The Sun. — London, England, 1856-02-18 00:00:00

Spirit of the Public Journals. (From the Times of this day.) What is that road which you can walk over in a q uarter of an hour, but which you cannot drive over in less than three-quarters ? Let- no one who reads this question fancy that we are perplexing his soul with a conundrum, and that to answer it he must rack his brains and ransack his memory as if he were asked by some angelic being—what is that word of one syllable from which if you take a couple of letters it becomes a word of two syllables? Nothing of the kind ; the question is a plain and honest one, which is to be answered by no puzzling a the intellect, but only by a little vexatious ex perience. The road extends from Blackfriars to London-bridge, on the Surrey side of the river, and is about the most disgu3ting and disgraceful thoroughfare that even this metropolis need be ashamed of. To ride through it or to walk through it is simply a choice of evils. It is one of the nar rowest, smokiest, muddiest, filthiest, ugliest, sick liest, most malodorous, battered, patched-up, dis agreeable localities in all London. But one living pen can do justice to its superlative hideousness. The Bankside is a kind of marine parade; but those to whom that title suggests a broad road with a good pavement, brilliant equipages bowling along, the sea rolling in with its sullen roar and its plea sant breezes, ecstacy in the eyes of the little ones who scamper about on the donkeys, bashful plea sure in those dimples under the great round hats, and health returning to the cheeks of the poor souls who go about in Bath chairs, must imagine the very opposite. Instead of the musical dash of billows on the beach, there is the plash of the Thames sliding lazily along, like an overgrown gut ter, through the heart of the city ; great barges drifting clumsily on its surface, like the bits of wood which boys, in the days when they delight in dirt-pies, take a pleasure in navigating through the currents of the common-sewer ; and the water is so decidedly opaque that one is a little astonished to read the police admonition by which the inhabi tants are particularly requested, for the sake of decency, not to bathe too near the houses, as if anybody but Yahoos would bathe in such a stream! It is the least fault of the road, however, that it happens to be on the bank of an enormous gutter ; it is itself a consolidated gutter, and the passenger who travels that way has literally to "run a muck." There is not a sense which is not offended, and it is difficult to say which is offended the most. The road is nearly as narrow as the pavement for foot passengers in Regent-street, apparently for the purpose of bringing the unhappy pilgrim who is seduced into that byway into closer contact with the impurities of the place, and of precipitating him more certainly into the sloughs of despond and pools of disgust that at proper intervals vary the abomi nations of the walk. Barges lie along the Bank side, and the wayfarer inevitably rubs shoulders with a dozen coal heavers before he has completed his journey ; or, if he has a passion for old iron, he can gratify it by gazing on a perpetuity of rusty hoops, broken pots, and old lamp-pests ; while, if he wishes to indulge his nasal sense, he can at any time approach one of those barges which are satiri cally named after some cherished flower. The " Forget-me-Not" is being laden with all the con centrated refuse of the place from dustholes and stables innumerable, and the way is blocked up by carts heavy with manure, as it some Southwark Hercules were for ever endeavouring to clean out Augean stables, and couldn't manage it. These are a few of the delights which assail the foot passenger as he traverses the only possible communication parallel with the river between Blackfriars and London-bridge. The delights of this kind which the carriage passenger enjoys are certainly not less, and if he drives in an open carriage they are very much greater, from the fact that they must be endured infinitely longer. For a great part of the way it is impossible for more than eno vehicle at a time to pass along ; if two meet each other, one of them must back out, and the unfortunate individual whose coachman has been so deluded as to think the Bankside the shortest cut to London-bridge has the satisfaction of waiting five minutes behind an immense dung cart while the road in front is being cleared, and while the guard of the Brighton train is giving his last whistle. The traffic that passes over London bridge has now become so great that it is an object of some importance to relieve it as much as pos sible. At all times it was the most used of the bridges, but now that the railway station absorbs a greater amount of traffic than any other in Lon don, with the exception of Euston-square, the delay and disappointment to which travellers are sub jected by the dead lack of carts, cabs, and omni buses, have become an evil o f metropolitan magni tude, and call for such immediate attention, that we are not surprised to find the Board of Works commencing their labours by discussing the ques tion of an improved communication between Blackfriars and London-bridge. There is not a more important subject for the Board to consider than the' improvement of the thoroughfare, not only from the High-street to Btackfriars-road, which is its worst part, but also to Waterloo bridge, and still further to Westminster-bridge. In a great metropolis, where time is everything, it is a disgrace that carriages crossing Waterloc bridge, or passing from the South-Western station to the South-Eastern, should have to make a long circuit in order to have any chance of reaching their destination unimpeded. The short cuts are so narrow that they turn out the longest routes ; and, in order to save time, we must go miles out of our way. .* The improvements which in this respect have been suggested to the Board of Works regard the ordinary comfort and expeditious travelling of the inhabitants, and in this point of view alone are ab solutely essential. The object is utility, and that is, of course, the first thing to be considered ; but we are disposed also to regard beauty of construction as an object of far more essential import than our public bodies are generally inclined to treat it. We do not work better by working in the midst of dirt and slovenliness, in buildings that aro dark dens within and ugly blotches without. There still seems to linger a feeling that success is greatest iu the dingy warehouses and most miserable counting rooms ; that, in fact, the wealth of London is built on the ruins of every sense of beauty. Hence the Thames, which ought to be the noblest thorough fare in London, which we ought to be glad to ap proach, which we ought to be proud to point to, is one of the ugliest and hatefullest ; few of us wil lingly traverse it, and there is very little of the river frontage that we care to show to a stranger. When the sewage of the metropolis is diverted from this channel, it will certainly be more pleasant to pass along this highway ; there is one thing we can always enjoy in its fresh waters, and we can point with prid e t o th e immense riches ' that float on its waves—to the argosies of every nation that congregate to our shores. But it is impossible to impress on our merchants that they might be wealthy without disfiguring the banks of a noble river with the most hideous constructions, hud dled together in indescribable confusion ? Who that looks upon either bank of the river, and sees how it is lined with buildings which look little better than colossal pigsties and exaggerated cow sheds—exactly such architecture as on a snia ler scale we devote to rabbit•hutches and dog-kennels, but must feel indignant at the degradation of so splendid a site ? The nuisance is not the less real because we are used to it, and because we can avoid it by the simple expedient of shutting our eyes. (From, the Examiner.) " On 'en'assassine I " cried the French culprit under the gr i pe of * cries Lord just ice. " They slander me," Cardigan,under the censure of the Crimean Conar a i E .,sioners , report. Lord Lucan echoes the complaint. It is cu r i ous enoug h to see these two noblem en , who have fling ing dirt on each othe r , no wraa k b - ee v ri em s° freel y against the report, or rather the n- ev o iden m c o e ll , w ca h t i l c s l e i inculpates both. Each talks big of his d e f ence , the word being that of the witch l n t r .acbeth, ourse "I'll , as of c ourse to I'll do, I'll do." Such n o bl e to be appeased, and Lord Pa mnure w , there was no int en ti on on the p ar t o f tht9w" Sure sioners to attack th e no ble earl (CardiganTir hisis capacity of an officer, but only to express th e i r opt ' nion as regarded other matters." This is the es t al blished Pickwickian explanation ; but surely the question of a cavalry general's care of her Majsty's horses involves his capacity as an officer most ma terially. If Lord Panmnre's coachman let his horses die of starvation rather than demean him self to fetch their forage from the corn chandler, would his Lordship consent to give the man a good character on the' ground that his skill in driving redeemed the fault through which he had no horses to drive, and that his capacity as a coachman was unaffected and unimpeached by his destruction of his cattle ? A cavalry officer's less of his horses is analogous to a naval offi cer's loss of his ship, for which in cases of blame so severe 1 4. punish: - lent is awarded. A dismounted trooper is, as the Times happily says,like a swan footing it on a turnpike road. All but the parties concerned will believe with Lor d Panmure , that there Wa.s no intenti on: on the part of the commis sioners to attack Lords Cardigan and Lucan, or any °ale else. Their intention was obviously, sim ply, and solely to discover and make known the truth, and their report bears the unmistakeable s t am p of the principle_m nothing extenuate, nor aught-set down in mali ce . „ we trust it will be as h ones tly supported as it has been honestly t written, and that there will be no runnin g with the h k eund s find holding with the hare. Lord -_ Hardwic e hav ing ob l eryed with good spirit that if h o h a d been THE SU.N, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1856 SPORTING NOTES. WAIFS AND STRAYS. [The following was intended for insertion on Saturday, but owing to a press of matter it was omitted :—] The drenching rain somewhat marred the enjoyment of the sport at Lincoln on Tuesday and Wednesday last Still the racing was marked by several incidents of im portance, and the closeness of the encounters rendered the spectators indifferent to the humid atmosphere and sodden earth. The Ring was most numerously repre sented, and in certain instances speculation was actively pursued, and the " fielders" had not a very " hot time" of it. "That boy Fordham " commenced the season with his old luck. He managed to land Tame Deer the winner for the Trial Stakes, thereby upsetting a tre mendous "pot "on Fisherman. The running, however, at Lincoln is likely to prove deceptive, for the ground was so heavy and holding that the performances of the respective competitors afforded no criterion of true racing merit. By the way, the report which was circulated respecting the engagement of Fordham to Mr. Howard and others has been contradicted on authority. That clever light-weight is still I believe under articles to Mr. R. Drewitt. The Cutty Qnean was made a great fa vourite for the Two-Year-Old Stakes, but she was easily defeated, to the uproariously expressed de light of the "fielders." The Handicap was another triumph for the bookmakers, who struck the keynote of success to some tune with Flageolet. Fisherman ran third ; he seems to me an improving horse, and as the season progresses, Mr. T. Parr is likely to develope to much advantage whatever racing merit he may possess. I have not much to say about the " jumpers." The " doings" were regulated by at least a show of fairplay ; in fact, down to the present time the steeplechare season has not been distinguished by any very flagrat t act of dishonesty. Attention has been directed to the fact that the Grand Stand enclosure at Lincoln was in fested with " Welshers," who pursued their nefarious calling with the most daring impudence. I trust that clerks of the courses will adopt some measures to ex clude !these individuals—all of whom are easily to be detected—from the " Rings" over which they have authority. A pleasant "day out" will be enjoyed at Derby on Tuesday next. The most satisfactory arrangements for conducting the proceedings have been raade under the able C. C., Mr. T. Marshall, jun. In order to accom modate Metropolitan turfites, the races have been judi ciously appointed to commence at an hour which will enable intending visitors to reach Derby in . good titre by the morning express, and to terminate early enough to allow them to reach London by the same night. Six events are set for decision. I shall discuss the probabi lities on Monday. John Scott has offered two hundred pounds reward for the detection of the person or persons who poisoned Aurifer. That sum will be paid to the person who actually administered the poison if he will furnish the necessary information which will lead to the apprehen sion and conviction of the parties who incited him or procured him to commit the offence, and an application will be made to the Secretary of State to recommend her Majesty to grant him her most gracious pardon. The sensation which the partieulars connected with this most atrocious case have created has been profound, and every person seems eager for the detection and ex posure of the miscreants. That the poisoned carrot was intended for Fly-by-Night is evident, and the horse's infirm position in the market is now explained. A meeting of the members of the committees at Tat tersall's and the Subscription Room at Newmarket will take place on Monday to discuss the much-vexed ques tion relative to p. p. betting, and to determine what races shall be play or pay. This is business, and I trust that the gentlemen engaged will discharge their some• what difficult task with success. Turfites do not wish to read any more stupid suggestions on the subject from biessr4. Robertson, Mardon, and Co. February 16. A FRESH MAN. with that strict punctuality which will enable them to return by the 5.30 p.m. train. The following horses have arrived—Flageolot, Little Torn, Catty Queen, Delilah, Amorous Bey, Freedom, Stamford, Louisa, and Hopeless Star. The ground is in good condition. POLICE INTE&LIGENCE—Feb, 16. - GUILDHALL. —Oharles Baines, a marine store dealer, Barrett's court, Wigrnore-street, and Edwiu, But terworth, wore charged, the former with burglariously entering the house of Mr. Benj. Webb, 1, St. James'e terrace, St. James's-squhre Notting-hill, a n d s t ea li ng therefrom 26 ounces o f silver plate, and also charged with the other prisoner as being the receivers of the pro perty stolen, well knowing the same to he stolen. From the evidence it appeared that about half-past 2 o'clkrck in the morning, on the Bt'i inst., Mr. Webb was aroused by hearing a noise in the lower part of his house, and on proceeding rapidly down stairs he heard the burglars escaping from the back of the premises. In the parlour he found his drawers ransackekl, and his flute case, which had contained a silver flute that cost him 23 guineas, was lying empty on the floor. The kitchen had also been visited by the thieves, and every article of plate they could lay their hands on was stolen. About 12 o'clock the same day Butterworth took the whole of the stolen plate to Mr. J. H. Benham's (late Sirrell and Beuham), in order to dispese of it ; but Mr. Rutherford, the assist ant, having his suspicions excited by the appearance of the broken flute, and the half obliterated ciphers on the spocns, &c., made some inquiries as to how he became possessed of them; the result of which was that he de tained the plate, and gave Butterworth a note to Mr. Gurd, of Marylebone-lane, the reported owner of the property, telling him to come and account for the posses sien of it before he would give it up. He left the shop, and shortly after wards returned, in company with Raines, who said that the property belonged to him, and that he had sent him to sell it. The flute, he said, was given to him by his brother, who had gone to Australia some months ago. Mr. Rutherford, however, refused to part with it until he had made further inquiries, and they left the shop, promising to call again in the evening. They did not, however, call, and the next time he saw them they were in custody. After they left Mr. Benham's, Mr. Rutherford communicated with the police, and, upon his information, Leonard and Bull, two active de tective officers, were sent in search of the prisoners, and succeeded in capturing them at their residences. Raines then said that he had bought the silver in the ordinary way of business, and sent Butterworth to sell it, as he was in the trade, and could get a higher price for it than he (Raines) could. On searching Raines at the station the police found 41 keys in his coat pocket. Sir R. W. Carden committed the two prisoners for trial. MARYLEBONE.—Mr: John, Wocklquart, a German carrying on the business of a tobacconist in the Edge ware•road, was charged before Mr. Long with uttoiiog two counterfeit half-crowns. Robert Burrough, a porter in the service of Mr. F. W. Best, upholsterer, Tottenham-court•road,'said that on the previous afternoon he went to the prisoner's house with a sofa bedstead. After he del►vered it, he (witness) received in payment eight half-crowns and twenty-five shilliegs. Witness looked over the money and found that one of the ball-crowns was a counterfeit. He re turned it to the prisoner, who gave him (witness) 2s. Gil. in exchange. On witness's return to his employer, he gave him the money he received from the prisoner. Mr. Best examined the silver, and said, "Here is a bad half crown." Witness immediately told him what had oc curred at the prisoner's shop. Mr. Best stated that in the evening, after his shop was closed, he went to the prisoner's shop in company with a friend. They reached there about half-past nine. They entered the shop and asked for two prime cigars. They tendered a sovereign to the prisoner, and asked to have all the change in silver. On looking over the money he observed that there was another bad half-crown. He called in a policeman, who took the prisoner into cus tody. The prisoner asked the witness if be did not give at first a half sovereign in change, when he (witness) asked to have the whole change in silver ? Mr. Best replied in the affirmative, and added that since the prisoner was given in charge the previous night he had ascertained that he had received another bad half crown. He paid a person 2/. the previous night, being the silver that was brought by his porter. That morning a half-crown was brought back, which was evidently a 'counterfeit. Sankey, 74 D, produced the three half-crowns, and said that he found nearly GO/. in notes, gold, and silver, on the prislner, who observed that he did not know the half-crowns were bad. The prisoner said that he had not been long in the country, and had not much knowledge about the current coin. The half-crowns had the appoarauce of being good, and sounded well. Mr. Long retnarked that he (prisoner) had passed three bad half•crowns, and that there was strong reason to suppose he bad passel a fourth. The prisoner wa s held to bail, himself in 1001. and two sureti©s of 501. each, to appear again on Thursday next at this court. TIIAM ES.—James Thompson and Thomas Jones, sea• men, were brought before Mr. Ingham, the former on remand, and the other for the first time, charged with robbery and piracy on the high seas. Mr. Clarkson, barrister, and Mr. Lawford, solicitor to the East India Company, conducted the prosecution for that body. Mr. Pelham defended Jones. It appeared from the learned counsel's statement, that the duty of prosecuting the prisoners had been cast on the East India Company, and that' two other men, named Swain and Mant, were brought up to this court three weeks since, charged with being concerned in the robbery and piracy, and were discharged, because the witnesses for the prosecution had not then arrived in England. Another man was on his way to England, and he intended only to put before the magistrate suffi cient evidence to justify a remand. Captain Levi Brachett said he was the master of the Berkshire East Indianian, which arrived on Wednesday in the port of London. In August last the ship was at Pondicherry, a French settlement, and Captain R. 0. Legg, who was then commander, had occasion to go on shore to transact the business of the ship, and clear her. Capt. Legg was unable to return to the ship that night in consequence of the heavy surf. Witness, who was then chief mate, turned in at mid-night. He turned out again at five o'clock in the morning, and missed the life-boat and two life buoys. He made inquiries, and discovered that the prisoners and three other seamen bad deserted the ship, and gone away in the life-boat in the course of the night. Soon afterwards Capt. Legg returned to the ship, and on opening the cabin door discovered his eriting desk broken to pieces, and lying about the floor of the cabin. Two chests had also been broken open, and the ship's papere were torn to pieces and strewed about the floor. The hinges and lock of the writing desk were forced off, and 146 sovereigns, 25 half-sovereigns, and 71. in silver, all in English money, abstracted. The captain also missed a valuable diamond ring, worth about 101. Information of the robbery arid desertion was given to the French authorities at Pondicherry. and all the thieves were taken after the ship sailed for England. The depositions taken before the French authorities at Pondicherry and before Mr. Elliot, chief magistrate of Madras, were put in. It appeared that 341. of the stolen money was found on Thompson, who was sent home in the ship Ballarat, which arrived in the 'Tames on Mon day. Jones, who is a ticket-of-leave convi c t, arr i ve d i n the ship Ballarat at Liverpool on Wednesday, and sin gularly enough, he was immediately identified as one of the most notorious thieves that ever infested that town. Carlisle, a detective officer of Liverpool, banded to Mr. Ingham a list of summary and other convictions against the fellow, whose real name was believed to be Holland. At the request of Mr. Clarkson, the prisoners were remanded. CRYSTAL PALACE, SATURDAY.—FIVE SHILLING DAY AdDliSbi ms OD payment 166 ; ditto, by season tickets, I,B2s—total, 1,991. THE COINAGE —A return issued on Saturday shows that the sums advanced last 3 ear from the Consolidated Fund for the purchase of bul ion for coinage aaronnted to 250,000/., while the amount paid into the Bank o England to the account of the Exchequer in repaymons, of advances from the Consolidated Fund was 300,0007. The total amount advanced for buying bullion since 1837 inc . u,ive is 4,868,0291., and the total amount so paid into the Bank of England is 4,770,0001. THE CONSERVATIVE LAND SOCIETY.—On Wednesday evening a public meeting was held at the Corn Exchange, Newark-upon-Trent, to hear a lecture from C. L. Gru neisen, Esq., secretary to the Conservative Land S , ciety, in explanation of the principles, objects, and plans of the society. The lecture, which included a comprehen sive statement of the principles of association, and the history of co-operative taints amongst the industrious classes, explained very fully the rationale and working system of the society, and its great commercial as well as political advantages—showing, at the same time, that a high rate of profit was a necessary result from invest ment in a well-conducted land society. The drier de tails of facts and figures were enlivened by some inte resting illustrations drawn from history. At the close of the lecture, a vote of thanks was, on the motion of Mr. Newton, coroner for the county, passed to the lecturer for his able and interesting statement. [ADVERTISEMENT.] SWEET AND HSARING. SPECTACLES, POWERFUL TELESCOPES, OPERA, RACE AND PERSPECTIVE GLASSES. —HOBBIT. S, and B. Solomons, opticians, 39, Albemarle street, Piccadilly. Observe epposite the York Hotel. 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The valuable advant age derived from this invention is, that vision becoming impaired is preserved and strengthened, and very aged p ersons are enabled to employ their sight at the most minute occu pation- can see with those lenses of a much less magnify. lug power—a • nd they do not require the frequent changes to the dangerous effects of further powerful assistance. Deafness—New Discovery.—The Organic Vibrator, an ex traordinary powerful, small, newly-invented instrument for deafness, en ti re ly different from a ll others, to surpass any thing of the kind •that has been, or probably ever can be, produced. Being of the same colour as the skin, is not per. ceptible ; it enables deaf persons to hear distinctly at church and at public assemblies; the unpleasant sensation of singing noises in the ears is entirely removed.; and it affords all the assistance that possibly Could be desired.-39, Albemarle %bred, Piccadilly. ObberT o '..OPPaite the York 11941. OF SHARES IN BANKS, ASSURANCE, AND OTIIER, COM PA.NIES' STOCK. Front the Official Lzst, PUBLISHED EVERY TUESDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING LONDON, TUESDAY, FE8.15, 1856. GAS•LIGHT AND COKE COAIPANIES. Dividend ; Amount Name of Company. I per I of Paid.. Price. Annum. I Share. ~' Z s. d. £ s. d. British ••••••• • • • • • •• - I - . - Ditto frovincial .• • • 71. 120 0 fl 20 0 0 24% Brighton ••••..•• • • •• 5/. ;20 0 0 20 0 0 15 City of London .. •• •• 41. Os. 1100 0 0 IA 0 0 - Continental (4th Cap.) . - 50 0 0 20 0 0 - Equitable -• • •••• .... 2/. 10s. i5O 0 0 all 33 1 / 2 Great Central ....... 8/ per cent. 10 0 0 all 1 1 Imperial ............10i & holing.. 50 0 0 all 8 b Independent .>..... • • 51. i 40 0 0 PO - London ........ .... - _ 150 0 0 PP - Do., Pafi. Preference 6/. per cent. , 25 0 0 PP ''' n - xenix ....; ...... ~ 41, per cent.. 60 0 0 52 0 0 - Rate= ..... ....... 51. 100 0 0 16 0 0 16 United General ...... 2/. 10s. 50 0 0 all j 19% Westminster Chartered 41 per cent. 60 0 0 1 I 55 Ditto, New ........ - '5O 0 0 10 WATER-WORKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of , Paid. Price. Annum. Share. East London 100 104 Grand Junction .... - 4'. per cnt. 50 0 0 all 70 , Kent.... - - 78 14 Lambeth - 100 0 0 - - Newßiver Company - 21. 10s. - - --- Southwark & Vauxhall 51. per cut. 100 0 0 - 89% West Middlesex - 89% BRIDGES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price. Annum. Share. Z s. d.. £ a. d. Hungerford - - - 12 Southwark .. .... - - - .1 20 0 0 - - Ditto New of 7‘ 2 p.c. 1/. per cent. 50 0 0 - - Waterloo ..... .... - - - 500 0 0 - - Ditto Old Ann. of Si. 11. 14s. Bd. 60 0 0 - Ditto Nw ditto of 71. 11. 10s. 4d. 40 0 0 - 26 Vauxhall ...........• 965. 70 10 3 - 20% DOCKS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of I Paid. Price. Annum. Share. - £ s. d. X s. d. --- Commercial .. •.-- •• 1 . 51. pr cent. Stock. Stock. East awl West India 1 61. pr cent. Stock. -1191 A East C. antry .. - - - London •.• . - .... •• • - 998 Dittc Bonds •• - •• •• 41. per cent. - - - St. Katharine .... •• •• 4 per cent. Stock. - 84% 'otitharripton Victoria ......• 5l. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 I 18 - - JOINT-STOCK BANKS. - Dividend Amount Name of Company, per of Paid. Price. Annum. i , Share. -.- -1 - • X a. d. Z a. d. Australasia.... ...... . 20/. per cent ; 40 0 0 all - British Northlinerican 5/. per cent. ' 50 0 0 PO - Commercial of London. 101. per cent. 100' 0 0 20 0 0 - Colonial .............. 5/. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - lonian-....... .... .... 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 25 0 0 - Lond. Char. Bk. et' Aus. - 20 0 0 ad 0 - London and County .. i 10'. per cent. 50 0 3 20 0 0 - Londe dad Westininstr 14!. per cent. 100 0 0 20 0 0 47 London -Joint-Stock .•• 121. per cent., 50 0 0 10 0 0 30 Provincial of Ireland- 81. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - Ditto, New......... 181. per cent. 10 0 0 all - Nationr•l of Ireland.... 6!. per cent. 50 0 0 22 10 0 - Nat. Provincial of Eng. 8!. per cent. 100 0 0 35 0 0 - Ditto. New .. ••• • • • 8!. per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 - Oriental Bank Corpora. 81, p. et.t.,bs. 25 0 0 all 40 South Australia .. .• .. lIC p .ct .8c bs. 25 0 0 11 :is]i Union of Australia•• • • 30/. per cent. 25 0 0 11 71 Ditto .............. 321. per cent. - 2 10 0 - Union of London ..... '20% per cent. 50 0 0 10 0 0 18 Union of Madrid ..... I - - 40 0 0 all - honoured with public decorations and afterwards reflected on as some officers bad been, he would have torn the badges from his breast and flung them at the feet of the donors. Lord Panmure answered that the honours had been bestowed for bravery in the field, and any charge which wasmade against the possessorsas to any dereliction of a secondary nature could in no way detract from the lustre of the actionsfor which the decoration weregiven. And what were those actions with a lustre? What was the pas sage of arms in which Lord Lucan distinguished him self pre-eminently ? What was Sir Richard Airey's brilliant exploit, what Colonel Gordon's ? As they say in the house, we pause for a reply. Lord Lucan, indeed, sent the Light Brigade headlong to destruc tion, but he did not go with them. It was not his place. Had his duty required him to head the charge, he would doubtless have done so with the spirit to be expected of every Englishman from the lowest to the highest. But the fact is that he did not distinguish himself in any extraordinary way, for want, no doubt, of opportunity. He neither took a part in the successful charge of the Heavy Brigade, nor the glorious disaster of the Light. Lord Cardigan acquitted himself as others did, where all acquitted themselves gallantly. He neither did more nor less than any other man in that devoted band. Perhaps, however, in saying this we are saying too much, for it is reported that there was an officer in the charge who rallied the broken remnant of the brigade, and gave order to their retreat, and that officer was not the General Lord Cardigan. It should be the pride of the coun try to consider the high bravery displayed on this oc casion as common, and to callfor something more for distinction. That something more used to be express ed in the old-fashioned word "conduct in the field," which comprehended with courage, presence of mind, resource, judgment, and the seizure of opportunity. For example, among the thousands and thousands here and in every part of the civilised world who are full of admiration of General Williams, how little any one thinks of his bravery, how much'i l more the mind dwells on his inexhaustible energy, his all-pervading vigilance and care. The conduct for which an officer merits praise, honour; and ad vancement is not only the conduct in the face of the enemy, but the conduct which enables him to face the enemy with his forces made the most of in every way. His men, his arms, his horses will be in the most perfect condition that circumstances improved to the utmost may permit of. He will not be chargeable with any of those derelictions which the Minister of War classes of a secondary nature, for he will regard the care of his men and horses primary duties, not secondary, and be would consider himself disgraced if he could not take a part in operations against the enemy because he had allowed his horses to perish, and thereby re duced himself to the condition of a non-com batant, and a mere encumbrance on the army. But, assuming that a decoration was due to the gallantry of Lord Cardigan in the Balaklava charge, the question remains why the inspectorship of cavalry was given to an officer who, however brave, had signally and disastrously proved his unfitness for the care of horses. A.ssuni ing also that Sir Richard Airey had on some occa sion distinguished himself gloriously, and earned the order with which he is decorated, yet it is to be asked, why is he made Quartermaster-General at home, when almost all the great disasters are refer able to his adtniuistratian of that office in the Crimea? What General Airey's exploits against the enemy may have been we know not, but they have been great indeed if they have made a tithe of the havoc with the Russians that his adminis tration made with the British army, perishing for want of what he had the means of affording, and neglected to afford. In the common phrase to ex press disorder, things were " here and there"— that is to say, starvation here, and the supplies that should have furnished plenty, there ; want in the camp, abundance at Balaklava. TEE NEW MEDICAL PROFESSION BILL, The new bill brought in by Mr. Headlam, Mr. Brady, and Mr. Craufurd is to take effect, if passed, on the Ist of August next. A "Medical Council of the United Kingdom" is to be established, to consist of one person chosen by each of the follow ing bodies—viz., the three Universities of England, the four of Scotland, th e t wo o f I re l an d , the three colleges of surgeons and physicians of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Faculty of Glas gow; and also of eight persons to be elected as hereafter shown. Every person so chosen must be qualified to be registered under the act, and the first election is to be made within three months. The tenure of office by members of the council is to be triennial. The eight other members of the council will first be named by the Secretary of State ; four of them are to be appointed for Eng land, two for Ireland, and two for Scotland ; these eight members will bold office till June 1, 1857, after which period they will be elected triennially —four by those recorded in the last printed medical register for England, two by those registered in Scotland, and two by those registered in Ireland. The Medical Council will hold their first meeting at such time and place as the Secretary of State may be pleased to name, and afterwards where and when they themselves may determine. They are empowered to appoint a treasurer, secretary, and servants ; and the Secretary of State will appoint a registrar, to be called the "Medical Registrar.' This officer will, up to the Ist of December next, register persons already in practice and duly quali fled, on payment of a fee of 20s. ; and, after that period, he will register practitioners qualified as hereafter shown, for a fee of 10s. After the Ist of December next parties applying to be registered as physicians must be 26 years of age, be graduates in medicine, and furnished with letters testimonial from one of the Royal Colleges of Physicians. Sur geons must be 22 years of age, and have been ex amined and passed by the Royal College of Physi cians, assisted by five surgeons (in medicine and phar macy), and by the Royal College of Surgeons (in sur gery and midwifery). Scotch and Irish surgeons must have been examined by the two Colleges of Physi cians and Surgeons (or, in the case of Scetchmen, by the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow). Persons registered after the Ist of December must cause themselves to be admitted as members of the college from which they received their letters tes timonial, but no person offering himself for admis sion will be obliged to pass any further examina tion. Names struck off the college lists for mis conduct will be erased from the register,—a penalty tantamount to professional extinction. The exa minations of the various colleges will be supervised by the medical council, who will have the power of compelling the amendment of any faulty system of examination or the neglect of regulations in the medical colleges. A "British Pharmacopoeia" will be published by the council. Registered practitioners, and none else, will be able to sue for and recover " reasonable" charges for medicine and attendance. Unregistered persons are disqua lified from holding public appointments. The council is empowered to make regulations for per sons practising in the colonies and students. This act will in no wise affect the lawful occupation o chemists and druggists, or interfere with the pr vileges of duly licensed apothecaries in Ireland. THE CONDEMNED CORRIGAN. It has been definitely arranged that the execution of the wretched convict, Thos. Ww. John Corrigan, for the murder of his wife, in Church-street, Minories, on Boxing day last, shall take place on Monday next, the 25th inst., in front of the gaol at Newga,te. Various erroneous re ports have been circulated, to the effect that the last son tence of the law would be carried out this morning, by order of the sheriffs of the City of London. It was very generally believed that Corrigan would have been re prieved, but on Saturday afternoon all doubts as to his fate were set at rest by official orders being received by the governor of the prison for the execution of the un fortunate man, whe has been in a low desponding state for several dayr. The wretched convict on Friday morn ing requested that he might be allowed an interview with his four children, who were accordingly introduced to him in the condemned cell. They were accompanied by Mr. Burton, of Church-street, at whose residence the late tragedy took place. The father and brother of the convict were likewise present. The prisoner was much affected, and the interview was one of a most painful description. The governor and the Rev. 'Wm. Davis, the chaplain of the prison, were in attendance. The latter gentleman has been a!daily visitor to the cell, and the convict has more than once attributed his dreadful crim e to excessive drinking of ardent spirits after his duties were over at the East India warehouse, in Leadenhall street, where he was respected for hwiisite g e neral behavi our . Th e un f ortunate man H© wasaan was f o rmer l y r ' and was formerly educ a t e d f or th e Ch urc h. memberof excellentthe a nci ent scholar Ordern ndclev of er F e o h rr or o t o h te a r n d d a fro p m rov th is e l i o r n fu f n o d r o h who have rece n tl y made a sum of money support.'towards family granting Various rumonrs have been circulated during the past week to the effect that the friends of the condemned were busily engaged in getting a memorial signed by the jury, and a great number of influential persons, for pre sentation to the Secretary of State for the Home Depart intend went, with a view of obtaining a cornnautation of the sentence, but nothing of the kind has transpired. The execution of Carrigan is fully expected by his aged parents and the whole of his relative•, wh o taking their last farewell of him in the course of the present week. The convict has been engaged during the last few days in writing letters to his most intimate friends. Yesterday morning the prisoner attended Divine worship in the chapel of the gaol. The condemned sermon will be preached on Sunday morning next. THE LATE MURDER OF A. MOTHER AND CHILD NEAR RICHMOND.—An inquest has been held upon the body sf the infant child of widow Peacock, which was lately discovered in the Thames, and a verdict of "Found drowned 's w returned. DOUBTS ABOUT DERBY. Whether the cold and frost have set in with sufficient severity to produce any damaging effect on the Derby meeting is questionable. No rumour of a postponement has yet reached me. Six nominations are appended to the Scarsdale Stakes, and if there be any truth in the Lincoln running; Amorous Boy, despite his 3lbs. extra, ought to prove the best of the lot. Of the seventeen weighted for the Harrington Plate Romeo, Palmerston, and Flageolet are the most noteworthy. The last mentioned has incurred a penalty of slbs. for winning at Lincoln, but the extra weight will not affeet her chance. Odiham has been backed for the Steeplechase, and, if " wanted," he will be very near winning. I shall not touch upon the Hurdle Race. "Turf Commission Men," Tipsters, and others, have commenced their old practice of trading under false colours. " You ma 3 destroy their web of sophistry in 'vain, The creatures are at their dirty work again." A. Mr. C. Mather impudently informs his "friends" that he hag left Russell-street, and requests that his letters may be addressed to his private residence. This indivi dual evidently trusts that he may be mistaken for Mr. George Mather, of Great Russell-street, who is well and honourably known on the turf as a large book maker and owner of horses. Mr. George Mather has publicly announced that he has been unable to ascertain whether there is any such person as Charles Mather in London. A. fellow, too, I understand, who calls himself Frederick Smith, at present has cards wherever "George Mather" is printed. The purpose for which respectable names are assumed by adventurers is patent, and every case o such attempted imposition on the public shall be un sparingly exposed by February 18. A FRESH MAN. Sporting Intelligence. ---~--- PROGRAMME OF THE DERBY SPRING MEETING.—To-RIoRRow. The Scarsdale Stakes of 5 soya each, with 25 added, for two-yr-olds ; colts, Bst ; fillies, 7st 1016 ; half-bred horses allowed 41b. A wiener before starting 31b extra. Half a mile. 6 subs. Six-and-eightpence 1 Heads or Tails Lady Julia The Harrington Plate, a ho, , 40 added, for three-yr-old of any race after the pub] extra. Catty Qaeeu Delilah The Amorous Boy ndicap of 2 soya each, with Is and upwards. A winner lication of the weights, 51b Age st lb Age at lb Romeo Haco Palmerston FIR gee] et (tnclnding Vivid) 51b extra) Little Tom ... Gossip Plausible!, Trench iry ' 4 7 0 Foal-black Rose Victory (11 b) - paid A Selling Plate (Flat Race) of 20 Rove, added to a sweepstakes of 3 sovs each ; three-yr-olds, 7st 101 b ; four, 9st; five, Oct 71b ; six and aged, 9st 101 b; mares and geldings allowed 31b. The winner to be sold for 1001. ; allowances if entered to be sold for less. One mile. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race, and any surplus over the selling price to go to the race fund.—To close and name the even ing before the race. The Midland Steeplechase of 75 sovs, added to a Han dicap Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft, and 5 only it declared, Izo. ; the second horse to save his stake. A winner of 100 soya clear after the publication of the weights, 51b extra ° • 200 soya, 91b extra. About th ree miles and a half. Eighteen subs, 5 of whom de clared. Age st lb' Age at lb Seaman Odiham alo 4 The Doctor Hopeless Star Teddeeley alo 0 Jemmy the Black a 9 0 Free Trader a 912 Louisa Helen the Fair a 9 12 1 Wilmont The Widow A Hurdle-race of 50 sow, added to a Handicap of 10 sous each, and 3 only if declared, &c. The winner of any hurdle-race or steeplechase after the weights wero out, slb extra. Two mile:4, over eight flights of hurdles. Twenty-three subs, eight of whom pay 3 sous each. Age st lb Minerva 6 10 12 Freedom Star of the West a 9 12 Stamford (including 51b extra) a 9 10 Beech Nut 6 9 5 Claverhonse The Doctor Age of lb Sally Bullfinch Louisa Parchment Tomyris 6 8 12 Kate Sand boy Pillaton 5 8 7 A. Selling Hurdle•race Plate of 25 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 save each ; three-yr-olds, 104 t; four, list 71b ; five, 12st 21b ; six and aged, 12st 71b. The winner of any steeplechase or hurdlerace to carry 51b extra. The winner to be sold for 100 goys, allow ances if entered to be sold for less. The winner to be sold by auction immediately after the race, and any surplus over the selling price to go to the race fund. One mile and a half, over six flights of hurdles.—To close and name the evening before the race. ORDER OF RUNNING. I.4s—Harrington Plate. 2.15 —Scarsdale Strikes. 2.4s—Selling Plate. 3.30 Hurdle Race. 4 .ls—Midland Steeplechase. 4.4s—Selli ng H ur dl e race . The train which leaves the Euston Station at 9 a.m. will arrive at Derby in timo for intending visitors to see all the races, an t i t he order of rannirg wilt be observed , CANALS. Names of i ~1 Dividend Annum. re . ° Names of r: Divide nd er Companies. ~., 1 per . Companies. 'i4 ric in = Anpnum. F qi: -- - ---- A shin &Oldh ! 93 71. p. et.' 145 Nfacelesfield. 100 27. 10s. 51 Barnslr , y• •• . 160 1 Yeath —•• • • 100 161. BrknkocAbrg 150 1 41. • Oxford...—. 100 Birmingham ; 401 41. J 013(, ['eak Forest. 78 5/. Os. 76 ;100 257. Regent's.... 30 11 Coventry...• 14 Derby • • ... 'lOO 0 1 . 15s. 84 Rochdale.... 85 11. 10s. 76' Ellstnre&Chs, 69 2% p. a. Somrset Coal 140 ; GrandJunctn' 100 3L. pr.ct.f 36 Do. Lk FdSt 121 , Do., 6 pr.Ct.l 10 61. pr. ct.l 11% ; Stfird &Wore 140 ' 281. 420 Grand Furrey 100 4/. )B brewsbury.. 1251 Grand Union l 100 11.0 s. .gtourbridge.. 451 12/. 290 Kennt & Avn, 39 6s. Od. 6% Severn and 1 „, Lancaster .. 100 I Wye Rail. .5 261 • Leeds &Livtp 100! 251. 470 ;Warwick & 7 Leicester ..•• 100 1 5/. 0 1 41 Binning. 5 100 21 . 26 Leicstr &SO' 83 —•-• Warwick & 7 1 n , Loughborogh 142; 701. 550 Napt on .. 5 100, '''' 10 Monmouthsh 100' —. Worcstr & 1 Mntgmerysh 100; Birmin g . j 78 21. 21 hieltnhlwbry 109; Wilts & Brks —10 s. Od. ' INSURANCE COMPANIES. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of Paid. Price Annum. Share. 4 s. d. 4 x. d. Albion. .... - ...• •• .. 3/. 10s. 500 0 0 50 0 0 83 Alliance Bri:. cnd For. 71. 14s. 6d. bs. 100 0 0 11 0 0 - Ditto Marine ... .... , i/. p.c.& be. 100 0 0 25 0 0 4014 Anchor •..... 6 p e r c e n t. 5 0, ' 1 0 0 - Atlas .. Argus Life ......... • • 41. per cent. 100 0 0 25 0 0 - 13rilish Commercial .. 71. 10g. 150 0 0 5 0 0 6.7 i Clericl.,ded.& Gen. Life spr ct. & bs.lloo 0 0 10 0 0 21 i f County .............. 4/. 'lOO 0 0 110 0 0 120 Crown - - .......... I 7s. Od 50 001 5 0 0 18% Eagle . 11 Equity and Law...... 414 per cent. 100 0 5 0 0 5% European Life l/. 20 0 0 all 18% Gen eral 6/. 50 0 1 „ 51i Globe ... •• .... 51. per cent. Stock. ~ 104% Guardian ............ s'. per cent. 'lOO 0 0 47 5 0 51% Imperial Fire......... 12/. per cant. 500 0 0 50 0 0 , 310 Imperial Life Indemnity Mar ine . ... 11. 3s & 31. 100 0 0 20 0 0 80 Law Fire . Law Lite.•. •......... - 100 0 . 10 0 0 61 Legal and General Life - 50 0 0 2 0 0 5% London London Ship. Marine......... ••• • .. 18s.per share 100 0 0I 28 0 0 40 Med.lnvlid &Gen. Life 4,,i 1. per et. 50 0 0 2 0 0 3% Minerva ............ sp. ct. & be. 20 0 0 2 0 0 G Monarch - ......... •- 5 0 0 1 0 0 - . National Loan Fund.. Si. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 - Palladium Life. - Pelican .......... - •• - - - 45 Phrenix - - - 178 Professional Life."... 51. per cont. h 0 010 0 - Provident Life- - .... 1/. ss. & bs. 100 0 0 10 0 0 383! Rock Life •• .. is, 5 3 0 010 0 B ii Royal Exchange Sun Fire ...... 6/. 10s. - 1. 248 Ditto Life .. 1/ 11 s. - - - United Kingdom .. 1/. p. ct. & be. 20 0 0 4(1 0 4% Universal Life . ....... .. -Si. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 Victoria Life ......../. per cent. - 412 6 5% MISCELLANEOUS. Dividend Amount Name of Company. per of I Paid. Price. Annum. Share. £ s. d. £ B. d. Assam Tea •• .. •• .... 157. 50 0 0 20 U 0 - Auctien Mart" •• .• - 2 1 4 per cent.' 50 0 0 - - Australian Aulculturl 1/. Is. 100 0 0 17 10 0 26 Australian Trust .... 8/. per cent - 25 0 0 - Austraotan Royal Mail 51. 10 0 0 all 41 Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 all - I British American Land lbs. - 140 0 0 - Canada ... •• .. •• -.. 61. percent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 130 Do. 5 per cent Bonds 51. per cent. - - - Ditto, 6 per cent. • • 61. per cent. - - ICO City Navigation Bonds - - - - Electric Telegraph - 6 per cent. 25 0 01 24 0 0 203 Ditto ............ - - - - Equitable Reversionry 7/ pr. cent. 1100 0 0 100 0 0 - Ditte New ...... .. - 50 0 0 17 10 0 - Gen. Revers. & Inveit. sp.c. & bs, 100 0 0 100 0 0 -- Gen.E team Navigation 10 p. et. 15 0 0 14 0 0 2714 Hudson's 8ay......., - Stock. - - Hungerford .......... 2/. 50. 100 0 0 'lOO 0 0 - London Institution ... - - London Reversionary 5l per cent. 15 - 0 0 1 a - 11 - Russell Institution •• - - - 12 10 0 - Prica'sPatentCand. Co 10/. percent. 20 0 0 17 10 26 Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1. pr cent. 100 0 0 100 0 , - Royal Mail Steam.... 11. p. share. l 100 0 0 60 0 0 - South Australian Land 61. per cent. 25 0 0 Trust and Loan Comp. 5 0 0 Upper Canada .... - 20 00 i all - - LIST OF SCOTTISH. COMPANIES' PRICES. Dividend Am o r. Paid. Price. nt Name of Company. per Annum. Share. _ ------------ X s. d. X e. d. Rank of Scotland ..•• 71. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 182/ 0 British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 220/08 Caledonian Bank 8/. per cent. 10 0 0 210 0 81. lqs ... City of Glasgow Bank Cl. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 1/141 Clydesdale Bank 3“ .... 5. p cant. 20 0 0 10 0 0 12 15s Commercial Bank -. 71. per cent. sro 0 0 100 0 0 22303 Ea tern Bank.. ...... 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 I 1 Os -s &lint,. & Glasgow.... 3541. p cent. 5 0 0 5 0 0 41.18 s Exchange 13nk of Scot.. N a ti o nal Bank ...... 6% per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 170/08 Northof Scotland Bank 5/.percent 20 0 0 210 0 4/. lSa Royal Bank of .4 cotl. .. 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 132110 Union Bank of Scot.... 8/. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 921 5s Western Bank— —•• •• 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 75/ Os Alliance Piro and Life.. 854 /.pr cont. 100 t? 0 11 0 0 /6/15s British Guarantee ... 41. per cent. 111 0 0 2 0 0 11. 108 Caledonian Fire Incur . 10c.per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 25/ Os City of Glasgow Lite ...• 61. per cent. 0 0 200 U. 8, Co'ontal Lt ......... 51. per cent 50 0 0 1 0 0 5/. 7s Edinburgle Life Incur. Gl. percent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 6/10s E n g. & Scot, La's, Life 51 oercent. 50 0 0 3 5 0 4/. 88 Life Assoc. o acet,And 61 .pereent. 10 0 0 110 OCI 10s Nationai Fire and Life 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 21. Os North British :rim.. 71. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 .3 3 1 Os Scottish Union Insrnc. 7%/. prcent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 11. ifs Life .. •• .... 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 201 Os United Dep Assurance Cl. per cent. 10 0 0 . 1 0 0 COPENHAGEN, Feb. 12.—The elections for the Grand Council of the Kingdom have taken place in a conserva tive sense. M. 131uhme, one of the accused ministers, Count Holstein, M. Andral, Minister of Finance, and MM. Broberg, Ankjar, and Fenger, are amongst those elected. Tho funeral of Field-Marshal Paskiowitch took place on the 4th, at Warsaw. The mortal remains of the- prince were carried in great ceremony to the palace chapel, accompanied by the clergy, the entire body of officers, and all the civil officers present in the city. The corners of the pall were borne by the superior officers of the regiment of Cossacks which had served as body-guard to the deceased. The crowd in the streets, was immense, and mili tary deputations were present from the armies of Austria and Prussia. The Austrian baton of the deceased marshal was borne in state by Gene ral Parrot, the Prussian one by Colonel Bosse, and that for Russia by General de Witt. At the Cathedral the Archbishop of Warsaw, Mgr. Ar senius, officiated. During the whole of the ceremony the batteries of Warsaw filled the air with repeated salvos. According to the wish of the illustrious deceased, the body was after the ceremony transported to the family vault in the Tillage of Ivranowka. HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Atidbtional Fixtures received since our last publication. Guntost STAGLIOUNDS. Tues. North Walsbarn Fri. Mr. Stephen Abbots, Castleacre Rothschild's, Baron ... Thurs. Littlecott 11 30 ... 11 39 ... 11 0 FOXHOUNDS. Wed. Thornberough-bar ... 11 0 Fri. Leeming-lane Station... 11 0 Tuos. Timberden 10 30 Thurs. The Vigo-gate ... 10 30 Sat. Maplescomb ... 10 30 Wed. Warden Hills... 10 30 Fri. The Sandhouse 11 0 Hambleton, Mr. Dell's Tues. Low Kilburn ... ... 10 30 Sat. High Silton 10 30 Tues. Lyndhurst Hill ... 10 30 Thurs. Hythe Windmill ... 10 3.1 Sat. Cross-roads, Fretham 10 30 ... Thurs. Dune() Corner 10 45 Sat. Howbury-gate 10 45 Oxfordshire, South, Mr. J. S. Phillips's ... Tues. Fri Seale's, Sir Henry Bedals... Co!yer's, Mr. Dacro's, Lord ... N. F. H. Oakley ... Tues. Fri. Southampton's, Lord.. - . Wed. Fri. Sat. ... Tues. Fri. Stowe Wood Tick': am ... 11 0 ... 11 0 Three Pigeons Whitidon . Wallaton-cross ... Wing 11 0 Astwell Mill ... 11 0 Salcey Lawn ... 11 0 Kennel... ~. 10 30 Halfway-hse., ChoHock - 10 30 ~. 10 30 likooksend, Thanet ... Wed. Broomfield. Brorasgrove ... Eastbourne ... Lonsdale's, Lord Norfolk, West Wyelye; Vale of HARRIERS. FOXIIOI7NDS. Fri. Manstone ... Fri. The Kennels ... Thurs. Exceat ... Fri. Hnlcott ... Fri. Brazen Hall .. 11 0 Thum. Bowlesboro' Knoll 11 0 SCOTCH. ... 10 30 ... 10 30 ... 10 30 ... 12 0 10 30 .. 10 30 10 30 . 10 30 ~ 10 30 10 30 • 10 30 • 10 30 . 10 45 . 10 45 . 10 30 . 10 30 ~ 10 30 . 10 30 .. 11 30 Buceleuch's, Duke 0f... Tues. Minto Thurs. Hirsel ... ... Fri. Drinkstone ... Sat. Lauder Castle... Tues. Tiuwald Downs Sat. Kinmout .., Forfar and Kincardine Tues. Arhirlot ... Sat. Burnside ... Dumfriesshire.. Lanarkshire and Pen frewshira ... ... Tues. Sat. Puce. Thurs. Sat. Eastwood Toll.. Shelton.' Toll Lothian, The ... Blackshiels Inn Newbyth Lodge Coalston TAit's, Mr. A. D. HARRIERS. Wed. Ladykirk Bridge Sat. Skeldon Ford ... Racing Fixtures for 1856. FEBRUARY. Lincoln .12 I Liverpool Spring Derby Spring l9 MA: Cll. Nottingham Spring 4 Warwick Spring 10 Salisbury l3 Essex lB AP. Doncaster Spring 1 Thirsk Croxton Park 3 Epsom Spring lO 14 Durham Newmarket C York Spring Mahon Newmarket F S Chester Spring. ea 6 Shrewsbury 13 Manchester l4 J 1.7 Bath Epsom Beverley Ascot Heath 10 Hampton lB Newton 18 JU. Newcastle-on-Tyne Bibury Stockbridge , Winchester 'LY. Newmarket - - 1 Carlisle Liverpool . . Nottingham 15 !AU Brighton Brighton Club 8 Reading l2 SEPT] Warwick Sept 2 Lichfield Doncaster 16 Leicester 24 OCTI Kelso 1 Chester Autumn 7 Bedford . 9 Wrexham Autumn NONE'. Worcester Autumn Z 4 Liverpool l2 Irish Racing pixtures for 1856. Catterick 24 Coventry 24 Northampton 26 Chelmsford 22 Marlborough 95 Goodwood IIIST. York 20 Radcliffe 25 Egham 26 MBER. Cardiff 24 Manchester Autumn 26 Nevvinartet F 0 ...30 IBER. Newmarket S 0 l3 Warwick Autumn 2l Newmarket H 27 [FIER. Shrewsbury A.etumn —1 3 APRIL. 22 MAY. irowth and 8a1d0y1e...13 Roscommon Curragh JUNE. Tremor® .. 2 I Curragh Bal'pig! l7 JULY. Bellewstown 8 Heath 29 Down R. Corporation...ls I AUGUST. Killarney gEPTEMBER .. -.21 Curragh 2 Johnstown 23 Tramore Jenkinstown Park l6 OCJTi Carmel 14 Down R. Corporation 2] TER. Cash el 23 RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. NORTH-EASTERN. The report of the directors of this company states that the revenues of the half-year shows an increase of 34,2621. ; and on the other hand a decrease in the or dinary working expenses of !24,031/. The . gross re ceipts for the half-year ending the 31st of December last amounted to 903,3971., and for the corresponding pe riod of 1854 to 809,135/. The net receipts amounted to 453,2961. for the past half-year, and to 412,9291 for the corresponding period, showing an increase of 40,3671. The total expenditure for the past half-year amounted to 447,9811., including 55,0001. for renewal of perma nent way; 16,255/. rates and taxes ; and 10,6611. Go vernment duty.. The total expenditure fur the corre sponding period of 1854 amounted to 455,0141., includ ing 40,0001. for permanent way renewal fund ; 11,105/. rates and taxes ; and 10,4851. Government duty. The increase in the net revenue from traffic has enabled the directors to meet the augmented charge of 16,523/. for interest caused by the rise in the value of money, as well as the additional provision of 15,0001 for the renewal of the permanent way. The additional expenditure under these two heads amounts to 31,5321. After providing for these and for preferential charges, the balances on the separate re venue accounts will admit of a dividend of 41 per cent. per annum on the Berwick stock, and at the rate of 31 per cent. per annum on the York sti cle, leaving balances •f 5,3771. and 1,3641. respectively. The available ba lance on the Leeds revenue account amounts to 56,727/. Out of this the directors recommend a dividend at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum on preference quarters and the extensions 1848, Nos. 1,2, and 3, anti after laying aside 37,4021. to meet claims for arrears of dividend on the above shares, there will remain 10,4711. Tney also recommend a dividend at the rate of 5 per cent per an num on the first issue, and of 31 per cent. per annum on the second issue, of the preference-fifth shares. This will amount to 2,0121., and leave a balance of 8,4591, which will be sufficient to provide for the claim for arrears upon the first issue of the preference fifths. The Bodale and Leyburn Railway has been opened for merchandise and mineral traffic, and the directors propose to work that line on terms which have been already agreed upon. The Auckland branch will be ready for opening about the month of June. The direc tors propose the creation of an irredeemable 4 per cent. debenture stock instead of the debentures which the company is now authorised to issue, The sum expended on the joint capital account amounted to 668,426/. ; on the Berwick capital account to 11,223,1971. ; on the York capital account to 5,876,380/. ; on the Leeds capi tal account to 2,645,236/. ; on the Melton capital ac count to 319,944/. ; and on the Great North of England purchase account to 139,737/. ; making the total 20 ,902,9001. The revenue account for the half•year shows that 903,397/, bad been received and 450,100/. expended, leaving a balance of 4532961., of wh;ch 258,8321., or 57.1 per cent., is appropriated to the Ber wick Company; 149,131/.. or 32'9 per cent., to the York Company; and 45,3291., or 10 per cont., to the Leeds Company. EASTER COUNTIES. There are at present nine candidates for three seats at the board of this company. Two of the seats are va cant, and one is at present filled by Mr. D. Wadding ton. M.P., the chairman, who, at the half-yearly meeting on Friday, the 29th inst., retires by rotation, but is eli gible for re-election. The late onnmittee of investiga tion, it appears, are endeavouring to prevent the re-elec tion of Mr. Waddington, and to secure the election of Mr. T. W. Helps, Mr. R. Orr, Mr. R. Walters, or Mr. C . H . Pulley, a member of the late committee. The section of the shareholders who are in favour of the re election of Mr. Waddingt n are endeavonenzto secure his re-election, and the election of Mr. J. Goodson, and Mr. J. Packe to the vacant seats. The two other candidates are Mr. J. It. Morrison, and Mr. M. Reilly, who, it ap pears. are not connected with either party, and therefore offer themselves as independent candidates. It is ur derstood that Mr. J. R. Morrison, who has lately re tired from business, and has explained his views with regard to the management of the company as a commer cial undertaking, will be supported by a large number of shareholders, Country Markets .. HADDINGTON Colt: MARKET—FEB. 15. wnEA.T. BARLEY I OATS. imit Np. First B4s 0(1 :'B3 Od 34s Gd 48i Od Second 6ss 5(1 i 34s 7d / 29$ rd 42$ 7d Third s6s Od 128 s Od 1263 Od 38s Oct Total quantity of wheat in market, 764 qrs., 741 gold barley „ 459 qrs., 453 so'd oats ~ 517 qrs., 4' 2 0 sold IP beans ~ 173 qrs., 143 sold AVERAGES PER IMPERIAL QUARTHR. Wheat, 31. 5 5 2-12ths I Barley, ...11. 14 7 2-12 tbs Oats, ... 11. 9 7 8-12ths I Beaus, 21. 2 7 11.12 tbs PP PP [D.A.LEEITH GRAIN MARKET—FEB. 14. 3re. Best. Current. Info int 05 Wheat 72a Od oos Od 1072 Oats 3os 8d oos Od 565 Barley : 483 Od o os Od 82 Peas & bears 48s Od o os Od ABERDEEN—FEB. 15. Potato oats 23s Od to 24s id 1401bs er butlbel Common oats "18 Od to 22 s Oa p Bere 31s Od to 32 s Od 8ar1ey..... 31s Od to 32s Od 53lbs Wheat, red (spring)s6's Ocl to 58s Od 621bs „ white Od to 70s Od Oatmeal 1/. , s Od to 9s Od per boll. Flour 50s Od to 57s Od per sack. PROVISION MARKIIT. Beef, per lb Gd to 8d Mutton, per lb Gd to 8d Veal, per lb.. 7d to 9d Pork, per st...ris Gd to ss. 9d Salmon, per lb ......Os to Os Grouse, per brace ..... Os to Os Butter, p lb. Os lid to is Oa Eggs, p doz. Os Bd to Os 7 , 1 Hens, p pair 3s 6d to ts Od Chickens,do. 26 6d to 3r. Ott Ducks, do., 2s 6d to 3s 01 Ducklings,doOs Od t o OF 03 . . Tallow, p stone, ss9d to Gs Od I Turkeys, each4s (.(1 to 5s Oa Potatoes, pr peck, Gd to 7d Geese, do., Os Od to Ott 0 1 Butter for exportation (present cure) per cwt. Os 0.1 to 861 Eggs, wholesale price, per dozen RETAIL PRICES. Flour —s Od to 3s Od Barley flour,l4lb.oB to 1810 a Oatmos.l,l4lb Os Od to is 10d „ dust, Os toOs 10d Bereuical Od to is 10d , por lb 2d to 2 0 Peasemeal... Os Od to 2s 1"d 4-Ib. 10af...8d. I 2-lb. 10af...4d. Cheese, per imperial stone, 3s Id. to 4s. DUBLIN—FEB. 15. Whit') wheat, 1 . 5 s 6d to 40s ; red ditto, 34e 6d to 384 6 11 barley, 14s Od to 19s Od ; oats, lls Od to 14s 6d ; rapeseed, —s Od to —s Od per brl ; oatmeal, 14s Od to 16s Od ; bakers foar, 22s Od to 263 6d per cwt; Indian corn, 31s 01 to MN perl3o ibs, HEABORNE MAILS. (N signifies that the malls are sent from the General Post oat° , by the night—and M by the morning—despatch.) ice. I couNnani. Day when made ui in General Poet- Office, London.' From vitt*. W Port due Disputube,l EnOuid. merica(byßrit.pack)li %metier. kby United Ste. p9.eltet) • • • • • •N merles, (by U. States packet) tustralia (via South- 1 ampton) Ditto (via arsenics) N Ditto (via Cape of Good, Hope) frica (West Coast) ..N 13(1 of the month 01, 9, 24, it 30 or th Rz 20th of mon Bahamas „mll7th of the mom , Belgium pailY • • • • • • • • ... Brazil ..............M, 9 th of the moat!i. !i Buenos Ayres _34 1 9 th of the month Cape of Good Hope ..N Cape of Good Hope -.N Cape de Verde Ceylon (see Inlia) It very Friday itivoiToof 1 Liverpool I Eentham Feb. 14 Southampto Dover -- Feb. 11 Plymouth !Dover - . !Snotliampto. SeuthatnptT Dover ..... Southamptn, Southamkto, !Various por' Feb. 2t 9th of tilt month itiouthampto, Ceylon .............. N Channel Islos— ...N China .... Constantinople Ice. Constantinople Cont. of Europe rd tr N Ei it (see India) Mon..Vred.,/ , ‘Frl4. 12d R 17th of month Once a month.... ISouthxmpto, !Southamp,r. '' '' i4th fc 20th of mon 'Twice, daily ~ IPover 8,41 thumpt. , Dover France ........ Dt e, Twiec daily.... , libraltar ........ M ,4, 7,17, 20.27 f 3reoce (see India) ircytown & 17th of mon. g am b urg h N Tuesday & Friday 54 Savannah ..........51 i 2nd of the month Holland .. IDaily Honduras .. (Ith e month, o m n t o, h , India (viaSoutharopt. 20th of India (via Marseilles) m 9th& 25th of mont 1, [oniar. Isles (see India; i 72 17, & 27 of mon Ereland ........M & N ;Twice daily • , Ni M 1 7 941 9' o l f 7' fte 27 mO i n m th .l Madeira of month ... Malta (see India) Malta , N Mauritius (see India) Mauritius ........ N Nude* •• ..111 Naples. • ...- ........N N -- GrP - tda -- Uncertal Mar. 6 IIaIIT Feb 16. Feb 16 i lJecaftot 18. & 28 of mon Feb. IS 114th of the mom 12m1 of the month.. 'sthlsth2sthofmon, i& 17th of month IBy private skip 15th Ihth2sthoftnon. ithl7th27thotbion.i .tir. 27th of moo.' By private chip...' sthlsth2sthotiros, 5 thlst h 25 t hefmon 2cl& 17th ofmonth r Ira.Tb.,4 ,lew Granada ......N New Zealand...... • • .• Papal Mates ........N Peninsula .... .. 4 ice. Peru •••• •• • 00000 •.I'd Port Natal ..........N Mar. 4 TWlcolgO Doves .. South amp' n; Sicily • ••• ••••• • • • • • TascanY • • • . • • • • • • • •1 , 1 13 Veneznels VnTl Diemen's Land (sei lON Australia) ......... pest Indies .... 7 12cItt 17th of rnont, !Comb London ;Southampton Fob 10. „ D a il, Southamptol.'l6thotro or 'PlYmontlt .. 4 & 20 00 Dover .... , Dover.. .... Rol, head I Southampto+ RouthamploA Liverpool ... iDnver Sosthrimpt.i, Dover !Southampton Various Variou.s port. Dover F e b. 16 I & 2 0 0 Feb. 16 !`iouthatnptet, ISouthainpt on Variens ports Dover Dover 'Aontitamptonl ,tTnedry Is ;Uneertal , 81,tithampten 11&16830 & 16 11100 Whenany of these dates fall on a Monday, the mails will ~e (l a ,: ~ ipatched on the f o ll ow i ng day, with the exception of the trills ( 19 " ,6 / ilouthampton),and the Malta, both of which will he deepateftta th e preceding day. SHARE MARKETS. LIVERPOOL, FEB. 16. STOCK EXCHANGIL—The tone of the market has been. quiet to-day, and the prices rather easier than yester(lo7; South Eastern, IN—Lancashire and Yorkshire, 814 I —Noah Ea3tern, Barwick, Leeds capital stock, 14 - -London. and North Wes-terns, 1001—Dutch Rhenish, p.—Great Western of Canada, new, 34 p.—Birkenheado Lancashire, and Cheshire, late C. and B. 27/. shares, 14.—Midland, 69i MANCHESTER, FEB. 16. 51 4 STOOK EXOTIANGE.—The market to-day has been doini a fair business, and prices were higher. South Eastern ADa Dover, 19 3-16—Manchester, Sheffield. and Lincoln, 24t/ — ", Lancashire and Y or k s hi re , 81i I—Midl and Consols, 69 § —Rochdale Canal, 77. BIRMINGHAM, FEB. 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—The tone of the market was brisk to-day, but transactions were chitflr in local stocks. London and North Westerns closed at 1 004 —Birmingham and Derbys, 40—Great Westerns, 55i I. LEEDS, F. 16. STOCK EXCHANGE.—MidIands, 691—North Easteri► Barwick, 19 18 15-16—Leeds carital btock, 1! 15.16 141- - North Western, s.4—Ditto Pref., 141. DUBLIN, Fn.l6. STOCK EXCH. A N GE. —Three per Cent. Coneole, Ditto for Account, 7th March, 913§ i—New Three per Cent. Stock, 9l2—Ditto, for Account, 7th March. Dublin and Wicklow, 5 —Great Southern and Western, 53—Mining Company of Ireland, 13 i l—Royal Bank, 204 —Midland Great Western, halves, 242. —Dublin and Drogheda, 63—Grand Canal Co., 38i• [ADVERTISEMENT.] Among the numerous extraordinary cures without medicine effected by Du Barry's delicious '4 health-restoring B,evalenta Arabica. Food of Indigestion (Dyspepsia), Flatulency, Constipation, Nervous, Bilious, and Liver Complaints, Cough, Asthma, Consumption, and Debility. the following arc not the least remarkable : Cure No. 47,121. —Miss Elizabeth Jacobs, of Nating Vicarage, Walthameroae. Herts : a cure of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatherings, low spirits, and nervous fancies. Cure No. 48,314. —Miss Elizabeth Yeoman, Gateacre, near Liverpool • a cure of ten years dyspepsia and all the horrors of nervous irritability -12, Patrick-street, Cork, 4th mo., 4th, 1840.—Respected - Friend,—l have given your Arabica Food to a girl of fifteen, who during the last seven years has not been a day without vomiting fifteen er sixteen times, and sometimes oftener. The fourth day after she commenced your food vomiting °eased altogether, and she has not thrown up sine*; her health is improving wonderfully. WILLIAM MARTIN, In canisters, slbs. lls. ; 121b5., 225. The 12Ibs. carnage free, on receipt of post-office order. Barry du Barry and Co., 77. Regent-street, London ; Ferimuns, MRSOD, and Co:, Purveyors to her Majesty, Pieced* ; also at 69. Grace church-street ; 33J and 451, Strand; 4, Cheapside ; 6 8 . Cornhill ; 49, Bishopsgate-street ; 55, Charing-cross ; 54, Upper Baker-street; 63 and 150, Oxford-street. BIRTHS. Op A 80N. Oa the 16th inst., at Pangbtrarne, the wife of the Rev. Henry H. Wood.. Oa the 14th last., at Opaistoi Hall, N. 8., the Hon. Mrs. Dalrymple. OP A DAVGRTER. On the 15th inst., at 6, Park•egnare, Regent's -park, the wife of Peter Northall Lawrie, Esq. On the 15th inst., at Seuthsea, the wife of the Rey. Albert Aitkens. MARRIED. On the 14th inst., at Hastings, Mr. J. Morris Jones, of Barnabury, to Mary Ann, daughter of the late Richard Porter, Leg., formerly of Regent-street. On the 6th inst., J. L. Simmonde, merchant, of 54, Lime-street, and 17, Sutherland-street, Walworth, Non of the late W. Sinamonds, Esq., of Newington, to Maria, the second daughter of the late Edward Solomon, Esq., of 91, Borough-road, Southwark. DIED. On the 14th inst , Thomas Skeeles Wright, Esq., solici tor, of Lincoln's-inn, aged 5 7. On the 15th inst., at Gardnor House, Hampstead, Jona than Phillips, Eeq., of Oxford-street, and New Bond street, aged 68. On the 15th inst., at Park Wall, West Brompton, Wm. Fred. Mills, aged 47. On the 14th inst., at Bath, the Rev. John East, rector of St. Michael's parish, Bath, aged 62. On the 15th inst., at Allington, South Stoneham, Hants, Edward Twynam, E eq ., aged 55. On the 15th inst., Miss Burchatt, of Cresswell Lodge, Old Brompton. On the 15th inst., at Walnut Bonk, near Lancaster, W. H. Makin, surgeon, aged 26. On the 4th inst., at Craven House, Wakefieli i John Naylor, Esq., aged 63. LONDON: Printed and Published by MURDO YOUNG, of No. 112, Strand, Printer, at The Sun Office, Nn 112. Strand, in the Precinct of the Savoy, in the county of Ididcueaex, Monday, February 18,1858. , LI Vtib • at CI All •4. ()pen, DOOM! 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