The Sun. — London, England, 1859-01-18 00:00:00

Napoleon combined , to render ra ordinal pular crie uted as the Continent depend on curiosit9 I to excite, e course 0 Cher RogI! en broug'.ht the credit a N - 130. 'taro French ind the ,t tielf ited ba id S 9l " Power , tion welsh r Cull y . the A. all— - s oxri° syo; e . xts ntial h ar cll9 over. 1 1 10.NR Y MA CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocx. During the last few days there has been very little business in most descriptions of Foreign and Colonial produce. Prices, however, have been very steady. Tea has been at full rates, but the trade have been fully occupied with the samples of the large quantity to be offered for public competitiOn to-day. For sugar there has been a moderate inquiry and prices are steady. At the large public Sales announced to take Place to-day fully late rates are expected to lie realised. Coffee has been exceedingly dull, but rice has been in better demand, chiefly for the inferior descriptions suitable for exportation. At the public sale of indigo there was a good demand, and prices were from 4d. to 6d. per lb. advance on previously current rates. Saltpetre continues to meet a good inquiry at full rates, but tallow is dull, and prices have somewhat receded. P.Y.C., on the spot, being 525. 9d. ; March delivery, 535., and last three months, 51s. 9d. to 525. per cwt. The Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, closed heavily, and, compared with Friday's rates, prices of all descriptions were unchanged. The sales were estimated at 7,000 bales, 500 of which were taken for exportation. The money market continues to present a quiet appearance, the daily requirements of the commer cial community being comparatively limited. Towards the end of the month there may be some additional inquiry, not only for mercantile pur poses, but also for several important engagements w hich will then arrive at maturity in connection with joint-stock enterprise. The effect of these Periodical stimulants, however, is generally found to be merely temporary ; and, even if the rates out of doors rise a fraction above the Bank minimum, they attract no particular attention. At the half-yearly meeting of the St. Katharine's Dock Company, held to-day, a dividend of 21 per cent. for the half-year was declared. On comparing the tonnage of ships with cargoes which entered the docks with the year 1857 there appeared to be a slight falling off. The report was adopted. A decided improvement has taken place in the Steck Exchange markets. Increased confidence has been created by the receipt of higher prices from Paris, and some large speculative purchases have been effected. Consols are about 96 to 968. for money and account, and the tendency continues favourable. The New Threes and the Reduced are 9 ,4 t, being an a d vance. B an k Stock is 226; and "Mb. ditto 223.; ditto Loan Debentures are 994 -7- 4 ; ditto Bonds 20s. prem. Exchequer Bills are 355. to 38s. premium. ; ditto Bonds, 1008 ; and Long Annuities, 188 3-16ths. rately Busine ss i n t h e Foreign Stock Market is mode active, and prices remain without material alteration. Tr,rkish 6 per Cents. are 901 to 91; ditto Scrip, first issue, 801 to 80/ ; ditto, second, 4 , 1 to dis. ; and 4 p er C en t s . are fi rm at 105/ . Russian 48 per Cents. at 99i and 100* ; Brazilian 4 1 per Cents . are marked 947 ; Buenos Ayres, 808; Grenada Ac'cive, °Ot ; Pertivian 3 per Cents., 71; and Portug nese, 47 ; Spanish 3 per Cents. have declin e d to 451, but the Deferred are steady at 3071 ; and Dutch 21 per Cents. at 651 ; Chilian Loan has been dealt in at 2 to 1 discount. . The tram ;actions in the Railway Share Market have been rather limited ; prices, however, show an to improvin g t en d ency, the advance being about .1. per cent. Lancashire and Yorkshire and Midlands hove improved ss. ; Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundeo, Great Western, North Western, North British, and South Eastern, 10s. ; and South Western, 15s. The Foreign lines have been com paratively quiet, but prices are firm. Northern of France and Paris and Lyons have advanced 10s., and Lombardo-Venetian, ss. to 10s. In the Colonial Market East Indian have improved 55., and Grand Trunk of Canada, ss. Joint Stook Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are at almost nominal quotations. British North American have improved to 581; London Joint Stock were 34 ; Australian Agricultural, 351 ; and l'ellinsular and Oriental Steam, 804 811. B ank St o B RITISH FUNDS —CLOSING PRIC ES. Stock a ~per Cent. Reduced Annuities 96 iiiit 3 ~,per Cent. Consols Annuities Long 3 per Cent. Annuities Ortg Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1860.... 1 -16 .; Ditto 30 Years , expire sth Apr., 1885.. 18k 3-16 itdia Stock ' 223 D /)t. t o Debentures 9 91 f itto Bonds, £I,OOO e" 42 -sole for Account March June. Ditto 13ills, .Ll,OOO, 2d. & Ifd.. 3 8 6 I 35 £5OO 35 8 [ Exchequ er B onds, 1859, 3f per Cent lOOl . AD , REIGN FO FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES . razilian er Cent tl ._ uenos Ditto A 1858, 41 pe r C ent. 941 1 f yres, per Cent. Ditto Account 6 .. . . _ Grenada N ew Active, ... . per .•1 ........ Ditto Def erre d . . . 5f Mexican 313er Cent. ********************* 19/ Peruvian i pei ce_t ................... La ............ •••• Ditto Account : ...... __. . ... . Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent . PDitto 3 per Cent. .. . ortuguese, 1853, 3 per dent'. 47 Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent Ditto 4f per Cent. Sardinian, 5 per Cent. .......... . Ditto Account . Spanish 3 per Cent • ... • Ditto Account Ditto New D e f erre d , 3 per Cent 451 - D itto Account3o/ SPanish Corn. Cert. of Coup. no t funded 6i 1 T urkish 6 per Cent — D itto Account Ditto New Loan Scrip • Ditto Account Ditto 2d Issue Ditto Account Ditto Guaran D itto Accounted' 4 per C en t. — V enezuela 5 per C lO5/ ent. D itto Account Ditto Deferr e d 2 per Cent Dividends on the above payable in Loudon. Austrian, 10 Gu. £, 5 per Cent. Dutch Excb.ange, 12 Gull. 21 per Cent 65/ THREE O'CLOCK. Co nsols, Mone ZA W INTELLIGENCE.-( THIS DAY.) COURT OP CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor and Lords Justices.) APPEAL.—HAVILIND V. MORTIBOY. This is an appeal from a decision of Vice-Chancellor Sir John Steuart. Jr.JMr. Mati ns , Q.C., an d another appeared for the appellant ; r. Rolt, Q.C., an d anoth er appeared for the respondent, or executor under a marriage settlement. t: -1-11 .6 contenti on depends on the validity of th e marr i age t he late John Shepherd/ George-street, Euston -square, n °4(471 , and M ar y Sh e ph e rd. The allegation is th a t M ary th . —le Phord was previously marr i e d a t St. P ancras Church, , 0 2 4, to J ames Masters, p i ano f or t e ma k er , th en alive, ; "k ee dead. All the part i es are now d e ad. it,.11.6 plaintiff's evidence appeared in The Sun of yesterday. by Mortiboy, the defendant, is now under examination ,112,4:1-r4tIto.da, Q.C., and the case is not expected to be con- Y. Before Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood.) JONES V. MINGAY--JUDGMENT. set 4 l'i t contention in this case relates . to . the validity of two s e t i . , , t 2LL mortgages granted by the plaintiff, a builder, to his fi:4-11`"; the late Mr. Charles Henry Smith. As to the vaned b mortgages which were granted for money ad- Ch„7 bY Mr. Smith to the plaintiff, his honour the Vice beoellor dismissed the plaintiff's bill (which sought to A l'elieved from this set of mortgages), with costs. -" titheove second set of mortgages granted by the plaintiff is d welling-houses, to Mr. Smith, these mortgages bdl -4 „,, g ; t een granted in payment of his solicitor's untaxed q„" costs, before going abroad, his Honour the Vice pei44eellor directed an account to be taken, and taxed, and te% * °l * the mortgages to stand for the amount due, and •• ed. for further consideration the costs of the suit. 1141111 V. ROUTLEDGE.—MOTION FOR DECREE— Th e to JUDGMENT. It Db ject of thi s su it was restrain the defendant, M r . oi ztze „, 1 3 41 5 4 , uge, the ce l e b rated publisher; Mr. W Warren, from karo7ll-g or selling a wor k called " Memoirs of James bY e'443,... of Montrose, K.G., Captain General of Scotland," tri g . i :; 4o B Grant, on the alleged ground that it was not an 'fieh . „ 4l w , clic, but printed to a great extent from the work ,J,lllaiutiff, previously published, in reference to the 41Li times of Montrose. and 1 des of the Vice-Chancellor, after delivering a long IN e 1 ... 4 b0r a +,,,, 'v judgment, dismissed the metion. with costs. tell er -`lllour declared the plaintiff was not entitled to the (l'its. Mated by his bill, and directed an inquiry as to the 'IS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. 12.10 imbt)' Notting.Bost. xi liostern Junction Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol., and Atr. Val Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction Blackburn Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Chester and Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Blkrock,&Passage Cornwall Do. A (A Tres. no div Do until6p.c.per an. • B hasbeen Dublin andßelfast Juno. Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. B Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) East Kent East Lancashire East Suffolk 13.14 Stoek, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock] Do Edinburg and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasgow & South Restn Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Bo.Str.l7l.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern Lancaster and Carlisle IDo. Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancashire & Yorkshire Do. do. F 216 Do. do. 29 shares Do. West Riding Union Do. Southport London and Blackwall Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast London & North Westn Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man., Shef., & Lincoln Metropolitan Midland Do. Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) Do. Shares Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Herefd Newry & Armagh (def ) Newry, Warpt., & Roo Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor. Dev. Rail. &Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North-Eastn.--Berw lck Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London N. &S.Westn., Hampetd and City Jun cti on North Staffordshire North-Western . No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Ithymney Scottish Central Scoth. N.E. Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon South-Eastern South Wales SouthYorks.dzitiv.Dun Do. do Staines, Wok., & Wek Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 1854 1190. do. 1855 stockton & Hartlepool Tiff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 Th3mesHavenDk&Rail Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal Do.A.—Areev.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B Do. B West London Do. Ist Class Do. 2d Class all 100 100 100 E 3 Is. 174 all all 100 all all all 2 7 lot 100 100 100 100 all all all all all all all all P aid. I Closing Price. 6} 6i 7 si 66 68 11 111 30 12 94 95 861 87t 481 49 5 5i 9 164 17i 62 63i 46 48 30 32 13 15 95 97 69 70 29i 30 96 98 10 101 105} 106 82 91 133 135 105 106 56 f 57 61 87 az 12}13 p 12i 134 p 98 98i r 6, 1 61 112 113 94 97 1 f d gif 39 34 - -d 102 102 i 74 76 100 100 100 16 13 4 100 100 100 12 12i 56 11 65 67 34 2d 62t 631 98} 8 } 31 961 7 94 93 94 1 d 48 49 77 78 101 103 I. lt I 1 30 32 113 115 274 28 86 88 46 47 4 2di 374 381 744 75 73 75 14 114 8 11 35 36 35} 88 93 b 3 3 ei 6i Sharei Railways. Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes BalLet,S.Fren.,Lini.7p.e 136lktian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessaa Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France __ tuphrates Talley Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. tills Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pi stoj a, 5 p.c.pf Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Porn.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati 'Royal Daniaii----- Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse Do. 54 per cent. Pref. - Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5i p. c. Preference . W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand all all all all i 4 5 d Par% k 7 8 t 2 21 4f 4f 27 27i —p 7 7i 11 2pi 8 2 8 1 1 20 p 37 38 P 81 9i 3 1 d 371 33 51 53 id par 3 2P 24 5! 6 9 94 23 24i BRITISH POSSESSIONS. IClosin g Business Price. Done. Of 1 10 Business Done. 861 7 Gi 7 631 21 3 29 130 1051 89 90 891 3 Ni i 102 f I 751 65 k 62 4 t 3 93; 4 34 484 f Stock 50 Stock Stock Stock PREFERENCE SHARES. ißailways. 25 Blythe and Tyne iC per c. prof. (issued at £5O) Stk Bris. & P•xet4p.ctStock 20 Do. do. do'. Shares tock Caledon XlO, 4 i per cent 12.10 Do. Quar. Sh.sres, No. 2. Stock Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. 6 k Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c . 6 Dun. Perth,& Aber. Jun. Stoc E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Coun. 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 ct 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths Stook Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Stock Edin. Perth,& Dan. 4 pc. Stock Furness, 5 per cent .' Stock Glas. &S West. g a. 5 pc. Stock Great Northern, 5 p. ct. Stock Do. 5 Redm.,lop.c.pm Stock Do. 4-4 pc p. c. do. do. 100 DO.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. M. of Scotld, Ist pf Stock f Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. Stock 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 4} p ct. 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 D. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Birming. guar. stock Do. Ohester guar. shares Do. do:. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 8 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig.spe. gu. No.l Do. pref., sp. ...No. 2 Do. New gun., 6 p. ct Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon. & N.W. Coy. &Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. • • Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stalk, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 shs Londoudy.& Ennis 4 sh 1%1an.,5h., & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent. ,3laryport & Car., 4 p.c Po. 4 per cent... Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Po.COn.Bris.dißir.6p.ct 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. L eic. do Hit.pref. at. Newpopt,Aber,&c.pref.s • p. c. red.'em, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpct, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way. Val. Ex. Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, Rua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Raa& 110 eli.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 140. York, H. Si S. Parch North Staffordshire Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lst g Do. do. do., 2d glut Do. 44 p.c. Db. stk.in perp Scottish Central, new pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 per c. pref. stock flo.Aberdeen.g - ua.6 pc. Do', 7 p. c pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. I Tixed 44 per cent. South 12a stern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6 Do .44 per cent Do. Fixec.l44 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 percent.- Paid.' Closing Business Price. Done. 49 51 90 98 1103 105 6 6i 100 103 113 118 109 112 115 117 114 116 132 134 83 85 73 74 113 115 121 123 111 113 106 108 C 1 66 101 111 92 94 84 86 86 88 98 100 14 174 10 10i 73 74 19 20 94 10 14 141 143 145 120 122 1163 168 123 125 68 i 70 p , 143 145 103 105 96 98 91 91 I 111 131 9 10 1112 114 99 100 i die p 231 24i 123 125 109 111 101 103 104 11 24i 2.5 104 106 104 106 17 19 29 30 33 31 48 52 Bedford and BletchjeY Buckinghamshire • Clydesdale Junction Colchester, Stour Vat E. Lincoln shire,z.6p.c. E Union, HarwichShs. Do. Woodbridge Gl s. Barr. &Neils,Drct Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares London &Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby. &Soutend Do. Barking Shares L ow estoft, gua. 4 p. ct Do. 6 per cent dfordltf. S.tk. 3.11d.8ra r&:g3l.6lo,at.ke: guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. N 7r e ia , an yt il r u i ß d x . et , dn ß c. o ryE. Do. do. 6 per cent... • Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares ......A. Roystn,Hitch.,& Shep Shf.Roth.&Gol.g.6p.c. Shrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn r all 100 100 all Ln tit NA, Ln & NAT Caledonin lE.U.&E C Gt North. E.Connta. 98 100 104 106 17 19 1424 4i 144 100 Caledonin 100 1;` ) . all Gt. West all Yk.N.,: - Br all Yk.N.Md. all Do. all Do. 100 S. East 100 Do. 100 Peto &Co. all Do . 100 Norfolk,. 100 Do. all LN W&M all Stk.& Dar 100 Midland . 5. 5.6. E.Counts. all Do . all Do. all Do. L&NW all & L.n. all Do. 100 Gt. North 1811 6 Lan.& Yk all T Brassoy all M'Clean all Stk.& Dar all Do . 100 Gt. West all L.&Ergtn DOCKS. Docks. I Paid Closing Justness Price. Done. Stock Commercial lOO ..- Stock Do4perCent.Pref.Min lOO Stock East and West India lOO Stock Lon don lOO Stcck I St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO __ Stock Victoria. • 100 08 100 „.0 Do New lB -- LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Leasing IClosingl Business Railways. I Pa id . Co.'s. Price. Done. Share 10/ 1111 90 92 8 9 44 50 Stock St ock - Stock ) Stock! Stock' 26 13 20 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock] 12i 12 Stock Sto l ck 121 I Stock Stock) Stock Stock 101 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stozk Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock stock Stnck Stock Stock 10s. 1.0.6. Stook S toes Stock Stock Stock 2 25 5 1 gt.pck Share' SHARE all }lOO 100 100 100 100 all } all all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1859 TEE FRAUDULENT BANICERS. A few months back public attention was called to a peculiar circumstance connected with the fate of Strahan and Paul, the bankers. Upon their con viction they received the extreme sentence of the law-14 years penal servitude. An act passed last session, however, reduced the penalty for similar offences in all future cases to three years' imprison ment. As Strahan and Paul completed this term at the beginning of last month, it was thought that for the sake of consistency, their punishment would then be mitigated. To continue it, in fact, would be not merely . useless but unwise, since it could have no effect but to bring the existing law into disrepute. Society inflicts punishment, first to warn all people of what they will have to expect ; secondly, to reform the offender, and deprive him, meanwhile, of opportunities of repeating his misdeeds ; and, thirdly, to mark their abhor rence of the wrong committed. But we cannot say, " Look at the example of Strahan and Paul and the horrors of 14 years' penal servitude." The Legislature has solemnly declared that for any one who may imitate their course, three years is the term to be counted upon. On the question of reformation it is not to be supposed any good can arise to two hopelessly broken men who can never again under any circumstances be in a position to repeat their malpractices, and who, moreover, from the first abstained from all attempts to defy or embarrass their prosecutors. On the third ground, that of marking our abhorrence of their acts there is nothing to say, since it is by our latest and not by our previous laws that that point must be tested. Whether fourteen years was in any degree too heavy a punishment is such cases may well be questioned, but when Par liament have pronounced that it is unduly severe, and that three years is enough, let all alike share the altered scale. The position of Strahan and Paul is analogous to that which would be wit nessed in the case of an offender upon whom a sen tence of death might be carried out, although in the interval between the conviction and execu tion capital punishment had been repealed. It is the same as if we were now to apprehend an escaped forger, who s e cr i me was effected 30 years ago, and were to , hang him in accordance with the statutes of that t•eriod. So plain are these considerations, that when it was found last month that on the expiration of three years no mitigation was announced to Strahan and Paul, a memorial was prepared on their behalf signed by the most eminent London houses, and presented to Mr. l Secretary Walpole. It has received, however, no attention, and the glaring anomaly is allowed to continue. Too great disposition is usually- evinced by all people to pardon, upon sentimental considera tions, everybody and everything after the first heat of anger is passed, and this, probably, is one of the most singular instances on record where a Govern ment has been found willing not simply to repress the blind impulse of benevolence but to offend logic and policy rather than act in accordance with it. No ex planation is attempted, and all conjectures on the subject render it more perplexing. It cannot be that the demeanour of the prisoners has been such as to affect any consideration that might otherwise have been shown them: The minds and health of both are believed to be completely shattered, and they have attained a period of life at which the operation of their sentence must under any circumstances be nearly tantamount to death. It is hard, therefore, to touch upon their position, because if the refusal to weigh it is merely the result of some obstinate prejudice, that prejudice is likely to be rendered only more bitter by anything that may be publicly said in condemnation of it. It is even yet possible, too, that there may have been accidental neglect or delay. When the case was last alluded to the ex pression of opinion was unanimous. Since then it has taken practical shape in the memorial of the leading city merchants, and this having apparently failed nothing more can be done.—Times. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. STEALING LINEN AND ASSAULTS ON THE OFFICERS.— John Williams and John Bennett, two determined-look ing fellows, both known to the police, were charged with stealing a basket and bag of linen from a laundress's cart, and assaulting Grant 224 C, and Joy, 338 A, a detective. From the evidence of Joy, 338 A, a very active detective officer, it appeared that at 7 on the previous evening he was at the corner of:Vigo-street, and Regent-street, when he saw the two prisoners follow a laundress's cart, which turned into Vigo-street. Ho then saw Williams try to get the basket off the tail board of the cart, but he did not suc ceed in doing so, it being fastened by a rope. The cart, which was still going on, having stopped, the two prisoners walked round it once or twice, and then Bennett pulled a bundle out of a basket, and he (Joy) then seized him, but as soon as he did so he set to kicking bim on the legs, hurt him in the lower part of his person, bit his thumb, and threw him.en his back. On getting up the prisoner started off, :and on his again coming up with him he repeated the same violence towards him. On the way to the station Bennett said " I didn't have the things, it's only an attempt." Grant, 224 C, having confirmed the material points in Joy's evidence, said that on taking Williams into custody he kicked him violently on the legs, and he had been com pelled to go to the divisional surgeon, one of his toes being put out of joint, , and he could hardly walk to the court. Ann Burn, laundress, 9, Danvers-street, Chelsea, said the property was under her charge at the time. John Elliott, a private of the Ist Life Guards, said as soon as he knew that Joy was a constable (he was in plain clothes at the time) he went to his assistance. He saw a struggle, and Bennett kick at his private parts. He assisted in taking him to the station. Mr. Beadon said he should send them for trial, but ai present remand them. THAMES. A RECEIVER IN TROUBLE. WITTI A BAR OF SILVER.— Christian Freeman, a dirty-looking foreign Jew, aged 54, who described himself as a painter and glazier, of No. 18, Buckle-street, Whitechapel, was charged with the unlaw ful possession of an ingot of silver, weighing 91 lbs. Joseph Huggett, a detective police-sergeant of the City police force, stated that, yesterday afternoon, he met the prisoner in Buckle-street, Whitechapel, and knowing him to be a receiver of stolen property, and perceiving something bulky in one . of his pockets he stopped him and searched him, and found the ingot of silver, now produced, in his pocket. It was japanned all over with black japan. He ( the detective - officer) asked the prisoner where he obtained the bar of silver, to which he replied that he met with a man near the London Hospital in the Whitechapol-road, who asked him to buy the silver bar, and he did so. He asked the prisoner if he knew the man. The prisoner said he did not, and that he never saw him before. He believed the silver was the produce of some burglary. The prisoner, who is rather deaf, said he had not heard what was said, on which Roche, the gaoler, shouted the evidence in his ears, and the prisoner, in broken English, repeated what he had said to the officer. Mr. Yardley—What, is it customary to buy ingots of silver in the Whitechapel-road P The Prisoner—Yes, mine worship. Mr. Yardley—The case is a very suspicious one. You are remanded until Friday. STEALING A LOAF OF SUGAR.—Joretniah Driscoll, aged 17, described as a labourer, of No. 2, King John's-court, Limehouse, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a loaf of refined sugar weighing 26 lbs., and value 155., from the shop of Mr. William Stewart, grocer, of No. 5, Robin Hood-lane, Poplar. Mr. Stewart said the prisoner entered his shop yesterday afternoon, and took the loaf of sugar from among others, and walked out of the shop with ft. Ho went after the prisoner and overtook him 20 yards from the shop with the sugar in his possession. The prisoner impudently asserted that a man gave him the sugar, and asked him to carry it, but on the deposi tions being completed, he said he was guilty, and Roche, the gaoler, said he was an old offender. Mr. Yardley sentenced the prisoner to three months' im prisonment and hard labour. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S-MONDAY. A large attendance, but the time was principally occu pied by a discussion of the probable weights for the Chester Cup, and the causes which have led to the retrogression of Ralph° for the Two Thousand. The betting on the Chester Cup was unimportant, and neither of the favourites were backed. The Derby quotations show no material change. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to 1 agst Promised Land (offered) 17 to 1 agst Lord of tie Manor (taken) 20 to 1 agst Ralpho (taken) CHESTER CUP. 50 to 1 agst Longrange (taken) 50 to 1 agst Royal Sovereign (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Prioress (taken) . 1000 to 10 agst Black Tommy (taken) DEBBY. 12 to 1 agst Promised Land (taken) 100 to 6 agst Electric (offered) • 20 to 1 agst Musjid (offered) 20 to 1 agst Marionette (taken) 20 to 1 agst Cavendish (taken) 20 to 1 agst Merryman (taken) 33 to 1 agst Volcano (taken) HER MAJESTY'S STAciptouNns.—The gentlemen of this hunt have invited the veteran huntsman, Mr. Charles Davis, to a dinner, which will take place at the London Tavern on Feb. 2. As each gentleman will appear in hunting costume, the appearance of the guests will present a novel scene in the City, and ereate'a sensation, Share Railways. " 4 `" 1,.. ; , 1 1 Closing J Business Price. Dose. No Atlantic &St Lawrence ! all _ Leased at 6 per cent.. 18 Bom.,Baroda& Cent Ind 9 id 1I) 13 1 gu. 5 per cent 18 Do. all 18 Do. Addit. Capital•A 6 id ; p 18 Do. Do. B 41 id n 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 61 71. 41 4v 201 Do. New I® Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 161 14 13 d 1 6p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 I 100 85 90 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 80 85 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 78 83 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3.0. par i p 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. pm 20 Central Oude (Limited) 2s. 6d. -- 20 Ceylon Guam+ teed 6p.c 2 1 1 p 17/ Demerara 20 Eastern Benga I.gu.sp.e d ,Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 105 106 bat 0 5 I 20 Do. C Shares all - 20 Do. E Shares Ext lO —p 151 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 100 D 0.41 p.c. Lids. pay.'s9 all - 20 Geelong& Mel.gua.s p. c. all 18 181 Eto f Geelong Corporation 6 100 •l per cent. Bonds ) Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 341 371 37 61 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 75 77 761 :100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.. 20 GtlndiaPenin.,gua.sp.e all 1061 1071 1071 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 par ip 20 Do. do 20f Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip t guaranteed 5 per cent. 12s 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 161 161 201 Do. New wh o j Do. Bonds pay. '76,wit h all 106 108 t ept. till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 106 108 100 Do. do. '/3 without opt all IC4 106 .100 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 4/ p. c all 18 18 20 Do. do. 5 per cent all 201 20% 201 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension l5 19 191 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.e lO par ip 20 Do. Fourth do. Stock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 Newßrunswick&Canda. 20 Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 2 lid Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do 4 3 d • • Do. do. Land do 20 f Northoflndia Tramroad t Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) 20 Scinde • • 15 1 11p 20 Do. all 211 211 211 20 Do. New c. 5 par # p 20 Do. Punjaub ,4> 5 Id. pas 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. 5 id par 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 '^ I Trinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 id f p • BRITISH MINES. Share! Mines. raid. f Closing Business Price. Done. Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 9 10 20 pritish Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 465 475 •• East Bas sett (Illogan). 30 180 190 Great South Tolgus l7s 12 13 G.WhealAlfd.(Phillack) 11.18.8 24 31 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 1 Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 81 7 8 North Wheal Croak 7.9.4 21 31 N.W n'l Basset (Illogan) nil. 7 8 -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy) li 16 17 Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) 9 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. 6s South Cara don (St.Cleer) 21 41 5 425 -- South C. Brea( Mogan). 2 21 3 S. Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.18.9 230 240 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining 10 T Co 4l 1 31 1/ in Croft 9 34 UnitedMines(G wenn ap) 40 - Vale of Towey (Carm ) 12s ad f West Basset (Illogan) l4 20 22 W. Caradou (Liske:rd) 2O 130 140 Wheal Basset (Illogan) 54 215 225 W heal Buller (ftee-uth) 5 120 3 140 Wheal Edward (Cale.) 54 24 21 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) 1.7.2 8 9 Wh'lMaryAnn (Menhe) 8 4S 50 -- Wh'l Trelawney (Lisk.) 41 30 31 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 7l 1 f 1 Bon Ace,ordCopper,Lim. 'los d p 35 Bras.iL Imp. (it,. at £5 p.) 27 1 2 20 Do.St.Johndel iley,Lim. 15 11 12 12 5 Do. L and and - J'.l iumgCo. all 11 21 1 Clarendon Co' qls Min ing Co. of lualca 1 d 40 Cobra Copper all 38 40 Copiano l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.llling.Co all i 2 Fortuna 20 General all 20 21 3 Linares all 74 8 11 5 Lusltanian 1 Mariquita a l lt 1 1 d 1 New Granada all 1 1 N. RhineCop.of S.Au s.L 10 1 p 1.01 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lem: Mining and Smelt all 41 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 1 28.2.81 United Mexican all 21 3 ,24 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Paid. Closing Business Share Securities. Prices. Done. Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 1124 113 1121 13 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 113 115 115 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 413 115 N.8.G0v.6p.c. Ja. &July 100 110 111 1104 Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 • 99 100 99/ NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 110 111 1104 110,1 S.Aus.Gt.(pc.Jan&July 100 109 111 Vict - Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 :.DINT-STOCK BANKS. Share' Closing I Business Joint-Stock Banks. 'Paid. Price. Done. Agra&UnitedServiceßk Australasia Bank of Egypt Bank of London Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo British North American Chtd. Bant of India, &c City Colonial Com. Bank of Canada Commercial or London Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch Gen. Bk. of Switzerland Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. London and County London Joint Stock London & Westminster Nat. Proy. of England Do. new 91 93 27 27i 49 51 58 60 2 1/1 63 65 161 171 Rational Bank New South Wales Orient. Ilk. Corporation Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New 21i 22 46 48 South Australia Do. New Union of Australia Do. New Union of London Unity Mutual Western Bk of London 2it 201 64 66 34 } 3O 36 54i 24 . ._ 19 17 d MISCELLAI EOUS. Miq cellaneous. Anglo-Mexican Mint' Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Australian Royal Mail . Berlin Water Works Do New, issued at .15 dis British American Land Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. Do. B, 7 p. c. till 186" Do. C Canada Land Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) Cop.Min.otEn , r.&Snalt, Do. Preference 7; per ct Crystal Pala , Do. Precerent Eastern Steam Electric Tele.; raph Eng. & Auet. Cop.St.Co Enrop. & Ind JunctTel Europ.&Am. tm.(Lim ) GLlron ScrewCol.(Lim% Gen. Steam Navigation London Discount LO - iiiiTGen. Omnibus Co. Mediter. Electric Teleg. Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) National Discount Co Netherlands Land Do do Do B p.c.Pref.,iss.at Id:s N. Er. &NovaSeotiaLan d N.B.Australasian (Lim ) North of Europe Steam Oriental Gas Do. New Share► Peel River Land & Min Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Seot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Teleg. Scrip Do. do Reg,ristered Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can van DiCIRCM'S Laud all all all ns. all all p aid j Closing Zusiness done Price. 12 11 :40 270 35 36 f 1 4 4 40 42 19 21 13 15 115 120 24 25 11 11 4-1 ba 2 24 107 110 1 14 11 2 l 1 14 1/ d 5I 131 I I d 1 2 1} 11 15 18 i 1 Ws par 2} 3 80 82 12i 13 25i 26 7} 7 125 137 i 37 39 I ! 1 1 !11l ; 81i 80 i 1 10 12 131} SPONTANEOUS GENERATION OP PLANTS AND INSECTS. At the late sitting of the Academy of Sciences. MM. Pouchet and Houzeau presented a curious paper, in which they described certain experiments of theirs for the purpose of ascertaining whether animal life could be produced by mere chemical agency. It is well known that the majority of naturalists are of opinion that the spontaneous generation of animals and plants under peculiar chemical and physical circumstances is impossible, and that MM. Schultze, Sehwann and others have published experiment s on the subject which have hitherto appeared unanswerable. Nevertheless, MM. Pouchet and Houzeau stated in their paper that, having repeated the experiments of their pre decessors, they had constantly obtained affirmative instead of negative results. As to their own ex periments, they describe the following :—A phial having been filled with boiling water, then closely stopped with the greatest precaution, was placed in an inverted position in a mercury bath, then opened under the mercury, when half a litre of pure oxygen gas was introduced. Immediately afterwards a small wisp of hay, weighing ten grammes, and just taken out of a stove where it had been exposed for half an hour to a heat of 100 degrees centigrade (boiling point), was also introduced into the phial, which was then hermetically closed and sealed. Ten days afterwards it was reopened, and, it having been ascertained that no atmospheric air had pene trated into the interior. the contents were examined, and a nondescript kind of mushroom of the size of a currant was found to have grown on some of the stalks. These mushrooms being submitted to the inspection of M. Montagne, were declared by him to be a new species, which he proposed to name Aspergillus•Pouchetii. Another experiment was in stituted to see whether the spores of cryptogumous plants could resist a heat of 100 degree s , and it was found that they could not. In a third experiment a large glass vessel was filled under mercury with the proportions of oxygen and nitrogen necessary to form atmospheric air, hay was introduced with the same precautions as before, and at the end of a month not only mushrooms, but also animalculm of the Protean genus were formed. These results were of so startling a nature that a few days ago Mr. Milne Edwards took up the question, and after re minding the Academy that he had often had occa sion to refute the theory of spontaneous generation in his writings, remarked that, notwithstanding the apparent nicety of MM. Pouchet and Houzeau's experiments, their insufficiency might easily be proved. M. Pouchet supposes that by subjecting the hay employed to a temperature of 100 degrees, the vitality of any spore .or germ contained in it must have been destroyed ; but might it not be doubted whether that temperature was really attained by the hay ? It was enclosed in a phial and left in the stove for 30 minutes ; but since both glass and quiescent air are bad conductors of caloric, the hay must have been but very moderately warmed. But admitting that it had received the full action of the temperature to which it was exposed, the deduction that all the germs it con tained were extinct would still be false, it having been proved by M. Chevreuil, and later by M. Doyere, that certain animalculre, such as the tardi grades, when sufficiently dried up, will preserve their vitality after several hours' exposure in a stove to a much stronger heat than that applied by M. Pouchet. He (Mr. Milne Edwards) had seen animalculm resist a heat of 120 degrees, and M. Doyere had carried the temperatnre to 140 degrees, without causing the death of those microscopic creatures, when previously dried. Mr. Milne Ed wards concluded with describing certain experi ments of his in which the generation of animalculre was prevented by a temperature sufficiently strong to produce the coagu l a ti on o f th e a lb umen con tained in the germs. MM. Payen, de Quatrefages, Claude Bernard, and Dumas afterwards joined in the discussion, adducing other facts calculated to confirm Mr. Milne Edwards's view of the case. THE GREAT DRAINAGE WORKS AND THE BANK OF ENGLAND. It is said that Government have decided upon the mode of raising the large funds destined for the extensive drainage works which are now contem plated with a view to the purification of the River Thames. It has been definitively arranged that the Metropolitan Drainage:Comtvissioners shall be authorised to issue bonds to an amount not exceed ing £3,000,000 sterling, on which Government gua rantee 31 per cent. per annum interest. The other parties to the arrangement are the Bank of England, who have agreed to take the bonds, in sums of not less than £50,000 at a time, at such periods as the I Drainage Commissioners may require to issue them. In like manner the Commissioners will have the option of redeeming the bonds in sums of £50,000 each, whenever they deem it right to do so. The latter proviso will obviate the objections of those persons who, in the present stat e o f th e money market, might be jealous of the preference given to the Bank, and anxious to take a portion of the new Government securities. The Drainage Commis sioners will have, in fact, an open credit of three millions at the Bank of England, which they may draw upon, or not, at their con venience. No other establishment could . ac cord similar facilities upon so important a scale. The interests of the public appear to be duly consulted in the arrangement, since a work of pri mary necessity to 3,000,000 of souls will be facili tated, and no disturbance of the money market can possibly be occasioned. The money will be ex pended on the spot, and the entire transaction, con sidered in a pecuniary sense, will be kept within a very narrow circle. The advantages to the Bank of England are obvious. That establishment will be enabled to employ their surplus resources at a remunerative rate of interest in the safest possible securities, and they will doubtless, in addition, have the keeping of the - Commissioners' banking account. Ultimately, as the proceeds of the rates which will be levied on the metropolis flow in, the bonds will be paid off, but this consideration appertains to the future. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. HAY MARKETS SMITHFIELD.—Meaddw hay, £2 15s to £4 12s ; clover, do., £4 Os to £5 Os; and straw, £1 5s to £1 10s per load. Trade rather heavy. Supplies moderate. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 12s; clover do., £1 Os to £.5 Os ; and straw, £1 Gs to £1 lOs per lead. A fair demand, at orr quotations. . WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4los ; clover do., £4 Os to £5 5s ; and straw, £1 Os to £1 12s per load. Both hay and straw moved off steadily, at our quotations. COLONIAL. TEA.—The transactions have beon extremely limited, the trade having been occupied with the samples of the large quantity to be offered for public sale to-day. Prices con tinue firm. SUGAR.—A very moderate business has been reported, but quotations are steady. A considerable quantity will be offered for public competition to-day and during the week. In the refined market there has been about an average de mand, and prices are firm. COFFEE.—There has been very little animation and the few dealings reported h ave b een c hi e fl y i n Plantation Cey lon for home consumption, and prices generally show little variation. RicE.—The demand for the inferior descriptions has been active, chiefly for exportation, and prices show an upward tendency. SALTPI I :TRE.—There has been a fair inquiry for the bettor sorts, and fully late rates are current. TALLOW.--A slight depression has taken place invalues. P.Y.C. on the spot is now quoted 52s 9d, 538 to 53s 3d for March, and 51s 9d to 52s for last three months. COAL MARE (Prices of Coal per Ton at :ET—JAN. 17. the close of the market.) Walls E4d. s. d. Buddlo's West Hartleyls 3 Davison's WestHartleyls 3 Wylain l6 0 Tanfield Moor l2 0 Tanfield Moor Butes 12 0 Lambert's W. Hartley 15 0 Walker Primrose l3 0 Haswell Gas. l3 3 s. d. Gosforth l7 3 Eden Main 18 0 Hetton l9 9 Cassop Whitworth 15 0 Bradyll's Hetton 18 9 Eden 18 3 Harvey Trimdon Thornley 17 6 Riddell 17 3 Belmont l7 3 Russell's lletton 18 6 Framwellgate 17 9 Haswell 2O 0 Hunwick 15 0 Nixon's D uffryn 21 0 Nixon's Merthyr 2l 0 Powell' s Dutfryn S team 21 0 71—Sold, 32. Walls End. South Hetton 19 6 Acorn Close 18 3 Byron. Northumberland l5 3 Heugh Hall 18 3 Kelloe l9 0 South Kelloe l9 0 South Hartlepool 18 0 Hartlepool l9 3 Ships at market, The Right Hon. C. B. Adderley left London yesterday for Windsor Castle upon a visit to the Queen. THE SUPPOSED MURDER AT DUDLEY.-"-The adjourned inquest on the body of Mary Ann Townshend, was resumed yesterday afternoon at Dudley. The jury returned the following verdict, " That the death of the deceased was attributable to suffocation, produced by exter nal 'pressure, but how or in what manner that external pressure was produced, no sufficient evidence has been offered." Townshendwas then liberated, being told by the coroner that his previous good character had thrown sus picion off his shoulders. [ADVERTISEMENT.]—Raroy's Horse and Cattle Improv ing Food improves the stamina, Vigour, endurance, and mUselo of ill 7 conditioned or apparently worn-eut Horses, Cows, Bullocks, Calves, Sheep, and Pigs. It causes no extra expense, as it contains far more and better nourish ment than its cost of lid. per feed supplies in corn or hay; hence ensures an actual Ravin.% In a short time it improves the appearance and value of horses and cattle by 20 to 30 per cent. Rarey and Co., sole importers, 77, Pic cadilly, Quadrant, London. Packed in tins of about 42 'feeds, 6s. ; of about 90 feeds, lls. ; in casks of about 450 feeds, Ms. ; of about 1,000 f ee d s , £5, b e i ng a b out lid . per feed. Goods forwarded, on receipt of ,Post-office Orders. Important CautiOn—Beware of spurious imitations offered by the ign.orant and unscrupulous, All imitators will be proceeded against. 24 4 20.11 100 1111 113 65 115 120 90 92 2i 11 _ . 98 1(.0 i 11 0 58 GO 1142 144 991 9 Pm THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, Seven o' LONDON GAZETTE-( THIS EVENING.) WHITEHALL, JAN. 17. The following Warrant has been issued by the Queen, under her Majesty's Royal Sign Manual. VICTORIA IL—Whereas by our Royal Warrant of the 21st day of June, 1837 ] in the first year of our re i gn , we commanded that certain forms of prayer and service made for the sth of November, the 30th of January, and the 29th of May, should be forthwith printed and published and annexed to the Book of Common Prayer and Liturgy of the United Church of England and Ireland, to be used yearly on the said days in all cathedral and collegiate churches and chapels; in all chapels of colleges and halls within our Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin, and of our Colleges of Eton and Winchester, and in all parish churches and chapels within those parts of our United Kingdom called England and Ireland. • And whereas in the last session of Parliament addresses were presented to us by both Houses of Parliament, praying us to take into our consideration our Proclamation in rela • tion to the said forms of prayer and service made for the sth day of November, the 30th day of January, and the 29th day of May, with a view to their discontinuance. And whereas wo have taken into ovr consideration the subject of the said addresses, and, after due deliberation, we have resolved that the use of the said forms of prayer and service shall be discontinued. Now, therefore, oer will. and pleasur e i s , th a t so muc h o f our said Royal Warrant of the 21st day of June, 1837, in the first year of our r e i gn as i s hereinbefore recited, be re voked, and that the use of the said forms of prayer and service made for the sth of November, the 30th of January, and the 29th of May, be henceforth discontinued in all ca thedral and collegiate churches and chapels, in all chapels of colleges and halls within our Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin, and of our colleges of Eton and Winchester, and in all parish churches and chapels w ithin the parts of our United Kingdom called England and Ireland, and that the said forms of prayer and service be not henceforth printed and published with, or annexed to, the Book of Common Prayer and Liturgy of the United Church of England and Ireland. Given at Our Court, at Saint James's, the seventeenth day of January, one thousand eight , hundred and fifty-nine, in the twenty-second year of our reign. By her Majesty's conunand, S. H. WALPOLE FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 11. Notice is hereby given that the Earl of Malmesbury has appointed John- Sudlow, Esq., to be agent at Manchester for the issue of Foreign-office passports. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, JAN. 18. Lst Regiment of Life GUards—Surgeon James Cockburn, having completed twenty years' full-pay service, to be Surgeon-Major, under the Royal Warrant of Ist Oct., 1858. 2d Life Guards—Charles Bruce Knight Alleyne, Gent., to be Cornet and Sub-Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Smith, who has retired. 2d Dragoons—Brevet-Major James Leith, from the 6th Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Swindley, who exchanges. 6th Dragoons—Captain John Ed war d Swindley, from the. 2d Dragoons, to be Captain, vice Leith, who exchanges. 13th Light Dragoons—CornetWalter Sydney Tucker, from the 17th Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Clement, promoted. 16th Light Dragoons—George James Gilbard, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase, vice Corballis, who has re signed. 18th Light Dragoons—Charles Arthur Tisdall, Gent., to be Cornet, without purchase. Military Train—Lieutenant Francis Bernard Bleazby, prom half-pay of the late Land Transport Corps, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Cummin, promoted. Royal Artillery—Assistant -Surgeon Archibald William Pultney Pinkerton, M.D., from the Staff, to be Assistant-' Surgeon, vice Pain, p romo t e d on t h e Staff. sth Foot—Thomas! Tarleton, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Hartley, promoted. *th Foot—Quartermaster Daniel Deacon, from half-pay of the late Transport Corps, to be Quartermaster, vice . Lewis, deceased. 14th Foot—William John Close, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Harington, promoted. 15th Fobt—Ensign John Lewis Riall, from the 56th Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Swinhoe, whose promotion from the 56th Foot, as stated in the Gazette of Ist October, 1858, has been cancelled. 17th Foot—Lieutenant Edward Mason, from the 92d Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Fawcett, who exchanges ; Ensign Duncan Malcolm Irvine to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice G. S. Butler, who retires. 20th Foot—Surgeon Thomas Guy, M.D., from the Staff, to be Surgeon. 21st Foot—Ensign Francis Meik Salmond, from the 83d Foot, to be Ensign. 23d Foot—Ensign Henry Edmund Stanley to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Hall Dare, who retires ; Ensign George William Lewis to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Gerard, whose promotion, by purchase, on the 26th October, 1858, has been. cancelled; Surgeon Alexander Scott Fogo, M.D., from the Staff; to be Surgeon ; Assis tant-Surgeon John Greig, M. 8., from the Staff, to be Assistant-Surgeon. 24th Foot—Ensign Win. Maxwell Brander, from the 86th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Ross, promoted. 34th Foot—Lieut. Thos. H. Sanders to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brevet-Major Bale, deceased. 36th Foot—Ensign Thomas Hill Lucas to be Lieutenant, without purchase, v i ce T owne, who resigns ; Henry E. Stopford, Gent., to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Lucas. 37th Foot—Thomas Noble Holton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Borthwick, promoted. 38th Foot—Benjamin Parnell Bromhead, Gent., to be En sign, by purchase, vice Thompson, who retires. 52d Foot—Henry Crawley Norris, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vic e Wi ng fi e ld , promoted ; Surgeon Toe. C. Haverty, from the Staff; to be Surgeon, vice Stoney, ap pointed to the 94th Foot. 60th Foot—Ensign L. C. Brownrigg to be Adjutant, vice Lieut. Ewens, who resigns the Adjutan c y on ly. 62d Foot—Edward lloareßeeves, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, in success i on t o Lieut. N. G. Elliott, who has retired. 63d Foot—Gentleman Cadet Charles Ellison Terrot, f:om the Royal Military College, to be .Ensign, without pur chase, vice Rice, appointed to the 72d Foot. 70th Foot—Surgeon Richard Robert Dowse, from the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Currie, p romo t e d on t h e Staff. 71st Foot—To be Ensigns, without purchase—Henry Cras ter, Gent., N:ce Campbell, promoted Henry Reneblaid Clinton, Gent., vice Isack e , p romo t e d . 72d Foot—Ensign Arthur Rice, from the 63d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Butler; promoted in the Bth Foot. 76th Foot—Joseph A. Greene, Gent., to bo Ensign, by pur chase, vice Hassard, promoted. 79th Foot—Robert MacGowan Borthwick, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Holford, who retires. 80th Foot—Ensign Samuel George Huskisson to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Maclean, deceased; Ser geant-Major Thomas Lee, from the Military train, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Huskisson, 84th Foot—The second Christian name of Gentleman Cadet Wilson, appointed to an Ensigncy, without purchase, on the 31st Dec. 1858, is Gerald an d no t G eorge, as pre viously stated.' 85th Foot—John Brelmer, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Doughty, promoted. 86th Foot—Sergeant-Major J. R. Murphy to bo Ensign, without purchase, vice Brander, appointed to the 24th Foot. 87thFoot—The first Christian name of Ensign _Pardee is Edward, and not G eorge , as s t ate d i n the Gazette of the 31st ult. 92d Foot—Lieut. G. F. Fawcett, from the 17th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Mason, who exchang es . 93d Foot--C. E. Condell, Gent., to be Ensign by purchase, vice Deans-Campbell, promoted. 94th Foot—Lieut. G. L. Hedley to be Captain, by pur chase vice Mason, who r e ti res ; J. B Pilkington , Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Ingle, appointed to the 78th Foot; Surgeon A, A. Stoney, from the 52d Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Cowan, dec ease d. 95th Foot—E. W. Golding, Gent., to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Grote, promoted in the 38th Foot. 3d West India Regiment—F. C. Clifton, Gent., to be -En sign, without purchase, vice Rogers, promoted. ROYAL MILITARY COLLEGE.—LietAtenant Wm. Leah Hilton, half-pay 98th Foot (Quartermaster to the Estab lishment), to be Paymaster. UNATTACHED.—Lieutenant Robert Petley, half-pay, 24th Light Dragoons, Professor of Military Serveying at the Royal Military College, to be Captain without purchase ; Lieutenant Thomas Hanrahan, from the 3d West India Regiment, to be Captain without purchase. HOSPITAL STAFF. Deputy Inspector-General John Dempster, M.D., retired upon half-pay, to have the honorary rank of Inspector- General of Hospitals, under the provisions of the Royal Warrant of Oct. 1, 18,58. Surgeon-Major Patrick Gammie to be Deputy Inspector- General of Hospitals, vice Cruickshank, deceased. Surgeon-Major Samuel Currie, M.D., from the 70th Foot, to be Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals. Assistant-Surgeon Theodore Gordon Bon e , M . D ., from the 17th Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Gammie, promoted. Assistant-Surgeon Thomas Llewellyn Nash, M.D., from the Staff, to be Surgeon, vice Haverty, appointed to the 52d Foot. For William Carberry, Gent., to be Assist.-Surgeon, vice Marshall, appointed to the 2d Foot, which appeared in the Gazette of 24th Aug., 18 58—read, William "Declan" Carbery, Gent., &c. CHAPLAINS' DEPARTMENT. Assistant-Chaplains to the Force s t o b e Ch ap l a i ns to the Forces (3d Class)—The Revs. J. T. Twining, D.D., W. Helps, David Robert son , T . H . M . Bartlett. Assistant-Chaplain s to the Forces to be Chaplains to the Forces (4th class)—The Revs. ,George Deere, L. Parsley, Edward J. Rogers, Henry M'Dougall, Thomas Gardner, M. C. Odell, James Leith Moody, Henry E. Maskew, J. L. Gilborne, W. F. Hobson, Dudley Somerville, S. B. Windsor, Francis Cannon, J. D'Arcy Preston, M.A., Thos. Coney, Milward Crooke, Henry Robinson, Horace N. Wheeler, John Virtue, E. L. Walsh, Leonard Henry St. George, 8.D., J. J. Make, Frederick F. Thom son , J osep h D'Arcy Si rr , Thomas Molesworth, James Henry Beresford Harris, Thomas Richard Maynard, Wm. Samuel Sturges, M.A., Charles Moore, Edwin Smith, Thomas Unsworth, C. A. Assheton Craven, George Wylde, Henry Ovenden Wrench, William Watson Wood, Patrick Beaton, William Anderson, James Young, John Dick, and George Ruggles Fisher. BREVET. Lieut.-Col. Julius Edmund Goodwyn, C. 8., 41st Foot, having completed three years' actual service o n th e 19th March, 1858, in the rank of Lieut.-Colonel, to be promoted to be Colonel in the Army, under the Royal Warrant of 6th Oct., 1854. The promotion of Lieutenant-Colonel Charles William Dunbar Staveley, C.D. 44th Foot, to be Colonel in the Army, to bear date the 9th March, 1858, instead of 6th May, 1858, as stated in the Gazette of 17th Sept., 1858. The undermentioned promotions to take place in the Indian Military Forces of her Majesty, consequent on the death of Major-General Henry John Wood, C. 8., Bengal Infantry, on 12th November, 1858, and Charles Wadding ton, C.B , Bombay Engineers, on 22d November, 1858 : TO RE MAJOR-GENERALS. Colonel 2Eneas . Shirreli, Madras Artillery. Colonel Edward Messiter, Madras Infantry. The undermentioned Officers of the Indian Mait a Forces of her Majesty, retired on full-pay, to hay, a step of honorary rank as follows, viz. : • TO BE MAJOR:GBNEItiLS. 13 PP:gal Infantry. Bogf.a Ilift7,try. Colonel Stephen Glynn° Wheeler, Colonel Cie Pe Tylee, Colonel Arthur Cleghorn Wigh,,, Madras Infantry. . Colonel Archibald Neikklaelean, Bo:abav Infantry. Colonel CievlB . o glitt, c%.14., Bombay Artillery. TO BE COLONELS. Lieutenant-Colonel George Munro Arthur, Madras In fantry. Lieutenant-Colonel James Ramsay, Bengal Infantry. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas William Hicks, Bombay Artillery. Lieutenant -Colonel George Fleetwood Charles Fitzgerald, Bengal Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel Stuart Bayley, Madras Infantry. TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. Major John Alexander Church, Madras Infantry. Major Henry Lawford, Madras Artillery. Major John Macdonald, Bengal Infantry. COMMISSIONS BY LORDS-LIEUTENANT. South Salopian Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.—Bald win Leighton, Gent., to be Cornet, vice Henry George Harnage, promoted. sth or Royal Elthorne Light Infantry Regiment of Middlesex Militia.—Charles May Hayes Newington, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Baylis, resigned. Hampshire Militia Artillery.—James Walkinshaw Bell Alder, late an Assistant-Surgeon of Her Majesty's Royal Regiment of Militia, of the county of Berks, to be As sistant- Surgeon. 2nd Regiment of King's Own Staffordshire Militia.— Thomas Bradney Shaw Hellier, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Disney, resigned. Royal North Lincoln Militia—Lionel Wentworth Atkin son, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Augustus Charles Short, promoted on 6th of April, 1858. Oxfordshire Regiment of Militia—Albert M. B:arto, Gent., to be Lieutenant, vice Seve rne , p romo t e d. East York Regiment of Militia.—Lieutenant Francis Garden Fraser to be Captain, vice Lloyd, superseded ; Ensign Frederick Caldwell Hamilton Parks to be Lieu tenant, vice Fraser, promoted ; Ensign William Henry Dean to be Lieutenant, vice Ramsay, retired. Royal South Lincoln Militia—Lieutenant Theodore Ingram, struck off the strength of the regiment, he having been absent without leave from the recent training of the regiment. BANKRUPTS. - - Charles King, draper, Newington Causeway, to sur render, Jan. 28, and March 4, at eleven,at the Court of Bankruptcy. Lewis Mclver, merchant, Liverpool, Feb. 3 and 18, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. William Titteringtox, spirit-dealer, Liverpool, Feb. 3 and 18, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. William Roberts, grocer, King's Lynn, Norfolk, Jan. 31, at twelve, and Feb. 28, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. William Buckley Jones and Henry Dermot Dempsey, shipbuilders, Liverpool, Feb. 4 and 25, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. eaWilliam. Davies, son., baker, Baldock, Hertfordshir e, Jan. 31, at twelv e , an Feb. 28, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. James Rennie and Company, wholesale fancy ware housemen, Glasgow. Andrew Frood, draper, Glasgow. - • David Renwick, cattle-dealer, Greenlaw. David Caw, farmer and miller, Milnab, near Crieff. COURSE OF E XCHANGE.—T ills DAY. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 17 11 171 Antwerp Brussels — 25 30 25 3.5 Hamburgh Paris Short. 25 7+ 25 15 Ditto Marseilles — 25 35 25 37} Frankfort on Maine — 118 118# Vienna Trieste Petersburgh —35 f Madrid Cadiz — 494 49+ Leghorn — 29 72/ 29 80 Genoa — 25 50 25 55 Naples Palermo — 121+ 122 Messina . 122 122 Lisboa Oporto Rio Janeiro 6O d ays s t . .. • • New York — .. _ .. E.I. Co's bls. House bin. 60d. Calcutta, Co.'s rupee 26 24 Bombay ditto Madras ditto — 26 24 East India Company's Bills drawn, from the 24th ult. to ... . the Bth inst: Bowl £1,201 5 0 Madras 0 0 0 Bombay £1,201 5 0 Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) „ 0 6 2 THE LATE CATASTROPHE AT THE POLYTECHNIC. ADJOURNED INVESTIGATION. This afternoon, at two o'clock, Mr. Wakley, coroner for Middlesex, and the jury ompannelled on the 6th instant, to investigate the circumstances connected with the recent catastrophe at the Polytechnic InstitUtion, re-assembled at the Lecture-hall of the College of Dentists, No. 5, Caven dish-square, for the purpose of further prosecuting their inquiry. It will be recollected that the jury were sworn as to the death of Emma Pike, who, with her father and other mem ben of her family, were passing down the staircase at the moment of its fall. The proceedings excited very deep interest, and the spacious room in which the inquiry was held was densely crowded. Mr. Sleigh, instructed by Mr. Greatorex, attended to watch the proceedings on the part of the directors of the Polytechnic Institution ; Mr. Collier, M.P., Q.C., ap peared for Mr. James Thompson, the architect ; Mr. Gor ing, solicitor, appeared for Mr. Bedford, the mason who was employed to let the iron treads into the steps of the staircase; Mr. Hughes, solicitor, for Mr. Pep per, then lessee of the institution; and Mr: Matthews, soli citor for Mr. Pike, the father of the deceased child. The first witness examined Was Mr.. Smith, who stated that he was present at a number of experiments made by Mr. Marsh Nelson and Mr. Eales, the architects, upon a portion of the fallen staircase. In the course of those expe riments the top stair of the upper flight: had been very severely tested, and before it yielded it bore an enormous strain-20 times as much as it would ordinarily bear. Mr. Marsh Nelson, one of the architects appointed to give his opinion as to the cause of the calamity, then read his report, which having alluded to the nature of the accident, went on to state that it was his opinion that the alteration of the 'staircase was not the cause of the accident, but that the fall was caused by the giving way of the bottom landing (or the steps immediately resting upon it) of the first flight. The landing was supported by one end being pinned into the wall, and on the other by a joggle joint of imperfect construction, instead of having a solid bearing upon the iron girder, as is usual. The landing was cut to a feather edge, and nearly on the point of this rested th e first of a flight of 18 steps, each five feet in length, and although the steps were pinned into the wall, Mr. Nelson considered that quite insufficient for such a staircase. The report went on to state the parts of the institution which were not fire proof, and concluded by recommending the jury to make such a presentment to Government as would induce Parliament early in the ensuing session tore-consider and re-construct the present inefficient building clause, and the laws for the siipervision of places for public amusement, so as to prevent as far as possible a recurrence of accident's which have been so frequent of late. Mr. Eales, the other professional gentleman, then read his report, which in the main agreed with that of Mr. Nelson. Ho condemned the manner in which the repairs to the stairs had been effected, and recommended for the future that geometrical staircases for public places of amusement should be prohibited, and that for the future it should be strictly enforced, that when the ends of stairs projected from the wall, those ends should be supported by rests rising from the ground. The Coroner said, the jury having heard the two reports read, he thought that, in Corder to allow time for considera tion, the present inquiry had better be adjourned for a short time. The inquiry was adjourned until three o'clock on Mon day next. THIS .DAI'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Jan. 18.—Wind this day at noon W. to S.W. ; fresh breeze and squally. It has blown very heavily all night with squalls and rain. J EUSEY, Jan. 16.—Wind S.S.W.—Arrived—Oriente, and Dalhousie. SOUTHAMPTON, Jan 17.--Sailed—Sultan, steamer, for Alexandria; Atmto, steamer, for the West Indies. PILL, Jan. 17.—Wind W.—Sailed—Louise, for Mel bourne. HOLYHEAD, Jan. 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sea Queen, from Liverpool, for Singapore ; James Symonds, and Commodo re, from Liverpool—both for Barbadoes. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. A strong westerly gale has been blowing all night, with heavy rains, and still continues. Arrived—Lass of Gowrie, from London ; steamer, from Havre; r Etoile, from Cherbourg; Wonder, steamer, from Jersey. Sailed—Ruby, and Resolution, for Cardiff; Atrato, steamer, for St. Thomas's; Dispatch, steamer, for Jersey; Havre, steamer, for Havre, Sultan, steamer, for Gibraltar; Ally, for Sunderland. LivEnrooL, Tuesday Morning. . _ Wind W.S.W., fresh. Arrived, Jan. 17.—Ellen Jenkinson, from Monrovia ; Orontes, screw steamer, from Alexandria; Tvarance, from Aveiro. Arrived, Jan. 18.—Sarah Jane, from Smyrna; Henry Imlay, from Oporto; Pepita, from Alexandria; Grace from Seville ; Morgenstein, from Leghorn ; Fereiri, from Gallipoli; Sextus. (BY SUBMARINE AND BAITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. wi n a IV. by S. tide, three hours' flood ; weather showery and cloudy. Arrived, Jan. 1 7.—Merlin, from Terceira; Spriug Rice, Eclipse, from Seville; Heroine, from nptiu;nlAirlakr;m, from Seville ; Contest, from Patras ; A Gfr n erm n ge lsabella, from Favanilla ; Reb e cc a , f rom S av i ra ; Clarence, from Seville; Chinsura, from Demerara; Narci s , from Nantes. Wind SAV, DEAL, Tuesday Morning. strong ; with rain. Anc hored .—Bezeleel, for East London ; Sea Nymph, for Corfu.—britb. from London. Sir James Clark has gone to Prussia to be in attendance upon the Princess FroJerick William at her confinement, now daily looked f?r. HUGHES V. LADY DINORBEN.—The rule ob tained last term calling upon the plaintiff to show cause why a new trial on the ground of misdirection, was yester day discharged by the Court of Queen's Benc'•. - - THE ANDOVER MURDER.—Emma Banks, who is confinement in the county prison, charged with being a participator in the murder of Mr. Parsons, was delivered of a male child on Sunday last. V 16} 1613 4 Stock 11.6.3 11.6.3 Stock Stock 12 Stock Stock] Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stacks Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 Stock Stock Share 1000 Stock) Stock!