The Sun. — London, England, 1859-02-19 00:00:00

of the racks, . e bar- silver officer Le Ad - When. °lour -1 after >lonel •CamP breast 'olour• a l the ice the carters t rines , rgeant silver of the °riot's re the rester- agnn t ! bent tarter° trooprococo"; 2d of a. duty .ineer it gar' 4y ro le was s been opera' Chat- Court' he hall louse, meet to the las in w e the Lre 110 n" ffieer*, ate to: u ndea antes, until glove" 36a; lclier ° 000 l.; 0 cost Indi a/ vnal l aoPe► a bout LCb o f WS. il a the 11102 V EY MARE_ET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Bank of England return, completed to the 16th inst., shows some rather favourable features. The bullion, owing to the late arrivals from Aus tralia, the United States, and the West Indies, has been augmented by about a quarter of a million, the total now amounting to about nineteen millions and three-quarters. The reserve of notes has also been added to by nearly half a million. In the other securities the alteration is unimportant, but the public and private deposit') both show a slight increase. The active circulation has been slightly diminished. In the other items of the balance sheet no material variation can be reported, and the changes will be seen in the subjoined table : Active Circulation .. 220,489,345 Decrease •.. 129,140 Bullion . 19,747,154 286,149 Rest lncrease .. • • 3 , 359 , 321 Decrease 6,269 Public Deposits' 7,620,255 Increase 290,968 Other Deposits ' 14 538 898 •• 7 7 Increase • • " • • 6 63,912 Seven Day and other Bills 799,948 Increase .. • • 6,335 Government Securities .. 10,6.96,1:4.7 • • Other Securities •• •No 'alteration. 16,442,466 •• Decrease • . " • • 70,343 Noes Unemploywl • 13 049,935 _ •• •• •• • Increase . 424,900 The Money )aarket still presents a quiescent 'PPearance, but, as several heavy payments will 8 ° 431 1 have to be made, an increased demand is anticipated. Choice bills of short date are still negotiated at 2 per cent. or a fraction higher. In the foreign exchanges, yesterday afternoon, a slight advance was recorded in the rate on Vienna. At the Bank of England, yesterday, there were no bullion operations of importance. The particulars of specie to be taken out by the Ce ylon, which leaves on the 21st for India and China, are as subjoined : Madras (gold) Calcutta (silver) Penang do. Hon g-kon g do. Shanghai do. . . £2,365 . 80,650 . 1,500 . 42,430 . 48,336 Total . 175,281 In the Liverpool Cotton Market, yesterday, a fair amount of business was transacted, 8,000 bales h aving been sold at the previous advance. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, and prices Were unaltered. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about £462,153, and the exports £175,281, exclusiv e o f t h e f o ll ow i ng s hi pmen t s di rec t f ro m London to the Continent during the week ending Thursday last :—Gold coin, Boulogne, 520 ounces; gold bars, Hambro',l,soo ounces ; silver coin, Bou logne, 6,600 ounces; silver coin, Hambro', 1,100 Ounces. The meeting of the Great Northern Railway Company passed off on the whole more peaceably than usual. There was, however, some discussion in i espect to the late Chancery proceedings, the disputes with the other companies, &c., but it did not prejudice the ultimate adoption of the report, and the dividend recommended was £6 2s. 6d. per c ent• per annum on the original undivided stock, and the A and B stocks likewise. There has been a very dull and heavy market for English Securities to-day, although the variation los been very limited. Consols have been 951 I for Money and account, showing a decline of 3 per cent. e °Mpared with yesterday. Speculation is inactive, and very few real transfers of stock are reported. The New 3 per Cents. are firm at 954 961, and the Reduced at NI ; Exchequer Bills remain at 368 ' to 395. prem. ; and India Bonds at 15s. to 18s. Prem. Business in Foreign Securities has been rather restricted, and prices remain without material a lteration. T ur ki s h 6 per Cents. are 90 to 904 ; ditto New Loan, 80 to 804 ; and ditto Scrip, 2d I ss ue , 5 4 to 5 dis. Chilian Loan is 3to 2 dis. ; P ortuguese are steady at 46, and Spanish at 444. Sardinian have been dealt in at 814, Equador at 16 4, Dutch 24 per Cents. at 66, and ditto 4 per Cents. at 1014. The New Austrian Loan is 1-1, to discount. There has been but little activity exhibited in the Railway Share Market, and the few dealings reported show a further decline of about 4 to B righton, per cent.l E as t er n Counties, Great Western, South Devon, and South Eastern, have declined 10s. ; North-Western and North- Eastern (Berwick), 55.; Caledonian and North British, £1; and Edinburgh, Perth, and Dun bee, £1 10s. The foreign undertakings have rep very quiet. Paris and Lyons have unproved. ss. ; and Lombardo-Venetian have declined 58. The Colonial lines are also de pressed, Grand Trunk of Canada have declined I. e ) s. ; Great Indian Peninsula 10s. Joint -Stock Bank Shares have been inactive, at former rates ; and in the Miscellaneous Share Mar ket no material alteration has taken place. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 a Per Cent. R e d uce d A nnu iti es 96/ Now Cent. Co nso l s A nnu iti es ',lew 3 per Ce n t. A nnu iti es 96 k 5/ Cools for Account 951 1 March June. F ' l chequer Bills 2d. & 11d.. 36 9 36 Ditto X. 500 ' £l , OOO, 36 9 36 Ditto Sm all, 1/(1 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. E 161 pc_illaclor New Consolidated Q u rtaguese, 1853, 3 per Cent. '',,a-rdinian, 5 per Cent Bll ° Panish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent 9l Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto 2d Issue Ditto Account , Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent... 66 Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 951 1 Consols for Account COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT. [FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.] CURRENTS OF THE OCEAN.—On the 13th inst. a bottle was picked up at the back of the Isle of isyir a yigebotp,eontainin,,,,, a paper, of which the following :—" Thursday, 21st day of October, 1858. —lsis, yacht, W. H. Cosway, Es , from Alicant, bound to Cow es , l ay i ng to in a gale of wind; short of provisions ; lat. 46.22., long. 6.55 ; left Alicant on the 3d O c t o b er, 1858. Wm. Hearly, master; Xoseph Booker, mate ; J o h n ,smith, cook, and nothing to cook."—On the above being received at the Custom-house, Cowes, Booker was sent for. He remembered the circumstance, and said that he *wrote the account, but had certainly never calcu lated on ever seeing the paper again, much more that it would find its way to Cowes. At a special meeting of the West Cowes Local Board o f Health, on Monday last, the following resolution ' proposed by Mr. James Moore, and seconded by Mr. Michael Ratsey, was carried unanimously :—" That this board, approving of the Cowes and Newport Railway Bill, as BOW pro posed to be amended, shall present a petition to Parliament in favour of the undertaking." STEAM FLOATING BRIDGE TO CONNECT EAST TO EST CowEs.—The plans of Mr. Hodgkinson being a pproved, it has been resolved by the directors to accept his tender to construct it. The directors is considered to have it ready by the Ist of May, but it Considered more than probable that it will be t he Ist of July before it will be at work. MADLLE. VICTOIRE BALFE.—By a telegram st "hied, we are happy to announce a most triumphant debtit of Madlle. Victoire Balfe as Aniina, in " La Sonnam lada," at tho Grand Teatro Reggio Turin. So great was iker success that she was called before the curtain three times after each act. THE GREAT GLOBE.—The followingare amongst the numerous t he disting uished personages who have visited Great Gl o b e , and the beautiful and highly interesting Diorama s of Japan, India, China, and the Sepoy Rebellion : --Prince Lucien Bonaparte, Lady Clarendon, Lord Hyde; Lady Sidmouth and party, Hon. Miss Gifford, John James tecl.) and party, Mr. North and party, Mr. Barnes, Mrs. Gage and friend, Mrs. Howard, Mrs. Kennedy, Mrs. or mista g m e, a M ho rs ne . y G . able, Mrs. Penson and party, Mrs. and The Court of Sardinia has gone into mourning for 20 days on account of the death of the Archduchess Anne Maria of Saxony, hereditary princess of Tuscany, and cousin german to King Victor Emmanuel. A St. Petersburg letter says :—" The speech of the Emperor Napoleon has been well received hero, and is considered pacific. Tho Journal Francais of this city ex presses the opinion that the knot of existing complications is Lombardy." SHARE MARKET.-( THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. IPaid. Closing Business Share Railways. Price. Done. 12.10 Amberg., Notting. Bost. and Eastern Junction 10 61 61 50 Belfast and Ballymena all 13.14 Bir., Wol., and Str. Val all 8 9 Stock Birk., Lane., and Chesh Junction lOO 66 68 25 Blackburn 25 Blyth and Tyne all 31 13 Stock Bristol and Exeter Stock Caledonian Stock Chester and Holyhead 50 Cork and Bandon all - 20 Cork, Blkrock,&Passage all 20 Cornwall all 41 51 10 Do. A A roves. no div 10 Do. B until6p.c.per an all al ___— hasbeen pd.toß 50 Dublin and Belfast June all 25 Dun.,Perth,& Abr.Junc all 9 10 Stock East Anglian lOO 15 161 Stock Eastern Counties lOO 60 611 60/ fl 1 60111 Stock Eastern Union A Stock 100 44 46 Stock Do. do. B Stock 100 28 30 25 Do.Nw.A.(lte.E.U:'ds) 81 25 East Kent all 13 1 5 Stock East Lancashire lOO 95 97 20 East Suffolk all 10 Do Stock Edinburg and Glasgow 100 711 721 72 Stock Edin.,Perth, & Dundee. 100 28t 294 274 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all Stock Furness Stock Glasgow & South Westn lo:3i 95 97 10 Great North of Scotland all 10 101 Stock Great Northern lOO 1044 105 105 Stock Do. do. A Stock lOO 88 90 Stock Do. do. B Stock lOO 137 138 Stock Gt. South.&Wstn.(lreld) 100 1044 1051 Stock Great Western Stock Do.Str.Vl.Rail Gua.Stk lOO 58 5 7 12 Irish South Eastern all 50 Lancaster and Carlisle all 84 88 163 Do. Thirds 1613 4 Do. New Thirds l6 111 121 p Stock Lancashire & Yorkshire 100 95 05 1 95 4 16 Do. do. F 216 6 Id 9 Do. do. £9 shares 7 Id 3 Do. West Riding Union 1 20 Do. Southport all 7. „. 11.6.3 London and Blackwall all 0 1 11.6.3 Do.Newiss.at £slosp.sh 4l Stock Lon.,Brighton &S.Coast 100 1 09 102 109 , Stock London & North Westn 100 9 5 1 054 95 4 12 Do. Eighths Stock London& South-Westn lOO 9 4 92 1 92 1 I 25 L'derry & Coleraine all 25 L'derry & Enniskillen. all Stock Man., Shef., & Lincoln lOO -lit 38 4 10 Metropolitan 3 d Stock Midland lOO 1011 1014 1011 Stork Do. Binning. & Derby lOO, 76 78 • 30 Mid. Gt. west.(Treland) all 25 Do. Shares all 100 Nedbastle and Carlisle all 25 New., Aber., & Herefd all 12 121 10 Newry & Armagh (def ) 9 20 Newry, Warpt., & Ros all Stock Norfolk lOO 64 66 65 50 North. Counties Union 34 3,} I d Stock North British lOO 591 CO 59 1 1 8 4 9 1 8 4 Stock Nor.Dev.Rail.&Dk. Stk lOO Stock Do. A Stk.— Arec. no div until 6p.c.hasbeenpdß 100 Stock Do. B Stock lOO Stock North-Eastn.—Berwick 100 931 84 93} 25 Do. do. G.N.E.Purchase 1613 4 11 1 d Stock Do. Leeds lOO 48 481 Stock Do. York lOO 78 4 29 Stock North London lOO 101 103 10 N. &S.Westn., Hampstd and City Junction £3 ls. 20 North Staffordshire 174 41 41 d 20 North-Western 10 No. & Sou. W. Junction all 7 8 Stock Oxford, Wor.,& Wolver lOO 29 31 10 Peebles all -- 7 5 d 20 Portsmouth l9 10 Rhymney lO Stock Scottish Central lOO 114 116 Stock Sooth. N.E., Aber. Stock 100 27 271 Stock Do. Scottish Mid. Stock 100 85 87 Stock Shropshire Union lOO 45 47 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer all 3 d Stock South Devon lOO 3 4 7 88 38 71_ Stock South-Eastern lOO 7 4 (44 7 4 1 3 1 Stock South Wales 20 SouthYorks.&Riv.Dun all 131 111 20 Do. do 20 Staines, Wok., & Wek all 8 11 25 Stockton & Darlington all 36 37 361 7 25 Do. do. .1854 224 -- 25 Do. do. 1855 Stockton & Hartlepool 161 Stock Taff Vale lOO Stock Do. Preference, No. 1 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rall 22 Stock Vale of Neath lOO 77 80 771 8 Stock Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford & Limerick all 20 West Cornwall 10 W-end Lon. & Cry. Pal all 5 Do.A.—Arecv.nodiv.till 7 p.c. has been pd. to B all 2/ 31 5 Do. B all fit 61 20 West London all 10 Do. let Class all f 20 Do. 2d Class all i PREFERENCE SHARES. i Closing Business Share Railways. Paid. Price. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne 1C per, c. pref. (issued at £5O) Stk Bris. & Exet4p.ctStock 20 Do. do. do. Shares stock Caledou £lO, 4. per cent 12.10 Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Stock Chester & Holyhd, 51 pc Stock Do. do. 5 p. et. el Cork & Bandon, 54 p. c 6.1 Dun. Perth,& Aber.Jun Stock E.Angn. Class A 7 & spc Stock Do. do. Class B 6 pc Stock Do. do. Class C 7 pc Stock K Conn. Ex. 5 pct. No.l Stock Do. do N 0.2 Stock Do. New 6 per ct. Stock Stock Eastern Union, 4 per et. Stock East Lane. 6 per ct 5 E.& W. York. Jcn. fifths stock Edin.&Glas. 5 pc shares Stock Edin. Perth,& Dun. 4 pc. Stock Furness, 5 per cent Stock las. &S West. , _ a. spc Stock , Great Northern, 5 p. et Stock Do. 5 pc Redm.,lop.c.pm Stock Do.. p. c. do. do. 00 Do.sp.c. Redm.,s pc. pm 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld, Ist pf Gt. Sn.& W (Ireland) 4 p. ct. pref. Stock reat West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. 5 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 4i pet Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct Do. Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p. et. Redeem. Pref Do. Birm. Prof. Shares Gt. West. Ches. 8 p.c.pf shares Do do. 5 p. ct. pref Do Binning. 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. e. Lon. & N. W. Cov. &Nur - eaton, 5 p. et. Lon.&S. W, 7 p.ct. stock, late 3d shares Londondy & Cole, shs Londondy.& Ennis 4 sh Man.,Sh., & Lin., 6p. ct Do. £6 Do. n per cent. %laryport & Car., 4 p.c iDo. 4 per cent Stock) 50 1 Stock Stock' Stock Stock Stock 264 I.li Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock, Stock' 12i 12 Stock Stci , :kl Stock Stock Stock Stock 10{ r Do - Mid. Con. 6 p. c. Stock . Do.Con.Brie.&Bir.6p.ct. Do. 4i p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit.pref. st. Newport,Aber,&c. pref.s p. a redeem, at 5 p. c. pm Do. Perpet, 6 p. c. with option till 1866 Norfolk Deb. 4 p.c. sh ares Do. 5 p. C. Ext.Stock,lB46 Do. 5 4p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do. W ay. VIC Ex. Sk 1847 North British, 5 per cent Do. New, grua. 5 per cent Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dak.Co. N-East. irred. 4 p.c. Deb. Do. Berwick, 4 p. c. Pref. Do. do. do. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock. Stock 8} Stock Stock Stock Stock 10s. 1.0.6. Stock Stock Stock Stock Stock 25 25 ) Stock all 1100 6 100 100 100 100 all 104 31 Do. Leeds, 6 p. c. No. 1. Do. do. Quarters, 1846 Do. York, H. & S. Purch North Staffordshire Ox. Wr. & Wol. 6 pc. Ist g Do. do. do., 2d gua. Do. 41 p.c. Db. stk.in perp Scottish Central, new pi Scottish N.-Eastern deb Do. 3 per c. pref. stock Do. Aberdeen. gua. 6 pc. Do. 7 p. c. pref. stock. South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 41 percent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0 6 ) Do .41 per cent Do. Fixed 44 p.c. Ist is Do. New do., 2d issue South Wales, gua. 4 p.c Do. 47 per cent S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua Stockton and Dar. 5 p.e Do. 6 per cent (Waterford & Kilkenny, 6 per cent. 49 51 94 96 103 105 125 127 116 118 6 64 , 100 103 113 118 108 112 115 117 114 116 132 134 81 83 75 76 113 115 120 122 111 113' 107 108 64 66 11 111 93 95 85 E 7 86 88 99 101 10 loi 161 174 10 10 73 74 19 20 91 10 14 141 140 142 1120 122 1163 168 122 124 I AP 68 70- 140 142 104 1041 96 i 98 iP 9 10 111 12 9 10 111 113 98 99 i dis p d p 23 2 3 1 21 123 111 113 99 101 10 11 241 25 103 105 103 105 16 17i 29 30 33 34 48 51 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Leasing Closing Business Paid. Co.'s. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchleyl Buckinzhamshire Clydesdale Junction..' Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshire,g.6p.c. E Union,HarwichShs. Do. Woodbridge -Is.Barr.&Nells,Dret: Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest Hartlpool.Dek. &Rail Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do; Shares Londou&Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.&Soutend Do. Barking Shares Lowestoft, gua. 4 p. ct Do. 6 per cent Manc.,Buxtn. & Midsb.& Redcr, g.6p.c. Dlid.BradfordPrf. Stk. Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 guaranteed 5 p. c. j NOrt1111.& Eastn. 5 p.c. Do. do. 6 per cent. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. Preston and Wyre. Do. Shares ......A. Roystn,lliteh.,& Shep Shfitoth.&Gol.g,. s p.c. Shrewsbry& llereford South Staffordshire .. Wear Valley, g. 6p. c. Do. do. Wilts and Somerset Wimbledon& Croydn Share Docks. Stock Commercial lOO Stock Do4perCent.Pref.3lin lOO Stoek East and West India lOO Stock London lOO Stock St. Katharine lOO Stock Southampton lOO Stock Victoria to Do Isim ► I 18 .7: !Di & N.W ILn & N.W Caledonin E.U.&E C Gt. North. E.Counts. Caledonin' Do. Gt. West. Yk.N.&Br Yk.N.Md. Do. Do. S. East Do. eto &Co Do. Norfolk , Do LN W&M Stk.& Dar Midland . l E.Counts. Do. Do. Do. IL&N Wj L.Yk. Do. Gt.Nort.b. iLan.& Yk 'T Brassoy M'Clean Stk.& Dar Do. Gt. West L.Bo3rgtn DOCKS. I p. m I Closing Businegs Price. Done. 98 100 104 108 17 19 142 144 4 41 1111 113 65 671 115 120 , 90 92 24 1; 98 160 II 58 60 142 144 9a 11 ii, 90 92 8 9 I pia THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1859, BRITISH POSSESSIONS. „, Closing i Business Share Railways. ( Paid. Price. Done. 100 Atlantic &St Lawrence Leased at 6 per cent all 78 80 794 18 Bora., Baroda& Cent. Ind 9 i i d 18 K 5 per cent i 18 Do. Addit. Capital A 6 1 I d 18 Do. Do. B 44 1 d 201 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 7 71 20 Do. New l6l -- - d 100 1 Buffalo,Brant&Godrich I Do 85 90 6 p. ct. bds. 1 Aug., 1872 3 100 Do. do. 1 July, 1873 100 82 86 190 Do. do. 1 June, 1874 100 80 84 20 Clcutta.&S.Eastrn.Lim. 1. 3. 0. id i p 20 Cape,Eastn. Prov.(Lim.) 2s. 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrip 2s. pm 20 Central Oude (Limited) 25.6 d. 20 Ceylon Guaranteed 6p.c 2 1 4 P 17* Demerara 20 Eastern .Bengal.gu.sp.c 5 4 * d Stock East Indian, gu. sp. c lOO 103 104 103 it 4 I 20 Do. C Shares all - 20 Do. E Shares Ext lO i I p 20 Do. Jubbulpore 5 100 D 0.41 p.c. lids. pay.'s9 all - sto 2o c Geelong Geelon reLguasP. c Corporationi; a1 11 99 20 per cent. Bonds _l9 _ Stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 29 31 30 100 Do. 6 p.c. Deben.,pay.'7B all 70 72 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pre( lOO 89 01 20 GtlndiaPenin.gua.sp.e all 100 1(4 1 0 01 1 20 Do. New, gua.s per cent 4 I *d 34 20 Do. do 4 * d par 20 1 Gt.S.of Ind.Lim.—Scrip 1 2 0 . guaranteed 5 per cent. 201 Gt.W. of Canada Shares all 15i 16 .154 201 Do. New 100 I Do. Bonds pay. '76,with 1 all 104 106 ept till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 104 106 100 Do. do. '73 without opt all 102 104 104 100 Do. 5* p. c. do. '77 do 20 Madras, guar., 41 p. c all 171 18-r• 20 Do. do. 5 per cent all 101 tO..- 204 20 Do. 41 p. c. Extension l5 181 194 181 20 Do. Third Ex. gua.s.p.c lO 1 1 d 20 Do. Fourth do. S Lock Melb. Corp. 6 p.c. Bonds 100 20 I Newßrunswick&Canda. Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc 10 —d Class ACapitl.Share .. Do. do. Land do .. 20 Do. do. B. Capital do lO - --d Do. do. Land do.. _ _ 20 1 Northof India Tramroad 2s. Limited, Scrip 20 Oude (Limited) - 20 Scinde 20 Do. 20 Do. New l.l 0 10 1 d Ix 20 Do. Punjaub E; I 6 1 20 Do. Indus. St. Flo ti‘ = ” 5 i d 20 St. Andrews & Quebec A 18 10 , Trinidad ( Limited ) Scrip 1 id i P Share' CHAMBERS. 5 30 28.2.81 Share, Securities. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. & July Do. 6p. c. Fb. &Aug. Do. 6 p.c.Mr. & Sep. N. B. Gov.° p. c. Ja. &July Do. 6p.c.Ap. & Oct N. S.W. Gov. sp. c. Deb. NovaScotiaGov.6 p.c. St. Deb. redeemable, 1875 S. Aus.Gt.6 pc. Jan &July Vict•Gov.6p.c.Jan&July MEN' Paid. 100 100 100 100 100 100 Closing Prices. 1131 1144 111 i 112 115 116 1111 112} 1011 1025 1115 1121 110 112 107 109 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Share' ,ITIES. Business Done. 1121 115 111; 102 i Joint-Stock Banks. Paid, Closing Business price. I Done. 100 Agra&UnitedServiceßk 50 I 40 Australasia all 91 93 25 Bank of Egypt all 245 255 100 Bank of London 5O 40 Brit. Col. Bk. & LoanCo all 90 British North American all 56 58 20 Chtd. Bank of India, &c 10 15 I?,d 100 City 5O 61 63 100 Colonial 25 20.11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London 2O 20 Eng., Scat., & Aus. Ch all 165 17 20 Gen. Bk. of Switzerland all 20 Lon.Char.Bk.ofAustral. all 215 22 215 2 50 London and County - 50 London Joint Stock 100 London & Westminster 2O 475 / 100 Nat. I'rov. of England 35 20 Do. new lO 50 National Bank 25 20 New South Wales 25 Orient. Bk. Corporation all 39 90 20 Ottoman Bank all 20 205 Provincial of Ireland 10 Do. New all - 25 South Australia 25 Do. New 25 Union of Australia all 52 54 525 3 23 Do. New 2O -- 50 Union of London lO 241 100 Unity Mutual 55 100 Western Bk of London 50 191 181 d MISCELLANEOUS. Share Miscellaneous. Paid.l Closing Business done 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 f 1 10 Berlin Water Works ... all 25 35 10 Do New, issued at Z 5 die 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 325 122 127 10 Chan.lslands Tel.(Lim ) all 9 10 Stock Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg all 25 Do. Preference 75 per ct all 24 25 - 5 Crystal Palace .• all If 15 15 5 Do. Preference all 41 51 5 20 Eastern Steam all Stock Electric Telegraph lOO 102 105 5 Eng. & Aust. Cop.St.Co all . 1 15 10 Europ. & Ind.Junct.Tel. 10s. 5 Id 9 Europ.&Am.Stm.(Lim.) all 5 15 20 Gl.lron ScrewCol.(Lim all 15 Gen. Steam Navigation. 14 20 London Discount 5 11 15 d 4 Lond.Gen. Omnibus Co. all 15 15 10 Slediter. Electric Teleg. all 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all 61 75 25 National Discount Co 5 15 id 45 10 Netherlands Land 6 , o i p ss e .a s t t l e d am is. all all 1 _ _l5 North of cotiaLand 80 10 Do do a ll 1 2 1 N.B.Aust ra l as i an (L i m ) all 5 i 6 s 10020 NDh o N 1 Oriental Gas 1 Do. New Shares lss. 5 dis par 5 Peel River Land & Min. all 25 3 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam, all 85 86 851 50 Do. New lO 13 131 20 Red Sea & Ind. Telegr. 8 5 d 1 (Lim ) all 120 130 P 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 71 71 Land. all 36 38 60 63 65 100251 ssSouth Royal tthA Au s tralian I su a t s i r l ti rn S a. t li e ina a vn m . i Submarine Teleg. Scrip. all f 1 1 Do. do Registered all I 1 20 Tr.& Ln.Co.of Upr.Cati 6 DA .eau piemeul Laud GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. HALF YEARLY MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the Great Northern Railway Company was held this day at the London Tavern. The chair was occupied by E. Denison, Esq., chairman of the board of directors. The usual routine business having been gone through, and the report, which has already appeared in The Sun, having been read, The CHAIRMAN, in moving the reception and adoption of the report, said the capital account showed the amount ex pended to the 30th June, 1858, to be £11,360,445 4s. 4d.; the payments since that date, £45,608 ss. 7d. ; the total expen diture on capital account up to 31st December, 1858, being £11,406,053 9s. 11d. The revenue account showed the re ceipts derived from all sources of revenue, and the expen diture of the past half-year, as compared with that of the corresponding period in 1857, to be as follows :-Gross receipts, December, 1868, £670,467 16s. 4d. ; gross re ceipts, December, 1857, £657,844 ss. Bd. ; increase in 1858, £12,623105. Bd. The total expenditure December, 1858, was £339,543 7s. 9d. ; 1857, £341,213 lls. 9d.: being a decrease in 1858 of £1,670 4s. The revenue available to meet fixed charges and dividend is £330,924 Bs. 7d. The amount due by the 'Eastern Counties Railway for the Royston and Hitchin rent is £8,400, and the balance available from last half year £675 6s. 3d. ; total, Dec., 1858, £339,699 14s. 10d. ; 1857, £325,758 3s. 11d. The increase in disposable revenue, Dec., 1858, being £13,941 10d. 11d. ; the disposable re venue, as above, being £339,699 14s. 10d. ; the rents and fixed charges, including interest on mortgage deeds, £108,680 3s. 2d.; the preference dividends, £83,983; the balance for dividend on original and A and B stocks is £147,036 11x. Bd. The directors, therefore, recommended that a dividend be declared at the rate of £6 2s. 6d. per cent. per annum on the original undivided stock, and upon the A and B stocks together, at the same rate. The original stock will then have received for the year 1858 £4 15s. per cent. The balance carried to next half-year amounted to £136 10s. Having referred to the late proceedings in Chancery, the chairman observed that the direc tors had thought it necessary and, advisable to introduce a bill into Parliament for power to construct a short branch, to effect a better communication with the North London Railway, near the goods station in London, and for the purchase of a small plot of land abutting on Maiden-lane. The bill contained-clauses enlarging the company's power for the redemption of the preference stocks of the company, and authorising a reduction in the number of directors. Several bills promoted by other companies contained provisions affecting the interests of the com pany, and it might be necessary to oppose some of them, and to obtain protective or " facility" clauses in others ; and as it was evident that it was the intention of the Legislature to insist on a free and general interchange of traffic between railways, the directors will not fail to ask for such powers as may be necessary to secure unfetttered railway communication with those to which the Great Northern line forms a convenient means of access. The directors trust that these companies, in conjunction with the Midland and others, may be able to make still more extensive arrangements for conducting, the traffic of their respective districts, and between each other, upon amicable terms and at remunerative rates. He concluded by mov ing the adoption of the report. Mr. HUGHES said the report presented to them by the directors contained many points,t for some of which they deserved commendation, and for others censure. He was glad an arrangement had been concluded with the London and North-Western Railway, and he also thought good would result from the reduction of the number of directors. What he most complained of was the delay in closing the capital account. Complaint after complaint had been made to the chairman about the account not being closed, and he had always said it was nonsense to talk about effecting such an object ; but he (Mr. Hughes) thought the proprie tors should insist upon such being done. He should like to know what objection there could be on the part of the Great Northern Railway to do that which the North- Western had already done. Mr. BILLINGS said he had intended to have moved cer tain resolutions with respect to the Manchester and Sheffield agreement, but as he had not given the usual notice he should be prevented from so doing. He thought before the directors had decisively concluded the agreement the proprietors ought to have been consulted on the occasion. The CHAIRMAN said by their act of 1851, the directors had power to spend £60,000 in the construction of a sta tion, but that object had been effected by the payment of £25,000. (Hear, hear.) Although they had no direct property in the station, they had the right in perpetuity of using it in any way they thought fit. After some discussion, the report was received and adopted. Various other subjects, embracing the closing of the capital account, and the secretary's salary having been alluded to, the proceedings terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. LAW INTELLIGENCE-(THIS .DAY.) HOUSE OF LORDS. :Peers present—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Cranworth, Lord Nensleydale, Lord Kingstone, and the learned law judges.) APPEAL.-DOE (ON DEMISE) OF EVERS AND OTHERS V. CHALLIS.-WRIT OF ERROR FROM THE EXCHEQUER At the conclusion of Mr. Matins' reply for the appellant in this case, the Lord Chancellor proposed the fol lowing questions to the learned law judges for their opinions, viz., whether the devise by the testator to his daughter Mary Anne, and any child she might have on attaining twenty-one, was good ? She died childless in 1847. Did it convey any part of the pro perty to her ? Then the devise was to his brother's two daughters or the survivor of them—was this a good con veyance over ? Mr. Justice Wightman, for the learned judges, asked time to consider the questions. The Lord Chancellor allowed time to consider the ques tions, and the house adjourned duranteplaceto. COURT Or CHANCERY. (Before the Lords Justices.) ♦PPEAL MOTION FOR JUDGMENT-IN RE THE ATIIEN/EUM LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. This was an appeal from a decision of Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood, finding, in the winding up of this company, that the shareholders were not liable for the debts of the company beyond the unpaid amount of their respec tive shares at the date of the dissolution of the company. A claim of £2,000 was made under a life policy by Mr. Richard Paul, for one year, from 3d Sept., 1855, on which £25 premium had been paid, a question was raised in law and equity whether the. secretary of the company or the shareholders were personally liable to pay this amount. By the articles of the company it was provided that the capital stock of the company should consist of £lOO,OOO, and it was declared that the shareholders of the company should not be liable for the debts of the company beyond the unpaid amount of their respective shares. The official manager considered the shareholders per sonally liable, on failure of the assets, to pay this claim. Lord Justice Knight Bruce and Lord Justice Turner, on referring to the contract of the company, which declared "the shareholders of the company shall not in any way be personally liable for any charges beyond the amount un paid of their shares," were decidedly of opinion that as there were no unpaid-up shares in this company at the date of dissolution, the shareholders were not liable to pay this claim. Their lordships dismissed the appeal motion, with £2O costs, and declared that the costs of the action at law might be proved as a debt against the bankrupt estate. Costs of the official manager to be paid out of the estate. CITY SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Prendergast, Q.C.) LEVINE V. SOLOMON-IMPORTANT TO BAKERS. This was a summons to recover 3s. 4d. for damage sus tained by reason of the destruction of a dish, meat, and potatoes, entrusted to the defendant to bake. Mr. Buchanan appeared fur the defendant, who is a baker in Petticoat.lane. Plaintiff said she was a hard-working woman, and on a certain Friday night she prepared a dish of meat and po tatoes, which she sent by a female friend to defendant's bakehouse. When she went for her supper at the usual hour she was horrified by hearing from defendant that he had had an accident with her supper—he had broken the dish ; and sure enough there it was in two pieces, and the meat peppered with a plentiful sprinkling of sawdust instead of gravy moistened with water. (Laughter.) Upon see ing this horrible picture, plaintiff naturally asked, " What am I to do with that p"—(laughter)—and to this reasonable question defendant replied, "Do what you like; and if you are not satisfied summon me." "As I was not satisfied," said plaintiff, "I did summon him, and there he stands, which let him deny it if he can." (Roars of laughter.) Mr. Buchanan proposed shortening the case by stating the facts. His Honour—Ah ! your facts, but not her's. Come, lei me hear her witness. The person who took the dish to the bakehouse then came forward, and said the dish was left safely by her, and she paid for the baking in advance, and that was generally considered a guarantee against loss. His Honour—A kind of premium of insurance ? Mr. Buchanan cross-examined the plaintiff and her wit ness as to the fact of the sawdust, and also in reference to the age of the dish, but the witness declared that the dish had been so often to the oven that it must have got quite used to it. Mr. Buchanan—But the pitcher that goes often and safely to the well gets broken at last. It was then contended for the defence that the dish had flown in the oven, and that being so, defendant was no , liable. $54 Defendant was then called, and gave his version of the affair as follows :—He was informed by his man that the dish had flown in the oven, and when plaintiff came for her supper, he said to her, " Your dish has broken in the oven ; the meat and potatoes (minus the gravy) are as good as ever ; take them home, and then, if you like, summon me for the I dish." Plaintiff—You never said anything of tho.kind, elocoPt summon me. (Laughter.) And besides you gave my supper away. His Honour—But it is usual to pay for such accidents as these. Mr. Buchanan—Not when the dish flies in the oven. Defendant—The dish was slightly cracked, and I think it is very hard I should have to pay. As to the supper being spoilt, I have the man in court who ate it, and he will tell you how it was. Accordingly an old man stepped into the witness-box, and said he remembered the supper in question—rather. (Laugh ter.) Ho should like such a one every night—especially at the price. (Roars of laughter.) Mr. Buchanan—Did you eat it ? Witness—l should think I did. (Laughter.) Mr. Buchanan—And found it good ? Witness—Beautiful, and very cheap. (Laughter.) His Honour (to defendant)—You must pay the poor woman : you have eaten her supper. Defendant—Who ? I ? His Honour—Yes, by proxy. (Laughter.) Mr. Buchanan—She refused to take it away, and we got rid of it. His Honour—You eat it by proxy and enjoyed it very much, and must pay plaintiff and costs. Defendant—l think it is very hard. His Honour (laughing)—Your own witnei., thought it vrey tender. (Roars of laughter.) WHITECHAPEL COUNTY COURT. (Before Mr. Sergeant Manning.) TURNING THE TABLES-A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER- POTTER V. BARNETT. This case, arising out of an action tried at the Sheriffs' Court, and reported in this journal, caused considerable excitement in the court, inasmuch as the plaintiff now sought to recover from Barnett a sum of money (£4lBs. 6d.) which he had been condemned to pay one Smith in the first action, mainly. through Barnett's evidence. _ . Mr. Stedman appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Scott for the defendant. It appeared, from a mass of contradictory evidence, that a dispute arose between one Smith and the plaintiff in re ference to the purchase of a black gelding sold by auction at Merton. Plaintiff deposed that Smith attended the sale for him, but this Smith denied, and declared that he at tended the sale on his own account. Be that as it may, it was incontestibly proved that the gelding was knocked down to Barnett for 231 guineas. Barnett averred that he parted with all his interest in the horse to Smith for that money, but the price demanded from plaintiff was 281 guineas. After the horse was sent home plaintiff paid £25 on account. Ho discovered, however, that his friends (they had all been intimate, and visitors mutually) had made a profit out of the affair ; and, thinking it not altogether right, expressed himself very strongly upon the matter. Indeed he quarrelled with Smith, and refused to see him any more, sending in his bill (plaintiff is a butcher, of Jubilee-place) for moat. He also was very angry with defendant, and declared that he did not think his old friends would have treated him in such a manner. Accord ing to his testimony, he paid the balance between the £25 and the £29 he was charged for his horse to Barnett, and then the defendant began to swear. Finally, it was agreed to cancel the bargain, and Barnett returned the £4, and upon receiving the horse sent a cheque for £25. At the Sheriffs' Court he said he bought the horse of Potter for £25. When Potter sued Smith for his claim for meat, Smith pleaded a set-off in reference to this gelding, and claimed the balance of the £29 18s. 6d., deducting £25. The Judge of the Sheriffs' Court gave him a verdict, and hence the present action, to recover the sum lost, Barnett having been a material witness for Smith on that occasion. Potter averred that he had paid for the gelding in full, by cancelling the purchase, and his Honour, after hearing some evidence, found for plaintiff, with costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-(TIIIS DAY.) MARLBOROUGH-STREET. JUVENILE THIEVES AND A RECEIVING MARINE STORE DEALER.—John Styles, 13, and Henry Styles, 10, charged with stealing a quantity of brass escutcheons, and Mary Rodman, a marine store dealer, of 2, Bird-street, Oxford street, was charged with receiving the same. A box filled with escutcheons, and various articles of a similar kind, all bearing marks of having been recently wrenched off, was produced in court, and at the prisoner Rodman's residence was also found a large quantity of pro perty, which there is reason to suppose is also the produce of other robberies. Mr. Thos. Leary, of 49, Duke-street, St. James's, proved seeing the boy, John Styles, at the door of the court on the previous afternoon, while he was leaving, having attended in consequence of having charged a boy named Thorn with stealing the brass escutcheon from his street door. He then spoke to Mr. Webb, the inspector, and told him that he re membered seeing him at the door when he seized Thorn. Inspector Webb, of the C division, said, in consequence of what the last witness told him, he ordered a constable to take the boy into custody, when the boy said he was with the other at the time, and that Thorn took the escutcheons off the door. I asked him where he had sold them, and he said at a :marine store-dealer's, in Bird-street, kept by Rodman. In consequence he went with a constable to Rod man's shop and asked her if she had bought any brass that day. she said Bhe had, and produced a book iu which, although she called it her account-book, there was but little writing. He then asked for the brass, and she pro duced one or two pieces, one of which was a large escutcheon from a street door. The escutcheons, he had discovered, were taken from the enclosure of St. James's-square, and from houses in Pall-mall. There was also a quantity of property of a very suspicious nature in the house, most of it evidently having been brought there by children. He believed the boys had been at the court on former occasions. Rodman said she paid a fair price for the things, and put their names down in her bock. She asked them if it was all right, and they said it was. Mr. Bingham said he should discharge the younger boy, but remand Rodman and the other boy. lie should try to put a stop to the practice, which had become very serious. THE NEW COMMISSIONER OF L UNA CY. Our readers will regret to hear of the retirement of Mr. Samuel Warren, the member for Midhurst, from the House of Commons, though that retire ment has been brought about by what may be considered the honourable gentleman's advance ment. The post of commissioner in lunacy has been offered to Mr. Warren, and has, we believe, been accepted by him. Mr. Warren's efforts, as Recorder of Hull, attracted a large share of public attention, and have been frequently noticed in these columns, while his short career in Parliament has proved fruitful in services to the Conservative cause and to the country. Mr. Warren has devoted himself with that earnestness of purpose for which he is distinguished to ques tions ofsocial reform, and owing to his perseverance many improvements have been effected. In the new sphere in which he is now called upon to labour the honourable gentleman will doubtless achieve success. The popularity of the appointment is above question, and the only regret we have heard expressed has reference to his removal from the lower branch of the Legislature.— Morning Herald. THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Feb. 19.—Wind this day at noon N.W. ; strong breeze and fine. RAMSGATE, Feb. 18.—Wind W. by N.—Arrived-11. Boody, from Bremen, for New Orleans. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 18.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— Coronet, from London, for Cape Coast Castle. CLYDE, Feb. 18.—Wind W.—Sailed—Matanzas, for Trinidad. SUNDERLAND, Feb. 18.—Wind W.N.W.—Sailed—Ra dius, for Newhaven, United States ; Newry Monarch, for Bangor,. United States. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind N.W. Art 7 iNcd,' Feb. 17 and 18.—Matilda, from Waterford ; L'Etoile, Carentan; Lady Eglinton, steamer, from London; Etna, steamer, from New York; John Clements, from Sunderland; Wonder, steamer, from Jersey. Arrived, Feb. 19.—Alliance, steamer, from Havre. Sailed, Feb. 17 and 18.—Rainbow, for Cardiff; Parana, steamer, for St. Thomas; Sultan, steamer, for Lisbon; Lady Eglinton, steamer, for Dublin ; l'Etoile, for Carentan; Etna, steamer, for Havre ; Thomas Powell, steamer, for Cardiff; Havre, steamer, for Havre ; Courier, steamer, for Jersey. _ _ . LivEnrooL, Saturday Morning. Wind, W. Arrived—Dos, from Demerara ; Cannotta, from Mus quito Bay; Bolton, from New Orleans; Pocahontas, from Melbourne; Equity, from Galveston; Helen Maria. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Wind, N.W. • tide, low water ; weather, fresh and fine. Arrived; Feb'. 18—Luna, from Oporto ; Matilda, from Odessa; Julius, from Aalborg. Sailed, Feb. 19—Forrest, for Mogador ; Rhine, steamer, for Ostend; Triton, steamer, for Calais. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Wind N.N.W., moderate. Passed—Auriffa, from London, for the Cape of Good Hope ; Seine et Tamis, steamer, from London, for Paris. Anchored—Lea, from London, from Malta ; Thomas and John, from London, for Swansea ; Adelpha, from Shields, for Toulon ; Kedegrea, from Hartlepool, for Madras ; Ed win and Louisa, barque, and Lawsons, barque, from the north, for the westward ; Clarence, from St. John's, for London; Frances Berkeley, from Shields, for Bahia. A LIVERPOOL MERCHANT ABSCONDED.—It is stated on 'Change at Liverpool that a wine merchant in that town has disappeared, to avoid a Customs prosecution, leaving liabilities to the extent of £30,000. The party in question lost large sums on the Stock Exchange, and he will be, it is said, an extensive defaulter at thck next settle ment. NEW PALACE OF WESTMINSTER.—His Royal Highness the Prince Consort presided yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the commission for promoting au d encourag ing the fine arts in the rebuilding of the Pala. T of West minster. His Royal Highness, attended by Captain the Hon. D. de Ros, arrived at the Palace of Westminster at three o'clock. The commissioners present were Earl Stan hope, Vicount Eversley, Ldrd Lyndhurst, and the Right Hon. Sir Benjamin Hall. The secretary, Sir Charles Eastlake, attended. The meeting broke up at half-past four o'clock FOREIGN. Closing I Business Share) Railways. I Paid. Price. Done. Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes Bah.&S.Fran.,Lim.7p.c Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissevsaa Carmeaux Mine & Rail Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France 41. 51 1 7 8 11 21 54 5 26 26 Euphrates Valley Great Central of France Gt. Luirem., Con. shs Italian Junction Lake Constance & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo Venetian Lucca & Pi stoj a, 5 p.c.pf Lyons and Geneva Maria Antonia Do. do. New 6} 61 I P Namur and Liege .... Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref... Northern of Prance .. Do. New Shares .... 8 2 8 19 20 3' 37 — P 81 91 4 2 321 331 52 53 1 dl Norwegian Trunk Pref. Ottoman, pia. 6 per cent Paris,Lyons, and Medit. Paris and Orleans Recife& S. Fran. (Peru ) gua. 7 p. et. (Lim.) Riga and Dunaburg Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swedish Do. 7 per cent. Pref. Sambre and Meuse. Do. 54 per cent. Frei': : : : Southern of France West Flanders 6 71 9 9a 19 20 1 5 91. 9i 23 24 Do. Si p. c. Preference . W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Western of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do 8 per cent. Pref Zealand BRITISH MINES. Mines. Alfred Consols (Philack) pritish Iron Condurrow (Camborne) Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan) Great South Tolgus G.Whcal Alfd.(Phillack) G. Wheal Vor(Helston) Lady Bertha North Frances (Illogan) North Wheal Crofty N.W lig Basset (Mogan) Par Consols (St. Blaxy) Porkellis Unit. (Wend.) Sortridg - e Cons. Min. Co. SouthCaradon (St.Cleer) South C. Brea( Mogan). S Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Tamar Silver and Lead . Mining Co Tin Croft UnitedMines(GwennaP) Vale of Towey (Caren.), West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) Wheal Basset (Mogan) W heal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cal s.) 1 Wheal Kitty (U. Lelant) Wh'l Mary Ann (Mexhe), Wh'l Trelawney (Lick. ; , 2.11.10 178 11.188.88(1 188 8 4 7.9.4 1 nil. 18.18.91 12* 6cll 1.7.2 Paid. Closing I Business Price. Done. 7 8 2i 34 465 475 200 210 12 1:1 21 3,1 1 t 1 i 6 7 25 35 ! 65 7i 16 17 440 460 21 21 220 230 if if 3f i I 20 22 65 70 Zl5 225 115 125 } 2I 11 12 47 49 30 32 I Par i P 1 2 101 Hi 1 2} FOREIG 'Australian Bon AcoordCopper,Lim. Brazil. Imp. (ii. at £5 p.) Do. S t. Johndelßey,Lim . Do. L and and Mining Co. Clarendon Consols Min- ing Co. of Jamaica Cobre Copper Cepiapo DuuMoun.Cop.Min(s.o Fortuna General Linares Lusitanian Mariquita New Granada N.lthineCop.o7 S.Aus. Pontgibaud Silver, Lead Miiiing and Smelt.... Port Philip Santiago d e - Cuba United Mexican COLONIAL GOVER/i 38 40 10 12 1 11 20 21 - 4 -4 1 - fd IP 41 5 1 1 21 SECU TVRECK OF H.M. BRIG WIZARD. A correspondent of the Cork Rxaminer, in cor recting a mis-statement of facts in that journal relative to the loss of the Wizard, gives the sub joined interesting particulars : " Having seen a short paragraph in which it was stated that the crew of lI.M. brig Wizard were saved from the wreck of that vessel by the coast guards,' I beg leave to inform you that such was not the fact. It is true that two of the coast guards were partly concerned in the rescue, but the following statement will show how un justly the whole merit has been accorded to them : It was on the night of Bth February that the Wizard struck on a rock known as the Small Roan carrig, distant about a quarter of a mile north of the Roancarrig Lighthouse. The night was very dark. The wind was S.S.W., blowing strong, and the sea running high. After she had rounded the point of Bere Island her course for this harbour lay directly N.N.W. In pursuing such a course there could have been no difficulty, for the wind would have been most favourable for her. But instead of steering for the harbour, they go in the opposite direction. The lighthouse is distant one mile and a half N.E. of the island's point. It was about 12 o'clock when she struck. Surrounded on every side by heavy breakers, the gale momentarily increasing, and an almost impenetrable darkness prevailing, it was impossible for the men to do anything towards saving themselves or the ship. They com menced a sharp firing which was kept up for about two hours—the vessel going to pieces in the mean while; and soon they were left without a single gun, all being washed overboard. The firing was heard by many persons on shore, but they paid no great attention to it - . They knew that the fleet was ex pected in here, and on that account no alarm was created. The three coast guards of the Adrigole station were at this time on patrol, and from the long continuance of the firing they suspected that some vessel was in distress. They went to the house of a man named Cornelius Sullivan, and mentioned their suspicions to him. He at once got out of bed, and went from house to house in the neighbourhood collecting a sufficient number of men to form a boats' crew, It was then half past one o'clock a.m. Cornelius Sullivan is the owner of two boats, a six-oared and a four-oared. Those he immediately got ready, and after waiting for about an hour in the hope that the storm might somewhat abate, they made for the rock on which the ill-fated Wizard was labouring. In the large boat the following persons were rowing :—Jere miah Sullivan, Cornelius Sullivan, M'Donnell, coast-guard, Barret, coast-guard, and Michael Har rington ; while Cornelius Sullivan undertook the general direction of affairs. In the small boat there were only two men, named Florence Alibot and Timothy Sullivan. The large boat they used for going alongside the vessel and taking off the crew. The small boat remained about half a mile from the shore, and was used for transferring the ship's crew from the large boat to the land, and thus prevent a great waste of time. When Cor nelius Sullivan got near the Wizard, he found the masts, rigging, guns, everything were swept away. The ship was in two halves, the sea running through her, while the men were clinging to the bulwarks. Owing to the fury of the breakers, and the crushing and falling of everything belonging to the vessel, it was an awful risk to go near hear. It was proposed by some of the men to turn back ; but this proposal was overruled—they backed in their boat. Cornelius Sullivan called for a rope's end. It was given to him ; and in a few minutes, with his own hands, he had six poor fellows safely taken off. This process was repeated seven times over, and at half-past seven o'clock a.m., the entire crew (42 in number) were landed on shore." THIS DAY'S MARKETS. COVENT The supplies of produce of year, and a fair average bi FRI GARDEN. continue largo fur the time asiness is doing, as follows : s. d. s. d. Pine apples, per lb 5 0 to 10 0 Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 iirapes, per lb 5 0 to 10 0 Foreign do 1 0 to 2 0 Melons, each Peaches, per doz 0 0 to 0 0 Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to-0 0 Apples, per bush. 2 0 to 5 0 s. d. a. di Cherries, per lb 0 oto 0 u Filberts, per lb 0 6to 0 9 Cobnuts, per lb 010 to 1 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz 0 oto 0 0 Strawberries, prpto oto 0 0 Gooseberries, sv. 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per do. 0 •oto 0 0 Plums, per do. Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 , Raspberries, pr ptlo oto 0 0 MILES. Piairs, per d0z.... 1 oto 6 0 Oranges, per 100.. 3 6to 10 0 Lemons, per 100.. 3 oto 7 0 Apricots, per doz 0 oto 0 0 VEGET, Greens, dz bunch 3 0 to 4 0 Cabbages, pr do. 0 10 to 1 61 Savoy' do., pr do. 0 10 to 1 61 Cauliflowers, p dz 0 0 to 0 0 Brocoli, per bh 1 0 to 1 6 Old potatoes,p tonBo 0 to 110 0 New ditto, per punl 0 to 1 3 Peas, per 4 sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 4 6 to 5 6 Carrots, pr do 4 6 to 5 6 Cucumbers 2 0 to 4 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Spinazloir.-sv 0 6 to 1 0 Brus. sprouts, 11.8 1 3 to 1 0 Old onions, dz bun 1 0 to 1 3 New do., per bun 0 0 to 0 French beans, h.s. 0 0 to 0 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 2 to 0 3 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 0 Horseradish, pbu 1 6to 3 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 2to 0 4 Celery, per ditto 0 9to 1 6 Beet, per doz. .. 1 oto 2 0 ' Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 .0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 3to 0 4 Mushroorns,p potl 0 9to 1 3 Artichokes, pr dz 3 oto 6 0 Cabbage letts,psc 0 oto 0 I Endive, per score 1 oto 1 6 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, pr It sv 0 oto 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 6to 1 3 Asparagus, pr do. 3 6to 7 0 Sea kail, per pun. 1 oto 1 6 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 9s Od ; poults, Os Od to Os Od each ; geese, 4s Od to es Od ; goslings, Os Od to 8s Od ; ducklings, 2s Od to 4s Od ; rabbits, is Od to is 9d each ; wild do., 8d to is 2d ; pigeons, 8d to is Od each; large Surrey fowls, 58 Od to lOs Od; chickens, 4s Gd to 7s Od; barn-door fowls, 46 Od to 6s Od ; capons, 4s Od ; hares, 2s 6d to 3s 6d ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; ptarmigan, is 3d to 189 d ; woodcocks, 3s to4s Od ; snipes, is Gd to is 9d ; teal, Os Od to Os Od; wild ducks, 2s ad to 3s 6d; widgeons, is Gd to 2s Od; plovers, is Od to Os is 3d each; guinea fowls, 3s Gd to 4s Od ; roasting pigs, 4s Od to 7s Od each; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 2d; English, is 2d to is 5d per lb ; English eggs, 9s Od to Os Od ; French do., 8s Od to Os Od per 120; leverets, 2s Od to 3s Od each. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, 2s Od to 2s 6d ; trout, Os Od to Od • eels, Sd to Is ; prawns, 380 d to Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, andhalibut, 6d per lb. Turbots, 2s 6d to 208 ; cod, 2s 6d to 15s Od; brills, is Od to 7s Od ; doreys, is Od to 7s Od ; mullets, 6d to is ed ; lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to Is Od each ; soles, 3d to is Od per pair; common oysters, 168 to 208 ; natives, 40s to 42s per bushel ; whitings, 3s Od to 12s Od ; haddocks, 4s to 20s Od ; smelts, 2s 6d ; flounders, is Od to is 6d per dozen; mackerel, 50s; fresh herrings, Bs;_ bloaters, 5s to 8s per 100 ; carp and tench, is to 3s per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and pork, 2s 6d to 4s Od per 81bs WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 10(1 to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s Od to 4s Gd ; lamb, Os Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 6d ; and pork, 2s 6d to 48 Od per 81b., by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 6d to 7d ; of household do., 41d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market bides, 561 b to 641 b, 3-2 d to 4d ; 641 b to 721 b, 4d to 41d ; 721 b to 801 b, 41d to 41d ; 801 b to 881 b, 4/d to 5d ; 881 b to 961 b, 5d to 50 ; 961 b to 1041 b, 51d to 5/d. Horse hides, 88 Od to lOs Od ; calf skins, light, 2s to 4s Od ; ditto full, Os Od to 7s Od ; polled sheep, Os Od to lls Od ; half-breds, 7s 3d to 9s Od; Downs, 5s 6d to 7s Od; lambs, —s Od to •—s Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITRFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 lOs ; clover, do., £4 Os to £5 Os; and straw, £1 4s to £1 8s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 lOs ; clover do., £4 Os' to £5 Os ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 8s per load. A slow inquiry, at late rates. WILITECRAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 158 to £4 lOs ; clover do., £4 Os to £5 Os; and straw, £1 3s to £1 8s per load. A heavy demand. ET—FEJI. 18. the close of the market.) Walls End. s. d. Acorn Close 17 0 Eden 17 0 Horton Braddyll's Hetton 17 3 Hough Hall 17 0 Whitworth.. 14 6 Cassop l7 6 llaswell . lB 6 Russell' s Hetton 17 0 Cwm Garnant Stone 24 0 Fothergill's Aberdare-11 0 Nixon's Merthyr. 21 0 Powell'sDuffrytiSteam2l 0 Kelloe l7 6 , 49—Sold, 37. COAL MAR: (Prices of Coal per Ton at s. d. Buddle's West Hartlol.4 9 Lainbert's West Hart ley . ........... 14 9 Tanfield Moor . . ..... 12 0 Tanfield Moor 13u . te5..1 2 0 Haswell Gas. ......... 12 6 ,14 6 Wylam.. .. ..... Grey's West' Hartle 14 3 Walls End. St e wart's. lB 3 South Hartlepool. 17 0 Triindon Thornley 15 6 Kepler Grange-- . —l7 6 Hetton.... lB 6 Ships at market, COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY- Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 1 1 17 1 11 181 Antwerp Brussels — 25 321 25 37 Hamburgh Paris Ditto Marseilles — 2,5 35 25 371 Frankfort on Maine — 118} 1181 Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 351 351 Madrid 491 , 49 Cadiz — Leghorn — 29 1 . 0 29 75 ..._. 55 25 50 25 Genoa og 401 Naples 121 1211 121 k 1 Palermo —"1211 Mess i na —52 t 52t 531 Lisbon 53 Oporto Rio Janeiro - New York E.I. Co ' s Ws. Home i,ls. 60d t 24 Calcutta, Co.'s rupee 2 6 211 Bombay ditto __ 2 26 24 Madras ditto — East India Company's Bills drawn, from the 24th ult. to the Bth inst. Bengal .................. £0 0 0 Madras .................. 00 0 Bombay £0 0 0 TILE CASE OF THE _REV. ALFRED POOLE. Yesterday morning the Archbishop of Canter bury proceeded to hear the appeal of the Rev. Alfred Poole. curate of St. Barnabas, against the revocation of his license by the bishop of London, on account of his alleged habitual hearing of con fession. The Bishop revoked his license, and the Archbishop of Canterbury confirmed the decision ; but the Court of Queen's Bench decided that the Archbishop had not duly heard the appeal accord ing to law, and issued a mandamus, compelling hini to hear an appeal, without giving any directions as to the manner in which it should be conducted. The Archbishop, acting upon the mandamus, appointed the appeal for yesterday, at Lambeth Palace. His grace was assisted by Dr. Lushington, who acted as assessor, and was attended by Dr. Travers Twiss, the vicar-general of the province ; Mr. Francis Hart Dyke, the apparitor ; Mr. Kny vett, his secretary; and the Rev. J. Thomas, 8.C.L., b ß e i h sh a o l of A his chapl a i n. M r. J. B. Lee, the solicitor to the f. 01gst London, h N e v a e s l e presentrgy present o wereis lordship's . and Rev. Robert Liddell, the Rev. W. Upton Richards, the Rev, J. F. Lingham, and others. There were a few ladies present. Dr. Phillimore, who appeared for Mr. Poole, stated the grounds on which the appeal was made. The first was that Mr. Poole had never been heard by the court below. • The second, that lie was con demned on charges which were within the citation, and that the citation was not served anon him according to the provisions of the statule. The third, that he was condemned on alleged oral ad missions (of which there is no record), which were denied by the accused but admitted by the Bishop, who thus became accuser, supported by his own evidence, and afterwards acted as judge. The fourth, that he was condemned on the evidence of women who he was prepared to show were of infamous character, and utterly unworthy of credit in any court of justice. The fifth, that he was condemned partly on evidence taken behind his back, with out his consent, by some legal person employed. by the -Bishop. The sixth, that he expressed himself at the time willing and read y to obey the godly admonitions of his ordinary. He (the learned gentleman) proposed, before entering upon these points, to state fully what was the doctrine of the Church of England on the subject of confession, distinguishing the two kinds as, first, the daily bread of the church, and the second its extreme medicine. The learned gentleman proceeded to quote largely from Archbishop Wake, Usher, and Jewell, Archdeacon Paley, Bishop Tomline (on the Thirty-nine Articles), and other high ecclesiastical authorities, for the pu r p ose o f s h ow i ng t h at the Church of England encouraged confession to the clergy, with a view to the spiritual comfort of the penitent. The great difference on these points be tween the Church of England and the Church of Rome was simply this, that whereas the Church of Rome held that confession was a sacrament, the Church of England denied that it was so. It was contended by Mr. Poole that he had never taught confession according to the Roman Catholic doc trine, but in receiving the confession of those of his congregation who chose to come to him to open their griefs, he did nothing more than obey the plain directions of the Book of Common Prayer, which he was bound to do. The Bishop of London ought never to have condemned Mr. Poole on the evidence of the women to whom he was alleged to have put improper and disgusting questions, without hearing that gentleman in defence, more especially after his solemn denial of the truth of the charges. In tak ing the course he did the Bishop trampled upon the plainest principles of justice. The Bishop of London had, moreover, declared that no reliance could be placed upon the evidence of the women, and yet he revoked his license. Under these circumstances he contended that the Bishop of London's sentence of revocation could not stand. The appeal was against that revocation, and he maintained that what this curate asked of the Bishop as a favour, that of being heard in his defence, the statute gave him as a right. It was certainly an-extraordinary thing in the history of the Church that this man, who had been accused of teaching Roman Catholic doctrine while he held office in the Church of England, and had received all sorts of abuse at the hands of his opponents, had been absolutely refused by-,his Bishop an op portunity of clearing himself before sentence was pronounced against him. If Mr. l'oole, instead of respectfully appealing to the Archbishop of Can terbury, as he had done, had set the decision of the Bishop of London at nought, and continued to offi ciate as a clergyman of the diocese, he would have been protected by the temporal courts of the land, who would have treated with scorn the notion that because a man held only the humble office of a curate in the church, he was to be treated in a manner to which they , would never allow the meanest suitor in a civil case to be subjected. In stead, however, of adopting that step Mr. Poole had taken the course which suggested itself to him as an obedient and subordinate minister of his bishop. What was the consequence of this ? That he had been condemned on the testimony of in infamous women who would never have been believed in any court of law—their evidence having been taken down privately by a legal gentleman employed by the bishop, who was accuser, witness, and judge. Nothing could be a greater mockery than to call that an examination, and he did not think that any appellate court of England would ever confirm the sentence. The learned doctor briefly summed up the arguments on - which he considered that the decision of the court below should be reversed. Mr. Coleridge followed on the same side, starting with the argument that there had been no hearing in the court below, and no distinct charges, calling for a sentence, preferred against Mr. Poole. In any criminal case, if the judge said he disbelieved the evidence, or that he viewed it with suspicion, there would of course be an end of the case, and yet upon that principle Mr. Poole was condemned. It was not a very kind or considerate course on the part of the Bishop of London, for it was conceivable that other bishops might in consequence of these pro ceedings refuse to license Mr. Poole, as indeed had actually been the case. Mr. M. Smith opened the case for the respon dent; but at five o'clock the learned counsel was interrupted in his speech and the inquiry was adjourned till this morning. The case was resumed this morning. Bishop of o w f. dl‘hich w o r o n . n , t re: os Smith, u s m l e o Cl d w . a e i n:d a e t e l o l a n t s c h l etuldipeeaid.:t was arguments,tniol contra dictory evidence offered, and Mr. Poole himsel f himself in justifiediiiade certain in adopting admissions, he considered the course ho had do ne . Dr. Phillimore re p lied on the whole ease on behalf of Mr. P oole, and at the conclusi on of the learned gentleman's argument, Dr. Lushington, the dean of the Arches Court, said that the reason his grace in hither to declining to hear this appeal had been owing to the thought that it would be entailing great e xpense on both parties. His grace having heard the arguments of the learned counsel on both sides, would be enabled to give the subject his most serious consideration, and he would there fore deliver his decision in writing. For his own part, the advice that he would give to his grace would bc—First. Whether the charges were suffi ciently definite and so clearly stated as to enable Mr. Poole to defend himself. Secondly. Whether there was produced adequate legal evidence to sustain and prove such charges. And, thirdly.. Whether Mr. Poole had sufficient opportunity to make his defence. In the event of his grace thinking that neither of these points were proved, then he should advise his grace, in accordance with law and justice, to reverse the decision of the Court below. His grace took time to consider his decision. A deputation from the Law Amendment Society on the concentration in one building of the superior courts of law and equity had an interview with the Earl of Derby yesterday, at his official residence in Downing-street. The deputation consisted of Mr. Hastings, Mr. W. Strickland Cookson, Mr. Sergeant Woolrych, Mr. Vaughan, Mr Allen, and Mr. Edgar (secretary). THE INDIAN LOAN.—The total amount of sub scriptions to the Five per Cent. Loan opened on the 16th of January, 1857, in India, is returned as 16,98,03,200 rupees, of which 9,56,02,75 9 rupees were in cash. P ROVIN CIAL BANKS.—The Carlisle C s trict Banking Company have just divided 19 Cityand Di pecn on their 1858 account ; and the Leeds Banking Company have r e n n s t p a ri n a e c e e a o t f H p arro art v lt , oh ' ell parroquets from divided 20 per cent. for last year. Bedfordshire. About three m onths ago 31 S. Gree n , PARROTS.— thi A s c n ou e n x t t r r y a l o ia r s di u n s a t r tak y of the incubation PAlt received l a V p alt. 'of The are f Wheatsheaf Inn, a friend in New South Nagler, and are of a beautiful green and _y o the genus the hen laid five eggs, blue plumage. larl on them. and is sitting regu y Raphonia, of b ooc u c t ur a r f e o d rt a n t ig N ht ia a g g a o ra A BOY CARRIED OVER THE FALLS OF NIAGARA. Falls on Saturday. A n a dopted son of Mr. Gibbs, foreman of the paper mills, accidentally fell into the river and was carried over the American Fall. We understand that the lad was on the ice, near the mills, where men had been running drift ice from the flume, and accidentally fell into the swift stream. —A sad accidentA lie was not seen to fall, but was seen some distance down the river, in the rapids, when beyond the reach of human aid, and speedily passed over, of course to rise no more alive. The child was 12 years old, and a lad of much pro mise, beloved by his adopted parents and all who knew him. The calamity caused much sensation at the village where it occurred.—Rochester Union and Advertiser. MERITED L HONOUR.—The friends of the late much-esteemed Josiah Conder, so well known as a poet, and as the editor of the Eclectic Review, the Patriot news paper, and author of many other works, will be glad to learn that a suitable monument has been erected over the grave of the deceased by some of his friends, at a cost ex ceeding 100 guineas. It is of vlain and polished granite, with a suitable inseription,—firdish Standard. ,9-60. itelA .vardg -alrX) regv 'ors° , au [wit all 100 100 all 100