The Sun. — London, England, 1856-02-29 00:00:00

which the astound ed for his portiln e theatre n opera, a farce, r of talent le manner , from the I that the f Covent armietice. . Charleg :orpu, Mr. rednesdaY, m nothing 7, of sou ls of Rome Lae to set of resent sea max of the ;ft securely ;he public ; he produc commenc- t, that We 7.0 m roodate ~...____ and the i in thoe evening. %Title mind, ; and, as ,usly in the ssured that ong been a on his final t he merits ng syne." opening en e that the his liberal however, manifested . .ht to have chich every offered must ,reasurer of 3 rejoice to t venue hag n 7'uesdaY l enefit at th e will pert orra " Box sma Leered the! s the inirol, .1 himself, if ;ies will alag oere must lo 1 do well to t," and alg° as not been its &tones . ' some cases I most kind s inontly dear• I for. ALIO os of futur e 5 far froth 7hich are the tarqd goods ; iet is looke d me, and bur . t h e i r went' they WY to iduceraent about half :outwitted O P carrying P li appears that )aving stone, atches, ringe d sale, 'emir o upwards " in so sho rt )uhl be mat' 111 P 0011 . 0" ,f the fo w l . ,he great ht" Dale, 361. A, _.,t )f the pre sr h " 6 trat i on of t the repo r t t n e f , letter WO "„, is also th Th e"rectors. a t the nee advices fr el " ry. The. ° :t Olb., ag el° d of last ye s ' 28,860. 1:1„.„8 en t atC0,0;;; the shipui ring adirse ce, t h o wever' , o f l StocU s cie . Commo n 11 fine was En • With. enCotlrg iint ; ly ° especial 0, s of improl native of ?e theatre and hoop ded audi f Sergeant powers of g upon a LATEST NE WS. COPENHAGEN, FEB. 28. After a delibera►ion which lasted 17 hours, the Tribunal of the Kingdom has acquitted all the Ministers accused. The costs will be defrayed by the State. All the judges gaVe their verdict for the acquittal of the inculpated Ministers. The Deputies associated with them voted them guilty. TRIESTE, FEB. 28. Accounts from Constantinople, of the 21st 1110 ., state that the Hattischeriff of the Sultan, relative to the reforms in favour of the Christians, had been read in presence of the ecclesiastical, Military, civil, and Christian dignitaries. Accounts from Alexandria to the 21st contra dict the rumour of an insurrection of the Doman ikeud, but add that it is true that a sanguinary war continues among the tribes in the interior of Egypt. A letter from Damascus of the 7th states that the Paella of that city has received orders to send part of the garrison, as well as the artillery, to Erzeroum. MADRID, FEE. 27. some disturbances, which broke out at Malaga, have been put down. Marshal Espartero, on the occasion of his fête, received to-day the officers of the garrison of Madrid. Tranquillity prevails •vsrywhere. FRANCE. PARIS, THURSDAY. The Congress held its second sitting to-day. We have reason to believe that the first Four .rnints were definitively agreed on by all parties at the first day's sitting of the Congress. Russia is expected to make the firstmove towards the change from a Conference to a Congress. It is I,ellorted that this will be done imm ediatel y after the signature of the preliminaries. Russia will urge that the details regarding the Danubian Prin 6Palities and the Free Navigation of the Danube 4 te matters belongingto the interests of Europe in general. BoußsE, Feb. 28.—The following were the closing quotations : - End of Month. —f. —c. 72 90 Cash. fr. s. i i Per Cents 96 25 . s per Cents 72 80 New Loan 73 25 ~9ank Shares 3,455 Roman klidit Mobilier 1,535 Austrian in . _ . "lirian Fivoq 964— Spanish Threes triedmontese (5) B9 Home Debt ......... _ ItAmwAys-7011 CASII. Orleans 1,265 --Western fr. e 870 Northern 1 ....r0rts 1,255 Now Ditto Mediterranean 1,460 Grand Central' 642 50 'Yong Geneva 750 Taste ... ... •• ••••••• Oahe 767 50 Austrian Corn. ...... 901 25 Russia will without difficulty accede to the demand that the islands cat Aland 5h...11n he apin fortified. Ou the ether hand, she is said not to ititt-lad to restore Kars, except on condition of receiving some equivalent in return. It is true that the offer of the Aland Islands was rejected by Sweden in the autumn of 1854, after the capture and destruction of Bomarsund ; but it was for the same reason that France and England abandoned them, namely, that they were consi dered untenable without the possession o f Finland. The treaty of the 2d Dec., 1854, had the effect of inducing King Oscar to come forward more boldly than he had hitherto done, being led to believe t hat Austria was going to take an active part in the war. In the month of March last year the negotiations were opened at Paris by Count Tascher (the grand master of the household of the Empress Eugenie), who is alike related to the present dynas ties of France and Sweden. King Oscar demanded a guarantee for the continued possession of his ter ' ritory and a powerful material support. In conse quence of this a lively correspondence took place between the Emperor of the French and the King and the Crown Prince of Sweden, - and a detailed report of the resources of Sweden was transmitted to Paris. The King demanded pecuniary subsi dies and an army of a hundred thousand men, the operations of whom should be shared and supported by sixty thousand Swedes. If they succeeded in conquering Finland, it was to be given again to Sweden. In the meantime, when the negotiations had proceeded thus far, the allies decided on confining their operations for the year 1855 to the Crimea, with merely a demonstration in the Baltic. The real bona fide Baltic campaign was adjourned, and it was only after the fall of Sebastopol that the negotia tions with Sweden were renewed by the memorable mission of General Ca.nrobert to Stockholm, which led to the conclusion of the treaty of November, which, however, is only to be considered in the light of a provisional one ; and there is every reason to believe that if the Conferences at Paris are broken off, and hostilities recommence, Sweden will boldly throw off her neutrality, and take an active and honourable part in the campaign, for which every preparation has been making for a long time, both as regards the navy, the land forces, and the artil lery. THE CRIMEA. The following extract from the official journal of Russian military operations in the Crimea, trans mitted to the Emperor by General Luders, appears in the Gazette de St. Petersbourg " From the 26th of January to the 4th of February there was no change in the state of affairs in the Crimea. The artillery of the fortifications of the no , th, and the Carbineers in the posts established on Mackenzie's•hill, have continued to fire on the enemy. "In the night from the 28th to the 29th of Jan., six boats (cutters) endeavoured to pass our guard vessel in the Bay of Sebastopol, near the suken steamer Vladimir. The officer commanding the guard vessel gave the the batteries of the north side opened fire on the boats, and our troops near the shore stood to their arms, and proceeded towards the ravines. After a cannonade of half an hour the boats retired. " In the night from the 29th to the 30th of January, enseigne de vaissatu, Berovikoff, was rowing guard in the Bay of Sebastopol, when his chaloupe was met off the Paul Battery by some of the enemy's boats, which endeavoured to cut off his retreat. To the grapeshot fired from toe small gun on board our chaloupe the enemy replied by a fire of musketry and some grape from a piece in one of the cutters. At a signal given by the officer of our chaleupe the batteries of the north side opened a cannonade, but the enemy had dis appeared." Bavaria has laid three propositions before the Diet, which, if carried, will be a grand step to wards Federal Reform. The police have made such discoveries in regard to the late abstraction of despatches at Potsdam, that the affair is likely to assume the shape of high treason. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 19.—The following lin- Perial rescript has been addressed to the Minister of finance : _ In conformity with your representation, I ern- Power yen, by -virtue of the ukase issued to the Di recting Senate, January 12, 1856, to put in circula tion seven series of Imperial Treasury Banknotes, botnely, series 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, and 43, to the amount of twenty-one millions of silver roubles, and of these to employ four of the first series in aid of the Imperial treasury, the last three series in exchange for the series 12, 13, and 14, issued in the year 1848, together with interest for the 37 series of February 1, for the 38 series of March 1, for the 39 and the 40 series April 1, and the 41, 42, and 43 series of May 1. You Rare to take the measures necessary thereto, and to ac quaint the Directing Senate with the same. ALEXANDIR. St. Petersburg, Jan. 25, 1556. Prince Gortschakoff is certainly to quit the em bassy at Vienna in a very short time, his place ' being designed for M. do Fonton. lam informed that the prince wishes to abandon alteo'ether the diplomatic career, and has expressed a desire to go and reside on one of his estates, being hurt at baying been put aside on the occasion of the con- Peas of Paris. The belief here, however, is that the Emperor will not renounce his services, but bill appoint him to some other high post. Count Orloff and Baron de Brunow were selected, I un derstand, only because they signed the treaty of Adrianople. M. de Fonton, besides, is to proceed to Vienna only with the title of charge-d'affaires act interim. AUSTRIA. Another letter from Vienna, in the Breslau Gazette, says :—" In consequence of the reductions in the army, the recruitment of this year will he inferior to that of the last one. The contingent Will be only 80,000 men, instead of 95,000." A letter from from Vienna, of the 21st, in the 'Swabian Mercury, says :—" At the same time that the Palace of Industry will be constructed here for the intended Universal Exhibition, a project of ge toral improvements will he undertaken in this City ; these will consist of a new theatre ; a large hotel near the Corinthian gate ; the plantation of garden on the glacis between that gate and the Caroline ; and two new bridges over the little river of Vienna. It is thought that the Emperor will officially sanction these projects after the return of Count Buol from the Paris conference." PRUSSIA. A. letter from Berlin, of the 25th, in the Ger- ' man Journal of Frankfort, says—" A despatch has been addressed, under date of the 13th, by the Berlin Cabinet, to Count de Hatzfold, the Prussian ambassador in Paris. It is said, we are assured, that Prussia is disposed to sign the programme of Peace, but that the Western Poweri demand more from her than from Austria, when they require that the Berlin Cabinet shall engage to enforce the acceptance of the conditions of peace in the event of the negotiations not proving successful." A letter from Berlin of the 25th says :—" The negotiations which have been carried on in silence, in order to bring about a complete understanding between the German States as to the common attitude to be assumed by them as regards the eventualities which may arise out of the Eastern question, have just ended in a compromise. This result may be more particularly attributed to the efforts of Bavaria and Saxony. The terms of the arrangement are not yet known, but it is positively stated that Prussia has adhered to the Austrian proposition. What is certain is, that an under standing has been come to, and that a document to that effect has been drawn lip. The Russian Government has communicated to the Cabinet of Berlin all the instructions which it has given to its Plenipotentiaries for the Conferences of Paris." It is said in our official circles that the diplo matic relations between Austria and Sardinia are about to be almost immediately resumed. SARDINIA. The following are the chief items of the Pied-I rnontese Budget for 1856 :—Finance department, 76,134,7541. ; Grace and Justice, 4,328,351 f. ; Foreign Affairs, 3,431,745 f. ; Public Instruction, 2,018,954 f. ; Interior, 7,601,847 f. ; Public Works, 11 ,783,7 16 f. ; War, 32,247,528 f. ; a Navy, 4,355,060 f. The Opinione, of Turin, of the 26th, states that the Piedmontese Government has addressed a note to its representatives at foreign Courts, declaring that the late amnesty granted by Austria cannot b e accepted by Piedmont as a reparation for the in justice committed by the former in laying the pro perty of Sardinian subjects tinder sequestraticn. SWEDEN. The Swedish diplomatist Lallenstaedt is about to publish a pamphlet on the relations between Sweden and the Western Powers, which is calcu lated to throw much new light on the negotiations which preceded and led to the treaty of November. According to this authority, both the King and the Crown Prince Charles were from the very be ginning of the Oriental complication of affairs per fectly aware of the necessity of abandoning the traditional policy of King Charles John, and mak ing an alliance with the Western Powers, although such a step must naturally be only taken with the greatest caution, to evade the attacks of the oppo sition press, which would not fail to cry out at Seeing the traditions of 1812 abandoned. THE ALAND ISLANDS. The Drescie7oazate, in its last numb er , g i ve s Borne details of the instructions given by Russia to her representatives at Paris, which appear to be derived from official sources, and consequently are Worthy of attention. According to that journal, FIT. FIT. 4CIFIC• CHMISDAY. niters' rota r Feb. 2 7 . ; rr ived on the 7 0 in it saw /' mental doors, aye belonged d ult. ' THE Sri rt 4, LONDON, FRIDAY EVEN I NG., FEBRUARY 29, 1856, some) before acceding to these denia , ids, or that die points on which the dissi-nAion was atnieipated would by common consent be droppcd, but to be resumed at au early sitting. It was further said that Count Orloff felt disquieted at the idea that 50100 things would be pressed of a peculiarly unpleasant nature, and to which he could not accede. You will easily understand how diffi cult it is to distinguish truth from fiction on this subject. I merely repeat that the facts I allude to proceed front a person in a po , ition to have very fair information. Not hiog is more likely than that Russia de•oand some compensation for Kars, but what that particular compensation is I cannot say. In allusion to the subject of this day's Conference, and to the demands that would be boldly placed before the Congress, my in formant did nut mike mention of Austria, but only spoke of France, England, and Sar dinia. One is unwilling to suppose that Austria is showing any backwardness on this occasion, but it is certain that M. Buol is spoken of in some circles as not quite acting up to the hopes enter tained of him. That the Russian Plenipotentiaries will do their utmost to weaken the id i t:.ce, or even to make it appear as if it was weakened, is certain. They must have ling since given up any hope of the kind as regards France and England, but perhaps they have not done so as regards Austria. It is admitted that nothing can well be more loyal and straightforward throughout than the conduct of the Emperor Napoleon, and with France and England united to the last, we need fear nothing. In the meantime every Russian, from the Plenipoten tiary to the pope that serves the Russian chapel in Paris, declares the earnest desire of the Czar to make peace almost on any conditions. We know that Russia is not in a condition to carry on the war. She wants men. though she may have money, and all she can now trust to is the chapter of accidents or the possibility of a division in the Congress. I still think peace is probable, though I do not venture as yet to affirm that it is certain, but I am pretty certain that the present negotiations will not flow on so smoothly as optimists imagine. 19:0NEY MARKET SCARE -MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) COMIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. RAILWAYS. !Pala,! RAILWAYS. Clogn a Prices yesterday Business done this daf. CITY, Two o'CLooK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed steadily but firmly, and Wednesday's advance on Americans was filly maintained. The sales were B,OA hales-1,000 fer export, and 1,000 on spe culation—comprising 60 Pernam and Maranbarn, at 60. to 60. ; 50 Bahia, at 6id. ; 350 Egyptian, at 6 I. to Bd. ; and 1,500 Surat, at 4id. to 4141. per lb. The Railway Share Market was quiet, and prices were slightly easier. There has been a steady demand this week for colonial produce, and recent prices have been sup ported for most of the principal staples. In sugar a fair businesz has been done at firm rates, and some descriptions of foreign have realised 61 per cwt. advance. Coffee has bee& dull at ls. per cwt. decline for native Ceylon, and plantation has ruled heavy. Cocoa is 2s. cheaper than at this time last week. Rice has been dull, and also tea. For rum there has been very little inquiry. Cochi neal is id. to 2d. cheaper, and saltpetre inactive. Cassia Lignea and nutmegs have been lower, but other spices are steady. Tallow has not attracted much attention. Wool at public sale has been taken freely, at full prices. The cheap trains on the rival lines of railway have brought a large number of visitors from the manufacturing dis tricts, who have purchased wool to a large extent. The Belgian Government have just published a table of the external trade of the country during the month of January last, compared with the re turns for the same month in 1854 and 1855, which exhibits a considerable increase in the importation of coffee, cotton, wool, wheat, oats, and barley. Other articles, such as salt, rice, 87e., maintain their usual quantities, but then there has been a sensible diminution in the imports ief sugar and tobacco. Tlie amount of duty collected on these during the month wax 795,615 fr., being an increase on last year of 82,000 fr. Thera hai been an in crease in the exports, especially in firearms, ,coal, woollen and cotton fabrics, and other manufac tures. The exportation of refined sugar from France St continues at a considerable increase. During the , t ( Month of January the quantity exported was 115 33,442 quintals against 22,931 iu 1855, and 15,506 : 1 4 5 , in 1851. The total exports for last year amounted to 336,000 quintals against 219,000 in 1854. Al- 1J most the whole export of this ar t icle is to Great let. Britain, and there is every prospect of the trade 50 increasing 50 per cent. this year. In France there 1 4 5 0 hava been many new sugar refineries built recently, r and the culture of beetroot is greatly extended St) this season. Indirect accounts from Vera Cruz state that a concbtcta had arrived at the city of Mexico from Guauaxuato with $1,400,000, but owing to the revolutionary movements in the interior it was doubtful whether it would proceed to the coast. At the half-yearly meeting of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, held this day, the report stated that the directors deemed the present amount, 200,0001., sufficient for commencing busi ness, being half the capital of 400,0001., to which they proposed to limit the shareholders. Ap plication to the Treasury had been made to com mence with the present sum of 200,0001., with every probability of success. The interest, at the rate of 4 per cent. per annum, would be payable on the 20th of March. _ _ The market for public securities is disturbed by a variety of unfavourable rumours with reference to the Paris Conferences; but the statement which seems to have most influence is, that Russia has de manded a Congress for the settlement of the "Fifth Point." Of course it is impossible to ascertain the correctness of this assertion, but there are many who consider it extremely pribable. The decline is about 26 per .cent., compared with the latest prices of yesterday. This morning Consols opened buoyantly at 91 for money, and the same for ac count, but they have since sunk to about, 91 for the former and to 91 and 911 for the. latter. The Scrip, ' after hawing been 1} is now 0i prem. Exchequer Bills, March, are 2s. discount to ls. premium, and the Scrip is only 01 premium. The New Three per Cents. have been 92 and 921 while the Ite ductpa have been 911 to 92. Bank Stock is 214, and East India Stock 225. The Bonds are Ga. dis count. The Foreign Securities are mostly higher, not having yet felt the effect of the fall in the Funds. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 911 to 95, the Small do. 95, and the Four per Cents. 991 to 100. Sar dinian Bonds are 1 per cent. higher, being 90. Rivsian 5 per Cents. aro 104 and the Small do. Brazilian Small are 1021, Danish 5 per 1 Cents. 104, Grenada Active 201, and do. De- 'erred 7. The following are the norninal , priees of Foreign Stocks:—Grenada D4erred Bond;, 6 71; Mexican, 20'1 ; Peruvian, 80 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 57 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 per Cents.. 104 6 ; ditto 4l f per Cellts., 92 94 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 421 43 ; ditto Deferred, 23 a ; ditto Certificates, 41 5 ; Ditto Passive, 6.1 111 , E!s*rs. D. Bell, Son, and Co. report that the market for American Securities has been dull during the week, the only material alteration in quotations being for Illinois Central 7 per Cent. R. R. Bonds of 1875, which have been in good demand at an advance of from 3 to 4 per cent. GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Reoeernable. Ter Cent. United States 6 per Cents. - 1867-1868...105 United States 6 per Cent. Bonds 1863...105 STATE SECURITIES. California 7 par Cent. Bonds 1870... 80 81 Maryland 5 per Cent. (Sterling Bonds) ... 86 88 Massachusetts 5 per Cent. (Storl. Bonds) ... 98 100 Mississippi 6 per Cent. PI. Bk. Bonds lB4l-1871... 43 43 Mississippi 6 per Cont. Union Bk Bends ... 16 18 Pennsylvania 5 per Cent. Stock- RAILROAD BONDS. Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Ist Mortgage, not Convertible 1875... 84 85 Illinois Central 7 per Cent. Freeland Bonds 1860... 83 87 Michigan Central Bp. Cent. 1860... 96 98 New York Con ixal 7p. Cent., Convert 1864... 93. 91. New York Central 6 per Cent., not Convertible 1833... 80 82 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. Ist Mort• gage 1867... 98 100 New York and Erie 7 per Cent. 3d Mort. gage 1883... 85 87 N. York and Erie 7p. Cent. Convertible 1862... 75 77 N. York and Erie 7 per Cent. Sinking Furd 1875... 80 82 Panama 7 per Cent., Ist Mortgage 1864— 94i 951 s Pennsylvania Central 6 p.Cent.,lstMort 1880... 86 88 Railway Shares have been higher, but the mar ket is now flatter, owing to the weakness of other securities. Eastern C 'unties are ss. dearer, but Great Western and South Western are heavy. Several of the leading lines are now quoted with out the dividend. The Foreign lines are very quiet. London and County Bank have risen 11., but the ocher Banking as well as Mining Shares are inactive. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. (Press the 0041 Lilt.) 3 , ,,ine:3, done. Bank Stock per Cent. ited:.ceu 3 pc:. Cent. Consols Annaitish 9l 94 Now 3 per Cent. Annuities 92i Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860... Ditto : 1 0 Years, expire 10th Oct., 1859 3; Ditto 3'; Years, expire sth Jan 1860 3l Ditto 3 , ) Y.9.rs, expire sth April, 18 85 l6 15-16 India Stock 225 India Bonds, £1000 Ditto, tinder £lOOO 2 d Consols ,or Account Ditto Scrip Exchequer Bills, lid. March. June. £lOOO - 2560 , ...... •• ........... • -••-"••"` ..... Il — 03 Ditto Scrip pm PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS AT OWL O'ULOCS, Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. -- Ditto Small Danish Bonds, 3 per Cent., 1825 Ditto 5 per Cent lO4l Grenada New Active,l per Cent. Ditto Deferred ..... 7 Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ 5t.... 101 Ditto Small Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Spanish Roads, 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Passive Turkish Bonds, ti pur cent 95 41 Ditto Account . 9s i, 4} Ditto Small Ditto New Scrip 4 per Cent. 991 100 99i Ditto Account lOOl Dividends on the above vayable en Loncm. HALF-PAST TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, money Dit4 oa t 'g H., all t J. THE PEACE CONGRESS. (Prom Second Edition of the Morning Post, this day.) PARIS, THURSDAY. The Nord says that Count Orloff was the first person who spoke at the Congress, in which he set forth the policy which would animate Russia during the period of negotiation, The Russian journal. add that his expose!' WAS of a nature to strengthen the hopes of peave " Despatches from St. Petersburg, dated February 20, say that naval prepa,ations continue to be prosecuted with the greatest activity in every port of the empire. Machinery for steamers has been ordered abroad. The Grand Duke Constantine personally attends to all naval matters, and displays the greatest solicitation for the completion of the work. It is understood that, immediately after the de claration of an armistice, telegraphic despatches were sent to the Crimea, Russia, Sardinia, Turkey, and Lyndon, in order that measures might be adopted without delay for the suspension of hosti- lities. If you were in Paris you would hear how that the Russian envoys had used the telegraph to know if it were not imprudent to ratify an armistice, which enables the allies to withdiaw• their armies from a difficult position in the Criima, if they think proper to do so, whilst the naval forces of Franco and Eitg land prevent all communication between the Russiaa ports. You would hear also that the answer to this question arrived at midnight. You might be in formed, in confidence, how the Austrian Plenipoten tiaries objected to the word " Congress," awl how the Russians had declared that they had fp, powers for anything hut a Conference. Taea comes a long line of argument as to what cell stitutes the difference between the one and the other. If the conversation takes place in A. crowded salon, at which the Pahan Opera singers assist (which is the fashion), and delight the great diplomatists, how you long for Madaha , FrezzAini's approach to the piano, that her " Tocea la notte placida" may give you some re pose. But do not expect to escape a poli , ical con versation for any length of time just now. Your hest and kindest friend will not spire you even in the streets. " Now do tell us—are we to have peace or war ?" says G-, who looks very sulky becauee you do not positively say yes nr no. So many persons will insist on suppos ing that a few favoured individuals " must know." There is a strong inclination iu the human mind to believe in the male political sibyl ; if events have not occurred, the favoured one is aware of what will take place ! Why are there not alma nacs for gamblers at the Bourse. A prophetic messenger giving the price of the French Three per Cents., from January to December would save some of us much amiable torment. At such times as those, one might reply by " Look at your pro phetic messenger." We should get out of the interrogations by such means. No one would have the impertinence to ask one if it is going to rain next Sunday ; and why ? Because some meteorolo gical scholar has already printed hi s " ra ther dry," " or showery,' as the case may be. How de lightful if a political weather-cock had registered, "First meeting of the Congress, very sunny and smiling ; s econd, threatening clouds from the north ; tird, stormy ; fourth, occasional showers;" and so on. Bet, unhappily, no astronomer has touched on this universal topic ; and the order of the day is—every man is his own old Moore, or find it out yourself. • • (From the Times Second Edition of this day The Congress met for the second time at 1 o'clock to-day. We shall have to-morrow many versions of what occurred, with a number of minute details which, however deficient in truth, will, I doubt not, do much honour to the inventive faculties of the sportsmen whose pursuits are directed to one particular kind of bird—the canard. Remembering the strict obligation the members have adopted about not revealing to any one the points that are discussed, or the decision that Las been come to on them, I hardly venture to repeat half of what is said. It was nevertheless stated last night that the next discussion, that is, the one of this day, would be of a really serious character, inasmuch as it would turn on the fifth point. One or two persons not likely togiveeasy credence to any of the rumours that are incessantly flying about affirmed that on this point an important difference of opinion was anticipated. The first day's deliberation was for the most part one of formalities. Count Orloff is said to have made some observations on the armistice, with reference particularly to the transport of soldiers aid military stores; and also' on the terri torial limitation in Bessarabia, in which he pre tended to show that those who drew up that con dition were unacquainted with the geography of the country. He did not dispute the principle, it is said, but merely referred to details. I must not omit to mention that iu most of what is reported there is evidently a desire on the part of intereAied persons to show that when any dissension or (1,-lay occurs, it is to be attributed to the English Govern ment. But whether the subject of this day's de liberation be the territorial limitation or the fifth point—Bomarsund or Kars—it was stated confi dently last night that the English, French, and Sar dinian Plenipotentiaries would really enter into the subject, and make certain demands which it was not expected would be granted by Russia. A long and earnest discussion was looked for, and it was at the same time doubted whether the sitting would close so satisfactorily as that of Monday. It may be that Count Orloff and Baron Brunow would ask to ran to St. Fetoroburg (by telegraph I. pre- t.iloo ;t. 5 all 5 , all ;t. !10, it. too %11 )0 'All ?,.5 ,11 PA all L`2 dll St. 10') St !100 it too 5, all t. I 53 50 I . ► t , •►ll 71) all. i2e all St. all f) i 1 io all ‘ll 3.lkX) MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) conN EXCHANGE. The present week's arrivals of English wheat, coastwise and by land carriage, have been very moderate, and the show of samples here to-day was limited; nevertheless, the demand for all kinds ruled very inactive, and, in SOlllO stances, inferior qualities changed hands on rather lower terms. The imports of foreign wheat have been under 4,000 quarters. For all descriptions we had a very slow sale at Monday's currency. Fine barley was steady at full prices, but other kinds were a dull sale. There was very little doing in malt, at late rates. The oat trade was inactive, but no change took place in the quotations. Beans, peas, and flour were dull, at Monday's prices. ♦itsiveLS THIS Vallsh.. . . Wheat. Barley 1,750 4,920 Zngllsh •. Irish •• •• roreign 3,690 2,460 of Onts. 37A f 181.) 1 420 10 . ) I brls I 9,710 100 sks 1 - METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The supply of beasts in to-day's market. was considerably on the increase, and all breeds sold heavily, at a decline in the prices realised on Monday of quite 2d per Sibs. Sheep —the show of which was moderate—were in fair request, at full currencies. The few lambs in the market changed bands at about is per Sibs. The supply of c'ilves was good, and the veal trade ruled heavy, at rid per Sibs less money. The top price was 5s (id per Sibs. In pigs, very little was was doing. Mil-la cows were (lull, at from 131. 13s to 181. each, including their small calf. Per 81bs to sink the orals. e. d. 5. (1.1 s. d. , Inferior Beasts.... 3 2to 3 4 PrimeSouthdown 4 S 5 0 Second quality.... 3 6 3 10iLarg,e crso. calves 4 0 410 Prime large oxen 4 0 4 b,Prime small d 0... 5 0 5 6 Prime Scots, (Ste. 4 8 4 101.(arge hogs ...... ;3 6 4 2 Inferior Sheep ...3 2 3 6,Sitiall porkers 4 4 41C Second quality ...3 8 4 ',Suckling calves.. 22 0 211 0 Prime crse.-wlled.4 2 4 6;Quarter old pigs.2l 0 27 't TOTAL lIIPPLI. POLEI6I.I SUPPLY. Beasts 1,309 Rea5t5......... •••••••• Sheep 3,,451 shee? Calves 230 120 Pigs •••• .••• ** NEWGATE LEADENHALL. The general demand ruled inactive, as follows : Per albs by toe eareaso. o. d. 5. d. t a. d. s. d. Beef, inferior 210 3 0 !Viutt•pu Inferior 210 3 0 Do., middlilv, 3 2 3 6 Do., ..... 3 2 3 6 Do. prime large- 3 83 1) Do., prime 3 8 4 e, , do. small .... 4 0 4 2 Veal 3 8 4 10 Pork, large 3 2 3 . 10 Pork. small 404 1e BOROUGH HOP. There is still a fair demand for the finest hops, at full prices. Low and middling qualities changed hands slowly, .t the late decline in value. Ab!lut 250 bales of foreign hops have arrived this week. Mid and East Kent pockets, 31 5s to 61 lOs per cwt ; Weald of Kouts, 310 s to 51 lOs ; Sussex, 21 rs to 41 15s. COLONIAL. TEA.--e-A. good inquiry ha* existed for common coneon at 91, a few sales were effected at s'qd fur net cash, all other descriptions have bieu very dull. SUGAr..—A very steady business has bean done. and pri .ars have bean well supported. The demand for West India has continued brisk at an advance of about 6 , 1 per cwt. The sales of East India have been to some extent, and good supp,rt was given to the market by speculators onrchasing the whole at full prices. Madras soft grainy brought 41s to 426 na, yellow good grainy 3!Cs to 39s 61 per cwt. Penang low to fire brown 31s to 375, low to fins yellow .7s to V.s Gd, gray to fine white superior 404 'o4la 6.1 per cwt. Yellow 11 .vaunah part .cached 41s to 43s per cwt. Manilla mill quality :iros to 33s 6d per cwt. The teined market for home consumption has been inac tive ; but., for exportation to the continen t, a brisk .busi nessh.oi been done in crushed at 324 to 32s 61 per Cwt. COFFEE —This article has been quiet, and the prices of N'ktivc and Plantation Ceylon have both given way. Na tive oral to goo ord :'ll4 6d 0 514 ; damaged 494 par cwt. Plantation mid !. d colory kind, 62s ; fine flue or dinary, 58a to 59s ; Demerar mid calory, 6ts 61 to 63s per Cool—The market for ',his article rules very dull; prices have recoiled about 2s. par cwt.. Trinidad mid red, 4Ms Gd ; Grenada mid grey to good mid red, 45s to 53s ; St. Lueia coin greyish red, 379 to 3s per cwt. RicE—The tfetnanil for this article has been inactive. A large pare , ..l4 :\ladagascs.r was sold by private contract at l'er Gd ; ISaclras barley grain sold rather cheaper, viz., 93 to 9; 6.1 per cwt. Itum continues doll. Mauritius and Madras sold at to 10,1 per gallon. The Government contract for 100,000 gallons is advertised for 13th March. SPlCES.—Pepper, at public sale, brought high rates. Singap,o o white realised 71d to 70 per lb., long pepper met a ready sale at 34s 6,1 to :36s 61 per cwt. Pimento has been cbell, good mid to mid brought 41.1 per lb. Cin namon bron4ht steady rate, , , first pile Is second is 6d, thirds is 2,1 to is 3.1 per lb. Mace ruled steady, and about previous prices were realised. Mid 2s 1,1,g00d mid 2s 3a. Nutmegs have been dull, small 2s :3,1 to 24 41, mid to good 2s (Si to 2s 81, one lot, fine picked, brought 58 2d per lb. SALTPErnz is rather cheaper. Madras 19 lbs refraction brought 26s per cwt. No sales reported in Bengal. TALLOW.—The market has bee c quiet, and rates have ruled rather easier. 53a 6d for delivery, up to the end of March. GREET FEUIT.—The market is indifferently supplied with oranges. Two cargoes, from St. Michael, sold by Keel ing and Elunt,at public:sale, went at an advance of front 5s to 1134 per box. Seville sours lower, the high price and im portations from Palermo and Messina interfering with the sale. Spanish nuts advanced 4s, Brazil 2s per barrel. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LONDON, Feb. 29.—Wind this riay at noon, N.E. ; moderate breezy and tine clear weather. There is still no news of ei idler the James Barnes or tho Pacific, steamer, and some uneasiness is beginning to be expressed about the latter. _PORTSMOUTII, Feb. 28.—Wind calm, and foggy.—Ar. rived—lL M.S.'s Cressy and Ithatlainanthus, from the ward. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 28.—Arrived.—Grango, from Cuba; Lioneese, Maz igan. CORK, Fob. 28.—The Orion, from Newcastle to Ber muda, has put in leaky, and will , iischarge a ,, d repair. SHIELDS. Feb. 2)i.—Wiud W.—Sailed—Thalia, for St. John's, N.B. L. ROCHELLE, Feb. 27.—The Iris, from Sunderland to Charente, which went on shire on the Isle de Re on 22d inst., has become a total wreck. (PEit ELEartif , l , TELEGRAPR.) SOUTHAMPTON', Fri , lay Morning, Arrived—Jason, acre w-4te Liner transport, from the Black Sea; Atalanta and Express, steamers, Havre ; South- Western, steamer, Jersey. Sailed—Express, steamer, for 'Havre; Le Coq, Cher bourg. WARRENPOINT, Feb. 23. Wind N. W. Arrived—Qaeen, from 31arseilloi ; Igtrem, Rotteram. DUBLIN, Feb. 28. Wiwi West. Arrived—Genoa, from Alemandris.. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 27. Wind W.S.W. Arrived—Castle Eden, from 13 , 3rmuda; Irene, Syra. Off—Eciipse, from Honduras. BY SDBALARtNE AND lIIIITISEt TELEGRAPS.I GRAVESEND, Friday, 9.56 a.m. Wind calm ; tide, four hours' ebb ; fine. Arrived—Mermaid, from Guernsey. Sailed—Sarah Lyon, for Sunman. DEAL, Friday, 9.50 Wind N.E., light. Passed. 2Rtk—East Anglian, 162 transport, from Lon don, for Portsmouth. Sailed—Sir Howey, Hants, Briton's Pride, and British Merchant, with all the outward bound. Ma, WOODIN'S OLIO.—A day performance will take place at the Polrgraphic Hall to-morrow, at two o'clock, and on every Saturday af , ernoon. MADRID, Feb. 26.—Tenders have been sent in for the Saragossa. it %ilway. The Grand Central offers a re ,inction of 30,001 reals per kilometre. This iv, the best off •r. The definitive adjudication is fixed for March 81 MR. SERGEANT WILKINS —lt is with much pleasure that we are enabled t state, upon authority, that Mr. Sergeant Wilkins has entirely recovered from the sudden, painful, arid, at one time, serious attack of ill ness with which he was seized, white attending to his professional duties in the Court of Common Pleas, a few days since. The learned Sergeant has as yet bean un able to go to the Northern Circuit, the assizes on which commenced on the 18th inst., but he will join it, for the first time since his recovery, on Tuesday next, at Durham. lik. , A.1:er.t.en....,... ...... Ambg. Noting. Bost . and Eastn. Junot... 411 1101 fast & Ballytne - a.., all ; 7 .irroing. Wel ve ~ .b .-, 4tcur Valley 1-4 t :dirk e fad. LanAL. . .11Aemliire Jnnet al' be. Cheah. & Birk. £5O a,a £25 Cony 1. DO., £20 ........ .... .. all ,',lyth &Tynaorigina £25 (isad. at £45 : 100 31.1;4°1 and Exeter , 101) .lalecionian. ...... .. , 61s %lam. and Cardigan) all ~ hester & Holyhead. all iork and Bandon . all . - lork, Rack, ePka , 18 r.;',,rnwall all Do. A 8 Do. B 1 4 . riot Junction....., 4 Dub 'in &BelfastJur,( all Dun. P. & Ain ~ Joe 100 East Anglian , 21 ) Eastern Counties , 100 ~ %st. 4nion ; A. Ott lir. Dv., B Stowe:. .... - R. Do., New A......,_. 10 East Kent 190 •itast Li.neashire ..... 10(.; , I;dinl,urgh&t.4liBg.. all ,Edinb. and Poohlor 100 ,din.Prth & Duel 9 :" . orth. & Clyde Jon,. all Furness all Do. Extension 100 lasgow &S. West, • , all reat N. of Seotlnd. 100 Great Nerthern 1 100 Do., A. Stock „. 100 Do., B. Stock 1,Y.) Gt. Sth. kWest.(lre ~ 10i Du. Stour Yal. Bal' 104.; (}rent Western Qua. St k.. all Irish South-Easiorr.. all LAncaster & CarlV:.' 1.41 0., Thirds 8 Do. New Thirds,..... 100 Lancash.sndYorksh i De., Wet. Ridingl7:: all Liv.Crsby.kSoutlipt all Loudon & Blackwell. 100 Lond.Bright &S.Ci-t. 100 Lond. and N. West,l., 10 Do. 'Fifths 54 D0.1.01.0h..M&13...0 ?,1 Do. Eighths.. 1001 London andi. West, all I Do., .C5O . all IDo., £4O : Ail , tanindrry&Col erain, all i :,ndndrrr.k Enul.l , l. IY. lancli.Shef.k Liu . ) , ! 29. ~,• 4„ , 1 34 n, . k Lin,. lir , 1 I Metropolitan .. WO !Midland .. 110 )o. filming. &Der's.; all Ahild. G. West. (I re all Do. Pfaff Shares all Newcastle & Carlini% all wpt.Aherg. &Hrf 8 ‘fowry kEnniskill , t all , every Warrenpoin and Rostra vor Lk , ,rforfolk 3t Northn.CountlesUn 100 North British ~_, . N'th 15,,,,,,r. Rai'. & 100 Dock Stock 100 r,..,, A. Stock... ~11 .0., B Stock all Do., i 8 Gusranwo ' 1.0: N. Eastern—Berwie , • 21.1 Do. do. Extension 15 Do.do. G.N.E. ?larch VI Do. Leeds , 100 Do. York . 100 North London . 7 1; is NI .&S.Watrn.,lTarn! , . stead, and City Jn.. 17i N'orth Staffordshir -.. al. North Western all N. &S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinkle)., ' anti Leicester ~ 1 i 0 9x, Wore., aWolv. 8 Perts7aonth . I_oo Tv:ott ;till rostra] : I i 3 0( i; ) i Soo n. r t o t r i ni M re id u la i n i nl ,a ..... al . 'South Devon i ~, South Eastern. ~ 100 South Wales i S. Yrksh. & Riv. Dn , lin ., •• 6 A-,aine , , Wok. tzWo. 3': ,Stockton St Darli 1.3,:;5t,. - ikton & Hartlen , It' jTait Vale .. . *:''. Do. Pref. , No. 1„ 2 ',l" ' Mlles Hay. P.& Ti. 1 .. ITlverstone & LauL,s. 411 Vale ,' Neath „, , a 1 . I.Vaterftl. k Killtenn;, - 111 IWaterfor.l& 'MOOT: CIS .. . all West C0rnwa11......,. 1.0 all West End of Lora , . n and Crystal Polito, . 5 all • Do. A .. .. .. 5 3; Do. B . •0 Ail 'West London 10 all j Winabledn & Croydon 8 16 - t 3 - 14 9 - 8 87 - F 9 57 -57 ti ... ••• • - 2 8 - 124 - 9$ 94 . 22 - 31 22 - 24 - 74 6E 9f - 2G - 27 85 -- 87 6i - 7 95i 96; 80 - 82 - 123 - 125 106 - ;08 80 • - 73 16 6i -7! 82 -82 i 71 74 9 i - 98! 01:12 --- 1026 It d- f p i ' 9i- 9{ '4} ?4~ - 71. - 71 11 - 43 •N "' •• - 10 - 11 50 - 52 3A 30 29 ~. 30 77 -78 6 - sft 4 -- 3i41 '5 )6 52 53 50 92 —61 d 22: -• 24 64 - 106 74 - 76 16 - 48 ilk - 66 - 67 71 - 73 4 - 2 1 5 - 37 ..• • • • 20 - 21 4i 64 73 ... ........ 000 FOREIGN. 1.0 1 .11 1 vatwerlizi tuntt rd^m 7 : g 40 1 40 'Do. 5 p.c. Ohlgs. con. I in Sli. at par till '64 I.d - 1 p 20 i 10 Ardennes 2l -- 2/p 5 I 4. 'iotg:an Eastn• Jun( 31 • 2i I' 114 I.:teeters toGra:evaaa 1 - 1(1 18 4. I Bombay, Baroda, an 1 flentrallncl'a•Scri § p all I Do. i s '''lll)eruerare. ..... ..• - 11 Dutch Rhenish 1 p 1.; -1 1 ;Eastern of France - ,:si 10 13 ITlo. New II2 - 14 . lltast Indian, g. sp. 211 22 1., 15 I De. P•Lisnsi , r , . 4 a p loa all ! • . ; :10. 40. .„ 20 16 'Cleo cog Melbon ne guar. 5 per • nt. . - ?,0 1 Do., Lon. allot., do. -- 21 22: 1 . Tk of Cana , la A ••• 11 - 10 95 Do. - 15 1.41 0 9) ' Do. Cert. of Lisbon. con. into Stk. Mire. 71 - 75 tOO 4,0 Do. Comp. 6p. c., do 81. - 84 81 t: 14 Gt. Central of Fran. 5 - O R , 20 all Gt. Indian Pecinsn.l , 201 - 20/ 26 14 Great Luxambour. Constituted Share , 41 - 5 43 4 all Do. ObligationF 3 - 3i 2C 11 Do. re-is. •'orftd. Sh. - '),o} Gt. Western o Canae FAltares . - 24 25/ 5?., Do. New - 3ir 8 i 41K; Ail Do. this. payable's7, with option till '55 99 - 100 100 all Do. do., ' 62 , p. '56 - 125 100 ail Do. do., '76, p. '6O l2O - 125 WO all D. do., '73, without option . I. 107 109 20 , all Hamilton & Torontr ' 25 -25 i 100 all Do. 6 per cent. - 125 10 17 Lake Conet. k Basl 20 all Lierre and Turnhout - ...d 5 , 11 Lucca "IPist. sp. c.p „ 4, 16 (Lyons and Gonort ei 20 i 4 Lyons 4 Meliterraq ,„ 10 I all 11adrae, guar. 4 p.c. 191 - 10/ 20 10 De. New 0., s p, e. 4 20 5 Pe. 4/ p. c. Paten / 1d 91 4 1. all Laria Antonia 7 9 U; all Do. do. Now .... 2 3 10 411 Namur & Liege (irit• Interest) si - 6 2() al: Do. (ez interest) . -51 -5/ ‘II Northern of France 'B/ - 391 20 all Do.2ol.Shs. l l/ - 1.24 ',!O %II Do. 201. 3p. c It& (fmy.R.&Arns.Slas. - • 10 NorvregianTrunkPre 7i .- 20 all Paris and Lyons ~ 49} - 49/ 4.0 all Ditto B an onds - ..• 20 all Paris d Orleans... 49 - 51 ' 10 5 Rome and Frascati.. - all Royal Danish - 20 5 all Etoyalßvre , liah... - •• • 4 all Do. Obligations .•• t 20 ail iftrobre and Meuse 9 - 91 Do. 5, p. cent. Prof, ... ..• e 20 5 Seindz, guar. sp. c 1- 11 61 20 all Do - ••• 20 ,11 `louthern of Frame p m 10 1.6 St. Andrew's an , Quebec (A).• 81 rl! West Flanders 3l - 4 C aU. Do 54. net c. Pref- • ••• g 1 a 70 18 W. &N. W. of Franc , 3311 - 34 33. 20 West. of Switzerland 6 all Wiesbaden ~. - ••• 20 all et.-atand JOINT-STOCK BANKB. i 0 4l A a itrala, ', 100150 Bank of London 40 1 all iiri. Col. Bk.& Ln. C ... —.- 50 sli British N. American ... . 25 I 5 Jhartd. Bank of Asia par 1 p 20 4 t_llirtd. Bnk. of IndlA, Australia, 3‘ China 4 Id 100 i 50 City 66 - • 68 100 25 lolon!al •• -- ••. 100 20 Comnsercial of Loud ,.. -- • • 20 sll Eng.Scot.&A.us.Cht lBi .—17 i 20 all Loud. Chart. Bk. of 1 Australia l6 164 20 & IDitto New 4 3d 1/ 50 120 11,endou and County ... .- ... 31 100! 50 , Lnd.&E.Bnkg•Corp. par 21) ~. ro 1 1.0 f... 0 don Joint Stook. ZS 100 110 ;London and Paris , 1i - - i d 9 1.00 120 Loud. & Wostminstc; ... ... 100 135 N ational Pro.of Eng ... -- 20 10 Do. Now 50 22 . N o a o ti rp on o a r i t o t f o. Ireland n....... 3 .- 9 ...-- " 4.1 . 2 .• 20 all Now South Wales 37 25 all Peental Bank of 100 2.5 1 4 rovincial of Irelan d ... ... 10 1 all lie. New 5 I 1 it Ana R AcGo Im C( ... —..- 100 50 Royal British ..... 25 all South Australia - 40 25 all Union of Australia.- 71 - 73 "A Do. New ..........«. 7i 8h He 10 Union o' potion r „, 27 7,i, 20 ~~ 41 - 571 i 91 10 93i3 ad 59 i i i X2f i 991 100 92 i i 691 70 51i 2 76 1 . 6 15i 51; i aaaL , ..t.. Bedford and Filet übley Buckgbantah. ClydesdaleJc. Col, Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. 1i r.in. tr. Bpc E. Un. H. Sh. Gia:.4. liar.. Az Neil,. Direct Do. New...... Glatr.dt Dn. Fr tirtlpl. Dk. TlAils,Tay Hull .k Selby Do. Do. Sbaree. Lon. & Grcenw Do. Proferewe Lou., Til., It S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per ct. Manch. Man. and Matiocis Ifiddlesbro' Re,lcar. Nidld.Brviff' Newmarket Bury E. G.spc N.& Est.s Do. ti 7,1. et, Do. Fixeds f c Preqt. y Do. t ihr,. A Roystn.& Sher-Roth an Gooleg. 5 p. r Fihrews.klier S. Statlordsh. Wear Valleygr S per cent Do Wilt4V.o!,,rst London 6i N. ViTerA. ,Sc~.'~ti, E. Ua. E. C. . (It N . . E. Count. 104,1donit. Won.l New, AD Bons, Y.&NH 1/0 Do . Easte. Do Peto&C, 'Norfolk„ Do 14.6 t N. W & Midi& , •;i.,c-kto &I Darlingt Conn. `Y. Coot '[k ;Do Do iGtNorthol le.neash York sh. Brazaey M.MCletn itockt. Dar !tugt Do (:t l V_!ftn. I'RE FERENUE it. I 100 It. \ 00 ft. 100 411 A. I LOO It. ail it. ?() all It. 11.(0. it. 1106 it. 10() It. 400 74 tO I ali ft. 1.00 St. 'lOO t. 106 It. 'llOO St. 100 10 I all 3 I all 10 I all 10 1.9.11 lti all .34, all L 6 6 3t. 10e, it. 1100 3t. 1.4 it. 1106 ;f tOn 1- It tOO 2, Ali ,It ,1! 10 11.41 It. 100 16 all 5 •till tOO 10all 1 Aberdeen .. . :.1 Inc% N 0.2, 7 p. Do. Debeutures Myth andTyn , 111 0 (.0 - C. pref. (issd..st 501 & Ex. 4 P. c. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Chef. k Gln. 5i pt Do. do. Pref. No. t Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Cork dtßandons!"p.c Duo. Prth .dt A hsr.J. F. Anglian Cle. A Sly Do. do. CIR. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cls. C 7 p. c. ?Av. Co. , spc No Pm PIA 12i _ Do. No. . Do. Now 6 p. C. St heat Ctn. ' G. 8 p. Do. 61., 10 per cent IN. Dcl;entr.S , .. Do. do. 4 per cent., :41ast Lanca,h. 6 p. et:' Volk. ,T. & Gl. pc. sh. ' Prtn.aDun.-0.- narnus (;i as . & S. W. G. 5 p. Groat Northn. 5 p. c I 5 p. c. Itodeem. At 10 p. c. prem. • )0.4) , p.0 De. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red . :%tsp.c.pin... It. N. of Scot. let Pr. It. S. zs (Ireland Do. 4per c. Pr.f. . Gt. xspc t)o.con. 3. ed. 4 )1. con. red. 4 p. c . irreri. 4p. c. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref Do. do. do. Do. Ririn. Pret. 9h . ,)o. Cn ester 8 p.c. De. do. 5 p. c. do Do. B r tn. Gua. Stk. Do. Ches. Gna. Sh.. Do. .10. do Do. do. ....... TAT'. &York. F. £2: Do. 6 p. c. Lon. &Brigli. G. 5 iv 7 Do, Pref., 5 p. c. Do. New Guar.6 p., Do. do. 5 per cent Lon. &N. W., Coy. e' Nuneaton 6 p. ct Lon.& S.W. 7 per et. (.only. k Crier. . Lowly. & Ennis. \(.,M.,& L.,Now, le i )o. £6 Asrypt.k Carl. 4 p e )u, 4i per cent id. Consol.ls p.c.- Von. Tlr.Ysr. Rpc Do. 4y p. 0. Prof. 1/0. Pref. 4 pct. cv Do. 5 1 ,. Pr f. 4 p. e Ditto L. &It (tot S New,, , &c., pr. sp. c roil. b p c, pia 'di Noe, ilh L00r„,;,,,tt0 100 De. Prof. 4p.c. St clt 1 0 0 Do 5 p.c. F.xt... 100 5A per et. pref 100 Do. Way. Val. 5 p ;00 North Brit!sli (00 N. E.llArw, 4 p.o, P 7 Do. do. do 1:3 ;Do Leeds p.c .No. - 'I Do, 'do Quarters 10 Do, orltti. k, ' l . Pt.r an North Stafrordshir , 1 0 / ;ox, Wn, rt p 9i ;Do IL Prof. 101. St,. +tit Ikot. Cent. ,New Pr., ell South llevon IDo. fixed, 4. per con all i 5. Eaten (Roadi. , !gnu.) of Oa, 6,1 10(. Do. 4 , per clut, • 103 Do. Fixed cq p cal`. 100 ;S. Gna. 4F. all ;Do. 10. d p. C. 111 j ß.Yorksli.4p.c.(lnai ., all !Atock.& Dar., 5 p c, 15 D. do. do %11 Stock. & Hart'. g. I p.c. Li'd July 1, 'ry! W Atortd & Kiik.Cpc III)10, MINES. -------------- 1 all I:ag., r',i -, ............1 ... ••• 1 all I magi° Au.trin. Gold' ... ••• 10s. all , Anglo Californien ...! i I 20 6, 1 ! `.usi.rvilan ! a ti I Al: MistritliATl Cordillera ... .. i ill lye Mari' l ... ... 1 all Baden (G-I.Duchy of ,•• ••• j 50 all ftlaipar. Tror & Loa t ... •• • .10 14 British Iron 3 5 35 26 !trazilianlmp.(issue;' At k,f; pin.) 10 all Jo. Cocaes & Culab 2 1 A tO 1.5 I Do. St. Jelir Del RA - . 26 28 1. i •llarendon Cons. Mit, Co, of C of erp:r 66 ica ***** . P -- 13 4) all r;o ... 5 1 , Tiolonial Gold St. all )opper Min. of Env 36 40 25 all iDo. Prof. 7. p. Dan 26 . 28 lf. f."T o pi a po. ..... 2 • . 4 1i ''ortus . 3. 20 all lenc••Al. * l4 —l6 1. I all lt,,,Nliv;;.•tV,inli,,g k I 44 ail ;',7kront Polvooth . ••• it —2i 5 all IGt Wheal e'er Ilnitod 1 • id 1 all ; Liberty 2} 3 i all 'Linares 6/ if 511 I Lusitanian * i— 1 I 1 all , Ntariquits . i_ 1 all I New Granada I i 1 all \ Nouveau Monde... . k I )0 all li?ontgi.Sil & Lo. Min 12 14 5 1 Port Philip . ... 1 all ':.marts Rock i 0 i 0 all ithymney Iron l9 21 15 all Do. Now 6 8 i d 30 13; Santiago de eillt. 21 —2/ 2/ ... 6e. Sort. Cons. Min. Co 3 / 41 4 i 1 ,ii ...iit,n AitetrAnan . 1.. 1 1 I all iDo. Scrip I I Do. 10 per cent Pref ... ..• 44 Tam. S. &L. Mtn. Co, ~. •• • `..0 9 NIA Croft ......: ** ••••_'. 41 -- lli all g n ited Mexican 1 I all :Caller t : I 1. all V es t Mariposa 1 12.. ','Northing Mining of Australis - . 4 .• 1 I all 'rnlit MISCELLANEOIJb. ,',,, 19 ,I•nstralita , .agric•At.l 2111 26 t o ~,, ~ s olmzsin. Royal Mail! , •• . Itl all t e rlin Water Works 16 7* 0 :AO ".orit. American Land' 47 60 00 ;),2i Canada... ...... ... ..... j 127 132 , t. ;1.'0 .. C.On.Ap.e. Tar& ;nl3llOB - 1109 St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Aug 106 -- !;9! St. , 100 Do. 6p. c. Palaet. Sept 109 •L , 2i 2 •••••••• _ 5 l 5 all Jo. Preference........ a 4 ..il Crystal Pal.or Fra nce ... -- ... 1 A Ouston Iron Ore ..... , ..• -- ... ^ • /0 13 g&ste rn Steam 5 all En.diA us Cop Sin Co 1. 1. 0. all E'ectric Telegraph... 19i ..- 20i 1 ) all o,;ectrie Teleg. o' Ir. •• 5 all G e n. Iron Se Collier ... ..• ) 5 14 — o ' • Steam Navigai - .. ... —. i .. , ig all Oenera l Screw Steal* ... ... 161 x :0 10 ;risk Beetroot St. i ga r, ~ _ , 4 i all Lend. Gen. Onanibusl 3! 34-' 3/-) ai i 20 to magni , lena St. Navi ; _. t o a ll *terliterau. Eiec. Tel. S 10 10 9 ' , ll , 3l:l(ankS,Mnericn.i 5A 51 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fnell ... -- I 0 5 '.4etherlancla Land...,' 1 li 10 all 00. Do. 1 2 3 5 , 2 Do. Sp 5P iss at 18! i la 1 100 1 80 New B. & N.S. Land IR 22 I all "I. B. A.ustraiasiart : t 'l,O 15 qrth.ofEuropeStalan; .. -- .. 1 all )rient al rag........... 1i . 1 g 1 1 2s. no. " New Shares"i ... ... 1 Pm . . all 'eel Kr. bd. & 'ilicirl.l 2f 2i ) x: all -'enin.ular & Orienta l, ... -- ... i 5,. 10 no. New 2 All Portland Iron Co , ... ••. 100 60 'loyal Mal , Steam I ... •• . , 1 A ll 4cot. Austral. In 1. —1/ 1g 1 A Oitto New 25 all :ontb A.ugtral.7...nnd '5 36 al: Submit . . Tel. Scrip ! t i . ‘ 1 ;10 All ')o ite;4istered. i 4 Trust& L.Co.U.Can. -.- ... 3.00 7.4 Van riletnAn'L I ..nd 15 rI 16 IN 111 • 7 Co 02 cAlit,Juk , • .., IS !., iii % „„_.• _ _ , __ _ x d EASTERN RAILWAY. Meeting This Day. The ordinary hrilf-yearly meeting of this company was held this afternoon, at the London Tavern, Bishopsgate street. Mr. I). Waldington, M.P., in the chair. Great excitement prevailed at the meeting, in cones qtrifice of its being the day for the election of directors in the room of those who retired by rotation, umongs: whom wa3 Mr. Waddington, the chair- For an hour previonft to the appointed time 'or the commencement of the business the room wai nearly filled with sharoholdero, and at the oom. mencement of the buiinexs was densely crowded. Great eonfusion and noiie prevailed throughout. rhe CHAIRMAN OP entering the room way received with a volley of minded cheers, hisses, hootings, and, other demonstrations according to the feelioga of t 4• respective shareholders to wards him. The SECRETARY having read the notice convening the meeting. Mr. FRANRLYN, M.P., complained of the short time the report had been in the hands of the shareholders. At present he had received none. The CHAIRMAN said the meeting had not been properly constituted. As soon as it was he would explain the app ►rent delay. Nonuis contended the meeting was properly con. stituted, and that Mr. Frankly n was in order. After some further remarks from hon. shareholders, in which personal feeling predominated, the subject dropped, and the SECRETARY proceeded to read the mioutes of the last meeting. The CHAIRMAN proceeded to address ths muting, when Mr. FRANKLYN again complained of the report baying been issued only the night before•-the meeting, and said it was to be regretted, mums!, esp.:cially on this occasion, that the report had not been issued earlier. He moved that in future the report should be in the hands of tke shareholders at least a fortnight before the day of meet• ing. A SHAREHOLDER seconded the resolution. The CHAIRMAN said the proceedings were very irre• gular. If the meeting would decide whether they would have the report read, or take it as read, he would alter that address the meeting, and explain the cause of the delay in the issuing of the report. The resolution was put and carried unanimously. The report having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN said that he addressed them with feelings of deep anxiety, both on his own account and on theirs— , s laughter)- -so that he might be able to make plain to them that which they might not have understood, and explain fully and fairly his past con duct. All he wished was to be judged by the facts. He regretted the delay that had taken place in the pro. Auction of the report, owing to the delay in the produc tion of the accounts to the board of directors, because they ought to have full opportunity of examining it, and considei ins it previous to their being called on to approve or reject it. The Chairman then entered into the expenditure and receipts of the company, which are fully sot forth in the report and the accounts. The extraordinary expenditure for the half year had been 47,9141. 11s. 7J., out of which 17 3471. 3s. 7d. had been set a- die to meet dis oited claims and charges not previously at,uertained. The loss on the worki,d4 of the liar xich mid Ipswich and Flarwich and Antwerp boats for one year had been 5 9761. 15s. 7d., and the directors had determined not to run these boats for the future, a d, but that they thought hat a remunerating traffic would have ultimately been ,btained. The stores account showed a deficiency of ab , ut 4,0001., which was inclu.led in the sum t•et asi4e tor dispnted claims and charges. The revenue for the rat year would have given a dividend of 83. per share, nal it not been for the outlay that had been wade for the permanent way to pace it in the most efficient state of repair, and he loped they would be able to come to a satisfactory understanding as to what amount should he sat aside fur the future for that purpose. Toe committee of inquiry had necessarily distracted the attention of the officials, and he believed that bad been the cause of an incres-e of expenditure during the half-year, but he looked for .card to that unanimity in the future which was SO ne cessary for the efficient and satisfactory working of he line. The working stock was non' in an ineffi .•ient order, a large sun having been expended for' hat purpose. Atter alludinz to the opposition ha re proposed to be constructed, and the applications the d.rectors had made to Parliament, he referred to the report of 111e9srs. Quitter, Ball, and Cu., comp;aini ng of the see unts of tie sores department being in arrears, and that a month must elapse before the accounts could be completed, and he (the chairman) called en Mr. Bruce, a director, who had taken that department tinder kis especial care, to explain the cause of that trrear. After some other general remarks, he moved the reception and adopt;on of the report. The motion havin , z been seconded, Dr. RILEy sail that a sitni!ar promise to that made that day to Mr. Franklyn, was made by the chair ,nan to him (Dr. itiley) six years ag. , , but it had :iev,r been acted on. This gentlernao was proceed. ieg to make some stroll; remarks on the chairman's con. ..iuct, when he was interrupted by The CHAIRMAN, who requested him to confin• remarks to the motion before the meeting. He ,could, after the adoption of the report, have an oppor unity of making renisrks on his (the chairman's) con duct. Mr. MORttis rose to order. The report stated that rs "David Waddington, Esq., retired from the direc tory, and Wai eligible for re-election," the speaker .`as in order in trying to prove the contrary. (Cheer-.) Dr. RILEY then proceeded amidst cries of question .ind order to cnter into the state of the Company's affairs, Altieising, at the same time, the Chairman's conduct in reference to them, which he contended had been such as o forfeit the shareholders' confidence in him. He pro ,osed to put certain questions to the Caairaian, who bylined answering them until be came before the meet ‘id for re-e'eetlen at a later period_ of the (1:43. This :unouncement of the Cuairtnan was received with Applauee. Dr. BILE' elritrinned his address amidst such a storm. )1 confusion as to be inaudible to all except a few within ois immediate neiglihourhool Mr. Norris and Mr. Bruce (Erector) rose together, tn d were received with applause by their respective friends. Ultimately Mr. Bruce was called upon by the ,seetirg to address them first. Mr. BRUCE defended himself from the imputation of delay in the stores account, which arose from the chairman and the other directors refusing to confirm his app&ntment of a storekeeper of sbißy and putting in the situation a men umapable of discharging the duties. H. assured them that the stores accounts wore correct. Its the n entered on the general accounts fur the half year which he said were uneatiefactory. The CHAIRMAN denied that he recommended the np ,Jointtnent of the store-keeper. Mr. Bruce recom mended that person to the committee, and they appointed him. lie (the Chairman) had rendered every aesistauce possible to get the stores accounts ready, eut the system of accounts laid down by Mr.::Brttee had been a failure. The utmost confusion prevailed during the statement of the chairman. Mr. BRUCE, with great vehemence, defied the and Chair ma n to deny that he a pp ointed the storekeeper, called on Mr. Anderten in confirmation. [We will give the conclusion in cur next edition.) DEPARTDREOV TEEFIRST AUSTRALIAN WAN STEAMER —SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday. —her Majesty's screw steam-sloop. Victoria, Captain Norman, which has been lying in the Southampton Dock for the last three months, will leave on Monday next for Plymouth, whence she will take an Australian mail, and at once proceed to her destination, Melbourne. STEAM BETWEEN LIVERPOOL AND MONTREAL.—Liver pool, Feb. 28.—At the meeting of the Dook Committee this afternoon a letter was read from ilteire. Alice and Gillespie, a-king ter a painanent berth in the Wel lington Dock fur the vessels of the Montreal Ocean Steam ship Company, who are about to establish Wfortuightly line of steamers between this port and the St.eLaw rence. The first of these vessels, the Canadian, the let ter stated, was expected in the Mersey cn Saturday. The bar silver brought by the last West India steamer was sold yesterday at 60p, per ounce, chiefly fo snipment to India. The priee realised ecforli the p terevion arr ival was 61N., but there was a decline . 61%d. immediately afterwards, and, as the market then con• tinued to show great flatness, the present reduction was anticipated. GOLDSMITHS' AND JEWELLERS' ANNUITY INSTITUT:or AND ASTenel,—The half-yearly general meeting of the subscribers took place last evening at the Crown Tavern. Clerkenweli-green. The Annuiq Institution was rei, port.:d to be in a very satisfactory condition. The balance- s l ee t showed 1 . 0841 . 6e. 6:1. in favour of the institution. including a lega:ty f repotslol. from the late J. Johnson, Esq. The Aey'uin qeted that the funi had increased from 118/. ss. 24 , 3. to 214/. 14s. Ltd. The Society of Goldsmiths and Jewellers, established twenty years ago, fur preventing an increase iu the hours of labour, bad been dissolved, and ies funds, amounting to 1171 7s. 11d., handed over towards the endowment of the Asylum. 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