The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-20 00:00:00

MONEY IiAILKET AND COMMERO! szl. lei TELLIGE N TWELVE O'CLOCK In the general discount market to-day there is no particular movement ; supplies are plentiful, and the rates continue easy. There were no bullion operations at the Bank yesterday. The Delta, which sails to-day with the India and China mails, will take out £25,282 in specie —viz., gold to Galle, £373 ; ditto Madras, £1,974 ; silver to Singapore, £4,950 ; and to Shanghai, £17,995. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures have advanced 1, to 28 30, but the:Consolidated Mortgage Bonds have declined k, to 21i 22i. Two o'CLocK. _ .• _ _ According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day, the French Rentes were 69f. 62c. Inanimate. Since last evening there has been a decline of per cent. in Consols, but the market appears very Steady. The latest prices are 904 for money, and 90i 91 for the account. The Foreign Stock Market has been very quiet. Chilian Scrip has declined f, to 1 0/ discount Spanish Passive, 1, to 221 / ; and the Certificates, to 141 ; but Turkish 5 per Cents. have ad vanced 1, to 301 1 ; and Russian Scrip, /, 21 prem. ; Italian Stocks are firm at 528 538 ; Mexi can, at lif ; and Greek at 158 I. Continued depression prevails in the Railway Share Market, and but little business has been transacted. Caledonian, Lancashire and Yorkshire, London, Chatham, and Dover, and South Western have each declined I, Great Northern and Great Western each 8, Great Eastern t, Metropolitan 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain very inactive, and without material alteration. Great Luxembourg are marked 114 I, Recife and San Franisco 94 I, East India are 10G4, and Great Indian Peninsula 1051. In American Securities there has been an advance of I in Erie Shares, which are 38 f 38 ; in United States 5-20 Bonds to 74 ; and of in Illinois, to 77f 78f. Bank Shares are flat. London Joint Stock re mained at 42f 431; London and Westminster at 941. English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered declined to 17. Miscellaneous and Finance shares show little variation. Berlin Water Works being dealt in at 12i ; Credit Foncier of England, at 3i a ; Electric Telegraph advanced to 132 National Discount Company are steady at 13i ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan has declined to 71i. MINING MARKET. WEDNESDAY, Two o'Clock. Business in the Mining Market has been very dull, and there is no change of importance to report in prices. Annexed are the current quotations : Cara Camborne, —s —8 ; Chiverton Moor, 61 ; Chen tales Gold, 2 21 ; Clifford Amalgamate, 6 61 ; Cooks' Kitchen, 10 f ; .Drakewells, —s —s; East Basset, 19 21 ; 9 East m Carad on , 5f ; East Ca Brea, 31 ; East Lovell iI ; East Russell, 31 f ; East Wheal Grenville, 21; RGreat Lakey, —; Great North Downs, ——; Great etallack, 52s 6d 57s 6d ; Great South Tolgus, 12s 14s ; Great Wheal Vor, 161 17 ; Marko Valley, 4 41; North Cr ty, 52" v ii North Roskear, 91 101 ; N or th T res k er b y, -4 1; Prince of Wales, 34s 86s; Prosper United, 3 31; Rech w no or, 9s ll s; S ou th Condurro, —s —d; S ou th Gren v in el 8e 9s ; South Herodsfoot, —; Tinoroft, West Caradon, ; West Chiverton, 61 63 ; 7t ll —rake - wells, Os 88 ; Wheal Basset, 64 66; Wh ea l ta Bel. ' ; Wheal Chiverton, 881 ; Wheal Grenville, Wheal Seton, 102 105. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. GOVERNMENT FUNDS. 1 De r Cent. C onsols ' 91 90 i I 3 Do. Ac count, 1 1. arch 7 9l 901 Ae yer Cent. R e d uced 1 -vi 90 ~ew 2 vv 3 per Cent 9 o} i f I 3 per Cent. Jan. 1894 D O. 5 per Cent. Jan 1873 — Annuities, 30 y 8,. .ire sth Jan., 1880 Do for 30 yrs r , 'ex e p x i p re sth Aug., 1, D 0 (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 .7 . pm b l _ ehe quer Bills, £l , O OO, 4 per Cent lo D o .............. . ... £5OO _ pin I) Do ............ £lOO (4c £2OO , '7-'7 13a111 of Englund Stock, 63 per Cent ... 25'2 53 L•NDI-Lii GOVERNMENT SECuRITIEB. ludlati Stock, Do • ccoun t 101 per Cent., A pr il 1874 ... A Do °. 4 5 per C ent. July, 1880 107 Do. C er tificate s petificates r Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Enf aced Paper 4 per C e nt 840. 5 'Der Cent , Jan. 1872 43 . 51 per Cent., May 1879 Do. 10370. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 no. Bonds, 5 per C en t. , £l , 000 der £l,000 FOREIGN FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Argentine Republic, 6 per A.,nstrian Bonds, o per Cent, 1859 urazilian 5 per Cet D °. 41 per Cent.,n 1852.-58.-60 Do. 1863 13 % 5 per Cent., 1865 — Do Account ' 130 . £ICO B onds 75 41 Buen os Ayres 6 per Cent 75 ODo 2 per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent.) ..ilian 6 per Cent Do. 8 per Cunt. . . ... . ...................... . DDo. 6 per Cunt A. Do.o. „ B ii 1867....... ............. •--- ColomDo. , Scrip, £2O paid l, 1 dis bian, ' 6 per Cent. ...... DCuba, 6 per Cent. .. anish 3 per Cent., 18425 - D). 5 per Cent., 186 ...................... .00. Account . Z matter New Consolidatecl, a l r p a e n r t !ent . Do. Provisional Land W r .... , Do befuned '4 tYptian 7 per Cent Po. Sucond Issue 1 D1 •c• £lOO Bonds 0. D O. 1864 82f 3 J io. £lOO B onds B3 4 Gree 1)0 Government R a il way k 5 per Ce n t s . , 1824-5 , ex Coupon Debentures. : s 151 i 1 i D Account o._ 1) , , r , ). Coupons 6 ~ vo. Account _ ..-atemitla 5 per Cent. _ '` b itian 5 per Coat 1865 Doi Account _ 4. 1) , o. Maremmana Railway ' cl ear. per Cent Ditto for Account D° 6 Dn. 186 4 — ;ol.per Cent. Anglo-French nntovdean 6 . per Cent. ........ . li• eriah Imperial 5 per Cent er.,:r Granda, 4 "° 3 per Oe n Do. Deferred pei,t -I.G.aticl Warrants (Hectares) , D 14 ° 5 per Cent., 1865 D O Account 11 0 4 , D o ,73' Per Cent., 1865 D o ',i Per Cent. (Uribarren) Do ' Per Cent., 1862 1,.. Account Ituss7Ag„%ee3Per Ct., 18 53'6,'7,'9,'60,'2, '3, 421 3 D O - 4 1 a Per Cent., 1822, £ St 9O Do A ! Per Cont. 1850 Do p• Per Cent., 1860 Do 5 P " C ., e at• 1 859 Do 5 CrP C ent 1862 883 8 1 go er Do, i Cent. 1864 891 893 gio-n D o. —uto_ll, 1 866, all paid BB ; 3 I..3.ardinian 3 5. per C ent c. .£25 paid 23 3pm t kanish 3 per Oe BoA=unt U 4.} isT o _ ne ,_ ... . : 121 Tr e .. PO, A ce _ __ A, -r -- tiaiiciv_ 7,1:1)01t c ° '-' ... eapaj..A.ceip..,, r ~, __e•u-ii, 0"T u rt. of Con not funded ~ A ccount P vredi ch , „, ,_ a per Cent. ~" _.t per Gent 1864 li scrip, 00 'd dis Tu rdeli 6 ver 0 Pal D o. _ ou en t. 1854 De.De _c ou nt Cat ............................... Do k • " I t 1858 - Lcount ,E ici , .... to ° 6 A ; ": r C113:14.81.Z ................. nc- - .aec o --- . 561 5 1 6 Do.zio„LTt i , 0 Bonds DD o ) Per Cent., 1863 o. 'APer Cunt, 1865 Vei l 'teeount . 30f f ,(izn eh , 3 ................................ &Jo 6 p er cent Cent i i , F ur c e ,,,, ~___ Ditt-o. ii ~ ~ ."-i 16,32 o ii'r k,ent, 1864 Di P er Cent. ........................... 448.ri vidends on the above payable in London. 131,41g;•azi1T.1,4 p e r Cent., Ex. 10 Florins -.etch Per cent., Ex. 25f. p b. 4 p. ePrecr Cent Ex. 12 Guil ii 56 renel l ft„ , ot. Certificates . luni al, 3 'lite; 3 'Der Cent., Ex. 25f. — .1) 0. A _Per Cent: 1831, Ex. 25f. ''''''coutit Consnt; 11°tie- ... . THREE o'o' 14, * geeou_g .... .............................. 90 , —LOOK. .............................. 90i 1 LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) 0 MOO bales. The Market o pens steady. S :iles probably 7,000 r rd at ;or li e tos ' - - tO ;Les' Loa t o ° f lifoq d 1)11. died ' lo 5° ty, 8-13 pit ,. a nd : 0 1 ' C IL of SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. 61114tUl 1.110 hxeLer Caledonian .. . 85 b 7 117 119 40 45 Jam brian .kirk and Bandon.-- Cornwall Dublin & Belfast June Oun,.rerth, & A b.J unc &London, zerip Certi Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Augl. at. No. 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern D. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, is. at 25 p rr GIS. and W. of Ireland Gt. Western -Original Do. 6. Val. Rail. gua.t Do. South Wales Do. W. Mid.—Oxforo Do. Newport Do. Hereford I.,rincashire.s.; Yorkshire London and Blacks all Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast Lon., Chat., and Dovei' Do. Metrop. Ex. A Lon. & Aunt Weston, Lou. .k South Wester% Man., 611 e., & Lincoln Atetropolitan Do. New Do. Extension Vetropattan District Do. do. do. 4 6 65 6S 20 72 1 4 116 3: 32 8 120 '22 i. 3 13 Sc) 01 50 61 32 35 33 36 126 128 82 84 IS 1) 13 10 122 121 81 1 0 4.1 60 .24 125 - -a 103 110 00. and St. John's liou Do. £9 Share Do, Birmin.. tt Derby id Kent . . 111 125 1u 11 92 94 North British Do. Ed., POI., & Dun N th. blastern—Berwick Do. CT.N•E puroh ast Do. Leedg Do. Yorx Do. Carlisle ..... Do. Stock. Az Darling. Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1861 5 . Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire N. day. W. Junction Scottish Central 37 39 4 18 104 lu . 63 65 fl',l 10 35 56 10 11 ti 110 20 1 2p 1 tp 60 it 115 120 148 152 Scot. N. E , Abcr. stock 00. Scot, Mid. stack ,Shropshire Union South Devon south Eastern Staines, Wok., 6: Wok Pail Vale 49 51 69 71 9 10 155 160 3 4, Do. C Vale o► Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha i West Cornwall Railways. I p a i d. ' Closing I Business Price. done. BRITISH r Atlantic ctt St. Lawrence Born., Baroda, Cen.ln. st 20 '4Ol LO gu. 5 per cent.. . Do. F shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Bud.,Brant,&Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- Calcutta tk S. E., lim Jape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p , East: Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension i;randTrunkof Canada Do. Equip. Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.O Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deterred Do. 3d Pre': stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Prot. stook . Do. do. deterred .... G t. India Pen. gua. sp.c. Vo. Uua. 5 per cent.. Do. New gtia. 5 2. c tit. South of India gua. 5 per cent DJ. 41 per cent Do Great We.s. of Canada Do. New ...... Do. 6p. o IR.s. pay. 1873 Do. 54 du. pay. 1877-8 Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.o Do. 41 do Do. 41 do Do. Fifth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. a. Buds. Mel. dr Hudson's Bay 6pc lst pf.bs Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub.... . s Do.lndus Starlot COLONIAL GO VEK British Columbia. 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1872 Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug DJ. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed sk Cape G.llope, 6 p.c.1873 , 1890-1900 Do, do 1880-9 V Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9 H Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1100 - Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. and July Do. 1878 Do. 1882, May 15, Nov. ,5 Do. 1815, Feb. & Aug.. Natalqov. 6 per cent.. IINT.B.Gov. 6 p.c.J uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 186 bi Do. 5 p.c. 18:1 to 187 d Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. e sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,a. 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards Vlo,Gov. 6 p.a. Ja &July Do. do, April & Oat BRIM Cam. Consol. (.1 ola, lira Chivcrton Clifford Amalgamated. Devon G. Cona. (Tavlet Urakewalls East Bassett Nast Caradon East Cant Bra Nast Grenville East Gunnislake East Lovell I. WI Russell (Tavlstk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great Lixey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy-- U. Wheal Vor (kielst , u ; renville tlerod's Foot ..... 3 larke Valley _El ia in r g g s a t r o e n t twyndy Iron Ore, Jim I) (U o n w y ns Lelant ' New Sewn ••• •1 North itoskear North Wheal Crotty ••' Prosper United...." • • Pr ,, yidenee ,Uny Lelant /S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S.Wheal k`ran. (Mogan Stray Panic Pin Croft .... ..... ... Vigra and Clogan , West Vassettallogan W. Caradon (Ltakeard West Chiyerton ....... West Seton ..... Wheal Bassett ,Illogan Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Seton ....... , . Wh.' Trelawney (Li*. H MINIGS. 2.1.0 294 2.14. t 2.14:0 8.3. t 3.9.0 11.2 6, all 0.14.6 if 3.2.0 18.18.9 35.15.0 ssi 5 i 7.0 17 16 VICKKICKEN(Ii4; bEL AR , , , North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail,. 83 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENT.II.I4b. Mid. Bradford,'Pf. stock 91 reston and Wyre. *ll Wilts and Someset, 78 FORE) GN BAIL WATS. Great Luxembourg. 1 It I Recife and San Francisco, Bin., gua. 7 per cent., 9j FOREIGN KINEN. Chontalea Gold and Silver Mining, 21 Port Philip,;} United Mexican, lira., 21 i " " - - DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, 601 BANKS. Agra, lim., Alliance, lim., 174 Anglo Austrian, 61 Anglo-Italian, Um., 104 Australasia. 67 Bank of Egypt, 3:4 Chartered sler. of India. London, and China, 31 City, 14 Consolidated Bank, 11m., 44 East London, lim.. 3 24 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 17 Imperial Bank, lim., 224 Imperial Ottoman, lim.. 84 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 3 21 London andt;ounty, 64 London Joint Stook, 43 4 24 London and South African, in London and South-Western, lim.. 13 London and N estminster, 01,1 Midland Bank, lim., 184 Provincial of Ireland, 844 Union of London, 454 5 MISCELLANKOUB. Anglo-American Telegraph, 154 Atlantic Telegraph, Dit o, 8 per cunt., 57. 5 Australian Agricultural, 10 Berlin Water Works. lim., 124 Ceylon Company, 101 : Ditto, A shares, 12 4 • Commercial Union. Insurance. 34 4 Credit iconcier of Englanu. Jim 434 4 1 Crystal Palace, Ditto, 6 per cent. perpctl. deb., 108 6 Electric Telegraph, 132 Gen. Credit and Discount, 11m.. 5 Home and 11.1onial A sourance, If iludson'Fl Bay, hi Imperial Laud Company of Marseilles, lim., 1 04 14 International Financial Bociety. Lim_ 2 4 London Financial Association , lim., 7 London General Omnibus Company, lim, 3 Lon on aut.! Provincial Marine, i 4 M •dras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per cent, by In. dian Government), 191 Slerchant Shipping, lim., 12i National Discount. Company. 134 North Britisn AustrAlasian, IA Ocean arine Insurance), 114 ti Peninsula and Oriental steam, Ditto, new, 63; C 4 Royal Mail Stearn, 108 rust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, : 4 4 Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Luan, 7, 4 2 THE NEW Doa-TAX.--The dog-tax of ss. per year, instead of 125., will commence on the Ist April. In the year ending the 31st March the net sum realised was £219,313, against £210,330 in the preceding year, showing MU increase of £8,983. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT Or` CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) KNOX V. GTE.-.TRE ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.-JUDGMENT. This morning his Lordship delivered his judgment in this case, which was an appeal from the decision of Vice- Chancellor Wood. The plaintiff, Col. Brownlow Knox, sought by his bill to obtain a dissolution of partnership al leged by him to exist as to the affairs of the Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden, between himself and Mr. Gye, and consequent relief upon the footing of such partnership, and also as to the share in the adventure of the late Mr. Thistle thwayte, who died in the Crimea. The defendant denied the existence of the alleged partnership, and stated in effect that the money contributed by the plaintiff some years previously to assist blue in carrying du the opera was advanced upon the express footing that if the money was lost the loss should fall upon the plaintiff, who would only look to repayment in the event of profits being made, ' • and in no case to share of the► profits. As to Mr. Thistle thwayte's share and the disposition in favour of the plain tiff and defendant made by that gentleman before leaving England, the answer of Mr. Gye set forth that a deed was prepared but not executed, owing to the opposition of the plaintiff to bo therein named as a partner, and the arrange ment for giving Mr. Thistlethwayte's share, in case of his death, to the plaintiff and defendant equally, was effected ' by a will. Notwithstanding this statement in the answer, the plaintiff had not, up to the hearing, amended his bill by setting out the will in question, probate of which had been only obtained on the Gth November, a few day before the hearing in the court below. The Vice-Chan cellor held that Colonel Knox had wholly failed to establish his claim to be a partner, but inti mated that some relief might be obtained as to Mr. Thistlethwayte's share, and also as to the £5,000 advanced by him, in case profits should be found upon inquiry to have been made in carrying on the theatre since the advance of that sum. The plaintiff subsequently moved for leave to amend his bill by setting forth the will of 21r. Thistlethwayte, Sce.„ and the appli cation was supported by an affidavit for the purpose of explaining his not having amended the bill before the hearing. The motion was directed to stand over for judg ment, together with the point left undisposed of at the hearing, until Dec. 4, when the Vice-Chancellor refused leave to amend, on the ground that the plaintiff had given no satisfactory explanation of his delay in amending, his bill and obtaining probate, and decreed that ho must be left to raise by supplemental bill any case he might be advised to assert as to Mr. Thistlethwayte's will, so as to afford the defendant full opportunity for meeting the same. The case having subsequently come before the Lords Justices, leave to amend was refused, from which decision the plaintiff appealed. His lordship reversed the decision of the Vice-Chancellor, who dealt with Thistlethwayte's interest in the undertaking, and varied that portion of it which dealt with Colonel Knox's interests. The Vice-Chancellor directed that an account should bo taken between the parties down to the year 1857, when the Italian opera performances closed at the Lyceum Theatre. His lordship, however, this morning directs that an account bo taken down to the year 1855, when Covent Garden Theatre was destroyed by fire. APPEALS.-HOUSE OF LORDS, FEB. 19. O'MALLEY IRWIN V. SIR GEORGE GREY, BART. This was an appeal from the Court of Exchequer Chem ber, affirming a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas in the defendant's favour. The plaintiff i❑ error appeared in person ; and the Soli citor-General and Mr. Thomas Jones represented the do• fendant in error. The action was brought by the plaintiff for a mandamus commanding the defendant to submit his petition of right to her Majesty, pursuant to the Petition of Right Act, 1860, and " when her Majesty's fiat being obtained to the said peti tion to return the same to the plafutiff." This application was made under the provisions of the Common Law Procedure Act, 1854, sec. 68, to a jury for a mandamus, and not to the discretion of tho Judges. The plaintiff submitted that acts of Parliament worn not passed to remain dead letters, and he trusted that his having been the first to avail him self of the remedial provisions of the Act against an executive Minister of the Crown would not bo deemed in the remotest degree to derogate from his confidence in her Majesty's Judges; to whom only, previous to the passing of the Act, an application for a mandamus could be made. Besides, Lord Lyndhurst and all other learned statesmen were of opinion that no matter in dispute between the Crown and the subject should over be tried otherwise than by a jury. Tho plaintiff, by his petition of right, claimed £lOO,OOO, pursuant to an award dated 12th March, 1858, of Lord Westbury (then Sir Richard Bethell) in his favour. The first section of the Petitions of Rights Act, 1860 (23d and 24th Vic., c. 34), gave the subject a right to select any ono of the superior courts at Westminster for the trial of such petition. He selected her Majesty's superior Court of Queen's Bench at Westminster for the trial of his claim, as set forth in his petition of right, dated 21th April, 1861; therefore, no other court, power, or authority., except his chosen court, could investigate, try, and decide his claim to £lOO,OOO, pursuant to said award ; and ho submitted that it was not competent or consistent with the duty of the defendant to advise the Queen to withhold her fiat to the petition of right That the jury in this case not haring been constituted ac cording to law (the Gth Geo. IV., c. 50, s. 25, 30, and 57), their verdict was a nullity; therefore the judgment of the Court having been founded on such a verdict— in fact, having been founded on a nullity—is erroneous and alto gether illegal. That it is admitted on the record that only ten of the special jury struck were summoned, also that eight of them were not summoned; consequently the green grocer and corn-chandler from tho immediate neigh bourhood of defendant's residence in Pimlico were illegally and in controversion of the jury laws placed on the jury, in place of the special jurors who were struck, and mutually fixed on to try the cause, but not summoned. That if this maladministration of law could not have occurred if defendant had not had the venue changed from Surrey to Middlesex, his own county, con trary to the plaintiff's strongest remonstrance. That it is admitted on the record that the special jurors names were not called over in Court at or after ten o'clock, the hour named in the summonses fcr their attendance, and for the Court to sit. The record, therefore, proved that the defendant's allegation of the plaintiff's ground for the bringing error was that the special jury panel was called over before 10 o'clock is manifestly fallacious; and a suggestioAlsi, which is set forth in his printed case. Plaintiff referred to " The Law and Practice of Writs of Error," pages 5 and 77, and to various authorities from tho Year BoDks, 17 Edward 111., p. 50," to decisions of all Le courts down to the present time, both "in Error" and "on motion," to sustain the law that the special jury struck must try the case, and that there can be no tales jurors unless the special jurors are summoned ; when by the section of the Common Law, Procedure Act there may be a tales. Also, that a bad verdict cannot help itself has often been determined, and that hero the defeat was in the verdict itself. On those grounds the present appeal was brought. Mr. O'Malley Irwin hadnot concluded his case when the court adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGEACE.—This Day. - o - MARLBOROUGH-STREET. ATTEMPTING TO ROB A LAUNDRESS'S CART.—Thomas Tyslin and Thomas Wilson, two young men, were brought before Mr. Tyrwhitt, by Gordon, 33 0, charged with attempting to steal a basket of lines from a laundress's cart. Police -constable Gordon said he saw theprisoners loiter ing about Clurges-street, and go up to a laundress's cart and try to remove a basket of linen, but they could not do it, and after following them through several streets, he took them into custody. Iu answer to the chargo, the prisoners said they were hard-working fellows. Mr. Tyrwhitt said ho had no doubt they were, but with out they could call any witnesses to character, he would have to commit them for three months each with hard labour. The prisoners having no one to speak to their character were committed for three months each. THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY _ 20, 1867. soner by appointment, and was about to hand him a sove reign, when a police-c,onstable, by a pro-concerted signal, made his appearance and took the prisoner into custody. Mr. Paget said the witness Schriebor had acted very honestly and properly. The prisoner, in defence, said be did not tell the potman there was a sovereign and ss. in the hole. He did not know how much silver there was in the hole. Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial. TIMID EDITION. SUN OFFICE, 7 o'CLock. ISIONS. 57 co 100 101 id ip 4 4i 711 NI 50 5'S 101 103 101 163 106 107 20 22 85 88 57 59 53 54 52 64 37 40 23 25 106 too a 1 I : a 1p 100 102 91 93 121 13i 14 12.) /.8 i 2 81 64 11 11 , 1 100 102 92 94 65 90 82 65 97 9J 97 98 1 • 97 98 [T SECUIL: 99 101 98 100 , 100 102 87 89 86 68 :1 10! 164 104 108 103 105 101 103 01 ?3 101 103 106 luB 102 104 103 105 103 106 tGS 107 03 110 16 qi 91 isS 85 56 101 102 al 86 96 98 91 93 106 108 Eli 8f 107 109 8 9 5 7 100 410 1 Ji 22 21 6 6 3 34 2 3 i 1 9 10 31 31 3 5 13 17 17 18 1} 16 3t 34 21 56 9 3f 41 2} 14,1 35 45 11 13 91 Si 21 3; 26 28 310 130 I 11 3i 4; 13 14 3h 10 .2 61 63 130 140 63 75 25 28 10 12 105 115 1 0 12 100 it 31i i 1 Itl 129 SOl 491 i 5) 1271 7 S!i 3 ►'g 123 21 $1 50 4 , 4 12st 41 1044 5 69 8f 91 7, , SSE MEN' .rriES. THAMES. ROBBERY AY A SERVANT.—A youth named Mark William Brown was brotight before Mr. Paget charged with steal ing three eoyereigns from a desk in the shop of Mr. Edwin Bonner, a butcher, of No. 47, Charlotte-street, New-road, Whitechapol. A boy named Smith, in the service of Bonner, was con victed at the last Middlesex sessions for stealing three sovereigns from a desk in his master's shop. The prosecu tor interceded with the Court in his favour, and ho was allowed to go at large on entering into recognisauces to appear and rec2ive judgment when called upon. Mr. Bon ner now repeated that he missed three sovereigns from a desk in Lis shop on Monday, the 4th of the present month. There was £ll in the desk including a cheque, and £2 in silver, in the morning. .0u the following day he marked three florins, two half-crowns, and a shilling. A portion of the marked money (9s. 6d.) was found in the posession of Smith. Yesterday he found a marked half-crown in a rat's hole iu the slaughter-housa. That made up the whole of the marked money. The prisoner was formerly an errand boy. In cross-examination by the prisoner, Mr Bonner said— You have been in my service four years. Smith was in my service five months. I never had any suspicion until within the last four months. I have been robbed to an enormous extent. You were searched on tho day Smith was arrested, and only 4d. was found upon you. Alfred Schrieber, potmad at the Queen's public-house, in Charlotte-street, Whitechapel, kept by Mr. Bonner, sen., said the prisoner celled upon him yesterday morning, and said, " I want to speak to you." If you go down to master's slaughter-house, move the dirt barrow, there is a note, and you will find a sovereign and five shillings; give me the sovereign, and you may have the silver. Ile told Mr. Bonnor what the prisoner said ; the hole was ex plored, and in addition to the half-crown a sovereign and two sixpences were found, In the evening heynet the pri- The Reform Question. MANCHESTER, Tuesday Evening. The annual meeting of the National Reforr Union was held this evening ; Mr. Bazley, M.P, in the chair. Delegates from all parts of the kingdom were present. A resolution was adopted condemning the pro posed procedure by Resolution ; and the meeting further declared that no measure short of house hold suffrage with a lodger franchise would be ac cepted as a settlement. It was agreed that a guarantee fund of £50,000 should be raised to meet the expenses of the agita tion ; and at the close of the meeting the subserip tions already - received were stated to be over X. 10,800. NOTTINGHAM. At a large meeting of Liberals held in Notting ham on Monday night the following resolution in reference to the Reform proposals by the Tory Go vernment was unanimously adopted:— " That this meeting is of opinion that the Reso lutions placed before Parliament by the Ministry are vague and unsatisfactory, and evidently show the indisposition of the Government to deal with Re form in a fair and liberal spirit ; and that this meet ing fully believes that the time has arrived when the peace and wellbeing of the country demand the set tlement of the Reform question on a broad and liberal baSis." NQRWICII. A meeting of Reformers was held on Monday evening at St. Peter's-hall, Norwich, " to adopt re solutions in regard to the present most unsatisfac tory state of the Reform question, to protest against the hollow and evasive Resolutions of the Govern ment, and also to adopt an address to Mr. Glad stone assuring him of the confidence of the people, and begging him at once to bring a motion before the House of Commons which shall test the sincerity of Ministers in dealing' with the extension of the suffrage." Mr. J. J. Colman presided. Mr. WHITE (a working man) moved—" That it is necessary for the wellbeing of her Majesty's sub jects that the question of Reform should be settled without delay, and that any further factious deal ing with the subject would be prejudicial to the in terests of the country." Mr. BARNARD (another working man) seconded the resolution, which was carried nem. con. Mr. A. M. F. MORGAN moved, " That the man ner in which her Majesty's Government are dealing with the great and momentous subject of Reform, by bringing forward vague and incoherent Resolu tions, is an insult to the intelligence of the nation." Mr. J. H. TILLETT, in seconding the resolution, said—Although Mr. Disraeli spoke for three hours the other night, no one could gather from what he said what were the Ministerial intentions with re gard to Reform. Had Mr. Disraeli been present at that meeting he would have learned a lesson of plain speaking, and would have been enabled in much less than three hours to state in plain terms what were the intentions of the Government upon the subject. The construction which he (Mr. Tillett) put upon the Resolutions was that one half meant nothing, and the other half meant mischief. The resolution was carried, as was another ex pressing unshaken confidence in Mr. Gladstone, and earnestly hoping "that he will at once bring a motion before the House of Commons which shall test the sincerity of Ministers, and insure a speedy settlement of the Reform question." A copy of the resolutions was ordered to be for warded to Mr. Gladstone and also to the members for Norwich. A him dar by BuAlraugers, We are indebted to the proprietors of the Dubbo Dispatch for a copy of the " Extraordinary" of that paper, published on the morning of the 10th inst., giving full particulars of the sticking up last Friday of the mail from Bourke and Lower Macquarie. The attack, it appears, took place at Narramine, some 25 miles from Dubbo, and is thus narrated On Saturday last Dubbo was alarmed by the re ceipt of intelligence that the mail coach from Bourke to Dubbo bad been stuck up by bushrangers, and one of the passengers shot. It was at first hoped that the facts were exaggerated ; but, unfor tunately, subsequent information proved them to be only too true, for although the bags were left untouched, Mr. J.G.Grenfell was mortally wounded. The up-mail carried two passengers, Mr. Com missioner Grenfell (who was removing from the Albert iu the New England District), and a Mr. Cantrill, from Congolgan. About half-past 6on Friday evening, as the coach was about two miles from Mr. Christie's station, Narramine, two armed men, mounted on spirited bay horses, rode out on the road from a patch of scrub, and several times ordered the coachman, Charles Stuart, to bail up. The driver was at the time filling his pipe, and the reins were held by Mr. Grenfell, to whom ho said, " Draw up ; these are the bushrangers." Mr. Gren fell took no notice of the robbers' summons, but jerked the reins in order to incraase the speed of the horses. Simultaneously he drew out of his trousers pocket a snaall pistol, and deliberately taking aim fired at the scoundrels. Astonished at their reception, the robbers retired a few yards, and then rode ahead of the coach, and began to fire at the pa:ssengers with revolvers. Six or seven discharges took place ; when one ball unluckily struck Mr. Grenfell in the upper part of the thigh ; another bullet went through the trousers of Cantrill, and embedded itself in the cushion on which he was sitting; and a third shot whizzed past .the ear of the driver. The horses were then pulled up, and Mr. Grenfell said, " Charley, Pin shot." The mis creants were at this time about a hundred yards in advance of the vehicle. Mr. Grenfell, whose determined courage never flagged from the moment the rascals rode up, jumped out of the mail, shook his little revolver threateningly at the robbers, and exclaimed in a loud tone of voice " Come on, you scoundreds !" However, they did not accept the challenge, but galloped off in the direction of the Began River. The wounded man, weak from the loss of blood, and suffering painfully from the effects of his injury, no w staggered an d fell. With the assistance of Mr. Cantrill, Mr. Grenfell, who was perfectly sensible, was lifted into the coach by the driver and brought to Narramine, where he received every possible kindness and attention. Information was forthwith despatched to the police, and a medi cal man was sent for. Dr. Mountain at once started off, and Dr. Tibbits followed in a abort time ; but all the remedies which medical skill suggested could not save the brave but unfortunate man, who, after suffering the most acute pain and agony, expired at 7 o'clock on Saturday evening, just 24 h ours after receiving his death wound. Th o police, under Mr. Hogg, are in pursuit of th e mur derers. For obvious reasons we decline stating whether or not a clue has been obtained to their where abouts. They are supposed to be the same men who stuck up and rifled the mail from Sydney to Wellington last Wednesday. They were disguised when they encountered Mr. Grenfell with white gauze marks, the holes around the eyes being painted black. Mr. Grenfell was formerly a gold commis sioner at Forbes, and at the time of the reoganisa tion of the goldfields management was appointed Crown Lands Commissioner for the Albert district, Bourke being his head-quarters. His gentlemanly manner and affability endeared him to all with whom he came in contact, either officially or other wise ; and we feel certain his death will be deplored by a large circle of friends. He leaves a wife and two or three children to lament his loss. The cool and bravo manner in which Mr. Grenfell defended the mail, and prevented the rascals from robbing it is beyond mere eulogy ; and we trust the inhabi tants of the district,will practically illustrate their admiration of his heroic conduct by erecting to his memory a monument recording the manner of his death.—,Sydney Herald, DIPERIAL PARLIAMENT lIOUSE OF COMMONS.—Tars DAY. Tho SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time : --Denbigh, Ruthiu, 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 crdered for a return respecting the steel of which the Whitworth rifle barrels, which have been used in the army, were made; rtnd copy of reports of officers commanding regiments or battalions to whom the Whitwohlt rifles were issued, re pecting the efficiency of those rifles for the service. STEERING AND SAILING RULES. An Hox. MEMBER gave notice that on Friday he would ask the First Lord of the Admiralty a question with re ference to the Admiralty Steering and Sailing Rules. ANNUITY TAX ABOLITION (EDINBURGH, PARISH OF CANONGATE) BILL. On the order for the second reading of this bill, An Hozr. MEMBER presented a petition from the church of St. George's, Edinburgh, against the bill. Mr. M'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 vexed question of the Annuity-tax and to restore peace to the city. He 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 largo bodies of the electors. After it Is as framed, another meeting was held, with the chief magistrate in the choir, In which a solemn protest was signed by nearly 8,000 inhabitants—of whom 1,000 were electors—declaring that they never would be satisfied with its provisions, and that they would continue to urge its repeal. SirJ. FERGUSON opposed the bill, and moved that it be 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 ho thought if the louse 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. MONORIEFF 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 Oanongate, 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 respoct the arrangement come to in 1860. NV 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. Ho hoped his hon. friend would not press his bill to a division, because it had not the slightest chance of success. If ho did he must givo his vote against him. After a discussion, in which Mr. HADFIELD and Mr. ORuM-EWING took part, the house divided, when there appeared— For the socond reading Against it Majority The bill was consequently lost. CRIMINAL LAW BILL. Mr. R. GURNEY moved the second reading of this bill, tho object of which was to improve the admiaistra . tion of justice. As the bil: was not to meet with opposi tion, he would merely, at that stage, state the two novel ties introduced into the bill. Thu first was that when a prosecutor determined to go on with a prosecution after a magistrate had decided that there is not sufficient evidence to warrant a conviction, that he should be called upon to pay the expenses of the person against whom ha pro ceeds. It was now competent for any person to go baforo 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 case) came before the petty jury for trial the counsel engaged for the pro secution stated there was no evidence, and the person was discharged. He thought such a system highly injurious, because a person 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 he 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. lIURST objected to the bill, and thought that the best way of getting over the inconvenience of obtaining 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 unt ,he Ist of March. SUGAR D UTIES. The report on th e reduction of the sugar duties was brought up and received. SUPPLY. Upon the bringing up tho report of the committee 01 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 he 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.igentleman 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 occupied them. At present the accommodation offered to ladies in the house was disgraceful, and the sooner it was altered the better. (Hear, 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 Commissioners were mere 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 HON. MEMBER asked the names of the parsons who comprised the Executive Committee Mr. D. 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 ha could say that the sum of £116,000 would cover all expenses, and that there would be no further call for money . ? Mr. lIUNT said ho really could not. He had felt stir prise and indignation, he had tried protestation, and at last be had come to Christian resignation on this Vote. lie could give no guarantee for the future. The late nor pre sent Government was not responsible for the outlay. Sir G. BOWYER said as neither the late nor the pre sent Government was responsible for the vote, ho should like to know Irho was. Some one, more than likely some subordinate, was the real party, and he should like to know who he was. . Mr. WALPOLE said, of course, the Government would be responsible for the expenditure. Mr. SCOURFIELD said what the house 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 1 iko to know who was to be responsible for the future. . Mr. HUNT said the late President and Vice-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 was again real], when Mr. DILL WT/s1 said he did hope that some assurance would be given to tho house that the estimate would not 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 then received. 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 Habeas 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 defer any statement he might have to make until to 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 continuo the good work, and proceed with such remedial measures which were so much required iu Ireland. Leave was given to bring iu 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 tween British sul.jects at Odessa. CRIMINAL LUNATICS. Mr. WALPOLE obtained leave to bring in a bill to amend the 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 a second time to-morrow. The house then adjourned. HOUSE OF LORDS- LAsT EVENING. BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN BILL. The Earl of CAILNARVON 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 ba equally represented. This would embrace the two Canada; Nova Scotia, Labrador, and New 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. Under its provisions a Governor-Ganeral would be appointed by the Crown, and the Lieutenant-Governors by the Gover nor-General in Council for a term of five years. There would be t wo Legislative Chambers : the Upper to consist of 72 members returned by the three sections of the pro vinces, one being Upper Canada, another Lower Canada, and a third the maritime provinces, with power reserved to the Crown to create six more in cases of emergency, on the recommendation of the Governor-General in Council. With regard to the Lower House the principle adopted was to provide a fair proportion of members to each pro vince according to population.. The total number of mem bers in the first instance would b 3 180, subject to !attire alterations in the proportion allotted to each province from time to time. The main object of the bill was to secure to these provinces complete self-government with respect to local affairs, connected with which was the subject of the Intercolonial Railway, with reference to which nearly every recent Administration had been more or less com mitted, and the ccnstruction of which was indispensable to the successful establishment of the Confederation. It might be urged that it would haveboen better to establish a closer union between the provinces; but this had been found im practicable, on account . of the jealousy entertained by the maritime provinces of their local autonomy. The present scheme, therefore must be considered rather as a treaty of union between the several colonies, and he thought that great credit was duo to their representatives for the manner which they had risen superior to local prejudices. In con clusion, Lord Carnarvon expressed his firm conviction that the proposal contained in the bill would tend to strengthen the liberties and independence of British North America, materially promote the development of its re sources, and cement still closer its alliance with the Eng lish Crown. The Marquis of NORMANDY and Viscount Moscx gave a warm support to the bill, which also met with the general approval of Earl RUssELL and Lord LYVEDEN. The bill was then read a second time, and their lordships adjourned at a few minutes past eight o'clock. Statistics of Artisans and the Suffrage. On the 4th of March Earl Russell will move, in the House of Lords, that an humble address be presented to her Majesty praying that there be laid before the house : "1. A list in alphabetical order of the cities and boroughs in England and \Vales returning members to Parliament previously to the passing of the Act 2 and 3 Will. IV., cap. 45, and stating the nature of the suffrage eliding in each city and borough. "2. A return showing the number of electors in each city and borough in England and Wales for 1865-66, classed according to the several qualifications in respect of which they are entitled to vote; and the number of such electors who come within the description of mechanics, artisans, and other persons supporting themselves by daily manual labour, classed in like manner. " 3. The number of electors made out from the foregoing return, distinguishing those who come within the descrip tion ut mechanics, artisans, and other persons supporting themselves by daily manual labour in the cities and boroughs entitled to return members to Parliament before the pass ing of the Reform Act, and distinguishing the mechanics, artisans, and other working men entitled to vote as scot and lot voters, potwallers, and other ancient right qualifi cations from those entiled to vote as freemen or as £lO occupiers. "4. A similar return of mechanics, artisans, &c., in cities and boroughs entitled to return members to Parliamontfor the first time by the Act 2 and 3 Will. IV., cap. 45 and also in the borough of Birkenhead." SYBIL'S SECOND LOVE. By Julia Kavanagh. Three vols.—" This is a clever novel. It is remarkable for the admirable manner in which the character of the heroine, Sybil Kennedy, is developed. A young girl somewhat vain, thoughtless, and mercurial in the opening of the story, she becomes, by reason of various thoroughly natural events, a woman of deep - feeling, firm will, and unshakeable love. All this is managed with great skill, and is by no means the only merit of the novel. The story itself is keenly interesting, thoroughly pure in tone, full of good, pointed dialogue, admirable desdriptive writing, and has a well-conceived plot, most skilfully worked out.—Star. HOUSE OF LORDS' APPEALS.—Although the well known case of " Yelverton v. Yelverton" stands first in order of the cases set down for hearing in the ses.iion, it is understood the case will not come on at pr3sent. Some of the lady's friends, it is said, are taking step 3 in order to obviate the necessity of appellant pleading in forma pauperis. THE MARRYAT COLLECTION.—The sale of this highly interesting and valuable collection of works of art, formed during a lung series of years by Mr. Joseph Marryat, author of the well-known work on "Pottery and Porcelain," terminated yesterday at the rooms of Messrs. Christie, Manson, and Woods, in King-street, St. James's squire. The whole realised upwards of £B,OOO. We are authorised to state that the meeting of the Liberal members of the House of Commons, fixed for Thursday next, is postponed until Tuesday next. This step is taken in order that the meeting may be in posses sion of the explanations promised by the Government on Monday next, before they decide on the course to be taken with a view to the settlement of the question of Reform. A young Greek at Washington has given to the American papers a letter he has received from Athens giving an account of the murder by the Turks of nine students, formerly of the University of Athens. Three of them, on refusing to give up their Christain faith at the demand of the Pasha, were, according to this letter, roasted a fire and their bodies given to the dogs. THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION.—An effort is being made to induce the British Association for the Advance ment of Science to visit Norwich in 1868. Among the gentlemen who are moving iu the matterare Viscount Bury, Professor Sedgwick, Sir Willoughby Jones, Sir S. Bignold, Colonel Fitzroy, Mr. R. J. H. Harvey, M.P., Ste. Loss OF TtiE EX-CONFEDERATE CRUISER SUMTER. —On Saturday the crew of this vessel, which for the past six months has sailed from Hull ass merchant steamer, under the name of the Gibraltar, arrived at Hull from Grimsby, their vessel having foundered on the Dogger Bank. The Gibraltar was on a voyage from Helsingborg for Hull with a cargo of grain, and shortly after putting to son she was found to be leaky. On Sunday, 10th inst., the steam pumps wore sot agoing, but they did not reduce to any appreciable extent the water which had accumulated in her hold. Day after day the pumping wont on, but still the water gained, and by Wednesday all hope of getting rid of it was abandoned, as the pumps had become choked with the grain. On Thursday the water was up to the engine-room floor and still increasing. The crew began to make ready the boats to leave the ship, as there was no vessel in sight.• Iu the evening of that day the steamer Warsaw, of Leith, hove in si g ht, and, seeing the dis abled condition of the Gibraltar, ran up alongside and offered to take her in t ow ; b u t it soon became e rident that she must sink. As the sea was smooth, and the Gibraltar was on th e D ogger B an k , w h ere her crew was likely to obtain assistance, the Warsaw left them. At 11 o'clock on Thursday night the water had reached the gauge pipes on the boilers, and it being then considered the Gibraltar could not float much longer, the crew left her in the boats. Fortunately the weather was very fine, the sea being as calm as a pond. In about an hour from the time the crew left her the Gibraltar heeled over and went down, her decks at the same moment blowing up. It is supposed the vessel leaked beneath her boilers, as every other part of her appeared to be sound. Thus foundered Semmes' cruiser, which wrou g ht suc h grea t h avoc among A mer i can trading vessels during the struggle between the Nortli and South. About 5 o'clock on Friday morning the crew were picked up by a Grimsby fishing smack, and lauded at that port in the evening of the same day. The Gibraltar was owned by Mr. T. H. Lyon, and she was insured. The Gibraltar was a wooden-built vessel. ._...„....__k--,. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day, LINCOLN RACES.—(Tms DAY.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. BROCKLESBY STAKES. The Brocklesby Stakes of 10 sous each, with 80 added for two-yr-olds; colts, Bst 101 b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 71b; winners 31b extra; the second to save his stake; straight run in (about halff-a mile). 41 subs. Ninny Veda 1 • 2 Suffolk .............. Seventeen rau. SCURRY HANDICAP. The Scurry Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for all ages; winners after the weights are published 71b extra; teecklcsby Stakes Course. Volunteer Delium.. Six ran. ALL-AGED STAKES. The All-aged Selling Stakes of 5 save each, with 30 added ; two-yr-olds 7st, three 9st, four 9st 91b, five and and upwards lOst ; mares and geldings allowed 31b ; maidens Laving started three times allowed 51b; the winner to be sold for 30 sovs; Brocklesby Stakes Course. Lady Sophie Oppressor Six ran. CITY HANDICAP. The City Handicap of 5 soya each, 3 ft, with 50 added, winners of any face after Jan. 29 (at eleven a.m.), 71b; of the Lincolnshire Handicap, 121 b; the second in the latter race, 31b extra ; the second to save his stake_ Six furlongs. 43 subs. Historian Copenhagen Loasos . 1 2 ___ 3 Twelve ran. Won by two lengths. - - JUVENILE STAKES. Tho Juvenile Selling Stakes of 5 sous each, with 40 added, for two-yr-olds; colts Bst 10Ib, fillies and geldings, Bst 71b; the winner to be sold for 50 sous; Brocklesby Stakes Course. Varna c . Miss..... Laupada c 2 3 Six ran. GRAND STEEPLECHASE. The Grand Steeplechase Handicap of 10 sovs each, h ft, and 3 only if declared, with 90 added ; winners of any steeplechase of 100 sovs after Jan. '22 (at noon), 81b; twice, or 200, 151 b extra; the second to save his stake. Four miles. 44 subs, 14 of whom pay 3 sovs each. Mean wood Elsham Old Squire Thirteen ran. HUNT STEEPLECHASE. The Lincolnshire Hunt Steeplechase Stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 added ; four year olds, list ; five, list 101 b ; six and aged, 12st 31b; to take their ago from Jan. 1; half-breds allowed 71b ; to be ridden by gentle men, farmers, tradesmen, or their sons; professionals, 71b extra ; any person who has never ridden a winner, to be allowed 51b; the second to save his stake; win ners after entry, 1016 extra. About 4 miles. Darkness... Simplicity HungeLo`.. 1 3 1 Twelve ran. BETTING ON THE COURSE. TWO' THOUSAND CHTINZAS. 7to 1 agst Julius (taken freely) VICTORIA CLUB—Tins DAT. The members present showed no disposition to bet on future events, and the success of Vandervelde for the Lincolnshire Handicap was the leading theme for gossip by those few "loungers" who put in an appearance. A few transactions on the events at Lincoln this day were registered, but these were of an insignificant nature, and not worthy of remark. Plaudit was inquired after for the 2,000 Guineas; and at 100 to 30 would have been kindly supported, had such a price been obtainable. NOTES sitoNC TRAINING QUARTERS. RICHMOND. Lozenge ie now leading Plaudit in stronger work, and the latter does his mile and a half beautifully. Newland has been galloping by himself for the last few days, and looks as well as he goes. Bumble Kito has improved in temper, and is now doing real good work, as also are Vio let and Rose. Tho Proctor is coughing. There is nothing the matter with Plaudit now ; he goes as free as possible, and is getting pretty fit. MALTON. Grand Cross follows Knight of the Crescent is mile and a quarter work, accompanied by Wild Wind and Taraban, Knight of the Grove being essod for a time. Cora is wanted for Nottingham, and has gone through plenty of exercise latterly ; she is pretty ripe. Skysail has improved materially, but is only in slow work just yet. FYFIELD. Dulcimer ran against a gate on Monday, and has not been out since, and Adam Bede has been in physic. Pin tail is getting into longer work for Epsom. Staghound has reappeared. The Splitvote colt is in steady mile and a half work, alternately led by Bradamante and Dragon. Captain Kidd and Franchise have renewed exercise this week. STOCKBRIDGE. John Davis and Lecturer have got into faster work, and the former will be sure to go to Northampton. Red Riband is under orders for Nottingham, but is not very forward in condition. Traviata and Lady Barbara will also go there. Harpenden is still lusty. The Duke goes a cracker each morning over a mile ; and Vauban gallops a mile aid a (panel-. The fillies Seville and Lady Hester follow Gomera in a couple of gallops, each of about a mile. Ross Cheri, who was not out last season, is improving wonder fully. NEWMARKET. D'Estournel was put into physic on Monday. Hermit is still trotting only, and will never stand training The Rake has again been eased, and looks very dickey still on his pins. Dragon is galloping a mile and a quarter ; and Cerf Volante, Trocadero, and Enchanteur continue at steady exercise. Star of India bowls along beautifully, and Blinkhoolie improves. Pedagogue has been walking for the last two days. Hippia does a mile and a half daily now, but is very slow. All of the above will be in faster work next week though. Julius and Knight of the Gartor appear now to be themselves again. Tho SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning Arrived, Feb. D.—Seine and Timis°, steamer, from Paris. Sailed—Lady 'Mansell, for Terceira ; Lord John Russell, steamer, and Martlett, steamer, for Dunkirk; Concordia, steamer, for Boulogne. DELL, Wednesday Morning. Passed, Feb. 19.—Medora (screw steamer), from Lon don, for Genoa. BURIED ALIVE.—In the early part of October last there died at Rome, with choleraic symptoms, Signora Amalia Barbieri, wife of Count Bennicelli. After the fune ral solemnities the body was deposited in the Campo Santo until it could be transferred to the church of the Maddal6na when the tomb which was being prepared had been com pleted. The tomb being afterwards finished the corpse was uncovered, when the fact became evident that the un fortunate lady had been placed in her coffin while she was yet living. The hands were bitten, the face was lacerated, the hair disordered and torn. The lid of the coffin had beea forced up, arid the muscles were contracted by the violent efforts that had been made. The unhappy lady, whose health had been delicate, was overtaken by a sudden at tack, and as she evinced no sign of life it was presumed she was dead. The rumour of cholera led to her being hastily plkced within the tomb.—Patrie. EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE AT CAMBERWELL.—A suicide of a most frightful character was committel last night by a man named Alfred Konion. It appears that the deceased had been living at Woolwich, but about a month ago ho saw uu advertisement in oue of the daily news papers for a house and shop to let at 22, Wyndham-road, Camberwell. Ho took this house and shop, and carried on business as a barber and hair-dresser. On last Sunday night ho said to his wife ho wished that he hail stopped down at Woolwich, for that shop which lie was in at pre sent would be the ruin of him. At midnight on Sunday he gotsomepoison from the chemist's in the neighbourhood and asked his wife to take some of it and destroy her life. She would not take it, and he turned her out of doors into the street. The poor thing, who had just got over her confinement, slept in the streets the whole of that night, anti the next morning, when she went back to him, he was then shaving a gentleman in the shop. She thought that he wadi out of his mind at two o'clock. Yesterday afternoon his wife went out to see a fiend, and returned about half-past nine last night, when she found him lying on the floor in the shop with his head nearly cut off fro m the body, and the place covered in blood, quite dead. H o had a razor in his hand covered with blood. Th e po li ce wore at once called in, and the body was removed by Mr Woodman, the coronor's officer, to the de a d-h ouse, so t h at Mr. W. Carter, the East Surrey coroner, might hold an in the deceased has left a large quest as soon as possible. family. LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR at IVESTON'S MUM HALL.—The entire Press are of one opi nion that this Selection is the Greatest Hit of the season. Costumes by S. May, Bow-street. Free list suspended. Prices as usual. SC ti. Dt en P )1i) [ as ica - raeo )gl, 3 ja gr. Nlrs. cost , s to t Plea' Mr' 1 0 3014 ,„ 3 , 10 9, Share 20 st st 100 100 100 100 all 100 100 100 t I OO 10 100 00 190 100 100 U• 0 100 100 1061 1 202 1