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

ground to dust, which he used to dry the ink of the letter he wrote to her on the subject. We recommend this agreeable and entertaining volume to all admirers of its brilliant arid fasci nating subjects. NONEY MARKET AND CITY 7%'E WS. CITY, Two O'CLOCK. The Bauk of England return, completed to the 30,11 January, is of a favouralile character, and shows a decided improvement is the general resources of the establishment. The partial ces sation of remittances of specie to the United States has caused a slight addition to the stock of the pre cious metals, and in the reserve of notes there is also an increase tot' about £lOO,OOO. The other seeurities have been diminished to a small extent, and an augmentation has taken place in the public balances. In the other items of the balance-sheet the variations are not of an important character. They will be seen in the subjoined table : Active Circulation £19,985,460 Decrease .. • • 49,670 Bullion .. • . • • • . 11,617,616 Increase .. • • • • • . 96,036 Rest .. 3,370,828 Increase .. • • 10,567 Public Deposits 3,581,447 Increase .. . • .. .. 633,010 Other Deposits • . 12,587,039 Decrease . • .. .. 543,254 Seven'Day and other Bills .. 633,428 Decrease' 19,521 Government Securities 8,447,430 No alteration. Other Securities 20,171,156 Decrease • • 64,904 Notes Unempl o y e d .. 5,332,200 .. Increase 103,900 No alteration of importance was exhibited in the Foreign Exchanges yesterday afternoon. There were no bullion operations of public inte rest at the Bank of England yesterday. The steamer La Plata left to-day for the West Indies with £lO,BOO in silver. The Indus, which leaves on Monday the 4th inst. for India, China, &c., will take out £18,086 in gold and £97,532 in silver. There is a brisk demand t'or money, numerous commercial securities having to be liquidated to. day, while a still larger supply of bills will arrive at maturity on Monday. Increased animation was exhibited in the Liver pool Cotton Market yesterday, and prices were steadily supported. The sales were 10,000 bales. The meeting of the General Steam Navigation Company will take place on the 26th inst. for the declaration of the dividend and to transact the usual business. A meeting has been convened of the Thames Haven Dock Company, for the purpose of receiving the directors' report, &c. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been £335,800, and the exports £307,500. The Royal Mail steamship Africa, which sailed from Liverpool for New York, took £13,338 in specie. Sir Edmund Head, Governor-General of Canada, is among her passengers. The market for Public Securities has been flatter to-day in consequence of a few speculative sales, but the fluctuation has only represented k per cent., Consols being 91i 92 for money, 92 to 92fr for the 7th inst., and 921 / for March. The New Threes improved to 911 921-; the Reduced to 921-; and Exchequer Bills to Bs. and 3s. dis. India 5 per Cent. Stock is quoted 991; ditto 5 per Cent. Enfaced Paper receded to 931 ; and ditto Bonds to 20; dis. ; but the Debentures are firm at 951. There is very little alteration in the Foreign Stock Market, and the dealings have been rather limited. Turkish 6 per Cents, are 74 to 71; and ditto New Loan, 561- to 57; Mexican have im proved to 231 ; but Peruvian are heavy at 961, 97 ; Sardinian receded to 814 d ; and Spanish Deferred Were steady at 44 1. In the Railway Share Market the dealings have been rather extensive, and most of the principal undertakings have shown a further slight improve ment in the rates. Bristol and Exeter, Caledonian, North Western, and North Eastern (Berwick), have advanced 55.; and Great Northerns, Lanca shire and Yorkshire, Midlands, and South Easterns, 10s. ; London and Brighton; and Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, have declined 10s. The Foreign and Colonial markets have bees moderately active, and in some instances prices have also tended upwards. South Austrian and Lombardo-Venetian are steady at 13 to 131-; Grand Trunk of Canada have improved to 23c24 ; and • Great Western of Canada to HI 111 ; East Indian realise 98'; and Great Indian Peninsula, 95. Joint Stoek Bank and Miscellaneous Shares have been in limited request without any material change in values. Red Sea Telegraph, however, have improved to 161 17. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. !tank Stook 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities . 921 2 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities 921 1/ India Stook Ditto 6 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto 4 per Cent 931 Ditto Debentures ' 1858 — Ditto 1859 Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account, Feb. 7 * . 921 Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d Ditto £5OO 4 3 Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Peruvian 44 per Cent Ditto Account Sardinian ö per Cent. .. Ditto Account Spanish 3 per Cent. Ditto New Deferred 4Ol I Turkish 6 per Cent . Ditto Account Ditto New Loan Ditto Account _Dividends on the above payable in London. TWO O'CLOCK. Console, Money Ditto Account Ditto March ditto . 921 i THE WEATHER. METEOROLOGICAL REPORTS. Feb. 2, between 8 and B. E. M. D. F. C. I. 5 - 9 a.m. Nairn 3015 137 35 W. S.W. 3 1 b. 2 Aberdeen 30.37 28 35. W.S.W. 1 1 b. 1 Greenock Berwick 3014 43 40 W.N.W. 1 5 c. 3 Portrush Galway 30'67 42 41 W. 6 1 b. 4 Bull Liverpool 30'68 , 41 39 W. 3 5 c. VAlentia - Queenstown aou 300:7651 41 3 0 6 N.W. .3 2 i t 1 1 London 30'66 38 36 N.W. 2 2 b. Night extreme 30'39 34 W. 5 5 b. 11ew.... 30'66 34 33 W. 1 3 in. Dover 30'61 38 36 W. 5 , 6 in. 3 Portsmouth Plymouth V3O 39 37 N.N.E. 1 i 1 f. 1 nPenzace , 30'80 38 37 N.W. 1: 3, b 2 EXPLANATION.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduced - to!i s,.. dfg_ i_ at mean sea level; each 10 feet of vertical rise Exrr.s.NA.rioiv.—B. Barometer, corrected and reduc ed to 32 de g a t mean sea level ; each 10 feet of vertical rise causing about 1-100th of an inch diminution, and each 10 deg above 32 deg causing nearly 3-100ths increase. E. Exposed thermometer in shade.. M. Moistened bulb (for evaporation and dew -point). D. Direction of wind (true — not magnetic). F. Force (1 to 12—estimated). C. Cloud (1 to 9). I. Initials blue sky • c., clouds (deached) ; f., fog. ; h., hail ; 1., lightning ; m., misty (htzy) ; 0., overcast (dull) ; r. rain ; s., snow ; t. , thunder.a A letter repeated augments—thus, r.r., much rain. S. Sea disturb ance (1 to 9). WIND AND WEATH ER REPORT, FEB. 2. Inverness W. ; fine Leeds, W. ; fine Limerick, N.E. • frosty, fine Lowestoft . . N E '• dull Middlesborough, W ; fine Milford Raven, S.E.. Newcastle ma Tyne, W. ; fine Newmarket, N.W. ; • fine Norwich, W., light; Rae Peterborough, W. Sheffield, W. ; fine Southampton, N.W. fog Stockton on Tees, SA.; fine Sunderland, W.S.W.; fine Wakefield, S.W.; Us Waterford, N.E. ; Sae West H a rtlepool, S.W. ; fine W y W W s k i n :er loi s h au .w vt a h m en :p: N t N o fi . n ii , W e N 7; l e V iln-, ;efme Alderney, N.E. Birmingham, N.W.; fine Bradford, N.E. ; fine, frosty Brighton, N.W. ; fine Bristol, • fine Cambridge, N.W.V. ' • fine Cardiff, N.W. ; fine Chatham, N.W., moderate ; fine Cork, N.N.W. • foggy, fine Deal, N.*. ; fine Derby, S.W. • fine Doncaster, W. ; fine Dublin, W. ; fine Dundee, S.W.; fine .Edinburgh, W.; fine Glasgow, S.W. ; fine Goole, W. ; fine Gravesend, W., light ; fine Harwich, N.E. ; fine liolyhead, W., light breeze ; clear CONTINENTAL S. Brest, S.W. ; cl ou dy Brussels, S. ; cloudy Cherbourg, S.W. ; cloudy Dunkirk, S.; cloudy Sayre, E.S.B. ; fog Lei sic, S. ; fine Lisbon, N.E. ; ra th er c l ou dy MadriLisbon, N.E.• fog E.1•1 1 ,E.; foggy 'ATIONS, FEB. 1. Marseilles, E. ; cloudy Montpellier, N.W. ; fog Paris, S.S.W ;, fog St. Petersburg, S. ; cloudy Strasbourg, N.W. ; cloudy Toulon, E.N.E. ; cloudy Turin, W. ; fog Vienna, N.W. ; cloudy f ~~ SPARE I}IARKET.-(171IS DAY.) ORDINARY SHAttES AND STOCKS. Railways. Belinst and Ballymena all '131r.,11 7 01 , and Str. Val. all Birk., La., and Ch June, 100 Blvth and Tyne I all Sloaf. and Mid.Co all Bristol and Exeter It:0 - El Ef 79 81 6i 7 90 101 I'7! (.iBi 1001 98f ;0 !Cork and 8a,,16;;r1 k;ork, islrock.. , r,l'ussagc leornwlll . 6 6i Do AC A o'ets no clic. Do until fipc 1, , eran. hasbeen • d. toB Dublin & Belfast 4one. Dun., Perth, &Ab. um Ila:A A n Tlian Ea , tern Counties ERstern Union, A stock B do Do Nw A, late EU3ds least Snfrol k Edinburoh Claszow Edin. Perth, .t Dundee Forth & Clyde Junction Furness GlasF. and S. Western Great Nthn. of Scotland Great Northern Do do A stook Do do B do Gt. S. Ar W. of Ireland Great Wectern Do Str Val gu a. stock I Trish South-eastern ' Lancashire k Yorkshire London and Blackmail Lon., Brieht.. & S Coast ILond., Chat., and Dover (Lend. &Nth. Western I Lond. & sth. Western L'derry k Coleraine IL'derry & Ennismllen 'Man. Shot. & Lincoln AI a Ty - por t and Carlisle Do do i shares 1 Metropolitan Midland Paid.: Closing I Business Prise. Done. 8 8i 15i 16i 51 62 37 39 26 28 85 88 261 271 113 115 113 114 105 107 132 131- 1114 1124 721 ;3i 61 64 11164 117 61 64 114 115 48 10 1 100; 101* 94 85 9 11 53i 51i V 24(1 1334 134 105 107 7 6d Donew.... . _ stock 6.4.0. stock Po ) , irminp... & Derby Nrid. Gt. IV. of Ireland Do 4 shftres \lid Dent •• •• •• stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 19.16.4 stock stock stock stock stock Do, Cray Line ...... Newcastle and Carlisle Newry tiz Armaqh, def.. Newry, Warnpt. nos. Norfolk... ...... ....... North British ... Nor.Dey.RailkDk.atoot DAstk;Arecsnod. until 6pchas beenpd.l3 Do B stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick Dodo , (I.N.E. purchase DoLeeds ..... ......... Do York .. ,North London ........ Do new North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Not. &Grantham Rail rzebles „. • • • • Portsmouth Rhymney.....- ...• • • • • Scottish Contral Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock . Shropshire Union Sittin ptourne & Sheer. South Devon • • _ . Nthn. Counties Union .. S.-Durham & Lane. Un. south Eastern ........ South Wales ........ • • S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok, and Wok Stockton w Darlington 25 Do do stock stock stock stock stock 12 10 stock atom: 52 54 651 56} 100 100 100 16 134 100 100 100 5 174 all 105 1054 P 6Ol cii lP 931 931 1 100 103 2 2g 10i 101 8 8} , stock Do New (1860) 'Taff Vale ........ • • • • • • Do Pref. No 1 TliameslravenNOLltail 'Ulster D 0...• • • • ........ • • • 1341 i 4 P lost 61 9 3 i I 141 10 114 116 33 34 86 88 43 GO 6 7 39 41 F6t 60 62 81 83 4 7 42 43 101 111 p 551 564 2 24p d kr) 65 68 114 111 Vale of Neath Victoria Sta. and Plm ; ,Waterford R, Kilkennyl Waterford & Limerick iWest enrnwall INVest London Do Ist class 6 64 stock stock stock 150 2d class .. West - Hartlepool Harbr ..and Rail Wet Midland—Oxford, Do. Newport, Do. Hereford, 47 48 41 43 82 84 86 2 7 6 1 I 1 47i f PREFERENCE SHARES. .Paid. Closing Businsu Share' Railways. Price. Done. 25 Blythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issued at .£5 l all - - stk Oris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100 - - 20 Do. do. do. Shares - - stock Caledon £lO, 45 per cent 100 101 103 stock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100 - - 65 Cork & Bandon, 55 p. c. all - - 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent. 64 Dun.Porth&Aber.Jun all 6 64 14 Do Ist Clas Pref all - - stock ~ E .A.nzn.Class A 7 &sp.c lOO 99 101 stock 11)o.•do. Class 11 6 pm._ 100 112 115 stock I Do. do. Class C 7 p.c lOO 106 108 stock 'E. Coon. Ex. sp. c. No. lOO 110 112 stock Do. do. No. 2 100 108 110 stock Do. New 6 pet ct. stock. 100 124 126 stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 108 76 80 stock , Do. 5 per cent. guar... 100 - - stock l Edin.&Glas.sp.c. shares 100 112 114 stock , Do. 4p. c gua. S. &D. 100 - - stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 100 - - stock , Cnrness, 5 per cent .... 100 - - stock Glas.& S. West.g.a. 5 p.c. 100 - - stock Greht Northern, sp. et. 100 116 118 stock Fo.sp.c.ltedm., 10 p.c.pm 100 112 114 stock IDo. 45 p. c. do. do. 100 I Do. sp.c. Redm. 5 p.c. pm 80 85 87 10 IGt. Nh. of ScoCd. Ist pf. all - - stock I f Gt.Sn...t W (Ireland)4 I 100 98 100 ? p. et. pref. stock ) 50 Great West. (Berks and Hants) Ext. sp. ct. . 6 - stock Co. Redeemable,4s p.ct. 100 99 101 stock Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct. 100 89 91 stock IDo Irredeemable, do lOO 90 92 stock ' Do. 5 p.ct. Redeem. Pref. 100 101 103 8 Do. Birm. Pref. Shares. all 10 105 10 L O t. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh. all 174 185 10 Do. do. bp. ct. pref all 105 11 stock 1110 Birminomar. stock lOO 76 78 263 Do. Chester gua. shares all 204 215 135 Do. do. do. 20 IDo. do. do. 100 iLan. & Carl. 43 pc. pref 4O - - stock ;Lan.&York 6p. c. stock lOO 135 137 stock 'Do.Barnsl.st.Es 3s 10d pc 100 -.-- stock ; Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) -•- ' stock ,Lon.& Brig,. 5 pc.gn. No 1 100 113 116 stock Do. sp. c. No. 2 100 113 116 stock Do. gua. 6p. c. stock IDo. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 100 113 116 stock ; Do, dn. 43 per cell'. 5 ; Do. do. 45 p. c. shares all - - stock I Do. 7p. ct. Pref. stock lOO 150 153 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P ) 100 128 131 stock Do.4p.c.S.(diy.det.til '65) 100 70 73 stock jDo. 4 per cent. Pref lOO - - stock Lon. chat. arid Dover lOO 87 SO Do. W. A rceiv. no dir Ex.A til 6 p cis pd on all - - 10 1 1 no. B B. & Brom ex. all - - 10 i Do. Metropolitan Ex B 25 - - stock Lou. and N.W. Coy. and; Nuneaton; p. ct .I 100 116 118 stock Lon. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock 100 150 155 stock Do. 44 per cent 1 100 - - 2s. 6d. Do. (Prism. perpl anns. at' 2s. 6d. all ' - - 123 Londondy. & Cole. 4 sh. all - - 123 Londony. & Ennis. 4 sh. all ,14 144 stock Van. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et. 100 125 130 0 Do. .£6 stock Do. 35 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 per cent 5 , 4 f p 125 7,laryport & Car., 4p. c all ; - - 125 Do. 45 per cent. all - - stock Mid. Con. 6p e. stock lOO - - stock , Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 6 p.c. 100 137 139 stock 11)0. 45 p. c. pref. stock lOO 102 104 6 IDO. with option till 1860 3 - - stock !Do. Leis. & Hit. pref. st. 100 95 97 stock INorfik sp. c. Ex. st. 184 r, 100 - - stock IDo. 54 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 1 - - stock IDo.sWay.Val.Ex.st.lB47 100 1 - - , stock !North British, S P. o , 100 111 113 stock ' I " Do. New,cma. sp. c I 100 110 111 10 1 i Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shsl 3 fl 5 p 10 , Do. do. do. all - - stock Nt h.Dev.II ail. &Dck.Co.l 100 - - stock IN-East.Cons.Pref. 4p. c. 100 91 23 stock Do. 43 pc. redeemable.. 100 - - stock I Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 101 103 • 17 ' Do. do. do k 13.4. 5 fp 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. s. No. 11 13 - - 125 IDo. do. Quarters, 1848.. 9 - - 35 Do. York, •.& S. Fungi. 10 scl 5 p ZO North Staffordshire.... all 22 23 I .10 . Rhyrnney Guaranteed. all - - 85 Scottish Central, new pt all - - i stock I Scottish North-Eastern I 33 p. a. pref. stock.... 100 - - 4 - stock ' Do.Aberdeen,ona.op.c. 100 -•- stock , Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 133 136 _ los. South Devon, Ann. ios. all 104 11 - 10 ' Do. Fixed 45 per cent. all - - - 1.0.6 , South Eastern (Reading 1 Ann., 1.0.6) 1 stock , Do. 45 per cent lOO 102 104 - stock Do. Fixed 14p.c. let is 1 100 XlO2 104 - stock ~ outh Wales, gua. 4 p.c i 100 91 93 - 3 stock ' Do. 44 per cent. lOO 100 102 stock Po. 5 per cent:. lOO - - • , stock IS.-Yorkshire, 4p. c a. 100 85 88 1 cli „ 25 , Stock. & Dar. Asp. cl all 275 285 :: 25 I Do. B 6 nor cent all j 325 33 ~ 25 ( Do. C 6 percent all 325 335 u stock Watrfd & kilkny, 6p. c 100 45 48 ie stock W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stir 100 124 126 1 126 0 stock I Do. 2d do 100 120 124 stock Do. Newport 5 p.c.pt.red. 100 ;100 102 )1* stock I Do.Perpet. op. c. pf 1866 100 ;123 126 stock 1 Do. till 1869, Ist Is. 100 1116 120 - a 124 I Do. do. 2d is. 7 4 1 - - LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. ' Leasing Closing Business Railways. I Paid. Co.'s. \ Price. Done. Bedford and Bleteti ley all Buckinghamshire .... 100 Chester & Holyhead .. 100 Do. do. 5i per cent 100 Do. do. 5 per cent. 100 Clydesdale Junction.. 100 Colchester, Stour Val. all E.Linoolnshire4.r.6p.e. 100 Ln&N.W 98 100 Do. 53 531 Do. 125 127 Do. 113 115 Caledonin 102 104 RUAR C, 10 181 Gt.North.l3s 137 E.Counts.l 41 41 E.UniZm,HarwiCl ghs all Do. Woodbridge ...1 100 Gle.Barr.SzNeig,Dreti 100 Ca.ledonin Do. New Gloster& Dean Forest all , Gt. West. Hartlpool.Dck.&Rail. all 'Yk.N.&Br Hull and Selby Do. Shares Do. Shares ....... all Do Lanc.& Carl, gua.s p.c. 100 "n.& NAV London & Greenwich 100 S. East Do. Preference ...... 100 Do. Lon.,Tilby.& Soutend.; 100 Peto &Co Lovrestott, ;ma. 4 p.ct.! 100 Norfolk Mid. e n c f3 e Bradford 100 Do. 6 per c en t 100 Do. Manc.,Buxtn. & Matk., all L NW&M 3/lidland Northn.k East n. 5 p.c.l all Newmarkt.,BuryEx 1 t .. I all all 13 D Do. .. guaranteed 5 p. c. i i 5. 5 6 E.Counts Do. po. d p o i . x 6 e o r 5 r c p e e n r t ee .. n . 18.01(1) Do. North Western ...... all : T. i : d .r l y a a n sks d . sey Freston and Wszyrsiel.elp 100 0 1l L& NAY 1 3 1 1 olean -. i g r Y l v i ti'S a t. b ilar r e y it t sci li h 'erefo A rd Do. Do. ... 1 wiinpledonit Croydn. Ail La t E r l it t i , S vf o rips and Staffordshire Somerset.. .. 1 ; 0 1 l Gt .rn 8 . Share 13.14 stock stock stock stock stock stock stceg stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock stock 16 51& I 1141 1061 6 73; 2; 117 I 164 16f 114 k 1011 f 1 4 1 541 31 86 5! 1 111 113 '207 210 61 63 115 120 89 91 n 3} 97 0 P 56 68 151 151 !135 137 03 105 11 14 P 89 91 901 90 ~::.~.: THE SUN, LONDON' SATURDAY Ev ENING, FEBRUARY 2, 1861. LAW INTELLIGENCE—( This Day.) COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Sittings at Nisi Prius, in Middlesex, before Mr. Justice Byles and a Common Jury.) BANFILL AND WIFE T. CROSS. This was an action to recover damages for libel. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., and Mr. Honyman appeared for the plaintiffs; and Mr. Hawkins, Q.C., and Mr. Francis for the defendant. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CITY STEEPLECHASE. The case was arranged upon the terms of the defendant signing a retractation and apology in the following terms : " I hereby admit that there is no truth whatever in the libels published by me which have given rise to this action, and no foundation for any of the statements contained in the plea of ,justification; and I hereby express my sincere regret that I published the libels, and that the pleas were pleaded. And I herebyfully retract and withdraw the state ments therein contained, and I consent to a verdict for the plaintiffs. Damages, £5O. No further action for libel or slander to be brought up to this day. (Signed) Topsy St. Mark Cheery Chap Six ran. TRIAL HANDICAP. Six ran. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. JAMES CROSS. _ Feb. 2, 1861. Under the direction of the judge, the jury returned a verdict for the plaintiffs, damages £5O, accordingly. The libel also affected Mr. Alex. Cross, a brother of the defendant, and ftretractation and undertaking in the follow ing terms was at the same time, and as part of the arrange ment, signed by the defendant and Mr. Alex. Cross : " I hereby withdraw all imputations against my brother, Alexander Cross, he on his part undertaking not to take any legal proceedings against me in respect of any thing I may have written or spoken of him. For such imputations I apologise to him, and he accepts such apology as a final end of all litigation in respect of any imputations, libels, or statements I may have uttered or published. (Signed) ALEX. CROSS. (Signed) JAMES CROSS. Five ran. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. , BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FRIDAY. Feb. 2, 18G1. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH. Before Mr. J ustice Blackburn and a Common Jury.) PAIN V. HAYNES. This was an action brought by the plaintiff, an attorney, against a female client, on an agreement into which she entered with him, and whereby she undertook to pay the plaintiff four guineas a day and his expenses for going out to Australia to recover some property into which she had come by the death of a step-brother. The defence to the action was that the plaintiff, being an attorney, was bound to give the defendant, a poor illiterate woman, proper ad vice, and that he was well aware that it was not necessary for the recovery of the property that he or any one else should go out to Australia. The sum claimed by the plain tiff was £1,400. GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE CHASE. 100 to 7 agst Jealousy (offered) 15 to 1 agst Anatis (taken) 16 to 1 agst The Freshman (taken) 16 to 1 agst Cockatoo (taken) 16 to 1 agst Old Ben Roe (taken) 20 to 1 agst Goldsmith (taken and offered) 20 to 1 agst Emperor (taken and offered) 100 to 3 agst Conductor (taken) 100 to 3 agst Westminster (taken) 40 to 1 agst Irish Emigrant (taken) 40 to 1 agst The Unknown (taken) The case was opened late yesterday afternoon, and ad journed at the close of the case for the plaintiff. Mr. Huddlestone this morning replied on the part of the defendant. He said his client's views had been raised on certain representations that had been made to her that she was entitled to a large fortune, but he was afraid her ex pectations would never become realized. The plaintiff had, by glowing representations, induced the defendant to enter into an agreement for him to go out to Australia, where the property was situated, and make certain inquiries about it. The plaintiff went out, but the inquiries he made left the poor woman precisely where she was at starting, and he contended that the plaintiff ought rather to have persuaded his client against such a step rather than lead her to incur a useless expense. He thought the jury would be of opinion that the £250 he had received were sufficient. CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Man-at-Arms (taken, 20 to 1 agst Chere Arnie (taken) 25 to 1 agst Wallace (taken) 33 to 1 agst Horace (taken) 33 to 1 agst Killigrew (taken) 50 to 1 agst Light (taken) 50 to 1 agst Wild Rose (taken) THE DERBY. sto 1 agst Dundee (taken) 25 to 1 agst Dictator (taken) 25 to 1 agst Kettledrum (taken) 25 to 1 agst Klarikoff (taken) 50 to 1 agst The Drake (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 15 to 2 agst Kettledrum (taken) Bto 1 agst Preceptress Bto 1 agst Klarikoff (offered) 10 to 1 agst Russley (offered) Mr. Sergeant Piggott, for the plaintiff, said everything was done in a fair and open manner. The agreement was entered into and signed before witnesses, and it was not fair, now that the inquiries had turned out comparatively valueless, that the plaintiff was to be kept from a proper remuneration for his trouble. THIS DAY'S _MARKETS. The learned Judge having summed up the evidence, The jury retired to consider their verdict, and after an absence of 25 minutes returned into Court and gave a ver dict for defendant. POLICE IN7ELLIGENCE—(This Day). MARLBOROUGH-STREET. BASE INGRATITUDE.—ROBBING AN EMPLOTER.— Francis Wilkinson, 1, Mary-street, Regent's-park, brass finisher, was charged, before Mr. Tyrwhitt, with robbing his employer, Mr. James Slater, brass manufacturer, of 23, Denmark- street, Bloomsbury, of brass tubing. Lambert, 68 E, said that on the previous (Friday) even ing he stopped the prisoner in Broad-street, and told him he was a police-officer, and wanted him for robbing his employer. He said, " Very well." On searching him he found, in different pockets, pieces of brass tubing. Mr. James Slater, gasfitter, &c., said the prisoner had been in his employ about five years. Soon after the pri soner entered his service he received a letter stating that prisoner had been convicted for robbing a previous employer. He called the prisoner and told him the con tents of the letter, upon which prisoner said that if he em ployed him, although the letter was true, he would never repent doing so, and that he would do his duty. He paid the prisoner 275. a-week, and he hal never, during the whole time he had been with him, been once out of employ. The pio . ces of brass tubing were his property. He had for for some time past been missing property, and had no doubt prisoner had taken a large quantity. The prisoner said all he had to say was, that he was guilty. Lambert said he should be able to prove a previous con viction against the prisoner. Mr. Tyrwhitt said it was a case to be prosecuted not only on the pfosecutor's account but on that of the public. He would remand the prisoner for a week. MYSTERIOUS DEATH O. A GIRL. A shocking occurrence has taken place at the little village of Hambrook, in Gloucestershire, five or six miles from Bristol. A sergeant in the county police, named Browning, was, early on Monday, returning from duty, when he discovered the corpse of a shoe-maker's daughter, named Reed. A quantity of blood was oozing from the lips, and dripping on the grass alongside, where about a pint had col lected. The field where the body was found is a mile from Winterbourne Downe Church; and it appears that on Sunday evening the young woman attended service at that place of worship, and afterwards met a young man, named John Bowyer, with whom she kept company. The lovers had some drink together in Fowler's beerhouse, on Winterbourne Downe. Next morning, when the discovery had been noised about the neighbourhood, Bowyer went to the police station at Hambrook and voluntarily acknowledged that he returned home with the young woman, Mary Reed, as far as the gate leading into the field where the remains were found. Subsequently, however, on Monday, the police ascertained that at half-past eleven on Sun day night Bowyer was seen in company with the poor girl, who was then sitting on the spot where Sergeant Browning found her. The young man Bowyer was then standing in front of her, and a villager, named Alfred Coombs,who passed along the path near that hour, noticing her being unwell, asked " What was the matter ?' to which Bowyer responded, " Oh, she's only a bit fainty, and ull get better presently." Coombs consequently left them. At half-past twelve, however, two young men, brothers, named Holbrook, residing in the village of Hambrook, crossed the field on their way home ; and as they went along the path they saw Bowyer and the girl seated side by side, resting against the wall as before. The pair appeared to be asleep, for both their heads were drooping. The Holbrooks shouted out to the young man in order to awaken him, as they thought. " Halloo ! we do know how thee bist. 'Tis thee, Jack Bowyer." The young man looked up and made some trifling reply, and the Holbrooks then left him with the young woman, who was soon afterwards found by the policeman lifeless and alone. Mr. Day, sur geon, made a careful external examination of the body on Monday, and failed, it is said, to find any marks of violence or rough usage upon her person. For some time past she has been suffering from pal pitation of the heart. One very prevalent rumour was, that there were marks on her throat of having been " throttled ;" but it is stated that the medical man considers the partial discoloration of the throat to result naturally from sudden death from palpi tation of the heart. In favour of the young man, there is an explanation to the effect that after spend ing the evening with his ill-fated sweetheart he was returning with her to her father's cottage, when, from having walked quickly, it may be she was suddenly seized in the field with an attack of her complaint of the heart, and was obliged to sit down to recover herself ; that he did not like to leave her so helpless, and remained with her still hoping to see her better, when the fearful fact was revealed to him that she had breathed her last ; and that then, dreading to make the announcement, he fled trem bling to his abode. DERBY DAY AT CAMBRIDGE.—The rush of rushes in the academic year is when at nine o'clock on the last Friday in January the Proctors' men fix up the Hon our list, and throw back the Senate House portals. Town and gown mingle quite harmoniously in that last fearful quarter of an hour, and so far forget their fifth of Novem ber feuds as to lay peaceful bets. Moderators and examiners flit about, conscious of the great secret which they alone carry in their breasts, and fence smilingly with all leading questions. Men who are certain to get high honours do not think it delicate to linger in sight, but trust to some swift-footed friend to bring them the news, and wait for it in their rooms, or some handier trysting-place. Year after year, as they have counted the minutes from nine, and at last espied their messenger coming across the Quadrangle at only a sullen foot's-pace, they have had to make up their minds to prepare for adversity. Anxious wives, too, are standing near with their husbands ; for ancient men who have been in the army, or the Indies, often long for the church, and instead of going to St. Bees, cast in their lot here with younger and fresher rivals.—Onee a IVeck. THIRD EDITION. SUN OFFICE, Six o'clock. MANCHESTER RelCES—(This Day.) Sheffield Pliny Woodmite Pactolus . Mavourneen .. Hawthorn .. ' 1 The Manchester Steeplechase Meeting scarcely elicited a passing notice ; and no great amount of business was done on any other event. The animals in the front rank for the Chester Cup appear to be the only ones there is any desire to invest upon, and consequently speculation must be limited. For the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, Pre ceptress was supported at 8 to 1, and there were offers to back her against anything else in that race. Closing prices BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda‘t.Cent 1116! Gu. 5 per cent.. Do, Do. Buffalo and Lake Ilurov ! Do. New ....... Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&Godricli 6 p. et. Ms. Aug. 1, 1.87' Do. do. July 1. 187: Do. do. June 1, 187 , : rleuff a.&S.Eastn. (Lin! Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim. jeapeTown & Dock Seri! !Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c !Demerara lEastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Po. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore. Do. 41 p c. Debentrs. Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1876 Grand Trunk of Canada Do. 6 per cent. I'ref Do. 2d Pref. 6 per ct 1 Do. 6 per ct. Debentr Do. 7 per cent. 1862 Do. do. 1867 Do. do. 1872 t.lndiaPerdn.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c Gt. South.oflndia (Lim) guaranteed 5 per cent. Do. do. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New . Do. Bonds pay. '76, with opt, till '6O Do. do. '73 till '6O Do. do. '73 without opt Do. 5i p. c. do. '77 do Do. 5y p. c. do. '7B do Madras, guar., 4a p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. Fourth do., Melb.Corp. 6 p. c.lllnds. Newßrunswick t Canda RyALarid(Lim.).., , Jipc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land do _ Do. ;Din. B Capil al do. .. Do. do. Land do. ...... ,Oude (Limited) 1 Scinde .......... ' 4 -,B Do. Punjaub .... ,os 4 9 Do. Do. .... •• • • d , Do. Indus. St. Flo. g, Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. FOREIGN 100 I all Is. flOO 10 all 100 1 Paid. Closing Price. 74 7G Ali 92i 16 161 d 5 d 6 7 75 SO 67 72 65 70 i pr ,AIL 17, lad 1 pr 21 2 d 07 08 97 98 99i 1003 225 235 73 75 61 65 44 46 50 55 42 47 42 47 94 95 d 24 2 d 111 01 911 90 95 92 06 93 96 89 92 83 85 91 92 85 87 2 if 0 5 7 5 7 96i 974 21d 2k , 1 —d 91 9g i # #d Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes .. Bah.&S.Fran..Lim 7 p.c. Belgian East. Junction Beziera to Graissessac.. Ca” - neaux Mine dz Rail Copiapo Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........ Eastern of France .... Grand Rus. Guar. 6 p. Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. shs... Italian Junction ...... Lierre & Turnhout .... Lyons & Geneva, ...• • • Namur & Liege Do. 6 p. c. Pref. • . Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ...... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris, Lyons, & Mediter. Paris & 0r1ean5..... ... Recife & S. Fran. (fern.) gua. 7 p. ct. lim .. Riga & Dunaburg...... [loyal Dani5h.......... Royal Swedish ........ Do. 7 per cent. Pref.... Sambre & Meuse ...... Do. 5i per cent. Pref..... San Paulo, lira, g. 7 p. c. S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin Southern of France.... S. East Portugal 7 p ct West Flan dern Do. 51 p. c. Preference W. & N.W. of France Western of Austria West,rn of Switzerland Wiesbaden Do. 8 per cent Pref.... Zealand . BRTTTS A Urea Consols (Philack) 2.11.10 20 !British Iron 'Clifford I nil Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 'East Bassett (Illogan) 3O East Caradon 0.14.6 E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) 7.4.0 ! Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.)' 541 ,Great South Tolgus.... 17s 1 G Wheal Alfa. (Philack) 13.0.6 G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 91 Grenville 5.14.6 'Herod's-Foot h 8.12 — , Hingsboia Downs 4.10.61 I Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant), 9k North Downs , North Frances (Illogan) 111 , Bast/Pt (1110 t an) 1 North Wheal Crofty 9.18.9 1 Par Consols (St. Blazey)l 11 20 IProvidenee (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 Surtrid,c,re Cons. Min. Co., lls South Caradon(St.Cleer)' 11 S. Carn Brea (Illogan).. 1 4s - S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim.: all S.Wheal Fran (Mogan) Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.,SL Lead Min 10 Tin Croit Vale of Towey (Carm.) West Basset (Mogan)... W. Caradon (Liskeard)' West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan) a. isasset .Wheal Buller (Redruth, Wheal Edward (Cals.', Wheal Kitty (U.Lelantl Wheal Mary Ann (Men.: Wheal Treiawney (Lis., FOREIG: 21 3 1 t 195 205 400 410 1071 112 i 11 7 7i 22 24 7f Si I*. 24 3 33 15 2} 2} 1* 14 54 56 34 4 44 5 8 9' 9i 91 43 45 i 1 300 310 .31 16; 17 5 37 39 2 2 5 I 18 19 77 79 350 360 1 1124 117 4 125 135 11 2 124 13 4 19 21 15 17 MINES. , 18.1 , 51 24.6.0 44 :3s 6d 14 5 47-4 5 5 5 1:7.2 8 5i 2 i 0 Australian 1 IBonAccordCopper,Lim 17.6 l d 20 Brazil St.J.del Itey,Lim 15 SO 31 304 5 Do. Land and Mining Co. all 1 ,Clarendon Cons.MinCo. di sc. 40 Cobre Copper all 40 42 'Copiapo l6 8 10 1 DunMoun.Cop.Ming.Co all / 2 ,Fortuna... I all 24 3 20 General all 21 22 2 'Gt N. Cop. of S. Auatr., 1 ip 14 14 Kapunda (Limited) 1 114 11 p 3 Linares all 9 10 5 Lusitamian I 2 I ) 1 IMariquiLa all , 1 IN.RhineCopotS.Aus.L 125.6 d.; Id 20 Pontg - ibaud Silver,Lead Mining and Smelt all 4 8 5 Port Philip 1 4 1 Scottish Austrin. (L.) los. d 513•214 United Mexican I ail 34 4 31 1 Worthing (Limite).. all 4 1 1 i De COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. Can. Gov. 6 p.c.Ja. &July 100 108 112 Do. 6p. cent. 1879 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1880 100 - - Do. 6p. cent. 1883 100 110 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 110 112 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 110 112 Do. 5 per cent lOO 100 1004 1001 ,Oape G.llope, 6p c,lBBO 100 Do. 1890 100 N.1 . 3.G0v. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 1054 1064 I Do. 6p. c. Ap. & Oct. 100 - - N. S. W. Gov. sp. c., 1860 100 97 99 Do. sp. c.. 1871 to 1870 100 97 99 Do. 5 p.c.,1888 & upwds 100 96 98 974 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. 10 sterling, 1875 lOO 1054 1064 S.Aus.Gt. 6 p.c.1878 & up. 100 Vic. Gov 6 p.c. Ja. &July 100 —— Do. do. 6 p.c. Ap.&Oct. 100 107 1074 1074 JOINT-STO I 'it BANKS. :100 AgraatUnitedServicellk 50 'B2 84 40 Australasia all 68 10 691 25 Bank of Egypt all 181 19 1 100 Bank of London 20 Bank of Turkey 50 'British North American all i 20 'Chtd.Bank of India, (to. all i 211 22 25 Ch. Mer. of In. Lon.dz Ch. all 100 rCity 100 Colonial . 25 38 40 20'11 Com. Bank of Canada all 100 Commercial of London. 20 20 21 20 l Eng,., Scot., (tz Aus. Ch all 151 161 16 20 Gen. Bk .of Switzerland all 20 'Lon. Char.Bk of Austral all 224 234 231 50 London and County 50 London Joint Stock $0 London and S.Alrican 4 14 1 24 100 ILonden & Westminster 20 100 Nat. Prov. of England . 42 20 'Do. new ..... 50 , National Bank ...... 25 20 New South Wales...—. all 25 Orient. B. Corporation . all 474 481 20 Ottoman Bank . all 174 184 100 Provincial of Ireland .. 25 i -- 10 Do. new all j 25 South Australia 25 Union of Australia all 4$ 50 Union o' London i 12 25 26 100 Unity Mutual . I 80 , - DUCKS. stock Commercial ; 100 stock Do. 4 per Cent.lWt.3lin 100 stock (East and West India lOO stock London stock 'St. Katharine... lOO stock .Southampton lOO stock ,Vietoria .. . 100 20 iDo. N ew 1 2 198 100 Ft par MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo- 11 exican Mint 'Atlantic R. M 1 Stm (1d) Atlantic Tel. (Limited) Australian Agricultural Berlin Water (Limited) British American Land B.&l.Mag. Tel. A. (Lim.) Do. 8,7p.c.ti111852 (Lim.) Do. C. (limited) Canada Land Chan.lslands Tel. (Lim ) Cop. Min.ofEng.&Smltg Do. Pref. 7 per cent Crystal Palace Do. Preference E.lndia Irrign. & Canal Electric Telegraph Do. New - English & Aus. Copper. Gen. Steam Navigati Great Ship I ilmited) Do. l7i p ct. Preference Lon. District Tel. (Lim.) L.G. Omnibus Co. (Lim.) Madras Irr. and Canal Med. Exten. Tel. (Lim ) National Die. Co. (Lim 1 Nerbu.Ceal&lron (Lim ) Netherlands Land Do.B p.c.Prefies.atl die N. Br. &NovaScotiaL an d N.B.Australasian (Lim.) Oriental Gas (Limited). Do. New Shares (Lim.) . Orintlln.Steam(Lim.)A PeelltLnd.&Min.(Lifn.) Pen. & Oriental steam . Do. New RedSea&lnd.Tel.g.4tp•e Rhymney Iron Do. New Royal Mail Steam . ... Scot. Austin. Inv. (Lim ) South Australian Land Submarine Tel. Scrip Do. do. Registered Do. do Tr. & Ln. Co. of "Upr.Can. van Diemen' B 14411 d or. all all 'lss. 8 100 all 100 all all a'.l all 5 28 i 13 14 31 32 41 4f 35 37 18 20 13 15 23} 24i 30 81 1101 1(3 14 n 3f 111 11 11 1 11 14 24 31 11 11,1! 3 2d' * 4 1 1 1. 1 I IP 48 51 71 73 11 13 15i 16ip 17 19 5 6 47 49 125 135: 32 34 6 7 10 11 ; _ WAYS. 51 51 - 2 114 1 11 12 3i 31 31 23 24 64 6f 7f 8 19 20 874 38& 8 0 36 37 54 56 4 3.1 5a 51 8i '4 1i 1 d li ; d 1 ( J 20i 51 6 91 91 21i 22 ES. IBusiness done . - 'tz<- , COVENT GARDEN. The show of produce in our market to-day has been barely sufficient for the demand, which rules steady, at full quotations : FRUIT. s. d. s. d. Pine apples, perlb 4 oto 8 0 Colonial do., each 1 oto 1 6 Grapes, per lb 6 oto 10 0 Foreign do 1 oto 1 6 51elons, each Peaches, perdoz Nectarines, per dz 2 oto 6 0 Apples, per hf. sv. 2 oto 4 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100 5 oto 15 0 Lemons, per 100 4 oto 8 0 Apricots, per doz 2 oto 4 0 s. d. s. d Cherries, per lb.. 0 0 to 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 1 0 to 1 6 Cobnuts, per lb 1 0 to 1 6 Almonds, per bus 0 0 to 0 0 Walnuts, per 100 1 0 to 2 0 Figs, per d0z..... 2 0 to 4 6 Strawberries potl. 0 0 to 0 0 Gooseberries hf sv 0 0 to 0 0 Currants, per do. 0 0 to 0 0 Plums, per do. .. 0 0 to 0 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 0 to 0 0 !Raspberries, pr ptlo 0 to 0 0 &BLEB. Shallots, per lb .. 0 6 to 0 8 Horseradish, p bn 1 6 to 3 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 2 to 0 0 Celery, per ditto 0 8 to 1 6 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6 to 2 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 0 to 0 0 Small salad, p. pa, 0 2 to 8 0 Mushrooms,p pun 2 0 to 3 0 Artichokes, pr dz 4 0 to 6 0 Cabbage lett,score 1 0 to 2 0 Endive, per score 1 0 to 2 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 6 to 0 0 Tomatoes, hf sve 4 0 to 6 0 Walnuts, per 100 0 0 to 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 0 to 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 0 to 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 1 0 to 1 6 Asparagus, pr do. 10 0 to 30 0 Seakale, per pun. 2 0 to 3 0 YEGET. Greens, dz bunch 6 oto 8 0 Cabbages, pr doz. 1 6to 2 0 Savoy do., pr do. 1 6to 2 0 Cauliflowers, pdz 2 oto 4 0 Brocoli, per dz. 0 oto 0 0 Potatoes, per ton 100 to 180 0 New ditto, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Peas, per I sieve 1 6to 1 9 Turnips, dz bunch 5 6to 7 6 Carrots, pr do 7 6to 9 6 Cucumbers 1 oto 2 6 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 oto 0 0 Spinaeh,hf.-sv 0 6to 0 8 Brus. sprouts,h.s. 2 oto 3 0 Old onions, lit sv. 1 6to 2 0 Do., dz bun French beans, 100 1 9to 2 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 oto 0 0 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 4s Od to 12s Od ; poults, 4s Od to 7s Od each ; geese, 48 Od to 7s Od ; goslings, 5s Od to 8s Od ; ducklings, 2s Od to 3s 6d; rabbits, is Od to is 9d each; wild do., 10d to is 3d ; pigeons, 4d to Os 8 d each; large Surrey owls, 6s Od to 12s Od; chickens, 5s Od to 6s Od; barn-door fowls, 3s Od to 6s Od ; capons, 4s Od ; hares, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; grouse, is 6d to 2s Od each ; pheasants, 4s Od to 5s Od ; ptarmigan, is Gd to Os ; woodcocks, 2s 6d to Os Od; snipes, is Od to Os Od; teal, Os to Os 2s Od ; wild ducks, is 6d to 2s 6d; widgeons, is 6d to Os Od • plovers, Os 9d to is Od each ,• guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od • roasting pigs, 4s Od to 9s Od each ; Ostend fresh butter, is Od to is 2d ; English, is 2d to is 6d per lb ; English eggs, 12s Od to 15s Od ; French do., lOs Od to 12s Od per 120 ; le,verets, 2s Od to 2s 6d each. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s Gd to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 2d to 4s 6d ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 3s 6d to 4s 4d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per Bibs. WHITECHAPEL. Beef from 3s 6d to 4s 2d ; mutton, 3s 2d. to 4s 6d ; veal 3s 6d to 4s 4d; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s Yd per Blbs. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, 4s Od to Os Od ; trout, Os Od to Os ; eels, 8d to is ; prawns, 4sod to Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, Gd pal lb. Turbots, 2s Od to 15s ; cod, 2s Od to 10s Od ; brills, is Od to 7s Od ; doreys, is Od to 5s Od ; mullets, Os 6d to is 6d ; lobsters, 6d to 2s 6d ; crabs, 6d to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, 4d to is Od each; soles, 3d to is 6d per pair; common oysters, 16s to 20s ; natives, 45s to —s per bushel ; whitings. 3s Od to 9s Od ; haddocks, 4s to 20s Od ; smelts, is 6d ; flounders, is 6d to 2s 6d per dozen ; mackerel, 60s ; fresh herrings, ss; bloaters, Gs to 8s per 100; carp and tench, is Od to 3s per brace. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from Bid to 91d, of household do., 6d to 8d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 3d to 3td ; 641 b to 721 b, 34d to 3id ; 721 b to 801 b, 3id to 3td ; 801 b to 881 b, 3td to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 4d to 41d ; 961 b to 1041 b, 4id to 4td. Horse hides, 8s Od to lOs Od; calf skins, light 2s Od to 3s 6d; do. full, Os 6d to Os Od ; polled sheep, 8s 6d to lOs Od ; half-breds, 7s Od to 8s 6d; Downs, 5s 9d to 7s Od; lambs, Os Od to Os Od; shearlings, Os Od to Os Od. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 08 to £5 5s Od ; clover do., £3 lOs to £slss ; and straw, £1 10s to £llBs per load. Both hay and straw were in slow request, at our quotations. CUMBERLAND. Meadow hay, £2 Os to £5 108 ; clover, £3 lOs to £ss 15s Od ; and straw, £1 10s to 18s per load. A dull trade. WHITECHAPEL. Meadow hay, £2 Os to £6 5s Od ; clove, £3 lOs to £5 17s 6d ; and straw, 10s to £llB per lead. A moderate demand. 2IIIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, Feb. 2.—Wind this day at noon—North - Westerly ; rather fresh breeze, with fine weather. QUEENSTOWN, Feb. I.—Wind S.—Arrived—Pettigrew; from Mobile. GLOUCESTER, Feb. I.—Wind S.—Arrived—Amazon, from New York. SWANSEA, Feb. I.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—James Ken nedy, for Gibraltar. CARDIFF, Feb. I.—Wind S.E.—Sailed—Jacoba Helena, for Hong Kong ; Woodstock, for Callao ; Walter Scott, ditto. DEAL, Feb. I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Sarah, from Callao ; E. D. T., from Shields for Havannah ; Manger ton, from Callao. NEWPORT, Feb. I.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Henrich Swensen, for St. Thomas. LIMERICK, Jan. 31.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Columbus, from New York. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning. Arrived—Anemone, from Newcastle; Dula) of Cornwall, steamer, from London ; Anne, from Newport ; Reckless, from Seaham ; Laura, from Shields ; Wonder, steamer, from Jersey ; Branch, Valiant, John, and Falcon, from Sunderland. Sailed—Leader, for Britonferry ; Courier, vsteamer, for Jersey; Havre, steamer, for Havre; Firefly, for Cardiff; Jane, for Poole; Lechlie, for Carentan ; Lady Eglinton, steamer for Cardiff. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 1— Somas, from Vancouver's Island ; Majestic, from Bombay; Florabelle, from Alexandria; Leopold, from Cavell°, ; Testimonial, from Tuticorin ; Bombay, from Akyab. Arrived, Feb. 2—Belinda, and Envoy, from Guernsey ; Belgian, steamer, from Ostend ; Dolphin, steamer, from Antwerp ; Young America, from Callao ; Walkington, from liavannah. Sailed—Freedom, for Jersey; Caroline Agnes, for Bom bay ; Acas, for St. Michael's. DEAL, Saturday Morning. Passed—Planet, for Demers.ra ; Acis from St. Michael's Ferdinand, from Pemambucc,—all from London. It is said that the agricultural accounts from all parts of the United Kingdom have become much more en couraging, owing to the recent frost having been followed by the present dry weather. DEATH OF A VocAusr..--We have'to record the death of Mr. Alexander M‘Gr egor Simpson, well known and esteemed in the north as a singer of Jacobite songs. He died at Glasgow on the 29th ult., where he had been ful filling an engagement at tilt a Britannia Music Hall. He was only in his 39 th y ear, and a widow and two y oun g `children are left to mourn tOia prenatltur9 deceatith_Erg. THE BRAZILIAN MAIL. LISBON, FEB. 1. The Royal M i; steamship Tyne, with the above mail, arrived here to-day at six p.m., and will leave for Southampton at 10 o'clock to-morrow morning with 38 passengers and £2,633 in speeie. . - - 24 31 76 4 i 5 62 1 46i 111 1 all all all all all all 4 all all all In 13 161 17 THE NA VI. The screw steam-sloop Serpent, 4, 200 horse power, has been sent to Chatham from Woolwich, and attached to the steam reserve ordinary in the 'Medway, under the command of Capt. C. F. Schoenberg. • An Admiralty order was yesterday received at Woolwich, directing her Majesty's paddlewheel steamvessel Medusa, formerly employed as a packet vessel in the Mediterranean, to be converted into a tug-vessel for the service of Government. The boilers and machinery having been overhauled, are found to be in tolerable condition, as well as the state of the ship generally ; the necessary repairs and alterations, according to the surveyor's estimate, will consequently not exceed £2,000. The sailing ship Palestine, run down last week by a steamer named the Carbon, off Woolwich Arsenal Pier, was yesterday successfully recovered. The following appointments were made yester day at the Admiralty :—Robert Madge, Ist class assist.-engineer, to the Fisgard, for charge of the machinery of the Zebra ; John F. Channon, 2d class assist-engineer, to the Indus, as supernu merary; William Strachan, acting 3d class assist.- enginer, to the Asia, for service in the Wallace ; James Adamson, acting 3d class assist..engincer, to the Asia, for service in the Traveller; and Edmund Clark, acting 3d class assist.--engineer, to the Asia, as supernumerary. THE AR3II. The three vacant good service pensions placed at the disposal of the Duke of Cambridge have been conferred by his Royal Highness on Colonel the Hon. Augustus Frederick Foley, late of the Grena dier Guards; Colonel Rodolph de Salis, Bth (the King's Royal Irish) Light Dragoons ; and Colonel Archibald Inglis Lockhart, C. 8., 92d Highlanders. Yesterday the various branches of the service composing the garrison of Chatham, numbering in the aggregate a force of several thousand men, were engaged in some military manoeuvres on an exten sive scale, being one of the series of strategical operations recently carried out by Major-Gen. Eyre with the forces under his command. Yesterday the first competitive examination of the students in the Army Medical School, recently founded at Chatham, for commissions as army sur geons, commenced at Fort Pit, when 45 candidates presented themselves for examination. The examiners are professors T. Longmore, M.D., Deputy Inspector-General ; Professor E. A. Parkes, D., and Professor W. Aitken, MD. The exami nations are likely to extend over eight or ten days. THE WAR IN CHINA. In consideration of the termination of hostilities in China, the following promotions of officers em ployed during the operations have been awarded by the Admiralty, commissions dating the 30th of January, 1861 : To be Captains—Commanders Francis Marten and William A. J. Heath. To be Commanders—Lieutenants Webb Elphin stone Stone, George Doherty Broad, Arthur John Innes, George Dacres Bevan, and John Crawford Wilson. To be Paymasters Assistant Paymasters Frederick Penfold, Richard Francis Wily, and John St. John Wagstaffe. In addition to the above, Vice-Admiral Sir James Hope has been instructed to name the most eligible officers in the undernamed ranks for advancement : —Three second masters to be promoted to master, three assistant-surgeons to be promoted to surgeon, three warrant officers of second class to be pro moted to first class, three warrant officers of third class to be promoted to second class, and three carpenters' mates and six petty officers to be recommended for warrants. The three undernamed engineers have also been promoted to he first-class assistants :—Mr. William H. Elliott, Mr. James A. Wilson, and Mr. Edward Ingledew ; and several engineers of different classes will receive a step in rank on their passing the required examinations. s 2 A TEs PROP RR T 1 COIV UNITED FISCATED BY THE SOUTH: Fort Barrancas and the Pensacola Navy-yard were seized on Saturday by the Alabama and Florida troops. Thirteen military posts, five United States arsenals, one navy-yard, and one revenue cutter are now in possession of the rebels. We append a chronological table of the dates of these seizures, together with the attack upon the Star of the West, and the theft of the Marion, the whole forming a list of the treasonable acts of the Secessionists : Dec. 27—Fort Moultrie and Castle Pinckney, at Charles ton, seized. Dec. 27—Revenue cutter William Aiken, surrendered by her commander, and taken possession of by South Carolina. Dec. 30—United States Arsenal at Charleston, seized. Jan. 2—Forts Pulaski and Jackson and the United States Arsenal at Savannah seized by Georgia troops. Jan. 2—Fort Macon and the United States Arsenal at Fayetteville seized by North Carolina. Jan 4—Fort Morgan and the United States Arsenal at Mobile seized by Alabama. Jan. B—Forts Johnson and Caswell, at Smithville, seized by North Carolina. Jan. 9—The Star of the West, being reinforcements for Major Anderson, fired at in Charleston harbour. Jan. 10—Fort M`Rae, at Pensacola, seized by Florida. Jan. 10—The steamer Marion seized by South Carolina; restored on the 11th. Jan. 11—The United States Arsenal at Baton Rouge, and Forts Pike, St. Philip, and Jackson, seized by Loui siana. Jan. 12—Fort Barrancas and the Navy-yard at Pensa cola seized by Florida. According to the Army List, the 13 forts thus seized are pierced for an aggregate of 1,099 guns. The following table shows their location, cost (in dollars), war garrison, and the number of guns in each : THE FORTS SEIZED. Cost. Men. Guns. Fort Macon, Beaufort, N.C... dole. 460,000 300 61 Fort Johnson, Wilmington, N.C 5,000 60 10 Fort Caswell, Oak Island, N.C... 571,000 400 81 Castle Pinckney, Charleston, S.C. 4 ,000 100 25 Fort Moultrie, Charleston, S.C 75,000 300 54 Fort Pulaski, Savannah, Ga 923,000 300 150 Fort Jackson, Savannah, Ga BO,OOO 70 14 Fort Barrancas, Pensacola, Fla Fort M'Rae, Pensacola, Fla 384,000 650 161 Fort Morgan, Mobile, Ala 1,212,000 700 132 Fort St. Philip, Mouth Mississippi 143,000 600 124 Fort Jackson, Mouth Mississippi 817,000 600 160 Fort Pike, Rigolets, La 472,000 300 49 Fort Macomb, Chef Montear, La 447,000 300 49 5,947,000 5,430 1,099 It will be seen that the war garrisons required at these points amount to upwards of 5,000 men, although, as in the case of Fort Sumter, they may be held with far less than the regulation complement. The aggregate cost of the public property thus seized is not far from 6,000,000 dollars, to, say nothing of the navy yards, the arsenals, and the revenue cutter Aiken — Ne w York _Evening Post. THE MAILS. MAILS DUE. Australia, Ceylon, and. Mauritius (via South- Feb. 18. ampton) .. .. • . • • • • F Do. Brazil and Cape Verds .. (via Mffe i 1 l e.:?. Feb. FFe e b b . . 4. 12. Buenos Ayres, Monte Video, &c. • • ~ Feb. 13 Cuba and Mexico .. • • • • .. .. Feb. 6. Canada, &c. (via L'derry) • ' :: .. March 1. Cape of Good Hope, &C. .. • • or e (via S'ampton) F eb. 18. Chma, Penang, and S u3 g aP (via Marseilles) Feb. 12. Gibraltar (Z Southampton) .. .. .. Feb 10. India (Calcutta), Colon, &c. (via Southampton) Feb. 1.8 (via Marseilles) Feb. 12. , (via Southampton) .. .. Feb. 10 . (Bombay) ji Indiavia Marseilles) .. .. Feb. 4 . Do. (v .. .. .. Lisbon and Aden (via Southampton) .. F eb. 10. al Mta, EgYPe, Do. (via Marseilles) .. Feb. 4. Vi g o, and Oporto .. „ . .. ,„ .. Feb. 1. U n ited States, California, &c. .. .. .. Feb. 6. Western Coast of Africa, Madeira, T e neriffe .. Feb. 10. , West Indies and Pacific, Carthagena , Cuba, &c. Feb. 13. Some sensation has been caused in Madrid by the troops on duty, on the occasion of the state visit of the Queen to the church of Atocha, to render thanks for being in " an interesting situation," having prevented the mem bers of the Senate and Congress from taking the places indicated for them in the cortege as it passed by the Prado. According to the journals, this incident arose from a mis , understanding• ._._.... ~....,~ ___.::.s ,L lEON-CASED PRIGATBS. We are only at the beginning of the commotion which our French neighbours have caused by the production of the Gloire. They have a right to make a mystery of her. She has already upset all our ideas of marine architecture, and she is likely enough to revolutionise all our theories of for tialea tion. The wooden walls of Old England are get ting out of favour, despite the gallant stand made in their defence by Sir Howard Douglas. The very conception of a ship is radically changed. It is doubted if a frigate should have any masts or sails, or any kind of projection above her (It dr. There should be no difference between her stein and hcr stern, while her sides should incline inwards at an angle of 45 degrees. Instead of sitting the waters " like a thing of life," she would be more like a small sandbank at half-tide, and one of the new models, indeed, is to be painted a light gray colour, so as to become utterly invisible, like a Volunteer Rifleman. In fact, the same theory has been ap plied to the art of war both by land and sea. The one great object is to project a bullet against am enemy from the longest distance and with the greatest certainty. On l a nd we i nsure these con ditions by the use of a pattern musket and an un distinguishable uniform; at sea we try to compass the same endsby rifled cannon and iron armour. As a ship cannot be exactly hidden, like a sharp shooter, she must be protected against shot, and be enabled to defy the bullets which she cannot evade. All the poetry of the old idea is lost. A ship is now regarded as nothing more nor less than a mani fold gun-carriage—a floating battery, in short. For her sails and sailors she will have stokers and steam, for seamen she will have gunners, and the only remaining question is how to shield these gunners from the broadsides of the enemy. This is what the French have done by plating the vessel's sides with iron, so that, at length, there appears a powerful battery, not, indeed, impreg nable, but nearly so ; not altogether seaworthy, but able to make short cruises in fair weather at great speed ; not a miracle of success, but a won derful advance on any fabric launched before. The Warrior probably surpasses the Gloire, but the Gloire led the way. As to the objections urged against the new system, they acquire their force only from a confusion of propositions. There are very many duties now discharged by our frigates which neither the Gloire nor the Warrior could perform ; but that would not hinder either of these vessels from blowing a wooden frigate out of.the water under conditions of highly probable oc currence. But now there comes another extraordinary announcement. I f all tales are true, the Allies might have brought the Russian War to a close in a very short time, and at a very small cost, by the aid of these two iron frigates alone. The Gloire might have steamed into the harbour of Sebastopol in the teeth of its batteries,and bombarded the Arsenal at leisure ; the Warrior might have gone into Cronstadt with equal impunity, and worked its will with the fortifications around. To bring the theory home to us,we are told that an iron-cased frigate might laugh at the future fortifications of Portsmouth ; steam in contemptuous silence by the sea batteries at Spit head, run into the middle of the harbour, anchor there, and set our dockyards in flames before an hour was over. Of course, what could be done at Ports mouth could be done anywhere else ; so that, if the Gloire is really and truly rn invention, stone walls have been superseded as fairly as wooden walls—the theory, we suppose, being this, that, considering the size of the vessel, the speed of its motion, and the efficacy of its defensive armour, no stationary bat teries, however formidable, could be relied upon for doing much injury to such a target. It is only under very special conditions, and after repeated shots, that strong iron plates can be pierced by can non, whereas an iron cased frigate steaming at full speed would give no such opportunity to an enemy's cannoneers. Mr. Fergusscn, indeed, said long ago that steam alone, apart from armour, would almost suffice to give a vessel this impunity. Now, how ever, we have the iron plating too, and how, then, can shore batteries be expected todamagean object which, besides being so hard to hit, is harder still to injure ? Could not a Gloire or a Warrior run the gauntlet through a mile or two of forts ? She would only be ten minutes about it. These speculations not only appear plausible, but to some extent are probably sound. There are two arguments, however, to be heard in reply. When it is said that a good iron-cased frigate will steam at the rate of twelve miles an hour, this not only presumes moderate weather, but a fair course and an open channel. Such channels are not often found in the approaches to shore fortifications. Rarely does a fleet engage in shoal waters without getting a vessel or two aground, and a frigate aground would be a frigate lost. The only casualty of our navy in the whole Crimean War occurred in. this very manner, and the same thing happened to our gunboats in the Peiho. In short, it is the com monest of all accidents in such or erations, and the greater the speed and tonnage of the vessel the more fatal would be the risk. If an iron-cased. frigate were threading a narrow and unknown channel she would hardly go at twelve miles an hour, or, if she did, would soon be hard and fast on a shoal. Moreover, if she is to do any mischief herself she must become stationary somewhere, and then she would be a fiir mark for guns. It will be asked, however, what harm this would do her, assuming her armour to be proof. The answer is, that she has a weak point in her decks. Sir Howard Douglas has remarked that the fire of a shore battery upon a vessel within short range would be equivalent to a vertical fire, would strike the ship's decks, pierce them, and either silence her or send her to the 'bottom. Similarly, it is alleged that a heavy shell falling from a great height at a long range would sink almost anything afloat. The argument, in fact, comes to this—that a vessel armed only at the sides must be attacked from above, and that, though she might be 'invulnerable to cannon, she could be destroyed by mortars. Either the channels along which an attacking vessel. must necessarily move might be covered by flights of shells, or shells might be dropped upon her decks as soon as she took up her position. We will not inquire at present whether it would be impossible to make the decks as well as the sides of a vessel shot-proof, but it is clear that the danger here indicated could be met by providing a recep tion for an enemy in the centre of a harbour as well as in its approaches. If a vessel is to steam right into a port, she will, of course, be safe so long as the guns of the port bear outwards, but if such a contingency is provided against by turning some of the guns inwards, she would, unless she were impregnable, be caught in a trap. There is always the chance, too, of her never reaching the scene of action at all. When we argue that an iron-cased frigate might have gone into Sebastopol or Cronstadt, it may be replied that an iron-cased frigate would stand a very poor chance of ever getting to the Black Sea or Baltic. Such craft are rather batteries than cruisers— moveable on the water under certain conditions of weather, but not to be 'handled like a ship. They are not always to be trusted even in the narrow seas ; what if they were sent on distant voyages, and into perilous waters ? How would they be likely to fare where even light corvettes and nimble gunboats get aground ? There is something in all this, but be it remembered that iron sides are "in their infancy." Twelve months ago we should not have believed in a Gloire; in another year we may see the Gloire surpassed — lt is to be hoped in our own dockyards — by a vessieti no less seaworthy than strong. Depen d we are only feeling the first effects of h' of itufhP,e:enneio invention, but it is an invention h but look to our own interests, can never operate to our harm.—T imes. w stoppagethe amount o l U r n r t . This failure, which will not affect G. A A a rm v j a c n e d s , kin2ctsn::3 of h abouht a ere, ho,aoooooccured through heavy losses, principally we.nitthio,nliathhileitiesto in w hich a considerable fall has taken place ilnaotuelltalye.sian silk, The Lords Justices yesterday reversed the de cision of the Commissioner in Bankruptcy, in the case of Mr. Mortimore, tanner, of Andover. The winding up will therefore take place under the Private Arrangement Act, instead of in the open court. Although the former course had met with the concurrence of nine-tenths of the credi tors, who signified their acceptance of a composition of 10s. in the pound, the commissioner had ruled that it could not be permitted, his belief being that Mr. Mortimore was aware of his own insolvency as far back as 1857. Why do the pipes burst ? Simply in conformity with a law of nature, whereby water frozen occupies a larger bulk than water in the state of liquid, and if con fined in the liquid state and then frozen, it will burst the vessel which contains it. It is this process that bards rocks, and breaks down mountains, and pulverises the clay soil of the farmer, and bursts metallic pipes. Take an En field rifle barrel, stop up the vent or touch-hole, place it verti cally, and fill it with water on a frosty night. As the water freezes it will flow over at the top and cover the outside with ice, and the barrel will remain uninjured. But if, after filling with water, a metallic plug be screwed fast into the muzzle, the result will be that the barrel will burst, and most probably along the curve of the grooves or thinnest section. If an old "Brown Bess" be treated in the same mode, it also will burst, and probably along the course of the weld or junction, commonly the weakest part. The cause of bursting is, that the water is confined and has no room for expansion. If the lead pipes commonly used for water be made of pure soft lead they may possibly streich and yield to the expansion withou t bursting, but rere be an ordinary solder joint made of brittle metal, w i fee p bably the burst will take place.—Once a Week. • ed irk - •ed cy en ar, ar of r 3, he )n. Of ro - Cr 11g stock 100 100 100 100 stock stock stock stock stock stook Share, 100 stk 18 20,E 10 100 100 100 stock 20. 20 100 1000 32 10 stock 25 stock stock stcok stock 100 stook