The Sun. — London, England, 1866-02-24 00:00:00

0rr...... 100".... ~~ I N , Friday. rnoon, ac s Princesi •alked tills the Castle intervior non. F l°- Castle 35 Vales. Friday. ay i n the by th eir 'rincess , Liant ev er , aee ts" an d history of en suell :ent eques• s came to per's 1 1 ° 1e ; n , and stil l of sports carlet. It 3,0000 r of Nirb° re arrived at lls shortly beautiful k country, Duke Of Lys. T he [lioness of iy Ader lo were th e f Ely , the itclesfield, ladies at the prince Beaufort, , t. .Albans, Earl O f n au niton , n, Colone l D yal high" h an out, rig aga in. ded to thie e Belvolr for 11°5e which a l/ c over, i , lll i , e awaY: i splendid I caul° u P his career ~ople tried orse th e , " at a r a ' apS. 1113° id select' ld one of I a pretty he did e t utes• lIPPS. death Of rhiPP g ' r Char les o 7 in the 3 ia the a fter all n , offic er ~ the wri t the I " te the rtotel' ,When the .ea then . '" •eckuo ic ' le 630' Pric e 35 G W Y ,i nq uisb e(l.- preS elj it iS fllll ar ty 113' 'e eleCti°ll. the I cri a t ugh, all ; at erect, 11 " 4,5 3. 3 0 01 ; 13 : ;don '°- n ivers". l ly Ird A ll rh, whose t he a ,vita rati° l/ th ' e for hsed 111' d Wed' it of t he ty, c°- ; ied i a teq a a rtia" lea re. °Sit i°l3. efi r b e , 0 LlO 3 Pl3'. igh the P fell a A ed ca li " - ; utati ° : 4 note on rt Is Pas"' a lette r tto ley h vst P sr- i ' 3 g lsP os and :11 it Pr e ; toy '' l3 , ea sWS7 Bad r a , otb et 1.1 oeieoo tera' re 4 r i e f 1 ea vts a gl ad ft tb e an oal aor° 1 1)3111 ", n oe r 11 a d. Ser the tts tsafl Ga pe y Wa° Jon irate Cow ° wer e t at tlje. roV CONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTEI4LIGEINICA, Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram, the French Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted at 69f. 35c. Flat. The English Funds are steady, Consols being 87 for money, and 87s for the account. There has been very little speculation, and the invest ments have been limited. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 87i ; Exchequer Bills, 6s. 2s. dis. ; Bank of England Stock, 248 ; and India sper Cents., 102} 4. Foreign Stocks have shown considerable firmness. Turkish per 5 Cents. are 389 4 ; Mexican, 231 I ; d 7. New, 20i j ; Greek, 139 144 ; Sp an i s h P ass i ve, 1 ; Certificates, 16fr ; Italian, 609 61e; New, 76. 77 ; Confederate Loan, 4 5; Egyptian Scrip, prem.; Brazilian Scrip, 219 prem. American securities still attract attention. United States 5-20 Bonds are 691 ; Erie 534 ; and Illinois Shares, 76 177. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been limited, and prices have not varied ma terially. Midland have advanced 108., and South Eastern 15s. ; while Great Western and Brighton have eaeh declined ss. ; and London and Black- Wall, 15s. The Foreign and Colonial lines show no change of importance. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally sustain Previous prices. Alliance are dealt in at 281 ; thaion of London at 54 ; Joint Stock Discount at 44 4 ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co., at 191 1. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. G OVERNMENT FUNDS. c , per Cent. Consols O. Account, M arc h 6 B 7f u ,,Pe eW r Cent. R e d uce d 8 8 71 1 t 3 per ent 74 1 New 21 perC Cent. Jan. 1894 — D° . a per Cent. Jan. 1873 — —nuuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 _ N ba. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885._ 1. , " (Bed S ea T e l egrap h) , A ug., 1908 — I•-.2cequer Bills, .£l,OOO, 3 per Cent, 2 6 D. £5OO -- auk of England Stock, 5 per Cent I„I,N,DLO,t GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Van Stock, 104 per Cent., AprillB74 — • r-,' Accoun D o °. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 ~,. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 -.0 Certificates _ Do . Enlaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 5l per Cent., May 1879 ..._ DO. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 _ no.e. Bonds, £l,OOO — under £I,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Arg ent ine Republi c , 6 per Cent., .£l5 pd — B .triarazilian n Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 5 per Cet Do. 41 per Cent., n 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do Do. 1865 — Account 76 4,, Do. Scrip, £35 paid 0 Uenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do. account C D 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) ldham 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent Colombian 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. 1?... 4 per Cent., 1863 _ n 4 -'O. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £2u paid — ‘-'enubian Principalities Do Account 754 "qador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — p"gYpt ").1 Provisional Laud Warrant Provisional 7 per Cent — 1 ,,, )° ., Second Issue Do £lOO Bonds , D. 1864 934 1 „sue .£lOO Bonds '",e. Government Railway Debentures 914 -4 Cr eek 4)0 £l5 paid 5 C 1824-5, ex Coupons - r, per s., '-',.,0- Account ants., -uo. Coupons GO. o. Account ititternala. 5 per Cent. a •n la rt 5 per Cent 1865 -.Jo Account ' L i _ un k e ?. Maremmana Railway Ile " 3 e C t b 0• 13 r en Account M onteDo 1864 2Ol Per Cent. Anglo-French 1102videan 6 per Cent., £3O paid N 11 008 h dean 5 per Cent e i / - G ranaol a : i•-c o ) 2 p er Cent DO Deferred D o. Land Warrants (Hectares) Do,,per Cent, 1864 — pe Vuaranteed, 4 per Cent D vial l 5 per Cent., 1865 D'c). Account b o 4 3 ye'. Cent. (Uribarren) — l'ort - „I per Cent., 1862 Do ll '''' "e 3 per Cent., 1853 b - ' Per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, /144); A ccount Dol4ll peer Cent., 1822, £ St — DO 4i Cent. 1850 D o 9 per Cent., 1860 Lo ' t Per Cent. 1859 — D ° u . ., Per Cent. 1862 9Ol 1 90 tarqb,. Per Cent. 1864 — 1:4 0 ,, 1t ,tn per Cent ID ~ - , k (t ) Bands — t,, ° +1 per Cent — panic per 3 D 0 Per Cent .0 Account 411 b o ° l'ATew Deferred — D Ac count o p a ,„ . Do 4 c,sive l''ftoi . , i , e e r ,ount o7i D 0 A . 4 u ert. of Coup not funded — T Ne c tineUnt 161 1 Do 4 Per Cent. uri t i sh ~ Cent. 1864 • 4 Per 1) 0 A ' Per Cent. 1854 121 0 6 "aunt bo Ate r Cent. 1858 D o ount 70 Do pe r n Dog loo l. Bonds 7O D o A ccount 66-1 1 .0 0 461" Bends 1) 0 5 Per Cent., 1863 b A e Per Cerit., 1865, paid up Scrip — D° count 38f Ve °' 4 Per neze i Ce nt. Guaranteed b is, itt o -e Z, 3 .. Per Cent. 43 6 'Amid 12) ) A l ) " Cent 1862 — DO. — ' e eeunt .' .be. ........................... „. . 1864 A tip . -"urldeiacts on the above payable in London. B e i 'Nt 6„, , ra gla n , ',. , tkr Cent., Ex. 10 Florins i l. ,-;xlt Per cent., Ex. 25f. „, 1 , 0 tl o .nt. Ex. 12 Guil -u reti e t i Rey Cent. CertificaLes ...writes 3 Co per Cent. — b - .els fc. TWO O'CLOCK. g„ ount - tor n ione •...................................... !7.1 ........ .............. ZiverPool Cotton Market. —TI is Day. b4,11‘„v4 ox et tope°Pens rather qu i et. Sales probably 6,000 TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is no alteration of importance in the Money Market to-day. Discount business is limited as much as possible, because an opinion prevails that the reduction of the Bank rate on Thursday will be followed by another within a fortnight. Neverthe less the requirements of trade throughout the country create a steady demand, and the supply of bills afford a satisfactory amount of business to bankers and brokers. No bullion operations of public importance at the Bank yesterday. The Stock Exchange Committee hare appointed Thursday next for a special settlement in the shares of the Colonial Company, and also in the City Dis count Company, both of which are to be marked. At a general meeting of the Oil Company of Wales, Mr. Horner in the chair, it was reported that the works at Penyffordd were in a very satis factory condition. A dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. is proposed by the Eastern Exchange Bank, the available balance being £13,152. The Anglo-Italian Bank directors also propose a dividend at the rate of £5 per cent., the amount of profit at disposal being £10,748. The directors of the Monmouthshire Railway Company recommend a dividend at the rate of 6i per cent. for the six months ended December 31, being at the same rate as for the previous and cor responding half-year. It is also announced that a dividend of 7fr per cent, of the General Provident Assurance Company Will be payable on the Ist proximo. The movements of the precious metals during the week have been of a very limited character. The imports were £259,822, chiefly from New York and the Continent, while the exports have amounted to £192,656, the greater portion of which has been in silver, to the East Indies and China. During the week ending the 17th inst. 7,621 tons of sugar were imported, 8,313 tons were delivered, and the stock was 186,539 tons. -___ '. ' .. .ftii.ib i , c SHARE M A RKE TS, This Day. t ic ARY :HAI - LES AND STOCK' Railways. I Paid., Closing I Business Price. done. Bristol and Exeter lO st Caledonian at Cambrian ........ 1 60 Cork and Bandon al 20 Cornwall. al at Dublin & Belfast June. 10( et Dun,,Perth,& A b.Junc. lc( 100 &London, scrip Certi. 2( Do. at Glasgow &S. Western 10( st Great Eastern, Ord. ark. ton st Do. E. Angl. at. No. 104 at Great North ot Scotland 104 at Great Northern lOl at D... A stock lO4 at Do. B stock at Do. New, is. at 25 pn 10 at GtS, and W. of Ireland 10( at Gt. Western 1. ( at P. S. Va.% Rail gua 10( at Do. South Wales st Do. W. Oxford 10( at Do. Newport 10( at Do. ner eford.. st Lancashire & Yorkshire 10( st Landon and Blackwall 101 st Lon., Brigh., & S Coast 10. at 1.011., Chat., and Dover 10( at Do. Metrop. Ex. A lOl et Lon. & North Western 104 st Lon. & South Wester', 10 , st Man., She., & Lincoln 10 at Metropolitan. 10 Do. New 10 Do. Extension DO j Metropolitan District a. Do do. do. 1 10 Do. and St. John'sW'd at midland 9 Do. Z 9 Share it Do, Birmin.. & Derby 10 15 slid Kent . al it North British it Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun IC it Nth. Eastern—Berwick 1C :5 Do. G.N'E purchase 16._ (t Do. Leeds st Do. York st Do. Car1i51e,,,,.,,,, 1, 25 Do. Stock. & Darling. a 15 Do. do. 1860-61 1 st North London LO Do. do. 1864 10 Do. do. 1865 st North Staffordshire LO N. &S. W. Junction Bt Scottish Central st Scot. N. E , Aber. stock 10 st t o. Scot, Mid. stack lO st Shropshire Union st South Devon lOl it south E stern Staines, Wok., & Wok al st, Taff Vale lOl Do. C It Vale of Meath it Waterford & Kilkenny 10•. 0 Waterloo & Whiteha I t West CornwAll IOC BRITISH Pi 1 00 Atlantic&St.l.awrence a] at 1 Bom.,Baroda, t.Cen.ln. 10 gu. 5 per cent 20 Do. F shares rai Buffalo & Lake Huron al 10 Do Preference al 100 Buff. , Brant, &Go derich 6 p.c. 872-3- •••• • 1 " at Calcutta &s. E., lim lO at al e Town & Dock, gu lO 00 Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p al it Nast. Ben al, gu., sdo 10 •t East gu. 5 p.c. 101 Do .1 Extension et ( 4 1aDdTrunkot Canadt 10i 00 Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c al [CO Do. ist ref. Bonds al [OO Do. do. deferred . Do. 2d Pr. f. Bonds al : [O O Do. do. delirred .0.1 Do. d Pref. stock al .00 Do. do. deferred "' Do. 4th fret. stock 00 Do. do. deterred .... st Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. ,oi 20 0. Gua. 5 per cent.. 1 , :U Do. New gua. 5 p. c.. st Gt. South of India ...... gua. 5 per cent st D .41 per cent ll Do 200 Great W. s. of Canada al. 44 Do. New ......if 00 Do. 6p. c. Bds. pay 1873 al OC Do. 5; do. pay. 1877-8 al 10 fndian Branch, limited st Madras, gua. 5 p.o st Do. 4f do l' st Do. 43 do !.0 Do. Fifth Extension it Melb. Cor. 6p. c. Bnds. IG i 0 Mel. & Hudson's Bay al ;t N.lil.C'da,6pc letpths, 10( it Seim.le 1 it Do. Delhi d 0 Do. do it Do. I' it au , 1 ' t Do.lndus St Flo. - British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 311872 100 - Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 1877-84 lOO - Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug• l ,O - Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10) - Do. sp. c. Jan. .E July 100 - Do. sp. e. Inscribed sk 100 - Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1872 100 - Do.Apl. &Oct , 1890-1900 10 - Do. do: ISBO-9 - Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9, 10, - Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lO - Ceylon, Nov. 1868,6 p. ( 10 - Do. 1878, do lO - Mauritius, p. c, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1.78 - Do. 188?, Mayis, Nov. 10 - Do. 1805, Feb. clz Amt lO - Natal '-; ow. 6 per cent l .O - N.8.G0v.6p.c.Ja..t.1611 10 - N. S. SV. Gov. 5 p •c., 186 i 10 Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187( 10 Do. 5 p.c. 1838 to 189. tO ▪ New Zealand, 6p. cent 10 • Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Sc tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 l9 • queensland Gov. 6p. c lO • S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-V 10 • Do. 1878 & upwards l. • 'Vic,Uov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 10 Do. do, A pril & Oct lO BRITIS 93 95 131 32 65 70 13 15 44 54 68 70 70 72 115 117 )0 3B 40 19 6) Th 10 1 129 131 10 148 149 90 92 59 591 59 6 4). 14 35 37 101 103 123 124 b 9 91 1 , 7 91 35 37 10 I 45 5 1 0 1 127 127 i 95 16 64 65 39 135 3 Yip 97 19141 127 /27 2 2} 96 1,8 C 2 64 7 28 112 114 3.41 - 73 03 110 11 37 38 16 104 116 p Y) 125 128 5 n 2p 5 ... 1i 2p )0 75 • 27 . 11 11 12 )0 148 149 )0 69 71 10 112 114 )0 - - 10 53 55 11 0 7 8 0 i 7 0 74 Hz, 194 198 3 3 1p 0 102 IC4 'OSSESSION s, 55 6) )0 99} 1001 8 fd ip 11 79 8 11 10 11 74 78 96 98 M 6 5 :u 11 100 102 )0 100 101 JO 102 103 [5 - - )0 1 15 49 11 87 90 11 68 ;0 it 60 (3 it 62 64 a 53 5a 11 48 51 11 44 47 I 38 40 [1 76 38 103 101 6 it 0I t at C 9 100 91 93 ll 171 171 k 8 3 31, 11 ,2 14 11 84 t 6 2 1 4(1 )0 93 101 )0 90 92 )0 86 88 2 - M e 6 8 , 82 100 98i 906 100 98 99 2 i 4 00 93 99 •100 .- - 94 96 93 96 95 97 t 0 52 73 SO 101 103 104 106 104 105 101 103 )0 90 92 )0 101 101 )0 106 1 8 10 1102 O 103 105 ) 103 105 O 1( 4 :06 9:1 101 / 93 95 03 v 5 874 F 8 100 10Z 85 84 * f 8 10) g) 98 100 )()0 104 106 10 11061 1074 [NES. 2 Cam. Consol. Cold, lim 1 - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated 3O 14 16 - Devon G. Cons. Cravat 1 570 590 - Drake tvalls 2.1.0 !it - East Bassett (Illogan) 291 19 2t - East Carad on 2.14.e 61 7/ - East Carn Brea 3l 4 41 - East Grenville - East Gunnislake .. 8.3.6 } - East Love.l 3.9.0 11 121 - E. NV% Russell (Tavistk 10.8.0 3 31 - Gam& StA übyn(G wen. 66 5 7 4 Gr. at L , xey, limited., all 20 21 - Great South Tolgus O. :4.6 11 2 Great Wheal - G. Wheal Vor :Heist ~ 4O 3C 31 - Grenville 8.18.0 2} 24 - ilcrod's Foot . 8.10.0 33 40 - tlingston uowns 5.10.6 -it 5 - Margaret , Uny Lelant 13.17.6 5 7 - Make Valley 4.10.6 4 41 4 ilvvyndy Iron ore, lin, •,..1 21 ltd - New Sewn . 41} 35 4) North Roskear ' 11 15 •ta.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan 4.4.0 } North Whe Crony 2.13.. 1 1 Prosper linited...... 7.1.6 - Pr vidence UnyL.lant 10.6.7 32 14 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer) 11 390 410 - S..uth Condurrow 1.2.0 2 ,} '.Wheal Fran. ,Illogan 1t.i.18 9 8 22 - • , tray Park - Pin Cr0ft......... 9 19 20 5 7, igra and Cl gun,. Um all 4 6 - West I,assett (Illog•an - W. Caradon (L•skeard 9 8 10 - West Chi verton ...... . . 11 75 0 - West Seton • .... - Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 51 80 95 - Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 25 274 - Wheal Mary Ann (Men. 8 3 5 - Wheal Seton - Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 164 174 e MP:NI:HENCE tiA kt (Jt.Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford Ist guarante orth Eastern, York, 11. and Selby purchase, Stockton and Darlington, B 6 per cent., 3; North Eastern, West Hartlepool Barbour and PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKa. Great Eastern 4i per cent. pt., 83 Ditto, 5 par cent pf., 89 South Eastern, 5 per cont. Charing-crosa, 1E63, 9871 r'ONEIGIN ItA.ll. WA Belgian Eastern Junction, 2} Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 81 Royal Swedish, South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 6 FOREIGN MINES. St. John del Rey, lira., 55 4, DOCKS. East and West India,:l3ll BANKS. Agra and Misterman's, Dm., t5l Alliance, lirn.. 28 Australasia, 724 3 Bank of Victoria, Australia, 434 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 244 East London, lim., 54 English and American, BIL, 5 4 Eng ish Joint Stock, lim., 94 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 20 European Bank, lim., 124 Imperial Bank, lira.. 294 Imperial Ottoman, 134 Ditto, new, 124 London Bank of ffiexico and S. America, lim., 144 London and Brazilian aim.), 464 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 23 London and County, 774 74 London Joint Stock, 48j London and 11 estminster, 96 5j Midland Bank, lim., 20 Oriental Ban K Corporation. 534 Scinde, runjato. and Delhi. Um, 5 4 Lit o, issued at 2 pm., 1 6 Standard of British South Africa, 134 Union of London, 54 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua., 21 I Australian Mort. Land and Finance, Ceylon Company, pi Ditto, A shares,. - 3 City of London R ea l Property, lira., 4 Credit Foncier and Hobilier of England. Si 8 Ditto, issued at a prem., of which £2 is to pay, 5 Crystal Palace, 35j Discount Corporation, 11 5 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, Urn., 6 Electric Telegraph. rasa English and Foreign Credit, 4/ Geu. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 55 Home and c lontal ft ssurance, iim, 4 Hudson's Bay, 17 / Imperil .;iercantile Credit Asso., lim.. 5/ International Financial society, lim., 55 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 45 National Discount Company, 14f Northein Assam Tea, Jim, DA o. B. If North British and Mercantile Insurance, 105 20 Overeud, Gurney, and Co., lim., l 9 5 PRESENTATION OF A SILVER " CRADLE,"--_A memorial of the birth of a child during the mayoralty of her husband has been presented to Mrs. W. L. Eskrigge, whose husband was Mayor of Stockport last year. The "cradle" consisted of a handsome mahogany case of silver plate of the Queen's pattern, one dozen large spoons, two dozen dessert spoons, two dozen large forks, two dozen small forks, and ono gravy spoon, of the value of £9l. 127 k I P 72/ 11 1 7 a 11 to 6 101 f 2i 44 3 101/ i 5 881 71 3 i i ed stock, ILI 80/ THE SUN, LOINDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 1866. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. - 4.- - COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, at Guildhall, before Mr. Justice Sheo and a Common Jury.) CONEY V. CLARKSON-BETTING TRANSACTION. Metropolitan Board of Works. The ordinary weekly meeting of the Metropolitan Boards of Works was held yesterday at their offices, Spring-gardens—Sir J. Thwaites in the chair. FINANCE. The Treasurer's account showed that the cash ba lances in his hands were—On current accounts, £206,546 7s. 7d., and on deposit accounts £113,037 13s. sd. THE MORTGAGE DEBT OF THE METROPOLITAN COM- MISSIONERS OF SEWERS. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. Mr. WRIGLEY suggested that instead of having to pay £37 for a list of shareholders a list should be printed annually and sold for ss. a copy. It was impossible for shareholders to make head against the directors so long as the list of proprie tors cost £37. He suggested that the name and qualification of each candidate should be sent to the shareholders with a proxy for them to vote in favour of those they preferred. On the motion of Mr. BROWN-WESTIIEAD, se conded ty Mr. G. C. GLYN, M.P., Mr. Richard Moon was unanimously re-elected a director of the _ _ company. (Cheers.) Then followed the re-elec tion of Mr. W. E. Hirst, Mr. M. L. Melville, and Mr. J. Platt, M.P. There were four candidates to fill the two vacan cies caused by the retirement of two directors balloted out for the purpose of electing two new directors. On a show of hands there were 91 held up for Sir James Fergusson, M.P. for Ayrshire ; 86 for Mr. 0. L. Stephen, Burton-on-Trent; 36 for Mr. Tinne, and 34 for Lieut.-Colonel Creed. The two former were declared elected. A poll was demanded, and Mr. Morgan, Mr, Giffin, and Mr. Whittaker were appointed scruti neers, the result to be declared on Wednesday next. Mr. R. W. Hand. the retiring auditor, was una mously re-elected. The meeting was then made special, and the di rectors were authorised to subscribe £BO,OOO to the Lancashire Union Railway's undertaking, and £lOO,OOO for the erection of a new station in Leeds, and also to exercise the borrowing powers of the company to the extent authorised by the company's act of Parliament. The Carnarvon and Llanberis working agreement not being ready, the special meeting was adjourned to March 24. The meeting then separated. STAINES, WOKINGHAM, AND WOKING. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this com pany was held at the offices, Broad Sanctuary, Westminster ; Mr. J. Garrard in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, said that although the company was not progressing so well as they could wish it was going on favourably. He hoped the traffic would be more fully developed by the opening of the Chertsey line. The line from Blackwater to Sunningdale would also bring them traffic. This year there would be two Ascot meet ings, because the spring meeting usually held at Newmarket would this year be held at Ascot. A SHAREHOLDER asked whether the directors were satisfied with the manner in which theSouth-Western Company were treating them ? The CHAIRMAN said the South-Western Railway Company would tell them they were doing their best for the Wokingham Company, but that was the very thing he should like to know. A DIRECTOR said he was dissatisfied with the state of the company. Their agreement with the South- Western Company was that they should put as much traffic on their line as they possibly could. In 1863 there was an increase of about £l,OOO. Some time ago, in the Ascot week, there was a very serious accident on their line, but the increase of traffic was £957. Mr. PRICE proposed a resolution to the effect that the directors should enter into a negotiation with the London and South-Western Company for a sale of this line, but the resolution could not be put. The retiring directors, Mr. R. Blanchard and Mr. S. Garrard, were re-elected, and also the retiring auditor. A dividend of 3s. per share, being at the rate of £1 10s. per cent. per annum, was declared on the ordinary shares of the company, and the proceedings terminated. Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and Mr. M. Williams appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant Parry for the defendant. From the opening statement of counsel it appeared that the plaintiff was a restaurant keeper in Panton-street, and was also engaged in betting transactions, and the defen dant was a gentleman living near Ipswich. The action was brought to recover a sum of £6O, and the defendant pleaded not indebted. The transaction arose out cf a bet which plaintiff alleged he was directed to lay of GO to 40 on Heenan in the fight which came on in 1863 between him and King. This money was paid into the hands of Mr. Owen Swift, at his house in Tichbourne-street, about a month prior before the fight. The wager was made with a Mr. Toss Parker, and the money was deposited duly, although there was no entry of the amount. John Coney, the plaintiff, was examined by Mr. Wil liams—Ho had paid the money to Swift on the same evening that ho had seen Mr. Clarkson, with whom ho was on intimate terms for some years previously. The defendant asked him if he could make a wager on his be half, backing Heenan, who was the favourite, at odds of £6O to £lO. The witness had already backed Heenan at the same odds. He paid £l5 deposit to Swift, and when Heenan lost the fight ho paid the balance of £45. It was not usual to have wagers entered. The plaintiff was cross-examined by Mr. Sergeant Parry He had made the bet on his own account with Major Brown the evening before he saw Mr. Clarkson. Swift had been a fighting man, but at present ho was better known in connection with racing. His house was a late one, and he permitted prostitutes to congregate there. The licence of his house was in the name of a Mr. Bushnell. He had on several occasions been fined by the magistrates, and on one occasion he had been fined £2O for keeping his house open late and allowing loose females to assemble there. He had never been fined for allowing gambling to be carried on in his premises. Here a letter was read in the hand writing of the plaintiff, but notwithstanding that docu ment he adhered to his statement as to having received pesitivo instructions from Mr. Clarkson to make the wager. He had seen Mr. Clarkson frequently drunk, and ho was addicted to intemperance. He swore_must posi tively that he was not intoxicated when he gave witness the order about laying odds in favour of Heenan. Owen Swift was examined, and said that he kept a public-house in Tichbourne-street, and he had received the money from the plaintiff for the wager on behalf of the defendant. Mr. Sergeant Parry said that ho was placed in a posi tion of difficulty owing to some incorrectness in the infor mation ho received, and under the circumstances he trusted the Court would allow him to amend his plead by adding that the transaction was illegal by a wager. After some discussion between the counsel the learned judge decided that he could not alter the amendment of the plea. Mr. Sergeant Parry then addressed the jury on behalf of his client, who said he had been a man of considerable property, and no doubt he led such a life as could not be regarded with approval by a number of respectable men. The fact was that the affairs of the defendant were in the hands of trustees, who were desirous of terminating his connection with persons of such a description as the plain tiff. He contended that the plaintiff, having lost consider able sums by betting on the fight between Heenan and King, he wanted to recoup himself by making the defen dant pay him a sum of £6O. Simon Cutting, a bailiff, said that he was in the employ ment of the defendant, who was confined to his bed by rheumatic fever. There was no other evidence adduced for the defence. Mr. Ifuddleston having addressed the jury, The learned judge summed up. The jury, without retiring, returned a verdict for the defendant. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) BELLEW V. BELLEW, PAIN, AND OTHERS. This extraordinary cause was resumed this morning, Mr. O'Malley opening the case for the plaintiff. The case will not certainly, from present appearances, terminate before Wednesday next. WAGE 114 TELLIGENCE.—This. MARLBOROUGII-STREET. A MURDER PREVENTED—AN UNNATURAL MOTHER. Ellen O'Geary, of 23, Prince's-row, Newport-market, was charged before Mr. Knox with being drunk and cruelly beating her two children, aged 14 and 9. Police-constable John Watkins, 303 A, said—About 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon I was told that a mother was cruelly ill-using her children in Prince's-row. I went to No. 23, and found a largo crowd round the house, and screams proceeding from some one upstairs. I went up stairs to the first floor front room, and found the prisoner having hold of a girl about 14 years of ago by the hair, and knocking her head against the bedpost. The prisoner also had a knife in her hand, and said "I'll do for you— I'll do for you." I took the prisoner away from the girl, and, in doing so, a quantity of the girl's hair came out. The prisoner then soized hold of the baby and threw it down on the floor. As the prisoner, who was drunk, had a knife in her hand, and fearing she would do further mischief, I took her into custody. William Pennington, residing at 23, Prince's-row, said— Hearing cries of " Murder," I went upstairs and saw the prisoner holding the girl down on the floor with a knife in her hand. I parted them and left, but had ogo up again, and then found her holding the girl down again, and as I was trying to get the girl from her she jobbed the handle of the knife into my eye, and it has been bleeding all night. The prisoner is in the habit of ill using her children every day, and I feel sure she will, if not prevented, destroy the girl before long. Julia Leary, a meek speaking girl, and who evidently appeared afraid of her mother, said—About five o'clock yesterday afternoon my mother was pitching the things out of the window and into the fire. I then tried to pre vent her, when she caught hold of me by the hair, struck me, knocked me down, and knocked my head against the bedpost, having a knife in her hand at the time. I screamed out "Murder," and Mr. Pennington came up and took my mother from me. My mother then said that she would murder me and my sister, and began beating me again. Mr. Pennington came up again and parted us, and my mother struck Mr. Pennington in the eye with the handle of a knife, and the constable then came and put an end to it. My mother also pushed my sister, but did not hurt her much, and threw the baby on the floor, and my elder sister then took it away. I am afraid to bo at home, as my mother threatens frequently that she will take my life. My father took out a summons against my mother, but forgave her. The prisoner —It's all false. Mr. Knox—lt is not the first time you have been before me for assaults. You are not fit to bo at largo, and I shall commit you for trial. The charge of assaulting the second child—the assault not being a 'serious one —was not proceeded with. THAMES. Six MONTHS AGO.—Frederick Wilkin, a German sugar baker, was brought before Mr. Partridge, on remand, charged with assaulting and wounding Ann Rebecca Struve. Tho outrage on the woman was committed ou the 17th of Ju.y last. The prisoner was quarelling with the wo man's husband, who is also a German and a sugar-baker. The woman said "You ought not to quarrel wfth a mar ried man," and that ho ought to be ashamed of himself. He immediately kicked her on the lower part of the person, and, as she was pregnant at the time, ho put her to much pain and inconvenience. She was afterwards confined to her bed under medical treatment for several weeks. The prisoner was brought before Mr. Knox at this court on the 18th day of July last, and remanded for a week. He was liberated on entering into his own personal recognisanco in the sum of £4O and one surety in £2O to appear on the 25th of July. Ho did not attend, and Phillip Schmidt, a foreman sugar-baker, who was bail for him, was compelled to pay £2O. On Thursday morning Schmidt, who was accompanied by Mr. Wintzin, the German inter preter to the court, applied for a warrant to apprehend Wilkin, and Mr. Partridge said he could be taken without one. He was immediately arrested and brought before the magistrate, who remanded him till this day. The case was now fully made out, the dreadful sufferings of the woman described, and it was also proved that the prisoner had been to Germany since the outrage on the woman, and had promised to pay Schmidt the £2O forfeited by the latter, but having failed to do so he was sought after after and taken into custody. Mr. Partridge said as the transaction took place more than six months' ago, ho had no alternative but to commit the prisoner for trial. SHIPPING IN TELL IGENCE This day. -....--. LONDON, Feb. 21.—Wind this day at noon —North- Westerly; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather don dy. BRISTOL, Feb. 23.—Wind from Mazagan. YARMOUTH, Feb. 23.—Wind W.—Arrived —Obey, from River Plate for Leith. CARDIFF, Feb. 23.—Wind S.W.—Sailed.—F, IL Coch ran, for Monte Video. hLNGROAD, Feb. 22.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived—John Souchay, from Demerara. LIVERPOOL, Feb. 23.—Wind N.E.—.Arrived—Princeton, from New York. ABERDEEN, Feb. 23.—Wind W.—Arrived—The Warner from Leith. [Br ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. 1 GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 23—Edward, from Manilla ; Lord Clyde, roria Shanghai. Sailed, Feb. ' 2 4—Neptune, steamer, from Kraproe ; Zoe, roue Singapore. A deputation was introduced by Mr. Lammin, from the vestry of Chiswick, for the purpose of pre senting a memorial on the subject of the precepts issued by the board to the overseers of the parish for payment of the mortgage debts of the Metropo litan Commissioners of Sewers. The memorial set forth at great length the cir cumstances under which the board had apportioned to their parish certain sums of money of the Rock Loan to the Old Commissioners of Sewers, and also other sums of money under various precepts, for several years past, and prayingthat they might have three years allowed them to collect and pay over the rate called for by the precepts of the board. On the motion of Mr. LAMMIN the memorial was referred to the Finance Committee. THE CATTLE DISEASE ACT AND THE POLICE. The CHAIMIAN said that it was stated on Wed nesday last that some one ought to wait on the Home Secretary to ascertain what was to be done by the police in carrying out the provisions of the Cattle Diseases Act. He accordingly went to the Home-office, and was there informed that there was every desire on the part of the Home-office, andthey had instructed the police to give the board every as sistance in the execution of its duties. He had that morning received a letter from Mr. Baring, of the Home-office, stating that it was the intention of that department that the police should give the board every assistance they should require, and that the board should issue such instructions to the police as they might consider desirable. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN. The half-yearly general meeting of this company was held yesterday at the Euston Station ; Mr. R. Moon, the chairman, presided. Mr. S. Reay, the secretary, having read the minutes of the last half-yearly and subsequent special meetings, which were confirmed, the report of the directors, which has appeared in The Sun, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN said 113 had only a few remarks to make. He believed that the only unsatisfactory item was in the receipts for goods traffic, as com pared with the corresponding half of last year. The increase in the goods traffic was £BO,OOO, earned by an increase in the expenses of £20,000, which arose to some extent from additional handling. The great expense was chiefly in the cattle traffic, from the Government restrictions placed on it. They had a number of stations that were recognised, and they had made several alterations and improvements. The carriage buildings, for the purpose of construc tion and repairs, were not yet completed at Wolver ton, so that they could not exactly say what the re newals came to, but a sufficient sum had been re served out of revenue for the purpose of covering that charge. He hoped that the accounts were satis factory, and that things would continue to improve, but he thought it prudent to keep the dividend at 7 per cent. Some large shareholders, however, were most unwilling to restrict it to any particular sum, and the directors had acted in compliance with that wish. Their dividend in 1861 was 34 to 4.1 per cent., and it rose to 6 per cent. in 1865. That was a very rapid rise for only four years. (Hear, hear.) They would find that the Midland divi dend had also risen considerably, and the North- Eastern from 4/ per cent. to 61 per cent. He was glad to see the property improving, notwith standing that they had some drawbacks. The com pany had increased its receipts since 1861 to the ex tent of £840,000, which was earned by an increase of £254,000 in the expenses. They had increased the mileage by 244 miles, and they had received out of an increased receipt of £605,000, after paying £155,000 for increased expenses, a net sum of £450,000, the whole of which went into the pockets of the shareholders. That was a great increase in so short a time, and he hoped it would continue ; but there was a limit to economy. They had earned this increase while their rates and fares were going against them. Now, if they could keep the rates up to remunerate them it would be all very well ; but while they were carrying at reduced rates, the prices of labour and materials had increased, and so had also the price of money. They would be glad to improve at that rate till their affairs were more consolidated, and to pause at 7 per cent. for the present. To gain this they had expended addi tional capital of £3,288,000, and had carried £840,000 of additional traffic. Their working stock was now better than ever it was. When he told them that the locomotive expenses had been reduced from 10.82 d. per mile to 9.86 d. in the northern division, and in the southern division to 7.82 d. per mile, while the cost of coal and iron had advanced they would consider it satis factory. The cost of the locomotive power and maintenance of the permanent way had increased very little, somewhere about £20,000 during the past half year. They had reduced the old renewal fund from £61,000 to £49,000, and of that £B,OOO had been reduced in the half year. They had almost renewed the permanent way on 244 miles, including the St. Helen's, Chester and Holyhead, and Lan caster and Carlisle Railways. These renewals had increased their expenditure for permanent way. He believed they bad now reached the limit of economy, and hoped to keep things to that point. There were proprietors, however, who supposed that, as they had attained 7i per cent. dividend, they were on the road to 10 per cent., and from 10 to 15 per cent. He hoped, however, that the Board would be enabled to maintain the dividends at from 6to 7 per cent. With reference to the capital ac count, it had been increased by £3,500,000 in four years. They had had to extend their lines, sidings, and stations for the development of new dis tricts, and for the increase of traffic. They had refurnished their line to accommodate the traffic, and out of the £3,500,000 they had expended £900,000 in carrying stock. They did not hold out a limit to the capital account, but at the same time, in protecting the company's property they would endeavour as much as possible to limit additional expenditure and make it pay a dividedd on the out lay. If they were to increase their dividend they must go forward, and not backward. • He hoped they felt satisfied with the dividend, and he con cluded by moving the adoption of the report and statement of accounts. Mr. BROWN-WESTHEAD, deputy-chairman, se conded the motion. The CHAIRMAN said he had forgotten to state that 52 miles in length of steel rails had been laid on the line, 32 miles at the expense of capital, and 20 miles at the expense of revenue. (Hear, hear.) Dr. O'BRIEN asked some questions respecting the octuple treaty. The CHAIRMAN said they could not go into that question, as it was before the law courts. The pre sent suit must run its length. He, for one, would be glad to see it settled equitably for all parties. The agreement had been made years ago, and they had now to ask whether it was legal or illegal. There were 297 railway bills in Parliament affecting their interests, and they were obliged to employ all the talent they could to defend the company's property. some of the promoters asked for power to use the company's stations and railways, and others to take away their traffic. They had no wish to expend capital in law expenses, but they were anxious to make the company's position safe. Mr. WRIGLEY expressed his approval of the im proved position of the railway, but did not agree with the chairman respecting the dividend, and trusted it would go on increasing. He then stated how it was that the dividend of the company had become reduced, and the cause of its being increased again to its present amount. In the year 1862 only 24 per cent. of the traffic receipts was available for dividend, but in 1865 they had 31 per cent. of the traffic receipts available for division among the shareholders. There were great resources to deve lope, and he hoped the directors would look forward to a gradual increase of dividend. The CHAIRMAN said there was a great deal due to the exertions of Mr. Wrigley and others, and he hoped their affairs would progress. The report of the directors and statement of ac counts were then unanimously adopted. The dividend of £3 12s. 6d. per cent. for the half year on the ordinary stock of the company was de clared. The directors were authorised to expend £549,838 in providing additional rolling stock and additional station accommodation at numerous places on the company's lines, and to place £3,553 to capi tal account expended in improving the permanent way during the half-year. The CHAIRMAN said the next business was the election of directors. He had been a director for 15 years and chairman of the company for five years, and he was glad to see them restored to prosperity. The practice had been for the directors to ballot out two directors every year for the shareholder to elect two new directors. This, he thought, had not been attended with the success he could wish, be cause the shareholders did not exhibit a disposition to elect the best men they could find, but merely sent proxies to any one who applied for them. In sonic cases they sent proxies because a candidate was a Whig, and others because he was a Conservative, but seldom because he was the best man of business they could find. He suggested that the subject of choosing new directors should be taken into conside ration in August next, with a view to select the best men. At one time they had only four towns to re present on the Board, but now they had relations with Scotland, Ireland, and the continent, and it was necessary the company should be represented as well in other places as in Liverpool, Manchester, Chester, Huddersfield, Leeds, South Staffordshire, the colliery district, Worcestershire, and Leaming ton. They wanted directors in North Wales, in Scotland, in Leicester, in Burton, and other places. He suggested that as they had an audit committee which worked well, why should they not have a directors' committee to select the best business men for new directors ? Mr. TAYLOR said he thought it most desirable to MID-LONDON RAILWAY. The CHAIRMAN informed the board that two days ago the engineer of the Mid-London Railway waited upon him for the purpose of consulting him as to how their works would affect those of the board, and to ask the board to co-operate with them in obtaining their bill. They had a long discussion as to how it could be done. The line would commence at Ely-place, and run to Farringdon-street and Smithfield-market, and thence to join the Finsbury Extension at its junction with the London, Chatham, and Dover. From Ely -place they proposed to pass over by Hatton-garden, and thence cut their way to Middle-row, Holborn, and Lincoln's-inn-fields. They also proposed to make a wide street by the side of Lincoln's-inn-fields, which would be of consider able importance. They were prepared to insert a clause in the bill to purchase Middle-row at the price the Board had agreed to give for it, and to dedicate the surface to the public. They also undertake to place weekly tenants on the same footing as yearly tenants, and to give them compensation accordingly. They would also make good any works of the board they might interfere with, according to the instruc tions of the engineer. The chairman read a letter from the engineer to that effect. Mr. HALL moved that the letter be referred to the Streets Committee. Mr. Holds seconded the motion, and it was car ried unanimously. UTILISATION OF SEWAGE. Mr. DOULTON, M.P., moved " That the engineer and solicitor report to the Board the present state of the works in connection with the concession granted to Messrs. Napier and Hope, and whether all the terms and conditions of the contract between those gentlemen and this board have been carried out." The motion was carried without discussion. The routine business having been disposed of, the Board adjourned. MARKETS.---This Day. COVENT GARDEN. The market was fairly supplied with fruit, and the show of vegetables was seasonably extensive. The trade was steady, as follows FRUIT—Pine apples, 8s to 10s • hot house grapes, 12s to 15s ; foreign do, le 6d to 3s Od ; filberts, is 6d to 2s Od per lb ; apples, 2s 6d to 4s Od per half sievo ; oranges, Se 6d to Ss ; lemons, 3s 6d to 7s per 100. VEGETABLES—Rod cabbages, 2s Od to 3s Od; white do. 8d to is 3d; Savoy s , 6d t o i s 3d ; ce l ery, O d to Os Od ; horseradish, is to 2s Od per doz. heads ; greens, 2s Gd to 3s 6d ; turnips, 2s Od to 2s fid ; carrots, 4s Gd to 58 6d ; onions, Os Od to Os Od per doz bunches ; brocoli, 6d to 8d ; forced rhubarb, Os 9d to is 3d per bundle ; seakalo, is Od to 2s 6d ; and mushrooms, 9d to is Gd per punnet. POULTRY. Turkeys, 4s 6d to lOs Od; geese, 5s Od to 9s; goslings, Gs to lOs ; ducks, 38 Od to 5s Od ; ducklings, 3s to 5s Od ; tame rabbits, is 3d to is 9d ; wild do, is Od to is 4d ; pigeons, is to is 3d each ' • Surrey fowls, 8s to lOs Od ; do. chickens, Gs t o 8 s ; barn door fowls, 4s Gd to is p er couple. Engli s h eggs, Od per 120 ; Ost en d f resh butter, is Od to is 4d ; English is 2d to is 8d p er lb. lOs to 12s ; French do., Gs to lOs BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, Os Od per lb • soles, is to 5s Od per pair ; cod, 2s 6d to 15s Od ; brill, is to lOs ; mullets, 2s to 5s ; doreys, 3s Od to 9s each ; turbot 5s Od to 20s each ; whiti ngs, 3 s to 12s ; hadd oc k s, 4s to 20s per dozen ; fresh herrings, 8s per 120. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 2d veal, 4s 01 t o 5s ; and pork, 3s 6d to 5 8 Od p er Blb s by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 4d; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s 2d ; veal 4s Od to 5s 2d ; and pork, 3s Gd to 5s per 81bs by the carcase BREAD. The prices o f wheaten bread in the metropolis are from 71d. to Bd. ; of household ditto, 6d. to 7d. per 41bs. loaf. • HIDES ANI) SKINS. Market hides 56 to 61 lbs, 2id to 3d. • 64 to 72 lbs, 3d to ;72 to 801bs, 3d to 3id ;80 to 881 ' 135., 3d to 4d ;88 to 'Albs., 4d to 41-d ;96 to 1011bs. Od. to Od. H orse hides, Os to lO s Od ; calf skins (light), 2s to 4s ; full, Gs 6d ; polled sheep, 12s 6d to 14s Od; half-breds, 10s Od to 12s Od ; downs, 7s 6a to 9s 6d. HAY. SMITHFIELD.-11loadow hay, £4 4s to £5 lO s ; clover £5 5s to £6 12s 6d ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s per load. Trade inactive. CUMBERLAKD.---Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 12s Gd; clover, £5 Tra 5s to . ie£t. 6 1 5s Od ; an d straw, £1 1 6s to £2 4s per load. de qu WHITEcHAPEL.--Meadow hay, £4 4s to £5 lOs ; c l over , Tr£s 5s to £6 12s 6d ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 2s pe r l oa d. ade heavy. PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S POSITION IN CONGRESS. • —The New York herald says :—ln olden times, when Satan was endeavouring to increase his power, he took the Son of Man " up into an exceeding high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and said unto him, ' All these things will I give thee if thou wilt fall down and worship me.' " But the Son of Man, looking over his shoulder and seeing the cloven foot sticking out beneath the Roman mantle, at once realised the charac ter of the person before hi m, and that he was spmtan finding g boasting was not his to give. could not tempt him, w of the s ecre t s w hi c h ex raeotni aroundi promising that that wrluc h h ex isted between himself and the Son of Man, at the same time doing all that he could to defeat the mission of the latter in this world. Thus it. is with Thaddeus Stevens, the radical chief in the present Congress. Re has pointed out to President Johnson the vast plains and popu lous cities w ' rule if he will but f a ll down and worship the y he m Radical a id o l. B u t th e c l oven foot is discovered beneath the Congressional man tle, while the developments in. Congress reveal the hthose things which areßadical chief, finding him self a n t t detected,not tat histo g Stephensvatioe. n i c s Te hpomsilg g e r oos i t work to cover up his tracts, and boasts of the mighty secrets which exist between himself and the President. What those secrets are he does not propose to reveal, for that would defeat his purpose and destroy his hold upon his party in Congress." MR. BALFE is expected immediately from Madrid. M. GOUNOD is, wo understand, so intent upon in London on Tuesday. the "RomeoperfoarnmdanJeuelieotchiins ts n o e ‘ c v o n o p d e u i c . a ' t t op h raa e r ticompositionos,rsttto be ‘ Tobias," unableob f i a h s i THE WEATHER IN SCOTLAND. —Since Sunday last the weather at Braemar has been generally calm, with keen frost at night and bright sunshine during the day. The depth of snow in consequence has but very slightly diminished ; and from the blocked state of the roads, and the general heavy fall of snow over the entire district, deer have been driven to seek shelter on the low grounds, and have become audaciously bold in their in roads, even venturing into the stackyards, and breaking up the farmers' turnip pits in quest of food. Hares, rabbits, crows, &c., driven from their ordinary haunts by cold and starvation, have also becom e unusually numerous and ravenous in their attempts to procure provisions. leave the election open, and allow the proprietors to re-elect the directors if they thought proper, with out compelling them to find two new men on every occasion. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday before Mr. Smith, at Westminster, the following bills passed standing orders :—Wenstun Valley, Somerset and Dorset and the North West ern and Charing-cross ; in the case of the Bristol Harbour Junction and Wharf Depot, the standing orders were not complied with. Before Mr. Frere the only bill for hearing was the East Strathmore, which was adjourned till Monday. Railway Traffic Returns for the Week. Miles Opened. Roocipts. Railways. 1861 1865. 18C6 1865 £ E Belfast and N. Counties 931 991 1,705 1.622 Belfast and County Down 441 4'l 500 587 Blyth and Tyne 36 36 1,970 1,721 Brecon and Merthyr . ... 61 61 1, 1 ;01 911 Bristol and Exeter l2ll 1211 5,411 4,962 Caledonian, Scottish Central 4151 408 25,377 23,823 Cambrian Cooke:mouth K & Penrlth .. 31} - 310 - Cockermouth and Workin Cork and Bandon 2O 20 341 322 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6i C 1 143 11.8 Cork and Youghal Cornwall . 651 651 1,476 1.338 Deeside ~ 17 17 235 269 Do Extension Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 1,260 1.230 Dublin and Drogheda 75 75 1,552' 1.429 Dublin and Meath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd lO6 911 2,617 2,285 Forth and Clyde Junction Furness, Stu 5O 5 i 3,805 2,8.8 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern.tirtk.,&E. Union Great Northern 404 401 33, ]9 31,7, 3 Great North of Scotland 5B 53 1,48 i 1.410 Do Branches 42 4! 1,067 906 Gt. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) B3 711 570 413 lt.Southn. & Westn.(lrind.) 3871 3874 7,623 7.316 Great Western 1292 1270 63,314 60.31 t Hull & Hornsea Highland Irish North-Western 145 145 1,613 1,48) Lancashire & Yorkshire 403 403 4,/,8i2 33,235 Limerick and Ennis..... 241 24 165 175 Limerick and Foynes 261 261 112 700 Llanelly 461 461 494 Sit Llynvl Valley London & North-Western London & South-Western Lend. Brighton, &S. Coast 2931 2674 15,951 14,182 London, Chatham, & Dover ; j 134 121 1 7,705 5.931 all Metropolitan Extension 112 111 j 1,85.5 1,345 Do. Kent Coast Lon., Tilbury, & Southend Man.,Sheffield, & Lincolnsh Manch. S.Jun.& Altrincham Pi 91 1,923 1,175 Maryport and Carlisle Metropolitan Midland (incl. N.-Western) 6774 6311 48,214 44.035 Midland Gt. Westn. of Irind 2OOl 2601 4,035 4.3 I 8 nonmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 44 2,810 2,620 North British, Edin., Perth .. and Dundee ' N-Eastern and Stock. & DarL 12072 11602 61,631 66,4 6 North London ll 9 4,421 2.956 North Staffordshire 258 258 7,795 6,717 Pembroke and Tenby ll2 116 105 37 llhymney 192 196 1,065 913 Scottish North-Eastern l3b 138 —.— . _. Somerset and Dorset 66 South Devon South-Eastern 315 66 1,148 733 791 8.138 3,080 808 17,713 15 553 .4.1“ 13 JO 61 6,168 5,496 1051 2,506 2.446 10 1 k 9 142 31 477 120 77 1.155 1,045 10 6JI 559 Taff Vale 6l Ulster Vale of Clwyd.. Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick 77 W'haven,Cleator,&Egrmnt lO FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Austrian B2B 828 31,r97 27,708 Bahia and San Francisco ~ 761 76/ BEB 575 Belgian Eastern Junction Bombay, Baroda, & Len. India 306 1854 10,817 4,393 Detroit and Milwaukie lB9 189 4,1.93 3.511 Dutch Rhenish l9Bl leB4 5,391 5, 6) Eastern of France Eastern Bengal East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada 1 377 1377 24,831 20,654 Great Central of Belgium 285 261 6,191 6,492 Great Indian Peninsula 690 553 3•,744 15,202 Great Luxembourg 331 134 5,219 1.152 Great Southern of India ...• 19 ' 79 601 517 . 315 1 ~337 10,618 Great Western of Canada...• J'' Madras 13 721 959 1 Madrid, Saragossa&Alicant.• 79478 7 91 16, 12 Northern of Canada ....• • • • •• 327 1 , 659 724 6 :932 53,179 Northern of France Norwegian Trunk 484 184 £lO7 54 Ottoman • Paris, Lyons, & Mediterrn .. . . i . e 1 7 .? 16 7 1 a 8 70 2: 9 3 82 2 6 1 2,050 Recife Paris a a n n d d Osralne Francisco.ans. . . ,941 Do. Punjab, &c , ............. . 1798 1646 46,775 41 'l9O 8 63 823 15,824 16,1195 Semde... ..................... M 12 2 2 :1 8 8 ( 6 7 r . 87 South Austrian..tc ........ • Southern of France Victoria 251 5 49 14,896 12,331 We11and........ 2 36 West dc N-Wn. of France THE LORD CHANCELLOR'S BENEFICES. —The annual return of proceedings under Lord Westbury's Act of 1863 shows that 70 of the poorer and seven of the richer livings in the gift of the Lord Chancellor have been sold since the act came into operation, producing £141,809. In the last twelvemonth sales have been effected of ten of the poor livings, and the purchase-money paid over to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners —Laleham, Church Leach, Earls Barton, Hyson green, Grandborough, Heanor, Ansley, Ditchling, Middleton, and St. Nicholas, Notting ham. The income of nearly all these livings is returned as under £2OO ; they will now be augmented. Sales of four of the richer livings were effected within the last twelve month—Lenton, Elvington, Harston, and lialmesbury. The amount received from the sale of the richer livings has now reached £23,050, and of this sum £11,500 has been applied in augmentation of the income of poorer benefices in the Lord Chancellor's gift, leaving a balance of £11,550 unappropriated. The Americans are expecting the Marquis of Lorn, eldest son of the Duke of Argyll, to make an ex tended tour through their country, accompanied by two other English noblemen. The party is now in Jamaica. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WINDSOR RACES.—Tats DAY. BY mr.crnic TELEGRAPH. The Grand Military Steeplechase. Run at I.3o.—Siff Stephen, Ironsides, Tommy, Meerschaum, and Hungerforcl are here. - The Castle Steeplechase. Run at 2.—lronsides, Dou bloon, Hornet, Strike, Agnes, Banker, Lady Douglas, Ben Nevis, Bunbury, Oscar, Agressor, White Stockings, Stiletto, Crucifix, Rosalie. Expected, Serious Case. Paid forfeit, Lufra. Windsor Open Steeplech ase . Run at 3 .ls.—lronsid e Doubloon, Hornet, Old Squire, Bristles, Nararino, Ben. Nevis, Rosalie, Oscar, Dewdrop, and Scrub are here. The Hunters' Stakes. Run at 4.—Rosebud, Good Lad, Traviata, Woodpigeon, and Red Miner are here. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THIS Dar. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 9 to 1 agst Mistake (taken) 10 to 1 agst Curtolviu (taken) 11 to 1 agat Laura (taken) 12 to 1 agst Creole (taken) 14 to 1 agst Alcibiade (taken freely) 22 to 1 agst Merrimac (taken) 30 to 1 agst Effenburg (taken) 30 to 1 agst Real Jam (taken) 30 to 1 agst Agag (taken) 30 to 1 agst Innellan (taken) 30 to 1 agat Thomastown (taken) 30 t 8 1 agst Garotter (taken freely) 30 to 1 agst King of Hearts (taken) 40 to 1 agst Philosopher (taken) 20 to 1 agst Seward's lot (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 2400 to 200 agst Janitor (taken) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. WINDS OR RACES —YESTERDAY. MILITARY S WEEPSTAKES. Meerschaum (Captain Johnstone) 1 Tmviata (Colonel Knox) 2 S wcet Spirit (Captain Tempest) 0 Bravo (Owner) 0 Arrow (0 wn er) Betting-2 to 1 asst Arrow, 3to 1 agst Meerschaum, 3 to 1 agst Bravo. Won by six lengths. Winner objected to, but the ob jection was overruled. BOROUGH MEMBERS' PLATE. and Co. HUNTERS' S TAKES. Crucifix (Mr. Harcard) came in alone. SELLING STASES. Betting-5 to 2 agst Sinite, 3to 1 agst Geraldine, 3to 1 agst Rochester, 10 to 1 agst Ivanhoe. Won by ten lengths. Whiteley being out of his time, is open to an engage ment as jockey. Mr. W. Metcalfe's three year old colt, brother to Tot tenham, has been named Sarernake. Capt. Machell bought a two year old colt by Magnum out of Eliza by Pompey, at Lincoln. The Marquis of Ailesbury has first, and Mr. Payne second, call of Challoner after Mr. Naylor. E. Martin, the jockey, was married a few days since to a daughter of Mr. Dodd, of Bell's Lffe. J. Mann's masters are the same as last year—the Little ton stable first, and Admiral Rous second. Capt. Gray's Terror, after being added to the list of geldings, has returned to Spigot Lodge, to be trained again. Lord Westmoreland gave Munchausen to the Duke of Newcastle at Lincoln, and made Jim Goater a present of Wild Boy. The Duke of St. Albans, Sir Frederic Johnstone, and Mr. Chaplin, have accepted the Stewardship of the Lincoln Autumn meeting. Mr. E. W. Topham has removed from Chester to The Darland, Wrexham, where he requests that all letters may in future be addressed. WAR WICK SPRING MEETING.--The weights for the great Warwickshire Handicap will not be published until next week. Alberta by Trumpeter, 3 yrs, was claimed out of the Innkeepers' Selling Stakes at Lincoln on Wednesday last and goes into Nightingall's st a bl e a t E psom. , Mr. Savile will have a large party at Rufford Abbey for the Nottingham meeting; and the Marquis of Hastings and Lord Chesterfield will also entertain visitors for the Derby meeting. Custance has received a special retainer from Mr. Sut ton to ride Lord Lyon in the Two Thousand and Derby, provided his master, Mr. Chaplin, does not require his services. Loates's masters this season aro Mr. Pryor first, the Whitewall stable second, and Mr. T. Hughes third. His lowest weight will be 7st 41b. Mr. England claimed Ballycasey after running for the Selling Steeplechase at Hendon, on Wednesday last, but afterwards disposed of him to Mr. Percival for a considera tion. Weymouth races have been brought forward a day in consequence of the abandonment of the Exeter Meeting, and will take place on the 29th and 30th of August, instead of the 30th and 31st. T. Dawson has taken possession of the premises lately occupied by Gregory, at Hambleton, and is about to pro ceed there with about twenty horses, owing to the heavy state of the Middleham ground. The colt by Stockwell out of Midsummer, who was backed to win over £20,000 at 1,000 to 15, during the Lin coln meeting, returns to his old quarters at Whitewall in the early part of next week. The owner of Treasure Trove has refused several offers for the winner of the Lincolnshire Handicap, and declines to put a price on the horse. Captain Gray, of Gray Mount, county Antrim, wasmar rind by special licence on the Bth inst., at the Cathedral, Lisburn, to Miss E. Stannus, third daughter of Dean Stannus, of Ross, Ireland. The Pneumatic, the winner of the Juvenile Selling Stakes at Lincoln, changed hands for 155 gs ; and Sering apatam was claimed in the same race for Prince Soltykoff. The latter goes into Blanton's stable, at Newmarket. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. Notice L 0 R i e C r H e b A y Mg given, L t hAaItN 'theS- O Q F u F e e l a C - s ourts at Buckingham Pal a ce on the following El:r d i a lFl y day s :—Friday, B : old 2 F C l r . March 9 ; Friday, March 16; Saturday, March 24 ; Mon day, May 14—at three o'clock ; and Tuesday, June 19, at four o'clock. Notice is hereby given that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will, by command of the Queen, hold levees at St. James's Palace, on behalf of her Majesty, on Wednesday, the 7th of March next, and on Monday, the 19th of March next, at two o'clock. It is the Queen's pleasure that presentations to his Royal Highness at these levees shall be considered as equivalent to presentations to her Majesty. ADMIRALTy, FED. 23. Lieutenant his Royal Highness Prince Alfred Ernest Albert, K.G., has been this day promoted to the rank of Captain in her Majesty's Fleet. I ' FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAN. 23. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Henry Philip Fenton, Esq., now a Second Secretary in her Ma jesty's Diplomatic Service, to be Secretary to her Ma jest's Legation at Athens. THE PRINCE OP WALES' COUNCIL CHAMBER His Royal Hi FEB. 21. ghness the Prince of Wales has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Seal of the Duchy of Cornwall appointing John Thomas Henry Peter, of Uhyverton, Esq., Sheriff of the county of Cornwall. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening• Amsterdam Short. 11 18 Ditto 3 Months. 12 2 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 67i Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 22i Ditto 3 Months. 25 50 Marseilles Franb - fort on the Maine 10 621 Vienna — 10 6 5 Trieste — 291 6 291. Petersburg"' Berlin Madrid 46,f Cadiz Leghorn Milan Genoa Naples -- 2.F'12f:21. 11 19 12 2} 12 '2 25 62* 25 62* 13 10i 25 32* 25 57* 25 60 21 10 67 10 70 29 6 29i lAI 25 70 25 70 25 70 25 70 47; 25 is 25 7L- 25 7:5- 25 7 We are requested to state that the space Which has been assigned to the Exhibition of National Portraits is completey filled, and that no further offers of portraits can be entertained until next year, when there will be a supplementary exhibition of portraits belonging to the period before 1688. Banker (Mr. Barry) 1 Princess Dagmar Aggressor The following also ran :—Rochester, Strike, and Aco lyte. Betting-3 to 1 agst Strike, 3to 1 agst Banker, 4to X agst Princess Dagmar. Won by a neck; a length between second and third. THE GUARDS' CUP, A richly-gilt two-handed loving cup, was manufactured at the establishment of Messrs. C. F. Hancock, Son Tommy (Owner) 1 Aggravator , (Owner) 2 The following also ran:—Meg Merrilees, Spalpeen, Bansheen, Julia, and Bookmaker. Butting -5 to 4 agst Tommy, 4to 1 agst Banshee; sto 1 any other. Won by four lengths. Ivanhoe (Mr. Burdett) 1 Stiletto (Mr. Mumford) 2 Rochester, Echo, Regulator, Sinite, Berange, and Geral dine also ran. 37 8 16] / 901 i 1071 591 81 81 39 127 96 61i 134} 4 771 8; i 52 11 59} 100} }