The Sun. — London, England, 1856-02-05 00:00:00

rtoßty IVIAItitET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE --.- - .•0. - CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed firmly, and all descriptions were the same as last Week. 12,000 bales were sold, 1,000 for ex port and 2,000 on speculation, comprising 1,000 Pernam and Maranbam 6td. to Qd., 170 Bahia bid. to 60., 350 Egyptian 51d. to 91d., 2,500 Surats 32d. to 4id., and 100 Sea Islands 91d. to ls. 2d. per lb. The Railway Share Market was steady, without much fluctuation ; still prices were shade lower. The advices from Australia by the Shalimar are decidedly more encouraging in a commercial point of view, and the revenue returns, notwithstanding the depression of trade and the alterations in the tariff, contrast favourably with thoFe for the yoar 1854. The markets were being relieved from the heavy stocks that had accumulated, and with the continuance of limited exports the prices of most articles would probably soon advance. The gold fields were producing abundantly, and the applica tion of machinery was augmenting the yield of the precious metal. Adelaide accounts of November 3 report that the new wheat would be iu the market in about three weeks, and that the supply was likely to be argo. The prospect of the re-establishment of peace has given great satisfaction to the commercial com munity throughout France. Manufacturers are renewing their exertions to extend their opera tions, and many houses have already increased the number of their workmen considerably. Hitherto the dearness of provisions has kept down many branches of trade depending upon the consumption of the middle and labouring classes ; but now that grain, flour, and all descriptions of cereals have fallen in price, an increased trade in manufactured goods is expected as the spring advances. At the close of the past year there was some difficulty amongst the merchants at Paris and the chief seats of trade on the west coast to meet their engagements, When the lillank of France came forward to their relief, and freely discounted renewed bills to be come due on the 31st of January. These hills have been all duly honoured ; and there does not now exist many engagements unsettled of last year's ac count. It is said that the directors of the Bank of Prance intend giving further facilities for commer cial transactions of a legitimate character by gradually lowering the rato of discount from 6 to 5 per cent., and ultimately to 4 per cent. Some important Movements have taken place relative to the mer cantile marine of France, which are worthy of notice. All the companies having regular traders to foreign ports are extending their operations, and the Government aro giving every encouragement to the establishment of new companies, especially for steam navigation to every part of the world. The advan tages which will accrue to the trade of France, by direct communication with America and the Colo nies, will be considerable, as far as the imports are Concerned ; but it is a question whether their ex port trade will be of an extent sufficient to supply cargoes for a groat increase of shipping. The following particulars, furnished by Mr. Miller, of the Jerusalem Coffee-house, show the number and tonnage of vessels now on the berth for Port Philip, New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, &c. . Vessels. Tons. , r Launceston tiebart Town New South Wales and Moreton Bay... 15 11,733 Melbourne and Geelong Adelaide %van River New Zealand . 33,237 The paynaents of the fourth of the month have generally been met with punctuality, but the an nouncement of Mr. J. Scott Russell's suspension Yesterday afternoon created some surprise. The liabilities are stated at 180,0001., but, as yet, very little is known of the probable assets. In the market for Public Securities the arrange- Inent e for the adjustment of the account are pro ceeding satisfactorily, but money is dear, and the charge for " carrying over" is still a per cent. Consols for transfer and the 7th inst. have been about 901 all the morning, and the March quo tations have remained steady at 90i to 91k. The New 3 per Cents. are 91 and the Reduced 90i to 91. Bank Stock has risen to 2131, and India Stock to 2231, 224, and 221 Exchequer Bills have been at 9s. and ss. discount. Foreign Stocks have been quiet, but steady. Turkish 6 per Cents. have been 93 to 931, and the Guaranteed 4 per Cents. 1001 to 101. Peruvian 3 per Cents. have been supported at 55k. Russian 4 por Cents. at 1041 to 105, and the Small Bonds at 93. Sardinian are firm at 90. Spanish 3 per Cents. at 421, and the Deferred at 23i to 24. Bel. gian 4i per Cents. are 96, and Dutch 4 per Cents. 51. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stocks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6 f 7l;Mexican, 20 ; Peruvian, 79 81 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 55 7 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 47 9 ; Russian 5 per Cents.. 103 5 ; ditto 411 per Cents., 92 4 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 421 ; ditto Deferred, 231 4 ; ditto Certificates, 6 ; ditto Passive, 41 51. There is a dull market for Railway Shares, and the prices are rather heavy. In ono or two in- Stances, however, including Midland and Eastern Counties, former values are obtained. The foreign and colonial lines are quiet, but Great Western of Canada have slightly improved. New South Wales Bank, Australian Agricultu ral and General Screw Steam Shares are all some what firmer. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES ( Prom the Oficial List.) Ttnalness done. Bank Stock 213 i 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuitie5... 8 par Cont. Console Annuities 9os $ 4 I Ne w 3 per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire sth Jan. 1860..... 3i Ditto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885... 16 11.16 India Stook 224 3i 5 India Bonds, £lOOO Oossols for Account Exchequer Bills, 2id. £lOOO ........... 9 5 %all lO 5 Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cent 9B PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. lO2l Grenada New Active, li per Cent. Ditto Deferred 7 ir Greek Bonds 64 Mexican 3 per Cent. Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent Ditto Account Russian Bonds, 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St lOl4 5 , - Ditto Small - Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent. Spsnieh Bonds, 3 per Cent 421 Ditto Account 431 Ditto New Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Account . . 231 4 Turkish Bonds, 6 per cent Ditto Aeoottat 93 Ditto Guaranteed. 4 per Cent lOl 100 i Venezuela Bonds, 41 per Cout 13 Ditto Deferred, 11 per Cent. ..... . Dividends on the above savable in London. Belgian, 2! per Cent., ex. 25 francs Ditto 4i per Cent.. ex. 25 franca 96 Dutch Exchange, 2i per Cent., 12 Guil — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates 95 THREE O'CLOCK. Cansols, money Ditto Account (February 7) .. 90. j Miss P. HORTON'S ILLUSTRATIONS.—On Saturday evening Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Reed (Miss P. Horton) invited a large circle of their friends to witness a private performance at the Gallery of Illustration, Regent street, whither they have removed their popular enter taiument for the season, and which, having been adorned with new scenery and fittings, is now, perhaps, one of the prettiest little theatres in Europe. With regard to Mrs. Reed's clover delineations, we have little to add to the complimentary terms in which they have already been noticed in these columns. GOLD.—The value of the gold brought by the Shali mar from Port Philip is 320,000/. The James Baines was advertised to leave on the 25th of November, and would probably have a larger amount. Most of the present arrival is expected to be sent to France, but a small portion will perhaps be taken to the Bank of Eng and. SILVER.—The bar silver brought by the last West India steamer was sold yesterday at 611 d. per ounce, being an advance of id. on the price realised for that by the preceding packet. The Rev. S. Godolphin Osborne, of Btandford, has had placed at his disposal a nomination to Marlborough College for the son of any officer of either service, or chaplain, whose father may have lost his life in the war in the East. The rev, gentleman will be happy to receive applications from any relatives or friends of boys hus qualified to profit by the kind donor's intention. St 3t. St. 3t. 1.81 16i St. 3 20 8 2+ St. St. 8 8 20 20 to 10 20 5 20 18 11A1l, E MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices this day 1O ...bordeon A.mbg. Nottng. Bust xnellastn. xll 1331 fast Pallymens. all Wolverh, Stour . 21 Birk eand. Lancal... 6 Cheshire Juliet an Do. Chest.. dr Birk. £5O and £25 Cone 19 0., £2O all 'llyth &Tyne origiva £25 (iaad. at £45, 100 Bristol and Rioter.. (.laledouian Gig- Carm. and Cardigaa all Clioder & all Cork and Bandon all Cork, Black, & Pow 18 Cornwall all Do. A 8 Do. B 14 (riot Junction 4 Dublin&BelfadJunc all Dun. P. & Ab. 9. Jnc 100 East AL/4Jan all Es.storn Conntics.. 100 .11mt. Union, A. 801 100 Do., B. Stodt gi Do Now A. . 10 East Kent WO ' , Alit Lancashire 100 t+:11nbu;•g1& Glasgow all feAlinb. and Poohlea ~ 100 Elin.PvLL 4gl)uudet 9 worth 8c Clyde Jans, all Furness all Do. Extension , 100 Glasgow it 5. Western' all ,Great N. of Scotlnul. 1100 Great Northern 1 1 100 Do., A. Stock 1100 Do., B. Stock 1 130 Gt. Sth. &West.are. WO Great Western ,100 IDo. Stour Val. Rai (Ina. Stk all Irish South-Eastern all Lancaster St Carlialt 14 t Do., Thirds . . 8 Do. Now Thirds . 100 LAnciulh. andYorksh Do.. Wet,. Riding Un all Liv.Craby.teSonthpt all jLondon be Blackwal] 100 Lond. Bright & S.Cat 1100 Lond. and N. Wadi, 1.6 Do. Fifths 5) 1)0.101. 311.,M&8...( 21 Do. Eighths.. ton ondon andEL Westn I all Do., £5O all 'Do., .£4O all Lndndrry&Coleraint 111 Lniludirr. & Ennisk 100 Manch.Shcf. Linch 423. Do., Man. k Lin. Un 1 Metropolitan 100 Midland 100 Do. Riming. &Derb; all Mhlld.G. West. (Ire all Do. Half Shares ‘ll Newcastle & Carlisle all Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrti I SA Newry & EnniskilleL all • :Newry Warrenpoinli and llostrevor. . 1(X) Norfolk 3 ilNortlln.Countios Un 100 North British Nth Devon Rai'. St 100 Dock Stock ......... 100 Do., A Stock... all Do., B Stock ... all Do., i B Guarantee 100 N. as t e rn—Bervrie: 214 Do. do. Extension .. 15 Dodo. G.N.E. ?mil all Do. Leeds 100 o. York 100 orth London . 311 s .&S.Wstro.,/lainr. stead, and City Jo,. 171 orth Stufferdshir ... al, orth Western all N. &S. Wostrn. June 1 Nunoaton, Ilinekl,,y, and Leicester.. 1)0 Ox, Wore.. & 8 I Poittr.aouth liteottlsh ,SeottiehMidland,... 1.00 IShropshiro sel ! South Devon I - 10 f South Eastern 100 South Wales 15 S. Yrksh. & Ri,. Dux 5 Do 16 Sta;nes,Wok. &WA a'l Stockton & Darn.: 16(IgteAton & Hartlop) 1)0 Taff Vale 100 Do. Pref., No. 1 `2 ' Thames Hay. D.Sz R. , - ,Ulvorstouo & Lanor all IVale of Noatli all Watorld. & Kilkonns ; all iWaterford&Linioriok all Nest Cornwall all 'West End. of Londol and Crystal Palace. all Do. . 3 Do. B . . all IWest London all ,Wimbledn&Croydor all Antwerp&RottHrdan , 40 Do. 5 p.c. Oblgs. eon in Sh, at par till '64 10 Ardennes 4. Belgian Bastn. June 14 Sealers to Graissossa , 4i Bombay, %rods, an Central India.Sorii all Do. all Demerara 11 Duteb Rhenish all Eastern of France 13 Do. New all East Indian, g. sp. 15 Do. Eytension all D 0.4 p.c.8nd5., 1 57 4.11 Do. do. do., '514, do 16 Geetong ti Ifelbou ie guar. 5 per c Ant all Do., Lon. allot., do. 20 Gd. Tk of Canada AiF all Do. 80 Do. Cert of Debon. corr. into Stk. till all Do. Comp. 6p. c., do 14 Gt. Ceutral of Fran all Gt. Indian Poninsub. 14 Great Luxemboury Constituted Sharec all Do. Obligations._ . 11 Do. re-is. forftd. Sh. all Gt.Westernof Calm] a Shares NI Do. Now 3 all Do.Bds., payable'67, with option till '55 0 all Do. do., '62, p. 0 all Do. do., '76, p. '6O 0 all Do. do., '73, without option Oi all Hamilton & Toronto 0 all Do. 6 per cent. 0 17 Lake Conet. & Bash ,0 all Liorre and Turnhout 5 all Lucca Pist. SP. c.p 10 16 Lyons and Ounces :0 1.4 Lyons & Moditerran 10 all Madras, guar. 4 p.c. !O 10 Do. New u c., sp. c. !0 5 Do. 4t p. o. Exton 31i all Maria Antonia 0 all A 41 Do. do. Now Namur do Liege (with interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France. Do .201. She Do. 201. 3 p. a Bdo (fmy.B.4z Ams.Shs. NorwegianTrunkPre Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Rome and Frascati Royal Danish B.oyalSwedish Do. Obligations Sambre and Meuse_ Do. 5i p. cent. Pref. iiciude, guar. 6 p. e. 6 all all .0 all 10 all 10 all 5 i all 4 I all IA) I all () 411 10 all Do Southern of France, St. Andrew's and Quebec (A)„. West Flanders Do 5k per c. Pref W. &N. W. of France West, of Switzerland Wiesbaden , Zealand ... lii r_ll l 0 all :0 all 6 all 40 I All 100!30 0 ill ;5 Business dene this day . 26 51 561 a 13 10 211 3. 41 91i 2 1241 5 53 7 i 6i 6 6f 7 98k it 100 i 11 i i 92i I 1 2 3 691 70 691 i 30i 75 4 141 1 141 49k 96i 75 121 101 53/ 106 - bet 7i1 ,1 -81 i .".. ... 99 —100 i par par, - "''' ••• - 25; - 491 - 42 - 49 31 ..... #.6 • 75 _ t 1 - _3l - )5 50 7idi ••• '' ••• - 24 106 77 47 124 03 72 3ts Ps - 97 • •• •- 19 - 20 3i - 4i 4 - IG N. 1 si 1 1 3 t 2 1 n -- 3 1 3'4 3 8 11 —.130 214 22 1 , ..... ees 144 - 1 63 - 67 63 - 86 5 - 54 , 20) - 201 5 - Si 3 - 25 - 251 3 - Bii 99 - ICO 118 - 123 118 - 123 106 108 24 - 25 115 - 120 ..: "..* ••• ... -- pm 9 - 91 i§ -IN 1 - r- I d l 7 V 2 3 - 5i 6 S 37 - - . 6 1, 12 - - 8 48. - 49 !9 ou 19 - 20 21 - 26 21 .- 26 91 - 91 ... -1, 1 - 1 • • .. ... pw .•• -... •• 3i - 4 33 - 331, ••• ''''''' • - JOINT-STOCK BANK& knstrala ,Bauk of London .... flri. Col. 'Bk.& Ln. O. dritish N. Amorican Chartd. Bank of Asia Chrtd. Bnk. of India, Australia, & China City Colonial Commercial of Lone Sflg.Soot. & &us. Cht Loud. Mot. Bk. of Australis Ditto Now Lendon a nd County Lnd. & Bak g. Corp Louden Joint Stock Loud. & Westminster National Pro.of Eug Do. Now... • ....... National of Ireleagd New South Wales, Oriental Bank of 1 1 Corporation PrGvineial of Ireland I b ito ° ylt . N 1 c A w ustraln. Bkg. & Gold Imp Co Royal British '3ontit Australia Union of Australia no. New Union o Londor". 92 - 1-4 64 - 66 ••• ...... ... par -1p 68 -- 70 ••• . ow, 17} -- 18 17 -- 17? lAd far 2p • of .» . S 7 - 39 4.) - 41 33 .-. 40 •M .111. •" 38 - 40 70 - .6 72 7i - 8 28 3u 97 1001 t i a t 92 3 4 3 74 4i 14 49. 104 75 46 I 1 62 70 FOR i 0 20 LOO! 50 131 10 30 21 48j 7 621 1 2O 5i 6 251 1 1 1 gi I bi 3717 4ii i 49 2i i 94 281 9t 10 NUN* LOl4OOlll ILD RISTALS. Llgii2 RitILWATIIi retifillat Compans, Haillnds this iay. London & N. Wed. IL&N.W. Calodon... E. Un. Ot.Nrtnn. frE. Count. Caldonian. (it. West]. Yk. Now. LD& Borw. Y. &NM Do o . Easton 'eto k Co. Norfolk Do L.& N. W , & Midlcl.' Stckton It! Darlingt. En. Coun. .E. Count, D 0... Do L.&N.W. Do (itNurthn Lancask & Yorkßh. T. Brassey M.MClean Stockt. & Darlingt Do Wilt,s34:7.onarst I , ltWests. PREFERENCE 811.A.REb. Aberdeen Do. N 0.2, 7 p. Do. Debentures Myth andTyno 12 pm a. pref. (issd. at 501, Brie. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares Caledonian £lO Ches. & Ho. au. 5i pc Do. do. Pref. No. 2 Do. do. Prof. No. 2 Cork &Bandonsip.c Dun.Prth Aber. J. E. Anglian Cis. A Sh. Do. do. Cls. B 6 p. e. Do. do Cls. C 7p. c. F.as. Co.Ex, &pc N o. Do. No. 2 . Do. New 6 p. c. St East Un., G. 6 p. c. Do. W., 10 per cent . Do. 121. Dcbentr.Sh. Do. do. 4 per cont East Laneash. 6 p. eta R.&W. York. J. sth & Gl. 5 p.c. sh Prth.&Dun.4p.e Furness. Glas. & S. W. G. 5 p. c Great Northu. 5 p. c Do. 5 p. c. Bodoem. at 10 p. c. prom... no. 4! p. e Do. 5 p. c. Scrip, R,ed at 5 p. c. pm... Gt. N. of Scot. let Pre (It. 5. 1 4 W. (Ireland . Do. 4per o. Prof. S 'lt. W.(B.ial.Fx3pc eon. iod. 4 p.c. D 9. eon. red. 4 p. c. no. irre.i. 4p. c. Do. 5 p. c. red. pref Do. do. de. Do. Bina. Prof. VI Do. Chester 8 p. c. P. 9 Do. do. 5 p. c. do Do. Birm. Gun. Stk Do. Chos. Gus. 8 11 Do. do. do Do. do. do Lan. &York. F. £2l, Do. 6 p. a. Stock Lon. &Brigh. 0.5 p. Do. Pref., 5 p. e. St. Do. New Guar.6 p. Do. do. 5 per cent . Lon.&N. W., Coy. di - 109 92 - 1:4 95 - 97 151 - 16 ••• """ ... ••• "'" ••• •• • --- ••• 5t - 61 '-''' • •• - 111 - 1 ••• .. m.. ... = e 4 116 - 118 108 - 110 103 -- 105 i 9i - 10 6 •-- 6A RS -- 90 78 -- SO 78 -- 80 95 • 100 9i -- of 16. I6i - 104 70 -- 72 18A --19* 91 9i 13. -- 14 31 —133 •e• .... ... Nuuoaton 5 p. at.. 1.00 Lon. &S.W. 7 Por et all Londy. & Color. Sh. all Londy. &Ennis.A Sh 10 .1f.,8..& 4 Do. £6 all Ilarypt.&CArl.4 p all Do. 4. per cent 10. 1 Do 100 %lid. Cousol.6 p.c.St 100 no. Con. Br. Bi r. 6pc 100 ;Do. 43 p. c. Pref. Sc all Do. Pref. 4 pc.r con all Do. 51. Pref. 4 p. a. 100 Ditto L. &H. Prof. Si all l .New., Aber., tile., pr. 1 1 5 p. C. red. 5 p. e. pin. all !Norfolk Debenture 100 o.Pref. 4p.a.St ck 100 DDo. 5 p. o. Ext 100 0.. 54 per ct. pref 100 IDo.Way. Val. 5 p. c 100 North British 100 N. E. Berw, 4 p.c. P. 7 iDo. do. do 13 IDo , Leeds 6 p.0 '.N0.l 9 D. do. Quarters ..: 10 iDo.Yorkll. &S. Pnr, all North Staffordshire.. 100 10x,W0.&W.15/ 6pc 9i D e R. Prof. 101. Sh. all Boot. Cent. ,New Pre' all outh Devon fixod,4 per cent all Fs. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of £1 Os. 6d. 100 Do. 44 per oent 100 Do. Fixed 4i , p a s)i 100 ,S. Wales Gus.. 4 p. a all iDo. do. 4i p. all S.Yorksli.4p.o.Guar. all Stock. &Dar.. sp. o. 15 Do. do. do. all Stock. & Hard. g. 5 , p. e. till July 1, '56 4i ;Waterld.ik Kilk. 6p c •.. --- ... 1 ... - ... Ni i .••10 i 131 - 133 94 - / 4 - 4i ... ." 99 - 101. 90 - 92 5 - Si •• .• • 1 •••• 41 13i - 14, 23 - 95 - 97 91 - 9f ... - er ... •• .•• - ..• 21 - 24 MINES. 1 1 all tgua Fria .... • . ... 1 all %Anglo Austrin. Gold ... ... 10a - all Anglo Californian ... I 1 20 63 kustralian 1 all kustralian Cordillera ... ... 1 all Ave Maria ••• ••• 1 all [laden (Gd.Dnehy of,!, ... ... 60 all Menai.. Iron & Coal .. 20 14 British Iron 4 if 35 26 Brazilianlmp.(ismued 30 all D & o t . £s ea Pm esl CJuia,b • 1 1 --• 2 20 15 Do. St. John Del Re) 2 29 1 3 Clarendon Cons. Min. Co. of Jamaica 1 le. p i 43 all Cobra Copper 65 67 66 5 1 Malonial Gold — ... St. all Ooppor Min. of Bug 34 37 115 , all ..1 o. Pref. 73 p. amt. 25 27 ... 16 opiapo . 2A 22 2 13 Fortuna 3 id 20 all (lenual l4 —l6 1 all Gt.NuggetVeinßog 43 all Great Polgooth . 5 all Gt Wheal Vor United 1 • 3d 1 all Liborty I - 3 3 all alum* 6 73 513 usitanian 1 all Kariquita A 1 all Now Granada I 3 1 all Nouveau Monde -* 20 all ' ontgi.Sil.& Le. Min l2 •—• 14 13 5 1 Port Philip — 1 all Quartz Rock h 50 all Rhymnoy Iron l9 tl. 3c d 15 all Do. New 6 8 x d 30 133 Santiago de Cuba... 23 3 21 1 . . 6g. Sort. Cons. Min. Co. ~. ... 1. all 4outh Australian-- 1 1 1 all 10. Scrip... . 1 1 1 o. 10 per oeut Prof ... .. ... 4. Tam. S. &L. Min. Co.. 10 9 Pin Croft... 4f. 53 • 283 all United Mexican 3* 4i 1 all Waller :. j 1 —• 1 1 all West Mariposa 1 12s. Worthing Mining o. Australia 1 ell Yuba. .. .... •••• MISCELLANROIIb. 25 19 Australian Agrioult. 253 —26 i _53 le all Austrain. Royal Mail ~, i 10 all Berlin Water Works di 7 60 10 Brit. American Lane. 47 50 100 32i Canada 27 132 131. Rt. no C.Cio.6p.e.:farkjul) 1073 1083 1081 71 3 8 St. 100 Do. 6 p.c. Fob & Aug jog 110 St. 100 Do. 6 p . ° . Mar & Sept 108 110 109 6 all OrYsta) Palace .., ,:, 23 —2a 41 51 2 4 0 1 15 114:3611 C r y D E D otasst Eastern Preference f O F l l .e .a . ll a ' . .. P ..: --.... .. 1 ... i. 1 25515 all sa a 111 1 1 1 (lEE El ectric en . c d t El ectricrAl irc u s o niTi C o p ooi Scloogr. co l o m pfilhi C i.er. : : 1: i 203 15 14 Gen. Steam Navigat• ... ... 18 all General Screw Roan ... ... 161 i 20 10 Irish Beotroot Cup , ... ... 20 10 Magdalena St. Navig ..• ... 10 all dediteran. Elec. Tol. 8 10 10 9 Mexican&S.Amerien 53 51 se. 1 all Nat. Pat. Steam Fee'. .. . ... 10 5 Netherlands Land.... 1 1 3 1 1 i 10 all Do. Do. 6 2 Do. BpePissatld 3_ 44 100 80 Now B. &N. S. Land 18 n 1 all N. B. Australasian_ 1 i 20 15 Nrth.ofEuropeStaan . 4. 1 131 1 all Oriental Gas. 1 11 . 1 2s. Do. "New Slimes" . . .f.. pm 5 all Peel Rr. Ld. & Minrl .23 21 23 50 all Penineulark Oriental ... ~. 623 51 10 Do. New 2 all Portland Iron C 0...., . ... 103 60 Royal Mail Steam .... ... ... 78 1 all Scot. Austral. Invest. 11 1 1 3 Ditto Now i 1r 25 all South Aitstral.Land .353 3 i a 1: Submsr. Tel. Scrip I 1 4 -'0 all Do. Registered t i 1 • 5 Trust& L. Co:Mean. .... I 1U( 2,R3 • v.. DiAman'. TM ' 153 ... 16 • .. i ~. . V.Go.6p.c.Jan&July ... a ... an 1100 I Rt. St. Y 5 100 all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 St. St. St. st. 10 10 St. St. 20 12 25 20 Bt. 20 20 25 25 l2i 106 6 108 1031 80 1 OBilUttY 14VSWING,_VESIATARY iti LAW INVELLTGENCE—(TMs Day.), COURT OF BANKRUPTCY'. .(Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE 81E ROBERT PRICE, BART. This bankrupt was described as of Stratton-place, Pic cadilly, and of Foxley, Herefordshire, ironwaster, and dealer in iron, and to-day was appointed for his last examination. The balance sheet, prep red by Messrs. Harding and Butler, extending from Oct., 1843, to Oct., 1855, shows : Dr. to creditors To ditto holding security Mortgage oreditors Value of securities £37,998 8 1 23,733 9 3 _ £221,389 16 3 196,003 0 0 - 25,389 16 3 Surplus, Oct., 1848 Moneys received during the a Bove period by way of gift from Lady Price, settled upon her Rentals of estate in Herefordshire . Liabilities 19,982 3 10 26,665 9 6 910 0 0 £288,207 2 7 By cash Property Debtors ................................ Property iu hands of cre(litars Personal and private expenses L 0 55e5........................... Expen5e5...................... . Liabilities Expenses on Foxley property £217 6 4 1,191 0 0 22 7 3 21,150 12 6 30,121 16 8 104,582 3 10 112,699 13 10 910 0 0 17,311 17 2 £288,207 2 7 The mortgage account shows, amongst other creditors, the Earl of Fitz william for 92,0001., Masers. Cox Bid dulph, 8,0001. Mr. Lawrence appeared for the assignees, and there was no opposition. The bankrupt passed, and the 4th of Much was appointed for the certificate meeting. Very few crediOra attended. CRIMINAL COURT.—{This Day.) OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Thomas Stevenson, 40, was indicted for forging and uttering a bill of exchange for 351. with intent to de fraud. The cireumstancai of this case were of rather an un usual character. It appeared that the prisoner had re sided with a highly respectable family in Leicestershire, and two of the brothers of his wife were farmers in that county, but it appeared that latterly the prisoner and the members 'of his wife's family were not on very friendly terms. On the Ist of December the prisoner went to Mr. Duckworth, an extensive moat salesman in New gate-market, who was acquainted with his wife's family, and handed him a letter, which he opened and found it to contain a bill of exchange for 351., which was drawn by the prisoner, and purported to bear the acceptance of two of his wife's brothers, and it was made payable at Messrs lints, bankers is Smithfield. Mr. Duck worth, not having any suspicion of the genuine. ness of the instrument, gave the prisoner cash for it, and upon its arrival at maturity, it was discovered to be a forgery. The gentlemen whose names appeared as acceptors of the bill, were called as witnesses, and they stated that their signatures were forgeries, and that they never gave the prisoner any authority to make use of their names in such a manner. In answer to questions that were put to the witnesses by Mr. Ballantine, the counsel for the priso ner, it was stated that the names of the acceptors to the bill appeared to be in the handwriting of the prisoner's wife, and it appeared that her brother had frequently assisted her with cash. It was stated, also, that when the bill became due the friends of the prisoner provided the money to take it up, and it ap peared that neither Mr. Duckworth nor the prisoner's relative were the promoters of the present prosecution. Mr. Ballantine, at the close of the ease for the prose cution, submitted that there was no evidence to go to the jury, as there was no proof that the prisoner knew the bills were forged, or that the acceptance was not a genuine one. The Recorder said he thought the evidence certainly was not conclusive. The bill was in an enclosed letter in the handwriting of the prisoner's wife, and for all that appeared to the contrary she might have told him that her brother had accepted the bill at her request, in order that she might raise money upon it. The jury, therefore, under his lordship's direction, re , turned a verdict of not guilty. btrla Vabition SUN OFFICE, Seven o'Clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS—(This Evening.) The LORD CHANCELLOR to his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition from Hintonparva against opening the British Museum and Crystal Palace on Sundays. LE:iSES AND SETTLED ESTATES BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved the second reading of this bill. The noble lord said the present measure was somewhat similar to that of last year, with the exception of some alterations which were calculated to render the bill much more effectual in its operation. Lord CAMPBELL complained of some of the details of the bill. Lord BROUGHAM expressed his approval of the bi Bad. After a short conversation, in which Lord Colchester, ;he Earl of D, , rby, and Lord Campbell took part, the bill was read a second time. LAW OF SETTLEMENT. Lord BERNERS inquired it it was the intention of her Majesty's Government to bring in any, or if so, what measures for the abolition of the laws of settlement and removal of the poor iu England, Scotland, or Ireland, or for any alteration of the present system of local taxa tion ? The noble lord proceeded at some length to com ment upon the course that had been pursued by the Go vernment with respect to this measure. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said it was not the intention of the Government to introduce any men sure for the abolition of the English laws of settlement ; but it was their intention to carry out the recommenda tions of the committee that had sat on the subject with respect to the Irish and Scotch poor. CRIMINAL JURISDICTION BILL. The LORD CHANCELLOR moved for leave to bring in a bill to permit the Court of Queen's Beach to order certain offences to be tried in the Central Criminal Court. 13y;th's;bill important trials affecting life and death may be removed front any county to the above court. The bill had the entire sanction of the Lord Chief Justice. After some remarks from Lord DERBY, the bill was brought in and read a first time. The house adjournei at 6 o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS—(This Evening.) The SPEAKER took the chair at a quarter before four o'clock. NEW COURT. The learned commissioner, Russell Gurney, Esq., Q C., sat in this court trying the prisoners for passing base coin, and, from the number there are for trial, is likely to be so occupied the whole day. The cases were of the usual character, and in the ma jority of them licensed victuallers were the parties im posed upon. In one instance two persons pleaded guilty to being in possession of between two fl u d three hundred coun terfeit pieces of coin, all most beautifully cast iu soft metal and electroplated. As is usual with all indict ments brought by the Mint solioitor, to these sessions, but very few of the prisoners were acquitted, a proof Of the common skill exercised in getting up these pro secutions, but still it is most evident that there must be some further stringent legislation upon the subject to check this rapidly-increasing class of offence. Teat the sentences now passed by the judges upon offenders of this sort are Rot severe enough to operate as an exam ple the committals to these sessions clearly prove. Notwithstanding that imprisonments of from six to eighteen months usually follow convictions, each suc ceeding calendar of this coin t generally shows an in crease of mint prosecutions ; and this session, just one fourth of the crimes charged are those against the coin. The subject is one that calls loudly for further legislative inquiry. LAMBETH POLICE COURT. THE LATE EXTENSIVE ROBBERY AT MESSRS. WALKER'S. This day the four persons charged with being con. cerned in the robbery from the premises of Messrs. Walker, Parker, and Co., lead merchants, Belvedere road, were placed before Mr. Elliot for final examina. tion. xierei as The names of the persons charged were William Burns, James Winter, Isaac Jones, and Mr. Henry &Smitlt—the former a forem an a nd confidential servant, the other two workmen in the establishment, and the !last person was the l an dlo r d of the King's-arms public-house, in Roupell- s t ree t, Lambeth, who was charged with receiving th e pro p er ty, knowing it to have been stolen. It will be recollected f rom th e f ac ts that have already appeared, that a large quan tit y o f l ea d had been pur loined from the premises o f the Messrs. Walker, and the stolen property was sen t by the prisoner Burns to the houses of Mr. Price, th e Wellington-arms, in the Waterloo-road, and M r . S m ith, th e King's-arms, in Ronpell-street, where it w as f oun d by the police. Mr. Humphrey prosecut e d, The prisoner Winter was defended by Messrs. L ew i s and Lewis ; Smith by Mr. Solomon ; Jones by Mr. Neale ; and Mr. Robertson appeared on the part of Mr. Price. Mr. James said the cours e he intended to pursue to day was to call the clerk wh o h a d charge of the books, to prove that on the days mentioned no entry had been made of goods having been sold. This evidence he thought would be sufficient for the committal of the whole of the prisoners. Mr. H. Wickham, a traveller, in the employ of the prosecu tors produced the b oo k s b e l on ging to the firm, in which were all orders for the delivery of goods. It would be the duty of Burns, in the absence of the c lerk, to enter all orders sent out by him. On refer ring to the 20 th Oct , last, he found no entry of any shot having been sent out to a person named Smith. Referring to the week betore and after Christmas-day he found no entry of any shot having been sent out to the prisoner Smith. By Mr. Lewis—When Winter made a communication to the effect that he should " let it all out," old Mr. Walker went away. By Mr. Joyce—Did notk now th a t th ey (hi s emp l o y ers ) sold c s mall a quantity of shot as o ne b ag . Mr. Joyce here handed a receipt to witness which was a r —When was the small quan tit y so ld ? Witness—On p j t a f w or es one bag—the receipt was genu i ne . —On the 2d of February. But the fact had come to his knowledge since the commencement of these transactions. The clerk having the charge of the book, not , being in attendance, the case was stopped while he was sent for. Mr. Lewis said he thought that there was nothing in the evidence to implicate Winter. His Worship said he had been looking over the evi dence with respect to Winter, and as he found there was nothing in it affecting him, he might be discharged. Mr. Joyce submitted there was no evidence against Smith. The Magistrate ordered Smith to be discharged. Mr. Robertson, on the part of Mr. Price, said from the strange manner in which the case had been reported in the morning papers, it might seem that Mr. Price was in some slight degree mixed up in these transactions, but such was net the fact. The prosecutor never in tended that there should be the slightest imputation resting on his character. Mr. Price was a highly re spectable man and had testimonials of the highest descrip tion, The property found in his house had seen sent by Jones who he (Price) a lways took t o b e a par t ner . Th e whole of the transactions Price ha:a had with Jones were always carried on without the :east secrecy. The shot be had purchased, as be rf-nted about 6,000 acres of shooting ground, awl had Frequently pressed upon Jones the necessity of seedinv lim the invoice. The clerk not havie a g arrived at two o'clock, the case was further adjourned till this day week, ball being accepted for Bums, and Jones was conveyed back to prison. then talerred to the laws Ly 'which the pollee tem of the kingdom was at potent witabliolied and governed [LEFT SPEAKING.] THE MURDERS AT WESTMINSTER. This afternoon Mr. Bedford, the coroner for West min -,ter, held an inquest at the Board room of St. James's Win khouse, Poland-street, Oxford-street, on the holies of the unfortunate woman, and her three children, who were so dreadfully murdered by William Bousfield, the husband and father of the decease , ..', at No. 4, Portland street, Soho, on Sunday morning last. The prisoner was not present during the examination. After a ime evidence had been given, which was merely a repetition of that which appeared yesterday, the jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against the husband, William Bousfield. LONDON GAZETTE—(This Evening.) LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, FEB. 5. Notice is hereby given, that her Majesty will hold Levees at St. James's Palace on the following days, at two o'clock:—Wednesday, the 26th instant ; Wednesday, the 27th instant ; Wednesday, the 12th of March next. WAR DEPARTMENT, FEB G. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following appointments to the Most Honourable Order of the Bath : To be Ordinary Members of the Military Division of the Second Class sr Knights Commanders of the said Most Honourable Order, viz. : General James W. Sleigh, C.B. Lieutenant-General R. fa. 11. Clarges, CAL Vice-Admiral Henry Prescott, C.B. Lieutenant-General John McDona:d, C.B. Lieutenant-General William Rowan, C.B. Vice-A.dmil al Barrington Reynolds, C.B. Lieutenant-General William George Moore. Major-General James Frederic Love, C.B. Major-General James Jackson. Major-General Charles Yorke. Rear-Admiral the Hon. R. S. Dundas. C.B. Major-General Lovell Benjamin Lovell. Major-General William Fenwick Major-General G. A. Wetherell, C. 8., Adjutant-General. Sir Gen. Maclean, Knight, Commissary-General, and Dr. John Hall, Inspector-General of hospitals. To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the said Most Honourable Order ; : Major Henry Creswicko Rawlinson, C. 8., of the Bombay Army. John Laird Mair Lawrence, Esq., Chief Commissioner anti Agent to the Governor-General of India for the Pun- jab. MAjor-General Win. Henry _ Sleeinan, of the Bengal Army. Major-General James Outram, C. 8., of the Bombay Army, and Benjamin Hawes, Esq. To be Ordinary Members of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Honour able Order, viz. :-- Lieutenant-General William Sutherland. Captain the Honourable Henry Keppol, R.N. Captain Lord Clarence Paget, R.N. Captain George Goldsmith, R.N. Captain George Ramsay, R.N. Captain George H. Seymour, RN. Captain Ge orge G. Wellesley, R.N. Captain James Willcox, R.N. Colonel Hatay Frederick Lookyor, 97th Regiment. Colonel Edward Birch Reynardson, late of Grenadier Guards. Colonel Charles Trollope, 6 d Regiment. Colonel John tat. George, Royal rtillery. Captain Henry Caldwel, R.N. Captain Sherrsrd. Osborn, R.N. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Sidney Powell, 53d Regt. Lieutenant-C&0..el Arthur St. George Stepney, Cold stream Guards. Licutenant.Colon,tl Luke Smyth O'Connor, Ist West India Regiment. Lieutenant-Colonelt. Wm. West Turner, unattached. Lieutenant-Colonel'. George Bent, Royal Engineers. Lieutenant-Colonel Eustace Fane Bonrchier, Royal En. gineers. LieWeiant-Colonel Henry Atwell Lake. Major Henry Francis.. Strange, Royal Artillery. Major Henry Chas. Ctinliffe Owen, Royal Engineers. Major Jas. Frankfort h fanners Browne, Royal Engineers. David Deas, Esq., Inspector of Hospitals and Fleets. Dr. David Dumbreck, Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals. Dr. Wm. Linton, Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals. Dr. John Forrest, Deputy Inspector General of lips , . Thomas Alexander, Esq., Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals. John Robert Taylor, Esq., Deputy Inspector General of Hospitals. Dr. Archibald Gordon, Staff-Surgeon of the First Class. James Mount, Esq., Staff'-Surgeon of the First Class. George Adams, Esq., Deputy Commissary General. John Win, Smith, Esq., Deputy Commissary General, and Wm. Henry Drake, Esq., Deputy Commissary General- To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Most Honourable Order, viz.:— Edward Deas Thompson, Esq., Colonial Secretary for New South Wales. Alexander Stewart Esq., late Master of the Rolls fur Nova Scotia. Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Koarsley Dawson, on the Retired Full-pay List of the Royal. Engineers. Lieutenant-General Mark Cubbon, Commissioner for the government of Mysore, and John Hall Maxwall, Esq. BUCKINGHAM PALACE, JAN. The Queen was this day pleased to confer the honour of knighthood upon Peter Benson Maxwell, Esq., Recorder of Prince of Wales Island. ST. JAMES'S PALACE, JAN. 25. Tho Queen has been pleased, on tho nomination of the Right Hon. Lord Foley, to appoint Charles Edwardl:lep ton, Esq , late captain. 23d Fusiliers, one of her Majesty's Honourab:o Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms, vice Rice, re tired. WHITEHALL, JAN. 23. The Archbishop of Cantetbury has, under the authority of the Act of the 13th ru - nd 14th years of her Majesty's reign, chapter 94, appoin.ted the Right Honourable Spencer Horatio Walpole to be a Church Estates Commissioner, in the place of the Right Honourable Henry Goulburn, deceased. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, FEB. 2. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade and Plantations have received, through the Secretary of State for Fort ign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, enclosing a copy of a French Imperial Decree, fixing the duty on cotton wool im.pertedfrom the eutrepots in French vessels, at 25 francs per 100 kilogrammes. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 4. Admiral of the Blue Sir Janes Alex. Gordon, G.C.8., Vico-Admiral of the Blue Sir Watkin Owen Pell, and Rear- Admiral of the Red Sir Wm. Fairbrother Carroll. K.C.B , having, in pursuance of her Majesty's Order in Council of the 301.1, January, 1856, been removed to a Reserved List, which is to consist of Flag Officers holding appointments in Gminwich Hospital, the following promotions conse quent thereon, dated the 31st ultimo have this day taken place :-- Vico-Admiral of the Red Sir Thomas John Ccehrane, K.C.8., to be Admiral of the Blue. Vice-Admiral of the White Chas. Sibthorp John Haw tayno to be Vice-Admiral of the Red: Vice-Admiral of the Blue Henry Presscott, C. 8.. to be Vice-Admiral of the White. Kear-Admiral Sir Andrew Pellett Green, K.C.H., on the Reserved List, to be a Vioe-Admiral on the Reserved List. Rear-Aimiral of the Red Wm. Bowen Mends to be Vice-Adniral of the Blue. Rear-Admiral George Ferguson, on the Reserved List, to be a Vice-Admiral on the Reserved List. Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir George Rose Sartoriu.s to be Vice. Admiral of the Blue. TO BE REAR-ADMIRALS OF THE RED. Rear-Admiral of the White William James Mingage. Rear-Admiral of the White Sir James Hanway Plum ridge, K.C.B. Rear-Admiral of the White Sir Thomas Herbert, K.C.B. TO BE REAR-ADMIRA.LS OF THE WHITE. Rear-Admiral of the Blue Henry Eden. Rear-Admiral of the Blue Frederick Wm. Beechey. Rear-Admiral of the Blue James Scott, C.B. TO BE REAR-ADMIRALS OF THE BLUE. Captain Thomas Wren Carter, C.B. Captain Sir Thomas Sabine Pasley, Bart. Captain Sir John Hindmarsh, K. 11., to be a Rear-Ad rniral on the Reserved List, Captain Christopher Wyvill to be Rear-Admiral of the Blue. COMMISSIONS SIGNED BY LORD-LIEUTENANTS. County of Derby—Richard Henry Fitzherbert, Esq., to be Deputy Lieutenant. Radborne Troop of Yeomanry Cavalry—Ernest Swin nerton Manes, Esq., to be Cornet. Hertfordshire Militia—Henry Dickson Domain, Cent., to bo Ensign ; Stuart Vivian Fraser, Gent., to be Ensign. Kent Militia Regiment of Artillery—Charles Beauclerk, Gent., to be Second-Lieutenant, vice Jackson, promoted. East Kent Regiment of Militia—Ensign Henry Thomas Howell to be Lieutenant, vice Grey, absent without leave. Hampshire Regiment of Militia—CaPtain Eustace Heathcote, late Captain in the 34 th Regiment, to be Ma jor vice Burrard, resigned. Royal Sherwood Foresters or Nottinghamshire Regi• inent of Militia—William Elisha Smith, Gent., to be Lieutenant. Richa Tan- Royal Montgomery Rirlos.—Lient. John Matthew rd Jones to be Captain, vice Jones, resigned; Ensign field Vachell to be Lieutenant, vice Jones, promoted ; John Wm. Lloyd, Gent., to be Ensign, vice Vac ell, promoted. Montgomeryshire Yeomanry Cavalry Wm. Henry Adams, Gent., to be Cornet, vice eak, never gazetted. AppOilltMent 1? substituted for that which [The following appeared in the Gazdte of hritlay last, the Ist instant.] Cambridgeshire Militia—Emign Arthur Harris Rees to be Lieutenant. NAVAL PRIZE MONEY. D e partment of the Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset-House, Jan. 31. Notice is hereby given to all persons interested therein, that preparations aro now making for the intended distribution of proceeds arising from the Russian schooner, no name, No. 12,044, captured on the 29th May, 1855, by her Majesty's ship Merlin. . Agents or other persons having , any just and legal de mand unliquidated against the said proceeds are required to transmit the particulars of any such demand to the Re gistrar of the High Court of Admiralty, in order that the same may be examined, taxed, ft,nd allowed by that officer, and paid under the sanction of the Judge of the said court. Agents and all other persons holding powers of attorney, prize orders, assignments, or other instruments, by virtue of which they may be legally entitled to claim the share belonging to any captor, are requested, with as little delay as possible, to transmit the same, accompanied by the usual documents, to the Prize Branch of the Department of the " Accountant-General of the Navy, Admiralty, Somerset House." Due notice will be given, by future advertisements in the Loaden , Gazette, of the date proposed for t h etheecm mence ment of distribution ; and, at the same timl, amo unt of an individual's share in the respective c asses will be announced. BANKRUPTS. S°Pliis Wightwiek, builder , T own Mailin g Kent, to tirrender, Feb. 15, at half -past one, and March 2t?, at one, FIRST READINGS. The following bills were severally read a first time : —Carmarthen and Cardigan Railway; Cheltenham Gas ; Renfrewshire Roads; Eastern Cm-sties Railway; North Staffordshire Railway ; Shrewsbury and Welshpool Railway ; Ulster Railway; Edinburgh Municipalities ; Lands Improvement (Scotland) ; Banbridge Railway ; Gastonbury and Bouton Railway ; Severn Valley Rail way-:• Broadstairs Harbour and Pier ; and the London and North-Western Railway. Mr. HORSFALL presente4l. a petition against the opening of the British Museum and Crystal Palace on the Lord's-Jay. Mr. ILIDFIELD gave notice, on the part of Mr. Pagan, of his intention to bring in a bill to abolish the tax of ministers' money in Ii eland. Sir J. WALMSLEY gave notice that on an early day he would'brina in a bill to open the British Museum and National Gallery on Sundays. Sir DE L. EVANS gave notice that on that day fort night he would bring in a bill to abolish the system of purchase in the army. Mr. KINNAIRD asked the hon. member (Slr. V. Scully), who had a notice of motion on the paper for Thursday next, for the opening of the British Museum and Crystal Palace on Sundays, whether he would post pone bringing forward the motion till a future day ? Mr. V. SCULLY said he would comply with the re quest of the hon. member, as he found there was another and similar motion to his on the paper, and which would have priority. :DEATHS IN THE CRIMEA.. In reply to Sir DE LACY EvArm, Lord PAT MERSTON stated the commission had no instructions to collect the information alluded to. Col. Talloch, however, had collected statistics relative to the mortality in the Crimea, whieh had been prepared for the benefit of the medical service, but he did no t think that it should be made public. Replying to 3 question from Mr. COBDEN, Lord PALXLE ELSTON said he apprehended that the correspondence with the United States was not quite complete, but vrl , en it was there would be no objection to lay it on the t thle of the house. ECCLESIASTICAL COURTS. • Mr. It. PHILLIMORE asked whether it was the in tentie,n of her Majekity's Government to introduce any measure for the rtform of the ecclesiastical courts during the present session ? Lord PALMER3TON said it was the intention of the Government to bring in a bill for that purpose. (Hear, hear.) THE 'BANK CHARTER. Mr. GLYN inquired of the Chancellor of the Ex chequer whether any stops had been taken for giving statutory notice, unti'er the provisiens of the Act 7 and 8 Victoria, c. 32, to the Governor and Company of the Bank of England preparatory to the revision of their charter ; and whether it was the intention of Govern• ment to institute any .inquiry before a committee of this house, or otherwise, into the working and effect of the said act ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated it was not the intention of the Government to take any steps in the pi esent session of Parliament to abrogate the exclusive privileges of the Bank of England. The Go vernment would not object, if pressed, to the appoint ment of a committee of the house on the Bank Charter, but altogether;, looking at the early part of the session, at the condicion of the country, and the uncer tainty in regaml. to Ow relations in which the Bank stood to the Government, they thought such would be anreasonable awe premature.: EDUCATION. The LORD ADVOCATE gave notice that the Go• vernment intended to introduce a measure on the subject during the preset, t session. LU . NATI. ( .3 ASYLUMS (IRELAND). In answer to a (luestion from M s r. W. COURTNEY, Mr. HORSMA N said that the report relative to Lunatic Asylums for Ireland was in the house, and would be laid on th e table of the house to-night. ARMISTICE. Col. MINNE as 1r ed the noble lord the First Lord of the Treasury wletiitir it was true (as stated in a French paper) that an armistice had been agreed on between the Allied Powers 2;44 Russia ; and further, whether the armistice extendcil to operations by sea, or to those carried on in Asia ? Lord PALMERS'a'.!ON said that one of the arrange ments agreed on with, reference to the negotiations was that preliminaries el e mid be negotiated and signed at Vienna, and after tha t the armistice to be arranged be tween the parties. These preliminaries had not yet been signed. They were to be discussed and signed by the Plenipotentiaries at 7!'aria, and it was not until after that that the questioi a of an armistice could arise. Sir DE LACY E VANS asked if Russia would be allowed the use of th e seas during the armistice, so as to be able to transport t 'roops and stores during that time 1 Lord PALMERSI,ON said armistices were of various kinds, and involving ait : many conditions. Until the pre liminaries of peace • were agreed on and settled the armistice could not I le , discussed, and it would be pre mature on his part toy give any assurance. ADJOURNI d [ENT OF THE HOUSE. Lord PILMERS3 'ON moved that as to-morrow was Ash Wednesday the house, at its rising, do adjourn till to-morrow at two took, which was agreed to. The second reading of the Limited Liability and Joint Stock Bills, fixed fo. !. to-morrow, were in consequence adjourned to a futur. ) day. MR. LEY. Lord PALMERS r CON moved a vote of thanks of the house to Mr. W. Le y, late clerk of the house, who, after a service of 42 year r, found it necessary to retire, both front age and infirm ties. The noble lord eulogised the admirable manner it which Mr. Ley had discharged his arduous and onerol yr duties during the above period. Mr. DISRAELI expressed the great respect he and those who acted wi th him entertained of Mr. Ley's con duct. The motion was nnanimouly agreed to. PUBLIC INC OME AND EXPENDITURE. Mr. NVILL:IAMS moved for an account of the gross public income and expenditure of the United Kingdom in each qua ru r of the year 1855 ; stating the cost of the collection in each of the revenue departments, includ ing the woo, le, f3rests, and land revenues of the Crown (made out in , the) same form as the account of the net in come and e xuranditure 'in the quarterly returns pre sented to thi a house). The hon. member said there bad been ", i 'responsible squandering" connected with the Crown .Ids. Upwards of 111,000/. had been ex pended out .0- f that portion of revenue that ought never to have been. permitted. Mr. NVII.,S lON, after entering into an explanation, said the ace c tints for the revenue department for the future, sho' kt.l be presented as asked for ; and therefore he hoped tl ie hon. member for La mbeth would with draw his m .o'6ion. He was afraid he could not grant the application 4 a s asked for the Woods and Forests. Sir H. VILLOIIGHBY was of opinion the same eye. ttel Woods and Forests as to the other portions of re yes. me. tern of rev e ilits and disbursem ents should be applied to Vhe JANCELLOR o f the EXCHE4tUER ex- CT t ke great diffi cu l t i es attending such a r e t urn m as le for the Woodsand Forests. c u t. nifo l r t m The Ant ition was ultimately withdrawn. ponsdAle editor of the Diritto of Turin CC )UNTY AND BOROUGH POLICE. The res • just been con d emn ed, at the suit of the French provide --"eocutivdtabsettloeeuied compatible with the has fine for an article considered insulting to the Era-, A 'as perfect a system of police force ill Sir G GREY, in introducing this measure, said his Ambassador, to 15 days' imprisonment and 200 f. prest system wasfernceo,t intentionhis s cause th at peror of the Frenoh. ' souold interfere with local and other authorities. He as d e e e oi r ca t b h li e s h C Constabulary s t g t eelraarly orA at the Court of Ilankrilptcy, Whitmcm„ sMaiti fla4inghn,ll-street ; Nicholls and Doyle, Ones-tee jor. gan. Maidstone. John White, draper, - Northampton, Feb. 15, and March 28, at eleven, at the Court of Bankruptcy. Canaan, offi cial assignee, Aldermanbury ; Ashurst and Morris, Old Jewry. Henry Hunting, veneer cutter, Shilton, Staffordshire, Feb. 16 and March 8, at eleven, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Bittleston, official assignee, Birmingham ; Motteram and Knight, Birmingham. George Thomas Caswell, pumpmaker, Wolverhampton, Feb. 16 and March 8, at eleven, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Whitmore, official assignee, Birmingham ; Hawkcsford and Parkes, Wolverhampton ; Motteram and Knight, Birmingham. Thomas Watson, currier, Carlisle, Feb. 19 and March 12, ut eleven, at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne District Court. Baker, official assignee, Newcastle-upon-Tyne ; Brunskill, Kendal ; Watson, Newcastle-upon-Tyne; Bower, Son, and Cotton, Chancery-lane. George Barker, veneer cutter, Burslem, Staffordshire, Feb. 16 and March 8, at eleven, at the Birmingham Dis trict Court. Bittleson, official assignee, Birmingham ; Motteram and Knight, Birmingham. John Youle, wine and spirit merchant, Sheffield, Feb. 16 and March'B, at ten, at the Leeds District Court. Brewin, official assignee Sheffield ; Ryalls, Sheffield. John Netterville Blake, commission agent, Egremont, Chester, Feb. 15 and March 7, at eleven, at the Liverpool District Court. Bird, official assignee, Liverpool ; Greece, Liverpool. Reuben Cooper, wholesale grocer, Oldham, Feb. 20 and March 10, at twelve, at the Manchester District Court. Pott, official assignee, Manchester ; Atkinsons, Saunders, and Last, Manchester. COURSE OF EXCHANGE. —Tats DIY. Amsterdam........ .... 11 13 Gibraltar ...• •••••• • • • • Ditto, three mouths .. 12 0 , Leghorn ...• ••••.• • • •• 8) 23 R0tterdam............12 0 ; Genoa ........ • • ...... 25 tO Antwerp .............. 25 55 ; Milan ...... • • Brussels 25 55 1 Venice • •• •• Ilarnburgh ............ 13 10 Naples .. • • ...... •• 44 S Altona Palermo ......... • 14 3 ,a Pari5................. 25 35 ' Messina ....... 133% tr Ditto, three months .. 25 75 Lisbon ...... •• •• " Marseilles ............. 25 75 !Oporto ............ •• •• OS% B ourdeaux ...• ........ Rio Janeiro Frankfort-on Maine.... 12)% Berlin •• •• •• a • • • • • • • • • Vienna..........•• .... 10 48 Buenos Ayres.. •• ••• • •• New York,6o days' sight Philadelphia ...... PRICES; OF ZULLICS, PS! OZ. Foreign Gold In Bars £3 17 9 49 7 i Portugal Gold Coin .. 0 0 0 so Mexican Dollars .... 0 0 0 - New Dollars ...... 0 0 0 ; Silver in bars ...... 0 5 Tr 10 50 l'etPrsburg •••••••••••• Madril •-•••••••. •• •• Cadiz . •• •• •• •• •• •... •• BarcelOna, •• •..• .. •• •• Seville.. •• .....• .• ••••• THE MURDERS IN .PORTLAND-STREBT, SOHO. FURTHER PARTICULARS. It has been stated that Bousfield was by trade a car pentsr. This appears not to have been the case, since at au early age he was taken by the band by a solicitor well acquainted with his father, and introduced into his office as office-boy. By good conduct he rose in the • fa vour of his employer, who made him one of is clerks ; but, according to a statement made by Bousfield himself to a friend, dismissed him summarily from his service' because he got married without giving him any in timation of his intention. Deprived of his situation as clerk, Bousfield endeavoured to obtain other em ployment in the same capacity. Being for some time unable to succeed, he determined to qualify himself for obtaining a livelihood by manual labour, and paid a premium for the purpose of being taught the art of French polishing, Having, as he supposed, become a proficient in this, he sought work in the usual way by going from shop to shop, sometimes getting a job, but much more frequently making his round of applications in vain. As his earnings were insufficient for the sup port of himself and wife in a respectable manner, a to bacconist's shop was fitted up by his father-in-law, so that his wife might be able to acid something to their income. After this, employment at French polishing appeared to become more difficult to obtain, and Bous field looking about for some other occupation, at length got upon the stage as supernumerary, at the usual low rate of wages, and remained in that capacity at the Princess's Theatre up to Christmas last. He then ap plied at Covent-garden, which . Professor Anderson was about to open, and, being engaged, figured in the pan tomime as what is technically called a " young man," ranking one step higher than a mere supernumerary, and increasing his wages some ris. per week. He is de scribed by those who knew him well at the theatre as having been an exceedingly civil, but, at the same time, an extremely taciturn man, seldom speaking except when first addressed, and then as briefly as possible. He is also said to have been a man of strictly temperate habits, and even quite unaccustomed to smoking out of his own house. At the seine time he appears to have possessed little energy or perseverance, and this fact may possibly account for the charge of laziness brought against him by some who allege that he cared to seek no employment beyond that at the theatres. Mr. Jones, the father of the murdered woman, dur ing his examination at the Marlborough-street Police court, admitted, rather reluctantly, that his deceased daughter and the prisoner bad, to his knowledge, occa sionally quarrelled since the birth of their third child. but stated he was not aware of any quarrel having taken place between them on Saturday last. It appears. however, to be a matter of certainty that the ill-fates pair for some time before the murder had led a life of extreme unhappiness, so that their domestic quarrels formed a subject of almost daily gossip amongst their neighbours. On Saturday he left home at the usual time, filled his r accustomed part in the Pantomime, at Covent Garden r Theatre, passed the evening without anything of an ex traordinary nature exhibiting itself in his deportment, returned home without delay at the conclusion of the performance, went out to fetch some milk, and was not again seen until he presented himself on Sunday morning at the Bow-street Station. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.--(This Day.) LONDON, Feb. s.—Wind this day at noon, S.W. ; moderate breeze and cloudy. ILFRACOMBE, Feb. 4.—Wind S.W.—Arrived —My°. votes, from Nantes for Newport, with stem damaged, bowsprit sprung, &c., from contact with a chassernaree, on the 2d inst., o ff Lundy Island. NEWPORT, Feb. 4.—Arrived—Melbourne, from Brest, for Jamaica ; Lady Raglan, London, for Hong Kong. Sailed—Eliza Stewart Forbes, for Sierra Leone. SHIELDS, Feb. 4.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Aiico Tarlton, for Now York. (PER ELECTRIC TELEGRA.PR.) SOUTHAMPTON, Tuesday Morning. Arrived - Bessie, from Pulsgravo ' • Despatch (s.), Jersey ; Charlotte, Guernsey ; Ondiue (s.), Dublin; Gideon, New port. Sailed—Friends, for Shields ; Arbutus, Newport ; Al liance (s.), Havre; Wonder, Jersey; Atalanta, Sunder land ; Four Brothers, Lyme ; Le C'oq and George, Cher- bourg. LIVERPOOL, Tuesday Morning. Wind W. S. W. Arrived—Falcon, from Saldanba , Bay ' • Royal William, Ichaboe ; Vandal, Ambriz ; Birkley, Demerara; Hen rietta Rebecca, St. Domingo ; Arcadia (e. s.), Constanti- nople ; Helios, Havre ; Speed, Manzanillo. BY EHIBMABINE AND BILITISH TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.11 a.m. Wind W.S.W., tide three hours' flood, moderate and fine. Arrived—Jacob, from Odense; Ann and Rosetta, Bruges. Sailed—Hudson, for Malta. DEAL, Tuesday, 10 a.m. Wind W. by N. • light, and fine. Anchored—Naid, from London, for Falmouth ; Portia, London, for Port Natal. Passed—York Town, for New York ; Pudsey Dawson, Liverpool—both from Londoa ; Dunbar (tpt. 23), Gibral tar, for Deptford. The Corina was assisted off the Goodwin Sands last high water, and not to be seen from here. Four bodies of female passengers and a child, lost in the Josephine Willis, have been picked up and brought into Walmer. MARKET NEWS.--(Thts Day.) HAY MARKETS. SMITHIPI/ELD.—Meadow hay, 4/ 8s to 5/ 18s ; clover ditto. 4115 s to 61 185 • and straw. 11 4'4 Od toll 95 Od per load, moderate supply, and a sluggish demand. CIIMBILBLAND.—Moadow hay, 41 44 to Cl Os; clover do., 41 15s to 61 15s ; and straw, 1/ 5s to 11 103 per load. Trado firm• virgrrzoniaßL.—Mead.ow hay, 4/ 4s to 5! 18s; clover do., 41 151 to 6118 s ; and straw, 11 4s to 11 9. nor lo.d. Both hay and straw moved off slowly, at our quotations. TEN.---A. very dull market COLONIAL has been experienced, but prices remain steady at previous quotations. SUGAR.—There has been but little business transacted in sugar for either home or continental demand. Several public sales are declared, and sellers appear willing to ac cept previous rates. The refined market has been steady, great caution having been exercised by purchasers. COFFEL—There has been a litnitad demand forte tive Ceylon, holders being fi rm, and requiring for ord fine ord 51s to 53s per cwt. - Plantation in good demand at rather higher rates, holders being indispose d to giVe waY. RICE.—The market has been quite inanimate, the fall in the price of oorn having affected this article. hoar.—There is little doing; but prices remain firm at previous quotations. TALLOW.—Great dulness has been exhibited in this article, and quotations have reced ed to, Y.Y.C. on the spot, 57s per cwt. THE STEAMER. BELGlQne....—Yesterday the water — was let into one of the large South a mpton Graving D n a., where the Penins ular and Oriental Company's sh i p O Candia was lying, and s h e was floated out unfinished, is order to allow the Royal Belgian mail-packet Belgique to enter the dock, to be surveyed. This unusual course was pursued in consequence of the anxiet y of the Ro y al Belgian maii . pa eket Com p any to have the shi p examined. Owing to the cemPanY not having applied to Lloyd's in ti meto have her registered, their surveyor at South ampton could not report upon her officially. The three surveyors ultimately fixed on to examine the Belgiqqe were Messrs. Ronals, Summers, and Ruble. They finished the survey at 5 o'clock last evening, and imme diately commenced preparations for making out their re port. A communication from Southampton informs us that their report wan finished at 7 p.m. It ip a favourable one, the leading feature of it iA a recommendation, in order that all future doubt ahtent the strength of Qs vessel may be removed, that her .sides be fortified by stronger plates between the upp,sr and lower docks, and that the large cargo port holes he entirely cloned up Dad made a tart of the ehip's sides. 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