The Sun. — London, England, 1865-03-01 00:00:00

IiONEY MARKET AND COXMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The withdrawal of money from the discount m arket has slightly increased the demand for ac ceDamodation, but the rates still remain easy at 41- and 4 8 Per cent. for short-dated bills. In the Stock )(c ha nge the i nqu i ry f or l oans h as a l so b een l arger, ti l a l( ' the quotations have been higher than yester it):• N otwithstanding this i n crease i n the d eman d . 18 conside re d to b e merely temporary, and the belief is still entertained that the official minimum will be lowered to-morrow. % 11 l the f ore i gn exchanges yesterday afternoon , r t e was no m a t er i a l a l terat i on. With 'lle City of New York has arrived from America The share list of the Dagenham (Thames) Dock 4 : 111 , Pany will be closed for London on Monday tanand on Tuesday for the country. Mail from. Guayaquil has brought a remit ,, e f £236 12 s . ld. on accoun t o f th e di v id en d s on t he debt of Ecuador. %yule r eport and balance-sheet of the English a n d c edi sh Bank, to be prese n t e d on th e 14th i ns t., 31 st the net p ro fit s f rom i ts esta bli s h ment to t h e Dii k ,Peeernbe r last to be £12,912, and after appro div,4.ating £1,685 towards preliminary expenses a xincil is recommended of 9s. per share, le av i ng i 4 24 to be carried forward. e°ll sequence of representations having been pan he to the directors of th e V arna R a il wa y Com -1 that. 1 th a t the time for receiving applications for i 3 el l Was too li m it e d, th e l as t d a y f or applications d: te aded to Tuesday, the 7th of March, for Lon atid W e d nesday, the Bth March, at 12 o ' clock, r the country. The Cr own Agents for the Colonies disposed of a C ent e r' portion o f th e M aur i t i us G overnment 6 per a ve * Loan to-day to the extent of £104,700, at an 1144 7ge rate of £lO3 6s. Id., leaving a balance still th e is P ci sed of amounting to £44,900 to complete 4°0 )000 originally advertised. At p Two O'CLOCK. . kle,, a ils, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's 65 e 7 14 . the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 1 11 d a , nglish Funds have declined 1 per cent. - c oet . a ki the mar k e t f or thi s d escr i pt i on of stocks ell : ace s dull. Notwithstanding the prospect of stiller Inoney and the low prices of stocks, there B Pe all indisposition on the part of the public to s th e i: at e• Consols are 88'1 1 for money and the k w - ` 4 ,,,, 5 t., and 881 89 for the April account. The A4 4 ,: llr ees and Reduced Annuities are 881 1; do. 1 03i' tl es, 1885 14 17-16 ; India 5 per Cents., 1 05: °. 4 per C , ents., 984 998 ; do. 51 per Cents., tarkgen.eral decline-has taken place in the Foreign 6 , p er et '?nd business has been very dull. Turkish u`2l ` - 'entS., 1862, are 724 1 ; do. Consolides, 20 ;.! i qexican, 261 1 ; d o . N ew , 25/ 1 ; Greek, 1 51 ; Spani s h Passive, 321 ; do. Certificates, 24 e iz ; 631 ; do. New, 11 11 dis. ; Vene ta4lli 18 64, 39 41 ; an d C on f e d era t e L oan , 48 50. tik ied ' le ss in the Railway Share Market has con - E tever i lno derately active, although prices have in a,Bta'' in stances shown less firmness. North kit:lteern (Berwick), have declined 10s. ; North £1; and Great Western and Metropo h, each °s. Ititt io " .1 ' Foreig n and Colonial lines have remained k ilt a ny material alteration in values. t 4 k Share s h ave b een d ea l t i n to a mo d erate ex ttila All iance remain steady at33 l ; Chartered of 2 4 ltittt, Australia, and China at 31 4 ; London and to 671:1111ater have improved to 95; Oriental Bank 1 1 Ve4 1.,‘, 411 , c1 National Discount Company to 14/ 4 ; t uft Dock Shares are quoted 2 21 prem. ; o.l,:uaneiro Gas, prem. ; City of Milan Im 'llle4t, 38 2 1 prem. 1/ RIT : Pep o. 0 ° 413 \ ... , :, , et - i t r ? c 'ZhT o i t S s i I ° 1 B F F u I : INND sp.S—CLOSING PRICES. 884 9 81 4 1 4 4 Cent °ll , ll tl Mar. 9 BB4 4 1 1 , 3 -- •xlecluc e d B Bl i i eli ?2 ,Per c ent 88 1 i I 4 bo 4 Aer c doc 6 1), ent. Jan. 1894 — Cent.D,. for Jan. 1873 — ,b,.; for 3 0 u Yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 ''io)", (lied Sea s,£ expire sth AprillBBs_ 14 7-16 it iller 13ils,TIlle.,g0r0a0ph 4 ), r A e . r u , .. 7m 1 : 08 - 1 / 4 41 )0 . £5OO — lk of h , £lOO and £2OO 14 :bl k , giand Stock, 54 per Cent 248 6 (6 1)4 S tec k ~'EßNijE.'r'T rtnxium 4 -T SECURITIES. b ? .k .e, , ,, A, 104 per Cent., April 1874 — bu o . 5 - " e lint to: Alee7ent. July, 1870 Do . oe _ , Pe u r 'it , . oe_, Cent., Oct. 1888 Abe. kartincates b ° . 5 pe at e,, ,l Paper 4 per Cent 894 0.51 r uent. Jan. 1872 ,'‘.'0. 4 4 Per Cent., May 1879 lO9 ,o. Cent , 1866 Aug. '°.4 l , 4 ds, £1:000 — (ler £l,OOO 44 8 PORE ' 3 i , tri, GN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 4 111,,' ' bend - b e , .- 1 1 5 8, 0 per Cent — ...ti, Pe Per Cent — No b lie r Cont., 1852-58-60 b -°8 A . yre s 1863' — liii?, ti. l Per o e 6 Per Cent — 13 0 1 1 6 p er L it.• (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 01 ' 4 l Per e4 t — CND /lA, _ 0 n ..., °. -. ':iail G ~.7.it — 14';' Per 07 1. Cent. _ b er c 11t. t °. SA • slat. N o _rip , x ,„7 1864 ti 4 3 p e '" o paid b sp e ''erit 1825 11,4 1 . b. Pe r t. C c e e nt.,lB 64 — e 144 p • r 4., 1 773-77, £25 paid — ,t 2, rincipalities . — bbtitf;i P,,aid ..... die par 0., N ' Per den.i. '''''''''''''''''''''''' 94 ° tio c o °ll €l Issue — D o D o ° llds b b G eri • 1864 944 5 '1: de e p Xsb paid ~b4 4 4 0r i', : i.i e nt vr tt p P rey . "N' Consolidated, 1 per Cent — p i it sisional Land Warrant — 0, Per Ce lik e 01 1 , 0 nts., 1824-5, ex Coupons bl° kola,' 4 " t h i i .133 9 ' Per Cent. — Lb o k 5 1 „, 41,1 1850 — lb 184 . 5 - r Cent (Maremmana Railway) i k ° lori. ,, ':: boQ4l4lllpe' rlC°l::,. b D c e°ll nt 1;1 ° b k 0 pAer e en , 1864 koll t „,! . ezi eh s "An_glo-French — 4 t % ,t i fill icl i o N , 5 e_riP, Ex. 25f 20c — die Per Cent £3O paid Ij . I . ll' tr trial 5 '' 0 4 _ 4, ... per Cent bog;Coti, , Ii ,1 ) ~ 6'.:,..,. li"o I eier r _," , — 1 •Ii 'kri(l ' b vio, 4 W arra t o a Do g „ e ,_ _nts (Hectares) " uent y ' ' cent • Per 0 • (Uribarren) _ y tttl i4 e_e ol , 4 tlt., 1862 891 31 eA:kape - 2 4 hel a % 1 / 4t .. r Cent., 1853 14'40 AePeer4o(34.; .................. •.•.. -. .. - ell% sar i t t., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 47 6 ... r , 4 t i. _ p er r ,,:' ti e.. t' ' Per c e ' e t., 1822, X St., D°b a l lt., 1850 o 4 Per c e 1860 ti 0 Per 0 I lt-7 1859 k kli s ' el lt., 1862 0 )4 4, ~, 0. 1 4 5 , 1864 (A ll . -i.o e ~,,r Cent — 1 , ,, .. At per o e — ° Ne eel int IA to pie tief, b i) 111 at erl'ed q 5 ...... 14ro, A k e 're 41 ; 1° ...i4 eciellrlt - , „ , „ oil. o i g o • • C4 1 ; 1 110,', At ..... up not funded -- toati i k per •,,..„ . b A t u p er ~%'. 3e nt. — to or .. ut. 1854 924 to e A p o r eeili D I o _ f I N ( Pollllt Ronde: l .. .8.5-8. I , ,, , t i l. Ak eeotierit. 4,._ . . ti o .4 00 tit.. 662 to 3 kr /101;.(i; 714 1 t h „ GA,„ Cent . ,•,2! e NeiZtite ed, lB63 to: 4oe 3 ilex. r „ .e 4 per Cent — b o 6 p e r 'lint `' i lt• -- b A 'ee ........... 5 .., eeo _ l3, lA, 186 : : 1 '.( per',,,, t .... 4 — jo fit ,,,, b i _ C ent. 18g i•,.: 1 e 1047 i lde llda 0 ul 40 1 39 o tti ,e , 4, p er c n the above payable in London. bD 4 21 1 Per ellt i Er 10 Fl • , t , 0, A p e ce rd ~ • onus b 4Ol- tt r I. °Z e t lit il .- "E ' .c4 x. l, i 2 25 G f Guil 'kli ° ,' -iko,s 4 tes, i tes b e ` t t 5 Amu Per Cent. gy e •• .. ....... • .. • . _ c 44 4ut n . t . . . 1861, ix- 2.51 b 4 ' l 9, ti b e. .E t khe , ?.o. c: ti n. ti e t y .............................. : THRE EBBI 0 1 ' C L 0 OK. ''' 1 1 Aceolu;i ............. „.,„ „,.„ 894 nos ( NOY f the ittce' SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SLIA.RES AND STOCKS. .1 Railways. Bir., Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon...• . • Corn wall Do. A 9- gets no div DOB • till6p.c.p.an.has • been paid to B Dublin & Belfast Juno Dun,.Perth, & A b.June. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. s k. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D.,. A stock • • Do. B 'o Do. New. ts. at 23 pm Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. `Neste n -Orianal . S. VAI. 'Rail gua.' Do. South Wales Do \V. Illid.—Ox'ord Do. Newpo t Po. He. eford Lane shire &Yorkshire L ,ndon and Blackwali Lon., Bri 4 h., & S Coast. Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan. Do. New IMid and Do, Birmin Derby Mid. Gt. W.. Ireland Do. b shares ►lid Kent No.th British Do. Ed., Pth ,'& Dun Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York.... Do. Carlisle ..... Po. Stock. & De. do. 18.55-58 Do. do. 1850-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 1814 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish C,ntral Scot. N. E Aber. stock 0. Scot, Mid. st ' , trews & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon •outh E stern ;lathes, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny. West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&K Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable BRITISH l'' 100 100 100 100 10 'OSSE 42 9t 1311 132] fi 6 66 68 16 17 85 87 107 1 9 45} 16 7 8 1271 128! 110 14. 127 .3) 88 90 721 ;3, 48 51 46 49 ;02 AO t 113} 113' 83 46 10: 104 37 18 116 316 951 96; 59, di 116 117 It ilp 131 1314 100 IC2 5t 0 25 /6 111 111, 67 68 102) 10 381 39! 12. 1 4, 10to 118 1::0 111 12 t Up 78 79 311 138 142 44 46 (9 61 s•i 53 83 8G 9 1. 160 105 31 4tp 109 111 75 78 83 i I I P a id . ' C r lo ri s c i e n s 1 Business 46 I ti Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom., Baroda, Cen. In. Du. 5 percent.. o. k' shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, dL Goderich 6p c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, b 74 Calcutta & N. E., lim 'a e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p Nast. Ben9,al, gu , 5 Co East ladian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bond! , 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Pr, f. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c Goa. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (lim gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada.. D. , . New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. ft do Do. 4; do Do. Filth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B sT. C'da, pc lst pf.bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do ti Do. Punlaub Do.lndus St Flo " I ;SIONS. 55 67 100 101 id :1 , 1 4i 5 ri 74 73 g 7 99 75 85 lt 0 102 09 100 100 101 174 18 83 9) 66 68 56 98 60 6t 53 55 50 53 46 48 25 27 21 26 10) 10t id I p IP 93 100 8 9 12i 12d 85 40 77 E 0 d, 991 100. 9.! 94 88 9,./ 62 64 3 5 82 81 98 100 9i 'CO d v 8 lto 94 97 T SECUR 9) 92 00 02 93 05 76 80 78 80 103 106 105 107 306 108 108 106 IC2 101 ICB 110 101 104 101 108 ICB 109 105 107 90 93 98 100 92 91 90 91 104 108 87 90 92 95 102 104 105 107 1071 1034 89. 90 COLONIAL GO VERN MEN' British Columbia, 6 pert cent„ Dec. 31, 1872: Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.tt July 1877-84 - Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p e. Inscribed sk Cape (.Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 Do. do: 1 , 90-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1691 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 Do. 1882, May 15, Nov. Natal qov. ts per cent N. B. Gov 6 p.c.Ja.& July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p*C., 1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18,1 to 18761 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.... Nova &Ala Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, e pril & Oct BRITE Cam Consol. Gold, lim Chiver ton Clifford A malgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon as t Cam Brea East Grenville East Love.l E. WI Russell (Tavistk Gam & StAubyn(Gwen. Great L ixey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist GrenviLe Herod's Foot •••• Elingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley m wyndy Iron Ore, lim Nangiles New Se ton North Downs North Itoskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Mogan North Whesl Crotty • . Prosper United......., Pr vldence Uny S. Caradon (St. (,leer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park Tin Croft West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West C hi verton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whew Ludoutt Wheal Mary Ann (Um Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis Wheal :SI" 31. INES. 6 6 29 31 580 59) 2.1.0 30 2.14.0 3.4.0 2.7.0 2.13.6 9.10.6 60 all 1.1.0 7.8:3 8.13 4.18.0 9a 4.3.0 321 3.10.6 2.8.0 7.1.6 10.6.7 11 18.18.9 30.17.6 25 21 , 6 6. 4 9+ 10 11 32 41' 6 8 17 .8 2 31 11 25 21 3 24 36 31 4 6 8 41 5 11 02d 16 18 35 45 12 14 1 2 3 33 33 35 530 550 29 25 15 j 7 143 15, 7 6 6 7 g 60 62i 190 XOO 100 105 474 54 10 3.12.8 8 584 7 Ili 13* 190 200 19 20 } f PREFERENCE SHAKES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 111 Manchester. Sheffield. and Lincoln, 6 per cent, 122 North Eastern (G.N.E. 4 per cent. pref.) 105 PREFEILENCE SHAKES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, Metrop. Ext., C 6 per cent., 70} Metropolitan 5 per cent., 103 - - LINES LEASED AT FIXEDitENTALB. London and Chathani, 4i per Cent., Ditto, Com. Fund stock 5 per cent., 93 FOREIGN RAIL WAY S. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 91. Bailia and San Francisco i ii.n.) gua. 7.per cent., 161 Belgian Eastern Junction, If Dutch Rhenish, 21 Ditto (all), 251 N. Rail of Buenos Ayres, gua. 7 per cent., 8 Sambre and Meuse, 5 per cent. pf., 91 Ban Paulo (fin.), gua. 7 per cent., 17f BANKS. Agra and Mtsterman's, lim., 130 28 9 tklittince 331 4 f Ditto, issued at 20 pm., of which 10 is pd.,:lEf Anglo Egyptian, lim., 134 it ustraladia, 744 Ditto, new,:7 1 f British and Californian, lim., 6 British North American. 44 1 Chartered Bank of India. Australia, and China, 311 1 Consolidated Bank, Lim., 10;111 East London, lim. Si English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 19 European Bank, Bm., 15 Hindustan, china, and JapanNim.), 271 8 Ditto, issued at 2 pm., 241 Imperial Bank (Urn.), 33 lonian, new, 51 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 41 6 London B.nk of 51 exits° and S. America. 11rc.,:91 London Chartered Bank otAustralfa, 23 London and County, 74 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, lim.,:10; London Joint Stock, 47.0 London and Westminster, 95 Merchant Bank, Jim, 31 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, lim., 191 £0 Natianal of Liverpool, limited, 17f Oriental Bank Corporation. t. 71 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lirn., 111 South Australia, 340: DOCKS. East and West India, 133 MISCELLANEOUS. Bombay Gas, Rm., City of London Real Property, lim., 21 City of Milan Improvements, hm., 9 bt City Offices, lira., 54 Continental Union Gas, lim., 111 Credit Fonder and Mobili , r of Cngland, 9 Egyptian Com. and Trading, lira.. lish and Australian Copper, Fore-street Warehouse, Rm., 8 Gen. Credit and Finance of Lonaoh, lira.. 6 61. Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lim., Ok:i Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour ., 12 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 84 1 1 Land Securities, lim., London FinanciarAssociation, lira., 214 Milwall Iron Works. H 5 National Discount Company, lira., 114 • Oriental Commercial, lim., Peninsula and Oriental Steam, E 2) Thames and Mersey arine.(lnsurance), 74 M THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, IVIARCII 1, 1865. *Nit , Tir rit e`" lank 4, t„, MAGAZINE DAY. BLACKWOOD.—The Right Honourable William Gladstone, M.P., is the subject of the first article in this number, and it is continued from the account furnished last month. This essay is written in a first-rate style, and while it renders ample justice to Mr. Gladstone's brilliant powers as a debater, and great talent in many ways, it expresses genuine regret at the in consistency of his conduct, and the confused nature of his politics, now allying himself to the Church and State party, under whose auspices he made his entry into public life, and again appearing to conform in words and theories to those of the extreme opposite in political tenets. Many readers will be glad of this opportunity of acquainting themselves with the retrospective career of one who must undeniably be regarded as one of the leading men of the age, both in abilities and position. There is nothing to wonder at that a periodical of such a class as this should regret and feel indignant at the contemplation of Mr. Glad stone's career. He has twice refused the offer of the Con- servative leader to enter into office with the party with which he has professed a common sympathy, and which his influence might have supported to its own advancement, and the welfare of the country, since nothing is so destruc tive as abandoning all things to the domination of one par ticular clique. The concluding remarks of this article are forcible, if not flattering. "Isheto be Lord Palmerston's successor? We should think not. No Tory will support him, not one old Whig family will follow him. The House of Commons, if at all constituted as it now is, would not tolerate his want of temper for a day. He has nothing to look to but the extreme Radicals, and they are not as yet strong enough to give either a policy or a Prime Minister to this great country." " William Blake" is the title of the second subject ; it is well worthy of perusal, presenting us, as it does, with a graphic sketch of a man who was decidedly out of the common, and whose peculiarities are well worth observing. Of him, it is truly observed, that "he was a good man, and had some of the elements of greatness in him ; he is better deserving, perhaps, of being held in memory than some others of world-wide reputation." " Miss Majori banks," is continued at some length, and we meet with a very descriptive account of the difficulties with which that ambitious young lady had to contend in her efforts to obtain a high place in the circle at Carlingford. The deep contriv ances to which she resorts are most cleverly told, and the scene in which she confounds Mr. Bury by her dexterous movement is capitally told;- and forms an entertaining episode in the narrative. There is great skill displayed in the description given of this heroine's manoeuvres from the outset, and her plan of engaging the fine contralto to sing duets with her, shows a descrimination that soars far above the petty jealousy and mean prejudices that often interfere to spoil the effects of female performances. The paper on " Sir E. Bulwer Lytton's Poems" will doubtless be read with interest, and it deserves to be so, for it is written with care and discernment. The concluding observations_ are well worthy of attention by the author to whom they refer. "Why," it is asked, "should Sir E.B. Lytton be dolorous?" The former poets of England and Scotland were joyous in the extreme, and "he should not now, unless his ambition is altogether satiated, proclaim that all is vanity." " Etoniana, Ancient and Modern," continues the superior sketches before met with of this time-honoured institution; and in this instalment we find an account of the last Montem which was held in 1844, when Prince Albert's carriage was stopped at Windsor bridge, and he gave the royal donation of £lOO. Some of the accounts here given are most interesting, and will serve to refresh the memory of many concerning this popular public school. "Piccadilly" is the title of the last sketch; it is very amusingly told ; and its continuance will doubtless afford amusement to many. We meet, besides, with " Guy Neville's Ghost," an entertaining reminiscence, which may well serve to beguile an hour ; so that no ono can complain of dullness or want of interesting contents in this month's number of Maga. TEMPLE BAR.—" Sir Jasper's Tenant" is not very important in this number ; but the adventures of " Dorothy" are amusing, so is the account of the stranger's visit to the abbey, and his subsequent re turn to his hermitage more a hermit than ever. " The Red Hat" is a curious sketch of the time of Richelieu, and relates the hair-breadth escape of a man whose life hung in the balance. It is told in a very inge nious manner, and is an exciting episode of old times. "Royal Marriages with Subjects" is a very sensible article, that contains some well-deserved strictures upon the pre sent absurd custom of making no marriages for the royal family except with Germans. It is truly said that the " royal marriage law is, in the opinion of many, open to grave criticism ; not a few people consider it an outrage on nature, and would gladly welcome the very re sults to prevent which it was devised. "David Chantrey" is continued in an interesting style, and in this part David seeks an acquaintance that will evidently have a considerable effect upon his future career. " Paid in Full" is concluded in a powerful manner, bnt as mysteriously as might have been expected. The most pleasing sketch met with in this story is honest Sir Charles, who is quite a relief after the plots and machinations of tho others. There are some read able papers met with here. " Our Navy of the Future" is a suggestive sketch, deserving notice; and "In State" and "Vampires," at least, form an agreeable variety to the other more solid subjects met with_ Thera are also some verses that enliven the perusal of the magazine, and complete the uniformity of its contents. CORNIIILL.—" Armadale" is continued at length, and becomes very exciting as it proceeds. The plots of Mrs. Aldershaw and her friend Miss Givild are very skilful, and one feels puzzled to make out how so simple a young man as Allan will manage to escape their machinations. At any rate, it is satis factory to find out that Allan has got the start of them, and arrived at Thorpe Ambrose before they think he has left the Continent. Allan's debut is very amusingly told, and his introduction to Miss Mibraw is quite original in its way. Certainly this account of a man coming unexpectedly into a large fortune and a good estate is curious from its novelty. "Monsieur Baton" is a very melancholy little pointl i t o i e l l s y. that h The ant: interest r make pesotoarns: the ueixr co t is joys n eennvt sketch, that is touchingly told, and this little pic ture of simple life illustrates many of the qua " Wives and Daughters" also progresses satisfactorily in Roger b s y o r difficulties, rfollowsws gene ralm example in paying homage to Cynthia to the neglect of Osborne does his r o a n n e d d best to get him into worse troubles. The contrast between the brothers is very great, and well de picted. Mrs. Gibson is as displeasing as usual in her dic tatorial style and affectation of simplicity. After the stormy weather that we have experienced for some time past, some readers will very likely be glad to peruse an account of " The Winds" which is here given. This learned treatise is well 'worthy of perusal, presenting us as it does with a very detailed description of a subject little understood by the generality ; at the same time the writer does not encourage us to expect too much in this study, as yet, for he says that "Meteorology is a very young science, if it deserves the title of science at all ; and until observa tions for a long series of years shall have been made at many stations, we shall not be in the possession of trust worthy facts on which to ground our reasoning." "Willie Baird," a Winter Idyll, i -s a plaintive sketch, that attracts by its simplicity and mour n f u l pathos. " Isernia L'Addio'' is another of the Italian sketches of which so many have appeared in this periodical. "Position of Landscape theoflife.ud Painting in England" is an article that makes some good suggestions upon this interesting thorns, and ably dis courses upon the prevalent errors of its management re specting "exhibitions," &c. " A Midsummer Ride in South China" is an entertaining sketch, that presents a good contrast to the other subjects here met with. LONDON SOCIETY.—The usual liberal allowance of tales, sketches, poems, and pictures meet us in this lively magazine—always one of the pleasantest and best written of the lighter serials. The illustrations are plentiful, and of a sort to catch the reader's eye and attract the popular taste, giving a really life-like representation of the beaux and belles who form, for the most part, the dramatis persoim of its contests. One of the most lively and agreeable papers in this number is the article on "Mummeries and Drolls." The forgotten characters of ancient pantamime, and the sketches of the Serio-comic figures, can hardly fail to provoke a smile from the gravest reader. " The Merchant Princes of England," an interesting series, is continued with spirit, and the achievements of Josiah Child, of London, shows of what stuff our nation of is shop keepers made. " The Greek Ambassad or " i s a s k e t c h of a not very clever or courteous practical joke, and " Try a Tutorship" is a light story of the troubles of a private tutor, who escapes from his perplexities better, perhaps, on the whole, than he deserves. " A Miss in her Teens Keeping House," recounts the ill success of an adventurous damsel of fifteen, who, in her mother's absence, rashly at tempted to guide the reins- of domestic government, and who was in turn the "martyr to the cook's extravagance, the housemaid's insolence, and the man-servant's supreme contempt," until a substantial unfashionable country friend came valiantly to the rescue. " Drawing -room Poetry" is the title of a review of the poems of the late W. M. Praed, who gives a brief outline of his career, and copious extracts from his very clever and charming verses. The story of " The Lady in Muslin" proceeds with interest, though the fair heroine is still involved in unapproachable mystery. TIIE ST. JAMES'S MAGAZINE.—MiSS Braddon's story of " Only a Clod" still retains its prominent Position in this serial, and it loses nothing in interest, though that interest grows of a painful character. Mephistopheles advances rapidly in his task of sowing disunion between the husband and wife. Maude is again the fashionable but terfly that she was when we first knew her, before the knowledge of her father's difficulties brought out her better qualities. The reader loses patience with her, thoug4, when she so far forgets her principles as to associate con stantly with her quondam lover, Harcourt Lowther, the evil genius of the piece. It is to be hoped that justice will be satisfied by the identification of that modern Apollo with the undiscoverable Robert Lesley. Two missing ones are found in this number. Maude unexpectedly meets Julia Desmond, and Francis Tredetthyn catches a glimpse of Susan, with what result remains to be seen hereafter. The second part of "My Uncle's Honeymoon" ends the narrative of its hero's adven tures much as we expected, so that the reader is not bound to sympathise too deeply in his sorrows. A sketch of the career of Machiavelli is worth reading, and so is an article on "Gold Worship in America," more trenchant than com plimentary to our transatlantic cousins. A paper on " Charqui," the original name of jerked beef, describes the whole method of preparation. It is justly remarked, after a dissertation on the exclusive naturo of English cookery, and the benefits our poorer classes lose thereby, that it is useless to recommend articles of food and drink on the strength of their chemical properties. Food against which there is a kind of prejudice, from lack of use, rather than from any actual reason, may be bettor introduced to the multi tude through the agency of cookshops and soup kitchens. There is nothing unpleasant in the idea of the dried American beef, which is veritable beef from the wild healthy cattle of the boundless prairies, and has nothing to 'le with horseflesh, which there, as here, is more scarce and more valuable, and a little practice would soon render it popular enough among a people who eat dried cod from Newfoundland, and salted herrings from Australia with relish and satisfaction. THE SIXPENNY MAGAZINE.—The wild and singu lar story of " The Fate of Thorsghyll," is continued with some interest. Felicia recovers the use of speech, and promises eventually to recover her memory likewise, when she will be able to unravel the mystery of her father's death. A sensible paper on the " Education of the Young," contains some excellent remarks on that difficult question. We have two bio graphical papers on Royal ladies of very opposite characters —Margaret of Navarre, wife of Henry the Fourth of France, and Christina of Sweden, the eccentric daughter of Gustavus Adolphus. Ladies who wish to study the pretty art of Diaphaine will find full directions for doing so under the head.of Parlour Occupations. THE VICTORIA MAGAZINE.—A paper on " Mid dle Class Education opens this number, which is well written, and dwells a little upon the grievances of the schoolmasters as well as of the scholars. The writer favours the suggestion of a scheme of scho lastic registration, similar to that provided for the medical profession under the Medical Registration Act. The great object of this plan is the exclusion of unquali fied persons from the profession, and it is hoped that it would conduce to the improvement of education and the elevation of the schoolmaster. The writer of this paper is likewise indignant at the custom of reserving the best gifts in the profession for the clergy, which he considers unjust to the whole body of lay teachers. We have two stories which, in true magazine fashion, are continued from num ber to number. One, "The Warden of Saint Briavelis," is a romance of olden days, while the other, " Trouble at Thornhill," is a domestic story of our own time. "Among the Black Bogs," by Lucy Edgar, gives an interesting ac count of an attempt to train and civilise some of the young Australian aborigines. Mr. Herbert Graham enters very fully into the consideration of " English and Scotch Cri minal Verdicts," and the usual comments on the literature and social science of the day are found at the conclusion. THE ENGLISHMAN'S MAGAZINE. No. 111. Riving tons.—Clerical elocution has lately been so much dis cussed that we are not surprised to find the subject of the first paper in this semi-ecclesiastical serial to be Reading and Chanting." The author of it, the Dean of Ely, concludes his remarks by the very sensible observation that first-rate reading must be based upon first-rate education, and with that foundation formal rules may be chiefly dispensed with. He gives, however, three rules for the guidance of the reader, which are : 1. To finish each word. 2. Not to drop the voice at the end of a sentence. And 3. Always to read from a full chest. There is no doubt that the observance of these simple rules would be a great blessing to many readers and hearers. A sketch of the vivid and interesting life of Madame Guyon will attract the reader, and the lover of fiction will find himself amply supplied in " A Sailor's Yarn," " The New Patent Safety Fireproof Chest," and a mystical legend of the middle ages. One of the most interesting articles in the number is the sketch of the career of General Oglethorpe, the founder of Georgia. At a time when that State has been the theatre of the war it will be read with special curiosity. It records " the singular, and as we believe unparalleled fact concerning Georgia that it was founded by an individual from purely benevolent motives, and that he lived to see it a free commonwealth. General Oglethorpe died at the age of upwards of 100 years, retaining his faculties to the last, and deeply venerated by his country men." There are several poetical contributions of a superior character. One of them, " The Battle of Varna,' is full of fire and spirit, and teaches a stern moral. THE ENGLISHWOMAN'S DOMESTIC MAGAZINE, Beeton, Strand.—Of all the marvels of cheap serial publications, the " Englishwoman's Domestic Maga zine is certainly the greatest. Besides the literary contents, which is fully equal to the average, there is a perfect mine of feminine treasures contained in its unpretending cover. Sheets and plates, coloured and plain, spread before the astonished gazer their apparently inexhaustible stores. Fashidnable toilette designs and instructions for the manu facture of all the component parts of a lady's attire for the boudoir, the promenade, or the ball-room; patterns for fancy work, prettily printed in colours, and looking charm ing enough to engage the fingers of Queen Titania herself ; and finally, an original song, printed separately in very good type and style. If the fair dame who obtains all these treasures for the moderate sum of one shilling be not satisfied with her bargain she must certainly be very hard to please. THE YOUNG ENGLISHWOMAN. Beeton. Price Sixpence.—This is another of Mr. Beeton's multuni in parvo publications, being, however, more of a literary miscellany than its companion, and thus better adapted to the younger members of the household. It has also a number of patterns for useful and ornamental needlework, and a touching engraving called, " The Empty Cradle." LE FOLLET.—This recognised standard of Parisian fashion shows us some rather startling toilettes for the month of March, and gives us in its printed matter an amusing " Valentine to a Dressmaker." THE ECLECTIC.—The Eclectic for March has several well written papers, mostly, however, ad dressed to members of Dissenting chapels. HER MAJESTY, WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 28. The Queen, accompanied by the Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice, went to London this morning, attended by the Marchioness of Ely, Lady Augusta Stanley, Major-General Hon. A. N. Hood, and Colonel the Hon. D. de Rios. Her Majesty drove to the station of the Great Western Railway, where a special train was in waiting to convey the Royal party to Paddington. Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold also left the Castle for London, at half-past ten o'clock, attended by Major Elphinstone and Mr. Buff. Soon after the Queen's arrival Viscount Palmer ston had an audience of her Majesty. Prince Albert Victor came from Marlborough house to Buckingham Palace to see the Queen. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Princess Beatrice, left Buck ingham Palace at half-past five o'clock for Windsor Castle. Prince Arthur and Prince Leopold remained at Buckingham Palace. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Prince of Wales rode on horseback yesterday afternoon, attended by Major Teesdale. The Princess of Wales took a carriage drive, attended by the Marchioness of Carmarthen. _ The Queen's Court. The Queen held a Court at Buckingham Palace yesterday afternoon. Her Majesty, accompanied by Princess Helena, Princess Louise, Princess Beatrice, Prince Arthur, and Prince Leopold, and attended by the Marchioness of Ely, Lady Augusta Stanley, Major-General the . Hon. A. N. Hood, Colonel the Hon. D. de Ros, Major Elphinstone, and Mr. Buff, arrived at the Palace from Windsoi 7 Castle at 12 o'clock. The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at Buckingham Palace from Marlborough-house shortly before three o'clock, attended by the Marchioness of Carmarthen, the Hon. Mrs. Stonor, Earl Spencer, Lord Harris, Lieut.-General Knollys, Major Teesdale, and the Hon. R. Meade. Her Majesty's body-guard of the Hon. Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms was on duty at the court, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Sir William Topham, the lieutenant. Lieut.-Colonel William M'Call, the clerk of the Cheque and adju tant, and Captain Philips, the sub-officer, were also present with the corps. The royal body-guard of the Yeomen of the Guard were on duty in the interior of the Palace, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel C. Pat terson, the Exon in Waiting. Major-General Fitz maurice, the lieutenant, and Lieutenant-Colonel Cooke, the ensign, were also present. A guard of honour of the Coldstream Guards was in attendance in the court of the Palace. The Queen, accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Wales, Prince Helena, Princess Louise, and the other members of the royal family, entered the White drawing-room at three o'clock. In attendance upon her Majesty were Earl Rus sell, her Majesty's principal Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, and the various members of the royal household. The Countess Russell was prevented by unavoid able circumstances from attending the court. The Earl of Ducie, captain of the Yeoman of the Guard, was prevented by the severe indisposition of a relative from being present. Viscount Gough, the gold stick in waiting, wa also unavoidably absent. The Queen wore a black silk dress with train, trimmed with crape and jet a Mary Queen of Scots cap, with long veil, the cap ornamented with large diamonds. Her Majesty wore besides a necklace, cross, and brooch of diamonds, the Ribbon and Star of the Order of the Garter, the Victoria and Albert •Order, and the Order of Louise of Prussia. The Princess of Wales wore a petticoat of rich white satin, trimmed with plaitings of tulle and blue velvet, and tunic of tulle richly em broidered ; train of blue velvet, trimmed with a border of rich blonde. Headdress of blue velvet, ornamented with diamond stars, feathers, and veil. Necklace, brooch and earrings of pearls and diamonds ; orders, Isabella of Portugal and Victoria and Albert Badge. Princess Helena wore a train of rich green and white silk, trimmed with green and white ruches ; petticoat of white glace, covered with white grena dine, trimmed with ruches and bunches of pink roses and lilies of the valley. Head-dress, roses and lilies of the valley, with feathers and veil. Orna ments, diamonds. Princess Louise wore a rairilar dress and similar ornaments. Various members of the Corps Diplomatique had the honour of being invited to this court, but some few were prevented by absence from England, in disposition, or other unavoidable causes from attend ing. Previous to the reception her Majesty gave. an audience to M. Schleiden, the Minister Resident from the Hanse Towns, to which he was introduced by Earl Russell, K.G., her Majesty's principal Secretary of State * Foreign Affairs, and con ducted by Lieut.-General the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, K.C.H., her Majesty's Master of the , Cere monies. After the reception, Earl Russell and Lord Bloom field had audiences of the Queen. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge honoured the Countess (Dowager) pf Westmorland with her company at dinner yesterday evening at the countess's residence in Portman-square. Lade Geraldine Somerset was in attendance. A distinguished circle was invited to meet her royal highness. The Duke of Devonshire and Lady Louisa Cavendish do not intend to arrive at Devonshire House till after the Easter holidays. After leaving Holkar Hall for the south the duke and family are expected to pass a fort night at Chatsworth. The Duchess of Roxburgh has left the Clarendon Hotel for Windsor Castle. The Marquis of Downshire and the Earl of Hills borough leave Belgrave-square to-day for Combermere Abbey, Cheshire, to attend the funeral of Field-Marshal Viicount Combermere. The Marquis of Bowmont has arrived at the Clarendon Hotel from Floors Castle. The Earl of Bradford, according to the accounts received in town yesterday, was a little better. His lord ship is still in a very dangerous state. _ _ _ The Earl Cowper does not leave on his mission to the King of Denmark until the second week in next month. Viscount Bangor has arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Bournemouth. Yesterday morning the marriage of Lord Rose hill, of the Scots Fusilier Guards, eldest son of the Earl of Northesk, with Miss Elliot, eldest daughter of Rear- Admiral Elliot, superintendent of Portsmouth dockyard, took place at the parish church, Portsea, which was crowded by a vast concourse of spectators. The ceremony was per formed by the Rev. E. S. Phelps, chaplain of Portsmouth dockyard. A number of relatives and friends afterwards partook of breakfast at the' admiral superintendent's resi dence in the dockyard. Lord and Lady Rosehill left Ports mouth in the afternoon for Dover, on their way to Paris. OUR COLONIAL FISHERIES.—It may interest OUT readers to know the great extent of the colonial fisheries, the population (omitting Canada West) being about two and a quarter millions ; the annual returns giving more than one pound's worth of fish exported per head. The quantities cured in 1860 were (not including Canada or Labrador) —Dried cod, 1,497,697 quintals ; mackerel, 131,184 barrels ; shad, 7,649 brls. ; herrings, 357,379 brls. ; herrings (dried), 35,557 boxes; alewives, 12,505 brls. ; sal while we impo r t e d mon, 5,405 tierces; do. smoked, 2 ,738 brls—while th e ex ports of fish from Great Britain were £878,000 in 1860 , t h B o o 7 oo f o r oowf herrings.lrelan Ireland were £3,ooo,cithuenFdeisrheFishery Commissionerswould give returns similar to those made in the colonies, we could form some opinion as to the value and position of the trade, but we are quite in the dark. It is to be hoped that the fish curing of Norway, Denmark, the United States, Franco, and our colonies will be represented at our National Exhibition. There is a mine of wealth in the sea. Our people do not require fixity of tenure or a landlord and tenant bill to catch them, but only industry. The merchants, shopkeepers, and farmers have money enough if they would only imitate the Cornishmen and Scotch. Returns might be annually made to Parliament of the quantities of the various kinds of fish cured, as well as the value of those saved fresh.—Sligo Independent. JULIUS C/ESAR. The following is the brilliantly graphic description of the personal aspect of Caesar as delineated (liv. ii. cap. 1) by the Emperor Napoleon 111 : " To these natural gifts, developed by a brilliant education, were joined physical advantages. His lofty stature, and his finely-moulded and well-pro portioned limbs, imparted to his person a grace which distinguished him from all others. His eyes were dark, his glance penetrating, his complexion colourless, and his nose straight and somewhat thick. His mouth was small and regular, and the lips, rather full, gave to the lower part of his face an expres sion of kindliness, while his breadth of forehead indicated the development of the intellectual facul ties. His face was full, at least in his youth ; but in the busts which were made towards the close of his life, his features are thinner, and bear the traces of fatigue. His voice was sonorous and vibrating ; his gesture noble, and an air of dignity pervaded his whole person. His constitution, which at first was delicate, grew robust by sober living, and by his habit of exposing himself to the inclem ency of the seasons. Accustothed from his youth to manly exercise he was a bold horseman ; and he supported with ease privations and fatigues. Habi tually abstemious, his health was not weakened by -excess of labour nor by excess of pleasure. Never theless, on two occasions, once at Cordova and then at Thapsus, he had a nervous attack, which was erroneously thought to be epilepsy. He paid par ticular attention to his person, shaved with care, or had the hairs plucked out ; he brought forward artistically his hair to the front of his head, and this in his more advanced age served to con ceal his baldness. He was reproached with the affectation of scratching his head with only one finger for fear of deranging his hair. His dress was arranged with exquisite taste. His gown was generally bordered with the laticlam ornamented with fringes to his hands, and was bound round the loins by a sash loosely knotted—a fashion which distinguished the elegant and effeminate youth of the period. But Sylla was not deceived by this show of frivolity, and he was wont to recommend that people should have an eye on that young man with the flowing sash. He had a taste for pictures, statues, and gems ; and he always wore on his finger, in memory of his origin, a ring on which was engraved the figure of an armed Venus. To sum up, there were found in Caesar; physically and morally, two natures which are rarely combined in Li._ the same person. Ile joined aristocratic fastidious ness of person to the vigorous temperament of the soldier ; the graces of mind to the profundity of thought ; the love luxury and of the arts to a passion for military life in all its simplicity and rudeness. In a word, he joined the elegance of manner which seduces to the energy of character which commands. Such was Csar at the age of 18, when Scylla pos sessed himself of the Dictatorship. He had already attracted the attention of the Romans by his name, his wit, his engaging manners, which were so plea sing to men, and, still more so, perhaps, to women. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market steady but quiet. Sales, probably 3,000 bales. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. 128 141 40 72; 3( 21 113 k 85 ti 1021 374 8 118 1 15f 111 16j 17 1311 i 641 4 991 9 1 liooi 1 loot 100/ 11001 1;01111 ITIES. MARLBOROUGH-STREET ROBBERIES AT THE FIRE LAST NlGHT.—Walter Lee, de scribed as an engineer, living in Dorrington-street, Leather-lane, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with steal ing a breast-pin last night at the fire at Saville House, Leicester-square. Robert Ward, a compositor, in the Metropolitan Police Information-office, and residing at 4, Essex-place, Old St. Pancras-road, said he was in Leicester-square last night witnessing the fire at Saville House, when he felt a touch at his neck, and on putting up his hand he felt that his pin was gone, and immediately seized the prisoner's hand, which was on his breast. The prisoner tried to get away, but he prevented his doing so, and gave him into custody. At the Vine-street police-station the prisoner told him that he had made a mistake, and that he would have to pay for it. Fraser, 322 A, said that on taking the prisoner into custody he said he knew nothing of the prosecutor's pin. He was searched, but the pin was not found. Mr. Tyrwhitt remanded the prisoner for a week. Thomas Owen; a lad, who said he was a slater, residing in Hamilton-yard, New Cut, Lambeth, was next charged with stealing a silver watch of the value of £6 from the person of Mr. Henry Barton, chemist, of No. 300, Holborn. The prosecutor said he was standing in Leicester-square, opposite the fire, about 10 o'clock last night, when he felt a pull at his watch, and on putting his hand down felt the chain attached to it, and which was also attached to his waistcoat, stretched tightly out under the arm of the pH prisoner, who was standing in front of him. He asked the prisoner what he was doing, and he tried to get away, and at the same moment the chain fell in front of him (prose cutor), the watch having been detached from it. He kept close to the prisoner, and gave him into custody. Bolton, 594 A, said that hearing cries of " Police," he went to where the prosecutor was standing in Leicester square, and took the prisoner into custody, but he did not find the watch. The prisoner—All I have to say is that I was pushed by the crowd. Mr. Tyrwhitt committed tho prisoner for trial. It is a noticeable circumstance that notwithstanding the immense number of persons present to witness the fire the above were the only charges brought before the magistrate. THAMES. DARING ROBBERY ON THE RIVER.—John Levy, a Jew, aged 36, a metal collector and dealer in marine stores of 4, Cambridge-road, in the parish of Bethnal-green, and near Mile-end-gate, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with feloniously receiving three tiles and 35 ingots of cop per, he well knowing the same to have been stolen. Mr. Lewis (firm Lewis and Lewis) Ely-place, defended the prisoner. _ _ Mr. James Hayes, a lighterman and barge-owner of Water-lane, City, stated that last Wednesday one of his lighters was loaded with about ten tons of copper in the East India Dock. In consequence of an unavoidable delay it was too late to get out of the East India Dock that night with the tide. On Thursday morning the barge was navi gated to the St. Katherine Dock, and moored alongside the ship Lucerne. On the same morning he received informa tion that 66 ingots and three tiles of copper had been stolen He gave immediate information of the robbery to Mr. Evans, the superintendent of the Thames Police. He went to the St. Katherine Dock and ascertained from the mate of a ship who received a portion of the bulk of the cargo of copper, that there was a deficiency of three cakes. He found 35 ingots of the stolen copper at a shop in Drury-lane. Joseph Marks, a Jew, of No. 7, Tilley-street, Spitalfields, metal dealer, said the prisoner called upon him on Thurs day morning last with lOcwt. two quarters 221bs. of copper, and bargained for the sale of it with lead, brass, and other things to be delivered next day. Mr. Paget—He brought the copper with him, and you were to receive the other goods on the following day ? Witness—Yes, sir ; I paid him by cheque £ll6 is. 7d. I paid him a fair price for the copper. I can buy for cash in the City at 84s. per cwt. In answer to Mr. L. Lewis, the witness said—l have known Levy for several years, and he always conducted his business in a respectable manner. Robert John Major, inspector of Thames Police, said, from information received, he went to Mark's warehouse in Tilley-street, and afterwards to the prisoner's house, and asked him if he had sold any copper to Mr. Marks or had bought ingots and tiles of copper on Thursday morning. The prisoner said, "I shall not answer you." He then took the prisoner into custody. Richard Knight, a Thames police-constable, No. 27, said the prisoner was in his custody in a cab on the way to the station-house, and said he was surprised and agitated when the inspector came into his shop, and ho was sorry he had not answered the questions put to him. He also said he had bought the copper of Mr. Robertson, of Brook-street, Ratcliff, and sold it to Mr. Marks. Mr. L. Lewis safd he had a Very good answer, a triumphant answer to this case. Mr. Levy was not at all to blame, and bought the copper at Bfd per lb, en tered the weight and full particulars in his book, and sold it to Marks for a halfpenny per pound advance on the price he had given. Mr. Marks, who was an equally respectable dealer, carrying on an extensive business, had sold the copper at an advance of one farthing in the pound. The prisoner had done all that an honest man in the conduct of an honest and legitimate business would do. The copper was bought in the regular way of trade, and openly. Isaac Levy, a lad, said he kept his father's books. There was an entry in the buying-in-book of the purchase of 22 cwt, 22 lbs of copper of Mr. Robertson, of Brook-street, Ratcliff, at 84d. per pound. The price given was £4l2s. Bd. His father sold the copper again to Mr. Marks for std. per pound, thereby realising a halfpenny per pound profit. In answer to Mr. Paget, the witness said—l know Robertson. He lives in Brook-street, Rateliff. My father has bought lead and brass of him. Marks recalled—l sold the whole of the copper I bought of the prisoner at an increased price. Mr. Hayes said the value of the copper stolen from his lighter was £66. He had recovered the whole of it. He identified a tile and an ingot produced by the Thames police. Mr. Paget—lt resolves itself into this. This copper has been stolen from a barge, and directly finds its way to the prisoner's shop.: tlt was in his possession. He is remanded till Wednesday next, March 8. On the application of Mr. L. Lewis, the magistrate said he would take bail—the prisoner's own personal recogni sance in £2OO, and two sureties of £lOO each. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, March I.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but a little cloudy. FALmounr, Feb. ',2B.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Sea Skimmer, from Mazagan. DARTMOUTH, Feb. 28.—Wind S.W.—A schooner is ashore, and half sunk, near to the Eastern Blackstone. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—lfer Majesty's ship Supply, from Malta ; left Gibraltar on the 21st inst. PENZANCE, Feb. 28.—Wind S.—Tho Pioneer, steamer, from Bristol and Swansea, for London, struck the Bundle stone, and foundered immediately. CARDIFF, Feb. 28.—Wind S.—Arrived—Grand Pa cific, from Martinique ; Ocean Child, from Gibraltar. Sailed —Speedwell, for Havannah. HOLYHEAD, Feb. 27.—Wind W.—Arrived—Sales, from Liverpool for Manilla. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, 'Wednesday Morning. Arrived, March I.—Amelia, from Yokohama; Glasgow, from Windsor, N. 8.; Maas, steamer, and Cologne, steamer —both from Rotterdam. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Anchored.—Adelaide, of Dartmouth, from the north, for she west. The Countess of Antrim gave birth to a daughter on the 26th ult. at Glenarm Castle, in the North of Ireland. The Viscountess Holmesdale will hold an assembly on Friday next, the 3d inst. The General Credit and Finance Company of London (Limited) are in receipt of advice from their agents, Messrs. H. L. Boulton and Co., dated La Guayra, 9th February, 1865, of duties collected as follows on account of the Venezuelan Loan of 1864 :—Per statement No. 27, from Puerto Cabello, $2,746 14c. ; ditto No. 28, from Puerto Cabello, $4,558 44c. ; ditto, No. 17, from La Guayra, $5,063 48c. ; total, $12,368 06c. A singular result has attended the musical com petition opened by the Prefect of the Seine in November last for choruses without accompaniment, intended for the communal schools and adult classes in Paris. Fifty-two pieces were sent in, of which nineteen were considered worthy of a second and more intimate examination. The jury awarded the ' three gold medals of 300 f. each, for the three best, to Nos. 135, 137, and 136, in the order named. It turned out that all three were the composition of the same competitor, Prince Edmond de P,:relieogri:enatced. The Gazette de France has received a nicated" note correcting a statement in which it ill had declared that M. Legouve had been twice dr ofhis theama‘Les D by eux the ß a e u in th es ori i t n ie t s h f e ro l m arg r e ea ro d o in m g Societes- Savantes. The note declares that only one inter diction was pronounced, and that even in that case no authorisation had ever been applied for. THIRD .EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. NOTTINGHAM RACES-THIS DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH'. FOREST PLATE. Wild Duck Clairvoyant Shakespeare Three ran. SELLING STAKES. Tragedy Fairy Five ran. LITTLE JOHN STAKES. Chapel Royal Bayleaf Twelve ran. HURDLE RACE. West End.... True Heart.. HUNT CUP. Oscar Bay Mare Eight ran. WELTER CUP. Vandal.... Miss Taft Seven ran. MACARONI STAKES. The objection against The Abbott hasbeen overruled. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 9to 1 agst Emblematic (taken) 10 to 1 agst Tony Lumpkin (taken) 14-to 1 agst Arbury (taken) 100 to 7 agst Lightheart (taken) 100 to 6 agst Joe Maley (taken) 30 to 1 agst Alcibiade (taken) CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (taken) 4000 to 120 agst Grinder (taken) IMPERIAL PARLIAXENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—Tins DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter past 2 o'clock, it being Ash Wednesday. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time :—Burton upon-Trent and Nottingham Railway ; Greenock Police and Improvement ; Greenock Railway ; North of England Union Railway ; and Port Glasgow Police and Water. LAW OF EVIDENCE, &c., BILL. Sir F. KELLY, in moving the second reading of this bill, said that it would be unnecessary to detain hon. mem bers by liny lengthened observations. The bill contained eight clauses, to five or six of which he believed there would be no opposition on the part of Government, but he thought that the third clause, which proposed to deal with the subject of criminal evidence, would necessarily be open to objection, and he suggested to the hon. member (Mr. Scully) to postpone the bill(Criminal Cases Evidence Bill) which stood on the paper for second reading this day until the whole subject could receive an ample discussion, and for that purpose he proposed to have the committee on his (Sir F. Kelly's) bill not to take place for three months. Mr. SCULLY said that he had no intention to oppose the second reading of this bill or to press on his own. Tha object of this bill was to raise the question as to the prin ciple of the law relating to evidence in criminal cases as re garded the cross-examination of witnesses. He accused the Attorney-General of not being a legal reformer, and he thought that this question should not be entrusted solely to the consideration of lawyers, who were stereo typed in their notions. He admitted that he himself had at one time belonged to that class, but he had rooted out his prejudices. (A laugh.) The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he agreed with hon. members who considered that this question should not be discussed in a party spirit, because it related to a most important subject and one of national interest. (Hear, hear.) There could be no doubt that it must be the inte rest of all parties, no matter what were their political sen timents, to consider carefully and dispassionately the sub ject of an improvement of law. Speaking on the part of the Government, he could state that he had no opposition to offer to some of the clauses of the bill, but he strongly objected to others, and he thought that clause which re lated to effecting an alteration in the law of evidence in criminal cases opposed to the principle of the constitution of this country. It would tend to assimilate the practice in this country with the tortuous one that prevailed on some points of the continent. In what he said he did not wish for a moment to cast any imputation on the sincerity of the hon. and learned mem ber (Sir F. Kelly), and he wished it to be understood that the Lord Chancellor was in favour of the views which he (the Attorney-General) stated were enter tained by the Government in regard to this subject. He thought the subject would receive a full discussion in committee, and that ample time would be afforded for that object. Mr. DUNLOP objected to some points of the bill. Mr. M'MAHON thought that this subject should be discussed in a committee of the whole house. It was a matter merely for the consideration of lawyers,who would be influenced merely by their professional views as re garded the legal admissibility of evidence, while jus tices of peace had some opportunities of judging of the value of any particular class of evidence. Mr. G. HARDY considered no case had been made out for an alteration in the present state of the law in regard to evidence. He strongly objected to a person being allowed to give evidence when he was not a compellable witness. After some further discussion the bill was read a second time. THE CRIMINAL CASES (EVIDENCE) BILL. Mr. SCULLY postponed the second reading of this bill. COMMON LAW COURTS (FEES) BILL. This bill passed through committee. FELONY AND MISDEMEANOUR EVIDENCE AND PRACTICE BILL. This bill was read a third time and passed. CHURCH ATTENDANCE ON SUNDAY. On the motion for going into committee of the whole house, Mr. CLIFFORD moved that the chairman be directed to move the house, that leave be given to bring in a bill for the abolition of fines for non-attendance at a place of Divine Worship on Sunday. He said that the object of the bill was to repeal certain statutes passed in the time of Queen Elizabeth, James the First, and subsequently, which imposed fines for non-attendance at places of public worship on Sundays. The intention of these different enactments was to compel Roman Catholics to conform to the Protestant form of worship. That object, he need no inform hon. members, had entirely failed ; and it was equally unnecessary to state that any such enactments as those to which his bill referred would not be tolerated in the present day. By the Actof William and Mary there was some relaxation in regard to the ques tion as regarded Roman Catholics, but it was not until the reign of George 111. that these fines were swept away in reference to Roman Catholics. Having adverted to recent convictions for non-attendance at public worship in Lan cashireinthenaenwdepYeoperksre,hhiree co w n h t ie e h nd h e a d v t e h b a e t e n the s s o e fu c il as y es dis sh eus ow se ed d the necessity of legislation on this subject, and he believed that the infliction of penalties as in the cases alluded to were very repugnant to the feelings of the Protestant clergy at large. Lord HOTHAM said that in one of the cases alluded to —namely, in Yorkshire, the conviction was nominally for non-attendance at church, but in reality for a breach of contract by a servant to his employer. It was the practice in that part of the country in engaging servants to make it a condition that they should attend the service at the party in Yorkshire, who was engaged by a Esta blished Church. This was the case with respect to who the at tached much importance to his attendance at c o n the person who lady h u r c h . He e contended that there was no har dshi p engaged himself, when it was a service to which a certain conditiont.= wade was that he only defence which the party in questioniheattllcinihedte. enter The wished with his considered he had a right to do what ol nal w w as ith t he had entered rship on Sundays. into a contract to attend divine WO Mr. NASH supported the bill. not aware this question would hire on Sunday, but he did not deny that Sir G. GREY said he was and that the Act of Parlia lieved the facts were as stated, wentauthority to impose a penalty magistrate full ment gave the t t fringed his con rac . on the party who hartd the hui, on the ground that the be brought under the consgited,tion of the house. He be- Mr. LOCKE supp_ to be c ompelled to go to a place of worship who ought not RIDGES. on a Sunday house having went into committee, and leave being existing statuitfehsoin-otbe jie-feetreedd t w o it d h o t s h o e . liberty of the subject, River Thames, by The . la f t o n r ed th t e he fre o e b g i vmern. the Alderman METROPOLITANbr bring communicationsin the bill , then a across orr r sec TOLL L u t na Lh resumed. BRIDGES. . SALMONS asked leave to introduce a bill to facilitate the traffic of the metropolis, and to im potleprovejuescet o o f f the tlle t n ii i n n . g T th h e e pr h e n s n en . t m t e o m ll- b b e ri r d e g x e p s bill, and contrasted the superior system thatprevailed Paris on this subject. in Leave was given to bring in the bill. WRITS REGISTRATION, &c. (SCOTLAND) BILL. Mr. DUNLOP asked le ave to b ring in a bill to improve the system of registration of writs relative to land in Scot land, and to amend the law relating to inhibitions and adjudications. Leave was granted. PARK LANE AND PICCADILLY THOROUGHFARE Lord ELCHO moved for a copy of all correspondence which had passed from the year 1856 inclusive between the Lords of the Treasury, the First Commissioner of Works, the Commissioners of Woods and Forests, and the Metropolitan Board of Works, on the subject of any pro posed thoroughfare between Park-lane and Piccadilly.— Ordered. QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICES ABOLITION BILL. Mr. HADFIELD nominated the following select com mittee on this bill :—Mr. Hadfield, Mr. Peel, Mr. Locke King, Sir John Trelawny, Mr. William Edmund Forster, Mr. Bright, Mr. Remington Mills, Mr. Baines, Lord Robert Montagu, Sir Brooke Bridges, Mr. Edward Egerton, Mr. Sclater-Booth, Mr. Mowbray, Mr. Richard Long, and Mr Francis Sharp Powell—five to be the quorum. After a few words from Mr. SCULLY, the motion was agreed to. The house then adjourned. fter a nd stic htls :01 11 ' 1 L the r ioo s tho 0 do nit}, d e r, relic° ;Dt ° Y tli~ Zd els' 1 10' 0 t 0 18 ,s 7 ,a city citO Op A, 0 4 Se $EP- f 9, o o v „., 14 G Share 10 100 I 100 100 20& 20i 100 100 all 101 100 {lOO 2 100 100 100 100 101 100 100 PO 100 100 1 , 0 100 100 100 k 102 i 1081 u