The Sun. — London, England, 1864-01-29 00:00:00

401iBy MARKET. AND °XIitIiCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Th e . CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. available balances of the Discount Market appear to be gradually increasing, while the de %lid, although active, tells little upon the resources. B per l t class bills have been negotiated at 71 and Rtrri c .".l but there is an unfavourable opinion trhee jointing the prospects of monetary affairs, and tn z • Btoe k and public firms still appear not over theiteiswteaeisleycnre business unless upon full terms. b statement published last evening b y of , 4t k of England authorities presents feature bp .en - tnere favourable character than could have large 4.,11*-iPated during a time when there was a thea.ueltand for gold to send abroad, and when fai r days rate out of doors was equal for same . Ise ; 4313 to the minimum of the national establish e re se n ,: The bullion shows a small increase, the o notes is very much larger, while there is itanntio • the aln the other securities. Annexed are Particulars :-- Active Circulation ... 520,287,075 Decre a - •• • • ttillion °e.. • • . • 540,120 /te4tlncrease :: •• :: 13,022,220 •• .. .. 3,4 1 9 8,1 7 0 1 1 Increase • • .. . • • • 14,746 I)lll3lienenreeposita•' .... :: .. , 6,337,246 l ease .. .. .. .. 648,172 they b , . 13 406 627 eosas.. .. .. -- f, 1 73 ' 250 Bevetintraeay s a e nd'o • th er Bills•* :: •• •• 58289,875408 040,_ecrease .. • • • • • 077' 189 '''atient Securities ' .. • • 11, t O ther Se euxities .. .. n,B No o alteration. 432:6o I,l o , l : l s ser ease tr lleraplo • yed • . .... ... .... ... 6, 4 7 2 1 8 3: 4 93 1 5 1 N , q e A nerea s .. .. .. . 5,640 Ooot.r4tn)e from the West Indies, has 85 brought b t ;,;,.. kei tutt 4 . l l the last few days there has been very little 4 1te l t:, in the Forein and Colonial Produce °leap t :* "gars have income instances been rather 00(1 aa ' a While full rates h ave b een obtained for st ead i ' fine qualities of coffee. Tea has been in Retier o l i ec inest, and rice, saltpetre, and tallow have alters t' r bee n in limited favour without material At thel ill values. A NN 1141flearly meeting to-day of the Scottish Mal e 041au Investment Company, a dividend, pay or lo , t he 10th proximo, was declared at the rate ile th e or t r , eent. per annum, less income-tax. . of 1116 re eet 4l Was Whi c h orward to the credit ' 7 1343 . 46 feed, will now amount to --- Atth Two O'CLOCK. 4r . 6 114118 130111'80 this morning, according to Itete q u ote d telegram, the Three per Cent. Rentes ' t ; Qte d 66 f. 40c., 66f. 35e. Heavy. vihiteciaPpired this morning that the old esta et l ie 4 ra of Messrs. Orchard and Co., drapers, The li4biliPt-etreet, has suspended payment. IPe COP 13 : 1 tit° estimated at £50,000, but the asset t s , °lkio-kcietable. Mr. W. White, the accounta nt, leki t tetre et Chcapside, has been engaged to in -I)l4ire the accounts. ; t1) 40. 1 t he earlier hours of business this morning 41 414 4 feeli ng pervaded the English Stock I , t) the hiB upward tendency etkient-yenrable Bank return, but there was partly owing a is no l w 6th t ," to depression, and the Funds are 1 a t 5 ' 0 1 1 4 the price at which they opened. Cons ols yhe I. el / Tt ill°ll eY, and 901 f i for the account. 0, i; i' le tier i b , eeB end Reduced Annuities are 9 9 4 41 aet ills, 108. to 4s. dis. ; India 5 per Cents, ant the Bonds, . t ` 4 e • 1 improvement Its to t ()reign Market a genera T en pi I: llt ltith se e , and business is moderately active. 4' 41 (11 Per Cents, , 1862, are 67 I; do. Co l nsc- ; i 1 1 . 11; lei l a. ; ; Mexi nn, 331 361 ; Greek, 21. t t n. tte " 8h l'44 Tve 331 ; do. Certi fi cates, 13 4 ; Pur 4,4 1 7 1 1 ; 67 ; and the Confederate Th e 49 . S"?:Patittiolls in the Railway Share Market . limited. Metropolitan have declined 4t h Bttt ra - 7, Bhi reand Yorkshire ss„ and Great 1 / 4 41 t1 II"' Midland, however, have advanced For Eastern (Berwick) 58 . . ct t '4ti e - O;; t4 end Colonial lines exhibit little n°24tance. teti‘'N : : I tllo %e _ e lleneous Shares continue in fair 4t rates. 00 tit 3 p e I tlix li ITIs/i b i . Oetit 't 1 , triZ --- , 3 tto A • col imi 11 / 1 1,, ..S—ONE O'CLOCK. New c'en t e 'tint p 8 . ' 4:' 3 Per* Recl F eb 9O/ i Ai: 3 i p Crn. aced ... " 9ok I ~ Ilitio,er,Ceri•..• gltilties: '3lPrilAdB;lol. 189 1 . 9oa i i lli t t ° for 3( ( Yts e • ...... Itttii to (heti yrs: e xp ire • 6o: : :, .. . fo r t i • Sea T 2 tPire 5 % a•n•? 1880 -- is t o 111 4 t , eleg ra y„, April, 188 a 4.l it ) 'MOO '"), Ang 1908 ) 4,,t t c B • • • ‘ 1 11; '44 , p i ~ 0 . Per Cent. 4dm 0 StocLk/ovz:L°o and ......... 10 dis bl i tto A K, 10i :-N - mt N , s - '-uu il. tt o 6 ec oottt rer c ent .ECURITIES. eta A Per nt. .... " 21 Pril 1.8'74.... bliltt,l Pertek / It. J ii ii ............ b.tto • ... 1 18 70 18,, tlf erit ...... b• ' 5 - ked p'' °et, 18.... 4 1ttA tt°6 ?)e! e ent eer, 4 per c o , b Per ee ~ Ja n 1872 Cent .. ....., b it t4 l lent tli . lit .) May 1 8 _ b• i l Sonde° eB, 4 Per et 79 _ 4 kt i n 4 t t : 0 t 1 ta :l ,ll. i o t o t op. .u. .... - , April 1861 ............:k . :!! . ..,..1 . 8 . 6 . 6 . —_ par (1(1Z1,000 et ' Cl 0 .... O'CLOCK. Ilt i) kt l i t i te, I Zto ride ' 5 Per C ent -- 0; t). 144 6 eecn Illt 1859 .. -- b l io Pe r .. ... 140).1839 cent.. -. ii D , alld iz,, lOOl Wpbt 4} per e _,,oou ........ % D itto '''''., 1852-58 -60 -- Lh i. o % s'e 4 rip, 1863 £55 1863 1)•` 11 8 /t ea 6 ' paid t ti itt o Der c Per C ent ttzliettit,li Petea - 4., 0 61 ._ p,_ • ~ .. tlltittlt Fr ce s ilr 7 l3 ut x,,_ " DO pd i ?lit k k, 4 t " Cent ` 41 411 1 Do e r r °elle E b , 3 „ can. , ~ x. 12 Guilders .. et° e'er ea , 1888 'tto P ar nt, 1825 , iot kri Ceet. 1 8 t p ' 4lo 64 kg, t t ) I, sa , Q Paid . 4N Pt la I N e'lla°l id t " t{., a 7 Leo ~. a ed, 1 per Cent — , per Land Warrant — D peon.,lt6 Veat .. 101 It t - AB " A e eat • 811 e oi ct to to Qeeti4t., 1824-5, ex-Coupons.. 21 1 1 4t e , ko to t'Ais ........... I ta li' , , ant, ,..... c ,,_ Zi t , l " Do r ty er 4:: ............. — k"t aDe tIlt .(4 1 ; — 1,041,,,,AN1, Cent . eatmana Railway) e.y . ii t lt ti llat. ......... Ditto ;ak itt v4 lik . i ..... .!• A; Diptob p t , b.. per Cent itto , et err t bt edo ) ~i nk t ttl • .... bi t De. .... A t o, ' s e, 6 4t rant ,(Hectares 4.4}:tlteBe,i6D3;:r. Cent., B E x. 2s ) f — I, to 4 Per C Z‘l2 .... iltt„ , eo cA „_ eu t. • -d.. paid —pm l'' i tt c , , t 1 e 7it h att,,, te(),41 . :: . 9 4 4 04 a's4 ..... Uh ~,,ce , ,,,Per de,: )t Itt, p e ,,,,'Ant .. ' l ' , 1853 ip t i e. 4 ko v•et ........ Its 4 5 h i ltit 185 6, '7, ....... ' ''' 'lli vet c ent..... , , 62, .. 471 , b.t per., • „„ .! .... vtt,, I ,to Cent 1 4 42 , i s St 0 . — t qt.. p ti, l 'lit• 6 p c : C eat A lB6 ° ... p v ik t , r Cent' . .859 ;,,14, „ 4,,, io„,, 88 V i t i t; DeT e Ceat': °.4 .... Vt. () u tc ou eat ..... • ... 0 0 , evp . 1 - 11 t ................... Vt'e i k .eeo '" e ferte'd II tt, I ) 44` l Qco t , . .............. qt, It to ert ilt tii1411,4t,1,)11. of col. ....... . .-7 4 i lti, 4 4 t,er nt. .... not f un a e d bit,to ti 4, per Cent. 4; 4 4 eeo,4at. 18iii -4 ji , k ,. _ .. ii!tt,,,, 771tieeilt. lo:, ............. ))! t tiA t i4 14 , t , : . .c° b:t t tp A l3_ ,: , 6 -:, ri th , oit t t, , , , , -m 10 0„,- t 4t. isc, ,tt 0 .... ........... 671 I ,N„,(1,1,„ 110~d , 1, 4 4, :4 3 ~ktteed 4 ...... . ........ ' ' 4 ditto',:ok'er (,eat, Per C0nt......... .. ..---., t to t Perlllit . . ... 102 A e litct„,,.. at., 18•0:s• ............. diet ll ri k.., viat. o . ... c'h. ) 13) ;% 11 : 1 6Depre; c o et t lt bl..e .aplo.oVe. p . .......... .. .in rand a Nte?tr o e ‘'ent., -'x 10 Flaring . 441 i eh Pa r ( pt., Ex $ - 251. ... ' • 1)34 tate p t., c ' ! 2 Gull - 14 (1 : 6 pc , Fi, 41 e ert ificate . s . ............... 1-011 k oa: e ent ip r Cent. 11 1 , 1 an l. ~ 1861 • -u-a• 25f _. Iole A .' • - , x. 25 francs.. ....... . tt 4, q A tin `‘eo Y • Two O'CLOCK. tint .. ...... kt r „ 4t ti . .................. 90/ , _e ft - ••_____lo 444 m 1 , ei tt s 4 : 4 t (414 zsh i ' °4 I :Z t t r i al _ erw ood, W ednesday, a farm , , k, al ias,c'llar ged _ " Snaffling Jack," was Wilfully and maliciuslyseettoitnn; o 4 the x). w . ith -1 . ortshi re •,-„„ vv olds. BEARS MARKETS,---This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOufs.S. paid. j Clueing Business Share Railways. t dope. Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Go Bristol and Exeter I Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A r gets no di \ Do. B till6pe.p been paid to B. Dublin & Beliast Junc. Dun.,Perth,&A.b. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. ti (mg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stt Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthot Scotland 'Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Irelan Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and 131acki,vali Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & So•.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares... Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Irelana Do. 4 shares Mid Kent ... Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, Jr Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwic k Do, G.N.E. purchas( Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. K, Aber. stook Do Scot. Mid. stook Shrews. and Welchpoo, ,Shropshire Union South Devon ... South Eastern 'South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1866 Taff Vale. .. Do B Do C Ulster 1)0 Do 'Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny) West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&ll 1 West Midland --Oxford Do Newport' Do Hereford' BRITISH POSSE Sh arc 100 Sk 1 Railways Nt lantio & S Lawrence Rom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent... stock stock stock dook stook stook 'took stock mock stock et ock ISIONS. raid. all Closing Price. 60 62 103 IC4 1 P 1 I) 5 i 6 i 8 9 Do. New Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Lime Huron Do. Preference Buffalo,Brant,&Godrich p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 187:- Do. do. June 1, 1871 Clcutta.& S. E as tn. (Lin., Cape Town t Dock Sail Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext..... Do. do. H do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. no. deferred._ Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d P) ef. stock Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... Gt.lndlaPenln.gu a.sp.c. 100 100 100 100 100 100 1(0 102 101 103 105 106 101 104 P 194 203 73 75 58 61 66 68 50 55 50 152 40 42 26 28 22 C 4 IC3 105 a 1' Do. New gua. 5 p. 0... Do. January, 1862 Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares - New .. . Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. o. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras. guar., 5 p. o. DO.ll p. o. Extension Do. 44 d 0.... • • Do. Fifth Extension. nelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. Melt). & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. o. nortg. Bds. Newßr =wick a Canda Class A. and B. N.ll,l.C'daB po Ist t,hda Soinde Do. Delhi... ,4 Do. do ca 0 ,9 Do. Punjaub c Do. Do. tg.l Do. Indus. St. Flo.) all 100 (100 'lOO all 100 .100 s'ock 102 104 9i 10 11 104fi 93 95 85 87 i il) 104 101 97 99 b 2 96 58 GO 3 5 82 84 102 104 102 104 Business done i ho 102 104 59 103& 4 1051 1031 104 f 93 100 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. 6 *Ciui) 1877-84 .... 100 100 102 102 1 I Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug. 100 103 105 Do. 6p. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 103 105 Do. Ip. o. Jan.&July. 10C 60 az Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 90 92 Cape G.Hope, 5 p 0.1873 100 106 108 Do.Ap &Oct. 1880 100 109 111 Do. 189( 100 109 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 107 109 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 1.00 108 106 Natal Gov. 6 per mt.. 100 107 169 IN.B.Gov. p.o.J a./aJul) 100 101 103 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - N. S.W. (3ov. 5p 18,8 100 99 100 Do. sp. c.,18‘.1 to 1:;71 100 99 1.00 --. Do. do., .1888 &upwds 100 99 160 100 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 107 169 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c sterling, 1875 lOO 103 105 1015 Queensland Gev. 6p. c lOO 108 110 —a. Aus G6p.c.1878.,& up lOO 108 110 ;Vt.:4(3ov. 6 p.c. Ja.eauly 100 - Do. in S on. 100 110 111 11105 BRITISH. MINES. 2 leambrian Consol. Gold 1 uiitlord Amalgamated.. 385 395 Devcn G. Con.. (Tavist.) 1 575 685 East Bassett (Illogan). 30 674 70 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd.. ss. Id yar East Caradon ...... 114.6 265 275 East Cam Brea... 3.4.0 7 75 - F. W'l Russel (Tavistk ) 8.9.0 41 55 IGam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen ) 581 10 12 Great South Tolgus l7B 45 41 'G. Wheal Vor(lleleton, 0 145 155 Grenville Her:A's-hoot 8.12 E 6 38 liingston Downs 4.18.0 35 4 Lady Bertha Margaret (tJny Lelant Vi 17 19 Marke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 25 15 1 6 New Seton l9l 80 90 -- North Downs l/ 2 25 Basset (111o_fau 3.1.0 25 2/ • North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blazey. - rrovidence(Uny Lelia.) 10.6.7 44 46 'South Caradon(St.Cleer, 15 1 430 140 '3. Cam Brea (Illogan) — - 3. Wheal Fran. (111of.,fan, 18.18.9 575 625 iStray Park 30.17.6 28 30 5 ramar Silv.& Lead Min. 45 it 1 fin Croft 9 19 20 West Basset (Illogan) l5 11 12 W C' radon (Liskeard) 5 54 56 West Solon Wheal Basset (Illogan) 55 80 85 Wheal 13uller(Itedruth) 10 3 , 37 Wheal Kitty (C.Lelant) 2.0.8 WhealLudLott Wheal Mary Ann (Lien ) 8 135 145 Wheal Seton . 585 155 165 Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 25 26 Wheal Union 3.17 I 3 35 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London, Brighton, Sze., li per cent., 1858, 103 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (Um.) gua. 7 per cent., 1711 Great Luxembourg, 10k Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per cent. pf., 191 San Paulo gua. 7 per cent.. 81 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 203 Turin and Savona, Ditto (all), 1 41 01EIGN MINES. Cape Copper, lirn., 71 United Mexican (litu'„ JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon son and Liverpool (Urn.), 451 Anglo Austrian, 51 64 Australasia, 75 Bank of Egypt, 284 British North American. 437 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 114 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 424 City, 109 Consolidated Bank, lira., 10k Continental, lim., 84 Imperial Bank (lim.), 264 4 4 1 Imperial Ottoman, 174 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 4 London and Brazilian (lim.), 585 London Joint Stock, 371 London and South African, 26 1 London and lirestminster, 4 79 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (1im. 1 ,16/ Union of Australia, 525 Union of London, 424 DOCKS. London, 735 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lira., Commercial Union (Insurance), 91 Discount Corporation, limited, 111 11 101 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, Rm., 41 Gen. Crt dit and Finance of Lonnon. Him. 6 1 I International Financial Society, 12 111 121 Joint stock Discount, lira., 6k London Financial Association, lira., 251 5 London General Omnibus Company, 21 National Discount Company, Bin., IQ North British and Mercantile Insurance, Um., 201 Ocean Marine (Insurance), 201 Societe Financiere d ttgypte, lira., 51 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), Um., 6 Universal Marine (lim.) Insurance, 51 The Union , de la Sarthe states that a well digger named Blanchard, who was engaged in sinking a well at Beaufay, near Le Mans, was on the 21st instant buried at the depth of 27 feet by "the earth falling in. The local authorities immediately informed the Prefect of the accident, and M. Julien, mining engineer, was sent to superintend the labourers employed in removing the earth. Their efforts, however, were bated by repeated slips, the soil being sandy. On the 24th, the date of the latest news, it was found ne cessary to commenco an entirely new cutting, and there was little hope of extricating the unfortunate n?au alive. 3.14. 26 10 Bt st 50 20 6.4.0 Le. 16.4 8 SI 81 8i 84 f 6 120 i 1211 7 7i --I - 37 39 16 17 96 07 106 108 494 50i 46 48 71 8i 128 i 29 1344 1354 134 136 97 99 65 65} 110 110 70 72 103 ;04 42 44 104 107 102 103 511 52q 100 101 129 1204 08 100 $2 63 25 t 6 1031 1031 59 GO 904 914 125 130 1 2 I 77 79 11 11i 123 126 43 45 98 100 63 64 83 St P4i e 5 98 100 91 10i 88 39 91, 10i 0 74 8 r 36J 105 5} 5 3 Si p E 5 90 170 175 22 25 128 1351 5 } 110 421 1061 7 1021 } 100 k 90} 120 k I TElh SUN. LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 29, 1864. gun ,r Ot HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Jan. 28. The Queen, with Princess Helena, drove out yesterday, attended by Col. H. Ponsonby. Lord and Lady Russell have returned to London. The Prince and Princess of Wales, This morning his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by his Equerry in Waiting, left Frogmore House and went out shooting. It has not yet been officially notified where the infant prince will be christened, It was at first thought that the ceremony would take place in toe Chapel Royal of St. George, Windsor, from the fact of the Prince of Wales's marriage having been solemnised there. As, however, everything was prepared for the birth of the royal infant at Marl borough House, it is extremely probable that the young prince will be christened in the metropolis, whither their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales are expected to proceed shortly, and it is not unlikely that the interesting event will take place at Buckingham Palace. We learn that Prince Augustus of Saxe-Coburg- Gotha and his family will visit England about the middle of February, and that on his return he will fix the date of the marriage between the Archduke Joseph of Austria and the Princess Adelaide of Saxe-Coburg• Gotha, the prince's eldest daughter. The Marquis and Niarchioness Cholmondeley are not expected to arrive at their residence on Carlton-house terrace until towards the end of March. The Earl and Countess of Derby left town yes terday on a visit to her Majesty the Queen, at Osborne, Isle of Wight. The Earl and Countess Grey leave Howick Hall, Northumberland, at the close of the week to pay a few visits, on their way to town for the meeting of Parlia ment. The Countess (Do wager) of Jersey passed, we understand, a more favourable night on Wednesday. The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, and the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg Strelitz sent to learn the state of the countess's health. There were also personal calls of inquiry from the Earl and Countess of Derby, the Duchess of Grat.. ton, and others. W e are informed that no immediate danger is apprehended. Lord and Lady Poltimore have suffered a bereave ment by the death of their infant daughter, the Hon. Augusta Bampfylde, who died at Poltimore Park, near Exeter, on Wednesday last. The Right Hon. Sir J. Pakington, Bart., M.P., and Lady Pakington are expected to arrive in town on Monday next from their seat in Worcestershire. The lion. Hussey C. Vivian left the Foreign office last evening by mail train for Greece, with important despatches from Earl Russell for the Minister at Athens. Admiral Sir Francis William Austen, G.C.8., is, we are informed, suffering from indisposition. Owing to the gallant officer's age his illness occasions some anxiety to his friends, How to Commit Robberies, Murders, and Violent Assaults with Impunity. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The further correspondence between Sir George Grey and the magistrates, just published, shows in a still stronger light the glaring failure of justice in Townley's case. But we are having numerous practical illustrations of the natural consequences of letting criminals escape the punishment due to their crimes, by trumped up pleas of insanity without the least foundation in fact. The papers this week contain an account of a ruffian who wanted to force himself upon a young woman, and because she was not disposed to receive his addresses, threatened to serve her as the wretch Townley served Miss Goodwin. The magis trate, very unwisely, and with ill-judged lenity would have admitted him to bail, but his friends, who probably knew his character too well, would not give bail for him, and so far he is safe out of harm's way for the present. Is there any doubt in the minds of any reasonable person that this fellow contemplated wreaking his revenge, and then, as a reward, pleading and shamming insanity, and getting comfortably provided for for life. It must not be supposed that the treatment of criminal luna tics is anything ease than the best and most comfortable that can be had in a lunatic asylum. Penal servitude is in reality no punishment whatever. Convicts have only to ingratiate themselves with the chaplain by a minimum of hypocrisy, and they are all right. Take the condition of any of Mr. Bright's new proteges—the farm labourers — with their eight or ten shillings a week, and their families of eight or ten people, :all stowed up in a single room, or a two roomed cottage at the best. The food, and lodging, and clothing of the convict under sentence of penal servitude for life bears no comparison with theirs, it is so infinitely superior. Their work is only nominal work, while the day labourer has to toil 16 hours a day out of doors in all weathers. The only drawback on the tranquil and agreeable seclusion of the convict is that he is confined indoors, but this cannot be so bad as being forced to work out of doors in the worst weather. And then, too, there is the ticket of leave, and the bonus that is given with it, and the good round sums of money which the policeman slips into the ticket-01-leave's hand from time to time to keep him honest. Instead of the greatest criminal under senteLce of penal servitude having the severest treatment, it is just the reverse. The longer the term the milder the treatment, so that in penal servitude for life the criminal lives like a gentleman in everything but liberty while he is in prison. Many gentle men work harder, not only for their living, but of their own free will and amusement. But the treatment of a criminal lunatic is much superior to that of a convict under sentence of penal servitude. Few independent gentlemen are so well off in their own houses, in everything barring confinement. And this it is with which we reward our mur derers, if they will only add hypocrisy to the guilt of blood shedding, and sham insanity. Since Townley was ini quitously snatched from justice, while Wright was hung, for no conceivable reason but that one had rich friends and the other was poor, there have been numerous reports of atrocious murders. This is just what was to be expected. Murders will multiply rapidly under such a system. But it is not only murder that is fostered and encouraged in this way. Lesser criminals are beginning to open their eyes. Only a day or two ago a thief pleaded before the magistrate "that he had only been two months out of a lunatic asylum." He was sane enough, however, to obtain a quantity of goods upon false pretences, in the execution of a very skilful and deliberately formed plan. The magistrate in this case, however, was not so exceed ingly "green" as to be bamboozled by this scamp. But if the fellow has rich friends they will soon get a couple of "shallow" justice Dogberries and a couple of mad doctors to sign a certificate of lunacy under the Act of 1840, and set him free from punishment. We have seen now how murderers and robbers and would-be murderers and robbers are beginning to understand the excellence and utility of the plea of insanity. We shall now see how useful this plea is in cases of violent assaults. The following is " going the round of the papers." It is taken from the Cheltenham Times and Musical Record. A certain Captain Frederick Huey got drunk, assaulted a policeman, first with a big stick, then with a pair of tongs, finally with a poker. The worst of it was that he pretended to be friendly with the policeman, who up to that time had not taken him in charge, notwithstanding his violent conduct, and when he had thus thrown him of his guard, he tripped him down with great violence. The blow with the poker, aimed at the officer's head, and that too ,when he was up, to that instant, unaware of what he had to expect, was dealt with such force that the iron bent over the arm with which the man warded it off. As the arm bent the poker, the inference is that the poker must have broken the arm. The magistrates, after hearing the charge proved, committed the gallant captain to the House of Cor rection for a month, this being the second assault. But the gallant captain was luckily drunk, or else evinced great presence of mind ; for whereas, on the former occasions, when fined, he asked, " How will you have it ?" in a jaunty sort of way, this time he shook his fist at the bench, and told the bench it was " a snob and a blackguard." This lucky accidental drunken outbreak, or astute and premeditated performance, whichever it was, saved the gallant captain ; forthe Cheltenham Times, a few days after, informs us that the gallant but drunken and frolicsome cap tain, who had bent a poker in trying to knock a policeman's brains out, taking him unawares in a cowardly way, and abused a whole bench of magistrates, shaking his fist in their faces—" has been removed from prison, and placed in the custody of competent persons, in consequence of repre sentations made to the authorities respecting his mental con dition." If this fellow had been a private, instead of a gal lant and drunken captain, ho would have been still working at the erauk. But "what in the captain is but a choleric, word in the corporal is rank blasphemy." That the parties to blame for these gross and glaring failures of justice will be called to a severe account when Parliament meets is the demand of yours, &C., COMMON SENSE. The Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, before quitting England for Madras, caused the body of his late mother to bo removed from its temporary resting place at Kensel Green, and transported for due funeral rites to the land of the Maharanee's faith and birth. At a meeting at Dudley, on Wednesday night, Sir J. D. Acton, M.P., said the Queen counts among her subjects a greater number of Roman Catholic bishops than any other sovereign in the world, London, Brighton, and South-Coast Railway, HALF-YEARLY MEETING.-(THIS DAY.) The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the directors and shareholders of the London, Brighton, and South-Coast Railway was held this day, at the International Hotel, adjoining the stat!on. LEO SCHUSTER, Esq., chairman of the board of direc tors, presided. The report, which has already appeared in the columns of The Sun, having been taken es read, The CHAIRMAN, in moving its adoption, referred to the falling of of the receipts, and remarked that the gross revenue for the half-year had been £537,160, showing a diminution of £43,401 when compered with the same period of last year. It could hardly have been expected that the revenue would equal that period, inasmuch as it was an exceptional period owing to the Inter national Exhibition. Another circumstance was that the reduction which had taken place in their fares since the Ist of August last, and which had not yet made an adequate compensation, for which, of course, time must be allowed, as he felt the usual satisfactory results of a diminution of charge to the public would in the end be attained. He regretted the present reduction of dividend, but he was confident it would be but temporary, and that it presented no ground for uneasiness, inasmuch as the object of the course pursued would undoubtedly be realised, and the permanent interest of the company would be thereby promoted and secured. The balance for dividend had been much reduced by compensations for accident, but that, he trusted, was another cause which in future would entirely disappear. It was exceedingly satisfactory to find that notwithstanding the diminu tion of revenue, the number of passengers had greatly increased, and this fact formed the best proof that the reduction of the rates and the subur ban extensions had partly realised the expectations entertained by the directors. The increased work ing expenses were entirely owing to the additional mileage run by the opening of the Palborough and Ford and the Croydon and Balham lines ; but on the whole the directors considered the expenditure was not excessive when the increased work per formed was taken into consideration. The works on the South London line were making satisfac tory progress, and the directors entertained the most confident hope that the works would be so far finished that by the end of the present year the line would be so advanced that, in conjunction with the widening of the Greenwich Viaduct and the enlargement of the London Bridge Station, it would be ready for the carrying of passengers. The contest during the late Parliamentary session had been severe and expensive, but it was some satisfaction to know that they had as far as they had gone been suceessful. With respect to these new works;they were with one exception confined to small matters, the proposed suburban communications being necessary for the completion of their system . The matter which he could not class with the small ones he had just referred to was the agreement they had entered into with the London, Chatham, and Dover Company, the reeult of which would be to give them a third line into the Victoria Station, which the immense traffic at that point most urgently required. The terms were highly beneficial, and while a great want was met a large expense was not incurred. There were some propositions relative to the con struction of two new lines, viz., one from Chichester to Midhurst, and another to connect Steyning, but the directors would have nothing to do with the making of those lines, but if they were constructed, the directors of course would not refuse to consider the terms for working. After alluding to several other minor details mentioned in the report the chairman resumed his seat by making the for mal motion for the adoption of the report. This having been seconded,a discussion arose upon the costs of these contests in the last session of Par liament, the redaction of their dividend, and on various other matters, but eventually the report was adopted. Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day. Sales of the week 31,201 bales, including 3,120 on speculation and 44,920 for exportation. Actual export, 4,690 bales. Quotations —Middling Orleans, 271; Uplands, 27; Mobile, 271; fair Egyptians, 27f (Surats, 13 to 24i); ditto Bhallerah, 23; stock, 253,900 bales; week's imports, 15,296. To-day's market opens quiet and unchanged ; pro bable sales about 3,000 bales. Horrible Occurrence with the Lions at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, At about half-past ten o'clock yesterday morning the employes at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, were thrown into a great state of consternation by hearing, in conjunc tion with the sudden roaring of the lions which form part of the exhibition now taking place at that establishment. loud screams proceeding from the part where the animals are kept. An impression at first prevailed that some of the animals had escaped. On investigation, however, it was found that a man named Thomas Greaves, who has within the last two or three days commenced his duties as a new keeper and feeder of the animals, was drawn up close to the cage of some of the lions. Some of the employes imme diately seized the long iron rods with a species of hoe at the end, by which the cage is cleansed, and rushed to the spot. One of the larger lions had the unfortunate man's right hand in his mouth, whilst another had seized him by the the bars of the cage nearly up to the armpit. Having no thick part of the forearm , and dragged the limbs through hot irons, the men at once set to we r k b e l a b our i ng th e lions over the skulls and eyes in order to make them loose their hold. These proceedings at the outset only tended to in crease the ferocity of the animals,who, with loud yells, com menced tearing the flesh from their poor victim's arm o t n and hand with their claws. It Was not unt il th e b ru t e s w ere nearly blinded with the bl ows i n fli cte d upon th em that they were induced to relinquish their gripe. Mr. G rea ves was .drawn away with great difficulty, and fell fainting te ea t on into who had rescued him. He was secretary's office in Barford- t inan e the insensible arms etcof h the condition, and deluged with blood. sr c conveyed Dr. Thomas, of Cloudesley-street, and another medical gentleman in the neighbourhood, were sent for and attended in a few minutes; and in consequence of Greaves's exhausted state, administered brandy and other stimulants. It was then discovered that the hand was bitten completely through and the flesh was torn off the arm, in most t parts to the bare bone, very nearly from the shoulder to the wrist. Dr. Thomas and his medical colleague, whose name did not transpire, having placed the mutilated limb in bandages, had the poor fellow placed in a cab, and personally accom panied him to St. Bartholomew's hospital, where, on exa mination by the surgeons of that institution, and after a conference, it was understood that, in consequence of the frightfully mutilated state of the arm and hand, amputation would be absolutely necessary, and it was to take place so soon as the sufferer should have sufficiently rallied from the first shock to the system caused by the sad occurrence. The report last evening was that he remained in too low a state from loss of blood to undergo the operation, and is in a very precarious state. The circumstances under which the occurrence took place are rather extraordinary, and, should death ensue, will no doubt lead to a rigid investigation. It appears that t hi s collection of lions and lionesses with W h ich Mr. Crockett performs nightly at the Agricultural Hall, were, until re cently, the property of Mr. Sanger, but they have been purchased by Mr. Howe, with the intention, it is stated, so soon as their present en gagement at th e A gricultural Ha ll is terminated, to proceed with Crock e tt t o A mer i ca . The man who has been in the habit of feeding and tending the animals, and with whom they are as familiar and docile as Crockett himself, has, it appears, in consequence of a question of three or four shillings per week salary, been dis charged at the end of the present engagement ; and Greaves, who had undertaken to supply his place at the requisite price, had within the last day or two (it is stated he has only been two days so engaged) commenced to feed and initiate himself with the lions, so that they should know him. He has even, it is stated, had the coura b 0 . e to go once into their den and feed them. At the time of the occurrence he was engaged pushing some its between the bars, either for the purpose of keeping it n the cage or of attract ing their attention and further familiarising himself to them. Whilst doing this one lion . suddenly made a spring upon his hand, and, fastening its fangs into it, drew him by the arm inward. The roar and excitement of the first ani mal attracting the attention of the second, it sprang upon the arm and mutilatal in the mauler described. It is stated that the lions have been mote than usually savage since the death of the large lioness, vhich took place during the late frost. During the afternoon Mr. Crockett and the lions went through their usual exhibition during what is called the morning performance, but nothing out of the ordinary way transpired, only that the two lions who had been beaten looked heavy and more gloomy than the others. It is now felt to be desirable that red• hot irons should always be kept at hand, as, had they been so, the animals would have been made to let go their hold of the unfortunate men instantly. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY DELUSION.—A man who refused his name and address was charged before Mr. Knox with break ing a pane of glass, of the value of £B, in the shop window of Messrs. Swaine and Adeney, whip makers to the Royal family, 185, Piccadilly, and also with breaking a pane of glass, of the value of £5, in the window of Mr. Leuchars, dressing-case maker, 38, Piccadilly. On the prisoner being placed at the bar and asked his name, he replied, " I am George Albert Charles Prince of Wales." Edward Borley, assistantto Messrs. Swaine and Adeney, said—Yesterday afternoon the prisoner broke two of our windows with two bricks. Mr. Knox—Prisoner, do you wish to say anything ? Prisoner—My explanation is, that on the previous even ing I told them to take the boards out of their window about the Prince of Wales (the letters of appointment), as I had never sanctioned the things to be given out. As they refused to remove the boards I broke the window. I have given notice to all the members of Parliament as to my claim, and I am now waitin:,- for an - answer f►om Pal merston, Grey, or some of them, to know whether I am to have the money and the Princedom, or Edward. Mr. Knox—Who is Edward ? Prisoner—The Prince of Wales. Mr. Knox—What is the value of the glass ? Borley—B. Inspector 'Wilson, of the C Division—There is a second charge against him for breaking a pane of glass at Mr. Leuehars'. Edward Metck, a shopman to Mr. Leuchars, said—Yes terday afternoon the prisoner, while in custody of a con stable, threw a stone at our window and broke it. The value of the glass is £5. Prisoner— I have nothing more to say than that it will be paid. Brosnan, 185 C—The prisoner, on nay taking him into custody, wantod to know by what authority they placed the boards in the window. He admitted breaking Messrs. Swaine and Adeney's window, and while on the way to the station he broke a window at Mr. Leucbars'. Mr. Knot —I will remand the prisoner for a week. Remanded. It subsequently transpired that the man's name is Hosier. Thackeray's Kindness to Young Literary Men. With many more—some his personal friends, some his literary associates, and others who knew him only through his works—l was an unbidden mourner at Thackeray's funeral. The day and hour appointed for the burial were announced in all the papers; and this seemed to me to be a general in vitation to all who loved him and held him in re spect. I was glad to think that there would be no impertinence in my going to pay a last tribute of respect to a great man who, unknown to all the world but myself, had been to me in bygone days a kind friend—those trying days before I had made my mark on the "World of London." It seems but yesterday that I stood hesitating at Thackeray's door with a long-kept letter of introduction in my hand. I had possessed that letter for years, but had never presented it. And even now that I was at the door my courage failed me. What pretence had I for intruding myself upon his notice ? I was but a poor scribbler, and no doubt there were scores of them pestering him. The audacity of my conduct appeared all the greater when I remembered that. I had come with a manuscript in my pocket, and that it was my intention to ask him to read it and give his opinion upon it. If the door-bell had not rung readily when I gently pulled the handle, I am sure I should have turned and run away, as Rogers did, frightened by his own knock at the door of Dr. Johnson, or at least wheeled round like Do Quincey when on his first pilgrimage to the home of Wordsworth. But now the bell was rung, and there was no retreating. A man-servant speedily answered the summons and took away my last chance by owning that Mr. Thackeray was at home. The servant took my letter and went up-stairs, leaving me to wait in the hall. Two objects that I saw there remain to this hour indelibly impressed upon my mind's eye, I can see them before me now, and if I were an artist I could draw them accurately. They were a hat and a pair of cloth gloves— Thackeray's hat and glovos. It was just such a hat, and they were just such gloves as I should have expected Thackeray to wear; not dandified things, but the hat and gloves of a man who bestowed little thought upon such matters, and who probably would not find out that they were old and worn until some one told him it was time to get new ones. I remem ber that the hat, which seemed a very large one, had a deep band of black cloth upon it, and the gloves were also black. I dare say the smart young porter who had just gone up-stairs with my letter thought that hat and those gloves common, shabby things enongh ; but to me they were more than mere hat and gloves, for I had never seen their owner, and I was picturing the man from what he wore. The servant came down presently and asked me to step upstairs. t followed him nervously, and was introduced into a large, comfortably furnished study. Thackeray was seated at one of the win dows with his back towards me, absorbed in work. He did not notice my entrance for a minute or so, and seemed to be finishing a sentence—a sentence, perhaps, of the next number of the " Virginians," to which I looked forward with so much interest. At last he turned round in his chair, and with a pleasant smile said— Good morning, Mr. -; but I must tell you candidly that I can't make out the signature attached to this letter. I mentioned the name, and he recognised it at once, and held out his hand to me, but still appa rently going on with his work. I am very busy this morning making up for lost time ; but come to the fire, and I'll talk to you. Take a seat. I went up beside him, and saw him at his work. The table was covered, not with books and papers, as I had imagined, but with pencils and compasses, and bits of chalk and India ink, and little square blocks of boxwood. He was drawing, not writing, and he was engaged at this moment upon an initial letter, which I recognised next month in print. I noticed now that there were no signs of the author about the room—no blotting-pads, inkstands, or pens—only the appliances of the draughtsman. Going on with his work, he asked me many ques tions, and chatted about books and drawings—more about drawings than books; and I was agreeably surprised and considerably set at my ease by his mentioning a little book of my own writing—a trifling thing which it did not seem probable he should have seen or heard of. He asked me if I had done the drawings for it. I said "No," and mentioned the name of the artist. After some more pleasant chat of the same kind, still going on with his drawing, he suddenly put down his pencil, and turning round in his chair, said— Well ; and how can Ibe of any service to you ? _ _ I was now quite at my ease with him, and freely explained what particular views I had, and produced the manuscript. He took it from me, glanced at the title, read a few lines apparently with attention, and then said hurriedly I like your subject and I like your first sentence. I will read the paper, and if I can forward your views I will. I thanked him, and bade him good morning, and he rose and offered me his hand as it I had been an old friend. Within a month from that day the ob ject at which I aimed was accomplished through his recommendation and kind offices; and the good news wall conveyed to me in a hearty, generous letter written with his own hand. Through that kindly lift I speedily found myself several steps higher o❑ the hill of Parnassus. But I had then no more claim to that helping hand than any unknown aspirant who may be at this moment walking up to London to find a market for a book or a play.— London Society. FIGURATIVE NAMES OF ENGLISH WILD FLOWERS.—SUPERSTITION AND PLANTS.—S aper stitions, resemblances, qualities, and coincidences having their share in the names of plants, of course the passions must mingle in the work, and especially the greatest of them all, Love. Artemis, one of the names of Diana, gives its classical name to Artemisia abrotanum, a plant which is called southernwcod, because it comes from the south ; Old man, from its hoary appearance and tonic qualities; and Boy or lad's love, from its being worn in posies by young men, and perhaps because its leaves wither rapidly. Viola tricolor rivals the ground-ivy in the number of its quaint names and curious sobriquets, In French it is called pen sees, menues, pensees, whence the English names pansy or paunce, idle thoughts. Combining three colours in one flower, it is called Herb Trinity, and " Three faces under one hood." Hanging its head and half hiding its face coquettishly, and from some resemblances in the corolla, it has been supposed to say, "Jump up and kiss me," " Kiss me at the garden gate," " Cuddle me to you." It has besides other amatory names, such as " Love in idleness," "Tittle my fancy," " Pink of my John." Viola tricolor is also called heart's-ease, from being confounded with plants yielding seeds of cardiac qualities. Much con fusion has arisen from the vague and fluctuating use of the French names Giroflee, Oeillet, and Violette. They were once all three applied to flowers of the pink tribe, but now Giroflee has passed over to the Crucifers and become gilli flower (Dianthus caryophyllus) ; Oeillet has been restricted to the Sweet 'William ; and Violette has been appro priated to the genus to which the pansy belongs. English young ladies sometimes send pansies in their letters to their lovers, when suffering from absence or parental re buffs. I have known botanists learned in structural and systematic plant lore, who did not understand the amorous challenge conveyed to them by post in the modest form of a few pansies enclosed in an envelope. Sedum telephium is called Livelong or Liblong, and Midsummer men, in reference to a use made of it on Midsummer's-eve. A young girl will set up two plants of it upon a plate or trencher, ono for herself, and another for her lover. If the botanical re presentative of her lover lives and turns to her, she con cludes that her lover will be faithful and constant, and the contrary if it withers or turns from her plant—a mode of divining the future which is founded on ignorance of the fact that the growth of plants is towards the light.—Dickens's "All the Year Round." THE ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN OF KING CHARLES 11. were popularly believed to be legion, but he acknowledged only (1) James Stuart, son of a young lady in Jersey, who took holy orders and died a Catholic priest ; (2) James, Duke of Monmouth, sun of Lucy Walters, ext.). cuted for treason by his uncle's command ; (3) Mary, daughter of the same lady, married first to William Sars field, an Irish gentleman, and afterwards to Willi am Fan shaw ; (4) Charles Fitzroy, Duke of Southampton, (5) Henry Fitzroy, Duko of Grafton, (6) George Fitzroy, Duke of Northumberland, and (7) Anne, Countess of Sussex— all children of Barbara Villiers, the fierce Duchess of Cleve land; (5) Charles Beaucleik, Duke of St. Alha.n's, and (9) James Ucaucierk, cone of Nell G wynne ; (10) Charles Len nox, Duke of Richmond, son of Louise Querouaillo, Duchess of Portsmouth; (11) Mary Tudor, married to the heir of Lord Derwentwater, d aug h ter of Mary Davis; (12) Charles Fitzeharles, and (13) of Catherine Peg ge; cu d and a girl wh o di e d y o ung, children (14) Charlotte Boyle, alias Fitz roy, wife of Sir Robert Pesten, Bert., afterwards Earl of Yarmouth, daughter of Elizabeth, Viscountess Shannon. Three of these founded dukedoms which still exist—Graf ton, Richmond, and St. Albans—and other families trace their rise to connection with the children of the last popular Stuart. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day). COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lords Justices Knight Bruce and Turner )' BROUN V. KEI iNEDY. Their Lordships gave judgment in this ease, which was an appeal from the Master of thu Rolls. It will be re collected Mr. Kennedy undertook, as advocate for Mrs. Broun (then Mrs. Swinfen) the management of the long and costly litigation which arose out of the disputed will of Mrs. Broun's late husband, Samuel Swinfen, By the ex ertions of Mr. Kennedy that will was established in favour of Mrs. Broun. In order to attend to the matter more care fully Mr Kennedy had been obliged in a great measure to give up his ordinary business, and in consequence had suffered considerable loss. It did not appear that he ever received any recompense for his services. The effect of the will was to vest the Swinfen Hall estates in Mrs. Broun in fee simple, Mr. Kennedy succeeded in obtaining from Mrs. Bromn a deed of gift, whereby she settled upon him the reversion in fee of the Swinfen Hall estates, as a recom pense for his exertions in her behalf. Mrs. Broun and her husband filed a bill for the purpose of having this deed de livered up to be cancelled, on the ground that it had been obtained by tha exercise of improper influence. The Master of the Rolls directed the deed to be delivered up and can. celled. From this decision Mr. Kennedy appealed. Their Lordships ordered the appeal to be dismissed with costs. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALLS'.-LAST EVENING. There was scarcely a feature of the afternoon's transac tions calculated to redeem the tone of business from that of utter flatness. There were few members present, and even those who did put in an appearance came more in expecta tion of arriving at something definite on the Chester Cup movements than with any decided intention of betting on that or any other event. The great spring handicap was, however, but slightly touched upon, the only bets booked being 100 to 6 about Anfield, 20 "fifties" about Bliadown„ and 1,000 to 40 about M uezzin. In the City in the morning 500 to 10 each was accepted about Mail Train and Liston for the City and Suburban ; but at the Corner the race was not ev en mentioned. For the Derby Scottish Chief would have been backed to money at 11 to 1; but the layers were not disposed to accommodate one or two who displayed considerable eagerness to "get on" Mr. Merry's crack.. Coastguard was again in renewed force, 14 to 1, or two points less than on Monday last, having been taken froely. Forager was anything but firm, and Birch Broom wr,s not so fondly inquired after as in the early part of the 'week, Closing prices : TWO THOUSAND. stolon the field (offered) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 6 agst Anfield (taken) 20 to 1 agst Blackdown (taken) 1000 to 40 agst Muezzin (taken) THE DERBY. 11 to 1 agst Scottish Chief (wanted) 14 to 1 agst Coast Guard (taken) 17 to 1 agst Forager (taken) 30 to 1 agst Coup d'Etat (taken) 30 to 1 agst Birch Broom (taken) 1000 to 30 aget Ackworth (taken) 1000 to 15 agst King John (taken) RACING FIXTU FEBI 'RES FOR 1864. RIIIRT. Birmingham Harrow Chelmsford l7 Lincoln Spring 23 Hungerford MA Nottingham Spring 1 Derby Spring 3 Liverpool Shrewsbury Doncaster Spring Warwick .. 16 Durham Northampton 29 Cat terick Ar Croxton-park 1 Edinburgh Spring 2 Abergavenny b Thirsk 5 M Chester York Spring Salisbury l2 Bath JI, Ascot Hampton l5 Newton Odiham Bibury Stockbridge 'RIL. Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven Newmarket First Spring 25 Manchester Harpenden 2O Epsom 2 Chelmsford.. 2B New Forest Hunt 2B Newcastle-on-Tyne Worcest:r (Summer) Ipswich .. SHIPPING—This Day. (Br MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Jan, 29—Hygeria, from Nulonica; Rose, from. Messina; Staddor, from Relsinborg ; Neptune, from Cron stadt ; Sunnside Fly and Steepner, from A.arhuus ; Princess of Wales, from Genoa; Anne Marie, from Petersburg ; Courier, from Horsens; Mantrura, from St, George; Ellen Mqry, from Riga. Sailed—Seine and Tamiee, steamer, for Paris ; Castor, steamer, for Hamburg. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—Dumonine, for Demerara ; City of Glasgow, for Greenock; Nell Gwynn, for Calcutta—all from London; Electric, barque, west, for London ; Antigua, from Shields, for Alexandria. Sailed—Nicolontas and Birchgrove, with nearly all ilia outward bound, the rest preparing. A large ship is on shore—the main near Jarstown. Fur. ther part iculars at present unknown. Bank of England Return,•--Last Evening, An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 27th day of Jan., 1864 : ISSUE DEPARTMENT. WESTMINSTER. DESPERATE CHARGE OF WOUNDlNG.—Benjamin Powel and Thomas Muckford, the former of whom is a very power ful man, were charged with feloniously assaulting and wounding James Jordan and David Jordan with a poker and fire tongs. James Jordan, who presented a frightful appearance from the blood about his face and person, said—l went with my brother to 68, Arthur-street, Chelsea, last evening to see my sister and her husband, Maddegan, who lodge there. We left their room, and were coming down-stairs to go out, when Powel came into the passage and stood before us. He came out of the landlady's room. My brother thought he was a policeman, and asked him if he was not. Powel said nothing, but struck him on the head with a pair of tongs, and he fell on the ground. I went to my brother's assist ance, and held myself ever his body to protect him. While I was doing so Muckford struck me three blows on the head, across the crown of the head, one after another with a poker. William Muckford, brother of Thomas, who was also there, then said "let me have the poker, you don't know how to use it," and he then took the poker and knocked me across the head until I was insensible. Mr. Selfe—Did you strike either of them ? Prosecutor—Not a blow. Mr. Selfe—What was the cause of this ? Prosecutor—There was no cause at all. Mr. Selfe—Were you and your brother sober. Prosecutor—Perfectly. Mr. Selfe—Do you know the defendants? Prosecutor—l never saw them before. lam very much injured, I am bruised all over. Some further questions were being put to prosecutor, when he became very faint, and could not proceed until he was seated, and some water was procured. Nothing material was elicited. It was now explained that the probable cause of the dis turbance was, that David Jordan and his brother-in-law, Maddegan, were summoned to the court yesterday by William Muckford, the prisoner's brother, for using threat ening language, when they were required to enter into their own recognizances to keep the peace. David Jordan, who was wounded on the head, Patrick Maddegan, Ellen Street, and another witness, were called, whose evidence supported the account given by the prose cutor. Two police-constables were called and proved that they were fetched by Muckford's brother, and when they got into the house they found a struggle going on, and had the defendants given in charge. The Jordans were both bleeding copiously from their wounds. In defence it was stated that Bowel knew nothing of either of the parties, but hearing cries of " murder" went into the house to interfere, when he found himself charged with an assault, although he had never had any poker or instrument of any kind in his hand. The other prisoner it was stated went to see his brother, who lodged at 68, Arthur-street, and finding the Jordans and Mad degan fighting with one another, one brandishing an iron bar, in the passage, he went into the parlour for safety and fastened it, when an attack was made upon tho door, and Jordan and Maddegan fell upon Muckford. The wounds borne by the Jordans were inflicted by their own friends. The landlady of the house confirmed this account in part, clearly exonerating Powel. She said Maddegan struck the prisoner Muckford with the iron bar, and one of the others had something in his hand. On their way from this court yesterday the Jordans and Maddegan insulted the other parties who had appeared against them. The landlady declared the prosecutors were under the influence of liquor, but the police proved that they were not. Another witness said Mrs. Maddegan, who is far advanced in pregnancy and very ill, broke the parlour door open and threw water upon her. The case was proceeding, without any probability of coming to an early close, when our account left. THAMES. AN OMNIBUS FRAUD.—Charles Emmett was brought up on remand charged with feloniously appropriating to his own use divers sums of money he had received for and on account of the Mill-wall and Cubitt-town Omnibus Com pany. Mr. Stoddart, solicitor, appenred for the prosecution, and Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, defended the prisoner. On the first examination it was proved that the prisoner had been in the service of the omnibus company for three months, that his receipts for some time averaged £3 per week less than the receipts of a second omnibus be longing to the same company, travelling over the same ground and making the same number of jour neys daily. A witness, named John Clark, watch man in the service of the St. Katherine Dock Company, proved that on numerous voyages he had made in the omnibus of which the defendant is conductor, a larger number of passengers had been carried than the prisoner had accounted and paid for. Sometimes the deficiency was in one passenger only, and sometimes in seven. The. wit ness admitted that he dii not see all the passengers pay, but he had no doubt they did, as there was no disturbance or dispute on any of the journeys. On one occasion, when there was only room for one passenger inside, he got out and went outside to make room for two ladies. The bridge over the lock entrance of the West India Dock was open once only while he was going backwards and forwards be tween Limehouse and Cubitt-town, Poplar, but no one came in or got out there. Mr. Charles Young contended the case must fail, for there was no proof that all the passengers had paid their fares. The prisoner might have permitted some of his friends to ride a short distance without payment. _ Mr. James Cook, the manager of the company, said the prisoner was not allowed to give any person a ride without payment. It was the prisoner's duty to give an account of the passengers carried on each journey, and to return and pay over to him all the money he received. The Magistrate said it was in evidence that the prisoner's receipts were £3 per week less than the receipts paid by the conductor of the other omnibus of the company. There was no moral doubt of the prisoner's guilt—none whatever, but in a legal point of view the case could not be pursued. It must fail for uncertainty of payments. The passengers who had paid him were not present and of course they could not be found. Mr. Stoddart—lt is a very hard case on the company I represent. They have been cheated of £3 per week by the prisoner. The Magistrate—However great the hardship, we must act on fixed rules of law. Mr. Stoddart—l hope, sir, you will say we were justified in giving the prisoner into custody. The Magistrate—Most absolutely and distinctly I say you had very good cause for giving the prisoner into custody. The case is void for uncertainty of payment. The prisoner must be discharged, and I wish I could say he leaves this court without a stain on his character. ►SOMETHING LIKE A DOLL.—A Paris corre spondent writes ;—Siraudin made a doll : dressed it in blue velvet: covered it with real English point lace, and sprinkled it with real diamonds, until it was worth more than one thousand pounds sterling i lie planted this precious toy upon a pedestal : the chroniqueurs went to work—and in a few days there were mighty crowds in the Rue do la Pais. Siraudin was in everybody's mouth—and so were Siraudin's bonbons. The papers told the public how many reams of paper, how many pounds of sugar, how many yards of gold and silver cord Siraudin consumed in the service of his thousands of customers. On New Year's Day Madame prized the satin bags full of sweatmeats, or diables, white or red, that were marked " Siraudin." The Charivari poked fun at the doll, and published drawings of little girls in the Tuileries Gardens carrying dolls ornamented with diamonds and lace —and escorted, for safety, by a corporal's guard of piou pious. In his doll, M. Siraudin showed the dramatist rather than the cenfeetioner. He pointed his joke with diamonds—and so c.ssured its success. Notes issued ......£27,001,010 Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3,634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 12,351,01 Q Silver Bullion .... X 27,001,0101 £27,001,01() BAN KING D Proprietors' Capi tal £14,553,000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, COMMlb missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac -- • - EPARTDLENT. Government_ Seca- cities (including Dead WeightAn- nuity) £11,077,189 Other Securities 19.543,260 Notes Gold and Silver 671,:10 Coin counts) 6,337,246 Other Deposits 13,406,627 Seven Day and other Bills 588,750 £38,305,5C4 M. . £38,305,59¢ .RSHALL, Chief Cashier. Jan. 28, HU It is gratifying to know that the patriotic desires of which the present Sultan of Turkey has given. so many noble proofs, to economise personal expenditure, and devote the savings thus effected to the improvement of the army, that indispensable element of the conservation. and peaceful progress of the empire,still strongly influences the imperial family. The latest instance which has come to our knowledge is that given by Prince Youssouf dine Effendi's mother, who has offered to the battalion of the Guards, in which the prince, her son, is li e utenant, 600 Enfield rifles; and an order to manufactu re them has just been given to an English house. An alarming fire occurred at Marseilles on Tuesday on the premises of Messrs. Imer, Fraissinet, and Baur, distillers of petroleum oil. The fire originated in the distilling room, and th e whole building was instantly in a blaze. Tw o men who were in the room at the moment were burnt to death. The firemen were promptly in attend ance, aided by 500 soldiers of the garrison, and all their efforts were directed to confine the con. flagration to the building where it began. Water having been found to produce no effect on the burning petroleum, great quantities of earth s anf o a o g o e fr., to which the i ch building is wer e brought and th rown on it, and by th i s me ans the fire w as got under after five hours ' is ods l st ab e ou l r niate d The d at o surance. One o f t h e poor men who lost hi s lif e leaves a wid ow an d f i ve children. covered and bgyo The Malta 7inies of the 21st says :—" The inter ruption of the Malta and Alexandria telegraph an nounced in our last still continues. The injury is sup posed to exist not far from Bengliszi,on the east side, and :t is satisfactory to mention that there is every reason to believe it is of a purely mechanical nature, as the stoppage was quite sudden, and took place without any previous deterioration or fluctuation of electric force, whilst a message was being sent through the line to Alexandria. Every effort is being made to discover the exact locality of the damage, which is supposed to have been caused by some ship's anchor dragging during one of the late violent storms on the coast. An officer from the station of Benghazi, attended by a proper escort from the Caimakan, has been despatched with in structions to proceed along the shore to see if signs existed of any vessel having been driven on the coast, and, if necessary, to proeccutc h;s researches a hundred miles to the eastward." rIAMBURG, 27.--Accounts from Schleswig states states that the Ds,nes arc actively ga strengthening the Dannewirk e. A hoedny_ogfe6.,lo_coho men is constantly employed on the works, w are intended to command with their fire t he rear a f r n o d m a r H m ti e d d d ewbiyt with on t o r n u e t t d e erg, in the Schlei. email island of Al cevenh t wriolige s a n a e n s h e n a v t r e e a n l c s h o na c eSs. bst i rio ded fee' ' lc/ oo Oil s 01' 0 IV er t i # r le / o•