The Sun. — London, England, 1855-02-14 00:00:00

- Per 4 o olll l th i s p r .... nj 1 30 , ito is neat is the re " of rtificatioas 61 , 1 1, files is to Said P 3 9 ,1 CO pi e effecte d it, Lted hir a interes t : ler lig best en v o ad from to cli is that uss ;he Istbni ,„t I believed r.• astan tinoP° o oinniunicA's ire on IPPer 0 C° 7lo o, or of Y o l , let to recrai , 4 0 1$ 1 Tjussa— 9 3 at SII 6 ' O O spid A )). 'produce to 00 111 res per °r !tts r ,, The tnite SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 13. Apt A i n tr d States mail steamship Hermann, 41.10.0 i n, ,) put , lin route from New York to Bre- Ne il 41. u'i ) this port this morning. She brings, oie lue rnus,ual mails, 37 passengers and $22,500 LvQin.g her destination is prevented from pro -70114, in consequence of the ;!ete r. b e v.' ute Weather, the navigation of the river Lth e drilintgjendered entirely impracticable, owing ice at the entrance. The passengers, th u., Will be forwarded to Germany overland, e ttq o e tit t e_rruann, after coaling, will start again Cow._ Ampton, with passengers and the Ameri "et Mails, for New York, on the 28th inst. ta: \ M. A it K E T AND Ook, -44411 gR0/ 4 L fa CE. • ~,, , the re CITY, TWO o'CLOCK N W " a weaker market for cotton at Liver- Q 1 24 and th e t ransact i ons were not l arge. it. 910 (4 4 ; 4 3' Bold is stated at 5,000 bales, (of l I which ip ste -e fo r export) comprising 200 Pernam and )1,60 0 at 6 d. to 6id., 200 E g ypti an a t 52d. t o “ Dia to Surat at 3id. to 4d., and 30 Sea Island I t litt, 16 id. per lb. Railway Shares were very by 4 41 w it , ~,,, itlia . g is a statement by Messrs. Jews ii44o g liar ,.) of the Indigo sales :- th ,,col ts i a 7 o 11 7 sales of indigo commenced yester -01 of o , ln g of 12,330 chests (including 5,591 0 , 1 a r ; goods, bought in at, or withdrawn 1) ta b , r Wes, and 1,300 chests in second 7,611 Ari sing the f o ll ow i ng , v i z . : -C a t a l ogue L'ea t , i elie eta Bengal, Oude, &c. ; 1,562 chests 1 1 .. 74,2 e i''el chest s K urpa h , 33 c h ests Bi m l apa- Na "ta Salem 37 chests Calcutta Fig, 40 , ..s p ollti . , - it ' eherrY, 27 chests of Java, 5 chests Llol4ll.wr l ed lik e refined, 2 chests withdrawn, Niar:house sweepings -total, 11,030 chests. Nt h l ik r -1 )300 chests of various kinds, in t 4 i7ttn a i tt . l --- tatal, 12,330 chests. o %e a "of Bengal are about one-third good 14:4 two-thirds middling and ordinary ; lini ' "e-fifth good and fine, four-fifths raid kiffite °lll oarY ; the Kurpah, one-fourth good ittkitikaod three -fourths middling and ordinary ; Otedll4l,talra middling and ordinary ; the Salem, Zak' 'C i f_ f middling and ordinary ; the Java, 0044 5 ' ; and the Oude, ordinary. Olh it o p e ned steadily at about last October k• i l ei a i i r l )ri ee's have ruled unevenly, the good ti eai r ,, Pir 'g Sorts going rather above last sale, '4; l and defective qualities rather easier. 'at i lti4 tt: i 7f, B°ll a sold b r i s kly, b u t slightly in fa 4, It lti eh ull Yers. T he parcels offered this day Sl r4 le flY Bengal and Oude. There were a gor e an d Xnapah of ordinary quality, for l ia.ketttl aPPea r , ed to be no demand, and they N i lzott 4 . u°ll glit in, a few chests only selling laa,t l isr e „,, t° 4 d. decline. For low ordinary kil t _4llt 4 ; 4 4 also no demand, and they were !ka";,.lign bud e. The attendance of both home N t '''Nfa t e _ a _ e re was moderate. 1,138 chests )332 ekes e , of which 259 chests were with -110 e ate bought in, leaving 547 chests ta tt oil e ,. It t „,. , ' , lt o ' are 7% the highest and the lowest te'at t • L -4 l ', f au s4; , Per lb. Per lb. 4 16 ~' ' 4 41 1 , 1 ' u ncle, &c., from ls. 4d. to 70. Oct. 40 9 .. kkti4C•. .......... g ‘ ls. M. to 3s. 2d. l '' '' Nlw. t4 bat: " 2s. Bd. to 3s. id. , 13 0 , ay.:re" .......... 4 , 2 s. 2d. to 3s. 9d. al a i . IN • ....... ( ext i :".• 2:11 let lets ' the the Be tters f %te n sweepings ls. 7d. to ls. 10d. :ith more '''V4l 4e/. 1'44 the United States, received Nti O, - ye s 1 41 e1L itt . 4ee rftti t erday afternoon, there is a Ltie"g h e , t tew taken of affairs in general, a 0,.: Wer e " t ° o easier, and credit stronger. 1 41 gl ac e° Well supplied with cash that Wa s to Y2 l _ 3 art it upon good security. An ttl ith o l i °a , t Qade, it is stated, to induce kroteetc %%la b e kl. the duties upon railway iron, $ tre utionel y resisted by the arlyn ilt, tot ' O 4 to home industry. Last year, eta I of iron were imported into It ili a t iNk, t es) worth 12,000,000 dollars. The kt oth 4 ti toti '"' large o bviously suffers by this system o : 1 _ 1 %Lb o t e• nor have the textile manufacturing t i ' 44 tlitil of the Union yielded such large iiii., Ikt to C 4l4 tts r ender them particularly inviting to al l lax k at, . t hey w e . ? England, the average dividends i lle,,: a 'N I i " last year were only 4 to 6 per lutl t i r i l - aalr e cinate return, compared with Co Ar il . eet w r araitt ee elatim l l'loney in America. 4 tion rn i %ti lt "gress, the chairman of the "fermi lllll orisi : r i co has reported a joint re oath, Atari.,„, g re ll e g i 'ec President . to give notice •. 4 ' 11 l . 61 'Lloa • Proeity treaties of commerce r 1 1 . •la e , Oter s a c elatn a ' ea "es where the terms stipulated ttl' • I ' 4 states nee have expired, with such 10, 4 3' tes • 041 1 ,,, t o th e i r ae in his opinion manifest illi laeo44_; And it c"einercial intercourse with that i,Nt, s t ,7, ll ee 1 5 47 84 adopted. This resolution is l i gNit s ob .' the views of the State Depart- N`•!ove riato .Nct is to enable notice to be given I htt the 4; 14 of Denmark, with the view of 4alriettil°llation. of the Sound dues levied i la 4otts les sele trading to the Baltic and ( !kt : 41 44 4 , , Ik tki; t t 414 - : Nal progress of Canada dUring the la t tY. - a, 411 ' 5 1855, has been very sa -4 The ••' k ta tt as jo entire duties levied upon imports Llit' l •6l9 / ere aae over those of the preceding :a 4 4 t h e aod this amount would have been I % ti ka v i,, s reciprocity treaty not come into II c)ft 'llat 'eB frc no Nova Scotia represent the titiN a li t r° Tioce as being much pleased with 4 4 044 c tae treaty.l Si N t alt ° ll , l4 )1 , e 'lze Honduras, mention that a S i , N6. 4t e p - ,. 1 ,c a , ,:e . i1a ' m . ahoganYfreight . s, and that 't's etit t' t ailed in the harbour in shipping I tl !tk ii ._ . tt/ the 1,, 48 , which were unusually large.. :11%etta t r r Prices current for this staple, it '''t ; 4 4at there would be much depression 1 11 4 , 11 1), 4 4 , r1 Y one-third of the gangs would be `t.ll4Zawit'Alvages reduced 20 to 440 per cent. 1,7 d. eflitrt ash Herefordshire has been lost A ar tnora She had chiefly coals on tk it NZL (Irt wo casualties . are advised from re l :kp a L i ti . " ti le . 4 41 1i t,,, et is heavy again, and this arises Pk, " 1 . any foreign news of interest as 1 / 4 i tSr 4 4 ' ittli e lPenditure which the country is 0 4 , ored the certainty of fresh borrowing %, 01 4e cessary. Many are favourable to N b kt-m on ities, or i n th e even t of a loan in to pa whereby power shall be 4 11 04 1 :;,, 0f f after the lapse of a certain num- Llah?4te„''uout lengthened notice, and a high I N ct kZ inte rest,invitingparties to give 100 L jiN t Y, tr f „, il arknual interest would afford an op ' cit ' 4 pc :ere reduction. At present par might INN a , - ; f or 5 or 10 millions of 31 per Cent. Of ; 4 ,, e si .," e r at or two after the war, the price Ot ‘ t; I - 'ar above the contract figure as to NI % ti lieeeesive reduction to 31 and 3 per It lN lt° 47344 naive been 901 to 911 for transfer, IN) a ,la t a ccount. The unfavourable state IN) t uti ,„ h a g i nanufacturing districts is looked islitttztAt.gelittliiiainet the funds, and possibly St gel t "mers will have to draw upon . )! hth ° meet the temporary depression in k lt t :ea t i s t quer Bills continue at Gs. to 95., and ON t a t 12s. to 15s. prem. The New 3 per tk t ,' 4 q uote Marked 91 a . to i . Bank Stock 1 r Qat •"" 213 1 to 214. 414 ' 4 %1 l . t„et kti alteration is apparent generally in k i "' i t 1. 011 4 of f or • and the dealings ae ' l liait e ,i elgn stocks, 4 e.. , lo s , u character. Spanish 3 per Cents. l o i k. `'lt l i gg th e Committee's Certificates 41. raitt?eat,(l:ll.Brear: steady, at7si to 76 ; Belgian t 'kk i t o 621 4 . 2 i. Dutch 21 per Cents. have i ctl i „ l t ota l' ' 43 622-, and the 4 per Cents. to 931. N t toil e ." are heavy at 21. t tkll o , 4 l , o4 `` , C4 W re i tla n g ;i are the nominal prices of foreign to "a Deferred Bonds, sto 6 ; Mexi i l 41 2l P O , t,, e., 49 , ertivian, 70 t o 71 ; ditto Three h it t() ~.la ; 1 ,, t° 5 1 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., llk tii. o ut , `"aaian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 ; ii,l,tsitk, 3c-ueferred, 1.7 i , 1 '0 t 4 ,, - rie 4 .: (l , -441 a1f per Cents. 88 to 90 ; to 18 ; ditto Three lts'lte 4 • 4 a.i 1 • 4- t ° 3 60; ditto Certificates, 4/ to 4i ; 4' kai. e ) 4 to 4 1 41 1 W 4. z'o zt Y Sbare NNora, 34 ,Market bas been dull, and 413 f Yesterday morning is not main- SPORTING NOTES. - - A MEIITCA ialued. The hatpins have been chiefly in Cale donian, Great Western, and South-Eastern. Western of Canada Shares are rather lower. The Foreign Mining Shares are rather more dealt in at the previous rates. Joint Stock Banks are firm generally, and in 2 ' fair demand. The prospectus of the Bank of London has ap peared. The proposed capital is 600,0001. General Screw-Steam Shares are higher. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES (Prom the Otgcial List.) . Bnitness done Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuitias...... 9l/ 3 per Cent. Ccnsols Annuities . 9l ii 904 90 %cr7 '1 per Cent. Annuities 5 per Cent. Annuities llB onz Annuities, Expire sth Jan., ISt - 10 ... 4 5-16 India Stock )ionds. £lOOO Ditto, tinder £lO00. Consols for Account, Bth March 9IL 1 90k Vixehever 240. 11.000 11500 Fruail 6 9 PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. tegir,:al 3 per Cent. Russian Bonds, 41 per Cent . ........ 831 Ssrdinign Bonds, 5 per Cent.. ...... 86 13elois, 3 per Cent 35 Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 4l p c rarkisli Bonds, 6 per cent 76 54 6 Ditto for the Account 76 51 .iv'dead9 on the above vayable in Loni,:r, Belgian Bonds 44 per Cent. ex. 25 fr 92 Dutch Exchange, 24 per Cent:. 12 Gun Ditto 4 ucr Cent. Certificates..... THREE 0' GEOGR. C 'awls Ditto, March 4 ec.rnt FROST-BOUND TURFITES. Sporting affairs are at a dead-lock. Horses and book makers are alike frost-bound, the former being confined to their straw-beds, and the latter to their haunts about town. The races appointed to take place during the current week at Lincoln, Derby, and elsewhere, have been postponed, and the severe rule of Jack Frost will cause the partial failure of many of the Early Spring Gatherings. To prepare horses to fulfil their engage ments at the commencement of March is impossible; the "opening of the season" will therefore be dull and unin teresting. The pursuit of speculation under difficulties is carried on with some chow of activity ; and, despite the fact of animals being stopped in their work, and the consequent possibility of many mishaps and contingen cies, certain horses figure in the betting at what appears to ma e a ridiculously short price. The doings at the Corner, for instance, on Monday brought Pharsalue to 3 to 1 for the Metropolitan Stakes, and the eagerness and confidence with which he is backed would indicate that his party have reduced his success to a certainty. Their calculations, however, may be upset, despite the tact with which they blinded the Handicapper as to the horse's real merit, and the patience with which they waited for the " good thing." The betting on the Chester Cup is conducted with some caution. Andover maintains the position of leadii.g favourite, but the other animals that once figured prominently in the list of quotations are now little talked about. Still, a reaction will doubtless take place when the "thaw " sets in. The hostility to St. Hubert for the Derby has not been diminished, but the " bold front " which his op ponents show, and the great fuss occasionally made about Oulstun, has apparently exercised no discouraging influence over his partizans. Lord of the Isles is steadily supported both for the Derby and Two Thousand, and the Cruiser, who is reported "grown and im proved," makes good head-way over the uncertain sea of speculation. Vandal is in much request for the Great Northern Handicap, for which he is weighted at 4st. 101bs. One of the many writers to Bell's Life thus makes mention of this horse :—" I fully expect, no matter what the betting, to see him (Vandal) beat all John Scott's horses past the post for the Derby." Then excluding Grwculus Esuriens, De Clare, and Bonnie Morn as unworthy of notice, the writer above alluded to places Vandal among a lot of six, from which he " confidently expects to see the winner conic." Vandal must be a " flyer," indeed, if the above cited remarks have nay foundation in truth. The Nottingham Spring Meeting has been postponed from the 20th of February to the 7th of March. The " officials," however, had not, in my opinion, authority to alter the fixture, auu ments" may, at the will and pleasure of Subscritsern; -be made null and void. February 14. A FRESHMAN. CITY COMMISSION OF SEWERS. YcAerday the first court for the ensuing year was eld f,r the despatch of public busire4l. THE CITY GAS-WORKS. The medical officer's report on the above works, ad dressed to the commission, stated that the two principal sources of nuisance were the contamination, directly, of the river, and, indirectly, of the air, from the daily discharge of fetid sulphurets from the wet lime purifiers; and, secondly, the contamination of the air from ammonia.cal liquor acd tar. The wet-lime purifier was still in use, but arrangements were in progress for the abatement of this and the second nuisance, which in the opinion of Pro fessor Taylor and himself, would do much to obviate the existing causes of complaint. Pending the comple tion of the alterations, however, it was impossible to steak with confidence as to what improvements might still remain necessary, and, therefore, till the success of the remedial works had been tested by sufficient experience, the present position of the City Gas Company before the law—the position of having confessed judgment in regard of the various nuisances imputed to them—roust be fatal to their acquiring any further claim on the locality they occupy, and except on unequivocal testimony that the repetition of these nuisances has become impossible, the honourable court, as guardians of the ptiblic health against evils of this des cription, could not do otherwise than protest against any act of legislation which might tend to perpetuate an offen sive trade within the city. The report concluded by ex pressing a hope that under these circumstances the Gas Company would refrain from pressing their bill during the present session. The report was adopted. THE CITY CEMETERY. A report of the Improvement Committee, recommend ing the court to apply to the Common Council for the loan of 25,0001. in addition to the 50,0001. already bor rowed, for the purpose of completing the new cemetery, was read, and referred back for more aiaple information. STREET CLEANSING. Several contractors for cleansing the streets were fined for negligence ; and one coutractor was fined .51. for suffering his men to sweep mud down a gully-hole. LONDON NECROPOLIS AND NATIONAL MAUSOLEUM CO MPAIV Y. Yesterday the annual general meeting of the share holders in this company was held at their offices, Lan caster-place, Strand. Thomas Dakin, Esq., the chair man of the board of directors, presided. The meeting was numerously attended. The SECRETARY read the report, which stated that the share capital of the company now consists of 15,000 shares, which are sufficient to carry out the objects of the company without any mortgage debt. The accounts show that up to the end of 1854 the expenditure of the company had amounted to 112,7091. 9s. 10d., and that the liabilities incurred at that time amounted to 12,0981. 17s. 6d., and it was estimated that in ad dition to these sums a further expenditure of about 7,0001. would be necessary to carry out the objects of tho company, and that it would be necessary to make a call of 11. on each of the shareholders of the company, making 91. paid up, which they considered would be sufficient for all the requirements of the com pany. The cemetery was opened fhr public interments on the 13th of November last, and up to the end of January 325 funerals had taken place in the company's ground. Estimating the total expenditure of the company on ac count of capital at 135,0001., it would only require a weekly receipt of 2001. to defray working and current expenses, and to pay five per cent. on the amount paid up on the share capital. The report having been adopted, the meeting separated. MARKET NE WB-(THIS DAY. CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the English wheat on sale to-day was left over from Monday. Although the show of samples was limited all kinds met a dull inquiry at unaltered quotations. We were rather scantily supplied with foreign wheat, yet no improvement took place in the demand. Prices were nominally unaltered. Barley, the show of which was moderato moved off slowly ‘n former terms. There was very little doing in malt at late rates. The oat trade was firm and the quotations were tho turn higher. Beans, peas, and flour weie very (1111.1. ARRIVALS TIIIS Barley. Malt. 1,859 I 1,180 Wheat. 1,110 Oats. I riour 823 430 English .. hish .• •• Foreiga .. 920 BOROUGH HOP. There is rather more doing in our market. Prices gone rally are well supported. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, 33 2d to 4s 4d • mutton, 3s 2d to 4s ; veal, 4s Id to 5s 2d ; pork, is Od to 4s 4.(1 per 811 m. by the 11 carcase. We regret to have to announce that Lady Henley is suffering severely from small-pox at Hatford-court, Northamptonshire. Her ladyship is expected to he couined shortly. kiFtlXs LONDON' WEDN'FISDAY BirllN SBA it MARKETS. (Trit 3 DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Ambg. Nottng. Bost and Eastn. Junct Belfast & Ballymena Binning. Wolverh. Stour Va11ey.,..,... Birkenhd. Lancsh. Cheshire Junct Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., 420 Myth & Tyro origina 425 (is d. at £45, Bristol and Exeter Carmarthen and Car digau . .. Chester de Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, dg Pass 'CrietT Junction Dublin&BelfastJunc Dundee Pei dean Junction Do. New East Anglian. Eastern Countios.... ! 7 ,.5t - ,e,rn Union, 41 Stock Do., B. Stock Do., Now A i:ast Lancashire .._ Edinburgh & Glasgov, dinb. and Peebles Edin. PAL. &Duna°, Forth & Clyde June Furness Do. Extension Glabgow & S. W eaters Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lro. Croat Western Do. Stour Val. Rai Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern. Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. andYorksh Do., Fifths Do., WBt. Riding Un Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal Lond. Eright & Loud. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.IOL Sh.,M&B ' Do. Eighths London and S. Westn Do., £5O Do. £4O Luclcing.: Col erain, Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Wanch.Shef.& Limb Do. Shares, No. 3 )0., Man. & Lin. Un. Vlid,and )o. Birinng. &Della; Ifidld. G. West. (Ire, ' t)o. Half Shares ceweastle & Carlish Nlewmkt.Bury Exteb Nwpt.A berg. &Hrfci Newry & lewry Warrenpoinl and Rostrevor Vorfolk kTorthn.Counties Un ‘Torth British North Devon, No. Do., No. 2 A Deferred Do., a B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. Pura Do. Le.als Do. York North London Do. New £lO Y. &S.Wstrn.,Hamp• stead, and City Jn.. Yorth Staffordshire. , Torth Western... & S. Westrn. June. ' , run eaten, Hinckley and Leicester )xford, Woreester,S, Wolverhampton ?ortsmouth 4cottish Central ~ licottishMidland:. ihrewsby. & Herefd 'hropshiro Union iouth Devon loath Eastern..., , :orith Wales 4. Yrksh. Li Riv. Dui, r)o.. itaincs, Wok. &Wok 3tookton & Darlin: Nit..... 00. £lO sdkarea.—.... 00. Pref.,_No. rhames Havon Doci and ItAilway , ' Vale of Neath %Valera & Kilkenny Yaterforil & Gi m ori (.1 West Cornwall 'Vest End of Londol.' and Crystal Palac.o.. •\ro . London Winiblethi&Croydoi , Closing Prices this day. 20 - 21 4j - 4 8i - t 12 - 11 16i - 176 71 - 93 - 95 61i - 62 i 2 13 .•• - •• 3 - 2• 6 - 7 134 - 14 11; - 11 29 -- 31 19 - 21 72 T 4 55 57 2d par 19 20i1 70 - 72 88i -89 i 69 - 71 127 - 129 90 - 92 65 -65 i 60 - 62 74 78 7 90 7 flp 74 .- 74. 51. 5 ... ...d 71 8i 98 100 LOO 1004 - 85 86 8• 7 d 7i 6i I 23 - 23 7 1 - 8i G;i 69 ; 41 - 43 Par i p 11 9 1i 2i 50 - 52 3$ 3A 28 ... 29 8 10 11 64 744 - 754 61: 6 (1 12i —12 i 51 52 51 63 par = ip - it 6 - 6 ip 30 - 32 r.OO 10 2 63 65 45 - 47 I2i - 13 58 $9 29 - 30 18 - 40 3 - 3i 16 17 3t - 24 - :6 5i - 6 - 7 FOREIGN. Antwct p&Rott .rdam Belgian Eastn. June. Beziors to Graissessae Bombay, Baroda, and Central I ndia.,Berip Central of Italy Demerara Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish Eastern of Franco Do. New East Indian Do. Extension Do. 4 p. c. Bds., pay '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Gd. Tk of CanadaA is. Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Debon , con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt.. Central of France Gt. Indian Peninsula Do. New 5 per cent. Great Luxembourg Constituted Shares Do. Obligations Gt.WesternofCanad Shares Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55 Do. do., '62, P. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Const. & Basle Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c. pref Lyons and Geneva ... Lyons & Meditorran. Madras Do. New .Nlaria Antonia D. do. New amur & Liege (with _ interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. D 0.20/. Shs.lato Char 'oroi and Erquelines guar. 3i p. c. & red.' at 221/. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854 )o. 201. 3 p. c Bde (fmy. B. & Anis. Shs : NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons , Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Rouen ParisCaen &Cherbrg. Rouen and Havre.., , Royal Danish Royal Swedibh Sambre and Meuse Do. 5i p. cent. Prei iouthern of France. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5 per c. Prof Western of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand JOINT-S! 'Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company British N. American Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, Sc China Colonial Commercial of Lond English Scottish and Australian Lond. Chart. Bk. 01 Australia Ditto New London and county London Joint Stock Lond. Westminstkn. ;National I'rovincia of England iDo. New National of Ireland Now South Wales Oriantal Bank of Corporation Provincial of Ireland Do. New Royal Anstraln.Bkg & Gold Imp Co South Australia Union a Australia Do. Now Union of London all all 2A 10 tia 6 1 - 1/ 4 - par --- i p ..• - P 21 -2/ •-• 32 -32 i Si - 6* 1 - lil i - iiP ...d li li par ip t par il) - 3 2i 171 - 18 94 - 96 95 - 97 99 - 101 93 95 2 d par 97 100 ... - 4i 1 - lip lid —id if i - 7.1 i.ii = iii 12 - 12. B 4 - OA 20/ -211 p 46 48 41 43 pro 22 23 ld par 21 lid 7t St ••• - ••• ... - pm Si - 3 il dl 6i 7 p iii Z 14 BANKS. 81 -- 83 .•• ••• ld—id 2i -- lid 20i * gP 38 39 33 -- 35 371 -39 i ••• 38 7 '415 65 - 67 7 - 9 Lrgra LEASAD Al' PIYRDRIN2ALM. m' A .L ) " Shr , Paid, RAILWAT/: Compans. day Leasing lcsme day this 50 all Bedford and London & Bletchlcy N. West. — Bt. WO Suelrg•hanish. L.&N.W. C 9 9 St. 100 Clydesdale Je Caledon... I 101 25 24 Col. Stour Vy. E. Un. & Sud. and Hal. E. C...., St. 100 E. Lincoln gr • 6 per cent. Glt.Nrthn. 133 - 135 St. all Dias. Barr. & Caldonian Neils. Elrod St. all Do. New Do ......... 25 all Glstr.&Dn.Fl Gt. Went 100 all Tlrtlpl. Dk. A Yk, Now. Railway & Beres. ••• 50 all & Selby Y. &NM 106 107 25 all Do. 3 Shares. Do., ....... 123 all Do. Shares. Do, ....... . 12i all Lon.& ilreenm S. East o: , 1 • 24 —l3 13 1 20 all Do.Preferen-c D 0,,,,, 23 —94 10 all Lon., Til ,& S Peto & Co. 10. 1 —ll 11 St. tOO Lowestoft 4 per cent. Norfolk.. St. tOO Do. 6 per et. ......... 53 all 'fanch. Bstn L.& N. W • and Matloa & Midld 2i 50 all Nliddleibro' S •3tekton Redear. 100 all Vliald.l3radfd Midland.. 92 94 50 all Northern an( Easternsp.c E. Count. 57 59 50 all Do. 6 per ct. Do 50 all Do. Fixeds p Do ••• 23 all Prost. & Wyr. L. &N,w •• •••••• &Ln&Yk 123 all Do. 3 Shares. 'Do St. 100 Roystn.k Hit. GtNorth) 133 136 25 183 Shef.Roth an, Lancash& Goole g. 5 p.c. Yorksh. 12 93 S. Staffordsh. MAlCleat 26 —2 ti 50 all ArearValioygr itockt. & 6 per cent... Darlingt 25 all Do ....... 313 323 St. 100 Wilts&f.-tomrst QtWestn. 91 93 92 PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 Aberdeen 99 101 100 ........ St. 100 Do. No. 2,7 p. 0.... 90 __ 92 25 30 BlythandTynolOper c. pref. (issd.atsoo St. 100 Bria.zzra..A y. u. fit.. 911 •-- ii 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares ... .., _ St. 100 Caledonian .£lO 9B 98 X3l 15 all 'Mester & Holyhead Guar. 54 per cent ... ... 92 all De. do. Pref. No. 2 ... .. 24 all Do. do. 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This was an action for breach of promise of marriage, to which defendant pleaded, first, that he did not make the promise ; secondly, that at the time of making the alleged promise he was an infant, within the age of 21 years. The plaintiff was the daughter of a tradesman at Heybridge, and the defendant was a large farmer residing in the neighbourhood of Mahlon, in Essex. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins said be was happy to :ay the time of the Court, and jury would be saved in this case, as the parties had cunsehted to take a verdict for damages, 500/. Verdict fur the plaintiff aecordirgly. COMMON PLEAS. Sittings at Guildhall before Lord C. J. Jervis and a Special Jury.) BROI7GEI V. HINDIIATCH. riiio MbtttoaL ►SUN OFFICE, Six o'Clock. TURKEY. A letter from Constantinople by the last mail contains the following : " The Turkish Government still perseveres in the pu rifying of its internal administration. Selim Bey, Ferid- Effendi, and Sapiret-Effendi have ceased to form part of the Imperial household. These dismissals must have had a serious motive. Mehemed Vaki-Pacha, the second general of division created by old Khosrew-Pacha in the first days of reform, now appointed General-in-Chief of the army of Anatolia, is about to set out for Erzeroum and Kars. The ex-Grand Vizier Mehemed-Pacha, whore presence and advice would just now have been very useful to the Porte, will be sent away as Com mander-in-Chief of the army of Ronmelia, or as civil and military Governor to Bagdad, from whence Me hemed Reschid Paella is about to be recalled. " The rise in the rate of exchange is fearful. The pound sterling, the rate of exchange for which the old bank had kept at 110 piastres, is now worth 1 4 0 , and is still a lvancing. "Some correspondents have greatly exaggerated and altogether changed the nature of the facts relating to the broils and loss of life to which the French and Eng lish soldiers at Constantinople have occasionally been victims. The truth is, that these quarrels iuvsriably begin with the Greeks or Italians, and for the most part are not worth a serious mention. To listen to certain of the European journals who know nothing of the circumstances, it is the Turks who massacre our men. The poor Turks, however, are as innocent as they can be. Far from evincing the slightest ill-will, they always welcome our soldiery in the most amicable way, and never lose an opportunity of testifying their friendliness and de vo ti on. Y ou may o f ten see them throw up their gravity, and laugh heartily at the poly% glot and pantomimic efforts of the French soldiers to AI tain information or assistance; and I must add that my countrymen are never disappointed in the goodwill of their hosts. "It hag been stated that the palace of the Russian embassy had been fitted up as an hospital, and placed at the service:of our troops ; but this was a mistake : that establishment has been exclusively reserved for the sick and wounded Russians. " The attention of our political circles has been again directed to Persia. For more than a year two influences have been incessantly at work. England and Russia eagerly contest for predominance over the counsels of the Shah. Till lately Russia seemed to be in the ascendant, arising rather from sonic personal ill-feeling towards the British envoy than from any decided leaning on the part of the Persian Government towards St. Petersburg. This, however, has been changed since the arrival at Teheran of the new representative of England, Mr. Mur ray. The mission of this gentleman is supported by the appearance on the scene of M. do Bourree, formerly consul-general of France in Syria. These two diploma tists are to employ every effort to liberate Persia from Muscovite influence." HAN OVER. A letter from Hamburg of the 10th inst. informs us that all the State arsenals of Hanover are ac tively engaged in the manufacturing of various warlike necessaries. The soldiers have had their furloughs recalled, and have been ordered to rejoin their regiments immediately. The Government has directed the purchase of 3,000 horses for the artillery and other carriages of war. Two guns aro to be added to each field-battery. The Hanoverian cavalry, reputed one of the best in Europe, is on the full war establishment. BOW THEY MANAGE AFFAIRS AT BALAKLA VA. A writer from Balaklava, dated Jan. 25, rays : A circumstance occurred at Balaklava which I will state for the calm consideration of the public at home without one single word of comment. The Charity, an iron screw-steamer, is at present in harbour for the re ception of sick British soldiers, who are under the charge of a British medical officer. That officer went on shore to-day and made an application to the officer in charge of the Government stoves for two or throe to put on board the ship to warm the men. " Three of my men," said he, "died last night from choleraic symp toms, brought on in their present state from the extreme cold of the ship ; and I fear more will follow them from the same cause." "Oh ! " said the guardian of the stoves, "you must make your requisition in due form, send it up to head-quarters, and get it signed pro perly, and returned, and then I will let you have the stoves." " But my men may die meantime." " I can't help that ; I must have the requisition." " It's my firm belief that there are men now in the same state whom another night will certainly kill." " I really can do nothing ; I must have a requisition pro perly signed before I can give one of those stoves away." sible for their safety." 1 i rJailYFini kind." "But, consider, this requisition will take time to be filled up and signed, and meantime these poor fellows will go." "I cannot help that." " I'll be re sponsible fur anything you do." " Oh, no, that can't be done !" " Will a requisition signed by the P.M.O. of this place be of any use ?" "No." "Will it answer if he takes on himself the responsibility !" " Certainly not." The surgeon went off in sorrow and disgust, Such are the " rules" of the service in the hands of in capable and callous men. _ _ _ But here is a special fact for Dr. Smith, the head of the British Army Medical Department. A surgeon of a regiment stationed on the cliffs above Balaklava, who has about 40 sick out of 200 men, has been applying to the "authorities" in the town for the last three weeks for medicines, all simple and essential, and cannot get one of them. The list he sent in was returned with the observation, "We have none of these medicines in store." To-day this poor surgeon, too, cams down with his last appeal ; "Do, I beg of you, give me aay medicine you have for diarrhoea." "We havn't any." " Anything you may have I'll take." "We havn't any." " Have you any medicine for fever you could give I Anything you can let me have I'll take." "We bavn't any." " I have a good many cases of rheumatism amongst my men : Can you let me have any medicines for such cases ?" "'We havn't any." Thus, for fever, rheumatism, and diarrhcea, the most prevalent diseases of the army, there were no specifics to be had, and the surgeon returned up the hill sickened at the bitter reflection that he could give no aid to the unfortunate men under his care. Can any one of these " facts" I have stated be denied ! Certainly not by any one who regards the truth, and who is not a shameless utterer of falsehoods. Dr. Smith will prove, no doubt, that there are granaries full of the finest and costliest drugs and medicines for fever, rheumatism, and diarrhoea at Scutari, but the knowledge that they are there little avails patients dying here for want of them. Dr. Hall has been informed of this want, I understand, and has taken steps to prevent the recurrence of such cases of neglect in future. THE LATE Loss OF LIFE AT ISLINGTON.—This morn ing Mr. Wakley proceeded with a lengthened inquiry at the Carved Red Lion, Lower-road, Islington, touching the deaths of the sesseen unfortunate persons who were crushed to death by the fall of the house No. 2, Lower street, on Sunday evening last, under circumstances al ready detailed. After hearing some evidence, the inquiry was adjourned for a week, in order to obtain the opinion of two competent surveyors, strangers to the neighbour. hood, as to the cause of the calamity. TESTIMONIAL TO MB. LILWALL, &C.—On Saturday last a committee of the warehousemen and clerks con nected with the wholesale drapery trade of the city of London gave a dinner at the George Hotel, Alder manbury, to Messrs. J. Lilwall and E. Kennedy, the honorary and assistant secretaries of the Early C los i n g Association, in celebration of the success attending the recent efforts to close the warehouses of London at an earlier hour on Saturdays. Mr. S. Westbrook (Messrs. J. and R. Diorley's) occupied the chair, and Mr. J. S. Norman (Messrs. Bradbury and Co.'s) the vice chair. In the course of the evening a su perb silver tea service (manufactured by Messrs. Brook and Son, Poultry) was presented to Mr. Lilwal, and a morocco case, containing a purse of twenty-five guineas, to Mr. Kennedy, with appropriate inscriptions, as an expression of the esteem entertained for those gen tlemen, and as an acknowledgment of the services ren dered by them in furtherance of the above movement. The committee have further shown their interest in the' general operations of the Early Closing Association, by voting a sum of money to that society. A letter from Mexico, in the hamburg Corre spondent, states that a German physician, who has several years resided in that country, has discovered that the venom of a certain species of serpent is, when inoculated, a preservative against the yellow fever and the blank vomit. The inoculation is effected in the same manner as for the small-pox ; it causes a fever, which has all the symptoms of yellow fever, but with very feeble effects. It produces no effect on persons who have already had the yellow fever or the black vomit, and this is considered a proof of the value of the discovery. Several high functionaries and 500 have bee n inoculated at Mexico, but the effect cf the operation on them will not be known until the spring end summer. The species of serpent limn which the venom is taken is out named. DECIM.U. COINAGE.—At the ordinary weekly meeting of the society this evening, the subject to be discussed will be the ta,sis for a decimal system of money for the United Kingdom. Those who have thought of this subject at all are well nigh unanimous that the decimali sation of our coins and accounts, as well as, subsequently, of our weights and measures, is a most desirable object ; but there btill exists much diversity of opinion as to the unit or basis of the system. Papers will be read by 1, Mr. J. A. Franklin, advocating the pound ; 2, by Mr. F. J. Minasi, in favour of the penny ; and 3, by Mr. Hugo Reid, in favour of the florin, or two-shilling piece. CRIN. CO). Mr. Sergeant Shee, with whom was Mr. Giffard, ap peared for the plaintiff; and Mr. James, with whom was Mr. Hawkins, for the defence. The declaration set forth that the defendant had car nally known and debauched the plaintiffs wife, to which the defendant had pleaded simply not guilty. Mr. Sergeant Slice was about to open the case to the jury when he was interrupted by The Lord Chief Justice, who said—Brother Shee, I suppose from what I have read in the newspapers that this case has reference to the unfortunate woman who murdered her six children at Esher, and it mast be a very painful investigation ; but it cannot be the object of your client to go on with the inquiry if the defendant is not prepat ed to deny the adultery. It would int-haps spare the feelings of the poor woman who is the subject of the investigation, as well as those of all parties, if the matter could be arranged. Both the plaintiff and the defendant appear to move in a humble station in life, and I should be glad if a verdict could be taken for some small sum. Perhaps it would meet the justice of the case if the attorney get his full costs, and the verdict were taken for, say 101. or 20/. Mr. James—The defendant will readily do that, al though it will take every shilling he has got in the world to pay the money. In fact he is already ruined by what has transpired in connection with this melancholy affair. Mr. Sergeant Shee—Why I am informed he is a man of property. _ _ _ Mr. James—So far from that being the case, I repeat that it will take every shilling he has got in the world to pay the costs in this case. Mr. Sergeant Shee—My lord, after what has fallen from your lordship I should have thought it right to have accepted the course you have suggested, but that we are informed that the man really has property and is in a condition to pay large damages. The Lord Chief Justice—My only desire is that the feelings of the husband as well as the feelings of the wife should be spared, for although the poor creature is sup posed to be out of her mind, it may be just possible that the inquiry may disclose matters exceedingly distressing under her mental condition. The husband cannot want to traffic in the non-chastity of his wife, and I should hope, for the sake of the woman, that the matter will Le arranged. Sergeant Shoe—Will my learned friend consent to a verdict of 200/.1 Mr. James—Certainly not. Sergeant Shee—Why, if he has not got the money, it can't be had. The Lord Chief Justice—Perhaps you had better go on and state the case to the j..iry. Sergeant Shee—l would rather not after what has fallen from your lordship. The Lord Chief Justice—What I said cannot make the slightest difference to the case ; but if he has not got the money, supposing you get a larger amount than I have mentioned, the verdict must go for nothing. Mr. James—l am quite willing that your lordship, on the other side, should have some gentleman at the bar to examine the defendant as to his means. I can not say more than that. The Lord Chief Justice—Brother Shee, you cannot have more than the man has got, you know. Sergeant Sliee—Dut we are informed, my lord, that he really has property. your case. •. Mr. James—We will leave the ease in the bands of Mr. Sergeant Channel!. The learned sergeant can ascer tain the intitne of my client. The Lord Chief Justice—Brother Shee, you cannot have anything fairer than that. Sergeant Shee—My lord, my client assents to the proposal that the matter should be referred to my bro ther Channel?, to Fay what amount of damages should be awarded. For my part I cannot help saying that that is the right course to take ; but the plaintiff was most anxious that the inquiry should be gone into, and he left no discretion in the hands of his attorney. The Lord Chief Justice—Perhaps, then, my brother Channell will be good enough to act in the case ? Mr. Sergeant Channell—My lord, under the circum stances, I can have no alternative but to take upon my . self the duty of ascertaining the weans of the defendant. I have only one case on the list for to-day, and if your lordship will allow that to stand over until to-morrow I will go into the inquiry at once. The Lord Chief Justice—Let it be so then. A Terdiet was then taken for the plaintiff. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. (Before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.) °RIM. CON.-HOPII •. AGUADO. This extraordinary trial was resumed this morning, it being the fifth day of the proceedings. The court, as upon former occasions, was densely crowded. The case commenced this day with the examination of Mons. Bardie, the proprietaire of the house No. 3 in the Rue de Monceaux, where it was alleged, upon the part of the plaintiff, that the Count Aguado was in the habit of visiting with the lady in question. This witness stated that he had occupied the house in question since 1841. That no one of the name of Aguado had ever occupied any part of that house, neither had he ever seen the count or the lady there. He saw the count for the first time in England since these proceedings were commenced. Witness then saw the count for about 5 minutes ; he is a tall dark gentleman, with a black beard. Monsieur Prospre Rose, an advocate of Paris, exa mined by Mr. Phipsen, proved that according to the Registry no such name as that of the Count Aguado had lived in the Rue Monceaux. Mr. Payne, proprietor of the Brunswick Hotel, Jer myn-street, proved that Count Aguado came to his hotel upon the 28th of May, 1851 ; he was accompanied by a gentleman and his own valet. He stayed until the sth of June, and left by the mail train after dinner, accompanied by his valet and coachman. Antoine Liaudier—l am coachman to Mrs. Hope. I entered her service upon the 7th of November last. I had previously been in the service of Mr. Hope. I knew Alfred Tallandier. He has told me that ho expected something for making a deposition in favour of Mr. Hope. He said that Mr. Hope gave him 20,000 francs, and if Mrs. Hope would give him more he would serve her. I conducted Tallandier to Mrs. Hope, and she said that he had better servo Mr. Hope, and requested him to be kiLd to two of the horses in Mr. Hope's pos session. Cross-examined—Aire. Hope is very kind; she gave me some few things for our bedroom when I married. My wife was confined at Madame Hope's hotel. I was then in, the service of Mr. Hope. Mrs. Hope gave me the sweetmeats for the christening of my child, and Mrs. Hope's son steed godfather for my child. I left the service of Mr. Hope because things were going on in his (Mr. Hope's) hotel in which all servants do not like to take a part. Re-examined—The reason I left W&3 that I found that something was in ferment against Mrs. Hope, and I bad been applied to to make my deposition against her. A Mons. Backman was present when Tallandier had the conversation with me at the wino shop before I took him to Mrr. Hope. Mons. Beckman—l live in the Etre Matignon, Champs Elvsees, and nal a ccachand“r, and was present when Tallandier and last witness had the conversation at the wine-shop. Tal'andier said this is a case of money for use, and I shall arrange with him who me the most, an d he who gives me the most for hint I will epcalTallandier said " How can you e.it such bread as that 1" Ido not work for the Count's family, but do work for arid Mrs. Hope. At the close of this witness's examination the Attor ney-General said thnt, in consequence of what had been elicited from the witness Tallandier, they had tele- graphed to Paris for the attendance of a material wit ness, to answer the statements made by him, Tallandicr. That witness had arrived at Dover, and they learnt by telegraph that be had started, and would be in London by the quarter-past one train, and, under these circum stances, he begged a postponement for a brief time of the case. This witness would be the last. Lord Campbell acceded to the application, and the case was then adjourned. ~s -~-~a:.u~w~ac.+.~,er,.as,taot~+.u~sa.~t"~~~"s~t'~;r~a cIAtirOPNIA. SAN FRANCISCO, DEC. 31. The Mail-steamer Sonora arrived last night, in 13 days, from Panama, bringing dates from Eng land to the 18th of November, from New York to the sth, and from New Orleans to the 6th of this month. The steamer Golden Age leaves to-mor row morning, with the mails for Panama. California is this year visited by one of its perio dical droughts, which has continued so long as to be called a " water famine." The want of rain is seriously felt by all classes. The ruiners are in many cases idle and poor. The farmers have not been able to plough or sow, as they cannot "break" the ground until after the first winter rains ; and merchants, tradesmen, mechanics, and labourers, all suffer from the stagnation caused by the short supply of gold. There is a little rain to-day, which, it is to be honed, will increase. Hitherto we have had a continuation of summer weather throughout the winter season, improved by the absence of the trade winds, which blew in summer, and nothing can be more healthy or grateful. A dry winter in California surpasses in loveliness every other climate. The long depression of business has caused great tightness of money among the merchants, as for some time past they have had to make remittances without being able to make recoveries ; conse quently the rate of discount has advanced to 4 and 5 per cent. per month ; while, on the other hand s the large amounts of foreign capital arriving for permanent investment have reduced the interest of money loaned upon the security of real property to 2 per cent. per mouth. The short supply of gold dust has caused the price to advance to $l7 50c. the ounce. Exchange remains without variation. Some useful statistics have just been published here, from which I will extract a few items of general interest The amount of gold exported, as " manifested" in the last four years, was $186,684,088, divided thus : in 1851, $34,492,000; in 1852, $45,779,000; in 1853, $54,906,956 ; and in 1854, $51,506,132. This shows a decrease in the present year of 53,400,821 from 1853, but which is accounted for, I believe, satisfactorily by the drought of this win ter. These amounts, however, give but a very imperfect return of th e go ld w hi c h rea lly l e ft the country, as great quantities are carried away by passengers .ri leavi ng b y every steamer v i a P anama and caragua, while considerable sums are also taken by passengers and remitted, for the purpose, of commerce, by the masters of sailing vessels des tined for the various countries on the Pacific coasts for the islands of the Pacific, and for China, and other countries, which it is not necessary to mani fest. Nor do the amounts " manifested" by any means indicate the production of the mines. To ascertain this latter fact, we must add. to the ac count the gold taken away by the miners return ing to Mexico by land, as well as that coined in San Francisco, that used in the manufacture of jewellery, &c., and the amounts in circulation and hoarded in the mines and throughout the country generally. These latter amounts exceed the amount exported, as " manifested." But the population of miners engaged in extracting gold, and a com putation of their earnings, afford the most reliable data from which to form an estimate of the productions. The number of miners is pretty well ascertained to be 100,000. Taking them at this number, and allowing that each miner ex tracts $3 a-day—a moderate estimate—the ag gregate amount of gold extracted in. the year (counting working days only) would exceed 93,000,000 dollars, and those persons with whom I have conversed in the mines and in the towns who are most competent to form an opinion estimate this year's production at about 100,000,000 dols. Ido not think this is over-estimated. Another of our mineral productions worthy of notice is quicksilver, from the mine of Now Alma den, situated about 60 miles south of San Francisco. The shipments in this year were 19,320 flasks, con taining in gross 1,449,0001 b., being an increase of only 39,0001 b. over the export of 1853. The quantity used in California for the amalgamation of gold is not great, and as the quartz miners come to learn their business better, they will use less quicksilver than they do now. This mine is cap able of yielding sufficient quicksilver for the con sumption of the whole world, but, from its locality, and the competition with the Spanish article, which is better known, its use has hitherto been almost entirely confined to Mexico, Peru, and Chili, for amalgamating silver ores, and to China, which takes a considerable quantity for various purposes. A shipment of 500 flasks has lately been sent to New York. The statistics of commerce, as exemplified by the arrivals of vessels, do not appear satisfactory, as they show a decrease from 1853. The total num -1,,,r1r,0f jcssela_of 3 all nations which arrived in 1854 6;491 tuns less than in 1850. Phis :07.4.:17' really no loss, for the trade was overdone in V i z to a greater extent than it has been this year. Of the arrivals this year, 261 vessels, of 215,822 ton nage, were American. Of the foreign vessels 58 were British, with a gross tonnage of 26,013. A striking evidence of the rapid growth of San Francisco i s a ff or d ed by the larg number of vessels ow ned and r eg i s t ere d at th i s port. These amount i n number to 631, having a tonnage of 63,423, while there are in additi on 23 steamers of an aggregate tonnage of 23,566, belonging to other ports, engaged in the trade of the place. Alto gether there are 80 steamers engaged in the traffic, and in the passenger trade of the port of San Fran cisco. This is " going ahead "in four years. The increase of population by immigration in 1854 is, in round numbers, 50,000 souls, of which 12,565 are Chinese—an accession which is con sidered far from desirable, owing to the immoral means of livelihood which they resort to in the towns. In the mines their conduct is less re proachable. The courts of law of this State hare decided that Chinamen are not eligible as witnesses against " a white man," and that they are not entitled to citizenship on the ground that they do not belong to the Caucasian race, who are alone entitled to the benefits of naturalisation. I will detain you with the relation of only two other classes of statistical facts, which are charac teristic, perhaps peculiar to us—viz., fires and divorces. In the year just past there occurred throughout the State 37 conflagrations (without counting small fires), the losses by which are com puted at $2,778,500. All these would about equal one of our San Francisco fires of old. Of the 37 fires 8 occurred in San Francisco, but they were insignificant, and involved a loss of only $304,500. 'The only months of the year which were exempt from fires were April and October. The other ten months maintained the character of the country steadily. Divorce cases form an important branch of legal practice here. Of these interesting cases we have had 38 in the course of this year in San Francisco, all carried to a successful issue. This in a popula tion of 40,000, where the proportion of married persons is very small, would indicate a " free and easy " sort of disposition. The oddest thing is that the divorced persons come together again. I have known them to be re-married. Divorce eases are falling off, however, or they are becoming ex hausted. The crop was more abundant in the pre vious year than in this. None of the vessels of the Freonr do we ckorEenxgpliescht squadrons are here at present, nor any of them for some time. LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DI Y.) LONDON, Feb. 14.—Wind and weather this day at noon, N.E. ; moderate breeze, with hard frost. The they* mometer registered 23 degrees of frost early this morning. The Chili (A mer i can ship) arrived at Manilla, Nov. 30, with five persons picked up in lat. 9 S., long. 125; four of them had been wrecked in Torres Straits, in the Sultan (English barque) ; the fifth, named Campbell, was cast away the same day (Sept. 26), in the same locality, in the , Francis Walker, of Sydney , N.S.W., of which vessel he was the doctor. Feb. 1 3.—Wind SOUTHAMPTON, E.N.E. Sailed— Asiatic , for Sydney, N.S.W. PLYMOunr, Feb. 13.—Wind, E.N.E. Arrived—Jos6,, from Pernambuco, for Havre ; Jchn Banks, London, for Adelaide. HULL, Feb. 13.—Wi n d , N.E. Sailed—Elizabeth Emily, for Calcutta. - BRIDLINGTON, Feb. 13.—Wreckage continues to wash on shore between this and the Spurn, and a boat, marked " Jeremiah, of Dundee, John Duncan." ilitinvicii, Feb. 13. —The Waterwitch (smack), of Barking, is aground on Beach Point, and will probably be• come a wreck. AN TWERP, Feb. 12.—The Pinta, from London to t his port and Al exa ndria, arrived at Malta, , Feb. 1, leaky, and _ with cargo shifted.-- Uhe Pauline, from Alexandria J° England,in collision. t io iiito Malta, :30th nit., with damage, h aving been (PEE. ELECTRIC THLEGILLPII.) LlvEnrooL, Wednesday, 11.20 a.m. Wind, N. Arrivoa—Themis and Veruna, from Alexandria; Ca m asltatinie(l_ , . wtF Malaga , ; Foam, Bombay ; Alinlio, Barcelona.. tbourn, for Malta ; Emily, Mauritius ; Bull Rock, New Orleans; Caroline, Trieste ; Queen, Havre : G. Andreas, Hayti ; Laura Campbell, Genoa; Isabella Harnett, Calcutta. (BY SUBILIRINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAM) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 10.21 a.m. Wind, W.N.W. ; tide, first hour's flood ; weather, cloar and frosty. Arrived—Sir R. Banks (s), from Calais. Sailed—K a th er i na Sheur, for Hobart Town; Lyme Regis, for the Crimea; Honor, Madras. DEAL, Wednesilay, 9.10 Wind, N.E. ; stron,g. Her majecty's steamer Basilisk, frpirt the north, for the river, waiting for a pilot. - 11i 1 69 i 50 i i 75 i 13i 2i i 391 i 6511 26i x all - *I