The Sun. — London, England, 1861-02-08 00:00:00

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It was e, and r ward . e been an the L malt ,tamed same manec- everal build- natant lonths m rate MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocx. During the last few days less animation has prevailed in the markets for foreign and colonial produce. At the public sales of tea, however, prices were well sustained for the better qualities of goods. Sugars were in moderate demand, with out any material change in values. For coffee, rice, and cocoa the transactions have been confined Ft , almost exclusively to immediate requirements, without any material alteration in values. Spices and Fruit were inactive, and only limited transac tions were recorded in saltpetre. In the tallow market some extensive speculative dealings have been entered into, and prices have shown an up ward movement. P.Y.C. on the spot is now : t t : quoted 595. 6d.; March delivery, 595. to 595. 6d.; I st and last three months, 565. 6d. to 575. per cwt. A moderate amount of business was transacted in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and sti prices remain unchanged. The sales were 7,000 st , bales. A further sum of £40,000 in silver was with Nt - drawn from the Bank of England yesterday for fit: transmission to the East. et' The Stratheden has been announced from Mel bourne with L 96,000 in specie. With regard to the Market for American Secu- r t : rities, Mr. E. F. Satterthwaite, in his weekly st, circular states :—" Since our last, the market in set; London for American Securities has been firmer, but the recent advices being unfavourably regarded, sti have produced a dull feeling. Until politics assume a more settled character we cannot expect invest- at . xnents to be freely made as heretofore. Illinois 6. Shares have declined to 291 discount, closing 29 st bid. Erie Shares advanced to 321, and closed at 29." Subjoined is an official notice, posted on the Stock Exchange to-day, in reference to invest ments by the Court of Chancery : INVESTMENT OF CASH 'UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE I S ti St, COURT. Cash under the control of the Court may be invested in st Bank Stock, East India Stock, Exchequer Bills, £ 2 10s. it per Cent. Annuities, and upon mortgage of freehold and st, copyhold estates respectively in England and Wales, as 8 8 1 ( c well as in Consolidated 3 per Cent. Annnities, Reduced 1 and New. 19. SEIIVICE OP PETITION. Every petition for the purpose of conversion of any 3 per Cent. Bank Annuities into any other of the Stocks, Funds, ' or Securities hereinbefore mentioned, shall be served upon st the trustees, if any, of such Bank 3 per Cent. Annuities, st' and upon such persons, if any, as the Court shall think st fit. CAMPBELL, C. JOHN ROMILLY, 111,11. J. L. KNIGHT BRUCE, L.J. G. J. TURNER, L.J. R. T. KINDERSLJiY, V.C. JOHN STUART, V.C. W. P. WooD, V.C. Increased firmness has been apparent in the s s t t Market for Public Securities to-day, owing to pur chases on speculative account. The advices from New York, moreover, are considered encouraging. 8 1 T, Consols have been 92 for money and 921 °4 for account, but they are now rather flatter , viz. , 91 s 1 92 and 921 1 respectively. The New Threes and the Reduced are steady at 914 92 ; Bank Stock is at 231 and 233 ; India ditto is firm at 2181- and 219 ; I s and Exchequer Bills have improved to ss. dis. and par. Foreign Securities have been dealt in to a fair extent, and prices tend upwards. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 701 to 71; ditto (1858), 561 to 561; Mexican are steady at 23A, and Venezuelan at 21 ; Portuguese have improved to 45'4 46 ; Brazilian 41 per Cents. to 86, and Dutch 21 per Cents. remain at 631. The Railway Share Market has been moderately active ; prices at the commencement showed in creased heaviness, but they afterwards slightly advanced in sympathy with the English funds. Eastern Counties, Lancashire and Yorkshire, and %rest Midland declined 55.; and Great Western, 10s.; North-Western and Midland advanced 55.; and Great Northern, 10s. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets the varia tions have not been of an important eharacter. South-Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian are a shade flatter, and East Indian advanced 55., Great Indian Peninsula declined 10s. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares were in • limitad request. London Joint Stock improved 59.; and Union of London declined 55.; Red Sea Telegraph Shares advanced ss. to 10s. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities '4; 2 1 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 l6l India Stock Ditto 6 per Cent ... Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 1858 Ditto 1859 95 Consols !for Account, March 7 India Stock for Account — Ditto 5 per Cent. for Account 991 8; 9i Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d Ditto £5OO 3 die Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860 SO Mexican 3 per Cent .. Ditto Account 231 a 1 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1833. Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856,'7 and '9 .. Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St • . Ditto Account 105 Spanish 3 per Cent.. Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded 5l Turkish 6 per Cent .. Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account Venezuelan 3 per Cent Ditto Account .Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f Ditto 41 per Cont. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 63+ Ditto Certificates. 4 per Cent. Piedmontese 5 per Cent., Ex. 2sf. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money 9l/ 2 Ditto Nara. Account THE WEATHER. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. 1 D. .F. C. 1 between 8 , F C and B. iE. M. 1 ,1. 1 S. , 9 a.m. _ Nairn 29'58 32 30 W.N.W. 3 2 b. 2 Aberdeen . - 11 r . 2 3 1 6 I i b l : —2 Greenock Berwick 29.64 42 31) N.N.E. 2 80 : , 1 3 Portrush Galway Scarborough 2 9 .68 39 38 E. 1 3 f. 2 ...._ Bull Liverpool 2O 64 40 39 N. E. 1 9 r. 1 Queenstown 29.60 41 40 N. 2 9 — 2„ Yarmouth 2 969 41 40 S. S. E. 2 7 C. 6 London Night extreme 20.61 40 S. 2 9 0. Kew....—.• 2 9 .5s 42 •40 S. E. 3 9 o. Dover 29.64 44 43 S. S. E. 2 5 0. 1 Portsmouth Piyinonth _Penzance 2 9 .36 43 42 S F 2 5 b. 4 •. EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced to 32 deg at mean sea 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 . C loud (1 to 9). I. I n itials :—b., blue sky ; c., clouds (detached) ; f., fog. ; h., hail ; 1.,. lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0 . , overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; a., snow ; t., thunder. A. letter repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb ance (1 to 9). WIND AND WEATII Alderney, S.E. ; cloudy Ardroisan, N. ; fine Belfast, N.E.; fair Birmingham, S.W.; wet Brighton, S.S.E. ; dull Bristol, S.E. ' • fine Cambridge, S,W. ; dull Cardiff, S.W.; rain Carlisle, N.E. ; fine Chatham, S.S.E.; fresh, cloudy Cork, N.E. ; fine Deal, S.S.E., moderate; fine Derby, N.E. ; rain Doncaster, S. ; wet N.,. fine Dundee, S.E. • ; fine r.iR REPORT, FEB. 8. Dumfries S.E. ; fine Edinbure, W.; fine Glasgow, E. ; hazy Goole, S.E. •, wet Gravesend, E.S.E. ; cloudy Hartlepool, S.W. ; frost Harwich, S.E ; fog Holyhead, N.E.,light breeze, with rain I nver ness, S.W. frost Leeds, S.E. ; wet Leith, S. ; cairn Manchester, E. ; wet Middlesborough. S.W.; fine Milford Haven, N.E.; rain Newcastle OR Tyne, V.; fog CONDON V. LORD RAYNHAM, M.P.—This was 411 action to recover compensation of the defendant for having without reasonable and probable cause charged the Plaintiff before a magistrate with begging, and for having caused her to be i m p r i sone d i n a po li ce ce ll. Aft er a l ong trial th e jury, without any hesitation, found a verdict tot the noble defendant, SIMBE MARKET.-(TRIS DAY.) ORDINARY SIiAtIES AND STOCKS. - .- - ! I 4 i Railways. 1 Closing i t Business Share I Pald ' - P 93 I e. e. 1 Don I 5o 'Belfast and Ballymena 1 all la.lo Bin, Wol , and Str. Val. all Si 84 stock 'Birk., La., and ChJunc ' 100 FO S 2 25 Blyth and Tyne i all ' 10 Bost. Sical. and l'irid.Co 1 all 04 7 stock Bristol and Exeter i 100 S 8 100 stork ( C,aledont an ' 100 961 976 971 10 Carmartlion & Cardigan i all 50 Cork amid Bandon ! all . — 4, 2 0 Cork, Illrock., & Passage all 20 10 Cornwall...., . . all 10 Do A ( .‘,.. gets no dlr..' .;., h i ,, ( 9 1t ), 0 , 1: 1 c , p d e rtaonli all 431 411 50 Dublin & Belfast. June.' all 25 Dun., Perth, SzAb..lune ! all 8 8a stock East Anglian 1 100 151 164 stock Eastern Counties stock Eastern Unicit, A. stock' 100 3 7 39 K stc, Do do Ti d o 100 26 28 s , 25 Do Nw ~1 , late EU:3(:.' 13 1 stodk East Suffolk stock Edinhurah & Glaseow i 10(; 85 88 stock Edin. Perth, & Dun d ee 100 261 274 stock r F i o i r rn th es t s - 1 iGhtsg. and S. Western 1 I 109 113 115 10 !Great Ntbn. of Scotland all 4 . , stock iGreatNorthern l6O 1111 112 -Lilo stock I Do do A stock stock Do do 11 (lo stock Gt. 5..1 W. of Ireland 100 112 113 stock Great Western .....•• . 100 691 691 691 1i i i stock Do Str Val g;ua. stock 100 61 64 12 Irish South-eastern... all stock Lancashire t Yorkshirc . 100 n i t 1151 115 141 15 144 stock London and Blackwell 100 61 64 4/ 1151 stock Lon., Bright.. Az S Coast 100 11 48 10 49 stock Lond., Chat., and Dover 100 stock 1 . ,on(1. &Nth. Western 100 1004 101 1001 1 4 stock Loud. t sth. Western lOO 934 e4i 91 31 25 I L'derry 1 Coleraine 25 ll.'derry t Ennisgtllen 1 all 10 11 ~,,. I stock Man. Shet. & Lineoln 50 Maryport and Carlisle I all 12 4 Do do 1 shares all 10 Metropolitan stock Midland 6.4.0. Do new .. . 1.4.0. p stock Do ',Arming. & Derbyloo 10/ 106 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland , ail 25 Do . shares , all 25 Mid Kent.— —.• all 10 Do, Cray Line ... ' all 100 Newcastle and Carlisle I all • 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 20 Newry. Warnpt. & Bos. all stock Norfolk lOO 52 64 stock North British 1100 65 651 stock Nor.Dev.RailtDk.sto(9,l 100 stock D , A stk ; A recs no d.i until 6pchas beenpd.Bl 00 1 stock Do 11 stock .••• ~ . , 100 stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick, 100 104 104! 1041 1 4 25 Do do , G.N.E. purchase 16134 p 1p P stock Do I,eeds .. ,•• • ' 100 601 (104 MI 1 4 .., lOO 92 02?, 924 414 2 4 2 stock Do York stock North London 10 Do new 5 19.16.1 North Staffordshire l7l 3f 3 1 1 4 4 1 4 10 N. and S. W. Junction ail 10 i 10 4 12 Not. &Grantham Rail ll 8 81 10 Feebles .................all 20 Portsmouth 10 Ithymney... stock Scottish Central stock Scot N. F., Aber. stock 100 331 341 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock— 100 86 88 stock Shropshire Union .....: 100 4S 50 10 Sittinotourne & Sheer. all 6 7 stock South Devon .• • • 50 Nthn. Counties Union 25 S.-Durham & Lane. Lin. 221 ~uE r . , 3 , 3 , i stock South Eastern stock South Wales ..... ... 100 60 62 stock S. York. and River Dun . 100 90 100 20 Staines, IVok,. and Wok all 4 7 25 Stockton & Darlington all 42 43 25 Do do . 11 100 114 0 25 Do New(1860) 3 664 p stock Taff Vale • .. ••—.. .. . stock Do Pref. No 1 lOO 25 ThamesTravenDktßail 22 —-- 50 Ulster . ** 25 Do .... ........ ,20 2 31p 12 10 Do () el ip stock Vale - of Neath 10 Victoria Sta. and Pim i all 111 111 stocK. Waterford & Kilkenny) 100 50 Waterford 45 Limerick all 20 West Cornwall 20 West London , all 10 Do Ist class .. • : all —' 20 Do 2d class —,, ! all stock West 11 artlepool liarbr and Ball lOO stock West Midltirld—Oxford. 100 45 47 461 6 stock no, r ewport 100 41 43 stock Do. ll ere r,ord; 100 82 81 __________--------- 'ERENCE kITARES._ I Share Railways. --- "Paid price Done. 25 'i Blythe and Tyne 10 per e. pref. (issaed at £5 O all j stk , (Iris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100 20 ;Do. do. do. Shares stock 'Caledon £10,41 per cent 100 101 103 stock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100 61 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. C. all 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent all 203 6% I Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun. 14 )3o lst Class Pref 2ll all stock J E.Angn.Class A 7 &5p.c,1 100 99 101 stock 'Do. do. Class B6p c ! 100 11l 115 stock ,Do. do. Class C 7 p.c ! 100 100 10S stock , E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. c. No. 21 11 100 1 1 1 08 110 1 0 ) 0 112 stock Do. do. No. stock IDo. New 6 per et. stock,) 100 124 126 stock !Eastern Union, 4 per ct.! 100 76 80 stock , Do. 5 per cent. guar...! 100 stock E'din.&Glas.sp.c. shares! 100 112 114 stock , Do. 4 p.c gua. S. &D. 100 90 92 stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 1 00 stock ,Furness, 5 per cent ... , 100 stock IGlas.& S. West.g.ft. 5 p.c 100 stock ;Grout Northern, sp. ct., 100 117 119 o• P stock l' 5 .c.Redm., 10 p.c.pml 100 112 114 1' stock Do. 41 p. c. do. do. I 100 103 105 100 !Do Bp.c.Redm.s p.c. pan SO 83 85 10 (14t. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. all stock c G t.Sn. & W (Ireland) 1, i 100 08 100 1 p. ct. pref. stock— . 50 Great West. (Berks andl 11 - ants) Ext. sp. ct. 6 n — , stock To. Recleemable,4l p.(:,t..1 100 99 101 stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. et. 10ti 8 , 9 „,., 91 stock Do Irredeemable, do 100 15? r,',, in stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Prof., 100 101 Ph: j 8 Do. firm. Pref. Shares. , all 10 101 10 Ut. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh.; all 171 18% 10 ' Do. do. sp. et. pref all 10% 11 stock Do Birme".guar. stock lOO 76 79 261 'Do. Chester gua. shares all 201 211 13% Do. do. do. 20 IDo. do. do. 100 Lan. & Carl. 41 pc. pref. 40 stock tan.&York 6p. c. stock. 100 135 137 stesk J Do.Barnsl.st,Cs3s 10d pc 100 stock ;Do. 6 per C. (E. Lan.) stock ; Lon.& Brig.s pc.gtt. No 1. 100 113 116 stock I Do. sp. c. No. 21 100 113 116 stock Do. gun. 6p. C. I 100 135 140 stock jDo. do. 5p c. No. 41 100 113 116 stock 'Do. do. 5 Do. do. 41 p. C. shares all - 44 per cen`. I 100 101 103 stock 'Do. 7p. et. Pref. stock , 100 150 153 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P)' 100 128 131 I stock D o .lp.c.S.(dlv.dettil '65); 100 70 73 stock Do. 4 per cent. Pref 4' 1 100 90 stock T.on. hat. and Dover** I 100 87 89 Do.W. A rceiv. no div., Ex.A til 5 p cis pd on all 10 j Do. B B. & from cx. 1 all 10 • Do. Metropolitan Ex 111 21 stock ,Lon. and N.W. Coy. and! 1 • Nuneaton, sp.ct ' 100 116 118 stock , Lon. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock J 100 150 155 stock Do. 44 per cent. 1 100 2s. 6d. Do. (I'rtsm. perpl anns. I of' 2s. 6 d ..... .... all 121 I . .ondondy. k Cole. .1 sh. all 121 , Londony. & Ennis. 1 sh. all 114 141 stock I - ITan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. 100 125 130 6 Do. .£6 gi I 4 P stock i Do. 31 per cent 10 1110. redeem. 6 percent 5 1 1 p 121 .7,Taryoort & Car., 4p. c i all 12,c , Do. 4% per cent. j all stock Illid. Con. 6p c. stock— 100 i stock Do.Con.Bris. &Bin 6 p.c.! 100 134 126 135 stock !Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock .1 100 102 104 6 Do. with option till l 8& 3 7. stock Do. Leic. & Bit. pref. st.l 100 95 9 7 stock jNorflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 j 100 stock J Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 18471 100 stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47t 100 stock .North British, sp. o ; 100 111 113 stock Do. New, gna. sp. c ; 100 109 111. 10 1 I Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs 3 ill p 10 t , Do, do. do. all stock 'Nth.Dev.Rail.& Dck.Co. 100 stock J N-East.Con s.Pref. 4p.c. j 100 91 93 stock , Do. 41 pc. redeemable , 100 101 103 stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref., 100 102 104 17 Do. do. do " 1 13.4. i 4p 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1. 13 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1848.. 9 -- 35 , Do. York, -... &S. Purch 10 /d 1 p N North Staffordshire.... all 22 23 10 'Rhyroney Guaranteed. all 81 , Scottish Central, new pi all stock !Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. c, uref. stock...., 100 stock . Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c.l 100 -- stock 1 Do. 7p. c. pref. stock! 100 133 136 —10 s, South Devon, Ann. 10s.I all 10% 11 2 10 , Do. Fixed 41 per cent.) all 2 1.0.6 'South Eastern (Reading I Aim., 1.0.6) , 3 stock Do. 11 per cent. , 100 102 104 4 stock Do. Fixed 11p.c. let is. 100 118 2 2 101 2 stock , South Wales, g.ua. 4 p.c. 100 91 93 2 stock 1 Do. 11 per cent. lOO 100 102 • stock Po. 5 per cent: lOO 1 stock , S.- Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua lOO 85 88 2 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c I all 271 281 3 25 Do. B 6 ncr cent all 32% 331 25 . Do. C 6 percent all 321 331 stock Watrld & Kilkny, 6p. c 100 45 48 stock W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stl, 100 124 126 1 stock t Do. 2d do 100 120 121 122/ 2 stook Do. Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. , 100 100 102 2 stock , Do.Perpet. 6 p.c. pt 18601 100 123 126 4 stock , Do. till 1869, Ist is .1 100 116 120 • 121 1 Do. do. 2 d is.l 71 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways raid ), Leasing IClosingl Business Co.'s. Price. Done. bedford and Bletchley all lin ADS-W ii 1 ; 1 3 Buckinghamshire .... 100 Ln &NM 53 53* Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do Do. do. 54 per cent. 100 Do. 125 127 Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Do 113 115 C c l o y ie d h ef e i s d te al r e , .1 t u o n u c r ti Junction.. 100 1 E. Caledonia usC E.Lincolnshireg.6p.c. ICO Gt•North. ll l o2l 3 6 6 1 178 17 E.UnionHarwich Shs alt E.Counts. 4 * 4 4 Do.Woodbridge ... 100 Gla•Barr.&Neils,Drct. 100 Caledonia Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest all i Gt. West. HartlpoolDek.& Rail. all {Yk.N.&l3r Hull and Selby ...... all :Yk.N. Md- Do. i Shares .... •.. all Do. Do. * Shares ....... ail ;Do. • _! Lana& Carl gu a .s p.c. 100 !Ln.&N.W London & Greenwich 100 S. East Do. Preference ... • .._ 100 Do. Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend. 100 Peto & Co. Lowestoft, gua. 4 p•ct. 100 ,Norfolk Do. 6 per cent. . _ 1.00 'Do. Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Snack -•• • • • ... 100 Midland Newinarkt,BuryEx ) ~. ~ _ do. 6 per cent .. .. all D arLD& 0 0L .._ .N. . y. . 7 .., : M go ane ar 'B as ux te t e n d . 84 5 . It. : no..tiLi a ll L E N .C W ou: d ts Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. Do. N D 9 o rt . F h ix iv ec e l st s ern per.cent. all e D m o id . ja.n.d Prestosnc ish and Sha r es e s WYrel a a l l l l I Do. all M'Clean. Roystn•Hitch.,e&rShep 100 Gt. Nort h .. eford 100 1 iT.Brassey SSW;opimitrtletoths;;S:ntriadirilcsecrhulsyreetkt :: I. 1014 I,,r,.ta.pivrgzue!t.. 1151 n 31 97 99 P I 56 58 154 16 57} 7 1 136 138 103 108 11 - 11ip 90 92 9 9i 1111 113 207 210 61 63 115 120 8S M THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1861. TILE FATAL ACCIDENT ON TILE SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY. CORONER'S INQUEST—(THIS DAY.) The adjourned inquest, on the body of Dr. W. Baly, was resumed this morning at the White Hart Tavern, Merton, before Mr. W. Carter, coroner for East Surrey. Mr. Jones, instructed by Mr. St. Clair Bedford, attended on the past of the relatives of the deceased gentleman. Mr. Turner (of the firm of Turner, Sole, and Turner), to watch the case on behalf of his brother, Mr. Turner, who was lying at the Mansell Arms, Wimbledon, very seriously injured. Captain Mangles, chairman of the Board of Directors of the South-Western Railway, Sergeant Gazelee, and a number of the officials of the railway were also present. Mr. Johnson, of the firm of Bircham and Johnson, attended as counsel for the South-Western hallway Company. The jury having answered to their names, Mr. Jones addressed the coroner, sitting down, and in so low and confidential a tone as to be perfectly inaudible to the reporters, who were situated only a few feet from him. After somo farther conversation, which was carried on in the same indistinct manner, William Martin was called. He said—l am in the ser • vice of the South-Western Railway Company as points man. I have been so engaged nearly two years. I have I been employed at the Epsom Junction during the whole I time. My dutiei were to attend to the shifting of the points connecting the branch line with the main line. On last Monday I was on duty as usual. There is a train due there at five o'clock p.m. The witness Holler said at 5, 5.10, and 5 15. Coroner told him he had already given his evidence, and he must not interrupt the witness. Witness continued—The five o'clock train passed Epsom at 5.18. The next train I expected was the 5.30. It was the Portsmouth direct, leaving Waterloo at 5.10. One train from the branch line passed up between these two. I noticed the 5.10 train approaching. It was about 800 yards off when I first saw it. At that time I had no sig nal on. That would be the "all right" signal to the driver of the train. At that time the points were in the right position. They were open for the Main line. Nothing struck my attention as unusual with the train I saw approaching. I held up the white light—the all-right signal. I was then standing against the points of the branch line close to my box. George Dickson was with me at the time. He is not connected with the South-Western Company. I noticed the clock particularly when the train passed. It was 5.31. That is punctual to time. I cannot tell at what rate the train was coming. Coroner—Well, about what rate? Witness—l cannot tell, but to the best of my judgment I should say about 35 miles an hour. Coroner—Did Dickson make any observation to you as the train passed ? Witness—No. The whole of the train passed. It was on the down main line. When the train arrived at the points I can't say whether it was the engine or tender, but some portion of the front part of the train struck the points. Coroner—How do you know that ? Witness—Ey a sudden jerk I felt the blow by having hold of the lever connected with the points. Coroner—Are you positive about the state of the points at that moment ? Witness—Yes, the points were fully open, leaving the main line free and clear. I noticed after that that an acci dent occurred. I could not see as it was getting dark. I could net tell what it was, but I knew something was wrong. I did not leave my post. The first person I saw coming from the train was the guard. Ide asked me for a hand lamp. I gave him one. I did not notice which way he went. My attention was given to putting on the signals to stop the traffic, both up and down. I put up the nu) ;_iliary red signal, which is about eight hundred yards from in;' hos. I afterwards found that the train that had passed me was off the line. Mr. Jones---Was thirty-five miles the usual speed of the train ? Witness—Yes. Mr. Jones—Not going faster than usual. Witness—No. Mr. Jones—ls there any regulation about shutting off the steam after that point is passed ? Witness—l am not aware of any. Mr. Jones—Were any repairs going on near the line ? Witness—Thero were men at work some distance off, near the Wimbledon station and Epsom junction. Mr. Jones—When did you see them at work last ? Witness—On the Saturday, and the accident occurred on the Monday. After the accident Mr. Strutt, the superin- tend ext of the line, came down. Mr. Jones, on the part of the company, said if there were any'witnesses or persons in the employ of the company the coroner wished to examine, he would send for them. He was anxious everything should be elicited connected with the accidept. A J u ror to Witness—ls it your duty to see to the points When the 5 O'clock express train passes ? Witness—Yes, they were all right then and before the next train passed. Coroner—Did on hold the lever when the 5 o'clock es* press train passed as you did when the train which met with the accident passed ? Witness—Yes. Coroner—Did you feel any jerk then ? Witness—No. Coroner—Were the points in perfect order ? Witness—Yes. Mr. Jones—How far off the Epsom junction were the repairs going on ? Witness—About 400 or 500 yards. The Coroner—Did you notice the condition of the points after the accident? Witness—Yes ; the north one was broken, but not quite separated from the rail. It would be more proper to say the point was bent. [The point was hero produced.] The piece of metal was broken off to allow the trains to pass down the Epsom line. No trains passed over the line before the point was removed. It was taken off by one of the inspectors named Herbert. A Juror—How many hours out of the 21 are you on duty ? Witness—Nine hours. Mr. Johnson—You pulled up all the danger signals after the accident ? Witness—Yes—the lever of the point is always held back as a train passes. I have felt usually a slight vibration as the trains went over, but never so violent as on tho occa sion of the accident. Mr. Johnson—Who is the Mr. Dickson you speak of ? Witness—Ho is a farmer. His land is on both sides of the line. I saw him approaching as the train was crossing up, and I called out to caution him. He crossed the line and was standing at my box when the accident occurred. Mr. George Dickson—l am a farmer, and live at Merton. I know the points at the junction of the Epsom and Leather head Railway with the South-Western. On Monday week last I was near the junction. I went on the line from the right hand side, just beyond the bridge, opposite the points.- man's box. Nothing particular occurred at that moment. I wasegoing across not with the intention of speaking to the pointsman. I said, " It's a beautiful night ;" and he replied, " You look 'out, sir, there's a train coming." I stopped for a minute outside his box while the train passed. I kept my eye upon the approaching train, and saw nothing wrong. At this time the pointsman was standing close to me. I believe he had hold of the lever. I was rather frightened at being so near the train. After the train, or rather the latter part of it, passed where I stood, one of the handles of the lever broke off and flew down the line for some distance. The pointsman then said, to the best of my belief, " Good God I something's happened." I afterwards found that some of the carriages were off the line. I remained for some hours after and rendered assist ance to the passengers. I saw that one of the points was bent and standing nearly upright. I then went for ward, and found thtt Dr. Baly was under a carriage. After 10 o'clock, I passed up the line towards Wimbledon. I did not discover anything that might have caused the ob struction. I looked at the rails to see if the wheels of the carriages had been off the line, but could not discover whether they had been or not. I had a lamp in my hand. By Mr. Jones—More than half an hour elapsed before I examined the points. There were plenty of people aboutwith lights, but I cannot say positively who held the light for me to see by. I will swear the point was broken, but not separated from the rail, when I first saw it. The least thing would have severed it. By Mr. Johnson—l did not observe that the train was travelling faster than usual. I have land on both sides of the line, and I frequently cross the line. I have stood on former occasions while the train r4ssed, but I felt nothing more thstu on ordinary occasions, The handle of the ierer first flying off attracted my attention. On examination I discovered an indention on the sleepers, as if something had passed over them instead of the metals. It was only for about 20 yards upward that I could discover any marks on the sleepers. I could only find the indention on one side of the line. It was on the inside rail of the down line. I should think the indention was caused by some of the wheels going wrong. The mark on the sleelcrs was about three or four inches from the metal. William Martin recalled, and examined as ;o the position of the point after the accident, as they difered in some respects as to how it was situated when it was examined after the accident occurred. When I looked at the points I saw that something had been on the sleepers. It had the appearance of being the marks of a flange of a wheel. The marks were inside the right rail of the down line. The marks were on the wood work on the bolt head, and on the plate near the switch. I did not find anything that was likely to have caused the wheel to go off the line. Mathew Matthews said—l am in the employ of the South Western Railway as guard. I have been so since 1851. On Monday the 28th I was guard to the 5.10 train from Waterloo to Portsmouth. I started it. Cooke was the engine -driver, Robinson the fireman. It started at 11 minutes past five. It :was an express train, and the first stoppage would be at Guildford. Nothing occurred until after we passed Wimbledon station. I perceived there the "all-right" signal. I should think we were going about twenty-six miles an hour. As I passed the pointsman I saw one of the carriages jump ing. It seemed to rise and then turn. I then applied the break and was holding it as tight as I could. The next thing that came to my knowledge was that I found myself on the roof of one of the carriages on the embankment to the left side. I got up as soon as I was able, and get out through the van window, and ran back to the pointsman, took the policeman's lamp up, and proceeded up the line towards London, and put down three detonating sig nals, and waved the lamp, which showed a red light, to stop the 5.15 train from London. The train came and stopped. I went back to the Epsom junction, and took the fireman with me. I fount there were several carriages down the bank and five carriages standing on the line. There was a carriage lying across the line on its side. I saw when the carriage was lighted up a man taken from under it. I saw nothing before I saw the carriage rise. I cannot say which carriage it was, but I think it was one near the tender. The break had passed the Epsom junction signal about a yard. I saw both the auxiliary signal lamps alight. lam positive the lamps were alight. There can be no mistake about it. I had had no occasion to slacken the speed of the train after we passed Wimbledon station, until the accident occurred. By Mr. Johnston—We often pass the Wimbledon station at 30 miles an hour- The train in which the accident oc curred passed that station at about 25 miles an hour. By Captain Yolland—There was a connection between the guard and the engine -driver of the train. The driver did not whistle, to my recollection, before the accident occurred. I don't say he did not do it, but I did not hear it. John Robinson—l am a fireman in the service of the South-Western Railway Company. On Monday, the 28th, I was on the 5.10 express to Portsmouth. Matthews started the train. The tender is attached to the engine by three couplings ; my duty is to screw the engine and tender on to the train. It is the driver's duty to see the engine and tender are properly coupled. After passing imble • don I noticed the signals wore all right. After passing the pointsman at the junction I felt a sudden jerk from the train, such as would be caused by a sudden application of a guard's break, or some carriage off the line. At the same time I heard two half-smothered whistles from the engine. On looking round I saw two carriages off the line. The two next to the tender. At the same time I looked round, and then the tender jumped off. I was going to place my band on the break, and foot on the footplate, when the engine broke from the:tender. I hung on by the engine, and there I stuck, I assure you. (Laughter.) The engine was stopped at New Malden. Immediately after the accident I put the danger signals in front of the engine. It was my light that stopped the up-train at Malden. It was not booked to stop there. It was entirely owing to seeing my danger lights. I don't know what could have caused the carriages next the tender to go off the line. By Capt. Yolland—We were running at our usual speed. Coroner.—What might that be? Witness—About 24 or 25 miles an hour passing the junction. At this point of the inquiry it was adjourned until 10 o'clock neat Friday morning. FRIGIITFUL EXPLOSIoN IN THE FLEET-.LANE SEWER. THREE MEN KILLED AND ONE MISSING. This morning a fatal occurrence took Waco in ono of the sewers used for the drainage of part of the city of London, whereby three unfortunate men have lost their lives, and one other man is missing, and has, it is conjectured, been washed away by the flow of sewage in the pipes. From information obtained the ' following appear to be the facts as far as they have transpired. Between three and four o'clock this morning the men proceeded as usual into the several sewers under ground for the purpose of flushing them, the four men in question, namely, Bryan, Daniel Horrigan, John. Delaney, and White, descending into the Fleet-lane sewer by the entrance in Seacoal-lane, Skinner-street. At eight o'clock,. the usual time for leaving work for breakfast, the four men not making their appearance, some anxiety was manifested, and Thomas Folley, the foreman of the men, with seven or eight other men, expressed their willingness and desire to descend to look after the missing men. They accordingly went down the same opening in Seacoal-lane, and after proceeding some distance they discovered Bryan, Horrigan, and Delaney lying apparently lifeless. As soon as possible they ascended the opening with the men, and conveyed them at once to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where the bodies were seen by Mr. Woods, the house sur geon, who pronounced life to be quite extinct. It is sup posed that the unfortunate men rant with their death from on explosion of the impure gas; from the refuse being flushed up from the upland sewers. The occurrence has been reported to Mr. Haywood, the engineer to the City. Sewers Commission, who expressed to our reporter that it was the more extraordinary, as the sewer in question was a new one, and was remarkably free from stagnant vapour, and well ventilated. A strict search is to be made for the missing man White this afternoon. THIS _DAY'S NARIKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. 1 ;The quantity of English wheat received fresh up to-day, both from Essex and Kent, was limited, and chiefly in poor condition. Selected samples were disposed of readily, and, in some instances, prices were a shade higher; but other kinds moved off slowly, at late rates. _ _ _ We were again supplied with foreign wheat, in which a fair average business was transacted, at previous currencies Floating cargoes wore held at full prices. Fine barley commanded full quotations; but all other kinds wore very dull. The malt trade was in a sluggish state ; nevertheless, prices were supported. Oats were quite as dear as on Monday. Buyers are waiting foreign arrivals. Both beans and peas changed hands steadily, at full currencies. There was a fair demand for flour, both English and foreign, at full quotations. ARRIVALS TILTS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. •• .. 1,110) 2,350 3 ,07 0 420 I 640 Irish.. — 1,200 F0reign........ 30,430 21,500 3,700 j 300 sacks 23,720 brls. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. DELHI AND LUCKNOW PRIZE MONEY. The Gazette of this evening contains her Majesty's warrant for the distribution of the Delhi and Lucknow Prize Money in the following proportions :—Of the Delhi prize money one twentieth part of the booty and proceeds to be distributed to and between the legal personal repre sentatives of the said late Major-General Sir Henry Bar nard, the said Lieutenant-General Reed, the said Major- General Sir Archdale Wilson, Baronet, and the legal Personal representatives of the late Major-General Penny, respectively, to be distributed to, and divided amongst them, and the legal personal representatives of those deceased, in proportion to the number of days during which each of them respectively held the aforesaid Chief Command. Of the Lucknow prize money to the then Commander-in- Chief of our forces in India (Colin, Baron Clyde, of Luck now), one-twentieth part of the whole of the said booty and proceeds. Of the Delhi and Luclmow prize money the following proportions, as far as the same may be applicable to the several ranks of Officers and Men engaged therein, such scale and proportions being settled and determined, and fixed by and according to a calculation of the day's pay of each rank, and being in the proportion of one share for each day's pay ; videlicit : Lieutenant-Generals—One hundred and fifty-two shares. Major-Generals—Seventy-six shares each. Brigadiers—Fifty-one shares each. Colonels and Lieutenant-Colonels—Seventeen shares each. Majors—Sixteen shares each. Captains—Twelve shares each. Lieutenants, First-class, atter seven years• service— Seven shares and a half each. Lieutenants, Second-class, under seven years' service— Six shares and a half each. Ensigns—Five shares and a half each. The shares of officers in command of regimsnts to be double the amount of the shares attached or accruing to them, according to the day's pay of their regimental rank only. Staff-Sergeants—Three shares each. Colour-Sergeants--Two shares and a half each. Sergeants—Two shares each. Corporals—One share and a half each. Privates—One share each. All officers on the divisional, personal, and general staff, to be allowed shares according to their staff-pay, added to the half-pay, of their respective ranks. REGIMENTAL STAFF. Adjutants—Ten shares each. Quartermaster—Six shares and a half each. Paymasters—Twelve shares and a half each. Riding Masters—Nine shares each. Surgeons—Fifteen shares each. Assistant-Surgeons—Ten shares each, together with any additional shares to which they or any of them may be entitled, in virtue of additional pay for length of service. NEWGATE AND LEA.DENHALL. The supplies of meat on offer here to-day are only mode rate, and the trado generally is steady, at full prices : Per Sibs by the carcase. - - s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Inferior beef 3 0 3 4 ' Middling mutton 4 6 4 8 Middling d 0.... 3 6 3 8 Prime do 4 10 5 0 Prime large do.. 3 10 4 0 Veal Do. small d 0.... . 4 2 4 4 Small pork 4 10 5 2 Large pork 4 0 4 6 Lamb.... ...... 0 0 0 0 Inferior mutton 3 8 4 41 BOROUGH HOP. With the exception of the finest hops being in moderate request, at full prices, our market is heavy, as follows : New Mid and East Kent per cwt. pockets .. . • • • £5 Os to £l2 Os NV ealds .. .. 3Ostolo Os Sussex • • • • 3Os to BOs Yearlings .. .. sOsto 9 lOs COLONIAL. TEA.— At the public sales the biddings were rather brisk for the better qualities of green, and in some instances slightly enhanced rates were realised. SUGAR.—The general tone of the market continued dull, the small business transacted, however, was at about pre vious rates. Corrp.n.—At public sale good and fine descriptions of Plantation Ceylon brought full prices ; and other qualities were in moderate request, at previous valms. RlM—There was a fair enquiry for Carolina, which brought full prices. In East India the dealings were moderate without any material alteration in values. SALTPETE.E.—The enquiries have been limited and con fined to small parcels for home consumption, and prices have shown rather more firmness. TaLf.cay.—A rather large business has been transacted and quotations are firm. P.Y.C., on the spot, 595. to 595. 6d., and last three months, 565. 6d. to 57a. per cwt. The Countess Apponyi has issued cards for assemblies on Tuesdays, the 12th, 19th, and 26th inst., at Chandos Home. NAVAL FORCES. The Naval Officer actually commanding the said Naval Forces—Fifty-one shares. Captains in the Royal Navy, not commanding the said Naval Forces—Seventeen shares each. Commanders—Sixteen shares each. Lieutenants in the Royal Navy, Captains of Marines, Masters, Surgeons, Paymasters, and Pursers—Twelve shares each. Mates, Lieutenants of Marines, Assistant Surgeons— Seven shares and a half each. Second Masters, Midshipmen, Master's Assistants, Clerks, Navel Cadets, Clerks' Assistants—Five shares and a half each. Warrant Officers, and Sergeants of Marines—Three shares each. Petty Officers, and Corporals of Marines—One share and a half each. Seamen and Marines—One share each. The share of the native troops to be fixed in proportion to their day's pay, but no such share to be less than one-half of the share of a British private soldier of the infantry of the line in our service. Such classes of native Indian non combatants as water-carriers, bullock-drivers, doolie bearers, as have been accustomed to share, according to the usage of the army in India, axe to share in the same man ner, and in the same proportions, in relation to the shares of the fighting ranks, as they have hitherto been accus tomed to share, according to such usage. NOTICE. INDIA-OFFICE, FEB. 6. The prize money for Delhi and Lucknow is, in the first instance, payable in India only. All applications on the subject must be addressed to the General Prize Committee, Calcutta. IMPE RIA I, PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(Tms EVENING). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at live o'clock. TIIE REPLY TO THE ADDRESS. The LORD CHANCELLOR read her Majesty's reply to their lordships' address on the occasion of the opening of Parliament. GRAND JURIES. Lord CHELMSFORD brought in a bill for the better regulation of grand juries. The bill was read a first time. MR. BRIGHT'S SPEECH. The Marquis of NORMAN BY was about to draw the attention of the house to a recent speech delivered by Mr. Bright, in which certain erroneous statements were made, with a view of correcting them. Earl GRANVILLE said he thought the course about to be pursued by the noble marquis was quite irregular. Earl GREY strongly deprecated the course of raising a discussion upon the matter. He considered the noble mar• quis was quite in the wrong. The subject then dropped. CliUitCll RATES. A number of petitions were presented against the aboli ion of Church Rates. PUBLIC BUSINESS. Earl GRANVILLE rose to move the appointment of a select committee on the public business of the house, with a view to ascertain whether any improvement could be made in conducting it. Their lordships were very much in the position of a man who complained to his doctor that he felt so very empty before dinner and so very full after. The difficulty was, that in consequence of the arrangement by which so =ray measures were obliged to be originated so very late in the other house, the House of Lords had very little business to perform iea the early part of the ses sion, but it was perfectly inundated with measures as it drew towards a close. lie thought the evil could easily be pointed out, but he did not think the remedy could so easily be discovered. It had been proposed that a joint committee of both houses should be arranged, but he preferred that their lordships should appoint their committee as the House of Commons had already appointed one on the same subject. The Earl of DERBY said the difficulty of dealing with the business in their lordships' house differed very widely from that in the House of Commons. The Commons had a very wide range for inquiry, while in their own case the only difficulty that arose was from the glut of business that had to be transacted just at the close of the session. Taking the Bankruptcy Bill, he thought if such a bill was brought up in July, it might bo considered as a matter of urgency, but it would bo very impolitic to force such a bill through at such a period, when it was clear it would not receive the attention it deserved. The practice of moving motions of urgency was one greatly to be deprecated. Lord REDESDALE said the way to facilitate the busi ness in their lordship's house was to expedite it in the Com mons. A practice existed in the other house of raising long and irrelevant discussions upon motions for going into committees of supply, which greatly impeded business, and if that was put an end to great improvement would follow as a natural result. The LORD CHANCELLOR thought although a joint committee could not be appointed, yet from the circum st nee that a committee on the same subject having been appointed, their lordships would be kept well informed of the proceedings of the committee of the other houee. [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS EVENING). The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBERS. Mr. TLEYGATE took the oaths and hi■ seat on his election for Leicester, and Captain CLIVE for Ludlow. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The standing orders were reported to have been com plied with in the case of several railway and other private bills. Some private bills were also read a first time. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented in favour of an amend ment of the law relating to church-rates, and also against their abolition, from the wine merchants of the city of London for the imposition of a uniform duty on all foreign wines imported into this country, instead of a duty accord ing to their alcoholic strength. HOPS, &c. On the motion of Mr. LOCKE, several returns on this subject were ordered. THE FRANCHISE. Mr. BAINES gave notice that on Tuesday next he would move for leave to bring in a bill for the extension of the suffrage in England and Wales. THE INDIAN LOAN. In reply to Colonel SYIKES, Sir C. WOOD said that he had succeeded in obtaining the £3,000,000 loan for the purposes of India. £13,000,0 00 had been offered, £6,000,000 at the minimum rate of inted rest, but he had succeeded in raising the a mount he require below that rate. THE DISTURBANCES IN THE EAST. Sir JAMES FE RGUSSON asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether her Majesty's Govern 7 ment had received any information respecting the tribunal before which the Drnse chiefs have been tried, who volun tarily surrendered themselves to the Turkish authorities ; whether the evidence before that tribunal was in ther it i th s true e pos session of her Majesty's Government; whe that these men had been condemned to death; and, if they have, whether the Government intend to make any representations to the Porte upon the subject? lie con tended that the chiefs -who had surrendered themselves the neon prejudged, and, if the reports which appeared in the man country e e i s ee w t u o e r irs that newspapers were lorrect, the proceedings before the tribunal were a farce and a perversion of justice. If such were the case, then ho contended that it was just and politic for this m prevent of t h h e ero e i x c e p e r u in tir iple o , f an th d es a e nim m a e t n ed b rr y li t ese amonpt the Jiigh preTailed foriaaerly land tribes of Scotland. He believed these men were as free from guilt in regard to the massacre that had taken place, and, if we did not interfere in their behalf, we were guilty of innocent blood being shed. Lord J. RUSSELL said the tribunal in question was an extraordinary one, but still it was properly constituted. However, from circumstances that had come to the know ledge of her Majesty's Government they were of opinion that the Druses had not had a fair trial. With respect to their innocence the Government had no means of judging of that, until they had seen the evidence on which they were convicted. Her Majesty's Government had made arrange ments with the Ottoman. Porte that in the event of the conviction of these men none of them were to be executed until the evidence at their trial had been submitted to the European Powers and received their approbation. He asked the Turkish ambassador bow it happened that all the Turks who were convicted in respect to the events in Syria were sentenced only to exile, while the others were executed, a fact which had excited the at tention of Lord Dufferin. The only explanation he had received was that, according to the law of Turkey, it was not legal to condemn inhabitants of that State to death under the circumstances. The noble lord entered into some further explanations, and concluded by stating that the European Powers would take cite that justice would be done in regard to these Druse chiefs. COMPETITION IN THE MARINE AND NATAL SERVICE Sir F. SMITH asked the Secretary of the Admiralty whether it was intended to introduce the competitive system of examination in the selection of cadets for the marine service. He was opposed to limited competition, and contended that, if there were any competition at all, it should be open. Mr. BASS expressed a hope that the system of open competition would be applied to the royal navy as well as to the marine service, and strongly objected to the system of appojntng boys in the navy merely because their fathers had been in her Majesty's service, and without reference to their intellectual qualifications. (H ear , hear.) DOCKYARD MANAGEMENT: Sir J. ELPHINSTONE asked the Secretary to the Admiralty when the report on the commission on dock yard management would be presented; and whether her Majesty's Government intended to fill up the appointment of surveyor of the navy, vacant by the retirement of Sir Baldwin Walker, before the house was in possession of the evidence taken by that commission. Be complained strongly of the mismanagement exhi • bited by .the authorities at the dockyards, and he alluded to the failure of the floating batteries constructed during the Crimean war, which proved utterly useless. He thought that before theyproceeded further in the budd ing of iron coated ships, they should have sent the Warrior to sea, or try the experi ment of iron coating on some of the old vessels that were lying in the docks. Instead of that, however, they were building enormous vessels, some of which •would cost ammo. The officers appointed to decide on the con struction of vessels for the Royal Navy were incompetent for the duty, and he cited the case of Sir Baldwin Walker, who had no practical acquaintance with shipbuilding and no knowledge of naval architecture at the time of his appointment, and yet for the last 10 years all the ships that had been built in the dockyards had been sub jected to his approval. It might be said that he was furnished with models by naval architects ; but he exercised his own judgment, and complaints were made that he carried out his crotchets of long masts to an injurious extent. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON expressed a regret that the Government had not made experiments on a limited scale before they adopted the principle of iron-coated vessels, and deprecated strongly the delay in the launching of the Warrior. He asked for full informa tion as to when this vessel would be sent to sea, which he hoped would be with as little delay as possible. After a few words from Mr SCULLY against the system of half competition and half nomination in Ireland, parti cularly in the constabulary, Lord C. PAGET said that, as he would shortly lay the naval estimates before them, lie trusted that he would not be expected to enter into any detailed explanation on the subject. The system of limited competition had been introduced into the navy, which was at all events an improvement on the old system. It should be remembered that different opinions prevailed as to limited and open competition, or to the . advisability of any competition at all, but he confessed that he was in favour of unrestricted competition. He defended the character of Sir Baldwin Walker, who, from the state of his health had been anxious to retire, but retained his office at the request of the Duke of Somerset, who was anxfous for his services until the naval estimates had been completed. In regard to vessels of war it was requisite that they should have the opinion of naval officers, who from their nautical knowledge were competent to decide various points of detail, of which mere naval architects could not possess the necessary information. The noble and gallant lord entered into some further ex planations, and was [LEFT SPEAKING.] LON4ON EVENING). WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 6. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Charles Pressly, Esq., Chairwau of the Board of Inland Revenue; to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. WHITEHALL, FEB. 4. The Queen has been pleased to approve of the appoint ment of the Right;Hon. Edward George Fitzalan Howard (commonly called Lord Edward George Fitzalan Howard) to be Deputy Earl Marshal of England. FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEE. 5. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Augustus Charles Gumpert as Conan]. at Bombay for his Majesty the Emperor of Austria. THE PRINCE OF WALES'S COUNCIL CHAMBER, BUCKINGHAM GATE, FEB. 5. John Francis Basset of Tehidy, in the county of Corn wall, Esq., has been appointed Sheriff of the county of . Cornwall. CROWN-OFFICE, FEB. 8. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THIS PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Leicester—William Unwin Heygate, Esq., of Brent Pelham Hall, in the county of Hertford, in the room of Joseph William Noble, Esq , deceased. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 8. 2d Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Cornet Frederick Grea.. torex to be Lieutenant, by purchase , vice Barnes, who has retired • Michell Duncan Gordon, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vies Greatorex. sth Dragoon Guards—Cornet William Miles Nairn King ton t) be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice George Frederic Heyworth, who retires. 4th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant William Howley Border, from the 6th Dragoon Guards, to be Lieutenant, vice James Edward Bradshaw, deceased. 9th Light Dragoons—Ensign Thomas Albin Saunders, from the 23rd Foot, to be Cornet, vice Bashford, pro moted. 17th Light Dragoons—Lieutenant John Illidge Frazer has been superseded for being absent without leave. 2d Regiment of Foot—Lieut. Henry Grattan to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice William Campbell, promoted by purchase to an Unattached Majority; Ensign Frederick Blake to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Phillips, pro moted ; Ensign James Campbell Stratford to be Lieu tenant by purchase, vice Grattan ; Gentleman Cadet Charles William Davie, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Blake, promoted ; Gentleman Cadet Robert Bleazby, from the Royal Mili tary College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Wm. Edward Montague, appointed to the 94th Foot. 3d Foot—Lieutenant George Grant Suttie to be Captain , without purchase,viee William Edmund Cater, deceased; Ensign llenry Thomas Holahan to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Suttie. sth Foot —Ensign Adolphus Ni3ols ta a be Lieutenant by purchase, vice Legge, whose promotion by purchase on the 18th January, 1861, has been cancelled. 6th Foot—Lieutenant John Dennis Ryan, from half-pay of the late 224 Dragoons, to be Lieutenant. vice William Wastle, appointed Payniaster 6th Foot ; Ensign James Fitz-Gerald to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ryan, who retires. Bth Foot—Gentleman-Cadet William Willoughby Eger ton, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Chute, promoted ; Gentleman- Cadet Charles Frederick Malet, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vico Jones, promoted. 10th Foot—Gentleman-Cadet Henry Guy Carleton ' from the Royal Military allege, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Kelly, promoted. 12th Foot--Gentleman-Cadet Charles Henry Gardner, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Gun, promoted. 13th Foot—Captain enry Neville Cotton Thurston, from the 61st Foot, to bo Captain, vice Samuel Head, who exchanges; Captain Henry Seymour Hill, from the 41st Foot, to be Captain, vice Richard Nugent. Clayton, who exchanges • G en tl eman -Cadet Charles Bowerbank Camp bell, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign with out purchase, vice Burton, promoted ; •Lieut. John J. Paterson Fox to be Adjutant, vice Edward Lutwyche England, who resigns that appointment. 15th Foot—Gentleman-Cadet Francis Walter Cary, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Boultbee, promoted. 18th Foot—Gentleman-Cadet George Albert Macdonnell, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Smith, promoted. 20th Foot—Gentleman-Cadet Agathus Henry Elster, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice Gibb, appointed to the 3d West India Regi ment. 22d Foot—Gentleman-Cadet John Claxton Addison, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur chase, vice William Farley, who retires. 23d Foot—Gentleman Cadet Robert. Frederick Williamson from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Thomas Albin Saunders, appointed to the 9th Light Dragoons ; Gentleman Cadet Alexander Spink Beaumont, from the Royal Military College, to be En ' sign, without purchase, vice W or swick promoted in the 3d West India Regiment. 30th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Thomas Brown Stewart, fir the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, ‘y r it e l l i o r u es. P "'chase, vice David Matthew LI Touche,:lvilTata 33d Foot—Gentleman-Cadet FrederickaNY,Psign,Durrant, without from the Royal Military College, to b - 11, u purchase, vice Lynch, dentprotuote Clayton, from the 41st Foot—Captain Richard eo lW enry Seymour Hill, who 13th Foot, to be Captain, vi exchanges. son Edward Middleton, to be Slat Foot—Ensignclo William Henry Saunders, Lieutenant, by.poF eutenantVilliam Hoare Hume, from the who retires: Rifles Militia, to be Ensign, by purchase, Royal Antrim Ri vice Middleton 57th Foot — G e otleman Cad e t John Thornton Down, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without pur ase, v i c e Murray, promoted. 58th Foot —Gentleman Cadet Andrew Michael Creagh, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice, Key, promoted. 61st Foot—Captain Samuel ead fro the 13th Foot, to be Captain, vice Henry Nev H ille , Cotto m n Thurston, who exhanges. 62(1 Foot—Ensign Charles Call a way Ross, from the East Kent. Militia, to be Ensign, by purchase , , vice John P. Sargent, who retires. 70th Foot—The second Christian name of Ensign Cuppage is Greer, and not Green, as stated in the Gazette of Dec. 21, 1860. 71st Foot—Gentleman Cadet Felix James Taylor Brown, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Morgan, promoted. 72d Foot—Gentleman Cadet Walter Frederick Kelsey, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice M`Ray, promoted. 78th Foot—Gentleman Cadet Anthony Jones Carstairs, from the Royal Mi litar y Colle g e, to be Ensigg, without purchase, vice James Hart, who retires. 83d )Foot--Gentleman Cadet Charles Ray Tollemache, i S from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign,, 'without purchase, vice Powys, promoted. . • 84th Foot—Lieutenantl Thomas White to, be Captain, by purchase, vice Walter C. E. Snow, who retires ; Ensign John Hunter Knox, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, Viet White. 92d Foot—Lieutenant George Hollings Best to be Captain, by purchase, vice Gibson Stott, who retires ; Ensign a ad Adjutant Adam Eddington, to have the rank of Lieute nant ; Ensign Alexander Robert Abercromby Boy', to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Best ; Ensign Chttrles Callaway Ross, from the 62d Foot, to be Ensign, vice Hicks, promoted; Ensign Adam Eddington, to be Adju tant, vice Lieutenant Charles Alexander Humfrey, who has resigned that appointment. 2d West India Regiment—captain Henry Augustus Wil liams, from half-pay unattached, to be Captain, vice IV. C. O'Shaughnessy, appointed to the 12th Foot; Lieu tenant Arthur G. Smith has been permitted to retire from the service by the sale of his commission. UNATTACHED.—Captain William Campbell, from the 2d Foot, to be Major, by purchase ; Lieutenant Arthur Gonne Bell Martin, from the 9th Light Dragoons, to be Captain, without purchase. MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.—Staff-Surgeon James Carroll Dempster, M.D., to be Surgeon-Major. Staff •Surgeon. Edward Scott Doek6r to be Surgeon-Major. PURVEYOR'S DEPARTMENT.—Deputy Purveyor-in-Chief David Fitz Gerald to be also a Principal Purveyor to the Forces, under the Royal Warrant of 24th December, 1860. The following Purveyors to be Principal Purveyors to the Force 3, under the Royal Warrant of 4th December, 1860 :—Matthew Wreford, William Henry Clapp, Wil liam Mae,donnell, William John Arnold Tucker, Kentish Jenner, Thomas 0. Hagger, Edward Morris, Charles Barrett Knapp, Gregson Bridged. BREVET. The undermentioned promotions to take place comm. quent on the death of General Sir George Scovell, G.C.8., Colonel of the 4th Light Dragoons, on Jan. 17, 1861: — Lieutenant-General Richard Lluellyn, C. 8., Colonel of the 39th Foot, to be General. Major-General Thomas Burke, Colonel of the 10th Foot, to be Lieutenant General. Brevet-Colonel Henry John French, from Lieutenant- Colonel Unattached, to be Major-General. Brevet-Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. James Colborne, Major, half-pay, Unattached, to be Colonel. Brevet-Major William Christopher Parkin Elliott, Royal Marines, to be Lieutenant-Colonel. Captain Dudley Charges Hill, 40th Foot, Distric In structor of Musketry, to be Major. BANKRUPTS. --.---- - - - Francis Constantin John Demoor, beerseller, North ampton. John George Shipley, saddler, 179, and 181, Regent street. John Denton, William Denton, and John Denton, jun., builders, Dartmouth .park, Kent. Thomas Barrett, builder, Market Drayton, Shropshire. John Riley, iron founder, Blackburn, Lancashire. Jonathan• Fielding Calvert, draper, Blackburn, Lanca shire. Jacob Hunt, cotton manufacturer, Stockport, Cheshire. John Bent, the younger, grocer. Dudley. Edwin Booth, maltster, Priors Lee, Shropshire. William Popham Davis, slate and marble merchant, Cardiff. Handel Ashworth, machine broker, Dukinfield, Cheshire. Robert Smith, builder, Hardmood-place, Hampstead road, Middlesex. Edwin Curtis, dealer in American goods, Strand, Mid dlesex. • William Dunn, grocer, Burslem, Staffordshire. Edward Goldschmidt and Hermann Boas, stationers, Nottingham. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 6th day of Feb., 1861: /BERM DPPARTMENT. Government Debt X 11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 9,741,970 Silver Bullion .... 1,26i,345 1 -- £25,488,315) X 25,418,315 BANKING DEPARTMENT. _ Notes iti0nedj......£25,468,3151 Proprietors' Capi tal X 14.553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer. Saving's' Government Secu rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) Other. Securities Notes Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and • Dividend Ac counts) 4.1136,479 Other Deposits • 11,927.13 0 Seven Day • and a other Bills Gold and Silver Coin 819,521 655,38 i £31,807.785 M. £34,807,795 EARSHALL, Chief Cashier, Dated Feb. 7,1861. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from Returns made in the week ending the sth day of Feh., 3861, exelusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Muscovado, the produce of the British pos- PER CWT. sessions in America Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius Muscovado, the produce of; the East Indies 2Bs sid Average price of the foregoing .. 26s 7td COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tats DAT. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 18/ 11 19 Antwerp -25 471 25 55 Brussels — 25 47k 25 55 gamturgh Paris Ditto Nlarseilles — 251 55 2 118 621 Frankfort on Maine — 8 k Vienna Trieste Petersburgh — 34 341 Berlin — Madrid Cadiz — 481 49 Leghorn — 25 87/ 26 95 Milan — 2.5 70 25 75 Genoa — 26 70 25 75 Naples Palermo Messina LiAon Oporto Rio Janeiro New York — •• •• Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard)....per os. 13 17 9 O Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) ,, 0 0 5 11 South American Doublons 34 39t 118} 118 t 118} 118/ 52k 63 63 53k POLICE INLELLIGENCE—(This Day). MARLBOROUGH-STREET. OUTRAGEOUS ACT.—AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT RE QUIRING ALTERATION.—LSO DAMAGE.—TWO low-looking females, named Mary Davis and Mary Smith, and whose conduct in the cell was abominable, were charged, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with wilfully breaking the windows at Messrs. Fiver and Co., Regent-street, perfumers and glovers, of the value of £5O. James Henry Cortead, a postman, said about half-past seven the previous evening he was passing down Regent street, when ho saw Smith throw a large stone at one of the windows at Messrs, Fivers, and this was followed imme diately by Davis throwing a second stone at another pane of glass, and also smashing it. Davis said she had dens it, and would do it again when she came out. Mr. Jules Lauvergpat, one of the firm of Piver and Co., said the value of the glass was £5O. Sergeant Kay, 293 A, said they told him they would do it again. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he trusted the act would be altered. It was a most wilful and malicious act. They must pay a fine of £5 each or be committed for two months. [This ease shows one of the anomalies of the law. The magistrate having no power, whatever the amount of damage or however outrageous the conduct of the person inflicting it, to impose a heavier flue than ,£5,, that being the extent of his jurisdiction, the heaviest punishment in default being two months' imprisonment.] 13ET21YG AT .MANCIIESTER, Feb. 7. There - There was very little business transacted to -day, and nothing was done on the Chester Cup that warrants a quotation, but 100 to 7 was offered on the field.—Closing prices : LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP STARES. 7to 1 agst Little. Gerard (taken) 10 to 1 agst Spicebox (taken) 10 to 1 agst Walkington (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 7to lon the field (offered) Bto 1 ag st Diophantus (taken) " 8 to 1 agst Kettledrum (taken) 1 0 to 1 apt Russley (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 7on the field (offered) DERBY. bto 1 agst Dundee (wanted) GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE man. 100 to 7 agst Cockatoo (taken) 15 to 1 agst Jealousy (offered, take 100 to 6) 20 to 1 agst Franc Picard (offered) 20 to 1 agst The Tattler (offered) 30 to 1 agst Comet (taken) DAY'S 'SHIPPING. LONDON, Feb. B.—Wind this day at noon—South- Easterly ; moderate breeze, with rather dull and cloudy weather. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 7.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—Carl, from River Plate for Hamburg ; Mem Mong, from Ma zagan. FALMOUTH, Feb. 7.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Morning Star, from Alexandria ; Maragano, from Callao ; Cres cencia, from Liverpool for iiavannah, with mate washed overboard. Feb. B.—Arrived—News Boy, from New York. (litY ELECTRIC TELEGIIITII.) SOUTIIAMPTON,Friday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 7—No. 1, from Ismael; TeMora, steamer, from London. Sailed—France, for Sunderland; Brilliant, for Jersey; Temora, steamer, for Dublin; Bercem, for Sunderland fo r Alh a mbra, steamer, for Lisbon; Atalant a, steamer, Jersey. (BY SUP,MAII.INE AND MAGNBTIC TELEGRAPII.) GRAVE SEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 8.--Concordia' steam er, from Rotterdorn ; Sir Robert Peel , ste amer, from Dunkirk. for Cardenas,