The Sun. — London, England, 1865-03-29 00:00:00

A Testimonial to the Japanese The Gazette of last evening publishes the follow ing despatch, with its enclosures, which has been received at the Foreign-office from her Majesty's charge d'affaires in Japan : " Yokohama, January 13, 1865. "My Lord,--It is with great satisfaction that I find it my duty to bring to your lordship's notice two additional instances of the humane and hos pitable treatment, by the Japanese authorities and people, of shipwrecked crews, and of pains taken by them to preserve or recover property or gear belong ing to stranded vessels. In Nov. last the British barque Ashmore, proceeding to Hakodadi from this port, was wrecked at Benten sama, or Low Island, in the Straits of Tsungaru, and Mr. Interpreter Enslie, who started from Hakodadi on Nov. 27, and was only able to reach the scene of the disaster several days later, refers in the highest terms to the kind attentions shown by the Prince of Nambu, who, immediately on hearing of the wreck, issued orders to render the ship's company every possible assistance. Secondly, in December last, the British barque Onward, chartered to take the place of the Ashmore, was, on her voyage to Hakodadi, wrecked at Cashima, about 250 miles distant from Yoko hima. The captain, his wife, two children, and crew were treated with the utmost kindness by the hatamoto (squire of the village). The property saved from the wreck, including all their clothes, a box of treasure (5,000 dollars) was carefully guarded, and finally placed on board her Majesty's steam despatch gunboat Coquette, sent to their relief. It is also incumbent on me to point out the zealous and praiseworthy services of the gentlemen belonging to her Majesty's Civil Service, who pro ceeded to the assistance of these wrecks, and the risks to which the faithful performance of such duties exposes them. Mr. Enslie was seven days in reaching the Ashmore. Throughout this time he was in an open Japanese boat, exposed to the rigours of a commencing winter and the dangers of a stormy strait. Indeed, during his absence, the rumours of the boat being driven out to sea and cast away were so alarming and persistent, that I deemed it right to ask Mr. Consul Vyse, who was here on unexpired leave, to return to his post on service in the Osprey, which Sir Augustus Kuper was good enough, on my representation, to despatch to Hakodadi. In the case of the Onward, Mr. Satow, student-interpreter of this legation, proceeded in the Coquette to Cape Kona, and made his way on shore in the gig through a tempestuous surf, which they were only able to recross after their boat had been transported for four miles across a neck of sand to a more protected starting point. The procedure of the Japanese Government in these cases is uniformly distinguished by genuine hospitality and kindness, and is in such marked contrast to the inhumanity and rapacity almost everywhere shown by the kin dred race on the opposite coast of China, that I trust your lordship will hold me excused for occupy ing your lordship's time with details of events which are otherwise of no ordinary interest.--I have, &c., CHARLES 0. WINCHESTER.—To the Right Hon. Earl Russell, K.G. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The discount market presents a very quiet appear ance, the demand for accommodation being very limited, owing to the expectation of a reduction in the official minimum to-morrow. The supplies of capital on offer, however, being rather small, the brokers are holding out for 41 k per cent. for even best short dated bills. There was no material alteration in the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon. The lists of applications for shares in the South of England Wagon Company (Limited) will be closed on Saturday, the Ist of April, for London, and Monday, the 3d of April, for the country. The London and South African Steam Ship Com pany has been announced with a capital of £160,000 in shares of ,£25 each. The object is to supply a want long existing among merchants trading with the Cape of Good Hope for direct and regular steam communication from London. The steamers are to call either at Falmouth or Plymouth for the em barkation and delivery of mails and passengers. Two-thirds of the capital have already been sub scribed and the share list will consequently remain open for a short period only. The Millwall Freehold Land and Docks Company has been brought forward with a capital of £510,000 in shares of £2O each by the Credit Fencier and Mobilier of England and the Imperial Mercantile Credit Association. The promoters have acquired by special Act of Parliament a tract of land at Mill wall, containing 198 acres of freehold, adjoining the East and -West India Docks, and it is proposed to build upon this site a shipbuilding yard, with docks and graving docks, basins, &c., capable of accommodating the largest ships afloat, and also to build on the land not required for these purposes manufactories, warehouses, &c. From the circum stance of the area prOposed to be occupied lying, on an average, about 10 feet below high-water mark, the works will be executed with unusual facility ; the material excavated being used to raise the ad joining land to a convenient level above high water. The main roads which traverse the site of the pro posed works afford good access to them ; and appli cation is being made to Parliament in the present Session by the Blackwall Railway Company for an extension of the Blackwall and North London Rail way systems, by which direct railway communication will be afforded for the whole of the company's works, wharves, and docks, with the entire railway system of England. As a land company the pro spectus states that the present undertaking has enormous advantages, from the unusually ample powers granted by its special Act of Parlia ment, by means of which it will become possessed, after appropriating about 56 acres for the docks and graving docks, of upwards of 140 acres, with a water frontage of more than 10,000 feet, and from 400 to 800 feet in depth—the whole of which, on completion of the docks, will become immediately available for letting, on building leases at freehold ground rents. Besides this source of revenue, esti mated to produce upwards of £50,000 per annum, the company will also derive a further large income, of about £40,000 per annum, the rents of the graving docks, and from dues and charges from the docks, basins, wharves, &c., making a total esti mated revenue of £90,000 per annum. Interest at the rate of 6 per cent. is to be allowed for share capital paid up by instalments, and at the rate of 7 per cent. on the capital fully subsbribed during con struction. The shares are already quoted 2 prem. _ _ _ Tho first ordinary meeting of shareholders was also held to-day of the Home and Colonial Assur ance Company. The report presented stated that the accounts showed that the revenue of the marine department derivable from premiums and interest, amounted to £148,712 15s. 3d., which sum, after deduction of all losses to date, left a net balance of £101,344 4s. 10d. applicable to the extinction of risks outstanding on Dec. 31, 1864. Simulta neously with the formation of the company, nego tiations were commenced and successfully com pleted with the Eastern Marine Insurance Company for the purchase of their business and good-will. This purchase included incorporation from Jan. 1, 1864—the sum paid being £35,400. Of this amount the directors have been enabled to write off £21,318 17s. 5d., leaving a balance of £14,081 2s. 7d. Two o'CLocr. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rental were 67f. 5 0c. Firmer. The English Stock Market has been well sup ported to-day at previous values. The business transacted, however, is very small, and were it not for the daily purchases of the Government broker quotations would undoubtedly tend downward. The purchase to-day for the sinking fund comprised £30,000 of New Three per Cents. Consols remain at 89* for money, and at 891 for the account The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 871 ; Exchequer Bills, 3s. prem. ; and India. 5 per Cents., 100 / 1 _ _ . General heaviness has prevailed in the Foreign Stock Market, and business kas been very dull. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 734.744; do. Con solides, 54* ; Mexican, 26* 1 ; ditto New, 25f k ; Greek, 211 ; Spanish Passive, 321 -8- ; do. Certifi cates, 17* 1 ; Russian, 891 ; Italian, 631 ; do. New Loan, 31 24 dis. ; and Confederate 32 34. In the Railway Share Market the settlement of the account has been the principal business attended to, and prices have :in most instances shown an upward movement. Great Eastern, North Western, and Metropolitan have each declined ss„ and Great Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and South Eastern, each 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines show no mate rial change in values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain very in active, and without any material change in values. Financial Insurance Shares are quoted 1 1i prem. ; Millwall Freehold Land and Docks, 21 1 prem. ; Rio de Janeiro Gas Company, 1 1* prem.; South African Land, to 1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, April 6 894 4 per Cent. Reduced 894 4 New 3 per Cent 8 74 4 I I New 24 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908.: — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 1 pm Do. £5OO — Do. £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 54 per Cent. -- INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account Do. 5 per Cont. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent BB4 Do. 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — pm . Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Brazilian 5 per Cent — D0._44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 6 per Cent — Do. 44 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. B2 Cuba, 6 per Cent. — Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. Scrip, £55 paid Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. 6 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Danubian Principalities — Do £65 paid — dis Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent 94} Do., Second Issue 944 Do £lOO Bonds 944 Do. 1864 964 4 6 Do Scrip, £sb paid — pm Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 214 Do Account 2 Do. Coupons Do Account — Guatemala 5 per Cent. — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Do 1865 — Do Scrip, £25 paid Mexican 3 per Cent. Do. Account D. 1864 254 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis Montevidean 6 per Cont., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent — Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 44 per Cent. Do .3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 44 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account . -- Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do Account — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do 44 per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 por Cent., 1859 - - Do 6 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cont Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded _ _. Do Account 174 Swedish 4 per Cent. — Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds — Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 744 4 Do. £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1863 — Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 — Do. Account — Do 6 per Cent., 1864 414 4 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 24 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 624 Do. 4 per Cent. Certifi-Ites — French Rotates ' 3 por Cent. — Do. Account Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 2sf. . ,IS Do. Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money B9 - 1, f Do. Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The Market continues quiet. The American news has had no material effect. Sales 3,000 or 4,000 bales. • The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 2 per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.221 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of .£3 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is at about the same price in London and Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 425 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.4 per £1 stabil Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 6-10ths per cent. dearer in 1./radon than in Hamburg. The xsurse of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 249 per cent., and the premium on gold 127 per cent. At these rates there is a small profit on the importation of go'd from the 'United States. SHODDY AND MUNGO.— Old clothes, when they have been worn to rags at home and abroad, return once more into the hands of the dealers. They are now past "clobbering," "reviving," or " tranplating ;" they are, in fact, at the lowest point of Fortune's wheel : but tho next turn puts them in its highest point again. All the world—thanks to Mr. Ferrand—has heard of "shoddy" and mungo. The former is a preparation of wool made from the thrice-worn and greasy old clothes of Europe. The latter is woollen fibre, made from the cuttings of new cloth. Shoddy and mungo, then, are the foundations upon which a new series of clothes for the million are built up. It would really seem as though woollen fibre were indestructible. Tho oldest of old clothes are destined to re-appear again in the fashionable world. Tho old woollen rag having been reduced to its original fibre by the "devil,"-- a huge-toothed wheel—it is mixed with fresh wool, and converted into the Potershams, the Talmas, the pilot cloths, and other fabrics of which paletots aro made for the fashion able world. The seat of this wonderful conversion from old to new cloths is the three towns of Leeds, Dewsbury, and Batley, in Yorkshire. The two latter towns are wholly given up to the manufacture of shoddy, &c. ; and it is com puted that they add annually about sixty million pounds of raw material to the woollen trade. In other words, the old clothes that pour into these three towns afford an amount of woollen fibre equal to the addition of the ' fleeces of eight millions of sheep. This enormous trade has sprung up within the present century, the very first shoddy mill being established in 1813. The produce of this shoddy is woven into fabrics ranging in valuo from one shilling to ton shillings a yard. Were it not for this utilisation of what was once a refuse material, the woollen clothing of the country would have risen to a price beyond the means of the working population, instead of constantly falling in cost as it has done. And it is not only our woollen garments of which we see the resurrection in this wonderful manner, but also our hosiery, our stockings, flannels, drawers, &c. ; in fact, everything that is con structed of fibrous wool is destined to be converted by the " devils" into what is termed " soft shoddy." Who shall say whose old clothes some of us stand up in ? The Pytha gorean idea of the transmigration of souls is certainly true of the coverings of our bodies.—From " Old Clo'," in Gas _ sell's Illustrated Family Paper." SNOW IN SWITZERLAND.--According to the Milan Gazette, the snow has been so deep in the mountains of the Canton of St. Gall, that in several places tunnels, 13 or 14 feet high, have been cut in the snow for the passage of the cattle to and from the fountain. - Sharej Railways. Statnes, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C • • • Vale of Neath Bir., Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall IA gets no div Do B Do. A till6p.c.p.an.has ' been paid to B Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. WE stern Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl: st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock Do. B .10 Do. New, Is. at 25 pm Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. He! eford Lancashire & Yorkshire Landon and Blackwali Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat, and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. f shares Metropolitan Do. New Mid'and Do, 13irmin & Derby Mid. Gt. W.. Ireland _ . Do. 4 shares %1 id Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun. Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Po. Stock. & Darling. De. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 18E4 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stick , ihrews & Shropshire Union South Devon South E stern Waterford & Kilkenny' West Cornwall W.llartlepool Har.& H Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable BRITISII POSSE; illi. .SIONS. Atlantic & St. Lawrence. Born., Baroda, & Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872' Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & 8. E., Um L'a e Town & Dock, gll Demera - a, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Boil& 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Prtf. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Gt. India Pen. gua. 6p.a i'o• 5 cent Gua per • . 63 66 1011 104 id 11, 4} 5 , 84 0 70 g 8 100 75 85 1(0 102 99 100 100 101 171 18, Si 6t 66 53 6 60 62 53 .55 i j 50 53 46 48 25 27 21 26 100 101 3d id 4 pi Do. New pia. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 per cent D 4 per cent.... Do Great Wee. of Canada.. D. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 5i do. pay. 1877-8 Endian Branch, limited Madras, gam. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Filth Extension sfelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B Ff. Bl.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Punjaub gut ' Do.lndus St Flo '4' 1021 2 10* 171 25 1021 93 100 100 {lOO 2 100 100 8/ 81 12i I2d 85 E 0 77 tO 100 101 93 95 88 99 62 61 3 5 82 84 toot 101 i 100 101 1d .id '8 la 04 97 Oi i 1001 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31, 1872. lOO Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 lOO 90 92 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOO 89 91 Dc , . sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10) 89 91 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 79 81 801 Do. sp. e. Inscribed sk 100 78 82 Cape G.liope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 106 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 100 105 107 Do. do: Is9o-1 100 106 108 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 105 107 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.e 100 102 101 Do. 1878, do. 100 Ics 107 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1,78 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. it lO3 108 109 Natal c; ov. 6 pet cent lOO 105 107 N. B. Gov. 6 p.o.Ja.&July 100 88 92 N. S.W. Gov. 5 we., 1866 iOO 98 100 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 100 92 91 93 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 91 93 -- New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 103 105 Do. 6 percent lOO 87 90 —. Nova Scotia Gov. p. 0 sterling, 1875 lOO 91 93 Queensland Gov. 6p. 0 100 102 101 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 100 - - Do. 1878 & upwards l, 0 105 107 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 100 Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO 109 110 110 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consol. Gold, lim. 1 - Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated — 29 81 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 580 59) Drakewalls 2.1.0 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 20 25 East Caradon 2.14. • 14 15, - tt:ast Cam Brea 3.4.0 6 6 -- East Grenville 2.7.0 4 t 1 East Loved 2.13.0 11 126 -- E. W 9 l Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 31 4} Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. 00/ 4 6 4 Great L um*, limited all 19 20 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 2 2 G. Wheal Vor (Helstm 40 32 33 Grenville 7.8.3 4 4) Herod's Foot . • 8.13 85 36 llingston Downs 4.18.0 31 4 Margaret (Uny Lelant 94 5 7 - Marke Valley 4.3.0 5 54 4 .Kwyndy Iron Ore, lim 21 11 0 1 Nangiles —ew Seton orth Downs 3 North Roskear - N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan 3.10.6 1 1 orth Wheal Crofty - Prosper United 7.1.6 3 3 1 9r,ividence ,Uny Leant 10.6.7 33 35 - Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 530 550 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18. t 20 25 tray Park in Croft 9 144 151 . West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard 9 7 8 West Chirerton ll 60 621 West Seton 474 190 200 . Wheal Bassett (Mogan 5} 100 105 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 -- . Wheat Ludoott 3.12.: Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 11 13 Wheal Seton 5Bl 195 205 Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 7 19 20 Wheal Union 4 1 • I.'IO:FI:HENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex„ No. 2, 104 1 Great Western, 5 per cent. rd. pref., 1021 Gt.Pirestern, Wt. Midland, Oxford.lst guaranteed stock, 124 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c , 0 per cent. 2d pf., 73 London and South-Western, 4/I per cent., 706 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Lancaster and Carlisle, 2134 London and Greenwich, 01i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10 Dutch Rhenish, 22 Namur and Liege gua. 14f. per annum, South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian,:2l/ BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, llm., 12) Alliance (iim.), Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 15 is pd., 23i Anglo Austrian, 7/ Chartered filer. of India, London, and China, 53} Continental, lira., Ditto, new.:lo European Bank, 13/ Hindustan, China, and Japan (Rm.), 25 Ditto, new, 81 Imperial Bank (lim.). 31/ London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 49 Standard of British South Africa, lim., 22 London and W estminster, 94} Oriental Bank Corporation, toll Ditto, new, 52/ MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, lira., 91 Canada Company, in 4 City of Milan Improvements, lim., 91 Commercial Union, Insurance, 84 Credit Foncier and Moldlier of England, 10 Financial Corporation, Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 6} Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 6} 1 General Steam Navigation, 26 Hudson's Bay, 151 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., Um., 6I Joint Stock Discount, lim.. 81 London County R Land and Building, m., 11 London Financial Association, lim., 214 } London General Omnibus Company, 3i Milwall Iron Works, 01 Oriental Inland Steam, 21 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 821 Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, Rm., 4} Royal Mail Steam, 97 Universal Marine. Insurance, lim., 5; Bradley, who had been imprisoned two years, and tried three times for the murder of Ann Grier son,- and who was let out of Lifford gaol on Wednesday, is now the most popular man in Donegal. He arrived on Thursday at Letterkenny, the principal town of the county, accompanied by his priest and his solicitor. At the house of the latter young Bradley was welcomed and congratu lated by his numerous friends and admirers. After the "levee" tar barrels were lighted in front of the house, around which a vast crowd assembled, triumphantly cheer ing and ohouting till a late hour at night. THE bUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVEMING, MARCH 29, 1865. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing I Business Price. done. Q 6 98 128 129 66 68 ttl 17 85 87 107 It 9 47 48 7 8 1291 1301 1431 1441, 120 130 i 88 90 73 73i 63 65 49 52 45 47 160 ‘O2 116& 117 86 t 8 1051 1061 38 29 118} 1181 95 96 581 591 1274 12841 11 ) 1 134 133/ 101 IC3 53 54 24i 15) 108 107 66 67 101 1( 2 37 38 10 11 p 8 & 96 P 118 120 1 tip 77 78 11 114 138 142 •44 46 57 59 57 69 83i 84 8k 9 155 158 3 4p 108 110 46 48 74 77 LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day ) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.) LN RE LORD HENRY GORDON. This bankrupt, who came up on his own petition, was described as " Henry Gordon, trading in copartnership with George Newton, at 9, Gracechurch-street, tobacco and colonial brokers, and residing at the Palace, Hampton Court, commonly known as the Right Hon. Lord Henry Gordon." To-day was appointed for the first meeting and choice of assignees. The cause of the bankruptcy is stated to be delay in procuring the receipt of private assets. The debts aro under £l,OOO, and amongst the creditors are Messrs. Coutts and Co. for £3OO, they having an equitable charge upon a legacy of £5OO, left by the will of the late Lady Amherst. The Great Britain Assurance Company are also creditors for £260. Mr. Baker, surgeon, of Hampton Court, a creditor for £l3O, was appointed trado assignee, Messrs. Lawrence, Plows, and Boyer, being solicitors to the petition. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A GENTLEMAN CHARGED WITH OBSTRUCTING THII POLICE.—Mr. Wm. Barton, of No. 19, Cecil-street, Strand, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and obstructing Inspector Silverton of the C division, and Ser geant Ward, 290 A, in the execution of their duty. Inspector Silverton said that about a quarter past one o'clock that morning, accompanied by Sergeant Ward 290 A, he visited No. 13, Panton-street, a refreshment house. On leaving, and while the doorkeeper was opening the door to let them out, the defendant and two or three other gentlemen pushed the doorkeeper back, and tried to force their way in. He requested the defendant to leave, tell ing him that it was past one o'clock, and seeing that the defendant and the others wore drunk. The defendant pushed him about against the shutters, and was so violent that they were obliged to take him to the station, and on the way he knocked a constable's hat off. Tho defendant denied being drunk, and said ho was per fectly sober, but admitted that he had been dining with some gentlemen. Sergeant Ward corroborated the inspector, and said the gentlemen were all drunk, and seemed determined to force their way into the house, although told that the place was closed, it being after one o'clock. The defendant said he was not drunk. He had been dining with some friends, and they were all going home. One of his friends was about going into the house when he tried to stop him. The inspector said something, and di rectly after, to his surprise, he was taken to the station, but he never knocked the constable's hat off. He did not wish to accuse the inspector of discourtesy, but the inspector certainly pushed him. Mr. Paul Negamen, who said he resided at the Old Hum mums, Covent-garden, and at 18, Gloucester-villas, Maida hill, said he was with the defendant, and neither of them was drunk. The doorkeeper said that ho opened the door to let the police out, and then the defendant and some others, all of them being drunk, mado a rush to got into the house, and would not let the police go out, and but for the police would have overpowered him. He told them the house was closed, it being past one. He had a scuffle outside, and some one' pushed against the shutters. Mr. Tyrwhitt said, as the defendant and his witness de nied that he was drunk, he would have the officeriwho took the charge sent for. Sergeant Appleton, 26 0, said that when the defendant was charged ho was very drunk, and had to hold by the rail of the dock. He admitted pushing the police. The defendant asked the sergeant why he thought he was drunk, and the sergeant said from•the defendant's conversation. Mr. Tyrwhitt fined the defendant 10s., or 14 days. THAMES. PAINFUL CASE.—Mary Ann Nicholls, a rather tall, well grown girl of 17, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with robbing her father, John Nicholls, a boiler maker, of No. 2, Railway-street, Bromley. The magistrate asked the father seriously whether he would prosecute his own child, a girl of 17, to which he replied there was no alternative. The prosecutor was asked if he could not save his daughter from a prison, and he answered that he had been very indulgent to her, and that she had robbed him so often that his complete ruin would result if he passed over her delinquencies any longer. He was at last desired to proceed, and he said, with the tears starting, from his eyes—Her poor mother is in Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum, and I have been paying 4s. per week towards her maintenance. I have three other children—one older, two younger, than the prisoner. I trusted her to look after my home and property, and she has robbed me over and over again, and pawned my things. I cannot keep a thing in my place. • She goes out when she likes and comes in when she likes. Sho went out last night, axed came in at one o'clock this morning. I don't know where she goes to or what company she keeps. On Saturday she went away with my week's wages, and spent every farthing of it out of doors, and I and my children requirea food and fuel at home. The witness then produced duplicates of blankets, shoots, wearing ap parel, and other things the girl had pawned. Some of the things wore pawned last Juno. Mr. Paget asked the prosecutor why ho had not pro cooded against his daughter beforo this ? Witness—She promised to behave better, to bo a good girl, and not pawn my things. I have lost her dear mo ther, and she has neglected me and the house, and I am afraid she is going to ruin fast. One month ago she took things away, pawned them, and spent tho money. Mr. Paget—Have you given her money for the support of tho house and family ? Witness—l have, sir. There is no mother to look after my family ; what am I to do, sir ? Mr. Paget expressed the deepest sympathy for the un fortunate man, who was labouring under a double misfor tune, the loss of hisj wife's society and comfort, and the neglect and dishonesty of his daughter. It was a sad case. He remanded the prisoner for a week. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day tho arrivals of English wheat wore very moderate, and tho general condition of the produco was but middling. Tho trade for all qualities was firm, and Monday's advance in the quotations was well sup ported. The bulk of the supply having at the close of business been disposed of at that day's improvement in prices. The market was but moderately supplied with foreign wheat, the trade for which was firm. Good and fine Baltic wheats commanded rather more money ; but other descrip tions were unchanged in value for Monday. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair average request, at full currencies. The supply of barley on sale was moderato. Good and fine malting qualities were firm, at fully late rates ; other wise, the trado was quiet, on former terms. Malt changed hands slowly, at late rates. Oats were iu fair supply. Most descriptions were in steady request, and price ruled firm. Beans ruled firm, at extreme rates. Peas were steady in price. In flour there was a steady demand, at full quotations. ARIIIVA/13 TILIS WEBIE. Wheat.Barley.Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 420 810 1,210 200 110 Irish — 650 Foreign brls. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES lIND PRICES OP GRAIN for the Week ending March 25,1865 :—Wheat, qrs., 71,992; average 385 4d—barley, 32,863 ; 28s Bd—oats, 8,162 ; 21s id. Corresponding week in 1864 :—Wheat, 55,470 ; 39s 9d— barley, 38,925 ; 81s 4d—oats, 10,044 ; 19s. 2d. BOROUGH HOP. Generally speaking, the hop trade is quiet. Prices, ho - c(?- ever, rule firm. The supply of hops on offer is very moderate. WIIITECHAPEL. Moderate supplies of meat are on sale, for which there is a steady demand, at the annexed quotations : Beef, from 3a Od to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; veal, 3s 103 to 4s 10d; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 10d per 81bs, by the carcase. TWENTY-FOUR SHEEP DROWNED.—At Lesbury, near Alnwick, on Saturday last 27 sheep, ready for mar ket, belonging to Mr. Gardner of that place, farmer, while grazing in a field on the farm, near the river Aln, and only a short distance from the village, were attacked by some dogs and driven into the river, where 24 were drowned. THE SAFFRON-lIILL AFFRAY.—The question to be put by Lord Houghton to-morrow evening in the House of Lords, is whether if Serafino, Pelizzoni, now lying in prison under respite from her Majesty, be arraigned for a fresh offence, care will be taken that he should have all the opportunities and advantages of de fence that he would have were ho at liberty. A CONFEDERATE FAST.—." Head-quarters, Army of Northern Virginia, March 1, 1865.—General Orders, No. 6.—The President of the Confederate States, at the request of the representatives in Congress assembled, has appointed the 10th day of March as a day of public humiliation, fasting, and prayer. The day will therefore be observed with due solemnity in the army. All military duties and operations of the staff department, except such as are absolutely necessary, will be suspended. Chaplains will hold religious services in their respective commands. Soldiers, lot us bow with penitence and deep humility be fore Almighty God, who has sorely chastened us, beseech ing Him to turn again and cause his face to shine upon us. Let us not forget the days when He delivered us from our enemies, but in the day of our troubles let us seek the Lord our God. Let us set our hope in Him, and not forget the works. Lek us go forth in His strength, trusting in Him as our hope and deliverer, and praying that in His own good time He will establish us among the nations of the earth.---11. Ix; General." THIRD E ITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. CHELMSFORD RACES-THIS DAY. BOREHALL PLATE. Miss Bowzer filly Herald 2 Maid of Usk Five ran. STAND PLATE. Bittern 1 Lady Kinghorne Gauntlet Seven ran. SELLING STAKES. Kingmaker Thais 2 Pam be Civil The winner objected to. ESSEX STAKES. Dead heat with Lytham and Troublesome ; Brother to Rubini third. WETHERBY RACES—Tins DAY. BRAIIHAM MOOR RUNT CUP. The Verger 1 Wildrake 2 Mystery Four ran. GREAT NATIONAL STEELECHASE. Emperor Lord George Mount Gifford Twenty-nine ran. READING RACES-THIS DAY. 14TH HUSSAR CUP. Bravo WELLINGTON HANDICAP. Old Squiro 1 Bla,ckrock The above are the only telegrams received up to the hour of going to press. THE NIAGARA AND SACRAMENTO FIRED INTO BY THE PORTUGUESE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) LISBON, MARCH 29, 10.25 A.M. The Federal frigates Niagara and Sacramento attempted to sail before the expiration of the time fixed by the Portuguese authorities, and were fired upon by the Belen Fort. The Niagara was struck on the poop and a seaman was killed. The vessels thereupon anchored. MONTE VIDEO. so (REUTER'S EXPRESS.) RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 14, 1865. We have dates from Montevideo to the 7th, and from Buenos Apes to the Gth inst. The blockade of Montevideo was intimated on the 2d, and reorganised by foreign Ministers, seven days being granted to those who wished to leave the place. The bombarding was commenced on the 9th by the Brazilian squadron and the allied armies. The besieged have 25 pieces of cannon and 3,600 National Guards for the defence of the city. Gen. Flores occupies the port of Buceo, which is open to commerce. A complete exodus has taken place from Monte Video, more from fear of the rapacity of the de fenders than of the assailants. The Government seized all the bales of wool in the place to employ as ramparts, this brought forth a representation from the English residents to Mr. Letts, the British Minister, which concludes by asking if they could count on the protection of the British forces to de fend their persons and property, or if they were to rely entirely on their own efforts for protection ? The bandits under the blanco Colonels, Munoz and Apparicio, attacked the Brazilian town of Jaguarao, and were repulsed by the inhabitants, with a loss of between 20 and 30 robberies. One of the inhabitants who fell into their hands was gouged, shamefully maltreated, and then de capitated. Before crossing the frontier they pillaged the fazenda of a Brazilian in the Banda Oriental, and cut the throats of all the family, previously ill-treating the women. On their way to Jaguarao they fell in with a party of eight Brazilians and some women and girls ; the men were maltreated and the women and girls abused. Their career of iniquity will probably not be long, as four detachments of allied armies are on their track, and will not fail to meet them soon. The Paraguayan expedition to Motto Grosso appears to have met with a check somewhere, be cause, after advancing some way into the interior it returned to Coimbra, and the fleet has also de scended the river, and is at anchor off Coimbra, but little positive can be known, as the only news we receive of their movements is through their own official reports. The officers and men, seven in number, of the Anhambahy who were made prisoners, are in chains at Assumption, and shown about like wild beasts. Senor Carneiro de Campos and his companions in captivity have been sent into the interior, and no news can be obtained of them. The mate of the Anhambahy, being severely wounded, had his throat cut. About 9,000 troops of Lopez are reported to be at San Carlo; where he is said to be concentrating 25,000 men to invade Rio Grande by San Barja, or to relieve Montevido. Senor Beaurepaire Rohan, Minister of War here, has been replaced by Viscount Camamu. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMIONS--TIIIS DAY. The SPEAILEB took the chair at ten minutes past 12. UNION RATING. Mr. FERRAND gave notice that, on going into commit tee on the Union Chargeability Bill, he should move a re solution in reference to the levying of poor rates in certain districts in aid of manufacturing wages, a course which ho believed had led to the evils of the present poor-law system. SHEEP, &c., PROTECTION BILL. Sir F. HEYGATE moved the second reading of this bill, which, he said, was not a game bill, but one which had been brought in in the interests of tenant farmers them selves. Ireland was formerly overrun with wolves, but now it was overrun with dogs, which killed many sheep without provocation. A medical gentleman had written to him to say that in the course of his duties he had to traverse a great many bye streets, and that he was constantly attacked by these animals. He proposed by the bill to compel owners of dogs to register with the police all dogs, for which a payment of 2s. Gd. would be charged. There were various other enactments in the bill which he should be happy to alter in committee if valid reason was shown for such a purpose. STr R. PEEL said it was undoubtedly true that the coun try districts were literally overrun with dogs, but he did not think that many of the enactments of the bill would bo acceptable to Parliament. Tho hon. baronet had said that the duties of the police were extremely light, but this he could not agree to, and he thought that to throw on them the duty of registering names of the owners of over two millions of dogs was asking over much. (Hear, hear.) Why, such a duty would be attended with immense trouble, because it would compel the police to be continually running to a veterinary surgeon to ascertain the age of certain animals, because the hon. baronet, by his bill, said puppies under six months were to be exempt from registration. (Laughter.) How were the police to know 'the age of every puppy they might meet with, except through the aid of veterinary surgeons (laughter) ; and further, he objected to the bill, because the constabulary, by the provision of the measure, would have as much trouble thrown upon them, in hunting through the country for all puppies under six months old, as they had in taking the census or collecting the agricultural statistics. (Oh, oh, and hear, hear.) Ho contended that such would be the result of passing such a measure as that. He admitted that something was necessary to put down the existing nuisance, and with that view he had had com munication with certain officials in Ireland, and the result was that he had drawn up the draft of a bill which he thought would answer all the objects intended by the hon. member opposite. He proposed that instead of the police clerks of petty sessions should issue stamped licenses for three years, charging 2s. for one dog, 2s. Gd. for three, and ss. for a number exceeding that. At present the owner of any dog was liable for the damage done by an animal belonging to him, therefore there was no need to re-enact such a provision. As he had already said, he had prepared a means which he would introduce at the earliest opportunity. Col. DICKSON thought the tax proposed to be levied on dogs by the hon. baronet, the Secretary for Ireland, was too small. Ho thought it ought to be lOs for 1, 58. for 2, and 2s. 6d. for a greater number. Mr. BA.CIW4LI4 hopod the Jam gentleman would with• draw his measure in favour of the one promised by the right hon. baronet. Lord NAAS suggested that the second reading of the present bill should be agreed to, with the understanding that, in the event of the bill spoken of by the hon. baronet being introduced and approved of, it should be withdrawn. It was absolutely necessary something ought to be done. Mr. SCULLY said he had been a good deal in Ireland, but he had never discovered that there was such a vast quantity of dogs there as had been said. He had unfor tunately a good many sheep in Tipperary, but he hadn't lost many by dogs. He supposed he must have been favoured by the idle dogs. He very much doubted whether the whole of the 15,000 sheep alleged to have been killed by dogs was the fact. Ho recollected on one occasion when in Ireland seeing an enormons animal hanging at the tail of a cart, which had been shot for killing sheep. Why, in stead of a dog, it was, he believed, an enormous otter. (Laughter.) If the English system of taxation for dogs had been so successful, why not introduce it into Ireland ? He entirely objectedto the principle of the bill. How was the age of the dog to be determined—was it by looking at his teeth ? An HoN. MEMBER—Yes. Mr. SCULLY—Supposing he was a great big dog— (laughter)—the process would not be a very pleasant or agreeable duty. (Laughter.) He objected to the bill alto gether, and he therefore moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Mr. BRADY seconded the amendment. The O'CONNOR DON supported the bill. The great difficulty in administering the present law with respect to damage done by dogs was the fixing of the ownership of the animal. Mr. M'MAHON objected to the bill because it sought to tax persons in the better parts of Ireland for depredations done in the wild portions of the country. He had never heard of a surplus of dogs in Wexford, and all the house that day had heard was that dogs run wild in Donegal and Londonderry—(loud laughter)—and therefore a gene ral tax throughout the whole country was to be levied. He highly objected to such an arrangement. Mr. HENLEY said he did not know the number of dogs or puppies in Ireland—(laughter) —but he knew that the present measure was perfectly impracticable. Sir F. HEYGATE, in reply, said if the house would agree to the second reading he would postpone proceeding with the measure until the right hon. baronet the Secretary for Ireland brought in his bill. The motion of Mr. ScULLY was then negatived without a division, and the bill was read a second time. 117/ 18 95 0 1271 8 1321 31 SHEEP AND CATTLE BILL. Mr. FENWICK moved the second reading of this bill, which was to assimilate the law in England with regard to dogs worrying sheep, to that of Ireland and Scotland. At present the law in England did not render the owners of dogs liable for any damage they did to cattle. It was to remedy this that the present measure was introduced. The bill, after a few words from C. O'Lousfauti, wag read a second time. COUNTY VOTERS REGISTRATION BILL. This bill was acad a second time. CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS BILL. " Sir F. KELLY rose to move the second reading of thi s bill. He said at present there was no protection what ever for the public against unqualified persons carrying on the trade of chemists and druggists, or preven tative against physicians' prescriptions being made up and dispensed by totally incompetent persons He thought • the law ought to provide a remedy for such a state of things, and, as the Government had not felt dis posed to move in the matter, ho had the honour to intro duce the present bill to the attention of Parliament. His bill was perfectly simple. At present there was no quali fication, or even a license required from any person wish ing to trade as a chemist and druggist. The measure now under consideration proposed that every person who, for the future, wished to carry on the business of chemist and druggist should be subjected to a certain examination by the Pharmaceutical Society, and upon the result of that examination should his qualification rest. if the examina tion was successful, the candidate would receive a c,eiti ficate, which would be registered on the payment of a small fee to the society he had mentioned, and receive a license to carry on the business of a chemist and druggist. He believed that the only difficulty in the matter would be who were to act as the body of examiners. The society he had mentioned had been acknowledged by Parliament, and having all the machinery at hand, he thought it the best that could be selected for the object in view. Now the bill of his hon. friend, the member for Westminster, had two objects in view. The one was identical with his, but the second was neither more nor less than certain enactments to regulate the sale of poisons and chemicals, a subject far too wide to be dealt with iu the manner pro posed. His hon. friend also proposed an examining body, but by his bill it was proposed to institute a new corporate body, a new council, and other • matters, all of which' he contended was provided for in his bill. If it was thought that any new light could be thrown in upon the matter by referring both bills to a select committee, he would agree to that course, but he did not think so, and therefore he moved the second reading of the bill. Sir J. SHELLEY said that in the bill he proposed to submit to Parliament he had no intention of interfering with the chartered party—the clients of the right hon. gentleman. The Pharmaceutical Society, he believed, from some cause or other, instead of increasing the num ber of their members, which two or three years ago num bered 4,000, now, including foreign members, only amounted to 2,300. Whether the exposure was the cause of the diminution, he knew not. With respect to the United Chemists' Society, all he could say was that they had been snubbed by the Pharmaceutical Society for in terfering in the matter; but he felt that they were just as much entitled to respect as the society repre sented by the honourable gentleman opposite, because they were far more numerous and quite as ef f icient. The United Society did not wish to interfere with the privileges of the Chartered Society; they could go on with their lectures balls, &c., but the opposition seemed to be a struggle to obtain the sanction of Parliament to the Pharmaceutical Society taking a fee of ten guineas from any person who applied for examination. He believed that that sum would not represent the amount the candidate would have to pay. He believed from what had been communicated to him it would amount to £3O or £4O. The Pharmaceuti cal Society had altogether shirked the question of the sale of these dangerous poisons ; but he for one felt the time had arrived when some regulations were impera tively called for. He should have no objection to refer both the bills to a select committee, in the hope that an efficient measure might be produced. He would vote for the second reading of the bill on that understanding. _ _ _ Mr. BRADY supported the bill now introduced, as one calculated to give security to the public. With respect to the Pharmaceutical Society he could say that that society was unacquainted in point of science and learning, while the society represented by the hon. member for West minster was composed of druggists, clerks, ladies—(laugh ter)—quacks—(loud laughter)—and apprentice boys. Mr. KINGLAKE said the reason that the Pharmaceuti cal Society was not so numerous in point of numbers as to the society represented by the hon. member for West minster was, that in the first all now members were sub jected to a very searching examination, whilst in the latter no examination was required at all. (Hear, hear.) If the hon. and learned gentleman would consent to certain alte rations in one of the clauses he would support the bill. Mr. ROEBUCK would like to know the feelings of the Government on the matter. He did not think the house ought to decide upon the matter until a select committee had deliberated on the two bills. _ Sir G. GREY thought the matter deeply interesting to tho public. He could see no objection to the second reading of the present bill. As for the Pharma c e utical Society, he thought it a highly useful body, and any examination de cided on might be safely left to that society. (Hear, hear.) He had received deputations from both the societies inte rested in this matter, and he had advised them to unite with each other, but this proceeding, he believed, had been up to the present been a failure. The bill now under con sideration was a good one as far as it went, buta did not go far enough. It entirely omits to deal with the great question of the sale of drugs and poisons. He felt it highly important that while dealing with the one matter they should not deal with the other. Ho thought that both bills might be read a second time, and then each referred to a select committee, and that one good bill might be made out of the two. Lord ELCHO supported the second reading of the bill. The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be referred to a select committee. CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS BILL (No. 2). Sir J. SHELLEY, in movinv the second reading of this bill, said the greatest care had been taken not to infringe on the privileges of the Pharmaceutical Society, but with respect to examinations that had been talked about, he could say that only throe out of the council of 23 of the Pharmaceutical Society had passed any examination, and that there were GOO out of the 2,500 members in the same position. The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be referred to a select committee, SMALL BENEFICES (IRELAND) BILL. This bill passed through committee. MUTINY BILL. This bill was read a third time. CONSOLIDATED FUND (X 15,000,000) BILL. This bill was read a time time. AFFIRMATION (SCOTLAND) BILL. The Lords' amendments to this bill were considered and agreed to. The house then adjourned. THE GEESE AND THE SPARROWS.—The 13th an niversary of the Sparrow Club, Rudgwick, was celebrated with a dinner at the Cricketers' Inn, on Tuesday last. On reference to the books it was ascertained that 5,313 birds' heads had been sent in by the members during the year, 1,363 being contributed by Mr. W. Wooborry, to whom was awarded the first prize. Mr. W. Botting, with 912, claimed second honours.—,sussex Express. Yv THE WEATHER ON THE CONTINENT.—The cold at Vienna has been severer than in any winter since 1775. A week since it was 12 deg. below zero. At Genoa, Bologna, Ancona, and Trieste .there has been a heavy fall of snow within the last few days. New Music, TILE FIREMAN." Addison and Lucas, Regent street. " The Fireman " is a very capital characteristic song. The words are by C. H. Randolph, Esq., and the music by F. Osborne Williams. It is in the key of F, the accompaniment is highly effective, and altogether there is a spirit and dash about the composition perfectly exhilarating. The song is certain to become a favourite during the ensuing musical season. It is specially dedicated to Capt. Hodges, whose exertions for the preservation of the property of others, at his own expense, entitles him to the highest praise; in addition to which, the pro ceeds of the sale of the song are to be devoted to a very benevolent object. The Gun Question. On Thursday the committee met at Woolwich to test the endurance of the three 12-pounder guns which had stood the 3,000 rounds with regular charges. The guns were fired with an " air space," which is the severest trial to which they could be subjected. For some of the rounds the shot was jammed into the barrel with pieces of metal. The committee met again on Monday to continue the trial with the following charge :—Double charge. of powder, 6 solid shot instead of one, and 6 inches of air space between the powder and shot. The Armstrong breech:loader yielded at the forty second round, the steel tube splitting from the muzzle to the trunnion. The Armstrong shunt muzzle-loading gun burst at the sixtieth round, splitting in a similar manner to the breech-loader, and bursting the trunnion hoop. The Whitworth (muzzle-loader) continued for the rest of the day, and completed 89 rounds. To all appearance it looks as serviceable as ever. This interesting trial will be proceeded with on Tuesday. Shipwreck of Scarborough and Loss of Seven Lives• On Sunday morning, at an early hour, a fatal shipwreck occurred at sea, about 15 miles from Scarborough. All on board, save the master, were lost—that is to say, five men and two boys. The circumstances are of a painful interest. The unfor tunate vessel was the brig Guardian, of Whitby (Breckon master), from Shields to Rotterdam, coal laden. "At about two o'clock on Sunday morn ing," says Capt. Breckon, " our vessel was about 15 milesoff Scarborough, and while labouring in a heavy sea and strong weather, she sprung a leak. At the same time one of the boys was washed overboard and lost. It was very soon evident we could not keep the ship, which began to settle down fast. The boats were cleared, and one of them was launched and occupied by four men. They made fast by the ship's stern, waiting to take me in, with another man and the remaining boy, at the last moment. As the brig suddenly began to sink, I jumped with the boy in my arms. I saw the man who jumped with me reach the boat, but I was drawn down two or three fathoms into the water by the vortex of the sinking vessel. I lost hold of the boy, and on com ing to the surface I was providentially washed alongside of, and by the next sea directly into, our other boat, which had floated clear of the foundered ship. At a short distance I then observed the boat in which I had just before seen my crew floating bottom upwards, with two of the men upon her. I could render them no aid whatever, and they ap peared to be washed off directly. I suppose the boat had been upset either in the endeavour to get the man who jumped with me, or from the rope by which she was attached to the ship not being let go in time. This was about five o'clock. I was drifted to the shore in the boat, through a heavy surf, and was thus most providentially saved." THE CASE OF DR, PRITCHARD, DISCOVERY OF ANTIMONY IN THE BODY OF MRS. PRITCHARD. The public interest in this case still continues, and will no doubt be increased by the announcement which w believe we are now fully justified in making, that the che mical analysis, which has now been in progress for some days, is understood to have resulted in the discovery of minute traces of antimony in the liver of Mrs. Pritchard. The analysis was not interrupted by the temporary absence of Dr. Maclagan in London, as has been supposed, but has been carried on with great care and in the utmost secrecy. No official information, therefore, can be obtained as yat upon the case—that antimony has been discovered, though in minute traces, in the liver of the deceased. It is neces sary to remember, in connection with this fact, that several preparations of antimony are used medicinally, and that it is not at all improbable that, in in the course of some tem porary sickness, a medicine containing antimony might have been with perfect propriety administered. On the other hand, we believe that the police authorities in Glasgow have from the first suspected that antimony had been used, and we understand that they telegraphed through here to that effect. The result of the analysis, therefore, so far as it has gone, has confirmed these suspicions; and though the traces of antimony are, as we have said, very minute, yet antimony is so rapidly eliminated from the system, that large quantities of it are rarely found on analysis.— Swanton. THE SHEFFIELD MURDER.—The inquest on the body of Eliza, Drabble was held on Monday. The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against Stanton, who was committed to the present Leeds assizes for trial. A dreadful accident, arising from an incautious use of gunpowder, occurred at Marske, near &dear, on Sunday night. One man named Holmes was killed, and three of his children were so frightfully burnt that there was no hope for their recovery. CHAIN CABLES AND ANCHORS.—A report has been laid before Parliament, made to the Board of Trade by their officers, Mr. Galloway and Mr. Gray, on the Act of last session, which provides that after the Ist of July next no chain cable whatever, and no anchor exceeding 1681 b. in weight be sold for the use of any vessel unless it has been tested and stamped by some person or company licensed under this act to test anchors and cables. The officers have examined the proving and testing machines at various places, and find that the machines cannot generally be relied upon. There is a beautiful one at Birkenhead pro vided with compound levers and dead weight as a check, but of the machines without them the officers have reason to believe that no two exert a like strain on the cable proved unless by accident. One public machine examined was found to be absolutely worthless ; at another the manager was found testing the chains double. The public machine erected for Lloyd's in London is spoken of by very many persons with anything but confidence. It is not fitted with levers and dead weight, and therefore no one can say what is the actual strain put upon the chain. The length tested is as much as 75 fathoms ; a great part of the force of the machine is exerted in lifting such a length of chain from the bed, and the chain is never stretched tight. Chainmakers say they can afford to sell a chain 10a. a ton cheaper if it is to pass this London machine than if it is to pass the Birkenhead or the Tipton, and this although the freight to London is several shillings a ton more. The officers report the several requirements which they consider ought to be insisted upon by the Board of Trade in the:test ing to be undertaken. The Act of last Session has been well received; it will be of immense value for the foreign trade, and the officers were told repeatedly that the honest maker now sees his way to supplying a really good chain without being undersold by a bad article made by a small maker. They were shown specimens of bad iron almost resembling plate-glass in brittleness, which has been used in making chains to meet the market, and they were shown good iron which may be used, and if used will make a chain guaranteed to stand 15 per cent. beyond the Admiralty proof. MDLLE. ILIA DE MURSKA AT VIENNA, February 11.—Mdlle. von Murska has now added to the characters already performed by her, at our Imperial Opera House, that of the Queen of Night in Mozart's " Zauber foto," and reaped a large harvest of appreciative approba tion. Her performance was earnest and noble, in harmony with the ideal spirit of music, and in every detail her object was to raise herself to the level of her task. In no instance did we hear an uncertain and puffed-out, or tremulous tone nor, generally, a single specimen of those vulgar, clumsy tricks, which are so frequently practised by fair singers at all used to the life of the coulisses, and which have gradually become naturalised as substitutes for, or ex aggerations of, the expressions of genuine feeling. Madlle. von Murska has under her command an organ of extensive compass, rich and full, and capable of the most varied tonal feats. Even where Mozart had let loose all the powers of his orchestra, the voice of Madlle. von Murska rose a head higher than the raging flood of sound. Our Opera appears at length to have found in this young lady an artist who is fully capable of satisfying the most exaggerated demands in this particular, and who, certain beforehand of victory, can hold her ground against the brass-cuirassed orchestra of the most modern scores. As Queen of Night she met with a most brilliant reception from the public ; nearly every separate phrase,' and especially the two airs, was followed by a thundering tutti of applause.— Vienna Zeitung. ow.— the isel ore of tbo be gel nee tho yid the ';r e an d ep ; ilar , g e as t` a rk cle°- '° X 0 i tl, )110 4 oP ac° eal3l al* 30 it o va l tto the tef" A PO of'd tll4j I , 6 6 141 3/ 1161 S7l 841 I ~~