The Sun. — London, England, 1866-02-16 00:00:00

lONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There has been very little doing in ,discount circles to-day. The supply of floating capital is not abundant, but there is also no great demand for accommodation ; 8 per cent., however, is gene rally the minimum charge of the brokers. The Committee of the Stock Exchange have ap pointed Tuesday, the 20th instant, a special settling day in the Scrip of the E g ypti an G oyernment Rail way Debenture Loan, to be marked. The Contract Corporation have made a call of £5 per share, payable on the 14th of next month. Mr. W. S. Dixon, of the Govan Iron Works, Glas gow, and Mr. Isaac Solly, of Enfield, have joined the board. A large increase is shown by the following parti culars of the Bank of England return in the reserves of bullion and notes : Active Circulation Decrease Bullion Rest Increase -.X20,763,240 ... 252,900 3,296,114 ... 239,121 ... 3,568,952 Increase Public Deposits ... ... . 11,400 ... 4,930,382 _ ... Other Deposits Ince ... ... Decrease ••• Seven Daan y d Other Bills Decrease ••• Qovernment Securities ... 380,478 ... 12,176,119 ... 168,081 ... 403,297 ••• 6,004 ... 9,865,483 No alteration. Other securities ... 18,853,393 Notes Decrease ... 274,288 Unemployed ... ... 6,286,945 Increase 380,625 A general meeting of shareholders of Reuter's Telegram Company will be held at the London Tavern on the 2d March next, for the purpose of considering the steps taken by the di rec t ors t o utilise a valuable concession obtained by Mr. Reuter from the Hanoverian Government, for lay ing a telegraph cable between the English and Hanoverian coasts. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days there has been very little animation. Sugars have barely sustained former Prices, while full rates have been readily offered for superior qualities of coffee. Rice has been in mode rate request at steady values, and the public sales of East Indian indigo have continued to progress With animation at full rates. Tallow, however, has remained dull, and prices generally are a shade lower for both present and forward delivery,. Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram, the French Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted at 69f. 10c. Firm. The market for English Government Securities has been active and firm, and quotations have been further improved. Consols are 87k 8 for money, and 87 -I. for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 87i ; Exchequer Bills, 3s. 2s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 1021 48 ; and do. 4 Per Cents., 97i.• A general rise was observable during the earlier hours of business in the prices of Foreign Stocks, but a slight reaction has since occurred through realisation. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 38k k ; Mexican, 228 j ; the New, 201 k ; Greek, 131 4 ; Spanish Passive, 271 .; Certificates, 168; Con federate Loan, 5 6 ; Brazilian Scrip, 21 prem. ; Egyp tian Scrip, 8 8 prem. ; United States 5-20 Bonds, 68 1 8 ; Erie Shares, 528 534 ; and Illinois, 678. Business in the Railway Share Market has been animated, and prices have shown increased firm-. 11 . eiss. North British and South Eastern have each improved £1 10s. ; Great Northern A Stock, Great Western, Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Mid land, each £1 ; and Great Eastern and North Wes tern, each 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without Change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally exhibit a strong improvement. Alliance are dealt in at 28} 29 ; London Bank of Mexico at 14 14i ; and Over- I e nd, Gurney, and Co., at 194 8. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. Der Cent. Consols 8 Do. A ccoun t , M arc h 6 BB 7i New Per Cent. Reduc e d B 7l # 1 l 3 per Cent B7i I el ° 2 1 per Cent. Jan. 1894 5- D O. g per Cent. Jan. 1873 A 'qinuitie s , 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 1.,.?D0. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885— ? L e (Bd Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908— - euequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent, 3 dis D. £5OO — dis Do £lOO and £200 - kik of England Stock, 5 per Cent t .. 1113 3_,. lAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. '"`l l an Stock, 10 per Cent., AprillB74 — AA) Ace,ount 5 per Cent. July, 1870 . 1 -'O. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 D. Certificates — Do.Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 D. 5 i per Cet., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO Do. under Xl,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRIORS. ,Au strian Bonds, 5 pe r C en t, 1859 — ii razilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 Do.Do Account ........ Scrip, £35 paid. Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do. Account - Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chifian 6 per Cent Do. 4* per Cent — Co lombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 p er C en t. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 — per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — Eanubia. n Principalities Do Account — tctador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — °. Provisional Land Warrant — Elyptian 7 per Cent — 10 ., Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds 941 5 ti r n e el £5l --)0O0P e*Brntocnednsts., D o. Accou 1864 . 932. 1 1 931 1824-5, ex Coupons 131 Do. Coupons e .., Do. Account I ll ateinala 5 per C en t. Ila n Do Account 1iIA I). . ? • Marem mana R a il way "' l ean 3 per Cant Do. Account es Dn 1 8 64 2l m"° 6 per C en t. A ng l o -F renc h ° ntevidea n 6 per Cent., £3O paid i s t e orish I m p er i a l 5 per C ent 6 ,.., 1 t Granada l4l ~'-'0 2 per C en t "...,0 Deferred b."O Land Warrants (Hectares) 0 1 ; 6 per Cent, 1864 p 4-10 Guaranteed, 4 per Cent e.„flavian per Cent., 1865 D°Vo..A.ccount , 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — ) "L"° per per Cent., 1862 D° ° ese 3 per Cent., 1853 1 , 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 11'Jo.Account 13,sia. 5 Per Cent, 1822, £ St 9ll D 3 az 1 33 z Per Cent. 1850 D o '',,i Per Cent., 1860 Doo psi Cent. 1859 — V! 5 Per Cent. 1862 9Ol 891 t ar ,u. 5 Per Cent. 1864 T lnaian 5 per Cent E. Account 0 41E0 Bands Do e, : li per Cent — D°' -`1118 a a t , per en Dot 4, NL c ePm e c ar oun un De t t ferVed 414 361 .. s po p assive ...._ tiltuo Account ` )7 i i i rih Cert. of Coup not funded — isw 0 Account l5l 161 16 it cli ah 4 per Cent. — Turkic 44- Per Cent. 1864 '- 0 i i.. 6 Per Cent. 1854 .15)._. Account — bu 6 per Cent. 1858 D o o Account 7Ol iso 4100 Bonds — . 6 Per Cent. 1862 Voo Account 671 1 1 61 -1,-.1,_ 4100 Bonds 671 1 1 3 ',? ,6 Per Cent.,1863 — 1 2 ,` - 9 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip 3Bl riti)).4.-ccount Ve lle , oe :t Per Cent. Guaranteed — 4i., _ Ditt o a 3 Per Cent. — D 6 accou n t o. Per Cent., 1862 — A unt Do 1864 u tel Ds ividends on the above payable in London. b' o 2 t Pe' eAtit., Ex. 12 Gull _ French t Rear Cent C 11.6 e 1 caws It a ii n _ ates 3 per Cent. — 97 —.a 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. --.• Consols for THREE O'CLOCK. Do. 4.000.m0ne y .............................. 871 1 tun • .................................... 871. SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share/ Railways. I p a id . / Closing I Business Price. done. Brtatol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n..... 93 95 131 33 65 70 13 15 44 54 68 70 70 72 132 1 Cornwall Dublin & Belfast Juno Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc E. London, c trip Certi vo. Glasgow & S. Western Great. Eastern, ( )rd. s tk. Do. E. Angl. at. No. 't d 114 116 39 40 6i 74 'Qreat .7.(ortlt of Scotland (teat Northern D A stock Do. B stock 3t lib 119 Do. 'ew, is. at 25 po. GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n -Uri; final . gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Illid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford 90 92 61i C 3 59 6 41 43 35 37 :01 '(3 (23 :24 t. 9 91 17 98 35 37 45 5 127 327 i 94 95 C 5 65} 134 ;35 3 Sip 1 lit , 98 10 'Lane 'shire. Yorkshire L. ndon and Blackwell Lon., Bridi.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Davtr Do. Metrop. F.x. A Lou. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Sher., & Lincoln Metropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension__ Metropolitan District. Do do. do. Do. and St. John'aW'd Mid and Do. £9 Share 1274 128 li It i 96 isB Do, Birmin.. & Derby id Kent . North British Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun. Nth. Eastern—lierwick Do. G.N•E purchast Do. Leeds Do. York Dr, Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1863 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central 60 62 7 28 112 114 72 73 103 109 37 38 104 1I&p 121 126 1t 2p 14 2p 75 77 11 12 147 149 68 70 112 114 Scot. N. E Aber. stock v o. Scot, Mid. st..)ck Shropshire Union iouth Devon -outh E stern 63 65 76 76) 8 9 147 150 ' 3 } D 102 SC4 - - 4taines, Wok., & Wok 'ref Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo dr Whiteha West Cornwall 51 53 BRITISH POSSE Atlantic SD St. Lawrence Qom., Baroda. Cen.ln. gu. 5 percent.: Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff. Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3- Calcutta & 8. E., Urn si,e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p'i East. Bematl, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunkot Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist eref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr.f. Bonds Do. do. deterred ' Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred ... • Do: 4th Wet. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c • 0. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India .... gua. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great W. R. of Canada.. D New Do. 6 p. c. lids. pay 1873 '0.5 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 41) do • i)o. kit th Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. C. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. N. Itl.C'da,6pe Istpf.bs. Seinde Do. Delhi Do. do al• Do. Pun jaub l es' Do.lndus St. Flo COLONIAL GO VEX British Columbia, 6 per cent, Dec. 31, 1372.... Can.Gov.6 p.e.Ja.‘t July 1877-s4 - Do. f, p. c. Feb. & D sp. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G. Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 I ) o.Apl.&Oct 1890-1900 Do. do: 1480-9 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April andls Oct., IWO Ceylon, Nov. 1868,6 p. Do. 1878, do Hauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 ')o. 188 ',dlay i 5. Nov. Do. 1895, Feb. & Auz.. Natal ~ ov. o per cent.. N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &I ul) N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,186, Do. 5 p.c. 18.1 to 187.1 Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 189, New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent Nova Sc ,tia Gov. 6 p. sterling, 1875 , 4ueenal and Gov. 6 p. c 3. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868 Do. 18:8 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. & July Do. do, April & Oct , BRITI Cam. Consul. uold, Um Chiverton Clifford A malgamated, Devon G. Cons. (Taoist , Drake walls East Bassett (Mogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea Nast Grenville East Gunnislake East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great L txey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist u Grenville lierod's Foot • • • flingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley Ilwyndy iron Ore, 11n2 New Se ton North Roskear .Wh' 1 Bassett (Illop,:an' North Whenl Crofty Prosper Pr , .videnoe Unyl.ulaut S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. k Mogan '(tray Park Tin 'Croft .......... Vigra and Cl' gan, lim West I, assettal+ogaa W. Cara,ion L'akeard West Chi Tenon ....... West Setou. Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Setou Wheal Treiawney {Lis :SSIONS. 5s 61 99i 1001 id }D 71 8 10 11 74 78 98 98 66 70 100 102 100 101 102 103 45 49 87 90 68 70 60 (3 62 01 63 56 48 61 44 4 7 38 40 36 38 103 104 cfl 100 91 93 17 3• 31. r 4 84 A 6 1 4d 93 101 90 82 86 88 64 66 8 82 981 994 98 99 93 99 T SiCCUIt £4 £6 93 96 95 97 0 62 73 SO 101 103 104 106 104 106 101 103 90 92 101 103 106 1 8 102 104 103 105 103 105 1,4 106 93 10i 93 95 93 95 871 R 8 100 lOt 8 G 84 S 8 10) 98 100 104 106 105 106 SII MINES. 94 14 16 570 590 19 Et 64 74 91 44' 34 4 11 126 3 31 5 7, 20 21 lo 34 2 3C 32 31st 40 42 51 51 5 7 4 44 24 14(1 40 50 13 15 I 37 39 410 430 2 :8 22 9 11 19 20 4 6 3 4 8 10 774 82 183 195 81 1 , 8 25 274 3 6 2AO 23 , 16 17# IARII:b. rttEFERENCEn Great Western Orig. 4i per cent "pr., 91 Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pl., 10: Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent., 121 Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per et.. 9 I North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent.,„ — Ditto 4j per cent., rd., 100 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. A ntwerp and Rotterdam, 11i I Batita and San Francisco, guts. 7 percent., 15i ':rest Luxembourg, 16i f I Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per cent. 0.,' NI Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), bi ti Sambre and Meuse, 4 . 1 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, ' 6 West Flanders, 8 FOREIGN MlNics. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 41 St. John del Rey, lim., 6} United Mexican, lt BANKS. Albion, Alliance. tim.. 281 9 Bank of British Columbia, 21! Bank of London. 12.4 81 Bank of ()tag% Rm., 8 Bank of New Zealand, 171 Charterbd Bank of India, Australia. and China. 21 Chartered . .kler. of India, London, and China, 46} Colonial, tim., 431 1 Consolidated Bans.. lim., 9f , Eng WI Joint Stock, lim., ioi English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 2 European Bank, lim., 1 ! Hindustan, China, and Japan, Imperial Bank, Urn.. 29 Imperial Ottoman, 131 1 Ditto, new, 121 12 Lard Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 91 London Bank of :next.° and S. America. lira ., 141 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 231 London and %% estminster, 96 Midland - Bank, lirn., 20 New South Wales, 45 Oriental Bank Corporation. 53 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim., Scinde, Purijaub. and Delhi. lim., Union of Australia. 51 1 Union of Loudon, 5f MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Lar.d and Finance, lim., 54 Berlin Water Works, lim., 101 Canada Company, SO City 01 Lon , ion Real Property, 'im., 31 Credit Folicler and Ifobilier 01 Englanu, 84 1 Discount Corporation, ll t Ebbw Vale, 8 k Egyptian Com. and Trading, Um., 4f E. glish and Australian Copper, Fairb , irn I , ..ng.neering, ri Gen. Credit and Finance of Lmidon. lim.. 51 5 Home and r: lonial 1 ssurance, lim, 31 Hudson's Bay, 174 I I Imperial Mercantile credit Asso., lim.. 61 5 / 1 6 International Financial 'ociety, lim., 54 Joint Stock Discount, Um., 41 4 London Financial Association, 131 /3 London and Glasgow Engineer!: g and Iron Ship, lim. lei Lon 0., ai.cl Provincial Marine, 24 M dras Irrgation and Canal, .21 National Discount , ompany, 144 I Northern Aseam Tea, lim., o B, 34 North British Austrasian, 56 x d from Ist Jan. Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 10 4 it Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 7 f 701 Union Marine ' Liverpool, 11w., 34 .4 Upper AssainTea. lim.. 44 Van Diemen's Land, 9 40 140 11l 143, i 622 31 21 31 123 i 98 74 127 i f 7 f 7 614 5 135 i 54/ 101 128 7i 8 7f I 60 551 61 7 Vtii 9 113 I 72/ Ilai t MEN THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 16, 1F66. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Prius before Mr. Justice Lush and a Special Jury.) JORDAN T. THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN RAILWAY Superintendent Gibbs—He has given it up since. Defendant—l will admit I left my beat at night, but I had been drinking and did not know what I had been doing. I had been drinking the greater part of the day. Mr. Selfe —Did he appear drunk, Townsend,. when you went to him and he said he would not do any more duty ? Witness—No, he appeared perfectly sober. Mr. Selfe—How long has he been in the police ? Superintendent Gibbs—Seven months. Mr. Selfe— Will he be continued in the police after this. Superintendent Gibbs—Certainly not. This is a most serious offence. Mr. Selfe—Has he been reported before ? Superintendent —Yes, for drunkenness. Mr. Selfe—lt is a very bad case, defendant. You are fined .C.l or a month's imprisonment. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. COMPANY. Mr. Karslake, Q.C., and Mr. H. James, appeared for the plaintiff ; Mr. Sergeant Ballantine, Mr. Sergeant Tindal Atkinson, and Mr. Wood for the defendant. The action was brought to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the de fendants, who denied the charge. The plaintiff lived at Woolston, and had carried on the business of butcher, fishmonger, poulterer, at Portswood, both place¢ being near Southampton. The accident occurred on the after noon of the 7th September last, while he was walking up and down the lower platform of the company's station at Portswood, waiting for the train to Southampton. The platform w.ts constructed of gravel and wood, and his foot slipped into a hole and he fell on his back. His nervous system and spine were so seriously injured that he was compelled to use crutches, and suffered from paralytic symptoms up to the present time. His wife • and family depended on him for support, and since the accident he had lost his business. William Jordan corroborated the greater part of the pre ceding narrative, and said that last year his business from all sources brought him about £5OO. While he was laid up a rival started in the same business, and he was obliged to dispose of his things to maintain himself and his family. He attributed the accident solely to the gross negligence of the defendants, who had not sufficiently provided for the safety of persons using the platform. Some witnesses were called on behalf of the plaintiff, and one of them deposed to the fact of having several times seen holes in the lower platform at the Patswood station. As the defendants limited their plea merely to non-lia bility the medical testimony was dispensed with. The case was proceeding when we went to press. VICE-CHANCELLOR'SCOURT. (Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. P. Stuart.) ARDEN T. PARRY, EDWARD V. PARRY. The surveyors to whom, the question of modifying the proposed wall at the rear of the building had been referred yesterday were unable to agree, the surveyor on behalf of Mr. Parry being of opinion that the alteration could not be effected without materially injuring the building. His Honour expressed his regret that an arrangement had not been made between the parties. On the suggestion of the court a modification in the plan was agreed to. Mr. MalMs observed that the terms exacted from his client were very hard. His Honour, who said he could not then make any order to stay proceedings in the cause, granted an injunction to restrain the defendant from erecting the wall except in conformity with the modification specified. SHERIFF'S COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) LEVY V. BENJAMIN.--MISPRISION OF FELONY. -IMPORTANT DECISION. This was an action in which the plaintiff had agreed to refrain from prosecuting defendant's son, in consideration of defendant undertaking to pay the value of tho goods that his son had stolen. His Honour, upon reading the form of the undertaking, said—" This will not do. How did you obtain this 2" Plaintiff—l entrusted defendant's son with four coats, and he took them to a house with my man. He managed, however, to get away from my man, and made off with the goods. His Honour— In fact he stole them. Plaintiff—That was so. His Honour—And you agreed not to prosecute upon being paid ? Plaintiff —I did try to catch him, and spoke to the police. The police endeavoured to catch the son, and then the old people came to me and paid me two pounds down, giving me the undertaking upon which I now sue. His Honour—Then you admit that you desisted from prosecuting the thief in consequence of his relatives pay ing the value of the stolen goods ? Plaintiff—l do. His Honour— You have committed a very serious offence. Have ypu ever hoard of such a thing as misprision of felony ? Plaintiff—Yes, I know it. His Honour—And for committing that offence you have rendered yourself liable to an indictment, upon conviction, to seven years' transportation. It is perfectly clear that you cannot recover in this case, and I am not sure that it is not my duty to send the document upon which you have sued to the clerk of the Central Criminal Court. Plaintiff appeared rather astonished at the position in which he had placed himself, and his Honour, after pinning the undertaking to the process of the court, said I find a verdict for the defendant, who is entitled to get back the money he has already paid. Verdict for defendant. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. -- BOW-STREET. DRUNK AT A RAILWAY STATION.—Edward Jervis, steward of a steamboat, was charged with being drunk and making a disturbance at the Gower-street station of the Metropolitan Railivay, and assaulting James Sharp, a ticket inspector. James Sharpe, ticket inspector, No. 31, said the prisoner came to the station last night and wanted to go to Pad dington. He had the half of a return ticket. Witness de clined to let him enter the train, as he was so drunk that it would have been dangerous to allow him to travel on the line. Witness told him so civilly, but he declared that he would go, using many oaths, and foul expressions, in the hearing, and to the annoyance of other passengers, including ladies. Witness put him off the platform, out side the gate, and shut it against him, while the train went by. When the gate was re-opened he again attempted to force his way in. Witness, with assistance of the porter, proceeded to remove him up the stairs to the street. Ho became very violent, and struck witness in the face with such force that he himself, from the rebound, fell back, and knocked his hand against the bannisters, inflicting a severe wound. He then flung himself down on the stairs and struggled so hard that it was with some difficulty that witness and the porter, even with the further assistance of a policeman called in from the street, were enabled to get him upstairs. At the sta tion-house his hand was dressed by the divisional surgeon. The prisoner's head was so strapped and bandaged as to leave but little of his face discernible. This statement was corroborated byJoseph George Page, the station porter, and Policeman Frost, 168 E. _ .. The prisoner admitted that he was the worse for liquor, but said ho should have been quiet enough if Sharpe had let him alone. He insisted that the injury was oc casioned by Sharpe knocking him down. This, how ever, was distinctly denied both by Sharpe and by Page. Mr. Vaughan said it was quite clear that the prisoner had gone to the station in a drunken condition, when he was unfit to travel by the train. However, he seemed to have received a severe injury, and in the hope that it might be a warning to him when he wanted to travel by the rail to go to the station sober, he (Mr. Vaughan) should discharge him. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A CLEVER AMATEUR DETECTIVE.—M;;imith, a woman about 50 years of age, who refused her address, was charged before Mr. Knox with attempting to pick the pockets of several ladies in Oxford-street. William Sherer, a young man, residing in Great Port land-street, said that on the previous afternoon he saw the prisoner walking between several ladies in Oxford-street, and saw her hand in the pockets of five different ladies. As he recognised her as a woman who had before been at the court, he gave her into custody. Burns, 335 A, proved receiving the prisoner in charge. She denied the charge, and said she was looking for her brother, who was an omnibus conductor, but she after wards said she was admiring the ladies' fine drosses. She refused her address. Sergeant Cole, 23 Q, said the prisoner had been twice convicted at that court and once at the Mansion-house. when she pretended to be a widow, wearing widow's weeds, The prisoner, who either was or pretended to be very deaf, said she was a little flighty, and had been in an asylum, and that she had been sent to prison from that court, but that was merely on suspicion. She had a brother who was an omnibus conductor, but, being tired of that low and disreputable life, he was going to America to join the Fenians. She only waited a moment to look for him, when the young man came up and handed her over to a con stable. Mr. Knox committed the prisoner as a suspected person for three months with hard labour. A few weeks ago Sherer detected a boy robbing the stall keepers at the London Crystal Palace. WESTMINSTER. EXTRAORDINARY:CHARGEAGAINST A POLICEMAN. —James Beasley, a police-constable of the B division, was brought up on a warrant charging him with leaving his beat while on night duty, to the imminent danger of persons and property. James Townsend, 254 B, said—On Wednesday night at 10 o'clock I marched with the defendant and other men to their beats. I saw the defendant to his beat and left him there. At half-past eleven, from information I received from Police-constable. Pace, 142, I went to the defendant's lodging. I knocked at the door, and defendant came and answered it himself. I asked him his reason for having left his beat in the manner ho had done, when he replied, " He did not mean to do any more duty—he was tired of the police." I cautioned him to be at the superintendent's office the next morning, but he was neither there nor at the office of the Commissioner. Ho was taken into custody yesterday. Mr. Selfe—Had ho his uniform on when you went to his house on Wednesday night and saw him? Witness—No. Ho was undressed as though he was going to bed. Mr. Selfe—What has ho done with his uniform ? Stand Plate. About three miles. Run at 4.—Ballycasey, 12st 71b; Pantaloon, list 101 b; Tonio, list 91b. All are here. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS DAT. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 7to 2 agst Copenhagen (taken) 9to 1 agst Caithness (taken) 10 to 1 agst Valiant (taken) 14 to 1 agst East Lynn (taken) 16 to 1 agst Provisor (taken) 29 ti I.4icky,Star (4ken) , 20 to 1 agst Historian (taken) 25 to 2 agst Minette (taken) CHESTER CUP. 50 to 1 agst Belgrave (taken) 50 to 1 agst Salpinetes (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 14 to 1 agst Cortolvin (taken) 25 to 1 agst Emblem (taken) DONCASTER SPRING MEETING. TUESDAY, MARCH 13. Acceptances for the Doncaster Spring Handicap. St. Leger Course, lm. 6fur. 132yds. Age st lb Privateer ... 8 12 Lord Conyugham... 4 8 2 Valiant ... 5 7 9 Bedouin ... a 7 7 Lalla. Rookh ... 4 7 7 Lima filly ... 4 7 2 Bonaparte ... ... 4 7 0 Little Goy (h b) ... 5 7 0 Fitzroy ... 3 6 7 Aldcroft 3 6 6 Age st lb Musician ... 3 6 5 Lady of the Tees... 3 6 5 Lochiel 3 6 3 Duty Free... ... 3 6 1 Begun). ... 3 6 1 Treasure Trove ... 3 6 1 Three per Cant ... 3 6 0 Miss Haworth. 3 6 0 Eakring 3 6 0 MARKETS.---This Day. MARK LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home- % grown wheat were moderate. The condition of the pro duco was very middling, and the trade generally ruled inactive. The few dry samples on offer, however, changed hands at full prices. - - With foreign wheat the market was fairly supplied. For most descriptions there was a moderate demand, and Mon day's currency was steadily supported. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at late rates. The supply of barley on sale was but moderate. The trade was firm, at quite previous'quotations. In malt sales progressed slowly, at Monday's currency. Oats were in but moderate supply, and the trade ruled quiet, at late prices. Beans met a slow sale, at late prices. For peas the trade was quiet, on former terms. There was only a moderate demand for flour, at late rates. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 1840 1480 1570 910 2190 Irish Foreign 14,990 5980 4650 380 sks. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat on sale aro but moderate, and the trade rules firm at the annexed quotations:— Per 81b by the carcase. I d 10 s d a d d Inferior beef ...... 2 3 4 Inferior mutton 36 4 0 Middling do. ...... 3 6 3 jo Middling mutton 4 2 4 S Prime large d0.....4 0 4 2 Prime do 4 10 5 2 Prime small d 0.... 4 4 6 Veal 4 8 5 8 Large pork ...... ..3 10 4 8 Small pork .5 0 5 4 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, ----- .... HARROW RACES. -THIS D.T. MIDDLESEX GRAND OPEN STEEPLECHASE. Princess Dagmar Johnnie Rogue Seven ran. SELLING STAKES. Light of Other Days Three ran. No other past the post STAND PLATE. Ballyeasey O Three ran. No other past the post. ITANDICAP SELLING. :Benanor Shazalie Duchess of St. Albans Four ran. Dead heat for second place. HUNTERS' STAKES. Bolingbroke King Arthur Bracknell Eve ran. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT _~- ROUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS, Several private bills were read a second time, including the following : —Commercial Union and Argus Assurance, Delabole Railway and Dossiney Harbour, Connell Rail way, Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland, White haven and Furness Junction, and Whitehaven, Cleator, and Egromont Railway, &c. THAMES JUVENILE OFFENDERS.—JaMeS Farlow, Richard Brown, and Frederick Lavender were brought up on remand before ➢ir. Paget charged with stealing a large quantity of iron, the property of the North London Railway Company, from their line at Bromley. A boy named Thomas. Winters, the son of honest and respectable parents, dwelling in Weston-street, Bow-com mon, saw the prisoners remove a large coupling chain and other pieces of iron from a truck on the North London Railway, and conceal them in the Prince of Wales run ning ground, which they reached through a hole they had made in the fence. Young Winters gave in formation to a John Grantham, a watchman on the line who recovered the whole of the stolen iron, which was lying in a heap in the rear of the Prince of Wales Tavern. The value of it was is. There had been other property stolen off the line, and the prisoners were sus pected of being concerned in the robberies. When Grantham was in search'of them they ran away directly they saw him. / On being taken into custody by a police-constable, and before a word was said to him by the police-constables, they said, "We know what you want us for, it's for the iron, we did not take it all, we are innocent." Mr. Paget committed the prisoners for trial. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. - HARROW RACES—TiIIs DAY. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] Handicap Selling Stakes. -Five furlongs. Run at I. Ben'anoar, Bst 121 b; Shuzale, Bst; Leah, Bst; Elise, 7st 121 b; Duchess of St. Albans, ist 91b. All are here. Hunters' Stakes. About three miles. Run at 1.45.-- Bracknell, £lOO ; Fairloff, £lOO ; Woodpigeon, £5O ; King Arthur, £5O ; Bolingbroke, £5O, are here. To be sold for the above sums. Middlesex Grand Open Handicap Steeplechase. About three and a half miles. Run at 2.30.--Rochester, Ostrich, Princess Dsgmar, Agnes, The Rogue, Johnnie, Arlescott, are here. All paid forfeit excepting the above. Selling Handicap Steeplechase. About two and a half miles. Run at 3.15.—P011y Hopkins, 12st 71b; Light of Other Days, 12st; Idiot, list 121 b; Killarney, list 91b. All are here. Lamb, Oa Od to Oa Oct. BOROUGH HOP. The hop market is quiet, but for the time of year the business doing is moderately good. There is no change to notice in prices, the quotations, as regards good and fine hops, being firm. New Mid and East Kents Bos to 190 s per cwt. New Weald of Rents 71 New Sussex Yearlings loos to 140 s COLONIAL. TEA—The market has remained very dull, the trade having deferred operations until the public sales, which commence on Tuesday next. SUGAR—Business has been inactive, and a very limited quantity has been offered at public sale, prices generally being a shade lower. COFFEE—There has been a good demand for both Plan tation and Native Ceylon at fully previous rates. RICE—A moderate business has been done in cleared descriptions at steady prices. INDIGO —The public sales have continued to progress with considerable animation, and the rates established at the commencement of the series'have generally been well supported. TALLOW—The market has remained rather dull. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 478 9d ; April to June, 50s ; and last three months, 5s 3d per cwt. Liverpool Cotton Market. —This Day. The market opens steady. Sales probably about 10,000 bales. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Feb. 16.—Wind this day at noon—North. Westerly; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather, with rain. FALmouTtr, Feb. 15.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Marianna, from Buenos Ayres for Antwerp. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Wavelet, from Philadelphia. DOTER, Feb. 14.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Ville de Paris, from St. Nazaire. HOLYHEAD, Feb. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—St. Louis, from Liverpool for Calcutta. GRIMSBY, Feb. 11— Wind N.W.—Sailed—Scotland, for llavannah. GLOUCESTER, Feb. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Nereid, from Sulina. CLYDE, Feb. from Demerara. 14. —Wind S.W.—AiTived— Sydney, CARDIFF, Feb. 11.—Wind S.W.—Sailed.—Cora, for St. Thomas. YARMOUTH, Feb. 15.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—The Coldstream, from London. COWES, Fob.l4.—Wind S . W. — Arrived—Recovery, from Liverpool for Cardiff, with loss of mainmast, sails, and other damage. HARWICH, Feb. 15.—Wind N.W.__Arrived•-The Dido, from London for Seaharn. LBy ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived—Normandie, steamer, from Dunkirk. Sailed—Citizen, steamer, for Bordeaux. DEAL, Friday Morning. Anchored— Clymine, for Port Phillip; Chylie, for Port Canning—both from London. Earl RUSSELL said ho had to inform the house that the Government, by the advice of the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland and the Chief Secretary of State for the Home Department, had decided on bringing in a bill to suspend the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland. That bill was then before the House of Commons, and no doubt it would receive the sanction of that branch of the Legislature. He believed that there was a necessity for the adoption o f that measure by the course of events in Ireland, and he would ask their lordships if it would be convenient for them to meet to-morrow for the purpose of considering and forwarding the bill. The Earl of DERBY said that of course her Majesty's goyetigneut-rould }eve I to i justify l the, measure they had adopted, by resorting to such stringent means and sus pending the standing orders of the house. It would not be expedient or desirable that any delay should be offered to the Government in the passing of a bill of the present description. He certainly would offer no opposition to the house sitting to-morrow, and he hoped such statements would be made to their lordships as would show the actual necessity that existed for the extreme course the Govern ment had adopted. THE CATTLE DISEASE. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH asked the noble earl (Granville) whether there would be any objection on the part of Government to lay on the table a copy of the letter which it was understood had been published by the authority of the Government in the newspapers which had been received from the Consul at 'Warsaw relative to the cattle disease in Poland. Earl GRAN VILLE was understood to say that the letter would be laid before their lordships. SUSPENSION OF THE HABEAS CORPUS ACT IN IRELAND. periments that had already taken place. The keeping alive diseased cattle would be an evasion of the bill. LIFEBOATS, &c. The Earl of MALMESBURY called the attention of Government to the deficiency of lifeboats and other means of saving life on the coasts of Great Britain and Ireland, and moved for a return of the number of lifeboats and rocket apparatus now appointed, with the names of the places at which they exist. The noble lord referred in terms of the highest eulogium to the services rendered by the National Association, but he contended that a more extended sys tem and under the control of the Government should be adopted. He adverted in detail to the different parts of • the coasts which were unsupplied with the means of preserving life in cases of great disasters at sea. He complained that the Coastguard were not so efficient as they might have been in rescuing persons in cases of shipwreck or distress. He cited one case in illustration of this statement. The Duke of SOMERSET said that the National Life boat Institution was one of the noblest in the United Kingdom, and he thought much injury would be done by the Government interfering with that institution. He vin dicated the conduct of th• Coastguard who had boen mainly instrumental during the last two years in saving a largo amount of property and life on the coast. The Board of Trade did render pecuniary assistance to the National Lifeboat Institution in certain cases. He adverted to the course pursued by the Emperor of the French, who refused to transfer from private control the lifeboats in France to the French Admiralty. With regard to the rocket apparatus there were 250 stations on the coast under the control of the coastguard, which had been of great service. After a few words from the Duke of SOMERSET, Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY deprecated the in terference of Government with the National Lifeboat Association. The subject then dropped. • (LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Tms EVENING.) The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. NAVY ESTIMATES. Lord C. PAGET laid on the table the navy estimates, and also tho estimates for Greenwich Hospital. CIVIL SERVICE ESTIMATES. Mr. CHILDERS laid on the table civil service estimates connected with the navy. FIRE INSURANCE. Mr. SHERIDAN gave notice that on an early day he should submit a resolution to the house to the effect that it was desirable to further reduce the fire insurance duty. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT, Mr. B. COCHRANE gave notice that on an early day he should bring in a bill with respect to the Colonial Govern ments. LOCAL GOVERNMENT. Mr. AYRTON gave notice of his intention to move the appointment of a committee to consider the subject of local government and local taxation in the metropolis. UNION CHARGEABILITY (SCOTLAND). _ . Mr. E. CRAUFURD asked the Lord Advocate whether he was prepared to extend to Scotland the beneficial prin ciples of the Union Chargeability Act passed last session for England, by introducing a measure to charge the relief of the poor in each county in Scotland on a com mon fund to be raised over the whole county ? The LORD-ADVOCATE said he had no such intention. PLAIN CLOTHES POLICEMEN. Lord H. LENNOX asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether his attention had been called to the employment of police constables in plain clothes, in the suburban districts of the Metropolis, and to the serious results which have already occurred, and are likely to occur, in consequence ; and especially to the recent case at Syden ham, when Police-constable Maddock was wounded on the highway by a man named Joseph Ferguson, now con fined in Maidstone Gaol, but who at the time of the assault believed that he was only defending himself and his property against the attacks of a robber. Sir G. GREY said he did not know anything of the par ticular case referred to. In 1862, in consequence of the frequency of garotte robberies, it had been found neces sary to have police-constables in plain clothe; as the men in uniform were watched, and it was whilst they were away that many of these robberies were committed. It was only by employing officers in plain clothes that they could keep down robberies in the highways. THE IRISH LAW OFFICERS. Colonel LESLIE asked the Attorney-General for Ire land what arrangements were made to carry on the Go vernment business in that country without the presence of any law officer, the Castle adviser, contrary to precedent, being now in Parliament, as well as the Attorney and Soli citor-General. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND said he was not aware that any complaint had been made in which the Government in Ireland was concerned. The fact that himself and the Solicitor-General hav ing seats in the house did not interfere in the slightest manner detrimentally. With respect .to the office of Castle adviser, he begged to say that his hon. friend did not bold that office at the present moment, as he had resigned previous to the general elec tion. Ho had continued to act, however, at his solicitation, for a short time longer; but ho did so without receiving any remuneration. When the law officers for Ireland were absent from the house complaints of such absence were often made. Sir J. PAKINGTON asked the Secretary for the Colonies if he proposed to introduce the Jamaica Govern ment Bill that evening. Mr. CARDWELL said it had been thought advisable to introduce a measure that evening, but the discussion of it would be taken on Monday evening next, on the occasion of its second reading. NEW COURTS OF JUSTICE. Mr. C. BENTINCK asked what steps were being taken with respect to the building of the new law courts ? Mr. COWPER said the selection of the design for the new courts of justice would be by competition. As that matter would bo a very extensive and intri cate one, the numbor of architects who would be entitled to compete would be limited. The gentlemen who were to enter into competition would be nominated by a committee composed of some of the leading members of the legal profession, and a number of the members of that house. CATTLE DISEASES BILL. The house then went into committee on the bill intro duced by the Government. Clauses up to 5 were agreed to, and Clause 6 was post- poned. Mr. BRIGHT renewed his protest against indiscriminate slaughter and against the principle of compensation out of rates raised from the whole community, particularly to the extent proposed 133 the bill. He objected altogether to retrospective compensation, and urged the Government to reconsider the compensation clauses. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that the questions then before the committee were two—first, whether they were prepared to give compulsory powers for the slaughter of infected cattle; and secondly, whether such powers should be conferred without compensation. These propositions hardly admitted, he thought, of dis pute, but with regard to the rate of compensation he was not prepared to say that that contemplated by the bill might not be too high. The amendment was withdrawn. Mr. J. B. SMITH referred to the• practice followed in Russia in granting compensation where cattle affected by the rinderpest had been destroyed. Lord CRANBORNE pointed out that in Belgium two thirds of the value of the slaughtered animal were allowed, in addition to the meat where it was fit to be sold for human food. It was, after some discussion, resolved to retain in clause 13 the words " not exceeding £2O ;" but the Chancellor of the Exchequer subsequently moved to strike out from the words " such sum not exceeding two-thirds the value of the animal, as they (the local authorities) shall think fit,' the words " two-thirds," and substitute for them " one half." He thought " one-half " the value would be ample and literal inducement to the farmer to declare when his stock was affected with the disease, whilst the power would be left to the local authority of adapting the precise amount to the circumstances of the case. Sir P. KELLY had heard the proposition with regret and surprise. It seemed to him to have been dictated by the member for Birmingham. Sir J. PAKINGTON also condemned the proposal, as founded upon the "Bright fallacy" that the bill was in tended for the bene at of landowners. What they were doing must be justified on the principle of public policy or it would not be defensible ; and on that principle he urged the Government to hold out a liberal inducement to the owners ol stock to come forward and declare when their beasts were affected. Lord J. MANNERS complained that the Chancellor of the Exchequer had taken the house altogether by surprise, and trusted the committee would vindicate the Govern ment in their original proposition, and reject the amend- meut. Mr. BRIGHT intimated that he thought that, on the whole, the change was a reasonable settlement of a ques tion of difficulty. Col. W. Patten, Mr. Dent, and Mr. Henley also expressed their opinion that "one-half" was a fair proportion; whilst Mr. Dutton, Mr. Newdegato, Sir J. Trollope, and Mr. Duncombe were as decidedly in favour of the clause as it stood. Mr. DISRAELI, considering the question with reference to the general interests of the country, and giving credit to Ministers for a desire to act with energy in the promo tion of those interests, had counselled his friends to sup port the Government in the course they recommended in this emergency, Ho presumed that the bill was the result of calm and mature deliberation ; though it might neces sarily present some crude characteristics ; but he was not prepared for such a sudden change of opinion on the ques tion before the committee. He was inclined to believe that the first proposition was best. Under these circum- stances, however he hoped his friends would not go to a division. Ultimately the clause was amended as suggested by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and in that shape was agreed On clause 16, directing the slaughter of cattle which have been herded w ith di sease d animals ' a motion of Mr. Bright to am en d th e c l ause b y prov idi ng that such animals should be slaughtered only with the consent of the owner, led to much discussion, which ultimately terminated in a division, and the confirmation of the clause by 388 to 50. Clause 17, relating to the value of slaughtered animals, was amended by the addition of a proviso that persons violating the regulations should bo excluded from com- pensation. Clause 18, the retrospective clause, and the 19th and 20th, as to isolation of infected places, and the rules to be applied to them, were postponed. On the 21st clause, " movement of cattle," Mr. HUNT proposed amen dments to the effect that no cattle should be moved on any railway before the 25th o f March, 1866, or along any highway, canal, navigation, or river, except in certain cases to be expressly provided for. Sir G. GREY said this proposal necessarily involved the stoppage of every market for fat cattle throughout the kingdom. The effect of that would be to change the sup ply of live cattle into dead meat, and thus, in the absence of the requisite facilities, materially interfere with the sup ply of food and greatly enhance its price to the people. Mr. HENLEY s d p p o rted, and Mr. HEADLAM (in the inte rest of Newcastle) o pp osed the amendment. Mr. LOWE e x p ressed his strong opinion in ener g etic t e rms in favour of adopting one simple, unvarying rule 1 portion ' loc o a f t divisionfio will, when was- to be applied to the whole country. The discussion was continued amidst the marked im takenpatien : e ll ot this, i st,he the nol house, st and at 2 o clock important there appeared— For the amendment Against it 181 Majority against the amendment —B3 The amendments were then agreed to. Mr. BOUVERIE, as the committee had now reached the exceptions to the clause, moved that the chairman should report progress, in order that time' might be afforded to consider them. Sir G. GREY consenting, the motion was agreed to, and the house resumed. The National Debt Reduction Bill, the Savings Banks and Post-office Savings Banks Bills, and the Pensions Bill, were severally read a second time THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA. Mr. CARDWELL rose and said—ln accordance with what I understand to be the opinion of the house, I will now proceed to lay the bill relating to the Government of Jamaica before the house. I will make no statement with Mr. WALPOLE was of opinion that the hon. gentleman had made some little mistake. He (Mr. Walpole) held that the kind of government which- he intended the Crown by Order in Council to proclaim in the colonies should •be specified, and that it should not be left a matter of uncertainty. Sir J. PAKINGTON said he would reserve his remarks on the question till a future occasion. Mr. CAVE said that such a measure as that now pro posed by the Government had for 'some years been con sidered necessary by all who knew anything about the colony. CATTLE PLAGUE. In reply to an Hox. MEMBER, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he did not think it would be likely that the house could go on with the discussion on the cattle plague to-morrow, as his hon. friend, the Secretary of State for the Home De partment, would have to make a motion for the house sitting to-morrow for important business with respect to Ireland. Mr. BRIGIIT asked if the experiments for the purpose of discovering a cure for the cattle plague were to b 3 con tinued notwithstanding the passing of the bill. Sir G. GREY said the experiments were made by the Commissioners and not by the Government. He did not think any very great result had proceeded from the ez- 100 1.0 100 1.0 100 64 3,1 75 i 6* 101 3 47 i 6/ 33 91 /164 1031 17 i i I 91i 1(01 I .ITIES 106 j 6 JAMAICA. Mr. B. COCHRANE asked the Government whether they intended to proceed with the Government of Jamaica Bill the first time on Monday? Mr. CARDWELL said he should not proceed with the bill on Monday next, without be could so at an early hour reference to the "general subject, but merely explain wha are the contents of the bill. The bill will then be in the hands of members, who will have an opportunity of consi dering it before the debate comes on. Now, sir, it will be in the knowledge of all those who have looked into the papers with reference to the late events in Jamaica that the Jamaica Legislature in the first place passed an act for the revision and reconstruction of their own Constitution ; but upon receiving from me an intimation that I should be ready to submit the question to the judgment of parlia ment—if it should seem desirable to Parliament that I should do so—the Governor submitted that to the Jamaica Legislature, and that assembly readily assented to the sub stance of a new form of Constitution being left entirely in the hands of the Crown. And it is stated by the Governor, in his despatch, that the understanding of the-Lq;islature was that, if passed by the Crown, it should be carried out in its full and plain meaning. Now, the course we took then was this. It bring our opinion that it would not be right to call upon Parliament, in the present state of its knowledge respecting the colony of Jamaica, and while the inquiry into recent events is yet pending, finally to dettrinine what the ferns of government for the colony shall be - (hear, hear)—we think that the wiser course would simply 1)3 to ask the house to ratify the con clusion which the Legislature of Jamaica itself has arrived at, and thus provide for the government of the colony fora period. The intention is that Parliament should agree, in the first instance, to substituting for the hitherto government of the colony, a government similar to that now in force in Trinidad. (Hear, hear.) And we propose to do that, with the permission of the house, by an Order in Council. We propose that the bill shall be in force for a limited period, and that period shall be three years. That will enable Parliament to judge, by the aid of the informa tion derived through the commission of inquiry, whether the measures taken in pursuance of the Order in Council are likely to be productive of benefit to the colony. And then, when the experiment has been tried, Parliament will be called upon either to supply some other mode of govern ing the colony or simply to ratify the system experimen tally adopted. Mr. B. COCHRANE said the right hon. gentleman the Colonial Secretary believed it was possible that the fate of this bill might be influenced by the result of the inquiry at present going on in Jamaica. That being so, he would sug gest whether it would not be hotter for him to wait for information from that colony before introducing a bill which was to change the whole constitution of the island. Mr. WALPOLE thought it was quite clear that when the Government of Jamaica had abdicated their functions nothing was to be done but immediately to provide some other machinery for the government of the island. He would like, however, to know from the right hon. gentle man the Secretary for the Colonies whether he intended in the bill itself to specify the kind of government which, by Order in Council, was to be given to Jamaica? • Mr. CARDWELL—No. NAVY E5......11ATE5. In reply to Sir J. PAKINGTON 7 Lord C. PAGET said he should move the navy estimates on Monday the 26th. SUSPENSION - OF THE HABEAS CORPUS ACT IN IRELAND. Sir G. GREY said he rose with the deepest regret to movo that the house, at its risint-, adjourn until 12 o'clock to-morrow (Saturday), in order to enabla Lim to move for leave to bring in a bill to suspend the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland On the motion for the adjournment being put. Mr. HUNT asked the course the Government intended to pursue with respect to the cattle disease bill after the discussion of the house last nigh. Sir G. GREY suggested that, as the house had assented to the clauses with respect to slaughter, compensation,-and rating, that portion of the bill could be separated from the measure, and passed into law. The Government deferred to the majority last night, with respect to total suspension of removal of cattle by railway, bui, he must say he did still holding the ()Pinion that not the most judicious course to adopt. He thought the gene ral and permanent arrangements in the bill for the removal of the cattle on the highways might safely be divided from the general measure, and dealt with in a separate bill. This course was assented to, and the motion for the ad journment was agreed to. ARMY ESTIMATES. The army estimates were laid on the table. CATTLE DISEASES BILL. The house then went into committee on this. Clauses from 22 to 30 inclusive were struck out of the bill. [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAsT EVENING. INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS. Mr. LIDDELL asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it was the intention of the Government to propose to continue the act 24 and 25 Vie., c. 113, relating to industrial schools, which expired on the Ist of January next ? Sir G. GREY said it was the intention of the Govern ment to continue the act until the end of the present session. Sir G. GREY said he had no such intention. JAMAICA. THE LOSS OF THE LONDON. Sir J. PAKINGTON asked the President of the Board of Trade whether it was true that a counsel retained by the friends of some of the passengers lost in the London to attend the inquiry into the causes which led to the foundering of that ship, retired from the investigation be cause he was not permitted to cross-examine the witnesses; and, if so, what steps had been taken by the Board of Trade to elicit by an inquiry the whole facts so connected with that melancholy event ? Mr. M. GIBSON said it was quite true that counsel had been refused permission to cross-examine witnesses at this inquiry, and had, therefore, retired from the case. Mr. Trail, the magistrate, had refused the permission in order that the inquiry might be conducted according to the provisions of the Act of Parliament. Had ' the application been allowed, it was the opinion of Mr. Traill it might have compromised the rights and liabilities of certain parties which might have to be tried in a court of law. Great inconvenience would have arisen had the cross-examination been permitted, and an oppor tunity thus presented of anticipating the decision of a court of law. The gentlemen conducting the proceedings had the privilege of suspending the certificates of those in command of ships under certain circumstances, but further than that they could come to no final conclusion in connection with the great calamity. Sir J. PAKINGTON said in consequence of the answer of the right lion. gentleman he should call the attention of the house to the subject on an early day. NORTH METROPOLITAN RAILWAY BILL. On tho motion that this bill La read a second time, Mr. DOULT ON said, although he was not quite satisfied with the bill, ke did not believe it interfered to such an extent with the open spaces as the preceding one; he should not object to its second reading. The bill was read a second time. HIGHGATE, HAMPSTEAD, AND CHARING-CROSS RAILWAY. The second reading of this bill, another of those rail ways who sought for powers to cross Hampstead-heath, was postponed until Monday next. UNDUE RETURN. A petition was presented against the return for SEWAGE OF LARGE TOWNS. Mr. SCHREIBER asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to propose, early in the present ses sion, any additional legislation with regard to the sewage of large towns ? COURT OF CHANCERY AND COMMON LAW COURTS (IRELAND). On the motion of Mr. LAWSON; leave was given to bring in a bill to amend . the constitution, practice, and pro cedure of the Court of Chancery in Ireland; and also a bill to amend the pleading, practice, and procedure of the Courts of Com Mon Law in Ireland. The Jamaica Bill, and the other bills for which leave was given, wero brought in and read a first time. KIDDERMINSTER ELECTION. A petition was presented*complaining of an undue re turn for this borough. The house adjourned at five minutes past ono o'clock. LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. It is hereby notfied that the Earl of Clarendon, K.G. her Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has received from her Majesty's Charge d'Affaires at Santiago a despatch, which encloses a letter from the Com mander-in-Chief of the Spanish Naval Forces in the Paci flee, to the Consular Body at Valparaiso, announcing "that the blockade maintained by the forces under his command is for the present limited to the ports of Valparaiso and Caldera." FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 15. Th e Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. G. V. Turnbull as Consul at the Port of Leith and other places situated on the Frith of Forth for his Majesty the King of the Netherlands. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Don Eduardo B. Neill as Consul-General in England for the Oriental Republic of Uruguay. WAR OFFICE, FEB. 1. The Queen h as b een pleased to appoint Frederick Solly Flood, Esq., to be her Majesty's Attorney-General for the city and garrison of Gibraltar. COURSE OP EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 18 11 19 Ditto 3 Months. 12 2i 12 3 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 55 25 60 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 20 25 30 Ditto 3 Months. 25 55 25 60 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 1211 1211 Vienna — 10 65 10 70 Trieste — 10 65 10 70 Petersbu Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan 291 • 29f 6 29 6 29f 46 1 ~.4 46 4i 25 721 25 47 77i 25 72t 25 77i 25 70 25 75 25 72i 25 77i Genoa Naples EXTRAORDINARY DisCOVErci.—The workmen em ployed at Berkeswell Rectory in taking up the hearthstone in the servaLt 3' hall prior to the required alterations have found a human skeleton underneath the stone. It appeared to be of full size, and lay with the face side downwards, the arms brought up on the back. A sandstone was placed on the head, and another sandstone on the feet. The bones Were not more than fuur feet from the fire-grate. Near the above lay the remains of another skull bone undortho stai stone. The b ones w e r e v e ry mu c h d e cayed, from the leng t h of time they had lain there, so much so that on re t n o wa them they fell to pieces and most of them crumbled.m.i.us to 1 The coroner (Mr. W. S. Poole) has directed tho u i Holstein be sent to the Demonstrator of Anatomy at thereon,Q ,I,eeu'asudCol lege, Birmingham, who will report to b s to w ri i, Ch_ronicle. then intends holding an inquest.—Le s am i i i e ' 1 Why is Prince Christian of c the captive of (St.) H li t e len ß a ° .— ne P 3T ur t l i c l i e t. 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