The Sun. — London, England, 1858-01-23 00:00:00

MONEY MARK ET A JD commErtoTAL TN. T._ ELLIGENCF. I Shr. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed steadily, and values of all descriptions were fully maintained. The sales were estimated at 8,000 bales, 3,000 of which were taken by the exporters and speculators. The return of the Bank of England for the week ending the 20th inst., shows some very favourable features. The bullion has been increased to the extent of about one million sterling, and the re serve of notes has also been augmented upwards of half a million. The other securities continue to show a satisfactory falling cif, viz., of about one million and a half, the total now being about twenty-two millions and a quarter. The public deposits have slightly decreased, and the private deposits have declined about three quarters of a million. The active circulation shows a slight in crease, but in the Government Securities there is no alteration to report. The various items and the changes they present are shown in the following table Active circulation Increa , e Bullion Increase Reet Increase Public deposits Decrease Other deposits Decrease Seven-day and other bills Increase Government securities • £20,622,025 ▪ 350,295 14 435,815 1,078,708 3,688,614 35,196 2,813,738 173,258 18,386,698 738.035 889,385 5,507 9,191,986 No alteration. Other securities Decrease Notes unemployed 8,199.450 Increase In anticipation of the half-yearly meeting the directors of the National Discount Company have published their report, which shows a balance of profit of 4,9241., after making deductions for ex penses, &c. Out of this, 1,7931. will be appro priated towards the liquidation of the preliminary outlay when the company was founded, leaving 3,126/. to be carried forward. No dividend is proposed. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about 861,4921., and the exports 370,1011., exclusive of the following shipments direct from London to the Continent during the week ending Thursday last : Gold Coin Rotterdam ... 450 Oz. Boulogne ... 7, 280 „ Silver Coin Rotterdam ... 40,600 „ ~ ~ ~ PP 11 19 ~ Bars Rotterdam ... 44,000 ~ /P About 58,000/. 1 in gold ; was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. The demand for money is still very moderate, and 34 per cent. is the charge in Lombard-street, for the negotiation of the best qualities of commercial paper. The market for Public Securities has exhibited increased symptoms of buoyancy, and a limited business has been transacted to-day at an advance of 4 per cent. The satisfactory Bank return, and purchases on speculative account have caused this movement. Consols for money have been 9514, and for account, 954 4. They are now, however, 951 for money, and 951 4 for account. The New 3 per Cents. are 951 and the Reduced 9511. Bank Stock is firm at 226. Exchequer Bills are 20s. to 21s. premium ; and East India Bonds 17s. premium. Business in the Foreign Stock Market has been quiet, and prices are generally firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 984 99. ; ditto 4 per Cents., 104 ; Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents. are firmer, being 96 98 ; Mexican 3 per Cents. are steady, at 21 ; Peruvian 44 per Cents., 78} ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., s 44} Russian 5 per Cents. are rather flat, at 1104 ; ditto 44 per Cents., 991 a ; Sardinian 5 per Cents. have advanced to 90 ; Dutch 24 per Cents, are 651 ; and ditto 4 per Cents., 100, which is an advance of about per cent. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Greuada Deferreel-Bonds, 5&- 6; Mexican, 21 21i ; Peruvian 4i per Cents., 78 79 ; Ditto 3 per Canto., 53 55 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 44 45 ; B.ussian 5 per Cents., 109 111 ; Ditto 4i per Cents., 98 100. There has been very little business transacted in the Railway Share Market this morning, and the few dealings reported show in most instances a decline of about to per cent. Caledonian, East Lancashire, Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, and Lancashire and Yorkshire receded ss. ; North- North-Western, North-Eistern(Berwick),los. ; and North British, 1/. ; Great Northern advanced 55., and Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln about ss. Foreign and Colonial lines are very inactive and little alteration can be noted in prices. 20 Grand Trunk of Canada improved 10s., and East 100 100 Indian 10s. 20 Mines, Banks, and Miscellaneous Shares exhibit very little variation of importance. London and St. County, Union of Australia, and Peninsular and IV) Oriental Steam were a shade higher. 20 CIA BRITISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICES--THIS DAY, ( From the Officsal List;) Business done. Soak Stock 8 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 94 i 2 New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9si lidi. Bonds. £lOOO .......... .......... Ditto. under £lOOO l7 p col sot,. r., k eecrinT, India Stook for Account 224 • Ez.,.., abr Bilis, '4d. £l,OOO . 2O 21 p aeo . lB 21 p 8 .na11............ ..... .. . PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cont. — Ditto Account, Jan. 29 97A 8 6 Mexican 3 per Cent 2l Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cen,s, — Ditto Account Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 -- Ditto 1853, 3 per Cent 441 Ditto Account Russian Bonds, 1622, I: St., 5 per Cent.... 110; Ditto, 44 per Cent. Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Tarkish Bonds, 6 par cent..... - Ditto Account 9Bl B Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. ft Ditto Account lO4 ,Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cen:;., 12 Guilders 654 Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, money Consols for account 18 20. 100 100 11 . nrust.—Thc Mining Share Market opened well on Monday, and throughout the week ithas fully maintained its favourable position. The enquiries, both for dividend and speculative stock, have been numerous, and advanced prices have in most instances been obtained. The rise in the price of tin, to the extent of 51. per ton, announced on Wednesday, had a marked influence upon shares in mines producing that metal, and as the feeling exhibited by the holders of Banca and Straits justifies the antici pation that English qualities will further advance, the prospects of tin mines generally would appear much more encouraging. Although the improvement in . copper mine shares is not yet so apparent, the fact of the standard having advanced 4/. on Thursday, together . with that of there being an improved demand for the . metal, and no second-hand parcels in the market, must speedily affect them in an equal degree.—M ining ournal .9f this day. As a great deal of misunderstanding has arisen as to the time .at which the distinguished persons who have tickets will be admitted to the Chapel Royal, we are requested to state that no person whatever will be ad mitted to the interior of the chapel before 10 o'clock or later than half-past 11. Only between these hours will the holders of the white tickets be admitted. SUDDEN DEATH.—On Sunday morning last the Congre Rational Chapel, Gorleston, were thrown into some state of alarm by the sudden death of their minister, the Rev. Joseph Pike, who had partly gone through the service. Raving given out his text—the last verse of 17th Psalm —" As for me I will behold thy face in righteonsne,s I shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness," he had not proceeded many minutes before he seemed ' - to be taken ill, and exclaimel—" Dear friends ! I feel too ill to proceed ;" when he fell suddenly back in the pulpit senseless. Assistance was rendered immediately, and he was removed to the vestry, and afterwards in a Cal) to his home, but he never recovered, and in about an liour from the time of his being first taken he expired. The dtoiased was about 45 years of age, and was for m:l'l7lY a town missionary here, but for the lai,t 13 or 14 yecra Was , chosen to minister by the Gorleston Indepen 'unto, amo ng whom he was much respected and belove d . The otectuieed from a paralytic stroke, having bad two previous attacks within the last two 5 ears.—BMW and Prolvive i A gra E s trs s o Nilti I) _.‘ •. V (31-' A_N ft Y . 2 3 $2 0 . POLICE INTELLIGENGE.—(This Day.) LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS, MARLBOROITGLI-STREET. •.i Paid, RAILWAYS. Leasing ompanies. Closing Prices this day Business this day DOUBTFUL IDENTITY.—Robert Horlgson Burns was charged before Mr. Binghaaa with pot stealing. Richard Case, barman at the Cro-vn public-house, Ayre-street, St. Giles, kept by Mr. John Sinclair, said the prisoner came into his master's house between 8 and 9 o'clock on Wednesday evening last and called for half a pint of porter, which, o❑ be►ng served with, he took away to the rear of the premises. 11,aring a scuffle some short time afterwards he went t•) the spot, where he found three or four customers holding the pris incr. The prisoner threw doWn the half-pint measure and tried his utmost to get away, but tbEy, still holding, searched his pockets, and took from him the five pint pot= produced, all belonging to different houses. The half-pint pot was his master's property, and valued about I.s. Mrs. Elizabeth Grant, landlady of the Sun public house, Gate-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, identified one of the pots produced as her husband's property. She had seen some one resembling the prisoner, hut could not undertake to swear to him. The value of the six pots was upwards of ss. A. policeman deposed to having apprehended prisoner from a description which had been given him. The witness Case here explained that prisoner had succeeded in getting from those who had hold of him and escaped. The policeman went on to say that be saw him passing in the street, and at once took him into custody. He had given a correct address. Prisoner denied moat solemnly that he was the man who had the pots, or that he was in the house on the day named, or indeed for years before. Case here repeated he was positive the prisoner was the man. He had a different coat on at the time. Prisoner said the only coat be had unfortunately was the tattered one he wore. He was purely innocent of the eharge made against him. He lived in the district of the Court, but had for many years worked at Ber mondsey. Mr. Leadley, the chief clerk, reminded him that if that were so he could surely bring forward friends to prove his character, and evidence of the fact of his long employment. This prisoner said he could, and hoped an opportunity would be given him. The magistrate would see be was innocent. Remanded for that purpose. 611 - AE,t, MARKErs—This Day). RAILWAYS. Closing Prm this day. Business dons this day. 5 - fi 8 - 71 - 73 ..ii ---- -64 92 - 91 91+ -91 i 38 - 40 10 - 12 *I : -6 8 - 9 19a 90 626 - 63 47 - 49 32 - 34 15 - 17 91 - 93 651 -- 66§ 32 93 - 95 9/ - 10, 104 A - 105 90 - 92 129 - 13. 102 - 101 591 - 60, 58 - 62 80 85 9 —ll p 9 11 ;- 931 —94 i I— d 6h - 6 110 - 111 11002 - 101 - 98A - 993 394 ;40, 941 - 94 66 - 68 ... .... ... 13 = 14 63 - 65 3i - 3i 51 - 55 97 - 98, 1;- 52 - 84i - 85. 93 - 97 'i -: 2i = 33 9 5 d, 106 - 108 25 - 26 48 - 50 - 35 - 37 75 - 75 82 83 13 15 .. 7 5 d 9 11 36 38 204 -20 i 20 - `,5 ••• • 7-- 9 3 - 6 -6, • • • ..... • ••• •N ''''' • Pald RAILwAlts, 10 1 Ainhg. Nottug. Bost , & Eastn. Juno.... all Belfast & BaHymen all Blrmng. Wolvorh. 4 Stour Valley 100 Birkenhd. Lanes% 5 Cheshire Junct all 31ackburn. all Myth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... 100 Bristol & Exeter ~, 100 Ca1ed0nian............. 100 Chester & Holyhead all Cork and Bandon.... all Cork, Black. & Pass all Cornwall all D. all Do. B all Dnblin&BelfastJunc all Dun. P. &Aber.Junc. 100 East Anglian 100 Eastern Counties 1100 EasternUnion,A.stk. 1100 Do., do. 9i Do. New A all 'Rail. Kent ~....., 100 East Lancashire . all East Suffolk ...... all Do. 100 Edinburgh & Glasgow all Ediub. and Peebles 100 Edlnb.Prth.&Dunde , all Forth and ClydeJunc. 1 100 Furness ....... . 100 Glasgow &S. Western all (Great N. of Scotland 100 Great Northern 100 Do., A. Stock 100 IDo., B. Stock 100 Gt. Sth. &West. (Ire) 100 Groat Western. 1.00 Do. Str.V.R. gua. St all Irish South-Eastern all 'Lancaster &Carlisle. 14; Do., Thirds... 15 Do. New Thirds _ 100 Lancash. &Yorkshir , 6 Do do. F £l6 • , • • " Do., Wst. Riding Un. all Do. Southport all London & Blackwat . 100 Lond.Bright.dxS.Cst 100 London &N. Wester all Do. r'ifths .. all Do. 5 Do. Eighths 100 London & S. Western, all Lndndrry.&Coleraine all Lndndrry. & Ennisk. 1 100 Manch.Shet&Lincln.l 1l Metropolitan 1 Do. J. L. Ricardo'k arrangement 100 Nfidland 100 Do. Birming. & Derly all Aidland G. West. (Ir. all Do. Shares . all Newcastle &Carlisle all Newpt..A bergAtHrfd 9 Newry & Enniskiller all Newry, Warrenpoint & Restrevor 100 N0rf01k........ 36 Northn.Connties Un 100 North British 100 North Devon, Rail. & Dock Stock ..... 100 Do., A Stock 100 Do., B Stock 100 N.Bastern —Berwick all Do. do. Extension 16i Do do. G.N.E.Purch. 100 Do. Leeds 100 Do. York 100 North London 31.1 N. &S. Wstn., Hamp- stead, and City Jn.. 1.7 i North Staffordshire all North Western.. all N. &S. Westrn. June. 400 Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton 18 Portsmouth 10 I Rhymney 100 Scottish Central 1.00 I SciA. N E. Abrdn. St 100 IShropshire Union . 8 , Sitingbourne &Sheer. 100 South Devon , 100 'South Ea5tern....... .. all Do. 4i per c. Shares' . 100 South Wales all S. Yorksh. River Dun 10 Do.. all Staines,Wok.,&Wok. all Stockton & Darling 17i Do. do., 185 5 Do. do., 18N5 16? Stockton & Hartlepl 100 jTaff Vale . 100 Do. Pref., No. 22 Thames Hay. D. &R. O all IVale of Neath... it. 103 'Waterfd. & Kilkenny i 0 all Waterford&Limerick O all West Cornwall.. .0 all West End of London' and Crystal Palace_ 5 all Do. A 5 all Do. B l 0 all West London LO all I Do. First Class l 0 all Do. Second Class 1.0 all ,Wmbledonliceroydon BRITISH POSSESSIONS, all !Atian. and St. Law, 9 Bombay, Baroda, and Con.lnd,guar, 5 p, c. all iDo. all Buffalo 4 Lake Hur.l LOU Buff. , Brnt. & Godch. ' LOU 6 p.c.bds., 1 Aug. ,'72 Do. do., 1 July, '73, 100 Do. do., 1 June,'74' 2s. Calcutta and S. East.l !s6d , Central Oude (Lim.)! 108 , Ceylon A sbares 1 Do. B. do. „ all Demerara . 2s. Eastern Bengal 100 East Indian 15 Do. C Shares all D 0.4 p.c. Bnds. ,'57 all Do. do. do. '59, do. all Geelong di Melbourne guar. 5 per cent 100 Gd. Trunk. of Canada all Do. 6p. c. Deben.. all ,Gt. In. Pen. g. 5 pert. 4 IDo. New. guar. 5 p.c.l all I Gt. Wostn. of Canada Do. New all ;Do. Bds., payable '57 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O all IDo. do., '73, do. all IDo. do., '73, without; __ _ option all ;Madras, guar. 44 p.c. all Do. do., & per c. 10 Do. 4i p. c. Eaten. 5 Do. 3d Ex., g. sp.c. 5 Do. 4th Ex., do, 10s. Oude (Limited) 5 ,Scinde, guar. 5 per c all Do i - i 14 - 15 185 - 90 83 - 87 80 - 85 lif I 10 - 110 - lip] 20i 48 50 85 87 21i 2111 lip 20i 20a1 105 - 110 ,105 - 110 105 -- 107 19 -19 i 21 1 #a i : II; I' : ii FOREIGN. all Antwrp & Rotterdam all Ardennes all Belgian East. Junct all Be ziers to Graissessu . all Carmeaux&Toulouss Coal Mines and Ry (Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. Now Euphrates Valley GL Central of France ,Great Luxembourg... Italian Junction Lake Const. & Bale Lierre and Turnhout Lombardo-Venetian Lucca & Pist.sp.c. I Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Meditorran. Maria Antenla Do. New Namur & Liege Do. do. 6 p. c. Pref Northern of France NorwegianTruk.Pref Paris and Lyons Paris and Orleans 'Reeife & San Frau , (Perham.) g. 7 p. c. Roma and Fraaaati .. Royal Danish 'Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i per cent. pref (Southern of France \ West Flanders .Do. 5i per c. Prof W. &N.W. of France ; Western of Austria West. of Switzerland W Lest aden Do.B p. cent. pref 'Zealand ;0 1 all ;0 1 all !O all '.,0 all 10 6 10 all U) all 5 I all O all ;0 all 131 all LO all !O all Nil all L 6 all LO all >0 all >0 all .0 1 all 6i - 7 • • •••.• 1 --• 3i - 4 34 - 3 i 27.1 - 28 - iii -- g. 5 i - 511P1 274 - 284 201 - 20 37i - 33 81 - 91 -34 i 55 - 57 16 lB - A 8 - 8 - 214 - 22 4g -4 9 a 9 - 4 27 - 28 .. - ••• JOINT-STOCK BANKS. all 18/ 50 all all lAustralasia _ Bank of Egypt Bank of Loudon ,Bri. Col. Bk.& Lu. Co British N. American C.Bk.of Ind. A.u.&Cl , ICity I Colonial Commercial of Lond Eng.Scot.&Aus.thit Lon. Ch. Bk.of Aust Ditto Now ,London and County iLnd.&E.Bukng.Corp London Joint Stock. Loud. anclWestminst. National Pro. of Eng. Do. New National Bank New South Wales Oriental Bank Corp. Ottoman Bank Provincial of Ireland Do. New South Australia 1 L Union of Australia I Do. New ,Union of London I Unity Mutual Rfoltrußk of Loud 86 88 2i lid 43 52 ••• ''''. •• 62 - .6: 19 -- I9A 19i -19 i all I all all ••• 44 - 46 32 - 34 19 - ••• 35 - 37 46 - 48 18 - 20 23 - 25 ~.. - ...a m ...:-... and It. 100 It. 100 5 all 100 5 all k.llOO `Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 p.e E. Un. H. Sh. Glas. 11drr. d; Neils. Direct. Do. New Glatr.&Dn.Fr Hull & Selby Do. Shares Do. i Shares Lon.&Greenw Do.Preferenc • Lon. Til., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock' fdld. Bradfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. It. 100 5 all i 0 all ;5 all 2 all L 2 all !A) all It. 100 LO 10 si l all St. 100 6f 54 50 all 50 all 50 all 25 all 12i all St. 100 10 all 12 I all N. diEst.s Do. 6 per ct.. Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. di Wyre Do. Shrs. IRoystn.& Hit. IShrews.& Her S. Staffordsh.. all 1W earVal.g6pc 5 , all Do lt. 'lOO Wilts diSomrst ;t. 100 10 60 .0 all 0 18 ;t. 100 It. 100 >t. 100 it. 100 8 all .0 all .0 all ;t. 100 ;6i all L:3 3 / 4 all h. 100 h. 100 ft. 100 h. 100 ;t. 1002 it. 1100 t. !Do .24 all .2i all it.lloo it. 100 .2i all 2 all :241.10?, ;t: 100 it. 100 ;t. 100 ;t. 100 1.0 all O all O all it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 It. 100 7 3 it. 100 7 8 ;0 13 9 10 &N. W.l E.U.&E.O 'Crt.Northu E. Count.' 'Caldonian. :Gt.Westn. & ,Eastern. Poto &Co ' Do Ln.&N.W & Midld Midland E. Count Do Do LArN.W Do Gt. Northn c T. Bragsey M. Melean Stk. &Dar. Do Gt.Westn 0I all >t. 100 94 - 96 95 - 97 12 - 14 133 - 137 4 - 4:j ••• ''''' [l6§ no 12 - 13 231 - 241 98 - 100 2a 2i 94 96 - P 56 I - 58 1 133 - 136 9i n - - 8 32 - 34 85 -- 87 PREFERENCE SHARES. Blyth and Tyno 10 p. c.pref. (issd.at 501.) Bris. & Ex. 4 P.C. St. Do. 4 per c. Shares Caledn. £lO 44 p. c Ches. & Ho. 54 P.C Do. do. 5 per cent Cork&Bandons4p.c Dun.Perth.&Aber.J IE. Anglian Cls. A Sh iDo. do. Cls. B 6p. c 'Do, do. Cl 5. C 7 p. c Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l Do. No. 2 ..... Do. New 6 pr. c. St. East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. 51., 10 per cent. Do. 10 Debentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash.6 p.cts I EAW. York. J. sths Ediu. & Gl. 5 p. c. Sh. Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. Furness, 5 p. c Glas, & 5.W.G.5 p.c Great Northn. 5 p.c Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4i per cent Do. 5 p.c., Red. at 5 p. c. prem. G t.N . of Scot.lst Pre Gt. S & W. (Ireland) Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. Gt. W.( B. &H. Ex .spc Do. con. red. 44 p. c. Do. con. red. 4 p. c. Do. irred. 4 per sent. Do. 5 p. c, red. pref. Do, Birm. Pref. Sh Do. Chester Bp. c.P. S. Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0.... Do, Birm. Gua. Stk. Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. Lon. &B. G. 5 pc.No. 1 D o. , P. , 5 p. c. St. N 0.2 Do. New Guar. 6p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c., No. 4 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r. et Lon. & S.W. 7 per ct. 90 - 92 it. 100 it. 100 8i all it. 100 ;t. 100 A. 100 ►.5 all 10 all 0.6 all ii - la ••• - ••• 6 -- 6 105 -- 110 110 -- 114 108 -- 111 106 -- 109 127 -- 130 ii : ii 116 - 118 110 - 112 103 - 105 63 - 65 10 - 104 5i -- 6 90 -- 92 82 -- 84 83 -- 85 98 -- 1(0 9i -- 10 16 -- 17 9i -- 10, 71 -- 73 18 -- 194 9i -- 91 14 -- 15 136 -- 138 late 3d Shares ... Lon dy. & Color. jSh. Londy. &Ennis. a Sh. M., S., &L. 6 p. Cent. Do. do. do. £6 Do. do. 34 per cont. Marypt. & Carl. 4 p.c. Do. 44 per cent Do. do. 1155 - 160 118 - 122 65 - 70 Aid. Consol. 6 P.C. St. Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. Do. 42 p. C. Pref. St. Do. L. &H. Pref. St. New.,Aber., &c., pr. 133 -- 135 99 --.101 91 -- 93 5 p.c.red. Do. Perpet. 6 pr. et. Norfk.Deb.4 p. 0. Sh. Do. 5 p. c. Ext. 1846 Do. 5i p.c. pf , 1847 Do. Wv. V. sp. . , 1847 North British Do. 7i. Preference N.E. Berw. 4 p.c.Prf. Do. do. do it. 100 ;t, 100 it, 100 it. 100 it. 100 :0 all ,P,5 all _ iii - iii a. !108 IDo. Leeds 6 pc. No. 1 IDo. do, Qrs., 1848... Do. York IL& S. Pur. North Staffordshire.. iox., Wor% & Wolv. 6 p.c., 1s gu t ar. 1Jc:I. 6 13. c. 2d guar._ IDo. do. Debentr. St. ,Scot. Cent. New Pref. Sc.N.E.Aber.g.6p.c. Do, do. 7 p.c. pf. St. Do. d0.:3 p.c. pf. St South Devon Igi - 107 9i 98 -- id - 21} - 120 - 122 106 - 108 103 - 112 71 - 73 101 - IDo, fixed 4i pr cent. S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do. 4i per cent Do. Fixed 4i p.c. 8k Do. New 4i pr. cent . Wales Gua. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4A p. c S.Yorksh.4 p.c.Guar Stock. &Dar., 5 p. c Do. do. do. Waterfd& Kilk. 6 pc 65 4 24 - 25 95 - 100 95 - 100 26 z 28 sr BRITISH MINES. ... 2l 12 Alfred Cons. (Philk.) 124 134! 131 20 14 British Iron . . 20 Condurow (Cambrn.) 80 50 10 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay.) 420 440 ... 274 E tst Basset (Mogan) 924 974 ... 17s Great South Tolgus l4l 15:, 15 ... 1745 G rt.W.Alfrd.(Phi l k.) 4 5 ... 7fi Grt.W. Vor (Helstn.) 14 -- 1 ... 17s Lady Bertha ... 8 N. Frances (Illogan) 11 12 ... . N.W.Basset (Illogan) 144 154 ... 6115 North Wheal Crony 4 5 ... 11 Par. Cons. (St.Blazy) 18 19 ... 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 4 5 6s. Sort. Cons. MM. Co. 11 14 . ... 24 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 340 350 ... 2S. Cam Brea (Illogn.) 5 54 ... 19 S.W. Frances(lllogn.) 190 200 5 44 ram. S. &L. Min. Co. 4 14 10 9 Tin Croft 34 - 41 ... 40 Un.Mines (Gwennap) ... ... ... 1256 V. of Towcy (C amar. ••• ) i 1 14 W. Basset (Illogan) 25 26 ... 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd.) 100 110 54 Wh. Basset (Mogan). 160 180 ... ... 5 Wh. Buller (Rdruth). 260 280 ... 54 'Wh. Edward(Calstck) 7} 7i ... ll7s Wh. Kitty (U. Llant 11 13 124 ... 8 WILMa.Ann (Menht. 45 - 47 44 Wh. Trelawney (Lis. 26 28 28i FOREIGN MINES. 20 74 'Australian 1 10s. Ton Accord Cop. (li.) 4 d / p 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(iisued at £5 pm) 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada ... ... 20 15 Do. St. John Del Rey 114 124 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. Co, of Jamaica ... ...e, 40 all Cobre Copper 4l 43 ... 16 Copiapo 1 all Dun Mountain Cop• per Mining Co id 4 P 2 all Fortuna 20 all General 3 all Linares - 9 5 li: Lusitanian 1 all Mariquita 1 all New Granada I -- 4 1 all Noveau Mondo 20 all Pont.Sil.LdM. & Smlt 44 54 5 1 Port Philip ' • • 0 164 Santiago de Cuba 284 all United Mexican 4d 4 i; 41 MISCELLANEOUS. 1000 900 Atlantic Tel, (Lim.) - 25 19 Australian Agricult. 27 29 28 10 all Australu. Royal Mail 23 24 24 I 10 all Berlin Water Works 4 - 5 10 2 Do. New iss. at El. d 50 40 Brit, American Land 35 40 100 326 Canada St. 100 Do.Go.6pc.Jan&July 1102 1114 1102 111 11 St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 27 32 25 all Do. Pref. 7§ p. cent. 23 25 5 all 'Crystal Palace l4 14 5 all Do. Preference 4 4 all Crystal Pal, of France ~4 '4 41 20 all 'Eastern Steam 5 * 6 53 St. 100 ,Electric Telegraph 103 106 1 all ,Electric Tel. of Irel. 5 all En.&Aust.Cop.SmCo 13 10 10s. Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. id p 9 a ll ; Ettr.&Am.Stm.(lim.) 5 6 54 20 1.11 Gen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. 20 5 London Discount 4 all Lond. Geu, Omnibus 31 34 34 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all jMediteran. Elec. Tel. 10 all IDo. Extension Teleg. 10 all 'Mexican& S.Amerien 25 5 iNat. Discount Co l4 10 6 ;Netherlands Land.,.. 4 —l4 10 all IDo. Do. 5 all Do.B p.c.PLiss.at ld 34 —3, 3, 5 2 Po. Do. 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 17 2 St. 100 N.S.W. Gov.s p.c.D. 93 54 1 all N. B. Australasian... 3 20 all Nrth.ofEuroPeSteam 3i 1 all Oriental Gas 1 108. Do New Shares I 5 all Peellir. Ld. i Minrl. 24 2 50 all Peninsular & O riental 77 79 78 74 50 10 Do. New 50 all Rhyraney Iron 100 60 loyal Mail Steam._ 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. it St. 100 S.Aus,Gov.6p.c.bds. 103 --- 105 26 all South Austral. Land 44 36 1 all Submarine Tel. Scrip, I 1 all Do. Registered . .....I 16 20 5 Trus.Ln.Co. Up. Can. 11 1 284, VauDomou's Laud.. 10 `D0..., LAW INTELLIGENCE:—(This Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood.) IN RE ROSHERVILLE GARDENS. Mr. Mayo's petition foss a winding-up order of this company was again brought before his Honour the Vice-Chancellor, this morning. The Vice-Chancellor granted an order to wind up the company, under the Winding-up Act, unless the direc tors of the company within one month paid to Mr. Mayo the debt, interest, and expenses due by the com pany to him. Costs of all parties to be paid out of the funds of the company in the event of the money not being paid, and the winding-up order made absolute. The directors hoped that an arrangement would be come to before the expiry of that time. If not, the bankruptcy of the company will be advertised in 14 days. His Honour observed that payment of the company's debts was a good test of solvency, and nonpayment a good proof of int olvency, and that he meant to act upon that principle in this and any other case that might come before him. ROLLS COURT. (Before the Matter of the Rolls, Sir John Romilly.) DAVIES V. BULLOCK. The testator, Andrew Davies, by his will declared, in case there shall not be any child or children of his eldest son, Robert Davies, alive at the time of his death, then the trusts, money, interest, annuities, and dividends shall be paid to the testator's blood relations or next of kin, and be subject to the same order of distri bution as it would be in case of his dying intestate. His Honour the Master of the Rolls, in delivering judgment this morning, said that in this case he would follow the same course taken by him as in the case of Wheeler v. Andrews. His Honour was of opinion that the sister of the testator was not entitled to take the monies bequeathed under this will—that the next of kin were excluded by the statute of distributions —it would only give them two-thirds unless this greater provision was introduced. That the destination was to apply to a course of events that was to occur and not to the time when they began to be undertaken. That the statute of limitation did not apply, and was no bar to ;the present claim. 'That the child or children of Robert afterwards born were entitled to take, and that he is entitled to be recompensed out of the existing fund, the share or shares belonging to them. The decree will bear this day's date. Costs are reserved, and the decree will be adjusted on the minutes. COURT FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CROWN CASES RESERVED. ;Before Lord Campbell, the Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, the Lord Chief Baron, and eleven of the Paisue Judges.) The Court sat this morning for the consideration of criminal cases reserved. Amongst them were three cases of murder, which rendered it necessary for the assembling of the fill court, a circumstance that has Not occurred for many years. The appearance of so many learned judges on the bench had a very novel and imposing effect. THE CONVICT MELLOR. The prisoner was tried at the last Liverpool winter assizss, before Mr. Justice Wightman, for murder, was convicted, and sentenced to death. On the ftllow• ing day it was discovered that a wrong juryman went into the box, and was sworn by mistake. It was held for the prisoner that he had lost his right of challenge, and bad not been properly convicted. Mr. FearnleY was beard in support of the objection, and Mr. Sowler in support of the conviction. Lord Campbell said he thought the Court had not jarisdiotion in the ease. The act gave them power to con ider points of law reserved on the trial. This was not a point of law on the trial, but a mistake discovered after. It was a fact that should be brought before the Court on a writ of error. Judgment deferred. IN BE BENITO LOPEZ. The prisoner, a sailor, was tried at the last winter assizes at Exeter, before Mr. Justice Crompton, and convicted of having unlawfully wounded another sailor. an Englishman, while on the high seas. The prisoner and the prosecutor were in a British ship, on a voyage from the coast of Africa to London, and the question turned on the jurisdiction over a foreigner in a British ship, who had committed an offence against English laws, by bringing him within the jurisdiction of the English courts for trial. Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, for the prisoner, urged that a foreigner was not liable for an offence against the English laws, committed •within the jurisdiction of the Admiralty, even if a qualified allegiance were created by the party going on board a British ship as one of the crew or passenger in such vessel. g After hearing Mr. Weisby, in support of the con viotiop, The Court deferred judgment. The case of Settler was under consideration when our despatch left. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE T. B. DANIEL. This was an application for certificate by the bank rupt, who had carried on business as an ironmonger at Poplar. are stated at 439/ . ; d ou b tfu l , The balance sh ee t s h ows a c apital of 12/ , in January , 1856, and b an k rupt now owes 4,8531. The good debts 130/. ; and surp l us property i n the hands of creditors about 9001. 579/. ; property g iven up, Mr. Sheffield, for the assignees, did not object to the bankrupt having an immediate certificate of the second class, which was granted, and on the application of Mr. Moss, for the bankrupt, the certificate fees were returned, IN RI STUBBS• The certificate of this bankrupt, a corn dealer at Andover, Was suspended for six months for excessive expenditure. 17T01he accounts by Mr. Hoyles shows D r. 7001. ; assets, LORD MAYOR'S COURT. (Before the Common Sergeant.) THE BURGLARY AND PIEEALARIL 0031FANY.—NEWBOLD optician,V. BURGESS AND ANOTHER. This was an action brought by t h e plaintiff, who is an &c., t o recover com pensation for breach of contract on th e part of the de f en dants, Messrs. Burgess and Simmonds , wh o are th e patentees of an invention brought out f or the prevention o f burglary and fire in buildings and ships, Sze. Mr. W. Pearce, in the absence of Mr. Petersdorff, appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. H. James for Bur. gess, and Mr. Robinson for Simmends. The facts o f t h e case were these . Burgess was the inventor o f an app ara t us , by which any attempt at burglary wou l d be discovered imme di a t e l y , an d th e precise spot at which the attempt was ma d e i n di ca t e d. It could als o b e applied as an alarum i n case o f fi re i n houses, or on board ships in cases of spontaneous com bustion. The apparatus was exhibited at the Great Exhibition, and attracted much attention. Burgess, however, was not in a position to take out a patent, and becoming acquainted with the plaintiff, who then car ried on business in Royal Exchange-buildings, the latter undertook to find a capitalist and to have the apparatus exhibited at his shop, On , as he alleged, the condi tion that his name should be i nserte d i n the pa t en t t o secure him from any txpeases h e m i gh t incur, an d a l so that in the event of a company b e i ng formed, he shou ld h o ld a prominent appointment under it. In pursuance of this arrangement, he caused advertisements to be in serted in the paper , and ultimately introduced Bur gess to the other defendant, who advanced the money to take out the patent ; and afterwards pre liminary steps were taken for forming a Company, an d offices were taken in th e P oultry for t h a t p u rpose. From some cause , however, th e pro j e ct was not carried out; but it is now un d ers t oo d that all diffi culties in that respect wer e removed ; b ut as p l a i n tiff' s r i g ht to be joined in the p a t ent, or to b e connec t e d with the company was disputed, he brought the pre sent action on the breach of contract, and on other counts for remuneration for services rendered. Burgess denied that he had ever made such an agreement as that spoken of by the plaintiff, and on the part of Simmonds, it was urged that he had never recognised the plaintiff's claim. After long his l or d s hi p h e ld th a t, suppos ing the eagreement to be p rove d , the plaintiff cou ld no t v on the first count, as t h e company had no t b een formed,reeor lo but the plaintiff was entitled to some remunera tion for services rendered. It was clear that he had introduced the parties to each other, and that he had done other works ; one matter more deserved attention, if th e jury were satisfied, from the plaintiff's evidence, that it was a fact that it was his own act, through alte ration , which was very important, of an addition to the prospectus, that the invention w and appeared to have been ov er l oo k e d. T he q u e stions, therefore, app ic b a e b i l o e r a e ls th o e t j o u s r h y i were, whether Simmonds had r ecognised the se rvices of the plaintiff, for it was a jo int action, and if he had, what would be a fair remunera tion. The jury consulted for some time, and then gave a ver dict for 54 11 3 `1 THAMES. AN OLD MAN WITHASWE ET TOOTH.—William Williams, an elderly, withered-looking man, upwards of 60 years of age, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with stealing a pound of raw sugar, the property of the East and West India Dock Company. It appeared from the evidence of William West, a dock constable, that he met the prisoner "shuffling" out of the dock, at the principal gateway, and endeavouring to escape observation, yesterday afternoon. There was some sugar hanging about the man's face, lips, and hands, and he had evidently been recently in contact with saccharine matter. He was searched, and in every pocket sugar was found—it weighed one pound. The prisoner had been seen in a warehouse in which he had no right to be. The warehouse was full of sugar. The prisoner said he took a handfull or two of sugar ; he could not resist the temptation. Mr. Selfe—You must resist temptation. Roche, the gaoler of the Court, said the prisoner was convicted sometime ago for a robbery in the same dock. Mr. Selfe—Stealing sugar? Roche—No, sir; for stealing poor hard-working men's tools. Mr. Selfe said the prisoner was a bad fellow, an :in corrigible thief, and sentenced him to two month's im prisonment and hard labour for unlawful possession of the sugar found upon him, and if he was brought before him again for a s►milar offence he would be committed for trial. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) COVENT GARDEN. The supplies of fruit and vegetables were moderate, and la demand generally ruled steady, at our quotations : FItIIIT. Pineapples, per Ds. 4s 6d to 6s Filberts, pe r 1001 b 30s to 40s Colonial do., ea. Os Od to Os Od Cobs., p. 100 lbs. Os to Os Grapes, per lb 2s Od to (Os Almonds, p. lb. Os Od to 00d Foreign do Os Od to Os Od Walnuts, per 100 Os to Os Od Melons, each Os Od to Os Od Figs, por doz Os to Os Od Peaches, p. doz. Os to Os Od Strawberries, per Nectarines, do. ...Os to Os Od pottle Apples, p. h. sv. is Od to 2s 6d Gooseberries, por Pears, per doz ...3s to 6s Od half sieve ....Os Od to Os Od Oranges, per 100..6. Od to 15s Currants, p. h. ay. Os Od to Os Lemons, p. doz. Os 7d to is 3d Plums, per do. Os Od to Os Od Apricots,p. doz. OsOd to Os Od Green gages, per b. sv.oB to Os Cherries, per lb. Os to Os Od Raspberries, p.potl. Od to Od _ VEGETABLEIS. Greens, p. doz. bun. 3sto 6s Od Shallots, per lb. Gd to 13d Cabbages, do. Os Od to Os Od Elorserallish, p. b. Is6d to 4s Savoy do., p. do. Os 2dto Os 4d Parsley, per do. 2d to 4d Cauliflowers, clo.3sod to 58 Od Celery, per do is Od to is 6d Brocoli, p. bun. is Od to is Gd Beet, per doz. is Od to 2s Od ,Potatoes, per ton 80s to 180 s Parsnips, nor do. dtoOs Od New do., per cwt. OsOd to Os Small salad, p. pun. Od to Od Peas, per h siev Os Od to Os Od Mushrooms, p.ptl.lso,ltols 6d Turnips, per bunch 2d to 4d Artichokes, each od to Od Carrots, per bunch... 4d to Gd Lettuces, per scr. I s Gd 2s Od Cucumbers, each 2s to 3s Od Endive, per scr. Is to is Gd Garlic, per lb Gd to Os 8d Radishes, p.d.bun. is to 2sOd Sorrel, per sieve Od to Os Tomatoes, per hsv.Os to Os Od Spinach, p. Od to 2s Gil Walnuts per 100 ...Oa to Od Brussels sprouts, per Chillies, per 1001 s M to 2s Od half do 28 Od to 3s Od Capsicums, per 100 Os Od to Os Onions, p. bush Os Od. to Oa Od Rhubarb, p. bun. Od to Od New do., per bunch Od to Od Asparagus, per bund 4s to 6s French beans, per eakail,perpun.2s 6d to 33 Gd half-sieve ... 3s Od to 4s Od Turnip greens, per Leeks, per do 2d to 3d bush Os Od to Os Od NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 12s Od ; Poults, Os 01 to Os Od; Geese, 5s Od to 6s Od each ; Goslings, 4s Oil to 5s Od ; Duck lings, 2s Od to 3s 6d ; tame rabbits, Is 3d to is 9d each; wild do., 9d to 1s ld ; Pigeons, Gd to is each ' • large Surrey Fowls, Cos to 8s; barn-door d0.,3s 6d to 53 Od; Chick ens, 4s Od to 6s Od per couple; Capons, Os Od to Os; Hares, 3s 01 to 3s 6d ; Grouse, 3s Od to 3s Gd each • Pheasants, 3s Od to 4s Od ; Partridges, is 3d to 18 9d ; Woodcocks, 4s to 4s Gd ; Snipes, is to is 3d; Teal, is 9d to 2s Od; Wild Ducks, 2s Od to 3s Od; Widgeons, is 9d to 2s 6d; Plovers, 9d to 110 d each ; Guinea Fowls, Os Od to Os ; Roasting pigs, 4s Od to 8s Od each. Ostend fresh butter, —s to —s Od ; English do., is 4d to is 6d per lb. ; English eggs, 13s Od to 14s Od; French do., Ils to 12s Od per 120; Leverets, 2a Od to 3s Od each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 8d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 6d . to 4s 6d; pork, 3s 6d to 4s Ed per Blbs., by the carcase. WRITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s 8d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; lanai), Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 6(1 to 4s 8,1 ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81bs by the carcase. BILLINGSGATE. Turbots, 2s 6d to 203 ; Brills, 2s Od to lOs each ; Salmon, Os Od to Os Od per lb ; Cod Fish, 2s 01 to 103 each ; Soles, 4d to 2s Gd per pair ; Trout, Os Od to Od per lb ; Lobsters, 6cl to 3s 6d ; Crabs, 6d to 2s Gd; Whitings, 2s Od to lOs per doz. ; Common Oysters, 16s to 20s ; Natives, 40s to 50s per hsh. ; Mackerel, 60s to Os per 100; Smelts, is Od to 2s Od per doz. ; Skate, is to Od per lb; Shrimps, Os Od to Os Od per gallon ; Bloaters, 5s Od to 8s Od per 100 ; Fresh Herrings, 8a Od to Os per 100 ; Scotch do., Od ; Sprats, Os Od to 6s 01 per bushel; Doreys, 2s Od to lOs each ; Haddocks, 4s to 12s pei doz.; Pike, ls ; Sturgeon, is per lb ; Prawns, 5s Od to Os; Mullets, Os Gd to 2s 6cl each; Plaice, 4d to is each; Halibut, is per lb ; Flounders, is Od to is 6d per doz. ; salt fish, Od per lb ; Eels, 8d to Is ; Carp, is to 5s ; Touch, is to 5s per brace; Gurnets, 4d to ls. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis aro from 7d to 8d; of household ditto, .51d to 63d per 4 lb loaf. HIDES AND SKINS Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 31d to —d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3}d to 3,0 ; 721 b to 801 b, 3id to 3' 4 ' ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 4./d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 4id to 40 ; 1041 b to 1121 b, —d to —d ; upwards, —d to —d ; horse hides, 9s Od to Os —d ; Calf skins, light, 2s 0 I to 4s Od ; ditto full, Os Od to 6s Gd ; Polled Sheep, 6s Od to 7s Gd ; Keuts, 4310 d to Os Od; Half-breds, 4s 10d to Gs Od; Downs, 4s Od to 5s Od ; Lambs Os to Os Od ; Shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 41 Os; clover, 31 12s to 51 Os ; and straw, 116 s to 11 lOs per load, A moderate supply, and a fair demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 21103 to 41 Os; clover, 31 12s to 51 Os ; and straw, 11 5s to 1/ lOs per load. Trade steady, at full prices. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 21 lOs to 41 Os ; clover, 31 12s to 51 Os ; and strv.w.l 11 5s to 11 Os per lead. Supply rather limited, and trade firm. COAL MARE Prices of Coals per ton al s. d. Longridge's Wst Hartley 15 0 Bates's West Hartley l4 Davison's West Hartley 15 0 Bebside's Hartley 15 0 Bell's Primrose l2 b North Percy Hartley _l4 0 Howard's West Hartley Netherton 15 0 Tanfield Moor Butes 12 3 Walker Primrose 12 6 Morpeth West Hartley 14 6 West Hartley Grey's 14 3 Wallsend, DLO._ _ _ Riddell l6 91 Haug a Hall lB 0 Ships at market 25 st. 10 10 St. 60 St. St, 20 20 10 St. St. 50 St. 10 91i i i i 38 63 2 3i 311 1 101 i 5 94 91 31 111 1001 100 99 8i 40 i 91 ? I 4 a 0 i 54i 4 98f 7i 8 52 85i i 35i 6 75 i I si 1081 8 9a 9 164 i 117 16i 17i .ET.—JAN. 22. t the close of the market Waßesod, &o. s d. Framwellgate lB 0 Braddyll l9 0 Barton .. 17 0 Hetton 2O 6 Russell's Hetton 1q 0 20 6 Stow Art's South Hetton 20 3 Tees 2O 6 South Kelloe l9 I flepaeott 15 0 19 0 Kelloe Niontague G ares field.., 12 6 Cassop 19 0 dosforth ... . l6 9 ) Cowpen Hartley .., l5. 0 it, 96—Sold, 60. THE UNEMPLOYED SPITALVIELDS WEAVEEL_Last evening another meeting of these unfortunate men was held, at the Duke of York Tavern, York-street, Bethnal green-road, for the purpose of considering their extremely distressed condition. Mr. Hands, the secretary, reported the fact that the distress was in no way abated, but th a t there were as large a number still out of employ, and in a state bordering on starvation. There sere at present above 3,000 looms out of employ, and the consequence was that more than that number of men with their wives and families were starving. The committee exprez,sed their thanks to the public and the press for the manner in which they had answe red their appeal ; and they also expressed their thanks to the Rev. Mr. Patteaox said on and the Rev. Mr. Colbo rn for their support. — Mr. F he understood her Majesty had ordered that certain parts of Windsor Castle should be redecorated in green satin damask, itc., and that it should be manufactured by the Spitalfields weavers, and he hoped that th e exam ple would be followed by the nobility of the country , v t o give a stimulus to the trade.— u ClbThe Rev. M r , oru s aid he had ente red into a corres p onden ce wi th the w par i s h authorities, and the result was that he had re ceived a letter from the master o f the workh ouse,. stating that the relief wo uld be mo re readily afforded to th e married unemployed weaves, to pre ven t t h em se l l i ng up their bonne. a 8. 8 INDIAN TEL EG tiA P . • (From the Times' City Aqicle.) In the dispute between the India Company and the Government the public would like to learn where the fault lies of the neglect of telegraphic communication. It limit be with one of their bodi , ,s, because the mercantile comrannity d d these part long ago, and but fur indirec: °Vitae' , s a. line would almost at the present moment have been in operation thro tghout the wlio'e distance. A short description of the measures taken and deftat , d from some unknown cause will assist the inquiry bt showing that the fatal indifference exhibited has not been shared in by the outside world. As long ago as August, 1856, 013 Indian Junction Telegraoh Comp any was started with a capital of 200,0001., the whole of which was at once sub.cribed with a deposit of 5 per cent. This was to carry a line from the coast of the Mediterranean along the valley of the Euphrates to Bagdad or Bussorah, whence the India Company were to lay a cable through the compara tively shallow waters of the Persian Gulf toKurrachee and Bombay. Nearly a year before the Indian mu tiny, therefore, the work was planned, and with the zealous co-operation of the authorities it could actually have been completed, so that the tidings of that catastrophe might have reached us on the instant. Of course, however, even the ordinary legal and diplomatic formalities rendered such rapid execution impossible, and it was not till the following year,—namely, in August, 1857, that the company obtained their Act of Incorpora tion. Meanwhile the evidence taken on the sub ject before the Parliamentary committee was ad matt d to have established the feasibility of the work and the ease and despatch with which it could be accomplished. Negotiations at the same time were in progress at Constantinople for the necessary concessi ,n from the Turkish Government, all the assistance of the British Embassy haying been promised for the purpose, and from the Home Government and the India Company a subsidy was obtained of 12,0001. per annum, or 6 per cont, on the capital. The India Company also authorised Sir W. O'Shaughnessy to accept the office of con sulting enginner, and commissioned, as an assistant in the operations, Lieut. Hawes, of the Bengal army, to whom and the other executive office' s of the company Lord Clarendon instructed Lmrd Stratford and the British Consuls iu Asiatic Tur key to afford every help and countenance. Thus far the whole affair seemed smooth, arid, as it was evident that Lord Stratford earnestly desired its success, no one had the slightest doubt it would at once be proceeded with. The idea that Turkey, for whom England had just completed a great war, would venture to frustrate the design was never entertained in any quarter. No means exist of establishing telegraphs to India except either through her Syrian or Egpytian territories, and it was hardly to be supposed that she would be al lowed, as a return for what had been accomplished on her behalf, to interpose herself as a bar rier, not merely to our natural intercourse with our own possessions, but to the greatest facility con templated in modern times for the advantage of Europe and the progress of civilisation. The re sult, nevertheless, showed the folly of relying upon any ordinary calculations where political influences are secretly at work. At first the application to Turkey was cordially met, and on the 13th of Aug., 1857, the necessary concession passed the Council of Tanzimat, and was unanimously recommended to the Council of Ministers. Sudden changes then took place in the Turkish Cabinet, connected with the questions which led to the subsequent visit of the Emperor _Napoleon to Osborne, and the conces sion, which had actually arrived at the formal wage in which it required nothing but the signature of the Minister, was positively refused. The reasons assigned were first, that the Turkish Government could not protect the line—a duty which it had beat hoped by the company they would never think of performing, as the British employes bad no appre hension on that score—and next that they would themselves undertake its construction. It will be observed that these reasons contradict each other ; of course, they answered the purpose, since the public would know that the tree one lay much deeper, and might prove inconvenient. Here, it is believed, as far as the Euphrates Company are concerned, the matter rests. Seemingly they have toiled through all sorts of negotiations for nearly two yea s, have been stimulated to considerable outlay, and have now their labour for their pains ; but it is hard to give the real history of cases of this kind, as no directors or shareholders will ever com plain until all possibility of a rehabilitation of their enterprise is at an end. But there is another com pany whose proceedings remain to be noticed— the Red Sea Telegraph Company, with a proposed capital of 700,0061. In this instance also some encouragement was afforded up to a particular stage, although it was not carried to such a definite point as to enable the Board to raise their capital. Ultimately, however, like its sister project, it fell into the cold shade. The public unanimously de sired the simultaneous execution of the two lines, it being seen that if only one existed and an acci dental interruption were to occur, we should, niter we had brought all our habits into conformity with this mode of communication, find ourselves in im becile confusion. Both companies are said to have made every description of offer to modify their plans in any way that may be deemed suitable to combine all interests either political or commercial. For aught that is known, however, the entire ques tion is now extinct. If Turkey will not permit her Syrian territory to be crossed it is presumed her Egyptian territory will be included in the same policy. As to the intention on her own part to construct either one line or the other it will doubt less remain an intention to the end of time. LLOYD'S SHTPPING.—Trais Day.) Lou - DON, Jan. 23,—Winu this day at noon, N. W.; light breeze and fine. COWES, Jan. 22.—Wind N.—Arrived—Lieutenant, from Gambia. FALMOUTH, Jan. 22.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Dakatob, from Rangoon. OFF QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 22. Arrived- Calendar, from New Orleans. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 22.—Wind N. to N.W.—Arrived —Osa Eldridge, from Chincha. CARDIFF, Jan. 22.—Wind N. W.—Sailed--Mechera, for Ceylon. WATERFORD, Jan. 22.—Sailed - Sunbeam, for Gib raltar. PENRANCE, Jan. 2t.—Sailed—Tele Tale, from St. Michael's. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPFL) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Wind N., hard frost. Arrived —Melbourne Trader, from Arlrossan ; Cale (lonia, Sunderland ; Dekar, London ; Dudgeon, Cork Rebecca, Youghal; Express and Atlanta, steamers, Jersey Sailed—Colonist, for Shields ; Havre, s., Havre ; Do! patch, s., Jersey. LIVERPOOL, Saturday Morning. Wiwi W.N.W. Arrived—Lady Russell, from Savannah; Queen of the Lakes, Portland. Sailed—Joseph Bushby, for Calcutta. Off— Tuscarora, from Philadelphia ; Ann Thompson. The Tweedside, screw steamer, which arrived here from New Orleans, encountered a hurricane on the 6th January from W.S.W., which did considerable damage, and carried away 19 bales of cotton. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 21. Wind E.S.E. Arrived—Louis de Ger, from Constantinople. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Wi n d, N. W. ; tide, half-ebb ; flue. Arrived—Tern, from Tercara. Sailed —Maverich, for Port Peillip ; Concordia, steamer, Calais ; Alabama, Hull. DEAL, Saturday Morning. . _ Wind, N.W. - light. _ Anchoree—Selskar, from Ismail, for Bremen. Sailed... Negotiator Mallard, Ida, hope, and Gratitude. for London ; the first in tow. WEST-END ..,110EBLACKS --12 Thursday of q 0 evening the poor Irish boys who are employed at the West-end ices the metropolie as a shoeblack brigade under the nt a er u t s i f ine I of the Society of St. Vincent do Paul, Rwoeremes. Besidesd with a concert at the Hanover-s pare 0 and distri buted prizes of various kinds to the r m es o e st deserving of many members of the Roman Catholic a n r t i , stocracy, his w ith which the bition of a series of dissolving views,_as well as with the 4 de sa l the youths. The entertainment concluded with the exhi supper. We under. more substantial comforts of ? li g ary " brigade" were highly asalsaostthuant. " brigade" have h a d stand that the boys of Oi l ; t iv a gx t h i t o e u do : o d a t the West-end b y assigned to them about h le and are f they are well con Sir R. Mayne and police prowling habits which too o ft en p o o n lic t e he a w uth o ori , ties, learning the idle and Irish o fpoor in our large towns, mark the lower class . bright uniform of blue and red, with The boys wore a the initials if S •v•P. embroidered on thei r arms. ~ MIRACULOUS EscArE.—A most surprising escape from what appeared to be inevitable death occurred at the Great Northern Railway Station at Lincoln a night or two ago. A gentleman advanced iu years, named Pierrepont, wished to cross from the up to the down platform, but, seeing an euglne approaching on the up line, he hesitated and stood irresolute for some seconds ; when the engine was close upon biro, however, he ap pears to have decided to wake the attempt, but, miscal culating the distance, he was struck by the off-buffer of the engine (which was tender foremost, and moving vary slowly), and knocked down longitudinally between the railr. The engine -driver immediately tuned off the steam, and the break was vigorously applied, but the engine moved on a distance of full twenty yards, when it was brought to a stand-still ; Mr. Pierrepont then scrambled out from between the wheels, having sus tained no injury whatever beyond a few scratches and bruises ; iudeed, so little was he affected by the accident that he immediately began to stride the distance he hao been propelled by the engine. He states that his lege passed through the guard in front of the fire-box, and that he was pushed gently along from the hips. He attributes his safety to haying kept perfectly calm and collected.—Alonthokr Examiner. EILLWAY E:ML.L.GEAT-11'. GREAT NORTHERN. A meeting of preference shareholders in this corn patty was hi-ld yesterday at the London Tavern, to receive a final report from the committee appointed to protect the interests of the preference share holders Mr.. Williams in the chair. T su e) : o 6 o l mi n e : i la : t e i ' te C r y :g l o i r a : ioicteriahmt nehl i epei n r, by before strenuousfereadsi eti o t .p,go e as dlxa r i ocka e f p rt nee tn , ui ) e r odi bltt, Parliament whichhfemd their urien. gave_teHoi e la, interests. committee a . an Hr. Williams, and M ssrs. Lawrence, the solici'ors, the ma ter was brought to a successful conclusion. The attempt in the House of Lords by the intro duction of au attlendme n t in he bill to deprive the preference shareholders of their rights was frus trated in the House of a 'mesons by the rejection of that amendment. Immediately after the bill received the Royal Assent proceedings were taken in Chancery. The . question as to the pre ference shareholders' claims came before Vice- Chancellor Wood, who decided in their favour. The directors appea'el from that decision to who, after a full consideratio n ofth ethLeorsdusbjJeuctss, subject, in November last affirmed With costs the decree of Vice - Chancel lor Wood. The funds placed at the disposal of the committee were more than sufficient to defray the legal and other expenses, and there remained a surplus of 1231. The committee now wished to know how that sum should be disposed off, as their labours had been brought to a close. Mr. J. C. HEATH, at considerable length pointed out the importance of the decision which had been obtained. It defined in a more precise manner the relative rights of preference and ordinary share ho'.ders. He considered that the preference share holders were much indebted to Mr. Charlei Wil liams as the originator of the movement which had succeeded in establishing the rights claimed by the preference shareholders on a firm basis. He then adverted to the proceedings in Parliament, and showed that the mode of dealing with railway pro perty by the chairmen of committees in both Rouses required amendment. Mr. C. COOKSON proposed that the best thanks of the meeting be given to Mr. Charles Williams and. Mr. J. C. Heath for their great exertions on behalf of the preference shareholders. Mr. J. B. ROSE seconded the motion, which was carried by acclamation. Mr. WILLIAMS having vacated the chair and re turned thanks, the Rev. W. CAMPBELL was voted thereto ' • and, after some obse rva t ions f rom hi m a i to the labours of the committee mad the great ad:-' vantage to preference shareholders in general gained thereby, Mr. C. COOKSON proposed that one-half of the surplus in the hands of the committee, and of any further cuttributions which might be received, be added to Mr. Charles Williams's te.,tiuiouial fund, and the other half be appropriated to purchase a suitable testimonial for Mr. Heath. Profes-or HOPPLTS seconded the motion. Mr. GREENING, having alluded to the very active and important part taken in the movement by Mr. Heath, the resolution was carried unanimously. It was arranged that Mr. Brown and Professor H ,ppus should carry out the resolution and receive fur her contributions until the 2d of Feb. nit. After votes of thanks to Messrs. Lawrence and Nisbet, the solicitors employed, and to the Chair man, the meeting separated. SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE. A special meeting of this company was held at Birmingham ou Thursday, Mr. R. Chauner in the chair. The CHAIRMAN explained that the object of the meeting was to consider the propriety of accepting the terms of a proposed agreement with the Lon don and North-Western Railway for leasing the line. In case they should be disposed to take pos session of the line prior to the expiration of Mr. M'Lean's lease, of which 13 years had to run, the London and North-Western had offered to pay 44 per cent. for the remainder of his term, and from the expiration of Mr. M‘bean's term to lease the line for a period of 99 years at 4 per cent, per annum ; the dividend on the share capital and in terest on the bonds to be payable out of the gross receipts during the first part of the term. A iongdiscussioneusued, in which Mr. Williams, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Forster, Col. Dyott, and other shareholders took part, in the course of which it was agreell to accept the offer, provided the com pany received an absolute guarantee from the Lon don and North-Western Company that the specified amount should be paid irrespective of traffic, that they should pay the expc.nse of the application to Parliament for an act to sanction the lease, to find capital for making the new branches, and to pur chase the engines and waggons at a certain price or I valuation. It was intimated that the requisite guarantee would be given for paying 4i per cent, until Aug., 1871, and 4 per cent. afterwards. The proceedings concluded with a vote of thank* to the chairman. EAST KENT. On Wednesday Capt. Galion, R. E., the Govern ment Inspector, accompanied by the contractors and engineers, made a minute inspection of the portion of this line between Chatham and Faver sham. The works appeared to be constructed in very substantial manner. The alterations which were suggested on the occasion of the former in spection of the line having been carried out, and all the stations completed, the inspector granted his certificate for Vac opening of the line. The direct - xi have announced that the line will be opened for public traffic on Monday next. A ape.. cial train will leave Chatham in the morning, con veying the directors and a number of shareholders to Faversham, where they will be entertained at a public banquet. Six trains are to run daily each way between Chatham and Faversham. STOCKPORT, DISLEY, & WHALEYBRIDGE. The estimate of Mr. Erringtun, the company's engineer, for constructing this company's proposed railway to Hayfield is 35,0001. MERTHYR JUNCTION. The cast of constructing this proposed new line and works, including the purchase of land, &0., is estimated at 80,0001. MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, & LINCOLN- SHIRE. This company propose to apply for powers to make a new line from Newton to Compstall, and ,heir ongine,r, Mr. Russell, reports that it will cost 130,000/. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Lords of the Admiralty having given orders for laying down a large 01-gun screw steamer at Chatham to be called ,the Atlas, the shipwrights have commenced preparing the timbers for her keel. She is to be of the same dirn9nsious as the Renown, 91, recently launched from this establishment, and will be fitted with engines of 1,000-horse power. The remaining portion of the 68th Light Infantry (about 150 men, under command of Lieutenants Nicholetts and Thornton) embarked at Portsmouth on board the Irish steamer Preussischeradler, in order to join the depot of the regiment, at Fermoy. It is notified that a review ofttre troops stationed in this garrison willtske place on Southsea-common on Monday in honour of the great national event on that' day to be celebrated. There are, however, but very few regular forces in the place available for such a purpose. The troops now stationed here include about 734 men of the 75th, the North Lincoln and 2d York Militia Regiments, the Royal Marine Artillery, a few men of the Engineers, and a small detachment of the Royal Horse Artillery. A detachment, consisting of 70 volunteers from seven battery companies of Royal Artillery in Ire land, arrived at head -quarters, Woolwich, on Thursday evening, to join a portion of the 13th battalion Royal Artillery, under orders for service in India. On Wednesday the non-commissioned officers and men of the 9th battalion Royal Artillery as sembled i n one o f the i r b arrack-rooms, at Wool wich, fur the purpose of presenting Sergeant-Major John Ki ng with a handsome silver taukard, bear ing a very flattering inscription, upon his being discharged. He has served upwards of 27 years in the Royal Artillery, 22 of which as a non-commis sioned officer. Orders have been received at Chatham for those non-commissioned officers recently appointed to the Ist West India Regiment to proceed from that gar rison to Southampton fur the purpose of embarking fur the Bahamas, where they will juin the head quarters of their corps. Tile Lords of the Admiralty have forwarded an order to Col. E. A. Parker, Commandant of the Chatham division of Royal Marines, directiug the presentation of a silver medal, with a gratuity of 15/. each, to Sergeant-Major W. Lane, and Ser geant-Major J. Morrisou, both of that division, for long and meritorious service. Capt. W. Peel, C. 8., is appointed a Naval Aide de-Camp to the Queen, in the room of Sir Baldwin W. Walker, K. C. 8., promoted to flag rank. - The Marchioness of Westmeath died yesterday after noon. Her ladyship occupied apartments in St. Janosee Palace which almost immediately adjoin the (Marl Royal, and yesterday, therefore , all the blinds 0w1.% house were down as a sign that death was bum', _ l2 _ o _ around the rooms artists were busy kantyl: &ff on • greens and making ready the d.osooratio next. The contrast was suggest i ve. 19i 49a 85 21d 21i 1 71 i 861 6 47. 191 4