The Sun. — London, England, 1866-02-14 00:00:00

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Samuel orwarded ;nature of e , transfer ore, aS iS as to the Luiries led ixon had lilted for follow lifeboats National 10; North r Duchess ipkinson, )uth, col , -isci, and Ln Derby lad y, per ectod in r, £4OO horehaw, ;ono, and . racombe, )erdoveY, ling, and Vernon, Earyport, cial Tra- I others, People's Esq., and (13.5•), in Whit total of ing lega utiou 1 ; John Warner, °enrich, CONEY MARKET COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There has been a moderate inquiry for discount accommodation this morning, owing to the arrange ment of the account at the Stock Exchange. The rates out of doors have been firm, viz., 71 and 8 per cent. for first-class bills of short date. Loans from day to day on English Government securities have ranged from 71 per cent. The following gold ships from Melbourne are announced to be on their way home :—The York shire, on the 16th November, with 15,0540 z. ; the Lightning and the Pride of the Ocean, both on the 20th November, with 11,094 oz. and 11,3610 z. re spectively ; the Moravian, on the 22d November, with 2,6000 z. ; the Wennington, on the 24th Nov., with 5,5700 z. ; the Sarah Grise, on the Ist Decem ber, with 12,6300 z. ; the Roxburgh Castle and the Omar Pasha, both on the 2d Dec., with 14,2880 z. and 6,7500 z. respectively ; the Clutha, on the sth December, with 2,2320 z. ; the True Briton, on the 19th December, with 36,1070 z. ; and the Wave of Life, on the 20th December, with 14,7170 z. The Sir John Lawrence also sailed froth Sydney on the 16th November, with 14-,84.80z. The whole amount by these 12 vessels is valued at £589,004, of which about £200,000 may be considered due. The amount of £70,000 was taken into the Bank yesterday. The mail from Guayaquil has brought a remit tance of £1,270 9s. 4d., on account of the dividends on the debt of Ecuador. New Granada Debt.—Messrs. Baring Brothers and Co. have received the following remittances on account of New Grenada dividend :—From the custom-house of Satanilla, £llO 9s. 2d. ; from the custom-house of San Josede Cucuta, £576 3s. 2d. ; making a total of £686 12s. 4d. Two o'CLoca. According to Reuter's telegram, the French Three per Cent. Rentes were quoted at 68f. 95c. Firm. Buoyancy continues to be the principal charac teristic of the English Stock Market. Investment s .re now more frequently made, because the public are finding, some of them to their cost, that a small Yearly interest is better than promises, and in some eases nothing but promises, to pay a large amount. Consols have advanced * per cent., namely to 87/ 1 for money, and to 87/ 1 for the account. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 86/ 87/ ; Bank Stock, 247 ; and India 5 per Cents, 1024 f. Foreign Stocks in several instances show heavi ness. Turkish 5 per Cents. are 381 39 ; Mexican, 22 i ; Greek, 131 4 ; Spanish Passive, 261 27 ; C ertificates, 151 ; Italian, 601 61 4 ; Confederate Loan, 5 7 ; Brazilian Scrip, 4 1 prem. ; and Egyptian Railway Scrip, 1 / prem. ; United States Govern ment 5-20 Bonds 671 ; Erie Shares, 54 52 ; and Illinois, 741 1. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been moderately active, and an improvement has taken place in prices. Great Eastern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and South Eastern have each im proved ss. ; Great Western, North Western, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, each 103. ; Great Northern, 15s. ; and South Western an d Midland, each £l. The chief feature in the Foreign and Colonial undertakings has been a reaction in Grand Trunk of Canada, which are now dealt in at 45 46i ; Great Western of Canada have also declined to 16i 17. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are dull. alliance, however, have improved to 271 28} ; London Joint Stock are steady at 47/ ; Joint-stock Discount flat at 3/ 4 ; and Overend, Gurney, and Co., aro quoted at 191 19k, being a shade firmer. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 3 per Cent. Consols Do. Ac coun t, M arc h 6 B7l 1 0 per Cent. Reduced B7 6i 7/ New 3 per Cent B6l 71 N ew 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — , Do. per Cent. Jan. 1873 — mortuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth Ap r ilBBs — ~ Do (Red Sea Telegr a ph), A ug . , 1908 — 4, Zchequ er Bills, £l,OOO, 3 per Cent. — dis Do. £5OO die Do £lOO and £200 B ank of England Stock, 5 per Cent INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITEES. qulian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — Do Account Do:s per C en t. J u ly, 1870 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent _ Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 D °- 51 per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 _ -Do. Bonds, £l,OOO _ Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FUNDS—ONB O'CLOCK. . 0 4,,razilian 5 tistrian Bonds, 5 n per Cent, 1859 — per Ce Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 — DDo. 1865 — o Account — B uenos 0. crip, £35 paid „ DoAyres 6 per Cent _ D. Account 1 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) Qiilia, 6 per Cent Do. 41 per Cent C olombian 6 per Cent. ~ü bst, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Do. 4 per Cent., 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — D anubian Principalities Do Account — t quador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — t , Do., Provi s i ona l L an d W arra nt — 4.4 8 - Yptia n 7 per Cent Do., Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 1864 — G Do £ l OO Bonds ree k 5 A per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. ccount Do. Coupons ,Do. Account ta liall 5 per Cent, 1865 Do Account D o. Maren unana R a il way — Tkiea,n 3 per Cent uo. Account Do 1864 he° 6 per Cent. A ng l o -F renc h — nt evidean 6 per C en t., £3O pa id im ev e° rish Impe r i a l 5 per C en t ,eNv Granada — D 0 2 per Cent bo Deferred x ) Do Land Warrants (Hectares) 0. G p er Cent, 1864 — P Do Guaranteed, 4 per C en t e ruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 P O . Account -u,O 3 13er Cent. (Uribarren) b 1 , 0 q per Cent., 1862 `cirtuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 1) ,0 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 451 Il us " 0 . Account sian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 De 1 per Cent., l 1860 D o 3 per Cent. 859 — DO , 5 per Cent. 1862 9Ol 1 1 I.J 0 5 18 .. . . per Cent. 1864 93} ardiman 5 per Cent Do Account 0o £ I CO Bands — . 11 per Cent 1) ,-, a nieh 3 per Cent 4-'O. Account Po New Deferred — Do Account Do Passive — S 1) 0 Acc ount 97i i 7 I rish Cert. of Coup not funded — . v., o Account I rish 4 per Cent. l6 1 T °: i, per Cent. 1864 11140-Tec6opuenrt Cent. 1854 911 b• Per Cent. 1858 D ° ° Ace t oun Do £lOO Bonds L 6 per Cent. 1862 ° A ccount Do £lOO Bonds N , 6 per Cent., 1863 b ° per Cent., 1865, paid up Scrip — °•Do Account Ve i , 4 Per Cent. Guaranteed — —zuela 3 bi tt per Cent. — D 0 0 acco unt — 6 Per Cent., 1864 — D utch D ividenus on the above payable in London. bo 4 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull Cl+ Fr e , c : - Per Cent. Certificates 96 Itali a „itentes 3 per Cent. D o " 0 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f. 0004041see;unt 611 601 TWO O'CLOCK. 1: 1) Or m ob , 87+ 0. A ccount 3' 871 1 Liverpool Cotton Market. —This Day 7poob s erzaerk et opens steady. Sales probably about • SHARE MARKETS.—This Day. ORDINARY SHARKS AND STOCKS. Share' Railways. I Paid. ' Closing 1 Business - Prioe. done. tol and Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Junc E.London, bcrip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, ()rd. stk. Do. E. Augl. st No. Great IX orth of Scotian 'Great Northern Do. A stock Do. B stock 93 95 29 30 70 80 13 15 4i 54 68 70 70 72 dl 114 116 39 40 di 7i 128 i 129 147 148 Do. ew, is. at 25 pn• Gt S, and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste.n Originaii 1) . S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales 92 94 58; 59.1 Do. W. Mid.— Oxiortt 59 6 4) 42 35 37 101 03 124 122 149 91 9,i 98 35 37 45 5) 126 226.!, 94 95 62 61 136 438 3 Sip 1 lip 98 10 Do. Newport Do. II ereford „ Lanc•ishire‘t Yorksiiire LAidon and Blackwall, Lon., S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lou. do North Western , ion. & South Western flan., Shet., & Lincoln Metropolitan. Do. New Do Extension Metropolitan District Do do. do. Do. and John'sW'd Midtand Do. £0 Share 124 125 1i lf t 93 15 Do, Birmin.. & Derb;, slid Kent .... North British Do. Ed., Pth , & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do. G.N•E purchase. Do. Leeds Do. York 1:06. Carlisle 58 59 7 28 111 113 72 73 1061 107. Do. Stock. & Darling, Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 . Do. do. 1865 North Staffordshire 37 18 104 1141 124 126 14 11 2 ) 1 2 77 79 11 12 147 149 64 86 112 114 N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E . Aber. stock Li°. Scot, Mid. stJck Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., t Wok Vale Do. C__,.. Vale of Neath 53 55 73} 7 _ 8 9 147 150 3 4F 101 103 Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitens West Cornwall 51 53 BRITISH P, Atlantic & St. Lawrence' Born., Baroda, kCen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff., Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 7872-3-a Calcutta & S. E., lim 'ape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p , Easl. Ben_al, gu., 5 do East L,dian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. let eref. Bonds Do. do. deferred DO: 2d lief. Bonds. Do. do. deterred ... 1)o. 3d Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred ... Do: 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred G t. India Pen. gua. sp.c. o. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c Ut. South of India ..••• gua. 5 per cent 4 per cent Do 'great W.'6. of Canada.. I)a. New Do. 6 p. c. Bth. pay. 187. o. 51 do. pay. 1877-S. • Indian Branch, limited sladras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 44 do Do. 4.i do Do. Fifth Extension Cor. 6 p. c. Mel. & Hudson's Bay.. N. I? I. C'da, 6pc Ist pf. bs. Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub 10 ,, Do.lndus St Flo COLONIAL GONER: !British Columbia, 6 per' cent., Dec. 31, 1872 ICan.GOv.6p.c.jaAJuly 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Au 4 Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 110. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. inscribed sk Cape G.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Apl.SLOct .1890-1900 Do. do; 1880-9 Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. c Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1•78 . Do. 188?, May 15, Nov. Do. 1805, Fel). &Aug.. N at al qov. 5 per cent.. i N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,lBcti Do. 5 p. c. 18;1 to 1871, Do. 5 P.c. 1888 to 189: New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent Nova SoJtia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July Do. do, April & Oct ,SIONS. A 5 G) 99k 1001 id I T 74 8 10 11 74 78 96 98 65 70 100 102 100 101 102 103 87 90 68 70 60 63 60 62 53 56 48 51 44 47 40 44 37 43 102 103 I' I 93 100 91 93 161 )6i 4} 4 d 1.2 04 84 C 6 1 t(1 99 101. 90 92 86 88 64 66 8 • 82 981 99/ 98 29 4 ,1 96 99 T SECUR 94 96 93 6.3 95 97 ;•0 62 76 SO 101 103 104 106 104 106 101 103 90 02 101 103 106 1 8 IG2 104 103 £O5 103 105 IC4 £Ol3 99 101 93 95 93 96 87i 88 100 102 81 84 f 8 101 98 /00 104 100 105 106 BRITISH M Cam. Consol. Gold, Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavist Drake avails East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cam Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved K W't Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StA übyn(G wen. Gnat L ,xey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Heist .0 Grenville Herod's Foot Hing - ston Downs Margaret Uny Lelant Starke Valley ‘twyndy Iron Ore, tin, New Se ton . North Roskear N.Wh ' 1 Bassett at logs n North Wheal Crotty Prosper Pr, vidence Uny I, ,lant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan Stray Park Tin * Croft Vigra and CVgan, Jim West I tassett (It W. Caradon (L,skeard West Chi rerton West Seton Wheal Bassett /Mogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Se ton IWheal Trelawney (I.is /.4 94 14 16 570 520 1 1 19 ti 64 74 qf 4f 34 4 11 )24 3 31 5 7 20 21 14 2 34 4 3C 32 3} sI 40 42 14 5} 5 7 4 44 24 lod 40 50 13 15 I 2.1.0 294 2.14.6 31 2.14.0 8.3.6 3.9.0 10.8.9 all 0.14.6 14.9.6 8.18.0 8.10.0 5.10.6 13.17.6 4.10.6 ;iB, 4.4.0 2.13., 7.1.6 10.6.: li 3.2. v 18.18 9 :7 39 410 .130 2 1 .8 22 9 11 19 20 4 6 3 4 8 10 77i 82 185 105 8) v 5 25 27i 3 b . 260 231 10 17t s'OREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 111 Bahia and San Francisco ,11. n.) gua. 7 per aent., 151 Belgian Eastern Junction, 1/ Dutch Rhenish, 221 3 Great Luxembourg', 16 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin)," 9 81 Sambre and Meuse, 93 FOREIGN MINFR, Chontaleg Gold and Silver Mining, 4i f rontino and nolivia bold. 11m., St. John del Itey, lim., 54 5} DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 73 BAN K :+. Agra and Masterman's, Um., t,51 Alliance, lim.. 271 Bank of London. 139 1 Bank of New Zealand, 171 1 Consolidated Bank, lim., 91 European Bank, lim.. 12 Imperial Ottoman, .131 Land Mortgage Bank of India, 11m.. 4; London Bank of Mexico and S. America, lim., 131 London and Brazilian (11m.), 45 London and County, 77 London Joint Stock, 471 Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, Urn., 161 New Zealand Bank Corporation. lim., 1 Oriental Banx Corporation. 521 t Oriental Commercial Bank, lim., late N. F., 3 21 Provincial Banking Corporation, RM., 71 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, 11m., (1 6 Union of Australia, 52 Union of London, 53 MISCELLANEOUS. Atlantic Telegraph, 8 per cent. gua.,4 Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim. 51 China Steam hip and Labuan Coal Company, 11 2 Credit Fonder and filobilier of Englanu, 81 Credit Fonder of Mauritius, Bin., 81 Gen. Credit and Finance of L indon, 11m.. 4/ Hudson's Bay, 17 2 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso.. lirn.. 5 i I International Financial :-.ociety, Ital., 51 Joint Stock Discount, Um., 4 31 London and Caledonian Marine, 11m., 4 London Financial Association. lim , 121 1 National Discount Company. 14 i 3; Ocean M arine Insurance), 211 Overend, Gurney, and Co., lim., 191 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 711 Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, lira., 41 I Royal Mail Steam, 1121 Union Marine, Liverpool, 11m., 31 The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about, per mllle pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.2) per £1 sterling. on comparing these rates with the English Mint price of .£3 I7s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 424 per mark and the short exchange on London is 1.33.4} per £1 stcrlin.4. Standard gold at the Englidi Mint price is, therefore, at about the same price in London and Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 108 i to 1081 per cent. At these rates there is no profit on the importation of go:d from the United Sates, 392 1"913) 148 100 10 100 1. 0 100 122: ; 974 ei 126 1 95 62f 34 1341 121 Di Clj 59 } 1121 72a 2 100 all 100 100 100 100 100 100 all , 732 4 'OSSE: 'MEN' IT( ES, THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 14, 1866. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. - (Before the Lord Chief Justice Cockburn and a Special Jury.) WALKER V. MILNER AND ANOTHER—THE CORNHILL BURGLARY. This was an action brought by Mr. Walker, the jeweller and watchmaker, the \ burglary at whose premises in Corn hill a short time ago created so great a sensation, against Messrs. Milner and Company to recover the value of the loss they had sustained by relying on the warranty given to a certain safe purchased of the firm, it being represented as a burglar proof and fire-resisting safe. Mr. D. Seymour and Mr Brown appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Edward James and Mr. Webster appeared for the defendants. The case for the plaintiff having been stated, which was in effect a repetition of the facts connected with the bur glary, which are so well known, Mr. Walker, the plaintiff, was called. He said—l wished to purchase a safe to secure my stock of watches and jewel lery on the premises I was about to open in 1858 in Corn hill. Went to Messrs. Milner's establishment iu Moorgate street, and there I saw Mr. Hopley, the manager. I told him I had taken a shop in Cornhill, and was going to open it for the sale of jewellery and watches, and there being no convenience for a person to sleep on the premises, I wished for an iron safe that would protect my property when I left. I and my son went over some safes, and fixed upon one. We talked over the matter, and thought the one se lected would be very suitable. I asked the price, and I think he said five or six and twenty pounds ; but he said it was not the kind of safe he should recommend. He said, I will show you one of strong holdfasts, thief-proof safe. I asked him if he could warrant the article, as being thief proof, and he replied, " I can, no thief can break into that safe." I asked him two or three times whether I should be perfectly safe in leaving my valuable property in the safe, and he said "Yes, perfectly." I said, " Then we will have the safe, according to your re commendation." I asked him the price, and I think he said 40 guineas, but lam not quite sure. I paid for it by cheque, and Mr. Hopley said he would send it to Cornhill, and that he would fix it by his own workmen. The safe is the one now in court. There was a discount of 10 per cent. off. [lnvoice and cheque for £36 produced. The invoice was for the delivery of one holdfast fire-resisting safe, £42 Os. 6d. No. 41- B, No. 3.] I was given a printed circular in the shop, but I did not preserve it. I have searched for it, but cannot find it. It was a printed paper ; it had figures of safes, numbers, andprices upon it; similar to the one nowplaced in my hand. I find 41 B, No. 3, in it. It is the same as the one supplied, and the price, I perceive, is £4O 2s. 6d. Ido not know where this order came from. The safe was placed in Cornhill, where I 'occupy two rooms on the ground floor. It was put in the back room, and means were taken to make the safe visible to the police at night. Holes were cut in the shutters. The windows of the back room looked into Sun-court, and the shop was kept lighted with gas all night and on Sundays. The door of the safe was painted white. I also had a mirror placed in the back room, so that any person looking through the shutter could see the safe, or any person at it. A policeman, had he looked through, could see all that was going on. Sir Charles Crossley occupies the first floor ; in fact, they aro all offices in the house, except the top floor, which is occupied by a photographer. I did not occupy the whole of the ground floor ; part of it was occupied by a tailor next door. I bought a safe of Messrs. Milner for my other place of business in Princes-street, Leicester-square. Mr. E. James objected to any question relative to other safes than the one in court. The examination, however, proceeded—The safe put up in Princes-street was the one that Mr. Bramell, the engi neer, experimented upon. Cross-examined by Mr. James—l have a distinct recol lection of all that took place between myself and Mr. Hopley. The circular I have been speaking of seemed to me to be the identical one given me when I purchased the safe for Campbell, but I cannot say distinctly. I did not tell Mr. Hopley the value of the articles to be placed in the safe, and did not say whether it would be either £l,OOO or £lO,OOO. There was a partition in the back room behind where my men worked ; it was sft. or 6ft. high. It was put up at the back window for two men to work at, but they could not be seen from the shop. It did not extend right across the shop, the safe being placed in the corner; looking from the shop into Sun-court the safe would be in the left-hand corner. Holes were made in both front and back shutters ; looking through the shutters from Sun-court the partition would intercept the view of the safe. The partition was put up about two or three years ago. The safe was placed in its position in 1858. It did not extend up to the ceiling. There were two holes in the shutters in Sun-court, and looking through these holes the person would see the safe. The Lord Chief Justice—What, perfectly? Witness —Yes, my lord. Looking from Sun-court into the glass the reflection of the safe was seen perfectly. Mr. James—The partition, then, as I understand you, did not at all tend to confuse the sight of the safe ? Mr. Walker—lt did not. Mr. James—Please look at the circular and see whether there is not a higher class of safe than that which you se lected. Mr. Walker—l cannot say if there were, but if you will point out the exact item, then I will look. My eight is very defective. Mr. Tames—Don't you see now at the place indicated that thero are higher class safes than that you purchased? Don't you now see No. 4 extra strong holdfast safe, No. 5 first-class extra strong ditto ? Mr. Walker —Yes. Mr. James—Did you tell Mr. Hopley anything about burning gas in the shop all night, or holes in the shutters for the police to look through ? Witness—No, nothing. Mr. James—You have iron bars now up in the front of the shop at night ? Witness—Yes. Mr. James—On the principle, I suppose, of shutting the stable door after the steed has been stolen ? (Laughter.) Witness—No, I cannot say that. Mr. James—Well, they have been put there since the robbery ? Witness—Yes. Re-examined by Mr D. Seymour—The fastenings of the shutters were previously lined with iron. An attempt had been made to break into the shop when I had the shutters, and in consequence of their recommendation I had the gas kept alight and the holes cut in the shutters. I throw my shop entirely open at night. Lord Chief Justice—Don't some person sleep there at night ? Witness —No, my lord; it would kill them to sleep in the shop. By Mr. Seymour—The partition did not come higher than the mirror. It was, in fact, above the partition. Lord Chief Justice—You could see it from the holes ? Witness—Yes, my lord. Mr. D. Seymour—What—did you tell Mr. Hopley the nature of property to be placed in the safe ? Witness—l told him I was going to place in it watches and jewellery. Eord Chief Justice—Mr. James only asked a question as to the value of the stock to be placed there. Mr. D. Seymour—Were you aware when you bought the safe there was a higher class than that you purchased ? Witness—No, certainly not, my lord. Had he said the price for an article of the description I required was £lOO I should have bought it. Mr. Frederick Walker—l am son of the plaintiff. I ac companied him to Moorgate-street to tho shop of the Messrs. Milner. He told the gentleman attending there that he was about opening a watchmaker's and jewellers shop in Cornhill, that his stock would be very valuable, and there not being convenience for a person to sleep on the premises he should require a good safe to keep valuables in at night. He told the gentleman that ho had been re commended there by the Messrs. Mappin. The witness then went on to confirm the statement of his father with respect to the conversation between him and Mr. Hopley when the safe was purchased in 1858. Tho safe in court was sold to my father as being one of their best hold fast, fire-resisting, and thief-proof safes. That I recollect perfectly. The price of the safe, as compared with others in Messrs. Milner's shop, was remarked upon by my father, and Mr. Hopley said it was occasioned by the quality of the iron and the strength of the workmanship. My father asked him if he was certain the safe was burglar proof, and he said we might leave our property in it with the greatest security, and rest perfectly satisfied that the safe could not be opened without the aid of the key. My father then con sulted with me, and we agreed that it was best to take Mr. Hopley's recommendation, my father remarking, "Of course you can warrant the safety of any stock in the safe ?" Lord Chief Justice—What answer was made ? Witness—Mr. Hopley said, You seem not perfectly satisfied, Mr. Walker, but I have given you good advice, and that you will never regret having purchased this safe." Mr. Hopley gave us several certificates, and asked us to recommend them amongst our friends. Mr. Seymour—Was any higher priced safe than that purchased by your father mentioned ? Witness—Certainly not. I recollect the robbery. I was sent for from Regent -street. Mr. Hopley came. Mr. James—l object to Mr. Hopley's conversation; ho is not in the position of agent to make admissions. The objection was sustained. Cross-examined—l shall bo 20 years of age in Septem ber. I don't know anything about the management of the establishment at Cornhill. Mr. John Thomas Walker—l am the eldest son of the plaintiff. The whole of the portable stock of the shop in Cornhill was placed in the safe at night either by myself or Mr. Smith, the foreman. Mr. Smith put the stock away on the night; previous to the robbery. I wont to the pre mises on the 6th. I was not the first to arrive. I found the safe had been broken open and the stock taken from it, The value of the contents in the safe at that time was be tween £5,000 or £6,000. We have recovered some of the property, but the loss to the firm by the robbery amounts to £2,326, exclusive of the trust property, which amounted to over £l,OOO. Mr. Smith, the foreman of Nous. Talker, was ex amined—He said he never heard that the police had repro ' sented that the partition obstructed their view, and that the glass in the mirror was not kept bright. After the robbery he did not hear that the police had complained of the want of care on the part of Mr. Walker. There were, however, complaints made about other portions of the pre mises. The glass was cleaned as often as it required. It might have gone for a month. Thomas Casley, ono of the burglars, was then placed in the box ; ho wore the convict's uniform which bore on the right arm a mark of good conduct. He said I was sen tenced to 14 years penal servitude on the 10th of last April for my participation in the Cornhill burglary. I went to Mr. Walker's premises on the 4th in company with four companions. 1 know Sun-court well. (Laughter) I went into 68 Sun -court at 10 minutes past 6. We wont into the floor over Sir C. Crossley's and sat down. (Laugh ter.) i had two companions. We sat there until we received a signal that Mr. Smith had gone home in the omnibus. Wo then went into Sir C. Crossley's offices, the floor above Mr. Walker's. We opened Sir Charles's safe first (Laughter.) We remained in Sir Charles's until 12 o'clock on Saturday night before doing anything. Wo commenced operations to get into the tailor's shop at 12.20 on Satur day night. We cat holes in the ceiling to get through. Mr. Webster—You let yourselves down, then ? (Laughter.) Casley—Just so. (Laughter.) We gat into Mr. Wal ker's shop at 5 o'clock on Sunday afternoon. We got into the back office from out of the tailor's cutting-room. We cut away the ceiling and flooring to do so. I and another man took some tools with us, such as crowbars. (Laugh ter.) Mr. Webster—What did you do when you got in ? Casley—The first time ? Mr. Webster —Yes. Casley—We had to go back again because wo had a signal that the police were coming round. (Laughter.) Mr. Webster—You got in again. What did you do ? Casley—We tested the safe to see whether it was pos sible to open it under the disadvantages we were labour ing. (Loud laughter.) The Lord Chief Justice —What do you call " testing" ? Casley—By placing a wedge in it. Mr. Webster—Was the safe locked ? Casley—Oh yes, Mr. Walker always locked his safe. (Laughter.) The Lord Chief Justice—Of course, or how could they have broken it open. Mr. Webster—What did you do first ? Casley—We drove in a wedge and found it held the wedge, and then we knew it would give. A good safe would resist the wedge. The policeman on the boat did his duty. He looked through the aperture every time he came round. We had to take the wedge out every time, so I knew it. (Laughter.) We opened the safe at the bottom of the door. We could not work above a foot above the ground for fear of being seen. We put in a testing bar first, and found the door give. I said " The door's open: , We put in a second bar, and the door at once yielded. Mr. Webster—How long were you in opening the safe ? Casley—We went to the shop at 5 minutes past 3. The whole property was secured, and we were in Sir Charles Crossley's washing ourselves at a quarter to 4. (Loud laughter.) There was about 400 watches, but I can't be sure of the number. We did not expect to find the safe in Mr. Walker's place was Milner's. We thought it was one by Tann. His is easier to open than Milner's, and Griffiths' is easier to open than Tann's. (Loud laughter.) Mr. Webster—You've had a good deal of experience in opening safes. Casley—Unfortunately, yes. We have experimented on two of Milner's safes furnished for the operation. One took us six, and the other seven hours, because we had to use unlawful means. (Laughter.) That is, means that could not be used by a burglar, because they made a noise. (Laughter.) This was in 1859. The safe we practised upon was a No. 4 Milner. It was fully opened in six hours. Mr. Webster—Was that with lawful means? Casley—You must now speak in your own way (Laughter.) You are no: a burglar, you know. (Loud laughter.) Mr. Webster—Well, then, what you call lawful means, that is you used the best tools known. Casley— Yes ; we opened it in six hours. Mr. Webster—Did yon use smooth or rough wedges ? Casley—Never used a rough wedge ; I have never seen them. A wedge might get rough with use. (Laughter.) We use the wedge to get the alderman in. (Laughter.) Lord Chief Justice —What is the alderman ? (Roars of laughter.) Casley--The long bar, my lord ; it will open anybody's safe--(laughter)—it don't matter how good it is. Lord Chief Justice—Well, then, when tho alderman is got in it's all up with the safe ? Casley—Yes. Mr. Webster—Have you a lord mayor to use ? Casley —No ; we've got a citizen—(laughter)—and smaller ono still that is called the citizen's friend. (Loud laughter.) It would not do to call things by their right name, you know. It would not do to say " Get mo a crow bar." (Laughter.) "Hand me the alderman" is much better. (Loud laughter.) "Just send a citizen to me" would not occasion much curiosity. (Loud laughter.) The safe, as I have said, made but a faint resistance. (The case is not expected to conclude to-day). - . AMERICA. SOUTHAMPTON, Feb. 14. The Hamburg and American Company's steamship Germania arrived here this morning with 126 passengers, 45 bags of mails, $160,660 for England, and $l,OOO for Hamburg. She met with westerly winds throughout her passage. On the 9th inst. she spoke the French steamer Washington, from New York, bound for Havre. The Germania left New York on the 3d inst.; her news has, therefore, been anticipated. The Inman Company's mail steamship City of Boston arrived at Queenstown at noon to-day (Fob. 13). She brings $139,900 and 121 passengers, of whom she landed 11, and proceeded at 12 5 p m. for Liverpool. NEW YORK, Feb. 3. Mr. Seward promises that if the Mexican Express Com pany shall in any Way infringe the laws and treaties of the United States with the Mexican Republican Government, the Federal Government will take steps to obtain redress. The Virginia Legislature has passed a resolution which endorses President Johnson's policy, and donoun ces those who represent the Legislature as being opposed to it. President Johnson has accredited a Minister to the Dominican Republic. The Ranchero, of Matamoras, states that Bagdad was abandoned by the Liberals on the 26th ult., and that a Federal guard was stationed there. The Imperialists took possession the same day. Coranas and Escobedo had left the neighbourhood of the Rio Grande. The leading merchants of Matamoras, both foreign and Me::ican, have published a protest against the proceedings of the Federal civil and rnilital y authorities on the Texas side of the Rio Grande, charging them with the responsi bility of the troubles and outrages peipetrated on the Rio Grande by aiding the partisans of Juarez—a party which they declare has at present no more foothold there than is afforded by Federal officials. The Consuls of Great Bri tain, France, Spain, and P. assia testify to the truth of the protest. The Etna has arrived out. CHILI AND PERU. NEW YORK, Feb. 3. Advices have been received here from Valparaiso to the 2d ult., and Lima to the 13th. The correspondence of the New York Herald states that Chili and Peru have form e d a defensive and offensive alliance. A fight had occurred between the Chiliana and Spaniards in the harbour of Caldera, the latter attempting by boats' crews to cut out a steamer in the harbour. The Ch:lians on shore drove off the Spania-ds, of whom a num ber were kified and wounded. The blockade of the Chilian ports, except Valparaiso and Caldera, had been raised, the Spanish squadron being concentrated at the two latter places. MEXICO, NEW YORK, Feb. 3. Official despatches from Washington state that Juarez was still at El Paso on the sth January. Ortega, as Pre sident of the Republican Supreme Comq, had issued a p.otest agatnst the decrees issued by Juarez. News from Vera Cruz to the 23d ult. says, various rumours were current that the French were preparing to depart from Mexico, to which Maximilian had consented, provided the United States sent troops to replace them ; also Maximilian would shortly receive a million of dollars from France. Maximilian had delivered a speech in reply to an Address offering condolence upon the death of King Leopold. In it his Imperial Majesty expressed confidence in his destiny, and a determination to continuo the course he had commenced. Ho would not change the democratic customs of Mexico, but ho considered a strong rule was the last anchor of safety for the country. Ire looked forward to the future without anxiety. CANADA. NEW YORE, Fob. 3. Toronto despatches, published in the New York pap3rs, assert that a Fenian attack upon the Canadian frontier towns was hourly expected, and that all the wilitai y were under arms. General Sweeney and Colonel Roberts were reported to have passed through Hamilton, Canada West, on the Ist inst. The Fenians in Canada had protested against going to Ireland by way of Canada. The atawa Post states that the mission of the Canadian Reciprocity Commissioners to Wash'ng ton was a failure, in consequence of which an early session of the Canadian Parliament was expected. ANOTIIER REPRIEVE FOR MRS. WINSOR !—Hadn't the authorities bettor at once give her a peerage in her own right while they are about it ? IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS-THIS DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at two o'clock. CATTLE PLAGUE BILL. Sir G. GREY moved the second reading of this bill. (LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. LIFEBOATS. The Earl of MALMESBURY gave notice that on Friday next he would call the attention of the house to the present inefficient supply of lifeboats on the coast. SALE OF LAND BY .A IiCTION BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, The LORD CHANCELLOR said that he considered the measure a use:ul one, but thought that it was suscept ible of improvement in some of the clauses, which might be made before going into committee. Lord CHELMSFORD approved of the bill as likely to remedy an evil which was admitted to exist under the pre sent system. Lord KINGSDOWN, who was very imperfectly heard, was understood to say that he thought legislation on this subject was necessary, and would support the present measure as a movement in the right direction. Lord ST. LEONARDS, who brought in the bill, said that it provided the machinery requisite for effecting its object, namely, of securing bona fide bidders at these auctions, and by that means terminating the present defects of the law by which bidders were allowed an opportunity of running up the price at which an estate was sold. The privileges possessed by auctioneers were injurious to the capitalist, and the sooner they were got rid of the better. The bill was then read a second time. PRISONS' ACT. The Earl of CARNARVON inquired of the Govern ment what arrangements they had made for giving effect to the Prisons' Act of last session, by securing an ade quate inspection of the county and borough prisons. The object of the - act was to afford efficient inspection, but in practical effect the present inspection was a mere formality. He contended that a great necessity existed for an alteration in the present system, and he would be happy to receive a satisfactory answer on a subject of such importance. Earl RUSSELL said that instructions had been given on the subject. The Earl of CARNARVON considered the noble lord had given him no answer at all. What had the instructions reference to—did they relate to increased expenditure, or to anything else calculated to render the system of in spection more efficient. Earl RUSSELL was understood to say that the matter would be referred to the Home Office. The Earl of CARNARVON—Then, I will repeat my question on Thursday next. THE CATTLE PLAGUE. In repiy to the Earl of WINCHILSZA, The Duke of MARLBOROUGH said that the means adopted in consequence of the order in Privy Council had the effect of extending the disease, for where farmers found that they were not to receive a compensation for the slaughter of their cattle, they concealed the disease in their stock, and took the matter into their own hands, thereby disseminating the epidemic. After a few words from Lord PoLwArrit, The LORD CHANCELLOR said that the Order in Council referred to by the noble earl (Winchilsea) was, he thought, warranted by the spirit, if not by the letter, of the act of 18 , 18. It was by his advice that it had been issued, :or it was the only one that would have been effec tual for the purpose in view. No great harm could in any case have been done, because the order only authorised the destruction of animals already affected by disease. The Earl of DERBY said that the object of the act of 1848 was distinctly limited to the prevention of diseased cattle being offered for sale. He could not understand how it was supposed that such an act empowered the Privy Council to issue an order for the destruction of cattle not offered for sale. It was a most extraordinary stretch of the nature of an act of Parliament to say that because they had powers to enforce the provisions, therefore they had power to g;ve any orders they thought fit to give effect to what they called the object of the act. It was admitted that these orders did not come within the letter of that act. A number of persons, then, had had their cattle destroyed contrary to law—that was, without the sanction of the law • —destroyed by an inspector without authority, because there was no one to give that authority. Under these oir cumstances the persons so deprived of their property had fair and legitimate claim for compensation, and for com pensation not to be levied on their neighbours and them- selves— (cheers)—but from that Government who, contrary to law, had deprived them of their property. Every person whose cattle was destroyed had a perfect right to bring an action for damages. Except in these particular cases his own opinion wao that the Goveinment had fallen short of what the law authorised them to do ; but clearly every person who had suffered by their wrongdoing ought to b 3 compensated out o`, the public funds. He would much rather not look back to what had been done rightly or wrongly, but would look forward to what could be done at the last moment. The members of the Government must agree that both in this house and in another place there had been no indisposition fairly to consider the ob ject they had before them, and no desire to put factious embarrassments in their way. On the contrary, all parties desired to render every assistance in their power. If ho was rightly informed, the measure proposed by her Ma jesty's Goveinment was of a very intricate and complicated character. There was another and a rival bill brought forward by an independent country gentleman, but there were proposals on which all were agreed ; and, on the other hand, there were a variety of minute details on which there was the greatest possible conflict of opinion. He would suggest to her Mr.jesty's Government whether, in this pressing emelgency, instead of proceeding with all the details of a bill in all its stages open to discussion, they might not endeavour simultaneously in both houses to pass resolutions on which there was no difference :of opi nion. Take, for example, the prohibition of fairs and markets—the prohibition of the removal of stock, at all events—until the 25th of March, as well as the power to slaughter diseased or infected animals, and to prevent the passage of cattle on roads or railways. In cases whet* animals were slaughtered under the direction of the Go vernment, the parties whose animals were slaughtered should be entitled to compensation. If these four resolu- lutions were passed through both houses together, leaving over the det&'s of the bill and the question of the mode of compensation, the Government might pass an Order in Caunc" giN 'ng effect to those resolutions until the 25.1 of March. That course might be completed in three days, but he felt it was doubtful whether a bill of the compli cated character of that proposed by the Government would pass through in three weeks. If they took the resolutions he should not be disposed to criticise too severely the terms in which they might be brought forward. Earl GREY cautioned the Government against the adop tion of the suggestion just made. It seemed to him that even in the face of this plague such a course would be a dangerous precedent. Nothing was more important than that Parliament should adhere to ordinary practice. He would therefore rather that the bill were allowed to pass with little discussion, leaving the responsibility of the measure to her Majesty's Government. The Marquis of BATH hoped the power of slaughtering would not be given to the present iuspectors, and that the reLti:etions as to the removal in the south-west parte of the couniiy would be lireited to the end of the present month. Earl RUSSELL er.pressed his opinion that the Order 3 h Council came within the scope of the act of 1848, which enabled them to make regrlations for preventing the spread of the &seas°. The order therefore was given, as neces- &fly for preventing the spread of the disease, that cattle should be s?au3hteree, and he had obseivee, from various meet!Dzs on the subject that this step was absolutely re qu;”ed to be put !a force. The question the noble lord had rased was as to whether the public purse- should be made to pay compensation. The Earl of DERBY—Or'y in those cases where the cattle were slaughtered by the inspectors IN ithout the au thority of the ac . .; of Parliament. Earl EUSS4ELL said ;he noble earl took it for granted they bad exceeded the powers of the Act of Parliament. If the inspectors had done anytb . ng illegal, there could be an action aga'nst thew ; and of course the Government wou'd indennffy the inspectors. In fact, what those in- spctors had done was to dest.roy a ny'sance. There could not be a greater ny'sance than d'seased animals from wb'ch there wrm a danger of the disease spreading Lir oughout the cointiy. With regard to what the noblo earl said as to leait7ui this matter to the rtrolutions of bosh houses, he aweed with the noble earl on the cross benches C]ari Grey), That that was a dangerous precedent. The - e might be some question raised as to the authority of those resolutions. It appeared to Wm that it would be better to take the cpinions of the two houses in the ordi- nary way. He did not see why the resolutions should not be put 'n the ciauze-, r be azreed to is the manner in which the Legislature was cairied on. The Earl of CARNARVON held that the slaughtering referred to in the Act of 1813 applied only to sheep, and not to hosed cattle. Accordins to the well-known maxim, " delegatus non pote , t delegari," he could not un- derstand how it was that the Lords in Council had power to izzue the orders they had to the local authorities. Earl GRANVILLE had no doubl; that it was perfectly competent for the Lords iu Council to issue the orders which they had made. The judgment of the Government had been justified by the conclusions of the Attorney- General, who was assisted in the matter by the Solicitor- General, and by the permanent Under Secretaly of the Home D43.rLment. The LORD CHANCELLOR desired to protest against the supposition that he had authorised anything which he believed to be illegal. He admitted that the Government ,was in a great difficulty on account of the loose wording of the act of Parliament. Still, although the particular pro -I.,:sion related to sheep, thegeneral bodyof the act included cattle. further, what he WI intended to couvey was? that as the act in question was of a remedial character, it must be construed with a view to the defect intended to be rectified. As for the objection founded upon the maxim " delegatus non potest delegari," all he could say was that the consideration had not :escaped the attention of the Government, but they had come to the conclusion that in this instance there was no delegation of authority at all. The act authorised was the act of Privy Council, and all that the justices had to do was to say whether it applied to a particular district or not. After some observations from Lord MALMESECRY and Earl GRANVILLE in reply, the subject dropped, and Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—LAST EVENING. Tho SPEAKER took the chair at the usual hour. PRIVATE BUSINESS. - No less than 95 private bills for new railway, gas, water and improvement - companies were read a second time, .amongst which were the Edgeware, Highgate, and London Railway ; Great Northern (Potter's Bar, Barnet, and Hen don) Railway ; London and North Western (New Works) Railway; London and South-Western .(Poole Junction) Railway ; Metropolitan Railway (Additional Works); and West Middlesex Water Bills. CATTLE PLAGUE. Mr. ORMSBY-GORE presented a petition signed by 600 agriculturists praying for compensation for their losses by cattle plague. Mr. GORE LANGTON presented similar petitions. DAY SIT TTNGS. Mr. EIVART said he should postpone the motion which stood in his name relative to the house bitting during the day on Tuesday until Friday week. ART UNIONS. Lord R. MONTAGUE gave notice that on the 13th of March he should move for a committee to inquire into the law with respect to art unions. COMMONS AND OPEN SPACES. Mr. DOULTON asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to introduce this session a bill having for its object the preservation of commons and open spaces in and around the metropolis ? Mr. COWPER said it was his intention to introduce a bill on the subject. The bill was in preparation, and he hoped to introduce it on an early day. BANK CHARTER ACT. Mr. SAMUELSON asked the Chancellor of the Exche quer whether he intended during the present session to in troduce an amendment of the Bank Charter Act of 1844, enabling the Bank of England to increase its issues against securities beyond the amount to which they are at present limited by that act ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had no such intention. EDUCATION. Mr. FAWCETT asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether, viewing the deplorable condi tion of the children employed in many of the trades in Sheffield and other towns, it was the intention of her Ma jesty's Government to introduce a measure for regulating the employment and securing the education of those children. Sir G. GREY said his hon. friend the Under-Secretary of State for the Home Department intended very shortly to ask leave to introduce a bill which would, he thought, effect the object of the hon. gentleman. THE LEEDS BANKRUPTCY COURT. Mr. HOWES asked the Attorney-General whether any steps had been taken to prosecute the Rev. George Rogers Harding, Patrick Robert Welch, Esq., and the Hon. Richard Bethell, or any of them, for corrupt practices in obtaining, or attempting to obtain, a judicial appointment, as sug gested by the report of the select committee on the Leeds Bankruptcy Court ; and, if no such steps had yet been taken, what was the cause of the delay ? The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said, in accordance with the recommendation of the select committee of the house, criminal informations had been filed against Mr. Welch and Mr. Richard Bethell, and stood for trial next term, the Crown being quite ready to proceed. With respect to Mr. Harding, it was thought that he would be a very neces sary witness; therefore he was not included in the pro ceedings taken against the other persons he had men tioned. SMOKE NUISANCE. Sir R. PEEL asked whether it was intended to in• troduce a bill applicable to large towns for the prevention of the smoke nuisance, such as that passed for the metro polis in 1853. Sir G. GREY said the bill had been of great benefit to the metropolis, and it was desirable that it should be ex tended to the whole of the country, but ho could not say that any bill was in preparation. CATTLE PLAGUE BILL. Mr. TOLLEMACHE asked the right hon. baronet the Secretary for the Home Department whether he would, when the house was in committee on the Cattle Plague Bill, consent to postpone the compensation clauses, and go on with those for stamping out the plague, and thereby affirm ing the principle of the bill ? Sir G. GREY thought it bettor to postpone all arrange ments on the matter until the second reading. Mr. TOLLEMACHE asked whether the Government declined to his proposition. Sir G. GREY said it appeared to him impossible to sepa rate the compensation from the other clauses of the bill. H they were to agree to the clauses authorising the slaughtering the cattle without giving compensation, the agricultural interest would, he thought, not be at all satisfied. (Hear, hear.) JAMAICA. In reply to an Hox. MEMBER, Mr. CARDWELL said if the business with respect to the cattle plague bill was disposed of early on Thursday night he should proceed with his bill referring to the Go vernment of Jamaica. He should not proceed with it if he could not do so at a reasonable hour. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HUNT asked if the house could not sit on Thurs day morning ? Sir G. GREY did not think such an arrangement at a' necessary. ASH WEDNESDAY. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that the house, at its rising, adjourn until to-morrow at two o'clock, according to the usual practice. The motion was agreed to. CHURCH RATES. lir. HARDCASTLE moved for and obtained leave to introduce a bill for the abolition of church rates. EDUCATION. Sir J. PAKINGTON moved for a select committee to inquire into the constitution of the Committee of Council on Education, and the system under which the business of the office is conducted; and also the best mode of extend ing the benefits of Government inspection and the Parlia mentary grant to schools at present unassisted by the State. The motion was agreed to, TESTS (UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD). Mr. COLERIDGE moves in committee of the whole house for leave to bring in a bill to abolish certain tests in the University of Oxford. He would prefer entering into the details of the bill on the second reading rather than on that occasion if he had the sanction of the house for so doing. ' • Leave having been given, the bill was brought in and read a first time.' JURIES IN CRIMINAL CASES. Sir C. O'LOGHLEN moved for leave to bring in a bill to codify and amend the law relating to the keeping to gether and discharge of juries en the trial of criminal cases. Leave having been given, the bill was brought in and read a first time. CATTLE PLAGUE (IRELAND). Lord NAAS moved for a copy of the report of tho com mittee convened by the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland to con sider the measures that might be adopted for arresting the progress of the cattle plague, in case of its appearance in Ireland ; and asked when the bill promised by the Secre tary of State would be laid upon the table of the house ? The return was ordered. _ _ Sir G. GREY intimated that the bill would beintroduccd as soon as it had been submitted to the Lord Lieutenant. THE ARMY IN CHINA. Colonel NORTH moved for a return chewing the ac commodation for the troops of all arms at Hong Kong and Kowloon, at the time of the arrival of the 2d Battalion 9th Rsgiment, and 2d Battalion 11th Regiment; specifying the nature of the accommodation and number of cubic feet allowed per man ; also for returns of the mean annual strength, total annual sickness, mortality, and in validing of the troops of each arm, officers and men, at Hong Kong, from the year 1855 to 1365, both inclusive. The return was ordered. UNDUE RETURN. A petition was presented against the return from the borough of Bridgewater. MEMBERS' OATHS. Sir G. GREY moved, in commiaeo of the whole house, for leave to bring in a bill to alter the oaths takonby mem bers of Parliament on taking their seats. The oaths taken at p•esent consisted of the Protestant Consolidated Oathof 1858 and the Roman Catholic oath. The oath of allegiance he felt sure none wou ld object to ; but with respect iiiia t o the oath of ab j uration of the Pretender, he t h oug ht the time ha d come when that could safely b e a bolished. It was first taken in the reign of w lv. when there was a real danger, but that was not the case now, and he did not think there was the slightest with snt u tility in members having to subscribe to it in the present day. The oath proposed by the bill would dispe nse /di:allusion to allegiance to thePopa andother matters which te r 3 sp mem bersoct t 0 0 0u t l h d e n u o o t in b a u n t b e e a d th 's e t i a i s o te: ; : a u t l h t , o i m t wenasofs offensiveense to With h tendered, sbouibe and h p e ot co o u a ld a not see why to those whomt w gentlemen as d not with other members. The J ew i s h members would also be included in the new f orm of oath, which would ha, after the passing of the bill, one general oath, and would, in effect, be taken by the whole of the members. (Hear.) Mr. NEWDEGATE thought it unsafe to alter the oaths at that particular psr:od , when Fenian conspiracies were in existence. (Laughter, eiv e a n, and the cries u w b of as"Hear,brought hear.")in Leave having .been g and read a first time. The house thou adjourned. ... SPORTING INTELLIGENOR.—This D, VICTORIA CLUB BETTING —Tars DAT, LINCOLN HANDICAP. 9 to 2 agst Copenhagen (taken) 100 to 7 bar one (offered) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 11 to 1 agst Laura (taken) 100 to 6 agst CortolTin (taken) 500 to 20 agst Merrimac (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 5 to 2 on the field (offered) Offers to back the field against two for £lOOO. MARKETS.---This Day. The supply of English wheat on sale hero to-day was but moderate. - The few dry samples on offer were dia_ posed of at Monday's prices ; but damp produce was very dull, at about late rates. With foreign wheat the market was fair'y supplied. On the whole, the trade was firm, at the full prices of Monday. The amount of business transacted waa moderate. Floating cargoes of grain wero in fair average request, at full currencies. Barley—the supply of which on sale was but moderate —ruled firm, at fully late rates. There was only a moderate demand for malt, at pre vious quotations. The supply of oats on sale was moderate. There was a fair demand for most description; and prices were steadily supported. Beans were dull, at late prices. For peas tho trade was quiet, on former terms. Flour was in fair average request, at late rates. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 1530 1320 920 240 2150 Irish — Foreign 9420 510 180 sks. COMPARATIVE QUANTITIES AND PRICES OF GRAIN. For the week ending Feb. For the corresponding week 10, 1866. last year. Qrs. Aver. Qrs. Aver. Wheat 67,466-15s 5d Wheat 66,918-38s 4d Barley 66,734-33 s 6dl Barley .62,164-2 9s 2d Oats 11,532-23s 6d Oats BOROUGH HOP. Tho hop market is quiet, at the prices of Monday. As regards good and fine hops the trade is firm. WHITECHAPEL. The market is moderately supplied with moat, for which there was a fair demand, as follows : Beef. from 33 Od to 4s Gd ; mutton, 3s 6d to 5s Od ; ve a l, 4s Id to 5s 4d; and pork, 33 10d to 5s 4d per 81bs by the carcase. LONDON GAZETTE.—Last Evening. WHITEHALL, FEB. 10. Tho Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be passed under the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Knight of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire land unto David Monro, Esq., Speaker of the House of Representatives in the colony of New Zealand. FOREIGN OFFICE, FEB. 13. The Queen has been pleased to approve of M. Otto Muller as Consul at Bombay for his Majesvy the King of Saxony. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 13. 99th Regiment of Foot—Major -General Samuel Bray brooke to be Colonel, vice Major-General John Napper Jackson, deceased. 13th Regiment of Hussars—Gentleman Cadet John Chute Ellis, from the Royal Military College,' to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Mills, promoted. si,n Foot—Lieutenant John Cottingham Wadling to be Captain, by purchase, vice Edwin Biron, who retires; Ensign Orby Harison to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Wadling; Gentleman Cadet Henry Kilgour, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Harison. 13th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Edward Chetwood Hamilton, from the Royal Military College, to b e E ns i gn , b y pur chase, vice C. G. Brind, transferred to the 55th Foot. 17th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Edward Arthur Howard Webb, from the Royal Military College, to bo Ensign, by purchase, vice Edward Adolphe Massy Hay, who retires. 18th Foot—Gentleman Cadet George Huddlestone Powell, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice John Downie, who retires. 24th Foot—Lieutenant John C. Warne to be Captain without purchase, vice Samuel John James Burns, de ceased ; Ensign Thomas John Baynes to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Warne ; Gentleman Cadet Archer Anderson Morshead, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Baynes. 25th Foot—Lieutenant A. Bain Chisholm to be Captain, by purchase, vice John Frederic Everett, who retires; Ensign Richard Xavier Lee O'Connell to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Chisholm • Gentleman Cadet Henry Gildart Worsley, fro the Royal Military College, to be Ensign by purchase, vice O'Connell. 27th Foot—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Alexander Francis Preston, M. 8., to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice Leonard Kidd, M.B. promoted on the Staff. 55th Foot—Ensign Charles George •Brind, from the 13th Foot, to bo Ensign, vice Cecil William Bentham, who retires. 60th Foot—Colour-Sergeant John Toole to be Quarter master, vice William Hunter, who retires upon half-pay. 78th Foot —Lieutenant Cornelius Reeves, from half-pay late Turkish Continent, to be Lieutenant, vice S. R. Jackson, promoted without purchase to a half-pay com pany ; Ensign Charles Kennedy McCauslandto be Lieu tenant, by purchase vice Cornelius Reeves, w h o re ti res ; Gentleman Cadet Edward Mayne Alexander, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice McCausland. 87th Foot—Captain James Archibald Ruddell Todd to be Major, by purchase, vice Lord D'Arcy Godolphin Os borne, who retires ; Lieutenant Nathaniel Stevenson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Todd ; Ensign Charles Tuckey to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Nathaniel Stevenson • Gentleman Cadet Willi am F u ll er W aring, front the Royale Military College, to be Ensign, by pur chase, vice Tuckey. 99th Foot—Major John Hart Dunne to be Lieutenant- Colonel, without purchase, vice Charles Blamire, de ceased ; Captain William Henry D. R. Welman to be Major, without purchase, vice Dunne ; Lieut. George It. Harvey to be Captain, without purchase, vice Welman ; Ensign Albert John M. Treeby to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Harvey ; Gentleman Cadet William King Suther, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Treeby. 104th Foot—Ensign Vince n t C. E. Parker to be Lieute nant, vice William Robert Birney, who resigns ; Gentle man Cadet Frederick J. W. Davies, from the Royal Military College , to be Ensign, vice Parker. 106th Foot—Lieutenant Robert D. Anstruther to lee Cap tain, vice D'Arcy William Jopp, who resigns ; Ensign Alfred Lionel McNair to be Lieutenant, vice Anstruther; Gentleman Cadet Edward Henry Bingham, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign , vice McNair. 108th Foot—Staff-Surgeon William enzies Calder to be Surgeon, vice Edward Gregg Noott, placed upon half PaY 1001 Foot—Assistant-Surgeon James Dow Sainter, from. the Royal Artillery, to be Assistant-Surgeon, vice A. F. Churchill, M.D., appointed to the Staff. 2rd West India Regiment—James Stuart Des Barres, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Walter Roberts, promoted. Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment—Staff Assistant-Surgeon Schoedde Robertson, M.D., to be Assistant-Surg eon , vice Leslie 0. Patterson, promoted on the Staff. HALF-PAY.—Captain John Whiteside, from the Bth Foot, to be Major, without purchase. lINATTACHED.—Lieutenant John Hopkins, Unattached List, Bengal Army, Staff Officer at Derjeeling, to be Captain. MEDICAL DEPART/KENT. Staff Assistant-Surgeon Duncan Campbell Taylor, M.D., to be Staff-Surgeon, vice Samu e l J oseph Bayfield, decease Assistant-Surgeon Leonard Kidd, 11.8., from the 27th Fooacod t, t upon half-pay.o be Staff-Surgeon, vice Patrick McDermott, M.D., pl &aff Assistant-Sttrgeon John Tulloch, M.D., to bo Staff-Surgeon, vice W. M. Calder, appointed to the 108th Foot. Staff Assistant-Sw:gcon Edward Thiselton to bo Staff- Surgeon, vice W. Armstiong, appointed to the 16th Foot. Assistant-Surgeon Leslie Ogilby Patterson, from the Royal Canadian Rifle Regiment, to Ipe Staff-Surgeon, vice Staff-Surgeon Major William Ord Mackenzie, M.D., who retires upon half-pay. Assistant-Surgeon Alexander Ferrier Churchill, M.D., from the 109th Foot, to be Staff Assistant-Surgeon, Tice James Bell Jardine, deceased. BREVET. Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Dominic Jacobin Gamble, C. 8., Unattached, and Deputy Quartermaster- General in New Zealand, to be Colonel. Lieutenant-Colonel, with local and temporary rank, .. Saverio Gatt, of the Royal Malta Fencible Artillery, hay ing completed the qualifying service in the rank of Lieu tenant -Colonel, to be Colonel, with local and temporary rank, under thu Royal Warrant of 14th October, 1858, To BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. Major George Dean Thompson, 50th Foot , Pitt, half-pay, late 80th Foot ; Major Frederick Samuel Blyth, 40th Captain and Brevet -Major George I.4t o h f Fooaoptpot.ainn. pay R i , h o a rEdEs MAJORS. - 7 C O a th p tla`iono John Foot. Captain Louis Walter Fisher, 40th Foot; Ca fain Clement. on o; a Glancy,ry R. Johnson, 50th Foot ; Captain Thomas Witchell, Mili tary 6 oth rain o ot ; Captainhav have th e John h It o Quarteraster William rank retired u half , COURSE OF EXCHANGELast Evening. Amsterdam ............... Short. 11 18 Ditto . . ..... 3 M on th s. 12 2i Rotterdam _ 12 21 Antwerp — 25 52i Brussels — 25 52 Hamburg — 13 10 Paris ................. Short 25 20 .... Ditto 3 Months. 25 55 Marseilles Prankforl on th e M a i ne 121 Vienna — 10 65 Trieste lO 65 Petersburgh - 29 2 Berlin Madrid — 461 Cadiz 2 Milan Leghorn Milan 7u Genoa 25 7° Naples 25 7° _— 11 19 12 3 12 8 25 60 25 GO 18 10k 25 24 25 60 25 60 1211 10 i 0 10 70 29f 6 29} 461 47A-,1 25 irk 25 77} 25 75 25 75 Foreign Mail Packet List MAILS DUE. --- Australia and New Zealand, via Southampton... • Feb. Ig. Ditto, via Marseilles Mar. 16. Brazil and Cape Verde , by British packet Mfr. 6. Ditto, by French packet Feb. 22. . Cape of Good /Tope, Ascension, and S t. Helena.... Feb. 22 . China, Penang , an d Sin g apore, via Southam p t on.. Feb. 19 4 pip? China, via Diarsc4ll . o.• • • .• • • • , ..... ~..ro. 27. luo 100 100 all 100 100 100 tOO 10., 100 100 100 100 100 100 190 100 100 U 0 100 100 100} i 1 01 lt 461 5 3 •'2 84 103; 3 17 lei 106 5f