The Sun. — London, England, 1865-02-25 00:00:00

MA,R,KET 11 ( AN E. CO MMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, C ott' CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. , quietude prevails in the general dis t market, and there are very few applications There Bank o f E ngland for monetary assistance. are e a very large supply of capital, and brokers eesjilling .to negotiate first-dais bills at 44 I I per the l4 the foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon was no material alteration. Ine e Saturday l as t th e i mpor t s o f spec i e h ave a ` 4°ll ated to £120,300, and the exports to £42,800. E t e llie Mexican d o ll ars b roug ht b y th e F renc h 6,4111er to St. N aza i re h ave b een di spose d o f f or ament to China and the Straits at 60d. per dollar, . wi t. n g a decli ne o f id. f rom t h e l ast pr i ce. e l ° 11 1). D. Car neg i e , o f th e N a ti ona l B an k, i nzt - . 4 a8 had twenty-five years' experience in that th e ltli t iou, has b een a pp o i n t e d genera l manager o f TtetroPolitan and Provincial Bank. 1 , 4 ° shar e li s t o f t h e Varna Ra i lway w i ll close on th e da y next fo r L on d on, an d W e d nes d ay nex t f or ' e ° l mtry. I i ;" report of the North British and Mercantile k ar ir ,nce Company, to be presented on the 6th of 02m21,e',,, states the fire premiums to have been 235 (showing an increase of £54,043), and the ti "', ) ,, X _ 18 3,506. The life policies were 1,240 for total 1 ' 578 , yielding in premiums £31,895. The avenue was £565,458, and the assets now div e i 'llat t o 12,304,512. The payment of the usual " of 10 per cent. is recommended. 1,6 e r eport of the annual general meeting of the kri'rPool arid London and Globe Insurance Cora har sh Ows that the fire premiums of the past year alioe attain(.4l the immense amount of £742,674 ; and D re ll in crease i n t wo y ears o f £290,000. Th e new a ko —ill ins on the life business of the past year re tleh , llll ted to £23,808 9 s . 2d. Th e i nves t e d an d lil iti ;: h ec i fluids now amount to £3,212,343 ; and the di v i d " er °f proposals have been 1,690. The usual end of 40 p er cent, was declared. Two o'CLocx. Tite r tn e has been no variation of importance in the 144 4 Stock Market to-day, Consols having re lteetc'ed at 894 1 for money, and at 891 for the 41, 11 „ 14 • ,, The attention of the members of the th e "se has been almost exclusively occupied by Iti g h a j r angements for the settlement of the fort ve,"Y account in shares and foreign bonds, and little fresh business has consequently been b il sacted or • • e lgrl Securities have also been dull, and with 1862111aterial alteration. Turkish 6 per Cents., are 7 01 71 ; do. Consolid6s, 514 52i ; Mexi- N), 1 ) _ 6- 1 - ; do. New,. 251 ; Greek, 21i ; It e il li a s u Passive, 3 9 1 ; do. Certificates, 15f ; e0 4 , 11 ' 63 i 64 ; do. New Loan, 2 dis.; and e l s ate Loan, 56 58. 4 11 11 itre ss in the Railway Share Market has con- N I V r ather dull, but prices have in most instances , lte d more firmness. Midland have improved G I : e ; t 1:4 Bright on, G reat W estern, G reat N ort h ern, rth' e s.B tern, and Caledonian, 10s. Shanoreit6„--• and Colonial lines remain without 1,1' 13 f importance. 44 1 . it e il d ' and Miscellaneous Shares continue in Yalu request without any material change in and (-•,* Alliance are dealt in at 364 37 ; London 4. o4; ° e ll litY at 73i 741 ; Union of London at 52.1 ; ( i ei , - ,..7, t °ek Discount at 81 ; and Peninsular and Steam at 81i 821. Metropolitan Districts Akail".3' shares are quo t e d 3i t o 4 p rem . ; V arna a 3 4. 14 3" Shares, 1 prem. ; West London Docks, ine, prey ; City of Milan Imprcivements, 34 4 and Peruvian Loan, 1 2 prem. n lI IIITISH FUND 4 , 401 1 ,_ S—CLOSING PRICES. mr e e --o-Nittzwr FUNDS. 0/ 3 0. Alit Consols • B9} 1 iDer -ecc iont, Mar 9 17elt ell t• Reduced . B4 1 N ew Per Cent B9 81 , D o t Per Cent Jan. 1894 _ o:1 1 , ; ' 4 , Per Cent. Jan. 1873 De. - ,"es, 30 yrs.. pire sth Jan 1880 D e r ,,` ° r 30 yi s, ' ex e p x sth April,"lBBs.:. 2c),,,;,..,ed Sea. Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — I)rer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent Lb° £5OO — -,11 of £lOO and £2OO England Stock, 5t per Cent 2 -48 14 (C )1411 G - SECURITIES. 1)144 Stecus3."l"mErr ril 1874 — "0 A .1 101 per Cent., Ap D o. '''ecount O. Per Cent. July, 1870 _ b, ;teeeunt b e. „,< Per Cent., Oct. 1888 be. b'ertilicates D z'Afaced Paper 4 per Cent 4. -per Cent.,Jan. 1872 — D0,,1 Per Cent., May 1879 — b o , bPer C ent., Aug. 1866 be, .u•KI er £l,OOO _ xl,OOO tila HI P ° I IEIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. .41t t .44 b a tili,„Bonds, 5 per Cent 4 . , 0, 4 3. 5 per Cent ji Der Cent., 1852-58-60 -11 0 -13 * 1863 1, BA . C ."o ° Yres 6 per Cent Dian Per Cent (Deferred 3 per Cent.) 6 Per Cent po, _ nlonikPer Cent _ k•ob„ a 6 per Cent. B2 bst? ' Per Gent ,1110,6ecerit Ce , ll . t -3 1864 _____ .valijai 3 1 3 , ...05 paid •Do, 5 .4,,,_ C en t o ti 1825 — an 1) 1) % 5 1 . ) ; ` c ' el ltl 1864 e ra., 1773-77 £25 paid — D 0 L .€25,. 13 .. ri11, , .c.ipalities ' _ _ ( .1.1, 1 , par IRPtiali laid ......................... ......... 0., Second er Cent 3O. Do, Bonds.Cloo ile 13 , bo. 943 Da & , 1864 , 4 • 1 0 A 4 1 1 33 5...5b paid 1 , h o c (k 0.. - 1; 4 New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — - 'ee)i l t ovisional Land W arrant — q o o te , 6'. Per Cents., 1824-5, ex C oupons 21 1 k t °ll Pons 1) kale, 6 14 0 !). jB 3 „ per Cent. 1 , 5 114 R ' and 1850 "o - Per Cent (Maremmana Railway) 18 65 ll ° C • a kiC a ri Pi £lO paid 1) 0. A ll e a eo Per Cent. 263 .. b lint 1,"0 (" 1864 253 3 koo preDer Cent. Anglo:French — k c Lketia ll eh Scrip, Ex. 25f 20c — dis liAmiEill P al l 5 Per Cent., £3O paid —pm (:) -111 Perial 5 per Cent N, kna ,t bo A d_— D°<count _ a 11 4 1 per Cent. Der c b o 44,. , out. (T.Tribarren) _ P 5 . g per eettt., 1862 °tilt 'Nun , Ne e , 3 I)" Ac Per Cent., 1853 ,_ e "llat .. •- •.,l'eu,').Ac7Leent., ... ... . ; 7,.'9, . '6O, '62, '3 = • 1 , 4 43 44 -Lint 1, (a Cent nt., 1822, £ St., — _ i .,"0 4 v't lB5O "0 1 1) 3 pe r r . 1860 14, ° 5 uent 1859 D° .Aei . pe r ri . 1 . 89i 8113 Oct" 1862.. A, Per Cent 48 D"0 --u lant b o lie lt , 411 ° Ac e , '''eferred .. , 1) 515 lint„ ft.,... ..................... ._ _ 32 i tk ° Ac.:,7,tve .............. .. ................ 1 634 1 - "ant ee ........................ 15/ 1 4 p ° Ac eo r t• ef Coup not funded 1' e 'll4ll 11'4 ........... rti ki h Per 6,; t 7i .... Doo.tkee per Cent. 1854 q 1 i tic) 6 bc:4lilt 31 , 4 Q'l7 uent. 1858 " 0 1s ' ltl lltit j) ...to o , 7 -7 6 - 1 ° 6 - uoud D Per 0 8 i boAce,,,,,,at. .1862 b e •£l6`',.‘ .................................... 7i l b e 6 Per 0 13°4 4 V eil G 44, _ e at. 1863 — , keel,. & reed, 4 pe r cent — ,-)0..,‘„;',' Per Cent. — rj• 6 ;,°llllt ..- b ° ' A c r Ce lli, ii6i 4 i -I -0 8 , c ° l lnt b„ Jr, ' ceni:: ii 4 . • • 421 4-4), 2 , -videticis on the above payable in London. i 1 per ends ,•41,4',,`-'ellt., E. 12 Guil — Ira 5 f 4. ",,,eat. Certifis,tes — e. At oo r "ut, 1861, Ex. 25f. lint 63 3 ° I ) 11 ls . 7 ,,, ............................. TWO O'CLOCK. ''''. 4 'ileY ecetnit .............................. 89i 1 4 p ,_ :::=2: bbie,,,411141/MENTARY ANNIVERSARY.—MT. E. C. 1; 444 a '' ill a letter to the Times , says :—Six hundred N e ° Sitnea de summoned in Henry lll.'s N 4 gr 4„,, Montfort . I 4t b ar °' d c ouncil of the realm, at which not only the t r , ° , l4 er tos °4B and the two good, lawful, and discreet knights A lire„' .ehire were present, but also, for the first time, OA • 'Latv es at o, l Nta te „, of the boroughs. This is, I believe, the 1 „, -3 t, ". °II record of the sitting of a Parliament, as we Ao ri t 4 ' I ve r r e e Be ! it ti me understand the term. It is true the is - ble et f Issued in 1264, but I imagine the assembly did R I , t hese ( I °l. the discussion of affairs till next year. Surely, ttot e . 4t 4 4 E t a i r s . ° f Mandel and Shakspere Tercentenaries, so kec t 41Ver sarY as the present should not pass un- ST3.&RE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. , I Railways. Bir.. Wol., & Str. Val Blyth and Tyne Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do. A A gets no div Do. B ( been paid to B Dublin & Belfast Juno. Dun,.rerth, & A b.June. Edinburgh & Glasgow Gldsgow & S. NV( stern Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2, Great North of Scotland Great Northern D J. A stock • • Do. B o Do. New, is. at 23 pail Gt S. and W. of Ireland Gt. Weste n -Orig s inal . S. Val. Rail gua. Do. South Wales . Do. W. Mid.— Ox! ord Do. Newpo t Do. He-ford Lanc shire &Yorkshire 14 - ,ndon and Blackwali Lon , Brk,h.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shei., & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle Do. * shares Metropolitan . ..... Do. New Mid and Do, Birmin & Derby Mid Gt. W.. Ireland Do. 4 shares %1 id Kent .. North British Do. Ed., Pth ;lc Dun Nth. Eastern - Berwick Do. G.N'E purchase Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. & Darling. De. do. 1855-'.B Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. New Do. do. 18e4 North Staffordshire N. & S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot. N. E , Aber. stock I'o. Scot, Mid. st ck h ew s & Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon =ouch E stern Staines, Wok., & Wok Taff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.& It Do. A irredeemable Do. A redeemable BRITISH R 32 31 16 17 E 5 87 107 1 9 46 17 7 8 100 100 100 100 10 131 131 117 143 13) .33 103 10 IC.O 1 0 100 100 88 90 7Ji ;4 50 5! 47 5 i 102 (01 116 117, 86 67 10 : 104 30 37 1 0 120 93 99 6) 51 118 119 4 11p 134 138 i, 107 1(9 51 53 25 26 111 711, 67 68 102 10 38, 30,i l 12►,p 94 10p 122 125 114 lt 1 Up 8 1 81 11 11i 138 142 44 46 L 9 61 5i 5i 88 56; 131 4 46 i Paid. ' Closing I Business Price. done. 131; 117 I 741 4 k 1031 3 1 3;q 1201 I 601 1381 I 1021 i sib Si $63 } 05 97 131 132 ti 6 9 1 , 160 165 - 34 4►p , 110 113 33 40 75 78 ,SIONS. Atlantic Az St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, fi Cen.ln. Tu. 5 per cent 55 67 100 101 r s ip 41 ri 94 Do. shares Buffalo Jr, Lake Huron Do Preference Buff.,Brant, do Goderich 6 p.c. bds. Aux. 1, 872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1574 Calcutta As S. E., lim 'a e Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu ' 5 do East lodiao, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bond. 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist rref. Bonds Do do. deferred Do. 2d Prr.f. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. Fd Pref. stock 74 78 g 7 9`;) 75 85 1( 0 102 100 101 100 101 18 ID 59 91 67 69 56 68 6. 63 51 56 50 63 46 48 26 28 25' 27 10); 101 id }p par i p 93 100 ... Do. do. deferred ... Do. 4th Pref. stock . Do. do. deterred ... Gt. India Pen. gua. l'o. Gua 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. Gt. South of India (tins., gun. 5 per cent D 4} per cent Do Great W. s. of Canada.. D. New Do. 6 p. c. Bda. pay 1873 Do. St do. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do 8 9 124 12d 85 40 77 EO I d 100 101 0! 94 83 9u Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension 3felb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. & Hudson's Bay New Brunswick & Can Class A and B NT. Rl.C'da, pc Ist pf.bds Scindo Do. Delhi . a Do. do to• Do. Panjaub Do.lndus St Flo 82 64 all 103 100 {lOO 2 100 100 3 5 82 81 99 100 9 ► ICO 4d Id t9i liJo, 94 97 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. British Columbia. 6 per cent„ Dec.3l, 1872 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 lOO 9) 91 101 1 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug lOO 90 92 D.%. sp. c. Mar. & Sept 101 93 95 1)0. sp. c. Jan. & July 100 79 81 731 Do. 5p r. Inscribed sk 100 78 60 Cape C.Hope. 6 p.c. 1873 100 103 106 Do. April & Oct. 1880-1 100 105 108 Do. do; 19.90-1 100 107 119 Do. Jan. & July, Mt lOO 106 108 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.c 100 102 104 Do. 1878, do. 100 108 110 Mauritius, Ip. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1-78 Do. 1882, May 15, Nov. 10) 108 110 Natal qov. a per cent lOO 105 107 1 - 51 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&•luly 100 90 93 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p•c., 1866 00 98 100 Do. 5 p.c. 18 Ito 1876 100 92 91 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1892 100 91 93 911 1 New Zealand, 6p. cent 160 103 105 Do. 6 per cent lOO S 6 88 Nova So ,tia Gov. 6p. 0 sterling, 1875 l9O 92 9c Queensland Gov. 6p. x 100 102 104 103 S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,c 18e8-9 100 -- Do. 1878 & upwards l. 0 105 107 Vic,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - Do. do, April & Oct lOO 1071 1031 1081 8 BRITISH MINES. 2 t.,am Consol. Cold, lint 1 I Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. 31 33 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 573 585 Drakewalls 2.1.0 ; East Bassett (Illogan) 3O 32 35 -- East Cara !on 2.14.6 344 155 141 as t Cam Brea 3.4.0 0 6 -- East G:cnville East Love,' 2.13.6 91 105 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 9.10.6 4 44 Gam & StAubyn(G7veu. 504 6 8 4 Gr, at L ixey, limited all 17 18 Great South Tolgus 1.1.0 21 2 G. Wheal Vor (Heist 40 341 35, Grenvil,e 7.8.3 2) 3 Herod's Foot S.I3 14 36 Hingston Downs 4.18.0 31 4 Margaret tiny Lelant 95 6 8 3larke Valley 4.3.0 5 51 4 Mwyndy Iron Ore, lieu 25 1% Old Nangl les New Seton North Downs 3 I North Roskear N.Wh'l Bassett (Illogan 3.10.6 15 North Wheel Crotty Prosper United—. Pr vidence tiny Lviant 10.6.7 31 33 33 S. Caradon (St Cleer) ll 530 550 S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 20 28 Stray Park 30.17.6 141 151, Tin Croft 9 14 15 West liassett (Mogan 11 74 85 W. Caradon (L skeard 9 7 8 West Chiverton ll 63 06 West Seton 471 200 210 Wheal Bassett 'Mogan 54 100 105 • Wheal Buller (Redruth 10 9 11 13' hea Ludoutt 3.12.. -- Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 1 1 13 Wheal Seto!' Wheal Ti elawney (l.is 7 19 20 Wheal UniJn ...... 4 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, Lc , 41 per cent., 1858, 07 .FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish, Ditto (all), 251 Imperial Mexican, lim., 3i Sau Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 71 FOREIGN MINES Australian, 11} St. J ohuslel Hey (11m.), 321 BANKS. Agra and M isterman's, lim., 127 8 a Mance rum.). 37i 7 Anglo Egyptian, lim., 131 Bank of London. 1531 2 3 Commercial Bank of India and the East, Ditto, issued at 10 pm.. of which 10 is pd., 39f 40 Consolidated Bank, lim., 11 East London, lim.. 31 European Bank, lim. 19; 15 Imperial Bank (lim.), 3112 Imperial Ottoman. 171 London and County, 711 31 London and South-Western, lim., 211 London and Westminster, 941 Merchant Bank, lim., 311 1 National Provincial of England. I'B New Zealand Bank Corporation. lim., 1 Provincial Banking Corporation, lim , 31 Seinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, llm., ; Union of London, 531 21 DOCKS. 201 201 100 100 Southampton, 593 - - MISCELLANEOUS. Bo - 1 bay Gas, lint, 63 Ditto, new, 3* * City of Milan Improvements, aim., 11 9 Continental Union Gas, aim., 11it Credit Fonder and Mobilier of England, 8; Egyptian Com. and Trading, aim., lairb iirn Engineering, 6) Fore-street Warehouse, aim., 7 8 Gen. Credit and Finance of Loudon, Um., 6; Hudson's Bay. la t Humber Iron Works, 33 Imperial Mercantile Credit Asso. lim., (31 7 International Financial society, aim., 61 Joint Stock Discount, aim., 81 1 1 London General Omnibus Company, 31 Lon on Provincial Marine, 33 North British and Mercantile Insurance, aim., 171 Otago and Southland Investment, 1) Peel River Land and Mineral. 31 Peninsula and Oriental Steam i t 2 Societe Financiers d'Egypte, lrn., 4 Telegrae h Construe. and Maintenance, aim., 71 Thames and Mersey MarinClnsurance), Rm., 71 A carriage accident has just happened to a wed ding party in the Herault. About 12 persons were returning from Villes-passens in a vehicle, drawn by three horses, when the animals took fright and ran away, and in a few minutes the travellers, the horses, and carriage were all precipitated together from a height of about 24 feet into a field. One young man was killed on the spot, and seven were more or less injured. The vehicle was shattered to pieces and one of the horses killed. SSE rnE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1865. h p!. Caurt Lelrtuliar HER MAJESTY. - - WINDSOR CASTLE, Feb. 24. In consequence of . the bad weather her Majesty did not leave the Castle this morning. Prince Arthur, attended by Major Elphinstone, arrived at the Castle from Greenwich-park. Field Marshal Prince Bariatinsky arrived from London and had the honour of an interview with her Majesty. ~- The Prince and Princess of Wales The Prince and Princess of Wales visited Mr. Weigall's studio, in Piccadilly, yesterday. . Their Royal Highnesses also visited the studio of Mr. Leighton, of Orme-square, Bayswater. The Prince of Wales went to the House of Lords. MISS FAUCIT will renew her engagement at Drury-lane on Monday week, the 6th March, when she will appear in "Cymbeline." The cast of this play will be modified, Mr. Anderson playing lachimo in place of Mr. Creswick. Mr. Walter Montgomery is also engaged, and will appear as Orlando to Miss Faucit's Rosalind, the play of " As You Like It" being announced for Thursday, the 10th of March.—Reader. CAPITAL PUNISHMENT COMMISSION.—The Capi tal Punishment Commissioners met on Thursday and Friday, the 23d and 24th inst., at No. 2, Victoria street, Westminster, when the Duke of Richmond, Lord Stanley, M.P., the Right Hon. Mr. Justice O'Hagan, the Lord Advocate, M.P., Mr. H. Waddington, M.P., Mr. Ga thorns Hardy, M.P., Mr. G. Ward Hunt, M.P., and Mr. C. Neate, M.P., attended; the secretary, Mr. J. H. Patteson, was also present. THE MAILS, &C.—SOUTHAMPTO N, Friday.—The following mail steamships will leave this port during the ensuing week, viz. :—The Nyanza, Capt. J. Weeks, on Monday, with the Mediterranean and Bombay mails ; the Hansa, Captain H. J. Von Santen, on Wednesday with mails for New York; La Plata, Captain IL A. 13ax, on Thursday, with the West India, Pacific, and Mexican mails ; and the Ellora, Capt. G. S. Brooks, on Saturday, with the Calcutta and China mails. The Royal Mail Com pany's steamer La Plata was taken to Stoke's Bay yesterday in charge of Capt. R. Woolward, for an official trial of her speed before leaving on the 2d prox. with the West India mails, she having been laid up for the last seven months under going a complete overhaul and refit in every department, and she has had a new spar deck built. Four runs were made at the measured mile, with the following results :—First run, 4 min. 49 sec., equal to 12.456 knots per hour ; second, 4 min 50 secs, 12413 knots ; third, 4 min 40 secs, 12.857 knots ; fourth, 4 min 50 secs, 12413 knots ; average of the four runs, 12.537 knots. Steam, 161 b ; revolutions of en gines, 15i ; immersion, 18ft 10in forward, and 18ft 3in aft ; 850 tons of coal, and 12 tons of water on board ; wind W. Among the gentlemen present were Mr. Eden Colville, de puty chairman of the company, and other directors ; Mr. J. Dinnen, Admiralty surveyor ; Mr. H. Loney, shipwright's department in Portsmouth dockyard ; Messrs. Rubie and Murray, Board of Trade surveyors ; Capt. Hand, R.N.. Admiralty superintendent of mail packets at this port ; Capt. Vincent, Capt. Hay, Mr. R. Ritchie, superintending engineer, ecc. The Delhi, Capt. J. R. 'Kellock, is due on Monday with the Bombay mails; the Shannon, Capt. F. Woolley, on Wednesday, with tho West India, Mexican, and Pacific mails ; and the Syria, Capt. A. Parish, on Sa turday, with the Calcutta and China mails. OUR COMMERCIAL RELATIONS WITH AUSTRIA.—• The following circular from the Foreign-office has been received by the President of the Chambers of Com merce in the North :—" Sir,—l am directed by Earl Russell to state to you, for the information of the chamber over which you preside, that the Austrian Government have pro posed to her Majesty's Government the following points as the basis for the establishment of the International Com mission at Vienna :-1. An international commission, com posed of English and Austrian members, shall be appointed for the purpose of examing the respective commercial re lations and intercourse of the two countries, and of obtain ing thereby, if possible, a basis for the introduction of greater facilities of intercourse and reductions of duties in their mutual interest. 2. This commission will be under the direction of the Imperial Ministry for Commerce, and will be composed of three permanent English members, to be named by the British Government, and of three perma neni Austrian members, to be selected by the Imperial Ministry for Commerce. The Imperial Ministry of Com merce will further name the chairman or president of the commission, the general secretary, who will be at the same time protocolist, and also, in conjunction with the Minis ter of Finance, an Imperial employe, acquainted with the Imperial Customs' legislation and Customs' procedure. 3. The commission will increase its number, according as the necessity may arise, by the addition of technical men, engaged in industry and commerce, for different branches and articles of the same, and will take and carry out all such measures for obtaining information as it may think fit. 4. In accordance with the results attained by means of this commission, the Imperial Ministry for Trade and Agriculture will, in conjunction with the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and of Finance, consider whether any and what bases may exist for the commencement of negotiations for a treaty between the two Governments. lam to add that her Majesty's Government have accepted the above conditions.--I am, Sir, your most obedient humble servant, A. H. LAYARD. Foreign-office, Feb. 21." THE SOUTH YORKSHIRE IRON AND COAL TRADES. —Both the iron and coal trades in South Yorkshire are in a less satisfactory state than they have been for some' months past, and there is every appearance that complica tions and conflicts between the men and their employers will take place before the opening of the spring business. The demand for iron of all qualities has of late been very indifferent, and the resolution of the Staffordshire masters has been carried out in the district, the paddlers at the ex tensive works of the Messrs. Dawes, at Milton and Elsecar, being under notice to leave unless they submit to a reduc tion in the prices hitherto paid. Whether the men will submit to the proposed reduction or take the alternative is from A t t h e o t p h a e s r t, p i l t a i c s e sm theor e o g u t t a h m a n a t l t t e k r e l o y f t q h u a e t s t t i h o e n y , b w u il t j ls u t a d n g d i n men are in the same position, as the action taken by any one body of the workmen will doubtless be followed by the others. There is considerable activity in the coal trade, the demand for the London and southern markets being very good, although the want of locomotive power has . for some weeks past seriously interfered with the ability to supply. We are promised a strike at one of the most extensive Silk stone collieries—the Strafford Main. The men have em bodied in a petition a series of grievances, some of which appear to be well grounded. Unfortunately for the colliery alluded to it has been one in which the masters and the men have during the last two years been more than ordi narily at variance. METROPOLITAN BOARD OF WORKS.—The weekly meeting of this Board was held yesterday at the office in Spring-gardens—Mr. Thwaites, the chairman, pre siding. Mr. Tite, M.P., gave notice that at next meeting of the board he would draw attention to the difficulty expe rienced in obtaining granite for the Northern Thames Em bankment, and said ho should bring forward a motion for the purpose of empowering the Thames Embankment Com mittee to ascertain the description of stone to bo used for the Southern Thames Embankment. The Main Drainage Committee presented a report, stating that it would be ad visable that steps should bo taken for the formal opening of the main drainage works of the metropolis, which, with one slight exception, will be completed by the end of March next, Mr. L. Taylor wanted to know what form the open ing would take, and whether it would be supplemented with a dinner, but the general question was referred back to the committee to make the necessary arrangements. The Park-lane improvement came before the board in a letter from the Office of Works, in which the First Commissioner urged upon the board that the transformation of Hamilton place, as proposed by that bill, into a "noisy thoroughfare must deprive the houses of a great advantage that at present belongs to them, and must to some extent diminish their value ;" and as ho did not think that the manner in which they would be affected came within the Lands Clauses Act, he suggested that a special clause should be inserted in the bill for the protection of the rights of the tenants in Hamil ton-place. The Chairman of the Board had written an answer to this, stating,that the Board had the Lands Clauses Act incorporated in the bill, in order that the amount of injury sustained by the Crown tenants in Hamilton-place might be ascertained and compensation awarded, and, under any circumstances, the Crown tenants would have full opportunity afforded them of being heard before the com mittee sitting on the bill. The general business was dis posed of and the board adjourned. TIPPERARY ELECTION.—CL ONMEL, Friday.—The nomination of candidates for the county of Tipperary took place this day. The Court-house was densely crowded. A great uproar prevailed throughout the day. Mr. Charles Moore was proposed by the Rev. John Power, P.P., and seconded by Mr. Scully, J.P. Mr. Peter Gill was proposed by Mr. J. O'Ryan, a tenant of Captain Otway, and seconded by Mr. Mitchell O'Donnell, a tenant farmer. Alderman Dillon was proposed by the Rev. John O'Dwyer, seconded by Mr. O'Meara. The candidates spoke, but could not be heard beyond the immediate vicinity of the platform. Alderman Dillon resigned in favour of Mr. Moore. The show of hands was in favour of Mr. Gill, and a poll was de manded for Mr. Moore. The election is fixed for Monday. ST. PATRICK'S CATHEDRAL, DUBLIN.— St. Pat rick's Cathedral, which has been restored at an expense of more than £lOO,OOO, by Mr. Guinness, was re-opened yes terday for Divine worship. There was a full choral service. The Archbishop of Dublin preached. The Lord-Lieu tenant, the Lord Mayor, several Knights of St. Patrick, and a large number of the nobility and gentry and clergy, including several bishops, were present. The ceremony was most impressive. The Extensive Burglaries in Cornhill and the Strand. BOW-STREET POLICE-COURT-THIS DAY. Since the time of Muller's trial there has not been such an extraordinary scene at Bow-street as to-day. In con sequence of the notification in the morning papers of the capture of six persons alleged to have been concerned in the late burglaries on Cornhill, and their being confined in the Bow-street Police-station, a vast number of people crowded all the avenues leading to this court, and were almost too numerous to be kept back by the most strenu ous exertions of the police. The interior of the court was also, as far as the limited space would admit, very much crowded. The Duke of Roxburghe, Mr. Russell, M.P., and Sir R. Mayne occupied seats on the bench, the pre siding magistrate being Mr. Flowers. The prisoners, in the custody of Superintendent Durkin, were placed in the dock at about 20 minut‘a to 12. The prisoners, as has been already stated, were six in number—three men and three women. On being brought before the magistrate they presented a very wretched appearance, the men wear ing a very care-worn and dejected look, and the women seeming to feel acutely the unfortunate position they were in. They behaved, however, in a calm and collected man ner, although the woman Martha Jeffrey once or twice ex hibited considerable emotion. The whole of the prisoners were very shabby in their personal appearance, and looked exceedingly dirty and emaciated. Their names were Wm. Henry Jeffrey, 23 ; Thos. Case ling, 23 ; Thomas Brewton, 27 ; Ann Caseley, 26 ; Martha Jeffrey, 28 ; and Louisa Brewton, 26. Mr. George Lewis, jun., of the firm of Lewis and Lewis, Ely-place, prosecuted for Mr. Walker ; Mr. Abrams pro secuted for Mr. Abrahams, of the Strand. Mr. Superintendent Durkin said be had, at the request of the prisoners, sent for Mr. Thomas Beard, the well known solicitor, to attend. Mr. Abrams said that he appeared on behalf of Mr. Abrahams, of 434, Strand, to prosecute the prisoners for the robbery committed on his premises some time since ; but as the prisoners had only been taken into custody the previous evening, Mr. Lewis applied that the case might be remitted to the city, where the robbery was committed. The Magistrate decided to go on with the case, and Mr. Lewis then proceeded to call the following evidence : John Walker—l live at 68 r Cornhill, and 48, Princes street, Leicester-square, with my father. On the 14th of February I left my father's premises in the custody of Mr. Smith. It was his duty to shut up the promises. I left at five o'clock in the day. On the Monday I went to the pre mises at nine o'clock, and found them in the possession of the police. I found that we had been robbed of about £6,000. There were between 400 and 500 watches gone. I have seen the property in the possession of the police this morning. By Mr. Burnaby—There were also chains stolen. By Mr. Lewis—l identify the watches as the property of my father, and the chains also. The watches and jewellery formed part of the stock, which were safe on the Saturday. I have not looked through the property in the hands of the police, but I should think it was about £1,300 worth. By Mr. Burnaby-1 think they must have got in the room of Sir Charles Crossley's office, which is just above our shop. They made a hole in the floor, and by means of a rope and others effected an entrance into our office. Mr. Kemp, the barrister, then entered the court, and said h e appeared for the prisoners. John Ambrose Potter—l went to 142, Whitechapol-road, and told the prisoners they must consider themselves in custody for jewellery robberies in the City and also in the Strand ; at the same time taking Jeffreys by the collar, Sergeant Moss taking Brewton also. A struggle took place between Sergeant Moss and his pri soner. At that time I saw something pass from Jeffreys to the woman Brewton. On seeing this I immediately gave Jeffreys to the sergeant outside. The women im mediately ran upstairs. I followed them. Before I could reach the top of the stairs I heard the door of a room lock. I said " Let me in at once, or I shall break the door open." The door not being opened, I forced it immediately As I entered the room I saw the woman Brewton shove something into her pocket, and I directly seized her by the hand, she caught hold of me by the whiskers. The prisoner of the witness, exclaimed against the statement said he could not patiently listen to it. Brewton e nd loudly Examination continued—The woman said, " I have no thing about me." I secured her by holding her arms and, with the assistance of Sergeant Moss, I took from her pocket a paper packet. I took 22 gold chains from her altogether. I still held her tight, and then took another parcel, which contained about 50 gold chains, all of which have been identified by Mr. Walker. I heard a great scuffling and left the woman in charge of an officer, and I went down and found Brewton struggling with the policeman. We took them to the station, all the four I have mentioned. After I lodged them at the station I went back to the room and made a further searcl and found articles of value. I took three gold rings from her fingers, and a pair of gold earrings from her ears. 1 afterwards wont with Brennan and Moss to 13, Ely-terrace, Bow-road, and then upon knocking at the door the woman Caselek put her head out of the first floor window and asked what I wanted. I said, " Opon the door," and she said, " Who are you ?" I told her wo were police officers, and she must open the door immediately. As I was going upstairs I saw the woman going up in front of me, and I ran up and there saw a man where I had first seen the female at the window. She went out of the house and Mr. Brennan came in, and I got further assistance and went into the room the woman left. She said they were occupied by Billy Burnett. In that we found a box locked, which Moss broke open, and found 52 gold watches, and on the bed was a life preserver, a false moustache, a great quantity of other property, shawls, and things got from other burglaries. Cross-examined by Mr. Kemp—l went to 142, Black friars-road. I found Jeffrey there. I have watched that house. Jeffrey and his wife do not live there. it is a three storied house, a thousandbu t only pa r tl y furnished. On Jeffrey I found about pound's worth of jewellery. The furniture was all new, and had been lately purchased by the prisoners. I mean since the robbery I saw the furni ture taken in there. The Watches found have been identi fied by Mr. Walker. By Mr. Lewis—ln going down to the station Moss and Casely were with me in the cab, and the prisoner said, " What robbery are you going to " buff to me." (Immense laughter.) Mr. Kemp—What is "buffed" ? Mr. Lewis—A colour you are not acquainted with ap parently. Witness—l said that he would know all about it down at the station. He said--." You know I have nothing to do with the shawl ro bb ery. I can prove that I was at Liver pool, and as to Johnson's, I w I'll tell if you'll square it for me.you gatllimabe about it." I'll was d ; you all about John son ' s watch robbery, I am right for that, him I would make him no promise whatever in reference to the matter. Then he said- 14 Is it true that Hurley, who is remanded from the Court, has told you all about it ?" I said, "No. I have heard he has said something, but what it is I don't know." He said "Billy is one, Vel vet is the other,' and another man he mentioned. In search ing I found £240 in gold, and two bank receipts for £250 and £220 in the London and Westminster Bank. Mr. Lewis said that he h a d t o urge upon the magistrate that the case should be remitted to the Mansion-house, the district court where the offence was committed. Ho merely applied as a technical point, for he felt sure that every one would admire the energy and activity of the metropolitan police- in the matter ; and he was desirous of saying, on behalf of Mr. Walker, that he had great admira tion for the tact, judgment, and skill that all the officers had shown. Still there was at present a person under re mand at the Mansion-house, and it would be much more convenient if the six prisoners were sent there. Mr. Flowers, the presiding magistrate, pointed out that the property had been found in the metropolitan police district, and therefore clearly ho had full jurisdiction. At all events he should remand the prisoners till Tuesday. Mr. Lewis said in that case he should remove them by habeas corpus. Mr. Flowers thought that course open to the learned gentleman, but did not think he would take much by his motion. (Laughter.) Mr. Kemp said he had to make an application as to the wives of the prisoners. One of them was in a very deli cate state of health. Mr. Flowers could not consent to let either of the pri soners go. It might yet appear that they had boen doing some act irrespective of their husbands' control, and at all events he should not discharge either of them till Tuesday. They would be remanded till then, and than further re manded till the succeeding Tuesday, so as to give time to the authorities to get up a case of so much importance and magnitude. (Addressing Mr. Abrams, the worthy magis trate said) you do not propose, as I understand it, to offer any evidence to-day as to the Strand robbery. Mr. Abrams—No, Sir, I think not on this occasion ; but I may say that I am quite prepared to do so if you think it necessary. Mr. Flowers—No, not now; but you see if I had any evidence before me as to that case, then even Mr. Lewis would not dispute my jurisdiction. - Mr. Lewis most respectfully put it that it would be so much more convenient for all parties, witnesses and others, to have the case heard at the Mansion-house. The wit nesses lived in that neighbourhood, and really a great convenience would be done if the magistrate acceded to the request. Mr. Flowers must have some far more cogent reason than convenience when he was asked to go beyond what he feared were the limits of his duty. Mr. Lewis said he would not further press the point. The prisoners were then remanded, and in the course of the afternoon taken to the House of Detention in cabs. It is understood that some more of the gang will very shortly be in custody ; and well merited praise is due to the exertions of Inspector Potter of the E division, Inspector Brennan of the F division, Sergeant Moss of the City de tective force, and though last, by no means least, to Gaynor, 199 G division, who, we believe, got the information which led to the successful capture. The court, as we have already stated, was densely crowded, and several persons beyond those we have re ferred to occupied seats on the bench. Inspector William son, of the detective department, Scotland-yard, was in at tendance to aid the police with his advice and experience, and Inspector Hamilton, the chief inspector of the city de tective force, was also present. The thanks of the press are due to the officials of the Court for courteously providing ample accommodation for the fitting discharge of important and laborious duties. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) ACCEPTANCE OF SHARES IN JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES- IMPORTANT QUESTION. TEE METROPOLITAN COAL CONSUMERS' COMPANY (LIMITED) V. EDWARDS. This was an action brought by the Company against an alleged shareholder for calls. His Honour remarked that he had had this very case before him on a previous occasion, and fancied that he had decided it. The Secretary to the Company said that he had been nonsuited in the first trial, but the matter was really so very serious and important to shareholders in joint-stock companies that he ventured to bring the case again before the court. He was now pre pared to show by the Act of 1862 that the defendant was a shareholder in the company. It was a fact that he had applied for shares, and those shares were duly allotted to him, his name being entered on the register in conformity with the statute. He would beg to refer the court to sec. 11 of the Act. His Honour was of opinion that before defendant "could be made a shareholder he must have given a written ac ceptance for the shares. The Secretary read a clause as to the names of the shareholders being entered in the register, and that would be sufficient. His Honour was quite sure that there was a special clause as to the acceptance of shares being in writing. Where were the articles of association ? The Secretary remarked that the company was one limited by shares, and contended that defendant had really accepted his shares in writing. His Honour said that one clause in the articles of asso ciation expressly laid down that the acceptance of shares must be in writing. Now where was that writing? The secretary produced the proposal of the defendant, in which were the words, and I agree to accept such shares ? His Honour—How would that be an acceptance when he had not received the shares. Acceptance meant clearly after the shares are allotted to the shareholders, and then to be in writing. I must find a verdict for defendant with costs. POLICE INTEL LIGENCE,— This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. HOUSEBREARING.-Wm. Byford, a young man, was charged before Mr. Knox with breaking and entering the premises of Mr. Shipway, tailor, of No. 5, Argyle-street, Regent-street, and stealing some money, coats, &c. Sergeant Cole, C Division, said—Yesterday afternoon I apprehended the prisoner at No. 1, Dufours-place, telling him that the charge against him was for being concerned with others in breaking and entering the premises of his late master, Mr. Shipway, of Argyle-street. The prisoner then said, " You are not going to take me, are you, Mr. Cole ?" I told him I was, and searched the place, and found a key which open's Mr. Shipway's outer door. I also found 40 duplicates relating to clothes. I then asked the prisoner (whom I have known for years, and who has seve ral times been convicted, the last time at Guildford) who gave him the character on his entering Mr. Shipway's employ, and the prisoner said—" Why, Phillips, my son-in-law." I told him he must have known that the character was not true. I then took the prisoner into custody. Mr. William Shipway said—On coming down stairs last Saturday morning I found my showroom door, which had been fastened over night, open, and the place all in con fusion. The bilk drawer was open and a piece of satinette had been unrolled so as to make it of less bulk. Some velvet had also been taken away and three coats. The safe and cash-box had been opened, the keys having been taken out of a drawer where they had been placed covered over with cloth, and three sovereigns and a crossed check taken, there fortunately being no more in the cash-box. I found a screw-driver and some tapers in the safe. The person who committed the robbery had evidently been well acquainted with the place, as he had known where to find the keys, and the places where the silks and velvets were kept. The prisoner was in my employ for three months, and left the Tuesday after Christmas, absenting himself. He had a key of the middle door when he left, and he re turned it a few days afterwards. Sergeant Cole—l wish to state that the prisoner was seen near the house the night of the robbery, and that it must have been a person well known on the premises, as there is a bulldog kept in the place, and it was not heard. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner. THAMES. ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Maria Stevens, e very showily dressed servant-of-all-work, was charged with rolibing her master. Mr. Edward Collins Lindsay, a brewer, of No. 3, High street, Bromley, Middlesex, stated that the prisoner en tered into his service on Cluistmas-eve, 1864, and con tinued with him until Friday,the 20th of the present month, when ho left home for the day with Mrs. Lindsay. The prisoner was in charge of the house, and he put confidence in her care and integrity. At night, when he and his wife returned, she could not be found. He then missed a cameo brooch from a dining table in his bedroom. He also missed a gold ring, a shawl, two sheets, and other things. The prisoner had not given any notice and left without permis sion. She had been well-treated, and the food was abun dant and of the best quality. Benjamin Prior, a police-constable, No. 2 H, said the prisoner was pointed out to him yesterday, and he took her into custody. She said nothing. She was wearing her master's brooch. The prisoner made no defence, and was remanded for a week. THE DANGER OF BECOMING BAIL.—Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, made an application to Mr. Partridge on behalf of Mr. Thomas Thompson, licensed victualler, of High street, Shadwell, who bailed a man, named Martin Smith, at this court in October last. Smith absconded, and the recognisances entered into by Mr. Thompson were ordered to be estreated. Mr. Charles Young said that Mr. Thompson had done all in his power to find Smith, and had offered a reward for his apprehension. Smith was a Norwegian, and had been smuggled away to sea. He now respectfully solicited that the bail should not be estreated. Mr. Partridge—What is the amount ? Mr. CharlesYoung—.£2l, sir. My client has expended £lO over this matter, and has really done all in his power to arrest the offender. Mr. Partridge—What was the nature of the charge against Smith ? Mr. Charles Young—Assaulting a woman, who would not appear against Smith if he had surrendered. Mr. Thompson has been here seven times on this matter. Mr. Partridge—l wish it to be well understood that be coming security for people charged with offences is not to be treated lightly. At present I will make no order. Mr. Charles Young—Will you discharge my client from all responsibility ? Mr Partridge--No. Let it be entered in the minute book, "No order made." THE KING OF FASHION.—The most lasting and powerful despotism the world has ever known, viz., Fashion, is about, report says, to organise in the Rue de la Paix an imperial government, presided over by a crowned autocrat of the Modes. The want of a supremo central power has long been desired by the milliners and those superior artistes, the fashion poets, who invent from plain textile substances these rare conceits and jitntaisies which occupy so large share of the polite female's mental occupation throughout the civilised world. In a preliminary address one of the founders of the new empire of fashion, a man of scissors, observes—" I believe if it were possible to estimate the present position le toilette occupies throughout the civilised world, it would be found the one great despot of the human race. No mighty sovereign of the most mighty empire dares question the toilette worn by the partner of his throne. The most powerful statesmen bends meekly to the inconvenience or absurdity of robes, which in his .heart he detests. Youth and age, all over the world, accept, unquestioning, with a religious reverence, the manifestoes of fashion which issue periodically from this great altar of taste and refinement—Paris. We decree, for example cri noline ; and lo ! ere long, the very cook in the kitchens-- not only of France, but of Germany, Italy, Spain—but the very servants of America, New Zealand, and Australia, are wearing iron hoops anything but convenient for such occu pations as the composition of the complicated entrees or the familiar roast. That such a power should have remained so long without a recognised and organised sovereignty is a striking illustration of the imperfection of the human mind." The orator afterwards adds some practical re marks, with a view of electing at once a sovereign of the empire of fashion. But we have only got as far as the creation of a " cabinet of consultation." There will be foreign ambassadors and ambassadresses at all the large cities of the world. It is further pro posed to admit educated hairdressers and ladies' boot and shoemakers into the imperial government of the Rue de la Paix. There seems every probability this time of a real modification of the map of Europe by the introduction of a new empire of fashion.—Paris correspondent of the Morning Post. The Messageries Imperiales Company is at the present moment founding in Cochin-China a large maritime establishment on the right bank of the Donal. M. Domergue, a retired lieutenant-colonel of engineers, and principal agent of the company, has undertaken the direction of the works. Buildings for the residence of the principal agent, for ware houses, and offices, with forges and workshops, for steam engines, with coal and wood stores, have already been erected, and cover a space of more than I,oooft. in length. With the exception of some Europeans to direct the labours, all the workmen are Chinese or Annamites. Some details of ornamentally sculpture have been entirely abandoned to Chinese artists, whose original talent is really remarkable. 1001 1001 too' 1 104 1' f 17f 1"011 i 121 c2l 3 FRANCE AND THE MIDDLE STATES• VIENNA, Feb. 21. The Neue Freie Presse of to-day contains the following : " The Dresden Journal has recently stated that negotiations had taken place between Saxony and France upon the Schleswig-Holstein question, but added that no mention had been made of a New Rhine Confederation, or anything of the kind. We have received the following details as to the inter view which took place upon this subject and the French dispatch, which was its result : " During the late negotiations between the Courts of Vienna and Berlin, Herr Von Beust had some conversation with M. Forth-Rouin, the Mi nister of France at Dresden, and expressed his regret that the Cabinet of the Tuileries had not made a more energetic use of its influence in favour of the Duchies, or, to speak more correctly, of the Middle States, to prove a counterpoise to the two great German Powers. . _ _ " ' The French envoy reported this interview to M. Drouyn de Lhuys, who sent him in consequence the dispatch referred to. Recalling the reserved attitude France had been careful to maintain hitherto in this question, the dispatch stated that the Cabinet of the Tuileries had the less reason to adopt a course entirely in agreement with that of the Middle States, or to pursue a policy exclusively from their point of view, because those States themselves had neither hitherto stated the precise object they desired nor the means by which they hoped to achieve it. Fur ther, the experience France had had up to the pre sent time of the Middle States, in no way tended to induce her to oppose in their favour the two great Powers from whom France had received in general, as well as in many particular instances, more testi monies of sympathy than from the Middle States ; remarks which were still further confirmed by the attitude of the periodical press, and of the chambers of those countries.' " Such is very nearly the tenor of this dispatch, which has probably also been communicated to the Bavarian Government. M, Drouyn de Lhuys has also made similar verbal statements to Baron See bach, the Saxon representative at Paris."—(Reuter's Express.) EXTRAORDINARY Acc IDE NT IN THE WESTMINSTER - ROAD.—Yesterday, about noon, an accident occurred in the Westminster-bridge-road, Lambeth, of a somewhat singular character, which destroyed a great amount of pro perty and jeopardised the lives of several persons. From the inquiries made it appeared that Messrs. Alderson and Co., the great linen-drapers, of 83, 85, and 87, Westminster road, had been for some time past enlarging their ware houses, and were adding to the buildings another house. In order to carry out the designs of the architect a heavy scaffolding had been erected in front of the four storeys of the buildings, and the men were actively engaged in run ning out the cornice work at the top of the building, when just at 12 o'clock a strange rumbling noise was heard within the middle shop of the three. One of the superintendents seeing the ceiling of the shop cracking gave the alarm to the assistants, who succeeded in making a safe retreat, and they had no sooner done so than the front of the wall be tween the two houses fell, and the whole of the scaffolding from the base to the roof of each structure parted asunder and fell halfway across the wide thoroughfare. An Atlas omnibus was passing at the moment, and it seems a miracle that it had time to get clear of the broken poles, as they came rattling across the road. At first it was feared that several of the workmen had perished, but we are happy to state that such was not the fact, and those employed in assorting the goods in the warehouses also escaped unin jured, but covered with dust. Towards the evening the front of the three buildings were completely barricaded, so as to prevent the public from getting into danger. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 25.—News has been - received here that the Ordnance screw steamer Balaclava, from Woolwich for Liverpool, with Government stores is ashore at Carnshore Point, on the south-east coast of Wex ford. The crew have been saved. The Medusa has been ordered to proceed hence to the scene of the accident, to render assistance, but was not ready until late last night, and will leave this at 9 a.m., with Commander Smith and 100 men from:the Prince Consort. A later telegram says : —" It is believed that the Ordnance steamship ashore on the Wexford coast is not the Balaclava, but the Lord Pan mure, Commander Moore, which left Woolwich on Satur day last, with four 600-pounders, for the armament of the Scorpion, fitting out at Birkenhead."—Reuter's Telegrams. The skating club at St. Petersburg has given its grand night ball on the Neva. To the usual splendour of this festival was added a magnificent pavilion, constructed of blocks of ice four feet thick, which, being brilliantly lighted up in the interior, produced the effect of a palace of crystal. The Moscow Gazette publishes the following let ter from Maklda, a Russian customs station on the frontier of China :—" A destructive fire occurred on the 25th Dec. at Maimatchene, a Chinese frontier town near this place. Three warehouses containing 2,000 chests of tea were entirely destroyed. The loss is estimated at 120,000 roubles. The Chinese were thrown into great con stethation by the disaster . , for which they were altogether unprepared, as no fire had happened there for above 24 years. They also have a superstitious notion that to ex tinguish fire is a sin, and they consequently had no fire men or engines : but they worked hard in carrying water to the Russians, who did their utmost in mastering the conflagration, and saved about 4,000 chests of tea. A MASQUERADE IN PARIS.—A masked ball was given at the hotel of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs on Monday night. A Paris letter says :—Madame Drouyn De Lhuys, decreed to the costume of Cleopatra the success of the evening ; and it was certainly most remarkable, the black hieroglyphics and massive gold, in Egyptian device, on the white drop de velours train and silver petticoat, being most characteristic, and having so striking an effect that the dense crowd separated to make way for the Egyptian queen. Lady Cowley wore a domino of white lace, which was most becoming. Lady Feodora Wellesley wore an English court dress of the time of Queen Anne. Lord Cowley merely wore a Venetian cloak, as did also Lord Albert Leveson Gower and Mr. Miles. Lady Edward Thynne wore a black domino. There was one Indian squaw, whose costume was entirely composed of feathers which were not, however, transparent. Madame Drouyn De Lhuys did the honours with her usual grace and fasci nation, and well recalled the traditions of the courtly epoch which her gorgeous costume of the time of Lous XV. typi fied. Her coiffure consisted of a mass of diamonds. Mdme. de Lima, as a winged Mercury, looked lovelier than ever ; the reel of her many-coloured wings was truly dazzling. The mysterious black domino with the blue shoulder knot was walking about leaning on one of the equerries of the Tuileries. A fair friend of mine to whom the domino was introduced as an English lady compatriot whom she was requested to patronise, tapped this mysterious personage on the shoulder, and, bent on discovering her identity, tried to elicit a reply to her questions in her native language, and then had recourse to Frenc h, but was fain to retire from the one-sided war of words, as the domino with the blue shoulder-knot had taken the vow of silence for the nonco. The domino was right, as that domino gene rally is, for his or her voice is well known in Europe When I add that Princess Korsakow was disguised as a Russian peasant, Mrs. Miles as Cleopatra, Madame Bartho lomi as a peacock, the lovely Pole, Madame de Schinskoff, as Pallas, the classic waggon and horses forming a helmet which was wonderful to behold, I shall have told you of the prominent characters of the evening, with the excep tion of the Princess de Metternich, who shot her never-fail ing wit and ready repartees with unerring skill at the passers-by." Great alarm was caused at Stutgardt three days since by the sudden fall of a large house in Essling-strasse, inhabited by a great number of persons. So great was the concussion caused by the fall that all the windows of the adjacent houses were broken, and even the stained glass of Ldonard. Measures were promply taken for extricating the persons buried under the ruins, and most of them were soon got out, either dead or seriously injured. Among the former was Mme. Diez, the wife of the owner of the house. Several persons who happened to be passing at the time of the accident were much hurt. The accident is supposed to have been caused by a violent explosion of gas in a shop on the ground floor. The King and the burgomaster soon came to the spot and superintended the work of remo v ing the rubbish, which had only been partially effected when account was sent off, se that the number of sufferers is no yet known. WIFE MURDER IN LIVERPOOL. yesterday tween 12 and 1 o'clock, Thomas Liverpool went home l Andwell, a a employed at Messrs. Jacks' foundry, w ith his wife about a to his dinner, and began quarrellinthg her a heavy pawn ticket. The quarrel ended with h h is 1 L striking bo ü b r, e e r blow on tho side of the hea d wi is fist. She fell down, ht back a doctor , but on his arrival as dea W HlS TLE.—Yesterday morning ing dispensary and brought and he, alarmed at what b e had done, ran to the neighbour the woman was A n dwell is in custody . T HE RAILWAY inquiry at the London Hospital re specting the death of . 1 b 119 K , said that Th William Ratchford , aged 39 y ears. on ur s _ Police-constableMr.Richardselitd anninmbe upth eslwosivtlhygraneadt the deceased driving a cart used for the car rdiaaygehoef saw on along the street close to the Blackwall cameßail ea.ndAthteranianse c ond way engineviaduchattsLtleimdeohnoceus, The horse the deceased was leading took fright and dashed off. The deceased caught loudness.the hold of the bit to stop the horse, when the animal reared up and dashed him down, his head striking the curbstone, and then the wheel of the cart went over and crushed his skull. He was killed on the spot. The shriek of the railway whistle was the sole cause of the accident, so far as he could see. The jury re turned a verdict of " Accidental death." THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 6 o'CLocK SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day- LINCOLN RACES—Tms DAY. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. BLANKNEY HANDICAP. Medicis Fleur de Bois Hecate . ................................................... ... 3 SELLING STAKES. Pasquine filly ...... 1 Tragedy Three ran. LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. Gaily Le Marechal Idle Girl Donnybrook 3 .. 4 Twenty-four ran. The race objected to on account of a flying start—seve ral left at the post. Objection overruled. HUNT STEEPLECHASE. Cortolvin.. Vienna...,,, Cadet..,.,,,, Twelve rau. HURDLE RACE. Brown Stout West End..... .. -) CITY BETTING.—THIS DAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 8 on the field (offered) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 20 to 1 agst Peon (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Agatha (offered) 33 to 1 agst Paris taken) TWO THOUSAND. 7to 1 agst Chattanooga (taken) 12 to 1 agst Bedminster (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Gratitude (taken) DERBY. 100 to 6 agst Bedminster (taken) COURSING—This Day, WATERLOO CUP. Colonel Goodlake's Meg has won the Cup. Funeral of the Duke of Northumberland. --~ The remains of his Grace the Duke of Northum berland were interred to-day in Westminster Abbey. The bells of Gray's Inn tolled during the funeral, as his Grace was a member of the Inn. The Admiralty flag was also half-mast high. COURSE OF EXCHANGE—Last Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 16 Ditto 3 Months. 11 181 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 421 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short 25 121 Ditto 3 Months. 25 40 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 120 Vienna — 11 55 Trieste — 11 55 Petersburgh Berlin Madrid — 461 Cadiz 11 164 11 19 11 19 25 474 25 474 13 84 25 20 25 45 25 474 1204 11 624 11 65 304 Leghorn Milan Genoa — 25 57} 25 62 1 2 Naples — 25 57 25 621 Palermo Messina Lisbon —51 f Oporto — 511 51 Foreign Gold in bars (standard) per 0z.....£3 17s. M. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE—This day. LONDON, Feb. 25.—Wind this day; at noon—North- Westerly; moderate breeze and fine weather, but rather cloudy. LOWESTOFT, Jan. 25.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Ellen Sin clair, from London for Shields, making water, and with other damage. TROON, Feb. 24.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Onward, from Belfast. BRISTOL, Feb. 24.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Ocean Em press, from Manilla. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 24.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Hellene, from Palermo for Hamburg ; Ceres, screw steamer, from Dublin. Hum., Feb. 25.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—August, from Monte Video. CARDIFF, Feb. 24.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Triton, from Gibraltar. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 24—Sparkling Wave, from Carthagena ; Era, from Zante ; Arthur Pardew, from Algoa Bay ; Tria}, and Emma, from Guernsey; Brierly Hall, from Lisbon ; Elise, from Manzanillo,. Arrived, Feb.2s—San Luis, from Rio Janeiro ; Verbena from Jasja,ha. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed—Era, from Mauritius, for London ; Helvig, from London, for Constantinople. Sailed—Jane Henderson (in tow), for London. WORKMEN'S SOCIETIES IN HANOVER.—The French Government lately invited the presidents of the peo ple's banks and workmen's societies of Hanover to repair to Paris for the purpose of being consulted by the French Government. Those presidents, who are working men, accepted the invitation, and left for Paris, accompanied by Professor Ruhlman, honorary member of the societies. French hospitality commenced on their arrival at Stras burg, where all their expenses were paid to Paris. The attention of the King of Hanover having been directed to these operative societies formed in his country, his Majes ty, the evening before their departure, invited a deputa tion to the palace, where he had the organisation of these societies explained to him, and listened to the details with much interest. MAILS FOR TIIE WEST COAST OF AFRICA.—The African Royal Mail steamer Macgregor Laird, R. F. Lowry, commander, sailed from Liverpool yesterday with the usual monthly mails for Madeira, Teneriffe, and the West Coast of Africa. A full cargo and 34 passengers, among whom were Lord and Lady Compton, Gen. n Lock wood, Military Major Jones, Tr c i a b p u ta n i a n l M of ars cnst h o all,& a e lti a last week tried two Arabs named Bel Gacem and Tahar-ben el-Houas, on a charge of havi ng , on F e b . 8 , 1863, murdered a F renchman named Nielli, a common car t er , by shooting him as he passed al ong th e road. As no robbery was corn_ mitted, there was every reason to regar d this crime as an act of vengean ce , - and an investigation which was instituted left no doubt of the fact. In February, 1862, a Frenchman had been assassinated by an Arab named Mohamed, the son of Said Chyli, who was executed Tor the crime ; but before his death ho sent a letter to his father, in which he suggested that his death ought to be avenged on the French. This letter was read to many members of the tribe, among w h om were the prisoner% and there can be little doubt that their sole object of com mitting the crime was to take vengeance for their kins man's death on any Frenchman they could find, as the murdered man was a total stranger to them. The fact .of the murder having been clearly proved against the pri_ soners, they were found guilty, an d condemned to death. The execution is to take place at Constantine. A fisherman named Charpentreau, residing at l as t week saved, at the mouth oLfathFerraivnechr LeacVce , ethne e) lives of four persons, who, with three others, were endeavouring to land, in a small skiff, from a. passa ge boat which had brought them from the whereb ea s e l o u large of Re, but could not approach the s arre hore nt o r w ea in ui g va t e h gr e :, the current was very strong at the time. They all ma- • tshtaeteskoiffftl:ptsiidzee.d andWli e t z re ab w o about e l m oo al m l metres o s the river, nanaged to hold on to the skiff till Ch came fishing in a small boat with a lad 15 years wthho the to their relief. He took four of the being all his boat would bear, and parsons o n B oar d, but when he returned fo r the got them safely t o l an d, had sunk from exhaustion. other three he found they A murder has just taken place at Annonay. Two cousins named Roche and Rouchen had met at a funeral, and during the repast which followed Roche, when under the influence of liquor, made some offensive obser vations to the other. Nothing further occurred at the moment, but while on their way home, in company with a. third person, Rouchen drew a knife and stabbed Roche to the heart. The murderer shortly after was arrested and confessed his crime.—Galignani. The Gazette du Midi mentions that a murder at tended with mysterious circumstances has just been discovered at Marseilles, the person being M. Corneille, one of the richest capitalists of that city. The body was found on the fifth floor of the house, No. 7, Rue Pisangon, be— longing to M. Corneille, but which had been for a long time uninhabited. With what object he had gone there is unexplained. Public rumour suggests that hado he may have gone to show the house to some perso n expressed a wish to hire it, and was then M. Corneille his pockets were found turned ins ide out. had be en missing a week. m urdered. Robbery Sharei 13 1 t