The Sun. — London, England, 1859-02-03 00:00:00

LIFE of the field last 3-street, : •t of the i r eCtors f the S°' r R. IL ors. id to do xertise- ea.d th e irectors director: hero the Y e 'll bout 110 Lees. a direct° officel'o by o f ceting t rlit as Oa t but an ttsg - o i e half 3 110 t 0 I l a ; InPIY ta d ~878, a O, ;onditio hey Iv ei !Ted t il l sful loot this oil's; ting the mode l mo_ , tion I. lll o 'i tra tioo, 10 tP r.) elves , pQri t )the s of ~ to a° fe it 0 ;tale ‘",e direc t g: w ere Clic ar had I° A li fc. lg. . c 5 1 a W ec to offer,, $ folio" 5 1 it folio" ber reinar ld id votiof £ 3 OO per annum, now that the association was in so flourishing a condition. He also thought there Was some imprudence in returning so large a sum as £3,470 to the shareholders in the shape of bonuses. Re thought that sum was all thrown away, and should have been kept in their own hands for the benefit of the undertaking. As one of the auditors he had only to give his high approbation of the excellent manner in which the books were found to have been kept. Everything was beautifully exact, notwithstanding that they had been tested by seve ral methods of cross-checking. Mr. RATRAY explained that the bonuses were actual profit, and it did not matter a penny whe ther they were handed over in reversion, diminu tion of premiums, or in actual cash. The report was then unanimously agreed to. Mr. MINTON said he had to move a resolution of a very pleasing character, and he did so with very great pleasure, because three years ago they had presented to them a report of a somewhat different description, and when they had to deal with a com mercial crisis, and a war. Happily such a state of things had passed away, and this evening they had !net under very different circumstances. (Hear, hear.) Their receipts during the past year had increased, and their expenses diminished, which Was unlike the business of many societies. He felt Confident that they were on the eve of more pro sperous times, and that on the next occasion of their !fleeting, he should have to congratulate the mem bers on the completion of another year of prOsperity. It was, he thought, always a pleasing duty to tender their thanks to the directors for the exertions they had made to increase the prosperity of their society ; Se, with the permission of the meeting, he would read to them the resolution he had to propose. It ;was as follows :—" That the thanks of the meeting De given to the board of directors, and that the sum of £BOO be voted to them for their services during the past year." He felt certain it was a gratification to all pa r ti es t o rece ive the congratulations of their fello w men, but none more so than their directors, Who had exerted themselves to the utmost to raise the character and extend the benefits of their asso ciation, which was one of the most useful and excellent societies in the country. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) Mr. PILCHER had much pleasure in seconding the resolution. The resolution having been put to the meeting, was earned unanimously, with cheers. The CHAIRMAN said it was a gratification to re ceive the congratulation of the meeting. The directors had done their utmost to further the in terests of the association, and it was a pleasure to see that those exertions had been crowned with success. For himself and his brother directors, he begged to thank the meeting for the vote they had just passed. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He had now to move that th e three retiring directors, viz., Edward Coleman, Esq., Sancton Wood, Esq., and Henry Rogers, Esq., be re-elected. The motion having been seconded, the chairman put it to the meeting, and it was carried without a single dissentient. Mr. COLEMAN. on the part of his colleagues, thanked the meeting very sincerely for their re election. The members of the association might safely rely upon their endeavours to do everthing to extend the benefits of the institution, in every respect sound, safe, and solid. (Loud cheers.) The CHAIRMAN then moved the re-election of the retiring auditors, Mr. tames Richard Lloyd, Mr. Franc's F r ed er i c k T oo l e , and Mr. Charles Woolley. Mr. KINTREA thought if a little new blood was infused into this department it would do no harm. The CHAIRMAN said the re-election of the audi tors rested entirely with the members. The board of directors had nothing to do with it. Mr. KINTREA said he was aware of that, but he knew the board had always a certain influence. The CHAIRMAN replied.with some emphasis that, neither directly nor indirectly, did the board ever interfere with the proposal or election of auditors. Indeed, they knew nothing of it until the proposal were sent in, in the manner defined by the rules. The retiring auditors were then reelected unani mously. Mr. LLOYD, Mr. WOOLLEY, and Mr. TOOLE severally returned thanks, and said, whenever the members wished a change in the office of auditor, they would most willingly retire, if it was the wish of the members that they should do so. A resolution that £3O be presented to the auditors, for their services during the past year, was then agreed to. Mr. WOOLLEY said there was one respected offi cer who was entitled to a vote of thanks, and that Was their indefatigable secretary, Mr. Linford. (Cheers.) He begged to move that the thanks of their members be given to that gentleman. Mr. KINTREA said he had very sincere and heart felt pleasure in seconding such a resolution. The resolution, on being put by the Chairman, was carried amidst loud cheers. Mr. LINFORD, in returning thanks, said he was exceedingly obliged for the very kind manner in which his name had been mentioned. (Cheers.) He had endeavoured to do his duty to the utmost, and it was a pleasure to find these efforts appreciated. They had, no doubt, through a mistake, omitted to couple with his name, that of the other officers. (Cheers.) He begged to say that for assiduity and ability his staff of officers could not be exceeded. (Loud cheers.) „ A vote of th an k s t o the Chairman, terminated the business of the life assurance meeting. PROVIDENT CLERKS' BENEVOLENT FUND. • A meeting was then held of the trustees, mans gel's, and members of the Benevolent Fund, John Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. (who was _received with loud applause), in the chair. The annual report of the managers was read by the secretary, Mr. Linford, as follows : The board have much pleasure in presenting to the Members and friends of the Provident Clerks' Benevolent Fund, their 18th annual report. The income of the past Year has been as -follows, viz. :—Donations, £2l 10s. ; an nual subscripti ons , £497 3s. 6d. ; Life ditto, £lO 10s.- 4529 3s. 6d. ; subscriptions of ss. and upwards from assurers being clerks, £665 Is.; interest, dividends, &c., £686 Os. 2d.; proceeds of public-dinner in London, May 31, 1858, £1,244 128. 11d. ; share of bonus (one tenth) received from the P rovident Clerks' Mutual Life Assurance Association, £l,OOO, total, £4,124 17s. 7d. An increased number of appeals have been made to the board for temporary assist !Lace- There has, consequently, been a larger sum voted 1 ,1 1 gratuities, which- amount, during the year, to £lB5 Bs. The loan fund continues to be extremely serviceable to many of the members. The sum lent in 1158 was £1,863,. Making a total. of £26,863 advanced in this form since the est blishment of the fund in 1840. The capital of the fund now amounts to £lB,BBO. The balance sheet, duly audited, has been submitted- to the trustees. In pursuance of the resolution of the annual general meeting, held on the 3d of February last, an election of annuitants took place on the 31st May, when the following were elected, viz.:-1 clerk to an annuity of £3O ;. 1 widow to annuity of £2O ; 1 ditto, £l5, amounting together to £65 per annum. Four annuities r h en a l ve ai f n a i l n le g n in dining the • past year, and the number now on the fund.are 48, viz.-9 olerks, and 39 widows, who ar e rece i v i ng, collectively, £85.5 per annum.- The board now recoinmend.that six additional be granted, viz., to one clerk and five widows of clerks, subject to the discretion of the board; A resolution to the above effect will be sub mitted to the meeting. The board have much pleasUre in ccongratulating the members on the success which attended the public dinner of this fund, which was held at the London Tavern on the 31st of May last, under the able presidency of Robert Wigram Crawford, Esq., M.P. for the City of London, and they gladly take this opportunity of renewing their thanks to those by whose kind and liberal contribu tions the result was obtained, upwards of £1,200 Wino added to the fund. It is also with much satisfaction the board inform the members that they have received from the Provident Clerks' Mutual Life Assurance Astociation the sum of one thou Sand pounds, being the proporsion ofprofits contri buted by those members who are also subscribers to this fund. The board have to report with much regret the loss by death of one of the auditors, the late William Since, Esq., whose valuable services to the fund dated f rom it com mencement. The have also with extreme reluctance ac cepted the resignation of James William Gilbart, Esq., another of the auditors. who has been compelled by ill health to relinquish his official connection with the fund, while expressing the same kindly interest in its welfare which he has manifested since its establishment. In con sequence of the above the board have obtained the consent of George Earle Gray, Esq., chief accountant of the punk of Eng'.and, and Augustus Jackson White, Esq., man ager of the City Bank, to fill the vacanies thus created, which appointments have, therefore, been made by the Ward, sub- Ject to confirmation by the meeting, in accordance with rule 8. A resolution in accordance with the above will be submitted to the meeting." The CHAIRMAN congratulated the members on the cr great progress that had been made in the aug mentation of the fund, and especially with regard to the £1 244 odd realised by the dinner, a circum stance which was not only a great benefit to the society, but which gave them that stability and that assurance of the anxiety for their welfare on the part of the public out of doors, which in some quarters had apparently been questioned. Mr. LLOYD, after again referring to the large payment of £3OO to the assurance office, com plained that undue pressure and unfair influence were brought to bear to secure votes for applicants requiring assistance from the fund. There was one ease where a poor widow applied, whose husband had been in the employ of a large firm in the city for nearly thirty-seven years. Notwithstand ing this long servitude, the firm had not the liberality to advance the poor widow the £l5 or £2O per annum, which was all the fund could S upply her with, but they had the questionable taste to print their names on her cards, and have them sent round, for the purpose of influencing votes for a trifling sum which would have cost them no i nconvenience whatever to have presented her with. (near, hear.) Mr. Lloyd concluded by urging upon the managers the importance of taking into their consideration, during the present year, some plan for the establishment of orphan schools for the children of deceased members. The CHAIRMAN said he was sure Mr. Lloyd's remarks ab ou t th e case of the poor w id ow would . find an echo in every breast, though he (the Chair- 7 -- ` -- --..-....._......... man) could not be accused of having any feeling in the matter, because he did not know a single one of the parties. At the same time he could not well see how the directors could interfere to prevent any particular names being used by candidates in soliciting votes. With regard to the orphan schools, if anybody should be found ready to move in that matter, no man living would give the project more zealous or more hearty support than he would. (Loud cheers.) Messrs. Gray and White were then unanimously confirmed in their office as auditors, after which a vote of thanks was carried to the treasurer, J. Abel Smith, Esq., M.P., and the trustees, Messrs. Baring, Hankey, Prescott, and Rothschild. Mr. J. A. SMITH, in responding, regretted that his colleagues were not present, but with respect to one of them (Baron Rothschild, M.P.), he could not help • saying he was glad, and he felt sure most of those pre sent would share that feeling, when he stated that the baron was absent in consequence of his having an engagement, as member for the City of London, to dine with Lord Palmerston — a position in which all, who knew him, must be pleased to see him after a struggle of so many years' duration. He believed another of his col leagues, Mr. Thom Son Hankey, M.P., was also absent from the same cause. He (the chairman) concluded by saying that few events of his life had given him so much pleasure as his connexion with this institu• tion, which he believed was one that had done much good, and would, he sincerely believed, ere long, take a very high place amongst the associa tions of the United Kingdom. Tile knew that the fund was administered with all the kindness, care, and forethought which were so necessary; and that it was as little mixed with .evil in its opera tions as any institution .of the kind in existence. (Hear, hear.) A vote of thanks was then proposed to Mr. Smith in his capacity of chairman of the meeting, and was earned with loud acclamation. _ _ Mr. SMITH having briefly returned thanks, the meeting broke up. THE NAVY. Her Majesty's ship Nankin, 50, Commodore the Hon. K. Stewart, arrived yesterday at Spithead, from Hong Kong and Singapore. She brought home as supernumeraries - Mr. Sceales, midshipman ; Mr. Edwards, master's-assistant, and Mr. Whil burn, carpenter, from heiMajesty's ship Cambrian ; Mr. Reed, boatswain, froth her Majesty's ship Prin cess Charlotte; Lieut.Arthstreng,R.M., from Hong Kong ; 94 invalids and supernumeraries, and ten five-years men; with six . bandsmen from the Cape of Good - Hope. Twenty-four.deaths have occurred on the passage home. She sailed from Hong Kong on Aug. 24; experienced heavy gales from Hong Kong to Singapore ; from Singapore to the Azores had generally fine weather; from the Azores to the Channel, heavy north-westerly gales. On Nov. 15, in lat. 24 10 N.. long. 55 40 E.,signalled the Eng lish ship Anne Crofton, from alcutta, 43 days out ; on Jan. 26, in lat. 30 21 N., 30W., the Swedishship Australia, from Batavia for Cowes. The supernu meraries and invalids were landed- at the dockyard yesterday afternoon. The Nankin will sail from Portsmouth for Chatham. this 'naming to be paid off. She is very defective and leaky in her topsides. The Nankin was commissioned at Chatham in Sep tember, 1854. . . . Her Majesty's screw steam-sloop Wasp, 13, Com mander F. H. Stirling, arrived at .Spithead yester day afternoon from Rio Janeiro. She parted com pany the day she sailed from Rio (Dec. 15) with her Majesty's ship Cumberland, flagship, and her Majesty's steamsloop Buzzard, both bound for Rio de la Plata. The Spy, 3, Lieut.-Commander T. B. Collinson, was to sail from Rio for the River Ama zon (Para) on 'the 20th of Dec. Her Majesty's steamer Oberon, 3, Lieutenant and Commander F. G. C. Paget, was in the Rio de la Plata. Her Ma• jesty's ship Siren, 16, Coinmander G. M. Balfour, was at the Falkland Islands. OR Dec. 30, in lat. 11 38, long. 31 57 W., s . poke. the'English barque Cordelia, steering S.W. She brings home Mr. Baker, second master, Mr. Mills, boatswain, 30 of the Spy's ship's company (which vessel had been paid off at Rio and recommissioned again the same day), eight five-years' men, and four invalids. At the date of the Wasp's departure from Rio the fleet and Rio itself Were very healthy. The Wasp has sailed the whole passage home ; she has no screw, her machinery requires considerable repairs, and her stern is in a very defective and rotten state. The Pique, 40, Captain Sir Frederick Nicholson, which arrived on Tuesday . (as reported in The Sun of yesterday), was commissioned Dec. 26, 1853, and has consequently been five years arid one month on duty. She sailed from England on March 7, 1853, for the Pacific, when she made 'an unsuccessful search for the frigate Aurora. After the cessation of hostilities with Russia she repaired to China, and was present at the taking 'of the Peiho forts. The Pique was chiefly engaged in the north, and not in the Canton River, and her crew has, in con sequence, suffered less than the crews of some other ships. Eight or nine deaths occurred on one visit, to Hongkong, but they were Trincipally through recklessness ashore. After the signatures were at tached to the treaty of peace with China the Pique left the Gulf of Pechelee on the 18th July, 1858, and went to Hongkong, whence she sailed on the 18th Aug. Her subsequent dates are Singapore, Oct. 12 ; Cape of Good Hope, Dec. 7 ; and Ascen sion, Dec. 25. In the expectation of shortening the passage home thQ frigate passed to the eastward of the island of St. Michael's, having a fair wind till she reached the latitude of the Azores, when unex pected calms were experienced. Other vessels from the south at the same time passed to the westward of the island of Flores and made a shorter passage by the longer route. The Pique spoke, Jan. 2, in lat. 5.10 N., long. 23.8 IV:, the Sir Isaac Newton, of Jersey, and in lat. 5.20 N.; long. 23.8 W., the Dutch brig Sappermeer, 77 days from Trieste, for Pernambuco ; Jan. 3, in 22.30 N., long. 34.52 W., the third distinguishing pendant No. 4,221, steer ing north ; and Jan. 22, first distinguishing pen dant No. 2,617, the Defiance, of Liverpool, 81 days from Calcutta, for London ,steering east. The Pique brings home as passengers Lieut. -Robinson, who • was First Lieutenant of the paddlewheel steam sloop Fury ; Lieut. the Hon. -A. K. H. Legge, of the paddlewheel steam sloop Vesuvius ; Mr. F. Kirkham, master ; and 40 invalids. She appears to be in a very healthy condition ; the total deaths among her grew and the invalids have been on l y five since ha' departure from China. Excepting ono Lieutenant, all the officers who left England are on board now. • • The screw steam ship Sanspareil, .70, Capt. Roch fort Maguire, left 'Plymouth Sound on Tuesday morning for Hamoaze. Her Majesty's ship Britannia, 120, Capt. Robert Harris, moved out of the ship basin at Portsmouth [ Dockyard, yesterday, at high water, and was towed down to the training ship's moorings at the mouth r of the harbour off Haslar Creek. THE ARMY. Several experiments have been made at Chatham with a new description of rifle bullet for firing at long ranges, the invention of Captain J. Norton, the result of which has been very satisfactory : The Norton lies of the balls invented by Captain lies in his coating the bullet with a small film of paper, which considerably lessens the tremendous friction which the ordinary rifle bullets undergo before they leave the rifle, thereby materially diminishing their propelling force and affecting the accuracy of aim. Captain Norton also does away with the ordinary " plug" at:the 'base, one description of bullet having a nail or.serew inserted at the base, and in the other kind the hollow for the powder being very large. Moro than a dozen of the new b u ll e t s were fi re d a t th e t arge t, the rifle used being the elliptical bore rifle of Mr. Lancaster, which is in 7 use by th e R o y a l ni g in c ers. The range tried was 250 ya r d s , a t w hi c h di s t ance th e accuracy with which th e new b u ll e t s carr i e d was excee di ng ly satisfactory, only th ree f a ili ng t o str ik e th e t arge t, one miss being not the f au lt o f th e b u ll e t. The superiority of the new bullets over those now in use was very manifest. The ordinary expanding shot for the Enfield rifle requires the purest lead for casting, but in the paper coated ball of Captain Norton any . lead will answer. The mould in which the newly invented bullets were cast was made by Mr. Lancaster to correspond with the elliptical bore of his rifle. SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.—TIie 50th anni versary of the birth of Mendelssohn will be celebrat e d at Exeter-hall this evening by a performance of his oratorio "Elijah." It may be remembered that this oratorio was first produced in London at Exeter-hall in 1847. A colos sal bust of Mendelssohn has been modelled for the occasion by Mr. Calder Marshall, R.A., which will be placed in front of the orchestra. AUSTRALIAN GOLD SITIPS.—By private advices received at Liverpool by the arrival at Suez of the steamer with the Australian mails, it appears that the ship Norfolk, which left Melbourne for London on the 28th November, brings gold to the amount of 40,643 ounces. For Liverpool, three crack clippers had left Melbourne within a few days .of each other, viz. :—Red Jacket, on the 2d December, with 39,611 ounces of gold; Morning Light, on the same day," with 13,609 ounces ; and the Tornado, on the 11th, with 29,164 ounces, making a total in the four ships of 123,027 ounces, which, with the Royal Mail steamship Columbia's freight' of £75,461, makes a, grand total for the month of £567,569, against £954,860 shipped in. the previous month. The Black Ball clipper ship Donald M'Kay, which arrived at Liverpool early yesterday morning (Wednesday) from Melbourne, brough 34,396 ounces of the auriferous deposit. STOCKTON AND DARLINGTON RAILWAY.—TILE directors, in their report for the past half-year, which they issued yesterday; - recommended a dividend of 91 per cent per annum That fQr the last half-year was Bk. ME SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1859. MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, ONE O'CLOCK. There is still a very quiet demand for discount accommodation, and the preparations for the 4th of the month have produced no effect of importance. The supplies of capital are extensive, and bills of good quality are negotiated at 21 per cent. Should this extreme easiness continue, the possibility of a reduction in the Bank minimum to 2 per cent. may soon excite discussion. Towards the end of the month, however, numerous payments have to be made, which, it is thought, may also temporarily stimulate the inquiry, and impart additional firmness to the rates of discount. The Avon has arrived at Lisbon, with £59,000 from the Brazils. At the Bank of England yesterday there were no bullion operations of importance. In the Liverpool cotton market yesterday a fair amount of business was transacted, and prices were firm. The sales amounted to 10,000 bales. The railway share market presented rather more activity, and in some of the leading lines a slight improvement was apparent. The annual meeting of the London and County Bank took place to day. The report was brief, and showed the net profits of the last six months, after all deductions, to be £31,165 17s. lid. After the payment of a dividend of 6' per cent. for the half year, there would be a balance of £1,165 17s. 11d. to be carried forward. . There was some discussion, but the report was adopted. The Market for Public Securities is steady, but r ather less buoyant, Consols being 951 for money, and 951 -a- for March ; Bank Stock is 228 to 229 ; the New Threes and the Reduced, 95-- 7 to 961 ; Ex chequer Bills, 345. to 375. prem.; India Loan De bentures are heavy at 981 and the Bonds at 21s. prem. • • The Foreign Stock Market is steady, but in most instances a downward tendeucv is apparent in quo tAtions. Turkish 6 per - Cents. are 90 to 901; ditto Scrip, Ist issue, 781 to 191 ;: ditto, 2d issue, 7 to 61 discount ; Alexican Stock is depressed at 201; Por-• tuguese have receded to 471 ; Dutch 21 per Cents. to 651; ditto, 4 per" Cent& to 1011 ; Russian 5 per Cents. are heavy at 1121 to 113 ; the 41 per Cents., however, are firm at 991 to 1001:; Peruvian 41 per Cents. are at 911 ; ditto r(Uribarren) has declined to 831; The New Australian Loan is nominally at ti to 1 premium. • • • The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : • • 1859. 1858. Great Western £26,701 25,647 North-Western 60,921 55,752 • • South-Western Brighton 11,633 10,949 Midland South-Eastern Great Northern ' 22,971 22,914 Lancashire and Yorkshire • • • 23,260 20,050 Edinburgh and Glasgow 5,098 4,812 Glasgow and South-Westeru „ , 6,678 5,9 0 7 Great Luxembourg Grand Trunk of Canada ' ' • 6,013 5,960 Great Western of Canada • • • 5,171 8,440. Sambre and Meuse • West Flanders A fair amount of business has been done in most descriptions of English Railway Stocks, and prices upon the whole are steadily • supported. In Cale donians and Eastern ConntieS there is an advance of 1 per cent. North Eastern (Berwick) and North Eastern (York) are firm ;. the former have improved 55., and the latter 10s. Great Western and Lan cashire and Yorkshire, on the other hand, are flat, at a decline of 1 per cent. • Midlands, compared with the highest point attained yesterday, show a decline of 1 per cent. Indian Guaranteed Stock and Canadian descrip tions of shares are in active demand, and prices finn. East Indian have been done at 103, and Great • _ Indian Peninsula at 1021. Grand Trunk of Canada are 33,1 ex int. Bank Shares are generally steady, and business tolerably active. Australian are J 01; Bank of Egypt, 26?- 4 . Miscellaneous Securities are at about former rates, and the transactions limited. Electric Tele graph are quoted 106. • BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. Punk Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities... , . 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities - 9 51 - I i Now 3 per Cent. Annuities 95 6 6 4 6 Long Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860 — Ditto 30 Years, expire sth Apr., 1885 lB} 3-16 India Stock Ditto Debentures 9 Bl I A Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account b - 4 Maich J 37 I 31 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d: & 1,(1 Ditto £5OO Ditto Small, 11d Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 31. per Cent •.... 100 k FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian '5 per Cent. ' Ditto 1858, 41 per Cent Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. . Mexican 3 per Cent. 2O Ditto Account Peruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. • B3l Portuguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account .47i Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent . ll3 121 Ditto 41 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent. — Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Spanish Coin. Cert. of Coup. not funded 6 Turkish 6 per Cent — . . Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account ' ' 7Bl 91 Ditto 2d Issue Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 661 Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. . 94 Cons As, Money 9sa Consols fur Account, Feb. 8 951 A QU,ATICS. PAIR-OARED RACE FOR SILVER OARS AND RUDDER. A very gamely-contested pair-oared race was rowed yes terday for the above prizes, over the course between Batter sea and Wandsworth-meadows. The following were the results : . Blue Mr. Kennett. I. Mr. Spencer. A. Smith, .coxswain.. Ited Mr. Groenfell. 1. Mr. Mitchell. C. Thompson, coxswain. White Mr. Sutherland. I. Mr. Franklin. T. Hayward, coxswain. White won the draw for choice of station, .and took the Middlesex side. Blue were the favourites at starting, the odds of 5 and 6 to 4 being laid pretty The umpires and a referee having been appointed, they got off very evenly together at a clipping pace, and in that position continued rowing to Cremorne Gardens, where Red, by extraordinary rowing, drew their stern setting thawl level with the nose of Blue's boat, and at Kensington-ereek were a clear length and a half:dread, Blue heading White by about three quarters of a length, where they continued only for a few pulls, White again_ becoming nearly level with them, Red having a clear lead of four lengths at the White Hart. The weather was very showery, and the water in some parts too lumpy for light wager boats, the wind blowing a '`dead noser" down the reach but they rowed very gallantly through it. Blue then gradually stole upon Red, and after a close and interesting race, succeeded in wresting the lead from them, and drew their boat two clear lengths in advance, and seemed to be going away from their opponents, who, however, rowed.a fine stern race for the remainder of the distance, Blue only defeating them by a length and a half. White rowed very gallantly, but never stood a:chance of overhauling their opponents after they had passed Wandsworth-pier. . . • MADRAS IRRIGATION AND • CANAL COMPANY. — We understand that the bill now before Parliament for extending the operations of this company into Bengal and such other - parts of India as may hereafter be deemed advis'able. by the Secretary of State for India in Council, was yesterday passed through the committee on standing orders of the House of Commons. . . PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL :LIFE ASSOCIA TION.—In another part of our columns will be found a report of the 18th annual• meeting of this successful association. With an income of £31,000 per annum, and an accumulated •fund of nearly £llO,OOO, while its existing policies of £960,000 are distributed over more than 5,000 lives, there is no doubt of the Provident Clerks' office maintain ing the position it has now assumed in the very front rank of assurance institutions. It is gratify ing, too, to find the care a:nd judgMent, as well as the integrity and uprightness of the management have won the unanimous approval and confidence of this large constituency. Prince Alexander Georgewitch of Servia arrived on the 29th ult. at Vienna, and immediately paid a visit to Count de Buol. • • Sharel Railways. Paid 'Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bah. &S. Fra.n.,Lim.7p.c Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessaa Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. slis Italian Junction Lake Constance* Bak Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. ti p. c. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk PreL Ottoman, gus. t; per cent Paris,Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Pero.) gua. i p et. (Lim.) Riva and Dunaburg Rome awl Frascati Royal Danisl• Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flander s Do. 5i p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand 100 100 100 100 100 all all Closing Price. Business Done. 1034 4 1331 1201 Closing I Business Price, Done• -- * d 7 8 2 24 51 5 26 , 264 6) 61' pi 81 81 20 20. 36 37 p 1 9i 4 id 32 33k 51 53 f #d 61 9 4 20- 201 57= 54 9- 9 23 21 9 81 $ 33 1 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Serest o' Clock. THE BRAZIL MAILS. We have received the following telegram from Mr. Reuter : LISBON, WEDNESDAY, Feb. 2. The Avon has just arrived, bringing news from Rio de Janeiro, and leaves again to-day for South ampton. Heavy rains since the 25th of December caused numerous damages principally on the Don Pedro 11. and the Petropolis railways. The naval expedition of the United States against Paraguay has arrived at Monte Video. The Brazilian Government has offered its media tion to the United States, who have accepted it. A Brazilian admiral has left Monte Video for Para guay, charged with this mission. A definitive treaty between Brazils, Monte Video, and the Argentine Confederation has been signed at Rio Janeiro. This treaty relates to the convention of 1828. SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) Share Railways. 'Paid. .2.10 A mberg., Notting.. Bost • and Eastern Junction 50 7elfaA and Ballymen R 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesil . Junction 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tvne Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon 20 Cork, Plkrock,&Passage 20 Cornwall 10 Do. A (A rcves' no div• until6p.c.per an. 10 Do. B hasbeen pd.toß. 50 Dublin an clßelfast June. 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc. Stock East Anglian Stock Eastern Counties Stock Eastern Union A Stock Stock Do: do. B Stock 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 25 East Kent Stock East Lancashire 20 East Suffolk 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 10 Forth & Clyde Junction Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn. 10 Great North of Scotland Stock Great Northern Stock Do. do. A Stock Stock Do. do. B Stock ,Stock Gt. South. & W stn.(lreld) Stock Great Western Stock Do. S tr.Vl.Rail G ua. Stk. 12 Irish South Eastern 50 Lancaster and Carlisle: 16/ Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 16 Do. do. F £l6 9 Do. do. £0 shares 3 Do. West Riding Union 20 Do. Southport 11.6.3 London and Blackwall. 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Stock Lon.,Brih ton Jz S. Coast Stock London & North Westn 124 Do. Eighths Stock London & South-West'. 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Stock :flan., She, & Lincoln.. 10 Metropolitan Stock Midland Stock Do. Binning. & Derby 50 %lid. Gt. West. (Ireland) 25 Do. a Shares 100 NeANtastle and Carlisle. 25 New., Aber., & Herefd. 10 Newry & Armagh (def.' 20 Newry, Warpt., & Itos Stock Norfdlk 50 North. Counties Union Stock North British Stock Nor.Dev:l3 ail. &Dk. Stk. Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no'div. until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Stock Do. B Stock Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Pnrchase 1 Stock Do. Leeds Stock Do. York Stock North London 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction 20 North Staffordshire 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 10 Peebles 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney Stock Scottish Central Stock Sooth. N.E., Aber. Stock Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Stock Shropshire Union 10 • Sittingbourne & Sheer. Stock South Devon Stock South-Eastern Stock South Wales 20 SoutliYorks.&Riv.Dun 20 . Do. do 20 StaineS, Wok., & Wok 25 Stockton & Darlington 25 Do. do. 1854 25 Do. do. 1855 Stockton & Hartlepool Stock Taff Vale Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&R ail Stock Vale of Neath Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 50 Waterford & Limerick 20 West Cornwall 10 NV-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. 5 DO.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B 5 Do. 13 20 West London 10 Do: lst ClasS 20 Do. 2d Class • PREFERENI 4 1 5 13 1 94 96 37 38 12 13 all 100 100 100 100 100 100 1613 4 £3 Is, 171 all all 100 all 100 100 all all all all all al l all all IHDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing Price. 0 6 7 8 66 68 11 11i 30 S 2 94e 951 86 86 47i 484 9/ 10 16 161 611 62 45 47 29 31 G 9 '7O 291 30-1 96 98 10 10. 105 105 86 88 137 139 105 106 554 56 56 57 85 90 12 13 1 3 1 12 13 p 951 d 96 rd 61 61 1081 104 95 95 95 951 162 1021 76 78 65 67 3 d 62 62& 93 P 3! I 1d 48 49 78 79 101 103 41 41 d 13 131 7 8 301 314 7 5 114 116 274 28 86 88 46 47 4 2 d, 374 PBl 1739 74 734 744 14 15 6,21 2 (94 29} 30 9ti I 8 11 354 364 13 11 so tt 2; 31 271 i its 1 Business Done. 5 5 11 6 51 6 6 1 109 8 95 1 1 5 i 951 a 7 102 1 i i i 64 931 I d 481 'B7lBlitt Share' Railways. Paid. 25 Blythe and Tyne 1( per c. pref. (issued at £5O) ( Stk Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 20 Do. do. do. Shares Stock Caledon £lO, 41 per cent 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock Chester & Holyhd, 55 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. StokCork & Bandon, 55 p. c. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun. E.Angn. Class A. 7 & spc Stock Do. do. Class B fi pc.: Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Conn. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Stock Do. do N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock East Lane. 6 per et 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Stock Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Stock Edin. Perth,& I)un. 4 pc. Stock Furness, 5 per cent Stock Glas. &S Wes t. ‘.t• a. spc Stock Great Northern, 5 p. ct Stock Do. 5 pcltedm.,lop.c.pm Steck Do. 45 p. e. do. do. 100 Dep.c. 11edm.,5 pc. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf ( Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. Stock Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 41 pet. Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref. Do. Birm., Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf. shares Do do. 5 p. ct. pref Do firming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. c. ...No. 2 Do: New gun., 6 p. et Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon.& N.W.Cov. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 shs Londondy.& Ennis 1 sh & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 34 per cent. mary, port & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 4 per cent Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.fris.&lllr.6p.ct. Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock IDo. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hitpref. st. Ne. A vport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. c. redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.sh ores 'Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent I Do. New, mt. 5 per cent 'Nth.Dev.Rall.& Dok.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do, Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Po. York, 11. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire Ox. wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g Do. do. do., 2d gun Do. 41 p.c. Db. st k.i n perp Scottish Central, new pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 31 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 41 percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do .41 per cent Do. Fixed 41 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue ] South Wales, gna:-1 p.c l Do. 41 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gun Stockton and Dar. 5 p.c. Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stocks ' Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock) 121 121 Stock 6 Stock 12k 120 Stock Stock Stock Stockl 10 I Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock S tock S took 10s. 1.0.6. Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock all }lOO 100 100 100 100 all 251 25 Stock 49 51 94 96 103 105 100 103 113 118 110 113 115 117 114 110 132 134 81 83 75 76 113 115 120 122 111 113 106 108 64 66 101 111 91 93 84 E 0 85 87 98 100 10 104 164 17 10 10 73 74 19 20 9 10 14i 141 140 142 1120 122 1163 168 122 124 l , 68 70 141 143 104 105 96 98 PI 91 10 111 12 9 10 112 114 98 99 i die p id P 23 234 125 127 110 112 1 97 100 10 11 24} 25 'lO4 106 104 106 161 . 17J, 29 30. 33 34 49 • 52 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid. Leasing I Closing Business Co.'s. Price. Done. Railways. , . . Bedford andiVietchleyl all Ln & W.W - - .• ' ---_____ B uc ki ng hamshire , 100 'Ln & W.W 98 100 MISCELLANEOT.LS,_____._--- C l y d es d a l e Junctlon 100 Caledonin 104 106 Colchester, Stour Val all E.I.J.&E Cl 7 19 Share Miscellaneous. 1 Paid.l Closing ...easiness do ns price. E.Lincolnsliire,g.6p.c. 100 Gt.Nerth. 142 144 E Union,liarwicliShs. all E.Counts. 4 .4 Do. Woodbridge lOO - - 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 121 11; Gls.llarr.&Neils,,Drct 100 Caledonin - - 1000 Atlautie Tel. (Limited). all 240 27u Do. New lOO Do. 25 Australian Agricultural 19 35 36 351 Gl o ster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. - - 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 1 I, Hart l poo l.Dck.&ltail. all Yk.N.&llr - - 10 Berlin Water Works , . all 21 3} 4 Hull and Selby - Yk.N.Md. 111 113 10 Do New , issued at .C 5 dis 3 - Do.. Sh a res all Do. - Do. i Shares all Do. - 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all :.:9 41 Lon d on &G r eenwich 1)o. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&SOutend. 100 , Peto &Co. 90 92 100 Canada Land 321 114 118 Do. Barking Shares.. all Do. Lowestoft, gua. 4p. et. 100 Norfolk - -- S toc Cop.Min.otEng.&Sniltg all - Do. 6 per cent ........ 100 Do . 25 Do. Preference 71 per ct all 23 21 31anc.,Bitxtn. & Matk. all LN W&M 21 1 5 Crystal Palace. ........ all 11 1 Midsb.&ltecler,g.6p.c. all Stk.& Dar - 5 Do. Preference ........ all 4/ 5 Mid.Bradfortirrt. Stk. 100 Midland .08 U.O 90} 20 Eastern 5team......... all - - . Newmarkt.,BuryEx 15.5. 6. E.Counts. /1 p pm Stock Electric Telegraph..... 100 105 108 10b 11_ 111 guaranteed sp. C. • Nortlin.& East n. 5 p.c. all Do. - li p ] I n t r g o . p & Av A t i t n % t d ..Co j u l) i . e S t t . T . C e 'l : los.all i 1 Do. do. 6 per cent.... all Do. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Dr. -, 0-• 14 - - Preston2l9os Gen.GE l u . r l ° r l o s ) n:S A a c n r m i e 1 7 . S . , C t I. v n o i I , ,: ( ( a I L t , I o m m : ). all all - 14 - 2 and Wyre. 1 all L c N . Vir 1 _ - 2;1,1 k. i 20 Loudon Discount ...... 5 a lid 31 Do. :1 Sh ar es A. all Do. Boystn,Hitcli.,& Shep 100 ( 1 - t.Wortli 142 144 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all - .._.. Slit lioth.&Gol.g.sp.c. 1811 f• Lan.& Yk - - 10 Med. Eaten. Tel. (Lim.) all 61 7 Shrewsbry& Hereford all T Brassoy 91 91 25 National Discou nt Co:- 5 1 ;d 4; S ou th Staffordshire .. all M'Clean .11 11 10 Netherlands Land 6 - - Wmr Valley, g. 6 p. c . all Stk.& Dar - - 10 Do do all 1 2 Do. do. Wilts and Somerset.. 100 cit. West 9O 92 100 N.Er.&NovaScotiaLand 80 15 18 Wimbledon& Croydn. all L.&Brgtn 8 9 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all I 1 i 20 North of Europe Steam all -- -- 1 Oriental Gas DOCKS. . I Do. New Shares .'. ... -------_ __ 5 Peel River Land & Min. all 21 3 Sh are Docks. I Paid C losin g lausineas 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam, a ll - - 81; Price. , Done. 50 Do. N ew lO - - 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr 8 par 1p Stock ! Commercial lOO _ 50 Rhymney Iron Stock Do 4 per Cent . Pref . Min. 100 - 15 Do. New all 71 71 Stock East and West India... 100 - 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O --- 631 Stock London lOO - 90 1 Scot.Austrin.lny.(Lim.) all 125 1371 1311 28/ Stock St. Katharine lOO _ 25 South Australian Land. all 37 38 Stock Southampton . lOO _ 1 Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all ;. 1 4 1 Stock Victoria 20 Do New lB • - 20 Tr.& Ln.Co. of Upr. Can. 5 - - • - ,Van Diemen's Land .. 281 „ 9 11 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 'aro Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence DO Leased at 6 per cent 18 Bom.,Baroda&Cent.lnd 18 gu. 5 percent o 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 18 Do. Do. B 20 3 / 4 Buffalo and Lake Huron 20 3 / 4 Do. New U 4 c Buffalo, Bran t. &G odrich t 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Au';., 1872 DO Do. do. 1 July, 1873 JO Do. do. 1 June, 1874 20 Clcutta. &S.Eastru. Lim. : 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 20 Central Oude (Limited)! 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 17 3 / 4 Demerara 20 Eastern Bengal.gti.sp.c 'ock East Indian, i;u. 5 p. c 20 Do. C Shares 20 Do. E Shares Ext 20 Do. Jubbulpore DO D0.4 3 / 4 p.c. Bds. pay.'Sl) 20 G eelong& Mel. g - ua.s p. c. ( Geelong Corporation 6 i . 1 per cent. Bonds lock Grand Trunk of Canada 00 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B 00 Do. 6 per cent. Pret 20 Gt. In diarenin. gua.sp.e. 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 20 Do. do 20 1 Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip guaranteed 5 per cent. 20 3 / 4 Gt.W. of Canada Shares 20 3 / 4 Do. New fv , Do. Bonds pay. 1 76,with "'" 1 apt. till '6O 00 Do. do. '73 till '6O 00 Do. do. ''/3 without opt 00 Do. 5 3 / 4 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 4 3 / 4 p. 0 20 Do. do. 5 per cent 20 Do. 41 p. e, Extension 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c 20 Do. Fourth do. lock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc I Class ACa pitl. Share Do. do. Land do 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. Do. do. Land do 20 i Northof India Tramroad Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde —4 20 Do. 8 w 20 Do. New td' w 2O Do. Punjaub 20 Do. Indus. St. Flq tC., 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 10 ,Trinidad(Limited) Scrip I 161 1100 100 100 1. 3.0. 2s. 6cl 2 all 5 100 all all all }lOO IPaid. Closing Business Price. I Done. 78 79 1 id t 13 .:- --d 85 90 80 85 77 82 Par i i 1 102 lo2t P ar }P 617 102} I 3 191 I 102 i 18 191 20 10 20 33 34 75 76 90 92 1014 14,24 I di Rd pai 161 r ICI 41 4k d I 105 107 1 105 107 102 ICI M 001 17 is. 19' 20 18 19} f i d 1 k d 2 lid' 4 3d' 1) 20 21 p 3 Id fp BRITISH MINES. Shard' , Mines. Paid. I Closing 1 Business Price. Done. - Alfred Consols (Philack)! 2.11.10 71 81 20 pritish Iron - Condurrow (Camborne) 2O - - 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 460 470 - East Bassett (Mogan). 30 200 210 - Great South Tolgus l7s 12 13 - G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 21 31 - G. Wheal Vor (Relston) 91 1 1 - Lady Bertha - North Frances (Illogan) 81 0 7 - North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 21 31 - N.Wh'l Basset (11logan) nil. 7 8 -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) 11 16 17 - Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 - - - Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s 1 - SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 21 420 43 -• Sorth C. Brea( Illogan). 2 24 21 - S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 225 235 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 4l 1 14 10 Tin Croft 9 4 41 - UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - - - Vale of Towey (Carm ) 12s 6d 4 / - West Bas.set (lllogan) l4 20 22 - W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 65 70 - Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5l 220 230 - Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 115 125 Wheal Edward (Cals.) 55 21 25 - Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 ' 11 12 - Wh'l Mar Ann (Mei•ilie) 8 48 50 - - Wh'l Trelawney (Lisk.) 45 33 35 . . FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim lOs 1 1 I p 35 Brazil. Inip. (is. at £5 p ) 27 1 2 20 Do.St.Johndelltey,Lim l5 10 12 5 Do. L and and Mining - Co all 11 21 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica - -- d 40 Cobre Copper al l 3B 40 - Copiapo l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming,.Co all 5 2 Fortuna 20 General all 20. 21 3 Linares all 7 8 6 Lusitanian 1 31ariquita all • 1 New Granada all 1 1 N.lthineCop.of S.Aus.L 10 1 p 1 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt—. all 41 5 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba 165 . 1 1 28.2.84 United Mexican all 24 3 i COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. _ Share Securities. Paid. Closing* Busines s Prices. Done. - Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 113 114 1131 - Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Au,g. 100 115 116 1151 - Do. 6 p.e.3lr. & Sep. 100 115 116 - N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 111 112 111 - Do. - 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - - - N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 991 1001 - NovaScotirG ov. 6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 111 112 1114 1 4 - S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 109 111 1105 - Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&Jtaly 100 107 109 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Closing I Busine ss Price. i Done. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 - - 40 Australasia all 90 92 100. 25 Bank of Egypt all 26 27 1 265 6 100 Bank of London 5O - - 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all - - 53 British North American all 57 59 20 Ch id. Bank of India, &c 10 2 15d 81 5 100 City 5O Cl - 63 100 Colonial - - 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada all - - 100 Commercial of London. 20 - - 181 4 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 161 17 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all , - - 20 Lon.Cliar.llk.otAustral. all 211 22 50 London and County - •- 291 1 50 London Joint Stock - -- 100 London & Westminster. 20 - - 471 4 100 Nat. Prov. of England. 35 - -77 i 20 Do. new lO - - 50 National Bank 25 - - 20 New South Wales 25 Orient. bk. Corporation all 39 40 391 20 Ottoman Bank 'di 201 20f 201 • Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all - 25 South Australia - - 29 25 Do. New - - 25 Union of Austrulia all - -- 535 25 Do. New 2O - -- 50 Union of London lO - - 100 Unity Mutual 55 100 Western Ilk of London( 50 191 181d1 COMMERCIAL INTELLIGLNCE. Exchange on London, 261 261-; Hamburg, 670 680. The Avon brings drafts to the amount of £BOO.OOO on England, 1,000,000 f. on France, and 500,000 Mark Bano on Hamburg. Coffee exported since the departure of the Tyne 190,675 bags, of which 23,177 for the, Channel, 5,000 for the Mediterranean, and 3,252 for Havre. Stock only 15,000 on account of the impossibility to receive supplies by the usual routes. Price for good first 4,750 to 4,800. Discount 8 per cent. The Avon brings 500 contos of gold. The following ships have arrived :—Helgesen, Schwinge, Emerald Isle, Odin, Gertrude, Sarah Glen, Almond, Hannah, Lecor, Apa, Alexander, Ottawa, andlNlalwina. TA TTE.RSALLS'-(THIS _EVENING.) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 33 to 1 agst Jean du Quesne. 33 to 1 agst Half Caste. 50 to 1 agst Greyling. CHESTER CUP. 18 to 6 agst Drogheda (offered—take 20 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Polestar (taken) 25 to 1 agst Pensioner (taken) 30 to 1 agst Satinstone (taken and offered) 33 to 1 agst Simpleton (taken) 40 to 1 agst Underhand (taken) 50 to 1 agst Master Bagot (taken) 100 to 1 agst Lord of Lorn (taken) 100 to 1 agst Hal o' Kirklees (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. sto 1 agst Promised Land (taken and offered) DERBY. 16 to 1 agst Electric (taken) 18 to 1 agst Marionette (taken) 28 to 1 agst Volcano (taken) 60 to' 1 agst Viking (taken) 2000 to 20 agst Logic (taken) LIVERPOOL S' Acceptances for the Liverpoc Run March 2. Age st. lb. Horniblow Huntsman 6ll 2 Abd-el-Kader Emigrant Weathercock Little Charley Franc Picard X anthus a 10 7 Old Dog Tray a 10 6 Knight of the Shiro a 10 5 Escape.. a 10 5 Longford Foxhunter a 10 3 Broadway Swell Freshman, the Claudius 6 10 0 Ace of Hearts Little Yeoman Brewer, the Ghika Border Chief a 9 10 Fearless 6 9 10 Band Boy (late Crown Pigeon) a 9 10 Jean du Quesne Jealousy (late Re lapse) 'EEPLECHASE. I 0 rand National Steeplechase. Ms., about 4 miles. Ago st. lb Miss Harkaway 6 9 8 Half-caste 6 9 7 Dayton Glautias 6 9 6 Chelmerton •i 9 4 Woody - eates Hassan Barney Williams (late Brampton) a 9 4 Triton a 9 4 Midge a 9 4 Westminster ..... _ a 9 4 Anatis a .9 4 Fox a 9 4 Orkousta Black Bess .. a 9 0 Grey-ling Mule, (late Lillah) 5 9 0 Gipsey King a 9 0 Tease (late Little Tom) Gibraltar Rateatcher.. Flateatcher Mahratta Spring Glenamour a 8 7 MPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS—('l'im EVENING). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on tho woolsack at five o'clock. NEW PEERS. Lord Churston (late Sir J. Y. Buller), and Lord Kings down (late Mr. Pemberton Leigh), took the oaths and their seats as peers of the United Kingdom. SELECT VESTRIES. The Earl of DERBY laid on the table a bill for the bet ter regulation of select vestries. The bill was read a first time. THE ADDRESS. The LORD CHANCELLOR having read her Majesty's most gracious speech from the Throne on opening the ses sion of Parliament, which will be found in another part of The Sun, The Earl of WINCHILSEA rose to move that an .humble address be presented to her Majesty, in answer to the Royal speech. Tho noble earl said before ho commenced his observations he must bespeak that kind indulgence which was usually accorded to those in his position. Than the present Speech from the Throne he thought he never knew one that led them to en tertain greater hopes for the future. (Hear, hear.) It was a source of the greatest and highest gratification that the country was in such a state of quietude as to call for great thankfulness. The aspect of affairs in India was another subject that called for remark, and he must say a more magnificent proclamation than that put into their hands it wxs impossible to imagine. (Hear, hear.) It might be clothed in more oriental language, but it could not have been heightened in effect. (Hear, hear.) 'He then referred to the paragraph relative to the course adopted by his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French relative to the abolition of the free immigration scheme from the coast of Africa, which, he thought, was a wise detersmina tion, and one that called for their highest approbation. The aspect of affairs in Mexico, he was glad to see, had been noticed by her Majesty, and although that country was disturbed by civil war it was well that orders had been been given to the commanders of the navy in those seas to demand reparation for the injury that had been done to British property and British interests. (Hear, hear.) The navy was the boast of England, and no person could view without interest anything that was calculated to im prove its efficiency. Bethought the universal introduction of steam power was' a wise step, and be felt confident that Parliament would cheerfully forward the necessary mea sures for effecting so great a benefit. There was another paragraph whiich he should have noticed before, but he trusted their lordships would pardon him if he went back to refer to it, he meant the measures that had been adopted in concert with the Emperor of the French, on the coast of China. It gave him great satisfaction to learn that a stop had been put to the effusion of blood in that country ; an d that the steps taken by Lord Elgin to bring about such a consummation of affairs was worthy of their admiration. There was a s ubject that was looked to with much interest, and one on which he had not touched upon, and that was the amendment of the laws regarding the representation of the people in Parliament. (Hear, hear.) They had heard that their lordships' house merely represented the land, and he had also been told that this house was but an anti quated institution, and that the sooner it was swept away the better. But, before that was done, he should like to know how it was to be swept away—(hear, hear)—and ho should then like to know how land was to be - represented. (Hear.) The arrangements by which the franchise had been exercised were hitherto in an anomalous condition, and there was certainly room for considerable amendment. (Hear near.) He had resided for some years i n Westminster be: fore being called to their lordships' house. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—(rius EVENING). The house resumed at a quarter to iota o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. The following new members took tho oaths and their seats .—Lord W. Graham (Herefordshire), 'Hr. Onslow (Guildford), Mr. Stuart Knot, Mr. Bazley (Manchester), Mr. Kekewich (South Devon), Mr. Monson (Reigate), and Mr. Hanbury (Leominster.) LORD CANNING. • The SPEAKER acquainted the house that he had received a letter from the Governor-General of India, acknowledging in grateful terms the vete of thanks passed to him for his services by the House of Commons. NEW WRITS. Now writs were issued for the borough of 13anbury, vacant by the acceptance of the Chiltern Hundreds by Mr. Tancred, and for the borough of Galway, vacant liy the election of Mr. Anthony O'Flahorty having been declared void. THE ENGLISH'ROOPS IN MALTA. Sir A. AGNEW gave otice that to-morrow he would ask the Secretary of Var w hether in future the English troops stationld in Malta would be re q uired to present arms to the ost ; and whether Capt. Sheffield, who had been suspended, was reinstated? he LA WS RELATING TO LUNATIC wouldS. Mr. TITE gave notice , th at on Tuesday nest draw the attention of the house to this subject, particularly with reference to lunatics confined under an inquisition. INDIA. Mr. WARREN gave notice that on an early day he would move that the Holy Scriptures should be taught in the schools in that country, but tha+ 4 , should not be con'. pulsory; and also with reference to the matters in connec. tionwith this subject. TILE QUEEN'S SPEECH. The SPEAKER having read the Royal Speech, _------ Mr. TREFUSIS rose to move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, in reply to, her graciOus address. He said that the speech was so enc i m .. raging and satisfactory that he thought his motion • would receive a ready acquicsconce. The paragraph relating to the diminution of clip.° must be received with approbation by all classes of the community. (Hear, hear.) The statement in -the Royal Speech relative to India - was most gratifying, and it was fortunate that they had arrived at this juncture, that the chiefs of the rebellion had beendriven from their strong holds, or had given in their adhesion to the Governmo,nt. Having adverted, in terms of eulogium, to the services. of Lord Clyde and the gallant army under his command, and to the iris3ages relating to Japan and Mexico, he read the following extract : " I receive from all Foreign Powers assurances of their friendly feelings. To cultivate and confirm those feelings, to maintain inviolate the faith of public treaties, and to con tribute, as far as my influence can extend, to the pre:eria tion of the general peace, are the objects of my unceasing solicitude." Ho expressed a hope that even if the object of any appre hended hostilities between France and Austria should 'he the independence of Italy, that this country would use its influence to promote the cause of peace. (Hear.) Withregard to the recent happy event that had taken place in her Majesty's family, he was only expressing the general feel ing of the community in presenting to her Majesty a hearty congratulation on the addition to her family. (Hear, hear.) With reference to the passage relating to any alteration in the rgpresentation, he considered that, bearing in mind the former Reform Bill, all classes would approach this sub ject without asperity. (Hear, hear.) He trusted, how ever, that while those whose intelligeneb entitled them would to have a voice in the election of members of Parliamen;t, from which they had hitherto been excluded, that the into rests of the agricultural classes would not be sacrificed, or the spirit of the constitution endangered. The lion. mein - ber then briefly referred to the other parts of the Royal Speech, and concluded by moving th. 3 aldrass. Mr. BEECROFT, in seconding the motion, said that ho viewed the address rather in its commercial aspect than in any other point. He congratulated the house and the country on the improvement that had taken place in this respect, which contrasted so favourably with the last quarter of the year 1857, when money bore an interest of 10 per cent., and distress was prevalent. They had now to witness the grateful spectacle of abundant employment and cheap bread. • (Hear, hear.) The fiscal experiment that had been made by the Chancellor of the xchequer, with regard to the diminution of the amount of income-tax, though considered dangerous at this time, had exceeded the most sanguine expectations that had been entertained by its advocates. He considered that the time for Parliamentary reform had arrived, and that it was only consistent with the dignity of that house that it should be placed on such a footing as would render tinkering and patching every quarter of a century unnecessary. (Hear, hear.) He thought, however, that the proper measure of reform would emanate from the Government instead of from individuals, whose views were calculated to set class against class. He commended gene rally the other points contained in the Royal Speech, which he :aid were most satisfactory. Lord PALMERSTON said that he did not rise to offer any objection to the Address, though, if he could trifle with the house, he would offer an objection to its composition: (A laugh.) He agreed in the congratulation that had been expressed relative to the result.of the military ope:•ations in India, which had been commenced under the late Ministryi. Ha also concurred in the praise bestowed on Lord Clyde and the gallant army which he commanded, as well as the valour displayed by all classes of Englishmen in India during the recent outbreak. As regarded any hosti , . lities between two such countries as France and Austria, such could not be too strongly deplored, f,or no one could predict where it would end. While he advocated for Austria the maintenance of all those rights which were guaranteed to that State under the existing treaties, yet Le trusted that the exceptional state of things by which the Papal States were occupied by French and Austrian troopi would. be put an end to. (Hear.) It had been said that if such a course were adopted it would lead to a rising in the Neapolitan States ; but what led to the discontent in those States but that tyrannical government which human nature could not endure ? [LEFT SPEAKING.] THIS DAYS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 41s 7d; barley, 33s 6cl; oats, 21s 10d ; rye, 32s Ed ; beaus, 40s 8c1; and peas, 41s 11d. THE Six WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 40s 10c1 ; barley, 32s 9d ; oats, 21s 8(1 ; rye, 31s Od ; beans, 40s Od ; peas, 42s 3d ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 121,967; barley, 96,618; oats, 14,621; rye, 80; beans, 4,470; peas, 1,403 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The show of beasts in to-day's market was very moderate as to number, and somewhat deficient in quality. For most breeds we hadl a fair demand, and Monday's prices were well supported. With sheep we were scantily supplied, and the mutton trade was firm, at full quotations. There was a good demand for calves—the supply of which was limited: —at a further improvement in value of 2d per 81bs. The top figure was 5s 6d per 81bs. Pigs and mulch cows changed hands slowly, at late rates. Per Blbs. to sink the offal. s. d. s d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Second qualitydo. 3 8 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 G 3 10 Second quality do. 4 0 4 4 Suckling calves, 17s to 22s 17s to 21s. s. d. s. d. imecrs-wool d 0.4 6 4 8 Pine. S'thdowndo. 4 10 5 0 Large crse. calves 3 10 4 S. IPrime small do 4 10 5 6 Large hogs 3 0 3 6 Small porkers ; and quarter-old store pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 9OO Sheep Calves 212 Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEV GATE AND LESDENHALL.—The demand generally_ may be considered steady, as follows :—Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ;" veal, 3s 4d to 4s 6d; pork, 3s 2d to 4s 2d per Sibs. by the. carcase. SOUTHALL, Feb. 2.—The supplies of stock on offer hero to-day were moderate, and the trade generally ruled steady,. as follows :—Beef from 3s Sd to 4s Sd ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; lamb, Qs Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 10d to 58 Od ; and! pork, 3s 6d to 4s 2d- per Slbs. to sink the offal. Romroun, Feb. 2.—A fair business doing at full prices :I —Beef, frim 3s Sd to 5s Od;• mutton, 3s 10d to 58 Od veal, 3s 8d to Za Od ; pork, 38 4d to 4s 2d per Blbs ; mach; cows £l3 to £lB each; suckling calves Os to Os ; quarter. old store pigs, Os to Os each. ' HAY MARKETS. SMITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 15s Satoo £4 lOs ; clover, do., £3 los to f... 5 Os; and straw, £1 Trade dull. CmtnEnLAxn.--Meadow hay, n IGs to £4 12s; clover 155 to £5 Os ; and straw, 11 5s to £1 lO s p er l € a d.' A do ita Pdemand. IVIIITECHAPEL. — Meadow hay, £2 15s to £-110s ; clover'. do., £3 15s to £5 5s ; cud straw, £1 5s to £1 108 per load: Supply good, and trade dull. COAL MARE (Prices of Coal per Ton at ET—FEn . 2. the close of t he market.) Walls End. 5. d. Hastings Hartley. 14 6 Ilolywell l4 9 Wylam l4 6 Bell's Primrose. Tanfield Moor 12 0 Davison's West Hart- s. d. Hetton. - Haswell . l7 9, Tees . 17 9 . Heugh Hall 16 0' Whitworth.,, 14 - O' Nixon's Merthyr 2l 0 - Powell'sDulfrynStettin 21 0 - Byron Gosforth Riddell 15 6, Montague Garesfield 12 0 Eden l6 3 Northumberland l'l 9 Elm Park * l4 6 North Hart1ep001......14 O. South Hartlepool. .16 . 6 Kelloe l7 0 . 75—Sold, Gl. ley Lambert's West llart- ley 14 9 \Valls End. Acorn Close 16 3 Caradoc Stewart' s 17 6 Brandon Eden Main l6 0 Carway and DutTryn Malting Coal ..21 6 Ships at market, POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THI S DAY): MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A P PLICATION UNDER TILE MATRIMONIAL CAUSES Am.—Mr. Chubb, solicitor. 'Of the firm of f r a protection Dean,Chubb, following and Sons, applied under the above Act, f, order for a 'female named Ward, un der the cir -2 cumstances Windmill-street, Ha Mrs. Ward said she lived " y market, and that in 1828, - and ln continued to li ve w i t h: 'tarried William Ward, a t St. Luke's Church, Old-gm:l:ye him for a period of three m onths, when ho deserted h er f or. about 16 months. She than became chargeable to the. be apprehended, and h e was committed to the parish of White eho p el, the overseer of which parish caused. Correction for th ree mouths, but he having. husband er ot h f.o etter p h o r sico du sho treatment, she petitioned the Secretary. o f State, and he was released after three weeks.. He continued to live with her for seven months, when, ha again visited her in Nov., 1829.. Since then she had never heard of him, notwithstanding that she had made. every inquiry. She had supported herself ever since . by her industry, and had acquired some property, consist. ; ing of furniture, and also a legacy under the will of her . great-uncle, made some years ago. She now wished for an order, th a t it mi g ht b e p ro tected from her husband and , his creditors. Mr. Bingham granted the application. A new bank has just been opened at Hastings by Messrs. Beeching and Co., bankers, of Tunbridge, under the management of Mr. George Scrivens, in place of the Old Hastings Bank, which stopped in June, 18.57. Mr. Scrivens was a partner in that bank and on the occasion of a first-class certificate being granted to him the Commis sioner strongly remarked upon the houourable manner In which he had passed his examination. TOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts 122 Sheep Calves 194. Pigs