The Sun. — London, England, 1867-02-15 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCUL INTELLIGENCE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The directors of the Credit Fowler of England ha ve issued their report, together with a statement of accounts, made up to the 31st January, 1867. It states, after the trying and harassing period through which this and other companies have just passed, and to the depression in almost every branch of joint stock enterprise which still con tinues, owing partly to that exhaustive reaction which always follows a time of active speculation, and partly to the great losses experienced by holders of nearly every description of securities, it will not surprise the reflecting investor that from the above-mentioned causes, as well as from the prudent abstention of the directors from en tering into fresh liabilities, apart from those neces sary to the development of the various industrial undertakings with which this company is connected, the profit and loss account does not, for the first time, admit of the declaration of any dividend. In conclusion, the directors state that it will be seen that if the company is charged on the one hand with the amount paid by way of capital, and interest from the day such capital was paid at 184 per cent. per annum, together with the 'amount paid for pre miums on shares, the sum of £2,196,433 will have to be accounted for. On the other hand, if the amount of money actually distributed to the share holders as dividend, &c., be added, viz., £383,791, to the net amount of the assets of the company, as Per balance sheet, £1,812,642, a total is reached of £ 2 ,196,433, thus showing not only that no losses have been sustained Tv shareholders, even on the Payment of premiums, but that an average amount equal to above 184 per cent. per annum has been actually paid in dividends for a time embracing the whole period from the earliest formation of the ori ginal company in February, 1864, up to Jan. 31, 1867. The annual report of the English and Australian Copper Company states that the net profit for the Year ending 30th June, 1866, applicable to dividend, amounts to £3,324, and declares a distribution of 18. per share payable on the Ist March next. At a meeting held to-day of the Telegraph to India Company the directors recommended the payment of a dividend for the last half-year at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. Affairs in the discount market to-day are with out the slightest change of importance. The rates are very easy and the inquiries moderate. The sum of £10,090 was withdrawn frota the Bank of England yesterday for Egypt. The Bank of England return, completed to the week ending Feb. 13, is of a favourable character. The bullion shows an increase of £153,189, and there is an augmentation in the reserve of notes to the extent of. £516,525, while the other securities have been diminished by £398,876. Annexed are the particulars Public Deposits . . .£6 870 680 Increase ....£873,243 It Otest her Deposits " 17'476'265 Decrease... 791,330 3 , 564 , 865 Increase ... 5,824 On the other side of the account : ‘,i,e_verrinient Securiti es £13 , 1 11,068 No alteration. ether Securities... 18,317,542 Decrease £398,8/6 4.4 °tes unemployed ... 10,587,295 increase 516,526 The amount of notes in circulation is £22,630,785, bein g an increase of £393,385 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £19,177,382, showing an increase of £153,189 when compared with the former return. In the F ore i gn and Colonial Produce Markets, dur ing the last few days, there has been very little animation. The supplies of most of the principal staples have been light, and prices generally have remained without material variation. Two O'CLOCK. Acc °rding to Renter's telegram from Paris te maY, the French Rentes were 69f. 47c. Heavy. W ith a very depressed appearance all the Stock Exchange markets opened this morning. After a little heaviness prices assumed a more tranquil posi iien, and are now considerably better. Consols have advanced per cent., viz., to 901 91 for money, and to 91 for the account. 'The New Threes and ReclUced Annuities are 891904 ; Bank of England Stock, 2 53 ; Indi a St oc k, 107 1 ; di tto Enfaced, h e Foreign St oc k M ar k e t s h ows very little c hange of importance. Turkish 5 per cents. have advanced 1, to 34 ; Russian Scrip 4, to 21 1 P b ro m 4,; but Spanish aseive have declined 4, to 221 4 ; and the Certifi cates. to 14i ; and Greek are firm at 141 15 ; an d the Chilian Scrip at 14, The transactions in British Railway Shares have been on an extremely limited scale, and little change of importance can be reported. Great Eastern and South Eastern have each further receded 1; while Metropolitan and Midland have each improved 1, and N orth-Eastern (Berwick), 4. The Foreign and Colonial lines have been very inactive, and prices have been without change. Paris and Orleans are marked 36 ,Great W 1 of Canada, 14 k 1 ; East Indian, 1061 106 k estern ; and Great Indian P en i nsula, 1061. American Securities remain very depressed. Eric shares have declined 4, to 38 39 ; and Illinois shares 1, t o 78 79 ; United States 5-20 Bonds are steady ht 731 I. Atlantic and Great Western Railway Debentures, however, have advanced 1, to 31 33 ; and the Con solidated Mortgage Bonds 4, to 261 27. deal sank Shares continue very dull ; Allian ce b e i ng t with at 171; Consolidated, 41; London and County, at 65. Oriental Bank Corporation, at 43 ; and Union of London, at 441 451. Miscellaneous and Finance shares continue in active, but in most instances support previous rates. Credit Foncier of England are marked 34 13-16ths ; Anglo-American Telegraph, 151; London Finan cial, 7 ; and Peninsular and Oriental Steam, 661. Mers ey At the meeting held to day of the Thames and Marine Insurance Company, the report of the directors recommended the payment, free of income-tax, of the same dividend as last half-year, t 04., 2s. pe r s h are, and a bonus of 25., making gether 4s. per share, or at the rate of 20 per t ce nt• for th e year ending 31st December, 1866, on b he P a id-up Capit a l o f th e company, and that the , ea rd be empowered to pay a similar dividend and " ~13,°nnu for th e h alf-year ending 30th June next, nould they deem it expedient. i. 44n exed is a re p or t f rom W heel Buller, Feb. 13, 1;67: "Stevens's Shaft.—The 92 W es t .— T he In this end is 3/ f ee t w id e, pro d ucing tinny 17 wo rk, and letting out a quantity of water, but has . t as yet drained the 80-fathom level. The 80 .n ti 3 worth for tin £25 per fathom. Th e w i nze g under thi s level is worth £4O per fathom ; " s' fallin Off 1 4 _ gin this winze in the lode is not so per Stope i n the back of this level is worth £9 Ti i . f4 ,_ t h °n l . The 80 W est is worth £l2 per fathom. fati; sTho'°Pe in th e b ac k of this level is worth £2O per ° fin 14. The 70 Ea s t i s wort h £ 10. " p foll • ‘, owing is a re p or t f rom B ryn Gwiog th _ ..e course of ore has been cut in the bottom of " 0 2 fath mine, t at4o ems level at this worth £5O per n and the mine generally looking better." MINING MARKET. in th e FRIDAY, Two o'Clock. 11'no Mining Market there has been more ani "l, and a fair business has been transacted in o f Wales, Great Retallack, North Crofty, eBt Chiverton, Seton, South Grenville, Redmoor, 444 Chiverton Moor, at steady prices. Annexed Ire the current quotations : ta-1".11 Oanlhorne, —s - - --s ; Chiverton Moor, 6162 ; Chon tietnst,GOld, 2 1 1; Clifford Amalgamate, 61 ; Cooks i -c o, 11 11± ; Drakewells, —; East Basset, 18 20 ; 1 6 ('1 :1 1 . - 01 C ; a Z i fl, 5 1 1 ; East Carn Brea, 3 31; East Lovell, Great Russell, 3/ ; East Wheal Grenville, 11 2 ; ' 4 ,K°Y 15 16; Great North Downs, 31 1 ; Great ti-e-ae; 473 Gd 50s ; Great South Tolgus, lOs 15s; Great wheal 'Vor, 17 171 ; Marko Talley, 4 41; North 2 3 ' 1 1 , 5 1 Al; North Roskear, 101 111; North Treskerby, Pwdmo; o ' r, in °° of Wales, 34s 3Gs; Prosper United, 3 31; C'renville9B 11 $ ; South Condurrow, lGs 18s; South 8 s 10 3 ; south llerodsfoot , —; Tincroft, 121 Nst; We'st Caradon, ; West Chiverton, GO 621 ; Ne al 104v7 131"°t ' 04 66 ; Wheal Buller, 26 28 ; Wheal 0 1 1 . , 8 8 1 ; Wheal Grenville, 18s 20s ; Wheal Seton, .BRITIBH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. GoVERNMtNT FUNDS. Per Cent. Consols Do. Account, March 7... ; ii, i 3 per Cent. Reduced B9l 90 New 3 per Cent 9O 891 901 New 21 per Cent. Jan. 1894 — Do. 5 per Cent. Jan. 1873 — Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 Do. for 30 yrs, expire sth Ap r il,lBBs — Do (Rod Sea Telegraph), Aug., 1908 — ii:xchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 4 per Cent — Do £5OO I, ..-. pm Do £lOO & £2OO , pm Bank of England Stock, 61 per Cent ... 253 INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Indian Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874... Do. Account Do. 5 per Cent. July, IsBo Do. 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 Do. Certificates Do. Enfaced Paper 4 poi- Cent — Do. 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 Do. 51 per Cont., May 1879 — Do. Deb., 5 per Cent., Aug. 1873 Do. Bonds, 5 per Cent., £l,000 Do. under £1,000 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Argentine Republic, 6 per Cent — Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent, 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent — Do. 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ijo - . 1863 De. 5 per Cont., 1865 Do Account 74i i Do. £lOO Bonds — Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent — Do 2 per Cent. (Deferred. 3 per Cent.) 31 °Alum 6 per Cent — Do. 3 per Cent. Do. 6 per Cent A _ Do. „ B Do. „ 1867 Do. ' , Scrip, £lO paid i pm Colombian, 6 per Cent. Cuba, 6 per Cent. Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — D 3. 5 per Cent., 1864 Da mbian Principalities Do. Account equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent l2l Do., Provisional Land Warrant Do Deferred Egyptian 7 per Cent — Do.. Second Issue — Do £lOO Bonds — • Do. Do. 1864 • — Do. .£lOO Bonds — Do Government Railway Debe,uturee Bo} Do. Account — Greek 5 per Cents, 1824-5, ex Coupons Do. Coupons Do. Account Guatemala 5 per Cent. — It 'llan 5 per Com t 1865 Do, Account ~ • -- Do. Maremmana.Railway 55; At , xicaL 3 per Cent - Ditto for Account Dn. 1864 ll Do 6 per Cont. Anglo-French %lontevidoau 6 per Cent. . — ‘inorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada -- Do 3 per Can — Do. Deferred Do Land Warrants (Hectares) Do. Account - Peruvian 5 per Cent., 1865 Do Account — Do 4} per Cent, 1865 Do 4} per Cent. (Uribarren) Do 6 per Cent., 1862 • Do Account ...• Portsguese 3 per Ct 1853'6,7, '3, 42/ Russian 5 per Cent, 1822, £ St 891.- Do 4} per Cent. 1850 Do 4} per Cent., 1860 Do 3 pex Cent. 1859 Do 5 per Cent. 1862 BB } Do 5 per Cent. 1864 Do. Anglo-Dutch, 1866, all paid BBi 7} Do. do. £25 paid 9l pm Sardinian 5 por Cent Do. Account Spanish 3 per Cent Do Account Do New Deferred Do. Account Passive Do Do Account 221 1 1 Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Do Account Swedish 4 per Cent. Do. 4} per Cont. 1864 Do. Scrip, £6O paid Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1858 Do. Account Do £lOO Bonds Do. Account Do 6 per Cent. 1862 Do Account s6} Do £lOO Bonds 5 7 -i Do 6 per Cent., 1863 4Bj Do 5 per Cent., 1865 Do. Account Do. 6 per Cent., 1865 Do. 4 per Cont. Guaranteed Venezuela 3 per Cent. — Do ilOO Bonds no. 6 per Cent, 1864 25 Ditto 11 per Cent. DlYidends on the abore payable in London. Austrian, 5 psr Cent., Ex. 10 Florins 41 per cent., Ex. 25f. Dutch 2} per Cent. Ex. 12 Guil Do. 4 per Cent. Certificates French Rentes, 3 per Cent., Ex. 2M. — !Wish 3 per Cent. 1861, Ex. 25f. Do. Account s3} TWO -O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9oi 1 Do. Account LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. (This Day.) Market quiet. Sales probably 7,000 or 8,000 bales. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about at par, and the short exchange on London is 25.121 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 li a. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appe..rs that gold is nearly 2-10ths per cent. dearer In Parts than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills a 60 days' sight is about ►O9 per cent. At this rate there II no profit on the importation of gold from the United States The Archbishop of Dublin has left Maurigy's Hotel for The Palace, Dublin. The Duke of Buckingham, Lord President of the Council, left Chandos House yesterday for Paris. The Earl and Countess of Howth have arrived at Claridge's Hotel from Howth Castle, Ireland. The Earl a n d C ountess Granv i lle have i ssued invitations for a dinner party to-morrow evening. The Countess of Derby will give the first of a series of four evening parties to-morrow at the noble Premier's residence in St. James's-square. Lord Naas, m.p left town on Wednesday evening by the mail train for Dublin. We understand that Lord Stanley has appointed w Mr. Charles Lever, the well-k nown author, who has for some years filled the appoi n t ment of consul at Spezzia, as consul at Trieste. The will of the late 'William Cotton, Esq., F.R.S., D.C.L., late Governor of the Bank of Englan, and many years a director, was proved in the Loudon Court, und , r ..£70,000 personalty. The executors are Benjamin Cotton, Esq., the brother, of Fore , st House Chigwell : Henry Cotton, Esq., the son ; and Edmond Hay Currie, Esq. The will is dated July 6, 1865, and there are two codicils, June and November, 1866, and the testator died at his residence, Walwood House, Leyton stone, Essex, Dec. 1, at the ago of 80. He has left consi derable property to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for the support of the church of St. Paul's, Stepney, erected at his entire expense, and leaves the patronage and ad vowson thereof to his son, ' the Re v. Arthur Benjamin Cotton, the present incumbent. H e devises to hie son Henry his manor of Gibbins and Cleeves, in Essex, and loaves his Bow-common estate in trust for his wife for her life, and after her decease he bequeaths the same amongst his sons and daughters in certain specified portions. FATAL ACCIDENT TO A CAB DRIVER.—On Wednesday an inquest was held, at the Westminster Hos pital, on the body of William French, a Hansom cab driver. The deceased was driving down Pall-mall during the late severe frost, when his vehicle came into violent collision with another cab. Deceased had been somewhat off his side on the road, owing to the footing for horses being better in the middle of the road, and in trying to keep clear of the other cab he unintentionally pulled the wrong rein, and caused the collision. He fell into the road, and was removed to St. George's Hospital, which he left next day. But shortly afterwards he wont to West minster Hospital, where he died from fracture of the skull. Verdict—Accidental Death. SINGULAR ROBBERY OF A Box OF WATCHES.— On Wednesday morning it was ascertained that a box containing 51 gold and silver watches had been stolen from the shop of Mr. Jackson, druggist; of Snow-hill Wolverhampton. Mr. Jackson holds a double shop, and lots the half to Mr. Dumbell, a watchmaker; and it appears that Mr. Dumbell is in the habit of putting the watches in a box every night, and of giving the box to Mr. Jackson to be kept in his shop for safety. This was done on Tues day night, but on Wednesday morning the box and the watches had disappeared. There were no indications that the shop had been broken into. Mr. Jackson said that ho put the box under his counter on the private side some time before he closed the shop, and suggests that some persons must have been watching him through the window, and that they afterwards Came in through the door during his temporary absence from the shop, and carried them away. There appears no other way of solving the mystery at present. The watches belonged to Mr. Dumbell's cus tomers, who had left them at his shop to be cleaned and r epaired.—Birming/iant Gazette. SHARE MARKETS—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Bristol aim Exeter ..: 'aledonian 'ambrian. Airk and Bandon.... • • 1 :orti wall Dublin & Belfast June Dun„Perth, & A b.Juna,' K.Lon don, scrip Certi. Do. Glasgow & S. Western . .. i 118 180 40 16 4 6 65 68 70 72 Great Eastern, Ord. stk. Do. E. Aug!. et. No 2 Great North of Scotland Great Northern Do. A stock Do. B stock Do. New, Is. at 25 pn, GtS, and W. of Irelancti G t. -Origivall Do. S. Val. Rail gu Do. South Wales ... Do. W. Slid.— Oxf or Do. Newport 1!4 116 30 .32 6 8 120 122 It 7 In B'J 11 4a 61 32 35 33 36 Do. ileraorti. [Lancagliire Sc I'orkeLir ndon and fllackwal 129 130 Lon., Brigh.,& S Coast' Lon., Chat., and Dover Do. Metrop. Ex. A ' Lon. & Nor th Western Lon. & South Western , Man., SheJ., & Lincoln Metropolitan.... . Do. New . . 82 81 18 20 13 10 122 123 61 116 48 60 126 t 27 Do. Extension 31ctropolitau District. 101 11 1)0. - do. do,. ---- Do. and St. John'B W'd Midland Do. £% Share Do, Birmin.. A; Derby mid Kent . . Lit 121 2O II 02 94 4sl or th British ........ Do. Ed., Pth., & Dun. Nth. Eastern—Berwick:{ Do. G.N•E purohast, Do. Leed I ..... . 37 30 4 18 104 10J Do. York Do. Carlisle ..... . Do. Stock. & Darling Do. 10. 1860-81 North London Do. do. 1801 5 .. Do. do. 1866. North Staffordshire N. . & S. W. Junction „Scottish Central Scot. N. 1.1 Aber. stock Do. Scot, Mid. st ck Shropshire Union South Devon South E.stern Staines, Wok., tic Wok fall' Yale Do. C Vale of Neath Waterford & Kilkenny Waterloo & Whitt:ha 1 1 West Cornwall Railways. I Paid.l Closing I Business Prioe. dent. BRITISH' P Atlantic tit St.LawreiCe nom., Haroda, 4 Cen. ln. , gu. 5 per cent... Do. } shares Buffalo & Lake Huron Do. Preference Bult,Brant, &Goderich 6 p.c. Calcutta & S. E., lirn :ape Town & Dock, gu Demerara, 7 p.c. per. p East. Bengal, gu., 5 do East Indian, gu. 5 p.c. Do. J Extension rand Trunk ot Canada Do. Equip. Mort. Bonds 1 charge 6 p.c Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do deferred De. 2d Pref. Bonds Du. do. deterred Do. 3d Pref. S took Do. do. deferred Do. 4th Prel. stook Do. do. deterred Gt. India Pen. gua. sp.c Lo. Gua. 5 per cent Do. New gua. 5 p. c t. South of India gun. 5 per cent Do. 41 per cent Do Urcat W( of Canada • Dd. New .. Do. 6 p. c 1345. pay. 1873 Do. 54 du. pay. 1877-8.. Indian Branch, limited Madras, gua. 5 p.O .... Do. 41 do Do. do Do. Filth Extension 3felb. Cor. 6 p. C. Buds. Mel. Hudson's Bay N. I{l.C'claolpo latpi. bs Scinde Do. Delhi Do. do . P. Do. Purtjaub.... u, I Do.lndus Staslot .l 4 63 65 09 101 35 36 10 11 p 118 122 1 2p 1 ty 70 72 115 120 148 152 17 42 70 71 t 10 L 65 160 3 4 ) IsskBsioNs. 66 68 100 101 id ip 4 44 n t 36 50 55 101 103 101 163 106 107 21 22 85 88 57 59 53 54 52 54 37 (0 23 25 106 !CB e 1i 1 100 102 91 93 12& 13k 1 It 12 4 68 92 81 61 If 11 . 100 102 92 14 85 t 0 82 65 97 9J 97 VS 1 /. 91 V 8 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT RECUR. British Columbia, 6 per cent., Deo. 31,1972.... 1e191.G0v.6 p.0.Ja.1 July 1877-81 Do. 6 p. 0. Feb. & Aug Do. 5 p. c. Mar. & Sept Do. b p. c. Jan. ,t; July Do. 5 p. c. Inscribed aIL Cape U. Elope, 6 p.c. 1873 Do.Api.&Oct. 1800-1900' Do. do 1880-9 V Do. Jan.&July, 1890-91 Do. 5 per cent. 15 April and 15 Oct., 1900 Ceylon, Nov. 1868, 6 p., Do. 1878, do Mauritius, 6 p. 0, 1873, Jan. - and July Do. 1378 00. 1882, Mayls, Nov a, ,Do. 1895, Feb. ;Natal ';or. 6 per cent.. T. B.G 0v.6 p.c.Ja.&J ul) N. S.W. Gov. 5 p•c.,lBtt, Do. 5 p.c. 1871 tq 187 u Do. 5 p.c. 1888 to 1893 New Zealand, 6 p. cent Do. 5 per cent.... ... Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling, 1875 Queensland Gov. 6 p. c S. Aus.Gov. 6 p,o 1868-v Do. 1878 & upwards Vio,Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July Do. do, April & Oct 190 100 100 11.0 100 100 49 101 118 100 100 102 81 87 81 86 101 11.4 104 106 11.3 105 101 103 0 n 101 103 1.0 1,8 102 IC4 11.3 10 lea IGO 105 W 7 it 0 95 V 7 91 91 85 86 9J 101 81 85 96 98 91 PS 105 106 107 109 BRITIS Cam. Consol. Cold, Um Chiverton Clifford Amalgamated Devon G. Cons. (Taylat Drakewalls East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon East Carn Brea East Grenville East Gunnislake .. East Loved E. W'l Russell (Tavistk G Am.& StA nbyn(G wen. Great Laxey, limited Great South Tolgus Great Wheal Busy... G. Wheal Vor Grenville lierod's Foot •••• Clingston Downs Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley Ntwyndy iron Ore, New Seton North Roskear ....t N.Wh'ißassettallogan North Wheal Crotty .• Prosper United Providence ,Uny Lelant I S. Caradon (St. Cleer) iSouth Condurrow 'S.Wheal Fran. (Mogan ,Stray Park Tin Croft Vigra and Clogan, lim West Bassett (Mogan W. Caradon (Liskeard West Chi yerton West Seton. Wheal Bassett ( Mogan Wheal Buller atedruth Wheal Mary Ann (Men Wheal Seton Wheal Trelawnev (Lis 8 9 7 8 400 410 1 14 22 24 5 6 3 31 2 3 i 9 10 21 24 5 6 la 17 16 18 11 11 32 31 21 31 7 9 31 41 21 11,1 35 45 11 13 21 31 26 310 330 I it 31 41 13 14 o 14 10 .2 61 03 130 140 65 75 25 28 10 12 05 115 10 12 554 5 t 7.0 Great Di vittCFERCNCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Eastern 4i per cent., ltto, new 5 per cent., 1863, 63; LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Blackwall, 801 London and Chatham, 41 per Cent., 6t Mid. Branford:pi. stock. :►! FOREIGN RAIL WAYS. Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 3 Paris and Orleans, 3G Recile and San Francisco, lim., gua. 7 per cent., 91 I FOREIGN MU' MS. Aril& •Brazilian Gold, limited, i C tales Gold and Sliver Port Philip, United Mexican, hm., 21 Vall&szttina Gold, lim., . BANKS. • Alliance, lim.. 171 Anglo Austrinn...7 Australasia, 67i:7 Bank of Egypt, 3'/ Chartered qler. of India, London, and China, 34} Colonial, 401 Consolidated Bank, Ilm., Ditto, new, 31 English and Swedish, lira., 111 Imperial Bank, Urn.. 21 Imperial Ottoman. lira., 9 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 3 London Chartered Banc of Australia, 221 London and County, 65 London Joint Stock, 421 London and South African. 13} London and 11 estminater, 94 5 Metropolitan Bank, lira , 81 Midland Bank, lira., 18 National Provincial of England. Ditto, d and 3d issue, 39. Oriental Bank Corporation. 13 Provincial Banking i;orporation, Um., 4 } Union of Australia, 474 Union of Loudon, 44} tir. DOCKS. London and St. Katharine, Gl} MISCELLANEOUS; Anglo-American Telegraph, 154 Atlantic telegraph, Di t o, 8 per cunt., 571 Berlin Water Works, 11m., Ditto, new, 51 Ceylon Company, 10 City Offices, lim., 84 Commercial Union, Insuranm, 4} Credit Fonder of Enginit.'. lim . 3 4 Credit Fonder of Mauritius, lim 61 East Indian Land Credit and Finance, liru., 3} East India Irrigation and Canal. 12} Ebbw Vale, 104 Egyptian Corn, and Trading, lim., 3 Fore -street Warehouse. lima, 121 Gen, Credit and Discount, mu.. 5} General Steam Navigation, limn., 27} Imperial Laud Company or Marseilles, lim., 1 11 International Financial :,ociety, iim., 21 London Financial Association, lim.. 7 London General Omnibus Company, lim. 3 3lidras Irrigation and Canal (guaranteed 5 perjoent.byla. dian Government), 19i North British and Mercantile Insurance, 15} Peninsula and Oriental kiteam,o6j Ditto, new, (6 Rhymney Iron, 25 South Australian Land. 331 7. Universal Marine, insurance. lim.. 24 Viceroy of Egypt, Mortgage, Loan, 744 _ THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1867. COLCHESTER ELECTION---This Day. At 12 o'clock Mr. Karslake, the Conservative candidate, had obtained a majority of 63. Bribery, it is said, is going on very extensively. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGLI-STREET. STEALING BANK NOTES AND GOLD.—William Edwards, a young man, porter to. M. Marcel Masse, agent for French manufacturers, 4, -Chap.l-place, Cavendish-square, was charged before Mr. Knox With stealing a .£5 bank note and sovereign, belonging to his employer, and ho was further charged with stealing a £5 bank note, £5 in gold, and Ms. in silver, belonging to Madame Vigniard and another, Maddox-street. It appeared from the evidence that on the 3d December Mr. Masse called on Madame Vigniard, when she askOd hint if he was going into the city, as she wished to pay a bi:l. Mr. Masse said that he was not, but that he wanted to send himself, and, after sonic further conversation, left a £5 note and a sovereign with Mm.Vigniard, promising to send his porter to Madame Vigniard for it, and for any money she wished to send into the city. Mr. Masse sub sequently sent the prisoner his porter— to Madame Vigniard, and elle gave the prisoner Mr. Masse's money, and also a £5 note, £5 in gold, and 16s. iit silver, her money, t e lli ng the prisoner that he was to pay a bill f or M r. M asse, and one f or h er , b u t th e pri soner never did so, and never returned. The matter was then placed in the hands of Police-constable King, 7G D, who apprehended the prisoner last night at No. 50, Upper George-street, Bryanston-square, and on his telling the prisoner the charge he said that he had not paid the bills, but that if Mr. Masse would wait, he (prisoner) would see his father and see that he was paid. King told the prisoner that he know nothing about it, and took the prisoner to the station. The prisoner further told King that Mr. Masse would have been paid before but be (prisoner) had been robbed of all his money and clothes. The prisoner asked Mr. Masse whether he had not written hint a hitter promising to pgy him ? Mr.Masse said he had received t 1 letter which he hollered was in the prisoner's handwriting to that effect. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner. THAMES. ALLEGED KLEPTOMANIA.—Mathew Wilson, - allas Chris ' tian, aged 46, was brought up on remand before Mr. Par tridge, charged with :stealing one book, Lady Flavia," valued st 25., the pr,operify of Messrs W. H. Smith, the publishers, booksellers, and newspaper agents, from, their stall at the Bow station on the North London Railway. The case was a very singular ono. The prfsoner is a very respectable, steady-looking man, and he gave his address, No. 10., Alumni-street, Bromley. He has been a shepherd in ;Australia, and it was represented by Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, on the first examination that the pri soner had amassed some riches in the colony, and that he came to the country in May last, and had been " living much respected in Bromley, and paid for his passage back to Australia on ____--- -- the very day he took the book f rom Smith- and Son's book-stall, that ho was partially intoxicated at the time, and that the prisoner was a man in good circum stances, not likely to steal a book. It was a decided case of kleptomania under the influence of inebriation. Mr. Partridge could not look upon the case as anything else than theft. A felony had been committed, and he should remand the prisoner. Mr. Stoddart then asked that bail should be taken, and said the prisoner was Tory respectable, and had lived for five months in ono house in Bromley. Mr. Partridge said he should treat the prisoner as he would tho poorest individual, and refused to accept bail. Mr. Stoddart said the prisoner intended to pay for the book. Partridge did not believe anything of the kind, and remanded the prisoner. This day the evidence given on last occasion was road. In consequence of information, Joshua Aburn, book-stall keeper, went t6'tho prisoner, who was holding a book in his hand some distance from the stall. The prisoner said he was very sorry for taking the book, awl offered to pay for it; ho also implored him not to give him in charge. J. A. Smith f railway messenger, said he saw the priso ner go to the book-stall while the last witness was attend ing to a gentleman, and take a book from the stall and put it in his outside coat pocket. The prisoner walked back to the passage leading from the platform. Ho (witness) followed him to the end of it, whoa tho prisoner turned round, and asked the way to Shoreditch, to which he replied "You don't want Shoreditch; you have stolen a bcok." The prisoner immediately took the book from his pocket and offered to pay for it. Joseph Simmons, police-constable 427 K, said that since the last examination he had made inquiries and ascertained that his representations were correct, that he had been .a shephord in South Australia, and had paid his passage money for Australia on the very day ho was captured. Mr. Partridge asked if it was intended to press the case against the prisoner. • Mr. J. B. H. Taylor, from the establishment of W. H. Smith and Son, 186, Strand, 'replied in the affirmative. The young men at the railway station book-stalls tbrdugh, out the kingdom. were responsible for all the property in trusted to them tho grin, and in justice to them he hilt bound to ask for a conviction. The prisoner said he was very sorry for what he had done. He would elect to be tried by the magistrate. Mr. Partridge had no doubt the prisoner stole the book, that he knew what ho was about, and that ho intended to take the book away. He had nothing to do with klepto mania, and should treat the prisoner like any other person charged with crime. He sentenced the prisoner to ono raonth's imprisonment and hard labour. He thought Messrs. W. H. Smith and Son had acted quite right in the matter, and ought to protect'their servants. MARKET day. MARK-LANE. Tho supply of home-grown wheat on sale hero to-day was very moderate. The condition of the produce was, on the whole, good. The trade was rather quiet, never theless prices ruled ruled firm. Tho market Was moderately supplied with foreign wheat In most descr!ptions a fair amount of business was trans acted, and previous quotations wero supported. Floating cargoes of grain wore in fair demand at last Monday's currency. Barley was in tolerably good supply. For good and fino malting qualities the trade was quiet at late rates. Inferior barley met a slow sale, but without loading to any material change in the quotations. The market was very moderately supplied with oats. The trade was firm at the full prices of Monday. Beans steadily Supported late rates, but there was no ac tivity in the dem an d. The market was f a i r l y supp li e d . Peas ruled q u i e t a t l ate prices. Th e s h ow o f samp l es was very moderato. Flour met a slow sale at the rates current on Wednesday. SNIP I . I tItIVA,LS Tlll5 WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English and Scotch 940 960 1,450 180 430 Irish ___ Foreign 400 1,170 1,960 1.050 sacks brls. NEIVGA.TE AND LEADENIIALL. The supplios.of meat on sale at these markets are fairly extensive. The trade, on the whole, is quiet at our quo tations. Per Sib by the carcase. a d a ct Inferior beef 3 2 3 4 Middling do. 3 6 3 13 Prime large do 4 0 4 2 Prime small do 4 4 4 6 Veal 4 0 6 2 Lamb. 03 0 •dad Inferior mutton 3 0 4 0 Middling mutton 4 2 4 6 Prime do 4 8 4 10 Large pork 3 2 3 10 Small pork. 4 0 4 4 Id to Oa Od BOROUGLI 110 P. Very little business passing in any kind o f h hops, the transactions -confined to the pur chase of parcels for immediate us e . F oreign hops have has aving been been . barely maintained their previous value, but English quali ties, owing to their scarcity, are quite as dear. Mid and East Kente 1703 to 231 s per cwt. Farnham and country Weald of Kent Sussex 11 Yearlings Old s 5Gs to 95s ~ COLONIAL. TEL—The public sales of Indian have be en b roug h t to a conclusion, and tho rate s realised have boon satisfactory, showing an advance of ld. to 4d. per lb. on previous rates. StiGAß.—There have been no public sales o f i mportance, and the operations in the private market have been of quite a retail character, pending the discussion of the alte ration of the duties intended by the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer. COFFEE.—OnIy small supplies have been on offer, but superior qualities of Plantation Ceylon fully maintain for mer rates. litcE.--There is a very limitod demand, and no altera tion can be reported in prices. TALLOW.—Business remains very quiet, and quotations remain unaltered, P.Y,C., spot, being 421: 6d. 425. 9d. and last three mouths' delivery, 435. Gd. per cu t. SHOCKING SUFFERINGS OF SAILORS.- 0 n Satur day evening two coloured seamen named James Edward Dow and George Rawlins, belonging to the American ship Calloun, Captain Page, were admitted to the Northern Hospital, suffering from severe frost-bite. Their hands and feet were in slings, and the flesh had all fallen off. They were in a shocking state, and at the time no hopes were entertained of their recovery. Dow died on Wednesday, and Rawlins is not expected to recover. On Monday seven more men Were admitted to the hospital, suffering from the same cause.— Lit erpoo/ Courier. OPENING OF THE FRENCH CHAMBERS SPEECH OF THE EMPEROR. The following appeared in oar Third Edition of realer dayievaning PARIS, Feb."l4. The French Chambers were opened to-day by the Emperor in person, who delivered the - follow ing speech : " Messieurs les Senators, -" Messieurs les Deputies, " Since your last session serious events have arisen in Europe. Although they may have astonished the world by their rapidity, as by the importance of their results, it appears that according to theanticipations of the Emperor there wasa fatality in their fulfilment. Napoleon said at St. Helena : ' One of my great ideas has been the agglomeration and concentration of the same nations, geographi cally considered, who have been scattered piecemeal by revolutions and policy. This agglomeration will take place sooner or later by the force of circum stances. The impulse is given, and Ido net think that after, my fall and the disappearance of my system, there will be any other equilibrium possible than the agglomeration and confederation of great nations.' The transformations that have taken place in Italy and Germany pave the way for the realisa tion of this vast programme of the union' of the European states in one sole confederation. " The spectacle of the efforts made by the neigh bouring nations to assemble their members scat tered abroad for so many centuries cannot cause disquiet to a country like ours, all the parts of which are irrevocably bound up with each other, and form a homogeneous and indestructible body. We have been impartial witnesses of the struggle which has been waged on the other side of the Rhine. In presence of this conflict the country strongly manifested its wish to keep aloof from it. Not only did I defer to this wish, but I used every effort to hasten the conclusion of peace. I did not arm a single additional soldier, I did not move for ward a single regiment, and yet the voice'of France had influence enough to arrest the conqueror at the gates of Vienna.' Our mediation' 'effected an ar rangement between the belligerents; whick.leaving to Prussia the fruit 'of her uccesses; maintained the integrity of the Austrian territory witkthe, ex ception of a single province, and by the cession Of Venetia completed Italian independence. Our action has been exercised therefore with views of justite and conciliation. France has not drawn the sword because her honour was not at stake, and because she had promised to observe -a strict neu trality. In another part of the globe we have been obliged to employ force to redress legitimate grie vances, and we have endeavoured to raise an an cient empire. The happy results at first- obtained were compromised by an inauspicious concurrence of circumstances. " The guiding idea of the Mexican expedition was an elevated one. To regenerate a people, and implant among them ideas of order and progress, to open vast outlets to our commerce, and leave the recollection of services rendered to civilisation to mark our path, such was my desire, and yours. But as soon as the extent of our sacrifices appeared to me to exceed the interests which had called us across the ocean, I spontaneously determined upon the recall of our army corps. The Government of the United States comprehended' that want of con ciliation would have prolonged the occupation and embittered relations which, for the welfare . of both countries, should remain friendly. In the East troubles have arisen, but the great Powers are acting in concert to bring about a state of things which may satisfy the legitimate wishes of the Christian popu lations, reserve the rights of the Sultan, and prevent dangerous complications. At Rome we have faith fully executed the convention of the 15th Septem ber. The Government of the Holy Father has entered into a fresh phase. Left to itself, it main tains itself by its proper strength, by the vene ration which is felt by all towards: the Head of the Catholic Church, and the surveillance loyally exercised upon his frontiers, by the Ita lian Government. But if some demagogic con spiracy should audaciously seek to threaten the temporal power of the Holy See, Etirope, I do not doubt, would not permit the accomplishment of an event which would cause such great perturbation in the Catholic world. " I have only to congratulate myself upon my relations with foreign Powers. Out connection :with England becomes dailynaore intirna - te by the similitude of our ,policy and the multiplicity of our commercial relations. Prussia seeks to avoid every :thing which might arouse our national susceptibi lities, and agrees with us upon the chief European questions. Russia, inspired by conciliatory inten tions, is not disposed to separate her'policy in the East from that of France. The same is the case with the Empire of Austria, the greatness of which is indispensable to the general equilibrium. A recent commercial treaty has created new ties between the two countries. Lastly, Spain and Italy are upon terms of sincere agreement. " Thus, therefore, nothing in present circum stances need arouse our uneasiness, and I entertain the firm conviction that peace will not be disturbed. " Assured of the present, trusting in the future, I have thought the time had arrived to develope our institutions. You have expressed your wis!:es to me every year that this should be effected, but tie ing justly convinced that progress can only be ac complished by complete harmony between the powers of the State you had placed in my hands, and I thank you for your confidenee—the privilege of deciding upon the 'moment when I might think the realisation of your desires possible. Now, after 15 years of calm and prosperity, due to our com mon efforts and to your profound devotion to the institutions of the Empire, it has appeared to me that the time had come to adopt the liberal measures which lay in the minds of the Senate and the aspirations of the Corps Legislatif. I respond to your expects tions, and without departing from the Constitu tion. I propose to you laws which offer new gua rantees for political liberty. " The nation, which does justice to `my efforts, and which again recently, in Lorraine, gave such touching proofs of its attachment to my dynasty, will make a wise use of these new rights. Justly jealous of its repose and of its prosperity, it will continue to disdain the dangerous. Utopias and excitements of parties. For you, gentlemen, the immense majorityof whom have constantli, sustained my courage in the always difficult task of governing 'a people, you will,continue to be, with me, the faith- fttl . guth.dians - of the true interests and the veritables .. , ;:t reatness of the country. • - . .. "These interests impose upon us obligationd,we shall know how to fulfil. France is respected : abroad. The army has displayed its valour, but the conditions of war being changed require -the increase of our defensive forces, and must. orga nice ourselves in such a manner as to be filvulner. able. The bill upon this.subject—which has been studied with the greatest careLlightens the burdens of the conscription in time of peace, offers consider able resources in time of war, and redistributing burdens between all in a fair proportion, thus satisfies the principle of equality. It possesses all the importance of an institution of this country, and I feel convinced will be accepted with patriotism. The influence of a nation depends upon the number of men it is able to put under arms. Do not for get that neighbouring States impose upon themselves far heavier sacrifices for the effective constitution of their armies, and have their eyes .a/cc , d, upon us to judge by your resolutions whether the influence zof France shall increase or diminish throughout the world. Let us constantly keep our national flag at the same height. It is the most certain means of preserving peace, and that peace must be rendered fertile by alleviating misery and increasing general prosperity - Heavy trials have:assailed us in the course of the past year. Inundations and epidemics have deso lated some of our departments. Benevolence has assuaged individual suffering, and credits will be asked of you to repair the disasters caused to public property. Notwithstanding these partial Calamities, the progress of general prosperity has not relaxed. During the last financial period the indirect revenue has increased by 50 millions, and foreign commerce by upwards of 1 milliard of francs. The general improvement of our finances Share 20 et et ICO 10 104 10 100 301 1 49 501 SO 121 21 84f 4J 1231 4 123 211 631 71 St i 100 100 100 all lOU 100 1061 6 4 ,ITIE.s. lOn 8 2.1.0 291 2.11.1, 31 2.11.1' 8.3.6 3.P.0 a" 0.11.0 11.9.01 14 131 will soon allow us to give satisfaction upon a large scale to, • _agricultural and economic interests; brought into light by the .inquiry opened in all parts of the .country. Our attention must then be turned to the reduction of certain burdens which weigh too heavily upon landed pro perty, and which prevent the speedy completion of the channels of interior navigation of our ports, our railways, and especially of cross-roads, the indis pensable agents for effective distribution of the pro duce of the soil. "Bills upon primary education and upon co operative societies were submitted to you last session and I do notdoubt you will approve the arrange ments they set forth. They will improve the moral and material condition of the population, and of the working chsses in our great cities. Each year thus opens a new horizon to our meditations and our efforts. " Oar task at this motnen, is to form the public manners to the practice of more liberal institutions. hitherto in France liberty has only been ephemeral. It has not been able to take root in the s)il, be cause abuse has immediately followed use, and the nation rather preferred to. limit the exercise of its rights than to endure disorder in ideas as in things. It is worthy of you and me to make a broader ap plication of these great principles which con stitute the glory of France. Their develop ment will not, as forinerly, endanger the necessary prestige of authority. Power is now firmly based, and ardent passions, the sole obstacle to the expansion of .our liberties, will become extinguished in the immensity of universal suffrage. I have full confidence in the good sense and patriotism of the people,and strong in the right which I hold from 'theni, strong in my con science, which is solely desirous of gexid, I invite you to march with me ivitit.a firm step on the path of-civilisation." IMPERIAL PARLIAMENr HOUSE - OF LORDS—LAST EN'ESING . . The LORD CHANCELLOR took his sod Ott the Woolszte atza - ci'Pelock. • HYPOT.IIEo4T,ION. "the LORD CHANCELLOR, moved the "first reading of`a bill'odthis subjed, and said he would reserve a state ment, of the charagter of the measure , until the second reading. The bill *as then reid 'a gist time. THE 'FENIAN IiOVEMENT IN IRELAND. In reply to the Marquis of CLANRICARDE, The Earl of DERBY said that he fully under stood the interest of the noble lord in the subject of the information that bad been re ceived by telegram as to Ow movements of the insur gents in Ireland. The information of which the Govern ment were in possession, and which was received last night was to the effect that a body of the insurgents had marched from Cahircovean towards Killarney, and great alarm was felt in the latter place that there would be an attack by the insurgents on the town. Instructions had been given by Government that troops should be despatched at once to Killarney, and the Government were informed by telegram that five hundred troops had marched from the Curragh, and had reached Mallow. He did not regard the movement except as being loose in its character, and not calculated to excite serious apprehen sion. Lord Naas had proceeded that morning to Ireland. PUBLIC SCHOOLS BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Earl STANHOPE said that he entertained the same objections as formerly. He considered that two com missioners from the House of Commons would not be sufficient to represent efficiently that branch of the Legis lature. , The Earl of DERBY concurred with the noble lord, and said he would communicate with the Earl of Cla rendon on the subject. The bill was read a second time formally. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—LIsT EVENING. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. A discussion arose on the motion for the second reading of the Brumby Cotumoni Inclosure Bill, which resulted in its being rejected without a division. BREECH-LOADERS. Major JERVIS moved an address for a copy of any re ports made by the Inspector-General of Musketry, rela tive. to the shooting of the Enfield musket, altered to the Snider breech-loading system. r -Ordered. THE FENTANS. Mr. WARNER gave 'Mace that on Monday he should ask the Home Secretary whether his inquiries into the alleged Fenian attack on Chaster Castle had led him to believe that the whole thing was a hoax, to draw off the attention from a prise fight which was to take place in the neighbourhood, and whether that prize fight had actually taken place? Mr. WALPOLE said the' movement whatever it was had been brought to an end. • " Captain ARCHDALE asked whether, in consequence of what had taken place, it was the intention of the Govern ment to reconsider the paragraph in her Majesty's Speech to discontinue the suspension - of the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland ? Mr. WALPOLE could not give the hon. gentleman an answer to that question. JAMAICA. Captain JARVIS asked whether it was the intention of the Government to give legal assistance to curtain officers who had been put on their trial for matters done in Ja maica ? The CHAN CELWR of the EXCHEQUER said, where officers in her Majesty's service acted under the direction of their superior's, and their acts wore afterwards called in question, it was the duty of the Government to defend them. (" Hear, hear," and loud cheers.) THE REFORM BILL. Lord R. MONTAGU asked the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether the Government would endeavour, as early as possible in this session, to bring in a bill whieh would carry out whatever resolutions might be passed by the committee, on the Act 2 and 3 William IV., s c. 45? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the hon. member for Nottingham (Mr. Osborne) had a ques tion relating to the same circumstance, therefore he would answer them both. The inquiry of the hon. member for Nottingham was founded on a misconception. The main object of the Government, by the resolutions they had submitted to the house, was 'to obtain the sanction of the house to the principles upon which the bill, which he hoped to have the honour of introducing in the event of the resolutions being agreed to, would be founded. Ito was not prepared at that time to enter into details of the resolutions, but in case they were passed the Govrnment were prepared at once to introduce a bill founded thereon. The intention of the Government for proceed ing, as he had indicated, was thatthe house might come .to some general understanding as to the principle of the bill, and he did not • contemplate being called upon to enter into details. What the Government wished was that the principles involved in the resolu tions should be sanctioned, - and • then the Government would at once introduce the bill. That was the answer he had to give to both questions. If, after the house had adopted the - resolutions, Gevernment were not prepared with a bill, ho should consider that to be trifling with the House of Commons. (Cheers.) Lora R. MONTAGU reminded the right hon. gentle man that ho had not stated whether the Government woild'bring in a bill founded oil the - resolutions passed by the house, whatever they might be. The-CHANCELLOR of the EXCIIEQI7Eit Said, if the house agreed toiesolutions which the Government could not carry out, he presumed they wore entitled to the privilege of free men, and decline to proceed. Tho resolutions the Government proposed were the basis of the bill. The Go , vernment did not suppose that in passing these resolutions is would be looked upon as tantamount to passing the bill. Mr. OSBORNE asked the right hon. gentleman when he would name the exact sum at which he proposed to adopt as the qualification for boroughs And counties. (R ear , hear.) The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said—lf the house agreed to the resolution stating that it was ad visable that the q ualification for the franchise should be lowered, and also those others in connection therewith, a bill would at once be introduced, and then ho would enter into the whole details of the measure. (Rear, hear , and laughter.) The Government were desirous of proceeding as speedily as possible. They were not at a ll i n. f avour of delay. (Hoar, hoar.) t ti C lo A s S e T o L re E ß . ry of State W EANR ARMS I N N L E ( Y U. E a S s . 1 1 :e L I d Mr. 0 for War what was the amount of military force in Ch es t er iastlo on Friday, th o Bth February ? •.General PEEL s a id th ere was a company of the 54th Regiment and also a company of militia. It was on the return o f th e G uar d s to London to la proposed a regiment of infantry in a conven i ent spot ready for afuture emer gency. There were 9,000 guns, 4,000 swords, 900,000 rounds of ammuniti on , an d a l arge store of gunpowder.. He had re ce i ve d uo reports of the resistance of Fenl an against the troops in th a t p ar t o f t h e co 8 untry, and ho did not believe that such existed. (Hear, hear.) THE SUGAR DUTIES. The resolutions proposed, by the Government for the reduction of the sugar duties, in conformity with the con vention with Prance and other countries, were agreed to. Mr. WALPOLE, in askiug•leave to introduce two bills relating to capital punishment, explained that the object of the first was to confine the punishment of death, —to murder with deliberate intention to kill, for the purpose of committing or aiding in the commission of rape, arson, or other felony, in aiding in the escape of other persona con victed of murder, or on public officers in the discharge of their duties. All other murders would be punishable by penal servitude foi a period ranging from life to seven years, and the bill would also reduce the punishment for infanticide in pertain cases. Tho second bill provided for the infliction of capital punishment within the wails Of gaols, under certain securities. In the short discussion which followed Mr. Bright doubted whether the bill, as explained, would vest in juries the power of saying in which class a murder fell ; Sir G. Grey expressed a preference for tho classification adopted by the Commissioners into murder of the first and second degree; and Mr. Henley, while taking the sem% view, was of opinion that we were fast tending to s i te abolition of capital punishment. Mr. Walpole, in rep/ 3 ., explained that the jury in all cases would have to find the deliberate intent. After some remarks from Mr. Ewan, Mr. Gilpin, and Mr. Ilibbert, the bills were brought in and read a first time. Sir. Sergeant BARRY introduced a bill to extend to Ireland the provisions of the English law relating to tit% presence of military at elections. Tha house adjourned at a quarter pad coven o'clock, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.—This Day, VICTORIA CLUB-THIS DAY. Speculation was brisk to-day. • Christmas Carol, Wiring been beaten in his trial, was knocked out of the betting, while Mrs. Allen was supported from an outside figura, down to 9 to 1. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 100 to 12 agst The Beadle (taken) to 1 apt Mr. Allan (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Bismarck (taken and offered) 100 to 6 agst Problem (taken) 100 to 6 agst Copenhagen (offered) 20 to 1 agst Lady Pam (taken) 20 to 1 agst Saccharometer (offered) 20 to 1 agst Vigorous (taken) 20 to 1 agst Batthyanny's lot (taken) 25 to 1 agst Treasure Trove (offered, take 30 to 1) 25 to 1 agst Rejoinder (offered, take 33 to 1) 33 to 1 agst The Duke (taken) 50 to 1 agst Troublesome (offered) 50 to 1 agst Christmas Carol (taken and offered), 2to 1 agst Christmas Carol twitting (offered) DERBY. 20 to 1 agst Hermit (taken) TWO THOUSAND. 91 to 1 agst Julius (taken) HORSES STRUQE ( 3 ::F E T zi g THEIR ENGAGE- Feb. 8, at 2.35 P:M.,.King!Alf,red and Garus, out of the Grand National Steeplechase, at Liverpool. Feb. 8, after 6 p.m., Jack's Alive, - ont of the Grand National Steeplechase end the Hurdle Race, , at _Liverpool. Feb. 11, at 9 a.ni., Monitress and John Halifax, out of Nottingham handicap. Fob. 11, at 9 a.m., All horses in Mr. A. Yates's and Mr J. G. G. Shaw's names, out of Birmingham engagements. Feb. 11, at 9 a.m., Flyfishor, out of pirminghardengage men ts. J?eb. 11, at 0.30 p.m.,;Rotrousse, out of Nottingham han dicap. Feb. 11, at 4.14 p.m., Steamboat, out of Nottingham, handicap. . Feb. ,11, after 6 p.m., Brahma, out of Birmingham en gagements. Feb. 11, after 6 p.m., Wellesley and Havelock, out of Nottingham handicap. Feb. 12, at 9 a.m., Skirmish and Mrs. Allan, out of Not tingham handicap. Feb.l2, at 1.10 p.m., Ruisian Bee, out of the Idersoy Cup and Spring Cup, at LiTerpool. Feb. 12, at 2.9 p.m., Musketeer, out of Liyorpool Spring Cup. Fob 12, after 6 p.m., Salamanca, out of Kersey Cup, at Liverpool, and Nottingham Handicap. Feb..l3, at 9 a.m., Cockfighter, out of Open Handicap at Windsor, and Steeplechase at Lincoln. Feb. 13, at 9 a.m., Nu, out of Chester engagements. Feb. 13, at 1 p.m., Mr. Brewer's horses ont of Lincoln engagements. Fob. 13, at 1 p.m., Kingfisher, out of Nottingham ban. dieap. Feb. 14, at 1.15 p.m., Pearl Diver, out of Lincoln hurdlo race. NOMENCLATURE. THE FOLLOWING NAMES HAVE BEEN GIVEN: Mr. H. Sopp's Br f by Wild Dayrell—Milly, 2 yig Mr. H. Darlers.yearlings. Oh c by Thormanby, out of Sauterelle... Loap-frog. Ch cby Colsterdale, out of Maid of Clifton Clifton. Br c by Ben Webster, out of Stuff and Non- ... Caroline. Ch c. by Claret, out of Lady Abbess Br f by Buccaneer—Little Hannah ... Buffoon. Trappist, Cuckoo. RACING mu t. FEBR' ICES FOR 1867. JARY. Lincoln Spring Harrow Spring ...... 21 Dorby Nottingham - - 26 MARCH. Liverpool Spring Chelmsford Spring I? _Epsom Spring 26 Margate... Warwick Spring l9 Croxton Park 29 APRIL. 1 Aborgavonny 2 Thirsk 2 Newmarket Ist Spring 22 4 Durham .. 22 6 Catterick 8 1 Chester so 8 Eastbourne .Hunt Northampton Cardiff Windsor Spring Edinburgh Sp. Meeting Lichfield Spring Newmarket Craven Ascot Spring York Spring 7 Doncaster Spring Salisbury 9 Bath Harpenden Epsom Croydon Newton 29 Ascot Summer 4 Windsor Summer Manchester Summer Hampton l3 Odiham l7 Bibury Club lB Beverley Stockbrtdge l3 Chelmsford Summer I Newcastle .. 25 I Ipsvriell 27 Worcester Summer l7 LY. Carlisle 2 Newmarket July 2 Pontefract Reading Liverpool July Meeting 10 ,liirigerford Nottingham l6 AUG Down Royal Cul porat n l7 Stamford Radcliffe Huntingdon 23 Winchester Southampton Goodwood DST. Ripon Brighton - • 6 West Drayton 22 Brighton Cluu 8 Plymouth . Lewes 4ghtun Wolverhampton l3 Lichfield Stockton Oxford Hastings York August SEPTEMBER. • Margate Warwick Spring 3 Abingdon 6 Leicester Doncaster Brecon Richmond l7 'Hendon l9 Monmouth Manchester Autumn 2O Newmarket Ist October 2* OCTOBER. Northainpton Autumn. 1 Newmarket 2d October. 7 Edinburgh Bedford B Newmarket Houghton . 21 NOVEMBER. Liverpool Autumn 5 I Leamington Hunt Shrewsbury Autumn... 11 STEEPLECHASE FIXTURES FOR 1867. FEBR VARY. Windsor Harrow Spring - MARCEL ; 5 Cro ydon Spring ......... 7 Cheltonhain Grand Au. 21 cu L ti i r r iel e nr i tiBec ro my o i l li S ta pg y ug , - 12 Brothley Dalton .... 13 . APRIL. - York - 17 Kildare Hunt Sevenoake COURSING. • . COURSING MEETINGS TO COME. FEBRUARY. Name. Judge. Days of Running Cardiff Club Mr. Warwick Waterloo, Lancashire Tamworth, Staffordshire ... Mr. Warwick )&ARCII. Irish Grand National (Open), county Load Ardrossan, Sharphill South Lancashire (Swath port) Champion Mr. Westropp 14., 15, So Leinster (Open) Courtown... Mr. lf. Spring:ol l9, 20 Scottish Open, Lanarkshire - 8, I 7, cisi+. COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Last Evening. 11 17 Amsterdam • ... . Short. 11 10 Ditto 3 Months. 11 18 Rotterdam Antwerp — 25 35 Brussels . . — 25 35 hamburg — 13 81 Paris Short 25 121 Ditto 3 Months. 25 30 Marseilles Frankfort on the Maine 120 Vienna — 13 0 Trieste — 18 0 Petersburgu .............. - 30} Berlin Madrid Cadiz 26 85 Leghorn 26 85 Milan Glinos Naples ........................ 26 85 Palermo ..................... 26 85 Messina Lisbon .......... .. — 51 Oporto ....... , — 511 11 19 11 IPf 25 40 25 40 13 9} 25 20 25 87f 25 40 120} 13 7 18 10 81 6 26 48 48 26 95 26 95 26 95 26 95 26 95 26 95 82 521- Ii MI 141 1 ICOI 1 98 I 86;