The Sun. — London, England, 1866-03-06 00:00:00

MARKETS.—This Day. HAY. 83frrl IFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 15s; clover, X 5 5s to £6 15s 6d ; and straw, £ll6s to £2 2s per load. Trade heavy. OUMBE RLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 17s 6d; clover. £5 5s to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £1 18s to £2 5s per load, A. moderate demand. WurrEcßAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 15s; clover, .£ 5 5s to £6 1 78 Gd ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. Trade slow. COLONIAL. Tom._ COLONIAL. has remained inactive, the trade having been occupied with the samples of the quantity to be bf bored at public sale to-day, viz, about 10,187 packages, the treater portion of which are without reserve. S° °'• —The market has been moderately active, and a fair business has been transacted on West India at firm quotations. Refined goods are dealt in to a good extent, at ab ou t late rates. COFFEE.— The operations in both plantation and native Ceylon have been to about an average extent, and superior qualities fully sustain former values. RI M —Only a limited business has been reported, with out any material change as regards prices. TaLLow.—More activity has prevailed, and enhanced prices have been current for both present and forward de livery, P.Y.C. on the spot being 49s ; April to June, 51s and last three months 518 6d to 52s per cwt. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. s. d. s. ( 1 . 'ream ...... .20 0 East Hartlepool r ,. , ......... .. 0 naNV sliartley lB 6 Tunstall . m .Walls End Haswell... 20 0 Hartlepool '' S taffordshire 17 0 Buddle'sWestHartley 15 9 W ylain .. , ..... .•......... 16 0 Caradoc l9 6 nestss"lPela Hartley • 15 9 Tanfield Moor Butes 15 0 o - .. Br d d . a yll's Hetton lB 96 T Hastings Hartley l5 9 19 6 liolywell Main l6 0 Wharncliffe Ships at market, 51; sold, 37. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL IN TELLIGESOE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Discount Market remains in o, rather active b ut easier condition. The supply of floating capital continues to increase, and the rate fractionally So descend. Fi rst-c l ass bill s are now negot i a b le at per cent., and in exceptional cases at 6fr per Cent. The sum of £16,000 in gold was taken to the Bank of England yesterday. At the annual general meeting to-day of the shareholders of the Commercial Union Assurance eor apany, the directors recomended a di v id en d a t t he rate of 71 per cent. per annum, free of income tax.i A. bill has been presented to Parliament for e purpose of enabling the Commercial Union to t ake over the business of the Argus Life Office, on terms which, after long negotiation, as considered to be mutually advantageous. Business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce 41arkets during the last few days has continued rather animated. In tea, however, the operations have been deferred until the public sales, which eernmence to-day. Sugars have been in fair re (Peat at steady prices, while superior qualities of c ' eff ee have brought enhanced prices. Rice has re mained inactive, but a large business has been done hi tallow at higher rates for both present and for- Ward delivery. The letters of allotment for the new Chilian loan W„ere posted last evening. Those parties whose ap- Pueations could not be entertained on account of the extraordi nary l arge num b er o f subscriptions will no t receive any notification. A prospectus has been issued of the Anglo '4-elerican Telegraph Company, with a capital of £600 ,000, in shares of £lO each. This company has course e stablished for the purpose of executing in the of the present year the great enterprise of ~ yin g a submarine cable between Ireland and New ,eandland, so as to connect telegr a phi ca lly th e Old I lV , d ° rld and the New, and to raise the cable partially l ast year, in order to complete a secon d line to America. The circumstances attending the incr eased attempts to carr y ou t thi s w o r k h ave grea tl y lere ased the co n fid ence o f a ll th ose w h o h ave been ; e ngaged in it, and they are convinced that thi s rene wed effort will be attended with success. e whole length of 1,212 nautical miles of cable aid from the Great Eastern in July last continues P r ! .. e et) accordin g t o th e d a ily repor t s o f t h e elec tie'lle in charge at Valentia ; and the observa cells taken b y C a pt a i n J ames A n d erson , o f t h e At re at Eastern, and Staff Commander Henry A. th eriarty, R .N., have determined the position of C e broken end with the utmost accuracy. Mr. l a all t fli ng and the other engineers e ng a g ed i n the i e xpedition are confident that with the v anid hery and tackle now b e i ng p re p are d, th ey i, be able to raise the cable and complete the to Newfoundland. The 1,070 nautical miles of cable, Which has rema i ne d on b oar d th e G reat in Eastern since August last, is certified to be perfect condition as when it was shipped. e n d aa er arrangethents with the Atlantic Telegraph ee l ? In PanY this comp an y w ill b e en titl e d t o re hive £125,000 per annum out of the earnings c ern the working of the Atlantic Telegraph ti t e l , nl PanY's line s ; an d th ey w ill a l so b e en 'Ned t o receiv e £25,000 per annum f rom t h e e evf York, Newfoundland, and London- Telegraph f o ! til Pany, out o f t h e earn i ngs of that company t' through. messages. The old company can he re ise the fight o f cance lli ng t h e agreement on thPayment of £1,200,000, which will be double t e amount o f th e cap it a l o f th e new company. e n he eve n t o f t hi s occurence t a ki ng p la ce th e new b ° ,, 4ll ; a nY will be dissolved, and the funds distri "n4 among the shareholders. The Telegraph rnenstruction and Maintenance Company will acatinfacture the new cable and undertake the b,,tnal execution of the work contracted for et ; the company, as above stated (up to the ' en . leg of the Atlantic Telegraph lines for public t o „ ine se), for a total sum of £600,000, with a c e 4-18 ) to b e prov id e d b y t h e Atlant i c Telegraph p an ni NhY under their agreement with this corn- T el 3r ' of £137,140 i n or di nary s h ares o f th e A t l ant i c i4 2 e g ra lcal Company, payable by instal m e n t s , extend -1311;.er 1 4 months, in case the cable of last yea r i s orC ,evBe fully completed, and continues in working of-1 d uring that period. Everyo n e mus t w i s h suc t° the undertaking, whether it be on account oral a tr iumph of science over difficulties that can eff ort be surm oun t e d by s kilf u l an d persever i ng Itee r t te, or as a link in the great chain that will con e 6 the Old and the New World, it is hoped, in a mity, as well as being the means of extending Am f 7, nr eial• operations between this country and au s rLe a• The operation is introduced under the ces of M essrs. J . S . M organ and Co. an i„,, enr a• Robert Benso n an d C o . h ave announce d a teo 'lle of B on d s at t h e rate of 7 per cent., to the on e 44 of £780,000, for the purpose of completing ae ros ef the important links in the railway system Ati ah e ,, t he America n C on ti nen t t o connect th e th e fi r and Pacific coasts. The B on d s are f or Nv a ,. : L e t division of the St. Paul and Pacific Rail ?nutroll , gh the State of Minnesota, and w ill be 14 0 - a of $l,OOO (£200), at a price equal to e. 1. 4-ut er at lug, thus giving a certain 10 per cent. e lla ' s ', Which will be increased as the sinking ar at ine°reee into operation. The secur ity o f thi s eeniha °rt gage is the whole line a n d l an d s o f th e ei ght n Y, and the latter is considered to be worth T he ildollars an acre, of w hi c h th ere are 512 , 000 . and Will be also taken in payment of land, (4 are 4 re deemable at the fixed rate of 4s. pe r aThe interest is to be p a id i n L on d on or que e : I *, at the o pti on o f th e h o ld er . Th e pro red: all the land sales is to be applied to the -11, 01t, 13 ,, t , ie n of the Bonds. Lists aro opened in be 0 0 ; 4111 , Rotterdam, and London, which will y . cd on Saturd a next Two o'CLocx Thr ee ding to Re u t er ' s t e l egram th e F renc h 4:ienaeatri. Cent. Rent e s were quo t e d a t G9f . 82 c. dul l The market f or English Stocks has been very si O4. 7ad quotations have generally shown depres i4 th o further alt erat i on, h owever, has occurred for a P r ice of Consols, which are now quoted 861 I Th ti Z t leY and the-Bth inst., and 87 for April. (14eaew Three per Cents. are 84i- 84, and Re : ex .I‘.` Annuities, ; ditto Annuities 1885, 13i ..41r* Bank of England Stock, 248* ; India `~--~. xbr. larch 5. I attended le grounds I the Gen ice yester- ; o of Lords drive. DAY• r of Lon' ition took Hon. t he number of ation hay • the pm'' ,nd practi rrylog out 11 has been _ a splend la Davide n ceremony Lnterestiog worthy tbe nedict has w e look t, for per' )its for the are unde r stro, but important which the L e a prOfi" Lion in the Madame Miss Wil; Lee, and ell-traine d g the Pr e " a ns are the , ng table s h of th e models of castings' steel Work, in eve r y found es' :rafts that cknnanshiP or to the r this i s at of t he -et taken po i n ting .es of th e , Measure of of artistic of antiqu ° 3ensonl of ye item 1 0 even in to take to- at which Gu i l dhall was pre" the Lord . -the e%lll was quite .med of It Govern or d to Mr. Cheltew rOB. :arch 6. ,er are (8 e lth of the f Sunday' 1. ty arnsed health' Wales baye Bei°ir d i s to r, an same " - „,t ta' exPre° lunual re - re; rtioVg. SteT ells' American Lte ii 36l)e hail° be I sin ce " 0 the S" ) : 11 1 he patric f number ° ho year is 3 reP°rte [arch 6. Ak ll° l c rl Gree— Foyer c be 013- s e Of the a ft n i°l'3• , d ill- 7 p C°° t itlo Of t iti ,00d that 110.0 °5. a 1:1 28°111° v.- , . - '" --.-- sses. Stock, 210 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 102 1 ; ditto En faced 5i per Cents., 107 i ; and ditto Debentures 1866, 1001. In the Foreign Stock Market quotations gene rally tend downward. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 38 1; Mexican, 221 1 ; do. New, 201 1; Greek, 16 ; Spanish Passive are better at 271 ; and the Certificates at 161 1; Italian are 611 1 ; the Con federate Loan, 7 9 ; Brazilian Scrip, 11 21 prem. ; Egyptian Railway Scrip, 1 1 prem. ; and the Chi lian Loan, 3 * prem. United States Government 5-20 Bonds are 604 70 ; Erie Shares, 53/ 541 ; and Illinois, 771 78. 'Business in the railway share market has been rather more active, but prices generally have shown a slight decline. South-Eastern have realised 15s. ; North-Western and Midland each 10s. ; and Great Eastern, Great Northern, South-Western, and North-Eastern (Berwick) each ss. The Foreign and Co'onial lines remain without change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue very in active. Alliance are dealt in at 28f ; English and Swedish at 15k; London Bank of Mexico at 14 ; 15 ; and Union of London at 54. Joint Stock Discount have declined to 1 li, Na tional Discount Company to 13, and Overend, Gurney, and Co. to 184 j. The shares of the Imperial Land Company of Marseilles are quoted 3i prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GCVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, March 6 B6l 1 3 per Cent _Reduced 84 New 3 per Cent vVu 85} l/ 5 New 2} per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l3l xd Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, .£1,09.0, 3 per Cent. 6 3 Do. £5OB • Do £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, IA per Cent., AprillB74 2lO Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5} per Cent., May 1879 lO7l Do. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd .l pm Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 Do Account 731 xd Do. Scrip, £35 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do. Account Do £ICO Bonds Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 6 per Cent 99 Colombian 6 per Cent. B3} Cuba, 6 pwr Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do. 4 per Cent, 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid Danubian Principalities Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant Egyptian 7 per Cent 1)o., Second Issue 9l 90i Do £lOO Bonds Do. 1864 93/ Do £lOO Bonds Do. Government Railway Debentures 9ll Do. £l5 paid pm Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. Italian 5 per Cent, 1865 Do Account Do. Maremmana Railway 6O/ Mexican 3 per Cent Do. Account Dn 1864 _ 20i / Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French hlontevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) ...... Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Peruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do 3 per Cent. (17ribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, .£ St Do 44 per Cent. 1850 D 3 44 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pex Cont. 1859 _ _ Do 5 Per Cent. 1862 B9} I Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Sardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account - Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — Do Account 271 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account 164 1 i Swedish 4 per Cent. — Do. 41 per Cent. 1864 Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent. 1858 — Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 74 Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 67i Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 671 7 I Do 5 per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip — Do Account Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela 3 por Cent. Ditto account — Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do. Account Do. 1864 3B 74 Do. 1.1 per Cent — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2-i- For Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Do I per Cent. Certificatos — French Rentes 3 per Cent. — THREE O'CLOCK. Consols for money Do. Account Liverpool Cotton Market. —Tlis Day. The market opens with fair demand. Sales pro bably 8,000 bales. The `'Pile Duties. TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sin,—You may deem it worthy of a record in The Sun that of 72,519 gallons of wino duty paid yesterday in the port of London no less than 46,251 gallons were duty paid by our firm, the largest quantity ever entered for duty on one day by one firm. Of this latter quantity 23,822 gallons were admitted at ls. per gallon duty, and consisted of light wines from Spain, France, and Hungary. The duty paid by us amounted to £4,004 14s. 3d. ; while for the same quantity under the old system it would have amounted to £13,354 19s. 6d., being a difference in favour of the public of no less than £9,350 ss. 3d. on the wines coming into our stores in one day alone. The demand for light pure wines is rapidly increasing, and with an assimilation of the duty on wines imported in bottle to those imported in wood, there will, we have no doubt, be a still further increase ; and when Mr. Gladstone can see his way clear to a shilling duty on all wines, we are persuaded that the demand in this country will bs very con siderable.—We are, Sir, your obedient servants, H. H. WILLIAms and Co. Crosby-hall, 32, Bishopsgate-street-within, London, March 2. A SEAMAN SHOT BY HIS OFFICER. ---A gross out rage took place on board the barque Kathleen, at Greenock, on Friday. The Kathleen, of Picton, N.S., was loading pig iron when the mate went up to ono of the crew named Dickson, and gave him a shove. Dickson at once threw himself into a fighting attitude, and said, "You are going to commence early with us, but you'll not tame us." The mate answered with au opprobrius epithet, "I'll tame you," and putting his right band into his trousers pocket drew a revolver and deliberately fired at Dickson, the ball tak ing effect upon the left temple. Th• wounded man stag gered against the rail, and then fell on deck, bleeding pro fusely. When the pistol was discharged by the mate, the second mate and four others of the crew wore standing by. The bullet, after striking Dickson, whistled past the head of another of tho crew. The wounded man was put on board a steam tug and removed to the police-office where Dr. Auld dressed the wound. Constables were at once despatched to the Kathleen and apprehended the mate, who was brought ashore and lodged in gaol. The accused whose name is William Sutton, is a married man, his family residing in Boston, U.S. He is a native of Glasgow but left that city while in infancy. He was perfectly sober when he fired the pistol. THE COMING REFORM BILL.—Mr. Edward Craufurd, M.P., had an interview with Earl Russell at his residence in Chesham-place on Monday, to present reso tions unanimously adopted at a public meeting in Ayr in favour of a substantial measure of reform—extension of the franchise, redistribution of seats, and increased representa tion for Scotland. THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDA I",= . EVENING, MARCH, + 6, 1866. SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. Share Railways. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian ••• • Q 3 95 30 '32 65 70 13 15 4 6 67 70 70 72 (Cork and Bandon'. Cornwall Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. E.London, scrip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A s tock • • Do. B stock 117 119 381 39,) 61 71 12i 126 14. /I Do. :New, is. at 25 pm GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weete.n -Original D S. Val. Rail gua. 83 00 691 591 Do. South Wales . _ Do. W. Md.— Oxford 60 61 39 41 31 88 ;03 1 04 1191 120 87 8) 06 9i 38 40 44 18 121 723 92 Q 3 03 6 132 113 8 Hp 1 97 19 Do. Newport Do. Hereford 1 Lauer shire & Yorkshirel Lyndon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast', Lon., Chat., and Daval Do. Metrop. Kx. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan. Do. New Do Extension...... Metropolitan District. Do a do. do. Do. and St. John'aW'd M id • and Do. £9 Share 123 123 t 2 21 id S 3 05 Do, Birmin.. 5c Derb' id Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth , & Duna Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. (..i.N•E purchase' Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... 61 63 7 28 109 110 70 - ;2 103 ICB Do. Stock.& Darling, .• Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 18n4 35 37 104 110 122 125 1.1 2p 75 4 17 2)31 11 12 148 149 69 71 112 114 Do. do. 1863 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock iio. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C .. Vale of Neath 51 63 75 76 8 9 141 114 , 3 t 13.1 102 104 Waterford & Kllkennil Waterloo & Whitena West Cornwall 51 53 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. so 9 81 1241 5 1 0 } sgi i i )2) la 122 1I 02 03 132 k 7 071 1091 it P 701 1071 if I Paill Closing i Business Price. done. 1231 i i I BRITISH Atlantic Az St. Lawrence Bona., Baroda. Cen.in. gu. 5 per cent.. Do. F shares Buffalo .1z Lake Huron ) Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. Calcutta & S. E., 'ai,e Town & Dock, gu.l Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben. al, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. .1 Extension i; rand Trunk of Canad a Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds I charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prd. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c Lo. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New pia. 15 p. 0.. Gt. South of India ...... gua. 5 per cent Du. 41 per cent Do Great Wu!. of Canada.. Da. New Do. 6 p. o. Bds. pay. 1873 1 043.5, do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited ' Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension Meth. Cor. 6 p. c. Bride. & Hudson's Bay.. N. 111.C'da,6pc Istptbs.] Scinde 'a • Do. Delhi Do. do . Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St. Flo. ‘"' COLONIAL GO VER: British Columbia, 8 per' cent., Dec. 31,1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 00. 5 p. c. Jan. & Jul) Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed sk Capo G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Ito.Apl.&ocl 1890-1900 Do. do: 1580-6, Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9, Do. syer cent. 15 April and uct., 1800 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.t Do. 1878, do Ilituritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1-78 .. 00. 1884 Slay ;5, Nov.ll Do. 1895, Feb. ct Aug atal ',ov. 0 per cent N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&.lul) N. S. W. Gov. 5 p 1861 Do. 5 p.c. 181. to ►B7t Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189. Sew Zealand, 8 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Soya Scotia Gov. 6 p. sterling, 1875 .2ueensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & Jul) Do. do, a pril & Oct BItITI Cam. Consol. tiold, horn Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavlstk Gam. & StAubyn(G wen. Great L ocey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Buy G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenville Herod's Foot Hingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley Itwyndy Iron Ore, lime New Se ton North Roskear .Wh' 1 Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crofty Prosper Pr,vidence Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Cl, , gan, (fm ' West Bassett (Mogan I W. Caradon (L skeard West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett "Hogan' Wheal Buller (Itedruth' Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton ,Wheal Ttelawney (Lis 99 100 91 93 171 171 n 311 1 , 2 94 81 1 4cl 93 101 90 92 86 88 64 66 8 82 98f 99f 98 99 POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COWARDLY AND SAVAGE ASSAULT.—CharIes Halliday and Archibald Young, two tailors, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting William Loader, a cab proprietor, of No. 3, Turner's-yard, Westminster. The complainant, whose face bore marks of savage treat ment, stated that he left two brothers at the Bricklayers' Arms public-house, King-street, Regent-street, on the previous evening, while he went to visit a sick brother, and on his return, finding the compartment he had left full, he went into another, where there were several persons, including the prisoners. Ho called for some whisky, which was served him, and requested a man who was standing at the bar to move a little, when some one from behind knocked his arm so as to upset the whisky, and the man ho had spoken to knocked him down ; and while he was falling Young struck him se veral times, holding him by the hair of the head a', the same time. There was then a cry of " Kick him," and Halliday kicked him on the head and about the body as did some of the others, there being about 12 or 14 engaged in the affray. At last one of his brothers rescued him, and Young was then given into custody, and on Halliday going to the station he was also given into custody. The complainant exhibited his ear to the magistrate, and it was badly bruised. Henry Loader, brother of the complainant, corroborated the previous evidence. The defendants attempted to make out that the com plainant had insulted a female who was standing at the bar, but the female was not called, and the complainant and his brother positively denied doing so. _ _ Mr. Tyrwhitt said that if a female did feel herself annoyed at what might have been said to her, that did not justify the prisoner knocking the complainant about as they had done. if tho female had any complaint to make she could have done so. He should find Young 10s., and Halliday 20s. WESTMINSTER THE EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF FORGING THE COUN TESS OF BELLEW'S WILL.--Mrs. Anne Casse, of Winterton House, Portland-terrace, St. John's-wood, and Joseph Ver lander, appeared in discharge of their bail, the former charged with forging a will, and the latter with perjury. The alleged forgery was that of forging the Countess of Bellew's will, and the perjury that of false evidence regard ing the signature of the countess to that will. Mr. Piffard, barrister,:instructed by Mr. Pain, prosecuted Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place. appeared for Mrs. Casse; and Mr W. D. Smyth for Verlander. The will was produced, and handed to the magis trate. ,ESSIONS. 53 60 99i 1001 id Ip 71 8 10 11 74 78 96 98 65 70 100 102 100 101 102 101 35 38 75 ii 1011 5 4 37i I Dr. Bayford, Registrar to the Probate Court—The pri soner at the bar made that affidavit before me in the Court of Probate, and swore to the contents being true. It is the usual affidavit upon propounding a will. Mr. Arnold—At present there is the evidence of three people respecting the handwriting - Miss Bellow, Miss Scmidt, and the expert. How about the Signature of Simmons ? If you prove that it is the signature of the prisoner, and the prisoner wrote that with the consent and in the presence of the person Simmons, it would not be forgery. Mr. Piffard— She swore it was the handwriting of Sim mons on the trial. 87 90 68 70 60 63 62 64 63 56 48 61 44 47 38 40 26 38 107 103 P P Mr. Francis Woodward, shorthand writer, said—l and another gentleman took down the evidence in the case of Bellew v. Bellew. I took a portion of Mrs. Casse s evidence —the beginning—Mr. Mumery took the rest. (Evidence relating to the forged document read by order of the magistrate.) Cross-examined—l didn't take Miss Bellow's evidence. Mrs. Casse was asked about a certain envelope in which the will was done up. She answered all the questions unhe sitatingly. (Evidence read relating to the preparation of the will of the countess.)—On the trial memoranda were produced by Mrs. Casse —slips of paper on which she noted the pro gress of the facts connected with the making of the will, which was made from time to time as the countess visited Mrs. Casse. The countess said her sister (Miss Bellew) must have taken the will of 1853, and she wished to make another, and, as Mrs. Casse had been a good friend an d kind to her, she asked her assistance and advice in making it at her house. I was not present at the finding of the i 4' l l jury. 98 99 Mr. Lewis—lt was a very singular one. I 94 06 93 i;6 95 97 r 0 82 73 SO 101 163 104 106 104 105 101 103 00 92 101 103 106 1 8 102 104 103 1.05 103 105 le4 106 99 101 93 95 93 95 87,E 88 ICO 104 84 84 C 8 100 98 100 104 106 1061 1076 :NES. 8 9 15 17 560 58) I 18 20 7 8 3i 41 4 .1 Q} 108 3 3; 5 20 21 2 38 4 3C 31 3} 31 33 40 48 5 5 7 4 18 28 14d 35 4) 13 15 301 IOE 494 ICO} ,ITIES. 88 } 1071 7 Mr. Luke Nunnely, another short-hand writer present with Mr. Woodward—l have my notes with me (Mrs. Casse's evidence read with regard to the preparation of the will and signature there). The countess wished to make the will privately, and the servants were to be the wit nesses. Notes were written to two men to come. Ver lender came, and in consequence of the other man being absent, Simmons, the cook, was called to be a witness. She was garotted, and died from the effects of it. Mrs. Casse refused to sign the will, but was overpersuaded by the countess, and signed as woli as Verlander and Sim mons. The countess wrote on the top by the word " will" —" or deed of gift." The countess and Simmons and Mrs. Casso signod it, and Verlandor made a mark on the top to identify it at a futuro timo "G. V.," and a cross. Hr. Arnold—This will purports to bo a copy of a will dated August, 1853, by tho note at tho bottom, with the exception of the affidavit. Was there any evidence given of the execution of the 1853 will ? Mr. Smyth asked that the case against Verlander be ad journed, as he had gentlemen there to give evidence in his behalf, and the case of forgery would apparently last all day. After some discussion Verlander's bail was extended to Wednesday week, and Mrs. Casse was bound over in her own recognisances in £l,OOO to appear on Tuesday next. THAMES. ;ed stock, 1:.2 ,91 A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER BAGGING HIS GAME.- Thomas Parrott, a well-dressed man, aged 45, and de scribed as a commercial traveller, was brought up on re mand, before Mr. Paget, charged with stealing three fowls and three pieces of salt pork, from the shop of Mr. Alfred Sweet, poulterer, of No. 620, Milo End-road. Mr. Sweet said he had recently lost a great many fowls and a considerable quantity of meat from his shop. On Saturday night a girl told him a gentleman had taken three fowls off the window board, and gone up the road with them. He at once missed three fine capons, worth 125., off the window board, outside the shop. He saw the prisoner walking briskly along, with the three capons in his hand. He took him by the arm and asked him for the fowls. The prisoner said " They are mine." He said to him, "Are you sure they are yours ?" The prisoner adopted this question himself, and he took him by the arm and led him back to the shop. He held him until a police constable arrived, and gave him into custody. At the station a bag which the prisoner was carrying was opened, and three pieces of salt pork were found in it. They had been taken from his shop. Mr. Paget—Then, he took the pork first and came back for the fowls ? Mr. Sweet—Ye; sir. He was very choice. He took three pieces of pickled pork, and then returned and took the three best fowls in my shop. Henry Youlton, shopman to Mr. Price, butcher, No. 2, Percy-terrace, Bow-road, said the prisoner had been in the practice of buying a lot of pieces at the shop, and the dis appearance of joints had followed his visits. On Satur day night the prisoner picked up a piece of veal, and said, "My style is threepence half-penny per pound." He said ho could not take so low a price as that. Tho prisoner said, I will send my wife to you, she manages those things better than me. Soon after the prisoner had left there was a hand of pork missing. Ho saw the prisoner come by the shop in custody about half an hour afterwards and he followed to the station-house, when he saw the missing hand of pork taken from the prisoner's bag; a piece of ribs of beef, and a piece of mutton, also belonging to Mr. Price, which had been stolen from the shop about the same time, were also found in the bag. Lewis Lambert police-constable, No. 311 K, produced the fowls and six pieces of meat, the weight of the whole was about 451bs, and it was as much as he could lift in a basket. Here are the fowls, said the witness, three pieces of pickled pork, a hand of fresh pork, a fine piece of beef, and a piece of mutton. Mr. Paget—ls the prisoner a provision dealer ?(A laugh.) Lambert—No, no, ;he said he went to market gene rally in the best way ho could, and that he bought tho whole in Leadenhall-market. lle lives at 6, Edward-street, Stepney. The prisoner—l will leave it all to the mercy of the court. I did it through distress, sir. I have a good cha racter ; here is one of my testimonials. Mr. Paget—l cannot look at it. The prisoner—l have four young children, sir. I lost £134 in a factory in Eastlield-street, Stepney. I took the meat and fowls for my poor children. I plead guilty, sir. Mr. Paget -I cannot accept your plea. You have gone about systematically from shop to shop, stealing meat and fowls. You have been very choice in your selection of fare for your children. I can have the greatest sympathy for a poor creature stealing a bit of food to satisfy the cravings of hunger, but none for a man who has committed an extensive robbery, and whom I suspect to be a prac tised thief. Tradesmen have a right to be protected from such depredations. I shall not accept your plea of guilty, but commit you for trial for stealing the fowls and meat. ROBERT BURNS AND HIGHLAND MARY.-Mr. Eyre Crowe has recently finished a picture representing the betrothal of Burns to Highland Mary. The parties are represented as the event actually occurred, standing one on either side of a running stream, their hands joined above its course. The background of the picture was painted on the spot where the ceremony took place, and has thus an interest beyond that which pertains to it as a work of art. SUICIDE BY A YOUNG LADY.—On Friday a shocking suicide was committed at Poringland, Norfolk. A Miss Farnsham, aged 22, who kept tho house of her brother, a farmer at Poringland, affixed a piece of string to the trigger of a gun to one of her feet. She then placed the barrel of the gun to her moun, and, pulling the string with her foot, the contents of the gun carried away her face and the larger portion of her head. The deceased had been for some time in a depressed state of mind. TIIIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LIVERPOOL RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. FLYING STAKES. Flying Jib ............................................................ 1 Skylark Venturesome Eight ran. TYRO STAKES. Sycee Bracken Thisbe Five ran. MERSEY CUP. Exceller Elastic Echo Five ran. HURDLE HANDICAP. Real Jam . Clairvoyante Queon of Trumps Won by a length. Eight ran. NATIONAL HUNTER'S CUP. Woodbury Hill King Alfred • Ely ... 3 Eight ran. 1 BETTING ON THE COURSE, LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 7to 1 agst Alcibiade (taken) 9 to 1 agst Cortolvin (taken) 9to 1 agst Africane (taken) 11 to 1 agst Laura (taken) 100 to 8 agst Mistake (taken) 100 to 7 agst Creole (taken) 100 to 7 agst Merrimac (taken) 20 to 1 agst Real Jam (taken) 40 to 1 agst The Doctor (taken) 40 to 1 agst Stella (taken) LATEST BETTING. 11 to 1 agst L'Africain (taken) 16 to 1 agst Real Jam (taken) 30 to 1 agst The Doctor (taken) VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.-(THIS DAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECAIIASE. 8 to 1 agst Alcibiade (taken) 10 to 1 agst Cortolvin (taken) 10 to 1 agst L'Africain (taken and offered) 12 to 1 agst Laura (taken freely) 12 to 1 agst Mistake (taken) 100 to 7 agst Merrimac (taken) 15 to 1 agst Creole (taken) 20 to 1 agst Real Jam (offered) 28 to 1 agst Hall Court (taken) 30 to 1 agst Effenburg (taken) 33 to 1 agst Garotter (taken) 33 to 1 agst Salamander (taken) 33 to .1 agst The Doctor (taken and offered) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7to lon the field (offered) THE DERBY. 500 to 10 agst Laneret (taken) SPORTING NOTES. The Grand National Steeplechase. comes off to-morrow, The following will most likely comprise the starters : PROBABLE SEARTERS. Horse. Yrs st lb Jockey. L'Africain a 13 2 Holman or Mr. Ridde Effenberg a 12 8 Count Westphalia. Alcibiade ..... 6 12 2 B. Land. Hall Court a 11 12 ... Captain Tempest. Cortolvin Light Heart a 11 5 Reporter Frank a 11 4 Glencairn Hornet Laura .... 5 11 0 Lamplugh. Ibex Creole Turnus gelding Columbia Mistake 6 10 9 Knott. Merrimac Balder alo 7 ... G. Stevens. Stella a 10 7 Igoe. Philosopher King of Hearts a 10 2 ... Bond. Real Jam Tho Doctor .. 5 10 0 ... It has been a very good betting race, as nearly every horse in turn has been supported. L'Africain, the top weight, is nearly first favourite, but he has about as much chance as Gladiateur had with his crushing weight for the Cambridgeshire. Alcibiade, last year's winner, finds sup port in the right quarte:•s. Cortolvin and Laura are the most to be feared of the favourites. Mistake and Merrimac are both good jumpers, and are sure to run well. Creole has seen too many ups and downs in the market to look like a winner. King of Hearts ought to run well. Heurleys, who is in the same interest as L'Africain I would sooner trust than the latter ; but the market seems to be dead against the former. Real Jam (ono of Mr. Hughes's yearlings) has comp prominently into the market, with what chance I cannot discover. The winner of the Grand National for 1866 will be either LAURA or MISTAKE, those most likely to upset them being either Merrimac or Alcibiade. A FRESH MAN. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS,--Tuts EVENING. ROYAL COMMISSION. The Royal Assent was given by Commission to the following bills :—The Telegraph Act Amendment Bill and the Cattle Disease ( Ireland) Bill. The Royal Commissioners were—The Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Bessborough, and Viscount Sydney. The sitting was then suspended until five o'clock, when the LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack. HERRING FISHERY (SCOTLAND). The Duke of ARGYLL presented apetition from fisher men on the coast of Argyleshiro and other parts of Scot land, complaining of the present mode of catching herrings on the coasts of Scotland, which was calculated to inter fere with the salmon fishery. DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL. On the motion of the LORD CHANCELLOR, this bill wen through committee. SAVINGS BANKS AND POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANKS BILL. On the:motion of Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY, this bil went through committee, and was ordered to be reported RAILWAY REFORM. The Earl of BELMORE moved for a copy of the me morial to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, signed by the Lord Mayor of Dublin at a public meeting held in that city on the 2d of February. The moticn was agreed to. THE APPROACHES TO THE HOUSES OF PAR- LIAMENT. The Earl of SHREWSBURY asked her Majesty's Go vernment if, in completing the approaches to the two Houses of Parliament, it was proposed to make any pro vision for the shelter of the horses and carriages of the members of the two houses. Earl GRAN VILLE said that temporary shelter would be afforded for horses and carriages,,and when the law courts were removed other arrangements would be made for effecting the object of the noble lord. The house then adjournred. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. LONDON (CITY) CORPORATION GAS BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. CRAWFORD said that after the second read ing, he should move that the bill be then com mitted to a select committee of twelve members, of whom five shall be nominated by the committee of se lection, and that it be an instruction to the committee to inquire into the operation and results of the Metropolis Gas Act, 1860, in order to ascertain whether they have divided more than 10 per cent., as settled by that Act. The honourable gentleman then stated the ob jectionable manner in which the City of London had been supplied with gas, and that all complaints were useless. The corporation had determined to take the matter into their hands, and the present application to Parliament was the result. Many of the great companies made considerable profits, and had divided more than the maximum allowed by the act ; therefore, the public had been precluded from all reduction of the price of the article. Ho could not see why the gas companies should object to the committee, provided they had not divided more than 10 per cent. profit as allowed by the act. if they had divided more than than that sum they had, in point of fact, charged the public more than they had a right to do, because the act expressly laid it down distinctly that after that per centago had been paid all surplus should go in reduction of the price to be charged for the article to the consumer. The Corporation of London feel ing that the grievance had become unbearable—that the article supplied was of the commonest description, whilst the price charged was much higher than the companies had a right to charge—had thought it right to come for ward and ask Parliament for powers to deal with such an oppressive monopoly. Viscount CRANBOURNE thought the house had agreed to certain proposals with respect to the ex i s ting companies, and therefore it would be a breach of faith for Parliament to sanction this bill. Ho was by no means satisfied about the quantity of the article Supplied to the consumer. Yet he could not consent to the bill, which would only disturb, without improving, the matter complained of. Mr. A DAIR strenuously opposed the bill being read a second time. Alderman LAWRENCE supported the second reading. He said the great gas companies seemed to be afraid of going before a committee, or else they would not object so strenuously to the bill going before a committee. The gas companies supplied a pure article to the House of Commons, whilst that supplied to the general consumer was of a greatly inferior quality. The groat gas com panies might depend that demands would continue to be made to Parliament until the present monopoly was broken up. Sir G. GREY thought there would be no breach of faith in reading the bill a second time, and he thought the best course to adopt was to allow the bill to go before a committee as proposed. Mr. ROEBUCK said, from the appearance of the house, it was quite clear it had been packed for the occasion. (Hear, hear.) And by whom had it been packed ? Why, by the gas companies. (Hear, hear.) They had taken membei s by the button and asked them to vote, and, such being the case, he asked the house if it was consisent with its own honour that they should allow such a proceeding ? He asked the house, therefore, to study its honour before they con sidered the propriety of extending the existence of a very intolerable monopoly. Mr. CRAUFURD opposed the second reading of the bill. (Divide.) Mr. AYRTON rose amidst loud cries of "Divide,' and said he should support the proposition, because he was cer tain without some p a rtie s p ossesse d o f large funds appeared before the committee little good would be done. The City of London wanted to combat the gas companies, they said, in the benefit of the public generally, as it was the first time they had ever passed from gastronomy to gas. (Loud laughter.) He hoped the house would give them the opportunity of spendinc , this money usefully, and agree to the second reading of the bill. (Loud laughter.) The house then divided, when there appeared— For the second reading Against it Majority —26 The bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be referred to the committee as proposed by the hon. member for the City of London. st D ivo nE L Nf O o o N r RtDhoe objectedN second E o a n d th G e ß l n o lo i to rea th d o in p g ro o p f o t s h a i l s , b a i n ll d moved as an amendment that the bill be road a second time that day six months. Ho said it passed through the metropolis for about three miles, all of which ground was now covered with houses, it would cross Bond -street and Hanover square, and it was possessed of capit a l t o the amount of £3,000,000, but he thought that there were certain lines yet to be completed before they could judge of the advisability of Parliament giving its assent to the bill now under discussion. Lord STANLEY said until the inner circle of railway, which had already received the sanction of Parliament, had been constructed it would be impossible to arrive at the e'nclusion that the present railway was required. The Mid-London Railway would interfere greatly with private property and trade, and create the greatest incon venience. He thought at present it would not be advisable to sanction the second reading of this bill. Mr. T. CHAMBERS supported the bill because the lino of railway was much required, and because the pro moters proposed very liberal compensation to all those disturbed in their homes by its construction. The amendment of the noble earl was agreed to, and bill was rejected without a division. [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF LORDS-LAST EVENING. LAW OF EVIDENCE AMENDMENT BILL.- DIVORCE AND MATRIMONIAL CAUSES BILL, The LORD CHANCELLOR, in moving the second reading of these bills, said that a necessity for an alteration in the law of evidence had become necessary, and as regarded the second bill, his attention had been drawn to certain anomalies in the present law of evidence as regarded divorce suits by the able and learned judge who presided over the Probate and Divorce Court. At present the petitioner and respondent could be examined only so far as related to charges of cruelty, wh ereas th ey were excluded from giv ing evidence in respect to adultery. He contended that it was most unjust that parties who were so deeply interested in the result of their suits should not bo allowed to give evidence on their oaths as to the gravest charge, and so enable the Court to take into consideration the relative credibility of the wit nesses. Having referred to the opinion of the late Judge Ordinary as to the necessity of a revision of the existing law, he said that one of the great objections to allowing parties to a suit being examined was that they might be asked as to whether they had committed adultery, would be obviated by the provision which he had introduced into the bill, which would prevent either party to a suit being called upon to answer a question criminating themselves. He proposed also that parties to a suit should be allowed to give evidence as to the adultery, but that such evidence was not be compellable. He explained that there were technical grounds for introducing both these bills sepa rately; and he concluded by moving the second reading of the bills respectively. Lord CHELSMFORD strongly opposed the bill. As re garded the bill relating to the Divorce Court, although it contained only a single clause which appeared to be purely legal, yet it really involved a serious alteration in the present system. He was very much opposed to any relaxation of the existing law, and he contended that the object which his noble and learned friend (the Lord Chancellor) proposed would not be effected. Ho moved as an amendment that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Lord TAUNTON also opposed the bill, and their lord ships dividing, there appeared an equal number for and against the second reading—namely, 29 to 29 ; whereupon the Lord Chancellor, in accordance with the usual prac tice, gave his voice to the non-contents, and the bill was lost. The Divorce and Matrimonial Causes Bill was read a second time. The Cattle Diseases (Ireland) Bill was, after a short dis cussion, read a second time, and the standing orders hay ing been suspended, went through committee and was read a third time and passed. The Savings Banks and Post-office Savings Banks Tii was rend a second time. Their lordships adjourned at half-past six o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING. THE DEVONPORT ELECTION PETITION. Lord C. PAGET hoped to be allowed to correct a mis• take he had made the other evening, when the matter of the election petition was under the notice of the house, He had said that the telegram directing facilities to be given for the service of the Speaker's warrant to the authorities at Devonport dockyard had been issued by direction of the First Lord, the Duke of Somerset. Tho order, however, issued from the Board of Admiralty, and not from the Duke of Somerset personally. Mr. 11011SMAN said he had been requested by Mr. Phinn, one of the defeated candidate s a t th e l as t election for Devonport, to assure the house not only that ho was no party to promoting the petition against the sitting mem bers, but had declined to have anything to do with it, and that the first intimation he had received of the matter was from the notice of motion •given by Sir John Pokington, on Tuesday the 27th of February, which he read in the second editian of The Sun of that day. Further, he had declared more than a month ago that, having received retainers from several members of the house to defend their seats, it would be incompatible with his duties to claim a seat for himself this session. Sir J. PARINGTON reiterated his opinion that the con duct of the Admiralty in the matter had been gravely culp able and improper, and expressed a hope that the trans action would be made the subject of inquiry by a select committee of the house. Tho right hon. baronet also gave notice that ho would this day or on Thursday move the appointment of such a committee. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained that the words of the orders given by the board were simply, " Telegraph to Plymouth that the necessary foci litieg for serving warrants may be 'permitted." Inquiries had been made on the subject, and it had been ascertained that a personal service of the warrant was requisite. Letters had already been sent to Devonport for the pur pose of obtaining information, and in the courso.of two or three days the answers to those communications would, he hoped, be laid upon the table of the house. When that had been done tho right hon. baronet could judge for him self what was the real magnitude of the case, and the Government would be prepared to say whether they con sidered that inquiry by a select committee was necessary. Mr. W. HUNT thought the proper way to have served the warrants was for the person in charge of them to have stationed himself at the dockyard gates, and upon the voters being indicated to him to have served them as they passed out to their meals. If that course had been adopted no complaint need have been made. Tho otherquestions discussed on the motion for supply, were the patent of the Minister for War, the rocent coup d'etat in Roumania, and the building operations in New Palace-yard. The house having gone into committee, The Marquis of lIARTINGTON proposed the military estimates for the financial year 1866-67. In doing so ho observed that whilst no important changes were contem templated in the army the estimates showed a reduction of £250,000, as compared with the previous year. This saving was not in itself considerable, but it should be re membered that it was made in a year succeeding series of four or five years in which other reductiodns had been efiected. In fact, the army estimates b reduced since 1862-63 by something liken_ year we re v,000,000. ~ The principal items of increase for t he in the votes for provisions at home, f and for the volunteers. The total nu mber of :men of all arms proposed to be voted was 138,117. No change would :r 8 the militia, take place in the artillery , cavalry, or guards ; but a small change would be mad e in tihehienni military e tra h andanbde eaneffectedmaterial change in the infantry. v 24 in the co there would be 50 bioanttiaelsi.onsTahtehotolelaiinndinb9elr of in cludingabroad,infantryii be '6 164 men against 80,574 provided for in the estimate of the expiring year. The total diminution of men would thus be 4,523. The reduction would affect 'B2 cap t a ins, but 30 unattached colonelcies and a similar num ber of majorities would be created, thus providing for 60 captains. A hundred and sixty-four subalterns would also be reduced, and these would be provided for as soon as possible, those unemployed continuing supernumeraries until the opportunities arose for absorbing them. With regard to recruiting, the Government did not propose to augment the pay of the men ; but they intended to ap point a Royal commission to inquire into the whole subject ; and especially into the operation of the Limited Enlistment Act. After noticing the progress made at Woolwich with the improved ordnance, the manufacture of small arms, and the general administration of the army, the noble marquis glanced at the alleged existence of Fenianism amongst the troops, and observed that although many recruits might have enlisted in Ireland with the design of propagating their political principles, neither his Royal Highness the Commander in Chief nor Sir Hugh Rose entertained the slightest doubt of the loyalty of the forces in Ireland. The suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act had already pro duced much good, and greater facilities now existed for obtaining evidence against soldiers who might have com promised themselves by joining the movement. General PEEL, in the course of a lengthened criti cism of the estimates,° expressed his approval of the intention to appoint a Royal commission to inquire into the subject of recruiting, and the operation of the Limited Enlistment Act. He was not prejudiced in favour of long enlistments, but he recommended that all enlistments should be for a uniform period of 12 years. A long discussion followed, in which the military mem bers of the house took the leading part, the subjects de bated including, inter alia, the improvement of small arms musketry training, fortifications, military education, the reserve fund, promotions, War-office clerkships, and the marriage of soldiers. Eventually the vote of 138,117 men for the British army was agreed to, as was also the next vote of 178 men belonging to the native Indian army employed in Labnan. On the vote of £5,362,400 for the general staff, regimen tal pay, allowances, and charges, a long discussion took place relative to the Ilythe School of Musketry, and a motion was undo that the chairman should report pro gress. A division was taken thereon, Lut negatived by 55 to 43 ; and the vote was then agreed to, and the house resumed. Tho Princess Helena's Annuity Bill was read a third time and passed; the Prince Alfred's Annuity Bill was passed through committee, and the Marine Mutiny Bill was read a second time. The house adjourned at 20 minutes before one, LONDON GAZET/E—This Evening. FOREIGN-OFFICE, MARCH 3. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Frederic Rankling() as Consul at Montreal, Canada, for his Majesty the Emperor of Austria. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of M Theodor Knaus as Consul in London for his Majesty the King of Wurtemberg. INDIA OFFICE, Meilen 3. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Richard Couch, Esq., now a Judge of the High Court at Bombay, to be Coief Justice of the said Court. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Sir Charles Sar gent, Knt., to be a Judge of the High Court of Bombay. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Wm. Markby, Esq., Barrister at Law, to be a Judge of the High Court at Calcutta. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Charles Collett, Esq., of the Madras Civil Service, to be a Judge of the High Court at Madras. CROWN-OFFICE, MARCH 2. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Tiverton -The Hon. George Denman, in the room of Henry John, Viscount Palmerston, deceased. County of Limerick-Colonel the Right Hon. William Monsell, Vice-President of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations. ADMIRALTY, MARCH 2. The undermentioned officers have been this day pro_moted to the rank of Master in her Majesty's fleet:— Erasmus Croydon Roberts, Esq. ; Charles Frederick Gulliver, Esq. ; Joseph Shellabear Vivian, Esq ; Heaver Sugden, Esq. ; Alfred Smith Bradley, Esq. ; Wil liam Horn, Esq.; Francis John Gray, Esq. ; Thurston Stringer, Esq.; George Edward Gresley Jackson, Esq. ; Frederick Kibbey Taylor, Esq. ; Andrew William Miller, Esq. ; and John. Bell Johnson, Esq. 'RENT SECU 32 34 390 410 - 2 Ii 18 22 9 II 19 20 4 8 3 4 8 10 75 60 165 175 80 W 25 17, 3 b r 5 215 16a 171 ritIGFEREN(In 23 HAWES Gt. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford Ist guarant( London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pret. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London Tilbury, and Southend, 94 Royston. Hitch., and bhep., 1!4 S. Yorkshire and River Dun, 1,0 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Belgian Eastern Junction, 2 Sambre and Meuse, 51 per cent. pf., D FOREIGN MIN b:l 4 . Cliontalea Gold and Silver Mining, 31 Tudanamutaua of S. Australia, iim., 11 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 74 BANKS. Albion, 84 lira.. 284 Bank of British Columbia, 21/ Barned's Bank, lira., 91 Brazilian and Portuguese, lira., 94 British North American, 43 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 24 Consolidated Bank, lira., 10 Eng lab Joint Stock, lim., 9 English, Scotch. and Australian Chartered, 191 English and Swedish, lira.. 154 European Bank, 1im.,12i Hindustan, China, and Japan, Hm., Imperial Bank, lira.. 28} Imperial Ottoman, 131 - Ditto, new, 121 - - London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., 15 111 London and River Plate, 656__ Ditto, issued at lij pm., in London and County, 77k London and 11 estminster, 951 Merchant Bank, lim . 25i New South Wales, 45 Oriental Bank Corporation. si} Oriental Commercial Bank, Um., late N. F., 3 Union of Australia, 51 Union of London, 51 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 16i Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua.,t3 1 21 Berlin Water Works, lim., Ditto, new, la Canada Company, b 7 Ceylon Company, Ditto, A shares, 2/ Commercial Union, l usuraroe, 7* Credit Fonc!er and Mobilier of England, 81 f 8 Ditto, new, 73 East India Irrigation and Canal, 10 Ebbw Vale, r 8 * English and Scottish Marine, Urn., 2/ rale) Lire Englneering, e* Fore-street Warehouse, lim. 101 Gen. Credit and Finance of lim., Ilm.. 5 41] Hudson's Bay, 171 Imperial Mercantue Credit A550..11m..53 International Financial society, Um., 5 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1670, issued 90, 10 Joint Stock Discount, lim., t 1* London Financial Association. lim .`,13 122 Millwall Freehold Land and Dock, 51 National Discount tompany, 135 North British and Mercantile Insurance, 20. Ottoman Financial Association, 8 Ottoman Gas, lim., 32 • Overend, Gurney, and Co ,' lim., 18j 3 Peninsula and Oriental steam, Ditto, new. 5 Quebrada Land, Rill, and Mining, lim., 31 rocs: MAltthi 5. Commander Robert Boyle Miller has beela promoted to to the rank of Retired Captain in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority from the 14th ultimo. Commander William Mould has been promoted to the rank of Retired Captain in her Majesty's Fleet. Lieutenant Edward Hobart Seymour to be Commander in her Majesty's Fleet. Mr. John Levinoe Stockting has this day been promoted to the rank of Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 6th February. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam Antwerp Brussels Hamburg Paris Ditto.. Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin Madrid Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples Short. 11 18 3 Months. 12 2 12 2 25 521 25 571 13 10+ Short 25 221 3 Months. 25 521 25 521 1211 10 60 10 60 291 6 29 46+ 47* 25 62 25 62. 25 62 25 62i 11 19 12 2} 12 21 25 52} 25 62} 13 10 25 30 25 571- 25 GO 111 ! 10 65 10 65 29t 6 291 46 470 25 671 25 67-1 25 67i 25 67k M. RENAN'S " VIES DES APOTRES" is reported to be on the eve of publication. The Master of Trinity College, Cambridge, who has continued much in the same state during the past week was yesterday much worse, and no hope is now entertained that he will long survive. FRESH MUSIC FROM FLOTOW AND GOUNOD.—A new opera, by M. de Flotow, " Zilda," is in preparation at the Opera Comique. It is high time that the composer should have another succoss.—M. Gounod " Colombo," a triffo originally produced at Baden-Baden, is to be given at the same theatre. MR. MARSTON'S NEW PLAY will be first produced by Mr. Sothorn in Glasgow. The title is to be "The Favourite of Fortune." It will be produced at tho Hay market immediately on Mr. Sothern's return from the pro vinces. GREAT FIRE IN NEW YORK.—On the morning of the 15th ult. a groat fire broke out in Broadway, New York, which terminated in the destruction of the American Theatre and the City Assembly-rooms. The total amount of damage has been estimated at $150,000. SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—A singular accident occurred to a groom named Marsden, in the neighbourhood of York, on Friday. Beadsman, the celebrated entire blood horse, which belongs to Sir Josep'a Hawley, is now stand ing for' the season at Middlethorpe, near York. Whilst being led about in his exercise on Friday by Marsden, the animal suddenly seized the groom by his hand, and, start ing off at a gallop, dragged the poor fellow fora distance of at least 200 yards. Marsden was dreadfully shaken, and the hand which had been seized was so crushed and lace rated that surgical assistance had to be called in. No seri ous results, however, are apprehended. THE BUTTON PIT MURDER. AT WIGAN.—On Saturday morning a large number of navvies commenced tapping the bank of the Liverpool and Leeds Canal, so as to let off the water between Pendlebury and Gibson's bridge, to enable a search to be made for the watch be longing to the murdered man Barton, alleged to have been thrown into the canal near that spot on the confession of one of the men awaiting trial at Kirkdale. There are some 150 navvies engaged, and a large posse of police officers aro stationed there for two days.—Alanchester Courier. C JULIAN PRIVATEERS IN E UROPE .--A Chilian privateer steamer has been fallen in with off tha coast of Norway. Tho Concordia (Spanish steamer), arrived in Christiansand to land a cargo of fish for Cadiz, was spoken by her, and fortunately escaped her by hoisting the Eng lish flag. Vessels in Norway are demanding higher freights for Spain upon Northern produce. The above-named steamer Concordia arrived at Falmouth on Feb. 25, on her return voyage to Spain, and proceeded thence on the 27th for her port of destination. THE MURDERER OF SIXTEEN WOMEN.—The pre liminary examinat:on of Philippe, the murderer of the woman in the Rue de la Ville l'Eveque, Paris, is now al,- preaching its termination. Crime appears to have been a monomania with him, and the inquiry has brought to light not less than 16 murders committed by him on women; of these five were in Algeria, three in Italy, and cleft in France, and all by cutting their throats with a razor. 110 displays a remark a bl e c y n i c i sm , an d on first entering the office of the exam i n i ng j u d ge expresse d hi s as tonishment that he should not be permitted to smoke there E . Rsres. S I ° a M man named THE BURGLARY AT THE DUKE OF At the Warminster Town-hall, las i t isb w n e r e y sa burglary at suspicion of at the Duke h G a i l b r b in o g ns, be t e •e n ce c n o t n l y e earpnperder recenttdheeevdearat other burglaries in dif ferentght up on remand from Sergeant White asked for a further of S o parts of at the o w n e n l u l n a t s y the previous we . o s k t . iga tions by the police not having been remand, the in v estigations Some evidence indirectly connecting the quite c°j2ci-uie the burglary having been given he was re prisoner with m 0 a R s A t ORATlON.—Cap tain r I silence. Cap t a in Thisß i t Ls s o n no in s everal brought minded. bega n tlll e : for crying over spilt milk. I don't wish to hurt your feel ings, for you're an honest man, though you sometimes " 11 A I r S . K P u P a. E r R t S r rather overdid the grog. I'm a plain man, and I mean what I say, and what I say is this—hero we are, and we don't know whether it is berg or mainland, and no food left —not a crumb. Now, what is to be done ? We hear the bear grow], and the fox yelp ; but if we can't shoot them, that won't help us much. Wo must s p en d a ll to -d ay i n t ry i ng f or th e lain- Lad ; if we find the sea to the eastward, we must then turn back, commit ourselves to God, who directs all things in the heavens above and the earth beneath (you all heard me read that on Sunday, and needn't repeat it), and take to the raft, whatever happens. But there's one thing I ha,ve to say, as a plain man, and that is—if any coward here dares even whisper the word cannibalism,' I'll shoot him dead with this gun I hold in my hand, and mean to hold day and night. We are Christian men, mind ; and no misery shall make wild beasts of us, while I am a live eap tain- so mind that."-Diaenv's "All the Year Round." LOCH TAY (West End).—The sport during the week ending the 17th ult., considering the character of the wee .her, was very good. On Monday three gentlemen were out, and two during the rest of the week. The result of the week's fishing was 12 excellent salmon, the heaviest weighed 311 b. and 301 b., the rest weighed from 131 b. to 201 b. The chief fisherman declares he never saw finer sp e _ cimens of fish than the 311 b. and 301 b. All the gentlemen fishing aro residing at 111Therson's Hotel, where, we may add, excellent accommodation is to be got with admirable attention to creature comforts. We have not heard of any zhing being done on the waters attached to the other inns on Loch Tay. At the lower end of the loch, the Earl of 13readalbane and Lord Glenoreby are gettine , capital sport, killing from five to seven clean 4a 1 1 1 19n each per day 100 st I 20 206 10 100 1(0 100 100 all 100 100 100 {lOO 2 100 100 M 2.1.0 294 2.14.6 31 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0