The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-21 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET A ND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK There is a steady business going forward in dis count circles, and the rates for all classes remain without the slightest alteration of importance. At the Bank of England yesterday there were no gold operations. The biddings for £350,000 in bills on India took place yesterday at the Bank of England. The pro portions allotted were—to Calcutta, £197,840 ; to Madras, £2,160; and to Bombay, £150,000. The minimum price was fixed at Is. 11d. for all the Presidencies—an advance of a half per cent., and tenders at that rate on Calcutta and Madras will receive about 63 per cent., and on Bombay about 42 per cent. These results show a further moderate in crease in the demand for means of remittance to the East. Messrs. Seymour and Elwyn, of the Stock Ex change, in their weekly circular, state as follows :-- " The state of the money market during the past week has been somewhat chequered. For a few days there was a decidedly increased demand for discount through the falling due of a large number of Indian and Australian bills. Nevertheless, in the general market the rate for the best paper has not reached the Bank minimum of 3 per cent., but has varied between 2i and 2i. At the Bank itself the business done has been exceptionally small. Thus the main features of the Money Market are practically unaltered. Every now and then some little increase of de mand arises, but it is soon recognised as being merely temporary. A movement of this sort may be expected now. The Fenian disturbance has caused the withdrawal from England of balances employed here by continental bankers and mer chants. The foreign exchanges are consequently a shade weaker, and some small amounts of gold may be taken from the Bank. The available supply of capital, however, will not, in rtality, be appreciably affected. For months past it has been much in excess of the requirements of the day, and there is no sign that the over-abundance has been diverted else where. A striking proof of this fact is shown by the little influence caused by the subscriptions for the Chilian and Russian Loans, and the propositions, actual or prospective, of several other needy Go vernments. The public appear able to part with many millions in operations of this nature without inconvenience. Of course it would be far better that these accumulations should be used at home, but un fortunately the present condition of trade forms a fatal bar. A revival from the stagnation produced by the late crisis is as yet distant. The period of transition that always follows a great commercial convulsion is likely to last for some time longer. On the Stock Exchange the supply of money has invariably been abundant. In the past week there was for a time a slightly augmented inquiry for the foreign stock and share settlement, but this is only an ordinary feature on such occasions. The rates for loans on Government securities are little more • than nominal, 2 per cent. being the usual charge, although in some cases 2i has been obtained. At a meeting held to-day of the English and Australian Copper Company the accounts pre sented by the directors to the 30th June, 1866, showed a real profit of £3,324 applicable to dividend. The dividend declared was Is. per Share, payable on the Ist of March. In conclusion, the directors state that copper, which was quoted at £ 9 9 per ton at the beginning of February last, has f allen, during the year, as low as £B2 per ton ; and cannot now be quoted higher than £B5 per ton. The drought in Australia had caused the price of fodder to be raised very considerably during the whole year, adding greatly to the cost of the company's cartage; whilst the monetary crisis in England could not but affect the interests of the company most prejudi cially, by depressing the copper market to a lower Point than has been known for the last 16 years, a " by embarrassing the ordinary financial opera tions of business. Nothing but the economy intro duced int o t h e working operations of the company in Australia —the f u ll e ff ec t s of which have been felt, for the first time, in the year under review—could have made t head aga i nst such a current of adverse circum- Sances ; and it is the knowledge of that fact which encourages the directors to hope ror a Detcer Suture. A meeting cf the bond and debenture holders, creditors and shareholders, has been convened by the co mmittee of investi gat i on , o f th e A t l ant i c and Great Western Railway, to be held on Tuesday, the sth March, at the London Tavern. Tha last week's Railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : Great Western 1867. 1866. ern ••• 65,016 63,514 North Western ... ...108,969 105,721 South W estern Brighton 20,766 19,842 Midland ... 17,872 15,951 South Eastern •.:•• ••• ••• 50,440 48 , 242 Great North 20,735 17,712 Lancashire Northers ••• 36,261 33,519 and Y or k s hi re... Bristol and Emete .. ... 43,580 40 , 84 2 North Eastern 1.... ..• . ... 5,809 5,453 Manchester, Shefa e i'd •• . ••• ... 65,593 61,631 :az:coin ... 20,859 20,105 Great Eastern London, Chathana:a-n' -• ... 32,227 82,011 The returns, when com l. ;ith B, t 3 h s o 7 se of the corresponding period of last year, On generally 1 7n33the Great of a very satisfactory characteYrearx, Western there is an increase of ; Wele t r h n e North-Western of £3,248 ; on the South ' of £924 ; on the Brighton of £1,921 ; on the Mid_ th land of £2,198 ; on th e South Eastern o f £ 3,023; on e Great Northern of £2,742 ; on the Lancashire and Yorkshire of £2,738 ; on the Bristol and Exeter of £356; on the North-Eastern of £3,962; on the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln of £744 ; on the Great Eastern of £216 ; and on the London Chatham, and Dover of £652. Two o'CLocir. T owards the close of business yesterday there was all improvement in the Funds, but to-day there has bee n a reaction to the extent of I f per cent. Consols are 9p! for m oney, and 901 91 for the account. - the prin c i pal feature in the Foreign Stock Mar basket been a decline of 24 in the value of the b eh ilian a Loan S cr i p, the price now being 3 21 dis 133nubian Scrip h as a l so declined a, to par to I but T urkish T urkish 5 per C en t s , are lower, at 301 4.; '5 Ital ian had advanced 4., to 534 ; Greek * to 1 ; and Russian Scrip , rl n, a , f, 21 1 ; Mexican are ,ea t ittesl7l. i; Spanish P ass i ve, 221 a and the rtiel, at 15f f. d,, 0111 y a moderate amount of business has been a j ne i ll British Railway Shares, but in a few in attees Ptices are a shade firmer. Great Eastern _reat Northern, Great Western, Lancashire and s% l7 •lai r l kEthire ' a _nd Midland have each improved 1* South 11-;rstern have declined and Metropo -na g The F • orei gn and Colonial lines remain without ao r ,, . s a ,, °'• importance. Great Luxembourg are 12, 13 In oA d i i lt;ne a ri ll ioe li 3 1, Grand Trunk of Canada 24, East and Great Indian Peninsula 1051. Securities are flat. United States 5-20 37 s have decl 4., to 73! 4 ; Erio Shares, f, to and Illinois Shares aro 77f 78 i. b iaxi al * Shares are quiet. Bank of Egypt aro L ond ed 32 i ; Imperial Bank have improved to 23i ; t o Joint Stock, to 43-4. ,and Union of London, ~ i lscel 4. fair d coax and Finance shares continue in ele 2r : in k a nci at steady rates. Anglo-American at A - -13 " b eing 1 5i * • Credit Foncier of England, et1iai1:d28437,84, 3,:ie(.‘o.llnpany, 16 ; International ' a ad Lona aneire Improvements, 201 Ati a „,. -on General Omnibus Company, 31. La ve d "c and Great Western Railway Debentures k)rt,„ valle °c l 1 , to 28 30, and the Consolidated t'4ge Bonds 1 to 22 23. , 13-MITIIIII FIINDS—ONB O'CLOCK. ' O N'EttNi ~._l . _ e ••iiT FUNDS. 901 1 99f "ILO tit. Consols 901 8 per clkee°llUtl March 7 901 -I. 1 Ilow ~ co pe' lteclucod 1 `,3 % , ;,Per Uent ...... Do. 2 § Per Cent. San. . Ygi ****************** —9OI 1 4,14114101,er Cent. Jan, 1873 0. for 30 Yrs, cxpire sth Jan., 1880 Do of '' rg, expire sth April, 188.5 — 0 Sea Teleg aph), A i . 1908 — 1., :equer Bills, £1,0r00., 4 Per C ent — pm _. pm .-'01).0. ............... X5OO ... ij troak 0 . ; .. . ..... .£lOO & ii6O . - L Liaglaracl Stock, 6i per'Cleut „, 264 2 le c oo' bider . is e % tie , ' ° 6 tee 'tit' T 1I t ; coo' 111 i ' °-- 009 ,t t „ rn gro'i hioa ° 84 . aro ' a W hore ar f tor as poVIS of s ot, e sreri noil itte' bo soell Yallorie6. ' t of tb :s 31°13° -aliu°ll INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874 216 Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, 1880 Do. 4 per Cont., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 5f per Cent., May 1879 lO7l Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 por Cent., £l,OOO Do. under £l,OOO FOREIGN FU DS—ON)! O'CLOCIC. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent iustrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 3raziliau 5 per Cent Do. 11 por Cent., 1852-58-60 Do. 1863 Do. 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 75 If Do. £lOO Bonds 7 41 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent DJ '2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cont.) C._iban 6 per Cent Do. 8 por Cont. 00. 6 per Cent A Do. „ 13 , Do. „ 1867 Do. „ Scrip, £2O paid l} 2 die C )lombian, 6 per Cent. ;aim, 6 per Cont. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 D. 3. 5 per Cent., 1864 mbian Principalities inador Now Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Do., Provisional Land Warrant Do Deferred E ;yptian 7 per Cent Do. Second lsgue Do. £lOO Bonds uo. De. 1864 B3 Do. £lOO Bonds B3l Do Government Railway Debentures Bof 1 Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Account Do. Coupons Do. Account It:riian 5 per Cert 1865 Do, Account Do. Maremmana Railway M -xican 3 per Cent Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French ‘lontevidean 6 por Cent. ioorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada Do 3 per Cen Do. Deferred Do Laud Warrants (Hectares) ,. Peruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account 64} Do 41 per Cent., 1865 Do ‘if per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 6 per Cont., 186') Do Account Portuguese3per Ct., 1853 '6,'7,'9,'60,'2, '3, Kussian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St B9} Do 4} per Cent. 1850 Do 4f per Cent., 1860 Do 3 per Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid B9} Do. do. £25 paid — pin Sardinian 5 per Cent Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do. Account Passive Do Do Acceunt 221 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. Do. per Cent. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid "Vurkish 6 per Cent. 1854 78 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account 56 Do £lOO Bonds Do 6 per Cent., 1863 Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Venezuela 3 per Cent. Do. Account Do. 6 per Cont., 1862 Do. 6 per Cent, 1864 3l/ Ditto 11 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Austrian, 5 psr Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 4} per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2} per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil„ Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates ..... French Routes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. — Italian 3 per Cont. 1861, Ex. 25f. Dio. Account 101} TWO O'CLOOR. Consols, Money ,.. 901 90i I Do. Account A CABINET MINISTER'S PENSION being vacant, we (Owl) are very glad to learn that it has been conferred on Mr. Walpole, who has now served the required time. CITY ANECDOTE.—Baittnan, secretary to a limited liability undertaking not considered too safe, having a handsomely furnished office, it was remarked of him that his Room was bettor than his Company.—Punch. THE VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRADE. —Mr. Cave had a narrow escape yesterday morning. As he was riding in St. James's-nark towards thn hie horse, a spirited young animal, suddenly reared and full back upon him, and in struggling to gat up struck him twice, cutting his hat completely through, and bruising his face severely. The right hon. gentle man, though much shaken and likely to be confined to his room for some days, is not materially injured. CONSECRATION OF ENLARGED CHURCHYARDS.— Lord Redesdale's Bill recites that it is held that any addi tion made to a church which has been consecrated becomes also consecrated, as forming part of that which is conse crated, and that it is expedient that no legal impediment should exist to the same principle being applied to land added to a churchyard. The bill accordingly proposes to enact that whenever any land shall bo united to a conse crated churchyard, so as to become part of it within one external enclosure to be used for burial purposes, and the Bishop shall, by a memorandum deposited in the register office of the diocese, declare such such land to have be come consecrated, the said land shall be held to have thereby become consecrated, in like manner as if it had always been part of such churchyard. THE LAST FENIAN ARREST—Stephen Massett— Jeems Pipes, of Pipesville.—This literary celebrity writes to inform his friends that he has had a narrow escape of being arrested as a Fenian ! The adventurous Yankee says —" I was giving my lecture in the neighbourhood of Chester, and being a stranger I was suspected of Fenian propensities, and watched accordingly as I went home to supper. The Mayor had me closely questioned, but I settled the business at once by showing the title-deeds of my property at Pipesville, and telling the alarmed autho rities that I knew " Ninarno." All right, was the reply— nol calculate mi stake about it—did n 't I s h out out " Dr i ft i ng along. " this won't injure my prospects when 1 open GALLANT my sho w i n London. says : —ln the midst English charitable feelitnogfasthis winter has witnessed,display —T/EHAviouß.—A writer in the Times so noble a encouraged to call the ofg l o a o m d eciaaictention of the public to a case which of the serious injuries sustained,anet I think calls for esp iation, not only on account e b ro u i t ls be b cause they A wei: l e the result of an actof great and porter named John Preece, aged 32, at th a e ve le r3 v r. el crossing \Vombridge, in Shropshire, saw a child running across g th a e lino as a train was near approaching, and he instantly rushed to its rescue and saved its life. The child was not injured, but the bravo man was knocked down by the train, and sustained such injuries that it was necessary at once to amputate his left arm at the shoulder, his right hand at the wrist, and his right foot at the ankle, and in this mutilated and helpless state he is now in the Salop Infir mary in progress of recovery. He has a wife and two little children, and subscriptions aro earnestly solicited for the purpose of collecting a sum which will place him and his family in a way to obtain a living by setting them up in some way in business when ho leaves the hospital. About £l3O has been subscribed in Shrewsbury and the neighbourhood, and it is calculated that with a little more than £3OO a small annuity might be pur chased for him. It would be difficult to point out a case mere deserving, and I am sure you will allow me to make this appeal to the good feelings of my country men and countrywomen. It would, indeed, be hard if this humble man, who, out of sympathy, performed a generous deed which was so disastrous to himself, were allowed to feel the want of that succour which lie supplied to another at the risk of his own life. " The Tusdan Episcopate," says the Giornale di Roma, " sustained two heavy losses last month by the death of the Bishops of Borga, San Sepolero, and Montalcino ; being Mgr. Joseph Singlan, nominated by the Pope to the former in a con sistory held in 1849, and Mgr. Paolo Bertolozzi, appointed to the latter in 1850." Marshal Wratislaw has just died in his palace o La Josephstadt, at Vienna, aged 81. He was a Knight of the Golden Fleece and Chancellor of the Order of Maria Theresa. The Piedniontese Gazette learns from Florence that Count Landgrand Dumonceau has left that city for Brussels, but is ready to return if the new Cabinet accepts the Scialoja contract. One of the gentlemen connected with the Paris Observatory states that an eclipse of the sun, the most beautiful of the present century, will take place on the 6th of March next. The moon will cover nearly eight-tenths of the diameter of the sun. At Paris the eclipse will begin at Bh. 23m. in the morning, and finish at 11h. 3m. The instant of the greatest obscurity will be Oh. 40in. The quantity of light and solar heat which we shall re ceive at that time will be less than that which will then be enjoyed by the inhabitants of the planet Mars. THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1867. SHARE day. LOll 100 j LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. HOUSE OF LORDS-WRIT OF ERROR. THE BISHOP OF EXETER AND JOHN BORWELL V. MAR: This was an ecclesiastical case of some importance to the clergy, involving as it does the right of bishops to re fuse to institute clergymen presented to them for institu tion to benefices. It was an appeal from the Exchequer Chamber affirming a decision of the Court of Common Pleas in favour of the defendant in error. The action was brought by the defendant in error, the plaintiff in the Court below, to recover re-presentation of the rectory and vicarage of St. James and Cuby, otherwise Tregony, in the county of Cornwall, of which the defen fendaut in error was patron, against the Bishop of Exeter as the bishop of the diocese in which the parish was situ ated, and against the Rev. John Relay Coots Boswell, M.A., of Queen's Collep, Oxford, formerly curate of Chittlehain holt, who had been collated by the bishop to the said rec tory and vicarage upon a lapse alleged to have occurred to the bishop. The case is a long and complicated one, and will nol conclude to-da COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Nisi Prius Sittings, at Guildhall, before Lord Chief Jus tice Cockburn and a Special Jury.) DAWSON I'. THE NEW RIVER COMPANY. This was an action by the plaintiff, an excavator in a small way of businesq, to recover compensation in damages for injuries sustained by a horse through the alleged negligence of the defendants. The latter pleaded not guilty, and that they were not liable under the act of Parliament relating to the repairing, &c., of roads. Mr. IL James appeared fur the plaintiff, and his state ment was to the effect that a man in the employ of his client was driving a horse and cart along the Kings land-road in September last, when a portion of the road gave way, and the horse's leg went through a hole about three feet deep. It appeared that the company had been excavating in the road for the purpose of laying down pipes. The accident was alleged to have occurred in con sequence of the hole not having been filled up properly, a soft instead of a bard material having been used. The defendants contended that, having done what was neces sary in the first instance by filling up the hole, the parish were the parties liable for any defect in the road after wards, as the care of it passed into their hands. His Lordship observed that the Court of Queen's Bench had decided that a company were not liable for any acci dent which occurred in the case of the softening of mate rials of a roadway, if they had done what was necessary in the first instance, and the softening was produced by na tural causes. Mr. Ccleridge, Q.C., who appeared for the defendants, said that his clients would not dispute the claim of the plaintiff, which was only for £lO, if they thought they were legally liable ; but they felt bound to resist the de mand, as they considered that the Metropolitan Board of Works were the parties responsible for such accidents. Some witnesses were then called, and a verdict was taken by consent for the plaintiff for £lO. much bad feeling. Ile fined the prisoner 40.5., / and in default one month's imprisonment. WESTMINSTER. CRUSADE AGAINST CROSSING - SWEEPERS.—John and Robert Fay, two children, aged 8 and 9 years, were charged with begging. Police-constable Giles said that ho saw the defendants begging in Belgrave-place last evening. They had brooms in their hands, and were near a crossing. Mr. Selfe—Were they sweeping a crossing? Constable—l did not see them sweep any crossing. It was a fine, dry evening., and the crossing did not*waut any sweeping. Younger boy—The crossings was dirty when we went there, and we had to sweep them. They was dean when the policeman came, but then we'd done it. We kept to our crossing. Policeman—They followed people five and six yards and begged of them. I saw a lady give thorn a halfpenny. Defendants—Wo thought we might sweep a crossing. Mr. Selfo—_dad you thought right. You may sweep a crossing, but you must not beg of any one ; but if any one pleases to give you anytling, well and good, you may take it, and will be doing no harm. \\rhea the weather is fine and dry there is yo necessity for your services, and then the act of being about with a broom iu your hand would look very much like begging. A sergeant informed the magistrate that the boy's mother was there the other day watching them. She explained that seeing one of then had a disinclina tion to go to "his work," she followed to see that he did. Mr. Selfe repeated to the little boys that they might sweep the crossing, but must not importune passengers. They were then discharged. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. itsz ibtoi anti laeter (Jaledonian uanibrian Cork and Bandon.. Cornwall ! Dublin & Belfast Juno ' Dun„Perth, & Ab.Junc ! E.London, scrip Certi DO. Glasgow & S. Western, Great Eastern, Ord. stk.! Do. K Angl. at. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Du. A stuck • • I Do. 1, stuck Do. dew, is. at 25 pip; Gt S, and W. 01 Ireland( Gt. %Vt.:stein -Originail Vu. S. Val. Rail gua. Du. South %Vales 1)0. W. Al id.—Oslord Do. Newpo. t Her c10rd...... Lttnolshi re .t Yorke:Li:LH London and Black wxl il Lon., S Coa6rl Lou., Chat., awl Lover Do. Dietrop. r.x. A , Lon. .5z North ‘Vt.stert, Lou. .t South Weston. Ilan., Shut., Lincoln 1 1 Do. New Do. Extension Metropolitan District Do. do. do. Ou. and bt. John's W'd Alid,and Do. £9 Share Do, Birrain.. ,St Derby Id Kent . North British Do. Wd., Pth., & Dun ' N th..Eastern—Berwica:l Do. Ii.N•E purchase Do. Lead.' ..... Do. York M. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock., 7. Darling. Do. do. 1850-151 North London Do. do. 1801 5 . . Do. 10. 1856 North Stailordshire N. & S. W. J unction Scottiell Central Scot. N. 1, , Aber. stock OP. 6cot, Mid. miJelt - .. Shropshire Union ... soutit Devon ,outli Eastern itaines, Wok., & Wok Pall . Vale • Do. C Vile or Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha We.st Cornwall Railways. I I Paid.; ! I 1 Closing I Businee 'i Price. I done. 85 57 117 110 40 11 4 6 65 66 70 72 1 4 116 3. 32 6 8 120 , 22 I 8 13. E 9 tl 5U 51 3t 35 34 Au C.:6 it& B: 44 18 19 1:1 iG ►2G 21 Si 118 11 60 24 125 - 103 110 ill 125 10/ 11 92 94 37 39 4 is 104 lu, 311 1 50i I 127 I 12 f bif 1241 It 1211 4 93 1 731 I 69, Atlantic& St.Lawrenee Botn.,Baroda, Cen.ln. gu. 6 per cent... Do. shares Buffalo .Sz Lake Huron Do. Preference Butt.,Brant,& Goderich 6 p.c. 1 872-3-1 Calcutta & S. E., Jai e Town & Dock, gu. Demerara, 7 p.o. per. p. East. Bengal, gu. sdo East Indian, go:s p.o. Do. J Extension Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.o Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Prd. Bonds Du. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Du. 4th Pref. stook Du. do. deterred Gt. India I'en. gua. sp.c t o. Gus. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 2.0 tlt. South of India gua. 5 per cent D. , . 41 per cent Do. (4reat %V, N. of Canada Do. New Do. 6p. c Bus. pay. 1873 Do. 51 do. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 42 do Do. 43 do Do. Fifth Extension ?lelb. Cor. 6 p. c. Buds. Mel. .t Hudson's Bay., 6pc Ist pf. bs7 Scinde ..... . Do. Delhi Do. do • Do. Punlaub....l Do.lndus St.Flot BRITISH rOSSEi COLONIAL GO Villa: British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31, 1372: ean.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.ct July 1877-84 - Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Do. 5 p. c. Mar. k Sept Do. 5 p. e. Jan. .t July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed ski, Cape U. hope, 6 p.c. 187. i, 00.Apl.&00 1890-19u0 Do. do 1880-9 Jan.&July, 1890-9 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April auc ►5 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p.,1 Do. 1878, do 31aurIllus, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. Is7B io. 1882, Mayls, Do. 1895, Feb. Aug lt/V. V N.ll.Grov.6p.e.JaAJuly N. S.W. Gov. 5 ire., 1811(i Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 1874 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova So .tia Gov. 6 p. c eterlthg, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aue.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Uov. 6 p.o. Ja &July Do. do. April & Oct ISIUTIS Cam. Consol. Cold, Lim Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. eravist Drake walls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Cara Bria 8 9 5 7 400 410 1 11 22 24 5 5 3 34 2 3 i 9 10 S 1 3 1 4 5 la 17 East Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tayistk dam. & StAubyn(G WCII. Great Lousy, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Helst.in Grenvilie llerod's Foot •••• flin3ton Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Nlarke Valley slwyndy Iron Ore, lim N ew Seam 17 18 11 11 34 31 2/ 31 7 9 3f 41 21 11d 35 45 11 13 North ltoskear . .. N. Wh•l 114shett (Mogan North Wheal Crotty Prosper United Pr.,vidence .Uny Lelant s'. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow it St 3# 26 28 310 330 ti IS:Wheal Fran. (Mogan' Stray Park Tin Crott..... ..... Vigra and ClJgan, lint West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradun (Liskeard West Chi verton West Setou . 1 16 10 a 61 03 130 140 65 75 25 28 10 12 105 115 10 12 Wheal Basrett 'Mogan Wheal Buller (itedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton W 11.41 Trelawner 5Si 5 17.0! rftErERENCE Great Northern, 5 per cent., 1 91 PREFERENCE STARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern 4a per cent., Ditto, 5 per cent., ,862, , 914) EURI4.3GN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg*, 12 San Paulo, ilm., gua. 6 per cent., 13a South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 161 FOELNION j Coptapo, limited, General, ii ;DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, Ot BANIEH.; Bank of Egypt, 3i} Chartered flank of India, Australia, and:China, 171 Consolidated Bana, Ditto, new, 3f Imperial Bank, Urn., 23} London and Brazilian (lira.), -- Ditto, new, 41 London Chartered Bans of Australia, 22 I mudon Joint Stock, 43} Merchant Bank, lim. 152 National Provincial of England. Ditto, d and ad issus, i 0 391 Oriental Bank Corporation, 131 21 Union of Loudon, 451 MISCELLA.NEOUTE Anglo-American Telegraph, 15} j Cotomercial Union, Insuranie, 3} 4 Credit r'oncier of Englanti, lim,, 31 Crystal Palace, Ditto, Preference, lot Ditto, 6 per cent. perpetl. deb., 108 Fore -street Warehouse, lira. , 121 I lien. Credit and Discount, tim.. 4 Hudson's Bay, ;6 International Financial Society, lim., 21 Italian Irrigation (Canal Caroni.), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. IS7O, issued 90, 45 London (thener.ii Omnibus Company, lieu, 2} , dras Irr.gation and Canal (guarAnterd a per cent. by In than Government), 20 New Consolidated Discount, lim , it Rio de Janeiro City improvements. 202 1 1 Tele .rapu Cons rue. and Mainten., lim , 171 Thames and Mersey Marine, Insur tnoe, ii n. , 5 CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FRENCH EXHI BITION.—The steamer Eldorado has just left Toulon for Alexandria to bring to France the throj mandarins charged by the King of Siam to accompany the objects sent from that country to the Universal Exhibition. Those func tionaries arrived on the 9th at Suez in the transport Orne, and were to proceed immediately to Alexandria to embark in the vessel placed at their disposal by the French Go vernment. The Italian journals state that M. Girolamo Scola, proprietor of the celebrated Villa del Gal cotto, near Lecco, on the Lake of Como, and pos sessor of an immense fortune, has just blown out his brains. The cause is attributed l io grief at having lost a small sum of money. When„ after his death, authorities came to make an examination of his house, they found there upwards 0f.200,000f. in gold alone. 63 65 99 10 35 36 10 11 j. 116 120 2p 1 ?), 61 71 115 120 148 152 49 51 69 71 9 10 05 16U .3 , iBIONS. 67 60 100 101 id ip 4 4i 74 8h 60 55 10i 103 101 IC3 106 107 20 22 85 88 57 5 1 .1 53 64 52 54 37 40 23 25 106 106 1{ i It' 100 102 91 03 121 131 12 121 F.B 22 81 84 lf liu 100 102 92 94 85 90 82 65 97 9J 97 98 1 91 98 T SECUR. 99 101 98 100 100 102 87 89 86 68 10 11,4 104 10,1 !CS 103 ILI 103 DI 23 101 103 lu6 1.8 102 104 103 105 103 IN 105 107 rye lin 16 1 , 8 91 PS S 5 1 , 6 101 102 61 86 06 98 01 P 3 106 1(8 107 109 COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. ----- Sittings at Nisi Prius in London.—(Beforo Lord Chief Justice Bovill and a Special J-...ry). GIBES AND ANOTHER V. THE COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY. The plaintiffs in this case were executors of the late Mr. John Gibbs, and they sued to recover £2,000 , th e amount of a policy of insurance against fire effected upon some bags deposited at the Thames Tunnel-wharf, and which were burned on Jan. 16, 1866. There was a second action of a similar kind, and the whole amount of claim was £ll,OOO. The case for the plaintiffs was that Messrs. Levy and Davis carried on the business of bag manufacturers at Thames Tunnel-wharf, and that for sane years Mr. Gibbs had made advances of money to be employed in this busi ness. As security for these advances he had a lien upon the goods purchased ; he also had an underlease of the wharf, and he from time to time effected policies of in surance upon the goods. In May, 1863, it b e c a me necessary that the superior landlord should grant a new lease of the wharf, and it was verbally arranged that a new under-lease should be granted to Mr. Gibbs; but this agreement did not appear to have been carried out. The fire was believed to have been wilfully caused by a person who was arrested on the night of the fire, who was charged with setting fire to a shed in the neighbourhood, and was convicted of arson. The learned counsel said he believed that the main question was whe ther Hr. Gibbs had an insured interest in the goods, and this would depend principally upon whether the jury should bo satisfied that there was an agreement that Mr. Gibbs should have a lien upon the goods and an under lease of the wharf. Another question would be as to the quantity of goods upon the wharf at the time of the fire ; but upon this part of the case it was shown that there was at least property to the extent of £ll,OOO there, and indeed the salvage after the fire fetched £1,364. The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff for the full amount claimed, but directed that an examination of ac counts should take place, and also put the interest charge , able on the defendants at 8 per cont. POLICE INTELLIGEgCE.—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ASSAULT ON THR MANAGER OF THE QUEEN'S CONCERT ROOMS.—Albert Jones, a respectable-looking man, de scribed as a merchant's clerk, of Charlton, Keut, was charged before Mr. D'Eyncourt with assaulting Mr. Fish, the manager of The Queen's Concert Rooms, Hanover square. Mr. Fish said—Early this morning the defendant came to the Hanover -square Rooms in a state of intoxication, and wanted to be admitted to the ball-room, whore a ball was going on at the time. He (defendant) was requested to leave, but, instead of doing so he pushed past the stewards and got into the ball-room, from which place he was obliged to be removed by force. The defendant then went into the drawing-room, and remained there a few minutes, and then rushed towards the ball-room again, although he had been told that he could not be admitted, having no ticket for •the ball, and being drunk. The de fendant then struck at me, called me very gross names, and kicked me on the thigh, and but for the fact that I stepped back I believe I should have been seriously hurt. Mr. D'Eyncourt—Was the defendant dressed for a ball? Mr. Fish—No, sir. Defendant—Did I kick you ? Mr. Fish—Yes, Defendant—No, I did not; I tried to do so, but I did not succeed. Was I not dressed for a ball ? Mr. Fish—No, you had a greatcoat on and an umbrella in your hand. Sergeant Hum, 22 C—l was called to the Hanover square-rooms this morning, and beard the defendant told that he could not be admitted to the ball-room, as he was drunk. The defendant abused the last witness, and forced his way into the ball-room. The defendant, after being ejected from the ball-room, tried to force his way in again, and struck at and kicked the witness. I then took him into custody. ' Defendant—l am very sorry for what occurred. I was drunk. I had a ticket for the ball. Mr. D'Eyncourt—you are described as clerk. What clerk are you ? Defendant—A merchant's clerk. Mr. D'Eyncourt—You will have to pay .£5, or be im prisoned for 21 days. STREET OUTRAGE.—EmiIy Chapman and Amelia Col lins, two " unfortunates," were charged with assaulting Mr. Francis Tress, accountant, of No. 39, St. Mark's-cres cent, Notting-hill ; and Collins was further charged with assaulting Mrs. Esther Bates, aunt to Mr. Tress, and re siding at No. 19, Porter's-road, Paddington. Mr. Tress was with his aunt and sister standing at the corner of Tottenham-court-road, last night, waiting for an omnibus, when, without the slightest provocation, the prisoners pushed the two ladies in a violent manner, and Collins struck Mrs. - Bates in the eye. Mr Tress de fended his aunt and his sister as well as he was able from the violence of the prisoners, and in doing so was struck and kicked by them, they all the while making use of very bad language and threatening the ladies with more violence. The prisone rs were aft erwards taken t o th e station by Eldridge, 39 E, who, in a nswer to the magis trate, said the prisoners had been drinking, and that Chap man was the worst of the two. The prisoners had no defence to the charge. Mr. D'Eyncourt said it was a most unprovoked assault, and he should commit Chapman for three months; and Collins for one month, with hard labour. THAMES. a large wo man, SAVAGE ASSAULT.—Catherine Donovan, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with assaulting and wounding John Ireland. The complainant, a u elderly man, with a l arge surgical plaister on his right check , gave .evidence at thi s court yes terday in a case in which the prisoner was co ncerned, and in the evening was standing at his own door, talking to a man, when the prisoner came across the r oa d f rom her own house and struck him with a large jug on the face, and knocked him down. He bled copiously, and it was necessary to call in a surgeon to dress the wound. His statement was confirmed by several witnesses, and it did not appear that he had given any provocation to the pri soner except giving truthful evidence against her. . _ Tho prisoner called several witnesses, who said the pro secutor was brandishing a large knife, and that ho de dared he would stab the prisoner, and put a few inches of cold steel into her body. They also said that Ireland was intoxicated. None of them saw the man struck with the jug. Mr. Partridge said he could not make out whether the prisoner's witnesses were speaking falsely or not. When the prisoner was given into custody she told the police constable she knew nothing whatever about the matter, and now she admitted she struck him in self-defence, and that he came across the road to her. He (Mr. Partridge) believed the prisoner came across the road to the com plainant. Whether there was any provocation given anterior to the blow being given by the prisoner he could not tell, but 0110 thing was certain, the primer eitlaibitecl Action for Libel. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH —GUILDHALL (Before Lord Chief Justice Cockburn, and a City Special Jury). GALE'S GUNPOWDER CO. (LIMITED) v. LATIMER This was an action for libel by Gale's Gunpowder Company against Mr. Isaac Latimer, the proprietor of the Western Daily Mercury, on account of an article which appeared in the paper in May last, in which the company was described as a bubble coal- pany, and the directors were said to have received "money presents." Mr. Coleridge, Q.C., Sergeant Ballimtine, and Mr. Hume Williams, appeared for the company, and Sir Robert Collier, Q.C., and Air. Lopes for the defen'e. At the commencement of the proceedings some time was occupied in endea vouring to arrive at an agreement, and ultimately Mr. Coleridge said—l am pleased to be able to inform your lordship that we have arrived at a set tlement. This is an action, as your lordship may have seen, by a public company against a Plymouth newspaper proprietor, who in an article brought some charges against the characters of the directors and against the company itself. Now, so far as the comments upon the nature of the company are con cerned, I quite agree with my learned friend in the opinion that they are not libellous, because they come within those limits of fair discussion in which Mr. Latimer was at perfect liberty to indulge, but there were certain passages in that article which reflected; some directly and others indirectly, on the characters of those concerned the direction ; but as I understand from my learned friend Mr. Latimer never intended to im pute personal dishonour or discreditable conduct to the directors, and as he is willing, through the mouth of my learned friend, Sir Robert Collier, to place the matter upon that footing, I am willing to with draw a juror. I think my learned friend will cor roborate me. Sir R. Collier—Entirely so. On the part of Mr. Latimer, we say that he inserted this article solely from a sense of public duty, believing it right and proper to warn the public from taking part in the affairs of the company, which he believed was never likely to succeed. As far as the comments on the company are concerned he still believes them to be true, and consequently still adheres to them ; but as far as the personal honour of the directors is con cerned, he never intended to make any imputation at all. They are gentlemen of the highest honour, and he regrets, and he is surprised that any such interpretation should have been put upon his re marks. He is consequently willing that tho case should stand as it is, believing that the course he has adopted is one which has tended to the public benefit. Lord Chief Justice Cockburn—l must say I Link the conclusion which has been arrived at is a T h.... and I certainly think it open to the construction .that the plaintiffs have put upon it—. When,. how ever, Mr. Latimer says in open court that the inter pretation put upon it is not the one that was intended, I think such an explanation should be satisfactory. The jury were then discharged. The Female Barman. So soon as the night charges and the usual re mands had been disposed of at the Southwark Police court yesterday, the court was besieged by a dense and unruly mob anxious to see Mary Walker, who was remanded on a charge of robbing her master, Mr. Frederick Browne, of the Royal. Mortar Tavern London-road, where she had been three months em ployed as barman. When brought before his worship on the first examination the prisoner was dressed in male attire, and from her appearance it woul,l have been difficult for any one to have suspected that she was of the female sex. Yesterday afternoon, however, all doubts about that were removed, as the prisoner was ushered into the dock attired in the costume of females under the surveillance of the authorities of the county gaol, viz., a blue-striped calico dress; she was with out any head-dress, and seemed to be very anxious and nervous during the examination. Mr. Child again appeared to prosecute on behalf of the Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society. Mr. Browne said that the prisoner entered his service as barman (being at that time in male attire) about three months ago. He never had the least suspicion as to her sex. Owing to some deficiency in the receipts of the bar lately, he suspected the prisoner, and on Friday last marked some silver, which he placed in the till. The police were called in, and among 375. in silver was found a marked sixpence. He then gave the prisoner into custody. She was removed to Horsemonger-lane Gaol, and there her sex was discovered. George Bright, 259 M, said he took the prisoner into custody. The prisoner was remanded. LIVERPOOL corroN MARKET. (This Day.) The Market opens quiet. Sales probably 7,000 or 8,000 bales. On Saturday a beautiful new steam vessel, built for the Woolwich Steampacket Company, for the passenger traffic on the Thames, was launched from the premises of Messrs. Lewis and Stockwell, at Blackwall. The vessel is built of iron, and is constructed to carry 460 passengers. CHARGE OF MURDER. —On Tuesday an in quest was held in Manchester respecting the death of Phcebe Locke, the wife of a chemist and druggist. It appeared that the husband of deceased and an uncertifi cated surgeon, named Heap, had been acquainted for a considerable time, and that Mrs. Locke had applied to Heap for assistance, under peculiar circumstances, un known to her husband She died on the 12th instant, after premature confinement, and on the 17th was buried in Cheetham-hill (Wesleyan) Cemetery. Facts afterwards came to the knowledge of the police which excited suspicion as to the cause of death, and by order of the coroner the body was a few days since exhumed. A post-mortem examination was afterwards held by the city police surgeon, who was satisfied that the deceased bad been prematurely delivered, and the cause of death was no doubt ba3morrhage. A long instrument which was produced might be, ho said, used to procure abortion. Alfred Thomas Heap volunteered the statement that he had not used the instrument for the purpose implied. The jury, after a brief consultation, brought iu a verdict of wilful murder against Alfred Thomas heap, and he was committed for trial on the coroner's warrant. DEATH OF A VETERAN.—FieId-Marshal Count Wratislaw, Knight of the Goldin Fleece, Captain of the Archer Guard, &c., one of the few remaining heroes of the early wars of the century, died last Friday. Count Wratislaw was born in 1786, entered the army in 1804, and served with great distinction for more than 62 years. He commanded tke first corps in Italy under Radetzky, and contributed his full share to the success of the campaigns of 1848-49. Subsequently ho commanded the first army with the headquarters of Vienna. His funeral took place on Sunday, and was attended by the Emperor, the Arch dukes, all the officers not on duty, and the whole garrison of 'Vienna. Share ; et 20 10 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 {lOO 10 100 100 MEN' ITI Es. 1 0 991 II MI 108} 8 1 2.1.0 20i 2.14.6, 31 2.14.0 8.3.0 3.11.0 11.:..6; all 0.14.6 11.9.6 8.18.0 8.10.0 5.10.6 13.17.0 4.10.0 34 384 1.1.0 2.13.0 7.1.0 10.6.7 11 3.2.0 18 18. 9 I 135.15.6 IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS-LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. An HON. 21Emnrat gave notice that on Friday he won ask the First Lord of the Admiralty a question with re• frrunce to the Admiralty Steering and S.ciliug fiules. ANNUITY TAX ABOLITIOS (EDINBURGH, PARIS .I OF CANONGATE) BILL. On the order for the second reading of this bill, Au lloN. MLMBEIt presented a petition from the church of St. Gorge's, Edinburgh, against the bill. 31r. Ii`LAREN presented a petition from the corporation of Edinburgh, under the city seal, in favour of the bill. The petition stated that the bill was well cal culated to settle the v exe d question - of the Annuity-tax and to restore peace to the city. Ito also presented a petition in favour of the bill signed by 11,330 ratepayers of the city of Edinburgh, of whom about one half were electors, and on moving the second reading of the bill the hon. member said it was founded on an Act passed in 1860. That Act professed to abolish the Annuity -tax—the ministers' money—that was then levied in Edinburgh, and it did so, but it imposed two other church rates in place of the Annuity-tax, which was abolished. That bill was strongly opposed by the in habitants, the Corporation, and all public bodies in Edin burgh, and was protested against by large bodies of the electors. After it •ts as framed, another meeting was held, with the chief magistrate in the chair, in which a solemn protest was signed by nearly 8,000 inhabitants—of whom 4,000 were electors—declarin g that they never would be satisfied with its provisions, and that they would continue to urge its repeal. SirJ. FEI:GUSON opposed the bill, and moved that it bo read a second time that day six months. Mr. BAXTER thought that the hon. member who had introduced this bill was quite justified in the course he had taken, notwithstanding the act which had been passed in 1860 ; and he thought if the house passed the bill now before it, the security of the clergy in Edinburgh would be increased, and the ministerial charges would be abo lished, which, in his opinion, were not at the present time required—the keeping up of which was only a source of ill feeling and irritation. Mr. W. MILLER seconded the amendment. Mr. MONCRIEFF said such a thing as an annuity tax did not in fact exist. The tax that now existed was purely a municipal impost, as the clergy did not receive one farthing of it. He regretted that his hon. colleague should have introduced the bill, and without he framed his bill so as not to.upset the compact and arrangement come to in 1860, he could not give his vote in its support. If the bill was lost he would endeavour to introduce a measure which would deal solely with the borough of Canongate, which was an omission iu the bill of 1860, and also with the penny impost which was now levied through out the municipality. He thought the house was bound in honour to respect the arrangement come to in 1860. W hat his colleague in his opinion ought to have done was to take measures to repeal the act of 1860, which would Place all parties in a fair position to start afresh in the contest that must arise. He hoped his hon. friend would not press his bill to a division, because it had not the slightest chance of success. If he did he must give his vote against him. After a discussion, in which Mr. HADPIELD and Mr. CRUM-EwING took part, the house divided, when there appeared— For the second reading Against it Majority 33 The bill was consequently lost. CRIMINAL LAW BILL. Mr. R. GURNEY moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to improve the administra tion of justice. As the bill was not to meet with opposi ' " tion, ho would merely, at that stage, state the two novel ties introduced into the bill. The first was that when a prosecutor determined to go on with a prosecution after a magistrate had decided that there isnot sufficient evidence to warrant a conviction, that he should be called upon to pay the expenses of the person against whom he pro ceeds. It was now comp ,tent fur any person to go before a grand jury, get a bill of indictment returned against a person,who was then arrested on what was termed a bench warrant, and then when the easel came before the petty jury for trial the counsel engaged fur the pro secution stated there was no evidence, and the p , rson was discharged. Ile thought such a instituting such a prosecution could only be actuated by malicious feelings or an attempt at extortion. The other new principle in the bill was, that power should be given to enforce the attendance of witnesses who could prove the innocence of a prisoner, and to provide for the proper payment of such witnesses. Some hon. members might entertain objections on the ground of expense, but ho felt that it was in the highest degree important that any per son accused of any particular crime should have the means provided him of proving his innocence. Mr. HURST objected to the bill, and thought that the best way of getting over the inconvenience of obtaining a bill by representations before the grand jury was to abo lish the grand jury system altogether. Mr. DENMAN thought the bill contained some very good provisions, and he hoped would soon become the law of the land. After a few words from Mr. WALPOLE, the bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed that day week. ASSOCIATION OF WORKMEN BILL. Mr. NEATE postponed proceeding with this bill unti ho Ist of March. SUGAR DUTIES. The report on the reduction of the sugar duties was brought up and received. SUPPLY. Upon the bringing up the report of the committee of supply, Mr. B. OSBORNE, on a vote of .£6OO for an altera tion in the Houses of Parliament being read, said he trusted the noble lord the First Commissioner of Works would take into consideration the state of the ladies' gal lery, as at present it was perfectly disgraceful. The House of Lords adopted a very different system with great ad vantage, and lie thought it might be very advantageously adopted in that house. A more inconvenient or objec tionable apartment did not not exist in that house than the ladies' gallery. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. BOWYER concurred with the hon. gentleman who had just down. He hoped that the First Commis sioner would be of opinion that the time had arrived when the gratings in front should be removed, and that the gallery should be made more wholesome and agreeable to the ladies who oocupied them. At present the accommodation offered to ladies in the house was disgraceful, and the sooner it was altered the better. (Hoar, hear.) THE PARIS EXHIBITION. On the sum of £116,000 being mentioned as for the ex penses of the British Commissioners, Mr. B. HOPE thought the Royal Com•nissionars were more puppets in the matter. They held their meetings, it was true; but anything like a balance sheet had never been presented to them. .The Executive Committee seemed to have all the matters relating to the expenditure of money confided to it. An Tor. MEMBER asked the namesof the persons who composed the Executive Committee? Mr. B. HOPE said the secretary of the Science and Art committee was the Executive Committee. (Laughter.) Mr. B. OSBORNE asked the Secretary for the Treasury whether he could say that the sum of £116,000 would cover all expenses, and that there would bo no further call for money ? Mr. HUNT said he really could not. He had felt sur prise and indignation, he had tried protestation, and at last he had come to Christian resignation on this vote. He could give no guarantee for the future. The late nor pre sent Government was not responaible for the outlay. Sir G. BOWYER said as neither the late nor the pre sent Government was responsible for the vote, he should like to know who was. Some one, more than likely some subordinate, was the real party, and he should like t o know who he was. Mr. WALPOLE said, of course, the Government would be r,sponsible for the expenditure. Mr. SCOURFIELD said what the home wanted to know was, who was the person who had incurred this outlay. Mr. Sergeant GAZELEE said what was wanted was to know who authorised the expenditure. There was, no doubt, somebody behind the scenes, and what the house wanted to know was who it was. He should like to know who was to be responsible for the future. Mr. RUNT said the late President and Pico-President of the Council had sent out some engineer officers to frame the estimates, and they had been acted upon after exami nation and modification. The vote waR again read, when - .. Mr. DILL WYlNsaid he did hope that some assurance would be given to the house that the estimate would nut be exceeded. Sir S. NORTHCOTE said it was very difficult to give such an assurance. The Government would do all they possibly could to keep the expenses within the estimate. __ The report was t h en rece i ve d . . __ HABEAS CORPUS SUSPENSION ACT (IRELAND). Lord NAAS said that, in moving for leave to bring in a bill to renew for a short period the act for the suspension of the Ilabeas Corpus Act in Ireland, he felt that the better course for him to adopt was simply to confine him self to moving for leave to introduce the measure, and to The following bills were read a second time :---Denbigh, Ruthin, and Corwen, and Mold and Denbigh Junction Railway Companies Amalgamation ; Central Cornwall Railway (No. 1), Devon and Cornwall Railway. WHITWORTH RIFLES. On the motion of Major JERVIS, an address was ordered for a return respecting the steel of which the Whitworth rifle barrels, which have been used in the army, were mule; awl copy of report s of officers comnytudin; . regiments or battalions to whom the Whitworth rill , s were issued, re specting the ollicioncy of these rifles for the service. STEERING AND SAILING RULES. dofer uny statement7l;7;77a re to make 7 ta. morrow. Mr. BRADY and Mr. COGAN complimented the Govern ment on the exertions they had made in putting down Fenianism, but they hoped that they would continue the good work, and proceed with remedial measures W hich wore so much required in Ireland. Leave was given to bring in the bill. MARRIAGES (ODESSA) BILL. Mr. WALPOLE obtained leave to bring in a bill for re moving doubts as to the validity of certain marriages be-. tw•eon British subjects at Odessa. CRIMINAL LUNATICS. Mr. WALPOLE obtained leave to bring in a bill to am, , nd tho law relating to criminal lunatics. SUSPENSION OF THE HABEAS CORPUS (IRE• LAND) BILL. This bill was read a first time, and ordered to be read second time to-morrow. The house then adjourned. SPORTING IN rh L LIGZNOE. —This Day. VICTORIA CLUB BETTING.--Tins DAY. Though but comparatively a small muster assembl to-day and business was not brisk, the doings were n ot altogether devoid of interest. The Rake's progress was once more decidedly with a downward tendency, for offers of 11 to 1 met with no response. Plaudit, on the other hand, vtas backed for over £3OO for the Two Thousand and Derby, and the "dark" Master Butterfly found sup_ port as recorded below, nothing else important trans piring. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 15 to 1 agst Columbia (offered) 20 to 1 aget Surney (taken) 25 to 1 agst Shakespeare (taken) 63 to 1 agst Havelock (offered) 40 to 1 agst Little Frank (offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 660 to 200 agst Plaudit (taken) 6to 1 agst Julius (offered) 20 to 1 agst Vauban (taken) DERBY. 11 to 1 aget The Rake (offered) 1300 to 100 agst Plaudit (taken) 100 to 3 agst Master Butterfly (taken) 100 to 3 agst Vauban (offered) NOTES FROX TRAINING QUARTERS. NEWMARKET. The Rake continues walking and trotting, and nothing more has been done to his off hock since it was fired a fortnight back, but ho will never stand a Derby prepara tion; nor will the Hermit either, and, as he merely trots and canters about, he will not be fit for the Two Thousand, The Brothers Bloss, therefore, will have to trust Knight of the Garter for the Rowley Mile Spin, and he is under going a careful preparation, doing long steady work. D'Estournel, who has been iu physic, is cantering again, and a better looking Derby horse, or a finer goer, there is not on the Heath. Fripounier is leading Van Amburgh mile and a quarter gallops. Julius is a much-improved animal, but up to the present he has not commenced strong exercise. Of the elder horses Tormentor, Tourmalin, Sealskin, and Lothario appear to be doing the most, and are exceedingly forward in condition. The stables are healthy, and the Heath is now getting into fine order, the winds drying up the moisture beautifully. Vandervelde was " a good thing" for the Lincolnshire Handicap, and kept very quiet ; but large stakes have been won here by John Dawson's intimate friends, whom he Gave the ()Moe to at the eleventh hour. RICHMOND. Violet has now joined Plaudit in his mile and a quarter gallops, and the pair aro led at a good pace by Lozenge. Newland has been eased, and does not go quite so free es he did. isfinnette is lame, and the Proctor is in the hospital. Bumble Kite continues to do first rate, and will turn out a good mare. MALTON. Grand Cross, after two or three nice canters, gallops a mile and a quarter with Wild Wind and Taraban, the trio being pioneered by Knight of the Crescent, all moving superbly, and getting uncommonly fit. Cora goes in rare form ; and Rondinella, Klariuska, and Corybantes move very free. Southminster schools the juveniles. Mess mate is galloping a mile and a half. Soulouque has been. physicked. The Grimston side of the wold is exceedingly heav 4 .. John Scott is as well as can be expected, but he is " breaking-up" fast. STOCKBRIDGE. Vauban is galloping a mile and a quarter, accompanied by Uncas, Caucasus, Fairfield, and Harpenden, the lot fallowing Lord Ronald, who takes them along at a smart pace. John Davis and Goatora du similar work tozether: but The Duke and Lecturer have been eased. Lady Hester is stopped; but Seville is doing grandly with Ischia, Ines, and Red Thband. The latter is fit for Nottingham. Rose Cacti gallops slowly, and by herself, about a mile and a quarter daily. After Lord Ronald has attended to the Derby colts, he is set to lead the two year olds, all of whom are progressing Baths-, factorily. RACING FIXTURES FOR 1867. FEBRUARY. Harrow Spring Nottingham. I West Drayton 26 Derby LiGH. MA. Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring l2 Margate... Warwick Spring l9 Spring Bromley Epson ti Lewes Spring Oroxton Park 29 ttIL. AP. Eastbourne Hunt Northampton Cardiff Abergavenny Thirsk Newmarket Ist Spring 22 Durham „. 22 Oatterick Chester 3O Windsor Spring 4 Edinburgh Sp. Meeting 6 Lichfield Spring... .... Newmarket Craven 8 Ascot Spring 7 York Spring 7 Doncaster Spring . 9 Salisbury Bath Harpenden Epsom Croydon Newton 29 RE. Beverley Stockbridge l9 Chelmsford Summer Newcastle Ipswica 27 Worcester Summer 27 IX. Down Royal Como ra t n l7 Stamford Radcliffe Huntingdon 23 Winchester 23 Southampton Goodwood -GUST. Ascot Summer - 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton l3 Odiham l7 I3ibury Club JU. Oarlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading •••.. 9 Liverpool July Meeting 10 Hangerford if Nottingham l6 Ripon Dover Brighton .... 6 I West Drayton 22 Brighton Club 8 f Plymouth ... Lewes Egham . l3 Derby ... 27 Wolverhampton l3 Lichoeld Stockton Oxford . .. 15 Weymouth Hastings York August SEPTEMBER, Margate Warwick Spring 3 'Tendon l9 Abingdon 5 Monmouth Leicester Doncaster Brecon OCTOBER. Northampton Autumn - 1 .Newmarket 2d October. 7 Edinburgh Bedford 3 Newmarket Houghtou . 21 NOVLMBER. Liverpool Autumn 5 Shrewsbury Autumn ll I Leamington Hunt STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES FOR 1867. FEBRUARY. Harrow Spring MARCH. Liverp00l Spring I Grand Military Chertsey Malton AP IL. I Xil SYork ....................... 17 daro Hunt eveuoaks. ............... 25 SHIPPING INFELLIGEi\CE. \ PLYMOUTH, Thursday Morning. IT.M.'s screw steam-sloop Pantaloon, 11, Commander G. L. Sullivan, from the East Indies, arrived in tho Sound last night. GRANSFIXD, Thursday Morning Arrived, Feb. 20.--Normandie, steamer, from Dunkirk. Sailed, Feb. 21.—Cologne, steamer, for Boulogne. DEAL, Thursday Morning. A nchored—Uucas, from London, for Demerara ; Victor, rom London, for kurrachoe. ROHR IS THE WONDERFUL CITY, the queen city, before whom all other cities must bow down, even in these later days, despite their high pretensions ; for the past has cast a loyal'mantle over her, such as no other city shall ever boast; it was ages in weaving, and it will be ages ere it shall wear out, and to its last thread it will ebeianbeing show a texture that can never b e imitated, for the loom in which it was wrought is broke n, and it is p ast th e power of human skill to _mend it. thereVaerriislneratand plebeian i sin inanimate things a sort of social scale ; aristocrat as clearly stamped on the stones of cities as on the brows of men.—From "Joyce Dormer's Story," in Once a Week. THE SUEZ CANAL.—A telegram from Cairo an nounces that the Primo, a merchant vessel of 90 tons , be longing to Trieste, has entered the Rod Sea after ba ring traversed the Suez Gaol in its entire length. iao 4o b7_ yill !s'ev the the era, a 01 els- ini'S ,oral anal, and , W• 1 the I 20 at et 100 190 100 100 1( 0 100 100 1061