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

,ult as th at ' e of thanks ices during o f them , £1,200 be le assu rers ion of the s econding ire of ire' d i rec tors me caution at occurred a ny Of t he he wiglit they 'nig ht A vers -011 tee ting And agree d to, Ur. G . the is ed rr. 1113 " 1 ; to de" t t i i s charge ° leMan hat f the a SS° : ratifying an d also t ° John Abel the o pper; s personal e nt, and , t9 ll vv ec ted try, he w 3 ry pleasant wa ited c'tio set that ha • roe fling. a ,count an Dru ark th at the even t requir ing :,uittr sub in Pla ciljg r in or-Af° he ben c i jlt , 0 naus iou, wou ld girl' association Sc its pro,' Said lihee man 0 1- bted to the had coo; to say that ety he an ked tiw 1111 12~ is F. 0 . e cted atid' I oCli t° ; e b eell e° haa be ep Tosse d th op upol l e j be re Labit of p bable the 131eetij j. an all"'" t he pest for ;ecl to Sell irs ivotilt reSOin ti° : l ; yen to 50, but !,1 knowledPi, duty a cill i )- 0 i n crease ta t' ci fore s h° te a )e pres ell • ~a d jilg seeoo Rire t r the aloe for p ut ta sly. ..0 3 ee l d ly r d A id A ll „,0 4 Se' prOr •br ng , 63 ri t i. 40! kt th e c . e ce& f 1 lop the hes le lop the 13 e h s ti tha t qs°' be ti le c tlJ ° lck by 6 LI , kis 1 1 ,. 1 ",1 o f gla d 4 G t e le boa- l ee t , s ines s J ca sed. 0 , 4 0' id Ole ! ,meatCl-' Association had stepped between the Der % t , ved family and rui n . (Ch eers .) B y promp t an d a 1 (1 action they had done all they could to mitigate w ie The business had bee n spoken of as a aarge business. It was not only a large, but t gee d business. He believed there was no office in ae ll i g l alld where the li ves were more carefully ec ted, the i nves t men t s more caut i ous l y an d judi °llBlY made, a n d th e genera l po li cy o f th e office 0, Closely wa t c h e d b y th e di rectors —( c h eers )— Iv ' he could speak more freely of a gentleman who unavoidably absent, he meant their kind and oo l ied friend Mr. Ratray, than whom no man O ld , give better or sounder advice than tO A wl done for nearly twenty-five years t he Board. (Cheers.) The bonuses they 11 ' 6 1 were all fully earned, and they always left breserve towards the next. 'They did not go to the t ' t4l of the stocking—(checrs and laughter)— f ora -itept something to fall back upon. Mr. Lin- Passed a warm eulogium upon the staff, whom kr ' e elared to be thoroughly efficient, and well de ing the compliment paid them by the members. ' l r• RE YNOLDS rem i n d e d t h e meet i ng that a n 47 P l easant duty remained to be performed— that was to pass a vote of thanks to th en in c hairman. (Cheers.) He had great pleasure e h 4 ing such a resolution, and at the same time a fervent hope that he might be spared for ii); Years to preside over them. th e SAuNDEns, as one of the oldest members of h e , 48 0ciation, cordially secondedthe motion. When it ' r at joined the Provident Clerks' Association alltithered but 30 members ; its position was itl , t e lvhat diff erent now. (Ch eers. ) m i ,, 11 , e SECRETARY, (Mr. Linford) then put the re toft the meeting, when it was carried hu nously. lii * e CHAIRM AN , in returning thanks, said he felt o iII LY gratified at the kind expression of feeling he' behalf. It was a mos t p l easan t d u t y t o gre ate thei r annua l meet i ng, an d as l ong as h e was Gll3oiated to do so it wou ld a l w ays be a sou r ce of lie; °3r ecl gratification. To give them heart for lic a : Ye ar, he would inform them that for the year th ey had already issued 146 policies for Ile P r oceedings then terminated. Bp. 'IT OF THE PUBLIC JOURNALS. N, Nek coiTaingeneralelection, as it would til t Z a k' that which must come before the election, 4 tel,l_:Non of Parliament now about to commence, 14)o welly to find the Conservative party by no means i:; e11 . Prepared for either struggle. Their case 4 , f ceod one which might well discourage politicians . ach,lted and et ercised in the hard and bracing Par , °f adversity. It is now 19 years since the kri'',"t s oke up rather than accept the free-trade ode of Sir Robert Peel ; twice have they sue to re ed + -(2 ' Office, and twice they have proved d. fiov, a ul the power which they had The 4 ea t i ta lnent of Lord Palmerston has now lasted ke 11 si x Years, and during the whole of that time kti c ; v e constantly heard of steady Conservative o re- Pek e The ev en t s i n America, the prosperity which the a nd free trade have brought upon the country, 4ki e t - avietio n that, whatever may be the theoretical Nltit, t our institutions, we are the best governed t tY ,%es t ' , Y, in the world, have all tended, as it would 1 4 4 " 0 reconcile opi n ion to the Conservative party.eookasien they challenged the verdict of the ° INib i a question whi c h they approached with every taa e ut e t advantage. They had besides the advan- Na?' an alliance with the Roman Catholics, not e 4- eNi? the °f by a n y mer it o f thei r o w n, but by b lto;'1 1 ,of the Papal Government from the policy a ble P almerston ; and yet, with all these favour -4N ,`,l:ellinstances, they were defeated by a larger ' B 69 °. "Y",,,than that which drove them from power m kielltif They have during the last five years faded to 14 th -Y. themselves with any principle which can Nt li en their union or enlarge their influence. h tia ` q e ,hr e e h a k much of their friendship for the Churc , r , they would, no doubt, make very good te t ake ; ° ,'lld they only persuade their adversaries that step hostile to it. It is quite clear "al be done in the direction of Mr. Disraeli's 1 q'd ca):l g r„. 4 ge „ Peeeh, to the bold innovations of which' a ; 11 e o'„ 1111 Ther of his own party are strongly opposed. A ' t elr . Z es tion between the two parties has resolved ' t t lea' ° re than ever into one of Men instead of ` 5 be ts ' and the only issue distinctly raised seems l ' 0 111 ( 1 W! ether, supposing the Conservative party tl eeeed to power, the offices will be better ht the l the the public affairs better ad m i n iste r ed than llot t e , Present time. We believe, however, this is Ivo ili r question on which the Conservative party itl le " :be most anxious to meet their antagonists thet Parliament or on the hustings. Something, ti t ° iti ° o re ) 'mist be done, and there is little time to Olt th • It is rather late to take up new ground, e —ergency leaves the party no choice.. The I ra7,,c ol ile and the man has presented himself N I L " 0 is well adapted for such a case, beinglong ; 1 , 11 (1 4 ,,ght hard battles, and possessing the for- Ciiel t e e l'ich can support defeat, and the pertinacity I v . °lll aintain a conflictif it cannot secure a vic- Oie e see, by a circular just issued, that a great A.' Si r ' - - b e etino• of the farmers of England headed 41 ti -6tzroby Kelly, is convened at the. Central (1 net alt-Tax Association on Wednesday, the Bth s t e l lt. ' A arY, the day after the meeting of Parlia -410,1 eaW.Julmber of members of Parliament will, tOre th' present, and it is expected that all who li t Ns e i v e e abolition of this obnoxious tax will exert ( iCt s „ 3 tO secure a large attendance at this pub s f'l4ration. This rings very much to the old a t) ° ;,° l d times. The object of the meeting does ClviCar to b e to " demonstrate" in the sense of c;, t hatV P eonvincm . g, but to make a demonstration t b e to show the numbers and influences that Pncentratecl in a single hour, in a single c ' t the purpose of repealing the Malt Tax. e llY foll,°t doubt the qualifications of Sir Fitzroy I„',' ° CCUpying the chair at a meeting the ob j1;11' With e h is neither to convince nor to persuade ; tx t ',, e very deference to his reputation as a tried 4,1 t he need agriculturist, we cannot help think -1 Nt o - " o4 he undertakes should have been con 9/1, r ef Rentleman whom an evil destiny . has too th e k e v a ed from the honours and trials of public - 4 e ' we say that we allude to Mr. Chowler, tli Q q °rat ‘1 0 , 4 * farmers owned more horses than- any "3 England, and threaten to trample I tit fr ee t of tiral trade under the hoofs a resistless agri eav 1 ? We do not doubt that every t4 et' ic)4 rY be made to . recruit the numbers of the g ot It was that that things will go off . nearly as well attended spontaneously, instead of being ' ash hif444 so „e Circular proposes it shall be, by can ueitation The object is, of course, ma re • totthat • The farmers are to be made to be al 07 t t i L l ey have a large pecuniary interest_ in the e Is hel ls ' Malt Tax ; that if they are only true CoPly the coming election that repeal t} th e ci uueir reach, and that they have only to 4 13 s „_ _lneßt-°llservatives in power in order to secure to de sirable object. Now it may seem te ß i t e " is ,h e4 ceuriter with argument a movement M alt ~,,1 411 eh ° wit by the circular we have quoted to Dr,,,, 1 , 110 re on numbers than on reason, nor e ,," - 11( Pared to dispute that the repeal of the '!tsid e ,""° ll hl be a public benefit. What we have Ivotelie- is whether it is the most obnoxious tax it s ~e 2 and whether the gap in the revenue belioth,„"''Peal would occasion can be filled up by I)a,lev that a x less obnoxious and oppressive. We of at 1 4 --- a 101 4 6 agitation against separate taxes a 4 , 1) 0 - ti r t ee 'nvinced the public that it is mere waste 44; 4 'Y p a „.° discuss the expediency or inexpediency hv h 4i 4 i 'wr tax, without reference to our whole 110 0Nbl: Yst ein, to all other existing taxes, and to p o i ab mie n bstitutes. The question is relative, N. t o every tax is an evil in itself, and the tit k i t ad - uecide between a greater and a lesser Ilro t ,, °lira: is, we may take it away, and then Iloy; e, or 1 ' e 8 obliged to replace it by something mo eztv il k e untouched some tax still more ob havtldedto Wit.Movement, we have said, is evidently h the farmers of England. They ,Ilav f ,Y, and eli !0011 'ten Misled before, and Sir Fitzroy ' ) e th e me friends very naturally believe they e bh s • e l s ited a 'nine of credulity which can never I. 4ll lci er tit , We beg the farmers, however, to Yle v Y, alts ' wnom the burden of the Malt Tax Dt 4l : r ti a i nd who would be benefited by its re livottJatliouder,,e is no doubt that the owner of land ct Ilp o r , u ,Y any doubt which discourages the 9, 11 d ed a t ti c , le produce of that land into a manu rek pligh t I T, and that so.me rise of rent on barley ef the Th ere e ° xPeeted if the duty on malt were th e di t t y on is also no doubt that the imposition AtQl3l,l:ee that Prilleipal ingredient of beer enhances qa, 4 'i , than. beverage, and this to a much greater tho Malt of pe_is represented by the duty itself. Two v 4147-44 1,,"°48,. then, would gain by the repeal of b eca, b til W oule - c h t e l le i landlord and' the consumer ; but proke nior e „ anner gain? Say that his farm 'irk t toes f i roul letive and yielded him a larger e cnitt ha t pro fit think that he would be able to re- Ivot t irY, q u i te for himself ; or is it not, on the Pre vent c.ertain that the competition of trade Pree the ordinaryrofit on barley land from rising lo t , d ,L; he iiiail,evel, and that whatever extra Ve t ., It i s • inlizt ultimately accrue to the land- Just as it was in the Corn Law contre ill':',ll ta;;;slrillg the result of h the repeal 'of the 41 ° t ° gt d b en, as th are now attempt= Wa Ys 111) agitat e io s n e wo ' cuicted it would be, a a reduction n a tth e ija M th al e t plraox. fits of farming, the loss would have ultimately fallen, not upon the farmers, but upon the landlords ; and yet the farmers allowed themselves to be mule the principal agents in an agitation founded on grounds which turned out to be false, but which, if true, interested them very little. It is quite enough to have been once beguiled in this manner ; no class can afford to commit so capital an error twice in the same generation. DAILY NEWS.—A most meritorious though unas suming institution was brought before the public on Monday, under circumstances which at first threat ened to impair its usefulness by obscuring its good name. The Boys' Home, in the EuSton-road, is an institution for the reception of boys who have been previously vagrant and disorderly, but have never been convicted of crime, and it has been very success ful. The boys have been selected from numerous ap plications as being destitute, and in danger of lapsing into crime. Fifty are lodged, fed, clothed, and receive instruction in various trades in the Euston road Home, and a branch of the school has been established on a farm at Barnet, where the boys acquire some practical knowledge of dairy farming. The boys are made to assist in some measure for their own maintenance, yet a large expenditure, chiefly caused by the extreme youth of many of them, is necessary to enable the managers to continue their useful exertions. Sergeant Rayment, the master at the Euston-road Home, appeared before Mr. Barker, at *the Clerkenwell Police-court, on Monday, to answer a summons charging him with unlawfully as saulting and beating George Ivey, one of the in mates. The prosecutor, we regret to state, was the Marquis Townshend, a philanthropic nobleman, by whose means the boy Ivey was introduced to the Home. The boy was taken into the institution off the streets. He was perfectly destitute when ad mitted, his parents being unable to provide him with shoes or stockings, although the appearance of his father in court in a state which forbad his examination as a witness showed that they had money to spend in drink. At the Home he was clothed and fed, and set to work with other boys at chopping wood and turning a wheel—labour which he told the magistrate was too severe for him, although he admitted in court that he had never complained of it while in the institution. His story was that Sergeant Rayment had beaten him upon the hands with a cane, cutting his knuckles and laying open his thumb. The boy was taken out of the Institution by his parents, and there seems to have been a great deal of going about, and fetching and carrying of notes. The priest saw him, and then the chemist, although neithd of them appeared in court ; his mother also saw the Marquis several times on the subject, and in the end this prosecution was brought. Mr. Barker, after a patient investigation, said that he saw no evidence of unnecessary violence in this case, and that there were great contradictions be tween the statements of the mother and the son. His impression was that the wound on the thumb was caused by the chopping of wood, and not by blows from a cane. The charge had not been proved, and the summons must be dismissed. An other summons against the foreman of the Home, arising out of the same case, was also dismissed. Happily the charge so inconsiderately brought has wholly failed, and no doubt the Marquis Townshend is well pleased with the result. We shall be glad if this most useful and deserving in stitution should receive advantage from the atten tion which has thus been unexpectedly called to it, and if the gentlemen who conduct its affairs find themselves placed, by the kindness of the public, in possession of increased means of usefulness as some compensation for the annoyance to which they have been unjustly exposed. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. Imrmum. 'WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 38s Gd ; barley, 29s Od ; oats, 19s 3d; rye, —s to —s ; beans, —s —d ; peas, —s —d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 72,510 ; barley, 71,913; oats, 7,,804 qrs. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. To-day's market was but moderately supplied with beasts, both as to number and quality. Nearly all breeds moved off slowly, at Monday's currency. The general top figure was 5s 4d per 81bs. The show of sheep was limited, never theless sales yrogressed slowly at present quotations. The best Downs in the wool realised 6s 2d per 81bs. We were scantily supplied with calves, which met with a dull in quiry at late rates, viz., from 4s 4d to 5s 6d per 81bs. Pigs and milch cows were very dull, but not cheaper. Per 81b to sink the offal. s ds d oda d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 6 4 2 Pme crs-wool sheep 5 6 5 10 Second quality do .. t 4 4 10 Prime b'thciowii u 0.6 0 G 2 Prime large oxen ..5 0 5 2 Large coarse calvcs.4 4 5 0 Prime Sects, ke....5 2 5 4 Pr me small do .....5 2 5 6 Urse. and inf. sueep.4 4 4 10 Large hs,ga .3 4 3 10 Eecond quality do ..5 0 5 4 small porkers. 4 0 1 Lambs....o B td to 0, Od. Suckling calves, 17s to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 25s each Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. Beasts Cows . 120 Cows Sheep ... Calves l2O Caves no Pigs 32) Pigs MEAT MARKETS. NEwOATE AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of meat are moderate, and the trade is inactive, as follows :—Beef, from 3s Gd to 4s 8d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 4s 8d ; veal, 4s Ocl to 4s 10d ; pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 81b by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Feb. I.—The supply of stock was tolerably good, and sales progressed slowly, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 6d to 5s 4d; mutton, 4s 2d to 6s Od ; veal, 4 s 4 d to 5s Od ; pork, 3s 6d to 4s Gd per 81bs. to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Feb. I.—Prime stock sold freely at full quo tations ; otherwise, the trade was in a sluggish state. Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s 4d; mutton, 4s 4d to 6s Od ; veal, 4s 4d to 5s 2d; pork, 3s Gd to 4s 6d per 81bs. Suckling calves, 15s to 20s; quarter old store pigs, 20s to 245; and milch cows, £l5 10s to £2O each. HAY MARKETS. SMITATIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 10s; clover, £5 lOs to £6 lOs ; and straw, £ 1 8s to £1 14 s per load. Fair supply. OUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £1 4s to £5 lOs ; clover, £5 10s to £6 lOs ;_ and straw, £1 8s to £1 15s per load. Trade steady. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 lOs ; clover, £5 lOs to £6 10s Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 14s per load. A moderate demand. :ET, JAN. 30. close of the market. COAL MAR Price per ton at the s. d. s. d North Pelton Ga 5..... 14 0 Hartlepool Carway and Duffryn East Hartlepool Malting 22 0 West Lambton l7 9 Walls End Haswell... 19 6 Byass's Bebside West Lambert's W. Hartley 14 9 Hartley l5 3 Walker Primrose l3 0 Wylam l6 0 Kelloe Walls End Hetton ... 19 6 West Hartley Bowers West Hartley 15 3 Ships at market, 31; sold, 21. INSIDE THE thvE.—ln every hive there are a queen, male bees or drones, and workers, which are of no gender, or rather are undeveloped females. The queen is considerably larger than the drone, and the drone is about as much larger than the working boo. There is never more than one queen in a hive, and if a stranger queen should happen by accident, or in the indulgence of her curiosity, to enter a hive in which her authority is not re cognised, the bees who act as guards at the entrance in stantly seize her, and though their respect for royalty is too great to allow of their ill-treating her, they crowd upon. her so closely that she cannot escape, and they do not re lease her until their own queen - arrives to do battle in de fence of her lawful rights. The conduct of the commonalty under such circumstances is exceedingly remarkable ; they could put the intruder to death if they chose, without suf fering their own queen to run the risk of being killed, but they do not do so; they act strictly on the principle of fair play ; at the same time they will not allow the combatants to separate until the victory is achieved by one of them.— Once a TVeek. SOMETHING LIKE THREATENING LETTERS.-7—SOme rather wild specimens of literature came before the Sligo magistrates the other day in the shape of a number of threatening letters, alleged to have been sent by Patrick Monaghan, of the Sligo Rifles, to Sergeant Martin Boyle, of the same regiment. There were seven or eight of. the letters in all, but two or three of the documents, as given, in the Sligo Chronicle, will be enough to quote. Threaten-. ing letter No. 1 begins :—" Dear Martin so my God and with the aid of the most high 11l see some old woman washing and laying you out for the wake the coffin is reddy this 2 weeks past waiting for you to put in it you and that red hedded orange man may prepare for the coffin and hell is yours you need not think we care about Walker or hannoway or o donnell. Ye may all go to hell where I will see yet. [Here were sketched four coffins, bearing these—' hannoway,' Boyle," Walker," o donnell.'] I see ye 4 yet in hell." Letter No. 2 is in the same style : " Dear Martin you know your nabors stiled this the house of divils you could not get a better name you tried once or 2 to hurt me but could not succeed you are only one but I have forty or 50 to aid me I will see you yet kicked out after Gurley you have no friends on this staf prepare the parson or the priest for the coffin is ready for your doom—[Coffin here, bearing the word 'yeady']—in which another joins me." No 3 is well worthy of a place with the others : "Dear Martin I don't give a damn for you or any other man on this staff I'll see you and old West and Willy Bond old Savage put out of the wicket like thieves me and my baud of men are determined to kill a cuple on the staf of course you know who I mean—[sketches of four coffins in a row, idscribed respectivrly, as follows: Willy Bond,' "old Say,' old West,' old Boyles']—" with the aid of the most high 11l see all in hell yet. Show this to who you like." There is immense force in 'the postscript: "Hell blast the pin I care for any ono 11l be of to America soon and what can you do." The accused was committed for trial bail being refused, DioNEi DTARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The commercial requirements for the approaching liquidation on the 4th are very generally consi dered to be rather heavier than were at first sup posed. To-day the demand for accommodation has been active, and bankers and bill-brokers have not accepted less than 4i per cent. for the best three months' paper. But the ordinary wants of the trade are limited ; and as the supplies of floating capital show no great diminution; there is little doubt that, with the commencement of next week, further facilities will• be afforded the mercantile public. The ordinary - general meeting of the shareholders of the London Provincial Marine Insurance Com-: pany was held to-day. It was stated that the satisfactory state of the former accounts enabled the directors to recommend the payment of a bonus of 5 per cent. upon the paid-up capital of the com pany, in addition to interest on the 1864 account for the last half-year, at the rate of 10 per cent. per annum, both free of income-tax. The subjoined notice respecting the dividends has been posted at the Bank of England : "Notice is hereby given that, in order to prepare the dividends due on the sth April, 1865, the balance of the several accounts in the following funds will be struck on the night of Wednesday, the Ist March, 1865, viz. :—New £3 per Cent. Annuities, Reduced £3 per Cent. Annuities, Annuities for Thirty Years, Annuities for Terms of Years, India X 4 per Cent. Stock. On Thursday, the 2d March, the abovenamed funds will be transferable without the dividend duo on the sth April next. Bank Stock—Shut, Wednesday, March 15 ; open, Thursday, April 6." Gold to the amount of £36,000 was purchased at the Bank of England yesterday. Two O'CLOCK At Paris, this morning, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 10c. Heavy. A more cheerful tone has been imparted to the English Stock Market to-day, and an advance of 1 per cent. has taken place. The decline of last evening has brought forward a number of pur chasers, who have been induced to operate through the very low prices of Government Securities. Con sols for money are 891 1, and for the account 891 1. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 881 1 ; Exchequer Bills, 4s. prem. ; India 5 per Cents., 1031 1; and ditto 4 per Cents., 98.1. The Foreign Stock Market has been rather ac tive this morning, and several changes, although not generally very important, have taken place. Turkish Consolides have receded 1, to 521 1 ; Mexi can also 1, to 271 28k, but the New Loan has ad vanced 1, to 26:1 27 ; Greek Bonds remain at 234 24 ; Spanish Passive also at 321 1 ; while the Cer tificates have improved to 14/ 4 ; Italian are also better at 641 1 ; but the Scrip has declined to 1 1 prem. ; the Confederate Loan is firm at 53, 55 ; Egyptian Scrip has risen 1 to 2, 1 prem. ; the Danubian remains at 1 01 dis., and Montevidean has advanced 1 to 41 51- prem. ; New Granada are 121 ; do. Deferred, 6/ ; Portu guese 3 per Cents., 47 ; Russian 41 per Cents., 1850, 86i ; do. 1862, 898 ; Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, 911 ; do. 1858, 721 73 ; do. 1862, 701 71 ; Venezuelan 6 per Cents., 1864, 421 43 ; Egyptian 7 per Cents., 984 ; do. 1864, 96 4 ; Chilian 3 per Cents., 80 81 ; and Buenos Ayres 6 per Cents., 91. In the Railway Share Market business has been rather inactive, and prices have exhibited less firm ness. Great Western, North-Western, and Mid land have each receded 10s. ; while North-Eastern (Berwick) have improved 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain inactive at about previous rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are flat. Oriental have declined to SU, ; London Joint Stock to 471; Imperial to 324 ; and National Discount Company to 151 1; City of Milan Improvement shares are quoted 31 1 prem. ; and Darjeeling Tea Company, 1 I prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3:per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Feb. 9 B9i b per Cent. Reduced BBl New 3 per Cent BBl New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth AprilBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer. Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 4 pm Do. £5OO .. Do. £lOO and £2OO _ _ Bank of England Stock, 51- per Cent 249 Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10k per Cent., April 1874. i. Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per C en t., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. si. per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — pm Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cont., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do Account 9l , Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Chilian 3 per Cent BO 1 Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — • Danubian Principalities Do £l5 paid — dis Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Do. Coupons Do Account — Egyptian 7 per Cent 9Bl Do., Second Issue — Do. £lOO Bonds — Do. 1864 96} 6 I, Do. Scrip, £B5 paid Do. Account Greek 5 per Cents., 1821-5, ex Coupons Guatemala 5 per Cent. — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Marenuana Railway) 681 Mexican 3 per Cent. — Do. Account Dc 1864 261 —Do 6 par 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 l4 Do 2 per Cent — Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Peruvian 41- per Cent. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 4i per Cent., 1862 Do. Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account -- Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do Account 47 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do 4k per Cent., 1850 ' B6l Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent., 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 Spanish D Sardinian 3 pe Scrip, s X Do Account Do New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — Do Account 32k Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account l4l i Swedish 4 per Cent. — Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account 9ll 2 Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account 11.,e Cent b e CentnPt paid 1 . pm 73 2i Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 7l 701 Do £lOO Bonds , 7ll 701- Do 6 per Cent. 1863 — Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent Venezuela- 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do. 6 por Cent, 1862 — Do Account — Do. 6 por Cent, 1864 .121 3 24 Do. 1- per Cent — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, s.per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins - - Belgian, 41 per cent, Ex. 25f. Dutch 21- per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull -- Do. 4 per Cent. CertiLates --- forenh Rentes, 3 per Cent. — Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. . Do. Account THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money B9l / Do. Account rHE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1865, SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share' Railways. 13 1 Bir.. Wol., & Str. Val myth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter ,Caledonian Cork and Bandon 'Corn wall gets no div. D D i c t: been paid to B Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun,.Perth, & A b.Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasf.tow & S. Wc stern Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Norther) D ). A stock Do. B o Do. New. Is. at 25 pm , GtS, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n -Ori.zinal ..S. Val. Bail gua. Do. South Wales Do. 5%. Mid.— Ox ord Do. Newpo t Po. Lane ,shire &Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon., BrNh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lou.l & North Western Lou. & South Western Man., Shot., & Lincoln Diary port and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan .. Do. New Mid'and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. W., Ireland Do. # shares ti id Kent . No th British Do. Ed., Pth , e tt Dun Nth. Eastern — Berwick Do. G.lsl•E purchabe Do. Leeds ...... Do. York Do. Carli,le Po. Stock. & De. 4n. )855-'8...... 100 100 100 100 10 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 47 i 73 105 i 6 Paid.l Closing Business Price. done. 1551 63 51 Do. do. 1860-6 i: North London Do. New ..... Do. do. 18e4 . North Staffordshire": N. & S. W. Junction Scottish C,ntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock t - o. scot, Mid. st 2ck Shrews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon south E stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwell W. Hari lepool Har.& R Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable BRITISH P, 91 53 133 131 bi 6; 32 34 16 17 87 B.► 107 1.9 47i 7 8 135 137 155} 151 131 .33 90 92 t 2 52,1, 5J 6) 49 5' 102 k 0 t 1171 118 81 fti 196 107 36 38 1 21 1`23 981 991 6: 63 128 129 np l 131 3 / 4 139 107 1(9 544 553 t 6 27 1144 115 72 73 1051 105 33 59 1 12 sp 9i 10p 122 125 111 12 1 14p 791 804 11 111 133 142 43 45 (0 <St 57 49 871 r!ii 9 1 160 165 3i 4 1 110 113 33 40 75 78 ISION3. lAtlan tick St. l awrence Bom., Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aux. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1374 Calc3tta & S. E.; lim a e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p' East. Benzal, gu sdo East I e gu.:s p.c. Do. J EitEnsion Grand Trunk of Canada' Do. Equip. Mort, Bond' , 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Prt t. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 2d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.a l'o. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lim ) gait. 5 per cent D if per cent Do Great Wis. of Canada D New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bdq. pay 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extension Nrelb. Cor. 0 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B v.ltl.C'da, pc Ist pt. bds Scinde Do. Delhi d Do. do Do. Pun!aub } Do.lndus St Flo 57 49 100 101 par 1p 4} 6 I ti 9; 75 6) 97 93 75 SS 1(0 102 100 101 1001 1014 19 2) P 9 91 67 69 58 60 61 63 54 55 50 53 45 48 26 28 25 27 100 101 id p par 4 p 93 101 100 {lOO 2 100 100 81 9 it; lid 85 10 78 E 2 I Id 99} 101 i 9: 94 88 9) 61 63 3 5 82 81 89 100 9 ► ICO d 1p 5,9 leo 94 97 ' _ • COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. I ritish Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31,1372 100 - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 P.C. Feb. & An; ICO 04 96 D. , . sp. c. Mar. & Sept .101 91 06 00. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 81 81 82 1 Do. 5p e. Inscribed sk 100 81 83 Cape G.lTope. 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 106 110. April & Oct. 1880-4 100 106 108 Do. do; 1890-1 100 107 1 , 9 Do. Jan. & July, 1691 lOO 106 108 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. e 100 102 104 Do. 1878, do lOO 108 110 Mauritius, f, p. c, 187?, Jan. and July Do. 1.: , 78 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. it 100 108 110 Natal qov. 6 per cent., 100 105 107 N.B.Gov 6 p.c.Ja.&July 100 9S 93 N. S.IV. Gov. 5 pv.,18e6 'OO 98 100 99 Do. 5 p.c. 18 Ito 1876 100 92 94 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 91 93 924 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 103 105 Do. 6 per cent... Nova So.,tia Gov. cent.... 0 sterling, 1875 • llO 96 98 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 102 103 1024 B."Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1803-9 100 -- - Do. 1878 & upwards l. 0 105 107 Vic,Gov. 6 p.o.Ja &July 100 Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO 1071 1031 1084 4 8 BRITISH MINIM 2 Cam Congo'. Gold, lim 1 si Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. -- 29 31 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 580 600 Drake walls 2.1.0 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 371 40 East Caration 2,14.6 14 15 sat Carn Brea 34.0 01 7 -- East Grenville 2.7.0 3 3 .; East Love.l 2.13.6 13 14 kl. W'l Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 4 4; Gam & StAubyn(Gwen. 601 6 8 4 Great L .xey, limited all 174 18i Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 21 3j G. Wheal Vor (heist /I, 4() 33 31 Grenvil e 7.8.3 3 Si lierod's Foot . . 8.13 74 36 llingston Downs 4.18.0 34 4 Margaret 'Tiny Lelant 94 8 8 slarke Va11ey........,. 4.3.0 54 61 4 v.wyndy Iron Ore, fin, 24 11 01d Nanglles . New Seton ....... 211 33 45 North Downs 3 1 t North Roskear . . N.Wlrlßassettalloglin 3.10.6 I 14 North Wheel Crotty 2.8.0 2 2 - Prosper United.... 7.1.6 3 31 _ Pr vidence Uny L . :fant 10.6.7 32 34 S. Caradon (St. (;leer) l4 530 550 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 20 25 Stray Park 30.17.6 141 154 Tin Croft 9 14 15 . West Bassett (Mogan 14 7 4 13 1 W. Caradon (L skeard 9 7 S West Chiverton ll 65 7 0 West Seton 471 200 210 Wheal Bassett /Mogan 54 971 1024 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 9 11 Wheat Ludoutt 3.12.8 4 Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 13 15 Wheal Seton - 195 205 Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 18 20 Wheal 4 t I'HEFERENCE /SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Anglian, No. 1, 5 per cent. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 1131 Great Western Orig. 4/1 per cent pf., look, 101 PREFEKENCE SHAKES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, .to., Metrop. text., B 6 per cent.. 94 at North British (Edin., Perth, and Dundee) 4 per cent., 78i LINES LEASED AT FIXED:RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and Southend, 101 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, Pi 10 Bahia and San Francisco k.) pm. 7 per cent., 16} Sambre and Meuse, 6; per cent. pf., South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, :11 Turin and Savona, Ditto;(411), 10 West Flanders, 51 per cent. pf., 01 FOREIGN MIMES, Cape Copper, lira., 11 East 'del Rey, lira., 1 Aloe. Aureos Brazil Gold Min. Co., 1 Panulcillo Copper, Urn., Port Philip. lt I United Mexican lie„ 5 Vallauzasaa Gold, lira., if 21 Yudananiut•ana of S. Australia, lira., 2 7 2 . BANKS. Albion, 7 1 f Alliance Li. 35 Ditto, issued at 20 "pm., of which ltils pd., 201 19f Australasia, 72 Bank of London, 152 3 Bank of New Zealand, 16 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 31 City, 112 Consolidated Bank, lint., 11 It European Bank, Urn., 15 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lim.), 291 1 Ditto, issued at 2 pm.. 251 Ditto, new,l2l Imperial Bank (11w.), 321 Imperial Ottoman, 17f Land Mortgage Bank of India , lim. 51 • London, Binn , and South Staffordshire, Bin, l 6 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 231 London and County, 79 1 London, Hamburg, Cont. Itxchange, 11w., 101 London Joint Stock, 174 1 London and Westminster, off 3/ Mercantile and Exchange. Um., 7f Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Jim., to Ditto (R 10), Of National Provincial of England, Ditto, new, 41 Oriental Bang Corporation. 58f Provincial Banking Corporation, lint , al Union of London,s2 3 t DOCKS. East and West India, 1321 24 London and St. Katharine, 72! 3 MISCELLANEOUS. Bo,hbay Gas. lim., 51 1 City Offices, lint., 51 Commercial Union, Insurance, S • Continental Union Gas, Jim., 11 Credit Fonder and Mubilicr of England, 8 . Litto, new, 54. Crystal Palace. 31f 5 1. • - East Indian Iguana 'a, l illl., 64 6 201 20k 100 100 E2H i 1181 18 ,C6l 12 . 2 i 94 9 128 71 8} 9} 139 fif 1(83 115 142 15 1584 7i S 71 51 87/ 8 71 'OSSR 571 1011 i 1011 f 51 111 RER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 1. The Queen and Royal family went out yesterday morning, and again in the afternoon. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales went out hunting with the Isle of Wight hounds, attended by Captain Grey. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ar rived from London on a visit to her Majesty, attended by Col. Clifton. The Dowager Duchess of Atholl has succeeded Lady Churchill as Lady in Waiting. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge left Gloucester House yesterday for Osborne on a visit to her Majesty. The Duchess Dowager of Athole has left town for Osborne, to take her turn in waiting on the Queen. The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury will return to town on Saturday from visiting the Earl and Countess Cowley at Paris. _ _ The Marchioness of Ely gave her second dancing party last evening, at her residence at Prince's-gate, which was numerously and fashionably attended. Her ladyship's next party is fixed for Wednesday, the Bth inst. Earl and Countess Spencer will return to Spencer House on Monday next from Althorpe Park for the season. Frances Countess Waldegrave and the Right Hon. Chichester Fortescue, M.P., will return to Carlton gardens on Monday from Strawberry-hill. Her ladyship has issued cards for assemblies on the Bth and 15th inst. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston are ex pected in town to-day from Broadlands, Hants. Lard and Lady Calthorpe and family have arrived in Grosvenor-square from Perry Hall, Birmingham. Lord and Lady Carew, who arrived in Belgrave square a few days since, will shortly leave London on a continental tour. The Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer has returned to town from Osborne. The Right lion. Frederick and Mrs. Peel will return to town on Saturday from Hampton in Arden, Warwickshire, for the season. The Loss of the Lelia. The following is a copy of the Report addressed to the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade in respect of the loss of the Lelia : " Liverpool, Jan. 30, 1865. "My Lords,—l have the honour to report, for the infor mation of your lordships, that I have, in conjunction with Captains Harris and Baker, as nautical assessors, held an inquiry into the loss of the steamship Lelia, which foundered off the port of Liverpool on the 14th of this month. " The Lelia was a paddlewheel steamer, built of steel, by Messrs. W. C. Miller and Sons, of Liverpool, in 1864, of the burden of 640 tons gross, and 431 tons registered. She was schooner-rigged and clincher-built, with one deck and a half-raised poop. She had engines of 300-horse power ; her length was 2521 t., her breadth was 30ft., and her depth 12.6 ft. She was owned, as appears from her certificate of registry, by Henry Elias Moss, of Liverpool, broker. " The Lelia left Liverpool at 9.30 a.m. on the 14th of this month, under the command of Mr. T. Buxton. Skinner, who held a certificate of competency as master, and a crew of 49, all told, as appears by the ship's articles. She had also on board two pilots—one named Williams, belonging to Liver pool, and the other, whose name did not appear, belonging to Cork; six passengers for Bermuda, viz., Capt. Sinclair, Mr. Cuddy, Mr. C. L. Hobson, Mr. J. B. Cropper, Mr. Gerchart, Mr. Campbell, Mr. T. Miller, of the builder's firm, and Mr. J. Clarke, who were to return with the Liverpool pilot from Holyhead. Her cargo consisted of 40 tons of iron and 45 tons of general cargo, and she carried 460 tons of coals in the bunkers and holds; there was no deck-load. Her draught of water, as nearly as could be ascertained, was from 10ft. to 10ft. 4in. aft; her draught forward does not seem to have been noticed. At the time the Lelia proceeded to sea the barometer was very low, the reading at the Observatory being at 8 30 a.m. 28.34, but from that hour it began to rise. According to the same authority the wind at 9 a.m., was S.S.W., moderate, increasing gradually up to 11 a.m., when it blew a fresh gale from the westward, which attained its height at 5 15 p.m., when the anemometer showed a pres sure of 211 b. on the square foot. There was no Fitzroy signal hoisted on the 14th. " After passing the Crosby Lightship the wind and sea began to rise, but the Lelia did not ship any water of con sequence until she had passed the Bell Buoy, which she did at noon. About 1 p.m. some heavy seas were shipped, which started the guard-rail on the bridge. At this time the vessel was slowed to get the port anchor in -board, which had been lifted on the rail, clear of the water, on leaving the river ; but it would seem that after the anchors had been stowed the covers of the spaces in the hurricane deck, which admitted the anchors on board, were not put on, and shortly afterwards, when they set on full speed, the sea rushed through these openings, carrying away the fore bulkhead of the dockhouse, gutting the interior, and wash ing the men's berths and bedding over the fore part of the deck. The man-hole scuttle leading to the fore peak was also washed off, and the fore compartment became filled with water, and thus brought the ship down by the head, while the fore part of the deck was also filled with water as far as the main shaft of the engines. It was impossible to get sufficiently forward to see what was the matter on-ac count of the water and the sea breaking over her, the car penter having failed to knock out a plate in her bulwarks to let out the water. The foremost pumps were at once rigged and set to work to no purpose, the men being washed from them. At this juncture the pilot Williams, after speaking to the mon at the wheel, who expressed an opinion that the vessel was settling down by the head, consulted with Capt. I Skinner, during which time the engines were slowed,and she went much more easily, so that the pilot thought she might ' reach Holyhead. A heavy sea was now shipped, which shook the vessel all over. The captain decided to return toLiverpool, and with considerable difficulty she was got before the wind, then blowing W.N.W., being at this time abreast of the Great Ormes-head. She was then put on full speed, but the sea continued to break over her, and she steered very wildly from being so much by the head. After standing back for about an hour and a quarter another heavy sea struck her on the port quarter, broaching her to with her head to the northward, and she lay helpless in the trough of the sea for 10 or 15 minutes. With great difficulty they again succeeded in getting her before the wind. Abreast of the North-West Lightship, distant three or four miles, an hour later she again broached to, and became unmanageable, rolled heavily, shipping a large body of water, which burst open the fore hatches apparently from below. At this time the covering board forward was level with the water, and the captain now ordered the boats to be got out. The starboard waist boat was first lowered, and the two pilots, some of the passengers, and several of the crew, from 14 to 16 persons in all, got into her ; but as she was never seen to leave the ship, it is probable that she was cut down by the sponson beam. Captain Skinner, who had been in this boat, and superintended the placing of the people in her, returned on board, and ordered the port waist-boat to be lowered, which was done, and she got safely away with 12 persons— viz., ten firemen, ono seaman, and the second steward, James Tinker. The port quarter-boat was then lowered, and two able seamen named Brody and Curry, who up to this time had remained at the wheel, were ordered by Captain Skinner to take to the boats, saying that he would follow. Brody succeeded in getting into the boat, which shoved off with 18 persons, leaving the captain and Curry on deck. " It does not appear to the Court that the ship was over loaded. " The Lelia obtained her port clearance without the usual surveyor's certificate necessary for a ship carrying passengers. It becomes a question for the consideration of your Lordships whether the omission to procure the proper certificate is not in violation of the 303 d and 318th sections of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1354." The fine bar silver by the Royal Mail West India packet sold at 611 d., a decline of an eighth. The biddings for Rs. 30,00,000 in bills on India, took place yesterday at the Bank of England. The proportions allotted were to Calcutta, Rs. 16,27,000 to Bombay, Rs. 12,00,000 ; and to Madras, Rs. 2,22,000. The minimum price was, as before, ls. 114 d. on Calcutta and Madras, and Is. li4d. on Bombay. Tenders on Calcutta and Madras at ls. Md. will receive about 27 per cent., and on Bombay at Is. 110. about 41 per cent. ; all above these prices hi full. • . LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This D t:!) COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special J ttry.) TIIE QUEEN V. RUMBLE.-THE CASE OF THE CONFI tD ERATF SHIP RAPPAHANNOCK. The hearing of this part heard cause ways resu aaa 1 this morning, and our Teaders will remember that tbe easi had reference to the sale of a vessel formerly the propeni yof the British Government, for the use of the Contlall ates. The defendant was one of the officials in her 2fajja sty's dockyard, and the charge against him was a viols iic nof the Foreign Enlistment Act, and the trial was po stig med for the production of additional evidence to that alo .3ady adduced. The learned judge having read over the evidence, ' George Bailey was called, and his evidence prc seeded with. lie was examined by the Solicitor-Gener 0, and stated that he was a boiler-maker, living at Woolwl ah. He remembered having gone from Sheerness to Calais t CI work on board the Rappahannock. Two men named W illiams and Giffard came to his house, and told him it woul d be a tidy job. He then deposed to having had an int arview with Rushhock, and having then proceeded to Calais, where the vessel was then lying. Bagshaw gave Vitce £5 notes to be divided amongst him and his companions; ;before they went to Calais, and they had all been previc 4.1 k 71y at Mr. Rumble's house. There were eight of those who tst arted for Calais, and he saw Mr. Rumble on board the bo t st that went from Dover to Calais. Some other witnesseswere examined and cross-ex: an lined at considerable length, and corroborated the testin tany of Bailey in some of its material points. The case was proceeding when we went to press. CRIMINAL COURT---(This Day). (Before Mr. Baron Martin.) ALLEGED SCUTTLING OF A SHIP. This morning the trial of Mr. White and Mr. Sutton was resumed. Some witnesses were examined, amongst them being Mr William White, the owner of the Snowdrop, a brother of the prisoner, whose only important statement was that he did not feel extraordinary anxiety when he heard the vessel was destroyed. Mr. Glover, the ex-Mayor of Shields; Mr. Peacock, the present Mayor of Shields ; the Rev. Mr. M'Clennan, and other gentlemen, gave the prisoners a good character. Mr. Baron Martin summed up at great length, and the ury retired at 26 minutes to one. After an absence of about a quarter of an hour the jury returned into court with a verdict of not guilty. The verdict in the estimation of everybody in the court appeared to be a just one, and there was great applause when the foreman announced the decision to which he and his fellows had arrived. The prisoner White (then of course no longer a prisoner) bowed respectfully to the Judge and jury. Mr. Sutton said —" It is a righteous and true judgment, and I thank the Judge and the jury." _ . _ Both the prisoners then retired with a host of friends, who were anxiously awaiting their fate. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A DRUNKEN PROSECUTOR.—AIrina Caroline Scott, a young woman, was charged before Mr. Knox with steal ing from the person of Robert Thurston, messenger, of 13, Southampton-street, Bloomsbury, while in the Dolphin publichouse, Oxford-street, is. 6d., his moneys. . . . _ On tho prosecutor getting into the witness-box it was apparent that he was far from being sober. On being asked his name, he called out "Robert Thurston." Mr. Knox—What have you to say ? Prosecutor—Why, I mean to say I've been robbed. Mr. Knox—At what time ? Prosecutor—Well, it happened last night in Oxford street—(the prosecutor here tried to recollect something). Mr. Knox—How do you know she robbed you ? Prosecutor—Why, I know she did—(the prosecutor then staggered to a seat). Robert Fidten, 98 C—The prosecutor gave the prisoner into my custody last night for robbing him of 7s. 6d. He was in the save condition as now. Only 2s. 6d. was found on the prisoner. Mr. Knox—lf a man gets drunk at night and charges a female with robbing him, and then comes here the next morning drunk, I shall not call upon her for any defence. The prisoner is discharged. WESTMINSTER. THE SEVENTY-SECOND APPEARANCE.—Joseph Potter, an artisan, and Mary Hodgson, a woman about 40 years of age, were charged with disorderly and improper conduct, in Pond-street, Chelsea, last night. John Bonney, 125 B, having proved the offence, The male defendant -said he was really so drunk that he did not remember what had occurred. The female said, "There is not a word of truth in this charge, and it's brought against me from a most disgraceful motive. I was walking by St. Luke's Church, CheLsea, on my way home last night when this policeman came up and wanted me to submit to his unlawful desires, and when I refused ho took me roughly by the arm and said I should go to the station, where he locked me up. lie made a pro posal of the same nature to me some time ago, one night at Brompton, and when I told him that a policeman, of all other men, ought to be ashamed of himself to do so, ho said he would be "one with me," which I supposed meant what he has done now. • Mr. Arnold—ls there any ono here who was at the sta tion when she was locked up last night? Police-constable Poker—l was there. Mr. Arnold—What did the woman say then ? Poker—When she found Inspector Earlton was deter mined to take the charge, she accused him of having en deavoured to take liberties with her. Mr. Arnold—What, the inspector ? Poker—Yes. Mr. Arnoll—What do know of her ? Sergeant llolmes—This is her 72d appearanco from our station, and here is a list to that effect. Dennis, the gaoler—She always charges the policeman who apprehends her with endeavouring to take liberties with her. _ Mr. Arnold—According to your account (addressing the female) all the force have taken a great fancy to you. You charge the constable, then the inspector, and I suppose I shall be the next person. Female—No, your worship. Mr. Arnold—l hope not. I shall commit you for one month ; the male defendant is fined 10s. or 7 days. THAMES, A GREAT NuisAxem—Samuel Butcher, aged 34, of No. 1, Kirbcy-street, Poplar, marine-store dealer, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with being drunk and dis orderly last night. John Owen, a police-constable, No. 305 K, stated that at 11 o'clock last night the prisoner met him in Kirbey-street, and commenced a volley of abuse. Ho asked the prisoner what he meant by such conduct, to which he made answer " I'll treat you with gin ; should you not like a drop ? here's a gin-shop." This was said in a sarcastic manner, and the prisoner at the same time confronted him, made use of threats, and annoyed him in every possible manner. He bore with this for some time, and threatened at last to lock him up. The prisoner then went away, and returned again in a few minutes and repeated his offensive behaviour. The language of the prisoner was most disgusting and threatening. He put up with this great nuisance for some time, and was compelled to take him into custody. Tho prisoner—Did you ever play at skittles ? Witness—Yes ; I have had a game. Prisoner—Did you ever play a game with me ? Witness—l never did to •my knowledge. lam not aware that I ever did. The prisoner, after repeating tho same questions seven or eight times, and obtaining the same answers, said the policeman had persecuted him a great many years, and would never leave him alone. Owen said he never interfered with the prisoner at all except when called to his shop, and he never exchanged an angry word with him till last night. The prisoner was bailed and would not como into the Court when told his case was ready, until he dragged him. Mr. Partridge was satisfied the prisoner was a foul mouthed, drunken blackguard, and that the constable had acted with a forbearance highly creditable to him. He fined the prisoner 405., and in default twenty-one days' imprisonment. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Feb. 2.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. I.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Lesbia , from Calcutta, with loss of bulwarks, stanchions, and other damage. COWES, Jan. 31.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Therese,from Bremen for New York. FALMOUTH, Feb. 2.—Wind S.W.Arrived—Victoria, from Havannah for Antwerp. W —Arrived—Maid. of F., PLYMOUTH, Feb. I.—Wind S. • • _ Athens, from Liverpool for Matamoros, leaky, and with loss of NEw sails. Fe b . N.E.—Sailed—William Tell, PART, for Simon's Ray. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 2.—London, from Guernsey ; Marie Lucie, front Ifolmstadt ; Baron Osy (steamer), from Antwerp; (,eon Raymond°, from Madeir D a. EAL, Thumb • Morning. p a ssed —London , screw st eamer, from CI:1Z : Grace and Jane. from Demerara—both for Loudon. Anchored—Medea, from London, for Cardiff. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Market quiet, but steady. Stiles, probably 5,000 bale. TIMID SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK TAT TERSALL' S. ---Th's Evening. TWO THOUSAND. 7to 1 ngst Broomielaw (offered) 9to 1 agst Zambezi (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Liddington (taken and offered) 100 to 8 agst Archimedes (taken) 100 to 7 agst Rifle (taken freely) THE DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Breadalbane (taken) 100 to 6 agst 13e.dmim - ,ter (offered—take 20) 100 to 6 agst Chattanooga (offered--take 20) 20 to 1 agst Archimedes (tskcn) 30 to 1 agst Zambezi (taken) 40 to 1 agst Brahma (taken) 40 to 1 agst Buck (taken and off,) 50 to 1 agst Frinay (taken) 100 to 1 agst Richmond (taken) A very thin - attendance, and the transactions merely nominal. LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. We are requested to state that the forfeits for the Grand National at Liverpool are to be declared on the 9th inst,, at noon, to Mr. Topham only. BETTING AT MANCHESTER —WEDNESDAY. The appearance of the weights for the Chester Clip caused a little animation at the rooms, and several of ',l e candidates supposed to be favourably handicapped were invested upon. WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP. 100 to 6on the field (offered) 25 to 1 agst Mr. J. Johnston's nomination Coffered) THE CHESTER CUP. 33 to 1 agst Lion (taken) 40 to 1 agst The Clown (taken) 40 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken) 50 to 1 agst Dalham (taken) 50 to 1 agst Dr. Syntax. (taken) 50 to 1 agst Gratitude (taken) 50 to 1 agst Meestissi-mo filly (taken) 50 to 1 agst Twilight (taken) 50 to 1 agst Ackwo - .110. (taken) 50 to 1 agst The Brower (taken) 66 to 1 agst King ot Utopia (taken) 66 to 1 agst Fantail (taken) THE LINCOLN AND STEEPLECHASE, (Abo four miles.) Age sl lb Pigeon ... 6 it 13 Ironsides a 11 10 Joe Maley ... 11 9 Rook the Gardener a 11. 9 Bridegroom (by Pompey), h b ... 6 11 4 Acrobat ... a 11 3 Adrier - ... 6 10 12 Yaller Gal ... a. 10 10 Demon ri 10 9 Age st lb Princess Dagmar ... a 10 9 Vindictive ... 5 10 9 Romulus 6 10 9 Cockatoo ... a 10 9 Patience 610 7 Acton ... ... 610 3 Vivandiere... a 10 3 Hawthorne a 10 0 Woodford 6 10 Q RACING FIXT JRES FOR 1865. JARY. Nottingham Spring 2B „., l4 Birmingham 21 Lincoln Spring ~ Derby Spring 4 . 2 West Drayton Liverpool Spring Shrewsbury Spring lO Doncaster Spring --- Warwick Spring Vincennes Chelmsford Spring ...... Grand National Hunt Barham 3O Lewes Spring 3O Vincennes - 19 Vincennes Northampton 4 Croxton Park 7 Newmarket Craven l7 Durham Canterbury Spring Abergavenny 2O Thirsk 2l Cardiff 25 Epsom Spring Newmarket Ist Spring 1 Chester 9 York Spring Salisbury lB Bath 23 Harpencicii .26 Epsom 3O Vincennes Chelmsford] 7 Manchester Summer 7 Ascot l3 Beverley l4 Liverpool Alexandra Park 2O Hampton 2l Newton Newcastle Odiham Bildbury • 2B adtockbrid g e Newmarket July Carlisle Worcester Abingdon Stamford is Winchester l.B Nottingham Southampton l9 Chesterfield - Goodwood Down Royal Corp Bank of England &eturn.•—This Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the weok ending Wednesday, Feb. 1, 1865. IBBIIX DEPAMTMENT. Notes issued ......£28,381,365 Government Debt £11,015,1(0 Other Securities .. 3.634,90 u Gold Coin & Bullion 13,731,365 Silver Bullion .... £28,381,365' £26,3E1,385 BANXU4G D Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- , EPARTMENT. Government Seen rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £11,023,211 Other Securities 18,620,772 Notes Gold and Silver 726,859 Coin counts) 5.541.452 Other Deposits 14,447,994 Seven Day and other Bills 466,43 £33,5 3,157 .£38,523,157 10. FORBES, Dep. Cashier. Feb. 2, 1865. Health of Cardinal Wiseman, The answer to inquiries to-day in York-place as to the health of his Eminence, is simply—" There is no material alteration in the Cardinal's state." MISS BATEMAN'S INDISPOSITION, we extremely regret to announce, is such that we fear it may, for some days to come, preclude her from reappearing upon the boards of the Adelphi—thereby interrupting (wo will trust however only for a very brief interval) the repe tition, night by night, her exquisite impersonation of Julia in " The Hunchback." POLICE CHANGES.—This morning, Mr. Edward Worlls, who has been for many years an inspector of the P Division of the Metropolitan Police, was appointed by the Secretary of State for the Home Department to the office of Superintendent of the K or Stepney Division, vacant by the resignation of Mr. Daniel Howie, who re tires after 30 years' service in the force, on a pension of £l7O per annum. For several weeks past the K Division has been under the charge of Inspector Hayes, a most effi cient and valuable officer, and it was expected he would receive the appointment of Superintendent. The power ful influence of Mr. Worlls' friends, however, prevailed. He enjoys the reputation of being a very intelligent, active officer, combining all the requisites for the office to'which he has been appointed. Inspectors Grant, Bradstock, Beane, and Lovelace were also candidates for the vacant office. Mr. Howie was formerly Inspector of Police in attendance on the Queen and Royal Family, and had been superintendent of the K Division for 13 years. This di vision is the largest in the metropolis, extending from Cannon-street, St. George-in-the-East, to Romford in Essex. THE CAMBRIDGE MATHEMATICAL TRIPOS. —Mr. H. M. Taylor, the third Wrangler of this year at Cam bridge, is the son of the Rev. J. Taylor, M.A., Head-mas ter of the Free Grammar School of Queen Elizabeth at Wakefield, where he was wholly educated. Mr. Taylor has taken the highest degree that appears ever to have been taken by a scholar from this school. The celebrated Dr. Richard Bentley, subsequently Master of Trinity College and a world-renowned critic, who was from the same school, appearing in the class lists of 1680 as sixth Wrangler ; Archbishop Potter and Dr. Radcliffe, to whom. Oxford owes so much, were also from this school, but they were more distinguished in their subseq careers, than by their academica l and scholastic honours. uent professional THE ROYAL PALACE OF DUNFERMLINE.—Th e question of the ownership of the ruins of the an cient and historic Palace of Dunfermline was decided in the First Division of the Court of Session on Tuesday. Mr. Hunt, of Pittencrief, claimed the ownership, as against the Crown ; but his claim was declared invalid by an in terlocutor pronounced by Lord Mackenzie in December, 1 863, which found that " The said Royal palace, or ruins thereof, belonged to her Majesty and her Royal successors, and were a part of the patrimony and property of the Crown." The Judgment of Lord Mackenzie was brought under the review o f th e First D i v i s i on ; a nd on Tuesday the Court, writt en cases h av i ng been in November sub mitted to it, gave judgment to the effect of reversing by a majority the interlocutor of the Lord Ordinary, and de claring the title to the ownership of the palace which had been advanced by Mr. Hunt sufficient. —Scotsman. PANTHER HUNTING IN AFRICA.—The In pendant of Constantina publishes a letter from M. Cheret, known for his exploits against wild beasts in _Algeria, re lating a recent encounter with a panther. He had been for several nights, in company with an Arab, searching for a lion, which had carried off a bullock, when, while follow ing the military road between do Fer and Bona, he per ceived a panther lurking at the bottom of a ravine, and apparently watching his own movements. Ile immediately aimed at the animal's head and fired, hut the charge did not go off. The panther then sprang at him, but M. Cheret defended himself by striking it with the butt end of his gun until the Arab, who was near, came up, and firing at the beast, sent it, severely wounded, rolling back to the bottom of the ravine. The animal then made off, but the hunters followed it for some hours, and at length succeeded in get , ' ting within shot and killed it, FEBR' MISCELLANEOUS—Continued.. Ebbw Vale, 31 Egyptian Com. and Trading, has., 51 Electric Telegraph, 113 Fairburn Engineering, 61 Financial Corporation, Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Jim., 71 7 Hudson's Bay. 16k Humber Iron Works,* Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., Rm., 7 * International Contract, 9 8} International Financial society, lim., * International Land Credit. lira., si Joint Stock Discount. lim.,:9* London Financial Association, Urn., 2%; London and Glasgow Engineering and Iron Ship. lim., 3* National Discount Company, lim., 15,1 * National Provincial Maria e, 2 Ocean!. i arine :Insurance). 25* Ottoman FinanciA A sacciation, lira., 9 Pcn:nsula and Oriental Steam, Ditto, new, s'* Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, lira., 211 I Ditto, new (L 7), 51 Societe Financiere d'Egypte, lira., au Telcgrat h construe. and Maintenance, lim., 21 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance). Mu., 7:4 Trust and Agency of Australasia, Um., 1i Universal Marine. Insurance. lim.. (11 6 West India and Pacific Steam, him.. 15} allrt eltralbr