The Sun. — London, England, 1859-02-24 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 1859. -......... . --- MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. SHARE MARKET.—(THIS DAY.) FOREIGN. • , , Closing Business • ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. I Paid. price. Done. bor of CITY, Two o'CLocK. I — Shall Railways. p aid. Closing \ Business y liar- The progress of business in London and the pro. , 20 Ardennes all P nigs to vinces indicates a slow but gradual recovery, and 12.10 ,Araberg., Nottnnr. Bost., 1 20 Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c 3 icl and Eastern Junction,' 10 64 61 iracter 5 Belgian East. Junction all 4 if Lord Cowley's mission to Vienna shall lead to a 50 Relfast and Ballvmena..l all 20 Beziers to Graissessae all 7 8 aside'. 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. 'Val. all 8 9 settlement of the differences between France and 5 Carmeaux Mine & Rail. all 11 24 ts, and Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesil. 20 Dutch Rhenish l5 5 44 101 Austria, an impulse will no doubt be given Junction lOO 66 68 at and 25 Blackburn REausptien.ranteosf Valley 2 a s ll ___— _... p ier in- to this reactionary movement. At present, 25 Blyth and Tyne all 31 33 Stock Bristol and Exeter admi- however, the monetary requirements of the 20 Gt. Luxem., Con. shs.. all 64 64 64 Stock Caledonian o ruin commercial public are too limited to intiu- Stock Chester and Holyhea.d 50 Cork and Bandon all - with a enee the discount market, which is still abun- 20 Cork, Blkr ge all 20 Lierre and Turnhout... all I home 20 Cornwall 2O Lombardo Venetian.... 8 1 IpBl 5 . dantly supplied. Bankers and brokers, in order to 20 Lucca & Pistoja, 5 p.c.pf. all - the re- 10 Do. At A rrves. no div. all.all ... 4 ... 4 _ 5l ' 20 Lyons and Geneva .... all Id true obtain employment for their resources, negotiate 1 0 Do. B untilap.c.per an 334 Maria Antonia all hasbeen pd.toß • all 20 Do. do. New Ached- bills at reduced rates, especially those of a first 50 Dublin andßelfastJunc. • all 20 Namur and Liege all 81 81 raham, class character, and having only a short time to 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc. all 91 20 Do. do. 6p. c. Pref. all 191 20 Stock East Anglian lOO 15 165 16 Northern of France .... all 361 36 rather roll. The terms for this description of paper range Stock Eastern Counties lOO 59 604 605 20 Do. New Shares , d over Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 85 94 as low as 11 per cent., and at the Stock Exchange by en- Stock Do. do. B ' Stock 100 33 30 20 Ottoman, gua. 6 per cent 7 4 2 4 'Gans on Government security are obtainable at 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U3ds) 85 20 Paris,l.yons, and Medit. all 321 33 raham, 25 East Kent all 13 15 20 Paris and Orleans ...... all 51 53 would about 1 per cent. Stock East Lancashire lOO 94 96 20 c Recife& S. Fran. (Peru.) 1 9 4 i d n like In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday busi- 20 East Suffolk 10 I Do all all i gua. 7p. et. (Lim.) ... 20 Riga and Dunaburg.... 4 - nest 'less was rather depressed, and prices exhibited a Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 704 714 71 . 10 Rome and Frascati.... all - blindly Stock I Edin.,Perth. & Dundee. 100 264 274 27 3 20 Royal Danish all - slight downward tendency. The sales amounted io 1 Forth & Clyde Junction all 5 Royal Swedish - at lasttoe - - 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref. to 8,000 bales. The Railway Share Market closed StocklFurness er the Stock l Glasgow & South Vrestn l6t) 95 97 20 Sambre and Meuse. ... all 6f 7 steadily, and quotations were rather firmer. 10 ;Great North of Scotland all 10 104 10 Do. 54 per cent. Pref. ... all 9f 9 .e that 100 104 104 f St ock iGreat Northern 2O Southern of France .... all 20 20 t Lord At the Bank of England there were no bullion stock,' Do. do. A Stock lOO 87 89 81 West Flanders all 5f 5 of the operations of importance yesterday. Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 137 138 10 Do. 54 p. c. Preference . all 9 1 9f Stock Gt. South.& Wstn.(lreld) 100 1045 1055 20 W. & N.W. of France.. all 23 24 talents At the meeting of the Venezuelan Bondholders 100 56 565 561 20 Western of Austria .. , 6 exactly Stock , G reat Western S tock , Do.Str.Vl.ltail Gua.Stk lOO 56 57 20 Westorn of Switzerland all - Yesterday, the following resolutions were agreed 12 !Irish South Eastern all 6 Wiesbaden Igerous 0 Lancaster and Carlisle. all 85 90 6 Do 8 per cent. Pref all - ain did to ;--lst. That this meeting accepts the amended IRI I Do. Thirds terms 16 12 13 p he per -proposed by Senor Rodriguez, on behalf of 1613 41300. New Thirds Stock; Lancashire & 'Yorkshire 100 95 95} 95 1 1 4 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. aied to the Venezuelan Government; 2d. That the com- 16 I Do. do. F £l6 6 iid 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 fd 6} y were raittee of Spanish American Bondholders be accord- Closing Business 3 Do. West Riding Union 5 Share Railways. Paid. Price. Done. )f someall 3 night, iligly authorised to conclude with Senor Rodriguez 20 Londonthp 11.6.3 and Blackwell. all 6 i 61 6 1 1 ing the " agreement in accordance with the foregoing 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh. 44 100 I Atlantic &St Lawrence all 78 80 resolutions. Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 109 1015 109 I Leased at 6 per cent. ii from Stock , London & North Weetn 100 9 4 1 05 1 95 1 1 1 1 8Bom. , Baroda&Cent.Inci 9 f I d s, and • The Assyrian has arrived from China with 124 i Do. Eighths Stock 'London& South-We:tn. 100 9 1 4 9 2 1 92 1 1 1 18 Do all The 6 21,100 lbs. of tea and 1,207 bales of silk. 25 il.'derry & Coleraine ... all 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 1 1 d renzied Small quantities of silver still arrive from the 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all 18 Do. Do. 844 , 1 1 d Stock' Man., Shef., & Lincoln.. 100 37 374 were at2o4 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 7 8 continent. The Moselle, from Boulogne, an- 10 ,Metropolitan parture Stock , Alidland lOO 101 103 uni 4 20f Do. New l6l —— - d Bounced to day, has brought a parcel worth aboutloo Buffalo,Brant&Godrieli 1 100 8„1 90 .am had Stock Do. Birming. & Derby. 100 76 786 p. et. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 self, for 45 5,000. 50 Mid. Gt. West. (Ireland) all 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 82 06 that the Meetings are now being held of the North 25 Do. 5 Shares all 100 Newtastle and Carlisle all 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 80 84 2 2 0 0 c C a lc pe ut T ta o . l .3:.:a p s o t c r k n. s L e i r m ip . 1. 2 3 8 ..0. _ld _i p Pm 20 20 C C e a n p t e r ,E al as o t u n d . :r ( o L v i . m (L i im ted . ) ) ▪ After , y A , Aber., & t., H & er ß e o fd s . a a l l l l I_l4 _125 American Colonial Association, and of the share -282. 6d. Y ---- 10 Newry & Armagh (def.) 9 - woman holders in the Royal Swedish Railway Company, 20 25 N Ne e v, w -r . the had I Stock Norfolk lOO 82 GI but no report of the proceedings can yet be 50 North. Counties Union 35 35 I d 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.0. 2 1 1 P Hope Stock North British lOO 58} 584 59 5 84 175 Demerara - completed.2o Eastern Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 4 4 d was of a Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk. 100 . Stock East Indian, gu. .5 p. c lOO 1021 10350035 21 The Stock Exchange Markets are all very firm. Stock Do.A Stk.— Arec.no div. 20 Do. C Shares all - nts, and until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 20 Do. E Shares Ext lO 1 I p lti sto the Business, however, continues very quiet, as the Stock Do. B Stock ‘‘. 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 5 1 rything Operators are anxious to learn the state of the Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 921 )3} 93 . 4 1 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 14 I d d 100 D 0.41 p.c. Bds. pay.'s9 all - 20 G Geelonge e l o n jolrepLogruaat.iso Corporation . c 6. all 19 _l9 _2O tat little Stock Do. Leeds lOO 471 44 per cent. Bonds Paris Bourse before enlarging their engagements. fever of Stock Do. York lOO 78 /85 785 At one time the market appeared rather feeble, but Stock North London lOO 101 103 S t u o i ing pas- 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 29 31 le of the on the receipt of intelligence that the Rentes and City Junction £3 is. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 70 72 705 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref.._ 100 89 91 20 North Staffordshire 175 4f 44 d 125 Were firmer before the Bourse opened, in- 20 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. all 995 1005 1005 20 North-Western creased firmness was exhibited. Consols are 10 No. & So u. W. Junction all 7 8 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent. 4 20 Do. do 4 d par Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver. 100 29 31 2 9 i 1 20 f Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip 1 2 s. _ TH E now 951 1 for money and account. Bank 10 Peebles all ( guaranteed 5 per cent. i Stock has been extensively dealt in at from 20 Portsmouth 10 Rhymney lO 204 Do. New 229 to 231. The New Threes and the Reduced Stock Scottish Central lOO 114 116 100 c Do. Bonds pay. ' 76, w ith ] all 104 106 sn Even- Stock .Scoth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 27 274 i apt. till '6O Annuities are fi at 951 and 96 ; Exchequer Bills, ' :--,, An Stockno. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 83 85 85 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O sl:222222oooojorD3lroßea. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. 1 Madras, . 41. :as , o hos . pui L, Corp.rd' r. p. d y .: 3 nh. . E. u tdavx6( Extension. do. guar., u h i. p, l ne. 7 o 4e u air . dots cent,p opt. p . ec t . C. . aaa a lllo l sl l 1 1110 02 8971 1 420 04 11009 d 9 i 358 . to 38s. pram., and the Bonds have improved stock , shropshire Union lOO 45 47 ust been .110 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 3 24 d to i 100 37 it course 100 ; . ; Long Annuities, 181 India Loan De- Stock South Devon • 100 73 PI 735 an of re- bentures have advanced to 921 7 ,- 5 , and the Bonds Stock South-Eastern Stock South wales you that ar e 1 5s. prem. 20 South Yorks.& Riv. Dun all 135 145 between 20 Do. do lB Newßrunswick&Ganda. A very limited number of transactions has been 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 11 subjects -re in Foreign Securities, and prices have 25 Stockton & Darlington all 364 375 371 25 Do. do. 1854 225 lam not be 25 Do. do. 1855 7 to give en without much alteration. Turkish 6 per - Stockton & Hartlepool 161 Class ACapitl.Share. • .. Do. do. Land d 0... .. ld wish ; , Cents. are 90 to 901; ditto New Loan, 80 to 801 ; Stock Taff Vale lOO 20 Do. do. B. Capital do. •atifying ditt 9d • 0 , .. issue, 51 to 51 dis. ; Sardinian have declined Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 IThamesHavenDk&Ral 22 .. Do. do. Land do. . 10 - pathetic to 8 0 ; Venezuelan 5 Cents. to 431 ; and the per Stock Vale of Neath lOO 77 80 20 5 Northof India Tramrotid I Limited, Scrip 2s. y watch• Deferred to 171 ; and Dutch 4 per Cents. to 1011. st s o o ck, Waterford & Kilkenny 100 Waterford & Limerick all 20 Oude (Limited) — ci.B)agou.n6dpdaca 1705 _t_d pard 58. VtO take The2o `ate f ord 20 Do. ~..s 15 4 1 p a„g all 20 21 205 ity that New Austrian Loan is 11 to 1 discount. to W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal. all 20 Do. New r. L ) 10 4d 5 p sfiii way' The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 20 Do. Punjaub - ,i, - s 5 5 d 45 lected to to • this day, are in round figures as under : 5 110 7 . p 13 .c. has been pd. to B all 21 3 all 6 65 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo. t,',?; 5 f 5 d 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 [be held 1859. 1858. 20 West London 10 Do. Ist Class all all — 10 ITrinidad(Limited) Scrip 1 4d 5 p res to be Great lAT..4nryt £25.269 23.562 20 Do. 2d Class to give Id wish ; •atifying apathetic y watch• v to take Lity that sful way' lected to be held res to be ime that nnounce t, that it no public )d before that the rallot, as electoral 1859. Great W es t ern £25,269 N orth-Western south-Western —B righton 11,266 Midland So uth -Eastern Great Northern 22,925 Lancashire and Yorkshire Bristol and Exeter l ' r it (3 l3 l t t h L - a E n a c s a t s e h rn i r . e ... 6,370 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln .... 10,029 N.,. °1- forcl, Worcester, and Wolverhampton 4,106 w est Hartlepool 3,301 dinburgh and Glasgow 5,115 Glasgow and South-Western 6,350 Grand Trunk of Canada Great Western of Canada 6,843 Sambre and Meuse BRITISH MINES. Share Mines. Paid. \ Cluing Price. Business Done. !Alfred Consols (Philack)! 2.11.10 7 8 20 pritish Iron Condurrow (Camborne) 2O 10 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 465 475 East Bassett (Illog,an) 3O 200 210 Great South Tolgus.. 17s 12 13 G.Wheal Alfd.(Phillaci ' ) 11.18.8 21 31 G. Wheal Vor(Helston) 9/ 1 Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) 84 6 7 North Wheal Crofty 7.9.4 24 31 N.Wh'l Basset (Mogan) nil. 6 74 -- Par Consols (St. Blaxy)I 11 16 17 Porkellis Unit. (Wend. ) ), 9 Sortridg - e Cons. Min. Co.! Os SouthCaradon(StCleer), 24 440 460 South C. Brea( 11logan).1 2 21 21 S Wheal Fran. (Mogan)! 18.18.9 220 230 5 Tamar Silver and Lead Mining Co. 4l 11 11 10 Tin Croft 9 3 4 4 UnitedMines(Gwennap) 40 - - Vale of Towey (Carm ) 12a 6d 4 4 West Basset (Illogan) l4 20 22 W. Caradon (Liskeard) 2O 65 70 Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5l 215 225 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 5 115 125 Wheal Edward (Cale.) 54 24 21 Wheal Kitty(U. Lelant) 1.7.2 11 12 WielMaryAnn(3leishe) 8 47 49 48 Wh'l Trelawney (Lisk.) 44 30 32 301 FOREIGN MINES 20 Australian 1 Bon AccordCopper,Lim lOs par t p 35 Brazil. Imp. (is. at £5 p ) 27 1 2 20 Do.St.Johndelßey,Lim l5 104 114 5 Do. Land and Miningeo all 11 21 1 Clarendon Consols Min ing Co. of Jamaica 1 d 40 Cobro Copper all 38 40 Copiapo l6 10 12 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 1 2 Fortuna . all 1 11 20 General all 20 21 3 Linares all 84 91 81 5 Lusitanian 1 Mariquita all 1 !New Granada all I 1 N.RhineCop.of S.Aus.L! 10 f p 20 Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Mining and Smelt. all 41 5 5 Port Philip 1 30 Santiago de Cuba l6l 1 i s 28.2.8tUnited Mexican COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Paid. Closing Business Share Securities. Prices. Done. - Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja. & July 100 1131 1141 113 i 14 Do. 6 p.c.Fb.&Aug. 1 00 1 11 4 1121 1121 1 Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. 100 115 116 N.8.G0v.6 p.c. Ja. &Jtily 100 1114 1124 -- Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct. 100 -41. T. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. 100 1014 1024 102 f NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 100 1111 1124 1114 S.Aus.Gt.6pc.Jan&July 100 110 112 Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July 100 107 109 has been to knout n by the t to this consti members hall hang staken . f s will be he united asure of always irst an 4 points long all cured by n of the ension of The above traffic returns continue to show a steady improvement in the receipts of most of the principal lines. The increase on the North-Western is £2,736 ; on the Great Western, £1,707 ; South- Western, £5OB ; Brighton, £1,404 ; Midland, £2,747 ; Great Northern, £1,060 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, £2,847 ; North-Eastern, £1,123 ; Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, £735 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, £258 ; and Great Western of Canada, £3Ol. In the Railway Share Market the transactions have been to a moderate extent, and the satisfactory Character of the traffic returns of most of the Principal lines has given support to values, the aggregate advance, compared with yesterday, being about 1, to -.1 5 per cent. Great Western and South Western have improved ss. ; Eastern Counties, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Wes tern, and Midland, 10s. ; and Caledonian, 15s. ; North British, North Eastern (Berwick), North Stafford, and South Eastern receded about ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings have been very quiet, and prices show little variation. Gre at ~ . 1 4uxembourg are a shade firmer ; Lombardo-Vene tian, East Indian, and Great Indian Peninsula are at about previous rates. Joint-Stock Bank Shares are steady. Ottoman 13 ank improved L 1; London Joint Stock, 55.; and London and County, ss. In the Miscellaneous Market Peninsular and Oriental Steam declined 55., and Royal Mail Steam Ss. fiord Pal espective e to the hitherto Palmer' spirit of is of the bold and ich they' thelrisn abers be )t cannot OSION. 3SDAY.. 31 , 11 .1T1511 FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. J 5 ank Stock a per Cent. Reduced Annuities 96 1 5/ 3 ....PPr Cent. Consols Annuities ' 4 l ."3 per Cent. Annuities 96/ 6 5/ ` l ".„ng Annuities, expire sth Jan., 1 860 1 3.16 -uitto 30 Years, expire sth Apr., 188 5 l B/ India Stock Ditto Debentures 9Bl 1 1 Ditto Bonds, £l,OOO bitto under £l,OOO C onsols for Account 951 a March June. D P xehequer Bills, £l,OOO, 2d. & lid.. 35 8 1 Ditto Advertised Exchequer Bonds, 1859, 31 per Cent .... 1001 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Sardinian, 5 per Cent ' BO Turkish 6 per Cent — Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Venezuelan 5 per Cent. — Ditto Account Ditto Deferred 2 per Cent. — Ditto (Mackintosh's) 1844 l7/ Dividends on the ab ove paya b le in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent — Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 5 Consols for Account JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Sharei Joint-Stock Banks. Paid' Closing Busbsess Price. Done. 100 Agra&l.TnitedServiceßk 50 40 Australasia all 91 93 25 Bank of Egypt all 241 251 100 Bank of London 5O .40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 50 British North American all 56 58 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 10 11 114 100 City 5O 61 63 100 Colonial 25 20.11 Com. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London. 20 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch. all 161 17 161 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all • 20 Lon.Char.Bk.otAustral. all 211 22 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock .• . 10 31 100 London & Westminster. 20 --..— 100 Nat. lfrov. of England. 35 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all 39 40 20 Ottoman Bank all 20 201 211 41 2 1 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all • 25 South Australia - 25 Do. New 25 Union of Australia all 52 54 541 25 Do. New 2O -- 50 Union of London lO -- 24/ 100 Unity Mutual 55 - -- 100 Western Bk of London 50 194 184t h 301 MISCELLANEOUS. Share Miscellaneous. 1 Paid. Closinprice:.g Maine's dons 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint".. all 12 13 1000 Atlantic Tel. (Limited). all 215 225 25 Australian Agricultural 19 33 34 10 Australian Royal Mail . all 4 1 4 10 Berlin Water Works ... all 21 31 10 Do New, issued at 25 dis 3 50 British American Land 40 -- 50 Brit. & Irish Mag.Tel.A. all 38 40 20 Do. B, 7p. c. till 1862.. all 19 21 20 Do. C 100 Canada Land 321 120 123 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) al 9 10 Stock Cop.Min.of Eng.&Smltg all 25 Do. Preference 71 per ct all 24 25 5 Crystal Palace 5 Do. Preference all 4 51 :5 20 Eastern Steam all Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 102 105 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co. all / 1 11 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel. 10s. ' 1 id 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) all 1 11 20 Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim all 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 20 London Discount 5 11 11 d 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. all 11 1/ 10 Mediter. Electric Teleg. all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 61 71 25 National Discount Co 5 11 1 d 10 Netherlands Land 6 10 Do do all 1 2 5 Do 8 p.c.Pref.,iss.at lets. all 1 11 300 N.l 3 r.&NovaScotiaLand 80 1 N.D.Australasian (Lim ) all * i 20 North of Europe Steam all 1 Oriental Gas all 1 1 1 Do. New Shar es lss. 1 dis par 5 Peel River Land & Min. all 2 3 21 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam, all 84 851 851 50 Do. New lO 12 13 p2B 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telcgr. 8 1 d IP 60 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 74 74 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 62 64 63 1 Scot.Austrln.lnv.(Lim ) all 120 130 25 South Australian Land. all 36 38 1 Submarine Teleg. Sorip. all 1 1 1 Do. do Registered all * 1 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of U r. Qui 5 „- Ng xigt Diemen' i Laud THE CITY OF LONDON. —According to a late return, there are 19,109 voters in the City of London, of whom 16479 are charged w ith p oor rates. The number of house s o f the yearly value of LIO and upwards is 14,552. THE EPPING FOREST MYSTERY. —The police hate a at last succeeded in tracing , to Borne extent, the wan gli,ags of the unfortunate wo man whose body, with It appears of her child, was found in a pond in E pp in g Forest. aPPears that, after leaving her situation at Tottenham, She proceeded to Hackney, and from thence to Uxbridge. At the last-named place she made inquiries as to the nearest route to Norwich, .and on being informed, retraced her Purney to Brentford. Here for some time she subsisted by Pegging. She then proceeded to Woodford, and was seen the towards Epping. About two miles from Woodford is a.Pend. Here the last sad act of her life was play ed out. La ßeing penniless, and despairing of assistance from her worthless seducer, there is every reason to suppose she was d riven to commi t rash act which deprived herself and her child of life.—Essex _Herald. BONAPARTE A CANDIDATE FOR EMPLOYMENT IN IRE ENGLISH SERVICE.—At the last ordinary meeting of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, the Rev. Gaskell read the following extract from a letter of the -"eV. Thomas Belsham (dated Hackney, Aug. 16, . 1505), containing an account of a visit which he had just paid to the Duke of Grafton, in which the following passage occurs, and Mr. Gaekell wished to know whether any member of the society could confirm the statement made in it :—“Admiral Crosb told me one circumstance whichwas curious. When he wa y s commander-in-chief in the Mediterranean, during tile last war, at the time that we were in possession of Corsica, and when Sir Gilbert Elliott wai governor-general of the island, G e neral Paoli introduced Bonaparte, then a Young man, to the governor and to the ad miral, as a friend of his who would be glad to be employed in the service of England; but these wise men, not having Lavater's skill in Physiognomy, rejected the proposal, which obliged Bo naparte to offer his services to the French, and this was e rise of B ona p ar t e ' s f o rtune. I had often heard that Bonaparte had offered his services to the English and been r!?jected, but I hardly gave credit to it till I learned it from Admiral Crosby himself." Mr. Hopkins and Mr. Roberts said that, in their boyhood they had often heard a similar statement made, but were n ot aware on what authority it rested,—Manchester severe taken to romptly Ore, was ding on to state, f one of saw one ig by 41 working distance weight+ bout 50 , r to the ediately I on fire, ;d bank , ping by 0 water. being Valters , 2:taking id eats,- lE CITY elves for rely o° 11 " alder the 3ted by a lc of the [r. Sawn' late Was 1 , i n deed , 3 ChanceS and gr. Redford and Bletehleyl, Buckinghamshire .... Clydesdale Junction ' Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshirea.6p.e. l E Union,H arwichSh P. tn & N.W Ln dr N.W Caledonin E.U.kE C Gt. North. E.Counts. Do. Woodbridv.e .. :I Gls.Barr.&Neils,Dret Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest' Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail I Hull and Selby Caledonin i Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do . S. East Do Do. Share; Do. Shares London &Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & 3latk. Midsb. & Redcr, g.6p.c. Mid. BradfordPrf . Stk. Newmarkt., ryßuEx I guaranteed 5 p. C. 5 Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent. Do. Fi s xed Per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Iloystn,Hitch.,& Shep Shf.ltoth.&Gol.g. s p.c. Shrowsbry& Hereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset.. Wimbledon& Croydn. ;Veto &Co. ;D0....... Norfolk Do LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. L&N W 1 & L.Yk. Do. Gt. North. Lan.& Yk T Brassoy . Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West. IL.&Brgtn DOCKS 98 100 [O4 106 17 18 142 144 4 4i 98 10 Pi 58 GO 1142 144 9z 4 11 114 90 92 8 9 Closing 1 Business Paid Price. Done. 102 3 LAW INTELLIGENCE- (THIS DAY) ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.) IN THE MATTER OF COLSTON'S HOSPITAL.-FROM CHAMBERS FOR JUDGMENT. His Honour the Master of the Rolls said—This is aques tion whether the charity, known by the name of Colston's Hospital, should be removed from St. Augustine's Back, a place in Bristol, where it has remained since its foundation, to a place called St. Stapleton's-park, in the immediate neighbourhood of Bristol, about three miles from its present station, and about two and a half miles from the centre of the town of Bristol. His Honour, on review ing the evidence on •both sides, was satisfied that the trans ference from the old to the new site was for the benefit and advantage of the charity. It had been urged in favour of the present site, by gentlemen residing in the city of Bristol, that this charity erection was a great ornament to the city ; that it had a great effect, not only as an adorn ment of the place in the original erection of this charity, but it was a perpetual testimony to Mr. Colston, the founder of the charity, who was one of the citizens of Bristol when he founded this charity. To the inhabitants of Bristol it was a matter of the greatest importance to retain it in its pre sent site, not only as an incitement to benevolence, but also in respect of its utility and convenience. His Honour con sidered he was not entitled to give effect to these local sen timents in opposition to the real interest of the charity. He thought it was for the benefit of the boys to transfer the building from the old to the new site. They would have better air and snore healthy exercise, and would be enabled to attend the annual birth-day processions in Bristol, in com memoration of the founder, the same as formerly. He thought the transference from the old to the new site was beneficial .for all parties, and he was supported in this opinion by the opinions of a large majority (almost unani mous) of the governors, managers, and nominees of the charity and most of the influential citizens and burgesses of Bristol. He regretted, however, that there was a respect able minority, and in particular the heir of the family of the founder, who was in favour of the present site ; but the preponderance of evidence was greatly in favour of the trans ference to the new site. His Honour decreed the removal of Colston's Hospital from St. Augustine's Back, Bristol, to St. Stapleton's-park, near Bristol. A reference was made to chambers to consider the best mode of carrying the order into effect. No costs on either side, but the nominees will have their costs and the Attorney-General his costs. place on the premises of Mr. Wilkshire, in the Whitechapel road, on the night of the 12th or morning of the 13th of January last, when property to the amount of £675 was stolen therefrom. Two persons, named Jacob Ferrier and Caroline Parker, upon whom 11 stolen watches were found, have already been committed for trial for the burglary and robbery. Joseph Brown, a police constable of the City force, stated that yesterday afternoon, in consequence of information, he watched the prisoner in Fleet-street, and saw him come out of a pawnbroker's shop with a watch in his hand. He asked him where ho obtained it, to which he replied that he bought it of a man named Reynolds. He asked him where Reynolds lived. The prisoner said "He used to live in Charles-street, Commercial-road, but I don't know where he lives now." He asked the prisoner the number of the house, and his reply was, "I don't know the number, it is from 25 to 30." He then told the prisoner he had informa tion that the watch was stolen. The prisoner said " I was not aware it was stolen ; I had it from Mr. Reynolds for a debt he owed'me." He took the prisoner to the station, where he repeated what he before said, and said to the inspector, " I have another watch in my pocket, perhaps you will say that is stolen." He found two more watches, and they were both identified. Mr. George Wilkshire, jeweller and watchmaker, of No. 245, Whitechapel-road, said his house was broken into on the night of the 12th of January, and watches and jewellery to the amount of £675 stolen. A hole was made in the wall in the cellar of an adjoining house. He identified two of the watches produced as his property. They were stolen on the night of the burglary. He knew the prisoner, who had once offered to sell him some watches. Mr. J. R. Collins, of the East 'lndia-road, identified a third watch taken from the prisoner. It was stolen on Monday last from a young gentleman, named George Fowler, in the Commercial-road East. The young gentle man was now at school in Morden, Surrey. Mr Elliott remanded the prisoner for a week. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY THE ELANDFORD BANK. To-day was appointed for the adjourned meeting for con sideration of the certificate of Messrs. Oak and Snow, bankers at Blandford, but it was further adjourned by consent until the Gth of May, as meetings have been called with a view of effecting a compromise with the credi tors and superseding the bankruptcy. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn,) IN RE E. BODY. This bankrupt was described as of Ramsgate, furniture dealer, and this was a meeting for proof of debts, and choice of assignees. The balance-sheet, by Messrs. Hart Brothers, shows debtor to creditors, £1,259; to ditto, holding securities, £1,078. Assets, property, £370; ditto, in the hands of creditors, £1,480 ; good debts, £157 ; doubtful, £3l. (Before Mr. Conunisioner Evans.) IN RE CHRISTMAS. This bankrupt was described as of Sheerness and New Brompton, coal merchant, and passed his examination on accounts by Messrs. Hart Brothers. Mr. Lawrance was for the bankrupt. IN RE NESNARD. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. MARYLEB ONE. THE POLLING.—THIS DAY. The following is the state of the poll at the hours mentioned : This was a meeting for consideration of the certificate of the bankrupt, a cutler, in George-street, Hanover-square. The accounts, by Mr. March, showed but a small amount of debts. Mr. Doria submitted that the case was one of unavoidable loss and misfortune, as the bankrupt had been deceived himself in trade. NINE O'CLOCK. James .... Romilly .. James Romilly . 624 . 383 His Honour said the bankrupt might take a certificate of the second class. James Romilly SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) Majority for James 241 TEN O'CLOCK. 1,506 1,095 SINGULAR BETTING CASE.-IMPORTANT JUDGMENT.- Majority for James.. 411 ELEVEN O'CLOCK. BOLTON V. MARSHALL. Plaintiff and defendant. are fellow-servants, at the Auc tion-mart, Ludgate-broadway, and the amount sought to be recoverefl was 55., alleged to have been lost to defendant ais a bet. The circumstances are somewhat peculiar, and the cause arises out of " chaff." According to plaintiff's account, one night defendant came into the wareroom, and, instead of going on with his work, offered to bet with any body, upon anything, and to any amount. Plaintiff refused to bet at first, but, after some joking, he accepted the fol lowing curious wager :—Defendant laid one half-crown to two that he would finish his work before plaintiff made out all his accounts. Plaintiff declared that he only took the wager to humour defendant. "In fun," ho put down 55., which defendant took up, and handed to a third person, with his own stake of 2s. 6d. This being somewhat beyond a joke, rather alarmed Mr. Bolton, and ho demanded his money back. Defendant said, " Oh, no—a bet's a bet and must stand." As defendant had been devoting some of his leisure time to a sacrifice at the shrine of Bacchusr, plaintiff humoured him still further, and went on with his accounts. At twelve o'clock plaintiff had not finished his work, and defendant claimed the stakes. Plaintiff told the stakeholder not to hand over the money, but defendant said he had fairly won the money, and have it he would. The money was then handed to him. Defendant denied that he had been imbibing from the flowing bowl, and declared that he was perfectly sober. The bet was a unanimous one, and he (defendant) did not hear plaintiff demand his money back. . 2,373 . 1,688 Majority for James.. 685 TWELVE O'CLOCK. His Honour (to plaintiff)—%Vill you swear that you de manded your money from the stakeholder ? Plaintiff—l do. James , Romilly 3,171 2,148 Majority for Janes.. 1,023 ONE O'CLOCK. James Romilly His Honour—ln that case, as either party can withdraw from a bet at any time, it must be a verdict for plaintiff. 4,062 2,495 OUT OF COURT. - SCHOENEGA.N V. HOW. This was a case that had been "settled out of court" after plaintiff had paid the hearing fees. Mr. Buchanan, who appeared for the plaintiff, called that person, and said that the plaintiff and defendant had come to terms out of court, and that all plaintiff now wanted was his hearing fees and costs. His Honour—l could not think of such a thing. Plain tiff was out of court. (Laughter.) Mr. Buchanan—Oh, no ; he is in the box now. (Laugh ter.) His Honour—Yes, he is there, certainly, individually ; but in law we can't see him. He should have settled for his costs with the debt. Mr. Buchanan—Well, I can only act up to my instruc tions. You have our hearing fees, though you won't see us. (Laughter.) BILLINGS V. SIMMONDS-CAUSE FOR DISMISSAL. This was an action for wages in lieu of notice. , Plaintiff admitted that he had been absent on two or three occasions from the office only in the morning. On the last occasion, upon arriving, he found a note directing him to leave out his key and leave the office. Defendant said he had warned plaintiff several times about leaving the office unattended, and had told him that the next offence would be punished with summary dis missal. On the morning in question defendant found that plaintiff was not at the office by 11 o'clock, and he (defen dant) discharged him. Verdict for defendant. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS-FEE. 23. Before the Lord Chief Justice, Sir A. Cockburn, and a Special Jury.) GARDNER Y. GODFREY. This trial was resumed this morning, the court being, as on all former occasions, crowded to excess. The learned judge having summed up, The jury retired at 20 minutes to four, and after an ab sence of ono hour, returned a verdict for the defendant, but stated that they fully exculpated the father and son from the calumnies that had been uttered against them. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TILIS DAY. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. PICKING POCKETS AT THE ST. JAMES'S HALL.—George Jones, 14, address refused, was charged with attempting to pick pockets at the St. James's-Hall, Regent-street, and also with having in his possession a gold watch, a purse con taining 41 lls. 4d., and a railway pass, supposed to be stolen. Sergeant Gideon Crocker, 9C,—said about half-past 11 on the previous night he was standing at the foot of the prin cipal staircase as the audience was coming out, when he saw the prisoner following a gentleman and two ladies. Seeing him pass from right to left, he followed him into Regent-street, when the ladies and gentleman having got into a cab ho saw the prisoner stand on the kerbstone and begin crying out for " Mrs. Payne's carriage." He asked whathe was bawling for, when he said, "My mamma is in the hall and I'm getting her carriage. I reside in the Regent's park." He then began crying, and said he was respectable. The gentleman who had entered the cab interceded on the prisoner's behalf, but he told him he would not give him up till he saw the lady the prisoner spoke of. On search ing him he found 18s. 101 d. in two pockets, and on asking him how he accounted for the money, he said, " My mamma gave it to me for pocket mousy." On a second search, at the station-house, he found £1 Ils. 10d. in a purse, a rail way pass in the name of Budd, and a lady's gold Geneva watch, with the ring broken, fell from the lining of his coat. - - ~..,..... The prisoner said he found the things. Mr. Inspector Steer asked for a remand, which was granted. On the prisoner was afterwards found some accounts, in the name of " D. W. Davis." THAMES. THE LATE ETTENSIVE BURGLARY IN THE WHITE. CHAPEL-ROAD.—Peter Johnson, an old man, who, up to the time of his apprehension, was dwelling in a small and dirty room at No. 39, Collingwood-street, Bethnal-groen, was brought before Mr. Elliott charged, with y", g con cerned in the extensive burglary and robbery w icb. took Majority for James.. 1,567 Two O'CLOCK. James .. . . Romilly .. 4,840 2,783 Majority for James.. 2,057 The numbers issued by the committee of Colonel Romilly differ somewhat from the above. At one o'clock, however, they admitted Mr. James to have polled a clear majority of 1,400, which so dis heartened them that they looked upon the defeat of their candidate as certain. WORCESTERSHIRE (EAST). The result of the poll turns out to be even more favourable for the Liberal candidate than had been announced on Tuesday night, and the following statement was admitted by the friends of Mr. Pakington yesterday to be correct : Polling Places. Calthorpe. Pakington. Shepston-on-Stour 67 .. .. 115 Evosham ll B.... 251 Pershore Droitwich 163 .. 220 Stourbridge 550 . 242 Dudley 360 .... 182 Halesowen Kingsnorton .. 327 284 Bromsgrove 245 .... 233 Total.. 2,291 .... 1,958 llajority for Mr. Calthorpe, 333. - Mr. Calthorpe's committee vary the above num bers slightly, and only claim a majority of 321 ; but, whichever side is correct, there can be no doubt that the result is what neither party expected. Both parties have all along claimed a majority of promises, but it was never supposed that the ma jority on either side would exceed 150 or 200, and bets were heavily laid on that event. The great strength of the successful (Liberal) party was in the manufacturing districts of Stourbridge, Hales owen, and Dudley, while the agricultural districts of Droitwich, Evesham, Pershore, and Shipston polled in favour of the Conservative candidate. The votes in the Bromsgrove district were pretty well equalized, and here the near balance of parties led to some breach of the peace in the course of the evening, and apprehensions of a riot were enter tained. It commenced by a scramble for some halfpence, thrown Out of the committee room of Pakington at the Old Crown Inn. The halfpence were thrown by the crowd at the inn windows, ' and this led to other missiles of more formidable size being also projected. The windows were broken, a portion of the mob broke into the hotel, and it was not until the Riot Act was read by a magistrate that the crowd began to disperse. The few police on the spot could do little to quell the disturbances, and the military havinc , been sent for a troop arrived from Birmingham about nine o'clock at night, but by that time the town was in a state of comparative quiet. An extra body of police also arrived about the same time, but their services were not required. The total number of voters on the register is 5,924, and it will be seen that 4,249 recorded their votes. This is fully as many as were expected, in conse quence of there being a great many doubly regis tered, and the numerous deaths and changes of qualification that had taken place. The declaration will be made by the High Sheriff at Droitwich to-day (Thursday.) BURY ST. EDMUND'S. No address has yet appeared from any candidate for the vacant seat for Bury St. Eimunds, but it is confidently stated that Lord Alfred Hervey, brother of the present Marquis of Bristol, will be returned unopposed. The funeral of the late Marquis will take place to-day (Thursday), his lordship's remains having lain in state at Ickworth yesterday ; and some movement will probably be made by Lord Alfred Hervey when the interment of his father has taken place. Some of the Liberal electors have held a meeting to consider what steps shall be taken by their party, but the conference only re sulted in an adjournment, and, from the respect in which the Hervey family are held in Bury, it is not considered probable that a second candidate will be brought forward. Lord Alfred Hervey's politics are Liberal Conservative. STATE OF TRADE. LEICESTER, Feb. 23.—There continues to be a tolerable amount of business doing in hosiery for the period of the year; tho demand, however, ex tends principally to goods of a useful and general character, the fancy trade being dull. Upon the whole, business is healthy, and the operatives generally employed. Trade in the country districts remains without material change. Yarns continue in fair request, spinners being well employed. All superior descriptions of work are dear. NOTTINGHAM, Feb. 23.—The lace trade improves very slowly, and there is by no means the same quantity of business as is usual at this period of the year. The goods in request are still principally of a plain description. The fancy cotton trade con tinues flat. In silk goods the market is very quiet. The hosiery trade is in a very healthy condition. All branches producing goods of a useful character are busy, and indeed have been so for some time past, with every prospect of a continuance in the demand. Some excellent orders arson hand, and some departments have not been so actively em ployed for several years past. At Sutton-in-Ash field, Mansfie!d, and other country hosiery districts, business continues active, and the operatives are well employed. Yarns have an upward tendency; in silk no material change. DEATH OF MR. W. BAKER, THE CORONER.--011 Tuesday night, at half-past 10 o'clock, Mr. W. Baker, coroner for the eastern division of the county of Middlesex, died at his residence, 12, Chester-terrace, Regent's -park, after a few days' illness.. For some time past h e h a d b een togufferiug from a painful internal disease, b u t h e cont i nue d attend to his duties up to Thursday last. The next day he was confined to his bed, and has been since receiving medical attendance. The deceased was in the 77th year of his age. Since his illness his duties have been discharged by Mr. William Baker, jun., his son and deputy, and who is also coroner for the To4nr Liberty. These duties for a .tune will be transferred , to. Mr; Wialey, coroner fQr the we stern division of the county, PREFERENCE SHARES. Share; I Railways. 2.5 'Blythe and Tyne 1C per c. pref. (issued at £5O) Stk Bris. & Exet.4p.ct.Stock /20 , Do. do. do. Shares Stock'Caledon £lO, 44 per cent 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock. Chester & Holyhd, 54 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. ct. 64 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. 64 Dun. Perth, & Aber. Jun. Stook E.Angn. Class A 7& spc Stock' Do. do. Class B 6 pc StockiDo. do. Class C 7 pc Stock E. Coun. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Stock Do. do N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Stock; East Lane. 6 per ct 5 E. &W. York. Jen. fifths, Stock I Edin.&Glas. spc shares' Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Stock Furness, 5 per cent Stock 'Glas. &S West. .r a. spc Stock Great Northern. 5 p. et Stock Do. 5 Redm.,lop.e.pm pc Stock Do. 44 p. e. do. do. 100 Do.sp.e. Redm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf Stock! Gt.. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p ct. pref. Stock 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 44 p ct Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. Do. Irredeemable, do 1 1)o. p. et. Redeem.Pref. ' Do. Birm. Pref. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do do. 5 p. ct. pref Do firming. guar. stock Do. Chester guar.shares Do. do. do Do. do. do. Lan. & York 6 p.c. stock Lon.&Brig.spc. gu. No.l Do. pref., 5 p. C. ...No. 2 Do. New gua., 6 p. ct. Do. do. 5 p. c. No. 4 Lon. & N. W. Cov. &Nun - eaton, 5 p. ct. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, 4 shs T.ondondy.& Ennis sh & Lin., 6 p. ct Do. £6 Do. 31 per cent. Maryport & Car., 4 p.c. IDo. 4 per cent Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 264 Stock Stock Stock Stock Stoek Stock, Stock 121 12 Stock Stock - 1 - 21 121 Stock Stock Stock Do. Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock Do.Con.Bris.&Bir.6p.ct Do. 4i p. c. pref. stock IDo. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s 1 p. c. redeem, at sp.c. pm j Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c.shares Do. 5 p. c. Ext. Stock,lB46 Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. Way.Val.Ex.Sk 1847 North British, 5 per oent Do. New, gua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& DIA. Co. N- East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1846 80. York, H. & S. Purch. North Staffordshire Ox. wr. & Wol. 6 pc. lst g Do. do. do., 2d gua Do. 44 p.c. Db. stk.in perp Scottish Central, new pt Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 34 per c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen.gua.6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 108. Do. Fixed 4-4 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6.) Do .41 per cent Do. Fixed 41j p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue. South Wales, gua. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua. Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e. Do. 6 per cent Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 8i St ock Stock Stock, Stock 108. 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 20 25) 25 Stock Closing Business Paid. Price. Done. 9f 1211 I 49 51 94 96 103 105 125 127 116 118 6 61 100 103 113 118 108 112 115 117 114 116 132 134 81 83 75 76 1113 115 120 122 111 113 107 108 64 66 111 114 all 1100 6 100 100 100 100 all 93 95 85 E 7 86 88 99 101 10 104 164 17i 10 10 73 74 19 20 94 10 141 14t 140 142 [2O 122 L 6 3 168 68 7O 111 12 9 10 12 114 _.: _ 10 11 all 100 100 100 100 100 '122 124 I JP 140 142 103} 104; 96 98 P 9f 10 98 99 i die p id p 23 234 120 122 111 113 99 101 24i 25 103 105 1103 105 161 17 29 30 331 343 48 51 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENT. Railways. Paid. Leasing Co.'s. 'ALB. Closing' Business Price. Done. Share Docks. Stock Commercial jiz, Stock Do4perCent.Pref.lllln lOO Stock East and West India lOO Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock outhampton lOO Stock ictoria 20 Do New t 18 7 111 113 65 671 115 120 90 92 SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAI. HALF-YEARLY MEETING—(THIS DAY). The ordinary half-yearly meeting of proprietors was held this day at the Bridge-house Hotel, London-bridge—J. Byng, Esq., in the chair. Th report, which has already appeared in The &in, having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN said it was gratifying that the gross re ceipts for the past half-year had increased by upwards of £18,500 compared with the corresponding half year of 1858. The hon. gentleman then alluded to other items mentioned in the report, which stated that the total outlay on capital account had been £26,860 ss. 4d. ; the principal items of expenditure having been incurred in providing additional goods waggons and in erecting permanent instead of timber stations at Maidstone and Margate. New stations have also been provided at Belvedere, on the North Kent line ; at the North Camp, Aldershot ; and at Wellington College, Sand , hurst ; the expenditure on these accounts having previously received the sanction of the proprietors. An expenditure of £578 13s. 6d. has been incurred in providing a slipway at Folkestone harbour for facilitating the repairs of the com pany's steam packets ; and the sanction of the proprietors is requested to this outlay. The directors are proceeding with the sale of the company's surplus lands as favourable opportunities occur ; the amount realised from this source during the last half-year has been £7,601 17s. Bd. Mean while, from the remainder of surplus property undisposed of, a satisfactory rental continues to be derived. The pro vision of a convenient West-end terminus for the passenger traffic of the South-Eastern Railway has been repeatedly brought under the notice of the proprietors. At the special meeting held on the 9th of July, 1857, the directors informed them of the pledge which they had been required to give by the committee of the House of Commons that they would " recommend their proprietors to promote, or concur in the prosecution, in the next session of Parlia ment, of such a echeme as should effectually supply access to the West-end of London, and so complete the system of railway communication for Kent and the Continent." At a subsequent meeting, held on the 25th of February, 1858, the extension of the South-Eastern lines of railway from London-bridge to Charing-cross was dis cussed ; and the proprietors were then informed of the pro bability of a company being formed for the purpose of carrying out this object. Since then a company has been formed, plans of the projected railway have been prepared and deposited, and the necessary steps have been taken to proceed with the bill in the present session of Parliament. The provision of such a terminus would, in the opinion of the directors, not only fully satisfy the requirements of Par liament with reference to a convenient West-end terminus for South-Eastern purposes, but would materially strengthen the - position of the company, and largely increase its traffic, by bringing. the railway into direct contact at many new points with The population of the metropolis ; and the direc tors recommend the proprietors to authorise the subscrip tion by the company of such an amount of capital in the undertaking as will enable them to secure for South-Eastern interests the full advantages to be derived from the forma tion of the proposed railway. The report, after some discussion, was agreed to. After the other buiiness mentioned in the report had been disposed of the proceedings terminated. THIS DAY'S MARKETS. CORN EXCRBNGE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. Wheat, 40s 10d; barley, 33s lld ; oats, 238 ld ; rye, 32s Ild ; beans, 42s 10d ; Mad peas, 42s 3d. THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 41s 2d ; barley, 33s 5d ; oats, 22s Od ; rye, 31s 5d ; beans, 40s 7d ; peas, 41a 9d, ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 113,409; barley, 77,143 ; oats, 14,424 ; rye, 46 ; beans, 7,157 , peas, 1,340 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of beasts in to-day's market was moderate, and the general condition of the stock was good. Most breeds movedoff slowly, yet Monday's prices were well sup ported. Sheep, the show of which was rather limited, changed hands steadily, at. full quotations. We were scantily supplied with calves, and the veal trade was firm, at full currencies. For pigs there was very little inquiry, at late rates. Mach cows were dull in sale, but not cheaper. Per Sibs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Primecrs-wool d 0.4 8 5 0 Second qualitydo. 3 8 4 2 Pme. S'thdowndo.s 2 5 4 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 6 Large crse. calves 4 0 4 10 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 5 0 5 6 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Large hogs 3 0 3 6 Second quality do. 4 2 4 6 Small porkers 3 8 4 2 Suckling calves, 18s to 21s and quarter-old store pigs, 17s to 225. TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 1,04 1. Sheep 3,554 Calves Pigs BlO FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts ll2 Sheep Calves Pigs - MEAT MARKETS. NEVGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The demand for each kind of stock ruled steady, at full prices :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s Gd to 4s 8d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; pork, 2s 6d to 4s 2d per 81bs.Nby the carcase. SounfALL, Feb. 23.—The supplies of fat stock here to-day were limited, and the trade generally ruled steady, at very full prices :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 4d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s Od per 81bs. to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Feb. 23.—beasts and sheep sold steadily, at fully last week's currency; otherwise the demand may be called steady :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 10d; mutton, 3s 6d to 58 4d ; veal, 48 Od to 5s 6d ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 2d per 81bs ; milch cows, £0 Os to £0 Os each ; suckling calves Os ; quarter old store pigs, 17s to 22s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 lOs to £4 8s ; clover, do., £3 15s to £5 Ss ; and straw, £1 4s to £lBs per load. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND.—AIeadow hay, £2 15s to £4 10s ; clover do., £3 15s to £5 Os ; and straw, £1 5s to £1 9s per lead. Supply moderate, and trade steady. WHITECHAYEL.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4los ; clover do., £3 15s to £5 ss; and straw, £1 5s to £1 9s per load. Trade dull. COAL MARK (Prices of Coal per Ton at .ET—FEB. 23. the close of the market.) Walls End. s, d. Buddle's West Hartleyl4 3 Byass's Bebside West _ _ s. d. Acorn Close 16 3 Eden. l6 3 Braddyll's Hetton 16 6 Heugh Hall 16 3 Whitworth 14 6 Cassop l6 6 Haswell. l7 9 Kepier Grange.. l6 9 Fothergill's Aberdare 21 0 Nixon's Merthyr.. 2l 0 Powell' s Duffryn Steam 21 0 Kelloe l7 0 Framwellgate l6 0 South Kelloe l6 9 West Kelloe Benson. l5 0 Riddell 15 3 Northumberland ..14 6 Gosforth 15 0 Harton l5 3 Hartlepool. l7 6 Wharncliffe 15 6 Hartley l4 3 Bates' West Hartley..l3 6 Burnhope 12 0 Lambert's West Hart ley 14 3 T anfield' Moor 12 0 'Duffield Moor Butes 12 0 Walker Primrose 12 0 Hastings Hartley... 14 0 Wylam 14 6 Eden Main .15 6 Davison's West Hart- ley 14 3 Bell's Primrose 11 6 4 135—Sold, 72. Walls End. South Hartlepool. 16 6 Trimdon Thornley....l4 9 Hetton.... Harvey 14 0 Hunwick l4 6 Howden Main 13 0 Ships at marke COUNTRY MARKETS. NEWARK-FEB. 23. ------ With a very fair attendance at our market this morning, there was but a very limited show of wheat, and though prices were nominally the same as last week there was a difficulty in obtaining them. The finer qualities of oats and oatmeal were ally as dear. Beans were a limited show, and very dear. White wheat, new, 44s to 48s Barley , grinding.. 25s to 30s Red do. " 4os to 44a Oats , vld, ...... 30s to 34 , Old white 42s to 46s New d 0.......... 208 to 263 Red do. 406. to 42s I 8ean5 ............ 408 to 44. Barley, malting 38s to 42s Peas • . —8 to —s MELTON MOWBRAY—FEB. 22. There was a fair show of wheat and a tolerable attend ance. White samples realised 42s to 46s ; red, 40s to 42s ; Barley of superior quality made high rates, malting of the best description selling at 38s to 40s per qr. ; in grindin g little doing. In oats there was very little change, pri ces ranging from 28s to 3 6 s per 24 stone. Beans scarce and at extreme rates, namely, 40s to 60s per 38 'stone. • DUBLIN—FEE. 22. There was a small supply of wheat and oats of prime quality to-day, for which Friday's prices were paid, but the supply of secondary qualities of oats and barley was large, and our quotations were scarcely obtained. Some inquiry for Indian corn. a. d. s. d. Wheat, white 22 6 to 25 6 Do., red 2l 6 to 23 0 Do., new Barley Oats Do., black lO 6 to 11 0 s. d. s. i. Do., new Bere . lO 0 to 12 0 Rapeseed Oatmeal l2 6 to 14 0 Bakers' flour Indian corn BRISTOL SUGAR-FEB. 23. There has been rather more doing in sugar this week, but sales are still limited, owing to the short supply in im porters' hands. The sales made have been at full rates. There is not much inquiry for rum at present, but holders are very firm. DEATH OF A FEMALE BY FIRE.—On Tuesday evening Police-constable Felstock, 130 It, was called to the house, 7, Northumberland-street, E as t Greenwich, which Was supposed to be on fire. On the street door being forced open, Mrs. Kemberley, the landlady of the house, was found lying in the passage with her clothes enveloped in flames. The husband, who had just returned home, with the assistance of some neighbours, succeeded in extinguish ing the flames, and Mr. Cogan , a medical gentlemanresid ing in. the neighbourhood, was sent for, who, on arriving, pro nounced life to be extinct, the body presenting a shocking spectacle. It appears that the deceased had been left by her husband about an hour previously, she being at that time considerably und er the influence of liquor, and sitting at a table on which was placed a lighted candle, against which it is supposed the ill-fated woman must have fallen and set her cap on fire, the flames communicating to other portions of her dress on her rushing into the passage. The body of the deceased, who wag iii her forty-fifth year, a waits a coroner's inquest, IMPERIAL. PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(YESTERDAY. ) The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'viock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. - -- The following bills were read a second time and ordered to be committed :—Atlantic Telegraph Company (No. 2) ; Indian and Australian Telegraph Company (No. 2) ; Liver pool Corporation Water ; Llyfni Vale Railway; North Staffordshire Railway; Sittingbourne and Sheerness Rail way (Working Arrangements, &c.) ; West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway (No. 2). WESTON-SUPER-MARE IMPROVEMENT AND MARKET BILL. Mr. CHARLES FORSTER moved that the order that the Weston-super-Mare Improvement and Market Bill be committed, be read and discharged ; that the bill be with drawn ; and that, in the case of the Sunderland Dock PNo. 2) Petition for Bill, the Examiner of Petitions for rivate Bills have leave to sit and proceed forthwith ; which were severally agreed to. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented in favour of a comprehensive measure of parliamentary reform ; the repeal of the paper duty; and the extension of Christianity in India. CHURCH-RATES ABOLITION BILL. On the motion of Sir J. TRELAWNEY, the second reading of this bill was postponed till Monday next. CHURCH-RATES COMMUTATION BILL. On the order of the day for the second reading of this bill, Mr. WALPOLE suggested that the hon. member (Mr. Alcock) should postpone the bill until next Monday. Considering that the other measure on the subject had been put off until that day, he thought it would be very incon venient to have the present bill discussed on that occasion. Mr. ALCOCK regretted that he could not comply with the request of the right hon. gentleman. At the end of last session, when it was found that the hon. baronet (Sir J. Trelawney) could not effect the passing of the Church rates Abolition Bill, he communicated with him, and he (Sir J. TrelaWney) consented to his introducing his•(Mr. Alcock's) measure. It had been read a first time, and he did not consider it was fair to him to propose to interrupt the progress of the bill at its present stage. His bill pro vided for the raising of a fund to meet the purposes to which a church-rate was applied, and it was entirely volun tary and permissive. By the bill of the right honour able baronet the incumbent and churchwardens of a parish were constituted a corporation in perpetuity to maintain the fabric of the church; but he could not see how such a body would be able to effect what they had already failed in accomplishing. The chief dif ference between his bill and that of the hon. baronet was that he proposed to call to his assistance the Charity Com missioners already existing. That body administered no less than £1,200,000 annually, and had to deal with charities some of which were of the value of only 10s. a week, while others amounted to no less than £35,000 a year. Mr. COLLINS moved an amendment that the bill be read a second time on Monday next. After a few words from Mr. D. GRIFFITHS and Mr. S. ESTCOURT, the motion was withdrawn and the bill was ordered to be read a second time on Monday next. ELECTIONS, &c., BILL. Mr. COLLINS moved the second reading of this bill, and stated that the first clause proposed to assimilate the law relating to voting in Ireland with that of England, and that the other clauses had for their object the shortening of notices at elections in the latter country. After some observations from Mr. J. D. FITZGERALD, the second reading of this bill was postponed till Wednesday next. JURIES (IRELAND) BILL. The second reading of this bill was postponed for a fort night. _ _ MANOR COURTS, &c. (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion that the house go into committee on this bill, Mr. WILLIAMS objected to the allowance of compen sation to the stewards of these courts, and suggested that the committee should be postponed until the resolutions allowing these compensations were discussed. Mi. WHITESIDE explained that the object of the bill was to do away with the jurisdiction of the seneschals of those courts in matters relating to the administration of justice, and to transfer it to the County Court magistrates and other judges in Ireland. These manors were a rem nant of feudalism, and of no benefit whatever in the admi nistration of justice ; and in many instances a nuisance to the country. After some discussion, in which Mr. Kirk, Mr. Do Vere and Mr. Williams took part, it was decided that the bill should stand over until after the other orders of the day had been disposed of. RECEIVERS IN CHANCERY, &c. (IRELAND) BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. J. D. FITZGERALD complained that both this bill and the Sale and Transfer of Land (Ireland) Bill were not in the possession of Irish members to enable them to determine on their respective merits, and suggested that they should be postponed for a week. Mr. WHITESIDE said he had no objections to the pro posed postponement, but he wished to 'state that he would not bring in any other Irish bills until the discussion on these were disposed of. MANOR COURTS, &c._(IRELAND) COMPgNSA- TION BILL . The house having resolved itself into committee On-the resolution for awarding compensation to the stewards of the Manor Courts, the preceding debate on Manor Courts was resumed by Mr. J. D. FITZGERALD, who called the attention of the committee to the case of those compensations. From the returns of 1842 it appeared that in 25 counties there wore 193 manor courts. He was unable to name the number of these courts in the other seven counties. His proposal wits that they should not appoint any more judges of these courts when the present judges died, which would provide for their gradual extinction. He considered it would be most unjust to leave the humble suitor without a court that would supply the place of these tribunals. It would be desir able to increase the jurisdiction of the county court judges, and to give magistrates at petty sessions power to adjudicate on claims that involved debts amounting to 20s. ' however, these alterations should be concurrent with the abolition of the manor courts. These courts, amounting to 300, were spread through tho country, and he thought they should be supplied with information in a tabulated form respectinr , these courts, and the amounts of compensation that would be required. Mr. WHITESIDE expressed his surprise at the opposi tion offered to the bill on this subject which he (Mr. White side) had introduced. He thought they should apply the same principle in dealing with these courts that they had done when they abolished certain courts and established county courts in this country with respect to granting com pensation. They might not like these courts, but they must take them as they found them, and it was only equitable that what was vicious in principle should cease to exist in prac- tice. Mr. WILSON said that the proposed compensation was reasonable enough, but he objected to its being charged on the consolidatedhind. Lord NAAS said that Government had no objection to adopt the suggestion of the hon. member, and moved that the resolution should be withdrawn, on the distinct under standing that those compensations should be paid out of the annual vote. The resolution was then withdrawn. MANOR COURTS (IRELAND) BILL. The house then went into committee on 'this bill. J. D. FITZGERALD a g ain advocated his proposi tion for the gradual extinction of these courts, and con. tended that some approximation to the cost of the proposed compensation should be supplied to the house by a respon sible officer of tho Crown. He denied that the increase in the stamp duty in consequence of the small suits that would be tried before the petty courts would realise the amount expected. He concluded by moving the omission of the compensation clause. Mr. WHITESIDE opposed the amendment, and con tended that it would be most impolitic to adopt one course with regard to England and another for Ireland. There were no less than 570 petty sessions courts sitting weekly in Ireland, and the stamps that would be demanded for the extension of the business of these courts must necessarily realise a large amount. After some conversation the amendment was withdrawn and the clause was agreed to. Mr. GROGAN moved in clause 4 that the word " offi cers" should be substitued for seneschal or steward, the for the of his amendmen t bein g to obtain compensation compensationendment, and consi dered inferior officers o f these courts. could show that they h a d a l ega l to any clued it would Mr. WHIITdEbeS i m p o E st ° u P uf P° ltir ed to th g e iv a e m h they would be deprived by the abolition fee, of which of the courts. officers except when the y Aft er some discussion the amendment was withdrawn, and the clause so framed as to include the marshal, or such other officers as were created under charter in the proposed compensation. Mr. KIRK moved an amendment, to the effect that no compensation should be granted on emoluments, but only on fees. The house divided, and the numbers were— For the amendment 46 Against it Majority —6 After some further discussion the clause was agreed to. On clause 5 being read, Mr. MAGUIRE moved an amendment to the effect that the jurisdiction of petty sessions should be extended to the recovery of £2, instead of being limited. Mr. WHITESIDE did not oppose the proposed altera tion, and the clause as amended was agreed to. The remaining clauses were also agreed to, and the house resumed. POPULATION, &c. (ENGLAND, &c). Mr. DUNLOP moved for an address for return of (1) the present estimated population of England, Scotland, and Ire d, respectively,. according to the most recent data pos sessed by the Registrar-General; and (2) the total amount of revenue derived from taxation of England, Scotland, and Ireland, respectively, for the two years ending Dec. 31, 1858, under the departments of inland revenue, customs, and post office, respectively • showing, also, the n umber of represen tatives which eac'h ' of these divisions of the United King dom would have, _if the 658 membe rs of the House of Com mons were allotted to them -1. proportionately to such po pulation ; 2. proportionately to such revenue ; and 3. pro portionately to the mean of such population and revenue.— Agreed to. The house then adjourned at ten minutes to five o'clock. CITY COMMISSION OF SEWERS.—On Tuesday a court was held, Mr. Deputy Christie presiding. D r. Letheby reported on the state of 205 houses that had been inspected during the week, and submitted a list of 81 places that required sanitary improvement in various particulars. The state of the pub lic health as indicated b y the mortali ty . re t ur ns is highly favo urable, for there were but 55 deaths in fact, the trrlete the course of th e week, although the number for th sponding peri ods of the last three y ears is 70 ; in mor t a lity has fallen during the last three weeks front 82 to 5 p nof on th s e of d 6 e o ali aths d w u e p re amon g inf an t s, and 12 were among ward 8. _ The princip a l causes of death were a ffections of a chronic i.°nollYd persons dies which are produced or aggravated character. The mala dies had greatly diminished, for there by the cold weather were 1 ut seven deaths from cons umption, although i n th e w ere 16. Pneumonia had first week of the month there these were infants, and bee n fatal in only four cases, and bronchitis in three cases. Of the ) zymotic class there were ut six deaths—mmely, two from whooping cough, one from one from diphtheria, one from al:nail-pox, no deaths from measles,a n d one from scarlet fever. There were fever or diarrhoea. The number of births in the week was 74, disposing of which 39 were of boys and 35 of girls. Th e court, after of a good deal of routine business,' adjourned. • _ BOILER EXPLOSION AND Loss OF LIFE.—CAR r4PP, Feb. 22.—The boiler of the steam tug Black Eagle, of this port, exploded this morning when she was about to -tow a vemlfrom the East . Dock ; five persons are reported to be killed and as many injured, including the owner.