The Sun. — London, England, 1865-02-09 00:00:00

Torters bat the prosper e to the 0 all, lf r 3 conde d imouslY r. shaw the Pr e ' thanks .... bl: eb. 8 . cog, and ttten Cied ;bac k. v e Oat' loo t ' s° , Edwar d ; it to her ut dll , fiver" '" , 1 010, or Doll° iNI ~StC~RF RadlO erl l ° °P. ve t ° 1, 14 : 4 'Due -6 r °l ' 1 Ye°' ar , 311 Jodi ,or I)3 c a ll' 0 o 0°- go tiem'h ll „ 11 lkfr. laY• h i d the DP' c en d 111 ` l ar. 347. „; t it wrad, sia llii of gfe; cotpichave eae4 o ece, ea I' v o o, co gr. o ci r re to' o tve e it e, to 5 ' a pe at ' o IY{ONEY MARKET AND COIXERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Pares The daily introductio n of new joint stock corn , and the belief that numerous others are in ccnltelnplation, is acting unfavourably against the theudericy to cheape n money. The requ i rements of tha n e Public to Pay su b scriptions, besides a little more fc usual activity i n commerce, k eep up t h e rate aecuunnodation at the Bank of England mini -111 frilin• T here is likewise a continual drain of gold ex; this market t o th e Continent, which fact also h; c ' ter tes apprehension. The floating balances of and brokers arc not so large as recently, , e t v en were th e i nquiry for money not so great `4'l a Present, th e quotations would therefore re kah, firm. £24,000 i n Abo ut gold was taken out of the Ilaak yesterday for the Continent. s, At th e first ordinary ?general meeting of the heldnareboldere of the Credit Foncier of Mauritius, fro m to-a h ., -aY, the report stated the available surplus Iva "' Profits amounted to £5,196, and a dividend at.,,recipunnended of six shillings per share, being Elie rate of about sTer cent. to th. e last week's railway receipts, ascertained up Is daY, are in round figures as under :-- 1865. 1864 ••• ... £58,661 £56,768 ••• 99,122 95,053 18,771 19,024 Or e a t X Western ortv.. w estern tri htoi, Western • • • • ... 15,644 15,017 44,024 43,469 ... 19,421 17,651 32,091 30,109 Yorkshire ... 35,270 35,023 stances also at rather lower prices. Alliance have declined to 341 i ; Imperial Ottoman to 178 ; Metropolitan and Provincial to 181 ; and Royal Mail Steam to 97. The shares of the London and' Provincial Mortgage Bank of England are quoted a if 'prem. ; Irrigation and Water Supply of France, n 8 prem. ; Metropolitan District Rail way, 11 prem. ; Registered Land Company, 1 prem. ; and City of Milan Improvement, 31 38 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Mar. 9 b per Cent. Reduced B B - 3 New 3 per Cent BB4 / New 2i 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 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 4 pm Do. £5OO par Do. £lOO and £2OO — Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent 248 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, IA per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account , — Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — pm Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid Danubian Principalities Do £25 paid dis par Egyptian 7 per Cent 9B I Do., Second Issue Do. 1864. li exican 3 per Cent. Do. Account Dc. 1864 Do ,6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do Scrip, £53 paid Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis Montevidean 5 per Cent., £25 paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent — New Granada' l2 Do 2 per Cent Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41 per Cent. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account - Do 3 per Sent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do Account 471 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do 4i- per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent~ 1862 Do 1864 Do Scrip, £6O paid Sardinian 5 per Cent — Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account --= Do New Deferred — Do Account — Do Passive — , 951 } 27i 261 Do Account 32} I Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account l4i Swedish 4 per Cent. — Turldsh 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account — Do 6 per Cent. 1858 I Do Account 721 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do - Account 7O 4 4 Do:.£100 Bonds i 7Ol 4 Do 6 per Cent. 1863 — Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent 984 9 Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 — Do. 6 per Cent., 1864 — . Do. 14 per Cent 94 Do Account - - Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch 24 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil 63 Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money B9 4 Do. Account Gr ath E LSterc~ Lau l'T ` 3l th an iAsh . ern lre and ' ll4 Isir tol a nd E: ; Xeter I°4 ll t t ... 5,410 5,174 • 54 , 301 53,106 a e , ,ester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire 16,358 17,418 e 29,655 30,032 ~rr e Te„ •.• ..• ••• • returns, - when compared with those of the cesPending period last year, are, with a few the on of a satisfactory character. On n B93 e oheatiWestern there is an increase of £ l, • the , tl e North Western, of £4,069 ; on d ofsrighton, of £643 ; on the Midlan G res 'on the South Eastern of £1,770, on t he Yo r k erthern of £1,982, on the Lancashire and 6 hire of £247, on the Bristol and Exeter of soo t ' an d an don the North Eastern of £1,195 ; th e th e ~Western, h owever , s h ows a decrease of £253, an T a llehest er , Sh e ffi e ld, and Lincoln of £l,OBO, 41 e Gr eat Eastern of £ 377. k e ; tl A ,, ct was passed in the last s ess i on o f P ar li a for authorising the co m pl e ti on o f an i nner is tele °I , railways north of the Thames." A company Dow er °w form e d f or carrying into execution the 114 a con ferred by th e ac t i n quest i on, which will ky 'e „ r take th e construction of what are called t he uthern connecting lines. These lines will corn lice at Kensin g t on "Qgravia and pass through Brompton, , W estminster, and along the Thames v ith4 "l' - g the Strand to Cannon-street, thtj• Their title indicates, not as might be thought, T h ` a, their route lies on the southern side of the I, o4 4l joil es, but that they are to form the southern blet°f an elongated oval, of which the present . rPolitan or " Underground" Railway mainly ta kes the upper or northern side. The advan h* the contemplated line to the public tra ffi c po s.s .`" B at once seen ; and if any doubts could DrN ibly b e raised as to the necessity or remunerative 3 )14 0 1 of the lines, a further consideration of the h as a i r weilld instantly remove them. The scheme i 4 to w ork received the sanction of Parliament. It 1 ' 4 °4, 14 °1. ! in connection with the existing Metro ,4,tett i lway from Paddington to Farringdon loimy uleh in its present incomplete state, and tl / 4 f - ( 1 4 " . only two years, pays seven per cent. e ellt e4. ' and the shares are at a premium of 30 per the Metropolitan Railway has already ob a Nvf ,_ necessary Acts of Parliament for exten- N4wards and eastwards, and the Southern 6 ther - d etit t Line will take up the link where the eot i ,„ -r°l3B it, and proceed to complete the ceinture be-'l4lleation. How this is proposed to be done ilia l ,, e ° l l from a list of the intended stations, 4, -- , e 'ng where the West London Extension of 41 04 d ''roPolitan Railways leaves off, in the Rich- I'llere-r°4l:l, between Brompton and Walham Green. r , 11114 ilia Nter- r , e ten stations from that point to the termi li r -street, City—namely, Kensington, et oli a ° a€ l , Cromwell-road, Sloane-square, Sta tion, Westminster-bridge, Charing -441, I°l'lolk -street, B r id g e- s t ree t (Bl ac kf r i ars ), ill1):413r, Cannon-street. Ultimately the line L 4 ll 11:3a-tinned to a junction with the Metropoli ‘44tek,,,,ill,_waY at Trinity-square, Tower-hill, with Zark l ane stations at King William-street, and , 4 44 atle " soo t : So as to perfect the " Inner circle. \ k t e 1 10 N .Z. er il connecting lines, it will be observed, ; ‘,, et . op olit ll ary scheme. The construction of the , a n Railway, and o f o th er ra il ways tra ;l4a-avarts of Lond on an d th e su b ur b s, f orm a th re facto ar ts guide to an estimat e o f th e ex p ense an d t b itis certain to ensue. The first point, as t o _ '° r may be calculated to a farthing ,; but fat xtr , e r , l , 4 rlis, the results already obtained are t a ' ° ' r larY that the real difficulty is to esti kit ha,h,,eb's'ast augmentation of passenger traffic 't h way co n l l Seen to ensue on the opening of a i 4 rtiei e l eeted with the Metropolitan 41 system. C' Railways in their Social Relations, 4 "/Pan • 4 4. Year , /on to the Briti s h Al manac o f th e pre 'l‘ BtaeB-- --" The eagerness with which any , i:Jed b facilities are seized is strikingly dis- ReN Y . 1) t he fact that the average number of pas (l,lZ (it Nv! the Metropolitan Railway during the 5 41 M fr' al k i d s ° Pened in January, 1863) was 21,000 I ;a 4uo d ais ur ing the first six months of 1864, about a dd Cafi~ d ?.• Again, the opening of the London, Dover Railway, from the Elephant )1 1,1 0 4 41 Skf • e to the new station. at the south side of l ria r% • 1 4 ar k , ridge, was immediately followed by a be n n etension of traffic both upon the Metro 4teniiion lines and upon the lines of the a t e i lk illi a d _elta, king. The number of passengers 011,g'ki erne Out of the Blackfriars station at once co d over 60,000 a week." The flia t "itai ita Ceanecting Lines will enable the tt o 4i eta thr c l the n o bl e , wea l t h y, or tra di ng f th e ed eli gh which- th e y w ill pass t o Ni tl , t ail to the terminus of every one tan,.\eill °4l hr ae ;so th a t th e passenger traff i c they t.b h ,"•31 41 : W ill not b e con fi ne d t o t h e metropoli ehietee't alone but will be hailed as an immense almost every individual leaving or om o 4 .11 el la c o n• One immense advantage the L e laitL ile eting Lines may challenge, which t oe t (1-v " (1 to Witt by their one or two sister lines htteat bil."trOpOntall purposes. They possess -°ll that Parliament will not allow them Orb e d c an injurious and expensive coin (4l;'4atilte, ett airt lines have been sanctioned by the sad ta will bafter the fullest consideration, and none f Nid e , e entertained. With such prospects, c t e, th e °o bases so fully guaranteed by expe 41ies success of the Southern Connect ' certain. , At p , 41%41ha11•%, this morning, according to ---- 2sc. were m t:• r 'C ß Lo e c u K tees ' —' the 3 per C---ent.—RentesTw° 67f.husiness ill th:l;e,,haa been an exceedingly limited Ncilltie,,s, .41141ish Stocks to-day, and the market is ti I„ilelitlY. very dull and heavy. The 89 i. i ' c)l ' tii-c);Lee depressed, and Consols are quoted The New 'lto % Y , and 89+ i for the account. _ . ___ ''i 't'd Reduced Annuities are 881 t ~., Cents., iNtler Rils, Par to 48' prem. ; India 5 per Ce , Ith„411(1 I:llfaCed ditto 102. 4% in has been ve little animation or fluctua- , l i ll the Poreign Market. Turkish 6 per Cents n . , N 2' 6 are 0+ -I ; do. Consolides, 51i i ; Mexiea . h p `a.4 i ' l,:, dO. New, 26+ 4- ; Greek, 23 I ; Spanish ' 4 ' '' 32 i- ; 14 3 -a; 1 , q i 4 i ; do. Certificates, g r 6 . Pl ) ti ° t dO. New, -1( 4- dis. ; Confederate, 54 U ; Italian, ' - ' 4 k a -' 1 1 i Pre. ; Danubian, 1 dis. - 4 - preen. ' t, 114,111ee vi.dean, 4 4 1 51 prem. o 11114 'fl In the Railway Share Market has con lel/Nsjioer'l ch ill, and prices have shown increased i ' l qt) , -11' South Eastern, North Eastern (Ber -1 con e 1,17-11(1 Great Eastern have each declined ss. d , %Ai ° 'v estern and Metropolitan:each 15s ; an he Nan and North Western each £l. \ ''it o F° and and Colonial undertakings remain ~, lit e h .154 tat a oge of irnportance. and iBcellaueous Shams are, in some in . SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BLACKHEATH AND WOOLWICH MEETING. -WEDNESDAY. The Woolwich Plate (Flat Race) of 40 sovs. ; entrance 2 soys. each, to go to the fund. About five furlongs. Mr. J. Coney's Sister Mary, 3 yrs, Gst 111 b (11. Jackson) 1 Mr. Samuel's Chicot the Jester, 4 yrs, 7st 111 b (Sharp) 2 Mr. Marsh's Mysterious Lady, 4 yrs, 7st 51b (Bushnell) 3 Mr. H. Wright's Hurrah, 3 yrs, 6 s t 101 b (Fli n t) 4 Betting-4 to lon Chicot the Jester, who made play about a length in advance of Mysterious Lady, close up with whom was Sister Mary. Rounding the turn into the straight Sister Mary took up the running, and, overhauling Chicot the Jester, won a good race by a length ; Mysterious Lady a bad third, and Hurrah fourth, beaten off. The West Kent Handicap Steeplechase of 5 soya each, with 50 added ; winners extra- About three miles and a half. Mr. Brayley's Ibex (b. b.), 5 yrs, 10st 71b (inc. 71b ex.) (Yage) 1 Mr. Shaw's Careless Boy (h. b.), aged, lOst 131 b (J.Land) 2 Piggy Wiggy, Bravo, Ballinasloe, R.M.D., and Lawrie Martin also ran. Betting-6 to lon Ibex, .4 to 1 agst R. M. D., 7to 1 agst Careless Boy, 8 to 1 agst Bravo, 10 to 1 agst any other. Ibex led past the stand closely attended by Ballinasloe and Piggy Wiggy, Bravo following at a slight interval, the rear being brought up by Careless Boy and Lawrie Martin side by side. Approaching the brook Ballinasloe took up the running, and coming round the turn passed Ibex, who being eased by Page, was afterwards passed by Piggy Wiggy, R. M. D. going on fourth, Careless Boy fifth, Lawrie Martin sixth, and Bravo seventh. This order was maintained till after clearing the fence past the Stand, when Lawrie Martin improved his position and joined the leaders. The lot got safely over the brook, where R. M. D. bolted out of the course, and going up the hill Bravo got on better terms with his horses, and took the lead crossing the ploughed land, followed by Ibex, next to whom, close together, came Careless Boy and Piggy Wiggy, the last two being R. M. D. and Ballinasloe. This order was maintained for the next half mile, when Careless Boy rushed to the front, and entering the ploughed land led by six lengths ; Ibex came next, R. M. D. third, Ballinasloe fourth, and Bravo and Lawrie Martin, a long way in the rear, were pulled up at the next fence. No change took place till within a quarter of a mile from home, where Ibex took the lead, and won easily by three lengths ; R. M. D. and Ballinasloe walked in, but did not pass the post. The Military, Volunteer, and Tradesmen's Plate, a hand some Silver Cup, for horses the property of officers, _ _ volunteers, and tradesmen ; weight for age, with certain peualtics and allawances. About throe quarters of a mile. Mr. Jacob's Rosina, 5 yrs, 9st 121 b (Potter 1 Mr. Rose Price's Simpleton, aged, list 101b...(Horri gan 2 Mr. G. Fenwick's Queen Bee, 4 yrs, lOst (Forste r 3 The following also ran:—Vision, Bankrupt, Mistletoe, and White Stocking. Betting-2 to lon Rosina-5 to 1 agst Vision. Rosina jumped off in front, made all the running, and won cleverly by a length ; Simpleton was second, a head in advance of Queen Bee ; Vision was fourth ; and Bank rupt and Mistletoe were the last two. A Selling Steeplechase of 3 sovs each, with 25 added ; weight for age, with selling allowances. About two miles and a half. Mr. B. Land's The Don, by Cossack— Ariel, aged (£5O), 12st (B. Land 1 Mr. Somers' s B ravo , age d (£2O), list. (G. Steggles 2 Mr. Fitz's Irish Boy, 5 y rs (£ 3O), lOst 111 b (Page 3 Leamington, Remunerator, and Irish Lass also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Irish Boy-5 to 2 agst the Don-3 to 1 agst Leamington--4 to 1 agst Bravo, at first 2to 1. Irish Lass made play with Leamington and Irish Boy in attendance ; but soon after passing the Stand Remunerator took up the running, followed by Leamington, Irish Lass, The Don, Bravo, and Irish Boy, but at the next fence Re munerator refused, and The Don, overhauling the leaders, clearedthe water jump in advance. Going into the ploughed land Irish Boy took a clear lead, which he held till within a quarter of a mile from home, where Ben Land brought up the Don, and challenging Bravo and Irish Boy within the distance, a good race ensued between the three, The Don winning by two lengths ; a length divided the second third ; Remunerator walked in fourth. The winner was not sold. Bravo was claimed by Mr. Fitzgerald under the Grand National Steeplechase rules. The Farmers' and Tradesmen's Cup of 50 sovs ; weight for age, with selling allowances. Half a mile. Mr. Saltmarsh's Confusion, aged (£5O), Bst 91b (Comery) 1 Mr. Breather's Duke of Cambridge (30), Bst 111 b (incl. 21bs ex.) (Steggles) 2 Mr. H. Wright's Hurrah, 3 yrs (X3O), 75t... .(Flint) 3 Betting-5 to lon Confusion, who made all the running, and won easily by four lengths ; the same distance separated Hurrah from the Duke of Cambridge. The winner was not sold. The Selling Flat race did not fill. • BETTING AT MANCHESTER—WEDNESDAY. WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP. 100 to 7 agst Lord Uffington's nomination (off, t 100 to 6) 100 to 7 agst Mr. Haywood's nomination (offered) 100 to 6 agst Mr. Jardine's nomination (offered) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Bland's nomination (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mr. Johustone's nomination (offered) 33 to 1 agst Mr. Croft's nomination (taken) 35 to 1 agst Mr. Jones's nomination (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Stocker's nomination (offered) 50 to 1 agst Mr. T. S. Reed's nomination (taken) 50 to 4. agst Mr. Barron's nomination (taken) rHE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1885. SHARE This day. IRITISII 'OSSE, all 101 100 {lOO 2 100 100 ISIONS. 56 68 101 10: par Ldp 4k 5 9,;1 75 6) 97 93 75 8S 1(0 102 101 102 101 102 19 2) 89 91 67 6J 58 60 6t 63 54 56 50 53 45 48 26 28 25 27 101 IC2 ;dip par # p 9) 100 8i 9 12 11A 85 40 76 I Id 99j 1014 9! 94 83 9J 61 63 3 S 82 81 99 100 9) 100 d id v9i 1004 94 97 ' FT SECU. 9) 92 00 02 94 09 79 81 7:1 81 103 106 106 108 107 11 9 106 108 102 101 ICB 110 101 106 105 )07 108 110 105 )07 91 97 98 100 92 91 91 93 103 105 88 88 04 07 10! 104 105 107 1,07 i 103i1 :NES. Ai 5, 29 31 575 555 1'1& 1 10011 I 100& 99 i ITIES. 91 2 102! 4• •••••••••• always with my solicitor. Why I gave a bill for more than £97 was because of expenses. He read a paper to me tell ing me what he liked. I know that if Ido not pay the bill of sale my goods can be seized. The bill of sale I signed was not road over before I signed it. There was a lawyer present, but I did not know his name nor the witnesses' names. I was told to sign it, and did so. I believe two witnesses were present. I did not see them sign their names. I signed my own name, but I can't say what names were on the paper. At first I did not wish to sign the bill, but on Meyer saying, " Very well, very well, I'll seize the goods," I did so. I did not at first wish to sign the bill. [A paper was here handed to the prosecutor which he had sent to Meyer, stating that he was in want of money.] After the first £4O was advanced he made me sign the bill for £550, as he would not, after the house was set on fire, have got more than £l2O. The first proposal to set fire was on the 30th, and in consequence of the proposition he was made to sign the bill of sale. They told me on the 28th to make a claim for £550. I only signed one account be sides the bill of sale. Mr. Montague Williams—We deny having any bill of sale at all. We advanced the £l2O on the two discounts produced. Prosecutor—l did not want £550, as it was under the threat that I should be sold up that I signed the bill of sale. Gray has left the house and Ido not know where to find him. Noble did not say anything to him. Before Noble came Meyer made me sign a paper, giving Noble authority to come to the place so as to give him time to see better that he did not repent of his bargain to set the house on fire. I know Shaw ; Ido not know Meyer applied for a summons yesterday against me for threats. I saw Meyer on Tuesday. I did not seize him by the throat, nor demand £l5O more of him. I sent a man yesterday to come to some arrangement about the £l2O. I did not tell Shaw that I had got the combustible in the house, and that if Meyer did not let me have £l5O I would bring a charge against him, in proof of which I may state that Shaw does not know French, and I do not know English. When Meyer made the proposal about setting fire, Gray and ShaW were present. I didignot give anybody into custody. I made my complaint, and they took who they thought proper into custody. Ido not know whether I mentioned Gray's name as I was so complexed. Mary Callman, a widow, servant to Mr. Picom, said— Ido not sleep in the house, being a daily servant. Yes terday morning, hearing Noble call, I went to his room, and pointing to some candles he said "If you take them out Gray will give you something." He then said the reason why Gray would not take them himself was that Gray and the master had had such a disturbance that they were going to shoot each other. Noble then went to a black bag, and took out a bottle, having unlocked the bag. Ho put the bottle into my pocket, saying that my apron would cover it. He said I was to leave it somewhere, and that Meyer would be sure and give me something for it. I then fetched him a Telegraph, and left the bottle at a shop in Frith-street, and on my return my master and Mr. Meyer were quarreling in the passage, and Mr. Noble said if I would go and remove the black bag he was sure it would be a£lor £2 to me. I told him that I would have nothing to do with it ; that I did not know what it meant, and that I was trusted within the , k house. He then told me to tako up a slop pail and remove a tin can I should find there. I said I would not do so. By Mr. Knox—l saw the black bag yesterday morning for the first time. I went afterwards to see what the bottle contained, and found it to be paraffins oil. I gave it to Sergeant 'Druscovitch yesterday, about twelve Qclock, in my mother's passage. ' [The case was proceeding when we went to press.] THAMES. STEALING TEA IN THE LONDON Does.—James White, a carman, was charged with stealing a pound of tea in the London Dock. , The prisoner was in care of a van drawn by - two horses, yesterday afternoon, in the London Dock. He received a load of tea at a warehouse, and on his way to the gate with team he stopped and put some clean straw in his horses' nosebag. Other movements of the prisoner attracted the attention of a constable, named Edward Ellis, who stopped the prisoner on reaching the western gate in Upper East Smithfield, and found under the straw in his nosebag a pound of clean and good tea. The prisoner said that the tea was a " shaking" out of cases which constituted a former load of teas he had taken from the London Dock to a warehouse in the City. He now set up the same de fence, and said he took the tea he was charged with stealing into the dock, and was bringing it out again when he was arrested. Ellis produced a sample of tea taken out of a chest which had been broken open and plundered in the dock. Mr. Eldridge, belonging to the establishment in which the prisoner is employed, said the tea in the nosebag was not sweepings, but good clean tea, exactly similar to that in the case which had been plundered. The prisoner implored the mercy of the Court. He raised the stale cry of a wife and large family in palliation of his offence, and said he should lose . his situation if he was convicted. Mr. Paget—l know you will and ought to lose it. You aro a dishonest man. I sentence you to be imprisoned for one month, and kept to hard labour, for the unlawful pos sesion of the tea. THE MURDERER'S DAUGHTER AND HER PARAMOUR.— Roger Scanlan, an Irishman, aged 53, and formerly a sea man's boarding-house keeper, in good circumstances, but now reduced to poverty by dissipation and strong drinks, and Mary Sophia Mullins, 30, daughter of an Irishman named Mullins, who was hanged in front of Newgate four years ago for the murder and robbery of an old widow lady named Elmsley, were brought up on a charge of be ing drunk, disorderly, and annoying Mr. Thomas Crafford, a refreshment-house keeper, of No. 20, King-street, Tower hill. The prisoners have been frequently in this court, and are a most disgraceful couple. The woman Mullins, whose extraordinary likeness to her late father was noticed by many in the court, is a person of notoriously bad charac ter, and has been living in a state of concubinage with Scanlan for some time past. He preferred a charge against his daughter, a Mrs. Murphy, a few days ago, for stealing silver spoons, which he had given to her on the day of her marriage. Mr. Paget dismissed the charge with indigna tion, and said Scanlan ought to be prosecuted. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor for Mrs. Murphy, said that he would cer tainly bring an action against her father if he was worth powder and shot. Payne, a police constable, No. 94 H, said that Mr. Crafford, in whose refreshment house the prisoners had misconducted themselves, was not in attendance. The prisoners were discharged and hastly left the court. Mr. Crafford arrived a few minutes afterwards, and was very much annoyed on hearing the prisoners were at liberty. He said they had committed a serious outrage in his house, and he had been a great sufferer by them. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. 13 1 fir., Wol., tt Str. Val. Blyth and Tyne Bristal and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A gets no div. Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun„Perth, & a b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. W( stern Great Eastern, ()rd. st k. Do. E. Angl. st No. 't Great North of Scotland Great Norther.] D ,• A stock • . Do. B o Do. Few. Is. at 2i pm GtS, and IV. of Ireland Gt. Weate n -OrEtinal . S. Ir,O. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do W. Mid.— Ox.ord Do. Newpo t Do. Ile eford it Lan c :shire & Yorkshire t L , ndon and Blackwali t Lon., & S Coast ,t Lon., Chat., and Dover it Lon. & North Western t Lon. & South Western t Man., Shef., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle 2 i Do. shares t Metropolitan.. 0 Do. New t Mid and Do, Birrnmo ..SiDerby \lid Gt. W.. Ireland Do. i shares Kent North British Do. Ed., I'th Dun Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. U.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Po. Stock. & Darling. De. c 1 ,%. 1855-'8 Do. do. 18E0-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 18( - 4 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Ctntral Scot. N. E Aber. stock , I 'o. Scot, Mid. et ick 4 11 ews Welchpool.. Shropshire Union .... iouth Devon... ouch E stern . ;taineS, Wok., & Wok 'raft' Vale Do. C Val iVnterford & Kilkenny West Cornw W.Harilepool Hat& R. Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A. redeemab!e 100 10 1 0 10 I r a i d. ' Closing I Business Price. done. 132 13 c j 6s 32 34 16 17 87 8 / 107 1 9 461 47 7 8 130 13! 118 141 13) 33 00 in 68 60 49 5 1 . 102 101 117 117. 81 5/ 10d 107 36 38 I'li 121 i 98) 91J 61) 3 127 128 2 2H 131 1371 106 108 54 55 z 6 27 1: 3 113, 71 72 1031 101 38 39 14 123 p 9f 10p 122 125 14 12 1 13p 81 St 11 /13 138 142 45 47 FO 42 t 5 67 87 87 9 1U 160 165 34 4tp 110 113 47 i 61 I 71 1491 71 Si 7 914 LO I I'll 3 il7i f 17 83i 105 1211 20 091 01i 1 1271 7 81 1371 7 I J4} 11:4 j I 701 103 j f 57} 6 8 871 7 i 33 40 75 78 Atlantic & St. Lawrence, Bom.,Baroda. Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. N' shares Buffalo .k Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, k Goderich 6p. c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. Jude 1: 1371 Calcutta & S. E., lim a e Town & Dock, gu Demera a, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben _al, gu ' 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. .1 Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bond: 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 24 Prif. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. atoci - Do. do. deferred Gt. India Pen. gee, sp.c 'o. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 6 p.c Gt. South of India (lira ) gua. 5 per cent D . 41 per cent Do Great VT a. of Canada.. O. D New 10 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay 1873 10 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. 0 Indian Branch, limited it Madras, gua. 5 p.o ,t Do. 4I do it Do. 43 do Do. Filth Extension nelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. 31e1. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B Nr.itl.C'da, pc let pf.bds Scinde ...... Do. Delhi Do. do cti Do. Puniaub 0 , 41 Do.lndus St Flo " LAW INT. (This Day). PRIVY COUNCIL, (Before Lord Chelmsford and Lords Justices Turner and Knight Bruce.) THE UNITED STATES.-JUDGMENT. This was an action brought by the proprietors of the Otter steamer, to recover damages for injuries alleged to have been inflicted through the negligence that occurredon the occasion of the launch of the United States, below London Bridge, on the 9th of March, 1864. It appeared that the Otter was going down the river on the afternoon of the day in question, when she was struck by the Columbine which was driven against her by the United States, which was then launched. Th e propr i etors o f the United States contended that the damage was caused by the negligence of the persons in charge of the Otter, who omitted to attend to the announcement that had been made as to the intended launch. The case was heard before Dr. Lushington, assisted by the Trinity Masters, who decided in favour of the defendants. The case came before their lordships on an appeal from that decision. Lord Chelmsford delivered an elaborate judgment this morning, and said that their lordships were of opinion that as there had been some departure from the prescribed prac tice in regard to giving the proper signal at the time of the launch, the respondents shbuld pay half the amount of the damage claimed, but no costs were to be allowed on either side. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE LEONE.-HEAVY FAILURE. The bankrupt was described as a merchant of Love lane, and to-day he came up to pass his examination and for the order of discharge. The debts are £254,000, with assets £160,000; leaving a deficiency of £94,000. His Honour ordered an adjournment for account; which had been ordered to be produced on a previous occasion. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) ''COACHING" AND "GRINDING" FOR SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD. at'slIANE V. XASON• This was an action to recover £4 for two months' tuition of defendant's son, plaintiff ling a tutor of Barnsbury House, Liverpool-road, and defendant being a doctor of medicine, of 16, Redcross-street. Plaintiff said that defendant's son was anxious to com pete for a scholarship at Oxford,- and plaintiff coached him H ith his mathematics for two months. His Honour thought that the charge was not at all high. Defendant deposed that he did not owe the money. His son was going to Oxford, and before he departed it became necessary for him to go to some preparatory establishment. Plaintiff recommended Mr. Rutter's, at Broxbourne, in Essex, the terms being 30s. per week for board, lodging, and tuition, and this money had been paid. Defendant handed up a letter which had been written by the plaintiff upon the subject. His Honour read it, and found that plaintiff had pointed out to defendant that he was paying great attention to young Mason, and that he hoped defendant would give him a fee of £2 per month, in the event of James (the son) getting a scholarship, as no one but plaintiff would " grind" so attentively as plaintiff had done' for the two months during which the son had been at Rutter's. His Honour—This puts you out of court, plaintiff. Plaintiff—Surely I am entitled to be paid my fee. I should like to ask defendant a question. I can swear that the £6 was only for board and lodging, and not for tuition at all. His Honour—l read your own letter, and I find from that that you ask the fee as a matter that had not been previ ously agreed upon. You have been paid the £6 per month ? Plaintiff—l have had nothing yet. The son did not get a scholarship. . I paid very great att,eution to the son, and if he had paid attention he would have been safe to have got the scholarship. My coaching was worth £5OO to him. His Honour—l do not think that too much coaching would make the scholarship safe. Defendant—l never promised the plaintiff that I would pay him £2. My agreement was that my son should go to Mr. Butter's, and that £6 per month was to include everything. Plaintiff—Then I shall put it to your Honour if it is likely that a man can be coached and ground for £6 per month. His Honour—l have nothing to do with that. All I have to do is to administer the law, and upon your own letter you are out of court. Plaintiff—But he never answered my letter. life Honour—He was not bound to do it. Plaintiff—His son promised that I should be paid, and that son is now in court. His Honour—Well, you can call the son, and make him your witness if you like. James Mason (the son) said—l went to Mr. Rutter's, and the agreement was that £6 per month should be paid for everything. I never promised plaintiff that I would ask my father for the money, nor did I tell plaintiff that my father had told me he would pay the fee. His Honour—Here is your own witness. Plaintiff—l should like his last answer to be taken down, as I can produce witnesses from Rutter's to prove that it is untrue. His Honour—Then you have your remedy. At present you will be non-suited. Plaintiff non-suited, with costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE S —This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CIIARGE OF CONSPIRING tO SET FIRE TO A HOUSE.- Herman Meyer, of No. 90, Queen-street, Cheapside, mer chant, and Wm. Noble, of No. 17, Forster-street, New North-road, clerk, were charged before Mr. Knox with conspiring together to set fire to the house No. 21, Frith street, Soho. Mr. Montague Williams, instructed by Mr. Clarence [larcourt, appeared for the prisoner, and Mr. Albert in terpreted. Mr. Joseph Picom, of 21A, Frith-street, Soho, said—l wanted some money, and wanted a bill of sale on my house, and Meyer lent me £4O on Friday week, taking a bill of sale on the house and furniture as security. After he lent me the money he called me to his office and asked me to sign a bill of sale for £550 on Tuesday week. I did sign it, under threats. The threats were that if I did not sign the bill he would seize my goods. When I heard this I consented to sign the bill of sale On the Tuesday following he proposed to set fire to the house, saying, " Mr. Joseph, it will be one of the best things you did in your life if you set fire to your house,' and as he threatened to seize my goods I accepted the pro posal, fearing the brokers would come into the house. The same or the next day he advanced me .E 39 more. He did this on account of my consenting that he should do as he pleased. It was by consenting to his offer that he advanced the money, and Meyer made me sign a bill for £B7. This included the £4O and £3O. On Saturday last he gave me another £25, as I was to make a bill of sale for £l2O. On Saturday Noble and another man named Grey commenced bringing things to the house. At first I did not know what they were, but since found them candles, pitched or tarred wood, and two bottles containing white liquid, but I do not know whether it was petroleum or not. On Monday they brought four parcels containing 81bs of grease. On Saturday he saw Noble bring a carpet-bag, but did not know what was in it. Noble lodged in the room No. 6 since Saturday, and it was in that room the articles were put, Noble keeping the key. Mr. Knox—Up to this stage we have not heard that Noble said anything to him. Prosecutor—Noble did not speak to me, and if he had I should not have been able to understand him. On the Monday Noble and Gray told me that I should leave the day following, and that as soon as I reit - they would set fire to the house. On Tuesday Gray came, and we had a con versation. I said, " You shall not set fire to my house at all." This was said to Gray, but Noble and a clerk of Mr. Meyer's were present. Gray said, "toll ought to have informed us of this before. Now we have brought all the necessary articles here. I said, I allowed them to bring the articles there only because Mr. Meyer had threat ened three times to seize my goods, and I was afraid he would." Gray then left the house, but Noble and the other man remained. Yesterday Meyer came, very angry, and again said he would seize the goods, that he never in tended to set fire to the house, that it was all a lie, and ho then took Noble away with him. A discussion arose, and in spite of three policemen he took Noble away with him, Noble taking the key with him. I then went and made my complaint to the police. Mr. Knox—Did the police come to the house, and did they finkanything? Prosecutot—The police came and.a locksmith was:sent for, but I did not go into the room. Mr. Knox—l would like to know whether he saw with his own eyes Noble bring anything to the house in the way of combustibles or not. Prosecutor—l did not. Mr. Knox—Ask him, Mr. Albert, if the house was in sured, because we have heard no motive for setting the house on fire. Mr. Albert having asked the question, prosecutor said— On the Tuesday before the house and contents were insured for £l,OOO. I know it because Mr. Meyer told me o , and Mr. Meyer's clerk accompanied me to the office — the insurance office. It was in a street past Temple-bar, No. 21. I had an old policy of the house with me, and said I wanted to renew it. Inspector Williamson—l believe it was the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Office, 29, Fleet-street. Prosecutor—They kept my old policy there. By Mr. Montague Williams—We were insured before in the same office, but did not remember the name. I have been insured ever since. I had the house eight months ago. The house was insured when I bought it, and I continued the insurance. The clerk of Mr. Meyer had the old policy. I left it at the office. I believe the clerk's name is Shaw. The policy produced is not the policy the clerk took to the office. There is another policy. There were two policies in existence when I took the house--one on the house and the other on the furniture. They were transferred to Metteau. I have seen the policy produced before. I have had £97 from Meyer in all. I only gave one bill of sale for £558. I never had my papers in my house. They were _ - HEALTH OF LONDON, (Front the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.) The mortality of the week ending Saturday last is higher than it was in the ten cities of the kingdom. The births were 4,196 ; the deaths were 3,557 in the week ; and the average rate of mortality was 84 per 1,000. The rate was 31 in London, 33 in Edinburgh, and 37 in Dublin, 42 in Liverpool, 35 in Manchester, 31 in Salford, 30 in Birmingham, 38 in Leeds, 30 in Bristol, 44 in Glasgow. A highrate of mortality consequent on the late inclement weather prevails in London. In the week that ended on Saturday last the deaths of 1773 persons were registered ; in the previous week the number was 1747. In the corres ponding weeks of 10 years, 1855-64, the average number of deaths is, with a correction for increase of population, 1530. The deaths in the present return, theref3re, exceed by 243 the estimated number. Three hundred and seventy deaths occurred last week from zymotic diseases, the corrected average number being 324. Typhus was fatal to 95 persons, a number consider ably above the average, which is 52. Whooping cough destroyed the lives of 86 children; 6 of these cases were registered in the sub-district of St. Paul, St. George's-in the-East, and 4 in that of St. George-the-Martyr, Holborn. Sixteen deaths occurred from small-pox, 28 from measles, 46 from scarlatina, and 5 from diphtheria. Five hundred persons died, from diseases of the respira tory organs (exclusive of phthisis), the corrected average number being 381. Bronchitis proved fatal to 339 persons, of whom 163 were above sixty years of age. One hundred and two deaths Occurred from pneumonia, 180 from phthisis, 78 from disease of the heart, and 178 from diseases of the brain and nervous system. Thirty-two deaths were caused by accidents. Eleven persons died from fractures or contusions, 10 from burns or scalds, and 7 from suffocation. Four persons committed suicide. A needlewoman, aged 37 years, died on the 30th January, at 15A, Skidmore-street, Mile-end, from suffocation produced by food entering the windpipe. A tobacconist, aged 55 years, was found dead on the 17th January, at 11, Braithwaite-place, Kensington, from pneu monia, accelerated by his denying himself the necessaries of life. A dock labourer, aged 56 years, died on the 24th January, in the Rhodeswell-road, Stepney, from ex posure to cold. Two persons were killed by vehicles in the streets. The deaths of seven nonagenarians were recorded ; the eldest was a men who had attained the ago of 97 years. Last week the births of 1,175 boys and 1,102 girls, in all 2,277 children, were registered in London. In the 10 cor responding weeks of the'years 1855-6 the average number (corrected) was 2,115. At the Royal Observatdry, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.144 in. The barome trical reading was 29.85 in. at the beginning of the week, and decreased to 28.75 in. on Wednesday. The mean tem perature of the air in the week was 39.3 deg., which is 1.3 deg. above the average of the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest day temperature was 52.1 deg. on Thursday. The lowest night temperature was 19.9 deg. on Sunday. The entire range of temperature in the week was therefore 32.2 deg. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thamels - tis 36.4 deg. ; that of the lowest was 34.8 deg. differ ence between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 2.5 deg. The mean degree o f humidity of the air was 91, complete saturation being rceriesseeqnteuid by 100. Rain fell to the amount of 0.43 in. vhi valent to a fall of 44 tons of rain per acres. 'The wind . blew chiefly from S.W. and S,S.E. The r , ain-fall ranged in the 10 cities from 30 tons per acre in Edinburgh to 215 tons per acre in Glasgow. 1411 16 1 2 241 3 Si 3t 33 530 550 2) 25 144 11.! 14 15 74 8; 7 13 63 66 200 210 99 .102 9 11 131 15! 195 205 18 20 PREFERENCE SHARES. London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 92 North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., 92 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 5 per cent. pr., 98 6i London and Blackwall. 4i per cent. stk.. 95 London and South- Western, 4l per cent ,100} LINES LEASED AT FIXED:JISNTALS. London, Tilbury, and Southend, 100 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 10 Bahia and San Francisco tilin.) gua. 7 per cent., 15; 16 Dutch Rhenish, 21} _ _ BANKM. Alliance (Urn.). 311 3 i Ditto, issued at 20 - pm., of which 10 is pd.,:19 Anglo Austrian, 71 Anglo Egyptian, lira., 131 Anglo-Italian, lira., 8 Australasia, 74 Ditto, new," 68} Bank of London. 154 3 Chartered ter, of India, London, and China, 561 City, 116 Colonial, lim., 42 1 Consolidated Bang, lim., 11 10# English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 19 1 European Bank, lira., i5l Imperial Bank (11m.). 32 Imperial Ottoman, 171 1 London B ink of Mexico and S. America, I im..: 9 1 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 231 London and County, 78 71 London Joint Stock, 471 London and Suuth-Western, lim., 211 London and 11 estminster, 95 Mercantile and Exchange, lim., 7i 1 Metropolitan and Provincial Bans, lim., 181 National Provincial of England, Ditto. 3d issue, 46 Oriental Bang Corporation, 681 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim , 3} Standard of BritishlSouth Africa, 11m., Ditto, issued at 10 pm., 91 MISCELLANEOUS. Bo:K,bay Gas, lim., 5i 1 Ditto, new, 2# British Indian Tea, Urn., 13 Credit Fonder and Mubilitr of England, Si Ditto, new, 51 # Credit Fonder of Mauritius, lim„ 71 Ebbw Vale, 31 Egyptian Com, and Trading, Um., 41 Fore-street Warehouse, Bin., 9 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Rm., 7 Hudson's Bay, 151 # Humber Iron Wo-ks, 3 21 Imperi.,l Mercantile Credit A sso., lira., 71 International Financial :-ociety, 11m., 6} Joint Stock Discount, lim., 9/ London County Land. and Building, ?int, 11 London Financial Association. lim., 223 Lon o•I a• d Provincial Marine, 31 National Discount Company, 11w., 15 North British and Mercantile Insurance, lim., 181 18 Ocean fri arine Insurance), 241 Ottoman Gas, lim., Ditto,!new, Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 83 2 Ditto, new, 56 Royal Mail Steam, 97 Union Marine Liverpool, lim. 41 Universal Marine, insurance, N COLONIAL GO VERNME British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31,1572 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb & D sp. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p e. Inscribed sk Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do; 1-90-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, r. p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.18 . Do. 1882, May 15, Nov. it Natal goy. c per cent N. B.Gov 6p. c.Ja. uly N. S. W. Gov. 5 p - c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1592 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent Nova So tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18A8-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c.la &July Do. do. A pril & Oct 100 100 100 100 100 ICO 100 100 10 100 100 BRITISH M. Cam Consa Gold, lim Chiverton Clifford A malgamateci Devon G. Cons. (Taoist Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Carkion as t Cam Brea East Grenville East Loved E. W'i Russell (Tavlstk Gam & StAubyn(Gwen. Great L :xey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenvil e fierod's Foot .... Ilingston Downs Margaret Uny Lelant Marke Valley Vlwyndy Iron Ore, lira Nangllea .. Nev: Seton North Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett , Mogan North Whexl Crotty Prosper United Pr vidence Uny dant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Tin Croft West Fassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L skeard West Chi rerton Wes c Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth %Vhea• LudosAt Wheal Mary Ann (Men, Wheal Setoa Wheal Trelawney (Lis. Wheal Uni )n...... 2.1.0 4.3.6 2.14.6 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.13.6 9.10.6 60 all 1.1.0 7.8.3 8.13 1.18.0 214 3 321 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.16 10.6.7 li 18.18.9 30,17.6 47i 54 10 3.12.8 THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 O'CLOCK. FIRE AT SANDRINGHAM HALL (THIS DAY). A rumour spread with great rapidity in town this afternoon, to the effect that Sandringham Hall, Norfolk, the seat of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, bad been totally destroyed by fire. It is quite true that a fire broke out at Sandringham Hall this morning, but the injury to the noble mansion, we are happy to say, is of a very limited extent. We are authorised to state the following : " A fire was disovered at an early hour this morning in one of the sleeping apartments in the upper portion of San dringham Hall. The furniture within the apartment was consumed, but the flames were fortunately confined to the room in which they originated " The damage done is but of very trifling extent." BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 9. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of dis count from to 4 per cent. Bank of England Return,•--This Evenng. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1865. - ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued Government Debt .£11,015,1( 0 Other Securities .. 3.631,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,771, 30 Silver Bullion .... .C28,421,23)1 £28,42',230 BANKING Lo n oprietors' Capi tal £14,553.000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis- EPARTMENT. Government Secu rities_ (( including Dead WeightAn nutty) £11,023,211 Other Securities 18,787,691 Notes Gold and Silver 790,351 Coin missioiaers of Na tional Debt, and Dividend counts) 6.252,892 Other Deposits 13511,663 Seven Day and other Bills 463,950 £33,69 ,858 £39,692,8`8 :0. FORBES, Dep. Cashier. Feb. 9, ISOS. TAT TERSALL'S.---Th's Evening, - -....... - A very thin attendance, and the prices merely nominal 500 to 10 was laid against Oppressor, after which 25 to 1 was the highest offer, LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 6 agst Lightheart (offered, take 20 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Real Jam (offered, take 25 to 1) 25 to .1 agst Jerry (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 20 to 1 agst Skeffington (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to lon the field (offered) 25 to 1 agst Harcourt (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 7to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken) DERBY. 25 to 1 agst Oppressor (offered) 50 to 1 agst Congress (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat at the usual hour. BANKRUPTCY LAWS. The LORD CHANCELLOR called the attention of their lordships to some returns relating to the bankruptcy laws, and said that during the last year 7,124 adjudica tions in bankruptcy had been made. Of these only 604 were made on the application of the trader. The whole of the property collected and realised under these bank ruptcies amounted to £677,536. Of that, £533,864 was divided amongst the creditors the difference of £143,672 was absorbed in the costs of collecting and disposing of the £677,536. But that was not all. £242,872 must be added to the enormous sum of £140,000 for the expenses of the tribunal itself ; the sala ries and ordinary expense of the court; that made £383,872 expended for the purpose of providing for the distribution of £533,664. Having mentioned the results of several other returns, he said that when the report of the committee of the House of Commons which was now considering the question had been presented he should apply himself to the task of remedying such a monstrous state of affairs. LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS. The Earl of BELMORE drew attention to the recent judgment in the Court of Chancery with reference to the lability of shareholders in railways. THE POOR-LAW. Lord HOUGHTON moved for a return of the number of unions or parishes that have availed themselves of the act of July 29, 1864, enabling them to receive from the Metropolitan Board of Works the sums of money expended in the relief of the casual poor • of the amount of money hitherto so expended ; and of the unions where the guardians have provided new wards or other places of reception for this class of poor, since the passing of the above-mentioned act. Earl GRANVILLE said there would be no objection to produce the return moved for by the noble lord. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tms EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter to four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. G. S. BOYLE took the oaths and his seat on his elec tion for Buteshire, in the room of Mr. Mure, raised to tho Scottish Bench. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The standing orders were said to have been complied with in the case of several railway and other bills, includ ing the Caledonian Railway Company, the Southampton Gas Company, the London and South Western Railway Extension, the Leeds Water Works Company, the South Lancashire Docks Company, the North British Railways Extensions, the Furness Dock and Railway Company, &c. The reading of the titles of these bills, as well as several others, in which the orders were not complied with, occu pied the greater_portion of the early part of the evening. The SPEAKER said that the gentlemen elected as re ferees on private bills last year, viz., Mr. Adair, Mr. Has sard, and Mr. Rickards, were to continue their useful duties during the present session. THE STANDING ORDERS. Mr. C. FORSTER made a motion to amend Standing Order 7 by the substitution of 3 for 4, as the number of members to compose the Select Committees on Private Bills. He said that much difficulty had been experienced in getting the requisite number of members under the existing rules of the house to attend the com mittees. He thought the proposition of reducing the number of members attending committees from five to four was not practically efficient, and that his proposition, if adopted, would be found to work effectively. Mr. SMOLLET T said that he did not consider the pro position of the hon. member would meet the real grievance of which they had to complain. He referred to his per sonal experience of committees to show that the duties of attending these committees were not properly distributed, for in one instance he knew that a member had boasted that for seven years he had evaded serving on committees. He strongly objpcted bein t g o e b x a e rri m s p te te r d s or other professional gentlemen from attendance on these committees, and contended that members whose private business interfered with their public duties should resign their seats. Sir F. GOLDSMID thought that the motion of the hon. member would not be found efficient. For instance, a member might be unable to attend a committee through the death of a relative, or through his own illness, and then it would not be equitable to proceed with the consideration of a bill, for in order to come to a decision they must give the Chairman a casting vote, a proceeding which would be rendered unnecessary if they adhered to the present regulation as to the number of members composing a committee. Sir G. BOWYER advocated a recurrence to the old prac tice of having five members on the committees. Captain JERVIS opposed the alteration. Mr. HODGSON and Mr. H. SEYMOUR followed on the same side. • Lord STANLEY contended that the fewer the number of members on committees the greater would be the responsibility of the individual members. No doubt that the chairman of a committee in general paid more attention to the proceedings in regard to private bills, but at the same time he did not agree to investing him with a casting vote. He considered that the time to which these committees sometimes extended might be profitably re duced, and ho expressed himself in favour of the motion in certain points. Colonel W. PATTEN said that in his opinion it would be dangerous to reduce the number of members of committees, and advocated the practice that prevailed in the House of Lords, by which, if the committee were equally divided, the bill was to be negatived. He denied that the great railway companies would be satisfied with the decision of two members of a committee. Mr. M. GIBSON was in favour of a committee_of five members ; but if that number could not be obtained_ with out difficulty, he thought the quorum should not be re duced further than it was at present c onstitu ct 7 c d e i n re gard Mr. BENTINCK complained that thedorma to private bills was not regulated by (Hear, hear.) He hoped the house d 1 the existing defects or precedent. effinciently constituted. would take into their consideration the means of rem: by the appointment of a tribip .................... 72 nu A m f be ter rs so w m er e were— discussion, the house divided, and the For the motion ................................. 154 Against ................... Majority —B2 (LEFT SITTING. I The Saffron-Hill Murder. _ LERKENWELL POLICE-COURT —THIS DAY. EXAMINATION OF GREGORIO. Th e prisoner was placed at the bar this afternoon before Mr. rayncourt ; he is a man of dark complexion, and a pparently about 40 years of age. He appeared greatly agitated, and having supported himself for a few minutes by the foot rail of the dock, he seated himself and began looking round the court, which was crowded to excess, to see if any of his companions were present. He occasionally shed tears. Mr. F. Lewis attended for the prosecution, and Mr. Galli. of Hatton-gardon, acted as interpreter. The learned gentleman said it would be in the recollec tion of the magistrate that some time ago a man, named Seraphina Poligioni, was placed at the bar charged with the wilful murder of Michael Harrington ; he was i fixonapeedcofunfo a r rithe Wtyewrisdnhei goner, d h a y h aa n n d d e x n t . 0 h occurredH3 r thought He appeared Lew i the fso? com mitted for trial and f ound guilty, and now lies under sen tence of death in h er M ajesty's gaol of Newgate—the forcase t h u presentede i o p n r being t years. Mr. D'Eyncourt—For whom do y ou appea r et Mr. Lewis—l appear on the part of the convict now under sentence of death, either to prosecute the prison& for the manslaughter or murder. • Mr. D'Eyncourt—But that is not the charge entered in the police sheet. The charge entered is one preferred against the prisoner by Inspector Potter. Mr. Lewis—The prisoner gave himself up for having inflicted a wound upon Michael Harrington, and it was quite competent for the police to enter whatever charge they pleased. Mr. D'Eyncourt—Well, you can go on, Mr. Lewis. Let me hear what you have to say. Mr. Lewis then proceeded to narrate the evidence given at the Central Criminal Colirt, and having remarked that they were familiar with cases which in certain romantic notions or drunken dreams certain persons came forward to charge themselves with crimes ; but the present one differed very materially, as the prisoner had admitted pre vious to his disappearance from London, that he struc Michael Harrington with a knife ; and what was of the greatest importance was, that after death it was discovered that Harrington had onlyreceived one wound, but of a very frightful character. He thought after the evidence ho should call before the magistrate, he would at least remand the prisoner on the charge he preferred against him. Mr. D'Eyncourt thought it would be better if some other person than the prisoner Poligioni should appear as the prosecutor. It matters little who it was. Mr. Negretti at this point stepped forward and said he would undertake the duty. The name of the prosecutor having been changed, Mr. Henry Negretti then said_l am a member of the firm of Negretti and Zambra, optician; Hatton-garden. From information I received, I went to Birmingham, and in a carpenter's shop I found the prisoner at work. I asked him if he know his cousin was going to be hung, and the prisoner answered incredulously, " No." I said, " Yes, ho is." Prisoner, I think, said "Is there any way to save him." I said, "Yes, if you give yourself up." Prisoner replied, "Come along, I am ready." After that the prisoner took his ha and coat and put it on. "I'm going down stairs," the prisoner said, "my cousin shall not be hung for me." I told him there were no hopes for his cousin, unless he gave himself up. I may state that I arrived at Birmingham about half-past one, and by seven minutes past two we were in the train for London. The prisoner never hesitated a moment, but went willingly, and on the road burst into tears. I did not tell the prisoner Poligioni was charged with the murder of Michael Harrington, as he knew it very well. On the journey home, the prisoner gave a full description of the proceedings at the Golden Anchor on Boxing-night. Prisoner said he went there to drink, and that he took a great deal of rum. A disturb ance took place, in consequence of a person named Shaw insulting him. After this peace was made by shaking hands; but during that night there was a great many Italians in the tap-room treating each other. By about half-past fivo o'clock I was nearly drunk. He then had some dancing. The Englishmen in the bagatelle room opened the door and invited the Italians to enter. The Englishmen had sticks in their hands and one a poker. The Italians seeing this, and not liking to show that they were afraid, three or four of them went into the bagatelle room. After they were in the room, the English began to beat my brother, and then the Italians began to defend themselves with their fists as well as they could. , The fight continued until all of them got up to th 4 end of the room, when my brother's face was so covered with blood that I could scarcely recognise him. I then, to save my self from being killed, pulled out my knife, and I did all. I. could to save my life. If I had not done so, I should never have come out from that room alive. I was very par ticular in impressing the prisoner with the importance of the question I was about to put him. I asked" Where was it that you really fought ?" He said, " The quarrel was in the bagatelle-room, and in no other place." I asked him the question several times, and he invariably answered, "In the bagatelle-room, and not anywhere else." I asked him if his cousin (Poligioni) was in the tap-room while they were fighting in the bagatelle-room, and he replied, "No, I did not dee him there." I asked him where he first saw his cousin after the fight, and he replied, " I am not sure that I saw him, but I think I saw him pass like a flash of lightning into the bagatelle-room. After every thing was over, we came out of the bagatelle-room, and then for the first time heard Poligioni was in the hands of the police. We followed the crowd for some time, but not having my hat I went back to the Golden Anchor, and asked the barmaid, Eliza, to give me my hat. I got it and left the house. This was all related as we travelled to London. The statement which the prisoner signed [it will be found in another column of The Sun] was then put in and read. Mr. D'Eyncourt—Was the statement fully interpreted to the prisoner before he signed it ? Mr. Negretti—Yes, your worship. The great desire of the prisoner during the whole of the journey was to get me to go immediately to Newgate and tell his cousin that he had come to save him because he was innocent. I consider that the police have treated me very disrespectfully through out the whole of these proceedings. Mr. Lewis—We will not go into that just now. Inspector Potter—l have witnesse s t o p rove most cer _ _ tainly that the prisoner never entered the bagatelle room . at all, that he never left the taproom. Mr. D'Eyncourt—The injury was said to be inflicted in the bagatelle room ? Inspector Potter—Yes, your worship. . _ Mr. D'Eyncourt--Then you wish to charge the prisoner with aiding and abetting in the commission of the murder Inspector Potter—Yes, your worship. Mr. Lewis—l don't wish to contend with the police. I ask for a remand on the evidence I have already adduced. If the police wish to prefer another charge they can. I shall call Mr. Shaw, the landlord of the Golden Anchor, if necessary. Inspector Potter—l intend to call Mr. Shaw, Mr. Lewis, so you can do so after me. Mr. Lewis (indignantly)—You forget, Mr. Potter, you are in the police ; you havo no right to address me, Mr. Lewis. The witness Shaw then entered the witness-box, and, in _ _ _ answer to Mr. Lewis, said he recollected seeing the prisoner in the house the night of the murder. He was quite sober. Mr. D'Eyncourt--If any words of diff erence were ut- tered by the people in the bagatelle room - Witness—l must have heard it. The prisoner was the sole cause of the disturbance. He struck me, and that caused the uproar. Mr. Lewis—That is all tho evidence I adduce to-day. Mr. D'Eyncourt—Then I shall remand the prisoner upon the charge you have preferred against him until Saturday. Inspector Potter—l hopo your worship will remand him for a week. Mr. Lewis—l must protest, Mr. Potter, against your in terfering with the charge I am prosecuting. You can make what application you please when I have finished. Inspecter Potter—l shall not have time until the expira tion of a week to communicate with the :rproper authorities. Mr. Lewis—As the unfortunate man Poligionia is under sentence of execution, I wish to proceed as rapidly as pos sible. D'Eyncourt--I remand the prisoner until Saturday next at one o'clock. Inspector Potter—Then, does your worship discharge hm froni the charge I have preferred against him—that of aiding and abetting Polignioni in the crime of murder. ; Mr. D'Eyncourt—No. You can proceed with that novr if you think proper, but I think the case had better stand as it now remains, at least for the present. Inspector Potter—Very well, your worshlP• The prisoner was then removed from the dock. The Atlantic Telegraph Company• MEETING THIS DAY. The eighth ordinary annual meeting of this company was held to-day at the London Tavorn—J. S. Wortley, Esq., in the chair. favourbf a a c l i t t in hr c ey balance-sheet o°' company readpteal the a y t n hP u e a e p m r4r e e t t pi o u : n ur e i of which3ct s s e t h °gDaa December iv e d ep e m aa nbevyrrlastsad securitiestt shionef in moving the adoption of the report, present occasion it would not be necessary to sl Td4 n ' i ht a he2 k al e Ct6irf° t lA h nt2l o hs i d3el'd expostulatory observations which he had done at previous meetings, for it would be evident to every one who read the report that their position in this, their third year of experiment, had been most successful. 1,120 miles of cable were perfectly manufactured since their last meeting, and it was of equality superior towhat was required by the contract into which the Company had entered. The late commercial crisis which had been so disastrous to other undertakings had been beneficial to them, for it had enabled them to obtain a higher rate of interest for their money, and they had discharged their liabilities, from which it was clear that they were placed in a flourishing condition. Mr. Moox seconded the motion, which was u mously agreed to. The ordinary business was then transacted, and a vote of thanks to the chairman terminated the proceedings. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This clay. LONDON, Feb. 9.—Wind this day .at noon—North- Easterly; moderate breeze and fine weather. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Feb. B.—lsabella, from Engelholm ; Margaret, from Cronstadt ; Effort, from Stroomstaat ; Catherine, from Gothenburg. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Feb. B—Lightning, from L on d o n, for Plymouth. Passed—Energy, for Valparaiso; Juno, for Buenos Ayres; Sancta Anna. for Brest—all for London. atre , R ~I