The Sun. — London, England, 1865-02-25 00:00:00

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Continued quietude prevails in the general dis count market, and there are very few applications „ at the. Ba nk of England for monetary assistance. There is a very large supply of capital, and brokers ir e w i lling to negotiate first-class bills at Li .3. per t. In the f ore i gn exc h anges yester d ay afternoon there was no material alteration. Si nce Saturday last the imports of specie have arsounted to £120,300, and the exports to £42,800. T he _Mexican dollars brought by the French t'ille.arner to St. Nazaire have been disposed of for th i Proent to China and the Straits at 60d. per dollar, °w ing a decline of id. from the last price. 10, 41 r. John D. Carnegie, of the National Bank, i n g°ll as had twenty-five years' experience in that the Metropolitan has been appointed general manager of 4e Metropolitan and Provincial Bank. rye share list of the Varna Railway will close on th iles clay next for London, and Wednesday next for he, country. I The report of the North British and Mercantile 4slivance Company, to be presented on the 6th of k ,, lt i ch, states the fire premiums to have been 1 9 ,235 (sho w i n g an i ncrease o f £54,043), an d th e ; 1 8 e s £183,506. The lif e p o li c i es were 1,240 f or . 03 4,578, yielding in premiums £31,895. The 144 revenue was £565,458, and the assets now r l o lnit to £2,304,512. The pay m e n t of the usu a l The of 10 per cent. is recommended. t i lt le report of the annual general meeting of the 4. erPool and London and Globe Insurance Com tallY shows that the fire premiums of the past year Zoo attained the immense amount of £742,674 ; and aan increase in two years of £290,000. The new ret niums on the life business of the past year I,4lounted to £23,808 9s. 2d. The invested and il eser ved funds now amount to £3,212,343 ; and the fiber of proposals have been 1,690. Th e usua l v idend of 40 per cent. was declared. Two o'CLoos. E There has been no variation of importance in the 111 - 41„ 4 . 1 i5 1 1 Stock Market to-day, Consols having re , — eti at 89* 1 for money, and at 891 1 for the ‘ The attention of the members of the th . : o4B e" has been almost exclusively occupied by e l, a rrangements for the settlement of the fort v!utlY account in shares and foreign bonds, and t r 'Y little fresh business has consequently been al lsacted, • o i ; °r eign Securities have also been dull, and with roaterial alteration. Turkish 6 per Cents., ' 2 , are 701 71 ; do. Consolides, 511 528 ; Mexi '4l4 2 6 8 ; do. New, 258 ; Greek, 211 ; j t t ll isil Passive, 321 ; do. Certificates, 151 1 ; „`' 4ll , 63,1 64 ; do. New Loan, 2 14 dis.; and ' llf ederate Loan, 56 58. tiziNsiness in the Railway Share Market has con rather dull, but prices have in most instances 48 .bited more firmness. Midland have improved a nd Brighton, Great Western, Great Northern, ~,,e a t Eastern, and Caledonian, 10s. Foreign and Colonial lines remain without :g° of importance. 1i t4 . 4. 411 k and Miscellaneous Shares continue in \•allLed request without any material change in am il eg• Alliance are dealt in at 36,1 37 ; London `, County at 738 741 ; Union of London at 524 ; pStock Discount at 81 ; and Peninsular and ii:eutal Steam at 84821. Metropolitan Districts wa3r shares are quoted 3i to 4 prem. ; Varna 3; 4 Way shares, I 1 prem. ; West London Docks, 1 4 ,"4 prem. ; City of Milan Improvements, 3i. 4 411 . ; and Peruvian Loan, 1 2 prem. t , BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. a peMIT-ILNMENT FUNDS. D r C ent. Consols O Pep . Account, Mar. 9 — lie Ce nt. R e d uc ed BB/ I k w * , 3 i Per Cent B9 at ,N - 2 . , Per Cent. Jan. 1894 — '‘llt b; ', Per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Da'T 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 ,ter 30 yr s , expire sth April, 1885 — k el ° ated Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — equer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent — D o. DO' B £5OO 13 al l i, £lOO and £2OO 1' uf Engl an d St oc k, 51 p er C en t 248 ! c X 1146 ' 4 N GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Do ll Stock, 10 per Cent., April 1874 — D o Account Do 5 Per Cent. July, 1870 D o ' A ccount 13,:l Per Cent., Oct. 1882 DaN. .t' , C eficates — alfa rti ced Paper 4 per Cent — Do ~5 Per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do, n Per Cent., May 1879 — Do, bo n er Cent., Aug. 1866 — o. ds, £l,OOO 'der s ' pm 4 14 14 1 t ii F OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. "N• L N I Bonds, 5 per Cent — Do, l "Vi 5 per Cent. — 9 1 - per Cent, 1852-58-60 ei , bo. 1863 ( ~1),: N •ikyres 6 per Cent — '4ilk,' Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) t, D o "' A per Cent — NO . I per Cent h 4 b , l bla , u 6 per Cent. — 82 110 . ; Per Cent. 1,1) 0. "..Per Cent, 1864 — 4 ' 4l llo, e ti £55 paid —pm i ci .. . Pe P, r Cent, 1825 — b N . -, Per Cent., 1864 — klo t br Per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — io4 ll Principalities pi ; ° Paid — die par - 5 1 11 9 7 per Cent 7/ B o . ' ' a cond Issue 9B ` l OO Bonds N A 1) ` ). 1864 941 V -c 5O paid V Ae NPR 1445 . 1. _ °,*l h -,,- ''. l ew Consolidated, 1 per Cent mtq r rovisional Land Warrant — h per Cents 1824-5, ex Coupons 211 ti 13 . CoC , 14 t t„, oupons 0 N0 44 ala 5 per Cent. — Di; B3 9 and 1850 n 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 4 14 186 : 4 er a , r I P, £lO paid O o r Cent. t acco un 13 ,lk 1864 251 i kD ° - Per Ce t Anglo-French — ° Pre 1 ". °1tt e ,,., 13 .4 Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — die to ori • .L. L ktea ti 5 ~ per Cent., £3O paid W' (1 84 -141 Pet : ial 5 per Cent 1) -rata per l'Q)l° ce() v. nut Do 3 11 4- 1 per Cent. 0 4 ,Per Cent. (Uribarren) — 1,0,1 Per Cent., 1862 ° l ,ttii,,,, - `ceout -u — A e6 ° 3 per Cent 1853 Do i'ecrili " -- 11,,b0 4 - e l'e_r Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, ',Rsi, ',Guilt 'Jo 41 " Per Cent 1822, £ St, D ob - 2 Per Cent., .1850 03 1860 k,bo 5 Per Cent. 1859 ektti '' 1, Per Cent 1862' B9l be 3 Per ' bo A ccount Cent 1 , 13 0 A 1\1 : 11 : Deferred .... Do Ceive t 32f 1 1 ) 1 14; 43 :int 0 1 ,, ° Ik e rt. of Coup not funded l5l 1 't ecli a h e ° l lnt — il titi 4 Per Cent. — q i 6 _ e _ 911 ° A ceo: l:4 Cent. 1854 Dl3 6 Per o AA ii Cent. 1858 ki ott io l Al o t 76 1 ) 3 G,, lids ' 0 Avwr Cent. 1862 "0. am ount Bo 6(-)C' Bonds 7ll 1 v"0 ter Cent 1863 — e tt ,, tiar a 4„, , b o. I -wen, 4 per Cent — Do.(). :_ e ° 3 per Cent. Do, - ,n c (mot (. 41" co r Cent, 1862 471 6 'nut 1, r. P : r . Cent, 1864 421 "ltt. ''''vidends on the above payable in London. , b 4 21 Atkr ° . 4 p„" r Cent., Ex. 12 Guil ___ h l an 5 L r Cent. c er tig ....AU% — ' -'15 % Ae7 o r lit ? t ent, 1861, Ex. 25f. 631 e°4r 411 TWO O'CLOCK. ... 89-1 I .... 89; I elols , k oxie 13. A c co unt ''''''''''''' ' -- SAP .-------------- A tqb. ARLIAmEIiTARY .n.NNIVERSARY.— i 1:41.1.:4: bamr,onstivans riii ii) ,!' il l a letter to the Times, g4 tilb ,-,. Si mon de Montfort summoned in Henry Ir says :—S x hundred N a , ' nd council of the realm, at which not only imi the s d the two good, lawful, and discreet !°l3l'ea,364:4ll..shire Were present, but also,. for . the first time, of the boroughs. This is, I . beli n e t v , e ;s t w h e e at thlllB4oace on record of the sitting of a Parliament, hots %"'tite,Present time understand the term. It is true the _ feet"ere issued in 1264, but I imagine the assembly did ill t h, for tho discussion of affairs till next year. Surely, , kr eat ts a e h da Ys of Handel and Shalcspere Tercentenaries, so .4°444. . ‘ allkhrer sarY as the present should not pass un- Share! Railways. I paid. l Closing I Business Price. done. 13 1 (NA:14410414 s rt C troll 16 SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHAMES AND STOCKS. ,Bir., Wol., & Str. Val. Blyth and Tyne ..... Bristol and Exeter ... Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A A gets no div Des till6p.e.p.an.has B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl: st No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D). A stock ...... Do. B o Do. New. Is. at 25 pm Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n -Original . S. Vto. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do W. Mid.—Ox'ord Do. Newpo t Do. He eford Lanc shire & Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., She}., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle D 5 . -1 shares Metropolitan. Do. New and Do, Ilirmin & Derby Mid Gt. W.. Ireland Do. 4 sharei ki id Kent . !North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. stock. & Darling. De. do. 3855-'8 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 18r4 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stoc t o. Scot, Mid. stack 'h - ews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon south E stern itaines, Wok., Sr, Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale ot.Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwill W. Har tlepool Har.& it Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable ERITISH P, Atlantic & St.Lawrenct Born., Baroda, k Cen.ln. ^u. 5 . per cent Do. 14' shares Buffalo Lake Huron Do Preference Butr.,Brant, & Goderich 6p c. bds. Au,r. 1,87 z Do. do. July 1, 1873 _ . Do. do. Jude 1, 1574 Calcutta & 8. E., lirn a e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu , 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. .J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bond 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prif. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. de`erred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. I 'o. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 per cent D .1 per cent.... n t Do Great VP, a. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B Etl.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scinde ...... . Do. Delhi Do. do } 4 Do. Puniaub _o4, Do.lndus St Flo ""' 95 97 131 132 32 34 16 17 85 87 107 1 9 46 47 7 8 131 13! 147 148 13) .33 83 90 7 71 50 5t 47 5:) 102 101 1161 117. 86 67 10: 104 36 37 1 U 120 98 99 6) .31 118 119 13 4 1 1884 11 .4 p 107 14.9 , 51 53 25 26 111 ill 67 68 102 10 : 38& 39j 1112 q. fl lop 122 125 11i 12 I 81 81 11 114 138 142 44 46 9 41 ' 1 5i 86 B#3i 9 1 160 165 34 4!p 110 113 33 40 75 78 1311 117 741 i 103} 3 i 3 ii, 120 1 i i 1021 1 561 Si 861 i SIONS. 55 67 100 101 par #p 41 6 74 78 97 99 75 85 1(0 102 100 101 100 101 18 19 59 91 67 69 56 68 6t 63 54 56 50 63 46 18 26 28 25 27 1034 101 id i 1 Par - it id 93 100 8 9 12i ]2d 85 to 77 E 0 d 100 101 9! 94 88 9u • 62 64 3 5 82 81 99 100 91 ICO v 94 1CO! 94 97 IT SECUR 91 92 90 92 93 95 79 81 78 60 103 106 108 108 107 169 106 108 102 104 108 110 102 104 105 107 108 110 105 107 90 93 98 100 92 91 91 93 103 105 86 83 92 OS 102 104 105 107 1074 10341 108 f 8 INES. 5 , 31 33 575 535 COLONIAL GO VERNMEN' British Columbia, t 3 per' cent„ Dec. 31,1572 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& Jul 1817-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. Sr Aug D ‘. 5 p. c. Mar. de Sept 1)o. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 1.0. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do: 190-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1691 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 1 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 - Do. 188?, May )5, Nov. ,t Natal qov. o per cent N.B.Gov 6 p.c.Ja.&July N. S. W. Gov. 5 crc.,1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... ..- Nova Sc .tia Gov. 6 p. C sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. C 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1803-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. - Jra do July Do. do, eo pril & Oct BRITISH M. am Consol.ld, Um Chiverton Clifford A malgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Carad on as t Cam Brea East Grenville East Love.l E. W'l Russell (Tavisik Gam . & StAubyn(Gwen. Great L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist )1 Grenvil.e Herod's Foot •••• Hingston Downs Margaret , Uny Lelant Marke Valley 11wwyndy Iron Ore, li anglles New Seton ► orth Downs North Roskear N. W h'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crofty Prosper Pr ,Tidence Uny Lolant S. Caradon (St. Cker) S.Wheal Fran. (lllogan Stray Park Tin Croft West Bassett W. Caradon (L skeard West C hi verton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea Ludoutt Wheal Mary Ann (Dien Wheal Seton Whe a l TrelaWney (Lis Wheal Uni.,n...• • • • • • • 2.1.0 3.12.1 8 584 7 2.14.0 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.13.8 0.10.6 601 all 1.1.0 7.8.3 8.13 4.18.0 ili 4.3.0 21i 3 321 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 11 18.18. 30.17. PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton. &c , 4) per cent., 1858, 97 FOREIGN RAILWAYb. Dutch Rhenish, Ditto (all), 251 Imperial Mexican, lim., 3i ban Paulo gua. 7 per cent., l7} FOREIGN MINIM Australian, ll} St. J ohkdel Hey (11m.), 32i BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, lim., 127 8 Alliance lim.l. 374 7 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 131 Bank of London. 1531 2 3 Commercial Bank of India and the East, Ditto, issued at 10 pm., of Which 10 is pd., 394 40 Consolidated Bank, lim., 11 East London, lim-. 41 European Bank, lim. 14k 15 Imperial Bank (Um.): 311 2 imperial Ottoman. 171 London and County, 744 31 London and South-Western, lim., 211 London and Westminster, 941 Merchant Bank, lim., 334 1 National Provincial of 'England. 1! New Zealand Bank Corporation. lim., 1 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim , 34 Sande, Punjaub, and Delhi, 11m.,1(1. Union of London, 634 24 DOCKS. - •- - - Southampton, 591 MISCELLANEOUS. Boi bay Gas, lim., Ditto, new, 3.1 City of Milan Improvements, lim., 6I 9 Continental Union Gas, lim., 11 I Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England. 8} Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim., 4) Fairb drn Engineering, 6/ Fore-stn et Warehouse, lim., 7) 8 Gen. Credit and Finance of Loudon, lira., 04 Hudson's Bay, 14 e Humber Iron Wo.ks, 31 Imperiil Mercantile Credit A sso., lim., 61 International Financial ....:•ociety. lim., 61 Joint Stock Discount. Urn., 84 9 I London General Omnibus Company, 34 Lon ea ar d Provincial Marine, 34 North British and Mercantile Insurence, Um., 172 Otago and Southland Investment, 1) Peel River Land and Mineral, 31 Pen , nsula and Oriental Steam, i• 2 Societe Finarciere d'Egypte. lim., Telegra% h construe. end Maintenance, lim., 79 Thames and Mersey Marine:(lnsurance), lim., 72 A carriage accident has just happened to a wed ding party in the Herault. About 12 persons were returning from Villes-passens in a vehicle, drawn by three horses, when the animals took fright and ran away, and in a few minutes the travellers, the horses, and carriage were all precipitated together from a height of about 24 feet into a field. One young man was killed on the spot, and seven were more or less injured. The vehicle was shattered to pieces and one of the horses killed. OSSE; THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1865. HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 24. In consequence of the bad weather her Majesty did not leave the Castle this morning. Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, arrived at the Castle from Greenwich-park. Field Marshal Prince Bariatinsky arrived from London and had the honour of an interview with her Majesty. .... -........ The Prince and Princess of Wales The Prince and Princess of Wales visited Mr. Weigall's studio, in Piccadilly, yesterday. Their Royal Highnesses also visited the studio of Mr. Leighton, of Orme-square, Bayswater. The Prince of Wales went to the House of Lords. MISS FAUCIT will renew her engagement at Drury-lane on Monday week, the Gth March, when she will appear in " Cymbeline." The cast of this play will be modified, Mr. Anderson playing lachimo in place of Mr. Creswick. Mr. Walter Montgomery is also engaged, and will appear as Orlando to Miss Faucit's Rosalind, the play of "As You Like It" being announced for Thursday, the 10th of March.—Reader. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT COMMISSION.—The Capi tal Punishment Commissioners met on Thursday and Friday, the 23d and 24th inst., at No. 2, Victoria street, Westminster, when the Duke of Richmond, Lord Stanley, M.P., the Right Hon. Mr. Justice O'Hagan, the Lord Advocate, M.P., Mr. H. Waddington, M.P., Mr. Ga thorne Hardy, M.P., Mr. G. Ward Hunt, M.P., and Mr. C. Neate, M.P., attended; the secretary, Mr. J. H. Patteson, was also present. THE MAILS, &C.--SOUTHAMPTON, Friday.—The following mail steamships will leave this port during the ensuing week, viz. :—The Nyanza, Capt. J. Weeks, on Monday, with the Mediterranean and Boinbay mails ; the Hausa, Captain H. J. Von Santen, on Wednesday with mails for New York; La Plata, Captain H. A. Bax, on Thursday, with the West India, Pacific, and Mexican mails ; and the Ellora, Capt. G. S. Brooks, on Saturday, with the Calcutta and China mails. The Poyal Mail Com pany's steamer La Plata was taken to Stoke's Bay yesterday in charge of Capt. R. Woolward, for an official trial of her speed before leaving on the 2d prox. with the West India mails, she having been laid up for the last seven months under going a complete overhaul and refit in every department, and she has had a new spar deck built. Four runs were made at the measured mile, with the following results :—First run, 4 min. 49 sec., equal to 12.456 knots per hour ; second, 4 min 50 secs, 12413 knots ; third, 4 min 40 secs, 12.857 knots ; fourth, 4 min 50 secs, 12413 knots ; average of the four runs, 12.537 knots. Steam, 161 b; revolutions of en gines, 151 ; immersion, 18ft 10i,n forward, and 18ft 3in aft ; 850 tons of coal, and 12 tons of water on board; wind W. Among the gentlemen present were Mr. Eden Colville, de puty chairman of the company, and other directors ; Mr. J. Dinnen, Admiralty surveyor ; Mr. H. Loney, shipwright's department in Portsmouth dockyard ; Messrs. Rubie and Murray, Board of Trade surveyors ; Capt. Hand, R.N., Admiralty superintendent of mail packets at this port ; Capt. Vincent, Capt. Hay, Mr. R. Ritchie, superintending engineer, &e. The Delhi, Capt. J. R. Kellock, is due on Monday with the Bombay mails; the Shannon, Capt. F. Woolley, on Wednesday, with the West India, Mexican, and Pacific mails ; and the Syria, Capt. A. Parish, on Sa turday, with the Calcutta and China mails. OUR COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH AUSTRIA.— • The following circular from the Foreign-office has been received by the President of the Chambers of Com merce in the North :—" Sir,—l am directed by Earl Russell to state to you, for the information of the chamber over which you preside, that the Austrian Government have pro posed to her Majesty's Government the following points as the basis for the establishment of the International Com mission at Vienna :-1. An international commission, com posed of English and Austrian members, shall be appointed for the purpose of examing the respective commercial re lations and intercourse of the two countries, and of obtain ing thereby, if possible, a basis for the introduction of greater facilities of intercourse and reductions of duties in their mutual interest. 2. This commission will be under the direction of the Imperial Ministry for Commerce, and will be composed of three permanent English members, to be named by theßritish Government, and of three perma nent Austrian members, to be selected by the Imperial Ministry for Commerce. The Imperial Ministry of Com merce will further name the chairman or president of the commission, the general secretary, who will be at the same time protocolist, and also, in conjunction with the Minis ter of Finance, an Imperial employe, acquainted with the Imperial Customs' legislation and Customs' procedure. 3. The commission will increase its number, according as the necessity may arise, by the addition of technical mon, engaged in industry and commerce, for different branches and articles of the same, and will take and carry out all such measures for obtaining information as it may think fit. 4. In accordance with the results attained by means of this commission, the Imperial Ministry for Trade and Agriculture will, in conjunction with the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and of Finance, consider whether any and what bases may exist for the commencement of negotiations for a treaty between the two Governments. lam to add that her Majesty's Government have accepted the above conditions.—l am, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, A. H. LAYARD. Foreign-office, Feb. 21." THE SOUTH YORKSHIRE IRON AND COAL TRADES. —Both the iron and coal trades in South Yorkshire are in a less satisfactory state than they have been for some months past, and there is every appearance that complica tions and conflicts between the men and their employers will take place before the opening of the spring business. The demand for iron of all qualities has of late been very indifferent, and the resolution of the Staffordshire masters has been carried out in the district, the puddlers at th• ex tensive works of the Messrs. Dawes, at Milton and Elsecar, being under notice to leave unless they submit to a reduc tion in the prices hitherto paid. Whether the men will submit to the proposed reduction or take the alternative is a matter of question, but, judging from the past, it is more than likely that they will stand out. At other places the men are in the same position, as the action taken by any one body of the workmen will doubtless be followed by the others. There is considerable activity in the coal trade, the demand for the London and southern markets being very good, although the want of locomotive power has for some weeks past seriously interfered with the ability to supply. We are promised a strike at one of the most extensive Silk stone collieries—the Strafford Main. The men have em bodied in a petition a series of grievances, some of which appear to be well grounded. Unfortunately for the colliery alluded to it has been one in which the masters and the men have during the last two years been more than ordi narily at variance. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.—The weekly meeting of this Board was held yesterday at the office in Spring-gardens—Mr. Thwaites, the chairman, pre siding. Mr. Tite, M.P., gave notice that at next meeting of tho board he would draw attention to the difficulty expe rienced in obtaining granite for the Northern Thames Em bankment, and said he should bring forward a motion for the purpose of empowering the Thames Embankment Com mittee to ascertain the description of stone to be used for the Southern Thames Embankment. The Main Drainage Committee presented a report, stating that it would be ad visable that steps should be taken for the formal opening of the main drainage works of the metropolis, which, with one slight exception, will be completed by the end of March next, Mr. L. Taylor wanted to know what form the open ing would take, and whether it would be supplemented with a dinner, but the general question was referred back to the committee to make the necessary arrangements. The Park-lane improvement came before the board in a letter from the Office of Works, in which the First Commissioner urged upon the board that the transformation of Hamilton place, as proposed by that bill, into a " noisy thoroughfare must deprive the houses of a great . advantage that at present belongs to them, and must to some extent diminish their value ;" and as he did not think that the manner in which they would be affected came within the Lands Clauses Act, he suggested that a special clause should be inserted in the bill for the protection of the rights of the tenants in Hamil ton-place. The Chairman of the Board had written an answer to this, stating:that the Board had the Lands Clauses Act incorporated in the bill, in order that the amount of injury sustained by the Crown tenants in. Hamilton-place might be ascertained and compensationawarded, and, under any circumstances, the Crown tenants would have full opportunity afforded them of being heard before the com mittee sitting on the bill. The general business was dis posed of and the board adjourned. TIPPERARY ELECTION.—CLONMEL, Friday.—The nomination of candidates for the county of Tipperary took place this day. The Court-house was densely crowded. A great uproar prevailed throughout the day. Mr. Charles Moore was proposed by the Rev. John Power, P.P., and seconded by Mr. Scully, J.P. Mr. Peter Gill was proposed by Mr. J. O'Ryan, a tenant of Captain Otway, and seconded by Mr. Mitchell O'Donnell, a tenant farmer. Alderman Dillon was proposed by the Rev. John O'Dwyer, seconded by Mr. O'Meara. The candidates spoke, but could not be heard beyond the immediate vicinity of the platform. Alderman Dillon resigned in favour of Mr. Moore. The show of hands was in favour of Mr. Gill, and a poll was de manded for Mr. Moore. The election is fixed for Monday. ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL, DUBLIN.— St. Pat rick's Cathedral, which has been restored at an expense of more than £lOO,OOO, by Mr. Guinness, was re-opened yes terday for Divine worship. There was a full choral service. The Archbishop of Dublin preached. The Lord-Lieu tenant, the Lord Mayor, several Knights of St. Patrick, and a large number of the nobility and gentry and clergy, including several bishops, were present. The ceremony was most impressive. The Extensive Burglaries in Cuminll' and the Strand, BOW-STREET POLICE-COURT-THIS DAY. Since the time of Muller's trial there has not been such an extraordinary scene at Bow-street as to-day. In con sequence of the notification in the morning papers of the capture of six persons alleged to have been concerned in the late burglaries on Cornhill, and their being confined in the Bow-street Police-station, a vast number of people crowded all the avenues leading to this court, and were almost too numerous to be kept back by the most strenu ous exertions of the police. The interior of the court was also, as far as the limited space would admit, very much crowded. The Duke of Roxburghe, Mr. Russell, M.P., and Sir R. Mayne occupied seats on the bench, the pre siding magistrate being Mr. Flowers. The prisoners, in the custody of Superintendent Durkin, were placed in the dock at about 20 minutes to 12. The prisoners, as has been already stated, were six in number—three men and three women. On being brought before the magistrate they presented a very wretched appearance, the men wear ing a very care-worn and dejected look, and the women seeming to feel acutely the unfortunate position they were in. They behaved, however, in a calm and collected man ner, although the woman Martha Jeffrey once or twice ex hibited considerable emotion. The whole of the prisoners were very shabby in their personal appearance, and looked exceedingly dirty and emaciated. Their names were Wm. Henry Jeffrey, 23 ; Thos. Case ling, 23 ; Thomas Brewton, 27 ; Ann Caseley, 26 ; Martha Jeffrey, 28 ; and Louisa Brewton, 26. Mr. George Lewis, jun., of the firm of Lewis and Lewis, Ely-place, prosecuted for Mr. Walker; Mr. Abrams pro secuted for Mr. Abrahams, of the Strand. Mr. Superintendent Durkin said he had, at the request of the prisoners, sent for Mr. Thomas Beard, the well known solicitor, to attend. Mr. Abrams said that he appeared on behalf of Mr. Abraham; of 434, Strand, to prosecute the prisoners for the robbery committed on his premises some time since ; but as the prisoners had only been taken into custody the previous evening, Mr. Lewis applied that the case might be remitted to the city, where the robbery was committed. The Magistrate decided to go on with the case, and Mr. Lewis then proceeded to call the following evidence : John Walker—l live at 68, Cornhill, and 48, Princes street, Leicester-square, with my father. On the 14th of February I left my father's premises in the custody of Mr. Smith. It was his duty to shut up the premises. I left at five o'clock in the day. On the Monday I went to the pre mises at nine o'clock, and found them in the possession of the police. I found that we had been robbed of about £6,000. There were between 400 and 500 watches gone. I have seen the property in the possession of the police this morning. By Mr. Birnaby—There were also chains stolen. By Mr. Lewis—l identify the watches as the, property of my father, and the chains also. The watches and jewellery formed part of the stock, which were safe on the Saturday. I have not looked through the property in the hands of the police, but I should think it was about £1,300 worth. By Mr. Burnaby—l think they must have got in the room of Sir Charles Crossley's office, which is just above our shop. They made a hole in the floor, and by means of a rope and others effected an entrance into our office. Mr. Kemp, the barrister, then entered the court, and said h e appeared for the prisoners. John Ambrose Potter—l went to 142, Whitechapel-road, and told the prisoners they must consider themselves in custody for jewellery robberies in the City and also in the Strand ; at the same time taking Jeffreys by the collar, Sergeant Moss taking Brewton also. A struggle took place between Sergeant Moss and his pri soner. At that time I soy something pass from Jeffreys to the woman Brewton. On seeing this I immediately gave Jeffreys to the sergeant outside. The women im mediately ran upstairs. I followed them. Before I could reach the top of the stairs I heard the door of a room lock. I said " Let me in at once, or I shall break the door open." The door not being opened, I forced it immediately. As I entered the room I saw the woman Brewton shove something into her pocket, and I directly seized her by the hand, she caught hold of me by the whiskers. The prisoner Brewton loudly exclaimed against the statement of the witness, and said he could not patiently listen to it. Examination continued—The woman said, " I have no thing about me." I secured her by holding her arms and, with the assistance of Sergeant Moss, I took from her pocket a paper packet. I took 22 gold chains from her altogether. I still held her tight, and then took another parcel, which contained about 50 gold chains, all of which have been identified by Mr. Walker. I heard a great scuffling and left the woman in charge of an officer, and I went down and found Brewton struggling with the -policeman. We took them to the station, all the four I have mentioned. After I lodged them at the station I went back to the room and made a further search, and found articles of value. I took three gold rings from her fingers, and a pair of gold earrings from her ears. I afterwards went with Brennan and Moss to 13, Ely-terrace, Bow-road, and then upon knocking at the door the woman Caseloy put her head out of the first floor window and asked what I wanted. I said, " Open the door," and she said, " Who are you ?" I told her we were police officers, and she must open the door immediately. As I was going upstairs I saw the woman going up in front of me, and I ran up and there saw a man where I had first seen the female at the window. She went out of the house and Mr. Brennan came in, and I got further assistance and went into the room the woman left. She said they were occupied by Billy Burnett. In that we found a box locked, which Moss broke open, and found 52 gold watches, and on the bed was a life preserver, a false moustache, a great quantity of other property, shawls, and things got from other burglaries. Cross-examined by Mr. Kemp—l went to 142, Black friars-road. I found Jeffrey there. I have watched that house. Jeffrey and his wife do not live there. It is a three storied house, but only partly furnished. On Jeffrey I found about a thousand pound's worth of jewellery. The furniture was all new, and had been lately purchased by the prisoners. I mean since the robbery I saw the furni ture taken in there. The watches found have been identi fied by Mr. Walker. By Mr. Lewis—ln going down to the station Moss and Casely were with me in the cab, and the prisoner said, "What robbery are you going to "buff to me." (Immense laughter.) Mr. Kemp—What is "buffed" ? Mr. Lewis—A colour you are not acquainted with ap parently. Witness—l said that ho would know all about it down at the station. He said« You know I have nothing to do with the shawl robbery. I can prove that I was at Liver pool, and as to Johnson' s , I was d o i ng ti me th en . I'll t e ll you all about Johnson's watch robbery, I am right for that, if ybu'll square it for me. I'll tell you all about it." I told him I would make him no promise whatever in reference to the matter. Then he said—" Is it true that Hurley, who is remanded from the Court, has told you all about it ?" I said, "No. I have heard he has said something, but what it is I don't know." He said " Billy is one, Vel vet is the other," and another man he mentioned. In search ing I found £240 in gold, and two bank receipts for £250 and £220 in the London and Westminster Bank. Mr. Lewis said that ho had to urge upon the magistrate that the case should be remitted to the Mansion-house, the district court where the offence was committed. He merely applied as a technical point, for he felt sure that every one would admire the energy and activity of the metropolitan police in the matter ; and he was desirous of saying, on behalf of Mr. Walker, that he ha d g reat admire,: tion for the tact, judgment, and skill that all the officers had shown. Still there was at present a person under re mand at the Mansion-house, and it would be much more convenient if the six prisoners were sent there. Mr. Flowers, the presiding magistrate, pointed out that the property had been found in the metropolitan police district, and therefore clearly he had full jurisdiction. At all events he should remand the prisoners till Tuesday. Mr. Lewis said in that case he should remove them by habeas corpus. Mr. Flowers thought that course open to the learned gentleman, but did not think he would take much by his motion. (Laughter.) Mr. Kemp said he had to make an application as to the wives of the prisoners. One of them was in a very deli cate state of health. Mr. Flowers could not consent to let either of the pri soners go. It might yet appear that th ey h a d b een d o i ng s ome act irrespective of their husbands' control, and at all events he should not discharge either of them till Tuesday. They would be reman ded ti ll then, and than further re mandedt suc e c t ee u din y a g e T ase ues o da f s y o , so as to give time to the authorities till much importance and magnitude. (Addressing Mr. Abr ams , th e worthy magis trate said) you do not propose, as I u n d ers t an d i t, to offer any evidence to - day as to the Strand robbery. the o get Mr. Abrams—No, Sir, I think not on this occasion ; but I may say that I am quite prepared to do so if you think it necessary. Mr. Flowers—No, not now ; but you see if I had any evidence before me as to that case, then even Mr. Lewis would not dispute my jurisdiction. Mr. Lewis most respectfully put it that it would be so" much more convenient for all parties, witnesses and others, to have the case heard at the Mansion-house. The wit nesses lived in that neighbourhood, and really a great convenience would be done if the magistrate acceded to the request. Mr. Flowers must have some far more cogent reason than convenience when he was asked to go beyond what he feared were the limits of his duty. Mr. Lewis said he would not further press the point. The prisoners were then remanded, and in the course of the afternoon taken to the House of Detention in cabs. It is understood that some more of the gang will very shortly be in custody; and well merited praise is due to the exertions of Inspector Potter of the E division, Inspector Brennan of the F division, Sergeant Moss of the City de tective force, and though last, by no means least, to Gaynor, 199 G division, who, we believe, got the information which led to the successful capture. The court, as we have already stated, was densely crowded, and several persons beyond those we have re ferred to occupied seats on the bench. Inspector William- son, of the detective department, Scotland-yard, was in at tendance to aid the police with his advice and experience, and InSpector Hamilton, the chief inspector of the city de tective force, was also present. The thanks of the press are due to the officials of the Court for courteously providing ample accommodation for the fitting discharge of important and laborious duties. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) ACCEPTANCE OF SHARES IN JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES- IMPORTANT QUESTION THE METROPOLITAN COAL CONSUMERS' COMPANY (LIMITED) V. EDWARDS. This was an action brought by the Company against an alleged shareholder for calls. His Honour remarked that he had had this very case before him on a previous occasion, and fancied that he had decided it. The Secretary to the Company said that he had been nonsuited in the first trial, but the matter was really so very serious and important to shareholders in joint-stock companies that he ventured to bring the case again before the court. He was now pre pared to show by the Act of 1862 that the defendant was a shareholder in the company. It was a fact that he- had applied for shares, and those shares were duly allotted to him, his name being entered on the register in conformity with the statute. He would beg to refer the court to sec. 11 of the Act. His Honour was of opinion that before defendant :could be made a shareholder he must have given a written ac ceptance for the shares. The Secretary read a clause as to the names of the shareholders being entered in the register, and that would be sufficient. His Honour was quite sure that there was a special clause as to the acceptance of shares being in writing. Where were the articles of association ? The Secretary remarked that the company was one limited by shares, and contended that defendant had really accepted his shares in writing. His Honour said that one clause in the articles of asso ciation expressly laid down that the acceptance of shares must be in writing. Now where waz that writing? The secretary produced the proposal of the defendant, in which were the words, and I agree to accept such shares ? His Honour—How would that be an acceptance when he had not received the shares. Acceptance meant clearly after the shares are allotted to the shareholders, and then to be in writing. I must find a verdict for defendant with costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE S —This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. HOT.TSEBREAKING.-Wm. Byford, a young man, was charged before Mr. Knox with breaking and entering the premises of Mr. Shipway, tailor, of No. 5, Argyle-street, Regent-street, and stealing some money, coats, &c. Sergeant Cole, C Division, said—Yesterday afternoon I apprehended the prisoner at No. 1, Dufours-place, telling him that the charge against him was for being concerned with others in breaking and entering the premises of his late master, Mr. Shipway, of Argyle-street. The prisoner then said, " You are not going to take me, are you, Mr. Cole ?" I told him I was, and searched the place, and found a key which open's Mr. Shipway's outer door. I also found 40 duplicates relating to clothes. I then asked the prisoner (whom I have known for years, and who has seve ral times been convicted, the last time at Guildford) who gave him the character on his entering Mr. Shipway's employ, and the prisoner said—" Why, Phillips, my son-in-law." I told him he must have known that the character was not true. I then took the prisoner into custody. Mr. William Shipway said—On coming down stairs last Saturday morning I found my showroom door, which had been fastened over night, open, and the place all in con fusion. The silk drawer was open and a piece of satinette had been unrolled so as to make it of less bulk. Some velvet had also been taken away and three coats. The safe and cash-box had been opened, the keys having been taken out of a drawer where they had been placed covered over with cloth, and three sovereigns and a crossed check taken, there fortunately being no more in the cash-box. I found a screw-driver and some tapers in the safe. The person who committed the robbery had evidently been well acquainted with the place, as he had known where to find the keys, and the places where the silks and velvets were kept. The prisoner was in my employ for three months, and left the Tuesday after Christmas, absenting himself. He had a key of the middle door when he left, and he re turned it a few days afterwards. Sergeant Cole—l wish to state that the prisoner was seen near the house the night of the robbery, and that it must have been a person well known on the premises, as there is a bulldog kept in the place, and it was not heard. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner. THAMES. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Maria Stevens, avery showily dressed servant-of-all-work, was charged with robbing her master. Mr. Edward Collins Lindsay, a brewer, of No. 3, High street, Bromley, Middlesex, stated that the prisoner en tered into his service on Christmas-eve, 1864, and con tinued with him until Friday,the 20th of the present month, when he left home for the day with Mrs. Lindsay. The prisoner was in charge of the house, and he put confidence in her care and integrity. At night, when he and his wife returned, she could not be found. He then missed a cameo brooch from a dining table in his bedroom. He also missed a gold ring, a shawl, two sheets, and other things. The prisoner had not given any notice and left without permis sion. She had been well-treated, and the food was abun dant and of the best quality. Benjamin Prior, a police-constable, No. 2 H, said the prisoner was pointed out to him yesterday, and he took her into custody. She said nothing. She was wearing her master's brooch. The prisoner made no defence, and was remanded for a week. THE DANGER OF BE COMING BAIL.-Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, made an application to Mr. Partridge on behalf of Mr. Thomas Thompson, licensed victualler, of High street, Shadwell, who bailed a man, named Martin Smith, at this court in October last. Smith absconded, and the recognisances entered into by Mr. Thompson were ordered to be estreated. Mr. Charles Young said that Mr. Thompson had done all in his power to find Smith, and had offered a reward for his apprehension. Smith was a Norwegian, and had been smuggled away to sea. He now respectfully solicited that the bail should not be estreated. Mr. Partridge—What is the amount ? Mr. Charles Young—X2l, sir. My client has expended £lO over this matter, and has really done all in his power to arrest the offender. . Mr. Partridge—What was the nature of the charge against Smith ? Mr. Charles Young—Assaulting a woman, who would not appear against Smith if he had surrendered. Mr. Thompson has been here seven times on this matter. Mr. Partridge—l wish it to be well understood that be coming security for people charged with offences is not to be treated lightly. At present I will make no order. Mr. Charles Young—Will you discharge my client from all responsibility ? Mr Partridge —No. Let it be entered in tho minute book, "No order made." THE KING OF FASHION.—The most lasting and powerful despotism the world has ever known, viz., Fashion, is about, report says, 'to organise in the Rue de la Paix an imperial government, presided over by a crowned autocrat of the Modes. The want of a supreme central power has long been desired by the milliners and those superior artistes, the fashion poets, who invent from plain textile substances these rare conceits and fantaisies which occupy so large share of the polite female's mental occupation throughout the civilised world. In a preliminary address one of the founders of the new empire of fashion, a man of scissors, observes—" I believe if it were possible to estimate the present position le toilette occupies throughout the civilised world, it would be found the one great despot of the human race. No mighty sovereign of the most mighty empire dares question the toilette worn by the partner of his throne. The most powerful statesmen bends meekly to the inconvenience or absurdity of robes, which in his heart he detests. Youth and age, all over the world, accept, unquestioning, with a religious reverence, the manifestoes of fashion which issue periodically from this great altar of taste and refinement—Paris. We decree, for example cri noline ; and lo ! ere long, the very cook in the kitchens— not only of France, but of Germany, Italy, Spain— but the very servants of America, New Zealand, and Australia, are wearing iron hoops anything but convenient for such occu pations as the composition of the complicated eritreesor the familiar roast. That such a power should have remained so long without a recognised and organised sovereignty is a striking illustration of the imperfection of the human mind." The orator afterwards adds some practical re marks, with a view of electing at once a sovereign of the empire of fashion. But we have only got as far as the creation of a " cabinet of consultation." There will be foreign ambassadors and ambassadresses at all the large cities of the world. It is further pro posed to adinit educated hairdressers and ladies' boot and shoemakers into the imperial government of the Rue de la Paix. There seems every probability this time of a real modification of the map of Europe by the introduction of a new empire of fashion.—Paris correspondent of the Morning Post. The Messageries Imperiales Company is at the present moment founding in Cochin-China a large maritime establishment on the right bank of the Donai. M. Domergue, a retired lieutenant-colonel of engineers, and principal agent of the company, has undertaken the direction of the works. Buildings for the residence of the principal agent, for ware houses, and offices, with forges and workshops, for steam engines, with coal and wood stores, have already been erected, and cover a space of more than I,oooft. in length. With the exception of some Europeans to direct the labours, all the workmen are Chinese or Aunamites. Some details of ornamentally sculpture have been entirely abandoned to Chinese artists, whose original talent is really remarkable. FRANCE AND THE MIDDLE STATES. VIENNA, Feb. 21. 'The Neue Freie Presse of to-day contains the following : " The Dresden Journal has recently stated that t negotiations had taken place between Saxony and France upon the Schleswig-Holstein question, but madded that no mention had been made of a New Rhine Confederation, or anything of the kind. We have received the following details as to the inter , view which took place upon this subject and the French dispatch, which was its result : " ' During the late negotiations between the Courts of Vienna and Berlin, Herr Von Beust had some conversation with M. Forth-Rouin, the Mi nister of France at Dresden, and expressed his regret that the Cabinet of the Tuileries had not made a more energetic use of its influence in favour of the Duchies, or, to speak more correctly, of the Middle States, to prove a counterpoise to the two great German Powers. c 4 ' The French envoy reported this interview to M. Drouyn de Lhuys, who sent him in consequence the dispatch referred to. Recalling the reserved attitude France had been careful to maintain hitherto in this question, the dispatch stated that the Cabinet of the Tuileries had the less reason to adopt a course entirely in agreement with that of the Middle States, or to pursue a policy exclusively from their point of view, because those States themselves had neither hitherto stated the precise object they desired nor the means by which they hoped to achieve it. Fur ther, the experience France had had up to the pre sent time of the Middle States, in no way tended to induce her to oppose in their favour the two great Powers from whom France had received in general, as well as in many particular instances, more testi monies of sympathy than from the Middle States ; remarks which were still further confirmed by the attitude of the periodical press, and of the chambers of those countries.' " Such is very nearly the tenor of this dispatch, which has probably also been communicated to the Bavarian Government. M, Drouyn de Lhuys has also made similar verbal statements to Baron See bach, the Saxon representative at Paris."—(Reuter's Express.) EXTRAORDINARYACCIDENT IN THE WESTMINSTER ROAD.—Yesterday, about noon, an accident occurred in the Westminster-bridge-road, Lambeth, of a somewhat singular character, which destroyed a great amount of pro perty and jeopardised the lives of several persons. From the inquiries made it appeared that Messrs. Alderson and Co., the great linen-drapers, of 83, 85, and 87, Westminster road, had been for some time past enlarging their ware houses, and were adding to the buildings another house. In order to carry out the designs of the architect a heavy scaffolding had been erected in front of the four storeys of the buildings, and the men were actively engaged in run ning out the cornice work at the top of the building, when just at 12 o'clock a strange rumbling noise was heard within the middle shop of the three. One of the superintendents seeing the ceiling of the shop cracking gave the alarm to the assistants, who succeeded in making a safe retreat, and they had no sooner done so than the front of the wall be tween the two houses fell, and the whole of the scaffolding from the base to the roof of each structure parted asunder and fell halfway across the wide thoroughfare. An Atlas omnibus was passing at the moment, and it seems a miracle that it had time . to get clear of the broken poles, as they came rattling across the road. At first it was feared that several of the workmen had perished, but we are happy to state that such was not the fact, and those employed in assorting the goods in the warehouses also escaped unin jured, but covered with dust. Towards the evening the front of the three buildings were completely barricaded, so as to prevent the public from getting into danger. PLYMOUTH, -Feb. 25.—News has been received here that the Ordnance screw steamer Balaclava, from Woolwich for Liverpool, with Government stores is ashore at Carnshoro Point, on the south-east coast of Wex ford. The crew have been saved. The Medusa has been ordered to proceed hence to the scene of the accident, to render assistance, but was not ready until late last night, and will leave this at 9 a.m., with Commander Smith and 100 men from:the Prince Consort. A later telegram says : —" It is believed that the Ordnance steamship ashore on the Wexford coast is not the Balaclava, but the Lord Pan- Inure, Commander Moore, which left Woolwich on Satur day last, with four 600-pounders, for the armament of the Scorpion, fitting out at Birkenhead."—Reuter's Telegrams. The skating club at St. Petersburg has given its grand night ball on the Neva. To the usual splendour Of this festival was added a magnificent pavilion, constructed of blocks of ice four feet thick, which, being brilliantly lighted up in the interior, produced the effect of a palace of crystal. The Moscow Gazette publishes the following let ter from Kiakhta, a Russian customs station on the frontier of China :—" A destructive fire occurred on the 25th Dec. at Maiinatchone, a Chinese frontier town near this place. Three warehouses containing 2,000 chests of tea were entirely destroyed. The loss is estimated at 120,000 roubles. The Chinese were thrown into great con sternation by the disastu, for which they were altogether unprepared, as no fire had happened there for above 24 years. They also have a superstitious notion that to ex tinguish fire is a sin, and they consequently had no fire men or engines : but they worked hard in carrying water to the Russians, who did their utmost in mastering the conflagration, and saved about 4,000 chests of tea. A MASQUERADE IN PARIS.—A masked ball was given at the hotel of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs on Monday night. A Paris letter says :—Madame Drouyn De Lhuys, decreed to the costume of Cleopatra the success of the evening ; and it was certainly most remarkable, the black hieroglyphics and massive gold, in Egyptian device, on the white drap de velours train and silver petticoat, being most characteristic, and having so striking an effect that the dense crowd separated to make way for the Egyptian queen. Lady Cowley wore a domino of white lace, which was most becoming. Lady Feodora Wellesley wore an English court dress of the time of Queen Anne. Lord Cowley merely wore a Venetian cloak, as did also Lord Albert Leveson Gower and Mr. Miles. Lady Edward Thynne wore a black domino. There was one Indian squaw, whose costume was entirely composed of feathers which were not, however, transparent. Madame Drouyn De Lhuys did the honours with her usual grace and fasci nation, and well recalled the traditions of the courtly epoch which her gorgeous costume of the time of Lous XV. typi fied. Her coiffure consisted of a mass of diamonds. Mdme. de Lima, as a winged Mercury, looked lovelier than ever ; the red of her many-coloured wings was truly dazzling. The mysterious black domino with the blue shoulder knot was walking about leaning on one of the equerries of the Tuileries. A fair friend of mine to whom the domino was introduced as an English lady compatriot whom ' she was requested to patronise, tapped this mysterious personage on the shoulder, and, bent on discovezing her identity, tried to elicit a reply to her questions in her native language, and then had recourse to French, but was fain to retire from the one-sided war of words, as the domino with the blue shoulder-knot had taken the vow of silence for the nonce. The domino was right, as that domino gene rally is, for his or her voice is well known in Europe When I add that Princess Korsakow was disguised as a Russian peasant, Mrs. Miles as Cleopatra, Madame Bartho lomi as a peacock, the lovely Pole, Madame de Schinskoff, as Pallas, the classic waggon and horses forming a helmet which was wonderful to behold, I shall have told you of the prominent characters of the evening, with the excep tion of the Princess de Metternich, who shot her never-fail ing wit and ready repartees with unerring skill at the passers-by." Great alarm was caused at Stutgardt three days since b y the sudden f a ll o f a l argo house in Essling - strasse, inhabited by a great number of persons. So great was the concussion caused by the fall that all the windows of the adjacent houses were broken, and even the stained glass of Ldonard. Measures were promply taken for extricating the persons buried under the ruins, and most of them were soon got out, either dead or seriously injured. Among the former was Mme. Diez, the wife of the owner of the house. Several persons who happened to be passing at the time of the accident were much hurt. The accident is supposed to have been caused by a violent explosion of gas in a shop on the ground floor. The King and the burgomaster soon came to the spot and superintended the work of removing the rubbish, which had only been partially effected when account was sent off, se that the number of sufferers is no yet known. WIFE MURDER IN LIVERPOOL. Yesterday be tween 12 and 1 o'clock, Thomas . Andwell, a labourer , employed at Messrs. Jacks' foundry, Liverpool, went home to his dinner, and began quarrelling with his wife about a pawn ticket. The quarrel ended in his striking her a heavy blow on tho side of the head with his fist. She fey down, and he, alarmed at what he had done, ran to the neyhbour ing dispensary and brought back a doctor , but on his arrival the woman was dead. Andwell is in custody. THE RAILWAY WHISTLE. — Y e sterday morning Mr. mo g Mr. Richards held an inquiry re specting the death of William vrd Police-constable R. Thinibleby, i l9 K, said that on Thurs day he saw the deceased driving a cart used for the car riage of iron along the street close to the Blackwall Rail way viaduct at Limehouse. A train came up slowly and the engine whistled once, and then a second timo with great loudness. The horse the deceased was leading took fright and dashed off. The deceased caught h o ld o f t h e bi t to s t o p the horse , when the animal reared up and dashed him down, his head striking the curbstone, and then the wheel of tho cart went over and crushed his skull. He was killed on the spot. The shriek of the railway whistle was the sole cause of the accident, so far as he could see. The jury re turned &verdict of "Accidental death." _.—„. Funeral of the Duke of Northumberland. The remains of his Grace the Duke of Northum berland were interred to-day in Westminster Abbey. The bells of Gray's Inn tolled during the Inn, The as his G race was a member of the The Admiralty flag was also half-mast high. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Eve: WAR-OFFICE, FEE. 23. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of the following Officers of the Marina of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French, an d a. , his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, to be "[ono rary Members of the Military Divisions of the Second and Third Classes of the Most Honourable Order of - the Bath, respectively ; viz. :—To be Knight Commander-- M. Jean Louis Charles Jaures, Vice-Admiral. To be Companions—M. Antoine Marie le Couriault du Quilio, Capitaine de Vaisseau ; Mr. Henry Maurice Pas-quier de Francheu, Capitaine de Vaissseau ; and Captain Jacobus Eliza do Man. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 22. The following promotions have been made:—Mr. John Johnson to be Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with se niority of 9th May, 1864 ; Mr. James Charles Sanders to be Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 16th February, 1865. FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 22. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. J: C. Prost as Consul-General in New South Wales for his Ma jesty the Bing of the Netherlands. FEE. 23. The Queen has been pleased to.appoint Hugh Esq., to be Secretary or Registrar to the Mixed Commis sion Courts established at the Cape of Good Hope, under the treaties concluded by Great Britain on the 3d Jul y, 1842, and 7th of April, 1862, with Portugal and the United States respectively, for the suppression of the African slave trade. 1001 Mk 1 100} lei 172 ITIES. CANTERBURY MUSIC HALL• Hodge - Podge " and the Metropolitan Theatres. LAMBETH POLICE COURT. It will be recollected that a summons was granted to the lessees of the metropolitan theatres against Mr. Morton, manager of the " Oxford and Canterbury Music Hall Com pany (Limited)" in that a piece was performing at the Can terbury Hall, which infringed upon their rights, and wa i ts violation of the " Dramatic Act." Evidence was producc4 for and against at the last examination, and the magistLate (the Hon. G. Norton), delayed giving his decision r.trail to-day. His Honour wished the evidence to be read over% 'which having been done, he proceeded to comment upon th e ar _ guments advanced upon both sides. The counsel for the prosecution had done his utmost to convince him that the lessees were quite disinterested in the matter, and that it was purely as a public duty, and for the promotion of morality that they had entered upon the case. His Honour gave them doubtful credit for that, and thought, on the other hand, that it came with a very bad grace from them that they should endeavour to exercise arbi trarily a monopoly which was placed in their hands by the Dramatic Act. After hearing all the evidence, and considering the great expense which Mr. Merlon had been put to in bringing it before the public, and also the serious results it would have upon similar places of amusement, he had thought it right to see for himself the nature of the piece before giving his final decision. Accordingly, on Saturday night last (in company with Sir Thomas Henry, the chief metropolitan magistrate at Bow-street) he took the opportunity of visiting the Canterbury Hall. Nothing could exceed the courtesy and obliging demeanour of Mr. Morton. Every facility was given him to inspect the machinery and appliances by which the piece is produced. Of the piece itself he could not possibly speak in too high terms. The manner in which the figures are brought upon the stage, and the chaste ness of the illusions, are almost beyond description. In fact, they reminded him of the fairy scenes he had read of in his younger days. Altogether, he might say it was gor geous in the extreme. Whatever might be said as to the morality of music halls in general, his opinion was, that if they were all conducted in the same orderly manner as the Canterbury, and .such pieces produced as " Hodge-Podge,n he had no doubt whatever that they would have a very beneficial effect; and, while adding to the enjoyment of the masses, would not, in his opinion, be detrimental to their morals.. But with regard to the question at issue, he had his duty to perform; and whatever he might think of the beauty of the piece, its wonderful effects, and the pleasing natureof the performance, he had an Act of Parliament whereby he must give his decision. There can be no doubt that the piece called " Hodge Podge" is a pantomime, and a very perfect pantomime too; and though there had been various opinions expressed as to what constitutes a pantomime, he himself, after giving it his most careful consideration, had made up his mind with regard to "Hodge Podge." How ever, he had very great reluctance, indeed, to put a stop to the performance of such a piece. He would much rather delay giving his decision for some days to allow Mr. Morton time, should he wish to do so, to apply to the Lord Chamberlain for a dramatic license. He considered that such a place of amusement as the Canterbury, conducted as it is in the most orderly manner, and affording to the visitors an elevating and agreeable entertainment, was well entitled to such a license. When he stated the fact that during all the time he had sat upon the bench there bad not been a single complaint against the management of that hall, ho thought that circumstance would go far with the Lord Chamberlain in granting a license. Mr. Morton having stated that he wished the decision postponed to give time for an application to tho Lord Chamberlain, The Magistrate accordingly delayed his decision till to-- morrow week. In the event of Mr. Morton being successful in getting a license (of which there is scarcely any doubt) the public will still have the delectable pleasure nightly of witnessing this marvellous and unique illusion. This question has created great interest amongst the theatrical and music-hall proprietors, and the court wss crowded for some time before the case came on. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 16 _ _ _ _ 11 15. Ditto 3 Months. 11 181 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 42f Brussels Hamburg Paris ^ Short 25 121 .. _ .. .... ... 11 19 11 19 25 471 25 47 13 25 20 Ditto 3 Months. 25 40 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 120 Vienna — 11 55 Trieste — 11 55 25 45 25 471 120; 11 62} __ __ 11 6 Petersburgh z Berlin Madrid —46 i 471 Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples — 25 67 25 621 Palermo 25 57 25 62 Messina 25 57 25 62; Lisbon — 511 51 Oporto —51 i Foreign Gold in bars (standard) per 0z..... n 17s. 9d. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Feb. 25.—Wind this day: at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. LOWESTOFT, Jan. 25.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Ellen Sin clair, from London for Shields, making water, and with other damage. TROON, Feb. 24.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Onward, from Belfast. BRISTOL, Feb. 24.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Ocean Em press, from Manilla. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 24.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Hellene, from Palermo for Hamburg ; Ceres, screw steamer, from Dublin. _ HuLL, Feb. 25.—Wind 2.E.—Arrived—August, from Monte Video. • CARDIFF, Feb. 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrived--Tr' ') from Gibraltar. (BY DIAGNETIC TELEGRAPIL ) GRAVESEN D, Saturday Morni ng. Arrived, Feb. 24--Sparkling "Vrav°, from Carthagena ; Era,.from Zante ; Arthur Pardov, from Algoa Bay ; Trial, and Emma, from Guernsey; Brierly Hall, from Lisbon ; Elise, from Mauzaujila• Arrived, Feb.2s—San Luis, from Rio Janeiro ; V er b ena from Jusjaha. DEAL, Saturday Morning: P a ssod— Era, from Mauritius, for Lond on ; from for London. Losnadiloend,_ jforanCe Henderson n lo on tow), WORKMEN'S SOCIETIES IN HANOVER.—TheFrench Government lately i nv it e d th e p re sidents of the peo ple's banks and workmen's societies of Hanover to repair to Paris for the purpose of being consulted by the French Government. Those presidents, who are working men, accepted the invitation, and left for Paris, accompanied by Professor Ruhlman, honorary member of the societies. Prench hospitality commenced on their arrival at Stras burg, whore all their expenses were paid to Paris. Tho attention of the King of Hanover having been directed to these operative societies formed in his country, his Majes ty, the evening before their departure, invited a deputa tion to the palace, where he had the organisation of these societies explained to him, and listened to the details with much interest. • MAILS FOR THE WEST COAST OF AFRICA.—The African Royal Mail steamer Macgregor Laird, R. F. Lowry, commander, sailed from Liverpool yestei day with the usual monthly mails for Madeira, Teneriffe, and the West Coast of Africa. A full cargo and 34 passenger', among whom were Lord and Lady Compton, Gen. Lock wood, Major Jones, Captain Marshall, &c. 20i 10 100 I 100 100 204 204 100 100 100 100 100 100 1‘ 0 100 10 1( 0 1,0 100 100 100 2 100 {lOO. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 10 100 100 ti 6 131 f 46 i :3% i 100 i Irol 92j 3 COI 1 91i 1 ~`~