The Sun. — London, England, 1855-02-23 00:00:00

e....... ...." because thett would obeerill,S, , liscipline, itoPIP: al of proviousr iltimatoly resth4 right in th , 1 1 1,4 1 " them and to 6 5, for ad over-induir., ,st necessarily/ h e children ei.,,Al :de influences TT, 'jug power ev,rd it is, araoof ri-, duces such lel n work, is not the W 3180.114 over the 'i OP. ing also. ,„ji we are two Os ) buy up T vest o il all cases• irr,i4 in officer be .on be willieg 0 4 o how Govelll/2 n, of which of it er o le expense 44v very B rest , . r plan, is to 3 87,1 e real injusticon t h a t a ric h ; 3ad of a peor,j, )es stopped et,4o— and by a oririi Lel, does n ot seniority vr,107-$ nently, if bi ao ~ f , ound, not at, by the net ot .3 of the IlVtt is a step bYLIO 0 T the p.urPelv , ut of his PeNot e can well ci-op a retirifig. esti an arreo 01 ilo shako,O is;:1171,1 I ans hc tit' no rasa' If "' kt ' ).1 in OWL; el be objeliji.o ingest . 4. 0 " - Ot t ctive. ;:ited ? is well , . 046 to 7 corn p 4 ✓ all 011 P lividual inifil to decerte 1 of it. ~TOF cer, dese% ground ill,- s more A lan o f t , o r least °4l, re course 4 e, thouge 5 placed 0/10111 i skill, of f; ich may ed railiWi • l eco ratio a ), 00 0.50 11 7 T ice, cs elo• instance, 0 ' 1,4 ial act ef 0 Aii 1 rrite, 9,0- or y p ren2i olll 4 ~ 0 sea re 311 tboAlr,, a bra :s, whiehfpo Lc of entoP-' 0 r you n -0( 11 L'he object 4 1 exclusioe A possiblf ?ipr, those oni#0:1 i ng whiebA to exanlies rid an fight has De o;tiittco ) • , ,nd prof ~<- 04 tid ° le alni O co ot leo ~onneciii• gen )any's 05 'eon th e y bye " k it dqi;0601:111 es seem 5/1. 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GPO' , well. „A ipotntr . stall ir", f ill ° , 1 Irveti`w tilio"it 0 0 00 4 0 oe iot ir isteot 0 4 iii Mir trufiro.,, ) 0/3f •to JV C°f° , !Pr') til Fri''' , ' for 1,1 contisoimo ,00 •••• g i r Are i __AS 0 1$ h p : ies i'bef ro ;d : ith la orP rf es ° ten I P A I )° ne cteo e st°°iectl; th 130 30 t t baa tra rtt c i t ; w bi debt be lora ti° rood° .~ "R GE OF SEBASTOPOL. "` o n ' , Second Edition of the Morning Berald.) ENGLISH CAMP, HEIGHTS OF SEBASTOPOL, FEB. 9. 4e:dual condition of affairs has changed very litZlnY last letter, though the opinion that hpi r i i 7" . a few days sinc e , th a t the enemy were leti ex g to attack us, receives further confir i, each 4it d ay. At Sebastopol itself there lam, v e ry little .doing. The Russians occa tace4' °° 'PloY a fine day . in perfecting their de - Qttth e lll further—stronger they cannot be. 1 1 1 14%, . I r anoli side all is in perfect readiness to qui t . all their guns are mounted, and most 14 % 4 a mmunition is ready in the different ktil ti , e '• As heretofore, they are only waiting English preparations are sufficiently 1 '44 t ° support their attack. Pending this 1 01 1 '%Illil d is i t' ; result, our Allies fire about 200 . fflatti e ,„ ay from their different mortar batteries, Itie l / 2 ; 4 _, into the town, sometimes into the bat ilth 4 ° sometimes across the harbour among the *.. t ra forts. All our attempts to reach the t li s rl' i ng ha ve ' ca re as yet most signally failed, owing to N ot and skill with which the enemy keep them is tat eOver of the land, warping into fresh posi- N u : instant a new battery threatens. ka k i :a' mortar battery which it has been deter % e x 'erect over Inkerman was commenced five ,Stai t :glats since, and a strong breastwork, ,)114 4 ' to cover the working party, thrown up ' l ,..%ttie e n ts ,e of a single night. On the following ‘ed he no Russians, perceived the attempt, and %l e i, "'IY, but have done no mischief worth ga'e t c) ,'. All the earthwork of the battery is of construction, and the beds for mortars are in tl aiS is. „ c onstruction, but by the time these are nt, ly v iae guns mounted, and ammunition stored, qe e ,La, rtnight will have passed away. The n ai l :•Lhe English lines only mount 14 mortars, 4411 L ""Ich 27 ;41 in all. The fire of these alee;" 4 a„ itly produce much mischief, both to the ild b ._ L its southern defences, but if one may NZ future by the past, we have no reason .., * l°lts, •44,,,,g that it will be effectual in reducing the NI *br a capture of Sebastopol is all but impos , L et e* -414 614 : the north forts remain in the hands of Ow') sad towards the reduction of these we : a t e „„ t aadfa one single step. That we shall ruin 714% „''' and destroy the Russian earthworks pa ri e l l?erally admitted, but that the fire of our Nt e t h ,Tles will destroy the shipping or injure fortifications of Sebastopol is said to be e b ee " question. The weather since my last Na remarkably warm and mild, quite like S.t, da Y B of an English spring. t ate r ' ° °Ps are very far from being in a condition alk,',•;Uitional hardships. The sickness amongst Z i ; 4 continues with unabated violence. By ` . _tle t r g e ° ll s, this melancholy result is attributed 1174,: ° ,P a being still five days out of six on salt lits e i n ,rogh suffering from scurvy. Others (and :iOllO, - ,,,r t Y) say that the stamina of the !pen is r k the ,lil, gone, and the sickness will only decline c lit Cmbers of the army. It is useless dwell ', • o w h id ) the Guards have been reduced, for, as Nt h e ' logy can hardly be said to exist at all. 141 11 1144 d the three regiments can muster. It is said N io r_ are to return, and be stationed round l tilbj; ) but as yet they have made no move, kat a :tve the reason is because it is feared that 4 /11 4 1 Pt were made to march them 5 miles, the k. , t ra :ta would all go into hospital. .This is no t , °II of their state. I am certain I . am piZroark when I say that of the 400 still out aot 50 are in health or fit for active ;nagsser -0 are v e ry n early as bad in other regi e ad I should be almost afraid to guess what ltio - j' v e strength of the English army is now. q b; k a, I s di eli a, is steady and quite undiminished. Leti ki :'o remains of the English force is now ratat, c lad and protected, as it were, by French 0 • heretokg, In* line has not yet been contracted ttOor t ,:'V of the 2d division from Inkerman 'Oriff"4 log : 3d at head quarters, but the move tOtte,roted. eac h day. 15,000 French troops CeNtthe heights o Inkerman in place of 4?ard 4 l 2* By this change, and the change of ktitlltli,:° Balaklava (should the latter take zastst - inops will leave for some time the Vial:" few wooden huts which their sick th e b4 ° 1, t 4 t, alloC c kity'aow frequently seen prowling about Irith h . 4 p r iqthe camp, and several have been 1 4' a -4 c1% ; /ra te in the cavalry, while on the hills If Arge 'ands of the cavalry camp was attacked it 8 , 0 _ 4 44 . :" 4 .. r two nights since. teiZresth;: t a FEB, 9.—lt is upon this village and ; 1 10 all 5 4 ' the Russian attack is now, it appears olio doubt, meditated. A considerable force 044 11 7'J, to the number of about 18,000 men, , krgil th, ed and taken up permanent quarters ' 1 - cith: v m • l t l of the plain of Balaklava, and %,,ber e ' ago of Tchourgount. At first their ) k tli, Were so skilfully concealed, that be ,3 laic g' - ",ral expectation of an attack no ;atter - leatea that it was to take place on this Att, t : On the night lf informed e llie t ath, however, to ~4 k r t desert ed , ._ o w nl as collected in and 0 1 ,Onsiderablo an forc n e Lilit ~ e liourgoum, and that an attack upon the Mi ke ' . our position was intended to takepl o a f ce 'gat ili t aornin t ,o• of the Bth at . 4 a.m. The result a ti ii _ l4l rveillance by our picquets bore out much lirort,rk's assertion, as it was evident that a new Lrolli,"! enemy had encamped on the east of the t4- ' 4l ll - 1 11 „iroad. The utmost vigilance was ac ti.saer?Pted, and all the requisite measures tne:ad, %athe enemy such a welcome a . s they . P1ae 6 4 , 4 , aillterman. Without any previous in the ,„ "ere f,„'e troops on the heights around this Ire r .""tti eG rned out under arms at two a.m. on pr b Lear e f hi a i °f the Bth. The guns in the batteries glii - Xlie :,..7 laid to command the various ap 1315+,4kare;bue works, and all the troops in the tt,7 1 ,,t1i 0, and on sentry in the village, moved t e reed e :eights with the 2d battalion of the 71st ° re. 4 ") Which had only arrived a short time re v. 11-O:es • ehar ( Wins steam sloop landed all her men to th, - ar w e t of the town and stores, while Admiral t e lqev ra "," from transport to transport and had all to he reduroed up and got under arms, in order tfqt if ~- -Y , to land and defend the houses of the Olie ee 4l en a step should be uecessary. The whole 'a the t oning preparations were completed be e e t i lad i„, —• indicated for the attack, and all re ta_tll din a state of suspense, listening to hear the 1, 4 7 e „°_t battle break forth each moment. But kdei g n .. 4 ,i and five o'clock passed away without ° 4 4 U.ne thick dark night changed gradually Ot ef „"uleker grey morning, and in the broad ``res.d 4 _" a l . , amidst a heavy drizzle, the troops re -4110,1'" their cantonments. But this vigilance ei ' entirely thrown away, for as the darkness 'lle t °f t; it was seen, to the astonishment of every that the enemy had been at work during the hti nd ce It „, ,thrownup a breastwork a little in ad ; mu• to the north of Kamara.Upon a nearer 4 . ..,,,,,,,. ‘ l ,,,_'"ue Z r ' e 7 d , one end of the breastwork was found 'in, b e Y defended with two long and heavy r lat ete a rliag upon the right of our position, at pre vl 20 4 11 Pied by the Marines, Rifles, and a attalion k lilea l ' tel • During the whole of last night the same 'La lb was exercised by the allied troops, and 41 8.. i i . e Ywere under arms at four a.m. this morn etiteci 0 attack was attempted by the enemy, who ttta r , at their trenches as before, and to-day the te k rd extent of their extended operations can 4. 7lt thi. 3r divined. It is now quite evident that a IptT a tie attack on Balaklava is about to be at -4.i-4t:tra. . --nritay at Balaklava is making most asto .ll4 "„ Progress. Already some of the filthiest and '' l l n oisome dens where the poor Turks used to A stute and die in hundreds, have been levelled. Ak t the tramway has been laid down ; and Mr. s " t hk ll Pb e ~, t h e , ) I am told, expresses himself confidently, "eted o ro another month the rails will be corn 'hit e r'n the foot of the plateau of hills on which t ao s ct e a kP is situated. This will undoubtedly re l.", : 1° °f the greatest and most trying difficul '"tts ( I,enable us to transmit, if necessary, 500 'not and shell per day. isinsips--- to ‘ ltli, l l ,NtiEß (UNIMOTIDED 11'01).—The amount 4 ari f ' l l(e ltequer-bills raised, or authorized to be raised, t hen the aids or supplies of 1855, to be provided kr tu l- the present year, is 17,183,0001., as shown by a d // Y tf l : r i treturn yesterday issued. This sum was vote ,to us /16 1e , r •of Commons on Wednesday afternoon. "I A (LONDON) Dock COMPANY.—At anleeti r ng .41 11 " In Pany, held yesterday, Mr. C. Morrison p e. 1 / 4 14 , th e report and accounts were unammousl y D,riej, ° , 4 . It was explained that, although the pro h,e been relieved from the risk of comme ß nc t in te g % Ili 1 1 : uy the lease granted to Messrs. Pato, 4t -484 Y, still, as they are interested to the extent ' t f the sllrplu fits above the 5 per cent. guaran tak, th• di rector: have in co-operation with the lessees, 44 •o tive part in the arrangements preparatory Pd e rT os t 'ing• Although no specific date has yet been 1 .1%h opesin the chairman stated there WAS , no "fe t h at acti ve businoss will have been cemmenk.ed I,l6:othe next h a lf- yearly mee t ing i x August. CI ~ M-17}11-1 : I /Vo of d E FRENCHyes ester day y says—" BY G sOvER-91ENT IN DEL GOoer TI french th, en t has just caused proeeedings to be taken be '44tl "'wan tribunals, against a pamphlet published C°a d Y at B rus . els with the following title On the e Cri ti l let of the b'o'ar in the East ; Expedition to th 1 e aj Memoir add resse d t o th e Government of his l utf te ;Y the Emp eror N apo l eon 111. By a General Thin We need not affirm that this memoir has not kidressed to the Government of the Emperor. thitia'Pr•ductio, the tendency of which is to libel the 644 e o f t our army, to exaggerate our . diffi . culties ape! , give confidence to our enemies, is merely )4 %41 ' s t Pliblieheil in the interest of Russia, and falsely .r t s cla „ - a en 0 car._ :.r EV AIW COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO o'CLOCIE. The cotton market, yesterday, at Liverpool re mained unaltered. The sales amounted to 6,000 bales, all to the trade, including 150 Pornam and Maranham at sd. to 6d. ; 200 Egyptian at Sid. to 92d., and 500 Surat at 3d. to 4d. per lb. In the produce markets this week business has been conducted on rather a limited scale. Tea has gone off heavily at the public sales, coffee and sugar have been in moderate request, and tallow has declined owing to the views of Mr. Cardwell, now fortunately out of office, if report speak truly. Re ferring to the condition of the silk trade, Mr. Henry W. Eaton states that at the public sales there has been only a small attendance, and that very little found buyers. Chinas were 16s. to 17s. for first and second Tsatlees, and 14s. for best thirds. The indigo auctions have gone off briskly, and wool sells freely at the decline sub mitted to. The official returns relating to trade and navi gation for the month, and twelve months ending January 5, 1855, have been published. From these, it appears that the total declared value of the enumerated exports from the United King dom for the month was 6,429,8931., being a decrease of 143,8981. compared with those of the like month in 1853. For the year there is shown a diminution in the export• trade of 1,841,4731. During the month the decrease is perceptible in earthenware, haberdashery, millinery, hardwares, and cutlery, machinery, metals, silk manufac tures, thrown silk, and woollen manufactures ; but there was an increase of woollen yarns, linen yarn and linen manufactures, cotton yarn, cotton manufactures, and coals and culm. The importations of the principal articles were larger for the month, of coffee, cochineal, guano, hemp, mahogany, palm oil, quicksilver, cassia lignea, pimento, rum, geneva, sugar, tea, to bacco, and lamb's and sheep's wool, but there was a falling off of live animals, cocoa, wheat, barley, flour, indigo, flax, currants, rice, cinna mon, cloves, tallow, and wine. The shipping accounts exhibit a falling off in the tonnage of vessels employed in the foreign trade of the United Kingdom during the month of 454 tons in the entries, and 46,885 in the clearances. " The following statement for the year is favourable : INWARDS. tr. J Paid. 1854. 1855. at British t0n5...... 4,513,207 Foreign t0n5..... 3,284,243 50 Total 7,797,550 •lITWADS. lioo A British tons 4,551,498 2! F ore ign tons 3,032,113 el 20 Total 7,583,611 In the coasting trade for the month 49,119 tons less were employed as regards the entries, and 1,322 tons in the clearances. The account of the United States Stock mar ket for the past week; as given by Messrs. D. Bell, Son, and Co., is to the effect that prices have been steady, with a moderate business doing. The latest quotations are these : Redeemable. Per Cent. United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1862... 98 99 United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1868...106 107 United States 6 per Cent. Inscribed 1868...105 106 Stock lB67 — Pennsylvania 5 per Cent ... 78 90 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Bonds 1877... 80 82 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) 1868...102 103 Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 9li 921 Alabama 5 per Cent. (Sterl. Bonds) 1858-9-66... 83 81 irginia 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) 1888... 85 86 Virginia 6 per Cent. Bonds 1886... 86 87 - - LOANS OF CITIES. Montreal 6 per Cent 1857-1865... 83 New Orleans 6 per Cent. Bonds 1893... 80 82 Do. do. do. 1874... 78 Do. do. do. 1884... 72 RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. 1875 67 68 Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage (Ster ling Bonds) 1860... 90 Pennsylvania Central It. Rd. 6p. Cent 1880... 87 89 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. let M 186 ort -8-1869...100 101 gage New York and Erie 7 p. Cont., 2d. Mort gage, Convertible 1859... 88 90 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort -1883... 80 81. gage N. York and E rie 7p. Cent. Conertible-1862... 68 70 V.o-Ir r.na T per Ccut v . finakins Fund 1872... 75 76 Considering the severe distress among the in dustrious poor arising from the continued preva lence of the frost, it is highly expedient in the interest of humanity as well as from motives of expediency, and for the preservation of public tranquillity, to adopt measures sufficiently compre hensive for the emergency. The discharge of thousands of dock and other labourers at this season may be justified as a necessity, but a mere contribution of 1001., by this or that Company, will evidently not meet the exigencies of the case, and in addition to private benevo lence the great companies have at ob vious duty which they can easily per form. If we take the Dock Companies, for ex ample, we may assume that the moment the weather breaks up they will be overwhelmed with arrivals, and the labourers will have to 'work over- 10205 time, at extra wages. Would there be any ob- 25 jection then to advance a few shillings weekly to each man usually employed, with the proviso 100 of its being repaid when again in work? The 100 habits of our artisans and labourers are notoriously 200 i m provident; ; but here again much could be done t to improve them if the formation of local savings 20 funds were promoted by the head authorities of 4 our great companies. . 20 The Funds are very steady, with a little busi ness doing for money, and scarcely an y specula tion. Consols for transfer have been 90i to 91j, 100 and for time 91 to i. Exchequer Bills have 1 0 0 0 0 realised 6s. to 9s. premium. Bank Stock is at 215, and India Stock at 220 . 2IN Foreign Stocks are quite neglected. Turkish ig Bonds have been 75k, and Swedish 87. Bra- 1 5 zilian Small have realised 101. The following are the nominal prices of foreign stocks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 5 to 6 ; Mexi can, 21 to at ; Peruvian, 70 to 71'; ditto Three per Cents., 49 to 51 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., 41 to 43 ; Russian Five per Cents., 98 to 100 ; ditto Four-and-a-Half per Cents., 87 to 89 ; Spanish New Deferred, 171 to 171 ; ditto Three per Cents., 36 to 36i ; ditto Certificates, dii to 5; ditto Passive, 4/ to 41. Railway Shares have been quiet again, but generally at full rates. Mines are dull, Banks rather lower, and the miscellaneous shares supported. :70 all 20 all 50 all 20 18 ... 3 WHITISH FUNDS THIS DAAT ONE O'CLOch. (Prom the Oficia Bu,iness dole dank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9li i $ per Cent. Consols Annuities 9l 9oi 1i 90j New 3 per Cent. Annuities Lone Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 -16 7.16 India Stock Consols for Account, Bth March 9l 1} Exchequer Bills, 24d. 21000 .C5OO Small 6 9 1 Ditto Advertised 4 _ _ _ —...._ __ PRICK OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT ONE O'CLOt3IC Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent — 101 Ditto Small tarkish Bonds, 6 per cent — Ditto for the Account 75/ Swedish 4 per Cent........ ....... ......... Dividends on the above payable in London. 111LPPAST TWO. Console 9Ol 1 Ditto, March Account ;0 all .0 141 s. LOADING VESSELS BY STEAM-POWER.—In the recom mendations lately made by the Chamber of Commerce to the Dock Committee for economising dock space, par ticular attention was called to the importance of provid ing steam or hydraulic cranes around the docks for load ing and discharging ships. As an instance of the faci lity afforded for leading ships by steam-power, we have this week witnessed the loading of the American ship Queen of Clippers, of 2,360 tons, on board of whick ves sel a small donkey engine, of eight horse power, is fitted, wkich works the pumps, the windlass, and holds. With the assistance of this engine nearly 1,800 tons of coal have been. taken from late alongside, raised over the bulwarks a height of twenty-five feet, lowered and wheeled fore and aft, and carefully deposited in the hold in five working days. The ordinary custom of the port allows sixty tons per day as a fair average for loading coal vessels. In this particular instance, by the help of steam-power, five times that quantity has been put on board.—LiVerPool Albion. 20 50 50 100 100 20 50 20 25 MA RKET THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING 2 FEBRUARY 23, 1855. SUARE MARKETS. (ThIA DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices yesterkty. Business lone I St this day. 2 I . 19 530 ;t. 100 a. 100 .0 Hs. !O all ;0 16 .0 5 I all 15 1 all >t. 100 0 all ;t, 100 15 it. 100 1 .0 all it. 100 .0 1 i 0 all :0 all it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 it. 100 ;t. 2 all 6i 14i si 4 >t. LliO 94 all .4 IIU W.' I 100 ;t. 100 10 1 N 12 k 100 :5 all ;t. 100 ;5 all 2B 4$ ;t. 100 Aberdeen. 3t.1100 .2ii ill all A all ti 1 296 &rag. Nottng. Boat and Eastn. Junct... Belfast & Ballymena. Birming. Wolverh. ,Stour Valley Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Juliet Do. Chesh. do Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20... Blyth & Tyn origina £25 (issd. at £45, Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. Carmarthen and Car digan Chester & Holyhead (fork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall rlrieff Junction Dublin&BelfastJune Dundee Perth &Aber deer' Junction Do. Now East AinHan , Eastern Counties.. Eastern Union s A 5i T 21 :0 8 all CI 17 !O all LO all LO 1 Stock ,De., B. Stock Do., New A. ;0 8 it. 100 it. WO 10 all - it. 100 East Lancashire Edinburgh & Glasgow Edinb. and Peebles Edin.Pril, &Dundee 'orth & Clyde June Furness Do. Extension m. I Do !O I 15 !O 12 15 a 1 lasgow St S. Western Great Northern Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock Gt. Sth. &West.(lre.) Great Western Do. Stour Val. Rail Gua. Stk Irish South-Eastern Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. andYorksh Do., Fifths Do., Wst. Riding Un Liv.Crsby.&Sonthpt London & Blackwal Loud. Bright &S.Cst. Lond. and N. Westn. Do. Fifths Do.lo/.5h.,M&8...f Do. Eighths London andS. Westn Do., £bo. Do., £40.. Lndndrry& Coleraine Lndndrry. & Ennisk. Aanch.Shef.& Lincln Do. shares, No. l Do., Man. & Lin. Un. Midland Do. Birmng. &Derbi Midld. G. West. (Im, ) Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Carlisle ewmkt.BuryEaton Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoini and hostrevor. . Norfolk Northn.Counties Un North British North Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed N. Eastern—Berwick Do. do. Extension D o do. G.N.E. Pnrch. Do. Leeds Do. York North London Do. New £lO N. &S.Wstrn. , Hamp. stead, and City Jn.. North Staffordshire.. North Western.. 100 LO 9 it. 1100 i 21 10 5 20 20 20 20 20 100 20 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 v.& S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester.. Oxford, Worcester,& Wolverhampton Portsmouth _ . ->cottish Central... Scottish Midland ihre wsb y. dz Herefd. Shropshire Union south Devon South Eastern South Wales Yrksl.i. & Riv. Dun Do 4taines, Wok. &Wo" - itockton Darlin ••itc - 11r.ten 6t Hartlepl. l'aff Vale Do. £lO shares. Do. Pref., No. Chimes Haven Dock and liAilway Vale of Neath . • ... Waterfl. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limeriek West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace West London ' , Wimbledn &Croydon FOREIGN. all Antwerp&Rotterdam 3.i Belgian Eastn. June. 10 Boziers to Craissessac 28. Bombay, Baroda , and Central India,Scrip Central of Italy all Demerara 14 Dijon and Besancon 10 Dutch Rhenish all Eastern of Franco 10 Do. New all East Indian 10 Do. Extension all Do. 41. p. c. Bds., pay. '57, convertible all Do. do. do., '59, do.. 15 Gd. Tk of Canada.A. is. all Do. St. Lawrence & Atlantic do. all Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do. 10 Gt. Centralof France all Gt. Indian Peninsula 1 Do. New 5 per cent. 12 Great Luxembourg Constituted Shama all Do. Obligations....... all Gt.WesternofCanadl Shares all Do. Bds., payable's7, with option till '55., all Do. do., '62, p.'56... all Do. do., '76, p. '60.. all Do. do., '73, without option all Hamilton & Toronto' all Do. 6 per cent. 11 Lake Cond. & Basle all Lucca & Pistoj a 5 p.c pref 10 Lyons and Geneva 12 Lyons & Mediterran 164 Madras 10 Do. New 31.1 Maria Antonia tall Do. do. New all Namur & Liege (with interest) . all Do. (ex interest) all Northern of France all Do .20L Shs.late Char-' leroi and Erquelines guar. 3$ p. c. & red. at 2241. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854.... all Do. 201. 3 p. a Bdr. (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.) all NorwegianTrunkPrei 16 Paris and Lyons all Ditto Bonds all Paris and Orleans , all Paris and Rouen 10 ParisCaen & Cherbrg all Rouen andHavre 20 Royal Danish 3 Royal Swedish all Sambre and Meuse all Do. 54 p. cent. Pref. 14 Southern of France.. 16 St. Andrew's and 281 I 5° 73i4 1; 13 11 8 St 13 I 11 29 I 50 Quebec (A) ~. all West Flandois all Do 5 per c. Pref., 16 Western of France 16 West. of Switzerlane all Wiesbaden all 'Zealand JOINT-S all (British 611 British Colonial Bank , and Loan Company all British N. American 5 Chartd. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China 25 Colonial 20 Commercial of Lond 18 English Scottish and Australian all Lond. Chan. Bk. o Australia... 5 Ditto New... 20 Loudon and County 10 London Joint Stock 20 Lond. & Westminster 35 National Provincial of England 10 Do. New 22?, National of Ireland all Now South Wales all Oriental Bank of Corporation 25 Provincial of Ireland all Do. New 1 (Royal Australn.Bkg. & Gold Imp Co all ISouth Australia all Union of Australia 2i Do. New L go Union, of London „„ 191 - 201 41 - 4i ~ .... ••• Si - 9 3 -12 k 6 - 17 74 - 93 - 95 611 - 62,] 1 l3; o• ... ••• i - i' 6 - 7 114 - 11 29 - 31 20 - 22 72 - 74 55 57 2d par 193 203 •• ''"' • • 70 - 72 881 -89 i 70 - 72 26 - 128 90 - 92 65 -65 i 60 - 62 72 - 77 7 - 7 9 74i 74i 5i -- 5 k 96 98 99i —100 1 id id 1 85i 86} 8 • 7 J, 7i 6i le* •••'. ••• 23 - 23 7 1 - Si 0 a 69. 41 - 43 i t - 24 50 - 31 34 28 ... 29 8 10 11 -- 1$ 4 734 74 6 -- 6Ac 41 -- 3 121 -- 12 50A -51 i 60 -- 52 par -- id 4$ 4- 5i -- 61 29 - 31 99 - 101 64 - 66 4'6 - 47 124 13, 5S 59 29 - 30 .. 38 - 40 3A 17 4 25 - 64 Leasing Compans. losing ericos yeatenlay. BasiPess this day. BREAD RIOTS AT IVHITECHAPAL. LATEST PARTICULARS.—(THIS DAY.) The dock labourers at an early hour this morn ing thronged the principal streets in the vicinity of St. Mary, Whitechapel, St. Dunstan's, Stepney, St. Paul's, Shadwell, Ratcliff, and St. George's-in the -East, asking alms of the foot passengers and en tering the houses of the shopkeepers with petitions begging for relief for their starving families. The tradesmen generally gave them money, when the poor fellows departed quietly, followed by crowds of idle and disreputable characters, chiefly from the neighbourhood of Brick-lane, Spitalfields. This morning at 10 o'clock the parochial autho rities of Whitechapel assembled in the Round-room of the Workhouse, Whitechapel-road, to render further assistance to the destitute labourers, and at the time above-named there were upwards of 2,000 applicants for relief in the stone yard at the rear of the workhouse. A strong body of police constables of the H division, Leman-street, were in attendance. About 2,500 quartern loaves were distributed yesterday, and this morning upwards of 1,000 individuals received bread from the Relieving Officer and his assistants. This mode of relief will be continued daily during the frost. The parish authorities of St. George's-in-the- East were similarly engaged this morning, and at noon there were at least 2,000 dock labourers wait ing outside the workhouse in Old Gravel-lane for relief. No disturbances had taken place at one o'clock this afternoon. A scene of great confusion also occurred at the workhouse of St. Dunstan's, Whitehorse 7 :street, Stepney, where nearly 2,000 destitute persons were assembled at the gates waiting for assistance. The principal relief was a quartern loaf to each person. The business of the tradesmen was partially re sumed this morning, but the whole of the bakers kept their shops closed, and similar steps have been taken by the pawnbrokers, who are in fear of the rioters ransacking their premises. MARKET NEWS--(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. By water carriage no addition has been made to cur supply of English wheat daring the present week. By land carriage fresh up to-day scarcely any wheat of home preduce came to hand. As no supply was on sale no business was done, and prices were nominally the same as on Monday. There was no inclination shown to invest in foreign wheat in granary. In quotations no change took place. ARRIVALS THIS WREN. Barley. I Malt. 550 30 Flour. 1,010 Wheat. Oats. English .. I I 2,310 Irish 1,050 Foreign 1,190 360 I 60) GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Feb. 22, 1855, made up from the Returns of the Inspectors in the different Cities and Tonne in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. RTE. ) BEANS. t PEAS. 701 3d 31s T 9.1 SIX WE E KS ' 7d , 45s AVERAGE. 3d 438 Id 41s Od HE WHEAT. I BARLEY. OATS. RTE. BEANS. PEAS. 71s 4d 32s 9d 7 26s 6d 44s ed 448 7d 42s Ott QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 85,873; Barley, 79,759 ; Oats, 19,328 ; Rye, 108 ; Beans 5,401; Peas, 1,739 quarters. SMITHFIELD. A very moderate supply of beasts was on offer in to• day's market ; nevertheless, tie demand for all kinds ruled very inactive at Monday's decline in the quotations. The top figure was 4s 8d per 81b. The number of sheep was small, but quite equal to the demands of the trade. In prices no change took place. The few calves on sale changed hands at last week's currency. Pigs were very dull, but not cheaper. Mitch cows, with their small calf, sold at from 141 to 181108 each. . _ Per Sibs to sink the offals. e. d. s. d. Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 Second quality.... 3 6 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 4 Prime Scots, dm 4 6 4 8 Inferior Sheep ...3 4 3 8 Second quality ...3 10 4 2 Prime crse.-wlled. 4 4 4 8 a. d. s d. Prime Southdown 4 10 6 0 Large crse. calves 4 2 4 8 Prime small d 0... 410 5 4 Large hogs 3 0 4 8 Small porkers 4 2 4 4 Suckling calves..2l 0 28 0 ( Quarter old pigs 20 0 26 TOTAL SIIPPLI. TOZEIGN SUPPLY • Beasts .:••••:.:....... .. 930 Sheep .•. •• .. • ....• • • .... 3,500 Calves . .............. 92 Sheep Calves..• • • ...... .....•• Pigs ..••....•••••••••••• 330 Pige..•• •• •• .• •• •• . ... NEWGATE AND The trade ruled very dull , ported. LEADENHALL. and prices were barely sup Per Sibs by the carcase. u. d. 8. d: Beef, interior 3 0 3 4 Do., middling 3 6 3 8 Do., prime large 3 10 4 0 Do., do. small 4 0 4 2 Pork, large .3 0 3 $ a. d. a. d. Mutton, Inferior 3 2 3 6 Do., middling 3 8 310 Do.,_ prime 4 0 4 2 Veal 3 10 4 10 Pork, small 4 0 4 4 BORO LTG FT AOP. There is a good inquiry for find hors, the show of which is very limited, at full prices. All other kinds move off slowly on for:ner terms. At public sale Ameri can qualities in bond have changed hands at 71 5s to 7/ 17e 6d per cwt. The imports this week are 201 bales from New York. New Mid and East Kent pocketre, 141 108 to 21.1 Os; Now Weald of Kont ditto, 141 to 16'; New Sussex ditto, 141 Os to 15/. ; Yearlings, 91 to 111; Ame rican ditto (in bond), 71 to 9/ per cwt. COLONIAL. SUGAR—British Plantation has been in limited request, but at firmer rates. Barbadoes good yellow sold at 36s Gd to 38s, and ord to good at 33s to 36s per cwt. EAST INDlA—Bengal has been dull at 27s 6d to 31s for low and mid date. Mauritius was quiet, at 37s Gd to 38s Gd for very fine yellow, at 34s to 37s for good to flue, at 31s to 33s 6d for low mid, and at 25s 6d to 30s 6d for brown. COFFEE—III Plantation Ceylon the dealings have not been large, but steady rates have been current ; at auc tion, f fine ord and low mid pale mixed brought 51s to 64e 6d, fine ord 495, good ord mixed reds 40s to 40s Gd, triage 40s to 49s and peaberry 52. to 50s. Native has been at full q uota t ions , good to fine ord realising 46s to 475. In foreign very little has been done. RlCE—Transactions have been limited, in consequence of the higher prices asked. Bengal good mid white went at 14s 61.1 to 15s, white at 13. 9d to 14s 3d to arrive, and geed white has been taken in atlss per cwt. RUM—The market has ruled dull. TEA—The public sales have passed off heavily, and common congon has been sold at 9d per lb. Scented orange pekoe advanced ld per lb. Limo—The auctions have progressed with more spirit. The ['better kinds of Madras and Knrpah were 3d per lb dearer, but the ord sorts 2d to 4d lower. SALTPETRE—CaIcutta has been in request, at 21s to 24s for 14 . i to 8 per cent refraction, but the total operations have not been large. TALIOW—P.Y.C. has been quiet, at 55s Gd per cwt en the spot. GREEN FRUIT—The severity of the weather is having its effect on consnmption. The arrivals of oranges are of a limited character. Two cargoes from St. Michael, sold by Keeling and Hunt, sustained the advance obtained last sale. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.) Tho half-yearly general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held at noon to-day, at Euston station. The Marquis of CIANDOS, chairman, presided ; and in addressing the meeting observed, that in placing before the shareholders the accounts for the half-year ending December 31st, he was de sirous on the part of the directors of laying before them one or two points in connection with them. It would have been perceived that the result of the half-year indicated a considerable increase in the amount of traffic carried over the line, but n©t a corresponding increase on the balance of profit accruing. Two or three causes had within that period combined to affect the working expenses, particularly in the locomotive and mer chandise departments. In connection with the latter there had been an increased rate of wages paid, which had begun to affect them during the preceding half-year. They had had also to con tend with a continually increasing traffic, week by week, whilst, at the same time, the arrangements made for the accommodation and delivery of that traffic at the termini and for which estimates had been sanctioned were not complete. With regard to the locomotive department the disbursements had been augmented by an increase in the rate of wages generally and by the large number of persons em ployed, and by the advance in price of some articles used. With respect to the permanent way depart ment the arrangement which had been in existence for two or three years, for its superintendence and construction, by the company's own officers, in stead of by cont rac t ors , h a d p rove d mos t satisfac tory in its operation. He was happy to say that not only was this an economical arrangement, but the state of the roads and the permanent way had been much improved. On the revenue account there had been a reduction in some of the charges for legal and Parliamentary expenses, the result of the negotiation concluded two years ago with the Great Western Railway for the suspension of those new lines involving Par liamentary contest, which he thought would carry them through the present session without the necessity for Parliamentary opposition. The pro prietors would naturally have had, their attention drawn to the increase which had taken place upon the capital invested during the past four or five years, and the results in the half-yearly receipts. But they must remember during that time there had been much competition against them, and the effect of now lines in diverting the traffic had even induced a ruinously low rate of charges, which had had a material effect upon the receipts quite dispro portioned to the large amount of traffic ; whilst at the same time the class of goods of a large and bulky nature had also increased. He hoped, how- ever, that the first of those causes to which he had alluded was now at an end—he meant the ruinously low rates of charge. (Hear.) He believed it was for the benefit of the public that the rates received by railway companies for the conveyance of mer chandise and passenger traffic ought to be such as as to leave the proprietors a fair remuneration ; otherwise the public could not expect, and indeed would not find the work performed properly, or even with safety. (Hear.) In reference to the estimates submitted for a further outlay upon the capital for extensions and improvements at various stations and termini. The noble chairman remarked that they were by no means heavy, as they only amounted in the aggregate to 33,0001. He then passed on to notice the fact that one or two bills were now before Parliament, in the pro secution of which the Company was engaged—one of them being for the North Staffordshire Amalga mation. These bills, if approved of, would be sub mitted to the directors, and fully explained at a special meeting to be called for that purpose. After alluding to the great and sudden diminution in the traffic returns which had taken place since the commencement of the year, which circumstance the noble chairman attributed to the war and the consequent high rate of taxation and stagnation of business throughout the country, but principally to the inclemency and severity of the weather during flint. nor; ; and afbor " I. ”‘n f lll5 /"." . rc' marks upon the prospect before them of no Parlia mentary opposition, the noble chairman concluded, amidst applause, by calling upon Mr. BOOTH, one of the secretaries, to read the report, which has already appeared in The &viz. After a short discussion the report was adopted and the dividend declared. The meeting then separated. BRISTOL AND EXETER. The 37th half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday, at Bristol ; Mr. J. W. Buller, the chair man of the company, in the chair. The Secretary, Mr. J. B. Badha'u, read the report. The statement of accounts showed a share capital of 1,996,100/. ; a perpetual preference 4 per cent stock of 709,3131. ; debenture deb':., 379,155/. ; and temporary loan, 10,0001. —together, 3,594,561/. The gross pay ments have been 3,535,080/., leaving a balance of 59,4881. The revenue for the half-year has been 167,828/. ; and the gross expenditure, including duty, rates, and taxes, 85,361/. ; leaving a balance of 82,467/. After the payment of debenture and preference capital (amounting to 37,423/.1, there is a disposable balance of 53,377/. The dividend was at the rate of 4.1 per cent. per annum. The CHAIRMAN said they would have seen by the re port that the accounts which were presented to them that day differed in a very important particular from those which the directors had had the honour of sub mitting to them on a previous occasion. There was no part of the expenditure of a railway company which was more important than that of the sum which was is be expended on the maintenance of the permanent way— (hear hear)—and from the time that the railway bad passed into their hands it had been the anxious desire of the directors to spare no expense in order that the permanent way might be put into a thoroughly effi cient state. But it could not be concealed that the original construction of the line was in many parts defective. It was also true, and it was natural to suppose, that a line which was for some time in the bands of lessees would not have been likely to receive exactly the same attention which it would have received had it been worked by the proprietors themselves. When their lease termi nated with the Great Western Railway Company, and the line reverted to their hands, a very considerable ex penditure was at once made on all parts of the perma nent way. That expenditare had since been continued, and he thought the proprietors would find, on looking back to the accounts for several half-years past, that expenditure had always been on a very large and liberal scale. He might state that the quantity of ballast laid on the line during the last two years amounted to 220,000 cubic yards. The expenditure had also been very considerable, for in the corresponding period of last year the sun expended on the lire was 17,6421. In the last half-year the expenditure was considerably larger, amounting to the sum of 23,8601., the largest expendi ture that was ever made on the lino in any one half-year. But in the present half-year they would see the expendi ture on the line account amounted to 27,6211., being more than 3,0001. in excess of the outlay on the last half-year, and he thought it fair to assume that that amount was more than the fair average sum which would in ordinary half-years be expended on the line. He thought he was justified in congratulating the pro prietors en the general prospects of their property. The amount received upon revenue account was the largest they had received in any half-year. (Hear, hear.) That circumstance alone might not be considered so satisfactory, if, on the other hand, it was thought that a greater por tion of those receipts had been absorbellar. (Cheers.) After d\wiz the ex he p e eu r d s. i- ) tore. The balan ce of the general account also the lAafrtgeerstallthreiduhcaton had ever the disposable erha dfor anyhaf balance—a material point for every company to look to—amounted also to a larger sun' than in any previous half year—namely, 5 3,377/. (Loud cheers.) If they turned from the re venue account to the capital account, it was also a subject of great congratulation. He had always di vided the capital account into two proportions—one he termed the construction account, and the other the stock account. With respect to the second part—the stock account—that might now be considered as a closed account. All those slabscriptions they wtre authorised to pay to other companies had now been cornplet d ; they had been defrayed by the last sum of 18,0001. paid to the Cornwall Company in anticipation of remaining calls of that company to which they were liable, which made up the 90,0001. due to that company. They had, also, since their last meetin g , paid the calls of the So merset Central Railway ; and now, with regard to liabi lities from other companies, they were perfectly free front any other claim. The construction account was nearly, if not quite, as satisfactory. They did not possess plant enough to convey the goods sent to their warehouses ; they had neither engines, carriages, nor trucks adequate to their amount of traffic on the line. There would there fore be a further expense necessarily incurred in rolling stock and plant, and the directors had since their last half-yearly meeting ordered six new engines and a con siderable number of carriages, as well as of trucks. But with regard to other points, the construction accounts alight be considered as nearly closed, and he hoped they LLOYD'S SHIPPING-(THIS DI Y.) LONDON, Feb. 23.—Wind and weather this day at noon, E. ; moderate breeze, with snow. The Thermome- ter registered 12 degs. of frost during the night. RAMSGATE, Feb. 22.—The Alert, from London to Marseilles, has floated off the Brake Sand, and proceeded without damage. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 22.—Wind, E. Arrived—H.M.'s st. Prometheus, from Sierra Leone. Sailed—H.M.'s st. Bull deg, to supply the outward bound.—Her Majesty's steamer Prometheus fell in with the Tartar (s. a.) in the Chops of the Channel, which reports having sprung a leak near her screw, and would bear up for this port for repairs. DOVER, Feb. 22.—Wind, N. to N.B. Arrived—Juno, from Surinam, fir Amsterdam. DARTMOUTH, Feb. 22.—Wind, S.E. The Isabella, arrived here from Shields, bound for Trieste, reports a heavy sea in the Channel during the night. TePleogizratpshhio( (st. H Feb tr , anspo . r 2 t 2.— tlB4 7 , ind for , B N a . i E ak . i t m o va S . . E. Sailed— FALMOUTH, Feb. 22.—Wind, E. Arrived—Wanderer, from London, for the Cape of Good Hope, leaky, and with lossof bulwarks, &c. - HARWICH, Feb. 22.—Wind, S.S.E. Arrived—Wan derer, from Newcastle, for Constantinople, with ten extra hands from Yarmouth, having sprung a leak,. GRIMSBY, Feb. 22.—Wind, N.W. Arrived—Alice, from Antwerp, for Newcastle, leaky ; Ottowa, Hartle. pool, for Jamaica, leaky. Sailed—Granton, for Pert Adelaide. L OW NSTOFT, Feb. 22.—Wind, N. Arrived—Nelly, with damage and making a little water, having been run into by the 'Watson (barque), of North Shields, whilst riding in Yarmouth Roads. PBTERBH&D, Feb. 20.--Wind, S.E. Sailed—Eliza, North of Scotland, Perseverance, Commerce, Brilliant, Columbia, Dublin, and Traveller —al l fo r Greenland. KINSALN. Feb. 17.—The Catherine (schooner), of and from Limerick, for the Clyde, was stranded in Bailees Bay, east side of the Old Head, in a snow storm yesterday. (BY BIIBMARINI AND BRITISH TELEGRAM.) OXAYBSEND, Friday, 9.50 a.m . Wind, S.S.E. ; tide, three hours' ebb ; snowing fast No arrivals. DEAL, Friday, 9.38 LW Wind, S.E. ; fresh, with thick slow. The Prussian Correspondence states that tide arrivals of Russian produce at Memel have greatly decreased, and are expected to be suspended entirely in co equence e of the want of wareh ouses to protect goods from th weather. The cold is intense along the whole coast. The Prussian Correspondence informs its readers that the French Government has not hitherto made applica tion for permission to send troops through this territory in any direction ; that the despatch from the French Government, of which an analysis was recently given in the Belgian Independance, does not exist ; and that no despatch of any such tenour has been addressed or read to this Government. INTRAMURAL BURIALS IN IRIELAND.—A. bill introduced by Sir J. Young and Sir G. Grey empowers the Lord- Lieutenant of Ireland, in Council, on the representation of the Chief Secretary, to restrain the opening of new burial grounds, and to order the discontinuance of burials in specified pinto. tt. 1100 1100 ft. 1 too >t. I all it. all P. 5 all )0 all i 0 all 15 all !n, all .21 all :0 all all .00 LOO 51 I all ii , I all 5 I all 2i all it. 100 5 18$ 2 9i all ;5 1 all ;t. M. 1001 It. 100 ;t. 10► 15 30 It. 100 !O 5 It. 100 L 5 all 61 all all 6il all 6 f all l 0 all .t 0 all 5 all LO all it. all It. 100 5 all London h N. West. &N.W. Caledon... E. Un. Gt.Nrthn. Caldonian. Do Gt. Weew Yk. New. & Item Y. &N M Do S. East,en Do Peto & Co. Norfolk.. L. & N. W & Midld. Stekton & Darlingt. Midland.. I. Conn' D 0... Do L. &N.W &Ln&Yl Do Gt Nori Lancash & Yorksh. Nl.MCleat Stockt. & Darlingt ltWestn. EACLWAT6 Bedford and Blotchley Buckghamsh. Clydesdale Jc. Col. Stour Vy. Sad, and Hal. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cent. Glas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr.ds Dn. Fi Flrtlpl. Dk. & Railway Hull & Selby Do. Shares. Do. d Shares. Lon. & Green . % Do. Preference Lon., Til., &S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Manch. Bstn and Matlocl Nliddlosbro' & ltedcar didld.Bradfd 'Northern an Eastcrnsp.c. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixeds p • Prost. & Wyr, Do. Shares. Roystn.& Hit.l Shef. Roth an, Gooleg.s p.c. S. Staffordsb. Wear Valleygi 6 per cent._ Do Wilts&gomrst .•• - ... !t3 - 9S 7 - 99 134 - 136 ••• ••• 105 - 107 ... 121 -- lii 101 J- 111 2i - 2i 93 = ii 58 - 63 63 := 136 2 d ..• ••• 31 32 go 92 PREFERENCE SHARES Aberdeen.. Do. No. 2, 7 p. C. Blyth and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 50l) Bris. & Ex. 4 p. 0. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian .£lO Chester & Holyhead Guar. 5i per cent_ Do. do, Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork dtßandonsip.c Dundee Perth &A.ber deen Junction Eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. l Do. No. 2 Do. New 6 g. c. St. Eastern Union, Gar. per cent Do. 5/., 10 Der cent Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh- Do. do. 4 per cent East Lancash.6 pets East and West York shire June. Fifths EdinbPrth.&Dundee 4 per cent. Glasgow& S.Westerx , ' Guar. 5 per cent Great Northn. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Redeeth , at 10 p. c. prem Do. 4i p. c. Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red. It. 11.00 It. 11.00 t. I 1.00 2 all LO all 64 all . 100 R. 100 R. 100 8 all LO all LO all R. 100 it. 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Cons of .6 p.e.St. Do. Cousol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent Do. Prcf. 46 per cent Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Steel: Do. 5 p. c. Ext Do. 5 per ct.pref 1 Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British N. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P Do. do. do Do. Loods 6 p.c Do. do. Quarters 48 Do. York ti. Pi•r. North Staffordshire Oxford, Worcester, N Wolverh..£ls, 6 D.C . 3cot. Cont. , Now Prell South Devon 133 135 11 ld g? - 89 104 - 106 1 101 103 90 - 92 3 - 3i = Ti D.. fixed, 44 per coal S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. S. Wales Gua,. 4 p. c. Do. do. 4i p. c..., S.Yorksh.4p.c.Guar : Stockton and Dar lington, 6 per cent Do. do. do. Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 111 - 113 • ••• ,- ip ••• '.. ___—__ MINES. tyi 1 all Agua Fria ..., ...... i _ tr 1 all Anglo Austrin. Gold ° *** I bs 10s. all Anglo Californian ... ''' •.' 47 20 6 Au5tra1ian.........,,, . . ... 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Land 35 _36 -- 1 1 Upper Canada . ..... ... 2 1 01 . a all lsl S TD u ro b v. s in ut a ea r g , i sL T t e eo l ra s en g d i c ' a o p . h . 0 ; 00 28A Van Dioixouafi 14 "..f 2 3 7.7. 131 34 - 23 - 5i i* l a -- Ti 4 3i par 4 p .-.. ••• - P 2 - 321 - 32 3 / 4 1 - - 1p - _All 1 lip par iP par iP 2a 21 2a 17 -17 95 - 9 7 95 - 97 99 - 101 92 p 94 2d ar 97 -- 100 o• '...' .' ... dis 1 lip ----- .•• ...... -7. 33a --- 33; 1.2 - 12 ••• ••• 8a —9i 201 .-- 21 p 45 47 39 41 —pm 22 22 ld par 21 — nd 7i - 8 060 .w". - pm A - 3! d 6 6ii ••• ••• iii= gi BANKS. 80 - 82 ••• -- •.• Id—id • • • -- 21 19 d 36 ••• -. . e• ..... 34 -- 36 - • • • ....." 38 -- 63 - 611 S 13} 1 8 ni I t 20i 28! 71. I Si 651 5 I S' 741 97 100 11 23 s 69 81 1 81 00i 112 59 I 1: 15k i ni I 12 ,a - 22i - 23 14 par' 15 - 18 ••• ... par would not have much further money generally to 'spend upon the line. With regard to the Yeovil branch, there were still some liabilities, owing to the accounts not having been sent in. Every exertion would be made by the directors to bring those matters to a settlement with the least possible delay. ile believed that a less sum than the balance now remaining on capital account would cover all expenditure. One subject intended to have been proposed to this meeting was the case of the Cornwall Railway, which was unavoidably postponed, but it was for the interest of this company that that railway should be completed. It was in immediate connection with their system, and. must be to a cer tain extent a feeder to their line, and still. more to the South Devon line, in which this company had so very large a stake. The objects of the bill now before Parliament were six in number :—First, to raise addi tional capital ; secondly, to enable them to purchase the Sonerset Central Railway ' • thirdly, to cone= the e• leasin arrangement they had entered into with the North ° Devon Company ; fourthly, to enable them to hold additional preference shares in the Exeter arid Cre diton Company, to which they had subscribed 8,0001., and for which they received interest at 5 per cent. regu larly and punctually paid; fifthly, to enable them to pur chase lands at several stations along their line to pro vide increased accommodation ; and, sixthly, to extend the time for the sale of superfluous lands, a point of great importance, and of great advantage to the company to effect. They bad powers at this moment to raise their capital to 3,550,0001., and they had also subscribed 90,000/. to the Cornwall Company under the Cornwall Act, and 5,0001. to the Plymouth and Great Western Docks. The only addition to the capital proposed, therefore, was 292,000/. It was thought more desir able to concentrate their capital ; the original capita), it was proposed, should remain at the original amount of 2,000,0001., and they proposed to raise a further sum of 800,0001., in addition to the 1,200,0001., to make their preference capital 2,000,0001. ; making the whole amount of capital 4,000,0001. They must expect there would be general suffering, and there must be increased taxation and, probably, some stagna tion of traffic. Under these circumstances, perhaps, no interest was more likely to suffer than tks railway inte rest. But as the spirit of the country would always overcome the difficulties that occurred, so he need not assure them that if any difficulty should arise with regard to their own property it would only stimulate still more the exertions of their directors. He begged to MOTs the adoption of the report. Mr. TUCKETT was at a loss to know en what grounds the company was asked for an addition to the permanent capital of 400,0001. The issuing of preference shares would tend much to deteriorate the original shares. The CHAIRMAN explained that the statement he made was, that the capital already expended amounted to 3,535,0001. ; then there were liabilities on the construc tion account amounting to 50,000/. ' • and there were large requirements for rolling stock and plant which, he took it, w0.1.1.,..urii to about 100,0001. When they were going to Parliament it was always as well to take a large margin. A PROPRIETOR—If you get it you will spend it ; that is the long and short of it. (Laughter.) Dr. GREEN concurred in that view. Somehow •r other the money was always spent. There was the Yeovil branch, whisk it was said would cost 100,0001., bad cost 180,0001., and there were still some liabilities en it, Mr. BRUCE, M.P., said there was one part of the re port he could not view with satisfaction. It laid down the doctrine that the expenditure of repairing the per manent way might fairly be placed to the capital account. Now, nothing was better understood in railway matters than that the entire expenses of the line, whatever they might be, should be defrayed entirely out of revenue. (Cheers.) Mr. BATES seconded the adoption of the report. If the whole of their preference stock was got out it would materially benefit their line. The report was then received and adopted. Mr. BRUCE, M.P., moved that the directors be de sired, in the future accounts of the company, to particu larise the expenditure and earnings upon each of the branches, as distinguished from the main line. The resolution having been seconded by Mr. Ram, The CHAIRMAN said, this was the last company to which such a proposition should be made. The resolution was put and lost. A dividend was de clared at the rate of 2k per cent. for the half-year. The retiring directors were re-elected, as was also the audi tor, Mr. Barnard. The meeting was then made special for the purpose of considering the provisions of " A bill to raise further sums of money, to acquire additional lands, to lease or purchase the Somerset Central and North Devon Rail ways, and to hold additional shares in the Exeter and. Crediton Railway, and for other purposes." A resolution approving the bill was carried. A vote of thanks to the chairman and directors ter minated the proceedings. CABINET COUNCIL.—A Cabinet Council was held at the Foreign-office, Downing-street, yesterday afternoon. It was attended by the whole of the Ministers, with the exception of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, Sir Jas. Graham, and the Right Hon. Sieney Herbert. The Council sat two hours and a quarter. The Marquis of Exeter left his residence, in Gres senor-square, yesterday, for Burghley, where the Mar chioness 11,4 Lady Mary Cecil are staying. The noble marquis dined with the Right Hon. B. Disraeli on Wednesday. The Countess of Wilton and Lady Catherine Grey Egerton arrived in town on Tuesday, from Egerton Lodge, Melton Mowbray, whither they contemplate nn "toy return as soon as the frost breaks up. The Earl of Wilt.)n Ims been is London for some days. The Earl and Countess Craven entertained a select party at dinner last evening at their mansion in Charles street. The noble earl and countess leave town in the course c,f a few days for Ashdown-park, Berks. ABOLITION OF .TUBNrIKE TOLLS.—Yestorday evening a meeting of the inhabitants of the districts of Hamp stead, Kentish-town, and Camden-town was held at the Elephant and Castle, St. Pancras-road, to take into con sideration the inconvenience and injurious effects of turnpike tills on the locality, and to petition Parliament for their abolition. v R NUISANCES ERs. Ye REMOVAL t er, lay,ve n l i 3 n a g r,. a ls N general i ETI meeting o eet V i n MN g 0 1 i u FAe manu facturers and traders was held at the Bridge-house Hotel, London-bridge ' for the purpose of c ons id er i ng the Nuisances Removal Bill, which has lately been in troduced to Parliament by Sir Benjamin Hall, the Pre sident of the Board of Health. CLERGY ORPRLN CORPORATION.—The annual court of the governors of this valuable institution was yesterday held at the offices of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, 79, Pall-mall. The Earl of Lucan, late commander of cavalry in the East, is daily expected in Loudon. The Countess and Lady Lavinia Bingham aro staying at Laleham, near Staines. _ _ Lord and Lady Ashburton arrived at Bath House on Wednesday, from The Grange, near Alresferd, where the family have passed the last eight months. After a short residence in town, the noble lord and her ladyship are likely to pass some weeks at Addiscombe. Lady Stanley of Alderley, and the Hon. Misses Stanley, who have been travelling in Italy for some time past for the benefit of the health of ono of her ladyship's younger sons, are now sojourning in the " Eternal City," and are not expected to return to Eng land before April. Lord Stanley of Alderley is at tending to his official duties in London. A. farewell banquet was given last night to Dr. Sutherland, at the Thatched House, preparatory to his departure for the East. Dr. Wairns, of St. George's Hospital, presided, supported by several leading mem bers of the profession. REMARKABLE CIRCUMSTANCE.—SinguIar as such an announcement may appear, there may be seen in the residence of the Rev. J. White, at Bruton , in this county, two fine butterflies, which are lively and strong, having hitherto eurvieed all the severities of winter.— Bath Chronicle. AMERICAN MAIL.—The Pacific steamer, appointed to carry the mails of February 24th from Liverpool to New York, not having arrived, though considerably over due, there will be no mails despatched from Liver pool on the 24th to New York. Upon the arrival of the Pacific the date of the departure of the next mails from Liverpool will be arranged. MAJOR Naeurrit.—We understand that a meeting of the Lord Provost's committee is to be held to-day, for the purpose of considering a proposal to confer the free dom of the city of Edinburgh upon Major Nasmyth, an a recognition of his g allant defence of Silistria. Major Nasmyth is a son of Mr. Nasmyth, Charlotte-square, and has recently arrived in town. —Scotsman. Loan JouN RUSSELL—A Vienna correspondent of the Cologne Gazette writes on the 17th :—" Apartments have been prepared in the hotel of the English Embassy for Lord John Russel. It is expected that he will be six days in Vienna." MONTROSE 13 TEIGHS.—We understand that Sir John Ogilvy, Bart., will offer himself as a candidate to repro• sent these burghs. PARTIAL DESTRUCTION OF CATANIA.—GENOA, Feb: 17.—The 'Vesuvius steamer, from Naples to Leghorn, brought the intelligence that Catania has been nearly destroyed, either by an e arthquake er an eruption of the I .Etna. ARRIVAL OP THE PROMETHEUS.—PLYMOUTH, Feb. 22. —The Prometheus arrived to-day from the coast of Africa. She left Sierra Leone, Jan. 27. The Promo thous brings as passengers Mrs. Bidel, widow of the late Bishop of Sierra Leone ; Capt. Rooker, 2d West Indio, Regiment ; and Lieutenant Larnot, 3d West India Regiment. TRH NAVY CLUB.---Last evening the second meeting for the season of this club took place at the Thatched House Tavern ; Rear-Adnairal Charles Fremantle pre sided. About 20 officers sat down to dinner, Colonel Dundas being- the chairman's visitor. There were pro sent—Vice-Admiral Deans Dundee, Admiral Sir Geo. Lambert, Rear-Admiral Lord Adolphus Fitzclarenee, Captain Lord Aurelius Beauclerk, Rear-Admiral Percy Grace, Hon. Captain Best, Admiral Sir Samuel Pym, Captain J. Hudson, Captain Tatham, Captain H. Aus ten, Admiral 11. Eden and Captain Milne (Lords of the Admiralty), Captain MiDougall, Rear-Admiral W. Wal pole, Captain B. Seymour, Captain F. Campbell, and oAnn.—lt is st a t e d th a t th e Captain .1. Forbes. The usual lo y al toasts were posedpro honoured. Beard ha s b een f orme d, an d new Tri E a ndN Government E d v 3. 1 y A Trra no that it is to c onsist of Captain Craigie, MIT., as super intendent at Southampton, Captain Wm. Drew, of the merchant service, and a gentleman connected with the army, whose name has not transpired. Captain Drew has been for some years a member of the local Marine Board of London and of Lloyd's Registry of Shipping, and is said to have had great experience. In addition to their other duties, the board are to have charge of prig boners of war, Paid.