The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-08 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND OOMNERCI kL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The alteration in the rate of discount has not Stimulated business in the general discount market and affairs arc in the same relative position a before, the rates being 21 2i per cent. Gold to the amount of £56,000 was withdrawn from the Bank of England yesterday for Buenos Ayr -,‘s. The Bank of France return for the week shows an increase of £848,000 in the cash balance and £ 1 ,060,000 in the private accounts ; there is a de crease of £3,040,000 in the bills discounted; £ 2 ,580,000 in the notes and £712,000 in the Trea sury balances. At a meeting held to-day of the Mediterranean Extension Telegraph Company (Limited), the Di rectors recommended a dividend of 8 and 3 per cent. respectively on the Preference and Original Shares, and that the balance, viz., £4Bl Gs. Bd., be carried to the reserve fund. An ordinary general meeting of Reuter's Tele gram Company will be held on the 27th inst., to receive the report of the directors. The return from the . ; Bank of England for the week ending Feb. 6, shows some favourable changes. In the bullion there is an increase of £133,771, While the other securities have been diminished by £473,965. In the reserve of notes there is a small falling off, but only to the extent of £39,065. Sub joined are the particulars : Public Deposits... ... £5,997,437 Dcrease... £164,105 Other Deposits ... ... 18,167,595 Decrease... 375,834 Rest a,569,041 Increase 28,659 On the other side of the account : Government Securities £13,111,068 No alteration. Other Securities... ... 18,716,418 Decrease £473,965 Notes unemployed ... 10,070,770 Decrease ... 39,065 The amount of notes in circulation is £23,024,170, being an increase of £216,885 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £19,024,193, showing an increase of £133,771 when compared with the former return. In the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets during the last few days there has not been much animation, and the reduction in the Bank rate of discount has not perceptibly influenced the trans actions entered into. Sugar has maintained former rates, while superior descriptions of coffee sold at steady prices. Rice has been in moderate request, but tallow has been neglected, and prices have given Way. Two o'CLocx. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day, the French Rentes were 69.52. Heavy. The English Funds have shown rather more firmness. Consols for money hare improved to 90 i 91; and, for the account they have advanced to 90 15-16 91 1-16. The New 3 per Cents. are quoted 89i 901 ; and the Reduced Annuities, 90 i ; the Bank Stock is marked 250 ; India Stock, 211 ; the 5 per cent. Indian Loan, 1071 ; and the Bonds, 30 prem. Foreign Stocks have in most instances shown a Slight advance. Mexican have improved 1, to 171 18 i ; Greek Bonds, 1, to 14 11-1 ; Spanish Certifi cates, I, to 15 151 ; and Turkish 5 per Cents. 1, to 311 ; while the Italian Loan of 1861 has de clined I, to 511 and the Chilian Loan Scrip is firm at 1, to 11 prem. American Securities show little variation of im portance. United States 5-20 Bonds have improved i, to 721 ; and the Erie Shares -4, to 401 ; While Illinois Shares have declined I, to 80; Atlantic and Great Western Railway Deben tures are steady, at 38 40, and the Consolidated kortgage Bonds at 31 31k. heaviness has prevailed in the Railway Share Market, and prices generally show considerable depression. Great Western, Midland, London, Chatha m , and Dover, and South-Eastern have each declined / ; Great Eastern, ; Lancashire a nd Yorkshire, ; and North-Western, 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain very inactive, at about previous values. Bank Shares are dull, and barely support former P r ices. London and Westminster are marked 941 95 i London and County, 67/ a ; Union of Australia, 47/ ; and Union of London, 45/. Miscellaneous and Finance Shares remain with out material alteration, Hudson's Bay Company being d ea l t i n at 15/ ; Credit Foncier of Eng land, at 31 4 ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, at GG 67. MINING MARKET. FRIDAY, Two &Cloak. Business in the Mining Market has been rather quiet ; the shares chiefly dealt in have been Great Retallack, Prince of Wales, Buller, Bassett, Seton, and East Gunnis Lake. Annexed are the current quotations : Bryn Gwiog, ; Carn Brea, ; Carn Cam borne, 22. Od 21s Od; Central Miners, —; Chiverton Ifoor, 6 6+; Chontales Gold, 2+ ; Clifford Amalgamate, Ci 7 ; Condurrow, —; Cooks' Kitchen, 10 11 ; Drake- Wells, 21s Od 23s ; East Basset, 20 21 ; East Caradon, 81 6 ; East Cam Brea, 31 ; East Lovell, 91 101; East Russell, 3} 3i ; East Wheal Grenville, 2 21; Great Laxey, 161 17 ; Great North Downs, 31 4 ; Great Retallack, 46s 6d 48s 6d ; South llerodsfoot, 5 6 ; Great South Tolgus, 173 Od 19s ed; Great Wheal Vor, 17 18 ; Marks Valley, 41 - 1; North Crofty, 51 51; North Roskear, 10 12 ; North Treskerby, 21 21; Prince of Wales, 31s 33s 03; Prosper United, 3 3 1; Providence 27 30; Redmoor, —s Od —s; South Caradon, —; south Condurrow, —8 Od —s Od ; South Darren, s outh Frances, ; South Grenville, 9s Oct 1 15 ; St. teg Consols, —; Stray Park, —s —8 ; Tincroft, ; West Caradon, 10 12; West Chiverton, 64 65; West Prances, —; West Seton, 127+ 1321; Wheal Buller, 26 28 ; Wheal Chiverton, 8+ ; Wheal Crbor, --s —s ; Wheel Grenville, 21s 23s Od; Wheal Seto!), 107 1121 ; W heal Basset, 65 67i; East Gunnis Lake and South Bed ford, 42s 6d 455. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Ci 0 1 7 R IL N lit EN T FUNDS. 3 Der Cent. Consols ( 01 i Do. Account March 7 NPer Cent. Reduced 9O 1 .....-lew 3 Per Cent 9O 89/ 901 -New 21 Per Cent. Jan. 1894 — - De. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — s,Annuie 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Da for 30 yrs, expire sth AprillBBs l3 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — Itxchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per p dent —pm Do II 1J.................. £5OO , D ...... - .... £lOO & £2OO , —pm ao nk of England Stock, 61 per Cent ... 250 as GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. In d an Stock, 101 per Cent., Apri11874... 214 Do. Account DO.Do. ; 1071 7 - per Cont. July, .1670 s 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 ,A-. 0. Certificates — Do.1)0. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B4 1 ., 5 Per Cent., Jan. 1872 7, ° . 5 1 per Cent, May 1879 lO6/ s % Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 — 2lOl 1 } .• ...,'-'O. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 •uo. under £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Argenti ne Au x • Republic, 6 per Cent — ts trian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — Do raz all 5 per Cent — 4_ l o ' - - 1 - Per Cent., 1852-58-60 D. 13;,°' 5 63 ', Per Cont.,Cont 1865 Do XlOO 0 Account 74 „ Bonds ties Ayres 6 per Cent — 1 3ai 2 Per Cent. (D e f erre d 3 per Cent ) llan 6 per Cent 1) 0. 41 per Cent — DOO. per Cent A . 0 010 This• e, 13 et,b,. —l ati, 6 per Cent. b; -,; ,_‘) Per Cent. 1)"" 8 n 3 per Cent, 1825 — o °. 5 Per Cent., 1864 .. 67 a,ll4bien Prin .' l't" —i ., 4-'O. Account Ulla 1 leR _ "49,11attor New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — 1) -tio , Piovisional Land Warrant _ 0D • ' ... 0 1ortbd a' aYPtlau 7 per Cent _ no. Second Issue be. £lO O Bonds DDo. 1864 o.£ l oo Bowl s B4/ 51 . Government Railway Debentures Bl o a 0 . Acc ount Eir -n o. Acc ou t elc 5 per u Cents” 1824-5, ex Coupons -_— -u 13, P • Co te ttterctauallider Cent. ‘ 41 -all 5 per rent 1865 •••• --- ....., 01 Account' i,io.. Maremmana. Railway — ." 11 . 'tics,- 3 per Cent — Do Ditto for Account De. 1864 Ylont6 per Cent. Anlo-French 24 evidean C.per Cent. . Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Gr anad , n _ ~ _ ' l ' 4 ° p e r U ell i, Portuguese 3 per Ct., 1853 '6,'7,'9,'60,'2, '3, 421 1 Russian 5 per Cont., 1822, £ St — Do 41 per Cent. 1850 Do 41 per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 — Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 B9l Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid B7i 8 Do. do. £25 paid 2l . 1 ipm Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 49 Do. 4 per Cent. Guaranteed — Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do £lOO Bonds — Do. 6 per Cent, 18C4 32 11 Ditto 11 per Cent. _ Dividends on the above payable in Lonlou. Italian 3 per Cont. 1831, Ex. 25f. Do. Account , ;Ai Two O'CLOCK. Consols ' .noney (1 0 ?_ 91 , Do. Account no 13-1 G 91 1-10 THE JAMAICA INSURRECEION. BOW-STREET-THIS DAY. F.XAMINATION OF LIEUTENANT BRAND, R.N. This afternoon Lieutenant Herbert Charles Alexander Brand, R.N., was placed before Sir Thomas Henry, charged with the wilful murder of George William Gordon on tho 23d of Oct., 1865. The warrant for the defendant's apprehension was placed in the hands of Constable Taylor, who, on proceed ing to Lane's Hotel, found that the lieutenant had removed from there last evening to lodgings in a private house a short distance therefrom. Accordingly the warrant officer was in waiting for the lieutenant, and this day, about one o'clock, he succeeded in taking him into cus tody, and at once conveyed him to Bow-street Police station, and from thence to the magistrate's court. Lieutenant Brand on entering the court, and having taking his place at the bar, • Mr. Burnaby, the chief clerk, said —ls your name Herbert Charles Alexander Brand? Defendant—lt is. Sir T. Henry—Lieutenant Brand, I wish to explain the exact nature of the charge against you devoid of all technicalities of language. The charge against you is, that you, as president of a court-martial at Morant Bay, signed a sentence of death against George William Gordon without lawful authority, and that therefore his execution, the prosecutor alleges, was unjustifiable. That is the charge against you. Your are not called upon to say anything on the present occasion ; but you will have to meet the charge made against you. Mr. Sheen, for the prosecution, said he did not proposo on that occasion to do more than read the depositions of Dr. Fiddes and ono other witness, given on the occasion of the granting of the warrants, and upon that be!ng done ho should ask for the remand of the defendant until an early day next week - . The depositions having been read, Sir T. Henry, addressing the defendant—Havo you no professional adviser present ? Defendant— I don't know. Sir T. Henry—lt will be advisable for you to have ono . Have you any friends ? Defendant—Certainly not. I have no friends; I'm a lieutenant in the navy. Sir T. Henry—lt becomes my duty to remand you until Tuesday next, when I am informed other persons will attend at this Court to answer for the conduct they pur sued on the occasion. I suppose, Mr. Shean, as lam about to admit the defendant to bail, his own recognisances to appear here again on Tuesday next will be sufficient ? Mr. Shean—Well, no, Sir Thomas; I don't think that I should feel inclined to assent to such an arrangement as that. I think that as there was some little difficulty in ap prehending the defendant some snbstantial guarantee for his appearance ought to be taken. Sir Thomas Henry—Then it becomes my duty to call upon you, Lieutenant Brand ; to find two sureties in the sum of £2OO each, and also to enter into your own recog nisances in the sum of £5OO for your appearance at this Court on Tuesday next. The defendant was without a single friend in court, consequently, the required sureties were not in attend ance, so ho was removed in custody. General Nelson intimated that he will attend at the pro per time and surrender to the warrant of the Chief Magis rate. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. -- This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ►SHAM GOLD RINGS.—CAUTION TO JEWELLERS AND OTIIBItS.—Mr. Maurice Moses, goldsmith and jeweller, of No. 189, Oxford-street, waited upon Mr. Knox this morn ing, and asked permission to bo allowed to make a state ment, with the view by its gaining publicity of preventing jewellers and others being defrauded. Mr. Moses said that a man was going about offering rings for sale, purporting to be 18 carat gold, being stamped with the figures 18, and bearing the Birmingham Hall mark (an anchor) and a lion reversed, or more properly speaking, upside down. 'lho man, who spoke in a Yorkshire dialect, gave his address at Scarborough, and stated that he bought the rings in the park. Mr. Knox said he had no doubt the press would assist Mr. Moses in his object. TIIAMES. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE AGAINST A LICENSED VIC TUALLER.-Arthur Cooper, aged 34, the landlord of the Barley Mow public-house, Cannon-street-road, Ratcliff highway, in the parish of St. George-in-the-East, was brought up on a warrant by Merritt, 296 K, an officer of the court, charged with stealing a promissory note for the payment of £25. Tho prosecutor in this case is Mr. John Wilson, a gen tleman residing at No. 8, Langham-street, Portland-place, West. Mr. P. Wilson, as - the agent of a Miss Powell, held a promissory note for £25 drawn by the prisoner in favour of the lady, and she deputed Mr. Wilson to wait upon the prisoner and request payment. Mr. Wilson went to the prisoner's house with the promissory note, and also with a letter from Miss Powell authorising the prisoner to pay the money, and Mr. Wilson to receive it. The prosecutor civilly and quietly stated his errand to the prisoner, who asked him to let him see the promissory note and letter. Mr. Wilson unsuspectingly handed both documents to tho prisoner, who immediately walked into his parlour and put both papers in the fire, pressed them down with a poker, and destroyed them. Mr. Wilson asked for an ex planation, and the prisoner would give none, but he had since written a letter to Miss Powell avowing what he had done, and tendering an apology. The prisoner was asked if he had any defence to make or explanation to make of his extraordinary conduct which amounted to a stealing of the promissory note. Ile treated the matter with sullen indifference, and said ho had nothing to say. lie was remanded for a week, and it was intimated that bail would bo taken, the prisoner's own.personal recognisances in £2OO, and twu sureties of £lOO each. MARKETS.--This day. M ARK-LANE. A small :supply of English wheat was on sale here in prime condition. The trade for all qualities was very inactive. Good and fine dry samples were held at full prices; but damp produce was very dull and next to nomi nal in value. The market was moderately supplied with foreign wheat. The amount of bu siness transacted was small. Tho quo tations were without variation from Monday. Floating cargoes of grain were in but moderate request at late cureencies. Tho supply of barley on sale was moderate. Good and fine malting qualities sold slowly at Monday's decline. Inferior barley was very inactive at barely late rates. Malt was in slow request at about late rates. The market was fairly supplied with oats. The trade for all qualities ruled quiet, but without leading to any quotable change in prices from Monday. Beans were in dull inquiry at the late decline in their value. Peas met a slow sale, but wore tolerably firm in prico. The flour trade ruled quiet on former terms. SHIP ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 1,210 1,890 2,680 900 970 Irish — 70 Foreign 1,410 940 880 950 sacks 4,500 brls. NEWGATE AND LEADENBALL. Modorate supplies of meat aro on sale at these markets ; on the whole, the trade is steady at our quotations. Per 81b by the carcase. d 8 d fnferlor beef 3 2 8 4 Middling do. 3 6 4 0 Prime large do 1 2 4 4 Prime small do 4 6 4 8 Veal 4 o 5 4 Lamb, Os 0 adsd Inferior mutton 3 4 3 10 Middling mutton 4 0 4 6 Prime du 4 K 4 10 Large pork 3 0 3 10 Small pork. 4 0 4 4 Id to Os Od BOROUGH HOP. Thorn is not much business doing, still the value of all descriptions has been firmly maintained. The demand for old hops has improved. Mid and East Konts Farnham and country Weald of Kent 71 Sussex Yearlings loss to 150 s 73 Olds 5Gs to 95s 71 COLONIAL. TEA.—Thore is very little business going forward, but prices generally are well maintained. Sucan..—ln the private market a fair demand, however, for West India and superior descriptions brought full values. Refined goods were in better request, common lumps and testers being quoted 435. 435. 6d. per cwt. COFFEE.—OnIy a limited amount of business has been reported, but quotations generally are well maintained for both plantation and native. RtcE.—The inquiry has been'inore active, but the deal ings have only been to a moderate extent. TALLOW.— Business has remained very dull, and quota tions aro a shade flatter. P.Y.C., on the spot, is marked Us. 9d. 445., and last 3 mputlage t 455• per uft• PREFERENCE' SIIARES AND STOCKS. North London, 4i per cent., 93 - FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Buenos Ayres, Gt. Southern, gui. 7 per can., Urn., 153- kjfest LUX(IIIbOUrg, Austrian and Lomuardo Venetian, 1 Turin and 6airt.na, 31 FOREIGN MINES. Pcottisli AustraPan, Unittd Mexican, Bin., 21 DOORS. I ondon and St. Katharine, G 2 BANKS. Auitralasia.673 GI • British North American. 43 Imperial Ottoman, lion., 8 L st , d Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 3 ; London and Comity, 07 1 London and 1% estminster, 041 5 National Provincial of England. Ditto. d and 3d issue, 39/ Unio, or Australia, 47/ Union of London, 451 MISCELLA.N LOUR. Anglo-American Telegraph, 151 Atlantic Telegraph, --/ Dit o, 8 per cent., 60 Commercial Union. Insurance, 41 Credit Fonder of England, lim.. 3; 4 Credit Fonder of Mauritius, lira., 7 Lleetric Telegraph, 136 English and Foreign Credit, 4 Fore-street IVareliouse, 12/ 4 lien. Credit and Discount, Din.. 5 1 Hudson's flay, ;51 Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, lim., 1 / International Financial society, link.. London Financial Association, lim., 8 N atonal Discount t_ onipany. Ditto, new, issued at 5 prem., of which 21 is to pay, 111 Ocean .narine Insurance), a Peninsula and Orenial Steam, 67 6 Rio de Janeiro City 1 mpruvements. 191 'loyal 31 Steam. 1 07 F•nbinarine Telegraph, 00 Union Marine, Liverpo.)l. lim., ti Universal Inn.. 21 Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loau, 71 SHIPPING 11TTELLIGENCE—This Day. (By Electric Telegraph.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 7.—Excelsior, from St. Michael's. Sailed.—The Rhine, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Friday Morning. Anchored.—Susquehanna, from Shiolds, for Alexandria; Atirora, screw steamer, from London, for Genoa. Passed, Fob. 7.—Greatham Hall, screw steamer, from Loudon, for Lisbon. The quotation of gold at Paris Is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25.12} per £1 sterling. On toniparing these rates with the English Mint price of £1 re& 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is nearly 2:lotlas per Cent, dearer la Paris that LA L 011404. COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIE.S. British Columbia, 6 per cent., De 0.31, 1872-- 100 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug_ 14 0 1.9 101 1).) . 5 P4 O . Mar. tt Sept 100 99 101 Do. sp. c. Jan. £ July 100 83 85 811 Do. sp. c. Inscribed sk 100 t 3 85 Cape (I.llope, 6 p.c. 1873 100 102 It 4 Apl.SrOct, M9O-19U0 100 104 106 Do. do 1880-9 0 , 100 113 105 Do. Jan.ArJuly, 1890-0 100 101 103 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 lOO 93 :•2 rey lon, Nov. 1368 , 6 p.( 100 101 I t 3 - D o . 1878, do lOO 116 1 8 Mauritius, op. c, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, Mayls, Nov. 100 1(3 106 I D 0.1895, Feb. Ac Aug lOO 105 107 Natal '3ov. 6 per cent lO3 99 101 N. 11.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.,tJ ul) 100 95 547 96 'N. S.W. Gov. 5 ire., 1866 100 90 VS Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 1876 100 - - Do. 5 p.c. 1388 to 1693 100 85 1.'6 851 'New Zealand, 6p. cent 100 93 101 Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. Bp. C sterling, 1875 l9O 96 98 (lueenslitnd Gov. 6p. c. 100 91 93 92} S. Aus.Gov. 6 pos. 1808-0 100 Do. 1878 & upwards D 0 104 106 Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja & July 100 - - Do. do, April /I; Oot lOO 107 108 1071 8 BRITISH MINES. 'Cam. Consol. Cold, lieu. 1 Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated. 30 7 8 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist. 1 410 420 Drake walls 2.1.0 11 11 East Bassett (Illogan) 291 22 24 East Caradon 2.11.6 6 7 East Cam Brea 3l 3 35 mast Grenville 2.14.0 2 3 East Gunnislake .. 8.3.0 / bast L0ved............ 3.9.0 9 10 E. W'l Russell (Tavistk 21 21 , ;am.& StAubyn(G wen. 66 5 6 4 4lreat L Axey, limited.. all 17 18 treat South Tolg us 0.14.1. Great Wheal 8u5y..... 14.9.6 4. Wheal Vor (Heist kti 40 15 16 lrenville 8.18.1 14 15 Ilerod's Foot 6.10.1 30 32 Ilingston Downs ;10.0 21 31 Margaret (Uny Want 1317.6 2 4 )larke Valley 1.14;.4i 3i 41 4 ilwyudy Iron Ore, lint 34 21 DO Nev Sewn North Roskear 1.11 7 111 Bassett(lllogan 1.4.0 !'North Wheal Crotty 2.13.4 21 31 'Prosper United 7.1.6 l'rovidence UnyLetant 10.0.: 21 26 iS. Caradon (St. Cleer) l4 300 320 'South Condurrow 3.2.0 1 11 'S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan 18.18.9 18 1,2 ,:itray Park . 35.15.6 - 9 1 2 Vigra and Clogan, lim all 9 15 West Itassett (Illogan 15 4 14 W. Caradon (Liskeard 1: 12 14 West Chi verton ll 54 56 -- West Setou Wheal Bassett (Mogan 5/ 65 75 Wheal Buller (Redruth 16 13 ‘zo Wheal Mary Ann (Men 8 10 12 Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawney (Lis , 5.17.0 7 9 'THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1867. , SSEI 4 II C 5 65 70 7'.3 1 6 ,18 33 33, 6 8 119 121 j.J j3O 91 OS 5; ;.5 32 35 33 36 128 230 81 85 18 k 0 10 20 123 124 8. 1.7 51 53 28 1'.9 21 311. lot It on 124 11i 11 92 94 L'S 39 4 Is 106 it.° 01 05 100 101 35 30 10 11 p 120 122 1 2p 1 2p ;2 74 115 120 148 152, 48 60 72 73 V 10 153 159 3 4; ,SIONS. 56 68 100 101 id ip, 41 71 tJI 10 100 100 all 100 100 50 65 101 lu3 101 IC3 106 107 21. 22 85 88 57 59 53 54 52 54 37 40 23 25 too too o lil 6 14, 100 102 91 93 14 131 12 121 F 8 82 81 84 lt 100 102 02 94 85 90 82 85 97 9.► 97 98 1 ii , 97 98 332 4 31 { 7 1204 20 53 I 2j /; 129 Si 91 Si f 191 IS2 122/ I 2f 2 51 5 f IZS 71 1231 1 lot 1 41 6 641 7O 2 100! MI 1 41 5} 1 0-16 1001 99) 971 The First Night of the Session. The first night of the Session—in the House of Commons—is thus described by a writer in the Illustrated Weekly News:—The House of Commons seems like an embodiment in stone of our Consti tution, the growth from Gothic ages down to the latest improvements in gaslight and ventilation. It is rainy, and there are not many people about ; there is, however, a bustle in the octagon--there is even confusion in the Commons' lobby, and the policemen have something to do. That grand per sonage going in, wigged and robed, is Mr. Speaker. Half-a-hundred lumbers are present to receive him. They are in time for prayers, and so can secure their seats for the entire evening, by sticking their cards into little brass catches at the backs of the comfortable green benches. Then entering we face the ; over NVII'Ch rules two hundred millions, at least, of human beings. The Conservative party being in office, sit to the right of the Speaker's chair, and the Liberals, being in dudgeon, to the left. A stray Radical forgets this arrangement, and wends his way, amid a tempest of cheers and laughter, which he cannot comprehend, to his accustomed place, and is o&y brought to reason by the countenance of a gigantic Dorsetshire baronet. But all goes well ; the house is crowded ; the editors, leading-article writers, and reporters, perched above the Speaker's head, present as fine a show of intellectual faces [ahem !] as the Treasury Bench or the front rank of the Opposition itself ; faint but sweet odours from the ladies' gallery behind them sustain vitality, while the decorous dullness of mover and seconder of the Address are tolerated, and then opens the drama of the session. Previously, of course, the first fruits of the Parliamentary year are gathered in the shape of petitions. They are mentioned, hurried up to the table, seized by the clerk, crammed into a bag, and in ninety-nine in stances out of a thousand never heard of more. And new members are sworn in. But business is going to begin. The nobodies have given notice of motions for future days. The address to the Crown has been moved by a nervous gentleman in a scarlet coat, with gold epaulettes, and a crimson sash. It has been seconded by another " gorgeous insect," also in a crimson sash, gold epaulettes, and scarlet coat. And now the leader of the Opposition rises. Mr. Gladstone is a favourite of the house, and cheered from all sides. He looks solemn, and even melancholy ; be poises himself, as if for an effort ; he points his finger ; he alternately bends and raises his head ; he explains what he is going to say, before he has said it, with such a copiousness of words, that you are almost ashamed not understand it by instinct without inflicting so much trouble on so gentlemanly and considerate a person. But there is a point in whatever he utters, and it is felt as a sting, too, usually. The Secretary of the Treasury, always an untired and pleasant but restless indivi dual, whispered to the Chancellor of the Exchequer while Mr. Gladstone finished. Mr. Disraeli only nodded; he felt quite prepared, and he was so. A few sentences delivered in his rich, sonorous, flexible, and emphatic voice, and he laid aside, so to speak, the doubts suggested by the Opposition leader ; he did not dispose of them, he merely docketted them for further consideration. So adroitly was this done that not a member of the house had another word to say. There was not even the semblance of a debate to draggle on with until the ringing of the dinner bell. The Opening of the Amazon. - Under the above heading we have a clever little pamphlet commenting upon the Imperial Brazilian Decree of December 7, 1866, opening the river Amazon, its tributaries, and some other streams to the flags of all nations. The writer is evidently impressed with no favourable views regarding the benefits derivable from the action of the Brazilian Government, and he writes with such an air of authority and bona . fides on his subject, whioh, combined with our own special knowledge, induces us to agree with him. There are few people in England, except those who arc directly connected with or interested in the trade with South America, who know anything about the geography or condition of the Great Southern American Continent. To the many ignorant of the Brazilian decree, it may appear to be a large and generous measure of Reform. To the few who know better, the con cession is absolutely worth nothing. The relative capabilities of the Brazilian rivers for trade, as com pared with the Rio de la Plata and its vast tribu taries, are well known to every one who has ever studied the question. But the Rio de la Plata is now blockaded by the Brazilian fleets, and its tradejs at a stand still, and this might justly be made a cause of complaint at the present hour by the commercial nations of the world, more espe cially those who have treaties and commerce with Paraguay; as Engla n d, F rance, It a ly, an d the United States. The war with Paraguay was undertaken solely with a view of getting command of the river highways to the more Southern Brazilian provinces. At the same time Brazil obstinately kept the Amazou and her other rivers closed. But after her defeat at Curupaity, fearing some intervention on the part of the European nations or of the United States, she mag n a n imously having de stroyed the Rive r Pl ate trade, opene d the Ama zon to all friendly nations, after having for years obstinately refused the supposed favour to all friendly representat i ons on the point. Let us examine wiaerein lies the great benefit of the Imperial decree. I n d o i ng so, w e will only quote the answer of the B raz i lian Mi n i s t e r of Foreign Affairs on a form er occas i on. Il e said, iu effect, that the trade was no use to foreigners, even if the rivers were opened; as the population of the interior was sparse, hardly 30,000 inhabitants, and mostly composed of Indians, who did not care for foreign products. The Amazon is opened to the Peruvian boundary, but, according to the foreign Minister's showing, where is the benefit,to be derived in trading in such an unhealthy valley as that of the Amazon. Its main confluent, the Madeira, leading in to the heart of Bolivia,is opened to the townof Borba, a few miles from its junction with the Amazon, so that all trade with Bolivia is practically interdicted. The Rio Negro, another confluent flowing from the Republics of New Grenada and Venezuela is only opened to Manaos, which a reference to a map will show, is but a very short distance from the main artery of the Amazon. The Tapajos is opened to Santarem, which is much in the same position as Manaos, though the river leads to the most valuable diamond region of Brazil. The which Iscaulin is opened to Catnelit is but a short distance from its mout h at th e Atlantic. This river also leads to the diamond mines. The S.,n Fran cisco is free to the town of Pen edo, which, as the pa mphlet observes, is lik e open i ng a l o dge of the concierge. T o any one housewriter t o o f t t h l e i e interested in this questio n w e must say, a perusal of the pamphlet a nd a study of the map w ill amp l y repay the time expended. The Government of Hesse has just accorded an indemnity' of seven florins per day to the deputies who shall represent in. the German Parliament that part of Grand-Ducal Rosso which is incorporated iu the northern uuion. CRYSTAL PALACE. —ONE SHILLING DAY, DRIBS - DAY.—Admission on payment, 1,399 ; ditto by season tickets, 1,379. Total visitors, 2,778. Of. the 458 candidates for matriculation in the Bombay University only 92 have passed, and great is the lamentation of young Bombay. Of 59 who wont up for . the little-go," 21 passed ;of eight candidates, three ob tained B.A. ; and of three candidates, two passed the first examination in civil engineering. The only two candi dates for the LL.B. degree passed. GREAT DESTRUCTION OF LACE BY FIRE.—On Wednesday night, a little before twelve o'clock, a very destructive fire broke out at the lace warehouse of Mr. T. Riste, Halifax-place, Nottingham. Smoke was issuing from a fanlight of the top story of the warehouse, and an alarm was atbnce raised. The smoke became so dense that it was found necessary to send a man equipped in a smoke jacket, and by this moans reach the seat of the firo. The flames were subdued in about an hour, but not before a very large quantity of lace goods had been destroyed, and the damage is estimated at £lO,OOO. The course 01 exohange at New York on London for bills a. 60 days' sight is about 101 per cent. At this rats there is 110 PIVAt on the importation 91 gold Irons the !hatted StAte3 SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CARMARTHENSHIRE HUNT STEEPLECHASES. THURSDAY. The Ladies' Plate (Handicap) of 5 sous each, with 50 added. About throe miles, Duke of Hamilton's Sinite (ped. unknown) aged, lOst 101 b (J. Page) 1 Mr. H. Ellison's St. Maximum, lOst 121 b (Owner) 2 Mr. C. Noble's Zephyr, 5 yrs, lOst (Richards) 3 Mr. W. H. R. Powell's Flyfisher, aged, 12st 101 b Pope) 0 !fr. Thompson's Sly Fox, aged, 12st ...(Mr. Crawshaw) 0 Capt. Morgan's Bisbopton, 5 yrs, list (0 wn er) 0 Mr. Edwardes's Hazard, aged, 10st M'Donald) 0 Betting—Even on Sinite, 4 to 1 agst Bishopton, 5 to 1 agst St. Maximum, and 6to 1 agst Flyfisher. Won easily by six lengths, a bad third; Flyfisher was fourth. Bishop ton and Hazard fell. The Borough Members' PEtte of 3 sovs each, with 25 added; for hunters. About three miles. Mr. Merton's Jack o' Newbury, by Wild Dayrell—Rosina, aged, list 41h (Owner) 1 Mr. W. 11. R. Powell's The Fawn, 5 yrs, lOst 71b (J. Pope) 2 Mr. Barker's Saucebox, aged, list 41b (Et Ellison) 0 Capt. Morgan's Bishopton, 5 yrs, list 41b (Owner) 0 Mr. R. Bradley's Pensioner, aged, lOst 71b (Mr. Thomas) 0 Mr. Waters's The Captain, aged, lOst (M'Donald) 0 Betting —5 to 2 agst Bishopton, 3 to 1 agst Jack o' New bury, and 7to 2 agst Saucebox. Won in a canter by 30 lengths ; the others fell. The County Members' Plate of 10 sovs each, sft, with 100 added ; winners extra. Four miles. 31 subs. Mr. F. Rowland's Garus, by Defiance—The Weasel, aged, list lib (W. Reeves) 1 Mr. Po well's Daisy, aged, 13st (in. 101 b ex ) ...(J. Pope) 2 Duke of Hamilton's Meerschaum, aged list 71b (J. Page) 0 Mr. J. Rees's Trapeze, 5 yrs, list 2lb (T. Davies) 0 Mr. Martin nd Mulberry, aged, lOst 111b...(M.r.Thomas) 0 Mr. Pucrow's Ballet Girl, 6 yrs, lOst 91b (Mr. Millward) 0 Betting-2 to 1 agst Daisy, 3to 1 agst Mulberry, sto 1 each agst Meerschaum and Ballet Girl, 7 to 1 agst Garus, and 10 to 1 agst Trapeze. Won by a length and a half ; Ballet Girl and Mulberry fell. Meerschaum and Trapeze pulled up. The objection against The Nun, winner of the Hunters' Stakes on Tuesday, has been overruled. BIRMINGHAM STEE TUESDAI Acceptances for tho BirminE chaso of 15 sows each, w. miles and a half. Age st lb Daisy (in. 141 b ox.) a 12 11 Alcibiade ... a 12 7 Banker ... all 13 Light Heart ... a 11 11 Ibex ... a 11 10 Plover ... all 10 Arlescott(inl4lb ex) a 11 10 Little Frank ... a 11 8 Meanwood a 11 8 Marble Hill a 11 7 Merrimac ... a 11 5 Tiger a 11 3 Comberton ... a 11 2 Sprite ... a 10 13 Agues ... a 10 12 Garus a 10 12 Dermot Asthore ... 6 10 12 King of Hearts ... a 10 12 Whedrako ... 6 10 11 Sir William ... a 10 10 Glasgow ... 6 10 10 The Rogue ... a 10 10 ?LECHASE MEETING. Feb. 12. ;ham Grand Annual Steeple ith 100 added. About three Age st lb Little Peter a 10 9 Fisherman ... a 10 9 Bedale ... a 10 8 Crusade ... alO 8 Greenland 6 10 8 Grace Darling ... 510 8 Surney 510 7 Rossington ... alO 7 Sinking Fund (late Harry) ... a 10 G Miltown 610 6 Sea King ... a 10 6 Sylph ... ... 510 5 Carnbroe 5 10 5 Jack's Alive ... a 10 5 Dick Turpin ... alO 3 King Arthur a 10 3 Havelock (late Claxton)... ... 610 3 Snarleyovr a 10 3 Despatch (h b) a 10 3 Aga st lb Daisy a 12 7 Banker ... 11 12 Hornet ... 11 11 Ibex ••• •.• a 11 9 Merrimac ... 11 5 Slyfox ... a 11 5 Harold ... 5 11. 3 Spatchcock ... a 11 2 Meerschaum ... a 11 1 Sportsman ... a 11 1 Weights published Ago st lb Serious Case a 11 0 Sprite a 10 13 Cockfighter ... 6 10 13 Sinite a 10 10 Carus ... a 10 10 Due an Dhurras ... 5 10 10 Sou King ... a 10 Cutler ... a 10 3 Jack's Alive a 10 3 Owlet ... 410 0 Feb. 6, at ten a.m. RACING FIXT RES FOR 1867. Paid., TOrlsceing stllo ..... 100 118 120 ....1 KO I 40 46 SHARE MARKETS.—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Business i done. _ . The highebt weight accepting boing 12st 41b, it has been raised to 12st 71b, and the others in proportion. Weights for the Erdington Plate (handicap) of 100 sous ; winners extra ; about three miles. Age st lb Flyfisher a 12 7 Sir Bobby 6 12 4 Globulo a 12 2 Hornet ... a 12 2 Ibex a 11 13 M ean wood ... a 11 12 Marble Hill ... a 11 9 Harold ... 511 8 Shakspere ... 6 11 8 Comberton ... a 11 7 Cabin Boy ... a 11 7 Accident ... a 11 7 Agnes ... all Sprite ..• all 3 Garus a 11 3 King of Hearts ... a 11 2 Glasgow ... 6 11 2 Dermot Asthore ... a 11 2 Sir William a 11 2 Knave of Trumps.. all 0 Brahma ... ... 511 0 Cutler ... a 11 0 Goldylocks 6 11 0 Ace of Trumps a 11 0 Manchester ... a 11 0 Grace Darling ... 511 0 Cure All ... 6 11 0 Phantom a 10 13 Weights for the Licensed Vic with 30 added ; winners and a half. Age st lb Crusade a 10 13 Greenland... ... 6 10 13 Jacob ... a 10 12 Sea King ... ... a 10 12 Young Aladdin a 10 11 King Arthur ... 510 11 Gaylad ... a 10 11. Charlemagne ... a 10 10 Sinking Fund ... alO 10 Dick Turpin ... a 10 10 Vindicator... ... 5 10 10 Brandy Apple ... alO 9 The Rogue a 10 9 S tiff 6 10 8 Ballet Girl... ... 6 10 8 Helice ... 5 10 8 Albrighton ... 5 10 7 Genievre ... a 10 7 Ravenswood ... alO 7 Snarleyow... ... alO 7 Reinfrid ... 5 10 7 Nabocklish ... 6 10 7 Bird of Passage ... 6 10 6 Omen ... a 10 6 Carnbroe ... 5 10 6 Miss Dodson ... 6 10 4 Rosebud ... 610 4 :Wailers' Plate, at 5 sovs each, 71b extra. About two miles Age st lb Marble Hill ... a 12 6 S hakspere ... 6 12 6 Sprite ... a 12 0 Sir William a 11 12 Pearl Diver ... a 11 12 Brahma ... 5 11 10 Dermot Asthore ... a 11 10 Jacob ... a 11 10 Dick Turpin ... 6 11 9 Knave of Trumps a 11 9 Ace of Trumps ... a 11 8 Port Royal ... a 11 6 Milford ... 6 11 6 Ballet Girl... ... 6 11 2 Arcus all 2 Sinking Fund a 11 2 _ Weights published February 6, at nine a.m. Ago st lb Mary Ann... ... all 2 Mustang (11 b) 11 1 Vindicator... all 1 Risk ... 5 11 0 Arrist 6 11 0 Helice ... ... 511 0 Charlemagne a 11 0 Stiff ... 6 10 13 Pelios 6 10 13 Albrighton ... 5 10 13 Jassy 5 10 12 Flea a 10 6 Miss Dodson 6 10 6 Stella, by Bucolic alO 6 Rosebud ... 6 10 6 WINDSOR STEEPLECHASE MEETING, F. 15. Weights for the Borough Members' Plate. About two Age st lb Sir Robby ... a 12 9 Flyfisher ... a 12 7 Lincoln ... ... a 11 13 Serious Case ... a 11 8 Comberton a 11. 7 Sinite ... a 11 7 Maurepas a 11 2 Age st lb Red Rose (late Doe ford) .. ~. 510 11 Young Aladdin. ... a 10 9 Cutler a 10 9 Orontes ......510 6 Watford a 10 6 Jassy ... 5 10 4 Miss Dodson 6 10 3 Hecate 510 2 Vindicator ... a 10 2 Lady Sarah 10 2 ApproNer 5 10 0 Owlet ... ... 410 0 late. About threo miles. Oscar a 11 2 Waterperry (h 6 11 0 Stiff 6 10 13 Shuttlecock a 10 13 Brandy Apple (late Brandy Wine) alO 12 Weights for the Castle I Age st lb Flyfisher ... a 12 7 Sir Bobby a 12 6 Hornet ... a 12 2 Accident a 11 7 Serious Caso a 11 7 Sportsman a 11. 7 Comborton ... a 11 5 Shiite ... all 3 Fairy King a 11 2 Gamecock a 11 2 Maurepas... a 11 1 Stiff ... a 10 13 Shuttlecock a 10 12 Waterperry (h-b) a 10 12 Weights for the Windsor Open Handicap. About four Age st lb Early Bird (late Bob) ... ... -10 12 Young Aladdin ... a 10 12 Cutler ... ... alO 8 Watford ... ... a 10 6 Jassy ... ... 510 4 The Flea ... ... - 10 3 Mrs. Naggletou (late Morley) ... a 10 3 Vindicator ... a 10 2 Lady Sarah ... -10 2 Miss Dodson ... 6 10 2 Owlet ... ... 410 0 miles. FEBRUARY. Lincoln Spring Harrow Spring Nottingham 26 West Drayton 26 Derby MA: Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 Margate... Warwick Spring l9 Cardiff Northampton Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Newmarket Graven 8 Aborgavenny 31 /scot Spring York Spring 7 Doncaster Spring Salisbury 9 Bath JU Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer 12 Hampton ()datum l7 Bibury Olub l3 Bromley Epsom Spring 26 Lewes Spring 2B Croxton Park 29 IIL. - - I • 1 1 ..... ll Newmarket Ist Spring '22 Durham .. 22 Catterick Cheater 3O Harpenden Epsom Croydon Newton 29 (E. Beverley Stockbridge 19 Chelmsford Summer • N?wcastle • 2 • Ips;sicti 27 27 Woreest_T Summer IAY. Down Royal Cofporatn. 17 St am ford H un tingdon Wi nc h e ster S o uthampton Giodwood Oarlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham l6 AUG UST. 22 Dover West Drayton... 22 Plymouth. . 23 Oauterbury Darby Liehdold Weymouth Tunbridge Ba don Baden Ripon Brighton .......... B r i g hton Club 8 Lewes 13 Egham ... . Wolverhampton l3 Stockton O x f or d . ... 15 Hastings York August SEPTEMBER. Margate Warwick Spring 3 Hendon l9 Abingdon 5 Monmouth - l9 Leicester Doncaster 13 r00gn siimnimmtifito 16 tOIT. Railways. Bristol aml Usledonisn "jambrlan Fork and Bandon , Cornwall Dublin & Belfast Juno 'Dun„Pertb,& A b.June ' .London, scrip Ccrti ' Do. Glasgow S. Western. Great Eastern, Urd. s tic.l Do. E. Angl. at. No. 2! Great North ot Scotland! Great Northern D,. A stock Do. 13 stock Do. New, is. at 25 t S, and W. of Ireland, Wei,tetu -Uri,ina; Du.S. • Val gun., , ..___ Do. South Wales'..... ; Do. W. Mid.—Oxford Do. Newport Do. 11erjf0rd........ Lancashire& Yorkshire. LJndon and Blackwall , 1.0 n., Brigh.,& 6 Coast Lon., Chat., and Wirer I Do. Metrop. Ex. A..' Lou. North Western [Lon. South Western Man., Shet., dc Lincoln 34.etropolitan.... Do. New Do. Extension...—. iletropolitau District Do. do. do. Do. and St. John' \ V 11i Uand Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. ckt Del b) vild Kent .. North British ...... Do. Ed., Pth. & Dun. N Lh. Eastern--:Berwic, Do. (.N•,E purohaet Do. Leeds Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... Do. stock. & Darling Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1861 5 Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire N.& S. W. Junction Scottish Central It. N. E Aber. stoc Vo. Scot, - Mid. stack. Shropshire Union South Devon -,outh Ea stern itaince, Wok., & Wok 'faff Vale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkcnny Waterloo & Whiteha Went Cornwall I.IItITISII r Atlantic A St. Lawrence Itom.,Baroda, A Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent... Do. 1? 'shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference ButL,Brant, & Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- Calcutta k 8. E., lim Jape Town & Dock, gm Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p. East. Bengal, gm, 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk ot Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c 1)o. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stook Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook Do. do. deterred G t. India Pen. gua. sp.e t 'o. Guy. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. o 1 Gt. South of India gua. 5 per cent ll 41 per cent Do ..... . .3reat Wes. * of Canada Do. New . Do. 6p. it.s. pay. 1873 Do. 54 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.c Do. 41 do Do. 4i do Do. Fifth Extension sfelb. Cor. a p. c. Bnds. Mel. Hudson's Bay N. lil.C'da,tspc lstpt.bs"? Scinde . . Do. Delh i d Do. do Do. l'uniaub.... Do.lndusStiolot IM PER CAL PARLIAM ENT HOUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the Woolsack at 5 o'clock. TRADES' UNIONS. Lord ST. LEONARDS drew the attention of the House to this topic, and laid before the house a bill on the subject The present bill was the same in substance and detail as that which he submitted to their lordships last year. The object of tho bill was to establish some effectual mode of arbitration between masters and men when differences arose between them. lie wished to impress on the house the great importance of this question. When strife took place be tween employers and the employed it was a matter of vic tory or defeat, and the result was that feelings of the greatest bitterness were engendered between classes whose interests were identical. Ho was aware that there was a feeling about the hppolicy of interfering between em ployers and workmen, but the subject of strikes had assumed an importance that rendered it necessary for legislation to interfere. The Bill was then read a first ti►ue. PUBLIC SCLIOOLS BILL, The Earl of DERBY moved the first reading of this bill, and explained that it was the same as that introduced last session, but too late to be passed. UNION OF THE NORTH AMERICAN PROVINCp. In reply to Earl RUSSELL, The Earl of CARNARVON said that he would state to the House to-morrow night the intention of her Majesty's Government in reference to the introluction of a Bill ,on this subject, which would be submitted to the House. COAL MINES. The Earl of DELMORE seconded an address to her Majesty for copies of a circular from the Home Office to, and reports from, the Inspector of Minos to the Secretary of the Home Department on the recent accidents and ex plosions in coal mines. After some observations from Lord WHARSCLIFFE, Earl BELMORE said that under the existing act relating to mines the inspectors were merely empowered to point out defects in the arrangements of mines, but not to take any measures to prevent accidents. The import ance of the subject rendered it desirable that it should be considered by Parliament, but he was not prepared to introduce any bill in reference to it at present. lie considered that the attention of the house having been drawn to the subject beneficial results would necessarily follow. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS. —LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took tho chair at 4 o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. DE LA POER took the oath and his seat for Water ford. PETITIONS. The Sheriffs of London and Middlesex presented four petitions to the house, the nature of which did not reach the gallery. Col. SYKES presented a petition praying for the abolition of the duty on fire insurance. Col. FRENCH presented petitions praying for the closing of public-houses on Sundays. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr. Brand a new writ was ordered to issue in the room of Mr. Barry._ THE FAMINE IN INDIA. Mr. IVALDEGRAVE-LESLIE asked the Secretary of State for India whether he was able to report any con siderable decrease in the famine which has for so long a timo prevailed in the district of Orissa ? Viscount ORANBORNE said he was happy to be able to communicate to the hon. member that the famine had very much decreased, and he might say that it only existed in those districts which had had their crops car ried away by the inundations. Ho would lay the papers the hon. gentleman referred to on the table, as soon as the whole of them had been received. MERCANTILE MARINE. • _ _ _ Mr. CANDLISH asked the President of the Board of Trade if it was his intention to introduce a measure dur ing the present session to consolidate and amend the laws regulating our mercantile marine ? Sir S. NORTHCOTE said he was convinced of the ad visability of consolidating the law affecting the mercantile marine, but he was not prepared to undertake It at present. A bill had been prepared to make certain alterations, which, if passed this session, he would then prepare to lay a consolidation bill on the table of the house for the con sideration of members before the next session of Parlia ment. THE POLICE. Lord E. BRUCE asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department by whose authority Sir It. Mayne, Chief Commissioner of the Police of the Metropolis, issued his orders to the police that no members of Parliament were to be allowed to approach the Houses of Parliament in their carriages after a certain hour, on the occasion of her Majesty graciously (Toning Parliament in person ; and why,when they were by this order obliged to descend from their carriages, no path whatever was kept open for them; whether it was not the undoubted constitutional right of members to attend her Majesty on such an occa sion, and whether such order of the Commissioner of Po lice was not in direct defiance of a Sessional order of that house ? Mr. CRAWFORD complained of the obstruction he mot with on the Surrey side of Westminster-bridge on the day in question. After some difficulty he succeeded in getting across the bridge, but on arriving in Bridge-street ho was again prevented getting to the house by the hoard ing which had been erected across one of the usual thoroughfares, and the crowd on the other hand. After some difficulty he succeeded in getting to the house, but in such a condition that was hardly decent. The members for Dover, Bucking ham, Inverness, and Bridgewater experienced the same uneasiness that ho had complained of. They had been compelled to identify themselves as members before the police would allow them to pass. With respect to the crowd he had no complaint to make ; the only parties he found fault with were the police. Mr. WALPOLE said ho was not aware of many of the circumstances mentioned by the honourable gentleman who had just sat down, otherwise he would have made inquiries on the matter. With respect to the question of the noble lord he appeared to be entirely under a mistake. No such order as he had spoken of in his question had been issued by Sir R. Mayne. He would read an extract from the actual orders issued, which differed very materially from those set down in the question. The right honourable gentleman then read extracts from the orders, which were to the effect that the greatest facility was to be given to the carriages of peers and members of the House of Commons. If those orders had not been un derstood by the perms who had been called upon to carry them into effect ho deeply regretted it. The crowd this year had been greater than ou former years, and this fact, taken into consideration with the temporary obstructions at the end of Bridge-street, rendered it au impossibility of keeping a passage open as well as could bo desired. In structions, however, would be given to guard against tho inconvenient e for the future. THE INDIA BUDGET. Mr. J. B. SMITH asked the Secretary of State for India whether any and what arrangements had been made to present to Parliament the Indian accounts at the com mencement of the session ; and whether he intended to adhere to tho practice hitherto adopted of bringing forward tho Indian budget in the last week of the session of Par liament ? Viscount CRANBORNE said tho Indian accounts would be made up like the English accounts, viz., to 31st of March. With respect to the time of bringing the Indian budget before the attention of Parliament, it de pended entirely upon the state of the business and the progress made in the measures of the Government. H.M.S. GANNET. Mr. LAMONT asked the First Lord of the Admiralty whether it was true that the captain of H.M.S. Gannet re fused or delayed to proceed to the assistance of a Scotch merchant vessel called the Arouca, of Glasgow, which was in distress off the island of Trinidad in the month of No vember last, and whether it was true that a French steamer actually rendered the required assistance to the dis tressed vessel while the Gannet lay at anchor ; and whether he would object to lay upon the table of the house any pripprS which he might have received relating to the subject ? Sir J. PAKINGTON said he had received no official in formation on the subject, but he had seen a statement to the effect mentioned in a Trinidad newspaper, and ho had no doubt if the matter was founded on fact it would be brought under the notice of the Commander-in-Chief. By the next mail he might be in the receipt of__ intelligence, which he would at once place before the house. iiiEIZURIi OF THE TORNADO. Mr. LUSK asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if the attention of her Majesty's Government had been directed to the seizure by the Spanish authorities of an English steam vessel, called the Tornado, on the high seas, in August last, and to the imprisonment and trial of the crew ; and if so, whether the Government had taken a ny steps to ascertain if the capture was lawful ; if the re presentations concerning the harsh treatment of th e men were well founded or not; and if there was any probability of their being soon released and sent home to this country ? Lord STANLEY said over since the capture of the Tornado the Government had been in close communication with the law officers of the Crown. They had no right to object to the trial, but the Government have remonstrated against the great waste of time before the trial commenced, and they had protested against the illegality of certain matters that took place at the time. With respect to The treatment of the men he thought it would be prudent to wait until the papers connected with the matter were pre sented, which would be but a very few days. UNIVERSITY TESTS. Mr. COLERIDGE gave notice that on Tuesday next be should move for leave to bring in a bill to abolish certain tests now required in the University of Oxford. LAW OF FORFEITURE. Mr. FOSTER gave notice of his intention to move fo r leave to bring in a bill on this subject. RAILWAY COMPANIES ARRANGEMENTS. Sir S, NCIIITLIGOIL moved for love to bring in a WU to make better provision far the arrangement of the affairs of railway companies unable to meet their engagements. The Government vote proposes that when a company is in. a state of bankruptcy or in financial embarrassment, it shall be competent for a few of the shareholders to pre sent a petition to the Board of Trade to order an inspec tion. Upon the receipt of that, notices would be given to the directors, and then, if all parties were satisfied, a complete j investigation was to be made, and steps adopted accordingly. The bill would bo introduced into both houses simultaneously, and a joint committee of both lionise s would deliberate on the provisions of the bill before it was submitted for a third reading. Leave was then given to bring in the bill, as was also, in committee of the whole house, leave to bring in a bill for the abolition of certain exemptions from local dues ou shipping, and on goods carried in ships. In committee of the house, Sir C. O'LoonLEff obtained leave to introduce a bill to abolish a certain declaration, commonly celled the Declaration against Transubstantie._ Lion, Invocation of Saints, and the Sacrifice of the Mass, u s practised in the Church of Rome; and to render it unne cessary to take, make, or subscribe the sanie as a Ttalifica tion fur the exercise or enjoyment of any civil office, fran chise, or right. The hon. baronet also moved for leave to bring in a bill to re►uovo certain religious disabilities affecting some of her Majesty's subjects, and to amend the, law relating to oaths of office. The disabilities he propos , ,d to remove wore those which prevented a Roman Cathe.li c from being Lord Lieutenant or Lord High Chancell'sr of Ireland, although ho might be Prime Minister, or CLover nor-General of India, and those which prevented Roman Catholics who might hold municipal offices from attending divine worship in their official robes. • The motion gave rise to some discussion, in which Mr. Walpole, Mr. Newdegate, Captain Herbert, and Mr. Whal ley took part, but it was ultimately agreed to, with the prospect, however, of being energetically opposed on the future stages of the bill. The house rose at half-past 7 o'clock. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, Feb. 7. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week ending to-day, together with the cor responding figures of the previous account : DEBTOR. Feb. 7. Jan. 31. 182,500,000 -: Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 Profits in addition o capital (Art. 8, Law, June 9, 1857) 7,014,776 .2 7,044,776 2 Reserve of the Bank and its branches Reserve in landed pro perty 4,000,000 4,000,000 Notes in circulation . Banknotes to order and receipts ' payable at sight Treasury account cur rent creditor Current accounts, Paris 228,468,858 33 204,338,330 67 Do. branch banks 31,525,794 29,082,700 Dividends payable 2,436,635 75 2,982,381 75 Discounts and sundry interests Rediscounted the last six months Surplus of receipts not distributed Sundries . 22,105,750 14 22,105,750 14 14,176,812 21 14,694,607 23 1,574,256 31 1,574,256 34 7,326,577 93 8,166,625 20 Total CREDITOR. Feb. 7. Jan. 31. fr. c. fr. c. 603,149,045 73 671,910,540 59 Cash in hand and in Branch banks Commercial bills over due Commercial bills dis counted, not yet due 306,078,085 30 367,756,957 61 Do. branch banks 308,152,710 342,396,461 Advances on deposit of bullion 34,286,800 Do. branch banks 8,532,800 256,751 38 402,836 05 34,418,300 - 3;279;700 - Do. on French Public Securities Do. by branch banks Do. on railway shares and debentures 86,865,100 D. branch banks 25,849,400 Do. on Credit Foncier Bonds Do. branches Do. to the State (Con vention, June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 Government Stock re serve 13,793,90(1 - 7,387,700 - 13,668,800 - 7,285,800 - 37,258,100 - 25,680,300 - 737,500 - 722,050 - 738,100 - 735,750 - 60,000,000 -- 12,980,750 14 12,980,750 14 36,027,237 91 36,065,237 91 Do. disposable Routes Immobalisees (Law, June 2, 1857) 100,000,000 100,000,000 •- otel and furniture of the lEit.nk and landed propel ty branches ... Expenses of manage- 8,837,700 - 8,337,700 - went Sundries 243,678 03 223,617 60 8,928,453 63 11,399,271 83 Total 1,652,319,662 12 1,739,533,222 73 Certified by the Governor of the Bank of France. (Signed) ItOULAND, Senator. ELECTION INTELLIGENCE. ANDOVER. Mr. Humphery having retired from the represen tation of this borough, Sir John Burgess Karslake, the Solicitor-General, has offered himself as a can didate. In his address he says he is in favour of a well-considered scheme for the extension of the franchise ; but it is his earnest desire that any mea sure brought forward in Parliament for the amend ment of the representation of the people may be such as, while it admits a large number of the in telligent and educated persons who at present do not enjoy the franchise to the privilege of assisting in the choice of a representative, will have the effect of settling this long vexed question on a fair and equitable basis, without unduly disturbing the bal-' ante of political power. Measures of great import ance are about to be brought forward for the amend ment of the law, and these would receive his most careful and attentive consideration in their progress through Parliament. He is an advocate for the maintenance of the army and navy in a state of efficiency, convinced as he is that by being prepared for war we adopt the best means of securing peace ful relations with foreign Powers. Sir John Kars lake is now in Andover, and was to meet the elec tors at the George Hotel last evening. COLCHESTER. The retiring address of Mr. Miller and that of Mr. E. K. Karslake, Q.C., the Conservative can dicate, for the vacant scat, have been issued simul taneously. Mr. Miller, who writes from St. Leo nard's, says, in consequence of failing health he feels his duty to resign into the hands of the electors the important trust which for nearly 10 years has been reposed in him. lie expresses grateful than ks for the support he has received during that period ; and expresses his earnest hope that the entire Conser vative body will accord to Mr Karslake that generous confidence which he considers him to fully merit. Mr. Karslake, after referring to the opportuni ties be has already had of making known his political sentiments, adds the assurance :--" In returning me to Parliament you will return one prepared to give a cordial, but an independent, support to Lord Derby's Ministry, and, above all, one determined to maintain the Established Church. Upon the important question of Reform I can only say that I am in favour of such an extension of the franchise as will secure an adequate representation of the several classes of my countrymen. lam desirous butof s e o e f i ng a education, fair representation, and such u e h othernot only qu qualifications fi f cat property, ons as raise a man in the social kale. 1 have no doubt that the policy of her Majesty's Governm en t w ill be found to be in accordance with these views. I trust that, if I am returned as your member, I may be able to make myself useful in furthering some of those numerous important measures which must come before Parliament in the ensuing Session. I may observe, in particular, that everything relating to education will receive my especial attention." NORTH NORTHAAIPTONSHIRE. There is now no doubt, we believe, that Mr. Sackville Stopford, the Conservative candidate for North Northamptonshire, will be returned without opposition. 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