The Sun. — London, England, 1865-01-26 00:00:00

I Pi F . 25. u t yes' O a Ire 1 of )taer )ert-s,‘t° arr ival a se ries prime LDtic co!lnois g a rriuDel° letio tgu ishe d j a meS) , Anil t h o cv oj poio c Disraelimayor, of T>et6 cebeci ger COL Paget, we, vier, he n , stei e• o s to od u i 2trol ha 9fr a i the 11°)' ad s ie reaa .-- 5 to the g ri .l' ,tte G re a er) s D om civi erA 1 The het bO t teP lo Coo A y ,f the it'w' T i or tb lates f dt he dre-rc:lsde cl ; on of he W ili" , s 1 1/ He chul~ 10" ve Le Poil llP . o rii solution 5 ot rens No s Finsb De c ie Ch,, 33:a in c, gr. 1! rg es 10 Of el' 00 i c l tO t ilet), co. ta wor a C° l e rpoe the ,10' ose t P ° f oci ell obo' owtur` l 0' t and pl o en the the u 2t,tro ortive7, l ,ttpo ar- t he° the 6°- 131 . , A tO ve hew ~, et i aaev resP c s in i namede Jodi, op heir o f IC , e cer 1,000, aile, of of the tow? iOO or 400 D: t help Soia l Morrisea' t of td a methD e to , ;tershire t°,oo this triP A made a 1"-to of lie par ° of ;. e 4 (r. to hire, c 7 legatee., p,eo natter 11$:06,0,, Mr . S ' a lt • 10 officers, tad t oo to o cvo ,;10 gars,•+ . .opertYl.uebt add la d no , e 5, evai"%e fled to _ WA $ great eroo a After 1 ,0 0 rty'. a or vas kie o eo a id goriiso4 tin jofr is s. r 3dr• v itioo vira°,l‘, a e d so t t e 9; a ° ;en t, a tte c 1 blema a SP 0 , tti 1) 00 lie 011, 0 10' the r ; .ht Pr a ;, s oef ig of n ation t in the I° A , l ov R a 1 ala i he Sfr3 f of tU' tjU t_ _ 5BO v ellpe 0 r re ,„ Jo' 1 a lietru'-at ott jOO . wed. altborxe,ovie.,,fioot back, „ ets l3 o o oc e hese l e i ' d a s c od; Atch D e, s / net ' ,l ota' c y' hiai ,l e d the tl,O he e`"',. fro' or ho t) i O ° g it. 0 w i l iC Oer t fr . 10 o dotf tiv l iDe A9 L ' ivi aa t 0' 3 ,,1 , u styo 4 ro o, , a i oi4 B roduce g el 1 9 : tbe I d ote, 00' !, 01 , bhp , 41 ) ri A ritoa eb ` cla a ! k ate`,, The s o.' . I. gloo , I , had to 0 0 bent a to 011 .% 11 ' tie d 1011 i ) 16S. 11' 11C 1 6 1110° i EXEGITAL-TION OP THE PLAISTOW ITU RDERER- THIS DAY, Thr foreigner in 10 execution of Ferdinand Kohl, for the murder of a the Pl aistow -marshes, took place at Sprm • gfield Gaol, near C helmsford, at 9 o'clock this morning. IsTot- Vitli s t a , . itarn ILung the inclemency of the weather the crowd was a firm step, and e nse• The wretched man ascended the scaffold with protested his innocence to the last. He l a e a ` i i, " I am innocent, so help me God !" when the drop an d almost immediately the culprit was dead. The l'aetropolitan District Railway. Thy THIS DAY. hel4 Nt ordinary general meeting of this company was -th o p a ! their offices, 2, Queen-street-place, Westminster— , - Ight Hon. th e E ar l of DEVON in the chair. After the usual preliminaries, T he nobl e CHAIRMAN said that, as they were assembled for the first tune at an an nua l meeting, it devolved on him, as their provisional chairman, t o ma k e a f ew o b servat i ons on They present position an d f uture prospects of the company. the had not yet i ssue d their prospectus or appealed to ' F _ eq lAib of f its tred lie for su bscriptions towards the capital that was for the und er t a ki ng. That was in consequence a lit i litt ving bee n necessary to enter into various inquiries Lo pay careful consideration to the peculiar and gene ant. or s e of th e li ne, so as to be enabled in their appb.- 44fit support to lay before the public such a careful . co rn late prospectus as would make them acquainted /c- ith tla • 4o▪ r t e possible demands which might be required he exigencies of the line. (Hear, hear.) The stat enie ate of the cost of the undertaking were not suf . - ttel,e,ntlY matured to be submitted to the public, r was authorised to state that their prospectus would 8'°11137 prepared, and then they would be in position e merits ~;41,ake t he appeal, which they believed, from t o l e L B of the case, would be cordially responded to. had ar i,'„ hea r.) They remembered that a committee th e 4 7 °11 appointed at their last meeting to consider . li st, "me when they should open the subscription a l'd fortified by the additional powers conferr he present meeting they would be prepared to proceed .a Z ith °llt further delay. (Hear, hear.) The noble . chairm n nell tded by stating his firm conviotion that the line would ,rmost satisfactory and remunerative. (Hear, hear.) The fol h lag noblemen and gentlemen were appointed directors :- 11. p ,girtßi Hon. the Earl of Devon, Chairman ; Lord Naas, tak: Worms, the Hon. F. Lyon, M.P. ; Aldermanl the qf o l a, Mr. C. Gilpin, M.P. ; Mr. Henry Wolf, Colon s e her_ „P. Talbot, Mr. Wilkinson, Major Vereker, Mr. laol:Ir. Austin, and Mr. Baxter. M.P. t-e6ePhll°eeedings terminated atd with a . vote of thanks to the the 'Man for the efficient service he had rendered to c4ePany. Ito -NE-y ITARKET ANn "XMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, .... 4441:11ICT IOX IN THE RATE OF DISCOUNT. CITY, Twi.LVE O'CLOCK. la nd e reduction to 5 per cent. in the Bank of Eng -1 rate of discount, so long expected, eal ised this morning. Th e ma t er ial difference Which has existed has been the money out of doors and at the Bank of England, d uring the past week in the value lie limited call for acc ommodation, and the large Po , lilted to further 'Dating balances of bankers and others lying idle, concessions being made ; and the a_lk ii est total exclusion of the authorities from the tilrl'elat discount business rendered the adoption of ofetuleasure on their part a necessity in the interests capi t a stock-holders. So great is the supply of , st . p , and the confidence of discounters in the 10 1 ' easier tendency of money, that the quotation till'ethe negotiation of the best short-dated merca e n e: tle PaPer has been lowered since the official I,robab.,. place 6to 4 per lit' greater faci ilt took cent. But there ann is little nity that for many days yet any bills l ie l i e d w ill be afforded, because the number of adopted the - e 'ver in anticipation of the measure and now e xt ll o - 'llquiry for accommodation is therefore it is, the -ete d to prevail for some time to come. As vith4°,gress which m on et a ry affairs has m and 1-. ' 'le Past month i s exce edingly satisfactory, ft ade ter ec i t racle cann o t now b e sa id to be much cool ' k ere Y disco unt restrictions, it is hoped that ~. o T ile Port ions. greater e of the c ountry w ill expan d t o the e vr till Il as be,,,, " ra nee of interest for deposit accounts inei edin :" re duced by the principal discount houses, I ‘ I N - t Me ssrs. Alexander Cunliffes and Co., D . rs' -verend Gurney,and Co., the National ise etuit , at eali c ent. for money mpa ny, & e., t o 4 per . 0 ,, itha r ' tooi 4 1 Per eent. for seven days' notice t 4 oti ee. -Iv al, and to 4i per cent. for fourteendays' k r Ty . r nent 11 R . Cannan having resigned his li e , as official assignee, has joined the firm ofappoint- :01t,11)f, Ford, and Co., the accountants. the t urtiler fiu rn of £19,000 in gold was taken into ‘ alik yesterday, iti the last day for receiving applications for shares for 4 1 , 1 ' 412 h Slate Company is Wednesday, Th o ll i ;` ° , ll, and Saturday, Feb. 4, for the country. Feb. 1, 60) , h "ers of scrip certificates of the new (or arshares ef the Agra and Masterman's Bank, 1,„ required -ry to issue to deposit them at the bank, prepara t:Ae last of 'definitive certificates for the same. "qhia days- of railway receipts, ascertained up a re, in round figures, as under :- 1865. 1864 ... ... £60,836 £57,662 ... 95,579 90,783 Greatv we_ '4rth western ot enth e 451iRitto stdaril Midla nd ... 19,413 17,444 youth iaate..; ... 15,596 13,220 Otrirefiatt:aol::,l 10 .. rksiai.. .i 0.. .... ...,.. 481343367;8842687750 41333754;::25930969391525254 ta/ leash . hero ~•.. No rth ,--"" x , zeter ... .. 5,341 k ,'lx'asterti ''' ''' . 54,671 51,1 a " st er S ". .... 8 800 17,537 Great Extern 1 L eMeld, and Lincolnshire 1 , 28 40 3 T h . 31,406 , period Of Zatreturne, ;len Co - mpar - ed with the same last Year are generally of a very satisfactory Ofotrea,,:e:* On the Great Western there is an moh ti: of 3 ,174, on the North Western of £4,796, Q2 ' 4° South Western of £1,969, on the Brighton t a , it ' 37 , on the Midland of £2,800, on the South 0 4 er l s 4° f £2,532, on the Great Northern of £1,555, Illi: " Lancashire and Yorkshire of £445, on the of ktael„.aild Exeter of £249, on the North Eastern colt, T 5 77 on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin t he ~_l -263, and the Great Eastern of £3,003. their, rareholders of the East London Bank held } lent a f-Yearly meeting to-day. The report pre to m e l c e l for adoption stated that the amount standing 14,ov:edit Of profit and loss, after making amp e 168. 7,1 °11 , 10 r bad and doubtful debts, was £13,596 interest 7d Dr liedneting the amount of current charges. d ile to customers, rebate on bills not ma latired (at 6 per cent.), and the sums written off the 14ns standing to the debit of Bank premises an Preliminary expenses • there remained a balance 4 ° , f 3 ,841 18s. 10d. The directors recommended ',Jae payment of a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent. Tier annum, free of income tax, which would absorb t 2,500, and leave £1,343. 18s. 10d., together with t he rebate, £1,893 10s. ld., makin g the sum of £3,235 Bs. 11d, to be carried forward to the present half -year. Two O'CLOCK. ,At Paris, this morning, according to M r . R euter's It 'egisani the 3 per Cent. R en t er were 66f . 95c., eary. i n ' ; market s for stocks and shares have been ve r y anim ate to-day, an d a lth oug h the rate of dis iint has been lowered, the measure was so gene pected that it h as exerted no influence upon ,. s 4". The dealings have been few, either b ona ( le or Speculative. The Funds have slightly re or ed, and Consols are 891 / for money, and 89 1 Villennui the account. The'New Threes and Reduced uities are 88* 89* ; India 5 per Cents., 1031 ; ' llf aced 5 per C t 101 * ; and do. 5i per Cents., 110 s41 b e 14 the Foreign Stock Market generalheaviness has TilelN)parent, and business has been very dull. to r ,'" . s ll 6 per Cents., 1862, are 701 ; do. Con eL, 4 e, 5i ; Mexican, 27i 28* ; do. New, 261 ; ,r eek tirlcaS43i 24* ; Spanish Passive, 321 1 ; do. Cer 14i ; Italian, 64* ; do. New Scrip, I( 2 _ Pret n• ; Confederate Loan, • 55 56 ; Egyptian, 8 P ' te rn. ; Danubi an, 1 0* dis. ; and Montevidean, , prem . been the R ailway Share M ar k et the operations have on a very limited scale, and little change a pertaace haii taken place in prices. Great Western, Metropolitan, and Great Eastern have each im proved 55., and North Western 10s., while South Western have declined 15s. The Foreign and Colonial lines are inactive, at about previous values. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain very quiet. City Bank are dealt in at 1121 113 ; London Joint Stock at 50i ; Alliance at 33i 341; and London and County at 80. General Credit are marked 6i 7 ; International Financial, 7a a. City of Milan Improvement shares are quoted 41 prem. ; Darjee ling Tea Company, a s prem.; and Atlantic and Great Western Certificates of Debentures, 1j 2i prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Account, Feb. 9 9O 89 I 3 per Cent. Reduced BBi 9i New 3 per Cent B9} 8i I New 2k per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908. Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent — pm Do. ;£5OO 4 pm Do. £lOO and £2OO Bank of England Stock, 51 per Cent 2421 4 3 Do. Account INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 Do Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 54 per Cent., May 1879 llO4 Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — pm Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent - Brazilian 5 per Cent Do. 44 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do I per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) Chilian 6 per Cent — Colombian 6 per Cent. — Cuba, 6 per Cent. Do 5 per Cent., 1864 — Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Do. 5 per Cent, 1864 — Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid Danubian Principalities Do £l5 paid —dis Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant — Egyptian 7 per Cent 9 Bl Do., Second Issue 984 Do. £lOO Bonds — Do. 1864 954 Do. Scrip, £35 paid pm Do. Account Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons — Do Account — Guatemala 5 per Cent. — Do. 1839 and 1850 — Italian 5 per Cent (Maremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent. — Do. Account Ds. 1864 264 4 Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French Do Scrip, £53 paid Do French Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis Montevidean s:per Cent., £25 paid Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent — New Granada Do 2 per Cent — Do Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Do Debentures, 4 per Ct., April, 1864 — Do do Aug., 1856 — Peruvian 44 per Cent. Do 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — Do 44 per Cent., 1862 Do Account B2 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Do Account -- Do 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, Do Account 474 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., Do 44 per Cent., 1850 - — Do 1860 Do 3 per Cent, 1859 Do 5 per Cent., 1862 Do 1864 Do Scrip, Lab paid — pm Sardinian 5 per Cent — Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred ~ Do Account Do Passive Do Account Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Do Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do Account 724 2 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 7Ol f 4 Do £lOO Bonds 704 Do 6 per Cent. 1863 — Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent lOl4 Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent, 1862 — Do Account — Do. 6 per Cent., 1864 — Do. 14 per Cent • - r Dividends on the above payable in London. __ . 401 321 i f - • -- Austrian ' 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins — Belgian, 4i- per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Do. 4 per Cent. CertifLates French Rentes, 3 per Cent. — Italian 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. Do.. Account — THREE O'CLOCK. Console, Money 89 f891 Do. Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. _ Market very dull and irregular Sales probably 2,000 or 3,000 bales. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day LoNDox, Jan. 26.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; moderato breeze and cloudy weather, with rain and snow. PLYMOUTH, Dee. 25.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Golden Spring, from Sunderland for Almeria, leaky, and with loss of bulwarks. MILFORD, jan. 24.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Montezuma, from Liverpool for Alexandria. FALMOUTH, Jan. 25.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Leda, from Pandermere. DOVER, Jan. 24.—Wind E.S.E.—Sailed—O. H. Jordan for Philadelphia. ILFRACOMBD, Jan. 25.—Wind N.—Arrived—Vincenzo, :rom Genoa for Cardiff. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. The Turkish frigate Paiki Susret, which has been at this port for the last six months receiving her machinery, left at 11 a.m. for Spithead ; on leaving salutes were exchanged between her Majesty's ship Irresistible and the frigate. The Peninsular and Oriental steamship Pera, which has just completed a thorough overhaul and refit, arrived in dock at 10 a.m., from the Thames. Off MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Jan. 26—Hanover, steamer, from Havre; Baron Osy, steamer, from Antwerp ; Nora, steamer, from Har lingen ; Earl of Auckland, steamer, from Rotterdam. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed, Jan. 26.—Star of Scotia, from London for Cal cutta. FORD, Wednesday Night.—The passengers a n d — c ly ew EX o - f the outward b oun d African mail steamer Armenian have just arr i ved. The steamer struc k the Arlßklow bank m idnight on th e 24th, and has b eco me a total wk were saved e:eeree.a A t great many passengers were on board, but a . pll w were also inpt e fo u ur de . av F ou ou . r g to ofthreencdreerwasosfistthaeneeli MR. BARNE S, m.p AND HIS CONSTITUENT S.— Barnes, r * ar nes, M.P. fo r Bolton,. ' Tuesday evening, wh en th e mee ti ng e xpressed their satis gthots the hl steamer.t satis faction w i th his conduct during the session, and pas sed a *vote of c on fi dence in their representative. addressed his constitu ents on THE RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT BLACKHEATH TUN NEL.—The furthel• inquiry into the circumstances attend ing this lamentable catastrophe had been adjourned to this afternoon at the Railway Tavern, Blackheath, but in con sequence of the witness Randall not being sufficiently re covered to undergo an examination by the coroner and jury, Mr. Cartter further adjourned the inquiry sine die. DUBLIN INTERNATIONAL E X II IB ITI ON. —Great pre parations are already being made by the Executive Committee for the musical part of the opening ceremony, on the 9th May. The orchestra will be arranged after the model of the one at Birmingham. The organ, which will be very large and complete, is build ing by Messrs. W. nill and Son, of London. The number of performers will reach 1,000, and the whole will be under the direction of Mr. Joseph Robinson. It is intended to make the music, on thii occasion, as great a success as it was at the opening of the first Irish Industrial Exhibition at Dublin, on the 12th May, 1853. Vocalists are to be invited and selected from the choirs in Liverpool, Man chester, Bradford, Leeds, Birmingham, and other towns and districts within easy travelling distance of Dublin. The number of shooting licenses delivered in France in 1864 was 321,000, being 17,000 more than in 1863. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, JANUARY 26, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) SILBERBERG V. SILBERBERG. This was a suit instituted by the wife, praying for judicial separation from her husband, the respondent, on the ground of cruelty. The petitioner said the marriage took place in 1845, the parties being of the Jewish persuasion. The respondent represented himself as the son of a gentleman, and stated that he had an income of £6OO per annum. After the marriage they went to Germany, and very shortly after he began to treat her very cruelly, especially while they were residing at Dantzic. They afterwards returned to England, and the respondent (the petitioner having discovered that his representations with regard to his income were entirely untrue) became ma nager to a cigar importer in Pall-mall, and also of a shop in St. Martin's-le-Grand. Their private residence was at Hornsey, at which place he treated her with the greatest bru y. She was confined to her room on many occa sions by his conduct, and two or three times she was com- polled to send for medical aid. On one of these occasions he ill-used her very shortly before her confinement. He horsewhipped her, struck her violently with his fist, and compelled her and her infant to sleep upon the floor without the slightest covering. The petitioner then de tailed various acts of cruelty, and the surgeon was called to speak of the injuries the petitioner had received, but with respect to certain specified acts alleged by the peti- tioner he did not confirm her evidence. The Judge Ordinary said that although the petitioner had not substantiated entirely the allegations alleged in her petition, yet she had proved a case of the greatest cruelty against the respondent, and he therefore grant her the relief she prayed for. Decree nisi accordingly. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE ELIZABETH GREEN. This bankrupt was described as of no occupation, but Lying at Peckham, and to-day she came up for order of ischarge The bankrupt was an invalid, and was allowed to be seated, being represented by Mr. Lewis. The accounts disclosed debts, due upon accommodation bills, £270, with no assets. Mr. Sargood, for the assignees, said he had been in structed to oppose, and would, therefore, put a few ques tions to the bankrupt, who stated that she had lived with her sister up to September last, and had no property, depend ing entirely on her friends for her living. She had been induced by her brother, who was now bankrupt, to put her name to two bills, in order that he might be placed in a better position. The bankrupt's brother admitted that he had asked his sister to sign the bills, and that he had passed them to a creditor, to whom he owed £3OO. He did this because security had been asked for. Witness had been bankrupt, and his order of discharge had been suspended for three months. His Honour considered that the bankrupt had given bills without reasonable means of being able to pay them, and therefore the order of discharge would be suspended for six months, with protection for two months. (Before Registrar Winslow.) IN RE CHRICHTON. This bankrupt was described as a commission agent of the Baltic and Dundee trade, and to-day came up for his order of discharge upon debts £14,856, with no statement of assets. An application was made for an adjournment, in order that further accounts might be filed. Order accordingly. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) TELEGRAPHIC MESSAGES AND THE PUBLIC-IMPORTANT DECISION. THE ELECTRIC AND INTERNATIONAL TELEGRAPH COMPANY V. BESSET. This was an action to recover 9s. 9d. extra charge upon a message sent by the defendant to Constantinople some time ago. A gentleman who appeared for the company said that the defendant sent a message in French to Constantinople, and the clerk who estimated it charged six words short. It had been found that the party who penned the message had joined some of the words together, and this misled the. clerk, who did not understand the language. Defendant (who is a foreigner) urged that it was the duty of the company to have charged a proper sum at first. He had sent a certain message which the company contracted to carry to Constantinople for a given price. Defendant apprehended that this was the only contract between him self and the company, and that the latter could not recover any excess that might arise. His Honour endeavoured to explain the matter to de fendant without avail, until a long conversation ensued in French, when the defendant said it was the duty of the telegraph clerk to estimate the number of the words in the message when it was left at the office. His Honour pointed out to the defendant that the com pany charged under a certain tariff, and that tariff was so much per word. If the company had only charged 40 words, and there proved to be 46, then it was clear the charge for the six words could be recovered. Defendant thought it was very hard upon him. His Honour—You have received the value of the 46 words, and must pay for them, but I shall not allow any costs, as I think the company ought to have sued the de fendant before. Here is a delay of nearly twelvemonths. Plaintiff's representative—We applied directly the mis take was found out. His Honour—But you may have misled the defendant by this long delay. You ought to employ a clerk who un derstands French if you contract to carry itessages in that language. Verdict for plaintiff without costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. THE " FRIENDS OF PROGRESS" LOAN ASSOCIATION.—Mr. Knox handed the following letter to our reporter : "10, Macclesfield-street, Soho-square. " Sir,—l am induced, in justice to all parties connected with the Friends of Progress Loan Association, held at the Three Tuns, Rupert-street,. Haymarket, to complain of a word used in reporting a complaint made before you on Thursday last by a poor man named Peakall. The repre sentation made to you evidently led you to believe that the late secretary had absconded, such, however, is not the fact, as will be confessed when I state that his name is William Cross Smith, and that he resides at 28, Henrietta street, Covent-garden. It is, however, unfortunately true, that from some cause at present unexplained by him, and which he appears to be unable to explain, he having, as he says, taken the position at the decease of a former secretary some two years since without know ing the state of the society's funds. There is a large deficit shown by contrasting the arrears on loans with the stock credited to members, and that in consequence of the numerous notices of withdrawals the funds have become so reduced as to render it impossible to meet any further claims until the arrears due on loans are recovered by a county court process, which will neces sarily occupy a considerable portion of time; and hence has arisen the difficulty in meeting the just claim of the poor man Peakall, which all parties connected with the society must, and do regret. I trust, sir, you will pardon the liberty I have taken in intruding on your valuable time by placing before you the facts I have mentioned, and should be greatly obliged if the reporter attached to your court would do me the favour in some way to correct the statement which has gone forth through the press, either by the publication of this letter or otherwise, which is cal culated to do much injury to another society of a similar character held at the same house, as well as to the landlord himself, a straightforward and strictly honourable man. I am, sir, y our oblige'd humble servant, " CHARLES FRANCES BARBER, Sec. pro tern. " A. A. Knox, Esq." Peakall, who is about 70 years of age, attended to-day and received the sums which have been sent for him by benevolent persons, expressing his gratitude fore) kind ness shown him. SHARE MARKETS—This day. Share' Railways. 1 Bir., Wol., & Str. Val tt Blyth an Tyne It Bristol and Exeter it Caledonian ill Cork and Bandon 10 Cornwall [0 Do. A A gets no thy till6p.c.p.an.has 10 Do. B been paid to B 50 Dublin & Belfast Juno !,5 Dun,.Perth, & A b.Junc. st Edinburgh & Glasgow st Glasgow &S. Western 3t Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 3t Do. E. Angl. st No. 2 st Great North ot Scotland 3t Great Northern D A stock 3t Do. B o t Do. New. ts. at 25 pro st Gt S. and W. of Ireland at Gt. Weste n Original at D . S. Val. Rail gua. st Do. South Wales st Do W. Mid.— Ox ord at Do. Newpo t st Po. Ne eford 91 93 1304 131 H fi 32 34 16 17 87 80 107 1 9 46 47 74 83 100 100 100 109 10 13i 1341 1554 V 9 3 100 10 10 10 100 90 9 : ,01 8; 59 63 47 49 102 101 11( I 116 81 • 85 109 1:0 37 39 1 11 12:2; 98 99 61} 62. st Lane shire &Yorkshire st Lmdon and Blackwali st Lon , Brigh., & S Coast st Lon., Chat., and Dover st Lou. & North Western st Lon. & South Western st Man., Shel., & Lincoln 50 Maryport and Carlisle 12i Do. shares at Metropolitan 10 Do. New st Mid and st Do; Birmin & Derby tO Mid Gt. W.. Ireland 25 Do. J shares 25 mid Kent .. st North British st Do. Ed., Pth ,"& Dun. st Nth. Eastern Berwick 25 Do. G.N•E purchase at Do. Leeds st Do. York st Do. Carlisle ..... 25 Po. Stock. & Darling. 128 129 2i 2.p 13S IE9 107 1(9 54 55 z 6 27 1)3 114 71 74 103 i 104 :5 De. do. 1855-18 :5 Do. do. 1860-61 st North London tO Do. New LO Do. do. 18r4 st North Staffordshire 10 N. &S. W. Junction st Scottish Ct ntral st Scot. N. E , Aber. stock st 1:0. Scot, Mid. st 10 ' , lrew•s & Welchpool st Shropshire Union st South Devon st , outh E stern 20 Staines, Wok., & Wok at Taff Vale 10 Do C . at Vale or Neath st Waterford & Kilkenny at West Cornwall t W. Hartlepool Har.& R. at Do. A irredeemable st Do. A redeemable 1 38 39 1 i 12:p 9i 10p 122 125 Ili 12, 1 V,p 79 11 11i 138 142 43 43 CO 6! 52 51 87k 83 9 - 1 , 160 165 39 41 75 78 BRITISH POSSR ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. [O2l I i Ll6i .33~ ~ EID 7G 871 I 34 4tp' 110 113 Closing I Business Paid.l Price. done. 40 I I I ii 3 2 f 2 93 9 81 [2oi 1 SIONS. Atlantic & St. Lawrence Bom., Baroda, •a Cen. In. gu. 5 per cent Do. shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aug. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta & S. E., lirn.. .'a e Town & Dock, gu. Demera - a, 7 p.c. per. p' East. Balla], gu, 5 do East dian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. .1 Extension .. Grand Trunk ot Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 57 49 100 101 Par IP 1 be 91 I charge 6 p.c Do. Ist eref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d pri f. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 2d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pret. stock Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c. 'o. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (llm ) gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great W, a. of Canada.. Do. New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 Do. 5, do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 4i do 75 6) Do. 44 do Do. Fifth Extension Meth. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Mel dt Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B V. Itl.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scindo ...... . Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Punjaub 5..43 Do.lndus St Flo "" 93 98 75 85 ICO 102 100 101 100 101 100 {lOO 2 100 100 19 20 S 9 91 67 61 58 60 6t 83 54 36 50 63 45 48 26 28 25 27 100 101 id p par a p 0 101 81 96 Iti 11d 85 78 62 id 99 101 9 94 88 9,/ 61 63 3 5 82 81 99 100 9) 1(0 id 1p 100 101 94 97 LOO i 1 1003 3 1001 1 62; 2 101 1001 1 1001 100 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31,1872 100 - - Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-t4 - Do. sp. c. Feb & Aug ICO 95 97 - Do. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 . 95 97 - 1)0. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 82 84 - Do. 5p e. Inscribed sk 100 82 84 - Cape G.Hope, 6 p. 0.1873 100 103 106 - 1)0. April & Oct. 1880-1 100 106 108 - Do. do: I‘9o-1 100 107 1 , 9 108 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lOO 106 108 - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c 100 102 101 - Do. 1878, do lOO 108 110 - Mauritius, Ip. c, 1873, Jan. and July - Do. 1-78 - Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. 100 108 110 - Natal , 3ov. o per cent lOO 105 107 - N. B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.&.l uly 100 91 98 - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 00 98 100 - Do. 5 p.c. 18 Ito ! 876 100 93 95 - Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 159.! 100 91 93 92 - New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 103 105 104 - Do. 6 per cent... . - Nova Sc , tia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875 lOO 96 98 - • Queensland Gov. 6p. c. 100 101 102 102 - S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18c8-9 100 -- Do. 1878 & upwards 1 0 105 107 - Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja ,t& July 100 - - - Do. do, ,s pril & Oct lOO 1074 1034 1071 814 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cam Consol. ti old, lim 1 1 I - Chiverton - Clifford Amalgamated - 32 33 32 - Devon G. Cons. (Tavist 1 580 600 - Drake walls 2.1.0 4 I - East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 341 43 - -- East Caradon 2.14.0 14 15 144 - as t Cam Brea 3 4.0 64 7 -- East Grenville .... - East Love., 2.13.0 124 13 - E. WI Russell (Taviatk 9.10.6 41 41 - Gam & StAubyn(Gwee. 60/ 6 8 4 Great L acy, limited all 18 19 - Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 24 34 - G. Wheal Vor it: 40 334 34 - 33 1 - Grenvil.e 7.8.3 3 31 - Herod's Foot 8.13 24 36 - Hingston Downs 1.18.0 34 31 - Margaret (Uny Lelant 94 6 8 Marke Valley 4.3.0 51 61 4 lilwyndy Iron Ore, lin, 24 3 Old - Nanglles 19 - New Se ton - North Downs - North Roskear - N.Wh'l Bassettllllogan 3 . 10 . 6 1 11 - North Wheal Crotty --- Prosper United.... - Pr vidence Uny 10.6.7 32 34 - S. Caradon (St. Cleer). 11 530 550 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 20 25 - Stray Park 80.17.. 144 154 - Tin Croft 9 14 15 - West rassett (Mogan - W. Caradon (L skeard 9 7 S - West Chiverton ll 65 70 - Wes t Seton 474 200 210 - Wheal Bassett 'lllogan 54 974 1024 - Wheal Butler (Redruth 10 9 11 - W hea Ludes& 3.12.. - Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 13 15 - Wheal Seton - Wheal Trelawney (Lis 7 18 20 - Wheal • t•REFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties. Ext. No. 2, 105 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred • 86i North Eastern, Cons. pref., 4 per cent., Ditto, 44 per cent. red., 98ij FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Fah's. and San Francisco gus. 7 per Cent., 16116 Imperial Mexican, lim., 3i I FOREIGN MINES, Aiamillos, limited, BANKS. Albion, 21 Alliance s um.). 321 41 Ditto, issued at 40 pm., of which 10 is pd., 101 Australasia, 70 Bank of Egypt, 321 Bank of New Zealand, 161 1 City, 1121 13 Consolidated Bank, lim., 111 1 East London, lim.. 61 European Bank, lim., ,4/ Land Mortgage Bank of india, lim., 51 1 London B,,nk of Mexico and S. America, lim., q . London and Brazilian aim.), 46 London and Comity, 80 London, Hamburg, Cont. Exchange, lim.,`lol London Joint Stock, 604 Mercantile and Exchange, lim., 83 1 Standard of British South Africa (limo), 241 Union of Australia, 621 Union of London, 631 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 72 3 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 18 Baum' arab Tea Estates, Um., 11 B and I. Ma;netio Telegraph, lim., 65 City of London Real Property, lint. 3 4 C re dit Fonder and Mubiiicr of England, bi Discount Corporation. 14 Eastern Assam Tea, lam, 11 East India Irrigation and Canal. 5:; Ebbw Vale, 3 a a Egyptian Com and Trading, lim., 51 Financial Corporation, C Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 9 Gen. Credit and Finance of London. lira., ai 7 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., International Contract, 71. International Financial society, Um., 71 3 International Land Credit. lim.. 6) Italian Irrigation (Canal Cry/our), Ditto,6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 82 Joint Stock Discount. lint.. 9; I London County Land and Building, aim., 1; London General Omnibus Company, 3} London Mercantile Discount, lim., 6 Madras Imgation and Canal, Ditto (all), 19] National Discount Company, 15; National Financial, lim.. 6 Oceanim arine ;Insurance), 251' Oriental Commercial, lira., 81 8 Ottoman Financial Association , 81 Ottoman Gas, lfm., 4 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 80! Smith, Knight, and Co., Bm., 3i Telegrat h t.onstruc. and Maintenance, lam., 2; Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., 7] Universal Marine. Insurance, lint., 6} Warrant-Finattoe, Lim., 81 STATE OF TRADE, CARDIFF, Jan. 24.—The steam coal proprietors are doing a large business, and the orders on the books are sufficient to keep the collieries in active work. From the continental markets there is a brisk inquiry, and there is little difficulty expe rienced in obtaining the current market quotations, provided the supplies can be delivered within a spe- A. A. cified time. The Aberdare collieries, where the greater part of the coal exported is raised, are, as a rule, on full time, and an immense quantity is sent daily rm dy from s a e , t a h n e d v a 1 1 p r e i y e e . s . , L ar a e ntw house firm, ,butn c o omm alte an ra . t d i s o n a has been made in the list rates. The report that it was intended to reduce the wages of the colliers turns out to be incorrect, exceptin so far as regards the collieries where the coal is used at the ironworks. A meeting of the Welsh ironma,sters has been held in reference to the proposed reduction in wages, and it was unanimously resolved that it should be 10 per cent. There is no doubt entertained, in this district that the reduction will be accepted by the men, as the latter are beginning to admit that the masters were obliged, from the state of trade, to resort to the course they have taken. DUNDEE, 24th.—Our limited business has been done privately in flax, tow, and codilla on the spot to-day, and the sales reported are rather under last week's prices. Upwards of 200 tons were put up to auction, fully half of which found buyers at, on the whole, taking quality into account, fair prices. Free on board business continues to be done to a mode rate extent for shipment at the various Russian ports in spring, at prices lower in proportion than present quotations on the spot here. Jute is in fair request, especially the better qualities, and an ave rage business has been done since last report. The market for yarns opened quietly to-day, and for a time little was done, but some spinners reduced their quotations subsequently, which brought forward buyers, and a considerable quantity changed hands. There is little change in the de mand for linens, and prices of various qualities are rather lower than last week, but the large previous f or ward sales keep manufacturers independent of the present demand, and this helps to sustain the value of goods here. The American market is not yet in so satisfactory a state as could be wished, but shipments to a fair extent are being made to o ther foreign markets, and stocks here do not accu mulate so much. LEICESTER, 25th. —There has been a fair amount of business doing in regular goods in the hosiery trade during the last few days, and business is being pretty generally resumed at the warehouses. In the rural districts there is also rather more doing. Yarns hold up in price, and the market continues steady. There is not much doing in wools, but high prices are maintained, NOTTINGHAM, 25th.—There is a little more doing in lace goods both for the Continental and the home market, but the orders are small, and likely to con tinue so as long as the uncertainty of the price of the raw material continues. There has been a little more demand for silk mechlins. All silk goods are higher in price in consequence of the rise in the raw materials. Cotton yarns maintain their price, with the exception of low numbers, which are giving way a little, but not sufficiently to induce manufacturers to work for stock. There is also a little more doing for France and America, but the Italian trade is very quiet. There has been more business doingin hosiery, particularly in goods suitable for the home trade. There are no stocks on hand, and manufac turers are determined to make only to order. Yarns remain firm in price. THAMES. A TOWER HILL ROBBERY.—John Herrod, alias Ahearn, alias Heron, a well-known thief, was brought up on re mand before Mr. Paget charged with stealing a watch from the person of Mr. William Dick, of Castle-road, Old Kent road. • On the 18th of the present month, at half-past 12 o'clock in the day, Mr. Dick was passing over Tower-hill, and stopped in the middle of a crowd to see a man performing, and his watch disappeared immediately. He saw the chain drop from the prisoner's hand, and seized hold of him. He let him go again whilst he looked for his watch. The pri soner decamped, and was followed by the prosecutor to the Black Horse, in Leman-street, Whitechapel, where he gave him into custody. The prisoner asked Mr. Dick if he did not offer to be searched. The reply was in the affirmative, but the offer was made after the watch had been handed to a confederate. Mr. John Nicholls, clerk, of Edmond-road, Bow, was standing alongside the prosecutor, and saw a movement as if the prisoner had taken his watch, and saw a man run away from behind the prosecutor. The prisoner made a long defence, which was all taken down in writing by Mr. Bowdler, the second clerk, who certainly exhibited great patience. The defence amounted to this : that a crowd assembled on Tower-hill, that he went to see what was the matter, that he was accused of stealing a watch, and that he made an offer to be searched, which was rejected. Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial. HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Frederick Coventry, aged 19, and described as a tailor, of Tabernacle-walk, Shoreditch, was charged with committing a very daring highway robbery in Ratcliff-highway, where there is generally a lawless set of scoundrels and loose women preying upon sailors and others. Last night a sailor was passing along Ratcliff-highway, when he was stopped by the prisoner and three other fel lows. He endeavoured in vain to pass on. The thieves hustled him. and the prisoner snatched his watch from his waistcoat pocket, and ran away with it. He was pursued by the sailor, who called " Stop thief " as loud as he could. A police constable named John Shep pard, 43 H, was in Princes-square, near the Swedish Church, when the prisoner approached Sheppard, stopped him, and the prosecutor came up directly afterwards, and said " that is the man who robbed me of my watch." Sheppard took the prisoner into a private house, searched him, and found the prosecutor's watch upon him. The prisoner, in defence, said that he picked up the watch, and he certainly ran away with it because if he had given it up to its owner, and mentioned. how he found. it, he would not have been credited. The prisoner was committed for trial. WESTMINSTER. ROBBERY BY A FASHIONABLY DRESSED WOMAN.—A young woman attired in a handsome silk dress and other appro priate clothing, who gave the false name of Rosena Mont gomery, was placed at the bar charged with the following expert robbery : Ann Mappledorum, a respectably attired woman, living at 1, Cherry-bridge-road, Pimlico, said that last night about 7 o'clock she was going over Vauxhall-bridge, when she was met by the prisoner and another woman equally fashionably attired, and they asked her the way to Chelsea Cottage. She directed them to the best of her ability, and while she was doing so they robbed her of her purse. Mr. Arnold—How do you know that they stole your purse ? Prosecutrix—l had it safely in my pocket with the money it contained, which was fortunately only 38. 9d. in silver, at the time I passed the toll-gate at the bridge, and I missed it the very moment after the prisoner and her companions left me. I then turned round, hastened after them, and overtook the prisoner just as she was leaving the bridge. She told me she would give me £2 if I would let her go. She made that offer repeatedly, at first in reply to my charging her with having stolen my purse, and she said a gentleman had picked the purse up on the bridge. Prisoner—She wanted the money she had lost, and I re plied that I supposed she would like £2. John Lively, hackney-carriage attendant, Milbank, said he took the prisoner into, c ustody, who repeatedly off e red the prosecutrix £2 to let her go. Mr. Arnold (to prisoner)—l find you haire refused to give your address. Prisoner—l have just buried my father, and I did not like to give my address because of exposure. Prisoner was remanded. MARKETS--This Day. MARK LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 38s 10d ; barley, 28s 9d; oats, 19s lid; rye, —s to —s; beans, —8 —d peas, —s —d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 78,214 barley, 75,753; 0at5,),855 qrs. METROPOLITAN CATTLE. The supply of beasts in our market to-day was moderate, and in fair average condition. Most breeds were in request at Monday's currency. The best Scots sold at 5s 2d per 81b. With sheep we were scantily supplied. The mutton trade was steady at full prices. Downs and half-breds realised 5s 10d to 6s per 81b. The show of calves was limited, and the veal trade ruled inactive on former terms, viz., from 4s 4d to 5s 6d per 81b. Pigs com manded very little attention, at from 3s 4d to 4s 6d per 81b, whilst milch cows were very dull. Per 81b to sink the offal. ads d s d e d Crse. & inf. beasts... 3 6 4 2 Pme ors-wool sheep 5 4 5 8 Second quality do .. t 4 4 10 Prime b'thdown a 0.5 10 6 0 Prime large oxen ..5 0 6 2 La-ge coarse calvcs.4 4 5 0 Prime Scuts, &c.... 5 4 5 6 Prime small d0......5 4 2 6 10 6 Crse. and int. sheep. 4 2 4 6 Lar g e hogs ...... ....3 3 Second quality do ..4 10 5 2 Small porkers. ...... 4 0 6 Lambs....os Od to Os Od. Suckling calves, 16s to 22s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 26s each. Head of stock on sale. Total supply. Foreign supply. B eas t s 1,6 0 Beasts ...... . ........... 190 C.. Wl3 Sheep Calves lBO Ca ves.. ................ 170 Pigs 312 Pigs .................... MEAT MARKETS. NEWOATE AND LEADENHALL.—The demand for meat is somewhat inactive, at the trade is following prices : Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 10d ; mutton, 3s Gd to 48 8d ; veal, 3s 10d to 4s 8d; pork, 3s Gd to 4s 8d per 81b by the carcase. ROMFORD, Jan. 25.—The trade generally ruled inactive, at about previous quotations :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s 4d ; mutton, 4s 2d to 6s Od ; veal, 4s 2d to 5s 4d ; p or k, 3s 4d to 48 6d per Sibs. Suckling calves, 17s to 20s ; quarter old store pigs, 20s to 255; and mulch cows, £l6 to £l9 each. SOUTHALL, Jan. 26.—Trade firm for good and fine stock, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 5s 4d; mutton, 4s Od to 6s 2d veal, 4s ld to 5s 6d; pork, 3s ld to 4s 6d per 81bs. to sink the offal. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £4 10s to £5 lOs; clover, £5 lOs to 16 lOs ; and straw, £ 1 8 s to £ 1 12 s p er load. Trade quiet. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £5 lOs ; clover, £5 lOs to £6 lOs ; and straw, £ 1 8 s to £ 1 12s p er load. A slow demand. WHITECHAPEL.'Meadow hay, £4 lOs to £5 10s ; clover, £5 10s to £6 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 8s to .£1 12s per load. Trade steady. COALS EXPORTED FROM THE UNITED KINGDOM DURING 1864.—The total exports of coal from the different ports of the United Kingdom during 1864 was 8,074,32 5 tons, being an increase over the previous year of 544,984 tons. During the month of December, 1864, the exports from the northern ports were 220,873 tons; from the York om - shire ports, 27,183 tons ; from Liv er p ool, 83,892 tons' fr the Severn ports, 222,706 tons ; from the co tconth ports, 60,137 tons ; being an increase over the previous of 1863 of 128,198 tons. ETHNOLOGICAL SOCIETY, Jan. 24 -- - J. Lubbock, Esq., F.R.S., president, in the chair. A paper " On Civilisation in North Celebes," by Mr. Wallace, was read. The author described briefly the physical aspects of North Celebes and the general character and appearance of its inhabi tants. The main topic was the Dutch system of employing the chiefs as cultivators of coffee, and the improvement in civilisation, which, under this system, had been made by the natives. They go out (he said) cheerfully to their labour along with their relations and neighbours ; they have no task master over them, and they work pretty much as they like, under the general direction of their chief and the European " controlleurs." Thirty years ago the country was a wilderness, the people naked savages, garnishing their rude houses with human heads. Now it is a garden worthy of its sweet native name of " Minahosa," good roads and paths traverse it in every direction, some of the finest coffee plantations in the world surround the villages, interspersed with extensive rice fields, more than sufficient for the support of the population. The people are now the most industrious, peaceable, and civilised in the whole archipelago. They are the best clothed, the best housed, the best fed, and the best educated ; and these results are attribut able in a great measure to the system of govern ment now adopted by the Dutch in their Eastern possessions. Now, there is not merely a n analogy, there is in many respects an identity of relation, between master and pupil, or parent and child, on the one hand, and an uncivilised race and its civilised rulers on the other. We know, or think we know, that the education and industry and the common usages of the civilised man are superior to those of savage life, and as he becomes acquainted with them the savage himself admits this. Competition and free trade are excellent things of themselves, and produce excellent results, but we do not think of turning out boys and girls at 12 years old to get their own living and education by free competition. It appears to the author, however, that it was doing an equally unwise and unjust thing when, having obtained power over a country inhabited by a savage people, we exposed them at once to the full tide of competition with our highly elaborated civilisation, and expect them to thrive under it. Who can doubt but that the New Zea landers were capable of improvement and civilisation under some system, which, treating them for a while as children should have educated and protected them ? Instead of that, we have broug ht them i nto direct contact with English wealth and energy, vigorously developing itself for its own ends, and the result must inevitably be sooner or later the extermination of the native race. In Ceylon and in India we have English capital largely invested in coffee and indigo culture ; but can we point to any corresponding im provement in the moral or social condition of the natives ? In Java and in North Celebes, on the other hand, the population is steadily increasing, and has greatly improved in material and moral con dition. The people get wealthy, and the Govern ment obtains a large revenue without direct taxes, and at the same time is carrying on the education of the whole race towards a higher state of society. The system which produces such results the author believed to be a good one, and he thinks that we should hesitate in applying the principles of free competition to the relations between ourselves and savage races, if we ever expect them to advance in civilisation, or even to maintain their existence upon the earth. A long and animated discussion follovied, in which Mr. Craufurd vigorously opposed the Dutch system . . Mr. LAING, also, while admitting its success Java and Celebes, did not considei it of general applicability, nor so good in the main as our own system of free intercourse. Professor Huxley, Mr. F. Galton, and the Presi dent more or less supported the views of Mr. Wal lace. The Ice Accident at Leeds. Yesterday Mr. Blackburn, the Leeds coroner, held an inquest on the body of Miss Mary Jano Bulwer, aged 16, daughter of Mr. G. Bulmer, surgeon, and on that of Mr. W. Lyndon Smith, aged 28, of the firm of W. Smith, Son, and Co., woollen merchants, Leeds, who were drowned on Monday evening by the breaking of the ice at a large pond on the estate or a gentleman named Cooper, at Gledhow, near Leeds. The pond is 500 yards long by 100 wide, and it is a place at which Mr. Cooper freely allows skating except on Sundays. About 150 persons were skating on this frozen pond on Monday afternoon, but by five o'clock the number had become much less. The deceased young lady went there with some companions of her own sex, and an assistant to her father, Mr. Sam Haigh. A chair was upon the brink of the pond, and a medical student named George Broughton first pushed Miss Bulmer's sister about the ice in it, and then pushed Miss Bulmer herself in it a short time, when the ice broke at about 10 or 12 yards from the side where the water is 14 or 16 feet deep. The ice there was only an inch thick, while in other parts of the pond it was much stronger. It appeared from the evidence at;the inquest that, besides the deceased lady and gentleman, five other gentlemen risked their lives and behaved in a most praiseworthy and gallant manner in attempting to save those who unhappily after all were lost. Those persons were Mr. Sam Haigh and Mr. G. Broughton, medical students or assistants ; Mr. James Broughton, professor of music ; Mr. Naylor, son of a member of the well known woollen firm ; Messrs. B. Gott and Sons, and Mr. Osmond Rhodes. The middle of the pond was very much cracked, and some of the skaters avoided it, but Mr. G. Broughton, who propelled the de ceased young lady in a chair, had frequently gone over the same spot, and ho considered it was one of the safest places, The deceased gentleman, Mr. W. L. Smith, was in the middle of the pond when a shout of danger arose, and on reaching the place where Miss Bulmer had fallen in he tried to rescue her, and while doing so the ice broke under him. His head could be seen above the water, but he was lost because the ice kept breaking whenever he attempted to get out. Mr. G. Broughton fell over head into the water at the time that Miss Bulmer disappeared, but his brother got him out with a stick. Mr. James Broughton's evi dence was very important and painfully interesting. He said he was far away from the fatal spot when he per ceived that something had happened, as all the 20 or 30 persons on the ice a minute or two before had disap peared. He shouted for his brother, but got no answer. He saw five or six people standing and not doing anything. He skated up to the place, and the ice had closed up again, but soon a hand appeared out of the water, and he reached his stick to it, but the ice gave way and ho fell in. He went over head, and with his stick tried three times to get on the ice, but he could not. He then managed by some means to get out—he did not know how—and he felt some one had hold of the other end of his stick. It was his brother, and he got him out, but he was nearly lost, for he was unconscious for some time after. He did not think he saw anything of Miss Bulmer, but there was a surging in the water. Nor did he see anything of Mr. L. Smith. There were persons on the bank, but they made no effort at a rescue. If they had made an effort this lady and gen tleman might have been saved. At all events, if ropes and ice-poles had been at hand they would certainly have been saved. He should have gone into the water a second time, but he was so fatigued with getting his brother out. When a cord was brought from the lodge, near the residence of the proprietor of the estate, Mr. Naylor and Mr. N. Rhodes stripped and went in. Mr. Naylor thought he had seized one of the bodies, but it turned out to be only a coat. It was thought by some of the wit nesses at the inquest that everything was done which could be done prudently to render assistance, for the ice at the side where the bodies had gone down was in such a state that it would have been very dangerous to go upon it. The Coroner remarked that people might be very desirous to save life, but it was not expected that they should prejudice their own safety. An hour and a half at least transpired before the bodies ;were recovered, and Mr. Carter, a surgeon, who was then present, thought it was too late to attempt resuscita tion. A police-sergeant living in the neighbourhood de posed that the ice was weak at that particular place, because it was near that part of the bank where the water from some very high ground runs into the pond, and there is a d ls w o a a a dyke close by. He considered that the ice on this po ad n been not safe the day after the accident, though there t ors eon_ another night's frost, and yet people in large num up the tinued to skate there. The Coroner, in summing . such unfor facts of this distressing case, said to blame. If people would go on the ice e e re to blame. He tunate results took place, they alone no precipitancy lear there had been thought it was quite c Mr G. Broughton, for he had in opainnidonuoone was or rashness on the part of s ot, and when he took Mies skated over the treacherous •ovAidejudiTmdurainligSuthge ld whatever might be the Bested that ropes andhie)co Balmer there he risked lu loe ' r s uoner said, skating season ; but the owner of the estate, he was sure duty of Mr. J. Cooper, life too. to discharge it ;but providing would be snore ready no one could scarcely be considered the duty of a c' s w h s p o n u such apparatuhs freely allowed his neighbours the opport gentleman w o • in ` a fadourite recreation. -u -nity of indulging The jury re turnederdict of accidental death." Mr. Rickards, sub a v tor of factories, and uncle of Miss Bulmer, expressed sub inspector the s incere condole nce of Miss Bulmer's family with Mrs. Lyndon Smith, the widow of the deceased gentleman—con dolence which was all the more sincere because he had lost his life in attempting to save his (Mr. Rickards's) niece. Also he expressed his deeply grateful sense of the noble efforts used by the other gentleman before-named. THIRD EDITIO BUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLocK. TATTERSALL'g.---!;hTs Evening, Great dissatisfaction was expressed at the delay in pub lishing the Spring Handicaps. Vek . y little business was transacted in consequence. Few members were present. Bedminster was backed very freely. TWO THOUSAND, 10 to 1 agst Zambezi (taken) THE DERBY. 12 to 1 agst The Duke (taken) 20 to 1 agst Bedminster (taken) 100 to 1 agst Catherine P:Arr colt (taken) IVEIGHTS for the SPRING HANDICA.PS, We are in a position to state that the weights for the Chester Cup, the City and Suburban and Metropolitan, the Northamptonshire and St. Liz Stakes, and the Newmarket Handicap, as well as the Bath and Somersetshire Stakes, will not be pub fished before early next week. The delay of their publication is caused, we are informed, by the great dissimilarity of the weights apportioned to the horses engaged in the Chester Cup to those handi capped by Admiral Rous. According to the regula tions which have been in force for the last two years e the horses handicapped by Mr. Topham ar submitted to Admiral Rous for his approval previ ous to publication. CHELMSFORD SI Weights for the C ?RING MEETING. helmer Handicap. st lb Twilight _ a t e Aurelian a 8 10 The Monk... ... a 8 - Prince Plausible a 8 7 Blue Mantle 5 8 6 Dunkeld 5 8 2 Sing George ... 4 8 1 1 Rose ... 4 8 0 1 Lady Etlda 4 7 11 Sweet Willie ... 5 7 10 Lapidist ... 6 7 10 Peon • ... 4 7 9 Privateer ... 4 7 8 Spitfire Kitty ... 5 7 7 Fi s h er man's Daugh. 4 7 6 Sh er idan ... ... 4 7 5 Fanfreluche ... 5 7 4 Fl u tter colt ... 4 7 4 J ess i e ..• 4 7 4 Real Jam ... 6 7 3 Nucleus 4 7 3 Alabama 4 7 3 age st lb Oakapple ... 5 7 2 Canzonette 5 7 0 Mrs. Somerville ... 5 7 0 Zeloo ... 5 6 13 Earl of Surrey ... 6 613 Alpheus ... 4 6 13 Greenland... 4 6 13 Yamuna 4 6 12 Land of the West... 4 6 12 Oneida ~. 4 6 10 Idumvea ... 4 6 9 Charmian ... 4 6 7 John Davis ... 4 6 7 Troubadour 3 6 6 Reinfrid 3 6 0 Lord Waldegrave... 3 5 13 Tring 3 5 12 Gomera ... 3 5 10 Skirmish ... ... 3 5 10 Jevington ... 3 5 10 Grace Darling ... 3 5 7 Weaver ... 3 5 7 BETTING AT MANCHESTER—WEDNESDAY. WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP. 100 to 6 agst Lord Uffington's nomination (offered) 20 to 1 agst Mr. Bland's nomination (taken freely) 20 to 1 agst Mr. J. Jardine's nomination (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mr. Haywood's nomination (taken) 33 to 1 agst Dr. Richardson's nomination (taken) 33 to 1 agst Mr. Jones's nomination (offered) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Randall's nomination (offered) 50 to 1 agst Mr. Gibson's nomination (taken) 66 to 1 agst Mr. Cunningham's nomination (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 7to 1 agst Broomielaw (offered) 10 to 1 agst Zambezi (wanted) TRH DERBY. 6to 1 agst Liddington (wanted) 100 to 11 agst Breadalbane (offered) 100 to 6 agst Chattanooga (offered, take 20 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Rifle (offered) 40 to 1 agst Longdown (taken) 45 to 1 agst The Buck (taken) Great Scullers' Race between Tom King and Percy. The match between Tom King, the pugilistic ex champion, and James Percy, the celebrated pedes trian of Newcastle-on-Tyne, which has created an extraordinary amount of interest, was brought to an issue this afternoon, and resulted in one of the finest races ever recorded. The course, as usual, was from Putney to Mortlake, and the prize con tended for was £lOO. The usual preliminaries having been adjusted, the toss took place for choice of stations, and fortune favouring Percy, he took the inside station, and exactly at 37 min. 10 sec. past one, the men started, amidst the cheers of their numerous supporters. Percy made a most determined commencement, and in a few seconds he began to show in advance of his opponent, who, however, seemed fully bent upon disputing most desperately every inch of the course. Off Symonds's, Percy was fully three boats' length ahead of King, and in this position they rowed for nearly 150 yards; but the ex-champion at this point seemed to settle down to his work, and eventually caught his competitor, and before they had reached Craven Cottage, King was three lengths ahead of Percy. Not content with this advantage, King continued to exert himself, and having put on a spurt about this point he succeeded in increas ing the space between himself and Percy to five lengths in advance. Here the betting took a com plete turn ; at starting it was 5 and in some in stances 6 to 4 on Percy, but now it .. became 10 to 1 on King. King here appeared to be confident of success, for he relaxed his rowing in a very great degree, imagining that he had his man quite safe, and in crossing the Crabb Tree he still maintained his position. Percy, however, seemed determined to do his best to regain the pride of place, and taking advantage of King's apparent over-confidence, he made the utmost effort to overhaul him, and . succeeded so far that at Hammersmith -bridge he had decreased the dis tance between himself and King to two lengths. Off Chiswick EyotPercy was over anxious to ascer tain the exact position of King, and the conse quence of his looking round was that King was enabled again to increase the lead, which Percy had, by hard rowing, at one time diminished. In crossing at this point from the Surrey to the Mid dlesex shore Percy again gained considerably, and his supporters began to imagine they had a gleam of hope in consequence of King's cross ingP somewhat be fore him. Here the supporters o f ercy cheered the ir man tremendously, and their plaudits seemed to impart fresh vigour to Percy, who here again made another desperate effort. At this point in the match Percy's cutter would have been of immense advantage to him ; but strange to say, it was nowhere to be seen. When the men had crossed and had got into what may be termedstraight hibsrigdaglleant competitor, lengths, rowing Percy came even with King, and both men rowed skull and skull to Barnes-bridge, which they went under together. At this time, the men having rowed about 300 or 400 yards, as we have said, skull and skull, a great many bets were offered and d taken that Percy had at one time been a foot ahea re. of King ; but how these bets arc to be decidedto be mains to be seen, as the men appeared to us as nearly level as possible. s d roes w ec. himself etitor, and in c a passingaway ar from n the the a bout . N winner by r : cu ll ers , nothing better in % Ki m: distance having been done the Aftere graduallyn one of the finest many years ; and had K m g, and Cooper did the i same the men been professional done. that t r h om as fi b r e s e t n to w l i a t s n t es t s h e e d r certainly could have been for Percy. ather was as bad as the match d The e was goo . cold, dull, and dreary ; the It was thermometer standing at about 40. Drewitt piloted Bank of England Return,._This Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, Jan. 25, 1865. ISSUE DEPAZTMENT. Notes issued ..428,119,315. Government Debt £11,015,1f 0 lOther Securities .. 3.631,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,569,315 Silver Bullion .... £28,219,315 £28,219,315 ,EPARTMINT. Government Secu rities _(ti:tending Dead WeightAn unity) £11,023,211 Other Securities 18,063,247 Notes Gold and Silver ,717,9.0 Coln BA (&U 0 D, ei oprietors' Capi tal £14.553.060 &cat Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, COMMits missioners of N a tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- counts) ....•••••• 4,836. - , 99 Other Deposits. • Seven Day and o ther Bills 07'977658 1 £37,897, 658 W. MILLER, Chief Cashier. Jan. 24, ISCS. ~r. wel-