The Sun. — London, England, 1861-02-26 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY AEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Business in the Foreign and. Colonial Produce Markets during the past week has continued rather dull, Sugars, however, maintained previous rates. At the public sales of tea, late prices were barely :maintained. Coffee continued in active demand at full prices ; and moderate dealings were recorded in rice, rum, spices, and saltpetre. Tallow has been dull, and is quoted 595. 9d. per cwt. on the spot. A fair amount of business was recorded in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, and previous prices were well supported. The sales were 10,000 bales, About £45,000 in Australian gold was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. The report of the Universal Marine Insurance Company has been issued prior to the meeting, which proposes a distribution of 5 per cent. on the £lOO,OOO share capital of the company, the balance, after writing off preliminary expenses, &c., being £302,473. A call of £5 per share, amounting to £250,000, became due to-day on the Madras (Fourth Exten sion) Railway. A moderate amount of business is reported in the general discount market, and full rates continue to prevail. The steamer Ellora, which leaves to-morrow, the 27th inst., for Bombay, will take out £ll,OOO in gold and £186,690 in silver. _ . The meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Schilizzi and Vuras has just been held, when it was stated that the liabilities amounted to £31,893, and the assets in London to £16,386, irrespective of a sum of £17,796 due from Constantinople. After a few remarks it was resolved, in the present state of uncertainty with regard to assets, to place the affairs under the supervision of Messrs. A. T. Ralli and J. Negroponti, and to adjourn to the 16th of April next. The meeting of the shareholders in the Victoria Dock Company has also been held to-day, when the report was adopted, and the usual dividend at the rate of 54 per cent. per annum was declared. The Market for Public Securities has continued in a quiet state to-day, but the few transactions recorded have produced a favourable effect upon prices, Consols being 911 e for money, and 911- for the account. Speculation continues dull, and the purchases for investment are very limited. The New Threes and the Reduced have im proved to 911 ; Long Annuities, to 16i ; Bank Stock has receded to 234 ; India ditto, to 223 ; ditto New Scrip, is 108; and Exchequer Bills are 6s. to 2s. dis. The dealings in the Foreign Stock Market are of an average character, but prices in some instances 'tend upwards. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 691 to 70 ditto ; New, 541 to 55. Mexican have im proved to 231 I, and are now nominally quoted 231 to 24 ; Spanish to 49 ; ditto Deferred to 411 ; Russian 5 per Cents. are 104 ; Dutch 21 per Cents., 631 ; and Peruvian have advanced to 98i. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinued inactive, but in some instances prices have slightly improved. Eastern Counties and Great 'Western have advanced 55., and Midland 10s. ; Great Northern, Brighton, and North Eastern (Berwick) have declined 55., and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln £l. The dealings in the Foreign and Colonial un dertakings have been of a limited character. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian have im proved to 128; and Great Luxembourg to 68; East Indian declined to 9717 East Indian Penin sula improved to 95i; and Great Western of Canada New Shares realised Bi. 81. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been inactive. Ottoman Bank, however, have improved ss. ; Union of London, 10s. ; Royal Mail Steam, £lO ; and United Mexican Mining, 10s. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING - PRICES. Bank Stock 1 1 3 per Cent. Reduced Ann uities . 911 I / 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 9 ll 1 1 Annuities, 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 1 6 31 India Stock. Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Scrip Ditto Entaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 51 per Cent 'Ditto Debentures, 1858 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — Ditto under £l,OOO Consols for Account, March 7 .. 91/ 1 India Stock for Account lOO Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, I.ltl Ditto Small 4 dis Ditt o Advertised ........ FOREIGN FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent. . . .. .... Ditto 41 per Cent, 1858 Ditto , it per Cent. 1860 B5l Puenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. ......... Mexican 3 per Cent .. 23/ 1 1 4 Ditt o Account Peruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. 104 1 /Spanish 3 per Cent... Ditto New Deferred Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded.. 6l Turkish 6 per Cent • • Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 63/ Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. Console, Money Ditto Account THE WEATHER. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. This Day, between 8 and B. E. M I I. D. F. C. I. 1 S 9 a.m. ---- -- Aberdeen .... 30.03 36 34 S.S.W. 3 1 b. 2 Greenock .... 30 . 05 42 40 S.S.W. 3 9 o. Berwick 3013 44 41 I W.S.W. 1 3 b. 1 Ardrossan Shields I 39.17 40 39 W.N.W. 2 3 o. 3 Galway I 30'19 46 45 S.W. 4 6 c. 2 Searboritugh ' 3018 41 40 W.S W. 2 7 0. 3 Dull Liverpool - Valentia ...I 3015 46 45 N. 1 3 b. 5 Queenstown , 3011 49 48 N.N.E. Yarmouth. ', 30 21 40 39 3 7 f. 5 London 130 . 19 39 38 i N.N.E. I 1 8 m. Night extreme' 2920 36 E. 3 6 b. Kew 1 30'20 37 36 N.N.E. , 2 9 o. Dover 3 0 .14 39 38 N.W. ' 7 8 0. 6 Portsmouth , 30'19 41 39 N. , 3 5 m. 2 Portland 3019 42 40 I, E.N.E. I 1 6 c. 3 Plymouth ! 30.16 41 40 N. ' 1 3 f. 2 Penzance s. 30 . 19 40 39 I S.S.E. I 1 6 b. 2 ' -c.‘,,5., Am ATT ()v.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced EXPLANATION.-B. Barometer, corrected and iuced to 32 deg at mean sea level; each 10 feet of vertical rise causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true — not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud (1 to 9). I. Initials :—b., blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ; 1., fog. ' • h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; s , snow • t., thunder. A letter repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb ance (1 to 9). • WIND AND W EATHER REPORT, Tuos DAY, 9 A.M. Alderney, N.E. ; cloudy Ayr, S.W. ; dull Belfast, thick wet Birmingham, E. ; fine Bradford, S. ; dull Bristol, S.E. ; f og Cambridge, N. ; foggy Cardiff, E.; cloudy Carlisle, S. ; fine Chatham, N.N.E.; fine Cork, N.E. ; dull Deal, E. ; foggy Derby, N.E. ; fog Doncaster, N.E. ; dull Dublin, S.E. ; fine Dumfries, W. ; dull Dundee, W.S.W. ; fine Edinburgh, S.W. ; fine Glasgow, N.N.E. ; fine Goole, N.E.; dull Gravesend, E. ; fine Hartlepool, S.W. ; fine Harwich, N. ; cloudy Holyhead, S., light breeze; haze Inverness, S.W. ; fine Kingstown, N.W. ; fine Leeds, N.E. ; dull Leith, S.W. ; dull Limerick, calm • thick Londonderry, W. • fine Lowestoft, N.W., Ugh hazy Manchester, N.W. • fine Middlesborough, W. ; dull Milford Haven, N. ; cloudy Newcastle oa Tyne, S.W.; fine . Newmarket, N.E. ; foggy Norwich, N.; fi ne Perth, calm ; frosty Peterborough, S,L. ; fog Port Glasgow, S. ; dull Sheffield, N.E fine S o uthampton N.N.E. ; dull Stockton =Te N. e ; s, E. ; fine Sunderland, Wakefield, N. ;. fine Whitehaven, S. ; fine dull Woorlk, S. vc r ; yerha m . pto fi li n , e N. ; York, HISTORY OF ENGLAND, BY LORD BROUGHAM. —lt is now known that Lord Brougham has at length consented to publish, with his name, a second edition of his unacknowledged work, " History of England under the House of Lancaster." It is understood that his lordship has also given a new preface. A Parliamentary return shows that during the last 20 years 18 bills have been introducedinto the House of Commons and two into the House of Lords in relation to church•rates. The first was in 1841, by Mr. Easthope and Mr. Hume. The second was in the following year, by Sir J. Easthopa and Mr, Mark Philips. SHARE MARA ET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SIIAtIES AND STOCKS. • Closing Business Shar e' Railways. I Price. Done. 50 Belfast and Ballymena 0 all 13.14 Bir., 'Vol , and Str. Val.', all stock Birk., La., and Ch ,Tune 100 25 Blyth and Tyne j all 10 ,Boat. Sleaf. and Ilitl.Co , all stock Bristol and Exeter j 100 stock Caledonian ! 100 10 'Carmarthen ot Cardin•aioJ all , 50 !Cork and Bandon J all 20 jCork, lilrock., ..ol'assage! all 20 ,Cornwall..... C A °Tots no div 1 10 Do A 1 • '-". - - all 10 JD"n, hasbeepn until tio • - p d. toßj eran.J {all B f 50 Dublin & Belfast -.lune.' all F 5 Dun., Perth, &AlL:lune , all stock East Anglian . 100 stock Eastern Counties : 100 stock iEastern Union, A stock! 100 stc,K I Do do B do 1100 Do Nw .e 4, late EU3ds. Fast Suffolk 'Fidinbure:h W Glaszow Edin. Perth, Dundee Portia L Clyde Junction Furness 171alss.r. and S. Western Great Nth n. of Scotland 'GreatNorthern Do do A stock Do do B do l 'Gt. S. & W. of Ireland rrent Western Do Str Val gin. stock . Irish Sonth-eastern Lancashire & - Yorkshire 'London and Blackwall Lon., iiri ht.. &S Coast Lond., Chat., and Dover Loud. & Nth. Western Lond. & .-th. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & EnnisKillea 31 - an. Shef. & Lirwoin Maryport and Carlisle Do do # shares Metropolitan Midland Do new.... .. Do , 4irming. & Derby Mid. Gr. W. of Ireland Poi shares Mid Kent ...... Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Carlisle Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. do Ros Noifolk .. North British Nror.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoc, 4 l D Astk;Arecsnod.i until fipch as beenpd.B Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick! Dodo, d.N.E. purchase: Do Leeds ......... Do York North London .. Do new North Staffordshire N. and S W..iunotion I N ot. & G ranth am Rail reehles ...... • •• •• Portsmouth Rhymney..... •• •• ••! Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock , Do Scot. Mid. stock Shropshire Union Sittin gtourne & Sheer. South Devon Nthn. Counties Union S.-Durham & Lane. Un Smith Eastern south Wales S. York. and River Dun staineq, Wok,. and Wok Stockton & Darlington Do do Do New (1D30) Taff Vale Do Pref. No 1 IThamesiravenLk&Rail lUlster D 0.......... ...... Vale of Neath victoria Sta. and Pim i 'Waterford & Kilkenny, Waterford & Limerick West C. , rnwall : West L0nd0n......... Do Ist. class Do .2d class .. Westliartlepool Harbrl and Ball West Midland—Oxford, Do. Newport, Do. Hereford, 41 96 40 43 81 83 PREFERENCE SHARES. Closing Business Share. Railways. Price. Done. 25 rtlythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at .£5 O & Exet.l p.ct.stock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £lO, 41 per cent Do. Guar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 52 p. c. (Cornwall. 5 per cent ' Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun. ! 'Do Ist Class Pref E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c Do. do. Class B 6 p.c Do. do. Class C 7 p.c E.Coun.Ex.sp.c.No.l Do. do. No. 2 ICO 102 20 21 6 6% 99 101 112 115 106 108 110 112 108 110 124 126 76 80 stock Do. New 6 pet ct. stock. stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct stock Do. 5 per cent. guar stock ' Edin.k.G las. sp.c. shares) stock ' Do. 4p. c gua. S. &D. stock ! Fdin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c.! stock , Furness, 5 per cent stock I Glas.& S. West.g.a. sp.c stock ,Ilres.t. Northern, 5 p. ct stock , ro.sp.c.Redin., 10 p.c.pm stork ' Do. 41 p. c. do. do. 100 ' Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 10 qt. Nll. of Scotld. Ist pf. I c stock Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 1 p. et. pref. stock 50 'Great West. (Berke and Mints) Ext. 5 p. ct stock !Co. Redeemable,4s p.ct stock I Do. Redeemable, 4 p. ct. stock Do Irredeemable, do stock :10. 5 p.et. Redeem. Pref 8 !Do. Birm. Pref. Shares 10 It; t. NY. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh 10 , !)0. do. sp. et. pref stock i Do Birmg.(ruar. stock 26'4 nn. Chester gua. shares 13% ' Do. do. do. 20 I Do. do. do. 100 Lan. & Carl. 4/ pc. pref. stock li,an.&York 6p. c. stock. stock ' Do.Barnsl.st..£s 3s 10d pc stock i Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) stock ! Lon.& Bri - 2. 5 pc.f.4:11. No ' stock 11)0. 5 p. c. No. 2 stock , Do. gua. 6 p. c. stock ' Do. do. 5 p c No. 4 I • • stock Do. do. 4% per cen'. .... , 5 I Do. do. 4/ p. c. shares.. stock ! Do. 7 p. et. Pref. stock. stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.'' stock Do.4p.c.S.(div.dettil '6s' stock !Do. 4 per cent. Pref stock ' t .on. Chat. and Dover Do. W. (A rceiv. no div ~0 , Ex.A til 6 p cis pd on ' , 'so, B B. & Brom ex. 10 i Do. Metropolitan Ex B stock , Lou. and N.W. Coy. and ' Nuneaton, sp. ct stock Lon. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock stock Do. 44 per cent 2s. 6d., Do. (Prtsm. perpl anus. 1 of 2s. 6d .............. 121 , Londondy. & Cole. 1 sh 125 ILondony. & Ennis. 1 sh stock ' %Tan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct 6 !Do. £6 stool , IDo. 3% per cent 10 , Do. redeem. 6 per cent 121 I - .Tary: , ort & Car., 4 p. c 124 j Do. 41 per cent. stock ' Slid. Con. 6 p c. stock stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bin 6 p.c stock I Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock 6 Do. with option till 1860 stock i Do. T.eic. & Hit. pref. st stock I Norflk 5 p. c. Ex. mt. 184 r, stock , Do. 5% p. e Pref. do. 1847 stock ,00.5Way.Va1.F.:x.5t.18 47 stock North British, 5 p. e stock Do. New, gua. sp. c 10 1 Do. Bor. Un. g. pi. sh` 10 , ' Do. do. do stock ' Nth. fiev.Rail. &Dck.Co.l stock N-Eaat.Cons.Pref. 4p. c., stock Do. 45 p c. redeemable ', stock I Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref.! 17 I Do. do. do i 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1, I 124 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 ' 25 , Do. York, -, .& S. Purch 20 North Staffordshire... ~ 10 Rhymney Guaranteed ., .I 85 ( Scottish Central, new pi stock Scottish North-Eastern ' 3% p. c. pref. stock stock' Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.c. stock ! Do. 7p. c. pref. stock los, South Devon, Ann. 10s. 10 Do. Fixed 41 per cent. 1.0.6 , South Eastern (Reading , Ann., 1.0.6) stock I Do. 4% per cent stock , Do. Fixed , Ip.c. Ist is. stock ( 'oath Wales, g,ua. 4 p.c. stock Do. 41 per cent. stock I 'o. 5 per cent: stock .S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. e gua. 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c 25 ! Do. B 6 tier cent . 1 25 , Do. C 6 percent stock Watrf d & Eilkny, 6p. c stock W.Mid -Oxf Ist Guastk stock I Do. 2d do stock , Do. Newport 5 p.c.pt.red. stock ' Do.Pcrpet. 6 p. c. pf 1866 stock , Do. till 1869, Ist is. 121 , Do. do. 2d is. 112 114 90 92 116 118 112 114 104 106 84 86 98 100 99 101 89 91 90 92 100 102 10 106 ri 181 104 11 76 78 204 214 101 1 0 1 151 15, 135 137 tll 113 111 113 ltS3 138 111 113 ,101 103 150 153 128 131 70 73 87 89 SI 8/ 80 82 6 6} 99 101 97 97i 6 61 44 45 8 8i 15 16 49 50 37 39 26 28 86 88 25i 266 112 114 110 112 IG2 104 132 134 110 112 70 701 GO 63 11101 1101 82 (i 3 'll3 114 47 49 984 99 93i 94i 10i Ili 46 47 33 4 d 131 f 314 1 1 1 1P 104 106 7 6d 53 55 63 63} 100 k 100 i P IP 561 57} 871 881 101 103 3 31 I 101 10# n 81 114 116 331 A-11 86 88 49 51 51 6. 40 42 85i 851 61 63 £5 07 4 7 40 41 10 11 0 6 6i p 5.5 554 2 3.p p 67 69 111 51 6i 116 118 150 155 131 141 127 129 6? 71 P, 134 136 102 104 95 97 111 113 109 111 1 I 11 90 92 1100 102 100 102 IP idip 22 23 132 134 101 11 23 24 91 93 100 102 87 90 26i 27, gti 32! 32 33 45 48 125 127 120 124 101 103 123 126 116 118 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Paid. Leasin e , , ,Closing Co.'s. ~,Price. Ln&KW Ln &NAV 97 99 Do. 53 531 Do. 121 123 iDo. lO9 111 Caledonin 99 101 tE.IJ.&E C, 151 161 Gt. North. 135 137 jE.Counts.l 9111 Bedford and Rletch ley a Buckinghamshire .... 100 Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. do. 511 per cent. 100 Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.Lincolnshire,g.6 p.c. E.Union,Harwich Shs al t Do. Woodbridge ... 100 Gls.Barr.& Nells,Drct. 100 IC4ledonin Do. New ...* ...... 100 'Do. ~... Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. Ilartlpool.Dck.& Rail. all 7irk.N.&l3rl Hull and Selby ...... all 'YIc.N. 'Do. Shares ....... all Do. 4 Do. Shares ....... all •Do. . L i pp . o a oo n n c , : rpelle C frbe a yrc r e: l nn . egts cent... p.c. lOO • LTIAG . N.W London & Greenwich 100 S. East... ell; di:. 1 1 1 00 01 P D D e o o to & Co. Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct. 100 Norfolk' .. atk. l a oo ll L lsl N id W lan & d M Mid. e Bradford Wel Na en n ce e"l3 S ux toc t k u l. & .. M .. Newmarkt.,BuryEx ) guaranteed 5 p. c j 5. 5 6 E.Counts Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c. all Do. Do. do. 6 per cent .. . all D o . Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all , Do. N or th Western Preston and Wyre. all I& L. NW ) & Shepj 100 Gtlo k rib ). . 13 - 2 134 - Da Shares A all Do. .. STrYeswths•bilryite&llll.*ereford 100 IT.Brassey 102 104 I Do. 1 DO. South Staffordshire .. all Bl LG.t il ßw e rgt a e n s . t.n . 9 1 1) 1 4 4 P : C e rO rs ;dlL " I a C TI wWiwiltstaaedndonS 88 91 4 4 97 99 iP 56 58 15 16 1101 I Business I Done. 25 stock stock stock 10 stock stock 50 25 i 5 10 100 10 20 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 19.16.4 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock stoci. stock stock stock stock stock stock 49 i i 9 111 10% 69/ i k 70 601 110 k 4 10 I 62 i 2 114 131 46k 99 931 41 48 4 54 64 4 1301 a f P 63} 3 1001 i i 871 Sf 8 100 100 100 '.1013 4 100 100 100 851 1 1100 al i 100 100 100 all all 32 311 II ;109 111 207 210 THE SUN, LONDON, T U.E SDAY EVE IN G, FEBRUARY F 26, 1861. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. Mahomet :Ali Khan was indicted for unlawfully in flicting a wound upon himself with intent to destroy life. It will be recollected that the prisoner some time ago attempted to commit suicide in the House of Lords, and that the offence with which he stood charged on the present occasion was committed near the carriage in which ber Majesty rode on the occasion of her opening Parliament on the sth of the present month. The prisoner attempted to throw a petition into the royal carriage, but was prevented doing so by the police, and then he instantly attempted to stab himself with an old knife, which was in such a state as to inflict a very deadly wound. The instrument was knocked from the hand of the prisoner, and he was taken into custody. _ _ On:the prisoner being placed in the bar, he bowed to the judge and jury, and then handed in a long written state ment of the alleged wrongs he had suffered in consequence of his claims for payment for services being disregarded by the late native authorities at Bombay. The Recorder asked if there was anybody in court who knew anything about the prisoner. Colonel Hughes, the Governor of the Home or Refuge for destitute East Indians, said he merely knew the prisoner as having been at the Home. He had no doubt the pri soner was in the full possession of all his faculties. The Recorder, in addressing the jury, said the fact that the prisoner was in a sane state of mind made the ease of his intention to commit suicide most inexplicable. One could understand such a circumstance if the person doing so was of unsound mind. It might be that, labouring under the impression that a great wrong had been inflicted on him, he might have attempted to destroy himself for the purpose of creating a sympathy in his behalf. However, it was undoubtedly an offence in any person to destroy life, and it would be for them to say whether he was guilty or net. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, intimating that they wished the judge to inform him that it was an offence to attempt to destroy his life. The Recorder said the prisoner was well aware of that, as he had already been in custody for the same offence. 11111 W, Mr. Sleigh—You are not a London manager ? Witness—l wish I was. THE THEATRES V. THE MUSIC-HALLS. LAMBETH POLICE COURT—(THIS DAY). The summons taken out on the application of Benjamin Webster, Esq., lessee of the Theatre Royal Adelphi, against Mr. Charles Morton, proprietor of the Canterbury-hall, for illegally representing " stage plays," was heard this day at the Lambeth Police-court, before Mr. Elliott, the presiding magistrate. The court was crowded with professionals, amongst whom were W. Batty, Esq., of Astley's Amphitheatre, Mr. Shepherd, of the Surrey, Mr. Towers, of the Victoria, Arr. Swanborough, of the Strand, Mr. Wigan, of the St. James's, Mr. Creswick, of the Surrey, and Mr. Nelson Lee, of the City of London Theatre. Mr. Cole said he appeared there to support a summons which had been taken out by Mr. Benjamin Webster, the lessee of the Theatre Royal Adelphi, against Mr. Charles Morton, a very respectable gentleman, who was the pro prietor of the Canterbury-hall, for an infringement of the 6 and 7 Vic., cap. 68, which was an act regulating theatres, and was passed in the year 1843. Since that act had passed the Legislature Mr. Morton had erected the Canterbury hall, to which 113 had also added a picture gallery. The great success attending the establishing of music halls had led to the erection of them in nearly every street in the me tropolis. In thesa places the proprietors, not content with complying with the provisions of their music licences, had permitted all the usual accompaniments of a theatrical re presentation to be used in their establishments. They had scenery, dresses, and— Mr. Stanley wished that Mr. Cole would confino himself to the Canterbury-hall, and not mix it up with other places of entertainment. Mr. Cole said he had described the music halls gene rally. In the present proceedings, although by appeal ing as a principal, Mr. Webster was merely the re presentative of the London managers, and the summons had been taken out after a meeting of those gentlemen had been held, at which it was resolved, as Mr. Webster was one of the oldest and most successful members of that body, he should represent them on the present occasion. There was no vindictive feeling intended to Mr. Morton, but as that gentleman was looked upon as the leviathan of music halls, or, in fact, the originator of that species of enter tainments, it was thought that he would be the most proper person to proceed against. The infringement he complained of was the representation of a pantomime, which was most extensively advertised, entitled " The Enchanted Hash," and he could not entertain the slightest doubt, after the evidence had been heard, that it would be considered to be "a stage play" within the meaning of the act, and there fore he had rendered himself liable to the fines which the act gave the magistrate the power of inflicting. Mr. Cole than read nearly the whole of the "Enchanted Hash," which created the greatest laughter in court, and then called the following evidence : Mr. C. J. James said—l am lessee of the Queen's Theatre, Tottenham-court. road. I have been lessee for twenty years, and have produced pantomimes every year. On the 19th of February I went •to the Canterbury-hall in company with Mr. Smith of the Adelphi and another gentle man. I sat in the balcony, and saw there was a raised plat form. I purchased a book of the pantomime as I went in, and prompted as the performance took place. I found there was a slight alteration, but nothing important was omitted. I should not call it a duologue, but a pan tomime. I cannot say whether one or twelve persons were engaged in its representation, the changes were so excellently done. I never saw more than two persons on the stage at once. I saw the two usual pantomime demons and the fairies. Although I could not admire the beauty of the ladies, they wore the usual short skirts of the ladies of the ballet. The demons had large masks on, and in faet all the accompaniments of a pantomime. I recollect seeing the trick of the mutton pie ; it changed to " pussy pie," and kittens were taken out of it. I considered it an excel lent bit of stage business, as it is so well done. I should have liked it in my pantomime; it was so capitally done. Cross-examined by Mr. Sleigh, counsel for Mr. Morton —I speak as a lessee, not as an author. I don't know when the present proceedings were commenced. I received a note to attend a meeting of the lessees, and it was decided that Mr. Morton should be the first person proceeded against. I consider Mr. and Mrs. German Reed's enter tainment decidedly dramatic. That entertainment would have been proceeded against, but Mr. Morton was pre ferred. I have never been to Evans'. Indeed I have never been in any of the music halls, with the exception of the Canterbury. I have read the " Hash" attentively. I cannot tell what is the plot ; I don't think there is any. Mr. Sleigh—lf this is a pantomime, it must have a plot. What is the plot ? Witness—There may be a plot, but I cannot see it. Mr. Sleigh—That is scarcely a candid answer. Come, tell what is the plot. Witness—l cannot say there is one at all. It is very slight. I cannot tell the magistrate what the plot of " The Enchanted Hash" is. Mr. Sleigh—You have said a pantomime must have a plot. Is there a plot in the " Enchanted Hash ?" Witness—l cannot say there is. I don't consider the sprites a theatrical performance, as there is no business. The Canterbury is admirably conducted as a place of pub lic entertainment. Re-examined—l consider what I saw was in fact a pan- Mr. John Johnstone—l have written pantomimes. I went to the Canterbury on the 19th of February. I saw the "Enchanted Hash." I consider it decidedly a drama tic performance. I think there was the usual kind of plot. You have the two lovers iaterrupted by demons ; the fairies protect the lovers, and, then, after some mishaps, they are changed into the usual pantomimic characters. It was most admirably done. Cross-examined—l went to the Canterbury-hall entirely to witness the performance, and, if necessary, of becoming a witness in this case. Mr. Sleigh—l have heard that London managers express a wish quite the contrary. (Laughter.) Mr. Cole—That is in consequence of your halls. (Laughter.) Mr. Sleigh—lt is because they cannot make good hauls hemselves. (Laughter.) Cross-examination of witness continued—l consider a plot to be a necessity in a pantomime, and I consider the " Enchanted Hash" to be J. perfect pantomime. I think the last act of the Christy's Minstrels entertainment is dramatic. Mr. William Smith—l am acting manager of the Adel phi. I went with the previous witness to the Canterbury hall on the 19th of February. I saw an entertainment which I consider, without doubt, a dramatic performance. The characters were harlequin, clown, pantaloon, and columbine. The columbine had a nice dress on, but the legs did not look well. (Laughter.) Cross-examined—There was as much plot in the Can terbury pantomime as in any of the London theatres this last season. I have not played in a piece with two charac • ters ; but I have done so :with three during Passion week. I have never been to a theatre. I am too glad to get a holi day. I have seen a pantomime performed without scenery in a circus at Hereford. I have seen another at the Crystal Palace. I have never seen one so performed in London. I did not see scenery at Mr. Morton's ; but I saw properties. I have been to Evans's. I have never heard any dialogues there. I have only been once during the last few years. Re-examined—l have seen a piece called " Two in the Morning." It is acted by two persons with the usual scenery. Mr. Nelson Lee (lessee of the City of London Theatre) — I have not seen the piece, but I have looked at the book, and I consider it a good pantomime to all intents and purposes. Cross examined—My definition of a play is a dialogue between two persons on a stage. I did not consider Mr. Liston's performance a dramatic one. I have never seen a pantomime performed in a London theatre without scenery. I consider Mr. and Mrs. Paul's, and Mr. and Mrs. German Reed's entertainment dramatic. I know Mr. and Mrs. George. They performed at my theatre in a Lenten enter tainment. I sent my bill to the Lord Chancellor, and he permitted me :to give the performance. I did not tell the Lord Chancellor Mr. and Mrs. George's entertainment was dramatic. Ido not know whether it was so or not. I never saw them act. I heard they were clever, and I engaged them to give half an hour's entertainment. I recollect the Crystal Palace entertainment last year. It was got up under my own direction. I never had any performance at that place which could be called dramatic. I got up the Shadow Pantomime. It had no scenery. Mr. Cole—That is the case your worship. Mr. Sleigh then addressed the magistrates for his client, and dwelt very strongly upon the proceedings, which he characterised as a dramatic uombination to ruin a gentle man who had been a successful caterer for the public enter tainment. He should ask the magistrates for an adjourn ment, in order that he might produce evidence to meet the case that had been got up and concocted in a green-room of a theatre. He should be able to produce the most unpre judiced persons, whose opinion certainly would be opposed to that of the witnesses who had given their evidence that day. Mr. Elliott said it appeared to him that the case would not rest upon his decision, as he knew very little about it. He would, therefore, adjourn the further hearing until Monday next. The Select Committee on the Red Sea Telegraph Company sat this morning. Mr. Stephenson, of the Treasury, was examined for two hours, and established on the most direct evidence the uncon ditional character of the guarantee, together with the fact that the prospectus containing the state ment that the shareholders could under no circum stances receive less than a dividend of 41 per cent. for 50 years was submitted to and approved by the Lords Com missioners of her Majesty's. Treasury. Still, in the face of these circumstances, the committee determiaed to protract their inquiries and to adjourn till Thursday, the Govern ment meanwhile, to the disgrace of all concerned, continu ing under default. FATE OF A FEMALE GAMBLER.—A letter from Frankfort, of the 19th inst., says:—" The day before yes terday an English lady, who had resided at Homburg for some time, and had been a constant visitor to the gambling saloons, where by degrees she had lost almost all her pro perty, left the town and went to the village of Kirdorf, about three miles distant. She ascended the tower of the new church there, and, having first tied her legs to gether, threw herself from the tower to the earth, a dis tance of about 100 feet. When picked up she was still living, but was conveyed to the hospital at Homburg in an exceedingly deplorable condition." Railways. Atlantic & Lawrenc( , Bom roda& Cent Int l Gu. 5 per cent..... Do, 1)o. P. ;Buffalo and Labe Huron , 1 IDo. New Do. 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The grand jury have returned a true bill for felony against Robert Fraser North, who stood charged with having obtained a quantity of tallow from various parties by fraudulent representations. WATCH ROBBERY. A young man named Walsh was indicted for stealing a watch, the property of a jeweller, carrying on business at Woolwich. The prisoner entered the shop, and having looked at some albert chains, put his hand into his left hand pocket and took some snuff or other pungent powder therefrom, and threw it into the eyes of the shopkeeper, and then ran off with the watch. The jury found him guilty, and the Recorder sentenced him to four years' penal servitude. NEW COURT. The Common Sergeant was occupied the whole of the morning in hearing Mint prosecutions, none of which pos. sensed the slightest interest. POLICE IN7ELLIGENCE—(TMs Day). MARLBOROUGH STREET. A WOULD-BE SUICIDE.—AN OVERDOSE.—AIice Watts, a respectable .looking woman of about 40, was charged before ➢lr. Beadon with attempting to commit suicide. The constable of Golden-square said he was called to the office of ➢lr. Syrupsen, solicitor, No. 7, in the square, and found the defendant there at the time vomiting, and by her side three phials, all empty. Having told him that she had taken arsenic, he took her to a doctor's. Lucas, 160 C, said he understood that she had been to Mr. Sympson's and annoyed him. In answer to Mr. Beadon the defendant said she had taken laudanum—some from each of the bottles. Mr. Sympson had arranged to pay her some money due to her, and she had been disappointed. Mr. Beadon asked her where she got the laudanum. The defendant said at three different shops. A certificate was here handed to the magistrate by Dr. Slight, of Brewer-street, stating that although he had tried remedies he could detect nothing, but this might have been owing to the overdose having caused vomiting. Mr. Beadou remanded the defendant for a week, that she might see the chaplain and be in a better frame of mind than she then appeared. A CROSSING►SWEEPER CHARGED WITH PICKING A LADY'S PoCKET.—Daniel Sullivan, a crossing-sweeper, was charged with picking the pocket of a ladynamed White, residing at Thornton-Heath, Croydon. The prosecutrix was crossing from the Crystal Palace Bazaar, Oxford street, when the accused seized her, which caused her to let her dress fall, and at that moment she be lieved he took her purse from her pocket—the purse con taining £3 15s. On getting safely over the crossing, not withstanding that she had to shake the prisoner off, it appeared that a friend of the prosecutrix gave the prisoner a ponnv. Mr. Beadon said had the offence of seizing hold of the lady not been condoned by the fact of a penny having been given to the prisoner, he would have severely punished him for it as an assault. The prosecutrix said she did not discover her loss till she got to Messrs. Hodge and Lowman's, Regent-street. A constable (Poole 300 C), said he believed nothing was known of the prisoner. Mr. Beadon, after a caution to the prisoner that if he was charged with seizing hold of ladies again he would fine him £5 or two months, said the evidence was insuffi cient, and discharged the prisoner. ANNOYING THE PERFORMERS AT THE ST. JAMES'S THEATRR.—Hannah M'Donnell, a violent tempered wo man, living at Angel-court, near the stage door of the St. James's Theatre, was charged with annoying the ladies and gentlemen connected with the theatre. Sergeant George Silverton, C division, said that on the previous evening about five the prisoner was in Angel court making a great disturbance, and swearing fearfully As soon as she saw him approaching sho went indoors, and from her window pelted all the performers who have to pass down the court to the stage door of the theatre. She had also behaved in a most indecent manner before several children. Wm. Parsons, the fireman at the theatre, said he was in the hall of the theatre, and two of the ladies connected with it came to him and complained of the prisoner's conduct. He heard her make use of the most disgusting language. It was not only last night, but on the previous Saturday evening she had emptied the contents of a wash hand basin over one of the musicians belonging to the theatre, while passing through the court. The prisoner, whose conduct in the dock afforded a pretty good specimen of the sort of woman the magistrate had to deal with, was fined 40s. or a month. 211 IS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Feb. 26.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly ; moderate breeze, and fine weather, but rather cloudy. DEAL, Feb. 25.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Revenue, from Sunderland for Calcutta ; Langdale, from the River, and sailed for Bombay. RAMSGATE, Feb. 24.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Carl IV., for Pernambuco. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 25.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived— Charlemagne, from New Orleans for Bremen. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 25.—Wind S.—Arrived—Malabar, from Demerara. FALMOUTH ' Feb. 25.—Wind S.E.—S a iled—St. George, for the Cape of Good Hope. CLYDE, Feb. 25.—Wind N.N.E.—Sailed—Amisandle, for Simon's Bay. LEITH, Feb. 25.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Thames, for St. John's. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 25.—Spey, from Sicatea; Wonder, steamer, from Jersey ; Dora, from Cardiff; St. Croix, from Swansea; Constantine, from Sunderland; Rainbow, from Seaham ; Marquis of Bute, from Sunderland ; Incen tive, from Cardiff; Pilgrim, from Waterford. Sailed—Northam, for Newport; Courier, steamer, for Jersey; Havre, steamer, for Havre; St. Petersburg, steamer, for Bull. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived.—Wagola, from Foo-Chow-Foo ; Jacob Synes, from Harlingen ; Thetis, from Emden ; Sea Star, from Melbourne ; Stag, from Gothenburg. Sailed.—Elizabeth, for Bremen. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Anchored.—Bielefield, barque, from Port Augusta, for London. Passed—Cleopatra, for Demerara ; Nocdagin, screw steamer, for Corunna ; Alexandrine, for Brest—all from London ; Onni, from Shields, for Havannah (landed Mr. Thornton, pilot) ' • Retriever, from London, for Genoa (landed Mr. Scott, pilot) ; Rama, from London. for Genoa (landed Mr. Cunningham, pilo:) ; Rosa Gaspery, bark, from Grimsby, for Civita Vecchia (landed Mr. Wright, pilot) ; Nestorian, from Sunderland, for Ceylon. MEDITERRANEAN EXTENSION TELEGRAPH.— The nemittne recently laid from Otranto to Corfu is now open for the transmission of messages. Intelligence recently received from Kurrachee shows that the Indus trade, which had suffered a temporary stagnation owing to the cessation of business at Bombay caused by the income tax agitation, had again recovered its former active condition. The Sutlej, belonging to the Oriental Inland Steam Company, left Sukkar on the 13th of January on her fifth voyage to Moultan, and again ascended through the pass with her load in tow with the same ease and success as on previous occasions. It also appears by advices brought by the same mail that the com pany's barges at Calcutta intended for the navigation of the Ganges are rapidly advancing towards completion. These vessels, from their great carrying capacity, will give im portant facilities in conveying large quantities of cotton, flax, sugar, and other similar products, from the interior to the coast at a cheap rate. Share 100 100 100 all 131 I 98 i 71 811 43 954 5 i 61 100 i l all ss. (100 10 all 100 1 ,ATL . 96} i 12 11& all all all all all all all all all 31 I 411 i 15i ' 481 01 321 THIRD 11-_,DITION. b'UN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. TEE BERKELEY PEERAGE. The House of Lords met as a Committee of Privilege this forenoon, Lord Redesdale in the chair, to consider the claim to the Berkeley peerage. Their Lordships, in delivering judgment (which occupied three hours and a half), acme to the conclusion that the pre sent claimant had not made out his claim to this peerage. Claim disallowed. B G MAN R.l CR S.—( This Day). BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. HUNTERS' STAKES. Lord Lovell Rachel 2 Cannon Ball Eight ran. SUTTON STEEPLECHASE. Evelyn. Deception... Four ran IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIS EVENING). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. CHURCH RATES. A great number of petitions against the abolition of church rates were presented. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Whitworth Vale Gas Bill was real a second time. HOUSES OF ILL FAME BILL. The Bishop of OXFORD moved the second reading of this bill, which he stated was not to alter the aspect of the law as it at presentaffected these miserable dwellings, but to make the existing law mow effective. There was great confusion between the householders and the parish authorities as to paying the oxpenses of indicting and suppressing those which unnecessarily obtruded themselves on public notice. The law of England, unlike that of other countries, refused to recognise the houses of the nature the bill referred to, but on the con• trary regarded the keeping of one of them as a misdemea • nour. Ashe had already said, he did propose to alter thelaw on the subject, he did not think he should experience any opposition to his measure. The LORD CHANCELLOR was understood to oppose the bill on the ground that some of its clauses imposed burdens on the public revenue, and therefore it ought to originate in the other House of Parliament. The Bishop of OXFORD said he was in the hands of the house. He wished to withdraw it rather than have it appear as if the bill had been rejected. Earl GRANVILLE said he was also of opinion that the bill ought to originate in the other house. The bill was then by leave withdrawn. PROTECTION OF FEMALE CHILDREN BILL. The Bishop of OXFORD moved the second readin gof this bill, the chief object of which was in certain cases to extend the protection of the law to children of 13 years of age in stead of 12. Earl GRANVILLE opposed the motion, and moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. Their lordships divided, when there appeared— For the second reading 27 Against it Majority against the bill THE CASE OF MR. TURNBULL. On reading the order of the day, Lord MONTEAGLE appealed to the noble marquis (Normandy), not to bring forward the resolution that evening. The papers had only been delivered that after noon, and he was sure that none of their lordships mild in soshort atime have made themselves sufficientlyacquainted with them as t• take part in a lengthened discussion on the point. The Marquis of NORMANBY said he was placed in a position of great difficulty by the appeal of the noble lord. After explaining and defending himself from certain imputations that had been cast upon him by the Earl of Shaftesbury, of having recklessly postponed this subject on a former occasion, said he would,:out of deference to his noble friend, consent to postpone his motion until an early day next week. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Tms EVENING). The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read:a second time :—Birming ham Improvement, Conway and Llanrwst Railway. Llan daff and Canton District M trkets, Manchester and Wilms low Road, St. George's Harbour, Stockport District Water, Stratford-upon-Avon Railway, and Cowes and Newport Railway Extensions. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented against the abolition of church rates ; from wine merchants for a uniform rating on wines imported into this country ; against the Parochial Assessment Bill ; against the mode of taking the census by area of the poor rate ; from Wexford, complaining of the present state of the Poor-law in respect to the removal of paupers, and praying for the amendment of the same ; by Mr. Bright, from certain compositors and working men in Norwich, and Essex, and Gloucester, praying for Par liamentary reform ; and also a petition in favour of a re trenchment of the public expenditure, particularly in re spect to the naval and army estimates ; in favour of the closing of publichouses on Sunday, &c. PITTIT,TC EXPENDITURE. Sir H. 'WILLOUGHBY gave notice that ho would call the attention of the house to the subject of the public ex penditure, and move that the powers of the Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury should be limited. COAL MINES. Mr. DILLIVYN gave notice that he would bring before the house the subject of accidents in coal mines, and in quire as To the qualifications of coal mine inspectors. REFORM. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE said that on that day fortnight he would move that, after the publication of the census, a Reform Bill should be introduced. ARMY CLOTHING, &c. On the motion of Col. DUNNE, various returns relat ing to this subject were ordered. BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY AND MIXED MARRIAGES, &c. (IRELAND). In reply to Mr. SCULLY, Mr. CARDWELL said that by an act which had been passed some years previously the Bankruptcy and Insol vency Courts were consolidated in Ireland. When the alterations in the present Bankruptcy Bill before the house had received the sanction of Parliament, he would converse with his colleagues as to the desira bility of extending the provisions of that bill to Ire land. With respect to the other question his attention had been directed to the cases alluded to, and the subject of mixed marriages in Ireland. He was no advocate for placing Roman Catholic priests under any disabilities in regard to the celebration of mar riages, but it should be remembered that in 1844 there was an act passed on this subject, but the Roman Catholic priests, at their own desire, were exempted from its provisions. In the bill which he proposed to introduce it was not his intention to make any alteration in the law relating to marriage. THE ARMSTRONG GUNS. Major GAVIN asked the Under Secretary of State for War, to place on the table of the house a copy of the report made by the officer commanding the Artillery, as to the efficiency of the Armstrong guns, in the recent opera tions in China. Mr. BARING said the report in question was very satis factory, but as it referred rxerely to details it was not con sidered advisable to make it a Parliamentary document. He took that opportunity of stating that the report of the Board of Ordnance was very much in favour of the effi ciency of these gunr. THE SLAVE TRADE. Mr. BUXTON asked the Secretary of Stale for Foreign Affairs whether he was aware that the slave trade papers for each year only contain those up to March in the year preceding, and whether in future all the documexts that had come to hand up to the date of publication might not be included ? Lord J. RUSSELL said that these papers were pre sented at a late period of the session, but on the present occasion they would (as we understood the noble lord, who was almost inaudible) be presented in a fortnight. APPOINTMENTS IN THE CIVIL SERVICE. Mr. HENNESSY asked the First Lord of the Treasury, whether the Government were taking any steps to carry out the recommendations of the select committee of last session on the mode of nominating and examining candi dates for junior appointments in the Civil Service ? Lord PALMERSTON said he believed the recommen dation of the commission was that there should be a com petitive examination for the appointments in question. No steps, however, had yet been taken in reference to this subject, but he would communicate with the civil service commission on the matter. CONVICTS—DISTURBANCES AT CHATHAM. Mr. CHILDERS moved an address for returns of the number of convicts (out of the 850 implicated in the recent disturbances at Chatham) who were removed direct from the Hulks to Chatham Prison, with the dates of removal. And the initials, crime, sentence, anl date of conviction of each of the 850 convicts so implicated ; the general prison character, and class of, and the amount of gratuity credited to each to the Ist day of February, 1861 ; distinguishing also whether he was concerned in the Portland mutiny.— Ordered. ARMY (CAVALRY OFFICERS). Mr. GRIFFITH moved that this house to-morrow resolve itself into a committee, to consider of an humble address to be presented to her Majesty, praying that she would be graciously pleased to give directions that the stoppage from the pay of the cavalry and artillery officers for forage be discontinued. The hon. member con tended that under the present system much hardship was inflicted on cavalry officers, and urged that there should be an increase in their pay. Captain JARVIS seconded the motion. Mr. BARING said this subject was attended with much difficulty, and the alterations suggested by honour able members would cost the country £20,000 a year. Before the house should take the initiative in a matter involving an increase in public expenditure, it should be clearly shown that such was necessary. It had not been shown that such was the case, and therefore he trusted the house would not agree to the present motion. Colonel DICKSON and Colonel DUNNE supported the motion. Mr. F. PEEL defended the Treasury in reference to the conduct they had pursued respecting cavalry officers, who he contended , had not any grievance to complain ofi as regarded the question of forage. After some further discussion the house divided, and the numbers were — or the motion Against it Majority The motion was accordingly lost. (LEFT SITTING.) A "CABMAN'S HOME."—Manchester now rejoices in the institution of a " Cabman's Home," where the cab man, for a small quarterly payment, may enjoy the advan tages of a reading-room, a kitchen for cookery, a smoke room, a wash-room, kc. Two hundred members have joined the " Home," LONDON GAZETTE-( THIS EVENING). WAR-OFFICE, FEB. 26. The Quern has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Colonel George Everest, on the Bengal Retired List, formerly Surveyor-General of India, and Superintendent of the Great Trigonometrical Survey of that country, to be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companion , , of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. WHITEHALL, FEB. 25. The Queen has been pleased to appoint the Right Hon ourable the Lord Mayor of the City of London • Major- General Si r J os h ua Jeb b , K.C. 13. ; John ihwaites, Esquire, Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works ; Captain Douglas Galion, of the Royal Engineers; Edward Burstal, Esquire, Commander in her Majesty's Navy, Secretary of the River Thames Conservancy Board ; Henry Arthur Hunt, Esquire, Surveyor of Her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings; and John Robinson McClean, Esquire, to be her Majesty's Commissioners to examine into Plans for embanking the River Thames within the Metropolis. FOREIGN-OFFICE, JAx. 3. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Laurence Oliphant, Esq., to be Secretary to her Majesty's Legation in Japan. CROWN OFFICE, FEB. 22. The Queen has been pleased, by let tors patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, to give and grant to George Hayes, Serjeant-at-Law, place and precedence at the Bar next after Archibald John Stephens, Esq., one o f her Majesty's Council learned in the Law. The Queen has been pleased, by several letters patent under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom, to constitute and appoint the following gentlemen to be of her Council learned in the law, viz. : William Dugmore, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn.. William Anthony Collins, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn. Anthony Cleasby, Esq., of the Inner Temple. Henry Warwick Cole, Esq , of the Inner Temple. John Fraser Macqueen, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn. Thomas Chambers, Esq., of the Middle Temple. Edwin Plumer Price, Esq., of the Inner Temple. Josiah William Smith, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn. Richard Bagallay, Esq., of Lincoln's-inn. Henry Mills, Esq., of the Middle Temple. The Hon Adolphus Frederic Octavius Liddell, of tha Inner Temple. William Baliol Brett, Esq., of Lincoln's •inn. John Burgess Kerslake, Esq., of the Middle Temple. William Digby Seymour, Esq., of the Middle Templ e . John Duke C o leridge, Esq., of Middle Temple. The Hon. George Denman, of Lincoln's-inn. George Mellish, of the Inner Temple. FEB. 23. Thomas Wheeler, of the Middle Temple, London, LL.D., was this day called to the degree of a Sergeant-at-Law, by writ under the Great Seal of the United Kingdom. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. Borough of Pembroke—Sir Hugh Owen Owen, Bait, in 'le room of Sir John Owen, Bart., deceased. BANKRUPTS. William David Simpson, brick maker, Crayford, Kent - , to surrender, March 8, at half• past twelve, and April 11, at one, at the Cot rt of Bankruptcy. John Blunsom Hutt, stationer, Cambridge, March 13, at half-past one, and April 10, at one, at the Court of Bank ruptcy.. 'William Teale Bellingham, auctioneer, Gresham•street, March 8 and April 9, at two, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Edwin Botting, grocer, Brighton, March 13, at one, and April 10, at twelve, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Thomas Moore, licensed victualler, St. Albans, March 12, at half-past two, and April 12, at twelve, at the Court of Binkruptcy. Francis Brotherton, innkeeper, Middlesborough, York shire. Joshua Barnsley, hay dealer, South Wingfield, Derby shire. James Westbury, innkeeper, Gloucester. James Carey, bootmaker, Tonbridge-wells. William Griffin, small - , Cradley-heath, Staffordshire. John Smith Whittaker, cooper, Great Grimsby, March 20 and April 10, at twelve, at the lownhall, Kingston upon-Hull. Isaac French, cheese factor, Manchester, March 12 and April 9, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. SCOTCH BANKRUPTS. D. Crawford and Sons, dylrs, Milncroft, Glasgow. James Galt, farmer, Whiteshaw, Carluke. John Wight, stabler and horse dealer, Edinburgh. Ronalds and Company, carpet merchants, Paisley.", John Carlyle, cattle dealer, Shaw, Dumfries. John Davie, merchant, Glasgow. Archibald Macalister, farmer, West Clyth, Caithness shire COURSE OF EXCHANGE.—Tuns DAY. .krnsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 12 0} 12 1 Antwerp Brussels — 25 65 25 721 Hamturgh Paris i)itto \larseilles — 25 75 25 80 Frankfort on Maine — 1191 119/ Vienna Trieste - 15 35 15 GO Petersburgh — 331 33/ Berlin — Madrid Cadiz — 481 481 Leghorn Milan — 25 821 25 871 Genoa — 2.5 80 25 87/ Naples Palermo Messina — 118 1181 Lisbon Oporto Rio Janeiro Now York — .. Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard) ....per oz. £3 17 9 Mexican. Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) ,, 0 0 0 South American Doublons SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—MoNDAY. Very little change took place in any of the events now before the public. For the Grand National, 7 to 1 was offered on the field. When the rooms had become much thinned, 100 to 9 was offered against Jealousy, but we had seen 100 to 10 taken previously; 10 to 1 was offered. against Anatis, and both Freshman and Old Bea Roe would have been supported at any advance over the prices quoted.—Chere Arnie was freely supported at 10 to 1 for the Chester event, and 35 to 1 was taken about The Brewer.—For the Birmingham Steeplechase, 3 to 1 was. taken about Colonel. North Lancashire was installed the favourite for the Liverpool Spring Cup, and very freely backed, the betting on him finishing at 81 to 1, takes. Closing prices : BIRMINGHAM STEEPLECHASE. 3to 1 agst Colonel (taken) LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP. 17 to 2 agst North Lancashire (taken) GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE CHASE. 10 to 1 agst Emperor (taken) 10 to 1 agst Jealousy (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Anatis (offered) 100 to 8 agst Old Ben Roe (offered) 100 to 8 agst The Freshman (offered) 20 to 1 agst Redwing (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEA STAKES. Bto 1 agst Kiarikoff (offered) 9to 1 agst Russley (taken) 10 to 1 agst Overton (offered) 10 to 1 agst Preceptress (offered) TILE CHESTER CUP. 10 to 1 agst Chere Arnie (taken) 30 to 1 agst Killigrew (offered) 3 , 5 to 1 agst The Brewer (taken) 40 to 1 agst Butterfly (taken) THE THAMES EMBANKMENT AND OTHER METROPOLITAN MATTERS. (From the Observer) A Royal Commission will be immediately issued, to whom the question of the Thames embankment will be submitted for inquiry, and if possible for completion. This commission will be composed of seven gentlemen, selected for their competency for the task, and their connection with the public interests at stake. The chairman will be the Right lion. W. Cubitt, M.P., the present Lord Mayor of London. The other members will comprise Mr. Th wedtes, the President of the Metropolitan Board of Works ; the Secretary of the Thames Conservancy Board, and two or three engineers of eminence. To these will be entrusted the preparation and the construction of the great works, with which will no doubt be combined, if practicable, the execution of the low level sewers of the metropolis. The labours of the commission will be greatly lessened. by the several plans submitted from time to time and the successive inquiries set on foot, especially the report of the House of Commons in the last session. So soon as the commission can mature their plans a bill will be brought in by the Chief Commissioner of Works to carry them out. The Home Secretary will propose a more limited area for levying the coal duties, and perhaps will modify their amount. The 20 miles' area is considered as unjust to those who are outside the boundaries of tom metroplitan improvements, and even the police area of 15 iles may by some be considered too extensive; but it is clear that a circle must be taken. The area of the Metropolitan Board is objectionable, as being t o o small, and as being irregularly extended in some- directions. It would not do, for exam p l e, to levy coal duties on the Kentish banks of the Thames,; and allow them to be landed free of duty on the Essex side of the river. The Chief Commissioner has proposed a small bill for the purchase of some houses to extend the site for public office; after which he will probably ask ,for a vote for the constru c ti on o f t h e F ore i gn Offi ce , when the plans are app rove d o f. He will also proceed with the bill for the pur chase of houses and lands, and the consolidation of the law courts and offices, in the neighbourhood of the Inns of Court, in spite of Lord St. Leonards' captious Opposition. Lord Derby has given a strange notice respect. ing the progress of London railways and the ejection of the working classes from their homes. It has puzzled the curious not a little ; but we believe it is chiefly with a view to remedy the injustice done to weekly tenants, who come in for no share of the large compensations claimed by the owners of these lucrative tenements, whilst the poor occupier gets nothing, and is thrust forth to seek a habitation elsewhere. of n of ill he he us he of ice nt are ID of ith ow do ice M:l. and and wen tese ted, cid eed, re that 800 de uck :e a will of over oad. 5s ; 118 s Od ; L 168 our fisted ty at e in 3 re ods. both sup the Lota- into, ittle une ) 0 3 0 ) 9 ) 0 [ 0 her I at lade li a 100 stk 18 20 20 10 100 stock 100 stock 100 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stork 34 10 stock 25 stock stock 20 stock stook 100 stook