The Sun. — London, England, 1858-02-12 00:00:00

......_-_-...........--__ PROVIDENT CLERKS' MUTUAL LIFE ASKURANCL ASSOCIATION. —Established 1810. Tarrrsiss. Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P. Wm. Geo. Prescott, Esq. Thomson Ilankey, Esq., 51. P. I Baron L.N. de Rothschlld,M.P. The Seventeenth Annual General Meeting of the above Association vast held at the London Tavern, on the 3d instant, when the follow ing statement of the business for the year 1857 was exhibited : N EV I Policies Lssued -688 for ~ .. £116,665 .. )Tow Annual Inco me . • .. ''.. 3, 900 150 T o tal Ditto • • .Capital .. .. 24, Amo unt added to . 15,200 • • .. Total accumulation after providing for all claims, and after two divisions of profits .. .. 98,000 • • -The Report and Accounts (which may be had at tiaZ Office, 15, Liourgate street), were unanimously adopted, and thanks were VOW t o *. Board of Directors. W3f. THOS. LINFORD, Secretary• A third division of profits, to the 313 t of December last, will take place as soon as the calculations, which are now in the hands of the Actuary, are completed. - - —HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE, — EXTRA PERFORMANCE. Tomorrow Evening, Saturday, Feb. 13. THE BOHEMIAN GIRL. TO.MiRROW EVENING, will be repeated, for the 4th time in _England, LA ZINGARI, being the Italian version of 13aIfe's 01,era of The Bohemian Girl, by Madlles. Piceolomini wad s wirl ier ; Signori Belletti, Violetta,, and Giuglini. Totoncha:le with the sucessful Divertissetnent, by M. Maseo entit2ed L'HYMEI`t EE, by Madlles. Clavella, Mon laechi, 'arid Pastl lia " p rices r _Fit Stalls, 12e 6d; boxes (to hold four persons) pa. 2/. 2s; grand tier, 3/. 3s ; two pair, 5s pit and one gallery boxes, lOs •; gallery stalls 3s 6d . ; three pair, 15s ; pit, 3s 6d; gallery? 2s. T REA TR E-,it OYA L, DRURY-LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new comic' drama, A LUCKY HIT. After which, TWO HEADS BETTER THAN ONE. Followed by the new grand pazttomirde, LITTLE JACK HORNER, Commence at 7. THEATRE ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lessee—Mr. J. B. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, to commence at Seven o'clock, with T lIE RIVALS. After which, a new comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled THE SLEEPING BEAUTY IN THE WOOD; or, Harle quin and the Spiteful Fairy. Harlequin, Mr. A. Leclercq ; Columbine, Miss Fanny Wright ; Pantaloon, Mr. Mackay ; Clown, Mr. Charles Leclercq. Orchestra Stalls (which may be retained the whole of the evening), 6s. each, (No charge for booking.) First Price. s. (LI Second price. s. d Dress Boxes ',. 5 01Dress Boxes 3 6 Upper Boxes ; 3 01 Upper Boxes 2 0 Pit 2 01Pit 1 0 Gallery HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY—Morn., 9 min. aft. I—Even., 32 min. aft. 1 To-lioaßow —Morn., 53 min. aft. I—Even., 10 min aft. 2 *l l ; :.41) • AI G a r 4 §ri ;y . S'4 4 Ay lo • - LONDON, FRIDAY, FEB. 13, 1858. We cannot feel surprised at the resistance offered by the East India Company to the contemplated measure for the improved Government •f the im portant districts over which they have hitherto exercised partial control, and the vast patronage whereof was mainly in their hands? No body of men will willingly assent to a measure which vir tually involves their own political annihilation, and reduces them to mere cyphers, where they were accustomed to exercise immense influence. Tkat they should strain every ner►e to retain the position they have so long occupied is but natural, and that they should receive the support of those who have accepted favours at their hands, and who may have a lively sense of no incon siderable benefits yet to come follows as a corollary, Rven NELA had his admirers and mourners, and it would be strange, indeed, if a respectable—although not very efficient body shoald iot fiad persons willing to take their part, - and advocate their interests in the discussions about to take place. In the elaborate defence of the existinc, ' lo- Indian Government, which was brought forward by Earl GREY last night in the Upper House, Tan i. ous pleas were put forward. The dilatory one, which protested against immediate legislation, and desired that no change should be istroduesd, or even discussed, until British supremacy had been completely re-established and peace restored throughout the entire empire—was entirely thrown overboard by their noble advocate, who sould not agree in the prayer for further inquiry, and leaving the public mind in India disturbed by possible changes looming largely in the future. As the Duke of ARGYLL truly declared, in his temperate and able speech, " such an inquiry would be pro. ductive of most injurious effects on the Govern ment of that empire. It would lead to an organised agitation that would completely unsettle the public mind, and be productive of very untoward results." We are already in possession of ample information; mad have all the elements necessary for immediate legislation. Under such circumstances a FABIAN poticy would be the very worst that could possi blX be adopted both for England and for India. It would go far to prevent a speedy and satisfac tory arrangement of the great questions at issue, and would keep up an excitement very injurious to the restoration of that quietude so essential to the peace and tranquillity of our Indian dominions, The East India Company can now put forward no valid claim for the continuance of the functions they have so long exercised. They have no pecuniary interests at stake—no commercial speculations that can be compromised by the surrender of exclusive privileges. All these mat ters were disposed of nearly a quarter of a century since. They ceased to be a trading corporation in 1833, and in place of being dependent for their dividends on the profits to be realised by business transactions, received fixed returns at the rate of 101. 10s. per cent. guaranteed by the English nation for forty years and then only redeemable on payment of 2001. for every 100/. originally invested. This was by no means a bad arrangement for the proprietors, who were certain of receiving their money whether the In dian revenue was productive or not. No matter whatever the deficiency, they must be paid their full demand, which will be liquidated without deduction or drawback, even during the present year, when a loan of 10,000,0001., to be raised in England for the use of India, is imperatively re quired. Surely, then, it is time that the wardship should cease.--that the British Government should cease to .be iii static ptcpillare. The Company are but trustees for the Crown, and it is time that it should regulate its own affairs in the manner most advan tageous for its subjects at home and abroad. Indeed, the interests of England and India are one and indivisible, and tie sooner they are united in name as well as in substance the better for all parties concerned. Hitherto there has been a divided allegiance and a total absence of responsibility. Questions of vital importance were bandied about between Cannon-row and Leadenhall-street, and the anomalous double Government was made the excuse for shelving for an indefinite time matters that required immediate and attentive considera tion. The Governor-General was the servant of two masters. He should strive to please the Lidia Board and the Conrt of Directors, as he might be recalled in a very summary manner by either. Lord ELLEINBOROUGH can speak feelingly on this point, and the history of the Hero of Meeanee and Hyderabad proved that the interests of the Anglo-Indian Empire could not always prevail ever personal feelings, where the selection of a Commander-ia- Chief was to be decided on. Practically, the Directors have only acted as a council to the Bri tish Government, and surely the necessary advice may be received in a better form from parties selected by the Government. If there is to be responsibility, there should likewise be the most perfect freedom of action. We should not force a body of Councillors on any department, and then hold it liable for any mistakes that may happen. The change, too, will produce proper attention 'to the affairs of India in Parliament. We shall no longer witness the apathy and indifference which produced a beggarly account of empty benches. Whenever an Indian budget was to be opened, or an Indian discussion inevitable, we sball not find the House counted out, and the whippers-in changing their characters, and asking Right Honourable and Honourable Gentlemen to go and amuse themselves for the evening. A reasonable amount of knowledge respecting the affairs of India will be required by every canaidate for a seat in Parliament, and the subject can no longer be ignored, or treated with contemptuous disdain, by those who aspire to be the chosen representatives of the people. The Duke of ARGYLL was, of course, unable to forestall his leader by explaining the nature of the proposed alterations. But, despite that serious disadvantage, he was enabled to overthrow the arguments of Earl GREY, although the latter nobleman is a skilful and practised debater, and spared no efforts to sustain the cause which he had deliberately undertaken. We have just had placed on our table a Memorandum of the linprocements in the Ad ministration of India during the last Thirty Years." It is signed by no one ; published by no one ; it purports to have aortae into existenct in London, in the Year of Grace 183'8, but not any printer even witnesses to the legitimacy of its birth. It is, however, a healthy looking in• fant, large octavo, contains 101 printed pages, is of the proper blue complexion, and a glance at few pages renders the paternity unquestionable. The Honourable the Directors of the East India Company here tell us what a blessing they have been to the Indian Empire. We purpose, then, very briefly to give the pur port of this memorandum. The virtuous accused is now upon his trial. To-night JOHN COMPANY stands before the representatives of JoHN Blau, and " to be or not to be, that is the question." In a few hours the whole case is to be opened by the Prime Minister of England, and the rule which began with the battle of Plassey, and has sub sisted and rapidly extended for one hundred years, is now to vanish in name and form, as it long hap to a great extent in substance. Let us then hear the statements of " Injured Innocence"—let us (16 it frankly, and without the interposition of a single qualification, of an if or a but, of our own,' let us listen to the pleading of the memorandum itself. It thus recites the most worthy deeds of thirty years' administration. First, then, it says, had not the time been so short, we would have confined ourselves to what we have done since our last transformation in 18153 ; but, looking over the lifetime of one generation, observe what has been accomplished both for the revenue, and for the natives in relatioL to it. We could not alter the C.RNWALLI3 per petual settlement in Bengal, which, badly as it has worked, and still works, was arranged with the best intentions ; yet even there we are laying hold of every opportunity for bettering or super seding the zemindary system. We have at length, however, ascertained the system most natural to the inhabitants, and under which they cultivate most extensively, and pay a fair revenue without difficulty. The village (Put teederee) system is the most ancient and rooted instituti on of in India. social an d mun i c i pa l managemen . We adopted that s y s t em most l ib era ll y in the nort h- west provinces ; we carried out with a ll t h e advantage of experience as soon aa= the Puujaub fell into our hands4,- w dvantages of we are endea vouring t o mo di fy by it the is the Ryot war system (that by which e ac h culti of vator a y pays a system directly itaelf to wehave the Govern me nt ), soft softened the w ors t the latter asperities, and, in a word, the native cultivators everywhere, except where Lord CORNWALLIS has fettered our action, are paying land-tax more easily and regularly than they ever did before. As the rule, the tenant can renounce his holding whenever he likes, but the Company cannot turn him out ; while he enjoys the full benefit of all improvements which he makes—" an assurance which no private tnot Lyon in any country, in Europe, has obta►ined." Such is the drift and scope of the land revenue system. As to opium, the taz is now paid by foreigners ; and as to the morality of the affair, were we to throw the trade open we should only extend the practice of opium eating and smoking, by making it cheaper ; indeed, we might endanger the spread of indulgence in the use of the drug throughout India itself. The salt tax we should be glad to abolish, but the revenue from it cannot now be dispensed with ; the duty is practically ♦ery light, and it is the only tax paid by the community at large. The Customs we have reformed, and con , formed them, as far as possible, to the principles of free trade ; and the most obnoxious of them, the transit duties—we have abolished in our own territories, and are doing all we can to induce native princes to abolish them too. Sometimes we have even paid them to do it. Only five per cmt, ad valorem, is levied on British goods im ported into India, and three per cent. as expor► duties. These are, indeed, admitted defects, and will be dispensed with as soon as possible. In the Post-office department we have even out done England itself, a letter can be conveyed from Cape Comorin to Peshawar for three farthing 3, and the pecuniary results have been satisfactory too the loss to the revenue being only about 32,0001, The general prosperity of the country also' has, after all that has been said, been satis factory. The exports have risen from about 8,000,000/, in the year 1835, to rather more than 23,000,0001. in 1856 ; being 188 per cent. in twenty-one years. In the former year the ex ports of cotton amounted bo 98,320,0001b5., and in the latter year to 237,180,0001b5., an increase of 141 per cent. The export of rice has so largely increased that labour can hardly be found to transport it to the coast ; and during the same twenty-one years, the imports into India have risen 4,261,0001. to 13,447,000/. or upwards of 227 per cent., the great excess of exports above imports being regularly liquidated in silver. In regard to judicature and legislation, the existing system in the " Regulation provinces," was begun when law reform had not commenced in England itself, nevertheless, since the time of Lord WILLIAM BENTINCEI there have been constant and acknowledged improvements. In the non-" Regulation Provinces," on the testi mony of Sir Jowl' LAwasNcE, "no effort has been spared to render justice cheap, quick, sure, simple, and substantial ; every other consideration has been rendered subordinate to these cardinal points." (Happy Punjaub ! we must be permitted to exclaim, on behalf of suitors in Chancery, in our Ecclesiastical Courts, and some other Courts too !) Prison discipline has been wonderfully im proved ; the profit in the 55 gaols of Lower Ben 4al amounted in 1856 to 11,0001. The police much cannot be said for, but its defects are recog uised and are in process of amendment ; and, bad As it is, we have put down Thuggee, almost put an end to Dacoitee (banditti robbery), piracy has been suppressed in the Arabian Seas ; infanticide, Suttee, and Meriah (human) sacrifices have also been suppressed ; slavery and Vet Begaree (Forced Labour) have been abolished, and the civil rights religious converts recognised. The re-marriage )f widows has been made legal, and the connec tion of the Company with the religious ceremonies Jf the natives put an end to. We have been accused of neglecting irrigation 1 ind other public works ; but the delapidated tanks and canals were in that condition when the territories came into our hands ; while we are fast emptying the vast Ganges Canal, nearly 900 miles in length, which will ultimately irrigate land of the value of 7,000,0001. In the Punjaub and Scinde irrigation works are in progress ; and thoso in the Madras Presidency have already yielded a I splendid per centage. both to Government and the natives. Roads were unknown under the Mahome lan Government. We have constructed the Grand trunk Road to Delhi, and are carrying it on to Peshawur : the Great Deccann Road, and the Agra And EJmbay Road, are in progress, and so tre many others. Of railways 4,158 miles have been sanctioned, and interest guaranteed on 23,000,0001. of capital. Three thousand miles of alectric telegraph lines have also been constructed, and have proved both remunerative and of invalu able service. For education, for the improvement of he native states, for the relief and civilization of the smaller oppressed races, much also has been lone. In a word, such at least is the testimony 1 the memorandum of the East India Company respecting itself ; the Administration of the Company has been one of constant and now rapidly advancing improvement, and if the said Company be only left alone, say for a quarter of a century, India, beneath its Government, will become the ORIENTAL, PARADISE. The Judges of the Land aro properly accorded c,he greatest latitude before their judicial conduct becomes the subject of censure by the public press ; the almost unfettered liberty of which, and, when necessary, its unflinching use of that liberty, tend much to restrain and curb, to the benefit of Judges tkemselves, their public beha viour. Sometimes, kowever, though very rarely, it happens that a Judge forgets himself, and the overlooking eye of the public press, and allows his better reason to be absorbed in first impres 'ions, which in litigated matters are often erroneous, because the advocate who has to open a bad or a *oak case constantly doss his best St) win the mind of the judge, by enlarging, by his rhetoric, to a most extreme extent the hard ;hip on his client, even although that client may be the person in fault ; a weak judge is thus often captivated, and unable to throw off the trammels of the net in which he has allowed his better rea son to got entangled. The foregoing observations are induced by a ease which yesterday occurred before Vice• Cha ncellor KINDEP.SLEY, than whom a more amiable, kind-hearted man, or a judge more desirous of doing what is right, does not exist, but which virtues make hint more easily the prey of a wily and unscrupulous advocate. The case to which we allude was one raising the simple question, of whether or not a purchaser of property is entitled, either by himself, his solicitor, or agent, to sea the conveyance of the property executed by the vendor, and to require the vendor to attend personally at the completion of the purchase, and personally receive the pur chase money, which rights the Vice-C'aancellor held that a purchaser has, though admitting that such was contrary to the almost universal practice, and also to the convenience of msnkind. The terms of his judgment were, however, such—and so far departed from the matters necessary for the deci sion of the case—that but for his known and acknowledged virtues, a necessary inference would have arisen that he felt great doubt as to the soundness of his decision, and though in words sa to y c in oe g r t c h e at it the might vena b or e a a p n p d ea h l i e s d s f o r l o i c m i t , o e r n dienatvoosuarbed mitting to the decision, and which the solicitor a a ela plae all a e r n e g d e :o strongly t o f eel that he accepted the and told th e th© deci s i on judge i n o p en cour t t h at would be f le a lf s r o n m e c . e ss a T r h y e f d o e r p t a i r i e ture of the judge from, appealed a decision of the case was doubtless caused by the Atinutage taken of the ki n d ness of his nature by an unscrupulous advoeate—a weak- ness which it is the duty of every judge to guard against, or virtue may be turned into vice. One point in the case shows plainly how the judge had lost all judicial capacity. The application was to restrain an action for breach of an agreement to purchase property, to which action the purchaser had, among other things, pleaded a denial of the agreement, which rendered it necessary for the vendor to prove the agreement at the trial, but which being unstamped, could not be given in evidence without payment of the duty and a penalty of 101. The vendor's_ coun sel, therefore, objected to the reception of the agreement in evidence before the Vice-Chancellor, unless the purchaser would withdraw his plea in the action denying the agreement, so that the vendor as well as the purchaser might be relieved from the payment of the stamp duty and the penalty. The purchaser's counsel evidently so strongly felt that he had got such improper hold of the judge's mind that he declined this proposal, say ing the agreement was stated in an affidavit made by the vendor, whose counsel, however, strenu ously denied such being the case, and challenged his opponent to read any such statement from the affidavit, but which challenge was not ac cepted, leading to the unquestionable in ference that there was no suoh statement, and that it was the invention of the advo cate of the purchaser. Our readers will doubt less think that by this the mind of a judge, if not wholly lost to all consideration of the real facts of a case, would have been, to some extent at least, brought back to its natural state ; but it had no such effect in this instance ; the judgment was given without allusion to this point, and the Judge, when his attention was afterwards called to it by the advocate of the vendor, said—" It is stated to me that the agreement is admitted by the affidavit of the purchaser, which is quite sufficient." The public presl has well been called the fourth estate of the realm it is also a safeguard to the nation for the propriety of judicial conduct. When the press was not so free as it is now, the judgment-seat was not so pure. Vice-Chancellor KINDERSLEY was formerly a Pvlaster only of the Court of Chancery, sitti ng i n a pr i va t e room , f r ee from the control of th e pu bli c press ; b u t h e should not forget that lie is now acting in public, and open to its praise or censure. The case is one of very great importance to every solicitor in the kingdom, and will, wo hope, receive their attention. If the decision should not be reversed, they will hereafter be subject to have imposed on them and their clients much trouble and annoyance, and on the latter much unnecessary expense also. The case appears to have occurred in consequence solely of the advice to mortgagees in Lord ST. LEONARDS' recent work, "A Handy Book on Property Law," to pay money to the mortgage, and not to a person bringing the deed, although executed and the re ceipt signed, unless by the written authority of the borrower. In the same author's work on "Ven dors and Purchasers," he, however, after stating that purchasers frequently ran considerable risk in paying the purchase mosey to the agent or solicitor of the seller upon the delivery of the conveyance, adds that, of course, if the agent is duly authorised to receive it, there will be no risk. The weight to be attached to the passage quoted from the former work will be easily ap preciated by seeing the error there committed of advising the money to be paid to the mortgagee instead of the mortgagor. LATEST NEWS. MARSEILLES, Fin. 10. Intelligence from Constantinople of the 3d an nounces that Mehemet Bey, having been besieged in the fort of Jesera by the insurgents of the Herzegowina, was obliged to capitulate, obtaining only the favour of his men carrying their arms. The Turks were making common cause with the Christians against the irregular troops of the pachas. A proclamation of the insurgents de clares that all they want is the fair execution of the laws. The commissioner of the Porte had sent in an ultimatum to Prince Danilo. Further disasters had taken place in the Black Sea and Sea of Marmora. Tempests, accompanied by heavy falls of snow, had lasted nearly a month. The Turkish population was suffering dreadfully. England is arming the fortifications of Corfu and of Zante." MADRID, FEB. 10. The Senate has voted the address in reply to the speech from the throne, by a majority of 91 to 16." According to letters from Odessa the number of sailors in the Black Sea is not to be diminished. As the vessels of war are not to exceed a certain number, the Grand Duke Constantine has given orders that all the sailors who were in the service of Government shall be sent on board merchantmen, and be subjeoted to the same discipline &3 before. They are to have the same pay and distinctions thoy had while on board men-of-war, and, in order that they may not forget any part of their han diwork, " the mercantile vessels are to carry guns." When Russia has completed her fleet of mercantile steamers iu the Black Sea, its neutrality will exist but in name ! The Paris correspondent of the Times (second edition) says :—" The Moniteur contained the other day, and simultaneously with its being laid on the table;of the House of Commons, the despatch of M. Walewski, suggesting something should be done in the way of modif y i ng our laws so as to reach co nspirators. I have not seen the same alert ness displayed about the despatch which ex presses the Emperor's regret for the language made use of in the addresses. The Moniteur does not give it either in its partie officiate or non officiale. This is hardly fair. If it be not give n the army and the p eop l e w ill r emain under the impression that We h ave l os t no time to comply with the demand to reform our law, and perhaps that we did so in consequence of the addresses, but they Will not see that regret has been ex pressed by their own Government. lam quite of the opinion of Sir Lucius O'Trigger, that "an affront handsomely acknowledged becomes an ob ligation ;" but I also think the publication of M. Wale wski's apologizing despatch would be a graceful termination to the affair." R OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE. Proprietor, Mr. Charles Kean. THIS EVENING, will be performed Shakspere's Tragedy of HAMLET. Hamlet, Mr. Chas, Kean; Gertrade, Mrs. C Kean. After which, a new grand comic Christmas Pantomime' entitled HARLEQUIN WHITE CAT ; or, The Princess Blanche Flower and her Fairy Godmothers. The Princess Blanche (White Cat), Miss Kate Terry ; Harlequin, Mr. Cor• meek ; Clown, Mr. Maine; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo ; and Columbine, Miss C. Adams, T HEATRE ROYAL, A DELPHI. Lessee—Mr. Ben. Webster. THIS EVENING, will be performed the new drama, THE POOR STROLLERS, in which Madame Celeste, Mr. B. Webster, Paul Bedford, and Mr. Wright will perform. With the Farce of THE SPITALFIELDS WE A.VER. Followed by the original Apropos Sketch, entit:ed THE DRAPERY QUESTION ; or, Who's for India i Messrs, Wright, P. Bedford, C. Selby; Miss M. Wilton and Miss Mary Keeley. R OYAL LYCEUM THEATRE.—SoIe Lessee and Manager, Mr. C. Dillon.— THIS EVENING, will be performed Leigh Hunt's new Play, LOVERS' AMAZEMENTS. Supported by Messrs. Charles Dillon, J. G. Shore ; Mesdames Charles Dillon and Woolgar. After which (10th time), a domestic tale, by Westland Marston, entitled A HARD STRUGGLE, supported by Messrs. C. Dillon, Barrett, J. 0, Shore, Mesdames Charles Dillon and Conquest. To conclude with the Burlesque and Pantomime, LA LLAH ROOKH, and the PRINCESS, the PERI, and the TROU BADOUR ; or, Harlequin and the Ghebers of the Desert. Supported by Mesdames Charles Dillon, Buckingham White, Eliza Webb, Maria Ternan, Esther Jacobs, and Woolgar ; Messrs. Barrett, Calbaem, Holston, Poynter, and J. L. Toole. Clowns, Messrs, T. Matthews and R. Stilt ; Harlequin, Mr. J. Ricktttts• Pantaloon, Mr. A. Stilt ; Sprites, Herr Zeleski and Sons ; Columbines, Misses Malcolm and Lees, Gorgeous Feast of Lanterns.—Fenton's Grand Trans formation Scene. Doors open at half-past 6, to commence at 7. 3ox-office open from 11 to 5 daily. STRAND THEATRE,—lmmense Success.— THIS EVENING, will be performed a comic drama, entitled FALSE CONCLUSIONS. After which, JOHN STREET, ADELPHI. Followed by the Latest Edition of THE LADY OF LYONS ; or, Twopenny Pride and Penay-tence, To conclude with a new and screaming Farce, entitled A WOMAN IN MY DUST 110 LE. Boxes, 25.; Stalls, 3s. ; Pit, ls. ; Gallery 6d. Half. price at Nine. Commence at Seven. ROYAL SURREY THEATRE. Lessees, Messrs. Shepherd and Creswick. THIS EVENING, will be performed au original English Play, RIGHT AND WRONG. After which, QUEEN MAB ; or Harlequin Romeo and Julliet. Clown, by the Surrey Buck ; Pantaloon, Mr. Brad bury. CANTERBURY HALL, Westminster-road.— OPEN EVERY EVENING.—The follow ing company of Vocalists are engaged for the performance of Selections from all the popular OPERAS, MADRIGALS, CHORUSES, GLEES, DUETS, &c., viz. :—Miss Russell, Mrs. Badzcy, Madlle. Marietta, Miss Brunell, Miss Ray, Madame Bartoletti, Miss Montague, and Madame Marietta ; Herr F. Jonghmans, Mr. Renshaw, Russell Grover, S. Jonec,i J. Barker, W. Melling, Senor Antonio, E. L. Mine, Mr. Badgey, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bell, and Mr. Ber nard; Messrs. W. T. Critchfield and E. Mackney. Piano forte, Mr. Cecil Hicks ; harmonium, Master Williams ; Director, Herr F. Jonghmans. Commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Suppers, dm, until twelve o'clock. Mr. AUGMSTUS BRAII AM will appear every Evening. THE WEATHER—SUN OFFICE, FEBRUARY 12. IHERNOHETER, IN THE SFIADE. 39—highest since noon yesterday. 38—lowest this morning and during the night. 45 —this day at noon. BABONZTER. 30.23. WIND, North-Easterly; light, with dull hazy weather. Some rain in the night. (,TIIE SUN, tONDON, FRIDA,Y EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, leNs. FRANCE. PARIS, TIVUESDAY EVENING. The Emperor yesterday received a letter of con gratulation on his late escape from Prince Alexan der Ghika, Caimacan of Wallachia. Prince Christia n o f D en mark, accompanied by his aide-de-camp a n d b y Colonel Lepie , y esterda y visited the Hotel de Vill e , where his Royal High ness was received by Baron Haussman n, Prefect of the Seine, who showed him over the building. The Prince afterwards went to the Sainte Chapelle, the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, the Cluny Museum, the Gobelins, and the Mint. Count de Rayneval, appointed some time back French Ambassßdor to the Court of RuPia 3 kut who was unable to proceed to his post, died in Paris yesterday after a painful illness. 13OURSB, FEB. 11.—A telegram announcing that the directors of the Bank of England had lowered the rate of discount to 3 per cent. gave a little sti mulus to the market towards the close, when the following were the last quotations :- 4, 1 per Cents 95 Do. end month__ —-- 3 per Cent. ..... 69 40 Do. end month 69 65 Bank Shares . 3050 Credit Mobilier Do. Account 960 RAIL' Orleans Northern New Ditto Bl7* Lyon and Mediteran. BCBI New Ditto 835 Geneva • Credit Foncier Belgian 41 Piedmontese (5) Roman Austrian Spanish Thre es Home Debt 37 MAYS. Midi Western 690 Strasburg Grand Central Sardinian Austrian The following is the monthly debtor and creditor account of the Bank of France, made up to yester day (Thursday) : DR. Fe. c. Capital Ditto, New Profits in addition to Capital 1,435 605 74 Reserve fund 12,980,750 14 Ditto, New Reserve immobiliere 4,000,000 -" Notes to bearer, in circulation Do. of branch banks Do. to order (Post bills) Bills payable at bight Account-current of Treasury Creditor 78,635.287 27 Various accounts-current Do. branch banks 28,339,515 -- Dividends to be paid Discount, interest, and expenses Charge for safe keeping of securities, 4,43 8 ;945 92 Re-discounts of the last half-year Overdue bills* Sundries 3,222,270 97 1,029,759,068 89 Cash and ingots —..• 83,778,797 87 Cash at the branch banks .. 199,075,277 Bills due yesterday to be paid to-day 3,476,44(3 61 Bills becoming due in Paris Bills in the branch banks Advances on coin and ingots Do. in the branch banks Do. on public securities of France 23,472,300 Do. in the branch banks Do. on railway shares and bonds 48,805,555 90 Do. in the branch banks Do. on Credit Foncier Scrip 225,600 Do. on Branch Banks Scrip Do. to the State by treaty of June 30, 1848 Rentes of the reserve fund 12,980,750 14 Rentes of disposable funds 52,189,482 3 New Shares, not settled 42,114,573 Hotel and furniture of the Bank Real property of branch banks 5,663,617 Expenses of administration 466,394 51 Premiums on the purchase of matibres 4,438,549 86 Sundr:es 1,029,759,065 SD LAW INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) HOUSE OF LORDS. (Peers present—The Lord Chancellor, Lord Brougham, Lord Wensleydale, and other peer&) BARLOW V. OSBORNE AND ANOTHER, EX PARTS AS TO CERTAIN RESPONDENTS. This was a competition between two purchasers of the estates of Pirchden and Hammel, county of Susses, under a judicial sale by tender of the Court of Chancery. The appellant alleges that he purchased the estate for 35,0001. As the appellant, however, had not complied with the orders of Chancery the estates were afterwards re-sold to Mr. Walter Predieux at an advance of eight thousand five hundred pounds, thereby increasing the price of the estates to 44,009/. The arguments of the learned counsel in the cause having been resumed and concluded this morning, their lordships delivered judgment. Their lordships affirmed the orders of the Lords Justices and Vice-Chancellor, Sir John Steuart, and dismissed the appeal without costs, except the respondent's costs, to be paid out of the fund in Chancery. VERNON V. WRIGHT.-EXPARTE Ali TO CERTAIN RESPONDENTS. This was an appeal from a decree of Vice-Chancellor Kindersley. The point in contention is the right con struction to be put upon several bequests in the will of the late Miss Langton in favour of her relations. The Attorney-General opened tho case for the appe: lant. It - will probably occupy the whole of this day. QUEEN'S BENCH. THE ROYAL BRITISH BANK. Lord Campbell, on the assembling of the Court, announced that as to-morrow (Saturday) was the first day of the London after-terms sittings at Guildhall, he should preside over the trial of the Royal British Bank directors, and that Mr. Justice Erie would preside over a second court, in order that suitors might not be in convenienced by the probably protracted trial of the above parties. The learned counsel engaged in the case have for some days past been working* their respective cases from the briefs that have been handed to them. It is stated that Sir F. Thesiger, the leader on the part of the prose cation, and Sir F. Kelly, the leader for the defence, have for some days past been devoting their sole atten tion to their cases, refusing to attend to general business till the finish of the trial. It is anticipated that Sir F. Thesiger's opening statement will occupy the whole of the first day. BREACH OF PROMISE. The action for breach of promise of marriage, brought by a gentleman against a lady, and in which the damages were stated to have been laid at 30,0001., was withdrawn. A large number of persons attended the Court, attracted by the curious nature of the defence, and they appeared much disappointed at finding it had gone off. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.— (This Day MARLBOROUGH-STREET. Two FEMALE PICKPOCKETS.—Mary Wood, aged 24, and Mary Ann Rose, 26, were charged with attempting to pick the pockets of several ladies, and Mary Bicknell, aged 21, with being in their company at the time. John Lareoy, of 103, Norton-street, on being sworn, said he was in Regent -street yesterday evening, where he saw the three prisoners together. They went up to a lady who was looking into a shop window—Wood on her right side, the others taking up a position behind her. He saw Wood presently put her hand to the lady's pocket, and the lady drew away. Upon this all three prisoners went away towards Oxford-street, and along the latter unfit they came to Mitchell's artificial flowerahop, where they went up to a lady who was looking in at the window. Wood, as before, went to the lady's pocket, the others being close behind ; the prisoner, in a minute or so, put her hand into the pocket, and the lady directly after put Lsr own hand in and prevented anything being drawn out. The prisoners walked off, and witness followed and gave them in charge. 'Policeman 305 C, said the prisoners ran off when last witness spoke to him, he pursued and took them into custody. Bicknell at the station gave her address, and he found it to be a correct one, and ascertained she was the wife of a respectable working man ; the others had given false addresses. Police-constable Roberts, 50 F, said the prisoner Rose had lived many years with a man known as "Opera Jack," one of the most notorious and expert thieves in London. She had, about five years ago, been tried and convicted for felony, and was sentenced to a period of— he could not recollect how long—penal servitude. About six months back he saw her, in the Strand, take a gentleman, who was drunk, under a gateway, and on going up to her and recognising her, the gentleman having said he bad not been robbed, though she had tried it on, he let her go with a caution. She was also identified by Walsh, the gaol er of this court, as having been convicted in the name of Mary Ann Wallis, for felony, in September, 1853. Bicknell pleaded that she knew nothing of the others, and had met them by chance. Mr. Bingham said it had been found by the officer that Bicknell was the wife of a respectable man, and had given a correct address. He hoped it would be a warning to her ; he should discharge her, and sentence each of the others to three months each, with hard labour. MARKET NEWS.—(this Day,) CORN EXCHANGE. During the present week, as well as fresh up to-day, the arrivals of English wheat, coastwise and by land carriage, have been on a very moderate scale. For good and fine samples we had a fair demand at Monday's currency, but lew and damp parcels moved off slowly at barely late rates. The imports of foreign wheat are 4,620 quarters. Theis was only a limited inquiry for all kinds ; nevertheless, prices were mostly supported.. Fine malting barley was . in fair requ es t a t f u ll quo t a tions. Grinding and distilling sorts met a dull inquiry. There was only a limited sale for malt as barely Mon day's quotations. No change took place in the value of oats. Beans, peas, and flour wore dull, but not cheaper. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. j Malt. 2,140 1,670 I 3,210 English Irish Oath. Flour. 3,220 1,320 3,170 -- 1 280 sks 2,630 b -- brls Foreign 1 4,620 1 7,210 I,— METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The show of beasts in to-day's market was very mode• fate ; nevertheless the demand for all breeds ruled very inactive, at Monday's currency. Sheep were in limited supply, and sluggish request, at unaltered quotations. There was only a limited demand for calves, at a decline of from 2d to 4d per 81bs. The top price was is per 81bs Pigs and milch cows moved off heavily, at lato rates, Per Sibs to sink the onla s. d. s. d. .:nforior Beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 Second quality.... 3 8 4 0, Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4' Prime Scots, &c. 4 6 4 8 Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 8 Second quality ...3 10 4 0 Prime erse...wiled. 4 2 4 81 I. d. B. d. ; I PrimeSonthdovrn 410 6 2 I'Large erse. calves 310 4 4 Prime small do 4 6 5 0 Large hogs Small porkers 4 2 4 6 Suckling ealves 19 0 26 0 I Quarter old pigs 19 0 26 0 TOTAL SOFTLY. Beasts BOO Sheep and lambs . 1,600 Calves 250 Pigs l9O FO ISIGN SUPPLY Boasts 4O Sheep and lambs Calves lBO Pigs — LEADENHALL. inactive, as fellows : the carcase. S. el. s. Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 G Do., middling 3 8 4 2 Do., prime „4 4 4 8 Veal 3 6 4 6 Pork, small 4 0 4 NEWGATE AND The trade generally rulod Per Blbs by s. d. o. d. Beef, interior 2 10 3 2 Do., middling 3 4 3 6 Do. primo largo 3 S 3 10 Do., do. small 4 0 4 4 Pork, large 3 2 3 10 BOROUGH HOP. Tho demand for good and fine new hops is tolerably , firm, and prices are well supported. All other kinds, how ever, move off slowly, at barely late rates. Some parcels of foreign hops aro pressed for sale, at low currencies. Now Mid and East Kent Pockets, 70e to 120 s ; Weald of Kent do., 56s to 70s; New Sussex do., 52s to 625; Year lings, 21s to 50s. COLONIAL. have a steady appearance. Common congou q TEA.—The market still c ontinues ver y q uie t , s b u u o t t p e r d ic at es a 13d per lb. SuGAR.---There is . er thedullness y little previously doing noticeda n y d©.s c g in of sugar, and v srip continued. -tli Foreign qualities are at rather lo wer ra t es. In the Refined Market scarcely any business has been re ported ; prices, however, remain steady. COFFEIC.—A moderate business has been done in Planta tion Ceylon, at about former quotations. Rio and native Ceylon were dealt in to a limited extent, and rather lower rates were current. COCOA.—There is a steady demand for the better de scriptions, and, as the Government contract is now out, full rates are quoted. RICE.—No business of importance has been reported, and prices are unaltered. Rum. —The market is very quiet, and no variation can be reported in prices. SALTPETRE.--holders show a disposition to give way, bat there is scarcely any business doing, previous rates being barely supported. INDIGO.—There is no alteration to notice in the prices realised, ordinary and low qualities continue to be ne glected, but good useful sorts of Bengal were in moderate demand at full rates. TALL Av.—The market is firmer. P.Y.C. on the spot, and up to March, 52s 9d 53s ; April to June, 52i 9d ; and last three months, 503 9d to Gus per cwt. BEVERLEY BOROUGH ELECTION.—At the first meeting of this committee, Sir T. Baring in the chair, it was resolved to choose the select committee to try the merits of this petition on 25th February. EXTENSIVE Roasitar.—Yesterday information was received at the different police stations in London that a boy, about 14 years of age, had absconded from the Bath Hotel, Piccadilly, stealing over GO sovereigns, a gold Albert chain, and a gold key in the shape of an eagle, with a carnelian stone' engraved " M. E, P. Faxhio," THE EAST. Advices from Constantinople, received through Vienna, state that the instructions given to Ethem Pacha are to make such inquiries into the state of affairs in the Herzgovina and Bosnia as will lead to a radical reform of the abuses complained of by the populations. Cabouli Effendi is to accompany him, and their investigation is to be of a most searching character. The delay of these tw• com missioners at Constantinople is not to be consi dered, the accounts state, as an indication of want of sincerity on the part of the Turkish government in the matter, as they have been prevented from undertaking their journey solely by the accumu lation of snow, which renders travelling almost impossible. Their mission is, besides, to ex tend to Servia, with the government of which the Porte has a difference to regulate. It may be remembered that after the attempt to assassinate the ruling Prince of Belgrade, the Ottoman Cabinet denied the right of the Servian authorities to execute the judgment pronounced on the criminals by the tribunals of the country with out the consent of the Sultan, whose sovereignty, if declared, ought to be exercised in an affair of an exclusively political character. The Princeof Servia ended the difference by amnestying the parties concerned ; but the Porte denies his right to come to such a decision, and to grant an amnesty of his sole authority, without applying to the Sultan for authorisation. Ethem Pacha and his colleague are I ordered to collect all the information which may prove serviceable to the Turkish Government in determining in a precise manner the position of the Prince of Servia with the Sultan. SPAIN. The Madrid journals of the Gth have arrived. The Espana says that the Government has not yet filled up the post of ambassador at St. Petersburg, but that it is not improbable that the Duke de Osuna will be appointed. The same journal de clares to be unfounded a report spread by one of its contemporaries that Marshal Narvaez is to be re appointed to the embassy at Paris. ROME. A letter from Rome of the Gth says ;—" Cardinal Fieschi, who belonged to a junior branch of one of the oldest families of Italy, died last night. His death makes the number of vacant hats in the Sacred College eleven. It is considered certain that Mgr. Mertel, Minister of the Interior, and Mgr. Melisi, Minister of Public Works, will be made cardinals ; and it is believed that Mgr. Matteucci, governor of Rome, will attain the same honour. The inspector of police of Ravenna has, it is said, been murdered by two stabs from a poignard." COPENHAGEN. The Leipsie Gazette of the Bth says :—" From the late note presented as an answer to the Prus sian government, it appears that the cabinet of Copenhagen persists in its opinion that the States of the duchy of Lauenbourg have no good ground for complaint as regards the domains, and main tains that the surplus revenue of the domains be longs to the chief of the State. It nevertheless states that it will attend to any equitable applica tions which may be made on the subject. As to the demand of the duchies, that they may obtain in the general monarchy ii position conformably to what they conceive to be their rights and to trea ties, it appears from the wording of the Danish answer that the cabinet of Copenhagen has little intention of acceding to the demand." STRAND THEATRE. "A Woman in my Dust Hole," is the singular title of a new faree by Mr. Leicester Buckingham, which has now been successfully produced in this theatre. Wo shall not attempt to analyse the plot, which consists of a rapid succession of amusing situations, but we must accord high praise to the actors, whose exertions fully merited the applause they received. Mrs, Craven, as Sally Suds, has made another step in the right direc tion, and is evidently advancing rapidly towards the high professional position which her talents abundantly qualify her to fill ; Mr. Buckingham played snipe with much ability ; and Mr. H. J. Turner, as Peter, supplied the broad comic element, and was rewarded with well merited applause. The piece deserves, and will doubtless enjoy, a long run. COYFERENCE OF CB ARTIST DELEGATES. Yesterday morning tho conference met at St. Martin's Hall for the fourth time ; Mr. Alderman Livsey was called to the chair. About 100 of the "middle classes" were present, including Mr. Roupell, M.P. Mr. Townsend, M.P., Mr. Samuel Morley, Mr. Charles Neat° (of Oxford), and Mr. Peter Carstairs, as a deputation from the Parlia mentary Reform Assocration. The reply of the association to a deputation on the subject of man hood suffrage was read. It stated, that whatever Opinion may be entertained on the abstract pro priety of universal manhood suffrage, the com mittee are satisfied that no genuine Reform Bill can be obtained, without an earnest utterance in its favour on the part of the working and middle classes ; that, at the present time, a very small portion only of the latter is prepared to unite on the basis of manhood suffrage, while the numerous adhesions of both classes to '.ne programme of this committee deter them from incurring the s erious responsibility of any change in it. Mr. HOLYOAKE moved that the conference ad vised Chartists not to disturb the proceedings of meetings advocating reforms loss extensive than the charter, which was ultimately agreed to. EAST INDIA (TRANSPORT OF Taoors). - -Yesterclay this committee net for the first time, and after choosing General Sir De Lacy Evans chairman, proceeded, W ith closed doors, to consider their corn Of proceeding. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY. MEETING THIS DAY. - - Tha half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held at the Company's offices, Water loo-bridge Station—Mr. W. J. Chaplain, chairman of the board, i❑ the chair. The report has been already published in Tire Suit. The accounts show that "the net revenue for the half year, after deducting interest on loans, and all other preferential charges, amounts to 194,754/. 15e. 10d. ; add surplus at June, 1857, 8751 6s. 7d. ; balance avail able for dividend, 195,630/. 2s. sd. From this sum the directors propose that a dividend shall be declared for the half-year, payable on the 20th Feb., at the rate of 54 per cent. per annum, which, on 7,176,9691. 16s. 6d. of paid-up capital, amounts to 188,3951 94 id. ; balance carried forward to the current hall-year, 7,2341. 13s. 4d. There has been a decrease in the gross revenue for the half-year of 42,296/. in comparison with the correspond ing period in 1856. There has been a diminution of 2,317/. in the working expenses." The SECRETARY having read the notice convening the meeting, the minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. The CHAIRUAN, in proposing the reception and adoption of the report, said that in the absence of any novelty in the course of the past half year, he should only have to occupy their attention for a short time. The report fully informed the meeting what had been done, and gave a correct account of the present positioa and future prospevity of the line. It was satisfactory to know that the traffic of 1857 had exceeded that of 1855, arising from the opening of the line from Basingstoke to Andover and Salisbury, though, unfortunately, at an extra expense. As he anticipated on a former occasion, they had had the lion's sharp of the troops from the Crimea pass over the line. The hon. gentleman the* entered into the proposed schemes in completion to certain parts of the line mentioned in the report, and expressed his regret that they bad been unable to make terms witk the Brighton Company for the reception of the West-end traffic on the waste spot of land near the Waterloo station. That company bad thought it better to take the traffic to Battersea-bridge, and on up the Gros vernor-canal. He was happy to state that the amicable relations continued between this company, and the Brighton Company, and the Great Western Company. Such, however, was not the case with the South- Eastern Company, who interfered with them at Guild ford and other places, and he was afraid there was no chance of their being able to compete with them as to fares. He had nothing further to remark on in reference to the line, but he begged to withdraw an expression that dropped from him in the heat of debate on &former occasion. (Hear, hear.) He moved the reception, &0., of the report. Mr. ASUBURY seconded the motion. In reply to Mr HELPS, . _ The CHAIRMAN said that the directors had the power of converting their borrowed capital into 4 per cent. stock or shares, but as yet it had only been done to the extent of 3,8001. The company were borrowing money now at 4i per cent., and he was in hopes shortly more of the old borrowed money would be so converted. Mr. HELPS suggested that the cash balance in the hands of the bankers should be published in the accounts. The CHAIRMAN said it was not desirable. Mr. HEREPATH said that if the balance was the other side it would be injurious to the company to publish it. He asked for the particulars of 8,0001. charged for the main line. He had hoped the expenditure had ceased on the main line. The CHAIRM.,±..N said it arose in reference to stations, cottages, Ste., for labour. 111 r. ItERRI'ATLI said he saw 80,0001. entered in the accounts relative to the extension line to Exeter and of the contracts that were taken be tender. The CHAIRMAN said it was, and that the contractor was Mr. Taylor. He tendered with others, and it was accepted as being advantageous to the company. Mr. ERRINGTON (engineer) said Mr. Taylor's contract was selected out of 17. It was upwards of 37,0001. below the others. In reply to a question from Mr. HEEEPITH, The CHAIRMAN said the company knew nothing of an amalgamation of the Wimbleton and Ltatherhead and other small lines in that neighbourhood. H• was not aware of an application to Parliament for such a put. pos3. Mr. HEREPATH said he was glad to find they were on friendly terms with the Brighto❑ Company, because it was stated otherwise out of doors. The CHAIRMAN said Mr. Herepath was often better informed on points than directors. (Laughter.) Mr. HEREPATH said he was informed that the Brighten Company believed that this company was at the bottom or friendly to Mr. Loclie's line from Horsham to Shore• ham. The CHAIRMAN said this.. company had nothing to do with that li❑e, directly or indirectly. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HEREPATH—I can't accept that statement. 01 was glad to hear they were friendly with the Great Western Railway ; a short time ago they were anything but friendly. The CHAIRMAN said what he meant by friendly was that where they came to the same towns the traffic was carried on honourably on equal terms. (Hear.) Mr. HUDSON asked for an explanation of 9,0001. for " Marshalling trains"at Vauxhall. Hs always thought the "City Marshal" an extensive thing, but this wag more so. (Laughter.) The CuAznhcazr eirplained that the arranging of the trains at Vauxhall was done by eng:ne • of hnniels and ~the engineer considered he had a right to °barge the wear, &c., of the engine. After some farther discussion the report was received and adopted. A discussion sprang up relative to smoking on the line, and it was suggested that a smoking carriage should be attached to the trains. Complaint was also made of tke state of the second-class carriages, and of the want of third-class carriages in connection with the suburban traffic. The CHAIRMAN said that the directors had under consideration a schbine for the better arrangement of the suburban traffic. The dividend was then declared, and the retiring directors and auditors having been re-elected the meeting terminated. LA W INTELLIGENCE—Feb. 11. VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURT. (Before Tice-Chancellor Kindereley.) UNIT V. CHAPLIN. This was a suit for specific performance of a contract for the purchase by the plaintiff from the defendant, of .one houses, and for an injunction to restrain an action at law for recovery c f th e purc h ase money, entere d for trial on 13th inst. Th e on l y quest i on b e t wee n the parties was whether a vendor is bound to attend personally at the completion of the purchase aid per. sonally receive the purchase money ; and to raise witiok question the purchaser had pleaded to the action that the vendor was not ready and willing to perform the contract. Mach extraneous matter was introduced late the case both by the counsel for the plaiatid and by the judge himself, which we purposely omit. The Vice-Chancellor, in giving judgment, said—l sin not satisfied that the question can be tried at law—a court of equity, and not of law, is the proper forum. The purchaser has a right to say—l will have the con veyance attested by my own solicitor, though the practice is the other way. He also has a right to pay his money to the vender personally, it is the simple and natural right and requires no case or authority to support it, but authority is required the other way ; even in a payment under a power of attor• ney or written authority, and more especially a verbal one, there is risk ; if the vendor die and his executors find no account of the money, they may bring their action for it, and the purchaser will then have to prove the authority to pay to the attorney. If, e power of attorney compelled a debtor to pay to a credi tor, then the attorney would have aright of action him• self in his own name. A debtor has a right to say—l will pay to my creditor, and to no one else ; I want authority to show me that that which is the common Mle of nature is not the case. The law is plain, sub. ject to what may exist in special cases. A creditor Jul no right to insist that the money shall be pain to ku attorney or any one else. The action must be restrained. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Feb. 12,—Wind this day at noon, 111 - .1.; light breeze, dull and hazy. DABTmouni, Feb. th—Wisd Soma, for Callao. BONCHURCH, Feb. 11.—Wind S.W.—Axriyecl--- Palmerston, from Sydney, N.S.W. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. Wind E.---Arrived—H.M.S. Calypso, from Sheerness. TRIGNIIOUTIL, Feb. 11.—Wind for Genoa. (BY ELECTRIC TELUCTIAPII.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Morning. Wind N.E. ; rain. Arrived—Ondine (s.), from London; Argyll (s.), Caren' ton ; Avon (s.), Brazils. Sailed—Anne (a.), and Alarm, for Newport; BiPo :s.), Alexandria"; Ondine (s.), LIVERPOOL, Friday Morning• Wind W.S.W. Sailed—Bijou, for St. Michae're ; Adelaide, Alicante And Galatz. AD, Feb. . The Montague screw steamer wa ll s towed into the nevi' harbour to day, in a disabled state, by the Blazer, steam' tug, the rope with which she was towing the steam dredo having got entangled with her own fan, BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPIL GRAVESEND, Friday Morning• Wind F. ; tido three bourn' flood ; raining. Arrived —John and Mary, from Dunkirk ; Panther► steamer, Boulogne ; John Bull, steamer, Hanaburgb Twautie, Emden. DEAL, Friday Morning. Wind S.E. by E., light. Taney Passed—Jane May, from London, for Galati ; London, Gibraltar ; Adgir, London, Pernambuco ; Aue 99 London, Liverpool. MONUMENT TO GEN. HAVELOCK.—Government agreed to grant a site for a monument to the late Gal l ' Sir H. Havelock. The monument will be erected Sit the opposite side of the Nelson Column to that of 11 ,: C. Napier's statue. The monument, which will coo"' of a full-length statue of the late Gen. Havelock, will W I supported by a handsome base, on which will be give n full notice of those regiments which took so gall/ I ° t part along with the deceased general in the glorious relief of Cawnpere and Lucknow. The names of tb. officers who accompanied Gen. Havelock through i. memorable struggle will also be recorded on the W e of the ruonuunnt•