The Sun. — London, England, 1866-02-23 00:00:00

DIONEYMARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market has been rather active, owing to the large number of bills which were kept in re serve in anticip a ti on o f th e re d uct i on yesterday. There i s a good supply of floating capital, and the rate for first-class paper has generally been 6i per coot. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of dis count to 4 percent., and the Bank of Prussia to 6. The sum o f £ 45,000 was taken i nto the Bank of England yesterday afternoon. The Bank of England return presents very favour able alterations. There has been a large increase in the reserves of bullion and notes, and a propor tionate alteration in the other items. Annexed are the particulars : Active Circulation Decrease ••• / Zest ••• Increase Buni on ...X20,562,590 ... 200,650 • 13,822,935 ... 526,821 3,592,087 23,135 ... 5,048,777 118,395 ... 12,591,493 ... 415,374 410,931 ... 7,634 ... 9,915,483 ▪ 50,0 0 • 18,020,460 ... 562,933 ... ... ..• •• Public Delncrease posit s ... —• r ease ..• Other Depo posits •• • ... Bo ren Day and lncrease Other Bills Increase Oovenlment Securities O Increase the Securities Decrease 40 tes Iltr temployed ••• •• 7,409,100 Increase 1 122 155 The alterations in the Bank of France return are vase e ncouraging. The bullion has been increased f ) B9°, ° o o ; while the notes i n c i rcu l a ti on h ave bee n reduced £1,232,000 ; the commercial bills, ' 4 .1 r,2'3-46,700 ; and the ad v a n c es , £24,000. Th e 7, 4111 'y bala nces h ave b een augmente d £ BO , O OO, nc L the current accounts £28,000. ho t ' 4B been announc e d th a t a ll p ar ti es h o ldi ng c 1 h" of the Wil m i ng t on an d M anc h ester Railroad °l nPany of North and South Carolina are re cAlfilested to communicate as early as possible with rs• R. Benson and Co., 10, King's Arms-yard, 8 : 1 1 3 1d ° 11 , E.C., who are in possession of the plan eaitted by the president of that company for its re9rgall isation Two o'CLocK. q„4-ecording to Reuter's telegram, the French -8 . Per Cent. Rentes were quoted at 69f._30c. Littl e animation has been perceptibl e i n th e a n eigh Stock Market. At the opening prices were ea. % but su b sequently a slight reaction occurred, are the Funds became i t firmer. Consols for money and 871 for the account. Th e New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 871 ; 2,lellequer Bills, Gs. 2s. dis. ; India Stock, 208 4 1 ditto spe Cents., 104 I ; ditto Enfaced 5 I. Cents 102; and ditto 4 per Cent. Debentures, •) In th e F oreign Stock Market values are generally 2 t1 3 / : e . Turkish 5 per Cents. are 388 f ; Mexican, in do. N ew , 208 ; Greek, 14 f ; Sp an i s h G i aß ' si ve, 278 8 ; Certificates, 16f 6 ; Italian, 60/ Confederate Loan, 5 6; Brazilian, 2 8 prem.; 97 1 t lan 1 prem. United St a t es 5-20 B on d s, 6 w ; Erie Shares, 53 I ; and Illinois 76f 77. n, h, •-'e Railw a y Sh are M ar k et b us i ness has re va;ls very inactive. A firmer tone however pre- Midland h ave i mprove d 10 s. ; an d North a t e : t , e rn: South Western, Manchester, Sheffield, Greal'incoln, and South Eastern, each ss. ; while Eastern declined ss. v ari ll e Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit little at 4 a i ti ". Grand Trunk of C ana d a are d - calt in 11: 4- 1 : 121 i-, being a shade firmer. With -11 ' P. M Miscellaneous Shares remain inactive dealt material change in prices. Alliance are 1, 4044 " 14 at 28a,,, 29 ; London and County at 77 77f ; Fi n °II and Brazilian, 464. ; General Credit and /%1• 44 11 ce, at 48 5; Joint Stock Discount, at 481}; alall Stead Company at 141 ; and Royal earn at 118. (..1 13R1TISIE FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK 3 e_,,,r-ocZtO.N,NIIiNT FUNDS. 87 1 1 I Do. 4 • Consols 871 a percl ec°lll lt, March 6 87 i I 11 New ft-ellt. ItedUCed l'ie . :Per Cent B 7i I I t tubes, 30 yrs ) _ D o `g Per Cent. Jan. 1894 dun• ° . Per. Cent. Jan. 1873 — 1880 D 0 fer 30 , h April, 1885 — ..., 0 r o ._ yrs, expire 5t expire sth Jan., x,„ l k" , ecl Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Do.- 'Nite r Bil. Cent, 6 3 ls, £1,000,3 per 6 2 8 D o 4500 4 / 1 1t or £lOO and £2OO 14.11 E n gland Stock, 5 per Cent k'l t lC, 10} per Cent., April 1874 2OB 11 1) 0 c eeunt 102 k Do, A Per Cent. July, 1870 Do ',Per Cent., Oct. 1888 De. .(i„,,ertificates 1) 0 : '4laeed Paper 4 per Cent — D o :102 Do, t,Per Cent., Jan. 1872 _ 0 A l Per Cent., May 1879 D°. - wads, £l, Per Cent., 000 Aug. 1866 9Bl under £l,ooo dr IPOR FUNDS-01 E p p 'CLOCK. a,sgetine Re publ ic 6 Ct. £l6 - mtri per en „ 11, Bonds C en t er Cent, 18.19 -: b e ' l ? a in 6 per ..... , 1. 1 per Cent., 1862-58-60 Do. 1863 'h 4,,. 1865 ike t 76 b coma ' Scrip,£3s paid tlelles Cen t bo. Ayres 6 per D ,Account el:di'all 6 ? - I Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) r C t ,1) o. 4 , Pe en uol o ._g Per Cent 97} elan 6 C e n t. — b li a b a, 6 _ _per _.., h 4 Uent. 44 3 vu'r _ bo --,'" Per Cent., 1825 _ N . 4 , Per Cent., 1863 144 ',,'Llaer Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — 1)011T4 Principa li ties ... kited""ceount .. °.,p r o ew Conso li dated, 1 per Cent... • • _ typt•visional Land Warrant 1) 18 ` 11 7 Per Cent 94 e , second is 0 4100 Bondssil 95 i D b e. 1864 ..... D o 414 bonds ,o. q o lio 515 Paid Railway Debentures. Greek ° Paid ....... D o. Au Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons D o rieceeunt e D o _ A 11 POUS la„t Italian.":'a 5 Per Cent. _ D' 0 A ee ant u Per Cent, 1865 tl "Itir „Xiee,o 3ereertuana Railway — uo, A P Ceut b e cellnt 23 1) p r) 20 bl r , ° pe r 1864 llteln Cent. A.n 10-French 11°°Ii 4441 6 C g t £3O paid Nell? eh 4 ° e Per' "" t - — h %mak rtal 5 per Con ..„, ,, o 2 „„ ~.• ......... , i k , ,r,..r c eut " q erred b o „tzt d l ir P (3 * . 4- " Cencits (Hectares) D o P. 1864 ehkilliallbaßNineed, 4p er Cent. 'O. - " Per Cent., t 1865 1) 0 A ce() 4 *, 3 ~ lint b 1 30 irr Ceut. (Uribarren) — o'ortil,Per Cent., 1862 D o b 3 p a - 8 : 3,,,Per Cent., 1853 $ •de - 'at., 1856, '7, '9, '6O; '62, '3, 11 A„Flii th K e ullUt 45-1 1-10 d' ' per es 1:13 1 Per 01822, .£ St 4 'ult. 1850 Do 31rf,Cent , 1860 ''''e 5 Pei 'alit:lBs9 — b to 5 Per Cent. 1862 9Ol 1 utirdi„. Per C e -, , 1) 0 418 b 5 1864.•.•• to t ICO .„.pe . r Cent il k • li. p e ° ' 4l :4 as tli A , r o eot DohA,' Per Cent . 13° N c° 141 t D o 40'w beferr_. ...... r3 O p ec°ll at uct r, ite,,,.;_e I , , ii ° i •ke e ' o ' lle v t ,_ t sh cell °de •uf Coup not funded — /v ecli er 'unt h ah 4 T -0 : 41 Per Cent . . tklkiii rr C ent. 1864 ,„ o 4Per Ceut. 1854 Do 3 lint .. _ p er ~, D ° deeo ll ' e llt• 1 858 ..so ti Ar , lit ..... . 70}JJ0 6 VU toto'n ............................ _ .b, , pe r c e _;•._ ... . : bo 'keceUnt'"' 1862 I"4,0 tl O ,, „o ...................... . , 6 p 41 50 'ads b e ° 5 per ,ent,1863 ..... , ~__ kJeut., 1865, • paid up Scrip — vuu. i s ' °ll llt 381 elle b , z , c • tlel' eLit• Guaranteed !lo n a" p er cent b..., 0 r. -ee0,,,, .. • -•-• e. ') per 61"..... 4 keeo till 'i r at., 1862 .1) 0 _ .• . bi . 1864 .... t!,•:zit„, 'cici e ,,,,,.... _ ._ • .................... 11 1 it ', 6 - ' s 1 ,,, i. , ula the above payable in London. itchbtla, 44 —' 'ult, Ex. 10 Florins 2 , _ Per cent, Ex. 25 f• 1 , 0 4 g rep e fi „ . ~..,, 12 _ . 4r te oei t Per c ebt '''',4 B. (lull u 1144tt • ‘dertcat,es o e oh ' 6 3 Per Cent. ..allol I)' 6 for IA . Aeo,z, m ° TWO ..... TWO O'CLOCK. tun,. .......................... 871 , ........ .............. . ............ 871 SUARE MARKETS,—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. ißailways. Bristol and Exeter .... Caledonian • • Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & s b. June. N. London, nerip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. v Great North of Scotland Great Northern D A stock • • 93 95 131 32 65 70 13 15 4 5i f 8 70 70 72 115 117 38 40 61 7i 129 131 148 149 Do. B stock Do. 'ew. is. at 25 pmt Gt S, and W. or Ireland Gt. Westein Originat . S. VAI. Rail gua. Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. .1'.7.ewp..0; 90 92 59 59 59 8 4 9 . 14 35 37 101 103 123 124 1,9 91 97 99 35 37 15 5) 127 1271 95 46 64 65 184 i 35 3 31p 1 lft 97 £9 Do. Hereford......„ Lancashire &Yorkshire Landon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover, Do. Metrop. Ex. A.. Lon. ' North Westerni Lon. & South Western' Man., Shet., & Lincolni Metropo ew litan.... ...... Do. !T_ Do Extension 31etropohtan District. Do do. do. Do. and st. John'sW'd Mid and Do. £9 Share 127 ;27, 2 .21 96 t/8 Do, Birmin . & Derby .0 id Kent ... North British Do Ed., Pth , & Dun ,Nth. Eastern—Berwic Do. lie. N•E purchaser Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Mock. & Darling. Do. 30. 1860-01 North London .. Do. do. 164 Do. :o ISBS 'North Staffordshire N. & S. %V. Junction Scottish Central f 2 64 7 28 112 114 72 73 108 110 37 38 104 I!#p 125 , 28 1• 2p 1i 2p . 75 ;7 11 12 148 149 , 69 71 112 114 ;cot. N. E .Aber. stock -0. Soot, Min. stack. Shropshire Union South Devon outh E :stern 53 55 761 77, Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale o►' Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall 8 _ 9 144 148 3 t 102 IC4 51 53 39 81 I P a id . ' Closing I Business Prioe. done. 591 1 8/ l'3i 3 88 1271 7 931 61h II 1341 4 1 1271 2 fIRITISH P Atkutic &St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, t Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent.. Do. le shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant,& Godericli 6 p.c. 872-3- Calcutta & 8. E., lim al,e Town do Dock, gn 1 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p Nast. Ben_ al, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do J Extension Grand Trunk of Canads Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist -'ref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr, f. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. tt p. c (it. South of India gua. 5 per cent D . 4f per cent Do great W , a. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 I io. 5, do. pay. 1877-8 1 Indian Branch, limited (Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4.; do Do. Filth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's tray.. N. it I.C'da, 6pe Ist pf. bs. Scindo Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub I „,;$. Do.lndus St.. Flo, COLONIAL GO VER] British Columbia, 6 per' cent., Dec.3l, 182.-. Can.GOv.6 p.cia.di July 1877-o4 Do p. c. Feb. & D sp. c. Mar. & Sept )o. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p c. inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.&Oct , 1890-1900 Do. do: ltBo-9 Do. .Tan. &July, 1890-9 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and '5 Oct 1900 Ce_ylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. t Do. 1878, do Mauritius, B p. c, 1573, Jan. and July Do. 1-78 00. t 88; May 15, Nov. Do. Itzt)s, Feb. az Aug Natal •ov. o per cent , N. B.Gov. p.c.Ja.dzi ul) N. S.W. Gov. 5 p"c., Do. .5p c. 18,1 to 187, Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 189, New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Soya So itia Gcv. 6 p. v sterling, 1875 4ueensland Gov. 6 p. c s. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18084 Do. 18;8& upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do, April & Oct BRITI Cam. Consol. gold, lira Chiverton (;lifford A malgamated. Devon G. Cons. (Taviat Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) I , :ast Caration East Cam Brea east Glenville East Gunnislake. East Love.l E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Gnat L .xey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist , (i Grenvihe Herod's Foot .... Hingston vowns Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley nwyndy Iron Ore, lim ;New Sewn North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper Pr, vidence UnylMant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) Condurrow S.Wheal Iran. ttllogan stray Park Tin "croft Vigra and elygan, lira West hassett (Mogan W. Caradon (I,skeard West Chi rer ton West Seton . Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Butler (Re dru Lb Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton ,Wheal Trelawney (Lis :SSIONS. s• 41) 09} 100 id Ir 7e 8 10 11 74 78 96 N 65 70 100 102 100 101 102 103 45 49 87 90 68 70 60 53 62 64 53 56 48 51 44 47 38 40 76 38 103 108 P 9 100 91 93 171 171 3 31 V 2 +4l e 68 4 1 4d 99 101 90 92 86 88 64 66 S • 82 981 99/ 98 99 I 4 93 99 MENT SECUIi 1 1 4 C 6 93 66 95 97 0 82 73 SO 101 10,; 104 106 104 1011 101 10 ; 90 92 101 103 106 1 8 102 V 4 103 tO5 - 103 tes ►t4 :06 93 101 93 95 93 95 87i E 8 100 104 8.1 84 S 8 10) 98 100 104 106 1061 1071 NHS, 9 4 14 16 570 590 1 * 19 2 6] 78 4 48 3i 4 11 )26 3 31 5 7 20 21 16 2 38 4 3C 31 34 3, 33 40 4, 5 5 7 4 46 21 led 35 4) 13 15 32 34 390 410 2 8 22 9 11 19 20 4 6 4 8 10 75 E 0 165 175 80. 95 25 274 3 b . 2 5 215 16 171 .-EccriattNtlit: Great Western, 4 per cent irred . 81„ Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Dicto. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 131 North 11;astem, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail., 801 LAti.tib. eitEPERENCE SHARES AND sTockh South Eastern, 5 per cent. Charing-cross, 1863, 97 7 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 4# I'VE. NUM RAILWAYS. Namur and Liege gua. 141. per annum, n Namur and Liege, gun. 6 per cent. pt., 10.„ Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 9 8 San Paulo, lim., gua. 6 per cent., 161 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lim.. 11. Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 4i Linares, lira., 21 St. John del Key, Hm., 541 4 BANKS. Agra and Masterman's, lim., Alliance, lim.. 281 Anglo Austrian, 7 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 121 f A nglo- lim., 151 Brazil! in and Portuguese, Um., 91 Colonial, lim.. 431 Consoiidated Bana , lim., 9f f English and American, Eug ish Joint Stock, lim., 91 European Bank, Um., 1 1 Imperial Bank, Urn.. 10 Imperial Ottoman4,— Ditto, new, 121 Lard Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 41 1 London and Brazilian ;11m.), 461 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23 London and County, 37, 7 London and South African, 161} London and South-Western, lim., 181 Merchant Bank, iim., 24 6 Oriental Minx Corporation. 53 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, Um., ( 1 Union of A tistralia, 54 3i Union of London, 531 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., i Berlin Water Works, lira., 14 Bo • bay Gas, aim., 51 Canada Company, 80 City of Lon,ion Real Property, aim., 4 City of Moscow Gas, aim , 4; Co , i , mercial union, Insurance, Credit r'oncler and Mobilier of bingland, 8 1 1 Crystal Palace, Ditto, Preference, 111 • Discount Corporation, 11l East Indian Land Credit and Finance, aim., 61 Ebbw Vale, 81 I Electric Telegraph, 139 Evglish and Australian Copper, 11 Fore-street Warehouse, aim., 11 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, aim., 5 4; 5 Hudson's Bay, 17 1 17 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso..llm.. 6 International Flnancial:Nociety,lim., 51 International ....and Credit. Bra. 5; Joint Stock Discount, aim., 41 it London Financial Association, aim , 13113 London General Omnibus Company, aim, 31 31 • dras Irr gation and Canal, Ditto (all), 181 Milwall Iron Works. 3; • Nitlonal Discount company, 141 orthern Assam Tea, lira , Ditto, B, s 1 Overend, Gurney, and Co., aim. , l 0 20 South Australian Land, 3) 'OSSE 2.1.0 2.14.0 3f 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.1).0 10.8. 4) STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. Lord STANLEY asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether it was intended to transfer the Straits Settlements from the Indian to the Culonial Department ; or whether that project had been definitively abandoned ? Mr. CARDWELL said it was not definitively settled when these settlements were to be abandoned. The trans fer was to be made provided it was attended with expenses. The military defences were still under consideration, and unt:l that had been decided he could not further answer the question of the noble lord. EPPING FOREST. Mr. DOULTON asked the First Commissioner of Works whether he was aware of inclosures now proceeding in Epping Forest to the extent of many hundred acres, espe cially near Loughton, Woodford, and Epping ; whether he was aware that Lord Cowley had already enclosed nearly 300 acres since the announcement was made of the intentions of her Majesty's Government in reference to open spaces ; whether the Crown had any rights over the land so enclosed ; or, if not, the rate per acre at which the Crown's forestal rights had been purchased ; and whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to take any step 3 to prevent any further inclosures, pend ing the introduction and passing of the bill promised to be introduced early this session. Mr. CHILDERS said the Government were not aware of the enclosure of any parts of the forest except those of the forestal rights, which had been disposed of, and over which the Government had no control. With re spect to the next question, Lord Cowley might have enclosed certain land, the forestal rights of which were purchased some time ago by Lord Mornington. Certain forestalyights had been purchased at between £4 and £3 an acre. The Treasury were still in correspondence with the Metropolitan Board of Works. Since the report of the last committee no fresh instructions have been issued by the Treasury. WATER WORKS. Mr. FERRAND asked the President of the Board of Trade if the Secretary of State for the Home Department did not, early in the session of 1864, promise the house that stringent clauses for the protection of life and pro perty should be immediately drawn up and inserted in all future waterworks bills ; and whether such clauses had been drawn up and inserted in waterworks acts since passed? Mr. GIBSON said he was not aware of the promise. There had, however, been a recommendation made by a committee last year, and in accordance with that a bill was being prepared, and would be introduced as speedily as possible. AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS. Sir W. HUTT asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether the Government proposed to introduce any mea sure to authorize the collection of agricultural statistics in Great Britain. Mr. GIBSON said it was intended to ask for the same vote as that taken last year. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. Mr. LOCKE asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to introduce any bill into Parlia ment during the present session to amend the law relating to weights and measures ? Mr. CHILDERS said it was the intention of the Go vernment to introduce such a measure. JAMAICA. Mr. BUXTON asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he had reason to believe that the alleged official report of Mr. Gordon's trial which has been pub lished in England may be received as an authentic copy of the proceedings ? Mr. CA4tDWELL said the authentic copy had been cent by Mr. Eyre to Major-Gen. Storks, and no copy of it had been received at the Colonial-office, therefore he could not say whether the copy referred to was correct or not. Mr. BRIGHT asked if the despatches received at the War Department and Admiralty relating to Jamaica could be laid before Parliament. Mr. CARDWELL said he was not, connected with those departments, and he thought the hon. member had better give notice in the ordinary way. PROVISION FOR PRINCESS HELENA AND PRINCE ALFRED. The house having resolved itself into a committee, the consideration of her Majesty's Message to the house was taken into consideration. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in bringing forward this matter, said he should follow the course that had been adopted in the ccze of the Princess Alice. The Princess Helena, when the most weighty of all trials fell upon her Majesty, was her eldest unmarried daughter, and in the great grief that her Majesty was plunged the princess became a light, a stay, and a solace to her illustrious mother. The princess Helena was on the point of marriage, and he proposed that as the Princess Alice received an an-. nuity of £6,000 a year, and a dowry of £30,000, the same sum should be placed at the disposal of her Majesty for Princess Helena—the annuity to be settled on her royal highness for life, and to commence from the day of hor marriage. With respect to Prince Alfred they had no such precedent, and they had therefore to consider the establishment he ought to keep up on his coming of age. He therefore proposed that a sum of £15,000 a year be paid out of the consolidated fund in order that her Majesty might grant an annuity of that amount to His Royal Highness for life, and be settled in such a manner as her Majesty thought proper --the annuity to date from his coming of age. The prince came of age last year, so the date of the commencement of the annuity was past ; but in the event of any contin gency arising from the marriage of his royal highness, Parliament would be called upon to reconsider the motion when determ:ning the amount of jointure. - Mr. DODSON having put the first resolution relative to the dowry of Princess Helena, Mr. DISRAELI rose to express the pleasure he was sure would prevail while the provision for her royal high ness was being agreed to. The resolution was agreed to unanimously. The resolution with respect to the annuity to Prince Alfred was next put. Mr. BOUVERIE said that as his royal highness was heir presumptive to the sovereignty of Saxe Coburg Gotha, he thought the annuity ought to be so settled as to render it impossible that any invidious question should over arise, supposing his royal highness was called to that sovereignty. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had remarked that the annuity would be settled as her Ma jesty thought proper. That was, he felt assured, the pro per basis for the annuity. The resolution was then put from the chair, and carried unanimously. lOU i I 41 I 2 361 105 41 1001 :00 ITI THE SUN, LONDON, FRMAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1866. ‘ffnrt etriltlat HER MAJESTY. WINDSOR CASTLE, Thursday. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena ; walked and drove in the grounds this morning. Earl Russell had an audience of the Queen. IMPERIAT; PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack al five o'clock. The 0::.rly portion of the house was occupied in the con• sideration of private bills, which were not of any genera' interest. The Royal Message in reference to provision being made for Prince Alfred luving been read at the table, Earl RUSSELL moved an address in reply declaring the readiness of their lordships to take the matter into consideration. The motion was agreed to, as also was one in reply to the Message asking provision to be made for the Princess Helena on her approaching marriage. Earl RUSSELL said that steps for giving effect to the request contained in the Royal Message would be initiated in the House of Commons. The Sale of Land by Auction Bill passed through corn mi:tee, together with the Art Bill. The Duke of BUCCLEUCH put a question in reference to the Orders in Council on the cattle plague, which raised a short discussion. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. LONDON (CITY) TRAFFIC REGULATION BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill having been agreed to, • Mr. AYRT ON moved that tho bill be referred to a com mittee of twelve members, five of whom shall be nominated by the committee of selection. Mr. LOCKE said he cordially supported the proposition of the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets. The state of things at the foot of London-bridge was disgraceful to the metropolis; and he hoped that the bill would, when it came from the committee, be so improved as to become a benefit, and remedy the evils that existed. Mr. Alderman LAWRENCE supported the bill. Mr. CRAWFORD, who moved We second reading, had no objection to the course proposed by the hon. member for the Tower Hamlets. The motion was agreed to. THE INDIAN OFFICERS. Lord STANLEY asked the Under-Secretary of State for India whether he was prepared to state what steps would be taken by Government in consequence of the re port of the second commission on the grievances of Indian officers ? Mr. STANSFELD said this difficult question had been considered, but no conclusion had yet been arrived at. The house would not grudge the delay, as it was to endeavour to frame such a measure as would set the ques tion at rest. MONUMENT TO LORD PALMERSTON. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER then rose to move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty, and praying her Majesty would be gra ciously pleased to direct that a statue to the memory of the late Viscount Palmerston be placed in the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, at Westminster, and assuring her Majesty that the house would make good the cost of the same. The right hon. gentleman, in _very animated lan guage, moved the address. Mr. DISRAELI, in very eloquent terms, agreed to the proposal. The motion was put from the chair, and carried amidst loud cheering from both sides of the house. THE JAMAICA GOVERNMENT BILL. On the order of the day being read for the second read ing of this bill, Sir J. PAKINGTON said it was not his intenion to offer any opposition to the measure of the Government, but it was a subject of sincere regret to both sides of the house, and he believed to her Majesty's Government, that any retrograde step in colonial administration should be taken, and a tempo rary suspension of a constitutional Government which Jamaica had enjoyed for upwards of 200 years. It was not, he believed, necessary for him to enter at any length into the state of that island, but he could not help concurring with her Majesty's Government in the suspension of the Consti tution, for it was impossible for any man who made himself acquainted with Jamaica, or who read the papers on the subject laid on the table, not to come to the conclusion that nothing else could be done. The state of things hadbecome so bad, the events which occurred within the last two years, and the policy adopted towardsthe West Indian Islands, in volved Jamaica in gradual distress and decay, so that the system of representative government existing there was an abuse of a representation of the people. The proposal now made by the Government was similar to what took place in 1839, with this difference, that then the island was in a state of great excitement in consequence of the emancipa tion of the slaves. This measure was proposed to the house when party spirit ran very high, and when the Govern ment of the day were of opinion that the disturbances which took place should be put down by suspending the constitution. If that were done the history of Jamaica would in all probability turn out very differently fromwhat it has done. At that time differences arose between the Legislature of Jamaica and the mother country, but now there was none; for the constitution of the island was about to be suspended at the recommendation of the As sembly of Jamaica itself, who abdicated their functions. Under these circumstances, he could have no doubt what ever that it was his duty to support her Majesty's Minis ters in the proposal they had made. There was one other circumstance on which he would venture to address the house. He was most anxious that this occasion should not be taken advantage of by any hon. gentlemen on either side of the house to introduce a discussion on recent events in Jamaica. (Hear.) He was glad to hear from those cheers that his opinion on this meter was shared by all ; and he would therefore appeal to their good feeling to ask that whatever prepossessions or impressions they have formed to refrain from saying anything on the subject on this occa sion. They must remember that a solemn inquiry was being conducted uudera commission, issued by the Queen, into the conduct of the civil and military officers engaged in recent events, as any opinions expressed would be premature, until that inquiry terminated, and the report was in their hands. Having made that appeal to the house, he hoped the Go vernment would not in any way prejudice the case of those accused while the inquiry proceeded. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HADFIELD said that the Island of Jamaica con tained 500,000 inhabitants, who contributed £45,000 a year for the maintenance of a Church Establishment in Jamaica. Not one-eighth of the population were connected with the Church of England, and yet they had to contribute to its support. He remembered when a groat commotion was raised in Manchester in consequence of a rate of apenny in the pound being imposed, but what must it be in Jamaica, where seven-eighths of the population were opposed to the English Church. Mr. CRUM-EWING believed the only good act the Legis lature o; Jamaica ever did was to abolish thems Ayes, and rid a fertile island of their misgovernment. (Hear, hear.) Provision should be made for the administration of cheap and impartial justice by stipendiary magistrates, and the establishment of a good system of education. If that were done and good government prevailed he believed the negroes would soon forget what had recently occurred, and he hoped tha result would be that all classes would unite in contributing to the general welfare of the island. Col. EDWARDS— In common with many other members of this house, I have received a very extraordinary epistle from one of its members—a gentleman whose acquaintance I never had the honour of, and, in fact, to whom I never spoke in my life. Whether it is Parliamentary language or not to say, that this letter is an unwarrantable liberty I do not know, but I shall be glad to mitigate that phrase if, sir, I hear from your lips that it is unparliame n t ar y. I w ill take the liberty of reading to the house the letter in ques tion, which is from the hon. member for Surrey : " Sir,--At the Conservative dinner at Leeds you attacked those who had denounced the doings in Jamaica in very strong terms. " I hope you will not shrink from making the same charges in the House of Commons, face to face with us. " Your speech will, I believe, be alluded to. " I am, Sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) "CHARLES BtiXTOX. " 7, Grosvenor-terrace, S.W., Wednesday." Now, in the first place, let me tell the hon. member that I am not one of those who are in the habit of saying things behind a man's back which they dare not say to his face— (cheers) aye, even in the House of Commons. I am not one of those who shrink from my duty. Now, sir, perhaps, as I have been challenged to repeat what I said at Leeds, the house will perhaps allow me to read a short extract from that speech, which has galled the hon. member so exceed ingly. ("Hear, hear," from Mr. Buxton.) These were my words : " Colonel Edwards said he wished to make one or two observations with regard to the Jamaica question. Was there ever anything in this world so disreputable as the conduct of certain parties ? Let them take the facts as they stood. An insurrection planned years ago broke out before all the plans were matured. He thanked God that it did ; and it showed that there was a Providence which overlooked us all, and no doubt the premature outbreak of that insurrection wa s a means to an end. The intention of half a million of ne groes was to massacre the 15,000 white men in the island, and to take possession of the soil to the exclusion of its rightful proprietors. Fortunately before these plans were matured the plot exploded, and they had to thank Governor Eyre for the prompt and energetic man ner in which he crushed that rebellion. He hanged its ring leaders, and what then followed? By the return mail thanks and congratulations were sent out by Lord Russell and the Colonial Minister, who appreciated these services of Gover nor Eyre, and also the services of the army generally. Im mediately this was known there was a great howl in Exeter-hall amongst the Baptists and philanthropists. Mr. Bright denounced the Government of Jamaica and every body connected with its policy, and said it was wrong altogether; but the fact was, that had it not been for Governor Eyre's promptitude in the way in which he dealt with those atrocious murderers, who had already sacrificed the lives of numbers of our countrymen, the whole white population of that island would have ceased to exist months ago. Earl Russell, feeling the iron hand of Mr. Bright, trembled in his shoes, and wrote out at once to suspend Governor Eyre ; that a commission would issue forthwith, thus punishing him prematurely, and the troops, instead of receiving h onour from the Crown, had to abide the result of the inquiry. Was there ever such a miser able piece of administrati on ? Was there ever such a gross injustice done—not merely t o Governor Eyre, b ut to the gallant troops under his command ? If the troops of the British isles—if the troops under the command of her Ma jot), were to receive no thanks from this weak, impotent, degraded Government, where were they to look ? Where would the country find troops to serve her, or governors to protect her colonies, if they were thus treated ?" I must thank the hon. member for the honour he has done me in bringing my name before the house, for it gives me an opportunity of allowing the world to know what my opinions are respecting the atrocities committed in the island and the conduct of the Government towards the Governor. This certainly was an after -dinner speech— perhaps, would not gg o oi h v feeaserrmsb yne ao d nn d laughter)—the pr ec i n n e c d t s t h o e f e o ret 0 wn of Leeds, but it , opportunity of showing the cou n t r y, th roug h the Press, my views on the subject. If you, sir, on all oc casions of a public dinner are called upon to listen to what has occurred there, your time, and the time of the House of Commons will be occupied, and the interests of the coun try at large will be n eglected altogeth er . (Hear, hear.) I hope, therefore, you will discourage such conduct on the part of hon. members generally. (Hear, hear.) Ido not retract one single syllable I made in that speech at Leeds. My impression, at the time I delivered the speech, was th a t my views were correct from beginning to end. Th a t im pression has become a conviction, and ne i t h er the argu ments of the hon. member for Surrey, or those of any other hon. member in the house at the present moment, consi dering that we have not yet had the rep or t o f t h e Royal Commission, will not change one iota of my views. (Hear, hear.) Mr. CARD WELL—I am very glad to find that, notwith standing the little episode we have just been listening to, it appears to be the opinion of the house that we sh ou ld ac t wrong in avoiding several discussions on the affairs of Ja maica, and in answering the appeal made to us by the right hon. gentleman opposite, to proceed with the business of the house without reference to the general question. I think it must be evident that no other course could possibly be consistent with fairness and justice. It has been most hand- somely admitted by the right hon. gentleman oppOsito that the course we felt compelled to take was, on the whole, the only course open to us. I have great pleasure in stating that the construction the right hon. gentleman put on the course we have taken with rospect to the Governor was the true and right construction. Nothing was further from our in tention than in the smallest degree to prejudge the case on either side, and I am bound to say that I can conceive no conduct more unworthy than ours would have been if, when exposing the conduct of the Governor to an investigation by a royal commission, wo had intended to send him before that commission with any prejudgment expressed with re spect to any portion of his conduct. Perhaps I may be per mitted to read tho concluding paragraph of the despatch in which I conveyed to Governor Eyre the views of the Go vernment. I may state that in the earlier portion of the despatch we had intended to say that the inquiry, if it were to be conducted fully and impartially, must be conducted by independent persons who had themselves taken no part in the proceedings. If you consider the safety of the co lony, it is manifest that that safety would be endangered by an inquiry prejudicially conducted. if you consider the effieiency of the inquiry, and the trustworthiness it would have among the community, either here or in Jamaica, it is manifest that it should be conducted by independent persons, and I am bound to say, in justice to the Governor himself, that it was impossible to hold him responsible for the safety of the colony, and at the same time to sub ject him to a searching inquiry in regard to the mea sures he had adopted in the repression of the outbreak. Whether, therefore, you considared the safety of the colony or the efficiency of the inquiry, or whether you regard the position of the Governor himself, it was our opinion that it was our bounden duty to conduct that inquiry by independent persons. I will now just read the passage from the despatch, to show the disposition and feeling with which we acted at the time. "In conclusion, I will only repeat, on the part of her Majesty's Government, that while we feel it to be our imperative duty to institute this in quiry, we desire my every means in our power to guard against in any way prejudicing the case. Our earnest hope is, that the result may satisfy on the points on which we think it is necessary for us to be satisfied, and at the same time to exhibit the conduct of those whose duty compelled them to take part in those proceedings, and to whom the re pression of the outbreak is due, in a light which may show it to have been consistent with their position and character, and especially in your own case, with that high character for courage and humanity by which you have ever been distinguished." (Hear, hear.) I trust these words will be considered conclusive proof that the credit given by the right hon. gentleman opposite for spirit and intention was really deserved by us. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the measure, I have little more to add than to express my obligation to the house for the candid spirit in which the proposal has been received. It is no doubt a matter of great regret to both sides of the house that a popular form of Go vernment, which has existed for 200 years, should come to a conclusion, and that we should substitute for it one of the character proposed. I agree with the right hon. baronet that those who have traced the history of the colony from 1839 down to the present time may well doubt whether it would nut have been for the benefit of the colony to have taken that step earlier. There was no doubt that Jamaica, with its fertile soil and splendid climate—a colony which at the time of the abolition of slavery received for the eman cipation of its negroes by far the largest portion of the money given for compensation—a colony which, in its exports, population, and wealth at that period, represented nearly one half of our whole West Indian possessions —has been from that year a country of decadence. It has now been decreed by the Legislature of Jamaica, and appears to be the universal feeling of the country, that the time has arrived to change the form of the government. That Legislature has made to us a proposal which this house is about to ratify. Therefore, with the concurrence both of the Parliament of this country and the Legislature of Ja maica, we are about to institute this experiment. My hon. friend the member for Sheffield (Mr. Hadfield) has asked me what we are about to do with the ecclesiastical esta blishment of Jamaica. My answer will be this—We are about to establish a new form of government in Jamaica, and the first duty of those who govern the country will be to consider the circumstances of the island, all its institu tions, to review them, and endeavour to bring the working of them into a form most suited to promote the prosperity of the island. lam sure my hon. friend will agree that nothing would be more premature or ill-advised than for me to make specific declarations on this subject. (Hear.) The hon. member for Paisley said that the success of this measure must depend upon its being viewed either as a permanent or temporary measure. I entirely agree in that statement. I have not the least reason to suppose that the house will determine at the expiration of three years to re store the old form of government in Jamaica. But we thought, in the present state of affairs, with an inquiry pending, and the house in its present state of imperfect in formation, it is much more natural that we should avail ourselves of the elasticity which the power of an Order in Council affords with a view to temporary measures in the first instance, and by the time the bill expires the house may have the subject more fully before it. (Hear.) Ido not anticipate that at the expiration of the bill it will be the des re of the house to change the Legislature of Ja maica. I think it extremely probable they will continuo the bill we have brought More them as a temporary mea sure. (Hear, hear.) Mr. CAVE expressed an opinion that the form of Go vernment provided by this bill was the best fitted to pro mote the prosperity of Jamaica. Mr. LAMONT concurred in that view, and after a few words from Mr. BUXTON, who declined to go into the general question, the bill was read a second ;fine. The house then went into committee on the Cattle Plague Bill. The debate on the remaining clauses occupied a con siderable period. The amendments were of a purely formal and technical character. On the motion of Sir G. GREY a clause was added pro , viding for the disinfection of cattle-trucks ou railways. Mr. HUNT, in a long speech, brought up a clause re quiring that foreign animals should be slaughtered at the port where landed. He proposed, however, to allow them to be moved to any place within the local district for the purpose of slaughter; but he regarded the case of London as so dangerous, owing to the infected state of all the lairs near the Metropolitan Cattle Market, that it would be necessary to have all the beasts slaughtered close to the wharves at which they were landed, for which heinsisted there were ample facilities. A long discussion ensued on this, and the metropolitan members offered a strong opposition to the proposal. Mr. T. G. BARING pointed out that the clause was not only impracticable in the short time the measure was to be in force, but it was unnecessary after the Government bill - which had become law. Mr. AYRTON moved an amendment, allowing the movement of imported beasts within the metropolitan dis trict, which was wiled by a majority of 15G to 102. On the proposition of Mr. GRAVES, a relaxation was made in the case of Liverpool, allowing cattle to be taken to the market there. The bill then passed through committee. The other orders of the day were disposed of, and the house adjourned. Bank of England Returns..--Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to cap. 32, for the week ending ISSUE DE: Notes issued .....£27,971,690 the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, Feb. 21, 1866. PARTMENT. £27,971,690 BANKING R. Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest 3,595,087 Public Deposits (including E xchequer, Sav ings' Bank; Commissioners of National Debt, and Div Accounts) 5,048,777 Other Deposits 12,591,493 Seven Day and other bills Feb. 22, 1866. £36,196,288 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities 3,634,900 Gold Cuin and Bullion Silver Bullion £27,971,G90 :PARTMENT. Governmt. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) £9,915,483 Other Securities 18,020,460 Notes 7,409,100 Gold and Silver Coin £36,196,288 ". MILLER, Chief Cashier. Foreign Mail Packet List POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This L ►ay. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A TRAINER OF BOY THIEVES.—IIeury Allen, Li, and Thomas Earle, 12, were charged with frequenting 7 place for the purpose of picking pockets. Mr. Louis Lewis appeared for the prisoners. Sergeant Coathupe, of the detective force, said lie es'as in Oxford-street, and seeing the two prisoners tog , ether, and knowing Allen as the companion of thieves, he Iv& tched them. He saw Allen send Earle across the street, and Earle then got by the side of a lady and put his left hand into her dress pocket. Earle left the lady and joined Allen, and they walked down the street till they came to the London Crystal Palace, when each went into an entrance, came, and joined again. Earle then walked up to a lady, put his hand into her pocket, and took something out, and afterwards he saw them dividing some money. Ho then took the prisoners into custody. Mr. Lewis said he had nothing to say on behalf of Allen, but on the part of Earle he believed that be was the in strument of the otherprisoner, and had never been charged before. sergeant Coathupo said there was an officer in attend ance who would state that the prisoners had been in the habit of spending their evenings together at the house of a man near Golden-lane, Et. Luke's, the man having raffles at his house, where a number of young thieves were ac customed to meet, and where they were encouraged. William Miller, 489, said ho knew Allen or King as being in the habit of taking Earle out, and as the trainer of boy thieves. He had visited the house spoken of by the ser geant, and saw fifty-three thieves there, some of them much younger than Earle, engaged in a raffie, and the keeper of the house had been summoned for it. A. number of the thieves he had spoken of were then in court watch ing the case. Mr. Knox said that for Earle's own sake he must rescue him, as it was obvious he was in the hands of a gang of thieves and ruffians. Sergeant Coathupe said the mother of Earle was in court, and she stepped forward, but Miller, recognising her as having been convicted for felony, Mr. Knox refused to hear her. The master of Allen said he was not aware of her son doing such things as he was charged with. Mr. Knox remarked that Allen was not only spoken of as a thief, but as a trainer of young thieves. He should send Allen to prison for 14 days, and three years on the ship Cornwall, and Earle would be sent to Feltham for three years. MARKETS.--This Day. MAILS DUE. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton Mar. 22 Ditto, via Marseilles Mar. 16. Brazil and Cape Vercls. by British packet Mar. 6. Ditto, by French packet . Feb. 22. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.... Mar. '2 4 . China, Penang, and Singapore, via Bout hampton.. Mar. 5. Ditto, via Marseilles Feb. 27. Faikland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton . Feb. 23. India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton.... Mar. 5 Ditto, via Marseilles ........... ....Feb. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton. Feb. 28. . „ 61 Feb. 22 Ditto, via arseilles Mauritius, via Southampton Mar.:l6 Ditto, via Marseille3. Mar. 10. Newfoundland .. , Mar. 14. Portugal Mar 6. Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon. United btates and British North America, by Bri tish packet Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry Feb. 23. West Coabt of Africa. Madeira, and Teneriffe Mar. 12 West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico I' b. 28 Cuba And Mexico Feb. 28. Bahamas, via New ork. Mar. R. Bermuda, ditto Mar. 14 SOUTH - EASTERN RAILWAY DIVIDEND. The directors of this railway have resolved to recommend the proprietors, at their half-yearly meeting, to be held on the Bth March next, to declare a dividend/at tne rate of 3i per cent. per annum. [ADVEnTISEMEN'T.]—HoIIoway's Ointment and Pills.— Wrongs and their remedies.—When the safe treatment of disease by these purifying preparations is so simple, and the good result so fully known, it seems almost unneces sary to ask the ailing to give them a trial. The ointment is infallible in curing skin diseases, healing ulcers, arrest ing inflammations, relieving enlargements, and removing almost all external maladies. In all affections of the joints, gouty rheumatic and scrofulous attacks, by which the health of many is daily drained away. Holloway's oint ment and pills will afford indescribable relief, and will gradually, if they bo used as recommended in the accom panying directions, bring about a thorough and lasting cure. These medicaments aro suitabD3 for both sexes, and for every ago and condition. MARK LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day, the arrivals of English wheat were moderate, but in poor condition. Dry samples, however, moved off steadily, at fully late rates ; otherwise the trade ruled quiet on former terms. With foreign wheat tho market was moderately sup plied. The best descriptions were in fair average request, at full currencies, but inferior parcels met a slow sale at late rates. Floating cargoes of grain wore in fair demand, at pro• vious quotations. The supply of barley on sale was very moderate. The trade for malting descriptions was firm, at full currencies. Grinding and distilling barley mot a slow sale, but at full prices. Malt ruled firm at fully late rates. There was a large supply of oats on sale ; the trade was dull, and prices were rather lower than on Monday. Beans and peas met a slow sale at late rates. There was a fair demand for flour on former terms. slur ARRIVALS THIS "WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt,. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 3650 3610 6250 3280 2060 Irish Foreign 7150 2140 6,5380 2150 sks. NENVGATE AND LEADENHALL. Theso markets are fairly supplied with wheat. The trade rules steady at our quotations. Per 81b by the muse. s d s d s d s d Inferior beef 2 10 3 2 Inferior mutton.... 3 8 4 0 Riddling do. 3 4 3 10 Middling mutton.. 4 2 4 8 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime do 4 10 5 2 Prime small d0....4 4 4 6 Veal 4 0 5 4 Large pork 3 10 4 4 Small pork 4 6 5 0 Lamb, Cs Od to Os Od. BOROUGH HOP. The hop market continues quiet ; as regards prices, how ever, the trade must be considered firm. New Mid and East Kents Bos to 190 s per cwt. New Weald of Kents New Sussex Yearlings" -s to —s „ COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been very little business entered into since the conclusion of the public sales, and prices remain without change. SUGAR.—OnIy limited dealings have been reported at in some instances, rather lower rates. In the refined mar ket, common lumps are quoted 43s Gd per cwt. Corrp.E.--Tho dealing have been on a less extensive scale and both plantation and native Ceylon have been a shade cheaper. RlCE.—Moderato transactions have been effected in cleaned descriptions, at steady prices. TALLOW.—The market has shown symptoms of im provement. P.Y.C.•on the spot and March delivery is quoted 475. 6d., April to June 485., and last three months 50s. 6d. per cwt. GREEN FRUlT.—Arrivals of oranges continue upon a limited scale, which tends to increase their value. Some parcels of St. Michael and Valencia, sold by Keeling and and Hunt at public sale, went at an advance of 2s. to 3s. per package. Some improvement in the price of lemons. Nuts in moderate demand, without alteration in price. Th• stock of Seville sours is much reduced, owing to their wasty character. Liverpool Cotton Market. —Tide Day. Market opens quiet. Sales probably 5,000 bales, SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This day. LONDON, Feb. 23.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. WEYmounr, Feb. 23.—Wind W.—Arrived—Obey, from River Plate for Leith. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 22.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Walter Baine, from Pernambuco. FALmouTli, Feb. 21.—Wind. SW.—Arrived—Minerva, from Brixham for Neath, with loss of jibboom, and other damage. KINGROAD, Feb. 22.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived--John Souchay, from Demerara. ABERDEEN, Feb. 21.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Alegone, from Rio Grande. LET ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. I GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 23—Carl Albert, from Helsinborg ; Shel lette, from Now York ; Berlin, screw steamer, from Ham burg. Sailed, Feb. 22—Schwan, screw steamer, for Bremen. DEAL, Friday Morning. Arrivod—Gambia, from London, for St. Thomas. Passed—Severn, from London for Newport; Majestic, schooner, from the west, for the north. The Etna, from New York, has arrived with £23,176 ; and the New York, from New York, with £49,590. The London and Southwark Insurance Corpora tion has declared a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum, payable on March 1. Mr. T. Osborne Stock, M.P., has been appointed a director of the Dublin Trunk Connecting Railway Company, in place of the Right Hon. William Monsell, M.P., appointed Vice-President of the Board of Trade. - - ----- The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed Monday, the 26th inst., a special settling day in the ' shares of the Matella Coffee Estates Company of Ceylon (Limited), which are not to be marked. The committee have also ordered the issue of £500,000 30 years' 5 per cent. debentures of 1864 of the Land Mortgage Bank of India (Limited), to be quoted in the official lists. The death is announced of the Rev. Sir John Page Wood, brother of Vice-Chancellor Sir W. Page Wood. The rev. gentleman was rector of St. Peter's, Cornhill, and vicar of Crossing, Essex. He died on Wed nesday. DEATII OF THE EARL OF DONOITGIDIORE.—The Earl of Donoughmore died yesterday, after a protracted ill n ess. He was born i n A p ril, 1823, and married, 7th April, 1847, to the Hon. Margaret, eldest daughter and co heir of Mr. alter Steele. He is succeeded in hi s titl es 'Palter by his eldest son, John Luke George, Viscountand Suirdale, born 1848. The death is announced of the Rev. Sir John Page Wood, brother of Vice-Chancellor Sir W. Page Wood. The rev. gentleman was rector of St. Peter's Corn hill, and vicar of Cressing, Essex. He died on Wednes day: ARRIVAL OF TIIE ETNA.--QUEENSTOWN, Thurs day.—The Inman steam ship Etna, from Now York, on the 10th inst., arrived here at 11.30 p.m. to-day, with the mails, $115,882 in specie, and 128 passengers. She landed 19 of the latter, and then proceeded at 11.40 p.m. for Liver pool. Her news has been anticipated. The country to the south of Ararat, extending towards Skipton, never in any former season exhibited such plenitude of game. The plains are described by the Advertiser as being literally overrun with flocks of wild turkeys. —,lllclbourne (Australian) paper. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, WINDSOR RACES.—Tuts DAY. ny ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. Borough Members' Plate. —Arrived : Ironsides, Sir Bobby, Rochester, Agnes, Strike, Princess Dagmar, Banker, Eheu, and Agressor. Selling Steeplechase.—Rochester (80), Geraldine (so), Ivanhoe (80), Stiletto (80), Birague (80), Echo (50), Sinite (50), Regulator (50) ; all are here. Hunters' Stakes.—Beverley (100), Ring Arthur (50) 1 Goodlad (50), Crucifix (50); all are here. A Military Sweepstakes.—Sweet Spirit, Meerschum, Bravo, Arrow ; all are here. The races commence at one o'clock. ORDER OP RUNNING. Military S weepstakes ... Match ... ... ... ... 1.0 .. 1.30 ... 2.0 Borough Members' Plate . Guards' Cup ~. . Hunters' Stakes ... . Selling Steeplechase . Match ... ... . ... 2.45 ... 3.15 3.45 ... 4.30 MILITARY SWEEPSTAKES. Meerschaum (Captain Johnstone) 1 Traviata (Colonel Knox) 2 Sweet Spirit (Captain Tempest) 0 Bravo (Owner) Arrow (Owner) 0 Betting -2 to 1 agst Arrow, 3to 1 agst Meersehautn, 3 to 1 agst Bravo. Won by six length. Winner objected to. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING_THIS DAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 9 to 1 agst Mistake (taken) 10 to 1 agst Laura (taken) 11 to 1 agst Cortolvin (taken) 12 to 1 agst Creole (taken) 20 to 1 agst Aleibiado (taken) 25 to 1 agst La Africaine (taken) 33 to 1 agst Garotter taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. HENDON RACES-YESTERDAY. The LESSEES' PLATE of 25 SOY'S ; four-yr-olds, lo s t 101 b ; five, 12st ; six and aged, 12st 51b ; selling allow ances. Two miles. Sinite (➢lamford) 1 White Stockings (Daniels) 2 Express (Ablett) 3 Pantaloon (States) 0 Confidenoo (Barton) 0 Ballycasey (Ellison) 0 Betting-6 to 4on Ballycasey, 3to 1 agst Sinito, sto 1 agst any other. Won by ten lengths. The METROPOLITAN OPEN STEEPLECHASE of 10 sovs each, with 50 added ; certain winners extra. Threo miles and a half. Mr. Daily's Ben Nevis Captain Forest's Fairplay Mr. Reid's Oldminster (Barton) 3 Mr. Daily's Portland (Caicraft) 0 Betting—Even on Ben Nevis, 3 to 1 agst Fairplay, 3 tct 1 agst Portland, 4 to 1 agst Oldminster. Won by a short head ; a bad third. The MAIDEN HUNT STEEPLECHASE of 25 sous. for horses that have never won over a country up to the time of entry ; llst 71b each. Two miles. Mr. Last's Oscar (Ellison) 1. Mr. Daily's Calverleigh ~..... (Berry) 2 Belphegor (C. Searle) 0 Melrose Rosebud (Stakes) 0 Confidence (Barton) 0 Nitrogen J. Reeves) 0 Little Jerry (Knight) 0 Betting—Even on Oscar, 5 to 2 agst Confidence, 5 to 1. Calverleigh. Won in a canter by 20 lengths. HORSES STRUCK OUT OF THEIR ENGAGE MENTS. Feb. 9, at 9 a.m., Guildhall, out of Derby Hurdle Race. Feb. 9, at 6.35 p.m., Lizard, out of Nottingham Spring Handicap. Feb. 12, after 6 p.m., Pelios and Signalman, out of Not tingham Spring Handicap. Feb. 13, at 2 40 p.m., Lytham, out of Nottingham Spring Handicap. Feb. 14, at 9 a.m., Emblem, out of all engagements. Feb. 16, at 3 p.m., Gardenia (dead) out of all engage- ments. Fob. 19, at 9 a.m., Mephistopheles, out of Lincoln Han dicap. . Feb. 19, at 9 a.m., Manchester, out 8f Nottingham and Derby Hurdle Races. Feb. 19, at 1.35 p.m. Kingfisher, out of Lincoln handicap. Feb. 19, after 6 p.m. Killarney, out of D erwen t stakes. Sinking Fund was struck out of all handicaps on Feb. 2, at 0.48 p.m., not on the Ist, as published in tho last Calen dar. FORFEIT LIST.— The forfeits of the following horsos have been paid:—By Bolingbroke —g ; Knight of the Whistle ; Lapidist (to qualify); Lawyer. Echo's forfeit has been paid_to qualify. COLOURS of RIDERS.—Mr. Beardsworth, violet, red cap; Captain Barron, chocolate, red sleeves and cap. LIVERPOOL SPRING MEETING, 1866.—The Clerk of tho Course informs us that Listless should not have been in cluded among the acceptances for tho Mersey Cup. RACING FIXT RES FOR 1866. JARY. FEBE . Lincoln 2O Nottingham Spring 27 CH. Derby Spring 1 Liverpool Spring Warwick Spring Doncaster Lewos Spring Croston Park l6 Northampton 2O Windsor Spring Newcastlo Spring 2B Newmarket Craven 2 Durham Blackheath & Woolwich 2 Catterick Bridge Abergavenny 5 Lichfield Spring Chelmsford Spring Thirsk lO Epsom Spring Newznarket Ist Spring l6 Liverpool Hunt Cup 2O Chester Curragh Ascot Spring 1 Salisbury Bath 8 Harpenden lO York Spring Epsom Summer l5 Uxbridge 2l Manchester Ascot Summer Windsor Summer 5 Newton Hampton Odiham Bibury l3 Stockbridge Chelmsford l9 JU 19 2Q 21. H BIT eiusvvnweegi Liverpool el Ipswich y f o o l r d Newcastle on-Tyne,,.,, Curragh Worcester Y. Carlisle - i Newmarket July Pontefract Abingdon Reading Nottingham Down Royal Corp lB Stamford Radcliffe l9 23 Winchester 24 Southampton 25 Huntingdon Goodwood 3l Brighton 7 Brighton Club Lewes Egham lO 14 Wolverhampton l4 Stockton l5 Oxford l6 Hastings 2l York August 2l Plymouth Lichfield Devon and Exeter 28 Tunbridge Derby 6 umuier IJ Weymouth - SO SEPT] Warwick September 4 Curragh Leicester 6 Doncaster Brecon l7 Canterbury lB _ AMBER. Di e c n h d m o on d n Monmouth 20 Manchester Autumn 2l Newmarket Ist October 25 28 ER. ,BWalsall s _ OCT Northampton 2 Newmarket 2d October 8 Curragh Newmarket Houghton Worcester c s c h o o li vi n t t h s e ° re f ce t i b pts iB bounty B 0 UNTY Dec .— . 31 T , BOUNTY.—The tobe 2f708r,t1h02 year ending enadnidngthe disbur sements £263,781 s s . QUEEN ANNE'S e 321 Cs. ld. on J an. 1, 11d., leaving a cash balance of .£l4, 1865. THE Loss OP THE EXCELSIOR.--An. An. interesting letter has been re ce i ve d in 111 l b the captain's wife f rom t h at lady. She aces ribe sw a i r t e h nts of si m pi o pathos the distre ss i ng scones which o f er a r t. e the d p o nai nb n oa f r e d ll t o h n e wreck previous to th e arrival of the lifeboat. the Thursday and Priday, an a d nd in w a a s s il e v a e g r e t i h iy, caught by by . the men wh o l i e n o t f h t e h i re s ou ' westers, v e o s r t s e rs had 6 6 , 11 °11 rv ' to Mrs. Newton (the captain's ' wife). The thimble foode onginbg. for the siz days and a small piece of a. raisin cake, which was distributed so far and only nights N t ra: as possible.. Mrs. Newton was not rescued from the cabin until it was nearly full of water, and when she was about being carried on deck a heavy sea struck the vessel, and she and the first engineer, who had gone to her assistance, were swept back into the cabin. Delirium seems to have seized hold of many of those who perished, and the captain, who was rescued from the wreck, participated in the be lief that if he let go his hold and went below he should find his way to a favourite promenade in Hull called Spring-bank. At the time the letter was written Lloyd's agent had just arrived, and was ministering to the wants of the sufferers, most of whom were then confined to their beds, but, with every prospect of speedy recovery. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY DIVIDENDS.—The directors of this company will recommend to the proprie tors the following dividends for the six. months ending the 31st January, 186 G :—On Great Western original stock at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum; Great Western (West Midland) Oxford at the rate of 18e. 6d. per cent. per annum Great Western (West Midland) Newport, at the rate of 17s. Gd. per cent. per annum ; Great Western, South `'Vales Ordinary, at the r ate of £3 ss. per cent. per annum; carry ' ing forward a balance of about £127800. MA: UST. AUG 22 30 L on. wn ? nailer then opP" Great itions 1, and ,id at ;siblo could I we ct he • was lan' :ould n the what Re the n We o be e put ively ersa- )er is ' Ta was Gant. I n at :le of I did ote a with to it I re trap - n to ;fen lon't I our •oom here illers dia -1 be en- Dro - Cher dia- ;bar tiff, fore my aa gr. Yea 'ero ;elf ins car 100 Ito 100 100 100 190 100 100 10 100 100 M WO 100 100 all 100 100