The Sun. — London, England, 1855-02-15 00:00:00

-atti 71 0 } s een 69 pa , grain • user, orn Pr° au a for th e lue. acres-. n e to the alli3 0 f,or , between„or en state s be sent O tyr in ant Is the pl ot xratioUS. rio test : s til l: 0 reLlie 71.04 4 ' () *4 '• f t 4 T ()() .4 All ;140 lAL TNT (11.11:i t.E. tiers ~, CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. . kizi et 7 3411 0 particular movement in the cotton %% L a ,' Liverpo o l yester d ay. Th e sa l es were re at ab ou t 6,000 to 7,000 bales (Of w hi c h Ile: for export), including 110 Pernam and :it; and " ltd. to iid., 200 E g ypti a n at 5, 2 d. to k t N Surat at .1. to 30. Railway I, es ) afte r .T showi ng some b uo y anc y ) closed t ke he failure Was announced yesterday of Messrs. iliteiPPoll and Co., warehousemen, with lia- IN estimated at 60 , 000 1. Th e f a il ure is attri kpe,to Australian losses. A fair dividend is Zl 4 7 t ; Ndit, s kinent submitted to the meeting of the 4 93 ."1f M essrs. Carter • es the total liabilities , 0001, gives . 1 444 4 ') Which the firm agrees to pay in full by donate, and i s to b e woun d up un d er in . It kail Lit e, , ls the Cape of Good Hope will be made I to , - „•th inst., at the Loudon post-office, to I N 4 p O - 4 37e1l hY lI.M. steamer Nankin, from ~,„I ` . The charms will be ls. per half tti; 4 4 , Ittak e ' ll. llu i t . , r Lancefield. leaves Greenock on the atbt% r the Cape. Letters must be sent "cak i -4- eat-offi ce , the charge being Bd. per, 1 1. Newspapers will be conveyed at ld. Th. it.... tt°t a k rts, l 7 B , el ythames has arrived at Marseilles, 'ili/i ik 74 t ieople, which place she left on the i kh e 6. fitters may be expected to-morrow. 1 1, 4,474P0rt ship Herefordshire, reported to Itt ka ,. I °4 in the Sea, of Marmora, is safe at I _l% e 1 1.0 " LQ °Ple. rS y-'44a2e-sheet of the Belgain Societe Generale b 7 5 4- 4, 18 54 gives the total transactions a . t th e '' ' lt The dividend and interest paid te,,ctie' ,e ~,,Nt elues capital last year was equal to 14 4 . 4 t; 1. L ti s 4141 1 Stock Market has been very heavy . t ik ee 44 15 ° low„ prices at Paris having some in- Zltt r 4 l / 4 t the tenour of the private letters from I N b 4a concerning the debilitated state of . our iti !ltit li - _1 t he. necessity that exists for for N m a in v g , tit,entire new army, with the large 3 %,,.' 4 llt il L . a nd the certainty of much greater_ Zit o f s ' i llg needed for military purposes, pay -0 0 tpb t ?!:ign countries supplying legions, an %. }„ i ' le s probably to Austria, all Consols t.; calculate upon lower prices. for i li N t ,„90a i for transfer, and 90 4 i k i l t ttiV a c New Three per Cents. have been llsp" b al l (1 the Reduced 90 to 91. Exchequer 1 4 11 1,5% -ee4 Os. to Os., and East India Bonds 1 4 kt -; premium. Exchequer Bonds have ' S)9 ‘ 4 'i• East India Stock has been at ' t i4i ta St 1. L , t kia. - t ie e „. ° Q-8 are much the same. The Peru t,,tl-140 bo ndholders are still urging the Stock lhtlier°°ronaittee to allow their security to be k i atstti:' Pursuant to the resolution passed a /t at l ''''here they attended so numerously, It til R, t° be t itet,,, -, oel t D _! )l Pected, having much. at stake. . lie t ,73, 4 Chan g allows these bonds to e ksila4 o 7 ° Ple debt can. hereafter consistently ket t .,7 2l ,l ) ,l ll:ai lar privilege. Mexican Bonds are t4 t Ztls, 1 ,2 1 )? heav It is rumoured that Mr. )titZ t f' L a ßett o y f . the bondholders, has re- It4i te ‘R ,_ - Ntej' 4ll(l .3 but for what purpose has not d 3 ,7clti,'Ni2he public meeting of the bon -, Ne o n - ':•,e -e on the 26th inst. Buenos Ayres *ill, iiittaict• The remonstrance sent , out by kto an - hop,:t Spanish American Bondholders ~,Nr- , ,,,i 11e efts ri "llarne the Argentine Government 44 02 1 . r• 8 1 , 4 :„ . til make a settlement with its ik e 113 04 ( 6, -- ' 4 ll Threes are quiet, at 361. • The l / 4 Tr -44 fiat, at 751. There is to be an I.ft easie r ,, ~ \Na - , vid. , 4- Pond at Constantinople. 01 .444 atI;I 4Q T , " the respective shares of th ! sY kit e ,,, 1: -r4astern Railway Company forthe epa-•lig the 31st of December last, will . i t i j a ble on and after Monday,! the 26th il t , e v will be as follows, viz. :—On shares ii, k lrek . 5 P er cent. per annum, 1/. ss. each. 4 411 "ar aalteed G p e r cent. per . annum, 11. -- f° le ss Property Tax. 0 °l viilg a re the nominal prices of foreign b.7'.2tl%nada Deferred Bonds,. 5 to 6 ; Mexi i ei lta 2l;Peruvian, N " 0 ttit i t° 4t;; ‘ it, 9 to 51 ; Portuguese Four per Cents., . ii : I",' ussian Five per Cents., 99 to 101 90 : 41 04 lit‘ll4-4-11 lfper Cents., 88 to / llt t , Nt,,, Deferred a ~ 4it t ,r ik 'tte., ztt ,IV to 17i ; ditto Three 8 Th 441 ve * 4 ,"'Zql; ditto Certificates, 4 4 1 to 4/ ; to th e w eek ,. v' reeit ° 44, day are h l 3 ra ilway g receipts ascertained up t klid figures as under : ir (h elit IV qo • , p aste rnk o4 4l l. 1855. 1854. 114 h t ,,eBte r ,„ ........ £20,150 £19,961 20 ~: t e. " efitt; ******************** 44 035 No ll 41 . - -.. ... .................. 9,983 4 1 7 0: 7 6 2 2 7 T w 2O g % an ......................... 8,104 PAle t /S :..• .......................... 24,02 . 1 25 , 316 9'431 20 b' k a4 :.:*** ' .................. 10 0 ,2 2 ?2 6 12190 2 2 g 9,469 we l i _licu hir ttli erri :.'' ..................... 17,762 19,707 °4 ll.p4l:,at'd 'io - 11 . i . .... ............. 17 154 17,746 If I le tern . s...ir e 26,376 26,758 4 4 4 'Nur ....................... ble results ; V ti :e ls : ) ,„_ 113 still show unfavourable "red with last year, there is a general li ble t h ',,t l ; li i i . i t holigh th e weather is partly the . 1. 11 4 % . 4 : s 4,: qu ess of trade is likewise an element. ttu l tAfav r , -a1 shares th ere is no improvement. 011e 3 , able traffic returns and the droopin i g Cei tti ?,' the f un d s cause sales to prepon d e rate. ke'S been very d u ll, a nd the French !4,4("4Per. Great Luxembourg are steady. _ IS,,,,tilltlation of Sir Wm. Magny and Mr. J. 11 I, 4l he all ' j u n., has put an end to the controversy , , ztch_e°lThilittee of shareholders. 1 , - "K Sli a , 144 rex are nominal ; in Banks lessFis kr Prices are easier ; and the Crystal a kith t 14 have declined i• - ADSu THIS DAY AT ONE ON ":14 ) (Fromm the Onicial Lid. ) l ot P zt. A rl ' r liminess done 4 4 7 r. vZ ti ced Annuities 9l 631 , h t ftslsole Annuities . 99A 4 N IL 74. Annuities ilzki,k , .. tapir sth Jan., 186 0 224 4.iiiiiir: ............. A k3l ,ilit Bth March 90 15 i 1 ., s.';‘ "" ' 4\4'14 1/4„ klia—r .. . /id, L............. 6 . -5c4 ,.. ............................... 6 9 N 'illf c 144 4 . 6 9 klO4 1858, 3i per Cent. — . . ZIN 0 )185 9' " 9n. i Vto 404 4 -REIGN FUNDS AT . ONE O'CLO it4 l4 _ v f, 1 t, , per Cent — h, ltt t zde,r, 44 per Cent 94i ,Per e Per Cent — ' 4 ,1t0 .; Der A nt e • ...... .. ..... ...... ..... 71 ktitz4 th. . 4)44 ccount 2l 1N i t_t044 13 4 4 Per Cent B9 04" 0 4 d i 4 5 per Cent. ..... ni . ik„,, 2 . Per Cent ... • •• 366 L t ot 4 `, 45 , 6 per cent . — o, i "ue 4. L-J „ac count 7si 411,-u4 4 ,,„. en the above payable in London. .6 j) 1 bet 2 6 Per Cent. 12 Gull — e ln Certifteates. 0, HALF-PAST MO, v., . ........... 90$ i M arc , . ......................... March a cconnt 1., YD'S SHIPPING—(THIS DAY. ) -,q tbn 111% IC -----4'"—weather this day a il At . 4 vr Feb. 15. —Wind and . Nll4-(.art.4.:;, moderate breeze,. and fine, with hard frost. li, ttltit,:i4las dui ing the night been down to 19 degrees, t l / 4 1 1-1 4 , 10 1 ° -I ' l degrees of frost. q to t ,„T i ii, eb. 14.—The Chimes, of and from Liver ,'ls be;„l,tneuth, hasput back, with slight damage,_ _ cy. ),,'''. Nki 41_ ' il l Ont et p t rday morning, off the Ed I n ol'cittl."'-u thecConat t ye o"Plymouth, which went dow 8 11 14t tlY ; crew e 8 j I - 1 1 , 4e0 0 ,,,_ gaVe( . l`r, Feb. 11. blowing a gale from, i: ti kl 'is i th snow. The Isabella, from Sundcrland to having been 1,,,N1i' ' a . B Put in with loss of bowsprit, I".' -e and qlkte,ll l last night with a vessel, schooner-rig 6 ~. is 04 t o . lack, which was totally dismasted, and, it 3'4lounclered with her crew. Q II 14 E h lki i" l3 , Feb. 14.—A ship's quarter-d eck•an o d_ itl 1 ' -11 - n boat's stern marked " Prince of 'Pales, f %. tli r Alex• ITlntrey," liave come ashore. 1 141 IN °ll7ll , Peb. l 4 —The Emma (brig), of and f_ro m m . " I ''),° L ondon, has been assisted in herJ leaky, h two 38 0 i t i l l y ' h .,?_re en Kemneridge Ledge. I'll 14,1)F6e747_Arrived—James M.`Queen, from Callao ; - reeaa, for London. Sailed.—West Lothian, for Matanzas. (RI a m , — "MARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday, 4 ci klaty . ; tide, three hours' flood ; weather, fife r (1 ' med--si t • frosty. Q 14 4, !la' Sovereign, from Charente, for London 4roru Calcutta, for London. DEAL, Thursday, 9,35 aou silArt ig MARKETS. a Ell 1.5 D A Y.) ru4.ILwAYS. Closing Prices I yesterday BUSilleS3 anne this day. Shr. !Pala t.llOO NI A. 301 all 13i all 31 1 9k 'AI all 2 19 5 30 'A. 100 1. 100 0 21s. RA - mwitx. Asibg. Nottng. Bosi. and &An. Junct... 13t,lfast & RallYmena• Binning. Wolverh. x. iitour Valley ITTkenhd. Lanesh Cheshiro Jima Do. Che h. & £5O and ,c.:25 Cone. , & Tyn original £25 (issd. at L4E: , Bristol and Piactoi... Caledonian Curnarthen and Car digan..... Chester ex Holyheaa Cork and anidon Cork, Blabk, &PaS, Cornwall i)ublin&l36lLvtJune Dundee Perth aAb.:,t Been Junction Do. New Dist Anglian Eastern Eastern Union, A Stock ....... Do., Bs. Stock Do., New A. Lancashire. Fast Gaiubnrgh& Glasgor , ' Edinb. and Peebles Edin.Prth & Dundec ~o rth & Clyde June Furness ; Do. Extension Glasgow & S. Wester, Groat Northern. IDo., A. Stoc k ..., Do.; B. Steck ',lt.Stb.&Wer.t.(lre Glreat Western Do.. Stour Val. Rai Gua. Stk South-Easterx' Lancaster & Carlisle Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancash. andYorksl Do., Fifths Do., Wat. Riding Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & Blackwal Lond. Bright & P‘.ost Lond, and N. Wcstu Do. Fifths Do.lo/. Do. Eighths tiondon and S. West. ~ .C5O Do., £4O !..,ndndrry& Colorant, Lnclndrry. & Ennisk Vranch.Shef.tk Lin& Do. Shares, No. I )0., Man. & Lin. CC Alidiand o. Birmn g. & Derb • idl d. G. West. (I )p :O. Half Shares ewelastle Si. Canisi Nrowmkt.BuryExteu. I.wpt...kberg. Hrt, Newry & Enuiskille , Newry Warrenpoin' and Rostrevor *Torfo .... Niorthn.Counties 171. worth British worth Devon, No. 1 Do., No. 2 )0., A Deferred Do., 6 B Guarantied I.Eastern—Berwiel: Do. do. Extension G.N.E. Punch. Do. Leeds i)o. York 'forth London Do. New £lO si.SzS.Wetrn. ,Fiamp stead, and City Ju Yorth Staffordshire North Western Z. St S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinckley and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton eortsmouth A'cottish Central SoottishMidland 4hrewthy. do Herold 4hropshire Union 4outh Devon loall Eastern swath Wales dr Ely. Dui 5 I Do.. ;to,incs, Wok. 80701. 1 _Stockton A z Darliq st.(.-!Itou 6z Hartlepl. 'aff Vale . rIo. £lO shPres. Pref., No. ['lmmo: - Haven Doc? and I Vale of Neath Arater fl. & Kilkeikn Wale r Corl&Linaeri , ',Vest Cornwall. Test End of Loucloi La Crystal ralacc st Loudon PD Ve Nimbledn Antwerp&Rott 3 r4am i3elalan Eawtn. Jams. faiiera to Graissema - Bombay, Baroda, and Central In di a.Scril , ,Central of Italy Demerara ' Dijon and Besancon Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New East Indian Do. Extension Do. 4,i- p. c. Bds., pay. '57, convertible Do. do. do., '59, do Ga. T 1: of OanarbiA is Do. R. Lawrence & Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben., con. into Stk. till '63 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Central of Franc: Gt. Indian Peninsul:3 Do. New 5 per cent. Great Luxembourg Constituted Share , : Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad 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 crnt. Lake Conte. & Bask Lucca & Pistoja 5 p 5 Ditto New .... 20 ILotitic 1(4 Loncic • prof , Lyons and Gen'eva Lyons & Mediterran Madras Do. Now... Yfaria Antonia Do. do. New Namur & Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France .D 0.201. Shs.late Char leroi and Erquelinet guar. 3 a p. c. & red. at 221/. dur. 88 yrs. from 1 Jan. 1854.... J. 201. 3 p. .c BdP. (fmy.B.&Ams.Shs.) NorwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds ...... Paris and Orleans Paris and ParisCaen & Cherbrg. Rouen and Havre ? Royal Danish Royal Swedish Sambre and Meuse_ Do. 51 p. cent. Pref. :3 outlier n of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 5A per c. Western of France West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand SOINT-STO Australasia British Colonial Bank and Loan Company al British N. American 5 Chartcl. Bank of Asia 2 Chrtd. Bull. of India, Australia, & Chin; 9 5 Colou!ftl Commercial of Loncl. Euglish Scottish Austral illLond. Chart. Bk. - c a County a Joint Stoo3 'estmiusti 5 INational Proviuci of England. 10 Do. Ncw 22d2 National of Ireland all New Smith Wales. all Oriental Bank of Corporation. 15 Provincial of Ireland alDo. New 1 Royal Auttraln.Bkg tlrold Imp al South Arstralia ill Union ..)f Australia... 2 Do. New 10 Union of London 20 41 ... .. . 8 - 9 12 - 11 16i t 7? 71 - 93 - 95 614 - 62 /.2. - 13,, 3 - 2 6 - 7 13A - 11 11- 11 29 19 - 21 72 74 55 57 2d par 70 72 88i 69 71 27 129 90 65 —65 b, GO - 62 74 - 78 7 -9) 7 - 9. 74 5i - 5 .. - ...(. 7,f 84 98 - ICO :00 100 ‘ Rol - - 85 - 86 8 in 7 7A 61 23 23 . , % - 8 C'44 694 41 - 43 par 11 9 1 4 50 - 52 33 32; 28' ... 29 8 10 11 -- I."Fi 6; • - 753 6 6 d 41 121 121 51 -- 51. 53 par - 4i 6 - - 30 - 32 103 - 102 63 - 45 - 47 )24 13 , 58 59 29 - 30 - 40 I- 76 '-'. 1F 31 - 44 24 - ' 6 5' --6 A IGN. par ••• ''''' 24 - 33 1 -- 5 .0 all ft. I [OO 50 all 20 all St. 100 St. 100 St. 100 ;t. toc 21a .61 1.4 f 4 L94la. 9 all JA all it. 100 it. 100 9 16 0 5t 11001 i 0 I -r2i, EOl 34 K I a] Ift( 5 lal 2s 14 ;t. I()() :5 g) 50 2 0 !O I a ;off n all 16 all 8 ,11 8 all I 20 9 I :7 10 I all 10 1 I 00 D I 8 12 25 a .0 0 it. 1411 i 21, ?,t) all 2il all .7,;() all .0 I all 5 I 10 7 :o 2s. 10 i all ',5 I .11 0I all '6 all E 1 !CI 12 4 I all tO,l all 10 all 10 all )0 all I 11 5 Lall • 10 !O 12 !0 101 .),0 10 LO a() all !O all L 6 all 10, all :0I all 8 all 10 all 20 16 20 6 all 20 all 50 I al 25 I I Gl,l x d 64,1 5 4i 1 601 97i d 106 15a FOR . 93 95 2 d par 97 100 .• • • •••. - - 1:1p Ltd i , i i ••• • - 33 - 33; 12 -- 12 2(4 21,ip 46 48 41 43 IP P 22 2 3 ld par 21 lid 71 81 ”• '.... ... -pm 3i - 3i' a 6 -7. 7 P ... ."" i;i ::: i.i BANKS. - 83 ... I . d --ci 2; lid 20i -- A - 33 - 35 376 -39 i 38 - 40 65 - 67 7 - 9 )1 SU/40_ LONDON, THURSDAY EVEN*IN'tl s PETITUTARY IS LIMN T;gificEl) AT iXED RENTALS. SOUTH=WESTERN RAILWAY. (THEg BOW-STREET--(TATS DAL) DAY.) qir• i ['aid. RAILWAYS, Lcaaing Compans, losing Prices yesterday. Bast ess this day. CASE OF KING, THE "DETECTIVE." i 0 sdl 3t. 100 t4t. 100 Z 5 24 ft. ;too ;t. 1 all Bedford and ' Bletchley Bnckghamsh Clydesdale Jc. Col. Stour Vy. Sod, and Hal. E. Lincoln gr. 6 per cont. Glos. Barr. & Neils. Dived Do. New Glstr.d:Dn.Fl FLAlpl. Dk. & Railway hull & Selby Do. t Shares. Do. ,} Shares. bon.&arcelw Do. Preferenet Lon. , & S Lowestoft gr. 4 par cent. Do. 6 per et. Aaneh. BAIL and Natloci & it. all 15 all Do Gt. Wes Yk.. New. Borw. Y.&NM Do., Do ilos -107 i 5 all f?,: all all !O all LO all F•it. 100 I S. Easton Do 11 -- 134 23 -24 101 -- 11 Peto & Co. Norfolk.. it. iu,43 a 1 & N. IV & Midld. 3tekton DarPnaL jidlate. 2a 2i o'i = ii 1(X ~11 50 all qidld.Bradfd 'Tortnern an Easternsp.e. Do. 6 per et. Do. Fixcds p Prut.&Wyre 50 all 5 - all ',5 all 't - 41. Conn; Do D 0... 57 - 59 L. &N.Tv. B:Ln&r 70 Ct Northl Lancash&' Yorksh. A.MClean Stockt. & , Darlingt 00..... GtWestn. 2i all ;t. LOO :5 18$ Do. i Shares. goys tn.& Hit. Shef. Roth.anc Gooleg.s p.c. 3. Staflordsh. Wear Valleygi 13 per cent Do Wilts&Comrst. i.i3 : IT6 ••• 2i 2 d 9,?; M I all 5 all It. 100 31 -32 i 91 - 93 PREFERENCE SHARES. St. 100 I Aberdeen 1 99 101 St. [OO IDo. No. 2,7 p. c 90 92 25 30 Blyth and. Tyne 10 per ••• c. pref. (issd. at 50/) ... .. St. 100 iris. & Ex. 4p. e. St. 92 91 20 5 Do. 4p. c. Shares ... •.. St. 100 Caledonian £lO 96 —9B 98 7 x n 15 all '.,'bester & Holyhead Guar. 51, per cent ... ... 9,3 all Do. do. Pref. No. 2. • ~. ... •il, all Do. do. Pref. No. 2 ... ... 6 all Cork &Bandonsp.c ... ... 6i all Dundee Perth &Aber deen Junction 6 all Eastern Counties Ex tension, sp. c. No. l i 1 1 I Pm 8' all Do. No. 2 i i r pm 10 all Do. New 6 r . c. St. 12. —l3 20 all Eastern Union, Gar per cent 5 all Do. 51., 10 per cent ... -- ..• 10 all Do. 101. Debentr.Sh- ... ... St. all Do. do. 4 per cent ... ... St. 100 East Lancash.6 p.ets ..• -- 5 all East and West York shire June. Fifths ... ... St. all EdiubPrth.&Dundee 4 per cent. St. 100 Glasgow & S.Western Guar. 5 per cent ... —.ad St. 100 Great Northn. sp. e ll5 117 St. 100 Do. sp. c. Redeem , at 10 p. c. prom lO9 111 St. WO Do. 41 p. c 101 103 23 all Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Re C. at sp. c. pm._ 10 all Gt.N. of Scot. Ist Prof ... ... 6i all Gt. Southn.dtWestm. (Ireland) Eighths) ... ... 20 8 Do. 4 per c. Prof. St ... ... 50 6 Gt. Westn. (Berks & Rants Ex. sp. c) 6 64 St. LOO Do. con. red. 44 p.c. 95 97 96 St. 100 Do. con. red. 4p. c. 87 83 • St. 100 Do. irred. 4p.c. 8 all Do. Birm. Pref. Sh lO 101 10 all Do.CnesterB p. e.P.S. 161 161 10 all D. do. 5p. C. do lO --10 i St. U,O Do. Birm. Gus. Stk. 70 —72 2Ca all Do. Ches. Gua, Sh lBl 191 , 131, all Do. do. do 9a 9, 1 2) all Do. do. do ....... 16 6 Lan. &York. F. £2O i •—. 0 St. IA 0 Do. 6p. c. Stock - 135 St. 100 London and Brighten Guaranteed sp.e .. ... ... St. 103 Do. Pref., sp. c. St. ... ... - 4. 4 ,-,, .. St. 100 Do. New Guar.6 p. c. ... ..., St. 100 Lon. &N. W., Coy. 4 Nuneaton sp. ct... ... ... 50 5 London &S. Westerr. s • •• 7 , _ ,• Con. Thirds 2i 3 1 12:1 all Londonderry& Coler • i Shares ••• ••• 12a, all Londy. & Ennis. iR. ... ... 10 I all !Wan., Shof., & Lin., New, £10......, 12 —l2 • 6 43 Do. Xe " ', !IP fip 1 - 2 all 'tlaryßt . & Cari. i ,• i ..,.., ... 124 all Do. 4 per cent .. „,. 12 10, Do St. `too ',lid. Consol .6 p.c.St ... A - - ... • St, 100 Do. Coucol. Bristol & Birm. 6 per cent 123 r— ... 35 16 11 Do. Pref. 43 per cow li . `— la cl 10 10 Norfolk Debenture . ... ... St. I_oo Do.Prcf. 4p. c. Stock 87 89 St. 100 i_)o. sp. c. Eat lO4 —lO St. 100 Do. 54 per ct.prof •.. ... Pt: f6B 138i4NR , iiiilli SP. c" ..";; 2 - 7 inoi i (IR St. 100 g. E. Uerw, 4 p.c. P. 90 92 17 5 Do. do. do. .i. 3 -- 3i 20 13 Do. Leeds G p.c ••No.l ... ... 121 9 Do. do. Quarters 48 .. ... 25 10 Do. York H. & '-1. Pr r. i ja 20 all North Staffordshire,. ... ... St. 100 Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverh.£ls, 6 n.c. 113 115 113 8 ~.; all Scot. Cent. , New Pre: ... ... 25 all South Devon l2 -- 14 10 1i Ds. fixed, 4? per cent 6d par 1.0.6 all S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 23 24 20 all S Wahl Gr a. 4p. c. ... ... 20 all Do. do. 4i p. c.... 20 all 3. Yorksh.4p.c.Guar:: 15 —lB 25 all "tockton and Dar lington, 5 per cent. ... • 25 .11 Do. do. do. par -- 1p 12,i all Stockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 ... ... MINES. 1 all Agna Fria ... 1 all Anglo Austria. Gold .„ 10s., all Anglo Californian ... 20 6 Australian - 1 1 all Australian Cordillera - 1 all Australian Freehold. 1 all Ave Maria . " 1 all Baden (Gd• Duchy of) 4 4 50 all Bleenarvon Iron and 4 6 Coal 20 13.5 British Iron. 4 6 35 254 Brazilianlmp.(issued at E,5 pm ll 21 30 all Do. Cocaes & Cuiaba 1 20 15 Do. St. John Del Roy 28 —SO 1 4 Carsons's CreA 1 Clarendon Cons. Min Co. of Jamaica — 41 40 all Cobre Copper 45 47 5 1 Colonial Gold - St. all Copper Mi n . of Eng. 45 5. 25 all Do. Pref. 74 p. cent. par 2 p 16 Copiapo . 5 all English and Austin Copper Smeltg Co 1 2 14 2 Fortuna - 20 all General.. 1 all Gt.NuggetVeinßeg 4 4 all Great Polgooth ••• 1 all Liberty - 3 all Linares 64 -- 74 71 5 1 Lusitauian gd id 1 all Mariquita a -- 1 all New Granada 1 all New Linares Mining and Smelting Co — 1 all Nouveau Monde 20 all Pontgibaud Silver Lead MM. & Smelt. 14 15 5 1 Port Philip it -- A 1 all Quartz Rock 50 all Ethymney Iron — 15 all Do. New 5 6 30 11i Santiago do Cuba..., 34 4 4 1 all south Australian l4 1 10 7A Tin Croft 28, , , all United Mexican 2l 21 1 all Waller 1 all - West Mariposa 1 12s. Wortlaing Xining of Australia 1 all Yuba ". . MISCELLANEOUS. 25 174 . ' Australianustrsn cific.m .pAgricuil 30 20 A ... 10 all Aus`zaln. Royal Mail 10 54 Berlin Water Works 3 —24 d 50 40 Brit. American Land 60 65 5 1 Brit. & Coln. Smoltg. and Reduction Co.. • 100 324 Canada 118 120 120 _ St. 100 Canada Gov. 6p. ct Jan. and July 1071 107 i 107 5 all Crystal Palace 3i 34 3 21- 4 all Crystal Pal. of France 51 1 4 Dustou Iron Oro ... •.• 20 5 Eastern Steam • 25 22 ElectrieTelegraph(A) 161 174 1 all Electric Teleg. of Ir. .„ 15 14 Gau. Steam Navigat. G 0 all General Screw Stean. ..` 20 10 Irish Beetroot Sugar 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig. 10 all McJ,iteran. Elec. Tel. 10 9 Mexican&S.America. 6 7 , 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam rue; 10 5 Netherlands Land._ 14 1 2 1 N. S. W. Coal & Inter. Steam Navigat. Co. .„ 1 all N. B. Australasian..._ 1 20 124 NAIL ofEuropeSteam 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl. 24 21 1 50 all Peninsular& Oriental d 50 all Do. 2 all Portland Iron Co l4 24 100 60 Royal Mail Steam 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest l4 14 1 1 Ditto New 26 all South Austral. Land 25 —36 1 all Submar. Telegraph - I a 11T1,62 - igtmwl E d 20 5 Tr - st & Loan Co. of Upper Canada....... 100 284 Van Dieraand s Land ]24 134 13 London Sr N. West. L. &N.W. Caledon... E. Un. at.Nrthn. C9lclonian. ••• •• t 6 - 98 - 101 133 - 135 The usual half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the South-Western Railway was held, this afternoon, in the New Board-room of the Waterloo-station ; Mr. Chaplin, M.P., in the chair. The minutes of the meetings held since the last half yearly assembly were read and confirmed, after which the report of the directors, an abstract of which has already been published, was taken and read. The CIIIIIMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, congratulated the shareholders upon being able to meet in their own apartment, and advised them to take a cheerful view of their affairs. The company was in a very healthy condition, inasmuch as the accounts for the past year exhibited an excess over the returns of 1852 of no less than 1,0001. a week. The war to some extent he. , l added to the traffic line, but if we should have peace restored to us the increase in the goods traffic would be enormou-, and he hoped, therefore, a settle ment of the Eastern question was not far distant. On the whole, however, and notwithstanding the war which had seriously affected the prosperity of Southampton, the company wai in a most satisfactory state ; and although the directors could not undertake to close the capital account, this they could promise—namely, that, in fu ture, no expenditure should be charged to capital which had not been previously sanctioned by the shareholders. The hon. gentleman then proceeded to comment upon ;he bills and extensions which the company had under taken, and was left speaking when our report left. GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.-(THIS DA Y.) The usual half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of the Great Western Railway was held this afternoon at the Pa•ldington station ; Mr. Russell, chairman of the Board of Directors, in the chair. The minutes of previous meeting having been con firmed, the report and account were read. An abstract of each has already appeared. The CHAIRMAN then moved tho adoption of the re port, and congratulated the shareholders uoot the con. tinued prosperity of the undertaking. The proceedings had not terminated when our report left. LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS DAY). COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. :Sittings at Guildhall, before the Lord Chief Justice and a Special Jury.) FLEMING V. SIR CHAS. FOX AND ANOTHER. This was an action to recover the sum of 2801., for work and labour done. The defendants pleaded non.liability. Mr. Macauley and Mr. Worledge appeared for the plaintiff ; and Mr. Bramwell, Mr. Prentis, and Mr. Pollock were for the defendant 3. The plaintiff in the case is a solicitor, and the defend ants are Sir Charles Fox, the well-known railway con tractor, and Mr. E. W. Cobb, a Parliamentary agent. The case for the plaintiff was that Sir Chas. Fox and Mr. Cobb were the promoters of a line of railway, one of the West Kent branches, - called the Maidstone and Sy denham Nilway. and tie4ley had employed the plain tiff to prep' u!xecebfant-1116#01),ek for the line. The case Iva), zing g o e f vaien we went to Pzess. . A Second CO' Itity obse r i T -"at this saS of the conni t ittee entirely on.-: rtsided:cri Justiei Fria, who beneficial t n)-tming - trying a mg' spout the deli he T x ioods. he jutt et rms, 3' COUP — h at EXCHEQUER,. (Sittings at Giiildhal'lLßefore the Lord Chief Baron and ;:`6lllnruon Jury.) SUNDERLAND EL.1.43. - GLASS - COMPANY V. DAVIS. This was an action „recover the amount of goods sold and delivered by the plaintiffs to the defendant, who is a dealer in glbsl,:residing in London. The defendant pleaded that he wenot indebted. Mr. Robinson appeared for the plintiffs, the defend ant. being ,undefended. '"lt appeared from the evidence that in the month July, 1853, the plaintiffs received a letter asking tfiti to send him a list of their prices, which w ere according y forwarded. The defendant subsequently gave various orders for goods to the amount of 97/. lie. 6d., which were accordingly transmitted to hint by the London and North-Western Railway, and the invoices' by post. When the difficulty arose as to the payment of tte ac count, in consequence of the defendant ignoring the receipt of the goods, the invoices were demanded from him, which, however,_ he never returned. The Lord Chief Baron said, under, them. circumstances, __,3 41-.4. *b. defendant had had the goods, and the jury accordingly t0u....,...—_. ,-, , _ ~^ plaintiff for thßealmoow AND tith u claoirmeEdß. iiisß V. B_IRK-4s'. The plaintiff in this case is a wholesale grocer in East cheap, and the defendant a retail tradesman in the same line of business at Sheffield, and the action was brought for the recovery of 451. 3s. 2d. for goods sold and de livered. The defendant pleaded that he was not in debted. Evidence of the orders for and delivery of the goods having been given, it was proved that, on a repeated application to the defendant for payment, the latter wrote to say that owing to pecuniary embarrassments he had placed his affairs in the hands of his solicitor. The Lord Chief Baron directed the jury to find a ver dict for the amount claimed, which was accordingly d on e, his lordship intimating that execution might I be levied in four days if necessary. INSOLVENT DEBTORS' COURT. "—IN RE JOHN DAVIES. "laIILK, SUGAR, AND WATER This insolvent, a milkman, applied for his final order. A laughable scene occurred. The case had been ad journed to give up a milk-walk to an agent fur the cre ditors, but no steps bad been taken to effect that object. In answer to Mr. Commissioner Phillips the insolvent said the profits were very small, and added, that all he go'; out of the milk was fourtee n pence a gallon. The insolvent hesitated. Ps—What else do you get ! Mr. mr Cceomiummiissssiio:ne: Ps—Why don't you speak ? What do you mea n b y k eeping us here all day The insolvent said he got something out of the seater. Mr. Commissioner Phillips —Out of the water, man ! What do you mean ! Insolvent —The water we puts into it. (Laughter.) Mr. Commissioner Phillips —And what's your profit on the water, my friend ! Insolvent —It is threepence a-quart, sir. (Loud laughter.) Mr. Commissioner Phillips—How is that ! Insolvent —You see the water costs us nothing, and we charge threepence a-quart for it. (Roars of laughter.) Mr. Commiss ioner Philli ps . _Well, what qua ntit y of wa t e r do you put in ? Inso l ve nt —Why, two quarts to a gallon of milk. (Cor. tinned laughter.) Mr. be obliged to y ou. It is what t hey long su s p ected. The insolvent sai d he was bound to tell the troth. Commissioner Commissioner Mr. Certainly ; what else do you put in ? Insolvent —A. little salt. Mr. Commissioner Phillips—And what else ? Insolvent —A little sugar. (Renewed laughter.) Mr. Commissioner Phillips said the insolvent had done a great service to the public in showing what was sold for milk. lie granted his final order. Charles King was ag,dn placed at the bar this morn ing. Mr. Bodkin informed the magistrate that this morn ing he intended to place the man O'Shea in the box, in order to complete the case against the prisoner he had opened on Thursday last. O'Shea was then called, and said he had been brought from the Penitentiary, where be was at present confined for felony. He identified the carpet bag as his property. At his lodgings in Church-street he had lost two books, and the gold ring at his lodgings in Queen-street. He had also lost three pair of trousers and five waistcoats, one of which was produced and identified, as was also several other articles, the contents of the carpet bag. Ile had also lost nine pounds, a five-pound note, three sovereigns, and a pound in silver. The money was in a paper in the carpet bag, in which also were some pawnbrokers' tickets ; one for a silver watch, pawned for 255., at a shop in Edmund-street, Golden-square. There was also a ticket for a gold watch, and another for a gold chain. The gold watch he was tried for stealing belonged to the Honourable Mr. Stanley, of Buckingham Palace. lie also identified some rings which were taken possession of by the prisoner King at the Vine street station. King never gave any account to him of the property he had taken. Prisoner—When I took you into custody did you tell any one at the station about the money O'Shea—No, I told you at the station-house, when you were searching me, that there was money in the carpet bag. Next day I asked you at the Marlborough street Police-court to take care of the money for me till came out of prison. Prisoner—Did you make the statement in the open court ? O'Shea—No. I told you privately. King then told me there was no money in the bag. Prisoner—Was there any other person in the room O'Shea—Mr. Lee—The witness here again charged King with stealing his money from the carpet bag. Mr. "Bodkin—Where was the carpet-bag when yon were taken into custody ? O'Shea—The bag was in a drawer in the back bed-room. He was taken into custody about half-past six, about three minutes before he was taken into custody he saw his bag safe. He remembered this from the fact that he went to it and took out the ticket of the gold watch, which he gave to the prisoner, the money was then safe. King took him to Vine-street station, and also took the keys of the room and carpet bag. He told Vanini to go to King and get his property restored, but he (Vanini) did not got it. The witness then stated whore he bought the rings ; he also said he had parcha:.‘ed a gold pen, which he also had lost. King—Did not I empty the bag in your presence ! O'Shea—No. King—What place did you make this statement about the money at the station•house ! Was it in the court ? O'Shea—No, you carte to me outside the cell. You came there about half-past nine. _ _ Mr. Hall—What trade are you O'Shea—a clerk ? Prisoner—At Marlborough-street Police-office he said he was a chiropodist. Mathew Johnson, a private in the Ist Life Guards, str. - ,ed ho remembered the last witness being 'given into custody for the robbery of Dr. George. King gave him, after the trial, three rings and some clothing. One of the rings he had from the prisoner did not belong to Dr. George, and he was ordered to return it to King. He returned it to Inspector Lester. When King was examined at O'Shea's trial he never told him he had property belonging to the prisoner _After the trial King wrote to him for . the ring. _• ior three days after King came to the ba ~•zs, ...and he told him all the things belonge to Dr. George, but the ring he delivered to the Inv' ctdr. King did not tell him that he should have to account for the ring. Wit ness told King he would .search for the ring, as he had mislaid' ie. Priseiiigi ...Was anybody present when I came to see you at tlitirl. , :wr. , -ks ? Witness saw he did not recollect. •.The prisoner here looked round the court, and, point ing to`A Person in the crowd, said, " 'Was not that per toniiresent at the conversation ?" Witness—l believe not. The person alluded to said, in answer to King, that he was present. The Prisoner—When you were going to the trial of O'Shea did I not tell you I had sonic trousers and waist coats which I thought belonged to Dr. George' Witness—Yes. Mr. Bodkin said this evidence completed the case of O'Shea, aril ho hoped the magistrate would, to save trouble, bind the witnesses over to appear at the ces- 'ho wished to say I. prisoner Li Mr. Hall then anc..<._ anything. Prisoner.—Nothing at present. Mr. Bodkin said he should now open another case. In the early part of last spring, a bazaar, for charitable distribution, was held at a chapel in Kentish-town, where Reeves picked the pockets of two women, "and that he would also produce evidence to prove that king was in waiting near the place to receive the proceeds of the robbeey. The evidence would go . to show that there was no doubt of the participation and identity of King. The boy Reeves was then examined, and stated that he remembered a bazaar being held at Camden-town; underneath a chapel. Ho went there a little before one and went into the bazaar with King. There was another person present. King remained in the bazaar about a quarter of an hoar. While he was in the bazaar he remembered picking the pocket of a lady ; there was money in the purse. He also picked the pocket of another lady of a pocket-book and a pair of scissors. The purse he gave to another person, and the pocket-book he gave to King. King, when he gave him the pocket-book, was standing a little higher up in the room in the chapel. When they left the bazaar they went towards the Mother Red Cap. In a street near Hampstead-road the proceeds were divided between King, himself, and another. The pocket-book was thrown down a closet in a public-house, and the purse was put down a grating in the street. Previous to going to the bazaar we met King at the Fountain, in Seven Dials. After dividing the plunder, King left us near Morning ton-crescent. We met again at the Fountain in the evening. It was almost two years ago since the Fancy Sale took place. Prisoner—Are you quite sure we all went in together'? Reeves—Yes ; you know we did. Prisoner—Did I go in first or you ? Reeves—You came in alongside of us. Mr. Bodkin—Mr. Burnaby take that question—" Did I go in first or you." Reeves—Before we went into the chapel you spoke to some policemen. Isabella Greaves, stated that she lived at 15, Rutlind street, Hampstead-road. She remembered a fancy fair being held at a chapel on 22d of April. It lasted two days, and was for the benefit of the funds of the chapel. It was the only one held that simmer. The first day of the Fair she lost a purse (a porte-monnaie), she missed her purse about half-past two. She noticed three per sons particulary, looking at the stall she was presiding at. Immediately the three persons left she missed In r purse. The persons she spoke of were young men, not boys. The purse contained half-a-crown. She had not seen her purse since, she had quite forgotten all about the purse. Mr. Hall—Are you sure the persons you noticed were young men, not boys! Witness—She was sure they were not boys. By Mr. Bodkin—Was it not possible for a person to get under the counter? Witness —There was a circular counter. There was nothing to prevent any person getting underneath it. Elizabeth Johnson resided at 2, Upper Fitzroy-place, Kentish-town—Remembered going to the fancy fair at the chapel at about one o'clock, she remained tnere the whole of the forenoon. On her return home she found she had lost her pocket-book. It contained a few cards, a pair of scissors, and some sticking plaister. She noticed some youths present at the fancy fair. William Gosling S 339—Remembered a fancy fair being held at Camden-town in 1853, and also hear ing o f some ladies being robbed ; i t ha pp ened on the 22d of April about two o'clock. He knew the pri soner, he saw him on the day in question at the corner of Stanhope-street and Rutland-street, about 40 yards from the chapel. He was in plain clothes- He had ,been spoken to by a boy on the day this happened, a little before lie saw King. It was the boy Reeves. He bad no doubt that Reeves was the boy. After King had left , be went down Rutland street,when a lady came and pointed K in g out to and said she would give him into cust oqy for i k o n ld oc at her door and insulting he' . i d he was a police constable, and slowed ( l ing ed his „ Charles King, 39, warrant card, with t he name C division," on it. He told the lady, as he bad not wit nessed the occurrence he could not take him into cus tody, lie was a con stable. The next day he saw King s again, when he asked him whether he had seen the lady, and he also ased him hether he would make it all right wit h her not to report him, as his superinten dent did not know lie was so far from home. He told him he had been to the house to ask some questions. Prisoner—Did I not tell you that the lady would not give me an answer, and that she did not want any pocket-book. Witness—You told me two persons came into the area, but neither of them would give you any answer. Prisoner—Did I not tell you I told her I was a police constable, and I wanted to make some inquiries about a pocket-book. Witness—No. Eliza Griffiths said she resided at No, 10, Rutland- MANSION-BOUSE--(THIS DAY.) charged with h av i ng f org ed ,an E i b y u l r o yZ in re g et ;ou E n a g ton-square, F ORG ING A BIPIJ F os 300/.—Willi am , Alexander Pimlico, man, was brought cMulpeorlbkle,af:alraietonhftele9m9 Lord Mayor, a bill of exchaege for 3001. upon Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smith, the bankers of Lombard-street, and pur porting to be acce p t e d by Messrs. R. Davis, of Fen church-street. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner, up to the time of his ap prehension, was cl er k t o a hi g hly respectable firm in Birch i n-lane, and upon the 27th of last month the prisoner presented the bills in question, one for 3001. at the c ounter of Messrs. P ayne an d S m ith, the bankers, who knowing him to be clerk to one of their customers, although they did not know his name, they at once cash ed it for him, and by mistake the clerk T o l f iis noe the prisoner England note for 300/. t in notes, and s w it oo h ot o lc. nn gs s te o eda (giaaotvfettl)lielhei:af no for 300 Bank, e a oc n Le k i ving 2001. in gold. The forgery being discovered, Michael Hayden, the police c onstable, was sent to make in quiries, and he at once traced one of the notes to have been passed through the prisoner. Upon this he at once apprehended him at the office of his employers. The prisoner at once admitted his guilt, and banded over to the officer about 4001. of the money be bad obtained. The prisoner had been about three months previously to committing - the offenc e a clerk to the gentleman whose name he bad forged to the bill. He was fully committ ed for trial, x all 66 5i x d 1654; -------- Atreet, and remembered a fancy fair being held sit thb chapel. The prisoner is the man who knoeked at the door of the house. Ho asked for "Mr. Jones," and on being told that no Mr. Jones lived there, said " you -- bitch, why did you not coins up to the door as you ought ?" She then complained to the constable Gosling of , his conduct. King took the constable round the corner and showed him a paper. Gosling afterwards told her he was a detective and could not take him into custody. She followed King as far as Shoolbred's in Tottenham-court-road. She spoke to another policeman, but King walked off. She was sure the prisoner at the bar was the man. Mr. Hall said—Neither of the policemen she had spoken to had done their duty. They ought to have reported King to his superintendent. The prisoner then put some questions to the witness, imputing the respectability of her house, which she denied. Kemp, 22 S, was on duty near the Chapel at the time of the fancy-fair, and saw Kin , the same day near the end of Rutland-street. When I came out of the chapel I saw King coming towards the chapel. King spoke to me and walked with me as far as Ed ward-street. King told me that he wanted to see a per son in Rutland-street about a very awkward job. I told King that some ladies had had their pockets picked at the fancy fair, and, having described the persons, King told me he knew them. Mr. Bodkin said that would be all the evidence he could offer to-day, as it would be necessary to make some inquiries relative to what had transpired to-day. The witnesses in the first case—the purse case—and the witnesses in O'Shea's case were then ordered to ap pear at the next sessions of the Criminal Court, to which the prisoner was committed on the two mentioned in dictments, and King was again remanded on the case opened to-day till this day week. ADDRESS TO SIR DE LACY EVANS. The leading members of the Marylebone vestry assem bled yesterday at the residence of General Sir De Lacy Evans and presented to him the following address : "TO GENERAL SIR DE LACY EVANS, K.C.8., M.P., &C. " Sir,—We, the vestrymen of the parish of St. Mary lebone, on behalf of the inhabitants, gladly claim the privilege, which your long residence in this parish affords us, of congratulating you upon your safe return to England. " Fresh from the applause of an united Senate, we fear that our feeble expressions of gratitude must fall but tamely on your ear, but we are encouraged to persevere in our resolution of addressing you by the belief that the voluntary approbation of a body representing 160,000 inhabitants can never be indifferent to " In referring to your deeds in the present campaign the only difficulty that has occurred to us is that of selection, for from the brilliant victory on the Alma to your heroic defiance of death at lnkerrean, in its twofold aspect of battle and disease, your career has been one continued harvest of laurels. "'We will content ourselves with directing attention to your gallant defence on the 26th of October, when by your arms you successfully protected the allied position ; and, next, to the fact that, could your sagacious counsels have been adopted, you would again have saved the army from the perilous surprise at Inkerman. "During many previous years your name has been familiar to your country as a zealous reformer of civil abuses, and we would now venture to express a hope that the same energy nay be applied to the improve ment in the organisation of our army. " In conclusion, we beg to assure you of our perfect knowledge that your late campaign has been but the brilliant end of a long career of military glory, and to express a fervent hope that your lite may yet be spared to us to aid, by your wisdom and experience, in con ducting the war to a speedy and honourable termina tion. _ . " Signed by order of the vestry. , " CLEMENT GEORGE, Churchwarden, Chairman. ' General EVANS, in returning thanks for the address, referred to the present war, and said, that in his opi nion there was no doubt of the earnest and united de sire of the people of Western Europe to see this great and important contest carried out properly and ener getically. (Hear.) He did not desire to touch upon political questions, but he must say he had lamented to see a man as Prime Minister, who, although he bore a most unexceptionable character in other respects, .o as wholly and entirely unqualified to perform the duties of that office so as to insure a proper and energetic conduet of the war. (Hear.) It was, therefore, with no small amount of gratification that he found a change of Go vernment bad taken place. He was not one of those who thought that any very great advantage would be obtained by the removal of the War Minister. He thought among his class there were to be found very few better men than the poor Duke of Newcastle, who had, in his (the gallant General's) opinion, been somewhat victimised. They had, however, now at the head of the Government one whose energy was well known, and one to whom he thought it would bo the duty of Par liament and the public to give their most cordial sup port. (Hear.) He hoped, and he bad no doubt from the feelings which had been so strongly indicated, that the people of England and France would see that no unsatisfactory peace was patched up, which might in a few years again lead to a still more severe contest. LORD BROUGHAM'S BILL FOR THE SPEEDY TRIAL OF OFFENDERS. Lord Brougham's new bill for the speedy trial of offenders has just been printed. It contains 16 clauses, and recites that in orier in certain cases to insure the more speedy trial of offenders, and to avoid the evils of their long; pe dient to allow of such offenders being proceededr against in a more summary manner than is now by law provided. In simple larceny cases, where the same is riot tided with aggravation or violence to property or the persen, or not committed by a servant, and where the offender shall not be charged with having been pre viously convicted of larceny, the justice in petty ses sions, or one magistrate in a metropolitan police court, may proceed under this act, or may send the offenders to trial if they elect to be tried by an indictment. They are to be cautioned as to what they say, and their im prisonment is not to exceed three months with or with out hard labour. Proceedings under this act are to be a bar to other proceedings. One justice may remand and take bail. Witnesses may be summoned, and if they refuse to attend, a warrant may bo issued to com pel their attendance. An allowance for costs, expenses, and compensation may be made to the extent of 40s. in each case. The same is to be paid out of the county rate, and a provision is made with respect to boroughs. All convictions under the act are to be returned to the quarter sessions, and the clerk of the peace is to trans mit to the Secretary of State a monthly return of the names, offences, and punishments mentioned in the con viction, and such other particulars as may from time to time be required. Proceedings against persons acting under this act are to be commenced within three months. This bill is not to affect the Juvenile Offenders ; Act, or to extend to Scotland or Ireland. In a schedule annexed to the measure is a form of conviction to be adopted for offences to be tried under the new law. The bill is waiting to be read a second time in the House of Lords. MARKET NEWS-(THIS DAY.) CORN EXCHANGE. GENERAL AVERAGE PRICES OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Feb. 15,1855, made up from the Returns of tl e Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns In England and Walc s per Imperial Quarter. WHEAT. MIXT. OATS. RYE. BEANS. ; PEAS. 61 IIE S 71s Id 32s SIX WEEKS'63 2d 423 AVERAGE.Id 43s 91 40s 5d T WHEAT 33501 . 1 BARLEY 2d . ) OATS. BSE. BEANS. 1 PEAS. 72s 263 10d 44 3 6 d 455 3 4 42s 91 QUANTITIES OF GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK. Wheat, 91,223; Barley, 91,370 ; Oats, 19,918 ; Rye, 133 ; Beans 6,663; Peas, 1,979 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. — The general demand was in a sluggish state, as follows :—Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; Mutton, 3s Od. to 4s 2d ; Veal, 4s Od to k Od ; Pork, 3s Od to 4s 6d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Feb. 14.—The supplies were bat moderate. The trade ruled inactive, at very little alteration in prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8,1 ; Mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10,1 ; Veal, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; Pork, 3s 4 d to 4s 4d per 81bs, to sink the offals. ROMFORD, Feb. 14.—Each kind of stock was tolerably firm, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 38 6d to 5s Oil; Veal, 4s 2d to 5s Od ; Pork, 3s Od to sts 4d per Sibs. Quarter old Store Pigs, 20s to 25s each. HAY Al ARRIZTS. ShIITIIFIELD.—Meadow hay, 2/ 15s to 4/ 12s Od ; clover ditto, 3/ 5s to 5115 s ; and straw, 1/ Is to 1/ 9s per load. Trade steady. CIIMBERLA.ND.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to 4/ 15s ; clover ditto, 3/ Os to 5/ 12 s ; and straw, 1/ 4s to 1/ 100 per load. A moderato supply and a fair demand. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 2/ ISs to Si 12 s; clover ditto, 31 3s to 5/ 15 s; and straw, 11 30 to 1/ Os per load. Trade rather dull. ExatEauz ,. BlLL s.—The Government notification w fo will be n ar thotsub jected hiiel ' the renewal e r e e e n e e d w i a e l o a f f t e h w e E y xc s h , eq whene r - thes datedholders to the usual annoyance, of sendine• office at 'Whiteh all, whore the y are kept for a week or two, during which they are unavailable for the purpose of raising money either by sale or by obtaining an ad vane° upon them. NEW TURKISH TREASURY-BONDS.—Letters from Col stantinople mention that the Turkish Government are about to issue 2,000,0001. of Treasury-bonds, bearing 10 per cent. interest. Fresh supplies being essential, this method is favourable for the holders of the recent loan, since it indicates that at present prices the creation of a domestic debt is considered pr e f erable to a further ap peal to the English market. DEATH OF THE RECORDER OF LEICESTER.—We re gret that it is our duty to record the decease of John Hildyard, Esq., who has filled the office of Recorder fur the borough of Leicester since the year IS35 ' when he succeeded Mr. Serjc-ant Goulburn. Mr. Hildyard has also been count y court j ud g e for Leicestershire since 1 the County Court Act came into operation ; and he filled this onerous and responsible situation to the sa tisfaction of the public generally. The deceased gen tleman sat in the Leicester county court last Tuesday week in his usual health ; but was taken ill of bronchitis on Saturday, at Loughborough, where he had gone to be present at the county court these on Monday. He. died at the King's Head Hotel, Loughborough, on Tuesday evening. Mr. Hildyard 6 was also h isoerhecaodrdieilredofsinGoreantthheampasasniodg Sotfamoifeorgiunwohipicall offices I Corporations Act, having prev i o usl y been deputy re • order, ' --woittZpket'Ff;:*. - '- - e .. a erstaarea'77 - aa. ' t t e '1 11 : 2 , , Ifrifkiy, . • f ' -' ''' ' " 4,04 , ,' :. --•.zer,..,,,,-,...., - a , r;ntw..ec...i .- Ab ,,,, •War ,- ',, •,-,• : '• ' O, A . 40.fiit PRE' ponTioN or zitti. ..k a o.: . ''' . ipf. , (Pion Galignani's AfeSSAAW;.7. 7 7:7Nr - . , , The Paris journals contain few leadthc;o6trntion4... ..„.. and these aro not of sufficient interest to cbNirn extract saw or analysis, with the exception of the Pays,'*hicli con. talus some lengthened remarks on the German situa tion, with some special allusions to the policy which Prussia still continues to pursue. These, coming from a semi-official source are worthy of consideration ; and, as the moment approaches when the Court of Berlin. must declare itself intelligibly, they may be considered of importance. Our contemporary, having pointed iet out in the late decision of the Frankfort D the serious step which, although characterised by their traditional caution, the minor States of Germ many have taken towards the policy of the Western alliance, argues from it that the system of neutrality as regards Central Europe, looked upon as their last hope by the partisans of the Czar, is now and for ever at an. end. When Germany prepares for a contest, the con test must indeed be considered at hand. Admitting even the probability of a war with Thus ia, and placing themselves in a condition to take part in it, the minor German States place themselves at once on the side of European right, wh'cli Austria has openly declared herself ready to defend with France and Eng land. According to Count Duel's despatch of the 14th January the Imperial Envoy at the Diet was instructed to obtain its consent to the mobilisation• of one half of the Federal army, unless it should be of opinion that it was more advisable to place the whole cf it in a state of " dispenibility" or immediate readiness for active service. It was to the latter condition that the Diet addressed itself; it was the precise measure which it took of the necessity of the situation ; it has, in point of fact, complied with the extreme view taken. cf German requirements by Austria, although only put forward as a suggestion. The whole of the Federal army, instead of the half of it, is placed to all intents and pur poses on such a war footing as may be justly called " disponibility," when in fifteen days it can answer the demand of the Diet for active operations. The Austrian policy is therefore virtually the policy of Germany as represented by the Diet of Frankfort ; and Prussia, in. not accepting it, at length frankly and openly deviates from her German patriotism and duty, as well as from. that course which Europe expects from her as one of the leading defenders of her public right. A recapitulation of these facts connected with the recent resolution of the Diet, and a glance at the only practical view which can be taken of their import may be necessary to enable our readers to appreciate to their full value the following remarks addressed to the Court of Berlin by the Pays:— " It is quite evident that this first measure is but the prelude of resolutions more decisive. The preparation f ''''' war implies the recognition that there exists a pub. lie danger, while there exists also a neoessity to oppose. Reason and the course of events mutt determine the moment when this defensive attitude of Germany shall proceed to action. Austria has not renounced her claim. to call for the complete mobilisatioa of the Federal army ; and we have no doubt that Germany will take the next necessary step to prove the earnestness of the decided course which she has in her collective capa city commenced. This ought to be for Prussia a matter for deep consideration. We have said so for a long time. In not rallying to the policy of European. right, she comprises not only her highest interests and her legitimate influence, but she runs the risk of losing her traditional preponderance in the bosom of the Confederation. There are at length symptoms and , facts which cannot deceive the attention of the states. man. These symptoms bunt forth in all directions. The direction of the Germanic movement is now passing away from Prussia, which, still refusing to enter frankly into the councils of Europe, anal still resisting the cur rent of European opinion which has carried all the other German States along with it, will find herself exposed on the diplomatic ground to checks quite as formidable as any which she could experience on the field of battle. With the good faith which animates the Western Powers, with the spirit of wisp conciliation which distinguishes them, they have offered to the ex. ceedingly fine-drawn susceptibilities of Prussia a means of escaping from the difficulty in which she is placed. The important despatch of M. Drouyn de l'Huys consents to the negotiation of a separate treaty between the Court of Berlin and those of England and France. This, doubtless, is a great concession of form made to the antoitr-piolve of Prussia. It is a bridge thrown across her path to enable her to re-enter the conferences of Vienna, in which her position as a great European Power could not alone entitle her to take a part. But it is quite evident that this concession could not pos sibly have for its result the sanction of France on England for the neutrality or isolation of Prussia. The treaty which they would consent to sign with her could only be a second edition of the treaty of the 2d of December ; and who knows if the events which take place during the negotiations may not de mand that they at once pass over even the conditions of this latter treaty ? Whatever be the case, Prussia can. not enter directly or indirectly into actual alliance with the three great Powers, without bringing with her some• thing more to their aid than her vain declarations ; in. other words, the aid which she brings must be an effica cious one for determined eventualities. We know that Prussia abandons only with regret the mild and easy but perilous system of neutrality, to which she gives the more generous title o finediation. Mediation is an honourable mission, but at its proper time, and within its proper limits. Has that time been announced It is very doubtful. Have thoselimits been defined? Without doubt, and by the interpretation given on the 28th December to the four points of guarantee. Can Prussia cause this interpre. ta.tion, with all its practical consequences, to be ad mitted by Russia 1 If so, all discussion is at an end', and we must have peace in a very short time re. established. But it is necessary to lose no time, in -. ...........a., _...ast. a.a.- 7 - "a a ~,,a, la 0..........1—. +harm is the danger of being obliged to modify - essentially even the bases of this interpretatioh. If, on the : w iina than hu.f use t other hand, and this unfortunately seems evident to Prussian state:m;,cexerntd in making heinselves the ea themselves, there is little agreetl ehop . v , .. requirements of Europe, what t et h o t e h n at Prussia the letni s the etle about medi a ti on It is well. known : ? the 2d Decemb er * will not, on. .i lepart _........e the principles set forth in ti • fie Bth of A ugust, in the prot oco l iiny notes acco account of their tr...... 7 e _ alliance, in th e memoran d um of the 2tz December. These acts contain the mi n i mum of theBi rights and interests of Europe. The future may extend their proportions, but to curtail them is by no means' probable. The course of true mediation henceforth con sists in adhering without reserve, without arricre pensie, to the protective principles of the modern equilibrium. Each division, in enlarging the European collection of forces makes a great step towards the re-establishment of peace. It is this which all the minor states feel that they do when they ally themselves, one after the other. to the Western Powers. Is Prussia to be the last to follow the great movement to which she might have given an early impulse ? Will she court the fate of being forced into the wake of the general policy of Europe, even into that of the German Confederation of which she might have remained the soul and the head V' TilE MISSION OF M. DE TVEDELL. PARIS, Feb. 13.—The curiosity excited among the public by the mission of M. do Wedell, the Prussian Envoy to Paris, seems to have subsided ; and though the active co-operation of Prussia in the war is a matter most desirable to be obtained, yet a feeling of something like indifference has set in. Neverthe• less, conflicting rumours circulated yesterday and the day before on the subject. Persons esteeming them. selves " very well informed" had no hesitation in saying that the mission of M. de Wedell had perfectly suc ceeded ; while others, equally well informed, declared positively that it had completely failed ! The truth lies between both —M. de Wedell has neither succeeded nor failed ; but, though some sort of negotia. tions may still be languidly carried on, it is doubted whether they will load to any results—at least, such a result as would place Prussia, with relation to France and Englaud, in the same position as Austria. It has already been announced that the aide-de-camp of M. de Wedell arrived at Berlin, "te take fresh orders from the King," which would lead us to suppose that no conclusion has been as yet arrived at. The great objection that Prussia has is to a treaty which contains an article identical with the sth clause of the treaty of the 2d of December. She makes no difficulty about all the rest, but she hesitates to pledge herself ;Is so formal a manner as that article requires, and Franco and Eng• land will accept nothing which does not include that engagement. I am assured that up to last night matters were in that uncertain condition, if at condition can be called uncertain which leaves very little hope of Prussia doing anything except remain• ing neutral. The possibility of her or any other European Power mai n tai n i ng th a t un pleasant attitude is another question ; but it is probable that it is all We can now expect from Prussia. I think it right to add, however, that she is accused of carrying on intrigues at the Courts of Denmark and Sweden, while she is amusing the Western Powers with negotiations ; and, moreover, that proofs of the fa ct have been obtained. THE 79th REGIMENT. TO THE EDITOR OP TILE SUN. Sru,--A paragraph appeared i n your publication of the 12th inst., headed "Lord Pauli re," referring to the arrival at Staines of a highland regiment—the 79th—on, its way to the excampruent at Chaham in 1853, and to the officers and soldiers being treated to luncheon at tha railway hotel by his lordship, in compliment to his old regiment. This statement being substantially true, with the exception of attributing the generous part of it to the now Minister at War, you may not deem it worth cor recting ; however, as I know and cau assure you, the entertainer on that happy occasion was not his lordship, but his gallant brother, Lauderdale Mauls , who died at Varca last August, while acting as assistant -quartermas ter-general to the British forces. When Lord Panmur3 the 79th, and served with it at home and,ahroad—fi.nally retired from the army this lamented gentleman entered in command as lieutenant-colonel, winch Le only resigned V on being elected M.P. fo,r. Forfar,!hip re and appointed clerk of the Ordnance. lA b o ut disparagement to any other corps, qualified judges have pronounced that under his management the 79th, Cameron's Highlanders, were second to none in their high state cf di sc i p li ne an d the kindly to aid to the comfort and well -being-being of the officers and men, the result of inc f c e s e L in n g t pervaded the wh o l e reg i men t. He was i thatn his endeavour which was that ho was adored by them from the highest in rank to the lowest, and in him they lost a tree sol dier's friend. These few lines to his merit are feeble, but, if space permitted an insertion to his memory, I am sure they would be acceptable to the survivors of his gallant Ilighlanders.--I are, sir, your s obediently, Islington, Feb, 12. LOCIIA.I3ER MAN. ‘,.... 69 8J 12 11 75 4i 13S 21 i in i II