The Sun. — London, England, 1861-02-25 00:00:00

---,.,:. - . - -0- i -....... wel- . MONEY iIIARKET AND CITY NEWS. port • iich, CITY, Two O'CLOCK. hole From the manufacturing districts the accounts lays, during the week have again been of an extremely men inty unsatisfactory character. The stagnation in trade, 1 the owing to the onerous terms charged in the discoUnt ould market, together with the political and commercial nv a- disturbance in the United States, having materially with interfered with the usual progress of business. The re if ling woollen trade at Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, tact and Halifax has continued very quiet, 3but the only transactions entered into being for home cate requirements. At Manchester, symptoms of im the proverneht were anticipated, owing to the expec m ?" tation that the weaver strike at Blackbulm had rch line, been arranged, but the unfavourable advices from stile India had again thrown a gloom over the market. inly The hosiery trade at Leicester has continued active, !aro- and little or no improvement can be recorded in cited the various hardware trades in the neighbourhood forts eign of Birmingham, Sheffield, and Wolverhampton. 'roin An increased amount of business was recorded ted, in the Liverpool Cotton Market on Saturday, and ion" prices exhibited a partial recovery from the late the depression. The sales were about 10,000 bales. that The encouraging appearance of the Bank of sion, on England return has produced rather a favourable i or influence upon the Money Market, the demand s to having slightly diminished, while the banks and ould discount houses have shown more disposition to , the too grant accommodation at the current rates. The nion downward tendency of the American exchange is an ,age, . unsatisfactory feature, but this is counterbalanced a be by the arrival of large quantities of gold from c', in Australia and their transfer to the Bank of Eng ? I land. Last week an aggregate of £215,000 was L the sent into that establishment, and it is considered pond probable that a portion of the following con , it. a signments by vessels now at sea will be similarly e all appropriated, viz., by the Hebe with £29,000, inty Thames with £69,000, the Ydale with £23,000, erri- , Monarch with £ 89,000, and the Ocean Chief with teat, i the £BB,OOO. - be The traffic receipts of the Great Western Railway iple, of Canada for the week ending the Bth inst. exhi- Late, bited an increase of £483 compared with the same of periodin 1860. rg h e t r e The annual meeting of the. -Bank of Egypt has ray ! just been held , when the dirFbrs report, which rred detailed at some length the transaction with the rely El Hami Pacha, comprising a loan of £162,000, not upon which some difficulty has arisen, also ions recommended the carrying over of the balance of you profit, viz., £2,887 19s. 7d., to the Reserve Fund, which: was unanimously adopted. SE. A special meeting of the Mercantile Discount Company has also been held, at which a resolution for liquidating the company was confirmed. • About £130,000 in Australian gold was sent into rpus the Bank of England on Saturday. .inch To-day a call of £2 per share, amounting to d by £28,000, became due on the Hereford, Hay, was and ;tion ,_ Brecon Railway. re to The transactions in the Market for Public Se ; the curities to-day have been limited, and have failed van- to influence the quotations to any appre- Lrse ; viable extent, Consols being 918 1 for pre- transfer, and 91: 1 for account. Rather a heavy that feeling is produced by the decline in the New ' was York Exchange, but the easier appearance in the : The money market prevents active speculation for the F the fall. The New Threes and the Reduced are this steady at 911 f ; the 5 per Cent. Annuities are sent 107 ; Bank Stock is at 2358 ; India ditto, 223 and ; they sdic- 225; ditto 5 per Cents. are 99: 1 ; and Exchequer our Bills remain at 6s. to 2s. dis. Ong- Foreign Securities have been moderately active, • no and prices show no important variation. Turkish d to 6 per Cents. are 69 to 70 ; ditto New 54 to 55; ig d Mexican are fiat at 231; and Portuguese at 468 ; an 3 the Brazilian 5 per Cents. are steady at 100: ; Sar -ern- dinian at 811 ; Spanish at 48i- ; ditto Deferred are ma- firm at 408 1; and the Certificates at 61; Dutch ence 4 per Cents. are /001. fusel In the Railway Share Market business has con arts b tinued moderately active, but the variations in prices ions. have not been important. Lancashire and York aght shire, Great Westerns, South Westerns, and North ever Eastern (Berwick), have declined ss. ; Caledonians L has and and Great Northerns, 10s. ; and Manchester, nada Sheffield, and Lincoln, £1; Eastern Counties, lata )l to Great Northerns, and North Westerns have ina eton proved ss. -and In the , Foreign and Colonial Markets there has and been very little activity, and prices have shown no ' the impt change of importance. pted Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are r2O fiat. London and County realise 341; London oval and Westminster, 611 611 ; Union of London, 231; n of and Crystal Palace Stock, 291 291. tken BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. was Bank stock 3ters 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9 12 2 1 they 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 914 1 i lion 6 per Cent. Annuities .. 107 ion:; India Stock . ... ... 225 3 itify Ditto 6 per Cent en- Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — not ' . Ditto 3: per Cent . 95 Ditto:s! per Cent that Ditto 'Debentures, 1858 — rises Ditto 1859 con- Ditto Bonds £l,OOO 2O 22 dis ;hall . Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account, March 71 .. 911 the Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, lid Mr. D tto £SOO ffair ' Ditto Small • 5 6 dis • ages FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. usty Brazilian 5 per Cent Ited. Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860 ion. Mexican 3 per Cent — writ Ditto Account ' 231 I lent ' Peruvian 41 per Cent — Ditto 3 per Cent ssed Portuguese 3 per Cent.. 185'3 - But Ditto Account , by Russian^ 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. -- it to Ditto 3 per Cent, 1859 .... 60/ the Sardinian 5 per Cent lish • Ditto Account . .... ..... • 81/ Spanish 3 per Cent. .... erne Ditto Account re- Ditto New Deferred , ..... .. • ues- Ditto Account ety, Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup. not funded....... 6 k 3r. Turkish 6 per Cent .. 1101:1 Ditto Account lay. Ditto New Loan , -- an Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 2! per Cent — Ditto Certificates, 4 per Cent. THREE O'CLOCK. Console, Money 91} e in Ditto Account . 9ll t ate, Mr. THE WEATHER der • ex- METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS.. of - This Day, --it between 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. I. S. ing• 9 a.m. 'in Aberdeen .... 3024 34 33 S.W. 3 1 b. 2 Greenock .... 30.28 39 37 N.W. 3 9 f. iere , Berwick 30'24 43 39 W. 2 4 c. 1 Ardrossan 3to Shields eto Galway. • , 3 0 .26 49 41 S .E. 9 o 4 sN.E.zarboreuin 3O-26 42 41 NE . 2 8 r. . 4 nis- Bull 3O/0 42 41 N. 4 8 0. Li ve rpool.... 30'35 37 36 S.S.E. 1 9 o. 1 the V a l en tia ....• 30'23 46 45 S. Queenstown.. 3016 43 42 NT N W 4 2 9 3 'o. 4 the 40 ii. N . . E.. 3 8 c. o, 4 2 of a -Yarmouth.... \ . :10 20 41 London 3013 41 40 VV.- Night extreme 29'62 88 - N.N . E .N• 6 1 9 6 c.O. ___ Kew I 30/4 41 39 N.N.E. 3 g o , oli- Dover .... . 41 39 E.N.E. 5 6 o. 3 ves. Po r tsmouth Portland ' 30'26 40 37 N. 3 7c. 3 Plymouth 30 14 36 33 N. 1 1 b 2 be Penzance ves. be bly EXPLANATION.-B. Barometer, corrected and reduced to 32 deg at mean sea level; each 10 feet of vertical rise causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew-point). D. Direction of wind (true— not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud (1 to 9). I. Initials :—b , blue sky; c., clouds (detached) ; f., fog. ' • h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; s , snow • t., thunder. A letter repeated augments—thus, r.r., mu ch rain. S. Sea disturb ance (1 to 9). WIND AND WEATHER Alderney, E.N.E. ; cloudy Birmingham, N. ; fine Bradford, N. 8.; fine Brighton, N.N.W. ; cloudy Bristol, N.E. ; fine Cambridge, N. ; wet Cardiff, N.W.; fine Chatham, N.N.E.; cloudy Deal, N.N.E. ; cloudy Doncaster, N.E. ; fine Dublin, N. ; fine Edinburgh, S.W. ; cold Glasgow, calm, hazy; fine Goole, S.E.; fine Gravesend, N. ; cloudy • Holyhead, calm and hazy Inverness, S,W. ; fine EPORT, Tins DA.T, 9 A•M Leeds, S.W. ; fine Milford Haven, N. ; frost Newcastle on Tyne, N.W ; fine Newmarket, N.E. ; very wet Norwich, N.W. ; fine Peterborough, N.N.E. ; fine Sheffield, N.W. ; fine Southampton,N.N.E.;cloudy Sunderland, N.W. ; dull Wakefield, S.E. ; fine West Hartlepool,N.W. ; rain Weymouth, N.; fine Whitehaven, S.W. ; fine Wolverhampton, N.E.; fine York, N. ; fine eer, der the Tom Ile 2 1 1ARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. (Paid. ,Closing 1 Business Price. Done. Share! Railways. 13.14 stock stock stock stock stock stock stcetc stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 6.4.0. stock stock stock stock stock stock itock stock stock stock 19.16.4 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock StOCK stock stock stock stock all all 100 Belfast and Ballymena Bir., Wol , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June Blyth and Tyne Bost. Sleaf. and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigar . Cork and Bandon (!nrk, lilrock., kl'assage Cornwall Do A ( A gets no div. Do B• until 6 pc peran. hasbeen d. toB Dublin & Belfast June. , Dun., Perth, &Ab. June East Anglian Eastern Counties Eastern Union, A stock Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Edin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness Glasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stock Do do B do Gt. S. & W. of Ireland Great Western ... . . Do Str Val gua. stock Irish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright. & S Coast Lond., Chat, and Dover Lond. & Nth. Western Lond. & Sth. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Ennisfrillen Man. Shef. & Lineoln Maryport and Carlisle Do Jo I shares Metropolitan Midland Do new Do lairming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do 4 shares Mid Kent.. ..... Do, Cray Line Newcastle and Ctrlisle Newry & Armagh, def Newry, Warnpt. & Ros North British ... Nbr.Dev.llail &Dk.sto.cv D A stk ; A rev; no d. until Spchas beenpd.B 100 Do B stock 100 Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 Dodo, G.N.E. purchase 16 13 4 Do Leeds .............. 100 Do York North London Do new 5 North Staffordshire l7i N. and S. W. Junction all Not. de. Grantham Rail, ll reebles all Portsmouth I Rhymney.....- all Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock 100 Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO Shropshire Union 100 Sittin gbonrne & Sheer, all South Devon ..... 100 N , hn. Counties Union S.-Durham & Lanc.Un 224 South Eastern 100 South Wales ........ S. York. and River Dun 100 Staines, Wok,. and 17ok Stockton & Darlington all Do do 1 11 Do New (1860) 3 Taff Vale . . Do Pref. No - 1: * ThamesHavenDk&Rail 1002 ,lllster ..* 1 ah 81 81 80 82 DO ....... ......... 20 Do: 2 Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim all Waterford & Kilkenny 100 Waterford dr Limerick all West Cornwall . ...... . all West London all Do Ist class all Do 2d class , all Westflartlepool ifarbr and Rail lOO West Midland—Oxford 100 Do. Newport 100 Do. Hereford 100 6 61 99 101 97 971 6 6i 44 45 8 si 15 16 48 49 37 39 26 28 86 88 26 27 53 55 63 63i ,001 1001 p 1p 561 571 87i 881 101 103 3 31 10 10 7/ 81 114 116 334 344 86 88 49 51 54 6i 40 42 851 651 61 63 94 96 4 7 40 41 10 11 6 61 p 551 561 2 3p 4 67 69 p 114 114 51 6i 971 & 41 46 40 43 81 83 PREFERENCE SHARES. 48i f 9 1111 104 6 9 1 II 1091 f 10 I 62 9 94 9 8f 9 } 9 474 4 7 64 130 1001 i i 57 88} 8 71 Share! Railways. Paid Closing Busine ss Price. Done. 85 1 i i I Al Itlythe and Tyne 10 per C. pref. (issued at £5O & Exet.4 p.ctstock Do. do. do. Shares Caledon £10,45 per cent Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. Cork & Bandon, 55 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 f, pa Do. do. Class C 7 p.c E. Coun. Ex. 5 p. c. No.l Do. do. No. 2 Do. New 6 per et. stock. Eastern Union, 4 per ct. Do. 5 per cent guar... EdinAGlas. sp.c. shares Do. 4 p.c gua. S. & D. Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. Furness, 5 per cent .... Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. Great Northern, 5 p. et. Do.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm Do. 45 p. c. do. do. Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm Gt. Nti. of Scotld. Ist pf. Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 p. et. pref. stock rent West. (Berks and Elants) Ext. 5 p. et. Co. Redeemable, 45 p.ct Do. Redeemable, 4 p. et Do Irredeemable, do Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref Do. B,irm. Pref. Shares Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. ptsh. Do. do. 5 p. et. pref Do Birmg.guar. stock Do. Chester gua. shares Do. do. do. Do. do. do. Lan. & Carl. 45 p c. pref Lan.&York 6 p. c. stock Do.Barnstst£s 3s 10d pc Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) Lon. & Brig. 5 pc.gn. No.l Do. 5 p. c. No. 2 Do.gna.6p.a. Do. do.- 5 p.c. No. 4 Do. do. 45 per cen ,- . Do. do. 45 p. a shares.. Do. 7 p. et. Pref. stock. Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.) Do.4p.c.S.(div.def.til '65) Do. 4 per cent. Pref Lon.l7hat. and Dover Do.W. I A rceiv. no div 1 Ex.A til6p cis pd on j Po. B B. & Brom ex. Do. Metropolitan Ex B Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, sp. at . Lon. & S. W, 7 p. ct. stock Do. 45 per cent Do. (Prtsm. perpl anus. of 2s. Londondy. & Cole. 5 sh. Londony. & Ennis. 5 sh. '.lan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per ct. Do. £8 - Do. 35 per cent Do. redeem. 6 percent Uarynort & Car., 4 p. Do. 45 per cent. Mid. Con. 6 p c. stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c Do. 45 p. c. pref. stock Do. with option till 1860 Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. at. Norfik 5 p. e. Ex. st 1846 Do. 55 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 Do.sWay.Val.Ex.stlB47 North British, 5 p. o Do. New, gua. 5 p. a Do. Bor. Ern. g. pf. she Do. do. do. Nth.Dev.Rail. & Delt.Co. N-East.Cons.Pret 4 p. c. Do. 45 p c. redeemable.. Do. Berwick, 4 p.m Pref. Do. do. do Do. Leeds, 6 p. e. No. 1 Do. do. Quarters, 1848 Do. York, &S. Purch North Staffordshire Rhymney Guaranteed. Scottish Central, new pt Scottish North-Eastern 35 p. c. pref. stock Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.e. Do. 7 p. e. pref. stock South Devon, Ann. 10s. Do. Fixed 45 per cent. South Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) Do. 44 per cent. Do.Fixed4sp.e. let is. South Wales, gua. 4 p. c. Do. 45 per cent. Do. 5 per cent:. S.-Yorkshire, 4 p. 0. gua. Stock. & Dar. A 5 p. a Do. B 6 uer cent Do. C 6 per cent Watrfd &Kilkny, 6 p. W.Mid -Oaf Ist Gua etre Do. 2d do Do. Newport 5 p.a.pf.red. Do.Perpet. 6 p. a. pf 1866 Do. till 1869, Ist is. Do. do. 2d is. stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 264 13i 100 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 2s. 6d. 124 124 stock 6 stock 10 10 stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 10s, 10 1.0.6 all }lOO stock stock stock stock stock stock 100 100 100 all all [Ol 2 stock stock stock stook stock stock 12i 112 114 [lO 112 103 104 132 131 110 112 6O 49i 80 83 [o9f 1101 62 63 [l3 114 47 49 98 991 93 84 101 111 461 47 ai zspi 130} 1301 li li 1) 103 106 7 ad 100 102 20 21 6 6} 99 101 112 115 106 108 110 112 108 110 124 126 76 80 112 114 90 92 118 118 112 114 ,104 106- 84 88 98,100 99 101 89 91 90 92 100 IC2 10 loa 174 184 106 11 76 78 204 214 104 101 154 16 135 137 ill 113 111 113 135 140 111 113 101 103 150 153 128 131 ,70 73 8711 89 116 118 150 155 131 141 128 130 a 6) 71 11 a a 1 134 136 1102 104 95 97 111 113 109 111 li p 90 92 100 102 100 102 i iP 22 d p 2 i 3 132 134 10i 11 23 24 91 93 100 102 87 90 27 28 32 33 32 33 45 48 125 127 120 124 101 103 123 126 1116 118 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Railways. Bedford and - _Mach ley all - MI & Buckinghamshire .... 100 Ln &N.W Chester & Holyhead.. 100 Do. Do. do. 5i per cent. 100 Do. Do. do. 5 per cent! 100 iDo. Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Caledonin' Colchester, Stour Val. all 'E.U.&E C E.Lincolnshire,g.6 p.c. ICO Gt. North. E.Union,Ha rw i c h shs alt E.Counts. Do. Woodbrid ge .. . 1 100 Gls•Barr.&Neils,Dret. 100 Caledonin Do. New ... 1 alloo Da . • Gloster& Dean Forest Gt. HuIIHLD aoD a o t o .p. 1 and i po trne o esdf eh L arsra D eelrn.l c ebe u k sir & . a R ... 5... a i p.: a aa ll Yk o Dy k I%I N & m ß d r . Do. sh ares all D 0. .... 1 1 0 0 0 0 D Ln o. .& . N . .W London & Gr eenw i ch 100 S. East... Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend. 100 I Peto & Co. Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct. 100 Norfolk .. Do. 6 per cent....... . 100 D Mane.,Buxtn.all LNW&M Mid. Bradford Prefer ence Stock._ 10 0 Midland Newmarkt,Buryix guaranteed 5 p. a i 5. 5 6 E.Counts Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c., all Do. ..... . Do. do. 6 per cent .• all o. Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. ... • N o rth Western Preston and Wm." a a l l l l Do. Shares dr Shep 100 Gt• North. Sh p re o. w abry& Hereford 100 T.Brassey South Staffordshire .. all ,MiClean.. Wilts and Somerset.. 100 Gt West. WbabiedOnet crOYdll, all L. 4 Brgta Paid.l I Leasing \Closing Business Co. 's. Price. Done. 97 99 53 631 122 124 110 112 99 101 151 1611 435 137 I 11 41 1 4 4 I 97 99 iP, 58 58 15 16 113 i 11 14 1 90 92 91 1109 111 1 1 207 210 88 91 1132 134 1104 106 ~~ ~:~.s ~ THE SUN, LONDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 25, 1861, BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Share Railways. Paid. Prig ni g 'Business done e. 100 i B A o t m lan .,B tic ar & od S a t & L .c a e wr nt e in nce . a l ll 74 76 stk 91 4 4 - 76 — ‘24 92 stk I Gu. 5 per cent.. .... g 18 Do, Do. 16 16 161 d 201 Buffalo and Laxe Huron all 4 1 4 1 d 201 I !Do. New ~ 10 Do. Preference .. . all 6 7 100 Buffalo,Brant&Godria 100 75 80 1 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 65 70 100 Do. do. June 1, 1874 100 65 70 5 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) all , 45 5 20 Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim 2s. • 20 Cape Town & Dock Scrii 5 1 1 1 1 d 6 l 29 Ceylon Guarantd. 6p. a 71 4pr 171 Demerara all 20 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. ( 15 15 11 d 131 1 5 stock East Indian, gu. sp.c. po 975 981 98 5 20 Do. F Shares Ext.._ all ' 20 Do. Jubbulpore 'all 100 Do. 41 po. Debentrs all 97 98 100 Do. sp. c. Deb., 1864 all 991 1004 100 Do. 1865-1870 all 11 4 491 stock Grand Trunk of Canada 100 211 22 100 Do. 6 per cent. Pref all leo Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct all 60 63 100 Do. ()per ct. Debentr all 42 44 421 35 100 Do. 7 per cent. 1862 all 50 55 53 1 100 Do. do. 1867 100 Do. do. 1872 all 40 45 stock Gt.lndiaPenin.gua.sp.e lOO 941 951 95 20 Do. New gua. sp. o 8 lid 1 d stock Gt. South.oflndia(Lim guaranteed 5 per al 2 cent. l.— 1 20 Do. do. 18 13 d 201 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 104 I 1 101 5. 201 Do. New 18 CIF 3 100 Do. Bonds pay. '76, with d ' • opt, till '6O 100 Do. do. '73 till '6O all 100 Do. do. '73 without op t all 94 97 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77 do all 89 12 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '7B do all . stock Madams, guar., 41 p. 0 lOO 82 84 stock Do. do. 5 per cent stock Do. 45 p. a Extension 100. 85 87 20 Do. Fourth do.. stock Melb.Corp. 6p. e. Bnds lOO 20 Newßr unswick & Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)6p Class A Capital Share all • 5 7 .. Do. do. Land d 0... 20 Do. do. B Capital do. Do. do. Land do. ..• 20 Oude (Limited) stock Scinde .... ...... 5 i...; 100 96 97 96 #1 7 20 Do. Punjaub .... e g 10 25d 131 8 4 20 Do. Do. ... —.. S all d f stork Do. Indus:St. Flo. ? D „a 100 90 92 10 Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip 1 1 #d' FOREIGN RAILWAYS. 10 Antwerp & Rotterdam all 51 55 20 A.rdennes... .. .. .. ... 20 Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c lO 13 11 , 5 Belgian East. Junction all 5 11 20 Beziers to Graissessac all -- 6 Ca” - neaux Mine & Rail 30 12 13 125 100 Copiapo &. all 10 Ditto Extension .. .. all 31 25 1 20 Dutch Rhenish ........ 16 31 31 ' 20 Eastern of France .... all 23 24 20 Grand Rus. Guar. 6p. a 10 20 Do. do. all 20 Great Central of France all 20 Gt. Luxem., Con.•shs... all Of 65 20 Italian Junction ..... all 20 Lierre & Turnhou t .... all —.-- 20 Lyons & Geneva ...... all 20 Namur & Liege ........ all 73 71 20 Do. 6p. c. Pref......... all 19 20 16 Northern of France.... all 871 381 16 Do. New Shares —... 15 10 Norwegian Trunk Pref. all 8 9 20 Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. all 365 371 20 Paris & Orleans.. .... all 55 57 20 f Recife & S. Fran. (Pere.) xua. 7_p. ct. 1im...... 15 3 21d 20 Riga & Dunaburg...... 16 20 Royal Danish ...... •• • • all 5 Royal Swedish ........ all 4 Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... all 20 Sambre & Meuse ...... all •51 51 10 Do. 51 per cent. Pref.._ all 81 al 20 San Paulo, lim, g. 7p. a 4 If 111 23 20 S.Aust. &Lomb Venetia 14 11 1 d 125 20 Southern of France.... all 201 Ell 20 S. East Portugal 7 p ct. 4 —-- 85 West Flanders; ........ all 51 6 10 Do. 55p. c. Preference.. all 93 91 20, W. & N.W. of France .. ail 211 221 20 West , rn of Austria.... 6 20 Weskrn of Switzerland all 6 Wiesbaden 6 Do. 8 per cent Pref all 20 Zealand all BRTTISI A.liredeonsols( 20 British Iron ... Clifford 4 i.. 2 1.80 200 -no 370 404 105 14-• ts 6/ 21 23 7' 8 11 11 2 34 34 16 2 24 1 49 51 1 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ..... E. WI Russel (Tavistk ) Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) Great South Tolgus G .Wheal Alfa. (Philack) G. Wheal Vor (Helston) Grenville Herod' s-F00t....... Hingston Downs Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant) North Downs North Frances (Illogan) N.Wh'l Baseet (Mo.:an) North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Lelnt.) Sortridge Cons. Min. Co. South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Cam Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim. S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 'Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min. ,Tin Crott 'Vale of Towey (Carm ) West Basset (Illogan) W. Caradon (Liskeard) ;West Seton .v.vh Wheal Basset (Illogan Wheat Buller (Redruth) Wheal Edward (Cals.)! eal Kitty (U.Lelant) Wheal Mary Ann (3fen.y Wheal Treiawney (Lis . 7.4.0 17s 13.9.8 5.14.6 8.12 4.10.8 1.8.6 2 9 1 11* 4s 9.18.9 1* 10.6.7 31 4 34 41 51 61 74 84 91 91 13 45 300 310 18:18,V 124.8.0 3 1 31 180 100 40 42 2 21 61 6 17 18 80 82 345 355 1024 1074 135 145 2 24 12 13 19 21 12 14 li3s 6d 47i 5 5 7.5 1.7.2 f d 30i 1# dig. 40 42 ' •& • 0 1 ' 2* I 20 22 pr ip 1 I p 9 1 pr ip I Id 4_ 6 }a THIS DAY'S MARRETS. CORN EXCHANGE. Most of the country markets held on Saturday were scantily supplied with wheat ; nevertheless, the demand for most kinds was inactive at about stationary prices. All descriptions of spring corn—especially fine barley and oats —commanded full quotations. In the value of flour very little change took place. On the Continent the trade generally may bo considered in a healthy state ; but in the United States; be'th wheat and flour have-ruled rather lower in price. The arrivals -of English produce up to our market last week were•trffling. From abroad we:received 29,027 quar ters of wheat, 9,013 barley, 6,379 oats, 32 beans,. 35 peits, 1,307 tares, 15,962 linseed; 4,922 rapeseed, 145 'sundry; 550 sacks and 15,766 barrels of flour. We have again to report the arrival of a very poor show of English wheat, both as regards quantity and quality. Notwithstanding that the show of both red and white samples was much restricted, the trade ruled very inactive. However, all fine dry samples changed hands somewhat readily, at fully last Monday's currency ; but low and damp parcels were with difficulty placed at irregular quotations. The show of foreign wheat was large, and sales pro• gressed slowly in all descriptions. Holders, however, were indisposed' to Make any concessions in prices, and the limited busibesa done was at previous quotations. Floating cargoes, owing to the large arrivals off coast were very dull and rather cheaper. Fine barley was scarce and quite as dear as last week Most of the late arrivals have gone direct to the distillers. . Malt was in moderate supply and sluggish request, on former terms. Oats commanded quite as much money as of late, but the transactions in them were much restricted. Beans changed hands slowly, cn former terms. The inquiry for peas was inactive, at late rates. Flour realised previous quotations ; but the inquiry for both English, and foreign was less active. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, new 4os to 51s Ditto, old Ditto, white, new 515 625 Ditto, old Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 55s 63$ Ditto, new 43s " 51s Rye—Old — 8 —s New Barley—Grinding...., 2BB 33a Malting 36s 46s Malt -Suffolk and Norfolk 528 68. Brown sos 52a Kingston and Ware s2s 708 Chevalier Oats—Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding 228 285 Potato Youghal and Cork, black 22s 27s Cork, white 225 298 Scotch, Feeding 2ss 29s Beans—Tick Pigeons Peas—Grey - Maple White 4ss 528 Boilers Flour—Town-made Suffolk 39s 448 Stockton and Norfolk 50,000 bales of colonial wool will be offered at the auctions appointed to commence on Thursday next. Last week's arrivals were 2,527 bales from Sydney, 3,701 from Port Philip, 2,084 from Geelong, 2,137 from South Austrtlia, 811 from Algoa Bay, and 82 from Natal. There is no change to market. The business doi cwt. on the spot. Rough !ALLOW notice in the position of our ing is but moderate, at as 9d per fat,"3s lid per Blbs. Stock this day.... Price of Y.C. Delivery last week Ditto from June 1 Arrivals last week Ditto from June 1 Price of Town .... 186 L 70,910 59sfl to Od 1,011 64,435 802 108,251 60s 3d 1858 FOREIG: Australian BonAccord Copper, L im. Brazil St. J. del Rey, Lim Do. Land and MmingCo. Clarendon Cons.3linCo Cobre Copper Copiapo. DunMoun. Cop. Ming. Co Fortuna... General Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr Kapunda (Limited) Linares Lusitanian Mariquica N.RhineCopof Pontgibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt Port Philip Scottish Austrin. (L.) United Mexican Worthing (Limited) De all 1 10s. all all 19s. i Si" ;3f 3 11 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 100 Agra&UnitedService Bk 50 83 E 5 40 Australasia all 67 .69 25 Bank of Egypt all 19 20 191 100 Bank of London 20 Bank of Turkey 3 11 11 50 British North American all 20 Ched.Bank of India, &c. all 201 21 21 20/ 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.& Ch. all 33 35 100 City ... 50 69 71 100 Colonial ..... ... 25 38 39 20•11 Corn. Bank of . Canada... all 100 Comthercial of London. 20 -- 20 Eng., Scot., & Ans. Ch.. all 151 16 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char Bkof Austral all 221 23 • 50 "London and County .. 20 34 35 311 50 London Joint Stock .. 10 29 8 20 'London and S.Airican.. 4 2 11 100 London & Westminster 20 61 62 61f 1 100 'Nat. Prov. of England . 42 20 Do. new l2 50 i National Bank ........ 25 20 New South Wales. all 311 4 25 'Orient. B. Corporation . all 47 49 181 1 20 Ottoman Bank ....... all 17 18 171 100 Provincial of Ireland.. 25 10 Do. new 25 South Australia 25 Union of Australia 50 Union of London l2 23/ 241 231 100 Unity Mutual 6O COLONIAL6OVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 110 114 113 Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1881 100 112 Do. 6p. cent. 18E0 100 1121 13 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 :07 109 Do. 6p. o, Mar. & Sept. 100 110 112 Do. 5 per cent lOO 1001 1(01 Cape G.Hope, 8 p 0,1880 100 107 108 10^4 Do. 1890 100 1071 1081 N.B.Gov. 6p.c. Ja.&July 100 1054 1064 1081 51 Do. Bp. c. Ap. & Oct 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. a., 1868 100 97 98 Do. sp. c., 1871 to 1878 'lOO 97 98 97 Do. 5 p.0.,1888 & upwds 100 97 98 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. C sterling, 1875 lOO. 1051 1061 106 S.Aus.Gt 6 p.c.1878 & up. 100 - - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - - Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct 100 107 108 1071 i DOCKS. stock Commercial lOO stock Do. 4 per Cent.Prctllin lOO stock East and West India stock London stock St. Katharine stock Southampton ... ... 100 stock Vitoria 20 Do New MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint .. all 131 141 10 'Atlantic R. Ml Stm (Id) 1000 'Atlantic Tel. (Limited) all 25 Australian Agricultural 19 2$ 30 10 Berlin Water (Limited) all 44 41 41 1 50 British American Land 40 50 B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) all 35 37 20 Do. 8,7p.c.t1111852 (Lim.) all 18 20 20 Do. C. (Limited) all 13 15 321 Canada Land . all 115 120 10 Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim.) all steck Cop.Min.ofEng.&Smltg. all 25 Do. Pref. 71 per cent. stock Crystal Palace stock Do. Preference 20 E.lndia Irrign. & Canal 1 id par stock Electric Telegraph 25 Do. New l5 5 Englitb & Aus. Copper. all 31 31 31 1 15 Gen. Steam Navigati )n 14 1 Great Ship Limited)... all 1 1 Do. 171 pct Preference all 5 Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) 3 4 L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) all I I 20 Madras Irr. and Canal.. 1 lf 11 10 Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim.) all' 21 34 25 National Dis. Co. (Lim.) 5 11 lid 20 Nerbu.Coal&lron (Lim ) 5 1 01d 10 Netherlands Land all 5 Do.B p.c.Pref_iss.atl dis alll 100 N.Br.&NovaScotiaLand 80 — 4 2 1 N.B.Australasian (Lim.) all 1 1 Oriental Gas (Limited). all 41 1 Do. New Shares (Lim) . 15s. pr 10 Orinaln.Steam(Lim.) 8 4i 3 4 stock Peelß.Lnd.&Alin.(Lim ) 100 47 60 50 Pen. & Oriental Steam 50 Do. New 25 101 111 20 RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.llp.o all 174 IA plB 50 Rhymney Iron 15 Do. New all 5 6 ' 100 Royal Mail Steam 6O 48 60 stook Scot Austin. Inv. (Lim ) 100 123 130 25 South Australian Land all 32 34 1 Submarine Tel. Scrip all ' I 10 Tr. Do & .doi.Do. m. Re caglaotieurepdr.c.do. ...an al 5 1 all •61 74 20 100 Dlemen's Land IS 91 104 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. The total imports of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 3,059. In the corresponding week in 1860 we received 1,921—in 1859, 1,829—in 1858, 617—in 1857, 884—in 1856, 429—and in 1855, 358 head. IMPORTS INTO LuNDON LAO WEER. From. Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam Harlingen Hamburgh — .. 1213 Oporto Vigo. Dordt .. • • Amsterdam — • • Antwerp..... • . Boulogne..• — • • Tonning • , —. • Medemblik Nieu Diep . • -- • • • '-'' • • ..,". • • ....... • • •-• -• • • t ; •=!-, • • - • • ' 631 2,161 236 26 The Yearly ciAlrarison of weeklyimports is as follima! ; - - Reasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves , Piis e 1860 _323 -.. 1,308 121 166 [859 542 .. 1,111 .. .. 176 ;. 1858 123 .. 132 .. ' 362 .. [857 l5l .. 637 •• 93 .. [856 229 .. .. 130 .. 1855 240 .. 1,333 .. .. 223 .. There was a large supply of foreign sheep on sale here to-day, chiefly from Germany, via Hambro'. The show of beasts and calves was tolerably good. From our own grazing districts the receipts of beasts fresh up thie morning were seasonably good as to number, and for the most part in fair average condition. Tho attendance of buyers was large, and the demand for all breeds ruled steady, at in some instances an advance in the quotations of 2d per Sibs. _ The. best Scots sold without difficulty at 5s per 81bs. • • _ _ - The animals from Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cam bridgeshire amounted to 1,500 Scots and crosses ; from other parts of England, 1,100 various breeds; and from Scotland, 170 Scots and crosses. Prime Down and long-woolled sheep moved off steadily, at an improvement in value of 2d per Blbs. —the former having realised 6d—but inferior breeds sold slowly ; never theless the quotations were well supported. There were about 2,000 shorn sheep in the market, and which sold at _ _ _ ld per Blbs. beneath those in the wool. Very few lambs were brought forward, and the sale for them was inactive. Prices ranged from 6s 4d to 7s 4d per 81bs. Calves, the supply of which was moderate, moved off slowly at last week's prices. IVe have to report an inactive demand for pigs, and the currencies exhibited a tendency to give way. Per 81bs to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 ' Primecrs-wool Second quality do. 310 4 2 Pme. S' thdown do Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Large crse. calves Prime Scats, &c. 4 10 5 01Prime small do Crse. &inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 i Large hogs Second quality do. 4 2 4 6 ; Small porkers Lambs, Os Od to Os Od. 8, (1. 8. d. . 4 10 5 8 5 10 6 0 48 6 2 ,5 45 8 , 4 0 4 6 .4 8410 Suckling calves, 19s to 233; and quarter •old store pigs, 23s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY Beasts • 3,600 Beasts Sheep and lambs 14,900 Sheep Calves Pigs A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the Great Metropolitan Cattle Market on Monday, Feb. 27, 1860, and this day, Monday, Feb. 25, 1861 : Per 81bs, sinking the offal. Feb. 27, 1860. Feb. 25, 1861. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d, 3 4to 3 6,3 2to 3 6 3 8 4 23 10 4 2 4 4 4 84 4 4 8 4 8 4 104 10 5 0 3 8 4 23 8 4 0 4 4 410 1 2 4 6 5 0 5 44 10 5 8 5 6 6 B j slo 6 0 Coarse and inferior beasts . . , Second quality ditto . . . . Prime large oxen Prime Scots, &c. . . . . Coarse and inferior sheep . . Second quality ditto • • . . Prime coarse-woolled ditto . . Prime Southdown ditto . . . Lambs . . . . . . 0 0 0 0 Large coarse calves . . 5 0 5 4, Prime small ditto Large hogs '' . , . . . Neat small porkers . . . Beasts ..... Sheep and lantbs . Calves Pigs 390 SUPPLIES ON SALE, Feb. 28, 1859.---Be sheep, 16,450 ; calves, 103 ; pigs, 420. :o o 5 2 5 8 4 6 4 10 3,800 14,900 85 390 asts, 3,595 ; 0 0 5 1 4 8 1 4 . 0 4 8 March 1, 1858—Beasts, 3,032 ; sheep, 15, 60 ; pigs, 146, ,930; calyes, CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY.) OLD COURT. The February sessions of the Central Criminal Court commenced this morning, at the Old Bailey, before the Lord Mayor, Recorder, Aldermen, and Sheriffs. The calendar contains the names of 73 persons for trial, 63 being males and 10 females. The Recorder, in charging the grand jury, said although the number of prisoners awaiting trial was not larger than usual, the offences with which some of them were charged were very serious. There was a charge of fraudulent bank ruptcy against a person named Gandell, and also a charge of stealing a large quantity of tallow made against Robert Fraser North, who formerly carried on the trade of a Russia broker in the City. Another serious indictment was that preferred against Richard Corrie Bache, who was charged with embezzling nearly £7,000. It was of the highest importance to the commer cial world that the whole of these charges should be thoroughly investigated, and the duty of the grand jury would be to determine, after the hearing of the whole evidence, whether there was sufficient evidence to enable them to return true bills in all the cases he had referred to. The offence of uttering counterfeit coin he regretted to find still continued, but by caution he thought it might in a► great degree be prevented. He did not anticipate any diffi culty would arise in the execution of their duty, but if it did the Court would most readily render every assistance. The grand jury then retired to their room. HIGHWAY ROBBERY. Two men, named Corder and Buckley, were indicted for stealing a watch from the person of a foreigner, on the 12th February. From the evidence it appeared that the prosecutor was a captain of a foreign vessel, and on the evening in question, about half past six o'clock, he was in Old Gravel-lane, when he was violently attacked by three men and robbed of his watch. He was unable to identify any of the persons positively as the parties by whom he was attacked, but he believed that one at least of the pri soners was the person who seized him by the throat while the others stole his watch. The police apprehended both prisoners together, and Corder was seen in the neighbour hood half an hour before the robbery was effected. Tho jury found the prisoner Corder guilty and acquitted Buckley. Former convictions having been proved against Corder, he Recorder sentenced him to four years' penal servitude. POLICE IN7ELLIry'ENCE—(This Day). MARLBOROUGH STREET. HOUSEBREAKERS ♦T LORD ELCRO'S.—John Thomas and John Roberts, two rough, powerful-looking fellows, were charged, before Mr. Beadon, with being found in the balcony of the house of Lord Elcho, M.P., No. 23, St. James's-place, for the purpose of committing a felony. The court was much crowded during the hearing of the case. Francis Charteris Lord Elcho, colonel of the Scottish Voltinieers, - 0f23;5t. Jamers,pla<said—ln conscquenee of something that happened tm the night of Thursday last, on' Saturday night, instead , of going home by St. James's-street, I ‘vont": St. James's-park. Nothing attracted my attention, but I saw a woman standing near my holiso: as- if watching. This was about 8 o'clock. Having been let in I walked up to the drawing-room, where I remained about five minues, and then Lady Elcho having gone tt:_> her bed-room, I went up to the nursery to speak to the nursery-maid respecting an attempt to enter the premises on the Thursday, and while doing so Lady Elcho called me down, and having listened at the bed-room window, I distinctly heard some persons attempting to enter the premises by the window. Lady Elcho went down and alarmed the servants, and one went into the garden to prevent any escape from below. I remained at the window. Great force appeared to be used at the - window in the attempt to open it. Two men, servants in the neighbourhood, then came into the room, and I gave charge of the window to them, and went down into the garden. I called out to the men, and told them that it was no use attempting to escape as the place was surrounded. The next I saw was the window open and the men on the balcony. The police then came, and they were taken into custody. I have since seen marks on the window which correspond with an implement, I believe, called a "jemmy." One of the prisoners asked to be for given. The window is a verandah window. James Newnham, 96 C, said—l was called to the house of Lord Elcho,, being told there were burglars there. I went into the garden and saw two men on the balcony. On going up stairs the servants told me the prisoners were the two men. I searched the prisoners 14nt found nothing on them. Michael Giffard, GO A, said I was called on Saturday night to Lord Elcho's, and found th© two prisoners there. The last witness took Roberts, and I took Thomas into cus tody. On searching Thomas I found on him a piece of brass chain and a knife. Yesterday (Sunday) morning I found in the west garden, two "jemmies," and on com paring the marks on the windows, &c., I find they corre spond. Underneath the balcony some lucifers and a piece of taper were also found. The prisoners, who beau very bad characters—Thomag being only lately released from four years' penal servitude— were then remanded for a week, 1859. 180. 19,277 . 1 20,720 32,940 52s 9.116 52s6dto 60s 01to " sOd 60a 3d . 1,938 _ 1,432 1,201 87,987 82,036 65,922 390 1,110 694 93,252 91,180 8A,781 5580 d 51s 3d 618 9d 1 284.811 i; 1 1 301 li 1 all 2 all 125.6 d NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Our markets continue to be very moderately supplied with each kind of meat ; nevertheless, the trade, generally, is inactive, at our quotation.. , Per Blbs by the carcase. s. d. s. d. Inferior beef 2 10 3 2 Middling do 3 4 3 6 Prime large do 3 8 3 10 Do. small do 4 0 4 2 Large pork 3 6 4 0 Inferior mutton 3 4 3 10 s.d. s.d. Middling mutton 4 0 4 4 Prime do 4 6 4 8 Veal Small pork 4 2 4 8 Lamb 0 0 0 0 BOROUGH AND SPITALFIELDS. We continue to be heavily supplied with potatoes, coast wise and by railway. All kinds are, consequently, dull in sale, on rather lower terms. York Regents Scotch ditto .. . 120 s ~ York Flukes ... to 160 s Scotch Cups ... .. ........ 100 s to 110 s 7 , .... 95s to 105 s ~ Do. Rocks Dunbars ........... 160 s to 180 s ~ Other kinds .. 60s to 95s ~ BOROUGH HOP. Although the show of hops is only moderate, the demand for all kinds is heavy, at our quotations. The imports, law week, were 367 bales from New York, 80 from Rotterdam 12 from Ostend, and 7 from Antwerp. New Mid and East Kent pockets.. Wealds Sussex Yearlings per cwt. .. 803 to 2003 .. 60s to 180 s .. 60s to 140 s .. 80s to 190 s SEEDS. Although the business doing in seeds shows no material increase when compared with last week, the market has a firm appearance, and full rates are demanded tor nearly all descriptions. For cakes there is a moderato demand, on rather easier terms. urnip,White,p.bus.3ss to 38sl Swede Mustard, Brown Bs 12s White, new Bs 14s Tares, Spring, new..sa 6d 7s Old —s —s Ca.nary, per quarter 44s 54s Rye grass, new 26s 285 Clover, Red Eng., et. - s —5 White —s —s Foreign Red s4s 61s White 70s 90s Trefoil, new. 2os 23s Carraway Coriander lBs 20s Herapseed, per qr 44s 48s Linseed,Eng.sowing 62s 66s Crushing Baltic s4s 58s Odessa s4s Od 58s Linseed Cake, p. ton— , English £lO 15s£11 15s Foreign, pto £lO Os £ll 15s Rape Cakes,p.ton £slos £6 Os Rapeseed, p. qr. 70s 76s WOOL MARKET. So little business is doing in our market that prices are almost nominal, ()wing to early EuTiyals, nearly, or quite, 1857. 12,891 66a Oil to Od 397 89,601 1,938 85,512 61a Od THAMES. A. KNOCK-DOWN. BLOW.--He4ry George, a tall and powerful young man, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with ♦iolently assaulting Mr. Andrews, the land lord of the Little Wonder public-house, in Cottage-street, Poplar. The complainant said the prisoner was in his house on Saturday evening while a dispute was going on between witness and a. young man respecting payment for a pot of beer. The prisoner interfered, and said "you want to best everybody; I have got something for you and your wife too," and at the same time struck him a heavy blow on the mouth with his fist., and knocked him down. He lost one of his teeth by the blow. The prisoner attempted a justification of the assault, but Mr. Yardley fined him 305., which he paid. ROBBING AN OLD MAN.—Lucy Gordon, alias Bennett, who has b:en several times in custody, was brought before Mr. Yardley, charged with stealing a bag containing ss. from an old man named Charles Jones, a baker of Queen's terrace, Manchester-road, Millwall. Henry Smith, a police-constable, No. 310 H, said that on Saturday night he saw the prisoner running along Stepney Causeway, and directly afterwards he heard a cry of " Stop thief." He stopped the prisoner, and said to her, what have you been doing, Lucy. She replied nothing, I want to go into the railway arch. He took from her hand a bag containing ss. ; directly afterwards the prosecutor came up and said the prisoner had stolen his money. The old man, who is very deaf, said he was not sober on Saturday night, and lost his bag and money out of his poc ket. The bag now produced by the policeman was hits pro perty. The prisoner pleaded guilty. Mr. Yardley—This prisoner was here last week for dis. honesty. . _ Roche (the gaoler of the oourt)—Yes, sir; and she was also here 18 months ago, and, after several remands, dis charged. Mr. Yardley sentenced the'prisoner to three months' im. prisonment and hard labour in the House of Correction. IBIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Feb. 25.—Wind this day at noon—North- Easterly; moderate breeze, with very dull and cloudy weather. _ _ _ PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 24.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived— Elizabeth Ronneberg, from Rio Janeiro; her Majesty's ship Narcissus, from Plymouth. DEAL, Feb. 24.—Wind N.N.E.—Arrived—King Lear, from Bombay. DARTMOUTH, Feb. 24.—Wind N.N.E.—Sailed—Black Prince, for Sierra Leone. BELFAST Loucm, Feb. 22.—Wind S.W.—Arrived— Ailsa, from the Clyde for Mobile, with loss of sails, and other damage. _ . . PENZANCE, Feb. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived —Annim ciacion, from Bremen for Porto Rico, leaky, and with loss of bulwarks, stanchions, and sails. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Monday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 23—St. Petersburg, steamer, from Co runna; Sarah Smith, from New York ; Courier, and Atalanta, steamers, from Jersey ; Havre, steamer, from Havre. Sailed—Lady Milton, for Poole; Edward and Mary, for Jersey. Arrived, Feb. 24—Duke of Cornwall, steamer, from Dublin, and sailed for London. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Monday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 25—Fyenoord, from Rotterdam. DEAL, Monday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 24—H. B. Wright, from London for Advices from Vienna, in the Augsburg Gazette, states that the Empress of Austria will remain two months longer at Madeira, and will not return until the early part of May. The Ruth of England's milt will bring her back, THIED EDITION. A' UN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. TATTERSALLS'-(TILM .EVENING.) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECIiiSE. 15 to 2 agst Franc Picard (taken and offered) Bto 1 agst Emperor (taken) 10 to ragst Anatis (taken) 12 to 1 agst Jealousy (taken) 15 , ti) 1 agst Old Ben Roe (taken) 15-to I agst Freshman (taken) 25 to 1 agst Redwing (taken) 26 to 1 agst Btidegroom (taken) 33 to 1 agst Kilcock (taken) . 33 to' 1 agst - Cockatoo (taken and offered) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 6to I agst Russley (taken and offered) 7to 1 agst Klarikoff (offered) 9to 1 agst Kettledrum (offered) 10 to 1 agst Preeeptress (offered) 12 to 1 agst Overton (taken) 15 to 1 agst Knight of the Thistle (taken) DERBY. 7 to 2 agst Dundee (taken) 20 to 1 agst Big Ben (taken) 30 'to 1 agst Knight of the Thistle (taken) 33 to 1 agst Bombardier (taken) 40 to • 1 agst Kildonan (taken) 45 to 1 agst Preceptress (taken) 50 to 1 agst Russley (taken) 50 to 1 agst Folkestone (taken) No betting on the Chester Cup. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(Tnis EVENING). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. CHURCH RATES. Petitions against the abolition of Church-rates were pre sented by the Earl of MALMESBURY, Lord CHELMSFORD, and the Marquis of BATH. INSANE WARDS IN CHANCERY. - The LORD CHANCELLOR laid upon the table a bill for the better management of lunatic wards in Chancery. The following bills were read a second time :—The Fins bury Circus City Station, Agricultural Insurance Com pany, Portsmouth Water, Rhymny Railway (Additional Capital), Rhymny Railway (New Lines), Westminster Life Assurance Society (Dissolution), M'Mahon's Estate, Eastern Counties and Saffron Waldon Railway, Forth and Clyde Junction Railway, Macclesfield Gas, and South Essex Water. _ SYRIA. Lord STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE rose to move for the correspondence connected with the recent events in Syria. He said it was of interest both to the Legislature and the country that he should ask for the papers of which he had given notice. With respect to the proceedings in China they had ggn2 on there openly, and had been carried on with a spirit which refleets credit on the Government, but with respect to the recent events which had taken place in Syria comparatively little has become known. For the last six months certain most important proceedings had taken place, and before Parliament separated last year a very talented and amiable young nobleman (Lord Dufferin) was appointed to an extraordinary mission to that country, and it was natural, he thought, that Parliament and the country should be anxious to know what had been done during the residence of the noble lord abroad. (The noble lord, who stood within a few feet of the Earl of Granville, here ad dressed the whole of his observations to that nobleman, and in such a low tone of voice as to be quite inaudible in the reporters' gallery.) Lord WODEIfOUSE said the noble lord had not over rated the importance of the subject of Syria. There was at that moment a Congress of the great Powers now sitting at- Paris, at. which the subject of Syria ws f s uude.t,c9ttakterati9n, and the noble lord at the head of the foi . eign of:gee:felt that to produce the correspondence the noble lord wished for would, at the present time, lead to great ani serious embarrassment. Amongst the subjects now under the consideration of the conference was whether the stay of the French troops should bepro longed; and, under all the c ircumstances, he hoped the noble lord would not persist in his ,motion for the pro duction of the papers. After a few words from the Marquis of CLA.NRICARDE, The motion was withdrawn, and their lordships then ad j ourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(TRIS EVENING). The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. AFFIRMATION BILL. This bill, on - the motion of Sir J. TRELAWNY, was brought in and read a first time. PRIVATE BUSINESS. Several bills were read a first time, and the following bills were read a second time :—Airedale Drainage, Alton, Alresford, and Winchester Railway, Birkenhead Railway, Bolton Corporation, Carlisle and Silloth Bay Railway and Dock, Colne Valley and Halstead Railway, Darlington Local Board of Health, Dublin and Antrim Junction Railway, Dublin Markets, Eastern Counties Railway, East India :Irrigation and Canal ,Company (No. 2), Frosterly and Stanhope Railway, Gainsburgh Bridge to East Retfordßoads, &c.; Great Western Railway (Capital); Greetwell District Drainage, Henley in Arden Railway, Llanidloes and Newtown Railway, Leeds and Ealand Road, Leven and. East.of Fife Railways (Extension, &c ), Marlborough. Railway, Midland Counties and Shannon Junction Railway, Preston Markets, &c., Ramsay Railway, South Staffordshire Railway, South Yorkshire Railway (Keadby Extension), Thorne Moor Drain age, &c., Trent, Ancholme, and Grimsby Railway; Uxbridge and Rickmansworth Railway, West Cheshire Railways, West Midland and Severn Valley Railway Com panies, Withington and Northenden Road, Wycombe Rail way (Extensions), Chatham Dockyard Enlargement, Forest of Dean Central Railway, and Royal Marine Bar racks (East Stonehouse), (Devon). PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented, chiefly from rural dis- tricts, against the abolition of church rates, against the Parochial Assessments Bill, in favour of the passing of a Reform Bill, from wine merchants is favour of a unform duty on wine imported into this country, from the Mayor, Aldermen, and Town Council of Sudbury against the pro • posed disfranchisement of that borough. THE YELVERTON CASE. Mr. V. SCULLY gave notice that to-morrow ho would draw the attention of the house to the law proceedings in caso. SALARIES AND PENSIONS. Mr. WHITE gave notice that on Friday next ho would move for returns showing the amount of salaries and pen sions paid by Government, and information in respect to the duties which such recipients had discharged. THE FAILURE IN THE HARVEST AND THE PUBLIC EXPENDITURE. Mr. CAIRD gave notice that on an early day he would call the attention of the house to the serious deficiency in the harvest, and the consequent necessity which existed for the exercise of economy in the public expenditure. THE BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL. Mr. SCULLY gave notice that he would ask the Go vernment whether it was their intention to introduce a bill, similar to the above, for Ireland during the present session. CHINA. Lord J. RUSSELL laid on the table additional corres pondence in reference to China. NEW ZEALAND. Lord A. CHURCHILL asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, whether he had received official in timation of the passing, by the General Assembly of New Zealand, of a bill for constituting a council to advise the Governor on all questions con n_cted with the management of the natives; and whether her Majesty's Government have as yet come to any determination in reference to the allowance or disal lowance of such bill? Mr. C. FORTESCUE said that the subject was under the anxious consideration of his noble friend the Duke of Newcastle, but it was thought advisable that a communi cation should be made direct from Government to the Go vernor of New Zealand, instead of reaching him through any unofficial medium. _ _ _ SALVAGE OF LIFE. Captain JERVI S asked the President of the Board of Trade whether her Majesty's Government had considered the advisability of entering into negotiations with foreign maritime powers, with a view to a reciprocal re cognition of claims for salvage of life occurring beyond the jurisdiction of the High Court of Admi ralty ; and, whether the mercantile marine fund would ad mit of larger rewards being given in cases of salvage attended with danger to the salvors ? Mr. M. GIBSON said the subject to which th e hon member's question referred had been under the considera tion of Government, and in his opinion it would be very satisfactory if such negotiations as those alluded to could be successfully carried out. However, so far as this coun try was concerned, the question of the claims for salvage of life could be efficiently provided for by introduc ing a clause for that purpose in the Merchant Shipping Act, which it was proposed by her Majesty's Government to do. He alluded to certain rewards recently given to the salvors of life to show that the Government had every wish to act liberally to those whose services deserved the warmest recognition. TELEGRAPHIC CABLES. Mr. G. LANGTON asked the President of the Board of Trade, when the report of the Commission upon Submarine Telegraph Cables would be laid on the table of the house ? Mr. M. GIBSON said the report was in the hands of the printers, and would be ready for circulation in a few days. TRADING COMPANIES. Mr. MURRAY asked the Atterney-General whether it was the intention of the Government to introduce this ses sion the bill, brought from the House of Lords last sea.. sion, for the incorporation, regulation, and winding Alp of trading companies, and other associations; and, if so, whe ther he did not consider it would be advantageous to the house to discuss such bill in connection with the Bill for amending the Law of Bankruptcy and Insolvency ? The AVPICNAX CiULBAL PAi4 that he regrtttc4 the bill in question had not been laid on the table of the house but it was prepared by the Board of Trade, who claimed a property in the measure. He had no doubt, how ever, that it would be shortly laid before the house. CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT. Mr. T. DUNCOMBE • asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department when he, intended to lay upon the table his bill to amens the Corrupt Practices Act ? Sir G. C. LEWIS said he hoped that shortly he would be able to lay the bill on the table. AFFAIRS OF SYRIA. Mr. E. JAMES asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether it had been decided in conference on the affairs of Syria, at Paris, that the occupation of Syria by French troops shall be prolonged beyond the period stipu lated originally by the convention ; and, if so, for what period : And whether the representative of the Ottoman Porte, present in such conference, protested against any longer occupation ? Lord J. RUSSELL was understood to reply to both questions in the negative. MR. LAING AND THE GREAT WESTERN. OF CANADA RAILWAY COMPANY. Mr. VANSITTART asked the Secretary of State for India whether his attention hat' been drawn to the Report of the Committee of Investigation appointed by the Great We 3!e:n of Canada Railway Company, in which charges had been made affecting the eliaraeier of Mr. Laing, the Finan cial Secretary of the Legislative Council of Calcutta ; and, if so, whether it was the intention of her Majesty's Govern ment to cause inquiry to be made as to the truth or other wise of the charges in question? Sir C. WOOD said that his attention had been called on Thursday morning to a report which appeared in the public papers relative to this subject, which took him as well as other members of the Government by.surprise, as they were quite unprepared for the statements which that report con tained. He deemed it his duty to make some inquiries on the subject in the City, but it did not appear that there was any reason against the appointment o f Mr. Laing. He felt that it would be his duty to in - quire more particularly into this matter. From the communication which he had with the chairman of the company in question, it appeared that the charges in the report were a mere ex parte statement, and therefore, in justice to the gentleman whose character was affected, it would be only fair to suspend opiniort on the charges made against him until further inquiry was instituted. THE NAVY ESTIMATES. In reply to Mr. BAILLIE, Sir U. C. LEWIS said that the navy estimates would be proceeded with on Tuesday next. BANKRUPTCY AND INSOLVENCY BILL. The house then went into committee on this bill, and several clauses were agreed to. • (LEFT SITTING.) SPORTING INTELLIG.ENCE. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-SATURDAY. There was little in the business done to-day to call for particular notice, neither can we speak as to any large investment. For the Grand National anything over 7to 1 would have been taken about Franc Picard, and Bride groom had a coming appearance, although we saw nothin g less than 25 to 1 taken. For the Derby, 20 to 1 bar one was offered, and 7 to 1 was freely offered on the field for the Two Thousand Guinea Stakes. There was a commis sion for Russley at 10 to - 1, but we heard no higher offer than 9to 1. 100 to 8 was offered against Diophantus and taken about Overton. Knight of the Thistle was talked about, but nothing beyond the talking came under out notice. 10 to 1 was offered on the field for the Chester Cup, and 100 to 3 was taken against Killigrew. Closing prices : • GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE CHASE. 7to 1 agst Franc Picard (offered) 9to 1 agst Jealousy (taken) 10 to 1 agst Einperor (taken) 10 to 1 agst Anatis (offered, lake 12 to 1) 14 to 1 agst The Freshman (taken) 14 to 1 agst Old Ben Roe (taken) 20 to 1 agst Xanthus (offered) 20 to 1 apt Redwing (offered) 25 to 1 agst Bridegroom (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEA STASES. 7to lon the field (offered) 9to 1 agst Russley (offered) take 10 12 to 1 agst Overton (taken) 100 to 8 agst Diophantus (offered) THE DERBY. 20 to 1 bar one (offered) • THE CHESTER CUP. 10 to lon the field (offered) 100 to 3 eget Killigrew (taken) We (Athenceunt) hear that the Queen, having recently ordered a design for a lace flounce from the stu dents of the Female School, was so well pleased with it, that her Majesty has commissioned Miss Gann, the super intendent, to obtain a second. This, if successful, is to be publicly exhibited on the occasion of the exhibition and bazaar to be held in aid of the building fund of the school, in the month of June. DEATH OF FRANCIS DANBY, THE PAINTER.— In Francis Danby, who died at Exmouth on the 9th inst., in the sixty-ninth year of his age, we have lost the last and one of the greatest representatives of the historic and poetic school of landscape painters. Danby was by birth an Irishman, born at Wexford on the 16th of November, 1793. His first artistic education was acquired at the Dublin Academy of Fine Arts; to the exhibition of that body he sent his first picture in 1812. In 1820 he settled at Bristol, and in the following year coatributed a picture to the Royal Academy's exhibition—" Disappointed Love." In 1823 his poetie " Sunset at Sea after a Storm" established his reputation. It was purchased by Sir Thos. Lawrence, and secured that painter's friendship and patro nage. In 1825 his "Delivery of Israel out of Egypt" made him an Associate of the Academy. He continued to con tribute poetic landscape compositions to the Academy's ex hibitions until 1828. In 1829 he visited Switzerland, and continued a wanderer until 1841, when he settled in Ex mouth. During this interval he had only exhibited one picture of importance, the " Age of Gold" (in 1831). From Ib4l until the exhibition of last year he contributed to the Royal Academy's exhibitions more or less regularly, pic tures in his peculiar domain of sentiment. Among these the " Painter's Holiday" (1814), is one of those which made the - greatest sensat ion at the time of its appearance. The non-advancement of Danby to the degree of R.A. was not due to azy failure on the part of academicians to ap preciate his high artistic and, above all, poetic genius. We are among those who think the shelving of Danby on purely private grounds was one of the mistakes of the Academy. —Critic. OPENING OF THE NORTH-WEST AFPROACH TO COVENT-GA lIDF.N.—On Saturday morning the new street, leading from King-street, Covent-garden, to the corner of St. Martin's-lane and Long-acre, was opened for public traffic. The thoroughfare has been finished nearly a month, but it was considered prudent to defer the opening until the brickwork of the arched duct beneath the carriage-way had time to sot, before heavy loads were allowed to pass over it. The new street being the only direct communication be tween the western roads and Covent-garden, the growers and salesmen took immediate advantage of the facilities afforded for the transit of garden produce. LOCOMOTIVE EXPLOSION.--SHIELDS, Saturday. —A fearful explosion occurred upon the Blyth and Tyne Railway on Saturday morning, which occasioned a good deal of mischief, and caused great alarm in the seaport of Blyth. A light passengers' engine, called the Wasp, was standing at the railway station in that town, in readiness to take away the first train to Percy Mainfor Shields and New castle, when the boiler suddenly exploded. It lifted the engineman, Richard Charlton, from his feet, and hurled him a distance of 15 feet from the engine. The fireman, Jeremiah Hall, was badly scalded, and the boiler appears to have divided into three parts. One portion was hurled against tho end of a house occupied by a joiner, named Dixon, which it greatly damaged ; another portionfj3 Blyth, which into a building belonging to Mr. Robinson, I which it injured ; and a third part was thrown. intodoeascarlYiabkeei covered by the tide at high water. T . he en t gn the ' engine was as a wreck, and a carriage in the train neat in the morning t a nt nd in so w m er e e o h f u t r h t e smashed up. Fortunately it was to f for passengers persons I t N o lo ewaosas have l e d mbl , e d broken, and ho is otherwise One of Charlton's thighs travelled et'h e e to b a y tei the j ured. DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN ST. GEORGE'S-IN-THE EAST. —On g between the hours of 1 and 2 o'clock, a fi re broke out in the extensive range of premises n g to Mr. West's stevedor e, No. 10, Betts . street, St. Saturday mornin b G e e l o e r w g g e l s -i n -t he-East. Engines from Watling-street, School House-lane, Jeffrey-square, and Wellclose-square, promptly arrived, but there seemed not the slightest chance of saving an y portion of the premises. A plentiful supply of water having been procured the engines were got to work, but the flames rapidly progressed, and shortly after the engines were called into action the roof fell in with a tremendous crash. The firemen kept to their work, but the fire was not ex tinguished until a building, about 100 feet long by 50 feet wide, was destroyed, and six valuable horses burnt to death. No. 9, Betts-street, in the joint occupation of several fami lies, was severely damaged by fire. The extensive premises of Messrs. Brickback, sugar refiners, Denmark-street, and others, severely damaged by fire and water. As to the origin of the fire nothir gis kno . AWFUL MORTALITY AMONG " TIIE WOMEN OF ENGLAND.".On Tuesday, the 12th February, 1861, the Bishop of Oxford presented to the House of Lords a peti tion against legalizing marriage with a deceased wife's sister, signed by "The Women of England "—not a ma jority, not a part of them, but by the whole of them I All the women of England, wives and wives' sisters—all had petitioned against the obnoxious Bill I The matter ap peared so important that immediate application was made to the officers of the House of Lords for a sight of this un precedented monster petition, when it was found to have been signed by just 42 persons. Here was an overwhelm • ing phenomenon. All the women of England dead or gone out of the country except 42 I and these 42 all collectedll so in Great Yarmouth, Chatteris, and Hampstead, and a illiterate and feeble as to be obliged to g et men to sign for them ; the greater part of the s i g natures being evidently writtep, by ono or two pie