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

NONEY MARKET A ND COMMEROIA.L (NTELL!GEVON, TwKLii 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 f, to 21i 22fr. Two o'CLocK. According to Reuter's telegram from Paris to day, the French Renter were 69f. 62c. Inanimate. Since last evening there has been a decline of 4 Per cent. in Consols, but the market appears very ste ady. The latest prices are 904 4 for money, and 904 91 for the account. The Foreign Stock Market has been very quiet. . C hilian Scrip has declined 4, to 1 04 discount; 4, to 14 4 1 ; 'Panish Passive, 4, to 224 4 ; and the Certificates, but Turkish 5 per Cents. have ad vanced 4, to 304 4 ; and Russian Scrip, 4, 24 Prem. ; Italian Stocks are firm at 524 531 ; Mexi can, at 174 4 ; and Greek at 151 4. 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 1, Great Northern and Great Western each 4, Great Eastern 4, Metropolitan 1. The Foreign and Colonial lines remain very in active, and without material alteration. Great Luxembourg are marked 114 4, Recife and San Franisco 94 4, East India are 1064, and Great Indian Peninsula 1054. In American Securities there has been an advance of 4 in Erie Shares, which are 38 1 38 ; in United States 5-20 Bonds to 74 4 ; and of 4 in Illinois, to 774 781 . Bank Shares are flat. London Joint Stock re mained at 424 431; London and Westminster at 944. English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered declined to 17. Miscellaneous and Finance shares show little variation. Berlin Water Works being dealt in at 121- ; Credit Fonder of England, at 3i j ; Electric Telegraph advanced to 132 ; National Discount Company are steady at 13i ; and Viceroy of Egypt's Mortgage Loan has declined to 71k. 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 arc the current quotations : earn Carnborne, —0 —s ; Chiverton Moor, 64 ; Chon tales Gold, 2 2 4 ; Clifford Amalgamate, 6 64 ; Cooks' Yitehen, 10 4 ; Drakewells, —s —s; East Basset, 19 21 ; Ea st Carad on , 5 I ; East Cern Brea, 34 ; East Lovell 5 i ; East Russell, 34 4 ; East Wheal Grenville, 14 24; Great Lakey, —; Great North Downs ; ——; Great Betallack, 525 6d 57s 6d; Great South Tolgus, 12s 148; Great Wheel Tor, 164 - 17 ; Marko Valley, 4 44; North Crof v s }; North Roskear, 94 104 ; North Treskerby, ‘3 - Prince of Wale; 34s 365; Prosper United, 3 34; dra oor, 9s 1 .18; South Condurrow, —s —d; South Chau v in 8e 9s ; South Herodsfoot, —; Tincroft, Boiler,West C aradon, ; West Chiverton, 61 63 ; D rakewells, Cs 8s ; Wheal Basset, 64 66 ; Wheal Wheal Chiverton, 8 84 ; Wheal Grenville, Wheal Seton, 102 104. r, XXITISI FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. uOVERNMENT FUNDS. De r Cent. C onsols 91 901 , Do. Account, March 7 901 1 " Per Cont.endured R e ~ 901 1 ii w o per t "7 2 1 Per CenL Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 Anuities, 30 yrs expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yro, expire sth April,BBs ,‘ Do (R o d sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — I.xchequer Bills, .£l,OOO, 4 per Gent - pm l lie ................ £ 5OO o _.-- p m Bank ............ £lOO & .£2OO • uank of England Stock, GI per Cent ... 252 53 , INDIAN GO VERNMENT SECURITIES. • &Admit Stock, 19. per Cent A pri11874... ~ I ) 0. Account Oct. 1880 . 107 1 Do. 4 per Cent. Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates — Do. Enfaced Paper 4 per Cent B4 '-',°. 5 per Cent, Jan. 1872 . — "„e• 5 i per Cent, May 1879 lO7l 1.1 , 0 . Deb., per Cent Aug. 1873 D 0. ., -,0. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,OOO —Pm Under £l,000 pub A N ONIMIT FUNDS-01TI O'OLOOK. 4 rgentine R , elic, 6 per Cent — la„ra ustri liaan Bonds, 5 p er C en t , 185 9 ziri 5 per Ce Do. 41 per Cont., n t 1852-58-60 1863 Do Ac co Do. - "o• 5 per Cent., 1865 Account 75 D0..£100 Bonds 75 Buenos Ares 6 per Cent ~.. Do 2 Per Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) u.ilian 6 per Cent Do. 3 per Cent. Do. 6 per C en t A o. Do. ~o B _ 1867,,, Do. Colombian, , 6 per Cent...' £2O p a id Danish Cuba, 6 per Cent. ..... 3 per Cent., 1825 8 3 . 5 per Cent., 1864 ..................... , OA tubian Principalities .00. Account . X mador New Consolidated, l per Cent .,. 12/ Do., Provisional Land War rant ...., ..., Do Defened •r- tYptiaii 7 per Cent. 1) ,., 0. 0 - Second Issue 1-10 . £lOO Bonds VD a. 1864 1 Do. £l OO Bonds 83 4 lime -- Do Government Railway Debent ..... Greek 5 per Cents., 1824-5, ex Coupons 151 i 1 po Account I)). Coupons 6 I „ Do- Account _ I..*.a!tternala, 5 per Cent. 4 "n 5 per Cent 1865 _ 'jot Account •,,,, ,:il• Maremmana Railway Au 'clean 3 per Cent _ Ditto for A.ccotuit _ On. 1864 _ &I D ° Per Cent. A ng l o- F rench vioute6 v idean C . per Cent. • — 2,l.°°rieli Irenenal 5 per Cent e r ;" Granaa a ... , o 1 ) ,,. _Per Cen —v. uef. n , .1 1, prrea /).-L'o Laud Warrants (Hectares) pr oYlan 5 Cent 1865 -Go Account I Do 1 .,_ 1- per Cent., 1865 ',° 4 - 1 per Cent. (Uribarren) Port u --ce°ll " ' , „. ,a haseiptse 3 per Ct., 1853 '13,1, '9, 60, 2„ 9 - 0 D a 7 5 Per Cent., 1822, .£ St D° i per Cent 1850 ° 41- p er C t Do 3en ~ 1860 T .,_ ~ Per Cent. 1859 -'`! Per Cent 1862 BBl 8 } „-'O. Anal„t. 1864 B9* 'Jo -., be.•-•utch, 1866, all paid BB 1 1 SElparadni.nian 5 . 13er 8 1 0 (4 .£25 paid 2} pm Spanish 3 per Cent It ii'keee/-311,..,rit to. w Deferred A-ecount ... D P assive r., aspao Acess.. o i sh oe , tit . t ... ! ,_ D O Accountr I f Coup not funded . wesh Do,, % per Cent... 0 0. YlP e r Cent 1864 Turki s h c a ll -P. - 66 0 paid D o A 'Mr Cent 18 b,D ). 6l, , , ee e' r net ...... ......... D o. k , deot. 1858 DO - ee ciont Roo Per klooenutd.Bl.Bo. ..................... 5 _7 1 51 o xio u „ ~' 40.(c0 .., 0 ". 0 Bond 56 „ o 440 s Do ,6 per Cent., 1863 — Do.' 4 Per Cent., 1865 Ve4,,z„,,7eouut 1)0, ,`"Ja 3 Per Cent . -- ' J.). ' 6 Per Cent., 1862 • — Vt Per ( jent, 18C I to 1 1 r , 4 311 Di " Lent A 11414111 vrideuds on the above payable in London. 1.1e1gt,,,, , A Pl* Cent., Ex. 10 Florins Dut Q h 2 ;'l - Per cent., Ex. 25f. Do. 4 " Per c ent. Ex. 12 Gull 56 ? Per C ent . Certificates ..... D°. lt r t ll 3 l ttn c , 3 per Cent., Ex. 25f. Aeljr "ellt. 1 831, Ex. 25f. want .. B u °l e+ 4 TWO 010 LOOK. one 90 r —...._ LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) The Market Opens steady. Sales probably 7,000 or 8)000 bales. BRITISH MINNS. Cam. Consol. Gold, Bin Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Tavlst Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carn Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake ... East Lovell E. WI Russell (Tavistk Gam.& StAubyn(G wen. Great Laxey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy G. Wheal Vor (Relat.') U renville lierod's F00t.,.... Elingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Slarke Valley 4wy ndy Iron Ore, lira ?(e v Seton North Roskear dllogan O l r V t h h t'rosper Unit e d 113 a Whealsse t c t r ( Providence ,Uny Lelant S. Caradon (St. Cleer) South Condurrow S. Wheal Fran. allogan Stray Park . lain Crot Vip,Ta and Clogan, %Vest Itassettalto,gan W. Caradon iskeard West Chlrertou ....... West Setou. ..... Wheal Bassett ',Mogan Wheal Buller (ltedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Iten. Wheal Setou ......... Wheal Trf!iawnev IT.is, 2.1.0 294 2.14.0 31 2.14.0 8.3.0 3.9.0 11.2.6, 584 ! 17.0 8 9 5 7 400 410 1 22 24 5 6 3 34 2 3 9 10 3 $ 31 4 5 16 17 17 18 16 3t 31 9 31 41 2} Ivi 35 45 11 13 41 51 21 31 26 28 310 330 * 11 3i 44 33 14 & 16 10 .2 61 03 130 140 05 75 25 28 10 12 105 115 10 12 117 lei et.t.witaustwx North Eastern, West Hartlepool Harbour and Rail,. 83 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALb. e ic I OIIB 4 EIGN RAIL WA . 1 (8„ i r v r i e l s t t s o F reston and s o andWniye s re Great Luxembourg, Recite and San Francisco, lim., gua. 7 per cent., 9 Port Philip,;} FOREIGN MINEI3. DOCKS. London and SL Katharine, 001 BAN 1113. Agra, lim., B, Alliance, iiun.. 171 Anglo Austrian, la Chartered ger. of India, London, and China, 34 City, 14 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 17 London Joint Stock, 43;} 14 Loudon and Westminster, 944 MISCICLLANPcoua. Anglo-American Telegraph, 1.5; Atlantic Telegraph, Mt o, 8 per cent., 576 5 Berlin Water Works, lim., 121 Ceylon Company, Ditto, A shares, 1; & Commercial Union, Insurance. 3; Electric Telegraph, 132 Gen. Credit and Discount, lim., 5 Iludson's Bay, IQ Imperial Land Company of Marseilles, lim., 1 fi 11 International Financial '2l London General Omnibus Company, Um, 3 Lon o.i aid Provincial Marine, ; M , dras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 per/cent. by la dian Government), 19; Merchant Shipping, lim., 12} f National Discount Company. 13; Ocean biarine Insurance), 19; rust and Loan Company of Upper Canada, 3; Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 71 6 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE, GRAVESEND, Wednesday Morning Arrived, Feb. 19.—Seine and Tamise, steamer, from Paris. Arrived, Fob. 20.—Maas, steamer, from Gestemunde ; Vine, steamer, from Uddewalla. Sailed—Lady Mansell, for Terceira ; Lord John Russell, steamer, and Martlett, steamer, for Dunkirk; Concordia, steamer, for Boulogne. ____ _ _ __ _ DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed, Feb. 19.—Medora (screw steamer), from Lon don, for Genoa. 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 lieforin. SL!AIt. .MARKETS—This day. -111.-- ORDINARY MARES AND STOCKS . Railways. I Closing Paid. ; Prim. fintitol awl Exeter Caledonian Cambrian Cork and Bandon...—. Cornwall . . Dublin & Belfast Juno. Duu„rertii, & Ab. Juno. &London, scrip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western Great Eastern, Ord. stk. l Do. E. Angl. st. No. 2' Great North ol Scotland Great Northern D.,. A stock 85 87 117 119 40 46 4 6 e 5 63 70 72 1 4 :16 3t 32 6 8 20 %22 8 A:: R 9 II 50 LI 32 35 33 36 127 128 82 81 18 .1.1 13 16 122 121 81 116 43 80 025 126 103 110 At (25 102 11 02 v 4 37 39 4 IS 104 10) Do. B stuck Do. IN ew, is. at 25 pm t S, und W. or Ireland t. Western -Original Do. S. Val. Rail gun.' Do. South %Vales .... Do. W. Mid.—Oxtord, Do. Newport ,Lancashire & Yorkshira Landon and Illackwalli Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast' Lon., Chat., and Dover' Do. 3lctrop. Ex. A Lon. & ortit Western Lon. & South Western Han., Shot., & Lincoln, 3letrovlitan. Do. New Do. Extension... Metropolitan District. Do. do. do. Do. and St. John's W'd Do. £9 Share Do, liirmin.. ,fc Derby Kid Kent ... Worth British De. Ed., Pth., & Dtin.l Nth. Eastern— 13erwiek Do. G.N•E purehasc Do. Leeds Do. York De. Carlisle ...... Do. Stock. & Darling , Do. do. 1860-61 North London Do. do. 1864 5 . Do. do. 1866 North Staffordshire N. &S. W. Junction ' Scottish Central Scot. N. E ,Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. stack Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern Staines, Wok., & Wok raff Vale Do. C Vale of Neat 2t. Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whiteha 1 West Cornwall BRITISH Pi Atlantic & St-Lawrence (tom., Baroda, R Cen.ln. gu. 5 per cent Do. P shares Buffalo .t Lake Huron Do. Preference Buff.,Brant, 3c Goderich 6 p.c. 1872-3- i Calcutta As 8. E., lim ai,e Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. pi Nast. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.o. Do. J Extension G rand Trunk ot Canada Do. Equip, Mort, Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 3d Pref. stock Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Pref. stook.. Do. do. deterred .... (U t. India Pen. gua. 5p.C. co. Gus. 5 per cent..) Do. New gua. 5 p. c.. Ut. South of India ..... • gua. 5 per cent . ..... Dv. if per cent Do Great Wes. of Canada Do. New Do. 6 p. u Bl.s. pay. 1871 Do. 50 dv. pay. 1877-8 . • Indian Branch, limited I Madras, qua. 5 p.O Do. 41 ao Do. 4i do Do. Filth Extension Melb. Cor. 6 p. c. Bnds. Mel. ,tz Hudson's Bay d N. Itl.o cht, 6pc Istpf.bs: Scinde . . ;4 Do. Delhi Do. do Do. Puniaub.... E Do.lndusSt.Flot 63 65 99 10 35 36 10 11 p 116 120 1 2p 1 2p 68 i 0 115 120 148 152 49 51 53 TO V 10 165 180 3 4, 69 Ff SIONS. 56 58 100 101 id 4i 7i 136 50 5 5 101 lu3 101 163 106 107 21 22 85 88 57 59 a 5 4 52 51 37 40 23 25 105 106 1p 6 14• 100 102 91 03 121 131 12 12) t , 13 t 2 81 8* 11 100 102, 92 04 S 5 90 82 85 97 9J 97 98 1 I 97 98 V SEUU 9fl 101 98 100 100 107. 86 f 8 85 87 1 10! 164 104 106 10 105 101 103 91 ;3 101 le3 IL6 1.8 102 1( . 4 IG3 105 1(.3 105 107 P 8 Ito 95 17 VI 93 85 t 6 101 102 tit 86 96 98 91 93 106 108 107 109 ISumineae done. Share! COLONIAL GO VERNMEN' British Columbia, 6 per cent., Dec. 31,1872.... Can.Gov.6 p.c.Ja.& July 1877-84 - Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug 1 Do. sp. 0. Mar.. Sept Do. 5 p. a. Jan. & July Do. 5 p. e. Inscribed ak Cape G. Hope, 6 p.c. 1873 D0.A1,1.&00t, 1896-1900 Do. do 1830-91., Do. Jan.&July, 1890-9: Do. 5 per oeut. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ce_,ylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p. Do. 1878, do 31auritius, 5 p. a, 1873, Jan. and July. Do. Is7B Je. 1882, Mayls, Nov..?, Do. 1895, Feb. & Aug .Natal 'Joy. 6 per cent 8.G0v.6 p.c.Ja.&J uly N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c., 185. Do. 5 p.c. 18;1 to 187 Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... Nova Soutiapr. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 a - - Queensland Goy. 6 p. c. S. Ans. Gov. 6 p,o. 1868-9 Do. 1878 & upwards.. Vlo,Gov. 6 p.o. Ja & July Do. do, A pril & Oat.. 311 i 1 so; in 1272 7 I; 123 st 50 411 1251 if 1011 5 ,ITI/C5. 1084 'THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUAta 20, 1807. LAW INTELLIGENCE.—This Day. COURT OP CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancellor.) KNOX T. GTE.-THE 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 ss to the share in the adventure of the late Mr. Thistle thwayte, who died in the Crimea. The defendant denied the existence of the allt , ged partnership, and stated in effect that the money contributed by the plaintiff some years previously to assist him in carrying on the opera was advanced upon the expres.i footing that if the money was lost the loss should fall upon the plaintiff ; who would only look to'repayrnea iu the event of proli's.being made, and in no case to a 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 gentlemen before leaving England, the answer of 111 r. Gye set forth that a deed was prepared but not executed, owing to the opposition of the plaintiff to be 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 6th November, a few day before the hearing in the court below. The Vice-Chan cellor hold that Colonel Knox had wholly failed to establish his claim to bo 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 :Ir. Thistlethwayte, &,c„ and the appli cation was supported by an affidavit for the parpose 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 mina 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 betweenthe 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 be 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 Cham ber, affirming a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas in the defendant's favour. The plaintiff in error appeared in person ; and tho Soli , citor-General and Mr. Thomas Jones represented the de. 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 plaintiff." 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 were 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 be 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. The plaintiff, by his petition of right, claimed £lOO,OOO, pursuant to an award dated 12th March, 1858, of Lord Westbury (then Sir Richard Bethel') 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 one 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 24th 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 having been constituted ac cording to law (the 6th c. 50,'s: 25, 30, and O 7), 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 ppecial jury struck were summoned, also that eight of them were not summoned; consequently the green grocer and corn -chandler from the 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 ton o'clock, the hour named in the summonses for 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 suggestio falsi, 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 "the Year Books, 17 Edward 111., p. 50," to decisions of all the 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 had not concluded his case when the court adjourned. POLICE INTELLIGEACE.—This Day. --+-- 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 linen from a laundress's cart. Police-constable Gordon said he saw thoprisoners loiter ing about Olarges-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 charge, 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 chiradter, he would have to commit them for threo months each with hard labour. The prisoners baying no one to speak to their character wore committed for three months each. THAMES. ROBBERY AY A SERVANT.—A youth named Mark William Brown was brought before Mr. Paget charged with steal ing three sovereigns from a desk in the shop of Mr. Edwin Bonner, a butcher, of No. 47, Charlotte-street, New-road, Whiteehapel. 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 he was allowed to go at largo on entering into recognisances to appear and receive judgment when called upon. Mr. Bon ner now repeated that he missed three sovereigns from a desk in his shop on Monday, the 4th of the present month, There was 411 in the desk including a cheque, and .£2 in silver, in the morning. On the following day ho marked three florins, two half-crowns, and a shilling. A portion of the marked money (9s. 6d.) was found in the possession of Smith. Yesterday ho found a marked half-crown in a rat's hole in the slaughter-house. 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 mouths. I never had any suspicion until within the last four months. I have been rubbed to an enormous extent. You were searched on the day Smith was arrested, and only 4d. was found upon you. Alfred Schriebor, potman at the Queen's public-house, in Charlotte-street, Whitechapel, kept by Mr. Bonner, sen., said the prisoner called 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. He told Mr. Bonner 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 hemet the pri soner by appointment, and was about to hand him a sove reign, when a police-constable, by a pre-concerted signal, made his appearance and took the prisoner into custody. Mr. Paget said the witness Schrieber had acted very honestly and properly. The prisoner, in defence, said ho did not tell the potman there was a sovereign and ss. in the hole. Ile did not know how much silver there was in the hole. Mr. Paget committed the prisoner for trial. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. LINCOLN RACES.—(Tms DAT.) B ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. BROCKLESBY STAKES. The Brocklesby Stak.s of 10 sous each, with 80 added • for two-yr-olds; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies a n d geldings, Bst lib; winners 3:b extra ; the second to save his stake ; ~s traight run in (about half a mile). 41 subs. Ninny , Veda Suffolk Seventeen ran. SCURRY HAN DIC AP. The Scurry Handicap of 5 sovs each, with 25 added, for ull ages; winners after the weights are published 71b extra; Brocklesby Stakes Course. Volunteer 2 Six ran. VICTORIA CLUB—Tills DAT. Tho 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 FRoX TRAINING QUARTERS RICHMOND. Lozenge is now leading Plaudit in stronger work, and the latter does his mile and a half beautifully. Newland has been galloping by himsalf for the last few days, and looks as well as he goes. Bumble Kite has improred in temper, and is now doing real good work, as also are Vio let and Rose. The Proctor is coughing. Thero 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 in mile and a quarter work, accompanied by Wild Wind and Taraban, Knight of the Grove being eased 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. Dalcimer 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. S T 0 CKBRID GE. 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 and a quarter. The fillies Seville and Lady Hester follow Gomera in a couple of gallops, each of about a mile. Rose Cheri, who was not out last season, is improving wonder fully. NEWMARKET. D'Estournel was put into physic on Monday. The 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. Hippis 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 tho Garter appear now to be themselves !tgain. The Reform Question. MANCHESTER, Tuesday Evening. The annual meeting of the National Reform Union was held this evening ; Mr. Bazley, M.P., in tho 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 subscrip tions already received were stated to be over £lO,BOO. NOTTINGHAM. At a large meeting of Liberals held in Notting ham on Monday night the following resolution in reference to the R e f orm proposals b y t h e T or y 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 spi-it ; and that this meet ing fo l ly 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." NORWICH. 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 shr'l test the sincerity of Ministers in dealing with the extension of the suffrage." M :r -r • J. Colman presidel Mr. WHITE (a working man) moved—" That it is necessr ry for the wellbeing of her Majesty's slit jects that the question of Reform should be settled without delay, and that any further factious deal in °, with the subject wo u ld b e prejueicial to the ~ in terests of the country. ,, Mr. BARNARD (another working man) sconded the resolution, which was carried nein. con. Mr. A. M. F. MoßG.kx moved, " That the man ner in which her Majesty's Government are dealing with the great and momentous subject of Reform, by bringing forward lave 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 entbled in much less than three hours to state in plain terms what were the intentions of the Governmentupon the subject. The construction which he (Mr. Tillett) put upon the Resolutions was that one hal 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 Ilouse 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. . SYBIL'S SECOND LovE. By Julia Kavanagh. Three vole.—" This is a clever novel. It is remarkable for tho admirable manner in which the character of the __- heroine, Sybil Kennedy, is developed. A young girl somewhat vain, thoughtless, and mercu lal 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. Tho story itself is keenly interesting, thoroughly pure in tone, full of good, pointed dialogue, admirable descriptive writing, and has a well-conceived plot, most skilfully worked out.—Star. IMPERIAL PARMA TIENT HOUSE OF COMMONS. —THIS DAY. The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. 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 made; and copy of reports of oflieA , rs commanding regiments or battalions to whom the Whitworth rifles were issued, re specting- the efficiency of these rifles for the service. STEERING AND SAILING RULES. Au Hex. 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 R,iiles. ANNUITY TAX ABOLITION (EDINBURGH, PARISH OF CANONGATE) BILL. On the order for the second reading of this bill, An Box. MEMBER presented a petition from the church of St. George's, Edinburgh, against the bill. Mr. APLAREN 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 ono 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 NI 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—declaring that they never would be satisfied with its provisions, and that they would continue to urge its repeal. [LEFT SPEAKING.] HOUSE OF LORDS—LAST EVENING. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on tho woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills wero read a second time :--Ebbw Vale Company, Hastings Pior, Holderness Embankment and Reclamation, Hoylake Railway (Chester Extension), Snailbeach Mine Company, Whitehall and Waterloo Rail way (Abandonment). _ _ _ Lord REDESDALE said that before the orders of the day were gone into he would mention that he had re ceived last night a letter from Mr. France, which was dated the 16th, and which had been received by him last night, at about six o'clock. This letter contained no explanation of the statements which had been already made, and it was obs:ous that the latter was not intended to reach him before ho had made his motion of last night. Un der those circumstances he should ask that Mr. France should be brought to the bar of the house, and that then a select committee should be appointed to inquire into the charges made against the chairman and members ap pointed to investigate into railway bills, and that noble lords should be appointed. (Hear, hear.) Mr. France was then introduced and placed at the bar of the house. He said in answer to the Lord Chancellor that his name was France, and that ho was a railway contractor, and the author of a pamphlet entitled " Lord Rodezdalo and the New Railways." The LORD CHANCELLOR—Have you the letters con cerning this pamphlet? Mr. FRANCE—I have the letters. (Tho letters were then banded in.) The LORD CHANCELLOR—Have you copies of tho letters addressed to the noble lord ? Mr. FRANCE—Yes, pluted copies of them. (Theso wore handed in.) Lord REDESDALE—Have you received a letter from me addressed to you this morning at the Gresham ? Mr. FRPiCE—No ; I have not boon there to-day. The LORD C EIANOELLOR—T he letter datod the 16th when 'IN as it posted ? Mr. FRANCE—Last night : but I began that letter on the 16th, and only finished it yesterday. Lord REDESDALE—But has not that letter boon printed and circulated amongst members of this and pro bably of the other house ? _ _ Mr. FRANCE —Yes, to-day. I told you originally that I should publish the correspondence. It was the-1 moved that Mr. France withdraw, and a select committee was appointed. BRITISH NORTH AMERICAN BILL. The Earl of CAItNARVON moved the second reading of the North British American Bill, and said that it was proposed that a federation should bo created amongst the British North American provinces, and that with rogara to the proportion of the population they should be equally represented. This would embrace the two Canadas, Nova Scotia, Labrador, and Nevi Brunswick. It was for that house to give them tho first start in their now 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-General 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 two 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 Crows to create six more in cases of emergency, on the recommendation of the Governo:•-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. Tho total number of mem bers in the first instance would be 180, subject to fature alterations in the proportion allotted to each province from time to time. The main object of tho bill was to secure to theso prov:nces comple;.e self-government with respect to local affairs, connected wi;h which was the subject of the Intorcolonial Railway, with reference to which nearly every recent Administration had been more or less com mitted, and the construction of which was indispensable to the successful esta.brshment of the Confederation. It might bo urged that it would havebeen 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 trorty of union between the several colonies, and he thought that great credit was due to their representatives for the manner which they had risen supthior to local prejudices. In con clusion, Lord Cauarvon expressed his firm conviction that the proposal contained in the bill would tend to strengthen the liberties and independence of Braish North America, materially promote the development of its re sources, and cement still closer its alliance, w:th the Eng lish Crown. The Marquis of Nos:►cnsilY and Viscount MONCK gavo a warm support to the bill, which also met with the general approval of Earl RUSSELL and Lord LYTEDEN. The bill wus then read a second time, and their lordships adjourned at a few m'untes past eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS--LAST EVENING. The SPEAKER, tO3k the chair at four o'clock. LABOUR OF CHILDREN. Mr. FAWCETT said on Friday next ho should call the attention of the house to the necessity of extending the provisions of the Factory Act to children employed 5n auicul.tural labour. THE REFORM QUESTION. Mr. MILL gave notice that on going into committee ho should move that in order to secure to the utmost a real and , equal representation of the people it was expedient that. any number of electors should have _the power of combining with one another to elect their representative. SUSPENSION OF THE HABEAS CORPUS ACT. Lord NAAS gave notice that to-morrow he should move for leave to bring in a bill for a renewal for a short time of the suspension cf the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland. TRUST PROPERTY. Mr. HADFIELD asked the AttorneyXeneral whether his attention had Lien d , rected to the groat number of institutions raised by voluntary contributions in England having property affected by the law of mortmain, and held by trustees or a trustee for religious, char:table, literary scientific, educational and other useful purposes ; and , whether he would bring in a bi!l to cheapen and facqitato the mode of transferring properly so held. The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said be admitted tho importance of the subject, but ho could not undertake to bring in any bill on the subject. CHARGE AGAINST CAPTAIN DESLANDES. Mr. GUINNESS asked the President of the Board of Trade if his attention had been directed to tho paraculars of certain charges made to the Local Marine Board of Liverpool, on the 18th of December last, against Captain Gordon Deslandes, of the ship Anno, for gross drunken nOss while in charge of the said ship. Sir S. NORTHCOTE said attention had been given to the subject, but the matter rested principally with the Liverpool Marine Board. There had been a correspond ence on the subject, and he had no objection to its pro duction. CATTLE TRADE. Mr. M'LAGAN asked the Vice President of the Privy Council whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce any moasure this session to carry into effect the recommendations of the Select Committee on Trade in Animals. _ _ Mr. CQRRY said a bill was prepared, and would be very shortly introduced, on the subject of the reinovAl of cattle in different parts of the country. MEDICAL OFFICERS IN THE GUARDS. Sir R. ANSTRVTHER asked the Secretary of State for War what compensation, if any, had been offered to those medical officers of the Brigade of Guards whose prospects had been seriously damaged by the alteration of their system of promotion, under a warrant framed in 1860, but not promulgated till 1866. General PEEL said- he saw no reason to alter the deter mination come to by his predecessor in office. THE ACCIDENT IN REGENT'S PARK. Mr. 11. B. SIIERIDAN asked the First Commissioner of Works whether, having in view the remnt lamentable loss of life in the Regent's Park, it was intended to lessen the depth in the ornamental waters of the public parks; and, if so, to what depth it was proposed to reduced them ? Lord J. MANNERS said it was intended to lower the depth of the ornamental water iu Rlgent'd Park to the extent of four feet. With respect to the water in other i arks, ho could not at present say what Was intended to be done. REFORM FOR IRELAND. Dr. BRADY aslcal the 011ie( Secrete.', foe Iroland if it was the intention of the Govarament to introduce a Reform Bill for Ireland this Session? Lord NAAS said the wisest COUrS3 to pursao on this matter was to WV it to see what c,ourse was taken with respect to England rad Wales before they proceeded to take an Irish reform into cOnsPerati.m. COLLIERY ACCIDENTS. Mr. EDWARD. 3 vskAl the Seeretaly of Stata for the Homo Depat 'anent whether he proposed to futrodueo any measu-e during the present session to secure the more efficient inspection of collieries and their working; with the view of preventing the recut2enc3 of such lamentable sacrifice of Pfe as attended the late accident's at Barnsley and elsewhere. Mr. WALPOLE said he had d'rected the most ser-ching inqu'ry to be made iuto the causes of the late lamentable accidents, and he had not yet received -the whole of the reports of the inspectors whom he had directed to investi gate the nutter. When ho received them ho would subm;t them to the select committee, and when ha received the re port of the committee he would state the course he in tended to pursue. THE CREW OP THE TORNADO. Mr. C. EWING asked the Secrotau of State for Foreign Affairs wlkethor any reply had been received to the letter addressed by him to Sir John Crampton, dated February 8, instructing him to demand the immediate release of the crew of the Tornado. Lord STANLEY said he had received a telegram from Sir J. Crampton stating that 45 of the crew had been re leased, but that seven officers and one seaman still re mained in confinement. No explana•iou had yet boon received as to the causes that had led to snail a distinction being made. DOCKYARD MANAGEMENT. Mr. SEELY rose to move the following resolution That in the opinion of this house the control and manage ment of the dockyards is inefficient, and that the ineffi ciency may bo attributed to the following causes-1. The constitution of the Board of Admiralty. 2. The de fective organisation of the subordinate departments. 3. The want of clear and .well-defined responsibility. The hon. gentleman took the opportunity of examining the constitution of the Board of Admiralty, and the man ner in which the different dockyards were conducted, which he contended was vary inefficient and extravagant. With respect to the Board of Admiralty they hal six lords, not one of whom was practically acquainted with ship-build ing. They had also a comptroller who knew as little as either of the lords, and they had a superintendent who knew less than the comptroller, because he remained in office a shorter time than he did. Ho contended that business could not be satisfactorily conducted while such a state of things existed. The Admiralty accounts were also kept in such a manner that it was impossible to know the charge for constructing either a gun-boat or a three-decker. The system had been condemned by Sir James Graham, and while he (Mr. Seeley) admitted that they had been kept in a somewhat improved manner, yet they ware far from being in a satisfactory state. It was the system pursued with which he had found fault. It was true that they got their wages and materials clearly set forth, yet the "incidental expenses" were all lumped up together, and spread over the whole of the dockyards, so that en establishment like Portsmouth got into a far more favourable position than it ought to do, and at the ex pense of another establishment where economy was more particularly observed. The ships built in her Majosi - y's dockyards, he contended, cost the coun try a far greater sum of money than those constructed in private establishments, whilst the cost for repairs was something extraordinary. In one case out of many he should select the cost of repairing a single boat, which could have been bought new for about £3O fitted complete, the - repairs, effected at Portsmouth cost the country £72. Such a specimen of the way in which the public money was spent was by no means a singular case. It had occurred in hundreds of instances, and he thought the sooner something was done to put a stop to such an extravagant expenditure of money the butter for the tax payers throughout the country. (Hear, hear.) Sir J. PAKINGTON, rev:ewlng the charges brought against his department by Mr. Seely, contended that the premises of the hon. member were untrustworthy and his conclusions erroneous. He pointed out that since lie was last in office, in 1859, great improvements had been intro duced in the system of dockyard accounts, of which ho readily admitted the credit belonged to lrii predecessors. Ho further a-geed that no fair comparison could be in,ti tuted between the ships built in private yards and those constructed in the Government establishme its, the former institutions bring worked solely for profit, whilst the Ist tes concerned the national honour. At the same time be granted that rigid economy ought to be practised in the Government yards. He promised last year that inquiry should be made into the alleged abuses, and the result had disclosed a certain laxity of management. This, however, he had taken steps to correct by a vigorous and effective supervision of the accounts. Under the circumstances, he thought he should best meet the resolution of the hon. member by moving the " previous question." Mr. STANSFELD continued the discussion with a minute enumeration of the changes effected of late years in dockyard management, and an elaborate defence of the measures adopted by the Admiralty during the period he had been connected with that department of the public service. Lord It. MONTAGU argued in favour of providing a more effectual check on dockyard expenditure, and a more perfect supervision of contracts. Mr. CANDLISH was of opinion that Mr. SEELY was entitled to the gratitude of the house and the country, for his persevering efforts to achieve a reform of dockyard management. Mr. LEFEVRE had lately visited the American dock yards, atAl said the system of accounts in our own esta blishments was infinitely superior to that of the United Mates. There was still, however, room for further im provements. The subsequent conversation was sustained chiefly by Mr. Scourfield, Mr. Samuda, Mr. Childers, Lord J. flay, Mr. Otway, and was eventually wound up with a short speech from Lord 11. Lennox, Secretary to the Admiralty. Mr. HORSMA.N, then, after eulogising the services rendered to the public by Mr. SEELY, recommended that gentleman to be content with the concessions and admis sions made by the representatives of the Admiralty, and withdrew his resolution. To this advice Mr. SEELY ac ceded, andthe resolution was withdrawn accordingly. Leave was given to Mr. PERCY WYNDHAM to introduce a bill for assessing mines, woodlands, and plantations to local rates; and to Mr. THOMAS Huonr.s to bring in a bill to amend the laws relating to selling and hawking goods on Sundays. The house then adjourned. 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 iu England and Wales returning members to Parliament preVieusly to the passing of the Act 2 and 3 cap. 45, and stating the naturo of the suffrage existing in leach city and borough. "2. A return showing the number of electors in, each city and borough in England and Wales for 865-66, 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 of 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 mechmuics, artisans, and other working men entitled to vote as scot and lot voters, petwellers, and' other ancient right qualifi cations from those KARA to vote as freemen or as 410 • occupiers. .. 4. A similar return of mechanics, artisans, Sze., in cities and bon:highs entitled to return members to 'Parliament for the first time by the Act 2 and 3 Will. IV., cap. 4i; and also in the borough of Birkeuhead." HOUSE OF LORDS' APPEALS.—Although the well known caso of " Yelverton v. Yelverton" stands first in order of the cases set down for hearing in the se.ision, it is -understood the case will not come on at prcscnt. Sumo of the lady's friends, it is said, are taking btop3 in order to obviate the necessity of appellant pleading in forma patveril. THE NEW DoG-TAx.—The dog -tax of ss. per year, instead of 125., will commence on tho Ist April. In the year ending the 31st March the net sum realised was 1.219,313, against £210,330 in the preceding year, showing an increase of £8,983. THE MARRYAT COLLECTION.—The sale of this highly intieresting and valuable collection of works of art, formed during it 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 square. The whole realised upwards of £B,OOO. THE JAMAICA INS URRECTION. (Continued from The Sun of yesterday.) Mr. Augustus Lake, reporter to the Colonial Standard, was called, and read his notes of the trial of Gordon, and said he distinctly recollected that the prisoner asked to be allowed to call Dr. Major to speak to the state of his health. The answer to that question did not appear in his notes, but he distinctly recollected that the president of the court told him he was neither in court nor in the Bay. His (witness's) impression was that he Eau , Dr. Major on the island the following Monday. 11 4 was present at Bogle's execution. He was quite positive it was after Gordon's. Gordon never asked, for a postponement of the trial in order that he might produce Dr. Major. With reference to the trial of Gordon, it was the general opinion in Mo rant B iy that he had a very fair and patient trial. He merely reflocted the general opinion in the Bay ; he kept his own opinion to himself until the reign of terror was over. Mr. Poland—You attended the whole of the trial? —Yes. And do do you mean to say that you wrote idle gossip and not your own opinion when you wrote in your report that he had a fair trial?—Yes. I should have been very badly off if I had reflected on the conduct of the judges. Do you know the population of Jamaica According to the census it is put down at 400,000. He did not know that there were among them 15,000 or 16,000 Europeans. Mr. Lewis said he wished to correct a mistake he had committed in giving his evidence. He had used the name of " William" Bogle as executed instead of " Moses." In answer to a question by Mr. Poland, the witness said Vere was 40 miles to the West and Morant Bay 30 miles to the East of Kingston. Mr. Stephens said the only other evidence he had to offer was the statements made by Col. Nelson and Lieut. Brand before the Commission. The reading of that would occupy a very long time if done in extenso. What he proposed was that he and Mr. Poland should go over the statement to gether, and strike out all the immaterial portions, and produce only that which was material on the next examination. Sir T. Henry quite approved of such a proposi tion. Dr. Fiddes was called and examined to prove that Gordon's principal residence, Cherry Gardens, was i❑ a proclaimed district. Mr. Phillipps, a barrister in Jamaica, was called to prove the statutes in force iu the island, with respect to the constitution and holding of courts martial. The case was again adjourned till Saturday. LONDON GAZETTE—Last Evening. FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 15. The Queen has been pleaspd to approve of M. Giuseppe Biagi as Consul-General at Melbourne, with jurisdiction over Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, and New Zea land for his Majesty the King of Italy. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Alejan dro Carpintier as Consul at Sierra Leone for her Mujeilty the Qthes of Spain. The Queeu has also been pleased to approve of Mr. C. R. Hinson as Consul in Turk's Islands, to reside at Grand Turk, for the Republic of Haiti. • FEB. 18. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Don Thomas Were Fox as Consul at Plymouth for the Republic of Peru. CROWN OFFICE, FEB. 16. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIA- MENT. Borough of Colchester—Edward Kent Kerslake, of Lin coln's-inn, in the county of Middlesex, Barrister-at-law, in the room of Taverner John Miller, Esq., who has ac cepted the office of Steward of her Majesty's Manor of Nortbstead, in the county of York. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 19. Ist Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Lieutenant F. Burrell Massingberd to be Captain, by purchase, vice Robert Alfred Loraine Grows, who retires; Cornet William Henry Thompson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Massingbord; Robert James Burrowes, Gent., to be Cornet, by pure.iasc, vice Thompson. 3d Dragoon Guards— Lieutenant Charles Rainier Jones, from the Ist Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice Edwin Brett, who retires upon temporary half-pay. sth Lancers— John Hailer liu,ellinsou, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Groome 011iver, who retires. 17th Lancers—James Fane Alexander, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Edward Burn Callender, who retires. Royal Artillery.—Second Captain and Adjutant Walter William Woodward to be Captain, vice Charles Edward Henry CLAVS, retired upon lull pay; Lieut. George Henry Candy to be Second Captain, vice Woodward •, Lieutenant George Frederick Blackwood to be Second Captain, vice Charles Waltham Maynard, retired upon half-lay; Lieutenant Ernest Wentworth Buller has I been . perinitted to r e si gn hi s commission ; Second Cap tain Francis Win. Ward to be Adjutant, vice A. J. Wake who resigns the Adjutantcy.only. Corps of Royal Engineers.—Secoud Captain Gustavus Nicolls K e ls a ll to be Captain, vice A. S. Creyke, placed upon temporary half-pay ; Lieutenant Edward Micklein to be Second Captain, vice Kelsall ; and Lieut. Barzillai Loasley, from half-pay, to be Lieutenant, vice F. W. R. Clement; promoted. 9th Foot.—Geutleman Cadet Edward Essex, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice William Frederic Fiddle, trausferred to the 74th Foot. 10th Foot—Lieutenant Robe, t Munro Dickinson to be Captain, by purchase, vice Brevet Major Joseph P. H. Crowe, promoted; Ensign G. F. Trevor Parker, to be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Dickinson • Gentleman Cadet Henry Robert Roberts, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase vice Parker. 25th Foot—Ensign Henry H. Preston Powell to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice James Murray Grant, who retires ; ttentlemau Cadet Charles Ludwell Melliar Dampier, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Powell. 42d root—Ensign George- Bentink MiLeod Cumberland to be Lieutenant, without purchtt; , , vice Arthur James Cooly, deceased; Ensign Richard Hugh Lambert Brick eudea to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Cum berland, whose promotion, without pufchase, on the 11th January, 1867, has been cancelled. 49th Foot- - Ensign Vincent George Lawrence Eyre, from the 44th Foot, to be Ensign, vice George Charles Todd Naylor, deceased. 60th Foot —Ensign Henry Blackwood Mac Call to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Ashley Henry Woodgate, who retires ; Gentleman Cadet James Skinner, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Mac Call ; Staff-Surgeon William Witsuu Mills to be Surgeon, vice Richard Cooper Todd, appointed to the Stall. 61st Foot—Frederick James Mylius, Esq., late Captain sth Foot, to be Paymaster, vice Paymaster, with the honor ary rank of Major, Henry Loigb, transferred to the Foot. 73d Foot—Ensign George F. Do Budo Davidson to be jam U e p s to o n on L l a p n so g n - Lieutenant,. by purchase,GentlmjNa'in Cadetce Vincent Lang worthy, retired. Harrison, from the Royal Military College, to be En - sign, by purchase, vice Edgoeumbe, promoted. Gen tleman Cadet Gerald John Roberts, from the Royal Military College, to ho Ensign, by purchase, vice Davidson. 90th Foot—Lieutenant Henry James Edgell to bo Captain, by purchase, vivo Charles Dawson flamell, who retires, Ensign Arthur William Bowman to b e Li eu t enant, without purchase, vice Edgell. 101st Foot—William Stewart Thornburn, Gent., to bo Paymaster, vice Themas Bird, deceased. 108th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Edward B. Anderson, from • the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, vice John Liptrott, transferred to the 104th Foot. Rifle Brigade—Lieut. Ernest Henry Buller to be Captain, by purchase, vice Fitzhardinge Kingscute, who retires; Ensign Algernon Heueage Drummond to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Huller; Arthur Montgomery Haring ton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Drummond. 2d West India Regiment —Culour-Sergeaut John Pellusy, from the 53d Foot, to be Ensign, without purchase, Tice John Barclay Jackson, promoted. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—SUrgeon Richard Cooper Todd, from the 60th Foot, to be Staff Surgeon, vice William Wilson Mills, appointed to the 60th Foot ; Staff Assist.- Surgeon Henry Addison Hobbs been permitted to resign his Commission. HALF-PAY. - Captain and. Brevet-Major Robok Cecil Dud geon, from the 61st Foot, to be Major, without purchase. STAFF.—Major and Brevet Lieutemuut-Colonel George Byug Harman, Irons half-pay Unattached, to be Deputy nd LeeAtuwrraaryd, losl.Ban„dws,iyi:;scee Bel e j v ut a t - 1 I C t- o U I o e n n e e l r al Wn Augustus dw liam l a l period of service ou the Staff expires. BREVET. - Captain Charles Edward Henry Cotes, on the Retired Full-pay. List of Royal Artillery, to be Major, the rank being honorary only. The promotion as Major of Captain Eustace Cay 70th i Foot, to b e an t e d ated from the 6th February, 1866, o the 21st Mardi ' 1865, such anted a t e no t to carry back pay. I tospital Steward Joseph A. CJoper, in medical charge of her I.Lije•sty's Puttjaub Flotilla, to be Assistant-Sur geon, the rank being local, and teutporary only. ADAIIIALT Y, Feu. lb. Sub-Lieutenant John floury O'Brien to be Lieutenant in her Majesty's Fleet, with seniority from 21st January, 1867. FED. 18. Lieutenant Alfred Markham to bo" - Commander in her Majosts'd Fleet. COURSE OF EXCE.AN,i.e.—Last Evening. 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