The Sun. — London, England, 1865-03-02 00:00:00

IYIONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The. Bank of England directors have this morn ing reduced their rate of discount from 5 to 4i per el it• The event has been very generally anticipated for . s ome days past, and it may be said th a t some (~118aPP0i n tment has been caused because th e quo t a - Tation has not been lowered to 4 per cent. Another cc'neession of per cent., however, is fully expected t at p .tile next wee kl y court, and there is good feasi lit du IIY in th e id ea, as capital is abundant and trade The reduction has not induced many bills on e)Onnuercial account to be brought forward as yet, t lit t he call for mon e y on th e par t o f ra il way com cranies is active, an d paper o f th ree mont h s ' d ate an b e negoti a t e d- a t a f ract i on under the new rate. Messrs. Alexander Cunliffes and Co., Messrs. e vera nd Gurney, and Co., the National Discount ~c 4nP anY, &c., have reduc e d th e i r a ll owance f or d e - R emit account s per cent., v i z., to per cent. for a °l 4 l l at call ; to 34 per cent. for seven days ; and draw: Per cent. for fourteen days n oti ce o f with "al. "e last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under :- 1865. 1864 ... £58,014 £56,136 ... 96,928 92,967 ... 17,751 16,092 Great Western North Western ". South trighto estern Wll ••• - 0 11th East; ... 14,309 12,307 ... 44,070 42,478 ~ern neat North ern L alleashir, ... 16,830 14,782 ... 34,072 31,069 :e and Yorkshire ... 35,384 34,830 0 16t°1 and Exeter ... 5,169 5,119 rth Eastern 52,571 51,004 or a achester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 17,260 17,372 eat T h taste 21,451 26,658 „ Eastern ••• ••• _"se r eturns, when compared with those of the °f :sPonding period of last year, show an increase INi ' 2,87 8 on the Great Western ; £3,961 on the °l. An ti l Western ; £1,659 on th e S ou th W es t ern ; x 22 7 2 on tho B r i g ht on ; £1 , 592 on t h e Midl an d ; "" 48 on the South-Eastern ; £3,003 on the Great eo rther n ; £554 on the Lancashire and Yorkshire ; the Bristol and Exeter; £1,567 on the North te rn ; and £793 on the Great Eastern. Two O'CLOCK. t ei kt Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's go, egr aul- the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. Rather firm. th, e English Stock Market has been improved by 41i 'ed uction of the Bank rate, investors sho w i ng p er ttl e more disposition to purchase. A rise of * a re ce nt. has t a k en place in the Funds, and Consols 89, `Ti 89 for money ; 89*- for the 9th inst., and A tt , for April. The N ew Th rees an d R e d uce d 189 hies are 86* 87+ ex. div. ; the 2* per Cents, 71 ; Exchequer Bills, 3s. to 6s. prem. ; 1017, 5 per Cents., 1031 ; Enfaced 5 per Cents, .4' 42 1 ; and do. per Cents., 109. p oi. general improvement has taken place in the Se t i,, ei gn Market, but business has not been very eTurkish Consolidds have risen to 5.2 i 53* ; give txiean to 261 ; do. New to 2511; Spanish Pas -6341 3,24- 2 do. Certificates to 154. 1 ; Italian to Q , B , uo. New to 11 4. dis. ; but Greek have re mai L° 2 01 21+ ; and the Confederate Loan re if.' at 48 50. tath ili ness in the Railway Share Market has been ati dull, but prices generally have exhibited Pward tendency. Midland have improved 55., allgetliire and Yorkshire 10s., and Great Western kru,'"°rth Western each 15s. ; while Great ( leeC e ru and North Eastern (Berwick) have each 10 8. Foreign an d C o l on i a l un d er t a ki ngs rema i n h a nk at about f ormer ra t es . kod e : ( 4. and Miscellaneous Shares continue in very t °34r,i'e request. Affiance, however, have improved to 5 7 4 4 - i London and County to 731 74/ ; Oriental 1 1(1 I , 0 8 ; Imperial Mercantile Credit to 6,-1- 7 ; 24 Ar, e 'egraph Construction and Maintenance, 71 G ri la Railway Company's shares are quoted 4 fe4i rre ," (3l . ; Metropolitan District Railway,. 3f "all • "v r est London Docks, I 1 prem. ; Rio d e 11 1e /it kias, * I prem. ; City of Milan Improve -444' ,P 4 4 prem. ; and Consolidared Peruvian ' z prem. a (1 BR ITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Per ' j . /.11 -NluEsT FUNDS. ti, N . zt. Consols l tle Oe e°ll4 t, Mar. 9 B9 81 v 3 t it Reduced B7 61 71 x d Arew „,Par Cent B7 * 6* 71 x d A NI Per Cent. Jan. 1894 7l ' ll l , l l4i ti Per Cent. Jan. 1873 — 00, for) 30 yrs, expire sth Jan 1880 —1,, bo3o yrs, expire sth April,"lBBs — `'kel l (lt e (1. Sea Teleph), Aug., 1908 — 'Veer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 3 6 • 8 a Do, .£5OO 6 rt. of b £lOO and £2OO — England Stock, 51 per Cent 246 8 1 4 ,c, bIA N ~,,, ~all 8 , `4I.IVERNMENT SECURITIES. Do 4ei.Ocek, 101 per Cent., April 1874 2lB o 5 ount b o. Per Cent. Jul 1870 ) ,,o, 4 4e coluit 3r, .u o ,-,,-. Per Cent., Oct. 1888 1) ,o, '''',., e rt, i 6 cates ,; , o, s"meed Paper 4 per Cent "A s,Per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. e Per Cent., May 1879 lO9 p, bper Cent., Aug. 1866 — 4) 0, 1 : 1 ' I lda £l,OOO — , ceder 000 i' l lqii, II'OREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. r k n b ona Do . _ SI 0 per Cent — -e .„41. - Per Cent _ /1,, btoPer Cent., 1852-58-60 get i , • I ) BA, 1863: — q i i i ? I p4 k ,7, 6 _, 6 per Cent — Doll. 6 I,e'ellt. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) • 4 rCc %1 ° 1 1:1b * pe r Ce lit (.4, l b a, 6 1ala 6 _ nt 1)0 per „peer Cent. Do 5 p e ,," lit b k `..'• Se r i ' e at, 1864 — & I s . 4 3 i , P ,',. 95 paid — pm Do, 5 pe r per Cent. 1825 — U°, 5 C ent. 1864 y425N Pe r 0 ' 1) p . ent., 1773-77, £25 paid Imcipalities t tt or i lrad dis par y., Pr o w e Consolidated, 1 p er C en t lll Ati ltk visional Land Warrant 2l ) ,(> O ., &! o Per Cent " ,t,'" n.d. Issue — ,00 , D b B onds 1„) 0 0 el,i o. 1864 95 th, ') A cc P, .£SO paid Zeit 6 °lint , II 0 . 0 Per Cents 1824-5, ex Coupons 201 1 1141,lett2,11Pens '•• ..,- -...,, a , . _ 1ki.u.183„ 0 per Cent. rpti 5 ~,,'" and 1850 — b° 14 Yer Cent (Maremmana Railway) 11 0 , .. ki ,, r l „ , ,„••~. U 0 .4, 11 3 4 "" 41 ° Paid 4 ver Cent b ce elint Lk t per . 1864 — 251 4t,,,' Pr C ent. An 1 F h ),ko l t l ,,, t viT a e : §crip, L2lfN. die 9N,74,11 Imp Per Cent., £3O paid —pm b Qra,li,ial 5 per Cent .I) s _ Ae e ''' U ° 2 De ciiin t ~ b ° tee . Cent 4 ., o t er red I livi„ 4 nd w b, 'l4 4 arrants (Hectares) 2 I v , 3 p e i.z Per Cent. A , t o. -2 per bent( ebarren) o,,k ~,,, 1862 Doq e "" e Aee, 3 Per Cent 1853 4 pe luat ... .? Illiti:klicoillitent., 1856, ;7, '9, ;60; '62, ; 3, 4 1 71 0 6 ........ D o t i pe P , e ,,, r ceni , 1i322, .i.gi .. ......... i to - , - , eut , ' lB5O * 11 ,, R 3 Po r, . 1860 t 4 1 5 0 v per Ce nt. , , 1859 e nt .., 1862 1) 6441 t0. A ll 5 „ 1864 11 414 ii kee lT:t r Cent — o 3 1 ) A ec Per Cent b ° e °Deferred to Paco b ° . I . l nt . B A o 441,,, 94 414 h ee ' i l e t „o A C 54. . ; ............ .. . ... I t h ,(li 4 l. , e l NAi lt ... Coup not funded "o ' 6 Cent..... D°b Ac e Per Ce n t' . 6 count ... • 1854 — b, Ar e _ 0,,i . .. ~...6 ...................... t t bs''' f i i je o k t i l - a . 5 .t..° .! 7Ol 73 et, A tc: C ent 1869 tit),:p001111110. ........... V t 5 CiPer 0, ilde Ilez i , ll4 ra 4t ' l t. 1 8 . 63 0 elO e ed, 4 t , 4ee 3 per c per Cent — o, er 1 1 ) ) 5 46_'°11c4te__, per i ... 5 6 ,e 0.110,, 1862 i ...Per 0, ....... . ... 11,441.0410 e lit ., 184. 1 411 . 14 4i : 1 , 5 1 ,4 1 A on the above payable in London. 1 ) C , }1 21 41. Per „` - ' 64 ,L, Ex. 10 Florins I • r t „. 14 Per 0 e — , 4, -, Ex. 2sf. b'ell kr C e 14, EX. 12 Guil t i A lte811t• Certifi.tes 1) 1 ' 1 0 4 eNlne 3 Per Cent 4 . 1,c41, ~e 4 ............... eou tt t., 1861, i x . ioi O pti ....... 1) F1°1 0., 11 , ...... 1),„: 4 A t,t.oti ti tt? ............................... ` W B O BI. O 9 'CLOC K. '1•14.,ec0,!••... 'oat .... , ............ , ~.., B 9i i roy al a fter' Coe 0 ,133 7 a b, t, cc upy 3t tiled 6A1)11 o1 i° . • of liotoo e l sol f [ot • f o G 0t 013 tli 4 5 : 0 0 0 Doc iiii it Of lll "'" SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways, Bir., Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon.. • • . • Cornwall. Do. A '- gets no div. Do B till6p.c.p.an.has been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & a b.June. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. western Great Eastern, Ord. s k. Do. E. Angi. st No. Great North of Scotland Great Northern DJ. A stock 92 9I 131 132, Do. B o Do. New, ts. at 23 pry Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n . S. V4l. gua. Do. South Wales Po W. Mid.— 02cord Po. Newpo t o. He eford , Lane +shire &Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., Bri4h., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Sheet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. # shares Metropolitan. ... Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin . & Derby Mid Gt. W.. Ireland 1)o. h shares uid Kent No. th British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N'E purchase Do. Leeds. Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Po. Stock & Darling. De. dn. 1855-t8 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 18'4 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock L o. Scot, Mid. st shrews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon 4 outh E stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw dl W.Hart lepool Har.&lt Do. A irredeemable . Do. A redeemable IiRITIS 11 Y 'USSR ti 6 P a i d. I Closing 1 Business Price. done. ____ 66 158 16 17 85 87 107 1 9 454 :6 7 8 127} 1'i8 ; lit) 14. 1:7 3.1 88 90 72 ";:3 48 5) 46 49 102 )0i 1131 1131 8$ 66 10: 104 37 18 116 116 951 96! .59, 6) 116 117 131 1311 100 It 2 51 53 z 5 16 111 111, 67 68 102 10 384 39,; I'4 124 p Oi lop 118 1:0 114 12 t lip 78 79 1I 111 138 142 44 46 to 41 s•i 53 86 86 9 1 • 160 165 3i Cp 109 111 75 78 'SION& 55 6 7 100 101 Id :r 4} 5 ti 9. 74 73 g 7 99 75 85 it 0 102 99 100 100 101 174 18 8; 9' 65 68 56 58 60 6: 53 55 50 53 45 18 25' 27 24 26 10) 101 4(1 ad P 93 100 8 9 124 12d 85 tO 77 E 0 }d 994 100: 9: 94 88 9%./ 62 64 3 5 82 84 98 100 94 100 I 8 1. old I 8 94 97 T SECU 9) 92 90 92 93 95 73 80 78 80 103 106 105 107 106 108 101 106 102 101 108 110 102 104 101 106 ICB 109 103 107 90 93 98 100 132 91 90 91 101 106 87 90 92 95 102 104 105 107 107 e 1031« INES. 6 f , 20 31 580 59 25 29 141 15., 6 61 4 it 10 11 31 41 6 8 17 18 If 2j 34 35 21 % 34 36 31 4 6 8 41 5 1i Old 16 18 35 43 12 14 f 2 3 36 33 35 530 550 20 25 15 17 14 1 1 7 8 d 80 81 8 0 624 190 100 100 105 474 5i 10 3.12.8 8 584 11 } 13 190 200 19 20 i I PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., Ditto, 5 per oent., redeemable at 10 per cent., if London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gna. stock, No. I,lfB PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, .37,13., Metrop.lixt., C 6 per cent., 70 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Paula and San Francisco (11. u.) gua. 7 per cent., 16 Great Luxembourg, 123 San Paulo (Urn.), gua. 7 per cent., 17} FOREIGN MLNES, Port Philip, 1 United Mexican lim), 44 Yudananautana of S. Australia, lim., 2 BANKb. Alliance (tim.). 34 Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 10 is pd., 19 Anglo Austrian, 7i Bank of British Columbia, 17/ Commercial Bank of India and the East, 1 it 0, issued at 10 pm., of which 10 i 3 paid, 291 Consolidated Bank, lim., 10/.11 East London, lim., St Imperial Ottoman, 171 Land Mortgage Bank of India. Um., 5 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 47} London and County, 74} 3/ London and South African, 2 / Merchant Bank, lim., 321 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Um., 20 Oriental Bang Corporation, b 8 71 Ditto, new, 54 Union of Australia, &4I- MISCELLANEOUS. Son.bay Gas, lira., Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, 9 Crystal Palace. 34 East India Irrigation and Canal, 7 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lim., if Electric Telegraph, 113 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 811 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira., 6 Hudson's Bay, 15f Humber Iron 'Wo.iks; 3} Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., lim„ 7:01 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 12 Joint Stock Discount. Um.. 84 M drits Irrigation and Canal, 4 Ditto (all), 1.) Mllwall Iron Works, 51 National Discount Company, Sm., 141 Societe /Ina( dere d'Egypte. lim., 8 Telegrat is Construe. and Maintenance, Sm., 74 8 THE PETROLEUM WELLS.—Letters from Petrolia state that wells, rich and valuable, are being every week struck. Within the past week a 150 barrel well has been struck on the Walnut farm, and another of 200 bar rels on the Hyde and Egbert farm. It is also rumoured that a 300 barrel well has been struck on the Anderson farm. The numerous petroleum companies organised in the large cities of the Union are developing their respec tive properties as fast as possible. There are now from 300 to 500 wells under contract to be finished by March 1, and from the numerous indications of oil in different parts of the loyal states, there is no doubt that many new and important discoveries will be made.—l3oston Post, Feb. 17. Atlantic & St.Lawrenec Born., Baroda, k Cen.ln gu. 5 per cent Do. le shares Buffalo & Lake Huror Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 87: Do. do. July 1, 187 Do. do. June 1, 1379 Calcutta & S. E., Urn a e Town & Dock, gu Demera-a, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben.al, gu , 5 do East Icdiaa , gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canad Do. Equip. Mort, Bond, 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist ►'ref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Pr. f. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. d Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Pref. stock . Do. do. deterred ... Gt. India I 'o. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (Inn gua. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great W. s. of Canada.. _D. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 no. 5) do. pay. 1877-8 fndian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4 do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B NT. ft I. C'da, pc let pi. bds Scinde ..... Do. Delhi . , Do. do Do. Pun)aub Do. Indus St Flo " COLONIAL GOVERNMEN British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31, 1572 Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-E4 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & D. , . 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p f*. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. do: 1 , 90-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1,78 Do. 1882, Mayls, N0v.16 Natal qov. c per cent N.8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.& July N. S.W. Gov. 5 pro., 18e6 Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189! New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... Nova So ,tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18.8-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, A pril & Oct BRITISH M Cam Consol. Uold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. Cravist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Cara,ion as c earn Brea lEast Grenville East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam. St StA übyn(G wen. Great L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenvil e Herod's Foot Hingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley wyndy Iron Ore, lim Nangl les .. New Se ton ....... . North Downs North itoskear N.Wh•l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crofty Prosper Pr vldenee UnyLclant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (111(wan Stray Park . Tin Croft West Ilassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L skeard West C hi rerton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea LudotAt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Ti elawney (Lis Wheal • • • • 21i 3 32/ 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 li 18.1&9 30.17.6 100 100 100 100 F 0 100 10 10 10 160 THE SUB, LONDON, THURSDAY. EVENING, .MARCO 2, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls.) TURNED, V. MANSFIELD-JUDGMENT. This was a motion by the plaintiff, a part proprietor of a mine at Bradford, Yorkshire, for an injunction to restrain the defendant, who had some ironworks in the neighbour hood, from discharging any portion of the water from his works into the mine of the plaintiff. It appeared that originally the defendant discharged the mill at some dis tance from the mine, but that latterly it had overflowed or had been so diverted as to get into the mine to the detri ment of the plaintiff's property, and from its noxious pro perties it was calculated to prove injurious to the health of the parties employed by the plaintiffs. The defendant admitted that from iron pyrites and other materials he had to use in his work a very disagreeable smell was generated, but he denied that it caused any serious inconvenience to the plaintiff. The Master of the Bolls delivered judgment, and granted the plaintiff an injunction in perpetuity, but said he would give defendant ample time before he considered that he infringed the injunction. POLICE INTEL LIGE NOE.— This Day. ~.. -.--- MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A GENTLEMAN CHARGED WITH NEGLECTING TO PAY HIS CAB FARE.-Mr. Wm. Burroughes, of No. 46, Wigmore street, Cavendish-square, was brought before Mr. Knox, on a warrant, charging him with unlawfully refusing and omitting him to pay William Joseph Newton, cab pro prietor, of No. 10, of Ann's-place, Milman's-row, Chelsea, the sum of Gs. for the time of his cab. The complainant said—About 11 o'clock on the morning of the sth of January the defendant got out of a Hansom cab, saying that he would not ride with such a brute of a fellow any more, and then said to me, " I hope you have a good horse, and are a civil driver. I will engage you by time." The defendant then told me to go to No. 61, Grosvenor-street. When I got there the defendant said, "Is your horse quiet, and will he stand at the door." I said it would, and he then told me to come into the house, which I did. The defendant said ho was going to write a note, and that he wanted me to take it to the Lost Property-office of the Great Western Railway, as he had left his hat in a train. The defendant then wrote the note, and, on remarking that he had not put his name and address to it, he said I was a clever cabman, and not like the generality of them. I then went to the Great Western Railway, but after waiting there some time, and the hat not being found, I left and went back to No. 61, Grosvenor-street, and to my surprise the defendant was gone. The page told me that the defendant had said, that as I had been gone so long he could not wait. I then went to the London and Westminster Bank, to the defendant's club, and afterwards to Nelson's Hotel, but could not find the defendant. I waited there till two o'clock and then left, and went again at six o'clock the same evening to the hotel, and while speaking to the porter the defendant came up. I told him what I had done and tho amount of my claim, but ho said, " I will not pay you ;" but as I was going away he said, " I'll give you a shilling, and if you don't take it you shall have nothing." I then applied for a summons, but the defendant did not attend. Mr. Burroughes—l did not receive the summons, hav ing been in the country. Last night on going home I was taken on the warrant. Davey, one of the summoning officers—The first sum mons was left at Nelson's Hotel, the address given, and the second at the defendant's club. He told me that he had received one summons while in the country. Mr. Bun oughes—l did engage the complainant to drive me to my doctor at 61, Grosvenor-street, and then requested him to go the Great Western Railway to get my hat and cane back. I waited upwards of an hour, and then left. I left word where I had gone, and two or three hours elapsed before I saw any more of him. He said he had been to the railway office, but I don't know whether ho did go. I don't charge him with not going. (The complainant showed a paper which proved ho had been to the railway, and the hat was not there.) Mr. Knox—You do not make a charge, but you have made an insinuation—do not do it. Mr. IhnToughes—l received one summons while in the country. I waited so long for the complainant I could wait no longer. What could Ido ? Mr. Knox—l am sorry you have been locked up, but you have brought all upon yourself. You ask me what you could do. You might have left the money with your friend for the complainant, and that would have saved you all the trouble you have been put to. Ido not think, con sidering where the complainant went, he spent an un reasonable time, and he also brought back with him a paper, showing he had been to the railway. The com• plainant is a man earning his living, and a hard living it is too, by driving a cab about the streets of London, and he appears to have done all he could, and I do not think his claim is excessive. There have been two summonses and a warrant which he has had to pay for, and he has had to attend here three times. You must pay the Gs. claimed, and 13s. Gd. costs. The defendant at once paid the amount. MARKETS—This Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. There was about an average supply of beasts on offer here to-day, and most kinds moved off slowly at Monday's currency. The extreme figure for the best Scots was 5s 4d per 81b. We were fairly supplied with sheep. On the whole the mutton trade was inactive, at barely late rates. The best Downs, in the wool, sold at 6s Gd; out of the wool, 5s 2d to 5s 4d per 81b. Lambs were inactive, at from Gs 8d to 7s per 81b. Calves were in short supply and fair request at full quotations—viz., from 4s Gd to 5s 8d per 81b The pork trade was steady. In milch cows very little was doing. Per 81b to sink the offal, sds s d Crse. & d inf. beasts... 3 8 - 4 2 Pmeers-wool slicep 5 10 6 2 ,ceond quality do t 4 4 8 Prime J'thdOiVil o 6 4 6 6 Prime large oxeu ..4 0 5 0 La ge coarse calv,s.4 6 5 2 Prime 8 , ..i0t5. &c,...5 0 5 4 Pr me small do .....5 4 5 Crse. and inf. sleep. 4 6 5 2 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 ecoud quality du ..5 4 5 8 Small porkers 4 2 4 10 Lambs....os c d to 0 Od. _ _ EuAling cafes, 19s to 225; slid quarter-old store id.s, 21s to 20s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts l,lO Beasts . 360 C, ws .. 160 Cows 6 licep .... • • ........ 2.912 Sheep Calves I7J Oa ves l6l Pigs 36) Pigs — Collision on the Great Northern Railway. DONCASTER, Wednesday. This morning, shortly before 2 o'clock, a most alarming collision occurred upon the Great Northern Railway, about midway between this town and Rossington, the first station to the south. An engine -driver in the employ of the com pany has been killed and 16 persons more or less injured, but no limbs are broken. It appears that an engine had been with several goods trucks to a point beyond Retford, and shortly after midnight it left Retford to return to Don caster, to run into the locomotive sidings there until again wanted. The driver, a man named Robert Seddon, resid ing at Doncaster, proceeded in safety as far as that portion of the line where the Gainsborough extension will leave the main line, when he ascertained that something was out of gear in his engine and pulled up. Knowing that the Scotch express down train starting from London at 9 p.m., and timed to pass Doncaster without stopping at 127, was due, it then being beyond that time, he directed his fireman to go up the line and warn the driver of the ex press that he must pull up. Seddon then went under neath his engine, and from the fact that he was afterwards found with a screw-key, hammer, and lamp close to him it is supposed that he had ascertained something was wrong, and had gone under to repair it, in the hope that his fireman would be able to stop the approaching train. If this was his calculation ho was in error, for before the stoker had proceeded 40 yards on his way the mail train came in sight, and in another minute, at a speed of 20 miles an hour, dashed into the stationary engine and knocked it all to pieces, killing the driver on the spot. The collision threw both engines and two carriages off the line, and the engines were in such a position that both lines were blocked up. A messenger was despatched to Doncaster, and as soon as the intelligence of the sad accident was received Mr. Robert Storrs and Mr. Rueben Sykes, the company's sur geons there, were summoned, and a train was prepared and despatched to bring down the wounded passengers to Don caster, where it was thought the best attention could be given to them. After a delay of about an hour all the pas sengers were got out of the carriages, and it was then found that 16 passengers had been very seriously injured, and many others were suffering from the effects of the violent shock they had received. At Doncaster the wounded passengers were attended to, and the rooms on both sides of the platform ware converted into temporary hospitals, whore the surgeons as well as the officers of the company paid the sufferers every possible attention. The driver and fireman of the mail train had an extraordinary escape of their lives, but beyond the shock they experienced no injury, and no doubt many of the passengers owe the preservation of' their lives to the promptitude of the men in charge of the tele graph departments. The engine left Retford only eleven minutes before the mail train, and its non-arrival at Don caster caused the man in charge of the signals at the cor ner of the car about a mile from the station to announce to the night signalman at Rossington that the engine had not arrived. The message only just reached in time, and as the mail train passed the Rossington station a few minutes behind its appointed time the danger signal was shown, and the driver shut off steam and proceeded from that point to the scene of the collision at about 20 miles per hour. Had the train, which was unusually heavy, both as regards passengers and luggage, been running at the usual speed of 45 miles per hour, the consequences would have been much more fatal. As soon as the collision occurred the company's servants took the utmost precautions to secure the safety of the traffic, and the up and down trains were worked by pilot engine under the cliarge of Inspector Ruxton. The passengers proceeded from Doncaster at 5 o'clock, with the exception of six, who were considered by the surgeons to be too much hurt to proceed with safety. Subsequently two of these, Mr. Brown, of Brentford, and Mr. Henry Roe, of Newcastle, were removed—the former to the Angel Hotel, and the latter to the Elephant Inn: The other pas sengers were enabled to resume their journey in the course of the day. Mr. Sturrock, the locomotive engineer at Doncaster, Mr. Ray, the clerk in charge, and other officials, were early at the scene of accident and rendered every assistance. - The body of the deceased man Seddon was removed to the Railway Inn, where it awaits an inquest, which will be held this day by Mr. Lister, the coroner. Captain Tyler, one of the Government inspectors, has been communicated with, and it is expected that he will attend the inquest either this day or whenever the adjourn ment is held. Shocking Accident at Erith. On Tuesday afternoon, a little before fivo o'clock, two ong-boats belonging to the Worcester, whichlies off Erith, were sailing up the river, manned by 22 cadets each, Cush man, the boatswain, and a man named Locke having charge of the one, and Cook, boatswain's mate, of the other. It appears that when about to reach the Southern outfall, the works of which they were going ashore to examine, one of the boys in Cushman's boat lost a cap overboard, and Cush man called out to slack the fore-sheet to bring the boat round, and the boy accidentally let the sheet " fly loose," but just as several hands reached over to get the cap, a puff of wind caught the sails, and she capsized, instantly plunging all hands in the river to struggle for life at a" distance of about two-thirds the way over near tho Essex coast. Cushman struck out directly and called upon the boys to do so too, and reach the boat, which nearly all did, and hung on to her, as she floated lightly, having very little ballast ; but unhappily the weight was onesided, and she heeled over on to the poor lads, who by this time were both cold and exhausted. Several of them were drifting down with the tide, and calling upon Cushman for aid and asking what to do, and he, bidding them keep up their spirits, struck out and saved two who could not swim, whom he swam ashore with. By this time Cook's boat came along under all sail, and rescued five by thrusting out the oars, and Cushman again plunged in to save a third, but in en deavouring to got his coat off, ho nearly lost his life, and would have done so had not a'boy seized his sleeve cuff, and by pulling at it dragged one arm out. By this time nine poor fellows had sunk to rise no more, chiefly clinging to each other, and Cushman had no less than five lads cling ing to him by the neck and feet, and with difficulty getting free he caught one little fellow by the hair, as he was sinking for the last time, and held him breast high out of the water till a waterman's boat took the lifeless body ashore. A noble lad, Denton, was seen upholding two of his com rades, and was swimming ashore with them, but a third, catching hold of the brave boy's feet, they all sank toge ther within reach almost of the shore. Another lad, named Beckwith, stimulated by Cushman's gallantry, dived in again after having recovered a little of the exhaustion, and brought one boy ashore who was sinking for the last time. As soon as possible those rescued were taken ashore, where there happened to be two medical men who applied every restorative with the aid of Dr. Tipple, from Erith, who had driven off to the spot on hearing of the disaster, the result of which was that the poor boy that Cushman last brought ashore was the only one pronounced beyond the power of man to recall to life. Cushman himself was so exhausted that on regaining the shore for the last time he-fell forward into the mud ; but Mr. Webster and Mr. Houghton of the Sewer Works, and the other officials, vied with the workmen and navvies in doing their utmost to relieve the sufferers, and are de serving of public thanks for their humanity and great exertions on the occasion. Indeed, the navvies pulled off their clothing without hesitation, and, wrapping them round the bodies of the half-drowned boys, carried them as tenderly as if they were their own ; and it was mainly owing to the untiring friction of their honest, rough hands that the lives of those fast ebbing away were saved. Cushman, in speaking of their attentions said, "that Messrs. Webster and Houghton, with the other officials and the labourers, were so kind and attentive that the recollection of it un manned him," which it certainly did. Of course this frightful calamity has cast a heavy gloom over the inhabi tants of the neighbourhood, equal almost in intensity of feeling to that of the late explosion, and Capt. Whitbey, of the Worcester, is in a very distressed state of mind. In fact he and the whole of those connected with the Wor cester are seriously indisposed by the shock. Some of the cadets were brought to Erith in Dr. Tipple's carriage, and he is attending them at a private house, where they will remain for a time ; others are at his house, and some have gone on board again. The boat was a very large one, and powerful as a man of-war's pinnace, pulling 12 oars, being Oft. Gin. in the beam, and 28ft. in length, with a double back. THE LOCK-OUT IN NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE. — Wolverhampton, Wednesday.—lronmasters from North Staffordshire have been iu this town to-day, and have had an interview with Mr. W. 0. Foster, M.P., the chairman of the Ironmasters' Association, and other mem bers of the committee, by whom the affairs of the trade are now regulated. They have reported that the puddlers evince no disposition to resume work, and that in conse quence it was presumed that the determination come to at the great meeting of masters to lock out after the 4th inst. would be adhered to, the resolution of the delegates of the operatives come to at their meeting at B r i er l y -hill not withstanding. The official address of the delegates, pub lished this morning, was discussed, and regarded as of a character precluding any notice from the employers. It was arranged that the lock-out should be enforced on Sa turday, and circulars sent to the ironmasters throughout the United Kingdom to that effect. THE RAILWAY BRIDGE AT BLACKFRIARS.—The Princess of Wales has granted permission that the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company's bridge at Black friars may be named the " Alexandra-bridge," after her Royal Highness. LAW REPORTING.—The following are the members of the council appointed in pursuance of the scheme of the Bar Committee :—" Lincoln's Inn—Sir F. Kelly, M.P., Q.C., and Mr. W. T. S. Daniel, Q.C. Inner Temple—Mr. William Forsyth, Q.C., and Mr. George Markham Gifford, Q.C. Middle Temple—Mr. T. W. Greene, Q.C., and Mr. J. B. Karslake, Q.C. Law Institution—Mr. W. S. Cook son and Mr. William Williams, Vice-President of the Law Institution. The Attorney-General, the Solicitor-General , and the Queen's Advocate are ex officio members. We understand that Sir Fitzroy Kelly has been a p pointed chairman, and Mr. D a niel vice-chairman o f the council. Mr. James T. Hopwood, of Lincoln's Inn, has been op pointed secretary. THAMES. THE FATHER AND SON.—Henry Schlenck, or Slunk, an intelligent-looking boy, about 11 years of age, was brought before Mr.yaget, charged with robbing his father of a sove- reign. The prosecutor is a foreigner, with the same name as his son, and carries on the business of a piece -broker, or dealer in remnants of cloth, at 3, Spectacle-alley, ono of the old London middle-rows, near Whitochapol parish church. Mr. Paget asked the prosecutor if he intended to prosecute his own son, 11 years of age ? The prosecutor said he did. Mr. Paget—Your own child, 11 years old ? • The prosecutor—l don't know what to do with him. 11r. Paget—So you intend to prosecute this child of yours —to send him to prison? The prosecutor—Yes, I will ; I will; he is a very bad boy. Mr. Paget—lf you prosecute him, and give evidence against him, and provo that he has stolen a sovereign, I shall commit him for trial, and send him to prison, and he will be associated with thieves, and will become a regular thief himself. The prosecutor—Yes, he is a thief ; he must be punished. Mr. Paget—Go on ; give your evidence. The prosecutor, in broken English, said he did send his boy to school, but he would not go, and spent Is. ad. he gave him to pay the schoolmaster, who came to him, and asked him why he did not come to school. He asked the boy what he did with the money, and why he did not go to school, but he made no answer. His mother beat hfm, and he became worse. His mother beat him at other times, and he took a pair of scissors and broke off the point of them, and opened the drawers where the money was de posited. He took away 75., and went away for eight days. When he returned he wanted to give him in charge to the police, and his mother would not let him do so. He promised to be a good boy and was not. He was a very bad boy, indeed. He gave him a sovereign and told him to go next door to"the butcher and get change for it. The boy ran away with the sovereign and spent it. Mr. Paget—Anything else. Witness—He goes away ; ho spends mine money ; he ought to be punished and sent to prison. Mr. Paget—You say you gave him a sovereign to go to the butcher and get silver for it. Why entrust him with 20s. after he had robbed you of 7s. before ? Witness—l could not go out. I was there to look after the shop. Mr. Paget—Why not send your wife? Witness—She was upstairs. Mr. Paget—And you could not walk into the next shop to obtain 20s. worth of silver ? Witness—No, no. I could not go there. I send him, send him. _I was a fool—von great fool. Mr. Paget—You trusted a boy with a sovereign who had robbed you before. Witness—Yes, yes. I did indeed. Mr. Paget—ls that all you have to say ? Witness—Yes, yes. Mr. Paget—Discharge the boy. THE ROBBERY IN CORNIIIL, Yesterday two more of the gold watches stolen from the shop of Mr. Walker were fished up from the bottom of the Thames, at the place near Blackfriars temporary bridge, where a diver has been at work daily since Saturday, These make eight now which have been recovered from the bed of the river in that way, and the search, which has been thus far attended with so much success, will of course be continued from day to day. After six of the watches had been brought up by the diver a long internal followed without any further success, and the police officers who superintend the operation began to despair of finding any more, from a belief that the confederates who had thrown them into the river might have just had an even half-dozen assigned them as their share of the spoil. Could a seventh, or any other odd number, they argued, be found their hopes of recovering more would 136 reanimated, and the search was discontinued on Tuesday evening with that feel ing. Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning the diver' exertions were further rewarded by the recovery of two more, and the work is now consequently prosecuted with fresh zest. There is said to be about 8 feet of water at low tido at the spot where the search is being made, and the place is guarded night and day by river policemen to prevent unauthorised persons sounding the river on their own account in the hope of obtaining some of the missing property. THE CONFEDERATE STEAMER OLINDE.--Thi s Confederate war vessel, the real name of which is th e Stonewall, is at present detained at Ferrol, in Spain, by leakage, as it is said. Tho existence of the leak, however, is not authentically established, for s4e continues to take ou board a large quantity of coals ; and it is singular that a vessel in such a state should increase her chances of de struction by filling her bunkers instead of emptying them. She is.watehed by Federal vessels cruising in view of the coast. 46 a 73i i 3 i 11.31 85} 1161 I i 1311 i I 107; 63; 84 e lioli cool 71 51 DO 991 ITIES. In 28 34i MEAT MARKETS. - --------- - NEITGATE AND LEADENHALL.—These markets are mode rately suppliedwith meat, and trade is inactive, as follows : Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; mutton, 48 Od to 5s Od ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s Od ; pork, 3s 4d to 5s Od per 81b by the carcase. SouTHALL, March I.—The supply of stock was very moderate, and the trade ruled steady, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s 2d; mutton, 4s 6d to 6s 4d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per lbs. to sink the offal. ROMFORD, March I.—The amount of business doing here to-day was only moderate, at onr quotations : Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s 2d ; mutton, 4s 4d to Gs 4d ; veal, 4s 6d to 5s Od; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs. Suckling calves, 18s to 20s; quarter old store pigs, 20s to 255; and mulch cows, £l6 Os to £l9 Os each. RAY MARKETS. SMITATIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 6s to £5 7s 6d; clover, £6 8s to £6 7s 6d ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 14s per load. Trade dull. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £1 8s to £5 lOs ; clover, .£5 8s to £6 8s ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 12s per load. A slow demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 Gs to £5 78 6d ; clover, £5 108 to .£6 106 Od ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 14s per load. A moderato supply. COAL M. Price per ton at the rARKE T. close of the market. s. d. Davison's W. Hartley 15 0 Walls End Hetton 19 0 Holywell Main l6 0 Lambert's W. Hartley 14 9 Carway and_ Duffryn Malting 22 0 Braddyll'sHetton l7 9 Tanfield Moor Butes 14 0 South Hetton Walls End Haswell l9 0 Ships at•markei d. Eden Main Heugh Hall lB 0 South Kelloe Kelloe Cassop Wylam l5 9 Walls End Riddell Walls End Harton Keiper Grange l7 6 East Hartlepool 109 ; sold, 59. PEDESTRIANISM. BROMP T ON. Two MILES WALKING HANDICAP.—This event, which was for a couple of silver cups, given to be contended for by mine host of the Duke's Head, Drury-lane, took place yesterday on Mr. J. Roberts's Ground, the meeting being well attended. The competitors had to make eight laps of the ground to complete the distance, and when the custo mary arrangements had been made the pedestrians came to the mark. There were in all ,the large number of 13 starters, who took up their respective positions according to the terms on which they had been handicapped. With out, however, going into particulars of the walking, we shall merely state that when one mile and a half had been fairly walked Barnard, who went from scratch, Bennett, who had been handicapped with a start of 20 yards, and Bishop, who had been "let in" with a start of 350 yards, were found to be the three leading men in whom the in terest of the match for the remainder of the distance was centred. Between the trio a fine struggle ensued to the termination of the match, finishing in Barnard going in a winner by 10 yards, Bennett being second, and Bishop by no means a bad third. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, March 2.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with ight rain. FALMOUTH, March I.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Ada, 'roni Mazagan. MILFORD, March I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Atawah, from Liverpool for Havannah. Put back—Superior, for Havanuah. CARDIFF, Feb. 28: Wind S.—Arrived—Grand Pa cific., from Martinique; Ocean Child, from Gibraltar. Sailed —Speedwell, for afavannah. PILL, March 1.--,Wind S.W.—Arrived—Mississippi, from Odessa. OFF SCILLY, March I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Beatrice, 'rom Sydney. SWANSEA, March I.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Florence, or Cuba. SHIELDS, March I.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Eloctro, for New York (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, March 2—Clotilda, steamer, from Genoa; Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp. • DEAL, Thursday Morning. Anchored.—William and Mary, from London for Mar seilles. Passed—James and Ellen, brig, for Calais. THE DRAMATIC, MUSICAL, AND SICK FUND AS SOCIATION.—The ninth anniversary festival of this association was held last evening at Willis's Rooms, Mr. Maguire, M.P., in the chair. A company of about 70 ladies and 150 gentlemen sat down to dinner shortly after 7 o'clock, and among those present were Messrs. J. A. Blake, M.P., B. Webster, Paul Bedford, Toole, Billington, Tom Taylor, Leycester Buckingham, R. Bell, Swanborough, Howard Paul, H. Neville, B. Webster, jun., W. Webster, West, Digges, Mrs. Stirling, Mrs. Howard Paul, Mrs. Swanborough, Mrs. A. Swanborough, Mrs. Billington, Miss H. Sims, Miss Milly Palmer, &c. The Chairman, in pro posing the prosperity of the association, adverted to the claims which the institution had upon the sympathy of all well-wishers to the theatrical profession, inasmuch as its benefits were not confined to those who had enrolled themselves as members, but wore extended to all actors and actresses who wore shown to be fitting objects of its ch ar it y. It did not limit its efforts to the relief of poverty an d want, but provided situations for those out of employment, and supplied others with funds to enabl e them to reach places where situations could be found. A weekly subscription of 3d. secured to the contributor, in case of sickness, a weekly allowance of 10s. for three months, with half that amount for a similar period in case of the continuance of the ill ness. A wekly contribution of 9d. increased the amount to £1 per week. During the past year the association had defrayed the funeral expenses of six members, and had assisted in giving a decent burial to ten non members. The association had also relieved 537 days of sickness, granted GO loans for the purpose of enabling persons to accept situa tions offered them, and relieved in all 31 cases of distress. Mrs. Stirling, in returning thanks for the toast of "The ladies," advocated the claims of the institution in a speech which was enthusiastically received, and Mr. Tom Taylor, Mr. Leycesier Buckingham, Mr. Webster, the president of the association, and other gentlemen also dwelt upon the benefits which it conferred upon the profession. In the course of the evening selections were given by Mrs. Howard Paul, Misses Poole, Rebecca Isaac; Ransford, E. Mascall, Estelle Bodenham, Kate Searle, ,Lucy Leffler ; Messrs. W, Harrison, W. H. Eburne, Paul Bedford, H. Beckett, W. C. Levey, Howard Paul, and Theodore Distill. A handsome subscription list was filled up i 1 the room. At the conclu sion of the dinner a drawing-room quadrille party was held. THE LONDON " BOARDHEN" AND THEIR GRIEV ANCES.—The Earl of Shaftesbury presided last night at a meeting of the London advertisement boardmen, held at the Working Men's Institution, Parker-street, Drury-lane. Several of the men having stated their grievances and the hardships which they have had to endure since the suspen sion of the usual means of earning their livelihood, the chairman h as iss s y ti z e pa e thy with th em , an d prom i se d to give in his power. He was not aware that any Act. of Parliament wa s i n ex i stence w hi c h rendered their carrying advertisement boards illegal, and he would certainly oppose the p as sing of such an act should it them expressed all the assistance be introduced into Parliament ; but he thought the police must be. acting under some regulation which empowered them to interfere. A WEALTHY BANKS ur T.---A lady was recently committed to Bristol Gaol, arrested for a debt of £5O, when the governor informed her that in a month he would have to return her as a defaulter, when she would be ad judged a bankrupt, and her property, if any, divided amongst the creditors. She intimated she had no property and therefore must abido the result. On being afterwards searched, according to the rules of the prison, £BOO was found secreted in her dress. The biddings for 30,00,0000 rs. (£300,000) in bill on India took place yesterday at the Bank of Eng land, and the following are the official particulars : —The proportions allotted were—To Calcutta, 17,26,000 rs. ; to Bombay, 12,00,000 rs. ; and to Madras, 74,000 rs. The minimum price was as before-Is. 11d. on Calcutta and Medras and is. 111 d. on Bombay. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at Is. 114 d. will receive about 17 per cent., and on Bombay at Is. 11-0, about 41 per cent. above these prices in full. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NOTTINGHAM SPRING MEETING—WEDNESDAY. There was an observable decrease in the attendance At the commencement, but the "jumping" events drew an immense assemblage later in the day. The racing, which began at half-past 1 o'clock, waxed warm as the day ad vanced. The Forest Plate Handicap, for which only three ran out of the 28 upon the card, opened the proceedings, Wild Duck, the favourite, winning easily. All the five entries ran for the All Aged Sellings, which was won by the favourite, Tragedy, whose sale after the race realised £55 to the race fund. Twelve ran for the Two-Year-Old Stakes, which made the third race won by the favourite, when Chapel Royal, left at the post at Lincoln, scured the victory. The . two next contests ended favourably to the bookmakers, and after a magnificent struggle for the Hurdle Race, it was won by West End, W. White having apparently a lien upon this event, he having wo4 it six or seven times. The sports closed with the Hunt Cup, which had six runners, and, as usual with these races, objection s followed the judge's decision, Oscar the winner being pro tested against on the ground of his rider being a profes sional, and the second for "wrong nomination." During the afternoon Emblematic, Arbury, and Joo Maley were in!force for the Liverpool Steeplechase, the quotations for which, and a full return of the racing, will be found below. The Forest Plate Handicap of 50 sovs, for all ages ; winners extra. T.Y.C. Three-quarters of a mile. Lord Westmoreland's Wild Duck, 6 yrs, Gst 51b I (J. Grimsh aw 1 Mr. Savile's Clairvoyanto , 4 yrs, Est 101 b ...(G Sayers 2 Mr. Joseph Dawson's Shakspere, 4 yrs, Est 121 b (car. 7st (Loates 3 Betting-11 to 8 agst Wild Duck, 6 to 4 agst Clair voyante, 4 to 1 agst Shakspere. Wild Duck made play throughout with Clairvoyante at her quarters to the half distance, where the favourite went a-head and won easily by two lengths, Shakspere last all the way, was beaten two lengths from the second. A Selling Stakes, for all ages, of 5 sovS each, with 30 added; certain penalties and allowances. Half a mile. 5 subs. Mr. Pardoe's Tragedy, 3 yrs (£4O), Bst 41b (Loates) 1 Mons. Vaillant's Fanny, 3 yrs (£10), B s t 41b (Ward) 2 Mr. J. R. Preston's Vicksburg t 3 yrs (.£4O), Bst 41b (T. French) 3 Oberon and Hecate also ran. Betting—Even on Tragedy, 3 to 1 each agst Oberon and Hecate. Tragedy made all the running, and won iytwo lengths. A head between second and third, and Oberon was close up. The winner was bought in for 95 guineas. The Little John Stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 added, for 2-yr-olds; colts Bst 101 b, fillies and geldings Bst 71b; winners extra. Half a mile straight. Mr. Pardoe's Chapel Royal, Bst 101 b (Loates) 1 Mr. G. K. Dyke's Bay Leaf, Bst 121 b (i nc . 51b extra) (H. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. Drummond's Yoick's dam filly, Bst 71b (J. Grimshaw) 3 Novice, Sweet Ann, Foreign Stamp, Variety, Carnizette, Cornaline, Barege colt, Henbane, and Kinghorn also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Chapel Royal, Bto 1 each agst Sweet Ann and the Yoick's dam filly, 10 to 1 each agst Carnizette and Cornaline, 100 to 8 agst Variety, 100 to 7 each agst Kinghorn and Novice. Half an hour's delay again occurred at the post, but Mr. Marshall's patience was rewarded by a good start, with the exception of Kinghorn, who was left at the post. Variety held a slight lead of Novice, the Yoick's dam colt, Chapel Royal, and Foreign Stamp till within two distances from home, when Chapel Royal took up the running and won by a length, and a neck separated the second and third. Sweet Ann was fourth, Novice fifth, Henbane sixth, and the Barege colt last. The Juvenile Selling Stakes of 5 sovs each, for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 71b ; fillies, Bst 41b ; selling allowances. Half - mile straight. Mr. G. Angell's Jovial filly, £4O, 7st 41b (G. Sayers) 1 Mr. Hodgman's Alice Wentworth f, £4O, ist 41b (Morris) 2 Betting-4 to lon the Alice Wentworth filly. The pair ran in close company to the stand, where the Jovial filly headed the favourite, and won cleverly by a neck. No bid beyond the selling price was made for the winner. The Welter Cup of 40 soya in specie, for local hunters of all ages. Gentlemen riders. Lord Middleton's Vandal, aged, 12st 51b, Inc 1011) ex (Mr. C. Boynton) 1 Mr. G. Crook's Miss Tait, hb, 6 yrs, llst9lb(Mr.T.Price) 2 Mr. Master's Extra Number, 5 yrs, list 91b (Mr.Gurnall) 3 The Nigger, Emblem, Diana, and a ch m also ran. Betting-6 to 5 agst Miss Taft, 7 to'4 agst Vandal, sto 1 agst Diana. The Nigger, Emblem, Extra Number, and Diana alter nately had possession of the lead till within a quarter of a mile of the finish, where Vandal and Miss Taft came away, the first mentioned winning easily by three lengths, Extra Number was a bad third, and The Nigger was close up with him. The Great Annual Hurdle Race of 5 sovs each, with 50 added , • winners extra. Two miles and a half, over eight flights of hurdles: Mr. T. Wadlow's West End, aged, lOst 41b (W. White) 1 Mr. W. Saunders's Trug Heart, 5 yrs, lOst 41b (J. Knott) 2 The following ran :—True Heart, Overton, Gamecock, and Sluggard. Betting-2 to 1 each agst West End and True Heart,and 6 to 1 agst The Rogue, who made play for a mile and a half, when the Sluggard, who had previously refused, took up tho running, but bolting at the succeeding hurdles, jumped out of the course amongst the people, who miracu lously escaped injury. Afterwards the Rogue resumed the lead to the last hurdle, where West End and True Heart drew away, and after a most splendid race West End won by a short neck ; four lengths separated the second and third, and half that distance divided the third and fourth. The Hunt Cup of 50 sous, for neighbouring hunters; gen tlemen riders. Two miles and a half over eight hurdles. 10 subs. Mr. Audinwood's Oscar, aged, 13st (Owner) 1 Mr. Coleman's Mistak e , 6 y rs , 12 s t 71b (Owner) 2 Mr. Haskard's The Spinner, 5 yrs, I.2st (Mr. W. R. Brockton) 3 Mr. Parkinson's Primrose, aged, 12st 71b (Mr. F. Wombwell) 4 Mr. Gun's Defender, 5 yrs, 12st 71b (Mr. Mitchell) 5 Sunbeam, and Banting, and Patsy also ran. Betting—Even on Oscar, who made nearly all the run• ning, and won by half a length ; a similar distance between second and third. The winner was objected to on the ground of his rider being a professional, and the second was objected to as having been wrongly described. The objection against the Abbott, the winner of the Macaroni Stakes, has been withdrawn. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 9to 1 agst Emblematic (taken) 10 to 1 agst Tony Lumpkin (taken) 14 to 1 agst Arbmy (taken) 100 to 7 agst Lightheart (taken) 100 to 6 agst Joe Maley (taken) 30 to 1 agst Alcibiade (taken) CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken) 1000 to 120 agst Grinder (taken) TO CORRESPONDENTS. THE LINCOLN HANDICAP.—In answer to numerous inquiries whether Guardsman was struck out after the accident which happened on the day preceding the race, we have great pleasure in publishing the following letter which we have received from the Clerk of the Course : "Lincoln, March 1, 1865. " Sir,—ln answer to your letter, I beg to state that Guardsman was not struck out of the Lincoln Handicap at all.-I am, &c., " Wm. FORD, C.C." ORES FOR 1865. Vincennes Chelmsford Spring . ..... 2B Grand National Hunt Barham 3O - - IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF CO MMONS--Litsr EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past 2 o'clock) it being Ash Wednesday. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were re a d a second time :—Burton upon-Trent and Nottingham Railway ; G reenock Police and Improvement ; Greenock Railway ; North 0,1 En g l an d Union Railway ; and Port Glasgow Police and W a t er . PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the continuance of the duty on fire insurance. LAW OF EVIDENCE, &c., BILL. Sir F. KELLY, in moving the second reading of this bill, said that it would be unnecessary to detain hon. mem_ bers by any lengthened observations. The bill contained eight clauses, to five or six of which he believed there would be no opposition on the part of Government, but he thought that the third clause, which proposed to deal with the subject of criminal evidence, would necessarily be open to objection, and be suggested to the hon. member (Mr. Scully) to postpone the bill(Criminal Cases Evidence Bill) which stood on the paper for second reading this day until the whole subject could receive an ample discussion, and for that purpose he proposed to have the committee on'hia (Sir F. Kelly's) bill not to take place for three months. Mr. SCULLY said that he had no intention to oppose the second reading of this bill or to press on his own. The object of this bill was to raise the question as to the prin ciple of the law relating to evidence in criminal cases as re garded the cross-examination of witnesses. He accused the Attorney -General of not being a legal reformer, and he thought that this question should not be entrusted solely to the consideration of lawyers, who were stereo typed in their notions. He admitted that he himself had at one time belonged to that class, but he had rooted out. his prejudices. (A laugh.) The ATTORNEY -GENERAL said he agreed with hon. members who considered that this question should not be discussed in a party spirit, becaus e it re l a t e d t o a most important subject and one of national interest. (Hear, hear.) There could be no doubt that it must be the inte rest of all parties, no matter what Were their political sen timents, to consider carefully and dispassionately the sub ject of an improvement of law. Speaking on the part, of the Government, he could state that ho had no opposition to offer to some of the clauses of the bill, but he strongly objected to others, and he thought that clause which re lated to effecting an alteration in the law of evidence in criminal cases opposed to the principle of the constitution of this country. It would tend to assimilate the practice in this country with the tortuous one that prevailed on some points of the continent. In what he said he did not wish for a moment to cast any i on the sincerity of the hon. and learned mem ber (Sir F. Kelly), and he wished it to be understood that the Lord Chancellor was in favour of the views which he (the Attorney-General) stated were enter tained by the Government in regard to this subject. He thought the subject would receive a full discussion in committee, and that ample time would be afforded for that object. Mr. DUNLOP objected to some points of the bill. Mr. M'MAHON thought that this subject should be discussed in a committee of the whole house. It was a matter merely for the consideration of lawyers,who would be influenced merely by their professional views as re garded the legal admissibility of evidence, while jus tices of peace had some opportunities of judging of the value of any particular class of evidence. Mr. G. HARDY considered no case had been made out for an alteration in the present state of the law in regard to evidence. He strongly objected to a person being allowed to give evidence when he was not a compellable witness. - After some further discussion the bill was read a second time. THE CRIMINAL CASES (EVIDENCE) BILL. Mr. SCULLY postponed the second reading of this bill. COMMON LAW COURTS (FEES) BILL. This bill passed through committee. FELONY AND MISDEMEANOUR EVIDENCE AND PRACTICE. BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. CHURCH ATTENDANCE ON SUNDAY. On the motion for going into committee of the whole house, Mr. CLIFFORD moved that the chairman be directed to move the house, that leave be given to bring in a bill for the abolition of fines for non-attendance at a place of Divine Worship on Sunday. He said that the object of the bill was to repeal certain statutes passed in the time of Queen Elizabeth, James the First, and subsequently, which imposed fines for non-attendance at places of public worship on Sundays. The intention of these different enactments was to compel Roman Catholics to conform to the Protestant form of worship. That object, he need no inform hon. members, had entirely failed ; and it was equally unnecessary to state that any such enactments as those to which his bill referred would not be tolerated in the present day. By the Actof William and Mary there was some relaxation in regard to the ques tion as regarded Roman Catholics, but it was not until the reign of George 111. that these fines were swept away in reference to Roman Catholics. Having adverted to recent convictions for non-attendance at public worship in Lan cashire and Yorkshire which have been so fully discussed in the newspapers, he contended that these cases showed the necessity of legislation on this subject, and he believed that the infliction of pepalties as in the cases alluded to were very repugnant to the feelings of the Protestant clergy at large. Lord HOTHAM said that in one of the cases alluded to —namely, in Yorkshire, the conviction was nominally for non-attendance at church, but in reality for a breach of contract by a servant to his employer. It was the practice in that part of the country in engaging servants to make it a condition that they should attend the service at the Esta blished Church. This was the case with respect to the party in Yorkshire, who was engaged by a lady who at tached much importance to his attendance at church. He contended that there was no hardship on the person who engaged himself, when it was optional with him to enter a service to which a certain condition was attached. The only defence which the party in question made was that he considered he had a right to do what he wished with his hire on Sunday, but he did not deny that he had entered into a contract to attend divine worship on Sundays. Mr. NASH supported the bill. Sir G. GREY said he was not aware this question would be brought under the consideration of the house. He be lieved the facts wore as stated, and that the Act of Parlia ment gave the magistrate full authority to impose a penalty on the party who had infringed his contract. Mr. LOCKE supported the bill, on the ground that the existing statutes interfered with the liberty of the subject, who ought not to be compelled to go to a place of worship on a Sunday if he objected to do so. The house having went into committee, and leave being given to bring in the bill, then resumed. METROPOLITAN TOLL BRIDGES. Mr. Alderman SALOMONS asked leave to introduce a bill to facilitate the traffic of the metropolis, and to im prove the communications across the River Thames, by opening the present toll-bridges for the free use of the public. The hon. member explained the object of the bill, and contrasted the superior system that prevailed in Paris on this subject. Leave was given to bring in the bill. WRITS REGISTRATION, &c. (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. DUNLOP asked leave to bring in a bill to improve the system of registration of writs relative to land in Scot land, and to amend the law relating to inhibitions and adjudications. Leave was granted. PARK LANE AND PICCADILLY THOROUGHFARE Lord ELCHO moved for a copy of all correspondence which had passed from the year 1856 inclusive between the Lords of the Treasury, the First Commissioner of Works, the Commissioners gßhofaarred obef Works,tw ee n o f Park-lane ko thed- l s a a n n seu d ba F te o de r tp e s oi t t s , e a na d a y n l d ly t . h_ pro posedtro Ordered.ptho l o i r t a o nu QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICES ABOLITION BILL. Mr. HADFIELD nominated the following select com mittee on this bill :—Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Peel, Mr. Locke King, Sir John Trelawny, Mr. William Edmund Forster, Mr. Bright, Mr. Remington Mills, Mr. Baines, Lord Robert Montagu, Sir Brooke Bridges, Mr. Edward Egerton, Mr. Selater-Booth, M r . M ow b ray , M r . Ri c h ar d Long, and Mr Francis Sharp Powell—five to be the quorum. • After to. The Lfew words from Mr. SCULL. Y, the motion was agreed The house then adjourned. The Marquis and Marchioness of Bristol have arrived at the Hotel Bristol, from London, on their way to Pau. The Right Hon. W. Massey has alighted at the Hotel Meurice, coming from London on his way to Marseilles. FATAL ACCIDENT AT COV ENT GARDEN THEATRE. —On Tuesday, during the representation of the p an tomime of "Cinderella," at the Royal Italian Opera H ouse , C o vent -garden, a shockin g accident ha pp ened to Mr. thethe representation a o t f i o t hneosf the transformatio n steno there are seve ral p ortions of the sta g e opened to tage carpenters. It seems . jho tl n ia tt tiej 8 ' during" hoist the machinery from the cellars below, and at the close of the scene Mr. Walters was assistin g to clear th e stage, when he missed his footing, and fell through one o t h e o penings into the cellar beneath—a depth f lie was got out insensible and taken to of 27 fe e t. H os pital, where he expired at three o'clock Charing-cross ing from the effects of fractured skull yesterday morn-- and oth er severe injuries. EXTRAORDINARY ELOPEMENT.---A man, named Gregory, lived at Meadow-place, Youlgreave, near Bakewell, with his wife, her mother, and his child. On Tuesday week he eloped with a girl named Mary Ann Oldfield, who resided at Over Haddon, and with whom Gregory was well acq ua i n t e d b e f ore hi s marr i age . H e availed him se lf of the chance of appropriating £2OO be longing to his moth er an d si s ter, and in the most cruel manner not only st r ipped his mother and wife of their rightful heritage, but absolutely broke open the savings box of his child and carried off its contents. It is . con jectured that the fellow has escaped to America.—Daily mercury. A DEGENERATE STUART.—DugalStuart, claiming descent "from the gieat Prince Charlie himself," was found by the police of No. 1 division, on Saturday night, wan dering about the streets, peering into shop windows, and arguing with every one he met on the benefits of confede ration, and the state of education in Canada. The m an, who by his appearance has really seen better days, and has evidently had the benefits of a good education, was pla - ced in the cells to sober off and be himself again. — Toronto Globe, Feb. 13. RACING FIXT Liverpool Spring 7 Shrewsbury Spring lO Doncaster Spnng l4 19 Vincennes Warwick Spring - • APRIL. Vincennes Northampton 4 Croxton Park 7 Newmarket Craven l7 Durham Canterbury Spring lB Abergavenny 2O Thirsk 2l Cardiff 25 Epsom Spring LAY. Newmarket Ist Spring... 1 Chester 9 York Spring ............... 16 Salisbury .......... ............ 18 Bath 23 Harpenden 26 Epsom 30 au: Vincennes Chelmsford 7 Manchester Summer 7 Ascot l3 Beverley l4 Liverpool Alexandra Park 2O f Hampton 2l Newton , 2l Newcastle Odiham Bidbury Stockbridge Newmarket July Carlisle Worcester Abingdon Stamford l3 Winchester lB --- Nottingham Southampton l9 Chesterfield Goodwood Down Royal Corp — UST. Y0rk..... - 22 Pl ymo uth 24 Li c hfield 2B Devon and Exeter 29 Derby Summer 3O Weymouth 31 31 Baden Stockton :MBER. Monmouth 21 r Autumn M AUG Brighton 1 Brighton Club Lewes 4 Huntingdon Wolverhampton Reading 15 Egham 17 Royal Windsor SEPTE 7 12 Leicester Doncaster .............••••• .k 18 Newmarket Ist Oct 26 Brecon ........................ Richmond .................. 19 Walsall OCTOBER. 9 Newmarket Ho. M ...... 23 Vincennes .............. 29 Newmarket 2d Uct. Vincennes ................. 22..... [BER. Liverpool Autumn Shrewsbury ............... 13 STEEPLECHASE F] MARC .XTURES FOR 1865. Liverpool Shrewsbury Scarborough l6, 17 T orquay 2B APRIL. West Somerset !,ess ar six W. ,inD• rdaY joy. ss of „ ees - rin e. Id 3t at the bi e tlle, P"' rbour ) dgeo Cr of . ra in) ot ion o r 1115 her 1 g or , j ll 11 0 a 1(1 811 0 1,1lee' itorolo Ca~~ ;0 t o. OP Dlit ° 6t ha le g D °l at 10 a the ilote,l qrti , 1 1,d 9 hell, r 1 ° , t 0 iv e : ) ielai d . e . ow' tcr eel 0 . clot .ixie t Share 204 10 100 1 100 100 100 {lOO 2 100 100 100 100 103 100 100 1082 U 1 I .i