The Sun. — London, England, 1856-01-24 00:00:00

lITONNY MARXET , t.v - . , 5 , 46Q AND Midland South-Eastern 15,921 13,182 Caledonian Great Northern Laucashire and Yorkshire Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln , -8,468 8,405 The advance which took place yesterday after noon in the English Stock Market has been firmly supported, and the quotations are very buoyant. A. confident opinion is expressed that the pending negotiations for peace will be successful, and an active speculation is in progress for the advance. The easier condition of the money market, and the investments made by the public, also impart additional strength to the market. Consols for money have been 90i s all the morn ing, and for the account from 901 91, the prices have advanced to 91!. The New 3 per Cents. are 91 3 / 4 and the Reduced 90i to 91f. Bank Stock is per Cent. higher, viz.-209 to 210 3 / 4 . Exche quer Bills are 4s. discount to par, and India Bonds are as. discount to par. Much activity has prevailed in the Foreign, and the upward movement in . . prices is maintained. Turkish 6 per Cents. have risen steadily to 914 and 911, and 92, but at the present moment they are about 911 to 91k. The Small Bonds are quiet at 90, and the New Scrip has been as high as par, but it has since declined to 8 and discount. Sardinian Bonds have risen about 1 per cent., being 87i to 88. Spanish Bonds are at full prices, the Three per Cents. being 40i to 41k, the New Deferred 23 to 234, and the Certificates sg. Brazilian New Five per Cents. are 1001, Buenos Ayres 56, Chilian Six per Cents. 104, and the Greek 61. Mexican Stock is about per cent. better, namely, 201 to 20k. Peruvian Active Bonds are 771 to 78, and Pcirtuguese Four per Cents. are 481. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are flatter, at 641 to 641. The following are the nominal prices of Foreign Stooks:—Grenada Deferred Bonds, 6i 71; Mexican, 20i ; Peruvian, 76 78 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 54 66 ; Portuguese 4 per Cents., 47 49 ; Russian 5 per Cents., 100 102 ; ditto 4i per Cents., 90 92 ; Spanish 3 per Cents., 40140 i; ditto Deferred, 221 23; ditto Certificates, 4 51 ; ditto Passive, 6g 6i. Railway Securities have participated M the buoyancy of other stocks. Caledonian, Aberdeen, Great Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Western and Midland are all fully Oi per cent. higher ; in some oases the advance is even more. The Foreign undertakings are very inanimate, but the quotations are nominally without altera tion. Great Western of Canada are rather firmer. Mining shares rule dull, and very little business has been done in Joint-stock Binks. Bank of Lon don is, however, 1/. to 2/. higher. Canada Land are steady. Australian Agricultural are very heavy, the report not being as satisfactory as was expected. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAT.—CLOSING PRICES. (From the Oficial List.) rtn.inesb done. Bank Stock 3 per gent. Reduced Annuities,..... 9Ol 14 f 3 per Cent. Console Annuities 90.4 / i i 1 90i New 3. per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, expire stb Jan 1860... . .. Dittto 30 Years, expire sth April, 1885... I6i 7-16 India Stock 220 India Bonds, £3000 d par Ditto, under £lOOO 3 pa 4 d C0n4618 for Amount E re begins Bills, 20. £lOOO w...... 4 d £6OO 4 d par • Small 1 p Ditto Bonds, 1858, 3i per Cenb 97/- Ditto, 1859 PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. , — Ditto New, 5 per Cent., 1829 and 1839 lOO. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent . . ......... .: 56 Chilian Bonds, 6 per Cent lO4 Grenada New Aetive, 1i per Cent. Ditto Deferred 7 Greek Bonds 6l tdexican 3 per Cent. .. .. Ditto Account Peruvian Bonds, 4i per Cent. Ditto Account Ditto 3 per Cent. ~ Ditto Account ssi 4i Portuguese Bonds, 5 per Cent., Con. 1841 Ditto 4 per Cent _ 481 . . gardinian liona.s, 5 per Cent. - Ditto Account Sp ‘nish Bowls, 3 per Cent 4oi Ditto Account 4ll Ditto Yew Deferred, 3 per Cent. Ditto Passive Spanish Committee Cert. of Conp. not fun 5l 5 1 5 p c Tnrkibli Bonds, 6 per cent 9ll Ditto for the Account 901 14 11ii11211 Ditto Small Ditto Now Scrip, 4 per Cent. Ditto Account i d par f i d Venezuela Bonds, 4i per Cent Ditto Account Ditto Deferred, 14 per Cent. . ..... French Rentes, 3 per Cent 1 — Ditto 4. per Cent Ditto Scrip, 2d Loan of 1855 • Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 21 per Cent., 12 Gull_ 64 1 51 41 5 Ditto 4 per Cent. Cortifisates, - 96 i. i THREE O'CLOCK. C msols (money) Ditto for Account Feb. 7 . 9oi i 5 5 20 10 The Egyptian yacht Mustapha Bey, which left South ampton last week for the river Nile, in Egypt, returned to that port yesterday. She had been lying in Yar mouth Roads in consequence of the boisterous state of the weather. 25 fil 21. 20 5 18 COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, Two o'CLocK. The Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday closed (1,000 for eiport, and 3,000 on speculation) ; com prising 350 Pernam and Maranham, 6d. to 61a. ; with a hardening tendency, at Friday's extreme rates for most descriptions, and an advance of Id. per lb. on Surats. The sales were estimated at 15,000 bales 30 Bahia, Sid. ; 1,000 Egyptian, at sid. to Eiid. ; 3,000 Surat, at 34d. to 4s. ; and 150 Sea Islands Bd. to 2s. per lb. The Railway Share Market was active, and closed with a steady aspect. The Continental Bourses continue to improve under the favourable political news of last week. At Vienna, the heaviness which hung over the busi ness of the Bourse for so long a time has given place to a considerable activity. The only fear is that there may be too many speculative projects brought forward to profit by the favourable state of the market for new securities. Railway schemes in Hungary and the southern provinces are looked upon with favour, and there is a general feeling amongst the financial community that when peace is established Austria will benefit largely by the outlet of her commerce in the Adriatic, and down the Danube to the Black Sea. The shares of the New Bank of Credit have risen to 2261. At Ber lin the 41 per Cents. are firm at 971 ; at Frankfort the 5 per Cents. rule at 7i ; and at Brussels the 4i at 94k. On the Paris Bourse money is more abun dant than usual,and the public are investing largely. The 3 per Cents. have risen 75c., and Credit Mobi lier 15f. All railway shares have added from 2i to 121-f. to previous advanced quotations. Letters from Copenhagen state that the confer ence on the Sound Dues proceeded very slowly. The meetings are postponed from day to day, in consequence of the non-arrival of commissioners from some of the States interested. Among these are the delegates from the free cities of Germany, and the representative of Norway. Considerable dullness prevails in the Antwerp markets since the announcement of the peace news. American rice is feeble at 13 florins per 70 kilogrammes. Dantzic grain is offered at 18i florins without buyers. Coffee is rather steady at 65 to 69 centimes the A kilogramme, and cotton is in demand at 63c. to 67c. per A kilogramme. The Directors of the Australian Agricultural Company have issued their report in anticipation of the annual meeting. The accounts, which are for the year ending Dec. 31, 1854, show a profit of 17,950/. ; but the Directors, owing to several un favourable circumstances, do not recommend the declaration of a dividend. A comparative state- Mont of the colliery operations gives the amount of coal raised at 47,538 tons. The expenses were 36,0981., and the net revenue was 8,204/. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this date, are in round figures as under Great Western North-Western South-Western Brighton 1856. 1855. £23,243 £20,627 50,260 45,367 12,196 10,778 9,568 8,697 8 A 100 1100 l i 100' all All 1 100 100 all all 100 3i 1001 100 21} 15 100 100 31 100 100 100 a'l IY, I fit , 100 27 20i lOU (THIS DAY.) RAILWAYS. 20i tOO 20 20 BAILVATE. Imbg. Ifottng. Beet and zany— oielfast & Ballymena. Binning. Wolverb Stour Valley . Birls eand . Lancsl-. 6 Cheshire Junct 1)0. Claesh. & Birk., , £5O and £25 Cons I Do., Blyth & Tyne origina' £25 (issd. at £4s', Bristol and Exeter Caledonian. Caren. and Cal dips: Chester & Holyhead Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, &Plow Cornwall Do .A Do. B Chaff Junction ...... Duolin&Belfs.stJunc. Dun. P. & Aber. Jnc. Do. Nays ...... • ..... East Eastern Counties.. . East. Union, A. 8t) Do., B. Stout ,Do., New IL East Kent East Lancashire 'Edinburgh& Glasgow FAinb. and Peebles Edi n. Prth & Dundee Forth & Clyde Jun 3. Furness Do. Extension all 3 %It all (112toirolo S Wont Great N. of Scotlnd. Great Northern . I Do A . Stock IDo., B. Stock 'treat "Western Th, Stour Val. R►i I Qua. Stk ........ Irish South-Easterv. & Carlisle' 'Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds LaticasthandYorksh. 1)1. ) Wet. Aiding Up. iLiv.Orsby.iSoutint London & Blackwal Lona. Bright & Loud. am! N. Weetn. D.. Fifths Do.lol. po n . dO i n . eighths Lo Westn. Do., 45 ti Do., .£4O Lndndrry& Col erai o‘ Lndndrr - . & lianch.qhef. & Lincic Do. Shares, No. 3 ' 10., MST, k Lin. Un, Metropolitan... ..... Midland Do„ Birmng. &Dort)) Midld. G. West. (Ira. ) i Do. Half Shares Newcastle & Nwpt.Aberg. &Hrfd Newry & Enniskillen Newry Warrenpoint and Rostrevor Norfolk Nortihn.Connties Un North British North Deafen, No. 1 Do., No. 2 Do., A Deferrei Do., B Gnarantoe N. astern—Berwic Do, do. Extension Do.do. G.N.E. Do. Loads Do. York North London . N.&S.Wstrn.,Haral - stead, and City Ja,. North Staffordshiri.. North Western N. & S. Westrn. June Nuneaton, Hinekl?y and Leicester Ox, Wore., k Woly Portsmouth Aco.tish Centrld,, Shropshire Un'on ionth Devon South Baste= south Wales S. Yrksh. Qs Riv. Dun Do itaines, Wok. & Wok tockton & Darli - Atc *ton & Hrtrtlepl Pat` vale no. Pref., No. 1 r),Arnes Ilse. P.& R Ulverstone & Lanes [Vale of Neath Waterftl. & Kilkenny Waterford&Limerick West Cornwall West End of London and Crystal Palace.. Do. A ......... ...... Do. B IWest London... Wimbledn &Croydon 100150 100 51 100 2 100 21 20 si 20 IC 20 50 100 50 100 100 20 FOREIGN. 4 - 470 , ";•fi74 4 .. ,. .t Do. 5 p. c. Oblgs. con in Sli. at par till '64 l Ardennes 'Seig!au '...;autn. June Ilezi ors to Graisscsav Bombay, Raroda, an ilentral India,Serij Do. Demerara Dutch Rhenish Eastern of France Do. New tut Indian, g. 5 p. a Do. Extension Do. do. do. '59, do I Gd. Tk of CLadaA is Do. St. La wrenoe Atlantic do. Do. Cert. of Deben , con. into Stk. till'62 Do. Comp. 6 p. c., do. Gt. Ceutral of Fran. , IGt. Indian Pentnank guar. 5 per cent. Do. New 5 per cent Do. Extensions.— . Great Luxembourr Constituted ShareF, Do. Obligations Gt. Western of Canad Chares Do. New Do. Bds., payable's7, l with option till '55.. Do. do., '62, p.'66... Do. do., '76, p. Do. do., '73, without option Hamilton & Toronto, Do. 6 por cent. Lake Conet. & Basle Lierre and Turnhout Lyons and Genova Lyons & Modltorran. kiadras De. New... .......... Maria Antonia I Do. do. New Namur & Liege (4'lo interest) Do. (ex interest) Northern of France Do .201. She. all all all all Do. 201. 3 p. e Bds (fmy.B.&AMB.Shs. NorwegianTrunkPre' Paris and Lyons Ditto Bonds Paris and Orleans Paris and Bonen... ParisCaon 6c Cherbrg Do Rome and Frascati.. (Rome and Havre.... Royal Danish itoyal Swedish Do. Obligations 'Sambre snci Meuse Do. 5i p. cent. Prof IScindo Do ISouthern of Franoe St. ndrevee and Quebec (A), West Flanders Do of por o. Pref... Western of Franco... D 0.. , 7...0s I and i.1!":1 3 :r11 f.,:t.it,RXD. inxicti azziTAL4lB, fa &n,wali. all all all .0 tiedford and illutehley Buckgbanish. CI ydesdal .le. Col. Stour Vy. Sud. and Hal. E. Lin. e. pe F. Un. H. Sh. (Alas. Barr. & Neils. Direct Do. New Glstr.& Dn. Fr Hrtlpl. Dk. Railway Hull & Selby Do. $ Shares. Do. Shares. Lon.lzGreenw Do. Preference Lon.,Til.,&S. Lowestoft gr. 4 per cent. Do. 6 per et. Minch. Batn. and Matlock Middlesbro' St Compans London & N. WoAt. L. &N. W. Othlon... E. Cu. h E. C ' N rt E. Cotutt. !Caldonian 'Gt. WestL Yk. New. & Berw. Y.&Nhf iDo IS. Easter' Do 'oto & Co Norfolk Do L.& N. W & Midid Stektou & Darlingt. liedear Midld.Braifcl Newmarket Bury Exton N.& Est.s p.c Do. 6 per et. Do. Pixeds p Prost. & Vt , Do. Wars. A Roystn.& Hit. Shef. Roth.and Gooleg.sp.e. Shrews. &Her, 8. StailordSh. Wear Valleygr 6 per cent Do. 'o,nrst En. Conn. E. Count Do Do.. Ciosink emu this dsty. 93 - 95 94 - 98 133 -- 135 ••• '""'"' • • aci : go 23g - 24 1071 - 112 2i - li 91 - ! 3 iP ,55 - L. & N.W Do GtNorthn Lanoash& Yorksh. T. Brassey 11.MCloan Stockt. Darlingt Do ••• - ••• 130 - 133 70 8 3 -- 2is! St. 20 St. 15' 10() 100 all to 20 6 10 St. St. 30i - 31; 83 - 85 ILWi 100 al I 1O) 100 100 OE SHAREd. to St. 20 50 all 100 10 6 !100 100 all all 109 - 111 106 - 108 74 i 2i 3i 141 0 -95 15 - 16 5 i - CI ••• ••• $ - $ - - 121 ... - •.• 60 - 62 ••• 'll5 - 117 108 - 110 102 -- 104 g f 9 - 10 6 -- 6A F 8 -- 90 78 -- $0 78 -- 80 16 -- 161 91 68 --72 i 18 -- 19 9 -- 94 13/ -14 i 1 .. '3O - 132 471 9 iti 9/ 100 1(X) 100 100 100 100 ••• ".. ••• ... -- ... ••• '..'" goo ... - ...p 4 tll4lllOO thLs day 131 110 i 12i 91i Pm Pm 12 11/ 113 16i 16 103 k 71 69 LAW ISTgLLICIENOL—riItis Day.) 131 -13 i Ik3 - 135 93 - 95 1 i - 1 4 - 1)i 19 5 x in 21a i 161 i 15j 161 U i 3* Kiel 26f i 9* 103 7* i 61 2 1i 3 TIM WUN: L __LONDON, TXre R Djk Y VJMNII 1. 1 .17 'VARY 111L5 they again Went off as fact a►s %Ley weld, patella by him (prosecutor), who overtook thew at a spot whore there was no thoroughfare. While he was straggling with them a policeman came up, whom he told that be had been robbed by them. The other man then ran away ; prosecutor told the Officer to go after him, and stated that be would take care of the prisoner. An other constable soon afterwards came up, into whose custody he gave the prisoner. As thev were going to the station-house the prisoner made a determined resis tance. He was eventually throwil on the ground and overpowered. When the prisoner got up the policeman found on the ground a gold watch with an Albert-chain and appendages attached, which he identified. He was taken to the station-house. the other man has not been taken. The prisoner was remanded for a week. EXTRAORDINARY POISONING CASES AT MANCHESTER. Yesterday afternoon three.men were placed = at the bar of the City Court-house, before Mr. Itiekerilo, Mr. Ross, • and Mr. J. -A. Turner; magistrates, - Oh - a - charge of poisoning, which, in some of its main features, resembles the Rugeley case. The prisoners were Thomas Bull Holland; a surgeon, Jain - es Monaghan, and a mall named Barry. A man named Edward Dunn is implicated in the same charge, but has been convicted for another offence ' and is serving a period of imprisonment. Mr. Bradleugh, instructed by Messrs. Clay and Co., attorneys, London, appeared on behalf of the Diadem Insurance Company, as prosecutor ; Mr. Fernley, bar rister (for Messrs. Mann, attorneys), on behalf of the prisoner Monaghan ; and Mr, Bent, solicitor, for the prisoner Barry. It, is understood that the prisoner Holland, who is a surgeon, has made a confession or statement to Mr. Bradleugh, revealing the whole of his transactions with the other prisoners, which statement is to the effect that, being surgeon to the Diadem Insur ance Company for the district, the prisoners had applied to him to pass John Monaghan (the prisoner Monaghan's father) as a good life, and that subsequently they were in his surgery when he was mixins , a solution of white lead with water, and asked him if could not be done without assuming a milky colour. He then showed them that it could be mixed with whisky so as to be colourless. There was reason to believe that some of this mixture was given to the old man Monaghan, who died some months ago, when the prisoners and Dunn applied for 8001. ' the sum for which Monaghan's life had been insured, but were refused the money. His disclosures had also led to the belief that two other per- sons had been similarly poisoned. Mr. Bradleugh stated that the charge against the pri soner, along with Dunn (who wain prison for embez zling money belonging to an assurance company), was for having destroyed the life of one John Monaghan, the father of the prisoner James Monaghan, to obtain the sum of 300/. from the Diadem Life Insurance Company. He should, if he succeeded in establishing a sufficient case, apply to the bench to remand them to a future day, and in the interim make an application to the coro ner to exhume the body of John Monaghan, so that it could undergo a post mortem examination, and then get a habeas corpus, under which the body of Dunn might be removed from prison to be pieced at the bar along with the prisoners Monaghan and Barry. His first ap plication would be to the bench to liberate Holland from the dock, so that he might be examined as a witness. There was reason to believe from the disclosures he had made that he was willing t) further the ends of justice, and his evidence was of great importance towards esta blishing the charge against the other prisoners. The magistrates having consented to the application, Thomas Bull Holland was removed from the dock to the witness b.sx, and subjected to a long and painful exami nation of some hours. The examination was Most painful to listeu to,.bccause. Holland prevaricated to an extent whieh rendered it almost impossible to get half-a dozen consecutive sentences front hint without the grossest contradictions. Probably-.this was to some extent in consequence of a warning from the bench that he was not bound to answer any question that might criminate himself. The examination was likely to last until a late hour. A case was under investigation yesterday afternoon, at Manchester, in addition to the above, in which two children in a burial club, and whose parents would be entitled to 61. each on their death, are suspected to have been poisoned. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENOE. CAMBRIDGE, Jan. 23.—The Professor of Mineralogy gives notice that his lectures will comulence on Friday, February 1. These Lectures will be given on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, from 2 to 3. in the Mineralogical Museum under the west end of the New Library. Gentlemen who attend these Llctures with the inten-• Con of obtaining the Professor's certificate must be pro vided with the Professorial Lecture Ticket, for which they are requested to apply to the Registrary, or to their College Tutor. Gentlemen who do not require the Certificate are ad mitted gratis. _ _ JOINT 8' ETI3. alog , n4 Prim this d 47 '3'. f M "..' - 7/ - Si 16 - 15 13 - 9 - 8 83 : i . 56 -57 i li i : 12; ••0 '''m' •NI ... ...... •• • 4 - 2 6i - 7 1/ - 13 25 27 18 - 20 72 - 74 50 - 52 91 - 9-1 20 - 21 ••• Aso - 85 6 7 95 - 96 80 - 82 124 126 104 Lt 6 55i 56 54 66 72 - 77 6 - 8 6 - 8 80i 0. 81 . • ..... 613 - 63 97 •u 99 981 - 98/, - • 4 , •:' . 1 t 87 - 88 6 - `2.5,1 - 69 - C9l 41 - 43 ... ..." • , *es """ 5' 7: 10 44 - 4G ••• 31 - 32 72 -74 7 6§d, 4. -- 4 1 4 4 —14 i 48§ 491 - 22 - 24 102 104 72 74 43 45 11 13 61. 62 67 69 5 ;id 9d pa. 34 - 36 ••• "'''' . .. •"" 19 20 44 4 - 6 8 - 8} Ipar 2 p 1 3t 3 ti 3 2d I - 1 1 - 1 pl 361 - 36/ 10 -120 21i - 22 1 - 10 - 15 - 17 60 701 80 - 90 4 sod -- 202 ". ." 5f - 3 34 rp,:imps? du e this day. ! 85 56i f 7} 7 i i 112 24 i 26 - 31 -31 p 98 - 100 120 - 125 122 -• 12T 12 8 1 i 106 106 24 - 26 117 - 122 9798 99 81 f 20j 1 964 7i 6 83 2 104 56 51 6 pm 801 1 1 1 87 8 7i 2 5 i i f A ttatrala.sia Bank of London . 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Stock. & Hard. g. 5 p. c. till July I,'sR' Watertd. & Kilk. 6 p c 99 - 101 90 - P 2 5 - • • •-• ... 1 id ... ..... ~. 13i -34 i id pa) 221 - Ti 94 - 96 9 9i ... -• .. p --- 1 2a -21 d, COMMON PLEAS, (S tangs at Nisi Prius before Mr. Justice Wailes and a Common Jury.) HARRIS V. COUPE.-RUSBAND'S LIABILITY. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, a lodging house keeper, to recover 33/. of the defendant, expenses incurred by his wife for lodgings. It appeared from the evidence that the plaintiff was a lodging-house keeper, residing at 55, Gloucester-place, Portman-square, and the defendant formerly one of the committee of Drury-lane Theatre, and a member of the Garrick Club. The defendant at the time of his mar riag() in 1837 was a gentleman of considerable property and expectations, and in 1848, when he and his wife separated, was in a position to make her a large allow ance, and which allowance was paid with more or less regularity till 1854. In that, year the defendant got embarrassed from railway and agricultural speculations, and assisting a friend by putting his name to bills to the amount of 28,0001. He was arrested for debt, and in July of that year he petitioned the Insolvent Court, but was not discharged, and had again on the 29th May, 1855, to petition the court, when he obtained his dis charge. In March, 1855, when the defendant • was under aereAt, his brother agreed to allow him 60!. per quarter, and the defendant informed his wife of it,. informing her that he would allow her half of it, 301. per quarter, which he would pay over to his solicitor for her, provided she would promise not to go beyond that amount, and involve him in difficulties. His wife consented to take the money, but would not bind herself to live within that amount, and immediately after engaged these lodgings, to pay for them from March till July, including firing, 21. per week, and from that period 1/. per week. The wife, being a lady of high family when married, expected to be supported whilst separated from her husband, no matter what his means, in a manner suitable to her fareily position. On the part of the defendant it was contended that he had al lowed his wife a fair portion of his income, and that he was not liable for any debts she might contract beyond that amount. It was explaiced that the defendant ceased to be a member of. the Drury-lane committee in 1854, and that after his insolvency his brother paid his sub scription to the Garrick Club. The learned Judge, in summing up the case to the jury, said this was a mixed question of law and of fact. A. wife, so long as she lived with her husband, was his agent to pledge his credit for necessaries suitable to her husband's means and position, and nob extravagancies, and if they separated by consent, without specified means being allowed the wife, still retain her authority. If, however, a separation took place without consent, or without cause of separation, from misconduct on the part of the husband, she had no authority to pledge her hus band's credit, and in this case the plaintiff had failed to prove the misconduct imputed to the defendant. With regard to the supposition that a lady of distinction had a right to be maintained in that position, notwithstand ing her husband's circumstances, was a mistaken one, and contrary even to what they earned from the mar riage service, when the contracting parties agreed to take each other " for better or for worse." It was the duty of the wife to submit to the husband's fate, and not run him into difficulties for her extravagancies; neither would the law permit such conduct on the part of the wife. The question of fact for their consideration was, whether or not the allowance made by the defendant to his wife was sufficient, according to his circumstances, when the debt was first contracted, and were these lodgings a necessary suitable to the husband's means and position. The jury retired to consider their verdict, and had not returned when our despatch left. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. :Sittings in Banea before Lord Campbell, Justices Coleridge, Wightinan, and CrDropten.) THE QUEEN ON THE PROSECUTION OF ARCHDEACON DENI SON V. THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY. This morning was appointed for hearing arguments in this case. Last term a rule was granted calling on the Archbishop to show cause why a writ of mandamus should not issue, directed to him, commanding him to require by writing, under his hand, the Venerable George Anthony Denison, Archdeacon of Taunton and Vicar of East Brent, in the county of Somerset and in the diocese of Bath and Wells, to appear either in per son, or by his agent duly appointed before him, at a time and place therein named, according to the provi sions of the statute of the 3d and 4th Vict., c. 86 ; and, further, to proceed in the matter of the said affidavits mentioned in the charge or complaint of the said Rev. Joseph Ditcher, against the said Archdeacon Denison, according to law. Sir F. Thesiger and Mr. Sumner showed cause against the rule ; Sir F. Kelly and Mr. Badderley supported the rule ; and Mr. Hill, Q.C., appeared on the part of Archdeacon Denison. The point in dispute turned on the discretionary power of the Archbishop in proceeding or not further in the inquiry. Whether, in fact, having instituted initia tory proceedings, he was not bound to go on and de liver judgment in the case ? Mr. Hill, in the course of his remarks to the Court, said that Archdeacon Denison wai ready at any time to appear before a legally-constituted tribunal, and answer the charges that had been brought against him. After hearing Sir F. Thesiger and Mr. Sumner, Lord Campbell, after a short conference with the other learned judges, and without hearing Sir F. Kelly, said — We are all of opinion that the rule ehGuld be made ab solute ; but that, if the parties wish it and will be bound by it, we are ready to express our deliberate opinions on the question. Otherwise, all I shall now say is that sufficient grounds have been shown for the issuing of the mandamus. Sir F. Kelly—l shall probably best discharge my duty by at once acquiescing in what has fallen from your lordship, that this rule should be made absolute. I must, however, say and acknowledge with perfect sin cerity that the Archbishop of C iriterbury has been actuated in all he has done with °pante fide, and with an earnest desire at once to do justice and to promote the best interests of the Church over which he presides. Lord Campbell—There is not the smallest doubt but that his grace has so proceeded ; but with profound re spect and reverence for the sacred character and position of his grace, I must express some regret that his grace did not in the first instance exercise his discretion by refusing to proceed in the complaint of the Rev. J. Ditcher. Had he done so, and followed the example of the late and present Bishop of Bath and Wells, I think it would have been well for the Ch urc h of England. Rule made absolute. By this decision the Archbishop of Canterbury will have to proceed in the inquiry, and, if possible, decide the question that has so long agitated the minds of the people of this country, which is the true doctrine of the Church of England—that advocated by the Tractarians or the Evangelicals. BANKRUPTCY COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Evans.) IN RE STRAHAN, PAUL, AND Q O . - JUDGMENT ON PETITION OF THE. REV. It. SNOW. His Honour this day gave judgment on the petition which was presented a few days since, praying that cer tain shares in the Sambre Railway Company should be delivered up to him by the lessees. The facts were these :—The bankrupt Strahau was one of the executors under the will of Mrs. Snow, who directed an invest ment of the surplus of her estate, after payment of her debts, in the public funds or out real securities in Eog landlor Wales, and accordingly a sum of 10,295/. was invested in the 3 per Cent. Consols ; but with a view of raising the interest, Strahan and his co-trustee sold one and lent the money to the firm, receiving two policies o f insurance on the life of Sir John Paul, and placed the policies away without any note, depositing also the shares as a security for the trust money. On the death of Sir John Paul in 1835 the banking-house received the amount of the policies from the insurantte offices, and applied them to their own use. From the evidence it appeared that he made no commu nication to his partner, and on the bankruptcy the shares were taken by the assignees as property at the use and under the control of the b ankrupts. His Honour held that the shares could not be cansi dered to have been transferred to the executors either in law or in equity, as there was no deposit note or notice to the company ; but even if he entre of opinion that the shares were conveyed legally to the trustee, he should consider that, under the circumstances of the case, they passed to the assignees under the C, V3B of Burbridge v. Deacon 131. A second petition by the same petitioner, in respect of 500 shares in the Namur Railway Company, was also decided in favour of the assigne e . His Honour asked whether the shares were of any value ? Mr. Lawrance said he believed they were worth some thousands. IN 13,E DAVIRON AND GORDON. In this case, which is well known in consequence of proceedings in the criminal court, a petition was pre seated on behalf of Gordon to annul the bankruptcy. Mr. Elmlie, for the bankrupt, not beini: now prepared to go into the merits, His Honour (Goulburn) dismissed it. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. —(This Day.) MARYLEBONE. HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND ATTEMPT TO MURDER MR. E. CLARKSON, THE BARRISTER.—This day Eduard Bap ley, a tall, powerfully-made man, who descrit ed himself to be a French polisher, and who refused to give his ad dress, was placed at the bar before Mr. Long, charged with having, in conjunction with another m an, not in custody, attehipted to !murder Mr. Eugene Comerford d C in la g rk to s n o , n, u h n a d r e r r ist t e h r e , ofoflNloow.insg circumstances of a most 3, Cleveland- squ are , Pad daring highway robbery. The prosecutor stated that about one o'c took that morning he was returning home along the Bays water-road, having a carpet bag and an um brella in his hands, when be was suddenly seized hold of by a man who came behind him, and who afterwards grasped his throat with both his hat ids. The prisoner immediately came in front of him, at, d made a snatch at the Albert gold chain which was ituspended from his neck, and to which was attached a told watch in his waistcoat pocket. The chain broke, lout he suc ceeded in taking possession of the watch, with a portion of the chain. While the prisoner was doitig this he struggled with the other man, who ealled out to the prisoner to take his pistol out of his pocket arid shoot bun (prosecutor). He releas©d himself from the other man, and then attacked them both with his fists They both ran away. He pursued and overtook them near Sussex-square, where one of the men called upon t be other to shoot him. He continued to follow them. Wh en near Hyde Park-gardens they took up some stones to fling at him, but did not do so. He again got up to then°, and There will be an Examination of the Candidates for the Professor's Certificate on nonday, April 7, at 11 a. 111. MARKET NEWS.—(This Day.) CORN EXCHANGE. GE - NEr.AL AVERAGE eiticEs OF BRITISH CORN For the week ended Jan. 24, 1856, male up Irons the Returns o: the Inspectors in the different Cities and Towns in England and Wales per Imperial Quarter. hARLET. OATS. I RTE. I BEANS. PEAS. 763 Id 37e 8 26s 71 53s 4:1 46s 01 41i 0 THE SIX WEEKS' AVERAGE. WU EAT. I HARM. O ATS. RIE. I lAEA NI. I PEAS. 775 t.;.1 395 -hi 2bs 10d ) 518 01 485 7d 47s 2 QUANTITIES OF GIZAEN SOLI) LAST WEEK. Wheat, 101,406; Barley, 114,266 ; Oats, 26,939 ; Eye, 63; Beane, 5,5 G -1; Peas, 2,1/21 quarters. MEAT MARKETS. NEWGATR AND LEADENHALL.—The trade ruled very dull, as follows :—Beef, from 24 83 to 4. 2d ; Mutton, 2s 10,1 to 48 4d ; Veal, 3s 8d to 4s 101; Pork, 3s 4d to 5s Od per 81hs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Jau. 23.—The supplies of each kind of stock were moderately good, and the trade generally ruled heavy, at drooping prices. Beef, from 3s 4d to 43 Id ; Mutton, 3s 43 to 48 6d; Veal, 4.4 Od to 4s 10c, ; Pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per 8113 s, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, Jan. 23.—We had a very dull trade, and the quotations were lower. Beef, from 3s Od to 4s 6d ; Mut ton, 3s 2d to 4s 8d ; Veal, 4s Od to 4. 10d ; Perk, 3s 2d to 4s 83 per 81bs. Quarter-old Store Pigs, '4B to 28s each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHrIELD.—Meadow hay, 4/ 03 to 5/ 184 ; clover ditto, 41 5s to 61 15a ; and straw, 11 54 Od to 1/ 93 Od per load. A fair average supply, and a sluggish demand. CUMBERLAND.—Meadow hay, 41 4i to 610$ ; clover do., 41 53 to 6/ 154: and straw, 11 63 to 11 10a per load. Trade rather dull. WHITECHAYEL.—Meadow hay, 4/ 03 to 151 53; clover do., 41 103 to 71 Oa ; and straw, 11 4s to 11 9s per load. A moderate demand. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.—(This Day.) Lownow, Jan. 24.—Wind this day at noon, W.S.W.; strong and cloudy. PORTSMOUTH, Jan. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Chal mers (tpt.) and Deva (tpt.), from Constantinople ; Haver ing, Loudon, for Calcutta; H.M.S. Avon, Devouport ; three gun-boats, eastward. Sailed—Nelson, for Malta ; Victory, Hamburg; H.M.Str. Spitfire, Woolwich. PLYMOUTH, Jan. 23.—Wind W.S.W.—Arrived—Bow ditch, from Calcutta, with loss of boats, sails split, &c. ; Robert Cattle, Smyrna, and sailed for Teignmouth. Sailed— Abraham, for Antwerp. FALMOUTH, Jan. 23.—Wind W.S.W., strong. Ar rived—Theodore, from Calcutta, with jib-boom carried away, loss of sails, and quarter damaged ; Adeline, New York, for Antwerp, leaky, rudder damaged, bowsprit sprung, loss of sails, &c. Off the port—Herman, from Santos, and sailed for Altona. BRISTOL, Jan. 23.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Providence, from St. Michael's. JERSEY, Jan. 22.—Wind S.W.— Arrived P.R.C., front Viauna. Sailed—Childers, for St, Malo. MILFORD, Jan. 23.—Wind W.S.W., strong—Arrived— Madie Mirabelli, from Liverpool, for Cardiff, had slipped an anchor in Dale Roads. (PEE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived—Lord John Russell (s.s.), from Dunkirk ; Wonder (s.), and Arrow, Jeisey ; Argyll, (s.), Chareutan; Thomas and Unanimity, Sunderland.; Friends, Bordeaux. Sailed—Despatch (s.), for Jersey ; Atalanta (s.), Havre; Alarm and Limerick Lass, Newport. The steam yacht Mustapha Bey, belonging to the Pasha of Egypt, returned to this port last evening, having put back, on account of stress of weateer, from her intended voyage to the Afediterraueau. QUEENSTOWN, Jan. 22. Wind S.E. Arrived— Sarah, from Leghorn ; Conhoath, Mauritius ; Puritano, Mazagan ; Rhine, St. Michael's ; Hartley's, Mauritius. DUBLIN, Jan. 23. Wind W.S.W. Arrived—lnvoice, from Marseilles. BY SUBMAIIINN AND BRITISH TBLEGRAPTO GRAVESEND, Thursday, 10.54 a.m. Wind S.W.; tido low water; weather cloudy and hltron g, with rain. Arrived, Jan. 23. Crichton, from Cadiz ; Levant, (s.), Balaklava. Arrived, 21th.—Remus, from Lisbon. Saile(l.—Tarentio, for Bilboa. DEAL, Thursday, 9.47 a.w• Wind S.W., strong, and dirty. Passed, 23d—Cerine Augustine, from London for Cher bourg. The barque Aryntbia, from Demerara for Sunderland, sprung a leak, and foundered in lat. 35.40 N. , long. 2.9.2 W., on the 7th January inst. The crew wore taken . off by the Dutch barque General De Stewart, from Batavia, fur ltotterdani, and lauded here. Au American line of packet ship, name unknown, at presout at anchor. THE EAST INDIA CIVIL SERVICE AND HAILEYBLIRY.— At the examination of candidates for admission to liaileybury, which terminated on the Gth inst., seven were rejected. In order to obtain the most promising talent, individual directors applied at once to our leading public schools for youths likely to do credit to all parties, and the result was that Rugby sent up one, Merchant Taylors' two, Winchester one, Harrow one, Eton one, and some other school one. All pawed creditably, al- though they bad no special preparation, and only four days' notice. ~~ trb %baton SUN OFFICE, Senn o'Clock. TATTERSALL'S.—(This Evening.) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE: 12 to 1 agst Sir Peter Laurie 15 to 1 agst Black Swan 15 to 1 agst Harry Lorrequer 20 to 1 agst Escape 20 to 1 agst Emigrant 20 to 1 agst Forest Queen TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES. 7 to 2 apt Fly-by-Night 4 to 1 agst Yellow Jack -7 to 1 agst Milton _ - - 7 to 1 agst Polmoodie 10 to 1 agst Bird in Han l CHESTER CUP. 25 to agst Courtenay 25 to 1 agst Yorkshire Grey 25 to 1 agst Imogene 33 to 1 agst Fatalist 33 to 1 agst Coroner 33 to 1 agst Quince' 50 to 1 agst Stork NAVAL: APPOINTMENTS.—(This Day.) The following appointments have been made at the Admiralty this afternoon : CAPTAINS. William Moorsom to the Eurotas. G. K. Wilson to the Rodney, vice Moorsom. W. 11. Jervis to the London, vice Kuper. COMMANDER. W. M. Dowell to the Rodney. MATE. C. H. Stirling (Acting) to the Sanspareil. SPAIN. MADRID, Jan. 18.—The news of Russia having accepted unconditionally the propositions for peace was received by the Spanish Government last night, and was communicated at once to our Le gation here, a chief of the Spanish Foreign-office being the bearer of it. Lord Howden had a large dinner and evening party, several members of the diplomatic body being present, and on the communi cation of the telegraphic despatch to him his Lord ship immediately rose and announced it to the as sembled guests. It has been the theme of general conversation to-day, having been published in the Gazette,. THE STEAM-SILTY PERSIA. LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY. This morning at eleven o'clock the magnificent British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship Persia, •Captain Judkins, the largest steamship afloat in the world, was hauled from her _berth in the Huskisson dock, and from thence steamed to her moorings in the Sloyne. A select companY bad been invited, mustering about 100, to . partake of a sumptuous dejeuner :given on board by Messrs. D. and C. M•lver, owners of th• splendid Canard fleet of ocean steamers. The guests comprised W. Brown, 'Esq., M.P., the magistrates of the borough, the members of the dock committee, and all the heads of the various municipal and local, departments of the town. Donald Currie, E.g., of the Cunard line, presided at the festive board, which was most bountifully supplied with viands of the best description, and elicited the unbounded admiration of all assembled. The usual loyal and patriotic toasts were given, and received with great enthusiasm, the health of the army being responded to by Lord Walter Scott, and the navy by Captain Schomberg, R N. The health of Messrs. M'lver was drunk with all the honours, and high compliments were paid to those energetic gentlemen whose liberality upon all occasions in connection with maritime matters is the subject of every-day comment, and whose exertions have con siderably contributed to the prosperity of the port of Liverpool. Other toasts were given and heartily re sponded to, in the course of the observations following which reference was made to the increasing trade of this port, and comparisens were dr awn , showine, theastound ing difference which was-now appar e nt to the . time the first steamer (the Etna) plied upon the Mersey. The Collins, or United Stated' line, were also. toasted with neuch cheering, and it was urged that, if it had not been for the example set by the Collins' ships, the Persia would not then have been afloat ; but the spirit of friendly competition was now so great that the Cunard line bad now the largest ship afloat, and the captain who was to command the largest building was then pre ' sent, and his health was also proposed.. Captain Harrison, of the Great Eastern, steam-ship, building at Scott Russell and Co.'s., responded to the toast in a neat and effective speech, in which he acknow ledged his apprenticeship to have been served in this town, and he hoped the large steam-ship (the Great Eastern) which was to be entrusted to his command, would be enabled to come to Liverpool, where there was better accommodation for her than in any other part of Lhe world. On Capt. Judkins's health being drunk, he remarked that he hoped his friends would ex cuse him if he did not snake a fast passage the first time in the Persia across the Atlantic, inasmuch as it was the first time he commanded an iron-ship, and, although lie regarded speed, he should also regard safety. (Cheers.) If be erred at all it should be on the right side. The " Health of the Chairman," the " Press," the " Postmaster," and others were drunk with much en thusiasm ; and the proceedings being interspersed with appropriate songs, a pleasant afternoon was spent, such as has been seldom witnessed. THE PEACE PROPOSALS. The Independa2ice Beige contains the following : " With whatever impatience the signature of the preliminaries of peace may be looked for, it is still ne cessary to be resigned for a few days more, for this cignature cannot well be accomplished before the Ist or 2d of next month. So important an act could not be signed at Vienna on the faith of a simple telegraphic despatch announcing the acceptance by Russia of the Austrian propositions. It was necessary at least to wait for the text of the diplomatic document signed at St. Petersburg on the 16th by Count Nessel rode and Count Esterhazy. But this is not all. In order to sign the preliminaries of peace, the representa tives of the belligerent Powers will require special powers. Prince Gortschakoff will require his by the courier who brings the above document ; but in order for the Governments of France and England to accord powers to their agents it is necessary that they should first receive a copy of that note. All this demands a long delay, and it is not too much to presume that it will extend to the commencement of next month. The English newspapers, as our readers are aware, continue to sow suspicion ; they exaggerate the difficulties which beset the sth point, the one in which the Western Powers reserve to themselves the right of adding special conditions to the four guarantees. But in sign ing this fifth point with the others, Russia has not given to those Governments a blank signature with the power of filling in all the exactions which may please them. An understanding was come to on that point as on the others, and it was agreed that in the fifth point the special con ditions should bear on these three matters—the non reconstruction of Bomarsund ; the establishment of consuls in the Black Sea ' • and the exact delimitation of the Russian frontier in Asia. The 'Western Powers are not authorised to go beyond these three conditions ; and on the other hand, Russia, in giving her adhesion at the time when she knew that those claims would be advanced, has satisfactorily proved that she is disposed to make the concessions necessary to lead the negotia tions to a satisfactory result." The Post Gazette of Frankfort says :—" It is affirmed in diplomatic circles that Russia will send as plenipotentiaries to the Peace Conferences, Count Orloff and Baron de Brunow. These pleni potentiaries represent the German and old Russian parties of Russia. The Conferences, it is said, will take place at Paris or Brussels." THE LATE PROVOST-?MARSHAL AT KERTCH. suspe osion, the. nalrrfautuivned,aginreceoimng. Major Guernsey, late Provost -gar-shad at Kenai, and now in London, publishes the particulars of the affray which led to his with that which bas already been given by our own cor respondent. n .w d i e t n h t elurkish soldiers, from r d n . h se l y sa. "- m ys i: : :: .‘ c hild ren knocked un t en heir Fort Paul, four miles from their. cantonments, plunder ingf as he deposed to Gen. h,iusei, do 'n aiid Michel. 1 cartainl y . secured the ringleader and had him n i the a'‘j lo Or terrory l'3 n r e o l G r l punished". There is no doubt I should have been inurdereo' by an infuriated mob of scoundrels, headed by a Tui lush captain of the. 7th Regiment of the Contlngen t, had I not had assistance at hand, which saved the :aves of the Provost-Sergeant, &c., present, who unfort imately were not allowed to carry any arms ; but that aslistance came from a Colt's revolver I had in my belt, which I used effectually after being knocked down, and. warned them in Turkish of the consequences 2 f throwing stones, together with seeing a soldier of the Ist Highlanders wounded by a scimitar. I was also assisted by Captain Walker, of the Contingent, riding up and cutting down a fellow while in the act of felling one of my men with a stone. It is perfectly true I was sent home by General Vivian for my conduct in this affair, but it is equally true that the authorities at the War Dep:trtment have demurred to it. The following officers, wl.io were present, deposed to my coolness and self-deternlination at the time, and that it saved the lives of all the Europeans present from the fury of the mob, who very soon dispersed when they perceived I would not be trifled with — namely , Major Miller (80th Regi ment), Major Hill (Royal Artillery), Captain Swab (39th Iteginnent), and Captain Walker (Easti a vice.) I have, besides , t he written approval,of three ' general (dicers, all stating I only did my duty. T g it. A I E. Perns of Great Britain• ciAd L eland. By T. Moor, F. L. S. Bradbury and Evans. The tenth part of this beautiful and interesting production. The species of Fern illustrated by the process of " Nature Painting" are " Lastrea Thely pteris," from Holt Lows, Norfolk ; " Athyrium Filix-Ftemine," "Atlivrium Filix Ftemina " Athyrium Filix Fcemina Latifolium," and " Athyrium Filix Faiimina Marinum"—varie ties of the Lady Fern. An accidental derange ment of the descriptions of plates MX.Vii.-XXVill. in last month's number is rectified in the present by the issue of appropriate ones. Naval and Military Intelligence. Intelligence reached Plymouth yesterday morning that a large ship had gone ashore on the-Bolt-head, about 14 miles to the eastward of that port. She is supposed to have been bound down Channel. On the previous night the wind shifted suddenly from east to sopth-west. In ccnsequence of orders from the Port-Admiral, Lieut. Turton, flag-lieutenant of the Impregnable, went on hoard the steam-tender Confidence to the assistance of the damaged ship. The Avon steam-vessel, Second-Master Veitcb, ar rived yesterday morning at Portsmouth, from Plymouth. with supernumeraries. The Bustard, 2 gun-boat, and the Thistle, 2 gun-boat, arrived yesterday morning from the eastward. The Carnation, 2 gun-boat, arrived yes terday afternoon from the eastward. The Deva, No. 96, and the Chalmers, No. 63, sailing transport? , arrived from the Crimea, both in ballast. The Spitfire steam vessel, Capt. Spratt, Railed yesterday morning for the eastward, to pay o ff . The Banterer, 2, gun-boat, arrived yesterday evening from the eastward. The Havering, from London, for Calcutta, put in from strong head winds in the Channel. The screw steam-ship Brunswick, 90, having received her masts, was warped alongside the jetty at Devonport on Tuesday, and the crew got lowering rigging over mastheads the same day. The frigate Forth was taken out of dock at Devon• pert on Tucsday, and masted, and the crew got tops over mastheads. Letters dated Kertch, Dec. 29, have been received at Plymouth from the gun-boat Weser, which was frozen in, having ice a foot thick about her. The naval trans ports were sending ashore their guns, shot, &c., over the ice. The ships do not expect to be relieved until March. An order has been issued to the division of the fleet at Devonport to take on board all the powder and live shells they can conveniently stow without detriment to the proper working of the magazines, &c. To-day the Severn, 50 guns, sailing-vessel, a b eau tif u l model, will be launched from the third slip in Chatham dockyard. The Severn iR sister to the fast sailer Raleigh, built in the next slip ; she is from the same design. Her keel was laid down in 1849. Her propor tions are as follows : Feet. In. Length between the perpendiculars 184 e Length of keel for tonnage Breapth extreme 5O 2 Breadth for tonnage Breadth moulded Depth in hold l6* 1 Burden in tons, old rule 2,008 2-94 Burden in tons, new rule 1,388 Orders have been received at the Marine head-quar ters commanding that the gun boats being fitted out at Woolwich and Deptford shall each be manned with a complement of 5 privates of 11, , ,yal Marines, one of whom is to be a man of good character, to be selected from pro bationary candidates, and is to do duty as acting corpo ral in the vessel in which he is to be embarked. Captain Gray, Royal Marines, is ordered to join head quarters from Birmingham, with his recruiting party ; Cant. Wood is to relieve Capt. Suther in his duties there. Her Majesty's steam-sloop Pearl, 21 guns, Captain Sotheby, will be warped out- of the outer basin at Wool wich today into the river, and ''ill steam down to Greenhithe, where her fittings and interior arrangements are to be completed. She is then to be adjusted for sea, but her destination is not known at present. The following appointments were made yesterday at the Admiralty :—Commander J. W. Whyte, to the Centurion ; Lieut. Bedford C. T. Pinn, to the Centurion ; H. F. Stephenson, naval cadet, •to the Colossus ; Brice W. White, Paymaster, to the Valorous ; Hebert H. Gain, Assistant-Paymaster, in charge, to the Recruit. In order to meet the extraordinary demands for con verted timber at the dockyard at Pembroke, additional sawyers have been entered, and more will be required. The present force is inadequate to supply the require ments of the shipwrights. Mr. Kneebone has been ordered to Glasgow to superintend for the Govern ment the steam-floating batteries now being built there by the Messrs. Napier. The enlargement of the dry dock is progressing with great rapidity, and the other con tracts are making progress. An address is to be presented to-day at Christchurch, Hampshire, to Admiral Sir E. Lyons on his return from the Black Sea. The inhabitants have also invited the gallant Admiral to a luncheon, at which the Earl of Malmesbury will preside. An order has just been issued by the Board of Admi ralty to the Royal Marines, notifying that instructors of musketry are appointed to each of the divisions of the Royal Marines Light Infantry, as well as to all the ar tillery companies of that corps. Each officer is to re ceive the additional pay of 3s. 6d. a-day ; the non-com missioned officers will receive, some 1.. a-day, others 6d. a-day, according to their respective ranks as compe tent instructors. The following officers are appointed instructors to the different division's :—To Portsmouth Division—Brevet-Major Samuel Netterville Lowder. To Plymouth Division—Captain Charles Ogilvy Ham ley. To Woolwich Division—Captain W. G. Suther. To Chatham Division—Brevet-Major G. B. Rodney. Also First-Lieutenant G. D. Dowell, instructor to the Artillery Company, and with one first-class and two second-class non-commissioned officers instructors' under each. Detachments of the 2d and 3d Dragoons and 16th Lancers were expected to arrive in Liverpool last even ing from Dublin, as well as a detachment of Royal Ar finery. The total number of horses expected was about 180, and 100 men. Their destination is unknown. LONDON LIFE ASSOCIATION. Yesterday the half-yearly general meeting of the mem• hers of this association was held at their offices, 81, King William-street, London-bridge ; Mr. Chas. Franke, president of the association, occupied the chair. The minutes of the last half-yearly meeting having been read and confirmed, Mr. John Allnutt, the senior auditor, read the report of himself and colleagues, on the financial position of the association. From that document it appeared that the total income of the asso ciation for the six months ending the 31st of December last had been, including a balance of 14,4001. 10s. sd. from the previous audit, 206,3831. 2s. 9d. ; and the total expenditure, 193,076/. 6s. 9d., leaving in hand a balance of 13,3061. 15s. In the income was included 12,8101., the amount of the half-yearly dividends upon the investments of the association in Government Secu rities, Bank Stock, and Canada Debentures, besides 46,119/. Ss. ld. interest on money advanced on mort gage and on assurance policies. The premiums received during the six months on the policies of members more than seven years assured, and thereby en titl e d t o a re duction of 70 per cent., was 68,777/. 7s. 9d. Since June last the association issued 81 policies to mem bers assuring 140,5501., and received thereon in new premiums, 5,6481. Bs. 7d.. besides which they also issued 13 policies assuring 7,750/. on the lives of persons not members, the premiums on which amounted to 2531. 11 s. Bd. The premiums on the lives of persons not mem bers, and assured prior to the 30th of June last, was 2,864/. 7s. 10d. The sums received in payment of money advanced on mortgage and policies was 55,3541. 19s. 4d., and the extra. premiums 241/, Si. 7d. In the expendi ture was included 75,3501. paid in discharge of claims oa 61 policies, and 13,042/. ss. 5d., the purchase of 25 policies assuring 29,0501. The directors during the last 6 months also advanced 32,900/. on mortgage, and 13,9401. on the policies of the association. They also in -1 vested 50,830/. 16s. sd. in the purchase of 50,0001. Ex chequer a existing p o li c i es taxinrt3,o62g g 9 a. /.l e 2 s s. a B m d o . un T t h e e d annual dividend end a a n o d d in in incomete.orn 4,93 interest on to 111,173/. lle. ld., and tbe .. gross amount of the was 2 annual u,o99 p l. r e n 9 l s Id. So that the total an nual income of the association appeared to be 325,273/. 0.4. 10d., besides which it was in possession of assets to the amount of 37,437/. Bs. Bd., including 5,1761. 12s. Bd. interest due on money advanced on mort • ga ge and policies ; the balance in hand, 13,306/. 168. ; j a o m ul s l t yr r d eae Docker, an d 15,9541., the val ua ti on of the house, furniture, fix tures, ies &c., srEepc oß i rE n tT King 7i, Edward . 0 1 o ) adopted ;after rea a which report from the directors, the import of which was that after a careful examination of the present position and future prospects of the association, with a view of a , certaining whether it was dlsirable to make any change in the con ditions under which new members are admitted to parti cipate equally with old members in the benefits of the society, the directors were of opinion that the capital at present held by the society was sufficient to provide for the existing members a reduction of 70 per cent. from their premiums ; that that was larger than the reduction which the premiums now demanded from new mem bers were calculated to provide for them ; and that as it was probable that'the rate of reduction might here after further advance, the new members would then t e admitted on terms still more favourable, to the prejudice of the existing members of the association. Under tlit!se circumstances they thought it advisable to close the pre sent series of members, and .rom Ahe Ist inst. t o cam . mence a new series of members, who, after the payment of seven full annual premiums., should be entitled to a reduction each year, 10 per ce nt. below that allowed . t o those in the first series, but otherwise to be on the same footing and entitled to the same Privile g es with tb em. This i.rangement they thought would have the effect of preserving to the present members the advantages which they had provided for themselves, and at the same thaie fully respect the interests'ef new assurers. A resolution approving of that arrangement was p ro posed by the Chairman, and, after a long debate, agileed to. The proceedings then terminated with a vote of Oita Ike to the'cliairman. PRUSSIA Dr.Aws THE SWORD.—lmmediately it be. ,a me known at Berlin that Russia was willing to accept' : the conditions of peace, King Clicquot, in the jo'Lli est humour, declared himself determined to draw the s% ve rd. He did so ; and with the weapon cut the champ al ;ne string, the only " Cotprdian knot " of Prussian polies . Punch. aw be be by AU Litt ,at off 'ozo-