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

XONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. bills public having held over a large number of b u l s in expectation of cheaper money, are now I.l4 ging them forward to be discounted, and the r,taarket therefore presents an active appearance he rates have consequently been steadily main tained at 4_3. per cent. for the best short-dated ,Ills,, Caital, however, is abundant, as the broke rs ha d taken the precaution to provide themselves with mone y , and although the demand may continue rath er h eavy for a day or two, the q li uotations are c 't expected to be advanced. The Bank of England return for the past week ltrinincates the improving position of the establish 4,,ent, especi a ll y i n it s reserve of bullion. Annexed are th e particulars : ''nve Circulation' t uniou D ecrease X 19,333,285 273 hetst Increa,se... 1 801' 765 367 ••• ••• . 201,134 3,831,656 ••• ••• •" •" public 229:159 Increase ~, • .• •• • •• • 6,854,409 Deposits ... ~, • " ••' ::: 199,045 Oth er Increase... ~. ... ... 14,158,331 Deposits ... ••• 17,446 Increase... ..• ••• '•' ••• 4,17,785 $6.17 e 1 :1 Day and Other Bills ... ... ... 5,337 Q, Increase ••• ••• ••• —. 11,023,211 verillneut Securities ... Sher securities... 19,p3,898 ... ~, • • • ••• * No alteration. Notes , il ln em ereitse . 513 . 618 ployed 8,728_,015 Decrease... "' 4650 6 application list of the Consolidated Premium p e r Cent. Loan will close on Monday next. f or ' ll e first series of public sales of Colonial 'Wool t„ the present year commenced yesterday after f:°ll7 with a good attendance of both home and b.,l'e,gn dealers, but there was not much activity ex -o.4oited i n the biddings. Port Phillip qualities, Win g to their i n f er i or quality, declined about ld. Aar l b.; while superior Sydney descriptions ad -I,c,ed• per lb. Corfu qualities generally ri a "sed last sale's rates. The quantity already ar amounts to 73,089 bales. Two O'CLOCK. t tl At Paris, thi s d ay, accor di ng to Mr. Reuter's 9 0 e g r au1. the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. Firm. " )° ° l l after the English Stock Market opened the 1111bIlds showed an improvement of * per cent., but kc luently a reaction occurred, and the advance 8 9 sle st• Consols for money and the 9th inst., are tots; and for April, 891 I. The favourable Bank th„ 4118 , and the facilities now offered the public by th' re duction in the Bank rate of discount have th eref we only imparted a temporary buoyancy to atici /narket s f or stoc k s an d s h ares. Th e N ew Th rees Reduced Annuities are 871 1, ex. div. ; India loY i er Cents., 1031 104 ; and Enfaced 5 per Cents., i 4 4 , f lirther gene ra l i m pro v ement has taken pl a ce 8 4s t " Foreign Market, and there has been more do Turkish Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 714 72 ; 2 65 . ‘'onsolid6s, 524 53*; Mexican, 261 4 ; do. New, tirl a i; Greek, 211; Spanish Passive, 328 ; do. Cer (%eates, 15/ 4 ; Italian, 63i 64*; do. New, 14 and the Confederate Loan, 46 48. kco lisi ness in the Railway Share Market has been u.erately active, and prices have generally shown ha rnier tone. Great Northern and South Eastern e e each improved £1 ; London, Chatham, and e x', and North Eastern (Berwick), 10s. ; and ,rileashire and Yorkshire ss. wit he Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain ) 1 3 1°11 t change of importance. ai th a nk and Miscellaneous Shares have been dull, d o „ ° , ll gla Alliance have improved to 341 35 ; Lon to"sdcint Stock to 47f ; and Joint Stock Discount (10 1. Metropolitan District Railway shares are k o te d 31 4 prem. ; Varna Railway, 2 21 prem. ; ,de Janeiro Gas, par 1 prem. ; West London h e ", 1 11 prem. ; and Atlantic and Great West pre,eertificates of Debentures have improved to 4 •for the account on the 16th inst. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. a o-v -ERN. N r e MENT FUNDS. D o Pl. Consols o De • ACCount, Mar. 9 B9l 1 , 1 t C ew 3 ent Reduced B7l Nee Per Cent 2 B 7l i 111 D 0 6 Per Cent. Jan. 1894 — 44„,,. Per Cent. Jan. 1873 — bolles 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 lo bo (Red'o yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — 10 1 Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 l4 x d Muer Bill s , XI,OOO, 4 per Cent...— — o £5OO — °° o f . £lOO and X2OO I ' l ' v „,. England Stock, 51 per Cent 24 71 1 4km Ildi a - GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. D o n Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — D o, account Do, 5 eelint ,„ Per Cent. July, 1870 . Account Pr 4 Per Cent., Oct. 1888 DO'o C ertificates, Do. 5-calfaced Paper 4 per Cent D % _,Per Cent., Jan. 1872 D o. 4 - i" Per Cent., May 1879 — D O Per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do, /3 ° l lds, £l,OOO — Ill ltler £l,OOO .i, b ,„ F OREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 447 1 ili a n il Ponds, 5 per Cent _ U O , " 5 per Cent 44. Per Cent., 1852-58-60 li b 1/ 0 .e ilos • 18631 B3l ...._ , D 0 / AYres 6 per Cent qili m. Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) __. , D O. 4 , 6 Per Cent _ 6' 5 10 4 ,0 Per Cent li btt, 6 144 6 per Cent. — 1) 0 6 Per Cent D bo. Per Cent. . , 1864 _ ° lliel l I V, £55 paid uo. 5 " Per Cent, 1825 _ Duo. s Per Cent, 1864 971 kiLii l b i • Per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — kboip Principalities D 1 144C,kaicl — dis par E 0., p' - Nevir Consolidated, 1 per Cent — tiptia,,revisional Land Warrant — D 'Jo 4' 7 Per Cent 944 o . 'eeend Issue — '.lop Bonds 94 D o 1 )9. 1864 9 51 1 i 4 1) o A ct. % Xsb paid 4 el t eiplint — 1) 0 Per C t 1824-5, ex Coupons 4 o. c o en s., 21 I 4,t e ,..., upons lt l/ 0.T 8 4 , 1a ,, 5 per Cent. — zjit t , ,'"u and 1850 — Do " Per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 0 1865 c i , ',M tkil rij; £lO paid u .&... Per Cent. — I,'eennt b e t, ut 1864 2sf 1 kbo pt per Cent. Anglo-French 52 k%te vi ttch Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — die 151,,, 1 •41i - t ear l s . per Cent., X3O paid — pm "V Q. - "ilperlal 5 r Cent D o knad P e Do °4c a a _... 0 „ e-ou n t A l 3 O tPer C en t • — t bo I .4t e !eyred D°'nal Warrants (Hectares) 8 41 per Cent. ~,o4iPe_r_ Cent. (Uribarren) — p o z'o, Per Cent, 1862 rti t e eennt D glles e 1 , 0 A 3 per Cent., 1853 08V e e oll.llt A D Per A ce • Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, ' 11 41 4 c ount D o 11 5 lie 41 Per Cent., 1822, X St., ue z Per Cent., 1850 bo 871 D ° 5 Per Cent. 1860 ° 5 - 1859 Lbo Per Cent., 1862 N IL. r q iin 1864 131, 0 . 4 - Per Cent — k , kai,h e ,olizt D o 4 u Per Cent — NII- e e e ° l lnt 4Bl Do do w Deferred — 1) ,0 p e ° l lnt ~,e Ass B aive I) t) k tli e e °nt 321 Pi * ° ii,,, e rt. of Coup not funded 1 1 , ,edio, °lint l5l I ' th : Per Cent. — •,i() 4, Per Cent 1854 — " ' e ° ll lat * I)" Per n — D 0 A - tut 1858 ee elint .. • D 0 6 1 (j 0 lion,i; D° 4':r Cent. 1862 on n 7 9 1 ' . 6 0. tio t 72 1i V lie' C ent. 1863 L rl c e .zlzoT a re , n teed, 4er Cent — 13 , 4 .00 0 per Cent. — Doc'' 'ullt A Per Cent, 186 9 - 0 - -eco utit • Per Cent., k 1:) , 18 64 4l; tZtria n Ivh iends on the above payable in London. l i t kri:),, : i i a t i. :. ,2i5 . s „tee ' pep s oenor P utr ,eeuct c::::tn. , t t . E , E n x l . 2 25 G f . a a Ilt Q b k -, 4 / ,, n-, Ex. 10 Florins ...._ .. 1 1ettl,.. ez Cent. Certiti . '-aes 63 Per Cent. .....-991 eo4 _, • , Ex. 25f. .1 B4- 4 e, /3 :4, m otie THREE O'CLOCK. b• A cco _ 7 ............................. '). 4 • qt't Dili Account- - - - a. B9il 2 5. 1). e• Xooo' ;, 0 " 7 60 t 4 -- 10 00 /, ?,126 9, 251 °5 a i o 2 15 ;slll5 gi (,0 ) 444 61 -7,45 b. 2 3 ' c. 0, 6 ' 31 7, 899 " 50 9,1 0 . 5,316 55 i -4' :40C1 / 27 9 0 v P 5,90 0 ° 4 /0v 0,01) 10, 00 0 en 0 io7 le,v 1 gi 16, 1 00° / )St B4' ,4 j rl3 !9 , ,, - ) ... 2 ... .„1 / 0 3 7 00 co , ill° SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. , i Railways. Bir., W 01., & str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter .. • Caledonian Cork and Bandon... • • • Cornwall Do. A A gets no div Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st No. 9 Groat North of Scotland Great Northera DA stock Do. B o Do. New, is. at 23 pn, Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n • OriAnal D . S. V.O. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do W. Mid.— Ox.ord Do. Newpo t Do. He eford Lane i shire & Yorkshire Inndon and Blackwali Lon , & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. I South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle DO:f shares ilietropolitan. Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin . & Derby Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. 4 shares %lid Kent No , th British Do. Ed., Pth Dun. Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N'E purchs.ke Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling.l Do. do. 1855-: 8 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1804. . North Staffordahire N. do S. W. Junction Scottish C.- ntral Scot. N. E Aber. stock o. scot, Mid. st ';h-ews & welchpool Shropshire Union iouth Devon -outh E stern ;mines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw W.Hartlepool Ilan& Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. bRITISII .I', 91 93 1311 1324 ti 6 66 68 16 17 86 83 107 1 0 45i 46 7 8 127} 1281 111 142 127 3) 100 10 1(0 10 100 88 90 731 ,31 49 5' 46 49 102 101 :1131 114) 83 66 10 104 37 Z 8 116 3164 951 964 6 , 61 113 119 ) IPI 1311 111. 1 100 102 46} 6 51 53 z 5 I 6 1071 10?, rail/Closing I Business Price. done. 1411 2 1 63 65 9) 100 384 39j 12;p 96 lop 118 IAO 114 12 1 l!p 78 79 111 111 138 142 44 48 :9 61 53 53 8(3 86 9 1' 160 165 34 4q,") 109 111 75 78 'OSSK Atlantic& St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, , tL Cen.ln. gu. , 5 percent.. Do. 1 , shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aux. 1,87 z Do do. July 1,1873 Do. do. Jude t, 1574 Calcutta & S. E., lira 'a e Town & Dock, gu Demerwa, 7 p.c. per. p East. Benal, gu , 5 co East Icdian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canad Do. Equip. Mort, Bond. 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d PrJ. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred SSIONS. 55 67 100 101 d ;1 , 4} 5 ri 9; Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c vo. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (hm , gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great W, s. of Canada.. New. Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 5 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4.; do Do. Fifth Extension Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. New Brunswick & Can Class A and B Y.lll.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scinde Do. Delhi cc d Do. do t* Do. runjaub " 0., Do.lndus St Flo I all 10 100 {lOO 2 100 100 74 73 g 7 99 75 g 5 1 , 0 102 99 100 100 101 171 18 83 9 1 86 68 56 68 60 61 53 55 50 53 45 48 25 27 21 26 10) 101 3d p itd i P 93 100 5 3 1 71 81 f 011 103; 8 9 12i 12d 1 85 (0 77 EO d 094 100. 0: 94 88 9,) 62 64 3 5 82 8 1 98 100 9 ICO d t 8 1 ,0 94 97_: 1(q 1 • ' COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. t ritish Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec.3l, 1472. lOO - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 lOO 9) 92 891 000 Do. ap. e. Feb. & Aug 1(0 90 92 - D sp. c. Mar. & Sept 101 93 05 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 76 80 78 Do. 5p e. Inscribed sk 100 78 80 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 166 - Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 100 105 107 Do. do: 1,! , 90-1 100 106 108 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 101 106 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. c 100 102 101 Do. 1878, do. WO 108 110 Mauritius, P. p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1-:78 Do. 1882, May J 5, N0v..8 10) 1(8 109 Natal qov. 0 per cent. , 100 105 107 .8.G0v.6p.c.Ja.& 1 uly 100 90 93 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p'0.,1866 00 98 100 Do. 5 p.c. 18 Ito 1876 100 92 91 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189 2 100 90 91 913 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 104 106 Do. 6 per cent lOO 87 90 Nova Scjtia Gov.p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 92 95 Queensland Gov. 6p. C lOO 102 104 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c 18t8-9 100 -- Do. 1878 & upwards 1 0 105 107 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. & July 100 - Do. do, April & Oct., 100 1071 1031 1081 1 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam Consol. Go d, lim 1 Chiverton Cli ff ord Amalgamated - - 29 31 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 580 59) Drake walls 2.1.0 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 10 2 1 East Caradon 2.14.6 14 15 •as c Carn Brea 3.4.0 6 6 -- East Grenville 2.7.0 4 tr East Love.l 2.13.6 10 11 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 34 41 Gam & StAubyn(Gweo. 601 6 8 4 Great L .xey, limited all 17 8 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 14 2j G. Wheal Vor (Helst it 45 34 25 GrenviLe 7.8.3 21 3 - Herod's Foot • 8.13 a 36 liingston Downs 4.18.0 31 4 Margaret Tiny Lelant 91 6 8 •-- Marke Valley 4.3.0 41 5 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, lira 21 11 Ojd Nangiles New Seton North Downs 3 North Roskear . 324 12 14 N.Wh'l Bassett(ltlogsn 3.10.6 4 North Wheal Crofty 11 2 . - Prosper United 7.1.6 3 31 Pr vidence UnyLs lant 10.6.7 33 35 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 530 550 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 20 25 Stray Park 30.17.. 15 17 Tin Croft 9 141 154 West l'assett (Mogan W. Caradon (L skeard 9 7 8 West Chi verton ll 60 524 %Vest Seton 471 190 100 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 100 105 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 _ Whea Ludoott 3.12.8 I Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 11 13 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 19 20 Wheal Untm 1 PREFERENCE SHARKS. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 1, 104 5 Great Northern, 5 per cent., 1 2 Ditto, 5 per cent., redeemable at 10 per cent., 107 6 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton. &c., 4* per cent., 1858, 97 London, Chatham, km, Mctrop. Ext., U 6 per cent., 70 London and South-Western, 4i per cent., 98 LINES LEASED AT FIXED_RENTALK London and Chatham, 4i per Cent., Ditto. Com. Fund stock 5 per cent., 93} Nottngham and Grantham R. & C. el FORE) GN It WAYS. Rah's. and San Francisco slim.) gua. 7 per cent., 161 151 Great Luxembourg, 121 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 171 1 FOREIGN MLNES, Cobre Copper, 20 General, 231 3 BANKS- Tra and Misterman's, 1im.,;129 30 6.llibnce film.). 341 54} Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 10 is pd., 19 1 I Anglo Egyptian, lim., 13 Australasia, 74f Bank of British Columbia, 17/ Bank of Egypt, 31} 30/ Brazilian and Portuguese, lim., 101 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 311 1 Consolidated Bank, 101.11 Eastern Exchange, 51 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 191 English and Swedish. Um.. 12; European Bank, lim., 15 14; Imperial Bank (11m.), 33 Imperial Ottoman. 176 London B.oak of Mexico and S. America, 1im.,10/ London Bank of Scotland, Urn.. 71 London Chartered Bank otAustralia, 231 London and County, 79i 4 London Joint Stock, 476 London and South African, 22 Merchant Bank, lim ,:33) Metropolitan and Provincial Bank. lim., 19/ National Provincial of England. 159 Ditto. 3d issue, 46) Oriental Bana Corporation. fin 8 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., f 4 South Eastern, lim., 10 Standard of British South Africa, lim., 24 / Ditto, new, 24 Ditto, issued at 6 pm., 8* Union of Australia, t 4 1 East and West India, 133 f DOCKS. MISCELLANEOUS. Australian 3lort. Land and Finance. lim.. 31 City of Milan Improvements, lim., 9 City offices, lira., Commercial Union, Insurance, 8; Credit Fonder and Mai of Ingland, 91 Litto, new, 7/ 7 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim., Fore-street Warehouse, Jim., 71 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 6/ Hudson's Bay, 151 Imperi,l Mercantile Credit Asso., lim.. (n 7 International Financial society, lim., Cl Joint Stock Discount. lim.. 81 London General GmnibusCompany, 11 1 rational Discount Company, 11m., 141 Telegrat h Construe. and Maintenance, lim., 81 8 Warrant Finance, Jim., 81 THE SVN, LONDON, FRIDAY EMNING, MARCH 3, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. DIVORCE COURT. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Common Jury.) FRA.DIN V. FRADIN AND DEGLOS.-DAMAGES, .£lOO. This was a suit by the husband for a dissolution of mar riage on the ground of his wife's adultery with the co respondent, and he claimed damages. The respondent entered an appearance, but did not traverse the allegation, and the co-respondent did not appear. _ _ Mr. Price, Q.C., and Mr. J. P. Murphy were counsel for the petitioner. From the statement of counsel it appeared that the peti tioner was a cook in the family of Lord Sidney, and the respondent was a milliner, and it appeared that originally they had resided at Rouen. They came to London in 1851, and the petitioner entered his present service. He took lodgings for his wife, who obtained a situa tion as forewoman at a milliner's at the West End, and was frequently visited by her husband, who treated her with attention and kindness. They con tinued on friendly terms until 1861, when the respondent pretended she was going to Paris, and went to live with her paramour, who was described as a wine merchant. The petitioner's suspicions wore aroused, and he commenced the present proceedings. John Lavaneby, a milliner, in business at New Burlington-street, said the respondent was in his em ployment, and, according to the regulations of his establishment, she was prohibited from sleeping out of the house. She was visited by the husband, who ap peared to be very fond of the respondent. For some time the latter conducted herself with apparent propriety, but in 1861 she was in the habit of sleeping out, and on being re monstrated with, made some frivolous excuses. Being dissatisfied with her conduct, he dismissed her, and he had no further knowledge of her movements. This evidence was corroborated by some other witnesses, who also proved the adultery having been committed at Brompton in the year 1861 and 1862 by parties answering the description of the respondent and the co-respondent. In addition to the facts already stated, it appeared that the respondent had obtained a large sum of money from her husband to assist him in getting into business at the time she was alleged to have been living in adultery. The learned judge considered that further evidence as to the identity of the parties was necessary, which it was understood would be forthcoming to-morrow. The jury assessed the damages at £lOO. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE LOUIS ELKAN. This bankrupt was described as a merchant of Mincing lane, and to-day he came up to pass his last examination, The accounts show debts £3,400, and assets £2,200. Mr. Spyer appeared for the assignees, and was not in structed to oppose. The examination had been adjourned .until to-day in order that a cash and goods account might be filed, and this was now done. All the items appeared to be vouched; but while the assignees did not object to the bankrupt's passing his last examination, they asked that the order of discharge might stand over till a future day. Mr. Murray, for the bankrupt, did not object to this, and the case was adjourned. IN RE FORSTER-THE EDITOR AND THE MIDLAND BANKING COMPANY. This bankrupt was described as an editor and literary man, late of Park-lane, Newington, and to-day he came up upon the adjourned order of discharge. His accounts show debts £1,316, and assets £899, leaving a deficiency of £328. Mr. Sharman, the barrister, appeared for the bankrupt. Upon previous occasions, when this matter was before the Court, great objection had been taken to certain statements which the bankrupt had put upon the file of the proceed ings in reference to the Midland Banking Company. In consequence of those statements the legal representatives of the Midland Banking Company objected to his passing his last examination unless the offensive matter was removed. Upon the last occasion considerable discussion ensued, which resulted in the case being adjourneduntil to-day, and the bankrupt has removed his charges, substituting the following—" I claim to be possessed of twenty shares in the Midland Banking Com pany, under circumstances which have been fully explained to my assignees." Although the bankrupt has taken off the various charges he has made in connection with his affairs, he has made this addition—" bankrupt states the cause of his inability to meet his engagements to be, want of employment on several occasions during the last eight years, and being defrauded of several sums for remunera tion to which he was entitled." It was understood that all opposition was now with drawn, and that the bankrupt will be allowed to pass. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE MASON-A POINT OF PRACTICE AND A SCENE IN COURT. This bankrupt was described as a painter and glazier, of Holloway, and to-day he came up to pass his last examina tion. Mr. Dubois appeared for the bankrupt, and Mr. Sykes for the assignees. During the examination of the bankrupt a creditor's representative wished to make some remarks, but was checked by the court, his honour refusing to hear him. Mr. Dubois endeavoured to correct a statement by Mr. Sykes. His Honour—Sit down, sir, you have no right to speak at all. Mr. Dubois—l beg your pardon, I have a right to cor rect a mistake, as I am the representative of the bankrupt. I wish to make an explanation. His Honour—There is a proper time to make explana tions, sit down, sir. During this little 'wrangle the gentleman who wished to oppose had instructed Mr. Brough, the counsel on behalf of the creditor. At the conclusion of the examination it transpired that the bankrupt had kept no cash account, and his Honour ordered an adjournment. Mr. Dubois said that he would now correct the mis statement that had been made. His Honour—This is informal. You have no right to address the court, and cannot have any position in it. Mr. Dubois—l am attorney to the bankrupt, and it is something new to me to be told that I have no position in the court. His Honour—Have you anything else to say ? Mr. Dubois—l have made my explanation, and lam satisfied; but if you ask me whether I have anything else to say, I might say a great deal. His Honour—Well, say what you like ; we have not got much before us to-day. Mr. Dubois made no answer to this, and the matter dropped. MARKETS—This Day, MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arri7als of English wheat were very moderate, and a considerable number of samples came to hand in poor condition. Holders of fine dry samples, consequently, were firm in their demands ; nevertheless, the general state of the English wheat trade was quiet in the extreme at the rates current on Monday. With foreign wheat the market was but moderately sup plied. Notwithstanding that the return shows no arrivals this week from foreign parts, buyers operated cautiously both in American and continental descriptions. In prices, however, no alteration took place. Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderato request, at late rates. There was a fair supply of barley on sale. Good and fine samples moved off slowly, at previous quotations ; otherwise, the barley trade was dull, at about stationary prices. Heated foreign produce sold at low currencies. Malt changed hands to a moderate extent at previoui quotations. The oat trade was devoid of animation. The supply of produce on offer was moderate, yet prices ruled stationary. Beans met a slow sale, at late rates. For peas, the market was firm. Most descriptions of flour were in moderate request, at late rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat.Barley.Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 1,140 1,490 2,640 4,020 1,130 Irish Foreign - 14,700 150 sks. 1,000 brls. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MANSION-HOUSE. THE ALLEGED FRAUDS ON INSURANCES COMPANIES. — Messrs Barry, and the three men lately in their employ, were this morning again placed at the bar before Alderman Stone, for the purpose of undergoing another examination on a charge of having obtained several large sums of money from various insurance companies on account o.f goods said to have been destroyed at the fire which took place at Mer riton's Wharf in December last. The evidence taken this morning was that principally relating to the drawing and paying various cheques, and therefore dull and uninteresting. The evidence for the prosecution was v‘ pry much weak ened by the cross-examination of the wane: ;ses by Sergeant Ballantine, on the part of the Messrs. Barry, as he elicited from one of them, a person well acquainted with the busi ness of the port of London, that the amount.of "sweepings" entered and charged for by the Messrs_ Barry was not . extraordinarily large, considering the extant of the ware houses in which the fire occurred. The case against the prisoners will not be concluded to-day. WESTMINSTER. SINGULAR APPLICATION.—A very respectable-looking man solicited the magistrate's assistance and advice under the following circumstances:— Applicant said he had reluctantly been compelled to come before the magistrate through the misconduct of his wife, who suddenly left her home on the 4th inst., taking with her the whole of his furniture and his son, a little boy. Mr. Selfe—Well, what do you want of me ? Applicant—A warrant to take my wife into custody. Mr. Selfe—What for? Applicant—Robbing me. She has taken my property away. Mr. Selfe—A woman can't be charged with robbing her husband. Were you married in a church ? Applicant—No, we were married at the registrar's office. Mr. Selfe—That's a pity, because you probably did not go through so full a ceremonyas at church. Had you been married in the latter you would clearly have had to say, " With all my worldly goods I thee endow," and having done that , all your goods necessarily became hers, and so she cannot, in taking them away, steal them, although their loss to you may be inconvenient. Applicant—But she took the child, and it is not hers, it is only her stepson. Grant me a summons for him. Mr. Selfe—He is only removable by habeas corpus. Applicant—Then grant ine . a habeas corpus. Mr. Selfe—l cannot—This is not the place, and to obtain one you must go to a superior court. We do not grant it here. MARLBOROUGE.STREET. A WRESTLER TRYING HIS STRENGTH ON A CONSTABLE.— Richard Bernard, tailor, and Alfred Otterway, betting man, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and dis orderly, and breaking a glass of the value of 3s. 6d., at the house of Frederick Brunhold, of the Lord Belgrave Head, Spur-street, Leicester-square. Mr. Brunhold said that on the previous afternoon the defendants came into his house and were served by the barmaid, and directly after they began wrestling. He re quested them to desist, but they refused, and wished to be served with some more drink. Seeing they were intoxi cated, he refused to let them have any more, and they began wrestling again, and between them broke a glass dish of the value of 3s. 6d. He asked them to pay for it, and as they would not, he called in a constable and gave them into custody. On getting outside the house Bernard seized the constable and threw him, and but for the assist ance of another, no doubt ho would have been seriously hurt. Henry Rough, 310 A, said that on taking the defendants, Bernard threw him violently, hurting so much that he had had no sleep all night. The defend ants were both drunk. his head and back • Otterway said that he was not wrestling ; that Bernard came in and began talking about being able to wrestle any man in England, and to throw a man over a house, and then tried to throw him. Watkins, 303 A, said that on going to Rough's assistance, Bernard tried to throw him, but was not successful. Bernard said he was sorry for what he had done. Mr. Knox said, as far as Otterway was concerned, it was but a trifling matter. He should order him to pay the damage, and a fine of 6d. The other defendant's conduct was more , serious, and he would have to pay 405., or 14 days, for the assault on the constable. COWARDLY ASSAULT ON LORD HOUGHTON'S COACHMAN. —William Kitely, a s3rvant out of place, was brought before Mr. Knox by Rosekelly, one of the warrant officers, charged with violently assaulting James Jarvis, coachman to Lord Houghton. From the complainant's evidence it appeared that he was inside the Crown Tavern, Park-street, Grosvenor-square, talking to a friend, when the defendant came in and tipped him on the shoulder. On the complainant turning round, the defendant immediately struck him a violent blow, hav ing a key or some instrument in his hand, the result of the blow being that the complainant's forehead was badly cut, he lost a great deal of blood, became insensible, and was obliged to be taken to a surgeon. Miss East, the barmaid at the tavern, corroborated the complainant. Mr. Knox remanded the' defendant, that the result of the complainant's injury might be ascertained. THAMES. ROBBING LODGINGS.—Louisa Ashment, a middle-aged woman, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with robbing her ready-furnished lodgings. Bridget Hickey, the wife of a driller, and dwelling at No. 95, Ann-street, Poplar, said the prisoner had been lodging in her house, and that she had missed three un bleached white sheets, a basin, milk-jug, and tumbler of glass, a bolster-case, sugar-basin, saucepan, and three sheets. All the property was in court, except the sheets, which the prisoner had deposited on loan at a leaving-shop. The keeper of the leaving-shop was not in attendance. Eliza Wilcox, an attendant at the laundry of the Public Baths and Washhouses, East India Dock-road, Poplar, said the prisoner was there yesterday, and washed three shirts of the description mentioned by Mrs. Hickey. A gentleman said he was deputed by the Commissioners of the Public Baths and Warehouses, in Poplar, to call the magistrate's attention to the evil of the leaving shops in the district, where property was concealed and delivered. Large quantities of property had been disposed of at these receptacles. Mr. Partridge said the complaint was well founded. The unlicensed pawnbrokers' shops were a great nuisance. The proprietors of the leaving shops ought to be prosecuted. He remanded the prisoner until Friday next. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are moderately supplied with most de scriptions of meat. The trade generally is slow, at our quotations. Per 81b by the carcase. d Inferior beef 3 2 3 6 Middling do.. 3 8 4 2 Prime large do 4 2 4 6 Prime small do 4 6 4 8 Large pork 3 6 4 4 adad Inferior mutton 3 8 4 2 Middling mutton-4 4 4 8 Prime do 4 10 5 o Veal 4 0 5 0 Small pork. 4 8 410 BOROUGH HOP. The hop trade is devoid of animation. Good and fine hops, however—the supply of which on sale is small—are decidedly firm in 'price. Inferior produce moves off slowly on former terms. hi id and East Kent . . 110 s to 200 s per cw! . . Weald of Kent Sussex Yearlings loos to t Bavat lan American bOa .0 13,s COLONIAL. TEA.—Business has been dull, and the few dealings en tered into have been at about previous rates. SUGAR.—The market has exhibited no material change. A fair business has been done in West India, at fully former rates, while in the refined market commonlumps are steady at 425. 6d. per cwt. CorrEE.—There has been a more active enquiry for colonial descriptions, at slightly enhanced prices. RlCE.—Only limited dealings have been effected, and prices, in some instances, have slightly given way. TALLOW.—The market has continued very dull, without any material change in quotations for either present or forward delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot is marked 40s. 6d. to 40s. 9d., and last three months 425. 3d. to 423. Gd. per cwt. The Crusade against the Music Halls. Mr. Roberts, the solicitor to the metropolitan managers of theatres licensed by the Lord Chamberlain, applied to Mr. Elliott, at the. Lambeth police-court, for a summons, under the 7th section of the 6th and 7th Victoria, cap. 68, an act for regulating theatres, against the manager and directors of the Oxford and Canterbury Music Halls, for a violation of the provisions of the said act at the latter place of amusement. Mr. Roberts slid that a proceeding had been taken at this court some days before, under another section of the same act, and the result merely stood over for the final judgment of his worship's colleague, the Hon. G. C. Norton. The proceedings in that case were taken under the 2d section of the act for keeping a place of public resort for the public performances of stage plays without authority, or having the necessary license from the Lord Chamberlain, which offence rendered the proprietors of such house or place liable to a penalty not exceeding £2O for every day on which such house or place was kept open. Mr. Elliott said he understood from w h at he had heard of the case that no decision had yet been given by Mr. Norton, and he therefore thought it would be desirable that judgment in the case of the former summons should be delivered before a second summons was taken out. Mr. Roberts replied that a decision had been virtually given, as Mr. Norton did not hesitate to say that he was sorry to be obliged to extinguish the brilliant light of " Hodge Podge," and had only deferred passing judgment to give time to Mr. Morton to apply to th e L or d Chamber lain for a license. The object of his (Mr. Roberts') appli cation on the present occasion was for a summons under another section of the act, namely, the 7th, for permitting a stage play to be performed without the sanction or license of the Lord Chamberlain, for which offence the proprie tors of the place would be liable to a penalty not exceed ing £5O a day. In the course of the proceedings on the other summons it was given in evidence and sworn to by Mr. Donne that "Hodge Podge" was a stage play, and must, if intended for presentation at any of the licensed theatres, have been submitted to him for his opinion be fore its performance. This being the case he (Mr. Ro berts) apprehended. there would be no difficulty of proof that " Hodge Podge" was a stage play. Mr. Elliott asked if this application was made on behalf of the Lord Chamberlain. Mr. Roberts would not say that he appeared there ex officio on behalf of the Lord Chamberlain, though he had no hesitation to mention the fact that he had been to his office on the day before. The parties on whose behalf he appeared were the gentlemen the lessees and managers of the metropolitan theatres. Mr. Elliott, after carefully looking over the Act of Par liament on the subject, granted the summons as requested. THE GARRICK CLUB.—The Telegraph says : " To mark their sense of the slight put upon an esteemed friend, whom they had proposed and seconded, but whom the elective committee had blackballed, Mr. Chas. Dickens and Mr.Wilkie Collins have retired from the Garrick Club." ARMY AND POLICE IN INDIA.—A return made up at the India-office states there are in India 68,336 Euro pean troops—that is, non-commissioned officers and men 114,833 native troops—namely, 17,490 cavalry, 2,052 artil- ; lery, and 95,291 infantry ; 154,435 native police, 5,445 other native organised levies, and 14,347 contingents of native princes. The totals are 58,336 European troops, and 289,060 native troops and police. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. WEST DRAYTON RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. STAND PLATE. • Princess Dagmar 1 Birague Dawdle Eleven ran. MIDDLESEX HANDICAP. Love Letter Charmian Llangollen Ten ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Peignoir Queen Bee verton SELLING HANDICAP Bellman Confusion Corinthian Tom SELLING STAKES. Thais Princess Daginar Coronet Eight ran. GREAT WESTERN STAKES. Peignoir Walpole Mysterious L aily Ten ran. LATEST BETTING. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 12 to 1 agst L'Africain (taken) 15 to 1 agst Stanton (taken) AMERICA. - 11.- (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.) NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (Morning). The occupation of Columbia was succeeded by the evacuation of Charleston by the Confederates on the night of the 17th, and its occupation by the Federals on the morning of the 18th February. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Stanton telegraphed to General Dix's department that he had received an official report from General Gilmore, announcing the surrender of Charleston to the Federals under his command, at nine o'glock on Saturday morning. Among the captured property are 200 guns, and a supply of fine ammunition. The Confederates burned the cotton warehouses, arsenals, quarter master's stores, railroad bridges, two ironclads, and some vessels in the shipyards. General Gilmore's despatch to General Haneck, dated Charleston, 18th February, says " Charleston and all its defences came into our possession this morning, with about 200 pieces of good artillery, and a supply of fine ammunition. The enemy commenced evacuating all the works last night, and Major Macbeth surrendered the city to the troops under General Schimmelpfenning at nine this morning, at which time it was occupied by our forces. " Our advance on Edisto, from Bull's Bay, hastened the enemy's retreat. Nearly all the inhabitants remaining behind belong to the poorer classes." The purser of the Fulton, from Charleston, on the 18th, gives the following additional particu lars : Charleston was evacuated on the night of the 17th. The fortifications were left uninjured, be sides 200 guns, which, however, were spiked. The evacuation was first discovered at Fort Moultrie on the morning of the 18th of February. Part of the Federal troops on James Island immediately crossed in boats, and took possession of the city without opposition, the Confederates leaving as the Federals came in sight. Previous to the evacuation the Confederates fired the upper part of the city, and 6,000 bales of cotton were burnt. It was sup posed that before the troops could subdue the flames two-thirds would be destroyed. A fearful explosion occurred in Wilmington de pot in Charleston, by which several hundred citi zens lost their lives ; the cause of the explosion is unknown. The Confederates used the depot, which is situated in the upper part of the city, for commis sary purposes. Admiral Dahlgren was the first to run up to the city, and arrived there at two in the afternoon. Gilmore followed soon after, and had an interview with Schirnmelpenning, who was the first Federal General to arrive at the city, and is at present in command. It is supposed that Beauregard evacuated Char leston to concentrate his forces and give battle to Sherman. The remains of two ironclads, blown up by the Confederates previous to the evacuation, were also found. The blockade runner Cyrene, just arrived from Nassau, fell into the hands of the Federals. It is expected that two others will follow. On the night of the 18th Capt. Bragg, aid-de-camp on Gilmore's staff, raised the first Federal flag over Sumter. The houses in the lower part of the city were com pletely riddled by the Federal shot and shell. The wealthy part of the population had deserted the city. The poorer classes remained, and they were suffering from want of food. The following additional details have been re ceived. It is stated that the operations of the Con federates began at 10 on the evening of the 17th, and in about twelve hours the evacuation was com plete. Early on the morning of the 18th the fleet observed two terrific explosions. Burning frag ments filled the air for a great distance. The shock was severely felt by all the Federal vessels. Many thousand bales of cotton were burned by the explo sion of the warehouses and the firing of other public buildings. The Confederates who remained to the last are stated not to have been well organised. The majority of them merely remained for plunder. The inhabitants state them to have been guilty of many disgraceful acts. Several hundred Confederate de serters concealed themselves in the houses when Charleston surrendered, declaring themselves tired of the rebellion and of fighting for it. They were received as prisoners. Crowds of negroes met the Federal troops and made demonstrations of joy. They wanted food, and said they would be glad to work. Some proposed to take up arms against their masters. Their condition is described as much worse than that of the inhabitants of Savannah. The ap pearance of the city—the lower part of which was uninhabitable, and the upper in flames—is described ' as dreary and desolate in the extreme. It as stated that the evacuation of Charleston began nearly three weeks ago. Since that time the Confederates had been busy removing stores. Heavy supplies were, however, left at the time of the evacuation. The Confederates were said to number 14,000 men, and took a northerly direction. The Federal expedition to Bull's Bay, a short time before the evacuation, was to cut the railroad north of the city, but, if successful, could only have prevented the escape of a few Confederates. The correspondent of the Tribune says that the formidable earthworks on the James Island were found abandoned, and the guns spiked ; thedamage, however, can be easily repaired. The same writer thinks the Confederates intended to burn the city to the ground, and believes they mean to concen trate at Florence, which communicates with Charles ton by railroad,- unless the communication has been recently destroyed by the Federals. The guns already discovered are not seriously injured. The fishing for torpedoes has commenced in the vicinity of Sumter, and they are gradually being picked up. The correspondent of the Tribune says that Sher man had reported that all forts in the rear of Charleston were in the Federal possession. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (Morning). Money easy. Gold, 2011. Exchange on Lon don, 2193. ; on Paris, 2.284 to 2.20. Stocks, stoady. New York Central, 1151; Illinois, 119 ; Erie, 74,3- ; 5.20 W. S. Bonds, 111. Cotton dull. Midland Upland, 83 to 85. Flour and wheat declining, Corn quiet. Provisions good inquiry. Coffee quiet. Sugar downward tendency. Molasses in good demand. Petroleum heavy. Crude, 45c. ; refined, 68c. 731 4 3; ; 114; t 13; 85 6 LOI I 4 21 39 161 17 161 174 954 6 601 118 k 6k 132 1k 2: 3 107; 8 1 611 991 101 1001 101} IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING. ROYAL COMMISSION. The royal assent was given this afternoon to the Civil Bill Courts Procedure (Ireland) Act (1864) Amendment Bill. The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chancellor, Viscount Bury, and the Duke of Argyll. Their lordship adjourned during pleasure. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woalsack at the usual hour. Lord CHELMSFORD presented a petition from Mr John Bagwell, a creditor to the extent of £25,000 on two Irish railway companies, complaining of injuries he had received from the operation of certain clauses in the Bank ruptcy Act. The LORD CHANCELLOR said ho would give the matter his most serious consideration. GAME LIENSES IRELAN) BILL. This bill, on theC motion of ( Earl ST. D GERMANS, was read a second time. COUNTY COURTS EQUITABLE JURISDICTION BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of this bill. Lord ST. LEONARDS expressed his opinion that the County Court Judges were not competent to give decisions in equity, as they were simply common law lawyers ; moreover they had not the machinery at their disposal to give equitable decisions. He objected to the bill because it proposed to give too much power to the County Court Judges, and also that by one of its provisions a sum exceed ing a million and a half of money would be taken from the suitors' free fund. This fund, he contended, belonged to the suitors in the Cour!, of Chancery generally, and it seemed to him highly objectionable that any portion of the fund should be devoted to other than the purpose for which it was intended. I LEFT SPEAKING. I HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. ROYAL COMMISSION. Colonel CLIFFORD, the Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod, summoned the members of the Upper House to hear the Royal assent given by commission to the Civil Bill (Ireland) Procedure Act (1864) Amendment Act. PRIVATE BUSINESS On the motion of Mr. C. FORSTER the following bills were withdrawn :—Huddersfield and Halifax Railway, Tredegar, Sirhowy, eze., Water, West Kent Railway, and Devon and Somerset Railway (Extensions). PETITIONS, Several petitions were presented against the continuance of the duty on fire insurance. Col. SYKES presented a petition from different officers in the Indian army, praying for the redress of the grievances of which they complained by the breach of the Government guarantee. - Mr. FOSTER presented a petition from the editor of the Gloucester Gazette, praying the introduction of a bill for the amendment of the law of libel. Mr. Moon presented a petition from the inhabitants of Victoria and other parts of Australia against the transpor tation of criminals to the colony. SALARIES TO THE POST-OFFICE MASTERS IN REGARD TO SAVINGS BANKS. Mr. CAVE gave notice that he should o.siftquestion of he Government on this subject. BRITISH MUSEUM, &c. Mr. GREGORY gave notice that he would draw atten tion to the subject of the management of the British Museum, South Kensington Museum, &c. THE WATERWORKS BILL. Mr. FERRAND asked when the clause for the protec tion of life and property to be inserted in Waterworks Bill would be laid upon the table of the house ; and whether they would apply to existing waterworks reservoirs. Mr. M. GIBSON said he could not at present give any definite answer to the hon. member, but he would do so in a few days. SHERIFFS' COURTS (SCOTLAND). Mr. BAXTER asked when the returns relative to the business transacted in the Sheriff courts in Scotland, or dered by the house on the 6th June, 1864, would be laid upon the table ? The LORD ADVOCATE could not state exactly when these returns would be ready for presentation to the house, as they were of a very complicated and very voluminous character. COURTS MARTIAL, Mr. MORRIT T asked, in case of a soldier being tried by general court-martial, what time was allowed to elapse be fore the sentence was promulgated ; and also whether it was true that a soldier in the Coldstream Guards was tried by a general court-martial before Christmas, and another soldier in the Scots Fusilier was tried by general court martial on the 12th of January, and neither sentence has as yet been promulgated. The Marquis of HARTINGTON said that the practice was that as soon as a number of cases had occurred they were promulgated in the usual way. THE SUEZ CANAL. Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked whether Sir Henry Bulwer had gone from Cairo to luake an inspection of the Suez Canal, and whether he would make an early report on the subject ? Lord PALMERSTON said that no report on the subject Lad been received by her Majesty's Government. SEIZURE OF NEUTRAL SHIPS BY CONFEDERATE CRUISERS. Mr. S. LEFEVRE asked whether the attention of her Majesty's Government had been called to a certain minute of instructions alleged to have been issued by the Govern ment of the Confederate States with reference to the seizure and disposal by Confederate cruizers of neutral vessels and cargoes without any adjudication by a prize court ; whe ther such instructions met the approval of Government, and if not, what measures had been taken to prevent their being put in force. Mr. LAYARD said that the attention of Government had been called to the subject, and it would not be to the advantage of the public service to disclose the corres pondence which had taken place in reference to the same. Pi MONASTIC INSTITUTIONS IN ENGLAND. Mr. NEWDEGATE rose to move for a select committee to inquire into the extensive character and increase of monastic or conventual societies in Great Britain, and pre sented some petitions from different parts of tho country in favour of his motion. He said that last April he had proposed to the houoe to institute an inquiry into the statements which had been made by a a gentleman named Smee, who presented a petition re specting his relation Mr. Hutchinson, who became a member of the Oratorians, who had a place of worship at Brompton and a burial ground at Sydendam. It hap pened that subsequently Mr. Smee addressed letters to the Duchess of Norfolk, which were printed and circulated ; and perhaps no person had more rea sonto complain of the adoption of that course than he (Mr. Newdegate). These letters were printed and circulated without his authority or con sent; and the effect of these letters was to divert attention from the motion he had made on the subject and to defeat its success. He had referred to another case, in which a gentleman, who was in orders in the Ch urc h of England and was about to be promoted to a living, had been, as he contended, seduced to become a member of the Oratorians, and he read the petition which that gentleman's father had presented, in which he said that his son been induced by improper influence to take a course that was detrimental to his prospects in life. This petition was taken no notice of, a matter which much surprised him, as the subject of the petition was of great importance. It was contended that the Act of Parliament of 1829 did not apply to the Oratory at Brompton, on this alleged gaound, that it consisted of a number of secular priests who became members voluntarily, were not compelled to remain in the body, and had control over their property. Against that assertion he cited the decision arrived at by the Catholics at Geneva, to the effect that that body were a regular order of clergy. He alluded next to the increase of monastic and conventional institutions in this country, and contrasted the restrictions imposed in France and Prussia in regard to the period for which religious vows should be taken, and to the fact that in Italy it had been considered right to suppress some monastic institutions, to the freedom permitt e d i n thi s P ro t es t an t coun t r y. A s regarded the increase of the institution in question, he said that from a small number they had risen to the extent of 58 religious establishments for men, 187 convents, and 10 colleges in Great Britain and Wales ; while, with the addition of 19 in Scotland, the number of convents were increased to 201. To show that. monastic institutions were deemed dangerous and impolitic even in Roman Catholic towns in the country, he cited historical state ments as to the course which Cardinal Moreton deemed it advisable to adopt in the time of Henry VII., by recom mending the Pope of that day to use his authority for the suppression of those establishments. The visitation ma de at the time developed a very lose state of morals in those bull, or re institutions, and the Pope d hscaridpt'receinivedc.onfolrtmiwt Youldwitbhe the e f s e u u r i b e ce that nda t ° ll_ n enry he remembered n e or a e m d m e in his power for their extinction , a l t hou g h he had d V i l d l a l li considered these institutions so dangerous that he been entitled defensor fulei, and had written a letter against Luther. The hon. member next adverted to the cases of Miss M'Dermott and Miss Ryan, and quoted different nar ratives as to mal-practices in monasteries and convents which were current in this country, and he appealed earnestly to accede to his motion for the inquiry he sug gested. Mr. HENNESSY said that the hon. member had not made out any case to show the necessity for his inquiry, as it appeared, even from his own statement, that the law was sufficient to redress any grievance in regard to this subject. As related by Mr. Smee the fact was this, he had brought his case before Court of Probate, and a jury of 12 Englishmen decided that his statements were without any foundation, in fact utterly false. The circum stances connectedwith MissM'Dermott showed that the law was quite inadequate meet any alleged grievance. The hon. and learned gentleman then defended the moral and spiritual training in conventual schools, and supported his view by reference to the reports published in the blue book in regard to these institutions in Ireland, in which all the inspectors, Protestant and Presbyterians, fully concurred. (LEFT SPEAKING.) LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening BUCKINGHAM PALACE, FEB. 28. This day had audience of her Majesty, Mons. Scbleiden, Minister Resident of the Hans Towns; to which audience he was introduced by Earl Russell, K. G., her 3fajesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and con ducted by Lieutenant-General the Hon. Sir Edward Gust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the Ceremonies. WHITEHALL, MARCH 1. The Queen has been please d to g ive and gr aut unto the uwier-mentioned officers her Majesty's Royal license and permission that they may accept and wear the Imperial Order of the Legion of Honour, conferred upon them by the Emperor of the French as a mark of his Imperial Majesty's approbation of their services, in conjunction with the naval forces of hi s Imperial Majesty, during the recent operations in the Straits of Simonosaki, in Japan, VIZ.: — ROYAL NAVY. Sir Augustus Leopold Kuper, K.C.8., Rear-Admiral, with the temporary rank of Vice-Admiral while serving • China, the Insignia of Grand Officer y e o l f . t L he ee sa ki i e d , O c r a d i) i ta r l : Captain John Montagu Hayes, C. 8., the Insignia of' a Caelal.tßai.,ntWhena. Montag; Commander of the said Order. Insignia of Captain William G al a pn rn tga h ilni a s m cz L iae u xr a lae r ns d c : Tora, John powe I EI 4 o C b . h ß o l u se Officer of the said paler. ROYAL MARINE LIGHT INFANTRY. Lieutenant-Colonel William Grigor Suther, C. 8., the In signia of Officer of the same Order. The Queen has also been pleased to give and grant unto the undermentioned officers of her Majesty's Navy, her Royal licence and permission that they may accept and wear the Military Order of William of the Netherlands, as a mark of the approbation of their services, in conjunction with the Naval Forces of his Majesty, during the recent operations in the Straits of Simonosaki, in Japan ; viz.:— Sir Augustus Leopold Kuper, K.C.8., Rear-Admiral, with the temporary rank of Vice-Admiral while serving in China, the Cross of a Commander of the said order; and Captain John Montagu Hayes, C.B, the Cross of a Knight of the Third Class of the same Order. FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEn. 25. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Augustus Henry Mounsey and Richard Temple Godman Kirkpatrick, Esqrs., now Third Secretaries, to be Second Secretaries in her Majesty's Diplomatic Service. MAnen 1. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint the Hon. Sir Frederick William Adolphus Bruce, K.C.8., now her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo tentiary to the Emperor of China, to be her Majesty's Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the United States of America. CROWN-OFFICE, M.utm 3. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Country of Tipperary.—Charles Moore, Esq„ of Moores fovt, in the county of Tipperary, in the room of Daniel O'Donoghue, Esq. (otherwise The O'Donoghue), who has accepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Chiltern Hundreds. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MARcH 3. Ist Regiment of Life Guards—Lieutenant-General the Earl of Lucan, K.C.8., from Bth Hussars, to be Colonel, vice Field-Marshal Viscount Combermere, G.C.8., K. 5.1., deceased. Bth Regiment of Hussars—Major-General John Lawren son to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant-General the Earl of Lucan, K.C.8., transferred to the Ist Life Guards. 19th Regiment of Hussars—Lieut.-General John Hall to be Colonel, vice Gener 1 William Pattie, C. 8., deceased. Royal Regiment of Artillery—Major-General E. Sabine to be Colonel-Commandant, vice General George Cobbe, deceased. 73d Regiment of Foot—Lieut.-General Sir Henry Robert Ferguson Davie, Bart., to be Colonel, vice Lieutenant- General Benjamin Orlando Jones, deceased. Ist Life Guards —First Class Veterinary-Surgeon Martin Mence, from 15th Hussars, to be Veterinary-Surgeon, r v e ice tire F s ir u s po t Cnlahsapay. s ify eteri nary-Surgeon Thomas Jex, who Royal Artiller y — Brevet-Colonet, with temporary rank of Brigadier-General, John Henry Lefroy to be uolonel, vice John McCoy, removed as a General Officer ; Brevet Major Charles Richard Ogden Evans to be Lieut.-Col., vice Brevet Colonel Lefroy ; Second Captain Charles Booth Brackenbury to be Captain, vice Brevet Major Evans ; Lieut. Charles David Chalmers to be Second Captain, vice Brackenbury • Gentleman Cadet Henry Stuart Ford, from the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieutenant, vice Chalmers; Gentleman Cadet Frederic Howard, from the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieut., vice Wm. Stewart Poole, seconded on account of ill health ; Gentleman Cadet George Herbert Palmer, from the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieutenant, vice F. H. Wheatley, seconded on account of ill health. Coast Brigade of Artillery—Master Gunner J osep h W in. Hunter to be Lieutenant, vice M%own, pl ace d upon half-pay. 3d Foot—James Cart= Brown, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, oice FranEis William Kane, promoted. 4th Foot—Lieutenant - Beaufort Henry Vidal, from the 2d West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice Sayce, who exchanges. sth Foot—Lieutenant Charles Lewes Dashwood to he Captain, by purchase, vice E. Montgomery Mason, who retires; Ensign James Henry Clutterbuck to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Dashwood; Gentleman Cadet Frederick William Saunders, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Clutterbuck. 11th Foot—Lieutenant Frederic James S. Whiteside to be Captain, by purchase, vice Robert Maule, who retires ; Ensign Erasmus H. Vaughton to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Whiteside ; Oliver Bond, Gent., to be Ensign, by porchase, Vaughton. BREVET. Paymaster Thomas Hunt, Royal Artillery, to have the h onorary rank of Captain. Deputy Commissary John Brooke, Public Works De partment, Bengal, to have the honorary rank of Lieute nant. The undermentioned promotions to take place conse quent on the decease of Lieutenant-General Richard Powney, Royal (late Bengal) Artillery on 23d of January, 1565:-- Major-General George Cornan, Royal (late Madras) Artillery, to be Lieutenant-General. Colonel Charles Samuel Reid, Royal (late Bengal) Artil lery, to be Major-General. The undermentioned promotions to take place conse quent on the decease of General George Cobbe, Royal Artillery, on Bth February, 1865 : Lieuenant-General Alexander Cavallo Mercer, Royal Artillery, to be General. Major-General John Edward Dupuis, C. 8., Royal Artil lery, to be Lieutenant-General. Colonel John McCoy, Royal Artillery, to be Major- General. Major William A. Armstrong, Depot Battalion, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain Arthur Wellington Cameron, 92d Foot, to be Major. The undermentioned promotions to take place conse quent on the decease of Gen. William Fettle, C. 8., Colonel 19th Hussars, on 9th February, 1865 : Lieut.-Gen. John Drummond to be General. Major-General George Henry MacKinnon, C. 8., Colonel of the 26th Foot, to be Lieutenant-General. Brevet-Colonel Lord Henry Hugh Manvers Percy, from Lieutenant-Colonel, half-pay, late Grenadier Guards, and at present holding the temporary rank of Brigadier-Gene ral, to be Major-General. . _ _ Major Saluel Hackett, half-pay, Unattached, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain John Deane Reece, 2d West India Regiment, to be Major. MEmoßANDum.—Frederick Rice Stack, Esq., late Captain 65th Foot, has been re-instated in his former rank in her Majesty's Service, by purchase, and placed upon the half pay list. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 28. Sub-Lieutenant Henry Chapman Walker to be Lieu tenant, with seniority 2f_9th November, 1864. MARCH 1. The following promotions have this day taken place:— Commander Sholto Douglas to be Captain • Lieutenants Charles George Frederick Knowles, Hugh Robert Stewart, Archibald George Bogle, and Edward Kelly, to be Com manders. BANKRUPTS, That portion of the Gazette containing the bankrupt had not arrived when we went to press. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Short 11 151 11 16 Ditto 3 Months. 11 18i Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 42* 11. 14 11 19 25 471 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 10 Ditto 3 Months. 25 40 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 120 Vienna — 11 521 . Trieste — 11 521 Petersburgh Berlin Madrid — ••• 471 Cadiz Leghorn 25 471 13 8! 25 20 25 45 25 45 1201 11 60 11 60 301 171 478 25 57i Milan 25 55 25 60. Genoa 25 55 25 60 Naples — 25 55 25 60 Palermo Messina Lisbon — 511 51 Oporto — 511 51 Foreign Gold in bars (standard) per 0z.....£3 17s. 9d. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market rather steadier Sales, 4,000 or 5,000 bales. PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION, ROUSE OF COMMONS-11Ancn 2. SHIPS! ARMOUR Motion made, and question proposed, " That Mr. Speaker do now leave the chair."—Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the question, in order to add the words " a select committee be appointed to inquire whether her Majesty's ships are at present armed in a manner suited to the necessities and requirements of modern warfare," instead thereof. Question put, " That the proposed to be left out stand part of the question." The house divided—Ayes, 5J ; Noes, 22. AYES-57. Baines, E. ' Hadfield, G. Palk, Sir L. Baring, T. G. Banbury, R. Palmer, Sir R. Black, A. Handley , J. Palmerston, Vis Ct. Bowyer, Sir G. Hartington,Marquis Peel, Gen. Bramley-Moore, J. Headlam, T. E. PFel, P• Briscoe, J. 1. Henderson, J. Pilkington, J. Buchanan, W. Hilbert, J. T. Pollard Urquhart W Butler, C. S. Ingham, R. Potter, E. Childers, H. C. E . Langton, W. H. G. Scholefie.d, W. Seely, C. Collier, nit R. P. Lee, W. . S mith, ly v V lS sE ‘t u r e a a o a r r n i n o c ti le ys d e i l e . y e . e s, C , , 81 , li d tuSi.nriii...F.J. E. D 1. ... Cox, W. Marsh, M. 11. Dillwyn, L. L. Moffatt, G._ Dunbar, Sir W. Moncreiii; J. Dunlop, A. M. No on ' 11. Swart, J. C. Morris, W. Walpole, S. H. White, J. Foley, ll: ' w ing '1 i ll :W B .. C. P M o r North, y rj g s . . o l n % y , b i e . , p . L TELLERS. Brand, H. Gibson, T. Id- C. S. 1 1() ;ag a'id' e nlei t, °11r L Ye' o ' Lor d C. INr. Kuatchbull•Hugess NOES -22. Archdall, Capt.M E. Hennessy, J. P. Beecroft, G. S. Kekewich, S. T. Vansittart, W. 13entinck, G. W. F. Laird, J. Bremridg,e, R. Lyall, G. • Walcott, Admiral Clifton, Sir R. IrCormick, W. Williams, F. SI, Eiphinstone, Sir J. Maguire, J. F. Ferrand, W. Peacocke, G. M. W. TELLERS. Gard, R. S. Hartopp, E. B. Rogers, J. J. a .. „ItY, Sir J ; SHIPPING IN TELLIGENCE--.This day .; LONDON, March 2 . —Wind this day at noon--South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. MILFORD, March I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Atawali, from Liverpool for Havannah. Put back—Superior, fur Havannah. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAM) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, March 3—lnes, from St. Michael's. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed, March 2—Acor, screw steamer, from London, for Lisbon. Passed, March 3—Queen of India, for Algoa Bay ; Jana Symons, for Demerara—both from London. Anchored—Valdan ' for 'Trinidad; Mary Russell, for Launceston ; Isabella Hunter, for Mogador—all from Lon don. Passed—Pet, from St. Michael's • Ita,lia, screw steamer, from Palermo—both for London. The Exmouth, schooner, of Exmouth, from Middles borough, for Rwansea (cargo ig-iron) f oun dered 12 miles off the North Foreland last ni p ght. Crew saved and landed at Deal this morning. up th, ine .e d 14 3• ,----- 11 1 e $ [lig' tigh after )10 01 , .06CS e, at. Alt °' 1 an r ty 't of [es 9 1.6'4 ved wo. Xll tai °l fOill 3 ' cO-' Share, 1