The Sun. — London, England, 1866-03-23 00:00:00

MONEY M ARKET AND COMMERCIAL ENTELLIC 4 N TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market is rather active to- day, a large number of commercial bills having been put into circulation. The brokers are only working * per cent. under the official minimum, and the con sequence is a good inquiry at the Bank of England. The Council of the Bank of France have reduced the rate of discount from 4 to 3f per cent. Some very favourable changes are shown in the Bank of England return, bxt altogether they are not of that importance which would have warranted the directors yesterday to lower their minimum quotation. Annexed are the particulars. Active Circulation ... ... ... ...£20,635,600 Increase ... ... ... ... 112,525 Bullion ... ... ... ... ... ... 14,455,523 Increase 127,905 Rest „. ... ... _. ... ... 3,873,778 Increase 65,251 Public Deposits ... ... ... ... ... 6,824,602 Increase ... ... ... ... 519,783 Other Deposits ... ... ... ... ... 12,478,479 Decrease ... ... ... ... 244,625 seven Day and Other Bills ... ... ... 397,849 Increase 14,697 Government Securities ... ... ... ... 9,915,483 No alteration. Other securities ... ... ... ... 1.9,392,302 Increase ... ... ... ... 339,726 Notes Unemployed ... ... ... ... 7,918,435 Increase 13,670 The return issued by the Bank of France shows an increase of £900,000 in the bullion, and a reduc tion of £1,066,700 in the notes in circulation, and of £1,946,700 in the bills discounted. The Trea sury balances have been augmented £450,000, and the advances £4,000 ; but the current accounts have fallen off £480,000. The directors of the Ottoman Railway, from Smyrna to Aden, have issued a report, stating that the works have progressed satisfactorily since the last meeting, and announce the near completion and probable opening of the line to Aden by the end of June. The traffic manager reports that the gross receipts have increased 41 per cent. upon the cor responding period of the previous year upon the same mileage under very disadvantageous circum stances. Two O'CLOCK. Some important variations have occurred to-day in the market for the English Stocks. At one time Consols were down fully 1 per cent., but they have since rallied, and are now f less than they were last evening, the quotations being 861 f for money, and 861 87 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are quoted at 84k / 85 ; Ex chequer Bills, Bs. 3s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents., 102 fr Foreign Stocks have not given rise to any im portant changes in value. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 37 k ; Mexican, 21i 22 ; ditto New, 191 20 ; Greek, 14f 15 ; Spanish Passive, 271 t ; Certifi cates, 16 1; Italian, 60 ; the Confederate Loan, 5 7; Chili= Loan, 1 k prem. ; Brazilian Scrip, it I dis. ; Egyptian Railway Loan, f 1 prem. ; and the New Egyptian Scrip, 1 1 prem. ; United States Government 5-20 Bonds, 71k 1; Erie Shares, 55f ; and Illinois, 79k Easiness in the Railway Share Market has been very dull, and prices have remained without change of importance. North Western have receded about 10 3. ; and Metropolitan, ss. ; while Great Eastern, and Great Western have each improved ss. ; and Rrightou, 103. The Foreign and Colonial lines exhibit no alte ration requiring special report. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares generally are dull. European are dealt in at 10 ; Bank of kezica at 14i ; Alliance at 27 ; Egyptian Trad ing Company at 3i 4 : General Credit at 3j. 4 ; London Financial at 81 ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co., at 16i 17 ; Reuter's Telegram Company shares, second issue, are quoted f to 1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK GCTERNMENT FUNDS. * Der Cent. Consols Do. Account, April 5 t.Per Cent. Reduced B5 41 New 3 per Cent 844 5 44 4 ‘ew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 Do. 5 per Cent. J a n. 1873 annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan. 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April,lBBs — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — March. June. Exchequer Bills, £1,000,3 per Cent. — 5 3 dis Do. £5OO — Do £lOO and £200 Bank of England Stock, 5 per Cent INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 14 (han Stock, 101 per Cent., AprillB74 — Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan,. 1872 Do. 51 per Cent., May 1879 — ~ De. Deb., 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 Do. Bonds, £l,OOO — 4) 0• under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. A rgentine Republic, 6 per Cont., £l5 pd pm & nstrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — O razilian 5 per Cent — De. 4i per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 ..,„ Do. 1863 — De Account Do. Scrip, £35 paid Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do. Account Do .£1(0 Bonds — „ D o 1 per Cent. (D e f erre d 3 per C en t ) `alilian 6 per Cent — Do Scrip, £25 paid , Do. 4i per Cent ' ol onnbian 6 per Cent. tjUba, 6 per Cent. banish 3 per Cent., 1825 ° alaubian Principalities , 4 - 10 Account F- Tador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent - Provisional Land Warrant — 'qptian 7 per Cent B9i 1-' , 0 ., Second Issue — 0 £lOO Bonds 92} Do. 1864 9ll B 0 £lOO Bonds . 93 3 2 0 . Government Railway Debentures. u -I ' o . £25 paid reek 6 per Mits., 1824-5, ex Coupons 1 0 - Account , JO. Coupons — ratemala 5 per Cent. t9 ;,lian 5 per Cent, 1865 0, 1 - 1 Account — -uO . Maremmana Railway — --6 ,iean 3 per Cent Lk). Account Do 1864 It per Cent. Anglo-French ''',,,entevidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid '4l,oorish Imperial 5 per Cent W"e Granada — Do 2 per Cent — Do Deferred b n l3 o Lad Warrants (Hectares) - 6 per Cent, 1864 — , Do Guaranteed, 4 per Cent — ' eruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 DO. Account 0 3 per Cent. (Uribarren) — , 4/ per Cent., 1862 p 4 -' 0 . Account ortng.ii_ 3 .1. ) ebb' per Cent., 1853 `-',° 3 per Cent 1856 , '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 451. . "0. Account Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — , J3 O 41 per Cent. 1850 4 -g3 4/ per Cent., 1860 1.,'" 3 per Cent. 1859 — - 1- ) ° 5 per Cent. 1862 k," -° 5 per Cent. 1864 edintan per Cent Paaish 3 per Cent D 0 Acco un t D 0 New D e f erre d — t)0 Account 0 Passive 13,, Account .D ati o i Bl l Cert. of Coup not funded „Account l6} " b e gish 4 p er C en t. T ?: 41 pe r Cent. 1864 tit *Ush 6 per Cent. 1854 ii))0 Account — D 0 6 per Cent. 1858 "i 0 Account — D 0 £lOO Bonds 0 ° 6 per Cent. 1862 t 0 Account — ° £lOO Bonds Do 6 6.9- 1 9 0 ,•• r Cent., 1863 — ° ' Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip 7 .._. O A b 4A ccolint Ve l ,. ( ( ) ; z 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — ~ uel 3 per Cent. — t h tto account - -b° 6 I)er Cent., 1862 O. Account 1)0 1) 0' l i Per CenlB64 t 3B Dividends on the above payable in London. A. Ilsi, kt,i n .,' l ' ll , 5 p3r Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 1)4?`„,, , ,44 per cent., Ex. 25f. D O ' 4 t Par Cont., Ex. 12 Guil 6li Pr beh l . Rer Cent. Certificates — h a d. , entes 3 per Cent. — 1 1 - ` - ' 1 5 per Cent. 1861, Ex. 25f. .... 0 Aecount ' 6o} Oen'l3lB TWO O'CLOCK. ( 5 0 for mo „ y 86 1 I ..cc oun - 87 lar. h 22. on, at- ►enlohe [ High 'rin cess Ducal arg left are one 'Major:. by, and Lucl was - s from at the led by )untess of the High- Louise, ed Mr. Royal Lies, at ;eback. ncil at in the panied a, rode old on Man and n. The •etaries ; policy Man- India 'amber Ross, Lcluded e, and of the and at iged to g ; but rsation 3upPli ! regret ,i n the ce, he i n re- would Lye the Gs had great he jai- ;übject mmis diatelf Teither being be ex- avenue eipt of ut the ;essary ;eneral 1 . Ile don of nation their d, and de be guage )f was ye the lwitht with s, an d ilitary ion, i f .ove to a with t early -range a cow repre - i o n Of ollit Earl rpose, ge sted attend cow rer. ii the v on in the con , r Jr. Lora to r e ; voul" SHARE MARKETS,—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. I Paid. 'Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and 8and0n...... Corn wall . Dublin & Belfast June. Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc. s.l.London, Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl: et. No. 2 Great North of Scotland (3 reat Northern D A stock Do. B stock Do. New. is. at 25 pu• Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste,n -Original D S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Diewpert. 1)0. Hereford Lancshire & Yorkshire L ,ndon and Blackwall Lon., Brigh., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shel., & Lincoln Metropolitan. Do. New Do. Extension...... Metropolitan District. Do do. do. Do. and St. John'sW'd Mid'and Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin Derby %lid Kent ....... 'North British Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwies Do. G.N•E purohab Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Pb. Stock. & Darling - . Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire N. dr S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E Aber. stock is o. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South E,stern 1 9taincs, Wok., 1; Wok Taff Vale Do. C . Vale of death Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha West Cornwall Closing ' I Price. 90 92 131 32 63 67 13 15 5 7 67 70 70 72 118 12) 30 40 6 7 122 124 1.13 iio BRITISH Atlantic it St. Lawrence Bora., Baroda, k Cen.in. gu. 5 per cent... Do. F shares Buffalo do Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, & Goderich 6p. o. 872-3- •• • ••• • • Calcutta & 8. E., lira al .e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p ll ast. ften , _ al, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c., Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canad Do. Equip. Mort, Bond 1 charge 6 p.O Do. Ist '`ref. Bonds Do. do. deferred . Do. 2d Pr.!. Bonds—, Do. do. deterred Do. td Pref. stook Do. do. deferred I D. 4th Prei. stook Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.e o. (Ilia. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 6 P.O Gt. South of India go!. 5 per cent ll . ti per cent.... Do (Great W , a. of Canada.. 130.4 New Do. 8 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 5. do. pay. 1877-s.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 4, do Do. 4; do Do. Fifth Exteusiou Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds.' Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. N. til.C'da, 6pe Ist pl. bs. Scinde ...... A 4 'Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub r A. Do.lndus St. Flo ;OLONIAL GO VERNIIEN British Columbia. 6 pen cent., Dec. 31, 1572 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-ti4 Do. 6 p. o. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. AD July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed sic Cape G.llope. 6 p.c. 187:3 Do.Apl. & Oct , 1890-1900 Do. do; 1880-9. Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 z Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1';78 )o. 1882, May i 5, Nov. 1 Do. 1895, Feb. & Ault** .Natal .4ov. 6 per cent N.B.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja.ZeJ my N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 Do. •5p c. 183 to 1870 ____ Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 189 e New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... ... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c 3. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 1868-9 Do. 1878 Sr upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, ek pril & Oct BEITI Cam. ConsoL Cold, IChiverton Clifford A malgamated, Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake walls 8 9 15 17 560 58) I I 18 20 8 9 31 41 3i 4 i East Bassett (Mogan) East Caradon East, Carn Brea v.ast Grenville East Gunnislake.. East Lovea E. W'l Russell (Tavistk (iam.& StA übyn(G wen. Great L txey, limited Great South Tolgus Great NVheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist kr, Grenvilie Herod's Foot •••• liingston f ;owns Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley vi wy tidy Iron ore, New Set, ,n North Roskear N.Wh ' l Bassett Idokk's u North Whe.d Crotty Prosper Pr vidence Uuy L I ant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow 7 9 3 3} 5 7 20 21 1 3 / 4 2 3 3 / 4 26 23 3/ 33 40 4$ 5 4 6 4 4 3 / 4 2 3 / 4 I,cl 35 40 I S t 5 i 2 I i 32 34 390 410 2 zi 18 22 9 11 19 20 4 6 1 2 S.Wheal Fran. k 'Hogan fray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Cl.,gan, %Vest •assett (Mogan .. W. Caradun L • skeard West Chi rerton West Seton . Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton 8 10 75 N 165 175 82i 84 25 24 3 b' 205 215 15 17 'Wheal Tielawney ;Di; t'K line MR It Ni Great Northern, 5 per cent., ri Great Western, 4 per cent irr( Manchester, Sheffield. and Lin Midland, Leicester and Hitch] [ARES per cent. pm., 106 'coin, d In 4 pei per cent.. 120 ct., b9l PREFErtENCE S2ARES Caledonian 41 per cent. gua. stk., 96, Great Northern 5 per cent., irred., 102 AND STOCKS. FO It MI GEN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 151 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 8 Sambre and Meuse, 9i _ FOREIGN MINER. South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, '6 I Cobre Copper, 14/ Don Pedro, Nor h Del Rey, / Kapunda, Urn., / Washoe (3-old, lim., 6/ BANKS. Alliance, Urn.. 27i 7 A ustralasia. 72} Anglo Austrian, 6 4 • Bank of British Columbia, 21 Bank of London, 27 British North American. 48 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China. 24 Chartered Mier. of India, London, and China, 47 City, 20 East London, lim., 4/ English and Swedish, lim., 15 European Bank, lira., 101 Hindustan, China, and Japan, ilm., Ditto, new, 17 Imperial Ottoman, 13 Lard Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 41 1 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., 11/ London and River Plate, Ditto, issued at 11 pm., 131 London and County, 761 London Joint Stock, 473 Merchant Bank, iim., 261 National Provincial of England. Ditto, d and 3d issue, a 5 Provincial Banking ( 7 ', - ,rporation, lim., 6i Scinde, P nnjaub, and Delhi. lim., Dit o, issued at 2 pr0.,t,21 Standard of British South Africa, 13 Union of London, 531 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cant. gua., 21 k Australian Mort. Land and Finance, Urn., 51 k Berlin Water Works, lirn., 1 0 1 I Colonial, lim., 4 Company of African Merchants, lira., 33 Credit s' oncler and Mobilier of England, 81 7k Ditto, new. 74 Discount Corporation, 11 East India Irrigation and Canal, 9,1 Ebbw Vale, t7k Fore-street Warehouse, Bin., 10) (ien. Credit and Finance of London, lim.. 43 1 Gate, al Steam Navigation, 27 Hudson's Bay, 1; Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lim., 51 International Financial , ociety, lim., 5 4} Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour„ Ditto, S per cent. Bonds, redem. Ib7o, Issued 813 Joint Stock Discount, lim., 10 Land Securities, lim., 31 London Financial Association. Bin , 10 London General Omnibus Company, Urn, 31 11 dras Irr gation and tianal, Mauritius Land, Credit. and Agency, lira., 13 Natal Land and olonizati n Co., Lin. ) 33 8 National Discount ompany, 13 .2k Ocean marine Insurance). 21k Otago and ?Southland Investment, If 3 (IN 811 •d, at 5 THE SUN, LONDON, FHIIJAY EVENING, MARCH 23, 1F66. The Nottingham Election Committee. • (THIS DAY.) i Business dens. The members of this committee, appointed to inquire into the merits of the petition against the return of Sir R. Clifton, Mr. E. Ellice (chairman), resumed sitting this morning. Mr. Temple, Q.C., and Mr. Mundell appeared in support of the pkition, and Mr. Rodmer, Q.C., Mr. Price, Q.C., and Mr. Pope Hennessy for Sir R. Clifton. The examination of Mr. Liniker, which commenced yes terday, was resumed. Mr. Acland, the agent of Sir R. Clifton, paid him and other clerks of Sir R. Clifton's com mittee, and canvassers were employed. He saw Mr. Acland make entries of payments in the committee room. He saw Acland speak to Kennedy some time before the nomination day, but did not hear him desire him to go to the Assembly Rooms. He did not give a different version of this latter matter on a former occasion. 81 d 122 39i 40 30 8$ Mr. Rodwall contended that tho last question of his learned fi lend tended to place the witness in the light of an adverse witness, and some argument ensued on this point. 121 201 63i 134 I 1123} 3 61 109} 7 I 2 110 80 1 unt a 3 33 i The Chairman decided that the learned counsel (Mr. Mundell), was not justified in the course he was pursuing by cross-examining his own witness with a view to shake his credibility. The Witness said he had never stated that paid can vassers were employed either by Sir B. Clifton or Mr. Aclaud. Mr. Acland made entries of paymen, s to the amount of £5O or £7O, but he had never said that he did so every week. He said that he believed Kennedy received money for the payment of the canvassers, but he did not say he knew that to be the fact. In the statement he had previously made, and which was read over to him, he did state that Mr. Acland did make entries in the cash-book to the amount of £5O or £6O, and on recollection that statement was correct, notwithstanding what he had just sworn. He said that he heard Acland desire Kennedy to go to Martin's Assembly Rooms, but it was the week after, and not before the elections. Many come to the committee room for money, but they were not always sent to the Assembly Rooms to be paid. On the following day aperson named Francis Nightingale, a voter, came to the committee room and asked to see Sir Robert Clifton, and on being told that he was absent, be asked for Mr. Acland, whom ho saw, and a conversation took place between them, but he could not tell its purport. He heard Nightingale ask to be appointed a poll clerk, which Mr. Acland said he should be. He was appointed poll clerk, but= did not do any duty. He heard Nightingale say that ho would not vote unless he were paid. He saw Night ingale receive a sovereign in the committee room from a Mr. Ashwell. He remembered the day after being at the South-parade committee room, and Sir R. Clifton being there with a number of voters. He heard some conversa tion pass between them respecting the voting, and saw Sir R. Clifton and some of the voters go behind a screen in the room. He could not say what occurred between them. Amongst some of those who were present at the South parade committee room was a person named William Blackwood Johnson. (On reference to the voters' list, it appeared that this party's name was not on the register. He did not know any of the others who were proseent en the occasion to which he had alluded.) In cross-examination the witness said that he had been engaged by Mr. Acland, and gave his services at the com mittee room for five weeks, but received no remuneration. Tho screen to which he had referred was a glass partition, and the South Parade committee room had originally been a grocer's shop. The Maypole publichouse was also used as a committee room, and numbers attended there during the election. Sir R. Clifton was always followed by a crowd of persons, voters and others. After the election he saw a voter named Whitby at the Leather Bottle, and he asked him if he wanted to see Mr. Richard on the subject of the election. He asked witness if he couid give information about the election, and that in all probability evidence would be required in respect to the election. He said he would require to be remunerated if he was compelled to attend before a committee. He came voluntarily and re ceived 30s. from Mr. Smith, but received no other money in addition except some money for his expenses. He was obliged, however, to lay out his own money, but ho looked forward to be repaid by some person. 99 I The committee shortly afterwards adjourned. 1 7; POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. ,IT I WS. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CASUALS CHARGED WITH DESTROYING THEIR CLOTHING. —Mary Ann Weatherly, 21, Ann Rouse, 18, and Ann Kennett, 14, all described as servants, were charged before Mr. Knox with wilfully destroying their own clothing while casual inmates of St. James's Workhouse. Charles Densham, superintendent of the casual ward of St. James's Workhouse, said that at half-past six yester day evening the prisoners applied for admission, and Wea therly and Rouse were admitted, but not Kennett, on ac count of the disgusting language she made use of— lan guage not fit to be repeated. Subsequently, however, she was brought to the workhouse by the police, and then ad mitted, when she again made use of similar language. That morning he found they had destroyed all their clothes In answer to Mr. Knox, he said ho saw the prisoners at the workhouse before. The prisoners said their clothes were so bad they could wear them no more. Mr. Knox committed them for 14 days each. WESTMINSTER. A OISE FOR SEVERE PUNISIIMENT.—Emma White, Laura Davis, and Ann Robson, the latter of whom has been at this court for highway robbery with violence, were charged with feloniously stealing three gowns and other articles, value £5, the property of Susan Hurry. Miss Agnes Forrester said she lived at Stonehowe Re fuge for Fallen Females, at Commercial-road, Pimlico, and the prisoners were inmates. White came from the Mag dalene Hospital, the others without recommendation. At 6 o'clock in the morning, a few days since, the three pri soners left the refuge by a window, taking with them the refuge dress and other articles not belonging to them. Davis had the keys of the parlour for cleaning, and it was found locked in the inside on the morning of the robbery, and the window open ; three table-clotba, a shawl, night dress, ex., were the other articles stolsn. Davis said voluntarily, " We had sot sufficient food, so we ran away. We had bread and water three days." Miss Forrester, in reply, said a lock was broken off a door, and it could not be found out who did it, so all the girls in the house had dry bread for dinner of a day till the culprit should confess. Elijah Long, 380 K, said ho was on duty in Shadwell, and saw Davis and White, the latter drunk. He took them from information received. Ire took Robson afterwards at a brothel in Angel-gardens, Shad well. They had all the Reformatory dress on. Davis said she took the table-cloths and pawned them, and then destroyed the tickets. Sho also confessed to pawning the night dress. Witness went by Robson's direction to a leaving-shop in Shadwell, and found the shawl there left by Robson. They were all committed for trial. MARK E TS.---This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market, to-day, the arrivals of home grown wheat were moderate. The trade for most qualities ruled heavy, at Monday's decline in the quotations. The condition of the produce was tolerably good. The market was fairly supplied with foreign wheat The trade, generally speaking, ruled inactive, but without leading to any quotable change in prices from Monday. Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderate request, at late rates. Barley was in but moderato supply, and the trade ruled firm, at very full prices. The malt trado was firm, at full quotations. The supply of oats on sale was moderate. The trade ruled quiet, at late rates. Beans and peas were in short supply, and the trade ruled firm, at full currencies. There was a fair demand for flour at Monday's rates. bIIIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 2070 580 2150 30 246 U Foreign 5440 4260 730 - -11,310 2550 sks. bls. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are well supplied with moat ; on the whole, tho trade is in a sluggish state at our quotations. Per 81b by the carcase. s d s d I d s d inferior beef 3 0 3 4 Inferior mutton.... 3 10 4 4 Middling do. 3 8 3 10 Middling mutton.. 4 6 4 10 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime do 5 0 5 2 Prime small d0....4 4 4 6 Veal 4 0 5 4 Large pork 3 8 4 2 Small pork. 4 1 4 8 Lamb, Os Od to Os ud. BOROUGH HOP. Fine parcels of hops have been in steady request at full prices. For other descriptions the trade may be considered firm on former terms. New Mid and East Rents Bos to 140 s per cwt. Now Weald of Kents New Sussex Yearlings —s to a „ British Equitable Assurance Company. The annual generl meeting was held yesterday, at the offices of the company, 47 and 48, King Wil liam-street, London-bridge, E.C., William Gover, Esq., the chairman of the company, presiding. The managing director read the following report : The company has been favoured during the past year with a continuance of that prosperity which has marked its progress in former years. The broad principle on which the company is founded, that of " mutual assurance with out mutual liability," has met with public' recognition. The interest and - convenience of the policyholders have been consulted to the utmost in the business arrangements of the company, and it is satisfactory that a considerable exten sion of the company's business has taken place through the exertions of the policyholders. The plan of allowing profits to be applied so as to make policies payable in the lifetime of policyholders, which was adopted at the last annual meeting, has been much approved. To meet the wishes of those whose lives are not quite equal to first-class lives, and yet cannot afford to pay more than first-class premiums, the directors will issue policies, subject to an equivalent deduction from the amount in sured, such deduction being gradually diminished by the profits as they accrue ; and when those profits have ex tinguished.it, the assured will have the advantage of the policy being thenceforward treated as a first-class policy. In the year just closed, policy-holders for 2,073 addi tional policies have been admitted into the company, their united assurances amounting to £353,700, and the new annual premiums thereon to £10,899. There are now holders of 9,306 policies in the company, the sum of whose assurances in force with the company is £1,569,791. The large and steady growth of the company's business will be seen by the following table : Years. Reported in 1856 . 1857 . 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 • 1864 1865 1866 Amount. £212,135 163,134 131,791 137,227 168,205 188,634 177,075 200,357 252,115 270,726 354,700 11 ... 13,786 ... 2,255,109 The ropresentativos of deceased policyholders have re ceived during the year sums assured and bonuses amount ing to £12,521 9s. 9d. under 66 policies. This amount is much less than that provided for by the tabular rate of mortality, and proves the careful selection of lives made by the company, and it is of good augury in respect of futuro divisions of profits. In many cases the bereaved families of deceased policy holders so succoured have afforded striking evidence of the value of the just, wise, and, often only possible, provision of life assurance. By the .sum laid by during, the year. the . accumulated fund is now increased to ,Z 1.00,000. This does.not include any sum as preliminary expenses. Nearly the whole of this amount is invested in' mortgage securities at good interest. The accumulated fund is equal in amount to about 50 per cent. on all premiums received on the whole of the com pany's policies in force, a proportion considerably more than sufficient for the company's engagements as shown by the whole of the highest life assurance authorities. The Managing Director, in addressing the meet ing, said the growth of the company's business had been greater during the past year than. in any pre ceding year. ' The new business of 1863 was 25 per cent. greater than that of any prior year. That of of 1864 was • considerably larger than that of 1863, and the new • business of 1865 again shows a very great increase of more than 25 per cent. over that of 1864. The business of 1865 exceeded that of 1864, as follows :—ln 1864 we had 1650 new poli cies for £270,736, giving a new annual premium of £9,020. In 1865 we had £2,073 new policies for £353,700, giving an increased annual premium of £10,899 ; the excess being 423 policies for £82,964, the additional annual premium being 11879. We have in force at the present time 9,306 policies, assuring £1,569,791, and no foreign lives are in cluded in this very satisfactory amount of business. The mortality of the year has been much below the provision made for current mortality by the com pany's tables. The mortality experienced by the company has been below that provided for by the company's tables from the commencement to the present time without the exception of a single year. The rate of interest realised upon the mortgages granted by the company has been very satisfactory. The security deeds have been carefully examined by the auditors. The balances in agents' hands are small, and the loss from bad debts from the com mencement of the company has been very low. The CHAIRMAN moved the adoption of the report and balance sheet. The VICE-CHAIRMAN seconded the same, saying it was the best report ever presented by the society. Dr. STEPHENSON followed, paying a high eulogium to the manner in which the business of the coMpany had been conducted during his con nection with it. He stated that he had examined, in a town with a population of 40,000, over 1,000 lives for assurance in this company. The report and balance-sheet were then adopted. A vote of thanks to the chairman was proposed by Mr. Warmington and seconded by Dr. Under hill, who rejoiced that the chairman had been per mitted to see the exertions put forth so exceedingly successful. The company had arrived at a stage of progress which he thought placed its security beyond all possible question, and he had no doubt of its complete and final success. Ile did not see that anything had been stated in the report or acconnts that contained any element of weak ness. He held in the highest respect the gentlemen who conducted its affairs, and he did not think there could be a finer body of managers, or a more wise and able president than the chairman. The vote of thanks was carried unanimously. Votes of thanks were also presented to the board of directors, managing director, solicitor, medical officers, and agents of the company, after which the meeting terminated. COLONIAL. StGAR.— The market has continued exceedingly dull and the few dealings reported have been at about previous rates. Refined goods generally are a shade cheaper. COFFEE.—The business done has been very limited, Superior descriptions of colonial, however, realise full prices. RlCE.—There have been no public sales, and in the private market business continues inactive, at about former rates. TALLOW.—The dealings have been to a moderate ex tent, but chiefly of a speculative character, and quotations for both present and forward delivery exhibit a material alteration. GREEN FRUlT.—Market has been better supplied with oranges. Some parcels St. Michael, Terceira, Valencia, and Sicily, sold by Keeling and Hunt at public sale, went at good prices, although the St. Michael fruit was landed in bad condition. Lemons firm, without alteration in value. Nuts of all kinds in moderate demand. Seville sure cleared off the market ; Palermo in /quest. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, March 22. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. March 22. fr. c. 182,500,000 March 15. fr. c. 182,500,000 Capital of the Bank Profits in addition to capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,044,776 02 Reserve of the Bank and its branches 22,105,750 14 Reserve in landed pro perty 4,000,000 Notes in circulation ... 856,328,325 Banknotes to order and receipts payable at sight 5,376,199 53 5,771,381 71 Treasury account cur rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 111,838,095 25 123,565,358 14 Do. branch banks Dividends payable 1,222,442 75 1,288,101 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries 7,044,776 02 22,105,750 14 4,000,000 - 883,015,725 - 6,293,947 15 6,266,264 60 Total CREDITOL March 22. fr. c. 495,188,809 11 299,355 51 266,420,483 78 265,474,875 -- 7,463,600 10,853,900 11,208,000 5,153,200 29,682,900 19,332,600 583,400 391,700 .... March 15. Cash in hand and in Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due Do. branch banks Advances on deposit of bullion Do. branch banks Do. on French Public Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures D. branch banks Do. on Credit Fancier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) Government Stock re serve fr. c. 472,665,187 07 211,069 74 302,746,632 74 277,811,536 9,085,300 9,830,100 11,255,000 5,151,300 29,822,700 19,067,800 607,300 - 353,000 - 60,000,000 -- 12,980,750 14 36,416,737 91 1C0,000,000 -- 60,000,000 - 12.980,750 11 36,416,737 91 100,000,000 - Do. disposable Itentes Immobalisees (Law, June 9, 1857) Hotel and furniture of the Bank atul landed property branches Expenses of manage ment Sundries 8,481,358 - 837,739 85 10,103,184 03 8,449,411 - 656,824 69 11,229,229 14 Total 1,340,872,593 33 1,368,319,878 43 Certified by the Senator-Governor of the Bank of Franco. (Signed) Rouuxn. The Bank of France has reduced its rate of dis count from 4 to 3} per cent. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS.--LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. MASTERS AND OPERATIVES. Lord ST. LEONARDS brought in a bill for the purpose of effecting an equitable arrangement between masters and operatives, which was similar to that introduced last year. He said that at a meeting of operatives held ten days ago, representing 100,000 members of the working classes, a deputation was appointed to confer with the masters with a view to au amicable adjustment of the dis putes between them. The tone of that meeting throughout was conciliatory, and ho trusted it would be met in a conciliatory spirit. From what he could understand some of the masters were in favour of the bill, but it was not his inte:Aion to move further in the matter, unless his doing so were rendered necessary. _ _ The bill was then read a first time. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the abolition of the Parliamentary Oaths Bill, and any alteration in the form of worship of the Established Church. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Whitmarsh Disabilities Bill was read a third time and passed. PRIVATE BILLS. Lord REDESDALE moved that the standing order 179, sections 1 and 2, be suspended ; and that the time for de positing petitions praying to be heard against private bills, which would otherwise expire during the adjournment of the house, be extended to Thursday, the 12th of April. CONSOLIDATION FUND (£19,000,000) BILL. Earl RUSSELL moved the third reading of this bill and that the Standing Orders 37 and 38 should be con sidered in order to their being dispensed with for that pur. pose. The bill was then read a third time and passed. TITLE AND LAND.DEBENTURES(IRELAND) ACTS, 1865. The Earl of BELMORE 'pretented a petition from the grand jury of Sligo, praying for greater facilitie's under the record of Title and Land Debentures (Ireland) Acts, 1865, and moved for copies of the correspondence between the Lord Chancellor of Ireland and the Judge of the Landed Estate Court and the Treasury with reference to the ap pointment of clerks in the Record Title-office, and for the report of Messrs. Higgessen and Low (if any) on the subject. Ile contended that a necessity existed for the adoption of the prayer of this petition, as at present the acts in ques tion did not afford the facilities which were necessary to give them the benefit they were intended to confer. He illustrated his views by a reference to the different posi tion in which Ireland was placed as compared to this country in the transfer of property. Lerd DUFFERIN said it would be most inconvenient for her Majasty's Government to give any explanation on this subject until further time was afforded. He could assure the noble earl that the Government would give their best attention to the subject. He had no objection to the production of the papers required. The return was then ordered. RECKLESS DRIVING IN THE METROPOLIS. The Marquis of WESTMEATH inquired of her Ma jesty's Government whether it was their intention to intro duce any measure to give greater security to foot passen gers in the streets of the metropolis against the reckless driving of carts and vehicles therein. He said that since he had introduced his bill on this subject in 1858 a large number of accidents, attended with loss of life and injuries, had taken place in the metropolis. The subject was brought before the Home Secretary, who treated it in a manner that was not to be tolerated (Cries of "order.") Earl GRANVILLE censured the improper and unparlia mentary language in which the noble marquis had accused the Home Secretary of being the cause of the many acci dents which had recently occurred. The Marquis of WESTMEATH said he had not charged Sir George Grey with being the cause of the accidents, but he had condemned him for the indisposition he had dis play ed to apply a remedy. Earl GRANVILLE thought that the introduction of a force of mounted police would add to the evil rather than diminish it. The question altogether was one of very great difficulty, but a committee had been appointed to con sider the subject, and he trusted they would be able to sug gest a means for remedying the evil complained of. In-reply to the Earl of CADockeN, Earl GRANVILLE said the publio monument to the Duke of Wellington, in St. Paul's Cathedral, ought to have been executed years ago. The fault, however, entirely rested with Mr. Stevens, the architect; but the Govern ment were assured that it would be in a fit state to be in spected in August next. Lord CHELMSFORD laid on the table a bill for the regulation of attorneys and solicitors in Ireland, and it was read a first time. In reply to the Earl of LICHFIELD, Earl GRANVILLE said he believed it was true that a cargo of cattle in a state of disease had been brought into the metropolis, and that there was danger of the plague being spread in consequence. An Order in Council would be issued prohibiting the importation of all cattle from Holland. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS--LAST EVENING. Mr. DODSON, in the absence of the Speaker, took the chair at fGur o'clock. BRIDGENORTH ELECTION. Mr. ELLICE brought up the report of the committee ap pointed to inquire into the return of Sir John Acton, Bart., as member for Bridgenorth, which stated that the com mittee found that the hon. baronet had not been duly elected, while Mr. H. Whitmore was duly elected. Mr. Ellice also informed the house that the result had been brought about by two votes having been struck off the number recorded on behalf of Sir J. Acton, which thus gave the majority to Mr. Whitmore.. Bribery had been com mitted in the interest of Sir John Acton, but not with his knowledge or with the consent of his agents. GREAT YARMOUTH ELECTION. Mr. MOWBRAY, the chairman of the Great Yarmouth Election Committee, also brought up the report of this committee. It stated that Mr. Goodson and Sir E. Lacon had been duly elected. Bribery had been committed, but it had not been proved to be with the cognizance of the hon. members or their agents. LIGHTHOUSES IN IRELAND. Sir R. PEEL gave notice that early after Easter he should call the attention of the house to the state of the lighthouses on the east coast of Ireland. THE PATENT LAWS. Mr. BOVILL gave notice that after Easter he should call attention to the Museum of Patents. THE BRITISH MUSEUM. Lord H. LENNOX asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether her Majesty's Government had had under their consideration any scheme for the improvement of the constitution and administration of the British Museum; and if so whether they would lay upon the table of the house the correspondence which had taken place on this subject between her Majesty's Government and the trus tees of the British Museum ? Also, whether it had been decided to fill up the post of Secretary Librarian under the same conditions as it was recently held by Mr. Panizzi ; and, whether the Government would lay upon the table of the house any correspondence that had passed between the trustees of the British Museum and the various depart ments of the Government respecting the removal of the ethnological collections to the east of London? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there had been no correspondence between the Government and the trustees, and no deci sion had yet been come to with respect to filling up the post of principal librarian. There had been certain communications with the trustees, but they were made separately, and in a such a manner as not to be laid before the house. The first stop would be tcitake the vote for the erection of the building at Kensington, and until that had been decided by the House of Commons no other step would be taken. If there was any correspondence that could be laid before the house it would be produced. THE NEW REFORM BILL. Mr. W. BEAUMONT asked the Chancellor j of the Exchequer whether, having regard to the additional cost of Parliamentary contests, arising from the proposed in crease of electors, Government would introduce clauses in their Reform Bill to render illegal the con veyance of voters to the poll at the expense of candidates, and to multiply polling places; and to defray, out of local rates, certain election charges connected with returning officers, polling places, &c., and generally to re duce the cost of contests ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the proposals were very important, and the object of which the Government were desirous of promoting. The Go vernment had considered the whole matter, but they must be left to the choice of the time and order in which the matters should be brought forward. CATTLE INSURANCE. Lord G. MANNERS asked the Secretary for the Home i pepartment whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Tiovernment to introduce any measure for the purpose of placing existing local mutual cattle insurance associations on a sound and legal basis ? Mr. BARING said it was the intention of the Govern ment'to bring in a measure on that subject. THE FENIANS The O'DONOGEUE asked the Attorney-General for Ireland whether ho did not think it would have a good effect upon the state of 'lreland, and whether he saw any objection to release from custody those persons arrested under the suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act who could procure bail ? Whether it was true, as reported in the papers, that the Catholic Cathedral at Armagh was searched, and even the vaults entered ; if so, whether it was done by direction or approval of the Government ; if it was not done by the direction or with the approval of the Government, whether he did not think the matter ought to be made the subject of inquiry, with a view to giving redress to the Catholics, and of preventing the recurrence of such an act. And also whether he would state if the Land Bill which the Gdernment is going to introduce differs in principle from the bill introduced by Mr. Cardwell ; and, if so, what was the difference. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL kr IRELAND said tilt utmost consideration were given to the case of all persons de tained in custody, and unless it was shown that they had not been actually engaged in the conspiracy, he thought it would have a very bad effect to admit such persons to bail and thus enable them to go at large. With respect to the persons coming from America it would be a matter of considerable satisfaction if they on being admitted to bail would quit Ireland for America. With respect to the entry of the Cathedral of Armagh he had no know ledge of such a proceeding, but he would make inquiry and inform the hon. gentleman Immediately he received the intelligence. With respect to the land question, it would be unfair to anticipate the statement that would be made when the bill was introduced. THE LOSS OF THE LONDON. Mr. GRANT asked the President of the Board of Trade if he considered the late inquiry into the loss of the London steamer a satisfactory one ; and if so, to state what, in his opinion, were the causes alleged in the report of the Court of Inquiry as having occasioned the said wreck, by which so large a sacrifice of life took place ? Mr. GIBSON said the inquiry was conducted is a satis factory manner, yet he did not say that mode of carrying on the examination could not be improved. With respect to the loss of the vessel, the report stated that whether the ship was lost through the sea netting into the engine-room, through the hatchway or other part of the ship, there was no evidence to show. 8) 01 69 60 53 60 10 f 2 34 36 101 )02 120 12 86 88 98 96 37 39 43 5 120 122 92 Q 3 63 61 132 )34 21 Zip 1 111 , 96 98 123 124 IS 22 , 68 60 8 30 109 110 71 72 109 110 35 37 10 U p 122 125 1t 2p .14 2p 74 7o 10 12 150 152 63 70 112 114 51 0 73, 74 8 9 140 143 3 fy 10t) IC2 51 53 lESSIONS, 5) 60 IG2 103 P iP 6 7 10 11 76 80 96 98 65 70 100 102 101 102 102 104 33 35 83 90 65 67 60 63 59 61 50 55 45 49 42 45 32 34 70 34 109 1 , 0 11 2 p It 2 p 99 100 91 93 16 17 3k,. Q 6 86 •8 1 4al 1)0 10 9 03 87 89 62 et 8 82 99 100 98 99 I 97 99 T SNCUR. (3 95 92 14 92 94 7 " 80 78 t 104 IC4 105 107 105 107 IC2 1(4 90 V 2 1i.2 104 106 1 8 102 104 101 105 IC4 106 1 , 2 104 100 102 93 95 90 95 87i AN 91 91 . 79 81 c 8 100 98 100 105 107 100 1074 POSS. II MINES. 2.1.0 294 2.14.6 3/ 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.4 THE WOODS AND FORESTS, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said to morrow he should move that the house resolve itself into committee to consider the acts relating toithe Woods and Forests and Land Revenues of the Crown. TOTNES ELECTION. Mr. BOUVERIE brought up the report of the committee appointed to try the merits of this election petition. The committee had come to the conclusion that Mr. John Pender was not duly elected, but that Mr. Alfred Seymour was duly elected. That John Fender had been guilty of bribery by offering to obtain a place or appointment for an elector named Harris. That the election was a void election as far as John Pender was concerned. That gross bribery had taken place at the last election, and that corruption had been shown to exist for a long time in the borough. MILITARY SAVINGS BANKS. Mr. DISRAELI asked for some information relative to the case of a young soldier who had deposited a certain sum in one of the military savings banks in India. After informing his parents of the sum he had so placed he died, and in place of recovering the amount the soldier informed his parents he had saved, a few shillings only were sent to the poor people, who were peasants in Buckinghamshire. He should like to have some information on the matter. Mr. FERRAND said a case very similar had occcurred at his residence in the country. The mother of a private soldier had been informed by him that he had placed £2O in the military savings bank, but after so doing ho died, and instead of the sum being paid over to her she received but a few shillings. It being a case exactly in point to that brought forward by the right hon. gentleman he hoped it would be inquired into at the same time. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, his noble friend the Secretary for War not being in his place, he would no doubt give some information on the matter to-morrow evening. THE ESCAPE OF STEPHENS. Mr. WHITESIDE then called the attention of the house to the circumstances connected with the escape of Stephens, the head centre of Fenianism, from Richmond Peniten tiary. The hon. and learned gentleman detailed the cir cumstances that had led to the apprehension of Stephens, and those which conduced to his escape. He said that in order to render the escape of the great head of the con spiracy possible, no military guard could have been placed over the prison. The extra guard, if it had been so placed, must have withdrawn, or else the officials of the prison must have been greater traitors than the rebel. He contended that the whole circumstances were a reflection upon the authorities in Ireland, both military and civil, because he believed, notwithstanding many versions that had been given with respect to the escape of Stephens, the true one was that the flight of Stephens from Richmond prison was effected by false keys provided for him by the officials of the goal, who were the paid servants of the Crown ; and the whole transaction was a disgrace to the Executive in Ireland. He should like to know whether any investigation had been made into the escape of Stephens, and whether there would be any objection to lay a copy of the proceedings on the table of the house ? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL for IRELAND denied, with some warmth, the insinuation that the general elec tion had anything to do with delaying the breaking up of the Fenian conspiracy, and asserted that the Executive had done all they could to insure the safe custody of Stephens. Richmond Gaol, he said, was not under their control, and, having offered the assistance of a military guard, they were not responsible for its being declined. He created much amusement by the ridiculous light in which he placed the Phoenix prosecutions conducted by Mr Whiteside, and con tended that the Irish Government had done all in their power to suppress the conspiracy. Mr. GEORGE asserted that the Phoenix and the Fenian conspiracy were identical in origin, and censured the Irish Executive for its dilatoriness in making the arrests. Sir R. PEEL protested against the assumption that this dilatoriness had anything to do with the general election, stigmatising it as " mean and paltry," and challenged the fullest inquiry into the conduct of the Government. lie denied that the Executive had omitted any precaution in their power ; they had offered a military guard, and were not aware that it had been declined, and it was by inter nal treason alone, against which it was impossible for any Government to guard, that the escape of Stephens was effected. He praised the conduct of the constabulary and of the juries. Lord NAAS and Mr. S. B. MILLER vindicated the con duct of the Irish Executive in Lord Derby's time in regard to the Phoenix conspiracy, and censured the present Go vernment for allowing the conspiracy to run its course so long, and for not taking greater precautions to secure Stephens. Mr. SULLIVAN defended the Government. Sir G. GREY stated that Lord Wodehouse had acted with the entire concurrence of the Cabinet. Mr. H. BAILLIE pointed out that the publisher of the Irish People had previously been convicted, and might have been called up for judgment at any time. THE NEW COURTS OF JUSTICE. Mr. BENTINCK called attention to the plan adopted by the commissioners for building the New Courts of Justice for securing designs, and moved a resolution to the effect that it is not expedient that the competition be confined to six architects. Mr. HOPE supported the motion, contending that, as unlimited competition in the present state of public opinion was hardly possible, means ought to be taken to obtain de signs from the best architects. Mr. F. POWELL made some observations in support of the motion. Mr. COWPER pointed out that Parliament, by the Act passed last session, had intrusted the discretion to the com missioners, and vindicated the course which they had pursued, denying that any favouritism had been shown. Sir G. Bowyer, Mr. Locke, and Mr. Tite argued in favour of unlimited competition. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL explained the practical reasons which had induced the commissioners to adopt the system of limited competition. The motion was supported by Mr. Henley, Mr. Hibbert, and Mr. Sheridan, and was carried, on a division, by 101 to 70. After a short explanation from the Marquis of HARTING TON, in reference to a question raised by Mr. DISRAELI at the commencement of the evening, the house went into Committee of Supply on the Army Estimates, and the fol lowing votes were agreed to: — £212,600 for the administration of the Army. £135,900 for Superannuation Allowances. The Labouring Classes' Dwellings.)3ill passed through Committee. • Other bills were forwarded a stage, and the house ad journed 'at 10 minutes past one o'clock. LITERARY ANNOUNCEMENTS.—Messrs. Frederick Warne and Co. have nearly ready for publication the last work of " The Old Bushman," which will be issued under the title of "Sporting Sketches," and will contain a memoir of much interest ; a domestic tale entitled " The Dayrells," by the Viscountess Enfield; a library edition in 3 vols. of the "Penny Readings," compiled and edited by J. E. Carpenter ; a series of " Sunday Readings," by the same editor ; and a " Popular Horse Book," by Professt,r John Gamgee and Professor Gamgee, sen. By the same enterprising firm the works of the elder and of tho younger Disraeli are about to be issued in a cheaper and more popular form than hitherto. A NARROW ESCAPE.—What nearly amounted to a shocking tragedy, reminding one not a little of the famous old story of the bride and the chest, took place at Oxford last Tuesday. At the handsom e Randol p h Hotel in that city, two men and a boy emp l o yed on the pr em i ses, from fun and curiosity, we believe, got into a very carefully oonstructed fire-proof plate chest. Another servant, slso in fun, little thinking what h e was doin g , closed the door. It fastened with a spring lock, and the h orr i f i ed v i ct i ms found themselves enclos ed in an air- tight box about 3 ft. square by 6ft. high. It is difficult to un d erstan d h ow th ree persons could have squeezed themselves into such a place, for there was only just standing room, but such is the fact. Their cries soon alarmed the establishment, and at last the key was found; but, as might be expected in the confu sion, under the agonised efforts of the frightened man who bad shut the door, it broke in the lock. There was now nothing for it but to break in, but the extraordinary strength of the door resisted every effort of sledge-hammers wielded by powerful men working for the life of their fellow cron. turns. The escape of the prisoners was only effected, after having been immured for more than half an hour, by breaking through the wall with proper mason's tools. The boy had fainted, and one of the men was bleeding at the nose and mouth ; the other had not yet begun to suffer visibly, though much distressed. A very few minutes more—it is said not more than five—and some, if not all; must have perished. Considerable crowds collected round the hotel both at the time and afterwards.—Churchman.. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE-s -This Day, LEWES RACES--(THIS DAY). (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) INNKEEPERS' PLATE. Tom Coke East Lynn Musketeer Eleven ran. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING—THis DAT.. CHESTER CUP. 12 to 1 agst Saladin.(taken) 100 to 7 agst Gong (taken) 20 to 1 agst Da'by (taken) 20 to 1 agst Baragah (taken) 20 to 1 agst Sandal (offered, 25 to 1 taken) 25 to 1 agst Harry Brailsford (taken) 25 to 1 agst Suruey (utken) 33 to 1 agst Treasure Trove (taken) TWO THOUsAND. 6 to 4 agst Lord Lyon (taken) Dinnt 6to 1 agst Lord Lyon (taken) 25 to 1 agst Janitor (taken) 28 to 1 agst Stabbm (taken and offered) SPORTING BOOKS OUT THIS DAY.—A 4 lmiral Rous' Laws, of Racing,'price ss. Baily's (spring edition) Turf Guide, 2s. 6d. Baily's Magazine, ls. Gd. Who's Who, 2s. 6d. Sent post free on receipt of stamps. G. R. GLEsiu, Sporting Library, 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park, special agent for the early delivery of the late edition of the " Sus " newspaper. Copies delivered in town within half an hour of publication, and in the coun try early same evening.—N.B. The late edition. Noble Description of a Boat Race. --o -- (From Chapter I. of Charles Reade's "Hard Cash," originally published in "All the Year Round.") Few things in this vale of tears are more worthy a pen of fire than an English boat-race is, as seen by the runners ; and none else have ever seen one, or can paint one. But I, unhappily, have nothing to do with this race, except as it appeared to two ladies seated on the Henley side of the Thames, nearly opposite the winning -post. These faiK novices then looked all down the river, and could just d;s c,ern two whitish streaks on the water, one on each side the little fairy isle ; and a great black patch on the Berkshire bank. The threatening streaks were the two racing boats ; the black patch was about a hundred Cambridge and Ox ford men, ready to run and hallo with the boats all the way, or at least till the last puff of wind should be run plus hulloed out of their bodies. Others less fleet and enduring, but equally clamorous, stood in knots at various distances, ripe for a shorter yell and run when the boats should con up to them. Of the natives and country visitors, those, who were not nailed down by bounteous Fate, ebbed and flowed up and down the bank with no settled idea, but of getting in the way as much as possible, and of getting knocked into the Thames as little as might be. There was a long uneasy suspense. At last a puff of smoke issued from a pistol down at the island ; two oars seemed to splash into the water from each white streak; and the black patch was moving; so were the threatening streaks. Presently was heard a faint, con tinuous, distant murmur, and the streaks began to get larger, and larger, and larger ; and the eight splashing oars looked four instead of two. Every head was now turned down the river. Group; hung craning over it like nodding bulrushes. 1 Next the runners were swelled by the stragglers they picked up ; so were their voices ; and on came the splash ing oars and roaring lungs. Now the colours of the racing Jerseys peeped distinct. The oarsmen's heads and bodies came swinging back like one, and the oars seemed to lash the water savagely, like a connected row of swords, and the spray squirted at each vicious stroke. The boats leaped and darted side by aid; and, looking at them in front, nobody could say which was ahead.* On they came nearer and nearer, with hundreds of voices vociferating, "Go it Cambridge !" " Well pulled. Oxford !" "You are gaining, hurrah !" " Well pulled Trinity " Hurrah 1" " Oxford !" " Cambridge !" " Now is your time, Hardie, pick her up!" " Oh, well pulled, six !" " Well pulled, stroke !" " Up, up ! lift her a bit!' "Cambridge !" " Oxford !" "Hurrah !" At this Julia turned red and pale by turns. " Oh, mamma !" said she, clasping her hands and colouring high, " would it be very wrong if I was to pray for Oxford to' win ?" Mrs. Dodd had a monitory finger ; it was on her loft hand ; she raised it ; and, that moment, as if she had given a signal, the boats, foreshortened no longer, shot out to treble the length they had looked hitlierto, and came broad side past our palpitating fair, the elastic rowers stretched like greyhounds in a chase, darting forward at each stroke so boldly, they seemed flying out of the boats, and surging back as superbly, an eightfold human wave : their nostrils all open, the lips of some pale and glutinous ; their white teeth all clenched grimly, their young eyes all glowing, their supple bodies swelling, the muscles writhing beneath their Jerseys, and the sinews starting on each bare arm ; their little shrill coxswains shouting imperiously at the young giants, and working to and fro with them, like jockeys at a finish ; nine souls and bodies flung into each magnificent effort ; water foaming and flying, row-locks ringing, crowds running, tumbling, and howling like mad ; and Cambridge a boat's nose ahead. They had scarcely passed our two spectators, when Oxford put on a furious spurt,• and got fully even with the leading boat. There was a louder roar than ever from the bank. Cambridge spurted desperately in turn, and stole those few feet back ; and so they went fighting every inch of water. Bang! A cannon on the bank sent its smoke over both competitors ; it dispersed in a moment, and the boats were seen pulling slowly towards the bridge, Cam bridge with four oars, Oxford with six, as if that gun had winged them both. The race was over. But who had won our party could not see, and must wait to learn. * Here is the description given previously by Charles Reade of one of the rowers at work just before the race commenced :—" His Jersey not only the working power of his arms, as sunburnt below the elbow as a gipsey's, and as corded above as a blacksmith's, but also the play of the great muscles across his broad and deeply indented chest: his oar entered the water smoothly, grippd it severely, then came out clean, and fe4therad clear and tunably on the ringing rowlock, the boat jumped, and then glided, at eac h neat, easy, powerful stroke. Bank of England Returns.•-• Last Even ng. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, I‘ p. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, March 21, 1866. NO g • ISSUE DEPARTMENT. 1 to Issued ....X28,554,055 Governmt. Debt..£11,015,100 Other Securities.. 3,984,900 Bold Cuiu uud Bullion ......... 13,554,055 Silver Bullion .... .C 28,554,055 BANKING D: £28,554,055 Proprietors'Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (including Ex chequer, Sav ings' Banks, Commissioners of National Debt, and Div Accounts) 6,824,602 Other Deposits 12,478,479 Seven Day and other bills ... 397,849 TARTYLENT. Goyernrat. Secu rities(including Dead Weight Annuity) £9,915,483 Other Securities 19,392,302 Notes 7,918,455 Gold and Silver Coin 901,468 £38,127,708 March 22, 1866. , • A:38,127,708 r MILLER, Chief Cashier. Liverpool Cotton Market. —This Day. Market opens quietly. Salos probably about 6,000 bales. A meeting of the Scinde , Punjand D e lhi Bank aubw'hen a state ment, yf ot ue g sa p C ;nr o aoe r pnu i a ) dn o rt r ec a dt otoi.ob,bneys showed a twi s ureesa h snr e est l di d . aw t t, o ats - h d le a 2 y pBr , Coleman, Turquand, o 4 7 5 e 5 n 5 t e l s 4 t s i . m i a o t d e . The sum of £12,000 in gold was taken to the Bek s n Aix y e o s F t e T r li d a E y. s H ENANDOAH. —A lively interest was excited in Liverpool yesterday by the sale of the screw steam ship Shenandoah (late the Sea King). The vessel, which was the property of the United States Government, was sold (by Messrs. C. W. Kellock and Co.) by order of the United States consul at Liverpool, and was knocked down to Mr. M. I. Wilson, shipowner, of Liverpool, for the sum of £15,750. The Shenandoah is a vessel of 1,018 tons gross, and 790 tons net register. She is on the composite principle, and .was built by Messrs. A. Stephens and Sons, of Glasgow. The only condition having reference to any international question imposed upon the purchaser was, that at the time of the delivery of the vessel he would be required to sign a certificate or declaration that he had not bought the vessel for any b e lligerent or warlike purp ose , or for any belligerent nation. When this vessel w as bought for the Confederate Government two or thr ee years ago F s A h T e AL was e sold o forslo COLLISION A 5, T SEA .—A colli s i on d . yesterday o ff Palling, Norfolk, between an English steamer and a Russian brig. The boat of the Russian vessel after wards capsized, and 10 persons Were drowned, including the captain. FRENCH SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—The jockey Kitchener is now lying dangerously ill. Five horses, re cently purchased by the Duke of Hamilton in England, have arrived at Lamplugh's to be trained. M. Andre's mare Rubrique has paid forfeit in the Prix de l'lmperatrice, and will be sent to the stud. M. Desvignes has hired the esta blishment at Gouvieus, recently occupied by Count de Dampierre's horses.—Galiinani. -, COn lands !ot1 51 : )ry*°' t hat lace d more ,wing Died, Tared , a ging I, O a 10 ---- - Share, 20e 10 100 / WO 100 100 all 100 100 190 100 100 F 0 100 100