton, E. C. " Locke, J. Westhead, J. Ellice, lit. Hon. E. Lowe; Rt. lion. R. Whitbread, S. Elphinstone, Sir J. 3PCann, J. White, J. &Idyll, Viscount Melgund, Visct. Williams, W. Evans, T. W. Monson, W. J. Wilson, J. Ewart, .T. C. - Morris, D. Wood, lit lin. Sir C. Fenwick, Henry Napier, Sir C. Wood, W. Ferguson, Sir R. A. Nicoll, D. Wyld, James Foley, J. H. H. Nisbet, R. P. Young, A. W. Forster, Charles North, F. TELLERS. Fortescue, lion. D. Onslow. Guildford Bury, Viscount Fox, W. J. Paget, C. Schneider, H. W. NOES-77. Adams, W. H. Forester, Col. G. C. Northcote, Sir S. H Adderley, C. B. Grace, 0. D. J. Ogilvy, Sir J. Alexander, J. Graham, Lord Wm. Packe, C. W. Arbuthnott, Gen.H. Greenall, G. Palmer, R. Bane, Charles Grogan, Edward Patten, J. W. Bernard, Lieut.-Col Hardy, Gathorne Philips, John Henry Barrow, W. II Henley, J. Puller, C. W. Beresford, IV. Hopwood, J. T. Richardson, J. Blackburn, P. Kekewich, S. Sclater, G. Boldero, Lt.-Col. Kendall, N. Scott, lion. F. Bramley-Moore, J. King, J. K. Seymer, H. K. Bramston, T. IV. Kirk, W. Smollctt, A. Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. Knatchbull, W. Spaight, J. Cairns, Sir H., Langton, H. G. Stanhope, J. B. Cartwright, Col. IL Lefroy, A. Steuart, A. Cavendish, Hon. W. Levinge, Sir R.G.A. Sullivan, M. Clark, J. J. Lockhart, A. E. Taylor, Lt.-Col. T. Collins, T., Jun. 3facartney, E. Trefusis, lion. C. if. Davison, Richard Mackie, J. Verner, Sir Wm. Duncan, Viscount McClintock, J. Walpole, S. li. Dunlop, A. M. 3fainwaring, T. Walter, John Du Pre, C. G. March, Era.' of Whitmore, If. Egerton, Wibraliam Miller, S. B. Wyndham, Gen. H. Eritcourt, T. S. Montgomery, Sir G. Ewing, H. E. C. Morgan, C. O. S. TELLERS. Fellowcs, Edward Mowbray, Rt. Hn. J. Hope, A. Finlay, A. S. Naas, lit. Hn. Lord Drummond, Henry PAIRS ON THE MARRIAGE LAW AMENDMENT BILL. FOR FOR AGAINST. Mr W Martin ' iliir W Brown Mr Buchanan (Rochester) lir G Morgan Sir J Trelawr eyMr Deedes MrC FitzwilliamSirM Stewart Mr Mackinnon Mr J Laurie Mr H Foley ....Mr B Cooper Sir A Elton Mr W . Garnett Mr Davey Sire GBoothiMr A Smith Sir W Dunbar Mr St Anbyn ..Col Lowther illir Colville ....Col Pennant Mr Massey Mr Miles Mr Slaney Mr W Hunt Mr llardcastle..Lrd. Dalkeith,Lord Dunkcllin.Mr Warren Lord E Bruce ..Coll'akenhamlrr C Fortcscue..CaptEsmonde AGAINST THIS DA I S SHIPPING. LONDON, Feb. 17.—Wind this day at noon S.W. ; ;ht breeze and cloudy. e PLYMOUTH, Feb. 16.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—Lady Bute, from London, for Jamaica.. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. I.6.—Wind. W., blows hard.,--Ar rived—Barracouta, from London, for Mauritius. BuistoL, Feb. 16.—During part of last night and this morning it blew a gale from the westward, and there is every prospect of another to-night. JERSEY, Feb. 15.—Wind W.—Arrived—Markwell, from Bahia. BIDEFORD Feb. 16.—Arrived—Problem, from Prince Edward's Island. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived.—Limerick Lass, from Newport ; Frolic, from Cardiff; Fox, from Briton Ferry; Temperance, from Swansea; Caroline, from Newport; Havre, steamer, from Havre ; Atalanta and Courier, steamers, from Jersey. Sailed.—Calmut, Effort, Brothers, and Marquis of Bute, for Sunderland ; Wonder, steamer, for Jersey ; Alliance, steamer, for Havre; La Pouie, Georges, and Clemente, for Cherbourg. LrvEnroor,, Thursday Morning. Wind W.S.W. Arrived, Feb. 17.—Arab, from Moulmein; Triumphant, from Messino ; Peter and James, from Ronen ; from Valparaiso ; Rockingham and Teazer, from Monte video ; Matha, from St. John's, New Brunswick ; Arrow, from St. Michael's. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Wind, W.N.W. ; weather, fine ; tide, two hours' flood. Arrived, Feb. 16—Anna' Berindina, from Groningen ; Hippogriffe, from Singapore ; Alice, screw steamer, from Robert Peel steamer Thursday , f o o Dunkirk rin. Charente. Sailed, Feb. 17—Sir Lady of the Lake, for Port Na v ta E l A . Wind, W. by N.; moderate. Passed—London, screw steamer, from westward, for London. Anchored—Keturah, from London, for Malta. THE CRINAN CANAL.—Lest the public might be l e d to suppose, from the graphic and very correct descrip tion given by our Ardishaig correspondent of the accident to the Crinan Canal, that passengers will not be conveyed this season by Glen Crinan, we may state for the informa tion of tourists that Messrs. David Hutcheson and Co., of Glasgow, are arranging a mode of conveyance which will make the " Royal route" equally pleasant and attractive as formerly. EXPLORATION of SOUTH AUSTRALIA.—Three exploring parties have been out in South Australia, and their reports all agree in announcing the discovery of a valuable pastoral region to the west of Lake Torrens. The first to make the announcement was Mr. Stuart, a private gentleman. He -has been rewarded by the . promise of a lease of a considerable portion of the country discovered by him. The regular exploring party sent out by the Govern ment, under the leadership of Mr. Babbage, took nearly the' same direction that Mr. Stuart had done. Some misunder standing, which requires explanation, led the Governmen to send another expedition, under Major Warburton, with out re call and supersede Mr. Babbage, and that gentleman, bush out waiting fer-what he anticipated, plunged into being and Major Warburton followed him up without ableio catch him until the objects of been attained. The result had been o far country has been well corroborated.—Austr altan eseetxtspffadeLtiryon thathad and the testimony as to the gold character of the New Zealanel new Gazette. . REWARD FOR SAVING .LIFE.--The honorary awarded to the Hon. Thomas John Wynn, elder k E silver medal of the Royal Humane Society has t j o u n st ef bee th n e Right Hon. Lord t t e m e , b m o i r n o e u n g t h, ri G sk lyn o r f fi h if i o s n- e p wn ar ti ck. ; : u n c __r vonshiro, who, at Thamburyea: c m e .h ed a e w d as in s s e a i L d ing w th it a h t c o r f a tlr p . \ C v . h V ile ern ha o t n h y le a ge s in s. e The parents of Mr. Hassell have also p s been introduced rsuitable inseription. with a handsome piece of plate, bear! u ng st a IRISH BILLS.--Bills have i Irish Government to ntedlit'h°e:lr. Wynn (peroeusertrsviinng that n i a s w b s y r t e l ls e ting to lunatic or in into the House of Commons consolidate and amend theiLt. markets in Ireland, and to abolish manorial rights), and gives power country. The last abolishes the Ireland, to regulate nti ° Sessions to hear and determine cases other not exceeding £l, 'with an appeal for the recovery, o f . to manorjusticescourts t GOVERNMIENT EMIGRATION.—The Government • nt ship Shooting Star, 1,160 tons, Captain E. J. emigrant . o the Qmrter Sessions. Allen, which sailed from Liverpool on the 16th Sept., in charge of Surgeon-Superintendent George Anderson, with 314 single 'women, 24 single men, 33 c 2 i l iil i d u r a :n rie b d et, e v o e lp e i u l couples, ages of one and 12, and seven infants, making a total of .420 souls, equal to 396 t statute adults, rrived at Melbourne, Victoria, on the 11th Dec. Three births occurred during the voyage. The Madrid journals of the 12th state that some sensation had been caused by M. Aparici y Guijarro, a member of the Extreme Conservative party, having presented to the Chamber of Deputies a bill for establishing universal suffrage, and for depriving Government functionaries of the right of sitting in the Chamber ;. but it was not thought likely to pass. The Monarquia had had to storm . d, its publication, owing to one of the parties inte rested in it having withdrawn part of the cauti on money -which he had deposited, tious )test ition the the s of irod 21