The Sun. — London, England, 1861-02-13 00:00:00

lances r Per marks have It is esta public e con ', and Min i agent, indis of the mts do ccount whom which ~it is mploy, all the he ex as its .oduces shown angers ce the 852 on e have 3asinsir he free Rentes Debt; to the 2 years ,cribed. Repub -3,000f., lent for vhether eration .wer is, nillions ,hat all danced, Lnd the ntative in the ifactur- Some liscount ark the 'or pro to pay might because derably ance of Ln crisis of their wise in ay cash Lctories. me, en ch pro vention rith the of two m trade he iron rojected elgium. vill not They system fter the of wool, rs have , aginoßS ranuary ► of the all mer- within flour of quoted bakers' ie other. sack of rom 64f. cheaper ovincial price of consider d. The ased in luintals, less by ie Paris factors our, of r within k. The ie offers :es were the sack Me corn slightly on the 'ons and rkets in .e quiet, ters will trket is ;sa state en pur- City of t Guild- s unani also the houses, , and he mprove- id seized Is and a pounds Fisher, ion, and. :r. New his was d, and, market 16 their nth the T, but in unber of ponding ; 27, or ldren of Long old piratory ;re were )hthisis, ss there d fever, .ee from r. None week, ,olution, rets the Sewer, Purposes coroner, -ice if it subject ad most rig their aed, did tell like ight go hatever hat the Medl in, had resenco uld not at was. Court, r minor MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. -•- CITY, Two O'CLOCK. Continued activity is reported in the general dis count market, and the inquiries at the Bank of England are also very extensive. Upon the whole, however, an easier feeling seems to prevail, and as soon as the immediate payments on account of the Indian Loan are completed some slight relaxation in the terms is not considered improbable. There were no bullion operations at the Bank of England yesterday. No material variation was exhibited in the Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday business was unusually dull, and prices were decidedly lower. The sales only amounted to 3,000 bales. The public sales of indigo commenced yesterday with a fair attendance of buyers. The biddings have not been very active, and the general tone that prevailed was unfavourable ; considerable Support, however, was given to quotations by the withdrawal of several quantities by importers, The rates realised compared with those current at the last October sales showed an advance of about 3d. to 6d. per lb. for ordinary and medium qualities. The quantity declared is 7,779 chests, of which 1,811 have passed the chair, 764 were withdrawn, 475 bought in, and 572 sold. A call of £5 per share became due to-day on the Portadown, Dungannon, and Omagh Junction Railway. A meeting of the creditors of Mr. P. C. Salvago, merchant, has been held to-day, when, from a balance: sheet presented by Mr. Coleman the ac countant, it appeared that the liabilities amounted to £42,659 12s. 9d., and the assets to £29,871 10s. 9d After some discussion it was resolved to send Mr. Salvago to the Levant to act under the supervision of a committee of creditors appointed for that pur pose, with the view of realising the assets out there. There has also been a meeting of the creditors of Mr. S. P. Zizinias, merchant, when it was stated that the liabilities amounted to £66,036 is. 10d., and the assets to £10,254 7s. sa. After a short dis cussion it was resolved to adjourn to the 18th of April next. The Edinburgh, which left for New York to-day, took out about £44,000 in specie. _ The English Stock Market has continued buoy ant, a rise of a per cent. having taken place. Con sols are 92 for transfer, and 92: Q for the account. Business has been quiet, but several purchases for investment and on speculation have produced the improvement. The New Threes and the Reduced are firm at 911 92 ; Bank Stock has advanced to 2331 and 235 ; India 5 per Cent, are 10- I ; ditto New Loan Scrip is 100! 101; and Exchequer Bills are 4s. dis. to par. In Foreign Securities the principal feature has been the buoyancy of Mexican Stock, which has further advanced to 24* I. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 691 to 701; ditto (1858), 56 1. Sardinian have improved to 811; Spanish Passive to 19*f ; Portu guese to 451; Spanish 3 per Cents. to 48f ; Dutch 21 per Cents. remain at 631 ; and ditto 41 per Cents. are firm at 1001. . - . Increased buoyancy has been apparent in the Railway Share Market, and several of the prin cipal lines have advanced to 1 per cent. Cale donian, Great Western, and South-Eastern have improved 10$.; North British, 55.; and Lan cashire and Yorkshire, Midland, and North- Eastern (Berwick), £1; London and North- Western have declined 10s. The Foreign and Colonial lines are also at slightly improved quotations. San Paulo have advanced ss. ; and Great Indian Peninsula, 102. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares Continue in moderate request, at about previous rates. London and Westminster have declined ss. ; and Chartered of India, Australia, and China im proved ss. ; London General Omnibus Company shares realised i. BRITISIL FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stock a per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9li 2 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9li 2 India Stock . OO .• OO ,••• Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Scrip Ditto Entaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 51 per Cent lOll i Ditto Debentures, 1858 951 Consols for Account, March 7 .. 92t a Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d D.tio £500 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK Mexican 3 per Cent . 24i Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. Sardinian 5 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent., Ditto l'assive Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded....... 6 51 Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent... 63i Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. TWO O'CLOCK - Consols, Money.. Ditto Account FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIGHT. FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 12. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Johann Philipp Schneider as Consul at Calcutta for the Free Han seatic City of Bremen. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of M. Edoardo Giovanni Leveson as Contsul at Penang for his Majesty the King of Sardinia. CROWN OFFICE, FEB. 12. MEMBERS RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESNNT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Bradford—William Edward Forster, of "Wharfside in Burley in Otley, in the county of York, Esq., in the room of Titus Salt, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward or Bailiff of her Majesty's Chiltern Hun dreds. Borough of Bolton—Thomas Barnes, of Limefield, near Bolton, Esq., in the room of Joseph Crook, Esq., who has accepted the office of Steward or Bailiff of her Majesty's Manor of Hempholmo. PARLIAMENTARY GRANT. Department of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-House, Feb. 7. With reference to the advertisement which appeared in the London Gazette of the 11th Dec., 1860, giving notice to the Officers, Seamen, and Marines, and to all persons inte rested therein, of the distribution of the sum of £33,000, voted by Parliament for the Naval Forces employed on the China station, to the eastward f Singapore, between the I st October 1856, and the 26th June, 1858, for not less than three months within that period, upon the principle of granting to each person so employed one months' addi tional pay of thirty days, but excluding those Marines brigaded with the Army, and consequently receiving field' allowances ; notice is hereby given, that the cora raan.der, officers and crew of her Majesty's shi p Win liester are to share in the above grant, as also the crew of hoer Majesty's s hip Bitt er n, who were borne on the books of her Majesty's ship 'Winchester for a passage to Eng land. BANKRUPTS. John Cowell and James Cowell, iron founders, Black bnrn,_to surrender, Feb. 28, and March 21, at t w elve, al the Manchester District Court. _ 'William Rose, ropemaker Birmingham, Feb. 25, and March 25, at eleven, at the Birmingham District Court. Edward Flower, silversmith, Liverpool, Feb. 21, at eleven, and March 19, at twelve, at the Liverpool District Court. John Genders, boot and shoe maker, Darlaston, Stafford shire, March 1 and 22, at eleven, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. _ john Denton, William Denton, and John Denton, jun . builders,' Forest-hill, K en t, Fe b. 21 and March 22, at eleven, at the Cour t of Bankrupt c y. Frederick Cogman, tailor, Norwich, Feb. 22, at half past eleven, and Ma rch 22, at twelve, at the Court of a C n o kru mp P ton, teYP.rescatt, corn dealer, Yarnton, Oxfordshire, Feb. 26, at three, and March 26, at one, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Henry Owen and George tglow, hosiers, Wood-street, , and M arc h 26, a t twe l ve , a t Ernest Hawkins metal City, Feb. 26 , at half - past two th e Court of Bankruptcy. metal brokers, G eor ge Pinkerton and Great St. Helen's, City, Feb. 26 and at the Court o f Bankruptcy. M arc h 26, at twelve, H e nry Bateman, timber merchant, Old Broad-street, City, Feb. 2 8 , at twelve, and April 5, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Daniel Jones, ironmonger, Wrexham Dent)i Feb. 27 and March 19, at eleven, at the Liverpool ghshire, District Court. William Kilner, licensed victualler, High Gree n, York shire, Feb. 23 and March 23, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Andrew Armstrong, provision dealer, York, March 4 and 25, at eleven, at the Leeds Di strict Court. Hargreaves, aley, and Company, iron manufacturers, Bradford, Feb. 28 and March 22, at eleven, at the Leeds District Court. Herbert Dutton and Edmund eleve at Dutton, bui atlders the , K m in idde g r minster, Feb. 25 and March 25, n, K id ham District Court. Charles Richard Skinner, tanner and currier, Worcester, Feb. 25 an d M arc h 25, at eleven, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. John Chapman and George Granger, iron masters, Old 'lll7, Worcestershire, March 1 and 22, at ele ven, at the Birmingham District Court. Walter Green and Co., wine merehants, L landudno, Caernarvon Feb. 25 and March 2 5 , at eleven , at the Bir blingbara District Court. The telegraphic line to Algeria, via Spain and the Balearic Isles ; has just been opened for private 4c*Patetes, `~---_.. SHARE MARK ET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. Closing Paid. Price. Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch Jnne Blyth and Tyne Bost. Sleaf. and 3lid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen &Cardizar , Cork and BanOon oark, I elrock., tPassage Do A s m om s p , Cornwall I' A gets no div. peran. Do B hasbeen Dublin & Belfast. June. Dun., Perth, &Ab. June East Ansrlian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late El:13dB Ea st Suffolk Edinburgh k Glasgow lEdin. Perth, .fic Dundee Forth AD Clyde Junction Furness .. . Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great North ern no do A stock Do do - 11 do Gt. S. It W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gus. stock Trish Sonth-eastern Lancashire dz Torkshirr London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. k S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Lond. & Nth. Western Lond. dt .th. Western L'derry As Coleraine L'derry do Ennisaillea Man. Shef. & T.ln"oln Maryport and Carlisle Do do # shares Metropolitan Midland Do new Do ilrmlne - . ar Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland • Do shares Mid Kent ...... Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. (I; Ros Noilolk .. •••••••• North British.. Nror.Dey.Rail&Dk.stoeb ; Arco. a no d. until 6peli?ls beenpd.B Do T 1 stook ....: I Nth. Eastern—Tierwiok 'Dodo , G.N.E. purchase Tio Leeds .......... • • 1 Do York North London . Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. & Grantham Rail rzebl es Portsmouth Rhymney .. • • • • • • Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock ropshire Union Sittin,srbourne & Sheer South Devon ........ hn. Counties Union S. -Durham & I .anc. Un South Eastern South Wales ...... S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington 5 Do do . i New (1860) Taff Vale ...... . • Do Pref. No 1 ThamesilavenDkezilail Order . . .. Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny Waterford & Limerick West Cornwall West London Do Ist class Do 2d class .. . West Hartlepool Harbr and Rail West Midland—Oxford Do. Newport Do. Hereford Si 8 t SO 82 6 4 '7 99 101 961 974 43 444 8 84 15i 164 50 51 37 39 26 28 85 88 28} 27 113 115 1111 112} 105 106 132 13+ 112 113 64 70 61 64 11.1! 1151 82 64 114 115 48 10 100 1001 931 641 10 11 51i 52i 34 24d 1311 132} 105 107 7 6d 52 54 644 65 104} 1041 P 60; COI 92 ni 101 103 31. 3 i 10} 10 8 Si 114 116 334 .344 86 88 48 50 6 7 39 (1 85 65 60 62 00 100 4 7 42 43 104 114 1) 6 66 p 56i 2 3p 67 69 p 11 111 45 47 41 43 82 84 PREFERENCE SHARES. Share l Railways. ; paid Closing Business Price. Done. 101 103 24 21i 6 6 99 101 112 115 106 108 40 112 (08 110 124 126 76 80 25 1 Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issled at £s l ' ‘.l - k Ftris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 20 Do. do. do. Shares stock iCaledon £10,44 per cent stock Do. ()liar. Shares, No. 2. 65 Cork •Sz Bandon, 54 p. C. 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent 65 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun. 14 Do Ist Class Pref stock lE.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c stock IDo. do. Class B 6 p.c stock I Do. do. Class C 7 p.c stock , E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. c. No. 1 stock IDo. do. No. 2 stock 'Do. New 6 pet ct. stock. stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. stock ; Do. 5 per cent. stock lEdin.&G las. sp.c. shares stock 1 Do. Ip. c gua. S. &D. stock Erlin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c, stock , Furness, 5 per cent .... stock Glas.& S. West.g.a. sp.c . stock'Groot Northern, 5 p. ct. atocl-. ,10p.c.pm stock Do. 45 p. c. do. do. 100 I Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pan 10 !Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. stock ' c G t.Sn. & W (Ireland)4 p. ct. pref. stock 50 Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. 5 p. ct. stock Co. Redeemable,4l p.ct. stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. stock Do Irredeemable, do stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 8 I Do. firm. Pref. Shares. 10 (-It W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. 11)0. do. sp. et. pref .. stock Do Birrng.guar. stock.. 205 I Do. Chester gua. shares 135 IDo. do. do. 20 'Do. do. do. 100 Lan. & Carl. 44 pc. pref stock ILan.&York 6 p. c. stock stock I Do.Barnsl.st.£s 3s 10d pc stock ; Do. 6 per C. (E. Lan.) stock Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gu.'N'o.l stock Do. 5 p. c No. 2 stock Do. gua. 6p. c. stock I,Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 stock IDo. do. 45 per con' 5 11)0. do. 44 p. C. shares stock ' Do. 7 p. et. Pret. stock stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ` stock )0.4 p.c. Sidiv.def.til '6s' stock IDo. 4 per cent. Pref stock I.on that, and Dover Do.W. /' A rceiv. no div. 10 Ex.A tilAp cis pd on `o. II B. & Brom ex. 10 'Do. Metropolitan Ex 13 stock Lon. and N.W. Cov. and Nuneaton, 5 p. ct stock I .on. & 5.W,7 p. ct. stock stock Do. 44 per cent 2s. 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns of 2m. lid 125 Londondy. & Cole. eh. 124 T.ondony. & Ennis. eh. stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. 6 Do. .£8 stmt . IDo. 35 per cent 10 Do. redeem .6 percent 124 F.Tary, ort & Car., 4 p. c 12* ;Do. 45 per cent stock ;Mid. Con. 6 p c. stock stock IDo.Con.Bris. & Bin 6 p.c. stock IDo. 45 p. C. pref. stock 61Do. with option till 1860 stock Do. Leic. & lilt. pref. st. stock INorflk 5 p. c. Ex. st.lSl6 stock I Do. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 13471 stock IDo.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47l stock ,North British, 5 p. e , stock I 'Do. New, gua. 6 p. c • 10) I Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs 10 t 1 Do. do. do. stock Nth. Dev.liail. &Dck.Co. stock IN-East.Cons.Pref. 4 p. c. stock ;Do. 44 p c. redeemable stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 17 ' Do. do. do 20 I Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. 11 125 IDo. do. Quarters, 1848 25 Do. York, . & Purch.l 20 lNorth Staffordshire (0 Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pt stock ;Scottish North-Eastern p. c. pref. stock.... stock 1 Do.Aberdeen,lua.6p.c. stock ' Do. 7p. c. pref. stock los. ;south Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 45 per cent. I.o.6mouth Eastern (Reading _Ann., 1.0.6) stoca Dn. 45 per cent. stock . Do. Fixed sp.c. let is. l stock 1 . out It - sVales, gua. 4 p.c. stock Do. t 5 per cent stock 10. 5 per cent: stock ;S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. e gua. 25 !Stock. & Dar. Asp. c 25 I Do. B 6 Kier cent i 25 , Do. C 6 percent stock 'Weed & Kilkny, 6 p. e stock W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stk stock I Do. 2d do stock , Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. stock Illo.Perpet. 6p. c. pf 1866 stock Do. till 1889, Ist is. 124 1 Do. do. 2d is. [l2 114 90 92 117 119 112 114 103 105 83 85 98 100 99 101 89 91 90 92 101 103 10 106 174 186 106 11 76 78 206 216 ICII 156 16 135 137 113 116 113 118 135 140 113 118 101 103 150 153 128 131 70 73 87 89 116 118 1 150 155 14 14} 125 130 pl 6, 71 !1) 134 136 102 104 95 97 111 113 109 111 i lip 91 93 101 103 102 104 *d * p 22 23 133 136 1(4 11 23 24 1102 104 1102 104 91 93 100 102 85 88 27i 281 32 331 324 331 45 48 124 120 170 124 101 103 123 126 116 120 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Bedford and Bletchiey all Ln & N.W .. .. Buckinghamshire....; 100 Ln&N.W 98 100 Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. 53 53i Do. do. 54 per cent! 100 Do 125 127 Do. do. 5 per cent., 100 Do 113 115 Clydesdale Junction.. 100,Caledonia 102 104 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.U.&E C 16 17 14.1.Lincolushire,g.6p.c. 1C: Gt North. 136 138 E.Union,Harwich Shs alt &Counts.' li 4i Do. Woodbridge ... 100 Gle.Barr.&Nelle,Drct. 100 Cfhledonin Do. New .......... 100 Do. Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all Yk.N.&Br Hull and Selby ...... all Yk.N. Md. ri: D p n. o: p . : t e S c S fe h l arre l ar a L r n e e cegu s s .. a.5 • . .... p . ..... c. . : R a o :l oo t Do , IDL D n o ... i is i .. w . LL;oonnw.de,Tosntoubt:y;eenwich 100 IS, Nast 3 v r o a . n 6 c. p , B e u r x ec t i tl uaS i . : Mid. Bradford Prefer ence t 4 d p eni o d t: 110000 Norfolk l Pet o C . o . a S r t k o e t „ k h .. u . ; y . E.; 100 tDo. all IL NW&M Ne e i n vin ce gnaramteed 5 p. el 5. 5 6 Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.e. Do. do. 6 per cent ... all Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all North Western ...... all Preston and Wyre. 1 all Do. i Shares .. . . A. l all Roystn.Hitch., & Shep. 100 Slarewsbry& Hereford; too IDo. Do. 1 South Staffordshire .. all Wilts and Sonterset,,l 1(10 TrimpletiOna CrOYan• l all ;31idland E.Counts i Po. ..... . 31 31 ''''' • Do. Midland do Nw L.yk. *** GLlsTorin. IT.Brassei, 97 99 iP 66 58 15 16 1136 l3a 11).3 108 It 90 2 92 , !hi 11 .... , 01ean Gt. West 14, & Brou Leasing Closing Business Coss. peoe. Done. Bnsinese Done. 13.14 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock stook stock stock stock stock stock 19.16.4 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock etock 12 10 stock stock stook stock stock stock 133 k 3 4 P 100 100 100 10 13 4 100 100 100 5 174 all 1041 51 P all 1100 100 100 100 100 all all 100 all all all 1111 113 `207 210 161 63 115 120 88 THE SUN, LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1861. LAW 11VT.ELLIGENCE—( This Day.) LINCOLN RACES. COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Chancell4 and Lords Justices.) IN RE MORTIMORE EX PARTE MORTIMORE-JUDGMENT. This was an appeal from a decision of Mr. Commissioner liolroyd, declaring that the two debts of £1,300 and £l,OOO was due to the bankrupts jointly; and that the deposit of railway shares constituted a general security for the gene ral balances due to the respondent from,the bankrupts jointly. The appellant contended that, on a true construction of the memorandum of deposit, the shares were only a secu rity for such sums as might be due from the bankrupt Mortimore separately to the respondents, the City Bank. The Lord Chancellor and the Lords Justices were of opinion that the deposit of the shares were only in security of such sums as might be due to the City Bank by Morti more separately. Their Lordships discharged the order of the Commis sioner. The respondents to pay the extra costa before the Commissioner, but no coatsof the appeal: Appeal allowed without costs. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) These races are postponed until (to-morrow) Thursday and Friday. POLICE INIELLI9ENCE—(Mis Day). MARLBOROUGH STREET. CLEVER CAPTURE—AN INTENDED BURGLARY PRE YENTED.—WiIIiam Porter and Henry MiArdle, two deter mined looking fellows, were charged as follows : Sergeant Boden, 11 D, said—About seven last evening, meeting the two prisoners, I followed them and suspecting their object, watched them. On reaching the Oriental Club House, Porter went up the steps of the front entrance and peeped into the hall, the other prisoner keeping watch. Porter then went round the railings in a stooping position, while doing so peeping in at every window. They then left and went round to Brook-street, to Mr. H. Emmanuel's, the jeweller, and they both looked over the railings. After waiting for a minute or two Porter went up the steps and looked over the ground-glass of the windows in the door, the other prisoner all the while, with assumed carelessness, walking up and down, with his hands in his pockets, keeping watch. They then left and Porter went into the doorways of several adjoining houses, in each of which he stayed a minute or two. They then went further down Brook-street, and crossed over to Claridge's Hotel, where Porter got his head and shoulders in at one of the doors, the other still keep ing a watch. They then walked as far as the corner of Davies-street, where, a sergeant and constable coming round as the relief, they started off, but were captured. One of them refused his address, and the other gave a false address. I have no doubt their object was that of reconnoitring for the purpose of committing a robbery either at the hotel or the jeweller's. Porter said it was not to be supposed that the landlady of a house knew the names of all her lodgers, and if his wor ship lodged at the house his name would not be known. The prisoners were remanded for a week, and Mr. Beadon ordered them at once to be removed from tilt dock. Porter said he should like to know what he was remanded for. The constable said he had pushed open Mr. Em manuel's door. MOTION FOR JUDGMENT-IN RE FRESTUN-HABEAS COR, PUS FOR DISCHARGE FROM CUSTODY. The Lord Chancellor and Lords Justices were of opinion that the bankrupt, "William Anthony Frestun, a prisoier in the Queen's Bench prison, was unlawfully imprisoned, and unlawfully arrested in prison. Their Lordships were of opinion that the bankrupt was protected from imprisonment until he was finally examined. Their lordships considered all the subsequent detainers lodged against him were unlawful, and ordered him to be discharged immediately. The bankrupt was accordingly discharged, and left the court with his friends. ROLLS COURT. (Before the Master of the Rolls, Sir John Rorailly). MOTION FOR DECREE-JUDGMENT. ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. JESUS COLLEGE, OXFORD. His Honour, the Master of the Rolls, said--The question on which this information turns dependson the proper con struction to be put on the will and codicil of the Rev. Edward Merricks, the founder of a Scholarship and Fellow ship at Oxford, and a School at Bara, in North Wales. The testator, by his will, devised all his real and personal estate to trustees and executors, for the purpose of establishing a scholarship and fellowship at Oxford College, and appointed the Bishop of Hereford and others his trustees and executors to carry his will into effect. And by a codicil to his will he devised his personal estate and the residue of his real estate to his nephew, Robert Merrick, and his heirs and executors, for the pur pose of endowing and establishing a school at Bara, in North Wales, and the question raised was how far this codicil took away the direct gift to the college at Oxford. His Honour was of opinion that the bequest to the school was in the ratio that £4 17s. bears to the whole rent of the estate at the date of the codicil, and declared accord ingly, with costs out of the estate. Mr. Beadon said he had said no such thing, and on the Prisoners being removed from the dock they behaved with the greatest impudence, stating that all the officer had stated was false. COURT OF PROBATE AND DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary.) GURNEY V. GURNEY AND TAYLOR. At the sitting of the Court this morning, the Solicitor- General, on behalf of the petitioner, Mr. Gurney, M.P. for King's Lynn, applied to have the decree nisi, which had been suspended, made. The motion was granted, and the Court pronounced the decree. SHEDDON V. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL. This was an application made by Miss Sheddon in person to re-open this case. The Judge Ordinary informed the lady that he had read the papers she had filed, and he found it impossible for him to entertain the application alone.. The former took place before the full. Court, and the application must be made when the other judges were on the bench. Mi.ss Sheddon said the mental depression and illness she had suffered since the judgment in the former trial had been prenounced, had prevented her making the application before,. but her chief reason in troubling his lordship on this occasion was to enable her to comply with the rules for an appeal to the House of Lords. The notice must be given within three months, and that time expires in a few days. The Judge Ordinary said the application must be made to the full court. Miss Shedd on thanked his lordship and left the court with her friends. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) COMPOSITORS AND PIECE WORE..--IMPORTANT SION.-SIMS Y. MADDICK . This was an action to recover two weeks' wages in lieu of notice, plaintiff being a compositor, and defendant a master printer. Plaintiff said he had been engaged at defendant's house in December last. His Honour—How were you paid, the usual 365. per week ? Plaintiff—No ; I was upon piece-work. His Honour—Can you demand notice when you are oti piece -work. Plaintiff—Yes; I was engaged upon a new paper, and worked upon it for three weeks. Defendant's overseer said ho had been a compositor, and during the last ten years he had filled situations as over seer. In his opinion piece -work hands were not entitled to notice. Plaintiff—l am sure they aro. I with four bands was discharged summarily without any fault being found. Defendant's overseer--Plaintiff is one of Hansard's ses sional hands, and as soon as the session opened would have left us unceremoniously. Plaintiff—lndeed, I should not. His Honour asked plaintiff if he had the rules with him. Plaintiff produced the rules, and his Honour suggested that an alteration should be made with the one embracing a►nd dealing with "notice." It should say "whether •n stab or piece .work." Plaintiff had witnesses as to the custom. His Honour (to defendant's overseer)—When you en gaged plaintiff, did you say " for a week and no longer," or anything like it ? Defendant's overseer—No; I engaged him in the ordi nary way. Him Honour—Then he is entitled to notice. Verdict fir the plaintiff, with costs. TRIS DAY'S MARRE7'B. CORN EXCHANGE. The show of English wheat on sale here to-day was limited, and the general condition of the samples very middling. Fine qualities changed hands readily, at very full prices ; but inferior samples were a slow inquiry, at Monday's currency. _ _ . _ The arrivals of foreign wheat aro confined to 2,120 quarters, and both red and white parcels met a steady sale at full quotations. _ . Floating cargoes of grain were in fair request, and prices ruled firm. Malting barley was inquired for, and in some instance■ prices were the turn in favour of sellers. Other kinds fully maintained previous rates. The malt trade was in an inactive state, but without leading to any change in the quotations. Oats moved off steadily at very full prices. Beans and peas ruled firm, and prices were well sup ported. For flour there was a steady demand at quite Monday's currencies. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. Eng1i5h........ 420 3,090 1,25 - I 980 .. .. lore F0reign........ 2,120 1 —1 2,630 10 sack brls. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Paid, rAtlantic & St Lawrence, Bom.,Barodato.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent Do, Do. I. Buffalo and L axe El uro) Do. New Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&G °chic}, p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 187 . 2 Do, do. July 1. 187: Do. do. June I, 187 ,Clcutts.&S.Eastn. (Lim Cape.llastn.Prov. (Lim ' Cape Town Dock Seri] Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara.. Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. (' East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. DO. 1 0 Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4i p c. T)ebentrs Do. 5 4 p: - c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865 1870 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872.. G t. In diarent n. g;utt-sp. c. Do. New ua. sp. c... Gt. South. of India (Lim' guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. do. IGt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O I Do. do. '73 without opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 do Do. 5i p. c. do. '7B do Madras, guar., 4i p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 4- p. c. Extension Do. } ourth do Melb.Corp. 6 g. c. Bnds Newßrunswick do Canda Ry.&L an d(L m. ).,0 - .6pcl Class A Capital Share' Do. do. Land d 0...... • • Do. do. B Capital do. Do. do. Land do. Oude (Limited) .. Scinde .......... Do. Punjaub .. • • LI t; Do. Do. ........ 5 • Do.lndus.St. Flo. Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip all all all 100 100 I all (100 10 all 100 1 all 100 Closing Price. 74 77 92 93 16 16/ d 4/ 5 d 6 7 75 80 67 72 6S 70 i pr lid I id 2 li d 98} 994 97 99 994 1004 22 23 73 75 60 63 44 46 50 55 42 47 42 47 95i 96i d 2 lf d 111 111 si Sad 93 98 93 96 94 97 89 92 82 64 91 92 85 67 2 If d 5 7 ,AIL" FOREIGN Antwerp Rotterdam Ardennes.. ......... Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c., Belgian East. Junction Beziers to Graissessac..l Ca” - neaux Mine dt Rail C,opiapo . . Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish . . Eastern of France .... Grand Rue. Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction • 1 Lierre & Turnhout .... 1 Lyons & Geneva Namur & Liege . •• • • Do.' 6 p. e. Pref. ........' Northern of France....) Do. New Shares ......I Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. Paris & 0r1ean5.....• • • Recife & S. Fran. (Peru.) gua. 7 p. ct. lira Riga & Dunlburg • • Royal Danish 'Royal Swedish • • Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 54 per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p ct West Flanders Do. 54 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Westrrn of Austria Westurn of Switzer land Wiesbaden ... EDo. 8 per cent Pref Zealand BRITIS Alfred Consols (Philack), British Iron Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) East Bassett (Illogan), lEast Caradon E. WI Russel (Tavistk ) 'Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 'Great South Tolg,us G. Wheal Alfd. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (IIelston) Grenville !Lady Downs !Lady Bertha (Margaret (Uny Lelano :North Downs North Frances (Illogarq 'N. WWI Baseet (Ill° .; an) ,North Wheal Crofty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Cam Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim., S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 'Stray Park ,Tamar Silv.& Lead MM. ;Tin Crott 'Vale of Towey (Carm ) ) 'West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) - .Wheal Edward (Cals.) - .Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant - ,Wheal Mary Ann (Men.) Wheal Treiawney (Lis4 - I 20 ! 5 7 97 98 21 11t1 —d 91 98 $ td ,WAYS. 51 5i - - I) 2 14 i li 111 12i 21 , 31 Si' 23 24 ei 61 71 8 IA 20 371 34 8 9 36i 37t 55 57 3i nd 54 52 8 1 AA 14 iici 1 $d 20 21 51 6 91 91 214 221 3 V - 7 4- 2 - 1 2 195 205 900 410 105 110 12/ 18; 7 } 22 24 7 8; 2; 31; 1; lf 35 27 21 2f 1 11 53 55 4 4 44 5 5 - 6 74 84 Ut 91 43 45 i I 300 310 31 1 183 195 36 38 2 21 6 1 1 5.4 , 17 18 80 82 36,5 365 ,105 110 1 130 140 11 2 12 13 19 21 10 12 FOREIGN MINES. Australian IBonAccord Copper,Lim. Brazil St..T. del Rey,Lim Do. Land and IVlininE,rCo. Clarendon Cons.alinCo Cobre Copper Copiapo DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co Fortuna. General Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lusitanian, Mariquica IN.RhineCopotS.Aus.L Pontgibaud SilvertLead Mining and Smelt Port Philip Scottish Austrin. (L.) United Mexican Worthing (Limited). Do . all 428.6 d. all 1 los. all all 195. 1 1* 5d * 30 31 (Ds. 40 42 8 10 25 21 22 #l 3 15 10i t 9 P iP a id 4 6 #k! 3} 4 i 1 Business done 93 2i BOROUGH HOP. A limited business is still passing in all descriptions of hops. Compared with Monday, however, no quotable change has taken place in their value. WHITECHAPEL. Our market is fairly supplied with most kinds of meat, for which we have to report an inactive demand, as follows : —Beef from 3s Od to 4s 4d ; mutton, 3s Od to 5s Od ; veal, 4s Od to 58.0 d ; and pork, 4s Od to 5s Od per 81bs. THE TRICE OF GOLD. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 1 per mine prem., and the short exchange on London is 25.224 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the price of gold is 4244 per mark, and the short exchange on London is 13.5} per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, rather more than 2-10ths per cent. dearer in London than in Ham burg. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sizht is 106 to 107 per cent., which, as compared with the Mint par between the two countries, shows that the exchange is against England. The present rate, however, leaves no profit on the transmission of gold to the United States. • At Paris, in the open market, money can be ob tained at 5 per cent., and there is consequently a strong expectation of an early reduction in the rate of 7 per cent. charged by the Bank of France. _ _ TIIE WEATHER.—The weather has again become very cold in the eastern district. The gale, which seemsito have raged with the greatest severity on the extreme north east coast, was succeeded by a snowstorm, but a rapid thaw on Monday nearly cleared the ground. On Monday night there was a sharp wind, frost, and yesterday morning a fresh fall of snow again took place. The quantity of snow, 36 however, was not sufficient to interrupt the usual commu. nications. There is to be secretly propagated at Rome a weekly journal advocating the unity and independence of Italy. This journal will have as its motto, "We wish to make of this eternal city, in which twenty-five centuries have deposited their monuments of glory, the splendid capital of the new Italian kingdom." (Cavour—Speeett to the National Parliament ? Oct. 11, 1860.) COLONIAL GOVER MEN Can. Gov. 6 p.c.J a. &Ju!y 100 Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 Do. 6p. cent. 1882 100 Do. 6p. cent. 1884 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 Do. 5 per cent lOO Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0,1880 100 Do. 1890 100 N.13.G0v. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. GOY. sp. c., 1866 1 0r .., Do. 5 p. c., 1871 to 1876' 100 Do, 5 p.c.,1888 & urns: ds 100 Nova Scotia Gov. p. C. sterling, 1873 lOO p.c.1878 e, u p . 100 Vic. Ciov. 6 p.c. JP. &July 100 Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 T SECU 'lOO 113 RITIES. :07 100 I 110 112 100 i 101 1074 11184! 104 104 lON 106} 97 90 97 99 97 98 11054 1061 ,107 108 12 1 100 i 107, I JOINT-STO B 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk; 50 82 f 4 40 Australasia. 25 Bank of Egypt . all 118 19 ' 100 Bank of Loudon 5O 62 54 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all 20 Chtd.Bank of India, &c., all 214 214 214 25 Ch.iller. of In. Lon.ez Ch. all 100 City 100 Colonial 25 38 40 20•11 Cora. Bank of Canada.. all 100 'Commercial of London . 20 204 214 214 20 Eng., Scot., & Ans. Ch.. all 154 164 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 'Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 224 23} 50 London and County .. 20 36 37 50 I London Joint Stock .. 10 20 I London and S.Airican.. 4 15 1 100 London & Westminster 20 614 624 614 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 42 —9 9 t 20 Do. new 50 National Bank .... 25 20 New South Wales .. all 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 47 48 20 Ottoman Bank .. . 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 -- 10 Do. new 25 South Australia 25 Union of Australia 50 Union o London 100 Unity' Mutual.. . ..... 60 DOCKS. stock Commercial j 100 stock IDo. 4 per Cent.Prel.Min 100 stock East and West India l.lO stock London , lOO stock ,St. Katharine lOO stock , Southampton lOO stock t Victoria 20 [Do New. 2 44 Dar 98 100 id par MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint Atlantic R M 1 Stm (1d) Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Berlin Water (Limited) British American Land B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) Do. C. (Limited) Canada Land Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim.) Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg. Do. Pref. per cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference E. India Irrign. & Canal Electric Telegraph .... Da New EngHO & Aus. Copper Gen. Steam Navigati, Great Ship Limited) Do. 17i p ct Preference Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) Madras Irr. and Canal Med. Exten. Tel (Lim ) National Dis. Co. (Lim ) Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) Netherlands Land Do.B p.c.Pref..iss.atl dis N.Bt&NovaScotiaLand N.B.Australaslan (Lim.) Oriental Gas (Limited). Do. New Shares (Lim.) • Orintlin.Steam(Liin.) Peelß.Lnd.&3lin.(ltim ) Pen. & Oriental Steam Do. New Red Sea& Ind.Tel.g.4ips Rhymney Iron Do. New..... Royal Mail Steam Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Tel. Scrip ) Do. do. Registered 1 Do,, Tr. 4 Ln. Co.ofUpr.Can. Vain Diana' 8 Lad all all 'lss. 8 100 all 100 all all all all 5 2si 13f 141 28 SO 4i 41 35 37 18 20 13 15 101 115 23} 244 30i 31i 101 It 3 98 102 31 31 I' 11 11 11 11 24 31 1 10V ; ; 1 pr 3/ 48 51 71 73 11 13 174 184 p 17 :19 5 6 48 30 123 135 32 34 -6 i -7 1 94 104 94 t 431 I 96 i 111 i 921 / 81 s7} I all all all a it all 2.11.1 7.4.0 lii 13.9.6 95 5.14.6 8.12 4.10.6 1.8.6 9.18.9 li 10.6.7 11 4 all !18.1Q,! (24.8.0 li3s 6d 313 } THAMES. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY BY A DRAPER'S ASSISTANT.— James Lawson, a well-dressed man, aged 28, who was labouring under great depression and anxiety, was brought before Mr. Yardley charged with stealing property to a large amount, belonging to his employer, Mr. George Greenbridge, a linendraper and outfitter, carrying on an extensive business at Nos. 99 and 100, St. George-street, alias Ratcliff Highway. The prisoner had been in the employ of the prosecutor for five months, and in the course of that time many articles had been missed from the shop and warehouse. The pri scner was at length suspected, and last - night, as he was leaving his master's shop, he was stopped by Thomas Harper, another shopman, and given into custody of Smith, No. 253 K, who found eight.pairs of child's _stays concealed round his body, and in his pockets. The prisoner also took from him a quantity of tickets in blank, and used by drapers and outfitters for ticketing goods. His dwelling, at No. 17, Roman-road, Bow, was then searched, and a large quantity of goods, similar to those which formed a portion of Mr. Greenbridge's stock, were found. in his parlour, but with the exception of 6 dozen pieces of tape with the prosecutor's private mark {Ton them, nothing else could be identified. The prisoner said he"was guilty - of stealing the child's stays, but not df stealing the other things: Mr. Yardley—Then iou are guilty of the charge against Mir: James Massinghara-a linen draper,' said he•had knotain the prisoner eight or 'tin years, and' wife heard any thing to his prejudice before. The prisoner was in his employ for some time and'conducted'hirasellin a most exemplary manner. He had no reason whatever to doubt the prisoner's honesty while in his service. Mr. Yardley—One can't help being sorry at seeing a man, apparently respectable, and who has for many years maintained a good character, in such a degrading situation as this. He has a wife and family too. His character is gone for ever. lam sorry a man should so far forget him self as to be guilty of an act of theft. In consideration •f the prisoner's previous good character and family I shall pass a light sentence. The prisoner is sentenced to one month's imprisonment and hard labour. OCEAN TELEGRAPHY. We have several times !had occasion to mention the various objections adduced against the use of iron armatures as a protection to submarine cables, at least in deep water, where they are not in dan ger of injury from the dragging of anchors. The chief inconveniences of iron armatures are-1, the enormous strain on the cable in paying -out; 2, the danger of kinks or casual loops which occasion rupture ; and 3, the currents of induction generated in the armature, and often counteracting the desired effect of the transmitted current. In order to do away with armatures, Capt. Rowett, as early as 1857, patented an outer envelope of fibrous materials for electric cables ; but the latest improvements in their construction, marked by peculiar originality, are due to an amateur Dr. Thomas W. Eians, well known as dentist to the Emperor of the French. Starting from the prin ciple of the absolute necessity of light electric cables for great sea depths, he proposes, as an external envelope, a combination of hemp or other fibrous materials, wrought in the usual fashion of ships' cordage. But the chief novelty consists in the mode of preparing the electric conductor and its insulation. He insists upon the employment of a conductor composed of several wires drawn from metal rendered absolutely pure by refining, and .he adopts copper as the con stituent metal of the wire conductor. To avoid the serious risk involved in the employment of a submarine electric conductor composed of only a single wire, Dr. Evans combines seven copper wires (drawn from perfectly pure metal), six of which surround the remaining one as a centre. • Having first placed these wires in parallel lines in close con tact with each other, he draws them all together through a round-holed draw plate. By this means he reduces the volume, and compels the wires to assume the form of longitudinal sections of a prolonged cylinder, the exposed surface of which will be, of course, exactly equal to that of a single wire of the same diameter, while additional strength and addi tional safety from risk of total rupture are effectually secured by the use of independent wires. Upon the cylindrical conductor thus prepared, Dr. Evans superimposes a slight coating or plating of pure copper or gold. By thus presenting a surface of abso lutely pure metal, the facility of electrical trans mission is sensibly increased, whilst the danger of any chemical action upon the conductor from the contact of the insulation is entirely avoided. The insulation is effected by three distinct coats—an interior one of pure caoutchouc, a second of gutta percha, and a third of caoutehouc. For the interior coat, Dr. Evans employs pure caoutchouc unmixed with any other material. From sheets of india rubber, of about 11- millimetres in thickness, he cuts long narrow bands, which are then united together end to end, and then stretched to such a degree as to lose their elasticity. This inelastic guru cord is then wound upon bobbins, and from these bobbins it is rolled off by simple machinery upon the metallic wire-conductor already prepared. Over this a second coating of gutta-percha in a semiliquid state is imposed , and up on this is placed a third coating* of caoutchouc, either pure, or com bined with pulve:ized glass, feldspar, sand, or other non-conducting sun:Stances. The conductor thus coated is passed throi2,sh a chamber heated to a gentle heat, and by this means the gutta-percha gradually softens and forms a complete solder between the two coats of caoutchouc, and thus two important results are attained , na mel y , the solid union of all the coats of the insulation, and the total exclusion of air.—Galignani. MEDICAL A PPOTNTMENTS.—Robert Greenhalgh, M.D., St. Andrews, L.R.C.P., London; M.R.C.S., Eng land ; to be physician to the Samaritan Hospital, in the place of Dr. Priestley, resigned ; Dr. Guthrie, Senior Chy mical Assistant in the University of Edinburgh, to be Pro fessor of Chemistry and Physics in the College of the Mau ritius; Alfred Hill, M.D., King's College, Aberdeen; M. R.C. S. England; L.S.A., London ;*.to be an analyst for Birmingham, under the Act of last session ; Alfred Hud son, M. 8., Trinity College, Dublin, Fellow of the King's and Queen's College of Physicians in Ireland, elected phy sician to the Meath Hospital and County Dublin Infirmary, in place of Dr. Lees, resigned ; Dr. Logan, of Coylton, Ayr shire, elected house surgeon to the Royal Infirmary at Glasgow . ; Reginald Southey, of Christ Church, Oxford, to be Radcliffe Travelling Fellow. THE WAKEFIELD BRIBERY PROSECUTION. — The rule obtained, on the part of Mr. LEatham, for a new trial was yesterday discharged in the Court of Queen's Bench. There still remains one question to be disposed of in th;s case—viz., whether the prosecution was instituted within the time limited by the Act. The finding of the jury upon this point, it was agreed, should be turned into a special ver &jet, which is to be taken to a Court of Error, so that some titne must elapso before the whole case can be finally posed of. Baron Anna (.3e Mangalaviti has recently dis covered in the north ,of Sicily two caverns, containing a great quantity of bonos of elephants, oxen, stags, dogs, befurs, hyenas, and cats. The first of these caverns is in Monte-Gallo, at the western extremity of the bay of Palermo; the second, and larger one, near hippopotami, horses, • Acque Dolci, at the foot of Monte San Fratello. Baron d'Arnini, Grand Cupbearer to the Court of Prussia, died at Berlin, three days back, IMPERIAL PA BM AiVIE N HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY.) The SPEAKER t( ok the chair at two o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. W. FORSTIR took the oaths and his seat for Brad-' ford in the room of Mr. Titus Salt. The hon. gentleman was introduced by Mr. Wickham (Bradford) and Mr. Baines (Leeds). PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time : Baggymoor, Baschurch, &c. Drainage and Improvement Bill. Banbridge Extension Railway Bill. Caledonian, Edinburgh and Glasgow, and Scottish Cen tral Railways Bill. Cheshire Midland Railway Bill. Clifton Suspension Bridge Bill. Cork, Blarney, and Macroom Railway Bill. Downpatrick and Newry Junction Railway Bill. Dublin, Wicklow, and Wexford Railway Bill.! East India Irrigation and Canal Company Bill. Ellesmere and Whitchurch Railway Bill. Enniskillen and Bundoran Railway Bill. Garston and Liverpool Railway Bill. Great Northern and Western (of Ireland) Railway Bill. Great Northern Railway (Doncaster to Wakefield) Bill. : Groat Northern Railway (Purchase of Hertford, &c.• Railway) Bill. Great Southern and Western Railway (Capital, &c.) Bill. Great Southern and Western Railway (Extension) Bill. Huddersfield Gas Bill. Hull West Dock Bill. Inverness and Aberdeen Junction, and Inverness and Nairn Railway Companies Amalgamation Bill. 1 Inverness and Aberde en J unct i on Railway Bill. Inverness and Perth Junction Railway Bill. Kilkenny Junction Railway Bill. Kingston-upon-Thames and Leathezhead Road Bill. Kirkcudbright Railway Bill. Limerick and Foynes Railway Bill. London and North-Western, and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railways (Manchester Loudon Road Station) Bill. _ _ _ London and North-Western, Great Zorthern, and Man cheater, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Companies Bill, London and North West,ern ) Lancaster and Carlisle, and Caledonian Railways Bill. London and Nerth-Westtm Railway (Eccles, Tyldesley, and Wigan) Bill. London and North-Western Railway (Manchester Lon don Road Station) Bill. London Tramway and Dispatch Company Bill. Marton and Harbury Railway Bill. Mid Eastern and Groat Northern Junction Railway Bill. Midland Railway (Otley and Ilkley Extension) Bill. Midland Railway (Tibshelf and Teversall, &c., Branches) Bill. Midland Railwa-y (Whitacre and Nuneaton) Bill. Nantile Railway Bill. Penarth Harbour, Dock, and Railway Bill. Rathkeale wad Newcastle Junction Railway Bill. Ross and. Monmouth Railway. Shadwal Ferry Bill. Somerset Central Railway Bill. South Shields Improvements and Quay Bill. Sowerby Bridge Cl' as Bill. Stourbridge Railway (Extension to Smethwick, &c.), Bill. THE CHARITABLE TRUSTS BILL. Mr. DISRAELI appealed to Mr. Dillwyn to postpone the second, reading of thia bill until the house had an opportunity ot considering it. DILLWYN assented, and fixed the second reading for to-marrow.. - '•LUNATIC ASYLUMS. Mr• HUNT obtained a return in reference to lunatic asylums. - CLIVECII i TES. Mr.• BItISIOW obtained a return in :reference 'to "the number of church rate bills introduced at various times. The house adjourned at twenty-five minutes to 3 o'clock'. S= THE WEATHER. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. Feb. 13, i between 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. I. 8. 9 a.m. -- Nairn 29•59 39 S. 1 9 0. 3 Aberdeen 2 9 .62 32 31 N.N.W. 1 9 s. 1 Greenock Berwick 2966 33 W. 3 6 0. 5 Portrush Shields Galway 29.67 30 B.E. 2 6 c. 2 Scarborough 2 9 .64 28 -W. 2 .3 f. 4 Hull Liverpool 29.66 33 31 E.S.E. 3 9 0. 1 Queenstown 29 67 37 38 N. 2 1 b. 2 Yarmouth 2917 30 N.W. 1 7 f. 5 London 2 9 .62 35 34 E. 1 9 s. Night extreuie 2966 30 N.E. 1 m. - KWW....— 29'62 33 32 E.N. E. 3 3 0. I Dover 2 9 .63 49 37 S.S. E. 1 7 o. 1 Portsmouth Portland Plymouth I Penzance EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced to 32 deg at meanwea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced .o 32 deg at rneanspea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true — not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud (1 to 9). I. Initials :—b., blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ; f., fog. ' • h., hail ; 1.,. lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., overcast (dull) ; r.. ram ; s., snow ; t., thunder. A letter repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb ance (1 to 9). WIND AND WEATHE Alderney, W. ; cloudy Belfast, N.E. ; frosty, fine Birmingham, N. ; dull Bradford, N.; frosty Brighton, S.S.E. ; rain Bristol, S.E. ; dull and showery Cambridge, N.E. ; foggy U4rdiff, cloudy, cold, and unsettled Chatham, W.N.W., cloudy Cork, oalm, fine Deal, S. ; moderate Derby, N.B. ' • snow Doncaster, N. ; frost Dublin, E.S.E. ; frost Dundee, N. ' • snow Edinburgh, S.W. ' - frost Falmouth, N. ; dull Glasgow, N.E ; hazy Gravesend,E. ; cloudy Hartlepool, S.W. ; frost Harwich, N.W. ; fog Holyhead, E., light breeze, and clear 3R REPORT, FEB. 13. Inverness, S.W. ; fine Kingstown, S.E. ; fine Leeds, S.W. ; frost Limerick, S.E. ; frosty, fine Londonderry, N.E. ; frosty, fine Lowestoft, calm ; fog, frost Manchester, N.W. ; frost Middlesborough, S.W.; frost Milford Haven, rain Newcastle on Tyne, S.W.; frost Norwich, S.E. ; light Peterborough, E.; frost Port Glasgow, N.E. ; fine Sheffield, S.E. ; frost Southampton, S.E., variable Stockton on Tees, S.E.; frost Sunderland, N. ; frost Wakefield, N.E. ; frest Waterford, N.E. ; fine Weymouth, S.W. ; rain Whitehaven, S.E. ; frost , Wolverhampton, N,; dull York, N.W. ; frost CONTINENTAL STATIONS, FEB. 12. Brest, S.E. ' • cloudy Madrid, S.; slight fog Brussels, S.S.W.; snow Marseilles, N.W.; fine Cherbourg, &E.; foggy Montpellier, W.; fine Copenhagen, N.E. ; cloudy Paris, S.W ; foggy Dunkirk, W.N.W. • cloudy St. Petersburg, N.E. ; foggy Havre, W.S.W. ; fine Strasbourg, N. ; fine Leghorn, S.W. ' • fine Toulon, N.W. ; fur Leipsic, S.W. ; foggy Turin, W. ; clear Lyons, N.; foggy THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Feb. 13.—Wind this day at noon—North• Easterly ; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather; fall o: snow in the night. _ _ _ PLYMOUTH, Feb. 12.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Swiftsnre, for Melbourne; her Majesty's ship Spitfire, for the East ward. _ RAMSGATE, Dec. 11.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Marie, for Havannah. LIVERFOOL, Feb. 11.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Asia, steamer, from New York. DEAL, Feb. 12.—Wind N.N.E —Arrived—Margaret Kench, from the River, and sailed for Rio Janeiro. PoßTsmorni,Feb. 11.—Wind N. W.—Sailed—Welling ton, for Pernambuco. PENZANCE, Jan. 12.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Snake, from Glasgow, assisted in by pilots, having been fallen in with 15 miles south of the Longship, wtth the master washed overboard, the mate ill in bed, and one boy on beard. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 10.—Arrived—Scoto, froth' New Orleans, with loss of main and mizenmasts. Sailed— Petrel, for Grentsla. Wnrrßv, Feb. 9.—The Gamma has sunk on Whitby Sand ; crew saved. Feb. 12.—The weather has mode rated, and the sea is falling. It is possible that the John and Ann. stranded at Sand End on the 9th, may be got off, as well as the Gamma and the Utility. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 11.—John Watson from Sunderla n d Richard, from Bremen ; steamer, from Dublin; ; Ta gu s, steamer, from Lisbor ; Ceres, steamer, from Dub Argyll, steamer, from Carentan ; Firefly, steamer , from Cardi. Sailed.—West Lothian, for S ea ham • il/4fassflia, steamer, for Alexandria; Atalanta, steamer, for'Jeriey. (1117 SIIBMARINE AN MAGNETIC TELEGR GRAvDassrus, Wednesday Morning. No arrivals. Sailed—Louisa Otta War b e tor, for Taganrog ; Sir E Banks, steamer, for Calais. DEAL, Wednesday Morning. Passed—Her Majesty's ship Dee, from the westward, foz Woolwich; Admiral, from London, for Ferrol. Sailed —Early Morn, for Port Natal. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has been graciously pleased to present £lOO as a prize to be shot for at the meeting of the National Rifle Association. THE GARIBALDIANS.—La Patrie publishes the following :—" The anc i en t cor p s of Garibaidia ns are i n full reorganisation. Only the men fit for service are retained. They will form four divisions. The Ist, commanded by General Turr, will shortly establish its head-quarters at Mondovi ; the 2d, commanded by General Bixio, will pro ceed to Vercelli; the 3d, commanded by Medici, will be stationed at Biella ; and the 4th, commanded by Cosenz, will have its head. quarters at Asti." THE NAVI A letter received at Plymouth from the Ajax, at Kingstown, says :—" On Friday, the Bth, the wea ther was very rough, but not stormy ; the wind north east, and right in for the harbour. A brig tried to go out, but could not, and in tacking went ashore close to the lighthouse. We saved all the men, but the vessel was dashed to pieces ; she was laden with salt. On Friday night it blew very heavily from north-east, and on Saturday morning we could not see a particle of the wreck. The mail steamboat Leicester tried to go to Holyhead, but had to put back, having been nearly lost' in the gale. It was dreadful to see the waves. Some dozen vessels at sea endeavoured to put in for shelter ; all but four succeeded. The first, a fine brig, ran on the rocks 500 yards from our ship. Our people were all on shore trying to save the crew; they saved one man, the master ; all the rest, five, were drowed. At the same time another vessel ran on the rocks close to the first. She was lost, and three men out of five were drowned. A third vessel was driven ashore, but the crew escaped. The rocks were all crowded with our men, trying to help the crews of the wrecked ships, and a lot of people from the town were looking on. I cannot describe properly what occurred, but a sea like a mountain came and washed every one off. Many were carried up on the land, and drawn back again, 'by the waves. How many were drowned we can not tell as yet, but we have recovered nine bodies, some from under stones a ton weight. Twenty one townspeople were lost that we know of, and we expect there were more. Our loss from the Ajax 'Was Capt. Boyd, John Curry, seaman; James John son, A. 8.; John Murphy, seaman; A. Forsyth, A.B. ; and John Russell. The captain's body is not yet found. Our gunner, Mr. Farren, is much cut by the rocks, and a dozen more are in the same condition ; they are all in bed. Our ship is very sad and lonely. The gale is all over now. There have been thousands of people from Dublin to see the place where the wrecks occurred, and where our sailors were lost." . The Speedwell, screw gunvessel, of 5 guns and 427 tons, was successfully launched yesterday from Deptford dockyard, in the presence of Capt.-Super intendent Buckle and several visitors. The cere mony of naming the vessel was performed by Miss Fincham, daughter of the master shipwright. The Jaseur, a similar vessel, is to be immediately com menced on the slip vacated by the Speedwell. Her Majesty's screw steath=frigate Bristol, built at Woolwich, under the superintendence of Mr. Turner, was yesterday launched into the river from her building-slip in the dockyard. Miss Yelvertom, daughter of one of the Lords of the Admiralty, had barely completed the ceremony of christening when the Bristol was hailed with an uproar of voices and cheers, as already on her way, completely clearing herself of her huge cradle and every other inomn brance in . a most satisfactory nukanari'and proceed ing up the stream, She svgs promptly brought to by the steamtugs Bustler; NlCnkey, iind Widgeon, and subsequent hauled into the fitting basin to . receive her engthes,_ of 600-horse power. Her dimensions are As follows :—Length, extreme, 285 ft. ; ditto between the perpendiculars, 250 ft. ; ditto of keel for tonnage, 204 ft. 7in. ; breadth, extreme, 52ft.; ditto for tonnage, 51ft. Gin.; ditto 50ft,. Sin;; depth in hold, 18ft. Bin. ; bur den in tons, 3,027 40-94. The Bristol is a sister ship of the Undaunted, built at Chatham, and the Newcastle, launched on the 16th of November at Deptford. Her timbers have been selected with peculiar caution and care. The screw steam frigate Ariadne, 26, Captain Vansittart, in Plymouth Sound, had the Blue Peter flag flying yesterday at noon, and was expected to proceed shortly for her destination, Gibraltar. The paddlewheel steam vessel Spitfire, 5, Lieut. and Commander Allingham, baying received 20 volunteers for the Artillery force, which were con veyed to her by the tug Pike, left Plymouth Sound yesterday for Portsmouth. The 2d company of Royal Engineers, under the command of Lieut. A. R. Ilacdonnell, arrived at headquarters, Brompton Barracks, Chatham, on Monday night, from Gibraltar, after an absence from England of upwards of six years. RIFLE VOL U! DERItY. The following letter has been addressed by Mr. Rigby Wason to the Earl of Derby:— My Lord,--Few can be more disposed than myself to appreciate your lordship's opinions upon any subject un connected with party politics, or more inclined to distrust themselves when differing from your lordship's views upon any particular question; and in venturing to publish an opinion contrary to that which your lordship has ex pressed on the inexpediency of giving medals to be com peted for by the Rifle Volunteers, my excuse is that the question between us is far more one of fact than of opinion, and I submit for the reconsideration of your lordship, that however easy it may be to carry out your plan in the wealthy county of Lancaster, or in those called the metro politan counties, on account of the opulence of their inb.abi tants, yet it would be totally impracticable in nine -tenths of the other counties in Great Britain, and therefore, to insist upon carrying out such a plan would be nothing more or less than sacrificing the end to the means. The desired end is to render as permanent as possible the institution of Rifle Volunteers, and that some means are necessary is preyed by the fact that the Volunteers of 1804 (although double in number to the Volunteers pre, sent), in a very few years died a natural death ; and it is believed that the principle of competition —an element which did not exist among the Volunteers of 1804—would, if fairly carried out, be most effectual in establishing the per manency of Rifle Volunteers. Practically speaking, competition always *.vorks better when carried out under a system of prizes ; for although it may and often does exist without them, as at chess, cricket, boating, &c., 3 et it must be admitted that while on the one hand prizes cannot possibly check competition, so, on the other, they always materially assist it. With this notori ous fact, it is not surprising that all who desire that our Rifle Volunteers should be permanent are in favour of giving prizes, and the only questions are in what such prizes should consist, and how they should be competed for. The most essential element in the first of these ques tions is that the prizes should be of a permanent character, not given in one year and withheld in the next; and although in a few counties where there are many wealthy inhabitants it may be tolerably certain that some one will always be found able and willing to give prizes to each corps within the county, yet it is far more certain that in the great majority of counties the expense of giving such _ _ _ prizes would invariably fall on one or two individuals in each district, and whom it would be unjust to tax for an object of national importance. The feeling of such injus tice could only end in the discontinuance of the gift ; and thus the very element which is proposed to render Rifle Volunteers permanent would hasten their decay by being unwisely administered. There is only one mode of avoiding the evil; and that is, by establishing. for each corps a prize of a permanent character, to be the property of the s uccessful competitor for one year only, and then handed over to his successor. This would not prevent other prizes being given, but it would ensure that one should be annually given. Now, I venture to submit most confidently to your lordship, that as must permanent prizes can only be retained by the winner for one year, it is impossible to name a prise so little open to objection as a medal. The on ly objection which your lordship ha s p o i n t e d ou t against ed In a b i —that they arc no w g i ven to every b o d y for everyt hi n g—may be easily obviated, by making the medal of so distinctive a character that it could not possibly be mistaken for any other ; and this, I think, has been accom. plished by the enclosed, the original of which may be seen at Hunt and Roskell's ; but even supposing that this should not fully meet your lordship's objection, yet I submit that it is of very trifling importance in comparison with that which I have mentioned against your lordship's suggestion. On the second q uestion —How such medals should be competed for ? I have never seen but two plans—that proposed by the National Rifle Association, the other by myself. To these I beg to call your lordship's attention, and have the honour to remain, Your lordship's most obedient and faithful servant, Feb. 11, 1861. RIGBY WASON. The Imperiil Court of Paris has decided that a banker, when lending money to a person who is not a trader, nor borrowing for commercial purposes, cannot take more than the legal interest of 5 per cent. without being liable to a prosecution for usury. We learn from Berlin that Mlle. Artot, whose great success in that city we have already noticed, has now set the seal to her former triumphs by her singing of Amine, in the " Somnambula." Her youth and beanty, not less than her sentiment and style of execution through out, are pronounced the beau ideal of Bellini's charming heroine, in which the musical critics declare that she is fully equal to Jenny Lind in the best days of that celebrated vocalist, whose chief success at Berlin was in the fiame character.—Galignani. -. wow° i;lare all all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 1100 A. 13.4. 100 100 100 all all 6 6i 6 63 1161 Share stk 1 18 20i 10 100 1 100 100 17i 20 stock stock 20 20 100 100 100 100 100 stock stock stock stock stock stook 20 1 20 5 1 40 5 1 28'2'8} 1000 32 10 stock 25 stock stock 20 stock stook 100 stook goo