The Sun. — London, England, 1866-01-18 00:00:00

140NEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Stock Exchange markets indicate a firmer :one, although the alterations that have taken place ha values have been comparatively unimportant. The Funds have improved per per cent., Consols now being 87f for money, and 87i for the account. Foreign stocks, English railways, and American securities also show a slight advance. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under:— Great 1866. 1865. Western . £62,350 £61,556 North Western •• •• • • .. 100,476 94.416 South Western ••• • •• ••• : . 17,889 18,768 ghton ••• ••• ••• 15,9 . 21 14,936 Di ••• ••• ••• Bland :.. 46516 44,523 South Eastern :•• ••• •• ... 19,736 20,300 Great Northe rn .•• •:• • .. 34,082 32,364 Bristol and YOr • •• • kshire ••• ••• 35,9,298 647 8 5 4,575 laristol and Exeter ,309 North Eastern• ••• ::: 56,749 53,442 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 18,060 15,942 Great Eastern 32,037 82,126 London, Chatham, ••• and Dover ... 7,042 6,522 These returns, when compared with those of the c orresponding period of last year, generally show some satisfactory results. On the Great Western there is an increase of £794; on the North Western, £3,060 ; Brighton, £985 ; Midland, £1,993 ; Great Northern, £1,718 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, £5,072 ; North Eastern, £3,307 ; Manchester, Shef leld, and Lincoln, £2,118; and London, Chatham and Do - £520. Thr B. hr _ver, Le .ristol and Exeter, now• ever, shows a decrease of £ll, the Great Eastern of £B9, the South-Western of £l9, and the South Eastern of £564. At the seventh half -yearly meeting of the Alliance Bank, to-day, a dividend of 5 per cent. per annum, free of income tax, or 12s. 6d. per share on the old shares, and lls. 3d. per share on those issued in 1864, was agreed to. The 57th half-yearly meeting of the London Joint Stock Bank was held to-day, and a dividend of 12k per cent. per annum, with a bonus 14s. 3d. per share, making together £1 13s. per share, or at the rate of 22 per cent. per annum, was adopted. The half-yearly meeting of the Metropolitan and Provincial Bank was held to-day, and a dividend of 1 0s. per share on old shares, and Bs. 9d. per share on new, being at the rate 5 per cent. per annum ? Was agreed to. Two o'CLocrc. The English Stock Market has been favourably influenced by the non-alteration in the rate of dis count, and an advance of i; per cent. has taken place in the Funds. Consols are 87 / for money, and 871 for the account. The New Threes and , educed Annuities are 86/ 87 ; Exchequer Bills, 58 • to par ; Bank of England Stock, 245 ; India Stock, 208 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 1021 8 ; and ditto tonds, 15s. prem. Foreign Stocks generally are lower. Turkish 5 Per Cents. are 391 a ; Mexican, 211 22 ; ditto New, 19 8 ; Greek, 13/ 14 ; Spanish Passive, 25/ 26/ ; the Certificates, 14 1 ; Italian, 611 8 ; the Con federate Loan, 6 7 ; and Brazilian Scrip, 818 prem. United States Government 5-20 Bonds, 6466/ ; .t.‘Erie shares, 57/ 58 ; and Illi n ois, 76 /. The E gyptian Railway Loan Scrip is quoted 11 /. prem. More activity prevailed in the Railway Share Market, and in most instances enhanced rates were current. Caledonian improved 1/, Midland 1, Lancashire and Yorkshire and South Eastern each Great Western and Metropolitan each /, and Great Eastern and North Eastern (Berwick) each 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines show:no change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull, but generally maintain former rates. London Steam i . r "fing Co.'s shares are quoted , 1/ 2 p rem . ; Ch as . -1-4fitte and Co., 21 24 prem. ; Galatz Candle Co,, 1 prem. English and American Bank, 11 / Prera. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 8 Der Cent. Consols Do. A ccount, Feb. 8 871 3 per C en t. R educed Cl x New 3 per Cent i New 21 861 per Cent. Ja n . 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 • Do. f or 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs — ~ Do (Red Sea Telegraph), A ug ., 1908 - x,xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 pe r C en t. — Do. £5OO — Do £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent IND IAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Ind ian Stock, 14 per Cent., April 1874., 2OB D o Account O. 4 5 per Cent. July, 1870 . per Cent., Oct. 1888 1 ,;'0. 'Certificates — °. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent -'O. 5 p er Cent, Jan. 1872 Do. 5} per Cent, May 1879 Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — PO. Bonds, £l,OOO — "0. under Xl,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. BrazilianllBtrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 5 er Cent Do. Loper Cent., 1852-58-60 . 1863 Do. 1863 Do Account 75 41, Do. Scrip, £25 paid B uenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Po. Account f , Do 1 p er C on t. (D e f erre d 3 per Cent.) ' ll ilian 6 per Cent Do. 41 p er C en t Col ombian 6 per Cent. Lan 6 per Cent. Dan a, ish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do 4 per Cent., 1863 — 1 ) . 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 p a id — anubian Principalities , Do Ac coun t 731 xiquador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Da, Provi s i ona l L an d W arrant — - gyptian 7 per Cent 92 i 0 ., Second Issue •Do .£ lO O Bonds — Do. 1864 92 (, Do £ l OO Bonds 'reek 5 Account per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coup ons Do. DO. Coupons Do. Account Do £B6 paid — It alian 5 Do. 19 and 1850 — t ‘alian 5 per Cent, 1865 Do. Account O. Maremmana Railway Do Scrip, £671 paid — -Do 5 p er C ent., 1864 — LeEican 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French la Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c 1, - "lltevidean 6 per Cent., £ 3O paid '''''•„oorish Imperial 5 per Cent N ew Granada Do 2 per Cent -- Do Defe rre d 1 , Do Land Warrants (Hectares) 410 1. 6 per Cent, 1864 — p Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Do 5 per Cent ", 0 . Account -",-,° 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — DO 4 -'0 41 per Cent., 1862 „ Account c orttiguese 3 per Cent., 1853 1- 2,0 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 451 I ' o . Acc oun t Ru ssian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St Do 4 per Cent. 1850 41 per Cent., 1860 „ 1 : ) ,° 3 per Cent. 1859 — " s Cent. 1862 B9l Do 5 . p p e r Cent. 1864 93 1 1 "ftrdiman 5 per Cent Do £ICO Bands' — EiPatish4 Do. 1 per Cent — - 3 per Cent Ditto account li ~ Do New Deferred . D O Account Do Passive — R no Acco un t 26} -l 'anish Cert. of Coup no t f un d ed Wedi Do Account ' l4l 'sh 4 per Cent. r+ DO . 4 4 per Cent. 1864 Q jkisii - 6 per Cent. 185 , 1 — V s o Acco un t — ' l-1 ° 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account Do .Cl.OO Bonds — 1 ,- -) ,° 6 per Cent. 1862 — DOVO Account 6B £lOO Bonds . 681 I o 6 DCent.,lB63 — o 5 p p or er Cent. 18 65 — o Scrip, X 35 paid Do Account 1)0 . 4 p er C ent. Guaranteed Venezuela, 6 per Cent. 13.0 Account iIA Dividends on the above payable in L0nd072., ` 4 , s trifbn, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins D e 'i 4-} per cent Ex. 25f. .7 elich'ltentes 3 per Cent. — utch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — C onsols f or money 4' WO 0'CL0 CK. ..... 8 1 I ) 0. Account ....................................7 .......................... 87 +, I . Cam. Coneol. Gold, lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea. East Grenville . East Gunnislake.. East Loved. E. Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great Lixey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Holston Grenville Herod's Foot .... liingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley Alwyndy Iron Ore, Rib New Seton North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Providence k Uny L el ant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, West Bassett (Illogan W. Caradon (Liskeard' West Chiverton West Seton Wheal Bassett !Mogan Wheal Buller atedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (I.la. 2.1.0 29i 2.14.0 2.14:0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.0 all 0.14.6 14.9.6 9 10 20 21 570 600 1 18 20 86 94 54 51 3 34 1 12 14 3 34 5 7 20 21 16 2 34 31 33 S 40 42f 61 51 5 7 4 46 24 16d 40 60 13 15 57 39 410 930 11 3.2.0 18.18.9 35.15.6 2 18 22 9 11 19 20 4 6 3 4 Iti f 8 10 80 83 190 200 95 1(0 27 3) 3 5 2'5 220 17 18 PREFERENCE Great North of Scotland, Ist pf., 108 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Metropolitan 5 per cent.,1971 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 41 per p Cent., Ditto, Com. Fund stock 5 per cent., 961 51 S. Yorkshire and River Dun, ICO/ FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 11 1 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), t Sambre and Meuse, 9 San Paulo, lim., gua. 6 per cent., 164 FOREIGN MIN EF. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 3: Frontino and Bolivia Gold, lim., lai BANKI3. Agra and Masterman's, lira., 551. Alliance, lim.. 28) Bank of Egypt, 3O Bank of London. 147 6 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Chine., 23 En g - ish Joint Stock, Urn., 101 European Bank, lira., 124 Hindustan, China, and Japan,lilm., 184 Ditto, issued at 2 pm., Ditto. new, 16) Imperial Ottoman, 13) Ditto, new, 12 London Bank of STexico and S. America, Um., 13) London and County, 8 ) 2 London and South-Western, lira., 194 London and II cstminster, 97 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank. lira. , 18 National Provincial of England, 1521 2 Ditto, 2d and 3d issue, 45 4) Oriental Bank Corporation, 501 Union of Australia, 611 Union of London, 51! MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua...21 China Steam hip and Labuan Coal Company, 24 ) Credit Foncier and slobtlier of I Cntrlaun, 84 Ditto, issued at a prem., of which £2 is to pay, 51 6 Egyptian Com and Trading, lira., 41 Gen. Credit and Finance of L ,ndon, lira., 6 Hudson's Bay, 1611 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., Jim., 7) ) International Financial society, lira. , 5.1 Joint Stock Discount, lira., 81 7i London Financial Association, lira ;181 London General Omnibus Company, litn, 3f Lon oa and Provincial Marine, 4 Ocean Marine Insurance), 23 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 11 2( Peninsula and Oriental steam, 714 Di/to, new, 51 Royal Mail Steam, lovi Universal Marine, Insurance, Jim, 32 - -- - AN ANCIENT RELIC.-_A gold cross and chain have boen dug up at Clare Castle, Suffolk, supposed to be the one presented originally to Tewkesbury Abbey in 1235, and alleged to contain portions of tho flesh, blood, bones, and hairs of certain saints, a part of tho beam to which our Lori's cross was fastened, and a piece of stone from Mount Calvary. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mule pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.15 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 178. loid. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 2-IGtho per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. Tat ;slay. ' Schles- i Dover, 'amily. Zantzau. aded his a g e will dll at rived at ?ter -will Burghley come to 3uckhurst the week a earl is the St• George's to infant ly EmilY -On the MS struck moved to no hopes L his 76th i - itor of ay last at -s been in aye been .ecent ita- 'his emi was only dont sur ow of the lting sur ncl had 3 T of save- xth and ;ays the the last aear liiul Ls when las beet'. ImatorYo .al orn a- on than iurpasseo power in Chris g to tho him as a uthe is a tes, Car original and wh° s prede cinthe id wiles ° he vicars remark' his tole- beralisini is better ican were hat west 1834' .ailroads , he spell' eas, an d had been —all re d and e sectli 3r he first is shoo l e order' an, w ith he neve r ached a t rhich his oned h be 13fIS er day so ►t indeed topic ° I comba t- I suffice ° s correct cious clocutica hearero . scarce l ?: .al, and 1" .of. to be ;taut all 3 c whorl ) Ipit, and rget tb tlt wen , fof it by the is of i l " i g one ''' 6 rhich lit ) )oral and thron e, A grttn d A 0 'lll an d ,roled of c/ i ut 1 01 ' 16 a n. C ft f eho sa% :: not C O "; v ernme o _, God f°' 10 Rol° iBhe Ise 00 noes do ,„ pn A ro crolg o ; 3 it IVIL too AO r 0 P° W , e p l separaw- F a ther ~rivah to Tuclia"P .11 as ill we, j , tie corrPlo )ree tba alt all ill ; Tlia fl irae s g Wea l°e e people to OUld be t of 3 an 8e Of 5' 5 , 11 1 0 ana t ° clb ° rive 00 na 11°) i '4 ct ? It t t o , P e . s i Do 0 , it 1$ , n Ol e cc v- 0 Le solo i ,! 0 Jloctiov..., tfereli"°l 01 0 C°1 , 1 1; 0 1 } t . sO wo rt.- 44 ry , 40110.,, ea ctv l as t bo $ to 0 , be s L t le 'his Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share' Railways, Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha I, West Cornwall Atlantic he St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda, Ccn.ln. gu. 5 per cent.. Do. E !Shares Buffalo .15 Lake Huron ] Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- 1,--. Calcutta & 8. E., lien ale Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension 'rand Trunkof Canad a Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist rref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prof. Bonds. Do. do. deferred ... Do. :id Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Pref. stock . Do. do. deterred ... Gt. India Pen. gua. o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D. 4 4i per cent Do Great Wee. of Canada 201 204 ►OO 100 Da. New . Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay. 1873 1 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 4i do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay N. lil.C'da, 6pc Ist pt. bs Scinde ...... . Do. Delhi Do. do .. 4. Do. Punjaub.... +o Do.lndus St. Flo: bristoi ana Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„rerth, & A b.Junc E.London, ~trip Certi ' Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock Do. lf stock Do. New. Is. at 25 pn , Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original I) S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxtord Do. Newport Do. Hereford 100 100 10 all all Lancashire & Yorks hir, Landon and Blackwal, Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dovei Do. Metrop. I , :x. A.. .1 100 100 100 100 Lon. do North Western' Lon. South Westerol Man., Shet., t Lincoln Metropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension....., Metropolitan District. .Do do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Midland Do. £9 Share Do, Biriniu.. & Derby vi id Kent North British Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purehast Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock. & Darling Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 1)0. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon mouth Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath BRITISH P OSSE, 100 100 100 all 100 100 Paid.! Closing Price. 93 95 127 128 94 96 13 15 41 51 68 70 20 72 111 113 41 42 71 6; '27 ‘2B 145 146 01 93 581 t 9 38 40 34 37 101 103 1221 1221 89 91 100 102 35 3 7 4S 60 1251 3261 91 ¶5 62 63 134 I:'s 21 2ip 1 111, 100 102 123 i 124 9: 94 57 58 7 28 110 111 72 73 105 106 36 37 10 II 1, 123 126 2 2ip 2 2,1 p 76 17 11 12 145 148 66 68 112 114 55 67 73 74 8 9 147 150 3 i p 101 103 49 51 SIONS. 5s 60 93 10) id ip 61 10 11 75 80 VG 98 60 7u NO 102 100 101 1(0 102 Business done. 941 129 81 41j 1 35 36 1451 41 51 87 89 67 69 57 62 57 59 52 57 46 50 42 46 31 36 73 35 10J 102 t t 1) 9i 100 91 93 59j 8 1011 i 126: 6 43, 1351 111, 91 1211 1 91 31 41 t 8 f 1111 161 16} 44 411 12 14 84 6 1 a d 9) 100 90 92 86 88 74 3i 4j 993 3 ICO2 1 341 5 63 65 8r 62 ion 1024 1014 1024, ad 93 99 3I t 10 i 16 i 13k COLONIAL GOFER . British Columbia, 6 per' cent., Dec. 31, 1872 . ... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.,t July 1877-84 - Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p c. Inscribed sk Cape G.Trope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apt&Oct , 1890-1900 Do. do; 1&80-9,, , Do. .Tan.&July, 1890-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Alauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 ... Do. 188?, May 15, Nov. i Do. 1895, Feb. t Aug.. N atal ov. 0 per cent.. N. 8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,lBBe Do. . 5 p c. 18'1 to 187 e Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent...... Nova Sc‘dia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 queensland Gov. 6 p. S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, A pril & Oct MUTE SECUE: 93 95 93 ;6 93 96 77 80 77 SO 101 103 104 106 104 106 101 103 00 92 10) 102 101 1(7 101 113 102 104 102 104 103 105 98 100 92 £4 1 0 102 92 P 3 87 88 100 102 84 84 97 99 99k too; 103 105 IC4 100 SHARE r rii LONPO LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Bay. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE LEOPOLD REDPATH, " THE GOVERNMENT CONVICT." This was an old bankruptcy, Redpath having been con victed and sentenced to a long term of trvsportation some years ago for gigantic frauds and forgeries committed upon the Great Northern Railway Company, in whose service he was a clerk. At the time of the prosecution steps were taken to protect the estate for the creditors, and before the prosecution was closed Redpath (as in the cases of Robson, Davidson, Gordon, and others) was adjudicated a bank rupt upon an ordinary petition. This had the desired effect, and the assignee has managed the :estate so well that from time to time moneys have been collected and all the creditors who have proved have been paid in full. This may be accounted for as follows. The Great Northern Railway Company, in the hope of developing the estate to its fullest, took upon itself the task of paying the minor creditors, reserving any surplus that might come hereafter for its own benefit. The result has been that after all these years there is a sum of £1,151 in hand to the credit of the estate. Mr. Crowther (from Messrs. Lawrence, Plews, and Boyer) put in a new proof for a small amount, and in the course of a few days the dividend will be advertised. It may be added that the claim of the Great Northern Railway Company is £260,000, but they only proved for £40,000. ' , IN RE LOUIS GEORGE SULLIEN This bankrupt was described as a musical director, of Addison-terrace ; Notting-hill, and to-day he came up to pass his last examination, and for the order of discharge. The accounts show debts £2,586, with a deficiency of same amount. Amongst the principal creditors are Messrs • Mapleson, lessee of Her Majesty's Theatre, £695, for rent; May, of Bow-street, £5, for hire of costumes ; Unite, for decorations, £117; Madame Jullien, son., of Her Majesty's Theatre, £3O salary ; Singini, artiste, £5O ; M. Lotte, artiste, £BO ; Jarvis, master of the ceremonies, £9 ; Jarrett, operatic agent, £B5 ; Hansen, Copenhagen, £360 for money advanced; Granara, Hotel de I'Europo, Leicester-square, £120; judgment in the Court of Artistds, and many others. It was understood that arrangements would_be made in the matter. (Before Mr. Commissioner Winslow.) IN RE STEVENS.-A DIRECTOR OF THE STRAND MUSIC-HALL COMPANY.-HENRY FARLINE, This bankrupt, of no occupation, residing at Kilburn, was described as a director of the Strand Music-hall, and ho came up to-day for his order of discharge, upon debts to the amount of £23,000. The bankrupt admitted bor rowing £7,000 from the International Finance Associa tion for the Strand Music-hall Company, which was in a most critical condition at the time, and must havo stopped but fir the advance. The company was now in course of being wound up, and would probably realise some funds. His Honour ordered an adjournment for a cash account. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF LIBEL, John Moran, of No. 63, Bolsover-street, a carver and gilder, was brought before Mr. Knox, on a warrant, by Rosekelly, ono of the warrant officers, charged with un lawfully, wickedly, and maliciously publishing a false and scandalous libel concerning Mr. Robert Williams, of Queen's Crescent, Haverstock-hill, and who is also the landlord of several houses in Bolsover-street. Mr. Oldreive, of Great Portland-street, appeared for the defendant. Mr. Williams said—l reside at Queen's:crescent, Haver stock-hill, and took some houses in Bolsover-street, in cluding No. 63, and the defendant lodges in that house on the second floor front room, and has been there some time. I have several times given him notice to leave, in conse quence of tho riotous way in which he conducts him self, and fighting going on. Yesterday morning a message came to me to say that a large board was stuck out in front of, the house No. 63, with an offensive inscrip tion on it. I went to the house, and saw a board stuck out so that it could be seen from one end of the street to the other, with a bill on each sido of it, with the in scription complained of. The board was projecting from defendant's window. I camo here, and a summons was issued. By Mr. Oldreive—The house 'belongs to me. I rent it and otheria under the Duke of Portland. A woman named Simmonds is my deputy. It is not a disorderly house. I believe that I have received notice from the Secretary of the All Souls and Trinity Preventive Association respect ing the house. I have also received a letter from the Duke of Portland. Ido not know that there are prosti tutes in three or four of the houses. I let my houses un furnished, and two Frenchwomen live in 63. They are artificial flower makers. There ;have Won rows with the defendant and his wife ; but I have not heard of any prostitutes fighting in the house. I do not let my rooms to any female who likes to apply. Mrs. Simmonds looks after the house. It is impossible for me to say who put out the board or took it in, but no one could go into the defendant's room without his permission. A policeman once lived in the kitchen of No. 59. He made complaints of the women in my houses, at least his wife did. I got rid of the policeman. I have not given orders that no more policemen were to be taken into my houses. The policeman and his wife wore troublesome, so I got rid of them. Mr. Oldreivo —I suppose, then, that all the complaints of cabs driving up to the houses at all hours of the night, and of prostitutes residing in the houses, are all false ? Mr. Williams—Yes. Mr. Oldreive—Now, do you not let the rooms in the houses at Goodman's-rent to the characters I have men tioned for the express purpose of gaining money ? Mr. Williams—There is no truth in it. Mr. George Rudderforth, broker, Cleveland-street—l am broker to Mr. Williams. In consequence of what I was ,old by Mr. Simmonds, went to Boisover-street and saw the board with the offensive words projecting from the window of Moran's room. When I afterwards mot with the officer of the court it was in the room. The defendant's wife said her husband was out. Mrs. Eliza Simmonds said—l am a widow. On being informed I went out and saw the board, and then went to the last witness. The defendant had left the house when 1 saw the board out. By Mr. Oldreive—l.live in the parlours. lam not mar ried to the man I live with. Ido not know that he has a wife in the Borough. I was not aware there were any bad women in the house till yesterday. I have opened the door to different gentlemen calling, but did not know their business. There is a French woman in the first floor. 1 do not know that she walks the streets at night. I heard something of it yesterday. No one has made complaints to me. I have heard no fighting or quarrelling between the women in the house. I never knew any prostitute to lire in the house, but I have heard that notice has been given of it. Thomas Rosekelly, one of the warrant officers, said — At 12 o'clock yesterday I went to 63, Bolsover-street, and in the room occupied by the defendant and his wife I found the board (a sort of panel work) produced. There were some ashes of burnt paper in the fire-place, and amongst it I found the letter " B" of the size of those cn the bill to fit the panel. I left a summons for the defendant to attend the court at three o'clock. At that time his wife appeared and said her husband had not come, and Mr. Tyrwhitt granted a warrant. I went to the defendant and told him that if he appeared this morning he would not be locked up, and he appeared this morning. By Mr. Oldroive—The wife said some of the parish authorities had been and taken the board in. There was great excitement in the street, and three constables there. Mr. Knox—l will tako £5 bail for the defendant's ap pearance next week. It is my colleague's case, and when it comes on again it can be fully gone into. The required bail was sent in. THAMES. How PEOPLE ARE KILLED IN THE PUBLIC STREETS. —Andrew Emms, or Hems, a lighterman, of Mill-place Limehouse, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with being drunk, and driving furiously, and knocking down two mon in tho West India Dock-road, LimehOuse. Michael Holton, a police sergeant, No. 25 K, stated that at 20 minutes before eight o'clock last night ho saw the prisoner driving a horse and cart, in Penny-fields, Poplar . There wore three women, a man, and a boy in the cart, besides the prisoner, who drove recklessly and furiously along a narrow street in the West India-road, aud never stopped or used any caution as he turned the corner. On reaching the tramway on the opposite side of the road he knocked down two men who were crossing the road. One of the men was struck in the breast, and sustained considerable injury. A constable followed the horse and cart and stopped it. The prisoner was drunk. Theprisoner, who was very noisy and insolent, said that every word spoken by the constable was false. Dennis Driscoll, a labourer, Was crossing tho West India (hick road, and was knocked down by the prisoner's cart. James Finn gaVe similar evidence. The prisonor eallod him and Driscoll Irish —, and knocked them down. They wore sober, end the prisoner was drunk. The prisonor—They said they were Feniaus, and that no one could hurt them. Driscoll and Finn declared they said nothing of the kind. They were not Fenians, and did not know what it meant. The prisoner said every word uttered was false from be ginning to end, and asked in a loud tone, How could he drive furiously when the Post-office cart was before him ? Mr. Partridge—Has the prisoner been liberated on bail? Holton—Yes, sir. Mr. Partridge—And he has been drinking this morning. Cliff, a police constable, believed that the prisoner, who was intoxicated, and staggered on the way to the cell, was attempting to overtake the Post-office cart, and that after the occurrence ho did not pull up, but drove on as fast as he could. He laid hold of the horse's head at the risk of his life. The prisoner— Eve . . 7 word said against me is false, dia bolically false. (Laughter.) Isaac Emms, who had been disturbing the proceedings at the back of the court, said the prisoner did not drive fast at all, and that Driscoll and Finn said "Wo are Feniana ; MIEN' ;ITIE: 99; ?oo} ii MINES. --%qoAy EVENING' I• 3A.NUARY 38, 1866. THUltb. - "AY Qi the horse and you can't hurt 0," and got in the „ti, cart. be- Mr. Partridge—The p rac ti ce o f f ur i ous drivint, has %le come very prevalent, and m us t b e c h oc k e d i n ever y p oss . way. Tho prisoner was inebriated and driving at a reck less pace, and so reckless was he of the consequences that he did not pull up after he had knocked down and injured two men. If the prisoner had killed either of them, 1 should have committed him for trial for manslaughter. This is a most disgraceful proceeding. I fine the prisoner 40s. for furious driving. It is the largest penalty I can inflict. MARKETS—This Day. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts hero to-day was only moderate, and in but middling condition. Prime breeds sold freely, at full prices. Otherwise the beef trade was heavy, at late rates. The top figure was 5s 2d per 81bs. Sheep, the show of which was by no means extensive, changed hands steadily, at fully previous quotations. The best Downs sold at Gs 8d per 81bs, The quality of breeds was good. There was a fair sale for calves, at full quotations, viz., from 4s to 5s per Sibs. Pigs met a dull inquiry, and the currencies had a downward tendency. In mulch cows scarcely any business was transacted. Per 81b to sink the offal. ds d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 4 3 8 Second quality do ..3 10 4 4 Prime large oxen ..4 8 4 10 Primo Scots. &c.... 4 0 5 2 Crse. and inf. sheep. 4 0 4 8 Second quality do ..4 lu 5 o Lamb.... 09 s ds d Pme crs-wool sheep 5 8 6 2 Prime ti'thdown d 0.6 4 6 8 Large, coarse calves 4 0 4 6 Prime small do 4 8 5 0 Large hogs .4 u 4 6 Small porkers, 4 8 5 0 Cd to 0 , Cd. Suckling calves, 203 to 21$ ; and quarter-old store pigs, 26s t) 3,s each. _ Head of stock on sato. Total supply. Foreign supply 981 I Beasts Cows Beasts Cows .. Sheep Calves 212 Ca ves . Pigs 3 .4 Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the demand is inactive, as follows : Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 3s Gd to 5s Od ; veal, 4s Od to 53 Od ; and pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81b by the carcase. SoirruiLL, Jan. 17.—Prime stock was in fair request at full prices ; otherwise, the trade ruled heavy. Beef, from 3s Gd to 5s Od ; mutton, 4s 4d to to 6s 6d ; veal, 46 Od to os Od ; and pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per Bth. to sink the offal. ROMPORD, Jan. 17.—There was' about an average busi ness doing here to-day at our quotations:—Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s 2d; mutton, 4s Gd to 6s 8d ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s Od ; pork, 4s Od to 58 Od per 81b. Suckling calves, 17s to 20s ; quarter old store pigs, 25s to 30s ; and milch cows, £l7 to £2O each. HAY SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, X-1 4s to £5 15s; clover. £5 5s to £6 158 Od ; and straw, £1 168 to £2 Os per load. A moderate demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £slss Od; clover, £5 5s to £G 15s Od; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. A fair supply. WITITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay £4 48 to £5 15s ; clover, £5 5s to £6 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 Os per load. Trade inactive. COAL MARKET. Price per ton at the close of the market. _ s. d. s. d N.S eaffordshire 17 0 Walls End Haswell... 21 0 Carway and Duffryn South Hetton Malting 24 0 East Hartlepdol Shaw's Hartley lB 6 Hetton 2l 0 South Kelloo Heugh Hall Kelloe Ships at market, 35 ; sold 21 The Insurrection in Spain. (Front the Correspondent of the Times.) MADRID, Jan. 14. There is nothing more unsatisfactory than to try to make out the meaning of the bulletins that are published daily by the commanding officers who are conducting the campaign against Prim. There are no less than five columns, we are assured, in hot pursuit of the rebel, but we are at a loss to under stand whether they aro more unwilling or more un able, not only to get near him, but even to ascer tain where he is. General Zabala telegraphs yesterday, at half-past in the morning, from Alcoba do Tajo—a place, i. can trust my map, a little to the east of Puente del Arzobispo, informing us that he has just arrived on the spot followed only by the cavalry under his orders, after a march of nine leagues over swampy grounds, crossed at frequent intervals by the law less streams flowing from the Sierra. Ile expected the infantry would join him in a few hours, and, after allowing the reunited division a short hour of rest, he intended to proceed in quest of the rebels, according as he might receive intelligence. Other telegrams assure us that the insurgents had left the margin of the Tagus, and ran up to the mountains ; they slept on the 12th at Campillo, and moved off in the direction of Puente San Vicente. Major Camino is close upon their track—so close that on the 13th he took at Aldeanueva seven pri soners belonging to the rearguard of the fugitives. General Echague, also, with all his forces, presses hard on the footsteps of the rebels, availing himself of any information that may reach him as to the line of retreat they are following. Other accounts describe Prim as hovering on the 12th about the neighbourhood of Talavera, conse quently several leagues to the east of Puente del Arzobispo, and considerably in the rear of Zabala, having apparently doubled upon him. Were these tidings correct, we might hope to understand the meaning of the " marches and counter-marches" by which, we are officially informed, the rebel leader strives to put off his inevitable doom. The only conclusion it is possible to arrive at, after cri tically comparing all telegraphic documents, is that the officers in command of the five columns march ing in pursuit of Prim know as little as to the real movements and position of the insurgent chief as we know here in Madrid, and that is as much as you know about it in London. Notwithstanding all this uncertainty, howeTer, there can be no doubt as to the effect which the continuance of this long state of suspense has had on men's minds throughout Spain ; it has greatly reassured the Government, and wearied out and al most extinguished the hopes of revolutionary parties. Whatever grounds Prim may have had to look for support from a part at least of the disaffected army, it is clear that O'Donnell's measures have been sufficiently prompt and efficacious to prevent gene ral outbreaks, and as for the people, even of Madrid, even of the manufacturing districts of Catalonia, we must now be satisfied that they will venture on no movement in which the soldiers do not take the initiative. There is a garrison of no less than 10,000 men, between soldiers and civil or veteran guards, to keep order in the capital, and the Progresista committees, on which Prim was supposed mainly to rely for support, either have gone spontaneously asunder, or have been forcibly dispersed by the authorities. Most of the journals of the Liberal party, Iberia, Novedades, Soberania Nacional, Pueblo, &c., have discontinued their publication. Prim's movement remains thus an isolated fact, and, as such, it has little more than a personal in terest. The rebel General may, or not, succeed in making his way into the neighbouring kingdom of Portugal, or he may hold his own for weeks against his numerous pursuers, either owing to his superior strategy, or to the rugged and almost impervious nature of the ground ; or, finally, to the reluctance on the part of Zabala, Echague, and O'Donnell himself to obtain possession of a man who might give them but little trouble as a fugitive, and who could not easily be disposed of 'as a pri soner. An insurrection which has been hitherto so wonderfully free from bloodshed would, perhaps, acquire too great an importance if it were to termi nate with the execution of such a man as Prim ; and what might soon be given to oblivion as a mere farce would sink into the people's minds if it were turned into a deep tragedy. The Madrid papers give at full length the report of a debate in the Portuguese Chamber of the Bth, in which the representatives of that nation, without distinction of parties, loudly and unanimously pro test against the scheme supposed to be enter tained by the extreme Liberal party here for. the annexation of Portugal to Spain, or of Spain to Portugal, and the formation of a great kingdom of Iberia. THE GREAT INUNDATION AT WINDSOR, ETON, AND STAINES. —Yesterday evening the waters had ceased rising, and the floods, which have covered the country around Windsor and Eton till the two towns look as if they were situated in a lake district, will probably not in crease. The state of the country on the banks of the Thames between Windsor and Staines is past all descrip tion ; a broad sheet of water extends for miles between the two places. • FUNERAL OF SIR CHARLES EASTLAKE. THIS DAY. I The public interment of the remains of the late Sir dzirles Lock Eastlake, late President of the Royal Aca demy o f Arts, took place this morning with simple y e t impressive effect. The body of the late president was removed from the family residence in Fitzroy -square last evening to the Council-chamber of the Academy in Trafalgar-square, where nearly every artist of eminence assembled at an early hour this morning to accompany it to its last resting-place in the cemetery at Kensall-green. The time set for the departure of the funeral procession from the Academy was 11 o'clock, but for seme time before that hour the attendance of the general public in front of the building was very ninnorous. The great bell of St. Martin's Church was tolled during the early part of the morning until 11 o'clock, when the massive doors of the Academy were thrown open, and a simple hearse, devoid of all ornamentation save the eight sable plumes of ostrich feathers, drove up, and then, with short and measured step, the coffin of polished oak, containing the body of the deceased, was silently deposited there, and then followed the different funeral carriages for the largo body of mourners. The invitations to attend the funeral were very nume rous, and, with very few exceptions, all were accepted, and those who were deprived the melancholy pleasure of being present were only prevented from doing so by circum stances beyond their control. The following is the list of the mourners that followed the hearse, and the order in which it was intended they should occupy the carriages, but at the moment of starting some trifling alterations occurred owing to late arrivals .= First Carriage— W. Eastlake, Charles Eastlake, nephews of the deceased; and Mr. Nicholas Tucker. Second Carriage—Dr. H. Eastlake and John Eastlake. • Third Carriage—Officers of the Academy : J. P. Knight, secretary ; C. Landseer, keeper ; S. Smirke, and Hart, librarian. Fourth Carriage—Sir H. Holland, and A. Cooper, R.A. Fifth Carriage —D. Maclise, P. APDowall, Beresford Hope, and J. R. Herbert. Sixth Carriage—F. Taylor, C. W. Cope, and R. West macott. Seventh Carriage—T. Creswick, R. Redgrave, and F Grant. Eighth Carriage—Calder Marshall, W. P. Frith, S Cousins, and F. Hurlestone. Ninth Carriage —E. M. Ward, F. R. Pickersgill, G. T. Doo, and H. Warren. Tenth Carriage—G. G. Scott, P. F4Poole, H.ffeekes, and W. Boxall. Eleventh Carriage—F. Goodall, J. E. Mallais, and J. C Horsley. Twelfth Carriage—J. F. Lewis and Professor Partridge. Thirteenth Carriage—Deputation from the Scottish Royal Academy : J. Archer, J. Ballantine, F. Faed, T Ifoweston, and E. Nicholl. Fourteenth Carriage—W.E. Frost, G. Richmond, A.R.A., H. O'Neil, and W. C. T. Dobson. Fifteenth Carriage—R. Ansdell, Baron Merochetti, E. M. Barry, and J. Sant. Sixteenth Carriage —H. Le June, P. Calderon, F. Leigh ton, and E. B. Stevens. Seventeenth Carriage—L. Stokes, R, J. Lano, R. Graves, and R. N. Wornum. Eighteenth Carriage—H. Eyre (Registrar), and A. H. Bowler. Nineteenth Carriage—Four Students (Gold Medallists to represent the general body), F. Hall, C. Calthorp, P. Ball, and A. Ridge. Then followed ono of her Majesty's private carriages, and about thirteen or fourteen of the carriages of the private friends of Lady Eastlake. At the Marble-arch the funeral procession was further lengthened by the addition of others there awaiting the arrival of the hearse, and thus the body was conveyed to Kensall-green Cemetery. The body having been deposited in the Church the funeral service was read by the officiat ing minister of the cemetery instead of the Bishop of Oxford, who had expressed his wish to attend, but who at the last moment was prevented carrying out his desire by important business connected with his diocese. The coffin was first deposited in the grave in the most impressive manner, and the funeral procession thou sot out on its return to town. The grave of Sir C. Eastlake is situate a little past the church at the brow of the hill looking down on Kensington. MEETING OF THE CONFEDERATE BONDHOLDERS. Extensive Damage to Shipping. TOTAL WRECK OF 'THE SHIP ROYAL ALBERT LOSS OF ALL SOULS LIVE 'WOOL, Wednesday. As our Liverpool parcel left this evening intelli gence arrived of the loss of this vessel, bound from Calcutta to Lond'on. The disaster took place in Bude Bay, Cornwall, and the report states that every soul on board perished. The captain's desk and writing materials were washed ashore shortly after the wreck, and the cargo is strewn about the coast. The Royal Albert left Calcutta on the 14th of September, and was owned by Afessrs. Fernie Brothers, of Liverpool. Accounts still continue to reach this port of the disastrous effects of the late storms. We learn that the ship Andaman, bound from Glasgow to Bombay, had been compelled to seek shelter in Holyhead Harbour. The. captain states that he actually reached the Tuskar Light three times, and each time was blown back. The Fannie Scott, from Balti more, has been forced into Belfast Lough, after en countering terrific weather. He decks were swept, sails and spars carried away, the cargo shifted, and a portion of it thrown overboard, aud, unfortu nately, one of the crew swept away. The Glee Maiden, hence to Melbourne, has been also unfor tunate. She left Liverpool on the 12th inst., and for two days encountered terrific weather. On the evening of the 14th, when off the Skerries, she was run into by another large ship on the starboard bow. Her anchors were carried away, the forecastle smashed up, all the starboard forerigging destroyed, the deck butts and the windlass bitts were all started, besides other damage, which left no option but to return to port. The ship Constantine, hence to New York, has put back to Queenstown, after being at sea 43 days. Her sails were all torn to ribbons, her decks swept, besidesbeing very leaky. The Cordillero, also hence to New York, has turned up at Gibraltar in a dis abled state, having experienced very bad weather ; 150 tons of cargo was thrown overboard ; the re mainder is so damaged that it will have to be dis charged. The Thurcaston, from Quebec to Queens town, was abandoned at sea on the 2d instant, but the crew were saved by the ship Tricolor. The ship P. M. Miller, from Quebec to this port, is also reported to have been abandoned at sea, but the crew are reported safe. Storm signals have been hoisted. The Mercantile Marine and Courts of Inquiry. - ____ ..._______ Ameeting of shipowners, commanders, and others interested in the welfare of the mercantile marine, was held at the London Tavern yesterday afternoon. Mr. R. W. Crawford, M.P., presided. Letters were read expressing the regret of the writers at their inability to attend ; among them were letters from Mr. Graves, M.P., and Mr. Laird, The CHAIRMAN said the subject was important to all interested in shipping, and he gladly presided. The state of the law regulating the inability of masters wogld be found in an act of Parliament passed in 1854, and in an amended act of 1862. The objections to the present system do not apply to the gentlemen who act as assessors. One of them, Capt. Baker, he knew very well, and had every confidence in. 'The objections, then, were not of a personal nature. But there was great objection to the ar rangement that cases of every description should come before only two men, because it was not to be supposed that any two gentlemen would be possessed of all the information necessary to qualify them to judge of every case likely to come before them. The mercantile service, he believed, wanted what he might term a variety in judgment, that they would like to see a jury of nauitcal men sitting upon such cases—(cheers)—so that nautical questions may be considered by competent persons, who would have to give their opinion upon the questions under their oath. It was also wanted that, when a man was brought before such a court in the case of a wreck, and was tried and acquitted, he should not be brought to account again, as was the case of the captain of the Duncan Dunbar. Mr. GELLATLY, the owner of the Duncan D unbar, remarked upon the manner in which the courts of inquiry were conducted. In his opinion they more resembled courts of prosecution. He moved the first resolution as follows : " That this meeting has heard with surprise and concern of the course pursued by the Board of Trade in reference to the result of the inquiry into the loss of the Duncan Dunbar, and that the commander of that vessel having been honourably acquitted, after a lengthened investigation by a court of competent jurisdiction, of having contributed in any way to the loss of his ship, and subsequent attempt on the part of a public department to reflect on the finding of that court, or on the evidence on which its con clusions were based, or on the reputation of the ac cused, is repugnant alike to the principles of na tional justice and the maxims of English law." Mr. M'CULLAGH TORRENS seconded the motion. He proposed as an amendment to the present law a jury of three or five to sit on a case, and if their judgment were disagreed with power should be given to the parties to appeal to the Court of Admiralty. He would assist the chairman, or any other member of influence who would introduce the matter to the notice of Parliament. (Cheers.) The motion was then carried unanimously, and with cheers. Captain EWEN proposed the second resolution: " That the existing constitution of the courts of in quiry into the wrecks and casualties at sea is un satisfactory in practice, and this meeting pledges itself to employ every legitimate effort to reform the construction and mode of procedure of these courts, or to procure their total abolition, in order that a more satisfactory tribunal should be constituted." M. AYRTON, M.P., seconded the motion, and promised his support to the movement in- Parlia ment. This motion was also carried. Capt. WATERS moved the third resolution :-- " That this meeting sincerely believes that justice can never be done to shipmasters, whose conduct may become the subject of judicial investigation, so long as that investigation is conducted by officials directly connected with the department from which the inquiry emanates, and whose decisions are liable to review by the said department " It was seconded from the body of the meeting and carried unanimously. Capt. P. CAMPBELL moved the fourth resolution: —" That the nautical assessors who assist at these courts of inquiry should in no case be salaried offi cials of any department, but that they should be selected by rotation from a list of shipmasters, who have passed examination for c ompetency prescribed by the Board of Trade; and that an appeal should be allowed from the finding of the court of inquiry to the High Court of Admiralty, w h ose d ec i s i on should be final." Mr. JACKSON seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Capt. LONGMAN moved the fifth resolution, as follows :—" That the Westerly route pointed out by Commander Maury, for vessels crossing the line, offering as it does occasionally many advantages, may be safely left to the discretion of individual commanders." It was seconded by Capt. KING, and carried. Capt. SELWYN moved--- ,, That in the opinion of ,his meeting a lighthouse established on the dan- gerous reef of La; Roccas would be a great boon to navigation and CommerCe, and is demanded in the _ interests of hum an ity." Mr. REARDON, M.P., seconded the motio n . Il e thought its nature demanded the consideratio n of every one who felt a desire to prevent the sacrifice of life. The Attachd of the Brazilian Government in this country supported the motion, lie would welcome the construction of the light. The motion was carried, and a committee was then appointed to wait upon the Board of Trade and represent the feeling of the meeting ; and also to take other steps to carry out the resolutions which had been passed. A vote of thanks was then presented to the chair . man on the motion of Mr. NORWOOD, M.P. ---- SPORTING INTELLIGENCE MAN.CIIESTER BETTING---YESTERDAY, DERBY. 3,300 to 100 agst Stabber (taken) 4,000 to 100 agst Bribery colt (taken) THE WATERLOO (bounsiso) ct:P. 40 to 1 agst Mr. Bartholumew'a nomination (taken freely) RACING FIXTURES. FOR 1866. FEBRUARY. 20 I Nottingham Spring MARC IT. Derby ;Spring 1 Croxton Park I Liverp00l Spring Warwick Spring Doncaster Lawes Spring Lincoln AP: No wmarket Craven 2 Durham Blackheath Sr, Woolwich 2 Catterick Bridge Abergavenny 5 Lichfield Spring Chelmsford Spring 31.2 Ascot Spring' 1 Salisbury Bath 8 Harpenden lO York Spring RIL. Thirsk lO Epsom Spring Newmarket Ist Spring.., 16 Liverpool Hunt Cup 2O Chester Curragh 24 Epsom Summer l5 Uxbridge 2l Manchester Ascot Summer 29 ill Windsor Summer 5 Newton Hampton 7 Odihain Bibury l3 Stockbridge Chelmsford l9 Liverpool Beverley 2O Ipswich Hungerford Newcastle on-Tyne 26 Curragh 26 Worcester ALTCAR COURSING MEETING. Judge, Mr. Warwick ; starter, Mr. Raper. This meeting was commenced yesterday, in the vicinity of North End. Hares were tolerably numerous, and there was some good sport. Subjoined is the result : The Members' Cup.—First Ties. Mr. Thompson's Triumph beat Mr. W. W. Brundrit's Ariel. Mr. Brocklebank's Isaac beat Mr. Legh's Liberty. Lord Sefton's Solitaire beat Mr. Brocklebank's Isabella. Mr. Thompson's Theatre Royal beat Mr. Jones' Judge Ad vocate. Mr. J. Brundrit's Barlochan beat Mr. Blundell's Beware. Mr. S. C. Lister's Limp beat Mr. Blundell's Be Careful. Mr. Spink's Sea Sprite beat Mr. Thompson's U.'ullochgorum. Mr. Blandshard's Bubwith beat Lord Binning's Baldriek. Mr. T. T. C. Lister's Chloe beat Mr. Moore's Mimas. Mr. R. Jardine's Antonelli beat Mr. Hornby's Highland Chief. Mr. Jones's Jem Mace boat Mr. J. R. Thompson's Talent. Lord Sefton's Saturn beat Lord Binning's Brightness. Mr. S. C. Lister's Le Bean ran a bye. Second Ties.—lsaac beat Triumph, Theatre Royal beat Solitaire (1), Limp beat Barlcchan, Sea Sprite beat Bub with, Chloe boat Antonelli, Jem Mace beat Le Beau, and Saturn ran a bye. The Croxteth Stakes, for maidens.—First Ties. Mr. Legh's Luxury beat Mr. Jones's Justice Shallow. Mr. J. Brundrit's Brackley beat Mr. Hornby's Iloniton. Mr. Harley's Harcourt beat Mr. W. W. Brundrit's Aurora. Lord Sefton's Selvage beat Mr. Mather's Myrtle. Mr. R. Jardine's Constance beat Mr. Harley's Hunting tower. Mr. S. C. Lister's La Bello beat Mr. Thompson's Talavera. Mr. Legh's Lethargy Wat Mr. Blundell's Beatrice. Lord Sefton's Sweet William beat Mr. Brocklebank's Roll ing Stone. Mr. Jones's J. P. beat Mr. Thompson's Trovatore (1). Mr. Thompson's The Queen of Trump's beat Mr. Hornby's Harmnscarum (1). The Sefton Stakes.—First Ties. Lord Sefton's Simpleton beat Mr. W. W. Brundrit's Aaron. Lord Sefton's Scotsman beat Mr. Blanshard's Bonnington. Mr. Thompson's The Tinkling Tinman beat Mr. Moore's Muta. Lord Sefton's Skyblue boat Mr. H. Jardine's Mona (1). Mr. Blundell's Watorhen boat Mr. Thompson's Time gun (1). Mr. Jones's Jack-in-office beat Mr. Legh's Levity. Mr. Brocklebank's Indiana beat Lord Sefton's Sirius. 'Mr. C. S. Lister's Little Fury beat Mr. Johnson's Jos hawk (1). Lord Binning's Basil beat Mr. Hornby's Hannah. Mr. Blundell's Who's Afraid beat Mr. Legh's Lady Bird. THIS DAY. A meeting of the holders of the 7 per Cent. Cotton Loan of the Confederate States of America was held this day at the London Tavern, for the purpose of considering the best steps to be taken to obtain a recognition and settle ment of the loan. Admiral Wallace presided. Mr. CHAMBERLAIN, a member of the temporary com mittee, explained the stops taken since the last meeting, and said that, although nothing had resulted, he felt that sooner or later their just claims would be liquidated. The South and North must become one Confederation, and then better feelings would prevail. It was thought the best course to pursue was to appoint a permanent com mittee to act on behalf of the bondholders, to obtain accu rate information relative to the loan, and resolutions to that effect, would be submitted to the meeting. Tho following resolutions were then agreed to unani mously : " That this meeting of the holders of the seven per Cent. Cotton Loan of the Confederate States of America having full confidence in the great principle of justice and inter national law on which their claim is founded will be recog nised and acted on, both by the Federal Government of America and by separate States lately forming the Confe deration, that a committee:be formed for the purpose of ob taining a satisfactory settlement of such claims, and that quch committee be authorised to effect the arrangement of such claims, subject to the final approval of the bond holders." " That, in order to furnish the committee with ample means to institute vigorous and effective measures, both here and in America, to procure a satisfactory settlement of the claims of the bondholders, and to compensate them and the persons acting with them for that purpose, that the holders of the loan agree that five per cent. on the nominal amount of tho existing bonds shall be deducted therefrom and placed at the disposition of the committee, as soon as an arrangement of such claims be effected." The Chairman, Mr. Western, Mr. Morgan, Mr. Harvey, and Mr. Phillips, were then appointed the permanent com mittee. In reply to a gentleman present, Mr. CHAMBERLAIN said Mr. Mason was most anxious to assist the bondholders by every means in his power. Tho proceedings then terminated. LAW INTELLIGENCE—Jan. 17. COURT OF EXCHEQUER (Before Mr. Baron Bramwell.) EMERY T. JEWETT. (Continued from the First Edition of The Sun of yesterday) Mr. Powell, for the defendant in his opening address, blamed Mr. Emery very much for bringing the action. He contended that it did not pass the limit of fair criti , cism, especially as it was true in every particular. The writer of the article was a gentleman named Gilbert A'Beckett, and so far from their being any malicious feel ing in the matter, that gentleman had not the acquaintance of Mr. Emery, and had never spoken to him in his life. He said the plaintiff had omitted to call the second prompter ; and that fact would certainly be a matter of very great importance, in enabling the jury to come to a just conclusion. lie should call before them the author of the piece, Mr. Palgrave Simpson, who was pre sent during the first performance, and ho presumed ho might be taken to know something of tho part. He had had almost to drag that gentleman into court, but he would tell them that Mr. Emery was imperfect in his part to a very great extent. If he proved that, the jury he felt would come to the conclusion that the critique had but done his duty in stating facts, and that their verdict would be for the defendants. * Mr. Arthur A'Beckett said he was the writer of the critique complained of. Mr. Emery was decidedly not perfect in his part on the first night of the representation of " The Watch Cry" at the Lyceum. Ho hoard the prompter distinctly more than once. Cross-examined by Sergeant Parry—Mr. Emory was very imperfect, so much so that no ono could fail to no tice it. Ho was sitting on the seven row in the stalls. The prompter's box is in front of the orchestra, but he could not say ho heard the voice from that box. He heard the person prompt. It was in a " stage whisper." He could not say that every person hoard the prompter. Ho knew he heard him very distinctly. Mr. Emery was incapable of acting his part ; he was so imperfect. By the Judge—He did not recollect whether Mr. Hors man and Mr. Widdicombe were inconvenienced by Mr. Emery being imperfect. Mr. PalgraveSimpson said he was the author of the piece in question. He was present on its first representa tion. Mr. Emery was decidedly imperfect in his part. He was confused throughout. The learned judge having summed up, The jury retired to consider their verdict, and after an absence of three-quarters of an hour, returned into court with the following verdict :—" That the words complained of were libellous ; that it was untrue that Mr. Emery was prompted ; that the language used was not fair criticism; and that they gave the plaintiff £5 ss. as damages." Liverpool Cotton Market—This Lay. The market opens rather steady. Sales probably 8,000 bales or more ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY.—At the evening mcetirg on Monday mixt— Viscount Strarig,ford, vice-pre sident, in the chair—the following papers will be read : "Explorations in N.W. Australia," by Mr. James Martin ; "Description of Cape .York District, Australia," by Mr. John Jardine. The Fenian Conspiracy. The Freeman's Journal thus explains the procla mation of the city and county of Dublin, as well as certain Baronies in the counties of Tipperary and Waterford, and the city of Waterford itself :—" It is stated that this precaution has been adopted by the Executive in consequence of particular information received by the Government within a short time. Most probably the recent discoveries in Blackball-row and North Anne-street have had some influence in the adoption of this measure ; but it is beyond question that the finding of such large quantities of arms and ammunition, and such matters as were lately brought to light by the police, caused a very general feeling of uneasi ness to prevail, and though the proclamation, or the disarming of the metropolis of the country, is a strong and an unusual proceeding, and especially so when it is well ascertained that its inhabitants are among the most loyal in the country, it would be wrong to say the adoption of such a course will be looked upon otherwise than with satisfaction by the general community. In it the peaceable and well-disposed will recognise the desire and the determination of the Government to main tain, no matter at what inconvenience, or trouble, or expense, the peace of the city and the property of the citizens against the workings of the evil-disposed. Although we most sin cerely lament that a necessity has arisen calling into active existence the operations of an exceptional piece of legislation, we cannot deny the fact that this act on the part of the Government will be grateful and acceptable to the larger section of the com munity, and that it is well calculated to restore con fidence in the maintenance of the peace of the city." The same journal says :—" Soon after the proclama tion had been published, anxious groups were to be seen collected reading it on all the places where it o p s s t e t d o , l s a , n s d w t o h r e d mr-iivtehraasnqduicacnklaylsa. soponsssibunledbayy p w ik aß e s i ammunition , l ic ere c!ied information drill- b drill-books, ok s that &c., concea li ng them in most ingenious plac es , or b y r s o c ce r e o d ss e:l w t h o er a e fi , e in ld a in ha t y l ! were bein t g he m m ad in e t a o w t a h y e throwing e vening some constables e neighbourhood of llarold p ' stack, they found 20 pikes ready for immediate service. In the same locality, on the road, a bundle was found, which, on being opened, was discovered to consist of a military cloak, composed of superfine green cloth, with red facings, and secured at the collar with a solid gold chain and clasps ; also two green tunics with red facings, bearing the initials of The Irish Republic.' All this uniform was elegantly finished, and was evidently the property of some person who had recently returned from America, as the cloth and style of workmanship arc foreign. In the Grand Canal uniform coats of a similar kind were found." The Cork Herald reports that telegraphic instruc tions were received by the military authorities in that city, on Friday, to keep all the troops of the garrison within barracks, and the cavalry with horses saddled ready to mount at a moment's notice. The immediate grounds for this precautionary mea sure aro only to be surmised. The same paper an nounces that at Kanturk, on Thursday, a person named O'Keefe was arrested. The prisoner was in a good position. The Mitchelstown constabulary have been on the alert during the past two or three days, searching for members of the Fenian fraternity. The pursuit up to Friday was profitless. AMERICAN CLAIM OF COPYRIGHT IN ENGLISH ooKs.—A case involving a question of copyright law of much interest to book publishers has been decided by Judge Shipman, in the Circuit Court of the United States, of a motion for an injunction and a receiver. The facts of the case, as set up in the complainant's Lill, were briefly these :—They allege that iu the bookselling trade there has sprung up a usage, or custom, or courtesy, by which, if one firm prints a book which is not the subject of copyright, other booksellers refrain from publishing rival editions of the same book; that the defendant, Mr. Hough ton, of Cambridge, Massachusetts, being the proprietor in this way of the " Household .Edition" of the works of Dickens, made an agreement with the complainants, Shel don and Co., of this city, for the publishing and sale thereof together for a certain number of years, and under which the books had been sold until now, when the term was about to expire; and alleging that the "good will , " as t hey termed it, of this publication was worth WAOOO, they ap. plied to the Court for au order that a receiver be appointed, under whom the publication s hould be continued by the parties as heretofore until the dual order of the Court. Tho Judge, however, refused to make an order, holding that this alleged "good will ", was not property, since it came only from the courtesy of the trade. A contrary decision would have g i v en a publisher a copyri g ht in the works of a foreign author, for the benefit not of the author, but of the publisher.—Ncto York Times..; 190 100 100 1( 0 100 100 78 i 83 7 1051