The Sun. — London, England, 1860-02-20 00:00:00

NB FPS. , SHARE AL CITY, Two o'CLocK. ORDINARY SHARES AND OTOCKB. The accounts from the manufacturing districts mention that, during the past week, there has been very little activity in most branches of business, owing to the uncertainty that prevails with respect to the alterations proposed by the Budget, and also by the Commercial Treaty with France. The deal ings in the woollen market at Leeds have been un important, and but few transactions have been re ported in piece goods and yarns at Bradford, Halifax, and Huddersfield. In Leicester the woollen and also the cotton hosiery manufacturers have been less active. At Manchester there has been an ab sence of demand for India goods, and for the home markets scarcely any transactions have been entered into. In the iron trade of Soith Staffordshire there has been very little variation, and at Bir mingham, Sheffield, Walsall, and Wolverhampton most traders are waiting the result of the debate on the Budget before entering into extensive opera tions. Paid. Closing Business Share, EftilWayti.Price. 12.10 lAnmerg. ' Aotting. Bost. 50 (and Eastern Junction 10 f 4 65 Belfast and Ballymena_ all - - 465 13.14 Sir., Wol., and Itr.Val. all 8 81 Stock Birk.,La.,andCh. June lOO 73 74 25 Blackburn 25 Myth an,l Tyne all - - 10 Bost.Slefd.& Mid. Coml all 01 7 Stock Bristol and Exeter 100 104 108 Stock Caledonian 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all - - 50 Cork and Bandon 9 20 Cork - , Blkrock,&Passage all - - 20 Cornwall all 6 61 10 Do. A A rove s. no div all - - 10 Do. B until6p.c.per an. I - - ( hasbeen pd.toß. 50 Dublin andßelfastJunc. all - 421 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr. June all 74 8 Stock East Anglian lOO 134 144 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 571 581 574 1 Stock Eastern Union A Stock; 100 39 41 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 27 29 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 81 - - 20 East Suffolk all - - 10 Do - - Stock Edinburg* and Glasgow 100 804 814 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 •29 295 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all - - Stock Furneba - - Stock Glasgow & South Westn lOO 100 102 10 Great North of Scotland all - - Stock Gnat Northern lOO 168 1084 1081 9 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 97 98 971 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 133 135 Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 112 114 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 80 65 12 Irish South Eastern all - - Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire, 100 190 1004 100 Stook London and Blackwall.: 100 66 68 674 Stock Lon.,BrightonkS.Coast; 100 110 112 1111 25 Lond. Chat. and Dover; all 12 13 Stock London & North Westn' 100 99 091 90 1 121 Do. Eighths stock London& South-Westn lOO 921 934 25 L'derry & Coleraine - - 25 L'derry & Enniskillen all 8 10 Stock Man., Shef., Lincoln lOO 58 384 481 50 IMaryport and Carlisle . all 50 52 121 Do. do. i Shares.... all - - 10 Metropolitan ;took Midland lOO 1071 1084 1084 ;took Do. Binning. & Derby , 100 6 8 87 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all - - 25 Do. 4 Shares all - - 25 Mid Kent all - - 10 Do. (Cray Line) all - - 100 Newcastle and Carlisle all - - 25 New., Aber., & Herefd, all 91 105 10 Newry & Armagh (aef.) 9 - - 20 Newry, Warpt., & 14os all - - ;took Norfolk lOO 57 59 50 North. Counties Union 3l 31 I d took North British lOO 611 624 took Nor.Dev.Rall.&Dk. Stk lOO - - Lock Do.A Stk.-Arec.nodiv until 6p.c.ha.sbeenpdß 100 - - took Do. B Stock - - took North-Eastn.-Berwick 100 93 935 04 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 1 d 4 took Do. Leeds lOO 4 461 lock Do. York lOO 76 77 ,ock North London lOO 107 109 20 North Staffordshire. 174 31 31 d 14 131 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 9 91 ock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 351 364 301 10 Peebles all 7 84 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney lO - - ock'Scottish Central lOO 113 115 ock Scoth. N. E., Aber. Stock 100 271 28 ockiDo. Scottish Mid. Stook 100 84 86 ock Shropshire Union lOO 47 49 10 ISittingbourne & Sheer, all 4 3 d ock ;South Devon lOO 42 44 ock,South-Eastern lOO 871 88 884 11 1 1 ock,South Wales ockiSouthYorks.&Riv.Dun lOO 70 72 10 !Staines, Wok., & Welt all 6 8 • (Stockton & Darlington all 371 384 38 9 • IDo. do. - !Stockton & Hartlepool 161 - - ock Taff Vale lOO - - ock 'Do. Preference, No. 1 - - ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 - - ,0 Ulster 5 Do. 2O 21 31 p 10 Do. l4 id ip ock Vale of Neath lOO 60 62 0 ,Victoria Station & Pim 94 104 11 ock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 - - O Waterford & Limerick all - - O West Cornwall . O West London - - O Do. Ist Class all - - O Do. 2d Class all - In the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday a fair amount of business was transacted at full rates. The sales were estimated at about 7,500 bales. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, but prices were well supported. The tendenoy of monetary affairs continues favourable, the applications for discount in the general market as well as at the Stock Exchange indicating an important diminution in the demand. Easier terms are now charged for the negotiation of approved descriptions of mercantile securities, and the specie movement being mere satisfactory, a further decline may be shortly announced. The transactions in the English Stock Market to-day have been rather restricted, owing to the in disposition of the speculators to enter into large transactions until the result of the Budget shall have been ascertained. Consols, however, opened buoyantly at 941 I for money, and at 942 II for the account, and they continue firm. New Three per Cents. are firm, at 941 95 ; the Reduced at 95 ; In dia New Loan has improved to 1031 S ; ditto De bentures are a shade flatter, viz., 971 I, and Exche quer Bills are steady, at 235. to 265. prem. The dealing in the Foreign Stock Market have been exceedingly limited. Turkish 6 per Cents. are nominally 79 to 79+, and the New ditto have been dealt in at 661 I, while the 4 per Cent. Guaranteed are 1011. Spanish 3 per Cents. 45, and the Passive 112- 12. South American Stocks are neglected. The transactions in the Railway Share Market have been limited, with scarcely any variation of importance in prices. Eastern Counties and Lan cashire and Yorkshire have declined 55., and Lon don and Blackwell 10s. Great Northern, Manches ter, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton have advanced ss. ; and South- Eastern 10s. In the Foreign Market prices remain nominally unaltered, no dealings having been recorded. The Colonial Lines are dull, but realise former rates. East Indian and Great Indian Peninsula, howeTer, are a shade firmer. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been dealt in to a fair extent at about former rates. DIL1?/15II FTWINI THIg DAT AT ONZ O'O,OlE. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 95 3 per Cent. Consols Annuiti es ' 'Now 3 p or C en t. A nnu iti es 94/ India Stock ' Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto Debentures, 1858 Ditto, 1859 Ditto Ronda, £l,OOO Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Amount (March) India Stoat for Ageunnt — Ditto 6 per Cent. ExchNuer gills, £l,OOO, I#d.. 23 6 Ditto 'f-500 Ditto Small, Ifd PALONAO OY TOARION NIXDII AT ONI O'CLOCK. itrazilien 6 per Cent. Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852 Spanish 3 per Cent. 45 Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent. — Ditto New Loan Ditt• Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ditto Account (March 8) PREFERENCE SHARES. raid. / Closing Btusiness Share Railways. Prioe. Done. Share, 100 Stk Atlantic & St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent Born.,Baroda&Cent.lnd gu. 5 percent Do. Addit. Capital A. Do. Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. New Do. Preference Bufialo,Brant.&Godrich 6 p. ct. Ms. 1 Aug.., 18;2 IDo. do. 1 July, 1873 Do. do. 1 June, 1874; Clcutta.& S.Eastrn. Lim. Cape,Ea stn. Prov.(Lim.)l; Cape Town & Dock Scrip! Central Oude (Limited) Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.e Demerara Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c East Indian, gu. 5 p. a Do. 14` Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 44 p. c. Debentrs Do. 5 p.c. Deb., 1861_, ,Geelong& Melbourne Geelong Corporation 6 per cent. Bonds IGrand Trunk of Canada I Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 6 per cent. Debentr 1 Do. 7 per cent. 18 62 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872.... 'Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. Do. New, gua.s per cent. Gt. South. of Ind.Lim.— guaranteed 5 per cent Gt.W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76,with apt. till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '/3 without opt Do. 54 p. c. do. '77 do Madras, guar., 44 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent IDo. 41; P. c. Extension IDo. Third Ex. gua.s.p.o Do. Fourth do. Do. do• •••• Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class ACapitl.Share Do. do. Land d 0... Do. do. B. Capital do. Do. do. Land d 0... Oude (Limited) Scinde 5 1 44 Do. New 9l Do. Punjaub g Do. Indus. St. Flo. Ec,t St. Andrews & Quebec A Trinidad(Limited) Scrip I all 1100 20i 20 10 100 100 100 all I 1 eo 100 100 1. 3 0. I 3s. ;3s. Od. 1100 100 all all all all 100 6 10 all all 100 I all ,AII; all all all all all all all all all all THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENIN6, FtBRUARY 20, 1f,60. Railways. rioe. „_„, I CPlosing lllwines s done 87 89 90 97 p a 41 5111 5 i 61 par I p 14 Idi 1 Id id j d 1(O 1011 d d P p 100 100 1001 101} 20 21 35 36 94 95 73} 744 85 87 76 78 75 77 98 984 id f d 14 fel 124 124 8 71 4 95 ICO 95 ICO 95 100 90 93 86 89 961 97 90 9 Id fd I 9 lot I d Ed Vd Id id AYS. 41 4i Si I di 2IIIS KELS. CORN EXCHANGE. There was a steady, but by no means active, demand for wheat in most of the country markets held on Saturday, and prices were well supported. The barley trade ruled firm, at extreme rates. All other kinds of spring corn, including flour, sold at full currencies. Throughout the Continent wheat has been in somewhat improved request, and a fair average business has been passing in all spzing corn at extreme rates. In the United States wheat, flour, and Indian corn have commanded utiler more money. The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week were only moderate. From abroad the imports were limited, vie., 1,612 qrs. of wheat, 6,134 barley, 6,481 oats, 66 beans ; 958 peas, 747 tares, and 130 sundry seeds. A. very moderate supply of English wheat came fresh to hand today, coastwise and by land carriage. The general condition of the samples exhibited a further improvement ; hence, the demand for both red and white qualities ruled steady at fully last Monday's currency ; indeed, in some instances, very fine samples were the turn dearer. Millers, however, operated with much caution. We were tolerably well, but not to say heavily, supplied with foreign wheat. On the whole, rather more business was transacted in good and useful qualities, but without leading to any change in price. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair request, at full quotations. The barley trade was very firm, and there was an improved inquiry for sowing qualities, at extreme rates. The supply on offer was only moderate. New malt was in moderate request on former rates; but old parcels were very dull and lower to purchase. We had a steady consumptive demand for oats, and good sound corn was 6d. per quarter dearer. Both beans and peas were in short supply and steady re quest at full quotations. The flour trade was firm at extreme rates. 1014 4 1 17 4 981* CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat-1 4 ;s8Ci aid Kent, red, Dew 43s to 495 Ditto, old Ditto, white, new 47s 525 Ditto, old 4Ba Us Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 405 45s Ditto, now 405 46s Bye—Old —s —5 New Barley—Grinding...., 23. 90a Malting* Chevalier 4ls 46s Malt -Suffolk and Norfolk. . s2s 060 Drown Kingston and Ware s2s 64s Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lineolnsh., Feeding 22s 260 Potato 255 325 Youghal and Cork, black 235 26s Cork, white 230 32s Scotch, Feeding 23s 32s Beans—Tick Pigeons Peas—Grey Maple White 4Ol 49s Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 32s 34s Stockton and N0rf01k........ 304 31s — PI id pa, I 1 21. 24 If d 5 5d 24 254 P 6, 7 1& lip! METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 1,953 head. In the corresponding week in 1859 we received, 2,646; in 1858, 495; in 1857, 1,208; in 1856, 012 ; in 1855, 289 ; and in 18i4, 2,775 head. 8 8i 19 191 36 36j ~ i 10 ' 3 35 53 65 1 1} id I IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs Rotterdam Hamburgh —.. 805 .. —.. Antwsrp.. ...... —• • Harlingen Dort l5 .. Ostend.. - .. 47 44 .. - 8.. - 92 • . -. . ft- . • -. -• . -. . 26 . . - 13 16 - Total 378 1 , 233 296 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows :- 1 Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves . Pigs. 1859 4BO .. 2,001 1.59 1858 lBB .. 106 202 1857 526 .. 481 • • .. 201 .. 1856 430 .. 70 .. 112 1855 169 .. . • .. 120 1854 BB9 .. 1,621 . • -- .. 250 15 To-day's market was very scantily supplied with foreign stock in, for the most part, middling condition. For the time of year about an average number of beasts came fresh to hand from our own grazing districts, as well as from Scotland. Their general quality, however, was by no means first-rate. For most breeds there was a steady. though not to say active,. demand, at last Monday's cur rency. The extreme value of the best Scots and crosses was 4s 10d per 81bs. SHERIFFS' COURT. SALES BY AUCTION.-BURKE V. BURTON , 5 6 8 9i 19 20 a 9 47 From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire we received 2,000 Scots and shorthorns ; from other parts of England 350 of various breeds ; from Scotland 450 Scots and crosses ; and from Ireland 120 oxen and heifers. There was only a moderate number of sheep on offer. The mutton trade was firm, at prices fully equal to last week— some prime Downs having reali-ed 5s 10d per 81bs. About 200 shorn sheep were on offer, and they sold at 10d per 81bs beneath those in the wool. The few lambs in the market changed hands at from 61 111 lo 6s 10d per Ms. We have again to report a firm trade for veal, at very full prices. The show of calves was very limited. Pigs moved off somewhat steadily, at full quotations. Per 81bs to sink the offal. s. d. a. d. I s. d. s. d. Crse. & inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 1Prinascrs-wool do. 5 0 5 4 Second quality do. 3 8 4 2 ( Prue. S' thdown de.s 6 i 8 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Large crse. calves 5 2 5 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime mall do 5 8 6 0 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 2 , Large hogs 3 6 3 10 Second quality do. 444 10 Small porkers Suckling calves, 19e to 22s ; and quarter •eld store pig'', 23s to 30s. TOTAL SUPPLY. POABION SUPPLY. Beasts 3 B9O Beasts 3OO Sheep ....18 ,510 Sheep Calves9l Calves Pigs A. statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock, exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Feb. 21, 1859, and this day, Monday, Feb. 20, 1860. For Blbs to sink the offal. Feb. 21, 1859. Feb. 20, 18G0. d. Coarse and inferior b eas t s . . a d. s. 1 • s • d. a. Second quality ditt o 3 8 4 2 ; 3 8 4 2 Prime large oxen. .... 4 4 4 64 4 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. . • .. 4 8 4 10;4 8 410 Coarse and inferior sheep . . 3 8 4 &3 8 4 2 Second quality ditto . Prime coarse-woolled ditto . • 4 8 5 016 0 5 4 Primepouthdown ditto . . 6 2 5 415 6 5 8 Lambs Large coarse calves Primo small ditto Large hogs . , , . ~ . Neat small porkers . . . Beasts Sheep and. lambs . , . 17 ,560 18,390 Calves ....... 87 168 Pigs 300 360 MARLBOROUGH-STREET. • • . . SUPPLIES ON SALE, Fib. 22, 1858.--Boasts, 3,980; sheep and lambs, 16,550 ; salves, 107 ; pigs, 420. Feb. 23, 1857.—Beasts, 3,607; sheep and lambs, 14,530; salvos ; 173 ; pigs, 270. NEWGATE ♦ND LEADENHALL. Both from Scotland and various parts of England the arrivals of meat since our last have been on a liberal scale. Generally speaking, the trade is somewhat heavy, as fol- lows : THE BETTER HORSE." Per 81bs. by the carcase. s• d. a, d. s. d. a. d Inferior Beef 2 6to 2 10 I Infr. Mutton. 3 4to 8 6 Mid. d 0..... 3 oto 3 4 , Mid, do 3 Bto 4 2 Pra.larg•edo. 36t0 4 0 1 Primo do. 44to 4 6 Do. small do. 4 2to 4 4 i Veal 4 6to 5 2 Largo pork.. 3 6to 4 2 ; Small pork LAW I NTELLIGENCE. —(Thi s Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Gou!bourn.) IN RE 1101035 AND TILLDY.-INIPORTANT APPLICATION. Mr. Lawrence applied that a solicitor' s bill might be ad mitted as a proof iu the estate of t,ltese bankrupts. The bill was for work done for the bar:grupts—two common law actions and other business. I Vr. Lawrence asked that the proof might be admitted before the final dividend. The Commissioner said ho did it now, he must do it always. It was bla snor....h for any one to neglect business of this kind, I .rat for a *irofessional man to neglect it was un pardonable. Mr. Lawrence observed that professional men generally were very particular about the business of their clients, and careless about their own interests. (Laughter.) The Commissioner did not quite agree with this, and asked for the bill. Vpon looking over it the Commissioner said it had only been taxed a few days ago, and that though it amounted to £35, only one stamp was cash out of pocket. It was made up of six and eightpences and thirteen and fourpences. The creditor here remarked there were two common law ac Lions. The Commissioner —Before I can admit the claim I muse examine the bankrupts about this bill. The matter was then adjourned till Wednesday. This was an action to recover £5 6s. for some furs, in trusted by defendant to sell by auction. £1 9s. 6d. had been paid into Court. Mr. Buchanan called plaintiff, who said he had sent the furs to defendant, and gave strict orders that they should not be sold under the reserved price. Plaintiff's wife was put into the box, and a letter, writ ten by her to defendant was put into her hand. In it she directed the defendant not to buy in at Is. or 2s. within the price fixed. His Honour held that this was no reserve. Mr. Buchanan then called a witness, who left the furs and a paper of prices, but defendant's clerk said that he distinctly told this witness that it was against defendant's rule to reserve. His Honour found for defendant, and recommended plaintiff to consult Mr. Buchanan before he sent any more goods. . Mr. Buchanan said ho could hardly understand how hero could be such a discrepancy between 6s. and £l9a. Defendant said the furs were sold at their value. Verdict for defendant. SOLD OR GIVEN P—MA.DDISON V. DAWSON. This was a claim of £1 48.—£2 2s. for one perambulator, and £2 2s. for a table, entrusted to defendant, and not Jo turned. Mr. Edwards called the plaintiff and his brother. They swore that defendant had been repeatedly asked for tho money for the perambulator, and that he had no authority to part with the table. Mr. Buchanan, for the defendant, said that the perambu lator was a gift, and that the table had been left upon ap probation with a customer. Defendant said he had never been asked for tho money for the perambulator, and since it had been given to him his wife had bought another and paid for it. Hls Honour found for defendant, and Mr. Buchanan promised that defendant should assist plaintiff in getting back the table. Costs allowed. POLICE INTELLIGENOE-( THIS DAY.) UNPROVOKED ASSAULT ON A LICENSED VICTUALLER. —Daniel Redding, a stout-built, rough-looking fellow, was charged before Mr. Beadon with the following •as saults Mr. James Cooper, of the Boot, Wells-street, Oxford street, said that a few minutes before 12 on Saturday night he went into the tap-room with the view clearing it, 'when the prisoner, who was sitting with some compa nions, began insulting him, and then threw a quart pot about half full of beer at him, but fortunately it did not strike him. He (Mr. Cooper) retreated to the bar when the prisoner followed him with his companions, and they all made an attack upon him, and he believed if assistance had not come to his aid he would have been killed, so vio lent were his assailants. The prisoner gave him several violent blows about the head and face, one of which had caused his lips to be much swollen. The prisoner made use of very abusive language towards him all the while the attack was going on. The others managed to escape. James Wibley, who went to Mr. Cooper's assistance, said the prisoner struck him three or four times, and on getting Mr. Cooper away from the prisoner he also received a severe blow on the cheek. Another person, a Mr. Pick ford, who also went to Mr. Cooper's assistance, was ' assatated by the prisoner. Mr. Inspector Petters said the prisoner had been before charged with assaults. Mr. Beadon asked the prisoner what he had to say to going into a man's house, and when at the proper hour he asked hint to leave, knocked him about in this manner. HQ should fine him £5 or two months. THE ORIGIN OF " THE GREY 211.1.R.E A writer in Bell's Life says :—A London citizen married a lady with face and fortune, and found in a very short time that he had got " stuck" with his bargain, so that he was resolved to part with her. Accordingly he went to the lady's father, and told him he found his daughter of such a temper, and was so heartily tired of her, that if he would take her home again he would return every penny of her for tune. The old gentleman having inquired into the cause of his complaint, asked him why he should be more disquieted than other married men, since it was the common case with them all, and conse quently no more than he ought to have expected when he entered into the marriage state ? The young gentleman desired to be excused ; he said he was so fir from giving assent to this assertion that he thought himself more unhappy than any other man, as his wife would ride over him, and was not to be quelled ; and no man who had a sense of right and wrong would submit to be governed by his wife. " My son," said the old man, "thou little knowest the world, and that all women ride over their hus bands, though not all indeed after the same fashion. However, to and all disputes between us, I will put what I have said on this proof, if you are willing to try it :—I have five horses in my stable; you shall harness these to a cart, in which I shall put a basket and 100 eggs, and if, in passing through the country, and making a strict inquiry into the truth or false • hood of my assertion, and leaving a horse at the house of every man who is master of his family him self, and an egg only where the wife governs, you find your eggs gone bef ore your h orses, I hope you will give it in, and remain content with your lot. If, on the other hand, your horses are gone first, I will take my daughter home again, and you shall keep the rhino.' " This proposition being all " upon the square," the young married m an s t ar t e d w ith g reat glee upon his tour of discovery to " get shot," as he thought, of his horses and his wife. At the first house he came to, he heard a woman with a shrill angry voice call to her husband and order him to the door. Here he dropt his egg, and at the next, and meeting with some of the same kind at every house, he soon began to get short of eggs. At last he arrived at the seat of a gentleman of family and figure in the country, and inquiring for the master, was told by the servant that he was not yet stirring, but if he pleased to walk in my lady was in the parlour. The lady, with great complaisance, desired him to be seated, and said if his business was very urgent she would arouse her lord, but had much rather not disturb him. " Why, really, madam," slid he, "my business is only to ask a question, which you can resolve as well as your husband, if you will be ingenuous with me. - You will , think it odd, and it may be deemed impolite for any one, much more a stranger, to ask such a question, but as a very considerable wager depends upon it, and it may be some advantage to yourself to declare the truth to me, I hope these considerations will plead my excuse. It is, madam, to desire to be in formed whether you govern your husband, or h e governs you ?" " Indeed, sir," replied the lady, "thi s question is somewhat odd, but, as I think no one ought to be ashamed of their duty, I shall make no scruple to say that I have been always proud to obey my husband in all things; but, if a woman's own word is to be suspected in such a case, let him answer for me, for here he comes." The gentleman at that moment entered the room, and, after some apologies, being made acquainted with the business, confirmed every word his obedient wife had re• ported in her own favour ; upon which he was in vited to select which horse in the team he liked best, and accept it as a present. A black gelding struck the fancy of the gentleman most, but the lady desired he would choose the grey mare, which she thought would be very fit for her side saddle; her husband gave substantial reasons why the black horse would be most useful to them, but my lady still per sisted in her claim, and stuck to the grey mare like a burr. " What," said she, "and willyou not take her, then ? But I say you shall, for lam sure the grey snare is much the better horse." " Well, my dear," replied the husband, "if it must be so--!" You must take an egg," replied the young gentleman, " Carter and I must take all my nags back again, and return to my wife as wise as Waltham's calf, who went nine miles to suck a bull, and came home more thirsty than when he went." A CENTENARIAN. — On Wednesday, the Bth in stant, a farmer named Darby Lenihan died at his residence, Coolnagowar, in this county, at the extraordinary age of 112 years. He was interred on Friday in the churchyard of Killea. H. posstssed all his faculties to within a few days of his death, and was seen walking in an erect manner, on the quay at Waterford, within the last month.— Water ford Mail. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Feb. 20.—Wind this day at noon, N.N.W. ; strong breeze and finer sharp frost. POILTSMOVTLI, Feb. 19.—Wind, N.N.W. to N.W., blow ing hard—Off port—The Saladin and Liverpopl, both from London for Calcutta. FALMOUTH, Feb. 19.—Wind, strong—Arrived— lias, from Moulmein. Off port—Dane, from Cape of Good Hope. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Wind, N. Arrived, Feb. 18—Royal Eagle, from Swansea ; Ondin• steamer, from Dublin; Annie Vernon, steamer, from Car diff ; Minima steamer, from Havre •, Atalanta and Courier steamers, from Jersey; Clara and Black-eyed Susan, from Newport; Mary Jane, from Youghal. Sailed, Feb. 18—Union, for Aberdeen; Argyll steamer, for Carentan • Ondine, steamer, for London ; Supply, for &ahem; P ortland, for Portland; Ally and Jessie, for Sunderland ; Laura, for Shields. Arrived, Feb. 19—Georges and La Poule, from Cher bourg Moslem and Fanny, from Cardiff. Sailed, Feb. 19—Three Sisters, for Dublin. LIVERPOOL, Monday Morning. Wind N.N.W. ; fresh gale. Arrived, Feb. 19—Yeca, from Bombay; Arizona, from New Orleans ; Franziska, from Mauritius. Arrived, Feb. 20—Ellen, from Akyab ; St. Constantine, from Bombay; Yanwath, from Valparaiso; Adept, from Mobile. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELIGRAPII.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Wind N.W. ; tide four hours' flood ; weather fresh and tine. Sailed--Robert Barclay, for Adelaide. DEAL, Monday Morning. • Wind N.W. by W. Passed in tow of Resolute tug—William Kirk, from Lon don for Liverpool. Anchored—lsabella, for L'Orient ; Lady Bute, for Jamaica; Punch, for Plymouth—all from London. THE BOMBAY MAILS.—The Panther, with the mails from Bombay, arrived at Marseilles at two p.m. yes terday. They left for London at five p.m. Lord and Lady Arthur Hay have left town on a visit to the Earl and Countess Howe at Gopsall, Leicester shire. DEATH OF SIR JAMES TURING, BART.—We have to record the demise of the above baronet, who died, on the -13th inst., at Rotterdam, where he was British Consul. 1 !FIRE ON THE BRISTOL AND EXETER RAlL WAY.—lntelligence was received in Exeter, o n Saturday, that one of the bridges on the Bristol and Exeter line be tween Collumpton and Exeter, was on fire. Before it could be checked the up line portion was consumed, and the down train was delayed for a considerable time. Thetraffic is resumed, the trains running at that point on the up line. The accident is supposed to have originated from fite dropped from the engine.— Western Times. GALLANT LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—GREAT YAR MOIITH, Friday Night.—This morning, about two o'clock, during a heavy gale of wind from the north-east, the smack John Bull, of this town, drove on shore to the north of the harbottr. Her crew were placed in a very perilous position, the vessel being quite under water. The small surf lifeboat belonging to the Royal National Lifeboat Institution was immediately drawn on her carriage opposite to the wreck, and manned by Captain Davies, R.N., Inspecting Comman der of Coastguard; G. Milligan, her coxswain; and a crew of 11 men. Four of the smack's crew were, with some difficulty released and taken on board the lifeboat. On the coxswain jumping on board the wreck to rescue the fifth man, the lifeboat unfortunately broke adrift, leaving him and the poor fellow in a dangerous situation. However, they were not to be allowed to perish if human power and .skill could possibly prevent it. It was blowing very hard, bitter cold, and the surf rising like mountains, threatening every moment to engulf everyone. Again the lifeboat bore up for the wreck, and succeeded after great risk, in taking off the two men, and in bringing the whole safely to land. THE CARLISLE COFFIN MYSTERY.—The Glasgow .7Teraid says it has been ascertained that on the night of the 17th March, 1859, a young woman of respectable ex terior, and attired in a black silk dress, a dark cloak, and straw bonnet, obtained lodgings for the night in the house of Mr. John Armour, joiner, 13, East Quay-lane, G reenoc k. She appeared to be far advanced in pregnancy, and she had with her a girl of fair complexion who appeared to be about four years of age. She gave her name as Mrs. London. The little girl was very ill, vomiting severely and during the ni g ht b e came rapidly w orse . Mrs. Armour spoke of getting medical attendance, but Mrs. Loudon would not permit it, alleging that her child was subject to such attacks, and was liable to convulsion fits. The child died between four and five in the morning. The next day the reputed Mrs. Loudon went to Mr. Campbell, registrar for the middle parish in Greenock, and reported the death, giving her name as " Janet Loudon." She ob tained a coffin, and a box to enclose it in, from Mr. Andrew Crawford, joiner, Westburn-street, Greenock. These were Conveyed to Armour's house, and the body placed in the ,Coffin. On the lid of the box, Mrs. Loudon wrote an address 60 Dumfries; but at the railway station, whither Mrs. Ar inour had accompanied her, the latter saw her tear it off and substitute for it the address found on the box at Carlisle Mrs. Loudon, Bush Hotel, Carlisle." Mrs. Armour saw her take her seat in the train for Paisley, and after that heard no more about her. She appeared to be well educated, . and wore a profusion of rings. She stated that her father was a farmer near Dumfries, and that his name was Young, "tld her h us b an d was a draper in Hartlepool, named Wil liam Loudon. She said when she arrived at Greenock that she was on her way from Dumfries to Hartlepool, although it would be very difficult to reconcile such a story. 31011 TE Y AIA 'HIS DAY.) Done. SECUR ITI&S. 17} 20 S took 100 Stock; 20 Sto. Stock] 100 100 100 100 100 j Stook j, 20 { ta 100 { 100 s 10 100 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock FOREIGN Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardonnes Bah. &S. Fran., Li m.7p. c Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac Carmeaux Mine & Rail I Copiabo Ditto Extension ,Dutch Rhenish l 'Eastern of France Euphrates Valley ,Grand Rue. Guar .5 p.c Great Central of France Gt. Luxem. ' Con. ohs Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New Namur and Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref Paris, Lyons, and Medit 1 Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Fern.) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) ..Rica and Dunaburg; Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse. D,. 5i per cent. Pref. Southern of France West Flanders Do. 5i p. c. Preference . W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref.... Zealand...._ COLONIAL GOVEK 25 Blythe and Tyne it per: Can.Gov.6p.c J a.at July 100 113 115 1144 0. pref. (issued at £3O) all Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 100 109 111 iStk Brie. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock 100 95 97 Do. 6p.c. Mr. & Sep. 100 112 114 114 . . 20 Do. do. do. Shares l4 Do. 6 per cent. 1870 109 tock Caledon MO, 44 per cent 100 102 104 Do. 6 per cent. 1880' 100 1124 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. all N.8.G0v.6p.0. Ja. &July 100 109 110 61 Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c. all Do. Bp.o.Ap.•k Oct. 100 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. 64 Dun. Perth Aber.Jun all 5 4 6 D0.5p.cen.1871 to 1976 100 99 100 Stock E.Angn. Class A 7& spc 100 99 101 Do.sp.cen.lBBB and up 100 99 100 09i f Stock,Do. do. Class B 6 pc... 100 112 116 Stock Do. do. Class C7po . 114 116 Deb. redeemable, 187 100 108 103 Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct . NO.] 100 S.Aus.GL6pc.Jan&July 100 109 111 Stock'Do. do N 0.2 100 ,13 116 1131 100 128 130 ... Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock ,Eastern Union, 4 per et. 100 1 111 113 °° 8 — Do. do. April & Oct. 100 110 111 1114 Vdock'Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares MISCELLAAEOUS. Stock! Do. 4 p.c. gua. S. &D. 100 90 02 Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. 100 77 78 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 14 15 Stock Furness, 5 per cent ... 100 1000 Atl an ti c T e l. (Li m it e d). a ll 130 17 0 Stock I Glas. &S West, a, 5 pc: 100 121 128 25 Australian Agricultural 19 32 13 Stock Great Northern, 5 p. et. 100 120 122 10 Australian Royal Mail. all Stock Do. 5 Redm.,lop.c.pm 100 112 114 10 Berlin Water Works ... all 44 54 pc Stock Do. 4 1 p. C. do. do. 100 no.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm BO 87 89 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 38 40 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, lst c rf all 20 Do. B, 7p. C. till 1862.. all 20 22 Stock j Gt. Sn.& W (Irelan )4 1100 96 le 20 Do. C... all 14 15 p. et. pref. Stock 50 reat West. (Berke and 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) all 8 9 Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct... el Stook Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smitg all 15 29 Stock no. Redeemable, 44 pet. . 100, 07 _ 99 25 Do. Preference 74 per ct all 24 25 Stock! Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 8 7 6 ' o Stock ' , Do. Irredeemable, do. .1 100 83 91 Preference Stock +Crystal Palace. lOO 274 324 5 Do. Stock ' Do. sp. ct. Redeem.P rc f. 109 100 102 101 Stock Do. 6p. c. Perpet. Deb lOO 'lOl 101 8 I Do. Birm. Pref. Share all 10 1.04 Stook Electric Telegraph lOO 102 101 10 Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c.pf.sh. all 17 18 25 Do. New 10 I Do do. sp. ct. pref all 161 10/ 5 E ng li s h & A us t. C o pp er a ll 21 24 24 Stock! Do firming. ( ,mar. stock 100 a 2 76 0 2 77 1 76 4 26i !Do. Chester guar . s h aresi 15 Gan. Steam Navigation. 14 1 Great Ship (Limited).. all 4 4 4 134 ' Do. do. do 20 Do. do. do. I all 15 154 d Stock Len. & York 6 p.c. st oc k ! 100 139 141 5 London District Telegr. 2 1 • o , 20 !London Discount 5 11 1 StockiDo.farnsi.St.£s 3slodpci 100 4 ILond.Gen. Omnibus Co all 14 11 Stock ' Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan) .. 100 20 Madras Irr. and Canal 1 14 2 Stock Lon.&frig.spc.gu. No.l 100 116 118 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all Stock Do. ,sp. o No. 2 100 116 118 10 fed. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 3 4 Stock Do. gua., 6p. ct. Stook Do. do. sp. c No. 4 100 116 118 10 etherlands Land all Stock Do. Do. 44 per cent lOO 5 o 8 p.c. P re t,iss.at ldis. all 1 4 5 I Do. do. 41 per c. shares 1 100 ./sr.&NovaScotiaLand, 80 Stock Do. 7 ner eent Pref. St. 100 153 157 1 . B . A us t ra l as i an (Lim.)' all 4 4 Stock ,D 0.6 p.c.d0.(1V.E.&C.P.) 100 133 136 1 riental Gas Stock , Do.4 p.c S.(div.dettil'6s) 100 66 68 1 Do. New Shares lss. 4 d par, 4 f 25 Lond. Chat. and Dover all 214 224 10 Orientl. In. Steam, A 6 Stock Lon.&N.W.Cov.&Nun- 10 Ditto B eaton, 5 p ct. - , 4 Stock Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, 100 Stock Peel River Land & Min. 100 II 52 12 Londondy & Cole, 4 shs. all 60 Pen. & Oriental Steam. all 78 80 12 Londondy.& Ennis 4 sb. all 50 o. New l5 12 14 Stock Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ot. 100 124 127 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr, 15 1 4 p 6 Do. £6 4B 1 11' 50 Ithymaey Iron Stook Do. 31 per cent. 64 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent. 5 1 1 p 100 Royal Mail Steam ; GGECED Clifford emir : f watoo. tn. tcelsda Caradon tt. au. ucAdt shoou nnibrisy, (0. Tn : 60 51 53 124 Nraryport & Car., 4 p.c. all Stock Scot.Austrin.lnv.(Lim.) 100 ,120 130 121 124 I Do. 4 4 per cent....... all 25 South Australian Land, all I 34 36 Do. Stock ITid. Con. 6P. o. Stook 100 1 Do. do Registered all 1 1 Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ot . . 100 139 141 140 20 r.& Ln.Co.of Upr. Can 6 Stock Do. 44 p. o. pref. stock.. 100 102 103 aoo ,Van Diemen's Land 6 Do. with option ti ll 1860 3 1 4 p Stock Do. Leto. & Hit.pref. st. 100 93 95 934 10 [ Newport,Aber,&c.pret.9 BRITISH MINES. p. 0. redeem, at sp.cm m all 10 104 10 Do. Perpet, 6P. o. with Share Mines. pad . Closing Basineis option 0111868 all 12 121 Prioe. Done. 12 10 Do., till 1869 Stock Ner fl k 5p. 0 . Ex.Stk,lB46 104., —r; Alfred Consols (Philack) 2.11.19 34 si t 111 Stock Do. 54 p. 0. Pref. do. 1847 100 IN British Iron Stock Do.sWavVal.Ex.Sk 1847 100 stylist.) 1 440 450 330 340 j Stock North British, spercent 100 111 113 Stock Do. New, gua. 5 percent 100 109 111 East Bassett (Mogan). *0 130 135 ,Q4c a G y A i s s . e t . n k . ) 2 7 5 . . 7 14 4 . 74 5 . O s 51 1 4 :1: 5 6 1 1 13 4 74 954 . (li Pr D ef. k ip C . ° c: 100 10 9 - 1 9 - 3 8.13.4. 1 1 d -- ~ G : r ea e rr n og y da l r l se l_e tp 17 Do. do. do. —• G.Wheal Alfl.(Phillack . ) 12.4.2 14 14 StockSi Stock o c k N ' T' D t o -11 E. aD s Berwick, etvetnasi 1 4 p. c. Prof. lOO 95 4 —G. Wheal Voralelston) 9 ... ,NL.awdywllienratslisaet 124 Do. do. Quarters, 18 10 4 id .... ' N N o o r r t t h h i n, r o a wn ne : (uny Lelant) •• • 61 3 33 25 26 Dioo.. York, H.& 6 . A p. s c . . l N ,u4 o rth l . ... 1 9 3 ---- -- oot 8 27 1 9 Hingston Downs 4.3.6 4 4, Stock Dx. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. 1A g 121 128 Stock Do. Redeem., 2d gua.... 20 North Staffordshire . .. 100 0 11 2_3_ 2_4_ 115 117 s 'Mogan 1.6.6. 1 9 4 5 19 4 5 6 114 .0 s N i, oa o r trr Providencet cr h i 0d W ngse l l e so a ( 01,7 1_ ( ssn e t : y r:O il i f: g y . c a . n o . 4 9 5 + 6 3 44 Stock Do. Irredeem., 2 i gua. 100 10 Rbymney Guaranteed. all 84 Scottish Central, new pt all Stock Scottish North-Eastern 100 .-7 - Lelat) 10.6.7 IR 50 SouthCaradon (S . t.C a l z e Y : 1 1 1 4 250 12 2 1 60 . —.... 'SsowhetheCal Fran. ( l i l i l l o o g g a a n n ) ) , Stock 31 per a. pref. stock.... 100 '3 2 A Stock Do.Aberdeen.g - us.6 pc. 10 0 Stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock. 100 125 130 1R.1 2 8.t. '7 2 5 4 18 3 8 10s. south Devon, Ann. 10s. all 11 114 10 Do. Fixed 43 percent• all Stray icn ri p on fag: .k.,.),..1. ..* ... :. ..... ; 1.0.8. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 10 6) all 24 244 I Y11 o (C „,o1 r n m ). Stock Do . 44 per cent lOO 101 103 5 Tamar Silver and . Lead Stock Do. Fixed 44 p.a. lst is 100 ,101 103 701+ 10 Tin lli : Vale West of Basset T on • e ( .). 12s 6cl 14 19 20 Stock South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 192 94 Stock Do. 44 per cent lOO 101 103 i Stock S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua 100 85 88 25 Stock. and Dar. A 5 p.e. all 28 29 W. Caradon (Liskeardl ~ 10 80 824 25 Do. B 6 per cent 25 Do. C 6 per cent . . Wheal Buller (Redruth) (1 5 4 170 180 Stock Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p.c. 100 30 55 1; 1 5 - Wheal Edward (Cale ) Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant 1.7.2 to° l4, • • • o ii is LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. WWI MaryAnn(Menhe 8 30 32 2. --------_________ ... Wh'l Trelawney (Mak.) 44 2 9 31 _ .. I I.__ —_ I—. . 1 . __ Railways. p a id) Leasing ! Closing! Business Co.'s. Price. FOREIGN MINE* 2% , Australian Bedford and Bietchley all Ln & N.W .. •• , 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim 155 i 1 ________ d par Buckinghamshire.... 100 Ln 3: N.W, 99 101 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £ 5 p.)l 274 _ Chester & Holyhead .. ' 100 Do. 504 51 20 Do.St.Jolindel Rey,Lim.! 15 21 22 Do. do. 5} p. ct..... 100 Do. 5 Do. Land and Mining - Co. all _ • Do. do. sp. ct. 1 Clarendon Cons. Min CO. i —— d Clydesdale Junction. .! 100 Caledonin'lo3 105 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E 40 Cobra Copper all 46 48 Cl 6 17 16 7 8 E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c. 100 Gt. No rt h. 1 4 0 142 Copiapo all NI Union,HarwichSlis., all E.Counts. 44 4i Do. Woodbridge . , 100 ! G D Fo e u n r n t e M u ... all 24 251 Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dra . ., 100 Caledonin' - 2 Gt. N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 icl k p Do. New lOO ;Do. —.. . all 104 111 Gloster& Dean Forest' all Gt. West. . 3 Limres na o t un.Co 2 Id az If Flartlpool.Dck.Satall: all Yk.N.&Br' 5 Lusitanian p.Ming.Co [lull and Selby Do. 4 Shares ..... ..! all I Do. ...... , Do. + Shares ; all I Do. ... _. ... Lane. Carl.g - ua.s p.c ', 100 'Ln & NA* 208 212 20 1 P N o lt nt li g i , n ib e a C u " dS . ?l f v .S er .A , l u .e s 'a i d 101. 1 4 c1 1 6 p Mining and Smelt.... all 1 i ,1 London&Greenwich . 100 S. East... at 66 5 Port Philip Do. Preference 100 PetolCo. 93 95 1 Scottish Australn. (L.)... 10s i d s P all 2 24 28.2.8f.United Mexican JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Do. 6 per cent Lowestoft, Lon.,l'ilbY u S a ° . u 4 t p e . n c d t: .!' 100 100 , Norfolk folk . . --- Mid. Bradford Prefer- 1 Share Joint-Stock Banks. ' Paid.; I , i i Foe. Done ence Stock Manc.,lluxtn.& Matk 1 : 0 11 ________ Newmarkt.,BuryEl 15. 5. e.' E.Counts 1 i p 3l LN id:n 3‘ d 3l 9 2 : g: I guaranteed 5 p. c. 100 lAgra&UnltedServioeßir l 50 Do.all 'Do. 's7 59 40 Australa6ia all 78 60 72 80 Midland land .1 1 25 Bank of Egypt all 24 25 1 - ----1-----7 Closing 1 Business 100 rank of LOndon 5O 51 53 1002000 goo London Colonial nlni i ot t dinsoli C ihnalc o l. l a . Onßfdk. North & A L m o e a r n i c a C on.; all a 11 —.. _ _. . . 3 $ N N D o r . r i t d F i l l on i Fixed : 6 e d e Pl4 : l s t ar e p s r ct e n en r n. t c s e P n ...c t . . a a a l l l l l l ;LAL N W ) Preston and Wyre. I all A . , L sk . i 1 14i 15 20 Cht . d. Bank of India, &e t all 20} 21} 21 20 2 . 5 11 ,C C o h z n . M . Do. i Shares A. all ;Do. I er.of In. Lon.&Ch.; all 31 33 10 0 Ci 1 ty I 60 64 66 s it j o i r y ‘i s w t n . , b l , l ) i , t & c I O r eSfhoerpd 100100 ,I G , t ß .'sr, ra o i r: o l y i.l o4 3s 1 106 37 I 25 39 40 Do. Do. 1 ~ .. 1 i I ) Bank of Canada,, C L l :n a d d on , all 20 20 21 South Staffordshire _ all ISPClean . 104 11 100 C o m m e rcial l'Eng , Scot ., & Aug. Ch! all 164 161 Wilts and Somerset.. 100 IGt. West 90 92 20 Witnbledon& Croydn.) all , L.&Briztnl 74 81 C( ) County S w i tzerlan d nty all 20 = i 110000 INLoant.dio,nro&Joef 20 i Lon.Ch ar.likfAustral.l all 221 221 50 ;London Joint Stock lO 314 DOCKS. s England.tm in s ter. . 33 20 —.... _— 55k Share Docks. 20 'Do. new ... .. lO i I Paid 1 C r lo ri s oe in! Bus vo in n ess e. 50 National Bank 20 New South Wales 25 all Stock iCommercial lOO .... Stock Do 4 perCent.Pref .Min lOO _ 25 ;Orient .Bk. Corporation all 40 41 StoeklEast and West India lOO _ 20 Ottoman 8ank ,. , ,, a l l 194 20 :20;114 ii I Stock! Londo n NO 1 00 !Provincial of Ireland .. 25 79 Stock l St. Katharine lOO 10 I Do. New .. .. 77 ....... all -- Stock So uthampton lOO 25 'South Auetralia ..... all „ Stock IVicturia .................• 140 102 104 25 nion of Au s t ra li a.... 20 : 11 . 00 New 1...c.4 ease ,a! 2 50 nion of London ...... !12 211 29 1 r 100 Unity Mutual BOROUGH nor. Our market has become somewhat firmer, at mostly full prices. The show of samples, however, has somewhat in- creased. Mid and East Kent pockets-85s to 1475 per owt. Weald of Kent do. Sussex do. 65. to 80. .. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. Oily limited supplies of potatoes have come to hand, coastwise and by railway, since this day se'nnight. Gene rally speaking the trade is steady at our quotations. York Regents .. 120 s to 150 s per ton. Do Flukes l3oa to 140 s ~ Kent and Essex Scotch Do Cups Dunbars l2os to 140 s ~ WOOL MARKET. We have again to report a very inactive demand for all descriptions of wool. In prices, however, no change has taken pl ace. N o i mports too k p l aoe last' week from any quarter. SEEDS. rine descriptions of cloverseed continue in fair demand at very full prices ; but inferior qualities are quite neglected. Linseed and rapeseed are in steady request at extreme quotations. In other seeds no quotable change has taken place. Cakes are again rather dearer. furnip,White,p.bus.l2s to 148 I Carraway Swede Mustard, 8r0wn.... os lie liempseed, per qr 34s 36 8 White, new.... 12s is Linse ed,Eng - .sowing 688 70s Tares,Winter, new.. Scud 98 Crushing Old ............ —8 —e Baltic Rye grass, new 22 s 26 s Li nseed —s —6 Clover, Red Eng., et. 588 588 Engli Cake , p. ton White sh ...... £ O s 9 5s £9 15 ton £9 Os £lO Foreign Red 5 OB di s ( Rape Cakes p. ton 4 158 5 58 White 728 948 i Rapeseed, p. qr . ..• •M s MS Trefoil, new 22e 2(3s TALLOW Our market is very steady, yet the late improvement in value is barely supported. P.Y.C . on the spot is selling at 60s. per cwt. Town tallow. 59a net cash; rough fat, 3a 3d per 81ba. 1858. 1857 . 1858. 1859. 1860. -- --- Stook this day.... 24,316 11,310 20,895 21,042 33,447 Price of Y.C. 588 6d to 66s 6d to 53 a Od to 53s &I to 60s Od to I —s Od Od —s Od —s Od — 8 Od Delivery last week 1,195 702 2,213 1,572 1,557 Ditto from June 1 85,142 89,204 85 , 1 49 80,604 64,721 Arrivals last week 2,394 1,180 9:9 547 111 Ditto from June 1 62,916 83.574 92,862 90,079 86,057 Price of Town .... 53s 6d 591 Od 555 Od 545 3d 615 9d Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock; Stock Stook Stook Stock 124 Stock 12i 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock I Stock 25 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 10 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 12 10 Stock 10 Stock; SPORTING NO7ES. THE NOTTINGHAM MEETING. Those who invested on Curlew and Tommy Noble last week were not snrry that the frost interfered with the plans and diversions of the " milkers." Still much disappointment was experienced by those persons who had brought horses a long dis tance to compete fur the different stakes, and who watched the skiey influences with no little anxiety and impatience. Still the steWards had no alterna tive; theySvere Compelled to abandon the meeting, which has been appointed to take place next week, when I hope that the committee will have better luck. At my present wi iting a probability exists that the Nottingham sport may be impracticable. The frost throughout the country is still very severe, marring alike the pleasures of the chase, the coursing field, and the racecourse. The uncer tainty-, therefore, which exists induces me to briefly dismiss the items contained in Mr. Bradfield's pro gramme, for it would be useless to occupy space by an attempt to arrive at conclusions on a subject I on which nothing may be concluded. Should the appointed sport take place, I shall place my trust in Ambush and Prince of Orange for the Nottingham Handicap. Job has a light weight, and report says he will be dangerous. For the Innkeepers' Plate I shall select Accurate and Tho Dane, and for the Stand Plate I am sweet on Spicobox, and for the Forest Plate Lord Berkeley's Julie and Fern Leaf are most to my fancy. The Two-year-Old race will perhaps be won by Little Lady. A FRESH MAN. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1860. FEBRUARY. Nottingham Spring ....21 I Cheltenham Club 2B Guiliano .. 25 Lincoln 29 MARCH. Liverpool Spring 6 f Northampton 27 Shrewsbu.ry Sp ring 8 j Llanboidy 27 Coventrf l4 I Croxton Park 3O Warwick Spring 20 AP PrAlteland 2 Newmarket C Catterick Bridge 11 Abergavenny l2 Thirsk l3 Epsom Spring 19 Newmarket F S 23 ..., Chester 1 Doncaster Spring 8 York Spring 10 Salisb - ary lO Bath 1 i Harpenden lB Epsom 22 Manchester 3O Hungorford Ju: Ascot 5 Hampton l3 Newton 13 Odiham Beverley 20 Bibury Club 20 Stockbridge 2l Winchester 22 Chelmsford 26 Newcastle 26 Jui Newmarket J. 3 I Carlisle Worcester 5 Liverp00l Abingdon 12 AUG' LY. I Nottingham 17 Stamford l9 Marlborough Goodwood 24 - - Brighton Brighton Club 3 Wolverhampton Reading Radcliffe l3 Egham l4 SEPTB Warwick Doncaster 11 Chesterfield l7 Leicester l9 OCTO Bedford 3 Newmarket S 0 NovE. Hereford Liverpool Autumn 7 IREI MA: How th and Baldoyle.. 19, 20 AP: Oxford l6 Plymouth 21 York 22 Lichfield 27 Stockton 2B Derby 29 FIBER. Monmouth 2O Manchester Autumn 21 Newmarket F.O. 25 BER. Newmarket H 22 Worcester Autumn 30 :MBER. IShrewsbury Autumn. ...13 ,A ND. tcu. Athlone 27 24 Curragh MAT. llowth and Bakloyle Summer $ JUNE. Wicklow .. 6 I Curragh 24 JULY. Bellswitowa 11 1 Down Itoyal Cup AtTGITST. Heath of Maryboro' .... 7 I Roscommon 21 Galway 14 I SEPTBILDSR. Curragk 4 1 Jenkinatown Park 18 Tramors OCTOBER. Londonderry I Curragh ll Strabane 3O STEEPLECHASING. FBIIRUAILT. Derby Midland 23 Grand Military (North- Tenby 23 1 aniptox) 29, 30 _ . Ilaxcir. Tenby Birmingham 12, 13 Coventry l4 LORD REDESDALE AND THE" LIGR7 WEIGHTS." The following ig a copy of Lord Redesdalo's - bill, which has been read a first time in the House of Lords, intituled : AN ACT TO PREVENT THE ENTERING OR RUNNING HORSES CARRYING VERY LIGHT WEIGHTS FOR ANY PLATE OR MONEY. Whereas the practice of running horses carrying very light weights for plates, prizes, or sums of money has very much increased of late years, and the same has contributed very much to the increase of gambling and dishonest proceedings, and the breed of strong and useful horses is prejudiced thereby : be it enacted by the Queen's most excel lent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons, in this present parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows :- 1. From and after the Ist day of Jan., 1861, no person or persons whatsoever shall Enter, start, or run any horse, colt, mare, filly, or gelding for any plate, prize, or sum of money, or other thing, un less such horse, colt, mare, filly, or gelding shall carry 7st. weight or more, computing 14lbs. to each stone weight; and if any person or persons shall enter, start, or run any horse, colt, mare, filly, or gelding for any plate, prize, or sum of m 3ney, or any other thing, carrying less than the weight hereinbefore directed to be carried, such horse, colt, mare, filly, or gelding, or the value there of, shall be forfeited, and the person or persons so entering, starting, or running the same shall forfeit and lose the sum of two hundred pounds ; provided always, that suoli forfeiture or penalty shall not occur to be recoverable by reason o f any horse, colt, mare, filly, or gelding being found after any race shall have been run to have carried therein, or during any part of such race, a less weight than seven stone, if such deficiency shall have been caused by an accident during run ning, or otherwise, and not from any wilful act or order of the person or persons entering or running the same. 2. All penalties of forfeitures incurred by any person or persons for any offence against this act shall be sued for or recovered by any action, bill, plaint, or information in any of her Majesty's courts of record at Westminster, or at the assizes, and shall be disposed of, one moiety thereof to the use of the person or persons who shall sue for the same, and the other as a prize for a weight for age race to be run over the course on which the race took place where such penalty or forfeiture was incurred, at such time, and under such conditions as to the stake to be paid for each horse entered for the same, and as to the weights to be carried, as the stewards of the J oc k ey Cl u b at N ewmarket may from time to time determine. 3. That in any action, bill, plaint, or information to be brought or commenced by virtue of this act. over and above the penalties and forfeitures to be recovered, the plaintiff or informer shall recover his or her double costs. DESTRUCTIVE FlRE.—Yesterday morning a fire broke out on the premises of Bradford's cooperage and stave factory at Horselydown, which was communicated to above 20 other adjacent buildings, and in a short space of tim3 several thousand pounds worth of property was laid is ruins. The Royal Society's escape and fire engines came as quickly as possible to the spot, but a considerable time passed before the fire could be got under. A METEOR AT SEA.—While the ship Typhoon (just arrived at Liverpool from Bombay) was in lat. 13 N., long. 33 W., under single reefed topsails, at about 10 p.m., a meteor, extending from west to east, sudden l y illuminat ed the heavens for leagues around. The effect was grand— everything could be seen as visibly as at noonday. After describing an arc of about 45 degrees, it suddenly disap peared, leaving the ship again in extreme darkness. THE FIRST DIVING-BELL. —The first diving-bell we read of was nothing more than a very large kettle, sus pended by ropes with the mouth downwards, and planks to sit on fixed in the middle of its concavity. Two Greeks of Toledo, in 1588, made an experiment with it before Charl es V. They descende d in it with a li g hted can dle to a con: s i derable depth. In 1683 William Phipps, the sou of a black smith, formed a project for unloading a rich Spanish ship, sunk on the coast of Hispaniola. Charles 11. gave him a ship, with ul ever he y returned necessary infor his und erta ki ng, but being great poverty. u nsuccessf, He then en deavoured to procure another vessel, but he got a su b s cription, to which the Duk e of Albemarle contributed. of In 1687, Phipps set sail in a s hi p having otons, t o the 20pre viously engaged to divid e the profits according shares of which the subscription c ons i s t e d . A t fi rst, a ll hi s labours provede m . a frs F ort unate ; l ut at last, w h en h e seeme d a l most hto despair, e enough to bring up so much treasure that he returned to England with £lOO,OOO. O, this sum he got about £lO,OOO, and the duke £9),000. Phipps was knight e d by the King and laid the foundation of the brtuflee of the present Marquis of Normanby. UST. TILE VOL UNTEER MOVEMENT. [The following appeared in our late edition of Saturday evening This afternoon a public meeting was held at the Thatched-house Tavern, St. James's-street, with a view to establish preliminary drill at public schools, in connection with the volunteer move ment. Lord Elcho, M.P., presided ; and there were present, Mr. Byug, M.P.. Lord West, Sir De L. Evans, M.P., Dr. Ha.wt rey, Provost of Eton ; Mr. Wm. Ewart, MX., Mr. Stirling, M P., Mr. W. F. Campbell, M.P., General Watkins, the Rev. G. R. Gleig, Chaplain to the Forces; Major General Watkins, and other gentlemen. The Noble CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceed ings, said he was surprised, mulooking at the papers this morning, to find that an eccentric baronet, the inheritor of a great name, had made a speech which had excited great attention. He (Lord Elcho) remained in the House of Commons until past eleven o'clock last night listening to the admirable speech of Mr. Sidney Herbert, the Secretary for War, and believing that there would be no discussion Ise went home. He had no idea that when the serious .busintss of the evening had passed it would have been followed by a screaming farce, in which the Parliamentary Robson was the prominent perfor mer. (Laughter.) He thought the hon. baronet would have better shown his loyalty and patriotism by keeping silence than by casting reflections on a pi ni zi o t v o e f m t e h n e t w hich had sprun g f rom the public s country, and which had been graciously approved of by her Majesty. The noble lord proceeded to show that military drill would tend to the physical development of boys, their moral improvement at schools, and their general advantage in after life. Letters, approving of the movement, were read from Lord Palmerston, the Bishop of London, Lord Brougham, Lord Lyndhurst, Lard Shaftesbury, and the Dean of Christchurch, Oxford (late Head Master of Westminster School), Sir Howard Douglas, Mr. Shepherd, of Cheltenham College, and other gentlemen. Lord WEST, in moving the first resolution, thought that a general system might be adopted for schools—such as Eton, Winchester, and Rugby, as well as for the parochial and rural schools of the country. His lordship moved the following reso lution : " That, with a view to the permanence of the volunteer force, it is desirable that elementary drill should be esta blished at public and other schools.' The Hon. G. BYNG, M.P., who passed a high eulogium upon the volunteer system, seconded the resolution. He hoped the movement would be per manent and successful, and that it would tend to remedy any defects which might exist iu the pre sent system of military education. Mr. GEORGE CRUIKSHANK supported the resolu tion, and told some humorous tales in illustration of the advantage of military training. He urged that this should be a strictly national movement, and should not tae dependent upon occasional alarms. The resolution was agreed to. Mr. CONINGHAM, M.P., hoped it would not go forth to the public that there was any desire on the part of the meeting to change our public schools into military academies. The Rev. Dr. HAWTREY, Provost of Eton, moved— " That where elementary military drill has been esta blished, it has been found to conduce to the discipline and orderof schools, and to the mental advancem en t o f sc h o l ars , as well as to their physical development and improvement." The Rev. Provost spoke of the beneficial effects which the system of drill had had in his college. He had been lately at Oxford, where he had ascer tained that the men who were the most distin guished for their classical and other attainments had proved the best men in connection with this movement. It had, moreover, tended to cheek those frivolous expenses which many young men iucurred at Oxford; indeed, many of the Oxford tradesmen, who encouraged these expenses, had expressed their regret that the movement had ever been originated. (Cheers and laughter.) Mr. TUFFNELL, one of her Majesty's Inspectors of Schools, seconded the resolution. In the course of his duties he had been called upon to visit vari ous schetsals,. sot, in such a distinguished position as Eton, and he invariably found that where drill was carried out the boys were better able to undergo great exertion. In a great number of the Board of Guardian schools a drill sergeant was paid by the Government, and where one of these schools had allowed drill to fail into disuse, the effect was so marked for the worse that they were glad to re commence the system. (Hear, hear.) Mr. G. VERNON, in alluding to the uniform pro posed to be used at Eton ; said he hoped the boating or cricketing dress would answer all purposes. (Hear.) He hoped the public schools would not insist on a uniform. It was all very well for a rifle corps, but it was not at all required in a school. If much attention was paid to uni form, it would have the appearance of making our schools military establishments, which they never would or ought to be. (Hear, hear.) Dr. WILSON thought the institution of drill in our public schools would tend above all things to make the present enthusiasm lasting. (Bear, hear.) It would be the spark which could always be blown into fire. (Hear, hear.) Dr. HAWTREY said the uniform would be of the most inexpensive character, and would bear no appearance of dandyism. (Hear, hear.) Lord ELnina said that in the corps he had the honour to command the dress cost but £2 10s. for a man, so the cost would be less for a boy. The dress for the boys would simply be a tweed jacket and trousers, with a little bit of Eton blue on the jacket collar. (Hear, hear.) There was no necessity for any display—(which he was sorry to see was the case in some of the rifle corps, and from which the worst effects night be anticipated.) There would be no braid nor frogs. The dress was such as could always be worn by the boys without rendering themselves conspicuous. (Hear, hear.) The resolution was then put to the meeting, and carried unanimously. General Sir DE LACY EVANS moved the next resolution, which was to the effect that all public schools should give their support to the movement. There was no country in Europe in which a move ment like that which was now going on was more accessary than this —(hear, hear) for it would be highly dangerous to remain disarmed in the presence of an armed neighbour. Adam Smith, one of the greatest writers on poli tical economy that ever existed, also had devoted a whole chapter to this subject, and he laid it down that the utmost care must be taken by a nation to be in a good state of defence, for if it was not so it was most likely to have every thing taken front it by any country that cultivated arms rather than eo:nmerce. (Hear, hear.) The militia of America amounted to two millions and ahalf, and as every other power demanded some sort of military service from its subjects but Eng land, he did not think it wise er prudent for a coun try like this to be in a state behind that of any other nation in the world. (Hear, hear.) Mr. CHADWICK had great pleasure in supporting the resolution. Drill was more conducive to health than anything he knew. Cricket was a healthy game, but then it gave round shoulders and a confined chest. This was not the case with drill, it acted in an entirely opposite way. It brought out and fully developed every muscle of . the body. He was of opinion that a man who could earn a pound a week without having learnt drill, would be worth half as much again it he had done so. (Hear, hear.) The resolution was then agreed to. He said he was certain it The Hon. Mr. CAMPBELL moved th w e fourthre solution.ouldmeet with no opposition, so he should detain the t g h i e v m en ore h s i o s as in in D e w ee it m h b a e n r y la le s n t publiclyof the newspapers. opinions on the point °pint in one 0 lengthe ned hadned rernarkvsat Those opinions had not hi defending them ; on the there was no need of met with opposition, so tweeting showed that some ee d chairby su ppo r ted theseP contrary, the presenthad resu lted therefrom. He wa s practical go t i h h e e n y o ble werel o r s d u i p n p t o l very gratified o d toofiiiinditohnast. Lord West, who r epresente h d u t r h e e h a , army by o the Hon th at oc casion; th a t they were supported by D r . trey, a dignitary of the c Mr. Byng, whom he looks d upon as the re presentative of the militia. With respect to the movement that had taken place at the school at Eton on the subject of preliminary drill, he thought it was deserving of the highest encouragement, because there were some parties who would be sure to throw some obloquy upon it for moving in the matter. The meeting, however, that afternoon would act as a shield ever Eton. so that the attacks that might be made on her would fall to the ground harmless. He thought the present movement was above all others best calculated to make the enthusiasm that now existed on the subject of national defences perma nent. He concluded by moving the following re solution : "That in the opinion of this meeting the highest public approbation is due to the provost, head master, and autho rities of Eton, for the prompt and judicious manner in which they have resolved to introduce elementary drill into the Eton system." Mr. EWART, M.P., seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. Resolutions appointing a committee for carrying out the objects of the meeting, and thanking the chairman for his attendance, were carried unani mously, after whisk the proceedings t erminated. The Right Hon. Edward Bolivarle, 11. P., and the Hon. Mrs. E. Bouverie leave town this week for Long ford Castle, Wilts, to attend the nuptials of tll e Lady Mary Bouyerie and the Hon, Mr. Wilde, Q.C. 71•111 ,4' ... of ; is g° lo- 2c- RII an r r ho 0.6 I of eo's LC'S her hen t: Le of has 1).1 ►► din ► tun e l, lics- that cted nine the dire rdi, but upo uf a 1•• 111 1111 r s.