The Sun. — London, England, 1866-02-13 00:00:00

. b,. ...... niar Sunday. le son and e and her Leiningen, ras the an ri the pre- Tighnesses s Beatrice, I Princess lobe, and )he. F.S IN THE eir Royal atended by to the Pad en route for in order to ;es were at rincess left pecial train the train, as reached r enjoying Station at left Ed- Hanover- George's d shortly Bar Christ- 3erkeley- Totel for i's Hotel, ra Hotel continue s of every d a very lich pre hostility lie. The idents of of this they are nmensity . e to the and un ed " the thereby , nspiracy Rants of dr. Eyre 'n for the -ing exer- Dur excel- Le mother )ortion of acts that ()ring our ave been ely do we o all the a this un- fso in re- Bllency in titer our and un- !rash acts ntlemen ,hy they ,ve latels :I also for lumnious ;h public, cts, have ifounded rom their oice that die being ld I feel ve come to bring 1 that the rn rebel ) life and iy impe- coming to Mr. tome of island, a prac out the general To Bap ninister a. to the , urs e of arkable Le scene to judge feel the ur most prompt, e scenes island• o serve, Lviction, well as open to existed nd, and en have circum- he most I which Power ajesty's and we in plac d effec [at time ion on hat has Lnocent express )ur ex- elation, rnly to Leh de-. Lonty. ittrtial NI the .ested, xnN' - py T?KET AN! fOTY!N!YR.fiI!'..! I• • { TWELVE O'CLOCK. Notwithstanding the disquietude in Stock Ex change circles, and the rumours which questioned the solvency not only of private firms but also of joint-stock companies, and the consequent depre ciation of prices, there is now a better and more con fident tone. In the Money Market, although the rates are stringent, the future is regarded in a more encouraging light. Gold is now being taken into the Bank instead of sent abroad. Yesterday a small sum, namely, £6,000, was received there, and as the exchanges are slightly improving there is a probability that more will soon follow. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets, during the last few days, there has been a very limited amount of business transacted. Sugars have been neglected, and quotations have shown a slightly downward tendency. Tea has been with out material change, and superior qualities of colonial coffee have sustained fully late rates. Rice, however, has been neglected, and tallow has been in very limited request at barely previous rates. The English Joint-Stock Bank has been admitted a member of the Clearing-house. Hitherto the pri vilege has been accorded by virtue of the amalga mation with the old firm of Olding and Co. Venezuela Six per Cent. Loan 1864.—The Gene ral Credit and Finance Company of London (Limited) are in receipt of advice from their agents, Messrs H. L. Boulton and Co., dated La Guaira January 25, 1866, of duties collected (and remitted) on account of the above loan, as follows :—Per Statement, No. 44, from Ciudad Bolivar, $l2l ; Per statement, No. 75, from Puerto Cabello, $6,708.40 ; per statement, No. 76, from Puerto Cabello, $1,436.46 ; per statement, No. 62, from La Guaira, $542.30 ; per statement, No. 63, from La Guaira, $11,583.22 ; total $20,391.38. Two o'CLocir. According to Reuter's telegram, the French Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted at 68f. 80c. Heavy. The greater portion of the business now going on at the Stock Exchange is directly connected with the settlement of the account in the foreign and share departments. Consols, however, are * per cent. better, the latest prices being 87 1 for money, and 87j for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 861 87i ; Bank Stock, 247 ; and India 5 per Cents, 104 In the Foreign Stock Market prices continue to be Well supported. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 38+ * ; Mexican, 224 4 ; do. New, 201 j- ; Greek, 13 14 ; Spanish Passive, 27i I ; Certificates, 14 16 ; Italian, 60+ 4 ; Confederate Loan, 5 6 ; Egyptian Scrip, prem. ; Brazilian Scrip, 1 1i prem. ; United States 5-20 Bonds 67 1 ; Erie Shares, 50fr 51f ; and Illinois, 73} The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been chiefly connected witn the settlement of the account, and prices, in several instances, are a shade firmer. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln have advanced 12 ; Metropolitan, 15s. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, and Midland, each 10s. ; and North Western, ss. Great Western, however, have de clined ss. Foreign and Colonial Railway shares have re ruined very quiet, and Grand Trunk of Canada have reached about to 2 per cent., being dealt in at 4 7! 48± Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are quiet, but at steady rates. Alliance are dealt in at 27 i t ; London Chartered of Australia, at 23 ± ; London Financial, at 121 f ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co., at 19 BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. .. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 0 Der Cent. Consols 71 1 7 Do. A ccoun t , M arc h 6 B7 ~,Per Cent. Reduced B7 6i 71 N. 1 4 ", 3 per Cent B6- if "" ) ,W 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — ..- 1 0. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 ... nnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 DO., for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — 1. . 'u° (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Zchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. — dis . Do. £5OO — die , Do £lO and .£2OO ' , auk of England Stock, 5 per Cent , INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. tU dian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account D O. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 D o. Cer per tificates Cent., Oct. 1888 O. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — 1 -',O. 5 p er C ent., J an. 1 872 `', l3 . 51 per Cent., M a y 1879 _ uo. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 O. Bonds, £l,OOO _ Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 8r az nstrian Bonds, 5 p e r C e nt, 1859 ilian 5 per Cent — Do. 1 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 Do Account 741 5 Do. Scrip, £35 paid -11 enos Ayres 6 per Cent Do. Account „ _be 1 p er C en t. (D e f erre d 3 p er C en t . ) ailian 6 per Cent , 80. 41 per Cent — Cub,,'oloia 6 per Cent. — 6 per Cent. apish 3 per Cent., 1825 -.Jo. 4 per Cent. 1863 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — vanubian Principalities Do Ac count — 'iquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Pr ov i s i onal Land Warrant t _ g - Y Ptian 7 per C en t 93 1)0 ., Second Issue 931 Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 93! 3 t , Do £lOO Bonds 'eek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 120. Account -,)0. Coupons ~ uo. Acco , nt .ituaternala , ,r Cent. a , l iatt 5 per Cent, 1865 1,1-'0 Account — le O. I laremmana Railway — e r, lic an 3 per Cent 4 ' o . Ac count Do 1864 — igo -Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-Freh — V- Utevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid "e,,ls' Granada Lie 2 per Cent Do Deferred 1 ) 33 0 Land Warrants (Hect ares ) 0 . 6 per Cent, 1864 p 1) 0 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent B,rUvian 5 per Cent., 1865 1 - ) ,,0. Account "o 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) . — p r ,' - '2 4 1 per Cent., 1862 "'"lgilese 3 per Cent., 1853 3 Per Cent ., 1856 7 '7 l '9 7 '6O , '62 , '3 , 45/ . , Do . Account t ) c ) 41 per Cent. 1850 ,° 4 1 per Cent., 1860 - .'.. 0 3 pei Cent. 1859 -,'"°_ 5 per Cent. 1862 18 a 4- '°. 5 per Cent. 1864 — DO Vlui 5 pe Lent Account r FS I .‘ s l i t I c3cp PO r Cent Cent Do • - h u New Deferred 3 5 11 -go Account ll 0 ...., p ass i ve 271 41.)11,0 Account 27} 1 7 D O Cert. of Coup not funded l6 ,s,,eo Account l6l 1 16 151 D (11811 4 per Ceut. Ttio o t i ti Per Cent. 1864 D o '''' S P 6 Per Cent. 1854 B ecount 9ll B 0 u, Per Cent. 1858 b o '" - ceount 7o} -,-,c, £lOO Bonds — ' 6 t, Per Cent. 1862 t'c' £lOO Bonds D O ° 5 6 Per Cent., 1863 — D1)o (.. 'A Pe o r u tent., 1865, paid up Scrip- llBl 1 I ce 3Bl Ver,Wz P e r Cent. G uaran t ee d 99 Ditt o l a 3 Per Cent. 131 _ ac count — DO 6 per Cent., 1864 A List - uividenas on the above payable in London. 14 , - elgro o a4 ' A i t " Par Cent., Lx. 10 Florins D utch ,L i : - 3 Per cent., Ex. 25f. Iti:r t eto.eiti kerrecr Cent. t c ., e E rt x iii.c l . 2 4, G s Guil ....._ .tali tt , 5 enteS 3 per Cent. — ' ,D 0 A _ c Peur Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. -— ' nt ................................. e THREE O'CLOCK. , .60soisA for rnoney 87 i • ccount k. u ,. • 0 ANEW LIFE OF S HAKSPERE—ILLUSTRATED.— r lell , " on] announces for publi cat i on, b y sub- e t i trita-s y, a new work on the life andwritings of - Per e, to be extensively illustrated with wood en yitp. STUMP M 4.RIC airway &. 'Brlstol ant Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June iDun,.rerth, & . b.Junc. S. London, z.erip Certi.l DO. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st N 0. ., Great North of Scotland :;rent Norther, .... „ ~ D. A stock. . _ ... , .. Du. B stock Do. .•. ew. ts. at 25 ptui GtS, and W. of trelandi Gt. Weste,n Oridnall s. V. Ball gutt. Do. South Wales Do. W. AIM.— Ox!ord Do. Newport 110. Hereford Lancashire & Yorkshire Landon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Doer r Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lou. & north Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan.... Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District. Do do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. Derby' Mid Kent ....... North British Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwicis Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York DG. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 ... Do. do. 1865 - ------ North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stick Shropshire Union South Devon south Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale or' Neath Waterford dr. Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha 1 West CornwAll ~IIAx itRITIS a P Atlantic A; St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. F dharea Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff. , Bran t, & Go derich 6 p.c. 872-3- Calcutta & J. E., e Town Jr Dock, gu. I)emerard, 7 p.c. per. 13 , P.ast. Ben. al, gu., 5 do East I, diet'', gu. 5 p.c. Do .1 Extension rand Trunk of Caned Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. tat , -ref. Bonds Do. do. deferred ...• Do. 2fl Pr, f. Do. do. deterred • • I'o. ltd Pref. stock Do. do. defei red • Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gulf. sp.c. 0. Gus, 5 per cent Do. :".%, ew g - ua 6 p. o .t. South of India gua. 5 per cent D .4 per cent Do 3reat W s. of Canada.. D.:. New . - Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 do. liaY• tudian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4, do Do. 43 do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N. 111.C'da,6pc Ist/34.h' Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do 'Do. Puniaub I Do.lndus St. Flo COLONIAL GO VER British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. a. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed sk Caps G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.& Oct, 1890-1900 Do. do: 1880-9, , Do. Jan. &July, 1890-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1888, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 Do. 1882, May 15, Nov. t!_,, Do. 1895, Feb. & .Natal qov. 6 per cent , N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.do uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p •c.,1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to ►B7t Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... ... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 - Queensland Gov. 6 p. c. 6. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards.. Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, April & Oct.. BRITISH 311 Cam. Consol. cold, Chiv , rton Clifford Amalgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Taoist. )rake walls .. East Bassett (Illogan) Nast caratton East. Cam Brea n.ast Grenville East Gunnislake Eaat Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(Gweu. (4v. at L xcy, limited Great south Tolgus.„ Great NV heal tsumy. G. Wheal Vor Heist Grenvihe Elerod's F00t..... Hingston iiowns ..... : Margaret Uny Lelant Marke Valley ilwyndy Iron ore, nu: New Sewn North Roskear '1 Bassett f Lilo.: n North Whv Crotty !'rosper I Pr vidence S. Caradon St. Cleer) S•uth Condurrow S. Wheal Fran..lllogan •itray Park 'Fin Croft Vigra and CL.gan, lim West kassett (11 i ogan . W. Caradon ( L skeard West Chiverton West Seton. Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Butler (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis. 1.4- 2.13, 2.1.0 294 2.14. 2.•4.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8. all 0.14.6 14.9.0 1 8.18.0 8.10.0 5 1..6 13.17.6 4.1t0.0s 431 1 18.18 9J /35.156 ?REFERENCE SRA RIGS. Great Western Orig. 4} per cent 'pf., 93 North Eastern, York. H. and Selby purchase, Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 32 FOREIGN HAIL WAYS. Bahia and San Francisco tli.a.) gua. 7 per °cut., 15. Belgian Eastern Junction, Sambre and Meuse, 54 per cent. pf., 9} South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, :51 FOREIGN MINES, Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 5 4/ Erontino and Bolivia bold, lim., li Washoe Gold, lim., 6 BANKS. Alliance, Urn.. 27 61 A nglo-Italian, lira., 15 British and Californian, lira., 4 Consolidated Bank, Urn., Of European Bank, Rm., 12 Imperial Bank, lim.. 27} Imperial Ottoman, 13 Ditto, new, 11/ London Joint Stock, 47 London and W estminster, 96 .51 Union of Australia. 52 Union of London, 53 2 MISCELLANEOUS. Credit Fondler and Mobilier of England, Ditto, issued at a prem., of which £2 is to pay, 5} East India Irrigation and Canal. 8 Gen. Credit and Finance of London. lim.. 51 Home and C , lonial A ssurance, lira, 3} Hudson's Bay, 17 Humber Iron Works, 20 Joint Stock Discount, Um., 4 3i London Financial Association, lim , 12 I kl dras Irrigation and Canal, 3 Oriental Gas, lim., Si # Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 19} Quebrada Land, Bail, and Mining, lim., 41 Foreign Mail Packet List - MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton... Ditto, via Marseilles Brazil and Cape Verde.- by British packet Ditto, by French packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena—. China, Penang. and Singapore, via Southampton.. Ditto, via 32arseilles Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... Feb. 19. Ditto, via Marseilles Feb. 13 India (liAnbay), via Southampton. Feb. 13 Ditto, via ~a rseides Mauritius, via Southampton Ditto, via Alarseil'e. , ', , :i)wfoundland Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon. United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet .. Feb. 14. Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp tun ...... ....... .... Ditto, via Cork 4. • • • Ditto, by Cazladlan packet, via Londonderry„ Feb, S. .Feb. 19 .Feb. 13 .M.er. 9. . Feb . 2 .Feb. 22 19. Feb. 13 THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENGT'. (Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a special jury.' P, usi nr,it GORE V. WALPOLE. This was an action for alleged trespass and false im prisonment, and the defendant the Right Hon. Mr. Wal pole, who had been Secretary for the Home Department, under tho Conseryative Government, pleaded not guilty, justification, and, finally, that the alleged offence was voided by the Statute of Limitations. The plaintiff conducted his own case, and the defendant was represented by the Solicitor-General and Mr• 39 1 8 1 9 I Hannon. The plaintiff read a very lengthened document which occupied some hours yesterday, when the case was com menced, from which it appeared that he claimed damages of £5,000 for illegal detention in Bethlem Hospital for two years and nine months, and also for being confined in the Queen's Bench prison in a room with criminals. Some other witne-ses were called, and the case for the plaintiff was closed. The Solicitor-General then opened the case for the de fandant, and Dr. Hood of Bethlem Hospital and other wit nesses were called. The Solicitor-General said at the conclusion of the evi dence that he would leave the case in the hands of his lordship. The learned judge having summed up, The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, and assessed the damages at one farthing. Leave was given to plaintiff to move. COURT OF EXCHEQUER. (Before Mr. Baron Martin and a Special Jury.) CATCHPOLE V. TILE NORTH, LONDON RAILWAY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff for compen sation for injuries sustained in consequence of the alleged neglect of the defendants. The plaintiff was a passenger on the North London Railway, and in the same carriage that he was travelling in two ladies were also passengers. The train arrived at the station and the two ladies alighted in safety, but the plaintiff alleged that as he was stepping from the carriage the train re-started, the result of which was that he was thrown on his head on the platform, and sustained such severe injury that for 13 weeks he was incapacitated from following his ordinary occupation, and caused an outlay of a considerable sum of money for medical attendance. After the accident he did not com municate the fact to the porter or guard on duty, but as he was leaving the station ho told the ticket collector that he had met with a severe accident, and that he should make the company liable for the injury ho had sustained. He contended the number of the company's servants at the station was altogether inadequate to the requirements of the number of passenger s using the station at night time. The medical evidence for the plaintiff went to show the serious nature of the injuries sustained, which were very severe. For the company it was contended that the accident arose altogether from the neglect of the plaintiff, and not from any blame attributable to them. The regular signal was given on the train entering the station, the porter called out the name of the station, the doors of the carriages were opened, and the passengers left the station in safety with the exception of the plaintiff. The theory of the defence was that the plaintiff did not rise to quit the car riage at the proper time, but that he remained in it too long, and when he was stepping on to the platform the signal had been given by the guard for the train to move, and that as in ordinary cases a sudden jerk was generally the result, and just at this particular moment the defendant, unfortunately for himself, was stepping from the carriage. The ',guard of the train and the porter, in evidence, said they did not see the defendant fall, neither did they hear at all of the accident, although they opened all the doors of the carriages composing the train, and closed them again as the train went out of the station. I'2l 496 Si 41 401 The judge, in his summing up, explained the law on the subject, and told the jury, if they thought the matter was purely accidental, their verdict should be for the company. The jury, after half an hour's deliberation, returned a verdict for the defendant. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before Sir J. C. Wilde.) CONRADI V. CONRADI AND FLASHMAN.-JUDGMENT. The petitioner in this case, which was heard some days since, is steward of a steamer plying between Dover and Ostend, and the co-respondent is a gen tleman of fortune. The petitioner prayed for a dissolu tion of marriage by reason of his wife's adultery, and both defendants denied the charge. Subsequently to filing of his answer, the co-respondent obtained leave to amend his plea by placing on the record a charge of adultery against the petitioner. It was fully proved that there was an improper intimacy between the co-defendants at Dover, where all the parties resided, and that it was carried on frequently during the absence of the petitioner in France. On the other hand the co-respon dent established his counter charge of adultery, and the petition was accordingliy dismissed. An application was afterwards made on behalf of the co-respondent that the petition might be condemned with costs which he (the co respondent) had incurred in proving the counter charge of adultery, and judgment was reserved. His Lordship now decided that the petitioner was rea sonably liable to the costs in that part of the co-respon dent's relating to the adultery, subject to some deduction arising out of cortain frivolous charges which the co-re spondent made. ,ITIES. 80t 101 31 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—MONDAY. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst Mephistopheles (offered) 12 to 1 agst Saccharometer (taken) 14 to 1 agst Copenhagen (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst East Lynn (taken) 20 to 1 agst Treasure Trovo (taken) 20 to 1 agst Gemma (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Historian (taken) 25 to 1 agst Lucky Star (taken) 26 to 1 agst Begum (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 15 to 1 agst Laura (taken) 100 to 6 agst Cortolvin (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst L'Africain (offered) WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Bartholomew's nomination (offered) 22 to 1 agst Mr. Brocklebank's nomination (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mr. H. Haywood's nomination (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mr. J. Spink's nomination (taken) 33 to 1 agst Mr. J. Jardine's nomination (offered) 33 to 1 agst Mr. 11. Jardine's nomination (offered) 35 to 1 agst Mr. E.W. Stocker's nomination (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mr. W. H. Massey's nomination (offered; 40 to 1 agst Lord Stair's nomination (offered) 40 to 1 agst Mr. J. Campbell's nomination (offered) 40 to 1 agst Mr. J. Johnstone's nomination (taken) 13, 1866. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. BIRMINGHAM RACES-THIS DAY. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] Licensed Victuallers' Plate. 3 miles. Run at I. Garus, Roadster, Benazet, Pot Pourri, Banbury, Acolyte Ace of Trumps, Ace of Hearts, Corsica, Equinox, Cloister, Oscar, King Tom, and Turnham Green are here. Paid forfeit—Arlescott, Northam, Manchester, Fairy King, and Ennis Lass. Craven Cup. 3i miles. Run at 2 30.—Arcus, Reporter, Cloister, Jack Gayhurst, Acolyte, Plover, and Turnham Green are here. Grand Annual Steeplechase. About 4 miles. Run at 3 15.—Reporter, Jerry, Church Militant, Lord George, The Rogue, Ibex, branhoff, Roadster, The Scrub, King of Hearts, Sprite, Acolyte, Jacob, and Ace of Hearts are here. Paid forfeit—Rhcebus and Rassington. WEIGHTS FOR THE SCURRY HANDICAP.—Two miles.— Benazet, 6 yrs 'l2st ; Redwing, all 4 ; Arens, alOl2 ; Oscar, a 10 12 ; Ace of Trumps, a 10 10 ; Rapture, a 10 10 ; Bunbury, a 10 10 ; Express, a 10 7 ; Corsica, 5 10 7 ; Pot Pourri, alO 7 ; Jacob, alO 5 ; Liberty, 10 5 ; No Name, 10 5; Turnham Green, 5 10 0; and Grey Kitty, 10st._ Entries for the Hunters' Plate. Three miles.—Soda Water, Little Lady, Empress, Humphrey, Tiger, Lawyer, First Flight, Ely, Liberty, King Tom, and Grey Kitty. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' PLATE. 1 Three ran. CRAVEN CUP. BIRMINGHAM STEEPLECHASES-MONDAY. The opening day's sport at Sutton Goldfield was cele brated most auspiciously, for though the weather in Bir mingham, alike with that in and around the metropolis, was most tempestuous on Sunday, it moderated at night fall, and Monday morning broke fine and pleasant. The course, from its naturally undulating surface, was by no means bad "going," though many expected it would be. A large concourse of company witnessed the sport, which calls for no special remarks further than will be found in the accompanying returns. Speculation on future events was not mentioned. The Warwickshire Hunt Steeplechase of 5 sovs each, with 40 added ; for hunters, 12st each ; thoroughbreds, 71bs extra. About three miles. Mr. E. P. Wilson's Tiger, aged, 12st (Mr. E. B. Wilson) 1 Mr. Haines's Brandy Wine, aged, 12st 71b (inc. 71b extra ) ) (Mr. Parker 2 Mr. Evans's Master Oliver, aged, 1 2st (Mr. Drake) 3 Mr. J. Milward's Little Lady, aged, 12st (Owner) 4 The following also ran :—Empress, Sultan, and Strand. Betting-2 to 1 agst Little Lady, 7to 2 (at first 2to 1) agst Tiger, 5 to 1 agst Sultan, and 8 to 1 agst any other. Brandy Wine was the first away, followed by Sultan and Empress clear of each other, the others at intervals being brought up by Tiger. After going about half a mile Little Lady headed Empress and took third place, but be fore reaching the Stand the first time was pulled back, Brandy Wine and Sultan going on past the enclosure side by side. At the next fence Empress was pulled up, and Mas ter Oliver soon after joined the leading pair, Tiger still be ing separated from them by a wide interval. Before enter lag the Park enclosure, Strand, fairlybeaten, was pulled up, and Tiger, gradually making up his lost ground, passed Little Lady before reaching the winning field, and took close order with Master Oliver and Brandy Wine, who charged the last fence simultaneously, after which Tiger challenged them, and Master Oliver at once compounding a fine race home between the other pair ensued, Tiger winning in the last few strides by a head ; five lengths separated the second and third ; Little Lady was fourth, close up. The Erdington Plate (Handicap) of 100 soya ; winners after Feb. 1, extra. About three miles. Lord Poulett's Benazet, 6 yrs, 10st 101 b ~.(J. Page) 1 Lord Poulett's Ace of Hearts, 6 yrs, 10st 61b (Mr. Edwards) 2 The following also ran :—Crusade, Rapture, Pot Pourri, Cabin Boy, Jacob, Oscar, Cloister, and Ace of Trumps. Betting-5 to 4 agst Benazet, sto 1 agst Crusade, Bto 1 agst Ace of Hearts, 10 to 1 agst any other. Oscar cut out the work, closely followed by Ace of Hearts and Ace of Trumps, who went on several lengths in advance of the favourite, Crusade, Pot Pourri, and Jacob being his followers at considerable intervals, Cabin Boy bringing up the rear. In the first half mile Rapture was disposed of by refusals, and Crusade soon afterwards coming down also was out of the race, though the rider less horse still careered in front of Oscar, who about a mile from home was followed by Ace of Hearts, Ace of Trumps, Benazet, Pot Pourri, Cloister, and Cabin Boy, in the order named, at wide intervals. Proceeding over the brow of the hill Oscar held out signals of distress, and Ace of Trumps assumed the lead, but falling two fences from home, Bent zet and Ace of Hearts in his wake were left to contest the struggle, and Benazet at once headed his stable companion and won by two lengths. Nothing else passed the post. Tho Hunters' Plate of 40 sovs, four-yr-olds, lOst 121 b; five, lust 121 b; six, 12st 61b ; aged, 12st 91b; gentlemen riders; those who have won any steeplechase to carry 71b extra. About three miles. Mr. Studd's Georgiana, aged, 12st 91b (Mr. E. B. Wilson) 1 Mr. W. Oalitles Mu _Lawyer, agroci, 1.28 c orb (Mr. T. Parker) 2 Mr. J. D. H. Chadwick's Ethel, 4 yrs, 11st slb (in 71b ex) (Mr. Edwards) 3 The following also ran : —First Flight, Jamaica, Orphan, Vanity, and Mountain Sylph. Betting-5 to 2 agst Georgiana, 9to 2 agst Orphan, sto 1 each agst Lawyer and Ethel, 8 to 1 agst any other. Orphan was tho first to show in front, and with The Lawyer, Georgiana, and Jamaica, lay in front for the first mile and a half, when Orphan beat a retreat, and the others, who now presented a long tail, were stopped at intervals. Proceeding over the turn of the hill The Lawyer held the lead, and Georgiana passing Jamaica went on in pursuit till within two fences from home, when she went up to Mr. Smith's horse, whom she quitted at her ease, and ran home an easy winner by four lengths. Ethel, beaten a long way, was ridden home by Mr. Edwards, and passed the post with the crowd. The Sutton Handicap Plate of 40 sovs ; winners extra; the winner to be sold for 50 sous. About two miles. Captain Shaw's Express, aged, 10st 101 b (H. States) 1 Mr. Drax's Red Wing, aged, lOst 111 b (Sutton) disq. Mr. J. Belham's Equinox, 6 yrs, 10st 41b (J. Land) 0 Betting-6 to 4on Equinox, 2to 1 agst Express, 3to 1 agst Red Wing. Red Wing made all the running, and won in a canter by 100 3 ards; Equinox refused after going about half the dis tance, and not being got over, took no further part in the race. An objection was lodged against the winner, on the ground that his jockey dismounted before walking his horse back to the Stand, and after investigation the Stewards awarded the stakes to Express. The winner was not sold. The Hunt Cup of 60 sous., weight for age ; winners extra. About three miles. Mr. Martin's Arcus, aged, 12st 71b (J. Page) 1 Mr. Den's Jack, aged, 13st (inc. 71b extra) (Owner) 2 The following also ran :—Pot Pourri, Hallarton, Turn ham Green, and Gayhurst, Betting— 5 to 2 agst Turnham Green, 3 to 1 each agst Pot Pourri and Hallarton. ,After going about t hree-quarters of a mile Arcus took up the running, and won easily by a length. Only the two placed passed the post, the others being beaten off. RACING FIXT PEIM Lincoln 2O Derby Spring 1 Liverpool Spring Warwick Spring Doncaster Lewes Spring - RES FOR 1866. lARY. No wmarket Craven Durham Blackheath & Woolwich 2 Catterick Bridge Abergavenny 5 Lichfield Spring Chelmsford Spring Nottingham Spring 27 RC Croxton Park l6 Northampton 2O Windsor Spring Newcastle Spring 2B Ascot Spring 1 Salisbury Bath 8 Harpenden lO York Spring 'RIL. Thirsk lO Epsom Spring Newmarket Ist Spring l6 Liverpool Hunt Cup 2O IChester Curragh 24 Windsor Summer 5 Newton Hampton 7 Odiham. Bibury l3 Stockbridge Chelmsford l3 Epsom Summer l5 Uxbridg e 2l Manchester Ascot Summer 29 Carlisle Newmarket July 9 Pontefract Abingdon 12 Reading Nottingham Down Royal Corp ........• 18 1 AUG Brighton 7 Brighton Club Lewes 10 Egham l4 Wolverhampton l4 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 Hastings 2l _._ SEPT. Warwick September 4 Curragh Leicester 6 Doncaster Brecon l7 Canterbury lB OCT( Northampton 2 Newmarket 2d October 8 Curragh NOVE Lincoln 7 1 Liyerpool Liverpool Beverley 2O I p s wich Ifungerford Newcastle on-Tyne 26 Curragh 26 Worcester Jr. Stamford l9 Radcliffe 23 Winchester 24 Southampton 25 Huntingdon Gooditood 3l York August 2l Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter . ...... Tunbridge 2B Derby Summer 29 Weymouth 3O UST. :MBER. Richmond Hendon Monmouth Manchester Autumn, 2l Newmarket lst October 25 Walsall IBER. Newmarket Houghton Worcester - BER. Shrewsbury Leamington Hunt l9 JUMPING DOWN A COALPIT.—On Saturday last at Beeston, near Leeds, Sarah Twidell, the wife of a collier, but who had for some time been separated from her hus band, committed suicide by jumping dawn the shaft of a coalpit. The shaft was of considerable depth, and the woman was on the spot, her body being frightfully mutilated. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Feb. 13.—Wind this day at noon—North westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. FAimounr, Feb. 12.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Jean nette, from Savanilla for Bremen. Sailed—Teresa, for London. CLTDE, Feb. 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sydney, rom Demerara. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Meeannee, from the Mediterranean. Sailed —The Tweed, for Bombay. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Gladiator, rom Pernambuco. COWES, Feb.l2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Recovery, from Liverpool for Cardiff, with loss of mainmast, sails, and other damage. CARDIFF, Feb. 11.—Wind S.W.—Arrived.—Prince of Wales, from Smyrna. DOVER, Feb. 12.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Ville de Paris, from St. Nazaire. Pool.; Feb. 12.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—The Goodwill for Southampton. LEY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 13—Princess Royal, steamer, from Hamburg. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed, Feb. 12—Her Majesty's ship Dee, from Wool wich for the west. Anchored—The Blair Athol, from Shields for Point de Galls. AN EXTENSIVE SUBURBAN VILLAGE is, according to the South London Chronicle, about to be built in the vicinity of Nunhood, beyond Peckham-rye. TESTIMONIAL TO THE WIDOW OF STONEWALL JACKsos.---A Richmond paper, of the 9th ult., contains a card from a banking firm of Houston, Texas, which states that a draft for five hundred and twenty-six dollars in gold, payable to the order of the widow of Stonewall Jackson, has been furnished to her. The card further says :—" This amount, contributed by a portion of our citizens, at the instance of several ladies, daughters of the ' Old Dominion,' is but a slight expression of their solicitude for the welfare of the departed hero's family." METHODIST STATISTICS.—The general minutes of the Annual Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church have just been issued. It has 60 annual con ferences, and a membership of 92,959, being an advance over last year of 939. It has 7,175 travelling preachers, being an increase of 854 for the year. The local preachers numbered 8,493, an increase of 288. Its total value of church property is estimated at $13,147,233, whi c h i s $4,263,157 more than last year. All the benevolent con tributions show an advance of more than one-fifth. In the Sunday School department there has bean about the same advance. It will be seen by the above that the million of dollars which the church proposes to raise the coming year for the missionary cause is only a fraction over one dollar per member. AMERICAN WAR CLAIMS AGAINST ENGLAND.-- The New York Herald has its usual thundering leader against a perfidious Albion." It quotes the London Times, which it says takes some trouble to show that France would be seriously perplexed to preserve her stability and her institutions in case of a war with the United States on the Mexican ques tion. If France is in danger from such a collision, asks the Herald, how much more so is England ? Her commerce is larger and more exposed upon the seas. America could do more damage to England in a three months' war than she ever could to France. Her merchant marine is, in a measure, at the mercy of the United States ; and if America were disposed to quarrel with her, her boasted su premacy on the ocean would be of short duration. France has less to lose in this respect ; and, all things considered, England has more to fear from a war with the United States than France. France, for example, has no Canadian provinces. France has no Fenians ; no Ireland on her border in a condition of perpetual discontent and periodical insurrection. The warning, therefore, which the London Times presents to France is quite as ap plicable to England herself. But we feel reassured when our pugilistic contemporary graciously adds that the United. States has no disposition to go to war with England. Day. —This ND STOCKS. 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SI 40 61 5t 7 4 44 24 14c1 40 60 13 15 I 1 .7 39 410 !3 , ) 8 22 9 11 19 20 4 8 3 4 8 10 77i 82 185 105 a) of, 25 27i 3 5' 210 23 17i 121 126 94} 6/ 138 i 125 42 72e 1061 Benazet Turnham Green Reporter Four ran. FARMERS' STEEPLECHASE. Spiteful Soda Water King Tom Four ran. ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE. Roadster Ace of Hearts Sprite Eight ran VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS DAY. LINCOLII HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Copenhagen (off., 6to 1 taken freely) 100 to 7 agst Mephistopheles (offered) 100 to 7 agst Saccharometer (offered,) 100 to 6 agst East Lynn (offered, take 20 to 1) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 6 agst Laura (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Cortolvin (taken) 25 to 1 agst Merrimac (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. 100 to 6 agst Nightwatch (taken) CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Ackworth (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 5 to 2 agst Lord Lyon (offered, 3 to 1 taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. LIFEBOATS. The Earl of MALIIESBURY gave notice that on Friday next he would call the attention of the house to the present inefficient supply of lifeboats on the coast. SALE OF LAND BY AUCTION BILL. On the motion for tho second reading of this bill, The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he considered the measure a useful one, but thought that it was suscept ible of improvement in some of the clauses, which might be made before going into committee. Lord CHELiiSFORD approved of the bill as likely to remedy an evil which was admitted to exist under the pre sent system. Lord KINGSDOWN, who was very imperfectly heard, was understood to say that he thought legislation on this subject was necessary, and would support the present measure as a movement in tho right direction. Lord ST. LEONARDS, who brought in the bill, said that it provided the machinery requisite for effecting its object, namely, of securing bona „fide bidders at these auctions, and by that means terminating the present defects of the law by which bidders were allowed an opportunity of running up the price at which an estate was sold. The privileges possessed by auctioneers were injurious to the capitalist, and the sooner they were got rid of the better. The bill was theh read a second time. PRISONS' ACT. The Earl of CARNARVON inquired of the Govern ment what arrangements they had made for giving effect to the Prisons' Act of last session, by securing an ade quate inspection of the county and borough prisons- The _object of the act was to afford efficient inspection, but in practical effect the present inspection was a mere formality. He contended that a great necessity existed for an alteration in the present system, and he would be happy to receive a satisfactory answer on a subject of such importance. Earl RUSSELL said that instructions had been give on the subject. The Earl of CARNARVON considered the noble lord had given him no answer at all. What had the instructions to—did they relate to increased expeniture, or to anything else calculated to render the system of inspection more efficient. Earl RUSSELL was understood to say that the matter would be referred to the Home Office. The Earl of CARNARVON—Then, I will repeat my question on Thursday next. THE CATTLE PLAGUE. In reply to the Earl of WrnllllmA, The Duke of MARLBOROUGH said that the means adopted in consequence of the order in Privy Council had the effect of extending the disease, for where farmers found that they were not to receive a compensation for the slaughter of their cattle, they concealed the disease in their stock, and took the matter in their own hands, thereby disseminating the disease. LLEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(THis EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. PRIVATE BUSINESS. No less than 95 private bills for new railway, gas, water and improvement companies were read a second time, amongst which were the Edgeware, Highgate, and London Railway ; Great Northern (Potter's Bar, Barnet, and Hen don) Railway ; London and North Western (New Works) Railway; London and South-Western (Poole Junction) Railway ; Metropolitan Railway (Additional Works); and West Middlesex Water Bills. CATTLE PLAGUE. Mr. ORMSBY-GORE presented a petition signed by 600 agriculturists praying for compensation for their losses by cattle plague. Mr. GORE LANGTON presented similar petitions. DAY SITTINGS. Mr. EWART said he should postpone the motion which stood in his name relative to the house sitting during the day on Tuesday until Friday week. ART UNIONS. Lord R. MONTAGUE gave notice that on the 13th of March he should move for a committee to inquire into the law with respect to art unions. COMMONS AND OPEN SPACES. Mr. DOULTON asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to introduce this session, a bill having for its object the preservation of commons and open spaces in and around the metropolis ? Mr. COWPER said it was his intention to introduce a bill on the subject. The bill was in preparation, and he hoped to introduce it on an early day. BANK CHARTER ACT. Mr. SAMUELSON asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer whether he intended during the present session to in troduce an amendment of the Bank Charter Act of 1844, enabling the Bank of England to increase its issues against securities beyond the amount to which they are at present limited by that act ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had no such intention. EDUCATION. Mr. FAWCETT asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, viewing the deplorable condi tion of the children employed in many of the trades in Sheffield and other towns, it was the intention of her Ma jesty's Government to introduce a measure for regulating the employment and securing the education of those children. Sir G. GREY said his hon. friend the Under -Secretary of State for the Home Departmeht intended very shortly to ask leave to introduce a bilk which would, he tliought effect the object of the hon. getitleman: THE LEEDS BANKRUPTCY COURT. • Mr. HOWES asked the Attorney-General whether any stops had been taken to prosecute the Rev. George Rogers Harding, Patrick Robert Welch, Esq., and the Hon. Richard Bethel], or any of them, for corrupt practices in obtaining, or attempting to obtain, a judicial appointment, as sug gested by the report of the select committee on the Leeds Bankruptcy Court ; and, if no such steps had yet been taken, what was the cause of the delay ? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, in accordance with the recommendation of the select committee of the house, criminal informations had boon filed against Mr. Welch and Mr. Richard Bethel], and stood for trial next term, the Crown being quite ready to proceed. With respect to Mr. Harding, it was thought that he would be a very neces sary witness; therefore he was noi included in the pro ceedings taken against the other persons_ he had men tioned. " SMOKE NUISANCE, Sir R. PEEL asked whether it was the intention to in troduce a bill applicable to large towns for the prevention of the smoke nuisance, such as that passed for the metro polis in 1853. Sir G. GlftY said the bill had been of great benefit to the metropolis, and it was desirable that it should be ex tended to the whole of the country, but he could not say that any bill was in preparation. CATTLE PLAGUE BILL. Mr. TOLLEMACHE asked the right lion. baronet the Secretary for the Home Department whether ho would when the house was in committee on the Cattle Plague Bill, consent to postpone the compensation clauses, and go on with those for stamping out the plague, and thereby affirm ing the principle of the bill ? Sir G:GREY thought it better to postpone all arrange ments on the matter until the second reading. Mr. TOLLEMACHE asked whether the Government, declined to his proposition. Sir G. GREY said it appeared to him impossible to sepa rate the compensation from the other clauses of the bill. If they were to agree to the clauses authorising the slaughtering the cattle without giving compensation, the agricultural interest would, he thought, not be at all satisfied. (Hear, hear.) JAMAICA. In reply to au HON. ME:sfumt, Mr. CARD WELL said if the business with respect to the cattle plague bill was disposed of early on Thursday night ho should proceed with his bill referring to the Go vernment of Jamaica. He should not proceed with it if he could not do so at a reasonable hour. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HUNT asked if the house could not sit on Thurs day morning ? Sir G. GREY did not think such an arrangement at all necessary. ASH WEDNESDAY. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the house, at its rising, adjourn until to-morrow at two o'clock, according to the usual practice. Tho motion was agreed to. CHURCH RATES. Mr. lIARDCASTLE moved for and obtained leave to introduce a bill for the abolition of chwrch rates. EDUCATION. Sir J. PAKINGTON moved for a select committee to inquire into the constitution of the Committee of Council on Education, and the system under which the business of the office is conducted; and also the best mode of extend ing the benefits of Government inspection and the Parlia mentary grant to schools at present unassisted by the State. The motion was agreed to, TESTS (UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Mr. COLERIDGE moved in committee of the whole house for leave to bring in a bill to abolish certain tests in the University of Oxford. lie would prefer entering into the details of the bill on the second reading rather than on that occasion if he had the sanction of the house for so doing. Leave having been given, the bill was brought in and road a first time. JURIES IN CRIMINAL CASES. Sir C. O'LOGHLEN moved for leave to bring in a bil to codify and amend the law relating to the keeping to gether and discharge of juries on the trial of criminal cases. Leave having been given, the bill was brought in and read a first time. CATTLE PLAGUE (IRELAND). Lord NAAS moved for a copy of the report of the com mittee convened by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to con sider the measures that might be adopted for arresting the progress of the cattle plague, in case of its appearance in Ireland ; and asked when the bill promised by the Secre taryol State would be laid upon the table of the house ? The return was ordered. Sir G. GREY intimated that the bill would be introduced as soon as it had been submitted to the Lord Lieutenant. THE ARMY IN CHINA. Colonel NORTH moved for a return showing the ac commodation for the troops of all arms at Hong Kong and Kowloon, at the time of the airiral of the 2d Battalion 9th Regiment, and 2d Battalion 11th Regiment ; specifying the nature of the accommodation and number Of cubic feet allowed per man ; also for returns of she mean annual strength, total annual sickness, mortality, and in validing of the troops of each arm, officers and men, at Hong Kong, from the year 1855 to 18G5, both inclusive. The return was ordered. UNDUE RETURN. A petition was presented against the return from the borough of Bridgewater. MEMBERS' OATHS. Sir G. GREY moved, in committee of the whole house, for leave to bring in a bill to alter the oaths takenby mem bers of Parliament on taking their seats. The oaths taken at present consisted of the Protestapt Consolidated Oath of 1858 and the Roman Catholic oath. The oath of allegiance he felt sure none would object to ; but with respect to the oath of objuration of the Pretender, he thought the time had come when that could safely be abolished. It was first taken in the reign of William IV. when there was a real danger, but that was not the case now, and he did not think there was the slightest utility in members having to subscribe to it in the present day. The oath proposed by the bill would dispense with all allusion to allegiance of the Popo and other matters which could but be distasteful to men of sense. With respect to the Roman Catholic oath, it was offensive to the mem bers to whom it was tendered, and ho could not see why those gentlemen should not be put on a footing with other members. The Jewish members would also be included an the new form of oath, which would be, after the passing of the bill, one general oath, and would, in effect, be taken by the whole of the members. (Hear.) Mr. NEWDEGATE thought it unsafe to alter the oaths at that particular period, when Fenian conspiracies were in existence. (Laughter, and cries of " Hear, hear." Leave having been given, the bill was brought in and read a first time. The house then adjourned. LONDON GAZETTE.--This Evening. --- WHITEHALL, FEB. 10. The Queen has been. pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land unto David Monro, Esq., Speaker of the House of Representatives in the colony of New Zealand. FOREIGN OFFICE, FEB. 13. - - - The Queen has been pleased to approve of M. Otto Muller as Consul at Bombay for his Majesty the King of Saxony. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 13. 99th Regiment of Foot—Major-General Samuel Bray brooke to be Colonel, vice Major-General John Napper Jackson, deceased. 13th Regiment of Hussars—Gentleman Cadet John Chute Ellis, from the Royal Military College, to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Mills ' promoted. sth Foot—Lieutenant John Cottingham Wadling to be Captain, by purchase, vice Edwin Biron, who retires ; Ensign Orby Harison to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wadling; Gentleman Cadet Henry Kilgour, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Harison. 13th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Edward Chetwood Hamilton, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice C. G. Brim', tran s f erre d t o the 55th Foot. 17th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Edward Arthur Howard Webb, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Edward Adolphe Massy Hay, who retires. 18th Foot—Gentleman Cadet George Huddlestone Powell, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice John Downie, who retires. 24th Foot—Lieutenant John C. Warne to be Captain without purchase, vice Samuel John James ceased ; Ensign Thomas John B tbe Lieu ru te s' nan e t, - without purchase, vice Warne ; Baynes Cadet Archer vice Baynes. be Ensign, without purchase, Anderson Morshead, from the RoyalGu Military College, to 25th Foot—Lieutenant A. Bain e C oc h x : Everett,m to who b e Cap a retires;i n , by purchase, vice John Frederic to be Lieutenant, Ensign Richard Xavier Lee 0 Military College, to be Gildart Worsley, from the Royal by purchase, vice Chisholm; Gentleman Cadet Henry E r te A nsiogont—byspurchasses t Alexander Francis Preston, M. 8., to be Ass ist Surgeon, vice Leonard Kidd, M.B. promo t e d on the Staff 0 ge Brind from tho 13th s v a i n e t 55th Foot —Ensign Charles Ci 6 William , Bentham, who Foot, to be Ensign, vice CecConenoenll. 27th retires. w h o retires upon half-pay. master, vice William H unter, s Reeves, from half-pay r ue in Foot—Colour-Serg ea nt John To ole to be Quarter 60th78th Foot—Lieutenant be Lieutenant, vice S. R. late Turkish Conthagenot,t Kennedy McCausland to be Lieu ' • Charles pany ; Ensign Cornelius Reeves, who retires ; se vice Jackson, promoted without to to a half-pay corn tenant, by purcha se vice College, to be Ensignrby purchase, vice Royal Military Gentleman Cadet ward Mayne Alexander, from the McCausland. Lain James Archibald Ruddell Todd to be 8711 Foot — , vice Lord D'Arcy Godolphin CaOs borne, who retires Major, by P p urchase, •Lieutenant Nathaniel Stevenso n t o b e Captain, by purch ase, vice Todd ; Ensi gn Charles T u ckey to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Nathaniel Stevenson ; Gentleman Cadet William Fuller Waring, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Tuckey. 99th Foot—Major John Hart Dunne to be Lieutenant- Colonel, without purchase, vice Charles Blamire, de ceased ; Captain William Henry D. R. Welman to be Major, without purchase, vice Dunne ; Lieut. George R. Harvey to be Captain, without purchase, vice Welman ; Ensign Albert John M. Treeby to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Harvey ; Gentleman Cadet William King Suther, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Treeby. 104th Foot—Ensign Vincent C. E. Parker to be Lieute nant, vice William Robert Birney, who resigns ; Gentle man Cadet Frederick J. W. Davies, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice Parker. 106 th Foot—Lieutenant Robert D. Anstruther to be Cap tain, vice D'Arcy William Jopp, who resigns ; Ensign Alfred Lionel bleNair to be Lieutenant, vice Anstruther; Gentleman Cadet Edward Henry Bingham, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice McNair. 108th Foot—Staff-Surgeon William Menzies Calder to be Surgeon, vice Edward Gregg Noott, placed upon half pay. 109th Foot—Assistant-Surgeon James Dow Sainter, from the Royal Artillery, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice A. F . Churchill, M.D., appointed to the Staff. 3rd West India Regiment—James Stuart Des Darres, Gent., to be Ensign, by promoted. purchase, vice Walt er R o b erts, Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Schoedde Robertson, M.D., to he Assistant-Surgeon, vice Leslie 0. Patterson, promoted on the Staff. HALF-PAY.—Captain John Whiteside, from the Bth Foot, to be Major, without purchase. UNATTACHED.—Lieutenant John Hopkins, Unattached List, Bengal Army, Staff Officer at Derjeeling, to be Captain. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT. Staff Assistant-Surgeon Duncan Campbell Taylor, M.D., to be Staff-Surgeon, vice Samuel Joseph Bay&ld, deceased. Assistant-Surgeon Leonard Kidd, M. 8., from the 27th Foot, to be Staff-Surgeon, vice Patrick_ McDermott, M.D., placed upon half-pay. Staff Assistant-Surgeon John Tillloch, M.D., to be Staff-Surgeon, vice W. M. Calder, appointed to the 108th Foot. Staff Assistant-Surgeon Edward Thiselton to be Staff- Surgeon, vice W. Armstrong, appointed to the 16th Foot. Assistant-Surgeon Leslie Ogilby Patterson, from the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, to be Staff-Surgeon, vice Staff-Surgeon Major William Ord Mackenzie, M.D., who retires upon half-pay. Assistant-Surgeon Alexander Ferrier Churchill, M.D., from the 109th Foot, to be Staff Assistant-Surgeon, vice James Bell Jardine, deceased. BREVET. - --- • - Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Dominic Jacobin Gamble, C. 8., Unatta c h e d, an d D eputy Q uartermaster- General in New Zealand, to be Colonel. Lieutenant-Colonel, with local and temporary rank, Saverio Gatt, of the Royal Malta Fencible Artillery, hav ing completed the qualifying service in the rank of Lieu tenant-Colonel, to be Colonel, with local and temporary rank, under the Royal Warrant of 14th October, 1858. To BE LIEUTENANT -COLONELS.—Major George Dean Pitt, half-pay, late 80th Foot ; Major Frederick Samuel Blyth, 40th Foot ; Captain and Brevet-Major George Richards Greaves, 70th Foot. To BE MAJORS.—Captain John Thompson, 50th Foot ; Captain Louis Walter Fisher, 40th Foot ; Captain Clement R. Johnson, 50th Foot ; Captain Thomas Witchell, Mili tary Train ; Captain John Glancy, 14th Foot. Quartermaster William Hunter, retired upon half-pay, 60th Foot, to have the honorary rank of Captain. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam Short. 11 18 3 Months. 12 2-} 12 2J- 11 19 12 3 12 3 25 GO 25 GO 13 104 25 274 25 GO 25 GO 1214 10 '0 10 70 291 6 294 464 471 25 '7f 25 774 25 75 25 75 25 52 25 52i 13 10 Short 25 20 3 Months. 25 55 25 55 - 121 10 65 10 65 291 6 281 461 46f 25 70 Antwerp Brussels .. Hamburg Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin Madrid ..... Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples 25 70 25 70 25 70 AMERICA. NEW Yonx, Feb. 3. Mr. Seward promises that if the Mexican Express Com pany shall in any way infringe the laws and treaties of the United States with the Mexican Republican Government, the Federal Government will take stops to obtain redress. The Virginia Legislature has passed a resolution which endorses President Johnson's policy, and denounces those who represent the Legislature as being opposed to it. President Johnson has accredited a Minister to the Dominican Republic. The Ranchero, of Matamoras, states that Bagdad was abandoned by the Liberals on the 26th ult., and that a Federal guard was stationed there. The Imperialists took possession the same day. Cortinas and Escobedo had left the neighbourhood of the Rio Grande. The leading merchants of Matamoras, both foreign and Mexican, have published a protest against the proceedings of the Federal civil and military authorities on the Texas side of the Rio Grande, charging them with the responsi bility of the troubles and outrages perpetrated on the Rio Grande by aiding the partisans of Juarez—a party which they declare has at present no more foothold there than is afforded by Federal officials. The Consuls of Great Bri tain, France, Spain, and Prussia testify to the truth of the protest. The Etna has arrived out. The Inman Company's mail steamship City of Boston arrived at Queenstown at noon to-day (Feb. 13). She brings $139,900 and 121 passengers, of whom she landed 11, and proceeded at 12 5 p m. for Liverpool. CHILI AND PERU. NEW Yonx, Feb. 3. Advices have been received here from Valparaiso to the 2d ult., and Lima to the 13th. The correspondence of the New York Herald states that Chili and Peru have formed a defensive and offensive alliance. A fight had occurred between the Chilians and Spaniards in the harbour of Caldera, the latter attempting by boats' crews to cut out a steamer in the harbour. The Chilians on shore drove off the Spaniards, of whom a num ber were killed and wounded. The blockade of the Chnian ports, except Valparaiso and Caldera, had been raised, the Spanish squadron being concentrated at the two latter places. MEXICO. NEW YORK, Feb. 3. Official despatches from Washington state that Juarez was still at El Paso on the sth January. Ortega, as Pre sident of the Republican Supreme Court, had issued a protest agatnst the decrees issued by Juarez. News from Vera Cruz to the 23d ult. says, various rumours were current that the French were preparing to depart from Mexico, to which Maximilian had consented, provided the United States sent troops to replace them ; also Maximilian would shortly receive a million of dollars from France. Maximilian hnd delivered a speech in reply to an Address offering condolence upon the death of King . Leopold. In it his Imperial Majesty expressed confidence in his destiny, and a determination to continue the course he had commenced. He would not change the democratic customs of Mexico, but he considered a strong rule was the last anchor of safety for the country. He looked forward to the future without anxiety. CANADA. NEW YORK, Feb. 3. Toronto despatches, published in the Now York papers, assert that a Fenian attack upon the Canadian frontier towns was hourly expected, and that all tho military wore under arms. General Sweeney and Colonel Roberts were reported to have passed through Hamilton, Canada West, on the Ist inst. The Fenians in f Canada had protested ag a i ns t go i ng to Ireland by way o . - The Ottawa Post states that the mission of the Canadian Reciprocity Commissioners to Washington was a failure, in consequence of which an early session of the Canadian Parliament was expected. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 11 per mine pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.15 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of 17s. 10/d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 2-10ths per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 424 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.4/ per £1 stcrlln Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, at about the same price in London and Hamburg. iliecourre of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 1081 to 108} per cent. At these rates there is no profit on the importation of go'd from the Unite Sates. HYDE-PARK IMPROVEMENTS.—The alterations which were commenced during the past autumn in Hyde_ park, for the purpose of widening the carriage drive on the north side of the Serpentine the entire distance from Hyde-park-corner to the turn of the road adjoining Ken sington-gardens, have now been completed. An impor tant part of the improvement effected in this locality is tho formation of an entirely new foot path along the whole distance, on the park side of the road, for the purpose of giving more accommodation to the throng promenading on the same side. MAILS FOR MEXICO, VIA NEW YORK.—lnforma tion having been received from the Postmaster- General of the United. States that letter; &c., may be forwarde wo d f t i o : Mexicoleeryamonth, by means of the United States mail an packets, 2 3 h m veN t e h w York for Vera Cruz on the Bth 'an any will in future b e forwarded b letters and newspapers for Mexico whi c h may be specially d d a ir t e i c .n te n d te ~ via New York,' THE INTERNATIONAL by that LLERS' MATCH.—Our readers will be happy to learn that there is some prospect of the match between Kelley and Hamill being satisfactorily arranged for the approaching summer. The New York Clipper of Feb. 3 says :—" Our latest foreignfiles bring us the news that Kelley has expressed his willingness to meet Hamill upon the conditions last proposed, viz., to row one five mile race upon a course to be chosen bylaamill, after his arrival in London, and a second, also of five miles,. over the usual metropolitan course, pro vided Kelley is beaten in the first encounter. H arr y , it is said, has de posited £250 in the hands of the editor of the Sportsman, so that all now remaining to be done in order to effect the match is for Hamill to cover the amount named, which we are confident ho will immediately proceed to do. THE WOOLLEN TRADE.—WhiIe the woollen manufacture of the United States has doubled since the war commenced, it is sh own by official figures that in the e a t threeth e in a n p r o s x r i ts cen ts per pound, the duty averaging less than five cents. four years ending June 30, 1865, the wool, shoddy, and woo llens imported ma ke a g rand aggregate of 8133,00 0 , 000, of which the unm anufactured wool amounts to 287,000,000 either ofl yall of 000. Nearly of wool pounds, costingunderthes late 4,0 s ta o r o tiff came in a r The wools of Australia and South Africa, which are fine merinoes, are invoiced at less than twenty four cents pound, ouly y the )eople s and been na the ;mall- a/l ate ,a nd froln TS. 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