The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-19 00:00:00

110kTEY 11ARKET AND COMMErtolfil, INTELLIGENOR, TWELYE O'CLOCK. No change whatever is apparent in the discount market to-day, the inquiries being very moderate, and the rates remain the same as before. Owing to the slight facilities offered in Lombard-street and elsewhere the demand at the Bank is still very Gold to the amount of 10,000 sovereigns was received at the Bank of England yesterday. The Atrato has brought specie to the amount of abont £204,000 from the West Indies, and the City of Paris, from New York, has arrived with about £13,000. Yesterday evening there was issued the prospectus of the United Danubian Principalities Eight per Cent. Loan for £1,264,420 stock, authorised by law promulgated on the 15th July, 1866, and ratified by a legislative vote of the 26th January, 1867 . The whole sum is to be redeemed in 23 years by an accumulating sinking . fund ; the bonds to be drawn by lot yearly, and paid off at £100 ; the first drawing is to take place in Decem ber, 1867. Messrs. Fruhling and Goschen are the contractors, to receive applications at the price of £ 7 l for every £lOO stock. Arrangements have been made for the regular transmission of the requi site funds for the interest and sinking fund to this eminent firm. The interest and sinking fund re quire an annuity of £121,910, whieh is secured by a first mortgage on the yearly revenues of certain specified State, domains, yielding an annual income according to official returns, of about £152,000, and also by assignment of about £90,000 out of customs revenues, producing about .2270,000, on which the Seven per Cent. Loan has a prior hypo thecation of £82,440 per annum. The price of 71 per cent., including the coupon due on the Ist July, 1 867, will be payable in the following in stalments :-10 per cent. on allotment, 10 per cent. on the 20th March, 45 per cent. the 18th April, 15 per cent. the 18th May, 1.0 per cent. 18th June, and 11 per cent. Ist July, less 4 per cent. coupon, minus income tax. Subscription lists will also be opened at Paris by Messrs. Oppenheim, Alberti, and Co., at Frankfort by Mr. Augt. Siebert, at Berlin by Messrs. G. Muller and Co., and at Bucharest by Messrs. S. Halfon and Sons. Separate scrip certificates will be issued at each place of subscription, and payment of all instal- Ments must be made at the respective places where the applications have been received. No applica tion will be accepted in London after Thursday, the 21st inst. It is estimated that the loan is of an equivalent value to that of the previous financial issue for the same States. According to the calculation the 'security, including all the ad vantages offered, will yield to the investor nearly 11. per cent. per annum. The undertaking has been ver y favourably l oo k e d upon at the Stock Exchange, b ut althou g h t h ere is a nominal premium of 1 th ere is an i n di spos i t i on to deal, owing to the small amount of stock and the numerous mar kets in which it is to be allotted. abi The held a English and F ore i gn C re di t C ompany have meeting to-day, when a distribution, am ounting to 5 per cent, per annum, was recom mended. th a A remittan ce h as teen received on account of di vidend on th e D e b t o f E cua d or of 21,269 4.e, 6d . r _Venezuel a 6 per Cent. Loan, 1864.—The Gene ral Credit an d ,Discount Company (Limited) are in re pt of ad v i ce from their agents, Messrs. H. L. I; ll ,, tnn and Co., d a t e d L a G ua i ra , 22d Ja n u a ry ; of "( I of duties collected, and remitted, on account 4,the a bove loan, as f o ll ows : —P er s t a tement, No. , N 7,976 28c. P uerto Cabello, $1;999 47c ; No. 5, ditto, q v ' ) 976 28e. ; N o. 6, from La Guaira, $655 80c. ; Mess 7 , ditt o , $ 2Bl 47c. Total, $10.913 02c. "sts• Boulton and Co., add- 4 , , Our crops are come oalin g in very s l owly, but they are expecte d to up to a full average." a -I.Juring the last few days there has not been much in the Foreign and Colonial Produce ti r l k , a e t t i s 7 operations in tea having been deferred consequent upon the public sales commence:diYeehariactotil:ecofftradeee, - e request at steady rates, while superior quali owing to the .shortness of stocks, has co mmanded full values. Rice has been in more de and) but the dealings have been restricted br r ing to th e enhanced rates required by holders. n tal low there h as b een a very moderate amount of 2 11i ness, and at one time a decline of is. per cwt. ~lwag established, b u t a recovery subsequently took ace, and quotations now show little variation from those current at the close of last week for pre sent and forward delivery. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures ha ve declined 1 , to 28 30, and the Consolidated nlortgage Bonds 1, to 24 25. At the meeting held to-day of the London and Caledonian Marine Insurance Company the report stated that, after payment of all claims, &c., there remains a balance of £28,149, exclusive of the capi tal, up to Dec. 31 last. The directors did not think it desirable to make any distribution. At the meeting to-day of the Submarine Tele graph Company the directors recommended a divi dend at the rate of 6 per per cent. annum. At the meeting held to-day of the San Paulo (Brazilian) Railway Company the report of the dire ctors was presented, which stated that they regret that th ey were una bl e t o c ongra t u l ate the proprietors on the opening of the railway for traffi c. The directors, however, add that " the relations between the company, the Imperial (10. ".rnment, and the local authorities are of the rast satisfacto r y c h aracter ; hi s exce ll enc y S r . n tas, the Mi n i ster of Public Works, has through out expressed the greatest desire to see the line %r ed, and h as now instructed his excellency the behalf president of the Province to open it formally on of the Government as soon as Dr. Passos pronounces it in a fit state." oCreditors of the Umzinto Plantation and Trading bef c' pat nY of Nat a l (li m i ted) must send their claims del he 28th i ns t . to the liquidator, Mr. J. Wad trlo'adp..aatbrerleet, zac.coc.untant, 10, Union-court, Old Two O'CLOCK. a Accordi„ g to Reuter's telegram from Paris to % the French Rentes were 69f. 570. Heavy. British\l Ilell.pr'llness prevails in the market for the felt - 4n ds, °wino. principally to the confidence Cons i tt the I)(3l itical policy at home and abroad. " 801 8 are , 9 01 account, 91 for money, and 91 i for the the latter showing an advance of i i. per ;n i -11 .. e N ew Threes and the Reduced Annuities are e 6 2- 1 ; Bank Stock, 252 253 ; India Stock, ; ditto 5 Ce nts., , 4. Per Cents:, 107} f ; and ditto 4 per Foreign Qa_ 17 have advanced i, to ]5116 ; Gr ee k L '''' . '4°603 generally exhibit an improvement. tie ; S panish Passive, ito 221 i ; and the Cer- Mexican I t , to eate s .1 , 3 to 141 .1 ; but Italian have declined i, to d 5 per Cents. are firm at 301 i, an declined c ril) at 21 i prem. Chilian Scrip has 1 --, t, to i f f p rem. be en -11 to Railway Share Market the dealings have si iew 7 a fair extent, and prices generally have t0.,,_,-• la increased firmness. Great Eastern, Metro rutaa, ,_ , , "uct So uth-Eastern have each improved I ; 4441 'Western, 111 anchester, Sheffield and Lincoln, shire ' 4idlancle ach 1 ; and Lancashire and York bo:lle n Porei,•;,and Colonial lines remain inactive, j na ,„ p Q-reat Western o f C anada are firm, and have ro ved to 141. Ba t o r ~ 1 ,... : - Shares continue very inactive, at about 19'17308 quotations. Imperial OttonnZn are marked L0.46t11; London Joint-stock, 42; ; and Union of nd °n, 45. Iu Ito Am eric anll7„ Securitie s E r i e s h ares h ave advanced 74 1 '''° B ; -U nited States 5-20 Bowl s , i t o 7 31 V and ; s Illi nois are st ea d y at 771 78i. eellaneous and Finance shares are dull. coglo-Anierican •Telegraph are marked 15f I ; tnal Union Assurance, 3} ; Credit Foncier of me ret --(1, 3 i i ; General Credit and Discount, 4i 5 ; Rio de Janeiro Improvements, 20i ; and Vieeroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan, 42i. MINING MARKET. TUESDAY, Two o'Clock. Less activity has been apparent in the Mining Market. Great Retallack, West Chiverton, Great South Tolgus, Chiverton Moor, and North Crofty continue at firm rates, but Prince of Wales, Clif ford, East Caradon, and South Condurrow are a shade flatter. Annexed are the current quota tions : Carn Camborne, —s —s ; Chiverton Moor, 61 7 ; Chon tales Gold, 11- 2 ; Clifford Amalgamate, 6 61; Cooks' Kitchen, —; Drakewolls, —s —s; East Basset, 19 21; East Caradon, 5 1 ; East earn Brea, 3 31,-; East Lovell 9 101; East Russ(ll, 31 ; East Wheal Grenville, 2 21; Gl•er.t Lakey, —; Great North Downs, —; Great Retallack,. 52s Gd 55s ; Great South Tolgus, 12s 148; Great Wheal Yor, 161 171 ; Marko Talley, 4 4}; North Crofty, 5 51; North Roskear, O 1 101; North Treakt•rby, \ 2l 21; Primo of Wales, Us Gd 365; Prosper United, 3 3; Redmoor, Os 118; South Condurrow, 15s 178 Gd; South Gretiville, 8s Os ; South Herodsfoot, —; Tincroft, —; West Caradon, —; West Chiverton, 61 63 ; West Drakewells, —; Wheal Basset, 64 66; Wheal Buller, 2b 3Q ; Wheal Chiverton, 881 ; Wheal Grenville, —; Wheal Seton, 1021 105. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GCYEnNMENT FUNDS. per Cent. Console Do. Account, Merch 7 9ll 1 3 per Cont. Reduced 9oi 1. vow 3 per Cent 94liiii New 2f per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cont. Jan. 1873 — A.unuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — Do (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent.......--_ pin Do £5OO ii pin Do £lOO & £2OO Bank of England Stock, 61 por ' Cent ... 252 3 4 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ludian Stock, 104 per Cent., AprillB74 216 15 Do. 'Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, li 4 80 Do. 4 per Cont., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 por Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 54 per Cont., May 1879 — Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 — 3razilian 5 per Cent Do. 9 per Cent., 1852-58-60 go. 1863 Do. 5 per Cont., 1865 — Do Account 74/ Do. £lOO Bonds Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) o..ihan 6 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent. Do. 6 per Cent A Do. „ B — Do. „ 1867 Do. ~ Scrip, £2O paid......... IPm Colombian, 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cont., 1825 — D 3. 5 per Cont., 1864 o Da mbian Principalities ..................... 66 1 Do. Account Xi ivador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent— 12} Do., Provisional Land Warrant Warrant Do Deferred E .rfptian 7 per Cent — Do. Second Issue — Do. £lOO Bonds Do. Du. 1864 B3 } 2} Do. £lOO Bonds B4 31 Do Government Railway Debenturep BO/ 1 80! Greek E. per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account D,. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. Itllian 5 per Cex t 1865 73 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway — 31 ,xicat 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 — Do 6 per Cent. Anglo-French V ontevidean C per Cent. .. — Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hoctaros) PeruTian 5 per Cont., 1865 Do Account Do 41 per Cent., 1865 Do 41 per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 6 per Cent., 1862 — Do Account P .aNguese3 per Ct., 1853 '6,7,'9,'60,'2, '3 421 i 1 ciassian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St 9Ol Do 4* per Cent. 1850 Do 4* per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pci Cent. 1859 Do 5 por Cent. 1862 BBl Do 5 per Cent. 1864 9Ol 90 891 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid BB* Do. do. £25 paid — pin 'ardinian 5 per Cent =Tallish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred — Do. Account Passive Do — Do Accsant 22} Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. — 1)o. 41 per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid rurkish 6 per Cent. 1854 __._ ___ Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do .£lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account — Do £lOO Bonds 561 / Do 6 per Cent., 1863 49/ Do 5 per Cont., 1865 .... — Do. Account Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. 6 per Cent., 1862 00. 6 per Cent, 1864 3lk Ditto 1/ per Cent. Dividends ou the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 per Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 44 per cent.,,Ex. 25f. Dutch 2* per Cont. Ex. 12 Guil, Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates .... French _Routes, 3 p er Cent., Ex. 25f. — !Winn 3 per Cent. 1831, Ex. 2f Do, Account s3i THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9O/ 1 Do. Account LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) The Market opens rather quiet. Sales probably 7,000 bales. Another very large audience assembled at the Free-trade Hall, Manchester, on Saturday ni g ht, when Mr. Charles Dickens made his secondap appearan c e ihmen Boyee this a at season, mu,bv, , and read his " Christmas Carol" and AUSTRALIA EXPORTING W OOL TO ERICA.- The Melbourne Argus of December 13 says :—" An experiment of an interesting nature is about to be tried with one of the staple exports of this colony. Hitherto all the wool exported from Australia has been sent to London or Liverpool, almost exclusively to the former port. It appears, however, that American buyers aro not infrequent at the London sales, and to test the United States market, a fine ship—the Isabella Hercus—has been placed on the berth for New York direct, carrying wool. The result will be looked forward to with considerable interest. It is very rarely that a vessel sails from this port direct to any of the cities of the east coast of America. This is only the second ship which we can call to mind as having been placed on the New York line during some years past. If the Isabella Herons finds a good market a new trade may be opened up." PATENT-OFFICE MUSEUM, SOUTH KENSINGTON. —Number of visitors for the week ending Feb. 16, 1,908 ; total number since the opening of the museum, free daily (May 12, 1858), 1,115,255. KIRKWALL.—WHALE-ILIJNT OFF STRONSAT.— On Friday morning last, about 8 o'clock, there was seen off Stronsay, an island lying about 15 miles to the north west of Kirkwall, a very large number of bottle-nosed whales sporting in the bay. The neighbouring inhabitants were soon aroused, and in pursuit ; and after a keen con test of a little more than two hours, the "school" was safely driven ashore on the beautiful beach of Rothes Holm. The value of the catch is estimated at from £5OO to £6OO. It will be divided among nearly 100 people who were engaged in the capture. The excitement which the sale rented was very great.—Scotsman. EIDER DowN.---A consular Report of this year on Iceland gives an account of the way in which down is exacted. from the eider duck. Early in June the bird, always repairing to the same spot, comes to some small holme or islet in a bay or fjord, and lays its eggs, after lining its nest with the down plucked from its own body. As soon as the eggs are laid, the owner of the hatching-ground robs the nest of the down and a part of the eggs, both of which the poor bird replaces a second and a third time, when she is left in peace to complete the process of incubation, but with her body completely denuded of down. This method is adopted because the down of the dead bird loses its elasticity, and is of com paratively little value. The hen bird gives eight or nine ounces of down to a nest, but when cleansed the weight is diminished by half. The value of the cleansed down is about 19s. per lb. The annual produce in Iceland is valued at about £5,000. In some instances, one small holme will give its owner an annual income of £l5O. Such is the ca re t a k en of these birds that during the hatching season no guns are allowed to bo fired in their vicinity ; foreign vessels arriving aro forbidden to tire salutes, ruE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1867. 811 ARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 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EX AILINATION OF GENERAL NELSON AND LIEUTENANT BRAND. The further hearing of this case was resumed this morning before Sir Thomas Henry. General Nelson and Lieutenant Brand on this occasion occupied scats at the solicitors' table, and did not to day stand in the felou's dock. . Mr. Poland appeared on the part of the War office to defend General Nelson, and Mr. Bristow, from the Admiralty, attended for Lieutenant Brand. Mr. Lewis w.:s recalled for the purpose of answer ing some additional questions to those put to him on his last examination, with a view of fixing the date of a certain placard called " The Queen's Advice to the People." Cross-examined by Mr. Poland—l attended the council of war at which the proclamation of martial law was issued ou the 13th of October. About 30 persons attended at that meeting. I was summoned as a clerk of the peace of St. Katherine's and as a colonel of militia. I was summoned under one of the local acts, 9th Vic. c. 35. The Governor was there; the Chief Justice, the Attorney-General, the Major-General commanding the forces, and General O'Connor, were also present. Col. Nelson was not there. Several members of the Assembly, and per sons of all shades of politics, also attended. The resolution to proclaim martial law in Surrey, except ing Kingston, was come to almost unanimously. 63 Was not the Attorney -General intrusted to draw up the proclamation ?—I cannot recollect. Was it not proposed to include Kingston in the proclamation ?—I think it was, but not by the Go ut j g vernor. The proposition was made by some members of the Legislature ?--It was ; the Governor thought it would interfere with trade, and was at that time un necessary, and therefore Kingston was excluded. In addition to that, was not martial-law proposed to be extended over a larger portion of the country than the Governor proposed ?—lt was proposed to extend it entirely over the country, but the Gover nor thought it unnecessary to include Kingston. When you went to Kingston did you not go as a colonel of militia ?—Yes, I did. Were you not engaged in various courts-martial at Morant Bay after the proclamation of martial law ?—I was the president in a great many. Were persons executed in accordance with the decisions arrived at by those courts-martial ?—I de cline to answer at present, but I will do so at a more fitting opportunity. You can answer or not just as yon please.—Well, I will answer the question fearlessly— they were. Where was the first court held at which you were president?—At Port Antonio. The first one of which I was president was held at Port Morant. Did you not preside repeatedly as president ? Yes. How many members . composed th e cour t ? Three ; they were a; poin ted by the B r i ga dier- General. When was the last court held at which you pre sided ?—On the 20th of October ; shortly before Gordon was tried. Did you hear that it was determined to try Gordon by regular officers and not by officers con nected with the island ?—I cannot say. Did you not hear General Nelson say so ?—I cannot recollect. You must take that for an answer. He might have said it in my presence, but I don't recollect it. I will not swear he did not make the observation. You were in Morant Bay while Gordon's trial was going on 2—l was. lie was tried in one of the rooms in a large building at the Op of the landing place at Jamaica Wharf. Were you present at the trial ?—I was in and out. It was an open court ; any one could have gone iu or oat. Was Colonel Nelson present ?•—No ; he was at headquarters, where he resided. Were you there at the time of the trial ?—I was there while Gordon was making his defence. Were you there when Testard was called in by Mr. Gordon ?—I went in just at that time. Do you recollect the question Gordon asked him? —I do. He was asked whether he had not seen Gordon sick at Kingston, and he said " Yes." Were you there at the close of the trial ?—I was. Did Gordon make any application to have the trial postponed?—Not that I know of during the time I was there. Did you know E ns i gn E rr i ng t on , who was one of the persons who t r i e d G ordon ?—By sight. H© was a person between 35 an d 40 years o f age. Did you know wh ere G or d on wa s living when martial law was proclaimed 2—l di,i not. Did you try Paul Bogle did. Was that after Gordon had been tried and exe cuted ?—lt was much about the same time. . Can you give m© the d ate ?—I cannot. . _ Was it not after the trial of Gordon ?—I cannot recollect. I know that I tried Paul Bogle and his brother William. Do you believe it was on the 231 of October ?—I cannot say. lam on my oath, and lam obliged to be very particular. Do you think it was the 24th ?—lt might have been. I will not swear. Have you any doubt that you tried Paul Bogle after Gordon was executed ?--I think it was, but I cannot say. Have you any doubt about it?—lt might have been. Have you the shadow of a doubt that you tried Bogle after Gordon was executed ?—I cannot re collect. Don't you know that Bogle was tried after Gor don ?—I think he was. • Was not Bogle ex:cuted in compliance with the sentence of the court-martial over' which you pre sided ?—He was. The sentence was confirmed by the General in command, Both the brothers B Jg l e , Paul and William, w ere tried together, and executed in compliance with th e findings of the court of which you were president ? —They were. Have you the shadow of a doubt that the Bogies were executed after Gordon's death ?—I think they were, but I cannot say positively. After the insurrection did you not preside at a meeting of the Colonial Legislature at which a vote of thanks was presented to General Nelson ?—I did ; I moved the vote of than ks. Was not a sword p resented to him for the heser ovfieeswas voted to him, ?--A sword, or piece , had do plate, an d the money f or it was paid out of the Co lonial fun ds. By Mr. Stephens ( for the p rosec ution)—For what ne the colony offence were these persons tried at the.court-martial over which you presided. —For murder, arson, and assisting to murder; in short, for taking part in the actual rebellion. Did you satisfy yourself of that fact before you tried them ?—I did. Of what crime was Paul I3ogle convicted ?—Of murder, of being present at the riot, and burning the Court (louse at Aloraut Bay • Those answers apply to the case of his brother William. Was it not for what Governor Eyre stated to the council of war that martial law was proclaimed ? Yes, it was. Was not Mr. Gordon a member of the Legisla ture ?—He was. Was he not entitled to be present at the- council of war ?—Yes. %Vas he present ?—He was nob. Poland—Didyo at Torrington utryany person who t oo k ? pa Mr. partin the i n surrection Mr. Stephens--I object to the questi on . Sir T. Henry ruled that the question should be answered. _ . Witness--I might or I might not. I tried a good many ; they were brought from all parts. Mr. Augustus Lake, reporter to the Colonial Standard, was called, and read his notes of the trial of Gordon, and said he distinctly recollected that the prisoner asked to be allowed to call Dr. Major to speak to the state of his health. The answer to t hat question 4i4 A9t appear iu ltis notes, but lap distinctly recollected that the president of the court told him he was neither in court nor in the Bay. His (witness's) impression was that he saw Dr. Major on the island the following Monday. He was present at Boglo's execution. He was quite positive it was after Gordon's. Gordon never asked for a postponement of the trial in order that he might produce Dr. Major. With reference to the trial of Gordon, it was the general opinion in Mo rant Bay that he had a very fair and patient trial. lie merely reflected the general opinion in (he Bay ; he kept his own opinion to himself until the reign of t rror was over. Mr. Poland—You attended the whole of the trial? —Yes. And do do you mean to say that you wrote idle gos . sip and not your own opinion when you wrote in your report that he had a fair trial ?—Yes. should have been very badly off if I had reflected o❑ the conduct of the judges. Do you know the population of Jamaica ? According to the census it is put down at 400,000. He did not know that there were among them 15,000 or 16,000 Europeans. Mr. Lewis said he wished to correct a mistake•he had committed in giving his evidence. He had used the name of " William" Bogle as executed instead of " Moses." In answer to a question by Mr. Poland, the witness said Vere was 40 miles to the West and Alorant Bay 30 miles to the East of Kingston. Mr. Stephens said the only other evidence he had to offer was the statements made by Col. Nelson and Lieut. Brand before the Commission. The reading of that would occupy a very long time if done in extenso. What he proposed was that he and Mr. Poland should go over the statement to gether, and strike out all the immaterial portions, and produce only that which was material on the next examination. Sir T. Henry quite approved of such a proposi tion. Dr. Fiddes was called and examined to prove that Gordon's principal residence, Cherry Gardens, was in a proclaimed district. Mr. Phillipps, a barrister in Jamaica, was called to prove the statutes in force in the island, with respect to the constitution and holding of courts martial. Tho case was again adjourned. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS-Tm 9 EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat en the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time:—Ebbw Vale Company, Hastings Pier, Holderness Embankment and Reclamation, Hoylake Railway (Chester Extension), Snailbeach Mine Company, Whitehall and Waterloo Rail way (Abandonment). Lord REDESDALE said that before the orders of the day were ;gone into he would mention that. he had re ceived last night a letter from Mr. France, which was dated the 16th, and which had been received by him last night, at about six o'clock. This letter contained no explanation of the statements which had been already made, and it was obvious that the letter was not intended to reach him before ho had made his motion of last night. Un der those circumstances he should ask that Mr. France should be brought to the bar of the house, and that then select committee should be appointed to inquire into the charges made . against the chairman and members ap pointed to investigate into railway bills, and that noble lords should be appointed. (Hear, hear.) Mr. France was then introduced and placed at the bar of the house. He said in answer to the Lord Chancellor that hisname was France, and that he was a railway contractor, and the author of a pamphlet entitled "Lord Redesdalo and the Now Railways." Tho LORD CHANCELLOR—Have you the letters con cerning this pamphlet? Mr. FRANCE —I have the letters. (The letters were then handed in.) The LORD CHANCELLOR—Have you copies of the letters addressed to the noble lord ? Mr. FRANCE—Yes, printed copies of them. (These were handed in.) Lord REDESDALE—Have you received a letter from me addressed to you this morning at the Gresham ? Mr. FitaxcE—No; I have not been thew to-day. The LORD C lIANCELLOR—T he letter dated the 16th when v. as it posted ? Mr. FxaxcE-Last night : but I began that letter on the 16th, and only finished it yesterday. Lord REDESDALE—But has not that letter been printed and circulated amongst members of this and pro bably of the other house ? Mr. FRANCE —Yes, to-day. I told you originally that I should publish the correspondence. •It was then moved that Mr. France withdraw, and a select committee was appointed. BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN BILL. The Earl of eARNARVON moved the second reading of the North British American Bill, and said that it was proposed that a federation should be created amongst the British North American provinces, and that with regard to the proportion of the population they should be equally represented. This would embrace the two Canadas, Nova Scotia, Labrador, and Now Brunswick. It was for that house to give them the first start in their new national career. By this bill the functions relating to the local legislature and to the central legislature were clearly defined. [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS. -THIS EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. LABOUR OF CHILDREN. Mr. FAWCEE C I;id on Friday next he should call the attention of the house to the necessity of extending the provisions of the Factory Act to children employed in agricultural labour. THE REFORM QUESTION. Mr. MILL gave notice that on going into committee he should move that in order to secure to the utmost a real and equal representation of the people it was expedient that any number of electors should have the power of combining with one another to elect their representative. SUSPENSION OF THE HABEAS CORPUS ACT. Lord NAAS gave notice that to-morrow he should move for leave to bring in a bill for a renewal for a short time of the suspension of the Habeas Co►pus Act in Ireland. TRUST PROPERTY. Mr. HADFIELD asked the Attorney-General whether his attention had been directed to the great number of institutions raised by voluntary contributions in England having property affceted by the law of mortmain, and held by trustees or a trustee for religious, charitable, literary, scientifi educational and other useful purposes ; and whether he would bring in a bill to cheapen and facilitate the mode of transferring property so held. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he admitted the importance of the subject, but ho could not undertake to bring in any bill on the subject. CHARGE AGAINST CAPTAIN DESLANDES. Mr. GUINNESS asked the President of the Board of Trade if his attention had been directed to the particulars of certain charges made to tho Local Marine Board of Liverpool, on the 18th of December last, against Captain Gordon Deslandes, of the ship Anne, for gross drunken ness while in charge of the said ship. Sir S. NORTIICOTE said attention had been given to the subject, but the matter rested principally with the Liverpool Marine Board. There had been a correspond ence on the subject, and ho had no objection to its pro duction. CATTLE TRADE. Mr. M'LAGAN asked the Vice President of tho Privy Council whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce any measure this session to carry into effect the recommendations of the Select Committee on Trade iu Animals. Mr. CORRY said a bill was prepared, and would be very shortly introduced, on the subject of the removal of cattle in different parts of the country. MEDICAL OFFICERS IN THE GUARDS. Sir R. ANSTRUTHER asked the Secretary of State for War what compensation, if any, had been offered to those medical officers of the Brigade of Guards whose prospects had been seriously damaged by the alteration of their system of promotion, under a warrant framed in 1860, but not promulgated till 1866. General PEEL said he saw no reason to alter the deter mination come to by his predecessor in office. THE ACCIDENT IN REGENT'S PARK• Mr. 11. B. SHERIDAN asked the First Commissioner of Works whether, having in view the recent lamentable loss of life in the Regent's Park, it was intended to lessen the depth in the ornamental waters of the public parks; and, if so, to what depth it was proposed to reduced them ? Lord J. MANNERS said it was intended to lower the depth of tho ornamental water in Regent's Park to the extent of four feet. With respect to the water in other parks, he could not at present say what was intended to be done. REFORM FOR IRELAND. Dr. BRADY asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland if it was thu intention of the Government to introduce a Reform Bill for Ireland this Session ? Lord NAAS said the wisest course to pursue on this matter was to wait to see what course was taken with respect to England and Wales before• they proceeded to take an Irish reform into conkideration. COLLIERY ACCIDENTS. Mr. EDWARDS asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he proposed to introduce any measure during the present session to secure the more efficient inspection of collieries and their workings, with the view of preventing the recurrence ofesuch lamentable sacrifice of life as attended the late accidents at Barmiey and elsewhere. Mr. WALPOLE said ho haul directed the most searching inquiry to be made into the causes of the late lamentable accidents, and he had not yet received the whole of the reports of the inspectors whom ha had directed to investi gate the matter. When ho received them he would submit them to the select committee, and when he received there pert of the committee he would state the course ho in tended to pursue. THE CREW OF THE TORNADO. Mr. C. E WING asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any reply had been received to the letter addressed by him to Sir John Crampton, dated February 8, instructing him to demand the immediate release of the crew of the Tornado. Lord STANLEY said ho had received a telegram from Sir J. Crampton stating that 45 of the crow had been re leased, but that seven officers and one seaman still re mained in confinement. No explanation had yet been received as to the causes that had la to such a distinction being made. DOCKYARD MANAGEMENT. Mr. SEELY rose to move the following resolution : That in the opinion'of this house th e control and manage pient , of the dockyards is iuefkient, and that the inefli cioncy may be attributed to: the following causes—l. The constitution of the Board of Admiralty. 2. The de fective organisation of the subordinate departments. 3. The want of clear and well defined responsibility The hon. gentleman took the opportunity of examining the constitution of the Board of Admiralty, and the man - ner in which the different dockyards were conducted , which he contended was very inefficient and extravagan With respect to the Board of Admiralty they bad six lords' not one of whom was practically acquainted with ship-build ing. They had also a comptroller who - knew as little as either of the lords, and tt.ef had a superintendent who knew less than the comptroller, because he remained in office a shorter time than lie did. lle contended that business could net be satisfactorily conducted while such a state of things existed. The Admiralty accouuts w,ct./ also kept iu such a manner that it was impossible to know the charge far constructing either a gnu-boat or a three-decker. The syr4 en had been candJoi.led by &c James Graham, and while he (Mr. Seeley) admitted that they had t),en kept in a somewhat improved manner, yet they ware far from bin` in a satisfactory state. It was the syitem pursued wit It which he had feu .d fault It was true that they got their wages and materials clearly set forth, yet the " incidental expenses" mi., all lumped up together, and spread-over the whole of the dockyards, so that all establishment like Portsmouth got into a far more favoarAle position than it ought to do, awl at the ex pense of another establishment where economy was more particularly observed. The ships built in her Majesty's dockyards, ho contended, cost the coun try a far greater suet of money than thole constructed in private establishments, whilst the cost for repairs was something extraordinary. In one case out of many he should select the cost of repairing a single boat, which could have been bought new for about .£3O fitted complete, the repairs, effected. at Portsmouth cost the country ..£72. Such a specimen of the way iu which the public money was spent was by no means a singular case. It had occurred in hundreds of instances, and he thought the sooner something was done to put a stop to such an extravagant expenditure of money the better for the tax payers throughout the country. (Hear, hear.) [LEFT EFEAKING. 1 LONDON GAZETTE—This Evening. FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 15. The Queen has been pleaspd to approve of M. Giusepp3 Biagi as Consul-General at Melbourne, with jurisdiction over Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and New Zea !awl for his Majesty the King of Italy. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Alejan dro Carpintier as Consul at Sierra Leone for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. C. R. Hinson as Consul in Turk's Islands, to reside at Graud Turk, for the Republic of Haiti. Railways. !drlHtol itla (1 Exeter Caledonian :4iLtbrlau Jork and 8and0n..... .Dorn wall .Jublitu & lielfast J uuc i)un„ Perth, & A b.Junc. London, crip Certi. Do. ilasgow it S. Western' Great. Eastern, + )rd. eds.' Do. E. Angl. et. Nu. '4l (in:at North of Scothum Jreat ;Northern Do. A stock Do. It s Loci' Do. New, Is. at 25 pea,' t 4, and W. of Ireland, t. *Vest:4.l:u -thigina., LA). S. Vat. [tail gua. Liu. South W ales !Jo. W. Mid.-- Oxtor6 INevepoi t. L,c). Lane.eithre ab YorkAiri. Landon and hlackwall Lon., Brigt., & 6 CUM, Lon., Chat., and I)Jvci 110. Metrop. r.ac. LOU. & North Westeri, Lon. & South Westeri., Nlan., & Lineoh I letropohtan Do. New Do. Extension.-- Iletropotitau District. Do. do. do. Uo. and Wit. John'alV"'l3 3fidiaud D.. £9 Share Do c tiirmin.. a Dart)) lid Kent ..... Vorth British Do. Ed., Yth., St I)un. Nth. Eastern— lierwies Do. (G.N•i purchaac Do. Lceds Do. Yorx DG. Carlisle ..... )o. Stock. ac Darling. Do. 10. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 5 . Do. do. 1866 _ _ North Staßordshire Y. & S. W. Junction ,Scottish Central Scot. N. E stock Do. Scot, Mid. stJck Shropshire Union ,ouch Devon outti ItLetern itaiuee, Wok., t Wok Pall' Vale Do. U Vale of Neatl► Waterford AL Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha +i'est Cornwall BRITISII POSSE Atlantic /a St.Lavirrence limn., Baroda, .ii. Cell. ln. gu. 6 per cent... Do. F aliares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Butf.,Brant, &Goderich 6 p.c. Dab:satin & S. E., lim at.e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p , Eadt. Bengal, gu., 5 do, East Indian, gu. 5 p.a. Do. J Extension , ;rand Trunkot Canad% Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Honda I Do. do deferred . De. 2d• Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pret.Wook Do. do. deterred (it. India Pen. gum. sp.c 1:o. Una. 5 per cent Do. New gum. 5 p. o (.3 t. South of India gul. 5 per cent if percent Do ireat Wes. of Canada Do. New .. Do. 6 p.O 13t.s. pay 1873 Uo. 54 dv. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Nladras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 4t do Do. 43 do . . Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. do Hudson's tiny... N. Itl.C'da,6pc Ist pt. bs Scinde . . Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub Do.lndus St..lelot COLONIAL GO VER. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1872.... Can.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&July 1877-61 - Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug D.. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept 00. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. r. inscribed ski Capu ti.Llope, 6 p.c. 157:i Do.Apl.&Oct • 1890-11iun Do. do Ust3o-9u Do. Jan.&July, 111:10- . .p Uo. 5 per cent. 15 April snit 15 Oct., WOO ItleTion,Nov. 1868, G p. 1)o. • 1878, do Nuturitius, P p. o, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1 , 78 )0. 188?, nay 1 5, Nov .t) Do. 180, Feb. A; Aug.. %%tat vv. o per cent.. N.8.G0v.6p.c.Ja.,U ul) N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187 u, Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to las New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... _I Nova Seitia Gcv. 6 p. c %sterling, 1875 queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aue.Gov. 6 p,v,18038-1 , Do. 1878& upwards Vio,Guv. 6 p.c. J July Do. do, April Sc Oct BRIT'S II SIINES. Cam. Consul. tiold. lin% Chiverton Clifford A malgarnat ea Devon G. Cons. cravlst Urakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Carailon East Cam Brea Nast Grenville East. G no nislake East Loved W'l Russell eraylatk (iam.& StA übyn(G wen., 'birvat L (xey, limited ;treat South Tolgua reat Wheal Busy J. Wheal Vur (Heist Grenville tlerod's Foot ilingston Downes Margaret (Uny Lelant ilarke dwyndy iron Ore, litui New Se ton •Torth Itoskear V. W 11l Bassett (Illogml North Wheal Crotty t'roaper Uny lant Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal rran. (Mogan 3tray Park ,fin Crof Vigra and Clugan, lint West l , ao,4ett (Mogan , Caradon (I.lskeardi ,Vest Chi rerton West Seton. Wheal Bassett 'Mogan Wheal Huller atedruth Wheal M.a.ry Ann (Men. Wheal Seton T,etawnev (Lia 2.1.0 20i 2.14.0 2. t 4:0 8.3.6 3.9.0 11.2 6, 584 5 :7.0 8 9 5 7 100 410 1 11 22 21 5 6 3 34 2 9 10 31 3! I 5 is 17 17 18 11 1i 3: 31 2/ 31 V 3! 41 21 14 , 1 35 45 11 13 11 51 zt 31 26 it 3 310 33J 11 3i 44 ;3 14 4 1 6 10 .2 61 03 130 :40 85 75 25 28 19 12 105 115 10 12 ctsr:r•tr'ttn:Nt;l ISHAKN.. tireat Eastern, E. Counties Ex., No. 2 1 , 6 Great Northern, 1i per cent.. rd. at 0 per cent. pm., 92h Great Western, Otig. 4} per cent., Bei lIINFERENCE S IARMS AND STOCKS. London, Chatham, .tr.e., 6 per cent. 2d pf., 29 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RICI.ITALa West Cornwall, 511 etIIRIGJGN RAILWAY*. qreat Luxembourg, Ili Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per cent. pl., 18 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aldan), S South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 161 FOREIGN MIDI kb. Cape Copper, lim., Chontaicti Gold and silver Mining, Ti United Mexican, lira., 2 DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 6 601 Alliance, Jim.. 17) Australasia, 874 Bank of Egypt, 3: Chartered •der. of India, London. and China, 331 Lonsolidated Bane, Ditto, new, 31 English, Sewell, and Australian Chartered, 171 Imperial Ottoman, lim., Lied Mortgage Bank of India, lim.. 3 London Chartered tiamt of Australia, 22) 1 London and County, G 5 41 Loudon Joint Stock, 4 3 London and South-Western,lim., 18t Midland Bank, Bin.. 18 National Provincial of England. Ditto, d and rd i.suo, Oriental Bank Corporation. 43 ) Provincial of Ireland, 841 Union of Loudon, 45 BIISCHLLANICOUII. Anglo-American 'Telegraph, 151- derlin Water Works, 121 Cey 11,n Company, lot hit 0, A shares, VI Con.thercial Uuiou , h.suranae, 31 4 Credit r oneler of urn . 3* Credit Foncicr of Mauritius, lim. 61 Fait Indian Land Credit and Finance, Ilm., 3 Ebbw Vale, lo e..gyptiiin Com. and Trading, 11m. , 3 xi:let:trio Telegraph, 130 uredit aud Discount, lim., 5 41 udson's flay, :6 * Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, lim., Indian Carrying, him., 1* internationai einaucuti '2l London Financial Association, lint. 7* London General Omnibus Company, 11m, 3 I Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 20 Thames and Mersey Marine, Insurance, 11m., 5} Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 7.* Despatches were received yesterday at the Colo nial Office from the Governors of the Australian Colonies, Hong Kong, Ceylon, Canada, and the West India Islands. Despatches were sent to the Governor of Malta. M. GUIZOT has just finished the eighth and last volume of his memoirs, which terminate with the recital of the three days of the July revolution, This Mum° will be published in April, rs ~r~ 1011 100 i 1061 96 i .ITIEB. 1 0 99.1 Wit I 63 85} 6} FEp t 18. The Queen has been ple:44tO approve of Don Thomas Were Fox as Consul at Plymouth fear the Republic of Peru. CROWN OFFICE, FEB. 16. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIA- MENT. Borough of Colchester—Edward Kent Kerslake, of Lin coln's-inn, in the county of Middlesex, Barrister-at-law, in the room of Taverner John Miller, Esq., who has ac cepted the office of Steward of her dajesty's Manor of Northstead, in the county of York. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 19. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant F. Burrell Massingberd to be Captain, by purchase, vice ltobert Alfred Loraine Grows, who retires; Cornet William Henry Thompson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Massingberd; Robert James Burrowes, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Thompson. 3d Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant Charles Rainier Jones, from the Ist Dragoon Guards, to bo Lieutenant, vice Edwin Brett, who retires upon temporary half-pay. bth Lancers— John Haller Hutchinsdn, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Groome 011iver, who retires. 17th Lancers—James Fane Alexatider, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Edward Burn Callender, who retires. Royal Artillery.—Second Captain and Adjutant Walter William Woodward to be Captain, vice Charles Edward Henry Cotes, retired upon full pay; Lieut. George Henry Candy to be Second Captain, vice Woodward ; Lieutenant George Frederick Blackwood to be Second Captain, vice Charles Walsham Maynard, retired upon half-pay; Lieutenant Ernest Wentworth Buller has been permitted to resign his commission ; Second Cap tain Francis Wm. Ward to be Adjutant, vice A. J. Wake, who resigns the Adjutantcyjonly. Corps of Royal Engineers.—Second Captain Gustavus Nicolls Kelsall to be Captain, vice A. S. Creyke, placed upon temporary half-pay; Lieutenant Edward Micklem to be Second Captain, vice Kelsa.ll; and Lieut. Barzillai Lonsley, from half-pay, to be Lieutenant, vice F. W. R. Clements, promoted. 9th Foot.—Gentleman Cadet Edward Essex, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice William Frederic Fairlie, transferred to the 71th Foot. 10th Foot—Lieutenant Robot Munro Dickinson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet Major Joseph P. H. Crowe, promoted; Ensign G. F. Trevor Parker, to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Dickinson ; Gentleman Cadet Henry Robert Roberts, from the Royal Military College, to be Eusign, by purchase vice Parker. 25th Foot—Ensign Henry H. Preston Powell to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice James Murray Grant, who retires; Gentleman Cadet Charles Ludwoll Melliar Dampier, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Powell. 42d Foot—Ensign Goorge B3ntink M'Leod Cumberland to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Arthur James Cody, deceased ; En&;11 Richard Hugh Lambert Brick endeu to b 3 Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Cuet berland, whose promotion, without purchase, on the 11th January, 1867, has been cancelled. 49th Foot- -Ensign Vincent George Lawrence Eyre, from the 44th Foot, to be Ensign, vice George Charles Todd Naylor, deceased. 60th Foot—Ensign Henry Blackwood IdacCall to be Lieu tenant, by purchas', vice Ashley Henry Woodgate, who retires ; . Gentleman Cadet James Skinner, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchas?, v:ce Mac Call ; Staff-Surgeon William Wilson Mills to be Surgeon, vice ltichard Cooper Todd, appointed to the Staff. Gist Foot—Frederick James Mylius, Esq., late Captain sth Foot, to b Paymaster, vivo Paymaster, with the honor ary rank of Major, Henry Leigh, transferred to the 98th 73d Foot—Ensign George F. Da Bude Davidson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Vincent Upton Lang worthy, retired. Gentleman Cadet James Compson Harrison, from thcOtoyal Military College, to be En sign, by purchase, vice Edgecumbe, promoted. Gen tleman Cadet Gerald John Roberts, frum the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Davidson. 90th Foot—Lieutenant Henry James Edgell to be Captain, by purchase, vice Charles Dawson Harwell, who retires, Ensign Arthur William Bowman to be Lieutenant, withiiut purchase, vice E Ig,ell. 101st Foot—William Stewart Thornburn, Gent., to bo Paymaster, vice Thomas Bird, deceased. 108th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Edward B. Anderson, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice . Johu Liptrott, transferred to the 10Ith Foot. Rifle Brigade—Lieut. Ernest Henry Buller to be Captain, by purchase, vice Fitzhardingo Kingscote, who retires; Ensign Algernon Heueage Drummond to be Lieutenant, by purchaso, vied Bullor ; Arthur Montgomery Haring ton, Gant., to bo Ensign, by purchase, vice Drummond. 2d West India R.-tgiinent —Colour-Sergeant John Pellusy, from the 531 Foot, to 1)3 Ensign, without purchase, vice Juhu Barclay Jackson, promoted. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Surgeon Richard Cooper Todd, from the 60th Foot, to be Staff Surgeon, vice William Wilson Mills, appointed to the 60th Foot ; Staff Assist.- Surgeon Henry Addison Hobbs has heen permitted to reign his Coriuission. HALF- I'AT. Captain and Brevet-Major Robert Cecil Dud geon, from the 61st Foot, to bo Major, without purchase. STAFF.—Major and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel George llyng Harman, from half-pay Unattached, to be Deputy Adjutaut-General Windward and Leeward Islands, v.co Brevet-.Jolonel Augustus William Murray, C. 8., whose period of service on the Staff expires. BREVET. Captain Charles Edward Henry Cotes, on the Retired Full-pay List of Royal Aartillery, to be Major, the rank being honorary only. The promotion as Major of Captain Eustace Cay, 70th Foot to be antidated from the 6th February, 1866, to the 21st March,lB6s, such antedate not to carry hack pay. Hospital Steward Joseph A. Cooper iu medical charge of her Majesty's Punjaub Flotilla, to be Assistant-Sur geon, the rank being local, and temporary only. A 130 11111,ALT Y, FEB. 15. Sub-lieutenant John Henry O'Brien to bo Lieutenant in her Majesty's neat, with seniority from 21st January, 1867. FEB. 18. Lieutenant Alfred Markham to be Commander in her Majesty's Fleet. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—This Evening. Amsterdam Short. 11 16 11 17 Ditto 3 Months. 11 181 11 19 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 85 25 40 Brussels Hamburg Paris Short '25 10 '25 20 Ditto 3 Months. 25 321 25 37 Marseilles Fraukfor: ._,u tho Maio° 119} 120} Violin:, — 12. 9. 13 5 Trieste — 12 90 13 5 I'otersburgti - Alf 311 Berlin Madrid —47 f Cadiz 26 95 27 481 Leghorn Milan - 26 90 27 -- Genoa - 26 90 27 -- Naples - 26 90 27 -- Palermo - 26 90 27 Messina - 26 90 27 -- Lisbon .. ......... -- oli 52i -51 i 52i 0p0rt0...................... POLICE IN TELLIGESCE.-- his Day. MSRIABOROUGII-STIMET. PREFERRING A PRISON TO WORKING IN A WORKIIOUSE. —Mary Ann Martin and Elizabeth Davb, two young women, were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with refusing to work while casual inmates of St. George's Workhouse, Mount-street, (3rosveuor-square. Thomas Whetstone, superintendent of labour at St. George's Workhouse, said that the prisoners wore last night admitted to the ward of the workhouse, and that morning he took them a pound of oakum each to. pick. On subsequently going to see how they were getting on with their work he found that they had not touched it., and on their refusing to pick it, and laughing at him, he took them to tho master, who ordered them to be brought to that Court, the practice now becoming rather frequent. Mr. Tyrwhitt told the prisoners that they were bound to do the work, and that they would be committed for 14 days each unless they chose to go back and do the work. The prisoners said they would prefer having 14 days to doing the work. They were committed for 14 days each. The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council sat yesterday. Present—Lord Romilly, Sir R. Kindersley, and Sir J. Colyile. _ SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day LINCOLN RACES.—(Tms DAY.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. LINCOLN, Tuesday Morning. We never remember so groat a run upon accommoda tion at Lincoln, during race weeks there, than upon the recurrence of this spring meeting. On Monday nigh not a bed was to be had for love or money, and most extortionate prices were demanded from late corners. The arrivals, both of bipeds and quadrupeds, commenced even as early as Sunday ; and by Monday afternoon Air. Chaplin had a numerous and influential party surrounding him at his Blankuey mansion. The weather is dull, fogs reigning nig!it and ntorning, but yesterday, and again to day (Tuesday), the atmosphere cleared towards noon. The ground being heavy the exercises this morning were not of long duration nor fast. Vandervelde, the stable companion of Mount Palatine, won the Lincoln Handicap easily though sc►rcely backed for a shilling. Tim knowing prophets and tipsters have bmn "li'►ored to a man" on the first great event of the season. Your sporting cerrespoudont„ The Freshman, iu his selection of yesterday has agaia nearly named the first, second, and third, as out of the four ho selected two of them run second and third. TRIAL S ritus. The Trial Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added; three year olds 7st 31b, four Bst 101 b, five 9st 51b, six and aged 9st 101 b; mares and geldings allowed 31b; maiden three year old*. 41b, four acd upwards 71b ; winners of 100 soya in any one year 51b, twice or 200 101 b extra ; the second to save his stake; one mile ; 17 subs. Saccharometer Honesty Primrose Soven ran. Won by a length. BROCKLESBY HANDICAP. The Brocklesby Trial Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 50 added ; winners of any race after Jan. 29 (at eleven a.m.) 71b extra ; the second to save his stake. Brocklesby Stakes Course ; 30 subs. Thermometer. Nike Variation 1 3 Eighteen ran. INNKEEPERS' SELLING STAKES. The Innkeepers' Selling Stakes of 5 soya each, with 30 added; three year olds Bst, four 9st 81b, five 10st 31b, six and aged 10st 71b ; mares and geldings allowed 31b, maidens having started three times allowed 51b; the win ner to be sold for 30 sovs ; six furlongs. Musa Manna ... Tattler.., 2 LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. The Lincolnshire Handicap of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 if declared, with 100 added; winners of any race after Jan. 22 (at noon) 71b, twice, or a handicap amounting to 100 sovs 101 b extra; the second to receive 20 sovs out of the stakes ; ono mile ; 81 subs, 38 of whom declared. Vandervolde Beadle Bismarck Nineteen ran. Won by half a length. .BLANKNEY STAKES. The Blankney Stakes of 15 sovs each, 5 ft„ with 60 added ; two year olds 7st, three 9A ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; whiner of a sweepstakes amounting to 500 sovs 101 b, 200 51b, all other winners of plates or sweepstakes to the amount of 100 sovs 31b extra ; weights not ac cumulative ; three year olds which have started three times without winning allowed 51b; the second to save his stake; Brocklesby Stakes Course ; 19 subs. Niko Traviata Problem Six ran. Won easy. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. The Hurdle Rate Handicap of 5 soya each, 3 ft, with 50 added ; the second to save his stake ; winners of any hurdle race or steeplechase after Jan. 29 (at eleven a.m.) 71b, of two or a stake amounting to 200 soya 121 b extra; two miles, over six hurdles; 36 subs. Dermot Asthore 1 Fan Chimney Sweep 3 Eleven ran. HUNTERS' STASES. The Hunters' Plate of 50 sovs ; three year olds 9st2iii four lOst 121 b, fivo list 101 b, six and aged 12st ; starters in 1866 for any race value 200 sovs 71b, twice 121 b ex tra ; horses that have not started for any race value 50 POVS for five months before the day of naming allowed 71b ; riders who have ever rideu the winner of any raeo value 100 sovs 101 b extra ; the recond to receive 5 soya out of the plate ; the winner to be sold for 250 sovs ; two miles oa the flit. Royal Tartan Madcap Master Torn RACING FIXTURES FOR 1867. FEBRUARY. Lincoln Spring Harrow Spring ... 2l• Nottingham 26 MA. West Drayton Derby Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 Margate... Warwick Spring l9 . _ .1011. Bromley Epsom Spring Lewos Spring Croxton Park IL. Abergavenny T hirsk Newmarket let Spring Durham .. Cattorick Chester Eastbourne Hunt Northampton . 2 Cardiff Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Lichfield Spring 8 Newmarket Craven 8 M. Ascot Spring York Spring 7 Doncaster Spring .. Salisbury 9 Bath Harpenden Epsom Croydon Newton Ascot Summer 1 4 1 I Wiudsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton Odiham l7 Bibury Olub l B JU I Oarlislo Beverlel Stockbr►dgo Chelmsford Summer . N3wcaStle Ipswtca Woreest:r Summer Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hungerford Nottingham l6 ....... Down Royal Cor porate Stamford Radcliffe Huutingdon Winchester Southampton G Jod wood UST. Dover West Drayton Plymouth..... Canterbury Derby Lichfield Yarmouth Weymouth Tunbridge Baden Baden M.BER. Richmond [Tendon _ AUG Ripon 5 Brighton . .. 6 Brighton Cluo 8 Lewes E,,, ham ~ ..... l3 W olverhampton l3 Stockton Oxford Hastings York August EPTE; S Margate i Warwick Spring 3 Abingdon 5 Leicester Doncaster Brecon Alownouth , Manchoster Autuinu, Newmarket let October OCT' Northampton Autumn 1 Edinburgh Bedford 3 IBER. Newmarket 2d October Cheltenham Newmarket. Hougliton 111 BER. Leamington Hunt Novi! Livorpool Autumn Shrewsbury Autumn ll5 - 1 „ 2 ~ 3 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES FOR 1867. FEBRUARY. Harrow Spring NARKE TS. --This day. HA Y. SUITHFIELD.—IIoadow hay, .£2 13s to SA 58; clover, £4 O . to .t. 5 lOs ; and straw, £1 168 to £2 6s per load. Inquiry limited. UUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 8s; clover, £4 Os to X 5 10s Od ; and straw, X 1 18s to £2 6s per load. A moderato demand. WILITECILATEL.—Meadow hay, £2 15s to £4 5s ; clover, El Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 16s to £2 Os per load. Trade slow. COLONIAL. TEL—There has been very little animation in th market, tho trade having deferred their operations until to-day, when a considerable quantity will be offered for public competition. SiloAlt.-I-Business has been inactive, and the few deal ings entered into have been at about previous rates. In the refined market dried goods have been in moderate de mand, and quotations have shown less firmness, common lumps to fair being quoted 433 to 43i 6d per cwt. COFFER. - There has I.).!en a good demand for superb qualities of colceiial, and both plantation and native Ceylon have realised full values. The stocks on hand, compared with those of the corresponding period of last year, show s falling off of nearly 2,000 tuns. RICE.- For soft grain descriptions there has been a m ote active deniand, but holders are firm and require ra t her highei rate 3, which has in some measure checked business operations. TALLow.—The market has been dull during the week, and prices at one moment d eclined 19 per cwt. Thi brought forward a tow buyers, awl a fair amount of busi ness was transacted for delivery in the last three mouths of the year, most of the tallow offering at this &cling being cleared off. The last advises from St. Petersburg quote prices flat at 4S silver roubles, with hand money, fog August delivery. Thu exchange was firmer at 82d 3-16tha To-day the market is steady at 425. 91 to 43a. for Marcia and April to June, and 435. 9d. is offered for October to December, on the spot 435. is paid for new yellow, and 425. 91. fur of 1. Australian beef, 52a. 61 to 52e. Pd. Odessa sheep, 445. ad. ; Town tallow, 40e. nett cash. a- ily its )rp bes or ig- r ty tie d ,urs ro t- , po re Li d id lord . froo or' ~,;) th° ou Lli riff , °' ' ray , who Ma st 11, °II Nye° C o ver Atee' Share, .... 20 et et 100 20 10 100 I 100 7 100 all 100 100 100 16.13.4 WO 100 100 all 100 100 100 {lOO 10 100 100 S.IEN' 190 100 100 1 , 0 100 100