The Sun. — London, England, 1865-02-11 00:00:00

3i'y Y ►t ,b. 10. Princes s s o drove ; bar riers for Tees- hive, at- a di 1111 ::, uded u"" i s seren e ke of S t ' rl of St ' Coun t e ss Ley, Vis c genrY ,utenenv 3rrwilittf Lness the Guar d ' s c i erforno • ated that but ' 135 bu lletin ast nlaht on eir card to goro Dcl by , 8 he bl tP e r be 17th 1) , the °g ill' atten ded ,yard ye!: vessel 1i , 11 ,1 his r ° ? l3 , uring " a II rateLi, der fine r o [lolsterer.e l abri d g a_ ce , $ t ier , , ro s , ouriredil'ata CAP t3iii del tj * o_ . asb lf. , :eC I Caril'c t. 1 ,13 nilY " 0 , the s e3s° Att fr °—,,,i o , or Vie vij i ',tic dutie • bi S- *o• 1 ' Of IN f 1 the • C°ll OS r ib' }lO 0 0 0 pored givg 0 ere T ' fl gt i a t 0 1 ' 9— t n 6 ve 16 63, rev, COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 1 1 The demand for money continues very active, and the Bank of England minimum of 5 per cent. 13e the l owest rate in the open market, even for the St short dated bills. Sin ce Saturday last the imports of specie have amounted to £153,000, and the exports to £373,000. The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed fay, l lrsd 16th , a special settling day in the English ethe Italian Five per Cent. State Domain *an, to be mar k e d as £lO fully paid up. e e. The o nly alterations of i m p or t ance i n th e f ore i gn I . 4' 4 han ges yesterday a ft ernoon were a r i se i n the es on Amsterdam, Paris, and Hamburg. There Were no bullion operations of importance at the Bank yesterday. T he share li st of the Metropolitan District Rail w ° a Y, s, south ern connecting lines, closes for London -4enday, and on Tuesday for the Continent. The report of the British and Foreign Marine In alice Company for the year ending December r t has been issued. Since the last meeting, a av°llrable arrangement is stated to have been en teredc into with the Mercantile Marine Insurance Company After making provision to meet the 4148tanding claims of 1863, a dividend is recom vh,e4. (1 , ed ef 2s. per share for the past six months, ;....'ert, with the previous distribution last August, qi at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum. Rente r ' s T elegram Company has been introduced, wi th o , a c apital of £250,000, th e fi rs t i ssue t o cons i st 4,000 shares of £25 each, of which it is not in nded institution, call up more than £2O. The association t e i f°lll 'ed out of the business of the well-known e F ra Phie agent, whose name gives the title to the Mr. Reuter has been engaged for 15 l i ea , r organising his various establishments ; and it B ' a ted in the prospectus that an increased revenue is exPected to be derived from the larger capital it j a P : ° Posed to employ. All the profits from the Ist 1 1 41141 '3r last are to be the property of the company. The direction is highly respectable, and as 2,000 pi a °f the 4,000 shares now to be issued have been c ed there c an b e no d ou bt o f t h e success of the rtaking. Two O'CLOCK t e L t ?a ainrils, this morning, accor di ng t o M r. Reuter's ti t T, the 3 p er C en t . R entes were 67f. 25c. There business doing. 114-jliere ha s not been the slightest alteration in the is rao r t il F unds, which have remained at 891 I for b 4 •• 3r ' a nd at 891. f or account. Th e amount of with ou t negociated has been extremely limited, F orei any n: urk fe ish atur 6 e to repeat. fl-- , Securities exhibit very little animation or gat° c o , „. per Cents., 1862, are 701 ; 2 6 , --sond es, OZ t ; Mexican, 274 28 ; ditto New, dit ; Greek, 221 ; Spanish Passive, 32/ ; li a t° Certificates, 141 ; Confederate, 55 56 ;Ita- Z . 6 41 ; ditto New Loan, lf 1 dis. ; Danubian, 14 he ; and Mo n t ev id ean , 4 / 5f prem. tZ,' Q e Railw a y Sh are M arket business continued u--a ctive, and p r i ces h ave, i n several instances, 5 % .u.bited less firmness. Caledonian have declined ; , ri ghton and Midland ea c h 10 s . ; an d N orth li' o e ~,4-)r711, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, and Eastern (Berwick) each 1 . ss. ° tito,: un reign and Colonial lines remain with ta''''ilknge of importance. 4 1°4, 4. and Miscellaneous Shares continued in . very vm -a 'e request, without any material alteration a nd London an d P rov i nc i a l B an k o f Eng tam sl4al'es are quoted f 1f prem. ; Registered 8 i Bi. ,-°, 1 prem. ; City of Milan Imp rovemen t, Ptell; pre, ; Met ro politan District Railway, 1i 2 ; and Gen era l I rr i gat i on an d W ater Supply '4uee) a lf prem. r, a De Qui Tt ki ' lBll FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. Dr Cehtxsits-r FUNDS. 4 h„ ° . A ' • Con s i s 894 i lir , ce ecou nt, ;I ) ar ' I, Te lv3 p la e t R educed . 9 881 1. ) 1 3: 2 1 p e r Cent BBl A,, . 6 r Cent. - ilu l . t . Per Jan. 1894 — 2 , I les 3 0 Cent. Jan. 1873 — b ' f or Yrs • 0(k 30 y r 7 expire sth Jan 1880 teh e d Be s, expire sth April, " lBBs — 1)(01ner 114 tit Telegh), Aug., 1908 — o. s) £l,o rap oo, 4 per Cent spm £.500 — Illt of / 1. , p ) xJn e l a £lOO and £200 4,4 1 4, 4 Go lid Stock, 51 per Cent — D 0 4 kb e k '"RNMENT SEC t 00 6 4 ,,, 4, 1 0 1 per Cent., A ußim pril 1 8 874 Do' Al e i e e o t aeut • July,1870 Do, .1 per not I) ' C ert' Cei lt., Oct. 1 ...... 11, 0 , . t 4i lA cates 888 D o o r , Per p ecl Paper 4 per Cent — Do oi p e ‘Jent., Jan 1872 i, r Cent ., • b, yier Cent., M ay 1879 ..._. Aug. 1866 4 ' ' , l 4:2l d A r ,c -f ooo oo lO m pm t i t iltt : °ll ET z a 4 to -G X 1: 1 _ 4 5 ad E4 - FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 0 41 , p er ~ 0 per Cent — li t d Pe r Cent et 0 • cent b -0 5 A . ~ 1852-58-60 Do A e Yr eB 6 1863 _ N? / eoui lt Per Cent 1) 11 44 1 5 3 er o e ........... ( 1 / 21 0, p er It• dieferreci . 3 . per — oeni.) . V t itt i Pe r 0.. e11t /7, fan el-it _ v,ho o pe Per e eli t t Cent. k% .• t Ce lli . • p , _ 5 .., 1 8 " "A: 5 • 1864 — ° , 1) 0 . 5 ,Per 0 Paid u t , 00 . , 130.(''r Cent., 1825 — 10 15 614 4 p l. °eat . ' 1864 t z ripel . •: 1 77 .. 3 . .- . 7 .. 7 . ,...a ... ... .... paid .. i) - 71 a; tia 4 Paid cl Palities b ° , , 6 C o r C ent 0 100 ions '4 13 tsue — 1')", 1 0 1 ). 18 pro e , Do evy C 01864 — v t . , vi . -n ~ e t i 0 kiio seudated, per C t b i k 6 0 bo nds i lal Land Warrant en -- 0 p e Vo, r Cent t, e e ,c4int .... 8 ., 1824-5, ex Coupons 221 1, 4zkai.poil e • 23 tty o k . 1 8 - 3 4, 6 per .... /0 1 I 4 ,nlO C ent V o NI ,Per 0 185 0 • 4pe c e o n. : rvr \ -- -Arenimana Railway) 681 Do )3 0 4 4t lt • °$ t,er 0 .... b b b 0 el'i l) ellt. L B6 f 261 koti te te tt •Z 53 pa :-gto-French — N 04,10e4 ecri icl dis ,It• b i l 4 5 p e P7 , E . 25f 20c — clis .0 ., 'l's eri r ~e nt ,e 2 • D° 2 tia al 5 ~ u paid —pm o h tie r . per Cent - b4 , of Ce n :i ....... — 01 allerre , ................. . ........ .. 4 ( 0 a 4, rra: _ ...8... .......... bo k t Per e n t (Hectares) .t,Po,1141): e ellt. (Z it ' ) t t r Oe ribarr obttl % nt at ' , 18 62 en) D o A te s i a .... _ . .......... , 1) ° ( , a 1), 131 4t ve . r Cent, 185'3 47-1 loy A ce r ae, ..... .. . Do 4, 4 6 0% 4 tit., 1 i,,i6 .. ; ....... .. D o ti , Per 6. .... ' 7 7 ' 9 7 '6 . 6, ii, ; 3, to 4Jer Cent., %l' 1 ................ , ',., 822, 4 z s t 11 l u h,, lB5O . 7 b,, 5 0' 0 e.. . b „i s , mr 0:5, 1859 ~ 182,, ..................... Vcli 'it t n 11a . ,1 0 , . te , 18,1 ..................... o h , aeoilz r c °ti. .......................... —pm 4 - -s h , . p a p : ................ DoA Pe ........... 0 weo r r„e .................. b e - 111, t ` j nt .................... IP Ae."°. b ef ............................ 47 401,400144 . er;e ............................ i t k o ke k e ssi ve ......... ............................. ---: tito 44062,0ui1t ..................................... 1,111,: Aloieo .. oi . ..0... ........................ 321 1 b k , l '.l . ... C ..... noi iu;; ( 1;a****•••••• ......... 141 to o 6 per ce..t. ................. tiot..ieworilonr;i: . j4..i. .... ................................... 92 11 bc' 6 Ziint ...... i.s' ..................... I) ° , 4 k l) :' Ce ............................ t 0.. 6 ,,,0n i1t .... 1g •,; .......................... _ 721 2 03 t ° , 6 1 7 0 t ez i ......... ......................... - litt Qiler oe as ...................... lof i 04 1.,„,,,t,it, iii. 3........... .............. b,, ~,,, 3 eed, 4 ..................... 701 t o. '''' eeiiPer Per d e , t . ••• • - ..... o. 6 per 't e .. I lt• ......................... 0 • 4130 r 0et.4t.7 i.i.i. ........................ 181 4 deadheo t, 1864 ....................... }3:111. "4............................ 01 1 Ou f . h ...... • ........... "-- ,` bil I Per ue abov ............. - - te ll vt 4 - p e ,. Cent ., ~. e Payable in London, b /41 1 t u e t o e 4ent., , c - ' - • 10 Florins lAt t :Ae :te ß ',; C erti i • 26f. .... ... ___ tte.426i e i3oniat , 0 . per ce;ates ............ T o. A perroce;,.i.., .. . ...................... tl 'eou, eut. i x• li . 6 .•. .......... t , 861 , , n i 1 ............ ---- bli t „ ...... -.x. 25f . 63 ola .... .... .... .... o' A °lle 3r .... ....... 64 ce.„0,,.., TWO O'CLOCK. u tit.......... ..........:::::......... ................ : 31 i tive ----------_________----------.....__- rPool Cotton Market —This Dv, Itt A rk 4 r6teadiei:-:—saie,-7i"-;---'obably 4,000 bales. MARKET SHARE MARKETS-T as day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share/ Railways. I p aid Closing I Business 'I Price. done. 1 Bin, Wol., .3s Str. Val it Blyth and Tyne .... t Brlst*l and Exeter .. )0 -- 0 - - (0 13! 13 it `Caledonian i 0 Cork and Bandon ;0 Cornwall ti 6, 10 D A gets no div. Do A till6p.e.p.an.has 10 Do. B been paid to B "' D Dublin & Belfast June al 3 Dun,.Pcrth, & A b.J un c. al it Edinburgh & Glasgow 10 t Glasgow &S. Western 10 , t Great Eastern, Ord. stk. .01 32 34 16 17 )0 B7 B.► )0 107 1 9 10 461 17, R) 7 8 st Do. E. Angl: at. No. 2 101 at Great North of Scotland 10( at Great Nort hero lOl t D A stock 11:E at Do. B t Do. New. Is. at 23 pn, 41 at Gt S, and W. of Ireland 10; at Gt. Western -Original 1 at 1) .S. Val. Rail gua. 1(( at Do. South Wales 1 ( at Do W. Mid.— Ox . ord 10( st Do. Newpo. t :01 at Do. He' ef0rd...... 10( at L anc, shire & Yorkshire 10( at L,..ndon and Blackwali ICI at Lon., 8ri411., & S Coast 10 at Lon., Chat., and Dover lot St Lon. & North Western 101 at Lon. & South Western 101 at Man., Shef., & Li nco l n Pi 50 Maryport and Carlisle al 124 Do. f shares at Metropolitan 10 Do. st %lid and New lOl It Do, Birmin Derby 101 0 mid Gt. W., Ireland al 15 Do. 4 shares 15 lid Kent North British it Do. Ed., Pth Dun lO4 ;t Nth. Eastern - Berwick 101 ;5 Do. G.N*E purchase 15.1 t Do. Leeds 10i ..... IC' 10 1130 13 )3 148} 14! 0 13' 3: oa 9O 9 0 2 , 1 91 58 GO 49 5( 102 101 117 1176 81 81 lot 1(6 36 38 1 11 5214 981 996 6 051; it 1261 127 i 4/ 2 t 10 137 1371 10 100 108 54 55 z 6 27 112 i 1121 13.4 - 10 736 '0 1031 101 )0 - - st Do. York st Do. Carlisle . 10i 25 Do. Stock. & Darling. al 25 De. do. 1855-'4l 2 25 Do. do. 1860-61 ll st forth London 10 Do. New 10 Do. do. 1804 .. st north Staffordshire „ 101 10 NT. &S. W. Junction . , al Bt Scottish Central st scot. N. E , Aber. stock 101 st t. o. Scot, Mid. st , ek , , IC , l 0 .11 , ews & IVelchpool., al It Shropshire Union „ „ 1 , .1 It south Devon lOl it - outh E stern 0 ;tattles, Wok., & Wok al It Taff Vale +' It Vale of Neath It Waterford & Kilkenny 101 it West Cornw tll lOl .t W.Hartlepool Han&R lOl t Do. A irredeemable lO, t Do. A. redeemable a 38 S 9 ;1 124 p 4 Oi 10p ) 122 125 11 111 12 5 1 lip )0 8) 81 11 11 11i 10 138 142 , 0 45 47 - - (0 .3! 10 57 59 0 87 87 11 9 1 1.00 60 165 3 ,O 1110 } 113 3 VP 10 PO 33 40 ii I 75 78 10 - - BRITISH Pi 100 Atlantic&St.Lawrence al st f Bom.,Baroda, Cen.ln. 10 gu. 5 percent... 20 Do. le shares 201 Buffalo & Lake Huron al 10 Do Preference al 100 1 Buir,Brant, & Goderich 1 , 1 @p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 101 100 Do. do. June 1, IS7I 101 at Calcutta &S. E., Jim_ 101 at e Town & Dock, gu. 101 100 Demera-a, 7 p.c. per. p all at East. Ben, al, gu, sno 101 t East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 10( 20 Do. J Extension st Grand Trunkof C ana d a 10{ 100 Do. Equip. Mort. Bond -1 charge 6 p.c al 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds al 100 Do. do. deferred al 100 Do. 2d Prcf. Bonds al 100 Do. do. deferred al, 00 Do. 2d Pref. stock..... al ICO Do. do. deferred ... • al 0 0 Do. 4th Pref. stock., al .00 Do. do. deterred al at Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e. 10; 20 l'o. Gus 5 per cent ll 20 Do. New gua. sp. c at Gt. South of India (lint.) gua. 5 per cent at Do 41 per cent lO St D. .... 201 Great W , s. of Canada a7 201 D. , . New .. 00 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay 1873 al DO 1)o. 50 do. pay. 1877-8 al 10 Indian Branch, limited at Madras, gua. 5 p.c .. • • 10 st Do. 41 do t o ;t Do. 4i do lO !O Do. Fifth Extension ;t Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. IC 0 Mel. & Hudson's Bay a, 0 New Brunswick & Can Class A and B It 'ST. Rl.C'da, po Ist pf . bds 10 st Made 11 it Do. Delhi d 0 Do. do ti 4 It Do. Punjaub F 2n 100 t Do. Indus St. Flo °AlOO COLONIAL GOVERN , ritish Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec.3l, 1872 10 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja. d: July 1877-84 lO Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOl Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 00.5 p. c. Jan. & July 10 Do. 5 p r. Inscribed sk 101 Cape (*.Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 101 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 10 Do. do: 1890-1 10 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lO Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. c 10 Do. 1878, do lO Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jau. and July Do. IS7B . Do. 188?, Mayl6, Nov. t 6 10 Natal 'ov. 6 per cent lOl N.B.Gov 6 p.c.Ja..t,July 10 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 0 Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to 1876 10 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1891 10 , New Zealand, 13 p. cent 101 Do. 6 per cent....... 10 Nova &Ala Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 ll Queensland Gov. Bp. c 1 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18-84 1 Do. 1878 & upwards 1 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c.Ja &July Do. do, bpril dc Oct ll BRIT IS 2 Cam Consol. Gold, lim - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated - - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist : - Drakewalls 2.1 - East Bassett (Illogan) 3l - East Cara.lon 2.1 - as c Cam Brea 3.4 -- East Grenville 2. - Ea.Nt Love.' 2.1 - E. W'i Russell (Tavistk 11.11 - Gam & StAubyn(Gwen. 61 4 Great L ixey, limited., al - Great South Tolgus l.l - G. Wheal Vor (Heist in 4 1 - Grenville 7.8 - Herod's Foot .... 8.: - Kingston Downs 4.1 - Margaret 'tiny Lelant liarke Valley 4, 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, litu - Nang! les .. - New Se ton - North Downs - North Roskear - N. Wh'l Bassett (I Hog, a n 3.1 - North Wheiil Crotty „ 2.8 - Prosper United.. • - Pr Mem Uny Lelant 10. - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) - S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan 18.1 - Stray Park . 30.' - Tin Croft West Haggett (Illogan W. Caradon (L'skeard West Chi rcrton 1 West Seton 4 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea Ludoott 3.1 Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis Wheal Uni,,n ...... MINES. I 3 I Ai _6l 31 33 1 573 1.0 11. 10 32 35 14.6 13 14 1.0 6 6. 7.0 21 31 13.6 13 14 0.6 4 41 10 1 6 8 11 17 18 1.0 21 2 , 1 0 33 31 3 .3 21 3 13 .!4 36 1 1 3 .0 31 4 9 4 6 8 3.0 51 61 21 1t 01c1 19 17 19 !13 35 45 1321 141 16 / 10.6 1 1 3.0 2 21 1.6 3 3 4 .6.7 31 33 1 1 530 550 18.9 20 25 17.6 141 13, 9 14 15 1 1 7 4 83 1 63 66 171 200 210 51 ICO 105 10 9 11 12.8 1 8 11 13 . in 195 205 7 19 20 4 1 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties. Ext. Ditto, 6 per cent. pf, It 2 Great L\ ortnern, 44 per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm., 101 Great Western Orig. 4i per cent ff., 0 61 Great Western, Chester gua. stock. 8 5 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Kent Coast, 6 per cent. prcf. 13, 100 FOREIGN RAIL WAYS. Great Luxembourg, 12 FOREIGN MINES, Cape Copper, lira., 11; Fortuna (11m.),31 Yudanamutana of S. Australia, llm., 1; BANKS. Alliance 336 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 131 1 Anglo-Italian, lira., 81 Australasia, 74 1 Bank of Queensland, Ifni, 22 Brazilian and Portuguese, lim.. 11. British and Californian, Lim., 51 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 32 Consolidated Bank, Bra., 10a East London, lim., 6i English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 191 European Bank, lim., Hindustan, lihina, and Japan (11m.), 28 Imperial Bank (11m.). 31 6 Imperial Ottoman, ]7l London and County, 77 A London Joint Stock, 47 # London and South-Western,lim.;2ol 1 London and %% estminster, 95 46 Merchant Bank, Urn., 21 Mercantile and Exchange. lim., National Provincial of , England.; Ditto. 3d issue, 96 Oriental Bank Corporation. 58 /kinds, Punjaub, and Delhi, lim., 111 Union of Australia, Me Union of London, 526 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Agricultural, 19i: Bo bay Gas, Ceylon Company, 91 Ctty of London Real Property, 1im.,12; City Offices, lim.. 5.4 Continental Union Gas, lira., Credit Fonder and Mobilia of 11,ngland, Si 9 Ditto, new, 54 Discount Corporation. 144 Egyptian Corn. and Tracing, lim., 41 Financial Corporation, Fore-street Warehouse, lim.,E6t Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., thw General Steam Navigation, 266 Hudson's Bay, 151 Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., lira., 7 4 International Financial society, Ern., 7i Joint Stock Discount. lim., 91 Land Securities, 1im.,:31 London Financial Association, Um., 221 London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Ship, Inn,, 2 Lou d Provincial Marine, 31 Mtlwall Iron Works, 46 National Discount Company, lim., 141 National Provincial Marine, 16 North British and Mercantile Insurance, lint, 18 Oriental Financial, Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 83 Trust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, 4} Universal Karin; Insurance, ,SESSIONS. II I 56 t 8 )0 100 j 1014 2 par i 11 4i 6 P it ri PO I 75 69 10 97 9 9 )0 75 95 11 1.0 102 0 1004 101! 0 1001 101 1:1 5 I 1 - 8 - 1 -19, 11 SO 91 11 87 69 11 57 69 11 61 63 11 54 56 11 50 53 11 45 98 11 26 28 11 25 27 )) 101 102 d p 2 par ipi 99 100 2 11 Si 9 8 12 ]lid Il 85 t 0 II 7 6 0 d )O 100 101 )0 9: 94 ►0 88 9L) 2 61 63 3 5 82 84 00 90 100 .00 9 ► ICO 2 id v9i 100 94 97 INT S ECUR: )0 9) 9! )0 90 92 )1 91 96 )0 79 81 10 79 81 10 103 106 O 105 108 O 107 9 O 106 108 O 102 104 O 108 110 101 106 )0 105 1 - 0 i 10 108 110 10 105 107 N:1 O& 97 D 8 100 )0 92 Hi 10 91 93 ;0 103 105 ►0 86 83 10 I 94 97 10 10!. 104 0 I 105 107 )0 l 1074 1031 , THE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) LN RE THE AGRICULTURAL CATTLE INSURANCE COMPANY JUDGMENT. In this case it appeared that the company in question had been wound up, and that at the time of Its formation the shareholders agreed to retain their shares for 60 years unless the company were previously dissolved. Seven of the shareholders, whose liabilities amounted to £lO,OOO, had been released by the directors on the payment of -£4,000, which was held to be an infringement of the terms of the contract, and collusively entered into by the directors, who had not apprised th e s h are h o ld ers a t l arge o f th e arrange ment which had been made. The case was heard before the Master of the Rolls, who decided that the shareholders in question were freed from their liability, their shares being forfeited by the directors. The Lord Chancellor, in his judgment this morning, reversed the decision of his Honour, and ruled that the shareholders should be restored to the list of contributories. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.: EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE. LEWIS V. POWELL. This was an action for breach of promise of marriage, in which Miss Margaretta Ellenora Lewis was the plaintiff, and Lieutenant-Colonel W. Thomas Rowland Powell, M.P. for Cardiganshire, was the defendant. The damages were laid at £50,000. Mr. Bovill, Q.C., and Mr. Hodgson were counsel for the plaintiff ; Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., and Mr. Henry James ap peared for the defendant. The defendant put three pleas on the record to the effect that he never promised to marry, plaintiff was not ready to marry the defendant, and that reasonable time had not been given for the performance of the promise. From the statement of Mr. Bovill, Q.C., it appeared that the defendant was a widower of considerable possessions in Cardigan, for which county he was Member in the House of Commons, and intimate with the family of the plaintig, well conditioned people in the district of. Col. Powell's house. Some short time since, a cousin of the defendant was married to the sister of the plaintiff, and shortly after that event took place, they were• invited to visit Colonel Powell at his residence in St. George's-road, Belgravia, and the plaintiff was invited to come. This was in the early part of 1864, indeed the Ist of January, and shortly after he wrote to the brother announcing the forthcoming mar riage. In a kind of joke three ladies "popped" the ques tion, one of which was the plaintiff ; and subsequently Col. Powell took the matter more seriously to heart, and formally proposed to marry the plaintiff. Col. Powell, who was 49 years of age, had been some years ago partially paralysed, and in his letter he referred to never having any thing to love, and closed his letter to the plaintiff's brother by saying that he would be married by special license at his own house, as he could not stand the going in and out of church. The letter concluded with some poetry, which Mr. Bovill -declined to read, as he did not wish to make Col. Powell ridiculous, but would hand the poetry to Mr Coleridge to do sa if he liked. (Great laughter.) Mr. Coleridge begged to decline making his client ridicu lous. (More laughter.) Mr. Bovill continued by reading several letters ad dressed to the plaintiff's brother, which fully announced the intention of the defendant to marry the plaintiff. In them he referred to the business habits of the lady who had for many years managed her mother's house, and the money she would save, which was a matter of consideration, as Col. Powell had four expensive establishments, kept hounds, which he could not follow, and preserved game, which he could not shoot on account of his infirmities. On hearing of the tidings of the proposed marriage, the defendant's friends much objected to it, and after some time Col. Powell considered that he was "physically and pecuniarily" unable to marry. Before he arranged to marry the plaintiff he ♦consulted Dr. King, who told him a prudent marriage would be the wisest thing he could do, and calculated to prolong his life. (Laughter.) Mr. Bovill commented in very strong terms upon the flimsy pretexts put forward by the defendant, which the previous letters of the defendant himself disproved. In them he had told the plaintiff's brother she would have ..f.500 a-year if he died. After all that, and the knowledge of the proposed marriage being known all over the county, Col. Powell himself imputed to Miss Lewis improper conduct, and when he was called upon to answer for his breach of promise he put a plea on the record that she had been guilty of improper conduct with aLieut. Fraser, and that remained on the record from the 14th of November to the 3d of the present month, and during that time the lawyer for the defendant went all over the country to hunt up evidence against the plaintiff, and her name became common talk all through the country. Before he put such a plea upon the record he should have thought of his position as a man of honour and a gentleman. The withdrawal of the plea was no reparation to the lady, who was well known in the county of Cardigan, and rumours were circulated throughout the whole of that part of the county, which rendered it absolutely necessary that she should submit to medical evidence, and he would be obliged to call witnesses to prove that she was other than was imputed to her by the defendant. Sylvanus Lewis, brother of tho plaintiff—My father is dead ; he Was n surgeon. We left Brookfield in 1860. We removed to Bron-Iram, in Cardiganshire. My father died in October, 1861. We became acquainted with defendant many years before. After we came to Bron-Iram we knew the defendant more intimately. In 1863 we went to visit defendant at Nanteos. My two sisters went—Margaretta and Hannah. In Feb., 1864, I daresay we went again. My sister Emma was married to Wm. Beauclerk Powell, the cousin of defendant. I was on a visit to Colonel Powell, my mother and three sisters were with me. After the mar riage we left the plaintiff at a residence of defendant's, Pantrybedweeds. Captain Phelp and his wife were there. Captain Phelp generally spent his time at Pentwith. The defendant is about 40 years of age. My sister and the de fendant were very much together. He had heard rumours that my family was trying to make up this marriage with the defendant for our personal advantage. A number of letters were read written by this witness to Colonel Powell, and also one from the latter to David Lewis, the brother of the plaintiff, in which he says, " Don't kick me out ; I am engaged to your sister Marga rett." It further states that " She is a lady who has been mistress of a home, and knows how to manage it without throwing it about and spending it recklessly." A number of other letters were read, addressed to the present witness, concerning the defendant's cousins, who had married one of plaintiff's sister. In these he said he was engaged to Margaretta Lewis, and he could not see how it could affect his cousin. The witness—l had heard rumours about my sister in connection with the defendant. There was a report in the neighbourhood that the marriage was broken off. My sister was naturally affected by that. I came to London and saw Dr. King. I reported what I heard to my sister. He has four places, and is member for the county of Cardigan and colonel in the militia, and keeps a pack of hounds and gamekeepers. There are a score or more of domestics at Nanteos. He has carriages and horses. I should think it took £6,000 a year to keep them up. Cross-examined by Mr. Coleridge—Defendant keeps very good claret. I was his secretary, and paid for it. It might have been for a year, perhaps two or three months over. Myself and sisters were often there, but not my mother. He is an invalid. lam not doctor enough to say what is the nature of his illness. He has been in a chair for some years. I don't know I ever saw him assisted in his calls of nature. His illness occasionally lasts for weeks and months. The colonel, Mr. and Wm. Powell, and Margaretta Lewis were staying in London togethet. I was 'not aware till now that they were staying alone there. After my sister went to London I should think it was about two weeks, but I cannot remember. To the best of my recollection it was over 7 days. I saw the ring of my sister's. It might be worth £5O. I saw three or four dresses from the colonel to my sister. I suppose the colonel bought them himself. The colonel very often buys dresses. When my sister came home I thought that there was a coolness between them. The defendant has one son between 22 and 83 years of age. It is his only son. The property is entailed upon his son, and the colonel has only a life interest in the property. Re-examined by Mr. Bovill—Captain and Mrs. Phelps always stayed in Col. Powell's house, and were in fact master and mistress. Mr. Wm. Beauclerk Powell—l am brother-in-law of the plaintiff, and first cousin of defendant. I went on the 29th March to Bodminton. I came up from Shrewsbury, and then I and my wife met Col. Powell, and Miss Lewis and Capt. Phelps. The latter got out at Rugby. The rest of the party went to St. George's -square. This witness then stated that defendant had informed him all about his intention to marry Miss Lewis, and gave evidence as to the terms on which the partiesseemed to be. He was cross-examined by Mr. Coleridge as to the per sonal habits of Colonel Powell. He could not tell whether the whisky Col. Powell took was strong or not, because he had never tested it. He might have a habit of drinking whisky which possibly he might be weaned from. He did not at first know anything about the love match. They were modest and coy. He knew of it on the 9th of March. He did not see it assume any tangible shape until he was told of it. He was perfectly indifferent. There is good hunting, shooting, and claret at Nanteos. Dr. King was called to prove the physical condition of the defendant. We have great regret in announcing the prema ture death, in childbirth, on Tuesday last, of Mrs. 8. 0. Beeton, the accomplished editress of the Englishwoman's Domestic Magazine, and other useful home publications. THE COUNT DE CHA3IBORD'S PICTURES are an nounced for speedy sale in Paris. The Duchess de Berri, having become security for the debts of her husband, Count Lucchessi-Palli, a subscription was enteredi into last year by the ladies of the Faubourg St. Germain, which reached 100,000 f. That sum, however, being quite inade quate to the demands, the Count de Chambord has released his mother from the liability, and undertaken the payment of the debts. Hence the sale, the announcement of which has naturally excited great interest among the Legitimists. POLICE INT :,—This Day. WESTMINSTER. IMPUDENT ROBBERY BY A WOMAN.—Rebecca Martin, a woman about 27 years of age, of slovenly appearance, was charged with stealing a large roll of flannel, value £1 155., under the following impudent circumstances. Mrs. Emily Spanton, of 43, Rochester-row, Westminster, wife of a draper, said that the roll of flannel which was the subject of prosecution, forty yards in length, was standing on a fixture inside the door of the shop with a number of other things. At about a quarter to six last evening prosecutrix was sitting in the parlour adjoining the shop suckling her child, when she saw the prisoner step inside the door and pretend to examine some calico. She then looked around her, and immediately taking up the roll of flannel concealed it with her shawl, and deliberately walked away. Prosecutrix immediately put down her infant, and following the prisoner stopped her three or four doors off, and told her she had stolen her flannel, and seized her. The prisoner them forced herself away, and was endeavouring to escape, when Mr. Bottrill, jun., a neighbour, secured her, and she dropped the flannel. Mr. Selfe—Was she sober ? Prosecutrix—She appeared so. Prisoner—l had fallen out with my husband, and went and got some drink. I have got a baby lying very bad at home. Mr. Selfe—That has nothing to do with the charge. The prisoner now pleaded guilty, saying she supposed she must have taken the flannel. Mr. Selfe asked what was known of her ? The police said nothing. They had no opportunity of knowing, as she had refused her address until a few minutes ago. Mr. Selfe remanded prisoner for inquiry to be made re. specting her. MARLBOEOUGH-STREET. CRUELTY TO A HORSE BY A COLONEL'S GROOM.—Efellry Pringsley, groom to Colonel Adair, of 7, Audley-square, appeared before Mr. Knox, to answer a summons, for cruelly beating a horse, the property of his master. Mr. Edward Dillon Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the defendant, Itnd Mr. William Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, attended to watch the 'case. The case was proved by Lord Godolphin Osborne, and Wm. Cane, 35 0, who both saw the defendant strike the horse in a cruel manner between the ears with the butt end of a riding whip, the defendant at the time having been drinking. Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate in the defendant's behalf, and called several witnesses, all of whom said the defendant was very kind to his horses, that he had trained several for his master, and that the horse was a young one, and therefore required some punishment. Mr. Knox said he would give the defendant the benefit of the good character he had heard of him from his master, who had sent him a letter. Re had no doubt the defendant had ill used the mare, and that he had been drinking at the time. The defendant was fined 405., or a month in default. THE CHARGE OF CONSPIRING TO SET FIRE TO A HOUSE.— Henry Gray, described as a French merchant, of No. 96, Oakley-street, Chelsea, was brought before Mr. Knox by I Sergeant Druscovitch, of the detective force, on a warrant charging him with conspiring with others to set fire to the house of Mr. Picon, 21A, Frith-street, Soho. Mr. Edward Dillon Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Albert interpreted. Some of the evidence already taken, and which affects the prisoner, having been read over, Mr. Knox said the prisoner would be remanded till the day the other prisoners were brought up. The prisoner asked permission to make 7 a statement. Mr. Knox cautioned him th a t Whatever he said would be taken down and used in evidence against him. The prisoner then entered into a lengthened statement of his connection with Meyer. He was then remanded. MARYLEBONE. DISPOSING OF THE DEAD BODY OFACHILD.—A respect ably-dressed young woman, described as a governess, and who gave the name of Susan Anne Medbury, was charged beforo Mr. Mansfield with unlawfully disposing of the dead body of a child, by placing it in a box, at No. 26, London street, Paddington, and also further charged with conceal ment of birth. Mr. Pain, solicitor, of 163, Marylebone-road, attended to watch the case on behalf of the prisoner. William Beanham, refreshment house keeper, deposed : I reside and carry on business in London-street. The prisoner came to my house in October last, bringing with her three boxes covered in canvas. One of these she opened. She remained till the 21st of December, when she left very much in debt, also leaving her boxes. Some time after she had gone there was a very offensive smell from the.boxes. One of them was broken open, and in it was found a quantity of foul linen and rags. The smell continuing to get worse, a locksmith was sent for, and he opened the third box, in which was discovered the dead body of a female child. The police were called in, and conveyed it to the station-house. William Jones, police constable 63 D, said—Prom infor mation I received I went to a coffee-house in Long-lane, Smithfield, where I saw the prisoner, and asked her if she had ever lodged at Mr. Beanham's. She said she had, and had left three boxes there. Afterwards she said one con tained the child. She said she should be ruined for life if found out. John Samuel Beale, surgeon, of Porteous-road, Padding ton, stated that the child was full grown. It was now in a shocking state of decomposition. Inspector Steer said the inquest would be held on Tues day next. Mr. Mansfield remanded the prisoner till Thursday ner THAMES. ADVICE GRATIS.—A young, pretty, and fair-haired woman came before Mr. Partridge, and said she married a man who said his name was Connor. She had since dis covered that his name was O'Connor, and she wished to know if the marriage was legal ? Mr. Partridge said the marriage was perfectly valid, and neither her husband nor any other person could set it aside on the ground that his name was O'Connor instead of Connor. An Irishman, with a severe contusion on his head, and his right hand bandaged, complained that a man drove a horse and cart in a rapid and reckless manner along one of the principal streets in Millwall, while a hundred men or more, who had just come out of a factory, were crossing the road. The horse and cart were driven among them, and several were knocked down and injured. He was among the number, and was severely wounded. He had been unable to do any work since. Mr. Partridge advised the applicant to bring an action against the owners of the horse and cart in the county court, and he would recover damages, which he (Mr. Par tridge) could not give him. A young woman complained that she had bought a pair of boots, and that they were too tight. Mr. Partridge—l can't help that. Applicant—The shoemaker will not change them. Mr. Partridge—l cannot help you. You should have purchased your boots large enough. Mr. Joseph Smith, solicitor, on the part of a sailor, com plained of a rascally crimp in the district who had detained the seaman's money, sea kit, and hammock for a pretended debt, and prevented the sailor joining another ship. Mr. Partridge was surprised that mariners did not go to the Sailors' Home in the district instead of private lodging houses. He granted a summons against the crimp. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FnIDAr. Notwithstanding the publication of acceptances for the Spring Handicaps and Liverpool Grand National Steeple.. chase, speculation in this market continues flat, although several books have been opened on the above races. For the Liverpool Steeplechase a few fancy bets were made, but they call for no introductory comment. Twenty " ponies" were taken about Lord Zetland for the Chester Cup ; and Bedminster was firm for the Derby, at 18 to 1. For the Waterloo (Coursing) Cup there were several in quiries respecting the nominations of Lord Lurgan, and ItessrS. Bland, Randell, and Steel, but little business was done thereon. —Closing prices : WATERLOO COURSING CUP. - - . 100 to 7 agst Lord Uffington's nomination (offered, take 100 to 6) 100 to 7 agst Mr. Haywood's nominatio n ( o ff ere d, t a k e 100 to 6) 100 B j. nd's Jardine's nominatio n ( o ff ere d) 20 o 1 agst nomination (taken and offered) t t o 6 agst Mr.xrr. la 30 to 1 agst Mr. Randell's nomination (taken and wanted) 100 to 3 agst Mr. Gavin Steele's nomination (offered, take 40 to one. 40 to 1 agst Lord Lurgan's nomination (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Stocker's nomination (offered) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 6 agst Lightheart (taken) 20 to 1 agst Real Jam (taken) 20 to 1 agst Arbury (taken) 20 to 1 agst Jerry (taken) 25 to 1 agst Balder (taken) 25 to 1 agst Tony Lumpkin (taken). 25 to 1 agst Emblematic (taken) 100 to 3 agst Agag (taken) THE CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (tak en ) 25 to 1 agst Tippler (offered, take 100 to 3) 30 to 1 agst Ackworth (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 7to lon the field (offered) THE DERBY. stolon the field (offered) 18 to 1 agst Bedminster (taken) General Sir William Gomm will leave his residence at Brighton early in the ensuing month for town. The gallant general is in excellent health. Fox CLUB.—The first meeting of the Fox Club will be held atßrooks's on Saturday next, the 17th inst. THE SAFFRON HILL MURDER --- CLERIKENWELL POLICE COURT.—THIS DAY. RE - EXAMINATION OF GREGORIO. Mangi Gregorio, who stands charged on his own confes sion, of having stabbed Michael Harrington, for whose murder an Italian named Poligioni is now in Newgate under sentence of death, was this afternoon again placed at the bar. Mr. Lewis said he proposed on the present occasion to show that the prisoner, on the night of the murder, left his master, and on that night had permission from another to stop at his place, and he made admission that ho had stabbed two or three persons. The witness, of course, would give the statement much longer than I need do, and you will find that it will substantiate all that I stated the other day. John Manzzoni said—l reside at 1, Francis-court, Clerken well. I know the prisoner. On the 26th December he was in the service of Mr. Angelenette. I recollect early in the evening of the 26th he came to my house about a quarter to ten. He asked me to let him sleep on some shavings. I consented, but I asked him if ho had left his master, but he said "No, worse than that." I asked him what he had done, and he said, I've been to the Anchor, and I have had a row and a fight. He said he had a fight with some English who had used sticks. He further said "When I saw myself beaten almost to death I took out a knife and defended myself, otherwise I should never have come out of the room alive." Prisoner further told me he had wounded three or four. I told him he would be punished for what he had done, and that he would have to suffer severely, to which he replied, " Well, never mind, I could not help it." The prisoner at first appeared as if he was excited from drink, but during the conversation I found it was not so. I asked him if the wounds were mortal or severe. He said, " I do not know, but I hear that one has been taken to the hospital." Prisoner said nothing more to me. He told me the stabbing or wound ing took place in the bagatelle-room. I am not mixing up what I have heard with what I recollect, but all that I am saying now I perfectly recollect the prisoner told me. I am sure he said it was in the bagatelle-room that he defended himself with the knife. He said he struck the landlord in a row, but did not hear anything of it for some time, and then followed the row. By Mr. D'Eyncourt—He told me the English wore in the bagatelle-room, the Italians in the tap-room. The door of the bagatelle-room was pushed, open by the English. Some one said, " Come on," and the prisoner received a knock on his head. He stooped down and went back into the bagatelle room. He did not say any of the others went in with with him, or that he mentioned it to his brother, but that he (the brother) was with him, so that he might know all about it. Mr. D'Eyncourt—Did you ask him what became of the knife ? Witness—He said he gave it away the same night. By Mr. M. Williams—Prisoner did not tell me why he had struck the landlord. He said he had had a row, and that he had struck the landlord. The evidence having been read over in Italian to the prisoner, he replied it was all true. Pietro Marazzi—l reside at Fleur-de-lis-court, Gray' s _ inn-lane. I was at the Anchor on the night of the row. I saw Gregorio there. I saw him seize the landlord. I heard him (prisoner) ask the landlord whether it was he who wanted six Italians The prisoner then gave the landlord a slap in the face. The landlord then went round to get into the bagatelle room, and tried to get into the bagatelle room by another door. Gregorio tried to get in the room by the tap-room door. We shall continue the case in our late edition. MARKETS—This Day. COVENT GARDEN. The supply of fruit and vegetables seasonably extensive. The trade on the whole is steady, as follows : FRUIT. S. d. a. d. Pine apples 8 0 to 10 0 Foreign do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapps,per lb 6 0 to 10 0 Foreign do 1 0 to 2 6 Melons ... 0 0 to 0 0 ' Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 Apples, per hf-sv. 2 6 to 3 6 ' Pears, per do Oranges, per 100 1 6 to 8 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 7 0 Gooseberries hf sve'J 0 to 0 0 Strawberries pt 0 0 to 0 0 . dB. d Mulberries,prpt 0 oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 6 I Foreign ditto, ipuno oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 0 9to 1 0 Walnuts, per 100 1 6to 2 0 Cobnuts, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. .... 0 oto 0 0 Peaches, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per h.sv 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Damsons, pr d 0... 0 oto 0 0 ♦EGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 5 6 to 7 0 Cabbages, pr doz. 1 6 to 3 0 Id ditto 2 0 So 4 0 Savoy do., pr dz 1 6 to 3 0 Cauliflowers, p dz 1 6 to 3 0 Brocoli 0 10 to 1 3 Potatoes, per ton 60 0 tollo 0 New ditto, pr cwt 0 0 to 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 0 to 3 0 Carrots,pr do 4 6 to 5 6 Cucumbers 0 0 to 0 0 Garlic, per lb Borrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Green peas, h. -sv. 0 0 to 0 0 lerench beans,h.s. 0 0 to 0 0 Onions, doz. h.s, 0 0 to u 0 New Do., dz bun 0 0 to 0 0 Spinach .. 0 0 too 0 Brussels sprouts 1 8 to 2 6 Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Horseradish, pdn 1 oto 2 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Celery, per ditto 0 Bto 1 6 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms, p pt. 0 oto 0 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0 Mint and sayory..o oto 0 C Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 (Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 9to 1 6 Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Seakale. per bun. 1 3to 2 6 POULTRY. _ _ ---- - Turkeys, 4s Od to 9s Od ; geese, 5s Od to 8s Oct each ; goslings, 6s 6d to 7s 6d ; ducks, 2s Od to 3s 6d ; ducklings, 3s Od to 5s Od ; rabbits, is 3d to 2s Od each ; wild do., is to is 3d ; pigeons, Os 9d to is 2d each ; Surrey fowls, 8s Od to 12s Od ; chickens, 5s Od to 8s Od ; barn door fowls, 4s Od to 7s Od; capons, Os Od; hares, 3s 6d to 4s Od; ptarmigan, 18 6d to is 9d each ; pheasants, 3s Od to 4s 6d ; partridges, is Od to 2s Od; woodcocks, Os Od to Os Od; snipes, is Od to ls 3d ; teal, is 6d to 28 Od ; wild ducks, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; widgeons, is 9d to Os Od ; plovers, Os 9d to is Od each ; guinea fowls, 6s Od to 8s Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 2d ; English, is 2d to is 3d per lb ; English eggs, 9s Od to 12s Od ; French do., 7s 6d to 11s Od per 100 ; leverets, 8s Od to 3s 6d ; grouse, Os Od to Os Od. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, 2s 6d to Os Od ; trout, Os Od to Os Od ; eels, Os 8d to is Od ; prawns, Os Od ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and hali but, 6d per lb ; turbots, Bs Od to 21s Od ; cod, 2s 6d to lOs Od ; brills, Os Od to Os Od ; doreys, is Od to 7s Od ; mul lets, Os 6d to 1s Od ; lobsters, is Od to 4s Od ; crabs, Os 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, Os Od to Os Od each ; soles, Os 3d to 3s Od per pair ; common oysters, lOs Od to 60s Od; natives, 84s Od to 90s Od per bushel ; whitings, 4s Od to 8s Od ; haddocks, 12s Od to 18s Od ; smelts Os Od to Os Od ; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, Os Od to Os Od per 120 ; fresh herrings, 6s Od to lOs Od per 120 ; bloaters, Os Od to Os Od per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os Od per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, frem 3s Od to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s 4d o 4s 8d per Blbs, by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; veal, 46 Od to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81b by the carcase. BREAD. The price of wheaten bread in the metropolis aro from 6}d to 7d, of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2fd to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 34d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 31-d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3id to 4d ; 881 b to 991 b, 4d to 41-d ; 961 b to 1041 b, Od to Od ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, 9s Od to 10s Od ; calf-skins, light, 2s 6d to 4s Od ; full, 6s 6d to Os Od ; polled sheep, lOs Od to 148 Od ; half-breds, 9s 6d to lls 6d ; Downs, 7s Od to 8s 6d; lambs, is 6d:to Os Od. HAY MARKETS SMITHFIELD.—bIeadow hay, £4 108 . to £5 10s; clover, £5 lOs to £6 108 ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 14s per load. Trade steady. CUMBERLAND._Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £5 lOs ; clover, £5 lOs to £6 108 ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 14s per load. A moderate demand. WIIITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4los to £5 105 ; clovor, £5 108 to £6 108 Od ; and straw, £1 85 to £1 14s per load. An active inquiry. HIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Feb: 11.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with snow. PORTSMOUTR, Feb. 10.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Her Ma. jesty's ship Dee, for the eastward. HOLYHEAD, Feb. 9.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Henry Hol man, for Bremen. OFF FORTSMOUTH, Jan. 10.—Arrived—Simda, from London for Moreton Bay. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 10.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—David Cameron, from Baltimore. Sailed—Saxon, screw steamer, for the Cape of Good Hope. BRISTOL, Feb. 10.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Sir Georg. Seymour, from Mauritius. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday_ Morning. Arrived, Feb. 10—Aberystwith, screw steamer, from Brussels; Normandie, from Dunkirk; Elizabeth Sophia, from Helsingborg. Arrived, Feb. 11.—Belgium, from Ostend. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 10—Electra, for Grenada ; Brabo, for Mon tevideo ; Ruckers, for Trinidad—all from London. Anchord—Randolph, bark, from Aigoa Bay, for London. THE NEW JUDGE,—" The Lord Chancellor," says the Law Times of to-day, "is entitled to the very highest commendation for his choice of the new Judge. It needs some courage to set partisan influences at defiance and distribute patronage according to professional instead of political merit. Mr. M. Smith was an active opponent in Parliament of the Ministry to which Lord Westbury belongs. Only in May last he voted for their expulsion from office. But, regardless of this, Lord West bury selected him for the vacant seat upon the Bench, be cause he knew that there was no man at the Bar having higher professional claims to the office, or whose ermine would be more heartily welcomed by the entire profession. These are the acts which will be recorded and remembered to the honour of the present Lord Chancellor when hasty words that have provoked hostility are forgotten. The appointment of the Conservative Mr. M. Smith by the Liberal Lord Chancellor Westbury to the highest office in his gift is an act memorable and laudable in itself, and of great value as an example to future Chancellors. It would indeed be well if henceforth politics were to be wholly excluded from the choice of Judges, and if it were to be made a rule that competency alone should be considered in the selection. 47 1 1304 11 148 9 Si EOl 84171 17 1011 4 12oi f 1271 7 i 1361 87i } 1001 4 toil 100; 21 7 1011 } ,ITIES. 1071 i The Music Halls and the Theatres, LAMBETH POLICE COURT. Mr. Prentice objected to the specification of Messrs. Dircks and Pepper being referred to, as the illusion at the Canterbury Hall was not produced according to the inven tion of those gentlemen. Mr. Bosley said he thought he should be able to show that it was very similar. The illusion was produced by reflection, the real representation was placed below the stage. Mr. Arnold asked whether the mirror was on the upper or lower stage ? Mr. Besley said the reflection was transferred from the mirror, which was below the glass on the upper stage ; but, he must say, he thought it was but a quibble on the part of the defendant, when they alleged that " Hodge Podge" was not a stage play, because it was only produced by shadows. He should call before the magistrate evidence to prove that the entertainment was a stage play within the meaning of the Act, and also to prove that the - Canterbury Hall was fitted up with a stage front, borders, and stage accessories, and when the witnesses had given their evidence he felt sure he should have made out a case against the defendant, and to call for the infliction of penalties mentioned in the act, as it was of the greatest importance, considering the large number of persons frequenting the Canterbury, that some steps should be taken on the subject. Mr. Norton—Of the very large numbers of people who go to the Canterbury Hall I must say, in justice to Mr. Morton, very few of them come here. The following were then called:— Mr. Frederick B. Chatterten said—l am in partner ship with Mr. Edmund Falconer as lessee of Drury Lane Theatre. On the 13th of January I went to the Canter bury Hall. I went into the stalls; I saw there were foot lights, a proscenium, a green curtain, and a drop scene. There were musical instruments at the side. The persons in the Hall were smoking and drinking. Before "Hodge Podge" began the footlights were extinguished. That is to increase the effect of the illusion. The performance commenced about a quarter to 11 and lasted 35 minutes. Before the curtain was raised the ordinary pantomime overture was played. Upon the curtain being raised I saw scenery and borders, and also three figures on the stage. Mr. Prentice—Three figures ? Mr. Chatterton—Three shadows, then. I thought they were figures at first, but when I saw them exit I found they were shadows. Examination continued -I had ono of the little books already referred to. All the other characters were shadows then as far as I know. I saw all the shadows, or, as they are called in the pamphlet, "phantoms of the brain." The words of the book were distinctly spoken by living charac ters, but I am not quite aware how the spectral illusion is produced. There was a transformation at the end of the entertainment, and then I saw the comic business. The back scene changed. It was a sylvan scene. I recollect it changing to a brick wall. In the burlesque opening there was a plot, or, speaking professionally, I should say the burlesque opening of a pantomime was performed. I did not wait until the finish. Cross-examined by Mr. Prentice.—l went to see whether " Hodge Podge" was a pantomime. There was no living person on the stage. The music was perfect as far as I could judge. I saw the scene change, but not in the manner of theatres. I saw the large inverted sheet of glass, but I cannot say how it was placed. I ;thought the gas was placed at the back of the stage. There was no living person on the stage during the time. I saw a sylvan scene changed to a brick wall. Mr. Prentice—But that was not on the stage. It was in the glass, you know. Mr. Chatterton—lt seemed to me as if it was done on the stage. We have had Pepper's Ghost at Drury-lane Theatre, but I don't know what was the contrivance at the Canterbury Hall. I was perfectly of opinion that if "Hodge Podge" was performed on the stage, it was a stage play. I have been twice to the Canterbury Hall Tavern. I am under the impression that everything was reflected in a looking-glass. I consider a magic lantern used to illustrate stage effects a stage play. If, ac cording to my opinion, Shakspere's soliloquy of " The Seven Ages of Man" was illustrated by the magic lantern, it would be a stage play. I consider "Punch and Judy" a stage play ; it was the origin of all plays. Re-examined—l saw the movements of the lips of the performers. The voice seemed to come from the stage— the thing was so cleverly done. I have seen nothing like it at the Polytechnic. Mr. Horace Wigan said—l am the lessee of the Olympic Theatre. I went on the 30th December to the Canterbury Hall. I saw the representation of "Hodge Podge." I saw the shadows, and also the head of one of the actors, and the properties above the level of the trench in which the actors were below. I presume that the occasion on which I saw the head of the performer it was occasioned by the actor being more agile than the others, and jumping too high. I saw Hodge Podge. It was, according to my opinion, a regular play. It had a plot. [The witness here related the whole of the story of "Hodge Podge.") I considered it a regular pantomime—a very good one, and very well done. I was not on the level on the occasion I have referred to. I was above, so I could see below. Mr. Besley—You consider it a stage play? Witness—Oh yes ; certainly. Mr. Prentice—That's got to be proved yet. Cross-examined—l have been but once to the Canter bury Hall. I went to see whether the entertainment was an infringement of the Act of Parliament. I don't think there was a living person on the stage. I don't aay there was an actual change of scenery on the stage, but it was changed below, and reflected on to glass which was visible. I should say it occurred on the stage below and reproduced on the upper stage. I will not swear there was a glass on the stage at all. Mr. Prentice—Then it must have kept very clean. Mr. Norton—Were you there before the performance began ? Mr. Wigan—No, it had began when I arrived. Mr. Norton—You could, if you had been, say whether you saw scenery. Mr. Wigan—The whole thing was very perfect. I have given evidence before in a case. Mr. Prentice—ls there anything objectionable in the little book ? Mr. Wigan—No, only it is objectionable to me to have it played at all at the Canterbury . Cross-examination continued—l don't think there was any person on the stage. What I saw could not have been produced without actors below. When I wastehxearm sir d on the occasion referred to, I was asked as done in S Roger De Coverley" was a stage play, and I saidre, it would be, if done a theatre. I consider the L ance , in " The Corsican Brothers," a stage performers as the performers in the thea tril4calri. profession.Joh n M acl e a n l — s l a w have e be e n at d s so p o i l e f a e y t i h i "' curious to discover how described by Mr. Wigan. d w l got as near the end of the the lower glass was in the illusion was balcony as pass that is, between them and the front of the performers audience. i p b r le o . duc l e Was there any scenery in the upper Mr. Norton— there d saw stage ? Witness —, Yes there was a set scene on th e upper stage. • Examination continued—l went behind the scenes by Mr. Morton's invitation , and, after the perf ormance was concluded, I was shown the whole of the means taken to produce the illusion. Cross-examined—l should not consider Pepper's Ghost a stage play. Mr. Norton—lf it was represented on the stage? - Witness—No. That would not be a 'stage play, it would be a representation of Pepper's Ghost on the stage ; but if you make it do anything, that would be quite another matter. Cross-examined—lt would be quite possible to produce The following appeared in our Late Edition of last evening : Mr. Charles Morton, the managing director of the Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company, appeared this day before the Hon. Mr. Norton, to answer a summons taken out against him by Mr. F. B. Chatterton, one of the lessees of Drury Lane Theatre, charging him with having permitted stage representations at the Canterbury Hall. Mr. Prentice, instructed by Mr. Mercer, of the firm of Mercer and Mercer, 9, Mincing-lane, appeared on the part of the company. Mr. Besley said he appeared there on behalf of Mr. F, B. Chatterton, one of the lessees of the Theatre Royal, Drury-lane, as the representative of Mr. Mapleson, Mr. Fechter, Mr. E. T. Smith, and Mr. Horace Wigan, to make out a complaint against Mr. Morton for havingpermit ted the performance of stage plays at the Canterbury Hall, he not having a license from the Lord Chamberlain to do so. It had been said that the lessees of the theatres enjoyed a monopoly, but he said that was the error, as the regulations of the Lord Chamberlain had certain restrictions, which certainly did away with such an impression. The theatre managers were under the Control of a public officer, and they were also under certain heavy restrictions with re spect to the plays represented, while the music halls, Wh o could only be reached once a year, were under no such re strictions. The Act of Parliament upon which he relied in order to prove a case against Mr. Morton was the 6th and 7th Vic., c. 68, sec. 28, and he might as well say that the representation of which he complained was the entertainment produced last Christmas. It was entitled "Hodge Podge; or Butterfly Christmas Party, a Shadow Sketch," by W. F. Vandervell. The characters, or phan toms, as they were called, were seven in number. First, there was Hodge Podge, a young man who works for a farmer ; Squire Crabtree, his friend ; Blue-eyed Susan, Butterfly, and Papillon. There were also three witches and fairies. The whole of the entertainment was published in a little book, which was delivered to any person who visited the place. There were songs and dialogues embraced in it, and at the end of the entertainment a transformation ensues, then follows the comic business, and the whole concludes with a very brilliant display of fireworks. He would put in the specification of the patent awarded to Messrs. Dircks and Pepper for the "Ghost" illusion, as it was called, in order that the magistrate might be enabled to fully understand his remarks. all that I have --------"---------"'"—' seen at the Canterbury other th an on stage.fr. Besley then tendered a specification of Professor Pepper's patent as evidence, but Mr. Prentice objected to its reception. the elnhteartave andam hb:arrladin Mr. W. Donne--I am the examines of plays in the office itt be m en en t t o,,t H he od C g a e n p te o r d b g i i3 Hall f a t l h l e an L d o se rd en Ch I considered what I saw to be a proper burlesqu e—the opening of a pantomime. All such pieces that hay e been performed at the theatres have been sent to the office. If the Canterbury Hall had been licensed by the Lord Chamberlain, the entertainment must have been mi to me. The entertainme n t a t th e Canterbury Was a b tted wea n s_ at first produced s omew h ere out of vie then a representati on on th e s t age w h ich was visibl e.'and Cross-examined by Mr. Prentice—When I firsts aw the entertainment I was quite surprised that such ext re ordi nary results could be produced. I did not at first know that it was produced by shadow. Mr. Prentice—l hope you were pleased with what you saw. Mr. Donne —Yes ;it was very cleverly done. Mr. Besley—That is my case, sir. Mr. Prentice said he appeared there on the part of the directors of the Oxford and Canterbury Hall Co mp any, who, to produce the entertainment which had led t o t hose proceedings, had expended a sum of money between £ 1,000 and £2,000. If anything more than another could s how the success of the entertainment, it was the fact that it had excited the jealousy 'of Messrs. Mappleson, Wigan, and other theatrical managers, and that it been sufficient for them to institute these proceedings with a view to prevent such representation for the future. The proceedings had not emanated from the Lord Chamberlain's office, but had been set on foot ,by the jealous and envious feelings of ma nagers, who grudged the success Mr. Morton's entertain meat had elicited. They had not been actuated in the business by any public motive, but merely by their own private inter ests. He might, however, mention that in the event of the de cision of the magistrates being against them, they into nded to submit a case to the judges in the superior courts. The real 'question the magistrate had to decide was whether Mr. Morton Vic had infringed the said sec ti on of 6th and 7th ~ cap. 68. He contended the entertainment was not a stage play, and nothing was done on the stage • but, on th e contrary, wh a t created such applause was merely an optical Mr. was a stage Norton —Yo ? u don illusion, and n o thi ng more. there 't me an, M r. Prentice, to deny that Mr. in one s ense all the world's a stage. )fir. Prentiee--Wll Norton—Or e' scenery. If y ou take any stage an d scenery the effect would not be so good, and not so many persons would go. Mr. Prentice—lt's all in the looking -glass. Mr. Norton—One of the witnesses distinctly said there were side wings and borders. Mr. Prentice—The question to be decided to-day is not, I respectively submit, sir, one of scenery, but whether certain new and ingenious inventions can be construed a stage play. I hope when you have heard what Mr. Mom ton has to say y ou w ill b e o f o pi n i on th a t i t i s not a thc4.. trical repr esen t a ti on w i t hi n th e mean i ng of the Act. Mr. Charles Morton then came forward and explained at length the difference between Professor Pepper's patent and the patent he with others had taken out for the illusion produced at the Canterbury. In answer to the Mr. Prentice, Mr. Morton said ther e was not a single living person on the stage durin g the whole of the performance. It is quite possil,le if people go where the audience are not expected to go-- the top of the house, for instance, they could not see into the trench in which the performers were. At first the people did not know from whence the shadows came, but they now knew pretty well. The stag e was not originally set up for the ghost representation. It has existed in the hall for a long time anterior to the ' ghost discovery. Nothing is represented on the stag e . Everything is reflected from the mirror. % Mr. Norton—l have to consider the nature of a new and important invention especially with respect to Mr. Morton, as well as the view taken of it by the other side, and be fore I give my decision I am anxious to give the matter my best and most attentive consideration. Mr. Prentice—Well, sir, perhaps you will go and inspect it. Mr. Morton will feel the greatest pleasure in showing you everything by which the music is produced. Mr. Ndrton—Well, a magistrate cannot see too much. I shail accept - the invitation to see the entertainment. X Mr. Prentice—l am only too happy that such is your in.. tention. Mr. Besley—l hope, sir, you will look at it from the audience point view. (Laughter.) Mr. Norton—l shall look at it from every point of view. Mr. Besley—Might I ask, sir, that notice be given to both parties a day previous to your giving your decision? fo rtni Mr. No ht. rton—Well, I will give my decision, say t hi s day g Further proceedings were then postponed until the 24t11 instant. LAW INTE GLIGENCE.—Feb. 10. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. TrOODGATE V. HIDEOUT (DP THE MORNING POST). This is an action for liable, in which the damages are laid at £20,000, against the proprietor of the Morning Post, for certain observations which appeared in that journal on a suit in Chancery (re the Egmont Estates). The particulars of the alleged libel were detailed, and Mr. Bovill, for the plaintiff, set out the history of Mr. Wood_ gate's connection with the Egmont family, and then called the Right Hon. Spencer, H. Walpole, M.P., the Earl of Egmont, and the plaintiff to prove the good faith of the plaintiff in all that was done by him professionally, and to negative the imputations of fraud contained in the alleged libel. Mr. Lush, Q.C., for the defendant, urged that the article in question was a fair comment upon a trial, and a reason able conclusion to be drawn from the facts then elicited in the Court of Chancery. The Chief Justice having summed up, the jury found verdict for the plaintiff—damages, £l,OOO. LONDON GAZE r TE—Last Evening. DOWNING-STREET, FEB. 8. The Queen has been pleased to appoint James Christ°, pher Davidson, Esq., to be Treasurer and Accountant. General for the colony of the Cape of Good Hope. INDIA OFFICE, FEB. 7. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Lewis Charles Innes, Esq., of the Madras Civil Service, to be a Judge of the High Court of Judicature at Madras. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 7. Lieutenant William Coles to be Retired Commands; under her Majesty's Orders in Council of Aug. 1, 1860, and July 9, 1864. BREVET. Major-General John Edward Dupuis, C. 8., from the Supernumerary List, to be Major-General on the fixed establishment, vice Major-General Richard Say Arm strong, deceased. rOI7BSE OF EXCHANGE —Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 14 11 5 Ditto 3 Months. 11 171 11 1 1 81 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 42/ 25 50 Ma sao 3 Months. 25 42i 25 50 seilles Frankfort on the Mai ne 2 1191 120 Vienna — 11 55 11 60 Trieste — 55 Petersburgh 304 11 30160 Berlin Madrid — .1' 47 Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa — 25 57/ 25 62 Naples — 25 574 25 62 Palermo Messina Lisbon — 51 1 51f Oporto — 511 511 Foreign Gold in bars (standard) per 0z.....£3 17s. 9d, DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A GENTLEMAN p FORTUNE.—Yesterday one of those unfortunate 1 cases of self-destruction, which of late have been of such frequent occurrence, took place at the Bedford Hotel, Covent-garden. It appears that the night previous a gentleman of middle age arrived at the hotel, and, having taken some refreshment, retired to his apartment, which was situated on the third floor, he being at the time per fectly sober. About half-past 12 o'clock, from something which one of the porters of the hotel perceived, his suspi cions became aroused, and he communicated with another porter on the establishment, with whom he proceeded to the apartment which the gentleman occupied. They knocked at the door, but, receiving no answer, pushed it open, and to his horror and astonishment discovered the deceased suspended from a bell rope from of the bed rails. The deceased had cut down the bell rope, and must have proceeded in a very deliberate and determined manner, a s the rope was very carefully secured to the rail, and in 'such a way as to effect his purpose Without m any tl chance of failure. Medical assistance suuunoned, arrived he garden, the professional gentleman whose name procured, but when Dr. Vine, of 3, Henrietta - street, Covent garden, that life was extinct. The g entlem an , whose where h was Lewis, resided at Merthyr T idvil, manner of and up to the pre, sent property and was Well k n own, cause which in. • the rash act ; but there have been. diced him to commit sent time there has been some rumours current to the effect that transactions in, in noth so i m ng e i d n egr th e e e, no clue to the P . to ce the in me lancholy event ; but these rumours rest upon no e t There uri h have, in ed calculated to excite suspicion as to his • sanity, or indeed to cause any observation whatever at the hotel thed connect ion ce with foundation. On searching his clothes and portmanteau, there were found a purse containing £3 10s. in gold, £5 i n s il ver, a cheque for £250, a pocket-book, a silver watch and go ld c h a i n, and some articles of appar e l an d of the toilet. Th e f r i en d s o f t h e deceased have been communicated with by telegraphic: message, but no answer has as yet been received. BRIBERY AT A MUNICIPAL ELECTlON.—Yesterday the first cases which have ever been tried under the 22d Vic., cap. 35, sec. 11, arising out of malpractices at an election under the Municipal Act, came before the Leeds County Court. The agent of the Liberal Registration Society sought to enforce a penalty of 40s. in each of seve ral cases in which it was alleged that bribery had been committed by a town-councillor named Wray, an auctioneer named Joy, and two other persons. It was proved to the satisfaction of the judge that Wray and Joy had paid to certain men 4s. each to induce them to vote at a special election of a councillor on Nov. 28 last, and he imposed the 40s. penalty in each case, with an intimation that the de fendants, as a necessary consequence, would for six years be struck off the roll and disqualified to exercise any of the rights of burgesses either with respect to municipal or Par liamentary elections 1 THE EMPRESS EUGENIE'S LAWSUIT.—The Empress Eugenie has just lost, before the Supreme Tribunal of Ma drid, the trial which has lasted some years. Her Majesty claimed the inheritance of the countship of Miranda, and the immense estates attached to the title ; but the Malpica, family also alleged its rights, and a decision in favour of the latter has been given. 111 1 100 i 102} ~:--~