The Sun. — London, England, 1865-02-17 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIC.:-1;;NOi;, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. 1141 'd 1 7 sufficient time has yet elapsed for the uur able returns issued f r o m th e t w o national 1 4111.4._ duce establishme n t s o f E ng l an d an d F rance t o any effect upon the Money Market. The h e l l' for discount accommodation has been very t ' a , t oday, alth oug h b an k ers an d b ro k ers h ave a 40°,11 supply of capital a t th e i r di s p o s a l, th e y h ave Q.' M ade any alteration i n thei r c h ar g es f or th e 'ebetiation of the best 'commercial bills. The lowest ciliaeotations continue at 4-7,- 5 per cent., and the pub are evidently l oo ki ng ou t f or f ur th er f ac iliti es "'lng afforded. 4,. q u antity of the bar silver brought by th e W es t oLula steamer Seine has been sold at ss. 11d. per rr, I. h -- e Mora 5 vian, from Melbourne, has brought 6 ,604. 151tae return issued from the Bank of England a~late some encouraging features, as will be ob -1 from the following details : -'ve Circulation £19,935,105 kali Decrease 031 L, "‘ Inc rease 42,260 N " 3,619,136 I, Inc rease 10,183 4e beposits ; Og ler ti In crease 319,620 e psits 1;969,659 itt veb .i., n crease - 'ty and Other Bills 00pe.,..„._ in crease ent Securities No alteration. der Securities ties 1;886,988 °l es $ lucre 99,097 1711 ernl Y 11 Incr p ease ed 355,935 ati o e ; W eekbr return from the Bank of France is h een e k a satisfactory character. The bullion has tab - : illcr eased £613,333 ; while a diminution has I il Place in the bills under discount of £1,366,666, ti ori e advances of £60,000, in the notes in circula- Q 54 , of 00. 1 73,333, and in the current accou n t s o f ,0 Two o'CLooK. At p a • thi s morning, according to 11 euter's 1 4 '. 4111 , the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 35c. ,iiannate. b tio English Stock Market to-day has been very has t A k e Ya nt, and an improvement of i• a rt to 1 14 ,_ ll Place in the Funds. A great support to p the rices ue e „ another large purchase of New Threes by (itie "•overnment broker, and the market conse (,0:11 presents a very favourable appearance. 89a i els for money are 89+ and for the accou n t k r a The New Threes and Reduced Annuities ; E xc h equer Bill s , B s. prem. ; Ind i a 5 per 6 14 )103+ ;• do. 4 per Cents., 981 99 ; E n f ace d d o per Cents. 101 ; do. 5+ per Cents., 110 ; and ;_hebe n t ures, 98+. For eign Stocks arc generally better, and business `'Alllore active. T ur ki s h 6 per Cents., 1862, are ti u o t 71 ; ditto Consolides, 52 i; Mexican, 27 1' ; New, 26 + ; Greek, 221 ; Spanish Passive, ttit i ; do. Certifi cates, 141 ; Italian, 64+ + ; t(lllsT ew) 1 j dis.; Confederate, 57 59 ; Egyptian, prem. ; Danubian, + dis., par ; and Monte `l,le,an, 3+ 4+ prem. b aps operations in the Railway Share Market be en 4 0t , on a very limited scale, and prices have t orL ar led to any i m p or t an t ex t en t. L ancas hi re and 1 / 41v "hire have declined 55., a n d S ou th E as t ern T e h inriprov e d s s . i tlaev e Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain b lv e, without any material change in values. kod e ' and Miscellaneous Shares have been in (:1 1 L r ate request. Alliance have improved to 33 + 144ered of India, Australia, and China to 33+ ~ 2 -; t 7 Oriental „ B an k C or p ora tion have declined to 41 51 Hudson Bay Company shares remain steady 1,14 r are : 1. Met ro p o lit an Di str i cts R a il way C om p an y ktki v quoted 2+ 2+ prem. ; Canal Irrigation eater Supply o f France, 4 + prem. ; China 1 ) - -: Q1a p ro h iP Company at 1 14 prem; City of Milan 11 Prei eraent, 3t 4 p rem . ; an d R eg i s t ere d Land, 3 Go BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. per oI‘EIi.NMENT I' UNDS. l 3 0, 4 ° ,,,,t• Consols i l l'er e e ` 4 ; o ent, Mar. 9 B9A 4elt 3 ~,,°t• Reduced BB i t IVr I. Cent BB i ,11 0 i Per Cent. Jan. 1894 — ' 4 ,,114i . Per Cent. Jan. 1873 — uo, i e ; 3 0 yrs. expire sth Jan 1880 kk i) .? l (le cir d . 36 ,,r - e t 'expir e sth A . prilll l B B B oB s _l4. 5-16 7-10 ' ag ue _ ?..a Telegrapl t )3 0. r bid' s, £l,OOO, per Cent — 8 kail a e. £5OO I l e , En g l and Stock, 5 X2OO 0 f £lOO and 1 per Cent 8 4; 1, 0 Q„„... DEt ,s. , •eIi.NMENT SECITUITEES. o n A , ocR, 10f per Cent., April 1874 — ' J o reount - b o. APer Cent. July, 1870 3 0, i'cenu O. Per Cent. Oct. 1888 to, ° ertifi " ~ I, cates u,o, Vifteed Paper 4 per Cent — 0 0,5 1 Per Cent, Jan. 1872 Pe. ? Per Cent, May 1879 llO cio, ) 3 Per Cent., Aug. 1866 9B} bO . 4 4 clis, £l,OOO pm der Xl,OOO 1446 PO REIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 'kz,i14.71130 reds, 5 per Cent _ ''o. t i ,u Per Cent _ t irPer Cent., 1852-58-60 44 0 _ 1863 ' I ASTes th i ,? I P er ~, 6 per Cent — 4 6 uent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) cl o °.i p P e er Cent — Ni.robiat. ‘ I Cent — IP, 6 p e ._ ° _Per Cent. — 0 1 : , 5 1 , e r r Vent. b,,0. Ric j Cent., 1864 — Nth "P £55 'd 13 0 3 Pe , pal 1 , . 5 ~_ r Cent., 1825 )4• 1 o, 5 Ayr Cent., 1864 — )! I ,tbie li e r Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid Lot2s P fincipalities —die par Vti a.4 l;ead per Cent i)° O .' le ee - ci I 98 t. /1 ssue — b EV3Onds ° el'i . 1864 95 i k 0 .k e -P, .£55 paid tcl o ,tlint i Pin °) P r ""elv Consolidated, 1 per Cent — (i t °. ,c i °visional Land Warrant Zeit 5 6 ° Bonds — 4 " he 0 0°Pen — Per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons ' 4, k iltor o ,punt 1 10.183; 5 Per Cent. — b 4 :11 5 and 1850 — I b e 1861)er° Cent (Maremmana Railway) Eie — 4, ,, , 2 . ...................... e k r 'etn at' 4 : 10 paid die Ace Per Cent. 13 0 bt Qutit , b t 1 4 ,,, 1864 — , 4 tq °, Fr,;, e t 'mit. Anglo-French — tto, l ) 4 Yr4 e li. Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — die 9 14 .41 : 44 s . per Cent., £25 paid 9 - 2 pm b G ra ,,,_ Penal 5 per Cent 3°2 Pe ma r cia b ° D ef Cent A o t erred v,.. l ed t o gen 4 , w arrants (Hectares) 3 p o 7,Per Cent. be li ~_ uent. Mribarren) — PO. A ' Cent 1862 - b t ,,egl ie c fie llnt ' — bu 41. e, Per Cent., 1853 8 13 0 Q1 pe ° l . llllt I, - dc.,.. Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, blian Vint 47} 11 )3,, li t D r r , Cent., 1822, X St., b o - • %,ent, 1850 b° a Per _ 1860 5 h. Cent. 1859 8,4 —r Cent., 1862 I) lk ien 5 1864 4 1h c '''' Ae Per Cent — N 3 e ; e lltit b o o i ke _ 4 c ent ...... 44 D eferr ed ilt ......................... 1, 0 4 kJ qe e t h o 15, .4t i•-% A ...8 1 , fs . t gos .<l.ec o.. _ . - 1) 4181 1 Oegnt 11 1‘ , ° , it of (3oup no . t . funded — it lr e lt i .l e}l 4 l l l 3 llt . ',4 . ! , ,si i 6 .er "' l i t : .... D o ° Ac cc ter t Cent. 1851 — G A p er 0 ........... b iz ; 4, o , oi _ent. 185 8 t o tlOO it b Per 0 4112 b ° de e , e ilt• 1862 h e 6 ~,_ lant . .3 Per 0 1', 41 ( 6 Cu„ eat.•lB4'a o,t2eela,4lled, 4 per Cent 3 D o. Ac e ,,, l P. 3 r Cent. to. 6 e,,,,_e Ette ...... N . tee o r tl u lat iltl 1862 — pe. ~ •• ~,. r kJent.,llB64 In. . u ivide ud • -Ari o e on tlae above payable in London. 01. fin, P 4. ,lter k, , Per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins b bu,gr,lfelir cent., Ex. 25f. cl i Glint _ It t l4l Per l'er c el l .. i.., ....... .efui . l 4 4 3 4 o per put 0. 12 _ • Ateolltrterit, 1 861, Ex. 25f. 34 1 * Q°44 01 I) 0. a, 11 04 , TWO O'CLOCK. AccouitY 11.11•1 SHARE MARKETS —This day. ORDINARY SHA Rail ways. 'Bir., Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A A gets no div Do till6p.e.p.an.has • B been paid to B Dublin & Belfast June Dun,.Perth, & A b.June. Edinburgh & Glasgow Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. An ;l. st. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northera Da. A stock Do. B dO Do. New. is. at 25 pm Gt S, and W. of Ireland, Gt. Neste n -Original. D . S. Vie. Rail gua. Do. South Wales ....I Do W. Mid.— Ox'ord Do. Newpo t Do. He eford.... Lanc •shire & Yorkshire L ndon and Blackwali Lon., & S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover LOT). & North Western ) Lon. & South Western Man., Shet., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. shares Metropolitan •••• Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin tic Derby Mid Gt. W.. Ireland Do. 6 shares slid Kent No•th British Do. Ed., Pth ,'& Dun. Nth. Eastern Berwick Do. G.N •E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle Do. F.took.& Darling. Do. d.). 18.55-'8 Do do. 180-61 North Londou Do. New Do. do. 1814 ... North Staffordshire N. & S. W Junction Scottish Ctntral Scot. N. E , Aber. stock .0. Scot, Mid. st ' 4 lrews & Weichpool Shropshire Union South Devon south E stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C .. Vale of Neal h (Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornw .01 %V.Hartlepool Har &R. Do. A Irredeemable.. Do. A redeemable .. 100 10 1(0 10 100 ES AND STOCKS. Paul Closin g I Business Price. done. 7° I} I' . 67} II 'l2Ol * 99 1161 117 xd 6 1371 1031 6 0 & 60 871 i BRITISH Pi Atlantic & St. La wrenc Bom., Baroda, = Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. I' 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, 1374 Calcutta & S. E., lim e Town & Dock. gu Demera , a, 7 p.c. per. p' East. Ben gal, gu , 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canad a Do. Equip. Mort, Bond 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pr, f. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 2d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Gt. India Pen. gua. 6p.c Po. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (Brno gua. 5 per cent D 41 per cent Do Great Vireo. of Canada.. D.% New Do. 6 p. c. Bds. pay 1873 I , o. 5 e do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Filth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Miss A and B v.ltl.C'da, pc let pi.bds Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Punlaub Ezo Do.lndus St Flo "v 95 97 131 132 ti 6 3? 34 16 17 86 88 107 1.8 461 47i, 7 8 130 131 147 148 13) 133 90 92 791 79} 58 60 48 50 :02 '0( 116 k 317' 83 6.4- 101 104 35 17 1 U 121 98i 991 59 4) 115/ 114 la lb 137 1874 106 108 53 54 z 5 26 1118 114 69 70 102/10} 33 39 11 124 p 94 lop 122 )25 116 1 lip 8) 81 11 113 138 142 45 47 19 61 59 61 87 67 9 1 , 160 165 3i 44p 110 113 3 40 75 78 ;SIONS. 56 57 100, 101& par p! 4} 5 r 74 73 97 9'J 75 85 1(0 102 100 101 100 a 101 183 193 59 91 67 69 67 69 6t 63 54 56 50 53 46 48 26 28 25 27 103$ 101• id } p par * p 93 100 8, 0 12 113 d 85 tO 77 EO I I d 100 101 9: 94 88 90 62 64 3 6 1 82 81 99 100 9.1 100 d Id v9i 1001 , 94 97 ' IT SECUR: 9) 9'• 0 92 91 96 79 81 79 61 103 106 108 108 Ic7 1 , 9 106 108 102 104 108 110 102 104 105 107 108 110 105 107 90 03 98 100 92 t 91 93 103 105 86 83 92 04 102 104 105 107 1071 103 i 5i 6$ 31 33 573 555 32 35; 13 14 6 6' 2] 31 11 14 4 41 6 8 17 18 21 21 33 31 8 1 2} 24 36 31 4 6 8 5 51 11 ON 17 19 35 45 141 16 1 I 1 1 2 21 3 34 31 33 530 550 20 25 144 13 14 15 74 1181 63 06 200 210 100 105 9_ 11 I --# 11 13 195 205 19 20 i i COLONIAL GOVERNMEN !British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Deo. 31, 1872.... Can.Gov.6 p.o.Ja.& July 1877-4 - Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug D:). 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p Inscribed sk Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 , o. April & Oct. 1880-1 do' V. 9C-1 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. V. , 78 Do. 188?, May i 5, Nov. it Natal qov. n per cent N.B.G ov. 6 p.c.Ja.&,luly N. B.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,1866 Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to 1876 Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 1892 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 6 per cent.:.. Nova So .tia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875 - Queensland Gov. 6 p. C. IS. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c 18 , 8 -9 ' 1)o.1878 & upwards.. Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do, A pril & Oct.. BRIT Cam Consol. u old, lim Chiverton Clifford A malgamat ed Devon G. Cons. (Tay.st Drake wal Is East Bassett (Illogan) hast Cara .on as, Cam Brea I , :ast G2enville . East Love .l E. W'i Russell k Tavlstk Gam & StAubyn(Gwen. Great L .xey, limited Great South Tolgus G. Wheal Vor (Heist ,u Grenvil'e Herod's Foot Fllngston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley rt wyndy Iron Ore, Nangiles New Seton . North Downs North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett(lllogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Pr ,ridenoe .Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan Stray Park . Tin Croft West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West C hi rerton West Seton Wheal Bassett 'lllogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Whea Ludoutt Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Ti elawney (Lis Wheal UnLn ...... • PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 44 per cent., red. at 10 per cent. pm,, 103 Great Weitern, 5 por cent. rd. pref., 1044 LINES LEASED AT FIXED_IIENTALS. London and Chatham, 44 per Cent., Ditto. Com. Fund stock 5 per cent., 91 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 101 - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9h• Bahia and San Francisco tii.n.) gua. 7per cent., lei tian Faulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 17} FOREIGN MINES St. Johndel Rey (11m.), 33 4 Yudauatuutana of S. Australia, Rm., lf / - BANKti. &Mance (11m.). 33f I Ditto. issued at '4,0 pm., of which 10 is Bank of Egypt. 311 Bank of London, Chartertd Bank of India:Australia. and Chink. 334 Chartered tier. of India. London, and Chins, 55 f Consolidated Bank, Um., iO4 European Bank, lim., 14f f Imperial Bank (Urn.). 31 London Bank of Mexico and S. America, Ulm , CI London and Brazilian dim.), 431 London Joint Stock, 471 ef London and South- Western,'llm., 211 London and N estminster, 51 Mercantile and Exchange. lim.. 71 Oriental Bank Corporation. o.} 74 Provincial Banking Corporation, Um , 3/ MISCELLANEOUS. Bo•tbay Gas, lim., Isi City Offices, Um., t. Commercial Union, Insuranae, 81 1 Credit Fonder and Mobilier of 91 Ebbw Vale, 31 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 81 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., Hudson's Bay, 15) Imperl4l Mercantile Credit Am., lim., 7 1 International Financial society, lim., 61 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cav our; ' Ditto,6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 80 London bieneral Omnibus Company, 31 M idras Irrgatlon and Canal, Ditto:new, 191 Ocean' +, arine Insurance),"24 Pen usula and Oriental Stcam. 31 Societe Tina , ciere d' Egypte lim., 4 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., 71 THE NAVY.—The account of the naval receipts and expenditure for the year ending 31st March last has been presented to Parliament. It shows that the amount granted during the year on account of the navy was £10,736,032. To this has been added £206,496, the balance of the advances from the vote of credit for the China war. The expenditure amounted to £10,746,177, leaving a balance of £196,350 unspent. The ',curse of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is about 249 per cent., and the premium on gold 127 per cent. At these rates there is a small profit on the importation of go'd frau the United States. 1001 11 261 6 1011 1 ITIES. 'SIT MINES. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING-, FEBRUARY 17, 1865. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF DIVORCE. (Beforo the Judge Ordinary and a Special Jury.) : BANCROFT V. BANCROFT AND ROMNEY. This was a suit entered by the husband for dissolution on the ground of adultery, and the petitioner claimed damages. Mr. Overend, Q.C., said the petitioner was a stationer, residing at Levorshulme, Manchester, and a widower at the time he was married to the respondent, who was the sister-in-law of Mr. Rumney. They lived happily together for some time, until the petitioner discovered that his wife had had a child about 13 years before, of which her aunt's husband was the father, and that the child was still living and reported to be the respondent's neice. The petitioner became exasperated on having been deceived ; quarrels ensued, which resulted in acts of per sonal violence by the petitioner, who was bound over to keep the peace, and that resulted in a separation. Antecedent to this Romney had been in the constant habit of writing to respondent at her house dur ing the petitioner's absence, and on inquiries being insti tuted evidence was obtained which resulted in the present suit. Previous to this the respondent filed a petition for a judicial separation on the ground of cruelty, which the jury found had been committed, but the Court did not decree until the hearing of the husband's petition. The wife went to live at the house of Mr. Walker, where Mr. Romney constantly visited her, and beyond this it would be proved that a Mrs. Pilkington saw her at her own house before the separation with Mr. Romney, coming downstairs, and Mrs. Bancroft said she had been showing him where the water-closet was, which would, however, be demonstrated to the jury as being unnecessary, as he (Romney) had_ previously been all over the house, and, besides, there was another closet downstairs to which he could have gone. He had been in the con stant habit of going to the house at other times. At another time, Mr. Pilkington, the foreman of the petitioner's business at Back Piccadilly, saw Mr. Romney in the back office with Mrs. Bancroft, and he had his arms round her, and was kissing her, and at another time he (Pilkington) saw them in a similar position, Mr. Romney having one of his hands up the respondent's clothes. The jury would draw their own inferences from such facts if proved. There would, however, be a great body of evidence as to other acts. A domestic servant named Yates would be called, who was in the service of Mr. Bancroft from May to July, 1863, and she would prove that Mr. Romney constantly visited the house in Mr. Ban croft's absence, that he always asked for Mrs. Bancroft, that they kissed each other and went into a private room where they stayed some time ; that Mr. Romney used then to go away, and Mrs. Bancroft shortly after used to go out and said she was going to Mr. Bancroft's place of business, and she used to be away all day and come home just before Mr. Bancroft returned. The petitioner could not be called to give evidence whether she visited him or not, but the jury would draw their own conclusions from all the circumstances, and say whether it was not a reasonable inference that she frequently went to meet Mr. Romney. On one occasion the servant also spoke to her about being very much flushed, and Mrs. Bancroft said that she always did when any one came to see her unexpectedly. A cabman, named Longbottom, would also be called, and it would be shown that in the month of September Mr. Romney and Mrs. Bancroft hired his cab, and directed him to drive down Plymouth-road. His attention being called,he turned round and looked in the cab, and if his statement were true there could be no doubt that adultery was then committed. Beyond that the learned counsel said he should call a Mrs. Smith, a brothel keeper, Bowman-street, Charlton-upon-Medlock, and she would prove that Mr. Romney and Mrs. Bancroft were in the habit of coming to her house, and though Mrs. Smith's calling might be open to observation, still her evidence would be found quite straightforward, though as regarded the identification when she was taken to Mr. Walker's house to identify Mrs. Bancroft, where she was then living, but when she got to the door Mrs. Bancroft ran away the moment she saw her, and shut herself in a cupboard for four hours, refusing to come out, saying that she knew Mrs. Smith had only come to identify her, and at last was got out of the house with a shawl completely over her face, and the means of identification by Mrs. Smith was therefore extremely limited. Still further, Mr. Walker would be called, andhe would prove that Mr. R omney fre quently called to see Mrs. Bancroft while she was at his (Mr. Walker's) house; and on one occasion after Mr. Rumney had gone, he (Mr. Walker) found she was much dejected, and having gone into her room on some pretext, having suspicions, he saw the bed was very much disordered, and when he asked Mrs. Bancroft how it was she said Mr. Rumney had been up there, as she wanted to show him a letter. It would be left to the jury whether they had any doubt that something improper had taken place. Mr. Walker told her that he was sorry she had ever come there, and that he would rather have given £lOO than that she should have done so. She cried very much, and said she was ruined, and begged him not to say anything against her. However, Mr. Walker did tell Mr. Bancroft, and would repeat his statement before the jury. Witnesses of the names of Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Latham, and Mrs. Slackwood also state that they had seen Mrs. Bancroft and Mr. Rumney together, and they went to the house of a Mrs. Gill, at 17, Baker-street, a house of notoriety in Manchester, and no doubt could be entertained of the purpose for which they went there. Mrs. Gill would not give evidence or state anything for fear she would injure the reputation of her house---(laughter)— but the other witnesses would prove that the respondent and co-respondent went there. A Mrs. Menders, a Mrs. Woolby, and a little girl would also give evidence, and if the facts were detailed as he (the learned counsel) had faintly shadowed them forth, the petitioner would be en titled to a verdict, and such damages as the jury may think fit. Evidence was then called in support of this statement. The case will last over two days. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE JONATHAN MATTHEWS.-THE MULLER TRIAL. Earl -street, cab e proprietor,eam came up f for rf his6B describedan d to-day asa s Paddington, last examination and order of discharge. The accounts filed show debts, £672 17s. 6d., and deficiency the same amount, there being no assets of any kind. He places his expenditure at £l5O per annum for the last ten years, and states :—" I consider I am entitled, for my personal benefit, to the rewards of £lOO offered by the Government, £lOO offered by Robarts and Co., the bankers, and £lOO offered by the North London Railway Company, for the discovery and conviction of the murderer of the late Mr. Briggs in July last. I gave information which led to such convic tion, and I do not consider such rewards should pass to my assignees." The case was not concluded when this report left, but an adjournment was anticipated to settle various disputed points, more especially as to the reward. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,—This Day. MARLBOROMIII-STREET. CONVICTION FOR SELLING SPIRITS WITHOUT A LICENSE -1,50 FlNE.—Blaze Rosetti, wine merchant, of No. 51, King street, Regent-street, was charged before Mr. Knox on a warrant, by Inspector Bowles, of the C division, "for that ho did, at a certain place, unlawfully sell certain spirits, to wit, brandy and gin, without being licensed for that pur pose, at 51, King-street, St. James's." A quantity of spirits found in the prisoner's house, and taken possession of by the police, were produced in court. Police-constable Charles Butcher, 137 C, said—Last Sunday evening about 12 o'clock I went to the prisoner's house,whero ho carries on the business of a wine merchant, I had two other men with me, and we went in the front parlour, and the prisoner came up from the kitchen. I asked him if he sold wine, and he said he did. One of the men within then called for a bottle of claret, for which he paid Is., and the other asked for a bottle 'of port and paid Is. 6d. for it. I then asked the prisoner if he sold brandy, and he said he did, and that he had plenty of good cognac and gin and wine at different prices. I said I would take a bottle of brandy, and I purchased one, paying the pri soner 3s. 6d. for it, and one of the others purchased a bottle of gin and paid for it. Thos. Abel Hunt, of No. 33, Grosvenor-mews, one of the men spoken of by the constable, said—l purchased a bottle of gin of the prisoner and paid him for it. Mr. James Morrish Osmond, division officer of Excise— The place is licensed for the sale of wine but not spirits. Inspector Bowles—Last night I apprehended the pri soner and found in a cupboard several bottles of brandy, gin, and rum, several wine-glasses, and a number of bot tles of ale. Mr. Knox—Are there any previous convictions against the prisoner ? Inspector Bowles—There are not, but he has long been suspected of selling spirits, especially on Sunday mornings. Mr. Knox 7 Prisoner, do you wjsh to say anything ? Prisoner—l am guilty. Butcher—He has been carrying on the practice for years, but in consequence of it being a private house it has been difficult to get proof. Mr. Knox—The prisoner is liable to be fined £2OO. The police had stated that they believed the prisoner had been carrying it on for years. I will not go to the full extent, but shall fine him £5O, or three months RUSSIA. ' 'bx, (TELEGRAPHIC NEWS ASSOCIATION.) ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 16, 2 11 p.m. The telegrams from Warsaw and elsewhere, published in the English and French newspape rs, announcing the administrative incorporation of 'the kingdom of Poland with Russia, and the change 3 in the officials in the Polish Government are entirely unfounded. Reprieve of Polioni• - We understand that Polioni, the Italian at present under sentence of death in Newgate for the murder of Michael Harrington on the 26th of December last, on Saffron-hill, has been reprieved until Wednesday, the 22d March. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Market quiet, but steady. Sales, probably 5,000 bales. The directors of the Trinidad Petroleum Company have issued a circular to their shareholders, inform ing them that the provisional contract with the vendor has now been completed, and with such great advantage that the purchase of the lands and estates in the island of Trinidad has been reduced to less than one-third of the original amount. The property being now vested in tne company, the sale of asphaltum in the colony for paving and other purposes, in Paris and elsewhere, which has hitherto been between 4,000 and 8,000 tons per annum, yielding a profit of 7s. 6d. per ton, will henceforth be carried on for the sole benefit of the ,company. The directors have tlfe gratification of announcing that they have received notice by this mail that the Colonial Government have ceded to the company all the ungranted Crown portions of the Pitch Lake. The iniormation and experience that they acquired, justify the directors in announcing that the opera tions of the company can be profitably carried on, either by distillation in Trinidad, or by the impor tation of the raw material to this country. The directors consider that they have cause to congratu late the shareholders upon the condition and pros pects of the company ; and believe, that with their cordial co-operation, the company, as a commercial undertaking, will prove eminently successful. During the last few days there has been a Mode rate amount of business transacted in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Sugars have been in fair request, at fully previous rates. For coffee there has been a good demand, at about former prices, while limited dealings have been reported in rice, fruits, and spices, without any material change in values. Tallow has been dull, and quotations for both psesent and forward delivery exhibit a down ward movement. The Share-list of John West and Co. (Limited) will close on Wednesday next, the 22d inst. Earl Bathurst, accompanied by his sister, Lady Emily Ponsonby, has left town for Brighton, where his lordship has taken a house. . _ The Earl of Orford has arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Mannington Hall, Norfolk. The Earl and Countess Russell received at dinner yesterday evening, at their residence in Chesham-place, his Excellency the Belgian Minister, Lord Henley, M.P., Lord Dufferin, the Dean of Westminster and Lady Augusta Stanley, the Iron. James Kenneth Howard, Lady Louisa Howard and Miss Howard, Sir James and Lady M ar y Wilde, Mr. George Lefevre , M.P., Mr. John Itomilly, Mr. Layard, M.P. &c. WESTMINSTER. THE MARQUIS OF TOWNSHEND Alin TURNING POOR PAUPERS OUT OF WORKHOUSES.—When the presiding magistrate, Mr. Selfe, took his seat on the bench this morning, a communication was made to him by the Mar quis of Townshend, which was followed by a person of respectable appearance, standing in the witness box at the magistrate's request, to make a statement. Applicant said he went last night to the outside of the Westminster Workhouse, York-street, and there found a number of poor persons without home or habitation, and in a state of destitution. He felt it his duty to make some inquiries amongst them, and they told him that they were there for the purpose of obtaining shelter, and explained to him that the course was to receive a ticket there from the porter, which they took to the workhouse at Kensing ton, where they were admitted for the night, but deprived of shelter by being turned out in the morning. Mr. Selfe—What do you want? Applicant—l wish to know whether in either the spirit or the letter of the law such a thing is right as to eject a poor person from the workhouse on such a morning as this ? Mr. Selfe—l must decline to give opinions upon either the letter or the spirit of the law without any case before me. Applicant—What is the remedy for the poor who are expelled from the workhouse into the inclemency of the weather ? Mr. Selfe—Tho course I should propose to you is to me morialise the Poor Law Board on the subject. Ido not at any time shrink from the expression of my opinion in any matter which comes under the cognisance of the Court, but I cannot be expected to give general opinions upon the propriety or impropriety of the exercise of the functions of others exercising authority. Marquis Townshend—Ten or twelve poor creatures were turned out this morning, notwithstanding the great severity of the weather. Mr. Selfe—ls there any person here to complain of any thing over which I have jurisdiction ? Applicant—One of the poor persons can be called ; they are here. A young man stood forward and said—l slept at Rona ford the night before last. I applied to the Westminster Workhouse at 6 o'clock last night, and had an order I took to Kensington last night. Mr. Selfe—You do not seem by your appearance—which, however, may be deceptive—to be unable to obtain your living. Poor Man—l have just come out of the fever hospital. Mr. Selfe—Did you have any food when admitted last night ? Poor Man—Nothing—they refused me 1 'out they gave me four ounces of bread this morning• Mr. Belfe—What brings you tcdniestminster ? Poor Man--I:wfis strongly r: _A;l.l3nozulai to go Moro. I did not want to leave this morning. Mr. Selfo—Your appearance is that of an able-bodied man, and I don't think that a porter or person of that de scription, giving answers at the workhouse door, is required to do more. He certainly would not be the person required to give permanent relief. When is the relieving-officer sitting? The police said at that moment. The poor man and those by whom he was accompanied were directed by the magistrate to go to him. THAMES. A QUIET MORNOG.—There were only four night charges at this court, three from the H division and one from the K division. The district contains 300,000 inhabitants, besides the St. Katherine, London, West India, and East India Docks, in which there is always a large population of all nations. John Mullins, an Irishman, was charged with breaking a large pane of embossed plate glass, valued at 305., in the Black Horse publichouse, in Well-street, adjoining the Sailor's Home. The landlord of the house said his plate glass was in sured ; and Mr. Partridge sentenced him to pay a fine of 7s. only, or suffer 10 days' imprisonment. Caroline Hawes was charged with making a disturbance in the house of Mr. Palmer, baker, Hardwick-place, Com mercial-road. Her excuse was that she went after her husband, who is in Mr. Palmer's employ. Tho prosecutor said the husband of the prisoner was a very hard working, steady, au sober man, and that his wife was on the town. Roche, the gaolor of the court, and Inspector Allison, one of the IK division, said the prisoner was a very bad woman, and had been frequently in custody. The prisoner said her husband would not maintain her, and she was compelled to have recourse to the streets. Mr. Partridge said she must not annoy her husband's master, and if she had any legal claim on her husband she must apply to the officers of the parish in which she lived. Two cases of felony were then heard. In the one the prisoner was discharged, and the other reman ded f or a week. The details were devoid of interest. Mr. Partridge said he must congratulate the public on the quiet state of the district, and adjourned the court for a quarter of an hour. He ordered the court to be cleared for the sake of ventilation. He would take the remanded cases directly they were ready, and afterwards proceed with the summonses and warrants. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE —This day. LONDON, Feb. 17.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with snow. _ _ _ - FALMOUTH, Feb. 16.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Three Sisters, from London for Newfoundland, leaky, and with othor damage. HULL, Feb. 15.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Zig Zag, for St. Michael's. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 16.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Limerick, screw steamer, from Limerick. CARDIFF, Jan. 15.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived—Con stance, from Bilboa. SHIELDS, Feb. 16.—Wind S.W. — Arrived—Queen of the Seas, from New Yo rk. P r on oo T l s o. nouTH, Feb. 15.—Wind N.E.—S a il e d—F a th ero , for CLYDE, Feb. 16.—Wind S.E.—Sailed--Ceres, for Mel bourne; Antonio, for Havannah. GLOUCESTER, Feb. 15.—Wind from New York. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 17—Furet, steamer, and Providence, both from Gravelines; Duck, from Caen. DEAi, Friday Morning. No arrivals. FIRE AT A PRINTING AND STATIONERY WORKS AT n 3 s o'e e lo w c oks of M essrs. M'C orquo d a le k r Yesterday morning a fire N br E ok W e T o ° u N t . aTit b° eex u t t eiv and Co. (Limited), at Newton. The fire originated in the envelope department, but the cause is at present unknown. It spread rapidly and gutted the building. No workpeople were on the premises at the time. The amount of damage done has not been yet ascertained, but the stock was in sured for £18,250, which it is believed will more than cover the loss. It is a curious fact that a few months since the entire premises of the same firm in Liverpool were con sumed by fire. The printing office at Newton, which was some little distance from the stationery works, escaped. PARDONS TO FRENCH SOLDIERS.—On the propo sition of the Minister of War 618 military prisoners have experienced the effects of the Emperor's clemency. Of those mon, 385 have obtained the remission of the re mainder of their imprisonment, and the 233 others a reduc tion of the duration of their respective - sentences, _ TAT TERSALL'S.—THrusDAY. The attendance this afternoon was meagre, and conso quontly all attempts to throw spirit into the several efforts at speculation failed. Instead of betting on the approach ing handicaps and the groat ovents of the spring and sum mer, the probabilities of more frost and snow, or a thaw, wore more frequently discussed, especially in connection. with the Waterloo Coursing Meeting at Altcar, which, in consequence of the severity of the weather, has been post poned from day to day. The subjoined list of quotations presents nothing worthy of especial mention, except, per haps the advance of the French horse, Heurlys, for the Lincolnshire Handicap, the downward tendency of Chat tanooga for the Two Thousand, and the manifest disposi tion to back Liddington for the latter race. Closing prices : LINCOLNSHME HANDICAP. 10 to 1 agst Mr. Vaillant's Heurlys (taken) 100 to 8 agst Mr. Whiteside's Manrico (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 6 agst Mr. Chadwick's Jerry (taken) 25 to 1 agst Mr. T. Wadlow's Shropshire (taken and offered) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 14 to 1 agst Lord Coventry's Thalestris (taken) 100 to 7 agst Mr. R. Sutton's Skeffington (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Mr. C. Smith's Lion (offered—take 15 to 1) TWO THOUSAND. 13 to 2 agst Mr. Naylor's Chattanooga (taken and offered) 9 to 1 agst Mr. J. Merry's Liddington (taken and wanted) 10 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Rifle (offered—take 12 to 1) 100 to 8 agst Count F. de Lagrange's Gladiateur (offered—take 14 to 1) DERBY. 9 to 1 agst Mr. H. Chaplin's Breadalbane (taken) 11 to 1 agst The Marquis of Hastings's The Duke (offered, take 12 to 1) 23 to 1 agst Lord Glasgow's Rifle (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER.—THURSDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. .12 to 1 agst Lightheart (offered, take 13 to 1) 12 to 1 agst Emblematic (offered, take 13 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Tony Lumpkin (taken) 20 to 1 agst Jerry (taken) 20 to 1 agst Czar• (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Emblem (offered, take 25 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Real Jam (offered) 33 to 1 agst Joe Maley (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 14 to 1 on the field (offered) 500 to 30 agst Lion (taken) 100 to 6 agst Skeffington (offered) • TWO THOUSAND. 100 to 15 agst Chattanooga (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Liddington (taken) CHESTER CUP. 11 to 1 agst Lord Zetland (offered, take 12 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Ackworth (wanted) THE DERBY. sto 1 agst Liddington (offered) 10 to 1 agst Breadalbane (offered) 100 to 6 agst Bedminster (offered, take 18 to 1) 1000 to 15 agst Audax (taken) RACING FIXT RES FOR 1865. FEBR' Lincoln Spring 2l r ARY. MA: Derby Spring 2 West Drayton Liverpool Spring 7 Shrewsbury Spring lO Doncaster Spnng l4 Vincennes Nottingham Spring 2B Warwick Spring Vincennes Chelmsford Spring 2B Grand National Hunt Barham 3O Lewes Spring 3O Canterbury Spring Abergavenny 2O Thirak , 2l Cardiff , 25 Epsom spring 'AY. Arl Vincennes Northampton 4 Croxton Park 7 Newmarket Craven l7 Durham Newmarket let Spring 1 Chester 9 York Spring Salisbury lB Vincennes Chelmsford 7 Manchester Summer 7 Bath 23 Harpenden 26 Epsom 3O Ascot l3 Beverley l4 Liverpool Alexandra Park 2O Newmarket July Carlisle Worcester Abingdon Stamford l3 Winchester lB Hampton 2l Newton Newcastle Odiham Bidbury Stockbridge AUG Brighton 1 Brighton Club Lowes 4 Huntingdon Wolverhampton Reading Egham l5 Royal Windsor l7 Nottingham Southampton l9 Chesterfield Goodwood Down Royal Corp — York Plymouth Lichfield 2B Devon and Exeter 29 Derby Summer 30 Weymouth 3l Baden 3l Stockton — Leicester Doncaster Brecon Richmond SEPTEMBER. ... 12 ... 18 ... 19 Monmouth 21 Manchester Autumn 22 Newmarket Ist Oct 26 Walsall OCTOBER. Northallerton 5 1 Newmarket Ho. M 23 Newmarket 2d Oct 9 Vincennes Vincennes NOVE Liverpool Autumn IBER. Shrewsbury IXTURES FOR 1865. STEEPLECHASE F MARC__ Liverpool Shrewsbury Scarborough 16, 17 Torquay 2B AP West Somerset 5 RIL. 1 Abergavonny 20, 21 Bank of England Return..—Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to t cap. 32, for the week ending ISSUE DEP ,he Act 7th and Bth Victoria, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 1865. PA.RTMENT. notes issued :......428,432,415, Government Debt .C11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin 6c Bullion 13,78',416 Silver Bullion .... 228332,4151 228,432,411 nANICIIf 0 D eroprietors' Capi- Rest tal 19 414.553.0 w 3,0,136 Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ao- , ZPARTMZNT. Government Secu rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £11,023,211 Other Securities 18,886,938 Notes Gold and Silver 771,456 Coin counts) 0.572,612 Other Deposits 13,909,659 Seven Day and other Billa 464,658 £39,178,965 a £39,178,965 :0. FORBES, Dep. cashier. Feb. 16, 1865. Foreign Mail_ Packet List. Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton... —Feb. 18. Ditto, via Marseilles Brazil and Cape Verde, by British packet Mar. 6. Ditto, by British packet Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Feb. 19. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Sou hampton Feb 18. Ditto, via Marseilles Feb. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Feb. 18. _ . Ditto, via Marseilles . . . ....Feb. —. India (Bombay), via Southampton. Feb. 26. Ditto, via Marseilles .. Feb. 20. Mauritius, via Southampton Mar. 14. Ditto, via Marseil e Mar. S. Newfoundland Feb. 15. Portugal . Mar. 6. Ditto, by private ship to Lisbon United States and British North America, by Bri tish packet Ditto, by United States packet, via Southamp ton Ditto, via Cork Ditto, by Canadian packet, via Londonderry Feb. 17. West Ccast of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Mar. 13. West Indies and Pacific (except Bahamas, Cuba, and Mexico Feb. 13. Bahamas, via New York . Mar. 9 . Bermuda, ditto Feb. 15. Feb. 28. Cuba and Mexico The Bey of Tunis has accorded an Aman to all the Tunisian tribes who have taken refuge in Algeria. LUST. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. STANDING ORDERS. Lord REDESDALE moved that all petitions presented praying to be heard upon their merits, against any bill in each of the classes mentioned in standing order 178, be printed by the petitioners, and copies thereof deposited in the office of the Clerk of the Parliament, at such time, _end in such manner, as the chairman of committees shall direct.—Agreed to. IRISH CONSTABULARY. In reply to Lord CumEyrs, Earl GRANVILLE said that the orders under which the Irish constabulary acted at present in excise matters wore the same as those laid upon the table of the house in 1856. THE POOR RATES. Lord RAVENSWOR TIT presented a petition from Hammersmith complaining of the gross inequality of the poor rates between the metropolitan and suburban districts. The noble lord having called the attention of the Govern ment to the statements contained in the petition, in the course of his observations said the grievance of which he complained resolved itself into one short solution, viz., that where the wealthy districts of the metropolis had the benefit of the exertions of the working and industrious classes the expense of supporting the poor, the sick, the aged, and the infirm fell upon the suburban districts. The noble lord concluded by asking the Government whether they contemplated any measure of relief to the suburban dis tricts in their promised bill for the amendment of the Poor Law Acts. Earl GRANVILLE wasunderstood to say that although her Majesty's Government intended to introduce a bill to carry out certain recommendations of the committee of the House of Commons of last session, to which the noble lord had referred, they did not intend to legislate specially for the metropolis. ILLICIT DISTILLATION IN IRELAND. Lord CLEMENTS moved an address for returns of the names of the officers the Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland had considered it necessary to appoint for the purpose of carry ing out the provisions of the several acts for the suppres sion of illicit distillation in Ireland within the counties of Clare and Donegal. Lord GRANVILLE objected to the return that it would be only a list of the constabulary in those counties, as the whole of the foice were empowered to act in cases of vio lation of the revenue laws. Lord CHELMSFORD thought the question deserved consideration, as the intention of the Legislature was that the revenue officers should have different duties and powers than those of the constabulary. Lord GRANVILLE defended the present system on the ground of its superior economy and efficiency. The motion was withdrawn. Lord LYVEDEN deferred his question on the defences of Canada till Monday next. Their lordships adjourned at 20 minutes past 6, HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. CHEETHAM took the oaths and his seat on his eleo ion for the borough of Salford. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Standing Orders were declared to have been com plied with in the case. of several private bills. CENTRAL WALES AND STAFFORDSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Mr. GREAVES said that this bill had been four times before the house, which refused to sanction it on its merits. He thought the house should reject Om bill, the standing orders not being complied with, instead of allowing the time of the house being further occupied with.a bill which came before it under such circumstances. He moved that the bill should be read a second time that day six months. After a few words from Sir E. DERING, explaining the manner in which the bill came before the house on each occasion, Mr. ROEBUCK said that the bill had been thrown out in 1861, 1862, 1863, and finally on its merits last year. It was now brought forward a fifth time, much to the incon venience of landowners in the neighbourhood where the rail way was to traverse. When the Chancollorof the Exchequer brought forward the subject of a committee on railways the other evening he (Mr. Roebuck) suggested the attention of such committee should be directed to the initiation of such companies. There were many sham companies brought before the house, which were originated with engineers, contractors, and solicitors. The lawyers got a large share cf the plunder, but there was generally a man of 'fortune behind who received a lion's share of the plunder. Sir B. LEIGHTON considered that the promoters had not been properly treated, and supported the second reading. Mr. DODSON hoped the house would not take upon it self the responsibility of reversing the previous decisions. The house divided, and the numbers were— For the second reading B3 Against Majority 29 The bill was accordingly read a second time. LONDON, TILBURY, AND SOUTHEND RAILWAY. On the motion for tho second reading of this bill, Mr. COLLINS moved, as an amendment, that it be post poned for a fortnight. Colonel FRENCH seconded the amendment. Mr. JACKSON was in favour of the bill going to a com- mittee. Mr. DODSON trusted that the bill would be allowed to go a committee, which would be more able to judge of its merits than the house. The amendment was withdraw; and tho bill was read a second time. PICCADILLY AND PARK-LANE NEW ROAD BILL On the motion of Mr. TITE, the second reading of the bill was postponed for a week. PRIVATE BILLS. Mr. TORRENS moved that on every private bill to be considered by a committee of the house all petitions which shall stand referred to such a committee be printed at the expense of the petitioners, and copies of such petitions, together with a copy of the bill to be considered, be deli- • GI livered to each member of the committee not less than two days previous to its sitting. He believed that the expense of this proceeding would not be great, and a practice was proposed in regard to petitions in the other house similar to that he suggested. If the expense fell on the promoters it would be heavy, considering their number was limited. Col. PEEL said he believed very few members would trouble themselves to read these petitions, which in many cases were not proceeded.with. He thought every altera tion in the standing orders should be referred to a com mittee and reported upon before the house was asked to sanction any such change. A class of persons had arisen who were called promoters, who received a gratuity to promote certain undertakings, for the benefit of persons interested. He proposed that for " petitioners" " pro moters" should be substituted. Mr. M. GIBSON approved the motion,with some altera tion, to which Mr. Torrens assented. Mr. CRAUFURD said he had heard nothing to show him that the alteration proposed was necessary. Col. W. PATTEN did not see what benefit could result from the adoption of the resolution, although, with the alterations agreed to, he would not oppose it. The motion was agreed to without a division. THE LATE MR. GREGSON, M.P. Lord PALMERSTON drew the attention of the house to the decease of this gentleman, and passed a high eulogium on the services he had rendered for seven years in his attendance on committees. lie took this opportu nity of alluding to value of the services of hon. members on committees on public and private bills, which did not attract that attention which was given to speaking in the house, and which reflected so much credit on their pa triotism. The country had sustained a great loss in the late gentleman, and ho deplored him on private as well as public grounds. OBSERVANCE OP THE SABBATH. Mr. CLIFFORD gave notice that he would draw atten tion to the order in council, relative to the better obser vance of the Sabbath. BRITISH SUBJECTS IN THE SERVICE OF THE EMPEROR OF CHINA. Colonel SYKES asked tle Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether the Order in Council of the Ist March, 1864, had been enforced, and all British subjects withdrawn from the service of the Emperor of China and that of provincial mandarins ? Mr. LAYARD said that the Government had no power ,o enforce the order in question. WRECKS ON THEI COASTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM. Mr. CAVE asked the President of the Board of Trade, when the " abstract of the returns of wrecks and casualties on the coasts of the United Kingdom for the year ending Dec. 31, 1863, which was laid upon the table last session, would be delivered to members ; and whether there was any necessity for the publication of these returns being two years in arrear ? Mr. M. GIBSON said the returns alluded to would be shortly laid on the table of the house. IRISH RECORDS. Colonel DUNNE asked the Secretary to the Treasury if the Government intended to proceed at once with the publication of the patent and Close Rolls and other Irish records ; in what form they would be published, and by w ere to be edited ; and whom and in what m anner they when the Bretean Laws would be published ? his s o d u o pt r ireosces three eaat ies volumesacwt oth. Mr. P. PEEL said that these records had been placed in d the hands of a gentleman who was supposed to b e were printed, but the work was suspended because qualified for th h e ad ta n s task, and performednd that tThleieg:nnattiteeirriamil-a s referred to the Master of the Rolls, N r v i b y o . exculpated him from any blame, and had undertaken to supply an index, and the work would be NEW In reply to Mr. A. MILLS, ,NEW ZEALAND. Mr. dARDWELL said that, a new ministry had been :ormed in New Zealand, which did not insist on the total surrender required by the lath Ministry, and he would shortly lay despatches before the house on the subject. COURTS OF JUSTICE BUILDING BILL On the motion for the second reading of this bill, there was discussion, in the course of which Mr. BAILLIE expressed a hope that in the erection of these new Courts provision would bo made for the erection of model lodging-houses for those poor persons Who would be driven out of their tenements. The neglect of such pr ovision was a di sgrace to the country, and he alluded o the different system that prevailed in Franc e under the rule of the present Emperor. Colonel SYKES bore personal testimony, from experi.. ence, to the inconvenience of the present co urts. Mr. WALPOLE objected to the plan proposed, which he did not think would effect the object which was con templated. He thought it would be better to m a k e t provision i f l o di r n t h g s e t c b o u n t c e w n o t t ra tli t l io b n a r o m f o th n i e s e c w u t l i s t b b o y h Houses e n se te s- ofc - Parliament. They would have to incur unnecessary ex_ penso for courts, some of which existed already. Mr. MALINS totally differed from Mr. Walpole on the subject of the site, and was perfectly satisfied with the financial part of a scheme which, he thought, did the Go vernment great honour. The AV.FORNEY-GENERAL said, that ll the right hon. gentleman the member for the University of Cambridge had been present on Friday last he would have found that the questions he now put were then answered by anticipation, but ho was glad to take the opportunity of answering them, again. With regard to the site, the right hon. gentlemen had evidently formed an opinion very different from that expressed by the other persons who hadgiven their attention to the subject. The want of adequate space at Wes;crainster was quite conclusive against the idea of conceu:erating the the greatest se at pa est ra e t v i i o l g s t t h h e e y oo w o is ris he fr d o to m r th em os e , :l ; of f ourts of justi ce th ere, b ecause that would p'Jrpetuate one o t n h ee e f n o t li ra ; wti°hne're barristers.had th e i r chambers aneA solicitors ge nera ll y lr part by so e f had their offices, lie pointed out the great loss of time and solicitors, expense d an caused b a yt expense suchse przation to barristers and saidthwas only a slight approxi mation of the los s sustained by the suitors. .Withregardto the House of Lords and the Privy Council, he entirely agreed with the hon. and learned member for Wallingford: There was no magic in Downing-street, and he did not the doubt new that Palace the Privy of CJusticeouncil . mi ht find a chamber the population would be displaced by the buildi ngs he admitted o Who to be forgotten, 1.0 but as the numb er of houses to .c t i o t k n o o t was only 400, the population could not be nearly so large as an hon. member had represented, and experience had shown that the law of supply and demand would furn ish people so displaced, with lodgings and houses elsewhere. He thought that, in point of economy, instead of perpetu ally patching up the existing courts, it would bO better to have a good building at once. He agreed with his hon. and learned friend the member for Wallingford that the pre sent buildings were devoid ti all the accessories of a court of justic, and he thought .t most extraordinary that, as re garded some of these Hurts, the nation should be tenant at-will of the privPice Society of Lincoln's-inn. With re spect to the question of cost, he thought that the estimate £750,000 might be reasonably relied upon as the cost of the buildings upon the proposed sits. The property had been surveyed by the late Sir Charles Barry, and by Mr. Abraham in 1861, and at the request of the Treasury Mr. Pennethorn, the architect of the Board of Work; had valued house by house last year. Mr. Hunt, the surveyor, also went carefully into the subject, and he was satisfied that the estimate of £750,000 might be relied upon. With regard to the suitors' fund, that consisted of surplus divi dends and surplus fees, the result of the management of the funds of the Court of Chancery by the State under acts of Parliament, and it represented the aggregate profit of past management. The funds which would remain after what it was proposed to take would be amply sufficient to answer all the demands of suitors. Then came the question of the charges upon these funds, which repre sented a saving of the State for the management of the funds of the auditors. It would require in round numbers the income of about 11 million ; of that they took only one million, leaving half a million in order to provide for the existing annual charges, without having recourse to the public purse. These annual charges consisted of compen sation and terminable annuities, which were falling in at the rate of £3,500 per annum, and which would entirely expire in about 18 years if not redeemed ; but by this bill they intended to give power to the Lord Chancellor to buy up these pensions from those who might be desirous of selling them. Mr. Finlaison, the actuary, had valued these terminable annuities at £380,000, but taking them at ball a million they would have not only a reserve of half a million, but a further sum of £lOO,OOO arising from an accumulated surplus. Now they had satisfied them selves and the treasury were perfectly satisfied that a million of stock and the accumulated surplus would be amply sufficient to meet the whole of the compensa tions until the time when they would finally fall in. But if no terminable compensation should be redeemed, and if the whole should be paid out of the one million stock, the result at the end of 18 years would be that there would remain £150,000 stock for the reduction of the suitor's fees. Under these circumstances there could be no doubt that tb.a.St.ta would take no charge on itself, except the X 200,000, which would be a moderate sum for the sites which would remain, and the rents now paid by the Govern ment, and which, of course, would be saved. His right hon. friend (Mr. Walpole) had suggested that this fund belonged to the suitors, and that it should be appropriated to the legitimate purposes of reducing the fees. Now he had already stated that the words, " belonging to the suitors," conveyed no meaning to his mind. (Hear, hear.) If they meant an individual right to money, it would involve a spoliation, but there was no human being who had any legal or moral right to one shilling of this money. (Hear, hear.) It was money belonging to no person, and the ques tion was, whether the State had made an appropriation of it which it could not revoke. Ilut he contended that there had been no appropriation at all, and they now proposed to apply it in the same manner as it had been partially used before, only for a far more important purpose. As to the fees charged upon suitors, they amounted at present to only about 8 per cent. upon the whole cost of litigation, and if the fund were applied to their reduction the fees would amount to about 4 per cent. ; but the solicitors who gave evidence stated that the suitors, by the carrying out of this proposed scheme, would be gainers by ten times the amount. (Hear, hear.) His hon. and learned friend the member for Cambridge University the other evening said that the report of last year was at variance with this scheme, but upon that point he must correct his hon. and learned friend, and state that Mr. Field, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Cookson were not opponents oi this mea sure for the concentration of the courts of law and equity, but they thought that their proposition of charging a per tentage upon the cash balances would supply the fund necessary for the payment of the annuities and compensa tions. He would ask the house not to allow themselves to be led astray by any argument for delay, but that they would give a fair and candid consideration to the scheme, which he felt sure would not involve any charge upon the State beyond that which had been avowed. (Hear, hear.) Sir F. GOLDSMID said that there was only one point to which he wished to call attention, and that was, that judging from experience in reference to tho improvements made at the East end of London, he believed that the result of this measure would be to remove a large number of persons, and to drive them into much more crowded hn (Hear, hear.) That should be provided for w committee on the bill. dwelling s. they went into Th e bill was then read a second time. COURT OF CHANCERY, IRELAND (No. 2), BILL. Mr. WHITESIDE Moved for leave to bring in a bill to alter the constitution and amend the practice and course of proceeding in the High Court of Chancery in Ireland. After a review of past abortive attempts at the reform of the Irish Court of Chancery, he developed the scheme pro posed in this bill, the main features of which, as regarded the constitution of the court, were the abolition of tho Masters and the appointment of a Vice-Chancellor to be taken from one of three judges of the Landed Estates Court. He explained the amendments proposed in the practice and proceedings of the court. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL did not oppoBo the in- troduction of the bill, and leave was given. Mr. CARDWELL moved for leave to bring in a bill to provide for the annexation of the territory of British Kaffraria to the Cape Colony, setting forth the considera tions which rendered the annexation of this territory ex pedient and politic, though, for reasons assigned by tho Governor, the measure had not the formal concurrence of the Cape Colony. Leave was given. Sir C. O'LOGHLEN obtained leave to bring in a bill t o declare and amend tho law in :relation to the keepin g together and disch a rge of juries in criminal cases. The house adjourned at a quarter before eight o'clock. QUALIFIC ATION !Ton OFFICESBILL . —Th e fi rst bill ICES of the sessio n relating to religionlS one that h as b een before parliament in several sessions. It p roposes to relax the ac ente acts which abolished the tests that kept Di ss not to exercise official power rs and J e ws from municipal o ffi ce , and substitut e d a declaration or Promis e or influen ce t o in jure or weaken the Established Church, or disturb the bishops and clergy in the possession of the rights and privi leges to which they are by law entitled. The bill proposes that in future the declaration prescribed by these acts shall not be required on appointment to any office or appoint ment, or on the acceptance of any patent, grant, or com mission from the Crown. GAS EX PLOSlON.—Yesterday afternoon, between 5 and 6 o'clock, a fearful explosion of gas occurred at the house of Mr. llemsteacl, grocer, Coltman-street, Greenwich. At the time stated the gas in the shop was about to be lighted, and on a candle being taken in for that purpose an explosion immediately took place. The win dows and doors were blown into the street, the bare walls alone being left standing, and Mr. Hemstead's wife and three children were partially buried under the rubbish. Medical aid was immediately obtained, and although Mrs. Hemstead and her husband and children, together with • a man who was passing at the time, are seriously injured, no fatal result was anticipated. The cause of the explosion is supposed to have been a leakage from one of the gas mains, occasioned by the metropolitanmain drainage se , yer works. 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