The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-06 00:00:00

XONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The retu rn i ssue d f rom th e B an k o f England for the week ending W e dnesday last is indicative of an increased demand for accommodation, while gold 8 " also been required to a larger extent. T he other eent ities and the metallic reserves consequently sh o w a falling off. Subjoined are the particu +Ara Active Circulation .. Increase .• 573,130 .. .. L 19,690,185 •• •• •• Bullion „. .. .. 14,704,517 • • • • 109,579 KestDecrease .. .. .. • • 3 , 659,178 •• •• •320,642 Increase • • • • • • Public Deposits • • • • • • 8,036 003 Increase . 134,345 .••• • • • Other Dep os it s .. .. .. .. 13,368,086 935 Increase .. • S even Day and other Bills .. • • 631,870 33,097 Increase • ' • • • • • n c s r e e c a se. ti e•t: .•• •• : , , 19, 639 , 034 i r 11,144,771 G everninent Securities •. • • • 101,692 Oth e Increase • • • • 1 8 ,070,034 566 840 Notes Unemployed • nemployed •. • •'• • ' ' Dec, ease . • • • • 686,315 Durin g the last few days business in the Foreign and Colonial Produce markets has continued very quiet, and prices have given way for most of the prin cipal staples, viz., sugar, coffee, rice, and spices. The 1 / 2 2 , blin sales o f t ea conc l u d e d w ithout any material ' i teratio n in values, while tallow continued inactive a ! 43 8. 6d. to 435. 9d. for P.Y.C. on the spot, and 16 8. 6d. for last three months' delivery. The suspension has been announced of Messrs. Samuel Hood and Son, iron merchants, of Upper T hames -street, but their liabilities are supposed to be small. At a meeting of the creditors of Messrs. Brett Brothers, warehousemen, a balance-sheet was pre sented, which gave the liabilities at £70,059, and the assets at £47,580 net. A composition of 10s. 1 11 the pound, without security, was offered and re jetted by the meeting. A resolution was ultimately agreed to, appointing a comm ittee to consider whe ther the estate should be wound up under a deed of assi gnment, or a composition accepted of 10s, in the pound, with security, if such be offered. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Renter's telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were 70f. 25c. to 70f. 20c.—heavy. It has been officially notified that the Stock Exchange will be closed on Saturday (to morrow) and Tuesdey next. Business in the market for the English Funds has been extremely inactive, and there is nothing of novelty or interest to comment upon. Consols, huwever, are a little flatter, being 921 z for transfer, and 92: for the April account. Dealings have taken place to-day in the New Threes and Reduced Annuities at 908 911 ; in the 21-, per Cents., at 76 3 1 ; in the India 5 per Cents. at 1081 1; and in the Enfaced 5 per Cents. at 1121. No important change has taken place in Foreign Securities, and continued quietude prevailed. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, have been dealt in at 6 91 ; ditto, 1862, 691 1; and the Consolides, 411 1. Greek Bonds are flat at 191 ; Mexican, 311 4 ; Peruvian New Loan remains at 871; Portuguese ditto, 471 ; Russian ditto, 9411 4 ; Spanish de ferred, 46-: : ditto, Passive, 27* a ; ditto, Certi- Scales have receded to 9-2- ; but Italian have im proved to 6917,-. The New Danish Loan is 11 2' prem. Business in the Railway Share Market continued very dull, and there has been no material change in prices. Great Easterns have improved about 10s.; and London and Brighton declined 5 8 . The other hues dealt in maintained previous rates. In the Foreign and Colonial Market previous 'Potations were current. Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares in 8 0me instances are a shade firmer. Bank of Egypt ha ve improved to 281 291, Ottoman Think to 4211 Crystal Palace stock remain steady at 33. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. a per Cent. Reduced Annuities d per Cent. Consols Annuities .. N " 7-3 per Cent. Annuities New 2} per Cent. Annuities... 763 India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent lOBl 1 3 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 100 Ditto Enlaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. I !into 51 per Cent Console for Account, April 8 Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 23 per Cent — Liao Advertised FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 :` hilian 3 per Cent. B4 7 ( p''p tian 7 t Cent 97 c)ek 5 per Cent, 1824-5, ex-Coupons 19 1 61 1 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 3l 1 ' s lew Granada l4 ll P - 'avian 4f per Cent. . Ditto 4f per Cent ~1862 .... Ditto Account B7l Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account Ditto 1862 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 .. 94k 1 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto New Deferred Ditto Ac3ount 461 Ditto Passive B panish„Cert. of Coup not funded: 9l I Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account..._ 691 8/ Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 •• 69HW Ditto Account ..••/ Ditto Guaratteed, 4 per Cent. lOl . 3 per Cent Ditto Account .... 241 4 Dividends on the above payable in London. French Rentes, 4} per Cent., Ex. 25f. .. 97f. 50e. It than, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f — Ditto Account 691 1 THREE O'CLOCK. Consols, Money Ulu() Account Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) LIVERPOOL, March 6. atk I Sales of the week 28,140 bales, including 5,020 on spec and 8,290 for export. Quotations of fair ()cleans, 241 ; Mobile, 24 ; upland, 23. Estimated middling Orleans, 21; Mobile, 201 ; upland, 20. Stock, 408,500 bales. Imports of the week, 18,785. Surat, 10 to 18. stock 100 stock stock To-day sales about 6,000 bales. Market firm. TRADE WITH CIRCASSIA.—There has b€en laid before Parliament the diplomatic correspondence with Russia in 1856.57-58 on the subject of trade with the eastern coast of the Black Sea. On the part of Russia Prince Gortschakoff and Baron Brunnow claim that by the treaty of Adrianople Turkey ceded Circassia to Russia; that the treaty of Paris and the protocols of the deliberations which preceded it recognise that state of facts, recognise Russia and Turkey as the only riveran Powers of the Black Sea ; that Russia has therefore the right to determine at what Points trade shall be carried on, and that the ports which ar e open—namely, Anapa, Soukoum Kale, Redout Kale, Poti, and St. Nicholas, are amply sufficient to meet the pre sent requirements of commerce. On the part of Great Bri tain, Lord 'Wodehouse, the Earl of Clarendon, and the Earl Of Malmesbury maintain that this country has never r ecognised the right of Russia to the whole of the Cir cassian coast ; that Turkey could not give Russia a right of sovereignty ever country inhabited by independent tribe s ; that by the Treaty of Paris the Black Sea is n eutralised, and its ports thrown open to the mercantile marin e of all nations, and that it cannot be contended that Russia is entitled, as of right, to preve , .t the subjects of other Powers from carrying on a trade with those parts of the coast, which are not in her possession, and where she has not succeeded in establishing her power. There was, howev er, no occasion to press the controversy to a settle ment, and the correspondence closed, leaving each party asserting its own ot inion and claim. WHAT NEXT ?—A new feature in the application of gas to domestic purposes is said to be on the Point of introduction here. Fire-flies of gold and brilliants already sparkle upon the graceful white feathers and fresh green leaves that adorn the brows of some of our youthful queens. Clusters of diminutive gas-lights are now to s pring from the elaborate tresses of beautiful matrons; the lets will issue from burners measuring a twentieth of an Sn ell per hour, within transparent shades exquisitely cut, not larger than a cherry. The tubing is to be of solid gold, connected with a reservoir of the same valuable metal, Which is to lie concealed in the meshes of luxuriant hair behind the head. The pressure will be applied to the golden tank, which is supported by an elaborate back comb, the top of which forms a row of little gaslights. Before entering the ballroom, the husband will t 4 turn on the gas, ,, light up his blushing bride, and usher her into her sphere 6"aquest, rev o l v i ng lik e h e r prototype, the moon, among th e lamer lights aroluld.—.lmorican Gaslight Tournai. stock stock stock stock stock 20 stock Stock st 20 st sicck SHARE MARKETS—This Day. • i • d. f Share Railways. w 13.14. 8 8i 7 8 86 88 116 117 61 7i 41 t 3 13 14 86 ?0 106 108 491 504 45 47 244 25 122 124 L I 123 134 in 100 101 65i (6 RR 1091 71 734 I 114 115 40 42 99 99' 10 101 41# 454 14 14} 1241 :25 ii ljp gl 96 6.4.0 52 53 25 25i 98i 99 - -d sfi4 57 67} 871 114 116 1 1i t , 16} lel 111 11 121 123 45 46 101 103 1916.4 60 51 82 34 92.1 031 58 69 7 8 874 384 9 10 0 74 8 p 1P 152 4i 5 (. 4 3 1 1) ORDINARY SIIAREz•N AND :•;TOuV 114 k 404 40 9 9 4 1 1 1011 4 4 5} 141 i 1251 4/ 52i 9819 561 87* 1 1151 61kI 16f 111 931 3 21 6-i Closing Businesr Price. I done. 49; 504 49; 1 464 254 5 1221 1221 a 2i 134 b 1011 1 66 51 109 I Bir„ Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian i Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no div ll6p c.p an.lnlBl Do. B been paid to 13.1 Dublin .4L Belfast June.l Dun.,Perth,& Ab. June. Edinburgh & GI asgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock 1 Ditto East A nvlian st' ,GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock I Do Bdo !Gt. S. an ' W. of Ireland jGreat Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwalt Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., sad Dover !Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Man., Shot., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do shares Metropolitan Midland Do New ........... Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern —Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle.. North London Do New North Staffordshire IN. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun staines,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale.. .. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim f 100 Waterford & Kilkenny, 100 West Cornwall lOO V. Hartlepool Har.&R lOO West Midland Oxtordi 100 Do Newport 100 Do Hereford 100 Railways Pala. all t I anti c & St Lawreno itom.,Baroda&Cent In, Gu. 5 per cent.. . . Do. New . ...... DO: E. Shares... Buffalo and Lake /Juror, 1 1 Do. Preference ...... Buffalo,Brant,&Godricl 5 p. at. bde. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1872 1)o. do. June 1, lh:g , _3lcutta.& S. Eastn. 1 7apeTown & Dock Scr, Eastn. Bengal gu. 6 p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext..... Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Cannd, Do. Ist Pre'. Bonds.. Do. co. deferred...... I I°. 2d Pret. Bona s D. do d-fer ed.. Do. 3d P ef. stock Do. do. d .f err d.. Do. 4th Pref. s o k Do. ao deferr,d..... Gt.lnctisPera..gua.sp . Do. New gna. 5 p. c... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India (Lim otaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Sharer Do. New ...... Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8.. . Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. c. Do. It p. c. Extensim De. 4. do Do. Fifth Extension. %lelb.Corn. 6 p. a. Bnc• Melb. & Hobson's Bay. ,Hoeg. Bds. ewßr unswick Candb .Rl.' Class A an 1 8........ N Po I st bds ScindeCda6 l I Do. Delhi p i Do. do c. Do. Punjaub ••• • 2rs Do. Do. •• • • ng Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 411 421 35 37 96 98 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. .)140N1 A 1, (4 , )V1'4:1( N I nu.GOY. 6 p.c.J a &Jut -1877-81 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Au: Do. d p. o.Mar.& Sent D0..5 p. c. Jan.&July. Do. 6 Inscribed stock Cape G.Hope, 6p 0.187 Do.Ap & Oct. 1881 Do. 189• Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 'Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6 p Mau Wu 8 per cent .. ,Nara' G,,v. 6 per cant.. N.B.Gov. 6p.c.Ja.4tJul, Do. dp. c.Ap. & Oc. N. S.W. Gov. 5 p c.,18 Do. t, p. c.,1871 to 1 4 1 Do. d0.,1888 dzupwd, New Zealand 6 p cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterllne, 1875 ,Queensland Gov. 6 p. c lb. Aus Gdp.c.1876.& up Vie. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 'Do. to an.o. RRITIS Cambrian Consol. Gold Uhtiord Amalgamated Devon G. Con.. (Tavist ; East Bassett (Illoganl East Clogau Gold Ltd East Caradon ...... East Carn 8rea....., W'l Russel (Tavietk.; Ga m.dzSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South To!gum._ G. Wheal Vor (llelston )Grenville .• ........... Herod's-Foot H ingston Downs Lady Bertha .... Margaret (Uny Lelant Marke Valley.. ....... . tiiyndy Iron Ore (Lim.) New Setun • North Downs Basset (Illo.;au north Wheal Crotty tar Consols (St. Blazey ' So r u o t v i i l d c e a n r e a e d ( o U n n ( s y t L e e i l e n e t r . S. Cam Brea (Illogan) Wheai Fran. (Mogan Stray Park 'Tamar Silv.& Lead Ilill. Tin Croft Nest ar Basset on (11 l i o s a n r ) d . W c West Soto n Wheal Basset (Illogan Wheal Buller( ttedrutW l Wheal Kitty (I.l.Lelani)! WhealLud ott Wheal Mary Ann (Men 4 Wheal Seton . • heal Trelswney (Lis ) Wheal Union 80 84 150 160 29 31 100 100 100 100 100 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 1184 Great orthern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. prem., 102 101 Great Western, 4 per cent. irred., 90 Lancaster and Carasle, 44 per cent., 101 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent., 1254 North Eastern, York, H. and Selby purchase, to ou h Eastern, 4l per cent., 101 t Ditto, fixed ditto, 1014 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent. pref., 104 London and Blackwall, 44 per cent. stock, 16 it 1 London, Brighton, &c., 4 per cent., 1858, 024 1 4 London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., 114 LINES LEASED A FIXED RENTALS. Gloster and Dean Forest, 271 7 London and Chatham 4 per Cent., 94. i North Western, le4 Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 94 L FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (limo gua. 7 per cent., 21 Dutch Rhenish, In 17 Great Luxembourg, 6:15f Recite awl San Francisco gua 7 per cent., 18f San Paulo gua. 7 per cent. (all), z3l South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 231 1 West Flanders, 7} FOREIGN MINES. Brrzilian Land and Mining Co. (lim.), lf Cape Copper (lim.).. Don Pedr , Nor h Del Rey, General 21 } Mont. Aureos tlraz. Gold Min. Co. (11m.), 2; 3 Scottish Australian, Yudanamutana of S. Australia (Jim.), 4 1 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Agra and United Service (Um.), 94 Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (11m.), 241 1 Australasia, 8 } 1 2 Bank of Egypt, 8f Oi 8f 19 81 British and America. Exchange (lim.), 6 1 1 British North American, 5o Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 22 Colonial, 391 1 English and Irish (lim.), 4 Eng., Sco ~ and Australian Chartered, 20} London and Brazilian lim.), 3 , t London Chartered Bank of Australia, 2 - Lonuon and Colonial (Bind, 31 41 London and County, 451 } 5 London and South Atrican, 26( 1 London and 'Westminster, 77) National Provincial of En9land, new, 211 1 Ottoman Bank, 92} 2 a 1 1 Ditto, new, Il} South Australia, 34 Union of Ireland (Urn.), 10 MISCELLANEOUS. B er lin Water Works, 7 a Crystal n Nationalt Company (Rm.), 81 Peninsula 0 lental Steam, new, 4?} 4 Quebrada Land,arns Crovements (.£2), 3 Rio de Janeiro Co.Y. Rail, and Mining (lim.), 2 Trust and Loan Co of Upper Canada, 6 ACCIDENT TO THE NEMESIS STEAMER.—A Point de Galle telegram, dated Feb. 18, states that the Penin sular and Oriental Company's steamer Nemesis struck on a rock while coming into harbour. She, however, en tered safely, although in a leaky condition. iinsinees don. 10514 I 12i 103 i 1 104 966 7i 106-i 102 104 14 t3l :f ! 100 102 93 1 IP 1031 i u 96 98 3 .5 49 51 3 5 83 B 5• 1051 106, 103 104 1 dP 03 104 iI 98 100 lit I if toe 1.07 i 5 .07 1(5 167 97 98 95 97 IC9 11l 113 115 114 116 112 114 110 112 1 9 111 106 107 1004 1014 1004 101 100 101 110 112 .06i 107,E 0 112 40 112 08 110 111 i MI 1111 I 7.19.0 571 17s 2e 2.4.9 1} 5.15 el 18.1 .9' 28.9. p 20 22 630 640 r2l 87i p 476 04 10 51 51 16 18 6 t fl 6 51 7 51 46 48 26 3 1 * 34 36 81 1 135 145 4 4 44 d 0 42 400 410 4 5 90 95 36 38 193 20 124 35 37 2e6 275 65 70 64 673 7 8 7i 153 184 RO 260 17 18 5 6i rRE4 SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY SVEINING, CRIMINAL COURT—(This Day.) OLD COURT. (Before the Recorder.) Sarah Hopkins, Wm. Lee, and Thos. Benham were in dicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of John Brown, the proprietor of the George and Ball, public house, Orchard-street, Westminster, and stealing therein 12 bottles of wine, a shawl, two decanters, and 30s. in money. The male prisoners pleaded guilty, the female not guilty. The only evidence to affect her was the fact that in the lodgings of the prisoner Lee, which she with Lee occupied together, two decanters stolen from the prosecutor were found. The Recorder said there was no evidence to convict the woman with the burglary, and the jury at once acquitted her. Lee was sentenced to ten years' penal servitude, Benham to eighteen months' imprisonment with hard labour. Robert Nathan was convicted of stealing a barrow, the property of Michael Roach, and sentenced, a former con viction being proved, to twelve months' imprisonment with hard labour. Charles Edward Griffiths, convicted of stealing a letter containing two £lO notes, the property of the Postmaster- General, was called up for judgment, and sentenced to four years' penal servitude. Michael Maasworth, also convicted of stealing a clock, value £l2, the property of John Rd. Lund, his employer, was sentenced to five years' penal servitude. NEW COURT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Kerr.) George Shield, 30, labourer, was indicted for feloniously wounding Jane Dickson, with intent to do grievous bodily harm. The jury found the prisoner guilty. The learned Commissioner sentenced the prisoner to be imprisoned in the House of Correction for two years, with hard labour—the fourth, eighth, and twelfth months in each year to be placed in solitary confinement. Mr. Morris, 23, upholsterer, indicted for feloniously utter ing a forged acceptance to a bill of exchange, was acquitted owing to the evidence being considered defective. lhe whole of the cases in the calendar having been dis • posed of, the Court adjourned for the April sittings. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WESTMINSTER. EXTRAORDINARY AND ABSURD PENALTY.—James Marras and James Daubney, two young men, were charged wiih waylaying and attacking a soldier. John Huddy, a private of the Blues, said he was out on lease from the barrack, last evening, and was on his way back at an early hour this morning, when he was attacked and illtreated by the defendants. The first of it wa-, while pro ceeding by Knightsbridge-green they approached from be hind, and Daubney knocked him down from a blow on the back of the neck, and while he was on the ground the other kicked him in the mouth. Complainant got up and said he should call the police, but they said they did not care for the police, and again attacked him. Both struck him, and Daubney said he would smash his brains out. Mr.Yardley—Now, was this what had occurred before. Complainant—l never saw them before. Mr. Yardley—What provoked them—what had you said to them ? Complainant—l can't say what provoked them, I did not, I never spoke to them. James Payne proved that he saw the defendants leaving the soldier, who was bleeding from the face, He did not see any blows struck. George Ulaespool, 63 B, said he heard cries of police, and found the defendants running away from the complainant, who was running after them with his jacket under his arm, bleeding from the mouth and nose. Complainant had been drinking a little, but knew what he was about, Defendants did not complain of the soldier having struck them. Mr. Yardley said the policeman's account confirmed com plainant's in part, and fined them 10s. each, which was paid. SPORTING- INTELLIGENCE. --di.. DERBY MEETlNG—Tnunsany. The Harrington Plate of 30 sovs, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 save each ; for three-yr-olds and upwards ; winners extra. 19 subs, four of whom paid 1 sov ft to the fund. One mile. Mr. R. Riddle's . Leontes, aged,7st lib (inc. 51b extra) (H. Taylor) 1 Lord Chesterfield's Disdain, 4 yrs, Est 71b (J. Grimshaw) 2 Mr. IV. Hart's Henham Lass, 5 yrs, Bst llb (inc 51b ex.) 'oment) 3 Mr. J. Barber's Abron, aged, 7st 41b ....(W, , 'tiouse) 4 Mr. W. Ashworth's Bedford (late Peneus), 4 rs, 6st 121 b (car. 6At 131 b) Mr. Lincoln's True Blue, 3 yrs, Est (WU ; mason) 6 Lord Uxbridge's True Heart, 3 yrs, Sat 121 b (: ; arlow) Betting-13 to 8 agst Disdain, 9 to 4 agst Leoutes, 7 to 1 aget Henham Lass, 10 to 1 agst any other. The anxiety displayed to obtain an advantage at the start caused several "breaks -away," and when the flag fell Leontes secured a clear lead, followed by Disdain, Henham Lass, Bedford, and Abron in Indian file in the order named ; True Heart and True Blue (who lost many lengths at the start) being some hundred yards from the leading quintette. Approaching the canal-bridge Disdain suddenly dropped into the fourth place ; Bedford, at an in terval of half a dozen lengths, pursuing Leontes. At the bottom turn, entering the straight, the lot, with the ex ception of True Blue and True Heart, took closer order, but it was evident from the free application of the whip to all except the Forest Plata winner at Nottingham, that the issue was beyond doubt, for Leontes undisturbed main tained his lead, and won by two lengths ; Disdain, whe " came" again at the half distance, defeated Henham Lass by four lengths, and Abron finished close up with the latter. A Hurdle Race of 50 sous, added to a handicap of 5 sous each ; winners extra. Two miles, over eight hurdles. Mr. Baker's Sinking Fund (late Harry), aged, lOst ohn g Mr. R. R. Bignell's Th e Prophet, (J 6 yrs, Ni 9st 61bhtingall) 1 (J. Knott) 2 Mr. Barnett's Butterfly, aged, lOst (G. Holman) 3 Mr. Adams's Ledbury, 4 yrs, Oat (J. Holman) 4 Mr. Lincoln's Clontarf, 3 yrs, Bst 71b (W. White) 5 Betting-5 to 4 agst Sinking Fund, 3to 1 agst Butterfly, 4 to 1 agst The Prophet. The favourite made all the running, and won in a canter by three lengths. A spirited race for second honours was secured by The Prophet by a neck ; a bad fourth. The Staunton Harold Stakes of 20 sovs each, added to a Sweepstakes of 5 sous; for 2-yr-olds ; colts, Bst 101 b; fillies, Bst 71b; winners extra. Straight half mile. 8 subs. Mr. H. Marsh's Measure for Measure, Bst 71b (Challoner) 1 Mr. Orme's Alicia filly, Bst 71b (T. French) 2 Mr. Saxon's Lady Mary, Bst 71b ............ (Midgley) 3 Mr. W. Hart's Dawdle, Bst 71b.......... (Clement) 4 Betting-41 to Bon Measure for Measure, 3to 1 agst the Alicia filly. - - The favourite mede the running from the start, and won without an effort by four lengths ; two lengths between the second and third ; the same beween third and fourth. ---- --- A Selling Stakes for all ages of 5 soya each, with 20 added ; certain allowances. T.Y,C, Mr. Angel's Lufra, 3 yrs (L2O), 7st 101 b (Perry) 1 Lord Uxbridge's True Heart, 3 y rs (./3 %.".' 0 ), 7st 101 b (T. French) 2 Mr. T. Cliff's Estrelda, 4 yrs (L2O, Bst 101 b (H. Taylor) 3 Betting-7 to 4on Lufra. True Heart made play to within the distance, when the favourite went to the front, and won easily by a length ; two lengths between the second and third. The winner was bought in for 44 guineas. The Midland Steeplechase of 100 sous, added to a sweep stakes of 15 sous each, 10 ft, and 5 only if declared ; win ners extra. About three miles and a half. 32 subs, 11 declared. Lord Coventry's Emblem, aged, 9st 121 b (inc 61b extra) (G. Stevens) 1 Mr. Baker's Sinking Fund (late Harry), aged, lOst 81b (John Nighting a ll) 2 Mr. Adams's Piff Paff, age d, lOst 21b ... (G. Holman) 3 Mr. H. Melville's Mary Ann, 9st 81b ...... (W. White) 4 The following also ran :—Heads or Tails, Xanthus, Nosegay, Pine Apple, Doubtful, and Sir Bobby. Betting-2 to 1 agst Emblem, 100 to 30 agst Sinking Fund, 8 to 1 each agst Nosegay and Pine Apple, 10 to 1 agst Heads or Tails. Immediately the flag dropped, Pine Apple, in the middle of the course, assumed the lead, followed by Heads or Tails, Sinking Fund, Sir Bobby, Emblem, Xanthus, Mary Ann, and Nosegay, Doubtful, and Puff Paff last, Passing the Stand, Heads or Tails took up the running, Pine Apple going on second, Piff Paff and Sinking Fund next, the rest being whipped in by Xanthus and Sir Bobby. On the far side of the course Heads or Tails challenged Piff Paff for the lead, and all took the succeeding hurdles in admirable style, with the exception of Xanthus, who refusing was left many lengths in the rear. Proceeding out of the course up the hill the first time, Heads or Tails took a clear lead, the lot running in Indian file at long intervals. On re• entering the course, Pine Apple and Emblem, side by side, succeeded Heads or Tails, and Doubtful having refused, was out of the race. At the Stand, the second time, Mary Ann took up the running at the Water jump, where Xanthus, after refusing, leaped the post and rails into the course, and was pulled up. Sinking Fund and Mary Ann alternately had the lead until approaching the last hurdle, where Emblem, who throughout had been waiting, went to the front, and won in a canter by six lengths. A bead divided the second and third, and Mary Ann a bad fourth. Nosegay broke down. LATEST BETTING. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 7to 1 agst Emblem (8 to taken freely) 9to 1 agst Jealousy (taken) 10 to 1 agst Satellite (uffered) 11 to 1 aget The Dane (taken) 15 to 1 agst Arbury (taken freely) 50 to 1 agst Avalanche (offered) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 aget Zetland (taken) 25 to 1 agst Caller Ou (taken) DERBY. 50 to 1 agst Melrose (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER—TnuRsDAy. Many of our subscribers are at Derby, and tie races coming off there were the principal business of the day. For the Liverpool Steeplechase, Jealousy came :a great force, 7to 1 being booked about her. Remedium d Fosco were supported only to small sums, and Avalanche appeared to be quite friendless. Closing prices : LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 7to 1 agst Jealousy (taken) 25 to 1 agst Remedium (taken) 25 to 1 agst Fos o (taken) 50 to 1 agst Avalanche (offered) THE DERBY. 6to lon the field (offered) YORK SPRING MEETING. Acceptances for the Great Northern Handicap of 20 sous each, 10 ft, and sif declared, with 100 added, Two miles, over the old course. 62 subs., 21 declared. Age st lb Carbineer .. .. 5 8 12 Ivanhoff .. .. 5 8 12 Knutsford.. .. 5 8 3 Croagh Patrick .. 5 8 2 Carisbrook.. • . 4 8 2 Joey Jones .. 6 7 10 Doefoot .. .. 5 7 8 Dusk .. .. 4 7 8 Milverton .. .. 5 7 7 Earl of Surrey .. 4 7 4 Welcome .. .. 4 7 3 Haddington .. 4 7 3 Piccador .. • • 4 7 2 Harlequin .. .. 4 7 2 Gorse .. • • 4 7 0 Sappho .. .. 4 7 0 Fitz-Eva .. .. 5 7 0 Viscount Brignall 5 6 13 Charles Fox .. 4 6 12 Villette .. .. 4 6 10 Queen of Trumps 4 6 10 Age at lb Physician, by Chan ticleer .. a 6 7 Adventurer .. 46 7 Prologue • • .. 66 6 Early Morn .. 46 4 Erin-go-Bragh .. 3 6 3 Donnybrook .. 36 0 x x 3 5 12 Marmion • • .. 35 12 Laura .• 3 511 Jack of Hearts .. 3 5 9 Venison • .. 3 5 9 Physalis colt 3 5 9 Middlewatch .. 3 5 9 Abbotstordian .. 3 5 9 Lady Saperior .. 3 5 9 Picco • • • • 3 5 7 Fantail .. 3 5 7 Contralto .. • • 3 5 7 Manfred .. • • 3 5 7 East Lancashire .. 3 5 7 ADULTERATION OF OYSTERS. It appears that in order to satisfy the cravings of certain fastidious epicures who prize : ilarennes oysters above all clams, the practice c giving common oysters a green colour by means a salt of copper has been resorted to rather exi cnsively by certain unscrupulous dealers. M. Cuzeut, chief apothecary of the nava. department at Rochefort, having lately been summoned to examine a quan tity of oysters which had been seized in the market, proceeded to discover the f rau d i n th e fol lowing manner. Ammonia being known to have a a strong affinity for copper, few drops of the former were poured on one of the oysters ; then, if the green colour it displayed was owi ng t o copper, it was instantly changed to a dark blue, the cha racteristic colour of the salts of that metal; and the poison might be traced by this colour through the finest vessels of the animal. M Cuzent on another occasion proceeded in a different way, which is much more within the reach of every housewife than the preceding one. Let a needle be inserted into the body of an adulterated oyster and a sufficient quantity of vinegar poured upon it to cover it entirely. After the lapse of a minute or so, copper in a metallic state will be found to have been precipitated upon the needle. However, a green colour is not necessarily the result of adulte ration. Oysters living on a bed rich in copper ore, or else those which have' been detached from the copper bottoms of vessels, generally acquire a greenish hue, and are known to be unwholesome. This is precisely the case with Marennes oysters, which have more than once produced symptoms of poisoning. ToM THUMB AND HIS WIFE AT THE WHITE HOUSE. —The diminu tive bridal party, w hi c h cause d suc h a flurry among the Gothamites, was Publicly received by the President an d Mrs. Lincoln at the Whi te H ouse t hi s even ing. Among the distinguished guests present were Secretaries Chase and Welles, Major-G enerals Butler an d Cassius M. Cl a y , Messrs. Critten.den and Wilson, and many prominent diplomats. The reception w as t h e occas i o n of an agreeable reu nion. Mr. Lincoln had for the time laid aside the stern cares of office, and was affable and chatty ; while Mrs. Lincoln's sauvity of manner was the theme of general adwirations—New York aoral4. THAMES, EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE —Heinrich E. Mincte, a gloomy looking German, aged 24, walking-stick maker, New Suffolk-street, Stepney, was brought before Mr. Selfe, on remand, charged with stealing a quantity of linen and wearing apparel. It appeared from the evidence given by Mr. H. S. Ellis, house agent, on the first examination of the prisoner, that he had lodged in the house, No. 11, New Suffolk-street, for five days, and on the night of the 27th ult. he came home between 6 and 7 o'clock in the evening. The prisoner took a light and went upstairs to his bed-room. He WPS heard moving about his apartment for some time afterward, and suspicion was excited. In the course of an hour he crept down stairs, and was leaving the house when Arthur Hald, a lodger, endeavoured to intercept him, and obsery • ing that he looked rather bulky, said " What have you got about you." The prisoner made no answer and ran away. He was closely pursued and dropped a blanket in his flight. After a smart chase he was run down by Mr. Ellis and Mr. Huld, and on being given into custody he was searched, and two waistcoats, a flannel shirt, a pair of drawers, 11 collars, three neckties, a pocket handkerchief, and several other articles which he had concealed about his body were found. The whole of the property belonged to the landlady and to lodgers in the house. After he was locked up he fastened his neckerchief to the bars of his cell, made a slip knot, and nearly strangled himself. He was dis covered in time and cut down, and a medical gentleman was in attendance upon him for several hours. He afterwards made another attempt to strangle himself with his stockings and again failed It was stated by Mr. Walter Kerressey, an Inpector of the K division, that the police had much trouble with the prisoner ; and with difficulty prevented him from destroying himself. The pri soner recently arrived in this country from Germany, and there was a mystery attending his move ments during the short time he had been in this country. Mr. Selfe remanded the prisoner for a week, and directed that two constables shoald accompany him in a cab to the Hons.; of Detention, where he would be carefully watched. This morning, when the prisoner was again brought up, he maintained the same gloomy reserve as before, and on the evidence being translated to him in the German lan guage he uttered not a word. Mr. Kleaher, the interpreter, said the prisoner had been very quiet all the week in Clerkenwell prison, and there was no reason to suppose he was insane. The prisoner was asked if he had anything to urge in defence, and he shook his head. Mr. Selfe said it appeared to him the prisoner had taken an apartment in the house in New Suffolk-street for the purpose of plundering it, and had been only there five days when he took everything he could ley his hands on, and then, in a fit of passion and vexation at being discovered and brought to justice, laid violent hands on himself. He sentenced the prisoner to two months' imprisonment and hard labour. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. The supply of English wheat on sale here to-day was very moderate, Owing to the large arrival of foreign, and the fineness of the weather, the trade was very dull both for red and white qualities, and the quotations had a downward tendency. The show of samples of foreign wheat, both ex-ship and es-granary, was large, and the trade for all qualities rule heavy, at drooping currencies. Floating cargoes of grain were in slow request, at barely late rates. _ _ Barley—the supply of which was rather large—sold heavily, and for medium and inferior produce prices ruled somewhat easer. Malt ohanged hands to a moderate extent, on former terms. With oats, the mai ket was but moderately supplied. Fine qualities ruled tolerably firm as to price; but inferior produce was difficult of sale and low in value. The demand for beans and peas was far from active, yet no quotable change took place in prices. American flour was dull at the late decline. Other kinds moved off slowly at about previous rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English...." 1,440 1,560 2,560 100 ' 1,130 Irish.. ......•• I Foreign.... —26,090 19,520 10,170 , 1,510 aks 20,380 brie. NEW GATE AND LEADENHALL. Fair supplies of meat are on sale at these markets. For all qualities the trade rules heavy at our quotations. Lamb is selling at 6d per 81b. Per 81b. by the carcase. tied sdsd s inferior beef .. 2 8 3 0 Middlingmuttott 3 10 4 2 Aliddling do. .. 32 3 6 Prime do. 44 4 6 Frirne 'are do. 3 8 3 10 Veal o. Do. small . clo. .. 4 0 4 2 Small pork „. 4 2 4 6 Large pork 34 4 0 ..amb Interior mutton.. 3 4 3 8' ---- BOROUGH HOP. We have to report a heavy market both for English and foreign hops, and prices have given way. The supply of American produce on sale is large. Mid and East Kents 7os to 180 s per cwt. Weald of K ents BelgiSussex Bavari an to 126562 s American....... 70s to 11 an ... ......... 65s to 76s I, COLONIAL. TEA.—The public sales were brought to a conclusion yesterday, and prices exhibited no material alteration. SUGAR.— Business remained very inactive, an d on ly good grocery descriptions maintained previous prices. In the refined market a moderate busin ess h as been recorded at about former quotations. —COFFEE.—The inquiry for plantation Ceylon continued moderately active; but owing to the high rates demanded by holders only a limited business was transacted. Rica.—The market remained inactive, and prices gene rally have a downward tendency. TALLOW. —Only a limited amount of business has been done at about previous quotations, P.Y.C. on the spot being marked 43s 6d to 43s 9d ; and last three months, 463 6d per cwt. I,NARCII 6, 1863, THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. PROGRESS of the PRINCESS ALEXANDRA -~ - (REUTEit'S TELEGRAM.) SHEERNESS, FRIDAY AFTERNOON. The Royal squadron, with her Royal nightieEs the Princess Alexandra on board, arrived in sight of this town:at 4.25 p.m. to-day.- IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—This Evening. The Loan CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at the usual hour. BRAZIL. The Earl of MAL MES BURY gave notice that on this day fortnight he would call attention to the arrest of seve ral officers of the British navy by the Brazilian Govern ment. GREAT EASTERN_METROPOLITAN EXTEN• SION) BILL. The further debate was adjourned till Monday in conse quence of the indisposition of the Earl of Derby. ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN (IRELAND) BILL, The Duke of NEWCASTLE moved the 2d reading of this bill, which he declared as simply an interpretation clause of the 10th section of the Irish Poor Relief Bill of last session. The clause gave power to the guardians to recover from putative fathers the cost of sup porting their children while under fourteen years of age by process before the assistant-barrister at quarter sessions. Owing to the wording of the act there had arisen a difference of opinion among these functionaries; some holding that the assistant-barrister was to be the judge not only of the paternity, but of the claim. On the other hand, it was held that the magistrates at quarter-sessions w ere the proper parties to adjudicate. This bill was intended to define the jurisdiction, and would place the whole jurisdic tion in the hands of the assistant-barrister. Lord LIFFORD moved that this bill be read a second time this day six months as its adoption would be cruel to the woman, and as intending to cast a slur upon the ability of the quarter sessions to adjudicate in such matters. (LEFT SITTING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. HORSEY ISLAND RECLAMATION BILL. This bill was read a second time. PRIVATE TELEGRAPH BILL. On the motion for the secund reading of this bill being read, Col. W. PATTEN said no one was present to move the second reading ; he thought it ought to be discharged. When the bill was on the paper for second reading yester day, several hon. members attended to oppose it. The order for the second reading was therefore dis charged. PETITIONS. Several petitions were presented by hon. members in favour of a modification of the fire insurance ; also praying for the equalization of the sugar duties; several by Mr. NEWDEGATE against the Ministers' Prison Bill; Mr. BLAKE, from Waterford, in favour of the Salmon Fisheries Bill. GREECE. Lord PALMERS roN said—seeing in his place the hon. member for Honiton (Mr. B. Cochrane) who had a motion on the paper for this evening with respect to our relations with Greece, he wished to take the liberty of saying to him that he thought, if he were to bring on his motion this evening, it would be attended with public inconvenience ; and, besides, her Majesty's Government were not then pre pared to make any statements whatever with respect to the subject. He should therefore be glad if the hon. gentleman would postpone his motion until Monday week, and if that day would suit him, he should take care that his motion had precedence over all other public business that evening. (Hear, hear ) Mr. B. COCHRANE replied that he had to-day been in communication with gentlemen interested in the matter, and he found they would much regret if the question were postponed. Yesterday morning he had an interview with some gentlemen connected with Greece, and the impression which they conveyed to him was that the apathy of the House of Commons with regard to it had done much harm. However, afier what had been stated by the noble viscount, and it obviously being the feeling of the house that the subject should be adjourned, he should accede to the request addressed to him, but, on the distinct understanding that no further postponement should ensue. (Hear, hear.) THE ROYAL MARRIAGE.—ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE. Lord PALMERSTON said it would probably contribute to the convenience of hon. members, and probably consort with their desires, if he were to intimate that he intended to move on Monday that the house at its rising adjourn to Wednesday. (Hear, bear.) EDUCATION OF FACTORY CHIL`)REN. Mr. FERRAND inquired of the hon. member who had charge of this bill if its provisions were intended to be ap plied to Scotland only, and whether if he could not bring it in till late this evening he would postpone it ? Mt. BAXTER replied that the bill was intended to ap ply to Scotland only. If he could not bring in his bill until alatehour he should postpone it until a future evening. LIBERATING CONVICTS. Colonel NORTH. asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if a convict of the names of William Stuart Farquharson, alias Frederick William Stuart, who was tried on the 13th day of July, 1857, at Oxford, and sentenced to 12 years penal servitude, was still at Bermuda, and, if not there, what had become of him P Sir G. GREY replied that according to the last convict returns from Bermuda, the convict referred to was there. INDIA-BANDA AND KIRWEE BOOTY. Mr. ANGERSTEIN postponed his motion on this sub ject until tITs day week. THE CHOLERA IN THE PUNJAUB. _ _ Sir W. MILES asked the Secretary of State for India whether he had any objection to lay before the house the report of a scientific commission, appointed in the autumn of 1861, to inquire into and report upon the epidemic of cholera, which had just caused great mortality in the Pun jaub, and in the valley of the Ganges; together with any correspondence that may have taken place upon the sub ject between the home authorities and the cholera com mission ? Sir C. WOOD replied that the report had not been re ceived by his department. SALMON FISHERIES (SCOTLAND). Mr. HENLEY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, or the Lord Advocate, whether the Govern ment had under consideration the steps to be taken with reference to the proceedings of the Commissioners of Salmon Fisheries (Scotland), which had occasioned complaints of bye laws having been framed, and the approval of the Sec retary of State obtained by surprise and mistake; and whe ther it was intended to introduce any bill to amend the act of last session as to salmon fisheries (Scotland), so as to define the course of proceedings before the Commissioners, and to prevent any interference i❑ matters which were the subject of litigation in the established legal tribunals P Sir G. GREY replied that according to the act of Par liament he, as Secretary of State for the Home Department, had confirmed the bye-laws submitted to him, with respect to wh ch no complaints had reached him. Those to which objections had been made should receive his further consi deration. The Lord'Advocate would reply, on a future evening, to the other question. BRAZIL. On the [notion for going into committee of supply, Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE rose to call the attention of the house to the papers and correspondence laid upon the table with reference to Brazil, and to move the following resolution :—" That this house has learned with regret the interruption of amicable relations between this country and Brazil ; and this house expresses the desire that her Majesty's Government may take measures to restore a cordial understanding between the two coun tries as may be consistent with the character and honour of this country, having at the same time a just regard to the dignity and honour of a friendly and independent power." He entered at some length into a defence of the people of Brazil, and especially of Rio Grande, who, in consequence of the wreck of the Prince of Wales, had been greatly maligned. The motion having been seconded, Mr. COLLIER rose to move an amendment, to the effect that this house, while it expresses its regret at the late tem porary interruption of our amicable relations with Brazil, at the same time recognises the duty of her Majesty's Go vernment to extend ito protection to British subjects in all parts of the world. (LEFT SPEARING.) LONDON GAZETTE--This Evening. LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, MARCH 6. The presentation of Mr. Samuel Tillett, which took place at the Levee held by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on behalf of the Queen on the 25th ultimo, has been cancelled. - - FOREIGN-OFFICE, FEB. 26. The Queen has been graciously pleased to appoint Arthur Henry Seymour, Esq., now Attaché to her Majesty's Em bassy at Berlin, to be a Third Secretary in her Majesty's Diplomatic Service. WHITEHALL, MARCH 4. The Queen has been pleased to present the Rev. John William Tolmie to the church and parish of Contin, in the presbytery of Dingwall, and county of Ross, vacant by the death of the Rev. Colin Mackenzie. INDIA-OFFICE, MARCH 3. The Queen has been pleased to appoint George Camp bell, Esq., of the Bengal Civil Service, to be a Judge of the High Court at Calcutta. _ . _ _ WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL,CiatcH 6. 2d Regiment of Life Guards—Major and Lieutenant- Colonel and Brevet Colonel George Howard Vyso to be Lieutenant-Colonel, by purchase, vice Brevet Colonel Francis Mountjoy Martin, who retires upon half pay; Captain Frederick Marshall to be Major and Lieutenant- Colonel, by purchase, vice Brevet Colonel Vyse ; Lieu tenant Conwy Granville Hercules Rowley to be Captain, by purchase, vice Marshall ; Frederick Young, Gent., to b© Cornet and Sub Lieutenant, by purchase, Vice George Augustus Curzon, promoted. Ist Dragoons—Henry Aylward Keogh, Gent., to be Cornet, by purchase, vice Thomas Joseph Walker, promoted Surgeon Alexander Forteath, M.D., having completed 20 years' full-pay servi ce , to be Surgeon Major. under the provisions of the R o y a l W arran t o f Ist October, 1858 . 3d Hussars—Louis R u dd St evenson , Gent., to be Corn et, by purchase, vice William Ferceval Maxwell, v l,pr a o n m de o i t e e u d r . 12th Lancers Cornet Crofton Themes Burton to Lieutenant, by purchase, Baker, Gent., to be Cor 14th Hussars—Thomas KiLlgtoll John v i ce Thomas Edmund Houghton, who retires. t e r William Langdale, Bengal net, bpyropmuerteehda.se, v ice Rawdon Cortland Thomp 19th H ussars —Ridingmas Royal Artillery—Lieut.-Colonelaseerß to be Colonel, vice John and Brevet Colonel John W r ay Mitchell, retired upon full pay ; Captain and N Ar e m bl y e , A to rb b u e tli Q u il o a F tc r r e se, Brevet Major Adolphus Frederick Connell to be Lieut.- Colonel, vice Freese ; Second Captain Richard Oldfield to be Captain, vice Connell; Lieut. Arthur John B enry Wynne to be Second Captain, vice Oldfield ; Gentleman Cadet Henry Soames to be Lieutenant, vice Campbell, promoted ; Gentleman Cadet James Henry Granville Browne to be Lieutenant, vice Wynne ; Second Captain Charles Donnethorne Bevan to be Adjutant, vice Oldfield, promoted. 4th Regiment of Foot---Kusign Richard Anneeley Knox to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice David Smith, who retires; Thomas Blackwood,Geut., to be Ensign, by pur cha•-e, vice Knox. 6th Foot—Lieutenant Gustavus Wheatley Berry Collis to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Saunders, promoted. 21st Foot—Ensign Henry Fielden to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Henry Sherwood, who retires; Ensign Henry Jacob Henley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Edward Wood Pearman, who retires; Frederick William Burr, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Feilden Sydney Arthur Rothwell, Gent, to be Ensign, by pur• chase, vice Henley. 24th Foot—William Penn Symons, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Charles James Bromhead, promoted. 34th Foot— Ensign William Vaughan to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Richard Newton, who retires ; George James, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Vaug han; Francis Arthur Eagleton, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Thomas Wheeler Gillham, who retires. 61st Foot—Ensign the Hon. Edward John Chetwynd, to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Miah Murphy, who re tires ; John Lechtnere Merrick Parkinson, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice the Hon. E. J. hetwynd. 79th Foot—Lieutenant Alfred Hutton,:to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Clay, who has resigned that appointment. 109th Foot—Captain Alexander Anthony Preston Browne to be Major. without purchase, vice Frioderich Wilhelm Wolfahrt, deceased ; Lieut. Alfred William Lucas to be Captain, without purchase, vice Brown ; Ensign Archi bald Balderston to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Lucas. 3d West India Regiment—Captain Sir Samuel Raymond Jarvis, from half-pay, 7th Hussars, vice Brevet Major Gillian Maclaine Ross, who reverts to half-pay: Lieut. William Worsley Worswick to be Captain, by purchase, vice S. R. Jarvis, who retires ; Ensign Arthur R. Keene to beLieutenant,by purchase, vice Worswick; Brownlow Villiers Layard, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Keene. Veterinary Department—The following Acting Veterinary Surgeons have been permitted to resign their commis sions . John Henry Burbage; John L. A. Poett. STAFF. Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet. Colonel Richard Wilbraham C. 8., half-pay Unattached, to be Governor and Com mandant of the General Hospital at Netley ;;Captain and Brevet-Major Thomas Andrew Rawlins, from Staff Cap tain Invalid Depot at Chatham, tl be Staff Captain and Assistant Commandant at the General Hospital at Netley; Ensign, with local rank, William Hawtree, from Acting Captain of Orderlies at the General Hospital at Wool wich, to be Ensign and Captain of Orderlies at the General Hospital at Netley ; Captain and Brevet Major George Thomas Field, of the Royal Artillery, to be Act ing Governor of the General Hospital at W oulwich. Mrs. Jane Shaw-Stewart to be Superintendent-General of Female Nurses at the General Hospital at Netley (not commissioned). BREVET. Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet Colonel Chute, 70th Foot, to have the local rook of Brigadier-General, while in command of the Troops in the Australian Colonies. Captain Sir Samuel Raymond Jarvis, 3d West India Regiment, to be Major in the Army. Captain and Brevet Major Sir S. R. Jarvis, 3d West India Regiment, to be Lieutenant-Colonel in the Army. Captain George F. Colley, 2d Foot, to be Major. TO BE GENERALS. Lieutenant-General Charles Richard Fox. Lieutenant-General Charles Augustus Shawe, Colonel. TO BE LIEUTENANT- GENERALS. Major-General Sir Patrick Grant, G.C.8., Colonel, 104th Foot. Major-General Sir Robert J. H. Vivian, K.C.8., Colo nel, 102 d Foot. Major• General William Wyllie, C. 8., Colonel, 109th Foot. TO BE MAJOR-GENERAL, THE RANK BEING HONORARY ONLY. Colonel John Wray Mitchell, retired full pay, Royal Artillery. The foil Aving officers having completed 5 years' quali fying service as Lieutenant-Colonels, under the Royal Warrant of Oct. 14, 1858, to be Colonels : _ . Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Archibald Beauchamp Camp bell, C. 8., Royal Artillery. Lieutenant-Colonel John Turner, Royal Artillery. The following promotions to take place consequent on the deaths of General Thomas Evans, C. 8., Colonel of the 81st Foot. on Feb. 11, 1863, and General Sackville Hamilton Berkeley, Colonel of the 16th Foot, on Feb. 12, 1863 : TO BE GENERALS. Lieutenant• General Hon. Sir Charles Gore, Colonel 6th Foot. Lieutenant-General William Lovelaoe Walton, Colonel 6th Foot. TO BE LIEUTENANT-GENERALS. Major-General James Robertson Crauford, at present serving on the Staff in Great Britain as a Major-General in command of the Brigade of Foot Guards. Major-General William Stewart Balfour. TO BE MAJOR-GENERALS. Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel Augustus Hali fax Ferryman, C. 8., from half-pay, late 7th Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel and Brevet-Colonel William John Ridley, from the Scots Fusilier Guards. TO BE COLONELS. Major an Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Craigie Brewster, 76th Foot. Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Beamish, 35th Foot. TO BE LIEUTENANT-COLONELS. Major William Rickman Depot Battalion. Captain and Brevet Major Edmund John Cruice, on half-pay, Unattached, and Staff Officer of Pensioners. TO BE MAJORS. Captain Henry Augustus Smy th, Royal Artillery. Captain Paul Winsloe Phillipps, Royal Artillery. BANKRUPTS. That portion of the Gazette containing the bankrupts had not arrived when we went to press. Course of the Exchange---This Day. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam — 11 17t 11 18 Antwerp — 25 45 25 471 Brussels — 25 45 25 47j Hamburgh — 13 7} 13 8 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 119/ Il9} 85 Vienna Trieste Peter4burgh Berlin — Madrid . • • . -- 49 49i Cadiz Leghorn — 25 55 25 62i Milan — 25 55 25 60 Genoa — 25 55 25 60 Naples Palermo — 25 60 25 65 60 25 65 25 Messina __ _ Lisbon — Oporto _ . Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz £3 17 9 Mexican Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) South American Doubloons .... 0 0 0 COUNTRY MARKETS. q. , - B I RMIN G HAM —MAI:Im 5. English wheat was sold at 48s to 56s for white, and 40s to 56s per 36 stone for red. Barley, new malting, 33s to 42s per qr ; grinding, 24s to 28s Oats, old, 24s to 30s per 80 stone ; Irish, 22s to 255. Beans, 40s to 44s per qr. Peas, 40s to 48s per 36 stone. PLYMOUTH—MARcn 3. White, 56s to 60s; red, Ms to 56s per qr; Dantzic, 57s to 58s ; American, 51s to 55s ; Spanish, —s to —5 ; Rus sian, —s to --a. Barley at previous rates-34s to 38s per qr for malting; grinding, 27s to 28s; oats, 23s to 27s ; and beans, —s to —s ; flour, 38s to 41s Od, EDINBURGH GRAIN—MARca 4. A good supply of farmers' wheat to-day, which met a slow sale at Why is per qr under the the prices of this day week. Wheat on the top 4s Od down .. average Os 9d down. Barley on the top 8s 6d up. .average Os Ild up. Oats on the top is Od up... average Os 2d down. Beans on the top is Od down. average Os 2d up. Flour sells as follows :—Whites, 44s Od ; extras, 41s Gd ; superfine, 39s Od ; fine, 378 Od. ..Total Supply and Sales. Wheat ...1109 qrs Sold 528 qrs Barley... 997 qrs Sold 466 qrs Oats Beans 286 qrs Sold 181 qrs CORK—MARCH 4. The following were the quotations this morning :—Red wheat, 6s dto 9s 6d; white, 7s 6d to Ils Id , barley, 68 6d to 78 4d ; oats, 5s 6d to 8s Od. ; new here, —s Od to —s Od. DERBY SMITHFIELD—MARCH 3. An average supply of fat beasts to-day. The quality generally was excellent, and prices had an upward ten dency. The number of sheep was short, and readily dis posed of. Calves were about the same as last week. A fair supply of fat pigs. Beef 6id to 7d Veal lid to Od Mutton .... 8d to 9d Pork Lamb —d to —d Rough fat, 4s 3d per stone. Hides, 3d to 41d; calf skins, 5d to 6d. WELSH SALMON FISHERIES.—The reports dur ing the month which has elapsed since the close of the fence season from the various salmon rivers and fisheries in South Wales gave ample testimony to the abundance of the fish, and show that the strict enforcement of the laws for the better management of the fisheries has been produc tive of the most beneficial results. The fence season has been well kept on the Severn and ite tributaries, chiefly threugh the vigilance of the associations, and the conse quence has been that the fisheries from Worcester down have been productive of very valuable fish. The fixed engines and pults for the capture of salmon on the Severn are gradually being diminished in number in the tidal por tions of the river, and nets are more generally used. In the smaller streams anglers have had excellent sport, the salmon being fine and abundant. Births. ANTROM:S.—On the sth inst., at 65, Eaton-square, the wife of H. Lindsay Antrobus, Esq., of a daughter. BURKE.-011 the 3d inst., at Dublin, the wife of Sir Ber nard Burke, Ulster King of Arms, of a son. CARTWRIGHT.— On the sth inst., at 16, Green-street, Lady Elizabeth Cartwright, of a son. NOUTII.—On the 2d inst., at 16, Arlington-street, the Hon. Mrs. North, of a son. Marriages. HARE—WEsTREAD.---On the 3d inst., at Sain; George's, Hanover-square, Charles J. Hare, M.D., of Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, to Catherine, youngest daughter of Edward IVesthead, Esq., of Ovington-square. Deaths. ARMSTRONG.—On the 4th inst. at the Vicarage , Willes den, N, \V,, aged .56. Colonel G. C. Armstrong, Indian A rm y , Blla.—On the 3d inst., at Wandsworth, Miss Margaret But, of Newland, aged 72. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PRIVATE TELEGRAPH COMPANY. The second reading of this bill was postponed until to- morrow. EAST INDIA (TEA PLANTATIONS). On the motion of Mr. EWART an address was agreed to for copies of any reports made to the Government on the tea plantations is India. TREASURE TROVE, On the motion for going into committee of supply, Sir J. JERVOISE rose to call attention to two circulars addressed'to the chief constable of the county of Hants, dated respectively, Whitehall, Aug. 27, 1860, and White hall, Jan. 9, 1861, on the subject of treasure trove. The SPEAKER being summoned by the Black Rod (Sir A. CLIFFORD), repaired to the House of Lords to hoar the Royal assent given by commission to several bills. On his return, Lord PALMERSTON explained the part he took in the transaction. Mr. F. PEEL explained the mode of action in regard to found property and treasure trove. Obsolete Vessels of War. Mr. COB !,EN said—Sir, in the terms of the notice I have given, I beg to offer a few words on the subject of the great number of obsolete vessels of war in the ItJyal Navy,mean.. ing by "obsolete' vessels which have been useful in their day, but which circumstances and time have rendered use- less. If it should be said that this is no longer a practical question inasmuch as in committee of supply, sub silentio, but not without individual protest, a vote has been passed enabling the Government to maintain 76,000 men for the Navy of the year,l beg to say in reply that 1 do not acknow ledge that vote as necessarily final. It will be in the power of the house, if it think proper, on subsequent and more im portant stages of the measure, to review and, if necessary, to reverse the vote. After the remarkable utterances made by a Conservative peer in another place, to which we must not more particularly allude, expressing disapprobation of the excessive number of men voted for the Navy this year, I think it cannot be deemed improbable that this question will again come under the consideration of the house. I will describe what I mean by obsolete ships of war. In the net return presented by the Admiralty to the house it is stated that there are 558 wooden steamvessels, 106 of which are line •of• battle ships or large frigates; the remainder being 452 vessels of lesser dimensions,ranging from corvettes to the smallest gunboats. Now, with the smaller class of vessels Ido not propose to deal. My remarks apply exclu sively to the 106 wooden line-of-battle ships or large frigates. The smaller vessels, although built of wood, and, therefore, liable to destruction from the combustible missiles which have rendered obsolete the larges ones, may and must be serviceable in barbarous and uncivilized regions, and may be used as a sort of police of the seas. Of the large vessels of war 66 are wooden steam line-of-battle ships, and 40 are large frigates. In speaking of the latter vessels, let me - - mention that 35 of them are upwards of 2,000 tons, and 14 upwards of 3,000. Therefore they average a larger tonnage than Nelson's line-of-battle ship the Vic tory, which was under 2,200 tons. When I call these large wooden ships obsolete, I do not speak on my own authority. lam not uttering a truism that is even new. The circumstances out of which the fact has arisen are of no very modern date. They sprang from a discovery nearly 20 years old—the discovery of an eminent French artillerist, which enabled bombshells to be projected horizon tally with all the precision of round shot, instead of, as for- merly, in a parabolic direction through the air. As it is neces- sary to pin opponents to the point at issue, I beg to say that the wooden line• of-battle ships have been rendered obsolete _ _ _ not by the adoption of the iron-clad gunb oa t s or vas _ _ __ _ _ _ sels of war. No doubt iron-clad impenetrable vessels of war have rendered these wooden ships additionally and con clusively useless, but they were objectionable and open to condemnation before ever an iron-cased gunboat went to sea. I remember—for I am an old scholar in these things, for which, indeed, I have no taste, but which have been forced on my attention—l remember in 1849 sitting on a commit mittee to inquire into the Ordnance. Before that commit tee Sir T. Hastings, then occupying an important position at the head of the gunnery establishment, stated that in consequeuco of the adoption of those shells with horizontal motion, ii we went into a sea fight with 25 line-of-battle ships, instead of the action lasting 10 hours, as such events used to do, it would more likely be over in 10 minutes, and, instead of our coming out of it with all our ships, we would probably lose half of them. The American Government, having very little money to spend on the navy, have shown much more forethought than we have. They have never constructed a line-of-battle ship for the last 20 years. They abandoned these ships not because iron vessels came into use, but because they found swift corvettes and such like to be safer vessels than the large cumbrous three-deckers which offered so broad a target to the incendiary shots. We have also had two or three expressions of opinion on the subject from authorities at home. The hon. and gallant member for Harwich, speaking lately on this question, said that a shell now acted as a mine, it burst on passing through the side of a vessel, and would so shatter it that a line-of-battle ship would be nothing better than a slaughter-house. Again, the hon. and gallant member for Wakefied, who is an authority in these matters, has told us of an experiment where shells were tried on a brig which was on fire at the twelfth round. It seems, then. that half a broadside sets a vessel in flames beyond the possibility of extinction. Such being the case, other countries, long before we took the hint, ceased to build large vessels of war. We have continued to build them, and we have now got the number of which I have spoken: Ido not undertake to blame anyone because we have got some line of-battle ships in hand. Whenever a change takes place we must experience some loss in a heavy residue of useless articles ; but I have a great grievance to allege against the Admiralty of successive Governments for having left us with so enormous a number of useless and obsolete ships of war. With whom, then, doss the fault lie ? It is admitted on all hands to be a fault. Will anybody of nautical ex perience, with a head on his shoulders and a reputation to care for, get up and tell me that if these 106 large frigates and line-of-battle ships had not been in existence one of them would now be regarded as a useful vessel of war. (Hear.) If nobody will venture to say so, w e may safely conclude that these vessels are quite useless. If we had wooden vessels of war to oppose to wooden vessels of war, it might be said, " other countries have got these line-of-battle ships, and it is therefore necessary that we should have them too ;" but the production of iron-clad vessels, and especially of impe netrable gunboats, has rendered these line-of-battle ships, not only additionally useless, but actually a danger and a snare, because it is now frankly acknowledged that a single gunboat making its appearance is a sufficient justification for any number of these wooden vessels to take to their heels and run away. (Hear, hear.) What has happened in America? A blockade established by these wooden vessels has been raised by one iron gunboat. Another iron vessel im provised for the occasion, made of railway iron, in one of the Southern ports, where the people are not apt in mechanical contrivances, suddenly made its appearance, and in almost a few minutes massacred the whole crew of one of the largest wooden frigates in the American navy,—a ship larger, I believe, than any of our frigates. Nay, more, if another iron-clad vessel had not come to the rescue, it is the opinion of the best nautical authorities that that single iron-clad would have cleared the whole coast of Northern America of wooden vessels. (Hear.) If that be so, and nobody will gainsay it,what follows? We have 106 of these large wooden vessels, which in all former times would have been regarded as thevery mainstay and strength of England, but which are now of no advantage to us, give us no strength as against a foreign enemy, and which indeed are actually a weakness and a danger. If we were at war to-morrow I challenge any naval officer in this house or out of it to say that we would send any one or all of these large wooden ships to oppose a single iron-clad vessel that may now be possessed by France or the United States. (Hear, hear.) Such being the case it is quite clear that we are in a dilemma of a very serious kind, and one which calls for the consideration of every man who has the interests of his country at heart. How is it that we have arrived at this state of things? Is it because i ships but t o Quite Con tinue have the contrary. some new invention has suddenly s ur g ed u p , takin g us un awares, and leaving no choice large to theewoodenm r a t the manufacture of these had warnings from all directions. lg Ad We have had warnings from France and America, and warning voices have ban raised in our own country by the most e minent nautical men, all proclaiming for years that we were coming to this. I think it is honourable to naval men that they have so frankly declared the worthlessness of these large wooden ships of war, because no doubt the poetry and romance of the navy are thought to be associated with the quarter decks of our line-of-battle ships, There appears at first sight something less noble, less dignified in a Monitor or a Merrimac than in a line-of-battle ship. lam not disposed to agree with that. I think power, wherever it is —intellect, wherever it is—give the real rank in the world—(hear)—and I believe that the naval authorities, in abandoning the traditions of the old wooden ships and espousing the cause of Captain Coles's cupola ships, and other inventions, not only show true patriotism, but take a wise view even of their own interests as professional men. (Hear.) According to Mr. Scott Russell, who ought to know, we have probably spent during the last eight years about £30,000,000 in the material of a wooden navy that is now useless. I take the 106 ships I have spoken of as having cost, with their contingents, £20,000,000, I won'tsayt,he Admiralty is accountable for the whole of £2o,ooo,ooo,this but I firmly believe that the naval a dministration a is abeliir ly responsible for the loss of £ 10,000,000 wooden vessels since ot her countres have f nown and ou r £10,000,000 has been was ted in itheconstruction of large e Government ought to have known, that these line-of-b attle s hips would be useless. (He ar .) Wit h whom must the blame rest ? I think it should be divided between the two sides of the house, or, at all events, the two front benches -for I hope the other benches will b e a bl e to ab solve u t h h e ) mse lees from responsibility, Igo back t o th e ti me when the right hon. baronet the member for Droitwich was First Lord of the Admiralty, in 1859. He began what be. called a reconstruction of the navy. It was no reconstructiran of the navy. It was the conversion of great wooden line -of battle ships into screw vessels, after he knew other countries had abandoned these constructions. I hold in myhand apaper of a very curious kind,which I wonder has not attracted more attention in this house. It is now somewhat out of date. It ig ~' ' if!!E Ps ; re he he DW of ;ity the Yal T all 100 (101 'lOO 2 1: ,(, i 110 N 1 \ 100 100 10U 100 100 0.15. B.l't 4.17.0 2.0.6 4.3.0 2.0.6 2.10.8 8 58i 7 3.17 104 7 97 & 8 1004 } n t