The Sun. — London, England, 1865-02-10 00:00:00

The Jewel Robbery in the City. A Publi 'in 1c m eeting of the i n h a bi tants of the ward of Corn , convened Upon requisition t o th e a ld erman o f th e war d , C orn • yesterday at th e G reat Room, St. Michael ' s -court, police tot ake into cons id eration the conduct of the City brie in conne ction with th e grea t j ewe l an d wa t c h rob s which havelately taken place in the City. Mr. Alder- I na l l Carter presided, and the meeting was very n umerous ly an; hinnuentially attended. tial • e CuAr altAs said h e was glad to see so many influen insynli pmahathbisietadtas of th e ward present, showing that they all with the lo ss w hi ch their neighbour had sus (Hear, hea r .) WALRER (the su ff erer by the late robbery) said he had been accused of negligence in not properly seeing to his _vporo..el.itneeise astif teu H dizt e felt deeply how he h a d been treated by the sta nces e t hought after his great loss, and the commissioner o P Ileell wo uld haveth im paid ha , and visit ascerta m ed in for him sulfathe p ar ticulars, and not h ave en t ruste d t h at dutyto terdinate officers. (Hear.) Mr. Walker then read a let -I€3 inst., had h a Lturessed to th e comm i ss i oner of police . on the and ac quai e nting him of the robbery and its great elte nt, to which h received a reply merely statin g th a t ;actParticulars of the robbery were being inquired into. He :guaddressed another letter to the commissioner of police esting information as to the name and age of the police -gall replywho was on the beat at the time. Ho received no but an inspector of the police called upon him and ask ed . nf — ' l vlly he required these particulars. He candidly 1-- °rroed ki • then it was to lay before this meeting. Since he had heard nothing further. (Shame.) Iverer._SotoßoNs, goldsmith and jeweller, whose premises kr, recently plundered in a similar manner to those of his „ Wal ker, detailed the circumstances connected with ' a s°, and that he could only obtain the stereotyped Pr"lise th ou that the matter should be inquired into.. He f the thought It Was a bad policy the constant changing o I,ll°neemen on the City beats. p riteti e CRAIRMAN said he understood it was the constant whiell eo h to change the beats of the City police, a plan f oki e thought highly detrimental to the efficient per ance of their duties. kr , a nd in' tri2l (of Cornhill) severely condemned the conduct ou g —efn. eic4cy of the police. He thought they must no ine, l ' el 3' on the police. but must emoloy private watch kee,..,.."l6 moved the following resolution :—" That this taken '"ldeerdydeplore the numerous burglaries which have nu nll plies in the City, and is of opinion that the greater had ""' of these burglaries might have been prevented ho 'l3,care and viligance on the part of the police been s ,341 -r and (of Cheapside) seconded the resolution. t e , et w. as one of those who had taken all means of se pr . b e I°ll , but when he saw what was going on around him of the°afessed to great anxiety, feeling the i gross inefficiency et: ri th e - e B 4, P d o t l h ic a e t a t s he at o p i r t esen i t . conducted. He was prepared to were a superior body of men with uiet ropolitan p y o p li o ce, ce but still he was not satisfied W er °e the Present selection of men out of the City f orce ; th ey prod not underpaid men , an d not o f th at class required to e - ;' t the vast amoun t of property in the City. (H ear , l e e ie ) if they expected good men, they must pay a proper Thethem. (Cheers.) r , rat e ; 'tt-AntMAN said he had al wa y s a d vocate d a h i gher w ee et Pay to th e po li ce, feeling the amount at present paid th e ?lite insufficient to procure and retain good men for keZ ee. ra• Cross, Price, H ug h es, S arl, and other gentlemen u ot, er r PingsPken, th e resolution was adopted unanimously. dealtli neso lu tions were also adopted unanimously, con eientpfy.ttailrfßoiency of the police, arising from insuffi na Callin th e Want of a proper selection of the men, 5 -Da "P° 4 the p o li ce comm itt ee o f th e corporation to T-h—...ediae attention t o th e su bj ec t. man e Ineeting concluded with a vote of thanks to the chair to Who promised to use his influence in the corporation 441 7 out the object of the meeting. ar Feb. 9 end Pr ince 3,7 e les tev of Atbc" y the goo. ttended b 1 3 BeA.lo°lt' ;0 took and Lor io ti rrived fro . er g a i esti ! ale s. yesterdaY Ar jag° —ce, tir ed 3 by 110 11° iliS ar ii „ ° , f tio • o P do r I t the •/' be the 3. ,rissi, 0 0 of do 5 t ,„ Ambe''',o ergne, 01\TEy MARKET ANI. COATMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. % tie ' 4 -iturements of the commercial classes con bal ` l l 3 ° l l a large scale, and as the available the bar of bankers and brokers show a dimi nu ti on , ge for negotiating the best three months' The r , -.a, in many cases, been slightly advanced. • ce lit litotation, however, has generally been 5 per tat e ) and there appears little doubt but that the k oda wol be advanced should the demand for accom- T h ti c'h continu e ac ti ve d ur i ng the next few days. eh al e !lank of England return is of a favourable 4 avi ti eLe r, the reserves b oth of bullion and notes le te en incr ease d, w hil e th ere i s a di m i nut i on 411 aly s e . tt her Arinoziod in our usual Aet, IVe Illat / I C _ 10/1 £20,279,855 ''''''''' 252,195 B ~io ' 14 511,611 ket ........ ...................................... 50,987 ....... ,953 T 3 608 4411 e h'llereaSo 94.670 (4 her 1) .. epos its elnc rea,se 711,440 epee sit s 13,814,063 recrease fg and Other Bills ° ecre. otiler:elit se — curi e 'ties 11,023,211 No alteration. k te , Ipi e ties ......... t.„ Crea se Decrease 8,141,375 The Nte4increase 289,060 ank of France lowered its rate for discount The to 4 per cent. T) N ul 'en- land for gold to the Continent is falling ' t t.4 -s ` °lll 3 , /10,000 was withdrawn yesterday er n II from the Bank of England. el eeea i ret urn issued from the Bank of France is 44:1,:i_glY satisfactory. The bullion has been Pe b e £ 832,000, while the notes in circulation ve b ee n diminished £260,000. The discounts 40 ,0p 0 ee . 11 lessened £600,000, and the advances £13 ,21 The Treasury balances show an increase t th e " , and th e current accounts £ 384,000. odeer of e : t eo nd ordinary general meeting of share tOace -° London and Caledo n i an M ar i ne In oZ th e t ol Pan.y, held to-day, the report stated 04tiowelvemonths not having elapsed si nce th e i• .4 8 of :hothe company began, the direct ors e434),:t " te ution of dealing w ith th e un d erwr iti ng th t N ° utile pr esen t occas i on, b ut turning to the , 40 4 tt ee e °lint, the proprietors will perceive that , ) 0 22 has been well employed, the large sum it 4114 4 m's• ld. havi ng b een received for interest on pried investments. Without infringing upon k nf all prudently con d ucted marine 4 4e _ 11 ‘ I tti oh e b usiness, the directors are of opinion that th be ° f the advantages derived f rom thi s source thegitimately divided among the shareh o ld ers ; oterefre, propose a distribution of fi ve per Oble ve shillings per share, free of income t ax , - and after Thursday, the 16th February 1, 1 1 Se h ea tTs of the Elect r ic an d I n t erna ti ona l 1 4 , 1 01 , J n i e n apany reco mmen d e d at t h e half htlle e h - 11 g of shareholders to-day a dividend si x month s o f £4 per cent. k tt '%ti, o 7 l ‘;ne last few days there has not been much 11,4' Su 14 the Foreign and Colonial produce mar kfega.rs have sustained about pre v i ous p r i ces , 4; 4 0 e ch e : l° r descriptions of coffee have been a blobki v e ,l' e r• The public iales of tea have pro es'Y s lowly, without much change in prices, 41: : c c q, rice, saltpetre, and tallow, there has ver age amount of business reported, at r+e• pi ° l l3 prices. At V attl. Two O'CLOCK ' I, his according to Mr. Reuter's ale A is t Z 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 20c. , it,2ort ° Stock Market has been steadily :-/,171aY, although business has been very ti tl ll, a favourable returns issued from the hot , ligland and France have assisted to keep te 41 048 09 1 , at former values. Consols for money Nw , e 8 t and for the account 89-1 The e 104,1111iti:„114 Reduced _Annuities are 881 ; the 10 .1 18 85, 14 7-16 ; India 5 per Cents., 6 , 4 9 8 ) z • 4140 4 Per Ce n t s , 99 ; ditto Debentures, (It444th • e . 84 9 , el gu stock s th ere have been only a few ellt quotations have generally been steady. easulides, 511 52/ ; Greek are 23 1 ; A Pa ss ; - ponds, 321 1 ; and the Certificates, -4 1$ 261el'an) ex all, are 271 ; and the New a c e r i . ,, 4 Italian are steady at 641 1; the ht is b lj il‘s l a better at dis. ; the Confederate , preuYaut at 54 56 ; Egyptian scrip remains 4 4(1 ; banubian has receded to 1 di s . t o 4 4 Tom e ;x ,tnervidean i s again 4.1 of prem. 'and I le has prevailed in the Railway Share 13rices have show n a s li g h t l y upward ac t ter ti ha, Lancashire and Y or k s hi re and South : k ern each improved ss. ; Caledonian, Great Aretronolitan, each 10s. ; and G rea 1 4111',,the p °t( ick, 15 s . 4k et im °r e q ign and Colonial undertaki ngs t h ere # importance to report, BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Mar. 9 B9j } b per Cent. Reduced BB New 3 per Cent BBl 1 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 • Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs l4 7-16 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent — Do. £5OO — .ie v ,Do. £lOO and £2OO — Bank of England Stock, 5.1 per Cent 245 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10} per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account — Do. 4 per. Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5} per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 9Bk Do. Bonds, £l,OOO pm Do. under £l,OOO — pm FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Brazilian 5 per Cent loo} Do. 4Kper Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 — Buenos Ayr©s 6 per Cent Do Account — Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chili= 3 per Cent Do. 4.} per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent Cuba, 6 per Cent. Do 5 per Cent, 1864 Do: Scrip, £55 paid — Pm Danish 3 per Cent, 1825 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid Danubian Principalities Do £25 paid Egyptian 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 9s} Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional - Land Warrant — Do. £lOO Bonds Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do Account — Do. Coupons Guatemala 5 per Cent. — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent. _ Do. Account Dc. 1864 26,41 Do 5 per Cent. Anglo-French Do Scrip, £53 paid Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis Montevidean 5 per Cent., £25 paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada' — Do 2 per Cent — Do Deferred Do Land`Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 4 1 per Cent., 1862 Account Do. 83 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account -- Do 3 periCent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do Account 471 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St~ Do 4-1- per Cent., 1850 . Do 1860 . Do 3 per Cent., 1859 . Do 5 per Cent., 1862 . I 3Do 1864 . Do Scrip, £6b paid Sardinian 5 per Cent.. Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do Account Do Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account — Swedish 4 per Cent. ' Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account DO 6 per Gent,. 1008 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do`Account 7O } Do!£100 Bonds I Do 6 per Cent. 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent 9B} Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 Do. 6 per Cent., 1864 • Do Account Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41. per cent., Ex. 25f. Do. 4 per Cent. Certifiades french:Rentes, 3 per Cent. 814 dis par 97i 89i lonl 471 Do. Account Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account TWO O'CLOCK, Consols, Money B9 Do. Account Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain inactive. Alliance have receded to 331, Imperial to 312, London - and South Western to 202 21, while Bank of Australia have improved to 732 ; Hudson Bay Company are dealt in at 151 4 7 and London Mercantile Discount at 41. Registered Land Com pany shares are quoted 4 1 prem. ; City of Milan Improvement, 31 2 prem. ; Metropolitan District Railway, 1i 2 prem. ; London and Provincial Mortgage Bank of England, 2 1 prem. ; and Gene ral Irrigation and Water Supply of France, 14 21 prem. ; the share list in this undertaking will close at four o'clock for London applications, and at two o'clock to-morrow (Saturday) for those from the country. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market quiet. Sales probably 3,000 or 4,000 bales. PAUL JOIN BEDFORD, COMEDIAN.—An order annulling the bankruptcy of Mr. Paul Bedford was made yesterday at the Court of Bankruptcy. An arrangement had been made for a composition of ss. in the pound. THE VALENTINES OF M. EUGENE RIMMEL are carried, one might almost say, to a pitch of high art ! They captivate the eye, and smell sweetly in the nostrils. Two charming specimens have but just now been wafted pastus on their way (prematurely) to their destinations. The one, a cluster of blooming roses on fillagre note paper superscribed "Portrait of one I love"—the delicacy of the compliment, latent in which superscription becomes ap parent to the recipient upon her discovering --secreted under the bunch of roses—a miniature mirror, in which her own features, of course, are reflected ! The other is a sprig o jessamine (tyed with a true-love's knot), the floral emblem of amiability ! These two exquisite little refinements in the way of Valentines, breathing each appropriate fragrance —the one of roses, the other of jessamine. THE FEDERALS BUYING AN IRONCLAD. -- The Index says :—" We are credibly informed that secret negotiations are now progressing between the Go vernment of the United States and that of Denmark for the acquisition by the former of the large Clyde-built ironclad of the Warrior model, which, it will be remembered, was at one time supposed to be designed for the Confederates, and, under the threat of proceedings by the Crown, sold by her owners to Denmark, then a belligerent. The vessel now lies in Copenhagen, and, if we are well informed, as there is no reason to doubt, about the negotiations there pending in regard to her, the practical result of English neutrality will be to transfer this formidable engine of maritime warfare into the hands of the North, possibly to match herself before long against her model, the Warrior." THE CONFEDERATE STEAM-RAM OLINDE.----It was reported on Thursday that the French Emperor had caused several war steamers to go in chase of the Con federate steam-ram Olinde, now on her way to one of the Southern ports, and that the Niagara had started from the Channel on a similar mission. The City of Richmond steamer, represented to have supplied the Olinde with her armament of guns, cleared out of the port of London on the 31st of December last for Bermuda, but her destination appears to have been to the north, where she remained till the Olinde was ready to receive her armament, and then proceed to her rendezvous. FIRES IN THEATRES.--TO quiet one's nervous an xiety by fancying the present Olympic or Covent Garde; or Bath or Plymouth Theatre, more secure against fire than the late Surrey Theatre, would be only an amiable delusion. The ceilings are still made of light woodwork and canvas, the boxfronts and floors are still framed of wood ; the pillars and supports may, it is true, be of iron, but this is perhaps even worse than if they were of wood, for everyone knows what a treacherous thing an iron pillar is when exposed to the heat of a raging fire. Indeed, the whole interior proper of a theatre, before and behind the curtain, is just as liable to sudden destruction by fire, whether it be new or old. The stage is not made more distinct now than it used to be ; the green room and scene room in some cases still open directly upon it ; it is the passageway from many of the dressing-rooms to the stage entrance. Again, the scene painter and the carpenter have their shops just where their flammable materials would be most effective in case of fire. It is true that party walls are now usually built between the stage boxes and the wings, in the place of the old-fashioned wood partitions; but the only advan tages gained by this are, first, that when a fire comes, in stead of going straight on it will have to burn round the corner, and second, that the proscenium arch or girder is supported by fire-proof constniction.—Building News. Very favourable reports have been received from from the Saskatchewan gold diggings, some of the miners near Edmonton having taken out in the fall as high as 10 to 20 dollars per day with the reeker.—Fort Garry Nor' Wester, Dee. 3. THE StilV, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENINC4, FEBRUARY 10, 18G5. SHARE 'his day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share/ Railways. 3 1 Bir., Wol., & Str. Val al it Blyth and Tyne it Bilotti and Exeter ;t Caledonian r.... 1P i 0 Cork and Bandon-- , a 1 :0 Cornwall 10 Do. A A gets no div. 10 Do B till6p.e.p.an.has ' been paid to B ' 50 Dublin & Belfast Jun - c. 25 Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. al st Edinburgh & Glasgow 10( at • Glasgow & S. Western 101 at Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 10( at' Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2 101 at Great North of Scot land 101 at Great Northern lOl t D). A stock , 101 at Do. B .:o t Do. New. is. at 25 pu 4 1 at Gt S, and W. of Ireland 101 at Gt. Weste n -Original 1.1 at D . S. Val. Rail gua. lii at Do. South Wales , at Do. W. Mid.— Or ord 10( at 1)o. Newpo:t 10( at 1)o. Ile eford.... .• 101 at Lane shire & Yorkshire 10( at Lmdon and Blackwali 101 at Lon., Brigh., & S Coast 10; at Lon., Chat., and Dover 10( at Lon. & North Western 10( at Lon. & South Western 10( st Man., Shel., & Lincoln 10( SO Maryport and Carlisle al i2i Do. shares at Metropolitan 1 10 Do. New It Mid and it Do, Birmin & Derby 10 0 Vid Gt. W., Ireland 8 Do. # shares 15 aid Kent .. It North British It Do. Ed., Pth ;& Dun it Nth. Eastern - Berwick :5 Do. G.N•II pureiiabel l6 . It Do. Leeds t Do. York IC it Do. Carlisle . . ... 5 Po. Stock. & Darling al 5 De. dr , . 1855-'8 2 5 Do. do. 1850-61 l, - Bt North London . 10 Do. New 10 Do. do. 1864 .. st 'forth Staffordshire 10 N. &S. W. Junction st Scottish C. astral st Scot. N. E Aber. stock 1 st uo. Scot, Mid. stick 1(. 10 .;irews & Welchpool,, al It Shropshire Union ,„, it it south Devon it -ouch E stern ... it 0 itaines, Wok., & Wok a t Taff Vale. 10 Do. C . ;t Vale ot Neath ;t Waterford & Kilkenny 10i ;t West Cornw tll 10( it W.Hartlepool Har.& tt 10( it Do. A irredeemable 10: it Do. A redeemable I P a i d. / Closing I Business Price. done. .1 - - JO - 0 - ro 13! 13 ti 6; 32 34 16 17 87 8.1 107 1 9 461 4 . ',1 7 8 )0 130 132 )0 148 149 0 13) 33 )0 1 90 92 , 0 I 8( i Si )0 58 60 )0 49 51 10 102 1 01 10 117 117? 10 81 61 0 106 107 O 36 38 O 1 1211 0 98i 991 0 611 6:i H 127 128 41 2 Zjj 10 1371 1371 10 106 108 54 55 26 27 L 3 113, 71 72 1031 101 38 39 ;1 11 12ip 4 14 10p )1 122 125 11 11i 12 5 1 lip )0 81 St .11 11 00 138 142 00 45 47 tOO - 10 GI )0 55 67 :0 87 67, 11 9 • 1) )0 160 165 3 3i 4413, 0 110 113 10 _7 6 I 33 40 la I 75 78 1314 119 j 8 121 991 8, 58 7 8: 87g BRITISH P, )0 Atlantic& St. Lawrence al a IBorn.,Baroda, & Cen. ln. ir gu. 5 percent.. 0 Do. fe shares Buffalo & Lake Huron al .0 _ Do. Preference .. - 100 J Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 10 , 6 p.c. bds. Aux. 1, ;872 [CO Do. do. July 1, 1873 101 100 Do. do. June 1, 1374 lu at Calcutta &8. E., lirn.. 10 st :a e Town & Dock, gu. 10 00 Demera a, 7 p.c. per. /3 , al st East. Ben..:al, gu ,5 do 10 t East ludiau, gu. 5 p.c. 10 20 Do. .J Extcnsion st Grand Trunk of Canada WI 100 Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c al WO Do. Ist Pref. Bonds., al 100 Do. do. deferred Lno Do. 2d Pr( f. Bonds., all 100 Do. do. deferred all :00 Do. 7.d Pref. stock..., all :03 Do. do. deferred all 00 Do. 4th Pref. st oc k ,00 Do. do. deterred at st Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. to; 20 10. Gua 5 per cent 20 Do. New gua. sp. c. st Gt. South of India (Lim.) gua. 5 per cent st D Do 41 per cent lO. st 201 Great Wi-s. of Canada al 201 D New..~ 00 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 al DO Do. 5, do. pay. 1877-8.. all 10 Indian Branch, limited st Madras, gua. 5 p.c gt Do, do 10( gt Do. 4 4 i do lO 10 Do. Fifth Extension It Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnde. 10 M Mel. & Hudson's Bay al :0 New Brunswick & Can Class A and B ----. al: it Nr.lll.C'da, po lstpf.bds 10, it Scinde . ll It . Do. Delhi O Do. do t's tek it Do. Punjaub o it) 11 t Do.lndus St Flo, b 'e 11 COLONIAL GOVERN, British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31,1872 10 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 187744 Do. 6p. c. Feb & Aug lOl D. , . sp. c. Mar. & Sept 1C Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July IC Do. 5p e. Inscribed sk 10 Cape G.Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 10 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 10 Do. do; 1E90..1 10 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lO Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. 10 Do. 1878, do lO Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1: , 78 Do. 1882, May US, N0v.16 10 Natal qov. 6 per cent lo+ N. B.Gov. 6p. c.Ja. & July 101 N. S.W. Gov. 5 pls., 1866 IC' Do. 5 p.c. 18.1 to 1876 10 Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 1892 10 New Zealand, 6p. cent IC Do. 6 per cent lO Nova So,tia Gov. 6 p. 0 sterling, 1875 l6 Queensland Gov. 6p. C l^ B. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 1 Do. 1878 & upwards 1 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c.i aAL July 1+ Do. do, r pril & Oct BRITIS' MINES. 3 54 1 6. - 29 31 1 575 585 1.0 10 36 40 14.6 12h 13 4.0 6} 7 7.0 3 4 13.6 13 14 10.6 4 4 604 2 Cam Consa U old, Um - Chiverton - Clifford A malgamated - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist - Drakewalls - East Bassett (Illog,a11). • 2: East Cara ion - as 6 Carn Brea 3. Last Grenville - Eabt Love.l 2.1 - E. W l l Russell (Tavistk 0.1( - Gam & StAubyn(Gweu. 61 4 Great L ‘xey, limited al - Great South Tolgus l.l. - G. Wheal Vor (Heist ~ 4( - Grenville 7.8 - Herod's Foot B.l - Hingston Downs 4.1 - Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley 4.3 4 31wyndy Iron Ore, lim - Nangiles - New Se ton - North Downs - North Roskear - N.Wh'l Bassett(Dlogan 3.1 - North Wheal Crotty - Prosper 7.1 - Pr •vidence Un y Lvlant 10. - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.1 - Stray Park . 30.1 - Tin Croft - West Bassett (Iltogan • W. Caradon (L'skeard I • West Chi verton 1 • West Seton 4 - Wheal Bassett (Mogan • Wheal Buller (Redruth 11 . whea Ludoutt 3.1 • Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis Wheal Union.... 4 6 8 - 1 171 181 1.0 21 31 ro 33 31 3.3 21 3 .13 74 36 18.0 31 4 94 6 8 61 24 I t l Old 19 17 19 ;11 35 45 3 121 14 1 16 10.6 1 11 3.0 2 2 1.6 3 34 .6.7 31 33 11 530 550 18.9 20 25 17.6 141 15), 9 14 15 14 71 N 9 - 11 63 66 I7i 200 210 54 99 1024 10 9 11 12.8 * 8 13 15 64 195 205 7 18 20 4 4 1 ,ITIES. 91j 21 1071 8 FREFEItILN(U SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 114 13} North Staffoidshire, 2 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCIES. Great Eastern 4i per oent. South Eastern 5 per cent., 1861, 26 FOREIGN RAILWAYS; Bahia and San Francisco tli.n.) gua. 7 per cent., 15f Central Argentine, 1 Namur and Liege gua. 14f. per annum, Si Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per cent. pi., 194 Recite and San Francisca (11m.), gua. 7 per cent., 14 13/ San Paulo (Ion.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all?, 17; BANKS. Albion, 71 Alliance (Lim.), 334 4 14 Ditto, leaned at W. pm., of which 10 is pd.,:,181 Australasia, 734 Bank of Otago, lint., 5 41 City, 116 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 191 19 Imperial Bank (lim.). 32 11 Imperial Ottoman, 174 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 231 London and County. 771 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, lint 10/ London Joint Stook, 472 London and South - Western,llim.. 211 1 London and 11 estminster, 951 Merchant Bank, Mercantile an.d Exchange. lint., 74 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Bro., 181 Midland Bank (lim.), 18 National Provincial of England. Ditto. 3d issue, 461 Btinde, Punjaub, and Delhialm., 111 South E -.stern, lint., 11 Standard of British/South Africa, llm,, 241 Ditto, issued at 10 pm., 91 • Union of Australia, 544 4 Union of London, 521 MISCELLANEOU& Bombay Gas, Jim., 51 11. Commercial Union, bisurancie. 8 Credit Fancier and Mobiller of England, 9 Ditto, new, 51 Ebbw Vale, 31 E. glish and Australian Copper, 11 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lint., 7_61 Joint Stock Discount, lint.. 94 London Financial Association. lint., 221 London General Omnibus Company. 31 London Mercantile Discount, 11111441 Lon oa and Provincial Marine, 3/ Madras Irrigation and Canal, 41 North British and Mercantile Insurance, lint., 174 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 821 31 Trust and Loan Company a Upper Canada, 41 Universal Marine. Insurance, lim., West India and ruffle Steam, lint.. 15 YAHOOS DINING OFF HOUYHNHNDIS ! — Fifty or sixty gentlemen, according to the Paris correspondent of our leading contemporary, sat down to a banquet at the Grand Hotel on Monday evening, when the principal dish was horseflesh. Several toasts were proposed and speeches delivered which were received with great applause. In deed, the worthy hippophages seemed to be greatly delighted with their repast. ISESSIONS. 1 1 56 68 101 10 2 I par 6p li ti 93 10 I 75 6' 97 93 Do ; i5 85 11 1( 0 102 )0 101 102 )0 101 102 5 7- 7.7 19 20 1 89 91 1 67 69 1 58 60 1 61 63 1 54 56 1 50 53 1 45 48 1 26 28 .1 25 27 )0 101 IG2 12 ad p 2 par ip, 99 100 81 9 8 12 11;d a 85 f 0 L 1 76 f 0 2 I d 0 991 1011 0 9! 94 D 88 90 2 ll I 61 63 11 8g 8: i 100 99 100 100 9) ICO 2 id Id 100 19i 1006 1 00 94 97 :NT SECU )0 9) 92 0 •90 92 ) 94 98 79 81 O 79 81 O 103 106 O lO6 108 O 107 109 106 108 )0 102 104 10 108 110 101 106 10 405 107 10 108 110 10 105 107 O 91 97 O 98 100 O 92 94 O 91 93 0 103 105 0 86 88 94 97 10t 104 0 1 103 107 1,07 i 10341 POLICE INTELLIGENCE, : I —This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. SYSTEMATIC TITTERERS OF COUNTERFEIT COIN.—Two women, named Belinda Thomas and Eliza Brown, were charged before Mr. Knox:with uttering counterfeit coin. The prisoners went into the shop of Mr. Willson, stay maker, of Carnbourne-street, and having selected a pair of stays tendered a counterfeit half-crown. On being told it was bad they left the shop leaving the coin behind. They then went to the shop of Mr. Saul, a furniture broker, in Castle-street, and while tendering a second bad half crown, Mr. Willson's assistant and Rough, 310 A, entered, and the assistant gave them into custody. They were then taken to the Vine-street police-station, and while there Sergeant Leech, 14 C, observing that Thomas ap peared to be very uneasy, and was trying to secrete some thing she had in her hand, seized her hand and took from it a third bad half-crown, and in the station in an old glove were found 13 more bad half-crowns—evidently thrown where they were found by one of the prisoners. Subsequently Sergeant Leech went to the lodgings of the prisoners, and he there found the fellow glove to the one picked up with the coins in the station. There was another charge against the prisoners for uttering a counterfeit half crown at the shop of Mr. Weems, of Phoenix-street, Cla rendon-square. The prisoners were remanded, that the Mint authorities might be communicated with. ROBBERY BY A SOLDIER.—William Taylor, a private of the Grenadier Guards, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing three breast-pins, the property of a licensed hawker of jewellery named Knott. The prosecutor wont with a box of jewellery into the Royal Standard public-house, Piccadilly, and while serv ing a customer the prisoner took the three pins up, as the prosecutor supposed, to look at them. Having finished serving his customer, the prosecutor asked the prisoner for the pins, which the prosecutor observed him putting up his sleeve. The prisoner denied all knowledge of the pins, and directly after lifted up his foot and asked the prosecu tor if a pin on the ground belonged to him. This was one of the pins, and had no doubt been dropped by the prisoner after he had denied having any of them. The prosecutor then observed another pin up the prisoner's sleeve, and this the prisoner also dropped, at the same time stating that if the prosecuter accused him he would "knock his brains out." The prosecutor then sent for a constable, who saw the prisoner try to pass a third pin, and one of those the prosecutor missed, to another soldier who had just entered the house. The prisoner was then taken into custody. In answer to Mr. Knox, the prisoner's sergeant said he had been in the regiment five or six years, and did not bear a good character. Remanded. LAW INT, (This Day) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. WOODGATE V. HIDEOUT (OP THE MORMIG 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 Egrement 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 Egremont family, and was pro ceeeing when we went to press. A Plea for Garden Flowers, " Crocus," in a letter to the Times, says . :—Some months since prizes were offered by the:ltoyal Horticultural Society for the best and most complete collections of dried plants. Alarmed for the safety of a few rare weeds, the whole body of botanists joined in loud outcry against the offer. It is high time that lovers of common garden flowers should also be up and doing. We have it on the best authority, on that of Sir Joseph Paxton, that horticulturists are neglect ing all plants excepting those which, like racehorses, will bear taining to compete for the stakes on a fixed day in the London season. Nobody could object, of course, to prizes being offered for successful experiments in plant dynamics, but we ought all to protest against the total neglect of many of the loveliest ornaments of the flower garden, oc casioned by the high premiums awarded to nurserymen for forcing on and retarding the flowering of costly plants. The more rare plants which the dreaded army of weed hunters seemed likely to destroy would have been missed only by a few botanists who had a hope of adding them to their own collections, but the extermination of our hardy garden ornaments would be a widely felt calamity. Had the botanical locusts gone forth, they would have made but little impression on our violets and primroses and the other cheerful companions of our country rambles, and most of us could have borne with equanimity the extirpation of a few inconspicuous plants which had never gladdened any other eyes than those of a botanist. Many of us, indeed, would have been philosophers enough to regard the disappearance only as another interestinginstance of the influence of civili zation in hastening on in a country's flora the action of the " law of natural selection ;" but none of us, excepting nurserymen with wealthy connexions, or the few botanists who regard flower cultivators as meddling, mischief-making busybodies in Nature's garden, could be indifferent to the loss of our old companions, the common flowers of our par terres. Having lately seen notices of weekly shows of spring flowers, I supposed that Sir Joseph Paxton's remonstrances had worked their due effect, and that the danger to our favourites, like that which threatened the rarities of the bo tanists, had blown over; and on Saturday last I went to South Kensington to see the crocuses advertised in your journal for show on that day. Judge of my disappointment, how- ever, when I found, not a show of crocuses (some 15 or 20 - - from the society's gardens were all that were to be seen), but a show of costly plants of ornamental foliage; of plants, however beautiful, in themselves, quite beyond my means of cultivation. Is the crocus considered by exhibitors no longer worthy of a horticulturist's attention ? Or does it not suit the aristocratic circle of nurserymen who show plants at South Kensington that the taste for our old and cheap friends should be revived ? I see advertised a society for the pro tection of the interests of exhibitors. A society for the protection of common garden-flowers appears at the mo- ment more wanted; or a society for the protection of the frequenters of exhibitions, who pay large admission fees, in order to provide prizes for plants which few can either cultivate or afford to purchase. Let the council of the Horticultural Society look to it. The botanical hornet's nest which they brought about their ears' for endangering a few wretched weeds will be nothing to what they will suffer at the hands of our lovers of common flowers if they are either bullied or cajoled into allowing our garden favourites to disappear. This would undoubt edly be considered by the multitude a case of unnatural selection. The society is, I hear, making attempts to improve the education of gardeners. Allow me, through your columns, to offer a few suggestions. Lot it duly inculcate on the minds of the rising generation of gardeners that their desire to exhibit should never interfere with the interests and pleasures of their employers. Let it take as the subject of its first prize essay, "There ought to be gardens for all the months in the year, in which, severally, things of beauty may be then in season." And let it, for its first lesson in practical gardening, take "the cultivation of the crocus." 'SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day, Loynox, Feb. 10.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cludy. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 9.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Dee, from the eastward. Sailed—Alacrity, for the Cape of Good Hope ; Southland, for Southland, New -Zealand. SounlemPTox, Feb. 9.—Sailed—Panama, steamer, for Brazils. SUND R.tAND, Feb. B.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Jane Broom, for Cuba. FALmourn, Feb. 9.—Wind W.—Sailed—Cherub, for Rio Janeiro. HOLYHEAD, Feb. 9.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Henry man, for Bremen. BRISTOL, Feb. B.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Louise, from Demerara; Thomas, from St. John's, N.B. ; Soul, from Sulina. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 9.—Betha, from Sarpsborg ; Maria Sophia, from Stromstadt. Arrived, Feb. 10—Paul, from Helensburg. DEAL, Friday Morning. No arrivals. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 9. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of dia count from 4} to 4 per cent. Bank of England Return,•—Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to tl cap. 32, for the week ending, the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, ,Wednesday, Fob. 8, 1865. ISSUE DEP otes issued :......./.28,421,230, ARTMENT. Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,771,'40 Silver Bullion Z28,421,23)1 £28,42 1,230 BANKING D Proprietors' Capi tal £14.553.000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exohe- EPARTIIICNT. 1 Government Seen• rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £11,023,211 Other Securities 18,787,5 91 Notes Gold and Silver 740,381 Coin pier, - si i if iaz it 138 . COMMIO. missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend A.o counts) .......... 6.252.892 Other Deposits.... 13,814,063 Seven Day and other Bills .... 403,950 3E38,692,858 .£33,632,88 *. FORBES, Dep. Cashier. Feb. 9, 18135. AMERICAN INCOME-TAX RETURNS.—We believe Mr. A. T. Stewart, the great dry goodsman, returns the largest income for 1863 of any man in America. It is not $5,000,000, as has been reported, but $1,843 1 637 'whereon his extra income-tax is $92,181. We consider it hard fortune for any man to have to take care of so much property for nothing but his victuals and clothes. Messrs Cornelius Vanderbilt and William B. Astor are doubtless our two next heaviest taxpayers,both together paying about as much as A. T. Stewart. Their names do not appear in the partial list published. Moses Tayloris probably fourth, his income being $573,494; tax, $28,674. We wish the gentlemen named 'in these lists, who live in four-story brown stone houses or board at the Fifth-avenue or Claren don Hotels on incomes of $5OO to $l,OOO each, would tell us how they contrive to do it. There are evidently secrets in their style of housekeeping which we have never mas tered.—New York Tribune. ALLEGED MURDER IN PADDINGTON.—Last night Dr. Lankester held an inquiry at the Hall Arms, Paddington-green, respecting the death of a woman aged about 35 years. Sergeant Smith, 19 la, said that he was called to see the body of the deceased on Thursday morn ing. He found it covered with wounds, and with the ex ception of a pair of stockings and a boot on the right foot it was quite naked. It lay on the banks of the Grand Junc tion Canal, near Woodroffe's Nursery, Kensal-green. He caused the canal to be dragged and the black border of a shawl and a piece of calico were discovered. Fredk. Haws, a detective, said he received information that Mr. Slight, who lived at Boundary-house, Kensal-green, heard on the night of Saturday, Jan. 21, an altercation between two boatmen on the canal, near the " reach." One said to the other, "She is foul of the line." There was a dead pause and then one of the men said, "You have made a fine mess of it." Mr. Slight at the time did not know what the men alluded to by the word "she." Dr. J. S. Beale said he found the deceased covered with wounds. There was a se vere laceration of the scalp, and the skull was fractured. There was a large and deep incision in the breast, through which the liver protruded. In his opinion, death had how ever arisen from suffocation by drowning, and the injuries to the body were post mortem. The deceased had been the mother of several children. John Ward, a lighterman, provedthat he saw the body floating on the canal on Thurs day morning. The screw of a steamtug could have inflicted wounds such as those found on deceased. The coroner said the case was fraught with suspicion. A murder might have been committed even though the wounds had been inflicted after death. Th e p u bli ca ti on o f the facts in the newspapers might, as in th e recen t cas e of the child found murdered at the railway station, lead to the discovery of the person who had committed the crime. The court was accordingly adjourned. WES TMINS TER. ROMANTIC ROBBERY.—Fife boys, named Debretzen, Salter, Sharman, Whitby, and Maskell, were placed at the bar, charged with a robbery of a somewhat romantic character. Mr. Lambert, of 42, Upper Belgrave-place, said he had a pigeon-house on St. George's-wharf, belonging to the Grosvenor Canal. His pigeons were safe at seven o'clock on Tuesday night, but on the following morning the whole of them, 13 in number, were missed. The pigeon -house could only be reached by a ladder from the wharf, and the latter was locked up and secured at dark on Tuesday night Information was given to the police, and the birds were found at two pigeon -fanciers' shops. James Youngman, of Dorset-street, Vauxhall Bridge road, said that the first four named prisoners sold him a number of the pigeons, stating they were their own. A fair price was given for them. Joseph Judd, of Strutton-ground, proved buying the re• mainder. Sergeant Hornblow, 24 B, said that being informed of the robbery he examined the prosecutor's premises to see how the birds had been stolen. He found that some timber floating on the canal had been collected, and a raft manu factured of it, by which Access had been obtained to the wharf from the opposite bank. There were some otherrobberies of a similar description in which most of the prisoners were implicated. The first named prisoner was sentenced to two months, the next three to one month, the other a day. THAMES. MURDEROUS ASSAULT ON POLICE -CONSTABLES.—Edward Lappage, a thief, and Elizabeth Watson, a woman of the town, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with being concerned, with another, named William Tyler, with assaulting and wounding two police-constables, named Thomas Venables, No. 141 K, and Edward Jeffrey, No. 09 K. Tyler was remanded by Mr. Paget on Wednesday, Lappage and Watson were arrested yesterday. On Tuesday afternoon last Venables was called upon to supress a disturbance in John's-place, Baker-street, Step ney. The populationpf John's-place consist almost solely of the dangerous class, and robberies and outrages have been frequent there. Wenables took a man in custody, and Lappage made a furious attack upon him, and kicked him. He was also struck on the head with a poker, and a serious wound inflicted, from which the blood flowed copiously. The female prisoner also attacked him, throw mud at him, and said you shall not assault my brother. Bricks and other missiles were thrown at the constable, his face was bruised, and his left eye blackened. He was overpowered, and drew his staff, which he was compelled to use. He held on to the prisoner Tyler, who kicked and beat him. The constable received many blows and contusions from bricks and stones. He has been on the sick list since the affray, and will not be able to resume his duty for some days. Jeffrey, whose head was bandaged, and who is also on the sick list, said he found Tyler kicking his brother constable, who was fearfully knocked about by the dis orderly mob. Bricks - were flying about in all directions from the windows of :he houses, and the people were flourishing broomsticks, tongs, and pokers. Lappage struck him several times. He received a great many severe kicks about the body, and was knocked quite senseless. He recollected no more. Inspector Griffin, of the K division, spoke of the dan gers of John's-place, the lawless character of the inha bitants, and the illness of the constables, who were not likely to recover the injuries received by them for some time. Mr. Partridge said his colleague, Mr. Paget, had dread remanded one prisoner until Wednesday next, and he should remand Lappage tnd Wilson until that day. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of English wheat were small. There was no activity, however, in the demand either for red or white qualities, yet prices ruled stationary. The market was but moderately supplied with foreign wheat. In most descriptions sales progressed slowly at late rates. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly at previous quotations. The market was moderately supplied with barley, and the trade generally was in a sluggish state. Good and fine malting produce was held at full prices, and in tho value of inferior barley no change took place. About an average business was transacted in malt at late rates. There was a good supply of oats on sale. For nearly all qualities the trade was dull, yet no change of importance took place in prices. Beans were in short supply, and the demand for them ruled steady at late quotations. Peas met a slow sale. Monday's prices, however, were supported. The flour trade was stead 7 at late rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEER. Wheat. l3 %rley.lialt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 830 2,410 2,120 70 870 Irish — 1,410 Foreign - 19 670 -- _____ NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Moderate, but far from extensive, supplies of town and country-killed are on sale at these markets. The trade generally is firm at the annexed quotations : Per 81b by the earoase• sdad Inferior beef 3 0 3 5 Middling do.. 3 8 4 2 Prime large d 0... 4 4 4 6 Prime small do 4 6 4 8 Large pork 3 4 2 ad ad Inferior mutton 3 4 3 8 Middling mutton-3 10 4 4 Prime do 4 6 4 8 Veal 4 0 5 0 Small pork. 4 4 4 8 BOROUGH HOP. Tho trade for good and fine hops conti nues fi rm at fully late rates; and there is a fair amount of activity in the de mand, both as regards English as well as foreign produce, of superior quality. Inferior hops are a dull inquiry at about previous rates. Mid and East Kent • ..• 1105 to 20es per cwt. Weald of Kent Sussex . Yearlings Bavarian American lOOB to 140 a " COLONIAL. TEL—The public sales have continued to progress very slowly, without any material alteration in the prices obtained. SUGAR.—The market has been moderately active, but only superior qualities of West India have found buyers at about previous rates. In the refined market there is little variation to record in value. COFFEE.—There has been a fair demand for good and superior descriptions of Colonial, which have sustained former rates ; inferior qualities, however, have been a shade lower. RICE.—A good demand has prevailed for East India, and fully late rates are obtained for superior qualities. SALTPETRE.—The dealings have been on a very restricted scale, without any material change in value. TALLOW.—Operations for both present and forward de livery have been limited, Ind quotations show less firmness. P.Y.C. on the spot and to March is marked 41s. 6., and last three months 465. - per cvt. 1011 1 101 ►Oll 1 10 Fire at Sandringham Hall. The Saftron-Hill Murder. CLERBENWELL POLICE-COITR T. _ . EXAMINATION OF GREGORIO. The following appeared in our Late Edition of las evening : The prisoner was placed at the bar this afternoon before Mr. D'Eyncourt ; he is a man of dark complexion, and apparently about 40 years of age. He appeared greatly agitated, and having supported himself for a few minutes by the foot rail of the dock, he seated himself and began looking round the coukt, which was crowded to excess, to see if any of his companions were present. He occasionally shed tears. Mr. F. Lewis attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Galli, of Hatton-gardon, acted as interpreter. The learned gentleman said it would- be in the recollec tion of the magistrate that some time ago a man, named Seraphina Poligioni, was placed at the bar charged with the wilful murder of Michael Harrington ; he was com mitted for trial and found guilty, and now lies under sen tence of death in her Majesty's gaol of Newgate—the execution being fixed for Wednesday next. He appeared for the prosecution of the prisoner, and he thought the case presented a peculiarity which had not occurred for years. Mr. D'Eyncourt--For whom do you appear, Mr. Lewis ? Mr. Lewis—l appear on the part of the convict now under sentence of death, either to prosecute the prisoner for the manslaughter or murder. Mr. D'Eyncourt—But that is not the charge entered in the police sheet. The charge entered is one preferred against the prisoner by Inspector Potter. Mr. Lewis—The prisoner gave himself up for having inflicted a wound upon Michael Harrington, and it was quite competent for the police to enter whatever charge they pleased. Mr. D'Eyncourt—Well, you can go on, Mr. Lewis. Let me hear what you have to say. Mr. Lewis then proceeded to narrate the evidence given at the Central Criminal Court, and having remarked that they were familiar with cases which in certain romantic notions or drunken dreams certain persons came forward to charge themselves with crimes ; but the present one differed very materially, as the prisoner had admitted pre vious to his disappearance from London, that he struck Michael Harrington with a lalife ; and*hat was of the greatest importance was, that after death it was discovered that Harrington had only received one wound, but of a very frightful character. He thought after the evidence he should call before the magistrate, he would at least remand the prisoner on the charge he preferred against him. Mr. D'Eyncourt thought it would be better if some other person than the prisoner Poligioni should appear as the prosecutor. It matters little who it was. Mr. Negretti at this point stepped forward and said he would undertake the duty. The name of the prosecutor having been changed, Mr. Henry Negretti then said—l am a member of the firm of Negretti and Zambra, opticians, Hatton-garden. From information I received, I went to Birmingham, and in a carpenter's shop I found the prisoner at work. I asked him if he knew his cousin was going to be hung, and the prisoner answered incredulously, "No." I said, "Yes, he is." Prisoner, I think, said "Is there any way to save him." I said, " Yes, if you give yourself up." Prisoner replied, " Come along, I am ready." After that the prisoner took his hat and coat and put it on. "I'm going down stairs," the prisoner said, "my cousin shall not be hung for me." I told him there wore no hopes for his cousin, unless he gave himself up. I may state that I arrived at Birmingham about half-past one, and by seven minutes past two we were in the train for London. The prisoner never hesitated a moment, but went willingly, and on the road burst into tears. I did not tell the prisoner Poligioni was charged with the murder of Michael Harrington, as he knew it very well. On the journey home, the prisoner gave a full description of the proceedings at the Golden Anchor on Boxing-night. Prisoner said he went there to drink, and that he took a great deal of rum. A disturb ance took place, in consequence of a person named Shaw insulting him. After- this peace was made by shaking hands ; but during that night there was a great many Italians in the tap-room treating each other. By about half-past five o'clock I was nearly drunk. He then had some dancing. The Englishmen in the bagatelle room opened the door and invited the Italians to enter. The Englishmen had sticks in their hands and one a poker. The Italians seeing this, and not liking to show that they were afraid, three or four of them went into the bagatelle room. After they were in the room, the English began to beat my brother, and then the Italians began to defend themselves with their fists as well as they could. The fight continued until all of them got up to the end of the room, when my brother's face was so covered with blood that I could scarcely recognise him. I then, to save my ' self from being killed, pulled out my knife, and I did all I could to save my life. If I had not done so, I should never have come out from that room alive. I was very par ticular in impressing the prisoner with the importance of the question I was about to put him. I asked "Where was it that you really fought 2" He said, " The quarrel was in the bagatelle-room, and in no other place." I asked him the question several times, and he invariably answered, "In the bagatelle-room, and not anywhere else." I asked him if his cousin (Poligioni) was in the tap-room while they were fighting in the bagatelle-room, and he replied, "No, I did not see him there." I asked him where he first saw his cousin after the fight, and he replied, "I am not sure that I saw him, but I think I saw him pass like a flash of lightning into the bagatelle-room. After every thing was over, we came out of the bagatelle-room, and then for the first time heard Poligioni was in the hands of the police. We followed the crowd for some time, but not having my hat I went back to the Golden Anchor, and asked the barmaid, Eliza, to give me my hat. I got it and left the house. This was all related as we travelled to London. The statement which the prisoner signed [it will be found in another column of The Sun] was then put in and read. Mr. D'Eyncourt—Was the statement fully interpreted to the prisoner before he signed it ? Mr. Negretti—Yes, your worship. The great desire of the prisoner during the whole of the journey was to get me to go immediately to Newgate and tell his cousin that he had come to save him because he was innocent. I consider that the police have treated me very disrespectfully through out the whole of these proceedings. Mr. Lewis—We will not go into that just now. Inspector Potter—l have witnesses to prove most cer tainly that the prisoner never entered the bagatelle room at all, that he never left the taproom. Mr. D'Eyncourt—The injury was said to be inflicted in the bagatelle room_? Inspector Potter—Yes, your worship. Mr. D'Eyncourt—Then you wish to charge the prisoner with aiding and abetting in the commission of the murder ? Inspector Potter—Yes, your worship. Mr. Lewis—l dOn't wish to contend with the police. I ask for a remand on the evidence I have already adduced. If the police wish to ,prefer another charge they can. I shall call Mr. Shaw, the landlord of the Golden Anchor, U necessary. Inspector Potter—l intend to call Mr. Shaw, Mr. Lewis, so you can do so after me. Mr. Lewis (indignantly) —You forget, Mr. Potter, you are in the police ; you have no right to address me, Mr. Lewis. The witness Shaw then entered the witness-box, and, in answer to Mr. Lewis, said he recollected seeing the prisoner in the house the night of the murder. He was quite sober. .Mr. D'Eyncourt--If any words of difference were ut tered by the people in the bagatelle room Witness-4 must have heard it. The prisoner was the sole cause of the disturbance. He struck me, and that caused the uproar. Mr. Lewis—That is all the evidence I adduce to-day. Mr. D'Eyncourt—Then I shall reman d th e p r i soner upon the charge you have preferred against him until Saturday. Inspector Potter—l hope your worship will remand him fora week. Mr. Lewis—l must protest, Mr. Potter, against your in terfering with the charge I am prosecuting. You can make what application you please when I have finished. Inspecter Potter—l shall not have time until the expira tion of a week to communicate with the proper authorities. Mr. Lewis—As the unfortunate m an Poligionia is under sentence of execution, I wish to proceed as rapidly as pos- Bible. Mr. D'Eyncourt—l remand the prisoner until Saturday next at one o'clock. I nspec t or Potter—Then, does your worship discharge Inn from the charge I have preferred against him — that of a iding and abetting Polignioni in the crime of murder. Mr. D'Eyncourt—No. You can proceed with that now if you think prop er, but I think the case had better stand as it now remains, at least for the present. I n spector Potter—Very well, your worship. The prisoner was then removed f rom the dock. RAILWAY DIRECTORS IN P ARLIAMENT.--...-A list prepared for Bradshaw's Manual shows that Parliament has opened with 50 Peers directors of railway companies, and 149 members of the House of Commons ; the publication of the names of the Board of the Metropolitan District Rail ways Company raises the latter number to 151, or three among every 13 members. A rumour spread with great rapidity in town last evening, to the effect [that: Sandringham Hall, Norfolk, the seat of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wale; had been totally destroyed by fire. It is quite true that a fire broke out at Sandringham Hall this morning, but the injury to the noble mansion, we are happy to say, is of a very limited extent. We are authorised to state the following : " A fire was disovered at an early hour this morning in one of the sleeping apartments in the upper portion of San dringham Hall. The furniture within the apartment was consumed, but the flames were fortunately confined to the room in which they originated " The damage done is but of very trifling extent." SPORTING The County Members' Plate (Handicap) CABIT.A.R THENSIIIRE HUNT STEEPLECHASES. THURSDAY. of 8 sovs each, 4 ft, and lif declare 50 added ; second to his stake. Over about fo ur th mile s o f i. • save Mr. R. w it. . R. RHid,dPellow7sepllzi'snAceceofof vir ß a e l a c it s,of s, ra x: aged, Tsc o nii.p s oss Davies) t 7 , i 13 hunting country. 9 subs. (Mr. J. R. siddell) 2 Mr. R. Temple's Hunting Horn, aged, lOst 111 b St. Florence, The Fawn, and Newton also ran. Won by a length, two lengths between second and-th ird; nothing else passed the post. Newton fell at the first fence, and The Fawn refused three-quarters of a mile f rom home. The Selling Steeplechase of 3 sovs each, with 40 add e d ; weight for age. About three-quarter miles of country. 7 subs. Mr. W. R. H. Powell's Gaylad, aged (£80) (Pop/ 1 Mr. Owen' s Th e L ass, aged (£25) (Richards 2 Mr. G. Lort Phillips's Jack, a ge d (£80) (M James a Six ran. Won by five lengths, ten lengths between second and third. The winner was bought for 81 guineas by Mr. Wil liams, of Aberdare. The Borough Members Plate, of 3 sovs each, with fis added. About three miles of country. 4 subs. Mr. W. R. H. Powell's Banting, aged (J. Po e ) 1 Three ran. TA T T ERSALL'S.—THIIRSDAY. A 'very thin attendance, and the prices merely nominal. 500 to 10 was laid against Oppressor, after which 25 to 1. was the highest offer. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 6 ag-st Lightheart (offered, take 20 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Real Jam (offered, take 25 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Jerry (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES. 20 to 1 agst Skeffington (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to lon the field (offered) 25 to 1. agst Harcourt (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 7to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken) , . DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Oppressor (offered) 50 to 1 agst Congress (taken) ACCEPTANCES FOR THE LIVERPOOL GAAN D NATIONAL. 103 Subs. st lb st I:b Balder . 10 to Marble Hill ... 10, io Fenton 3.0 10 Vivandiere ••• 10 8 Who dare say Roo 10 8 Ballycasey ... 10 8 Governor . •.. 10 8 Cheerful 80y... ... 10 8 Irely .. •..10 8 5 4 Philosopher ... ... 10 Stanton ... ... 10 8 West End . ... 10 8 Brewer • .., 1:4 8 Jacob •.• 10 8 Mistake (late Muffler) 10 8 Tumbler ... ... 10 6 Miss Barbara ... 10 6 Church Militant 10 6 Real Jam ... ... 10 6 Bunbury • 14 Tony Lumkin 1 0 4 (Mete Gamecock • 10 • 10 4 4 or ..• Innellan 10 (1 Cockatoo ... Czar ••• 10 0 ... ... 10 0 Lord Poulett' s Ace o f Hearts •.. 10 0 Chester ... ••• 10 0 Market Gardener ... 10 0 Hawthorne 10 Dwarf ...10 The Mandingo (late Chamade) 12 10 Penarth ... 12 6 Emblem ... 12 4 L'Africane ... 12 0 Jerry .. 11 12 Flyfisher . 11 12 Emblematic 11 10 Leonidas ... 11 10 Joe Maley (late North Lancashire) 11 10 Acrobat ... 11 9 Meanwood 11 9 Arbury ▪ 11 8 Piggy Wiggy 11 8 Sly Fox ... 11 7 Express 11 6 cibiade Sinking Fund (late Harry) ... 11 6 Al 11 4 Silver Star • 11 2 Shropshire ... 11 2 Vindictive 11 0 Hall Court ... 11 0 Merrimac ... ... 10 12 Lightheart ... 10 12 Bridegroom ... ... 10 12 Princess Dagmar ... 10 12 Agag ... 10 12 Freshman ... ... 10 10 Careless Boy (late De- ception - :.. Overton ... 10 10 ... ... 10 10 - RES FOR 1865. Warwick Spring 2' 4 Vincennes Chelmsford Spring 2B Grand National Hunt ... 29 Barham . 30 Lewes Spring 3O (Canterbury Spring lB Abergavenny 2O Thirsk 2l Cardiff . . Epsom Spring T. Bath Harpenden 26 Epsom 30 Hampton 2l Newton Newcastle Odiham Bidbury Stockbridge .QITATICS. RACING FIXT Derby Spring 2 West Drayton Liverpool Spring 7 Shrewsbury Spring lO Doncaster Spring l4 Vincennes -- Vincennes Northam ton 4 Creston Park 7 Newmarket Craven l7 Durham l7 Newmarket Ist Spring 1 Chester 9 York Spring Salisbury lB Vincennes Chelmsford 7 Manchester Summer 7 Ascot l3 Beverley l4 Liverpool Alexandra Park 2O AMALGAMATION OF LONDON BOAT CLUBS. A meeting of the representatives of the London Boat Clubs, for the purpose of having a general opening day on the Thames, and other important business, was held last night at Radley's Hotel, Bridge-street, Blackfriars. A number of gentlemen sat down to dinner, and Mr. H. Playford, of the London Rowing Club, having taken tho chair, opened the proceedings by stating that the meeting had been called together solely for the purpose of consider ing whether it was not advisable, for the interests of boat ing generally upon the Thames, that they should have a general opening day. If they came to a decision that such should be the case, then they must fix time and place, and, this matter settled, others might arise. A long discussion then ensued, in which all the clubs joined, and it was ultimately resolved that the whole of the metropolitan clubs should open their season on the 25th of March, at Putney; and a sub-committee was formed of the following gentlemen, who should consider other minor details connected with the subject. Mr. Ebsworth, Twickenham Rowing Club, Mr. T. Fox, North London Rowing Club, Mr. C. Boyden, London Rowing Club, Mr. F. Richardson, Nautilus Rowing Club, Mr. C. W. Roney, Ariel Rowing Club, Mr. H. Moore, Corsair Rowing Club, Mr. T. Onwin, Thames Rowing Club, Mr. Lister, West London Rowing Club, Mr. G. T. Purdie, Ilex Rowing Club, and Mr. J. E. Baines, Excelsior Rowing Club. The subject of an amalgamated club was then taken into consideration, for the purpose of forming one great club from which the Henley crews should be chosen, and th e question was ultimately left to the select committee above • named. BOAT RACE FOR £lOO. In chronicling another scullers' race at this early part of the season, we have great pleasure in again introducing Tom King, the ex-champion of the prize ring, to our readers; and it will be seen that within a fortnight he has won two races of £lOO each. His opponent yesterday was Frederick M`Mahon, attendant at the London Rowing Club Boat house, Putney, a very fast starter and good at a two miles row, and the race was from Putney to Hammersmith-bridge (nearly two miles), f0r.£.50 aside. It would be useless to give King's antecedents, as they were publishedin ourimpression of the 27th ult. in his £loorace with Percy ; but Mlfahon has only rowed two races, and those last year, with one Joseph Green, of Putney, whom he once defeated, andwith whom he once rowed a good heat, for £5O. He is 24 years of age, and weighs about 10 stone ; while King, four years p his senior, weighed yesterda y nv l aH : t ejzre :'; htr b ho ' ewace T ivliia h etntr e le: Citizen - Capt. Turner, accompanied the race with a large partyL -11 ,: very excellent view was obtained from umbeginpirnemfgor King, and J. Ireland was referee, Mr. Wilcox station. Bet and Geo. Kippen, for M'Mahon, who w o n theoinncreased as half a ting was 3 and 4 to 1 on King, e Kin st do dgi ng ro g n had gl y gale from the N.E. sprung up, in favour of the heavier in up, au t i h ts ey fo w ree ere ; awayand w r a t h in a d a u ae rna..twnggmoeadahed rowede I ensued e areadtgbio a t e StarsMell‘Mwahellonatdathsheed 11 settled to his work, d and Kinga'pspweearigehat di to s l tr d e . ss li ed : b YA r ok e coming o u t thoughu inaed. Neither sternwtl heeve point, ne labour ,g r a bvb t oaua dgu t threueowt gradually iLayr_sooanau verydwn bad o d rounding a sgt a dhde t eg-re.he wind A i , r, the en-champion won by six lengths in about 13 minutes, on but M.Mahon was no good in the lumpy water. PITGILISI:-- BENDOFF AND SMITH (ALIAS THE CHELSEA DOCTO Fn as w t il ha in t d b e e y t t e h e e n 7tthhe inst., well-loob ut .£4o.—The day originally fixed for the c a t c h weight mat c h e d m e y b e w r s e s o n t h e o e n P v e t . e w n a s t f oTrutehs the backers of " the Doctor," as it interfered with Woolwich races, Bendoff's backer (Bos Tyler) was induced on Mon day last to p ostpone the meeting until yesterday (Thurs y). Bendoff is well known to the metropolitan patrons of the art, and the time was when "my peopleish " looked upon him as a man who—if he had enough of the essential qualifications, gameness—was likely to attain a high position among the stars of the Ring. After " Bendy's" performance with young Callaghan, in August last, his friends consi dered him good enough to meet " the Doctor," a man who has seen some service, and who for the present match was brought out under the auspices of W. Ward, of Greenwich. Yesterday the men and their friends proceeded to a well known spot where, in modern days, many a battle has been decided, but, arrived there, now came the difficult question of selecting a referee. The stakeholder had appointed Fred. Oliver, the commissary, to officiate, but this arrangement was objected to, and as on the knotty point of a o remune ration out of the stakes to that functionary the t backers e f the men could not come to any settlement, they re d to town, it being agreed that they would meet thi s day at the the stakeholder's office to make some new tarangenfsat for meeting. 1011 I