The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-03 00:00:00

MONE Y MA RK .L? T -s j;. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday presented a very firm appear ance, and values again tended upwards. The sales were estimated at 4,000 bales, 500 of which were taken by the exporters. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, and quotations were without any material alteration. Subjoined are the particulars of the shipments of silver by the Indus, which will leave to-morrow for India, China, &o. :-.. Ceylon (gold) Madras (gold) Calcutta (silver) Penang (silver) Singapore (silver) Hong Kong (silver) Shanghai (silver) Manilla (dollars) Alexandria . £513 0 0 533 5 6 167,067 16 9 600 0 0 265 0 0 3,225 0 0 10,680 0 0 2,900 0 0 1,900 0 0 Total £187,684 2 3 These supplies of silver being for the most part obtained from the Continent fully account for the recent remittances of gold across the Channel. The amounts withdrawn from the Bank for that pur pose have not been very extensive, but the gold received from Australia by the Donald McKay has been bought for France, and the movement having become larger than for a long time pait, it is attr ,ct ing notice as an unfavourable feature in the progress of monetary affairs. Considering, how ever, that several ships are overdue from Australia with important remittance*, and that, moreover, supplias'are likely to come forward from the United States,"little doubt can be entertained respecting the maintenance of the bullion in the BAtik of .England at a high point for some time to come. The present scale of exports to the Continent and the East can only absorb a limited proportion of our aggregate imports. The Continental Exchanges, yesterday afternoon, ►ere rather firmer. Later intelligence from Australia, which is anxiously awaited by the commercial community, will be received in a few days, the steamer Columbian havingarrived at Suez from Melbourne, with 47,874 ounces of gold, valued at 191,4961. The Marseilles portions of the mails are expected here about Mon day next. They will probably inform us of the effect produced by the arrival out of the account of the commercial crisis in this oountry. The half-yearly meeting of the Submarine and Electric Telegraph Company was held this day— Sir J. Carmichael, Bart., in the chair. From the report it appeared that the receipts of the half-year had much increased through the Belgian cable, and that the total earnings for the past year were 23,8481. l(. 11d. The line being now continued to Malta, the Indian messages come thence to Paris en the wires of the company. A dividend of 8 per cent. per annum out of the available balance of 3,6931., for the half-year, was declared. A." further retrograde movement has taken place in the English Stock Market to-day, and although there is very little doing, the tendency is further to recede. The decline which took place in the French Funds yesterday has had an unfavourable effect, and the closing prices of Consols this afternoon will probably depend in some mea sure upon the nature of the telagraphio ad vices from the Bourse. Attention is now engrossed by the liquidation of the monthly account. Consols have declined to 96i for money and 96/ for - the April account. They are now a shade firmer, being 96i and 96l 97. respectively. The New Three per Cents. are marked 961 to 971, and . also the Reduced. Exchequer Bills are 395. to 425. premium, and the Bonds 100 f. Bank Stock is 226. In the Foreign Securities a rather limited busi ness has been transacted, and prices still continue heavy. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 1014 102; ditto 4 per Cents., 1044 ; Brazilian 4} per Cents., 100 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 ; ditto 4b per Cents., 99f.; Sardinian 5 per Cents., 911 ; Spanish 3 per Cents. 445 ; Venezuela 4i per Cents., 334 ; and Dutch 4 per Cents., 1001. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred B mds, 5/ 6; ; Mexi- Mtn, 23 to 201 ; Peruvian 44 per Cents, 80 to 81 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 56 to 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 454 to 465 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 110 to 111; Ditto 4i per Cents., —to —; Spanish 3 per Cents., 441 to 442 ; Ditto New Deferred. 261. to 261. A limited business has been reported this morn ing in the Railway Share Market, but an improve ment of about I - to 4 per cent. may he noticed on ton several of the principal lines. Blighton, Lanca- 20 •hire, and Yorkshire advanced ss. North-Western, in Midland, Norfolk, and North-Eastern (Berwick), 105. Caledonian, Eastern Counties, and Great Westerns declined 55., and South-Easterns, 1/. The Foreign lines are inactive and at lower Values. Paris and Lyons have declined 10s., and Northern of France 105. In the Co lonial lines a slight improvement has taken place. Grand Trunk of Canada have advanced 15s: ; Great Western of Canada, Great Indian Peninsula, and Geelong and Melbourne, ss. Cape Town and Dock were dealt in at I premium, and Punjaub premium. Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares are p dealt in to a very limited extent. London Joint- 11 Stock have improved 55., and Electric Telegraph declined ss. 11111 11116111 FINDS TAU DIY AT ONE (YCLOUK. (From the Official List.) Business done. "tank Stock 226 er toont. Reduced Annuities 3 per cent Consols .s. nnuities New 3 per C en t . Annuities 96i 7i C.n_sols for Account 96 Exchequer Bills, 24u £lOOO 39 p £5OO 42 39 p Small . . Ditto Advertised 39 3E p Exchequer 000th., 1555, 36 per Cent — I )itto, 1859 IItICES 07 FOREIGN FUNDS Al ONE O'CJLOGI „ itraxuan 5 per Cent. Ditto 1852, 4. per Cent. Ittinsian Bonds, 1822, i. St., 5 per Cent lO9 Ditto, 4. per Cent. ' Wi PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. knenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent. Xtexicau .i per Cent 201 } 'Peruvian Bonds, 41 per Cent....... .. Ditto Account DMA, Passive 6i Sardinian Bongs, 5 per Cont. SD bleb -44.15, .-I per L;ent. Ditto Account Turidto, ' , mu.. per ..en t - ' - Ditto Account Ditv, Guaranteed. . t.er Cent. 101 k I vneznelit Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Account Dividends on the Above payable in London. Dutch Etc , anew, 26 per Cent., 12 Guilaers Do, 4 per Cent. Certificates T Wu o'cLouh,. Consols, money Ditto, Account Alessols for Account, (April) THE CONTINENTAL COURTS. PARIS, MARCH 1. The Moniteur publishe s a list of persons to whom permission has been given to accept and Wear foreign decorations. Among them are Rear-Admiral Count Bo n eI- Willaumuz, that of Commander of the English Order of the Lath ; Captains de Dompierre d'Hornoy and Dupre, of the navy ; and Lieut.-Colunel Rey baud, of the Inarines, that of Knight Companion of the same Order General Count de Rochefort, comman dant of the cavalry school at Saurnur, Comman der of the Brazilian Order of the R ose and t he Spanish Order of Charles 111. ; Baron de La crosse senator, Grand Cross of the Spanish Ord er o f Isabella the Catholic ; M. Lengle, Prefect of th e 1 , curthe, and M. Leroy, Prefect of the Seine-We lieure, Commander of the Roman Order of Sr. Gre grY the Gr ea t ; G en . C oun t d o Goy - on, commandi ng e French trcops in Italy, Knight first class of the R oman Order of Pius ; the Abbe Coquereau, chap ,aiu in chi e f o f the fleet, and Rear-Admiral Jurien ` 9 la G rav i ere, Grand Officer of the Sardinian Or der of St. Maurice and St. Lazarus ; General L uger and Re ar -Ad m i ra l J ur i en d e l a Graviere t hird cla ss o f th e T urk i sh Order of the Medjidie. 4 4 1414 011ABIIE AGAINST MR. BUTT.—Th e c ommittee " al . 4 morning to consider their decision. Reporters It.°r l_tent e zot admitted. No result b a d b een arr i ve d a t when to press. SHARE. MARKETS— (This Day). RAILWAYS. Lid•l "{AILW47, ..lostvg yesterday. 10'Aning. Nottng. Boat. di Eastn. June ill Belfast & BallYmen - , ill Birmng. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey........, )0 : irkenhd. Lancsh. 4? Cheshire Junct in Blackburn . ill Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45) )0 :ristol & Exeter O aledonian. O , i ester & Holyhead 11 ' ork and Bandon ', 11 Cork, Black. & Pass ' 11 Cornwall 11 Ds. A. 11 Do. B 1 p .blin&BelfastJunc. 1 • un. P. &Aber. Jtuac. East Anglian ...... Eastern Counties..... EasternUnion,A.stk. Do. ' do. B. ...... . Do. New A 1 East Kent ... . 3 .st Lancashire .... . . 11 East Suffolk .......„ .11 Do. 10 iEdinburgh& Glasgow 3 1 Edinb. and Peebles._ 0 lEdinb.Prth.&Dundea 1 Forth and ClydeJunc. Furness ... ... ..... .. iGlasgow & S. Western - iGreat N. of Scotland -00 'Great Northern 100 PIDo., A. Stock . 00 Do., B. Stock t. Sth. &West. (Ire) Great Western. ...... i Do. Str. V. R qua. St . 11 Irish South-Eastern. dl Lancaster &Carlisle. 'I 0., Thit itg....... ..... Do. New Thirds ... ncash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £l6 ... Do., Wit. Rid!ng Un. I Do. Southpurt. ... 1 1 1 London & Blackwn - 11 1 Lond. Bright. & S. Cs t. London & N. Wester, Do. Fifths Do. ,101.5h.,M&8...0 Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. dr Ennisk . Manch.Shet.&Lineln. 40 Metropolitan ........ ... - Do. J. L. Ricardo's arrangement ...... Midland .............. Do. Birming. & Derby Midland G. West.(lr. ) Do. Shares ......... Newcastle & Carlisle.. Newpt. A berg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen' Newry, Warrenpoint & Restrevor Norfolk.. Northn.Connties Un North British North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock ...... ...... Do., A Stock ......... Do., B Stock .... ..... N. Eastern Berwick Do. do. Extension ... Do do. G.N.E.Purch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London ... N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City .1 . n.. North Staffordshire.. North Western......., N. & S. Westrn. June. Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton..... Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central ... Scot. N.E. Abrdn. St .Shropshire Union Sitingbourne &Sheer South Devon South Eastern Do. .1i per c. Shares South Wa1e5........... S. Yorksh. River Dun IDo. 5f 8 i - 73 - 75 q - 10 92 - 94 96i - 97 38 - 40 ••• .."." •• 4 - • 5 ... .... ... 8 - 18 - 19 61 - 62 49 - 51 33 - 35 15 - I'i 91 - 93 67 ii : io 93 - 95 9/ - 101 104 -105 A 93 - 95 - E 7 - 129 101 - 103 60 - 53 - 62 85 - 88 11 -12 p 11 - 12 p 93 -93 i 1 - 108 61 - - 109 6i 981 i - 99 - d 953 963, le• "..". 1.4 982 - 99 71. - 73 13 - 14 63 65 31 —34 d; 522 53 , sr• ..". -•• 95i - 9611, d 50 - 51 80 81 94 96 .311 - 31 73 - 8 8- 9; 33 34 9 5 d 110 - 112 26i -27 i 49 - 51 3i - 2i 35 - 37 73 - 74 804 -- 812 13 -- 15 7 5 d, 9 -- 11 36i 37 I Staines,Wok.,&Wok. Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 Do. do., /855 Stockton & tiartlepl Taff Vale... Do. Pref., No. Thames Ray. D. &R. Valc of Neath Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A I Do. B West London ,,, Do. First Class Do. Second Class_ IWmbledon &Croydon gi .-- lOi ~• .•. 6$ - 6 Business dot e this day :ihr. ll'i 50 a] t3i a] St. 41 25 i al 25 i a] St. 11 St. 11 50 20 20 10 10 25 a St. 10 St. 10 St.ilo St. 10 25 8 . 25 al 20 a] ).0 a] St. 101 0 I al BRITISH Atian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p. c. Buffalo & Lake Ilur. Buff. , Brnt. di Gorieh. 1 16 p. e. bds., 1 Au.:72 Do. do., 1 July g , '73; Do. do 1 June '74 Calcutta 'and S. East. Central Oude (Lim.) Ceylon A shares Do. B. do. Demerara. Eastern Bengal East Indian Do. C Shares Dc.4i p.c.8nd5., 1 57 1 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar. 5 per cent.... Gd. Trunk. of Canadal Do. 6 p. c. Deben... Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 perc. Do. New. guar. 5 p.c. Gt. Westn. of Canada, Do. New Do. Bds., payable '57 Do. do., 76, p.'6o Do. do., '73, do. ! Do. do., '73, without option Madras, guar. 4 2 P.C Do. do., 5 per c. Do. 4i p. c. Exten. Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. Do. 4th Ex., do, (Dude (Limited) Scinde, guar. 5 per c Do Antwrp & Rotterdam Ardennes. Belgian East. Jnnct. Beziers to Graissossac Carmeaux& Toulouse. Coal Mines and Ry Dutch Rhenish Eastern of Franen., Do. New .. Euphrates Valley Gt., Central of France Great Luxembourg , Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca 4 Pist.sp.e.i Lyons and Gonova Lyons & Meditorran Maria Antetala Do. New 'Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTrnk. Prof Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans Reeife 4 San Fran., (Pernam.) g. 7 p c. Roma and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Mouse ')o. 5{ per cent. pref Southern of France West Flanders Do. per c. Prjf W.& N. W. of France Western of Austria._ We: t, of Switzerland Wiesladen Do. 8 p. cent. prof. Zealand..,, •••• , SSESSIONS. ••• .-- ••• i - i 10 - 12 185 - 90 80 - 85 77 - 82 i -i, 110 - 111 1 li - 2p, 19i -- 20 50 -- 52 83 -- 85 211 -- -- 203 22 ig 204 —a, 1110 - 115 1110 - 115 105 110 19 20 21 214 d ip i - iP i iP if - 111) 6 - 6i ..• •••• ... 1 - 11 3i 34 3/ 3id 274 28 ..... ..• - ii : ii - 41 - 5 p - 28 8 - 20 - 21' 38 - 38; 91 33 3 / 4 - 33$ 55 - 57 ►' 16 18 8 83. ' 8 84 21is 22 4i 5 9 9i 27 28 .04 ''"' ... 0110 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Bri. Col. Bk. & Ln. Co British N. American C. Bk.of Ind. Au. &Oh City Colonial Commercial of Loud Eng.Scot.etAus.Cilt Lon. Ch. Bk. of A a q Ditto New London and County Lnd.diE.Bnlicg.Ce London Joint Stock. Lond.andWestminat. National Pro. of Eng. Do. Now National Bank Now South Wales Oriental Bank Corp Ottoman Bank , Provincial of Ireland Do. New R.Aus.B.&G.lna.Co 1 South Australia...— Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual NOW Big of Loud; 85 - 87 24 -24 i 48 - 52 ... "..... .. • . •. ••••• .. 4 - 2 59 - 61 iii - 18 171 - 184 46 36 -- 38 204 -- 20i] vie ."' ••• ••• -- ••• 46 48 26 28 23 25 d etA = 1,143 5C I a] 16,1 16/ 15 St. 100 16 6 0 all 113 all St. 100 St. 100 20 all 10 all 123 5 St. 100 5 all Z 5 all it. 100 10 13 10 1 at. 100 St. 100 50 all 25 all 00 all 25 all 50 9 20 I all St. 100 St. 100 St 100 25' all 25 161 St. 109 St 100 St. 100 10 31.1 j 40 ! 17i 10 all St. j.OO ? 1 ,0 18 LO 10 it. 100 3t. 100 it. 100 it. 8 )0 100 it. 100 O all >t. 100 X.) all ... 164 Bt. 100 St. 100 ?.,P 22 all 3t. 100 tO i all J) 1 all 5f all 5 1 all ~a all 10 all 20 All 10 all 00 I all 18 1 9 18 all 20 4 all 00 100 00 100 It. 1100 10 1 an .0 all 0 all 5 all !O all 6 all ;0 15 :0 all :0 all !O all !O all LC, 6 !O all ?X/ all 5 1 all !O 1 all t 3 t I all [0 j all !O all .6 all [0 i all LO 1 all 5 all !G all .0 all 8i all [0 all !O all 6 all 6 all !O i all TUE SITN,_ LONDON, WEDNESDAY _EVENING, MARCH 3,185 S LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTAIA, 1? AILW AT; Companitfs, it. 100 .100 ;5 all it. 100 5 all it. 100 ][tuckghamsh Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. E. Lin. g. 6 p.v E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. Barr. di Neils. Direct. Do. New elstr.SiDn.Fr Hull di Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares Lon. di Greenw o.Preference Lon. TH., di S. Do. Bark. Sh. Mauch.Bzton. and Matlock Mdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N.diEst.s p.c. De. 6 per ct .U.diE.o Gt.Northn' E. Count. Caldonian. k. XlOO M all i 0 all ;5 all 2i all 2 all D 0... !0 - ! all 3t. 100 10 10 si; all Gt.Westn. Y. & N.M. R. 100 64 64 , all all 50 all Do. Fixed sp. c 15 all Prest. & Wyre , l 2 all Do. j Shrs. It. 100 Roystn.& Hit. 10 all Shrews . & Her [2 all S. Staffordsh i 0 all WearVal.g6pc 15 all IDo >t. 100 I Wilts&Somrst Eastern. [Foto &Co. eeN.W. Cal & i. Midld. E. Count Do Cio?in Prices yesterday 98 100 100 - 102 14 - 16 139 - 141 4 - 4i ... ...... ... LOS - 120 15 -14 24 - 25 97 - 99 9P :: ;1 1 - iP 55 -- 57 Do ot.Northn 135 138 T. Brassey 8 8i M. MCleau 103. 101 tk.&Dar Do 33 -- : 24 Gt.Westu 9O -- 92 PREFERENCE SHARES. IN a ; all Blyth and Tyne 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501.) 100 Bris.&Ex.4 p.c. -" , t. 7 10. 4 per c. Shares. . 100 Caledn. £lO p. . 100 Ches. di Ho. 5t p.c, . 100 Do. do. 5 per cent, , all Cork&Bandonstp.e, all Dun.Perth.&Aber.J, , 100 E. Anglian Cls. A Bh. 100 Do. do. Cls. B 6p. c. , 00 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. :00 Eas.Co. Ex,sp.c No.l 00 Do. No. 2 100 Do. New 6 pr. c. St. all East Un., G. 6p. c. all )o. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent 100 East Lancash.6 p . cts. all E.&W. York. J. sths 9 Edin. di Gl. sp. c. Sh. 100 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. 100 Furness, 5 p, c.....,.' 100 Glas. di 5.W.G.5 p.c. 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c. 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem. at 10 p. c. prem 100 Do. 4t per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 6 p. c. prem. all Gt.N.ofScot.lst Pty 18 Gt. S dr W. (Ireland) 18 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt.W.(B.&H.Ex.spc 100 Do. con. red. 4t p.c. 100 Do. con. red. 4 p. c. ,100 Do. irred. 4 per ►ent. 1 100 Do. 5 p. c. red. pref. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh all De. Chester Bp. c. P. S all Do. do. 5 p. c. do 100 Do. Birm, Gna. Stk all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh all Do. do. do.. al Do. do, do.. 100 Lan. do York. 6 pc. St. 100 Lon.&B.G. 5 pc.No.l 100 Do., P., 5 p.c. St. No. 2 100 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. 100 Do. do. sp. c., No. 4 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r . ct 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 perct late 3d Shares all Londy.& Color. la Sh all Londy.tannis. Sh 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Cent 4i Do. do. do. £6 100 10. do. 31 per cent. all Marypt. Carl. 4 p.c. all Do. 4: 2 per cent 102 Do. do. 100 IWid.Conso'.6 p. c. St 100 Do. Con. Br. B ir. 6 p.c 100 Do. 4 j p. c. Pref. St 100 Do. L. &11. Pref. St all New., Aber., &0., pr 5 p.c,red. 5 p.c.pm all Do. Parpet. 6 pr. ct all Korfk.D eb. 4 p.c. Sh 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1346 100 Do. 54 p.c. pf , 1847 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~ 1 847 100 North British 3ilDo. 71. Preference., .00 I.E. Berw. 4 p.c.Pri: 8i Do. do. do __ 13 `Do. Leeds 6pa No. 1 9 Do. do. Qrs 1848 10 Do. York H. dr S. Pur. all North Staffordshire., 100 Oa., Wor. & Wolv, ‘i p.c., lst guar. 100 D. p. c. 2d guar ;100 Do. do. Debeatr. St all Scot. Ceut.New Pret 100 c.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c 100 Do, do. 7 p.c. pf. St 100 o. do.3frp.c. pf. St all ' uth Devon all o. fixed 4i pr cent. all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) or £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 4A per cent 100 Do. Fixed 4A p.c. Sh 100 Do. New 4i pr. cent 100 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. 100 Do. do. 4A p. c all S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar all ock. &Dar., sp. c 19 Do. do. do. 1O 1 Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc. BRITISH iarAlfred Cons. (Philk. 14 33ritish Iron 20 Condurow (Carnbrn.; 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay., 30 East Basset (Mogan: 17s Great South Tolgus., 1.7i5 Grt.W.Alfrd.(Philk.: 7;l'Grt. W. Vor (llelstn , 17s Lady Bertha 8 N. Frances (Illogan) ... N. W. Basset (Mogan, 6115 North Wheal Crofty 1 ' Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy: 9 Porkellis U. (Wend. 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 2i S. Caradon (St. Cleft.: 2 S. Carn Brea (Illogn.: 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn., 43 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co, 9 Tin Croft 1 40 Un.Mines (GwennaP: 12s V. of Towey (Camar.; 1i W. Basset (Illogan) 20 W. Caradou (Liskrd : 5A Wh. Basset (Illogan) 5 Vh. Buller (Rdrath) 5i Vh. Edward(Calstek' 117 s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant S Vh.Ma.Ann(Menht. 4i Wh. Trelawney (Lis. FOREIGN 7i lAustralian 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (li.) 27 Brazilianlmp.(icsued at £5 pm) all Do. Cocaos 6c Cuiada 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co. of Jamaica bre Copper ,piapo , un Mountain Cop per Mining Co. all Fortuna all General all Linares 1 Lusitanian all Mariquita all New Granada dl Noveau Monde all I Pont. 5i1.1.4131. & Smli 1 Port Philip 16i Santiago de Cuba all !United Mexican 90 - 95 toi 164 •. 6 - icii 130 - ii 2 16 fii == 111 - 113 102 - 104 61 - E 3 10h - 11 92 - 94 87 - 90 88 - 90 99 - 101 10 - 164 16 - 17 - 10 -10 A 72 - 75 19 - 20 9i - 10 14 - 15 38 - 140. 160 - 165 121. - 123 - - 66 - 70 137 - 139 100 - 101 92 - 93 fat 1 - - - - ii 168 - 110 96 - 98 1 - 4 ••• .... 4(1 par .21 - 123 .07 - 109 . j 7 - 99 110 - 115 72 - 74 10 - 25/ - 2tlj iii -7: i';i MINES. 9 80 - 470 - 90 - 51 - -- 101 - 15 -- 41 - 20 - II 360 - 220 - Business this day LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RN MARSDEN AND MARSDEN. CAUTION TO BANKRUPTS.—JUDGMENT ON CERTIFICATE• —These bankrupts, Anthony and W►lliam Marsden, bad carried on business as shawl and mantle warehousemen, in High-street, Islington. The judgment on the certiti cats of Anthony Marsden was adjourned, in order that his Honour might consider the facts. The bankrupt was charged with not having kept proper books, and also, with fraudulently disposing of part of his property. It appeared that the bankrupt had insured his stock by two policies, one for 1,0001. and one for 8001., but he had not kept any stook book, nor could he in any way account as to the value of the stock, but on a fire occurring on the premises he had accepted 8001. and the sal►age from the insurance office, and he had not got a bankers or cash book. He had alse sold off all his furniture to a person whom he only knew by name. His Honour gave a lengthened judgment, and son eluded by stating that he had some to the conclusion that the case came within the 4th and 9th clauses of the 256 section, and that the bankrupt had neglected to keep proper books, and omitted entries with the view of concealing the true state of his affairs, and that he had fraudulently disposed of his property ; be therefore adjudged that the certificate be suspended for 12 mmnths without protection, but with liberty for the bankrupt to apply should he have been in custody for six months. IN RE M. MOON-THE COURT MILLINER. In this case the bankrupt Airs. Aihrgery MOOD, who bad oarried or business es a milliner in Green-atreet, Grosvenor-square, appli e d f or h er certificate.. Mr. Lawrence, for the assignees, recommended a first clan certificate, as the bankruptcy arose entirely through a disputed partnership account. His Honour expressed great pleasure at being able to grant a certificate of the first class. MARKET NEWs.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. Scarcely any English wheat was received fresh up to our market today coastwise and by land carriage. Good and fins samples sold to a moderate extent, at full prices; but all other kinds were very dull. The show of foreign wheat was tolerably good, but so little business was transacted in it that the quotations were almost nominal. Fine barley was firm, at full currencies. Other kinds ipported previous rates. For malt the inquiry was wholly retail, at late rates. There was a moderate demand for oats, at full prices. Beans, peas, and flour realised Monday's currency. ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Wheat, Barley. I Malt. Oats. 820 B6O 1,340 English Irish Flour. 450 Foreign , 360 1 1,330 3,200 11,050 eke brls slow i nqu i ry for most kinds BOROUGH HOP. of Whoepsh,eavteabteourteMpeorntdeayv'esroyurrency. WHITECHAPEL. Supply good and trade dull. Beef, from 3s Oki to 4s Od ; mutton, 33 2d to 4.s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os 03 ; veal, 3s Gd to 48 61 ;;pork, 33 Od to 4s 2d per 81bs by the carcase. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(This Day.) LONDON, March 3.—Wind this day at noon, E. ; blowing a strong breeze, with snow. SOUTHAMPTON, March 2.—Wind E.— &tiled —Magda lena (s), for the West Indies. —Wind d,EliNatiras. E.—Sailed—Aseen daPuzytorumTour,eMthanrcßhay2; C OFF PENZANCE, March I.—Arrived—Henry Jones, from -- for Coquimbo. PILL, March 2.—Wind E.N.E.—Sailed— Eliza Mallory, for Havannah. _ _ _ CARDIFF, March I.—Wind E. — Sailed—Dazzler, for Martinique ; Comte, Malta. SWANSEA, March 2.—Wind E.—Sailed—Albert Cezard, for Singapore. OFF BRIDPORT, March 2.—Arrived—lrene, from Cape of Good Hope and Falmouth, with loss of some sails since leaving the latter place, having experienced very heavy weather. FOWEY, March I.—Wind E.N.E.—Arrived—Telegraph, from Xrageroe ; during the whole passage had experienced south-easterly gales. BRIDPOKT, March 2.—Wind E.—Sailed—Mary Hain sell, for St. John's,Newfoundland. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FALMOUTH, Wednesday Morning, The Oldenburg ship Northern Empire, Sange, master, from Callao, for London, drove during the gale last night, and struck the northern ledge of the Black Rock, Boon atter filled, and went down. Crew saved. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind E., snow. No arrivals. Sniled—Atalanta Cs.), for Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind E., fresh. Sailed—Amiable Theresa, for Genoa; Blondine, Bonny ; Rita, fa.s.), Santander; Thorwaldaen, Lagnayra ; Ocean Favourite Cardenas. (Br SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind E., very strong, with snow ; tide five hour's ebb. Arrived, March 2—lliana, from Christiansand. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. 'Wind E., a gale, with snow squalls. No arrivals. THE WEATHER IN THE CHANNEL.—DoYEE, Tuesday, 7.34 p.m.—lt is blowing so heavy a gale in the Channel from east that there is no chance of any departure or arrivals of the mail packets to-night. Last night t he English mail p ac k et l e f t at her usua l ti me , but the Bel gian Government packet did not leave before 3 o'clock this morning, and the English mail packet did not arrive end says :—" from Ostend b e f ore 6 o'clock this morning, and with great dif fi cu lt y l anded her mails on the Ad m i ra l ty p i er. The South-E as t ern day packet has net left port to - day. A. telegram f rom Ost A gale is blowing from E.W.E. The Belgian packet will leave at 4.30 to morrow morning if the weather moderates." The English mail packet from Calai s will not arrive here before 1 p.m. to-morrow. GALE ON THE NORTII-EAST COAST.--SHIELDS, Mon day Night.—To-day has been the stormiest we have ex perienced this wi n t er. A considerable quant i ty o f snow has fallen both on t h e Northumberland coast an d in the hill districts. D ur i ng last night heavy squalls of wind were experienced, with snow showers; and the North Sea has an exceedingly rough and turbulent appearance The wind is blowing east, and direct on to the land. e No less than 24 d eeply laden screw coll i ers left the Tyne and We on Saturday. T we nty sail of l a d en coal brigs als o sa il ed from the Tyne on Saturday morn ing for Landon. About four sail of the latter have since returned, and just be.ore dark this evening a collier brig, two schooners, and a screw collier made a gallant dash for the bar, and reached the Tyne. From the appearance of the weather a t poet time to-night there is every rea son to fear that some disastrous accounts will be given of shipping off the coast. THE WEATHER.--Througitout Yorkshire and the northern counties winterly weather prevails. Snow , began to fall on Sunday night, with a cold north easterly wind, an d f ell at intervals on Monday, Monday night, and yesterday. There was also sleet and rain in some parts, the ground i s c Peered several inches thick. The railway Rai a p or ti on of the snow was me lt e d, b ut trains in several instances lave been delayed, being im peded by the snow, which was drifted to a great depth in several places. The train which leaves London at 9.15 the growing crops of wheat, and a and is due at Leeds at 2.35 p.m.,had sot reached he i t f h i e t c r h em an a g in_ T al h v e l i s e l n i t o i i: t.eneficial to •ts the ground for a week or more, in the weather is likely to prove of advantage to the vegetable world. LORD UNELMSFOED.—It will be seen that Sir F. Thesiger, on reaching the very 'summit of his profession as Lord High Chancellor of England, has distinguished Chelmsford by taking his title from that town. Wehave little di,uht the reason of this is, that it was here Sir Frederic, early in his professional life, first&rout' and had in took his po sition in a groat cause as a leader on commanding ability and extensi ve knowledge which have distinguished him to rough his euccessiul and bril liant career.—Essue Herald. A PlRATE.—Captain Jennings, cif the Cantest, men tions the following suspicious circum stances :—" When, bound out to Sydney in April last, i n lat. 22 deg. N., long. 24 deg 22 min. W., passed a British brig, with a Portuguese schooner in tow. The brig showed her ensign and asked the longitude, but would not answer any questions. There appeared some 40 or 50 men on board. The fore-and-after had little canvass set, keeping up easily with the brig, having but little strain on the new rope, though appeared rather a small vessel. She was standing to the eastward, u t g o h wa th rd e s b c rig ape ha u d ia r n o c y o al o s a n d all sails set, and r Argun), dens. I fancy the brig had been captured things loused m ost s uspicious . Perhaps Senegal Portuguese ; was her d e sti na ti on . The brig appeared to be about 200 or 25 0 tons, a Cowes or Shoreham built looking vessel." WRECK OF A FRENCH VESSEL ON THE GOODWIN SANDS.—On Sunday evening, during a heavy gale from the east, and amidst snow and 'sleet, a small French vessel, bound from Dunkirk to Lond on, struck upon the sands and went down. The captain and crew were just able to reach the punt, and in this small and frail boat drifted off and were enabled to reach Dover, where they were landed near midnight, in a state of great exhaustion. exposed for another Had they been hour t o th e i nc l e - mency of the weather they must have perished. The whole crew were received at the Sailors' H ome, I n t hi s admirable institution they were soon restored to a state of comparative comfort. Their drenched and frozen garments were removed, they were covered with warm flannel dresses, placed in warm beds , a n d well fed. It is impossible for any but those who witness such scenes to imagine the grateful feelings of these poor men on find ing such a refuge in a for ei g n land. d at the Nearlyi6o w re cked : Dover Home and crows have been succour e Refuge. We un derstand that much more extens i ve i for the • will be made reception and accom modation of shipwrecked men, so ;sou ae the liabilities of the Some are cleared off., I LIVERPOOL RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC: TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, 1 o'ctocK. In consequence of the severity of the weather the races are postponed from day today. The Grand National Steeplechase. About four miles. —The following horses are here :—Emigrant, Wea thercock, Xanthus, Torn Moody, Escape, Claudius, Little Charley, Magnet gelding, Ab-del-K a d er , Morgan Rattler, Jean du Qu esne , J oe Graham, Treachery, Lough Bawn, Knight of the Shire, Black Swan, Black Bess, Little Tom, The Brewer, Harry Lorrequer, Glenamour, Moire Antique, Conrad, and Planet. Cornet paid forfeit. BETTING LAST NIGHT. 7to 1 agst Little Torn (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Knight of the Shire (taken) 12 to 1 eget Conrad (taken and offered) 16 to 1 agst Morgan Rattler (taken) 20 to 1 agst Little Charley Very little betting. * It is doubtful if the Steeplechase will be run to-day. The stewards are expected to go over the ground to decide about 11.0 this morning. The Sefton Handicap. Set at 2.15. The following horses are here :—•Polmoodie, Vandermulin, Pizarro, Lord Nelson, Yrow, Thornhill, Gammon, Leukothia, and Ferndale. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TIIISDAT. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 6to 1 ag , t Little Tom (taken) 9to 1 aget Knight of the Shire (taken) 10 to 1 aget The Brewer (taken) 14 to 1 aget Morgan Rattler (taken) 14 to 1 apt Lough Bann (taken) 20 to 1 aget Conrad (taken) 20 to 1 aget Little Charley (taken) Nothing done on any other race. LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING—TUESDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 30 added, for 3- yr-olds and upwards. One mile and a quarter. (6 subs.) Mr. J. Merry's Special License, 4 yrs, Bet (Chilli:inn) 1 Mr. T. Parr's Odd Triok, Bst 4!b (E. Forster) 2 Betting-2 to lon Odd Trick. Won by a head. Handicap Plate of 30 sow,. Winners after Feb. Ist at 10 a.m., 51b extra. T.Y.C. Kr. Tempest's Knockburn 3 yra, sst 91b (Challener) 1 Me. T. Cliff's 0141 Tom, 1 yrs (including 51b extra), Bst 5,13 ... (Snowden) 2 Mr. Wilkins's Collodion, 3 yrs, sst (Madden) 3 Sir M. Maxwell's Glenamour, yrs, let 21b(Pritchard) 4 Betting-2 to lon Old Tom, 4to 1 aget Knockburn, 6to 1 aget any other (offered). Won by a head ; bad third. Glenamour beaten off. The Liverpool Spring Cup (Handicap), of 100 sove in specie, by subsoription of 10 sevs each, h f with 60 added. The second to save his stake. Winners after Feb. 1,51 b extra. One mile and a half. (32 subs.) Mr. Peter's Gammon, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (in. 51b extra) (Peacock) 1 Captain Verner's Turret, 3 yrs, sst 41b ...(Cballoner) 2 Mr. Bates's Lazy Lass, 4 yrs, 6st 81b (Snowden) 3 The following also ran :—Pehnoodie, Lord Nelson, Minnie, Thornhill, and Ferndale. Betting-5 to 2 agst Polmeodie, 3to 1 agst Gammon, 6to 1 each agst Turret and Lazy Lass, 7 to 1 agst Minnie. Ferndale, with Gammon in close attendance. led to the last turn, where they were joined by Turret ; on fairly entering the straight Ferndale dropped back, and Turret took up the running, with Gammon second and Lazy Lass third. These three ran home in ()lose company, Gammon coming out in the last few strides, and winning cleverly by a head. Half a length between the second and third. Ferndale a bad fourth, Lord Nel - fifth ; the others, headed by Polmoodie, were beaten off. After passing the chair, Turret and Gammon jumped the rails at the bottom of the course. Turret struck the rails, and smashed them, and cannoning against Gammon whilst in the air, unseated Challoner, who, however, escaped injury. The Tyro Stakes of 5 sovs. each, with 40 added ; for 2-yr• olds ' • colts Bst 711), fillies and geldings Bat 31b. Win ners 41b extra. The second to save his stake. • T.Y.C, (11 subs-) Sister to Goldficch 1 Joyeuse Young Lovell Six ran. Won easily. The Aintree Plate of 50 Hove. One mile. (11 subs.) Gammoner Leukothea Fire ran. .Won by a head. The Optional Selling Stakes did not fill. LUDLOW RACES. We have received a communication from the clerk of the course to the effect that " the state of the ground trom depth of snow and frost is such as to preclude the probability of the races coming off." Should any favour. able change in the weather take place we will acquaiut our readers with the fact in a later edition. Racing Fixti MA res for 1858. .CH. Liverpool Spring 2 Ludlow Spring 4 Doncaster Spring 9 Thirek Spring ll War wick Spring l6 Beverley Spring l7 Kipling Coates .lB Northampton 23 Coventry Croxton Perk 26 Ponteland 29 AR Richmond Spring 1 Newmarket Craven 5 Durham 5 Catterick Bridge 7 Abergavenny York Spring 13 Ileley Spring l4 Chestia 4 Bath ll Harpenden l4 ;IL. Malton l5 Epsom Spring l6 Newmarket F S l9 Lanboidy 92 Plymouth Spring 27 Salisbury 29 Ascot 1 Hampton Newton 9 Beverley Summer 16 Bibury Club l6 Stockbridge l7 Hereford Ipswich 1 Pontefract .... 1 Newmarket July 6 Worcester Summer 8 Epsom lB Manchester 26 Winchester lB Chelmsford 22 Newcastle-on-Tyne 22 Abingdon 24 Carlisle 29 Shrewsbury 29 LY. AUG I Liverpool l4 I Nottingham 2O Stamford Marlborough 23 Goodwood w ... 27 , UST. York 18 Radcliffe 23 Egham 24 Hereford Stockton 26 I Lichfield 3O 1 Great Yarmouth 3l Ripon _ Belford North Staffordshire 3 1 Brighton Brighton Club Lewes Wolverhampton Reading l 9l. I NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Yesterday an order reached Chatham garrison countermanding the orders previously given for the embarkation of the reinforcements proceeding to India in the Antelope and Indiana steamers, owing to those vessels not being ready. In addition to the detachments already selected to embark in the Indiana, the following troops have also received orders to proceed in the same ship, viz. :-22 non commissioned officers and men of the 24th Regt., 13 men of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regt., and 10 men of the 53d Regt.—making a total of 5 officers and 634 men of all ranks, who will embark in the Indiana for Calcutta, and 4 officers and 176 men in the Antelope for Kurrachee.- Major-General Sir R. Airey, K. C. 8., Quarter master-General, has directed an inspection to be made of the whole of the barracks and hospitals at Chatham, with the view of ascertaining if any, and what alterations, can be made irk the barrack arrangements, in order to provide better accom modation and increased space for the large number of troops always stationed at that garrison. Col. O'Donnell, the inspector appointed, arrived at Chatham on Monday night, and was engaged the whole of yesterday, in company with Major Buck ley, the garrison barrackmaster, in inspecting the interior of the several barracks. Yesterday Col. H. W. Parke, who has been promoted to be commandant of the Chatham divi sion of Royal Marine Light Infantry, assumed the command of the division, vice Col. E. A. Parker, who retires on full pay. The new Board of Admiralty will consist of the Right Hon. Sir S. Pakington, First Lord ; Vice- Admiral W. F. Martin, ex-Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard, First Sea Lord ; Vice- Admiral the Hon. Sir R. S. Dundas, K.O. B. (ex- First), Second ; Rear-Admiral A. filne, Third ; Captain the Hon. J. R. Drummond, C.B. (ex- Private Secretary to the late First Lord), Fourth ; Lord Lovaine, Fifth ; and the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, Prinoipa.l Secretary. In our list of promotions consequent on th© death of Viee-Adtpriral Crofton, published on Mon day, we omitted to mention the promotion of Capt. R. Craigie as Rear , Admiral on the active list. He goes upon the reser ved half-pay list, as does Cap . t. J. B, B. 111‘Hardy. Capt. G. Elliot, Port -Capta in (under the Ordnance) at Gibraltar, and Aide- de- Camp to the Que•9n, to be Rear-Admiral of t he Blue. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. , Commanders —• G. P. Mends , to the M iranda, I vice Dow ; J. E. Commerell, to the Cruiser, vice Fellowes ; H. Cam pion, to the Elk, vice Hamilton; and R. B. Pearce, to the Acorn, vice Hood. Acting Assistasrt-Surgeons—James Farraley, to the Arrogant ; Charles J. Downshire and James Stevenson, to the Impregnable ; Frederick O'Con nor and Arthur 13. Johnson, to the Tictory ; an d Patrick MEwarr,, to the Pembroke. cierkwahu 41 , , 2. Williams, to the Victory, 964 38A 61 1 60#k 6.1 1 108 981 991 9 i f 10 20 20 50 95 1 1 61 14 13j 12 12 St. 36 7241 I 19/ 20k 12i , 4 21 5i - 1B 370 51 230 4 - 1.4 - 26 - 27 105 - 115 220 - 240 310 - 320 7t - 7i 13 - 14 45 - 47 23 - z 5 t[INE3. ii - 2.} 12i -13 i 41 -- 43 13 -- 15 id P -- id 16i -- 17 . 9 -- 9i I}_ 4d - i : ••• ••• 24 - 3 4A MISCELLANEOUS. )00 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) :5 i 19 iAnstraliau Agricult. 10 all jAnstraln. Royal Mail LO ;Berlin - Water Works.. LO 2 'Do. New iss. at 51. d SO 40 Brit. Americrau Land )0 1326 Canada - It. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Janzlauly it. all , Copper Min. of Eng. all Do. Pref. 7 1 p. cent 5 all Crystal Palace 5 all Du. Preference 4 all Crystal Pal, of France 0 all iEastern it. 100 !Electric Telegraph 1 all Electric Tel. of Irel. 5 all En.dcAust.Cop.SmCo LO 10el. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. 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Can 28i Yan_DAollloll'n Land "0 7 . ilia 254 26?; 111 - 5 135 - 40 148 - 155 113 ti -114 A 30 - 25 -- 27 :11 - 4 - 4 i - Si .03 - loa . 1 3 - ':il :-: 4i. ••• d 8 - 9 •.• • • 34 2i 2 d 17 t 20 96 97 —1, 1 - P p 2i 2i 7874 - - 70 8 1 22 - 24 p 63 - 64 - 11 108 -- 110 37 - 39 - 1 - 1 ••• --- ••• 10--r 12 i . ll 1 all 112 114 120 120 135 1111 12 100/ 1 1601 114} 14 NE. THE BE-ELgCTIONS. KING'S LYNN. kiotnii - what to the surprise of the lectorg, LYrr Stanley's address to them was not issued until Tres day. It is to the fAlowing effect :- 6 6 , T0 THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF KING'S LYNN. " Gentlemen,—Havini;acaied my seat by the acceptance of office, I shall in a few days have the honour of pres en ti ng myse lf to you f or re-election, if you still hold me worthy of a confidence which I trust I have done nothing to forfeit. " Several opportunities have occurred aming the last few years of making known to you my opinions on the most important questions of the day. Those opinions remain unchanged, and to carry them out will be the object of my public life. "I shall shortly wait upon you in person, when it will be in my power more fully to state the grounds on which I intend to solicit your support. "In the meantime, I remain, Gentlemen, • " Your obliged and obedient servant, " STANLEY. " L9ndon, March 1." NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE. The nomination of a member for North Stafford shire, consequent on the acceptance of office by Mr. Adderley, has been fixed for Monday next at Staf ford. No opposition is anticipated. As the business of the assizes commences the same morn ing, it is likely the courts will not open until the election formalities have been gone through. They will probably be conducted by Mr. Hand, tha Uncle e Sheriff, as Philip Williams, Esq., has made arrangements for inaugurating his shrievalty in a mode befitting the position he occu pies in South Staffordshire. The preparations are on a scale of almost f€ udal magnificence and extent, involving, in the first place, the breakfasting of some 800 of his friends in a pavilion erected for the purpose at Gospel Oak, near Tipton, and the feasting of some thousands of the workmen em ployed by himself azd his brothers. As for the procession, no such shrieval cavalcade will have ever been seen in the county.—Birmingliam Post. NORTH LEICESTERSHIRE. Contrary to all expectation, Mr. Frewen has re signed, and Lord J. Manners will therefore be elected without opposition. THE BANKRUPTCY OF MR. OLIVER. A report of the winding-up of the estate of Mr. Edward Oliver, the Liverpool shipowner who failed in 1854 for more than a million, shortly after a tes timonial of plate had been presented to him for his services to commerce, has just been issued, and is a document worth notice. Seine of the largest losses of the Royal British Bank arose out of the opera tions of Mr. Oliver, and the Liverpool Borough Bank was likewise fatally mixed up with his affairs. When he stopped he was, of course, to pay every one in full, and to have a large surplus, and upon a doubt being expressed whether this anticipation couldbe entirely relied on, a protest signed by several leading houses, one of which stopped in the late crisis, paying 2s. in the pound—was posted on the Liver pool Exchange, boldly affirming it to be false and mischievous. As these gentlemen had every op portunity of knowing the real state of the case, of course nothing could be said in reply. Time only could settle tlielquestion, and three years and a half having elapsed we have now the facts for judgment. Mr. Oliver, at the time of his suspension, valued his ships at 588, 600/., but the trustees of his estate report that even on enteriug upon their duties they were at -once aware of the utter fallacy of this estimate. Ultimately it was resolved to sell them to the holders of Mr. Oliver's acceptances in pay ment at the rate of 10s. in the pound, the purchaseis undertaking if the dividend on the estate should not equal that amount to repay the deficiency with interest. In this way sales were effected for an aggregate of 146,1221. The bills of exchange on hand and debts to the estate were both found, when they came to be realised, to have been erroneously , represented. Meanwhile some of the creditors re- I solved to make use of the terrors of the Bankruptcy Court so as to get paid in full. The larger creditor, , , knowing that under that administration such assets as remained would be altogether jeopardised, and having at the same time, it may be presumed, no desire for publicity, raised a fund to buy them off. The estate was benefitted by the Russian war, a profit of 35,9851, having been made as freight upon transports, but some American insurance offices from whom large sums are due not cnly neglect to pay, but refuse to furnish even an ac count. The result is, that in addition to the first dividend of 2s. 6d. in the pound paid in October, 1855, and the second of 2s. in the year following, a third, to the amount of 6d., has now been realized, which will make the total distribution ss. A few uncollected items still remain, but they are mostly in litigation, and at the bee, are not expected to bring in an additional 3d. in the pound. TIIE CASE OF ASSAULT BY A CLERGYMAN, No little interest has been excited at Stone street, in Waltham, in connection with the recent attempt of the Rev. S. Smith on the life of Mr. Leach, at Yate, near Bristol, in consequence of the wife of the rev. gentleman having been born and brought up in this place. Her father, Mr, Edward Mills, kept a small farm, on which he worked him self, and brought up his family, and where his widow and two sons and a daughter still reside. The father was opposed to the marriage of his daughter to Smith, and would have prevented it, only that it was accomplished before he had time to 'do so. The old gentleman was very much attached to Sarah Mills (Mrs. Smith), and ehe was in the habit of reading to him of an evening. On her union with Smith, he was very much affected, and it is said that that circumstance so much preyed on his mind as to hasten his death. They were married at St. Pancras church, London, and the members of the family have always remarked upon the austere and unkind manner in which the rev. gentleman treated his wife ; she appeared almost afraid to move in his presence. A curious circum stance occurred shortly after their marriage. Smith wanted to apprentice his wife to a dressmaker, and she went to a shop in the neighbourhood of Bristol for that purpose, but not liking it, she soon left and returned to her mother's house. Smith urged the adoption of that course, on the ground that he had not sufficient to keep her; he afterwards wished •her to pass as a single woman, and she was compelled to send home for her marriage certificate to prove that she was lawfully mar ried. Mrs. Smith is well spoken of in this parish as a quiet, unassuming girl, and those who are well acquainted with her state most posi tively their belief that the letters which have been published were not indited by her, although they may be in her handwriting. Since thecommittal the mother has received a most unfeeling letter from Smith, stating that the children were left wit hout a morsel of bread to eat, and indirectly casting blame upon his wife. Letters have also been received from Mrs. Smith, and in one of them was enclosed a letter from the husband, in which he expressed th e greatest confidence in his wife, urged her to trust in Providence, and intimated that after their im prisonment they should live happier together than ever they had yet done, as he was now satisfied of her faithfulness. It is the general opinion among the neighbours that the woman must have been coerced to have acted as she has done, and it is as serted that the visit between her and Leach, at Whitstable, referred to in the correspondence was not of a criminal character, as a sister was present the whole of the time.—South Eastern, Gazette. CO7.TFERENOE OF ITALIAN DELEGATES FROM ITALY. For some time past it has been the intention of the partizans of the Constitutional Party in Italy to hold a conference, to consult on the best means of bringing more prominently before the public the present position of hay, and to endeavour to revive the agitation for a National League of a Confederation of States, subject to the correction of a central Power. The projectors of the conference intended to have held their first meetings at Turin, but owing to the late attempt made on the life of the Emperor Napoleon, and the stringent measures adopted by different Powers to guard against any future acts of a similar nature being concocted by the refugees residing in their several dominions, it was thought best a meeting should take place at once in London. The first meeting was held last Monday evening in Newman-street, and was composed, with the exception of a single refugee, of delegates from various parts of Italy, including Venice, Turin, Genoa, Padua, Brescia, Parma, and Rome. The following resolution was agreed to unanimously That we, the delegates of the National Constitu tional League of Italy, have 'viewed with d eep sorrow wh while the late attempts made on the life of the Emperor e in Napoleon by several of our countrymen, d e pl o ring the injury such desig ns mus t have i bringing dea of asi o country, w e n f our cou into disrepute the effortsunce utterly repgluydiamtea:es by our d fr e i s e i n r d e s at to tb a u d u v a a tu n e c e t i m th e e i nterests to giving countenanc e t o ac t s which, far from exciting our sympathy, call forth our strongest indignation. , At the meeting yesterday th e f o ll owing resolu tion was agre e d to : ___ "That we, the delegates of the National League, and exponents of Italian nationality, do, before we break up our meeting, take proper steps to lay before the public generally a proper exposition of our views and wishes, and thus, by so doing, make manifest the moderation and justice of our principles." The lancting then adjourned. AUTOMATIO RAILWAY S'IgNALS. Several scientific (Yen , leuaan iissemVed on Satur day at the works of Messrs. Collings, the engineers, in Lambeth, to wituess a trial of a new system of railway signals: which have recently been patent sd under the tide of " Martin's Patent Automatic Railway Signal Apparatus," and which is about to be introduced experimentally on some of the sta.- tious of the Great Northern Railway. The in• vention combines three great rev:sites for a pi r feet system of railway signalling--simplicity, self action, and, as much as po;sible, certainty. Its purpose is to perform all the duties of the ordinary semaphore signals without the aid of signal-men, by means of the trains themselves. The apparatus consists of a wrought-iron lever, xed to the insides of the rail at the signal station, which communi cates by means of an axle to cranks passing und er the rails with the semaphore. On the train passing over this lever, it presses it down, and its action upon the iron-work beneath, and the crank raises the semaphore arm, which it retains in its place until the train has p asses the next station, when the same operation taking placa there, lowers by means of hydraulic pressure the signal arm at the previous station, and shows that the line is clear. Probably the scientific public will better under. stand the apparatus from the description given by the patentees themselves, which we therefore sub join :—" Inprinciple it is the same as the ordinary pump, but in action the reverse ; for general ilhis tration we will instance the reporting of a train each mile of its progress ; one mile from the terminus is fixed an ordinary signal post, and so on at each mile, say from London to Li verpool ; the train on leaving the station raises a signal by means of a lever fixed at the side of the rail, which is operated upon by the rim of the wheel passing over it, at the same time raising a piston in a cylinder, filling it the length of the stroke with flail (not affected by heat or cold), the valve con nected with it at once closing prevents the pistan returning until the train arrives at the next signal post, when the same operation is performed, but, the fluid this time raised is drawn by means of a tuba or pipe connecting it with the previous cylinder underneath its piston, thereby allowing it to fall and lower the signal, but the time at which shall fall is controlled by the weight fixed on the lever, and the proportion between the size of the cylinder and the pipe or tube. In the apparatus now een struoted for the Peterborough station of the Great Northern Railway, the cylinder is three inches diameter ; the tube three-eighths of an inch. These sizes, with a weight of 1001bs., will lower the signal in 100 seconds; but as it is necessa r y i n thi s i nstance that the signal should remain five minutes after the train passes the next signal post, a proportionably smaller weight is employed. In a similar way the signal arm at the second station is lowered when the train arrives at the third station, and so on thus throughout the whole length of the line when th's apparatus is applied. Whenever a train passes a signal station a signal will be raised at that station, and this signal will not be lowered until tho train arrives at the next signal station ; hence it will be seen that the engine -man and guard of the train, in 'coming up towards a signal station, will at once ascertain whether the preceding train has passed the next distant Sign:6l ,tation ; for night trains or foggy whether it will act by operating on the whistle, or, if found necessary, cutting off the steam; thus allowing trains, under all circumstances, to pursue their.ordi nary speed ; it is also particularly applicable to all station signals, at junctions of lines, by a reverse action in signalling an approaching train, and to every position where a signal is required. From. the Parliamentary returns the chief cause of loss of I;fe and limb arises from collisions ; these, in the majority of instances, arise from insufficient signal : the approach or passing o f a t ra i n can be re ported by itself with a greater certainty and exac titude than by human vigilance, liable to err from many causes. In a pecuniary point of view, to railway proprietors, it effects by its first cost an immense annual saving in the salaries of signal-men alone ; in its construction care has been taken to avoid complication or lightness in any of its parts, and it may be said to be as durable as the rails, and as little or less likely to derangement." As far as experiments conducted within the limited area of an engineer's yard in London affords an oppor tunity o! judging, this system appears to approach p.s near perfection as possible, and that was the ipinion expressed by several gentlemen of the engi neering profession acquainted with the practical working of railways who were present. The paten tees assert that distance is no object, and that the apparatus will work with equal certainty whether the signal stations are 100 yards or f our m il es apart ; the only difference being that in one case a larger amount of hydraulic pressure has to be em ployed than in the other, and this is effected merely by increasing the size of the tubular aqueducts from half an inch to three-quarters of an inch in bore, and so adding to the volume of the fluid. It is but right to add that the experiments of Saturday were confined to the day signals, the absence of the prin cipal agent in the night signals, the locomotive itself, rendering it impossible to test how far the statements of the patentees as to the efficacy of their apparatus forsignalling in the dark are borLe out by actual results. LORD CHELMSFO.RA It may not be generally known that Sir Frederic Thesiger was for some years in her Majesty's navy, and that it was only an accidental circumstance which led him to exchange that profession for the bar. He is the youngest, but only surviving, son of the late Mr. C. Thesiger, sometime collector of customs in the island o f St. Vincent, and nephew of Sir Frederic Thesiger, a naval officer of distinction, who was aide-de-clmp to Lord Nelson at the battle of Copenhagen. His lordship was born in London in 1794, so that be is now in the 64th year of his age, though he looks younger, and has consequently the prospect of a long and useful life before him, His lordship entered the royal navy at an early age as midshipman in the Cambrian frigate, and say some active service in that vessel at Copenhagen in. 1807. We believe that the destruction of his father's property at St. Vincent, by the volcanic eruption of Mount Souffrier, in that island, coupled with the death of his father and his elder brothers, was the turning point of his destiny, and induced hint to resolve on retrieving the fortunes of his family by entering himself as a student for the bar. After the USUEI course of study in the chambers of a senio r, be was called to the bar at Gray's-inn in Michaelmas Term, 1818, and went the Home Circuit, of which he was for many years the acknowledged leader. It is in grateful remembrance of his successful a titlecircuit that his lordship h as chosen knownes by which-he will h ence f ort h ela h t e ht p le t peerage and remembered in hi s t or y, ee ono opootf in an kt the county towns w hi c h w i tnessed his from n early triumphs as Mr. Sergeant Thesiger. And why should he not, even as Sir Thomas Wilde, for a similar reason, chose the title of Lord Truro, and whilst Mr. Serg ean t C op l ey i s said to have selected that of Lyndhurst, from the town in the New Forest where he first met the lady who became his wife. The subsequent Parliamentary career of Sir F. Thesiger, as M.P. successively for the boroughs of Woodstock, Abingdon, and Stamford, and as So licitor and Attorney. General under Sir R. Peel, is too well known to our readers to need recording here. Like his eminent predecessors, Lorda Lyndhurst, Brougham, and St. Leonardo ' and the late Lords Erskine and Cottenham, Sir Frederic Thesiger has been promoted directly, 'and per sal tam from his position at the . bar to the woolsa c k of England, without having ever occupied a seat on the judicial bench. Our readers may possibly sL y interested at being reminded that there is a second point of betweenparallelism otnh e devotingarmy a t; o e t_h c ef a o r r e t e sao r lem o n f an o b rd e ci Chelmsford and that of one of the above-mentioned Chancellors—Lord Erskine—who served in the rleiindeedissomlvae resolved in r e r years h ebnn e eaefT a orY f gr tf e r sa w hne a od r f d s attained such high advocate. wife, a daught er o f M r. William Tinling, of Southampt on, li outh s a mpt ' on, Lord Che lmsford h as a you thf u l family. His secon d daughter, Julia, is married to Brigadier-General Sir John Eardley Wilmot Inglis, who has recently been gazetted a K.C.B. for his gallant defence of the Residency at Lucknow. The Chancellor of the Exchequer has appointed Mr. Ralph Earle, attache to her Majesty's Embassy at Paris, to be his private secretary. RAILWAYS BLOCKED wire Show,—There has been a considerable fall of snow daring the last few days in the neighbourhood of Manchester, and, owing to the high winds prevailing yesterday morning, the drifting in the hilly district to the north and east of that city was anffi cleat to cause a serious interruption to railway commu nication. The Manchester and Sheffield Railway was completely blocked on both lines for a considerable dis tance near liadfield, and all trains from Sheffield to Manchester, or in the contrary direction, were compelled, in reaching that point, to atop or return. As soon as this state of things became known at head-quarters in structions were issued to all the booking offices to warn passengers taking tickets to places beyond Hadfield that they must do so on their own responsibility, there being for the time no means of transit. A similar i to e ppar took place on the London and North-Western n _ dd i a r n 7 Manchester to Huddersfield, between _GI" n Oa both railways strong bodies of men were „ e ery Diggle, to a distance of about three e r t other available as passible, with snow p loughs d so that all trains were Western was speedily reepr either direction ; 'but at instrument, and the n continued BO violent until j o ie work as soon enabled to pass throug w h p line of th e London and North." Hadfield the snow and dioms very much, and up to that noon AB to impede or:s time atitw line anuis had been cleared. 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