The Sun. — London, England, 1863-02-20 00:00:00

CONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The money market is relapsing into a state of quietude after the temporary commotion produced by the alteration in the rate. A moderate business has been transacted today, and the lowest quota tion i s 31- per cent. The Bank authorities are there fore not likely to derive any benefit from the redac tion which they mede yesterday. A. considerable improvement is exhibited in the situation of the Bank of England by the return Published yesterday afternoon. It shows a large increase in the reserve of notes and stock of bullion, and a further reduction in the total of other securi ties. Subjoined is our usual analysis:— Active Circulation £19,310,720 Decrease .. _ 520,330 Bullion .. 14,589,222 Increase .. 518,671 Rest . • • . • .. • • 3,380,678 Increase .. . • 15,239 Public Deposits .. 7,413 275 Increase .. 460,467 Other Deposits., .. .. 13,769,276 Increase .. 172,920 Seven Day and other Bills .. 605,776 Decrease 7,626 Government Securities 11,043,079 No alteration. Other Securities .. 18,750,424 Decrease .. 397, 933 Notes Unemployed .. 8,990,535 Increase .. 1,001,360 A dividend of 10 per cent. for the year ending 31st December last is recommended by the directors of the Noah British and Mercantile Insurance Company. The coupons of the Egyptian 7 per cent. Loan will be paid on and after the Ist proximo. The operations in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce Markets during the last few days have not been very extensive. Sugars have sold slowly, but at steady rates. Coffee, in some instances, has exhibited a slightly upward movement ; but tea, rice, fruit, and spices have remained without any material variation. Tallow has continued dull, at a slight decline, for both present and forward delivery. With regard to the silk trade Messrs. Durant and Co. state The periodical public sales com menced on Wednesday, and are concluded. The quantity offered was 1,700 bales Bengal, 7,000 bales China, 650 bales hpan, and 750 bales Canton. The whole were allowed to pass without bidding, ex cept the damaged bales, which were taken at fair Prices. Our general market has been quiet for the last three or four weeks, but it is thought that there is a better demand for manufactured goods; should this continue, we may look for an early re commencement of business." Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, French Renter were 70f. 6e.—flat. There is no alteration in the English Funds to day, and a very small amount of business has taken place. Consols, however, although dull, are firm at 921 ; for transfer,-and at 92i for the account. rhe New Threes and Reduced Annuities are fiat at 2 11 - 71; Bank Stock has advanced to 239, and a bargain 1144 taken place in the Red Sea Telegraph Annui ties at 21 7-16ths ; India Stock has receded to 227 ; but the 5 per Cent, do.. at 1081; and the Enfaced Paper, 105 1. A transaction has taken place in the 6 1 per Cent. Enfaced Paper at 112 ; and in the Bonds at 15s. prem.; Exchequer Bills are quoted is, to ss. prem. Continued steadiness has been perceptible in the Foreign Market, and the transactions have been moderately active. T,irkish 6 per Cents., 1354. are 89 1 901 ; do., 1858, 721 731 ; do., 1862, 691 701 ; and the Consolides, 41* 1 ; Greek Bonds are flat at 204 ; Mexican remain at 33.1 * ; Portuguese New Loan, 471, being buoyant; Russian New Loan has improved to 934 94; Spanish Passive are heavy at 25 i 264, ; and the Certificates are supported at 10 ; and Venezuelan, 691 I; New Grenada 2 per Cents. have further improved to 324 331,. In the Railway Share Market tne dealings were limited, and prices exhibited litttle variation of importance. London and Blackwal I, North Western, and Manchester, Sheffiold, and Lincoln have im proved 55., while Midland, South-Western, Lanca shire and Yorkshire and several others supported Previous quotations. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings were also inactive at about former rates, Great Luxem burg being dealt in at 16, San Paulo at 231, Grand Trunk of Canada at 211, Great Indian Peninsula at 1061. Joint -Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares ex hibit some slight variation. City Bank improved to 9 , 3 4 94 ; Union of A us tralia to 5i _ a Ottoman Bank declined to 921, and Peninsular and Oriental Steam to 714 to 72. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. B ank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities N ew 3 per Cent. Annuities New 21 per Cent. Annuities ,iinuules, 30 yrs, expire ith Jan., 1880 — nitto (Red Sea Telegraph), 908 '2l 7-16 India Stock Aug.* 227 D tto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent.... • Ditto 5 per Cent lO5l Otto 5f per Cent D- , howls t:1,: )00 Ditto under £l,OOO l5 pm Consols for i.kccount, March. 5 I:l7l eheciuer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 1 5 pm Ditto £500 Ditto Small 1 5 pm FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Brazilian 5 per Cent ,Ditto 4i p er C ent., 1852-58-60 , iltian 3 per Cent. 7B gPPtian 7 pe t C e nt lOOl Greek 5 perlB24-5, ex-Coup ms 2ot i Mexican 3 per Cent New ,ol:.ii_ tt DittoAccountG_tto;p2anepafeed 14* r a C r e e d t 8 _ liv'qn 41 per Cent. Ditto 1862 i) itto Account .. Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 1862 .. 471 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, ...... Ditto 41 per Cent 1850 .. £ St .. 911 ~ Ditto 5 per C ent. 1 8 62 _ Ditto Scrip, £65 16 s. pa id par 6 panish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turkish;6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account B9/ Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Aczount.... . Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account Venezuela, 3 per Cent Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Dividends on the above payable in London. butrli 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates TWO O'CLOCK. Console, Money Ditto Account 92 TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AT THE MAGNETIC TELE GARpII COMPANY'S OFFICE.—At a late hour last night a loud and fearful expl s o B sio T n h o re f a g d a n s eeele , to t ok s V e ac t e at the offices of the above housekeeper had entered a back room on th e second floor, and lit on ) of the gas b urners , damage to the premises, b u t the when the accident t oo k p l ace, ca using very considera ble d . The fire brigade attended, but initiat es escape d un i njure the fire was extinguished before itsarrival. CONGRESSTHE ARCHZOLOGICAL FOR 1863. Th e Aramological Institute of G reat ng thisrmeesettißritain yearand Ireland has decided upon h o lding it s at Rochester, under the Presidency of Marquis )( t l h a e rq ßr ui i s ti Camden, Sco. P ro f essor Willis, President Hook, D.D.. Dean Asso ciation ; the Very Rev. Walter Farq uhar of Chichester and Lord Talbot de Alalehide and will presidere s Pectively i n the section of arc hit ec ture, history, me dissval antiquiti es . Th e m eeting will begin ( 4 g in on the last Havre, Tue sday in J u ly, an d w ill cont i nu e for a week. •" The famous Seeker," says the Journ al it is s a id , at pre3ent in Paris, w h ere he is d u occupied in dtawi ng up a me mor i a l i n sup p or t of his claims against tho Mexican Government." THE COMMERCE OF NAPLES.—A despatch was laid before Parliament yesterday on this subject, dated J anuary 29, from Mr. Bonham, Consul-General a I\l4 P l es• He writes in consequence of having seen letters signed " John P. Hennessy," to reiterate the statements he had previously made with regard to the improvement 'within the last few years of the commerce of Naples, as that port. Tlin Ge orge Cruikshank Gallery at Exeter-hall t 8 complete . Th e t wo h un d re d and fo r ty-f our f t amen coetover one hundred original drawings, sketches, and zit inZs, and over one thousand of t h e proof etchings of tof he g r eat artist, as well as his latest wor k—" T he Worship BACObAsp been lured sup these 1 the some bon those ire of irect- dina- rench vhat- lency r, the artial s, for xecu- after iot in llow- 31. have Cuba 17th siane, )thing nours, in re qom I under mules, urnish and that turing —some mana. orious a Vera a from to pay vied. landed 11 Vera in the ) cause poison o Mar- a their ;s dare L ntilles against ;rta to ave re- Mee of 6ry and r of our English ..nd for ist riots, )f three e a tra- What w more ered by ssion er, he days kins till Pirated at- pen of the ,f Seet - I to the alcutta. consti eg tented oo much rd Dal es never gh they ismissed )r broke ian was and the inces, t tell the country st drew. 1 SEAS•' Girono e t a nion, t 4 ° rle w ag 6. Red Set ll I. 19. SHARE MARKETS—This Day ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuI&S. Closing Business Share! Railways. I done Wol., and Str. Val. Itilythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,andltidXo Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork awl Bandon Cornwai , DO A A gets 110 diV Do. B Till 6p c.D an.h as been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast Junc. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock _ I 8 81 7 8 8% DO 1164 117 E 76& r 7 8 41 43 13 14 87 82 106 108 99 60 95 47 24 23 Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock 1274 124 130 131 i 136 138 104 SOS 63 (81 Do B do Gt. S. an W. of Ireland Great Western ...... Do Str Val Yorkshire stock Lancashire & London and Blackwal' Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., sad Dover Lon. & North Western. Lon. & South Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do # shares • Metropolitan Midland 110} 1106 74i 756 114 115 41i 42k 101 104 101 1(.2 1 44} 45i 14 14 12 28 t 1 19 96 98 DoNew .... ... .. . . Do Birming. & Der by Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 6 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, Sr Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwici , Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle.. .. •• •• • North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction. Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Weichpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun ntaines,Wok.,andWok. Stockton St Darlington 64 55 26 28 LO2 103 57i 681 90 9 111 It 4 16 1i 1 i 161 111 11 121 123 48 41' 103 105 60 51 32 34 97 97i 68 70 103 105 74 8 38i 39i 10 11 o 7i 8 p 150 152 5 54 21 3a p Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale.. Do B Do C •. Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria eta. and Pim Waterford as Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.tß West Midland Oxford Do Do Newpor t Hereford 83 86 150 160 BRITISH P Railways vt lantle At St Lawrence flom.,Baroda,t.Cent In, Gu. 5 per cent... - _ Do. New Do. E. Shares... Hudak) and Lake Huron Do. Preference .... • • ilufralo,Brant,/¢Godric l p. et. bds. Aug. 1, I'7t Do. do. July I. 1147: )0. do. Jun, I, I,' !leutta.N S. Eastn. 1 I 'apeTown st Dock Scr , l Eastn. Bengal go. 5 p. 6ast Indian, gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext.... Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Ce 3P d Ist Prc'. Bonds Do. no. deferred...... ~o. ?d Pret. Bon .s.. D. do d fer ed...... uo. 3d P ef. stock ... Do. do. d lerr d.... Do. 4th Pref. a o k... Do. do deferred...... Gt.lndla Penut.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 Do. January, 1862 Gt. South.of India(Lizt , guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Share, Do. New . Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. c. Do. 41 p. o. Extensio. ne. . Do. Fifth Extension. Nielb.Cory. 6 p. o. Bna Melb. & Hobson's Bar Do. 7 p. o. Mortg. Bds. Newßrunswiok a Cand: 1 Claes A ant B. N.Rl.C'da6 po Ist pf bds I Seinde .....„. , Do. Delhi - Do. do . os :.a •.' Do. Punjaub t ` aF; Do. Do. . ...... 5,, Do. Indue..St. Flo.) OOLONIAL GOV EH 80} 491 6Q 411 244 681 i 8 75i 5 1 1 01 I 451 5 * 131 1254 29 31 43 45 37 49 96 100 SSIONS. 13.14, 26 10 st st 50 20 6.4.0 t9.1&41 12.10 too 101 100 stock stock stock 00 100 100 100 100 100 100 dock stook •tOe' itt3ol , stock 20 stock 5o 100 Ilto, It i , Ck 8 p.c.J a &J oh 1877-84 Do. p. c. Feb. & Au, Do. 6 p. c. Mar, & Sept Do. 5 p. c. Jan.&July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock, . ape C.Hope, 6p 0,187: Do.Ap & Oct 188 1 Do. 189 , Do. Jan. Sc July, 1891 Ireyloo. brov.lB6l. 6 D • Mau it us 5 per Cen o .. Nrial G.v. 6 per coat N.B.Goy. p.c.J a.&J u I Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. s.w. GOV• "5 p c 186( Do. 5 p. c.,1871 to 1871 I Do. d0.,1888 &upwth New Zealand 6 p. cent. 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c sterling,, 1875. Queensland Gov. 6p. c. S. Aus G6p.e.1870.& up. I Vlc.Grov. 6 p.c. Jit.rtrA ul) Do. io 3p.c. An.&Oct.. 105 107 3 10 6 106 1 08 90i 97i C%5 07 110' 4 110 1.12 114 113 115 11.1 113 110 112 1. 9 111 105} 1061 100 a 101 i 100 101 100 101 109 111 106 i 107} 112 110 112 107 109 11C, 111 i TES. 111 101 BRITI SII MI 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 5d 5n ,_;litiord Amalgamated - 21 23 - °won G. Con.. (Taoist 1 630 540 530 40 - East Bassett (Illoaan 3O 46 48 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd ss. Id Ip - East Caradon ...... 46 47 451 6 - East Cam Brea.... . . 3.0.0 95 10 - E. %V'l Russel (Tavistk. 7.19.0 45 5 5 - IGam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.l ') 7 t 17 19 - Great South Tolgus 17a 65 7 - G. Wheal Vor(Helston 40 65 61 - IGrenville t 5 5* - El erod's- Foot B.- 50 52 - olingston Downs 4. 7.0 25 3 - 'Lady Bertha - Margaret (Coy Lelani 37 39 - Marke Valley.. 4 livridy Iron Oro (Lim 2.5 4da pr - New Setun .. 191 130 140 - ()rill Downs =4 21 33 fiasset(lllo;att ~ .17.k 35 4 North Wheal Crotty . 2.4.1. 4 4 5 - l'ar Consols( Blazer 15 5 6 10 'rovidence(Uny Lelnl 10,1 143 s So c ut a h rn ea ß r r i e daS io t a C a l n e e ) 3 2 95 5 4 2 ? - Wheat Fran. in.' 9 875 925 28.9 34 40 - Stray Park 6 0 n e m . C a t r ro S' t i v. Basset.. 6 .................... 1 1 2 1 5 5 5 1 5 4 5 17 - Caradon (Liskeai d 5 33 $5 - West Seton - Wheal Basset (Mogan • * 75 go s - vi,. h h e e a a l l ,:n .. 6 65 75 8 6 75 5 - WhealLud ott Wheal MaryA.unalen , 8 155 16 5 - Wheal Seton . . 585 1240 150 heal Treiawney (Lis.) 7 I 17 18 - Wheal Union 3.17 111 41 55 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great ' orthern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent. prem., 109 Great Western, 5 per cent• red. pref., 103 Ditto. 4 per cent. irred., 05 PREFEKENCE 'BARES AND STOCKS. Caledonian £lO gua. stock, 10,5 Great Eastern, per cent. pref., 106.5 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 85 Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) pia. 7 per cent., 211 Great Luxembourg', 16 San Paulo gua. 7 per cent. (all), 1 31 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper (lim.). 3) li.nPedr , Nur h el Rey, }1 Great N. Copper of South Australia Alim.), Port Philip, 15 Santa Barbara Gold Mine (lint.), United Mexican (lim.), 6 51 Yudanamutana of S. Austr,illa (lint.), 31 4 )1 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Australasia, B'4 Bank of Egypt, 26 51 British and American Exchange (lint.), 10/ Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 95 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and Chins, 22 11 City, 934 4 Colonial, 395 I English and Irish (lint.), 441 1 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 261 Lonaon and Colonial (lint.), 35 London and County, 405 L NL London o nan n t idnoLondon na ljaa Provincial dirdno Westmins ter, S n u t e t o c i h a k A I 0 255 Otptoitmtnan, new, 131 43 121 7 f 1 7 a 4 nd, new, 211 31 125 Union n of Australia, g i Union h o f and England A t r a a n u d rC France oppe r (11 , ) ;,5 4 5 ANEOUS. Peninsula uCarrying (lint.) , s 1 tne 2,ir an. 28i National Discount Co m pany y ( ) 1 Royal Mail Steam, 565 Advises from Paris mention that the contrac t for the proposed loan for the Governm en t of the C on federate States of America has been received. Th co ntract has already been ratified by the House of Repro! sentatives, and the ratification of the Senate is expected by next post. The loan is for £3,000,000 in bonds to bear 7 per cent. interest, and exchangeable against cotton at the option of the holders at any time until six months after the conclusion of peace. The cotton is to be delivered during the war in the interior, and after the conclusion of peace at one of the ports at the rate of 6d. per lb. for New Orleans middling, The bonds not converted into cotton will be re• deemable at par during 20 years, by half-yearly drawings, and the redeemed and interest are to be paid in gold in London,Paris Amsterdam, and Frankfort. Sixty days notice is to be given to the Government for the delivery of the cotton. It is added that, as the Government possess all means of transport f rom the interior to the port, the cotton thus hypothecated will be the first available for shipment to Europe. The price at which the bonds are to be issued has not transported. 32i 97 61 691 Business don. 103 105 13 t3i 7fl 71- 99 101 92 Q 4 1 1 'O3 104 96 98 92 -4 49 51 3 5 83 65 icsi !061 1034 104. ico , • 03 10 4 4 98 100 `1 SEC IA6 97 1 1052 5 100 100 101 100 100 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 1863. LAW INTELLIGENCE —This Day. TICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT. (Before Sir J. Stuart.) HARDING V. MARTIN. The further hearing of the argument in this case—the object of the suit being to s et aside a deed on the ground that it had been executed by a person who, since the execu tion of the deed, had been found lunatic, and ..eho, it was alleged, gave, without any consideration, all his household furniture, plate, and other effects to the detfendant--occu pied the greater portion of the day. tis sill proceeding. COURT OF PROBATE. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Special Jury.) CRISPIN DOGLIONI. The reception A evidence in this case was resumed to-day. It is what is called an interest suit, that is, the ' plaintiff, as the natural son of the late Henry Crispin, one of a firm of merchants formerly carrying on business at Faro in Portugal, has an interest in disputing a will pro pounded by the defendant, Maria Doglioni, a sister of the deceased, inasmuch as by the law of Portugal, where a man, not noble, leaves one natural son, the son is entitled to the whole of his father's property if he dies intestate; if not in testate, to two-thirds. The firm of Crispin and Co. have car ried on an extensive wholesale, as well as retail, business in a variety of commodities, including fruits, cheese, linen, cork &c., and, at the time of Henry Crispin's death in 1826, had made accumulations in the English funds to the amount of upwards of £84,000. In the year Iso9 Henry Crispin, the father of the plaintiff, formed an acquaintance with a young woman named Barbara Julia Cortez, the daughter of a hair dresser living in the same street, viz.. Rua San Pedro, Faro. The result of this intimacy between Henry Crispin and Bar bara Julia Cortez was the birth of a son, the plaintiff, on Oct. 2, 1816, Shorty before the birth of the child, Henry Crispin called on Antonio Sabbe, who had the management of the foundling institution at Faro, and told him that Bar bara Julia Cortez was about to become a mother, and asked him to have a nurse ready to receive the child. In the Portu guese foundling institutions there is akind of drum,having an opening on one side, fixed in the wall or door, and which drum revolves vertically, so that when a child is born out of wedlock, and the parents wish to avoid publicity, the child is taken to the foundling, placed in the drum, which revolves and delivers the infant to the person waiting to ro ceiveit, without the person who brings it boing seen. Henry Crispin called at the foundling institution, and requested the keeper of the wheel to have a nurse ready to receive the child, of which he stated he was father. On Oct. 2, 1816, the child was born and was handed through the drum, and given into the charge of a person named Maria di Camo. Shortly after Henry Crispin again saw Sabbe, and told him that the child was his, and that it was to be baptised Jose Cortez Francisco. The boy was afterwards removed from the Foundling, and Henry Crispin constantly acknowledged him as his son. In the year 1828 Henry Crispin died, and the boy remained with his mother Barbara Julia, and was brought up to the trade of a carpenter, In 1852 the plain tiff commenced a cause of filiation against the defendant, Maria Doglioni and her husband Lazaro Doglioni (since de ceased) in the Court of First Instance, and after several appeals in the Portuguese Courts, he was declared the natu ral son of Henry Crispin. In 1859 he applied for let t ers of administration in this court of his father's effects, and the Judge Ordinary granted limited administration, that the plaintiff might be enabled to institute proceedings in Chan. eery. The defendant Maria Doglioni propounded a will of the deceased Henry Crispin, and denied that the plaintiff was his natural son, and that issue now came on for trial. The reading of documentary evidence, taken abroad, occupied the Court the whole of the day. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. WHOLESALE ROBBERY.—A NEW USE FOR CRINOLINE. —Thomas Goodman and Alfred Sanders, two journeymen, in the employ of Mr. Benjamin Cox, butcher, of Swallow passage, Regent , street, were charged befere Mr. Knox with stealing a quantity of fat, the property of their em ployer, and Goodman was further charged with being in possession of a quantity of meat at his lodgings, believed to be stolen. SPORTING Z—This Day. 1 NEWMARKET RACES, --THIS DAL (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) £4O HANDICAP PALTE. Antelope Sunflower 2 Four ran. GRIND HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Molly Asthore Sir Bobby Omar Pasha Liverpool Cotton Market.--This Day. (REETTER'S TELEGRAM.) LIVERPOOL, Feb. 20. Sales of the week, 18,250 bales ; 1,960 on specu lation, and 4,890 for export. Quotations—Fair Orleans, 251 ; Mobile, 24k; Upland, 232; estimated Middling, 211, 201 7 and 20 respectively. Surats, 9to 19k. Imports, 38,928 bales. Stock, 415,300 bales. Sales to-day probably 2,000. No dearer. London and North-Western Railway. The half yearly general meeting of the proprietors of this company was held to-day in the Euston station, Mr. MOOR, chairman of the company, presiding. The attendance was more than usually numerous, The report of the directors, an abstract of which has already appeared in our columns, having been taken as read, The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said they would observe with pleasure that the dividend was 51 per cent, per annum, a dividend better than any they had recently received, and better than any since 1856. Mr, WESTHEAD, deputy chairman, seconded the motion, Sir H, WILLOUGHBy asked an explanation of its item of £590,000 in the capital account for temporary loans, Mr. TAYLOR asked whether the arrangements with the Irish North-Western Company would ensure their future amity, or whether they should have at some tim3 or other to fight them in Parliament—giving these " diabolical" guarantee which had inflicted on them so much injury, Mr, WRIGHLEY was making some remarks on the gene ral policy of railway companies, when The CHAIRMAN reminded him that he thought it was agreed they should pass the business of the day and declare a dividend, and then take up the general question of their policy. Great cries of " Dividend," " Dividend," then arose, and much confusion, amidst which Mr. WRIGLEY said he was going to move a resolution as an amendment, and proceeded to say the question was, whether the shareholders were to resume the control over the policy of the company which they had lost, [The meeting was proceeding when we went to press.] PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEB. 19. BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION (IRE LAND) BILL, Order for committee read. Motion made, and question proposed, "That Mr. Speaker do now leave the chair." Amendment proposed, to leave out from the word " That" to the end of the question, in order to add the words "it be an instruction to the committee that they have power to make provision for the registration of marriages in Ireland," instead thereof. Question put, " That the words proposed to be left out stand part of the question." The house divided—Ayes, 66 ; Noes, 63, Butcher, 137 C, deposed that about a quarter to seven that morning he was in Princes-street, Regent street, with Dawson, 301 A, when he saw Sanders open the shop door of Mr. Cox and beckon Goodman in. Goodman went in and remained about five minutes, and on coming out he (Butcher) noticed chat he had something very heavy in his pockets, and followed him to 25, Union. street, Middle • sex Hospital, and on following him into the house, and elling him he was a police-officer, and asking him what he had in his pockets, he replied " That's my business," and walked upstairs. He (Butcher) followed him up, and on looking in his (Goodman's) coat pockets (most extensive ones) he found a large quantity of fat, and 311 searching the room he found a large quantity of fat similar to that con tained in the pockets, and a piece of salt beef 221bs. in weight, and on a further search he found secreted under a crinoline a quantity of mutton. Goodman said the meat had been brought to his house the previous evening by a man named White, afterwards said the fat Lund in his pockets was from Mr. Cox's. _ _ Mr, Knox inqured the value of the fat produced, and was informed it was worth 34d a pound. _ Dawson, 301 A, said that on asking Sanders what the other prisoner was doing in the shop, he said that he came to speak to him about a horse he backed the previous day, and that whatever he had in his pockets when he came into the shop he took away with him. He said that he had given Goodman no fat, although he (Dawson) had said nothing about fat. Mr. Benjamin Cox, an invalid, said that in consequence of being laid up with an injured arm : he could not identify the whole of the property, but could the beef. It had been going on while the foreman was at market. Mr. Knox said it was a serious matter, a case for trial, and he should remand the prisoner. The prisoner applied to be admitted to bail, but Mr. Knox said he should distinctly refuse it. Mr. Cox said he had no doubt ho had been robbed to a large extent. THAMES. A GERMAN CASE,—Frederick Bock, a German labourer who kept up a continual commentary on the proceedings in his own language, was brought before Mr. Selfe, charged with s' ealing three blankets, the property of Wilhelm Bruns, a sugarbaker, of No. 36, Bett's street, St. George's-in-the- East. Both parties are Germans, and the evidence was inter preted by Mr. Wintjen, an interpreter. Last evening, be tween 6 and 8 o'clock, he saw the prisoner come into his room and ask Mrs. Bruns to cook two potatoes for him. He told the prisoner he had no room on his fireplace to cook potatoes, and told him to go upstairs and see a lame man, who would cook the potatoes for him. Soon after wards the prisoner sneaked out of the house, and after he was gone he missed three blankets from his parlour, Mr. Selte—Are the blankets found ? The Interpreter replied in the negative. Mr. Selfe—What evidence is there against this man? The Prosecutor—He sneaked into my house and sneaked out again. Mr. Sslfe said that was all nonsense. The prisoner did not sneak into the house at all; he went into the man's room, and asked him to allow him to cook potatoes. Dorothea Bruns, the wife of the prosecutor, was called, and repeated her husband's evidence in German. Mr. Selfe—ls there any more testimony ? Mr, Wintjen—No, sir; the prosecutor says that the pri soner does nothing for his living, and sneaks about the street. Mr. Selfe—The prisoner ought not to have been taken into custody. He is discharged. Bank of England Return.—Yesterday. An Account, pursuant to t cap. 32, for the week ending or Feb., 1863 : he Act 7th and Bth Victoria on Wednesday, the 18th day ISRUE DET otes issued ...—.£28,301,2551 AATMENT. Government Debt £11,015,100 Other Securities .. 3.634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,651,255 Silver Bullion .... £28,301,255 £18,301,2551 BANKING DEPARTMINT. op rie tor te Capi- Government Sen tal ..............£14.553,000 rities _(including Rest .............. 3,380,678 Dead WeightAn- Public Deposits (in- nutty) £11,043,071 eluding Exche- Other Securities 18,760,424 quer, Savings' Notes Banks, Commis- Gold and Silver 937,967 missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend. Ac counts) .......... 7,413.275 Other Deposits. •• . 1 3 , 769,276 Seven Day and other Bills ...... 605,776 Coin £39,722,005 I W. £39,722,005 MILLER, Deputy Cashier, Feb. 19, /863. here. Nota —" There has been a long-continued d roug ht Cat tle and flock are AIISTRALIA.—The follow in g blade of green gras s is to be seen. is an extract from 2a private letter, datßd Sydney, . D e cember 215t,18 6 . dying by hundred s , a nd there will be a deal of distress in consequence amongst the small settlers.' THE TOBACCO TR A DE.—A meeting of gentl emen interested in the tobacco trade was held on Wed nesday, at which Mr. Ayrton, M.P., attended, and sug gested that the meeting ought to ask to have their case con sidered by a select committee of the House of Commons, and that the bill introduced by the Chancellor of the Ex chequer should be postponed till the committee made its re• port. The suggestion was adopted by tho meeting, and ofe ti o c t a t g o o n Time s ever packed of 7th Mr. Ayrton undertook t o move i n his place in the house f or :b r a I: i l bale eh the appointment of a s e l ec t committee. ILLINOIS C rr o h T e To fir N C Ul h t i . ca s g a r w : as — s t ewn together yest er d ay. It is made of cotton grown in the southern part ot this State, which, f or fi neness of grain and general ada p tabi l i ty to the requirenaents of the 2 in spinner will compare favourably with that brought from 1 the far Sonth,", AYES 66. Acton, Sir J. Greenall, G. Packe, C. Adderley, C. B. Greene , Ca p t. J. Pakington, Sir J. S. Bar ttelot, Col. Grogan, Sir E. Parker, Major W. Bentinck, G. W. P. Hamilton, Lord C. Powell, F. S. Bentinck, G.C. Hamilton, Major Ridley, Sir M. W. Bovill, Wm., Hassard, M. D. Sclater-Booth, U. Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. Bay, Sir J Selwyn, C. J. Lord P ITB'°llomrYnreenn Joseph e s , , Lord it. E. Burghley, Lord lleonianneesssdYa,,Je: ButlerJohnstone,fi. Hodgson, H. Chapman, J. H Clifton, Sir R. Howes, E. Tref usis, Hon. C. H. Clive, H. G. W. Humberstone, P. S. Turner, C. Collins, T. Hume, W. Upton, General Cubitt, George Hunt, G. W. Vance, John Dickson, CoL Jervis, Captain Vandeleur, Col. Dunne, Col. Leader, N. Vansittart, Wm. Egerton, W. Long,field, Robert Wal ole S. H pH. Pane, Col. Lyg on, Hon. F. Watling' ton, ton, J. Farquhar, Sir M. McMahon, P. Whitmore, H. Ferguson. Sir J. Monsell, lit. Hn. W. Wyndham, Hon. P. Porde, Lt.-Col. W. Mowbray, Rt. lin. J. TELLERS. Gard, R. S. Mure, David Naas, Rt. Ha. Lord Gore, J. R. 0. Northcote, Sir S. H. George, John NOES -89. Martin, P. W. A An th g e e r r t s o t n ei , n 6 , i W r W. W. Gladstone,GilpiC. W. E. martin, j. Bagwell, J. Glyn, G. G. Massey, W. N. Baines, E. Goldsmid, Sir F. Mills, J. R. Baring, Thos. Geo. Gore, W. R. 0. North, F. Barnes, Thomas Gower, G. W. L. Padmore, R. Bonham-Carter, J. Gregson, S. Paget, C. Bouverie, E. P. Grenfell, H. R. Palmer, Sir R. Bowyer, Sir G. Grey, Rt. Hn. Sir G. Palmerston, Visot. Brady, Dr Gurdon, B. Peel, Sir R. Browne, Lord J. T. Hadfield, Geo. Peel, F. Bruce, H. A. Headlam, Thos. E Pender, J. Butt, Isaac Henley, Lord Pigott, Sergeant Caird, James 11 ibbert, J. Potter, E. Cardwell, Rt. Hn. E. Elodgkinson, G. Russell, Sir Wm. Castlerosse, Vist. Howard, Hon. C. Salomonq,Aiderman Childers, H. C. E. liiitt, W. Scholefieol, W. Clifford, C. C. Jackson, W. Seymour, A Cowper, Hon. W.F. King, Hon. P. Villiers, Rt. Hon. C Cox, W Kinglake, A. W. Warner, Edward Crawford, R, W. Kinglake, Sell. J. White, Jas. Dalglish, Robert Layard, A. H. White, L. Douglas, Sir C. Lanigan, J. Williams, W. Doulton, F. Lawson, W. Winning-ton, Sir T. Dunbar, Sir Wm. Leatham, E. Wood, Rt Hn. Sir C Esmonde, John Lefroy, A. Wood, W. Evans, T. W. Locke, John Wyld, James Ewing, H. E. C. Lowe, Rt. Hon.E. Foley, Hon. H. W. M‘Cann, J. Fortescue, C. S, M`Corraick, W. Gibson. T. M. Maguire, J. F. TELLERS, Brand, H. B. Knatchbull-Hugess BANK RETURNS. The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of the cir culation of the Private and Joint-Stock Banks in England and Wales for the four weeks ending Jan. 10. These returns, combined with the circulation of the Scotch and Irish Banks for the same period, and the average circula tion of the Bank of England for the four weeks ending the 7th Jan. (the nearest date 'furnished by their returns), will give the following results of the circulation of notes in the United Kingdom, when compared with the previous month : Dec. 13, Jan. 10, 1862. 1863., Increase Decrease. -----. .---- Bank of England... 19,825,158 19,696,084 129 074 Private Batiks 3,203,000 3,145,626 59,374 Joint-stock Banks 2,875,251 2,974,925 80,326 Total in England 25, 9 05,409 25,636,635 . 208,774 S co tl an d 4,57!,9i7S 4,217,379 ; 355,558 I re land 5,842,768 5,5 314 , 139 304,629 --_ ..----- _- .. —. . —...., ~ c 4no isnt 928,961 35,392,153, - United Kingdom. ing at the second fence, left Diadem following The Friar, and Orkousta bri aging up the rear. All three refused at the road, about a mile from the finish, where Diadem stopped, and was brought home by the road. The last fence was jumped by Orkousta and Friar of Apshall, hut, the letter cutting it, was beaten three lengths. The winner was purchased by Mr. C. Green for 52 guineas. A Hunters' Stakes of 8 sous each, with 20 added, for bona fide hunters that have been hunted at least six times with any established pack of hounds in the counties of Cam bridge, Suffolk, Essex, or Norfolk, in the seasons of 1862- 3 ; for 4-yr-olds and upwards, winners extra; gentlemen riders. About two miles and a half. 8 subs. Mr. Lington's Leicester, aged, 12st .. (Owner) 1 Mr. J enkins's Express, 12st 101 b (carried 12st 121 b) (Owner) 2 Mr. Chaston's The Despised, aged, 12st 101 b (Mr. Gedney) 3 The following also ran :•—Fermoy, Little Wonder, Bank rupt, Clear the Way, and Laundress. Betting—Even on Leicester, 2 to 1 agst Express, 4 to 1 each agst Laundress and The Despised. The two first favourites led throughout, Leicester win ning by six lengths from the last hurdle. The Despised was a bad third. SPORTI: :ONCE. TATIERSALL'S-LAST EVENING. LINCOLN HANDICAP. Bto 1 agat Lopcatcher (taken and offered) 10 to 1 agst Libellous (taken) 10 to 1 agst Sea Nymph (taken) 100 to 8 agst Douche (taken) 100 to 8 agst Hubert (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAGES. 11 to 1 agst Croagh Patrick (taken) 12 to 1 agst Grimetone (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 16 agat Satellite (taken) 100 to 8 agat Jealousy (taken) 29 to 1 agst Shropshire (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 20 to 1 agst Gardener (offered) 28 to 1 agat Queen of Spain (offered) 40 to 1 agst Misfortune (taken) 40 to 1 agst Polynesia (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to lon the field (offered) NEWMARKET STEEPLECHASES.—THURSDAT. After a lapse of 15 years, a Steeplechase Meeting has been revived at Newmarket. An admirable course, within _ _ _ half a mile of the Kennett Station on the Newmarket and Bury Railway, was made, and the d stance (four miles) was easily approachable by road and rail, The line of country formed something of the shape of the letter " P," the competitors starting opposite the judge's box, and re turning over the fences taken on. the outward journey. Although the obstacles were in many places trying, the fences generally were not formidable. In the longest race there were 26 jumps, including the Brook, which had to be taken twice in each of the contests. The weather, which for some time had been beautifully fine, broke up on the eve of " the Chase," but fortunately the rain passed away during the night, and the opening day, though thick and foggy, remained fine until nearly the termination of the racing. The attendance, principally composed of the Lon don division, was numerous, and the programme, which contained four events and a match, was unproductive of any close contests. The day's proceeding commenced with the usual Newmarket punctuality, at one o'clock, with the principal handicap of the day, for which six runners went to the post, and terminated in favour of Ben Land—the , t John Scott" of steeplechasing. Subjoined ate details of the running :-- A Handicap Steeplechase of 6 soya each, with 60 added ; for four-yr-olds and upwards. About three miles and a half. Mr. B. Land's Oliver Twist, aged list 21b (B. Land, jun.) 1 Captain J. 0. Machel's Molly Asthore, 6 yrs, 10st 21b (A. Sadler) 2 Mr. Elyod's St. James, 6 yrs, 9st 121 b .. (W. Griffiths) 3 The following also ran :—Mutineer, Brown Stout, and Quicksilver. Betting-13 to 8 agst Oliver Twist, 5 to 2 agst Molly Asthore. Mutineer made play, but after going three-quarters of a mile, stopped, which left St. James with the lead. Arriv ing at the turning flag for home, Molly Asthore took the command, but going on the wrong side of a flag about half a mile from home, gave way to Oliver Twist, who cantered in 40 lengths in front of Mr. Machers mare; St. James was a similar distance in rear of Molly Asthore ; Brown Stout stopped with Mutineer, and Quicksilver fell at the artificial brook, on the return journey. A Match, 12st 71b each; gentlemen riders ; 20 goys pp. Three miles over the z:teeplechase Course. Mr. Oslar's Laundress _ (Captain White) 1 Mr. R. Symonds's Harkaway (Mr. Henry) 2 Betting-2 to lon Laundress, who took the lead after going a short distance, and won by 40 lengths. Harkaway fell twice, but Mr. Henry was not injured. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 3 sous each, with 30 added, for all ages. About three miles. Mr. Golby's Sunflower, aged, 9si 131 b (C. Boyce) 1 Mr, kllyod's Antelope, aged, 10$ 91b .... (W. Griffiths) 2 Jerry also ran. Oliver Twist was weighed for, but prior to going to the pest was found to be lame, and was withdrawn. Betting-6 to 4on Sunflower, 7to 4 agst Antelope. The latter went away and quickly obtained a command ing lead of Sunflower. Jerry having refused to jump the first flight of hurdles, returned, and left only two in the race. Instead of coming round the three-mile turning flag, Antelope went forward, and Boyce taking advantage of his knowledge of the course was left with a good lead and won by a distance. A. Selling Steeplechase Sweepstakes of 3 sous each, with 20 added; for 4-yr•olds and upwards; maidens allowed 71b; winners extra ; selling allowances. About two miles and a half. 3 subs. Mr. John Nightingall's Orkousta, aged (L4O), list 61b (Owner) 1 Mr. R. Cotton's Friar of Apahall, aged (£4O), lOst 131 b (E llingham) 2 The foll wing also ran :—Diadem and Acre. Betting-6 to 4 each agst Orkousta and Friar of Aps hall. The last named took the lead going out, and Acre refus at Putney, or a previous race for the Balfour prize; and,( French S as the London R ow i ng Club have won the prizes described i at Henley, many of their leading men are necessarily barred, so that a very excellent opportunity occurs for other aspirants to aquatic fame. It is much to be regret ted that Mr. F. Playford is about to retire from the cap taincy of the club. COURSING. THE GREAT WATERLOO (ALTCAR) MEETING. THLTIISDAT. (Patron—The Earl of Sefton ; judge, Mr. Warwick ; slipper, MT_ Raper.) The Great Waterloo CUB,, value £1,600 in specie, by sub• seription of 25 st.vs each ; the winner to receive £5OO second, £200; two dogs, £5O each (L 100) ; four dogs, £3O each (£120); eight dogs, £2O each (£160) ; 16 dogs, £lO each (L160)—Z1,240. 32 dogs. The Waterloo Purse, £260 ; Waterloo Plate, £lOO (£36o)—total, £1,600. The winner to give three dozen of claret to the club dinner. 61 subs. the Poles, (From the limes' Correspondent.) A remarkable change is observable in the official and semi-official press on the question of Poland., The same journals that but a week ago had for the insurgents only invective and disdain are all of a sudden loud in their praise. The Moniteur, for in stance, has ceased to publish its Correspondence from Warsaw," compiled at the Russian Embassy in Paris, and recommended by M. de Morny, and prefers reproducing articles from German papers which cry ou t aga i ns t P russ i an intervention and denounce the cruelties of the Russians in Poland. The . Constitutionnel is discreet and mute ; the Parte, after ten days' silence, now tells us that the " Polish question" is the most important and the most urgent of a ll E uropean quest i ons . Th e Opznion Nationale has already issued its programme for the Imperial Government to carry out if it care to stand; and in this letter you will find the-epi tome of an article by a public functionary claiming Polish sympathies for the Napoleons, and chargius; both branches of the House of Bourbon with guilty connivance at the spoliation of Poland. With all this it seems strange that the sale of en gravings e nd pictures relating t o passin g even t s i n Poland is prohibited. One paper is refused permis sion to give the portraits of the leade rs o f t h e insur rection, and another was near being confiscated for a description of the palace of the Kings of Poland in Warsaw. A manifestation of some of the work ing classes was spoken of, but the democrats have been requested to discourage and prevent it; and a posthumous prosecution of a Polish journal pub lished in Paris and now defunct was contemplated. It is evident that there are two opp os i ng curren t s in official regions . Two mighty personages coalesce with the Russian Ambassador, abetted by two journals rather notorious than celebrated for th e i r reactionary spirit. The other o ffi cial departm ents sympathise with, and to the best of their means sup port, the Poles. So far as one can know anything of the feeling of the army, it is decidedly favourable to the Polish movement and to French inteiven tion ; and the sort of agitation carried onin French society by the Russians about the alleged cruelties of the Poles has but small effect. MEETING,—MAncm 16. aster Spring Handicap. Si Course. DONCASTER SPRING Acceptances for the Done Leger Age at lb The Lawyer 5 8 12 Upperhand Joey Jones .. 5 7 11 The Monk 6 7 8 St. Maximin 6 7 4 Amy Charles Fox Harlequin 4 7 2 Hubert Little Dick Flytrap Bernice Soothsayer a 6 7 Equator 4 6 7 Adventurer Acceptances for the Great No. About three m Age st lb Honest Tom 3 6 2 Bohemia Revolver Sea Nymph Dirt Cheap 3 5 13 Fontenoy Lady Fauconberg 3 5 11 Semiramis 3 5 11 Colombine 3 5 11 Age st lb. I Jealousy Romeo Freshman ... a 10 11 Shropshire .. 5 10 10 Sinking Fund .... a 10 9 The Dane Satellite . a 10 5 Avalanche a 10 4 Northern Light Heads or Tails a 10 2 Piff Paff a 10 0 Light of Other Days a 10 0 Nosegay a 10 0 Lincoln Devotee 3 5 10 Jenny Wren 3 5 10 Sledmere Picco Westminster 3 5 7 )rth of England Steeplechase, Liles and a half. Age et lb. St. Maiimin 5 9 10 Chester Remunerator Remeaim Gift a 9 7 Glautias a 9 6 Emblem 9 6 Fergus Fosco a 9 3 Climax Birdbolt a 9 0 Discrepancy Ned of the Hills , 6 8 12 LINCOLN SPRING MEETING.—The foll Owing horses have been scratched :—Monk and Stanton out of the City Handicap; Alchymist out of the Lincolnshire Hunt Steeplechase. BIRMINGHAM ANNUAL STEEPLECHASES. MONDAY, FEBUTJARY 23. Acceptances for the Grand Annual Steeplechase. Age st lb Age et lb Freshman a 12 7 Dandy t ... a 11 3 Maritana Sinking Fund .... a 11 13 Heads or Tails The Dane Joe Maley 6 11 9 Mytton Light of other Days a 11 9 Pergus Northern Light .. 6 11 8 Emblem a i 0 3 Oliver Twist .. all 5 Bird of Prey a9 10 The highest weight accepting being 12st 41b it has been raised to 12st 71b, and the rest in proportion. AQUATICS. ROYAL LONDON YACHT CLUB. It has been determined by the above club that a con gratulatory address be drawn up and forwarded to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales on the occasion of his approaching marriage. PRINCE OF WALES YACHT CLUB. The opening trip of this club is fixed for April 2. Yachts to rendezvous at the Brunswick Pier, Blackwall, at 3 p.m• In the course of the season there is to be a match open to yachts of all nations of any build or rig not exceeding 15 tons, P.W.Y.C. measurement, to be sailed under the regu lations of the club, excepting Rule 40, "That centre-board boats sail by themselves," LONDON ROWING CLUB. The fixtures of this great metropolitan club, th e annual opp onen t s of the ' Un i vers ities at Henley, have just been made, and are as follows : March 21. great crew T O r p i e a n l i E n g o h f t s t h ( e fr C e i t u b w a h t ePhu n h e e is picked for Henley) April 25. The Balfour Pa ir oared raoe May 9. The Clifford Sculls May 23. Th e President's Fours The Beltour pairs promises to be a very open race. It i s open to all the world of gentlemen amateurs, 'who have neither won the Grand Challenge nor St ewar t' s Ch a ll enge Cups, or pair-oared prizes at Henley, the TTnl • • yernty race With foreign wheat the market was fairly supplied. Generally speaking, the trade was in a sluggish state, yet the quotations were supported. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair request, at late rates. Seed barley was in demand, at very full prices. Other kinds moved off slowly, at about previous quotations. The malt trade was steady, at late currencies. The supply of oats was very small. Sweet parcels com manded extreme rates; but in other kinds, very little business was transacted. Beans—the supply of which was moderate—moved off heavily at late rates. Peas were in steady, but far from active, request, on former terms. In flour, the dealings were by no means numerous, yet prices ruled firm. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Flour. English 1,180 I 550 j 1,620 i 370 O3O Irish.. — -- Foreign 7,030 5,220 --0,250 8,710 brig ) LEADENHALL. .untry killed meat on sale in )derat e, Generally speaking, thout leading to any material ith our previous report, the oarcase. Middlingmutton 3 10 4 2 Prime do .. 4 4 4 6 Veal Small pork 4 2 4 6 Lamb 36,321,114 And, as compared with the month ending the 11th of Jan., 1862, the above returns show a decrease of £329,552 in the circulation of notes in England, and a decrease of £1,038,912 in the circulation of the United Kingdom : On comparing the above with the fixed issues of the seve ral banks the following is the state of the circulation : The English private banks are below their fixed issue ............... . ......... £ 1,183,685 The English joint-stock . bank s .. are "b e l o w their fixed issue ................ ............... £507,432 Total below fixed issue in England•... £1,691,117 The Scotch banks are above their fixed issue • . £1,468,108 The Irish banks are below their fixed issue .... £816,565 The average stock of bullion held by the Bank of Eng land in both departments during the month ending the 7th of Jan. was £14,873,607, being a decrease of £131,753 as compared with the previous month, and a decrease of £970,077 when compared with the same period last year. The following are the amounts of specie held by the Scotch and Irish banks during the month ending the 10th Jan.:-- Gold and silver held by the Scotch banks £2,428,672 Gold and silver held by the Irish banks 2,164,106 £4,682,778 Being a decrease of £82,230 as compared with the previous return, and a decrease of £516,795 when compared with the corresponding period of last year. The return from the Bank of England for the week end ing the 18th of February gives the following results when compared with the previous week : Rest £ 3,383,6 7 8 —Increase.... £15,239 Public deposits 5 —Increase.... 460,467 13,769,2 Other deposits .. 76—lncre as e.... 172,920 ... , On the other side of the account : Government securities £11,043,079 —N„hange. Other securities Notes unemployed The amount of notes in circulation is £19,310,720, being a decrease of £520,330 ; and the stock of bullion in both departments is £14,589,222, showing an increase of £518,57 1 when compared with the preceding return. BETHLEHEM HOSPITAL.—A meet • ig of the Governors of Bethlehem Hospital was held this morning at Radley's Hotel, New Bridge-street, Black friars, and a gentleman from our office accordingly attended to report the proceedings, but was informed, on application for admission to the meeting, that the president of the hospital, Alderman Copeland, had issued an order for the excitation of reporters for the public press. We are at a loss to conceive the reason for such an order, without there is something which the governors of this extensive charity wish to conceal from the public. SHAVING THE LADIES.--We have all heard of an operation called "shaving the ladies," yet we doubt if any lady is aware of the very clean shave she is constantly undergoing. If she is accustomed to frequent " cutting shops," where the stock is periodically thrown into a state of convulsions in its efforts to sell itself off, of course she expects to be done : but possibly she does not know thatfor years the trade in " small wares," as it is termed, has been losing its conscience in the most remarkable manner. There is in short a regular conspiracy to cheat between the manu facturers and the great wholesale dealers. If a lady, for instance, buys a reel of cotton marked a hundred yards, she imagines, possibly, that she gets that quantity. Miserable delusion ! There are not mare than seventy. All goods, aga in, that are sold in the piece, run short : " short stiok,,, i n f a ct, is a slang term for insufficient lengths. Some of the wholesale middlemen will send up labels to the menu false lengths, and th ey are put on, as a facturer indicating m atter of course, by many spinners. Th e B r iti s h er i s thus cheated out of 30 Per cent• of his goodN,_o no a Frio. SECOND TIES. Lord Lurgan's Lady Norah beat Mr. Fifzmaurice's Attila Mr. Williams nd Silkworm beat Mr. Bake nd Heather Jock Lord Uffington nd Monarch beat Mr. Bell nd Hippogriff Lord Sefton's Streamer beat Capt. Molyneux nd Sutler Mr. Lindsay nd Sea Foam beat Mr. Thompeon's Tirzah Mr. Gordon nd Coodareena bEat Mr. Gordon nd Dunoon Mr. H. Heywood'■ Rabe beat Mr. J. Johnstone's Jock o' Dalgig Mr. Spinks' Sea Pink beat Mr. Brundrit's Belligerent Mr. Callender's Kingwater beat Mr. Randall nd Patent Mr. Hornby nd Imperatrice beat Mr. Ingleby's Yordas Mr. Steel's Spider beat Mr. Bland's Belle of the Village Mr. Lister's Chloe beat Mr. Hyslop nd Dixie Mr. Russell's Reliance beat Mr. Lawton's Laura Mr. Blundell's Be Quiet beat Mr. J. B. H. Jones's Justice Mr. Dunlop's DucheFs beat Mr. Croft nd Gipsy Queen Mr. Cunningham's Hopbine beat Mr. Stockernd Elling ton The Waterloo Purse, for 32 dogs, beaten in the first course for the Waterloo Cup, the winner to receive £lOO ; se cond, £10; two dogs, £l5 each; four dogs, £lO each; and eight dogs, £5 each. Mr. B. Irving's Blooming Daisy beat Mr. J. Jardine nd Union Jack Mr. Bruce's Colchicum beat Mr. Hammond nd Donna del Lego Mr. W. Mather nd Blemish beat Earl Bective's Bobbinet Mr. J. Armistead nd Drawn Sword beat Mr. Gibson's Coorooran. Mr. J. Knowles nd Sea Rock beat Sir St. George Gore's Rienzi Mr. P. Callan ad Confederate beat Mr. 3, Blackstock's Belle o' the Castle Mr. T. Brocklebank's Briar beat Mr. G, Gregson nd Sambo Mr. D. Bateman nd Sea Girl beat Lieut. Col. Bathurs nd Dead Shot Mr. E, W. Haywood nd Jerrybaldi beat Mr. Peacock nd Lyndhurst Lord Grey de Wilton's Glendower beat Mr. Campbell's Calmaroona Mr. Worrall's nd Agility beat Mr. Blanehard's Babs Mr. A. Graham's Great Gun beat Major Boothby nd Bobbing Down Mr. Cloudesdale nd Gilbert beat Mr. Galway nd Lady Bella Mr. Barden's Dervock beat Mr. C. Jardine nd Moselle Mr. Holes' Scipio beat Mr. Morrall's Mercury Lord Binning nd Heart of King beat Mr. Campbell's Carabradzo LATEST BETTING. WATERLOO CUP. to 1 agst Kingwater (taken) 7 to 1 agst Sea Pink (taken) 7to 1 agst Sea Foam (taken) Bto 1 agst Rebe (taken) 10 to 1 agst Streamer (taken) 10 to 1 agst Spider (taken) 12 to 1 aget Silkworm (taken) 12 to 1 agst Coodareena (taken) 15 to 1 agst Reliance (taken) 16 to 1 agst Imperatrice (taken) 20 to 1 agst Chloe (taken) 20 to 1 agst Be Quiet (taken) 20 to 1 agst Duchess (taken) The coursing will extend to Saturday, MARKETS—This Day. MARK LANE. The show of samples of English wheat here, to-day, was moderate. Both for red and white qualities, the de mand ruled inactive, yet no change took place in prices, compared with Monday. The condition of the supply was tolerably good. _ _ NEWGATE AN . The supply of town and co) each of these markets is mo the trade rules heavy, but wit change in prices, compared vir, Per 81b. by e d s dl Inferior beef .. 2 8 3 0 Middling do. .. 3 2 3 6 Prime large do. 3 8 3 10 Do. small d 0... 4 0 4 2 Large pork .... 3 4 4 0 Inferior mutton. 3 4 3 8 BOROUGH HOP. The business doing in hops is very moderate, good and fine English, as well as foreign, qualities support previous rates ; otherwise, the quotations have a downward tendency. With foreign produce the market is well supplied. Mid and East Kents Weald of Kents Sussex « Bos to 140 s „ Bavarian Belgian American COLONIAL. Tiii.a.—There has been a steady demand for good and fine descriptions, and prices generally are well sustained. SUGAR.-The market has been rather dull, although no material alteration can be quoted in prices . In the refined market late rates have bee n maintained. COFFEE. —Only limited transactions have been reported on either foreign or colon i a l descriptions, but full prices are current. Rice.—For East India qualities there has been more in quiry, and slightly enhanced prices have been obtained. SALTPETRE. —Business has been dull, and the few bar gains entered into were at previous rates. TALLOW.—The market has been dull, and prices tend downwards for both present and forward delivery. P.Y.C, on the spot is quoted 44s 6d to 44s 9d, June delivery 44i 9cl, and last three months 47s per cwt. SHIPPING—This Day, LONDON, Feb. 20.—Wind this day at noon—East moderate breeze and cloudy weather. CLYDE, Feb. 19.—Wind S.—Sailed—Clutha, for Mel. bourne. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 19.—Wind N.W., foggy.—Arrived —Her Majesty's ship R ,adamanthus, from Plymouth. Sailed—Her Majesty's ship Speedy, for Jersey; her Ma jesty's ship Megzera, for the Channel Islands. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning:. Sailed—Condor, steamer, for Bremen ; Seine and Talmo, screw steamer, for Paris ; C o ncordia, steamer, for Bou logne ; Cosmopolitan, for Hamburg. D E AL, Friday Morning. Passad—Westward no, from London, for Kurrachee. Sailed—All the outward bound, except ono. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DLE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton ..Mar. 21. via Marseilles ... Mar. 15. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Mar. 6. Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena.. Mar. 3. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southamptun.Mar. 4. via Marseilles ...Feb, `‘7. Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton India (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Mar. 4. via Marseilles Feb. 27. India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Feb. 25. via Marseilles Feb. 20. Portuga1.... Malta, Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Feb. 25. via Marseilles Feb. 20. Newfoundland Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Feb. 26. by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. Feb. 20. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffe Mar. 10. Bahamas, via New York .... Mar. 12. Mexico.. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Per . u: . l F F e eb b. 28. 26. California ) and British Columbia , ........ ~, Jo atis-s The Russian journal Le Nord, published in Paris, has for days past dwelt on the atrocities committed by the Poles on the Russian soldiers who fell into their hands. These are calumnies; and we have seen that disarmed Russian detachments gained the Prussian frontier, and suffered no ill treatment from the insurgents. On the other hand, the mas sacres perpetrated at T omaszow an d S ue h e d n i ow show in what fashion the Russians act. The Nord has but few customers in P ar i s , b ut t h e R uss i ans circulate it in society, and read these terrible details made up for the purpose. One Russian of high rank, who was enlarging a day or two ag o i n a p l ace of public resort on the enormities of the Poles, re ceived from one of his hearers this reply, " The stories you tell us seem very doubtful; but even were they true they would be quite natural after all you have done in Poland." The Opinione .Nationale, the Organ of the Palais Royal, returns with renewed vigour to the subject of Poland. It would not do so if it were distaste ful to the Emperor. These articles in a paper which represents" Democratic Imperialism" may be thrown out as feelers. It is worth while to ascertain whe ther intervention would be popular, while, at the same time, they do not compromise the Government, and may be disavowed at any moment. It also gives occasion to exalt the Bonapartes at the expense of the Bourbons, if we may judge from the second, article in the Opinione Nationale of yesterday, headed " The Bourbons, Napoleons, and Poland." The Poi'es, it is well known, had no great reason to be satisfied with Napoleon, whom they served with fidelity to the last, but who never realised the hopes which he had excited of reconstituting their na tionality. He certainly said that had he reigned. during the first, the second, or even the third par tition, he would have armed all France to defend them. But at Tilsit the provinces which before the first dismemberment formed part of the kingdom of Poland, and were subsequently annexed to Prussia, were detached from it, erected into a separate prin cipality—the Grand Duchy of Warsaw—and bestowed on the King of Saxony, with the excep tion of Bialystok, containing 200,000 fouls, which was ceded to Russia. In order to humble Prussia to the dust, Napoleun had roused to the utmost the population of Prussian Poland ; but he resolutely refused to encourage the Russian provinces of Lithuania to raise the standard of independence. " I love the Poles," he said to Rapp, after receiving one of their deputations : " Their ardour pleases me. I wish to render them inde pendent, the task is not easy. Too many nations are inte rested in their spoils,--Austria, Russia, Prussia. It' the match is once lighted, there is no saying where it would stop. My first duty is towards France, and it is no part of that duty to sacrifice its interests to Poland ; that would lead us too far. We must leave its destinies in the hands of the supreme disposer of all things—to Time, It will possibly teach us hereafter what course we ought to pur sue." The Optnione Nationale quotes various passages from the addresses of the Emperor to the Polista deputationF. In November, 1806, he said : " France has never recognised the various partitions of Poland. Nevertheless I cannot proclaim your independence until you have decided on defending your rights as a nation, with arms in your hands, by all sorts of sacrifices, even that of your lives. Instructed by your calamities, unite, and prove to the world that one and the same spirit animates the whole Polish nation." Again on the 27th of the same month he said to the Polish senators, presented by Count Radzi nunski " The misfortunes of Poland has been the result of its intestine divisions. What has been destroyed by force can only be repaired by force. Speeches and wishes are of no avail. If the priests, the nobles, and the middle classes make common cause and adopt the firm resolution to triumph or to die, they will triumph, and may count on my protection." As a contrast to this encouraging language the Optnione represents "a Bourbon, Louis Philippe d'Orleans" (afterwards King of the French), writ ing in the same month of the same year to Count d'Antraigues, who was setting out for St. Peters burg, a letter containing this passage : " The Emperor of Russia must not suffer peace with Prussia ' • and if it be made, he mu t not recognise it. Ho must put in movement all the forces of his vast empire in order to prevent the resurrection of Poland, and he must do it whether Prussia is cowardly enough to submit or coura geous enough to oppose it. The fate of Russia, as well as of Prussia, depends on that of Poland." Two years afterwards the same Prince, while a refugee at the Court of Naples, wrote to Count d'Antragues on the preparations of Austria for the campaign of 1809 : " I have seen an army of 120,000 men in Poland under the command of the Archduke Ferdinand. Why, I asked myself, do you send a single man to Poland ? It is against Bonaparte that you should concentrate your forces. If you do not beat him ' y o ur 120,000 will not beat th e Ki ng o f Saxony. If you beat him, a detachment of 120 men will suffice to annihilate the King of Saxony and the Duke of Warsaw—and let there be no more about it." On the sth January, 1810, the Duke of Vicenza, Ambassador of France at the Court of Russia, signed the draught of a convention, stipulating, first, that the kingdom of Poland should never be re-established; second, that the name of Poland and of Pole should be proscribed in all public acts; third, that the Duchy of Warsaw should never have an increase of territory; and, fourth, that the Convention should be made public. Napoleon refused to ratify this Convention, and persisted in saying that the re-establishment of Po land was desirable for all the Western Powers; and as long as it was not re-established Europe would be without a frontier in the direction of Asia. " rho severity of the weather," the Opinione adds, " tri umphed over the efforts of Polish patriotism and French valour. Napoleon, vanquished by the ele ments, lost his throne, and the Bourbons returned to France." from King Louis The following passage, in a letter ambassador to Philippe to Prince Talleyrand, c e t n sn t ie t s e that the Polish annual England, is a strange contraDdi assurance in the Chamber o r _ 1) nationality should never per sh nervaw or ou a ld t St. Petersburg that but for non unerstood a 4, It appears that you have not y et succeeded in makin g it have been convulsed, that Aus tria Italy, as Belgium wastaken f rom Hol land. c be or should it be for go tt en t h at d a e o n s tn Europe t would e n t i a o ahn tv it under the government of Czqrtoryski, Poland, under the revolutionary influence, would have been up, and but for our judicious and salutary influence she would have united herself to France to repel, to crush—it cannot be doubtcd. —Russia, notwithstanding her colossal strength, because it is true that when a people, really a people, rise for liberty, there is no power sufficient to subdue them. I hoped for better from the information you might have given as to the immense service we have rendered to Russia, to Austria, and to Prussia, a service which appears from the fact since Poland has fallen, and not without some peril for use. Let us think of that a little more, not to be under the necessity of being incessantly reminded of it. Have you not the two letters of Lafayette containing reproaches against our Minister for having, by his advice and his promises, para zed Poland's means of def. nee ? Can the Cabinets of Vienna and St. Petersburg want more, and can all the danger be unknown which existed for Russia in the plan: and system of defence adopted by the Poles under Purstnas Adam ? And can it be forgotten what they :3 to the sole and powerful mover of the measuresna i F But let us paralysed these resolutions—neutralized u tile_ realized the prophetic words of Sebastia is we, rather break off here. Poland is no more; it waystcellmhaanvde than the conqueror of th a % u V k ars f a or w, Petersburg ought to hatlivingtheextCinagbuiniesht extinguished d f th b i t s . focus of incessant rebellion. Arrange so that they may F t h e i t n e k r s a b u l little mo re of this at Vienna, and particularly at St, A Cabinet Council was held last evening on the insurrection. lon gg v l e t l g.srebsetlieevveedntthofatthtehdeaityrontthte liseuProwilhi before some indication of the views of the Emperor on this grave subject. The Swedibli Diet has thlelared itself in favour of a common system of coins, weights, and measures for Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, 18W 3. 'and ado, e to and a of Ater !ans- ater zaba -hart 100 itk SSE , Paid.' I 0( 2 5 all all 100 Mini t 100 ICO MbN 10511 108 i 27 23 1051 1031 1041