The Sun. — London, England, 1865-02-24 00:00:00

are i to a pa 1 c lew re st' ;e 01 118 the _ g o j astw i Ol eiC • ° o . ; he 4'l' 0 1/ „ w owt it er, ore ll ; w e st be e had O 1 ,t , o rs„, 60 0 r ,,o — is e ' r f3as le 4; e ster, 131 4 chall i n lea dera n— . 0 -s e " nd rolic ° l4 ll° loc is ‘ roa r e at uP te a o fro:l e 50 1 „, o iler o f 1.) 00, crov_ ooc e eir 4is Tiog s+t utte 4. „ap bho ;3 1 n't3's IfONEY MARKET AN COIDIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. he Abney Market rema i ns i n a ver y eas y con ofti,3ll. Capital i s everywhere abundant, both out 30 1's and i n th e St oc k E xc h ange. Sh ort -d ate d ( ' Gtkaercial bills have been negotiated at 44 and 41,- L e c ent., but as there is a probability that some ge suraS will be withdrawn from the market next ta .k to p ay the dividends of some of the principal liw aYs, and money will be in request for the Stock f eii; e . ha nge settlement, it is not likely th a t f ur th er ti 4l ; ti es will be afforded the public for some little of ' ! l , l e return f or th e past wee k i ssue d b y the Bank tio -r- ngland is of a favourable character. The posi koli of the establishment, notwithstanding occa -441141 withd rawa l s o f go ld , h as been slightly 4t 4 ed• The particula rs are as follows Circulation £19,659,520 kitiott Decrease ••• ••• ••• 275,585 14,600,233 Peat 1t1•C;Pn..... •• • •'' 46,362 1.. 3,602,497 itilic Deposits 4.611 ••• ••• • r • 16,639 'ePosits ... ... ... ~. ... 6,665,364 Ir - - Usher D c e it e e s a a 92,852 e 14 140885 cpeh 171,226 134 ,y and s Other Bilis 44 2 ' 2 2 2 4 0 58 0 Dop e D ecrease u erg e a c Se ritie ; 11,023,211 t iltr S ec No alteration. _unties 98— Decres ••• •.• ..• ••• 96,708 11.reruploayee d ns 8 753 665 ••• ••• •11,9 ••• ... 256,355 e sank of France has also published a very 10 , 11 table return for the past week. The bullion (..04,,4 an increase of £680,000 ; the current ac -4618, £408,000 ; and the Treasury balances, 1 17 ) ; while a reduction has taken place in the tq e k , ` 4 eounted of £770,000, in the advances in £6 R , o f £44,000, and in the notes in circulation of , s 7OOO . ha nk tot ters of allotment, accompanied by the k eiat e x's' receipt, of the City of Milan Improve tttt: Company, can be exchanged for share itt e ates on and after the 27th instant. e a pplication list of the Rio de Janeiro Gas fo"?,allY will close for London on Saturday, and D country on Monday next. ko r , liti lig the last few days there has been rather dite e ' l a nimation in the Foreign and Colonial Pro- Markets. A large business has been done in 1 / 4 1 4 - b at, in some insta n ces, en h an ced price. Coffee Ite l „, ee ll in fair request, and a better inquiry has apd ` 44 eci for cocoa and rice. In tea, fruit, spices, ak e k ltPetre there has been little change of import as regards value ; while tallow has been neg kihr ' and quotaons for both present and forward el 7 continue ti depressed. Two O'CLOCK. the e English Stock Market has continued dull at fhe quotations of yesterday. This department is bo~ o st inactive of the house, and with nothing at /1 1 , 4 ' 1, ° r abroad to excite speculation, the market cl ll je expected to show symptoms of heaviness. J`i 4 ~, ' 44 for money are 89* 4 ; and for the account, ar e g a pt . a The New Threes and Reduced Annuities ( !t tlt :i ; Exchequer Bills, 3s. prem. ; India 5 per ') 1034 104 ; an d dit to 4 per C en t s., 99 . 4 o 14 k t he Foreign Ma r ket to-d a y the r e h as be en l'ti i 3 O t erial alteration, and business has been quiet. Gli fi , 4lll 6 per Cents., 1862, are 701 71 ; do. Con t,:eB,l 521 ; M ex i ca n, 261 1 ; do. New, 251 1 ; 4 4 ; ‘ 1( ) 221 g ; Spanish Passive, 321 ; do. Certi- V . , 15 4 ; 634 64 ; do. New, 14 11 11 ;a4 d Confederate Loan, 55 57. in the Railway Share Market has been IV e 4 a lld prices have slightly given way. South- Ir}aer i r rl and North-Western have each declined ; Veat Eastern, 15s. ; and Great Northern, £l. 111acti: Fat and Colonial lines have remained 1 '41, 1 ' ; Without any material change as regards t aht 440 and Miscellaneous Shares have continued ' , l„ d orate request. Affiance have receded to o i klq c ; Metropolitan and Provincial, to 191; ( tll l „"ainn of L on d on , t o 521 ; L on d on an d kti7 are steady, at 74 ; London Joint Stock, 47 ; General Gredit and Finance, 6* 4 ; h tttk; R ailway Company shares are quoted 1 ; West London Docks, 2 21 pre m i um ; 'tet: Janeiro Gas Company, 11 to 11 premium ; I)° litan District Railways, 31 to 4 prem. 111 , 1 44 0 ' Tisil FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. Per , tae g b 0 . 0 8,,,. ME/iT FUNDS. i, Am' Consols $ / i;Ze e e h e i . °l . lll l, Mar 9 B9l )3 eat. Reduced . BB / It 2r Cent b •ti l °. Per Cent. Jan. 1894 - r .Per rt, b o Iti eß o -ent. Jan. 1873 - D ° • •!o r - ' 3 °o yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 - tk o , (11 e , 0 Telegrap h),st Aug - 4 ,etp le ' r Sea), Aug., 1908: - t ,'O. Ills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 3pm 'ktli;' ° . £5OO 3 pm 1 (43, £lOO and £2OO ItArtgland Stock, 51 per Cent - ok G f , o kBt oe ,:vEnNMENT SECURITIES. ti r , 4, -, loi per Cent., April 1874 - ••b;:. 5 pe Init , 1);,'• .44 Cent. July, 1870 D° • lint 1 1031- 4 - vet. c 99 II!. e e „„ Cent. Oct. 1888 Do, t n iltucate s V'.s Seer Paper 4 per Cent - 8 0, 1 1. Cent. Jan. 1872 - D°.4c t rr (lea., May 1879 - b,• 8 04 r, Cent., Aug. 1866 v.ll O ` 4 s, £l,OOO - , er _r• 1 ., . 4, 1,000 ilkS l ,'„lltiGN FUNDS-CLOSING PRICES. k il lkl - e 4 d.fic 5 per Cent - ii. h iPer c ent 11 4, 1 I)7 r Cent, 1852-58-60 tlpeiel k kl 4 1863 I p e 37l e,s 6 per Cent - I 1 0 r Cent. (D e f erre d 3 p er C en t.) - t ti o.l 4 Per Cent - t /tibf a l )e r Cent t 6 1) ': 6 per Cent. - 805 r Cent. , b ° '@r Cent., 1864 1i413P, £55 paid ) 1, 0 6 p_er Cent., 1825 - ?1, 4 ‘ 1 4 '' l T e r Cent., 1864 _ li ol., 1) la t , I, Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid - , t 25 r incipalities - 4 44 I,;aid - dis par b o oS oo Per Cent 9Bl 71 £lp and Issue - t o bo Bonds - t tri i2 ,.. ~,, 1864 95 141{ Z eee lnil'' '5 paid - f , r i ‘ i - pm ( I, IS , ~1'r,,,,,,j e ' !. Consolidated, 1 per Cent - 'evtloo Bonds Land Warrant - DOIV 5 16 onds - r, Per , 0 11 Cents. 1824-5, ex Coupons - kal P "s ' 14 1 1 88 4 " 6 Per c a 9 r exit b o 4 5 44 (1 1850 Ilbo IP ICS I)er C ent (Maremmana, Railway) - ek l 1/4'rip 6, 4 ,4 3 ' l 6 path . AQ Per Cent. b, D t c°l 4at ti 6 D e li pr 0 1864 - litS, i , r .en e h e lit• An_glo-French - kj)tiesklea Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c - dis , 1 1* ( I ' Ir e ,,7Per Cent., £3O paid ,t,0 5 ra.4 .vml 5 per Cent I'l l :kte kc la .. 1\bo"-ilalki,e4 °41,-Ilicile_r. ...... l. - Ptb, Per e .. (Uribarren) - Die,oilivent„ 1862 - 0 851 o 4 :e k 3 Per ' . 3 ei l4t. Cent., 1853 - Itto _ p,i, _0n...t....... .. .. .. .. .. - 14 4 ,:eiN kl , lt , 1.86, ; i, ; 6, ; a6, ''6, ; a, 47 ,Jt o 43 4 pe p er A• ............................ , 471 7 o - 1 r k-,ent. 1822 £ St b Cent ' ' " D o a ~ 1850 87 13, 2 0 6 per 0 1860 4 .14 A De -ei lt, 1859 - bo 4 perent , 1862 b ,k e ce _.. 891 81 b ° l`l2 43l lnt 4t - ,0 A Dp b„ ........ . IP1" -k k B e1 :t i , erred - 1_ B,v .............. --- , 41 u 1 , e 2.11 411 6 _ . t,,,,, 0 4 51, it . ............. ~ funded 'ti lt e ,clihh e l cknt .. f . 131 - 1 P not . ....... - I N G p er 6.3;11 . b t) o 4 tee er Cent . 1 - p i 6 ,„_. in a t . • .854 - ~,,,) A , : 0e , 2: •.... :. - t ° e i ,:lint: u. 18 ° 8 .... to Aeo r Went. 1862 fi l ° , f k eG il b l i o t ti • . a ... .. V t t ° 4 Cene4 - no see pe -m p Ci.n.:........................ - 1421 ti e ?i4 a r liate erc i j :1 63 er... b ° . ° lint uen t t. Per e ...... 0 0 . Ao eu, 1862; . - 6 e° " o nt "' Dte r o_ll. .............. - . t o t _ l -vid e e „t., ( 1 ; 864 t t,l ,? i '''. p per Cent n the above payable in London. bkll per °eat '' x• 12 Gail ...... D°• . Pe r e , • Cerb.R 'kee,-, '-'ent 1 rw - r,tes ,: A lta ~ --u., zx. 2 6f . - 11 %01 - 0, 8, 11, A c O 1 ~,, THREE O'CLOCK. „lan B9} ............. . ifar. 'eb. 23. d b y her L o ndon Western Station to lee to the Ttrards to le o'clock. the 'D u i ' food, 'dance. Lies. yesterday, drive, at- Rrnoon to rooms of brk-place' nigh lleSS Lnd, been van's varcs w orn, will be re • North F dro „ Alelan Y of Ca o be present -Jol. Clifton, Cam bridg e ' er return to and 31i 5s berlan d ion. lisburY e in Arling7. assembly it evoi"g thz ~ertai n -morrow, 31: residence daughte r N phialsOlegiis • Picea aillY . the e glace S Sly aded 11 Z it T Ito. gO. e SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Share! Railways. Paid I Closing Business Price. done. 13 1 Bir., Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall .. Do. A 1 A gets no div. B ti ll 6p.c.p.an.has Do. been paid to B Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D ). A stock Do. B ,o Do. New, ts. at 25 pry Gt S. and W. of Ireland, Gt. Weste n Original I) . S. V.O. Rail gua. Do. South Wales I Do W. Mid.— Oictord Do. Newpo t Uo. He eford Lane ,shire &Yorkshirel London and Blackwali l Lon., Brizh.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., She., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle DO. - i shares Metropolitan. Do. New Nlld and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. W., Ireland , Do. 4 shares tit id Kent No th British Do. Ed., Pth ,'Sr Dun Sth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. Stock & Darling. De. d.. 1855-L8 Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 18c4 . North Staffordshire DT. & S. W Junction Scottish C, ntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 0. Scot, Mid. st ick h ems & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon -ouch E stern Ataines, Wok., & Wok 'raff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw W.Harilepool Har.& It. Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. I;RITISH P Atlantic & St. L awrence Born., Baroda, Cen.ln gu. 5 per cent Do. fr shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff ,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June I, 1574 Calcutta & 8. E., lirn 1 a e Town & Dock, go ' Dernera-a, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu, 5 do East 'Alan, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bond. 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Prt f. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 7d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c I l'o. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (firm, gua. 5 per cent D . 4 - 1 per cent.... Do. Great VV, s. of Canada.. D s. New .. I Do. 6 p. e. Bdm. pay 1873 tio. 5, do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do . _ Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Extensiou Helb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B ttl.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Seinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Panjaub Do.lndus St Flo COLONIAL GO VERNDIEN' British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31,1972.... Can.Gov.6 July 1877-84 - Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug D sp. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p 0. Inscribed sk Cape G.Hopc, 6 p.c. 1873 no. April & Oct. 1880-4 Do. do: 1890-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. t Natal qov. o per cent N. B.Gov. 6 p.0...14.40 uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18_1 to 1876 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 18921 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.: Nova So Ala Gov. 6 p. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18884 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.e.Ja &July Do. do, ffi pril & Oct BRITII Cam .Consol. Gold, lim Chiverton Clifford A malgamated 1 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Carad on as t Carn Brea East G:enville East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavistk Gam & StA übyn(G wen. Gr.. at L , xey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist Grenvil.e Herod's Foot Hing - ston Downs Margaret Uny Lelant Marke Valley Niwyndy Iron Ore, lim Nangiles New Se ton North Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crofty Prosper Pr vidence UnyLvlant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft West assett (11l ogan W. Caradon (L skeard West Chi verton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wbea Ludoutt ........ Wheal Mary Ann (Men.l Wheal Seton .......... Wheal Ts elawney (Lis. Wheal Unlit' • • • • 95 97 131 132 Li 6 32 34 16 17 85 87 107 1 9 451 46 7 8 131 13! 147 148 13) 33 88 90 734 74 50 52 47 50 tO2 101 1161 117) 86 67 10 . 104 26 27 1 0 120.; 98 99 6) 61 118 119 133 134 107 1(9 St S 3 z 5 26 lil 111 s 67 (18 102 10 1 38.1 390 1 a 121 p, 9a 10p 122 125 11a 12 1 14)1 8) 81 11 M 138 142 44 46 19 61 5 5i 88 861 46) 51 6 7 1311 1 1161 7 50 1 1161 f 1731 2/ 4 i 31 3; } 1204 20 1 i 99 8} 1181 17} 18 6 1371 81 9 1 160 165 34 4!p 110 113 33 40 75 78 ;MONS. 100 101 55 67 par ip 4i 5 9; 74 78 p 7 93 75 85 1( 0 102 100 101 100 101 18 19 99 91 67 69 56 68 61 63 54 56 50 53 45 48 26 28 25 27 103 i .101 id p par 1) 93 100 8 9 12 11. d 85 :0 77 £0 id , 100 101 9: 94 88 9,) 62 64 3 5 82 81 99 100 9 ICO d Id I 9i 100), 94 97 MI I i 1 IT SECUR 9) 9! 90 92 93 05 79 81 78 60 103 106 106 108 107 10 106 108 102 104 108 110 102 104 105 107 108 110 105 107 90 93 98 100 92 94 91 03 103 105 86 88 92 9 , 5 102 104 91 001 105 107 - 1:07i 103 i 1 osi 7f INES. Ai 6. 31 33 575 585 32 35 141 151 6 6, 4 4i 91 101 4 4, 6 8 17 18 21 2, 34 2 1 35, 1 24 36 31 4 6 8 5 51 11 Old 17 19 35 45 14 16 2 24 3 34 31 33 530 560 20 25 144 151 14 18 7 k 3 gb 63 g 6 200 210 ICO 105 9 11 i -- 1 11 13 195 205 19 20 i 1 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 4 per cent. irred • 87 Gt. Western, South Wales. g ua. 4 per cent., 86 Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincoln, 6 per mat., Ditto, 6 per cent. rd., 61 PREFEIZENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 44 per cent. pr., 901 London and Blackwall, 41 per cent. stk., 92 London, Chatham, &c , 6 per cent. 2dpf., 65 1 London, Chatham, &c., 11etrop. 4xt., C 6 per cent., 70 Ditto, 6 per cent. B, 95 London and South-Western, 41 per cent., 981 Metropolitan 5 per cent., 1041 South Eastern 41 per cent., 1859, 91 LINES LEASED AT PI/MD.:RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and Southend, 10!4 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Eastern of France, 201 Great Luxembourg, 121 Imperial Mexican, Him., 31 1 Namur and Liege gua. 14f, per annum, 81 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidiu), - .104 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent.. 174 Western and North-Western of France, 211 FOREIGN MINEb Cape Copper, lim., 11 Caput.. Silver, Panulcillo Copper; Um., i Santa Barbara Gold Mine, lira., t Washoe Gold, lira., 81 / BANKS. Alliance (Urn.), 35t 61:8 Ditto, issued at ku pm., of yvhich 10 is pd., 211 t 21 Anglo Austrian, 7} Anglo Egyptian, lira., 13} Bank of British Columbia, 171 g Chartered Bank of India, *Australia, and China, 311 2 1 Consolidated Bank, lim., 11 East London, lim. 5i • English, Scotch, a nd Australian Chartered, 19 1 European Bank, lim. 14/ g Hindustan, china, and Japan Ohm ), Ditto, new, 101 Imperial Ottoman, 171' g Leniln, new, 51 London, Buenos Ayres, and River rlate, 47 Ditto, issued at It Pm., 1 ondon Chartered Bina ut Australia, 231 I London and Comity, 74 3i 41 London Joint Stock, 4r 7 London and South African, 2 11 London and South-Western. lira., 211 Merchant rank, lim., 33 Mercantile and Exchange. lim., 71 i Metropolitan and Provincial Bank. lira., 191 I National:PrOVinCial of:England. 157 Ditto. 3d issue, 46 National Bank, Ditto, new, 85i Provincial Banking Corporation, lim , 31 Provincial of Ireland, S 7 Szlnde, Punjaub, and Delhi. lira., 11 standard of British South Africa, lim., 21 Union of London, 521 MISCELLANEOUS. BOA bay Gas, Um., Si Ditto, new, 3f City Offices, bm., 61 I Commercial Union, Insurance, 81 Continental Union Gas, lira., lit Credit Fonder and MobiHer 01 England, Si 9 Ditto, new, 6; 7 100 floo 2 100 100 :SH 21i 3 32/ 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 11 18.18.9 30.17.6 MISCELLANEOUS—Continued. Egyptian Com. and Trading, Um.. 41 ft English and Australian Copper, 1} 1 English and Scottish Marine, lira., 51 Fairb iirn Engineering, 67 Financial Corporation, Fore-street Warehouse, Um., 8 74 81 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lira., 64 General Steam Navigation, 281 Hudson's Bay, 15i Humber Iron Works, 31 27 Imperial Mercantile Credit A sso., lira., 7 International Financial society, lira., 87 International Land Credit, lira., 51 Joint Stock Discount, Um., Land Securities, I;m., 37 I.ondon Financial:Association. lira., 2171 M,dray Irrigation and Canal, Ditto (all), 11 Milwall Iron Works, 47 National Discount Company, lim., 147 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 1-2 Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining,., lira 31 3 Trust and Agency of Australasia, lira., 64 75 1 Thames and Mersey Marine'ansurance), Jim., 71 LITERATURE, By the Sea. By the Author of " Hester Kirton.' Two Vols. Smith, Elder, and Co. The author of " Chesterford," and " Hester Kirton," and " A Bad Beginning," is making steady progress in the development of some of the most essential qualifications of a good novelist. Her characters are more than ever distinct in their various individualities, and that wonderful fidelity and naturalness of details which have characterised all her writings, are more than ever conspicuous in this new work. Little touches of humour continu ally enliven the descriptions, and, above all, the in terest of the story is sustained, and the secrets of the plot concealed till the very close of the narra tive. The only fault we have to find with these romantic adventures " By the Sea" is the improba bility of the main incident in which Phcebe Flower is concerned. Then, it must be admitted, poor Phcebe is half demented by disappointment. " Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh," her gentle nature is untrue to itself, and her con duct must not be judged by the ordinary rules of probability, otherwise we should regard her denun ciation of her lover, and her prophetic curse, as more adapted to the melodramatic heroine of "Leah" than to the lips of an ordinary English girl. With this exception, however, we can very heartily con gratulate the authoress of " By the Sea" on this new addition to her literary labours. The first chapter opens " Under the Cliff," and there we find poor Phoebe listenirg to the "voice of the charmer" which is to carry such fatal discord to the harmony of her young life : She was wrapped in that atmosphere all must surely breathe once, when, however delusive it may be, we seem to know reality for the first time, when the whole colour of our former and future life is changed ; when the fresh, unturned pages of our heart may be painted permanently with the glowing tints that seem to form a never-ending glory round them; or may only be filled with a beauteous unreal picture, like that thrown by the camera on the artist's paper—move it but slightly, it is blurred, leaving only, in some cases, the faint, tremulous outline—easily effaced, but where the impressidn has gone deeper, where the artist has been longer at work, the page is spoiled marred for ever by an ineffaceable ruin. Sorrow and disappointment are more easily borne by the old ; the hoary ruin mantles itself readily and picturesquely in the ivy ; but if the foundations of a newly-built house are insecure, there is nothing harmonious or pleasant in the spectacle of its fall ; it freshness seems glaringly at variance with such a misfortune, and until it be removed from its place for ever, its existence is blotted out from the purpose of its original creation, both for itself and for others. But what reeked those two young lovers of sorrow, as they stood there, in that sweet silence that follows the first owning of 10 - re ? There are no words then, only silence, a deep, glad, ineffable peace, almost like sleep after toil, so overpowering has been the passion or feeling that preceded those few spoken words. In vain, a little later on, her true-hearted lover Job Thorn seeks to open her, eyes to the false nature of her accepted suitor. Poor Job is utterly at fault, and is even reproved (very justly) by Tom Flower, the easy, indolent, careless, useless Tom : " I don't pretend to be as clever as as you are, Job. I've not had my rights, , or I shouldn't be a shop keeper; but I can see into some things, and the last way you'll' touch a woman's heart is by speaking against the man who's deceived her." And so, of course, it proves in this instance. We do not pro pose to follow the chequered fortunes of Phcebe Flower. We must content ourselves with a passing glimpse at some of the companions of her adven tures. Henry Cass, whom his fellow-clerk jeers at, as one of a class " who thought the world was made for them only, and the rest of mankind made for the world," and his silly little wife, are wonderfully characteristic sketches. Poor, idle, little Mrs. Cass, " who spares no one's work, though her own hands gets plenty of nussing," provokes the indignant ire of her worthy landlady, Mrs. Owles, who rates her husband for presuming to speak of the good looks of the do-nothing lodger. " You men are all alike, dress up a broom-stick in petticoats, and as long as its not your wife you'll find it in looks." In a kindred spirit of womanly wrath another good lady ex claims, "Did ever a woman get into mischief that wasn't made by a man, sir, I should like to know ? I believe ever since Adam's time they've been taking revenge upon Eve, that they have." The French scenes at the Smuggler's home form a pleasant contrast to the other chapters of homely English life. Jacques Coeur, and his vehement, devoted, jealous mother, - are both excellent. " Post tenebras lux," happily brings the troubled history of Phcebe to a satisfactory close, and we gladly leave poor Matilda Cam and her husband wiser and happier for the anxieties they have endured. A Book of Character Selected from the Writings of Overbury, Earle, and Butler. One Vol., pp. 291. Nimmo. A capital book for occasional perusal, containing a series of life-like portraits of individuals of varied quality and character, sketched by the vigorous hardly inferior artists. pencils of the author pf " Hudibras," and other Remarkable Convictions. By a Writer to the Signet. Ono vol., pp. 260. Nimmo. This very interesting vo l um e contains another exemplification of th e o f t - quo t e d sayi n g, that " truth is stranger th an fi ct i on ." E ven th e m ost hardened " sensationalist" can scarcely surpass some of the criminal records of recent times. Among these are several of the "remarkable convictions" here particularised. The Life Boat. By R. H. Ballantyne. One Vol. With Illustrations. Second Edition. Routledge. 'This is one of Mr. Ballantyne's high-spirited boy's books—a book of adventure and of enterprise. It is likely to be a favourite, as its very theme will ensure its popularity. One Vol., Notes on Brazilian Qu est i ons. B y W. D. E. Christie. PP . 236. Macmillan. This little work o n recent B r azilian matters of interest and difficulty possesses a particular value from the fact of its author having for some time held an official position at the Court of Brazil. The Cruise of the Eva. By Arthur Kavanagh. One Vol., pp. 216. Hodge, Smith, and Co. This elegant little book records a shooting cruise on the Albanian shores, and possesses a novel in terest, being somewhat original alike in its character and in its contents. It is embilished with some sixteen tinted illustrations of the landscapes, with some vigorous sketches of wild boars and other trophies of the sportman's skill. On Capital Punishment. Edited by J. Macrae More, M.A. One Vol., pp. 258. Smith, Elder, and Co. gu umnaennstws,All the er w ab h l i y ch adduced in opposition may be very justly, to capital punishment, are here set forth in a very although not ar comprehensive form, and are well worthy of atten tive perusal. Campaigns in Virginia, Maryland, 6v. By Captain C. E. Chesney, R.E. Vol. 11. Smith and Elder. The second volume of Captain Chesney's very valuable work contains the history of the third year of the American war. The directors of the London and Middlesex Bank have determined to make an immediate return to the shareholders in respect of capital of V. per share. They also state that " they are continuing their best endeavours to realise the remaining assets of the bank, with the view of distributing them amongst the shareholders as early as possible." Advices have been received by the Imperial Mexican Railway Company from Mr. Sanders, one of the directors, who proceeded to Mexico in November last, to arrange the transfer of the con cession, to the effect that all points in dispute have been satisfactorily arranged, and the concession to this company confirmed by the Imperial Govern ment. The interest at the rate of 8 per cent., due at the end of this month on the shares, will be pay able on the 6th proximo. FLOGGING IN THE ROYAL NAVY.—Mr. COX'S return of the number of persons flogged in the navy in the navy in the year 1863, supplies the following items: — Total number of corporal punishnients, 752 ; total number of lashes inflicted, 25,513 ; total number liable to corporal punishment, ,55,234 ; number of men and boys flogged pursuant to sentences of courts-martial, 73 ; number of lashes inflicted by sentence of court-martial, 3,210 ; highest number of lashes inflicted, 48 ; lowest number of lashes inflicted, 6. rHE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 186% SPORTING INTELLIGENCE:. TAT T ERS ALL'S —YESTERDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 12 to lon the field (offered) LINCOLN HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst &Laurie° (taken) 6to 1 agst Donnybrook (taken) 7to 1 agst Le Marechal (taken) • Bto 1 agst Heurlys (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STARES Bto 1 agst Skeffington (off.) 100 to 6 agst Lion (off., take 20 to 1) 20 to 1 agst John Davis (taken) 25 to 1 agst Thalestris (wanted) A very thin attendance, and the above quotations near' fy nominal. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DISGRACEFUL CONDUCT.—Charles Davey, a commission agent, of 3, Thaves-inn, Holborn, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk, and knocking at several doors in Titchfield-street and Dean-street, Soho. • Abel Dickins, 306 A, said he resided at No. 1, Titchfield street, Soho, and about half-past 12 that morning he was awoke by loud knocking at his door. Thinking there was a fire he began dressing himself, but before he could do so eight or ten more loud knocks were given at the door. He then went down and opened the street door, and saw the prisoner with some others a short distance off. The pri soner came to the door and asked him if Mr. Phipps lived there, and he told him he did not, and the prisoner then, with his companions, went and knocked at several doors in Dean-street, the prisoner saying to. the others, "Let's have our spree out." He (Dickins) then went after the prisoner, and he was taken into custody. Sergeant Cooke, 7 C, said the prisoner was drunk. Mrs. Isabella Borst, of No. 98, Dean-street, Soho, whose husband is an invalid, said she was awoke, as were all the the persons in the house, by hard knocking at the door a little before one that morning, the impression being that the house was on fire. Mr. Knox told the prisoner he ought to be ashamed of himself. He should fine him 20s. or fourteen day. RIOTOUS CONDUCT IN A WORM:MUM—Five young women, named Ellen Andrews, Ellen Mears, Sarah Smith, Elizabeth Phillips, and Eliza Geering, were brought before Mr. Knox charged with refractory conduct in St. Martin's Workhouse. Randell, the porter of the workhouse, said that on the previous night the prisoners were admitted into the casual ward, and some time after they created a great dis turbance. A nurse in the sick casual ward said the prisoners made a great noise, screamed out Fire," and pulled the tables and chairs about. They also abused her in the most shameful manner. Mr. Knox committed the prisoners for 21 days' each. THAMES A SAILOR'S IMPROVIDENCE.—Robert Forster, a seaman, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with assaulting police-constable Mackay, 516 K. The constable met the prisoner last night in Lucas street, Commercial-street, in a state of intoxication. The sailor ran at the policeman " like a bull at a gate," and butted him on the breast with his head. The constable treated this with the greatest forbearance and good humour, and when it was repeated he raised his head and allowed him to go on. Directly afterwards the prisoner entered into a quarrel with a man not in the "force," and began fighting with him. The constable interfered, and the prisoner struck him a heavy blow on the nose, and caused it to bleed profusely. The prisoner said he was intoxicated, but should keep sober in future. Mr. Partridge asked the prisoner if he had spent all his money, to which he replied in the affirmative. He came home a fortnight ago with £7O, and it was all gone. He drunk it away principally. Mr. Partridge—You are a foolish fellow. I fine you 10s. MURDEROUS ASSAULT.—WiIIiam Thompson, a seaman, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with violently assaulting a woman, named Mary Raisin, at No. 4, Bell street, St. George-in-the-East. The prisoner was temportarily acquainted with the victim of his brutality. He quarrelled with her in her lodgings, and beat her and kicked her in a very savage manner. She was found weltering in her blood, and the prisoner standing over and kicking her. Ho was secured, and the woman was removed to the London Hospital. The prisoner was remanded till Friday. MARKETS—This Day. - .4.- - MARK-LANE. A small supply of English wheat was received fresh up to our market to-day, both by water and rail. Although the demand for all qualities ruled far from active, the bulk of the supply was disposed of, at the prices of Monday last. As regards good and fine samples, the trade may be con sidered firm. The market was but moderately supplied with foreign wheat. As a rule, the amount of business transacted was small. Holders and importers, however, were firm in their demands, and Monday's currency was well supported. Floating cargoes of grain were in moderate request at full quotations. With barley the market was moderately supplied. On the whole, the trade was steady at Monday's prices. Malt sold slowly, yet no change took place in its value. The trade for oats was decidedly firm, and Monday's advance in prices was fully mainta i ned. The market was but moderately supplied. Both for beans and peas the market was very firm at fully late rates. Most descriptions of flour were in moderate request and prices ruled firm. ------- ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. --- Wheat.Barley.Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 380 860 1,620 3,920 430 Irish Foreign 4,320 19,350 1040 NEWGATE AND LEADENIIALL sks. • But moderate moderate supplies of town and country-killed moat were on sale here to-day. The trade, generally speaking, was quiet, yet prices ruled firm. Per 81b by the carcase. sd sd sdsd Inferior beef 3 2 3 6 Inferior mutton.... 3 8 4 2 Middling do 3 8 4 2 Middling mutton..l 4 4 8 Prime large d0.....4 4 4 6 Prime do .......... 4 10 5 0 Prime small 8 4 10 Veal ••4 2 5 2 Large pork 3 6 4 4 Small pork. 4 6 410 BOROUGH HOP. The supply of English hops on sale being small, the trade for all qualities of home-grown produce is very firm, at fully late rates. Tho best foreign hops continue in de mand, at extreme quotations. Inferior foreign hops, how ever, of which there is a somewhat abundant supply of American on offer, are difficult of sale. Mid and East Kent ..... 110 s to 200 s per cwt. Weald of Kent Sussex .. Yearlings loos to 14es ~ Bavarian American Bos LO 130$ COLONIAL. TEA.—Since the conclusion of the public sales business has been dull, but prices have not varied to any important extent. SuGAR.—A steady business has been transacted in West India, and full rates have been current for superior quali ties. In the refined market late rates are also fully sup ported. COFFEE.—There has been a moderate inquiry for both plantation and native Ceylon, and prices generally have shown no material alteration. RICE.—A fair demand has prevailed for East Indian de scriptions, at fully previous rates. TALLOW.—The market has continued very dull, and the few bargains entered into for both present and forward de livery have been at about previous rates. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Feb. 24.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with rain. LOWESTOFT, Jan. 22.—Wind from Shields for Rouen, making water, and with other damage. TROON, Feb. 24.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Onward, from Belfast. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 24.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Hellene, from Palermo for Hamburg ; Ceres, screw steamer, from Dublin. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 25—Florence Nightingale, from Bathurst; Wheatsheaf, Amelia, William, and Logan, from Guernsey; Margaretta, from Ibrdil ; Jane Duncan, from Havannah ; Truant, from Berbice ; Lionne, from Gravelines. _ _ Arrived, Feb. 24—Andalusia, steamer, from Pomeron ; Concordia, steamer, from Boulogne. Sailed, Feb. 24.—Beta, for Oporto. DEAL, Friday Morning. Anchored.—Jane Henderson, from Rangoon; Sprightly, of Folkestone, from North West ; Gradne, bark, from Madras—all for London ; Hebe, schooner, from Sunder land, for Littlehampton. Sailed—Sparkling Wave, for London, to stop leaks. GRIEF.—A young lady being told that her lover was suddenly killed, exclaimed, " Oh, that splendid gold watch of his! Give it to me that I may remember him and cherish his dear memory."—Anierican Paper. At a meeting of the Middlesex magistrates:yes terday a communication was read from the Home Office pointing out that the Coldbath-fields Prison was utterly inadequate to the accommodation of the prisoners who are confined there, and recommending that that prison should be enlarged and a new one built. The subject will be taken into full consideration at another meeting of the magistrates. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-THURSDAY. There was a thin attendance, but little business was done, the transactions exhibiting no noteworthy features: beyond a disposition to back Joe Maley and Shropshire for the Liverpool Steeplechase. Closing prices LINCOLN HANDICAP. 6to 1 agst Heurlys (taken) 7to 1 agst Manrico (taken) 7to 1 agst Donnybrook (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Terror (offered) 30 to 1 agst Nu (taken) • 33 to 1 agst Charming Woman (offered) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 11 to 1 agst Emblematic (taken) 100 to 7 agst Arbury (offered) 100 to 6 agst Jerry (wanted) 20 to 1 agst The Czar (offered) 25 to 1 agst Joe Maley (taken freely) 25 . to 1 agst Shropshire (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Gratitude (taken) UXBRIDGE STEEPLECHASES-THURSDAY. The Volunteer Cup, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 sovs each, for horses the property of Volunteers ; 12st 71b each. Two miles. 4 subs. Mr. Hoit's Jenny Jones, aged, 12st 71b (Mr. Ellison 1 Mr. W. Riley's Whitestockings, 12st 71b (Mr. Barry 2 Mr. Grant's Irish Lass, aged, 12st 71b (Owner 3 Mr. Coleman's Advent, aged, 12st 71b (Owner 4 Betting--5 to. 4 agst Jenny Jones, 2to 1 agst White stockings, 5 to 2 agst Advent. Advent took a clear lead, Whitestockings going on se cond, Jenny Jones third, and the Irish Lass last. At the second fence the leader ran wide at the turn, followed by Whitestockings, and lost considerable ground. Going up the hill, Advent having made up his lost ground, again took the lead, and was followed past tho stand by Irish Lass, at whose girths lay Jenny Jones, with Whitestock ings well up. A quarter of a mile from home Whitestock ings took up the running, closely attended by Jenny Jones and Irish Lass, and the three took the last fence together, after which an exciting race ensued, which ended in fivour of Jenny Jones by half a length, Irish Lass was third a length in the rear of Whitestockings, and Advent walked in. The Loudwater Cup, added to a Sweepstakes of 3 SON'S. each ; weight for age ; winners 101 b extra. Two miles. 8 subs. Mr. Dixon's The Old Squire, aged 21st (Mr. Barry) 1 Mr. Sherley's Concave, I.2st (Owner) 2 The following also ran :—Confederate, Chance, Irish Lass, Blackberry, and The Gipsy. Betting-6 to 4 agst old Squire-1 to 1 agst Concave -5 to 1 agst the Gipsy. Concave made play, with Confederate lying second, Chance third, the Old Squire fourth, the others well up. After about a mile had been traversed, Blackberry ran into second place, but no other material change took place, and passing the Stand, Concave held a lead of three or four lengths of Blackberry. A quarter of a mile from home, The Old Squire ran into second place, and Concave tiring coming up the hill, was closely pressed by The Old Squire. The two came over the last fence almost together, when Concave, swerving from distress, was headed by The Old Squire, who won a good race by a neck. Blackberry walked in third ; the other did not pass the post. The Denham Plate (Handicap) of 30 sovs. ; winners extra. Two miles Mr. Price's Simpleton, 11st 121 b (Horogan 1 Mr. Hutchinson's Best Man, list 121 b (Gregory 2 Mr. Thumwood's Sinite, lOst 91b (Mr. Harford 3 The following also ran:—Billy Pitt, Polly Hopkins, Remunerator, ' Flying Spur, Betsy Baker, Budworth, and Puss, Betting-5 to 2 agst !Betsy Baker, 7to 2 agst Polly Hopkins, 4 to 1 agst Simpleton, and 6 to 1 agst any other. Simpleton led to the first fence, where Budworth fell, and Billy Pitt refused. Betsy Baker here took second place, but going up the hill was passed by Remunerator, who was in hot pursuit of the leader passing the stand, followed at slight intervals by Sinite and Best Man, next to whom came Puss, Polly Hopkins, Betsy Baker, and Flying Spur. At the obstacle next the stand Betsy Baker refused, and was walked back to the enclosure. Simpleton from this point was never afterwards headed, and won easily by two lengths ; a length divided the second and third; Polly Hopkins was fourth, Remunerator fifth, Puss sixth, and Flying Spur walked in. A Selling Steeplechase of 3 sovs each, with 20 added, 12st each ; selling allowances. Two miles. Mr. Coleman's Advent, list 71b (£4O) (Mr. Elphick) 1 Mr. George's Amelia Ann, lOst 4113 (X2O) (Brazier) 2 The Don also ran. Betting-2 to lon The Don. Amelia Ann took a long lead till reaching the stand. At the next fence she refused, and let Advent up, who went on with the lead to the bottom, where Amelia Ann again took up the running, but coming to grief at the last fence but one, Advent came in alone. The Don refused several times and was stopped after going abouf a mile. The winner was not sold. The Innkeepers' Plate did not fill. ORES FOR 1865. Warwick Spring Vincennes Chelmsford Spring 2B Grand National Hunt Barham 3O Lewes Spring 3O IL. Canterbury Spring Abergavenny 2O T hirsk 2l Cardiff 25 Epsom Spring Bath - , 23 Harpenden 26 Epsom 3O THIRD EDITION. SUN' OFFICE, 7 CeLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCt—This Day LINCOLN RACES-THIS D.Y. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. TRIAL STAKES. Guardsman Mongrel Terror __ _ Eight ran. CITY HANDICAP. Goklylocks Jane Shore . Clairvoyant° Twelve ran. BROCKLESBURY STAKES 0z0ne.. ................................................ Va1entine............ ................................... Fleur des Bois ...................................... Fifteen ran. GRAND STEEPLECHASE. 1 2 3 Bridegroom Pige0n.................................................................. Six ran. UXBRIDGE RACES-MIS DAY HUNTERS' STAKES. Cock o' the Walk Dinorah Fonr ran. SELLING STEEPLECHASE. Moscow Foreteller Advent • 3 Oberon Medicis Four ran. SELLING STAKES. UXBRIDGE STEEPLECHASE, Ballycassy Lauri Martin Five ran. LOCAL STEEPLECHASE Cossack Moscow Eleven ran. TOWN PLATE. Polly Hopkins Simpleton Five ran. LATEST BETTING. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 7to 1 agst Manrico 7 to 1 agst Donnybrook 10 to 1 agst Heurlys 11 to 1 agst Idle Girl Doerfoot scratched at 12.0 this day. DERBY. 50 to 1 agst Joker (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—THIS EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the wwlsack at the usual hour. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :—Contract Corporation, St. Clement Danes Improvement, United General Gas, Utilisation of Sewage and Land Recla mation Ireland, Assam Company, Aylesbury and Buckinghamshire Railway, Kilrush and Kilkee Railway and Pulnasherry Reclamation, Ryde Pier (Tramway), Southern Railway, Ventnor Harbour, West Cornwall Railway, Bray and Enniskerry Railway, Burnley Market, Dundrum, Foxrock, and Kingston Junction Railway, Stourbridge Canal. In reference to two other private bills upon the paper this evening, Shepard's Patent and Wright's Patent, Lord REDESDALE said he would call attention to these ques tions, and questions arising out of them, on Monday next. 1111 11 67} 102& 80 i f 100 992 100 ITIES. RACING FIXT Derby Spring 2 West Drayton Liverpool Spring 7 Shrewsbury Spring lO Doncaster Spring l4 Vincennes AP. Vincennes Northampton 4 Croxton Park 7 Newmarket Craven l7 Durham Newmarket Ist Spring 1 Chester 9 York Spring Salisbury lB COURSING. GREAT WATERLOO MEETING—THURSDAY. (Over ARear.) The Great Waterloo Cup, value £1,600 (less £360 de ducted for Waterloo Purse and Plate) by subscription of £25 each, the winner to receive £5OO, second £2OO ; two dogs, £5O each; four dogs, £3O each; eight dogs, £2O each; and sixteen dogs, £lO each. Sixty-four subs. Mr. J. Knowles ns King Tom beat Mr. Bake ns Grecian Girl. Mr. Williams ns Blackstrap beat Mr. Hodson's Hera. Mr. W. Long ns Samuel beat Mr. G. A. Thompson's Tul lochgorum. Mr. T. L. Reed ns Wideawako beat Mr. J. Blackstock's Beckford. Mr. J. Johnstone ns Johnny Cope beat Mr. G. Blanchard's Bubwith. Mr. I. Campbell's Coodareena beat Colonel F. H. Bathurst's Rapid Rhone. Mr. Massey ns Don Felix beat Mr. J. Cunningham's Bar nard Castle. Mr. W. R. Clarke ns Henchman beat Mr. J. Brundritt's Burgomaster. Mr. Strachan's St. George boat Mr. A. Graham ns S chweppe. Mr. Stocker ns Merry Heart beat Mr. J. Russell's Ruth. Mr. W. G. Borron ns Sea Ranger beat Mr. J. H. Blundell's Beware. Mr. C. Randell np Sultana beat Mr. Barden's Oliver Gold smith (1). Lord Stair ns Bonus beat Lord Uffington's Calabaroona (1). Dr. Richardson's Sing Death beat Lord Binning's Donald (1). Mr. J. Gibson ns Clasper best Lord Eglington ns Blush Rose. Mr. J. Jardine ns Annabelle beat Mr. J. S. Bland's Beatrice Princess. Mr. J. F. Callander ns Snowflake beat Mr. Gregson ns Carouser. Lord Bective ns Reveller the Second beat Mr. G. B. Bruce ns Fiery Cross. Mr. Bartholomew's Mock Modesty beat Mr. T. D. Hornby ns Bonnie Venture. Mr. Cloudesdale ns Cheer Boys beat Mr. C. Chesshyre ns Dreamer. Mr Croft ns Roaring Lion beat Mr. Mallabey's Merevale. Mr. G. F. Armistead's Bessow beat Mr. Spinks's Sea Chief. Mr. Green's Gaiety beat Mr. T. Brocklebank's Baron Lyndhurst. Mr. T. T. C. Lister's Chloe beat Mr. H. Haywood's Rebe. Colonel Goodlake ns Meg beat Mr. J. Hyslop ns Duppel. Mr. Gavin Steele's Scots Grey beat Lord Lurgan's Master Sweeny. Lord Sefton's Shandygaff run a bye Mr. J. Dunlop's Marshal Forward (dr). Mr. Savage ns Billy beat Mr. W. Mather ns Accident. Mr. B. H. Jones's Jem Mace beat Lord Grey De Wilton', Glendower (1) (dr). Mr. Deighton's Deodora, beat Mr. Lloyd ns Crabcatcher. Mr. Garnett ns Winsome Lassie, beat Hon. Captain C. Molyneux ns Simple Susan. Weather fine, ground in capital order, and a large com pany present during the afternoon. REMUNERATION OF SOLICITORS. Tho LORD CHANCELLOR introduced a bill for tho purpose of amending the laws relating to attorneys and solictors. The main point in the improvement he hoped to make by the bill was that a solicitor should be able to make a contract with his client for the doing of a certain work for a certain sum. This imprgvement would work with especial benefit in the case of drawing a deed. The solicitor was not paid ac cording to the skill with which he drew the deed, or the labour and care required to draw th e d ee d, but ac cording to the yard, irrespective altogether of its clearness or excellence. The bill was read a second time. The Earl of LONGFORD called attention to the report of the select committee of the House of Commons upon metropolitan sewage of last session, and asked if it were intended to take any steps to carry out the recommenda tion of the committee ? [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—THIs EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. SCHNEIDER took the oaths and his seat on his elec tion for the borough of Lancaster, in. the room of the late Mr. Gregson. The hon. gentleman was introduced by Viscount Bury and Mr. Fenwick. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills wore read a second time :—Great Northern and West Yorkshire Railways Amalgamation, Midland Railway (Barnsley to Kirkburton) and Belfast Borough. LIVERPOOL LICENSING BILL. On the motion for the secondreading of this bill, Mr. LAWSON moved, as an amendment, that "the granting of licenses for the sale of intoxicating liquors is a subject which ought not at present to be dealt with by any private bill." Mr. W. FORSTER objected to any legislation on the subject as being without the practical sphere of the opera tions of the Houses of Parliament. Mr. HORSFALL supported the bill and said that, not withstanding the great improvement which had taken place in regard to measures for diminishing the means of obtaining intoxicating liquors, he thought legislation on the subject would be advisable. It appeared that intemperance prevailed to a considerable extent in the district to which the bill referred, and therefore it was desirable that the sub ject should bo dealt with by the Legislature. Sir G. GREY supported the bill. Mr. ROEBUCK opposed the bill, on the ground that the subject to which it related should be dealt with by a public and not a private bill. Lord STANLEY contended that there was no ground for introducing legislation on this subject, and dissented in toto from the principle of the house proceeding to deal with a general matter merely on local grounds as in the present instance. He strongly objected to such bills as the pre sent, which proposed to deal by penal measures what really should be considered by Parliament. He did not object to legislation on this subject, but it must not be by a private bill. (Hear, hear.) The motion for the second reading of the bill was nega tived without a division. NAVIGATION OF THE RIVER GODAVERY, INDIA. Mr. SMOLLETT asked the Secretary of State for India, whether any despatches had recently been received re garding the works proposed for opening up the navigation of the River Godavery ; and if he would only lay the same upon the table of the house ; and, whether a flotilla on the Godavery is now maintained at the expense of the State ; and whether the Government of India is still re solved to persevere in carrying out the projects of the local engineers, and at what estimated cost ? Sir C. WOOD replied in the affirmative, and said that the estimated cost of the works in question was £300,000. -- -- ~.....7 vv.... ... qli. THE REPUBLIC OF URUAGUAY. Mr. MAGUIRELIiedth; Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he had received any information as to the Government of the Republic Uruaguay having sent commissioners to Paris to solicit the protection of the Emperor of the French against the Brazilian troops now besieging Montevideo; whether any similar aid has been asked from her Majesty's Government; and, whether her Majesty's Government have received any information by the French packet as to the condition of affairs in the River Plate, especially in reference to the threatened blockade of Montevideo, and the action, if any, taken by the corps diplomatique at Montevideo respecting such menace. Mr. LAYARD replied in the negative. RATING OF MINES AND TIMBER. Mr. LYALL asked the President of the Poor Law Board whether he would bring in a bill this session for the rating of all mines and timber. Mr. VILLIERS said that he did not deem it advisable to bring any bill of such a description before Parliamen this year. CAPTAIN SAYR'S LIFEBOAT. Sir J. HAY asked the Secretary to the Admiralty if it was the int en ti on of the Admiralty to give any further trial to Captain Sayer's lifeboat, which seems a valuable invention for saving life ? Lord C. PAGET sa id th a t it was not considered expe dient to make any further trial in regard to the invention in question. PROTECTION OF VOTERS. -- - - Mr. BERKELEY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to bring forward this session any stringent and decisive measure for the prevention of corruption and the protection of electors at Parliamentary elections ? Sir G. GREY said that it was not intended on the part of the Government to introduce any such measure, DECLINE OF THE POPULATION IN IRELAND. On the motion for going into committee of supply, Mr. HENNESSY moved the following resolution: — "That this house observes with regret the decline of the population of Ireland, and will readily support hr a jesty's Government in any well-devised measure to stimu late the profitable employment of the peoPle• d i. On an address to the Crown be prepared, the foregoing resolution. He denied that to a was any truth in the political doctrine that erni s g concerned.r large extent was desirable as far as Irelandtvienirs icde there statements of the He cited in support of his views the t view Marq ushisouo lfaCrritackaornde,bayloc== t s n h o g a t t o t that a p t enlarged rom otin promoting whichsuch promotionoflreland, would render (Hear, hear.) (LEFT SPEAKING.) COURSE OF EXCHANGE—This Evening, dam . Amster Short. 11 1G Ditto 3 Months. 11 18 z. 11 161 25 47 R o tterdam 11 181 11 19 11 19 An t w erp - -25 42-1 B r ussels Hamburg Paris — Short _ l3 7 1 1 3 8; 2 5_. 12f 25 20 - Ditto 3 Months. 25 40 25 45 homelike CANTERBURY MUSIC HALL, Hodge-Podge" and the Metropolitan Theatres It LwAif bßeErelcirollePcteOdlittEt -aCsumol7RmTo—(ns wTasHlgSraDntAeYd .) to the lessees of the metropolitan theatres against Mr. Morton, manager of the " Oxford and Canterbury Music Hall Com pany (Limited),' ;in that a piece was performing at the Can terbury Hall, which infringed upon their rights, and was a violation of the "Dramatic Act." Evidence was produced for and against at the last examination, and the magistrate (the Hon. G. Norton), delayed giving his decision until to-day. His Honour wished the evidence to be read over, which having been done, he proceeded to comment upon the ar guments advanced upon both sides. The counsel for the prosecution had done his utmost to convince him that the lessees were quite disinterested in the matter, and that it was purely as a public duty, and for the promotion of morality that they had entered upon the case. Hi s Honour gave them doubtful credit for that, and thought, on the other hand, that it came with a very bad grace from them that they should endeavour to exercise arbi trarily a monopoly which was placed in their hands by the Dramatic Act. After hearing all the evidence, and considering the great expense which Mr. Morton had been put to in bringing it before the public, and also the serious results it would have upon similar places of amusement, he had thought it right to see for himself the nature of the piece before giving his final decision. Accordingly, on Saturday night last (in company with Sir Thomas Henry, the chief metropolitan magistrate at Bow-street) he took the opportunity of visiting the Canterbury Hall. Nothing could exceed the courtesy and obliging demeanour of Mr. Morton. Every facility was given him to inspect the machinery and appliances by which the piece is produced. Of the piece itself he could not possibly speak in too high terms. The manner in which the figures are brought upon the stage, and the chaste ness of the illusions, are almost beyond description. In fact, they reminded him of the fairy scenes he had read of in his younger days. Altogether, he might say it was gor geous in the extreme. Whatever might be said as to the morality of music halls in general, his opinion was, that if they were all conducted in the same orderly manner as the Canterbury, and such pieces produced as "Hodge-Podge," he had no doubt whatever that they would have a very beneficial effect ; and, while adding to the enjoyment of the masses, would not, inhis opinion, be detrimental to their morals. But with regard to the question at issue,'he had his duty to perform; of the piece, its wonderful effects, and the pleasing nature of . the performance, he had an Act of Parliament whereby he must give his decision. There can be no doubt that the piece called " Hodge Podge " is a pantomime, and a very perfect pantomime too ; and though there had been various opinions expressed as to what constitutes a pantomime, he himself, after giving it his most careful consideration, had made up his mind with regard to " Hodge Podge." How ever, he had very great reluctance, indeed, to put a stop to the performance of such a piece. He would much rather delay'giving his decision for some days to allow Mr. Morton time, should he wish to do so, to apply to the Lord Chamberlain for a dramatic license. He considered that such a place of amusement as the Canterbury, conducted as it was in the most orderly manner, and affording to the visitors an elevating and agreeable entertainment, was well entitled to such a license. When he stated the fact that during all the time he had sat upon that bench there had not been a single complaint against the management of that • hall, he thought that circumstance would go far with the Lord Chamberlain in granting a license. Mr. Morton having stated that he wished the decision postponed to give time for an application to the Lord Chamberlain. The Magistrate accordingly delayed his decision till to-. morrow week. In the event of Mr. Morton being successful in getting a license (of which there is scarcely any doubt), the public will still have the delectable pleasure nightly of witnessing this marvellous and unique illusion. This question has created great interest amongst the theatrical and music-hall proprietors, and the court was crowded for some time before the case came on. LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 23. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of the following Officers of the Marine of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French, and of his Majesty the King of the Netherlands, to be Honorary Members of the Military Divisions of the Second and Third Classes of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, respectively ; viz. :—To be Knight Commander— M. Jean Louis Charles Jaures, Vice-Admiral. To be Companions—M. Antoine Marie le Couriault du Quilio, Capitaine de Vaisseau ; Mr. Henry Maurice Pas-quier do Francheu, Capitaine de Vaissseau ; and Captain Jacobus Eliza de Man. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 22. The following promotions have been made :—Mr. John Johnson to be Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with se niority of 9th May, 1864 ; Mr. James Charles Sanders to be Engineer in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority of 16th February, 1865. FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 22. __ _ _ The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. J. C. Prost as Consul-General in New South Wales for his Ma jesty the King of the Netherlands. FEB. 23. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Hugh Mallet, Esq., to be Secretary or Registrar to the Mixed Commis sion Courts established at the Cape of Good Hope, under the treaties concluded by Great Britain on the 3d July, 1842, and 7th of April, 1862, with Portugal and the United States respectively, for the suppression of the African slave trade. BANKRUPTS, That portion of the Gazette containing the bankrupt 4 had not arrived when we went to press. The late Duke of Northumberland. But a few paces removed from the roar and rattle of one of the centres of the metropolitan traffic lay all day yesterday—and will continue to lie to-day— the remains of one who was great among English nobles. The mournful progress from the late Duke's northern residence to the final resting place at West minster began on Wednesday, and from the events of the journey rather than from any display made at the ducal house in London is to be gathered a just conception of the position filled by the de ceased nobleman, and of the regret awakened by his loss. The funeral procession moved out from the feudal castle of Alnwick amid the unmistakable sorrow of all the Northumberland towns. The local Volunteer force, to the number of 500, accompanied it on its way, the Consuls of foreign nations attended in uniform, so did the officers and crew of one of her Majesty's gunboats, while the clergy and members of local bodies, general mourners, and tenants on horseback contributed to swell the number of those who concurred in paying this last tribute of respect. The very list of immediate body-servants, agents, bailiffs, heads of departments, lodge-keepers, gar deners, falm-men, game-watchers, woodmen, &c., reads like a regimental muster-roll. When the hearse had been conducted to the railway station and the train conveying the remains reached New castle all the ships had their flags hoisted half-mast high ; and at the next halting point, where a delay of half an hour took place, the great bell of York Minster solemnly tolled a requiem. Thus, followed by the regrets of all to whom his worth was known' the late Duke's body passed on its was to London, where its arrival, late at night, excited but little attention. The deepest sorrow, like the greatest joy, is lost in the immensity of London life. All that any event, however striking, can be expected to accomplish is to give a passing colour to the feeling of the moment. Residents, however, to whom the circumstances were privately known, ex hibited not less eagerness to show respect for the memory of the late Duke than any of his tenantry or acquaintance in the north of England. The ad mission to Northumberland -house was exclusively by ticket, the issue being confined to personal friends of the deceased, hi s t e nants, and tradespeople. Of ar rived during the day so that a pretty constant stream of visitors moved at a these a goodly numbe r dr a peries, r d o oomth, otherwise s c h e had prepared been as a mortuary chamber. On entering this apartment hungfootp wacite the gloom was so intense that it was difficult to dis tinguish any object beyond the crimson and gold of remine discovero Li s nan s a i vnotedh that oval. Little v aa e t r theo c the coffin, which was supported in the usual manner throughDlack the d upon trestles, covered with the pall, and surrounded by tall wax tapers, held in a o d n bl eeYt alisnttitdelksocus,tahhirreoanenygreedestehinedgtoahnne ad miral's hat and sword of the la'te Duke had also ing or droopi ng been deposited th ere. Some herald i c designs, cover fr honours inherited omthe head of o fritthe coffin, renjoy indi ed ca" that among other by the favour of his Sovereign the Order of the Garter had been included. These were the few objects; and, as far as could be perceived, the only objects affording any relief to the mournfulness and quiet of the chamber, at the sides of which a stricter search discovered mutes standing with as little motion as their own black wands. The last compli ment paid, and a pardonable curiosity indulged few of the visitors were sorry to pass through the second doorway into the light of day once more, leaving to the custody of relatives and of the household, upon whose faces grief was plainly written, the custody of him who was sometime Duke and Earl of Northum berland, Earl and Baron Percy, Baron Lucy, Poyn ings' Fitz-Payne and Bryan, Latimer, Warkworth , and Baron Prudhoe, in the county of Aortlaunber la nd. ect. 20} 20é 100 100 100 100 100 100 10 100 10 Ito 1.0 100 ISSK 100 100 103 100 100 leo 100 100 10 100 100 3.12.8 8 68i 512 i 8 tli I 1001 157 6 IC 01 I csi i