The Sun. — London, England, 1865-03-17 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGIR Share/ Railways. p aid. i Closing Price. -+-- CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The Money Market continues very active, the Commercial classes requiring assistance to meet the demands made upou them for revenue purposes. No alteration has, however, been made in the terms asked for accommodation, the rates remain ing steady at 41 and 41 per cent. for the best bills. Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne lOl Bristol and Exeter it i Caledonian 1 ti Cork and Bandon al Cornwall DO. 13 gets no div Do. A till6p.e.p.an.has , been paid to B dl Dublin & Belfast June all Dun,.Perth, & b.June. al, Edinburgh & Glasgow 101 Glasgow & S. Western if Great Eastern, Ord. stk. The Bank of England return for the past week shows alterations which are incidental to the ter mination of the quarter, the active industry recently Prevailing for discount accommodation, and the diminution in the demand for gold to send abroad Annexed are the particulars : Activ e Circulation Bu/lion Do. E. Angl: st No. 10 Great North of Scotland , 0 Great Northern D .A stock .. 10( Do. B o Do. yew, is. at 23 pm 4( Gt S. and IV. of Ireland 10 Gt. Weste n OriAnal 1 I . S. VA I . Rail gua. 1(1 Do. South Wales 1 I Do IV. Mid.— Ox•ord 10 Do. Newpo t Do. lie eford ....... ... £19,645,590 Decrease ... .185,340 14,882,258 123,651 ... 3,857,083 Increase P ublic Deposits Increase . . ... 13,265 ... 8,348,481 Lane +shire & Yorkshire 10 L ndon and Blackwali lu Lon., Brigh., & S Coast 10 Lon., Chat., and Dover 101 ILon. & North Western 101 1 . 40 n. & South Western 101 Man., Shet., & Lincoln loi Maryport and Carlisle al Do. # shares Metropolitan. Do. Ncw Mid and In .•• Other Deposits ... ... Decrease ... Seven D ay and Other Bills Gove Decrease ... rnment Securities ... 670,753 ... 13,785,825 ... 118,877 449,973 552 ... 11,023,2 1 1 No alteration. Other Securities 20,084,483 Increase . 255,598 Notes Unemployed ... 9,094,685 Increase 365,025 The changes that have taken place during the Past week in the Bank of France return are in Many instances favourable. The bullion has been increased £568,000, but there has been an addition of £166,700 to the notes in circulation. The bills Under discount are £1,208,000 lower, and there is a falling off of £136,000 in the Treasury balances, and of £540,000 in the current accounts. Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. W., Ireland a. Do. 4 shares %lid Kent No.th British Do Ed., Pth ;dr Dun. 10 , Nth. Eastern Berwick 10i Do. (I.N•E purchase 16►1 Do. Leeds ..... 10; Do. York ,C , Do. Carlisle 1( Po. stock. & Darling, a, Da. d 1855- - 8 2 Do. do. 1860-61 North London lO Do. New . Do. do. 18(4 North Staffordshire N. & S. W Junction . Two rather important commercial failures have been announced, but the assets of both parties are either large or the greater part of the debts secured upon produce. They are Mr. J. S. Begbie, in the shipping interests, with liabilities estimated at £ 1 50,000 ; and Messrs. J. W. Burstall and Co., of Ifull, and Messrs. S. Burstall and Co., of Bombay, engaged in the Indian trade. The liabilities are Supposed to reach £250,000. Scottish G ntral Scot. N E , Aber. stock 0. Scot, Mid. st , ck hi •zh ews & W'eichpool al. Shropshire Union South Devon -outh E stern 1-;tnines, Wok., & Wok al 'raff Vale luv Do. C Vale 0. Neath Waterford & Kilkenny' ts West Cornw t 1 lO, W.Hartlepool Han& It 10' Do. A irredeemable., 10 Do. A redeemable loi Two o'CLoci. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter's telegram, the French 3 per Cent. Rentes were 67f. 10c, Firm. A further improvement of f per cent. has taken Place to-day in the market for the English Dials , Which consequently show great buoyancy. The i Mmediate cause of this advance has been purchases of New Three per Cents. by the Government and Chancery brokers, but there is also a very good feeling respecting the future of the money market both here and at Paris. Consols, for money, are 89 I, and for the account 891 exactly. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 8711 ; Exchequer tills, 6s. to 7s. prem ; India 5 per Cents., 104 ; and the Bonds, 10s. prem. In the Foreign Market there is a rather la rge business, and prices exhibit tolerable firm ness . Turki s h 6 per Cents., 1862, are 721 4 ; do. Con selides, 528 53i; Mexican, 268 e ; do. New, 251 1; • Greek, 211 1 ; Spanish Passive 33k e ; do. Certi ficates, 171 ; Italian, 638 ; do. New, 31 31 • ; and the Confederate Loan, 35 37. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have b een moderately active, but in some few instances Prices have shown less firmness. Great Northern h ave declined 15s. ; and South Western and Metro loolitan, each ss. ; while North Eastern (Berwick), h ave advanced £1 ; and South Eastern, ss. The Foreign and Colonial lines have remained lliaetive, without any material change as regards values. tank and Miscellaneous shares have been dull. 41 tance have declined to 33f 4 ; Imperial are steady at 304 311 ; London and Westminster at 93 and Union of London at 52 ; London Financial are quoted 211 f ; and Royal Mail Steam have declined 1° ) 96 i. ; Atlantic and Great Western Certificate of ebenture s are quoted 51 6f prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONZ O'CLOCK. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. • 13 N er Cent. C onso l s V• " J o -Acco un t, April 6 B9* * e)er Cent. Reduced B7* * li,w 3 per Cent B 7l * i 1 - T ,lt 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 7l* .A,"_. ° • O per Cent. Jan. 1873 — DO.-litis, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 IS for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — t: y e i; Cited Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — -e 9. 1 .1er Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent 6 pm Do, £5OO — Do • £lOO and £2OO ta • Ilk of England Stock, St per Cent — I„.„I:NDIA3T GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ',wan Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 — o,Ji Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1870 80. Account Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates ' Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent — / 30 . 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5i per Cent., May 1879 — Do. 4 per Cent., Aug. 1866 — Do. Bonds, £l,OOO lO pm 1) 0. under £l,000 4 118 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. • i i tria Bonds, 5 per Cent — l'azil an n 5 per Cent .13°. 4 1 - per Cent., 1852-58-60 t h Do. 1863 , el los Ayres 6 per Cent — Chi b M per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 1) ----01 6 per Cent — O w l per Cent. — ~ , 2 0 io mbian 6 per Cent. Il k 6 per Cent. Dbn x - . per Cent, 1864 D a 9 • Scrip, £55 paid ,p 4lBll 3 per Cent., 1825 — IP 5 per Cent., 1864 — b ab -° •, 5 per Cent., 1773-77, £25 paid — jV 4 Dian Principalities E£ 6 s paid — dis par Vador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — to„'"°•? Provisional Land Warrant — 'ii,Ptfan. 7 per Cent — Do- Second Issue — £lOO Bonds — DDo. 1864 93 1 b ° Scrip, £sb paid ( it 0 Acc oun t — pm DO A 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons jjccount ti ll e • Coupons ,otexuala. 5 per Cent. — I tk u li • 1839 and 150 — b al l 5 per Cent (Maremmana, Railway) b ° 1865 lie °. S crip, £25 paid L . lean 3 per Cent. — °. Account U Dc .1864 — 12 1 0 6 per Ce n t. Anglo-French — 4 0 ,° Drench S cr i p , E x . 25f 20 c — di s k„:""evidean 6 per Cent., £3O paid 46 ° l is h Imperial a 5 per Cent D Do' grana d ° 2 per Cent — Deferred P e .° Lind Warrants (Hectares) D vi a, o 41 per Cent. D ° A ' ) ,Per Cent. (Uribarren) — I,b '- count Cent., 1862 0 4 5 . A a b o ll gUese 3 per Cent., 1853 bo Account ._ -1 1. r .) 3 Per. Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, '62, '3, 4, 1 , ° •A.c t .4 8 . coma 13 0 1 ,„°. 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St., b ° 'I per Cent, 1850 b, 0 1860 b o " Per Cent., 1859 b 5 Per Cent., 1862 kl a ° 89 ,t r i : _. 1864 ~. 6 41 41 5 per Cent — 'l °. A 4. I, ccolEab - I), 8 , 11 3 per Cent — b„ " V'eOlint l7i 13, - N ew Deferred — Do A ccou n t - b assiv e — t r , 11 Ac e° 33} 2 1 31 21 ati_ unt 13 44 Cert. o f C oup no t f un d e d — I.r Acc ount l7 1 C,, e aigh 4 1 1 .ti c i k ~- per Cent. — Do A CC o eeount per Cent. 1854 -Ii) D o Per Cent. 1858 Do 6 A ccount 7Ol :6, . t o 10 0 Bond . 75-1 D o " A Per 1 862Went.s Do.D"eeou otloo Bonds 6 73* I ~.bo ,Per Cent. 1863 A C l) e 'li _ a 3 Per Cent. Ve, 6 , ount u o. Per Cent, 186 W' "0 Acco untn s' ir pe . r. Cent., 1864 4ll 411- tti,,t., "'v-Mends on tie above payable in London. bq.,,' 11 , 5 per Cent., lx. 10 Florins 13 4 e1 1 m 4 1 Per cent. Ex. 251. F 21 Cent., x. r O. 4 _ Per Ex. 12 Gail — tl ltii Rer Cent. Certifi.,tes ji . ,,, 3 .0. Arentes, 3 per Cent. — '` l o ourit b°. A ec° ilt ver Cent., 1861, E x. 25f . -s 0.,., ---. 1)0 1 , qOl ) otle TWO O'CLOCK. ... k e e -, °tint v 89 - 89 f............... 89f............... : MONEY MARKETI SHARE MARKETS—This day. -.41. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. ItRITIS El P Rest 13.14 et et et 50 20 0 I 91 93 L 9 12i 129 5 6 I 66 68 11 i 6 17 10 8E E 6 10 107 1‘1:4 .15 j 161 )0 6 7 )0 • - ;0 )23 129 10 114 /12i 0 129 3 )0 I 88 90 0 72a i 3 68 C.B 49 5 46 49 02 t 0 )0 113 114 )0 83 66 )'l 10 104 10 38 39 )0 1144 115 10 95 96 )0 581 11 - - 11 - - 11 121 122 41 1* 11p )0 130 130 )0 100 1(2 , 51 53 z5lO 26 10 105 106 13.4 - - 10 63 65 20 9) 100 00 - - 38i 394 l 11 12p 4 94 10p 118 120 ;11 111 It 5 1 lip 00 76 77 all 114 114 00 " 38 142 I 44 46 C 9 61 57 5) O 82, 831 11 8} 9 ,0 155 158 3 3 4 p CO 108 110 1;),) - 73 76 OSSESSIONS. 11 I 63 46 100 10: 2 id :p II 4i 5 II () I 0 I 74 73 10 A 7 93 75 65 1 1,0 102 0 99 100 0 100 101 5 - - lo I 17§ 18 11 8 4 9"' 11 65 68 11 56 58 11 60 61 11 53 55 II 50 53 11 45 18 11 25 27 11 21 28 )) 103 101 12 id 1 p 2 Id t P 93 100 11 8 t 8 12; 12c1 11 85 c 11 77 EO 2 991 100 9: 94 88 90 Li I 62 64 1 3 5 , 82 81 .00 98 100 00 91 100 2 d Id 1,8 100 94 97 Atlantic & St.Lawrenet , al Bom.,Baroda. Cen.ln. 101 gu. 5 percent... Do. i shares Buffalo & Lake Huron al. Do Preference al Buff. ,Brant, & Goderich 6p c. bds. Auz. 1, 87, Do. do. July 1, 1873 10 Do. do. June 1, 1579 to Calcutta & E., lirn. , 10 'a e Town & Dock, gu. 101 Demera a, 7 p.c. per. p al Nast. Ben al, gu ' SCo 10 East 'Alan, gu. 5 p.c. 10 Do .J Extension chandTrunkofCanadq 10 Do. Equip. Mort. Bond -1 charge 6 p.c al Do. Ist ref. bonds al Do do. deferred Do. 24 I'r f. 11onds al Do. do. deterred al Do. Pref. stock al Do. do. deferred al Do. 4th Pref. stock al. Do. do. deterred al' Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c 10' o. Gua 5 per cent 1: Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South of India (Din ; gua. 5 per cent Do D .4f per cent lO (reat W a. of Canada a. DNew .. ...... Do. 6p. c. Bdl. pay 1873 al Do. 5 do. pay. 1877-8 all Indian Branch, limited •.< Madras, gua. 5 p.c 10( Do. 41 do Do. 4i do 10( Do. Fifth Extension Cor. 6p. c. Buds. 10( Mel (it Hudson's tiay al, New Brunswick & Can Class A and B %/. C'da, pc Ist pl. bds JO Scinde . 11 Do. Delhi Do. do ct Do. Puniaub o,o 101, Do. Indus St Flo L D 100 COLONIAL GO VERNSIE British Columbia, 6 per cent„ Dec. 31,1572 10 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& J uly 1877-S4 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug l O, D sp. c. Mar. & Sept 10 00.5 p. c. Jan. & July 1l Do. 5 p Inscribed sk 101 Cape G.Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 101 Do. April & Oct. 1880-4 101 Do. do: I'9o-1 101 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 lO Ceylon, Noy 1808.6 1 0 Do. 1878, do lO Mauritius, r. p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1.78 . Do. 1882, May 5, Nov. ^ 10 Natal .oy. D per cent lO N.B.Gov 6 p.c.Ja.& July 101 N. W. Gov. 5 p 0.,1866 01 Do. 5 p.c. 18 1 to ,8716 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1802 101 New Zealand, 6p. cent 10 Do. ri per cent.... .. 101 Nova Sc tia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 1"1 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOl 8. Aus.Gov. 6 p.c 18 , 8- 1 1 104 Do. 1878 dr ..pwards VlcAiov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 101 Do. do, E. pit & Oct lO4 BRITIg tam Coma. ci old, lira Chiverton Clifford • malgamated Devon G. Coos. (Tavist Drakewal le 2. 8 8 29 31 580 59, East Bassett (Mogan,— 30 19 2 I East Cara on 2.14. i 4 15 as i:arn Brea 3 J.O 6 Ot East Grenville 2.7.0 4 14 East Love 1 2 3.6 9 10 E. W'i Russell , Tavistk 9.10.6 3} 41 Gam & StAubyn(Gwen. 601 6 8 Gr at I, .xey, limited all 19 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 2 2i G. Wheal Vor :Heist L 40 33 34 Grenvil e 7.8.3 2 .5 ' Herod's Foot 8.13 i? 4 38 Hingston towns 4.18.0 31 4 Margaret Uny Lelant 96 6 8 Marke Valley 4.3.0 41 5 wyndy Iron Ore, lint 21 11 Old Nangi les New Scion 'orth Downs North Roskear N.Whi Bassett Mogan 4 .10.6 6 North Whe.*l Crotty Prosper United 7.1.6 3 31 Pr violence UnyLvant 10.6.7 33 35 S. Caradon (St. Cleer) ll 530 550 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 29 25 tray Park in Croft 9 144 151 West assett (Mogan W. Caradon skeard 9 7 8 West Chi rerton ll 60 626 West Seton 471 190 '.<oo Wheal Barrett Mogan 51 100 105 Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 ii*hea Ludouit 3:l Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Setou (Whe,tl Trelawney (Lis Wheal Uni L 2. I ! 8 11 13 t 84190 200 7 i 9 20 4 } 1 PREFERENCE SHARES. London, Chatham, and Dover 5 per cent. pref., 631 4 Mid Consolidated, 6 per cent. stock, Di to. Bristol and Birm., 6 per cent., 1331 Ditto, 4i per cent. pt. stook rd.,•100 PREF E rtENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, ac., Metrop. Ext., C 6 per cent., 72 FOREIGN RAIL WA Yb. Dutch Rhenish, 211 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 171 1 BANKS. ii.zra and Masterman's, Dm., 118 Mallee ►u,.... 331 Anglo Austrian, 71 Anglo Egyptian, Bin., 12) A ng,lo-ltahan, lim., 71 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, 311 Chartered . 0 er. of India, London, and China, 50 1 Consolidated Bank, Urn., 101 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 191 European Bank, Urn., '3l Hindustan, Lhina, and Japan:(lim.), Ditto, issued at 2 pm., 221 Imperial Bank (lim.). 301 lonian, 28 London and County, 711 London and 11 estminster, 92 3} 3 National dank, 85/ Provincial Banking Corporation, Urn., 31 t3cinde, Punjaub, and Delhi. Urn., Ditto, issued a, 2 pm., 21 Union of London,s2 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 65 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, lim.. 9; Con.mercial Union, Insurance, Continental Union Gas, lim., 11:1(3 Credit Fonder and Mobithr of tngiand, 93 3 Ditto, new, 7; 8; Crystal Palace. 344 Discount Corporation, 13; Ebbw Vale, 41 5 Fairb ,irn kaigaieeririg, 65 Fin, ncial Discount, lim., 43 Fore-street Warehouse, lim., 8 Gellivera, lim., 5 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., ei Hudson's Bay, 15) Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso., lim., G international Financial 'ociety, iim. , e 3 Joint Stock Discount, lim.. 8 London Financio Association, lim., 211 ; Quebrada Land, Rail, and Mining, Rm., 4j Royal Mail Steam. NI Telegrai h onstruc. and Maintenance, Um., 83 i Universal Marine. Insurance, lira., 6 MARINE TELEGRAPHY.--The Mersey Docks and Harbour Board have just received a communication from the Privy Council upon the subject of establishing on cer tain points of the English coast semaphore signal stations, to enable passing vessels to communicate orders or infor mation, or to receive messages from their owners, &o. It is intended that these stations should be connected by telegraph wires with each other, and with the principal telegraph stations of the kingdom. The Board will report upon the subject. T SECUR: )0 85 88 )0 8i 83 85 84 )0 71 76 )0 73 76 10 103 106 10 105 107 )0 108 108 10 101 106 1 0. .1 0 2 104 10 108 110 )0 102 104 )0 104 ,06 D 1 108 109 )0 105 107 )0 88 92 10 98 100 10 92 91 O 90 91 O 104 106 O 87 90 11 I 92 95 )0 102 104 0 J 105 107 m 1 tosi losi MINES. THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH It 186 LAW INTELLIGENCE —(This Day ) COURT OP BANItRUPTCT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) ri RE JONATHAN MATTREWS.-THE MULLER REWARD QUESTION. As the reward is not yet in: the hands of the assignees it was necessary to apply for an adjournment, though the creditors have no objection to the bankrupt's passing his last examination, and the question of the order of discharge standing over. It is not unlikely that the dispute as to the reward between the bankrupt and his creditors may come before a court of common law. • SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.-HYNES V. THE ACCIDENTAL AND BURIAL INSURANCE SOCIETY FOR LABOURERS. This was an action to recover accident money, plaintiff being a member of the above society. Plaintiff, who is a bricklayer's labourer, stated that he had joined this society some time since, and regularly paid his subscription of twopence per week. He continued these payments until February, 1864, when he met with an accident while at work. A stone fell upon plaintiffs ankle, and he was unable to work for some time. In ac cordance with the rules of the society he declared upon the funds, and had since been compelled to apply to this Court under the terms of the Friendly Societies Act. His Honour—Have you kept up your payments ? Plaintiff—Yes, sir. lam not in arrears at all. His Honour inquired if any one appeared for the society, but no person answered, and the verdict passed for the plaintiff, with costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE,---This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A COFFEE-HOUSE KEEPER COMMITTED TO HARD LABOUR FOR ASSAULTING HIS WlFE.—Thomas Armitage, coffee house keeper, of No. 18A, Thomas-street, Grosvenor square, was brought before Mr. Knox, by O'Shaughnessy, one of the warrant officers, charged with assaulting his wife, Sarah Armitage. The complainant said that her husband, who was in the habit of getting drunk five days out of seven, assaulted her yesterday by striking her about the head with his fists, and on the previous day he had tried to break her arm with a whitewash brush. In answer to Mr. Knox, the complainant said that she attended to the business ; and besides ill-using her, he was in the habit of annoying the customers, and calling her bad names. She did not so much wish to punish her husband as to be protected from his bad conduct, and to be allowed to carry on the business quietly. She had not brought any witnesses. Mr. Knox said the complainant wished to be protected, and yet she had brought no witnesses. He would put the case back, and she could send for them. Shortly after a person staying at the house (Mr. Barker) attended, and said that Mrs. Armitage had been lately ill used by her husband. She was a hard-working well conducted woman, while her husband was given to habits of intoxication. The prisoner said he was very sorry for what had occurred, but he had no recollection of striking his wife yesterday. Mr. Knox said the prisoner was evidently a drunken fellow, living on his wife's industry. The prisoner was in the habit of getting drunk five days out of seven, and his wife was content to work for him, and let him live a life of idleness, as long as he did not ill-use her. The prisoner's conduct was very shameful, and ho should commit him for three months with hard labour. WHOLESALE ROBBERY OF EMPLOYERS.—WiIIiam Rose, warehouseman, and William Lamb, carman, in the employ of Messrs. Phillips, china and glass dealers, of 359, Oxford street, were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a quantity of china and glass, the property of their em ployers. Mr. Edward Dillon Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, appeared for the prisoners. Mr. George Phillips, one of the firm, identified a quan tity of articles produced as his property, and said that it was in consequence of information he received that the firm were being robbed, that he communicated with the police. In answer to Mr. Lewis, the witness said there were other articles made like those produced, and that Lamb had been ten years and Rose five years in their employ. Mrs. Ann Bailey, of Southall, proved buying at different times a quantity of articles of Lamb, and receiving from him his bills for the same. Henry Dawson, 301 A, said that a large number of articles belonging to the prosecutors was found at Mrs. Bailey's house, but that only a portion had been brought to the court. Mrs. Charlotte Tones, of Southall, proved buying some articles of Lamb. Dawson said that last night he went to Mr. Phillip& and waited till the prisoner Lamb came in, when Mr. Phillips taxed him with robbing them. Lamb at first denied doing so, but afterwards, on Mr. Phillips' mentioning that he had sold goods at Southall, and the names of Bailey and Jones, he said he had had the goodsfrom Rose. Mr. Phillips then sent for Rose, who admitted he had given the articles to Lamb. The prisoners were then given into custody by Mr. Phillips, and on going to the lodgings of Rose, he (Dawson) found two baskets containing articles, several of which were identified by Mr. Phillips, but which Rose said he had purchased at his employer's, sending persons for them. Mr. Joseph Withers, traveller in the employ of the pro secutors, corroborated the officer, and said that if the pri soner had purchased any of the articles they would have been entered in the books. Mr. Lewis addressed the magistrate at considerable length on behalf of the prisoner. Mr. Knox committed the prisoners for trial. It appears that the prosecutors have been robbed to a great extent. THAMES. SCANDALOUS ROBBERY OF A SAILOR.—Janet Cotter, a mean looking fellow, 37 years of age, and described as a labourer, of No. 1, Upper Well-alley, Wapping, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing three £5 notes, six sovereigns, and other moneys from the per son of James Farmer. The prosecutor, a homeward bound sailor, was proceed ing towards his dwelling in Smith's-place, Wapping, on Wednesday afternoon, with a black bag containing his clothes and other things in his hand, when the prisoner accosted him and offered to carry his bag. The sailor re fused to part with it to a stranger, but the prisoner managed to keep in his company, and took him to the Waterman's Arms public house, near the old Thames police-station, and drank with him there. The sailor left the bag with the landlady of the house, and the pri soner dragged him to tho Rose and Crown public house in the same street, and nearly opposite where he soon fell asleep. On awakening he found that his pocket containing all his money, three £5 notes, 6 sovereigns and silver, had been cut out. He was left with out a farthing of his hard earned wages. The prisoner was gone. •He was apprehended yesterday by a police constable named Frederick Greenfield, No. 495 IC, at the North Country Sailor public-house. He admitted he was with the sailor on Wednesday, and said he had earned £1 4s. at the Aberdeen wharf on Wednesday, which turned out to be a falsehood. Mrs. Henrietta Thornton, landlady of the Waterman's Arms, said the sailor left a bag with him on Wednesday. She had previously seen him with the prisoner outside the ,house. They appeared to be quarrelling about the bag. The prosecutor was partially tipsy, but the prisoner was sober. The sailor returned at half-past 6 o'clock quite drunk. The prisoner, who was with him, dragged him across the road. She saw the sailor take four half-crowns from his waistcoat pocket, and she told him he was a very foolish fellow to carryso much money about him, on which he said, "I have the rest hero," pointing to his trousers pocket, the same which he described as having been cut out. James Smith, potman at the Rose and Crown public house, in High-street, Wapping, said the prosecutor, who was very tipsy, came into the tap-room on Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock, laid his head on the table, and fell asleep. The sailor was asleep for three hours. The pri soner was in and out of the house several times while the sailor was asleep. When the sailor awoke he said all his money was gone, and showed him that his pocket had cut out. Mr. Partridge had no doubt the sailor was plundered of all his money, and asked if the numbers and dates of the stolen notes were known. Greenfield—l dare say I can obtain the numbers and the dates of the notes at the shipping -office where the sailor received his wages. Mr. Partridge—Do so, and give the necessary informa tion at the Bank of England, where the notes will be pre sented. They can then be traced. I will remand the pri soner for a week. "And then he drew a dial from his poke, And looking on it with lack lustre eye, Says very wisely, It is ten o'clock : Thus we may see,' quoth he, "how the world wags.'" SRAIISPEARE. Benson's Pocket Dials are artistic, accurate time markers, made in every size, suitable for everybody, and are sent to every part of the kingdom, safe by post, at 5,6, 7,8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, and •35 guineas in gold cases; and at 2,3, 4,5, 6,7, 8,9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, and 25 guineas in silver cases. A descriptive pamphlet post free for two stamps. -J. W. Benson, Ludgate-hill, watch and clock maker to ILR.H. the Prince of Wales. This case came before the Court again to-day, upon the question of the order, of discharge and last examination. The assets have been published on every occasion upon which the bankrupt has been before the Court, and to-day Mr. Brough appeared for the assignees, Mr. Robertson Griffiths supporting bankrupt. No answer has yet been received from Sir Richard Mayne as to the person who is entitled to the Railway Company's £lOO, nor have Messrs. Robart and Co. favoured Mr. Beard, the attorney to the assignees, with any answer to his application. Amateur Plate of 25 sovs., for hunters, &c. ; weigl tt for age ; conditional penalties. About thee miles. Mr. Mytton's Electra, aged, 13st 31b (inc. 71b extra) (Mr. Lawrence) 1 Mr. Skelton's Timandra, aged, 12st 21b (Owner) 2 Mr. J. Milward, jun's, In the Summer, aged, 13st 11h (inc. 51b ox.) (Mr. Jam es) 3 Deerslayer and Denmark also ran. Betting-2 to 1 agst Electra-9 to 4 agst Denmark-3 to to 1 agst Deerslayer. Won by ten lengths. SCARBOROUGH STEEPLECHASES.—THURSDAY. Innkeepers' Plate. About two miles and a half. Fugleman's Daughter, aged, list 31b (G-. Pearson) 1 The following also ran :—FreejGift, Diploma, Small cl Shot, and Speculation, but Genuine Garton and Highland Jessie were disqualified. Betting-7 to 3 agst Highland Jessie-3 to 1 agst Genuine Garton. Won by two lengths. An objection was lodged against Genuine Garton and Highland Jessie, who came in first and second, on the ground of having gone the wrong course, and Specula tion, who cantered in third, was declared the winner. He was afterwards bought by Mr. J. Jordan for 28 guineas. Hunters' Stakes. About three miles and a half. Acrobat, 12st 71b (Mr. Clare) 1 Mtigician, 11st 71b (Mr. Brooks) 2 Bridegroom, 12st 101 b (Mr. G. Harland) 3 Montague and Beechnut also ran. Betting-6 to 4on Bridegroom --3 to 1 agst Acrobat. Won by five lengths ; two lengths between second and third. Visitors' Plate. About two miles and a half. Caution, list 101 b (Mr. G. Harland 1 Cheap Article, aged, list 101 b (Owner 2 Whalebone, aged, list 101 b (P. Smith 3 The following also ran :—Billy Woodhead, Holdersyke, Princess Royal, and Lady Alga. Betting-2 to 1 agst Caution-3 to 1 each agst Holder syke and Princess Royal. Won by half a length ; a length between second and third. Tho winner was bought in for 26 guineas. The racing commences this day (Friday) at two o'clock, concluding at four. NORTHAMPTON Weights for Earl Spencer's Handicap Sweepstakes of on or before March 21. T straight. 74 subs. EETING—Arna 5. Yrs st 'lb Mirliflor ... 3 7 3 Dawdle ... 4 7 2 Linda ... ...4 7 2 Danaus ... 4 7 0 Shrapnel ... 3 7 0 Cannonade ... 3 7 0 Lady Hawthorn f. 4 7 0 Hersey f ... 4 6 13 Pantaloon ... ... 3 6 13 Money-spinner 3 6 13 Rodomontade ... 4 612 Countersign ... 4 6 12 Cordelia ... 3 6 12 Jezabel ... 3 6 12 Land of the West... 4 6 12 Kangaroo ... 3 6 10 Black Duchess ... 3 6 9 Verderer ... 3 6 2 Scarborough 3 6 9 Munchausen ... 3 , 6 9 Menace ... ... 4 6 7 Joss-stick ... 3 6 7 Simple Maid ... 3 6 5 Pink . ... 3 6 5 Jack o'Lantern ... 3 6 5 Imogene ... ... 3 6 5 Swordsman ... 3 6 5 Rose of Denmark... 3 6 3 Tesane ... 3 6 3 Lisette ... 3 6 3 Doeford ... 3 6 2 Contraband ... 3 6 2 Foxholes ... ... 36 2 Spain ... ... 3 510 Rejection ... ... 35 8 Tourterelle... ... 35 7 Fravolina ... 3 5 7 Plate of 100 sovs, added to a 15 sovs each, 5 ft, if declared Le New Spencer Plate Course, Yrs st lb Birdfindei ... 5 9 4 Hesper a 9 2 Saccharometer ... 5 812 Exchequer... ... 6 8 8 Light „. ... 4 8 4 Reindeer ... a 8 4 No Name 4 8 0 Crytheia ... 4 7 12 Paris ... ... 4 712 Gordian Knot ... 4 712 Vabalathus 4 7 12 Catalogue ... 3 7 12 Idler ... ... 4 7 12 Brick ~. ... 5 7 11 Peon ... ... 4 7 111 Historian ... 4 7 10 Lytham ... 4 7 10 Ascham 4 7 9 Guinivere ... 3 7 9 Attache ... 3 7 9 Lady Abbess ... 5 7 9 Tattoo ... a 7 7 Beadle _ ... 4 7 7 York Plymouth Lichfield 2B Devon and Exeter 29 Derby Summer 30 Weymouth 3l Baden 3l Stockton — :MEER. Monmouth 2l Manchester Autumn Newmarket Ist Oct 26 Walsall MARKETS--This Day, MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home grown wheat were very moderate. The condition of the produce, though somewhat improved, was but middling, and all good and fine samples moved off steadily, at full prices. Out-of -condition wheats met a slow sale, at late rates. With most descriptions of foreign wheat the market was but moderately supplied. The trade, however, was de cidedly inactive, but without leading to any quotable change in prices from Monday. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair demand, and prices ruled firm. There was a moderate supply of barley on offer. The trade was dull for all qualities, at Monday's currency. Malt changed hands to a limited extent, at late rates. There was a fair average supply of oats on the stands. Good and fine samples steadily supported previous quota tions ; otherwise the oat trade was dull, on former terms. Beans met a slow sale, and prices had a drooping ten dency. In the value of peas no change took place. Flour was in moderate request, at late rates. ARRIVALS Tins WEER. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 780 1,270 3,700 4,510 7 10 Irish Foreign 15,560 60 elks. brills. SPORT' GENCE. CHERTSEY STEEPLECHASES.-TIIIIRSDAY. There are few prettier spots in the neighbourhood of the metropolis than where these events wereyesterday brought off. On the present occasion an extra prestige attached to the proceedings in consequence of the course being;graced by the presence of the Prince of Wales and Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, together with a large and fashionable company. A bright spring day considerably enlivened the scene, which was most animated, particularly as the young officers of the Guards, in their bright new jackets, con tested the different events, and in which the Prince and his illustrious friends evidently took great interest. His Royal Highness was seated in a drag immediately opposite the Stand, and amongst the dlite who were present we noticed Lord and Lady Skelmersdale, Lord Claud Hamilton, the Marquis of Bowmont, the Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Capel, &c. The Woburn Park Plate was noticeable for the defeat of Ballycasey, the favourite ; the Guards' Cup being carried off by Johnnie, who was backed by the officers and gen tlemen very freely at 7to 4. The following aro details of the running : The Woburn Park Plate (Handicap) of 40 sovs ; winners after the publication of the weights 71b extra. About two miles and a half. Mr. Burlington's Sir Bobby, list 71b (Mr. Barry) 1 Mr. Read's Ballyca se y , li st l l b (T . Barton) 2 The following also ran :—Ascot, Goshawk, Puss, and Betsy Baker. Betting-6 to 4 agst Ballycasey, sto 2 agst Puss, 4to 1 gst Sir Bobby, 6 to 1 agst Betsy Baker. Sir Bobby, with Ballycasey in close attendance, made play, followed at a slight interval by Goshawk, next to whom came Puss, but the latter came to grief at the se cond fence, and turning a summersault broke her back ; Ascot refused ; the pair were thus early out of the race. Sir Bobby increased his advantage, and held a lead of 20 lengths when half a. mile from home, at which point Goshawk and Betsy Baker, tailed off, were pulled up two distances from home; Ballycasey gradually closed with Sir Bobby, but never getting up, was beaten easily by six lengths. Nothing else passed the post. Match; 50 sovs, list 71b each. Two miles and a half. Captain Macneill's Sambo, list 71b (carried 12st) (Mr. Armstrong) 1 Mr. J. Hone's Fiddler, 11 s t 71b (Owner) 0 Betting-2 to lon Sambo. Fiddler made the running to the last fence, where he fell, and Sambo came in in company with the riderless Fiddler. The Guards' Cup, a Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, for horses the property of, and ridden by, officers of 'the Guards ; 12st each; winners extra,. About three miles fair hunt ing country. Lord C. J. J. Ker's (S.F.G.) Johnnie, aged, 12st (Owner) 1 Captain J. Knox's (S.F.G.) Bryan, aged, 12st 101 b (inc 101 b extra) (Mr. Harford) 2 Captain C. J. Wigram's (C.G.) Surrogate, 12st (Mr. Chaplin) 3 .Capt. Vyner's (G.G.) Cannibal, aged, 12st (Capt. Knox) 4 Sir W. Montgomery's (S.P.G.) The Sealer, 12st (Capt. Pemberton) 0 Betting-7 to 4 agst Johnnie, sto 2 agst Cannibal, 4to 1 agst Bryan, 5 to 1 agst Surrogate. - - The Stuffier took a slight lead, the others lying well up in compact order. After going about three-quarters of a mile Scuffier refused and threw Captain Pemberton, who remounted and went on in pursuit of the other four, who kept close company for the next mile. At the last fence but one Bryan held a slight lead of Surrogate, close up with whom was the favourite, who, after landing over the last fence, challenged the pair, and won a good race by a neck ; two lengths divided the second and third, and Can nibal was a bad fourth. The Windsor Drag Hunt Cup, for horses that have been regularly hunted with draghounds; to be ridden by gen tlemen farmers or their sons. About three miles. Mr. Burlington's Antelope, 12st (Mr. Hayford) 1 Captain Ward's (2d L. CO Jack Hinton, aged, 12st _ - (Owner) 2 Captain Rowley's Traviata, 12st (Owner) 3 - Sir C. Napier and Leamington also ran. Leamington and Sir Charles Napier, side by side, made play to the brook, where they both refused, and not being got over were out of the race. Traviata, with a slight advantage, went on till reaching the far side, where she fell, but being remounted, gave chase. Antelope soon took a long lead of Jack Hinton, which he held to the end, and won in a canter by 20 lengths. Traviata trotted in third. A Selling Race of 3 sous each, with 25 added; list 71b each, with selling allowances. About two miles and a half, Mt. Thumwood's Sinite, lOst 71b (.£3O) ...(Mr. Harford) 1 Mr. Wales's Amelia Ann, 9st 111 b (£2O) (Baxter) 2 Remunerator and Southdown also ran. Betting-6 to 4on Sinite, 4to 1 agst any other. White Stockings and Moscow took part in the race, and the latter passed the judge's box first, but an objection was raised to the effect that the horses not having been started in the right place had not traversed the distance, and the race was declared void. In the actual race Sinite lay off for the first mile, when he took up the running and won by 30 lengths. Remunerator fell in the brook soon after start ing, and was with difficulty got out, and Southdown was stopped in the first mile. A Cnp, given by the Officers of the 2d Life Guards; 12st 71b ; thorough-bred horses 101 b extra ; 5 sous will be given to the second horse. About three miles. Mr. Aldridge's Swindler, 12st 71b (Mr. Charles 1 Mr. G. R. Cross's Confederate, 12st 71b (O wner 2 Mr. Grant's Irish Lass, 12st 71b (Owner 3 Rejected also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Confederate, 2to 1 agst Irish Lass. Confederate made nearly all the running till within half a mile from home, when he blundered at a fence and let up Irish Lass ; he, however, joined the leader after landing _ . . over the last fence, and the pair being challenged by - - - Swindler, a punishing race ensued, which was eventually won by Swindler by half a length, Irish Lass, two lengths off, was third. BIRMINGHAM STEEPLECHASES-THURSDAY. The Hunters' Stakes of 3 sovs each, with 25 added ; for 4- yr-olds and upwards; weight for age; conditional pe nalties. Three miles. 10 subs. Mr. Longman's Thimble Rig, aged, 12st 71b (Capt. Holyoake) 1 Mr. J. De H. Chadwick's Black-eyed Susan, 5 yrs, 12st 81b (including 81b extra) (Mr. Dixon) 0 Betting-7 to 4on Black-eyed Susan. The non-favourite made play throughout. Black-eyed Susan was stopped after going about two miles, having broken down badly, and Mr. Dixon walked in. The Farmers' Steeplechase of 3 soya each, with 25 added by J. De H. Chadwick, Esq. ; weight for age ; condi tional penalties. Three miles. 7 subs. Mr. Newman ns Mary Ann, aged, 12st 31b (Mr. Pratt) 1 Mr. Atkin's Blue-eyed Susan, 4 yrs, lOst 91b(Mr. Arthur) 2 Mr. W. Audinwood' s Little Gipsy, 3 yrs, 1 Ist 71b (Mr. Audinwood, jun.) 3 Mr. Roberts weighed for Cotswold, but the horse did not go to the post. Betting:--2 to 1 each agst Mary Ann and Little Gipsy, 3 to 1 agst Blue-eyed Susan. Mary Ann, with Little Gipsy in close attandance, led the first mile, when Blue-eyed Susan headed'the pair, and car ried on the running, with Little Gipsy at her heels, until within half a mile of home, where Mary Ann headed Little Gipsy, and [challenging Blue-eyed Susan on clearing the last fence, won after a good race by two lengths, three lengths dividing second and third. Sutton Handicap Plate of £4O, for all ages, weight for age; winners extra ; the winner to be sold for £5O, and the surplus, &c. About two miles. 12 subs. Mr. J. De H. Chadwick's Redwing, aged, 10st 121 b (Mr. Edward s ) 1 Mr. Backhouse's Screw, aged, 11st 91b Avongrove also ran. Betting-9 to 4on Screw, 2to 1 agst Redwing, 4to 1 agst Avongrove. _ _ The latter at the Bird fence refused, and was pulled up. Redwing then took a commanding lead, was never headed, and won by six lengths. The winner was bought by Mr. Dove for 54 guineas. The Hunt Cup of 50 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 5 soya each ; for hunters 12st each; penalties and allow ances. Gentlemen riders. Three miles. 15 subs. Capt. Brown's Hall Court, 6 yrs, 13st 31b (inc 171 b ex) (Capt. Tempest 1 Mr. J. J. ()Aden's King of Hearts, 6 yrs, 12st (Bond) 2 Mr. Milward's Little Lady, 6 yrs, 12st (Mr. James 8 Mr. Collins's Nil Disperandum, aged, 12st 121 b (in 121 b ex) Mr. Walters's Enderb 6 yrs 1 2 (Owner) 4 y, , s t 71b (in 71b ex) (J. Knott) 5 Mr. F. Iven's Ledbrooke Lass, aged, 12st 121 b (i n 121 b ex (Owner 6 Bunbury also ran. Betting-11 to 10 agst Hall Court, sto 1 agst Enderby, 7 to 1 each agst Ledbrooke Lass, Nil Desperandum, and King of Hearts. The favourite made play for the first half mile, when the lead was alternately held by Ledbrooke Lass, Enderby, and Nil Desperandum, Bunbury at the back of the park having come to grief was pulled up. Two miles from home King of Hearts, Hall Court, Little Lady, and Nil Desperandum were well together, the four coming on in a cluster to the last fence, at which King of Hearts' jockey appeared to ride deliberatelyat Hall Court, and had not Capt. Tempest held a firm seat he must have been knocked off. He however recovered himself, steered round King of Hearts, and landed Hall Court the winner by a length ; two lengths be tween second and third ; Nil Desperandum was fourth, a length from the third ; Enderby fifth ; and Ledbrooke Lass tailed off last. Bunbury did not pass the post. T h, Le Erdington plate of £4O for all ages ; whiners extra. Three miles. Mr. H. Wyatt's Jesuista, 5 yrrs, lOst 91b (G. St evens ) 1 Mr. Holman's Fairy King, 6 yrs, 10st 81b (G. Holman) 2 Major Martin's Ploughboy, aged, lOst 71b (J. Page) 3 The following also ran :—Pot Pourri, Ross, Overton, and General Butler. Betting-3 to 1 agst Jesuista-4 to 1 agst Ross-5 to 1 each agst Pot Pourri and Fairy King. The favourite made all the running, and came in alone. Ross fell after going a mile, and on passing the Stand the second time General Butler, Overton, and Pot Pourri were so far in the rear that they all pulled up. Fairy King passed the post second, and Ploughboy third. An objection lodged against the winner, for being in the forfeit list, was withdrawn. - • Queen of Trumps... 6 7 Molly Carew ... 4 7 Trap ... ... 5 7 Chaperon Cadeau ... 4 7 ... 5 7 Furze Chat ... 3 7 Queen of Spain ... 6 7 ••• ••• Vision 3 7 Lapidist ... Dolphin ... ... 6 7 -. 5 7 yoliiptas ... 5 7 Anti-Macassar ... 8 7 Gipsy Girl... .- 5 7 Bella ... a 7 LEWES SPRING MEETING FRIDAY, MARCH 31. The Lewes Spring Free Handicap of 10 sovs each, 5 ft (in case of acceptance, which must be declared by Tuesday, March 21), with 100 added. One mile and a half. Yrs st lb Twilight ... ... a 9 2 East Lancashire ... 5 8 12 Jack of Hearts ... 5 8 7 Little Stag ... 4 8 4 Stockinger ... 6 8 4 General Hess ... a 8 2 Principal ... 6 8 0 Aurelian ... a 7 10 Golden Dust ... 5 7 9 Sheridan ... ... 4 7 7 Earl of Surrey ... 6 7 7 Olivia ... ... 4 7 5 Canzonette .. 5 7 4 1 Pelios . 4 7 01 TATTERSALL'S-YESTERDIT. CHESTER CUP. 100 to 8 agst Ackworth (taken) 100 to 6 agst Grinder (taken) 50 to 1 agst Merry Hart (taken) TWO THOUSAND. sto 2 agst Liddington (taken freely) Bto 1 agst Breadalbane (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Chattanooga (offered) 100 to 6 agst Bedminster (offered, take 20 to 1) 20 to 1 agst Broomielaw (offered) 25 to 1 agst Joker (taken) Yrs st lb Greenland ... 4 7 0 Llangollen ... 4 6 12 Land of the West... 4 6 8 Balornock 4 6 8 Warwick 4 6 7 Kangaroo 5 6 6 Sister Mary ... 3 6 0 Canute ~. ...3 510 Imogene ... 3 5 10 Trapeze ... ...3 5 7 Medicis ... 3 5 7 Sister to Lavender 3 5 7 Dr, Swishtail ... 3 5 7 Jevington 3 5 7 DERBY. 11 to 2 agst Liddington (offered) 13 to 2 agst Breadalbano (taken and wanted) 22 to 1 agst Chattanooga (offered, take 25 to 1) 33 to 1 agst Rifle (offered) HORSES STRUCK OUT OP THEIR ENGAGE- MENTS. March 11, at 9 a.m. Tony Lumpkin out of Warwick and Doncaster Steeplechases. March 13, at 9 a.m. Guimauve (dead) out of all engage ments ; at noon, Lord Waldegrave, out of Doncaster Spring engagements ; at 9 a.m. all horses in Mr. Wadlow's name, except Wandering Minstrel, out of Doncaster Spring en gagements. _ March 14, at 9 a.m. Despair, out of Doncaster Spring en gagements; all M. Vaillant's horses, out of all engage ments except at Warwick. 'RES FOR 1865. Grand National Hunt 29 Barham 3O Lewes Spring 3O IL. Canterbury Spring Abergayeany 2O T hirsk 2l Cardiff 25 Epsom Spring Bath 23 Harpenden 26 Epsom 3O Hampton 2l Newton Newcastle Odiham Bidbury Stockbridge Nottingham Southampton l9 Chesterfield Goodwood Down Royal Corp — UST. Business done. 1291 i 0 142,1 2 721 1143 b 74 IC2i 3 1161 A 17 951 5 1223 63 1311 2 65 7 98i 9 1011 2 251 1011 t ITIES. 8S 8 90 FR 78 9 91i 1 lOgi f RACING FIXT Warwick Spring Vincennes Chelmsford Spring 2B 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 Ascot l3 Beverley l4 Liverpool Alexandra Park 2O Newmarket July Carlisle Worcester Abingdon Stamford l3 Winchester lB AUG' Brighton 1 Brighton Club Lewes 4 Huntingdon Wolverhampton Reading Egham l5 Royal Windsor l7 111BPTE: Leicester 7 Doncaster Brecon lB Richmond OCTOBER.. Worthallerton 5 I Newmarket Ho. M 23 Newmarket 2d Oct ... 9 Vincennes Vincennes NOV [MR. LiTerpool Autumn Shrewsbury STOPPAGE OF THE BIRMINGHAM PENNY BANK.-- BIRMINGHAM, Thursday Evening.—What is termed the Birmingham Penny Bank, in which a large number of the working classes have deposited their savings, suspended payment to-night, the notices for repayment having ex ceeded the assets immediately available for that purpose. MUNIFICENT BEQUESTS. Miss Julia Olivia Brodie, of No. 7, York-place, Portman-square, lately de ceased, has left the fullowing legacies :—Royal National Lifeboat Institution, £400: the Cripples' Home, Refuge, Infant Nursery, and Laundry, Marylebone-road, £3OO ; British Orphan Assylum, Slough, £300; Idiots'Home, Red hill, £2OO ; Royal Westminster Opthalmic Hospital, £2OO ; Infirmary for Consumption, 26, Margaret-street, Cavendish square, £2OO ; Samaritan Hospital for women and Children, Edward-street, Portman-square, £200; Cancer Hospital, Fulham-road, £lOO ; Establishment for Invalid Gentle women, 1, Upper Harley-street, £2OO ; Sailors' Orphan Girls' School, Hampstead, £100; Soldiers' Daughters' Home, Hampstead, 100 ; Orthopaedic Hospital, Oxford street, £5O ; Governesses' Benevolent Institution, £5O ; Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, £5O ; St. George's Hospital, £100; Middlesex Hospital, £lOO ; University College. Hospital, £lOO ; Guy's Hospital, £lOO ; Hospital for Consumption, Brompton, £lOO ; Church Peni tentiary Association, Lincoln's-inn-fields, £200; St. Mary lebone Charity School for Girls, £200• BOROUGH HOP. The supply of hops on sale is very moderate. For good and fine English, as well as foreign qualities, there is a steady demand, and prices rule firm. Inferior hops are a dull inquiry, at about previous rates. Mid and East Kent ..... 110 s to 200 s per ow`. Weald of Kent Sussex . Yearlings llos to lies Bavarian - s „ American 6OB .o 13 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The supplies of meat on sale at these markets are mode rate. On the whole the trade is steady, at about stationary prices. Per 81b by the carcase. ad ad edad Inferior beef 3 2 3 6 Inferior mutton.... 3 8 4 2 Middling do. 3 8 4 0 Middling mutton.. 4 4 4 8 Prime large do 4 2 4 4 Prime do 4 10 5 0 Prime small d0....4 6 4 8 Veal 4 2 8 0 Largo pork 3 6 4 8 small pork. 4 8 5 0 COLONIAL. TEA.—Business in the general market has been dull at public sales. Prices have remained without change of im portance. SUGAR.—The market has been dull, and in some instances prices have been barely sustained. In the re fined market, however, a moderate business has been done, at steady rates. COFFEE.—There has been a fair demand for Colonial descriptions, at about previous rates. Superior qualities of Jamaica, however, are a shade dearer. RlCE.—the inquiries for East India have been to an ave rage extent, and late prices in most instances have been supported. TALLow.—The market has not been very animated, although business has steadily progressed, and quotations for both present and forward delivery have exhibited a slight improvement. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, - Awaiting receipt of China's news. rather irregular so far as demand goes. Sales about 8,000 bales or more. Market SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, March 17.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, March 16.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Her Majesty's ship Defence, from Plymouth. Sailed—Her Ma jesty's ship Niger, for the West Indies. FALMOUTH, March 16.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Meg Mer rilees, from Mauritius. BRISTOL, March 16.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Mar B. Gesliori, from Sulina. CLYDE, March 16.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—City of Foo chow-foo, for Calcutta. OFF ROCHE'S POINT, March 17.—Arrived—City of Boston screw steamer, from New York. OFF THE EDDYSTONE, March 1 6.—Arrived—Lama, from Bremen for New York. Orr FAIMOUTII, March 15.—Wind N.W.—Arrived— Torquinhall, from Calcutta. Sturm's, Maroh 16.—Wind S.—Arrived—Star, from Garrucha. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, March 16.—Isabella and Lightening from St. Michael's ; Helene and Alida, from Greetsyhal. DEAL, Friday Morning. Arrived and Passed, March 16—Blair Athol, from Shields, for Galle ; Quickstep, from Shields, for Malta; Clemente Eugenie, from London, for Swansea ; Cathay, from London, for Hongkong; Pepita, from London, for Liverpool ; Sybil, from London, for Nassau. Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de Chartres have left the Clarendon Hotel, for Woodnorton, Evesham. The Earl and Countess Russell entertained his Excellency the Italian Minister, his Excellency the United States Minister, the Duke and Duchess of Suther land, the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, the Earl and Countess of Airlie, Lord Lyons, Lord Edward St. Maur, Hon. Sir Frederick Bruce, Hon. Frederick Leveson, Mr. and Lady Charlotte Russell, Sir Rutlit►rford and Lady Alcock, and Colonel Koppel at dinner yesterday evening, at their residence in Chesham-place. The Countess had a select party after dinner. Viscountess Palmerston will resume her assem blies to-morrow evening. Her ladyship will also hold a reception on the subsequent Saturday. Lady Molesworth received at dinner last evening his Excellency the French Ambassador, his Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the Countess Bernstorff, the Earl of Abingdon, the Dowager Countess of Westmorland and Lady Rose Fane, Mr. Beaumont, M.P., and Lady Margaret Beaumont, Lord Harris, Lcri and Lady Dela mere, Lord and Lady Lyveden, Lord de Tabley, Lord Llanover, the Hon. Evelyn Ashley, Sir Ralph and Lady Howard, and Mr. and Mrs. Petro. GARIDALDI AND THE LIVERPOOL VOLUNTEERS. —Colonel Chambers, of the First Lancashire Volunteers, has announced to the members of that corps at the bat talion drill that General Garibaldi will encamp with them at Evertors during the forthcoming summer.—Daily Courier. MURDER IN FRANCE.—The Court of Assizes of the Vosges has just been engaged two days in try ing a man named Aube], a journeyman joiner, aged 24, charged with having, on Dec. 22, 1863, murdered aM. Joseph Dusapin, a man possessing considerable property, residing at Chappelle-aux-Bois. A young soldier named Bellay, aged 21, was also charged as his accomplice. Dusa pin, who was a man of miserly habits, and lived aldhe in an apartment on the ground floor of one of his own houses, was found lying dead in his sitting-room on the morning of Dec. 23, 1863. His face was quite livid, and his tongue . protruded between his teeth, but there were no apparent marks of violence on the body, and his death was at first supposed to have been caused by apoplexy, but the post mortem examination clearly proved that ho had been strangled. There was no sign that any robbery hadpeen committed. As the deceased was:not blown to have any enemies, and only one person, his own brother, Nicolas Dusapin, had any interest in his death, suspicion fell upon him, and he was arrested. The prisoner Aubel came forward to give evidence to show that he had seen Dusapin go to his brother's house on the evening of the 22d December, but Nicolas was fortunately able to pro duce the persons with whom he had passed the even ing, and was therefore discharged. More than a year throw n h a a m d e p da suspicion Bellayus e s ric wh i ohneaondn hthelete her son , police son w the several expressions prisoner s in o n f oerrmß e ed that a widow el]. e a a y p . e H h e e r r whi house ch was accordingly searched, and letters from her son, then in h g a e r r w i a s s o n i m a p t I D i e a u t n e k i d r i k u , t w h e e r m e u f o r u d n e r d . w o h r i d c e h r e l e w f t e r n e o a e do co u r b d t tu that gy sent for his arrest, which was effected just as he was about to abscond to England. When interrogated he confessed he had assisted Aubel in strangling Dusapin, to whose house they had gone under pretence of hiring a chamber for Aubel, but before they could search for their victim's money they were disturbed by the arrival of Nicolas Du sapin, who had been invited to pass the evening with his brother. When they heard Nicolas knock they made their escape by a back window; and Nicolas, not being able to procure admission, returned home again. Aubel admitted the truth of his accomplice's confession as to the fact of the murder, but insisted that Bellay was the principal, not the accomplice, in the crime. That Aubel, himself, how ever, was the planner of the murder was proved to the satisfaction of the jury, who found both prisoners guilty, but allowed Bellay the benefit of extenuating circum stances. The court accordingly condemned the latter to hard labour for life, but passed sentence of death on Aubel, and ordered that the execution should take place at Ver tigny.—Galignani. During the last few days there has not been much animation in the Markets, for Foreign and Colonial Produce. Tea has generally been without change as regards price, while sugar in some instances has slightly declined. Good and superior descriptions of coffee have realised high prices, while there has been a fair demand for rice, at steady rates. Tallow has been dull, but quotations for both present and forward delivery remain steady. The share list of the South African Land and Finance Company will close on Saturday next for London, and on Monday for the country. It has been announced that the Scrip Certificates of the Consolidated Five per Cent. Peruvian Loan will be ready for delivery on Saturday, the 18th instant. The Failure of Attwoods, Spooner, and Co,' Bank, BiRmINaHAM, ThUrsday. A meeting of the creditors and customers of the firm of Attwoods, Spooner, Marshalls, and Co., of Birmingh am , bankers, bankrupts, con vene d by the solicitors to the eti tion, Messrs. Wh a t e l ey an d W . S. Allen, s held P this ifternoon in the Asse m bl y - room at the Exchange There e was a very lar ge an d exc i ted assembly, chiefly ass belonging to the upper middle class of tradesme persons n, manu facturers, and artisans, who are very large depositors, and consequently sufferers by this extensive failure. The Mayor (Mr. H. Wiggin) was called to the chair. The Cumin!" in opening the proceedings, said although he had but very little personal interest in the very painful business which had brought them together, as it appeared to be their wish, he had no hesitation in acceding to their request to him to preside on that occasion. Had this failure been an occurrence of an ordinary kind, affecting business men merely, he (the Mayor) should have declined to be present at that meeting ; but the event which had taken place really amounted to a great public calamity. It was a blow the ruinous extent of which could hardly be ex pressed, and it had fallen - upon the town and upon the districts of Warwickshire and Worcestershire with unex ampled severity. All classes were sufferers by it, and the misfortune had fallen upon a large number of that class of persons who were not so well able to take care of their own concerns as business men generally are. He had learnt with very considerable regret that many of the indus trious classes who were members of benefit and friendly societies would be considerable losers by the disaster. Under these circumstance; therefore, he felt that with so much of general public interest attaching to the affair he would have been neglecting a public duty, as chief magistrate, were he absent from that meeting. They had been called together by the solicitors acting on behalf of Messrs. Attwoods, Spooner, and Co., and they would, he understood, lay before the meeting a full statement of the value of the liabilities of the bank and the assets available to meet those liabilities; and when that had been done ho should be glad to hear from the creditors any suggestions as to the best mode of dealing with the estate—that was, it would be for them to decide whether it should go through the Bankruptcy Court —(cries of no, no)—orbe wound up by private arrangement. It was not for him (the mayor) to express an opinion, but it was a matter entirely for their own consideration. , But if he were to express an opinion, having had some experi ence of the working of bankruptcy cases, as a business man he should say that he should prefer any reasonable mode of arrangement to a winding up in the Bankruptcy Court. (Vociferous applause.) Some of them, unfortunately, knew that estates that looked very promising at the be ginning got very low in their passage through the Bank ruptcy Court, and, at all events, were a very long time in being wound up. In this case it appeared to him that everything would depend upon the realising of the assets and dividing them among the creditors. (Cheers.) He thought they would do well to come to a decision as early as possible for realising the estate. It had been rumoured, and most of those present had heard the rumour, that offers had been made to take over the bu s i ness o f th e bank, and reli eve th e creditors of all further trouble in the matter, by paying over sufficient to realise a fair dividend. If that offer should be honestly made, and on a sufficiently liberal scale, then he (the mayor) thought they would do well to give it their best consideration. He threw out this hint without the least desire to dictate to them, or endea vouring in any degree to influence their course of action. In conclusion, as chief magistrate of Birmingham, he begged to thank the public and private banks in the town for the handsome and liberal manner in which they came forward to give instant accommodation to the creditors of Attwoods and Spooner's Bank. Mr. WHATELEY, solicitor, after explaining that Mr. Mar shall, thevenerable and only surviving partner in the bank, was utterly prostrate and unable to be present, said that he was commissioned by that gentleman to express the sympathy and great distress he felt at the calamity which had fallen upon every creditor of the late bank. No one, he (Mr. Whateley) was sure, felt the calamity more than Mr. Marshall did. He would now state what were the cir cumstances which had brought about Mr. Marshall's con nection as a partner with the bank of Messrs. Attwoods and Spooner. The addition of the two Messrs. Marshall to the firm took place on the Ist January, 1854. That arrangement was brought about in consequence of Mr. R. Spooner having felt it his duty to remonstrate with his partner, and to insist that Mr. George Attwood should put the bank, as regarded his own account, in a better state. That led to an investigation of the affairs of Mr. Attwood, and the position in which he was placed. Mr. George Attwood succeeded his father, Mr. Matthias Attwood, who died in 1836. Matthias left George Attwood residuary legatee and devisee of his estates ; the Attwood estates were very extensive, and were always considered very 'valuable. George Attwood at that time was carrying on several concerns of considerable extent. There were some large colleries that he was working ; steel works at Bir mingham; tube manufactory at Baskerville ; besides a large factory in France, at Rouen, where be used to manu facture rollers for sale. At that time Mr. Attwood was feeding those concerns with considerable sums of money from the bank, and Mr. Spooner at length found it neces sary to put a stop to it. Accordingly, it was arranged that Mr. Attwood should make over his estates in part liquidation of the debt due to the bank. This was only partially done. Mr. Attwood's debt reached, at the end of 1853, the sum of £420,000. He could not pay the money, and, as his health was declining, it was thought the best arrangement that could be made was that the bank should take the estates of Mr. Attwood at a valua tion, and that the amount should be applied in the reduc tion of the debt. The estates were taken by the bank at the sum of £167,000, and that amount, as far as it went, was applied in reduction of his debt to the bank. The estates were all now in the possession of the bank, and would have to be sold to realise the assets of the bank. After some fur ther explanations, Mr. Whateley said that there was a sum of £5,000 now due from the estate of the late Thos. Aurelius Attwood ; and that in March, 1853, the amount due from the Attwood family, after giving credit for all that tho estates of Mr. George Attwood realised, was £250,000. Mr. LAUNDY 7 the accountant, who had examined the affairs of the bank, was then called upon, and gave the following approximate statement of the position of the bankrupt concern :—Liabilities—Due:on deposits, £718,973 19s. ; due to customers on current accounts, £271,136 ; but there was to be deducted from that something like £50,000 of bills, which gentlemen had paid into the bank, on which they drew no money, and which they might claim to have returned to them ; so that the amount duo to customers on current :accounts was £221,136 ; the notes in circulation were £19,370, and there was due for clerks' salaries and other amounts to be paid in full about £l,OOO. The whole liabilities of the bank, therefore, were £960,479 19s. The assets show—cash in hand, £24,123 12s. 2d. ; balance at Bar clay's, in the Bank of England, and due from the country bankers, £52,264115. Bd.; bills of exchange in hand (less the £50,000 mentioned as liable to be returned), £56,588 4s. 11d. ; the current accounts considered good, £234,825 ; cur rent accounts doubtful, estimated worth £46,069 11s. Id. ; shares in public companies, £4,293 10s. ; freehold and leasehold properties, £218,248; liable to debts and charges, £18,000; reducing the amount to £200,028, anynl as desire enrg e p the ot total assets £618,412 9s. 3d., and leaving a defi c i ency of : d .£3 ow 42 n , £342,000. Mr. near M r a . e Lhaeundy couldjudge, added and thesetw theylead themwere. If to think matters were w w e an re t e e i d h th t er e b :o tt n e g r h worse fig or ures theythan a m y ill t i h e a n t , a a d n d d i , they mig might htt ke i c t al i n u t h h e i m s way nbgy astriking to off lia .c b l il B i , t o i o e o s from the assets, they might call them £600,000, and that, which was very near the mark, was about 12s. in the pound. (Loud cheers.) Considerable discussion ensued, in the course of which there was a unanimous opinion expressed as to the desira bility of keeping the estate out of bankruptcy. On the motion of the Mayor, seconded by the Rev. Dr. Miller, it was resolved, " That in the opinion of this meet ing the affairs of the bank ought to bo taken out of the o p f osi the ti on assets; oft h control of the Court of Bankruptcy, and to be wound up under private arrangement." The following gentlemen, representing every class o f creditors, were appointed a committee to investigate the bankviz.:—Messrs. z. with es s rs a v . iew tot Jeremiahh e speedy li attbe ws,realisationlv . n . Di xo n, Alderman G. Turner, J. Gough, P. Bennett, J. J. Re Hughes, R. Allen, John Shakell, and the Rev. Dr. Miller. ` The meeting, which was a noisy one, terminated with il, vote of thanks to the Mayor for presiding. Bank of England Return,•-.Last Evening. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, c ap. 32, for the week ending Wednesday, March 15, 1863. MDR DEPARTMENT. Notes issued !..—.Z28.710,275, Government Debt £11.015,1( 0 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 (1 old Coin& Bullion 14, 9 ),.75 Silver tullion £28,740,273 1 BANKING D £28,740,275 , oprietors' Capi. EPARTMENT. \ Government Secu rities (including Dead WciglitAn - , tal X 14,55.3,000 Best Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commie missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend nuity) .C11,023,211 Other Securities 20,084,483 Notes Gold and Silver 721,953 Cotn counts) 8.348.43t Other Deposits 13,7:5,825 Seven Day , and other Bills 449,973 X 10,991.362 "V 9)4,r62 MILLER, Chief Cabhier. ITarch 16, 1865. PRINCE ALFRED.—His Royal Highness Prince Alfred left Bonn yesterday for England. His Royal High ness is expected to embark at Ostend this morning, for Dover, on his way to Windsor. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge visited the Princess of Wales at Marlborough House yes terday. lead s , bad aited oor dyed i n ces !sten sing' t tile /• frog' a.l ll . and , TOC 3 Irae r ivied for P re' -plO lor e for )eell 6 0 Of ili d 033" th e 0 4 o de 1)1°