The Sun. — London, England, 1856-03-26 00:00:00

I to. A rbli or - PA" 10 '' MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLoex I The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed 'with evident firmness. Compared with Friday's r ates prices of all kinds were unchanged. The sales were estimated at 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 were for export and 500 on speculation. The sales in clude 620 Pernam and Maranham, at 6ld. to 7d. ; and 700 Surat, 4d. to 4id) The Railway Share Market was scarcely so firm as on Monday. Commercial accounts from Holland, state that trade generally throughout the country is steady, with a slight improvement in the prices of the chief rtieles'of Colonial produce, but there are few large transactions taking place, either for home c onsumption, or on foreign account, so that the S tocks on hand are greater than- they usually are at this season of the year. At Amsterdam the sup * of coffee is ample, but sales are limited to actual t eeuirements. Good ordinary Java is 32c. per and Brazil 28 to 30c. for fine ordinary, 25 to 41 % for middling and inferior sorts from 23c. but there is not much demand. In sugars the tendency the market is to be •easier. A sale of ! (1400 kranjaugs of Java averaged 1 florin per kilo. Refined Sugar is firm in price, but purchasers few at the present rates. A. sate of 500,000 kilos. by auction, brought frOM 36i to 374 florins P e r 69 kilos. The market in Rice is without much 'ariation. Sales of Arracan, of middling qualities 44 ve been effected at 3 florins' to 6- florins, and in ?tiler kinds prices are firm. Iu Spices not many - rge transactions have taken place. Nutmegs are kther heavy, at 156 c. per kilo, ; mace 140 c., and closes at 39c. to 40e. The Moniteur of . yesterday publishes an imperial oeeree, which postpones the reduction of the duties en French Colonial Supra imported into France, a ccording to the ordinance of the 27th March, 8 4. 2 ) until a special law ,is promulgated for the I,rPose. .Accounts from Lisbon state that the new law proposed by the Government, which regulates the l 'aport and export duties on grain and other 4 reals, upon free trade principles has met with tie unanimous approbation of the country, ex "ging a few landed proprietors who adhere to the pr otection system. .'ln all other commercial regu stions the Ministry of the young King of Portugal S ows the utmost degree of liberality, and especi in those departments relating to international t reaties with the neighbouring king-loin of Spain. 4 , A. complaint is made by a " Shropshire Farmer, that the decline in the Corn market on Monday '44 Was stated, under this head at 2s. only, where -1441 another column the full Mark-lane report °re it at 4s. to ss. per quarter. This is explained, wever, by the fact that the Money article con -4.4.1nts the earlier portion only of the day's business, t r that the Mark-lane report is completed to the eof th e m arket. On Monday morning last the cmdec line n was 2s. per quarter, but the market became still heavier, and the reduction then 4s. to ss. per quarter. vs - the rates of exchange for three months' bills on Principal cities of the Continent, were gene '4lY at a slight advance yesterday afternoon. d 1 113 - demand for discount accommodation, 'i c ing the last day or two, has sensibly in eilte.eed, and full rates are charged for the commercial of comercial paper. This has erl in consequence of the preparations made o r 'the payment on the 29th inst., of the 25 per th on the English Loan and the 30 per Cent. on 1,1 ! ) Funding operation. At the close of next week 80 the inquiry will be sustained, owing to the ;m ount k required for the liquidation of the coin at'elal bills falling due on the 4th of the month, W hich are known to represent a heavy, amount. I .There i s ra ther less firmness in the Market for s n blic Securities, chiefly in consequence of the v O k ence of any business of importance. The specu dra are evidently itrpatient at the delay in the da ys of peace, which many expected Some )r since, and this unfavOurable feeling, together 41 the increasing stringency of the money market 1: 44 , depressing influence. Consols for money have tu 9 2f and 92i to 2.. The account prices have lien 9. and 92 'The New Scrip has been a° final, - The March Exchequer Bills are 2s. to 4Prem., being is. lower, and the thuds rule at W O 984. India Bonds have been 10s. discount. India Stock for account is 218. T:.°reign Stocks are'in some instances depressed. r .kiall Bonds are Ito per cent. lower, the Six l a Cents. being 971 f, and the Four per Cents for account. The money price fur the lat (o',.however, is quoted 100,i. Spanish Threes are I,j , the Deferred 24t, and the Certificates iltoklor are 5%, Peruvian Active 78 to 78%, and "Deferred 67. h t 9 h ic following are the nominal prices of Foreign t e cks :—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 61 71. ; Mexi -6t41 23 t ; Peruvian, 78 79 ; ditto 3 per Cents., t 57 ;..Portuguese 4 per Cents., 48 50 ; Russian eer Cents., 103 105 ; ditto per Cants., 93 95 ; i 4 341 . 13 11 3 _per Cents., 44 45.1 ; ditto Deferred, ; ditto Certificates, 5% to 6 ; ditto Passive, A I ittt. ieavy tone pervades the Railway Share Mar -42 and a fair business has been done at a slight u nction in prices. The reaction, however, is not I , lle rally of importance, being in most cases I to W r share. The Foreign Lines are steady, and d;/,ihre andlieuse are 10s. to 1/. higher. tining and Banking Shares are quiet, and Ca da da Land have receded 21. to 3/. ti 4tr.C.1131:1 FUNDS 'rash DNY TON 1 , . r.F CLOCK.. I From the °Piot List . P , done. tilewi Cent. Conle Annaitios is • 921 " . _ i: i 4 Ronda, ,ElOOO ... . .. . /4 4 ,t0. rimier 7,1000 t : Stock for Account 't 18 i 6 ° l ll for Account ; Chequer Bilis. 21d. March. June. £lOOO • vie o ••• b l huall 1. '1 % 444 'amide, 1855, 31 per Cent.. 9Bl a p.7°E OF FOREION FUNDS AT ()Ng O'CLO. S. imader Bonds ' r 4 "I 'IRII Bowls 41 per Cent ..... 781 8 a !tto 3 p er C en t „ . S Ditto Account T:IF1 Roth.,w : i per Ce nt — 1 !Ito A ccount Di tto Few Deferred, 3 per Cent. h p , Account l' l tiiiiii Coitee rt. of Coup. n'.4 fun ss, ' . 7: 4l 'h Ro mm nde, t 6 pe C r e cent Ditto Account INl tt e Guaranteed, 4 per Cont. • 1001 Ditto A ctount Dividends on the Above payable in LOTleini TWO O'CLOCK. , onsols money 92R Ditto Account MISSING STEAMER PACIFIC.—We are requeste l le 4. sltti ate that the name of one of the vessels despatched th th e BOard of Admiralty in search of the P a ific is tTartar,' not the Tartarus. 4 „b NEWS FOR GOOD EARS.—Efer Majesty, it is said, -- 7 e en pleased to sanction the Scots Fusilier Guards r lt i ,l' n e a eorpa of pipers, to consist cf one piper-major . It sit s 7 t 6i x Pipers to each battalion. Their dress will be ki .:" l 4l' to that of the 42d Highlanders; but it will be of time'yet before they will appear in the front Is he regiment, as it requires time to organise them. at m GOLD. --The quotation of gold at Paris is stl;l, ll k 6 per mills premium (according to the last tariff), ( 4 0,1 at the English . Mint price of 3/. 17s. 100. per th - f en standard gold, iv a n exchange of .25.32 ; and, it e„exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.37 1 , t h i lO ws ' that Pa r is. is about 0.22 per cent dearer in Mid.Y.l.4en than • By ad lees from Hamburg the . m . Mi ro. Cq gold is 426 i per m ark, whic h, . at the Eng li sh price of 31: 17s. 100. per oz. ;or standard, gold, h u ps an exchange of 13.51 ; and, the exchange at Ham is ° n • London at short being 13.7 j, it follows that gold 0 87 :per cent, dearer in London than in Hamburg. " - TLEMAKEUS STRIKE.—SIINDERLAND, Monday.— , v,ol?,_bettlemakers employed at four out of the six bottle srerate en the Wear struck work this morning. Their bl o Z 1 . 1: remuneration has hitherto been—finishers, 28a.; ts e - L re S24s. ; gatherers, 205., with dwelling-house and rea -• ` "le d. The masters say they cannot cope with the nufactures in France and . Belgium if they continue to 1 41 1/ L 11 : ell wages, considering that coal and initerials are th e - Zigh figure, and they gave notice of a reduction of sh e !rove rates to 241., 205., and 16 , .. respectively, which declised to accept, and accordingly 250 (If them ha tainted out. The two houses at w( rk continue to m 3iq.te flame wages as formerly. s e t• LON OF CLASSES IN INSTITUTES.—At of the committee of the Hants and Wilts Adult - " °,l Society, held at Basingstoke, ou the 19th i ht 7,b, -185 d. it was resolved,—That a sum, not exceed iNt..`.* be allowed for travtll ng epzsases to members of ,t4iiirsutiona in union with th s so,iety, who may be %viers of presenting themselves far examination at the Arts in Jllllo.l2ext. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. 26i 27 8 i -- 8i ... .... . 8 - VO - €l4 133 - 143 71! - 8 IA4 - 151 PA 33 - 35 23 - 25 7:3 - 75 58 -- 60 91 - !- 0 25 - 26 84 86 64 7 931 el 79 E 9 120 P 2 lel 106 62i 63i PS - 12 5i - 6i 5 - 6 83 - 84 •• "'"' 71 7t 100 - 101 100 100i l i- par d - pAtl 93 91 ... "*"' - - 71i - .72 12 - 44 - 13 49 - 51 3i 32 ... 33 ••• .... 76i -77 i 6 - 54. 4 - 34 1 5i - 6 55 56 88 - 90 - 5i 10 - 10} 26 - 27. 04 - 106 75 - 77 45 47 13 , 4 68 - 69 68 - 70 4 - 2 1i - 36 19 - 20 3i 6j - Closing Prices 1 Business done yesterday this day. ,r. !Paid ~t. i . `.C4I 0 3; al '~l ~ 'y~: 'lil ti 2 1 , 14 * all it 100 St. LOO to 61 a. 5, all 5) all 20 all 10 all 10 8 10 1. 50 45 Ah ill St.lloo 1 . .) all St. 100 Lt;: t 5 8 : it. 100 it. l 9 .0 all It. 100 ali ;0 au it 1.00 XI all it. 100 1.0(.1 It 'OO it. 1Y It 100 't. WI .0 .111 8! 4' 8 3 1.1- 111 it. 100 11X) LO . l -:t 100 •i 6 all all ?F till 1.11 it P 0 2• i2r4. 10 1 all 15 all 00 111 .0 all ZO I Ail , t 11 Ai "0 13s I,xl t. 100 t. 100 8 ~ .11 8 all It. I 4 d 4 50 a l ,l It. 00 it. 100 lQ ; iE LO .41 sup t. 1100 3t. 100 to .10 6 ;t. 15 2 Ot.iedu .... . &mbg. No :tug. Boa and Eastu. Ana.. 3 , 11'w0 & Pallymene We'verb Stour Valley d. Laneel,. . - .,hosbire Jnnct 'o. Cheth. & Birk. £5O and £25 C ,, ns Do., £20... , tlyth Sr Tyne ori gina £25 (istld. at £4F Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. Carm. and Cal digazi ;Theater & Holyhead Oork and Bandon , :ork, Black, &Pas •iernwall Do. A Do. B Crie Junction ULb in&BelfastJune. Dun. P. & Ab , r. Jew. East Augllan Eastern Counties -.ast. :Tinton, A BO De., B. Stout Do., New A East Kent ^ 4i. tat Lancashiro Ediul urgh & Edinb. and Peebles Ediu.Prth & worth & Clyde Jan ~ Furness. oo„ Extension Glasgow & S. WPM' , Great N. of Scotlnd. Great Northern,,, Do., A. Stock 1)0., B. Stock Sth. &West. , lre Great Western • Stour Val . Ra • Gun. Stk. *.uth-Easterr rtineaster & earns!, Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lau:ash. and York... , Do., Wet. aiding ub r.tv.Crsby.&Southi, London & Blackwa.l hoed. Bright &S.Cht 'don& and N..Westl: Do. Fifths ( Do. Eigbtla London and S. WedtP, Do., £5O Do., ; £4O Lodndrry & Col erabi. Laadndrr.”. & Ennislc Asuch.She!.& Line) 7)0. ) MATI. Sr, Lin. Tin Metropolitan ...... Midland )o. iiirinng.&Def!; Midld. G. West. (I ro Do. Half Shares oweastle & Carll9l Nwpt.Aberg. &II rf : ',Jewry & Enniskille Newry Warrenpoin nud Rostrevor 'Norfolk lorthn.Counties tru North British `s:th Devon Rai'. & Dock Stock , 0,, A Stock , B Stock ....... Do., ft Goarante,; N. Eastern—Berwir I )o. do. Extonsion Do.do.G.N.E.?ure ), to. Leeds Do York North London .4S.Wstrn.,riam• stead, and City Jr.. 'fora Staffordshir , 'forth WCBtOlll., , ik S. Wooten. June quneaton, Hincl-71ey, and Leicester.. • )x, Wore., ni Wolv. •Grtslaouth ott:sh r eatral icottish Midland -Aliropehire Ui i )n 4nnth Devon loath Eastern ;math Wales . Yrkah. k Riv. Dnl k kWo' Stockton & Dar li .I.(.!kton & Ilartlep NI Vale.. to. Pref., No, 1„... in . v , s Hay. P.Sz R, - I.llverstono & La.ucr 1 V3.le ,; iWatertl. Kilkenn. IWaterfordArLimer'i,`• West Corttwall...., I W.)st End of Londe, and Crystal Palace Do. B West London ;Wimbledn&CroydOl FORRIGN. lntwtrla&l-t•.•tt rd m Do. 5 p'.b. Obigs. con. -in Sh. at par till '5 Ardennes Eavtri. •Jtint leziers to G rsi Rs , nsa tinnbay Baaro da, vn C; ntral.Tnd a,5 ri Do. Minersra 'latch Ri , e13:611 Tastern co . France )0. New,,.,,, i Sast !Minn, g. 5 p. nc. D 0,41 p.c.13nd5.,'57 '. , 0. 4(.. do., '54, - Gee ong llfelbou'nc guar. 5 per c nt.. Do., Lon. allot., do. pa.Ttedeauar'aii :)0. Cert. of Deben. eon. into Stk. till • )0 „ Comp. 6p. c. , do Gt. Ceara] of Fran (It. Indian Porinsu; Great Luxembonr Constituted Share , Do. Ohiigations... De. re-is. orftd. Sli. (it.Wsew:rnof Cana( a sl•ar,ss Do. New f).,. MIN., parab , e's; , with option till '55. Do. do., '62, p. '56 Do. do., '76, p. '6O Dr,. do., '73, withou'l option Hamilton Az Toront' Do. 6 per cent. igake Const. & Basl , Liorro and Turnhout Lucca i Pist. 5 p. c.p Lyons and Ocneva Lyons 4 Nreditorran Ntadrae, gua , .. 4' p.c Do. New . 0., 5 p. c Po. 4i p. c. Exten Maria Antonia. Do. do. New Iftranr k Liegr (vita ) ooi Northern i n s n t t f r F e s r t a ) n a e. n0.2f11. She Do. 201. 3 p. c (fnly. it. & Ams.Shs NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons . I)itto Bonds . ...... • Nris and Orleans. Rome and Frascati Royal Danish Royal Swed ish • Do. Obligations Sambre and Manse— Do. 5i p Bent. PTO'. Scinde, guar. 5 p. c Do. Southern of France St. kndrow's Quebec (A) West Flanders Do 54 ner c. Pref W &N. W. of Prßn i s West. of Switzerland Wiesbaden Zealand $~ ~-~ ~~ - 2 p 3- 4 I 3 9 i 1 1 - 1 - 1 - 39 11 13 22i - 221 21i - 2ii •• • • 10 0d 15 i 6 7S 75 - 85 - r -21 A 6$ 3i - 3* 85} - - 99 • ICO 117 - 122 118 123 1(7 109 ?41 24 115 - 120 - pm 11 - -12 - 201 1. - P 8 t:;,1 10 24 -8; 7# - 39} - 39 - 10 50 - 50 LO : 52 19 --- io 11 - fir • el ... ..... pm • • • -- .. 4 - 4 42 35 19 -- 1611 rotsT-STOOB BANKS. Australasia Bank of London Col. iik.&Ln. C , irithl N. American Chartd. Bank of Asi Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China City Colonial Commercial of Lord ', Ning.qcot.&A.us.Cht Loud. Chart. Bk. ol Australis .)itto New [•radon and County Lnd. &B. Bnk g. Corp London Joint Stock London and Paris Loud. & Westmiuste: National Pro.of Eng Do. New.. National of Ireland. New South Wales Oriental Bank of Corporation. ?rGvincial of Ireland !Jo. New A.llB R & Gn Im Of Royal British math Australia 'Union of Austral"... Do. New . Union of inindon ~„ 96 - 3 £6 - 68 pr p 1 64 -- 66 .• • ... 16 161 --• 3/ 3id i ipar 2p •• - - 2d 1.14 ..... *O. • • 38 - 44 43 - 44 ... """ ... .. ''''' .*- 71 - 73 7i 8 3 El 2A f,:t I al 5 Tall 5 3 S) I all l 0 I .41 5 all 4 18 I all N , ail 30 1 5 00 all 01) t• 20 16 ?Al ti 22t 25. • I. CO 9). !6 4 0 11 e 40 I ui :0 all 5 411 116 IO !O I 5 11- all (► all 5 all 4 all ..,!; LO all 8 t.!: THE Stitt LONDON, WEDNESDAY EVIINING, MARCH 26 1E356., LINbS t.t..ASED ViKED KEWIAL:4. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE RACES. (This Day.) POLICE INTELLIGENCE.—(This Day.) HAILWATi. Comp an, C ycsteety ftnstnesi this 1131. MANSION-HOUSE. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPIL) EMBEZZLEMENT BY A COMMERCIAL TRAVELLER. James Ma?/land, traveller to Messrs. Coleman, mustard and starch manufacturers, Cannon-street, City, was brought up for final examination, charged with em bezzling various sums of m , noy be had received on their account. _ _ _ . TRINL STAKES. Fisherman •• Tame Deer Mr. Lewis, who appeared for the prisoner, complained that the statement made on a former occasion with re gard to the prisoner's def-dcations was an exaggeration, and asked that an oppor:.unity miglit be given for ,an examinrtion of the prosecutor' books, to ascertain the exact amount. LATEST BETTING. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES 4 to 1 agst Flatterer 10 to 1 agst Speed the Plough 10 to 1 agst Chalow Boy 10 to 1 apt Winkfield 10 to 1 agst Little Davie 10 to 1 agst Paletot 3‘lr. Wontner, for the prasecuti ,, n, said the books should be examined and a list of the defalcations handed to the prisoner. At the first examination defalcations to the amount of 4001. were discovered, and 4001. had since been discovered. No doubt other amounts would be found to have been received by the prisoner, and not acc)unted for by him, when the books bad been thorouibly examined. The Msoner was committed for trial. FORQERY.—A fashionably dresse I young man, with an abundance of moustache, named Stout, was charged before the Lord Mayor with forging the ac3Ttanee to a bill of exchange for 25/., with intent to defraud his em• ployer Mr. Judkins, agent for the sale of sowing, ma chines. The pri•mner was ordered by his employer to go to Plymouth in July, 1354, with a sowing machine. Shortly after that the prosecutor when in Manchester received a letter containing the bill in question, and endorsed in the name of Mr. Cross, of Milbay, Plymouth, to whom the sowing machine was sold. The bill wax paid in with others to the prosecutors' bankers, and on its be coming due it was returned on the ground_tliat the ac ceptance was a forgery. Shortly before that the prisoner left the prosecutor, and although he knew the prisoner was engaged at the Paris exhibition, he did not write to him respecting the bill, nor take steps to have him ap- prehended on account of the expense. . The prosecutor and his witnesses were unable to identify any of the writing on the bill as that of the prisoner's. Mr. Cross, in whose name the bill was accepted, pur chased a machine of the prisoner in July, 1854, paying him 101. on account ; 51. more was to be paid at the end of three months, and the balance by arrrangement. The acceptance on the bill in question was not in wit ness's handwriting, nor written by his authority. In October following witness paid the prisoner at Plymouth the balance of the account. That was before the bill became due. The prisoner bad not accounted to his employer for the money received as above, but he handed to Mr. Dresser, for the prosecution, a bill of exchange sirci;ar to the one produced, which that gentleman forwarded to the prosecutor at Manchester. He was, however, unable to identify the bill as being the same. The prisoner was committed for trial on the charge of forgery, and also that of embezzlement. Bail was ten dered, but refused. London Z. / N. We,t. L. &N. W. Calodon... E. Un. fl E. C. Ut.Nrthn. E. Count. Caldonian Do Gt. Vos ,- 3 Yk. New & Bens. Y. &N M Do Do S. Easton Do Peto & Co Norfolk.. D 0....... . L.& N. IV & 3tekton Et Darlingt.' En. Coun. Coast. Do." .• Do IGtNorthy, Lancash & Yorksh. Brasseyl M.MCican 'Stookt. & Darling:, Jo ,U:Virestn PREFEREN , s. St. St. 2.6 10 St. St. 10 10 St Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. 0. Do. Debentures . , tlyth atlTym: 10l), c. prof. (i 554.11501 & Fa. 4 p.-4. St Do. 4 p. c. Shares ... Caledonian £l.O Ihes. &11 . e. an. 5 pt Do. do. Prof. No. 2. Do. do. Pref. No. 2.. Cork & Bandonsip.e Oun • Prth .&Aber.J. Z. Anglian Cls. A SI Do. do. Cle. B 6 p. c. Do. do Cis. C 7 p. c. Co. Ex , 5 pc N o Do. No. 2 • )o. Now 6 F . 0. S •ast tin., G. 6 p. c Do. 51., 10 per eon: )o. 161. Dcbtintr.Sl). Do. do. 4 per cent, "act LIU ca,E..67). ct . York. J. stl , Edin. & Gl. 5 p.c. sh okt Prth.&Dun.4p c 'urness Iles. & S.W. (1. 5 'Le 'treat North!). 5 p. to. 5 p. a. Redeem at 1.0 p. c. prom. Do. 4 p. c. Do. 5 p.c. Scrip, Red. at. 5 p. c. . . t. o7Eco t. lit Pre eirt. S. &W. (Ireland Do. 4per o. Pr??. lt. W.(11. kll.Fxlpc )0. con. reu. 4?„ p.c. '),). con. red. 4 P.C . Do. irred. 4p. c. Do. 5 p. c. red. prof Do. 010. do. Do. Birm, Pref. 31) Do, Chester 8 p. c. Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Burn). Gila. Stl: Do; Ches. Gua. Sh.. Do. do. do Do. do. do - an. &York. F. a 00. 6'p. c. Stock r. on. &Brigh. G. 5 p.c. Do. Prof., 5 p. e. S,. TIo. New Gusr.6 p. c Do. do. 5 per ce t , r,on.&N. W., Cov. iunetton 5 p. oz. %on. & S.W. 7 per et Lowly. & Coler. Si' Londy. & Ennis.l S. 14, - N0w,16/ )o. Niarypt.kCarl..4p c hi. 41 per cont Consol.6 p.c.Q )o • Con • Br • P.r 32r if i Pm pm 12A ltla Do. 4. p. c. Prof. all Do. Pref. 111 per co all Do. 5/. Pr , l 4 P. c 00 Ditto L.& H.Pr4 S all I New., &c., pr. I 5 p. e. red. 5p c. pm. Norrolk Detontur , Do. Pref. 51p. c. St el Do. 5 p.c. Ext D 4. 5a per et. prof Do. Wa v. Val. 5 p North Bri t.sh E. Parw, 4 p.c P Do. do. do Do Geode 6 p.e *.N o. Thl. do. Quarters 'Do.Vork . P ,, 1 'North ., S P 7 o or a 1 1 1 Do n 1 ,c w 0 . 'Soot. Cont. ,Now Pr. :South Devon. ;Do. fixed, 4i per con IS. Eastern (Readi &no.) of £1 Os. 6d. Do, 41 per cent 'Do. Fixed 4a p c sh. Wsies Gun. 4 p. c. IDo. do. 4A p. c.... S. •P. Yorksh - 4 c Guar qt ock .& Dar. , 5 p. c. Do. do. do. & Dart]. p. c. ti l July I,'s ' •• ;Waterte.& Kilk.6 pc 1 all 1 k;zLA Fria , ........ .. ... - .• • 1 all xnglo A ustrln. Gold .. - .. , 10e 'll , Angle Californian i - i 20 7 N ustra li an 1 1 1 all I.nstratian Cord 11 , rr .. - .. 1 all tve Maria . - •• • 1 all -laden (Gd.Dvehy of ... - ... SO all Bltenar. Iron & Coa ... - ... 20 ' 14 British Iron 3 - 5 35 26 `trazilianlmp.(issue II at £5 pm.) - 21 10 all /o. Cocaes & Cuiab 2 i - 3 20 15 Do. St. John Del RO 24 - 26 253 1 ; illarendon Cons. Mir Co. of Jamaica h - rip 4.) I all Cobra Copper 66 - 69 5 1 .)olonial Gold •... - ... St. all copper Min. of En!:. 35 - 38 25 all Do. Prof. 76 p. con 16 - 27 ... ilO Copiapo. - 20 - 22 2, 16 Fortuna i - id 20 all "lem,:al l4 -16 15 1 • all -R.„/,lnggetVeinßeg. i _ i V all riroftt Polgnoth - i 5 , all Gt Wheal Vor Uaitec' 1 • 6d 1 1 , all Liberty - ... 3' all Linares • € i - 7 1 5' 11 Lusitanian ....... ..... i - i 1 1 all Nlariquita ........ ..... - t 1 all Now Granada - ji . all al N e 0 ° 11 1 ;71 3. .5 u i I M . AZ e . hiin 11 -- 13 6 1 Port Philip J. - i 1 all 4nartz Rock 1 - 11 50 all ally= ey Iron l9 - 21 15 all Do. Now 5 - 7 x d 30 13 Santiago de Cuba.. 31 - 4.1 4 ... 6s. 'Sort. Cons. Min. Co 26 - 3 3 1 al; iouth Australian.. 1 - A 1 all Do. Scrip 1 - * 1 i Do. 10 per cent Pre: ... - ... ... 46 Tam. S. &L. Min. Co. 21 - 2 10 . 9 fin Croft.. 3l -- 41 28A all United Mexican 36 - 4 1 all Yana:. - 1 all West Mariposa 1 12e. Worthing Mining o' - - Australia . ... - ..• .11 i. oa:tita.L.A.. , 4lst) U ts. 2 1P 5 a l. ?) t ni us t j al raln. lea' R A oy g a r l e Vail 254 - 266 --- Iv all Berlin Water Woliv, 64 .:-• 7/I 1 ;0 C.) lrit. American Land .. - .. )00 32 ‘_lanada . 140 - 145 10 qt.. • 0 C.Go.6n.e. an& l'aly 1096 - 1096 1091 1 9 St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Feb & Augllo7 - 109 St. 100 • Do. 6p. c. Mar & Sept 106 - ,0; 6 a!) Crystal Pa1ace........ 2'4 - 3 5 all Do. Preference 5l - 56 4 , o 1 Crystal Pal. of Franc, ... 1 Duston Tron Oro ... - ... 20 13 Eastern Steam - - 26 1 5 all En.&Aus Cop Sm Co 1 1A 25 all Electric Telegraph... 21 - 22 1 all Electric Teleg. 0 1 Ir. ... ... 5 all Gen. Iron Sc Collier ... . ... 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat. ... - ... 18 all General Screw Steam ... - ... ie l i 20 10 Irish Beetroot S-.,ca , . .. -- 4 all Lond. Gen. Omnibus 34 3i 3f 2,j 10 Magdalena St. Navin . - ... 10 all Mediteran. Elec. Tel. 8 - 10 10 9 Kexican&S.America. 56 - 6. 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fut); ... - ... 10 5 Netherlands Land.... 1 - 13 10 all Do. Do. - 3 5 2 Do. 8 pePissatld 1 - id 100 80 New B. &N. S. Land 18 - 22 1 all N. B. Australasian 6 - i 20 15 Nrtli.of EuropeSteare ... - ... 1 all Oriental Gas ll - 11 1 2s. Do. " New Shares "1 ... - ••• Pm C) all Peel Itr. Ld. & Minrl.l 2i - 2# 2a 50 all Peninsular& Oriental ... - ... 50 10 Do. Nevr .. - •..r 2 all Portland Iron Co . -- ••• 103 60 Boyal Mail Steam _ .. - ... I all Scot. Austral. Invest. 'l6 -- 11 1 6 Ditto New i - iP 25 all South Austral.land 35 - 36 I al: Submar. Tel. Scrip... i _ 1 20 all Do. Registered 1 - 1 15 5 trust& L.00.17.Can. ~ _ 1001 1.. 26i Vs. Ditmen'w .n,' l4i -. 151 _ ;Is •a VIGoo 6 P4 O . 4I4 au I Y! MI "'" sit _ Sporting Intelligence. BETTING AT 11A.NCLIESTER.—TUESDAY. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 7to 1 agst Flatterer (taken) Bto 1 ag-t Winkfield (taken) 9 to 1 agst Paletot (taken) 10 to 1 agst Besika (taken) 11 to 1 agst Ariosto (taken) 15 to 1 agst Speed the Plough ALTIIORPE PARK STAKES. 4 to 1 offered on the field—Rohallion the favourite. EARL SPENCER'S PLATE. 6 to 1 agst Flacrow (taken) 7to 1 agst L a Victim° (taken) 7 to 1 agst Posthorde (taken) Bto 1 agst Coal Black Rose (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 2to 1 ag-t Fly-by Night (taken) sto 2 agst Yellow Jack (taken) 10 to 1 agst Enchanter (taken) No betting on any other race. COVENTRY SPRING MEETING.—TITESDAY. The Coventry Handicap, of 10 sous each, 3 ft, with 50 added ; the second to save . his stake. Oue mile and a half. (26 subs.) Mr. Henderson's Bolton, by Barnton, 4 yrs, 6st 81b (Ducker) 1 Mr. Hope's Omer Paella. 3 yrs, sst 21b...(Shakspeare) 2 Mr. William's Lough Bays n, aged, 7st 41b (carried 7st 61b (Wakefield) 3 The following also ran :—Whalebone, Joshua, Roving Betsy, Lucy Locket, Lord Der, wentwater, Typhon, and Curious. Betting-5 to 2 agst Oiner Pasha, 3to 1 agst Bolton, 6 to 1 agst Joshua, 7 to 1 agst Lucy Locket, 8 to 1 agst Curious, 9 to 1 agst Roving Betsy. Won easily by a neck ; bad third ; Lucy Locket was fourth ; Typhon and Joshua were next, close together ; Roving Betsy was seventh—tie others beaten off. The T.co•year-old Stakes of 5 sovs each, with 25 added; colts, 3,1 21b; fillies, 7st 131 b. Five furlongs. (9 subs) Mr. Wilkins's Oak Ball, by Melbourne, Sat 21b (T. Cliff) 1 Mr. W. Day's Companion, 84 21b (J. Goat:tr) 2 Mr. G. Drewe's The Dupe, .Bst 21b (Wells) 3 Imperatrice, and Peeress also ran. Betting— 7 to 4 on The Dupe, 5 to 1 agst Oak Ball, 7 t , 1 each agst G:tina and Companion. Won by a length and.l:l, half; a neck between .the se cond and third ; bad feurth. Peeress was beaten off. A. Handicap Plate of 201. One mile. Mr. Land's Englemere, by Van Tromp, 4 yrs, Est 71b (J. Land) 1 Mr. Rickard's Miss Hatch, 4 yrs, Est 41b (J. Walter,) 2 Mr. Elwes's Flageolet, 4 yre, lit 3tb (Coventry) - 3 130 following also ran :—The Assayer, Lady Uodiva, Freckle, and Philip. Butting-2 to 1 each agst Flageolet and Englemere. Won cleverly by a neck.; two lengths between the second and third. The Assayer was fourth. The Craven Steeplechase, Handicap, of 15 sows 5 ft., with 100 added ; the second to save his stake. Four miles. '22 subs ) • Mr. Buchanan's E , ca.pe, aged, lOst 121 b ......(Thrift) 1 Mr. Thorp's Tom Gurney, aced, 10st 1013...(Kendall) 2 Mr. Cowper's Omer Paella, 6 yrs, Bst 12Th (R. Archer) 3 The following also ran : Emigrant, General Evane, Franc Picard, St. Hilary, Bluebeard, and Legatee. Betting-3 to 1 apt Escape, 7 to 2 agst Emigrant, 6 t 1 asst Omer Pacha, 7to 1 a,gst Bluebeard, Bto 1 agst Tom Gurney, 10 to 1 apt Franc Picard. Won by six lengths ; bad third ; General Evans was fourth, Franc fifth, and Emigrant sixth. Legatee was pulled up. St. Hilary fell at the brook the first time round, and Bluebvard's stirrup-leather broke and his saddle gave way soon after starting. CATTERICK RACES.—TUESDAT. Speculation Plate. One mile. Frenzy Exmouth Won by half a length. Four ran. The Hornby Handicap. Mile and a half King of the Gipsies Gathercole Blue. kin Won by half a length. The Oran StaltLo. Tbroo-quarters of ah Tula. Matilda 1 Won by atengt' . Six ran. Telegraph (1, s?atches dtt:i. respecting this race. One correspondent gives Remedy second ; anuther, Augury second. They agree, however, in the rnoA important particular —the placing of the winning bore. POST-OFFICE NOTICES. ---o-- MONEY ORDER OFFICES. 1. On the Ist A.pr,l the following atttr.itions will bo made : ENGLAND. 2. Minor M mPy Or ler offices will be openel at Hoad Office. Head Oth:e. Clifton T.un..v, rth. I Penu ..... &met-sham. Cookham Maidenhead. I Risea ...... ..Newport(Slon.) Kegworth Derby. St. Helen's Lanham Nlaidstons. (I. of W.)..Ryde. Lud well Salisbury. I Stalbridge...Blandfer 1. 3. Filey is served from York, and not from Scar borough as stated in the list of ru rney or ler officai. SCOTLAND 4. A. Me.jor Money th-der o;Rce will be opened at the head office of Llirg, and a minor office at Maryhill, head office, Glasgow. IRELAND. 5. A. Minor Money Ordtr Offioe will be opened at Beragh, bead office, Duligarvon. By Command of du P‘vitm.tst--r-Ganeral, ROXLAND HILL, Secretary, General Post-office, 22d Marc!), 185(i. REGISTRATION 01? BOOKS AND OTHER PACKETS BESIDES LETTERS. On the Ist April next, and thenceforward, the regula tion which forbids the registration of books and other printed matter, unless, in a'li;tion to the registration fee, the later rate of pa,tale ba paid, will be abo lished ; and any packet n3ty be, registered on whicti the crdivary postage is prepaid by stamps, together with a registration fee of sixpence. By command of the Postmaster-General, ROWLAND HILL, Secretary. General Post-office, March 20. THE AMERICAN MAILS, &C —LivEnron, Tuesday, 5 p.m.—No tidings have yet been received of the Cunard Ruyal Mail steam-ship America, Captain Wickman, with the mails from the United States and Canada, and _ _ advices from New Yolk to the 11th, Boston to the 12th, and Halifax to the 14th inst. From the caution always evinced by the Cunard commanders no uneasiness is felt at her non-arrival, it being believed that Captain Wick man has ran far to the southward, to avoid ice. The Cambria steamer will take the pace of the America, and carry the mails on Saturday next to Boston and Halifax. The United States mail steamer Baltic is not expected till Thursday. ATLANTIC STEAMING.—. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday.—The Cunard Company's new screw steamship Etna arrived this morning from Havre; after a remarkably rapid pas sage of about 43 hours. This is the quickest passage on record. She ran from Havre to the Smallt,---a distance of about 335 miles,—in 24 hours. • This steamer left "Havre direct for New York as one of the Cunard line on that route on the sth of February, and, notwith standing the fearful weather encountered, she made a most satisfactory run. The Etna left New York on her return direct to Havre on the 7th inst , and arrived at the latter port on Thursday, the 20aiaccomplishing the voyage in 12 days some hours. This is the more re markable, as the Arago, United States mail paddle steamer, left Nev York on the Bth, and reached Havre (calling at Southampton) early on Saturday, the 22d. The Cunard Company intend to ran veseels regularly on the Havre and New York line, the probability of an early peace favouring the prospect ot,a sufficient supply of their veliels, paddle and screw, being released from the transport service. THE LATH EXTRAORDINARY ESCAPE ON CONVICTS FROM THE MODEL PRISON.—The police authorities of the metropolis, notwithstanding the Most diligent search during the last few days, have not been able to trace the whereabouts of the two convicts who made their escape on Thursday morning last from the Model Prison, Pentonville, under very extraordinary circumstances. It appears that the prisoners were notorious eharac. ters on the Surrey side of the water, and both had been summarily convicted several times fnr daring burglaries in the south parts of London. Their names are Peter Simpson, aged 21, and Henry Nicholls, aged 23. They were committed some. time since from the Southwark Police-court to Horsemongerdane Gaol, for burglariously entering a dwelling-house, and subsequently they were tried and convicted at the Surrey Sessions, where they were sentenced to penal servitude in the Model Prison,, to which place they were removed in due form. The prisoners were employed at shoemaking, and it is gene rally supposed that they succeeded in making a ladder of their twine and waxends, which they must have secreted in their dress by day, and employed themselves at night time in completing the article with which they effected their miraculous escape, which has thrown the whole of the prison authorities into a state of be wilderment. A reward has been offered for the ap prehension of the fugitives, who are well known by' i i many of the detective officers in the boroughs or' Southwark and Lambeth ; but at present the prisoners have eluded their most acfve exertions. A full description of the delinquents has been ilserted in the Rue and Cry, and. no doubt, front information gleaned yesterday ('Tuesday) afternoon, the men will - soon be in the cuetody of the police. BOW-STREET. ROBBERY ,BY A FOREMAN.—A respectably-attired man, name] Lainbert, was placed at the bar on remand, charged with robbing the Messrs. - Cuff, the eaddlers, of Cockspur-etreet, of several sums of money, is whose service he was in the capacity of foreman. From the evidence of Mr. Christ ipher Cuff it appeased that the prisoner bad been in the employ of their firm for many years as foreman, and early in the present month he presented 'a book - purporting to be the account hook al a workman named Sylvester, .in which a number of entries were made of sums due for work done for the firm. On the 13th of January he paid the prisoner two guineas ; on the. 20th of the tame month he paid 11. Bs. ; on the 27th, 2/. ; on the 9th of Feb., 2/. 3s. 6d. ; and on the Bth of March, 11. 144., all of which sums he paid hire, believing they were due to Sylvester. The book was signed by the prisiner in his capacity of foreman, and that being the usual way of paying the workmen their wages no suspicion was entertained but that the money was actually dua to Sylvester. Oa the 20th of March, from circumstances that came to the knowledge of the Messrs. Cuff`, the prisoner was given into cu tody on the present charp. James Sylvester, a saddler in the Lend Transport Corps, stationed at Horfield Barracks, Bristol, stated that be formerly had been in the employ of Messrs. Cuff. The last work he did for them was on the 17L,h ~f November last. It amounted to 11. 149., which sum he received, and had not done anything fi , r them sle e t ) . He knew nothing of the entry made in the hook he had jest seen, neither hal he received any of the monies alleged to have been paid to him. [A.cco - aapanying the book was a note, authorieing, the prisoner to receive the money.] It was impos . sible for him to have made either the entries in the .bookrer to hare written the note pro duced, as be could not write. Serje.nt Williamson stated that he took the prisoner .nto cost:l4 I.r obtaining money under false praences. Mr. Jardine committed the prisoner to the sessions )r trial. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) LontoN, March 26. —Wind this day at noon, E. to N.E. ; strong breeze and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, March .25.—Wind Oscar, from 811011113 Ayres, for Hamburg ; M•aria Key RnscoA A ores. for Anrworp. gun-boat Skylark in entering the harbour this morning run foul of the brig Vectis, from Newport, and losL her main and mizen masts, the brig bad bowsprltuairied Away. FALMOUTH, 3Fsrch 25.— , Wind. E., strong gdes--A.r ri'ved—Northumbrian, from Calcatta; Skimmer of the Sea, Patos ; Charles Kean, Rio Grande, with sails split. Off the port.—A.njer,.from Batavia; Waldemar, Santos. The Dutch vessel Alexandre, from Amsterdam to Alexan dria,, which grounded hero and filled, has been raised and brought alongside the wharf. :Marsh 24.—Wind E.S.E.—Arrived—S. An der°, from Trinidad de Cuba, leaky and with damage. LOWESTOFT, March 2.s.—The Henry has been assisted off Kessin ,, Jand. leaky. The Sarah, of and for Spalding, from London, has been assisted off the Newcombe S.sod, leaky. HOLYHEAD, March 25.—wind E.—Arrived —Spartan, from Mobile. (PBII ELEOTItIO TELECIRkPII.) SOUTHAMPTON, Wednesday Morning. Arrived—Mary Ann, from Leith ; Petit Lewis, Liver. pool; Alliance, steamer, Havro ; Le Coq and Georges, steamers, Cherbourg ; E 4 ward, Newport ; Mary Aim, Shields. Sailed—South Western steamer, for Jersey. LIVERPOOL, 'Wednesday Morning. Wind E. Arrived—Bostenian, frorn Manilla ; Crimea, New Or loans : Lampedo," St: John's, New Brunswick ; 11-,dwood, Mobile ; Ciio, Lisboa ; Shamrock, New Orleans 7 • OSivega, Charlestown ; Hy. Clay, New York ; Lath, Mazauga; M,ria y Joanna, Ilavannah. Off—Princeza, from M.ruri tins ; Spartan, Mobile; Charlestown; America, New York; Hillman Schantoff, Alexandria. _ SaZed—Water Lilly, for Gibraltar; Victory, Bordeaux; Rescue Dieppe; ludustiie, Ostend. QUEENETOWN, March 24. Wind 13. S .E. Arrived Hercules, from Sierra Leone ; Naomi, Blanche, Gala° ; Jane Sawyer, Spa; . Catherine Pem berton, Now York; Radius, Malta; Congress, Coquimbo; Walter Baines, Paraiba. HoLYHE&D, March 25 Wind E. Arrived—Spartan, Mobile; Albion, Palermo; Mary and Jane, Marseilles CnOOKILIVEN. March 23. The Canadian, screw-steamer, from Now York to Liver )ol, hAs'pot, into Long Itlaud Channel through stress of 'gather, All well. ( IT SUBMARINE AND BRITISTi TELECITIAPR.) GRAVESEND, Wednesday, 9.55 a.m. Wind N.E. • tide last hour's ebb ; strong, and cloudy. Arrived. — Princess Royal, from Don't ; Lynx, Guern sey ; Krageroo, Cbristionsand ; Concord, Seville ; Regina, T.ora:•o la. Sailed. —Junius, for Sydney ; Mary Jane, St. John's, Newfoundland; Agamemnon, Calcutta. DEAL, Wednesday, 9.35 a.m. Wind E. by N., strong. Passed, March 25.—Fanny, for Saklmbe ; Fairy, Lis ban ; William; Constantinople; Goldfinder, Port Philip; and Blue Jacket, Madras, n ll . from London ; Spaedy, packet, from North; for Westward ; Dane (s.s.) from Lon don' for Malta; her Majesty's gun-boat, from Sheerness, for Portsmouth. . _ Sailed.—Bradoro and Wilhelmina, for London. MARKET NEWS.— (This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. Although a very limited supply of English wheat was on sale iu to-day's market the demand for all kinds ruled heavy, at prices barely equal to those realised on Monday. Over 14,000 quarters of foreign wheat have come fresh to hand. Even the finest parcels were very dull, and in ferior qualities might have been purchased on swsier terms. There was only a limi•.ed inquiry for barley at late rates. Malt moved off slowly at Monday's currency. We had a dull sale for oats at barely stationary prices. Beans, peas, and flour met a very dull inquiry at about previous currencies. ARRIVALS TIIIII WIER. Wheat.' Barley.' Malt. Oath. Flour. gnash 1,620 ; 2,36 J 6,090 910 2,030 :risk•• • •• I 4,110 Foreign 14,570 930 hrls ••••• , i 12,110 11603 k, BOROUG We are well supplied with all very littlo business is doing, at I HOP. kinds of hops, is which [ate rates. WHITECHAPEL. The trade ruled firm, as follows :—Beef, from 3s 2d to 4s 4d ; mutton, 34 2d to 4s 61 ; lamb, 65 4d to 7.; veal, 4s 2d to 5s 4d ; pork, 3s 6d to 45 8d per 81bs. by the car case. WORTHY OF IMITATION—P. C. Hibbs, of the Cardiff police furce, greatly distinguished himself on Saturday last by the fearless manner in which he captured a man who bad recently broken into the house of Mr. Bevan, a gas collector at Cardiff. It appears that the burglar had made his escape and taken refuge in an ice-house in Lord - Bute's t'ark close to the tows, when Hibbs com menced his search Upon the officer entering the ice house, which "is a large dark mound, be thought he heard something breathing. He groped his way in the dark until he came to a well about five feet deep in the centre of the place. The constable, nothing daunted, elescencled this well, and putting his hand on the lowest step,,felt some substance which he thought moved about as he extended his band. At last., with a vigorous grasp, Hibbs had the satisfaction of beholding the object of his search, who made but little resistance on his way to the police station. He was brought before the magistrates on Monday last, and committed to.take his trial at the next assizeo, THE PBOTESTA r FIRE AND LIFE IN SURANCE COMPANY v. BEAUgONT. (Before Mr. Baron Alderson and a special jury.) KINGSTON, Meilen 25.—This was an• action .brought to recover from the defendant, 'who is the 10 "agint - r director of the County Fire Office, the sum of 2,300/. upon two- policies of fire insurance for the respective ,ctins of 1,300/. and 1,0001., effected in the Protestant office, and which, it was a ll ege d, the defendant was bound to pay under an agreement made between the parties. The defendant, among a number of other pleas put upon the record, pleaded that no such agreement as the one specified wa - i ever made, -and . also that the plain. tiffs had been guilty of fraud in the transaction. Mr. Bovill, Q.C., and Mr. lioneyman were counsel for the plaintiffs. , Mr. E. Jame@, .qc., Mr. Lush, and Mr. Ilawkins were for the defendant. It, appeared from the speech of Mr. Bovill, that. the Pro testant Insurance Company was st arted tb ree or bele yeare ago,. and that although they issued fire policies' their business was more connected with life insurance, and it was their costot - a to trai:ef,r all their fire policies to other offices paying them the premiutus,• and merely receiving a sort of commission on the amount they paid. In November, 1854, an arrangement of this description was entered into with the. County Fire Office, but it seemed that the basis of all the transactions was a letter written by Mr. Beaumont, the defendant, in which 'he expressed his readiness to accept of such policies as had been effected in the Protestant Office as his agent should select, and to become responsible for any loss that might accrue in respect of those policies. Accordingly, it ap peared a number of policies were transferred from the Protestant office to the County, and among them the, two in question which were effected by a gentleman named Middleton upon his stock-in-trade and a building at Hull. The whole of the property was destroyed by fire on the 18th of December last, and it appeared that upon the defendant being called upon to pay the pe• licies as it was contended be was bound to do under his agreement, he declarel that he was not liable,. and the present action was therefore brought to try the question. There were a good many technical points in the case, bu: the substantial question to be de cided was whether under the letter that had been written by the defendant the County Fire Office was legally bound to•pay the policies in question. Mr. G. Bain, who stated that he was a Parliamentary agent, and one of the board of directors of the Protestant Fire and Life Office, and that he generally acted as chairman, was called as a witness. He said it was the custom of the company to re-insure in other offices all their fire risks, and before the arrangement with the County they did so with the London and Liverpool. The defendant was the •manager of the County. Fire Office, and, in October, 1845, he had an interview with him upon the subject of transferring their fire policies to that uffice, and, on the 4th of November, be received a letter from the defendant, in which he consented to take the policies that should be selected by his agent upon cer tain eel di:ions. (The letter was put in and read.) He did" not know whether any answer was sent, but he saw Mr. Beaumont afterward', and understood - that the arrange-, meet contained in the letter'-was to-be caetied out, and that the County. was to be responsible for all the risks.. their agent selected. Mr. Middleton's, policies were among those that were transferred from the Protestant Office to the County. - Cress examined by Mr. James—l never heard that the matter had been submitted t counsel, and that an opinion bad been given that the agreement on the form contained in the letter was not legal and could pot be ceirried.out. Several applications were made by the de fendant in the year 1.855 for the amount of the premiums that were due upon the — lialicies •transferred to the County. I did not say to Mr. Cundy, the solicitor to the County; that the Protestant had no money to pay the premiums with. In August there wore 401. or 501. due to the County. The reason the money had not been paid before was thattliere was a dispute respect.ng the amount of allowance that was due to our company. Mr. James—Upon your oath, had you the money to pay with ? Witness—l think we had. I could have paid it myself. I will swear that the Protestant Company had as much as 501, at their bankers at the time. I do not recollect telling Mr. Cundy that te'te had not got the money to pay with. I believe Mr. Candy toll, me that if the premiums were not paid immediately, the County would have nothing to do with the affair. He did not say that the C mety would net pay any of the policies if the pre miums were not handed over ; but he did say that they would net accept any fresh policiee,' In Augirt I re ceived a letter from Mr. Candy, in which he demanded 591. 3s: for premiums, and said that if the amount were not paid immediately he should be compelled to take proceedings to recover it, and he hoped the Protestant Company would spare him the necessity of being c , m p o ll e d t. ) a dopt such n disagreeable proceeding. The secretary of the County also wrote to us asking for the Money due, and requesting that a sum - of 43/. to which they were clear'y entitled unght be at once transmitted, 1 eying the balance to be a subject for after discussion. Sent a cheque for the amount on the 21st of December. I am not aware whether this was after the fire at Hull. Mr. James—Now, I ask you upon your oath, sir, and I ask you to be cauti,u., whether you sent that cheque until after you Lad heard of the 'fire ? Witne3s—l hai not seen any letter from Mr. Middle ton, but I think I had beard of the fire . before I sent the cheque for the amount of the premiums that were due. Cross-examination continued-=I thud; I heard the fire at Mr. Middleton's' taikeri about in the cffice ; but it was not on =mint of the fire happening that I rent the cheque.. The money ought to have been paid before, but people did not always pay accounts the moment they. were due, and this was the only reason he could give fir the delay. The fire at Mr. Middleton's vas inentiontd in the office,..and then it was proposed that he should send a cheque for 4f 1. the C lunty. It was his own private chi irtc that he sent, and the amount was paid out of his o Jvn tunds, but he was the treasurer of the company as well as the chairman, and it was all the same thing. Mr. James - I —As you were the treasurer, p. reaps you can give us some idea what amount of funds the com pany possessed at this time ? Witness—No, Icannot, indeed. I have not got the books. Mr,Jameg—Surely you Can give us some idea what amount the company hai at their bankers' ? Witne.s—No, I cannot. Mr. James—Had they 49/. ? Witness—Ye., I aid swear they hal :49/ , but I cannot say how much more. Cross-examined—l know that an action was tried at Yt rk last week, in which Mr. Muldieton sought to re eqver the amount of his policies from the company, but I am not aware that the company pleaded that they had no money to pay him with. [ have heard there was such a plea. I cannot :ay whether a claim for 121. arising out of a fire at Plymouth was mad) upon the office, and they were. unable to pay it. lam not certain about it. B iron Alderson (to the witbess)—Do you mean to say that you, as chairman of this company, do not know whether a claim was made upon- it f r the sum of 121., and whether it was paid or not ? All I can say i., if it be so, it is a very singular state of things. Cross-examination continued—l cannot now Fay how mueh money the company have at their hankers'. I know that they have some, but I cannot say bow much. Nomoney was paid to the County under the agreement until the cheque for 491. was sent in on the 21st of De cember, which was two days after the fire happened. Mr. James—Have you issued any fresh policies to the public after pleading that you had no money to pay Mr. Middleton's policies with ? Witness—Yes. I believe that fresh policies have boen issued within the last few days. . Mr. James—To what amount ? Witness—l cannot say. The learned Judge said that he thought the examina ion was verging towards a criminal charge, and he thought he should caution the witness that he was not bou id to ans.ver any questions that he thought would Criminate him. The witness then said that no flesh policies had been issued—they were life policies. Mr. James—And supposing any of the parties should die, what money have you got to pay them with ? Have you got 501. Witness—Yes. We have 501. or 1001., but I won't go beyond that. Re-examined—They would have paid Mr. Middleton's policies with the money obtained from the County, who they considered were liable. Their own company was completely registered according to Act of Parliament, and they bad a great many responsible shareholders. Mr. R. Elderton, the Secretary to the Protestant ann pany, proved that be saw Mr. Beaumont upon the sub ject of the management referred to in his letter, had that he told him it was quite sufficient, and that it was not ne• cessary to have any formal agreement.. He also said that a gentleman connected with the County went through their, list of fire policies, -and accepted those only he thought proper, and among them were those of M. Middleton. The 491. that was paid included the pre miums for those policies. • Ile believed he beard of the fire on the 19th Dec., and the cbeque was sent in on the 21st. It was not accepted at first, but eventually a re ceipt, was sent for the amount. Cross-examined ---=Believed he heard of the fire on the 19th December. It was the usual course for Mr. Bain to ' sign cheques as treasurer. He asked him to sign the I cheque for 491., principally on account of his having heard of the fire. Ile believed that at this time the com pany had funds to the amount of 2001. Could not say how much money they had at the present time. Money Was continually going oat and coming in. Before they made the arrangement with the County, they bad endea vonred to make a simiiar one with the United Kingdom Offi ce . A fire bad not to his kbowledge happened on the day the proposal was made, but he believed it turned out that this was the case. He believed a claim bad been recently made upon the company from Plymouth fer the sum of 191., and he had given instructions to their agent there to pay it, and he trusted he bad done so. He bad given him orders to pay the amount, but . he had re ceived no answer, and bad not been to inquire for any letters. He had 2001. o f the company's money in his hands, and he supposed he would pay the an.ount that was claimed. In answer to farther questions put by Mr. James, the witness admitted that he heard of the fire on the 19th of Deo., that the cheque was sent on the 21st, and that it was not until the 24th that he wrote to the County, to inform them of the fire, and requisted them to send their surveyor to investigate the matter, as it was one of the cases in which they were interested. Mr. James then addressed the jury for the defendant. He saidthat although, be should not trouble them with any remark upon the point of law, which .would more Properly be decided by his lordship, yet,he would 'state that the substantiiil defence to the present action s as, that the County Fire Office bad never made any such ' aereement as that which was sought to be made out by the plaintiff's. All that Mr. ,Beaumont intended Was, that there should be an honourahle arrangement between two the companies, and that would have been carried out but for the disgraceful and fraudulent con duct of the Protestant C impany,. as it was can e d. The fact was, that Pie County could n)t obtain a sixpence o! the premiainsitezwere entitled to from this miserable insolvent canipany ; &ea ho submitted that it wa; pretty plain that they never intended to pay a farthing, and would not have done so if. it had not been for the &re ; and thus, they thought, by the trick of sending the cheque for 491 ' to saddle the county with this heavy loss. Il e s h ou ld slia:.v them by the deed of settlement of the company, that the C3unty could not legally enter into such an agreement as the onu that had been suggested ; and • they had the opinion. of a high legal authority to that effect, and Mr. Beautnint .would be called to prove that the persons connected with the Protestant Company were perfectly welt aware of the fact. Mr. Beaumont was willing to receive the busi ness from the Protestant, and to run the risks, pro vided the premiums were paid, but it was clear that not a sixpence could be thttined from this 'insolvent cam . pany, and that the payment of the 491., after the fire had happened, was a Intre trick to entrap the County and render them liable. The learned counsel commented in indignant tents upon the conduct pursued by the Pro.. testant Company in issuing fresh policies, after their own admission that they had no fund in their posses sion, and hnsaid he had no hesitation in expressing bit opinion that this company was neither morn nor less elan a public swindle ; and he paid that althotigb they bat the audacity to place at the top of their policies an open Bible, it appearett to him that the sooneilheir Bible, and their office too, was cicseJ, the better it would be for the public. . - . The deed of settlement of the County Company wale then put in, and p rtious of it were read, and Mr. Beau. =tit was called as a witness, and he stated most dis tinctly 'that nothing was ever intended Mere than an honourable arrangement between the two cainpar4its; and he alto said that the solicitor to the Protest int-office was aware that the original agreement that, had been proposed was submitted to counsel for cinisidttation, and an opinion given that it could not legally be car ried out. The learnei Judge expreakrl bjs opinion that no agreement, such as was contended for by the, plaintiffs, halbeen made ouf, and, after the evidence_ that had now been given, he thought there was au "end of the - - The Jt.ry said they were of opinion that no leigal agreement had been made out. A verdict was then entered for the defendant .upon the plea relating to the agreement, which was the sub stantial question in the cause. Upon the plea of fraud Mr. James consented that the jury should be discharged from expressing any optnion ; and some of the formal p'eas were entered for the plaiutiff, the verdict in effect being fur the defendant. TIE SOLICITOR-GENERAUSTESTAMBN. TA.RY JURISDICTION BILL. The following are the principal clauses of the hill in• troduced by the Solicitor General for establishing a new testamentary jurisdiction. Sec. 3 provides that the bill shall not extend to Scotland and Ireland, except where expressly mentioned: '-Tlie,ls.st section of the bill, how• ever, does expressly mention that probate granted in Eng land shall be valid in Ireland and Scotland, and vice versa. Sec. 4 abolishes the existing testamentary juris diction of all ecclesiastical and other courts, and sec. 5 vests the same in a new court, to be called "Her Ma jesty's Court of Probate and Administration," whieh court (by sec. 6) is to have the same. urisdiction as the Court of Chancery in the construction of wills, and the administration of assets. Sec. 9 provides that the sitt•ags of this court shall bb -in-London, Middlesex ; or else • where, as the Queen in Council may appoint. The following sections, from 16 to 19, relate to the appaintinent, qualification, duties, and salary of the judge of the court thus constituted. Ho is to be an ad vocate of ten, or a banister of fifteen, years' standing ; his salary is to be 5,0001. a-) ear,- with a retiring pension, the proposed amount of which is net indicated. Besides presi , ling in his own - court, he is, in case of their illness or ah:ence, to assist the nester of the Rolls and the Vice-Chancellors, by presiding.,in theirs. The s'aff of the court, in addition to the judge, and a secretary at 3001. a year, is, by sec. 24, to consigt of, :he following officer :-1 principal registrar, at 2,500t5-A-year ; 4 registt are, at 1;800/. each ; 16 official proctors, at 1,400/. each ; 2 commissioners for administering,kaths, at 600 it. each ; and a variety of clerks and subordinate attend. ants. By sec. 24, the principal registrar and the bulk of the other officers are to be appointed by the Lord Chancellor. BY sec. 28, no one can be appointed a re gistrar or an official proctor who is not, or has not beep, an advocate, innister, proctor, solicitor, Or attorney. Sec. 31 provides that all advocates in Doctors' Corn- MOne shall at once be a witted to practise in all courts as larristers ; sec. 32, that all proctors shall, in Ike manner, he privileged to act as attorneys or solicitors and sec. 33, that the articled clerks of proctors shall be admitted as attorneys or solicitors on the same mn tions as though before the comutencement of the act they had been serving as. the articled 'Clerk& , of solicitors or attorneys. By sec: 34 attorneys and solicitors may practise in the new court. Sec. 38 constitutes the Appellate Tribunal, providing that "from all orders or decrees of the court an appeal shaq 'lie to the-House of Lords." Besides the "C tort of Prob.te," the bill, by. sec. 21, creates a "Testamentary-office " in whieh all the "emu mon fcrtn" business of the court will wit tually be trans acted.. The sections from 39 to 41, both inclusive, relate to the mole of transacting this "common fora" businese, .in other words, of obtaining probate and edinini.tration in undisputed cases. Pio•sons desirous of obtaining pro bate or administration are to apply at the " Teatamen taryo.ffice," and leave Vier° the will and a espy of the will, together with aprinte 1 form of affidavit, issued by the registrar and soil at the stai inners', which they are to fill up as the case req - u res„ Persons residing beyond the limits of the London district post may trensinit ti.etre documents through the General Post ellets._.Prot.ate and telininistration is to he grantee by the registrar, who is to cause copies of all wills sent into the office to be printed., and transmitted fir purpose of deposit to the Metropo litan Register-office of Pemba and Deaths in Lo.idon, to the cot respondieg office of the district where the deceased died, to the Prerogativeeoffice in Dublin, and the Com missary's-office in E linburgh, such printed copies to be inspected on payment of a fee of sixpence. Probate or administration is, as a general rule, to be taken out within tiro months of the death of the decease I ; any person desirous of renouncing probate or a 'ministra tion may do so by Hine up am} transmitting t, the re gistrar a simple priottd form. The practice of the court under itstontentiousjurisdic; tion is to be regulated iii a great degree by rules. here after_ to be published ; we shall notice a few of the more important points previded for by the bill. The court is empowered to appoint, and direct the remuneration of, person authorised to not as administrator during the pen dency of a suit (es. 74 aid 75). 14 is to have `tile same power over wills that is now possessed by the Preroga tive Court (s. 80), and may order the reiuov.ii front the registry of a forged will, or the re-tor.ition of one that has been tampered with 81). It may order the pri duction of any instrument purporting to be testamentary (s. 82) ; may direct issues to be tried before itself, either by special or common juries (s: 83) ; may examine wit ne,ses viva voce, compel the production of deeds, & (-. 84) ; and require the attesting witnesses to beinterro gated in open court (s, 86). It may also .direct issues concerning the validity of a sill to be trio 1 in tie pe , i ir Courts of Common Law, either in town or at the assiz•as (t. 85), and if dissatisfied with the verdict, may order a new trial either before itself, or where the for mer trial took place (s. 87). Then follow clauses giving jurisdiction in cat tain cases to the C unty Courts. By sec. 88 if the personal estate is under the value of 2001. the County Court of the die. trict in which the deceased died shall have plenary powers to decide all disputed questions whatever. Where the real and personal property do not collective!y exceed 3001., the County Court shall have the same powers of adinini:tration and distribution as are possessed by the New Court of Probate (s. 89). The next provisions of importance relate to the'de• posit and custody of wills. Oa the requisition ot the reg i s t r ar, all judges, -registrars, &c., Ander, a penalty of easycau causes of 1001., are to transmit to the "Testamentary-office, t o be s relating la t t o in g b e to there depositedand in it a rr tr a un e i g e : t arrangedso a refer ence, all wills and testa mentary." (s. 100, 101.) Ia the same office is to be pro vided a safe and convenient depository for all wills of such living persons as choose to place them there. (s. 102.) We now come to.the question of fees. Section 113 provides that a table of lees shall be prepared by the Lord Chancellor before the bill becomes an act. Section 114 prohibits, under a penalty of 5001., any officer from accepting any gra'uity, or taking any fees to his own use. Sections 116, 117, 118, direct that fees, as a general rule, shall be paid, not in money, but by stamps into an account t o be opened with the Bank of England to the credit of the Accountant-General, and to be called " The Testamentary Fee Fund Account." These provi sions relate to the general and permanent fees to be ' taken in the new court ; but besides these a certain table \of temporary fees is appended to the bill, to be taken in lieu of the present proctorial fees, for the purpose ofraire ing a temporary funet,in order to pav off the vast amount of compensation contemplated. These fees range in the case of probates, from lg. 6d. on property under NM, up to 411. ss. on property under 100,000/. ; in the case of administrations, from ls. 6d. on 50/ , to SS/. 2s. 6d. on 100,009/. The stamp fees on the same amounts are given in a separate column. They rise in the ca-e of probates, from 16s. to 1,3501. on the aisonnts of property before mentioned ; and in the case of administrations, from 10s. to 2,0251 . The list of com p thing is some thing very formidable. In the first place come the "judges, deputy judges , re gistrars, and deputy regis trars ; " these parties, if they have held, office tor three years before the bill becomes law, are to receive' as a five years (. 126.) , PrectoiS compensation annuity ha l f them/wont 4 received by them on an average of the last are in like mannerto have half of the net profits.of their proctorial incomes similarly calculated on an average of five years (5.4127.) Articled clerks and junior proci. tors are to refiner back one-third of the fee paid them on entering into articles (s. 129.) The Judge of the Prerogative Court is to be paid 'off in full (q. 130.) Viscount Canterbury is to receive what will make up a clear annual income of 3,0001. a year for his life (s. 132.1 The Rev. 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