The Sun. — London, England, 1866-03-16 00:00:00

NONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE 0' CLO CK. The Money Market is in a very active condition, ( Ming to the numerous bills held in reserve in an ticipation of the movement yesterday, and also to preparations usually numerous at the end of the week. The rates required by brokers and others range from 5 per cent. ; and as this is only per Cent. under the official minimum, a large number of applications is made at the Bank of England. At the Bank of England yesterday afternoon the bullion operations were not of public interest. The suspension of Messrs. Paget, Bainbridges, and Co., bankers, 5, St. Paul's Churchyard, was announced yesterday. The house was established in 1790, and was always considered highly respect able, although of late years its business was known to have considerably fallen off. The liabilities are estimated at about £200,000, and the assets, it is thought, will only realise a very small dividend. Ile immediate causes which led to the failuure were operations in slate quarries, and the stoppage of an Irish house to whom advances had been made. The Bank of England return is favourable, and the strengthened condition of the establishment fully justified the directors in reducing their rate of discount. Annexed are the particulars : Active Circulation ....£20,523,075 Decrease Bullion ... ... ... 211,350 ... ... 14,327,618 277,114 ... 8,808,527 Increase ... .100 ... ... 12,149 Public Deposits ... ... ... ... ... 6,304,819 Increase ... ... ... ... 247,094 Other Deposits ... ... ... ... ... 12,723,104 Increase ... ... ... ... 22,516 Seven Day and Other Bills ... ... ... 383,152 Decrease ... ... ... ... 46,028 Government Securities ... ... ... _, 9,915,483 Increase Rest Other Securities Decrease Notes Unemployed Increase No alteration. 19,052,575 ... 252,736 • 7,904,783 ▪ 488,540 The Bank of France return shows an increase of £226,670 in the bullion, £72,000 in the notes in circulation, and of £620,000 in the Treasury ac count, while a reduction has taken place of £448,000 in the current accounts, of £B,OOO in the bills discounted, and of £26,680 in the advances. Two O'CLOCK. According to Reuter's telegram the French Three per Cent. Rentes wore quoted at 69f. ex Coupon. After official hours last evening sales of English Government Stock occasioned a decline of per Cent. No further alteration has taken place to day in the Funds, which appear to be tolerably steady, and a few purchases will no doubt result in an improvement, owing to the sensitiveness of the Market. Consols are now 87 for money, and 87 f, for the account. The New Threes and Re duced Annuities are 85i- ; Exchequer Bills, 3s. 'Zs. ; and India 5 per Cents., 102} -Z. No important alteration has occurred in the value of Foreign Stocks. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 38/ ; Mexican, 22/ k ; New, 204 21 ; Greek, 151 a ; Spanish Passive, 281 ; Certificates, Italian, 611 1; Confederate Loan, 5 7 ; Chilian Loan Scrip, 2k 3/ Prem. ; Brazilian Scrip, 2k 3 prem. ; and Egyptian Scrip, j 4prem. United States 5-20 Bonds, 72/ ; Irie Shares, 56k 574 ; and Illinois, 80i 81. Business in the Railway Share Market has re- Illained inactive, and in several instances prices are a shade lower. Lancashire and Yorkshire, South Western, Midland, and South Eastern have each declined ss. ; and Metropolitan, 15s. The yoreign and Colonial lines remain dull at about former rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue very quiet, without any material change in values. Alliance are dealt in at 28i ; Joint Stock Dis count at 11 dis. ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co., at 18i BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING 'PRICES. Gc VERN MENT FUNDS. a Der Cent. Consols , Do. Account, April 5 - ?Per Cent. Reduced Bsi 1 Novr 3 per Cent B5l 5 1 0 1v 2i- per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — „ Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — LZchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. Do. £5OO — Do £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 10i per Cent., April 1874 — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 — Do. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 'rgentine Republic, 6 per Cent., £l5 pd lf pm 4Ustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 1865 Do Account 741 1 xd Do. Scrip, £33 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do. Account Do £ICO Bonds Do 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) chilian 3 per Cent — , Do. 44 per Cent — '° lo rabian 6 per Cent. Uuba, 6 per Cent. „anisl i 3 per Cent., 1825 "annbian Principalities Do Account — t tador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — ~, 0., Provisional Land Warrant — -gptiau 7 per Cent — 0., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds , Do. 1864 9 31 3 1 "0 £lOO Bonds Do. Government Railway Debentures. 911 1)0 . £l5 Pe paid — pm Oreek 5 r Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons t _ J 3 O. Account ''llatemala 5 per Cent. I talian 5 per Cent, 1865 Do Account 771 Do. Maremmana Railway "oxican 3 per Cent Do. Account Do 1864 — 1) o 6 per Cent. Anglo-French — N --,o ntevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid 00 rish Imperial 5 per Cent ew Granada — po 2 per Cent — "0 Deferred bi ., 1) 0 Land Warrants (Hectares) -. 6 per Cent, 1864 — t , uo Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — 6 , ll lvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account P,O 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — I, ' 0 41 per Cent., 1862 ortuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 1 1 ; 0 8 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 451 ~ b .0. Account '''llssian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — ° l3 , 41 per Cent. 1850 "0 44 per Cent., 1860 D O 8 per Cent. 1859 — DO T 5 per Cent. 1862 ii '-' 0 5 per Cent. 1864 94 4 eardinian 5 per Cent 13 , 4 , 4 i51i 3 per Cent I.'o Account D 0 New Deferred — , 0 Account "0 Passive •— & " : 1)0 Account 284 1 1 a llish Cert. of Coup not funded — 'bo A.ccount 164 i W.Nedish 4 per Cent. T . ", ° . 4- 1 per Cent. 1864 - , r4 lsh 6 per Cent. 1854 "0 Acc oun t 94 lio 6 per Cent. 1858 13 ,0 Acco un t 67 1 "0 £lOO Bonds D 0 6 per Cent. 1862 ,-) Account n 0 £lOO B on d s 1 4 . i,J. 6 per Cent., 1863 I N ° 5 per C en t., 1865, p a id u p S cr ip — vP'Jo Acc ount 0 . 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — 1 31t zel. 3 per Cent. r,O to account — ' .l ,' 0 . A c coun t 8 per Cent., 1862 D 0 D o. 1864 — 0. 11 per Cent Ati 4 • Dividends on the above payable in London. kei s ', ll ' lll , 5 par Cent., Ex. 10 Florins ~,,,p,an, 44 per cent., Ex. 25f. Pl-ert per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — 1 i :"I° i Cent. Certificates tipeh Rentes 3 per Cent — T T% 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. •i- 0 Account 61; COOl B for money TREE O'OLOCZ. (3 0 Account 7 871 I . Share Railways. Paid.! Closing Business Price. I done. 'Bristol anti Exeter lvy 90 92 SO at Caledonian lOO 131 .32 st Cambrian. 50 Cork and Bandon.-- all 13 15 20 Cornwall. all 4 6 at Dublin & Belfast June. 100 67 70 st Dun„Perth, & A b.,lunc. P 0 70 72 100 t.Lcndon, Grip Certi. 20 d st Glasgow &S. Wcstern 100 118 120 at Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 100 391 40 404 16 4) at Do. E. Angl. at. No. / 100 6j 74 at Great North of Scotland 100 at Great Northera lOO .23 121 124 at DJ. A stock lOO 11 142 1101 40 at Do. B stock 1.30 at Do. :\ ew, is. at 25 pa 10 ) - at Gt 8, and W. of Ireland 100 8) 91 at (it. Weste.n Origina. 1 0 59 GO 59 1 st D. S. Va.. Rail gua. 100 -- st Do. South Wales at Do. W. Al id.— Oxtarn 100 40 +2 at Do. Newpo-t at Do. Ile: eford OO G 2 04 at Lane .shire & Yorkshire 100 1201 12) 1201 1 1 at L , ndon and Blackwati luo 86 88 st Lon., Brigh., & S Coast 10! 15 90 95; / at Lon., 'hat., and Day'? 101 35 38 374 st Do. Mctrop. Ex. A lOO 44 18 st Lon. & orth Western 100 141 /23 122 st Lon. & South Weston', 100 94 63 925 at Man., Shet., & Lincoln 100 61 6 at Metropolitan. all 132 134 1335 21 1 0 Do. New 7 21 25 n 10 Do Extension 5 1 ltd 100 Metropolitan District. all 97 98 Do do. do. 10 - - 10 Do. and St. John'sW'd 6 at Mid and 9 Do. £9 Share 5 11 15 t 61 at Do, Birmin & Derby 100 92 a 4 25 slid Kent at North British at Do Ed., Pth ' & Dun lOO 8 30 at Nth. Eastern-13erwic; 100 109 110 1105 4/ 25 Do. G.N*E purchase 16.13.4 st Do. Leeds at Do. York lOO 109 110 10., at Do. Carlisle ..... 100 25 Do. Stock. & Darling. all 35 37 365 25 Do. do. 1860-61 l6 10 11 p at North London 10 Do. do. 18.14 10 Do. do. 1865 at North Staffordshire 10 N. &S. W. Junction at Scottish Central et Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 100 68 70 at Jo. Scot, Mid. stick lOO 112 114 et Shropshire Union st South Devon 2OO 51 53 at 'ouch E 'stern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok all 8 9 Si at Taff Vale lOO 141 144 10 Do. C . st Vale ot Neath at Waterford & Kilkenn ► 10) 10 Waterloo & Whiteha 2 at West Cornwall lOO 51 53 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. 100 Itio.Lawrence all Si 00 at f Bom.,Baroda, at Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent.. 20 Do. F shares 8 fcl 105 Buffalo & Lake Huron all 66 7 10 Do. Preference all 10 11 00 Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 87 . 2-3-' lOO 76 80 at Calcutta &S. E., lim lOO . 96 98 st al,e Town & Dock, gu. 100 65 70 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p all 100 102 3t East. Ben,al, gu., sdo 100 101 102 East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. 10 0 P. 4 105 20 Do. .1 Extension at Grand Trunkot Canada 100 34 36 315 4544 55 100 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c all 83 90 100 Do. Ist vref. Bonds all 65 67 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 59 61 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 3d Pref. stook all 45 49 100 Do. do. deferred 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock 100 Do. do. deterred at Gt. India Fen. gua. sp.c. 100 109 1' 0 1094 10 20 o. Gus. 5 per cent l6 14 2 .10 Do. New gua. sp. 0 6 14 2 , at Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent at D. 4) per cent lov 91 93 81 Do . 2 104 great Wa. of Canada all 16) 17 14 17 204 New . ,00 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay 1873 all 91 26 lOC 1'0.5, do. pay. 1877-6.. all 86 ^8 10 Indian Branch, limited 2 1 4d at Madras, gua. 5 p.c 100 100 10 1001 at Do. 41 do at Do. 43 do lOO 87 89 20 Do. Fifth Extension 2 at Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. 100 50 Mel. & Hudson's Bay all 62 0 4 at N.lll.C'da,6pc lstpf.bs .OO 8 82 at Scinde ..... 100 985 994 at. Do. Delhi d 20 Do. d Po 2 a F 4,, at Do. uniaub (0 100 9S 99 at Do.lndus St Flo 100 1 shot ecuted .t tria 1 ;ed in' g per' o Sir ries of gainst to the [ 15. 3, with N .... 1.MM ............ in I 15. orililagl BILL. ent pro ic, words ►jesty is, Realm, 'otentate e Courts L, That ► djided I. B. , sir S• jot ~* J. O. V"' I'. F. iC• A , 1 g• ". C. „ oth. 1 1 - J. G. U• 11 . JJ. 13. ' tr. i t ' .r . 1. • --- ..(.30 1 .:' ir O. '' Cot s N. 1 7 . IL ,ord a I. Vr• It 14 ' Sir cd • J• :an i of , Lthulr';lo ve .Les I wo ii• S. ti• r J., se, 0. ' O. J.; -col. K• A V. • J. Sir f• ir , n sir C 1. it. N. rclub arli ii. [, r. ff. ll 11, • Jr Si• - 0. J• D. J. A• 5 ld, 134r°11 Sirr ; n, .0 • 0 0 I,Aide B . Ar IOT1r• r n• .a, W. • A t. R. 0. L. e, cot. I. J. J. gymjt.col. . lt. D. n , G. c EL n, T. IL sir T. nol rth. - 15 . it sir son, T. don, Si ,LEAP . r• I 301 11 P -etea etUll ai°s •l th of APrh:, )001, °n to Ley 00n1 the ICe at enrY lTlll2 Eslen dieit t i o v nnt9, viLlg f a b le c hart 1 00 not f °l f trity, itec i r t f e , in con' Gove ril ; 3 at to 1 A ost ;round to d States on dor' Por n vea l ,i c e ear's 110' x-Ge er p le tropcl. e tWeeo 104, 9° L, r yleb c ' ne ' 1.0, 179 ; s, 4 for estimate o f progr Bs and 1861 k Y ned b r tiog , Re po ave de cicl6' includili v; s' the ch the/ ber 911- riot. r. SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECUR TIES. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1872 100 - - Can. G 0v.6 p.c.Ja.&July 1877-t-4 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug l, 0 93 18 D sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10) 95 97 Do. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 tO 82 Do. 5p e. Inscribed sk 100 79 SI Cape G.Hope, 6 P.C. 1873 100 102 104 I to.Apl.&001. 1890-1900 100 105 107 Do. do; 1880-9 • 100 105 107 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-1 n 100 102 1(4 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 90 92 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6p. e 100 1)2 104 Do. 1878, do. 100 100 1 8 Mauritius, 6p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. ! 10 > 103 105 Do. 1825, Feb. & Aug lOO 1( 2 104 Natal 6 per cent no 10) 102 N. B.Gov. p.c.Ja.&.lul) 100 93 95 N. S.W. Gov. 5 p e.,186> 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1871 100 92 94 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189. 100 871 88 . 331 New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 100 102 Do. 6 per cent.... Nova So , tia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 l9O 98 100 Queensland Gov. ap. c. 100 98 100 3. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c 1868-9 100 D c o oro l v "8 6 p 4 Ca u u.svn&lsii 110 104 106 Vi Do. do, A pril & Oct lOO 1065 1074 1065 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam. Consul. taold, Em. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. 30 15 17 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 55) 58) Drakevralls 2.1.0 4 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 295 18 20 East Caradon 2.11.6 8 9 81 East Cam Brea 34 31 44 Nast Grenville 2.14.0 31 4 3 4 4 East Gunnislake 8.3.6 East Loved 3.9.0 7 E. WI Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 3 31 Gam.& StAubyn(ol wen. 66 5 7 4 Great Lixey, limited all 20 21 201 Great South Tolgus 0.14.6 11 2 Great Wheal Busy 14.9.6 34 4 G. Wheal Vor (Heist u 40 26 28 2>4 Greuvilte 8.18.0 35 34 34 Herod's Foot 8.10.0 33 40 llingston Downs 5.10.6 44 5 Margaret (Uny Lelant 13.17.6 5 7 Marke Valley 4.10.6 4 45 4 Al wy tidy Iron Ore, lim 24 25 lid New Se ton - North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(Dlogan 1.4.0 North Whe..l Crotty 2.11( - - Prosper United 7.1.6 Pr •vidence Unyl,lant 10.6.7 32 34 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) l5 390 910 South Condurrow 3.2.0 2 11 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 ;8 22 3 tray Park 415.15.6 9 11 Tin Croft 9 19 20 5 Vigra and Cl,gan, lim all 4 6 West I , assett (Ili ogan 14 1 2 IV. Caradon (L skeard 9 8 10 West Chtverton ll 75 80 West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 825 875 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 25 274 Wheal Ilary Ann (Men. 8 3 5 Wheal Setou Wheai TleiAwney Lis 7 15 17 Mt NV 14; RE N ( 1 11: SHARES. Great • orthern, 5 per cent., 10 St Great Western, 5 per cent., rd. pi., Ditto, 4h per cent., 89 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 6 per cent. stock, 120/ London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 1, 104 LINES LEASED AT telX ED RIGNTALS, Nottingham and Grantham IC. nad C., 88 Freston and Wyre, 42 leo REIGN RAILWAYS. Sambre and Meuse, 8f South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 16i Fl MEIGN Cape Copper, Urn., 11 f Chontales Gold and Silver Mining, 3 Yuaanan.utana of S. Australia, lim., 1 BAN lii. Alliance, lim.. 28 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 24i Chartered tier. of India, London, and China, 154 7 olonial, lim., 4 3 Consolidated Bank, Um., 91 Eng ish Joint Stock, lim., 9 European Bank, lim., Il} Imperial Bank, lim.. 29 Imperial Ottoman, 13 London Bank of ttexien and S. America. lim., 16 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23 London and County, 76} London Joint Stock, 48 London and South-Western, lirn.. 18 19 London and I , ‘ estminster, 95i 5 National Bank, 75} National Provincial of England. Ditto, •ed and 3d issue, 4511 Oriental Banic Corporation. 526 2 1 Provincial Banking Corporation. hm., Of Standard of British South A teica, 13 Union of London, 53} DOCKS. Southampton, 58 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Lar.d and Finance. lim., t,a Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 21 Berlin Water Works, lim., 10k Bombay Gas, lim., 51 Company of African Merchants, lim., 31 Credit foncler and lEobilter of Englanu, 81 Ditto, new, 71 Crystal l'alsce, 371 Ebbw Vale, 17/ Egyptian Corn. and Trading, lira., 41 Fairbairn Engineering, 64 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim,, 41 f General Stearn:Navigation, 27 1 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 91 Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. Ib7o, issued 81 International Financial society, Rm., 14 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 10 London Financial:Association , lira , 101 1 Miliwall Freehold Land and Dock,7l ti 71 8 M.dras Irrigation and Canal, 2i Ditto (all), 17} Merchant Shipping, lim., 11 North British and Mercantile Insurance, 191 Ocean M arine Insurance), 211 Oriental Inland Steam, National Discount company, 131 14 131 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lint, 171 fi 171 181 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 714 Telegraph Construction and Maintenance, Um., Ditto (.£l2 , Universal Marine. Insurance. lim., 3j Panama, New Zealand, and Australian Mali, lint, 4 THE SON, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, The Atrocious Outrage with Vitriol. BOW-STREET-THIS DAY. John Wainwright, described as a surgeon, residing in Old Quebec-street, was placed at the bar, charged with feloniously throwing a burning fluid over the person of Mrs. Peacock, the wife of Mr. Peacock, the manager of a fruterer's establishment in New Oxford-street. It will be recollected that early in the month of January the prisoner was arrested on a charge of throwing corrosive sublimate on a lady in Museum-street, and that such was the injury the lady had sustained, that she was totally incapable of appearing in court to give evidence against the prisoner. On the first exami nation Mr. Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, who appeared for the prisoner, applied that bail might be accepted, but this the magistrate refused, and the prisoner has been under remand and in custody ever since. Mrs. Peacock was this morning, however, so far re covered as to undergo examination, and accordingly she was brought to the police court, but hor appearance excited the greatest sympathy. She is a lady of about 30 years of ego, and has sustained irre parable injury. The sight of ono eye has altogether been destroyed, and it has only been been by the greatest skill and care that the partial sight of the other has been pre served. The evidence of the surgeon, it will be recollected, stated that the liquid which had produced the injury was sulphu ric acid. Martha Sarah Peacock said—l am the wife of Beckett Peacock, of 477, Oxford-street. About half-past 10 on the night of the 2d January last I was going up Museum- street, waiting for my laundress, who had gone to the oil shop. I then saw a man cross the road wearing a cap and a cape. Ile stood sideways to me, and I then recognised it was the prisoner. I was just going to speak to him when he pulled his cape on one side, and then I saw something white in his hand, which looked like a basin, which ho threw at me. It came over me like a basin of cold water I held my head down and it streamed over me. I screamed and stood still. I could not open my eyes. I don't recollect anything more but being taken into the shop and from thence to the hos pital. Mr. Vaughan—How far from the Museum was this ? Witness—The corner of Brewer-street, near Mr. Peek's shop. I have suffered excruciating pain from the liquid. My face is burnt. _ _ Mr. Vaughan—Have you any doubt that the prisoner was the man who threw the liquid over you ? Witness—None whatever. Mr. Vaughan—Have you the power of vision so that you can say the prisoner at the bar is the same man ? Witness—Yes. [The bandage was then for a moment removed from the witness. eye, and she said, pointing to the prisoner, " That is the man who threw the liquid over me."l By Mr. Lewis—My dross was all burnt in holes. Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis, of Great Marlborough street—l have known the prisoner for twelve months. My husband and myself have been on very friendly terms with the prisoner. We knew him at Sheffield. I and my hus band have visited him frequently at his house in Quebec street. We wore all on very friendly terms. A quarrel arose between the prisoner and my husband in consequence of a paper being posted on our door. This took place the Thursday before Christmas day. It was placed just under neath the bell. From that time my husband declined to visit him or to receive his visits. The witness here became very much agitated, and for a short time her examination had to be suspended. On recovering herself the witness proceeded—My sister in-law used to visit the prisoner with us. After the paper was posted on our door my husband requested me not to visit the prisoner. I never visited the prisoner after the prohibition before the day of the accident. I am quite sure about that. The last time I saw the prisoner I was in company with my uncle, we shook hands at parting, and were all very friendly. The day of the accident I and my uncle took tea with the prisoner, and I returned home about 9 o'clock in the evening. I had occasion after that to go out to my laundress, this was about 10, and then it was that the injury was inflicted on me. I told the person who first came up to me that the man who had thrown the liquid over me was a man about the middle height with a thin face. I don't remember exactly what I said to my husband, I was in such pain. I recollect I did tell my husband I did not know who it was that had thrown the liquid over me, but this was because I did not wish him to know I had been to the prisoner's house. I told him the person had a cap on. My husband did not say in my hearing, " Oh, then, it must be Wainright." I told my sister-in-law that ho thought that that was the man who had done it. Re-examined —I went to the prisoner's house on the day I did in consequence of receiving a letter which I thought he had sent. I told my uncle about it. He said he was going up that way, and that he would go with me. I went to Wainwright's, and he thou went on his knees and told me it was not him that sent the letter. This was on the Saturday night of the accident. On Sunday morning I told my sister that Wainwright was the person who threw the stuff at me. His name was never suggested to me by any one, as to prisoner doing mo the injury. Mr. Vaughan—Why did you say in the baker's shop you did not know-who it was? Witness—Because I was afraid of my husband. Mr. Vaughan—When you left the prisoner on the even ing of the accident, did you tell him where you would be at another part of the evening ? Witness—No. Mr. Vaughan—Did you tell him you would be in Museum-street about half-past ton ? Witness—No. Mr. Vaughan—Did you expect to see him at Museum street ? Witness—No. Mr. Vaughan—Have you seen tho prisoner wear a cap at his own house ? Witness—Yee. Mr. Vaughan—Was the cap that the prisoner wore on tho eTening of the outrage the same sort as you had seen him wear at his own house ? • Witness —Yes. Mr. Vaughan—Was the statement that you made to the constable that the man wore a cap true ? Witness Yes. Mr. Vaughan—How far was the place where the accident occurred from your own house. Witness—About half a minute's walk. The prisoner was then fully committed for trial. Liverpocl Cotton Market. —Ms Day. The Market continues steady. Sales probably 25,000 bales or more. POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH STREET. OBSTRUCTING A POLICE INSPECTOR.—JuIia Cal laghan was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and disorderly in the Haymarket; and Mr. James Thompson, of No. 16, Colville-road, Bays water, wine merchant, was charged with being drunk and obstructing Inspector Bowles in the exe cution of his duty. Pole-constable Fisher, 831 A, said that hearing a disturbance in the Haymarket that morning about 2 o'clock he went up to ascertain the cause, and found the prisoners having a dispute with a cab man and making a great disturbance. He per suaded her to go away, and she did so, but after wards returned and smacked his face, and said " You rogue and vagabond, give me my purse." She then tried to strike him again, but he prevented her, and with assistance took her into custody. Inspector Bowles said that while on the way to the station Callaghan's skirt came off, through some of the crowd treading on it, and Thompson then came up while he was following with the skirt on his arm, and pushed him into the road, saying at the same :time, " What the - have you to do with it." He told Thompson he was an inspector, but notwithstanding that he pushed him twice more into the road. He then took Thompson, who was drunk, into custody. Peskett, 143 C, having corroborated the inspector, Thompson said no doubt he had taken a little too much to drink, and he was sorry for what he had done. Mr. Knox said Thompson had made the best defence he could, bnt he must not interfere with the police. The defendants would have to pay a fine of 20s. each. WIFE BEATING.—Michael Hurley, a rough-look ing man, was charged before Mr. Knox with as saulting his wife. The complainant, on the chargebeingfirst brought before the Court, stated that her husband was in the constant habit of ill-using her, and at the same time she exhibited her arm, which was much dis coloured. She also described other conduct on the part of her husband of a disgraceful nature, and said he was a lazy, drunken fellow. The prisoner said his wife was a drunken, aggra vating woman, and that she had struck him on the head with a poker. The complainant said she was a charwcman at the Reform Club, and could call witnesses to speak to her character. She had not struck her husband with a poker, but her son struck him in taking the poker from him and protecting her. The son was called and bore out the complain ant's statement. Mr. Knox ordered Paice, the warrant officer, to make inquiries respecting the parties, and the officer now stated that he had ascertained that they were both in the habit of drinking, and that there was very little difference between them. A waiter from the Reform Club was called by the complainant, and he gave her a good character, and two witnesses were called by the prisoner, and they stated that the complainant was a woman of a most aggravating nature, and said that her voice could be heard in the street hours after she came home of an evening, and they believed she wanted to get rid of her husband. She was also in the habit of drink ing M . r. Knox said he had no doubt what the officer had represented was the truth of the matter, and that sometimes one drank and sometimes the other, and that there was not a pin to choose between them. The prisoner was a strong man, and had assaulted his wife, and he must be taught to keep his hands off his wife. He would not send him for the full term, as at first he intended to do, but would commit him for two months with hard labour. The Price of Gold. By advicls from Hamburg the price of gold is 424 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.41 per £1 stcrlin— Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therelbre, at about the same price in London and Hamburg. Ibe quotation to gold at Paris is about g per !Mlle pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.25 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £, 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appe...rs that gold is nearly 3-itths per cent. dearer in London Chan in Paris. fhe course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 107 k per cent. At these rates there is no profit on the importation of go'd from the United States CABINET COUNClL—Summonses have been issued for a Cabinet Council to-morrow afternoon, at half-past 2 o'clock, at Earl Russell's official residence, in Downing street. EXTENSIVE FIRE NEAR TIIE DOCKS THIS DAY. — About half-past two o'clock this morning the exten sive pile of warehouses, belonging to Messrs. Watson and Metcalf, wharfingers, situated ou the north side of Burr street, Lower East Smithfield, were found to bo on fire. Up to ton o'clock this morning there still remained much fire among the ruins; and on account of the vast quantity of jute, there is likely to be for Pomo time several engines playing to prevent a, fresh. outbreak. The origin of the fire is unknown. • OFFICAL REPORT' OF FIRES.—The annexed is a copy of Capt. Shaw's official returns to the Metro politan Bond of Works of fires that occurred from 6 a.m. of the 14th to 6 of the 15th:-14th. Half-past 7 p.m.: 57, Fore-street, Cripplegate, occupied by A. Ashley, umbrella maker, caused by lighted paper thrown down area, contents insured in the Scottish Union ; damage, end of counter burned, and stock in shop damaged by fire, heat, &c. Eight p.m.: 69, Willow-walk, Tabernacle-square, occu pied by G. Goodwin, turner ; alarm caused by chimney on fire. Quarter-past 8 p.m.: 61, Borough-road, Southwark, occupied by Messrs. Harvey and Co., china and glass mer chants, caused by a candle, contents insured in the Phwnix —damage, back warehouse (ground floor) and contents seriously damaged by fire ; front shop and upper part of house slightly damaged by smoke. 15th, quarter past 12 a.m.: 6, Leigh- street, Burton-crescent, occupied by G. Mills, oil and colourman, contents insured in the Norwich Union ; damage, front shop and contents severely damaged by fire, upper part of house by heat, &c. Quarter-past 3 a.m.: 12, Wilderness-row, Goswell-road, occupied by W. Tamer, watchmaker, contents insured in the Phoenix ; damage, front shop and contents severely damaged by fire, rest of house by beat, &c. A PLAGUE or LOCLISTS.—Letters from Tangiers report that locusts have committed great ravages at Maza gan and Rabat. Every green leaf had disappeared at Rabat, and the orange groves presented a singular spec tacle of wood and fruit. Rain was very much wanted. The continued drought was beginning to excite apprehen sions of a famine. Business in the Foreign and Colonial produce Markets during the last few days has been very quiet. Sugars have only been dealt in to a limited extent, without any material change in prices. Coffee has been in fair demand at steady rates, while the dealings in rice have been checked by the high rates demanded by holders in rice. THAMES. DRUNKENNESS AND ITS CONSEQUENCES.—A girl, named Catherine Ryan, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with being concerned with two other females not in custody in stealing a shawl and a purse, containing a gold wedding-ring and Bs. or 9s. in money, from the person of Emily Taylor, a married woman of 46, Cannon-street-road, Rat cliffe-highway. Mrs. Taylor was charged with being drunk and incapable of taking care of herself. A boy, named Alfred Michaels, a cigar-maker, said he was in Halfmoon-passage, Whitechapel, yesterday evening, and saw the prisoner and two women about a drunken " lady," who was stretched on the pavement and quite incapable. The pri soner took the lady's shawl off and gave it to another g rl, who went away with it. About ten minutes afterwards another woman took a purse out of the drunken lady's bosom, at stracted the money from it and dropped it on the ground. All the females surrounding the drunken lady then ran away. He gave information to a police-constable, and the prisoner was given into custody. Mrs. Taylor, stated in the police-sheet to be only 22 years of age, who looked 40 at least, said she missed her shawl and purse when she recovered her senses. There were Ss. or 9s.lin the purse, and a gold wedding ring, which was broken. he was about to take it to a jeweller to be repaired. The prisoner, who is only 13 years of age, denied having committed the robbery. Mr. Paget remanded the prisoner for a week, and directed the police to search for her confederates in the crime of robbing the woman. Mrs. Emily Tylor was then arraigned in the dock which the girl Ryan had just left, and a constable, named Enos Parrott, 56 H, said he found the pri soner drunk and helpless in Duncan-street, White chapel, last night. The prisoner said she was sorry for getting drunk, and it should not happen again. Mr. Taylor, a smith, said—l have come here to defend my wife. Mr. Paget—Who has been found lying helplessly drunk in the streets. She is in a most disgraceful position. That is the least part of the mischief. You (the prisoner) temnted that girl I have just remanded, and two other females, to commit a very serious crime. You are morally guilty of partici pating in that offence. The girl is gone to gaol, and two others may be committed to gaol for being concerned in the crime, which would not have been committed if you had been sober. I fine you ss. for being drunk. The money was paid. MARKETS.—This Day. MARK LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat were moderate. On the whole, the trade was steady at full quotations. The market was moderately supplied with foreign wheat. Most descriptions were in fair average request, and prices ruled firm. Floating cargoos of grain movod off steadily at full cur rencies. With barley the market was very moderately supplied. The trade for all qualities ruled firm at fully late rates. The malt trade was firm at extreme quotations. The supply of oats on sale is tolerably large. There was a fair demand for most descriptions, at late rates. Beans and peas fully supported Monday's currency. The flour trade was steady, on former terms. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 3460 1140 2630 120 1320 Irish Foreign 6390 2320 20,850 1380 sks. 1390 bls. NEWGATE AND LEADENTIALL. These markets are moderately supplied with meat. The trade on the whole is steady, as follows : Per Sib by the carcase. 5 d is d id id Inferior beef ' 10 3 2 Inferior mutton.... 3 10 4 2 Middling do. 3 4 3 10 Middling mutton.. 4 44 8 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime do 410 5 0 Prime email d0....4 4 4 6 Veal 4 0 5 4 Largo pork 3 10 46 Small pork 48 5 2 Lamb. Os Od to Os Od. BOROUGH HOP. The transactions in hops have been by no means nu merous ; nevertheless the value of all qualities has been fairly supported. New Mid and East rents 80s to 190 s per cwt. New Weald of Bents 7os to 126 s „ New Sussex Yearlings —s to „ COLONIAL. SUGAR.—Business has bee:a inactive, and the few par cels of West India disposed of have been at about pre vious rates. In the refined market common lumps and titlers are quoted 44s to 44a 6d per cwt. CorrEE.—A fair demand has prevailed for both Planta tion and Native Ceylon, and the former has sold readily at full rates. RlCE.—Those continues to be only a limited amount o] business entered into consequent upon the high rates at present demanded by holders. TALLOW.—The market remains dull. P.Y.C. on the spot, is quoted sOs 3d 50s 6d, June delivery 50s 3d, and last three months 51s 3d 51s 6d per cwt. The directors of the City Bank, having secured premises, will open a branch office at 25, Ludgate- Lill, as soon as the necessary alterations are com pleted. Owing to the stoppage of Messrs. Puget, Bain bridges, and Co., the drafts drawn upon them by Messrs. Latouche and Co., of Dublin, have been paid fur their house to-day by the National Pro vincial Bank of England. In fruit and spices an average amount of business has been done at about former prices, while Tallow has been dull, at barely previous quotations, or both present and forward delivery. ARCH 16, 1866. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING. CHURCH RATES. In reply to Mr. B. HOPE (in the absence of Viscount Cranbc The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said it was his intention to frame certain suggestions be had made when the matter was under discussion. He had not been as yet able to complete them. PARLIAMENTARY OATHS BILL. On the motion for going into committee on this bill, Sir G. GREY said the oath proposed by the right hon. gentleman opposite (Mr. Disraeli) divided itself into parts, and the Government, with a desire to see an uniform oath framed for all members, would therefore not object to the first portion of the oath as framed by him. After a few words from Mr. T. CHAMBERS, The house went into committee. On clause 1 the following form of oath was moved by Mr. DISRAELI :—" I, A. 8., do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to her Majesty Queen Victoria: and I do faithfully promise to maintain and sup port the succession to the Crown, as the same stands limited and settled by an act passed in the reign of King William the Third, entituled An Act for the further limitation of the Crown, and better securing the rights and liberties of the subject ;' and I do solemnly declare that her Ma jesty is, under God, the only supreme governor of this realm, and that no foreign prince, prelate, state, or poten tate has any jurisdiction or authority in any of the courts within the same. So help me God." The first two paragraphs were agreed to. Mr. DISRAELI then proposed the third paragraph : '• And I do further solemnly declare that her Majesty is, under God, the only supreme governor of this realm, and that no foreign prince, prelate, state, or potentate, hath any jurisdiction or authority in any of the courts within the same." The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he thought he could state objections to the proposal of a twofold character. In the first place, the words proposed to be introduced were incongruous an d useless ; and in the second place they were positively mischievous. The oath as hitherto adopted ex pressed two things—the principle of personal loyalty to the Crown ; and, in the next place, loyalty to the monarch, as settled by the fundamental laws of the constitution. Well, the committee had agreed to that. They were, however, now asked to go further, and to introduce an abstract pro position, which neither their obligations nor pledges of loyalty to the Crown, nor their pledges according to the law or constitution demanded of them. What could be the use or advantage of an abstract declaration or proposition in an oath of that kind ? There IN as only ono purpose for which it could be introduced, and that was for the purpose of operating as a test. Well, there might be occasions on which for grave reasons it might be desirable, if not neces sary, to introduce tests. But what was the criterion of there being such an occasion? Why there might be persons whom it would be desirable to exclude by tests—persons whose presence it would be dangerous to admit. In ancient times that was the foundation of all declarations regard ing the royal supremacy. Undoubtedly there was origi nally a very energetic and efficacious test which practi cally excluded those who entertained the opinion of the Papal supremacy. By degrees they came to place more confidence in their fellow• subjects of the Roman Catholic religion, and then they took the very singular course, which they had now agreed to depart from—that was, to exonerate from the test the very persons whom it was intended to exclude, and leaving it applicable to those whom it was well known did not hold the opinion objected to. Having agreed, however, that the time had come when they might depart from that course, were they to introduce an abstract proposition which would bo useless as a test, and which, in fact, was useless for any purpose? Was there any human being in her Majesty's dominions who doubted that her Majesty, under God, was the only supreme governor of these realms ? Could any man take the oath of allegiance to her Majesty, and faithfully pro mise to maintain the succession to the Crown as by law ordained, and at the same time could it be necessary to re quire him to go on to declare that her Majesty was the only supremo governor of the realm ? It aimed at an absurdity which was entertained by nobody ; it expressed a mere political truism which all acknowledged, and unless they meant to introduce all the other truisms of the constitution and the prerogatives of the Crown, and, in fact, to make the oath a concise political treatise, what would be the advantage of introdicing such a declaration ? And was not the next part of the amendment open to still stronger objection ? " That no foreign prince, prolate, state, or potentate hath any jurisdiction or authority in any of the courts within the same." Most lame and impotent con ' elusion ! Why, whoever did say that any foreign prince had any jurisdiction within any of the courts of this king dom ? The truth was, they were enunciating as a truism —as a platitude as absolute as ever was put into words—a thing which was never aimed at or touched by any of the previous tests. Well, then, for the purposes of a test, this declaration was useless and absurd. But was it harmless? Why it limited the jurisdiction and authority of her Ma jesty, instead of embodying the recognition which should be made of it. Did any of the old statutes so limit it ? They must express the law of supremacy as it stood upon the statute-book, or not at all. That law so expressed was the law of the land, and was binding upon all men, whether they took the oath or not. If, however, they would suggest limited notions of the Royal supremacy they could not take a better course than to oblige persons who came to that house to show that no foreign prince or potentate had any jurisdiction within the courts of this realm. lie trusted, therefore, the committee would not adopt the amendment of the right hon. gentleman. (Cheers.) Sir 11. CAIRNS reverted to the days of Queen Eliza beth, when the oath of supremacy in all its fulness was first introduced. At that period the Catholics said they could not take it, because it negatived a supremacy, and an authority in a quarter where they believed it to exist. When the Ministers of the Crown then in office heard this they prepared a memorandum to the effect that the mean ing of the oath was that it implied jurisdiction of a coercive character, and did not mean jurisdiction in Toro consczentks. They then readily took it. He could not imagine what real objection Roman Catholics could have to taking the clause of the oath as amended by Mr. Disraeli, unless it was that it did mean something which they cherished intentions not to perform. Lord E. HOWARD supported the bill, for which he thanked the Government. Mr. WHITESIDE said that the proposed oath was not a Roman Catholic oath, but was applicable to every mem ber of the house, who professed allegiance to her Majesty the Queen. Mr. SYNAN, amid loud calls for a division and general uproar, asked the house to support the Government in their attempt to settle the question. Mr. DISRAELI explained that in the formation of the oath he had been guided by (ueen Elizabeth's course, and which was regarded by her subjects as a happy solu tion of the matter. Mr. LONG announced his inability to vote with either side. - - Mr NEWDEGATE, amid loud cries for a division, said that although hon. members might wish to dine, he desired to do his duty. He should vote with Mr. Disraeli, but would introduce amendments in committee in accordance with his views. The house divided, and the numbers were— For Mr. Disraeli's amendment 222 Against it Majority in favour of the Government oath The first clause of the bill containing the oath of allegiance as proposed by the Government, with The addi tion in reference to the succession as guaranteed by act of Parliament, was then agreed to. The remaining clauses were slightly discussed, but ultimately agreed to. The bill then passed through coin. mittee. On the motion for going into supply, Sir J. WALSH called the attention of the house to the importance of continuing the construction of iron-clad men-of-war ; and moved for returns of the total cost of building and equipment of the Warrior and Agincourt re spectively. Mr. BAILLIE contended that the naval force of Eng land in this description of ship is wholly inadequate for the purposes of defence and the protection of our com merce, and at the present moment this country was in an inferior position both in the Mediterranean and the Pacific Lord C. PAGET admitted that numerically our navy might be small, but its force was really greater than it had been for many years, and equal to the security of the country, while it was also fitted to maintain its dignity. The subject then dropped. The house then went into committee of supply on tho Navy Estimates. The house then went into committee on the Navy Esti mate; and a long discussion ensued, which turned mainly oe the conduct of the Admiralty in the construction of iron ships. This policy was much criticised from a scien tific point of view by Mr. Laird, Mr. Saunders, Mr. Flein ing, Mr. Graves, and other members interested in ship building ; and from an administrative and professional stand-point by Sir J. Pakington, Mr. O'Beirne, and others The defence of the Admiralty rested entirely on Lord C. Paget, who certainly made a very gallant fight on behalf of the department be represents in the house. The votes agreed to were :-- Storekeeper-Goneral of the Navy, for tho building, re pair, and outfit of the fleet and coastguard, steam machinery, and ships built by contract, 41,003,501. Comptroller of the Navy, ditto, 4318,000. Half-pay, reserved half-pay, ke., 4689,052. Greenwich Hospital, 4135,369. The orders of the day were then gone through, and all but the purely formal business postponed. The house then adjourned. AFFAIRS IN MExico.—Advices received at New York on 3d March, via Havannah, state that the Liberals captured and sacked Alamos on Feb. 7. The town was de fended by the Imperialists for seven hours. The Impe rialists continued successful in different parts, THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WARWICK RACES—Tins DAY. [BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.] HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. Cutler Cutaway Wild Thyme Eight ran. MILIT.A.EY GOLD CUP. •onsides Gleucairn Lady Florence Ten ran. MILITARY MINTERS' STAKES. Wizard ....................................... Rupert Early Purl .......... Eight rau. CROXTON PARK RACE' S—Tms DAY. BELVOIR CASTLE STAKES. Caustic Lochiel Cranford SELLING STEEPLECHASE. Aggressor ............................................................. 1 Corsica ......................................................... 2 Rochester ............................................................ 3 Five ran. VETERAN STAKES. Linooln Pallas Lass 2 Acrobat Fivo ran. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—This DAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. sto 2 agst Mail 'rain (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Scamander (taken) 100 to 9 agst Pearl Diver (taken) 100 to 7 agst Raglan (taken) 20 to 1 agst Black Prince (Godding's) CHESTER CUP. 11 to 1 agst Gong (taken) 28 to 1 agst Sandal (taken) 30 to 1 agst Surney (taken) 30 to 1 agst Saladin (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mail Train (taken) 50 to 1 agst Salpinctes (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.—THIS EVENING. The Lonn CHANCELLOR took his seat on tho woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Putney and Fulham New Bridge Bill was read a second time. The following bills wero read a third time and passed: —Ventnor Gas and Water, Weaver River Navigation, Talacre Pier and Harbour, Dublin and Kingston Railway, and Hornsey Gas. MANAGEMENT OF RAILWAY AND OTHER PUBLIC COMPANIES. _ _ Lord REDESDALE gave notice that on an early day next week he would move that the house should go into committee to consider the subject of the management of railway and other public companies, with a view to remedy the existing defects of the present system, which wore admit ted. THE STATE OF IRELAND. Earl GREY moved that the house should, on Tuesday next, resolve itself into a committee of the whole house to consider the present state of Ireland, and draw the atten tion of the house to the unfortunate political position of Ireland, and said that it was of that description that ren dered its consideration imperative. The subject of Ireland could no be ignored by Parliament. He contended that it should be taken up immediately. There was no doubt that the country had been relieved from the excessive pressure of population by the means of emigration, but it was equally a matter of fact that the remaining population was not in a position with regard to house accommodation and the comforts of life to which, as civilised beings, they wore entitled. (Hear, hear.) He adverted to the feeling that was displayed by Irishmen when they emigrated, which was one of bitter hostility to this country, and he traced the existence of that feeling to improper legislation by this country. He illustrated his position by a reference to the Fenian movement growing out of the disaffection of the Irish population to this country, and he said that so long as that disaffection existed it would ex necessitate prevent the influx of capital into Ireland, and consequently prevent the development of the resources of that country. Ile could not call on the . house to de cide on the principle involved iu his motion that evening, but ho did not wish to disguise the fact that the series of resolutions which he proposed to introduce would impugn the policy pursued by this country towards Ireland. The penal code, although abolished, still rankled in the national mind in Ireland, and although good practical measures had been passed with a view to ameliorate tho condition of Ireland, there could be no doubt that the state of political feeling was hostile to this country. He would ask their lordships if that state of things was not to be attributed to :misgovernment. There was no fiscal pressure in Ireland that would retard its material development, and therefore its present condition must necessarily result from political causes. He contended that there was no reason why Ireland should not be a flourishing commercial country without being rendered entirly dependent on agriculture. LLEFT SETAE:LNG.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tms EVENING. Mr. DODSON (doputy-Speaker) took tho chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Tho following bills were read a third time and passed : —Afon Valley - Railway, Bodmin Water, Lancashiro and Yorkshire Railway (Blackburn and Padiham), Neath and Brecon Railway (Capital), New Milford Docks, West Mid dlesex Water, and Whitby, Redcar, and Middlesborough Union Railway. LONDON GAS BILL. Mr. CRAWFORD moved that this bill be committed to the select committee on the London Corporation (City) Gas Bill.—Agreed to. FLOGGING IN THE ARMY. Mr. TAYLOR moved for returns of the, number of men flogged in the army and militia of Great Britain and Ire land in the years 1863, 1864, and 1865 respectively, specify ing the offence, the regiment, the place of station, whether at home, in India, or the colonies, the sentence, and the number of lashes inflicted on each person ; and of the num ber of men marked with the letter D or with the letters B C during the same years. The return was ordered. METROPOLITAN IMPROVEMENTS. Mr. COWPER gave notice that ou Monday he should move that the Thames Embankment Approaches Bill and the Park-lane Improvement Bill be referred to a select committee of 12 members. THE WAR IN CHILI. Mr. H. SELWIN asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any communication- had been made by the Foreign-office to the representatives in this country of the Spanish Government, as well as to those of Chili and Peru, with reference to any vessels of war which their respective Governments might be building in English yards ; and further what replies, if any, had been receiv ed ? Mr. LAYARD said h er Majesty's G o vernment had boon in communication with the representatives of Spain, Chili, b Chili, and Peru, and an assurance 84 22. given a w nd ou no kl ships of war that might bo in England at that te time t leave the port during the existence of war, such vessels had left. The Chilian Minister had further in formed the Government that no attempt would bo made on the part of his Government to secretly arrange the de parture of any vessel of war ; on the contrary, it was the desire of the Chian Government to conform in all re spects to the law of this country. THE CUSTOMS CLERKS. Mr. TREEBY asked the Secretary to the Treasury , whether her Majesty's Treasury had decided upon a re vised classification for the London and outport clerks of customs ; and, if so, whether any and what steps had been taken for the amelioration of the condition of the lower class of her Majesty's collectors of customs at the out ports ? Mr. CHILDERS said lie had informed the house the other evening of the revision of the classification of clerks in the Customs stationed in London and the outports. The arrangements with respect to those in London he had stated, but that part of the arrangements relating to the outports had not yet been completed. The officers referred to by the honourable gentlemen would be treated as clerks. What proposition would be made for that class, and what would be the effect of the change on the salaries of those persons, he could not at present say. MARCH OF RUSSIAN TROOPS. Sir H. RAWLINSON asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if her Majesty's Government had received any information of the march of a Russian force under General Tchernaief from Tashkent' upon Bokhara.; and, if so, what was the avowed object of such an expeal tion ? beyond y t o h n a d t Mr. LAYARD said rumours bad reached her Majesty's Government of the march of Russian troops towards Bokhara, but he was not in a position inforsimanthGeohvoeurnse what was the object of such a step. The r u o s n t i assurance s er b Govern ment, however, had given the most sole.innEf there was no desire to advance their Bokhara. OF CADETS. Lord E. CECIL rose to move that an humble addr e ss be presented to her M a i est lt praying TREATMENT that she will be graciously pleased to a ppoint a Royal Commission, consist ing of military and civilian members, to inquire into the present constitution, system of education and dis- YAcademy at Wool wich , and of the Royal Military Collage at Sandhurst, as cipline of the Royal Military well as into the general treatment of the gentlemen cadets, as also into the rules and reguiations ruder which candi dates are admitted into these colleges. Tha noble lord t o ok the "opportunity of stating the stringent regulations under which cadets were treated at Woolwich, and stated that, in sonic instances, cadets were actually better treated than the young men who were qualifying themselves for commissions in the Royal Artillery and Engineers. They were made to brush their own clothes and do other menial operations. The mode of examina tion was most objectionable, because they were in many instances asked questions which it was impossible for them to answer. He had taken the trouble to submit some of the mathematical questions to a first-rate scholar, and he had informed him that it was unfair and unjust to call upon young men to make calculations which only the most practised and clever mathematician could work out. The only article of which there seemed to be an abundance of was professors - (hoar, hear) —as he found there was one professor to every four cadets. (Laughter.) In our public schools generally there was one tutor to every twenty-five scholars, while at Eton and Harrow he believed there was a master to every 22 boys. The food supplied to the cadets was both limited in quantity and bad in quality, and there were other s..___ matters which made it of the utmost importance that tha commission which he asked for should be granted. Col. S. KNOX said he agreed in a great many of th e observations of the noble lord, but he could not thiisk a young soldier was any the worse for a little roughing. He saw several gentlemen around who at Eaton brushed their own and other people's shoes, and yet they made just as good members of that house as others which had not had io do so. Mr. ACLAND said the subject of military education was one of the highest importance, and he hoped the noble marquis, who now stood at the head of the War Depart ment, would thoroughly sift the whole matter to the, bottom, in order that that which was objectionable should be removed, and that young gentlemen qualifying fur commissions in the army should be treated with that consideration which they had a right to expect. Sir J. FERGUSON did not think it. was necessary that cadets should go through the drill and private duties of private soldier. lie thought that the cadet should be, treated in a manner likely to make him become a wel:k_ disciplined and efficient officer. [LEFT SITTING.] COURSE OP EXCHANGE —This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 18i Ditto 3 Mouths. 12 2 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 55 Brussels Hamburg Paris Ditto 3 Months. 25 50 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 121 Vienna — 10 57i Trieste — 10 60 Pet ersburgh - 291 Berlin Madrid —46 k Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples — 25 62k Foreign Fisheries. 11 19 12 21. 12 21 25 Go' 25 co 13 10i 25 324: 25 57;. 25 57.; 121. i 10 b 24- 10 65- 29 6 29*. 46 47 25 65 25 65 25 671 25 67* In the Annales du Commerce Exterieur, publishf:d by the French Government, we find the following account of the cod-fishing of Belgium during the past year. The quantity of fish taken is the is given as 12,712 tons, being rather more than a thousand tons less than the quantity obtained last year ; the price on the contrary was much higher than in 1864, the average in that year having been only 345., while this season it reached 435. Bd. Thy number of boats engaged was the same each year-- namely, 156 ; but in the latter nearly the whole of the cod was taken on the Doggerbank, and only 356 tons off the Feroe Islands, which the Belgian fishermen seem to be deserting. The boats are now setting out again for fresh fish for the market, the supply having been somewhat diminished by the recent stormy weather. The market price of oysters continues to increase, and there appears no hope of a reduction ; the last quotations which we have from Ostend are as follows : One-hall ton of 1,600 to 1,800 oysters 1751r. One-fourth ditto 800 to 850 „ One-eighth ditto 400 to 425 „ One-sixteenth 200 to 210 „ These are cash prices without discount or abate ment of any kind. A second exhibition of fresh and preserved fish, matters resulting from the fisheries and applied in medicine, and in agriculture and other industries, fishing tackle, implements used in the various preser vative processes, raw materials employed in connec tion with the fisheries, boats, apparats of pisiculture, and models of the habitations, clothing and fittings of fishermen, took place at Bergen, in August last, the first having been held in 1861. On the latter occasion, the French Government sent a commis sion composed of naval officers, shipowners, and master fishermen, to report on the results. The commission, amongst other things, says that the sail cloths of France carried away the palm from all competitors, being pronounced to be not only supe rior in quality, but also cheaper than those of Hol land, which formerly held the place of honour. The hints held out for the use of the French fishermen may possibly be of service to others ; the commis sioners say that the winter cod-fishery around the Luffoden Islands seems highly productive, especially in the West-Fiord, the abundance of fish being so great during the season which ended in May last, that twenty-four ',millions were captured, being an average of a thousand fish for each man engaged in the taking. Off Iceland the average is said rarely to amount to 600 fish a head during the season, although the fishing goes on by night as well as day, while in Norway the nets are laid overnight to be taken up the next morning. The French fishermen are accustomed to set sail for Iceland between the middle of March and the beginning of April, and the fishing generally becomes productive about the middle of the latter month ; the commissioners re commend that in future the boats shall set out at the end of February for the entrance of the 'West- Fiord, when they will meet the fish on their way out from the bay. The fishing comniencing at that point may afterwards be continued in the usual spots around Iceland, and the boats will be filled much more rapidly than they are at present. With respect to the herring fishery a similar recommen dation is given, namely, that it should commence about the middle of June, in which month the fish are found in Norway in great abundance, and be continued on the coast of Scotland from about the middle of July. It is well known that the streams in the West Indian Islands, and especially of Martinique, abound in craw fish, or habitants as they are called by the creolcs, and that they grow to a large size, as large sometimes as the langouste or spring lobster. The catching of habitants—literally, taking in the natives —is a very favourite sport with the biped inhabi tants of the island, and the method employed is rather curious. The craw fish are exceedingly fond of the manioc root, a smallpiece of which will stupify one of these silly crustaceans, who, not having the nous or the self-restraint of human beings, do not hesitate to take greedily into their mouths that which steals away their brains. The manioc, cut in small pieces, is attached to the hooks, and the lines being supplied with small floats of light wood, cork, or feathers are dropped into the course of one of the gaillons or mountain streams, calm and limpid in fine weather, but often converted in au hour or so into rushing torrents, which carry everything before them. If the weather proves fine, the habitants seize the manioc like maniacs, and straightway be come as torpid as a Chinese opium-smoker, or as the traditionary alderman after dinner, and at night the fishing party takes abominable advantage of the poor crustacean's condition ; a number of men provided with torches illuminate the bed of the stream, and a hand -net with a strong handle being drawn along the bottom, the craw fish are captured without dif ficulty. But catching habitants is not always agree able work. If the skies prove propitious, it is fine o therwise, the tables are fun for the f is h erman; if turned upon him rather unpleasantly ; should one of the torrential showers overtake him, he suddenly finds the air filled with small flies which get into his nose, his ears , his eyes, and half blind, hall madden him. Again, if by any accident the torches are ex tinguished, the fishermen have to grope their way home down the courses of the gaillons, overhung by huge trees, which make the road as dark, almost as terrible, but not nearly so facile as that of Avernus, with the chance of falling into a hole or striking against a rock or boulder ; if, on the contrary, the benighted craw fishermen venture to return by terra firma, the probabilities are greatly in favour of stumbling upon some of the venomous reptiles with which the island abounds. There are few nicer things than sove ca la bisque, but the raw material, ike most good things, is not to be picked up with ,ut some trouble. 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