The Sun. — London, England, 1869-02-17 00:00:00

--. TliE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 17, 1869. • .._-. ...... MONEY MARKET Government Railway Debentures 96; SHARE LIST. JOINT-STOCK BANKS. CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS, ' Greek. 5 per Cont., 1821 5, ex Coups - e AND Do. Account - Closing Busins es O COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Do. Coupons Do. Account • - - ORDINARY dllAitSS AND STOCKS. Share NAME. _ 10 Agra Limited, A 10 Do B Paid. Price. (rllOll OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) a r i m . Closing s ulam IT i ll 1 5 i 1 , 21 4 12 d°E° --.0.----- Guatemala 5 per Cent .. - share Railways. 50 Albion e Honduras Gov. Rail. Loan., 10p. Ct., all pd - Price. dens. ;,100 Alliance, Limited 2 CITY, Two o'CLocK. It titan 5 per Cent., 1865 - at Bristol and Exeter ...... 103 78 82 80 20 Anglo-Austrian Do. Account - it Caledonian . .... lug 781 U 1 781 91 9 20 Anglo-Egyptian, lim all 1. 19 19 The papers here write as furiously as ever about the ob -3 Consols are 921 3 for money ; ditto, for Ac- Do Maremman . a Railway at liambrials t count, 92i ; Three per Cent. Reduced, 93i /1- ; 11exicar. 3 per Cent - 20 Cornwall. all 21 31 20 Anglo-Italian 1866, limited 10 6 5 noxious bill ; but as their diatribes contain nothing which Ist Dublin & Belfast Jun 0... 100 7tt 81 40 Australasian New D itto per Cents, 93i i ; ditto Annuities, p f o or Account lB64 - at Dun„Perth, dt Ab•J one... WO 70 72 20 Bank of British Columbia all 10 1 ! - 2; East Landon all 7 9 20 Do issued at 2 pm.....,.., s _. .. readers with any of them. Very likely, if nothing more April, 1885, 12 8 ; Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2f per Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French tO Do 15 25 Bank or Egypt .1 2 ) Do 10 - - 20 Bank of Otago, lim. .. Cent., 4 ; ditto £lOO, £2OO, and £5OO, par ; Bank slontevideau 6 per Cont. .. - ) VG arish Imperial 5 per Cent - it Glasgow &S. Western.. 100 99 101 25 Bank of South Australia._ all 31 31 nalists will exhaust itself, for be it noted that of England Stock, 4 per Cent., -. t3w Granada l5l it Great Eastern .. .00 401 454 41 401 50 Bank of Victoria, Australia 25 37 311 331 I the Belgian papers keep remarkably quiet. The at Do. E. Augl. No. 2.... 100 7 9 10 Bank of New Zealand...... all 17 19 • India Stock, 101 per Cent., April, 1874, 212 ; Do 3 per Con - at bircat North ol Scotland.. 100 15 )6 50 British North American ... all 49 51 conflict is all on one side so far. This remarkable Do. Deferred - st Great Northern ... 100 1121 il3l 121 20 Chartered of India, Austra -1 ditto 5 per Cent., July, 1880, 112 f 4 ; ditto 4 per Perwriau 5 Per Ceut. 1865 - at Do. A stock l6O 1121 114 112 a lia, ,nd China all 201 211 Cent., Oct., 1858, 102 , 4 1 I ; ditto ditto Enfaced Do Account. .. 781 4 at Do. B stock lOO 124 1 7 25 Chartered Mere. of India, Belgium is wholly in the wrong in this matter, but Paper, 5f per Cent., May, 1870, 111 ; ditto De- Do 4i per Cont. (Uriharren) • - et Gt S, and W. 01 Ireland.. 100 t 7 V London, and China all 29 301 impartial observers will draw a different conclusion. The 20 City Do 41 per Cont., 1862 -. - s. tit. Western -Original.. taro 011 4.1 5 1 1 1 100 Colonial 2O 39 11 Belgian Senate is considering the law, and before getting • hentures, 5 per Cent., Aug., 1873, 1041 ; ditto Do Account_ - ;t Do. South Wake lug 68 6, 10 Consolidated, Inn. Bonds £l,OOO, 18 prem. Port. Tuest, 3 per Ct., 1853, '6, 7, '9,'60,'2,': 36;1 as Do. Newport lOO : 9 t 2 50 Delhi and London, li/a ... 25 ••• ••• Do. do. 1867 a t Lancatthfre & lorksh.re.. 100 2.1 30 1294 50 East London, lint 5 ls art greatest security in keeping quiet. The journals also The Foreign Stock Market continues heavy, Its- Do. do. Scrip, s£2l) pall - at Lou., Brigh..& S.Coatit.. 100 511 52 611 20 English and American, lint 10 ••• ••• act upon this principle. '2O English Bank of Rio de Ja lian Five per Cents. showing a further fall of -I, at 11 issian 5 •per Cent., itiss, .t, at - 01 Do Scrip ..... .. alt - - it I on., Chat., and Dov er.. luu 17 171 171 1 neiro. lim lO ld pr 10 The Corps Lelgislatif sat yesterday, but did nothing 56 .4 5 61 ; Mexican I, at 151 151 ; Greek, 1, at 11 D E ) . ° 1 1 per Cent 1850 11 per Cent., 1860 - - it Do. Metres'. Ex. A.... WO - - 20 English, acottish, and .a.us tralian Chartered ..... - all 161 1 more than furnish the papers with a dreary report. The 12 ; and rufkish Five per Cents. -1, 41 41i ; New Do 3 . per Cent., 1859 - it Lon. & North Western.. 160 1:S1 1 1 11.1 1 . t Lou. & South Wertere.. 100 9. 93 28; Hong Kong and Shanghai City of Paris Finance scheme is fixed for Monday. Spanish Three per Cents. are unchanged, at 311 31i. Do 5 per Cent., 1862 D. A nalu-Dutel, 1861 £llO Bonds 93 I it Metropolitan ... . lye 1111 1.2 114 a 281 Do now ......... 51 1 / The Honduras Loan is steady, at 86 87 ex Do. ' I ' ," - '.. . 2 100 Imperial, lint ................... '2O 17 14 here until the month of A pril. Thcn Mr. Burlinghaine t.u. .481 los. do. . - it Do Exteusi ,a .. .. 100 16, 1711 14 7 20 Imperial Gasman ............ 10 1 1 1 •:2055 lonianL u p l ° or t g n a e g ‘ e v ... ... I ....... i a - , . * I .. ...... all 4 5 % )1. 1 111 4 r ° ll POl2l. Do., 1866, £lOO Bonds lO Liu. Nev. rd .. .. Itt 10 1 1 li and suite will proceed to Vienna, Berlin, Florence, 2 D I 0. cls £Bl 15s. do. . -931 i st 31esropoittan District. all 31 53 and Copenhagen, but it is not stated whether St. Railways are quiet. Great Eastern have de- 10 Metrop. at. John's V. 00 1 6 - - ) o Nicolas Railway 67 10 v.ii iel 1231 211 Petersburg will be visited. After this long tour st M i aud Clined 1, and the other stocks rather lower. The sat:Jai:in 5 pi.r Cent 7l at Do, Biriniu. & Darby.. Ivy 8) 91 100 Dos p.c. Debs.lB6 I, 30 all 76 75 73 a permanent Chinese Embassy is to be established either quotations are :-Caledonian, 78f 91 •; Great sPaaish 3 per Con . - st N,rth Brutal' ...... .... 100 16 47 381 and South America, lint. 20 6 4 141 at Paris or London, probably the latter city Western, 52i 31 •; Great Easterd, 401 i•; Great D Do.o . Account - - at Nor. alaatern-Ber wick .. 100 107 103 L. , 7 7 : 2 2 2°203 0 0 00: D L LLL o ° 0 : n u' an n d D'Ddi e l o :o w oo n i inn 6:' i a C s Bankil l a s nd a a r:Bt°. Brazilian, zf • Australia i• llaiAtale n i e 'lint.pi lint.:j . 1 4 a 14 1 9 1 057 1 4 2 1 : : 2421 1 4 . 2 . 128 : 1 1 124 Two of the five cables which communicate between nosy N orthern, 113 14 ; do. A, 112 i ; Lancashire, c e c w ou .D n e t forreu 3ll. 4 25 Do. '2. N.E purchaee..l6.ll.4 - - st Do Leeds . 129 i. 30 ; Metropolitan, 1111 i ; do. Extension, D D D O OO. . , Account AN - at Do York 20 n p e . w in, tempest. As the land communication of the three others - at Do Carlisle •••• • ILO 126 tao 107 8 ; Midland, 1221 i ; Sheffield, 521 3 ; Do. Passive at Do Stoc c. as Darling... 160 131 134 60 London and County ... . ..... 20 491 301 491 50 were also injured, all wire c4respondence has been sus- Brighton, 51i 2 ; North British, 36 7 ; North Do. Corn. Cert.. of Coup. not funded ... - at North Lou ton 10 Do New '8(8 WO 1'23 25 2 11 2 p 30 London Joint 5t00k......... 1 8; *3 33/ pended. It was resumed just in time for the evening Do. Account 20 papers to get the Queen's Speech. Western, 1191 201 ; North Eastern, 107 8 ; South - et North Staffordshire lOO 43 60 4 100 Loudon &S.-Western, litn, Swedish Provincial Mortgage Loan - st North and S.-W. Jnuction tOO 103 105 Eastern, 82,4 i; and London, Chatham, and Dover, Do Government, 1864 17 . 1 , t. Do do, 1868 100 Do Scrip, iss at 10 pm_ ....... 20 59 61 Do do, Scrip - PIE at Shropshire Union . 100 Merchant, lint .................. 25 I 4 t charming Miss H- has ended after a novel fashion. The traffic receipts of the Metropolitan Railway Turkish 6 por Cant.' at South Devon .. •• ......... - at South Eastern lOO 82 84 821 1 2 10 Metropolitan, lint. ............ s.ll 61 7 4 The happy pair have been seen sitting quietly at the show an increase of £2,850, and the Glasgow and Do Account South Western of £BOS. Do 6 par Cont. 1858 ....... 4 2 3 25 National of Liverpool, lint. 15 s 1 d Thatre-Italian. They were recognised by some of the Do Account - Do. C ... United States Five-Twenties have declined a Do £lOO Bonds - Waterford & Kilkenny.. 100 - - 10 Do the play. Have the parents resolved to accept the inevi• Do 6 per Cont., 1862 - 10 Waterloo & Whtteha 1.. 8 -- - • •...... .. 42 ... ... further I, to 78 781 ; the Bonds of 1885 1, to 77 50 National., 2O 46 43 table, as the Emperor would say? Do Account 77 4 ; and the Ten-Forty Bonds are 4 lower, at Do .£IOC Bonds 674 RAILWAYS-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. 20 North-Western 7l ... ... Seldom has a more disgraceful affair been tried in a 7 21 to 724. Do 5 per Oent. 1865 4ll - 25 Oriental Bank Corporation all 411 421 court of justice than that of M. Michelot, which has just Do Account been decided by the Tribunal of Correctional Police. Atlantic andiGreat Western Railway Debentures Do 6 per Cent., 186 e 641 1 at Caledonian Qra., No. 2 lOO ... .., st Do. Scot. N.E., 46 per cent lOO ... ... 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do new.. 25 88 90 all ... ... M. Michelot is a man in comfortable circumstances, are 351 361 ; and the Consolidated Mortgage Do 4 por Cent., Guaranteed - st Do. Aberdeen, gua 6 p.c.... 100 ... ... 100 Stand. of Brit. S. Africa, lim 25 15 1 t Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) Bonds, 374 37i, showing a recovery of 1 ; Eries - et Do. do. 7 per cent. 100 ... ... 100 Do issued at 6 pm. 10 .. ... Venezuela 3 per Cent. .-- at D 9. do. Ordinary... 100 80 82 25 Union of Australia all 45 47 46 i officer to one of the Paris bureaux de bienfaisance, but he and Illinois Central Stock have declined 4to 244 Do. Account must needs eke out his substance by turning to his own 25, and 96t 971 respectively. Do 6 per Cent. 1864 - at Do. Dundee and Arbroath 100 ... ... 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent gut' s _ all ... ... 50 Union of London l6 361 371 37 use the tickets for meat, bread, &c., which he was charged i IDo 6 per Cent., 1862 - The directors of the North London Railway at} Dundee, Perth, and Aber- Dividends on the above payable in London. dean Junction lOO 105 107 MISCELLANEOUS. to distribute to the poor. His wife and another woman h ave published their half-yearly report. The Austrian o per Cent. Ex 10 Florins ... - at Do. Ist Class preference lOO ... ... were incriminated. The man, however, seems to have at Glas. & S.W. gua.s per et lOO ... ... accounts show a total increase of £9,671. The Belgian, 44 per cont., Ex. 25f. . - et Oft. Eastern, E.C. Ex. No.l 100 99 102 10 Anglo-American Tel., lim all 22 221 221 f Dutch 24 par Cent. Ex. 12 Gull., lO Auglo-Mediter. Tel., 1im....1 1 0 131 131 131 1 at Do do N 0.2 100 98 100 'Working expenses, after deducting payments by Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates - st Do do Cper cent 100 10J 112 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 16 17 r haveeape d beenth e 1 i ogoing share a o r e n o f for the profitssix . e o a f rs tl ; tes a e n f d rau m d i s i , il w st hi i ch ie Ot her companies, show an increase of £2,639. Do. Account - at Do East Anglian Asp. c. 100 ... ... at Atlantic Telegraph lO 34 36 241 51 himself spent money freely on his pleasures, he left his at Do. 8 per cent lOO 8 1 85 at Do do B 6 - do. 100 ... ... family without the necessaries of life. Nor was this The general result, after payment of interest on 25 Australian Agricultural -. 201 16 17 st Do do C 7 do. 100 ... ••• French Rentes, 3 per Cent.. Ex. 25f. Italian 5 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 25i. - 25 Australian Mort. Land and all against him. His wife had recently left him and corn debentures and debenture stock, is a balance Do Account at Do do No. 1, 5 p.c. 100 ... ••• at Do E. Union 4 p.c. gua. 100 71 73 Finance, lim. av ailable for division of £76,409 15s. Bd., from CLOSING PRICES . at Do Norfolk 5 p.c.Ex.18•16 100 ... ... 10 Baugarah Tea Esta,tes,lim• 9 7 lid 10 Berlin Water Works, Om. all 14 141 141 so intimately acquainted with a widow named Robert st Do do 5 p.e.Way.Val.lB47 100 .- ... W hich the directors recommend the declaration i)onsols, Money 92/ 3 st Great Not thern, 5 per cent 101 ... ... 10 Do. New 6 a si that she gave him a key of her apartment. She subse , o f a dividend of £2 15s. per cent. on the preference Do. Account, March 4 924 3 at Do 5 p.c., rd at 10 p. c. pm. 100 ... .. /00 Bolckow Vaughan, 1im.... SO 710 5 Bombay Gas, lint. ............ all st 4 quently died, and on the night following her decease be at Do 4 1 do do do 100 ... ... stock, making the total payments for the year at the - , at Do 5 do at sp. c. pm. 100 ... ... 5 Do New 4 if Id entered the rooms and carried off a quantity of property. 5) British American Land ra te of 5 per cent. per annum • ; and on the ordinary AMERICA. st Do Leeds, Bradford, and st B. and L Magnetic Tel., lim. 100 165 170 He was punished by thirteen months' imprisonment and a Halifax, 6 per cent lOO ... ... 20 British Indian Tea, lim. ... all 2 3 Stock and share capital at the rate of 6 per cent. at Gt. Nrth of Scotland, Ist pf 100 ... ... £2O fine. His wife and the other woman, for complicity in WASHINGTON, Feb. 16. at Great South. and Western 20 British Ship Owners ......... 71 .., ... P annum, leaving a balance of £5,109 15s. Bd. to (Ireland) 4 per cent lOO 96 97 29 Canada Company .. . ......... all 64 is 6 1 i appropriating the charity funds, were sentenced to shorter The Senate to-day passed the bill already adopted st; Gt.West-Orig.&Jnt.-Rent 10 Canadian Loan and Invest terms of imprisonment and smaller fines. be carried forward to the current half year. ment, lim 2l 24 11d chg., per gua.s p.c lOO 103 105 by the House of Representatives, prohibiting the st Do. Orig. (B.& H. Ex). 5 p.c 100 95 100 20 Ceylon Company, lim. ...••• 10 4 ad A few days ago a man was found on the towing-path of About 40,000 sovereigns have been withdrawn 20 Do. A shares .............. . 6 3 2 d a canal with his skull fractured. He was taken to the from the Bank for shipment to India. acceptance of the national currency by banks, Cor- s E t t ft do 44 per cent. 1850.- 100 88 9) 4 do do at Do do 5 per cent. redem 10 0 9: 97 25 City of London Real Pro - Morgue, and as it was concluded that he had fallen from The proposed dividend on the ordinary stock of porations, or persons as collateral security for loans. perty, lim 8 41 315 st Do do Birmingham gua.. 100 6d 70 the upper parapet he was buried. This turns out to be _ 30 City of Milan Improv. lim. all 610 the Metropolitan Railway Company for the half- at Do do do pref... 100 -. ... 26 City of Moscow Gas, lim all 2 II 3 another mystery. A man and his wife living on board Year ending December last is officially announced INDIA, !CHINA, AND AUSTRALIAN at Do do Chester gua lOO 72 76 at Do do do 8 per cent lOO ... ... 60 City Offices, lim 95 231 221 d one of the small vessels which navigate the Seine at the usual rate of 7 per cent. per annum. MAILS. at Do do do 5 do 100 55 100 50 Colonial, lim. Do. ... ... overheard two men quarrelling in the darkness. One was at Do South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 ... .., The directors of the Commercial Union Assur- MESSINA, Feb. 16. at Do do 44 p.c lOO ••• ••• 60 Commercial Union (Assur) 8 1 ip 6 10 Company of African Mer- abusing the other for " throwing the man over the an ee Company recommend a dividend for the past The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer at Do do 41 1459 lOO m ... st Do do 5 20 Continental Unionlim. all 10 19 parapet" instead of stunning him. The couple who heard Year at the rate of 5 per cent., with a bonus of at Do West Mid. Oxford Ist g. 10) lit 116 25 Copper Miners of England, this story ', and who were aware that a man with a fractured Delta passed through the Straits of Messina at at Do do 25 gua. 100 110 112 • pref. 71 per cent ....... all 6 7 skull had been found near the canal, followed the two 2 8. 6d. per share. at Do Newport, Ist g. 5 p.c. 100 92 51 100 Corporation of London disputants and gave them up to the police. Other The excavation of the shaft for the subway from nine this evening en route for Marseilles. st Do do 2d do 100 118) 103 st Do gua. 51 per cent. 1863 100 ... ... Bonds, 1877, 41 per cent. all 101 105 evidence has come to the aid of justice, and it is believed - 100 Do. 1879, 41 per cent. all 1011 10st th e Tower to Southwark was commenced yesterday 100 Lancaster & Carlisle 41 p.c. ail .., .., 100 Do. 1882, 45 per cent. all 10 31 1041 the two indviduals arrested murdered the dead man for BOURSE, Feb. 16.-Three o'clock.-The market at Lancash. & Yorksh. 6 P.C. 100 1 0 135 10 Credit Fon. of England, lim. all 21 21 2I on the property of the Crown at Tower-hill. at Do Barnsley, L 5 Os led p.c. 100 ... ... 60 Credit Fon.of Mauritius lim. 10 a l ltd 1 . 1 .5 money. closed as follows :- at Do 6 p.c. (East • Lancashire) 100 130 130 The report of the Southampton Dock Company st Crystal Palace ............... ... 100 Is 21 A rag-picker was so deeply affected by the death of his 103 65 Bank Shares ...... 3025 - at Do 44 (Blackburn punch). 100 9a 102 100 94 89 recommends 44 per Cent. - - ItaHan Loan a dividend for the half -year at the rate - - et Do. op. e Perpetual Deb. 109 106 110 103 wife that he resolved to commit suicide. He threw him , . End of month... 71 35 End of month... - - guaranteed, No. 1 lOO o f 5 per cent. per annum. 3 per Centself out of the window of his lodgings, broke his arm, and The - End of month... 71 55 Mexican Loan .., ._____ annual meeting of the Railway Passengers Credit Mobilier ... 292 50 Do. Bonds ...... 155 50 P aa t tt do do lOO --. D 1 36 .0 56 5 per cent. gua. No. '2 lOO .... - do No. 4 lOO ••• ••• RI Eastern Assam, 1im.......... 61 ... „A 60 East Indian Land Credit seriously injured himself. He was offered assistance by a ...6 Ili . .4 d d 161 ••• ..• 20 Darjeeling, lim. ............... all and Finance, lim. ...... ... 8 person passing by, but, declaring that he was not hurt, he Assurance Company is called for the 3d March. End of month... 292 50 Spanish Threes ... 33 - at Do 7 per cent lOO ••• ••• 20 East India Irriga, & Canal all 17 18 Credit Foncier -.1622 50 Home Debt ...... - _.... at Do 6 do (W.E. & C.P.) 100 ... ... The annual meeting of the North British and 32 Ebbw Vale Steel, Iron, and went upstairs, threw himself out of the window again, and End of month... - - Deferred ....... „ _ at Do 4 do 1859 lOO ..• ••• 100 Eg C ;l a lia l n im o . l . se - r . . c*.c.sl-1*.*.V..*.r..°.Y..' 27 1 111 fractured his skull. tdercantile Insurance Company is convened for the RAILWAYs. Cash. - at London, Chatham, & Dover 5 per cent lOO ... ... A rich widow in the Faubourg St. Germain has Otte. by Egypt. Gov ....... all 921 931 941 1 I st March. Orleans ... 965 at London and /LW., C. and 20 Egyptian Corn. & Trad. lim. 6 41 4d ;men subjected to a trick very much like one Northern .a. ...... 1191 Nuneaton 5 per cent...... 100 10) 111 at Electric & Inter. Telegraph 100 2.5.5 265 A general meeting of the National Steamship Lyons and Mediterranean Co mpany (Limited) is called for the 25th inst. Southern..... 5981 at Do Shrowsb'y & Welchp'l.. 100 ... ... a Eng.& Austral.Copper,lina 21 t i days ago she received a great number of grateful st Loudon and b.-W. 7 p,c. 15 English and Foreign Credit 7 1 b 4a At the meeting of the West India and Pacific Western St Eastern .. • 585 as dal. Do (Portsm. perp ans. 2s6d) all ... ... 100 Eng. and Scot. Marine, lim. 8 , p .. i. ..i.pd in 10 Fairbairn Engineering S 11 lid earn Navigation Company (Limited) and Re- Sardinian duced) a dividend of 14s. per share was declared. Austrian er p e t e tt e t i ivoends some more, i o n r v e i , t w at i i t o b n a to few a l s o o t i t r e ,:e s . of T o h x e ou n se e s x . t dAays the lady had not contemplated any soiree, she immediately Lombard 4774 st Do 31 per cent lOO 60 65 Loan Scrip, issued at £B5 all 86 83 881 71 wrote to all the addresses, informing the inrit6s of the At the annual meeting of the Berlin Waterworks North of Spain st Mid. Consolidated., 6p. c... 190 135 110 50 Gellivara, lim. hoax. In another day or two came numberless uphol- C ompany (Limited), a dividend at the rate of 9 per Saragossa 15 General Steam Navigation 11 24 29 cent, per annum was declared. Roman 47 st Do 41 percent. redeem-. 100 100 102 50 Horns & Col Marine En. lim. a 41 3 starers, a(lecor:I se eor t m or e s n , and other bearing quantities tradesmen. q T ti h t e i ens of f ol - The traffic return of the Grand Trunk Railway ' it Du Leicester stlfchu,4lp.c. 100 11 stl Do 44 per cent. irredeem... 100 100 1 2 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all .. 0 92 20 H u d son ' s B ay a ll lee, l' 1d lowed I 134 4 biscuits, jellies, wine.:, fruit, oysters, ices, et st North British, 5 p.c. No. 1... 100 ... ... ef Canada for the week ending the 30th ult. shows '2O Imperial Laud Co. of Mar r.x: 1. tZ r --,,, st Do E. &G.4p.e. S. & D... 100 ... ... hoc genus omne. The lady was well occupied in 411 increase of £3,394 over last year. - 41 , r, :k7.4 .. i.: , ..t,, , ,,za at Do N. 8., N 0.2, a per cent.. 100 ... ... 1 2 22 5200 0 05 505 I L I 'ni Landoosptt B : o uo r dd r i ::n iB.o El Is e 7O a d a nF us eo . • i pr , li ne, A . L o ? . 1 igi i i i fv. p se n r a t , r n si e j. an: Provincial a i I I Bi d n i t ida ' nea C i s al ' lo. : . r i e .io : B •Tr i n.. r d . a. c') .,3.. d e . i. t l 4. . . . i , i . a .. ne... lim. ig 1im....mu.....1.... , 11:01 . . 1. . . . 4 ..17.4 explanation for some days, but the authors of this trick st Do Border Union, 01 p.c... too ... .. Further telegrams from Brazil by the French 1r . 4 ' 4 4- ' 3 / 4 In ./ ..6 ' at N.-Eastern-Cous. 4 p.c.... 100 86 8i st Do 41 per cent. redeem-- 100 95 97 50 Italian Land i 14 I‘l must have devoted some trouble to it. 'nail state that, the Paraguayan war is terminated. 'CLT ' VI .......` ( . 1 , 11 1 ,14a11i v. et Do G N.E. 4 per cent , 100 ... ... 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Career) all 3 1 4 Marshal Caxias occupies the capital, Asuncion, and ..c..0-- 4 il• Uji S. 17 Do Berwick capital 8.13.4. ... ... 2. Do York, H.& S. purchase 10 10 lei 25 Lou.n& Caled. Marine, lint. THE IFEA TII.ER TABLE.-TILLS' .DAY. - th e population were beginning to return. Lopez TIER MAJESTY. aI Do Stektn & Drling. A 5 p.c. 100 103 119 12 s i o t 00: DN....i 11 . 0 0 0 DrT a t V eha ~ v st .1,.. i si at a at r oAff t e l i e rn p d o us : ht 1 iietrise., Anus., a l u o i 1 : I. : . t . lOO 87 8 ) so. ha d fled to Bolivia. The rate of exchange at Rio ~o , all all 9 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 Was 19d to 19 d. 10.6. Fast. Rea Ann 10 London County Laud and OSBORNE, Feb. 16. Credit, a - n - d Extreme Sea A Peculiarly satisfactory result of English enter- 10s S. Fixed ( 41 p d e . r cent s„ 4 11 1 1 1 1 22 8 2.1 all *3 l 3 4 Wednesday, ft .5 ' F, 1 W R. t, 9 0 The Queen, accompanied by Princess Louise, 60 Loud. and Glaug. Eneinee*r 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cent, all 4 fl i prise in a foreign railway has been notified. The et Do 41 percent Feb. 17, R. T. ~ 4 W. lto F. D. Gr , eat Southern Railway of Buenos Ayres was con- and attended by the lion. Horatia Stopford, drove st Do Fixed 4/ per cent at Taff Vale No.l 1.0.6) 100 ..• ..• 60 Lond. Financial Asse s Um * 30 22 20 1 a 6 504 1: . 6 . 6 3.7 : . 3 .4 . 11 : 4 2. 5 6:4 ' 4,d l t t 31 4 Lond.Gen.Ornnibus.Colim all 1/ 2 2 4 8 a.m. 1 0 = 1 " 12 _ 9 ..______ ______ ...... _ _____... _ _...... ___---, b • - Stituted under a guarantee of 7 per cent. from the out yesterday afternoon. 100 145 140 st Waterford & Kilkenny, (1 pc 100 41 43 Nairn and Iron Ship, lim ... 25 22 1 Aberdeen - 1 Leith 2 6 S.W. ,c.b. 0•02 - Argentine Government, but on working the line Prince Leopold and Princes Beatrice walked in - 771 ------- ----_-____ itAILWAYS.-PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. a t madras Irriga. & Caul. Qua 1 2 0 0 Loud me all rounds the g • With Dividends contingent on the Profits of each separate year. 10 Mauritius Land, Scarborouili 29'661. 47 46 S.W. 35 8 S.W. Ic• o'2o 2 parties became aware of the difficulties inse d. ite:r P a. r Eaten.ovin e i a il Marino ei . , .. - ii 2 id pr 2 sp.c. by India Gov. . .* 100 JO4 105 Shields .. .29 59f , 4 4 6 71 4 35 4 S.W. g:I I N V ".. 2 4 S.W. , C. - 2 Yarmouth .. 29'82f. 4S 47 S.S.W. 4 6 S.W. 1 0. - 4 Parable from State interference, and a course was Countess Blucher left Osborne this morning. Agency, 1im...... . 14 t id Cuxhaven .. - - - - - - - - - at Caledonian 41 p c gua 100 Su ggested by which, for the advantage alike of the _- et Do Scot. Oen. isain..7 . p '.. c . . 100 - **. 50 Merchant Shipping, and cameo - - - - - - Ardressan .. 29'48f. 45 42 S. 5 10 S.S.W. c. 006 5 Shareholdersat Do 41 p irredeem .. .... all *** - Om. * all 32 37 and the Government, it might be POLICE INTELLIGENCE-This Day. st Do 4p c con. issued at 8o 65 - *- 40 Stillwell Iron Works, litn - 121 ••• '" Green castle 29•341. 44 42 S.W. 5 6 S.W. o.re 010- Holyhead .. 29'60f. 47 45 S.S.W. 8 8 S. 0 . 0:20 - entir st Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 .-.- 10 Natal Land and Colunis • Liver pool .. 29'W. 50 46 H.S.E. 22 S. ely dispensed with. According to a telegram se- st Do 5 do, 1862... 100 9 * (i i:ii ticn Co., lint. ...,.. a- pi II I 25 National Disc s ........ - 3 - 2 e is Valen tie .... 29•49 f. 47 43 S.W. 7 9 sy, S.W. rhc o'43' 6 received ad 4 41. Discount Co., lim 5 111 125 lsi Cape Clear.. 29'52f. 47 45 S.W. 9 8 W. C. 0'22 7 this plan has been adopted. In considers- WESTMINSTER. st Do New 5 do, 1863... 100 89 92 25 National Prov. Marine lint 4 4 Sti Boat e's Pt. 23'Nf. ?4,6 P 45 W.S.W. 7 8 S.W. 0.c.,010 5 st Do do 5 do, 1861.- 100 84 8a ti c% of a surrender of the g u arantee from this date, OVER A HuasDRED TI3IEB Pt CUSTODY.-Emma EVanSl et Great Northern, 5 c irred. 100 - 10 National Steam Shin; lint ' all 81 91 Penzance .. 29'76f. 48 46 W.S.W. 5 7 nary c.orap34 3 •.. .•• 20 Nerbudda Coal& Iron, lira • 8 31 811 5 New Quebrada, lien, Plymouth .. 29•3uf, 51 50 W.S.W. 3 7 S.W. o.r. 0'26 3 the Government have now agreed to hand to the alias Hughes, was charged with being drunk and in- at a Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 ... ... 109 10 New Consolidated Dis. his s * 11 15 Weymouth 29•131. 52 51 S.S.W. 3 3 S.W. o.r. - 2 Do Boston &Sleafd, 41 pc 100 ... _. Portsmouth 291,61. 51 4fl S.W. 7 6 W.S.W. o. -- 5 co mpany a sum of £20,000 (namely, £9,000 due capable. st Great West., W. Midl. 5p c 100 ... ._ 25 New Zealand Loan London ~. 29•Saf. 50 48 S.W. 6 7 S.W. e.ro - - 4el The prisoner, who has been nearly 150 times before the et Do Jointperpe Op' 186" c, .) 100 86 90 cantile Agency,lim .. 1 1 il , (rpeGris Nea 19 95f. 46 39 W. 8 7 W.S.W. c.o. - 5 I L. a bonus of £11,000), and also it is believed to 't D • Brest . . .... 29191. N 48 S.S.W. 8 7 S.S.W. o. - 4 for ego magistrates at this Court, made her usual curtsey to Mr. a 24 D o do 6p c irred., 1866 100 105 107 107 25 New Zealand Trust .......... 2 " 10 Northern Assam T ul e . :l i.i .i L'Orient .... 291181. 50 48 S.S.W. 5 4 S.S. W. C. - 3 rego all claim for a total of £34,000 previou 1 u Vale IN eath perp. 0p c all 19 20 Loan, lint ......... - A 11 11 Roch a fort .. 30•121. 41 41 S.W. 5 4 S.W. b. - 1 advanced 8 Y Arnold on being placed in front of the dock. ~ dtc., 41 pc, 1858 100 . st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, 8... 100 ••. ••• st • North Brit. Auatral. li ns Biarritz .... 30'54r. 59 54 N.W. 1 - - b. - 3 to the company, and which the company Barnes, 23 BR, proved that at 12 o'clock yesterday 5 Lane. and York. New 41 per at Lund., Brig 55 1 500 0 Do. B . ' nn ' 5 7 6 cent till July, 1871 - - - - - - 2 1 1 Mussels -..- - - - - - - - - - were, bound to repay out of any surplus earnings morning he found the prisoner drunk and incapable, lying () N o: o w : e t :il l tooaa l 1 :1 : i FNG t . nea d: wst n, s c i iiej aBxl6: .7a. l .ni.. in... . .. T. .. n.. : ..m . . r.. .. , ... : .14 1 0. 10 3 56 ° 0 1 : : 25 4 1. 1 1 4 : : - 1 4 4 5 , 4 2 . .0 3 2di i- p ___ _ - - _ b Paris be yond 7 per cent. The company is to remain in on her back in tho middle of tho road in Westminster. at Do do 4do 1860 100 ••••• ...... 25 Ocean Marine (Insuraneel 12. 131 5 Oriental Gas, lim. ............... all .7t. * 7 4 1 Strasbourg - - - - - - - - the • st Do do 41 do' 1861 100 e nJoyment of all the privileges granted in the Prisoner-I ant exceedingly sorrow ; I met an old st Do do 44 do, 1863 100 -. ... Toulon .., 3o'93f. 45 43 E.S.E. 3 3 S.E. c.f. - 2 sweetheatt, and we••• ••• Heart's Con "ucession. Under these terms the English iu- it Do No. 6 5 Do. New .. . ............ i P tent (9 a.m. Eaton buried. had a drop, and I went to 500 Mrs. at Do do 6 do, 1865 100 5 • do 1866 100 *** - 10 Otago and Southland i n " 1 local thee) , - - - - -- - - -' - - 'lest orB have acquired a solid property free from all st Do No. 7 5 do' letter r, 100 vestment, lim ........ . 2 id I e Mr. Arnold -I wish you would keep a record of the ex- at Loud , Chat., &e., 2,1, 6 p.c lOO ... - ZILPLANATION causes st Peel R. Land & 31ineri, lint .- . • of embarrassment, and the Republic at an oases you give for drunkenness, they would be curious and at Du Metrop. Ex., B 6 p.e - - 10 Panama, New Zealand, ....... 'and & l aSignifi Do do C 6 P•o - - Australian R. Mao lira •a ll 1 1 rat cant sacrifice has become provided with a interesting ; how long is it since. we had the pleasure of , st London& N. Western, 5p c 100 • CO - - 21 a Thermometer exposed in t rate railway, 75 miles in length, which has seeing you? st London &S. Western, 41 p c 100 , 3 11.0 do. ...... all i it of the mercury within last 14 hours. Barometer corrected and retineea to 32 deg. at sea level. The r i s i ng ; 1 . f a lli ng ; a , a l e a t Sa•-indicates direction of motion alas • inspector Holmes 10 Milan chef. &Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all " 96 "I 100 33 30 shade. /Extreme Force with its Direction luring , yin an extraordinary degree assisted in the -Twice since Christmas, et., Metropolitan 5 per cent .... . . 100 8 tif 60 Peuinsu. & Oriental Stea a ll 48 49 491 50Z.-calm. Weather : b.-blue sky ; e.-clouds, itste: bed ; f.- fo g `'elrel. Mr. Arnold-You call yourself Evans; what is your st Midland, A 5 per cent pref. 100 - - sis. ~ , last 24 hours. opulent of its prosperity. fit _Do _B 5 do 10i 110 25 Reuter's Telegram .... 11 h 7 62 C 8 h. -hail ; 1.-lightning ; m.-misty, hazy ; 0.-overcast, du.. • Droner MaMe ? 100 i,,,,, .... An Uhl:ninny Trnr. .......... as. - __ . .................................... 14: :32:P 5 10 0 r ri ei i r ani , . t issued p ie a . , 20 t lint LBS all 7l 86 1 i 88 1: 5 88 1 i 71 15 General Steam Navigation 11 28 29 50 Horns & Col Marine in. lint. 5 41 31d 10 Hong Kong and China Gas all ... ... all Ise, 11 131 1 20 Hudson's Bay 20 Imperial Laud Co. of Mar seilles, lira. 25 Indo-European Tel., lint lO ..- •-• 20 Interna.Finaueial Soc. tim 5 11 li_ 20 Interns. Land Cred t, lint 6 6 4kt so Italian Land , I I Id 20 Italian Irri. (Canal Carom-) all 4 1 4 100 Do. 6p. c. Bds., redeem 1870, issued 90..,,,,,,, all 63 65 „ . i 50 Land Securities, lint 5 34 24. , us 25 London African Trading.,, 10 7 8 1 25 Lou. & Caled. Marine, lint. 6 ... •''' 10 London County Laud and Building, lim. /5 Lond. Provincial Tel. lint all 31 .3 1 Do. Prefer. 10 per cont. all 1 il i 50 Loud. Financial Asso., lint 30 22 '2O 4 Lond.Gen.Ornnibus.Co.litn. all 1/ 2 21 SO Loud. and Glasg. Engineer and Iron Ship, lint. . 20 Loud. & Provincial Marine 2 id pr 2 a t madras Irriga. &Caul. Gus,. S P. C. by India Gov. Agency, 1int...~, 10 Mauritius Land, Credit, and 10 Mediterra. Exten. Tel., lim. all 4 41 50 Merchant Shipping, litre , all 32 37 10 Natal Land and i.ihn C in.. 0 .... 1 . SO Millwall Iron Works, litn. 121 ••• *** ticn Co., lint. 25 National Discount Co., lint 5 lit 124 114 25 National Prov. Marine, lint. 4 4 3d 10 National Steam Ship, lint. all 8 1 ?4 20 Nerbudda Coal & Iron, lint. 6 34 33 10 New Consolidated Dia. lint. 3 11 ld 5 New ca: Qt Do. e e A b ß r g a e. d n a c. , y ~1 25 New Zealand Loan & Aler 25 New Zealand Trust and Loan, 1int.....,,,.... 5 11 11 10 Northern Assam Tea - ; 10 st North Brit. Austral., lim e 100 47 52 50 North Brit. & Alerean. In 64 16 20 25 Ocean Marine (Insurance) 5 1 2 1 12 4 50 Oriental Financial, lint 5 Oriental Gas, Rm. ....... all 7 1 71 5 Do. New 1 iP 10 Otago and Southland In, vestment, lint 5 Ottoman Gas, lint ........ a a ll 14 21 10 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian R. Mail lin t all 11 1 5 Do do. ........... 100 33 26 . all 1 1 4 at Peel R. Land & Miner!, lin t 50 Peuinsu. & Oriental S team all 48 49 491 50 Do. New 1867 25 Reuter's Te1egram.....,.,.... all 67 2162 e 8 50 Rhymney Iron ............. all 12 , ,„ 15 Do. New 25 Rio de Janeiro City Im.,fina all 17 18 20 20 Do. Gas, lint .....• all 234 21 4 100 Royal Mail Steam 10 21 lid et Scottish Aust. Invest., lint lOO 82 88 a Do. 6p. C. Guar. Pg 2 Pref lOO *" - ,LI -- 20 Societe Fin. d'Egypte, lint lO . 7 ;- 20 Societe Gen.de l'E mp i re Ot 8 8 'P 30 S. African Mort. & Inv., lint 6 ... 25 South Australian Land at Submarine Telegraph 1 Do. Scrip all 111 20 Telegraph Con. &Mai n., li tn all 11 18 1 I. B i I 20 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 1int.,,,,,,,,, 2 21 21 20 Trinidad Petroleum, lint Bl lO Trust & Agency of Aus.,ll m 1 . i ... up 1; 10 Do do. d o . all ... 20 Trust & Loan Co., U. Canada 5 id p SO Union Marine L'pool, lim 5 4 41p 20 Union Steam Ship, lint all 22 24 15 United Discount Corp., lim 6 1d p VU. Kingdom Tel. Co., lint all 31 61 5 13-16 5 Do. 10 per cent. Pref all 31 3fp 20 Universal Marine(lu.), Rm s 1 11p 10 Upper Assam Tea, lint all 21 31 30 Van Dieman's Land ... 00 Viceroy of Egypt, 7 perm all cent. (Mortgage) Loa 78 781 784 i 7k 50 Warrant Finance, lint l2 12 103 50 West India and Pacific Steam, lim 2O 21 11 20 WestLonslon Wharves and Warehouseslo --- - at Caledonian 41 p c gua. lOO ... at Do Scot. Oen. w i n. 7p c 100 ... .. st Do 41 p irredeern .. ". all „•• .•• st Do 4p e con. i ssue d at 80 65 •.. at Great Eastern 41 per cent. 100 .• at Du 5 d o , 186 2 100 9;.; tii at Do New 5 do, 1863 100 89 92 at Do do 5 do, 1861.- 100 84 83 at Great Northern, 5p c irred. 100 at Do Permanent 5 per cent. 100 ... ... 109 at Do Boston & Sleafd, 41 pc 100 st Great West., W . Midi ., 5p c 100 ... „•••• ... at Do Joint perpe. 5 p c,1865 100 86 yo st Do do 6p c irred., 1866 100 105 107 107 24 Do Vale N eath perp. 5p c all 19 20 st Kent Coast, 6 per cent, B 100 5 Lane. and Y or k . New 41 per ... ... cent till July, 1871 2 1 1 st Loud., Brig., &c., 41 pc, 1858 100 ... at Do do 4 do, 1860 100 „• ..• at Do do 41 do, 1.661 100 st Do do 41 do, 1863 ... ..• ... .. 100 at Do do 5 d o, 1865 100 st Do No. 6 5 do, 1866 100 -. . . st Do No. 7 sd o „• 100 at Du Metrop, Ex., B 6 p.c 1 1 (40 1 . 190..1 ••• ; 1.91.60. 2,154 ••• st LoDndoon& N d . o Weste C r a n i) , s .c p •• c • st London &S. Weste rn, 41 p c 1 1U Man. chef. & Lin., 5 pc, 1865 all 881 at, Metropolitan 5 per cent .... . . 100 at Midland, A 5 per cent pref. 100 10 . ; 11 . 4 at Do B 5 do 100 1 08 110 is 'Do 5p c opt, to co. rn to is Do Inconv. Stk., New Sept. ShareslB 16 69 all 211 211 211 22 Do 5p c con. into Old i ip Stk., Aug. 31, 1872,,,,, 8 1 2/ 21 p 1 0 1 st North British, E. and (1. No. 1, 5 per cent ... .. t Do £lO guaranteed, 1861 100 at .. 1 - Do I. P., & Dun., 2d, 4pc 100 - Do E. &u. , No. 2, 5 p.c . . 100 ''' at Do N. 8.. 5 per cent, 1862 . 100 ": 102 104 at Do E. & 0., No. 3, 5 p.c st Do E. ez G., (Ordiry) 41 p c 100 55 57 at h Eastern, 41 per cent 100 s 7 09 st North at Do Stuck. & Danl., D South Eastern, 41 dog.. st 5 lB6l 100 Do a s : N N o o ( r r3t t i h ha xs l :t o aS n ap d oc o rr n ac , l 4 n i i per rtt)e S p c cent 10000 ... ... - t & Pimlico 41 pc 100 st Victoria , S . , at t t t D D o o 55 do,do (Ch, Cross) 1863 1 1 0 00 0 ... ... Mr. Arnold —I wish you would keep a record of the ex cuses you give for drunkenness, they would be curious and interesting; how long is it sinco we had the pleasure of seeing you ? Inspector Holmes—Twice since Christmas, Mr. Arnold—You call yourself Evans; what is your proper name ? ZILPLANATION Barometer corrected and reduced to 32 deg. at sea level. The letter r, rising ; f. falling ; s, siea.:y—indicates direction of motion of the mercury within last 14 hours. Thermometer exposed in shade. Extreme Force with its Direction luring last 24 hours. Z.—calm. Weather : b.—blue sky ; e.—clouds, ( t ou ched ; f.- fog h.—hail ; I.—lightning ; m.—niiety, hazy ; o.—overcast, dn.. rain ; s.—snow ; t.—thunder. Rain-fall, snow or hail mell4s; during last 24 hours. Sea disturbance. REMARKS. Prisoner—l have not been married since I buried Hughes, six and twenty years ago; they put my name down wrong. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. t U OVERNMENT FUNDS. P r , 6 ,r Cent. Consols 92/ 3 s '''''tto for Account, N Per Cent. Reduced 3 lin' 3 per Cent } "s h w 2 / per Cent. Jan. 1894 - A -0 . 5 per Oen J an. 187 3 - annuities, 80 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 - 4 - 3 ,0. for SO yrs, expire sth April 1885 l2l " 0 (Bed Sea Televaph), Aug., 1908 - D ch oquor Bills, .£l,OOO, 2} per Ct. .£500 De 11 • £lOO k £2OO - Lnit of England Stock, 4 per Cent - p m 130. acceuitt 1 °411 ' 44 4 per Cent. Bends - kter- Colonial Oniniutu - /„,,,INDIAN LIOVERNMENT SECURITIES '"Llas.tock, 10f Cent A il 1874 212 per., pr /30. Opening, for Account 13 - - t ,°. 6 per Cent. July, 1880 -,,°• 4 per Cent., Oct. IUBIS '4,.,(i. Certificates - A o. Enlaced Pape. 4 per Cent ". 5 per Cert., Jan. 1872 121 - r, ° . 5 i per Cent. May 1879 lll -3 5 per Cent., Rup. Dob. 1872 - De do. 1877 - T , Do, do. 1882 - n ""44' flab ., per sCon t . , Aug. 1873 .„ lO4 ",,---0.0. Under Bonds, .£l,OOO 4 per Cent., £l,OOO -- rOREIGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. 4r A e ntine Republic, 6 per Cent A u o l Scrip .aid ... • - Ititrian Bonds £4s p 5 - per cent - a , Do. 1859 - r o tz o ilian 5 Celt per- ID • 4i per Cent, 1852 - ~c'. do. 1858.. . - D O do., 1860 - -,;°. do 1863 72f 3f ''',.,°. 5 per * bent., 1865 - , uu Account B5 4 '''',ienos Ayres 6 per Cent. - e _D L o 2 p er Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) - ~,R.a, 6 per Cent. - ' ta lian 6 per Cent - r in. 4i per Cent. 721 1, 0. 3 per Cent., - 6 ~ 1) ,. 3 per cent. 1867 O5 r , `-,":). 7 per Cent., 1866 - .-cu, per Cent., 4, rotiian Principalities, 7 per Cent 7B} , 13 0 8 per C ent., 1867 ... t - qUador New Consolid a t e d, 1 per Gent •- b a Secon d an I r sue t - 81 1 Do. .£ SO C Bonds DO . £lOO Bonds ..... 851 6} Do. ~ 1864 4-i , o. Do, A ccount X5O Bonds - 1868 75 4a Do. 106 Bond Do do. .£45 pd -. di,' Mr. Arnold—You are fined ss. for being drunk and Prisoner—l haven't a farthing; they cut my pocket out. Mr. Arnold—lf you don't pay before four o'clock I shall be obliged to call upon you to find a surety for good behaviour ; you aro a notorious drunkard. A slight recovery in pressure similar to that reported at Valencia yesterday afternoon was noted at Nairn last night ; but since that a fresh decrease has taken place at both stations, amounting at Valencia to two-tenths of an inch since 6 p.m., and pressure is now much lower than it was yesterday, and is decreasing generally. The reading at Rochefort is 0.81 in. higher than that at Nairn, whilst the report from Biarritz shews an additional difference of 0.42 in. be tween it and Rochefort. Temperature has decreased in the N. and W., but ricen somewhat in the E. A further considerable rise is noted at Biarritz, making in all 23 deg. in the past two days. The south-westerly gales reported yesterday continue at our western sta tions. This morning the wind has freshened to a gale from R.W. at Brest, and a serious storm appears to be coming on in the Channel. Rain has been general in the W., with hail squalls at Valencia. The sea iis high on the Irish coast. Warnings repeated to-day. Prisoner—Thank you ;I am much obliged. I won't repeat it again. TIIAMES. A HARD CASE. —ROBBING AN INVALID SEAMAN.—Phillip Reeves, a runner and touter of doubtful character, wail charged on remand with stealing a chest, kit, and other property of a poor seaman, named Auguste Battle. The prosecutor was invalided at sea, and put ash ore a Gibraltar, where he remained under medical treatment for some time, until he was in a fit state to be sent home. He hired lodgings at a house, No. 1/, Well-street, Wellclose square, near the Sailors' Home, and took his chest and things there. He was soon compelled to have recourse to the Dreadnought Hospital ship, and in his absence every article belonging to him was stolen. On leaving the hospital he made inluiries, and found a chest, bed, pillow, blanket, and sea-boots at a clothes shop, No. 72, Cable street, Whitechapel. These articles wore worth 40s only. The remainder of his property is worth £9 more. RAILWAYS . —LINES LEASED AT FIXED REN Ls TA A very extraordinary case of libel was brought on Monday in the Wakefield Police-court. The defendant called himself a prophet of the "Christian Israelite Church," said ho was "Shiloh," a lawgiver and a judge. This he was doubtless caused to do by a reference in the will of one Herr Wroe, who also thought himself a prophet, and got on in the world by so doing, getting enough to build a mansion and to leave his son in comfortable circumstances. In his will Prophet Wroe spoke of the Shiloh who should come after him. The "Judge and lawgiver" thought by calling himself by that name he should get the mansion. lie was disappointed, however, and in revenge published some very curious documents, which reflected on the character of the solicitor engaged in the case. This gentleman brought the charge, but the matter was ulti mately arranged. at Birkenhed. lOO 95 100 Do. 4i per cent. Prefer all 101 103 at Buckinghamshire at Chester and Holyhead lOO 54 56 at Do. 54 per cent. st Do. 5 do. „ „. 100 111 113 s t Clydesdale, guaranteed lOO ... ''' a t Colchester Stour Va ll ey st East Lincoln, gua. 6p. c lOO 133 145 20 Gloster and Lean Forest all „. *" a Gt. Easn. NeivlD., &c., 5 p.c 100 .. . a Do. E. 'U. Harwich, 4 p.c 100 6; 7; at Du. do. Woodbrg. }He do. 100 69 72 at Gt. West ,W. Mid.,ref 100 95 97 30 Hull and Selby all 10 9 111 st Lancaster and Carlisle lOO 215 220 st London and Blackwall lOO 96 98 at Do. 44 per cent lOO st London, °nat., &c., 44 pc. 100 ... .. st Do. Com. Fund, sdo 100 ... ..: at London and Greenwich at Do. do Preference lOO ... . . st London, Tilbury, & South 100 78 b 0 st Lowestoft, gua 4 per cent lOO 79 83 st Do. do. 6 do. .. 54 blanch., Buxton, & blat l k all b i at Midland, Bradford, Pref lOO 83 95 10 Mid Kent Cray Line) 50 Northernk East., 5 per cent all 5'. - 3 56 60 Do. do. 6 do. all ... ... at N. Eastern —Hartlepool st N.Weat. A perp. prat, sp. c lOO 108 110 at Do B minimum 14 p.c lOO at Notting. &Uranth. lt. & C lOO 92 9.4 25 Preston and II yr() ... Royston, Hitch., and Shop lOO 133 135 st Shrewsbury and Hereford 100 133 735 10 Do do 8 21 2,p st S. Yorksh. and River Dun 100 98 100 at Do 4 per cent gua lO 79 81 st Do 5 do st Vict. Station and Pimlico— 100 175 180 st West Cornwall 20 West London, Class A all 13 14 20 Do do B all .„ ... 20 Do do C all 64 7: st Weymouth and Portland lOO ... ... at Wilts and Somerset Peter Van Broeck, a foreigner, of No. 53, Upper East Smithfield, said the prosecutor left his things in his charge. He went out on Sunday, the 31st of January, and on his return the place was stripped. A barker who worked for him was also gone. He saw the prisoner with the barker on the 29th of January. The barker, whose name was Charles Amatdic, had since absconded. Foreign Mail Packet List. Emanuel Abrahams, of Castle-street, said he twice pur chased so.ne things of the prisoner, and gave 9s. 4d. for them in all. He had known the prisoner, who was a shoemaker, for many years. The prisoner said the things belonged to the man wla came with him, and that he was a lodger of his. MAILS DUE. &marelia and New Zealand, via Southampton Feb. 27. Ditto, via bruntllee Feb. 22 Ditto, via ri.l.ama Feb -. Brazil. Buenos Ayres, and Monte Video Mar. 7. Ditto, by French paoket Cape. Verde. by Brazil packet . Cape of Good Ascension. and St. Helena ....Feb. 27. Mina, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton..nb. 27. b Ibraltar. via Southampton Feb 20 Inclis,via Soutbamoton ...... Feb. 20 Mr. Benson—And this poor fellow's things, worth at least 405., have been disposed of for 9s. 4d. William Andrews, 38 13, said the poor sailor was ill and ,n great distress. The prisoner said he bought some of he things from a barker. The Prisoner—l have been plundered of my property by a lot of Jews and foreigners. Mr. Benson committed the prisoner for trial. vitt°, via Margell.ea Malta, Egypt, .S6o. .. ......... .... Feb 2,3 Ditto, Marseilles... F, b. 17 Mauritius, Cape of Good Hope, and Natal, via 130 uthuni ton_ MARLBOROUGH -STREET. Mr. Ricardo lzzadio, wine merchant, of No. 550, Now Oxford-street, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with dis orderly conduct in New Oxford-street, and Mr. Musgrove Woodfall, gentleman, of No. 19, Southampton-street, Russell-square, was charged with being drunk and dis orderly, and attempting to rescue Izzadio from the custody of the police. Ditto, Marseilles ~ Feb. 1i Newfoundland ...... ....... ........ 24 rortugal ...„ Mar. 7. United States, Canada. California, &c., by British • packet Feb 20 Ditto, by Canadian packet .... • .... •• • • Ditto, by L rated States packet Feb 17 Ditto dittc (Baltimore) West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe. • Feb. 16 West Indies and ruffle (except Mexico and Baba wee) ..... ••...... ........ . Mar. 1 . The -c 4l wachi ntg TWO filled 10e. each, or NOM dap, DOCKS. et East and West India lOO 116 120 st London and St. Katherine lOO 43 40 100 D oDeb. stock, 4 per cent all „, Millwall Freehold Land et Dock lOO 32 34 St Southampton NO 71 76 It !Surrey 99paggerCiva COLONIAL OOVNIINMENT SECURITIES Columbia, 6 per 100 - Uo. 1895.. l9O Oan.Gov.6p.c.Jan.q&July 1877-84 Do. 6p. o. Feb. & Aug lOO 1(.4 1(6 Do. sp. 0. Mar. .>z Sept lOO 104 106 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July lOO 95 C 6 911 Do. sp. e. Inscribed et lOO 90 92 Cape G.llope, 6 p.c.1873 lOO 102 104 Do.Ap1.&001 1890-1900 lOO 111 113 Do. do 1880-90 lOO 107 to Do. Jan.&July, lrf3l Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct~ 1900 edilon. Nov 1878, 6 p.c lOO 108 110 Do. 1872, do lOO 105 107 - Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873.- Jan. and July Do. 1878 .. . . ... ••• 110 106 108 Do. 1882, May and Nov lOO 106 108 Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug• ••• 10 106 198 11,1bourne Corporatn.,• • N•11.130v.,6 p.o.Ja.&July•• 100 104 1,6 1667-75 6 per cent 1 0 100 100 Natal 6 p ot, Apl& Oct lOl -- Do 6p o. Mly Sy Noy 1 0 1(6 108 N. S. W. 5 p. 0., '7l to '71.. 100 99 1, Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1896 O3 vet 99 99 Do. 5 p.c. rd.'67 to '75 N.Zealand, 6p. ot. 1891.. ICO Do. 6 per cent.. - DoJan,Aprl,July, t..• 100 93 04 93; Do 6p e. Mar &Sept '9l lOO 108 110 10$ -- Do June & Deo , 1191 IDo Proy. 01 Auctld. 2 1 0 ( striet 1& 2, 1896 .. j Nova Sootia 6p. c.Jan... and July, 1876 Do 1886.. Queenelnd. 6p. 0. 'B2-5 lOO 106 107 1061 Do 189 t.. • •• • lOO 1054 1064 Do. 6 p • -- Do. do. A 2 .... 100 103 HO Do rd. 1E93 ..... .• • • 10) 10T 108 - ytotcpri4 6 p.n. 1691.„.... 100 112 113 IMPERIAL PABLI A MENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at twelvo o'clock. Mr. BRUCE obtained leave to introduce a bill for the more effectual repression of crime. Mr. TORRENS gave notice of his intention of submit ting a motion to the house relative to the sick poor and infirmaries. Mr. GOSC HEN obtained leave to introduce a bill dealing with the subject of local taxation. THE ELECTION PETITIONS. On the motion of ➢lr. AYRTON copies of the short hand writers' notes of the evidence taken at the trials of the Norwich and Bowdley election petitions were ordered to be laid on the tab!c. CATTLE DISEASES PREVENTION ACT. Lord E. MONTAGUE moved for leave to introduce a bill to amend and perpetuate th© acts relating to con tageous or itifectioui diseases among cattle and other animals, and for other purposes. Mi. IIEADLAm and Mr. DENT were of opinion that the measure was most objectionable, and thought that if legis lation was necessary the Cluverntuent should tak3 the ITlNtt , •l* in hand. Aft, r a few words from Mr. ItaxcE, who did not object to the introduction of the meat ore, leave was given and the bill was brought in and read a first time. ADMIRALTY JURISDICTION. Mr. NOR WOOD obtained kayo to introduco a bill to extend and amend the admiralty jurisdiction. NEW wurr. On the motion of the lion. G. NOEL a new writ was ordered to issue for the election of a member for the City of London in the room of Mr. G. Bell, deceased. The house then adjourned. 11 EST3IINSTER ILL ECY 10N PETITION. THIS DAY. The bearing of this petition was resumed this morning. Mr. Henry Edwards was recalled, and his cross-exa mination was continued by Mr. Stephen—Made out his lists of expenses weekly, and paid the money usually on Saturday when he received it. (The accounts were produced. They appeared to be in great disorder and confusion, and some recrimination OA place between counsel as to where the blame lay. They had been in the possession of Mr. Isaacson, attorney for the sitting member. The lists for five weeks were handed to Mr. Stephens. Re-examination of witness continued—C. H. Wheeler made fifty placard boards, and was paid for them on the 19th October. A Mr. Stonor made twenty-five boards by order on the 23d, and was paid £3 15s. for them. Got forty more from Mr. Smith at about the same time. Holton and his sons looked after the boards and bill sticking. Holton received the boards, not witness. Ho was paid £2 15s. for the work, but he might have asked for more ; he was again paid £3, on, Nov. let, for the same duties, and subsequently more (The total sum was not stated.) On the day of the elec tion 36 persous employed had breakfast at ss. each. Wit ness paid for that ; £l9s. Os. 9d. was paid for refreshments at a confectioner's before and after the election for the clerks. Mr. Baron Martin—There are only three questions at issue. As to treating and undue influence, I have formed one opinion ; but if I were to frame an issue I should say those questions would be the allegations of bribery in Davis's case, Waterman's case, and the general question of colourable payments for boards. Mr. Stephen—My lord, the account returned as fur re freshments is £l5, but we have receipts here showing £4O to have been paid. Mr. Baron Martin—l have no desire to interfere with your cross-examination. _ . Mr. Stephen asked for the canvassing sheets for Dover ward. (They were not produced, notice of production not having been given.) Witness re-examined by Mr. Hawkins—Never gave Charles Wheeler instructions to canvass. Never promised him money to be paid after the election. His claim of .£lO sent in was at once repudiated. 11IARKE7 S-21118 DAY Y. LIVERPOOL COTTON. February 17.—Sales probably 8,000 bales. Market quiet and unchanged. NEW SMITHFIELD AND LEADENHALL. The dead meat trade continues firm at the following rates :—Beef, 3s to 4s 10d ; veal, 3s Gd to 4s 10d ; mutton, Ss 4d to os ; large pork, 3s to 3s 10d ; small ditto, 4s to 4s 10d p,,r stone. Tho poultry trade is steady at yesterday's rates. The Price of Gold. The quotaii.)n or gold, at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange .A 1 London is 251.15.1. per £1 sterling'. C mtiparinq these rates with the English Mint price of GA. Wid. pc:* OLtriCC 10r stubl•tri g- , )1,1, it App. ....^5 that go:d at the above price is ab 1 .01.11 p 'r cent. dearer in l'..ris then in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bilis at (10 day' was r.•l the last date about 1 94 per ex nt At this rate there is nt, profit on the importation of gold f;:rm th, Uui!cu n,tatea. CONGRESS. SENATE. On the 22d January the credentials of the Me3srs. Bayard, Senators elect from Delaware, were pre sented. The Pacific Railroad Committee reported a resolution declaring against the issue of Govern ment Bonds to any railroads not at present entitled to them. Mr. Wilson offered a resolution to drop from the army roll, officers absent without leave, and Mr. Stewart offered a bill relative to the refin ing of the bullion at the Mint. Both were referred. The bill for a railroad to 'Washington was con sidered, and a Conference report, authorising notaries public, as well as bankrupt registers, to take testimony in election cases, was concurred iu. —Jan. 23.—0 n Saturday, Mr. Stewart's amend ment to the Constitution, relating to suffrage, was taken up, and, on motion of its author, made the special order for Thursday afternoon. The joint resolution for the removal of officials under dis ability iu Virginia, Texas, and Mississippi, was concurred in as passed by the House. Mr. Trum bull, from the Judiciary Committee, reported an amendment to the Civil Rights Act. The Air Line and Central Pacific Railroad Bills were discussed. Mr. Hendricks then submitted a Constitutional amendment requiring the ratification of future amendments to be made by Legislatures, por tions of whose members shall have been chosen at a general election after such amendments have been proposed in Congress.--On the 25th the credentials of Senator Ramsey, of Minnesota walithco amendments.intriite were presented. Mr. Edmunds , from the Retrench ment Committee, reported the bill repealing the Committee, presented esen Mr. le d Tenuret-.ofr-oOmffice the jiciAct,ud Stewh.. the credentill ls of Senator elect Hill, of Georgia, • +,hat be is not with a resolution . entitled to his seat. The Central Pacific ha.....road Bill came up in order, and Mr. Sherman moved its 1 , - 2stponement, so that his Funding Bill could be conside:fd• Mr. Sher man's motion was lost by a majority of .z2jne votes, and the pending Railroad Bill was discussed until adjournment.—On the 26th the credentials of Senator Sumner, of Massachusetts, were presented. Mr. Sherman offered a resolution, which was adopted, providing for a joint Special Committee at the next session to consider the civil service. Mr. Grimes, of lowa, introduced a bill to reorganize the Navy. The Central Pacific Railroad Bill was con sidered. On the 27th Mr. Chandler introduced a bill to prevent collection of illegal imposts, Mr. Henderson a bill to enable the Choctawas and Chickasaws to become citizens, and Mr. Morgan one to designate the place of confinement of offenders against the United States. The Naval Appropriation bill was reported. Mr. Sherman's financial bill was taken up, and Mr. Davis offered a substitute. Mr. Sherman spoke in advocacy of his bill. The subject was then postponed, and the Central Pacific Railroad Bill considered. This bill being put upon its passage was rejected by a vote of 28 against 26. On the 28th the credentials of John Scott, Senator elect from Pennsylvania, were presented. The bill relating to the appoint ment of midshipmen from the Southern States was passed. The proposed Constitutional amendment allowing negroes to vote and hold office was taken up, and the substitute of the Judiciary Committee for the first section was adopted. Mr. Buckalew moved an additional section, requiring Presidential electors to be chosen by the people, and authorizing Congress to prescribe the mode of their selection. Mr. Davis, of Keutucky, offered an amendment requiring all Constitutional amend ments to be submitted to a direct vote of the people. Mr. Buckalew subsequently offered his amendment as a separate measure, and it was referred. Mr. Davis withdrew his proposition. The House Bill restoring the Indian Bateau to the War Depart ment was reported, with a substitute creating a Department of Indian Affairs. THE CONVERSION OF CAST IRON GUNS.—TiIe first batch of 61 rifled guns, converted on the Palliser principle from smooth bore cast iron guns, has been re ceived at Woolwich. The guns have all been proved by the Royal Gun Factories, and 60 have been passed into the service, one gun being rejected for defective manu facture. A second batch of 30 guns is on the road from the Elswick Ordnance Works, Newcastle-on-Tyne. it is stated that Government have decided to convert a consi derable number of cast iron gucs next year in the gun fac toriep at Woolwich. THIRD EDITION. NOTICh. The Third Edition of " The Sun " of last Break( wait published in time for delivery in town at 7.16 p.m. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocx. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day LINCOLN RACES—This DAT. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) BLANKNEY STAKES. Pate • Bonnie Katie Ro iuefort 1 3 Twelve ran. AFTER DINNER STAKES. Aeaster 1 2 CURRY lIANDICAP. Prrieles• (_;liotldiDi: ton Aiutreu Eight rau. CITY MANI/LOAF. Historian Honesty ..... 4 Islam a Thirtoon ran. LINCOLN CLUB CUP. Little Hastings 1 Florian Stephanotis GRAND STEEPLECHASE. Barbarian • 1. Ace of Trumps Three ran. JUVENILE SELLING STAKES. Nelly ll.ill c Ethel f Lilly Lye c I Ten ran. GONE AWAY PLATE. Scarrington .. 2 Twenty-two ran. ALL AGED SELLING STAKES. Peter . Nabob c Spider Sister to Marksman 2 a Four ran. BURGIIERSH PLATE. Mistletoe . Mrs. O'Rorke filly 2 Little Nell Four ran. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 9 to 1 ae,st Colonel (taken) 12 to 1 agst Tathwell (taken) 100 to 6 agst Fan (taken) 25 to 1 agst Nun (taken) 3000 to 90 agst Lamb (taken) 40 to 1 agst Barbarian (taken) 1000 to 5 agst Liston (taken) VICTORIA CLUB—THIS DAT. GRAND NATIONAL. 100 to 7 agst Guy of Warwick (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Burney (taken) THE DERBY. 100 to 15 agst Wild Oats (taken) RACING 'IXTURES.: FEBR Lincoln l6, 17 Harrow lB, 19 I Mansfield 18 Pontefract lB, 19 I MAI Liverpool Spring 2,3, 4 Shrewsbury Spring 5, 6 Downpatrick 9 War wick 9, 10, 11 Hendon l2, 13 West Somerset 15, 16 Northampton 16, 17 ,UARY. Nottingham Spring 23, 24 Chelmsford... 25, 26 Derby Spring 25, 26 :ell. AP. Abergavenny l, 2 Bromley 1, 2 Aldershot l, 2 Catterick Bridge... l, 2 Thirsk ... 6 7 Hungerford 6, 7 Lichfield 6, 7 Cambridge 7 8 Creraten Park Streatham 8, 9 West Drayton . ........ 18, 19 Baldoyle First Sp r i ng 18, 15 Margate 20 Beverley 20 Durham 29, 30 Epsom 80, 81 Newmarket Craven...l2, (to. Knighton... l3, 14 Ludlow 15, 16 Eastbourne l3 Lewes 20 21 Curragh ...20, 21, 22 Croydon... 9 2, 23 Newmarket Ist Spring Chester .l, 5,6, 7 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Winchester ll, 12 York 11, 12 Baldoylo 2nd Spring 11, 12 St Alntins 1.., 14 Salisbury l3, ti 16, &c. J I r. Croydon 9 , 3, 4 Newton 9 ,3, 4 Ascot .....8, 9, 10, 11 Liverpool Suuatner ...13, 16 Winlsor 13, 16 Hampton l7, 18 Curritgli. 9, , 23, 21 Doncaster 13, 14 ! Wost Drayton l7, 18 Bath 18, 19 Manchester l9, 20, 21 Croydon 19, 21 IHarpenden 2l EpBom summer .....25, &o. NE. Worcester l,i Newmarket July 6, &c. Carlisle Pontefract Hendon ..... 1 1 , 13 - Nottingham l3, 14 Newcastle .... 22, 23, 24 Oldham, 22 Bibury Club - 23 Stockbridge 21, 25, 26 Chelmsford Suttou Park .....29, 30 AUG Brighton 3, 4 Brighton Club 5 Lewes 6, 7 Egham lO, 11 Wolverhairpton lO, 11 Windsor 1 9 , 13 1 St. Albans l7, 18 i Stockton lB, 19, 20 SEPT: Warwick... 7, 8 Curragh (Royal) 7,8, 9 Abingdon 9, 10 Doncaster 14, 15, 16, 17 Richmond 21, 2 . 2 Lichfield OCT Bedford 5, 6 Edinburgh 6, 7, 8 Leicester 7, 8 Bromley 7 8 Newmarket 2d 0ct...11, &c. Chelmsford l9 20 Kelso 19 20 NOVE Worcester 2,3, 4 I Harrow 2, 3 Liverpool 9, 10, 11, 12 I STEEPLECHA FEBR Morton-in-Marsh lB Harrow lB, 19 Pontefract 18, 19 Boston Liverpool 3 Shrewsbury 5, 6 Mallon Rugby (Grand Mil.) 8, 9 Kingsbury 12, 13 AP. Aldershot 1, 2 bcomley 1, 2 Abergavenny . 1, 2 Lichfield ..6, 7 Southdowu Huut. ..7 Cambridge 7, 8 Cheltenham 7, 8 Southampton 13, 14 Beading 15, 16 lluutingdon 2O, 21 Stamford ... 2.2, 23 Goodwood 27, 28, 29, 30 Oxford York 24, 25, 26 Plymouth 26, 27 Scarborough 30, 31 Derby Summer ...31, Sep. 1 Weymouth 31, Sep. 1 Canterbury ......., 31, Sep. 1 ST. :11.BEIL Hampton 2l, 22 Western (Ayr) 22, 23 Hendon 23, 24 Monmouth... , 23, 24 Newmarket Ist 0ct....28, &o. Lanark... 29, 80 IBER. Cheltenham l9, 20 Curragh l9, 20, 21 West Drayton 2l, 22 Hereford 2l, 22 Monmouth 23, 24 Newmark.t H'ton ...25, &o. iMBER. Shrewsbury 15, &o. Leamington Hunt 23, (tn. SE FIXTURES. , A HY IWindsor.—.—... ..... 2 23 St. Albans 23, 24 Derby .. 25 I Baschurch 26 .11C H. MA: West Somerset 15, 16 York 17 Crewkerne lB, 19 Chepstow 29, 30 Streatham B, 9 Royal Artily., Woolwich...B Knighton Ludlow l5, 16 2i...buoy ... ZI. Croydon ...22, 23 Co. Louth Jr A.rdeen a 27, 28 MAY. Limerick Hunt 4 St. Albans .. 13 Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 I West Drayt0n..... , —... 17 JULY. Kingsbury... 9 AUGUST. ISt. Albans 17 OCTOBER. Bromley 7 I West Drayton 2l, 22 NOVEMBER. Harrow ...... , ..........••2,.. 3 I Eglinton Hunt 6, 7 Worcester .................. 3, 4 Liverpool St. Albans .................. 6, 6 i Shrewsbury ..... i o , 19 COURSING FIXTURES. MARCH. Ashdown Park, flerts 2, &c. Fourth S. Lancashire (Champion) Scottish National Open, Lanark BO, &o. The Hercules, screw (armoured iron) frigate, Capt: Lord Gilford, sailed from Spithead yesterday morning for Lisbon to join the British Channel squadron, now in the Tagus. She took out a num ber of supernumerary officers, seamen, and marines to join the ships forming the squadron. A FORTUNATE MODEL—A certain Moor, of won derful beauty, who exists iu Paris to this day, was so much in request among French painters and sculptors, some 20 years ago, that he would never consent to " pose" for loss than 40 francs. He was rarely to be met with except in the studios of very well-to-do artists, or in the pupil studios, where, perched on a platform, ho was the " cynosure" of some 50 or 60 beginners, all of whom had clubbed to gether to pay him his couple of louis d'or. This person age wore kid gloves and smoked Havana cigars ; but a great number of male sitters are stalwart cavalry soldiers, who spend their earnings as soon as they have got them, and have seldom foresight enough to make a fortune out of the exhibiting of thews and sinews.—Dickens's "AU tlee Year Round." It is feared that the ice crop wiil be a short one this season. In New England wild fowl have been "lying northward, indicating the approach of spring, and the ice houses are empty. A thaw set is at the time the ice should htviQ bees cut and haryeetod, and etopped the work.