The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-23 00:00:00

O y KAEKET A IN D COX.ZIICIAL TELLIGEITOE. e mlThe a CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCTi. te e for discount accommodation on mer -1)4, account is still particularly moderate, and at th4 u•ers and brokers have larger supplies of money 111 0 1, 1116 Y call well employ, the rates continue to a d° wnward tendency, and the possibility of Et -4 , e tion of the minimum on Thursday next is l ir 'g'ng attention. the learn that a large excess of the shares of the fo r Wales Colliety Compazy have been applied " T ict that the allotment of the same will take , d , 4 early next week. Sales on 'Change were 7 1-, in 4 a k te e of yest er d a y' s quo t a ti o n. t . ‘ 'ut £24 ,000 i n go ld was taken into the Bank tea ` Jut 4 1 ; i : ic es from Paris state that the stock of bullion t 1 :' e Bank of France has been increased to I,hs 40,000. di!zeeters of the Imperial Bank have notified hei r to issue 8,000 new shares at a pre um 1 e r Li to the registered shareholders on the Prox. a. Th rt 4 r 4eS t°ek Exchange Committee have appointed 11 1 , 84 : 4 Y) 25th F e b ruar y, a special settling day in 441.11aare8 of the following companies :—Anglo- C oth lan Bank (Li m i te d), G enera l Floating Dock E Ild atl Y (Limited), and Chartered Mercantile °I Indi a , L on d on an d Chi n a new shares, '; )Putre all to b e o ffi c i a lly marked. til ko zlti tß the last f ew days there has been less ani tiqn e zhibitad in the Foreign and Colonial Pro 19. 1 markets. Sugars , owing to the high rates 31 haded by h o ld ers , h a ve been neglected; good q t . ' li n e qualities of coffee readily find purchasers A1 10( C ra tes , while operations in tea have been con , tr 4 i t eui eflY to superior qualities of green. Rice, 511 d spices, have been neglected, and in the N u " ta tlrket there has been very little business -4Cta d either for p r esent or forward delivery. kt Two O'CLOCK. 14 .11 t he Paris Bourse this morning, according to tlilot ed eu Ve telegram, the 3 per C e nt. Rentes were Gfif. 450,—Rather firmer. hel o : E oglish Funds, after receding per cent. tt ; t!a e latest prices yesterday afternoon, are now iltred e ,, "ve rY, a better feeling having been engen the 1 , "Y innsuccess obtained by the Danes against to rt r uss at Duppel. Consols have been 91 lat:"fer, and 1 for the account; but the Th e - :ltistations are 91 1 and 911 7,- respectively. - Ne w te Threes and Reduced Annuities are 91 ; ki k , 4e quer Bills, 6s. dis. to par. Bank Stock is 2(), e l l 239 for th e a c count, and India Stock 218 Th I ndia 5 per Cent. Loan is steady at 104 1 ii'oreign Market in the early part of the. d tlev its g was rath er fl a t, but renewed symptoms of 0 It t ":"3 7 have since been apparent, and quotation s to t 31 -43w firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are t , /44 :; do. Consolides, 49 ; Greek, 22! d ; Spanish et ! 1 4 4 33 4 ; do. Certificates, 131 1-; Mexican, etc 42a th e Portuguese 47, 5 , 17,; 66i1- 13; and t._'"l'lltederate Loan, 55 57. at( litip g e 4ness in the Railway Share Market has con- is et ) , V erY inactive, and prices have not varied to ic t ru Nitant extent. Metropolitan have improved H Whil e s • 4 its S outh-iLastern have declined ;Caledoi i t c c , ottiel tc etc r '' °t til-Western, South-Western, an d severe 8 reali se , v abort former rates. 1 l ittle!,,," rei gn and Colonial undertakings exhibit et , teb e a nd Miscellaneous Shares are in moderate daa at abo u t prev i ous r ates. Imperial Bank is keeliL tn i? o ved to 301 ; London and Westminster .ct B tn k °l3 ; Imperial Ottoman, 18 1 1; Oriental : , 64 ; Land S ecur ities are quoted 1114 prem.; e t, : 41ilin Steam, 73 8 1 prem.; National ?am, et ! V a reil l. ; Calif orn i an Bank, 1 to 1 1 prem. ; k•ntith ti I "iti 4 ' B colliery Company, 11 1/ prem.; Ottoman lRg Q "141 .4 to 1 prem.; and South Eastern Bank. CI 043 ' 13 Y, 4 to 11 prem. 13/11,, ---___ 001,„ -4 811 FUNDS--CLOSING PRICES. • 11 1' C - el l'i M o "T FUNDS. a , tto A ' Consols 1)e ceoun 91/ ti 1. ec lat t, March 5. ... ,tIo 3 • Reduced 1 Per 'eilit- C ent hitt r ,'," , 30 yrs, expire inti Jan., 1580 — Dittol,- ler 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. 14 13.16 - "elae,,P.ted Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. . bt t ' t er Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent 4 ells 8 1) i ° £5OO kik ,tte £lOO and £2OO bit tr , 4 'llgland Stic, 4} per Ct., last hf.-yr. - A ccoun t 239 1) 1 ,1 11 ; DI N , ,% , ,JOTERNMENT SECURITIES. uitt ' ae g , 10i per Cent., April 1874 220 18 20 bittoe Account • • bii tc , 5 Per Cent. July, 187 U ........ 1041 i h bit to A A co:mat b it , joer Cent., Oct. 1888 .. Ilk ° -t;, nfaced Paper, 4 Der Cent bi t . ° ° Per Cent., Jan. 1872... • Ilit ° Per Cet Ma, , 1879 Ip,ebentures, , 4 per kit., April 1861 tr 1 , 0 "‘o ditto Aug., 1366 -- t , l 'zili a , t EIGNr FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. kiitt -" Per Cent .... 1) i ° 4l Per C t 18') 58-60 ...... 8 7k til tte, 183 en " "- t es A - N tia -Yres 6 per Cent Oitt, 47 Second Cent .. rEek -I lssue bitty Per Cent , 1824-5, ex-Coupons — ~4CO L ' o c e ount . 21a 2/ kuitt, r '° ll Pons ........ 'N Qa ,Neeunt lO/ a eitt„' Per C ent 'to? o,`"ceeunt 41.1 2i li 2a ............ , t!t to .tnada l4k pitt o f, Per Cent. ei-41,.; eterred 1!: IPL II 4t At ° °A 4 Per Cent itto Ac count itt o % Per Cent bitty I A I Per Cent., • . 1862 p bib._ - , ccou nt B4l. ort ""li -. DittolliN Per Cent Ar c o per Cent., 1853 • . I, t : u 4' 4 40 ° 4 - Per d i ent . ., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62;3 —_ _ 4 , 43 ist i s e ceunt ...... 47:1 4 4 -',itt o 4 , Per Cent. 1822, £St ........ 92i Ditt o 3' Per Cent ' 1850 ....... ~ 8 7i g, Itto 6 Cent., 1859 .. Itliph ,Per Cent, 1862 .............. 88t 8 ditt, ' A ' Per C ent N t o `'ount 'itt - ' e v , Deferred b,, ', Accou t 454 Ditto l' 11 41, Arc o Ve ............ -- 1 11 . /1 4 it i to 4L_ e:rt i . Cou l p Bs n 4 ot funded 33a i ' 4--Itic l:gr un c t e nt . iv. I 4 15 itt o l'itt o G 4 '"olint Oitt o A Per Cent. 1858 1 - 1 , itt, 4 ',eennt 7l/ „-Oitt,;' n 4,l oU Bonds — Ditto Yet' Cent. 1862 )1 1)1 4 0 e -' coUnt e te i £lOO Bonds uiti n ' a ° Per Cent. ..... . bi tt ; ‘4. A ccount 25 bittZ Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in Lonu ~.. bit 4,4 A C C oul t,.l36l, Ex. 25 francs — 661 f.'. o b ga it e t le m oe THREE O'CLOCK. 1k 4 1 - 0 A ''eo n un y t 141 v erPool Cotton Market—This Day, ports' 3,377; (3 previou i sly, 5,630. MARKETS—This Day. HAY MARKETS. t i 0 TIIFIF ILn.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to 5 10 Od; andstraw, £1 2s to £1 lOs per load. rath i 3 ' eau y 4111:It LAND..--MODAOW hay, £3 Os to £4 8s Od ; clover, "to 5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 2 s to £ 1 lOs per load. I VIY short. Trade firm. 0 111T E 0 IIAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 83 Od ; clover, A to . - to £5 103 Od ; and straw, Ll 3s to LI. lOs per load. "eadY demand. T L COLONIAL. tie s . -- -There has been a moderate inquiry for good quell -11,1(.)"t g r een at late rat e s, • Nvhile inferior cougou has been ed Su :lblri e ,, GAll .—The market has been very dull, although Cain's demand fully late prices. In the refined market l'opo rt " i s , s has also been very moderate, with little change to (jot, prices. Ich en , ", t.—There has been a fair inquiry for colonial of P OP lantatum C e ylon being in demand at rather at , fe• " -- Business has continued very inactive, and the tntr Y', • 11 , 8 entered into have been at about tormer prices. t i n ' l.° w•—Tiae market has exhibited little or no anima /Im,' 41,10 d 4,1 the dealings for both present and forward delivery ( Itrot - ‘ ,": l ",z on the most limited scale. P.Y.C. on the spot is Per 6(1, and for three months' delivery 423 to 42s 3d cwt, lk -L'AIR.HoLT THE ARTIST, wLoso pictures of ana nianno:f, in couneation with Mr. Wright's Z' u ttlarian an d hi bto ' i lea' wort: , ,!, are well known, is now in tt C YPt, travelling wit - a Lord Lyadosborotv)a for the buidit Ilia health, r e joil ea l3 ,' hi :f 0 11 - I iri lei frO•ixt 0 3 $ tO t- h 8 l er r 0 C i01 t 6 11 ; 0:33 goi r4 of t" he es ofey 6r _ li, 0 0 700 y,), SEAM: 'his day, ORDINA,RY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railways. fald , Cios!ng Price. S Si 6} 0 SS +7 120 12t ~~ %~ 37 39 16 17 941 95 106 108 98 91 97 19 74 8 129 '3 ) l 13Zi 1: 36 i1 IM 130 95 97 fli 65 111 i 112 72 74 101 COt fl 4t 110 110 i 004 Wei 51f 521 1071 104 130 1301 1 1 99 101 54 55 24 t 6 I.(Zi IC4 - d 68 69 911 52} 125 130 lb 24 P 77~7S}i 11 114 123 12(1 41 44 9S 100 F2 3 / 4 64i 34 16 £4L 15} 100 1(2 9i 38 39 9 10 o 7k 8 i 165 170 54 6 t 34 45 p 88 92 Share Ll4.l(iylie and Tyne, .13Jr ., and Str. Val t .0 ilo,st..Sleaf.,andMil.Co. at BrIs1t)1 and Exeter at Caledonian ........... 50 • ;orr. and Baudou 20 ;0rnwa11........... dir 10 Do A I 10 Do. B till e,p an.has been paid to B. 50 Dublin & Belfast June. 25 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. at Edinburgh & G lasgoN; .1 at G :wag. and S. Westerh. st Great Eastern, Ord. stk ;t Ditto A stock it Ditto East A nglian st ;t CireatNorthof Scotian' •.; rest Northern 0 - Do A stock it Do IS do at Gt. S. an IW. of Irelan , at Great Western at Do Str Val gua. stool st Lancashim Yerkshir , at Loudon and Blackwall at Lon., Brlght.,& S. Coast at Eon., Clint., and Dover at Lon. & Nor'h Western at Lon. & Str.th Western at Sian., Shef., Lincoln. SO Maryport and Carlisle. L 24 Do t shares at Metropolitan at Midland ,4.0 Do New at Do Birming. & Derb) 50 Mid. (it. W. of lrelanG Do. I} shares 15 Mid Kett t LO Do Cray Line st North British st Edin., Perth, Dunde€ st Nth. Eastern—Berwici . 26 Do, G.N.E. purchas , st Do Lecds st Do York st Do Carlisle at North London 10 Do New .15.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junotion. at Soot tish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stoc at Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Welchpoo at Shropshire Union at South Devon at South Eastern at South Wales et S. York. and River Diu 20 Staines, Wok.,andWolt 25 Stockton & Darlingtot 25 Do FRO ;5 Do New, 186 G 3t Taff Vale...•• •• • • LO Do B LO Do C i 0 Ulster :5 Do !.10 Do it Vale of Neath it Victoria sta. and Pim.. 3t Waterford KilkeunL it West Cornwall t W. Hartlepool Ilar.,tit t West Midland --Oxiorc it Do Newpor , at Do Hereforc 22 24 BRITISa 1' SION,t.-7. Closing Price._ 59 if 103 101 Railways I.t I antis & St Lawrenct - --- Isom. Baroda,t.Centlno , Gu. 5 per Cent... 20 Do. New . . 20 Do. E. Shares... tOi Buffalo and LaaellllrOD 10 Do. Preteronee ..... 00 I I,luflalo,BrantolzGodrieb 0 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, IS7' l 00 Do. do. July 1, 187', - . _ LOO I ) 1 p I) bi 1 bi 71 81 - Jo. do. Juue 1, Is;4 t Clcutta.&S. Eastn. _,t ('apeTown it Dock Seri] ;ock Eamtn. Bengal go. 5 p. ock bast Indian. gll. 5 p. c. 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 20 Do. do. II do. .. ock Grand Trunk of Canada 00 , Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. ICO 102 IGO 102 105 NO 101 IC4 P 194 20) 72 74 55 60 CO 63 5 , J 53 49 62 34 fa 20 28 22 C 5 103 IC4 I I '0 Do. do. deterred...... 10 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. 0 Do. do. deferred.-- 0 Do. 3d P, ef. stock o Do. do. deferred...... 0 Do. 4th Pref. sto A—. 0 Do. do. deferred...... ek GLlndfarenin.gua. s p.c 0 Do. New gua. 5 p. 0... ,0 Do. January, 1802 .. ,ok Gt. South.of lndia(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 04 Gt. W. of Canada Shares ()4 Do. New . . 10 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. 10 Do. 5i p. a. do. '77-8.... ,0 ['idiom Branch Limited ook Madras guar., 5 p. c. Kok Do. 4i p. o. Extension xqc Dc. 44 d 0.... :0 Do. Fifth Extension. )ck IVlelb.Corp. ep. c. Bnds. it) Ilelb. & Hobson's Bay. )0 Do. 7p. c. gortg. Bds. 10 Newßrunswick Can& ClaesA. ant 13. N. Rl.C'das pc Ist pt bds ock Seinde • • ock Do. Delhi • I ri Do. do a. t Do. Punjaub Do. Do. ........ g,„!?, k Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 102} 103 94 10 11 1011, 92 94 85 87 P 102 i 103 96 98 82 96 58 60 all 100 (100 1 100 3 5 82 84 102 103 IC2 IC3, iP IC2 103 21 i 101,E rock 150: Indu9.st.Flo.) — 1 0100 I - - 101* COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - can.Uov. p.c.J a. zr.,..1 al: - 1877-81 . lOO 101 103 1(.11 2 Do. 6p. c. Feb.. Aug. 100 99 101 - Do. tl p. cc. Mar. & Sept. 100 102 104 - I Do. Sp. a. Jan.&July. 101 80 01 802 - Do. 5 Inscribed stock 1 00 83 91 - (.;apeG.Flope, ep 0,1873 100 100 1(8 Do.Ap &Oct 1880 100 108 110 Do. 1891 100 110 112 - !Do. Jan. & July, 1891 10J 108 109 - Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 111 -Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 1(6 108 - !Natal Gov. 6 per cant 100 1(.8 110 N.B.GOv. 6 p.o.Ja.&Jul) 100 101 103 - I Do. dp. o.Ap. & Oat. 100 - - N. S.W. G ov. 5 p a., 18 , 1 100 99 100 - Do. sp. c.,lBti to L'7l 100 99 10 10 ) 99 5 -. Do. do., 7888 it u pwth 100 99 0 k 110 - !New Zealand 6 p cent 100 1(6 110 1081 - .Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. - sterling, 1875 lOO 103 105 - 'Queensland Gcv. Op. c 100 - - - ;S. Aus G6p.c.1678.&up lOO 100 111 - !Vic.Gov. 6P.c.Ja.&July 100 - - Do, io 6 p.c. An.&00.. 100 110 111 I 11051 11 - - - - - BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold I 2 . id 2 - ultilord Amalgamated.. -- 30 37 - Devon G. Con.. (Tavist.) 1 570 680 - East Bassett (Illoizan).. 30 03 70 - East Clogau Gold Ltd. - - East Caradon ...... 2.14.6 28 29 295 9 - East Cam Brea... 3.4.0 65 7 - E. 1 2 r1 Russel (Tavistk.)l 8.9.0 4} 41 IGara.&StAuDyn(Gweu.; 584 10 11 - Great South 'I 01gu5.... 17s 4 41 -G. Wheal Von (ll.eiston; 40 2) 21 201 23 - 'Grenville - tiercxrs-Foot --II ingston Downs ... 8.12 ' 05 37 4.18.0 45 4/ - Lady Bertha - Margaret (Gay Lclaut! It 4 17 19 - Marke Valley.. 1 Myndy Iron Oru (Lim.; 2A 15 I - New Setun lOl B', 15 - • North Downm .21 1/ 2i - 13aseet(Illo4san 3.1.0 2 25 - North Wheal Crotty .. 2.0.9 5 65 - Par Consols (n. illazey - Providenee(Uuy Lelnt., 10.6.7 41 40 - Bonth Caradon(StCleer, 15 449 160 - 3. Carn Brea (Illogan).. - 14'ran. (Mogan, 18.18.9 15 60 - Stray Park 30.17.6 20 31 - I':anarSilv.W Lead Min - - fin Crolt ! 9 1 201 West Basset (lllogan) ll . 11 12 - Cr radon (Li‘ixeard, 5 21 23 - West &ton - iIN heal liasFet illioi..-,•-au; 2 4 190 2.,0 wheal Buller( Uedrutti) 10 871 925 - I Wheal 'Kitty (U.Leiant) 2.0.6 38 4') 39 - WhealLutt ott - Wheat MaryAnn2len ) 8 1.15 111 - Wheal i!leton 5Bl 175 185 - V l 'lleal'fretawney (Lis.) 7 23 24 - . Wheal Union , 3.17 25 22 PREFERENCE SHARES . . Gt. Western, Wt. Midland, Oxford, 2d guaranteed stock, 120 k N o rth Eastern, Cons. pref., 45 per cent. rd., a 1031 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Lonion and S.-Western 45 per cent., 1015 3 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 45 per Cent., Ditto. Com. Fund stock. 5 per cent., 1001 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 100 Shrew,.bury and Hereford, Ditto, (£7), 0 „ _ FOREIGN RAILWAY& Bahia and San Francisco (Rm.) gua. 7 per cent., 17 Great Luxembourg, 1U ban raulo gua. 7 per cent., 8 7 k Ditto (all), 201 1 Southern of France, 261 West Flanders, 71 _ FOREIGN BIDIEE. Cape Copper, lirn.. sit I Kapunda, St. John del ltvy (Urn.), 513 United Mexican ;lieu;, 2 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon 2011 and Liverpool (11m.), 463 Ditto, new, 321 Anglo Austrian, 5t Australasia, 7:1 I Bank of Otago, lira., British North American. 481 Chartered Bank 0; India, Australia, and China, 44/ City, new, 73 Consolidated Bank, lira., 103 • Continental, lim., 91 English and Irish (lira.), 131 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 211 / 3 English and Swedish, lim., C European Bank, lim., 9 4 6 Hindustan, china, and Japan (Um.), 303 Imperial Bank (11m.), 30 3 291 Imperial Ottoman, 181 6 London and Brazilian hlim.), 581 3 London, Buenos Ayres, and .River Plate, 51 Ditto, new, issued at 11 pm 5 * London, Birm , and S. Staffordshire, lira., 13 121 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 26i London and Comity, 59 Si 93 London Joint Stock, :i8 London and Westminster, FO bletrop. and Pros , . Bank (lim.), 241 1 Midland Bank 141 Oriental Bank Corporation, 64 1 South .Australia, 40 Union of Australia. Ditto, new, :+1 301 Union of London, 4434 4 33 DOCKS. Great Floatin7, Doak, 4 [mutton, 721 :st Victoria, 101 MISCELLANEOUS. Anr4lo-VexicarilMint, 18 Berlin IVater Works, Commercial Union (Insurance), 1 lk Contract Corporation. lim., 5k Crystal Palace. Ditto, pref., 113 Discount Corpora tion, limited, 101 Last India Irrigation and Canal, 4 EfZyptian "lITILC rei lim., Liectrie en. Crt slit Gof London, Ern.. 11 Interncnal C a naucial 12i1 ati It a lian Irrigation (Ca nal Cavour), - Ditto, (1 per cent. Boatil, redciu. 1870, issued 90, 82 49 81 47, nit 7.), i 110 901 1671 7 S 7.1 130 P 99 !4 2 4 lot ISSE; Peed.' all 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 illl 4 SIJN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 1864. FRENCH COMIVIERCE. MISCELLANEOUS — Continued. Joint stock Discount, Rm., 6 ft London Financial Association, lirn., 26} London Gentral Omnibus Company,l2l London Provincial Marine,* 31 Mauritius Land, Credit, and Ag,ency, lim,, 2 Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 117 iz National Discount Company, lim., 1l 12 ocean:Marine (Insurance),.,lBl Royal Mail Steam. 85 Societe Financiere d f.f.rypte, lim., 4; Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim,, 7 oi Universal Marine (Insurance), lim., SPORTING NOTES, The Lincolnshire Handicap, run to-morrow, I would have referred to yesterday, had it not been for the continued severity of the frost throughout the country. 'Without going over the respective merits of the various horses engaged, I will merely remark that I anticipate the judge will place— BENJAMIN REDCAP DESPAIR 3 But if I knew that Argonaut was going to the post with winning orders I would give him the preference over any of the three I have placed. A FRESH MAN. LAW INTELLIGENCE,--(This Day.) SHERIFF'S COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) WOOD V. BONNEWELL. This was an action upon a bill of exchange accepted by Levey, Robson, and Franklin, who have recently failed for a heavy amount. Mr. Stammers, for the defendant, said that this was a matter of very considerable importance to the defendant, insomuch as he might be insolvent to the extent of £30,000. Plaintiff said that defendant was a partner in the firm of Levy, Robson, and Franklin, and therefore he was liable on rue bill. Defendant said he was not a partner. Plaintiff produced the Gazette, in which was an advertise ment announcing the dissolution of partnership between defendant and Levy and Robson, Defendant explained that there were two separate and distinct firms, one was Levy, Robson, and Franklin, in the printing trade, the other Levy, Robson, and Bonnewell, in the latter trade. Defendent took no part in the printing trade, nor did the goods supplied by plaintiff find their way into defendant's house. His Honour—Wore the businesses carried on in separate houses ? Defendant—Certainly. His Honour said this was a matter of considerable im portance to the defendant, as if the verdict went against him in this case, ho may be involved to the extent of ZlO,OOO. Mr. Stammers then called for the bill of exchange, and found that it was accepted by Levy and Robson, for Levy, Robson, and Franklin. He therefore contended it was no acceptance as regarded defendant. His Honour, after considering the question, ruled that defendant was not liable. Verdict for defendant, with costs. THE PAPER COLLAR TRADE.-JONES V. JEFFS. This was an action to recover a sum of money for stamp ing paper collars, Mr. Buchanan, for the plaintiff, called his client, who said he had stamped a quantity of paper collars for the de fendant, who had paid a sum of money into court. Plaintiff said the price claimed was usual in the trade. His Honour gave him a verdict, with costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGII-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED FRAUD. PRETENDED ROBBERY OF A SHIP'S CAPTAIN ON BOARD Sair.—Two fellows named James Jones and John Conolly were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with endeavouring to oiltain £5, by false and fraudulent pretences, from Mr. William Frederick Williams, jewel case maker, of 29, King street, Soho. Mr. Williams—About a quarter past seven yesterday evening the prisoner Jones accosted me in the street, and offered me a chain for sale, representing it to be pure gold, and to be composed of 12 nuggets which had been taken from a river in Australia. Jones said the chain belonged to the captain of the ship, who died on his way to England, that the whole of the crew, with the exception of himself and the ship's carpenter, who was standing on the opposite side of the way, were blacks ; and that after the captain's death they had stolen the chain and some jewellery, and a quan tity of cigars and tobacco. Jones then said he would call the ship's carpenter over, and did so. The chain is the one produced, and Jones asked £5 for it. I said I would not buy it, and Jones then produced a set of studs, a pin, and a ring, the stones of which ho said were diamonds, and had belonged to the deceased captain. All the while the con versation was going on Connelly was standing by, and they were in a dark part of the street. Jones then said the whole of the articles were part of the booty they robbed the cap tain of. They then asked me if I had sufficient money, and I told them 1 had if I were inclined to buy. They then asked me to go to a public-house where one of the black sailors was waiting for them with a quantity of tobacco and cigars which they had smuggled from the ship. Mr. Tyrwhitt—Did they not say they had some silk handkerchiefs ? Mr. Williams—They did. Mr. Tyrwhitt—l should think it odd if they did not. (Laughter.) Mr. Williams—l refused to go with them to the public house, and said I had the cash box in my counting-house. They agreed to go with me to George lard, where my workshop is, but they rather hesitated, saying that three years ago when they smuggled some goods, they were im prisoned through a person deceiving them. While they were waiting for me I sent for the police, and then went and asked Jones if he had got the jewellery, and he said "No, my pal has," pointing to Connelly. On going down the yard with a constable the prisoners both made off, but were captured. A lad in my employ saw one of the pri soner throw the chain into a truck, George Roberts, in the employ of Mr. Williams—l saw one of the prisoners while running throw the chain into a truck. _ _ John Eastwood, also in Mr. Williams' employ—l saw Jones drop a little box containing a ring, some studs, and a pin. Jones said he was employed by Mr. Connelly, and did his work. Matheson, 140 A—On taking Jones into custody ho said the reason why he ran was for "a bit of fun." Mr. Nathan "Wolf Jacobson, jeweller, of Oxford-street, who was in attendance on other business, said, after examin ing the articles :—The chain is brass, gilt—the ring, pin, and studs are of French gold—and the so-called diamonds are glass. The most valuable portion of the property is the josvel-ease, it being of morocco, lined with satin. The prisoners entered into a long and rambling defence, after which Mr. Tyrwhitt committed them for trial. THAMES. ROBBERIES op Goons IN TRANSIT.—Michael Duran, a carman in the service of Mr. James Bryant, the extensive carrier was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with steal ing a bag of sugar. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, stated the case for the pro secut,ion. This was unfortunately one of those rather 1-11merous cases of stealing goods in transit by carmen and lightermen. The prisoner had only been a few days in the employ of the respectable prosecutor for whom he (Mr. Young) appeared, and he could assure the Bench Mr. Bryant, who was entrusted with large quantities of valu able merchandiz3, took great pains to obtain honest servants. On Thursday last the prisoner was sent to the East India Dock by his master for sixty bags of sugar, which he was to take to Messrs. Allen and Morgan's sugar refinery in Lambeth-street, Whitechapel. He would call witnesses to prove that 60 bags of sugar were delivered to the prisoner in the dock, and that only 59 were delivered at the sugar bakers in Lambeth-street. Mr. Guhard Kaimanen, a respectable licensed victualler, the landlord of the Castle publichouse, in Little Alie-street, opposite Lambeth-street, saw a van and three horses stand ing in Lambeth-street on Thursday afternoon last. The prisoner was in charge of it. Two other men were there. There was a costermonger's barrow, upon which was a bag of sugar similar to others in the van. Mr. Kai manen saw the prisoner give the man with the barrow a cloth which they put over the bag of sugar and entirely concealed it. Tho prisoner assisted in covering up the bag of sugar. Tho two men took the barrow away down Lambeth-street, in a southerly direc- lion. Before that one of the men came to the corner of Lambeth street, looked out, and then went back. Mr. Charles Young then called several witnesses in support of his statement. Benjamin Arches, No. 101 H, said he took the prisoner into custody yesterday, and upon making him acquainted with the charge, he said the bag of sugar was taken while he was in the sugar-baker's office. Mr. Paget, on hearing from the police that the other men engaged in the robbery ware likely to be arrested, remanded the prisoner for a week. MR, JOHN FORSTER'S long-proroiad "Biography of Sir John Elliot" will be published in a few days, in two volumes. CIIRISTDIAS WEATHER.—WiIIiam Muliens, a labourer, died from sunstroke on a farm near Melbourne, in Christmas week. Ho was haymaking, with his head uncovered. Ho was a new arrival in the colony. HUDSON'S BAY TERRITORY.—Tito American papers state that permission has been asked for their mi litary authorities to pursue the Sioux Indians in the Hud son's Bay territory. In a note to Lord Lyons, dated 21st ult., Sect etary Seward says that those Indians should either be restrained from making hostile incursions into the United States territory, or United States troops should be allowed to pursue, subdue, and disperse them; A report from General Pope to the War Department shows that the English Government has no force in the Red River region to control these Indians. Lord Lyons, in a note of January 22d, says he has referred tho matter to his Government, by which it will not fail to be immediately taken into eon.- rideration. Naval an )ILigence. THE NAVY. A new machine for drawing ship's bolts having been sub mitted to the Admiralty, their lordships have directed it to be tried at the dockyards for a few months, and a full report of its capabilities forwarded to the Board by the efficiale. The screw gunboat Pigeon, 2, 60 horse power, is being fitted for the first division of the steam reserve in the Med way. Sho takes the place of the Sepoy, 2, 60 horse power, commissioned by Lieut.-Commander W. Welsh for parti cular service. The contractors' trial of James Watt and Company's en gines on board the new iron cased ship Research took place outside Plymouth Breakwater yesterday. The mean speed of six trials at the measured mile gave 10.356 knots and 85 revolutions. The wind was easterly. With the helm hard astarboard 39 deg. sho made a half-circle in 1 min. 54 sec., and the whole circle in 3 min, 51 s ee. ; with the helm hard sport 38 deg. she made a half .circle iu 1 min. 52 sec, and the whole circle in 3 min. 50 BeQ. These results are consi dered very satisfactory. .... , .....1,.1.0 THE ARMY. In consequence of the corps of Royal Marine Light In fantry being considerably below its proper establishments several adlitional recruiting parties have been despatched from the headquarters of the several divisions for the pur pose of raising inma for that branch of the service. The following officers from the Chat ham and other divisions ate now employed to superintend the recruiting for the Royal Marines in the several districts in England—Lieut.- Col. R. Parke, Bath— Lieut.-Col. J. C. D. Morrison, London—Major W. G. R. Masters, Chelmsfori—Major E. L, Pym, Derby—Major J. y. Holland, Gloucester—Major G. E. 0. Jackson, Salisbury—Captain J. P. Murray, Barnstaple—Capt. G. L. Blake, Birmingham—Capt. C. 0. Baker—Bury St, Edmunds—Capt, E. C. Domville, Exeter —Capt. C. L. A, Farmar, Hull—Capt. P. Harris, Lincoln —Capt. W. H. H. West, Liverpool—Capt. R. V. Allen, Manchester—Capt. W. J. Ki ns man, Northampton—Capt. T, P. Casey, Pontefract—Capt. IV. J. Dunn, Sheffield— Capt. S. It, Little, faunton—Capt. T. Creighton, Guild ford—Capt. C. L. T. "Usher, Norwich --and Capt, R. K. Willson. Under existing arrangements the new lines of advanced forts and other defences on the Gosport side of Portsmouth harbour contain accommodation for 137 officers - and 3,100 men, exclusive of the Royal Marine Light Infantry. The total hospital accommodation for this large number of troops on the same side of the harbour is only for 76 officers and men, and although the actual number of recruits now quartered at and around Gosport only amounts to 34 offi cers and 8:53 men, as may be imagined there is a constant transfer of sick from Gosport to the Military Hospital at Portsmouth, which oan only be carried on at consider able expense, as well as discomfort and delay to the sick. The Army Estimates for 1864-5 contain an. item, "Hasler— Converting barracks into hospital, £2,000," which is in tended to remedy this want of hospital accommodation for the troops stationed at and near Gosport. The barracks selected for the purpose contain in their present form as barracks accommodation for 20 officers and '47 men. They are built of brick, with hollow walls, and are generally ar ranged on the " hut" principle. Their situation is in every respect suitable for the purpose of a military hospital, as it adjoins the great Royal Naval' Hospital at Haslar : on the line of seta beagh extending from the mouth of Portsmouth harbaur to Stoke's Bay, at the eastern entrance of the Solent, The demand from abroad for French produce, which is steadily maintained, gives employment to a multitude of hands in the ironworks in Paris and the neighbourhood. Spain demands locomotives and railway carriages; Geneva, machinery; Russia, various articles of wrought iron. The frost has impeded the progress of the new buildings in course of construction, but other employment is found for the operatives engaged on them, and it is said that less dis tress exists at present in Paris than is usual at this season of the year. The accounts received from the seaport state that the markets are generally dull. The price of cotton at llavre on Saturday was firm at 225 f for Madras ; Havana sugar, 42f. The Nantes market is likewise quiet. There were 10,000 bags of Brazilian sugar sold at Marseilles on Saturday at 36f, and 100 casks of coffee from Porto Rico at 105 f. Smyrna cotton is quoted at Marseilles at 265 f., and Jumel, 322 f. 50c. The accounts from the agricultural districts represent the injury to the young wheat caused by the frost to be less than was represented by interested parties, Some damage is spoken of on the banks of the Loire, but the particulars have not been received. There were few arrivals of corn ships at Marseilles last w:ek, and millers found it necessary to look for a supply in the provicial markets on the Saone. The price of wheat has risen from 50c to 75c the hectolitre in tke South of France, from Toulouse to Perpignan. Eordeaux is well supplied with wheat, and the price is quoted at from 191 500 to 20f the hectolitre of 80 kilogrammes. Flour is in demand from 33f to 361 50c the 100 kilogrammes. The demand for flour for the English market having ceased at Rouen, the price, has fallen, and the article is quoted at from 45f to 45150 c the sack of 159 kilogrammes. There was a good supply of farmer's wheat in the Paris market last week, but buyers found it difficult to obtain more than a reduction of 50c the sack of 120 kilogrammes. There were no sales of merchants' wheat effected. Oats, barley, and rye were neglected. Bakers' flour, which was quoted at from 49f to 631 the sack the preceding week, fell last week to from 47f to 52f. Flour of the six marks fell 50c the sack. It was officially quoted on Saturday afternoon at slf the sack. The factors declared on Saturday 526 sacks of flour, of which 178 of first quality sold for delivery with- in 30 days at 47f to 47t 50c the sack. The princil'al article of speculation in the Paris market at present is sugar, and prices are again rising. Raw beet- root sugar is quoted at 81f the 100 dilogrammes. An idea may be formed of the importance of the beetroot sugar manufacture in France front the fact that the beetroot crop in the year 1862 produced 793,000,000 kilogrammes of raw sugar. During the same period the beetroot distilleries produced 40,000 pipes of alcohol of 100 degrees strength, and 40,000 pipes of alcohol of molasses—in all 80,000 pipes, or about 600,000 hectolitres of alcohol. It required 77,000 hectares of land to produce these 190,000,000 kilogrammes of raw sugar. It requires 1,800 kilogrammes of beetroot to produce 100 kilogrammes of few swear, or about 24 metrical quintals per hectare (21 acres). It, requires 30,000 hectares of land to produce 500,000 hectolitres of alcohol. It requires 2,500 kilogrammes of beetroot to pt - duce 100 litres of alcohol. It is supposed that last year there wero at least 110,090 hectares sown with beetroot, but there was a great deficiency in the produce in consequence of the long continued dry weather. It is calculated that the list crop will not produce more than from 90,000 to 100,000 kilo grammes of raw sugar, and from 30,000 to 35,000 pipes of alcohol, or about 200,000 hectolitres at 100 degrees strength. These figures explain at the same time the high price of sugar and of alcohol, and the complaints of the growers of beetroot. The last year's crop amounts scarcely to two-fifths of an ordinary crop. To this first cause of the high price of sugar must be added others, and among them the deficiency of the crop in foreign countries, which is estimated at 350,000,000 kilogrammes. The dry weather, by reducing the crop of beetroot cultivated in France by three-fifths, has moreover inflicted a severe calamity on farmers. The loss may be estimated from a report published by the Agricul tural Society of St. Quentin. It appears from that report that previous to the cultivation of beetroot the arrondisse ment of Gt. Quentin did not produce more than 15 hectolitres of wheat the hectare. Since then, in consequence of the culti vation of beetroot and the manure produced by feeding cattle with the pulp, the v heat produced has been doubled. Previous to the establishment of sugar manufactories, the arrondissement of St. Quentin possessed but few horned cattle. At present it feeds tenfold more, and this increase is entirely due to the nutritious quality of the refuse of the sugar manufactories when used for ;ceding cattle for the butcher's stall. Another revolution caused by the cultiva tion of beetroot is the substitution by farmers of oxen fcr horses for field work. The consequence is that trained plough bullocks are at present more valuable than stall-fed oxen. . There are three varieties of beetroot grown in France. The first is excellent as regards the fattening of cattle, but it is very poor in saccharine matter. It is, consequently, never planted except in places where there are neither sugar manufactories nor distilleries. The yellow globe has bean recently introduced, and has displaced the first. It contains more sugar and more mucilaginous substance. It is, how - ever, more suitable for fattening cattle than for making sugar, inasmuch as it contains a salt which prevents the proper crystallisation of the sugar, and cannot be neutralised . It is grown exclusively by farmers. The third variety, which is the most admired by sugar manufacturers, is the Silesian beetroot, better known by peasants as the sugar beetroot. It is white or red, and it enters completely into the earth. Sugar manufacturers prefer the roots which weigh from 21b to 41b. The Silesian beetroot is said to be capable of producing from 10 to 12 per cent of sugar. It contains less mucilaginous principle and less acid than the yellow globe, and the extraction of its saccharine matter is less difficult. When the extraction of sugar from beetroot was first at tempted, manufacture's produced scarcely more than 1 or 2 per cent. of sugar capable of being crystallised. The machi nery for the extraction of sugar was then naturally imperfect. At present from 5 to 6 per cent. is the average production. A small quantity of boiled beetroot has produced 81 per cent. It is expected that when further improvements aro made in machinery raw beetroot sugar may be sold at lid the pound. The demand for wine is becoming more brisk at Bercy. and at the entrepot on the Quay St. Bernard. The retailers in Paris, who sold largely during the Carnival, are now re plenishing their stock ; they give the preference to the wines of the South of Franca, which contain more alcohol. Now Bordeaux wino is likewise in demand for private families. The following aro the last prices :—Roussillon, 1862, 18 degrees, 42f to 45f the hectolitre—Narbonne (old), 38f to 40f—Montagne, 1862, 281 to 301—Tavel (old), 321 to 351'- 1 Bordeaux, 1863, 85f to 90f the cask of 228 litres—Cher, 751 to 80f the cask of 250 litres, exclusive of the octroi duty. The demand for wino is still moderate at Bordeaux. Some small farmers, however, at St. Estephe have sold all their last year's crop at from 350 f to 600 f the tun of 912 litres. Some purchases have likewise been made in the Lower Medoe at from 3501 to 4001. The sales in the city are regu lated by the requit ements of the consumers, Some tuns of Narbonne of the last vintage were sold last week for mixing at from 1801 to 225 f. There is a better demand for wino at Nantes. Ordinary is called for at 25f the barrel, and superior at 55f and 57f. There was a large amount of business done in leather and tallow at the great fair of Caen, which is held on the first Monday in Lent. Ox and cow hides brought from 05f to 1041 the 100 kilogrammes, and sheepskins, unwashed, from 7f to 101 each; ox grease, for melting, from 90f to 1001 the 100 kilogrammes ; and mutton suet, 751 to 90f, The Director-General of Customs has addressed a circular to the agents under his orders, dated Ist inst.. instructing them that a French factory has been established at Why day, on the western coast of Africa, which has lately become the scat of a new Imperial Consular agency. Porto Nuevo, another position ou the same coast, has bsen lately placed under French protection. The Minister of Finance has decided, after consulting with his colleagues of the departments of the Marine and of CoMmerce, and at the suggestion of the Director-General of Customs, that palm and cocoa oil, imported under the French flag from Whydah and Porto Novo, shall enjoy the benefit of the ordnance of May 16, 1863, regulating the duties payable on produce arriving from the French estab shments on the western coast of Africa. HARDLY PROBABLE.—Those who have studied the position of the Royal Academy and the National Gallery (says the Queen) will not be much surpassed to hear that Government is now proposing to give up the whole of the3Trafalgar-square building to the Royal Academy, and send the National Gallery to a building to be erected upon the site at Burlington-house. It is now many years since the late Prince Consort developed his favourite scheme of taking the National Gallery down to Kensington, "The Boilers" were then his pet hobby, and all the national collections (the British Museum included) were to find their way down S,W., and become part of that vast scheme for a Fine Art and Scientific University, over which his Royal Highness and Messrs. Cole, Dilke and Rod grave were to be the presiding geniuses. During Lord Derby's last short tenure of office, an attempt was made to accede to the Prince's wishes in this respect, but it was happily forbidden by the House of Commons. Subsequently it was agreed that the National Gallery was to occupy the whole of the building in Trafalgar-square, which was to be adapted and re arranged for the purpose, and the Academy was to build for itself a habitation upon a site to be granted to it for the pur pose in the gardens behind Burlington House. This seemed all, right enough, for the Academy has plenty of money to build itself a house withal, and is so much of a private body in its character, that to give it a site to build upon would be treating it very handsomely. This plan was considered to be settled upon, and the Atherkeum went the length of an nouncing that plans had been adopted for the new Royal Academy. But if these plans ever existed, they have never since been taken from the drawer to which they were role. gated. The Academy had not then, and has not now, anj idea of spending its money in such a way. Its influence in the Government has been sufficiently strong not only to withstand the breath of hostile criticism with which it has been assailed for years, but oven to bettor its position in spite of it. It haesquietly bided its time, whilst Govern ment was spending money upon the Trafalgar-square build ing with the pretence of fitting it for the reception of the National Collections, and it now quietly steps forward to reap the fruit of its long- suffering and indomitable patience. More public money is to be spent in providing a now National Gallery in a back street behind Piccadilly, and the Royal Academy is to hold undivided possession of the im proved nest, in which it has been so long perfo:rnieg the Part of the cuckoo. Great Fall of Snow in France, The Moniteur of yesterday publishes the follow. ing telegrams, by which it will be seen that a very heavy fall of snow has taken place in the south of France, and that communication by railway is in several cases interrupted :—" Narbonne, Feb. 20, 5.25 p.m.—The trains are stopped upon the railway. Train No. 114 was stopped at Nisson. The loco motive sent to its assistance could not proceed beyond Courreau. The garrison was called out in order to clear the line.' " Bzziers, Feb. 21, 11 o'clock a.m.—ln consequence of the largo quantity of snow which has been falling for the last thirty eight hours, and which covers the plain to the depth of about 50 centimetres (18 inches), all the roads in the district are obstructed, and the circulation upon the railways suspended. The telegraph is no longer in operation upon the Montpellier line. This state of things causes some apprehension that the con scription cannot be drawn for on the 21st and 22d in the cantons of St. Gervais and Bedarieux." " Lyons, Feb. 21, 8 o'clock a.m.—Express train No. 2 and the omnibus train No, 36, of the 20th February, hiNe not arrived. The circulation is impossible. Trains of all kinds are suspended until further orders. The last passenger train which arrived on the 20th was No. 24, two hours late. Snow is still falling in Lyons. It is not yet more than eleven centrimetres in depth." " Valence, Feb. 21, 10.36 a.m.—lt has been snowing for 36 hours, with a violent wind. All communication is interrupted between Lyons and Marseilles. The railway is no longer practicable. The garrison has been called out to clear the lino." " Privaa, Feb. 1 p.m.—Communication on horse and foot is mpossible. The operations of the conscription are nterrupted in several places in the department of the Ardeche. The snow is six feet deep in the mountain." " Beziers, Feb. 21, 1.55 p.m.—The circulation is reestablished upon the Graissessac line since mid-day. Active opzrations are going on upon the southern line for removing the snow. They will be completed it is hoped this evening." THE HEALTH OF PRINTERS.--WO are glad to hear that, by an order from the Privy Coon& Dr, Smith has been deputed to make inquiries respect ing the health of this valuable body of workmen, who have for long suffered much beyond the average amount of ill-health, and a far too large death-rate. We have at several times directed attention to this very important subject, and expressed a strong conviction that it is in a great measure owing to the overcrowded and badly-ventilated apartments in which many of the composi tors work that the excessive death-rate from fever, cholera, consumption, and so on arises. We could, even now, direct attention to printing offices in which there are neglected and offensive close* and such other unsanatory arrange ments, that to work under their influence and enjoy good health is next to an impossibility. Besides this, in the con sideration of this question, there are other matters to be thought of, such as the sedentary nature of the employ ment. When Benjamin Franklin worked as a journeyman in the printing office now occupied by Messrs. Cox and Wyman, he found the labour at his case affected his health, and ex changed it for work at the press. We do not, however, think that there is much evil in the peculiar position in which compositors have to stand as in the long-continued hours of work, and, in connexion with newspaper printing the unnatural but necessary plan of turning night into day, careful inquiry would show that tho number of deaths in the 1,003 amongst those who work at night is far greater than it is amongst those who labour by day. The very cir cumstance of being obliged to labour by night instead of day must, to a certain extent, affect health; but the mis chief is added to by the closing of windows and doors at night, and thus, in the absence of other means of ventila tion, allowing the premises to become filled with vitiated and unwholesome air. No correct idea of the poisonous atmosphere of those places can be formed without a visit at night, when the compositors are in full work and the nume rous gaslights are burning. The exposure to night air after leaving these unwholesome and overheated quarters is also injurious; or if the windows be opened deadly draughts enter. We have heard of instances of the formation, by those who work in the large printing-offices, of clubs, for the Iractice of cricket and boating, and the plan is well worthy of being more generally follovred. As a rule, how- ever, but few printers have time for out-door exercise. Even the Saturday half holiday is denied them, with one or two creditable exceptions; and, accordingly, these hothouse plants are cut off prematurely by the least blight. It is not, moreover, the printers alone who suffer, but, as we have be.. fore observed, editors, sub-editors, and readers are often even close boxes, some of which are not very muc h larger than worse circumstanced, being pent up a full-sized collin .—.fluilcler. for hours together in SCOTIA, Feb. 6.—Marshal Kano a n d a nu mber of THE AMERICAN BLOCKADE,....."trALIFAX, NOVA Confederate officers left in the steamer Al p h a t o -day for a Confederate port. Now YOrk, Feb. 8. --The blockade ... runner Presto, in attempting to run into Charleston on the 2d of February, grounded on Sulli7an's Island. The Federals opened fire upon the vessel, but most of the cargo was expected to be saved by the Confederates. The Federal vessels Sassacus and Pieria have destroyed the blockade runner Wild Dayrcll, near Now Topsail Inlet, where she had got ashore and discharged most of her cargo. Hayma n* Feb, 2.—The British man-of-war Shannon came in on the 28th, from Matamoras. Sir Alexander Milne, in the Nile, has been here, and loft for the Bermudas, where ho is to meet his relief, Sir James 'Tope. The Buzzard and Petrel have also visited us. The Cuba brought a large quantity of arms, intended for the French, but finally de livered hese to Mr. Ramsey, the Confederate agent, Of course you can imagine the attempt will b e m ade to run them through the blockade. Ths ste amer Ali ce i s loading for this purpose, and a schooner will probably start today for the South. CRITICAL POSITION OF TIIE S ULTAN OF T URKE Y. —A letter from Constantinople statesth a t th e S u lt an , while on a hunting excursion at Ilak-Medi, was placed in a very dangerous situation. When at some distance from his suite he suddenly found himself close to several wild boars. The Sultan fired at them, when the animals rushed furiously on him and threw him to the ground. Fortunately for the Sultan, two sportsmen came to his assistance and put the boars to Bight, die received no woutds, but has been since indisposed for a few drays, Business done. 12q I 35 91t 5 166 k 6 ' Business done GOi 1(31 3 1 101 101 2 101 lOti 31 4 21 i 22a S 1031 I 2; OSWESTRY eni NEWTOWN RAILWAY COMPANI"S SHARES. LLANIDLOES and NEWTOWN RAILWAY COII- PANY'S SHARES and STOCK. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That the Vice-Chan cellor, Sir William Page Wood, has this day, at noon, made an order that the Oswestry and the Newtown Railway Com pany, and the Directors thereof, and their respective attor neys and a2:ents should be restrained until atter the :ath day of February, 1864, from issuing, or causing or permitting to be issued, any new Shares or Stock in the Oswestry and Newtown Railway Company, and from sanctioning the issue of any new Shares or Stock in the Llanidloes and Newtown Railway Company. AND NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN, That this order was communicated to the Directors and Secretary of both the said Companies before any Shares were issued by either. AND NOTICE IS ALSO HEREBY GIVEN, That a Motion will be made on the 25th day of February instant that the said Injunction may be continued. Dated 21d February, 1801. CHARLES TAHOITRDIN, Sorcitor for the Vlaintifi in the Snit, 1, Victoria-street, Westminster. SECON EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK, SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Da. LINCOLN RACES—Mrs DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) TRIAL STAKES. Anglo-Sason Siva Partisan Nina ran. Won in a canter. BROCKLEF•BY STAKES. Vision .... Blackbird ....o Le Mechante Eleven ran. CITY HA.NDICAF. Reindeer Ossian Ctunpadown Seven ran. GRAND STEEPLECHASE, Rook the Gardener Magician Bridegroom Eleven ran. BETTING AT MANCHESTER—THIS DAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 9to 1 agst Bantam (taken freely) 10 to 1 agst Emblematic (offered) 20 to I agst Jerusalem (taken freely) LINCOLNSHIRE HANDICAP. 3to 1 agst Anglo-Saxon (7 to 2 taken freely) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 6 agst Golden Pledge (taken) 20 to 1 Ear one (offered) THIR 1 EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. THE ENGAGEMENT AT D.UPPEL, (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) OFFICIAL PRUSSIAN ACCOUNT, BERLIN, FEB. 23, 1.50 P.M. An official despatch published today says:— " At daybreak yesterday the Roder, Caustein, and Groben Brigades, accompanied by artillery, made a reconnaissance towards the entrenchments of Dup pel within the range of the guns. Fick' Marshal von Wrangel, the Crown Prince, and Prince Frederick * Charles of Prussia were on the field. " Oar loss was three killed and 20 wounded. " We have several officers and 200 rank and file of the enemy prisoners, and have taken several flags. wrisioeierMlVll IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS--This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS. The following bills were read a second time!—Northern Land Drainage and Improvement Companies—Aldborough Pier and Railway—Furness Gas and Water— Railway Passengers Assurance Corporation, New Brighton Pier, Phconix Gas, Belfast Central Railway, Drogheda Water, Herne B Hampton, and Reculver Fishery, and Parsons town Portumna Bridge Railway. RECRUITING IN IRELAND. The Earl of CORK said he had been requested on the part of his noble relative (the Marquis of (Ilanricarde) to postpone the motion standin g in his name for this evening respecting recruiting in Ireland for the North American army until Thursday; and on Friday he would ask the noble earl the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the arbitrators in Captain Melville White's case were likely eoon to givo the decision in that matter ? PENAL SERVITUDE. The Marquis of SALISBURY moved that an address be presented for returns of the number of convicts under sentence of penal servitude, confined in gaols other than Government prisons in 1862 and 1863, and also asked what steps had been taken to carry out the recommenda tions of the penal servitude commission. [LEFT SITTING.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at 4 o'clock, THE SUEZ CANAL, &c. Mr. ROEBUCK gave notice that on Thursday next he would ask the Government to produce the correspondence with Sir Henry I3ulwer, relative to the Suez Canal, and also for other papers in connection with the communication with the Pasha of Egypt. SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTIONS—IRELAND. Mr. G RE GOB,Y gave notice that he would call the atten tion of the house to the subject of the subsidising of scien tific institutionit; in Ireland. THE FOREIGN r gLICYOF THE GOVERNMENT Mr. B. JOHNSTON B zve notice that he would move that in the opinion of the hou:_qo the conduct of the Go vernynent in referenc to foreign ....ffat . rs was calculated to powers. lower the country in the estimatiun of I,'"'gn VACCINATING SHEEP. In reply to Sir J. C. JERVOISE, Mr. LOWE said that the report, relative to tho ments that were being made as to the vaccination of sh..,ePp would be laid before Parliament before Easter. PASSAGE OF TOBACCO THROUGH THE BLOcK ADE IN AMERICA. Sir R. CLIFTON asked the Under Secretary of State' for Foreign Affairs, whether it was true that her Majesty's Government have, on the application of the French Government, consented that the French Go vernment should pass a quantity of tobacco through the blockade with the approval of the Washington Govern ment; and whether her Majesty's Government have thoaght it their duty to make any similar application for the passing of cotton for the benefit of the distressed opera tives of Lancashire. Mr. LAYARD explained that at the time of the break ing out of the war there was a quantity of tobacco belong ing to Austria and France at Richmond, and arrangements were made for its transmission to these countries. The sub ject of cotton was entirely a different question. EXTENSION OF THE COUNTY FRANCHISE. Mr. LUCKE KING moved for leave to bring in a bill to extend the franchise in the counties in England and Wales. He said that the object of the bill was to introduce into the constituency of the country a class that, from their intelligence and numbers, were entitled to have a voice in the election of their representatives in Parliament, he con tended that the increase in population justified a corre sponding extension in the franchise, and he drew the attention of the house to the fact that there had been a decrease in the number of county electors within the last few years, they having dwindled from 622,000 to 619,000, an amount which in no way represented the population in the rural :districts, the fact being that not one-fourth of that population had got a voice. The hon. member then entered into a history of the different efforts which had been made relative to this subject in Parliament, but his remarks were listened to with great indifference by the house, which was numerously attended. Mr. HADFIELD seconded the motion. Sir G. GREY said that the Government did not intend to oppose the first reading of the bill, and would therefore allow the debate on the merits of the measure to stand,over until the second reading. PUBLIC EXECUTIONS. Mr. HIBBERT drew the attention of the house to the demoralising effects of public executions, and moved for the production of certain papers in reference to the same. The hon. member cited the evidence given before a commission appointed on the motion of the Bishop of Oxford to inquire into the subject, and also the testimony of a com petent person who had directed their attention to the matter, to show that the tendency of public executions was, per se, demoralising. According to the statements of these parties, women with children in their arms were present at these executions, ribaldry, drunkenness, and blasphemy characterised the spectators, and scenes of a most revolt ing character were enacted. Amongst the evidence which he adduced was that of the sheriffs of different coun ties, and he alluded to the graphic description of M r . Charles Dickens in a letter to the Times on the occasion of the execution of the Kennings. He next referred to the practice which prevailed in Prussia and parts of America, of having executions in private, which was found to act beneficially, and that practice had been extended advantage ously :said that capital punishments had failed persons a. from the commission of crime, and i o n u Ms deterringl y r i to A A D u F s t i r E al L i with r c e a f , e o rr o e f d criminal f t o o rgery vh e s h tatu lv t a e s s t o o ne s e ho w vis t i h te a d t capital n pi te l punishment, or in regard to the crime of murder, capital punishment was attended with bent,ficial effect. He said that an execution was an attractive spectacle in the same way as a prize fight, and he b e li evFl that if a battle took place within a hundred yards of h where they ie w i ere asse mbled it would soon cl ear the us deprecated in the strongest terms the:principle of capital punishment. Sir G. GREY defended the execution of the five pirates, which he considered was calculated to lead to good results. [LEFT SITTING.] The German and New York passage steamers are now heavily insured against war risks ; they are all, however, very fast, and will probably be able to avoid th Danish men of w -r. The Germania, last week, ran from the Scillylsles to the Necdles in 14 hours. BLACK SNOW fell in Puckersdorf, in Austria, the ' other day; The snow contained an eniraalculum, LONDON G. is Evening. WAIL OFFICE, FEE. 20. The Queen has been graciously pleased to give orders for the appointment of Major-General Duncan Alexander Cameron, C.B. (having the local rank of Lieutenant- General while in the command of the troops in New Zea land), to be an Ordinary Member of the Military Division of the Second Class, or Knights Commanders of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath. FOREIGN• OFFICE, FEB. 22. The Queen has been pleased to approve of Mr. Samuel Otis Johnson as Consul in the Bahama Islands for his Majesty the King of Sweden and Norway. The Queen• has also been pleased to approve of Don Eduardo Verdegay as Vice-Consul at Newcastle for her Majesty the Queen of Spain. The Queen has also been pleased to approve of Mr. Nel son Arnold as Tice-Consul at Dublin for the Republic of DOWNING-STREET, FEB. 23. The Queen has been pleased to appoint Joseph William Truteh, Esq , to be Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works and Surveyor-General fur the colony of British Columbia. WHITEHALL, FEB. 23. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. Robert Francis Colvin to the church and narish of St. Leonard's, in the Presbytery of St. Andrew's, and county of Fite, vacant by the resignation of the Rev. John Cook, D.D. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, FEB. 22. The Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have received, from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a notification from the Prus sian Ambassador, that the beacons at Swinemuade were extinguished on the 11th instant. WAR OFFICE, PALL-MALL, Fun. 23. CHAPLAINS DEPARTMENT. — The Rev. M. C. O'Dell, Chaplain of the Fourth Class, to be Chaplain of the Third Class. ADMIRALTY, FED. 23. With reference to the London Gazette of the 16th inst., Retired Captain Reginald Yorko has been advancel from the 9th inst., to be a Retired Rear - A dmiral, under the pro visions of her Majesty's Order in Council of Aug, 1, 1860. BANKRUPTS Tefoll i o n t wi i nJ u ar a e ze t t h t e e only bankrupts of comme:e ial im portance John William Seex, china dealer, Chelsea Benjamin James Ladd, baker, Bermondsey John Cash, builder, Camden-town Henry Pack, painter, Old Saint Pancras-road John Gaskell, farmer, Thornhaugh Wm. Harris, baker, Shoreditch George Falconer, florist, Peckham Charles Wiblin, jun., butcher, Oxford David Picken, coal merchant, Newmarket Daniel Faulkner, butcher, Abingdon Abraham Downton ' cheesemonger, Pentonville-road Albert Hoyrneson, tailor, Oxford-market BANKRUPTCY ANNULLED. Robert Brown, brickmaker, Bradford SCOTCH BANKRUPTS, David I\l‘Connell, farmer, Ayrshire William Heron, woollen merchant, Edinburgh Irvine and Bryce, manufacturing chemists, Glasgow Robert M'Connell, farmer, Girvan William M'Connell, farmer, M'Crindleston, Ayrshire John Chalmers, farmer, Boharm, Banffshire. Course of the Exchange.—This Day. Amsterdam Ditto .... 3 Montle, 12 01 12 1 Rotterdam .. 12 01 12 1 Antwerp — 25 65 25 72/ Brussels — 25 65 25 72± Hamburgh — 13 8 13 81 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine --. 119 a 119 k Vienna Trieste Petcraburgh — 32/ 33/ Berlin — Madrid .. •••• 47/ 43 Cadiz Leghorn — 25 87/ 2.5 921 Milan — 2.5 871 25 921 Genoa 25 87/ 25 92/ Naples Palermo .. ...- '25 87/ 25 1921 Messina — 25 871 2.5 92/ Lisbon — 52 521 Oporto...- Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per 0z.... £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars - 0 0 0 Silver in Bars (Standard) Serious Railway Collision. Late on Saturday night a serious accident hap pened on the West Midland section of the Great Western Railway near Kidderminster. The evening express train from London, which leaves Worcester at 9,33 p.m., and is due at Kidderminster at ten o'clock, had passed Hartlebury station, about three miles from Kidderminster, when it ran into a goods train on the same line of rails. The engine of the passenger train, which is supposed to have been running at the time at the rate of 40 miles an [ hour, crushed up several trucks of the goods train, and then becoming detached from the carriages ran off the rails and turned over on the up line of rails, thus blocking up the line altogether. The passen gers were thrown by the collision with great vio lence together, and some of them received severe bruises; but providentially no life was lost, nor were any limbs broken. The driver of the passenger train, Reeves, just before the collision, caught sight of the goods train in front of him, and immediately shut off steam, reversed his engine, and called to the stoker to jump, at the same time himself leaping from the engine and falling down an embankment It is said he has received serious if not fatal in juries. The stoker stuck to the engine and escaped with a few bruises. The guard of the train, T. Penzer, of Wolverhampton, was seriously hurt about the head an-. 1. body. Information was at once sent to Kidderminster, and several surgeons were quickly on the spot, who attended to theiuj tired. The cause of the disaster arose from a goods train from the Severn Valley line (which vans into the Great Wes tern at Hartlebury) breaking down between Hartle bury and Kidderminster, On this happening, the guard of the goods train went back, as he repre sents, and put down fog signals. Whether this is true, or 'whether they were not noticed until too late by the driver of the express train, it ie hoped i will be elicited by a full and complete inquiry. SHIPPING—This Day, LONDON, Feb. `23.—Wind this day at noon—North- East; light bieeze, and foggy weather. PLYMOUTH, Feb, 22.--Arrived—Sandringham, from London for Sydney. DARTMOUTH, Feb. 21.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—South port, from Ceylon. SWANSEA, Feb. 21.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Orohid, from Barbadoes—Hugh Buttment, from the Gape of Good Hope. GUERNSEY, Feb. 21,—Wind N.B.—Sailed—Channel Queen, for Ceylon. NEWPORT, Fob. 22.—Sailed—Mosquito, and Wild Wave, for Jamaica. SHIELDS, Feb. 22.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Surinam, for Surinam. (BY MAGNETIC, TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 22—Rowena, from Lulea; Olgar, from Falbaeka ; Art-Union, from Caloutta. Arrived, Feb. 23—lellame, from Groningen. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed—Mistre, from London for Brest ; Clifton, screw steamer, from West, for London. NG O O n C C S t u lt n ß a l L a N y C E t i o a N h t T , li s E ho U r i t i ly m b ß e a fo ß r o e u t N e n n. RAILWAY T o'clock, an occurrence of a very frightful, and, in all proba bility, fatal character took place at the Baker-West station of the Metropolitan. Underground Railway. A. lie y oun g woman, named Agnes Delmott, aged 28, in service at 14, Pembridge-villas, Bayswater, had alighted from the 9 45 train from Farringdon-street, and the train was in motion when she discovered she had left her purse in the carriage she had just quitted, and one of the passengers held it up to her at the window. She made an attempt to run to wards the carriage to secure it, but was stopped by one of the porters on duty named Davis. She, however, eluded his grasp, and persisted is running towards the train. I n her attempt to seize the parse she slipped between the moving train and the platform, and instantly became muti lated in a most frightful manner. On being picked up it was found that the left leg was dreadfully shattered, and was completely ifivered just above the instep, the foot only hanging by the skin and tendons. The right leg was also severely torn and lacerated by the steps of the passing car riages. The unfortunate young woman was at once seen by several surgeons, and the blood having been stanchedas well as possible, she was placed in the next train for Pad dington, and conveyed to St. Mary's Hospital in an insen sible state. Mr. Gascoigne and other surgeons held a con sultation, and in consequence of the frightfully shattered state of the bones of the left leg, immediate amputation was determined upon, and the limb was severed just belo w w th e knee joint. On inquiry at the hosp ital yesterday', i t 8 . "s ascer tained that, although sensible, the y oungwom arean ' 1 hopes a very precarious state, and tha t but very fa int entertained of her recovery. the town of Liver- Ma. BOADLE has present ed to on the Viol," by pool the picture of " St. Cecil ia p laying Domenichino. has condemned The Civil Tribunal of S'. Etienne the followingiway Comp any to pay the Mediterranean Ra ilway • an d famil i e s of the three persons who were l ane indemnities to the 'Yid; w in s t h e accident at Fouillousc ; and 20,0001. each to the two 50,0001. to the Swidbliver'e, a partner in a trailing firm; children, of M. and 10,000 f. to the daughter, of M. 50,0001. to the widow,oue ; and 8001. a year for life to the Heurteur, a retired av widow, of 6,000 f. to the daughter of M. an d a capital sum loutegacn, au at tisau. DV/ con' roles 90 011 :otel, e out reel ' ,eta s iors" t e, t o e old pith!' iph' e d h je ,to afirM resee d boa use lI P roll er° A felt ra ps. 1 00 0 ` . ' the Pr if3CB C3o ti° ' tri ill i. . 0 01 Rif t) ~, Eela