The Sun. — London, England, 1860-02-13 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The accounts received from the manufacturing districts state that during the past week business in most departments has been inactive, the dealings in several instances having been only to supply imnaediato requirements. The chief topic of con versation has been the budget and the various changes likely to be introduced. At Leeds and Bradford woollen goods generally have been firm, but very little business has been transacted in wools and yarns owing to the near approach of the London wool sales, viz., on March 1. Business at Manchester in cotton fabrics has been inactive, except for goods suitable to the Indian and Chinese markets. Less activity has prevailed at Leicester 1 11 the hosiery department, and in the various hard ware districts of Sheffield, Wolverhampton, and Birmingham the transactions have been limited at about former rate. The iron trade of South Staf fordshire has been moderately active, although no change can be recorded in prices. In the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday a Moderate amount of business was transacted, and Prices were unaltered. The sales were 6,000 bales. The - Railway Share market closed steadily, and quotations were firm. The arrivals of specie ' this morning include £12,000 by the Cleopatra, from Africa, and the Sultan, from the Peninsula, with £3,883.: The Africa has also been announced from New York, but it has not yet transpired what gold she has brought. About £20,000 was withdrawn from the Bank of England on. Saturday. There has not been much diminution in the de mand for mosey within the last few days, but the market appears quieter, and less excitement prevails in reference to the probable alterations in the rate of discount. It is not unlikely that the minimum will ascend still higher, as the "Other Securities" of the Bank are rapidly increasing, while frequent withdrawals of gold are still reported. Under these circumstances full' quotations are charged for ac commodation ; And bankers and brokers ask en hanced termalor bills having more than three months to run. The Market for English Stocks to-day has pre sented a dull and heavy appearance, a reaction front the highest point attained on Saturday, amounting to per cent. having taken place. This U nfavourable change has been produced by specula tive sales by parties who bought at lower quota tions, and were desirous of securing their profit. consols are 94 for.money, and 94 ; 1 d for the a ccount. The New 3 per Cents. and the Reduced Were 941 ; Eyohequer Bills, 235. to 265. prem.; India Loan, 103-1 y ; ditto 5 per Cent. Enlaced paper, 97 ; ditto 5} per Cent. ditto, 1031 ; and ditto Debentures, 971 I. The Foreign Market was very quiet, owing to the settlement of the account. Turkish 6 per Cents. Ire 78t to 781 ; ditto New Loan, 654 to 66 ; 'Uzi= 201 ; Russian 3 per Cents., 641; and Dutch Per Cents., 1021. The Oeean Marine Insurance Company's shares Ire 2/ pm.; the Universal ditto, -1 d prem. ; the S an Paulo Railway, I dis ; Turkish Bank, dis. to Par ; and Canadian Loan is 2 -1 prem. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have hen moderately active, but prices have shown rather less firmness. Great Western, North-Wes tern, South-Western, and North British, have de clined 54.4 and Caledonian and Midland, 103. Lon don and Blackwall have advanced 10s. to 15s. The foreign lines are inactive. Lombardo-Vene tians realise 11k, and Pernambuco 12. Antwerp lad Rotterdam are 4t 41. In the Colonial Market Grand Trunk of Canada have receded 59.; Great Western of Canada, ss. ; lad East Indian, 6s. ; Great Indian Peninsula have advanced. ss. • JointStcick Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are at steady 'rates. Bank of Australasia have declined 10s, and Union of Australia advanced ss. Peninsula and Oriental Rteam have risen to 80, and Scottish Australian In- Nistment realise 121. %mete' 11117131 Till DAY AT ONZ I'ILOOK. altblE Steei . z Per Cent,'Rednced Annuities 94/ 1 ' I ) * rentiCensols Annuities .... 941 1 1 A t • ‘ * 3 per,Cent. Annuities • 941 4/ kiia Stec# Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per cent — Ditto 6 per Cent. bhe Ditto 6} p er C en t. ' Debentures, 1858 0 _ Ditto, 18.59 t usgols for Account (March) 941 0 01, squer Hills, £l,OOO, 10 26 3 4 !tte si, o o • . I Ltte Sinall,•lld Ream Si JiItZION IITNDS AT ONIII 1111 LOOK. &le • h„ 1 - 1 41 an 3 per Cent. "„t'llan, 1822, £ St., 5 per Cent — 'ate 3 C t 1859 iii .„_,. , per en ~ 1 , " 14, 411, 4 per Cent. `oltish 6 per Cent 65/ f b Dividends on the above payable in London. 11 ,,kh 13xohange, 12 Guil. Cent.er Cent — -uitto Certificates, 4 per • TWO O'CLOOK. Consols, Money 941 I Ditto Account (March) EMIGRATION AND LABOUR. We extract the following from the Melbourne l erald reiativelo the continual differences which "re existed between Messrs. Cornish and Bru c e, t he,. contractors for the line of railway betw een T his and Sandhurst, and their workm en. hutisMr. Bruce's account of the matter, and we t ? i tle that the acknowledged existence of strikes in (11 lt distinct branches of his service does not speak °ll for the judgment or justice of the firm : d ill ." We regret to have to announce that the erences between Messrs. Cornish and Bruce cud the masons in their employ still continues, d 1 that there does not seem any imme k,,,l4.ts probability of the dispute being settled ,'lleably, In an interview between the ;41ployer and the men, Mr. Bruce stated the `we of the dispute to be as follows There ‘ e four strikes existing on these works at r esent. The masons on the C as tl ema i ne s ec tion ve struck work on the important ground tkat we to Lin in our employ nine men who are in arrears the society. They were reoeiving 18s. per day eight hours, and the only pound of strike is that nine men owe. money to the mason's society. The u rieklayera were working peaceably enough for 16s. )er diem of eight hours—ls. more than they receive lu Melboirne—when suddenly they came and gave notice to, Mr. Beecham, four hours' notice, that 11 ,„11 less they 110 181. per day' they would strike. he earpenjers struck owing to a misunderstand in. o I refret if any statement made by an o ffi cial ur service has misled them, and as I have stated, the .simplest evidence that such statement has re v o made, I will implement their contract'in all its i„legrity. Then I have a strike in town which - " e ludes blasksmiths, carpenters, engineers.' " I'Ve do not wish to be severe on Messrs. Cornish 1 : 4 11(1 Bruc e without reason, but it must be borne in 14 d that having obtained a very profitable con ttheirheir first act was to take advantage of the tti ll tetnesi with which the unemployed flocked to l r service to reduce the standard rate of wages, 1 0 " that while labourers were able to earn from tti :•• to 15s. working for other contractors, those of Ployed o n th e em b an km e nts and in the cuttings i ii t ile Sandh urs t R a il wa y were fortunate in obtain tz.°l3l Is. 6d. to 10s., and these injured contractors at Present engagel, through th e instrumentality 4 . their agents, in importing German and other yr e i tp l / 4 {ol mechanics to underwork the English 44 "man, and then express their astonishment at content being felt. • • Tittp WRECK vv.RECK OF THE SCAMANDER STEAMER.— trWARDS OF £loo,ooo.—The foundering of this ua 0t 8,8 5 iron screw steamer in the Bay of Biscay, while lip*Z,,'S Of oYage ilOO, to Alexandria and Syria, involves a loss of 000. t r ott, -1 . de L amart i ne h as un d er t a k en , says a l etter - ( -4 rlB in the Nord, to dramatise his novel of " Gene- Ilistoire d'une Servante," for the Porte St. Martin 44 kitr e. M. Marc Fournier, the manager, will be his co- Jil tor in the ork. AA, ge w FOR ADELAIDE.—We learn from the 1 ,,• : i ': ter that a new traffic (and which promises fair to . be- It e' profitable one) has recently sprang up in Adelaide. of t rait that two spirited individuals had gone to the lakes their e , Murray to shoot and net game. In carrying out they had furnished themselves with every re • d t o ensure succ ess , i nc l u di ng am ong other weapons ,:,1 0 "trnetio n a boat fitted up with six swivel-guns, ala 14 Ilawker. The first consignment had reached town splendid condition, and consisted of black duck, red duck ti e te °, ll , teal, geese , pengu i n, ducks, mountain ducks, na -100 t ue esants native he ns , & c ., &c., to the number of over ra ce; and weighing nearly 8 cwt.—Australian ,Mail. SHARE MAR,KET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Closing SuLuau Share' l Railways. Paid. nrioe. 12.30 Ainuece., rioctingr. Bost and Eastern Junction 10 64 64 If 50 'Belfast and Ballymena all 13.14 ,13ir., Wol., and Str. Val all 8 84 Stook. I3irk.,L a., and Ch. June 100 75 76 25 Blackburn 25 Myth and Tyne all 10 Bost.Slefd.& Mid. Conn all 84 7 Stock Bristol and Exeter 100 104 106 Stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all 50 Cork and Bandon 9 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Cornwall all 64 64 84 10 Do. AIA rcves. rio div until6p.c.per an all 10 Do. B all hasbeen pd.toß. -- 50 Dublin andßelfast Juno. all 25 ,Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc all 74 8 Stock East Anglian lOO 134 144 Stock , Eastern Counties lOO 57 68 6 11 Stock , Eastern Union A Stock 100 39 41 Stock , Do. do. B Stock 100 27 29 25 I Do. NW. A.(lte.E.U3ds) 84 20 East Suffolk 10 Do Stock ,Edinburg and Glasgow 100 80 81 Stock I *, Edin Perth, & Dundee. 100 29 294 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn lOO 100 102 10 Great North of Scotland all Stock Great Northern lOO 1074 1084 1084 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 964 974 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 133 135 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 112 114 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.ltail Gua.Stk lOO 60 65 12 Irish South Eastern all --- Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 994 1004 Stock London and Blackwall. 100 68 79 884 9 Stock Lon.,Britrliton S.Coast, 100 111 112 2.5 Lond. Chat. and Dover all 12 13 Stock London & North Westn l 100 084 994 911 124 Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn lOO 954 06 96f 25 L'derry & Coleraine 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 8 10 Stock Man., Mei., Linooln lOO 374 384 384 • 60 Maryport and Carlisle 124 Do. do. * Shares all 10 Metropolitan St wk Midland lOO 1094 1104 1104 94 Stonk Do. Binning. & Derby lOO 86 88 so Mid. Gt. West.(lreland) all 25 Do. 4 Shares all -- 25 Mid Kent • all 10 Do. (Cray Line) all 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., Jr Herefd; all 94 184 10 Newry & Armagh (aet.) 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Roe all Stock Norfolk lOO 57 59 511 50 (North. Counties Union 34 34 1 d Stock North British lOO 61 614 614 StocklNor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO Stook Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div untll - 6p. - c.hasbeenpdß 100 Stock Do. B Stock lOO Stock'North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 95 954 961 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 1 d Stock ' Do. ,Leeds lOO 4 184 411 Stock Do. York lOO 78 794 784 84 9 Rock North London lOO 107 109 20 North Staffordshire 174 34 34 d 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 9 94 Rock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 35 36 351 10 Peebles all 74 81 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney lO Stock Scottish Central lOO 113 115 tock Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock 100 274 28 Rock, Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 84 86 stock Shropshire Union lOO 46 48 10 Sitting_bourne & Sheer all 4 3 d stock South Devon lOO 42 14 itock ,South-Eastern lOO 854 SI $0 4 itocklSouth Wales itocklSouthYorks.&Riv.Dun lOO 70 72 20 'Staines, Wok., & Wek all 6 8 25 Stockton & Darlington all 374 384 25 Do. do. ,Stockton & llartlepool 161 itock Taff Vale lOO itock , Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ,ThamesHavenDk&Rall 22 50 Ulster 25 Do. 210 Do. Rock Vale of Neath lOO 69 61 10 Victoria Station & Pim 94 104 11 stock Waterford & Kilkenny' 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall .. all If 64 20 West London 10 Do. Ist Class all 20 Do. 2d Class }all 1100 all }lOO 100 100 1.8 0. 3s. 3s. Od. all 5 100 all 100 all 1100 Stwk Sto.^•k fd ip Stock 50 Stock Stock Stook FOREIGN RAIL' 'AYS. Stock Stock! 25 Stock Stock Stock' Stock all all all all all Ia 1 Stocks Stock' Stock, Stock 10 Stock ) Stock Stock) Stock Stock Stock 13 15 12 10 Stock 10 1 ltockl 54 4 8k 91 19 20 f 91 94 9/ 22 23 100 100 100 • 100 • 10C I 100 - 106 100 100 [Wig 109 11l 112 tl4 [O9 110 99 100 99 100 99 100 100 1 100 100 100 1 d 11 1 14 Ij 1; 2 3 4 11 * I all all 100 all all all i 1 li 1 p, 50 52 78 SO 12 14 i i P 22 23 6 7 62 84 120 130 35 36 I 1 . •;;;;, 11 12 BRITIa Paid. 2.11.10 16 2.7.0 7.4.0 541 178 12.4.2 951 84 4,34 1.8.8. 7,9,4 11 10.6.7 18.10.0 18.18.0 124 - 6 d THE' SUN? 'LONDON; MOIITDAY kVENiNG, PEBRITAIIY 13, 1860. 83 90 96 97 94 5 / 1 6 par I p 14 1 1 I id J d 1001 1011 Id d ip P 100 100 [OO-} 101 20 21 34 38 94 95 74 75 86 88 76 78 75 77 98 983 id td, 11 id 12f 121 8 n d 96 ICO 96 ICO 96 100 90 93 86 89 97 973 90 92 Id fd 191 lot tddi q 41 2 2k 11 id 8 4) A' 24 251 —p 6 1 61 7118 DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. The le: Kling country markets held on Saturday were but moderate 3y supplied with wheat, for which the demand was steady, a t full quotations. Barley was in active request, and there was a fair sale for other kinds of produce, at fully previous. rates. Throughout the continent produce generally has sold freely, at full quotations ; but in the United States both wheat and flour have had a drooping tendency. Thearrivals of English grain up to our market last week were only moderate. From abroad the imports were only 65 qrs. of wheat, 2,497 barley, 6,854 oats, 10 beans, 1,328 tares, 2,740 linseed. 4,588 oilseeds, 682 sundry seeds, 300 sacks and 1,500 barrels of flour. The supply of English wheat received fresh up to our market to-day was very moderate, consequently the show of samples was small. Millers, generally, showed no dis position to purchase beyond immediate wants ; but, owing to the improved condition of the supply . , consequent upon the favourable change of the weather, the demand for both red and white qualities ruled steady, at prices fully equal to Monday last. In some instances fine samples were is per quarter dearer. 101 e 34 1 4 1 4 F* 1 74 80 Si 77 In foreign wheat, the show of which was moderately good, only a limited business was passing; nevertheless, the quotations were well supported. Floating cargoes of grain were a alow inquiry at late rates. With all kinds of barley we were scantily supplied, and the demand ruled steady, at very full prima. Malt, the show of which was moderato, changed hands slowly at late rates. There was very little inquiry for malt. Prices, however, were supported. The oat trade was firm, and in some instances the quota tions slightly advanced. Beans moved off freely at Is. per qr. more money. In the value of pons no change took place, but the de mand ruled heavy, Flour Was in fair request at full quotations. CURRENCY PER IMPltstria MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, law 43m to 49s Ditto, old .. 40s 40. Ditto, white, new .... 46s ill Ditto, old . . 488 1131 Norfolk and Linooln, red, 01d..... 40s 451 Ditto, new 4os 40s Rye—Old —9 —8 New Barley—Grinding...., 23s 29. Malting .Vs 443 s Chevalier 414 46s Malt -Suffolk and Norfolk. - .... 52s 661 Brown Kingston and Ware -' -- 'ls2s 646 Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 22s 26 6 Potato 2ss 32s Youghal and Cork, black . 23s 20s Cork, white 23s 32s Scotch, Feeding 23s 32s Beans—Tick Pigeons Peas—Grey lOs 49. Maple White 4os 49s Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 32s s4s Stockton and Norfolk JUDGMENT.--10LBOD Y. DOWLEY. Costs to b. paid out of the funds of the estate. JUDGMENT-FOX V. GAILRETT. 4 1 i MARLBOROUGH-STREET. 1# I#pl 8 8 19 19} 35 36 1 9 IS 35 35i 63 55 11 id SECIJK TITS. THAMES. A VERY HAPPY FAMILY.—A poor Irishwoman, named Ann Jennings, carrying a sick child in her arms, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with assaulting and beating Eliza Thomas. Closing Price. 41 224 Boaineos Dose. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1860. FRIIV Lilcoln Spring 15 Nottingham Spring 2l Liverpool Sprisir 6 Shrewsbury Spring 7 13 Coventry Newmarkat C 1 Catteriek Bridge Tkirsk l2 Cimater 1 Donottat4r Spring, 8 Salisbury lO Bath 15 Ascot Hampton l3 Newton 13 Odihatu 19 Bibury Club 20 Newmarket J. 3 Carlisle 1 Worcester .5 Liverpool Abingdon 12 Brigltoa Brighton Club 3 Wolverhataptui Nowlin 8 Plymouth 14 Oxford l5 SEPT: Warwick Doncaster 11 Lei ester l9 OCT, Bedford 3 Newmarket S 0 8 Nov: Hereford Liverpool Autumn 7 IRELAND. APRIL. Carragh MAY. Howth and Baldoyl© Summer 8 Jyroz. JULY. AUGL'ST. LAW INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.) ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls.) JUDGMENT-BROWN V. HODGSON. His Honour the Master of the Rolls said—l have read over the answers in this case, with a view to determine the point whether the trustees are to have their costs. lam of opinion that in the case of the administration of an estate if an objection is made that the trust funds have been impro perly applied, and that expenses have to be paid, and that the estate is not sufficient to pay them, the trustees should be liable. Here the trustees did what they ought not to have done in restraining this lady—this is not an ordinary case of administration by the trustees, but a case of improper proceedings, and therefore the trustees must pay costs. His Honour corrected a mistake in the certificate as to £3l, and gave directions as to the payment of costs to Mary Hodgson. This cause came on to be mentioned this morning. His Honour the Master of the Rolls said—l cannot find anything to justify your client (Mr. Lloyd, Q.C.) in stating that he did not know of any debt affecting the estate at all. You admit that your client had no foundation for making that statement at all. I had prepared an order which I read at the time, and I cannot see that your client was justified in stating that he knew nothing of the incumbrance on the estate. I think he had information of the prior incum brance. Hie Honour directed the money to be paid into court, and ordered that the plaintiff should receive notice before it was paid out of court. This cause came on to be mentioned on one point. His Honour was of opinion that the child born after the death of the testator was entitled to take a share of the testator's property. Costs to be settled on the minutes. The Courts of Law sat to-day at Guildhall, City. The only case of the slightest interest that occurred during the day was an action brought by Lord Ward, now Earl Dudley, against Mr. Lumley, the late lessee of her Ma jesty's Theatre, to recover three quarters rent alleged by the plantiff to be due to him from the defendant. The evi dence was clearly of a legal and technical nature, and re lated principally to the construction put on certain docu ments. The case is expected to occupy the Court for two days. POLICE INTELLIGENOE-(THIS DAY., ROBBING THE GUARDIANS OP ST. MARTIN'S WORK HOUSE.--Thomas Hugo, about 76 years of age, and em ployed as the master shoemaker in St. Martin's Work house, was charged by Mr. James Barrett, the master of the house, with stealing a quantity of leather, the property of the guardians of the poor of St. Martin's. Richard Brennan, the gatekeeper at St. Martin's Work house, said the prisoner was an inmate, and was employed in the house as the master shoemaker. On the previous (Sunday) morning he went up to call out the names of the inmates going to the different places of worship, when seeing something bulky at the bottom of his trowsers, he ordered him to "fall out" from the rest, and afterwards took him into the hall and asked what he had got at the bottom of his trowsers. He said he had "nothing at all,' but, on his pulling up the leg of his trowsers, he pulled out some of the pieces of leather, which he had tied round his leg. He said he was going to take it to his son's to make up. It was the same as that used in the house—was sole leather, the value 6s. 6d., and the property of the guardians of the poor. Mr. James Barnett, the master of the house, said that every confidence had been reposed in the prisoner ; in fact he had so much confidence in him that he recommended to the guardians that he should be allowed a suit of clothes different to the other inmates. He had been treated with great kindness, and ho felt much surprised that he should have been guilty of such conduct. Mr. Boadon having asked the prisoner if he was guilty, he replied that "He was, but that he had never been charged before." Mr. Boadon said the prisoner had taken such a peculiar mode of taking it that it gave the idea that it was not the first time of his doing so. Committed for three inonths, Mr. Beadon remarkingthat had he been a younger man, he should have sent him for six. The parties live in a small house in North-street, Limo house, and, according to the evidence of the complainant, on Saturday night the prisoner, who was drunk, fastened a quarrel upon her, tore her hair out by the roots, and bit a pi.«, out of her forehead. The prisoner after " chewing" the piece of flesh, spat it out of her mouth, and then bit her thumb. She was completely " smothered in blood." Eleanor Greenwood, a dissipated-looking woman, con firmed the evidence of the complainant with all her exag gerations, and said the prisoner tore Mrs. Thomas to pieces. A policeman, 490 A, said ho was sent to a house in North street, in consequence of an information that murder was being committed. All the parties wore quiet when he reached the house. They were all intoxicated. Kr. Yardley was of opinion there was a great want of discretion on the part of the police-constable. There was no occasion whatever to take the woman into custody and lock her up. The complainant might have been left to her remedy by summons. It was too bad to put a woman who had a child suckling at the breast into confinement this sort of weather, and on such a slight pretext. The woun& on the forehead was a mere scratch, and ho believed what the prisoner said, that she was grossly provoked. The parties appeared to be related, and were quarrelling and drinking. It was a very happy family. The landlady of the house in which the parties reside said there was six of one and half a dozen of the other. The complainant and defendant were continually quarrelling, getting drunk, and fighting. The complainant had paid no rent for three years, and put her at defiance. Mr. Yardley thought the landlady had given a very oor roct description of the parties—six of ono and half a dozen of the other. If equal justice had been done, both parties should have been locked up. The case had been most grossly exaggerated, and unequal justice had been done by locking up one woman and not the other. lie was called upon to do equal justice, and ha should discharge the prisoner. ART. Derby Spring 23 Warwick Sprit; 20 Northamptmt '27 Croxton ?ark 3O York Spring 17 Epsom Spring 20 Newmarket 1 1 S 23 II exp end•n Epsom 22 Nianohertur 3O II ungorford Stockbridge 2l Winchester 22 Chwhinford 26 Newcastle Nottingham 17 Stamford l9 Marlborough Goodwooi 24 I'ST. 1 2 Egham York 2'' Steektou 23 Liehfiold 27 Derby IMIIER. Monmouth 2O ManchoHter Autumn 21 Newmarket F.O. 25 )112R. _ Newmarket II 22 Worcester Autumn 30 MR. Shrewsbury Autumu....l3 Wicklow Bellewatoivn ilII)ovrn Royal Cup ..24 Hoath of Maryboro' .... 7 I Roscommon 21 Galway l4 I SEPTEMBER. Curragh 4 1 Jenkinstown Park lB Tramoro OCTOBRIL Londonderry I Curragh l6 Strabane 3O STEEPLECHASING. FEBRUARY. Derby Midland 23 Grand Military (North- Tenby 2B I amptoi) 29, 30 MARCH. Tenby 1 Pembroke Annual l3 Birmingham 12, 13 Coventry = .. 14 Clarkson Stanfield, R.A., is painting a grand view of the Bay of Naples, taken from St. Elmo, looking over the port and bay, past Tone del' Greco, up the elope of Mount Vesuvius. PREFERENCE SNARES. Paid. Closing B as i n m I Price. Dam 1M 141 104 106 91 9! l' 10 10i ln in ►ar i p 11 113 10 111 91 93 974 984 1 i d id 23 24 [24 126 [25 130 117 no 78 7 8 122 124 125 130 11 111 24 244 103 104 103 145 92 94 101 103 85 8$ 284 294 334 344 324 33 50 55 Sharel Railways. Blythe and Tyne 1‘ per o. pref. (issued at Z5O) Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 44 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. Cornwall, 5 per cent. Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Do. do. Class 11 6 pc Do. do. Class C 7 po E. Coun. Ex. 6 pot. No.l Do. do N 0.2 Do. New 6' per ot. Stook Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Edin.&Glas, 5 pc shares Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. & D., Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. I Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas. &S West. , a. spc.; I Great Northern, 5 p. ct. l Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pmi , Do. 44 p. o. do. do. Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 'Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf I Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. Stock I ! Great West. (Berke and t Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct I Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct !Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. ct. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.o.pf. sh. Do. do. 5 p. ct. pref Do. firming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Do.Barnsl.St.£s 3slodpc Do. 6 per e. (E. Lan) ILon.&Brig.spo. gu. No.l ID°. ,5 p. c No. 2 Do. gua., 6 p. ct. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Do. Do. 44 per cant Do. do. 44 per c. shares Do. 7 percent. Pref. St. D 0.6 p.c. do,(W.E.& C.F.) D 0.4 p.c S.(diy.def.til'6s) Lond. Chat. and Doyer Lon. & N.W.Coy.&Nun eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.dz S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, Londondy & Cole, 4 she. Londondy.& Ennis sh. Nlan.,Sh., & Lin., 8 p. ot. Do. £6 Do. 34 per cent. Do. redeem. 6 per cent. Ntaryport & Car., 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent f Stk 20 stock 12.10 Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock Stock , 8 10 10 Stock all 1 100 Do - trid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . Do.Con.Bri R. &111r.6p.0t. Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leis. & Hit.pref. it. Newport,Aber,&c.pret.s p. c. redeem, at sp.c.nm Do. Perpet, 6 'p. o. with option till 1866 Do.. till 1869 Norilk 5 p,o. Ex.Stk,lB46 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 D 0.5 WavVal.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, gva. 5 percent Nth.Dev.RaiL&D o k.Co . -East.Cons. Pref.4p.e. Do. Berwick,4 p. a. Pref. Do. dodo. Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 00. York, H.& S. Parch. North Staffordshire Ox. We. & Wol, 6 pc. lst g Do. Redeem., 2d pa Do. Irredeem., 2 , 1 gtia Rhymney Guaranteed Scottish Central, new Scottish North-Eastern 34 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua,6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stook. -louth Devon, Ann. 10s. Do, Fixed 44 percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6) Do 44 per cent Do. Pixed 44 p.a. Ist is. South Wale*, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per dent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.o. glut. Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.e. Do. 1 . 1 6 per cent Do. C 6 per cent Watrfd & Rilkny, 6p.e all I 95 97 102 104 51 6 99 101 112 116 106 107 114 116 113 115 127 124 82 84 111 113 90 02 77i 784 .14 118 20 122 12 114 [OS 108 87 89 98 100 07 99 811 90 $ 91 100 102 10 104 17 1S 104 10} 76 77 20 21 10 10 15 15 139 141 12 10 Stook Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 8 Stock Stock Stock Stock 1.0.6. Stock stock Stock Stock Stock all 100 100 100 100 100 Stook' J 8 118 116 118 .38 143 Ll 6 118 153 157 [33 136 66 08 21 22 17 llg 124 127 1 CI 68 i 1). I IP 1438 j Stook Stock Stook! stock took Share Mines. Alfred Consols (PhiUsk) British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons i'avist.) East Bassett (hlogan). East Caradon E. WI Russl (Tavistk ) G am. & S t. Aubyn (G wen .) Great South Tolgui.... G. Wheal Altd.(rhillaek) G. Wheal Vor(Relsten) Grenville Herod's.root Ringston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret ( ny Lelaut) North Downs North France s 'Mog an ) N.Wh'l Basset (Mogan) North Wheal Crotty.., Par Consols (St. Blaay)- Providence (Uny. Lelut) Sertridge Cons. Min. Co. SoutliCaradon (St. Cleer) South C. Brea( Mogan). S -Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park ....... Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co Tin Croft Vale of Towe (Carus ) West Bas Sot ( lllogan) W. Caution (Liskeardj West Seton ....... . Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cabs.) Wheal Kitty (IL Lelanl WWI Mary Ann (Neale sn'lTrolawney (Lick )) 4 41 4 21 330 340 440 450 130 135 51 6k 11 12 55 57 141 141 1J •• •• 27 :1 44 44 1 1} 49 61 61 Si 6 6 :1 84 12 1 48 SO 250 2 I. 13 .4 lB5 25 28 471 6 1.7.2 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. 2j S .5 si 10 1 A 405 415 180 190 . 100 los te 1 14 II 30 aie 2 91 :• 214 ... I YV ii 1 a iui.”.=,L,...'''"•, vli 1 Al 31 I . ! Leasing Closing Bushes. -- FOREIGN 51 E1N14 ------ Railways. I Paid. Co.'s. - Price. bens. 1 1 5 5 r 2 1 1 d P u i r l 29 Australia). . Bedford and Bletehley, , all Ln& N.W .. .. . Buckinghamshire.... 100 Ln& N.W 99 101 Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. 1504 31 ' Do. do. 54 p. et ....' 100 Do . 127 129 Do. do. sp. et. 2 a 7 1 41 1 4 : 0 — 4: -d Clydesdale Junction... 100 Caledonin 103 105 402: 1 C ; 000 b n .sr A at a. o c o jnc doo hp r d a nnp C ded e o r mi p i, p ti ne e r yi n, , L L g. coi l z: . .. all ..... Colchester, Stour Val., all. ;E.H.&E Cl 6 11 E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.e. 100 Gt. North. 140 142 EUnion,FlarwieliShs.' all E.Counts. 44 44 :1 Clarendon li co r p az iap ii. o Tm P. Cons. ( i at Min £ 5 C:: : Do. Woodbridge . ' 100 , G p ro e un a rt e M u r n: l a tiLL°°P.Milig.C° 4 :11 1 ti g 2 , 5 1 1 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Drc . t . . 100' 'Caledonin Do. New ' 6 .1 100 110. 1 Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. . West. 5 Lusitaniau 2 3 C L L. N ar . ea Cop. of S. Aus ‘ t . r , 2 ld Flartlpool.Dck.&Rai . all Yk.N.&lir i all i Hull and Selby i 1 a aa l ll l ll 'Do. 113 1 Mariquita Do. 4 Shares -... ..- all f1 10 (1 4 1 1 1 1 ; Do. + Shares ..... s l o t Npo.lnLtliglinbeaCaolids.onfvSe.rA, Lead 108. - 1 2 P Mining and Smelt ,... all 4 4 Lanc.&Carl.gua.s p.c. 100 Ln &NEW 207 212 5 Port Philip 1 ii t London&Greenwich . 100 S. E as t... 64 66 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... 108 •t d i Pi. Do. Preference ...,.. 100 Do. 5 1 125 18.2.84. United Mexican ........ all 2 I Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend.i 100 Peto &Co.' 93 05 Lowestoft, ?Ma. 4p. ct. 100 Norfolk - _ Do. 6 per cent 1 100 Do. JOINT.STOCK BANICB. Manc.,Buxtn.dzMatk ! all LN W&M 2f 3 ___ Sharei _____ Mid. Bradford Pret er- I 1 Joint-Stock Banks. IPaitl.! Closing Badness n.i oe . Dose. ence Stock Newmarkt.,BurYNx I .5. 5. _6. E.Counts ' lip . 1 guaranteed 5 p. c. 1 00 Azra&UnitedServioeßk 50 73 76 Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all D0.. 40 l Austrtlaals 121241255 ,ii i i rcer D ,Lirr a a ti. n n tttmd k i k s.l .l lo. l l . ; l3 L . E ntoß o g iclrtic n n y oh. d . P fl o LA t i n Loninon , de. all 79 81 110 I. Do. do. 6 per cent.... all i Do. all . 24 25 I I Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all , Do. 50 ' 51 52 ai *II North Western all Midland . 144 15 c all Preston a C t o nci ' aaaallllllt , 3020 : 4 je .... - 201 21 20 4 ' • IL&N W) _ Preston and Wyre. t i all & L y k. i Do. 4 Shares A. all Do., 1 Roystn,Fliteli.,& Rep 100 ;Gt.North 138 140 20112 . 1 1 1 , 1' C CC o olt m lyon . i ß a a l nk of Canada.. a! il l 36-1 40 Shrewsbry& Hereford 100 IT Brasserie. 106 100 !Commercial of Liudon. 20 194 204 204 20 Do. Do. I 1 ! .... 4 4 P 2 2 0 0 1 1 L E 0 n: . c , I S i :a r t . 1 i . , 1 7 . 0 A t t. A u u s s . t rla Ch . 4 all l l , 33 10 22 11 South Staffordshire .., all M'Clean . WI 11 Gen.isk. a o n f d S c w ( i )u tz n e t r y la , n , d , a3ell, 33 35 34 i Wilts and Somerset..! 100 'Gt. West' 9$ 98 Wimbledon& Croydn. l all L.&Brgtnl 74 14 (Londonso2o DOCKS. 50 London Joiot &Wok , . 10 100 London w Westminster. 20 - Closing 1 BuSintlf lot) t p .4‘. ! Share Docks. I Paid Prin. Deis. a , Vov. of England. 35 20 o. new .... .. .... 10 --- 50 ational B an k ..... 25 'WV •••• St o elt Commercial lOO 20 'New South Wales Stock,Do4po r C en t.P re f.Mi n . 100 •••• 25 Orient .14k. Corpor3tim 411 40 41 Stock lEast and west India... 100 20 Ottomn Biul t t ,. ~,, all 19 20 S rock !London lOO ill vor iw...41 ortteland .. 25 77 79 StoekSt. Katharine ICO ig ,Do. New . . ........... all - Stock Southampton ...... ••• , a 26 South Australia . ..... all .... ..... Stock ) Victorta - -••• 1 04 11 1 00 iD9 NeW asasasesusear! 2 a5O ' Union of Londoo „„., ii 2 7 4 284 2.2 • -•- ' 40J 'Unity Utaiii.l. ....... .., 00 mi es BRITT SH POSSESSIONS Railways. Paid . Closing P r i ce. Business done lAtlantic & St Lawren4 Leased at 6 per cent. Bom.,Baroda&Cent.ln( gu. 5 per cent Do. Addit. Capital AI Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Preference B uffalo,l3rant.&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aup:,., 1872 Do. do. 1 .Tuly, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 IC lent ta. & S. EaB trn. Lim. Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) Cape Town & Dock Scrip ;Central Oude (Limited) ; Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c Demerara Eastern Bengal.gn.sp.o. East Indian, nu. S p. 0.. Do. F Shares Ext. Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4 p. c. Debentrs. Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1861.. 1 Geelong& Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6] ! per cent. Bonds Grand Trunk of Canada. Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 6 per cent. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1662 IDo. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.c, IDo. New, gua.s per cent. I G t.S outh. of Ind. Lim.— guaranteed 5 per cent Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with opt. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '/3 without opt / Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 4i p. o IDo. do. 5 por cent 'Do. 4f p. c. Extension IDo. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c Do. Fourth do. I Do. do. iMelb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. It y. & L and(L m.)g.6pc Class ACapitl.share Do. do. Land do Do. do. B. Capital do Do. •do. Land do Oude (Limited) &hide Do. New ce Do. Punjaub Do. Indus. St. Flo. 60 e " St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip Antwerp & Rotterdam, lArdimnes Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.s. Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissese AC ,Carmeaux Mine & Rail Copiabo Ditto Extension ,Dutch Rhenish lEastern of France Euphrates Valley Grand Rue. Guar .5 p.c ;Great Central of France IGt. Luxem., Con. she Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia I Do. do. New Namur and Lieze Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France IDo. New Shares Norweelan Trunk Pref. Parls,Lyons, and Medit • Paris and Orleans ...... Recife& S. Fran. (Pero.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Prof. [Sambre and Do. 54 per cent. ?ref 'Southern of France 'West Flanders Do. 54 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria !Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref 'Zealand COLONIAL G OVER: :an.ti 01%6 Ja. Jr July Do. 6p. c. Fb. &Aug. Do. 6 p.c. Mr„ t o Sep. Do. 6 per cent. 1879 Do. 6 per eent. 1883 N. B. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja. &July Do. 6 p.e.Ap. & Oct. N. S.W. Gov. sp. o. Deb. D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up NovaScotiaGov. 6 p.c. Deb. redeemable, 187 &Aug. Gt. 6 pc.Jan &July Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July Do. do. April & Oct. MISCELL. !Anglo-Mexican Mint .. !Atlantis Tel. (Limited). !Australian Agricultural !Australian Rim' Mail. Berlin Water Works . !British American La nd !Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. !Do. B, 7 p c till 188,2 Do. C . • • * ( Canada Land (man.' s,ana. Tet.oinn ) Cop.3lin.otEnz..liSmlig Do. Preference 74 per et Crystal Palace. Do. Preferende Do. 6 p. c. Perpet. Dob Electric Telegraph Do. New - English & Aust. Copper Gan. Steam Navigation. Great Ship (Limited) Indian & Aust. Telmr London District Telegr London Discount Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co adras Irr. and Canal Mediter. Electric Teleg. Fed. Eaten. Tel. (Lill.) rational Dim*aunt Co retherlanda Land lo 8 p.e.Pref.,ine.at idle r. BrANovaSeotiaLand I.B.Australasian (Litn )I mental Gas Do. New Shares . rientl. In. Steam, A. Ditto B ' Ditto C Peel RiTer Land & Min Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea & Ind. Telegr Rhymney Iron o. New Royal Hail Steam t.Austrin.lnr.(Lim ) outh Australian Land übmarine Teleg. Scrip 'Do. do Registered Tr.& 1.n.C0.0l Unr. Can Wan Tliemen'. Land 1 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 1,207 heal In the corresponding week in 1859 we received, 2,479 ; in 1858, 358 ; in 1657, 1,016 in 1856, 621; in 1855, 379; and in 1864, 8,824 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST ViliEß. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam Harlingen Dort 173 .. Hamburgh - .. Ostend — • • .--. es .."-. •• •-•-• •• 438 .. -- .. --- • • --- • . 35 • • Total 377 700 116 15 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 18.59 5Ol .. 1,660 .. .. 318 .. 1858 9O .. 58 .. 210 1857 651 .. 122 .. 243 1856 433 12 .. 176 1855 214 .. .. 166 .. 1854 1,011 .. 2,327 .. .. 491 .. 6 We were •ery scantily supplied with each kind of foreign stock to-day, and the quality of both the beasts and sheep was otherwise than prime. Notwithstanding that only moderate supplies of beasts came fresh to hand from our own gracing districts, and that the weather was favourable for slaughtering, the beef trade was in a sluggish state, and, in some instances, prices ruled the turn in favour of buyers. The extreme value of the best Scots was 46 10d per 816. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received about 1,800 Scots and shorthorns; from other parts of England, 560 of various breeds; from Scotland, 300 Scots and crosses ; and frdm Ireland, 110 oxen and heifers . The show of sheep was again moderate, and the general quality of each kind was by no means prime. Ths mutton trade ruled somewhat active, and the quotations had an upward tendency, several pens of prime Downs having realised quite 6s 8d per 81b. Calves—the supply of whieh was limited—were brisk, and 4d per 81b. dearer than on Monday last. The best vitaluriis worth 6. per Sib. We have to report a fair inquiry far pigs, at fully last week's currency. Per 81be to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. One. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 8 a. d. I. 1. Primeers-wool do. 5 0 6 4 Pme.S'thdownde.6 6 1 1 Large ern, calves 5 2 Prime sulall de i 8 6 0 Large hogs 3 1 2 10 Small porkers and qtuirler •eld store pigs, Second quality do. 3 8 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Crms. & inf. sheep 2 8 4 2 Second quality do. 4 4 4 10 Suckling (Alyea, 18* to 22■ 23 to 30s. TOTAL SUPPLY. PON.MON SUPPLY. Beasts 3 B7O Beasts 360 Sheep Calves .. 137 Calves Pigs 390 , Pigs ♦ statement and comparison of the supplies and Prices of fat stock, exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Feb. 14, 1859, and this day, Monday, Feb. 13, 1860. Per 81be to sink the offal. Fsb. 14, 1859. Feb. 13, 1860. Coarse and inferior beasts . . .s 3 d. g. d • s. d, s. d. 4to $ 6 1 3 4to 3 6 Second quality ditto . . . . . 3 8 4 2.3 8 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6(4 4 4 8 Prime Scots, &c.. .. . •4 8 410 4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep . 3 8 40 8 4 2 second quality ditto • . • • 4 t 4 6 1 4 4 410 Prima coarse-woolled ditto . . 4 8 5 05 0 5 4 PrimelSouthdown ditto . • Lambs Large coarse calves . . • 3 8 4 5'5 2 5 Prime small ditto Large hogs . . ••• • 3 0 3 6 1 3 8 310 Neat small porkers . • • . 3 8 42 4 2 410 Beasts 3,343 3,900 Sheep and lambs . . Calves Pigs 42) 360 SUPPLIES ON SALR, Fob. 15, 185 8.--• Beasts, 3,880; sheep and lambs, 16,155 ; calves, 55 ; pigs, 135. Feb. 16, 1857.--Beasts, 3,541; sheop and lambs, 16,910; calves, 70 ; pigs, 180. NEWGATIL AND LIZA.DILYITALL. --- Since our last report full average supple. of meat have come to hand from Scotland and various parts of England. Generally speaking, the demand rules steady, as follows : Per 811sr. by the carcase. a. d. a, d. Inferior Beef 2 6to 2 10 Mid. d 0..... 3 oto II 4 Pna.largedo. Y 6to 4 0 I Do. small do. 4 3to 4 4 Large pork., 21 6to 4 2 Intr. Mutton. Mid. do .. . Primo do Veal,. : .... Sinall pork a. d. a. i 3 2ta 3 6 3 Bto 4 2 4 4 tA) 4 6 4 4 too 6 0 4 4to 6 0 BOROUGH HOP. Our market has become much less active, and loners are coming forward freely, at tha annexed rates : Mid and East X ent pockets-84s to 147 a per owt. Weald of Kent do. 6se to 840 gll llfideX do. 6ss to Ws BOROUGH AND SPITALFIRLDS. Since our last report only moderato supplies of potatoes have come to hand coastwise and by land carriage. Most kinds are in fair request, as follows : York Regents Do Flukes l3os to 1408 II Kent and Essex Scotck ...... . 9os to 120. ,I Do Cups • „., 74s to 95s .. WOOL MARKET. The nAxt public sales of colonial wool will commence on the Ist proximo. About 30,000 bales will be offered, and the supply now on hand consists of 3,208 bales Sydney, 7,251 1 Philip, 55 Tasmania, 1,704 Adelaide, 10,394 Cape. 49 Swan River, and 1,287 New Zealand. Privately, the trade is very inactive, at late quotations. SEEDS. Linseed continues in steady request, at full quotations. For rapeseed there is a fair demand, at very full prices. Fine clovorweed sells readily, at extreme rates, but canary and all oth er seeds are neglected. Cakes are in demand, and prices have an upward tendency. Thruip,White,p. bus.l2B to 14.1 Carraway ...... 368 toms Swede lBs 20, ' C0riander ........,. 10s 13s itard, 08 14s Hempseed, per qr 14, 36s are Whi Wite, new 12s Its Linseed,Eng.sowing 6418 70s Old ,nter, new.. Bs6d 98 Crushing- ...... 548 68 1 Canary, per quarter 50 8 s 11 8a1tic......,... — 1 —s 54s I Odessa ........ Rye grass, new 2 2s 2681 Linseed Cake, p. ton — s —s Cleve , Re e d ISug., ct. 56s 488 English ...... 5s £9 11, Whit .E 9 Os £lO Os Foreign Red bOs 1148 Rape Camp. ton 4 15s 5 51 White 728 *Ss I Rapeseed, p. qr. „ Trefoil, new 22a Ws Ynr T sr e a , TALLOW There is a steady demand for tallow, and prim are well supported. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted at 80t, 8d per cwt. Rough fat, 3s 8d per 81bs. 1856. Stock tlila day.... Price of Y.C. Delivory last week Ditto front June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town .... 23,117 60a Od to —' Od 931 83,947 512 410,652 538 e 4 1457. lgsg. 10,472 22,120 685 Od to 1259 d to —1 Od —5 Od 1,R39 2,365 85,5:;2 42,934 1,480 244 81,114 91,942 471 Od 515 3d 1 859. 1580. 22 .476 34.323 1 : 31 i ad t 01606 ed to — s ed —8 Od 1.607 2,400 70 , 0 76 63,1e1 724 205 8 0.532 $6,908 548 3d 018 94 08 - 100 109 111 !no in 14 15 130 170 3t 13 4 5: '3B 40 20 22 14 15 t 241 125 8 234 241 11 14 I 51 103 1.07 109 par 2 p 2} 21 I # MINES. REPEAL OF THE PAPER DUTY. Perhaps we ourselves are not quite so trustworthy and impartial in our estimate of Mr. Gladstone's really great scheme as we always strive to be. To us it offers a boon which, although we have always ardently desired it, and although we have often .put in a timid claim for it, we have never felt it quite consistent with our public position to agitate for with persistent energy. We have always felt that we have too great and too obvious an interest in the abolition of the paper duties to be entitled to put it in the foreground of all financial re forms, and to demand that it should be preferred to all other imposts which press severely upon the poor consumers. There were many things to be said in favour of the repeal, and we have often said them, and need not now repeat them, for they have prevailed ; but we were always open to the ad hominena reply that we were arguing for our own special interests. It can never be to the taste of any producer to be made a tax-collector as well as a seller, and to have to add to the natural price of his conirnodoties a sum with which he has no concern, and from which he de rives no profit. The paper duties have forced upon us the office of demanding from the public every year, under colour of payment for this journal, no less a sum than £50,000, no farthing of which went to the production of the paper we sold. Our protests against this encumbrance could never have the weight which attaches to others made solely upon public grounds ; and now, when we have a Budget before us which proposes to relieve us from this onerous office, we almost suspect our own judg ment when we receive it with delight. Long ago the shackles which bound the English press were snapped asunder, but the broken links were suffered to remain as weights upon its free action. One by one these also have beon removed, and now the last falls clattering on the ground. We honestly be lieve it to be a great boon to the whole community, to the poor as well as to the rich, and especially to that new generation which is rising among u-, better taught than their fathers are, and with keener appetite s f or th a t intellectual food for which they have learned to hunger. It was wisely said by Mr. Gladstone that you may make any article a rich man's luxury by taxing it, but that nothing ought to be esteemed a rich man's luxury which a poor man can enjoy, and which a reduction of taxation will place within his reach. There must, of course, be in all merchandise qualities to suit every class of consumers, but the interest of our society requirest that in this article—knowledge —all should be consumers, and that the quality supplied to them should be as good as may be • for this purpose it i s goo d th a t a ll restrictions, all in tellectual corn laws, should be removed. We will assume that at least so much of this Budget as repeals the duty upon paper is carried. Whatever improbable contingency may occur, after Mr. Gladstone's proposition no Chancellor of the Exchequer will dare to ask for a duty from paper. It becomes a matter of business, therefore, to measure its immediate effect. No doubt, the Chinese make paper from bamboo and from reeds, and Mr. Gladstone proposes to make his champagne from rhubarb, and after extracting his champagne to make the residuum into paper. This may come to pass, but unfortunately at the present time neither the champagne nor the paper so made would be suited to British taste. We can make paper out of old junk, or wheat straw, or bamboo, but we cannot print a newspaper upon it. Eventually we hope that this may come. This abolition of duty will stimulate our inventors ; but, meanwhile, we are at the mercy of the rag merchant. Whatever substances may be uses to supplement the supply of this article, the public may take it as an indisputable fact that paper, of any quality worthy to bo called paper, must de pend for its fibre upon rags. Here is the great difficulty of enabling the British public to enter into the full advantage of this sudden boon. Eng land does not produce rags enough.; Ireland has her own use for hers; France, Belgium, Spain, and Portugal all rigorously prohibit the export of the article. Our only foreign supply comes from Italy and Germany, and this supply is quite incommensu rate with the demand which is required to keep the article at a reasonable price. We admire Mr. Gladstone's enthusiasm. We have no objection to his making coaches and pipes and dolls and teapots and artificial arms, as he professes that he and his friends are about to do, out of paper. We smile indulgently at his romantic and Arcadian scheme of rearing paper mills in every rural valley, whither the villagers will flock to make the paper of their village journal, and linger as they return in the evening to watch the angler casting his fly over the mill-tail. We desire the realisation of his dream, that by means of this paper manu facture wages will become plentiful, and poor rates unknown. But this is the enthusiasm of a recent convert, who is imagining arguments to con vince his hearers rather than expounding those by which he was himself convinced. Alas! no Tillage mills will ever ,again rise. These were all destroyed, not by the paper duty, but by M. Fourdrinier's paper-making ma chine, which rendered paper-making, like cotton spinning, an affair of capital and machinery and great establishments. When handloom weaving again becomes a flourishing trade, and the distaff and spindle are seen in every cottage, than we shall have again the village paper mill, and not before. Instead of luring country gentlemen by the fond hope of village mills and reduced poor-rates, and instead of threatening totake from our present stock of the raw material in order to make dolls and tea- pots and artificial legs and arms, how much more far sighted would it have been in Mr. Gladstone to have stipulated in the French Treaty for the removal of the prohibition on the export of rags ! Belgium is our very good friend, and might then, perhaps, have been won over to grant us the slight favour of allowing us to buy her surplus rags. Spain might have paid us that £500,000 in rags—her bonds at this moment are little more, but France was giving little and taking much even when Mr. Gladstone was resolving upon this abolition. She could not have refused so small a matter as this. Would it even now be too late to ask for this little supple mental benefit, without which the boon which Mr. Gladstone has conferred will lose half its advantage ? These, however, are but secondary considerations. In time—perhaps not so early as the Ist of next July, when the duty is to come off, but still in time —these difficulties will right themselves. Eventu ally we do not doubt we shall obtain some substitute foi that at present indispensable article, which is so rare, and the supply of which is choked by so many artificial impediments. But meanwhile we wish to urge upon Mr. Gladstone, and upon the Paper Duty abolitionists, that their work is not yet accomplished, for to perfect it they should ob tain free trade in rags. It does not surely require any great effort of diplomacy is not the absolute Governments of Europe that it not for their in terest to make paper in their countries artificially cheap. What we are now asking we ask, n o t f or ourselves, but for the public. We have been re lieved from a heavy burden, and we desire a few Ri ornents to stretch our limbs and try how much power of action we have gained by the removal. The public, however, may rest assured that, so far as we are concerned, they shall have the full bene fit of every feather's weight of the burden we shall in next July escape ; and we intend that they them selves shall be forced to confess th a t if th e b a l ance incline it-will be in their favour. It is enough, and more than enough, for ourselves to be able to rejoice in the prospect of increased public usefulness.— 'limes. THIS DA PS SHIPPING. LONDON, Feb. 13.—Wind this day at nom, North; moderate breece and fine clear weather, with sharp frost. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 11.—Wind, N.E.—Arrived—Hein rich Gustave, from Buenos A)res—Triton, from Porto Plata for Hamburg—H.M.S. Mars, from Portland—Tiver ton, from Sierra Leone for Rotterdam. Sailed—Alivine, for Rio Janeiro. OW ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Wind, N.E. Arrived. Feb. 11.—Patience, from London ; Findlay, from Hartlepool ; Eling and Queen, from Sunderland ; Charlotte, from Guernsey ; Havre, steamer, from llavre ; Courier, steamer, 'from Jersey; Le Coq, from Cherbourg; Lady glinton, steamer, from Dublin. Sailed, Feb. 11.—Allport, Bartley, and Edward, for Sun derland ; Findlay, for Hartlepool; Lady Eglinton, steamer, for London. Arrived, Fob. 12—Sultan, steamer, from Lisbon; Isa bella Croll, steamer, from Newport; L'Etoile, from Caren tan; Bucephalus, from London; Danube, from Newport; Gipsy, from Neath. Sailed, Feb. 12—Pera, steamer, for Alexandria ; Le Cog, for Cherbourg ; Britain's Pride, for Sunderlani. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. _ _ _ Wind, N.N.E. Arrived, Feb. 12—Herald, from New Orleans ; Jeremiah, from Mobile; Caravan, from Savannah; Beetle, screw steamer, from Sicily; Artizan, screw steamer, from fluent). Off the Port, Feb. 13—Patriot King and Braganza. Ott SIJBALtRINE AND BRITISH TELEGRArit.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morn lig. Wind, N.E.; tide, four hours' ebb; weather, fresh and frosty. Arrived, Feb. 12.—Zephyr and Gem, from Bruges ; Pro vidence, Furet, Thea, and Lionne , from Gravelines ; Einat, from Ifelsingborg. DEAL, Monday Morning. Wind, E. by N., fresh. Anchored—Ganonoque, from London, for Canterbury. Passed—Seine and Tamise, steamers, from London fcr 'aria. A Berlin letter says :—" The manufacture of rifled cannon con tinues on a large sca l e ; t h e works of M. Freund furnish six every week to the com mission of revision. Some cast iron cannon are a l s o being made at the sam e works o n a new mo d e l, and if the result of the trial of them answers to the expectation of military men, 600 will be made." THE _ITALIAN Q U.EXTION. Nord publishes the following important document addressed by M. Thouvenel, the new French Minister of Foreign Affairs, to Count do Persigny, the French Ambassador at London : To HIS EXCELLENCY M. LE COMTE DE PERSIGNY, AMBASSADOR AT LONDON. Paris, Jan. 30. Monsieur le Comte,—The Ambassador of England has communica.ten to me a despatch, in which, after having examined the situation in Italy, and stated the necessity of an accordance on the measure* best, suited to re-establish a durable and satisfactory state of things in the (Italian) Peninsula, the prin cipal Secret ar y o f St ate f or F ore i gn Aff a i rs points out the gen era l b ases upon w hi c h, i n th e opinion of the Government of her Britannic Majesty, that undemanding ought to he founded. The English Cabinet, judging that it is necessary first of all to obtain the assent of France and of Austria, has charged Lord A. Loftus to make a similar commu nication to the Cabinet of Vienna, and I have the honour to send you herewith copies of those two documents. They comprise, as you see, M. le Comte, four distinct propositions. 1. France and Austria should renounce hence forth any interference in the internal affairs of Italy, unless called upon by the unanimous assent of the great Powers. 2. The Government of the Emperor should come to an understanding with the Holy Father to eva cuate the Roman States when the organisation of his army should allow it, and when our troops could be withdrawn from Rome without danger to the maintenance of order. Our army should also leave the north of Italy within a suitable period. 3. The internal organisation of Venetia should be excluded from the negotiations between the Powers. 4. Finally, the King of Sardinia should be re• quested by,the Government of the Emperor, and by that of her Britannic Majesty, acting in concert, not to send troops into Central Italy until those differs nt States and provinces shall have, by a new vote of their Assemblies after a new election, solemnly declared their wishes, and should those Assemblies pronounce themselves in favour of the annexation, Franco and Great Britain should no longer object to the entrance of the Sardinian troops. I have submitted Lord John Russell's despatch to Lord Cowley to the Emperor, and, after having taken ilia, orders of his Majesty, I have brought to the cognisance of the English Ambassador in what light we think we may view the overtures of the Government of her Britannic Majesty. The first of the four EnDisS propositions could not, I told him, give rise to any difficulty. The principle of non-intervention is a national rule, the importance and authority of which no one appre ciates more than we do, and, in our opinion, it con stitutes one of the most essential elements of any serious and final settlement of the Italian question. If the Government of the Emperor intervened itself, it only did so ceding to imperious circumstances, because in the state of affairs in Italy its interests imposed the necessity upon it, and it alwayS looked upon the term of its efforts in the Peninsula as the establishment of a political system of a nature to prevent any intervention in future. Our views in this respect have been publicly expressed by the Emperor himself on the most solemn occasions. The propositions of the English Government would, therefore, only give a diplomatic sanction to a wish as evidently sincere as it has been repeatedly re newed. I told Lord Cowley that the Government of his Majesty adhered to it without reserve. I added that our opinion on this point had never varied, and that we, therefore, should feel ourselves fully justified in acquiescing in it without entering into explanations with the other Cabinets. On the second point, to make known to the Eng lish Ambassador the views of the Government of the Emperor, I could refer to its previous declara tions, and especially to that of the first French Plenipotentiary at the Congress of Paris. Now, as then, we sincerely desire to put an end to the mili tary occupation of the Roman States. The Govern ment of his Majesty is also anxious to evacuate the Lombard Provinces, and thus to put an end to an armed intervention which the very principles of our policy urge us to make as short as possible. We therefore most willingly accept the English proposition as well as regards the Roman territory as Lombardy ; but the proper moment for doing so is an important point, which, moreover, the English Government has not overlooked, and I have been enabled to make use of the very cautions which it recommends such a measure to be accompanied with, fully to establish that the evacuation of Rome ought necessarily to remain subordinate to the certainty that no serious danger should result therefrom to the safety of the Holy See, and that the evacuation of Lombardy should not take place until the joint consent, tacit or declared, of the great Powers should guarantee the new organisation of Italy. Passing to the third proposition, I declared to the English Ambassador that it did not appear to me to give rise to an objection, and that the Go vernment of the Emperor can in principle but give its assent to it. I, however, observed to Lerd Cow ley that it appeared to us advisable to provide for the eventuality should Austria think it possible to negotiate private conditions by offering concessions to Venetia, and that in such case it would be well to reserve the right of examining the overtures which should be made by the Vienna Cabinet. As regards the fourth and last point, M. le Comte, it touches upon an order of considerations which did not allow me to give at present a definitive answer, and I had to remind Lord Cowley of the position of the Government of the Xmperor towards the other great Powers, especially towards Austria. It is impossible for us to disavow the obstacles which the provisions of the treaty of Zurich meet with. After having honestly exerted for many months its incessant efforts to facilitate their realisa tion, the Government of the Emperor has come to the conclusion that it was difficult for it to enter tain the hope of triumphing over those obstacles. It believes it may pay itself the just compliment of having fulfilled all its engagements in this re spect. It is, moreover, disposed to consider the measures proposed by the English Government as well suited to effect a solution which would satisfy the interests of Italy, and which contains guaran tees of stability necessary for the general interests. These measures are in perfect keeping with the principles which form the bases of our institutions, and we should not be justified in challenging the efficiency when applied to other countries. But, whatever may be our opinion upon the value of the combination of which the Government of her Britannic Majesty takes the initiative, we regard ourselves as morally bound first to consult the Court of Austria on the subject. We must uphold the upright intentions of the Emperor and the sincerity of his policy above all suspicion, and, with the stipulations of Villafranca and of Zurich before us, we could not bind ourselves at once in a formal manner. If the usefulness of our counsels and endeavours has convinced us of the impossibility of restoring the authority of the deposed Princes, we are not the less bound to prevent any false interpretations, and to set aside all doubts, by redeeming first of all the word of France in straightforward explanations with the Court of Austria. On the other hand, we must not forget that we recently invited Prussia and Russia to participate in the Congress, the meeting of which appeared to us likely at the same time to assure an entente be tween the Powers, and to prepare the solution of the questions that would have been submitted to its deliberations. It did not depend upon us that Europe, thus assembled, was not called upon to sanction a final arrangement, and we should fear to expose ourselves to the risk of hurting legitimate susceptibilities if, finding ourselves now brought by the forco of circumstances to place ourselves le another point of view, we should abstain from noti fying to the Cabinets of St. Petersburg . and of Berlin the new situation in which imperious cir cumstances places us, and should we neglect to con vince them of the necessity of finding more practical measures for the settlement of questions which can not without danger be left much longer in suspense. I have therefore replied to Lord Cowley that, as regards the fourth proposition, the Government of the Emperor, before e xpressing itself, thought it in dispensable to exp lain and j ustif y its p ositio n with the Court of A ustria on the one hand, and with those of Prussia and of Russia on t he other. The English whichbas sad t o h r is l i p n e e ar o e f d eo t n o d meuct to iinpOies upon the Government of his Majesty, appreciate and l amit its justice and feel confident eforce. English rhe Government welcome whichill a we have given that th e to its first three propositions wou ld testify, if neces sary, to the sentiments with w hich we received its overtures, and it cannot entertain any doubt of our sincere desire to combine the solutions which the situation of Central Ita ly You will please read this despatch to and leave a copy thereof with the • • principal Secretary of State of her Britannic Majesty. Receive, M. le Cointe, the assurances of my high consideration. THOUVENEL. I IA Paris letter in the Nord says :—" Fresh pro- positions have been made, I am informed, by the ex-Grand Duke of Tuscany for the re-establish ment of the House of Lorraine. He has, it is said, expressed his willingness to submit to a vote by universal suffrage, and would renew his promisor 'of a constitution, liberal reforms, Sc. Events will doubtless reply by this epitaph of many fallen dynasties, It is too late !' " sre 12- ca led Share) 204 204 10 100 1 100 100 Stock ■