The Sun. — London, England, 1866-03-16 00:00:00

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' AL . t-coL Te.y. lo T. 31 ' 'Sir T. h, npr • , sir • ) o);, Si r T. 0 . i. C. E. vas. air ieted tuning ; t ° of Ap r, t ile coal to tvjii~ the a o , Lry en to cts, or - g )t f °ll°lC ty , Of the 3,ec iprO in " coos e " Govere it at tile )un d tha t sta tes to r ation on ears COr c, notice Gen eral ropolitan veen 104,906 ; ,ylebono,. 710,1 79 . ina to for of o g ress 11 861.. a by Sir ;'decide 4 ucluding .o rubli° t hey cats fish _ of ow- MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL IN TEL L N C.E, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market is in a very active condition, owing to the numerous bills held in reserve in an ticipation of the movement yesterday, and also to preparations usually numerons at the end of the week. The rates required by brokers and others range from 5i- per cent. ; and as this is only i f per cent, under the official minimum, a large number of applications is made at the Bank of England. At the Bank of England yesterday afternoon the bullion operations were not of public interest. The suspension of Messrs. Paget, Bainbridges, and Co., bankers, 5, St. Paul's Churchyard, was announced yesterday. The house was established in 1790, and was always considered highly respect able, although of late years its business was known to have considerably fallen off. The liabilities are estimated at about £200,000, and the assets, it is thought, will only realise a very small dividend. The immediate causes which led to the failuure were Operations in slate quarries, and the stoppage of an Irish house to whom advances had been made. The Bank of England return is favourable, and the strengthened condition of the establishment fully justified the directors in reducing their rate of discount. Annexed are the particulars : Active Circulation ....£20,523,075 Decrease ... 211,350 ... 14,327,618 • 277,114 ... 3,808,527 ••• 12,149 ▪ 6,804,819 • 247,094 ... 12,723,104 ▪ 22,516 ... 383,152 ~. 46,028 ... 9,915,483 No alteration. • 19,052,57.5 • 252,736 ... 7,904,783 488,540 Bullion Increase Rod Increase ... Public Deposits ... ... Increase Other Deposits ... ... Increase ... Seven Day and Other Bills D, - _ , ecreass ••• ••• Government Securities ... ... Other Securities Decrease Notes Unemployed Increase The.Benk of France return shows an increase of £226,670 in the bullion, £72,000 in the notes in circulation, and of £620,000 in the Treasury ac count, while a reduction has taken place of £448,000 in the current accounts, of £B,OOO in the bills discounted, and of £26,680 in the advances. Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram the French Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted at 69f. ex coupon. After official hours last evening sales of English Government Stock occasioned a decline of * per cent. No further alteration has taken place to day in the Funds, which appear to be tolerably steady, and a few purchases will no doubt result in an improvement, owing to the sensitiveness of the market. Consols are now 87 1 for money, and 87 + 1 for the account. The New Threes and Re duced Annuities are 85k I ; Exchequer Bills, 3s. dis. ; and India 5 per Cents., 1021 1. No important alteration has occurred in the value of Foreign Stocks. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 381; Mexican, 221 4 ; New, 20} 21 ; Greek, 15+ 4 ; Spanish Passive, 28+ k ; Certificates, Italian, 611 1; Confederate Loan, 5 7 ; Chilian Loan Scrip, 2+ 3+ prem. ; Brazilian Scrip, 2/ 3 prem. ; and Egyptian Scrip, 1 prem. United States 5-20 Bonds, 72+ ; Erie Shares, 561 57+ ; and Illinois, 80k 81. Business in the Railway Share Market has re mained inactive, and in several instances prices are a shade lower. Lancashire and Yorkshire, South 'Western, Midland, and South Eastern have each declined ss. ; and Metropolitan, 15s. The yoreign and Colonial lines remain dull at about former rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue very quiet, without any material change in values. Alliance are dealt in at 28} f ; Joint Stock Dis count at 11 dis. ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co., at 18i f. BRITISE FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Der Cent. Consols 4 8 1)0. Account, April 5 ,per Cent. Redue.ed ' - et. * A.„eW 3 per Cent Bs* 5 1 A eV? 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. o per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 DO. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — h . 1 -' 0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1.908 — zchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. Do. £5OO — Do £lOO and £200 Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent iiirdzx GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. I ndian Stock, loi per Cent., AprillB74 — DO . 5 per Cent. July, 1870 D e. 4 per Cent, Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — D 0 . 5 per Cent., Ja n . 1872 . 5 per Cent., May 1879 _ DO. D * eb., 4 per C ent., Aug. 1866 £l,OOO — " 0 . under £l,OOO CLOCK FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE 4r gentine Republic, 6 per Cent., .£l5 pd ll pm t us trian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 ra2 aia.n 5 per Cent O. 4* per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 , Do. 1865 ... Do Account 741 1 xd U. Scrip, £35 paid -11 ,enes Ayres 6 per Cent uo. account 1 2 0 .£1.(0 Bonds r. "0 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) ,liilian 3 p er C en t — 2De. 4* per Cent — 01,0nablau per Cent. 6 i ett, 6 per Cent. b a nish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Dobian Principalities — iAccount liador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — z 0 ., Provisional Land Warrant — gtian 7 per Cent — 0 .1 Second Issue — e £lOO Bonds 93i D° Do. 1864 93 3 1 -",0 .£lOO Bonds '" 0 . Gove rnmen t R a il wa y D e b en t ures 9ll ( i D e. £l5 p a id te3 k 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons . Account D o ._ Coupons (I e. Account 144.tennala 5 per Cent. Pall 5 per Cent, 1865 .t,O Account ktr?. Maremmana Railway ylean 3 per Cent 'O. Account Dn 1864 — per Cent. Anglo-French — I,entevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid i,?_°erish Imperial 5 per Cent vr,W Granada DO per Cent )10 Deferred Do. ',Land Warrants (Hectares) D ',per Cent, 1864 — p 0 vuaranteed, 4 per Cent r lavian 5 Cent 1863 . 1 1 _ . per ~ 1-ie Account b° 8 per Cent. (Uribarren) A ,„° 4 i per Cont., 1862 c' e l ,, geese 3 per Cent., 1853 b ° 0 per Cent, 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 445:: A.ccount .p a n l 5 per C on t., 1822, £ St n i - per C en t. 1850 D - O - i Per Cent., 1860 t j • pet Cent. 1859 e n Per Cent. 1862 9O 1 arcii h u , Per Cent. 1864 94 1 span-" sh 3 per au '') per Cent D O Cent D o .Account bo • N eW Deferred D ( . ) Accou n t S a o A %s o lve ili ~,. un t 2B; ,p, °, 4 Cert. of Coup not funded — F lyro c ei,eeount l6l 1 1) ' 4 per Cent. Ttotsti_per Cent. 1864 I 0 4, ° ce 6 o. l , l e ri r t Cent. 1854 94 Do ° 6 A Per Cent. 1858 DO "-eeenut Do 4100 Bonds 731 D ° 6 Per Cent. 1862 B 0 Account 1)2 4 100 B on d s G9l Dy; Per Cent 1863 13 - P e r Cent., 1865,paid Scrip — D . 3 • up oleeount3B I IPeriez, el Per Cent. G uaran t ee d ... D _ itt o a 3 Per Cent. 0 6 a ccount B e._ 4 out , Cent., 1862 ~., t _e . u _ 41 0. I, u p 1864 A p er Cent Aar.. . uivtdencts on the above payable in London. A o i ° 'Nn, 5 I, gla :i A i per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins p i D o 1 4 ? Per C.nt., Ex. 12 Guil 1 . erkeh per Cent. Certificates te ' l iztrt ' leilte s 3 Per Cent. D o A ce P o er Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. ..... , — en L'llt TWO O'CLOCK. DP .4,o:Llzat.°..neY .............................. 87 i ................................ 4010 87 1 i ial Col. F. S. VV; SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Closing I Business Railways. Pall ! Price. dame. Utistol and Exeter lOO 90 92 10 at Caledonian lOO 131 132 st Cambrian . 1 0 6.5 70 50 Cork and 8and0n...... all 13 15 20 Cornwall . all 4 6 at Dublin & Belfast June. 100 67 70 st 9 un„Perth, & A b.June. 1( 0 70 72 100 E.London, scrip Certi. 20 - 10 - d at Glasgow &S. Western 100 118 120 at Great Eastern,Ord.stk. 100 391 101 401 14 1 st Do. E. Angi. at. No." lOO 6 1 74 at Great North of Scotian 100 - - at Great Northern lOO 123 124 at Do. A stock . 100 14' 142 lot I at Do. B stock lOO - - at Do. New. is. at 25 pu: 10) - - st GtS, and W. of Irelan 100 8) 01 st Gt. Weste:n -Origina 0 59 CO 59 . , st I) .5. Va'. Bail gua 100 -- - et Do. South Wales at Do. W. Mid.- Oxtore II)) 40 (2 at Do. Newpo, t :00 35 33 at Do. Hereford.. ... ;00 iO2 'O4 st Lanc..shire Yorksiir 100 1101 121 1201 at LJndon and Blackwall 100 86 88 st Lon., Brigh., & S Coast 100 15 96 954 at on., Chat., and Dovet 100 38 1)1 571 at Do. Metrop. Ex. A.. 100 44 48 st Lon. & North Westen, 100 121 123 122 at Lon. & South Western 100 92 93 924 1 st Man., Shet., & Lincoln 100 64 6 at Metropolitan 10 Do. New 7 21 21 p 10 Do Extension.... 1 I,tp 100 Metropolitan District. all 97 98 Do do. do. 10 10 Do. and z-t. John'sW'd 6 - - at Slid and 9 Do. £9 Share 5 1 61 at Do, Birmin & Derby 100 92 s 4 25 lid Kent - - at North British at Do Ed., Pth , & Dun, 100 8 30 at Nth. Eastern-BerwicK 100 109 110 1104 25 Do. G.N•E purchas, 6.13.4 - - at Do. Leeds st Do. York lOO 108 109 103 at Do. Carlisle - - 25 Do. Stock. & Darling all 35 37 25 Do. do. 1860-61 l6 10 II p at North London 10 Do. do. 1864 10 Do. .10. 1865 at North Staffordshire 100 74 75 74 10 N. &S. W. Junction st Scottish Central at -loot. N. E , Aber. stock 100 68 70 st 0. Scot, Mid. stick lOO 112 114 at Shropshire Union - - at south Devon ,OO 51 53 at south E stern 20 - statues, Wok., & Wok all 8 9 8} st Taff Vale lOO 141 144 10 Do. C at Vale of Neath at Waterford & Kilkenn 10) 10 Waterloo & Whitcha 1 '2 - - at West Cornwall lOO 51 53 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 1 00 Atlantic& n. Lawrence all 50 61 st Bom.,Baroda,.t:Cen.ln. 100 102 103 1321 34 gu. 5 per cent 20 Do. 1' shares .* . 101 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 6i 7 10 Do. Preference all 10 11 t o o Buft,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 872-3-' lOO 76 80 st Calcutta &S. E., irn lOO 96 98 at _'ape Town & Dock, gu lOO 65 70 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 100 102 3t East. Ben cal gu., sdo 100 101 102 st East Indian, gu. 5 p.r. 100 105 106 20 Do. J Extension - - at G:and Trunkof Canade 100 34 38 311 45 41 100 Do. Eouip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 88 90 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 65 67 100 Do. do. deferred all 60 63 100 Do. 2d Pr. f. Bonds all 59 61 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 45 49 100 Do. do. deferred - (00 Do. 4th Pref. stock 100 Do. do. deterred st Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c lOO 109 1' 0 1091 10 20 o. Gua. 5 per cent l6 11 21, 20 Do. New gua. 6p. c 6 14 2 p st Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent st at Do D. , .41 per cent lO2 91 93 - - 201 Great Wes. of Canada all 161 16 14 17 204 Do. New .00 Do. Bp. c. Bds. pay 1873 all 04 96 LOG Co. 51 do. pay. 1877-8 all 86 r 8 10 Indian Branch, limited 2 1 10 at Madras, gua. 5 p.o 100 100 (02 1001 at Do. 44 do too 92 94 at Do. 41 do lOO 88 90 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 - - at Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 - - 50 Mel. & Hudson's Bay_ all 62 64 at N. til.C'da,6pc Ist pf.bs. 100 8 82 st Seinde 100 98} 99 3 at Do. Delhi 20 Do. do 4, 2 4 1. 1 at Do. Puniauh.... P t 100 98 99 at Do.lndus St. Flo, 100 - - COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec.3l, 1872 100 - - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-e4 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lf 0 93 1,6 D.•. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10. E 95 97 1)0. sp. e. Jan. & July 100 r 0 82 Do. sp. Inscribed sk 100 79 51 Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 102 IC4 Do.Apl.&Oct , 1890-1900 100 105 107 Do. do: leBo-9. 100 105 107 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 • 100 102 104 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April tutu 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 90 P 2 - Ceylon, Nov. 1863, 6p. t 100 1. 2 104 • • _ skerrr, do lOO &EA& 1 8 Mauritius, tl p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 1882, May .5, Nov. 10 103 (05 Do. 1895, Feb. & Atm l2O 1 , 2 04 Natal . .ov. o per cent 11)) 100 102 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&,Jul) , 100 93 05 N. S.W. Gov. 5 ire., 186 t 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 18,1 to 187. 100 92 04 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 iOO r 875 88, 884 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 100 102 Do. 5 percent.... - Nova So ,tia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 l9O 08 101 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 98 100 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-i; 100 -- - - Do. 1878 & upwards llO 104 106 Vic,Gov. a p.c. Ja & July 100 - - Do. do, April & Oct... 100 1064 107 104 } BRITISH MINES. Cam. Consul. 1 Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated 3O 15 17 Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst 1 560 58) Drakewalls 2.1.0 1 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 294 18 20 East Caradon 2.14.6 7 9 East yarn Brea 34 34 44 East Grenville East Gunnislake 8.3.6 } 1 East Loved 3.9.0 7 9 E. WI Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 3 3} Gam.& StAubyn(C4 wen. 66 5 7 4 Great L ixey, limited all 20 21 Great South Tolgus O. 4.6 14 2 Great Wheel Busy 14.9.6 34 4 G. Wheal Vor (Heist .e 40 28 29 Grenvilie 8.18.0 :34 3} Herod's Foot 8.10.0 33 40 Eiingston Downs 5.10.6 4i 5 Margaret Wny Lelant 13.17.6 5 7 Marke Valley 4.10.6 4 45 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, lim 21 24 New Se ton - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan 4.4.0 North Wheal Crotty Prosper United.... 7.1.6 Pr,,vidence Uny Lelant 10.6.7 32 34 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l} 390 410 South Condurrow 3.2.0 2 2} S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 IS 22 -- Stray Park Tin Croft 9 19 20 5 'Vigra and Clogan, Him all 4 6 West Bassett (I 1 I ogan 11 1 2 W. Caradon (Lkskeard 9 8 10 West Chiverton ll 75 80 West Seton 474 165 175 Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 54 825 874 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 25 274 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 5 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 15 17 ettEFE HEN CIO SHAKES. Great "Thrthern, 5 per cent., 10 81 Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pf., 44 prr cent., 89 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6 per cent. stock. 129} London and Brighton, 5 per cent. qua. stock, No. 1. 104 LINES LEASED AT PIXED RENTAI43. Nottingham and Grantham IL nad Q, 88 Preston and 'Pyre, 42 euREIGN RAIL WAYS. Sambre and Meuse, 81 6 Smith Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, isii Pi iktEIGN MIN1:14. Cape Copper, Urn., llf Chontalea Gold and Silver Mining, 81 Yuaanan.utana 01 S. Australia, Um., 1 BANKS Alliance, lira.. 28 I hartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 24 3 / 4 Chartered kler. of India, London, and china, 18i 7 t olonial, Lim. * 4a Consolidated liana, Bin., Of Eng ish Joint Stock, lira., 9 European Bank, Lim., Ili Imperial Bank, lira., 29 Imperial Ottoman, 13 London Bank of Vexico and S. America. Ilro., 15 e London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23 London and County, 76; London Joint Stook, 48 London and South- Western, 11111, 18 19 London and estminster, 954 5 National dank, 754 National Provincial of England. Ditto, ,d and sd issue, 454 Oriental Bana Corporation. 524 2 4 Provincial Banking Corporation, Bra., 8f Standard of British South Atrica, 13 Union of London, 534 DOCKS. Southampton, 5S MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim.. 51 Atl.ntic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 21 Berlin Water Works. lim., 101 80, bay Gas, lim., 51 Company of African Merchants. Ilm., 34 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of Englauu, 81 1 Ditto, new, 71 Crystal Palace, 371 Ebbw Vale, 171 fCgyptian Com. and Trading, lim., 41 I Fairb iirn Engineering, 131 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim.. 42 Gcnei al Steam: Navigation, 27 I Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 91 Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 81 International Financial society, lira., 51 Joint Stock Discount, lira., 10 4 London Financial'Association, lim . 101 1 11111 wall Freehold Land and Dock,fl 1 81 7/ 8 M dras Irrigation and Canal, 21 Ditto (all), 171 Merchant Shipping, lim., I t North British and Mercantile Insurance, 191 Ocean Marine Insurance), 211 Oriental Inland Steam, National Discount company, 13/ 1 11 131 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 171 I f 181 171 181 Peninsula and Oriental steam, 714 Telegraph Construotivn and Maintenance, lira., Ditto (Xl2 , 11 Universal Marine. Insurance.lim.. 3l Panama, New Zealand, and Australian 3.laii, kim,, 4 THE SON, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 16, 1866. The Atrocious Outrage with Vitriol. DOW-STREET-THIS DAY. John Wainwright, described as a surgeon, residing in Old Quebec-street, was placed at the bar, charged with feloniously throwing a burning fluid over the person of Mrs. Peacock, the wife of Mr. Peacock, the manager of a fruteror's establishment in New Oxford-street. It will be recollected that early in the month of January the prisoner was arrested on a charge of throwing corrosive sublimate on a lady in Museum-street, and that such was the injury the lady had sustained, that she was totally incapable of appearing in court to give evidence against the prisoner. On the first exami nation Mr. Lewis, of Groat Marlborough-street, who appeared for the prisoner, applied that bail might be accepted, but this the magistrate refused, and the prisoner has been under remand ;aid in custody ever since. Mrs. Peacock was this morning, however, so far re covered as to undergo examination, and accordingly she was brought to the police court, but her appearance excited the greatest sympathy. Sho is a lady of about 30 years of age, and has sustained irre parable injury. Th e sight of one eye has altogether been destroyed, and it has only been been by the greatest skill and care that the partial sight of the other has been pre served. The evidence of the surgeon, it will be recollected, stated that the liquid which had produced the injury was sulphu ric acid. Martha Sarah Peacock said—l am the wife of Beckett Peacock, of 477, Oxford-street. About half-past 10 on the night of the 2d January last I was going up Museum- street, waiting for my laundress, who had gone to the oil shop. I then saw a man cross the road wearing a cap and a cape. He stood sideways to me, and I then recognised it was the prisoner. I was just going to speak to him when he pulled his cape on one side, and then I saw something white in his hand, which looked like a basin, which he threw at me. It came over me like a basin of cold water I held my head down and it streamed over me. I screamed and stood still. I could not open my eyes. I don't recollect anything more but being taken into the shop and from thence to the hos pital. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH STREET. OBSTRUCTING A POLICE INSPECTOR.—JuIia Cal laghan was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and disorderly in the Haymarket ; and Mr. James Thompson, of No. 16, Colville-road, Bays water, wine merchant, was charged with' being drunk and obstructing Inspector Bowles in the exe cution of his duty. Pole-constable Fisher, 331 A, said that hearing a disturbance in the Haymarket that morning about 2 o'clock he went up to ascertain the cause, and found the prisoners having a dispute with a cab man and making a great disturbance. He per suaded her to go away, and she did so, but after wards returned and smacked his face, and said " You rogue and vagabond, give me my purse." She th en tried to strike him again, but he prevented her, and with assistance took her into custody. Inspector Bowles said that while on the way to the station Callaghan's skirt came off, through some of the crowd treading on it, and Thompson then came up while he was following with the skirt on his arm, and pushed him into the road, saying at the sametime, " What the have you to do with it." He told Thompson he was an inspector, but notwithstanding that he pushed him twice more into the road. He then took Thompson, who was drunk, into custody. Peskett, 143 C, having corroborated the inspector, Thompson said no doubt he had taken a little too much to drink, and he was sorry for what he had done. Mr. Knox said Thompson had made the best defence he could, brit he must not interfere with the police. The defendants would have to pay a fine of 20s. each. WOE BEATING.—Michael Hurley, a rough-look ing man, was charged before Mr. Knox with as saulting his wife. The Complainant, on the charge being first brought before the Court, stated that her husband was in the constant habit of ill-using her, and at the same time she exhibited her arm, which was much dis coloured. She also described other conduct on the part of her husband of a disgraceful nature, and said he was a lazy, drunken fellow. The prisoner said his wife was a drunken, aggra vating woman, and that she had struck him on the head with a poker. The complainant said she was a charwoman at the Reform Club, and could call witnesses to speak to her character. She had not struck her husband with a poker, but her son struck him in taking the poker from him and protecting her. The son was called and bore out the complain ant's statement. Mr. Knox ordered Paice, the warrant officer, to make inquiries respecting the parties, and the officer now stated that he had ascertained that they were both in the habit of drinking, and that there was very little difference between them. A waiter from the Reform Club was called by the complainant, and he gave her a good character, and two witnesses were called by the prisoner, and they stated that the complainant was a woman of a most aggravating nature, and said that her voice could be heard iu the street hours after she came home of an evening, and they believed she wanted to get rid of her husband. She was also in the habit of drink ing. Mr. Knox said he had no doubt what the officer had represented was the truth of the matter, and that sometimes one drank and so me ti m es the other, and that there was not a pin to choose between them. The prisoner was a strong man, and had assaulted his wife, and he must be taught to keep his hands off his wife. He would not send him for the full term, as at first he intended to do, but would commit him for twomonths with hard labour. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING. The Lord Chancellor took his seat on the woolsack a five o'clock. THE CATTLE PLAGUE. Tho Earl of ELLENBOROUGU drew the attention of the house to the alleged misconduct of a magistrate in connection with the question of cattle removal under the order of the Privy Council. Since he had drawn the at tention of the house to this subject circumstances had arisen that rendered it very important that the attention of Parliament should be directed to the matter. Earl GRANVILLE said that the subject, no doubt, was of great importance, and an inquiry had been instituted into the circumstances connected with the conduct of the magistrate, who was stated to have acted contrary to the order of the Privy Council. JAMAICA GOVERNMENT BILL. On the motion of Earl RUSSELL this bill went throng ' committee. MARINE MUTINY BILL. NATIONAL DEBT REDUCTION BILL. These bills severally passed through committee. MUTINY RILL. On the motion of the Earl DE GREY this bill was read a second time. ADJOURNMENT OP THE HOUSE FOR THE EASTER RECESS. Earl RUSSELL gave notice that to-morrow he would make the usual formal motion for the adjournment of the house for the Easter recess. Ho would move that the house should adjourn until the 12th April. Their lordships shortly afterwards adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING. Mr. DODSON, in the absence of the Speaker, took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a third time and passed:— Banbury Gas, Drayton Junction Railway, Manchester Royal Exchange, and Wigton Water. The following bills were withdrawn :—Crystal Palace and South London Junction Railway, South Eastern Railway (London, Croydon, and Caterham Junction), and Devon and Cornwall Railway. THE LEEDS BANKRUPTCY COURT. In reply to Mr. FERRAND, The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he had expressed an opinion that the Lord Chancellor had the power to suspend Mr. Welch, but it had since been discovered that no such power existed. It was thought while one charge was pending against Mr. Welch, it was not advisable to in stitute another touching his suspension. With respect to Mr. Miller the Lord Chancellor thought, and he (the At torney General) was also of the same opinion, that no facts had appeared for removing that gentleman from his office. Mr. Vaughan—How far from the Museum was this ? Witness—The corner of Brewer-street, near Mr. Peek's shop. I hair° suffered excruciating pain from the liquid. MY face is burnt. Mr. Vaughan—Have you any doubt that the prisoner was the man who threw the liquid over you ? Witness—None whatever. Mr. Vaughan—Have you the power of vision so that you can say the prisoner at tho bar is the same man ? Wituess—Yes. [The bandage was then for a mment removed from the witness's eye, and she said, pointing to the prisoner, " That is the man who threw the liquid over nie."l By Mr. Lewis—My dress was all burnt in holes. Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis, of Great Marlborough street—l have known the prisoner for twelve months. My husband and myself have been on very friendly terms with the prisoner. We knew him at Sheffield. I and my hus band have visited him frequently at his house in Quebec street. We were all on very friendly terms. A quarrel arose between the prisoner and my husband in consequence of a paper being posted on our door. This took place the Thursday before Christmas day. It was placed just under neath the bell. From that time my husband declined to visit him or to receive his visits. The witness here became very much agitated, and for a short time her examination had to be suspended. On recovering herself the witness proceeded—My sister in-law used to visit the prisoner with us. After the paper was posted on our door my husband requested mo not to visit the prisoner. 1 never visited the prisoner after the prohibition before the day of the accident. I am quite sure about that. The last time I saw the prisoner I was in company with my uncle, we shook hands at parting, and were all very friendly. The day of the accident I and my uncle took tea with the prisoner, and I returned home about 9 o'clock in the evening. I had occasion after that to go out to my laundress, this was about 10, and then it was that the injury was inflicted on me. I told the person who first came up to me that the man who had thrown the liquid over me was a man about the middle height with a thin face. I don't remember exactly what I said to my husband, I was in such pain. I recollect I did tell my husband I did not know who it was that had thrown the liquid over me, but this was because I did not wish him to know I had been to the prisoner's house. I told him the person had a cap on. My husband did not say in my hearing, " Oh, then, it must be Wainright." I told my sister-in-law that he thought that that was the man who had done it. Re-examined —I went to the prisoner's house on the day I did in consequence of receiving a letter which 1 thought he had sent. I told my uncle about it. He said he was going up that way, and that he would go with me. I went to Wainwright's, and he then went on his knees and told me it was not him that sent the letter. This was on the Saturday night of the accident. On Sunday morning I told my sister that Wainwright was the person who threw the stuff at me. His name was never suggested to me by any one, as to prisoner doing me th e inju r y. _ _ : - Mr. Vaughan—Why did you say in the baker's shop you did not know Wno It was r Witness—Because I was afraid of my husband. Mr. Vaughan—When you left the prisoner on the even ing of the accident, did you tell him where you would bo at another part of the evening ? Witness—No. Mr. Vaughan—Did you tell him you would bo in Museum-street about half-past ten ? Witness—No. Mr. Vaughan—Did you expect to see him at Museum street ? Witness—No. Mr. Vaughan—Have you seen the prisoner wear a cap at his own house? Witness—Yes. Mr. Vaughan—Was the cap that the prisoner wore on the erening of the outrage the same sort as you had seen him wear at his own house ? Witness —Yes. Mr. Vaughan—Was the statement that you made to the constable that the man wore a cap true ? - Witness— Yes. Mr. Vaughan—How far was the place whore the acciden occurred from your own house. Witness—About half a minute's walk. The prisoner was then fully committed for trial. Liverpool Cotton Market. —lbis Day. -4 , The Market continues steady. Sales probably 25,000 bales or more. The Price of Gold. By advica from Hamburg the price of gold Is 424 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.4 i per £1 strrlin Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, at about the same price in London and Hamburg. tile quotation et gold at Paris is about per mille pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.25 per Li sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of L . 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appea's that gold is nearly 3-Ictlis per cent, dearer in London than in Paris. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about ion per cent. At these rates there is no profit on the importa,lon of goa d from the United States CABINET COUNClL — Summonses have been issued for a Cabinet Council to-morrow aftornoon, at half-past 2 o'clock, at Earl Russell's official residence, in Downing street. EXTENSIVE FIRE NEAR THE DOCKS THIS DAY.— About half-past two o'clock this morning the exten sive pile of warehouses, belonging to Messrs. Watson and Metcalf, wharfingers, situated on the north side of Burr street, Lower East Smithfield, wore found to be on fire. Up to ten o'clock this morning there still remained much fire among the ruins; and on account of the vast quantity of jute, there is likely to be for some time several engines playing to prevent a; fresh outbreak. The origin of the fire is unknown. OFFICAL REPORT OF FIRES.—The annexed is a copy of Capt. Shaw's official returns to the Metro politan Board of Works of fires that occurred from 6 a.m. of the 14th to 6of the 15th:-14th. Half-past 7 p.m.: 57, Fore-strcat, Cripplegate, occupied by A. Ashley, umbrella maker, caused by lighted paper thrown down area, contents insured in the Scottish Union ; damage, end of counter burned, and stock in shop damaged by fire, heat, &c. Eight p.m.: 69, Willow-walk, Tabernacle-square, occu pied by G. Goodwin, turner ; alarm caused by chimney on fire. Quarter-past 8 p.m.: 61, Borough-road, Southwark, occupied by Messrs. Harvey and Co., china and glass mer chants, caused by a candle, contents insured in the Phomix —damage, back warehouse (ground floor) and contents seriously damaged by fire ; front shop and upper part of house slightly damaged by smoke. 15th, quarter past 12 a.m.: 6, Leigh- street, Burton-crescent, occupied by G. Mills, oil and colourman, contents insured in the Norwich Union ; damage, front shop and contents severely damaged by fire, upper part of house by heat, &c. Quarter-past 3 a.m.: 12, Wilderness-row, Goswell-road, occupied by W. Tamer, watchmaker, contents insured in the Phoenix ; damage, front shop and contents severely damaged by fire, rest of house by heat, &c. A PLAGUE OF LOCUSTS.—Letters from Tangiers report that locusts have committed great ravages at Maza gan and Rabat. Every green leaf had disappeared at Rabat, and the orange groves presented a singular spec tacle of wood and fruit. Rain was very much wanted. The continued drought was beginning to excite apprehen sions of a famine. Business in the Foreign and Colonial produce Markets during the last few days has been very quiet. Sugars have only been dealt in to a limited extent, without any material change in prices. Coffee has been in fair demand at steady rates, while the dealings in rice have been checked by the high rates demanded by holders in rice. THAMES. DRUNKENNESS AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.—A girl, named Catherine Ryan, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with being concerned with two other females not in custody in stealing a shawl and a purse, containing a gold wedding-ring and Bs. or 9s. in money, from the person of Emily Taylor, a married woman of 46, Cannon-street-road, Rat cliffe-highway. Mrs. Taylor was charged with being drunk and incapable of taking care of herself. A boy, named Alfred Michaels, a cigar-maker, said he was in Halfmoon-passage, Whitechapel, yesterday evening, and saw the prisoner and two women about a drunken " lady," who was stretched on the pavement and quite incapable. The pri soner took the lady's shawl off and gave it to another g rl, who went away with it. About ten minutes afterwards another woman took a purse out of the drunken lady's bosom, alstracted the money from it and dropped it on the ground. All the females surrounding the drunken lady then ran away. He gave information to a police-constable, and the prisoner was given into custody. Mrs. Taylor, stated in the police-sheet to be only 04—..-Jea,, Actao missed her shawl and purse when she recovered her senses. There were Bs. or 9s.lin the purse, and a weddinggold ring, which was broken. She was about to take it to a jeweller to be repaired. The prisoner, who is only 13 years of age, denied having committed the robbery. Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner for a week, and directed the police to search for her confederates in the crime of robbing the woman. Mrs. Emily Tylor was then arraigned in the dock which the girl Ryan had just left, and a constable, named Enos Parrott, 56 H, said he found the pri soner drunk and helpless in Duncan-street, White chapel, last night. The prisoner said she was sorry for getting drunk, and it should not happen again. said—l have come here to defend lir. Imia:rwo smith, Mr. Paget—Who has been found lying helplessly drunk in the streets. She is in a most disgraceful position. That is the least part of the mischief. You (the prisoner) temnted that girl I have just remanded, and two other females, to commit a very. serious crime. You a re morally guilty of partici pating in that offence. The girl is gone to gaol, and two others may be committed to gaol for being concerned in the crime, which would not have be en committed if you had been sober. I fine you ss. for being drunk. The money was paid. MARKETS.--This Day. MARK LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat were moderate. On the whole, the trade was steady at full quotations. The market was moderately supplied with foreign wheat. Most desoriptious were in fair average request, and prices ruled firm. Floating cargoes of grain moved off steadily at full cur rencies. With barley the market was very moderately supplied. The trade for all qualities ruled firm at fully late rates. The malt trade was firm at extreme quotations. The supply of oats on sale is tolerably largo. There was a fair demand for most descriptions, at late rates. Beans and pas fully supported Monday's currency. The flour trade was steady, on former terms. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. Englishh _ _ and Scotch 3460 1140 2630 120_ 1320 Iris Foreign 6390 2320 20,850 1380 sks. 1390 ble. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are moderately supplied with meat. The trade on the whole is steady, as follows : Per 81b by the earaase. s A a d a d a d Inferior beef ... 'lO 3 2 Inferior mutton.... 3 10 4 2 Middling; do. 343 10 Middling mutton-4 44 8 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime do 4 10 5 0 Prime small d0....4 4 4 6 Veal 4 0 5 4 Large pork 3 10 4 0 Small pork. 4 8 5 2 L am b, Cs Od to Os Od. BOROUGH HOP. - - The transactions in hops have been by no means nu merous ; nevertheless the value of all qualities has been fairly supported. New Mid and East Kents Bos to 190 s per cwt. New Weald of Bents New Sussex Yearlings —s to —§ „ COLONIAL. -Business of Nest India sp SrctAitinactive, bivee and the few par celsen at about pre vious rates. In the refined market c ommon l umps an d . edi has ose b d bees of titlers are quoted 44s to 44s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.—A fair demand has prevailed for both Planta ,ion and Native Ceylon, and the former has sold readily at 'nil rates. a limited amount of IluipYon the high rates at b ul ßle e E sTe l i: t h Or r ed present demanded by holders. _ e o i nnttoi nconsequent o TALLOW.—The market remains dull. P.Y.C. on the delivery 50s 3d, and I s L o t t ;h i r s e q o u n o i t o e n a tl 6 ll3 °B sl 3 s d 3 s d o s B la 6d 6 , d j :e 4 r e cwt. The directors of the City tank, having secured premises, will open a branch office at 25, Ludgate hill, as soon as the necessary alterations are com pleted. Owing to the stoppage of Messrs. Puget, Bain bridges, and Co., the drafts drawn upon them by Messrs. Latouche and Co., of Dublin, have been paid for their house to-day by the National Pro vincial Bank of England. In frUit and spices an average amount of business has been done at about former prices, while Tallow has been dull, at barely previous quotations, or both present and forward delivery. MESSAGE FROM THE LORDS. Mr. Justice WILLES brought a message from the House of Peers, informing the House of Commons that their lord ships had agreed to the Princess Helena's Annuity Bill, and Prince Alfred's Annuity Bill, without amendment. THE COMPANIES' ACT. Mr. H. SEYMOUR abked the President of the Board of Trade if he intended to introduce a measure to alter the Companies' Act, 1862, to enable companies, by special re solution of their shareholders, to diminish the nominal value and increase: the number of their, shares, re taining intact the original amount of the capital of the company ? Mr. M. GIBSON said the matter had been under consi deration with a view to the introduction of a bill. The provisions of the bill had not been yet finally arranged, but he hoped to be able to introduce the measure early after Easter. THE WHITWORTH GIIN. In reply to Mr. WHITE, The Marquis of HARTINGTON said the gun referred to was not constructed entirely on the Whitworth prin ciple. The gun, which was of a larger calibre, had only been used experimentally, and as there were none tried of the eight or nine inch bore some would be ordered and effec tually tried before they were introduced into the service. CATTLE PLAGUE. Mr. DENT asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Government had decided upon the compensa- tion to be paid to persons whose cattle were slaughtered by orders of the Privy Council or the local authorities, previous to the passing of tho Cattle Diseases Act ; and from what funds such compensation would be paid? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the matter was one of great difficulty, and the Government had not yet been able to decide how to frame the orders for compensation. DOCKYARD ELECTORS. Mr. OT WAY asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he would object to substitute for the clause in the Bill for the Representation of the People, which would deprive the artisans in her Majesty's dockyards of the franchise, ono enabling those artisans to give their votes by ballot ; and whether the act would be applicable to officers on fully pay ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it WAllla -La ilerfartly 01. n.• to whom tha not would apply. With respect to the other part of the question, the Govern ment were not prepared to admit secret voting. The mea sure was not so much to to protect the artisans themselves as the members they might elect. GUN FACTORY CHARGES. In reply to Mr. H. TRACY, The Marquis of HARTINGTON said changes had been made in the gun factories, and each arm was made to show its own expenses. Tho preparation of a new balance sheet would occasion great expense. CATTLE DISEASE. Sir G. GREY, in reply to Colonel EDWARDS, said it was important that a permanent measure should be introduced. A committee, however, was sitting on the subject, and it was better to defer the introduction of a bill until the committee had made its report. THE POOR LAWS. In reply to Mr. DE GREY, Mr. VILLIERS said the subject of a retiring pension to Mr. John Chamberlain, of Norfolk, had been under the consideration of the Poor-law Board, but they could not recommend the pension, because that person had not been exclusively employed in the administration of the poor laws, as laid down in the act which governed such cases. SANITARY PRECAUTIONS. Mr. C. SURTEES asked the Under Secretary of State for the Home Department if he would state what orders her Majesty's Government intended to issue regarding the movement of hides and skins ? Mr. BARING said hides from India and Australia would be allowed to be removed without any obstruction, but skins and hides of animals that had died of disease would not be allowed to be moved at all. Skirls of animals which had been in infected districts would not be allowed to be removed until disinfected. NOTTINGHAM BARRACKS. The Marquis of HARTINGTON said he wished to cor rect a statement he had made the other evening. On that occasion he said the land had been purchased by direction of the Duke of Newcastle; he should have said it was pur chased of that nobleman. CHURCH RATES. In reply to Mr. B. HorE (in the absenco of Viscount Cranbcrne), The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was his intention to frame certain suggestions he had made when the matter was under discussion. He had not been as yet able to complete them. PARLIAMENTARY OATHS BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Sir G. GREY said the oath proposed by the right hon. gentleman opposite (Mr. Disraeli) divided itself into parts, and the Government, with a desire to see an uniform oath framed for all members, would therefore not object to the first portion of the oath as framed by him. After a few words from Mr. T. CHAMIERS, Tho house wont into committee. On clause 1 the following form of oath was moved by Mr. DISRAELI :,—" I, A. 8., do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to , her Majesty Queen Victoria: and I do faithfully promise to maintain and sup port the succession to the Crown, as the same stands limited and settled by an act passed in the reign of King William the Third, entituled °An Act for the further limitation of the Crown, and better securing the rights and liberties of the subject;' and I do solemnly declare that her Ma jesty is, under God, the only supreme governor of this realm, and that no foreign prince, prelate, state, or poten tate has any jurisdiction or authority in any of the courts within the same. So help me God." The first two paragraphs were agreed to. Mr. DISRAELI then proposed the third paragraph " And I do further solemnly declare that her Majesty is, under God, the only supreme governor of this realm, and that no foreign prince, prelate, state, or potentate, hath any jurisdiction or authority in auy of the courts within the samo." The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he thought ho could state objections to the proposal of a twofold character. In the first place, the words proposed to be introduced were incongruous and useless ; and in the second place they were positively mischievous. The oath as hitherto adopted ex pressed two things—the principle of personal loyalty to the Crown; and, in tho next place, loyalty to the monarch, as settled by the fundamental laws of the constitution. Well, the committee had agreed to that. They were, however, now asked to go further, and to introduce an abstract pro position, which neither their obligations nor pledges of loyalty to the Crown, nor their pledges according to the law or constitution demanded of them. What could be the use or advantage of an abstract declaration or proposition in an oath of that kind ? There v. as only one purpose for which it could be introduced, and that was for the purpose of operating as a test. Well, there might be occasions on which for grave reasons it might be desirable, if not neces sary, to introduce tests. But what was the criterion of there being such an occasion? Why there might be persons whom it would be desirable to exclude by tests—persons whose presence it would be dangerous to admit. In ancient times that was the foundation of all declarations regard tug the royal supremacy. Undoubtedly there was origi n.lly a very energetic and efficacious test which practi cally excluded those who entertained the opinion of the Papal supremacy. By degrees they came to place more confidence in their fellow- subjects of the Roman Catholic religion, and then they took the very singular course, which they had now agreed to depart from—that was, to exonerate from the test the very persons whom it was intended to exclude, and leaving it applicable to those whom it was well known did not hold the opinion objected to. Having agreed, however, that the time had come when they might depart from that course, wore they to introduce an abstract proposition which would be useless es a test, and which, in fact, was useless for any purpose ? Was there any human being in her Majesty's dominions who doubted that her Majesty, under God, was the only supreme governor of these realms ? Could any man take the oath of allegiance to her Majesty, and faithfully pro mise to maintain the succession to the Crown as by law ordained, and at the same time could it be necessary to re quire him to go on to declare that her Majesty was the only supreme governor of the realm ? It aimed at an absurdity which was entertained by nobody ; it expressed a mere political truism which all acknowledged, and unless they meant to introduce all the other truisms of the constitutien and the prerogatives of the Crown, and, in fact, to make the oath a concise political treatise, what would be the advantage of introducing such a declaration ? And was not the next part of the amendment open to still stronger objection ? " That no foreign prince, prelate, state, or potentate bath any jurisdiction or authority in any of the courts within the same." Most lame and impotent con clusion ! Why, whoever did say that any foreign prince had any jurisdiction within any of the courts of this king dom ? The truth was, they were enunciating as a truism —as a platitude as absolute as over was put into words—a thing which was never aimed at or touched by any of the previous tests. Well, then, for the purposes of a test, this declaration was useless and absurd. But was it harmless? Why it limited the jurisdiction and authority of her Ma jesty, instead of embodying the recognition which should be made of it. Did any of the old statutes so limit it ? They must express the law of supremacy as it stood upon the statute-book, or not at all. That law so expressed was the law of the land, and was binding upon all men, whether they took the oath or not. If, however, they would suggest limited notions of the Royal supremacy, they could not take a better course than to oblige persons who came to that house to show that no foreign prince or potentate had any jurisdiction within the courts of this realm. He trusted, therefore, the committee would not adopt the amendment of the right hon. gentleman. (Cheers.) Sir H. CAIRNS reverted to the days of Queen Eliza beth, when the oath of supremacy in all its fulness was first introduced. At that period the Catholics said they could not take it, because it negatived a supremacy, and an authority in a quarter where they believed it to exist. When the Ministers of the Crown then in office heard this they prepared a memorandum to the effect that the mean ing of the oath was that it implied jurisdiction of a coercive character, and did not mean jurisdiction in Toro conscientice. They then readily took it. He could not imagine what real objection Roman Catholics could have to taking the clause of the oath as amended by Mr. Disraeli, unless it was that it did mean something which they cherished intentions not to perform. Lord E. . HOWARD supported the bill, for which he thanked the Government. Mr. WHITESIDE said that the proposed oath was not a Roman Catholic oath, but was applicable to every mem ber of the house, who professed allegiance to her Majesty the Queen. Mr. SYNAN, amid loud calls for a division and general uproar, asked the house to support the Government in their attempt to settle the question. Mr. DISRAELI explained that in the formation of the oath he had been guided by Queen Elizabeth's course, ani which was regarded by her subjects as a happy solu tion of the matter. Mr. LONG announced his inability to vote with either side. Mr NEWDEGATE, amid loud cries for a division, said that although hon. members might wish to dine, he desired to do his duty. He should vote with Mr. Disraeli, but would introduce amendments in committee in accordance with his views. The house divided, and the numbers were— For Mr. Disraeli's amendment 222 Against it Majority in favour of the Government oath -14 The first clause of the bill containing the oath o allegiance as proposed by the Government, with the addi tion in reference to the succession as guaranteed by act of Parliament, was then agreed to. The remaining clauses were slightly discussed, bul ultimately agreed to. The bill then passed through com• mittee. On the motion for going into supply, Sir J. WALSH called the attention of the house to the importance of continuing the construction of iron-clad men-of-war ; and moved for returns of the total cost of building and equipment of the Warrior and Agincourt re spectively. Mr. BAILLIE contended that the naval force of Eng land in this description of ship is wholly inadequate for the purposes of defence and the protection of our com merce, and at the present moment this country was in an inferior position both in the Mediterranean and the Pacific Lord C. PAGET admitted that numerically our navy might be small, but its force was really greater than it had been for many years, and equal to the security of tho country, while it was also fitted to maintain its dignity. The subject then dropped. The house then went into committee of supply oi the Navy Estimates. The house then went into committee on the Navy Esti mates, and a long discussion ensued, which turned mainly oe the conduct of the Admiralty in the construction of iron ships. This policy was much criticised from a scien tific point of view by Mr. Laird, Mr. Saunders, Mr. Flem ing, Mr. Graves, and other members interested in ship building ; and from an administrative and professional stand-point by Sir J. Pakington, Mr. O'Beirne, and others. The defence of the Admiralty rested entirely on Lord C. Paget, who certainly made a very gallant fight on behalf of the department he represents in the house. The votes agreed to were : Storekeeper-General of the Navy, for the building, re. pair, and outfit of the fleet and coastguard, steam machinery, and ships built by contract, X 1,003,501. Comptroller of the Navy, ditto, X 318,000. Half-pay, reserved half-pay, kc., £689,052. Greenwich Hospital, £135,369. The orders of the day were then gone through, and at but the purely fyrtaal business postponed. The house then adjourned. Bank of England Iteturnse—Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to t] cap. 32, for the week ending 1 ISSUE DE: he Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, March 14, 1866. 'ARTIsiENT. Notes issued ..„X28,427,860 Governmt. Debt.Xll,ols,loo Other Securities.. 3,984,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Silver Bullion £28,427,860 £28,427,860 BANKING 1X Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest 3,808,527 Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National 3PARTMENT. Governmt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) £9,915,483 Other Securities 19,052,576 Notes 7,904,785 Gold and Silver Coin Debt, and Div Accounts) 6,304,819 Other Deposits 12,723,104 Seven Day cud other bills 883,152 £37,772,602 March 15, 1866. £37,772,602 MILLER, Chief Cashier. Foreign Mail Packet List MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton.- Mar. 22. Ditto, via Marseilles Mar. 16 Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet April 6 Ditto, by Frenoh packet Mar. 22. Cape of Good Hope, Asoension, and St. Helena Mar. 24. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton—Mar. 22. Ditto, via Marseilles Mar. 16 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton ....Mar. 2 76. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton..... Mar. 3. Ditto, via Marseilles • ......... •• 3f3 r * 16 India (Bombay), via Southampton.. ................ Mar. 16 . . Ditto, via Marseilles ....................... Mar. 2 5 Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via SouthamPton liar. 16. Ditto, via Marseilles Mar. 16. Mauritius, via Southampton ............ ........ Max. l 6 Ditto, via Marseille3 .............• April April 7. Newfoundland .......................... April 11 Portugal .................. ........ •• • • ...... •• • ..April G. unitDedittsota, bteyspranivdatterbittipshtonolrAtshboAnmerica , by 11ri ...... tish packet ".••••••••• Mar. 22 Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp. ton ......... Ditto, ♦ia Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via e Londoaderry.,Mar. 16. West Indies and Pacific (exceptßahatuas, Cuba, and Mexico Cuba and Mexico - Feb 31. Bahamas, via New York. April R. Bermuda, ditto . ... West Coast of Africa. Madeira, and Teneritie .... April 12 ______ AFFAIRS M MEXlCO.—Advices received at New York on 3d March, via Havannah, state that the Liberals captured and sacked Alamos on Feb. 7. The town was de fended by the Imperialists for seven hours. The Impe rialists continued successful in different parts. _ CURIOUS REASON FOR A DIVORCE.—A man re cently got a divorce from his wife in Cincinnati because she used morphine to a degree so excessive that it crazed and rendered her unfit for her duties as a spite. — Amuri Democrat. L. OW. 11......... SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This po,j,‘ WARWICK RACES-THIS DAY. [Br ELECTRIC TELEQRAPR.] HANDICAP HURDLE RACE Cutler Cutaway Wild Thyme Eight ran. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS DAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. sto 2 agst Mail Tiain (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Scamander (taken) 100 to 9 agst Pearl Diver (taken) 100 to 7 agst Raglan (taken) 20 to 1 agst Black Prince (Godding's) CHESTER CITP. 11 to 1 agst Gong (taken) 28 to 1 agst Sandal (taken) 30 to 1 agst Survey (taken) 30 to 1 agst Saladin (taken) 40. to 1 agst Mail Train (taken) 50 to 1 agst Salpinctes (taken) MANCHESTER BETTING—Tms DAT. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7to 2 agst Mail Train (offered) 100 to 7 agst Scamander (taken) 100 to 7 agst Pintail (taken) 100 to 7 agst Raglan (taken) 100 to 6 agst Black Prince, by Knight of Kars (t) 25 to 1 agst Black Prince, by Voltigeur (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to Bon the field (offered) 25 to 1 agst Surney (taken) RACING FIXTU F RES FOR 1866. MA Lewes Spring l5 Croxton Park l6 Northampton Windsor Spring Newcastle 5pring......... 28 IL. Newmarket Craven 2 Durham 2 131ackheath & Woolwich.. 2 Catterick Bridge Aberevenny • 5 Lichfield Spring Chelmsford Spring Thirsk ........................ I'A Epsom Spring ............ 12 Newmarket Ist Spring.... 1.6 Liverpool Hunt 20 Chester .. 24 Curragh .. ... 24 Ascot Spring — 1 Salisbury Bath 8 Harpenden lO York Spring Epsom Summer 3:6 Uxbridge 2l Manchester 23 Ascot Summer 29 [ADVERTISEMENT.' G. MARTIN will send information from the Course Wore or after the race a good thing for Northamptonshire Stakes. For terms, send stamp directed envelope to 8, Bon-val.-is street, Paddington. Foreign Fisheries. In the Annales du Commerce Exterieur, publishera by the French Government, we find the following account of the cod-fishing of Belgium during the past year. The quantity of fish taken in the Ostend is given as 12,712 tons, being rather more than a thousand tons less than the quantity obtained last year ; the price on the contrary was much higher than in 1864, the average in that year having been only 345., while this season it reached 435. Bd. The number of boats engaged was the same each year namely, 156 ; but in the latter nearly the whole of the cod was taken on the Doggerbank, and only 356 tons off the Feroe Islands, which the Belgian fishermen seem to be deserting. The boats are now setting out again for fresh fish for the market, the supply having been somewhat diminished by the recent stormy weather. The market price of oysters continues to increase, and there appears no hope of a reduction ; the last quotations which we have from Ostend are as follows One-half ton of 1,600 to 1,800 oysters 175 fr. One-fourth ditto 800 to 850 „ One-eighth ditto 400 to 425 71 One-sixteenth 200 to 210 „ These are cash prices without discount or abate, ment of any kind. A second exhibition of fresh and preserved fish, matters resulting from the fisheries and applied in medicine, and in agriculture and other industries, fishing tackle, implements used in the various preser vative processes, raw materials employed in connec tion with the fisheries, boats, apparats of pisiculture, and models of the habitations, clothing and fittings of fishermen, took place at Bergen, in August last, the first having been held in 1861. On the latter occasion, the French Government sent a commis sion composed of naval officers, shipowners, and master fishermen, to report on the results. The commission, amongst other things, says that the sail cloths of France carried away the palm from all competitors, being pronounced to be not only supe rior in quality, but also cheaper than those of Hol land, which formerly'held the place of honour. The hints held out for the use of the French fishermen may possibly be of service to others ; the commis sioners say that the winter cod-fishery around the Luffoden Islands seems highly productive, especially in the West-Fiord, the abundance of fish being so great during the season which ended in May last, that twenty-four :millions were captured, being an average of a thousand fish for each man engaged in the taking. Off Iceland the average is said rarely to amount to 600 fish a head during the season, although the fishing goes on by night as well as day, while in Norway the nets are laid overnight to be taken up the next morning. The French fishermen are accustomed to set sail for Iceland between the middle of March and the beginning of April, and the fishing generally becomes productive about the middle of the latter month ; the commissioners re commend that in future the boats shall set out at the end 81 February for the entrance of the West- Fiord, when they will meet the fish on their way out from the bay. The fishing commencing at that point may afterwards be continued in the usual spots around Iceland, and the boats will be filled much more rapidly than they are at present. With respect to the herring fishery a similar recommen dation is given, namely, that it should commence about the middle of June, in which month the fish are found in Norway in great abundance, and be continued on the coast of Scotland from about the middle of July. It is well known that the streams in the West Indian Islands, and especially of Martinique, abound in craw fish, or habitants as they are called by the creoles, and that they grow to a large size, as large sometimes as the langouste or spring lobster. The catching of habitants—literally, taking in the natives —is a very favourite sport with the biped inhabi tants of the island, and the method e mployed is rather curious. The craw fish are ex cee n di s ng d ly o fo nt n ho d et of the manioc roo t, a smallpiece of which willstupify nounone of o r t h t e h s e e silly of iii v m eans,Nihoa,n bei ngs, having ig hesitate to take greedily into their mouths that which steals away t h e ir brains. The manioc, cut i n dropped into the course o f one of the ga ill on s or mountain streams, calm and li mp id i n ewe w eather, but often converted i n an hour or so waittthacshmeadlltoflatahtes h of o o li k. g s h , t a w nd oo t d h , e c lin ork e : ( into rus hi ng torrents,weath everythingewrhiperhoveaersryfine, s ha habitants o bsin r ei feathers nalsmall supplied pieces, a r e m. them. If the the seize the manioc like maniacs, and straightway be come as torpid as a Chineseopium-smoker, or as the traditionary alderman after dinner, and at night the fishing party takes abominable advantage of the poor crustacean's condition ; a number of men provided with torches illuminate the bed of the stream, and a hand-net with a strong handle being drawn along the bottom, the craw fish are captured without dif ficulty. But catching habitants is not always agree able work. If the skies prove propitious, it is fine fun for the fisherman ; if otherwise, the tables are turned upon him rather unpleasantly ; shoul d d o d n e e thy of the torrential showers overtake him, b finds the air filled with small flies which get into his nose, his ears, his eyes, and half blind, half madden him. Again, if by any acciden t the torches are tex tinguished, the fishermen have to grope their way . // iis , overhung by esuddenly home down the courses of t he gaz o . ; terra facile as that of Avernus terrible, but not nearly so a hole or striking ' with the chance of falling into huge trees, which make the road as dark, almost as r n e t t o h e return n tra b ry y benighted craw .. . ; ve i n f, tu o firma, the probabilities are greatly in favour of against a rock or boulde r stumbling upon some of the venomous reptiles with which the island abounds. There are few nicer things than soupe a la bisque, but the raw material, ike most good things, is not to be picked up with out some trouble. ord Sir B. IV. Lord T. it. N. -, " ir J. A.