The Sun. — London, England, 1865-02-22 00:00:00

NIONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. In the general discount market there is only - a bills demand fo r mone y, an d fi n e short-d a t e d Ms are readily negotiated at 41 per cent. The 84 1 3 14 of capital is very large, and affairs present an encouraging appearance. Another banking amalgamation is on the lapis, P relim inary arrangements having already been g re ed upon b e t ween th e C onso lid a t e d and Affiance Banks., The sh ares o f th e f ormer are quo t e d 7 •L:e 11 1 and the latter, which shows a rise of about £2, 1 3 prem. An increase of capital has been announced by the "'edit Fonder and Mobilier of England on behalf of the China Steam Ship and Labuan Coal Com pany The original amount was £500,000, to which to be added £40,000, in £2O shares, distributed 15 ? the shareholders of the Credit Foncier and Mo ter of England and to the public. T he a , direct ors o f th e A gra an d M as t erman ' s B an k " 41111 -ted) have de c l are d a di v id en d a t th e ra t e o f 10 D r c ent per annum for the half-year ended 31st e cember last, with a bonus of £3 per share, to gwe.tthth er equal to 22 p er cen t. p er annum, making, the previous distribution, 20 per cent. for the ti e l a r 1864 at which rate a dividend and bonus on wi . e new shares will be paid. The dividend warrants he payabl e on t h e B t h M arc h . 4 : 3 ' n ew Peruvia n l oan h as b een announce d. Th e 14.1n al amount re qu i r ed i s £10,000,000, an d th e pa lee of issue i s £B3 10 s . I t i s propose d to consoli dby atedae the internal and foreign debts of the Republic this operation. Two O'CLOCK. • ,!suless was very dull at the opening of the - " e K Excha nge M ar k e t s thi s morn i ng, b u t th e e perati ons of the Government broker, who pur i4sed about £15,000 New Threes, occasioned an 4 141 'We/bent of per cent. in the Funds. Consols 1„1: e 89 1 for money, an d 891 for the account. The antew Th rees and Reduced Annuities are 881 1; d Bills, 4s. to 7s. prem. ; Debentures, 99 ; "lid the Bonds, 10s. prem. is 111 the Foreign Stock Market, although business c quie ter, .prices are ge n erally firmer. Turkish L.°llzolides are 511 1 ; M ex i can , 261 271; do. New, 26 k ; Greek, 221 1 ; Spanish Passive, 321 4 ; 1 ' Certifi cates, 15 I ; Ital i an, 63+ 64 ; d o . N ew, /%I' e l, ; Confederate Loan, 541 ; and the reruvian, a 1 prem. ti„ . ' ll iness in the Railway Share Market has con tisgtled very quiet, and prices show increased busi ;B'. Great Western have declined £l, North ea ch 5s estern 1.0 s •) and Metropolit an an d S out h E astern . ehll;e.Foreign and Colonial lines remain without Lank and Miscellaneous Shares are in moderate _'equest. Alli ance have imp r o v ed to 121 131 prem., n are dealt i Consolidated 0 to 7 4 prem. London and County 5. at 741, an d J o i nt St oc k Di scount at 84 I st' The shares o f t h e London and Provincial Land rt gage Bank are quoted 1 1 prem, China Steam -13 and Labuan Coal Company, 11 to 11 prem. ; h '"lt London D oc k s and Warehouses Company, t° 2 1 prem. ; Rio de Janeiro Gas Company, 1 to p re „ P s re ul• ; Regist ere d L an d C ompany, par to 1 4 -• t° ; City of Milan Improvement s C ompany , 3 i prem. ; Metropolitan District Railways, 1 t ° 3 ' 4 1 prem. ,„ BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. B,,,,kzer t ,, D n -.NMENT FUNDS. 1),,.,Tut. Consols h pe`_' Account Mar. 9 B9l 1 l ' i l.bW cel lt• Reduced BBl ..4. ete,oo. Per Cent ,b O. s i Per Cent. Jan. 1894 — `litt h i t i t • Per Cent. Jan. 1873 — to o . f le r B, 3 p Yrs, expire sth Jan 1880 t keh (i ed sea Br i e expire yi t i), h t ri4 5 : 1 1 8 9 8 4 :7. itiuer Bills , £l,OO O , 4 per Cent — 4 7 1 / 4 ,,,, • b0. £5OO 4 7 •••• 1 / 4 of -,, £lOO and £2OO I.\-1) En £lOO Stock, 51 per Cent 247 1)0 1411 G erznx SECURITIES. D 0• p onds, __ 0 ALENT 99 0 ..9, 00 4, 1,000 0, L tri. F OREIGN FUNDS.---ONE O'CLOCK. 4 %24: 1 4 % 5 _M r s, 5 r Cent _ _ li ,I_ 4 e_ Cent 4 b ver Cent., 1852-58-60 4 4 0 . b o N A. 1863 CI ° I 3-r es 6 per Cent — 'lllitt her Cent. 3 Ct) b 6 _ (Deferred per en (~ , 0 0, 4 , Per Cent lO2 '6llOl kbfaiple!. Cent .. b ° o 6 Per Cent. Cent. h 5 „,, uent. ro, krj• Cent., 1864 — Nal l e "P, £55 'd bo a Per C en pal - , b .5 1 , , t, 182 a 0 . s'"r Cent 1864 — aliob. Per Cent -- -- L° ~ 1/ i 3-i e, £25 paid — .t 25 r rincipalities ti„„ .I,a•id bo o " 8 e ' Per Cent ki,e6d Issue 1), 13:,. 13° nc1e b- Berb s . 1864 — dis par Kl°A I ' , .teb paid 4u eeou Ivor New I PM IV P re e lw Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 4 1 , . t., „ylsional Land Warrant — 1 0 1 1 t ro Bonds — be. N, Der Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 411 4. 4 eet P"s , b A amit unt At k i i ° •lB 3 ,, 5 Per Cent tan 6 ~'' and 1850 . — toiget-reent (Maremmana Railway) 13 9 .. ek i cr i , ~ 15 ear l r .i.o paid o. 4 Per Cent. ce e D, lint to 1,6 p er r , 1864 L s ,vr eh r Cent. Anglo-French N'tlrid e - eo Scrip, Ex. 25f 20e I NNA 1 -44 s .Per Cent., £3O paid b tit at elPenal 5 per Cent t o 2 , :ci a a e o D 7 _Cent itclt, 11 dis 261 26 51• die 93 pm 4 1 , 1 . 4 ,t 4 : a rred nai l ' 4 ' ,l Warrants (Hectares) b a pe 2,per Cent. 1 V r uent. (Uribarren) — o,'? . 44er Cent., 1862 i,gi leFi onnot b A ee : 3 per Cent., 1853 e l 3 De lint 1140:i zt A t t,,!.Cent 1856 '7 , ' 9 , '6O, '62, '3, -, '7 7 b 4 .13.t_ bii Per C en t. , 1822, £ St., b ° t. '" Cent., 1850 ,e, 3 P er 1860 etl Per 5 Cent., 1859 k•A• Cent., 1862 • B9 18k b I lk, ii i a ll 5 1864 Do 43 t , Aee %in Pe t r Cent — IP ke Per Cent — ' 4 ° Ikl e t'llat — IP AC" b eferred 4O/ [i ti ll to Z4 4 6t 41+ .4 . ,, ,, w e ', I N C - 676t 3- 1 'Nec ()i l i t of Coup not funded 1 / 4 , 4 1 6t l5 141 )3,7 4 h 6 Per Cent 11" A Q ,, Per • h o c ~,,i t Cent. 1854 — ' t o A ter eetki: 1858 11 ( 0 1 6 p l e k6t 73 - 21 t Ac e r C ent. 1862 toI? •Elockilt Q Ot e 71 70/ Ir% Pe r Ms • — t q eent • ke , , , , 1 44,11 k) '41 4 te ed- 4Wilt — to l)'4 a Per Cent er o c ec etun . tO. A l ' er Ce + _ q e eoii lit a `h 1862 — 0 11, ' . e r 0 4 ; Ipi d e11 t., 1 1864 — P t i ti?,, ll , 5 ~,_e ild e . on the above payable in London. h t littb" , 4/ Per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 0 "o - ' c ''''' r cent. E 21 k tti l Aec tlte et 3 ' x ' ° • , ti _ 2i oi i ,, t Per Cent. _ qq.s. A Per ee t i 4 l4l s Per o e et, Ex. 12 Gal 63+ 0, , per ,4t. Certifi-aes — , ' ke et•i ir ll el itt 1861, Ex. 25f. o` 1) 0' ,k, TWO O'CLOCK, Ac.:ll°Y ................................. 891 ‘ge ................................. 891 ,Alotamh batta lion 60th Rifles, after 22 months' stay % 11 ' 4, e6 (4 , c amp, left yes t er d aymorn i ng f or Dove r. Vyea 4 . l ,' trains on the South Easte r n Railway e 4 1v 1 t q lihr, l'egiment t o it s d es ti na ti on . T -11 t strength of the battalion is as fo li t Sll, `-; e 3l . Palme r (in command), Capts. Bowles, itlfiNtoil`:l,llPui.n, and Hon. J. Colborne, Lieuts. 1 14,1 41111 , Ogilvy, Ward, Cramer, Shepherd, d o~lyd .``Y; Ensign Baillie, Wood, Ward, an . ,PaYmaster Fitzpatrick, Lieut. and Adjt. ;s', 7',llartermaster Cole, and Surg. Cunning- Ohierbll°ll-comrnissioned officers, rank and file, 5 1 . 1 % l e :' 97 children, and four horses. 18 officers too e of absence,. and six others on Staff and hz o ilt 1, 1 , ee, and 51 men are absent with, and 9 th,Yttlerit-"ve• The bands of the 14th Hussars, 62d t ifie a Lalld 85 th Light. Inf an t ry accompan i e d the railway station. rnl ere 1, le°: 801, La" 11 daug hter in 1 801, I e Ular C arolin e, sh e ,eyine• thr ee aviog t r(- Le d the 1) .,:a A too. a e s onlY e bil t and 060 s on lie a o n 181°' 1851 C° Lor ing s P 3 tes' r vuo tb° sl' o for ero ol 5 Gran" fIC f 00 bric i gt ca n ' ic of g,: t o ttac ga stio , et o b poi A go of A li : V is ' ila tte ~anger A 0.1.10 0 , 0 0-v vi 31 toPl Yaa po e on s 0-,„, ro d I rty 011.7 ,1 0301 4 0 ,0 e ` P gh d In e* s s wit tio- ele c ' -ilea a oli cel i v , hous e 0 0 n ifev• u p) r jt e' LeS S • ifdt foUr tli fo ' st " ja A t er ' by w p ,a t io Deltot t. 0 00 retired Pti , of itoo. the Ge vo, t ss Jo lace 00, took P a ce 0 Pr e ° Itt 1 • e acli c tod e a p rbis v o oote 1 a to o c d 0 ~ ping to 04.0'001 a t pu blic Orl itaburg sav _ 40 ,1 tute P eo - o tri l) 'o 3 )N° 61 % 3 0 01 0 01 testier cro B 0' n ee 0 , t i a o entt bl!-:_ s. Go t' .o se ut 3- 1-i p ti . o° o o 7110 insert 0°1)1 11 IV° , C t by alr L i, life and ai 1 tio o P rtie 9.ol tho u ' g Ula di s ting,., o o) lo , bis igothror Can" Share! 13 1 Bir., Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter .. • • Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A A gets no div. till6p.c.p.an.has Do. B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & A b.June Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Ang,l; st. No 2 Great North of Scotland' Great Northern D A stock Do. B o Do. New, is. at 25 ptn l Gt S, and W. of Ireland, Gt. Weste n -OrWnal 1) . S. Vi'. hail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do W. slid.-02cord Do. Newpo t PO. Ile eford Lanc.shire&Yorkshire Landon and Blackwali Lon., Brigh., & S Coast. Lon., Chat., and Dover, Lon. & North Western, Lon. & South Westerol Man., Shet., & Lincoln' Maryport and Carlisle DO:i shares 'Metropolitan Do. New slid and It Do, liirrnin & Derby 0 Mid Gt. W.. Ireland ;5 Do. A shares %Tid Kent .. It No, th British. it Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun it Nth. Eastern - Berwick !.5 Do. G.N•E purchase it Do. Leeds it Do. York it Do. Carlisle ' , O . Po. Stock. & Darling !3 De. d 185548 5 Do. do. 180-61 it North Londou 0 Do. New 0 Do. do. 18€4 it north Staffordshire 0 N. &S. W. Junction ,t Scottish C•_ntral , t Scot. N. E , Aber. stock ,t I 'O. scot, Mid. st 0 :trews & Welchpool it Shropshire Union . it South Devon it -outh E stern itaines, Wok., S Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale or Neath - - Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw %V. Hartlepool Ilan& It. Do. A Irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable • • BRITISH Pi Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom.,Baroda. Cen.ln Du. 5 per cent o. 1' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron, Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug% 1, 87*. Do. do. July 1,1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & S. E., lim 'a e Town & Dock, gu Demera. a, 7 p.c. per. p East. Ben: al, gu ' 5 do East I lqtri, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Eitaision Grand Trunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bond 1 charge 6 p.c Do. let Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prcf. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. Cd Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c I 'o. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 6 p. c Gt. South of India (lim ) gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great W , a. of Canada.. D.% New ...... Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. '5l do. nay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4,1 do Do. Fifth Extension nelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. dz Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B da, pc lst pf.bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do f.• • Do. Puniaub.... Do.lndus St Flo." COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUR: British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec.3l, 1572.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.J a. it July 1877-84 - Do. 6 p. c. Feb & Aug D sp. c. Mar. & Sept ao. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p Inscribed sk Cape (*.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do: 1 .90-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c 1)0. 1878, do Mauritius 6 p. c, 1873 Jan. .anti July Do. 1-78 Do. 188?, Mayls, Nov. is Natal qov. o per cent N.B.Gcv p.c.Ja.S5 July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 189.0 Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.o. 1888 to 189.! New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. ti per cent.... Nova So tia Gov. 6 p. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 8. Aus.Gor. 0 p.o 18 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c.Ja & July Do. do, r , pril & Oct luu 100 100 100 100 9) 9! v 0 92 93 OS 79 81 78 60 101 106 105 108 167 1 , 9 106 108 1( 2 101 108 110 lug lA4 105 107 108 110 105 107 90 93 PS 100 92 91 91 03 103 105 86 88 92 O 102 104 105 107 1074 1034 911 2 1} BRITISH MINES. Cam Consol. cold, lim Chiverton Clifford A malgamat ed Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Carat - lon ast Cam Brea East Grenville East Love.' E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam & S tA übyn(G wen. Great L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenvil e Herod's Foot Hingston Downs Margaret !Tiny Lelant Marke Valley Mwyndy Iron Ore, lim Nangiles New Se ton North Downs North Koskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Pr vidence Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Tin Croft West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L skeard West Chi verton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea LudoAt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Setou Wheal Trelawney (Lis Wheal UnLn..•• • . • • • • 2.1.0 ga 4.3.0 11 18.18. 2.14.6 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.13.6 9.10.6 601 all 1.1.0 40 7.8.3 8.13 4.18.0 21i 3 321 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 3.12.81 54 6., 31 3 3 573 535 32 i 35i 13 14 6 6: 4 41 91 101 4 4; 6 8 17 18 21 2, 331 314 21 S 24 36 31 4 6 8 5 51 11 Old 17 19 35 45 141 161 i t 2 26 3 34' 31 33 530 550 20 25 146 156 11 15 7 3 / 4 k 3; 6 3 66 200 210 11:0 105 9 11 i t 11 13 IPS 205 19 20 i I 'PREFERENCE SHARES. Gt. Western. wt. Midland, Oxford 2d:guaranteed stock, 121 North Eastern. Stockton and Darlington, A 5 per cent., 28 ra LINES LEASED AT FIXED...RENTALS. Chester and Ho:yhead. Ditto, 5 per cent.. 111} FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 121 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidln),:101 FOliElAirki MINES. Fortuna (lini),c.3 Yudanainutana of S. Australia, lira., 2 lk BANKS. Alliance (tim.). 38 Ditto, issued at 20 pin., of Which 10 is pd., 241 31 Anglo Austrian, 74 • Anglo Egyptian, lim., 131 British North American. 441 Consolidated Bank, hm., 111 Eastern Exchange, 4 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 19j Imperial Bank (11m.). 31} Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 41 London B +nk of Mexico and S. America, lifm. fit London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23. London and County, 744 London Joint Stock, 47,1 London and South African, 2 lig Mercantile and Exchange. lirn., 74 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Hm., Ditto (.£10), 9/ Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. Bin., 11 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, Jim.. 91 Boii.bay Gas, Um., 61 Ditto, new, 3 1 Commercial Union, Insurance, sg Credit Foncier and Mohiiier of li.ngland, 91 8 East India Irrigation and Canal. 61 Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lim., 41 I bleetrio Telegraph, 1121 11, E glish and Australian Copper, 11 Financial Discount, lim., 31 Fore-strt et Warehouse, lim., 81 Gen. Credit and Finance of Loudon, lim., 6f f 11 udson's Bay, 15 y Humber Iron Wo:ks, 21 ImperiA Mercantile Credit A aso., Jim.. 71 International Financial society, Um., 61 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto,6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 82 Joint Stock Discount, lim.. si 9 8 1 Land Securities, Jim., 3& London and Caledonian Marine, lira., 51 London Financial Association, lira., 21E London General Omnibus Company, 31 London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Slip, lira., National Discount Company, Bm., 141 Oriental Gas, lira., 11 Panama, New Zealand, and Australian li. Mail, Ditfo, new, 4 Peel River Land and Mineral, 37 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, t3l Ditto, new, 561 Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining,., Bel 3 1 Royal Nail Steam, 97 Societe linanciere d'Egypte, lim., Submarine Telegraph, 52 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lints 711 SHARE MARKETS —This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. I p aid . I Closing I Business 95 97 1311 132 ti 6 32 34 16 17 85 88 107 1 9 4t5 47 7 8 1311 13! 118 149 13) 33 88 N ;91 8:) 58 60 19 51 102 tOt 119 f 117 k 87 6, 101 104 35 37 1 04 121 98} 9JS 59 di 114 119; 11 lip 137 t 118, 107 119 53 54 /5 IG 111/ 114 68$ 102} 10 384 39i 1 # l2l p Pi 10p 122 125 114 12 1 Vp 8/ 81 11 114 138 142 44 46 C 9 61 59 61 85y 86 10 165 4tp 110 113 33 40 75 78 ISIONS. 56 67 100 j 1014 par ip 4I 5 r 4 74 78 g 7 99 75 85 1' 0 102 100 101 1001 101 18 39 E 9 91 67 6..) 57 69 6t 63 54 36 50 53 45 48 26 28 25 27 103¢ 101 id p Par 93 100 8 9 12 11;c1 85 (.0 77 tO d 100 101 91 94 88 9J 62 64 3 5 82 81 99 100 9 ► ICO id id 191 IF'O,• 94 97 THE bill% LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1805. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS.—Tms DAY. The SPEAKER did not take the chair until half-past 12 o'clock, the house not having been formed before. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were road a second time :—Amman Valley Railway ; Beaconsfield and Redhill Road ; Bedford, Northampton, and Weedon Railway ; Belfast Borough ; Belfast New Streets; Blackpool and Layton with Warbrick Improvement ; Brecon and Mer thyr Tydfil Junction Rail Way (Amalgamation) ; Cambrian Railways (Aberystwith and Welsh Coast Rail way Amalgamation) ; Cambrian Railways (Additional Powers) ; .Cambrian Railways (Steamboats); Crays Gas ; Downham, Stoke Ferry, and Brandon Railway ; Drayton Junction Railway ; Dundee Roads and Streets ; Ebbw Vale, Tredegar, and Sirhowy Water ; Exeter Gas (No. 2) ; Farcham and Netley Railway; Glasgoiv Corporation Water ; Great Eastern Railway (Capital, &c.); Great Northern and Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Junction Railways Amalgamation ; Great Northern and Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Companies (Cheshire Lines, &c.) ; Great Northern Railway (Junc tions at Newark, &c.) ; Hornsey and Kingsland Junction Railway; Rhyl and District Water; Surrey and Sussex Junction Railways ; Sussex Central Railway ; Sutherland Railway ; Teign Valley Railway ; Tunbridge Wells Water ; Watchet and Minehead Railway ; Waterloo and Whitehall Railway; West Bromwich Improvement; Wigtownshiro Roads ; Winchester Water and Gas ; and Wolverhampton and Walsall Railway. DUTY ON FIRE INSURANCE. Mr. lIADFIELD presented a petition from the Mayor, corporation, and citizens generally, for tho reduction or abolition of tho duty on fire insurance. _ _ Sir G. GREY presented a petition from Morpeth, and other members from different places, to the same effect. GRIEVANCES OF OFFICERS IN THE INDIAN ARMY. Colonel SYKES presented a petition from three officers of the Indian army, alleging that the Government gua rantee had not been fulfilled in regard to them, and praying for redress. Mr. TORRENS presented a similar petition. COURT OF CHANCERY (IRELAND) BILL (No. 3). Mr. W. KNIGHT brought in this bill, which was read a first time. PRIVATE COSTS BILL. Mr. SCOURFIELD moved the second reading of this bill. He brought in the bill merely as chairman of a com mittee which satlast session, and which recommended the introduction of this measure., Mr. Massey had also been in favour of such a bill, and it certainly appeared to him (Mr. Scourfield) that its provisions were consonant with justice, and the views of the committee which had sat on different occasions. The committee of 1853 recommended the adoption of a bill similar to the present bill in cases of vexatious, unfounded, and unwarranted opposition. The object of the bill was to discourage people getting in the way of other people, in order to be paid to get out of their way, by bringing forward private bills that were unwarranted, or offering unnecessary opposi tion, by making the parties who were unsuccessful Rabb* to costs, according to tho determination of committees, Th© bill did not embody any new lidea, but proposed merely to give effect to that which had already been sug gested by committees at different times when the subject was under consideration. Mr. DENMAN thought the bill was too large in throw ing the costs on an unsuccessful suitor, according to the terms cc unfounded and vexatious," and he suggested that certain modifications should be introduced. After a few general remarks from Mr. PUGH, Mr. TORRENS expressed himself in favour of the bill. Mr. ROEBUCK said the present measure was a curious specimen of English legislation. Why was not power given to all committees which sat upon private bills as well as on railways. He moved, therefore, the introduc tion of words extending the power proposed in this bill to committees on all bile without distinction. Mr. HODGSON also considered that the bill was not sufficiently comprehensive. Mr. M. GIBSON said he did not think this subject of costs had been properly inquired into. The hon. chairman of the committee (Mr. Scourfield) did not seem to be quite satisfied as to the merits of this measure. He thought there was no analogy between law and private bills, for in the former Vie assumption was that every one was acquainted with the law, and were held to be guilty because they had been unsuccessful suitors. The same could not be said with regard to pri vate bills before Parliament. The term " unwarranted" was very wide, and he thought the charge of being "vexatious" should be proved before parties were called on to pay costs. When bills were brought forward in the first instance they were often regarded as illusory, but the extension of commercial information proved after a time the very reverse. Ire referred to the Liverpool and Man chester, the junction between Liverpool and Manchester, and the Great Northern Railways, as a proof of what he asserted. He thought it would be very impoli tic to adopt any measure calculated to restrict railway enterprise. He would not object to the second reading of the bill, on the understanding that it should be referred to a select committee. Mr. A. MILLS was of opinion that the object of Parlia ment should bo to expand and not to limit the principle of ttus Dlll. Mr. LOWE regretted that his right hon. friend (Mr. Gibson) had thrown the weight of his official position into the scale against this bill. In many cases parties were prevented from bringing forward useful undertakings, be ing deterred by the expense to which they might be sub jected by failure, which would be remedied by a measure like the present being passed into law. Lord HOTHAM, as a member of the committee who had sat on this bill last year, supported the second reading. He was astonished at the assertion of the right hon. member (Mr. M. Gibson) as to the subject not having received sufficient inquiry. The case of the railways referred to by the right hon. gentleman took years, when committees were differently constituted, and when railways were only in their infancy. Mr. HADFIELD approved of the bill, but thought it should be referred to a select committee. Sir GEORGE GREY considered that the bill should be read a second time. This bill was then read a second time, and after a few words from Mr. Scourfield, it was referred to a select com mittee. This bill was read a seeond time. AFFIRMATION (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. E. CRAUFURD moved for leave to bring in a bill to allow affirmations or declarations to be made instead of oaths in all civil and criminal proceedings in Scotland. Agreed to. The house then adjourned. Naval and Military Intelligence. The two 12f ton guns, made experimentally from plans submitted by Mr. R. S. Fraser, C.E., Assist.- Inspector of Machinery in Woolwich Arsenal, were proved at the Woolwich butt on Monday with per fect success. Two proof rounds were fired, under the direction of Major Freeth, Inspector of Ordnance to the Department of War. The charges used con tained 551 b of powder and 2201 b. shots. The guns were yesterday returned to the royal gun factory, where they are to be sighted, in preparation for fur ther trials at Shoeburyness, after which the select committee will enter upon a course of 1,000 rounds to test their endurance. If the result should prove favourable, as is generally anticipated, Mr.' Fraser's success will be most important, as the cost, both as regards material and manufacture, is less than half of the ordinary guns. The guns are built up of three coils, instead of ten, as employed in the similar species of Armstrong guns, which it is stated considerably . reduces the amount of waste in material and la bour. The guns have been manufactured by the ordi nary process, which it is admitted has involved but half the usual time and labour. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Feb. 22.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and cloudy weather. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 21.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Pass fern, from Pomeron for Liverpool, with loss of main boom, and other damage. RAMSGATE, Feb. 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Arthur Purden, from Algoa Bay for London; the Hannah Jane put back. BRISTOL, Feb. 21.—Wind N.E.—Arrived--Queen of Britain, from Demerara. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 22.---Wind S.W.--Arrived—iii. M. Jones, from Valparaiso ; Northern Ensign, from Bombay ; Constellation, from New York. COWES, Feb. 21.—Wind S.W. — Arrived—Cecilia, from Batavia. YARMOUTH, Feb. 21.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—The Columbia, from Shanghae for Leith, with grain, lost her anchor. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Wedesday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 21—Lightning, from Melbourne; Teta, from Odessa; Tho Sisters and Il Trovatoro, from Guern qoy ; Adolphe, from Nieholaieff ; Ebenezer, from Almar; Pioneer, from Libau. Arrived, Feb. 22—Natal Star, from Port Natal ; Maria, from Salonica ; Estelle, from St. Paul de Loanda ; David Cannon, from Baltimore; Bessie, from Pasego; Cock o' the Walk, from Algo Bay. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anchored for orders—The Racer (schooner), from the westward. Anchored—Dromo, for Cape Coast Castle ; Margaret, for I 3 omboy—both from London. PETITION OF RIGHT. IN THE QUEEN'S BENCH.—JUDGES' CHAMBERS. (Before Mr. Justice Crompton). IRWIN V. SIR GEORGE GREY, BART. This cause, which was an application for a mandamus against the Right. Hon. Secretary of State for the Home Department, in the matter of Mr. Irwin's petition of right, pursuant to the 23d and 24th Vic., c. 34, having been set down for argument before the Judges in the Exchequer Chamber as an Appeal in Error from the Common Pleas, Mr. Bradley appeared on behalf of Sir George Grey this day, and made an application to have the entry of the cause and all the subsequent proceedings therein set aside. Mr. Irwin appeared in person and opposed the motion. The Judge refused the application to set aside the pro ceedings in the Exchequer Chamber. LAW INTELLIGENCE—TiIIs Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Registrar Brougham.) IN RE RAYMOND, R.N.-THE GENERAL FINANCIAL AND ESTATE AGENCY CORPORATION (LIMITED). This bankrupt was described as a commander in the royal navy on half-pay, residing at Strawberry Cottage, Chiswick. He was also chairman of the General Financial and Estate Agency Corporation (Limited), and was adjudicated bankrupt on his own petition, coming up to-day upon the first meeting for proof of debts and choice of assignees. He states that his bankruptcy arises from insufficiency of income to support a largo family, and having to pay £3O out of his half-pay for the benefit of creditors under a former bankruptcy, by order of this court, and also non-payment of his salary as chairman of the company above. The debts are set down at about £2,500, of nhich £1,200 is due to Mr. White, of Fleet-street, Mr. Coleman, of Regent-street, who was the agent of Mr. Blondin, being a creditor for £225. Assignees were chosen. POLICE INTEL LIGENCE, —This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A Boy.—Prosper Quinton, a tailor, living at No. 6, Heddon-court, St. James's, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting a boy, eleven years of ago, named Patrick Cleary, living at No. 16, Heddon-street. John Hooper, a boy living at No. 8, Heddon-street, Regent-street, said he saw the prisoner knock the head of a boy named Cleery against the wall, and then knock the boy down. He afterwards saw that the boy had a large swelling on his head. In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the witness said the prisoner did it because Cleery struck his boy for kicking him. _ _ _ Sergeant Dodsworth said the boy was unable to attend, being in the hands of the doctor. • In answer to the prisoner, the witness Hooper said he distinctly saw him knock the boy (Cleery's) head against the wall. Police-constable Burrell, 120 0, said he took the prisoner into custody. that morning for assaulting the boy, and on going to the house where the boy resided he found him ill in bed too ill to speak ; and Dr. Keys, of No. 20, Warren street, who was attending him, stated that he could not at present give a certificate, but that the boy had received some bad blows about the head and back of the neck. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded tke prisoner, but consented to take bail. THAMES. A VlRAGO.—Bridget Fitzgerald, a very masculine creature, with nothing of the woman about her but the sex, was charged with assaulting Henry Pitus, a police-con stable No. 185 K. The prisoner was making a disturbance in a coffee-houso in Limehouse, and was ejected from the place. She then made a noise in the street, and used very filthy and obscene language. A constable (Pitus) advised her to go away, and she abused him, and, on his taking her into custody, she plunged a fork into his right cheek just under the eye. The wound was a serious one, and he bled copiously. He went to a surgeon and his wound was dressed. There was a surgical plaister on his face, and the scar is likely to remain there as long as he lives. Inspector Allison, of the K division, said the prisoner was an incorrigible offender, and had been in custody 30 times at lea . st for drunkenness, assaults, and disorderly conduct, and had been a great trouble to the police and to the public. The prisoner was sentenced to be imprisoned for two months, and kept to hard labour, on which she jumped from tho dock and exclaimed, " I can do that on my head." DARING ROBBERY.—Elizabeth Creasy, a middle-aged woman, was charged with the following daring robbery : Yesterday evening the :prisoner, and a man she called her husband, but who is known to the police as a notorious thief, were drinking at a public-house called the Young Prince, in Crisp-street, Poplar, and the prisoner suddenly left the house and said she should return in a few minutes. The barman directly missed a quart pot from the counter. He went after the prisoner, and upon overtaking her he found the quart pot under one arm, and a pint pot belong ing to his master, and which ho had not previously missed, under the other arm. He then gave hor into custody. The prisoner said she had a drop of drink yesterday, and that she had just returned from a hospital and was under mocue:u - . A police constable said the prisoner was sober, and that she had been in custody for assaults. Mr. Paget sentenced the prisoner to ono month's im prisonment and hard labour. Foreign Mail Packet List. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Mar;—. Ditto, via Marseilles Mar. 15. Brazil and Cape Vords, by British pao,et Mar. 6. Ditto, by British packet . Feb. 2 !. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.... Mar. 21. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou hampton—Feb 18. Ditto, via Marseilles Feb. 26. Falkland Islands ................... Gibraltar, via Southampton ....... ... . ........ Feb. —. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Feb. —. Ditto, via Marseilles......,, India (Bombay), via So u th ampton„ Feb. 28. Ditto, via Marseilles .. Feb. 20. Mauritius, via Southampton Mar. 14. Ditto, via Marseil e J... Mar. 8. rivate ship to Lisbon... Nem p 'fo l u tt u o d , l b a y nd p Mar. 15. Portu g al __Mar. 6. • • • United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet ........................ . ...Mar. 1. Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton • • ...... ...• Ditto, via C.Alc West Coast of Africa, Madeira, and Tc neriffe . Mar. 13. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico ................ .. .............Feb...... 28. Bahamas, via New York. Mar. 9. Bermuda, ditt0.......... Cuba and Mexico ........... . .............. Mar. 15. ................................. Feb. 28. LIFE IN ARMENIA,--It would appear that no where is the patriarchal system carried to a greater ex tent than among the Armenians. During the lifetime of the father, all the sons and their descendants live together in one common dwelling ; and thus houses may be found which from the number of their inhabitants, resemble bee hives, often comprising three and four generations. All the property is held in common by the descendants of the head of the house. Brothers and sisters inherit equally, but until the death of the head no one can pos sess anything separate from all the others. Until mar riage, tho Armenian girls go about as they like ; they are unveiled, and enjoy as much freedom as they could do in European countries, flirting, love -making, and marrying to please themselves, as in more civilised lands. But once married, and all is changed. From that time until she bears a child, she never speaks to any one except her husband, and then only in private. After she becomes a mother, she may speak to her mother-in-law first, and after the lapse of certain periods, to her owni mother, her sisters-in-law, and her own sisters. She is always veiled, even in her own house ; she never speaks to male stran gers, and she seldom or never leaves the house. Her finery, jewellery, and ornaments Call be shown only to those of her own sex; and in every way her seclusion is as complete as that of the Turkish women. On the other hand, the Armenian women seldom do any S hard work ; they remain . at home while their husbands labour in the fields, and they enjoy, probably on account of their ac quaintance prior to marriage, much more respect and confidence from their husbands than fall to the share of the Turkish wife, who, moreover, has to divide with two or three rivals the little affection or respect which her husband deigns to bestow on her. As the Armenian woman can only talk in her own house below her breath, that none of her male relatives may hear what she says, it follows that the consequence which usually results from the residence of so many women in one house, incessant quarrelling, is quite avoided. Custom, the strongest of all laws, forbidding them to speak above a whisper, a war of words could only be carried on under great difficulties ; and as yet, at least, speaking on the fingers, which would also require a knowledge of spelling, an accomplishment very few of them possess, is not introduced to facilitate the in terchange of hostilities between those ancient enemies, mothers and daughters-in-law. Yet it is not easy to realise the idea of a largo family circle in which all the ladies sit mute, or only converse among themselves in whispors.—A Journey from London to Persepolis, by John Usher, F.R.G.S. In the naval appointments yesterday the ship the several engineers were appointed to was the Royal Adel aid, not the Royal William, as stated. The Ist battalion 13th Light Infantry, from )hover, marched into barracks at Aldershot yester day afternoon at two o'clock. The marching in strength is as follows :-1 field-officer, 7 captains, 12 subalterns, 5 staff, 50 sergeants, 42 corporals, 20 drummers, 671 privates, 50 women, 49 children, and 7 horses. The 13th Light Infantry is quartered in the West Infantry Barracks, acrd is attached to the 2d Infantry Brigade. Great Fire in Rotherhithe. At a few minutes before 3 o'clock yesterday morning a destructive fire occurred at Rotherhithe. It appears that as Police-constable M 40 was passing the immense granary belonging to Mr. Landoll, in Rotherhithe-street, he noticed smoke proceeding from the second-floor window. In the course of a few minutes two of the Royal Society's escapes attended, followed by numerous engines, including those of the London Brigade, the Surrey Volunteers, Hodges's Brigade, the large floating engines, and four land steamers. Before, however, the force came up, nearly every window in the building and the roof were in flames. The fire soon extended to the premises of Messrs. Shattell Brothers, boat-builders, in Church-passage, Rotherhithe, which, owing to the inflammable nature of the stock-in-trade, were in flames in a few minutes. The land, steam, and floating engines were brought to bear upon the fire, but the flames appeared to defy the great streams of water that were thrown upon them, and they burnt with increased fury till at length the roofs and floors began to fall, which for a minute or two appeared to stop their progress ; but that lasted for only a brief period, and then they burst out again, throwing out large of pieces of burning materials high into the air, whence they were driven by the high wind upon the housetops a considerable distance off, and the brigades had to keep a good look-out in case some more distant houses should become ignited. After five or six hours of hard work the firemen had the satisfaction of checking the progress of the fire. The officers of the different brigades have made a searching inquiry to ascertain in whose pre mises the fire began, and to learn its origin and the extent of the property destroyed. Mr: S. Stephens, an oil and colourman, living at the corner of Elephant-buildings, immediately facing the premises destroyed, states that upon being aroused by the 'police he got out of bed, and on looking out of the window saw that the whole of the eastern side of the boat and barge factory was' on fire. The flames had reached the opposite side of the street. At the same time 15 of the side windows of Mr. Landell's granary on the west side were on fire. From the direction in which the flames spread he had not the least doubt that the fire commenced in Messrs. Shattell's factory. The inmates of Mr. Arnold's premises were, in less than five minutes after the alarm was given, enclosed by the flames extending across the street. Some of the residents rushed downstairs from theirbedrooms, hoping to reach the streets, but they found the carriage-road rendered impassable by the flames, and as a last resource they made their way to the back of the premises, and by climbing a wall were en abled to pass through one of the adjoining warehouses, and thereby escape in safety. By that time the flames had begun to attack the front of the oil and colour stores belonging to Mr. S. Stephens. This house, which was of great anti quity, contained 13 rooms, and was built principally of tim ber. The occupier, having to supply a great many ships and coasting vessels with stores, had upon his premises a great quantity of pitch, tar, petroleum, varnish, &c. In the upper part of the building were a couple of barrels of gunpowder. Mr. Stephens, thinking that his premises would be destroyed, had the presence of mind to rush to the top of his house, and, having with assistance seized the barrels of powder, ran with them to a neighbour's house, where they were safely deposited. In order, however, to reach that house he was obliged to cover the casks over lest the sparks and burning pieces of wood wafted along by the high wind should fall upon them and cause an explo sion. The wind was blowing from Mr. Stephens's ware houses, and that aided the firemen materially in saving his property. The main body of flame continued in the boat and barge factory and also in the granary. In the latter building it is stated that there were 26,000 quarters of one description of grain stored away, which, taking the average price of £1 per quarter, will make that loss alone £26,000, unless a greater salvage is obtained from the ruins than can at present be expected. Immense quan tities of oats are falling from the side windows and loop holes of the granary, but the wallsare in such a dangerous state that the firemen are unable to get near enough to re move any of the grain at present, and the probability is that the whole must be destroyed. Of the boat and barge factory not a wall remains, and all that can now be seen aro a few partially consumed girders of the building and the stems and keels of a few boats and barges. The whole of the windows, doors, and shutters of Mr. Arnold's premises are burnt away, so that the house is left entirely unsheltered. Such is the dangerous condition of the walls that the police have been ordered to barricade the streets leading to them. The Davenport Brothers—Another Scene. ♦- Last night the Davenport Brothers were announced to give a séance at Huddersfield. The tickets of admission were eagerly bought up, and long before the doors were opened, there was a crowd waiting outside. A posse of policemen were observed to be on duty in the vicinity of the building—the Philosophical Hall ; and it was under stood that measures had been taken to prevent a repetition of the . disturbances by which the performances of the brothers were brought to a close at Liverpool. The hall soon became filled with an audience comprising some of the most respectable inhabitants of the town. Dr. Fergu son having gone through his usual introductory speech, in which he specially impressed upon the audience the necessity of scrupulously observing the con ditions laid down, two gentlemen were nomi nated by the audience to conduct the ropetying operations and the examinations of the cabinet. The gentlemen seiected were Mr. now, surgeon; of Lock wood, and president of the Huddersfield Athletic Society ; and Mr. Alexander Walker, manufacturer, of Mirfield. Messrs. Hulley and Cummins, of Liverpool, who had com plied with an invitation from some gentlemen in Hudders field to be present, had privately initiated the two gentle men into the mysteries of the " tom-fool" knot to which the brothers had objected at Liverpool. Having carefully exa mined the cabinet, which they pronounced to be in their opinion free from any mystery, the committee proceeded to test the rope and to tie the hands of the Davenport Brothers. The one operated upon by Mr. Dow soon began to mani fest signs of uneasiness, and he was observed to be talking to Mr. Dow with great animation. The next moment Dr. Ferguson was called to the cabinet, and Mr. Dow announced that Mr. Davenport objected to his proceeding with the tying, on the ground that he was hurting his wrists. This caused a loud burst of dissatisfaction from the spectators, who were watching every movement with the keenest in terest. At the request of the audience, Mr. Bottomley, surgeon, ascended the platform to ascertain if there was• any foundation for the complaint. Before he had com pleted his examination the other brother, who was being tied by Mr. Walker, cried out, and a great clamour ensued. The one who had been the first to complain called Dr. Ferguson, and requested him to cut the rope, which re quest the doctor promptly complied with. Some persons in the front seats rushed forward to the foot of the plat form. Mr. Davenport held down his wrists in order that they might examine them; but beyond a slight indication of pressure, nothing was apparent, and Mr. Bottomley confirmed Mr. Dow's statement that there was no impe diment to circulation. The other brother instantly fol lowed the example of Mr. Dow's subject and protested against the tying being proceeded with. The rope was cut instantaneously, and the brothers and Dr. ,Ferguson disappeared after Messrs. Hulley and Cummins were in troduced and loudly cheered by the audience. In a brief address to the meeting those gentlemen ex plained . the reason of their presence, and counselled the audience to be content with the deserved exposure of what they called the Davenport humbug, without proceed ing to violent measures. They suggested that they should demand the return of their money. Superintendent Han nan here stepped forward, and, amid ringing cheers, in formed the audience that he had sent a deteetive after the brothers for the purpose of securing the return of the money. Mr: John Wood, through whose agency the Da venports had visited Huddersfield, promised that all who paid for entrance should receive back their money, the whole of which was in his possession. This called forth loud expressions of satisfaction. Three cheers were then given for the Liverpool gentlemen and for Messrs. Dow and Walker. Mr. Palmer, the agent for the brothers, was received with hootings, but he continued his stand on the platform, and declared that he knew nothing of a letter which had appeared in some of the papers containing a challenge relating to the Liverpool affair. He assured them that not one sixpence of the money taken had gone into his pociet. COURSE OF EXCHANGE--Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 16 _ _ 11 161 --- Ditto ~ 3 Months. 11 18} 11 19 - Rotterdam Antwerp . 25 42 25 •47 B russe l s Hamburg Paris Short 25 10 25 20 Ditto 3 Months. 25 40 25 45 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 120 120}. Vienna ll 55 11 65 Trieste • 11 55 11 65 ..... Petersburgh Berlin Madrid —46 i 47 Cadiz - fi l Leghorn 341ilan Genoa — 25 57* '25 60 -.. .._. Naples — 25 57 25 60 Palermo Messina Lisbon 5ll 511 Her Majesty's screw corvette Niger, 13, Captain Byng, commissioned at Woolwich for the Australian station, will go down to the T-pier at the Royal Arsenal this morning and ship her guns and war stores in preparation for sea. She will thence pro ceed to Greenhithe to adjust her compasses. The Urgent, screw troopship, Capt. S. 11. Hen derson, sailed from Portsmouth yesterday evening for Plymouth, with four batteries of Royal Artillery on board, withdrawn from the forts at Hurst Castle, Victoria, and Sandown, Isle of Wight, and at 6ros port. The Urgent goes onto Ireland from Plymouth, and will return thence to the Channel ports. 791 Et 9} 8) 67 53 117 87 103 3 ll oi 1 i I I 98i 9 119 18f 1 0 011 1001 111 10 li 100 091 ,IT [ES. 351 4f SPORTING INTELLIGENCE• UXBRIDGE—WEDNESDAY. The frost,has all gone. The steeplechases are certain to take place to-morrow (Thursday). BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TuEsDAy. There was a good attendance at the rooms this day. The chief features of the business transacted was the firmness of Emblematic for the Liverpool Steeplechase, and the sup port awarded to Skeffing-ton for the Northamptonshire Stakes. The only transaction on the Derby was a bet of nine fifties about Breadalbane. Closing prices : LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 agst Emblematic (taken) 100 to 8 agst Tony Lumpkin (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Light Heart (taken) 100 to 6 agst Jerry (taken) 20 to 1 agst Tho Czar (offered—take 22) 25 to 1 agst Emblem (Offered) 30 to 1 agst Arbury (taken) 33 to 1 agst L'Africain (taken) 33 to 1 agst . Joe Maley (taken) :NORTHAMPTON:3IMM STAKES. 10 - to 1 agst Skeffington (taken freely) 100 to .6 agst Lion (taken) 20 to 1 agst Thalestris (offered) TWO THOUSAND. 9to 2 agst Liddington (offered) CHESTER CUP. 9to 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken) lb to 1 agst Ackworth (offered) 25 to 1 agst Gratitude (taken) 30 to 1 agst La Toucques (taken) • DERBY. 9to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) RACING FIXTURES FOR 1865. FEBRUARY. Lincoln Spring 22 J Nottingham Spring 2B MARCH. Derby Spring 2 Warwick Spring - West Drayton Liverpool Spring 7 Chelmsford Spring ..•••••• 28 Shrewsbury Spring lO Grand National Lunt ~. 29 Doncaster Spring l4 Barham 30 Vincennes APRIL. Vincennes Northamton 4 Croton Park 7. Newmarket Craven l7 Durham ! Canterbury Spring L Abergavenny 2O Thirsk 2l ' Cardiff 25 Epsom Spring [AY. Newmarket Ist Spring 1 Chester York Spring Salisbury lB J 1: Vincennes Chelmsford 7 Manchester Summer Ascot l3 Beverley l4 Liverpool Alexandra Park 2O Bath 23 Harpenden 26 Epsom 3O Hampton 2l Newton Newcastle Odiham Bidbury Stockbridge Newmarket July Carlisle Worcester Abingdon Stamford l3 Winchester lB Nottingham Southampton l9 Chesterfield Goodwood Down Royal Corp — AUG. . Brighton 1 Brighton Club Lewes 4 Huntingdon Wolverhampton Reading Egham l5 Royal Windsor rUST. I York Plymout 1 , 24 Lichfield 2B Devon and Exeter 29 Derby Summer 3O Weymouth 3l Baden 3l Stockton SEPTEBIBER. Leicester . Doncaster Brecon.... Richmond Monmouth 2l Manchester Autumn Newmarket Ist Oct 26 Walsall OCTOBER. Northallerton 5 Newmarket Ho. M I Newmarket 2d Oct 9 Vincennes Vincennes HOVE Liverp00l Autumn STEEPLECHASE F. MARC [BER. 'LXTURES FOR 1863. Liverpool Shrewsbury Scarborough l6, 17 Torquay 2B APR West Somersot Abergavenny 9 0, 21 AQUATICS. TOM KING (THE EX-CHAMPION) AGAINST J. CArris.— The whole of the money to be rowed for by these two candidates for aquatic honours has been staked, and the match is fixed for the 28th inst. As more than ordinary interest now attaches to the rowing of Tom King, who has already won the first two of his three matches, the Childe Harold steamer has been chartered to accompany the match from Putney to Mortlake. It will leave Greenwich at 1 o'clock, London-bridge at 2, and call at all the piers up to Putney. J. Caffm is in training under Robert Bain, one of the most experienced rowers of Lambeth, and King is also "getting his hand in for the struggle. COURSING. The GREAT WATERLOO GUP, value Xl,6oo(less FAO deducted for Waterloo Purse and Plate), by subscription of £25 each; the winner to receive £5OO ; second, £2OO ; two dogs, £5O each; four dogs, £3O each; eight dogs, £2O each ; and sixteen dogs, £lO each. Three dozen of claret to be given by the winner to the club dinner. TIM DRAW. Mr. J. Knowles us (Mr. Kennedy's) King Tom agst Mr. Blake ns (Mr. Gorton's) Grecian Girl. Mr. Hodson's Hera agst Mr. Williams ns (Mr. Dean's) Blackstone. Mr. G. A. Thompson's Tullochgorum agst Mr. W. Long ns (Mr. Saxon's) Samuel.. Mr. T. L. Reed ns (Mr. Knight'S) Wide-awake agst Mr J. Blackstock's Beckford. Mr. J. Johnstone ns (Mr. Jamieson's) Johnny Cope agst Mr. G. Blanshard's Bubwith. Colonel F. H. Bathurst's Rapid Rhone agst Mr. I. Camp bell's Coodareena. Mr. J. Cunningham's Barnard Castle agst Mr. Massey ns (Mr. R. Loder's) Don Felix. Mr. J. Brilhdritt's Burgomaster agst Mr. W. R. Clarke us (Mr. Harris's) Henchman. Mr. A. Graham us (Mr. G. Steele's) Schweppe agst Mr. Strachan's St. George. Mr. Stocker ns (Mr. Hazelwood's) Merry Heart agst Mr. J. Russell's Ruth. Mr. J. H. Blundell's Beware agst Mr. W. G. Borron ns. (Mr. Spinks's) Sea Ranger. Mr. Barden's Oliver Goldsmith agst Mr. C. Randell ns (Mr. S. Smith's) Sultana. Lord Urdugton's Calabaroona agst Lord Stair ns (Mr. Ramsay's) Bonus Lord Binning's Donald, agst Dr. Richardson's King Death. Lord Eglintonns (Mr. Borron's) Blush Rose agst Mr. J. Gibson's Clasper. Mr. J. Jardine ns (Lord Stair's) Annabelle agst Mr. J. S. Bland's Beatrice Princess. Mr. J. F. Callander ns . .(Mr. Gibson's) Snowflake agst Mr. Gregson ns (Mr Clark's) Carouser. Lord Bective ns (Mr. Racster's) Reveller the Second agst Mr. G. B. Bruce ns (Mr. James Johnstone's) Fiery Cross. Mr. T. D. liornby ns (Mr. W. Brougham's) Bonnie Ven ture agst Mr. Bartholomew's Mock Modesty. Mr. C. Chesshyro ns (Mr. Doan's) Dreamer agst Mr. Cloudesdale ns (Mr. T. T. C. Lister's) Cheer Boys. Mr. Croft ns (Mr. Hyslop's) Roaring Lion agst Mr. Mal labey's Merevale. Mr. Spinks's Sea Chief agst Mr. J. F. Armistead's Bes sow. Mr. D. Bateman's Blue Bell agst Major Boothby us (Mr. J. Jardine's) Jacob. Mr. Green's Gaiety agst Mr. T. Brocklebank's Baron Lyndhurst. Mr. H. Haywood's Robe agst Mr. T. T. C. Lister's Chloe. Col. Goodlako ns (Mr. Carruthers's) Meg agst Mr. J. Hyslop ns (Mr. Dunlop's) Duppel. Lord Lurgan's Master Swedny agst Mr. Gavan Steele's Scots Grey. Mr. J. Dunlop's Marshal Forward agst Lord Sefton's Shandygaff. Mr. Savage ns (Mr. Moore's) Billy agst Mr. W. Mather us (Mr. W. Brundritt's) Accident. Mr. B. H. Jones's Jem Mace agst Lord Grey de Wilton's Glendower. Mr. Deighton's Deodora agst Mr. Lloyd ns (Mr. Crane's) Crabcatchor. Mr. Garnett ns (Mr. Wise's) Winsome Lassie agst Hon. Capt. C. Molyneux ns (Lord Sefton's) Simple Susan. The WATERLOO PURSE, value £260, taken from the stakes h for the thirty-two dogs beaten in the first round of two Cup. The winner to receive £ lOO ; second, £5 O ; dogs, £l5 each; four dogs, £5 each. The winner to give one dozen of champagne to the club dinner. The WATERLOO PLATE, value.£loo, take o n f from C The for the dogs beaten in the first ties the th ep e . s tak e s, winner to rece i v e £45 ; second, four dogs, £lO each ; eight dogs, £5 each. In the report in The Sun of Monday relating t o the armament of her Majesty's ship Scorpion, stead of 600-pounder guns, read 300-pounder gu ns. A number of mechanics and skilled workmen such as smiths, carpenters, shoemakers, &e.,---be longing to the Light Infantry of Royal Marines at Woolwich, have volunteered for a term o f service in the Isle of Ascension. They have been sub mitted to the usual medical test, and are under orders at Woolwich for embarcation. Lieut.-Col. the Hon. C. R. Hay is about to re tire from the Scots Fusileer Guards. LONDON GAZETTE —Last Evening F OREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 4. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint fo Chris rt tian Koch, E sq., to be her Majesty's Consul at Frank . FEB. 17. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr, Julius ye the Netherlands. Mers as Consul at Demerara for his Majesty th e King of The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. C. H. at Powers asmerica Consul at Coaticook-, Canada, f or t h e United Stes of A. • FEB. 20. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. John 11,. Ringroso as Consul at Hull and for all the Ports on the Humbdr for hi's Majesty the king of the Netherlands. The Queen has also been pleased to approyo o f m i .. Gustav Heyn as Consul at Belfast for hi s Majest4- th e m ug of Hanover. GROWN OFFICE, FEE. 17. The Queen has been pleased by letters patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom to c,:nlstitute and ap point—Thomas Webster, of Lincoln's Inn, in the county of Middlesex, Esq. • Sir Thomas Phillips, Knt., o f t h e Inner Temple, London; Joseph :Brown, of tho Middle) Temple, London, Esq.; Cleinent Milward, of the Middle Temple, London, Esq.; James Redfoord BulWer, of the Inner Temple, Loudon, Esq. ; and Hardinge Stanley Gifford, of the Inner Temple, London, Esq., to be of her Majesty's Council learned in the Law. The Que,eli has also been pleased by writ under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom to call—Benjamin Coulson Robinson, of the Middle Temple, London, Esq., to the state and degree of a Sergeant -at-Law. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 20. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Tralee.- , --Daniel O'Donoghue, Esq. (com monly called The O'Donoghue), of the Glens of Killarney, in the county of Kerry, in the room of the Right Hon. Thinnas O'Hagan, who has accepted the office of one of the Judges 4:4 the Court of Common Pleas in Ireland. FEEMJARY 21. Borough of - Lancaster.—Henry Willie.m Schneider, of Lightburn House, in the county of Lancaster, Esq., in the room of Samuel Gregson, Esq., deceased. WAR7OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 21. Ist RegiMe n t of Dragoon Guards —Lieutenant Charles Mathew Moran to be Captain, by purchase, vice _ Arthur James Phillips Wadham, who retires ; Cornet M Reginald oran Chalmer t o b e Lieutenant, by purchase, vice 4th Dragoon Guards —Ensign Charles Kennett, from the military Train, to be Cornet, vice Jasper Joseph White, deceased. 7th Hussars—Captain Sir Morison Barlow, Bart., from 88th Foot, to be Captain, vice Topham, who exchanges, receiving a portion of the former difference between a Lieutenancy of Cavalry and Infantry. Bth Hussars—Major Francis Edward Macnaghten to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Brevet -Colonel Rodolph De Salis, C. 8., who retires upon half-pay ; c ßa orn w e l t in R s ie to be be Captain, by purchase, v Captain John Puget to be Major, by pur c h ase, vice Mac naghten ; Lieutenant Sebaicse Puget ; tia p n White Chambers to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice R aw li n s Hooper, from 41st Foot, to Cornet, - - - vice Chambers. Sydney 14th Hussars—Cornet Samuel Tudor Ashton to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice John Bradney, who retires ; Cornet Charles Kennet, from 4th Dragoon Guards, to be Cornet, vice Ashton. 21st Hussars—Ensign Sydney Drummond Turnbull, from 102 d Foot, to be Cornet, vice Robert Claude Smith, who has resigned. Royal Artillery—Colonel, Major-General having rank of Colonel-Commandant, George Twemlow to be Colonel- Commandant, vice Lieut.-General Richard Powney, deceased.; Brevet-Colonel John Hall Smyth, C. 8., to be Colonel, vice Twemlow; Captain Samuel Stallard to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice Brevet-Colonel Smyth ; Se cond Captain Thomas Presant to be Captain, vice Stallard ; Lieutenant Frederick Vincent Eyre, on tho Supernumerary List, to be Second Captain ; Lieutenant Alexander Henry Davidson to be Second Captain, vice Presant ; Gentleman Cadet James Carnegie Gillespie, from the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieutenant, vice A. H. Davidson, promoted; Gentleman Cadet Wil liam Henry Plunkett Maquay, from the Royal Military Academy, to be Lieutenant, vice Archibald Hamilton Bell, deceased Coast Brigade of Artillery—Major James Campbell to be Lieutenant-Colonel by augmentation ; Second Captain David Anderson to be Captain by augmentation ; Lieu tenant Charles Phillips to be Captain by augmentation ; Lieutenant and Adjutant James Thomas Cole to be Cap tain by augmentation ; Lieutenant and Quartermaster William Crawford, to be Adjutant, vice Cole, promoted; Lieutenant John Revill to be Quartermaster, vice Crawford. Royal Engineers—Captain George Vivian Winscom to be Lieutenant-Colonel, vice llemery, who retires upon full pay—Second Captain James Vertue to be Captain vice Winseum—Lieutenantharles John Smith to be Second Captain, vice Vertue. 21st Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant John William Mick lethwait, from 45th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Pollard, who exchanges. 41st Foot—Lieutenant Mylrea Tellet Quayle to be Captain, by purchase, vice William Henry G. Cornwall, who re tires ; Ensign Barnett Nethercote Anley to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Quayle - Gentleman Cadet Wm. Hugh Mortimer, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sydney Hooper, transferred to the Bth Hussars ; James Henry Sevier, Gent., to be En- sign, by purchase, vice Anley. 45th Foot—Lieutenant Albert Augustus Pollard, from 21st Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Meicklethwait, who ex changes. 54th Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Robert Wm. Troup, M. 8., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Charles Bartholo mew Mathew, appointed to the Staff. 85th, Foot—Lieutenant Robert Kirkpatrick Taylor to be be Captain, by purchase, vice Charles Wells Rogge, who retires ; Ensign John Davison to be Lieutenant, by pur chase, vice Taylor Gentleman Cadet Guy Newcomen Atkinson, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, ~...bypurchase, vice Davison. _ _ _ 8801 Poot—Ca'ptain Richard Topham, from 7th Hussars, to be Captain, vice Sir Morison Barlow, Bart, who ex changes. 90th Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Christopher J. Weir, M. 8., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Edward Joseph Crane, appointed to the Staff. 96th Foot—Captain James Buchanan Kirk to be Major, by purchase, vice Lord Richard Howe Brown; who retires; Lieutenant Alfred Herbert Morse to be Captain, by pur chase, vice Kirk; Ensi gn Th omas Robinson Lofthousev to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Morse • Gentleman Cadet Parham Burton Daveney, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lofthouse. Ist West India Regiment—Gentleman Cadet Francis Jas. Cullen, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Guy William Frederick L'Es trange, deceased. 2d West India Regiment—Captain John Stephens Clark, from hall-pay, 72d Foot, to be Captain, vice Salusbury Sewell Devonport, who retires upon temporary half pay ; Lieut. Andrew Halliday Hall to be Captain, by purchase, vice Clark-, who retires ; Lieut. Martin Lynch has been permitted to retire from the Service by the sale of his _ Conunission. Royal Malt7CFencible Artillery—Antonio Gatt, Gent., to be Lieutenant, with local and temporary rank, vice Saverio de•Piro, promoted. UNATTACHED—Lieut. Charles Alexander Humfrey, from the 92d Poot, to be Captain, without purchase. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT—Assist ant-S urgeon Edward Joseph Crane, from the 90th Foot, to be StaffAssistant-Surgeon, vice Thomas Stawell Barry, appointed to the Royal Artillery Assistant-Surgeou Charles Bartholomew Mathew, from the 54th Foot, to be Staff Assistant- Surgeon, vice Christopher John Weir, 31 8., appointed to the 90th Foot. BREVET. Lieutenant-Colonel ftiv7trdgetnery, retired full-pay, Royal Engineers, to be Colonel, the rank to be honorary only. Captain John Stephens Clark, 2d West India Regiment, to be Major. The following promotions to take place consequent on, the death of General Sir James Wallace Sleigh, K.C.8., Colonel of the 9th Lancers, on sth February, 1865 : Lieutenant-General Sir James Jackson, K.C.8., Colonel Gth Dragoon Guards, to bo General, Major-General Marcus John Slade, Colonel 50th Foot, to be Lieutenant-General. Brevet-Colonel Henry Phipps Raymond, from Lieuten ant-Colonel, half-pay, late Depot Battalion, to be Major- General. Brevet-Major Joseph Edward Wilson Lawrence, half pay Royal Marines, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain Edward Frederick Tranchell Ceylon Rffle Regi ment, to be Major. The undermentioned officers having completed the quali fying service in the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel to be Colo nels, under the Royal Warrant of Oct. 14, 1858 : Lieut.-Col. Robert White, 17th Lancers. Lieut.-Col. Augustus Frederick Jenner, 11th Foot. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 17. Commander John Crawford Wilson to be Captain in her Majesty's Fleet. The following FEB. 20. Flag promotions, dated the 10 th in stant, have been made in consequence of the death of Admiral Sir Henry Byam Martin, K.C.8., on the 9th instant: — Vice-Admiral the Right Hon. Henry John Chetwy-nd, Earl of Shrewsbury and Talbot, C. 8., on the Reserved List, to be Admiral on the same List. Vice-Admiral Sir James Scott, K.C.8., to be Admiral in Her Majesty's Fleet. Rear-Admiral Edward Sta.nley on the Reserved L i st , to be Vice-Admiral on the same List. Rear-Admiral Sir Baldwin Wake Walker, Bart., K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral in her Majesty's Fleet. Captain Douglas Curry to be Rear-Admiral in her Ma jesty's Fleet. Mr. Edward Parsons has been pro moted to the rank of Acting Chief Engineer i n her Majesty's Fleet, with soni c) , rity of 25th June, 1864. Mr. Robert Hall ha s been prom oted to the rank of First Class Assistant Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet with seniority of 3d February, 1865. Mr. Thomas John Giles has been this day promoted to the rank of Paymaster in her Majesty's fleet. BANKRUPTS, Ifollowing are, the only bankrupts o f commercial la r eo rt4 : ° s y d e r Bardwell, printer, N orw i ch the Clhjaerletißiun Gazette: nard, merchant, Bucklersbury. Charles Marks, merchant, Ir onmonger -lane, City. Willi a m Barrett, jun., licensed victualler, Piccadilly Peter Koch, baker, Chelsea. Charles Bray, builder, Hammersmith John Tubb, coal agent, Oxford Charles Earle, harness-maker, Kensington James Frampton, builder, Newtown, Christchurch, Hants B ANKRUPTCIES ANNULLED. Albert J. Collard farmer, Margate Caleb C. Rotherham, insurance broker, Liverpool SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. Hugh Bogle and Co., painters, Glasgow. James Fife, feuar, Portobello. John Wilson, sen., chemist, Glasgow Thomas Knox, cabinet maker, Glasgow. Archibald Gillespie, hotel keeper, Glasgow. William Rentoul, farmer, Wedderburn, Forfarshire..] The quotas ion of gold at Paris is about 11 per mlllc pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.17] per £1 sterling,. On Comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 100. per ounee for standard gold, it appeArs that f,•Oiti is rather more than 1-I(th per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advic:s from Hamburg the price of gold is 423 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.31 per £1 St crii a Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore , at IA 1-10th per cent. dearer in Hamburg thin in Londo.l. tu's, cess iaYl ail) 3 11 Di nt oili er ued to the the ss the 201 201 100 100 100 100 100 100 1 0 100 1 0 1; 0 10 100 100 ISSE 100 {lOO 2 100 100 961 6 3:1 1 1i.3 681 t 8 5 1 . i 7 9 11 108 1