The Sun. — London, England, 1860-02-28 00:00:00

?r and e gal francs dawn rward tomb Lrined .opean s, her loured being y Mr. table from sed in lid en raphis other picked of the spect ,eryed, Lyersa ver all nously e Rev. chard ; to the ;rtford clovor, er load. clover, r Wad. clover, er load. ices are y in the n placo, ias been ocks on tst year, for the ,een re. only 11 spot, is st three ..17 9 ..17 9 ..17 9 ..17, 9 ~18 6 ..1S 0 ..18 0 ..19 0 ..17 0 22 6 al2 ! ..1 02 a )f this excited o whole f doing couple age was parish; d bride raw" by e . The k refuge Varwick H u g the e. d. MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days has been inactive, although in most instances prices have been fully sustained. For tea the inquiry was limited, and no public sales of importance have taken place in sugar ; for coffee there was a steady demand at full rates, and rather mole activity has been apparent in the inquiries for rice, fruit, and spices, which have been dealt in at former rates. Salt petre has been in very limited demand, but tallow has shown more buoyancy, prices for both present and forward delivery having slightly advanced. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed quietly, and only 5,000 bales were disposed of, at about previous rates. In the Railway Share Market only a small amount of business was transacted, and prices tended downwards. A further small withdrawal of gold, viz., £15,000, took place at the Bank of England yesterday, and unless some fresh supplies speedily arrive from the Continent, the movement will probably continue. The quantity lately sent away, however, is too mode rate to excite anxiety, and the money► market, owing to the limited demand and abundant supply, still retains an easy appearance. On the Stock Exchange loans are obtainable at 2 per cent., but the inquiry is likely to increase during the next few days in consequence of the liquidation in stocks and shares. Speculative business on the Stock Exchange con tinues dull, and as there are very few dealings for investment, the English market presents a quiet appearance. Upon the whole, however, prices are a shade firmer, Consols being 94 ; 5 , for money and 94! I for the account. Much attention is still paid to the advices from the Continent, but the opera tors are very cautious, and, if inclined to deal, limit their transactions, and avail themselves of the earliest opportunity to realise a profit. The New Threes and the Reduced are steady at 951 ; India 5 per Cent. Loan is 1041; ditto 5 per Cent. enfaced paper, 981 ; and ditto 51 per Cent. ditto, 104 ; Bank Stock is 2291 and 231; Exchequer Bills are 235. to 265. prem. A fair amount of business has been transacted in the Foreign Stock Market, and prices show an improvement. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 791 to 791 ; ditto New Loan, 661. Mexican have ad ♦anced to 221, ; Russian 41 per Cents., to 084 ; ditto 3 per Cents., to 65; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents. are 82 ; and Peruvian 41 per Cents., 941. The Ocean Marine Insurance Shares are firm at 22- 3 prem. ; the Universal ditto are prem.; the London and Provincial ditto, a prem.; the Canadian Loan is 2 prem. ; and the Buenos Ayres and San Fernando Railway 4 4 prem. The arrangement of the account has been in pro gress in the Railway Share Market, and a great por tion of the business transacted has been in connection with that operation. Caledonian, Edinburgh,Perth, and Dundee, London and Blackwall, South Western, North British, and North Eastern (Berwick), have declined 55.; Great Western and Midland ad vanced ss. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 10s. ; and South Eastern, £l. In the Foreign Market prices were nominally unaltered. The Colonial undertakings were inactive. Grand Trunk of Canada improved to 351, and Great India Peninsula to 991. East Indian im proved to 101 and 1011. - Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have shown little variation of importance. Bank of Australasia declined to 771 ; London Joint Stock to 314-; and Union of Australia to 46. Canada Land were firm at 125 and 126. Crystal Palace at 30. Peel River Land brought 49, and Van Diemen's Land 111. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 96k 5 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities Now 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per cent — Ditto 6 per Cent. Ditto 51 per Cent lO4 Consols for Account (March) India Stock for Aeounnt — Ditto 5 per Cent. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid — Ditto £5OO Ditto Small, 1/61 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. .Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent .......... 0 B2 Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto Account Peruvian 4/ per Cent 941 Russian, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — Ditto 41 per Cent. CDitio, 3 per Cent., 1859 65 Sardinian, 5 per Cent B5/ Spanish 3 per Cent. 44/ Turkish 6 per Cent. 791 Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 94! Ditto Account (March 8) Th'lS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Feb. 28.—Wind;_this day at noon, West; blowing a heavy gale. CLIMB, Feb. 26.—Wind S.W., strong gale Arrived W. H. Jenkins, from St. John's, N.B. SWANSEA, Feb. 25.—Arrived—Stately, from Cuba. rixmonTir, Feb. 27.—Wind W.N.W., strong—Arrived —Le France, from Havre for the Brazils. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 25.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— Euryalus, from the Mediterranean. 27.—1 t blew a hard gale all last night, which still continues. FLEETWOOD, Feb. 27.—Wind N.W., -strong gales.— Airived—The Favourite, from Savannah. CHATHAM, Feb. 26.—Wind S.W., strpng—Arrived— Marie, from Moulmein. - ha . . THE IMPERIAL LINEN COMPANY. —There evidently existed during the last three or four years a grow ing tendency amongst the manufacturing interests to direct the stream of the retail trades ag ain , as was once the cus tom, into special channels, from the store system and the selling of everything; specialitds, as the French have it, are now the order of the day, and another of these has been added to the many, under the title of " The Imperial Linen Company," the head office of which the large Man chester manufacturers, from which it dates its origin, have opened in Wigmore-street. Let them proceed as they have commenced, and many thousand housekeepers will erelong eagerly seek the advantages that their prices offer—prices which this company confess are fairly remunerative, and which it is fully determined to adhere to. HAMPSTEAD HEATH AGAIN TN DANGER.—On Saturday, at the weekly meeting of the Council of Maryle bone, at the Court-house, Mr. Nicholay drew attention to the fresh attempt being made in Parliament, with regard to building in the vicinity of Hampstead Heath. A bill has been introduced to repeal the clause of the Leases and Sales of Settled Estates Act, which prohibited the Court of Chancery from granting powers to persons to build on estates where applications had been previously made to Parliament for such powers, and such application had been rejected upon their merits. This bill was introduced into Parliament last week, and stood for a second reading on Wednesday last. Some one, however, called the attention of Mr. Edwin James to the circumstance, and through his interposition the second reading of the bill was put off till Wednesday next. The council adopted a petition against the bill. The leaseholders and copyholders of Hampstead and the parish of St. Pancras have also petitioned against the measure. DESTRUCTION OF AN EASTERN TOWN.—The Clyde steam-packet, which has just arrived at Marseilles from Syria and Smyrna, brings an account of the almost total destruction of the town of Dardanelles by fire on the night of the 19th inst. Ihe part of the town in which the conflagration commenced was that where the foreign con suls and the principal commercial men reside. The French consul, M. Battus, had barely time to escape and to save the books and papers of his office. The house of the agent of the Compagnie des Messageries Imperiales was torn down in order to prevent the flames from reaching that of the Pacha. Five children are said to have been burnt, but nothing positive is known. THE GREAT EASTERN STEAMSHIP AND PARO CHIAL RlTEs.—During the time the Great Eastern Steamer was lying in the Thames, off Deptford, the chains in connection with her moorings were attached to fasten ings in a piece of land or wharf within the parish of St. Nicholas, Deptford. This was held by the parish authori ties to be a beneficial occupation on the part of the company to which th e grea t s hi p belonged, and an assessment to the poor and other rates was accordingly made. The amount claimed (the rates being made quarterly) was £9 6s. Bd., and the demand f or payment not having b een comp li e d with, a ans w d a y s e a s p te p r l d ie s d y f A o i r r be s fo e r e e ke th r, e t police magi strate of of the at the Greenwich Police Court, made he ° d u i n i C o t l , l a p n re o s r i d di e n r fo m r istrate Mr. payment of the amount claimed. THAMES CONSERVANCY. —A curious case con - nected with the conservancy of the river came before the magistrates atto theeonYseertrtay Sessions oessir the s Thames at Rochford, on Thurs pedaynaly last,th of £lO from a fisherma n , under theam o e l s claiming d act , for o h a_ structing one of their officers. Mr. Metcalfe, barrister, at tended on behalf of the conservators. It appeared that the fisherman was taking shrimps when the officer entered his beat to see that he avoided taking spawn, 'hen the fishei man obstructed him, and denied his right. The conse quence was th e se proceedings, under the Act of George 11. Mr. Metcalfe said the only object sought was to protect the ' fishing for the benefit of those who, engaged in the same trade, duly carried out the regulations of the law; but the magistrates decided, that although under the old act the conservators were empowered to protect the fishing, the ' duty of so doing had not passed to the present conservator*, inasmuch as the Thames Conservancy Act of 1857 gave them power over the river itself simply, but did not allude to fishing. AMe was stated for the opinion of the Court of Queen's Bench. SHARE MAR S.--( THIS DAY. I ORDINARY SRA: ND STOCKS. Clueing Price. 12.10 gailways. Ain OCT , '., Lvotting. Bost. end Eastern Junction Pelfa...t and Ballymena ICr., Wol., and Gtr. Val rk., L a., and Ch. June (Blackburn ;Myth and Tyne Bost. Slefd. & Mid. Coun Bristol and Exeter Caledonian ;Carmarthen & Cardigan 'Cork and Bandon 'Cork, Blkrock,&Passage 'Cornwall Do. A A roves. no div. Do. B S l until6p.c.per an. hasbeen pd.toß. Dublin andllelf astJune. Dun.,Perth,&Abr.June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union A Stock Do. do. I 3 Stock Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 'East Suffolk I Do ;Edinburg' and Glasgow Edin.,Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction; !Furness ;Glasgow & South Westn ;Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. do. A Stock Do. do. B Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) Great Western Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk Irish South Eastern.— Lancashire & Yorkshire! London and Blackwall. , Lon.,Brigliton &S.Coast , Loud. Chat. and Dover London & North Westn , ' Do. Eighths London& South-Westn L'derry & Coleraine ,L'derry & Man., Shef., Maryport and Carlisle . Do. do. Shares Metropolitan Midland 'Do. Birming. & Derby ! II id. Gt. West. (Ireland)! Do. Shares Mid Kent Do. (Cray Line) Newcastle and Carlisle New., Aber., & Ilereld, Newry & Armagh (aef.) Newry, Warpt., & Kos Norfolk North. Counties Union North British Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div until cp.c.hasbeenpdß Do. B Stock North- Eastn.—Berwick Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase Do. Leeds Do. York North London North Staffordshire No. & Sou. W. Junction Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver Peebles Portsmouth Rhymney Scottish Central Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock Shropshire Union ,Sittingbourne & Sheer 'South Devon ;South-Eastern Louth Wales SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun Staines; Wok., & Wok Stockton & Darlington Do. do. 'Stockton & Hartlepool Taff Vale Do. Preference, No. 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Ulster Do. Do. I Vale of Neath Victoria Station & Pim Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall West London [)o. Ist Class Do. 2d Class M 6i fq Et 73 74 114 124 64 7 1044. 1051 024 93 6 61 7i 8 14 15 57 58 39 41 27 29 81i 924 28 291 101 103 109/ 110/ 99 101 133 135 111 112 691 70} 60 65 100 i 1001 68 69 110 112 124 13 999 891 911 92 104 70j 70 i 1 90f 100 8 10 40 41 24 d [O9l 1091 87 89 1 91 10/ 58 60 dl 6111 d 92} 92f 1} d 46i 17 761 761 LOS 110 3} 3} d 9 94 38 40 n 84 14 16 114 116 27i 284 85 87 48 49 3d 42 84 88 884 1 - 8 ;0 70 72 8 8 39 40 8 1 9} pi 55.5 564 24 34 p id 4p 59 M LO4 102 5 1 61 92 4 PREFERENCE SHARES. Paid, Closing Business Share Railways. Price. I Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne It pert C. pref. (issued at £5O) Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ctStock 20 Do. do. do. Shares Stock Calcdon £lO, 41 per cent 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. 61 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun Stock ki.Augn. Class A 7& spc Stock 'Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock jDo. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Conn. Ex. 5 p ct. No.l, Stock, Do. do. N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock' Stock jEastern Union, 4 per ct. took Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares S took I Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. & D.j Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc Stock Furness, 5 per cent I StocklGlas. &S West.. J a. spc Stock ,G reat Northern, 5 p. ctl Stock j Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pmj Stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 100 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 1 10 Gt. Nh. of Scothl, Ist pLI c4 ,,„ 1 j,j 1 G t.Sn.& W (Ireland) 4l '" 1 "'" p. ct. pref. Stock 50 [Great West. (Berks and, Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct. Do. Redeemable, 41 p cti Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct.' l)o. Irredeemable, do 1 Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c.pf.sh. Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do. Birming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares, ' Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnsl.St.£s 3slodpc I Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan) Co n.& Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. , 5 p. a. No. 2 Do. gua., 6 p. ct. • Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 iDo. Do. 41 per cent no. do. 41 per c. shares I Do. 7 per rent. I'ref. St. 1D0.6 p.c.d0.(1V.E.&C.P.) jDo.4 p.c S.(div.def.til'6s) Loud. Chat. and Dover Lon.& N. W.Cov. &Nun - eaton, 5 p. ct. L on.& S. W, 7 p.ct. stock Londondy & Cole, 1 shs Londondy.& Ennis 1 sh \lan.,Sh., & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 34 ner cent. Do. redeem. 6 per cent. Ntaryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 41 per cent Stock 264 134 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 12 12 Stock Stock i2f 120 Stock Stock Stock Do. 111 d. Con. 8 p. c. Stock . Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ot. Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock.. Do. with option till 18a , Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c.pret .5 redeem, at sp. c. n m Do. perpet, 6 p. a with option till 1866 12 10 Do., till 1869 Stock Norlik 5 p.o. Ex.Stk,lB46 Stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Stock D 0.5 WavVal.Ex.Sk 1847' Stock North British, 5 per cent Stock Do. New, gua . 5 per cent Stock Nth.Dev.ltail.&D , k.Co. Stock N-East.Cons. Pref.4p.c. Stock Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. 17 Do. do. do. 26 Do. Leeds, Bp. 0. No. 1. 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 25 - 40. York, IL& S. Purch. 20 North Staffordshire Stock Ox. Wr. & Wol. Opc. Ist g Stock Do. Redeem., 2d gua stock Do. Irrodeem., 24 gna. 10 Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pr Stock Scottish North-Eastern Stock 31 per c. pret. stock.... Stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 108. south Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 41 percent. 1.0.6. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) .......... Do .41 per cent....... Do. Fixed 41 p.a. Ist is. South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 41 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.e Do. B 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p.c Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock Stock LINES LEA .SED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Leasing Closing ) Co.'s. , Price. Reword and Bietchley alt Ln &N. W .. .. 1 Buckinghamshire 100 Ln& N.W 09 101 1 Chester & Ifolyhead 100 Do. 5l 314' Do. do. 5i p. ct 100 Do. 124 126 Do. do. sp. et. ClydeadaleJunction lOO Caledonin 103 105 Colchester, Stour Val all IiI.U.&E C 15) 161 E.Lincolnshire,g.i3p.e lOO Gt.North.ll4o 142 E Union,HarwieliSha all ,E.Counts. 41 4/ Do. Woodbridge Gl p s. o ll . a N rr e . w &Neils,Drctl 1 10 00 0 C p a o l . edonin --__ —__ Gloster& Dean Forest! all Gt. West. Hartlpool.Dek.&ltaikl all Yk.N. &Br; Hull and Selby I all Yk.N.Md. 111 113 Do. 4 Shares all Do. Do. Shares all :Do. Lanc.&Carl.g,ua.s p.c. 100 'Ln& .N , W 210 214 London&Greenwich . 100 S. East 6l 66 Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend. 100 Peto &Cod 93 95 Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct. 100 No r f o lk ' Do. 6 per cent lOO Do. . . ~..' Mane., Buxtn. & Matk all LN WIM 2f 21 Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock 5. 5. 6. l E.Counts a• a), N e gti w m a r a a r n k t t e . e , B a u s r y p E . ) o c . Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c all : Do. 157 59 Do. do. 6 per cent.... all , Do. Do. Fixed.s per cent. al l D o. North Western...... all Midland 1 141 15 Lit Preston and Wyre. 1 all L a 1 & y k. A all Do. I Do. 1 ..harcs Roystn,llitell.,& Shep 100 ,Gt •North • —135 137 Shrowabry& Hereford 100 r Brasacy 104 106 Do. Do. 1 ' •• • • i i P South Staffordshire .. all IM'Clcan ~1 lO 11 Wilts and Somerset.. 100 , Gt. West 1 CO 42 Wimbledon& Croydn., all 'L./inn/in' 71 81 DOCIES. Share Docks. 1 raid C P r i oe sin . g Bl a in n eag e. Stock l Commercial i 100 Stock Do4perCent.Pret.slin 100 . S - oeklEast and West India.., 100 StocklLon d on lOO S tockSt. Katharine ICO Stock ;Southampton lOO StockiViotoria . ..•• 100 102 104 10 -Do New umia•esereg l ., I Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 101 P*l d. 86 07 1 102 104 54 6 99 101 112 116 105 107 ,114 116 113 115 128 130 82 84 111 113 90 92 77 78 121 123 120 122 112 114 106 108 87 89 96 93 07 99 88 88 80 91 100 162 10 1.04 17 18 101 101 76 77 20 21 10 104 15 154 139 141 116 118 116 118 140 145 1116 118 '154 158 132 136 66 68 21i 22i 117 119 125 125 I I 66 68 i ii, 39 141 102 103 a 91 p 10 10i !2 121 par 4 p 111 113 110 112 90 92 1:5 96 I Id 23 Id 24 [2l 123 115 1.17 76 78 123 125 125 130 111 111 24 24i 101 103 101 103 90 92 100 102 85 88 28 29 33 34 32 33 50 55 all 1100 all 75 10t, 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 100 100 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 28, I=6o. BRITISH POSSESSIONS Railways. 1 Closing Iguanas done Paid. , p r id e . Share 1 ;Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent.. Born., Baroda& Cent. Ind gu. 5 per cent Do. Addit. Capital A Do. Do. ;Buffalo and L ake Huron Do. New Do. Preference B lila°, Brant. &G odrich 6 p. et. bds. 1 Aug., 18:21 IDo. do. 1 July, 18731 IDo. do. 1 June, 1874 i Cleutta.&S.Eastrn.Litn. l ;Cape,Eastn.Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip 'Central Oude (Limited)' Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 44 p. c. Debentrs Do. 5 p.c. I)eb., 1861 Geelong& Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 1 per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada 'Do. 6 per cent. Pref iDo. 6 percent. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 18 62 Do. do. 1867... Do. do. 1872 Gt. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.c • Do. New, gua.s per cent 'Gt.South. of Ind.Lim.— I guaranteed 5 per cent I Gt.W. of Canada Shares IDo. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 1 apt. till '6O IDo. do. '73 till '6O 'Do do . "/3 without opt IDo * . 5i p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 14 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent : Do. 4, p. c. Extension Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c I Do. Fourth de.. Do. do. .... Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds l jNew Brun swick&Cand a . Rv.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Canitl.Share.. Do. do. Land d 0... Do. do. B. Capital do. Do. do. Land d 0.., Gude (Limited) Scinde Do. New Do. Punjaub Do. Indus. St. Flo. &,,t; St. Andrews & Quebec A ITrinidad(Limited) Scrip 204 201 10 100 1 100 100 17i 20 Stock 100 Stock 20 Sto. Stock 100 100 100 100 100 Stock S took FOREIGN ,Antwerp & Rotterdam lArd,nnes Balint S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c.' 'Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiabo Ditto Extension (Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Euphrates Valley Grand This. Guar .5 p.c 'Great Central of France Gt. Luxetn. Con. ells tI al ian Junction Lake Constanec do Rale Lierre and Turnhout I Lombardo Venetian Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. B p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian 'Trunk Pref Paris,Lyons, and Medit Paris and Orleans , Recife& S. Fran. (Pern.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) !Riga and Dunaburg 'Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse Dv. 54 per cent. Pref Southern of France ` West Flanders Do. 54 p. c. Preference I I W. & N.W. of Fiance 1 Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand tall 1100 88 90 961 96; 5 d 5j all all all }lOO 100 100 1.3 0. 8i 7 83 B3 78 82 75 80 par f p 11 Idl I Id j d lul 1014 par ip par ip 100 1004 1014 102 20 21 341 354 94 95 73 74 85 87 75 77 74 76 98} 99} id d 14 id 12} 121 8i 95 no 95 ICO 95 ICO 90 93 87 90 974 98 91 93 Id fd 5 7 5 7 191 20 Id pr[ [9l 191 id id 101 l IVIES. 115 114 1091 99 13 10 1111 1 ill LA lip INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Mr. Commissioner Holroyd was.the only sitting commis sioner engaged during the morning up stairs hearing private applications. IN RE ALCOCK AND COXPANY. These bankrupts were earthenware manufacturers. &e., at Burslem, Staffordshire, and to-day was appointed for the last examination. The failure is to a large extent, and the accounts being voluminous the balance-sheet had not been tiled, and an adjournment took place by consent. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—(This Day. OLD COURT. .. (Before the Recorder.) THE ROBBERY AT GRESHAM HOUSE. John Edgar and Edmund Meore were charged with steal ing £ll6 in gold and other moneys, amounting in all to £215, the property of her Majesty. Mr. Cole and Mr. Campbell appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Sleigh and Mr. Metcalfe defended the prisoners. The prosecution was instituted by direction of the Com missioners of Inland Revenue. From the opening statement of the learned counsel for the prosecution it appeared that Mr. Redford, a collector of inland revenue, occupied a portion of the offices used by the Government in Gresham House, Old Broad-street, and on the afternoon of the 16th of January the money in ques tion was left by him in an iron safe in a cupboard in his office, and on the following morning it was discovered that the lock of the cupboard had been forced, and the safe and its contents were gone. The prisoner Edgar was a carpen- ter, and the other prisoner was a French polisher, in the employ of Messrs. Smith, contractors for Government work, at Pimlico, and they had both been at work in Mr. Redford's office shortly before the robbery was committed, and it was proved that they were both in the office after Mr. Redford had left, and that they had ample opportunity of committing the robbery if they had been so disposed. Suspicion at once fell upon them, and they were taken into custody, but the evidence was not sufficient to sustain a charge, and they were dismissed. A reward of £5O was then offered for the detection of the offen ders, and a cabman then came forward and stated that on the night of the robbery he took two men, with an iron safe, from the neigbourhood of Old Broad-street, and upon being shown the two prisoners, at once identified them as the men, and said that he drove them to a place called Montague-mows, Bloomsbury, where Edgar resided, and where he and Moore got out of the cab, taking the iron safe with thorn. Tho evidence of the cabman was materially eon rind by the evidence of M r.Field, landlord of the Marlborough Head public house, in Bishopsgate-street, which was to the effect that at the time mentioned by him he saw the pri soners in the cab at his house, and they went away to gether. The prisoners, upon this additional evidence, were again given into custody, and upon the officer going to make a search at Edgar's house his wife handed him a box which contained 57 sovereigns, which was about half the amount of gold that was stolen, and £1 Bs. 8d in copper, amongst which were a great many farthings. A number of farthings were amongst the money stolen. There were a great many witnesses examined for the pro secution, the principal of whom was James Stokes, the cabdriver. 3607 (examined by Mr. Cole), who said—On the night of the robbery I was on the stand near Gresham House. I was called off the stand about seven o'clock by Moore. He told me to pull round, and - I followed him up St. Mary-axe about 30 ' , suds. When I got there I saw the other prisoner with an iron safe by his leg. It was about 18 or 20 inches long and 15 wide. They put the iron safe in the cab and told me to drive to the Marlborough Head, Bishopsgate street. Edgar then got out out, went into the house, got a carpenter's basket of tools, put them in the cab, and then returned tothe bar for a pint of porter, of which I partook ; he then returned the pot. Edgar then told me to drive to Bloomsbury-square. At Montague-street Edgar got out and wont in the direction of Moutag,ue-mews. He returned in a few: minutes, :and as the safe was being taken out of the cab he said, "My portmanteau is very heavy." I re plied that it was. A few days after the robbery I was in a publichouse, where I saw a bill offering a reward for the discovery of the robbery. I told a policeman, who hap pened to be present, all I knew about it. Cross-examined b y Mr. Sleigh--I never expressed any doubt about the identity of the prisoners. I will swear I never did. I saw the bill offering the re ward of £5O, on Thursday night about 10 o'clock 1 had not seen Brett, the officer, or any constable before I gave information. I had never seen either of the prisoners be fore the night of the robbery, and then it was dark. I did not go to Inspector Hamilton. I told the officer who was distributing the bills. I was taken by Brett, the officer, to Edgar's house. Two other officers accompanied us. It was on Friday morning between 9 and 10. The officers went into the house, and I remained outside. I was after wards called in, and on Edgar being pointed out to me, I said he was one of the men. I never, when I was first asked the question, went out of the room with one of the officers, and on my return said I was sure he was the man. I never expressed any doubt about the prisoner's identity. I never, in my depositions, said I went into another room:with the officer, and on returning to the room said, "I am sum that is one of the men." Afior this the officers and myself left the house. Edgar was net taken into custody. Edgar said he would remain at home as long as they liked. We afterwards walked up the street to the public-house. Tho officers were sent, and the pri soner was:again arrested. By Mr. Metcalfe—l first saw Moore on Friday night as I was on the rank. I immediately said, I believe him to be the man." I never told Brett I had any doubt about his being the other man. I was quite sure when I saw him at the station-house that he was the man. He was walked up and down by the officers before me. That was after I had said I was certain he was the man. I don't know why he was walked up and down before me. I had never said I wialed to see him walk. I again say I don't know why they walked him before mo. I said on Thursday night to the officers I should know him by his walk. I had never seen either of the prisoners before the night I was en gaged by them. Edgar paid me. By Mr. Cole—There was plenty of light from the street lamps for me to see Edgar when he first engaged me. I had not the slightest doubt about the identity of the prisoners. Mr. Field, the landlord of the Marlborough Head Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, confirmed the evidence of the cabman in every particular. The learned counsel, in addressing the jury for the pri soners, contended that it was clearly a case of mistaken identity, and commented very severely upon the conduct of the cabman, who had not thought fit to open his mouth be fore a reward of £5O was offered for the apprehension of the persons committing the robbery. The case was not concluded when wo went to press. TTIE CORPORATION REFORM BILL, A special meeting of the Court of Common Coun cil was held yesterday at Guildhall, the Lord Mayor presiding, " to consider the Bill in Parliament for the better regulation of the corporation of the City of London." It having been resolved that the clauses of the bill should be read and discussed seriatim, clauses 1 and 2 were agreed to as they stood. On clause 3, fixing the municipal franchise at £lO, Mr. W. Cox (late M.P. for Finsbury) moved that the franchise should be extended to £5 house holders, upon the ground that it was generally understood that the parliamentary franchise was about to be reduced below £lO. In the discussion which followed upon this amendment, various suggestions were - made for amending the clause, but it seemed to be generally considered that a £lO franchise would in the City be almost equivalent to universal suffrage, more especially as occupiers of offices, chambers, ware houses, wharfs, &c., may as the bill stands, claim to be rated the police rate, and so acquire the vote, and a strong desire was evinced that the clause should be agreed to intact. Mr. Cox, however, per sisted in pressing his motion to a show of hands, when not more than a dozen hands were held up in its favour, and it was, therefore, negatived by an overwhelming majority. On the same clause, _ . Mr. Alderman MECIII moved the omission of certain words, with the object of preserving the rights of the livery as participators in the election of the Lord Mayor. Mr. Alderman SIDNEY strongly opposed the amendment, urging that the livery had only ob tained what they call their rights by the abominable act 2 George 1., which was obtained for political purposes, and that they had no claim to the franchise except upon the common basis of being house holders or occupiers within the City to the amount of XlO. Other motions were submitted on the same point, and the result of a continued discussion was the adoption of the following, moved by Mr. Alderman Lawrence, viz. :—" That the rights of the livery be preserved in the election of Lord Mayor and Sheriffs conjointly with the ratepayers, and that the clauses of the bill be altered accordingly." On the same clause, Mr. Cox again vindicated his title to be con sidered an " advanced liberal" by moving that in the municipal elections votes should be taken by ballot. After some discussion, on a show of hands, the " previous question" was declared to be carried, a decision which was affirmed on a division by 81 votes to 26—majority 55. The motion was therefore lost; the announcement of the numbers being received with loud cheers. Clauses 3 to 17 wore then agreed to. On clause 18, appointing the number of represen tatives to be returned by the different wards of the Common Council, Mr. H. TAYLOR objected to the appointment, as not fairly representing the wealth and property of the different wards, and moved a resolution, assert ing theopinion of the court that a maximum number of representatives for any ward should be eight, and that in the distribution regard should be paid to. the present representation of the existing wards.- After a protracted discussion and several divisions on various amendinents, which were negatived, the court adjourned, leaving the remaining clauses of the bill for discussion at a future court. ANOTH E R PIER A T GRA VESEND. TILEVES COXSERVAXCY. The Court of Conservators met yesterday to hear the objections of the Corporation of Gravesend and of Mr. Quaife, the receiver, under the Court of Chancery, of tolls of the Town Pier, Gravesend, to the Court granting a license to the London and Tilbury Railway Company to construct a pier for landing their passengers at West-street, Gravesend. The members present were—Jonathan Thorp, Esq. (chairman), Joseph Turnley, Esq., Commo dore Drummond, C. 8., Admiral Autin, C. 8., and T. H. Fry, Esq. Mr. Matthews, on behalf of the receiver, objected to a license being granted for the purpOses intended —lst, because it would be of no advantage to the public ; and, 2dly, it was not necessary for the con venience of the public—both of which requirements, he said, were essential within the spirit and mean ins of the Conservancy Act, and he quoted cla uses 57 and 59 as in point. Mr. Matthews stated that the object of the application by the railway com pany was to divert the pier tolls, id. per passenger (now applied towards paying interest to those who advanced the money to build it) into the coffers of the railway company, and that too at a sacrifice of the comfort of their passengers, who would, if the licence were granted, be landed into a narrow street, where a carriage could nut turn. The existing piers were most ample, and her Most Gracious AI aj ()sty had been pleased to use them, and , express her satisfaction at the great accommodation they gave the public. I Mr. Sharland, town clerk of Gravesend, stated that if the licence would only go so far as to a landing for cattle and bona fide ferry passengers from Tilbury Fort, he could not oppose ; but if it was the intention of the company to construct a pier for passengers generally, he was instructed to object ; the corporation having given bonds to the mortgagees of the tolls to guarantee them the inte rest of the moneys advanced. He also submitted that it would be monstrous for the court to enable the railway compan i i , to get from it by a side wind what they had not dared to ask when the Railway Act was on its passage through Parliament. The Chairman observed that the objections of Mr. Matthews and Mr. Sharland were very fair and pertinent, and should be considered by the court. TEE REPORTED TREATY BETWEEN AUSTRIA AND RUSSIA. The Independance Belge publishes the following at the head of its political summary . " The Morning Chronicle publishes a strange piece of news. It announces that Russia has con cluded, or is about to conclude, an alliance with Austria, by which the latter Power would receive a guarantee for all her possessions at home and abroad, includin g Hungary and Venetia. The Eng lish journal does not say upon what conditions Austria has succeeded in procuring such extensive advantages ; it confines itself to saying that the guarantee will be given by Prussia, and that Aus tria has herself engaged to conform her policy to the interests of Russia on the Danube, in the Roman Principalities, and in Servia. In other words, Aus: tria and Russia would derive the benefits, and Prussia pay the cost. "We will not simply say that this announcement is improbable ; it is radically false. It suffices to read it to be convinced of this. It is but another version of a report already mentioned by us yester day, according to which Russia had threatened Piedmont with a rupture of diplomatic relations if the annexation should take place. "All these reports emanate from sources inte rested in spreading them, to act in some way or other upon public opinion. What is true is, that Russia, and even Prussia, in their last diplomatic declarations on Italian affairs, thought fit to make some significant reserves on the theories of the English Government upon popular sovereignty, and to shield the principles of their own organisa tion and the rights of their dynasties. "This attitude has necessarily caused great satis faction at Vienna ; but, as will be seen from our Berlin correspondence, its importance must not be exaggerated. Even at St. Petersburg, the Govern ment—allowance being made for its manner of viewing questions on pure theoretical grounds, and perhaps protesting at the same time against accom plished facts—is, nevertheless, not disposed to take int') account the necessities of time and place. It is in this respect that its policy differs essentially from that of the Austrian Government, and this is why we do not believe in the famous piece of news of the Morning Chronicle." NEW COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) The Court was occupied the whole of the morning with Mint cases, none of which possessed the slightest interest. POLICE INTELLIGENOE-( THIS DA Y.; MARLBOROUGH .STREET.• UNPROVOKED ASSAULT ON A SOLDIER—A FORTUNATE WITNESS.—EIIen llurs.t, a low looking woman, wae charged before Mr. Beadon with committing a savage and unpro ♦oked assault on Charles Moyes, a private of the Ist bat talion of Scots Fusiliers. Tho complainant said that on the previous night he was returning to the St. George's Barracks down Pulteney street, when the prisoner, whom he had never seen before, struck him on the head with a basin, smashing the basin to pieces and inflicting a very severe wound on his head. Prisoner said she threw the basin at the soldier, but did not intend to hurt him.. Butcher, a constable of the C division, said ho saw the soldier walking quietly along Pulteney-street, and saw the prisoner walk behind hira and take from under her shawl a basin with which she struck him on the head. The soldier appeared to be sober, and the prisoner was well known. Mr. Beadon said it was excessively fortunate the con stable was a witness If the soldier had struck her she would have asked him to give him three months. Ile was sorry he could not give her more, but he should give her the longest term he could, and should, therefore, fine her £5 or two months. Charles Kellett and Francis Williams, two young men, were neat charged with a very unprovoked assault on John Jordan, of 8, Sutton-street, Soho, and the case being proved by the complainant and by Mr. Kitt, of the Rose and Crown, Charlotte-street, Foley-place, Kellett was fined 40s. or a month, and Williams having also assaulted a constable, was fined 40s. and a month. OBTAINING AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF GOODS BY FALSE PRETENCES FROM MESSRS. MECUI'S.—Ralph Cavendish, of 40, Brompton-crescent, Brompton, was charged before Mr. Beadon, by Sergeant Silverton, of the C division, with obtaining by false and fraudulent pre tences at IU, Regent-street, 1 dressing case, 1 dressing bag, 1 despateh box, and of her articles of the value of £309 165., the property of Messrs. John Joseph Mechi, and Charles Bazin, dressing-case makers. Some of the property was produced in court by Sergeant Silverton. It appears that the accused presented to a person from Messrs. Mechis, who took the goods, a cheque on Messrs. Drummond, for the amount of £309 165., and they having a suspicion, got the services of Sergeant Sib• verton, who accompanied the shopman. Sergeant Silver ton watched the place while inquiries were made at the bank, and it being there found that the prisoner had no effects the sergeant took th e p r i soner into custody, finding property to the amount of about £5OO in bis possession, which he had obtained from different tradesmen. Sergeant Silverton asked for a remand, which was granted. The recovery of the property is due to the exertiois of the sergeant, who acted with the greatest promptitude in the matter. ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF COAL AT LEEDS. — The coalmasters of the Leeds district, who at the commence ment of the year advanced the wages of the miners to the standard of 1858, have during the last few days advanced the prices of coal and slack to the consumers 6d. per ton on all descriptions. CAPE OF GOOD ROPE. PLYMOUTH, MONDAT. The Royal Mail steamship Celt, Captain Brown, has arrived. She left the Cape, Jan. 20 ; St. Helena, Jan. 29 ; and Ascension, Feb. 2. Trade at the Cape was dull and money scarce. A change for the better was hoped for from the Cape and Natal Bank projected in London. Sir George Grey was still looked for by next in coming steamer from England. The vine disease was still spreading, and had identified itself as the " oidium tuckeri ;" the extent of its ravages was being examined by a corn mission. Pretorius, Dictator of Transraal, had also been elected president of Orange State. It was believed that the Home Government would not sanction this union. Livingstone's expedition was at li_ougone on the 12th of December. All well. An insurrection against the Sultan of Zanzibar had been quelled by her Majesty's ship Lynx. Advices from Vienna confirm the statement that the Austrian Government, having by the fraudulent over issue of the National Loan, shut the legitimate money market against it, is now contemplating au appeal to the gambling propensities of the nation. A "lottery loan" of two hundred millions of florins (nominally £20,000,000 ster ling), is talked of. AILWAYS. all all all all all n 4 11 d 51 41 d 24# 25# 6 11 7} 1 10p1 8 84 19 194 36 364 9 10: 35 351 51 F 1 it 11 d 13 15 8 :f 19 20 9 1 22 23 44 41 —P I d par 1 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUR: Can.Gov.6 p.c J a. & J uly Do. 6 p.c. Fb.&Aug. Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. Do. 6 per cent. 1879 1)o. 6 per cent. 1880 N. 8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &Julyl Do. 6 p.c.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. sp. C. Deb. D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up NovaScothiGov.6 p.O. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July Viet •Gov.6p.c..Tan&July Do. do. April & Oct. 113 115 109 111 ,113 115 MISCELL. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint 1090 A.tlantie Tel. (Limited) 25 Australian Agricultural 10 Australian Royal Mall . 10 Berlin Water Works 50 I British American Land 50 I Brit. Irish Mag.Tel.A. 20 !Do. 7p. c. till 1862 20 Do. C . 100'Canada Land 10 Clian. War ds Tel.(Llnt )1 Stoa , Cop.llit Eng,.&Smlt2 . ' 25 !Do. Pret,rence 7; per ct Stock Crystal Palace. 5 !Do, Preference Stock 6 p. c. Perpet. Deb Stock Electric Telegraph 25 I Do. New English tAust.Copper Gen. Steam Navigation. Great Shin (Limited).. Indian & Anst. Telegr. London District Telegr. London Discount Lond.G en. Omnibus Co IMadras Irr. and Canal Mediter. Electric Teleg. ,Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) National Discount C 0..: 'Netherlands Land 11)08 p.e.Pref.,iss.at 1 dia IN. tr. &NOvaSeotiaLan d N.B.Australasian (Lim ) Oriental Gas Do. New Shares Orientl. In. Steam, A Ditto B Ditto C Peel River Land & Min Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austrin. Inv. (Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Teleg. Scrip. Do. do Registered Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can• Van Diaman'a Land 1 109 110 991 100 994 100 94 100 108 109 109 111 1111 112 14 15 120 16') 132 S 3 41 5 38 40 20 22 15 17 122 127 8 9 15 20 24 v 5 271 32ê 1100 104 102 105 102 104 par 1 p 2j 24 I 1 id II 1 O 14 If 1i 21 3 4 1* d ; / d par. 49 51 78 80 13 15 22 4 l3r 6 7 51 53 120 130 35 37 1 I 1 11 12 BRITISH MINES. _ Share Mines. Paid. Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 20 British Iron Closing :. icer4 B D as o ir n eS Done. Clifford — 335 345 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 455 165 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 150 160 East Caradon ~ E. WI Russ! (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 114 11f Gam.&St.Aubyn(G wen.) 541 50 53 Great South Tolgus.... 17s 14 145 G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillack) 12.4.2 4 15 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 9 . .. Grenville 54 3 34 Herod's-Foot 8 25 2 7 Hingsten Downs 4.3.6 45 5 Lady Bertha Margaret (d ny Lelant) lii 44 46 North Downs North France s illlogan) 10 5 6 N.Wh'l Basset (Megan) 5 5 6 North Wheal Crotty 7.9.4 84 95 10 Par Consols (St. Blazy). 11 13 14 --- Providence (Uny Lelat) 10.6.7 47 49 Sortridge Cons. Min. Co.. lOs 4 4 SoutliCaradon(St.Cleer) 11 255 265 Sortli C. Brea( Illogan). 2 24 3 S Wheal Fran. (Mogan) 18.10.1. 170 180 Stray Park 18.18.0 31 33 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co 4l 3 31 10 Tin Croft 9 5 51 Vale of Tower (Carm ) 12s 6d West Bas se t (Ill ogan) l4 2 0 2 1 —W. Caradon (Liskeard). 10 80 83 West Seton ..,. .. --Wheal liasset(lllogan). 51 160 170 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 85 95 Wheal Edward (Cale.) 6 11 2 Wheal Kitty (IL Lelant) 1.7.2 14 15 Wh'll4laryAn n (M erthe 8 27 29 41'1 Trelawney (Lic k.; 414 29 31 FOREIGN MINES r, Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim. 15s 4 d par 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at 25p.) 274 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim. 15 21 22 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all 1 Clarendon Cons. Min Co. _ 40 Cobre Copper al 44 46 d Coplapo l6 1 74 1 Dunsloun.Cop.Bling.Co all 2 Fortuna 20 General. . all 244 25e 2 Gt . all 101 111 111 1 2 ig i tar .N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 1 1:1 i 5 LUSitalliall All i 1 blariquita P Mining and Smelt 1 1 4 5 Port Phil ip . ..... los i d A P 1 Scottish Australn.(L.) 2 1 0 N po .lt u l t l g i n ib e a C u o d p s . o n f v S e . r t L u s e . a L d 1: 1 8 1 . 1 4 d 6 all 2 24 28.2.84 United Mexican 18.2.81 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. I Closing R us i n ", Share Joint-Stock Banks. Paid. Price. Done. 100 lAgra&UnitedServiceßk 50 I all 77 79 774 40 'Australasia 25 Bank of Egypt a ll 24 244 100 P. auk of Loudon 5O 5 1 53 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo i all 90 British North American! all -- 20 Chtd. Bank of India, lice all 20} 21 25 Cli.Mer.of In. Lon.&Ch 1 all 31 33 100 City 5O -- 100 Colonial j 25 38 39 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of I.4ndon 2O 20 21 20 'Eng Scot., & Ans. Ch all 164 17 20 Gen Ilk. of Switzerland all 20 Lou.ehar.Bk.ofAustraL all 22} 23 50 , London and County 50 London Joint Stock .. 10 all 100 ;London & Westminster. 1 20 100 iNat. l'rov. of England. 35 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient .11k. Corporation all 40 41 40 20 Ottoman Bank all 19 19} 19 , 1 100 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New 25 South Australia 25 Union of Australia all 46 50 Ilnion of London , 12 28 29 1 0 Unity Mutual _ Iso Business Done. WEST INDIA MAIL 4'ERVICE. Commencing on the 2d March next, a new table of routes for the West India mail service will be brought into operation, with the object of securing the arrival at South ampton of the packet bringing the homeward mails three days before the departure of the packet conveying the out ward mails, and thus accelerating the course of post between the United Kingdom and the several places served by those packets. The packets for the West Indies will continue to sail from Southampton on the same days as at present, viz., the 2d and 17th of each month ; and the packets from the West Indies will be due at Southampton on the 14th and 29th of each month. Mails for Carthagena, Santa Martha, Greytown, and Blewfields, will in future be despatched once a month only instead of twice a month is heretofore. The mails for Carthageua and Santa Martha will be for warded by the packet of the 2d of the month, and the re turn mails will be done on the 29th of the month. The mails for Greytown and Blewfields will be de spatched by the packet of the 17th, and the return mails will be due on the 14th of the month. In all other respects the mails to be conveyed frown this country by the West India mail paclrcts will be despatched under the existing regulations, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL'S— (YESTERDAY). LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 9to 1 agst Anatis (offered) 11 to 1 agst Xanthus (offered) 10 to 1 agst Jealousy (taken) 100 to 6 agat Huntsman (taken) 100 to 7 agst Maria Agnes (offered) 20 to 1 eget Goldsmith (taken) 25 to 1 agst Bridegroom (taken) 30 to 1 agst Venison (taken) 40 to 1 agst Macbonnie (offered) 50 to 1 agst Emigrant (offered) 12 to las Sir Robert and Huntsman coupled (taken) LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP. 10 to 1 agat Uncle Ned.(taken) • NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Rattlebone (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 9to 1 agst Chore Arctic (offered) 20 to •*1 agst Nucleus (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 6 agat Satellite (taken) 20 to 1 agst Tame Deer (taken) • 20 to 1 agst Viatka (offered) • • . - 20 to 1 agst Longrange (offered) 1000 to 30 agst Gaspard (taken) 50 to 1 agst Herne (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 9to 2 agst The Wizard (taken and offered) sto 1 agst Lupulus (taken) 6to 1 agst Buccaneer (offered) 12 to 1 agst King of Diamonds (taken and offered) DERBY. 9to 1 agst Mainstone (offered) 9to 1 agst Umpire (offered) 10 to 1 agst Buccaneer (taken) 20 to 1 agst Lupulus (offered) ' 1000 to 30 agst Upperhand (offered) 35 to 1 agst Craniond (taken) - 40 to - 1 agst Lan - chester (taken) 40 to 1 agst Sir William (wanted) 50 to 1 agst Restes (taken) J. GRINCSIIAW.—We are gratified to learn that this clever Weiiht, who was thrown and injured while riding Warrior Queen at the recent Nottingham meeting, is rapidly improving, and will leave the Infirmary in a day or two. CITY BETTING—YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECI4SE. 10 f 0 1 &gat Jealousy 10 to 1 agst XaDthus 10 to 1 agst Anatis 15 to 1 agst Huntsman (token freely) 15 to 1 agst Maria Agnes 15 to. 1. agst Brunette 20 to 1 agst Sir Robert 20 to 1 agst Westminster 25 to: 1 agst Telegram (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to 1 agst The Wizard (offered) 9to 2 egg Buccaneer sto 1 agst Lupulus 8' to 1 agst Umpire CHESTER CUP. 100 to 6 agst Tame Deer (taken) 100 to 6 agst Satellite (offered) 20 to 1 agst Viatka 2.5 to 1 agst Longrange 33 to 1 agat Petra 33 to 1 agat Brewer 50 to 1 agst First Lord DERBY. 9to 1 agst Umpire (offered) 10 to 1 agst Mainstono (taken) 11 to 1 agst Buccaneer (taken) 12 to 1 agst Wizard (offered) 12 to 1 agst Thormanty 16 to 1 agst Nutbourne 33 to 1 agst Cramond 51 to I agst Richmond 60 to 1 agst Paleface P UGILISM. THE CHAMPION'S BENEFIT.---A truly sporting scene was presented yesterday evening at St. George's Hall, Southwark, on the occasion of Tom Sayers, the champion of England, who will ere long have to measure his prowess against the Benecia Boy, taking farewell of his metropolitan friends and admirers, prior to settling down in his training quarters to those arduous duties essential to befit him for what is fully expected to.be one of the toughest, as it certainly is one of the most im portant, contests in which this pre-eminent boxer has been engaged since the commencement of his extraordinary career. As this was known to be positively the only chance the metropolitans would have of meeting Tom prior to the eventful day, his friends, as may be anticipated, rallied round him in great force, the building being crowded in every available part, all the " talents being present, and many of the champion's aristocratic patrons. Tom was well assisted by his brother professionals, and when the champion made his appearance his recep tion was most enthusiastic. He looked indeed re markably well. His sea "dipping" had unquestion ablyc much improved him, bracing th e frame and setting the muscles, thus giving tone to the syste m. , There was a sprightliness and ela sticit y about lom that was highly gratifying to his friends, who ap peared to be struck with an irresistible conviction that, although there were formidable odds against him, he must win. Tom, on the conclusion of the sparring, made his acknowledgments to the com. pang, who with cheers, thrice and thrice age in re peated, wished him , in truly English fashion, suc cess in his forthcoming engagement. We had nigh forgot to mention that Sayers on presenting him self before his friends displayed the colours of each man for the forthcoming contest, likewise the champion's belt; and, in his usual good-humoured manner, assured the company that he once more intended to win and wear the same ; which bold announcement was received with a round of ap plause. FOREIGN MAIL PACKET LIST. [n the followinz table E signifies that letters are despatehei by evening mails irore London, and M by morning mails. Next DESTINATIONS. Despatch Port of Al all of Mails. Despatch. due. Australia and and Mauritius, via Southampton Mar. 12,M Southamp. Mar. 11 Ditto, via Marseilles Bahamas and Havana via New York star. 5, E Liverpool.. Mar. 15 Canada, &c. (by Canadn. pckt) Feb. 29 . E Liverpool.. Feb. 29 Cape of Good Hope, Ascen sion, and St. Helena Mar. 5, E DeVOIVOrt March 3 China, Penang' .1., and Singa pore, via Southampton Mar. 3, 31,Southamp. Mar. 3 Ditto, via Marseilles Gibraltar, via Southampton.. Feb. 27 ,31 Southamp. overdue Honduras and Biewlields .... Mar. 17, 31 Southamp. Mar. 16 India (Calcutta) and Ceylon, via Southampton Feb. 27, 31 Southamp. Mar. 3 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via South ampton Feb. 27, 31 Sonthamp. overdue Ditto, via Marseilles Lisbon, Brazils,Buenos Ayres, and F. Islands Mar. 9,4 l Southamp. Mar. 5 Lisbon, Vigo, and Oporto Feb. 27, 31 Southamp. overdue Malta, Egypt, and Ades, via Southampton Feb. 20; M Southamp. overdue Ditto, via Marseilles Mexico and Havana Newfoundland Mar. 2,:E Liverpool.• United States and British N f America (by British paeket)lMar. 2, E Liverpool.. Mar. 3 Ditto (by U. S. packet) West Coast of Africa, Ma deira, and Teneriffe Mar. 17 West India, California, Yene- E Liverpool.. Mar. 10 zuela, Chili, Peru, Grey- town, New Granada, &c Mar. 2 . Southamp Mar. 1 ____--. AN INDEPENDENT FEMALE. —A DAUGHTER OF BURNS.—A fund of about £3OO was raised in Glasgow and neighbourhood for behoof of Mrs. Thomson, the only sur viving daughter of Buius. The amount was invested by Mr. George Coats in an old house in Pollokshaws. M rs. Thomson, on being consulted as to her wishes in regard to the disposal of the fund, expressed the great inconvenience that such a property, tenanted by a number of labouring people, occupying single rooms, would bo to her. The -in vestment was con cluded, and Mrs. Thomson, on bei ng pre sented with the tit le deeds, declined, and said she would only The result acce pt the money if it was p laced in the b ank. was a meeting of the subscribers in Glasgow , on W a lter Crum, Esq., in the chair—at which it was resolved, after a stormy discussion, that, while Mr. Coats and other gentlemen were entitled to thanks f or exert ions in behalf of Mrs. Thomson, the investment, not being in acc o rdance w ith Mrs. Thomson's wishes, be can celled , and the amount placed again at the disposal of the subscribers. A new coin • inittee was apponited to consider as to the disposal of the fund. --Edinburgh Witness. IiNIPEINAL HOUSE- OF LORDS—(YESTERDAY.) The LORD CRANCELLOR took his seat oa the woolsack tt five o'clock. • PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion ot: Lord REDESDALE, the full° wing bills were read a second time :—Waterford and Lime ick, and Great Southern and Western Railway ; Holyilead Water, and Isle of Wight (Eastern Section). • THE BALLOT. Lord TEYNIIA.M gaVe notice that he would on the 16th of .March tuove a resolution, to the effect that it was expe dient that the votes at elections for memb4rs of Parliament should be taken by secret ballot. BLEACHING WORKS. Lord BROUGHAM called the attention of the house to the suffering endured by children of tender age and women in the process of bleaching. It had been proved that child ren between seven and eight years of age had been kept for 18 and 20 hours, and in some instance two and three days, in continuous work in bleaching works, during which time they endured the most excruciating hardships. The system pursued towards these poor children was heartrending, many of them. only, being kept awake by the use of violent means. What he wished for - was that some means might be adopted to put an end to such dreadful practices, and he begged to ask the noble earl whether it was the intention of the Government to extend the operation of the factory act to bleaching works. Earl GRANVILLE said he would make inquiry into the subject, and give the noble and learned lord an answer on another evening. THE MARRIAGE LAWS. Viscount DUNGANNON presented a petition, signed by 300 women of Aylesbury and its immediate neighbour hood, against any measu re for .le g alising marriage with a deceased wif e ' s sister. Lord WODE HOUSE said the noble lord seemed to be of opinion that the majority of the female population was against the marriage with a deceased wife's sister, buthe theught he would have some difficulty in proving his case. (Hear, hear.) The noble viscount had presented a -peti tion signed by three hundred of the women of Aylesbury, and urged the importance of such a petition. Now, he happened to have another petition, not siomed by 300 women, but signed by 428 ladies residing in the neighbour.. hood of Aylesbury—(" hear, hear," and laughter) —quite of an opposite prayer. (" Hear, hear," and laughter.) He did not think that any such great evils as the noble Viscount anticipated would arise if the alterations required in the marriage laws were made. For himself he should be perfectly willing to let the question be decided by the ladies of Aylesbury. (gear, hear, and laughter.) The LORD CHANCELLOR said he hoped the ladies of England, both for and against the alteration, would come forward and give expression to their opinions on the subject by petition. It was, however, his opinion that the majority of the female population was against the measure. Viscount DUNGANNON confessed the noble lord (Wodohouse) had the advantage of him on that occasion— (laughter)—but he was firmly convinced the female popu lation generally agreed with those whose petition he had just presented. The subject then dropped. NAVAL RESERVES. The Earl of lIA.RDWICKE, in rising. pursuant to no tice, to call attention to the state of the naval reserves, said he had a strong desire, so far as he could, to assist then oble duke at the head of the Admiralty in this - important ele ment of our national defences. At a time when enormous sums of money were being voted for our armaments it would be a matter of the greatest satisfaction to the country and service to the State if a body of seamen could be relied upon in any sudden emergency for the defence of the na tion. In the pro Sent state of Europe we were compelled to keep afloat an arinathent equal to the carrying on of a con siderable war, anti this too at a moment when our relations with our allies Were of the most friendly character. It was well kaotFir to their lordships that we had always possessed a naval'reserve in the whole merchant service, the seamen in which were liable by ;Acts of Parliament to serve the Crown in case of any emergency. These statutes were still in force, but public opinion had so anxiously pressed upon the Government the impossibility of raisjig a force by compul sion, and the facilities of locomotion - by sea and land were so rapid, and extended, that the hope of raising seamen by impressment was almost universally abandoned ; and, although there was no intention of repealing the statutes, yet it was felt that they could not be carried out until too late, and until an enemy was thundering at our doors. His noble friend behind him (the Earl of Derby) appointed a commission to consider the best mode of manning the navy, and in August last an Act was passed empowering the Crown to raise a volunteer reserve of seamen. This year a vote had been taken on the Navy Estimates forming this volunteer force, and thepresent wak therefore a fitting time to inquire into the prospects and present condition of our naval reserve: He would not go into tire question of reserve steamships, but would confino himself to the ability so man those ships on any sudden emero- b ency. We ad for some years possessed a valuable reserve in the coastguard. Those men had all served the Crown at sea for 10 'years; they were thorough seamen, trained to the use of all descriptions of arms, and in the highest vigour of life. They consisted of between 7,000 and 8,000, but not inst.° than about 4,000 were now seamen, the rest having served in the revenue service upon shore. The commissioners hoped that the re venue service would employ more seamen, and that a larger number would be available for the royal navy in case o f ned., The next portion of the naval reserve were called coast vo lunteers. They were constituted by Act of Parliament, but they were very inadequate in numbers, and although they might be valuable along the coast at the commencement of a war, yet, being only bound fora year, thereould ;lever be sent to sea. The commissioners then recomnieiided that a force of volunteer reserve of 30,000 men should be formed, and held together by a retaining foe. They recommended that their retaining fee should be £6, but that Li of this amount should be carried to a pension fund. The object was to renew, if possible, that Mercantile Marine Fund which was of so :ouch value and im2ortanco in connecting the whole of the seamen of England together by a common bond. Unfortunately that fund had gone to ruin, but it would be a great object if the present scheme could be con • nected with the Mercantile Marine Fund, the idea being that £1 of the retainer should go to a fund enabling the vo lunteer reserve to receive £l2, £lB, or £2O a year, accord ing to length of service. It was hoped also that the public would liberally aid this fund. They also recommended that naval schools should be establishe d at the different ports for the instruction of boys, and that one portion of the boys should Le draughted off to the Royal navy and an other to the mercantile marine. He earnestly called the attention of the noble duke to these recommendations of the Commissioners. He wished to make an observation or two'on- the operation of the thitd article, regulating the admission of volunteers, by which candidates were re quired to have serried tiVe years at sea. The object of this, Of Coarse, Was to get A. B. seamen. Now, there was no term so vague as that of A. B. seamen. One man might be good for one purpose and another for another, but all received general certificates after service. By proceed ing on this principle of selection the probability was that when they got their 30,000 men they would find that a great many of them were not up to the mark. Why should . . it not be at once distinctly stated that there were certain qualifications which the men should possess, and why should they not be asked to show on examination what they were able to do ? In this way they would be sure to know what description of men they were who presented themselves. Under the system proposed there could be nu certainty of procuring good men. He had heard it said that certificates were even made matters of bargain and sale by the men. Then, as to the system of training, he thought it very inadequate. The volunteers were to be a picked body of seamen, trained to the use of arms, well drilled, and made practically acquainted not only with the use of the great gun, but of small arms. The time set apart for drill was 28 days in the year, which, by deducting Sun days, and the time required for travelling, would be re duced to 22. Now, they knew perfectly well that without an immense deal of practice no man could be of any great value in the management of artlllery ; and he feared, there fore, that if the country depended upon these volunteers as being first• rate seamen, accustomed to artillery, and ready to fight an enethy, it would be deceived. (Bear.) He wished next to point out to the noble duke that if they were not able to produce a better class of men than these were likely to be, they would absolutely ruin the reserve they 'now had. By one of the regulations, No. 151, it was provided that naval volunteers would be eligible for the Coastguard 'force. Ho had shown their lordships that they might confidently.rely on the Coastguard to the extent that they could go. They might be called off their stations to-day and ready to man a ship to-morrow. But supposing they had 30,000 volunteers of the ' description he had referred to, and they had a right to enter the Coast guard service after ten or seeen years, he was afraid it would be found that the latter would lose its efficiency. A naval volunteer might pass and not be a seaman at all in. the proper sense of the word ; ho might be only partially drilled and trained, and, yet after he had been a certain number of years ou the books, he would have the tight to enter as one of the elite-of our reserve, he being an inferior man and unable to perform any of the duties that a coast guard man now discharged. In this way the coastguard force would be deteriorated. There was a body of men, called short-service pensioners, men of good character and who had each served ten years on board a man-of-war. They were now scattered over the face of the earth; but, if permitted to join the reserve force, they would be found most valuable accession to it. At present they mclivtehleir pension of 6d. a day, but by making a difference t pay from £9 to £l5 a leer, the Government weaTilhdeasettrawaact an excellent class of men to the prof' teed force. at present a description of reserve settich w some value, but which he thought suscesub hips ,affording wero improve ment—hes meant the crews of the eleven now in the various out ports for 'al considered dof facilities for drill to the coastguard and guaard their moorings ; but volun teers Thoso ships never moved from the pur e p o o a a s s e t really efficient. There was a be done to render their crew which 1: he wished to advert. At he thought if they were sent to sea inmsummer much might paint of some importaneettperawas afae..g amng seamen this moment he wastoldhat a trap was being laid for them h Government. They imagined that when Go service of the Government as reserve men throughout the countvryrnt in this plan of the pounced upon at any moment an d c arried off to Ch ina or some other distant part of th e wor ld theythe y were entered li the bic pbe engaged in some petty war, He .Lord and of the Government when he said most both houses a k i 3 i g wast s b u e re he oly spoke thefeeling of " 4° "' whe rd re w w • tly and emphatically that the end and distinctly object of the whole scheme was to obviate the necessity of having re course to impressment, oilal-arlilicuneent so that the seamen of the country, of all men, had the greatest interestin its success, and were under the strongest obligations to support it. (Hear, hear.) He was satisfied that no petty war or political accident . would ever induce the Government to break the contract they had made in this matter with the seamen of England, or to take those men from their usual occupations on any such enterprise ; so that they might rest assured that when they were callee on to serve it would only be in the per formance of that great duty of national defence which was incumbent on every citizen. The Duke of SOMERSET said he was not surprised to find that the noble earl took a considerable interest in the success of the plan in question. He assurA the noble can that he did not in the least complain of any criticism or may censure which might be passed on a scheme which wag still an experiment, and which was now for the first time being tried on a large scale, He (the Duke of Somerset) might shortly advert to some of the principal recommendations of the Manning Commission, and to the course the Adusiralts had pursued with respect to them. They bad offered a IlUnt• her of special recommendations, the first, and perlmps, the most important of which related to the establiatratent of training ship§ for boys. On that subject ts.vo different -plans were suggested. One was that at Portsmouth P.nil Plye mouth training vessels should be stationed i'or "sadn vho should enter,tbem for a ti me , and then all go; int o t b .8 navy. he as Share 13.14 Stock, Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock Stock: Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock) Stock Stock Stock stloc2t Stock 12i 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 12 10 Stock Stock all 100 34 100 100 161 100 100 92/ f nog €6 . 3 i • _