The Sun. — London, England, 1861-03-07 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLocK. Increased firmness is apparent in the genera discount market, full rites being charged for the negotiation of all descriptions of commercial securities. At the forthcoming meeting of the Midland Great Western Railway Company, a dividend will be proposed at the rate of 5 per cent. per annum. In the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday there continued to be an active demand at the late ad vance. The sales were fully 15,000 bales. There were no bullion operations of importance at the Bank of England yesterday. The Tagus, which left to-day, conveyed 20,000 sovereigns to Lisbon. A call of L 1 per share became due to_day on the Newry and Armagh Extension Railway shares. The Bank of England directors have not adopted it nY Change in their rate of discount. °wing to several sales for transfer, the English Stock Market has been further depressed to day, Consols being 911 4 for money, and 92 to 92 4 for the 10th prox. The state of monetary affairs and the efflux of gold to the United States are creating a very unfavourable effect. The New Threes and the Reduced have receded to 9 4 the New 24 per Cents. to 76; Bank Stock firm at 2314 233; India ditto New Scrip is 1004 4, and Exchequer Bills remains at 6s. to 2s. dis. A fair amount of business has taken place in the Foreign Market, but prices generally have shown less firmness. Turkish 6 per Cents. are 70 to 701 ; ditto 1858, 514 624. Buenos Ayres have receded to 92 ; Portuguese to 461 ; Russian to 1014 ; Sardinian to 82 ; Spanish Deferred to 40i ; ditto Passive remain at 17i ; and Chilian 6 per Cents. are 1014 and 1024. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : 1861. 1860. g reat Western Z35,177 £33,728 No rth-Western X 75,177 73,900 South -W ea ld Brighto n Mi and dl South-Ea s t ern G reat North ern 24,780 L anoashire an d Y or k s hi re 5,861 Bri stol and Exet er 34,32 North-E as t ern 35 823 5,867, 34,125 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln *We st Midland Z 6, dinburgh and Glasgow 6,783 6,,676 184 5,570 Gr eat Western of Canada 'these returns show a continued improvement in the receipts of most of the principal lines. On the Great Western the increase amounts to £1,449; the North Western, to £1,618 ; the South Western, to £1,057; the Brighton, to £l,lOl ; the Midland, to £1,556 ; the South Eastern, to £6BO ; the Lanca shire and Yorkshire, to £181; the North Eastern, to £1,698 ; the Edinburgh and Glasgow, to £614 ; and the Great Western of Canada, to £1,878. On the Great Northern there is a decrease of £4l. Only a limited amount of business has been transacted in the Railway Share Market. Prices, however, are steady, and a slight advance may be noted in several of the principal lines. Caledonians, S outh -Westerns, Midlands, and North-Easterns (Berwick) have improved ss. ; North-Western 10s., and Lond on an d B r i g ht on , an d V a l e o f N eat h £l . Bristol and Exeter, and South-Easterns, have de clined 108. In the Foreign and Colonial Markets the deal ings have been unimportant, and prices have been steady. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian realise 12t; Great Western of Canada 11k; Great Indian Peninsula 951 ; East Indian 991. Soint Stook Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are a shade flatter. London and Westminster have declined 10s., and London and County ss. ; Electric Telegraph reali se 98, an d R ed Sea Telegraph 1 I, The following telegram was received this day : - --Paris, March 7.—Three per Cent. Rentes, 68f. sc. bull. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRIM+ Bank Stook . per Cent. Reduced Annuities . 911 I 1 f 5 „ . 3 per Cont. Consels Annuities .. laLI ew 3 per Cent. Annuities 9l i i iiiii si 2f per Cent. Annuities 76 a Stock 2 325 205 .. . Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Scrip .. 1001 Ditto Entaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto 5 per Cent U itto Debentures, 1858 955 D itto Bonds £l,OOO 25 i htto under £l,OOO Como's for Acco, Aril 10 die 226 Exc hequer Bills, unt Ll,ooo p , lid __ _ FOREIGN Be F . UNDS--CLOSING PRICES. .1 en 5 per Cent +tau t Ditto 41 per Cent. 1860 Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. ......... .• • • • ebiliDittoan 6 per C Account 1} ent 1 1, .. 11 tell Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Ce n t 631 uteaican 3 r Cent •• aDitto Account 231 ,_ , 4.`„,evr Grenada Active, '3l per Cent. pow 3 per Cent.. 1853. • • Ditto Account Russian 5 per Cent. 1822. £ St .. 1011 r, D itto 41 per C en t, 1860 e ardinian 5 per Cent Ditto Account I: 4 tniele 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account „, Ditto Passive turkieh 6 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Cent. Dividends on the above payable in London. Bel g i an, 41 per Cent., Ex 25f 971 81_ _ THREE O'CLOCK, Consols, Money Ditto April Account THE WEATHER. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS, bet ween Da uetw een 8 and B. lE. M. D. F C. I. 3. 9 k m 11.,airn ...... 29 68 35 34 W. 3 80. i_.ierdeen •• 29'71 35 34 N.N.W. 7 1 b. 4 rltb; ........ 86 42 37 W. Z. r d wlok ...... 29'75 42 38 W. 2 5 b. 1 Po r f"Ban 29 . 66 43 39 N.N.W. 3 1 b. 3 Shields rush • 2919 43 41 W. 3 3b. 3 29 . 80 39 35 W.N. W. 4 3 b. 3 ...... Bear GalvaY ... .30 16 45 44 W. 6 90. 4 tiboraugh. 29.83 42 2,8 N. N N.N.W. 6 1 b. 5 "1TN:A...1. 3018 44 41 W.N. W. 6 2 b. 5 ueenatowu... 30 24 46 45 W. 2 4 0. 1 Londo!rraouth.... 2917 41 39 N.W. 8 1 b. 5 ...... 3014 54 39 N.W. 5 3 b. r.9ver ........ 2919 46 41 N.W. 5 1 b. 5 portiaiid .. 3014 45 41 W. 6 6 0. 4 .... 30/0 46 42 N.W. 3 8 m. 3 pen 30/1 46 46 N.W. 3 3 m. 3 nzan ce •• • . 3028 44 42 • N.N.W. 2 2 b. 2 ersey ...... 30/7 47 44 N.W. 4 4 b. I 3 . Barometer, corrected and reduced to 32 d eg at mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise causing about 1-100th o f an i nc h diminution, and each 10 d eg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. Exposed thermometer in shade. M. Moistened bulb (for e ' ra poration and de w -p o i n t) . D . Di rect i on o f w i n d (true— magnetic).ho F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud (1 to 9). I. Initials :—b blue sky ; c., clouds (detached) ; f., fog. ; h., h a il ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (hazy) ; 0., overcast (dull) ; r., rain ; s., snow • t., thunder. A letter repeated augments -- thus, r.r., much' rain. S. Sea disturb ance (1 to 9). WIND AND 'WEATHER Ardrossan, N. ; fine Ayr, E . S.E.; fine 13 irmingham, N.W.; fine Boston, N.W. ; fine Bradford, S.W. ; fine Brighton, N.W. ; fine Bristol, N.W. ; fine Cardiff N.W. fine Chatham, N.N.W.; fine N.W. ; fine uoncaster, N.; fine Dublin, S.W. ;' fine ,bunafries, S.E. ; fine •uunclee S.W. ; clear Edinburgh, N.V.; fine F almouth,_N.W. ; fine Glasgow N.W. • fine, cold Goole, enfine Grave s d, S. fresh, fine G reenock, changeable tEPORT, THIS DAY, 9 A.M. Holyhead, N.N W. ; windy Hull, N.B. ; strong Inverness, NW. ; sleet Leeds, N.W. ; fine Leith, S.W. ; fine Lowestoft, N.W. ; fine, fresh Middlesborough, N.E. • fine Milford H aven, N.W. ; 'fine Newcastle oa Tyne, N. W. ; fine Port Glasgow, S.W. - dull Sheffield, W. ; fine ' Stockton on Tees, S. ; fine Sunderland, N.E. ; dull Wakefield, N.E. ; fine West Hartlepool, W.N.W. ; cold Whitehaven, N.N.W. ; fine fine Wolverton, W. ; POURTEEN DAYS LATER FROM JAPAN.—The Daniel Webster, arrived at San Francisco, brings adviecs fro m , Ol ea, ffee tl( Caonaga,wa to 29th December. Her cargo consisted La arrowroot, wax, honey, lacquered and porce ill ware. The ship Colquimbo, from Hong Kong, Oct. 24, for San Francisco, had put into Kanagawa in a leaky 7:_dition. B us i ness a t K anagawa was a t a stand still. Ts and silks were the only articles purchased for export at vrto reas onable prices. It was thought that the Russians, tt ' had be en wa i t i ng many months, would get a trea ty, of the not such a one as d es i re d. Th ere i s no i n t e lli ge nce 'l4 decision in the c ase o f M r . M oss , un d er t r i a l for shooting a Japanese official.—Zondon and China Tele graph. The Stock Exchange Committee yesterday con 'rnaed the resolution which was adopted on Monday with regard to the irregularity presented in the new coupon Sheets of the Spanish Three per Cents. The resolution Will be carried by a deputation to the Spanish ambassador, 44 4 will then ao doubt be given out for publication, Share! Railways. ! Paid ! Closing Business I Price. Done. 25 'flythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at £5O all etk iris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100 20 Do. do. do. Shares stock lealedon £lO, 41 per cent 100 100 102 stock i Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100 65 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all 20 C ornwa ll . 5 p er cent all 20 21 6 4 ,Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun. • all 6 6} 14 ;Do let Class Pref all stock ; E.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c 100 99 101 stock i Do. do. Class B 6 p.c._ 100 112 115 stock t Do. do. Class C 7 p.c lOO 106 108 stock E. Coun. Ex. sp. c. No. 100 108 110 stock Do. do. No. 2 100 106 108 stock Do. New 6 pet et. stock. 100 121 123 stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 78 80 stock Do. 5 per cent. guar... 100 ' stock I MdinAGlas. sp.c. shares 100 112 114 stock ; Do. 4p. c gua. S. &D. 100 90 92 stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 stock I Furness, 6 per cent .., , 100 stock Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. 100 stock IGreut Northern, sp. et. 100 113 115 114 i stock Ir'o.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.o.pm 100 110 112 stock Do. 45 p. c. do. do. 100 ;Do. Sp .c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 80 82 84 10 ;Gt. 7. , h. of Scotld. let pf. all stock , c Gt... Sn. & W (Ireland)4 i 100 97 99 i 1 p. ct. prof. stock ) , 60 Theat West. (Berke and I Hants) Ext. sp. et 6 stock 1 Co. Redeemable,4s p.ct lOO 98 100 991 04 8 stock Do. Redeemable. 4p. ct lOO 89 91 stock ,Do Irredeemable, do lOO 90 92 911 stock Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref lOO 100 102 8 !Do. Birm. Pref. Shares all 91 101 10 ,Gt. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh all 17 18 10 ,Do. do. sp. et. pref all lei 10 1 stock Do Tiirmg.guar. stook lOO 74 76 264 'Do. Chester gua. shares all 20 21 131 Do. do. do. 20 Do. do. do. 100 Lan. & Carl. 41 pc. pref 4O stock ; Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO 185 137 stock ' Do.Barnstst£s 38 10d pc 100 , stock ; Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) . 100 stock ; Lon.& Brig. 5 pc.gm.No.i 100 111 113 stock I Do. sp. c. No. 2 100 111 113 stook Do. gua. 6p. e. stock I Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 100 111 113 stock ;Do. do. 41 per cen , -. ~, , 100 101 103 5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares all stock Do. 7p. ct. Pref. stock lOO 150 153 stock Do. Sp.c. do. (W.E.01.p ) 100 128 131 stock Do.4p.c.S.(div.def.til '651 100 '2O 73 stock Do. 4 per cent. Pref lOO stock I T,on. 1 - ,h at. and Dover lOO 87 89 Do. W. f A reeiv. no div 10 f ^ Ex. o . A til 6pcis pd B B. & Brom ex, g all 10 Do. Metropolitan Ex B 25 stock Lon. and N.W. Coy. and Nuneaton, sp. et lOO stock . Lon. & S.W, 7p. ct. stook 1 00 stock I Do. 41 per cent lOO 2s. tid.. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns I of 2s. (id all i 121 ' Londondy. & Cole. 6sh all 121 Londony. & Ennis. 1 sh, all 131 141 stock "lan. Sh. &Lin. 6 per of. 100 127 129 6 !Do. £6 stool= I Do. 3} per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 percent 5 , 4 5P 121 1 ',Taryport & Car., 4p. c all 1 121 ; Do. 41 per cent. all stock 'Mid. Con. 6p O. stock lOO stock ; Do.Con.Bris. &Bir. 6 p.c lOO 1 134 1343 stock ID°. 45 p. c. pref. stock. 100 1100 102 6 ' Do. with option till 18601 1 stock Do. Leic. & Hit. pref. shy 100 93 95 stock INorflk sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 stock Do. 51 p. o. Pref. do. 1847 100 stock ,Do.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 stock ;North British, sp. e. stock I Do. New, gun. Sp. c lOO 109 111 101 I Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. she 3 5 1 5 F 10 ' , Do. do. do all stock Nth.Dev.Rall. &Dek.Co. 1 00 i stock N-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. 1 00 90 92 stock I Do. 41 pc. redeemable lOO stock ;Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 99 100 17 I Do. do. do g 13.4. id p 20 I Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 121 , Do. do. Quarters, 1848,. 9 '25 I Do. York, . &S. Furth. i 10 idiP 20 'North Staffordshire all 22 23 10 , Rhymney Guaranteed. all 81 I Scottish Central, new pf I all stock ;Scottish North-Eastern 35 p. c. pref. stock lOO stock ; Do.Abordeen,gua.6p.c. 100 stock ' Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 132 134 10s, • south Devon, Ann. 10s. all 101 101 10 , Do. Fixed 41 per cent. all 1.0.6 I*;outh Eastern (Reading I Ann., 1.0.6) stout Do. 45 per cent lOO - stock Do.Flxed ip.c. Ist is. 100 stock , outh Wales, gua. 4p. 0. 100 91 93 stock Do. 41 per cent. lOO 98 100 stock , Po. 5 per cent' lOO stock ;S.-Yorkshire, 4 p . . e gua. 100 85 87 25 'Stock. & Dar. Asp. c all 261 271 25 I Do. B 6 ner oent all 82 33 25 Do. C 6 per cent all 32 33 j stock Watrfd & Kilkny, 6 p.( 100 45 48 451 stock W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua st 100 123 125 stock , Do. 2d do 100 118 121 stock Do. Newport 5 p.o.pf.red. 100 98 100 stock !Do.Perpet. 6p.c. pf 1866 1 100 121 124 stock I Do. till 1869, Ist is.' 100 114 116 121 Do. do. 2d is.l 71 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. SHARE MARK ET.-(THIS DA E) ORDINARY SI - lAttES AND STOCKS. ihare Railways, P a id., 1 Closing I Business , Price. I Done. 1 Belfast and Ballymena ,Bir., , and Str. Val. Birk., La., and Ch June inlyth and Tyne Bost. Sleaf and Mid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Carmarthen & Cardigan ;Cork and Bandon 'Cork, Biroek., k Passage 'Cornwall A gets no Do A r Do B until pc peran.i hasbeen , d. toB; Dublin & Belfast June., Dun., Perth, ,tAb. unc 1 East Anolian Eastern Counti ea Eastern Union, A stock) Do do B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds East Suffolk Edinburgh & Glasgow Rdin. Perth, & Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction 'Furness . . t• - ; , lasg. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland ififtTatNorthern no do A stock Po do Ti do S. W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Trish South-eastern Lancashire & Yorkshire; Loudon and Blackwall ton., Bright.. & S Coast Loud., Chat., and Dover Loud. &Nth. Western Lond. t gth. Western L'derry & Coleraine L'derry & Enniskillen Man. Shet. & Linf.oln Maryport and Carlisle Do do shares 1 Metropolitan Midland Do new.... ..... Do nirming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do 4 shares Mid Kent.............. Do, Cray Line . . all Newcastle and Ctrlisle ' all Newry dr Armagh, def 9 Newry, Warnpt. & ROB ' all Norfolk. .. .........., 100 North British.. N'or.DeT.Rail&Dk.stoav 1100 D , Astk; Areca no until 6pchas beenpd.ll 100 Do B stock ... 100 Nth. Eastern—Berwick) 100 Dodo, G.N.E. purchase ,16 13 4 Do Leeds I 100 I Do York North London Do new (North Staffordshire 17i N. and S. W. Junction all "Not. & Grantham Rail ll rzebles all [ Portsmouth Rhymney.. - Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock 1 00 Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO Shropshire Union lOO Sittingbourne & Sheer j _all 100 Nthn. Counties Union .. 34 S.-Durham & Lane. Un. 221 South Eastern ..... 100 South Wales .. 100 S. York. and River Dun 100 Staines, Wok,. and Wok all Stockton & Darlington all Do do . 11 Do New (1800) 3 Taff Vale __ Do Pref. No I lOO 'PhamesHavenDk&Rail 22 Ulster . Do Do ... : . ...... 2 Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Pim j all Waterford & Kilkenny, 100 Waterford & Limerick all West Cornwall West London all Do Ist class all Do 24 class .. all IWestiTatllepool Harbr and Rail West Midland—Oxford no. Newport , Do. Hereford 6 61 100 10! 91 CS 43 44 8 81 15 16 49 50 37 39 26 28 815 88 25i 26& 112 114 103 109 [OOl 101 129 151 [OB 110 691 691 53 62 Lo mil 66 61 14 116 48 .0 961 9i3 91 92 101 Ili 46 46i n 24 d 127 1271, 1 11 lip j 101 103 7 6d 1101 9/ 61 116 48} 51 52 64 631 63! 1001 1001 id h 571 571 84 881 98 100 3} 3} i 91 10} 73 75 114 118 334 34i 87 89 49 81 39 41 - -d 859 N 58 60 84 97 4 7 40 41 10 11 9 6 6/ 1 p, 65 2 1 561 2 p d 67 p & 116 111 51 8i 41 46 40 43 79 81 PREFERENCE SHARES. 101 1003 971 8 128 71 P Bedford and BI etch ley Buckinghamshire .... Chester & Holyhead.. Do. do. 5i per per cent. Do. cent. Clydesdale Junction.. Colchester, Stour Val. E.Lincolnshire,g.6 p.c. E.Union,Harwich She Do. Woodbridge ... Gls. Barr.&Neils,Drct Do. New ..... Gloster& Dean Forest Hartipool.Dek& Rail. Hull and Selby ...... Do. Shares . Do. f Shares ....... ...... Lauc.k Carl. gua.s p.c. London & Greenwich Do. Preference Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend. Lowestoft, gua. 4 p.ct. Do. 6 per cent.....„. nanc.,Buxtn. & Matk. Mid. Bradford Prefer- all Ln&N7W .• 100 Ln &N.W 95 97 100 Do. 63 534 100 Do. 121 123 100 'Do. 109 111 100 ;Caledonin 90 101 all ,E.U.Stig C 15 16 1C( Gt. North. 135 137 ali lE.Connts.' 44 Off 100 100 Ca.ledonin 100 ,Do all Gt. West. all Yk.N.dzßr all ,Yk.N. Md. all 'Do. all Do.. 100 11.n.5LN..);1;• 100 S. East 100 'Da 100 'Peto &Co 100 'Norfolk 100 Do. _ . all L NW . dal 100 Midland 5. 5 6 E.Counts all 'Do. all Do all 'Do. all 'Midland IA NW all Lyk. all IDo. iuo IGt.North , 100 T.Brassey 1 I all lil`Clean.. 100 Gt. West. all 14,M3rgtni 109 111 202 205 88 91 ence Stock....._ Newmarkt.,BuryExi! guaranteed 5 p. c. Northn.& Eastn. 5 p.c.! Do. do. 6 per cent Do. Fixed 5 per cent ' North Western Pre6toll and Wyre. Do. Shares A. Itoystu. Hitch., Shep Sk rewsbry& Hereford Do. Do. South Staffordshire Wilts and Somerset 7iTimDleclonOi Ong & 3 1 31 95 97 i i P 55 57 i - 5 11 132 134 100 102 101 11 90 92 Si 9i. Railways. Paid. Coe s. aing I Price Business . Dons. 101 1001 d 881 i I 571 1 8 74i 4 1001 ' t I THE SUN, LO DON, THURSDAY EVENING, MARCH 7, 1861: i Business done THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. BRITISH POSSESSIONS Railways. Atlantic & St Lawreno 'Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ins Gu: 5 per cent ...... Do, Do. Buffalo and Lake Huron 'Do. New Do. Preference ...... Buffalo,BrantAGodricli 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1. 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 ,Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lim) Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim. Cape Town & Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c. Demerara . Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. F Shares'Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 44 p c. Debantra, Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 (3 t.lndiaPentn.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. Soutb.of India (Linij guaranteed 5 per'eent: Do. do. t. W. of Canada Shares Do. New Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O ..1 Do. do. '73 without opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 d 0... Do. 5b p. c. do. '7B d 0... Madras, guar., 4i p. 0... Do. do. 5 per cent..... Do. 4 p. c. Extension Do. 5 Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Newßrunswick s Canda Ry. an d(Lim.)g.Opal Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital do .. Do. do. Land do. Oude (Limited) Scinde .......... Do. Punjaub Ls El Do. Do. ........ 4 .? Do. Indus. St. Flo. _ Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN 100 1 all (100 10 all 100 1 Paid, all 100 2trisoio Price. 73 75 92 93 X l6 16) d 41(11 all all all 100 100 100 all 6 7 75 80 65 70 65 70 41 5 I d pr 11 le d 984 994 97i 984 100 101 1 4 4 214 224 7 , ) 71 CO 63 41 43 50 56 40 45 40 43 944 95j 14d 1 di 2f If d llf 111 91 91 d 95 100 90 82 82 H 92 93 85 87 2 It 0 5 7 5 7 961 971 2d —d i 91 93 ,ATL . ' Antwerp & Rotterdam ,Ardennes ........... Bah.&S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. Belnian East. Junction `Beziers to Graissessac.. Car - neaux Mine & Rail Copiapo ..... Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France .... Grand Rus. Guar. 6 p. c. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs Italian Junction Lierre & Turnhout [pins & Geneva Namur & Liege Do. 6 p. e. Pref. Northern of France Do. New Shares Norwegian Trunk Pref.! Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. Paris tt 0r1ean5..... ... Recife & S. Fran. (Pern.) gua. 7 p. et. 1im...... Riga & Dunaburg...... Royal Dani5h.......... 'Royal Swedish ........ ,Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre .St Meuse ...... Do. 5i per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, Him, a. 7 p. c. S. Aust. &Lomb Vene tin ' Southern of Prance.... S. East Portugal 7 p et. West Flandenl ........ Do. 51 p a. Pre?'efen - Ce - W. & N.W. of France • • West'rn of Austria Western of Switzerland' Wiesbaden . Do. 8 per cent Pref `Zealand BRITIS Alfred Consols British Iron . 'hilaok) Clifford Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.)! East Bassett (Illoo•an).• East Caradon } E. WI Russel (Tavistk ), GamASt.Aubyn(Gwen )' Great South Tolaus 1 G. Alfa. (PhilackY G. Wheal Vor (Heston) , Grenville , Herod's- Foot ... ••• . • llingston Downs ;Lady Bertha _ _ r'garet (tiny Lelant). 'North Downs North Frances (Illogan) N. Wh'i Bassot (1110 an) North Wheal Crotty Par Cone°la (St. Blazey) Providence (Uny Leln Surtridß - e Cone. Min.Co.' South Caradon(St.Cleer) S. Carn Brea (Illogan) S. Day. Iron ,Gen., Lim S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) Stray Park Tamar Silv.dc Lead Xlin 1 Tin Crort Vale of Towey (Caren) West Basset (Illooan).. W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Beton Wheal Basset (Illogan) ;Wheal Buller (Redruth)i !Wheal Edward (Cale* 'Wheal Kitty (U.Lelanq Wheal MaryA.nn (Men.): ' Wheal Tretawney (1,10 FOREIGN 474 5i 5 7.5 1.7.2 20 Australian 1 BonAccord Copper,Lim 1 17.8 1 d 20 Brazil St.J.del Rey,Litril 15 801 31 304 5 Do. Land and Mining Co.! all 1 1 1 Clarendon Cons.MinCo.l die. ' 40 'Cobra Copper all 39 41 ICopiapo . 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co, all 2 ,Fortuna. 20 'General I all 20 22 201 1 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr 1 1 pr fp 14 'Kapunda (Limited) 1 1 1 14 p 21 8 Linares 5 I Lusitanian I 2 pr fp 1 iMariquita, I all l t 4 1 N. RhineCopofS.Aits.L 125.6 d H . id 20 Pontgibaud Silver,Leaell Mining and Smelt all 4 6 5 Port Philip 1 f 1 'Scottish Austrin. (L.) i 10s. 11 d 213•2•81 United Mexican . ! all 31 4 4 4 1 ,Worthing (Limited) : all * Do . I t JOINT-STOCK BANKS. 190 AgTa&UnitedService Bk, 50 40 Australasia all 67 69 25 IBank of Egypt all 119 20 114 100 (Bank of London 20 Bank of Turkey 50 British North American all 20 jehtd.Bank of India, &c. all 201 21 25 I Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.AL Ch all 33 35 100 ICity 100 Colonial 26 38 39 20 . 11 Corn. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London 2O - 20 l Eng., Scot., AL Ans. Ch all 154 16 20 ,Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 Lon. Char.Bkof Austral all 226 23 50 'London and County 50 :London Joint Stock 20 London and S.Airican j 10 2 14 100 London & Westminster 20 611 624 621 2 100 'Nat. Prov. of England . 42 20 Do. new 50 'National Bank 25 20 New South Wales.-- all 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all j 47 49 20 Ottoman Bank . all 17 18 100 'Provincial of Ireland .. 25 10 Do. new......... all 25 South Australia 25 'Union of Australia ..• • all 50 T.lnion of London 100 Unity Mutual... COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. ICan.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 Do. 6p. cent.lBBo-2 100 - - Do. 6p. cent.lBB3-4 100 Do. 6p. c. Feb. AL Aug. 100 107 109 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 110 11 t Do. 5 per cent lOO WO 1001 1001 Cape G.Hope, 6 p c,lBBO 100 107 108 1071 Do. 1890 100 108 100 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 106 107 1061 Do. 6p. o. Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. sp. 0., 18Ilf M 100 971 984 Do. sp. c., 1871 to 1876 100 97 98 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 drupwds 100 97 88 971 1 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO ,106 107 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 AL MO lOO Vic. Gov. 6 p.c..Je. &July 100 - - Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct lOO 118 1004 1084 DOCKS. stook Commercial 1 100 stock , Do. 4 per Cent.Pref.lklin 100 stook lEast and West India ' 100 stock London stock St. Katharine... ' 100 stock Southampton ...... ' 100 stock Vittoria . .... .1 100 20 iDo New .... -.— ....... t 2 98 100 id par MISCELLANEOUS. An 0 - 1o.)I exican Mint 'Atlantic R. Ml Stm (Id) !Atlantic Tel. (Limited). 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Co.ofUpr.Car , Dieraeu'a Lod all all 15s. 8 100 all 100 all all e.l all 131 14 28 30 41 4-t 34 36 18 20 124 14i 114 118 20 22 29 SO 102 r 4 d 97 100 3k 3i It 1 11 li 1$ 3 4 If Ild 1 s Did' i 41 El 47 10 68 70 10 11 18 19 p 164 44 17 544 49 10 123 128 32 34 - I I 6:, 7 /0 11 WAYS. 66 61 1 IV ; 11 12 13 3 3 21 ,1, 23 24 e•i 71 7; 19 20 87i 381 8 9 36i 37i 55 57 3 2il 5& 5 81 81 1 lI d 1 , 1 20} 214 6 6# 91 9# 21i 22# -.. -.4 3.: 8 1 t 175 185 350 370 95 100 151 151 6 64 21 23 7_ 7.i TATTERS4ILLS'-(TIIIS EVENING.) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 6to 1 agst Jealousy (take 100 to 16) 100 to 12 agst Old Ben Roe (taken) 9to 1 aget Emperor (taken) 10 to 1 agst Anatis (taken) 10 to 1 agst Franc Picard.(taken) 11 to 1 agst Master Bagot (taken) 20 to 1 agst Freshman (taken) 20 to 1 aget Xanthus (taken) 20 to 1 agst Bridegroom (taken) CITY AND SUIttIRBAN. 15 to 1 agst East Sheen (offered) 33 to 1 agst Lady Clare (taken) 33 to 1 agst Dover (taken) CHESTER CU F. 12 to 1 agst Chem Arnie (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to 1 agst Klarikoff (taken and offered) 9to 1 agst Kettledrum (offered) 9to 1 agst Diaphantus (take 10) 12 to 1 agst Sweet Hawthorn (taken) 12 to 1 agst Russley (taken) 16 to 1 agst Matador (taken) DERBY. 100 to 6 agst Big (offered, take 20 to 1) 30 to 1 agst Knight of the Thistle (taken) 1000 to 15 agst Sweet Hawthorn (taken) COVERLRY RACES—(This Day.) BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH. HANDICAP PLATE. Gaylad Gwellyan Gloom colt 3 Eight ran. CRAVEN STEEPLECHASE. Jerusalem Heads or lails Eight ran. COVENTRY HANDICAP. Black Diamond Jasper Harriett Eight ran. The winner got badly off, but won in a canter by eight lengths. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(THIs EVENING). The LORD CHANCICLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o 'clock. CHURCH RATES. Petitions against the abolition of church rates were pre sented by Viscount Dungannon, Lord Stradbroke, Lord St. Leonards, Lord Colville, the Bishop of Carlisle, and the Duke of Marlborough. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Caledonian and Symington Biggar and Broughton Railway bill was read a second time. THE BERKELEY PEERAGE. The LORD CHANCELLOR said he had received a letter from Lord Brougham, requesting him to explain the cause of his absence when the decision was given in the Berkeley peeragi. His learned friend stated that the rea son he was not present was that when he was at the bar he was concerned for the first cltmant to the peerage. The noble and learned lord quite agreed in the decision that had been given. SYRIA. The Marquis of BATH asked whether the attention of the Government had been directed to the despatch which had been transmitted from Prince Gortschakoff to Count Kersloff at Paris, requesting him not only to support but to urge the military occupation of Syria without limit as to time. If the Government were aware of the circumstance, he should like to know what course they intended to pur sue ? Lord WODEHOUSE said the despatch alluded to by the noble marquis was perfectly authentic, and a copy had been sent to her Majesty's Government. He could not therefore say their attention had not been drawn to it. With respect to the tone of conduct her Majesty's Govern ment intended to pursue, negotiations were now going on with respect to that circumstance, and therefore he could not for obvious reasonligive the noble marquis any answer to the latter part of his question. POLITICAL OFFENDERS AT CAYENNE. The Earl of DERBY wished to ask the question he had given notice of to the noble duke opposite, namely, whether any bill had been introduced into the colonial legislature of British Guiana for the purpose of sanctioning the extradition of prisoners escaping from the French colony of Cayenne. In every extradition treaty political offenders were carefully exempted. As almost all prisoners at Cayenne were political, he wished to know whether such a bill had been introduced with the concurrence of the British Government; and whether there was any objection to lay on the table copies or extracts of any despatches that might have been received on the sub ject ? The Duke of NEWCASTLE was glad of the opportu nity of explaining the subject. Ho had not received any official information to the effect, but he had :no doubt the noble earl's information was correct, because instructions had been sent out from this country in September author ising the introduction of such a measure. A draft of the bill had, however, been very carefully prepared by the Queen's Advocate, and political offenders were excluded from its operations. The bill would only include offences which were specified in the convention of 1843. He had no ob jection to lay the despatch on the table of the house. STATUTE LAW REFORM BILL. This bill passed through committee without amendment. FUNDS - IN CHANCERY. Lord ST. LEONARDS rose to move that an humble address be presented to her Majesty for a copy of the com mission recently issued to certain commissioners to inquire into the constitution of the accountant•general's department of the Court of Chancery, and the provision for the custody and management of the funds of the court; and also to ask the Government upon what grounds the commission had been issued. It appeared to him particularly strange that not a single equity judge was to be found amongst all the commissioners. Then, again, a gentleman had expressed a very strong opinion to the extent that the Accountant-Gene ral's office ought to be altogether abolished. He thought the whole affair had been done in a most improper way, that it was disrespectful to the officers, and of the most alarming nature as far as regarded suitors. The LORD CHANCELLOR having explained the na ture of the composition of the commission, the motion was withdrawn. THE PAPER DUTIES. The Earl of CAMPERDOWN moved that there be laid before the house an account of the gross and net produce of the paper duties for one year, to the latest date to which the same can be made up. The Earl of DERBY suggested that the returns should be for more than tho last year. The motion was amended so as to embrace the last three years, and was then agreed to. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(Tms EVENING). The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. GREAT DOVER ROAD BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, which was introduced for the purp3se of extending the powers of the parties who undertook to construct the Great Dover Road, Mr. WILLIAMS moved as an amendment that the bill be read a second time this day six months. The promoters of the bill made the road several years ago, and it appeared that the undertaking did not realise their expectations. The last time they came to Parliament for a renewatof their powers for taking tolls they applied for an extension of 21 years, which, on the distinct understanding that they should not again apply to Parliament, the term for the continuance of these powers was extended to 31 years. He contended that this application for a further extension of these powers was most unjust under the circumstances. Mr. MASSEY said that it was rather singular that this opposition should come from the hon. member (Mr. Wil liams), considering that his name and Mr. Roupell's were on the back of the bill. These turnpike and road bills were made the subject of a special regulation of the house by being investigated up stairs, and afterwards submitted to the consideration of the Home Department, as preliminaries to their being passed by the house. Mr. WILLI AMS explained that his name had been put on the bill without his knowledge. _ _ Mr. LOCKE agreed with the honourable member for Lambeth, and et :tad that in 1809 certain parties un dertook to construct this road, to connect the Borough with the New Kent-road by a more eligible mode of communication than existed at the time. They had not realised their expectation of 12 per cent., but that was a result that might occur to the promoters of any other private undertaking, and did not entitle them to any special privilege. Besides the promoters had not carried out the condition of lighting and paving the road which they had promised when they applied originally for the bill. On the contrary the parishes of Southwark had to bring in a bill for that purpose towards carrying out which the promoters had not contributed a farthing. Mr. ROUPELL intimated that his name also had been placed on the backof the bill without his knowledge or con sent. Mr. CLIVE thought the subject should be referred to the committee up stairs. The house divided, and the numbers were— For the second reading • • Against Majority Mr. BRIGHT said that before the bill was read a second time he wished to make a few observations. He under stood that the bill, before being introduced into the house, should be indorsed by the names of two members. In this case 12 gentlemen, whose names were on the back of the bill, denied that they had given any authority for such endorsement, so that the bill came before the house in direct contravention of the standing rules. He bogged to ask the Speaker whether, under these circumstances, it was com petent to proceed with the bill. The SPEAKER said that on a motion for leave to bring in a bill, and such leave being given, it was necessary that the names of two members of the house should be placed on the back of the bill. Whether the agents in this case had exceeded their duty was a matter which he thought should form the subject of inquiry. Mr. BRIGHT asked whether, under the circumstances, the second reading of the bill should not be postponed until such inquiry had taken place ? The SPEAKER was understood to say that the more proper course would be to move the adjournment of the debate. Mr. LOCKE then moved the adjournment of the debate, which being seconded, Mr. ROUPELL said that he had not received any ex planation on the subject [of indorsing the bill, and he thought the conduct pursued by Parliamentary agents in reference to such matte' s was most objectionable. Ultimately the debate was adjourned until Monday next. PAROCHIAL EXCISEMEN. Mr. LOCKE asked the Chancellor of Exchequer whether excisemen had been employed by the Board of Inland Revenue to collect the land, assessed and income tams in the parish of Bermondsey, and elsewh ere; sad, if so, whether security had been given by them, and whether they had taken the oath of secrecy as collectors required by the Income-tax Acts ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained that the Board had appointed inspectors of their own to collect the tax, in consequence of local arrangements for that purpose having failed. These offices were sinecures, but it was not the practice of the board to require security in the case of officers whom they appointed to such situations. MAJOR YELVERTON. Major GAVIN asked the Under Secretary of State for War whether his attention had been called to th 3 case of Tkelwall v. Yelverton; and whether the name of Major Yelverton was to be retained in her Majesty's Army List ? Captain ARCHDALE said he understood that an officer from the Horse Guards had been appointed to watch the law proceedings in the celebrated trial which had just con cluded in Ireland. Mr. BARING said that Major Yelverton had been sus pended from the performance of his military duties until the legal proceedings that might follow the trial had taken place. The Secretary of War could not be supposed to take any steps at present, as such might be considered pre judging the case. (Hear, hear.) THE AVON AND SIR BALDWIN WALKER. In reply to Mr. B. OSBORNE, Lord C. PAGET said that the Avon returned without being successful in overtaking Sir Baldwin Walker. (Laughter.) FRENCH OCCUPATION OF SYRIA. Mr. FITZGERALD asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, if the conference now sitting at Paris to consider the propriety of prolonging the French occupation of Syria should be invited to consider the ques tion of an increase of the force now in that country, her Majesty's Government are prepared to refuse their assent to that proposal; and whether the information he had re ceived led him to believe that the number of 6,000 men, to which the French force in Syria had been limited by the convention, had been exceeded ? Lord J. RUSSELL said, with respect to the first ques tion, that it appeared that the effective French force was in reality not more than 6,000 men. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE.-ADJOURNMENT FOR EASTER. Lord PALMERSTON said that he had to appeal to hon. members in regard to public business. For the conveni ence of hon. members it was proposed that the house should adjourn on the Monday before Easter instead of, as previ ously, on the Thursday. It was necessary that they should pass the army and navy estimates before the day of ad journment, and he trusted private members who had motions to bi ing forward would postpone them on the motion for going into committee of supply until some more conve nient opportunity, so far as public business was con cerned. SUPPLY. The adjourned debate on the motion for going into com mittee of supply was resumed by Mr. E. JAMES, who was [LEFT SPEAKING.] SPURTING MTELLIGENCE. BETTING} AT MANCHESTER, WEDNESDAY. In our notice of the transactions which took place at the rooms yesterday, we stated that the business done was confined to the Nottingham Meeting. The same ob servation will apply in a measure to that which took place to-day. For the Liverpool Spring Cup, 11 to 2 would have been taken about North Lancashire, and 10 to 1 was offered bar one.—For the Grand National Steeple Chase any of the front rank horses would have been backed at a point or two over the legitimate betting, but everyone pre sent seemed to be of one opinion, so nothing was done that required the use of the metallics, and the quotations a few days back will answer for to-day. For the Two Thousand Guineas, 7 to 1 would have been taken against Klarikoff, and 12 to 1 was taken about Diophantus ; 14 to 1 was taken about Sweet Hawthorn, and Russley appeared to have gone quite out of favour, 12 to one being offered against him. There was no great amount of money in vested upon anything. CLOSING PRICES. LIVERPOOL SPRING CUP. sto 1 agst North Lancashire (offered 11 to 2) 10 to 1 agst Princess Royal (taken) 100 to 8 agst Birmingham (taken) THE DERBY. 4 to 1 on the field (offered) THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6 to 1 agst Klarikoff (offered take 7) 9to 1 agst Kettledrum (wanted) 100 to 1 agst Diophantus (taken) 12 to 1 aget Russley (offered) 12 to 1 agst Overton (taken) 14 to 1 agst Sweet Hawthorn (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 7to 1 agst Jealousy (taken) Bto 1 agst Old Ben Roe (offered) SCRATCHING.—Heads or Tails was struck out of the Hunt Cup, at the Nottingham Meeting, this (Wednesday) afternoon, at four o'clock. THIS DAYS MARKETS. CORN EXCHANGE. IM! TRIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. - Wheat, 54s 2d; barley, 39s 2d ; oats, 23s Od ; rye, 35s ld ; beans, 39s 7d ; and peas, 41s 7d. THE SIIC. WEEKS' AVERAGES. - Wheat, 54s 104 ; barley, 39s 7d ; oats, 23s Od ; rye, 35s 5d ; beans, 40s 4d ; peas, 42s sd: ENGLISII GRAIN SOLD LAST EPEES.—"'heat, 68,400; barley, 61,157 ; oats, 19,175 ; rye, 91; beans, 4,239 ; peas, 1,125 quarters. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's market was very moderately supplied with beasts, and all kinds moved off steadily, at fully Monday's currency. The show of sheep was rather limited. Prime Downs and half-breds commanded a ready sale at full quo tations ; but inferior breeds were inactive at late rates. The few lambs on offer realised an advance of 8d per 81bs, the prices being 7s to 8s per 81bs. There was a fair demand for calves at previous currencies, but pigs and milch cows commanded very little attention. Per Blbs to sink the offal. s. d. a. d. j Crse. & inf. beasts 3 2 3 6 1 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 8 4 10 Crse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 0 Second quality do. 4 2 4 6 s, d. s. d 8 Primecrs-wool do. 4 10 5 0 Pme. S'thdown do 5 10 6 2 Largo erse. calves 4 8 5 8 I Prime small do 5 4 5 6 I Large hogs 4 0 4 0 Small porkers )d to Os Od. - - Lambs, Os i Suckling calves, 19s to 22s 22s to 295. and quarter .old store pigs, TOTAL SUPPLY. Beasts 950 Sheep and lambs 3,800 Calves Pigs FOREIGN SUPPLY Beasts Sheep Calves Piga - MEAT MARKETS. NEWCIATE AND LEADENHALL. The demand for each kind of meat has ruled steady, as follows : Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 6d ; mutton, 4s Od to 5s 2d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s 8d to 5s Od ; pork, 3s Sd to 5s Od per 81bs. by the carcase. SOUTHALL, March 6. A moderate supply. Trade steady : Beef, 3s Gd to 4s 10d ; mutton, 4s Od to Os Od ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s 10d to 5s 6d ; pork, 4s Od to 4s 10d per 81bs to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Feb. 6.—To-days market was fairly supplied with stock. The trade was inactive. Prices as follow : Beef, from 3s 4d to os Od ; mutton, 4s Od to Gs Od ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 4s 8d to 5s 4d ; and pork, 4s Od to 4s 8d per Blbs ; suckling calves, 14s to 198 ; quarter old store pigs, 22s to 29s each; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB lOs each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.-111eadow hay, £2 Os to £5 5s Od ; clover do., £3 Os to £slss ; and straw, V. lOs to £1 18s per load. A fair demand, CUMIMRLAND. - Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 8s ; clover, £3 Os to £ss 15s Od ; and straw, £1 103 to £2 Os per load. Trade steady. WHITECIIAPEL. - Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 5s Od ; clove!, £3 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 lOs to fl 18s per load. Trade slow. COAL MARK] (rem of Coal per Ton at s. d. Buddle'sWest Hartley 16 0 Bell's Primr05e......14 6 Byass's Bebside West llartley...ls 6 Lambert's West Hart- FJT—MARCH 6. the close of the market Walls End. s, - d. Byron Hedley lB 0 Durham 17 0 Bryddyll's Hetton 19 0 Riddell. Wharnelifte l7 9 Framwellgate 18 6 Hartlepool. l9 3 North Hartlepool l5 3 South Hartlepool.-- 18 6 Hetton Kelloe Heugh Hall 14 6 Tunstall Lambton 19 6 Haswell . .. 19 9 Whitworth ...16 6 South Hetton l9 9 Russel's Hetton ..19 0 Pittington . .... ......17 6 Stewart's 19 9 Caseop l9 0 loy 15 3 Davison's West Hart- ley Carr's Original Hartleyl6 0 Carway and Duffryn Malting 24 0 Walker Primrose 13 6 Eden Main ...18 6 Benton's West Hartleyls 0 Hastings Hartley ....15 6 Bower's West Hartley 16 3 West Hartley l5 6 ranfleld Moor 15 0 tanfield Moor Butes-15 0 Craghead Hartley 15 0 255; sold, 166. Walle:End. Acorn Close ..18 6 Eden 18 6 Ships at market, THIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, March 7.—Wind this day at noon—North- Westerly; blowing a strong breeze, but fine sunshiny weather QUEENSTOWN, March G.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Peter, from Akyab. POUTSMOUTH, March 6.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived— Escort, from Havre for New Orleans ; Earl of Hardwicke, from Havre for Madras. FALMOUTH, March 6.—Wind W.S.W., fresh gale.— Sailed—Dunsandle, for Simon's Bay, &c.; Vesbena, for Havre. _ . _ CLYDE, March 6.—Wind S.S.W., strong—Arrived -- Scandinavian, from Matanzas ; United Kingdom, screw steamer, from New York; George Bradford, from Phila delphia. Cow's, March 6.—Wind W.S. W., strong.—Arrived — Arago, steamer, from Havre, and proceeded for New York. March 7.—Arrived—New York , steamer, for New York, leaky. WATERFORD, March b.—Wind W.—Arrived —Eagle, from St. Domingo. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOTITRANLPTON, Tharsday Morning. Arrived, March 6—Dispatch,. and Atalanta, steamers, from Jersey. Sailed—Havre, steamer, for Havre; Courier, and Ata lanta, for ,T9rety, 991 *1 401 40 9 61 7 7.4.0 541 17s I 13.9 91 .6 1 5.14.6 8.12 4.10.6 1.8.6 11i 4s 9.18.9 1i 10.6.7 all 24.8.0 44 9 .3s 8d LITERATURE. Seasons with the Sea _Horses, or Sporting Adven tures in the Northern Seas, By James Lamont, Esq., F.G.S. Hurst and Blackett. This is a spirited account of some stirring adventures met with by some daring voyagers. It will be found on perusal to afford an agree able and entertaining narrative, and throughout there is a vigour and vivacity that render the descriptions very attractive. There are some good illustrations interspersed through the work which increase its interest, and serve to convey a better impression of the animals encountered in those regions. There are some lines from Longfellow on the title-page, which refer to the exciting errand on which they were bound, and one is re minded of that stanza on the subject— " Up, up let us a voyage take, Why sit we here at ease ? Find us a vessel tight and snug, Bound for the Northern Seas." The engraving of " Walruses on the Ice" is a very good one, and the frontispiece, representing the Chase of the Walrus, is a most stirring picture. Another striking sketch is that of a She Bear and Cubs. The bear was killed, out the sportsmen succeeded in capturing the cubs, whom they took -away with them, and their prisoners gave them great trouble. On one occasion they contrived t o give their capt ors th e s li p , but they were fortunately recaptured. " They had a sort of crib made for them on deck out of some spare spars and pieces of drift-wood, and while they were being thrust into it, they resisted it so furiously that we could almost imagine they knew they were bidding adieu for ever to the fresh breezes and the icy waters of Spitzbergen." The four bears they killed yielded altogether about 600 lbs of fat. " C'orpo dt Bacco," exclaims the writer, " What a thousand pities it is not worth 3s. 6d. a•pot, as in the Burlington Arcade." It is stated in the course of the reminiscences that from all the information collected on the subject, it is calculated " that about one thousand walruses and twice that number of bearded seals are an nually captured in the seas about Spitzbergen, exclusive of those which may die of their wounds; so that some idea may be formed of the numbers of those curious and useful amphi bious monsters still existing in that country ; but it is quite clear that they are undergoing a rapid diminution of numbers, and also that they are gradually receding into more and more inaccessible regions further to the north." We learn from the voyage of Othshere, which was performed about a thousand years ago, that the natives then abounded on the coast of Finmarken itself ; they have, however, abandoned that coast fol. some centuries, although individual stragglers have been occasionally captured there up to within the last 30 years. In the summer the walruses congregate in vast herds and go ashore, or " They all lie down in a mass in some secluded bay, or on some rocky island, and there they remain in a semi-torpid sort of state for weeks together, without moving or feeding. They do not usually do this until NT - 1y near the end of August, by which time most of the ves sels have departed full, and, of course, it is a very great chance whether any of those remaining will find these trysting places in the few days which remain before the season breaks up ; but such chances are what every Spitzbergen walrus-hunter prays for by day and dreams of by night, because they know that if they are fortunate enough to find the walruses under these circumstances they may be enabled to kill a small fortunes' worth of them in a few hours." The toils of the zealous voyagers were not fruitless, and their pleasure was not profitless, as will be seen from the following fac-simile exe cuted by Lord David Kennedy on one of the cabin-beams of the " Anna Louisa." Lord David Kennedy and James Lamont hired this sloop Anna Louisa, not A 1, in the summer of the year 1859, and killed in Spitzbergen 46 wal ruses, 88 seals, 8 polar bears, 1 white whale, 61 reindeer; total, 204 heads. On the whole we could not desire a more entertaining account of adven tures in the northern seas than is afforded by this retrospect of a " Season with the Sea horses," and all students of natural history and all lovers of exciting events and stirring scenes of sportsmanship will do well to possess themselves of this, work which abounds with in terest, is replete with amusing anecdotes, and is moreover peculiarly adapted to convey most desirable information regarding the strange crea tures the monsters of the deep of which it particu larly treats. It will most likely meet with approval in many quarters, and the literary public are in debted to Mr. Lamont for publishing his remark able adventures. The Tragedy qf I,Ve, being Records of Remarkable Phases of Lunacy kept by a Physician. By John 11. Brewster. 2 vols. Smith and Elder. The volumes before us show us human life in one of its saddest aspects, human suffering in one of its most hopeless forms. The loss of reason has always been held among civilised communities as one of the greatest calamities, and justly so, if the accounts from time to time furnished us of the con• dition of the insane be warranted by facts. In some instances the mania developes itself in the form of extravagant excitement and imaginary happiness, but too often the overthrown mind is a prey to dark and dreadful delusions or pitiable despondency. The work in question is evidently the production of one who is familiar with his sub ject, aed an acute observer of its shifting phases. The notes and incidental observations display ex tensive study of the phenomena of these painful cases and of the scientific opinions upon them. The first volume is entirely occupied with one story, the history of a forced marriage and its direful consequences. The heroine Al arion St. Maur is too weak and yielding to excite so much compas sion as she deserves by her melancholy fate ; like Lucy of Lammermoor, she excites more pity than sympathy. The second volume shows us a series of sketches, all turning on the same point and describing the lunacy of the chief character. Many of these possess much attraction as narratives, independently of the melancholy interest attaching to the misfortunes of their subjects. The story of the lunatic engineer and poor Mary Vyner is a mournful history of selfish cruelty, repaid by un questioning self-devotion. Of all the cases here cited, only one recovers reason, and that is the gentle heroine of "The Sonnambulist," another victim of misplaced affection. Throughout all his narratives the writer steadily maintains the danger of confiding in the supposed harmlessness of persons of unsound mind. Whether from suspicion, malice, the love of destruction, the influence of some spectral illusion, or still more of the uncontrollable fits of terror to which some maniacs are subject, their acts of violence have been so frequent and so unexpected that the bystanders should never be off their guard. In the case of those poor " daft" creatures, some times haunting coontry places, the caution still holds good. The author cites an instance where " Wandering Georgie," a half-witted creature of this class, dashed out a negro boy's brains with a poker, supposing him to be the Devil in mortal shape. Another story he tells of a young girl drowned by a crazy woman in the pool where her son had accidentally met his death long before. He also strongly advises that attention should immediately be paid to symptoms of mental alienation, and pro per means of cure adopted, since the chances of recovery diminish rapidly in proportion to the length of the disease. It must always, however, be a very difficult task to convict a person of un sound mind, and to decide between harmless eccen tricity and the first indications of tottering reason. The recommendation of keeping lunatics away from their friends and discouraging visits may also be very useful ; but it is not wonderful that anxious relatives should wish to watch carefully over the comfort and well-being of those who are no longer able to care for themselves. The treatment of the insane, especially in the wealthier classes, is a sub ject of great difficulty; the wicked machinations of cupidity or interest have to be borne in mind by the legislator, as well as the efforts of faithful friend or skilful physician. Such as are attracted by the study of this melancholy subject may avail themselves of these interesting and wall written volumes, which are evidently the results of study and experience, although thrown into a form which is more popular than scientific. A kFeaman's Narrative during his Captivity among Chinese Pirates. By Edward Brown. Charles Westerton. It fell to the lot of the author of this narrative, to use his own words, along with many others, to find himself " paid off" on the beac h at Hong Kong in October, 185 6 ; com mercial business in the South of China having been brought to a stand-still by the hostilities betwee n the British and Chinese autho rities at Canton. The merchant vessels which were waiting for cargoes for Europe were laid up, and th e crews discharged. It was under these circum stances that in an evil hour he embarked in a Chinese lorcba, registered under the British flag, as flag captain. Driven out of their course by a severe gale, they fell in with a fleet of piratical junks in the service of the rebel king, the immortal Tai ping-wee-wang, and were captured after a despe rate resistance; but, greatly to their s urprise, instead of being instantly murdered, as all expected, none of the crew were molested, and Brown him self treated with great courtesy and respect. The admiral or commander of these p ir at i cal cruisers made him captain of one of his vessels , an appoint ment which he could not refuse, although it was an honour he little coveted. He subsequently made his escape, and after a variety of adventures he at length gained the deck of the British brig Punch. !During his forced sojourn with the Cochin China pirates he witnessed many atrocities, and had many opportunities of inspecting their retreats, and studying the peculiarities of their character. On the whole h e was well treated, but the very kindness shown him was sometimes distaste .ful..He was in v it e d t o di ne w i t h t h e a d m i ra l on hi s ,joining the fleet. He thus describes part of the entertainment : " Rice, the CEiinese staff of life,' to a basin full of which we were first helped, was served up in two large wooden kids, placed at the head of the table, and holding something like twenty pounds each. These formed rather an incon venient addition to the feast. They were continually pass ing to and fro, over and even under the table, to the immi nent danger of some of the long-tailed gentry dipping the wrist-bands and sleeves of their silk and satin garments in the gravy of the savoury dishes. We had no waiters to attend upon us, but every one helped himself to what he re quired, and then passed the dish or kid to the next person who asked for it. _ " he liquor, which they called bee-chew, was poured into little cups, and served out hot to each person. It was a very suspicious-looking fluid. The interp re t er commenced capering, with a glass of it in his hand, drinking, and hob nobbing witbi everybody, and would insist upon my trying some. As soon as I put it to my lips, I knew what ' blue ruin' was ; for this bee-chew was of a dull blue colour, and it tasted, ugh ! of what did it not taste ? bilge-water, vitriol, turpentine, copal varnish, tar, fire, and castor oil ! An entire stranger might have fancied that garlic had been ',oiled in it. All Chinese liquor has a very unpleasant flavour, or twang • but this, being pure and unadulterated, was real fire chain lightning !' The twang may in some measure be accounted for, by their not knowing how to remove the essential oils properly ; or because they distil from rice. I cannot give a decided opinion on this subject, I must Wave it to some of my kind readere, Who may be better chemists than I am. " The repast beinc , finished, they all took to smoking opium again, an d therefore I took my leave of them." Residing at one time at a village for some days, he observes that there was a small body of troops stationed there under a mandarin ; that daily some dozen or more were flogged, and that during the thirty days he re mained with them every one of the soldiers had been beaten and some of them several times. The mode of inflicting this punishment is singular, and executed with a neatness peculiar to the Celestials. The victim's hands are bound tightly together and placed over a peg driven into the ground ; his feet are then bound and he is stretched out to his full length, and another peg being driven between them he is ready to be operated upon. No sen tence is passed upon the offender, but one of his comrades continues to belabour him during the mandarin's pleasure. Flogging is often resorted to, to induce suspected persons to confess to the perpetration of certain crimes, and they are beaten until they confess, when the previous flagillation is not taken into consideration, but a sentence in accordance with the offence passed; if, however, they persist in their innocence after a severe beating, they are released. This is something like the good old English custom of trying whether some un fortunate old woman were a witch or not, by casting her into a horse-pond, and if she floated she was a witch, and was accordingly burned, but if the unfortunate sank and was drowned, her character was vindicated at the ex pense of her vitality. After his escape from the pirates he was kept in prison in Cochin China for some three months, during which period he witnessed much barbarity practised upon the unfortunate prisoners who were unmercifully beaten for every imaginary offence. The following uses to which a wife and family may be turned by this ingenious people beats Sir Cresswell Cresswell hollow : SELLING A WIFE. " A most melancholy affair occurred in the jail about this time, that of a prisoner selling his wife. " It appears that this man had been committed four years ago, for having stolen a bag of white rice ; and his sentence was, as usual, to remain in prison till further orders. "After he had been here about twelve months he got permission (through gcod conduct) to have his wife and family with him. He had three children, two girls and a boy, whose ages varied from two to six years. "His family had not joined him more than six months, when he sold the eldest, a girl six years of age, for fifty thousand cash, or about thirteen dollars. Six months after this, he sold the youngest, a little girl three years of age, for twenty thousand cash, or about five dollars. One year after this he sold his little boy, five years of age, for the small sum of seventeen thousand cash, era little more than four dollars ; and now he was about to sell his wife. She was a good looking Cochinese woman, about 27 years of age. He had been married to her, after the Cochinese form. by buying her, ten years ago. "I was present when the poor woman was brought out ; she was crying bitterly ; and when her husband spoke to her, she appeared to turn from him with disgust. I pitied her, not merely for her present trouble, but for what she must have suffered on being separated from her children. The day had now arrived when she too must be sold, and for what ? not to enable her husband to procure the common necessaries of life, but to satisfy his unnatural desire to obtain opium. " Well ! to end this mournful affair. The poor woman was handed over to three savagc-looking men, one of them receiving a paper, or bill of sale, signed by the husband. They also received a bundle of her clothes ; and, after pay ing the purchase-money, they led her away. She was sold for 80,000 cash, or about twenty dollars." In the end through, the kindness of Quong, of Saigon, ho is restored to liberty, and put safely on board of the brig Punch. The work is full of interesting details and dangerous adventure. It is written in a plain, straightforward manner, which must please all. DanisDanishFairy Legends and ?ales. By Hans He C n l ri nars s g t Ce l a dh n r As withti : a d n ef 2 s A e o n n d , e N' r i s t e h n Ai b eema illustrations.orsi r a . B T noa h hi n i n r e. d edition, held in honour by children of all ages as one of the inter preters of fairy land. The simplicity of-many of his delightful tales brings them down to the com prehension of early childhood, while the hidden moral often lurking under the history of stacks, fir trees, and darning needles, speaks to older and graver minds. Not like the old tales of giants and fairy godmothers are the legends of " The Wild S . Wans," " The Fir Tree," and " The Ugly Duckling." The latter charming fantasy is indeed an allegory of its author's own eventful life. Like the ugly little bird, the scorn of the farm-yard, the shame of his relations, hunted, pecked, and perse cuted, till at length he develops into one of the Ringly birds whose snowy plumage and stately bearing had filled him with wonder. The poor peasant boy who could not speak his own language correctly, is now known and honoured through out Europe. The edition before us is the third of the collected stories, and is rendered still more complete than its predecessors by the introduction of twelve additional stories published a few years since under the name of Historian. The stories themselves are too well known and too popular to require criticism. We need only say that the volume is of the convenient size and excellent type usual in Mr. Bohn's library, and enriched with very numerous illustra tions. The Cornhill Magazine. The adventures of " Philip" continue in Mr. Thackeray's easy style. Our old friend J. J. Ridley, the Royal Academician, re-appears among the very miscellaneous companions of the hero ; and it is interesting to notice incidentally how the artist instincts of Michael Angelo Titmarsh still survive in the breast of the successful novelist. As the General seated on an Emperor's throne with ,the fairest portion of the globe beneath his sceptre, still cast a " longing, lingering look" to the im pregnable fortress of Acre, and sighed amidst all his splendour, " I have missed my destiny," so does the quondam Michael Angelo, whose books are eagerly and lovingly perused by countlessadmirers,so does he say now in the page s of his successful magazine —" To be a painter,and and to have your hand in perfect T c h o e mm fait faith less hold to be one of life's Sllllllllo2 bona." force (and pencil could not delineate with s ufficient e p o a r t eery rait s skilful painter to surpass. goosequill has cast aside, but in its place the happier c ap fm an a d ai n e o at w io o n n , d a e n r d !) inthedecsopnacirehptthioens confcitlhahtasfebretielne conjured interiors before us scenes that .it wouldWe have all seen Mr. suarpnadsseeen them with no super . andhapra r c e t q e u r i s .; " Here is occupation ; here is excitement; here is struggle and victory; T ofi ne h i a a, c ti kcerrea, glance,y' e s x h ca t l , ca r idomeyss,et Mr. Thackeray , looking back and here is profit. Can m a n ask more from for tune Dukes and Rothsch ilds ma y be envious o f s . T o r r ue ! Dukes and Rothschilds may, r ,‘ Horace Saltoun", increases in painful buucthnoatuithaen.:uth of " Vanity Fair" and the " New icnotmereesst, and "Framley Parsonage" approaches its denouement. We will speak of it at greater length when it is completed. We are inclined to rank it among Mr. Trolloje's masterpieces. The poem on " The River" reminds us too much of Southey's famous lines. " The Turkish Bath" is a capital paper, well worthy of attention. Millais has given an Philistines intere stingaresketchatthe Parsonage. e fMark arson a a n g. and his wife when the The Pu»golo of Milan publishes a letter of Francis 11., in w hi c h h e orders General Fergola to con tinue his resistance. The officer who conveyed the letter to the General carried to him also a sum of 30,000 ducats. The garrison of M ess i na i s 4,000 s t rong . ABDUCTION BY A FRENCH PRIEST.— A ease which has excited great interest in the north of France has for the last few days occupied the Court of Assizes du Nord, sitting at Douai—the trial of a certain Canon Mallet, .54 years of age, a canon of the cathedral of Cambrai, on the charge of the abduction of two girls under age. The canon was a converted Jew, and the girls were the daughters of a German Jew, named Bluth, whom, together with most of his family, the canon had converted to Christianity. He had moved the girls frow one convent to another, in one f c u a r s e u r k w e e a p inn rds g o u f one of the y h e a e r m s b a e n y d o n e d v i t d h e e n c r e e ac h was o g f i v h e e n r t p e a l r 2 d e i n n t g s to show that he had criminally abused his ituausuce over them. 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