The Sun. — London, England, 1865-03-28 00:00:00

Representation of Westminster, Last evening the lion. Captain W. Grosvenor, L ilo candidate for the representation of the city of Vestminstor, met the electors of the parishes of St. Alargar et's and St. John's, at the Temperance-hall, B roadway, Westminster. Mr. Charles Forster, 1.P., occupied the chair. Captain Grosvenor said a • NS was the third meeting at which he had met the e lectors. Ire would now reply to some questions Which had been put to him at the last meeting at 6 t• James's-hall by Mr. Beal, but which the lateness of the hour then prevented his answering. He had b een asked whether he was in favour of the abolition (11 Capital punishment. He certainly thought an alteration was required in the law as it at present a tood, and without giving any distinct pledge he kight state that his opinion was in favour of the abolition of the punishment of death. He had been eked whether he was favourable to the abolition of t he system of purchasing commissions in the army. 4 e would at once say he was not prepared to vote f or that measure. Again, he was asked if he was f avourable to the abolition of flogging in the army. As an English gentleman, he thought the practice o f flogging brutal and degrading. He did not see ah3r reason why it should be continued in regiments °4 home service, but he thought when an army was e ngaged on foreign service in an enemy's country s uch punishment might be necessary in extreme eases. With regard to the present system of taxa tion, he believed that on the whole the present t axation of the country was fairly apportioned a mong all classes. He thought, however, that the i ncome-tax might be more equitably adjusted. -( hose, he believed, were the principal questions elnaining unanswered at the last meeting. On the great and important question of Parliamentary Re farm he desired not to be misunderstood. He had , s 'very confidence in the present Liberal leaders in Parli amen t. He thought Lord Palmerston's Ad taihistration was open to grave censure for its con (ket on the Reform question. He supported it be eause it h a d s t eere d th e coun t r y th roug h a most 'afacult period as regarded foreign affairs, and kept t he country clear of war. He was prepared to give ' ll c franchise in boroughs to every householder, ‘ lll th an educational test. He was prepared to give t he voter the protection of the ballot. He was Prepared to vote for a better equalisation of electoral , (118 tricts, and to do away with the small nomination oo roughs. But he was not prepared to admit the , F orking classes as a body to the franchise, , which, 4 e thought, would be a transference of political po wer into the hands of a class unfitted by educa -104 to hold that power. He was a constitutional, °a t not a revolutionary, Reformer. He had formed 11 18 Opinions after due deliberation, and did not think e Should alter them lightly and hastily. If they re turned him to Parliament, he could not go as a deleg a t e , but must be sent free and unfettered to a kist in carrying out the great principles of civil a nd religious liberty to which he had always been at tached. Mr. Scudamore asked if the candidate °ll ld vote for the recognition of the Southern . fates. Capt. Grosvenor said that under present el temnstances he thought neutrality was the best whatever his own sympathies might be. Mr. f or asked if he would support or bring in a bill °1: the abolition of the game laws. Capt. Grosvenor 441 d he would not. Mr. W. L. Jones then moved a res olution declaring the Hon. Capt. Grosvenor a fit an d proper candidate for the representation of West itenster. Mr. B. Cox seconded the resolution. Mr. 11 0 moved as an amendment that the meeting have ° Confidence in the candidate now before them, and 1,, (1 not consider him a fit and proper candidate for estminster. Mr. Morley seconded the amendment. ,_ t • J. Beal supported the amendment in a long ~v,e e ch. The chairman then put the amendment and t 7cluti on t o th e mee ti ng , an d, on a show of hands, : 1(1 he was sorry to announce that the amendment i, BB carried by a large majority. The meeting, w °l Ol was very noisy throughout, then terminated nth a vote of thanks to the chairman. 4 ONEY MARKET AN COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market may now be said to be C ling down into a state of quietude. The demand 1 : ) t accommodation to-day has been comparatively ! t all, but as the balances of brokers show a con baal diminution, the rates for first-class bills have h a maintained at per cent. A slight effect is pro duced by the commercial public who, as usual, ar e increasing their balances at their bankers at the re sent period of the quarter. There were no bullion operations at the Bank we ' i terday l . H e len's Robert Lyall, East India merchant, of Stf eiell's place, and Mr. Robert John Clarke, of 4 hant-court, have joined the board of direction of the t he Oriental Financial Corporation. T he annual election of the committee of the 41 4 ek Exchange has taken place, and it appears the old co mm ittee h as bee n re t urne d, except t) g three gentlemen, one of whom being the late I„`'lllnan, Mr. Slous, who retires through ill-health. newly-appointed members comprise Messrs. 4 Writoll, W. Lucas, and E. Routh. , t 'kt a general meeting to-day of the shareholders t 4 the Anglo-Egyptian Bank the report stated that hi r esults of the working of the bank for the first t} tnenths have been most satisfactory. Although eritical state of business, owing to the money tt N sure in England, and the state of the cotton i it 4 !ket in E gy pt, p re s cr ib e d grea t cau ti on , so that L: le was done for the first three mo n th s a ft er the ik Was established, a large and profitable regular h i7nless has already been transacted, and exten -0 operations have been successfully entered into. ki* provisional balance-sheet just received from t tia Zandria, shows an aggregate of transactions of , 4•12 1 , 9 of £9,000,000 passing through the books of 4 .A. ,bank without a single bad debt or loss ; and the ii ` 4 ) o l int of profit and loss, after making every rii r wance for suspense accounts, shows that the f tit :ctors are fully warranted in recommendi ng a n , t iin dividend of Bs. per share (being at the rate t L ' () per cent. per annum on the amounts paid up), i li ‘ t jmig forward a handsome surplus to be brought A ll account when the first complete accounts of a 1 411 cial year's working are submitted to the share 4ers in October or November next. The report of the directors of Smith, Knight, and 14 )1 , Pany (Limited) has been issued to the share ' ti ti ' k ers. A further payment of 3s. 6d. per share account of dividend is recommended, being hh 28. 6d. per share already paid) at the rate of t Cent. per annum. Several of the contracts on th u d will be completed shortly, when the profits " e on will be ascertainable. 'li t he share list of the Wholesale and Import t md3 er Company (Limited) will clOse on Thursday, ti e 40 th inst., for London, and on Friday, the 31st, c ountry applications. 'I A ,. has been announced that to-morrow, Wed nes : tq" is the last day that applications can be received tk, l4 t he extension shares of the Brighton Hotel 'firing the last few days there has been very animation in the Foreign and Colonial Pro ce Markets. Sugars have, in some instances, ti to Lt a shade cheaper. The public sales of tea have ll l ii ee ded without any material change in prices, ‘ lll e in rice, f ru it, a n d s pi c es, there has been no kt a ,P. Coffee has continued in fair demand, at tp t 4Y rates, and limited t rans actions have been 1 51. b e d into in tallow, at about previous quotations, o th present and forward delivery. AtTwo o'CLocI. Faris, this day, according to Mr. Rent er ' s 4 e7 441 , the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 't h Quiet. 1 11) 1 : flglish Stock Market has been very steadily 14 e 4j ted to-day at previous values. The Govern :\ el., Three made another purchase of £30,000 Nreeper Cents., which gave a more buoyant i 'll i° the price of the Funds, although very little NO s iness is now in operation owing to the pre -144% f l°ll s for th e se ttl e ment of the account. Con money are 89 and for tho account, 894 1. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 871 8 ; Exchequer Bills, 3s. to 6s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 105* ; and ditto 4 per Cents., 981 In the Foreign Market there has not been much animation ; prices at the commencement of business were flatter, but a partial rally has since occurred. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 731 1 ; do. Con sondes, 531 8 ; Mexican, 26* u ; ditto New, 25k ; Greek, 201 218 ; Spanish Passive, 321 1 ; do. Certificates, 17* -1 ; Italian, 63f ; ditto New, 3i 3 die. ; and Confederate Loan, 33 35. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been moderately active, and prices have shown, in several instances, a slight improvement. Lanca shire and Yorkshire have advanced Bristol and Exeter f, and North Western ; while Great Eastern have declined I, Metropolitan f, and Great Northern, A stock, £l. • The Foreign and Colonial lines remain without any material change in prices. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in mode rate request at steady rates. South African Land and Finance shares are quoted I 1 prem. ; Rio do Janeiro Gas, 1 1} prem. ; South of England Wag gon Company, / 1i prem. ; and Rhoy Hall Iron, I,i 2i prem. BRITISH FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. GOTERNMEN"r FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, April 6 — b per Cent. Reduced B 9l 1 1 1 New 3 per Cent B 7l * 1 .1 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yre, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 3 6 Do. £5OO 3 6 Do. £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent — INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10i. per Cent., April 1874.- 214 Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. i per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cont., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — pm Do. under £l,OOO / FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES, Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Brazilian 5 per Cent - Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 'Do. 1863 — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Milian 6 per Cent Do. 4; per Cent BOl Colombian 6 per Cent. Bl Cuba, 6 per Cent. Do 4 per Cent., 1864 — Do. Scrip, £55 paid Danish per Cent., 1825 - Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 - - Do. 6 per Cent., 1773-77, X:2 , paid - - Danubian Principalities Do .£65 paid —di; Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent 94 1; i Do., Second Issuo — Do £lOO Bonds 95 Do. 1864 961 6 I 1 Do Scrip, £55 paid Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 21 Do Account Do. Coupons . Do Account Quatemala 5 per Cent. Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 69 Do 1865 Do Scrip, £25 paid . 3} 1 dig Mexican 3 per Cent. ,:Do. Account D(.. 1864 — 1)0 6 per Cent. Anglo-French s2} Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dig Montevidean 6 per Cent., X3O paid 91 10 91 pm Moorish Imperial 5 por Cent Now Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 4 per Cent. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 4:3 , per Cent., 1862 Do. Account ' — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account -- Do 3 per Cont., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 47} i Do Account — Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, X St., Do 4j per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do II per Cent., 1862 'Do 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent — Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred !Do Account 321 Do Passive Do Account — Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account l7l i 1 Swedish 4 per Cent. — Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account — Do. £lOO Bonds 74 3f Do 6 per Cent. 1863 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 4ll 401 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent., 1864 41 1; 2 Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2i per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per . Cent. Certifia.tes — French Rentes, 3 per Cent. — Do. Account Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money B9} Do. Account EMPLOYMENT OF EX-NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS. —We understand under the now arrangement for employ ing ea noncommissioned officers as clerks in the military department in London, that the pay to be given in the first instance to them will bo about £lOO a-year, exclusive of pension, and that it will increase progressively to about £l5O. With the very economical habits which sergeants in the army must necessarily have acquired this may be consi dered a very comfortable provision, and one quite sufficient to make the prizes duly appreciated in the service.—Army and Navy Gazette. The London Review is about, we understand, to publish weekly the report of a special commission, which it has sent out to inquire to what extent the Established Church meets the religious wants of the nation, how far she fails to do so, and in what lies the secret of her failure. The commission will, at the same time, review the efforts of other religious communities for the special instruction of the people ; and as the facts will in every case be derived from personal examination made by special commissioners upon the spot, their report is not only likely to prove most valuable, but most interesting. LANDED PROPERTY IN LONDON.—Few or none— and we include men of learning and rank—are aware that nine English Peers, of the Upper House, or second estate, have greater landed and house property in London, west and north-west of Temple-bar, than any 90 or more commoners, of the Lower House, or the third estate. Here are the names of the nine lucky lords:— 1, the Duke of Bedford; 2, the Duke of Portland ; 3, the Marquis of Exe ter ; 4, the Marquis of Salisbury ; 5, the Marquis of North ampton ; 6, the Marquis of Westminster ; 7, the Marquis of Camden; 8, Earl Craven; 9, Earl of Portman. No other nine peers or M.P.'s, or London citizens of " credit and re nown," can be pitted, we repeat, against these nine peers as owners of London property west of Temple-bar, and without the jurisdiction of the Right Hon. the Lord Mayor and the oaken truncheons of the peelers of the city police. —Builder. LIFEBOAT SERVICES.—FILEY, near York, Sun day Night.—l have to report (says Mr. R. White) that at 10 o'clock this morning, during a strong gale from tho east, with a heavy sea, a vessel without masts was seen about two miles off, drifting towards the land. The lifeboat of the National Institution was thereupon manned and launched, and rowed to the vessel, when she took off the crew of four men, the vessel being then about three quarters of a mile from the shore. Great praise is duo to the lifeboat crew for their services on this occasion. The vessel proved to be the schooner Kato of Lynn, bound from Middlesbro to that place, with coals, C. Newby, mas ter. Sho had lost her masts at 2 o'clock this morning by lightning, and is now ashore on the beach. A FRENCH PALMER.—A mysterious affair, which recalls to mind both the execution of Dr. La Pom meraye and the trial of Trumpy-Demino at Berne, at pre sent occupies the attention of all the inhabitants of a small town in Normandy. A physician is said to have committed a triple murder. The doctor is accused of having murdered the husband of a young woman of whom ho was passion ately fond. Ile is said further to have insured the life of his own wife for a largo sum and then poisoned her. An unfortunate young woman is said to be the third victim, likewise poisoned in consequence of having several times drunk potions intended for her master. It appears that the grave had scarcely closed on the three victims when the doctor and his accomplice caused their bans to be published, and suspicions having been roused by their marriage the judicial authorities caused au inquiry to be instituted, vtlioll it is believed will bring the amused to trial. rflE . ; SUN, LONDO.N, TUESDAY EVENiNG, MARCH 28, 186 a., LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day ) COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Winslow.) IN RE JOHN RICE.-A HARD CASE. This bankrupt was described as a dairyman, and to day he applied far his release. Mr. Robertson Griffiths, on behalf of the bankrupt, sail there were circumstances of peculiar hardship in the case. The bankrupt had been arrested by the Consolidated Life Assurance Company for a debt of £33, and was detained in custody by them. He was taken into custody on March 13, and during the time he was in prison he heard that his wife, to whom he had been married 50 years, was dying. He asked permission of the detaining creditor to go and see his wife, but was refused, and she died while he was under arrest. The Court would be informed that the bankrupt was surety for his son to the Consolidated Life Office, and that the debt was not one actually contracted by himself. His Honour directed that the bankrupt should be re leased forthwith. SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share' Railways. Bir., & Str. Val Blyth-And Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A A gets no div DO " B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Ang,l. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland' Great Northern D.J. A stock Do. B do Do. New, is. at 25 pm GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Dr. S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford.... Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., SheL, &. Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. # shares .... Metropolitan. Do. New Mid'and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid. Gt. W., Ireland Do. tc shares slid Kent .. North British Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun. Nth. Eastern -Berwick Do. (I.N•E purchase Do. Leeds ...... Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. Ds. do. 1855-58 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1864 ... 'North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock Scot, ➢iid. st Jck 'trews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon south E stern italnes, Wok., do Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwell W.Hartlepool Har.&R. Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. BRITISH P' , SSE 96 98 128 129 5 6 66 68 )6 17 8t E 6 107 F 9 47 48 7 8 1291 134 143} 1441 129 .30 88 90 73 ,31 63 65 49 52 45 47 100 102 1151 1161 86 , 68 1054 1064 38 39 1171 1172 95 96 57 58 127 1271} 7 *P 132 1324 101 lu3 53 51 t4i /5 105 107 Atlantic St. Lawrence. Bom., Baioda, h Con. I n. gu. 5 per cent... Do. ke shares Buffalo & Lake 'Juror Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Godericl] 8 p.c. Ms. Aug. 1, ST, Do. do. July 1, 187:. Do. do. June i, 1574, Calcutta & S. R, litn.. "a e Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben . at, gu , 5 Co East ludian gu. 5 p.c. Do. .1 Eitasiori G rand Trunk of Cauad Do. Equip. Mort, Bomb 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Fref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr, f. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deferred .... Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. Gua 5 per cent.. Do. New ;it. 5 p. c Gt. South of India Ulm , gua. 5 per cent D 4f per cent... Do Great W. a. of Canada D. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limite Madrap, gym 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4 do Do. Fifth Extension bielb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B g. I.C'da, pc lst pf.bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do l 6, Do. Pun jaub 1 Do.lndus St Flo COLONIAL GOVERNMEN British Columbia,B per' cent„ Dec. 31, 1872: Can.Gov.6 p.c.JaA July 18?7-F4 Do. 6 P.C. Feb. & Aug D. , . 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p r. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do: IE9O-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1z,78 Do. 1882, Mayls, N0v.15 Natal Gov. ts per cent N. B. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&,l uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... Nova Scutia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland G0v.,6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1888-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 pala &July Do. do, A pril £ Oct BRITE tam. Consoi: Gold, lim Chiverton Clifford A malgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ttast Cara Brea East Grenville East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk Gam.& StAubyn(Gwen. Great L Axey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (lielstm Grenville Herod's Foot •••• Hingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley Hwyndy Iron Ore, lim Nangiles .. New Se ton orth Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United... • rAddenee Uny Lelant Caradon (St. - Cleer) 1 S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan tray Park in Croft est Bassett (llLogan ' W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chirerton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea l .Ludoott Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis Wheal Union... ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 97 i 128 471 g 1411 1301 30 74 3 a 87.1 7 9.1 53; 8 841 31 I P a id . ' Closing I Business Price. done. 1151 i 16 86) 1051 6 117 I ; ; 951 0 1201 7i 61 131/ 21 1 53; 2 1071 i I I IN RE SOPHIA AGG.-A FEMME SOLE. This bankrupt was a married woman, separated from her husband, and she traded in the city of London as a femme sole. Her debts amount to £1,532, including liabi lities on bills £742. The assets show—good debts, £l9O ; doubtful, £103; and deficiency, £1,240. An application was made to-day by the trade assignee for cash, goods, and deficiency accounts. Mr. Robertson Griffiths (instructed by Mr. Merryman) opposed the application, but his Honour directed that the accounts should be filed. The case was then adjourned. SHIIRIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr and a Jury.) IMPORTANT QUESTION.-BLACKBROW V. NASH. This was an action which has created considerable in terest amongst the fish salesmen at Billingsgate market, and to-day the court was crowded with persons who brought into it an " ancient and fish-like smell." Mr. Buchanan appeared for the plaintiff, who is a fish smoker and curer ; and Mr. Board represented defendant, who is a salesman of the market. Mr. Buchanan called his client, who deposed that in November last he bought of defendant five baskets of had docks, at 245. per basket. He took them home, and began to take the heads off for curing and smoking, when he discovered that the fish formed but a small portion of the contents of each basket. There were fish at the top, bot tom, and sides, but in the middle there was a pyramid of straw, which reduced the value of each basket to 13s. De fendant refused to make any allowance. Croas-examined--4 did not buy the fish "as straw." I do not know that Scarboro' fish are always packed in straw. Mr. Gearing, the clerk of Billingsgate Market, said he attended to-day without a subpoena, because ho wished to put a stop to a system of fraud adopted by the consigners of fish to the London markets. He had seen the haddocks sold to the plaintiff, and when he saw the straw he came to the conclusion that it was nothing but a fraud. Cross-examined—Not a fraud by a salesman, but by the sender of the fish. His Honour remarked that ho had been trying for the last six years to stop the system, but to no purpose, as the salesmen would not assist him. Evidence was then called to prove the quantity of straw in the pads. Mr. Beard then called the defendant, who said that Scar borough fish always had straw, and York none. The fish sold to plaintiff wore sold as with straw. Mr. Buchanan—What is the name of the vendor ? Defendant—Mr. Procter. Mr. Beard then called witnesses to show that tho fish was described as being "fish and straw," and plaintiff could have seen each basket before buying. Plaintiffdeniod this. His Honour said that the question for the jury was what was the bargain between plaintiff and defendant ; and the jury would say if there was more straw in the pads than should reasonably have been_thore. The jury found for tho plaintiff. Verdict for plaintiff, with costs. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. The Market opens flat. Prices irregular, with a downward tendency. Sales probably from 1,500 to 2,000 bales. Foreign Mail Packet List. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton... —April 18. Ditto, via Marseilles April 12. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British pae:et April O. Ditto, by British packet, Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena April 23. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Soulhampton—April 4. Ditto, via Marseilles Mar. 29. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton April 4 Ditto, via Marseilles India (Bombay), via Southampton. Mar. .29. Ditto, via alarseilles Mar. 23. Mauritius, via Southampton April 11. Ditto, via 3larseil e 3 .April B. Newfoundland April 12. Portugal Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon... United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet Mar. 29 Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton • •• Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry Mar. 31. West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe April 12. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, . . and Mexico - Mar. 31. Bahamas, via New Y ork. April 6. Bermuda, ditto April 12. Cuba and Mexico Mar. 31. THE AUTHOR OF " ADAM BEDE.';— The new periodical, the Watch Tower, will commence with an ori ginal tale called " Through the Furnace," said to be by the author of "Adam Bede." Mr. WIGAN, who is playing in the provinces, will appear as Evelyn in Money, and Mr. Oakley in the Jealous Ifife, two roles rather out of his usual lino. M. THEIRS at the Pourtales sale last week gave £542 for a tankard attributed to the Italian artist Flamingo —a beautiful ivory sculpture, decorated with a frieze of nine figures. 'MADAME MEYERBEER AND FAMILY have just ar rived in Paris to participate in the production of the Africaine. THE EMPRESS EUGENIE AT A PARIS PRINTING OFFICE.—The Empress, two days back, visited the printing establishment of M. Paul Dupont at Clichy, where women are employed as compositors. Her Majesty was accompanied by two of her Ladies of Honour—Made moiselle Bouvet, her reader, and the Marquis de Piennes, one of her chamberlains. Baron Haussmann had also ar rived shortly before to await the Empress. M. Dupont conducted his visitor and suite first to the women's com posing-rooms and the workshops whore other women were employed in folding, stitching, &c. The Empress passed through the rooms, occasionally approaching the women to examine their occupation, and addressing them most kindly. While in the machine-room her Majesty was requested by M. Dupont to :take hold of the lever of a small press, and immediately there was taken from it an acrostic composed in her honour, printed in gold letters on satin. The Em press also inserted in one of the presses a sheet of white paper, which issued bearing in vari6gatee colours the mention of her Majesty's visit, and also accompanied by a reference to a visit to the printing-office of Robert Estionne made by Marguerite de Valois, Queen of Na varre, on the same das of the month of March, in 2566. Her Majesty afterwards entered the residence of M. Dupont and his family to repose fyr a short time. A num ber of Orpheonists among the workmen, with several of the women employed, then assembled noislessly in a room ad joining, and executed a chorus, at which the Empress ex pressed her surprise and gratification. After a stay of nearly two hours her Majesty left, accompanied to the gates of the establishment by the acclamations of between 400 and 500 of the workpeople. During the eveding the Em press sent a sum of 5001. in aid of the benefit society of the printing-sffice, which the workmen spontaneously resolved should form a pormament fund, bearing the title of "Don de l'lmperatrice," The Court of Assizes of the Haute-Loire has just tried a farm labourer named Biscarrat on a charge of having, on the 12th October last, murdered a man named Redon, aged 75. On the 13th of October the body of the unfortunate man was found lying in a wood, about 30 paces from the road leading from_ Loucheyre to Pinols. The post mortem examination showed that he had boon murdered by strangulation, and suspicion at once fell on the prisoner, who was a man of very bad character, and had often been heard to utter threats against the deceased, who was his creditor, and had taken proceedings against him to recover a sum of 30f. The cause was to be tried at Pinols on the 12th October, and Redon left home alone early in the morning of the 12th to attend the court, but was murdered on his way thither. When interro gated, the prisoner stoutly denied his guilt, but his pre sence near the spot where the crime was committed was fully established by several witnesses, while others deposed that when the prisoner attended before the juge de pair at Pinols he had several fresh scratches on his face, and had every appearance of having been engaged in a struggle. The jury having brought in a verdict of guilty of homicide without premeditation, and allowed the prisoner the benefit of extenuating circumstances, the court condemned him to 15 years' labour. FEDERAL DESERTERS.—Mr. Lincoln has pro mised a pardon to all deserters who will return to their duty within sixty days. If they should not they will lose the rights of citizenship—rights that Mr. Lincoln's Irish and German subjects have tried very hard to lose. The measure will not much increase the Federal army, since most of the deserters are "bounty-jumpers," and who merely desert at intervals to re-enlist and get another bounty.—The POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. -<!-- MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EMBEZZLEMENT OF A FRIENDLY SOCIETY.—Joseph Jen nings, of 10, Edward-street, Pentonville, accountant, was charged before Mr. Tymhitt with embezzling moneys to the amount of £432, belonging to the trustees of the Loyal King's Lodge Friendly Society, held at the Prince Albert Tavern, Upper St. Martin's-lane. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared for the prosecution, and said ho was instructed to prosecute the prisoner, who was the secretary of the Loyal King's Lodge Friendly Society, a society consisting of a large number of members, for embezzling between £4OO and £5OO, the moneys of the society. The prisoner ab sconded about 12 months ago, and was only apprehended last night. He (Mr. Lewis) would go into one case, and then ask for a remand, in order to complete the case. Mr. William Lancelot Tallowfield, of Winchester-street, Kentish-town, said he was a member of the Royal King's Lodge Friendly Society. In January, 1863, he paid the prisoner, who was then the secretary, a quarter's money, 4s. 6d., and the prisoner gave him a receipt for the same. In answer to the prisoner the witness said that on the night in question the prisoner was taking the money, a person sitting by his side at the time. He was sure he paid him (prisoner) the money, and took his receipt. William Patrick Francis Callaghan, the present secretary of the society, Said in January, 1863, the prisoner was sec retary of the society, and it was his duty to receive the contributions from the membars. He (witness) found no entry in the books on the 7th Jan., or subsequently of the sum of 4s. 6d. from Mr. Tallowfield. There was no such name in the books for that quarter. The books had been examined by Messrs. Albison and Waddell, public ac countants, of Walbrook, and defalcations to the amount of £432 were discovered by them, and also by the society's auditors. Mr. Tyrwhitt asked whether all the deficiencies were during the time the prisoner was secretary, and the witness said they were, and during one year and nine months. Mr. Lewis said the prisoner absconded, and there was a reward offered for his apprehension he believed. Witness said that was the case. The prisoner absconded on the 10th of February, 1864. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt the witness said the book produced was called the quarterly register, and all pay ments were put down in it. Mr. Tyrwhitt, at the request of Mr. Lewis, then re manded the prisoner. UNPROVOKED AND BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A FEMALE BY A FOREIGNER. Jules de Lerman, a well-dressed Frenchman, described as a commission agent, of 7, St. Swithin's-lane, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with being drunk and assaulting Abigail Mould, a respectable married woman, residing at 26, Gresse-street, Rathbone-place. Mr. Holmes, prosecuting officer of the Society for the Protection of Women and Children, Cecil-street, Strand, attended to watch the case. The complainant was passing through Tudor-street on her way home last night, when the prisoner, who was in company of another foreigner, caught hold of her in an improper manner. She pushed the prisoner, who had been drinking, away, when he repeated the act, and on her pushing her away a second time he kicked her on the breast. n answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the complainant said the prisoner was an entire stranger to her, and that she had not given him the slightest provocation. A witness having corroborated the complainant, The prisoner said in French, through Mr. Albert, that he had not assaulted the complainant. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he had no doubt about the case what over. The prisoner was a brutal and cowardly hound. He had first insulted the complainant, and then when he found that he had made a mistake in the person, he as saulted her by kicking her in the breast. He should commit the prisoner for two months with hard labour, and his only doubt was whether or not to send him for six months. Respectable women could not now walk the streets. The prisoner when the decision was communicated to him seemed rather surprised. WESTMINSTER. A HAZARDOUS ADVENTURE.—Henry Clarke, a young man was charged under the following circumstances : Police-constable 225 B said that at twenty minutes to one this morning he saw the defendant driving a horse and cab in Emos-terrace, Chelsea. He turned round into the King's-road at the furious rate of fourteen or fifteen miles an hour. As he turned the horse into the King's-road he struck it with a stick to increase its pace. The horse, while in a fierce gallop, came in collision with a Hansom cab. Thero was a crash, and defendant was thrown from the driving-box and was cut severely about the head, and was taken to the hospital. Mr. Arnold—Was defendant the licensed owner of the cab ? Police-constable—No, he is not a cab driver. It seems the regular driver having occasion to leave his cab for a few minutes, asked the defendant to mind it, when he deter mined upon having a drive, and, being exceedingly drunk, got into this trouble. Mr. Arnold—What was the effect of the collision upon the other cab ? Police-constable—l don't know. I have had no oppor tunity of finding the owner. The horse dashed off after the collision at full speed, and I had no opportunity of stopping it. Defendant, whose hand was bandaged up, said he did not remember driving the cab at all ; he was very much injured. Mr. Bobbett, cab proprietor, said that his driver left the cab in defendant's charge not observing that he was drunk. Mr. Arnold remanded the accused until Thursday upon THAMES. JUVENILE CRlME.—George Nichols and Richard Moore, each aged 14 years, were charged with stealing a coat, valued at 55., from outside the shop door of Mr. Fossey, a pawnbroker in Salmon-lane, Limehouse, and Elizabeth Ward, a married woman with an infant in her arms, was charged with feloniously receiving the property, she well knowing it to be stolen. The case of stealing the coat from the pawnbroker's shop door was clearly made out, and it appeared they gave the coat to tho prisoner Ward, who pawned it for 3s. at the shop of Mr. Ashbridgo, a pawnbroker in the Commercial road, Rateliff. She stated that she met one of the boys at the pawnbroker's door, and he asked her to pawn the coat for him, and he said it belonged to his mother. It was, however, proved that the coat was taken to her lodgings, and that she received it there. The magistrate sentenced Moore, who is an old offender, to six months' imprisonment and hard labour, and Nicholls to 14 days' imprisonment and hard labour. He commented with great force on the scandalous conduct of the woman, who was the mother of a family, and was encouraging children to steal. He was afraid from what Inspector Hayes of the K division had told him, that this was not the first offence of which she had been guilty, and that she had been pawning goods for children for some time. She ought to be ashamed of herself. He was sorry the evidence did not justify him in committing her for trial as a receiver of stolen property, but he should convict her for illegally pawning, and sentence her to pay 55., the value of the coat, and a penalty of £5, the highest he could inflict, and in default of payment three months' imprisonment and hard labour. James Sutherland, aged 14, Henry Read, 14, James Briggs, 12, Joseph Organ, 15, and George Yules, 12, wore charged with stealing ten brass door knobs, tenjescutcheons, and eight iron hinges, tho property of Samuel Morgan, proprietor of the Leopard Coffee-house, in High-street, Poplar. The prisoner, scaled the gates of a yard containing old building materials removed from houses pulled down for the construction of new railways on their site. The door knobs, escutcheons, and hinges were knocked off old doors taken away by the prisoners, who were captured with the property in their possession. The magistrate sentenced four of the prisoners to three years' detention in the Industrial School at Feltham. Their fathers would have to contribute towards their main tenance. Organ to 21 days' imprisonment and hard labo SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON', March 28.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breezo and fine weather, but rather cold. CARDIFF, March 27.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Bernard, from Mauritius. BRISTOL, March 26.—Wind S.S.E—Anivod—Saxon, from Mauritius. GRIMSBY, March 27.—Wind S.E., strong breeze. — Arrived—Maria Elizabeth, Ella Mackenzie, and Effingham, from Quebec. SWANSEA, March 26.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Eliza Am stro, from —. SOUTHAMPTON, March 28.—Wind E.—Sailed—Poonah, screw steamer, for Alexandria. LivEurooL, March 26.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Tyrus, for DARTMOUTU, March 27.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Wash ington Irving, from —. NEWPORT, March 27.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Agricola, for St. Thomas. RAMSGATE, March 26.—1 t has blown a hard gale here, with hoavy squalls, from N.E. YARMOUTH, March 27.—Win .d N.E.—Arrived from London for Goole. —Victoria, (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.). GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, March 27.—Eingteader, from Leghorn ; Excel from Algoa Bay. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed, Mardi 27.—Alma, from Alicante for London ; has been supplied with two anchors and chain, in lieu of those ]ost. THE PIQUANT AIR INTRODUCED BY MR. SOTHERN in the " Woman in Mauve" was sung for some hundreds of nights at tho Palais Royal by Mao. Setwider in the burlesque of "Los Diablo liogeo." 100 100 , { 2 100 100 66 67 93 99 37 38 10 11 p 8 1 9i 12 118 120 1 llp 76 77 11 11i 138 142 44 46 57 59 57 51 83 8 k 8 3 / 4 155 153 1 3 4 p 108 110 47 49 74 77 ISIONS. 53 66 101 i 102 i id 1p 4} 5 Ei 01 0 70 g 8 100 75 S 1( 0 102 09 100 100 101 171 18. E,'3 9) 61 66 56 58 60 62 53 55 50 53 45 18 25 27. 24 26 109 101 id id p 93 100 8k 8 12i 12d 85 40 77 E 0 I I d 100 101 93 95 83 9u 62 64 3 5 82 81 11006 101 100 101 I d i( V 8 101 94 97 T SECUR. 90 92 r , 9 91 89 91 79 81 78 82 103 106 105 107 106 108 105 107 102 104 105 107 10t 104 105 107 108 109 105 107 88 92 98 100 92 9; 91 93 103 105 87 90 91 93 102 104 105 107 101 f 2 1021 11 21 102 tool ITIES. 109 110 INES. 51 6 29 81 580 59i 20 a 25 ; 14 15 ; 6 6 4 ti 11 121 31 11 4 6 19 LO 2 2 32 33 4 4; 35 36 31 4 5 7 5 5i Of 16 18 35 45 12 14 1 2 3 Si 33 35 530 550 20 25 13 17 144 15i 74 81 7 8 60 824 190 5.00 100 105 Ili 13 $ 195 205 19 20 i i PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No.ll, 104 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred., 86 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, &c , 6 per cent. 2d pf., 72 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Hull and Selby, 109 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 101 i Northern and Eastern, 5 per cent., 54 FOREIGN RAILWAYS; Bahia and San Francisco gua. 7 per cent., 111 Dutch Rhenish. 22 San„Faulo (lira.), gua. 7 per cent., 171 FOREIGN MINES, C obre Copper, 28 BANKS. Agra and Mssterman's, lim., 1231 11 &Mance (Lim.). 34i Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 15 is pd., 21} Anglo Austrian, 7/ Anglo Egyptian, lira., 13f Ouartered Bank of India, 'Australia, and China, 32} Consolidated Bank, lim., 101 Hindustan, China, and Japan (Una.), 251 Ditto, new, 81 Imperial Ottoman, 171 a London and South-Western, Um., 201 London and estminstcr, 041 Oriental liana Corporation. f 61 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lim., 111 Union of London,s3k DOCKS. London and St. Katbarine, 64 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 171 Australian Mort. Lard and Finance, lira., 31 Ceylon Company, 91 Commercial Union, Insurance, Si Credit Fonder and Mobilier of Lngland, 10 Ditto, new, 8 77 Ebbw Vale, 7. Egyptian Com. and Trading, Um., 11 Electric Telegraph, 1131 Fore-street Warehouse, lira., 81 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira., 61 Home and (1 .lonial A ssurance, lira , 47 Hudson's Bay, 15.1 Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., lira., Of International Financial Society, 11w., 61 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour;, Ditto,6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 811 Joint Stock Discount, lim.. 81 London Financial Association, lira., 211 London General Omnibus Company, 31 Madras Irrigation and Canal, Ditto, new, 18E,' Hawaii Iron Works, 6 National Dhcount Company, lint., 14 National Provincial Marine, li Ottoman Financiil Association, lint., 71 Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, lim., 4 Royal Mail Steam, 97 Smith, linight,"ani Co., lint., 3 i Telegrail l onstrue. and Maintenance, lint., Si Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), 1im.,.7 , Upper Assam Tea, lint , Universal Muhl?, Insurance, lint., 0 190 100 100 1 , 0 100 100 SII M 2.1.0 2.14. 3.4.1 2.7. 2.13.6 0 9.10.0 60 all 1.1.0 7.8.3 8.13 4.18.0 4.3.0 321 110.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 18.18.9 80.17.6 3.12.1 THIRD SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CHELMSFORD RACES- 7 THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. TRIAL STAKES. Troublesome Lytham Regina 3 • 1 Seven ran. TWO-YEAR-OLD PLATE. Miss Bowzer filly ~, Ambition 1 Fickle Eight ran. BELHUS PLATE, Neilghen•S Thais Gauntlet Eight mu. CHELMER HANDICAP. Greenland 1 Grace Darling Jevington 3 Eight ran. YORK RACES.-THIS DAY. SELLING SWEEPSTAKES. Star of the Evening 0 Nv.o. Guitar 0 Lothian's King 3 Four ran. Stakes divided. YORKSHIRE HANDICAP. Cortolvin 1 Portland 3 Skirlaugh Squire Eight rah. The above are the only telegrams received up to the hour of going to press. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT -- - HOUSE OF LORDS—Tuis EVENING. The Lonn CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woalsack at the usual hour. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Colne Valley and Hampstead Railway Bill was read a second time. The Liverpool United Gas Bill, the Great Southern and Western Railway Bill, the Kingston and Fardisley Bill, and the Carmarthen and Cardigan Branch Railway (Branches) Bill were read a third time and passed. POLLUTION OF RIVERS. The Earl of DERBY presented petitions from different persons, complaining of the pollution of the rivers of the United Kingdom. COLONIAL NAVAL DEFENCE BILL. This bill went through committee, and the house resumed. BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY (IRELAND) ACT AMENDMENT BILL. The Earl of ST. GERMANS, in moving the third read ing of this bill, briefly explained some of its principal points. The bill was read a third time and passed. ALLEGED GRIEVANCES OF INDIAN OFFICERS. Lord DONOUGHMORE moved for different returns relating to the grievances of which the Indian officers com plained, which were ordered. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—MIS EVENINo. The SPEAXER took the chair at 4 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills wore read a third time and passed : Bolton Improvement, Bristol Joint Station, Leicester Lunatic and Improvement, Limerick Embankment and Reclamation, Liverpool Improvement, and Metropolitan District Railway Bill. SECOND READINGS. The Ogmore Valley Railways (No. 1) Bill was read a second time. PETITIONS. Sir J. SHELLEY presented a number of petitions from Westminster in favour of the bill for opening the metro politan bridges free of toll. Mr. Cox presented a number of petitions from the com positors in London in favour of the bill for the amendment of the Public House Act. Mr. SCULLY presented petitions against the disendow meat of the Irish Church. COl. VANDELEUR presented similar petitions. Mr. Loom presented petitions in favour of the Chemists and Druggists Bill. Mr. COGAN presented petitions in favour of an inquiry into the Irish Church, and for the amendment of the law with respect to landlord and tenant. Mr. BLAKE presented petitions against the disendow ment of the Irish Church. Mr. LYGON presented similar petitions. Mr. A. SMITH presented a petition in favour of the open ing of Chelsea-bridge toll free. Mr. AYRTON presented a petition from the Tower Ham lets in favour of the Chemists and Druggists Bill. Mr. BRADY presented petitions praying that the endow ments of the Irish Church be enquired into. JUDGES' LODGINGS Mr. D. GRIFFITH moved for a return of all sums which have been paid by the High Shoriff of each of the Counties of England and Wales for the expense of judges' lodgings at Assizes, during the last four years ; and of the sums which have been paid to the High Seoriff by the Treasury, in reimbursement of that outlay ; together with the dates of the payments by the sheriff and the repay ments by the Treasury respectively.—The return was ordered. POSTAL SYSTEM IN SCOTLAND. - - Sir R. ANS TRUTHER asked the Secretary to the Trea sury whether any measures were about to be taken to remedy the defects in the postal system of Fife so frequently complained of ? Mr. F. PEEL said the arrangements of the Post-office were not satisfactory in Fife, but one thing necessary to remedy the matter was that the North British Railway should run more frequently trains. This, however, they were not disposed to do, but the matter was stilli n progress and he hoped the result would be satisfactory. THE CASE OF ALEX. CASEY. Colonel VANDELEUR asked tho Chief Secretary for Ireland whether any, or what, disposition had been made of the property of tho late Alex. Casey, of the county Clare, forfeited to the Crown, his alleged will having been set aside by the Court of Probate in 1863 ; and whether it was true that the late Attorney-General for Ireland had recommended the reversion of the property . to be left away from the wife of the deceased and to be given in fee to a stranger; and whether he had any objection to lay all the papers and memorials connected with the case upon the table of the house ? _ _ Sir R .PEEL said the property had been disposed of; the widow will receive the proceeds, and at her death it will be paid to the relatives of the deceased. THE RIVER THAMES. Colonel FRENCH asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer what decision had been come to by the Treasury on Mr. Bateman's report on the works left unfinished on the River Thames ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the views of the Treasury were embodied in a letter from the Board of Trade, and if he wished to have that letter he could do so by moving for it in the ordinary way. NAVAL ORDNANCE. M.r. HANBURY-TRACY asked the Under Secretary of State for War, whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to take advantage of the change in the Ord nance Select Committee, occasioned by the retirement of Colonel Gallwey, to associate another naval member with that committee.? The Marquis of HARTINGTON said Colonel Gallwey was the only engineering officer on the committee, and it had been found necessary to fill it by the appointment of Captain King. LUCKNOW PRIZE MONEY. Mr. SCHOLEFIELD asked the Secretary of State for India whether there would be any further distribution of Lucknow prize money ; and, if so, when it is probable the distribution will take place ? Sir C. WOOD said there would be another distribution. It had in fact been advertised in India. There would be no unnecessary delay in the matter. THE DEBATE ON THE lONIAN PENSIONS. Mr. B. COCHRANE rose to make a personal explana tion. He said that on the occasion of his making his speech on this subject the other evening the Chancellor of the Exchequer impugned two of his statements respecting the late Duke of Newcastle. He had since received a letter which would prove that he (Mr. Cochrane) was perfectly right. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that as the statements made were not made on Mr. Cochrane's own authority, his personal veracity was not impugned, and as to his having used any strong language, all he said was that the assertions of the hon. gentleman were inaccurate. Mr. ROEBUOK, in moving the adjournment of the house, said that all the Chancellor of the Exchequer had done in withdrawing the charge of want of verac ity in Mr. B. Cochrane, was to impugn the conduct of a gentle man in that house. He was opinion that the transaction was one disgraceful to the British Government, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer in particular. He felt that — The SPEAKER informed the hon. member that ho was trangrossing the rules of the house in referring to a former debate. (Hear, hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER rose, but was met with loud cries of " Oh, oh," and " Hear, hear." Mr. ROEBUCK, amidst renewed cries of " Hear, bear," " Order, order," said ho hoped the Speaker would enforce the orders of the house. lie had shut his mouth in sub mission to his authority, and he did hope now that the right hon. gentleman the Chancellor of the Exchequer would not be allowed to reply to what he (Mr. Roebuck) had not said. (Hear, heal, and laughter.) The motion for the adjournment was then withdrawn, and the' subject dropped. THE POST-OFFICE. Mr. D. GRIFFITHS moved for a select committee to inquire whether the practice of appointing a peer of the realm exclusively to the office of Post-master-General is one whichis directed or required by any legal enactment or co nstitutional principle, and whether the continuance of such practice is of advantage to the public service. The hon. gentleman took the opportunity of reviving the cir cumstances connected with the Post-office from a very early period. He contended that the practice of appointing none but peers to the Post-office ought to be discontinued, because their aristocratic postmasters-general had never been amongst them, who had improved the postal system ; on the contrary, they had been always opposed to changes of every description, and when Sir Rowland Hill's scheme was first made known the aristocratic postmasters were against those who ridiculed the plan which had led to such beneficial results, and which had induced the country to confer a very handsome pension on that distinguished person. Mr. F. PEEL thought the committee proposed would be useless trouble. There was no law to prevent a commoner holding the office of Postmaster-General, but there was an act of Parliament which prevented a Postmaster-General sitting in that house. He could not see that there would be any advantage in having the person filling the office of Postmaster-General in that house, especially as the officers of the Treasury at present in the house were quite equal to the trausactien of auy matter§ of detail. The motion, after a few words from Mr. D. GRIFFITH, was withdrawn. THE CONDITION OF THE POPULATION. Mr. BAINES moved an address fO'r returns relative to the condition of the people in England and Wales for the years 1831 and 1864 respectively ; for the number of regis tered newspapers published in 1831 and 1864 ; number of letters delivered by the Post-office in 1839 and 1864, and number of pounds of paper which paid duty in 1831 and 1860 ; number of depositors and amount of deposits at savings banks (general and Post-office) in 1331 and 1864 ; and computed number of enrolled or certified friendly societies and number of members thereof in 1831 and 1864 ; length of line of railways open for traffic, and amount of paid-up capital of Railways in 1831 and 1864, and the total value of imports and of British and Foreign exports in 1831 and 1864 ; and total quantities of tea, coffee, raw sugar, wine, malt, and British and Foreign spirits consumed in 1831 and 1864.—Ordered. CHURCH ESTABLISHMENT (IRELAND). A great number of petitions on this subject having been presented, Mr. DILLWYN rose to move that, in the opinion of this house, the present position of the Irish Church Esta blishment is unsatisfactory, and calls for the early atten tion of her Majesty's Govennment. (LEFT SPEAKING ) LONDON GAZETTE—Phis Evening. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, MARCH 28. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following appointments to the Most Honourable Order of the Bath : To be Ordinary Members of the Military Division of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross of the said Most Honourable Order ; viz.:— Admiral Sir Edward Harvey, K.C.B. Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby, K.C.B. General Sir William Rowan, K.C.B. Admiral Sir Houston Stewart, K.C.B. General Sir William John Codrington, K.C.B. General Sir George Augustus Wetherall, K.C.B. Admiral Sir Henry Ducie Chads, K.C.B. General Sir James Frederick Love, K.C.B. General Sir James Jackson, K.C.B. Lieut.-Genertil Sir John Cheape, K.C.8., Royal (late Bengal) Engineers. Lieut.-General Henry, Viscount Melville, K.C.B. Vice-Admiral the Honourable Sir Frederick William Grey, K.C.B. Vice-Admiral Sir James Hope, K.C.B. To be Ordinary Members of the Military Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the said Most Honourable Order ; viz. : General William Wood, C.B. General Thomas Kenah, C.B. Admiral Sir George Rose Sartorius, Knt. General Abraham Roberts, C.B. Lieut.-General Thomas Monteath-Douglas, C. 8., Bengal Army. Lieut.-General William Cator, C.B. Lieut.-General Patrick Montgomerie, C. 8., (late Madras) Artillery. Lieutenant-General Thomas Reed, C.B. Lieutenant-General John Scott, C.B. Lieutenant-General William Wyllie, C.B. Lieutenant-General Charles Ash Windham, C.B. Vice-Admiral Thomas, Earl of Lauderdale, C.B. Vice-Admiral Robert Smart. Vice-Admiral John Kingcome. Vice-Admiral Horatio Thomas Austin, C.B. Lieutenant-General John Edward Dupuis, C.B. Lieut.-General Fortescue Graham, C. 8., Royal Marines. Rear-Admiral Sydney Colpoys Dacres, C.B. Major-General Lord William Paulet, C.B. Major-General the Hon. Augustus Almeric Spencer, C.B. Major-General Robert W. Homier, C. 8., Bombay Army. Colonel John William Gordon, C.B. Colonel Edward Harris Greathed, C.B. Colonel Charles William Dunbar Staveley, C.B. James Brown Gibson, Esq., M.D., C. 8., Director-General of the Army Medical Department. William Linton, Esq., M.D., C. 8., Inspector-General of Hospitals on half-pay, and William James Tyrone Power, Esq., C. 8., Commissary- General-in-Chief. DOWNING-STREET, DeLutcll 27. The Queen has been pleased to appoint John Lloyd, Esq., to be a Non-Elective Member of the Legislative Council of the Virgin Islands. BANKRUPTS, The following - are the only bankrupts of commercial im portance in the Gazette : Samuel Cooper, grocer, Woolwich John Price. dairyman, Pentonville John Boutcher Foster, farmer, Loughton Robert Bell, watchmaker, Norwich • Henry Coomber, grocer, Mottingham, Kent Henry Holmes, clergyman, Coram-street, Middlesex COURSE OP EXCHANGE—This Evening. ♦msterdam Short. 11 17 11 18 Ditto 3 Months. 11 191 11 19; Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 52k 25 57 Brussels Hamburg • 13 9 13 9} Paris Short 25 20 25 30 Ditto 3 Mouths. 25 40 25 52i Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine —120 k Vienna — 11 40 11 45 Trieste — 11 40 11 45 Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cudiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Palermo Messina Lisbon 47i 471 471 47* 25 57f 25 62 25 571 25 62f 25 57 25 571 25 57 25 62 25 57f 25 62 25 5! 25 62 5 1 51i Oporto sl} 51/ Foreign Gold in Bars (Standar) per oz. £3 17 9 FOURTH EDITION SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 7 O'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CHELMSFORD RACES-THIS DAY. ABBOTS STAKES. Kangaroo Forester His Royal Highness Five ran. HYDE-PARK PLATE. Fickle Frileuse Ten ran. Kingmaker came in first, but was disqualified. YORK RACES-THIS DAY. HUNTERS' STEELECHASE. The Beau Bay Kathleen 2 Roan Kathleen 3 Nino ran. First and second horses objected to. HUNTERS' SELLING PLATE. Esca 1 Mark Tapley Bendigo Eleven ran. LATEST BETTING. TWO THOUSAND. 3to 1 agst Liddington (taken) DERBY. 22 to 1 agst Zambesi (taken) RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. GREAT NORTH OF SCOTLAND. The report of the directors states that the revenue for the half-year ending the 31st January amounted to £48,850, and the expenditure to £18,643, the in terest on loans to £11,028, and the balance of re venue to £19,178. From this was deducted £10,846 for dividend on the first 41 per cent. preference shares, and £7,277 for dividend on the 5 per cent. preference stock, leaving a balance of £1,055, to which was added a bala nc e of £ 2,761 from the preceding half-year, making £3,816. F rom this was deducted £1,889 for loss on working the Strath spey line, and £1,254 for interest to bankers, leav ing £673. Out of this was deducted £545 for dividend at the rate of per cent. per annum on the second 4 per cent. New shares B, leaving a balance of £l2B. The directors deeply regretted the posi tion of matters, which necessitated not only a temporary suspension of dividend on the original shares, but that the B shares must also suffer in the present half-year. The result was due to a duninu tion in the company's net receipts arising from the opening of the Highland line, the withdrawal-of the through mails, the great disappointment in the traffic of the Strathspey, Keith, and Dufftown, and Morayshire railways, and the loss of interest on un productive capital invested by the company in those lines, together amounting to nearly £15,000 for the half -year. The high rate of interest recently charged by the banks had further increased the amount of net loss. The traffic derived by the main line from the branches south of Keith—namely, the Formartin and Buchan, Alford Valley, Aberdeen and Turriff, Banff Extension, and Banffshire lines —last year amounted to £29,654, while the interest at 5 per cent. on the productive capital invested by the company in them amounted to £8,273, leaving a surplus of £21,381. The Strathspey, Keith, and Dufftown, and Morayshire lines in the same period yielded a traffic Ito the main line of only £7,000, while the annual loss sustained by the company in working those lines and interest of capital invested in them amounted to double that sum. The exten sion of the Formartin and Buchan line to Fraser burgh (16 miles) would be opened next month, and yield a further revenue to the main line between Dyce and Aberdeen. The capital account showed that £1,708,670 had been expended, including £599,689 subscribed to and expended on undertak ings, leaving a balance of £99,870. 100 at I 20 kOf 10 100 I t~ J