The Sun. — London, England, 1861-03-01 00:00:00

Is of the Le Henri y men- there he ter it once cables the en y effort violence ie river in the of the 1 board and all etidjiah Platan a pointed, Woman. ?latana, suc offered !ries, as ier) ex- st news y is not esult of coff and ler have Metid d other aid add aen dis and the to help co selves rquis de Sully's the de ie scene iistance. hat can t, in the Roland spector, nri IV., ent the differs he pre urrence :-- Sea is )f snow 7s past, ed. At lt., the longing from ;h, very totally ying at 7 in an violent ) snap; c. She and no d. The oard is rniture, r. The )ntirely r of her DGE.- he proc r night. Le of the 1 by his ..IKnown DD Bider- at since ^s, have )inning gowns- re eight Lded the but the proctor 'yacke, b. of the [eatable a Wed he 27th a large ned oft )diately ry dare, him to afe an all ad- e ship. 3rew of itution greater .er any urious, sd, and en into owned. saving ho has e most ational V been during oat. side of d, and gnetic ley are leafing N. 8.-- s tree t, ly ag. dis trsons to E. I they Owl( IT EX and inoval la in tes. ,atioZ, Thcea, colds, )tions, palpl. /ISMS, MONEY 211A.RK_ET AND CITY NEWS. CITY, Two o'CLomr. The dealings in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce Markets during the last few days have been of a rather restricted character. Sugars, except for the finer descriptions, have given way about 6d. per cwt. Good and fine qualities of coffee, how- ever, have maintained full values, while tea has been in steady request, the finer descriptions of green being at slightly enhanced quotations. Rice has been in very limited demand ; and the transactions in fruit, spices, and saltpetre have been confined to the requirements of home consumption. Tallow has been in better request, chiefly on speculative account, P.Y.C. being now quoted 60s 6,1 per cwt. on the spot ; April to June delivery, 58s 6d ; and last three months, 565. The first series of public sales of Foreign and Colonial Wool for the year commenced yesterday afternoon, with a full attendance of both home and foreign dealers, The biddings, however, were inanimate, and prices generally went at a decline of 2d. to 22d. per lb. for Port Philip, ld to 11d. for Sydney, and 12d to 2d for Cape of Good Hope, when compared with those current at the close of the previous sales in December last. A small amount of gold, viz., about £5,000, was sent into the Bank of England yesterday. Calls on the following Railways became due to day, viz., £1 ss. per share, amounting to £175,000, on the London, Brighton, and South Coast V- per cent. £5 shares, £l, or £84,500, on the Nottingham and Grantham ; £2 10s., or £78,000, on the South Eastern 41 per cent. Preference ; and £2 10s. per share on the West Midland, Newport, 6 per cent. Preference. The Hebe from Victoria has arrived with £29,200 in specie. _ _ . Only a small amount of business was recorded in the Liverpool Cotton Market yesterday, but prices exhibited no change of importance. The sales were 5,000 bales. The demand for money to-day is rather active, Owing to preparations for the bills arriving at maturity on Monday, the 4th of the month. A moderate business has been transacted in the market for Public Securities to-day, but continued firmness is apparent, a favourable effect being pro duced by the buoyancy of the French Funds. Consols for transfer are 91 1, and for the account 911 The New Threes are firm at 911 the Reduced at 91* Bank Stock has further receded to 231 and 232; India ditto remains at 223; ditto 5 per Cents. are 1001; and Exchequer Bills at 78. to 3s. dis. There is very little change in Foreign Securities, With the exception of Mexican,which receded to 231 24 1, and are now 23i ; Turkish 6 per Cents. are 69 1 70 ; ditto New, 1858, 512 52 ex div. ; Buenos Ayres are firm at 92; and ditto Deferred at 29 ; Peruvian are 96 ex div. ; and Portuguese, 462. The dealings in the Railway Share Market have been very limited, and prices have exhibited in creased heaviness. Caledonians, Lancashire and Yorkshire, North Westerns, Midland, North Easterns (Berwick), and South Easterns have de clined ss. ; Eastern Counties, 10s. ; and Great Northerns, 15s. In the Foreign and Colonial undertakings the Variations have been unimportant. Great Luxem burg have improved ss. ; East Indian declined ss. ; dud Punjaubs ss. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares remain very inactive, without any change of im portance to record in prices, b BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICER auk Stock ') Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 9la i f t per Cesnt. Consols Annuities .„,. N ew 3 per Cent. Annuities 9ll t i i ~4 : +ew 2i per Cent. Annuities 7st audio Stock •.. Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent. — Ditto 5 per Cent. Ditto 52 per Cent teDitto Debentures, 1858 — , Ditto Bonds £l,OOO — Ditto under £l,000 Consols for Account, March 7 .. 911 India Stock for Account — Ditto 5 per Cent. XXchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 11d ... Ditto ' - £5OO 7 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 44 per Cent. 1852 :Ditto, - 1860 Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent. — Ditto Account .... 92 Ditto Deferred Chilian I per Cent Ditto 44 per Cent. Mexican 3 per Cent 24 Ditto Account Peruvian 44 per Cent — Ditto Account ........ R. 96 5 ex div Ditto (Uribarren), 41 per Cent. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853. Russian 5 per Cent. 1822, £ St .. 101/ Ditto 44 per Cent. Spanish 3 per Cent. •••• Ditto New Deferred Ditto Passive Turkish 6 per Cent .. 70 Ditto New Loan Ditto Account Ditto Guaranteed, 4 per Ccnt. Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 12 Guil. 21 per Cent 634 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols Money 914 a Ditto Account TB'S .DAY'S MARX F. TS. CORN EXCHANGE. A few runs of English wheat were received fresh up to day, tut chiefly in very poor condition. Selected samples of both red and white were taken off at Monday's cur ; but other kinds were very dull, and with difficulty disposed of at irregular quotations. We were again heavily supplied with foreign wheat. Most kinds commanded a fair retail inquiry at last week's Prices. Floating cargoes were held at late rates ; but the inquiry for them was slow. F There was a fair inquiry for barley, chiefly for grinding Purposes, at previous rates. Superfine malt was firm. Other descriptions commanded little attention. There was a good consumptive demand for oats at ex treme quotations. The imports still continue on a limited scale, We have no change to notice in the value of either beans or p eas. Flour was less active, but not lower in price. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. 1,380 ( 1,970 3,970 980 2,590 Irish • • 1,230 FOreign.... 6,530 5,480 10,940 I 70 sack 16,620 brls. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. The markets continue to be bat moderately supplied with each kind of meat. On the whole, a fair business is doing, as follows : Per Sibs by the carcase. a. d. a. d. s. d. a. d. Inferiorbeef .... 3 0 3 4 Middling mutton 4 4 4 6 Middling. d 0.... 3 4 3 6 Prime do 4 8 4 10 prime large do.. 3 8 3 10 Veal Do. small d 0.... 4 0 4 2 Small pork 4 6 4 10 ..Large pork 3 8 4 2 , Lamb.......... 0 0 0 0 inferior mutton 3 8 4 2 BOROUGH HOP. Our market is steadily supplied with most kinds of hops, nevertheless the demand is heavy, and prices rule almost nominal. New Mid and East Kent pockets.. .. Wealds • • . Sussex • • Yearlings . per cwt. 80s to 200 s 60s to 180 s 60s to 140 s 80s to 190 s CO s L C O on N ti l n A u L ai very quiet, and prices TEA.—The market has are without variation; good comm 12td per lb. on congous realise 12d to SUGAR.—The tone of the market steady, groce r y descriptions maintain previous rate s . In and good the refined market dried goods meet a very limited demand. COEFEE.-At public sale a small quantity of Ceylon sold at full ra tes, other description s were plantation in mode rate request. RlM—The market has continued inactive, and prices have slightly given way for East India. Rarra.—A moderate business has been done in c urrants at about previous rates. Raisins and figs were neglected. Almonds, however, have realised full values. , SALTPETRE.—There have been limited en q uiries f or - I "engals, at about former quotations. TALLOW.—The market has exhibited more activity; the dealings, however, have been chiefly of a speculative cha• ratter. P.Y.C. on the spot is now quoted 60s. 6d. ; April 0 aline delivery 58s. 6d., and last three months 56 5. per cwt. THE CASE OF THE FUGITIVE ANDERSON. -A Montreal telegram of the 16th February says :—The case of Anderson, the escaped slave, was brought up for deci sion to .day at Toronto. The prisoner was discharged on the technical ground that the warrant of commitment Wee defective, in not expressly charging the prisoner with t he Crime of murder. The result was received with the g r eatest satisfaction, and Anderson, on leaving the court, Was loudly cheered by the crowd. A good deal of excite rnent prevailed. THE LATE FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—The coroner's 'iy was resumed yesterday, for the seventh time, at the White Hart, Merton. The proceedivgs were again adjourned. SHARE 3IARKET.-(THIS DAY.) ORDINARY SFIArIES AND STOCKS. Share Railways. p aid. Closing / Business ' Price. i Done. 50 Ileitast , end Ballymena all all 13.14 Bir., v'i'ol , and Str. Val.! all 884 stock Birk:, La., and Ch .Tune' 100 80 82 25 ißlyth and Tyne all 10 lost. Sleaf. and Mid.Co I all ' 6 61) stock (Bristol and Exeter I 100 09 101 stfJck iCaledonlan ) 100 97 974 97 4 10 Carmarthen & Cardigan all 50 !Cork and Bandon — 1 2 0 0 (TloorkA (.A ,111rock.,,trassagel all 2 0 'Cornwall..,. all 6 64 eats no diva, all __ 10 Do 1 . 3 until 6pc peranl all h rasbeen d.toll 50 Dublin & Belfast. June.) all 43 41 25 Dun., Perth, &Ab. June ) all 8 81 stock (East Anglian lOO 15 16 stock )Eastern Counties ) 100 484 494 48 1 it 9 stock Eastern Union, A stock' 100 37 39 stc.ac Do do Bdo 100 26 28 25 Do :YIN , A, late I:M(1s ) 13 4 stock East Suffolk stock iEdinburgh & Glasgow j 100 88 68 stock lEdin. Perth, & Dundee 160 254 265 26 10 Forth & Clyde Junction all stock !Furness stock 'Glasg and S. Western 10(1 112 114 , 10 !Great Nthn. of Scotland all stock iGreatNorthern lOO 108 109 108 stock ) no do A stock stock Po do B do stock Gt. S. &W. of Ireland 100 108 110 stock Great Western stock Do Str Val gua. stock 100 53 62 12 Trish South-eastern all stock T,ancashire & Yorkshire 100 109 1014 109/ 81 91 stock London and Blackwall 100 60 61 61 stock Lon., Rriryht.. & S Coast 100 1131 1144 stock Lond , Chat., and Dover' 100 46 43 47 4 stock T.ond: &Nth. Western 100 96 91 95 4 464 stock Lond. & Western. 100 91 02 91 4 25 L'derry & Coleraine all 2 5 L'derry & Ennisxillen I all 104 114 stock Man. Sleet. & 100 44y 451 444 51 44 50 'sraryport and Carlisle all 124 Do .lo 4 shares all 10 Metropolitan stock Midland 6.4.0. Do new stock Do Ifirminfr,. & Derby 100 100 102 1004 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland all 25 Do 4 shares et — n,. '5 Mid Kent. all 10 Do, Cray Line tOO vewcastle and Carlisle all 10 Newry & Armagh, def 9 7 6 d 20 Newry. Warnpt. & Ros all stock Norfolk.... 100 52 54 stock North British.. stock Nor.Dev.Rail&Dk.stoz . • 100 stock D A stk ; A recs no d.i until 6pchas beenpd.B . 100 stock Do B stock .. 100 stock Nth. Eastern—Berwick 100 994 1004 1004 991 1 100 25 Dodo,; G.N.E. purchase 16 13 4 4d 411 id"Kic 'no Leeds 100 561 564 56 4 1 1 stock Do York . ** .. .... •. i 100 87 874 87 61 74 61 7 stock North London t 100 93 101 10 Do new 5 19.16.4 North Staffordshire.— 171 31 31 1 10 ;N. and S. W. Junction all 91 104 12 Not. &Grantham Rail ll 10 T - ebles 20 Portsmouth I all 10 miyuThe..... stock Scottish 'Central stock scot N. E., Aher. stock 100 334 341 stock Do Scot. Mid. stock lOO 87 89 stock Shropshire Union . 10 Sittingbourne & Sheer. all stock South Devon 50 NI , hn. Counties Union 25 S.-Durham & Lanc. Un 224 stock Su nth Eastern stock South Wales ... .. i 100 (0 62 stock S. York. and River Dun 100 93 95 20 Staines, Wok,. and PTok al: 4 7 25 Stockton & Darlington ! all 394 404 2.5 Do do ll 10 11 p 214 25 Do New (1360) ' 3 6 64 p stock Taff Vale lOO stock Do Pref. No 1 lOO 25 ThamesHavenDk&Rail 22 -- 50 Ulster • all 55 - 564 25 Do 20 2 3ap 12 10 Do •• . ...... 2 dip stock Vale of Neath 10 Victoria Sta. and Pim i all 114 114 stocK Waterford & Kilkenny 100 50 Waterford &Limerick all 20 West C rnwall ; all 51 61 20 West London all 10 Do let class 20 Do 2d class all stock Westflartlepool Harbr and Rail lOO stock West Midland—Oxford 100 41 46 stock no. Newport 100 40 43 stock Do. Hereford 100 70 81 stock stock 12 10 stock 10 stocK stock stock stock stock PREFERENCE SHARES. . losing Business Share Railways. Paid I 1 C Price. Done. I 25 "Bythe and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issned at £5O all — stk kris. & Exet.4 p.ct.stock 100 20 Do. do. do. Shares stock Caledon £10,41 per cent 100 tOO 102 stock Do. Quar. Shares, No. 2. 100 7- 65 Cork & Bandon, 51 p. c. all 20 Cornwall. 5 per cent all 20 21 61 Dun.Perth&Aber.Jun all 6 6 5 14 iDo let Class Pref all stock lE.Angn.Class A 7 &sp.c lOO 99 101 stock i Do. do. Class B 6 pc._ 100 112 115 stock 'Do. do. Class C 7 p.c lOO 106 108 stock ,E. Coon. Ex. sp. c. No. lOO 108 110 stock IDo. do. No. 2 100 106 108 stock ;Do. New 5 per et. stock. 100 121 123 stock Eastern Union, 4 per ct. 100 76 80 stock , Do. 5 per cent. guar... 100 ' stock , Edin.&G las. sp,c, sh ares 100 112 114 stock ; Do. 4p. c gllft. S. &D. 100 90 92 stock Edin. Perth& Dun. 4 p.c. 102 stock , Furness, 5 per cent .... 100 stock Glas.& S. West.g,.a. 5 p.c. 100 stock ;Great Northern, sp. ct. 100 114 1 1 6 stock ro.sp.c.Redm., 10 p.c.pm, 100 .110 112 110 I stock Do. 44 p. c. do. do . llOO 'lO2 104 100 IDo. sp,c, Redm. 5 p. c . p m ' 80 82 84 10 iGt. Nh. ot Scotld. Ist pf. all stock f Gt. Sn. & W (Ireland) 4 1 100 9 7 90 p. ct. pref. stock so Great West. (Berke and ( [rants) Ext. sp. ct 6 stock ' Co. Redeemable, 41 pet 100 98 100 99 stock , Do. Redeemable, 4p. ct 100 89 91 stock 'Do Irredeemable, do 100 90 92 stock Do. 5 n.ct. Redeem. Pref 100 KO 102 I 8 Do. Ttirm. Pref. Shares I all gk 10 10 (it. W. Ches. 8 p.c. pf.sh , all 17 18 1 0 ; l/o. do. sp. ct. pref 1 all 105 101 stock 11)o Birrn , . , ruar. stock 1 100 74 76 253 ' Do. Chester gua. shares all 20 21 131 , Do. do. do. 20 I Do. do. do. 100 I Lan. t Carl. 41 pc. pref 4O stock Lan.&York sp. c. stock 101) 135 137 stock ,Do.liarnsl.st£s 3s 10d pc 100 •,- stock , Do. 6 per c. (E. Lan.) - stockLon.t Brig. 5 pc.gu. No., 100 111 113 I stock Do. sp. c. No. 2 100 111 113 stock I Do. gua. 6p. c. stock , Do. do. 5 p.c. No. 4 100 111 113 stock I Do. do. 41 per cent. 5 Do. do. 41 p. c. shares., all stock Do. 7p. ct. Pref. stock.. 100 150 153 stock Do. 6p.c. do. (W.E.&C.P.)I 100 128 131 stock Do.4p.c.S.(cliv.dettit '65) 100 '7O 73 stock I Do. 4 per cent. Pre( lOO 1 stock Lon. ( 'll at. and Dover. I 100 87 89 874 ' °•W• ck rceiv. no div I 110 'D .et Ex. 4 til spcis pd on' all ! o. Bfß. & B rom ex. all I ~ 10 Metropolitan Ex B' 21 , .§ stock Lon, and N.W. Coy. and' I Nuneaton, sp. ct..„.1 100 116 118 stock Lon. & S.W, 7p. ct. stock , 100 150 155 stock Do. 41 per cent. I 100 la. 6d. Do. (Prtsm. perpl anns. of 2s. 6 d.. . .. .... ... all - 121 Londondy. & Cole. Ish all 121 Londony. & Ennis. 1 sli all 131 145 stock Man. Sh. &Lin. 6 per et. 100 127 129 127 6 Do X 6 4 / 5 4F 00 0 , Do. 31 per cent 10 Do. redeem. 6 percent 5 4 I pl 54 12 4 '.fart/ ort & Car., 4p. c all 12 5 I Do. 41 per cent. all .--- stock Iliid. Con. 5p c. stock lOO stock Do.Con.Bris. & Bir. 5 p.e lOO 134 136 stock (Do. 41 p. c. pref. stock lOO 100 102 8 I Do. with option till 1860 3 stock Do. Lela & Tilt. pref. st. 1 00 93 95 I stock Norfik sp. c. Ex. st. 1846 100 stock 'Do. 51 p. c. Pref. do. 1847 100 stock Do.sWay.Val.rx.st.lB47 100 stock North British, sp. 0. stock Do. New, Erna. sp. c..„ 100 109 111 10 I Do. Bor. Un. g. pf. shs 3 &11 p 1 0 Do. do. do all stock Nth.Dev.Rail. &Dck.Co. 100 stock N-East.Cons.Prei. 4p. c. 100 90 92 stock , Do. 41 pc. redeemable lOO -- stock ' Do. Berwick, 4 p.c. Pref. 100 99 100 100 17 I Do. do. do .13 4. 5d p 20 Do. Leeds, 6p. e. No. 1 13 121 Do. do. Quarters, 1818 g 35 I Do. York, .& S. Purch. 10 1d 1 p 20 ,North Staffordshire all 22 23 10 Ilhvanney Guaranteed. all 81 , ScOttish Central, new pf all stock ;Scottish North-Eastern , 31 p. c. pref. stock lOO stock 1 Do.Aberdeen,gua.6p.e. 100 stock I Do. 7p. c. pref. stock 100 132 134 10s, South Devon, Ann. 10s. all 105 101 10 I Do. Fixed 41 per cent. all 1.0.6 louth Eastern (Reading Ann., 1.0.6) stoca l Do. 41 per cent. lOO - stock Do. Fixed I Ip.c. Ist is. 100 stock .mouth Wales, gua. 4 p.c. 100 91 93 stock' Do. 11 per cent 1 100 100 102 stock Po. 5 per cent: 1 100 stock , S.-Yorkshire, 4p. c gua ; 100 87 90 25 Stock. & Dar. Asp. c ' all 26 27 25 Do. B 6 ner cent ~ all 311 321 25 I Do. C 6 percent all 32 33 i stock Watrfd & Kilkny, 6p. c lOO 45 48 steel: W.Mid -Oxf Ist Gua stk 100 122 121 stock I Do. 2d do 100 118 121 stock I Do.Newport 5 p.c.pf.red. 100 98 100 stock I Do.Perpet. 6p.c. pf 1866 100 121 124 stock 1 Do. till 1869, Ist is. 100 114 116 124 I Do. do. 2d is. 71 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Paid. Leasing IClosing Business Railways. Co.'s. Price. Done. Bedford and Bletchley a l I Lu &N.W Byekinghamshire ....I 100 Ln &N W 95 97 Chester & Holyhead.. , 100 Do. 1 53 535 Do. do. 55 per cent.' 100 Do. 121 123 1221 Do. do. 5 per cent.' 100 Do. 109 111 Clydesdale Junction—, 100 Caledoninl 99 101 Colchester, Stour Val.' all E.U.&E C 15 16 E.Linoolnshire.g.6p.c. ICP Gt North. 135 137 E.Union,Harwich Shs, all E.Counts. 41 41 Do. Woodbridge ... 100 Gls.Barr.&Neils.Drct. 100 Ca s ledonio Do. New ... ...... 100 Do. Gloster& Dean Forest all Gt. West. -- Ilartlpool.Dck.& Rail. all FYk.N.&Br Hull and Selby ...... all IYk.N. Md. 109 111 Do. 5 Shares ....... all Do. — Do. Shares .W S. m L L L TD' o o o lo a n un w : lP c. , e • T ok s re :iil ef ux b e : a t y r : e . tn .G gil & in.ree . gli S ee on a 4 . t .ws p e a . u P . l tc eh . . 1 1 00 0070 n e oE t i iit sNt 7 8 (1 8 21 2°1 9 61573 1 881 8 Do. 6 per cent .... . ... IEO I : D L % o N r . f vf oll : m ., — 3i 4 - 1 0 0 Midland 95 97 Mid en . ce ß r st a e . Newmarkt,BuryEx guaranteed 5 p. c. J 5 . 5 6 E.Counts p Northn.& Basta. 5 p.c. all Do. 55 57 Do. do. 6 per cent ...* all Do Do. Fixed 5 per cent. all Do. North Westerp all Midland 155 151 Preston and Wyrel all all Dc. L&& NW L..yk l Do. 4 Shares Roystn.Hitch.,&Shep 100 G tNorth. 132 134 Shrewsbry& Hereford 100 T.Brassey 100 1, 10 5 2 p Do. South Staffordshire .. all M'Clean.. 105 11 Wilts and &Menet.. 100 Gt. West. 90 92 Wlmbledomi Uroydn. all L.& Brgtn 84 THE" SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 1, 1861. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways. Paid. Closing Price. Business done Itland° & St Lawrence, Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind' 73 75 916 926 16 166 d 46 416 Gu; 5 per cent ...... 1 Do, Do. IBuffalo and Luxe Huron fDo. New .. Do. Preference Buffalo, Bran t o kGodricll 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 1874 Clout ta ctS. Eastn. (Lim' Cape,Eastn.Prov. (Lim. Cape Town Dock Scrip Ceylon Guarantd. 6 p. c Demerara Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian, on 5 p. c. 6 7 75 80 65 70 OS 70 41 5 Do. F Shares Ext Do. Jubbulpore Do. 41 p c. - Debentrs Do. 5 p. c. Deb., 1864 Do. 1865-1870 Grand Trunk of Canada I Do. 6 per cent. Pref Do. 2dPref. 6 per et.. Do. 6 per et. Debentr. Do. 7 per cent. 1862 .. Do. do. 1867.. Do. do. 1872 .. G t. IndiaPenin.gua.sp.e. Do. New gua. 5 p. c... G t. South. of India (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. 56 p. c. do. '7B do Diadris, guar., 41 p. c Do. do. 5 per cent Do. 41 p. c. Extension Do. Fourth d 0... Melb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Newßransxvick Canda Ry.&Land(Lim.)g.6pc Class A Capital Share Do. do. Land d 0........ Do. do. B Capital d 0... ,Do. do. Land do. ..- .... ;Dude (Limited) ... ..... IScinde . ... IDo. Punjaub D°. Do I. Do.lndus.St. Flo s c',:,' Trinidad (Lim.) Scrip.. ' 100 1 1 all (100 10 all 100 I 11ai 6 pr 11 14d 98 99 97 98 991 1001 6 21 22 70 74 CO 63 41 43 50 55 40 45 40 43 941 951 lid 1 d 21 1; d 9i 191 lk 111 d 94 97 89 n 82 84 Dli 02i 85 87 2i I; it 6 7 5 7 96i 97i 2¢l Th - -d 0 92 _, ,AILWAYS. 5f 5a - -p 11. 1 311 all all all all all all 4 all all all 12 13 31 21.1 31 31(1 23 24 fi 7f 7/ 3J 20 87i 38i 8 9 361 37i 55 57 3 2FI 5z 6a 811 lifi 11 1 d 20} 21i 54- 84 91 91 21 22 61 13i 981 42 1 11111 15i 15 THIRD EDITION. AY UN OFFICE, Seven o'clock. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS.—(Tins EVENING). The LORD CHANCELLOR took his scat on the woolsack at the usual hour. CHURCH RATES. - - The Earl of DERBY presented 101 petitions against the abclition of Church-:rates. Several other peers presented petitions to a similar effect. SECOND READINGS. The following bills were read a second time :--Sutton Coldfield Corporation Estates, Caledonian Railway (Stone house Branch), and Glasgow and Milngavie 'Junction Railway. the lives of many persons, fugitives to the Residency. It is stated that Officers who were present considered that the effect of the charge was to enable many Europeans to escape from slaughter, and time was gained which enabled the faithful Bhopal Artillery to man their guns. Colonel Travers's horse was shot in three places, and his accoutre ments were shot through in various parts. He commanded the Bhopal Levy. Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel James Browne, C. 8., late 46th Bengal Native Infantry—For having at Seerporah, in an engagement with the rebel forces under Khan Allie Khan, on the 31st of August, 1858, whilst advancing upon the enemy's position, at daybreak, pushed on with one orderly So war upon a nine-pounder gun that was com manding one of the approaches to the enemy's posi tion, and. attacked the gunners, thereby prevent ing them from re-loading, and firing upon the In fantry, whO • were advancing to the attack. In doing this, a personal conflict ensued, in which Captain, now Lieutenant-Colonel, Samuel James Browne, Commandant of the 2d Punjaub Cavalry, received a severe sword-cut wound on the left knee, and shortly afterwards another sword-cut wound, which severed the left arm at the shoul der, not, however, before Lieutenant-Colonel Browne hai succeeded in cutting down one of his assailants. The gun was prevented from being reloaded, and was eventually captured by the Infantry, and the gunner slain. LONDON GAZETTE-(TBIS ~EVENING). FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 26 The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Samuel Lilly as Consul-General at Calcutta for the United States of America. -------- DOWNING-STREET, FEB. 27. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William Walter Raleigh Kerr, Esq., to be Colonial Treasurer ; and Edward Everard Rushworth, Esq., to be Auditor-General for the Island of Mauritius. Her Majesty has also been ',leased to appoint Gerard Oudkerk, Esq., to be Book-keeper, in the office of the Auditor-General for the Colony of British Guiana; and Richard Russell, Esq., to be Auditor-General for the Island of Trinidad. Her Majesty has further been pleased to appoint John Hill Beresford, Esq., to be Colonial Secretary for the Island of Tobago ; and Anthony Pemberton Hobson, Esq., to be Inspector-General of Police for the Island of St. Vincent. WHITEHALL, FEB. 21. The Queen, taking into her Royal consideration that upon the decease of James Andrew, Marquis of Dalhousie, in the peerage of the United Kingdom, and Earl of Dal housie, in that part of the United Kingdom called Scot land, Knight of the Most Ancient and Most Noble Order of the Thistle, without issue male, which hap pened on or about the 19th day of December last, the dignity of Marquis of Dalhousie became extinct, but that the earldora of Dalhousie devolved upon Fox, Baron Panmure, now Earl of Dalhousie, Knight of the Most Ancient and of the Most Noble Order of the Thistle, and Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, as the eldest and only surviving son and heir of William, Baron Panmure, deceased, second son of George, Earlof Dalhousie,and that, according to the ordinary rules of honour, the sisters of the said Fox, now Earl of Dalhousie, cannot enjoy that place and precedence which would have been due to them in case their father, the said William, Baron Panmure, had survived his nephew, the said James Andrew, Marquess of Dalhousie, and had thereby suc ceeded to the title and dignity of Earl of Dalhousie, her Majesty has been pleased to ordain and declare that Mary Hamilton (commonly called the Honourable Mary Hamilton), the widow and relict of James Hamilton, of Bangour, in the shire of Linlithgow, Esq., Ramsay Macdonald (commonly called the Hon. Ramsay Macdonald), the wife of Donald Macdonald, of Sandside, in the shire of Caithness, Esq., and Christian Millie (com monly called the Honourable Christian Mauls), spinster, the only surviving sisters of the said Fox, Earl of Dalhousie, shall henceforth have, hold, and enjoy the same title, place, pre• eminence, and prece dence, as if their- late father, William, Baron Panmure, had survived his nephew, the said James Andrew, Marquess of Dalhousie, and had succeeded to the title and dignity of Earl of Dalhousie. And to command that the Royal order and declaration be registered in her Majesty's College of Arms. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, MARCEL 1. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have received, from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a Despatch from, her Majesty's Consul at Stockholm, reporting that a new Swedish Customs' Law will come into force on the Ist April next, by which the differences at present existing between bonding and warehousing in Swedish ports will bo abolished, and the warehousing duty of one quarter per cent. ad valorem, now in force raised to 1 per cent. on the tariff rate, payable both on landing and refreshment. Vessels of above 24 tons will not be required to produce a consular manifest, in lieu of which a master's manifest must be delivered. FOREIGN Antwerp & Rotterdam Ardennes ........... flak &S.Fran..Lim.7 p.c. !Belgian East. Junction, Beziers to Graissessac.. Ca” - neaux Mine .t Rail Copiapo ••‘t • • • • • • Ditto Extension .... Dutch Rhenish ........I Eastern of France —. Grand Rus. Guar. 6 p. c.I Do. do. Great Central of France Gt. Luxem., Con. she... Italian Juuction Lierre dz Turnhout ....' Lyons & Geneva ....... Namur & Liege Do. 6 p. a. Pref. ........ Northern of France.... Do. New Shares ..... Norwegian Trunk Pref. Paris,Lyons, & Mediter. 'Paris & 0r1ean5........ Recife & S. Fran. (Fern.) gua. 7 p. at. 1im...... Riga & Dunaburg...... ROiral Danlsh Royal Swedish .. Do. 7 per cent. Pref Sambre ct Meuse Do. 51 per cent. Pref San Paulo, Um, g. 7 p. c S.Aust.&Lomb Venetin Southern of France.— I S. East Portugal 7 p et. West Flandern .. •• Do. 54- p. c. Preferenca W. & N.W. of France .. West , rn of Austria.... Western of Switzer land' Wiesbaden Do. S per cent Pref.... ,Zealand .. BIZTTTS Alfred Consols (Philack) British Iron 'l !Clifford 'Devon G. Cons. (Tavist ) 1 !East Bassett (Illogan) East Caradon ...... 'E. W'l Russel (Tavistk.). Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) (Great South Tolgus !G.Wheal Alin. (Philackl' G. Wheal Vor (llelstoo Grenville llerod's- Foot Bingston Downs (Lady Bertha :Margaret (tiny Lelant) North Downs !North Frances (Illogan); N. Wh'i Basset (1110 4 ati); !North Wheal Crotty ... iPar Consols (St. Blazey)! ' Providence (Uny Lelnt.) l Sortridge Cons. Illin.Co. l South Caradon(St.Cleer). S. Carn Brea (Illogan) S. Dev. Iron &Gen., Lim 1 I S.Wheal Fran. (Illog,an)' 'Stray Park Tamar Silv.& Lead Min ,Tin Crort !Vale of Towey (Carm.) l ,West Basset (Illogan).. 1 W. Caradon (Liskeard) West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan): Wheal Buller (Redruth), Wheal Edward (Cals.) , Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)! !Wheal Mary Ann (Men.)! Wheal Treiawney 47 5i 5 7.5 1.7.2 Australian BonAccord Copper,Lim. Brazil St.J.del I ey,Lim Do. Land and Miningeo. ; Clarendon Cobre Copper Copiapo 1 I)unll.loun.Cop.Ming.Co' 2 'Fortuna. 20 'General 2 Gt N. Cop. of S. Austr I} Kapunda 3 'Linares 5 Lusitanian 1 'Mariquita 1 N. RhineCopoi S.Aus. L 20 iPontgibaud Silver,Lead ; Mining and Smelt 5 Port Philip 1 'Scottish Austrin. (L.) 32 . 8' United Mexican 1 Worthing (Limited) 1 I Do FOREIGN MINES. ITALIAN AFFAIRS. The Marquis of NORMANBY rose to move an address for copies of any despatches which have been exchanged between her Majesty's Government and those of France, Sardinia, or of any other European Power, on the question of the recognition of the blockade of Gaeta ; also of copies of any despatches from her Majesty's Minister at Turin con taining a report of the number of persons qualified to vote, and of those who actually did vote, at the last elections in Italy:—Similar returns of the partial resolutions in September last; also copies of despatches trans mitting the proclamations and general orders of Generals Cialdini, Di Sonnaz, and Pinelli as to the struggle going on in the Abruzzi and other parts of the Neapolitan dominions between the Neapolitan Royalists and the Piedmontese army; also copies of any despatches giving an explanation of the Royal decree arbitrarily abolishing the administrative autonomy of Tuscany, immediately preceding the meeting of the National Parliament, which wag summoned nominally to decide uzsgothe reconstruction of the whole country ; also, copy of any despatches from Mr. Elliot giving an account of the proceedings with reference to the plebiscite which extinguished the separate existence of the Government of the Two Sicilies ; also, copy of any de spatches explaining the extraordinary circumstances that some of the constitutional Ministers of the King of Naples remained without any intermission in the same confidential situation under General Garibaldi ; and also copies of any reports made to the Lords of the Admiralty from the admiral commanding her Majesty's fleet in the Mediterranean as to the part taken by that fleet from the landing of Garibaldi and during the invasion of the coun try by King Victor Emmanuel. The noble lord said these papers bore on very important points on which the papers already given to the house furnished no information. A remarkable circumstance connected with the papers already published was—it appeared that Sir J. Hudson took a small share in tne correspondence with the Government relative to Italian affairs, It seems to be almost certain that the distinguished diplomatist must have had some most im portant conversation with Count Cavour, and the result must have been communicated to the Home Govern ment. The noble lord referred to the affairs of Savoy and Nice, and observed that, when he asked a question relative to a certain despatch on a former occasien, he had been informed that the reason it had not been produced earlier than it was arose from the circumstance that it had not arrived from Paris until three days after it was written; but on referring to the Blue Book he found what appeared to him to. be somewhat strange, that in no single instance was there a despatch from Lord Cowley in Paris, but what had been received the day after it had been written. After alluding at some length to the idea that the Government had been disingenuous th rou ghout the whole of their Italian negotia tions, he spoke of the different schemes for Ita lian government that had been tried at different times. These were all crowned by the last new plan for a uniform Italy, the Italy of Liborio Romano, the Italy of Count Cavour, and, he was sorry to say, the Italy of Lord John Russell. (Hear, hear, and laughter.) LLEFT SPEAKING.] 1 1 HOUSE OF COMMONS.-(THIS EVENING). The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The Bristol Channel Pilotage Bill was read a second time, and some private bills were read a first time. WESTMINSTER IMPROVEMENT BILL. On the motion for the second reading of this bill, Sir W. GALLW rIY said that he did, not rise to offer any obstruction to the progress of public business, but he felt bound to oppose the second reading of this bill, not from any special interest he felt in the subject, but on public grounds solely. He drew attention to the course pursued by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster Abbey, who made a condition with the com mission that before commencing operations they should purchase certain grounds in the vicinity of the Abbey, and then resell it to them. The result was that the latter purchased the property in question and erected buildings on the site which obstruued a communication, which it was one of the main objects, for which the commission was appointed to carry out. He had asked for a select commit tee on this subject, but he was met by a statement to the effect that' the commission was nothing more than a mere building company, and therefore that Government was not justified in interfering. But he contended that it was not a private company. It had been originally established as a Royal Commission, and a noble duke who was then in the Government inan pirated it. £50,000 was advanced by Government in the first instance and £30,000 subsequently, of which advances they had not received one sixpence in return. It was required that there should have been a strict and detailed account furnished for the half year to show how the money had been expended, and that the half yearly balances should be clearly stated. He understood that the unfortunate bondholders attributed their utter ruin entirely to the neglect of the Commis sioners of 'Woods and Forests in regard to this hybrid com mission, and contended that Government should have re quired the sheets of the returns half yearly. The hon. baronet concluded by moving as an amendment that the bill should be read a second time that day six months. Sir J. SHELLEY said that the hon. baronet had given no reason whatever for opposition to the bill, but that his arguments had an effect directly the contrary. He under stood this bill to be a sort of Encumbered Estates Bill, and Was introduced for the purpose of winding-up a disastrous concern. There was no doubt that there had been great mismanagement on the part of the commission, but that formed a special ground for a measure like the present, and ho would vote for the second reading. Mr. COWPER said that this was a subject in which the Government could officially interfere. After some further discussion the amendment was with drawn, and the bill was read a second time. Mr. S. ESTCOURT then formally moved that the bill be referred to a committee of private members to be selected by the house, which was agreed to. PETITIONS. Several petitions weic presented against the abolition of church-rates ; against Parochial Assessment Bill, and the Poor Law Removal Act; in ftzvour of the Thames embank ment being carried out under the direction of Government and the Metropolitan Board of Works, &c. NAPLES. Lord R. MONTAGU moved an address for copy of de crees of the King of Naples of the Ist and 15th days of March, and of the Ist day of May, 1860 ; together with all the despatches of the English Minister at Naples enclosing the same.—Ordered. NATIVES OF INDIA. In reply to Col. SYKES, Lord PALMERSTON said his opinion was that the claims of her Majesty's subjects in India had not, with re ference to eligibility for public employment, undergone any alteration since the transfer of the Government of India from the East India Company to her Majesty's Govern ment. PRIZE MONEY FOR IRISH SOLDIERS IN INDIA. In reply to Sir E. Gno GAN, Sir C ViTOOD said that at present the money could not be paid to the soldiers in question, as the Government did not know exactly who they were, or where they were at present. THE UNIVERSITY OF DURHAM. In reply to Mr. FENWICK, Sir G. C. LEWIS said it was intended to introduce a bill for the appointment of a commission, with powers similar to that of the commission on the Oxford and Cam bridge Universities. DELINQUENT BOROUGHS. In reply to Earl JERMYN, Sir G. C. LEWIS said that with regard to Gloucester and Wakefield the house had made an orc'er that no such writ should be issued for these boroughs without a week's notice being given. It was therefore competent for any hon. member to give such notice, and in the meantime the franchise of these boroughs would be suspended. With respect to boroughs on which reports had been made, an inquiry had been directed as to whether any prosecution should be instituted. FUNDS IN THE CHANCERY COURT. Mr. DISRAELI asked a question relative to the Royal Commission recently appointed to inquire into the custody and management of the funds of the Court of Chancery. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER entered into an explanation to the effect that it was considered the time had arrived for the appointment of the commission in question. THE FRANCHISE IN SCOTLAND. Sir E. C 0 LEBROOKE asked the Lord Advocate whether it was his_intention to introduce any measure in the present session on the subject of the registration of county voters in Scotland. Tho LORD-ADVOCATE said the subject was under consideration. CONGRESS ON ITALIAN AFFAIRS. Mr. GRIFFITH asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether her Majesty's Government were of opinion, that now that, the first Italian Parliament had assembled for the transaction of business, and had unani mously voted to the King of Sardinia the title of King of Italy, there was any reason or necessity for the appointment of any Congress, as had been suggested by the French Government, to settle the internal affairs of Italy ? Lord J. RUSSELL said there was no proposition before the Government for any congress on the affairs of Italy, and when it was made it would be the duty of her Majesty's Government to consider it. (Laughter.) REBEL OCCUPATION OF CHINA. In reply to Mr. WHITE, Lord J. RUSSELL said that her Majesty's Government had not received any authentic information by the last mail from China of the occupation alluded to. With regard to the latter part of the hon. member's question, her Majesty's Government had never interfered between the rebels and the Government of China. COLLIERY ACCIDENTS. On the motion for adjournment till Monday, Mr. DILLWYN drew the attention of the house to the great number of violent deaths which occurred in the coal mines, owing chiefly to explosions of fire-damp, and he con tended that more efficient supervision of these mines was imperatively required. [LEFT SPEARING.] THT VICTORIA CROSS. (From the Gazette of this Eveniug.) WAR OFFICE, MARCH 1. The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her in tention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on the undermentioned officers of her Majesty's Indian forces, whose claims to the same have been submitted for her Majesty's approval, on account of acts of bravery performed by them in India, as recorded against their names, viz.:— Colonel James Travers, late 2d Bengal Native Infantry— For a daring act of bravery, in July, 1857, when the Indore Presidency was suddenly attacked by Holkar's Troops, in having charged the guns with only five men to sup port him, and driven the gunners from the guns, thereby creating a' fayourable diverse; which saved WAR-OFFICE, MARCH 1. The Queen has been gracion.sly pleased to give orders for the appointment of Major-General Sir Pat. Grant, K.O .8., of the Bengal Infantry, serving with the local rank of Lieutenant-General in the East Indies, to be an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the First Class, or Knights Grand Cross, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. Her Majesty has also been graciously pleased to make and ordain a Special Statute of the said Most Honourable Order, for appointing the following Officers to be Extra Members of the Military Division of the Third Class, or Companions of the said Order, viz. : Colonel Rodolph de Salis, Bth Hussars. Colonel Henry Roxby Benson, 17th Lancers. Lieut.-Col. Archibald Alison, Unattaated. Lieut.-Col. William Keir Stuart, b6th.Regiment. . . , Lieut.-Col. John Ross, Rifle Brigade' Lieut.-Col. Robert Macleod Sutherland, 92d Regiment. Lieut.-Col. Grteme Alexander Lockhart, 78th Regiment. Major James Henry Wyatt, Military Train. Major-General Henry Macan, Bombay Infantry. Colonel Colin Troup, Bengal Infantry. Colonel Alfred Shepheard, Bombay Infantry. Colonel William Riddell, Bengal Infantry. Colonel Thomas James Fischer, Madras Infantry. Colonel Robert Romer Younghusband, Bombay Infantry. Colonel William Reece, Madras Infantry. Colonel William Henry Miller, Madras Army. Lieut.-Colonel James Whistler, Madras Cavalry. Lieutenant-Colonel John Holmes Bombay Infantry. Lieutenant-Colonel George Pope, Bombay Infantry. Lieutenant-Colonel John Hale Smyth, Bengal Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel James Metcalfe, Bengal Infantry. Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Gottreux, Madras In fantry. Lieutenant-Colonel Edward Brice, Madras Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel George Sackville Cotter, Madras Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Williato. Tremenhere, Bom bay Engineers. Lieutenant-Colonel George Carr, Madras Infantry. Lieutenant-Colonel Samuel James Browne, Bengal In fantry. Lieutenant-Colonel John Pottinger, Bombay Artillery. Major Edward Wray, Bombay Artillery. Major Malcolm Scrimshire Green, Bombay Infantry. Major Frederick Turner Wroughton, Bengal Infantry. Major William Tod Brown, Bengal Artillery. Inspector-General of Hospitals Campbell Mackinnon, M.D., Bengal Establishment. Deputy Inspector-General of Hospitals Thos. Mackenzie, Bombay Establishment. Colonel William Sutton, 31st Regiment. Colonel George Marmaduke Reeves, 99th Regiment. Colonel Stanhope William Jephson, 2d Regiment. Colonel Edward Walter Crofton, Royal Artillery. Colonel Thomas Pattle, Ist Dragoon Guards. Colonel Francis Gregor Umuhart, Ist Regiment. Colonel Charles Pyndar Beauchamp Walker, 2d Dragoon Guards. Colonel John Hawkins Gascoigne, Royal Marines. Lieutenant-Colonel Kenneth Douglas Mackenzie, half pay, late of the 92d Regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel William MacMahon, 44th Regi ment. Lieutenant-Colonel Andrew Browne, 44th Regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Lockhart Ross, 93d Regi ment. Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Spence,' 31st Regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Addison, 2d Regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel George James Ambrose, 3‘a Regiment. Lieutenant-Colonel William Wigram Barry, Royal Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel Arnold Edward Burmester, 59th Regiment. Lieutenant- Colonel Joseph Oates Travers, Royal Marines. Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Edmond Knox, 67th Regi ment. Lieutenant- Colonel John Wellesley Thomas, 67th Regi • ment. Lieutenant •Colonel Gother Frederick Mann, Royal En gineers. Lieutenant-Colonel James Robert Steadman Sayer, Ist Dragoon Guards. Lieutenant• Colonel Arthur a'Court Fisher, Royal En gineers. Inspector-General of Hospitals William Mure Muir, M.D. - Deputy Inspector- General of Hospitals Samuel Currie, M.D. Commissary-General Philip Turner. WAR-OFFICE, MARCH 1. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of the undermentioned Officer of the Army of his Imperial Majesty the Emperor of the French, to be an Honorary Member of the Military Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders, of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath, viz. : —M. Charles Guillaume Mari- Appoline Antonine Cousin-Montauban, General of Divi sion, Commander-in-Chief of the French Laud Forces in China. BANK OF ENGLAND. An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 27th dal of Feb., 1861: IBSTIE DEPARTMENT. Notes issued ........X25,814,745 Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3,459,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 10,521,383 Sliver Bullion .... 848,362 £25,814,745 £25,844,745 BANKING IX Proprietors' Capi tal X 14.553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Comrnis mis sioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- _ :PARTMENT. Government Secu- rifles (including Dead Weight A nnuity) Other Securities Notes Gold and Silver Coin 838,976 counts) 5,820,870 Other Deposits 12,109,751 Seven Day and other Bills 586,479 £36,506,315 M. Al £36.506,345 ifARSHA LL, Chief Cashier. Dated Feb. 28, 1861. AVERAGE PRICE OF SUGAR. The Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, com puted from Returns made in the week ending the 26th day of Feb., 1861, exclusive of the duties of Customs paid or payable thereon on the importation thereof into Great Britain : Muscovado, the produce of the British pos- PER CWT. sessions in America............ Muscovado, the produce of the Mauritius 11 d Muscovado, the produce of the East_lndies 2Bs Old Average price of :be foregoing 258 114 LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) HOUSE OF LORDS. (Peers present—The Lord Chancellor, Lord St. Leonards, Lord Cranworth, Lord Wensleyd a l e , an d o th er peers. ) _ _ BROOKS ET. AL. V. BROOKS ET. AL.-AFPEAL. _ _ This is an appeal from a decision of - Vice-Chancellor Wood, declaring invalid in England the marriage with a deceased wife's sister in Denmark, where such marriages are lawful. The Attorney-General having concluded his arguments on the part of the Crown, was followed Mr. Wickens on the same side. At the conclusiOn of the arguments the Lord Chancellor reserved judgment, and thanked the counsel at the bar for the very able speeches delivered. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE SMITH, PATIENT, AND CO.-THE FAILURES IN THE LEATHER TRADE. These bankrupts carried on business in a very extensive way as leather factors in Bermondsey, and were intimately connected in commercial transactions with Messrs. Streat feild, and this was an examination meeting. Mr. Murray asked for an adjournment sine dic, as there were omissions and discrepancies in the accounts. Mr. Lawrence said that much of the delay had occurred through the death of one of the partners, who was the cashier, but there could be no question that satisfactory accounts could be rendered in a short time. His Honour said that an adjournment sine die conveyed an imputation, which had better be withheld, when there was no prospect of bringing the case fully before the Court. Mr. Lawrance said that, as respected Mr. Patient, a large sum of money had been expended in supporting a claim for a large amount, but unfortunately a gentleman who could throw light on the matter was too ill to attend. Under al the circumstances, it was advisable that the case should be adjourned. His Honour adjourned the examination sine (lie, with protection for three months and leave to apply. SECONDARIES COURT. (Before Mr. Potter and Jury.) WRIT Olt ENQUIRY—DAMAGES £1,347 Os. 3d. COWDRY V. THE BURIAL BOARD OF ST. SAVIOUR'S (SOMERSET). This was a writ of enquiry to assess the damages (X 1,347 Os. 3d.) sustained in consequence of the non-com pletion of a contract by the defendants. For the plaintiff, it was stated that the defendants bad agreed to purchase a cottage and plot of ground, belonging to the plaintiff, situated in Somerset. Without assigning any reason or excuse the defendants had, up to the present time, neglected to complete the purchase, and the present proceedings were taken to obtain damages. The learned Secondary having pointed out to the jury that it became a mere formal matter, A verdict passed for £1,347 Os. 3d. THE COMMERCIAL BANS FRAUD. BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.) John Durden, of 9, Park-village East, Regent's-park, clerk at the late Commercial Bank of London, and James Holcroft, of 109, Hatton-gardea, agent and wholesale boot and shoe dealer, were placed at the bar on remand, charged with having defrauded the directors of the said bank of three sums of money—viz., £156 65., £149 6s. 4d., and £66 9s. I Id., together with other sums, the said Holcroft being charged as an accomplice. It will be recollected that Durden at the last examination admitted that during his clerkship in the bank he had robbed the establishment of nearly £70,000. He was em ployed as a ledger-clerk, and it was his duty to enter in his ledger the amount of deposits made by customers. The other prisoner, according to the statement of Mr Hum phreys, jun., the solicitor, who prosecuted, was a nominal customer of the bank, though a very paltry account in reality, but which had been swelled to an enormous amount by fictitious entries made to his credit by Durden, who then used Holcroft's cheques upon this imaginary account to effect the embezzlements with which the prisoners were now charged. This fraud was effected by Durden in the following manner :—He received the amount of £156, for example, and entered it to the account of Messrs. Hamil ton and Co. ; he at the same time entered the same amount to Holcroft's account. This was done with a large number of deposits from day to day, Holcroft's figures being omitted in the casting up, so that there did not appear any discrepancy in the sum total. Mr. Humphreys said—he had intended that a strict in vestigation into the accounts kept by the prisoner Dude n should be made, but that had not yet been completed so he could not state the exact amount of that prisoner's deficit. He should confine himself that day to proving that three sums of money entered by some other clerks to three different persons, to the credit of some of the custo mers of the bank, had been posted by the prisoner Durden to the credit of Holcroft. Mr. Dyson said on the 3d of January the sum of £66 9s. 11d. had been entered to the account of Mr. Hooper by Mr. Little, one of the officials of the bank. On the 11th of the same month £156 Bs. Gd. was entered to the credit of Hampton and Russell, and on the 14th the sum of £149 6s. ld. was entered to Mr. W. Hall. No such credits were entered on either of those days to the ac count of Holcroft. On referring to the ledger account of Holcroft, which was in the hand writing of the prisoner Darden, he found the following entries :—On the 3d of January a sum was entered to the account of Holcroft of £66 9s. 11d. ; on the 11th, £1.56 Bs. Gd.; and on the 14th, £149 Gs. Id. They aro all in the handwriting of the prisoner. On referring to the account of Mr. llooper, in the same ledger, he found that £66 9s. Ild. was entered to his account, and the two other sums were also posted in the same book respectively to Messrs. Hampton, Russell, and M'Hale. The book produced was the pass-book of the prisoner Hol croft with the Commercial Bank, and the balance brought forward from last year in his favour was stated to be £69 2s. sd. He believed it was in the handwriting of Durden. On the same page there was an entry, on 3d of Jan., of £69 9s. 11d. to Holcroft's credit. On 7th Jan. there was another credit of £156 Bs. Gd., and on the 12th there was also another of £149 6s. ld. There was no entry in the cash-book, corresponding with that of the 12th, to Holcroft's credit. He knew the prisoner Holcroft, as he had frequently given him the pass-book at the bank. It was left by him generally about twice a week to be made up. After the examination of the accountant tho prisoners were again remanded. IBIS DAY'S SHIPPING. LONDON, March I.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly ; fresh breeze, and dull, squally weather, with rain. DEAL, March I.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Zulla, from Macao; Rhine, from New York ; Roberts, from Shields for; Naples. KINGSTON, Feb. 28.—Wind S.—Arrived—Home, from New York. SWANSEA, Feb. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Pern, from Caldeira. Sailed—Conqueror, for Coquimbo. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 28.—Wind W.N.W.—Arrived— Joseph Weir, from Demerara. Sailed—Jesey, for Deme rara. WEYMOUTH, Feb. 28.—Wind W.—Sailed—Fame, for Philadelphia. SHIELDS, Feb. 28.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Lord Stanley, for Grimacha. FALMOUTH, March I.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Bor land, from Cardenas; William, and Harmonie, from Mar • seilles. CLYDE, Feb. 28.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Dicky Sam, from Jamaica. --- (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SOUTHAMPTON, Friday Mnrning. Arrived, Feb. 28—Seine, steamer, from St. Thomas; L'Etoile, from Carentan ; Wocolenta, steamer. from Mes sina ; Euroclydon, from Sunderland ; Havre, steamer, from Havre; Mechanics' Own, from Newport ; Duke of Corn wall, steamer, from London ; Have oak, from Sealaam ; Archimedes, from Cowes; Enterprise, from Plymouth ; Anne. from Newport ; Suleka, from Seaham ; Victoria, from Cardiff. Sailed, Feb. 2S—Mary, for Bristol; Duke of Cornwall, steamer , for Dublin; L'Etoile, for Carentan; Nancy, for Sunderland; Supply, for Seahars ; Black-Eyed Susan, for Seeking. (BY SUBMARINE AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, March I—Hebe, from Melbourne ; Spheroid, from St. Vincent; Providence, from Gravelines; Royal Bride, from Mauritius. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—Seine et Tamise, from Paris ; Holyrood, from Mauritius; Stentor, from the Danube—all for London; Ignis Fatuus, from London for Mogadore. The brig Elvira, of Aberdeen, Captain Noree, from Ger genti for London, ashore off King's, has taken assistance, and will probably get off neat Rood. IMPERIAL PA lILIAMFA HOUSE OF LORDS.-(YESTERDAY.) THE CONDITION OF THE METROPOLITAN LABOURERS. The Earl of DERBY then rose to present a petition re specting the displacement of labourers in consequence of great public works in the metropolis. The petition which he had the honour to present was that of a single indivi dual, but that person had been 11 years incumbent of one of the poorest and most densely populated district of the me tropolis, and he might naturally be expected to be perfectly familiar with the condition of the labouring classes. Numerous Railway Bills were now awaiting the consent of Parliament, by means of some of which it was sought to drive 60 or 70 miles of new lines through the very heart of the metropolis. One of these lines, the Metropolitan Ex tension Railway, between Finsbury-circus and Smithfield, which would cut through a most crowded part of the town, proposed the demolition of 500 houses, inhabited by about 5,000 people, of whom 2,000 were under notice to quit. The inhabitants of this part of the metropolis were too poor to take the ordinary steps to oppose any measure of the kind. The result would be, if the bill passed, that, instead of having, as at present, ten people to a house, the numbers would probably be doubled, as it was unlikely that the pre sent inhabitants, many of them very poor shopkeepers, would lose their customers by quitting the neighbourhood. Under such circumstances the ordinary effects of o Jercrowd ingwould be produced—namely, drunkenness, sickness, and an absence of all the decencies of domestic life. He thought the appointment of a committee would be of advantage, to inquire into the effects upon the population and the social condition of the metropolis by the great extension of rail ways. r Lord SHAFTESBURY stated the efforts which he had made at various times to oppose the evil complained of by Lord Derby, by making railway companies responsible t 3 the parties whom they displaced. The demolitions effected under these bills were as great as if a foreign army had in vaded the country. Lord Shaftesbury then depicted in terribly simple terms the evils caused by sudden orders to quit on a large neighbourhood, and quoted statistics, which he had collected in person, to show the horribly crowded state of the courts and alleys of the city in consequence of the pulling down of Field-lane and its immediate neigh bourhood. It was impossible to describe the effects of this overcrowding on the health and morals of the population. He protested against any further sanction to the wild schemes by which these poor people were turned out of their abodes. The Bishop of LONDON expressed his gratitude to the two noble lords for calling attention to this matter, and observed that, although it was supposed that overcrowding existed in the east of London only, in the parish of St. John, when Victoria-street was formed, the very evils now complained of were observed, and 5,000 persons were dis placed by the demolition of their houses. He cordially con curred in Lord Derby's suggestion that a committee to investigate the subject should be appointed. Lord GREY agreed with the suggestion that the new railways should be made with the means of affording relief to the labouring classes in regard to house communication, and was extremely sorry to find that the Government had no remedy to propose. Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY said that the noble lord who had last spoken had discussed the question upon totally different grounds from those taken by the noble earl who had called attention to the petition. That petition alleged a specific grievance, arising out of a single proposed line. Noble lords had discussed the propriety of not having any lines within certain portions of London at all, and talked of suspending all further progress until the general question of metropolitan railway extension was settled. It was important that these very different ques tions should not be mixed up together. Their lordships must remember the actual facts. Parliament had already passed a bill for the construction of new lines into the me tropolis. The metropolitan railway from Paddington to Farringdon-street was in process of construction, and would, he believed, ere long be completed. Another exten sion was completed from London-bridge to the Victoria Station in Pimlico, close to their lordships' house. A third extension, from London-bridge to Charing-cross, was in progress ; and there were others in the same position. Therefore, when they raised the general question of exten sion, it would be found they wore precluded from dealing with it. After companies had gone to the expense of getting their bills passed through Parliament--after they had pur chased land and commenced the construction of their lines —it would be a hardship of the worst description if they were to be told that they must suspend or delay those works until that house had come to a decision upon the general question of metropolitan railway extension. With respect to the injury done by the removal of labourers' dwellings, an examination would show that even the new schemes removed far fewer of that class of dwellings than had been pulled down to make room for the new and im proved streets in the west of the metropolis. The plan for erecting these courts of law would necessarily cause the demolition of a largo number of houses inhabited by the psorer classes, yet the plan had met with very general ap proval. There were great improvements much needed, and 'if they refused their assent to schemes which would have the effect of dislodging the poor, a stop would be put to all improvements whatever. (Hear, hear.) After alluding to the case of the Blackwell Railway, his lordship said he should deprecate the appointment of a committee, with the view of suspending the operations of railways till the whole subject should be considered on a future occasion. (Hear.) Their lordships then adjourned at 24 minutes to eight o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—(YESTERDAY.) FRENCH OCCUPATION OF SYRIA. Sir J. FERGUSSON called the attention of the house to the present position of affairs in Syria; and asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether, in the event of the French occupation being prolonged beyond the period fixed by the convention of July 1860, her Majesty's Go vernment were prepared to act upon the right reserved to the other Powers by that convention of uniting bodies of their troops with those of France in the occupation ; and whether her Majesty's Government were in possession of further information upon the subject, which it would le consistent with the interests of the public service to com municate to the house ? It appeared that the French press were now advocating a prolongation of that occupation. If such took place it would be difficult to predict when it would terminate. He argued that, in order to avert the probability of this country drifting into another Russian war, it was necessary to be prompt in reference to this question of Syria. The hon. baronet entered at considerable length into details relative to the state of Syria some time preceding, and at the period of the recent insurrections there. A conviction prevailed in that country that French agency had been at work to stir up the Maronites to attack the Druses, by representing to them that they were dependent on France for protection, and promising them impunity from any such attack. Ho contended, therefore, that the Dru3es were not alone to blame for the disturbances in Syria. The period of occupation by the French had now nearly come to a close, and he hoped England would see that these troops were withdrawn. He believed that so long as the French troops remained in Syria there would be no quiet in that part of the Turkish Empire, and civilisation would be injured by their remaining there. Mr. L A.YARD said there had been so much in the foreign policy of her Majesty's Government which he believed fairly represented the feelings of the large mass of the Eng lish people that he should be sorry at this moment to say anything which might induce her Majesty's Government to believe that he differed from them in their foreign policy. Moreover, on the question of Turkey, the noble lord now at the head of her Majesty's Government had always pur sued a policy to his mind wise and consistent, and as he be lieved in accordance with English interests. He trusted, therefore, he should not be misunderstood in the remarks he was about to make, but he thought the question was of great importance, and he should therefore express himself frankly upon it. He looked upon this convention for the occupation of Syria to be most disastrous—disastrous in the principles and precedents it had established, disastrous in the effect which it had already produced, and sa d id isastr us ii disastrous n the results which were likely to ensue. ii h e in the principles and precedents it had eTstasbr P leishreedse.ntlaVtihveast were those principles and preceden ts ? Turkeypart o f w t a h s a a t state that they could interfere in the of the great Powers met in Paris,. n and laid i e d ff d e o i N r r e n ef a a pn fe n re et i p g l n e state, and not only interf h e t r with an army. He might eare d to him that the consent con senting party. Now it appeared of Turkey b t b e hae t toil occupyt h a that a to the Cordelier who was thrown out was very like the consent of the individual who Dr. Johnson likened consentin g party, or was she forced into corn of the ' window and recommended to fall soft. Was Tur key really a pliance ? He knew the gentleman who represented the P o rte at Paris, and knew from his opinions that he would never consent that his country should be occupied by a foreign army. Should we have pursued the same p o li cy with other countries ? if so , why did we not oc cupy part of Austria ? Why did we not occupy Venetia, wher e h e hesitated not to say there was more cruelty, oppressi on , an d injustice than in any part of Turkey ? (Rear, hear.) But marl: the principle that was established. if ono Power could interfere and occupy a country with the sanction of other powers, why could not another power do the same with another country ? They had had a question to-night by the lion. member for Horsham of great importance re. specting what was now occurring at Constantinople. We might find another Mentchikoff there for anything that we knew. Thunder had long been rolling en the Danube, in trigues were going on, and what did all these things fore tell ? That before very long we should ha-veanother power bringing about disturbances and massacres in Turkey in Europe, and then could we say that that power should not. also send an army to keep down disturbances which Turkey could not repress ? lie would undertake to say that in a few days the agents of Russia might get up a disturbance in Bulgaria, and what would be the consequence ? She would say France had occupied Syria, and therefore Rus sia could occupy Bulgaria. Some persons had expressed surprise that Russia should have consented to the occupa tionst of Syria. He was not surprised. She had ne reint in Syria. France had, and the interest that FranceTurkes bad in / Syria, Russia had in Bulgaria. 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