The Sun. — London, England, 1865-01-20 00:00:00

MARKETS---This Day. Fresh . MARK LANE. up to our market to-d a y th e arr i va l s o f home °."1 -1 1 wheat were very m o d era t e, b ut notw i t h s t an di ng t h e quiet 1342 411 show of samples on the s t an d s , th e t ra d e w as very both for red and white qualities, at Monday's quota tioos. l it o h d l e u ra o t s e t i de s but criptions of foreign wheat the market wa s Y n everth e l ess the The trade, however, rul e d qu i e t, Float' business the business done was at quite previou s ra t es . r The cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at late prices. supply of good and fine barley on sale was small, and the trade for the best malting produce was firm, at full clieZenefes• Inferior barley, with which the market was I si nsiv elY supplied, sold heavily, at low prices. alt the trade The changed hands to a moderate extent, at late rates. B PPIY of oats on sale was moderate. On the whole Beans Was fsteady, at full quotations. were dull, at the late decline in prices. Pea s T he /net a. slow sale, on former terms. f lour trade was steady, and prices ruled firm. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Ettgli s h Wheat. Barley. M a lt. O a t s . Fl our . I rish .. audScotch... 530 440 1,930 5,310 1,340 Fore.... ..............1950 1,200 11,410 120 sacks brls. , NEIVGATE AND LEADENHALL. ,lerate supplies of meat are on sa l e a t th ese mar k e t s . BPeaking, the trade is quiet, at our quotations. Per 81b by the carcase. Inferio r beef sclad ads(' ta ...... 3 0 3 6 Inferior mutton— 1 4 3 10 4 Prirrtlinig ..... 38 4 e Middling mutton 4 68 l arge 4 4 6 Prime do L ir • finnan 8 4 10 Veal 3 10 4 8 ge Pork ........ 30 4 2 Small pork. 44 4 8 iz e t ,4 itie s BOROUGH HOP. Th e „ market c on ti nues tolerably firm. In goo d and fine sales progress steadily, at fully late rates ; but 14 so • 'tut produce moves off slowly, and the quotations have, som e nstances, a drooping tendency. • Mid and East Kent Weald o f Kentloss to 155 s Bus eex. Yearlings 100 s to 14Q8 COLONIAL. g re y - • -- The-publi c t.„ess —.--T he - nublic sales of China have continued to p ro - .ery -Iled alue. slowly, and inferior qualities have slightly de cb in ITAlL—Business has been very dull, and West Indi a th e may may be quoted about 6s per cwt. cheaper. In k oti te , ail ed market th ere i s a l s o very little animati on . Com e 'IIIIIPS are quoted 43 s p er c wt. ti n 41 'tL—There h as been a fair inquiry for both planta a4d native Ceylon at fully previous quotations. The demand for East India has continued brisk, 114 i ' at e Prices are well sustained. l'.l- . 4 , 4° lv•—A moderate business has been reported in t, ti both for consumption and on speculation, and quo lin ° Lis are steadily maintained. On the spot, 41s 6d ; e;tl..ch delivery, 42s 6d ; and last three months, 43s 6d per NEY ITA,IKET AN , COMMERC ,AL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. iilThe rates for discount accommodation have tended li easier direction consequent upon a smaller in offer,r for assistance and a good supply of money on co . 14 Lirokers have now more capital at their negotiateinniand than they can use, and they are therefore g the best commercial bills at 51 i per cent. Y esterd Abo ut 32,000 i n gold was taken into the Bank Y Ile return for the past week from the Bank of ti glancl i s of a satisfactory character, although the Z er i v s e of notes has been diminished. The bullion fall i ' l ee : i ncreased, and the other securities have ti e ,!, -e. , rather considerably. Annexed are the par tuars Active Circulation £20,710,700 228,415 Bullion Incre ase 14468227 . Ilest ... 'llerease 3,489023 1' . 66,232 P u b lic Dlnerease e posits , 7 Oth er beereaso ............................. 258,921 I)e bosit s e __ b-eerea. ..................................... 1,516,151 "11 I:lYralulsOethr 513,148 _ter Bills 17,345 Gol. --leereas er4lne a 11,023,211 Dect securities Other secuase No alteration. ~. ,urities 18 269,062 , 4 Not e , tr D ecrease ... tleb v i o - y - - ed ...... . 1,568,607 7;350;975 225,230 :t he w ill e c e i; id e 7 . b •• .............. ... .1,3•;;; .. ir•o•;-.11"e.. Bank of The b ilu an i es shows but few important alterations.the notes 14 bulls has been increased £136,000, and _ c . mlen:culation £445,000. A decrease has taken 000, in th e iti the Treasury balances of f,90, . iLrent accounts of £ 4 40,000, and the discounts of ,_O,OOO. -uho oe Com -I)ailv. - re port of the Ocean Marine Insuran . reeointnends the payment of the usual dividend and a bon 0 1 i s Per share on the paid-up capital, 1 , 1 1 1 - Per share, both free a income tax. denuds tilte directors of the International Contract Col:a -have declared an inte • dividend to Decem (jhr 31st, at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum. e Merchant Banking Company of London 141it ed) have made a call of £2 10s. per share, Payable on Saturday, the 18th of February, at. the -A., lance Bank, Lothbury, or its Liverpool 4-tanchester branches. ol or ~, The directors of the General Credit and Finance Vlaria pany of London (Limited) have decided to re commend a dividend of 10s. per Share, making, with the s. of interim dividend paid in August, a total ,_ dividnd of 128. per share for the year 1864, being at the rate of 15 per cent. on the present paid-up Capital of 11,000,000, or of over 18i per cent. on the eapital paid up on the average of the year. In ,rition the Mini of X. 125,000 is proposed to be car .l:red to a reserve fund, and £22,440 of undivided efits carried forward to next year's account of t ' r efit and loss. n I)llring the past few days there has been less ietivitY in the Markets for Foreign and Colonial ,!oduce. Sugars have, in some instances, declined have 6d. per cwt. The public sales of China teas r ates progressed very slowly, at barely previous Nu-4tes• Coffee and rice, however, have been in fair ~e s t, and fully maintained previous prices, while inoderate business has been reported in tallow, 'er both present and forward delivery, at steady Price s. Ole first ordinary meeting of the shareholders of tr Consolidate Discount Company was held to aY• The chair was occupied by Mr. Thomas S. Iti . ~,, Ca•rdson. The Report showed that the balance ca to the credit of profits, after payment of all current expenses, amounted to £14,681 2s 5d ; against this amount, however, the directors had to ate off a sum of £15,940 148 3d from losses by bad debts, leaving X. 1,259 11s 10d to be carried to the debt of next year's account. The chairman explained that the majority of these had debts had arisen from the failure of firms which had previously enjoyed good credit, and were reputed to be of the highest respectability, amongst others the Leeds flanking Company, Messrs. Gladstone, ancl M r. Salomon. . Two O'CLO CK. 66f. 95c. Al At Paris, this mor n i ng, accor di ng to 11r. Ru t,,e le eavy g r am, the 3 p er C ents. Rentes were 6 s u p English Stock M ar k e t , a f ter b e i ng stead i ly , j te d at f ormer pr i ces, shows an appearance of ull°Yancy, a n d a f ew purchases have improved the , 'llilds i per cent. Consols, for money, are 891 i Zland for the account, 89i 90. The other depart- Vieets of the St oc k E xchange remain firm, but little 4 l leas has b een negotiated. The New Threes and ~."11cecl Annuities are 881 1; Annuities, 14i ; , -coequer Bills, 4s. prem. •; and India 5 per Cents., 403 s z • A/4'lll4lre has been little fluctuation in the Foreign ti ., et has and business has continued quiet. e t ? soC iell 6 Per Cents., 1862, are 70f i ; do. Con- Q re ci e t e 5 ° i ; Mexican, 27-a 28 ; do. New, 26f i . ; A e '''') 231 3 . f ; Spanish Passive, 331 f ; do. Certi i3reates, 14i / ; Italian, 64f 1 ; do. New Loan, i 1 I)re _ e • ; Confederate, 55 56f lf i "a; Danubian, ! i dia. ; Prei ll. Montevidean, 2i tuaine • e o4ti as in the Railway Share Market has faorn p e ed very quiet ; prices, however, have in eteehula/lees been a shade firmer. Bristol and have improved £1; Metropolitan, Li ; and Brighton, ss. Great Northern, however, have de dined 10s., and Lancashire and Yorkshire ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain dull, at about previous rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have remained inactive ; London and County have receded to 80i ; Metropolitan, to 171 ; City Bank, to 1141 115 ; and London Financial, to 231 ; City of Milan Im provement Company Shares are quoted n 3 pm. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Feb. 9 894 3 per Cent. Reduced BBl New 3 per Cent BBl New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs l4 7-17 Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 4 pm Do. £5OO Do. £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock 51 per Cent 243 401 1 Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 213 Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5/ per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO pm Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK, Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Chilian 6 per Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1864 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid Danubian Principalities Do £l5 paid — dis Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant Egyptian 7 per Cent lOO Do., Second Issue 9B/ 9 Do. £lOO Bonds — Do. 1864 951 6 Do. Scrip, £35 paid Do. Account Greek 5 per Cents, 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do Account — Guatemala 5 per Cent. — Do. 1839 and 1850 Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 68/ Mexican 3 per Cent. — Do Account 271 / Do. 1864 26/ / Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do Scrip, £53 paid Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis Montevidean 5 per Cent., £25 paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada — Do 2 per Cent — Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April, 1864 — Do do Aug., 1856 — Peruvian 4i per Cent. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 41 per Cent., 1862 Do Account — Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account .— Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do Account 47 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do 41 per Cent., 1850 Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent, 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do - 1864 • Do Scrip, £6b paid —pm Sardinian 5 per Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account — Do New Deferred — Do Account 4l Do Passive — Do Account 33/ bpanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account . Do £lOO Bonds 7of Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account Do £lOO Bonds 7of I Do 6 per Cent. 1863 — Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account • Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 — Do. 6 per Cent., 1864 — Do. 1 per Cent — Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Belgian, 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. Certifi—ntes 9Bl French Rentes, 3 per Cent. — Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money B9l 1 Do. Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. ..---.-.-•-,..---- ------ Rather more doing in cotton at steadier rates. Sales, probably 5,000 bales. LAW INfELLIGENCE—(TIIis Day). VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURTS. (Before Sir W. Page Wood:) PLATT V. WALTER.—" THE TIMES" AND THE "EVENING MAIL." This was an interlocutory application by the proprietors of the Evening Mail for an injunction against the proprie tors of the Times to compel them to continue the publica tion of the Evening Mail, at their premises at Printing House-square. Mr Rolt, Q.C., and Mr. Bagshawe were for the plaintiff ; Sir Hugh Cairns, Q.C., Mr. Giffard, Q.C., Mr. Haddan, Mr. Boys, and Mr. Plummer were for the defendants. The Evening Malls a paper circulating principally in the country, and is published on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, in each week. It consists of a republication of the contents of the Times of the same morning and the day before, minus the advertisements, law, and police reports, and plus some late market and Stock Exchange intellegence. The Evening Mail was instituted by John Walter, the grandfather of the present owner of the Times, in the year 1790, two years after the floating of the Times, and from that date up to the present time the paper has been printed at the Times office, and has been under the same management as that paper. From 1861 (on the abolition of the paper duty) the proprietors of the Times made overtures to the proprietors of the Evening Mail with the view of purchasing that paper for the sum of £12,000, being, according to them, five years' purchase. The pro prietors of the Evening Mail refused to part with their pro perty, and, after some squabbling, applied for permission to inspect the accounts of their paper, which were kept by Mr. Walter at the Times office. At first this was refused, but, after some correspondence, a balance sheet was fur nished them. Some further squabbling between the solici tors of the various parties ensued, and in the end, on the Evening Mail proprietors steadily refusing to part with their property, Mr. Walter gave notice to them of the dissolution of the partnership between them and himself in the publi cation of the Evening Mail, and on the 21st of Dec., 1864, further notice was given that after the 30th of December the publication of the Evening Mail should no longer take place at the office of the Times in Printing House-square. Upon this the proprietors of the Evening Mail filed their bill for an injunction as above. Thea'secret of the matter seems to be that the proprietors of the Times, who are the defendantsd to this bill, and the majority of whom are the e.scendants of John Walter, " the grandfather," or take other p ta art tiv ie e s__o , M u r t . through descendants, wish to keep the management of their paper and all belonging to it in the hands of the family re MalOwere raiseedsaid oth 8 7 . 47, T w h i e th b o il u l t co an nt y ain in s t a e n rf e e x re t n ra ce ct fromfrom of the founder of the Times, which is as follows : th() will ties thereto, as " Aucl as th papers (the Times and the Evening to the of opinion between the par by dissensiou and difference my inspection, and I well know that tumbled to the ground , will, and I direct thatinjured and the fabrics I have raised I do therefore entreat, and it is my property may be mode of their being conducted, the soleman m a y son John shall and will continue to have the will went on to direct that lk grandfathe r , is anent of the said papers." The Ir. John Walter should receive £l,OOO for his ma nage g m ra en n ti will was made in 1810, and John Walter, the date the head of the Walter familydied in 1812. Since that agement of both papers. The has had the sole man Mail are descendants of Mr. Ttomprietors of the Evenng attorney of John Walter, the grandfathe r, who he he received shares in the Evening 11. tail. r, and from whom After hearing the learned counsel for both sides, His Honour ordered that matters should go on as here tofore with respect to the printing and publishing of the Evening Mail, and that no steps for the sa l e of the good will and copyright of the said paper sho u ld take place until after the hearing of the cross suits instituted b y the respective parties. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Special Jury.) CHETWYND V. CHETWYND. The learned Judge summed up the evidence in this protracted case, but the jury had not returned their verdict when we went to press. We shall publish the result in our late edition. rHE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 20, 1865. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ROBBERY AT MESSRS. CROSSE AND BLACKWELL'S.—Two boys named Edward Clifton and Patrick Allen were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing several pots of jam, jelly, marmalade, &c., of the value of 305., the property of Mr. Thomas Francis Blackwell and others, Italian ware housemen, &c., of Soho-square. Henry Dawson, 301 A, said that on the previous even ing, when in Sutton-street, Soho, he saw two lads in Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell's employ come out and give the prisoners a hamper. The prisoners then walked away, Allen carrying the hamper. On getting near St. Giles's Church he asked Allen what was in the hamper, and he said he did not know, but that a boy- had asked him to carry it for him. He then, with the assistance of Webb, 112 C, took the prisoners into custody. Webb, 112 C, proved going to No. 28, Dudley-street, where Clifton was living with his father, and finding a large basket belonging to Messrs. Foster, bottled ale mer chants, of Brook-street, Bond-street. Mr. Bell, from Messrs. Crosse and Blackwell's, identified the articles produced as the property of the firm, and said that they were not goods taken out of the stock, but some which had been returned by customers. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoners. A CHARACTER OF THE STREETS OF LONDON--Cathe rine Brown, a professional beggar, with a child about 18 months old in her arms, was charged before Mr. Knox with begging. _ _ _ Moorcroft, 165 E, deposed that about half-past 11 the previous night he saw the prisoner standing at the door of the Princess's Theatre with a child in her arms begging. As he had cautioned her several times before, she being at the door of the theatre nearly every night with the child, he took her into custody. Mr. Knox said it was a cruel thing to take a child out at such an hour of the night. He should commit the prisoffer for a month, and the child would be either sent home or taken to the workhouse. _ _ _ The constable said the child was only borrowed by the prisoner for begging purposes, and the mother was in court. Mr. Knox ordered the mother to stand forward, and told her that she was a disgraceful woman, and that if the child was caught out again employed for such a purpose he would send her (the mother) to prison for a month. COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL. Yesterday the first Court of Common Council since the election in the various wardmotes on St. Thomas's-day was held at Guildhall—the Lord Mayor in the chair. SWORN BROKERS. The Town-Clerk read a report transmitted from the Court of Aldermen, in which they stated that they had considered the whole subject of the grievances under which the sworn brokers represented that they were labouring, and that they had resolved to request the Lord Mayor to inform the Court of Common Council of the results at which they had arrived. These results were that, in addition to the £5 rent which these brokers were liable to pay under the 'Act of Parliament, they were also subjected to the pay ment of certain fees, which necessitated an outlay of up wards of £l3 upon the part of all persons who were desi rous of becoming sworn brokers. The Court of Aldermen recommended that these fees be abolished, and that in future no fees be payable except ss. on being admitted, ss. for stah-ps, and the £5 rent. Mr. SMELLING asked whether this recommendation applied to all the brokers—colonial and ships brokers and others. The LORD MAYOR replied in the affirmative. The communication was unanimously ordered to be en tered on the Journals of the Court. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. IRailways. Bir., Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Motel and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A A gets no div. Do. 13 been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June. Dun,.Perth, & A b.Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Wt. stern Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st No. 1. Great North of Scotland Great Northern D.,. A stock Do. B o Do. New. is. at 2•i pn Gt S. and W. of Ireland' Gt. Weste n Original D . S. Vs►. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do W. 1111d.-ox:ord Do. Newpo t Do. Ile eford Lane .shire & Yorkshire London and Blackwali Lon , Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. I shares Metropolitan. Do. New Mid and Do, liirmio . De, by, Mid Gt. W., Ireland, Do. 6 shares %lid Kent No. th British Do. Ed., Pth Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N •E purchme Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling.: De. 41 , . 1855-J3 Do. do. 1860-6 l North London Do. New Do. do. 18f.4 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish C, ntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 'o. Scot, Mid. stock .4h ews & Welchpoo! Shropshire Union South Devon 'outli E stern itaines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath 'Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw 01 W.Hartlepool Har.& It. Do. A irredeemable.. Do. A. redeemable .. 89 91 130 131 tit 6, 32 34 16 17 87 8 1 106 1 8 47 4S 74 84 13E 133 1534 15t 130 3: 100 10 10 1.0 100 91 93 60 6! 48 80 10t 10t 116 116, 8I 854 109 1:0 37 39 I.of 12'1 98 99 614 62 121 i 127 2* 2gp 1311119 108 110 55 56 z 64 274 1111 115 7.3 74 101 i 1051 33 39 1 124 p 9i 10p 122 I'ls 11} lt 1 lip 79 11 1“ 138 142 43 44 r 0 6' 52 54 861 671 9 - 1 160 165 31 4'p 110 113 39 41 801 1 1161 5 1091 121 i 9) 611 - - 75 78 Paul Closin g I Business Price. done. 134 i 153} 3 [291 9 i 81 1381 BRITISH PI lAtlantic & St. Lawrence Born., Bared% k Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. 1 shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 _ _ Do. do. Jude 1, 1574 Calcutta & 8. E., lira.. a e Town & Dock, gu. Demera , a, 7 p.c. per. p' East. Ben al, gu , 5 Co East It.dqtr), gu. 5 p.c. Do. J EitChsioli Grand Trunk of Canad a Do. Equip. Mort. Bond., 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist +'ref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Pr. f. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. ?d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook . Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c o. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. Soul h of India (lim ) gua. 5 per cent D . Do 41 per cent Great a. of Canada D. New .. Do. 6 p. c. Bda. pay 1873 Do. 5; do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Kxtension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A. and B NT. It I.C' da, pc let pf. bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do :7l Do. Puniaub aio Do.lndus St Flo bt ,SIONS. S 7 49 100 101 par 4j 63' ro 9.; 75 6') 95 98 75 85 99 101 100 101 101 106 20 21 59 91 63 70 57 69 61 66 55 57 5.! 5t 47 50 28 80 26 28 101 It 2 i IP par i p 10 101 81 9 1 lid 88 f 0 E 2 1 04d 09 101 9 94 88 9J 60 62 3 5 82 81 00) 100 9 k 100: d 1p 100 1 1 94 97 T SECUF 93 95 v 5 97 95 97 83 85 83 E 5 103 165 105 107 106 1!8 109 112 K 2 104 108 110 105 107 108 IN 106 108 105 107 95 98 97 99 93 95 9s 91 105 107 89 91 99 1(1 101 106 107 109 107 108 154 6 32 33 575 595 THAMES. THE HOUSELESS POOR.--Sidney Morgan, a half-famished - looking creature, aged 19, and very thinly clad, who was described as a labourer with no home, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with disorderly conduct, and violently ringing the bell at the door of the Mile-end Town workhouse without lawful excuse. Thomas Moffatt, the porter at the Mile-end workhouse, said the prisoner applied for admission as a casual pauper, at one o'clock this morning, and he was informed that he was too late. The prisoner then pummelled at the door and violently rung the bell, for which he was given into custody. Mr. Partridge thought the prisoner ought to have been admitted in the casual ward as one of the houseless poor for whose especial protection, in the winter season, wards were fitted up in the metropolitan workhouses. Moffatt said that the hours for admission of casual paupers were half-past 7in the summer and Bin the winter, but he often relaxed the rule, and admitted very bad cases till 11 o'clock. He admitted four persons, including a poor woman and her child, after the prisoner was given into custody. _ _ Mr. Partridge thought the porter ought to have admitted the prisoner. Moffatt said that Mr. Paget decided that all the rules and regulations for the admission of casual paupers remained in full force, and that there was no alteration in the law re stricting them. The only alteration was as to payment of expenses of supporting the houseless poor. Mr. Partridge said that poverty presented itself in so many shapes that it was difficult to frame rules and regu lations which were to be, like the laws of the Medes and Persians, unalterable and irrevocable. He did not think the Poor Law Board would sanction the rejection of poor creatures from the casual wards in such inclement weather as this. _ Moffatt said that, notwithstanding the regulations, he admitted poor persons until he went to bed, which was generally at eleven o'clock at, night. Mr. Partridge—ls there no one sitting up all night? Moffatt—Yes, sir, the watchman. Mr. Partridge—He could have admitted the prisoner. It was a cold, damp, foggy night. I think you have acted improperly in refusing admittance to the prisoner. He is discharged. WESTMINSTER. POLICE VlGlLAsen.—John Ayres and John Smith, two young men, were placed at the bar, charged with being de tected in the commission of a robbery at Chelsea. Police-constable Frederick Chenner, 385 V, said that at nine o'clock last night he was passing through Beaufort street, Chelsea, when he heard a noise like the fluttering of fowls, at No. 37. He found the gate locked, and inquired whether any one was there, but received no answer. He then rang the house-bell, and on the servant coming to the gate he inquired whether there "was any one in the fowl house, which ho was about approaching, when prisoner Ayres came out of it, and directly afterwards, ad dressing Smith, who was still hiding in the fowl house, said, " You had better come out Jack, we are fairly caught." Smith then came but and endeavoured to escape, but witness seized them both and held them against the wall until he received assistance to take them to the station. Another policeman observed that the wire-work in the fowl-house had been broken down, and nearly twenty pigeons were found in a sack tied up ready to take away ; they had been removed from another part of the fowl-house, and were yet alive. Three pheasants were stolen from the same premises on Friday. Mr. Arnold—Prisoners, what have you to say ? Ayres—There's nothing gone. Mr. Arnold—No, you were detected. You are charged with being there with intent to commit a robbery. Ayres—My cap was thrown over' into the ground, and I went to get it. Mr. Arnold—What have you to say, Smith ? Smith—Nothing. Mr. Arnold —Your cap was not thrown over ? Smith—No, it wasn't. Mr. Arnold —Went to help you friend to find his, I suppose. It was very fortunate thst you were detected as you were, and as there cannot be the least doubt of your intention, I shall commit you both for three months to hard labour in the House of Correction. BANK OP FRANCE. PARIS, JAN. 19. for the week ending t o -d a y, together with the The following i s th e re t urn of the Bank of Franco cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. Jan. 1 9 . Jan. 12. fr. c. fr. c. Capital of the Bank.... 182,500,0 00 182,500,000 Brofits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,195,750 14 22,105,750 14 Reserve in landed pro perty 4,000,0 00 4,000,000 Notes in circulation . Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 5,462,364 77 7,223,278 02 Treasury account cur rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 116,860,164 66 130,801,679 44 Do. branch banks - 25,260,796 22,386,705 Dividends payable 6,185,655 75 8,971,645 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Sundries Total CREDITOR. Jan. 19. Jan. 12. Cash in hand and in c. fr. c. branch banks . Commercial bills over- 1,041,343 54 796,718 29 3 3 2 3 8 9 ; 0 09 2 2 8 :5 8 9 1 5 9 _72 344,321,315 78 due 333,369,594 D C o oe m m .O übur e tan r e c t i a l h übe b at i n l y l k s est d d is u e - Advances on deposit of bullion ... . . '.. . Do. branch banks .. Do. on French Public Securities .. ..' . ... Do. by branch banks 9,534,500 9,405,150 Do. on railway shares an d debentures D. branch banks 18,468,050 18,191,150 Do. on Credit Fonder 524,500 541,200 Bonds ... ..... . Do. branches •. . .... " 60,000,000 60,000,000 Do. to the State (Con vention, June • 10, serve Do. disporabie Go l v B e 6 rnm 3)... en " ; Rentes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000 000 , Hotel and furniture of the Bank and landed property branch es 8,389,142 8,388,991 Expenses of manage ment .................... A 36,821 15 30,138 50 Sundries T0ta1............ 1,298,856,919 86 1,305,844,335 27 (Signed) The Senator Governor of the Bank of France, BOITLAND.I SPRING CIRCUITS, 1865.—Norfolk, the Lord Chief Justice and Mr. Justice Williams ; Home, the Lord Chief Baron and Mr. Baron Bramwell ; Western, Mr. Justice Crompton and Mr. Baron Channell ; Midland, Mr. Baron Martin and Mr. Justice Wiles ; Oxford, Mr. Justice Keat ing and Mr. Baron Pigott*; Northern, Mr. Justice Mellor and Mr. Justice Sb.ee ; North Wales, Mr. Justice Byles ; South Wales, Mr. Justice Blackburn, TILE LONDON, CHATHAM, AND DOTER RAILWAY COMPANY, The Town-clerk read a letterfrom this company, in which they stated that they had purchased all the property lying between Snow-hill and West-street, and were about to com mence operations there with the view of extending their city progress, and completing their last section in the direc tion of Smithfield-market. They now sought for the ne cessary authority from the corporation to go on with the remainder of the work. The letter was referred to the Markets and Improvement Committees. THE CITY RAILWAY SCHEMES. Mr. CoaßrE, the City Remembrancer, read a list of the various railway schemes which would' be submitted during the approaching Session of Parliament, and which would more or less affect the streetsand house property of the city. Mr. Deputy Lorr moved that this list be referred to the Law and Parliamentary Committee, with a request that they would particularly direct their attention to those of the schemes which would materially affect the city. He had reason to believe, , from having served upon a similar committee, that some of them would interfere with no fewer than 150 of the city streets. The motion was carried, but the reference was made not only to the Law and Parliamentary Committee, but to a variety of other. committees. COMMISSIONERS OF SEWERS. The several committees of the Court of Common Council for the ensuing year were then appointed. When the Com missioners of Sewers were about to be nominated, Mr. RowE moved that every member of the Court of Common Council be added to the Commissioners of Sewers because, he said, that by that means the Court could no: longer plead ignorance of the doings of those Commis sioners. The COMMON-SERGEANT said that a motion of this kind could not be made, according to the standing orders, without notice, inasmuch as it would interfere with the constitution of the Commissioners. -- --- --- ----- --- The motion was withdrawn, and the Commissioners were appointed. THE GUILDHALL COMMITTEE. Mr. PRICKER moved that this committee be dissolved, and that its powers be transferred to the City Lands Com mittee. lie observed that the Guildhall Committee was one which could be very well done without, and one which it would have been well if it had never been appointed. Mr. RowE seconded the motion. Mr. Deputy Lorr opposed it, and said the discontinuance of this committee would cause a disruption of various ne gotiations at present pending, and which had for their ob ject the purchase of property. Mr. KELDAY defended the committee, who, he said, h a d purchased property in Basinghall-street for £40,000 which was now worth £75,000. They had discharged their duty to the best of their ability, and whenever they negotiated they reported to the Court of Common Council before they completed any contract. A discussion ensued, in which the LORD MAYOR, Mr. Alderman BESLEY, and other members took part, and eventually the motion was put and lost, and the committee was reappointed. THE ROYAL RECEPTION COMMITTEE. At the time of reappointing this committee, • Mr. FULLER said the medal commemorative of the visit of the Prince and Princess of Wales to the city would be shortly delivered to the present members of the Court of Common Council, and that they would not be delivered to any of those who were members of the Court at the time the royal visit was paid but who had since ceased to form part of the corporation. Mr. ROWE thought this a strange resolution on the part of the Reception Committee, because as well might they give a medal to a raw recruit who had never been in an en gagement as give one to a member of the Court who was not in the Council at the period of the Royal visit. (A laugh.) ' Mr. FULLER said the resolution of the committee would be adhered to, for the number of the medals ordered cor responded exactly with the number of the members of the Council, and not ono more a ould be forwarded. Mori:Over, when the medal was struck the die would be handed over to the Town Clerk to be placed among similar articles in the Guildhall. FIRE AT THE COAL EXCHANGE. Mr. Deputy BONE said that no doubt the members would be anxious to know something of the fire which had taken place the night before at the Coal Exchange. (H ear, hear.) He happened to be there at the time it broke out, and he remained until it was extinguished. A report had been made by Mr. J. R. Scott, the clerk and registrar, to the effect that the fire had originated in a sleeping room at the top of the Exchange, in the occupation of a Mrs. Gardner, who kept the refreshment department in the building, but that how it,was occasioned could not be ascertained. There was destruction caused to one large room, serious damage to two others, damage also to the ceilings of three offices, and to the committee room, and a portion of the glass roof was also damaged. The estimate of the damage was that it would not exceed £550, and the building was insured to the extent of £20,000. (Hear, hear.) RAILWAY SCHEMES IN ST. SEPULCHRE'S PARISH. A petition was presented from the inhabitants of the parish of St. Sepulchre, in public meeting assembled, pray ing the Court to oppose the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway Company, and the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway and London and South-Western Railway Com panies Bills in Parliament, and setting forth that, if the schemes of these companies were carried out in St. Sepul chre's parish, 200 houses there would be destroyed. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR moved that this petition be ordered to lie upon the table, and stated it seemed unaccountably strange to him that the rich parish of St. Sepulchre should ask the Court to do what ought to be done by the parishioners themselves. He called upon the corporation to recollect that they had squandered thousands of pounds last year by acceding to applications of this description. If now again they were to oppose railway bills in Parliament to what would it lead, and where would the expense end? If once they retained counsel they would have to employ them, and then, at the end of the session, the particulars of :all the charges would be furnished. Farringdon Ward always wanted everything they could obtain ; but the time had arrived when they should be told that if they wanted to op pose railway schemes they must do so out of their own pockets. If any real interference with the city were threatened, then let the Council show themselves ; but let them not, at the bidding of St. Sepulchre's, which would involve an outlay of thousands of pounds. If this petition were received how could other parishes be prevented from making similar applications ? He had no doubt that the committee of last year regretted the enormous expense in curred in fighting the Parliamentary battles, and he was anxious that no other committee should be placed in a simi lar dilemma this year. Mr. STEWART reminded the Court that they had opposed the railway schemes last year at the earnest request of the bankers and merchants of London, who came before the natural custodians of the rights of the city, which the cor poration were, and asked that they should do so. He hoped the parishioners of St. Sepulchre would at all events be now treated with respect. Mr. HARTRIDGE said there was nothing too hot or too heavy for the London, Chatham, and Dover Company to undertake, and that the petition ought in fairness to be sent to a committee to consider and report. Mr. LAWLEY was in favour of the reception of the peti tion, believing that the Court ought always to be approach able by any of their fellow-citizens who had a grievance to complain of. Mr. Deputy SCAMELL also supported it ; and After some discussion, in which Mr. Deputy Lott, Mr. Deputy De Jersey, and Mr: Philipps took part, the petition was referred to the Law and Parliamentary Committee. THE RECORDER AND COMMON SERGEANT. Mr. TAYLOR moved "That it be referred to the Law, Parliamentary, and City Courts Committee to prepare a return of the several occasions during the years 1862, 1863, and 1864 on which the Recorder and Common. Sergeant have been respectively engaged as counsel on behalf of this corporation, either before parliamentary committees or otherwise, setting forth the particulars of the cases, and the sums received, or to be received by them in reference thereto, and that the committee be authorised to apply for similar returns from the hon. the Irish Society and the Commissioners of Sewers, and report thereon to this Court." In submitting the motion, he said, he had but one feeling —namely, that the Court should obtain as much informa tion as possible touching the expenditure. He did not dis parage the ability either of the Recorder or the Common Sergeant, but then the former received £3,000 a year, and the latter £1,500 a year for their respective services, and they had been, in addition, employed and paid by the cor poration for their services in Parliament and elsewhere. There was no necessity on the part of the Court to employ them as counsel in Parliament, and certainly some rule t ought to be acted upon in this matter different from tha which now existed. On the other hand, if they could get or the best legal advice at home, there was no o?chesidonitfto them to go abroad in search of it. Still, wished be understood that they were completely h i e n . de l pe s them in Parliament. their officers in the matter of employing dent of Mr. FRICRER seconded the hed to know wh at the mot i on. Mr. Rown supported it. Ile ws COLONIAL GO VERN MEN British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31, 1572 Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-S4 Do 6 p. c. Feb & Aug D sp. c. Mar. & Sept 00. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p e. Inscribed sk Cape (.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 1 , 0. April & Oct. 1880-t Do. do: 1 , 90-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov 18" 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, f p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 Do. 1882, Alayls, Nov. b Natal l;ov. 6 per cent N.B.Gov 6 p.c.Ja.& July N. S. W. Gov. 5 p 'c., 18C6 Do. 5 p.c: 18_1 to 1876 Do. 5 P.c: 1888 to 189:1 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent...... Nova Sc Ala Gov. 6 p. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 8-i, Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do, pril & Oct BRITISH M . Cam Consol. Gold, lint Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake wal is East Bassett (Illogan) East Cara :on as t Cam Brea East Grenville East Loved • E. W't Russell (Tavistk Gam & StAubyn(Gweu. Or. at L xey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor Heist .t. Grenvil e Herod's Foot Hingston Downs Margaret , Uny Lelant Marke Valley Vlwyndy Iron Ore, lint Nangiles New Se ton * •• • • North Downs l i North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett ( Illogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United.... Pr vidence UnyLllant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan :,tray Park Tin Croft West iiassett (Mogan W. Caradon (L skeard West Chiverton West Seton • Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller ( Redru tit %%Ilea Ludo,tt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Whoal Ti elawney (Lis Wheal Uni .n 3.12.1 8 58i 7 321 1.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.8 10.6.7 FREFERENCE SHA It ICS. Gs t.Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford 2d guaranteed stock, 119 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Mancheg ter, Buxton, and Matlock, 41 k'OREI GN RAIL WAYS. Bahia and San Francisco t lhn.) gua. 7 per cent., 115 f I FOREIGN sumo, Mara!los, limited, II i I Cobre Copper, 30i BANKS. Agra and Al tsterman's (11m.), Ditto, ne m, issd at 30 pm , calls paid in advance, 61 Alliance Limo, 321 3,} Ditto, new, Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 10 is pd„ 17 Anglo Austrian, 6i City, 115 141 Consolidated Bank, Ilm., English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 21 Imperial Ottoman, 17 Ci London Bank of Mexico and S. America, 11m., 10 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 24 London and Couuty, a Bl 814 London and B estminster, u 74 Mercantile and Exchange. lim. 131 Metropolitan and Provincial B ank, iim., 17} Oriental Banx Corporation. 10i Scinde, Punjaun, and Delhi, lira., 1l Union of London, 521 3} DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 71iL1 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., 3k City Offices, Bin.. 5i Credit Fonder and Mobilicr of England, Ditto, new,2s} Crystal Palace, 34 Ebbw Vale, 41 Egyptian Com and Trading, Um., 5J Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 7 6} Home and C lonial A ssurance, lim., 5e Hudson's Bay, 16k Mercantile Credit Asso., lira., 8 International Financial Society, lim., 7i 7 Joint Stock Discount, Rm., 9 London Financial Association, Aim., 23i Ditto, new, 23i London General Omnibus Company, Si London and Glasgow Engineeri g and Iron Ship, Lon on Provincial Mariue, 31 ational Diecount Company, lim., 15 3 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 81 Smith, Knight, and Co., lim., 31 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., 7f The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold a t P a ris is about 2 per millei pm., and about 2-lithe the short ex c h ange on London i s 25.17 i per £1 sterling. On it appears that gold is com p ar ing per tl o ie u s n e ee ra f t .o e r s st w an it d h ar t o h . e go E ld n , glish Mint price of Z 3 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advic: a fr om Hamburg the price o f gold is 423 p er mai k and the short exchange on London is 13.4 per £1 stabil,. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, at 00-t the same price in London and Hamburg. 'OSSE 171 191 21 3 21 3 32 34 530 550 20 25 18 18 16 17 71 8, 6 8 6) 65 205 215 90 95 9 11 i 1 13 15 195 205 18 20 i i 18.18.91 30.17.61 11011 10011)11 IT iES. duties of the Recorder and Common Sergeant were defined to be at the time those gentlemen were appointed, because it was undeniable that now, in addition to their handsome salaries, they were receiving extraordinary pay for extra ordinary work in Parliament. Mr. HARRIS said that some time ago, when legal assist ance was wanted, there was no legal gentleman to be found —the Recorder being in Italy, the Common Sergeant being in the West of England acting as a Judge, the City Soli citor being in Switzerland, and the Town-clerk being somewhere spending his vacation. The only legal gentle man who then came to the aid of the corporation was the City Remembrancer. Mr. Deputy FRY moved as an addition to the resolution, that the nature of the duties and the terms of the appoint ment of the Recorder and Common Sergeant be added to the motion. Mr. PEDLEY seconded the amendment. Mr. H. L. TAYLOR replied, and said he had no objection to the amendment, as his object was information. The COMMON SERGEANT reminded the Court that the last three years were exceptional ones entirely as regarded Parliamentary business. (Hear, hear.) The amendment was adopted ; so also was another amendment, moved by Mr. SAUNDERS, which struck out from the motion the words " during the year 1862, 1863, and 1864," and substituted the following :—" since their respective appointments." With these amendments the motion was passed. THE "BUDGET MUNICIPALB." Mr. MEDWIN moved—" That Mr. Town-clerk apply to M. le Baron Haussman, of Paris, the Prefet of the Seine, for a copy of the Budget 211unict:pale; that the same be trans lated into English at a cost not exceeding £lO, and a copy furnished to every member of this court." He said the in formation he sought for had been published in the .3ioniteur, and that in wishing to obtain a translation of it he intended to institute a contrast between the cost of improving Paris and London, and the time in which improvements in these respective places were:accomplished. This information, he believed, would tend to satisfy many complaints now made in London. Mr. WEBBER seconded the motion, which was agreed to. RETURNS. Mr. MEDwiN moved—" That the Commissioners of Sewers be requested to make to this Court the following returns for the years ending the 29th of September, 1854 and 1864 respectively :—The amount of rental upon which the consolidated and sewers-rates were assessed ; the rate of such assessments in the pound; the separate total amounts received in the same year respectively ; the num ber of public lights ; total cost of the same ; cost per light ; number of yards superficial of foot paving in the city ; the cost per yard new ; total amount expended on ditto in new work and for repairs separately ; total number of yards superficial of roadway paving in the city ; cost of ditto, new work, per yard ; total cost of new work ; ditto. of re pairs ; cost of water for the public streets ; ditto distribut ing the same ; cost of cleansing the roadway ; the total number of yards lineal of brickwork in sewers under the control of the Commission ; total cost of constructing new sewers ; repairs of sewers." This motion, after an opposit ion on the part of Mr. De puty De Jersey, was agreed to. THE METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. Mr. Alderman COPELAND, M.P., said he had every reason to believe that a commission would be appointed by Par liament next month to inquire into the constitution and working of the Metropolitan Works, and that one of the first witnesses examined before it would be the City Archi tect and Surveyor. The Court then elected Mr. Bailey to the office of prin cipal clerk to the Architect's office by a majority of one over another candidate, Mr. Baker, the numbers being for Bailey 55, for Baker, 54. The Court then adjourned. 5 RE PRUSSIAN CHAMBERS. At the sitting of the Chamber of Deputies on the 17th Count Eulenburg, the Minister of the Interior, made the following protest against Presi dent Grabow's speech on the previous day : " The President took occasion, at yesterday's sitting, to append to his thanks to the Chamber for his re-election a bitter criticism of the proceedings of the Government and a gloomy picture of the situation of the country. I refrain from dwelling upon the question by what right the Presi dent, even before the constitution of the house and in the absence of the representatives of the Government, has made a general complaint against the Ministry, after just promising impartially to fulfil the duties of his office. But I can and must ask what impression will be produced upon our royal master, upon the Government, and upon the country, when immediately after the urgently expressed wish in the royal speech that the difference between the Government and the House of Representatives shall be brought to reconciliation,' the President of the latter is nevertheless hardly able to await the time to declare very plainly, from the important position he occupies, that this difference has never been more marked than at present, and that agreement is only possible provided the Government determines to adopt the coarse of the Chamber of Depu -1 ties ? The King's Government can only sincerely regret the step taken by the President, but, even supposing it to have the approbation of the majority of the house, will not allow itself to be thereby induced to be unfaithful to the course it intends to take towards an understanding. We also consider ourselves as occupying a place upon the 'rock of right,' and as in duty bound not to permit ourselves to be dislodged. So far, however, as reconcilable with our duty we shall show both in matter and manner that our wish to see the existing difference removed is sincere." President Grabow replied that he had thought it his duty to express his opinion upon the position of the country, and had done so frankly, without dis guise. He did not consider the Minister justified in his reproaches. If reconciliation was desired, the points of difference must be stated, otherwise they could not be removed. The conclusion of his speech advocated agreement, and it was only by the Go vernment adopting this course that blessing and pros perity could be expected to attend Prussia and her constitution. Count Eulenburg replied that he had felt himself bound to make a statement, as there was no higher authority than the President in that house. _ Deputy Reichensperger demanded the advocacy of the rights of the minority on the part of the Presi dent, stating that the latter was the organ of the house and not of the majority. Deputy Waldeck defended the course taken by the President, and the subject dropped. Finance Minister Von Bodelschwingh brought in the Budget for 1865. The total receipts and ex penditure are stated at 150,714,031 thalers ; the permanent expenditure, 142,535,000 thalers ; tem porary outlay, 8,179,022 thalers ; increase of the gross receipts are compared with last year, 9,388,750 thalers ; net receipts, 7,147,641 thalers. Deputy Von Hennig moved that, in accordance with the order of business, the preliminary discus sion of the Budget should take place before the full house (in plenum). The speech from the Throne appeared conciliatory, but was not so in reality. Last year the Government had denied the prospect of reconciliation, had subsequently prosecuted all who did not partake their opinions, and had found courts which had undertaken such prOsecutions. The President animadverted upon the portion of the speech relating to the courts. The Minister of Justice said that the Govern ment could not admit such criticism. The indepen denee of the courts would continue. Count Schwerin, with Deputies Osterrath and Twesten, supported the reference of the Budget to the committee. After a lengthened debate the amendment was ultimately carried. Various bills of minor importance were brought in by the Ministers of Finance, Commerce, and Justice. Two motions have been brought into the Chamber, one for the cessation of the salt monopoly, another for the issue of an address to the King by the Reichensperger party. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning• Arrived, Jan. 19.—Cormorant, from Sines. Sailed, Jan. 2Q.—Crescent, for Guernsey ; Cosmopolitan, steamer, for Hamburg ; Concordia, steamer, for Boulogne ; Hanover, steamer, for Havre. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed.—Corcyra, screw steamer, for Malta ; Silvery Wave, for Port Natal—both from Lou d "' A Cabinet Council was held yesterday at the, d wer official residence of the Fir st Lor of the Trveasury, in Downing-street. Th e Ministers present 'scount Granville, P a l mer ston, the Lord Cha ncellor l Russell, the Right Hon. , Earl th e Duke of Argyll, Sir Georg e Grey, Ear Edward Cardwell, E arl de Grey, Sir Charles summonses were Ch an cellor of the E xchequer, the Duke of Somerset, the Ri g ht Hon. T. Milner Gibso the Right Hon. rd Stanle C. p. of Avilliers. lderley, tho Earl of Clarendon After the break in g up , and of the Cabinet Council, and llattended issued to t he members of the Cabinet for a council this a fternoon a Lord Palme rston's official re sidence in Down ing-street. MADAM E TUSSAUD'S. — This popular instruc tive ex hibition has been imprecedentemy during the holidays. The numerous additions from time to time being mad, cannotfail which are historical gallery, in Baker-street, oneof to render the tive sights of the metropolis. Every the most attrac the visitors is invariably shown by the highly civility to and intelligent attendants, who alwaysighly respectable anxious desire in affording information to evince their those who ask it. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TA T TERSATAT4'S.—THURSDAY. A few of the subscribers dropped into the room to-day, but, as the result of the afternoon's transactions will show the betting was merely nominal. The death of Mr. Chas. Greville was one of the principal topics of conversation, all being unanimous in the deck:ration that his place is not likely to be filled in the coup cils of the Jockey Club—at least in this generation. The ;subjoined quotations will, as far as they go, sufficiently denote the tone of the market : TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 8 to kagst Mr. Naylor's Oh attanooga (off.; t. 9 to 1) THE DERBY. 9 to 1 agst Mr. W. PAnson'a Breadalbane (offered) 22 to 1 agst Mr. W. I'Anson's Broomiel aw ( taken) 35 to -1 agst Mr. T. Wadlow's Christmas Carol • (offered) 45 to 1 agst Mr. Naylor's Congress (taken) 2000 to 30 agst Mr. Parr's Friday (taken) 3000 to 30 agst Mr. Nicholl's Whirlwind (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER--THURSDAY. WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP. 100 to 6 agst Lord Uffington's nomination (t and w) 25 to 1 agst Mr. Croft's nomination (t) 28 to 1 agst Mr. Spinks' nomination (t ) 33 to 1 agst Mr. Bland's nomination (t freely) 33 to 1 agst Mr. J. Johnstone's nomination (t) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Blundell's nomination (off ) • TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to lon the field (offered) THE DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Liddington (offered) 22 to 1 agst Bedminster (t) 50 to 1 agst Congress (t) The Late Hurricane. --- Yesterday telegrams were received from Lloyd's agent at Brest, announcing another fearful shipwreck during the recent bad weather. The unfortunate vessel was a new iron screw steamer called the Columbian, belonging to the West Indian and Pacific Steam Navigation Company, which is reported to have foundered off the French coast, four miles to the westward of Conquet, near Brest. The Colum bian was about 1,000 tons register, and although she was only classed in Lloyd's book as A 1 for seven years, she was apparently a strong built ship. She left Liverpool on the 10th inst., under the command of Capt. Bennett, for the West Indies. The particulars which have been received of the catas trophe are somewhat brief. It appears, however, that on clearing the St. George's Channel she encountered the re cent terrible weather, and by her heavy labouring sprung a leak,which would seem to have defied all efforts to subdue it. Whether she endeavoured to put back or was blown by the hurricane over on to the French coast has not correctly transpired ; but the fact is known, that on arriving within about four miles of Conquet the steamer, without giving the least warning, suddenly went down stern foremost in deep water, and of her crew and passengers only three seamen are reported to have been saved, the number who perished being 31. The survivors were washed ashore, and they at once communicated the loss to Lloyd's agent. Anxious inquiries having been made regarding the ship Powerful, from India for London, supposed to have foun dered with all hands off Guernsey, during the storm of last. week, Lloyd's agent at that port, on being apprised of the melancholy feeling which prevailed on the subject, caused the fullest inquiry to be instituted, and yesterday. the fol lowing letter was received from the agent : " Guernsey, Jan. 17. " Referring you to my telegram of yesterday relative to the loss of the ship Powerful, of Liverpool, I have now to inform you that I spent the greater part of yesterday and to-day on the west coast of this island searching for portions of the wreck which may have come ashore, and making in quiries among the pilots and fishermen of that neighbourhood and coast. Pieces of the wreck have been picked up on the coast, a range of at least four or five miles, but everything found up to the last this evening appears to have come from the ship's deck and bulwarks. I here give you a list of what has been picked up :—First, the ship's figure-head—a High lander, about 7 feet high—with a portion of the cutwater, all American birch. A seaman's chest with the bottom out. a caulking box, three small studding-sail booms, and sundry very small pieces of planking, apparently of the bulwarks, Second, a skylight about 10 feet by 6, and what appears to be the end of a house on deck with sundry pieces of planks. Third, a boat about thirty feet long, clinker-built, painted white, fitted up as a lifeboat, several broken oars, two life-buoys with the words "Powerful, Liverpool," in black letters, a pair of seaman's boots apparently belonging to the captain or mate, and sundry ropes, all in the boat ; the boat is very much damaged and hardly worth repair built, en tirely of American pine. Fourth, a barometer or weather glass with the following :—" D. M'Gregor, agent, Glasgow and Greenock ; Adie & Son, Edinburgh. N 0.2,929." Fifth, several portions of what was evidently the long-boat, with "Powerful, Liverpool," written on the stern-board, portions of oars all very much broken ; on one of the oars the word " Quebec" is branded (the Powerful was a Quebec-built ship). Sixth, several children's toys, bedding, &c., four side fenders fresh coal-tarred, and a boat-hook. I may remark that the long boat was carded-built, and the other clinker built. The planking found evidently is from the same ship ; they are all painted alike, blue, and white, and some portions grained. Nothing has been seen as yet of any portions of the ship's hull below the deck, and the preva lent opinion is that she has struck on some sunken rocks some two or three miles off the coast, and then foundered in deep water, I observe by the list that the vessel is called the Powerful, of 1,220 tons ; and from the appear ance of what has come ashore I fully believe it is from a, vessel of that size." Bank of England Return,•--Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, Jan. 18, 1865. ISIMIE DEPARTMENT. ot ea issued ..—.£2,8.081,675, Government Debt £11.015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,411 6:5 Silver Bullion .... .£25,C61,675 1 .£28,061,675 BANKING D, Proprietors' Capi tal £14.553.000 'test Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- , EPA.RTMENT. Government Seen- Titles (including Dead Weigh tAn unity) £11,023,211 Other Securities lB, 69,062 Notes Gold and Silver .756,55 Coin counts) 4.186.614 Other Deposits 14,653,015 Seven Day and other Bills 513,148 £37,394,803 V E 37,3 9 SOO MILLER, Chief Cashier. Jan. 19, 1865. THE LATE MR. CROCKFORD.—The Queen of this day says—We have to announco, with profound sorrow, the premature death of Mr. John Crockford, the publisher of this journal, which took place on Friday last, the 11th inst. Ills many kindly qualities had endeared him to a. large circle of friends, by whom his loss will long ba mourned. CORONER'S INQUEST.—A few weeks ago a deplor able accident occurred at Leeswood-green colliery, near Mold, by which eight persons were drowned. At the ad journed inquest on Tuesday a verdict of manslaughter was unanimously returned by the jury against the proprietors of the colliery, Messrs. Craig, Taylor, and Craig. FATAL FALL DOWN A SAW-PIT.—On Wednesday an inquest was held in Felix-street, Bethnal-green, as to the death of John Seddon, aged 66 years, who died from injuries received by falling down a saw-pit. Verdict, "Accidental Death." THE OXFORD DRAMATIC CLUB.—The tenth annual ball of this celebrated amateur dramatic society took place 01:0Ttg0eh:E5SD2Ee—orThge Be on Tuesday evening, at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's. About 450 of their friends were present, and danc ing was kept up until a very early hour, to the strains of Jewell's celebrated band. ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. --A meeting of e th ig is ht so p ei m ety ., Na v t ill i3 b ur e ii h n e g ld to o n n ir M o n u n s d e _T s J ir an rin i to . . fa 2 t 3 l o , ni a m a t mlu h . a re lf h i s - P :nl ae including a r sup respective an: vrueect such a: candidatesd , had o been . K.C.8., president, in the chair. The following wetroe Pa e r ilubei w id:. i elez a be read :—" Exploration of the North Pole, by Captaia Sherard Osborn, C. 8., R.N. 407,802. Abraham show :A T i5. 7t a i En°h : ge i —9gtsVOTEaogoYre Lincoln,g4Fl ,: :tt 01:e0. 2 v, , 182, abv.Erty HARD CASE. ----A woman presented her -1,775,200 : majority for Lincoln, self at the central police-station I Chicago, the other day, and complained that though she had two husbands in the army she could get no relief from either the county or the city war committee. H 0 0 f LY t H h E e I nAT meetingTHE AD L committee LlFEßOAT.—Yesterday s National Lifeboat Institution was held at its house, John-street, Adelphi, Captain Sir E. Perrott, Bart., vice-president, in the chair. A grant of £4O was made in aid of the funds now raising for the widow and three young children of the poor man who perished by the capsizing of the Holyhead lifeboat, on Saturday last, when the boat, manned by 15 men, put off during a furious storm to the help of the schooner. Henry Holman, of Plymouth, and her crew of eight men. After four of the lifeboat-men had bOarded the vessel, and had taken her to a place of safety, the lifeboat was returning to the shore thus short-handed, when the gale increased to a hurricane and broke the clamp of her mainmast, which caused the mast to . hang over the leeward, and the boat to fall off to leeward, when the boat suddenly upset, from the joint action of the tremendous wind and sea. The lifeboat immediately self-righted and brought back with her six of her gallant crew; five others were left in the surf—four of them were picked up at great risk, by a steam-tug, but the fifth man unhappily perished from ex haustion. igtor No Ice ral Lou ro. tell the eir 110 igef 000 !alr e liJ 11 0 his ire a Ofi ti ,A of .tl+" 4 r IJ ° l ;13o °(1 $ ,l .3141 13 1 st st st 50 20 100 {lOO 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Ico 100 100 10 100 100 'NES. 101 ft 94 i tool I 66 7 IM