The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-06 00:00:00

iIARKE T. ----- AND INTELLIGENCE. - CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Pea rale - 13 : 10 particul ar c h ange i n th e g eneral ap di co e monetary affairs t o -day, the demand for 7; an u d tit acc ommodation b e i ng well maintained at Be 8 Per cent. f or even the b est s h or t dated Ag o et B anff £ lO ,OOO in b ar go ld was t a ken into the /„ Y"terday, t , th ere ue foreign exchanges yesterday afternoon 5 i no nO material alteration. ee -11 "daY last th e i m p or ts of specie have Th il4t ed to X 580,300, and the exports to .047,000. aPPlicstion of the Credit Foacier will be °ll, Wednesday next. At Two O'CLOCK. IL% b ` h e Paris B ourse th i s morning, according to Iv er B eater' s t e l egram, the Three per Cent. Rentes e quoted 66f 33c. Inanimate. eEi in the English Stock Market to-day .. has 114, (111I et, and owing to sales in realisation of Per ` B, prices have given way to the extent of a ee l nt. Des pite this movement, however, the fipl s et4- aspect of af f airs is not unfavourable. Con tOp are C/ 1 for money, and 90i 91 for the ac ate 9., New Threes and Reduced Annuities ; a ,l; Ex c h equer Bills, 4s. dis. ; Bank Stock, n d India 5 per Cents. 1031 104. tle tek ill ti t , c ,ualre b een sli g ht s y m pt oms o f depression v e : °re ign Mark e t thi s morning, but prices firmly. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are G ditto Consolides, 464 47; Mexican, 35Z- 36-1; Passion'ok 2 , 1 k ditto Coupons, 91 ; Spanish ` l, l ; ditto Certificates, 13' ; and the er ate Loan, 49 51. .1 1th tn ikar e Rl llwaY Share Market there is very lit . t oa le . llort I°n, and prices exhibit few variations of ,Eistaenee* Great Eastern, Great Western, and North krth rl (B erwick) have receded 58. ; and Great irth, ` r n , North Western, and Metropolitan have Thep °S • ttt itb °r eio t , and Colonial lines continue inactive ttitt: Prev ious quot a ti ons . Nlil eat ' a nd Misc e ll aneous s h ares are i n moderate bat exhibit no ma t er i a l c h arge as regards op tt /3ItITI S II FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. bQ r Nw E , ea t vT FUND S , , tot t, •• eerZ)„"nt, March 5 91 901 kw 1r tteduced A", lll 2i r p eu er Cent, 90 44 1 , 11 itie; Cent. Jan. 1891 (!) April, 188.5 f o ,, :in Yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — Ditto a t, Yrs, expire sth April, 1885 — "cin Bea Telegraph), , Aug 1908. ~apbitt:" Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & per Cent 4 dis I4i Eno £ l OO 41 00 and £2OO Its`G S tk, 4i per Ct., last h:.-ye 235 1 I.),: t sto o k it.),,yERN:NIENT SECURITIES. D itto 4, e vi Per Cent., A pr il 1874 2151 vita 6 c°ut '3itt P er c ent. July, 1870 - 31 1 t . p er • ......... bitt": 4 tak e ` - e ',7 11 t., Oct, 1888 b it Si. Per ciPapeanr, p 872 . l er Cent . . toDePer e nt., J Cent., May, 1879 .. D; t nt ures, 4 p er Ct., April 1861 titt,')hotd g d itto Aug., 1866 98} £l,OO O 10 F ide " £1,000.. 0 kp h , Ilat t "A -- 'N FUNDS—CLOSING P R IC ES . bi t ° to ds) 5 per Cent 4„, : , 1859 Ditan 4 t unt • • -- bi t t t a, lsb e r Cent '4l pe 1859 i r i ,, C enr. 1852-58-60 i)i t t 1863 t 863, £5 'le 'tt4)4 C "ee nt., 18625 Paid t ?lot A eclUnt ..Ciilitte ... I co 6 per dent• ....... N o ute i 47r Cent. pl y an terseent ........... ae Cen c t riP £53 P d 1)?4, ptr, Ueli.t. bar l iN h 4Pe%Oent . . llit te per Guilders .. . s b 'tto S ~r C ~nt•+ 1825 9Dalo-tti ant 18 c N £lO Bg l tt a,P,"° (, Paid .bptiat 7a,?ikilliaelidated. 1 per Cent.. G te ' 4 O, 8 Per c 4l Land Warrant Dittoek 6 pereeotld I s ere C .. tltit, c t , 0 01., Loe o ' 1 . 0 24-5, ex-Coupons.. 21a ittf, 4 105 4 '• • .... 1, 444 B.. .... tai l Le rtlajOnt "Per Oan r(; ant .. k r 2t!..5 A Per Olaremmana Railway) 73 • ......... 36 51. Gi I G ra rit tt o natl , a.. t. Per Cent t o r, ... .......... ........ -i ete rre,t Ce nt .... .................. i l!tt oi tit e iB ae, slZants ..... ;es . ) ...... itt, 63 r C ent..'"Ex 25f "i'llv• •.. •-• • 1), istli btto A 'Per ct ,') •C 42 Ss. 3d, paid — pen Ot r , eco ttt, . .......... Per ...... p°rt to 'D ii~ee eeo nt. • 180 • unt' ..... per bit 't: oiat ' , erkt,, 1853 _ Itt e to3 Per o ... • ... et, 1 ,,,, .. ; ..... I,,i l aa 6 c ° l trit, ' 3 ° 6 , 7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Per et,:: ......... t. i t ' Per Ca.", 1822, vt t,) ate IA 1850 ..... ta, r i!to sPar C ell , 1860 .............. c 2e ‘., 1869 .......... Itt, 46 p nt, 1869 - 8 Ace €l. cent ...... .4i t oll ut,t .............. ditto Ayer tent . ............. - ...... to P, Etta f;'eeoutt . erred Aateemve p 4 t t li i t t 4 l l e4tult„ .......... • h ()f t C°1 4 3.. n . 0 . t . funded . L . lat i 4 , 4 Pe r p'• • • ... 13 ",!t o ti er 186 4 t i ,lo 47r e n. r 1: I h 4 a, e'ant " °8 ...... too „7 . ) ipt o ' A Pe rtt trrt dB ........ t Zon o e t il . t * 186 Oitt t/ 1 , er I:1 totIT - 7 7 Zi",sl, l l l ta tte `4 , 1863. to 4 Per c per Cent 4bi cent, . vmela ............... V.‘ll, Cl B Itt 1 :11 1 ' pe r 'ae abo ve paya b le in Lo- nd i Cent E x. 10 Florins. 11 yp 1° Re d " Ce t e . x• Itt,l aa, 4, Certificates z Per Cent., Ex rf c,1,11,•et., 1 861, E 25 , fra j n . c . e 1). 48 .... 661 1 ....... TWO O'CLOCK. ~Zt ant .................... 901 1 •~taT l (4 1 Rar, ATI 'am% tts - ‘4 41 kaIARING-CROSS.—One of the qEi itiNtti Ber Vices ever rendered to a city will and a Monument, as nearly as possible the 4 4 1 4 p q°4 ina l th d fe ature as the original Eleanor Cross, tiiill,kr.rZaised-ie,:inllage of Charing. This architectural \,.o t ,,, , arr y , the new railway company, whose archi ctt s pot 'Noe i IL A-, has found a most convenient site h i a , d eh , 0 , 11 , 0 , front of the terminus, very near the the ancient cross stood. The height 'o4 ° rked th e b e nearly 70 feet. Of the ten crosses ttcr thr 0140 halting places of the coffin of Queen th, to a d 4, N t e from Grantham to Westminster Abbey, t1, 11 :4 h, A s „ W_ Ir• existence, the finest being that at 11 'ea et ' I,B •Y be said with perfect truth that no i.4,llld'ies of cfaaall,,_baeauty is to be foundin London, and ‘qty t titi c i iti ki tns " 4 .. rrk and Charing resembled each other t qn 2ll t o t ,' 'be importance and value of this pro -1t: its Nil , . me ornamental features of the metropolis elated by the bl. " T lc. eoropetONS NLEY.—A further investiga 'it 5 k,„ t ow, . e . nt men has resulted in a decided yt4 l °l4s, 0 7 1e Y '8 B uffici I ept y sane to bo responsible lilil'tt:ieirtahi:,,,„-(l4'retob.uvrseit is impossible to hang him now ; to Iv t Promptitude,. Sir George Grey has h 10, a emuee will be commuted to penal ser a 41 1, ° a that A rt t eaase, Parliament will be asked to amend t Re~ an 4 085 U so str ange a mi scarr i age of justice. We aettNri° a i l a pprove capital punishment, but irittl'(.,u_ti objection to it, but solely because s'VL aey W e e,`Lotinal courts has convinced us of its 'ty ) :at t a votme ° o fd , however, prefer to see it abolished Ler , isl a ature, not b a 'at lip to of Townley. and lary Ti m es c (this 4 t , V il,lll‘i,butit 't st ,lhi tilt 137f 0r the h L a e Ar a b s prefer mares to i 6 d • , ti profit three f o ll ow i ng reasons : CI 'a R , he de 'ert ; for th e stories that represent . / t !it lit nOt 411 re ttuningr n ing their backs upon prof the_taounting the beloved steed that i s t4, 4 %t• 08 as r4,ll_,Loselves to part with, are a little 1,0 , , , Nt., a1 0e,t i_5r th e petl,';:t_a_£l,ooo has been known to have ~t ` q 1 , 1 met t ,,p,„ Ole single mare. 2. Because tip ,thirstat t er. , :3. like a horse in time of war —a most , t _ 3. Because ti) and she is less sensitive to attd tctiu will feed on the same herbage cal Chamberes Journal. BI ARE' MARKETS.---This day, Share Railways. 13.11. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Wythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co ' Bristol and Exeter ;Caledonian ;Core and Bandon Cornwall A ( A, gets no div I Do. B Do —t" 613. e p In. has been paid to B. Dublin it Belfast June. fiun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh St Glasgow. Glesg. and S. Western. ,Great Eastern, Ord. stk. 8 8i -- 8i 8I 84 E 6 120 i 124 7 7i 37 39 16 17 95 97 106 108 49 50 45 47 71 81 Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthoi Scotland 'Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire ,London and Blaokwall ILon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon„ Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Scv,th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do shares... 'Metropolitan jidland D. New Do t;::rming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares IMid Kent Do Cray Line i North British_ 128 i 124 131! 7351 134 136 97 99 65 Gsi 1091 1101 70 72 i 103 104 40 42 1061 107} 102! 103? 51 52 101 102 128,1 1291 It I Z7 V 8 100 6.4.0 lEdin., Perth, 3c Dundee I Nth. Eastern—Berwlok G.N.E. purchase Do ii.,7f,d4 51j 52i 25 46 103 1034 68 69 94 gli Do York Do Carlisle....., !North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction !Scottish Central 'Scot N. E., Aber. stock 125 130 1i 24 p "7 79 11 123 12t1 43 45 f f 93 100 ishl6.4' Do Scot. Mid. stock.. Shrews. and Welehpoo) Shropshire Union .... South Devon ... !South Eastern !South Wales York. and River Dun! IStaines,Wok.,andWok. !Stockton Az Darlington! 53 64 82i S3l 941 641 Do Do New, 186 G Taff Vale. Do B Do C Ulster 12.10 Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&K West Midland —Oxford Newport'Do Do Beret ord 98 100 9/ Ot 38 39 9i 104 7i 8 p 165 )70 54 34 6 87 90 170 175 22 25 ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Paid.' I Closing rrice Business done. 491 4 129 134& Ic9; 1O 107 i 103-i 2; 102 1 52i 103/ 3 3 911 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. dailways atlantic & St Lawrenc Born., Baroda&Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent.. Do. New Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Laic Huron Do. Preference Builalo,Brant,AzGodricl p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 187 - 0 Do. do. June 1, .1574 Clcutta.&S.Eastn. (Lin. Cape Town J. - , Dock Sari; Eastn. Bengal g - u. ap. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Do. do. II do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref . . Bonds Do. ao. deferred__ , Do. 2d Pref. Bonas 1 Do. do deferred__ Do. 3d ef. stock Do. do. deferred_ Do. 4th I'ref. Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndfarentu.gua.sp.c Do. New gua. 5 p. Do. January, 1662 Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. ot Canada. Shares - Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5 p. c. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. o. Do. 41 p. c. Extension Dc. 44 do •• •• • • Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. t p. o. Bads. Melb. & llobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Mortg. lids. New Br uronvick a Cando Class A and B .. N.M.C'das pc Ist pi yids Soinde ......... 11 Do. Delhi Do. d 0...... 4 c. Do. Punjaub Do. Do. Do. Indus. St. Flo ) 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 (100 10! all 100 100 Pad. all 100 Closing Price. 58 <0 101 1(3 1 p 1 1 3 sil 51 8 0 99 101 99 101 103 105 101 103 par P par 4 p 19 20 72 74 55 40 65 67 49 b 5 60 62 33 E 2 26 2S 20 C 4 101 103 a I 1, 101 103 91 91 11 10P 92 04 £5 67 4P 101 It 3 00 03 92 93 58 60 3 5 82 84 101 103 102 104 i RP 102 lu.l 07 09 'T SECURITIES. 100 102 99 101 102 104 90 92 90 92 106 107 109 111 1 .09 111 107 109 110 112 103 106 107 109 101 103 104 1001 99 100 99 103 99 100 107 y;s9 100 100 100 100 100 lO: 105 108 110 109; 110111 90 i 991 110 q 10 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 6 id I Amalgamated 381 591 Devon G. Con.. {T avist ) 1 670 680 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 671 70 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd sa. id par East Caradon ..... 1.14.0 27 28 271 East Carn Brea.... E. WI Russel (Tavistk ) 8.9.0 5 5 3 / 4 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 58f 9 11 Great South Tolgus l7B 45 5 'G. Wheal Vor (11e1ston, 40 161 171 Grenville 0.16.6 5 51 Herc Al'- Foot ...... 8.12 66 38 Hingston Downs 4.18.0 41 5 Lady Bertha Margaret (City Lelant 9 17 19 Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 2) ifr I d New Setun .. 19f 60 90 —• North Downs 2i 2 21 IN.Wli'l Basset (111o2;an; 3.1.0 2} 21 North Wheal Crotty I Par Consols (St. Blazey) - 'Frovidenoe(Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 44 46 ! SouthCaradon(St.Cleer) 11 425 135 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) — S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan) 1 18.18.9 57/ 621 Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 15 I famar Silv.,t Lead Min 4l k fin Crott b 191 201 West Basset (Illogan) ll 11 12 W Cl radon (Liskeard) 5 54 56 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5 SO 85 Wheal Buller(ltedruth)! 10 4, 50 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant)! 2.0.6 WhealLudcott I 3.u.8 11 2 Wheal MaryAnn(rilen )! 8 131 141 Wheal 3etun . 581 Xl6O 170 165 7 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.), 7 i 23 25 - Wheal Union 3.17 I 3 31 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, 100 Great Western, 5 per cent. red, prf., 101/ 6 2} Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent., 123 Ditto, £6, Ditto, 31 per cent.. 67 6} Midland, Leicester and Hitchin 4 per et., 441 North Eastern (G.N.E. 4 per cent. pret) 101} Stockton and Darlington, C 6 per cent., 33 South Eastern (Reading Anns., £1.0.6), 23} PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Northern, 5 per cent., 105} London, Chatham, ac., Metrop. Ext., C, 6 per cent., 82 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and Southend, 100 9 FOREIGN - RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (11m.) gua. 7 per cent., 17 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), Iti,:i F()ItEIGZi MINES. Cape Copper, Bin., 7',1 Cobre Copper, 32/ United Mexican (lim;, 6} Yudanamutana of S. Australia 21 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon aan and Liverpool (Urn.), 45 Anglo Austrian, 6 Bank of Egypt, 261 6 Bank of Queensland (lim), 14 131 British North American, 474 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 42 / Chartered 1!ler. of India, London, and China, 61 City, 110 Consolidated Bank, lira., 101 Continental, Urn. 8 European Bank, lira., 74 Imperial Bank (llna.), 26 I Imperial Ottoman, 174 1- London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, Ditto, new issued, at 14 pm, 21, London and County, 651 London Joint Stock, 37 6 London and Northern (Urn.), 14; London and South African, 261 Ditto, new, 2 5 4 Merchant Bank, Jim , 114 Metrop. and l'rov. Bank (lim.), 211 National of Liverpool, limited, 18 Oriental Bank Corporation, 59 Scinde, runjaub, and Delhi, Standard of British South Africa Olin), 28 Ditto, new, 35 DOCKS. COLONIAL GOVER Ov. 6 p.c.J a. &J ul) 1877-84 Do. 6 p. c. Feb & Aug. Do. 6 p. c.Mar & Sept. Do.: p. c. Jan &July. Do. 5 Inscribed stock Cape G.llope, 6p e,1873 Do.Ap Oct.& 1880 Do. 18Vi Do. Jan. & July, 18E.. Ceylon, Nov.l/578, 6 p Mauritius 6 per cent .. Natal Gov. 6 per cont.. N..1.1.G0v. 6 p.c. J Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. N. S. W. G ov. 5 p 1,186( Du. 5 p. c.,lBti to 1.71 Do. d0.,7888 &upwcls, New Zealand 6 p cent. Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875. Queensland Gcv. 6 p. c. S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja &July 'Do. io 5 D.o. St. Katharine, 73_2 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, Urn., I Berlin Water Works, lim., 9 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, lim., 41 Gen. Cr( dit and N'inance of London, lim., 6 I Hudson's Bay, International Financial Society, 121 1 1 1 Joint •stock Discount, lim., 6 5i 6 k London Financial Association. Jim., 25) London General Omnibus Company, 21 I National Discount Company, lim., National Steam Navigation, Um., 4f Oriental Inland Steam, lim , 1 Royal Mail steam, 80 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., 71 UnlVeroal Marine (insurance) NM, 6.11 'Business done 102} 1 2j Tin, SiMT. LO.I\DON, SArURDAY EVENING, FERMARY 6, 1E64. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day), COURT OF ERROR. THE ALEXANDRA CASE. THE QUEEN V. SILLEM AND OTHERS. This important case, which has recently been fully argued and determined in the Court of Exchequer, and fully re ported in The Sun, came before the Court this morning on appeal from the judgment of that Court, which, it will be recollected, was divided in opinion, but in order to give an opportunity of moving for an appeal Baron Piggott with drew his judgment. On the case being called on, Sir Hugh Cairns objected to the power of the Court of Exchequer to allow an appeal, and insisted that there was no appeal from that Court in matters in which the revenue side of the Court was con cerned, and argued that the Legislature never contemplated there should be an appeal in error. The Attorney-General, at great length, insisted upon the right of the Crown to appeal. Sir 11. Cairns, in his reply, persisted in his objection, and said that his learned friend, in the course of his argument, had only strengthened him in his opinion that nothing could be said against the proceedings to which he had de murred. At the conclusion of the arguments, The Lord Chief Justice said the Court would give its judgment on Monday. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A GROSS 131rOSTOR.—Andrew M`Lean, well known to the Mendicity Society officers, having been several times convicted of felony and begging, was charged before Mr. Knox with endeavouring to obtain charitable contributions by false and fraudulent pretences from Viscount Temple town, residing at No. 27, George-street, Hanover-square. It appears the prisoner went to his lordship's house and gave a letter to the butler, purporting to come from the Rev, ➢lr. Soames, of the vicarage, Greenwich, stating that Mrs. Wilson (to whom an enclosed memorial related) was known to him. His lordship sent the memorial back to the prisoner, but retained the letter, intending, if on inquiry he found the statements contained in the memorial to be true, to assist the person. The letter was then taken to the Men dicity Society, and a description given of the prisoner, and yesterday Horsford and Fryer took the prisoner into cus tody at Westminster, chargine him with having obtained a sovereign from a gentleman at Camberwell, and endeavour ing to obtain some money from Viscount Templetown. On the way to the station the prisoner said he supposed he should have another three months. In answer to Mr. Knox, Horsford said he was certain the letter was not written by Mr. Soames. Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner at the request of Hors ford, at the same time stating that Mr. Soames could then bo in attendance. The prisoner was then remanded. WESTMINSTER. UNHAPPY CONDITION OF PAItBNTS.-A respectable looking man, who appeared overwhelmed with care, be sought the magistrate's assistance under the following dis tressing circumstances : Applicant said that his child, a girl of very tender years, had absconded from her home in the country a few days ago. Her absence caused very much anxiety, and he came to London in search of her. Atter diligent inquiry he found her last night, and he said she had probably been saved from ruin by the kind interference of the police, who had found her in very bad company. Mr. Howard, on inspector of the B Division, said that a few days ago he saw the child in question. He met her at three in the morning in Grosvenor-row, Pimlico, in com pany with a prostitute, when, observing that sae appeared strange and timid, he considered it his duty to make some inquiries about her, and accordingly had her taken to the station, where he found that she had come from Sheerness. He took her to the workhouse so that she might be pro tected from harm. Mr. Selfe (to the father)—What do you want me to do for the child ? _ . The father—l want you to rescue her from ruin by putting her into a reformatory. Mr. Selfe—What is her age ? The father—She will be thirteen in August. Mr. Selfe—lf is child refuses to obey her parents, a magis trate may send her to an industrial school, but she must be under 12 years of age. The father—She has formed some bad acquaintances at Sheerness, and I have no control over her. Mr. Selfe—There is, under the Act of Parliament, a power vested in magistrates to send a child under fourteen to an industrial school if the parents will pay for their main tenance. Will you do so ? The father—Unfortunately, I cannot. I have a wife and four other children, and my pay is only is 5,1 per day. Mr. Selfe—l have no power to help you unless she is brought here and charged. I cannot go beyond the law. She must be charged with felony, with begging, with wan dering abroad having no home, or, in the alternative, the parents must maintain them. I am very sorry for you, but that is all I can say. THAMES. A VERY BAD CASE.—John Warner, a crimp, who has lost his left hand, and is one of the most disorderly fellows that over troubled the police, was charged with being drunk and disorderly, and attempting to stab two police-constables. Macdonald, 102 11, said the prisoner was making a dis turbance in Duck-street, Whitechapel, last night, at a quarter before 12 o'clock, There were a number of boys and others about him. They were laughing and shouting. He requested the prisoner to leave the street and go home, and warned him if ho did not do so he would have to go to the station-house. The prisoner said he would not go away, and suddenly took a knife from his right sleeve, uttered dreadful oaths and imprecations, and attempted to stab him. He jumped on one side, and narrowly missed the knife, He then got behind the prisoner, and. with the assistance of another constable pulled the prisoner down and took him into custody. The prisoner repeatedly kicked at him, and was exceedingly violent. James Stroud, 147 H, confirmed the last witness, and said that Macdonald very narrowly escaped being stabbed. The prisoner had been often in custody, and was one of the most disorderly characters in the district. The prisoner—l was drunk last night, I dont recollect what happened. Mr. Paget said this was a very bad case indeed, and the prisoner might think himself fortunate he had not murdered the police-constable. If the prisoner had carried his deadly intentions into effect he would have had to answer a charge affecting his life, lie (Mr. Paget) did not intend to dispose of this case summarily. The prisoner had been punished for a similar outrage before, and was a very dan gerous character. lie committed the prisoner for trial. Fire at the South Down Powder Works. PLYMOUTH, SATURDAY, 10.30 A.M. This morning, about 8 o'clock, a fire, accompanied by a very slight explosion, took place at the Blasting Powder Works, near Millbrook, Hamoaze. Signal was immediately made from the flag-•ship Adelaide, and her boat and fire-engines, with those of the Canopus, Cambridge, St. George, Indus, &c., in charge of about 500 men proceeded to South Down, removed most of the stores to a place of safety, and suppressed the fire. It originated in the packing room, which, with the drying room and their contents (many tons of blasting powder), are de stroyed. One of the workmen, named Macdonald, is injured, and Lane, an able seamen belonging to the Canopus, had his arm burnt, in consequence of a spark falling on two trays of powder which he was endeavouring to save. THE WEATHER AND THE PARKS, The intense cold which has prevailed in the metropolis during the last two days and nights has, to a very great extent, dispelled the idea that the present winter would be as mild as its predecessor, as not only have there been some very severe frosts, but on Thursday night, for the first time this winter, there was a fall of snow, which though of short duration, was sufficient to cover the ground to the depth of between three and four inches. The fall of snow commenced about 11 o'clock at night, and lasted for about half an hour. It was then succeeded by a most intensefrost, which made the roads and paths slippery and very danger ous. Several accidents were reported during the d ay, through the slippery nature of the roads, and in one case a man named Jam, s Thompson, aged about 50 years, while driving a four-wheeled vehicle down the Gray's-inr -road, was, through the horse falling, precipitated to the ground, and sustained most severe injuries, which, at six o'clock last night, terminated in his death. Other serious accidents have been reported. Yesterday the wind, accompanied by heavy sleet, blew in blinding gusts from the north, and the frost continuing there can be little doubt, if it should last for two or three more days, that the scene of last month on the variosis pieces of ornamental water in the Itoyal parks will be revived. The prognostications of the weather seem already to im ply that it will Le severe. The various pieces of water were yeeerdsy afternoon covered with a tLin sheeting of ice, more than half an inch in thickness. Reports from the country within 12 miles of London speak of very severe weather. In Essex, especially, the cold has been very biter, while in other places also there have been several nights of intense frost, and one or two falls of snow. Liverpool Cotton Mark-et —This Day. Market much better. Sales, about 8,000 bales. Import 3,692. CRYSTAL PALACE.—Yesterday (one shilling day) the admissions on payment were 537; by season tickets, 519 ; total vistors, 1,106. National League fog• the Independence of Poland. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—l have the honour to enclose a copy of the address forwarded by the committee of the above league to the Franco -Polish Central Committee of France. The favour of its insertion in your journa will oblige, yours obediently, JOHN ROBERT 'TAYLOR, Hon. Secy. 13, Brownlow-street, Bedford-row, W.C., February 4. " Messieurs,—We rejoice that there are French as well as English hearts, incapable of remaining passive and inert whilst Poland is being abandoned to extermination, and the signatures of France and Great Britain te the treaties guaranteeing her national and political existence are being washed out in her life blood. " Is the record of the wrongs and sufferings of Poland to be still the record of the shame of France and the dishonour of England? Not with our con sent; we rejoice to add—not with yours. We rejoice to unite our voices with yours in demanding the recognition, by our respective Governments, of the belligerent rights of our Polish brethren—as warring against a Power which, by the violation of treaties, and by half a century of misrule, has for feited all claim to dominion over them. " If within a few weeks after the revolt of the Confederate States of America against a native and legitimate Government, a Government based on the broadest foundations of political, social, and indi vidual freedom, and under which as great an amount of human happiness has been enjoyed as has ever been the lot of man under any form of government, if, within a few weeks after that revolt, Franco and Great Britain spontaneously recognised the belligerent rights of the insurgent States, is it possible, is it conceivable that the same recognition should be refused to the Poses after, not a few weeks, but many months of one of the most righteous and patriotic struggles in the history of the world ? The Poles, who are in revolt, not against a native and legitimate Go vernment, not against a Government founded upon free institutions and diffusing far and wide abun dant physical and social happiness, but against a foreign and usurping Government, a Government founded upon brute force, trampling upon treaties, treading under foot all right and all law, steeped in the blood of its subject victims, known only by its oppression and misrule, the chains it had forged, the misery it had caused, the lives it had sacrificed, the property it had plundered, the atro cities it had perpetrated. _ _ " Driven and tortured into insurrection by the most cruel and exasperating tyranny and insult, and after they had in Christian fortitude and pa tience employed and exhausted al. peaceful methods of endeavouring to obtain any real redress of their intolerable wrongs, the Poles are now being deli berately subjected to a wholesale process of extir pation. The horrors which have been inflicted upon them during the last twelve months will have enlisted all men in whose hearts the love of freedom and of right and the hatred of oppres sion and wrong are not utterly depraved or deadened, in an open crusade against the Musco vite barbarism which, in revenge for the mere loss of prestige in the Crimea, degrades, insults, and de files Europe ; against the fiendish cruelty which spares neither age nor sax ; rebels in indiscriminate confiscation, depopulation, and massacre; outrages the holiest feelings ; delivers to the bullet or the gibbet men whose only crime is that they have loved and fought for their country ; condemns to the hideous lash, or to hopeless imprisonment or exile, the daughters of Poland, whose only crime is that they have loved and mourned for their country, "Such are the fruits of the negative but san guinary rupture of 1854, having stopped short of its legitimate result—the deliverance and restora tion of Poland. " Surely, surely it is time, if the stamp of icicle- lible eternal shame is not to be branded upon the banners, the history, the character of Great Britain and France as faithless and dead both to solemn obligations, and to all the promptings of justice and humanity and national dignity; it is time that the vacillations of diplomacy should cease, and that, at least, there should go forth the full, clear, and honourable recognition of the belligerent rights of the patriots of Poland struggling so long for their country's independence, for their most undoubted rights, for all that is worth living or worth dying for, with a devotion of self-sacrificing heroism that exalts virtue, and ennobles mankind.—By order and on behalf of the committee of the league, " EDMOND BEALES, President. " JOHN ROBERT TAYLOR, Hon. Secy. " London, Jan. 27." WILLS AND BEQUESTS. tFront the Illustrated London News.) The will of the Right Hon. C. Compton Caven dish, Lord Chesham, was proved in London on the 23d ult., the executors nominated being his relict, the Dowager Baroness Chesham ; his nephew, the Duke of Devonshire ; and his son, now Baron Chesham. The personalty was sworn under /40,000. The testator was the fourth son of the late earl of Burlington, and married Catherine, daughter of the ninth Marquis of Huntly, R.T. His lordship had en four separate elections been returned to Parlia ment, and represented Bucks from 1847 to 1857, for which county he was Deputy -Lieutenant. His will in 1850, and two codicils in 1858 and 1 863 . A very lordship hliberal attained charge is age nla made upon 70, and executed his upon the family estates in Bucks and Herts for the Dowager Baroness, as well as a provision by marriage settlement and be quests by the will. The residue of the personal pro perty is left to his son, the present Lord Chesham. The williyells of Sir Henry Martin, Bart., of Tan bridge w as proved i n L on d on b y th e sole executor, Vice-Admiral Sir W. Fanshawe Martin, K.C.8., the personalty bei ng sworn under £ 35 , 000 . Sir Henry succeeded to the title in 1842, having Catherine, daughter of Sir Thos. By married, Arti in 25 Admiral of the Fleet. a l n B , 6 cB late The testator died at the age of 62, and had executed his will in 1858, leaving the whole of his property, real and personal, to his relict, Lady Martin, for her own absolute use and disposal. hill, Middlesex, was pr oved in of Muswell- The will of Richard Marshall, Esti-L.O, £70,000. The testator was the la st surviving part nerndon under of the eminent firm of Simpkin and Marshall, publishers, of Stationers' -court and Paternoster row, originally founded by Mr. Crosby. The will bears date October, 1863, and the testator died the month following. The executors and trustees are Benjamin Crosby Marshall, the son ; Joseph John sontestator Miles, the son-indaw ; and G eorge Ch ater , Dh wholesale itreesd,t as sh t iwaotne hisel well , a s C a n n o n - s e t a r e l l e e t d . be sold, and, together with his sh ares in the New River Company and all ot her p ro perty, applied for the benefit of his son and d au g hter s in certain pro portions and shares, as specified iu the will. There are legacies and annuities to servants, labourers, and clerks, which are to be paid free of legacy duty. THE SHARSPERE DEMONSTRATION IN LONDON. —ln spite of Punch's prognostications that the National Shakapere Committee is moribund, and that it will be found difficult to obtain £30,000, we are happy to say Observes a weekly contemporary) that the Executive of that body is doing more than it ever did before, and that, in answer to a circular appeal to the members of the com mittee, subscriptions are pouring in apace. All that is wanted now to bring the matter into full activity is a de finite proposition from the memorial and site committees, whereupon to base a tangible appeal to the publio. We are pet suaded that, so far from there being any danger of the money not being forthcoming, the sum would be subscribed in the City of London alone, provided it were understood that the monument would be erected within civic precincts. The Stratford committee proceeds very actively with its work ; and on all sides we see good reasons for hoping that, all petty differences laid aside, the tercentenary celebration of our great Bard's natal day will be celebrated both in the place hallowed by his birth and in the great city which was the arena of his fame, in a manner worthy of his great name and of the mighty nation which will that day essay to do howar, Proclamation of Field-yiarshal Von Wrangel to the Schleswigers, The following is the text of the proclamation issued by Field-Marshal von Wrangel immediately after crossing the Schleswig frontier : Prussian Headquarters, Feb. 1. Inhabitants of the Duchy of Schleswig !---Commissioned by his Majesty the King of Prussia, my most gracioue master, to occupy the Duchy with Prussian troops, in con junction with the forces which his Majesty the Emperor of Austria has been pleased to place under my command for the same purpose, I call upon you to receive these troops with friendship and hospitality. We come to protect your rights. These rights are violated by the common constitution for Denmark and Schleswig sanctioned by his Majesty the King of Denmark, upon the 18th November of last year, by which, in contravention of the agreements entered into in the year 1852, the Duchy has been incorporated with the kingdom. His Majesty the King of Denmark has been vainly sum moned to loose this bond. The Governments of Prussia and Austria have, in consequence thereof, determined upon their parts to bring into operation the means at their com mand practically to abolish the incorporation, and to secure to the Duchy the rights to which it is entitled by treaty. They will accomplish these objects by occupying the Duehy with their united troops and assuming its temporary admi nistration. This administration will be undertaken by civil com missioners of the two Powers. I call upon you to pay obedience to their orders, and to support them in their efforts for the maintenance of legal and settled conditions. The laws of the country remain valid, so far as the security of the troops does not Indispensably require momentary and passing exceptions. I expect of the loyal and reasonable good sense of the in habitants of the Duchy that they will abstain from any de monstrations, from whatever party they may proceed. You must yourselves be aware that party agitations can only injure your good right, and that I cannot suffer them in your own interest. Our troops come as friends. As friends you will receive hem. VON IVnAxGEL, Field-Marshal Commanding. Cleanliness next to Godliness. The following excellent paper extracted from the Queen we would earnestly commend to the perusal of our readers :—The Lancet has been calling the attention of its readers to what it alliteratively calls " The Fatality of the Frost," meaning the extra ordinary mortality caused by the recent severe visi tation of frost. According to the calculation of the writer (founded, principally, upon the figures of the Registrar General) the abnormal mortality traceable to this precise cause amounts to 500 deaths per week in London alone, that is to say :—" We have had within the last three weeks an influence at work amongst us which effected, in London alone, in one week, the death of five hundred persons, who, but for this influence, in all probability, would have been still alive." Of course, in the presence of the Lancet, we only presume to deal with such topics with the greatest deference ; but we would venture to ask whether the great danger to those who suffer from bronchial disorders and derangement of the respiratory organs does not occur during the cold thaws, rather than the periods of dry frost. To the poor, who have but meagre food, and scanty cloth ing, little fuel, and insufficient bedding, who live in unwholesome neighbourhoods and in draughty houses, cold in every form is a serious affliction ; but to those who are blest with the means of keeping themselves warm, and have good food to generate animal heat, the insi dious operation of damp cold air is far more dangerous than the sternest rigours of the frost. To all such we would urgently suggest a careful consideration of the effects of the Turkish bath. Whatever differences of opinion may exist among medical men as to the operation of the bath, it is now very generally admitted that, in dealing with all cases of cold, catarrh, influenza, bronchitis, asthma, and rheumatism, the bath, at a sufficient heat, is a sovereign specific. From personal ex perience, we can assure the reader that nothing gives such complete and immediate relief from the maleficent effects of cold as the bath ; and, from what we have seen, we fully believe that its con stant use during the cold months would act as a preservative upon the weakest and most suctepe tible. A medical man, hitherto a very obstinate sceptic as regards the bath, expressed to us the other day his astonishment at the almost miracu lous effect of the bath (at 170 deg. of heat) upon a severe and confirmed case of asthma ; and, not many days ago, we heard a member of Parliament, much afflicted with bronchial susceptibility, de clare that the only happy hours he now kuows in the winter are those which he spends in the Jer myn-street Hammam. So much for the benefits which the , bath confers upon those who can afford it in its most luxurious form. Why its good gifts should not also be extended to those who are poor and needy we cannot under stand. The history of the bath of England proves incontestibly that among the poorer classes, and especially among those who are called the working-classes, it has found immediate acceptance, without any of that criticism and hostility which it has invariably excited among "the educated classes." The cotton-workers of Keighley and Rochdale accepted the bath and adopted it as a habit years before the luxurious denizens of the West end of London consulted their medical men as to whether this potent agent for good was likely to agree with their constitutions; and the Sheffield trainers had adopted it as the best mode of preparing men for feats of a g ility an d s t reng th l ong b e f ore medical science had been compelled to regard it with respect. It has been proved over and over again that the cost of what is necessary to the bath is really very trifling. A joint-stock bath has been for some years working at Keighley, built by the subscribed funds of working men, and here the average cost of a bath is a little over a penny. In an admirable paper which he read before the Society of Arts some two years ago, Mr. Urquhart (to whom the re-introduction of the bath into this country is entirely due) declared that, highly as its functions might be valued by the rich, the best and choicest blessings of the bath were for the poor, and that the main incentive which had led him to labour so strenuously in the cause was the hope that one day he might be enabled to bring within the reach of those toilers who have so few of the enjoyments of life at their disposal the blessings of an institu tion which would give them cleanliness and health, whilst it rescued them from the fatal temptation of the gin-shop. Why cannot some portion of the magnificent sum set apart by Mr. Peabody for the purpose of benefiting the poor of London be applied in the eree tion of a large Hammam at the east end of London, where poor people might enjoy these inestimable blessings at such a cost as they could afford? We learn from a newspaper paragraph that the first in stalment of Mr. Peabody's beneficence has at length made its appearance in the form of a block of model lodging houses, and that the applications for apart ments are already far more numerous than the committee could attend to. We have nothing to say as to this mode of employing the money beyond the expression of a hope that all will not be spent in this direction. Model lodging houses are of great value to the poor, especially if they be applied really as models or examples of how to arrange their homes in obedience to the laws of health ; but they must necessarily be limited and local in their operation. The block of houses already erected has cost £22,000, and the number of persons actually benefited must be comparatively few in number. An equal sum judiciously expended in the erection of a model Hammam somewhere at the east end of the metro polis, where the working man or his wife may obtain a bath (without shampooing) for twopence, or a bath with all the appliances at some moderate charge, would afford comfort and relief, we will venture to say, to thousands, and would spread the benefits of warmth, temperance, health, and cleanliness, among multitudes of now cold, intemperate, diseased, and filthy mortals. We earnestly recommend this mode of spending a small portion of Mr. Peabody's bounty to the consideration of the committee to whom he has entrusted his munificence. WASHINGTON IRVING'S ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS OF THE FRENCH. —" One of your recent letters, I am told, speaks of your having been presented to the Empress. I shall see it when Igo to town. Louis Napoleon and Eugenie blontijo, Em peror and Empress of France I—one of whom I have had a guest at my cottage on the Hudson ; the other, whom, when a child, I had on my knees at Granada! It seems to cap the climax of the strange dramas of which Paris has been the theatre during my lifetime," SPOItrING INTELLIGENCE, WINDSOR, STEEPLECHASES.--FEB. 5. The sudden change in the weather during the night, am: the wintry aspect of the morning had a most depressing effect upon those who had made arrangements to be pre sent at the old-established meeting at Windsor. The sport was of an average character, and would have been very enjoyable but for the inclemency of the weather, from which many, especially the ladies in the stand, suffered severely. The following is a return of the sport : The Borough Members' Plate (Handicap) of 5 says each, with 25 added ; about 21 miles. 4 subs. Mr Barter's Ironsides, list 71b (inc. 71b ex.).. (J. Land) 1 Mr. Nugent's Sir Bobby, lOst 41b (Mr. Barry) 2 Betting-6 to 4on Ironsides. The favourite cut out the work at a slow pace, Sir Bobby lying a couple of lengths in the rear. They ran in these positions to the top of the hill, where Sir Bobby joined issue, the pair running abreast to the water jump, which the latter cleared slightly in advance, but on reaching the hurdles in front of the stand he refused, and upon being put at them a second time he jumped the chains, and was left a long way in the rear. This mishap gave Ironsides a commanding lead, which he retained to the end, and can tered in alone. The Grand Military Steeplechase of 10 sow( each, 5 ft, with 50 added, for horses the property of (and ridden by) officers on full pay of the army ; 12st each ; the second saved his stake. About three miles. 10 subs. Captain Coventry's (Grenadier Guards), Agnes, aged, 13st (inc, 141 b extra) Captain Knox's (Scots Fusilier Guards) Cheviot, 13at (inc. 141 b extra) (Owner) 2 Mr A. C. t'empest's (11th Hussars) Redwing, aged, 13st (ino. 14Ib extra) (Owner) 3 The following also ran :—Tearaway, Croton Oil, Sara cen's Head, Red Miner, and Dutchman. Betting-6 to 4 agst Agnes, and 4to 1 each agst Red wing and Cheviot. Shortly after starting Agnes went to the front, closely followed by Cheviot, Croton Oil, and Red Miner, the others lying close in their wake. On making the turn for the flight of hurdles in front of the stand, Croton Oil, over• pulling his rider, rushed across his horses, followed by Red Miner, the pair fortunately missing the leading horses by jumping the chains, among the sneetatnr. 0.2 tno garden enclosures the Saracen's Head passed the favou- rite, who was followed in Indian file by Redwing, Cheviot Tearaway, and Dutchman. They proceeded thus up the hill to the turning flag in front of the barracks, which the Saracen's Head rounded a eczm lengths in advance of Agnes, at whose girths, were Redwing and Cheviot. The leading horses cleared the water jump without a mistake ; but the Dutchman, less fortunate, blundered at it and fell and was not afterwards persevered with. No material alteration occurred in the order of running, the Saracen's Head passed the stand still in advance, Redwing going on second, Agnes third, Cheviot fourth, with Tearaway next. Proceeding up the hill the Saracen's Head gave way to Redwing and Agnes, and Cheviot headed him at the brow of the hill, from which point the race was left to the three. Crossing the road for the starting field the favourite passed Redwing and cleared the fence several lengths in advance of Cheviot, who made an effort to reach her as they de scended the hill to the water, but failed, and was beaten easily by six lengths. Redwing finished a bad third. The Saracen's Head reached the stand and was there pulled up. Nothing else passed the post. The Selling Steeplechase of 5 sovs each, with 25 added ; weight for age, with selling allowances. About two miles. 5 subs. Mr George's Levity, aged, 12st (£100) (C. Boyce) 1 Mr B. Couper's Gray P e t er , age d, li st 10 l b (ZSO) _ (B. Land) 2 Mr Land's Diadem, 6 yrs, llst 111 b (.£80) (Mr Coventry) 3 Gin Sling also ran. Betting—Even on Levity, 5 to 2 agst Diadem, and 4 to 1 agat Gray Peter. Levity made the running, followed by Diadem, Gray Peter, and Gin Sling to the top of the hill, where they got upon closer terms, but on reaching the flight of hurdles the latter broke down badly, and was out of the race. On reaching the stand Gray Peter headed Levity, and came on with a decided advantage over the water jump, but Boyce immediately on landing made his effort, and, joining the Gray in a few strides, won a good race by two lengths ; three lengths between second and third. A Hunters' Stakes of 3 soya each, with 25 added, for horses which have been regularly hunted, 12st each, with cer tain penalties and allowances, Gentlemen riders. About three miles, 7 subs. Mr. B. Land, jun.'s Ribbonman, aged, list 121 b, 50 sovs (B. Land) 1 Mr. H. Coventry's Countess, aged, 12st, 50 sovs (Mr. Coventry) The following also ran :—Betsy Baker, Mat, and Brides maid. Betting—Even on the Countess, and 5 to 2 agat Ribbon man. Countess made play in company with Ribbonman and Betsy Baker tor the first mile and a half, when the latter was disposed of, leaving the two favourites in possession of the lead, Mist and Bridesmaid having been early disposed of by reiusals. On entering the winning field the favourite appeared to have the best of it, but on reaching the water jump in the bottom B. Land brought his horse to the front and won cleverly by a length and a half. BIRMINGHAM ANNUAL STEEPLECHASES. MONDAY, FEE. 15. Acceptances for the Grand Annual Steeplechase of 15 soya each, with 100 added. About three miles and a half. a st lb j a s t lb Arbury .. Jerusalem Avalanche a 12 0 Magician Portland Czar .... Worcester a 11 71, Miss Emma Merrimac Sir Bobby Little Lady The highest weight accepting being under 12st 71b, it has been raised to that weight, and the others in proportion. BETTING AT MANCHESTER-FIUDIY. There was only a thin attendance at the Subscription Rooms this day, and speculation was limited. There were several inquiries about Claremont for the Two Thousand Guineas, but less than 11 to 1 against him was refused. For the Derby Cambuscan and Blair Athol were the only horses backed, but the investments made on them were merely trivial. For the 'Waterloo (Coursing) Cup there was a strong commission in the market for Mr. Lloyd's nomination; and after 20 to 1 had been taken freely, ld to 1 became the highest offer. Closing prices : LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. 25 to 1 agst Sinking Fund (taken) CHESTER CUP, 300 to 15 agat Anfield (taken) 25 to 1 agst Blackdown (taken) 25 to 1 agst Carisbrook (offered) 25 to 1 agst Change (offered) 33 to 1 agst Merry Hart (taken and offered) TWO THOUSAND. 11 to 2on the field (offered) 6to 1 agst Paris (offered) 13 to 2 agat Cambusean (offered) 10 to 1 agat Claremont (offered, take 11 freely) THE DERBY. 10 to 1 on the field (offered) 14 to 1 agst Coast Guard (offered) 15 to 1 agst Cambuscn (taken) 20 to 1 agst Blair Athol (taken) THE WATERLOO (COURSING) CUP. 20 to 1 agst Mr. Lloyd's nomination (taken freely) RACING FIXTU FEB RES FOR 1864. :very. Birmingham Harrow Chelmsford l7 Lincoln Spring .. 23 25 Hungerford Nottingham Spring 1 Derby Spring 3 Liverpool Shrewsbury Doncaster Spring Warwick l6 Durham Northampton 29 Catterick 3O Ar•: Croxton-park 1 Edinburgh Spring .. 2 Abergavenny Think Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven Newmarket First Spring 25 Chester .. York Spring Salisbury l2 Bath Manchester Harpenden ... . Epsom .. 24 Ascot lianapton l5 Newton Odiham Bibury Stockbridge Chelmsford.. 2B New Forest Hunt ..... 2B Ne wcastle-on-Tyns .. , . 28 Woreest‘r (Summer) 30 Ipswich .......... 3O Newmarket July 5 Carlisle .. Abingdon Liverpool July Staultord l4 Pontefract Brighton Brighton Club Lewes Reading .. . n Egham ...... 16 Oxford Yarmouth SEPT: _ Weymouth ...... . 1 Warwick September 6 Leicester 8 Doncaster l3 Brecon l9 OCTI Northallerton 6 Newmarket Second Oct lO Nottingham ......... 19 Winchester ............ Southarnvon ........ 20 Chesterfield .......... 21 Goodvfood ..... ...... 29 York August 23 Plymouth Derby ... . Lichfield 3O Stocktcn .... 3O Devon and Exeter Nov: Richmond Monmouth 22 Manchester Autumn NewmarketFirst October 27 BErt. Shrewsbury Autumn 14 Leamington &Ward Lint 22 Gloucester Newmarket Houghton 24 4IBER. Worcester Autumn .... 30 'LY. UST. :MBER. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF -PAST 4 O'CLOCK. THE PRINCIPALITIES. The Legislative Assembly of the Danubian Provinces has just passed a vote which pro duces a fresh compication in the relations between the Executive and the Legislature Powers. Oa the occasion of a bill for the re-orga. nisation of the gendarmery, the Assembly decreed by a simple amendment the institution of a National Guard, the command and disposal of which it con ferred on itself as a counterpoise to the too absolute devotedness of the regular army to the chief of the State. This is considered a flagrant outrage on the essential principle of the separation of powers, and a manifest encroachment on the consti tutional authority of the Prince. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SIX O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WINDSOR RACES-THIS DAY. (EY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CASTLE PLATE. Ironsides ... . Three ran, HUNTERS' STAKES. Merle Gipsy Mignionette Eight ran, OPEN STEEPLECHASE. nnilto Lilo • • • Yaller Gal 9 Four ran. Won by two lengths. Pilot and Deception fell. MILITARY STEEPLECHASE. Ballycasey Red Miner _ Six ran. THE INVASION OP SCHLESWIG, COPENHAGEN, Feb. 5, 2.18 p,m. Up to this time nothing new has been received from Schleswig. THE EXTRAORDINARY BUDGET OF 1865. PARIS, FEB. 5. The extraordinary budget for 1865, laid before the Corps Legislatif, yesterday, asks for a total credit of 108,650,000 francs. MARKETS—This Day COVENT GARDEN. The show of produce at our market to-day was season ably good. There was a fair business doing at the follow ing rates : PR tTIT. s. d. s. d. Pine apples 8 0 to 10 0 Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes,per lb 5 0 to 10 0 Foreign do 0 0 to 0 0 Melons .. Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 1 Apples, per ht-sv. 2 tt to 4 0 Pears, per do Oranges, per 100..3 6 to 8 0 Lemons, per 100 3 6 to 7 0 Gooseberries lit sveo 0 to 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0 s. d. s d Mulberries,pr pt..o oto 0 0 Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Foreign ditto, punt) oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb 1 3to 1 6 Walnuts, per 100 1 oto 2 0 Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz. 0 oto 0 0 Peaches.... Currants, per la.sv 0 oto 0 0 Plums, per do. Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 VEGETABLES. Greens, dz bunch 4 6 to 5 6 Cabbages, pr doz 1 0 to 1 6' Had ditto 2 0 so 3 01 Savoy do., pr dz. 1 0 to 2 01 Cauliflowers, p dz 1 0 to 2 6 Brocoli, per bus. 0 8 to 1 0 Potatoes, per ton 60 0 to 110 0 New ditto, pr lb 0 0 to 0 0 Turnips, dz bunch 2 6 to 3 0 Carrots, pr do 4 6 to 6 6 Cucumbers 0 0 to 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Green peas, h.-sv. 0 0 to 6 0 French beans,h.s. 0 0 to 0 0 Onions, doz. bn.. 2 0 to 2 6 New Do., dz bun 0 0 to 0 0 Spinach .. 0 0 to 0 0 Brussels sprouts 1 3 to 2 6 Shallots, per lb .. 0 oto 0 0 Horseradish, pdo 1 oto 2 1 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Celery, per ditto 1 oto 1 9 Beet, per doz. .. 0 oto 0 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 o Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 Mushrooms,p ptl. 0 oto 0 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Cos lett, score .. 0 oto 0 0 Mint and savory..o 3to 0 4 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0' Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Chillies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 1 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 1 oto 1 6 )1 Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Seakale, per bun. 1 3to 2 0 'LTRY. POIT Turkeys, 4s Od to lOs Od ; geese, 3s Od to Os Od each ; goslings, is 6d to 2s Gd ; ducks, 2s Od to 3s Od ; ducklings, 4s Od to Os 04; rabbits, is Od to is 6d each; wild do., is to is 3d; pigeons, Os 6d to N 9d each; Surrey fowl:,, 9s Od to 12s Od ; chickens, Os Od to 9s Od; barn-door fowls,. 3s Od to 6s Od ; capons, Os Od ; hares, 3s Od to 3s 6d ; ptarmigan, Os Od to Os each ; pbeasant,s, 48 Od to 4s Gd ; partridges, Is 6d to 2s 3d ; woodcocks, 3s to 3s 6d; snipes, Os to N 9d; teal, Is Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, is 3d to is 6d ; widgeons, Os 10d to is Od; plovers, Os Sd to Os Od each; guinea fowls, Os Od to Os Od ; roasting pigs, Os Od to Os Od each; Ostend fresh butter, Os lld to is 2d ; English, is 2d to is 4d per lb ; English eggs, 108 6d to —s Od ; French do., Ss Gd to Os 3d per 100 ; .leverets, 2s Gd to Os Od ; grouse, Os 04 to 2s 3d. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, 28 Od to Os Od ; trout, Od to Os : eels, 5d to 10d prawns, Os; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, 6d per lb. ; turbots, 4s Od to 18s ; cod, 3s Od to 12s Od ; brills, 2s Oct to 6s Od ; doreys, 5s Od to 6s Od ; mullets, Os 6d to s 6d ; lobsters, 2s to 5s Od; crabs, is to 2s 6d ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each; soles, 3d to 3s Od per pair; common oysters, 8s to 26s ; natives, 65s to 70s per bushel ; whitin.gs, 3s Od to 6s • haddocks, 6s to 12s ; smelts, Os Od to Os Od; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, Os per 100 ; fresh herrings, 7s to 8s per 100 ; bloaters, Os to Os per 100 ; carp and tench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s Gd ; mutton, 3s 10d to 5s Od ; lamb, Os Od to Os Od; veal, 4s 10d to 5s Gd ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 36 4d to 4s 6cl; mutton, 3e 8d to 5e Od; vcal. 5s Od to 5s 6d; and pork, 38 6d to 4s 6d per Blbs by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten broad in the metropolis are from 6id to 7d , of household do., 5d to 6d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 2id to 3d ; 641 b to 721 b, 3d to 3/d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 31d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3d to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 3id to 4} d; 961 b to 1041 b, 31d to 41d ; 1041 b to , 1121 b, --d to —d. Horse hides, 9s Od to 10s Gd ; calf skins, light, 28 Od to 4s Od ; full, 7s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, 108 Od to 15s Od ; half-breds, 9s Od to 108 9d ; Downs, 7s Od to 9s Od; lambs, Os Od to Os Od; shearlings, Os Od to Gs Od. HAY MARK2TS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10a Od ; and straw, £1 2s to lOs per load. Trade steady. CUMBERLAND.—Mettiow hay, £3 Oa to £4los Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 4s to £1 105 per load• A slow sale. WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 las Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 2s to £1 lOs per load. Demand inactive. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Feb. 6.—Wind this day at noon—North- West ; strong breeze, and fine weather, with snow in tho morning. PLX1:101.7TII, Feb. s.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Briton screw steamer, from Southampton for the Cape of Good Hope. CARDIFF, Feb. s.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—liebe, from Taganrog—Louis, from Santander. Sailed—Venus, for Hong Kong. NEWPORT, Feb, s.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Armstrong, from St. John's. WEST HARTLEPOOL, Feb. s, —Wi n d s.w._A rr i v ed Armada, from Liverpool for Newcastle, making water, and with pumps choked. DARTMOUTH, Feb. 5.--Wind: Kung, steamer, for Shangh a i. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning. Arrived—Karen Brothele, from Randers; Kasan, from Memel ; John and Jane, from Rouen ; Hendrick Ellida, from nolm s t a d t ; J ohanna, from Dantsic ; Frederickst a dt . Sylphiden, from LOSS OF TRH lONA.—It appears that before leav in g the Clyde the lona was greatly strengthened and the elegant saloon cabin removed from the deck, so as to make her fit for the passage from Queenstown to Nassau, for which place she was bound. Not being aware of Ad miral Fitzroy's storm signal, Captain Chapman put to Eel on Saturday last about 1 o'clock, and soon after the vessel encountered a severe gale from the south-west, with a heavy head sea. After facing the storm to a distance of about 170 miles, the captain made for Lundy Island, in the Bristol Channel, in the hope of getting into Milford-haven. On getting to the leeward of the island it was found that the water had increased so rapidly that the fires were put out and the engines brought to a stand. Every exertion was made by the captain and crew to save the vessel ; al l worked harmoniously together, but, unfortunately, with°ut effect. The firemen even stood up to their middle in the water throwing coals into the furnaces so long as the firms burned, but the pumps soon became choked, and the fires were then put out. The Bristol pilot boat No. 32, Captam Alfred Ray, bore down to the steamer and lay by her un ti l d the whole of the crew, 39 in number, were s afely conveyed on board in the boats of the lona. The water was up to the down, and half a n abin table the last time the captain went hour after the crew left her th e steamer sank. 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