The Sun. — London, England, 1861-02-06 00:00:00

P . 0Y AL ENGLIS H OPERA, COVENT- G ARDEN. P. 11 Under the Management of Miss Louisa Pyne and Mr. W. Harrison, Sole Lessees. THIS EVENING, and during e Week, Balfe's New Legendary Opera, BIANCA, THE BRAVO'S BRIDE bliss Louisa Pyne, Miss Thirlwall ; Messrs. A. Lawrence, J. Wharton, 11. Corri, A. St. Albyn, G. Kelly, Wallworth, T. I)istin, Lyall, and W. Harrison. With the Grand Pantomime, BLUE BEARD ; or, Hanle uin and Freedom in her Island Home. Clowns, Messrs. H. leno, H. Payne. Hildyard, and Lilliputians. Harlequins, essrs. Milano and F. Payne. Pantaloons, Messrs. Barnes road Tanner. Columbines, Mdme. Boleno and Clara Morgan. fiprites, the Zelinski Family. Mr. W. H. Payne, Mlle. L-amoureux, &c. Conductor —Mr. Alfred Mellon. Commence at Seven. THEATRY:-ROYAL, HAYMARKET. Lesmee, Mr. J. B. Buekstone. THIS EVENING the pertorraanoes will eommenae with *THE RIVALS. Sir Lulus O'Trfgger, Mr. John Brougham; Lydia Languish, Miss Fanny Stirling. After which, a new Pantomime, QUEEN LADYBIRD IA - Nn HER CHILDREN. The Pantomimists by the un rivalled Leclercqs, Herr Cole, and Fanny Wright. Commence at 7. OYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.--. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Harris. THIS EVENING, the performances will commence with ITY BY, AS. Messrs. Feebler, Basil Potter, Garden, Ray 2nond. Graham, Cathcart, and A. Harris. After which, a new Christmas comical pantomime, entitled ROBINSON CRUSOE ; or, Harlequin Friday, and the King of the Caribbe Islands : in which Monsieur Espinosa and Mdlle. Marie Dnmilatre, of the principal cantinental theatres, will appear. Clown, Mr. A. F. Forrest THEATRE - ROYAL LYCEUM. Sole Lessee and Directress, Madame CELESTE. Re-appearance of Madame Celeste and Mrs. Keeley. THIS EVENING, the new drama, ADRIENNE ; or, THE SECRET OF A LIFE. Principal characters by Mr. 'Henry Neville, Mr. John Rouse, Mr. H. Butler, Mr. Villiers, Mr. Cr. Vining., Mr. Forrester, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Clifford, Mr. J. Johnstone ; Mrs. Keeley, and Madame Celeste. After which, the Lyceum Christmas Comic Extravaganza, CRYSTABELLE ; or, The Rose without a Thorn, showing' THE VISION OF A ROSE, ITS FADING AT EVE , AND THE MAY-BLOOM OF THE WILD BRIAR. Followed by THE YOUNG WIDOW. Miss M. Ternan and Mr. H. Neville. A DELPHI, NEW THEATRE-ROYAL. Sole Proprietor and Manager, Mr. Beni. W'ahater. THIS EVENING, AN UGLY CUSTOMER. Messrs. J. L. Toole, C. Selby, and Warde ; Miss K. Kelly, and Miss E. Thorne. Atter which, THE COLLEEN BAWN. D. Roneicault, D. Fisher, Billington, Falconer, Stephenson. C. J. Smith, Romer. Miss Agnes Robertson, Miss Woolgar, Mrs. Billington, and Mrs. Chatterley. To conclude with a new Burlesque Extravaganza. entitled BLUE BEARD FROM A NEW POINT OF RUE. Messrs. J. L. Toole, P. Bedford, C. J. Smith ; Miss Woolgar, K. Kelly, Laidlaw, and 1 .1. Thorne. Doors open at half past 6—Commence at 7. Box-office open from 10 till 6. No charge for booking. Private boxes, .C 2 2s. ; Family xes, 11. Orchestra Stalls, ss. ; Balcony, 4s. ; Front Circle Stalls, is.; Pit Stalls, 25.; Pit, Is. 6d. ; Amphitheatre, is ; Gallery, 6d. Leung Manager—Mr. Wm. Smith. A STLEY'S ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.- Pro p r ietor and Manager, Mr. WM . BATTY. ik THIS EVENING. will be reproduced TURPIN'S RIDE THE DEATH OF BLACK BESS, in TO YORK, AL4D which the Brothers Edwin will appear with their celebrated 'need Black Bess. To be succeeded by Scenes in the Arena, supported by talented Parisian and British Artistes. Concluding with Batty's Prize Equestian Comic Panto mime, for Good Little Boys and Girls, by T. L. Greenwood, entitled HARLEQUIN AND THE WONDERFUL HORSE ; or, Percinet and Grociosa, the Ugly Duchess and the Greedy King, produced with Gorgeous Scenery. by Mr. Cuthbert, new Costumes and Appointments, and introducing in the comae scenes Batty's Prize Equestrian Harlequinade, and the celebrated Old Bob Ridley, and Brandon Ledger. A Grand Morning Performance will take place on Friday, Feb. 8, commencing at two o'clock with the Pantom ime. Box-ofice open daily from 11 till 4 Stage Manager—Mr. W. WEST. Director of the Arena—Mr. Pearson. Commence at, 7. CANTERBURY -HALL CONCERTS ! ! A Grand Selection from Verdi's Opera, IL CORSARO, consisting of the following Morceaux : Preludio. Coro Scena ed Aria. "Tutto parca Sorridere" Coro di Odalische " Oh qual perenne" Co r o ed Coro ed inno Scena ed Aria " Cento leggiadre Vergini" Terzetto Finale "Vol tacete io non" will shortly be produced, in the orignal key and Italian lanznage—the first time of performance in this country—in , addition to the usual attractions. Mr. F. JONGIIMAANS, Musical Director. Also, in preparation, Selections from Verdi's New Operas, "Un Ballo in Maschera," "Simon Boccanegra i" and Flo tow's celebrated Opera of " Stradella." HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. THIS DAY.—Morning, 11h. 19m.—Afternoon, Oh. Om. To-idointow.-Morning, 12h. 10m.—Afternoon. 12h. 36m, THE WEATHER.—SUN OFFICE, FEB. 6, 1861. THNILMOICETEN, IN 'INS SHAD'. 48—highest since noon yesterday. 45—lowest this morning and during the night. 48—this day at noon. Biatomwrsa-29.45. WIND—South-Westerly—fresh; with mild weather, Some slight rain in the night. tte' ) %1,. t ..._,, '''' 'i i :11 '•;.-;',' :;,‘ , C ..... A r ..% ~ , -4 : rE1... , , , ,,,C;t,;74-• .f.".° r,ui . .. , ,E , z6:1 6e., "e - :: ,J.;..f..,, , . \'‘ „ . ... .., : ...,.., .#l, ~1 '7:3 '11;:v•-,..--,1,1`F.4-----*-'4Z------- -.LA !....i.4,,,,; L.,...,A THE SUN. LONDON, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6, 1881. What was not said in the Royal Speech yester day must certainly be acknowledged to have been far more remarkable than what was said in it. It vas more than the statue of BRUTUS that was ab sent from the procession. Ministers who had promised so largely in the Speech from the Throne last year, and who had found themselves compelled before the close of that really ignominious session to eliminate so many of their vaunted measures from their used-up programme—little bills and big bills dropped, and massacred by being lopped to death piecemeal—Ministers having only too keen a remembrance of the evil consequences of their setting forth thus in 1860 with a magnificent catalogue of projected improvements, appear to have evidenced a wholesome dread now at the com mencement of 1861 of making again any such egregious exhibition of themselves, any such ex hibition at once of-their credulity and of their in capacity. Hence their whole political syllabus for the new session may be condensed under two heads—first of all, under the head of certain beneficent and highly philanthropic but vague and indistinct aspirations for the growth of prosperity at home, and the general advance of the interests of the human race abroad ; and, secondly, under one comprehensive head, that, namely, under 'which the few measures which are really defined, and announced as forthcoming from the partrurient mountain of the Coalition Government are enume rated. Of the former of these two divisions of the Speech from the Throne, relating to the future, namely, that articulating merely the beneficent and shadowy aspirations of those dreamers of halcyon dreams, the Sixteen members of the Ad ministration, we need say nothing—for simple hopes, yearnings, or aspirations like these, even when they come from men high in position, like Her MAJESTY'S Ministers, are of but little value or account indeed, remembering how even despotic princes, men in supreme and absolute authority, are but as straws floating upon that great tide of events, the heavings of which are regulated by a force far beyond human ken and immeasurably removed from the grasp of human knowledge. It were altogether idle therefore and boot less to pause for another instant for the pur l's° of weighing in the balance the value of what is infinitessimal and imponderable— these indefinite and indeterminate little Minis terial aspirations. )Rather let us now touch, however slightly or passingly, upon what, small thonh i t is when contrasted with the national anticipations, 15 st any rate in some way tangible, in some way apprecloa., and comprehensible. Let us examine for a moment the one .11e paragraph in the Speech from the Throne particularising thn definite designs and intentions entertained for the new Parliamentary Session by her MAJESTY'S Go vernment. It is in this one isolated passage in this solitary sentence in the Royal Address that the political future is in any way sketched in the most faint and careless outline. " Measures," says this paragraph, " will be laid before you for the con solidation of important parts of the criminal law ; for the improvement of the law of bankruptcy and insolvency ; for rendering more easy the transfer of land; for establishing a uniform system of rating in England and Wales; and for several other pur poses of public usefulness." There are " pippins and cheese"to come, therefore, if not "cakes and ale," before the Parliamentary banquet shall have been brought to its conclusion. There are law reforms and parochial improvements, and " several other purposes of public u sefulness" —sufficiently vague that, and sufficiently ungrammatical ! But that is all. For the " transfer of land" measure can hardly be laid claim to by the present Cabinet, see ing that it was originally introduced into the House of Commons by Sir HUGH CAIRNS, the gifted Soli citor-General under Lord DERRY'S Administration. There are law reforms, then, and parochial reforms, and—" several other purposes of public usefulness" — and that is all. When Ministers have said that — they have said everything. They have, in those few words, come to the end of their tether. It is not simply, " 0 most lame and impotent con clusion !" But it is, worse still, " 0 most lame and impotent commencement !" Not a whisper about a Reform Bill—about a Bill either large or small for the revision or the reorganisation of Parliament ! Not one word, not one single allusion of any kind to the Reform Question, although it was notori ously and ever memorably upon that very Question that the present Ministers were put into power — it was upon that identical question of Reform, as the whole country knows, as the country will not fail to remember in the fulness of time, it was upon that question, and upon no other, that the Ministers now in office ejected their predecessors. Never has the fable of the Dog in the Manger been so meanly or more signally illustrated than it has been by Lord JOHN in regard to the question of Parliamentary Reform. The Resolutions—the disgraceful and discreditable Resolutions of Lord JOHN RUSSELL in re the Reform Bill of Mr. DISRAELI—were denounced at the time of their introduction by Sir HUGH CAIRNS as nothing less paltry of their kind than a political " Dodge." The taunt is at this moment completely and glaringly justified, The notorious Resolutions referred to have proved by this time to have been so entirely and successfully a dodge, and nothing less shabby than a dodge, that the hon. and learned gentleman, the member for the borough of Southampton (Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR) can say now, and say with perfect truth, that he and the other independent members who were deluded into voting with him in carrying those shameful Resolutions, find at length that upon the question involved in those resolutions they have been literally and deliberately "sold" by her MAJESTY'S Government. It was what we foresaw all along, with anguish, would be the result of that factious movement which sacrificed a great principle, and what might have been ren dered a grand and comprehensive embodiment of it, to the meanest and paltriest party considerations. Ministers may hug themselves with an exultant sense that the amendment relating to Reform — the amendment upon the 'Address in answer to the Speech from the Throne the amendment moved by the new member for Brighton (Mr. WHITE), and seconded by the hon. and learned gentleman the Member for Southampton already mentioned—Ministers may plume themselves upon having rejected that amendment by a majority of 129, as opposed to a minority of 46 ; but at least the finger of scorn has been distinctly pointed at their disgraceful trickery! And if nothing else has been done, Mr. BRIGHT has put the matter thus plainly, observing—" The noble lord obtained a dissolution of Parliament, and a majority in favour of the pro position which he put forward and brought before the house, and there was no division upon his bill last year, and yet he came down to the House at the opening of this session—in which there would be almost nothing to do—and refused to do that for which the Government had been placed on the Treasury benches." There is no getting over the petty shuffling of all this—it is upon record— there are the big bouncing promises, and here is the wretched little starveling non-fulfilment ! Yet cannot Ministers but allow that they have been upon this first night of the Session, upon this very question of Reform, that they have been met only by the Opposition with a display of the utmost magnanimity. What an opportunity was there not offered last night to a great satirist in debate like Mr. DISRAELI ! Yet, instead of squandering sarcasms upon the head of the arch-offender and his colleagues, what said Mr. DISRAELI upon the subject of Reform yesterday ? " Why, said he, " I myself am not displeased at the omission of that subject from the speech of her most gracious MAJESTY. I hardly know anything more calcu lated to impede a measure for the reform or recon struction of this house than to bring it forward at a time when there is no probability of its being ac cepted and carried. I think that the Minister would have incurred the gravest responsibility by bringing forward the subject merely from an erro• neous interpretation of a sense of honour to a party which was not unanimous in supporting his origi nal proposal." And so the matter has dropped for yet another year. And so, after all their grand flourish of trumpets last year, Ministers begin the session of 1861 with "bated breath and whispered humbleness." It is without doubt exemplary. But is it indicative of a Strong Government ? We cannot congratulate the Tories on the strategical skill with which they have opened the session. They have attacked their opponents on what, with all its defects, will certainly prove their strongest side. If there be one thing which more than another keeps the present Cabinet in office, it is its foreign policy. In Law Reform the Conservatives would certainly do as much, and as well as the Liberals ; in Parliamentary Reform the two parties have proved themselves not to have any difference, which the public can diseern. It is just the difference between the MALMESBURY and the RUSSELL policy abroad, that makes the country unwilling to turn out the' present Government. It what is said often be true, and there is, we believe, some truth in it, we sup pose one main reason for indifference to Parliamen• tary Reform is the greater interest taken in the struggles of foreign peoples to get parliaments at all ; and if there can be no doubt of the mind of Britain respecting the claims;of struggling peoples, not of torturing despots, on our moral support, then was it surely political suicide to open the Ses sion by displaying to the public those leanings to hereditary despots, of which the Tories are mo re than suspected. As independent Liberals, were Italy and Hun gary well out of their difficulties, and Austria cut down to her own proper Archduchy, including, perhaps a few small adjacent territories she might have learned to treat decently, we would hardly give a toss of a penny for the difference between the two leaders, PALMERSTON and DEttn - r. Yet Lord DERBY and Mr. Disn.A.ELI took the opportunity of the first night of the ses sion to show the country that they were in feeling, least,a uou t r . at variance with it on the questio n o f th e The Emperors of FRANCE and AUSTRI A , therefore, bid f a i r to prolong th e reign of Lord PALMERsToN. When Lord DERBY points, haw_ ever to the co nduct of the Emperor of the FRENCH he will have b ath Lord PALMERSTON and all of us with him. W i are pleased that France and her Ruler should see that her hostile preparations, while her spee ch is fair, do not fail to awaken in this couut ry appropriate sentiments. It is undeniable that France is running a naval race with us, and tha.t it oannot be forpurposes of defence, as our naval preparations are, but must contemplate possible and ultimate aggression. We cordially adopt Lard DERB'eS language on this subject, when he says that "'unquestionably it is a state of doubt, and apprehe asion, and uncertainty that places on the people of this country an amount of taxation -which is absolutely unprecedented in time of peace, which is perfectly intolerable, and which is only made more intolerable by the financial freaks of the Chancellor of the Exchequer." With what good reason these remarks, were made is apparent enough from those of a member on the opposite aide of the House of Commons, Mr. DIGBY SEYMOUR. " As to the necessity of economy in our expenditure, he quite concurred with his hon. friend, especiallywhen the Chancellor of the Ex chequer told them they would require £76,400,000 this year, and eat of that £31,000,000 would be devoted to the interest on war loans and the naval and military expenses of the year. Sixty one millions exceeded by five millions all our exports in linen, cotton, and woollen—it was more than double the amount of the gross rental on all the railways, and exceeded all the landed rental in the kingdom. Further, it surpassed by many millions the gross rental of all the factories and inhabited houses in the country. Last year the expenditure had exceeded the income by £10,300,000." The country has a right to expect from the Foreign Secretary some explanation of our relations with a Government which is the sole cause of all this vast expenditure. We do not see that Lord GRANVILLE, in the Upper House, gave any answer to these grave questions of Lord DERBY ; any other topic seemed to be more agreeable —nor, when we look to the speech of the Foreign Secretary himself are we much better off. In regard to Italy the noble lord had of course quite plain sailing—he had indeed a preference for two kingdoms there, though, if we remember rightly, Lord PALMERSTON once said that he preferred but one, still Lord JOHN had acted, written, and spoken most decidedly on the principle that the Italians should settle all that themselves, no one intervening. He acknowledged the irregularity of some of the King of SAR DINIA'S movements, but could easily justify :his second despatch intended to give him the benefit of our moral influence against the discouragement of all the despotic courts of Europe—all this was easy and frank work, but when it came to the Emperor of the FRENCH, again how measured and careful he has to be. " I will say at once," are the words of his lordship, " in one word, that we are not now divided upon any great question, such as the war of 1793, or the war of 1804. On a main principle of policy, then, we are entirely agreed with the Emperor of the FRENCH. We are at the same time in close alliance and intimacy with the other great Powers of Europe, and if there were any other question on which it should appear to us that France was in the wrong, or was acting in that spirit of encroachment which has sometimes actuated a great military nation, then we should form an alliance with them to combat her designs." This certainly is not assuring language. If the hope of good understanding with France only rests on agreement on questions of minor account than those which were at the bottom of the last great wars, it is obvious we are to infer that all is not very smooth in its working. If, aga l in, we are in close alliance and intimacy with other Powers, and a main hope of peace is that they will help us to counterwork the EMPEROR, this is but poor consolation for the friends of peace and of real har mony between the two countries. If LOUIS NAPO LEON'S speech means that France holds herself ready to go to war for causes, of whose justice she will be judge, Lord JoHN's seems to reply—We, for our part, have agreed for help to keep you in check, if you should think causes just which we and our "close and intimate" allies think unjust. Lord JoIIN'S words will keep up the French army and navy, which, however, would have been kept up and increased without them. Altogether we see little chance of secure peace and moderate taxa tion till the great European nuisance is abated. The feeling will certainly arise—better fight it out and have done with it than pay year after year for such a tremendously costly peace. SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A CITI MERCHANT. Yesterday Mr. Robert North, the principal in the firm of North and Nicholl, Russia brokers, Bishopsgate-street, was placed before Alderman Rose, at the Mansion-house, charged with stealing 343 casks of tallow, value £8,708 ls. 6d., the property of Messrs. Hubbard. The warrant for the apprehension of the defendant was issued last week on the necessary sworn information, but on the legal advisers of Mr. North becoming aware of the fact, they gave notice that Mr. North would attend at the Mansion-house on the day named to meet the charge. The accusation, according to the statement of Mr. Muller, the manager of the Messrs. Hubbard, was that he (defendant) about six weeks ago, purchased the tallotv on the usual terms. Payment was applied for several times, when, on the 29th of last month, defendant gave a cheque to Muller, of the Union Bank, for £8,708 Is. 6d., the price of the tallow, but next day it was returned to the Messrs. Hub bard, through the clearing house, unpaid. The balance the defendant had at the Union Bank on the presentation of the cheque amounted to about £B. A remand was applied for and granted. The defendant's bail was fixed at two sureties for £I,OOO each. Last evening Mr. Sims Reeves resumed his pro fessional:duties at her Majest'ys Theatre as Robin Hood in Mr. Macfarren's new opera, and renewed all the triumphs of previous performances before a densely-crowded audienco, whose constant applause and frequent " recalls" enthusiastically attested their aporeciation of the genius of our celebrated English tenor. NEW THEATRE-ROTAL ADELPHI.—Her Majesty, the Prince Consort, the Princess Alice, and suite, honoured the performances at this theatre with their presence last e vening. M. Guizot has arrived at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street, from Paris, on a visit to General and Madame Fav6. DEATH OF MR. GRANVILLE E. HARCOURT VER. isPoN.—We regret to announce the premature death of Mr. G. E. Harcourt Vernon, late M.P. for Newark, who died on Friday night at the Marquis of Ailesbury's seat, Tot tenham .park, near Marlborough, from rheumatic fever. The lamented gentleman was the eldest son of Mr. Gran ville Harcourt Vernon, son of the late Archbishop of York, and Chancellorof the Province of York, and was born Nov. 23, 1816. It is stated that Messrs. Adami and Lemmi are now in negotiation with the Sardinian Government regarding the South Italian Railways of which they have the concession, and that the preliminary arrangements have been already made. SHOCKING CATASTROPHE AT HULL.—THREE LIVES LOST.—On Sunday afternoon last six men, named James Judge, (a boatman), George Bragg, Edward Down ing, John Hodgson, Edward Hunt, and Robert Wilson, all engineers, embarked in a small boat from the pier at Hull, Lnd wont down the Humber as far as Paul, at which place they landed and got some drink, re-em barking for the purpose of returning to Hull about six o'clock. On leaving Paul there was a very strong wind, a t h n e d o t I t t o u s g a t h e l y fi : r h someo time e t t h h e ey m re e a tt ehe n d i a n n a e g m e i d y t t o o t man h;e d t i h s e tan w ee io o d f a h b a o d ut ghaaiolte"-da-ninole fVroicotloritah-ep ier lan at ding-pier, i creased force, and despite the exertions of. the men, the boat was driven ashore. J u d ge, the man who ' was superintending tlie i boat, got edanindthe'aboleadt. through rfh o 1 Wilson, hiu the water to the shore, followed b y Bragg and Downing. tiltydgV4.B•°el;e' frequently told by Judge to leave it and come ashore they did not do so, and Judge and the other two left them in the boat. Strange to say that none of th e Parties crave information of the perilous positim!, of th e i r comrades' with a visw to their rescue, and a littl e after seven o'clock yesterday mornin g the bod y of Hod g so n was picked up on the beach n ear to Marfleet, about ,, three mil es from the place where the boat was left. The boat wa s found on the beach. The bodies of the other two men have not been found. THE CHARTER-HOUSE.—The Archbishop of York in the room of the late Earl of Aberdeen. was on Monday elected a governor of the Charter-house, TFil SUN, LONDON! WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 6, 1861. MONEY .MA_REBT AND CITY IVEWB. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The inquiry for accommodation continues active, and during the last few days the rates of discount have exhibited greater firmness—seven per cent. now being the minimum quotation in the general market, as well as at the Bank of England. The frequent recurrence of failures has induced the banks and discount houses to pro ceed very cautiously, and bills, unless of a superior description, are less easily negotiated than they were a week ago. A call of £2 per share, amounting to £lBO,OOO became due to-day on the Bahia and San Francisco Railway Shares. Only a very small amount of business was recorded in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, but prices were unaltered. The sales were 3,000 bales. No important alteration was exhibited in the Foreign Exchanges yesterday ; the Austrian rates, however, were rather lower. The Tyne has been announced from the Brazils with £2,633 in specie. The Great Northern Railway directors have resolved to propose a dividend at the rate of L 6 7s. 6d. per cent. per annum, and the Midland at the rate of 7 per cent. There has been a steady market to-day for Public Securities, but business has continued very quiet, and the preliminary arrangements for the liquida tion occupies the attention of the dealers. Consols are 911 Z for money, and 92 to 921 for the March account. New Threes and the Reduced are heavy at 91 1. Bank Stock is at 231 and 2321 ; India ditto is 2181 ; ditto 5 per Cent., 998 ; and Exche quer Bills have further improved to 6s. and 3s. dis. Long Annuities remain at 161. The dealings in the Foreign Market have been of an average character, but prices show further depression. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 70 ; ditto (1858), 56 1; Mexican have receded to 231, Spanish to 471, and ditto Deferred to 40t, ; Buenos Ayres remain at 931, Sardinian at 811, and Dutch 4 per Cents. at 1001. _ _ The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been rather restricted, and a further decline has taken place in values. Midlands have receded 55.; Caledonians, Eastern Counties, Great Westerns, South Westerns, North-Eastern (Berwick), and South Easterns, 10s. ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 155.; and Great Northern, £l. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets the opera tions have been very limited. South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian have receded to 12t ; Dutch Rhenish to 12i ; Great Indian Peninsular have declined to 941 ; and Great Western of Canada to 114. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have shown less firmness. Bank of Australasia declined to 681 ; London Joint Stock to 30 ; and Red Sea Telegraph are steady at 17 to 171-,. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9ll 1 1 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9l ) i f Annuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885.. 161 ) India Stock Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 5 per Cent . Ditto 5i per Cent 991 1001 Ditto Debentures, 1858 Consols ;for Account, Feb. 7 .. 91) 1 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 por Cent Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860 Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent — Ditto Account Mexican 3 per Cent — Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. , 4si •iardinian 5 per Cent. Ditto Account 4 panish 3 per Cent. .. • Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent .. -- Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian, 41 per Cent., Ex. 25f ... Ditto 44 per Cent. Dutch Exchange, 12 Gun. 21 per Cent 64 3i Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money and Account 9l / Ditto March ditto 9II / FROM THE GAZETTE OF LAST NIG.HT. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, F. 5. 4th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Major-General Sir Jas. Hope Grant, G.C.B. to be Colonel, vice General Sir George Scovell, G.C.13 , deceased. 9th Regiment of Light Dragoons—Lieutenant John Evans to be Captain, by purchase, vice Charles William Paulet, who retires ; Cornet Charles Brome Bashford to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Evans. Ist Regiment of Foot—Captain Alfred John Ford, from half-pay, to be Captain, vice Richard George Coles, seconded, having been appointed Captain Instructor of Musketry at Hythe. 2d Foot—Ensign and Adjutant Alexander Baird to bo Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Hewson, deceased. sth Foot—Lieut. John Creagh to be Captain, without purchase, vice Robert Moore, deceased ; Ensign William Douglas Legge to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vine Creagh ; Lieut. Henry Bathe to be Adjutant, vice Creagh, promoted. 6th Foot—Staff-Surgeon William Frederick Torcato Ivey to be Surgeon, vice George Hyde, M.D.. placed upon half-pay. 14th Foot—Lieutenant Jahn Lenthal Davids, from the 77th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice James Franklin, who ex changes; Gentleman-Cadet Tredenham Fitzlierbert Carlyon, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Thomas Charles Watson, ap pointed to the 56th Foot. 24th Foot—Lieutenant George Massy Studdert, from the 2d West India Regiment, to he Lieutenant, vice Henry John Evans, who exchanges. 31st Foot—Gentleman-Cadet Henry 'William Bateman, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Tibbetts, promoted. 39th Foot—Gentleman - Cadet Charles D'Oyly Harmer, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Blennerhassett, appointed to the 41st Foot. 41st Foot—Major Hugh Rowlands, from the 100th Foot, to be4sth Maj or, vice Henry Foot—Ensign e nr Charles Stratton Forbesßush, who Leith, f r e o x m c h the e g es 17th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Forbes William Guernsey, appointed Quartermaster. 55th Foot—Sergesat-Major Timothy Dixon to be Quarter master, vice Samuel Millward, who resigns. 57th Foot—Lieutenant Hickman Rose Russell to be Cap tain, by purchase, vice Brevet-Nlajor Arthur Maxwell Earle, promoted by purchase, to an unattached majority ; Ensign Robert Murray to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Russell. 58th Foot—Ensign William Henry Key to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice William Bolton, who retires. 60th Foot—Ensign Richard Collingwood Robinson, from the 15th Foot, to be Ensign, vice Gosling, promoted. 67th Foot—Ensign James Hardie Fraser to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Chas. Henry Blackley Turner, deceased ; Ensign. George Baker to be Lieutenant, with out purchase, vice Fraser, whose promotion on 30th Nov., 1866, hag been cancelled: 77th Foot—Lieutenant Janiett . Franklin, from the 14th Foot, to be Lieut., vice Xohn' Lenthal Davide, who ea- changer. 85th Foot—Major Frederick Ernest Appleyard, from a Depot Battalion, to be Major, vice Robert Maunsell, who exchanges. 87th Foot—Gentlentan-Cadet Kenneth Douglas, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Hickson, promoted ; Quartermaster . Sergeant George Barikin Freeman, to be Quartermaster, vice Henry Thomas, placed upon half pay. BANKRUPTS. J. Brooksbank, King-street, Clerkenwell, brush board cutter, to surrender, Feb. 14, at half-past eleven, and March 19, at eleven, at the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Alcock, Fuller-street, St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, p: inters' joiner, Feb. 14, at eleven, and March 19, at twelve, at the Court, Basinghall-street. A. M'Millan and W. Blackburn, Star-court, Bread street, Cheapside, woollen warehousemen, Feb. 14, at eleven, and March 14, at twelve, at the Court, Basinghall street. M. Hayes, jun., Hounslow, teadealer, Feb. 15, at half past twelve, and March 19, at one, at the Court, Basing hall-street. A. Skinner, Camberwell-green, Lambeth, Denmark-hill, and Dulwich, Surrey, coach builder, Feb. 18, at eleven, and March 18, at one, at the Court, Basinghall-street. J. M. Hagenbuch, Addle-street, Aldermanbury, City, trimming dealer, Feb. 15 and March 15, at half-past one, at the Court, Basinghall-street. J. Le Mare and W. C. Currie, Broad-street-buillings, City, merchants, Feb. 18, at two, and March 20, at eleven, at the Court, Basinghall-street. W. Kirk, Birmingham, milliner, Feb. 20 and March 25, at eleven, at the Court, Birmingham. B. Penn and J. Attwell, Tipton, Staffordshire, use iron manufacturers, Feb. 21 and March 14, at eleven, at the . Court, Birmingham. J. Bickley, Barton-upon-Trent, Staffordshire, grocer, Feb. 21e, and March 15, at eleven, at the Court, Birming ham. G. Barton, Crornford, and Bengali, Derbyshire, draper, Feb. 19 and March 14, at halt-past eleven, at the Shirchall, Nottingham. C. Cairns, Newport, Monmouthshire, provision merchant, Feb. 19 and March 19, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol. M. W. David, Aberaman, Glatnorganshire, draper, Feb. 19 and March 19, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol. E. Parkes, Gloucester, currier, Feb. 19 and March 19, at eleven, at the Court, Bristol. W. Whitaker, Bradford, Yorkshire, merchant, Feb. 15 and Mar c h 15 at eleven, at the Court, Leeds. W. Buxton,!Liverpool, butcher, Feb. 15, at twelve, and March 8, at eleven, at the Court, Liverpool, ing Business Share' Railways. 'Paid Clos Price. Done. 25 1 tilythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5 O all stk I Brim. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100 20 , Do. do. do. Shares stock ICaledon £10,41 per cent 100 101 103 102 stock Do. Guar. Shares, No. 2. 10 0 6} Cork .5 Bandon, 55 p. c. 211 20 Cornwall, 5 per cent. 114 Dun.Perth&Aber..Jun all 6 65 14 !Do Ist Cla.s Fret all stock lE.Angm.Class A 7 &sp.c lOO 99 101 stock Do.! do. Class B 6 p.c. 100 112 115 113 stock Do. do. Class C 7 p.c lOO 106 108 stock E. Conn. Ex. sp. c. No.l 100 110 112 stock Do. do. No. 2 100 108 110 1095 stock Do. New Spa ct. stock. 100 124 126 stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 108 76 80 stock , Do. 5 per cent. guar... 100 stock 1E din.&Glas. sp.c. shares 100 112 114 stock Do. 4p. e gua. S. &D. 100 - stock lEdin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 stock Furness, 5 per cent .... 1 0 0 stock Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. 100 stork Gres+ Northern, sp. et. 100 117 119 stock , o.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm 100 112 114 stock Do. 45 p. c. do. do. 100 Do. sp.e. Redm. 5 p.c. pm' 80 85 87 10 Gt. Nh. of Scotld. Ist pf. sll G t.Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 M } 100 98 100 j p, cf. pref. stock 50 !Great West. (Berke and Hants) Ext. sp. ct. 6 stork Co.l Redeema b le, 44 p.A lOO 99 101 99 100 stock I Do. Redeemable. 4p. et lOO 89 91 stock IDo Irredeemable, do.. 100 90 92 stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 101 103 8 Do. Firm. I'ref. Shares, all 10 105 10 10 iit. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. all 175 185 10 Do. do. sp. et. pref all 101 11 Mock Do Birmg.guar. stook_ 100 76 78 76 26?, Do. Chester gua. shares all 20 5 21 5 135 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. 100 Lan. & Carl. 41 pc. pref 4O 42 stock Lan.&York 6p c. stook lOO 135 137 stock IDo.Barnsl.st.£s3B 10d pc 100 stock !Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) 100 stock ' Lott& Brig.s pc.gu. No.l 100 113 116 stock Do. sp. c. No. 2 100 113 116 stock Do. P:ua. 6p. c. stock Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 1 0 0 113 116 stock Do. do. 4 5 per cen‘. 100 101 103 5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares., all stock Do. 7p. ct. Pref. stock. 100 150 153 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) 100 128 131 stock Do.-fp c S.(div def til '65) 100 70 73 I • • • stock , Do. 4 per cent. Pref lOO stock T.on. Chat. and Dover lOO 87 89 / I Do.W. A reeiv. no div 10 Ex.A til 6pcis pd on all I , N). fi B. & Brom ex. all 10 Do. Metropolitan Ex B 25 stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, sp.ct I 100 116 118 stock T.on. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock 100 160 155 stock Do. 44 par cent .. 100 25.13 d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns. of 2s. fid all 125 Londondy. & Cole. 4 sh. all 121 Londony. & Ennis. 5 s h. all 14 145 stock Sian. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ot. 100 125 130 6 Do. .£6 stock Do. 3.5 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 percent 5 t 4 5 r 121 '.fary Dort & Car., 4p. c all 121 I Do. 45 per cent , all stock Slid. Con. 6 p c.. stock.: 100 stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. 100 134 138 stock Do. 44 p. c. pref. stock lOO 102 104 6 Do. with option till 1860 3 stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. st. 1 0 0 95 97 stock Norflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 stock Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 stock Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 stock North British, sp. stock Do. New, gua. sp. c lOO 109 111 10 5 Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs 3 513 ft 10 Do. do. do. all stock I Ntti.Dev.Rail. & Dck.C,o. 100 stock N -East.Cons. Pref. 4p. c. 100 91 93 stock Do. 45 pc. redeemable lOO 101 103 stock Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref lOO 102 104 17 j 1)0. do. do • 13.4. ip 20 I Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1848. . 9 'l5 I Do. York, •.JG S. Purch. 10 d p 20 North Staffordshire all 22 23 2125 to 11 1tyrnney Guaranteed all B.y !Scottish Central, new pt all stock ;Scottish North-Eastern 31 p. c. pref. stock lOO stook Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c lOO stock Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 133 136 10s, South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 105 11 10 Do. Fixed 45 per cent. all 1.0.6 South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) stock Do. 4-5 per cent lOO 102 104 stock Do. Fixed 15p.c. Ist is lOO 102 104 stock •=outh Wales, gua. 4p. c lOO 91 93 stock Do. 45 per cent lOO 100 102 stock Po. 5 per cent: stock S.-Yorkshire, 4 p.c. gua lOO 85 88 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c , all 27. 281 2.5 Do. B 6 per cent all 32 334 25 Do. C 6 percent all 32 334 stock \Vatrtd & Kilkny, 6p. c lOO 45 48 stock W.Mid -Oxi Ist Gua stk 100 124 126 stock Do. 22 do 100 120 121 stock IDo.Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. 100 100 102 stock I Do.Perpet. Op. c. pf 1865 100 123 126 stock Do. till 1869, Ist is. 100 116 120 123 ; Do. do. 2d is. 75 20 Australian 1 Il3onAccordCopper,Llm 17.6 4 d 20 IBrazil St.J.del Rey,Lim 15 $0 31 5 :Do.Land and MlningCo , all 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo I I dis. 40 Cobre Copper all 40 42 Copiapo l6 8 10 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all 4 ' 4 2 Fortuna. all 24 3 20 'General all 21 22 2 I Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr , 1 4 ip 14 4 14 Kamm da (Limited) I 1 14 14 p 3 Linares ; all 9 10 5 Lusitanian 1 ?if ariquira I al 2 l i i? t i) 1 N.RhineCopof S.Aus. L 125.6 d. I id 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Lead' Mining and Smelt I all 4 6 5 Port Philip i 1 i i 1 Scottish Austen. (L.) I 10s. 1# a 28 0 2.94 United Mexican . all 3# 4 1 Worthing (Limited).— I all 4 1 1 I Do. 1 19s. Cqj.ONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. & July 100 fOB 112 Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 Do. 6p. cent. 1881 100 Do. 6p. cent. 1884 100 111 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 :07 108 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 110 112 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1004 1004 1004 I i Cape G.lfope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 1074 1181 1074 4 Do. 1890 100 1074 1084 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.dauly 100 1054 1064 Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1866 100 98 100 Do. sp. c., 1871 to 187' 100 96 100 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwds 100 97 99 974 4 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 1054 1064 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 &up lOO - - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 100 - - Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO 107 1074 1074 i JOINT-STOdrin3ANKS. :190 ' Agra&UnitedServiceilki 50 82 64 40 Australasia all 68 10 684 94 4 25 Bank of Egypt all 18i 19 # 100 Bank of London 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all 20 IChtd.Bank of India, &c. all 1214 22 211 4 2.5 I Ch. 3ler. of In. Lon. & Ch. all 34 34 100 'City 100 'Colonial . 25 38 40 20'11 ,Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London 2O 20 21 20 Eng., Scot., & Aus. Ch I all 154 164 15; 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 'Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 1224 234 23 50 London and County • 50 London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Alrican 4 1# 1 100 ;London & Westminster 20 623. ii 2 100 iNat. Prov. of England . 42 20 I Do. new 50 National Bank .. 25 20 New South Wa1e5...... all 25 Orient. B. Corporation I all j 47# 484 20 Ottoman Bank I all 174 184 18 100 Provincial of Ireland 25 10 Do. new all 25 South Australia 25 Union of Australia 50 'Union o• London 100 1 Unity Mutual 6O DOCKS. - __ stock Commercial 1 100 stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.3lin ' 100 stock East and West India lOO stock (London .. ... 100 ci. _.......,_ , r.-.. 1,,,,.;.,.. 1M I stock 'Commercial stock Do. 4 per Cent.Pret.3lin stock East and West India stock (London ... stock 'St. Katharine.. stock 'Southampton stock , Victoria ........ 20 Do New. 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 98 IGO id par MISCELLANEOUS. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Sic o'clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF COMMONS.--(THIS DAY). The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. MALCOLM took the oaths and his seat for Boston, in the room of Mr. Ingram, deceased. PRIVATE BILLS. A large Dumber of private bills were brought in by Mr. Fosmit, and read a first time. PETITIONS. A vast number of petitions were presented, the majority of them having reference to church rates. CORRUPT PRACTICES ELECTION ACT. Mr. D. GR IFFITH gave notice that to -morrow he should ask the Government whether it is their intention to introduce a bill to amend the Corrupt Practices at Elec tions Act. SHARE MARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid. Closing I Business Prioe. Done. Share! Railways. 13.14 stock stock stock shock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12i 10 stook 6.4.0. stock Belfast and Ballymena t Wol , and Str. Val., Birk., La., and Ch June , ;Blyth and Tyne Bost. Sleaf. and Mid.oo 1 Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan 'I Cork and Bandon Cork, Itircek., .¢-Passage! ICernwall Do (A gets no div 1 An Do B u-tll6 p, peran. .rhitsbeeni d. toll! Dublin & Belfast. Junc.l Dun., Perth, &Ab..lunc i East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee , Forth & Clyde Junction' Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock Po do B do Gt. S. & W. of Ireland , Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Irish South-eastern Lancashire dr. Torkshir , London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.. & S Coast Loud., Chat., and Dover Lend. &Nth. Western Lond. & :nth. Western.. L'derry & Coleraine I.,'derry & Enniskillen Man. Shef. & Lincoln Maryport and Carlisle.. Do do # shares Metropolitan Midland . , • Do new Do Pinning. & Derby Md. Gt. W. of Ireland Do shares Ifid Kent I stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 19.16.1 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock stocK stock stock stock stock Do, Cray Line N ewcastle and C &IBMs Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Roe. Norfolk ....... ..... North British.. , Cor.Dev.llail&Dk.stoe , D A stk ; A recs no d.l until 6pchas beenpd.B Do B stock • • • Nth. Eagtern—l3erwick Do do , 0-.N.E. purchase Do Leeds ............ • • Do York North London Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. & Grantham Rail Feebles • • Portsmouth Rhymney.....- •• •• • Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittingbourne & Sheer South Devon ..... Nthn. Counties Union S.-Durham & Lane. Un South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do Do New (MO) Taff Vale Do Pref. No 1 ThamesHavenDk&Rail Ulster Do ........... ..... and a Rail • i ,West Midland—Oxfordi Newport Hereford 100 1.4.0. 100 all all all all all 3 100 100 22 Ali 20 Do, 2 tale olNeatit ! 100 Victoria Stn. and Pim j all Waterford & Kilkenny, 100 Waterford & Limerick all West Cornwall all West London I all Do Ist class , all Do 2d class . ' all Westllartlepool Harbrl 8} 8 79 81 (ii 7 99 101 97 97i 9 El 156 166 5t 62 37 39 26 28 88 88 28} 27 113 115 [l3 114 105 107 132 131. 112 113 701 711 61 64 116 1161 61 64 114 115 48 W 1001 101 l 94 95 9 11 53 54 ni ?id 1331 131 105 107 7 Bd' 52 54 651 661 104 105 p NI 0+4 lp 1 93} 931 100 10a 2, 2} i 10i 10, 8 8} 114 116 334 344 88 88 48 50 8 7 39 41 85t R6l 60 62 85 90 4 7 42 13 104 6 66 p 551 564 2 d 3ip 68 89 ip 114 11, 6 6i 46& 47i 41 43 82 8t 51 50; i 100 f f I 94} 4 112 11 104} 3i 5 1711 701 1 7O tl6} f 15i f i 62i 1 t 5 53 21 2 i 1333 n i 3 23 P PREFERENCE SHARES. LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Bedford andßletchley all Ln Bsekinghamshire .... 100 Tin &N.W 98 100 Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. 's3 534 Do. do. 54 per cent. 100 Do. 125 127 Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Do 113 115 Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin 102 104 Colchester, Stour Val. l all C 16 17 E.Lincolnshire,g.6 p.c. 100 • Gt. North. 135 137 E.Union,Harwich Shs , all lE.Counts.l 11 Do. Woodbridge . . 100 Gls.llarrANells,Dict. 100 ,Cajedoxiin * Do. New ... ...... 100 Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. Hartlpool.Dek.& firk.N.&llr Hull and Selby ...... all 'Yk.N. Md. Do. Shares ....... all Do. Do. Shares ....... all Do. Lane.& Carl. cr,ua.s p.c. 100 1.n.& N.W London & Greenwich 100 S. East. Do. Preference 100 Do. . • .. . Lon., Ti I by.& So u ten 100 -Veto iCo Lowestoft, t„rua. 4 p.ct. 100 Norfolk Do. 6 per cent........ 100 pa ... Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk. all .L.NIT &Al Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock.....- .... 100 Midland Newmarkt,lluryia ) 5 5 6 E.Counts guaranteed 5 p. c. j Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all o. ..... . Do. do. 6 per cent .. a ll Do. Do. Fixed 5 per cen . t, all De. ..... • North Western L. IsWl Preston and Wyre. all L.Yk. 1 Do. Stares A. all Do. Roystn.Hitch.,&Shep 100 Gt. North Shrewsbry& Hereford 100 T.Brasaey Do. Do. 1 South Staffordshire .. all M`Clean.„ Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt. Welt Wimbledonta Croydio. all Bata 113} 31 31 97 99 iP 56 58 16i 16 135 137 103 105 11 i 111 90 92 9 9$ p aid . 1 Leas ing , Closing Business Co. s. Price. Done. 1041 5 41 5 601 60 f 92/ 824 !111 113 !207 210 61 63 115 120 88 1,1 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Paid. Closing Price. :Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,BarodaA.Cent Indl Gu. 5 per cent..... Do, Do. B Buffalo and Laze Huron Do. New Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant&Godrich 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1. 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 IClcutta.LtS.Eastn. (Lim) ICape.Eastn.Prov. (Lim., iCapeTOWII S Desk Scrip ICeylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara Ea stn. Bengal gu. 5 p. ei East Indian, gu. 5 p. Do. F Shares Ext , Do. Jubbulpore Do. 4a p c. Debentrs. l Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1855-1870 Grand Trunk of Canadal Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per et Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South.of India (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. do. Gt.W. ofCanada Shares' Do. New .. ...... o. Bonds pay. '76, with' opt, till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt Do. 5} p. c. do. '77 do , Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B do Madras, guar., 4a p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. Op. c. Extension Do. Fourth do.. .....• Melb.Corp. 6 p. 0. Bnds. Newßrunswick t Canda Ry..SzLand(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share ] Do. do. Land do Do. do. B Capital d 0... Do. do. Land do. ....... Oude (Limited) ........ Scinde .......... i 4: Do. Punjaub .... ' g Z. Do. Do. .... •• • • .. "I Do. In due. St. Flo. E.g. Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes... •• • • • • Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Bezers to Graissessac.. Ca*—neaux Mine dt Rail Copiapo . Ditto 'Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rue. Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. - Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs...l Italian Junction Lierre & Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva ...... Namur & Liege .. Do. 8 p. e. Pref. Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ...... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. (Paris & Orleans Recife & S. Fran. (Fern.) Fua. 7 p. ct. 1irn...... Riga & Dunaburg...... 'Royal Danish .......... IRoyal Swedish ........ Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse .. Do. 51 per cent. Pref San Paulo, lim, g. 7 p. c S.Aust. &Lomb Venetin Southern of France S. East Portugal 7 p ct West Flandern . . Do. 54 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria Westurn of Switzerland Wiesbaden o. 8 per cent Pref Zealand BRITISH MI: Alfred Consols (Philack)l; British Iron I Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 , East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ..... . I E. WI Russel (TavistkA Gam..t St.Aubyn(Gwen.) , ,Great South Tolgus iG.Wheal Alfd. (Phi laelc); G. Wheal Vor (Helston), Grenville ;Herod's-Foot Hingston Downs 'Lady Bertha • ; 'Margaret (tiny Lelan4 North Downs 2.11. U North Frances (Mogan); N. Wh'l BastPt (1110 ~anY North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey); Providence (Uny Lelnt.)l Sortridge Cons. Min.Co.l South Caradon(St.Cleer), S. Cam Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 1 Stray Park Tamar Lead Mimi ,Tin Crott Vale of Towey (Caren )'. West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Soton Wheal Basset (Illogan ,Wheal Buller (Redruth Wheal Edward (Cals. Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant IVheal Mary Ann (Men. Wheal Treiawney (Lis.)' 2.14.6 7.4.0 2 9 1 11* 1 9.18.9 1* 10.6.7 11 4 a 1 !18.18j 124.8.0 47i 5i 5 7.6 1.7.2 FOItEIGI) 17e 13.9.6 94 5.14.6 8.12 4.10.6 1.8.6 I i3s 6d 75 77 91 92 16 10 d 44 bell 6 7 75 SO 67 72 6S 70 i pr li li d i I d 21 2 d 97 98 97 08 994 1001 22i 23i 74 76 61 64 41 47 50 55 42 47 42 47 94 95 11(1 1 d 21 2d 111 11 9 1 0,1 d 90 95 93 96 94 97 89 82 82 84 91 02 85 87 2 11 5 7 5 7 90 974 2id 2d —d 91 98 I id MAYS. .51 61 - "4 11} 12f Si 311 31 21, 23 24 64 Of 7? 8 19 20 874 38i 8 9 36 37 54 56 31 21c1 5# 51 1 i lid .11 li d 19120& 51 6 9f 9 214 22i 2# 4 i 2 195 205 400 410 1075 1125 11 115 7 75 22 24 7} 85 1 5 15 it 25 3 33 15 251 15 2 1 5 54 56 35 4 45 5 4 _65 8 9 91 91 43 45 300 310 3} 31 165 175 37 39 sf l 81 18 19 77 79 350 860 1124 1174 125 135 11 2 12 14 19 11 15 17 THE ADMIRALTY, Mr. W. D. SEYMOUR gave notice that to-morrow he would ask for leave to bring in a bill to extend the jurisdic tion of the High Court of Admiralty. REFORM. Mr. WARNER gave notice that he should move for a select committee to consider the changes which it might be desirable to introduce to amend the representation of the people. He should move it as an amendment to Mr. Locke King's motion, which stood for Tuesday, the 19th inst. NEW WRIT. Mr. BRAND moved for a new writ for the county of Cork in the room of Mr. Deasey, who has become a Baron of the Exchequer in Ireland. THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.--THE ADDRESS. Sir C. COLEBItOOKE brought up the report on the Address. Mr. SLANEY, as having been present in America while the Prince of Wales was there, congratulated the house on the friendly feeling which had been exhibited, and expressed a hope that the differences existing *here would be healed. Admiral CALCOTT was glad to find that the services of the army and navy were recognised in the Speech, and hoped there would be no undue reduction in the navy. Ile passed a high eulogium on the character of the late Sir Charles Napier. INDIA. Mr. CR AWFORD asked the Secretary of State for India whether the necessity for raising a loan of £3,000,000 in London for the service of the government of India is owing to circumstances connected only with railway receipts, or whether it arises from falling off of the available sources of income or increase of expenditure in.lndia. Sir C. WOOD said that he was very happy to be able to give the house a satisfactory explanation on this subject. According to an arrangement that had been made, it was not necessary that there should be remittances either from this country or from India, for the money that should have been forwarded to this country from the Indian revenue was applied to the purposes of railways in that country. £4,500,000 last year had been expended on railways in India, and the expenditure this year would be £6,000 000, instead of £4,750,000, the original estimate. He was compelled to use the powers which the house had conferred on him to raise a loan to meet the deficiency between the actual and the estimated cost of Indian railways for the current year. The right hon. baronet entered into some further details, and expressed his conviction that unless some unforeseen event occurred next year, the Indian re venue and expenditure would balance each. He concluded by stating that the loan was necessitated solely by the re quirements of the railways in India, and not from any failure of the sources of revenue in that country. In reply to some questions from Mr. VANSITTART, Sir C. WOOD repeated the substance of the preceding statement. FRAUDULENT TRADE MARKS. In reply to Mr. NEwDEGATE and Mr. ROEDUCK, Mr. M. GI BSON said that a bill would be introduced into that house or the House of Lords on this subject. FOREIGN AFFAIRS.-DESPATCHES OF LORD JOHN RUSSELL. Mr. S. FITZGERALD rose to call for some explanation from the noble lord (Russell) more satisfactory than he had already given of the course he had pursued in reference to his foreign policy, as he considered the expla nation of the noble lord on this subject was very adroit, but most evasive. He was an advocate for non-intervention, and therefore the announcement made last year by the Govern m eat of a policy of that character had the approbation of him self and the party with whom he acted. He denied, however, that the policy pursued by the noble lord was in conformity with the principle of non-intervention, and illustrated this assertion by reference to the despatches of the noble Secre tary for Foreign Affairs, of August and October last, par ticularly the latter, dated 27th of the month. He consi dered that the sentiments of the latter document calculated to promote sedition and insurrection:on the Continent, and criticised at considerable length the general foreign policy of the Government. Lord J. RUSSELL said that the despatch of the 27th October had been entirely misunderstood and misrepre sented by the hon. member (Mr. S. Fitzgerald). He denied the definition given by the hon. member of non-interven tion as excluding all interference whatever in foreign affairs was just, and he referred to the assistance rendered to Greece against the Ottoman State, to Belgium in the revolt from the Government of the Low Countries, as well as other instances in ancient and modern his' ory to show that there were cases where interference was justifiable. The despatch which had been so severely criticised, commenced with ask ing two questions ' • the first, whether th e people of Italy were justified in calling on the King of Sar dinia to assist them in changing a form of Government with which they were dissatisfied, and whether that sove reign was justified in rendering such assistance. These questions were calmly and dispassionately argued in the despatch of last October. However, he was prepared to re-argue the question. Tho noble lord then adverted to the fact of an Austrian army, by the con sent of the Powers of Europe, being sent into the kingdom of Naples in 1821 when the people were dis satisfied, and when at the time they were under the dominion of a Bomba as an illustration of the rights of foreign intervention under particular circumstances, and he justified the conduct of the Neapolitans in their desire to be placed under the Government of a King who, whatever might be his other defects, had been faithful to his own people, who had broken no promise he had made, and violated no oath he had taken. (Hear, hear.) He also vindicated the part taken by the Government, and denied that the course pur sued by the King of Sardinia and that of the people who claimed .his assistance had violated the law of na tions. In illustration of this position he cited the case already adverted to of the assistance rendered to the people of the Netherlands, and the conduct of that people in shaking off a yoke that was obnoxious. After some further observations the noble lord referred to the position of the Pope, whom he described as a most amiable and enlightened sovereign, with a true Italian heart and deep interest in the prosperity of Italy. He thought that the Pope more than any other person would be able to solve satisfactory the problem of Italian affairs at present, and he thought that some arrangement might be made between him and the King of Sardinia, by which he might retain his temporal authority. However, he considered that that temporal authority should be ulti mately resigned, for if, as it had been said that it had, been assumed for the benefit of Italy only, how could it be retained when it no longer conduced towards that object. The noble lord then repeated in substance the observations ho had previously made relative to the Eastern question, an d his confidence in the pacific disposition of the Emperor of the French, and the prospect of peace on the continent of Europe. The Address was then agreed to, and on the motion of Lord J. Russell it was also agreed that the house should meet to-morrow at two o'clock for the purpose of present ing it to her Majesty. KITCHEN AND REFRESHMENT ROOMS. Col. FRENCH moved for a standing committee to con trol the arrangements of the kitchen and refreshment rooms, in the department of the Sergeant at Arms attend ing this house :—Col. French, the Lord Mayor, Mr. Hume, Mr. Dalglish, Mr. M. Milnes, Mr. Monson, Mr. Roupeli, Col. Dunne, and Mr. Onslow ; three to be the quorum.— Agreed to. QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICES. Mr. HADFIELD obtained leave to bring in a bill to render it unnecessary 0 make and subscrib certain de• clarations as a qualification for offices and employments. The house then adjourned at ten minutes past three. THE MAILS, MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and Mauritius (via South ampton) Feb. 18. Do. (via Marseilles) Feb. 12. Brazil and Cape Verds •• Feb. 4. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &O. Feb. .—. Cuba and Mexico .„ Feb. 13 Canada, &c. (via L'derry) ;. Feb. 6. Cape of Good Hope, &c. March 1. China, Penang, and Singapore (via S'ampton) Feb. 18. Do (via Marseilles) Feb. 12. Gibraltar (via Southampton) Feb. 10. India (Calcutta), Ceylon, &c. ( v i a S ou thampton) Feb. 1.8 Do. (via Marseilles) Feb. 12. India (Bombay), (via Southampton) .. Feb. 10. Do. (via Marseilles) • • .. Feb. 4. Lisbon • • • • •• •• •• .. Feb. l . Malta, Egypt, and Aden (via Southampton) .. Feb. 10. Do. (via Marseilles) .. Feb. 4. Vigo, and Oporto .. • • • • • • .. Feb. 1. United States, California , &c. Feb. 6. Western Coast of Africa, Madeira, Tencriffe Feb. 10. West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena, Cuba, &c. Feb. 13. 10 Anglo-Mexican Mint all 131 fit 14 • 10 !Atlantic It. 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