The Sun. — London, England, 1858-03-03 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET E,TD COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocE. Accounts from Liverpool report that the Cotton Market yesterday presented a very firm appear, ance, and values again tended upwards. The sales were estimated at 4,000 bales, 500 of which were taken by the exporters. The Railway Share Market closed quietly, and quotations were without any material alteration. Subjoined are the particulars of the shipments of silver by the Indus, which will leave to-morrow for India, China, &c.:— Ceylon (gold) £sl3 0 0 Madras (gold) Calcutta (silver) 167,067 16 9 Penang (silver) Singapore (silver) 265 0 0 Hong Kong (silver) 3,225 0 0 Shanghai (silver) Manilla (dollars) Alexandria Total £187,684 2 3 These supplies of silver being for the most part obtained from the Continent fully account for the recent remittances of gold across the Channel. The amounts withdrawn from the Bank for that pur pose have not been very extensive, but the gold received from Australia by the Donald M'Kay has been bought for France, and the movement having become larger than for a long time past, it is attr .ct ing notice as an unfavourable feature in the progress of monetary affairs. Considering, how ever, that several ships are overdue from Australia with important remittances, and that, moreover, supplies are likely to come forward from the United States, little doubt can be entertained respecting the maintenance of the bullion in the Bank of England at a high point for some time to come. The present scale of exports to the Continent and the East can only absorb a limited proportion of our aggregate imports. The Continental Exchanges, yesterday afternoon, were rather firmer. Later intelligence from Australia, which is anxiously awaited by the commercial community, will be received ina few days, the steamer Columbian havingarrived at Suez from Melbou,ne, with 47,874 ounces of gold, valued at 191,4961. The Marse:lles portions of the mails are expected here about Mon day next. They will probably infor►a us of the effect produced by the arrival out of the account of the commercial crisis in this country. The half-yearly meeting of the Submarine and Electric Telegraph Company was held this day— Sir J. Carmichael, Bart., in the chair. From the report it appeared that the receipts of the half-year bad much increased through the Belgian cable, and that the total earnings for the past year were 23,848/. 14s. lid. The line being now continued to Malta, the Indian messages come thence to Paris on the wires of the company. A dividend of 8 per cent, per annum out of the available balance of 3,693/., for the half-year, was declared. A further retrograde movement has taken place in the English Stock Market to-day, and although there is very little doing, the tendency is further to recede. The decline which took place in the French Funds yesterday has had an unfavourable effect, and the closing prices of Consols this afternoon will probably depend in some mea- sure upon the nature of the ttlegraphio ad vices from the Bourse. Attention is now engrossed by the liquidation of the monthly account. Consols have declined to 96i I for money and 961 for the April account. They are now a shade firmer, being 96i and 961 97. respectively. The New Three per Cents. are marked 961 to 97k, and also the Reduced. Exchequer Bills are 395. to 425. premium, and the Bonds 1001. Bank Stook is 226. , In the Foreign Securities a rather limited busi ness has been transacted, and prices still continue heavy. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 101 k 102; ditto 4 per Cents., 104 k ; Brazilian 4} per Cent., 100 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 109 ; ditto 44 per Cents., 991; Sardinian 6 per Cents., 91i ; Spanish 3 per Cents. 44i ; Venezuela 41 per Cents., 33k ; and Dutch 4 per Cen's., 1002. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks :—Grenada Deferred 131)nds, 51 6/ ; Mexi can, 23 to 201 ; Peruvian 4 per Cents, 80 to 81 ; Ditto 3 per Cents., 56 to 57 ; Portuguese 3 per Cents., 45i . t0 46i ; Russian 5 per Cents., 110 to 111; Ditto 4i per Cents., —to —; Spanish 3 per Cents., 44i to 44i ; Ditto New Deferred, 26i to 26k. A limited business has been reported this morn ing in the Railway Share Market, but an improve- Went of about Ito per cent. may be noticed on several of the principal lines. Brighton, Lanca shire, and Yorkshire advanced ss. North-Western, Midland, Norfolk, an I North-E:►stern (Berwick), 10s. Caledonian, Easter❑ Counties, and G, ett Westerns declked 55., and Sou•h-E3 _ -terns, 1/. The Foreign lines are inactive and at lower Values. Paris and Lyons have declined 103., lind Northern of FraLce 10s. In the Co- lonial lines a slight improvement has taken place. Grand Trunk of Canada have advanced 15s. ; Great Western of Canada, Great Indian Peninsula, and Geelong and Melbourne, ss. Cape Town and Dock were dealt in at premium, and Punjaub premium. Mines, Ba nks, and Miscellaneous Shares are dealt in to a very limited extent. London Joint- Stock have imrroved 55., and Electric Telegraph declined ss. $R CTISH FUNDS.—CLOSING PRICKS—THIS DAY. (From the Official List:l Businecs dere. Balk Stock tent. Reduced knnuitles 3 per vent iloneols ‘nri.itto b New : per Cent. Annuities 96i 7A easels fer ceonut ......... Exu , ,, N , Or 4111 f) !:, 96 104 . • (•50,. 42 39 p Small . Ditto Advertised 39 38 p Exchequer :ono., 130-, Ar. pet Cent — Ditto, 1559 PRICES OF FO R,EIGN FUNDS—THIS DAY. Bralnlau '. per Cent. Ditto 1852, 4i per Cent. Pimlico; A yres Bonds, 6 per Cent. — Ditto Deferred, 3 per Cent. .... Peruvian Bonds, 4t per Cent..... 804 lila° Account . ............. .... .r ....... 80i it ua , lim t: Honda, 1822, St., 6pe Cent lO9 8j ( 4 i 8 "'Ditto, 4i per Cent. 94 ii hardiniau Bonds, n per Cent. ............91.i i Bp tomb 804.i.e, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account D ittc New Deferred, 3 per Cent, Ditt,. Passive 6i Turkleh B - ,nds, 6 per cent Ditto Account ... Ditto Guaranteed. , par Cent. 'Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Account 33 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange:, 24 per Cen:., 12 Guilders Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates t.f IYABE O'CLOCK. Console, money Consols account (March 4) THE CONTINENTAL COURTS. PARIS, MARCH 1. The Mottitethr publishes a list of persons to whom permission has been given to accept and wear foreign decorations. Among them are Rear-Admiral Count Bon el- Willaumuz, lhat of Commander of the Engli s h O rder of the Bath; Captains de Dompiegre dliornoy and Dupre, of the navy ; and Lieut.-Col,nel Reybaud, of the Marines, that of Knight Companion of the same Order : General Count de Rochefort, comman dant of the cavalry school at Saumur, Comman der of the Brazilian Order of the R ose and toe Spanish Order of Charles 111. ; Baron de La- Write senator, Grand Cross of the Spanish Order o f Isab e ll a the Catholic ; M. Lengle, Prefect of the keurthe and M. Leroy, Prefect of the Seine-info_ lieure, Commander of the Roman Order of St. G-re gerY the Great; Gen. Count de Goyon, commanding the French 'rcops in Italy, Knight first class of the 1 1431 4a.0 Order of Pius ; the Abbe Coquereau, chap ain i n c hi e f o f t h e fleet, and Rear- Ad m i r al Jurien d e ., la Graviere, Grand Officer of the Sardinian O rder of St. laurice and St. Lazarus ; General ' A uger and Rear-Admi ra l J ur i en d e l a Graviere `and class of the Turkish Order of the Medjidie. p.. The Chancellor of the Exchequer hag appointed Mr. 1:1* Earle, attache to her Majesty's Einbaiv at PA rIS ? '1 hie prl r t, eecrottun 10 1 al 50 1 al St. 1101 St. 10( St. 10( 25 8J St. 'lO 20 41 10 a] 0 a, t. 10i o al St. 10 St. 1( it. 11 A. 11 A. 11 St. li St. ill St. 12 I a , SC 1 al 161, 161 15 St. 100 16 6 3 20 all tli all St. 100 St. 100 20 all 10 all 12i 5 St. 100 .5 all 25 all qt. 100 10 1A 10 1- it. 100 St. 100 60 all 25 all 00 all 25 all 50 9 20 all A. 10€' 50 it. 100 St. 100 St. 100 St.. 100 St 100 25 all 25 16ii St. 10) I St 1.(X) St. Loo 10 31.1 ?.0 174 ?,43 all 10 all -It 100 10 10 St. ,100 100 St. 1 100 St. 8 A/ 100 3t. 100 10 all St. 100 40 all 10 all n all 1,5 176 15 5 16 4 ; st. 100 ;t. 100 tb 22 1,0 all It. 10J )31 all 5 all 5 all all .0 all .0 lan .0 all 1 18 9 18 I all 20 all 00 100 00 100 )0 1 100 )0 28. 2si.;(l lOs 1 .74 :ill It. 1.00 O all 10 all 10 all O all it. 100 10 all 0 ab ;0 all !0 all ;0 10 121 - 123 - [37 - 139 .00 - 101 92 - 93 ••• - ••• 10i -- 11, 1197 - 109 95 - 97 1 - 4 ••• -- • .. id par - 123 .07 - 109 97 - 99 110 - 115 72 - 71 10 -k!, 254 - 2f:ij 27 = MINES. 11 -- 12 -- 6 80 -- 470 - 490 85 - 95 16 - 17 5i - 61 1. - 2 - 10A -11 i lh - 16 4i 6tl, 20 - 21 4 - 360 - 4 - 2`20 -2 3i - - 26 - 27 105 - 115 220 - 240 310 - 320 7i 12 - 13 45 - 47 23 5 FOREIGN bil.NlO6. FOREIGN. 10 all 'Antwrp & Rotterdam' 6 - 64 20 74 'Australian - I 20 all Ardennes 1 10s. Bon Accord Cop. (li.) 4 -II P I 5 all Belgian East. Juliet 1 - 1 4 35 27 Brazilianlmp.(issued 20 all Beziers to Graissessac ... - ... at £5 pm) - 21 6 all Carmeaux&Toulouee 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiada ... - ... Coal Mines and Ry. 33 - 31 20 15 10. St. J o w l D e l R o y 124 - 131 20 15 Dutch Rhenish -3/d 1 4 Clarendon Con. Min. 20 all Eastern of France - 28 Co. of Jamaica__ ... - ...d 20 all Do. New - . 40 all . bre Copper 4l - 43 42/ 20 2s. Euphrates Valley ... ... - ... ... 16 Copiapo - 15 20 all Gt Central of France ... - ... 1. all Dun Mountain Cop -20 all Great Luxembourg... 71 - 81 per Mining Co 4d - 4 p 1G ti Italian Junction ••• -.. . 2 all Fortuna - 4d 20 all Lake Const. & Bale ~. - ... 20 all General - 174 20 all LiOITO and Turnhout ~ - _d 3 all Linares - 94 20 6 Lombardo-Venetian 4f - 5 p 5 li I usitanian - id 5 all Lucca di Pist.sp.c.p. . . - .. 1 all • 'quita : i 20 all Lyons and Ge n e v a ... 27 - 28 1 a ll N ew Granada 20 all Lyons & Mesliterran. ... - ... 1 all Novean Monde - ... 33i all Maria Antenla - ... 20 all Pont.Sil.MM.dt Sralt 5 - 6 10 all Do. New - -. 5 1 Port Philip .. - eme 20 all Namur & Liege - 9 30 16i Santiago de Cuba ...I 24 - 3 20 all Do. do. 6p. c. Pref 2O -21 i, 21 4 all United Mexican 33 - 41 16 all Northern of France.. 38 - 381 371 $ 10 all NorwegianTrnk.Pref ) -- 94 MISCELLANEOUS. 20 all Paris and Lyons 334 - 333 ni i 1000' 900 Atlantic Tel. (Lim.) ... -• ... 20 all Paris and Orleans 55 - 57 20 9 Recife & San Fran., 25 19 ;Australian Agricult. 251 - 264 (Pernam.) g. 7P. c. 1 - IP 9 1 /0 all Australn. Royal Mail 11 - 11 10 all Berlin , Waterworks„ 4 - 5 43 10 all Rome and Frs.sesti - ... 20 all Royal Danish l6 -- 18 10 2 iDo. New hits. at si. d ... - ... 5 all Royal Swedish i - i n , 50 40 Brit. Anierioan Land 35 - 40 I s o2 . 100 324 D Ca o n .Go ada .6 po.Jan&July 1 11 1 3 8 3 -- 1 i1 5 4 5 3 2C all Sambre and Meuse... 8 - 0 10 all )o. 54 per cent. pref. 8 - 84 St. all Copper Min. of Eng. 30 - :55 . 20 all Southern of France.. 21A - 22 25 all Do. Prof. 74 p. cent. 26 - 28 1141 14 81 all West Flanders 4l - 5 5 all Crystal Palace ll - ig 10 all Do. 54 per c . Prat. 9- 94 5 all Do. Proferenee 20 all W.&N.W. o f F rance 27 - 29 4 all :Crystal Pal. of France ... 20 6 Western of Austria_ ~., - ... 20 all 'Eastern 5team.......• 41 - ii . 20 all I We, t. of Switzerland ... - ••• ' St. 100 . EleetrioTelegraph - 105 104$ 34 6 all , VVles) a d en ' . - ... 1 all ,Electric Tel. of 'rel ... _ 6 all I Do. Bp. cent. prof. ... 5 all Ea.da.ust.Cop.SmCo • I i - it 20 all !Zealand ......... .. ......4 ... - ••• lO I.os. , Eur. & Ind.Jetn. Tel. _ ...... . 4 1 1 9 all Ear.&.&m.Stm.(lint.) 41 -41 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 2O all lGen. Ir.Sc.Col.(lim.) ... _ ... 40 all Australasia B5 - 87 844 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. ... ..... ... 25 181 Bank of Egypt - 241 24 4 20 5 London Discount ... 11 i O 4 1. 100 50 ,Bank of London ... . - 52 a 3A 40 all IBri.Col.Bk.dtLn. Co 4 all Loud. Gen. Omnibus 33 -3 , ' • 20 10 MagdalenaSt.Natig. .. - ... -.- " 50 all ;British N. American _ .. 10 all 'Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 _ 9 2J 10 fC.Bk.of Ind.Au.diCh 4 -- i 7 10 all Do. Extension Teleg. Iv ... ijo 50 C ity 59 -- 61 10 al ,Mexican s; S. Americn ... ..._ ... 100 25 Colonial -. ". 25 5 Nat. Discount C 0.... 4 - $ : 4t c() 20 Commercial of Loud .., _ .. 10 6 Netherlands Land.... I _ lt 20 all Eng.Seot.&Aus.Cot 17$ .- is 10 all Do. Do. - 'I 20 all iLon.Ch. l3 k.of.A.iit. 174 - r 184 5 all 3 0.8 p.c.Pf.iss.at ld - 3 20 all Ditto New , --',.. ••• 5 3 sO. Do. ;i0 20 London and County ... __ ... 281 / , 100 80 New B. S4N. S. Land 17 -- 20 - 50 Lnd.&E.Bnlring•Corp ... _ .. St. 100 . S.W. Gov. s p.c.D. 9 6 - 97 961 I 150 10 London .!Dint Stook. „. ... ..: 30 i ' 1 all N. B. Australasian... i - 1 100 20 Lond.andWestminst. ... .... ... 4 ,a . i 20 all rth. of Europe Steam ... _ ... 00 35 National Pro. of Eng. ... -. ... . 4 1 all 1 riental Gas -1/ 20 10 Do. New ............... ... - ... 1 108. Do liew Shares P 50 25 :`tational Bank ..... . ... - ... 5 all Peelf(r. Ld. & Minrl , F 2l i ll 20 all New South Wales.... 44 - 46 50 all Peninsular & Oriental 784 - 794 25 all Oriental Bank Corp. 36 - 38 50 10 Do. New . 7 - 8 p 20 20 Ottoman Bank - 201 150 all Rhymney Iron ...... 22 - 24 23 100 '5 Provincial of Ireland ... - ... 61$ 1 1100 60 Itoyal Mail Steam.... 63 -64 63 10 all Do. New - 13 5 1 R.Aus.B.&G.Im.Co ... - ••• St. 100 S.Aus.Gov.6p.e.lads. 108 -- 110 25 all South Australia - "' 25 all South Austral. Lan 37 - 39 374 4 25 all Union of Australia_ 46 - 48 1 all Submarine Tel. Seri 4 - 1 ... 24 D o . N ew 26 --28 261 1 all Do. Registered - 1 50 10 Union of London .... 23 - 25 20 5 Trutt. Ln. Co. Up. Can ... - ... 100 i ) Unity Alntl a 100 284 Van Dielneu'o Land, IQ _-__. 12 bi ...... .- mm -- ." RN i) , WoN4 B o na ` of Loud, . .0 „4 ) AA ...... . _ - SH m 4Rxgri— (This Day). --4Als- - RAIL WA Ys. eloair g this day. si 8} 75 73 -- Business dor to this day, 9 92 -- 94 461 - 96/ 381 39 4 -. Id-1 RAILWAYS. ---i 12i; 50 a] In 4: st. !I, 0 Ambg. Nottng. Bost. & Eastn. June.- 1 Belfast & Ballymsn It Btrmng. Wolverh. ,- Stour Valley 41 Birkenhd. Lancs l . tt Cheshire Jnnct II Blackburn U Blyth & Tyne original £25 (iss. at £45).... 9 Bristol & Exeter D1ed0nian............ 3 Chester & Holyhead 1 rk and Bandon.. ~ 1 Cork, Black. & Pass. LI ornwall , I Tha. A fla .11 D o : B 11 blin&l3elfastJunc. . 11 Dun. P. &Aber.June. O East Anglian ......... ) 0 Eastern Counties..... O sternUnion,A.stk. O Do., do. 73. i Do. New A ... • ..... ... 11 East Kent ........ 0 East Lancashire ... 11 East Suffolk a Do. O Edinburgh & Glasgow 11 Edinb. and Peebles 10 Edinb.Prth.&Dunde 1 111 Forth and ClydeJunc ) 0 Furness ... ... ...... 10 Glasgow &S. Western al 'Great N. of Scotland )O Great Northern )0 0., A. Stook .. ) 0 Do., B. Stock )0 t. Sth. &West. (Ire) )0 Great Western. ...... 10 Do. Str.V.R. gua.St 11 Irish South-Eastern. II Lancaster &Carlisle. 4 0., 'Mtgs. •• iDo. New Thirds .. Lancash. &Yorkshire Do., do. F £1.6 ... Do., Wet. Riding Un. I Do. Southport. . London & Blackwell Lond. Bright. & S. Cs t. London &N. Wester . Do. Fifths Do.,laSh.,M&B 0 Do. Eighths London & S. Western Lndndrry.&Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk Manch.Shet&Lineln. !Metropolitan ......- Do. J. L. Ricardo'4 arrangement Midland .. ...... ..... . Do. Birming.& Derl.- Midland 0. west.(Tr. ' Do. A Shares ......... Newcastle &Carlisle Newpt. ft. berg.&Hrfd Newry & Enniskillet, Newry, Warrenpoint & Restrevor N0rf01k...... Northn. Counties Un North British ...... North Devon, Rail. Dock Stock . ...... Do., A Stock ......... Do., B Stock ...... .. N. Eastern - Berwick Do. do. Extension ... Do do. G.N.E.Purch Do Leeds Do. York North London N. & S. Wstn., Hamp stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westrn. June . Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Portsmouth • Rhymney Scottish Central ... Scot. N.E.Abrdn. St Shropshire Union Sitingbourne &Sheer. South Devon ,South Eastern ,Do. 4. per c. Shares ;South Wales S. Yorksh. River Dun , Staines,Wok.,&Wok.l ;Stockton & Darling Do. do., 1854 . Do. do., 1855 Stockton 6 t Hartlepl 'Taff Vale Do. Pref., No. 1 Thames Hay. D. &R Vals of Neath.... Waterfd. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limorick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace Do. A Do. B West London Do. First Class Do. Second Class Wmbledon &Croydon BRITISH Pi jAtian. and St. Law. Bombay, Baroda, and Cen.lnd,guar. 5 p.c. Do. Buffalo dt Lake Hur. Buff. , Brut. 411 God eh. 1 G p. e.bds., 1 Aug. .72 Do. do., 1 July, 73 1 Do. do., 1 June,74 Calcutta and S. East. ;Central Oude (Lim.)l Ceylon A gl)ares Do. B. do. Demerara Eastern Bengal East Indian.. Do. C Shares p.c.Buds. ' '57 Do. do. do., '59, do. Geelong & Melbourne guar, 5 per cent. Gd. Trunk. of Canada I Do. 6 p. c. Doben... Ca. In. Pen. g. 5 per c. Do. New. guar. 5 p. 0. Westn. of Canals Do. New Bds., payable '57 do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, do. Do, do., '73, without option ;Madras, guar. 4i p.c I Do. do., 5 per c. Do. sti p. c. Exten. , Do. 3d Ex., g. sp. c. Do. 4th Ex., do Oude (Limited) I Sciude, guar. 5 per c 1 - , Do . 8 - 9 18 -- 19 61 - 62 48 - 50 32 - 34 15 - 1 7 91 - 93 ••• ...." . 66 67 7 29 93 - 95 9i - 10} 103 - 104 93 - 91 127 - 129 101 - 103 601 - 601 53 - 60 85 83 11 —l2 p 11 12 r, 92i 934 1— f d 81 - 107 -1096 i 98 -91 - 95 - 96 39k: 40; - 994 - 72 13 - 14 62 - 64 3i - 53 E 4 , 951 - 96 - ( 1 1 49 - 5011 79i -801 i 94 961 31 76 8 8 6 -9• s 32 - 33 9 - 5 4 110 - 112 26} -27 i 49 - 51 3 - 2 35 - 37 71g - 801., -81 i 13 -- 15 7 -- 5 d 9 -- 11 36 -- 93 : 101 3i - 3 GI - 6 I SSESSIONS. - I 10 - 12 185 - 90 80 - 85 77 - 82 id :j :1091 -110 i - 2 pi ""''' ••• 19 - 20 50 - 52 83 - 85 ; 21/ - 22 20 0 id, 1110 - 115 1110 -- 115 1105 110 19i 20 21 21 d 961 i 38 61 1 60 20 i d I St. st: St. St. st. 60 1 it 60 93j 21 61 I 108 7 98i / 95f I 99a 81 lO 20 20 94 61 5t 80 79i 14 13j 49 30 72i la f 10 10 St. St. St. 19 20k LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. St. 100 St. 100 25 all Et. 100 5 all St. 1100 It. 100 ;5 all i 0 all 15 all 2 all 2 all it. ilOO LO 10 si i all ;t.llOO NI 54 ist) all 5 all Mil all h. 100 [0 I all r 2 all ,Ltt. &N. W. Calodon... E.U.4E.0 Gt.Northn' E. Count. Caldonian.l Do. Gt.Westn. Y. $l, N .N 1 Do S 3. Eastern ,Do , Peto & Co Do Zan. &N. W & Midid , 'E. Count Do L. dIN. W Do Gt. Northn. T. Brassey M. MClean Stk.diDar. 33 -- 90 - Gt.Westn. Closing Prices this day 98 - 100 100 - 102 14 - 16 139 - 141 4 - 43 LOS no - • 13 - 14 • ..• 24 - 25 97 - 99 96 - 9 8 55 • l) - i 57 r 135 - 1311 1 8 - B i. 1 104 - 1O RAILWAYS. Paid Bnckghamsh. Clydesdale Jo Col.Stour Vy. E.Lin. g. 6 pa E. Un. H. Sh. Gins. Barr. & Neils. Direct. Do. elstr.&Dn.Fr. Ruh it Seib).' Do. Shares. Do. Shares. Lon. &Greenw o.Preference Lon. Ti!., &S. Do. Bark. Sh. Manch.Bxton. and Matlock Mdld. Brsdfd. Newmarket BuryE.G.spc. N. & Est. 5 p. c. De. 6 per et.. Do. Fixed sp. c Prest. & Wyre Do. i Shrs. A R,oystn.& Hit. Shrews . & Her S. Staffordsh.. Leasing Companies io all iWearVaLg6pc 5 all IDo ,100 Wiltg&Somrst RREFERENCE SHARES. all Blyth and Tyne 10 p c.pref. (issd.at 501., 100 Brie. & Ex. 4 p.c. 7 30. 4 per c. Shares. 100 Caledn. £lO 4i p. c, 100 Ches. & Ho. 5. p.c. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent all Cork &Bandons4p.c. all Dtm.Perth.StAber.J. 1.00 E. Anglian Cls. A Sh. 100 Do. do. Cis. B 6p. c. 100 Do. do. Cls. C7p. c. 1,00 Eas.Co.Ex,sp.c No.l 100 Do. No. 2 [OO Do. New 6 pr. c. St all East Un., G. 6p. c. all 0. 51., 10 per cent. all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh. all Do. do. 4 per cent 00 East Lancash.6p.cts all E.&W. York. J. sths 9 Edin.& Gl. sp. c. Sh, 00 Ed.Prth.&Dun.4p.c. 100 Farness, 5 p. 100 Glas. & 5.W.G.5 p.c 100 Great Northn. 5 p.c 100 Do. 5 p. c. Redeem at 10 p. c. prem.., 100 Do. 4i per cent 60 Do. 5 p.c., Red. at r , p. c. prom all Gt.N.ofScot.lst Pr( 18 Gt. S &W. (Ireland) 18 Do. 4 per c. Pref. St. 6 IGt.W.(B.&II.Ex.Spe _OO Do. con. red. 44 p.c. .00 Do. con. red. 4 p. c. 100 to. lucid. 4 per sent. 100 )o. sp. c. red. pref. all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh., all o. Chester Bp. c.P. S all Do. do. 5 p. c. d 0... 100 Do. Birm. Gna. Stk. all Do. Chesh. Gua. Sh. all Do. do. do al Do. do. do. 100 Lan. & York. 6 pc. St. 100 !..on. &B.G. 5 pc. No.l 100 Do., P., 5 p.c. St. No. 2 100 Do. New Guar. 6p.c. 100 Do. do. sp. c., N 0.4 100 Lon. & N.W., Coy. & Nuneaton 5 r. et 100 Lon. & S.W. 7 per ct late 3d Shares all Londy. & Color. 6Sh all Londy.&Ennis. Sh 1 100 M., S.,&L. 6p. Cent 4. 10. do. do. £6 . 100 Do. do. 3i per cont. all Marypt.,\ Carl. 4 p.c, all Do. 44 per cent 104 Do. do, • 100' Ald.Consol. 6 p.c. St. 100 Do. Con. Br. Bir. 6 p.c. 100 Do. 41 p. c. Pref. St. 100 o. L. &H. Pref. St. all New., Aber., &c., pr. 5 p.c.rod. 5 p.c.pm. all Do. Perpet. 6 pr. ct. all Norfk.Deb.4 p.c. SI). 100 Do. sp. c. Ext. 1846 100 Do. 51 p.c. pf , 1847 100 Do.Wv.V.sp. ~1847 100 North British 3i Do. 71. Preference . _OO 'IN. E. Berw. 4 p. c. Prf. 8i Do. do. do - • - 13 - Do. Leeds 6 pa. No. 1 9 Do. do. Qrs., 1848.,. 10 o. York 11. d; S. Pura all orth Staffordshire 1 100 Ox., Wor. d; Woly. 6 p.c., Ist guar. 1 1100 o. p. c. 2d guar 1 1100 Do. do. Debeatr. St i all cot. Ceut.Now Pref 100 c.N.E. Alser.g.6p.c 1100 Do. do. 7 p.c. pf. St 1 100 o. d 0.34 p.o. pf. St all 'South Devon all Do. fixed 46 pr cent. all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 46 per cent 100 Do. Fixed 46 p.c. Sh 100 Do. New 4i pr. cent 100 S. Wales Gua. 4 p. c. 100 Do , do. 46 p. c all S.Yorksh.4 p. e. Guar all ek. &Dar., 5 p. c 19 o do. do. ;100 IWaterfddtKilk. 6 pc. BRITISH 2t 12U1fred Cons. (Philk.; 14 British Iron 20 Condurow (Cambria.' 1 Dev. Gt. Cnsls. (Tay. 30 East Basset Rogan: 17s Great South Tolgus., 17i5 Grt. W. Alfrd. (Philk.; 713 Grt. W. Vor (Helstn , as Lady Bertha 8 N. Frances (Illogan) . . N, W, Basset (Mogan; 6115 North Wheal Crofty 14 Par. Cons. (St.Blaxy) 9 Porkellis U. (Wend.) 6s. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. 26 S. Caradon (St. Clew] 2 S. Cann Brea (Illogn.; 19 S. W. Francee(lllogn. ) 46 rata. S,& L. Min, Co, 9 Tin Croft 40 I sw Uri. Miner, (Gwennap) l2s V. of Towoy (Carnal%) 16 W. Basset (Illogan).. 20 W. Caradon (Liskrd. 51 Wh . Basset (Illogan). 5 Wh. Buller (Rdr nth). 56 Vh. Edward ( Calstck' h7B h. Kitty (U. Llant, 8 Wh.Ma.Ann (Monht. 44 Wh. Trelawney (Lis.' - 95 - 106 - 6i Business this day 1404 40 111 a 12 1 38i 100 i 1 100 LAW INTELLIGENOE.—(This Day.) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE MARSDEN AND MARSDEN. CAUTION TO BANKRUPTIL—jUDGMENT ON CERTITICATS. —These bankrupts, Anthony and William Marsden, bad carried on business as shawl and mantle warehousemen, in High-street, Islington. The judgment on the certifi cate of Anthony Marsden was adjourned, in order that his Honour might consider the facts. The bankrupt was charged with not baying kept proper books, and also, with fraudulently disposing of part of his property. It appeared that the bankrupt had insured his stock by two policies, one for 1,0001. and one for 8001., but he bad not kept any stook book, nor could be in any way account as to the value of the stock, but on a fire occurring on the premises be had accepted £OOl. and the salvage from the insurance office, and he had not got a bankers or cash book. He had she sold off all his furniture to a person whom he only knew by name. Hie Honour gave a lengthened judgment, and con eluded by stating that he had oome to the conclusion that the case came within the 4th and 9th clauses of the 256 section, and that the bankrupt had neglected to keep proper books, and omitted entries with the view of concealing the true state of his affairs, and that he had fraudulently disposed of hi.; property ; he therefore adjudged that the certificate be :uspended for 12 months without protection, bat with liberty for the bankrupt to apply should he have been in custody for six months. IN RE M. MOON-THE COURT MILLINER. In this case the bankrupt Mre. M - irgery Moon, who had carried on business as a milliner in Green-street, Grosvenor-square, applied for her cel tificate. Mr. Lawrence, for the assignees, recommended a first class certificate, as the bankruptcy arose entirely through a disputed partnership account. His Honour expressed great pleasure at being able to grant a certificate of the first class. NlA[' ItET Day) CORN EXCHANGE. Scarcely any English wheat was received fresh up to our market today coastwise and by laud carriage. good and fine samples sold to a moderate extent, at full prices; but all other kinds were very dull. The show of foreign wheat was tolerably good, but so little business was transacted in it that the quotations were almost nominal. Fine barley was firm, at fall currencies. Other kinds ipported previous rates. For mast the inquiry was wholly retail, at late rates There was a moderate demand for oat., at full prices Beans, peas, and flour realised Monday's currency. ARRIVALS MIS walla. Wheat. Barley. ' Malt. I Oats. 820 860 1,340 English Irish Flour, 450 Foreign.... , 360 j 1,380 3,290 11,050 sks brio BOROUGH HOP. We have to report a very slow inquiry for most kinds of hops, at about Monday's currency, WEEITECHAPEL. Supply good and trade dull. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s Od ; mutton 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to N Od ; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 61 ;;pork, 3s Od to 4e 2d per Blbs by the carcase. LLOYfria SHIPPING.--(Thie. Da: earcnh i2es.ind —Magda- LOSIDON, March 3.—Wind this d ay at noon, E.; blowing a strong breeze, with snow. P t st le n p B a: . u s f T ) : 1 0 f l u o m T r H TO Al March 2. — Wind E.N.E.—Sailed--Ascen dant, for Moreton Bay ; Cat6eld, Madras, OFF PENZANCR, March I.—Arrived —Henry Jones, from for Coquimbo. PILL, March 2.—Wind E.N.E. — Sailed-- Eliza Mallory, for Havannab. CARDIFF, March I.—Wind E . — Sailed—Dazzler, for Martinique; Comte, Malta. SWANSEA, March 2.—Wind E.—Sailed —Albert Cezard, for Singapore. OFF BRIDPOBT, March 2 . — Arrived—lrene, from Cape of Good Hope and Falmouth, with loss of some sails since leaving the latter place, having experienced very heavy weather. _ _ _ FOWET, March I.—Wind E.N.E. — Arrived—Telegrapb, from Brageroe ; during the whole passage bad experienced south-easterly gales. BRIDPORT, March 2.—Wind E. — Sailed—Mary Hain sell, for St. John's, Newfoundland. (Er ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) FALMOUTH, Wednesday Morning, The Oldenburg ship Northern Empire, Sange, master, from Callao, for London, drove duriLg the gale last night, and struck the northern ledge of the Black Rock, soon after filled, and went down. Crew saved. SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Wind E., snow. No arrivals. Sailed—Atalanta (s.) for Jersey. I:IVERPOOL, Wednesday Morning. Wind E.. fresh. Sailed—Amiable Theresa. for Genoa ; Blondine, Bonny ; Santander; Thorwaldsen, Laguayrsk ; Ocean Favourite Cardenas. (BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Wind E., very strong, with snow ; tide five hour's ebb. Arrived, March 2—Diana, from Christiansand. DEAL, Wednesday blorning. Wind E., a gale, with snow squalls. No arrivals. TRH WEATIIEB IN TUE CHANNEL. —DoYEN. Tuesday, 7.3 k p.m.—lt is, blowing so heavy a gale in the Channel from east that there is no chance t any departure or arrivals of th e ma il packets to-night. Last night the English mail packet left at her usual time, but the Bel gian Government packet did not leave before 3 o'clock this morning, and the Eegliah mail packet did not arrive fre Ostend before 6 o'c'ock Viis morning, and with great diffi ulty landed her mails on the Admiralty pier. The South- Eastern o d s a t y el p d ac s k a e y t s h :_ as , r A t g le a f l t s po i, port to-day. A. ttelegramfro m from E. W.E. The Belgian packet will leave at 4.30 to morrow morning if the weather moderates." The English mail packet from Calais will not arrive here before 1 p.m. to-morrow. GALE ON THE NORTX-EAST COAST.--SHIELDS, Mon day Night.—To-day has been the storosient we have ex perienced this winter. A considerable quantity of snow has fallen both on the Northumberland coast and in the bill dietricts. During last night heavy squalls of wind were experienced, with snow showers; and the North Sea has an exceedingly rough and turbulent appearance The wind is blowing east, an d direct on to the land. No less than 24 d eeply laden ecrew colliers left the Tyne and We ar on Saturday. Twenty sail of laden coal brigs also palled trona the Tyne on Saturday morn ing for London. Ab out four sail of the latter have since returned, and just be ore dark this evening a collier brig, two ecboortere, and a screw collier made a gallant dash for the bar, and reached the Tyne. From the appearance of the weather at post time to-night there is every rea son to fear that some disastrous accounts will be given of shipping she coma. THE WEATHER.—Throughont Yorkshire and the northern counties winter) y weather preva ls. Sno began to fall on Sunday night, with a cold north easterly wind, mid fell at intervale on Monday, Monday night, and yesterday. There was also sleet and rain in some parts, R ai a portion of the saow was melted, but the ground i s covered several inches thick. The railway trains in se vera l i nstances Cave been delayed, being im peded by the snow, which was drifted to a great depth in several places. Tn. train which leaves London at 9.15 a.m., and is due at Leeds at 2.35 p.m.,haii not reached the latter town yesterday at 4 p.m. The snow, if it remain an the ground for a week or more, will be Leneficial to the growing crops of wheat, and altogether the change in the weather is likely to prove of advantage to the vegetable world. LORD Ciararspoup.--It will be seen that Sir F. Thesiger, on reaching the very summit of hie profession as Lord High Chancellor of England, has distinguished Chelmsford by taking his titl e f rom that town. We have little doubt the reason of thi s ir , that it was here Sir Frederic, early in his professional life, first took his po sition in a great cause as a leader on circuit, and had in the management of it an opportunity of di s pl a ying that commanding ability and extensive knowledge which have distinguished him ti:rough his bril liant careen—Esse/ Herald. iA leces t u l and A PlNATE.—Captain Jennings, of the Cmtest, men tions the following suspicious circumstances :—" When itieh bri, with a long.botin boundout e g t o 2 r Sydneymin. passedp:i I last,a n lat. 22 deg. N., g showed her ensign not answer any a P i : d r t a u s g k u: d s e t s h c e h o l o o n n e g r i t i . u n d t e o , w but . T h e w eb nl d 50 men on board. T qu h e el i o o r n e.sx . n T d.ha e f r t e:p h p a e ci are l d itt s l o e m :a e4 n O va c a r s set, keeping up pi Senegal wait her destination. ' - ; w d a rt a ll st s a a n i d le in s g et t , o a t n h d e easily with the brig, having but little strain on the new eastward, a t r h d o , u t g o lt wa th rd e s b c r a ig pe h ß ad ia r n o c y o al o s r Ariz_ , iam Portuguese appeared rather a small vessel. She dens. I fancy the brig had been captured ; things loosed TmhoestbBruigglial:usgr.e.l Perhaps o er bt a about 200 or 250 tons a Cowes or Short-ham built looking vesel." , WEEFIE OF A FRENCH VESSEL ON THE GOODWIN SANDS.—Oa Sunday evening, cluri ,, g a heavy gale from the east, and amidst snow and sleet, a small French vessel, bound from Dunkirk to London, struck upon the sands and went down. The captain and crew were juit able to reach the punt, and in this small and frail boat drifted off and were enabled to reach Dover, where they were landed near midnight, in a state of great exhaustion. Had they been exposed for another hour to the incle mency of the weather they must have perished. The whole crew were received at the Sailors' Home. In this admirable institution they were soon restored to a state of comparative comfort. Their drenched and frozen garments were removed, they were covered with warm flannel dresses, pl teed in warm beds, and well fed. It is impossible for any but those who witness such scenes to imagine the grateful feelings of these poor men on find ing such a refuge in a foreign land. Nearlyk6o wrecked ' crews have been succoured at the Dover Home and Refuge. We understand that much more extensive accom modation of shipwrecked we e . So EO4ll M the liabilities preparations will be made for the r eception and of the Hem we cleared offi, rbirbr 11.2britio SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. THE CHARGE AGAINST MR. ISAAC BUTT, M.P. A lA. MENTARY COMMITTEE. —THIS DAY, ACQUITTAL OF MR. BUTT. The committee for investigating the charges in the petition of Mr. Coffey against Mr. Isaac Batt re-assem bled this morning at 12 o'clock in No. 18, Committee room. The reporters were not admitted. The committee broke up at haltpagt four, when the chairman announced that the resolutions to which the committee had arrived were in effect an acquittal of Mr. Butt. The resolutions, which were not communicated to the public, will be reported to Parliament on its meeting. NAVAL APPOINTMENTS.—(This Day, Commander—G. P. Meads, to the Nimrod, vice Daw, promoted ; not the Miranda, as has been re ported. LIVERPOOL RACES.—(This Day.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, 1 O'CLOCK. In consequence of the severity of the weather the races are postponed from day to.day. The Grand National Steeplechase. About four miles. —The following horses are here :—Emigrant, Wea- thercock, Xanthus, Tom Moody, Escape, Claudius, Little Charley, Magnet gelding, Ab - del-Kader, Morgan Rattler, Jean du Quesne, Joe Graham, Treachery, Lough Bawn, Knight of the Shire, Black Swan, Black Bess, Little Tom, The Brewer, Harry Lorrequer, Glenamour, Moire Antique, Conrad, and Planet. Comet paid forfeit. BETTING LAST NIGHT. 7to 1 agst Little Tom (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Knight of the Shire (taken) 12 to 1 eget Conrad (taken and offered) 16 to 1 agst Morgan Rattler (taken) 20 to 1 agst Little Charley Very little betting. * It is doubtful if the Steeplechase will be run to-day. The stewards are expected to go over the ground to decide about 11.0 this morning. The Sefton Handicap. Set at 2.15. The following horses are here :—Polmoodie, Vandermulin, Pizarro, Lord Nelson, Vrow, Thornhill, Gammon, Leukothia, and Ferndale. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—TIIESDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 6to 1 ag•t Little Tom (taken) 9 to 1 agst Knight of the Shire (taken) 10 to 1 agst The Brewer (taken) 14 to 1 eget Morgan Rattler (taken) 14 to 1 eget Lough Bawn (taken) 20 to 1 agst Conrad (taken) 20 to 1 eget Little Charley (taken) Nothing done on any other race. LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING—TIIIISDAY. The Trial Stakes of 5 sore each, with 30 added, for 3- yr-olds and upwards. One mile and a quarter. (6 subs ) Mr. J. Merry's Special Licence, 4 yrs, Bst (Chilli:eau) 1 Mr T. Parr's Odd Trick, Bst 41b (E. Forster) 2 Betting-2 to lono , d Trick. Won by a head. Handicap Plate of 30 s,,ve. Winners after Feb. Ist at 10 a.m., 51b extra. T.Y . C. Mr. Temp es t' s K..ockburn, 3 yr, sst 91b (Challoner) 1 Me. T. CH's Old Tom, 4 yrs (including 51b extra), Bat Sib Mr. Wilkins's Collodion, 3 yrs , 5.4 (Madden) 3 Sir M. Maxwell's Glenamour, 6 yrs, 7st 21b(Pritchard) 4 Betting-2 to lon Old Tom, 4t' 1 ag.t Kuockburn, 6to 1 agat any other (offered). Won by a head ; bad third. Glenamour beaten off. The Liverpool Spring Cup (Handicap), of 100 Cove in specie, by subeeription of 10 move each, h f with 60 added. The second to save his stake. Winners after Feb. 1,51 b extra. One mile and a half. (32 Nabs.) Mr. Peter'e Gammon, 3 yrs, sst 121 b (in. 51b extra) (Peacock) 1 Captain Verner's Turret, 3 yrs, sst 41b ...(ChaHoner) 2 Mr. Bitee's Lazy Lass, 4 yrs, 64t 81b (Snowden) 3 The followinz also ran :—Pohnoodie, Lord Nelson, Minnie, Thornhill, and Ferndale. Betting-5 to 2 aget Polmoodie, 3to 1 agat Gammon, 6to 1 each as st Turret and L az y L ass , 7 to 1 agst Minnie. Ferndale, with Gammon in close attendance. led to the last turn, where they were jc,ined by Turret ; on fairly entering the straight Ferndale dropped back, and Turret took np the running, with Gammon second ana L'zy Lags third. These three ran home in olose company, Gammon coming out in t!:o t few strides, and winning cleverly by a head. Half a length between_ the second and third. Ferndale a bad fourth, Lord Ned .on fifth ; the others, headed by Polino,die, were beaten off. After passing the chair; Turret and Gammon jumped the rails at the bottom of the course. Turret struck the rails, and smashed them, and cannoning against Gammon whilst in the air, unseated Chatloner, who, however, escaped injury. The Tyro Stakes of 5 eovs. eaob, with 40 added ; for 2-yr. olds ; colts Bst 71b, fillies and geldings Sit 31b. Win nets 41b extra. The second to save his stake. T.Y.C, (11 subs.) Sister to Goldfil.ch 1 Joyous° Young Lovell _ Six ran. Won easily. The Aintree Plate of 50 soya. One mile. (11 subs.) Gammoner Leukothea Fire ran. Won by a head. The Optional Selling Staked did not fill. LUDLOW RACES. We have received a communication from the olerk of the course to the effect that " the state of the ground from depth of snow and frost is such as to preclude the probability of the races coming off." Should any favour able change in the weather take place we will acquaint our readers with the fact in a later edition. NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Yesterday an order reached Chatham garrison counterwandieg the orders previously given for the embarkation of the reinforcements proceeding to India in the Antelope and Indiana steamers, owing to those vessels not being zeady. In addition to the detachments already selected to embark in the Indiana, the following troops have also received orders to proceed in the same ship, viz. :-22 non commissioned officers and men of the 24th Regt., 13 men of the 35th (Royal Sussex) Regt., and 10 men of the 53d Regt.—making a total of 5 officers and 634 men of all ranks who will embark in the Indiana for Calcutta, and 4 officers and 176 men iu the Antelope for Kurrachee. Major-General Sir R. Airey, K.C.8., Quarter master-General, has directed an inspection to be made of the whole of the barracks and hospitals at Chatham, with the view of ascertaining if any, and what alterations, can be made in the barrack arrangements, in order to provide bet er accom modation and increased space for the large number of troops always stationed at that garrison. Col. O'Donnell, the inspector appointed, arrived at Chatham on Monday night, and was engaged the whole of yesterday, in company with Major Buck ley, the garrison barrackmaster, in inspecting the interior of the several barracks. Yesterday Col. H. W. Parke, who has been promoted to be commandant of the Chatham divi sion of Royal Marine Light Infantry, assumed the command of the division, vice Col. E. A. Parker, who retires on full pay. The new Board of Admiralty will consist of the Right Hon. Sir J. Pakington, First Lord ; Vice- Admiral W. F. Martin, ex-Superintendent of Portsmouth Dockyard, First Sta Lard ; Vice- Admiral the Hon. Sir R. S. Dundas, K C. B. (ex- First), Second ; Rear-Admiral A. Milne Third ; Captain the H on . J. R. Drummond, C.B. (ex- Private Secretary to the late First Lord), Fourth ; Lord Lovaine, Fifth ; and the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry Principal Secretary. In our list of promotions consequent on the death of Tice-Admiral Crofton, published on Mon day, we omitted to mention the promotion of Capt. R. Craigie as Rear-Admiral on the active list. He goes upon the reserved half-pay list, as does Capt. J. B, B. M'llardy. Capt. G. Elliot, Port-Captain (under the Ordnance) at Gibraltar, and Aide-de- Camp to the Queen, to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. Commander s—G. P. Mends, to the Miranda, vice Dow ; J. E. Coramerell, to the Cruiser, vice Fellowes; H. Campion, to the Elk, vico Hamilton; and R. B. Pearce, to the Acorn, vice Hood. Acting Assistant-Surgeons—James Farraley, to the Arrogant ; Charles J. Downshire and James Stevenson, to the Impregnable ; Frederick O'Con nor and Arthur B. Johnso n, to the Victory ; and i Patrick M'Ewan, to the Pembroke. Clerk—John A. P. Williams, to the Victory. The Countess of Caledon arrived in town a few days e from Ireland. g-n T e he Countess Cowper in entertaining a select circle at Pa.nebanger, Herts. The Countess of Sefton is entertaining a select circle at Crestetla i Hall, Lancashire, THE RE-EL ROTIONS. KING'S LYNN. Somewhat to the surprise of the electors, Lord Stanley's address to them was not issued until Tues day. It is to the following effect : " TO THE INDEPENDENT ELECTORS OF KING'S LYNN. " Gentlemen,—Having vacated my seat by the acceptance of office, I shall in a few days have the honour of p resent i ng myself to you for re-e lection, if you still hold me worthy of a confidence which I trust I have done nothing to forfeit. " Several opportunities have occurred during the last few years of making known to you my opinions on the most important questions of the day. Thome opinions remain unchanged, and to carry them out will be the object of my public life. "I shall shortly wait upon you in person, when it will be in my power more fully to state the grounds on which I intend to solicit your support. "In the meantime, I remain, Gentlemen, " Your obliged and obedient servant, " STANLEY. "London, March 1." NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE. The nomination of a member for North Stafford- shire, consequent on the accept ince of office by Mr. Adderlty, has been fixed for Monday next at Staf ford. No opposition is anticipated. As the business of the assizes commences the same morn ing, it is likely the courts will not open until the election formalities have been gone throuA They will probably be conducted by Mr. Hand, tha Undec Sheriff, as Philip Williams, Esq., has made arrange cents for inaugurating his shrievalty in a mode befitting the position he occu pies in South Staffordshire. The preparations are on a scale of almost f u lal magnificence and extent, involving, in the first plice, the breakfasting of some 800 of his friends in a pavilion trecfed r the purpogie at Gospel Oak, near Tipton, and the feasting of some thousands of the workmen em ployed by himself azd his brothers. As for the procession, no such shrieval cavalcade will Lave ever been seen in the county.—Birminghain NORTH LEICESTERSHIRE. Contrary to all expectation, Mr. Frewen has re signed, and Lord J. Manners will therefore be elected without opposition. THE BA:\. - KICUPTCY OF MR. OLIVER. A report of the winding-up of the estate of Mr. Edward Oliver, the Liverpool shipowner who failed in 1854 for more than a million, shortly after a tes timonial of plate had been presented to him for his services to commerce, has just been issued, and is a document worth notice. &ate of the largest losses of the Royal British Bank arose out of the opera tions of Mr. Oliver, and the Liverpool Borough Bank was likewise fatally mixed up with his affairs. When he stopped he was, of course, to pay every one in full, and to have a large surplus, and upon a doubt being expressed whether this anticipation could be entirely relied on, a protes tsigned by several leading houses, one of which stopped in the late crisis, paying 2s. in the pound—was posted on the Liver pool Exchange, beldlyaffitming it to be false and mischievous. As these gentlemen had every op portunity of knowing the real state of the case, of course nothing could be said in reply. Time only could settle thelquestion, and three years and a half having elapsed we have now the facts for judgment. Mr. Oliver, at time of his suspension, valued his ships at 588,60 K but the trustees of his estate report that even on entering upon their duties they were at once aware of the utter fallacy of this estimate. Ultimately it was resolved to sell them to the holders of Mr. Oliver's acceptances in pay ment at the rate of 10s. in the pound, the purchasers undertaking if the dividend on the estate should not equal that amount to repay the deficiency with interest. In this way sales were effected for an aggregate of 146,1221. The bills of exchange on hand and doles to the estate were both found, when they came to be realised, to have been erroneously reprwented. Meanwhile some of the creditor', re solved to make u=e of the terrors of the Bankruptcy Court so as to get paid in full. The larger creditors, knowing that under that administration such assets as remained would he altogether jeopardised, and having at the same time, it may be presume], no desire for publicity, raised a fund to buy them off. The estate was benefitted by the Russian war, a profit of 35,9851, having been made as freight upon transports, but some American insurance offices from whom large sums are due not cnly neglect to pay, but refuse to furnish even an ac count. The result is, that in addition to the first divideed of 2s. 61. in the p and paid in October, 1855, and the recoud . ef 2s. in the year following, a third, to the amou n t o f 6d., h as now b : en realized, which will make the total distribution ss. A few uncollected items still remain, but they are mostly in litigation, and at the bes are not expected to bring in an additional 3d. in the pound. TEE CASE OF ASSAULT Br A CLERGYMAY. No little interest h►a been excited at Stone street, in Waltham, in connection with the recent attempt of the Rev. S. Smith on the life of Mr. Leach, at Yate, near Bristol, in consequence of die wife of the rev. gentleman having been born and brought up in this place. Her father, Mr. Edward Mills, kept a small farm, on which he worked him self, and brought up his faintly, and where his widow and two sons and a daughter still reside. The father was opposed to the marriage of his daughter to Smith, and would have prevented it, only that it was ace mapli:-hed before he bad time to do so. The old geirleman was very much attached to Sarah Mills (Mrs. Smith), and she way in the habit of reading to him of an evening. On litr union with Smith, he was very much affected, and it is said that that circumstance so much preyed on his wind as to hasten his death. They were married at St. Pancras chutch, London, and the members of the family have always remarked upon the austere and unkind manner in which the rev. gentleman treated his wife ; she appeared almost afraid to move in his presence. A curious circum stance occurred shiTily after their marriage. Smith wanted to apprentice his wife to a dressmaker, and she went to a shop in the neighbourhood of Bristol for that purpose, but not liking it, she soon left and returned to her mother's house. Smith urged the adoption of that course, on the ground that he had not sufficient to keep her; he afterwards wished her to pass as a single woman, and she was compelled to send home for her marriage certificate to prove that she was lawfully mar ried. Mrs. Smith is well spoken of in tnis parish as a quiet, unassuming girl, and those who are well acquainted with her state most posi tively their belief that the letters which have been published were not indited by her, although they may be in her handwriting. Since thecommittal the mother has received a most unfeeling I:tt , Jr from Smith, stating that the children were lett wi , bout a morsel of bread to eat, and indirectly casting blame upon his wife. Letters have also been received fi om Mrs. Smith, and iu one of them was enclosed a letter from the husband, in which he expressed the greatest confidence in his wife, urged her to bust in Providence, and intimated that after their im prisonment they should live happier together than ever they had yet done, as he was now satisfied of her faithfulness. It is the general opinion among the neighbours that the woman must have been coerced to have acted as she has done, and it is as serted that the visit between her and Leach, at Whitstable, referred to in the correspondence was not of a criminal character, as a si-ter was presen the whole of the time.—South Eastern. Gazette. CONFERENCE OF ITALIAN DELEGATES FRO3I IT iLY. For some time past it has been the intention of the partizans of the Constitutional Party in Italy to hold a conference, to consult on the best means of bringing more prominently before the public the present position of Italy, and to endeavour to revive the agitation for a National League of a Confederation of Stases, subject to the correction of a central Power. Tile projectors of the conference intended i o have held their first meetings at Turin, but owing to the late attempt made on the life of Ithe Emperor Napoleon, and the strin g ent measures adopted by different Powers to guard against any future acts of a similar nature being concocted by the refugees residing in their several dominions, it was thought best a meeting should take place at once in London. The first meeting was held last Monday evening in Newman-street, and was composed, with the exception of a single refugee, o f delegates from various parts of Italy, including Milan, Venice, Turin, Genoa, Padua, Brescia, Parma, and Rome. The following resolution was agreed to unanimously : That we, the delegates of the National CAistitu aerial League of Italy, have viewed with deep sorro w the late attempts made on the life of the E mperor deploring Nap ol e t h Napoleon bey injury s everal such f designsonr e u m n tursyt_mheanv,e in br e d an d, Il i g e made b into disrepute the effortehno utterly eof our asingly country, we the repudiateidea giving dfreiseinrdesattothae same dvan time in ce t h e e interests to giving countena nce t o acts which, f ar from exciting our sympathy, call forth our strongest indignation." At the meetine,b yesterday the f o ll ow i ng resolu tion was agreed to " That we, the delegat es o f th e N at i onal League, and ex Ponenis of Italian nationality, do, before we break up generally a our take proper step s to , lay before the p ublic proper exposition of our views an d w ish es, and, thus, by so doin g , ma k e man if est th e moderation and justice of our principles." The melting the adjourned. AUTOMATIO RAILWAY SIGNALS. Several scientific gentleman assembled on Satur day at the works ofMessrs. Collings, the engineers, in Lambeth, to witness a trial of a new system of railway signals, which have recently been patented under the title of " Martin's Patent Automatic be R a i i l n w t a r y oduced experimentally on some of the star Signal App ara t us, " and which is about to tions of the G reat Northern Railway. The ins vention combines three great requ;sites for a p gna er- feet system of railway signalling—simplicity, self action, and, as much as possible, certainty. Its purpose is to perform all the duties of the ordinary semaphore signals without the aid of signal-men, by means of the trains themselves. The apparatus consists of a wrought-iron lever, fixed to the insidend er of the rail at the signal station, w hi c h communi cates by means of an axle to cranks passing u the rails with the semaphore. On the train passing over this lever, it presats it down, and its action upon the iron-work beneath, and the crankraises the semaphore arm, which it retains in its place until the train has p tssei the next station, when the same operation taking place there, lowers by means of hydraulic presure the signal arm at the previous station, and shows that the line is clear. Probably the scientific public will better under stand the apparatus from the description given by the patentees themselves, which we therefore sub join :—" Inprinciple it is the same as the ordinary pump, but in a.ition the reverse ; for general illus tration we w , lt instance the reporting of a train each mile of its progress ; one mile from the terminus is fixed an ordinary signal post, and so on at each mile, say from London to Li verpool •, the train on leaving the station raises a signal by means of a lever fixed at the side of the rail, whvh is operated upon by the rim of the wheel passing over it, at the same time raising a piston in a cylinder, filling it the length of the stroke with. fluiq (not affected by heat or cold), the valve con nected with it at once closing prevents the piston returning until the train arrives at the next signal post, when the same operation is performed, but the fluid this time raised is drawn by means of a tubs or pipe connecting it with the previous cylinder underneath its piston, thereby allowing it to fall and lower the signal, but the time at - which shall fall is controlled by the weight fixed on the lever, and the proportion between the size of the cylinder and the pipe or tube. In the apparatus now con structed for the Peterborough station of the Great Northern Railway, the cylinder is three inchbs diameter ; the tube three-eighths of an inch. These sizes, with a weight of 1001bs., will lower the signal in 100 seconds; but as it is necessary in this instance that the signal should remain five minutes after the train passes the next signal post, a proportionably smaller weight is employed. In a similar way the signal arm at the second station is lowered when the train arlives at the third station, and so on thus throughout the whole lengtli of the line when this apparatus is applied. Whenever a train passes a signal station a signal will be raised at that station, and this signal will not be lowered until the train arrivel at the next signal station ; hence it will be seen that the engine -man and guard of the train, in coming up towards a signal station, will at once ascertain whether the preceding train has passed the next distant signal 4ation ; for night trains or foggy whether it will act by operating on the whistle, or, if found necessary, cutting off the steam ; thus allowing trains, under all circumstances, to pursue their ordi nary speed ; it is als o p ar ticularly applicable to all station signals, at junctions of lines, by a reverse action in signalling an approaching train, and to every pesitian where a signal is required. From the Parliamentary returns the chief cause of loss of life and limb arises from collisions ; these, in the majority of instances, arise from insufficient ling : the approach or passing of a train can be re ported by itself with a greater certainty and exac titude than by human vigilance, liable to err from many causes. In a pecuniary point of view, to railway proprietors, it effects by its first cost an immense annual savingin the salaries of signal-men alone ; in its construwion •care has been taken to avoid 'complication or ligly ness in any of its parts, and it may be said to be as durable as the rails, and as little or legs likely to derangement." As far as experiments condacted within the limited area of an engineer's yard in London affords an oppor tunity o' judging, this system appears to approabh as near pet fection as possible, and that was the opinion expressed by several gentlenien of the engi meting profession acquainted with the practical working of railways who were present. The paten tees assert that distance is no object, and that the vparatos will work with equal certainty whether the signal stations are 100 yards or four miles apart ; the only difference being that in one case a Itrger amount of hydraulic pressure has to be em ployed than in the other, and this is effected merely by increasing the slze of the tubular aqueducts from half an inch to three-quarters of an inch in bore, and so ad ling to the volume of the fluid. It is but tight to add that the experiments of Saturday were confined to the day signals, the absence of the prin cipal agent in the night signals, the locomotive it,elf, rendering it impossible to test how far the statements cf the patentees as to the efficacy of their apparatus foraignalliug in the dark are borne out by actual results. LORD CH ELMSFORD. It may not be generally known that Sir Frederic Thesiger was for some years in her Majesty's navy, a n d that it was only an accidental circumstance which led him to exchange that profession for the bar. He is the youngest, but only surviving, son of the late Mr. C. Thesiger, sometime collector of customs in the island of St. Vincent, and nephew of Sir Frederic Thesiger, a naval officer of distinction, who was aide-de-cimp to Lord Nelson at the battle of Copenhagen. His lordship was born in London in 1794, so that be is now in the 64th year of his age, though he looks younger, and has consequently the prospect of a long and useful life before him. His lordship entered the royal navy at an early age as midshipman in the Cambrian frigate, and saw some active service in that vessel at Copenhagen in 1807. We believe that the destruction of his father's property at St. Vincent, by the volcanic eruption of Mount Souffrier, in that island, coupled with the death of father and his elder brothers, was the turning point of his destiny, and induced hint to resolve on retrieving the fortunes of his family by entering himself as a student for the bar. After the usuEl course of study in the chambers of a senior, he was called to the bar at Gray's-inn in Michaelmas Term, 1818, and went the Home Circuit, of which he was for many years the acknowledged leader. It is in grateful remembrance of his successful career upon that circuit that his lordship bas chosen to take the title by which he will henceforth be known in the peerage and remembered in history, from one of the county towns which witnessed his early triumphs as Mr. Sergeant Thesiger. And why sle he not, even as Sir Thomas Wilde, for a similar reason, chose the title of Lord Truro, and whils Mr. Serge an t C op l ey i s said to have selected that of Lyndhurst, from the town in the New Forest where he first met the lady who beoamo his wife. The subsequent Parliamentary career of Sir F. Thesiger, as M.P. successively for the boroughs of Woodstock, Abingdon, end Stamford, and es So licitor and Attorney General under Sir R. Peel, is too well known to our readers to need recording here. Like bis eminent predecessors, Lords Lyndhurst, Brougham, and St. Leonard; and the late Lords Erskine , and Cottenbarn, Sir Frederic Thesiger has been promoted directly, and per sot hat the there career ia second of Lord Chelmsford and that of one of th e turn, from his position at the bar to the w oo l sack of England, without having ever occupied a seat on reminded betwe e i t i the judicial bench. Our readers may p oss ib ly be point interested o f at parallelism being a bove - mentioned Chancellors—Lord Erskine---wh3 served in the n avy—and indeed in th e army also—for some years before he resolved on devotinu b the talents and energies of hto is maturer years _ he afterwards att a i ne d such high distinction as an advocate. By his wife, a daughter of Mr. William Tinlin , of Southampt on, L ord Chelmsford y g rd has a youthful fainliY. liis second daughter, Julia, is married to 13rigadier-Ge nera l Si r John Eardley "Wilmot Inglis, who has recently been gazetted a K.C.B. for his gallant defence of the Residency at Lucknow. RAILWAYS BLOCKED WITH Ssrow.—There has been a considerable fall of snow during the last few days in the neighbourhood of Manchester, and, owing to the high windsnohiiieel inayi p a district r t. scr cause i : het i n os agt Manchestersh y esterday eerinooursth i n t e rruptionand n mo da n r e ti da i s i sg tsoh , fe ttf Sheffield t o railway at d di r el i wiß f t t ya i ay n i wl g wca oa i s n yn a B umw t f a h ua e s: completely blocked on both lines for a considerable dis tance near Hadfield, arid all trains from Sheffield to Manchester, or in theiontrary direction, were compelled, on reaching that point, to stop or return. As soon as this state of things became known at head-quarters pass tharoorduagtioDe very in structions were issued to all the booking offices to warn passengers taking tickets to places beyond Hadfield that they must do so on their own responsibility, there being a for the time no means of transit. A simila o r stoppage took .Greenfield and Manchester to Huddersfield, betweenee..6o. Oa both took place on the London and North-Western Diggle, to a distance of about thre e e et to ll work as soon railways strong bodies of men h were rd every other available .is possible, with snow ploug v a t . pa to / 3 1mm the London and North nstrument, and the up-line e p ed, so that all trains were Western was speedily rasp much, and up to that either direction ; but at Hadfield the snow v i' :ind continued so violent until 120011 as to impede °P ah had been cleared. enabled to li sl e o f s ume neithg . tit. 11 St. 11 St 1( 13 all 110# 1.9.11 514 THE SIT:N, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH 3, 1858 10 10.6 St. St. it. St. 108 110 115 115 130 112 114 120 120 135 = 10A 75 20 10 101 i 103}