The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-09 00:00:00

/1 011Ey MARKET. AND COIIIIItItCIAL INTELLIGENCE. j a tt, CITY, TWELVE o'CLocx. "e general discount market to-day there is 11 4 t uateri a l c h ange in the aspect of affairs; a fair io _ r amid f or money is experienced, and7B S are the ;at r ates for ev en th e fi nes t s h or t dated paper. to Pan ama, Pa nama, which left to-day for the Brazils, ont £116,583 in gold, including 100,000 sove gusistated to have been taken from the Bank on at urday. d av Tile earemittee of the Stock Exchange has this aPPointed Thursday, Feb. 11, a special settling t r l t in n the shar es o f t h e f o ll ow i ng secu rities : —Con et4'rPoration (Li m it e d), to be marked; Creuver (1,1,„ : " he al Abraham United Mining Company of ; 4 "). not t o b e naatked; and New £ 25 Shares 1 ,7 tJaion Bank of Australia, to be marked. i tt : ti nß the last few days there has not been much p ro r i°4 in the markets for foreign and colonial t at tie e. Sugars, however, have maintained fair tite eB : , C °ffee has continued in fair request, but tea, 1 40 : 4 'tPetre, and tallow have been neglected, and " Itti ° ll 2 are nominally unaltered. Two O'CLOCK. qAt t the Paris B ourse to-day, according to Mr. e t's tel egram, the 3 per C en t. R e ntes were t e.cle,_66f. 40e. Fi a t. ihi. 6vue ral meeting of the shareholders of the ilitte 7 Joi nt S tock Mutual Banking Assoc i at i on too k Ar e to daY,--Mr. Alderman Mechi in the chair. pre: Part Was presented to the meeting, which ex 4:c regret th a t man y lo ss es had occurred in the It t i n -at iea of th e assets o f the bank. The office g 8 i n Cannon-street had brought only L 1 ,50 0, b-t arn for an outlay of LlO,OOO. The sale of the lk t " ta e freehold had resulted in a loss of £4,000, thi n the most careful calculation, the directors k ate 3 farther sum o f £2 or £3 per share will ulti be retu rne d . Ald erman M ec hi said he had h ayi4 his conn ec ti on w ith th e bank nearly £ 20,000 a t(l cash, PaA decline of I per cent. has taken pla ce in the latue f the English Funds, owing to a few specu t,ok" Isles b ased upon the unsat i s f ac t or y accounts to 9o t he forth o f E urope . C on sols have receded The LI for New money and to 902 91 for the account. e w Threes and Reduced are 9,1 a:; India 5 per c e !I ts.) 1031 104; and Exchequer Bills, 10s. to Na te t he Forei gn Market a slight decline has taken dit t Turki s h 6 p er C en ts., 1862, are 661 674.; 134°. Consolides, 462 472 ; Greek, 21.1 ?,-; Spanish 32 1 ; Mexican, 36 1 ; Portuguese, 47 4 ; 66 &g ; and the Confederate Loan, 49 51. tee: th e Railway Share Market the dealings have 44- e ° f the most li m i te d d escr iption, and prices ‘,t e 811 ° 1 'm little change of importance. Great atd u t4 and No r th W es tern have improved 55.; lir e3 ' e trOPOiltaD, 10 S . ; while Brighton and South Thehave eac h g i ven way S s . 4Die 4 1 E1 1 F oreign and Colonial lines continue inactive Iti u nat former rates. 13 aak and Miscellaneous shares the dealings lin t : b een to an average extent. City Bank have ce ded to 116 ; and London and County have bot ed d , to €4l ; National Shipping Company are 1. 1 ,Z,3; prem. ; Mauritius Credit, to prem. ; 4 securities, - 1 1 1 prem.; and Mexican Bank, ill Prem. s (1 BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. - 0 aver 4.IiLItmENT FUNDS. Nt ee 4t' Co asols 91 pe r c' e unt, March 5 lit, at. Reduced New 13,Per Cent ktit,„,l Per Cent. Jan. 1891.... 41,"bles April 1885 . N''ltities, 30 . yrs, ' expire sth Jan., 188( s ).. D u t i i t t t o for 30 ti e oe (Red S Yr ea s' T ex el p e i g r r e a . p st h h ), A A p u ri g l . , 1 1 8 90 5 81 -- . beviller Bills, £1 000 2 , & 3 per Cent. 4 dis . itto • , 4 10 4 die £5OO t ti Dit to 10 4 die 111 , bn _ £lOO and £2OO ~ 1: ... 4 gland Stk, 44 per Ct., last ht.-y. • 1474 x GOTERNMENT SECURITIES. bi t kock, 104 per Cent., April 1874 -- bi t 4l. Account .................. lii te 6 Cent. Ju1y,1570 , per bit Akcount biti o ' 1 Per Cent., Oct. 1888 — Ditto t al aced , Paper, 4 per Cent — btt 4 4 6rt Cent., Jan. 1872 .. . Alt - aer Cent., May, 1879 b itt bitt, 4 tures, 4 per C . Aug., April 1 18 8 6 6 6 4 TY 'Be ditto die I tto 4 1 , 4 c 1 4t1 000 d er 41 ' 0 ........ , t oil ,00 .• . FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. 4'liitritt tl t ?REIGN I ) .w:tele, 5 per Cent 991 13 bitt° A c t 1859 ............. _ ta2l, -eeon nt Bit i t: ll Per Cent ....... . , 183 9 ... Itt o 4 , and 1859.... . , I„Per Cent , 1852-58-GO ...... , t ui tt , o 8 uitto . 1863 .......... tg , Il ello il A e liP, 1863, £55 paid .......... _ kiit t „ `' A Yrea 6 per Cent .............. ...... 4 1 ?itt; reount 11 1 1i . a ja 6 Per,,Cent. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 36 ' , ltt o 1r Cent, QAm : pei Cent ....... ell 6 Scrip £5O pd ............ bti,it,„Pe Cent. .......... leh - 9 Per • c b. ,24 Per Cent hIN 4Cent., Ex. 12 Guilders D ' i P e r Cent, 1888 t o 6Per Cent., 1825 Nto New Cent. 1864 — tad ° , £lo paid Duitt o i_ C onsolidated, 1 per Cent.. '-Ippti,4;-;ovisonal Land Warrant...... ..,,, i 4bitt o, s ' Per Cent io-z t'eck 6 Per Issue bitt o ret Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — b. to ' c eount . .. iiitto c0up0u5 • ....... r kat Ac count — It 4 41 A 1, 4 '4, 16 4 " Per Cent. ' lieanPaer Le nt.(Mareinmana Railway) 75 4 --• le bit to A Per Cent . ... 361 1 6 to '".ecoun Hew, Bll I t DG r r oPenal 5 per Cent itt o 41144 a D itto,, -1. 1 2 Per Cent .. uitto -e 'erred — P' La 1,,edr40,0d Warrants (H ec t ar es) , s .uitt„, - -4 6 per Ce n t., E x . 25f _ p ()IN slB6 .......... Vi eriP ( 18 63) £l2 Bs. 3d. paid.... Pm ~itto t il, Per‘l Cent . 1 , 4 - ) itt Aunt 1, 4 44: A Per Cent., 1862 ottl ltti econnt ,1 3 1 . tt 0 , 86 3 per Cent., 1853 Vitt, n' -e ceunt .. ui t - Per Cent.,1856 , '7 , '9 , '6O , 62,'3 AOA it°,4eecllnt bi l' t' t t o -' Per Cent., 1822, £St --- t)3l . Per Cent 1850 . -- i,tt c , i l t o e 1860 — tit N o 6 P r Cent., 1859 14,ir l i a Per Cent, 1862 BBa i Ditto e i 6 Per Cent ... 1 / 4 4,i h ''''., ecount i'l*--A.ucipeeorunCtellt be New Deferred t, Account ti l'assi 13 1 ), It i t Y', ,Anc o l 321 i ii _bit . t . ° 43 4 9e n rt u . Of et4l4,4xc,ount Coup not funded .. 13 / 4 tlfi k h g ' 4 Per Cent — _ ,htt - Cent 1854 I) ,,itt ° A 4 eeontit _ itt,,°;Per Cent. 1858 u itt - '' e eount 691 11i.,4,100 Bo n d s b,t o ' A Per Cent 1862 4Jitt,'eeonnt . 66/ 7i 7 Dit to l ' 3 C l Bonds 671 Qift, ,?), Per Cent, 1863 1)1Ile uarattee 4 per Cent 99/ itt 6 el A e 3 Per Cent . h itt o mount — M . " oer 14 0 A • Cent., 1862 A b. e.eennt sst ,11Zetriatil:I6olends on the above payable in Loud 1.1, b li p L an 4 per Cent.. Ex. 10 Florins. ...... ~: , 1 2, . Cent. Ex. 25f. .. ll,..l)itto2AP Cent. , Guil — geli e h ~ Per Cent. Certificates ‘ , il 1, 11 ''' %Iles, 41 per Cent Ex 25f - bitto Acc ' u Per Cent" 1861, * E . ; 25 . francs — u't . • C ' 4 o t lk ,t o tley TWO O'CLOCK tii t - 0 Ac,....xit .. 9Ol a ............ erPool Cotton Market—This Day. b kg l i t t eoi .rirla• Sales, 4,000 b a l es . I m p or t, 24 4,071. -,,,,, 444 1 :" - " I AMB EL TousSON AND EL MONASSIR AT 1,4i4.?°°L.--The informations laid in the matter of the jolfttthoronza at Liverpool were on Saturday signed eq 4e,. Genera!, and filed in the Court of Ex k.i r 44 8 b P4 I I 0 1? TIIE SIGNET.—The Prince of Wales I tGh i Pleased to confer upon Colonel the Hon. 13aaUrauit Phipps, K.C.8., the honorary ap• 411( 11: 11t °I Secretary', Chamberlain and Receiv e r-Gene . ral, :44.1:-1.7r, cot fett.hsee ~,Stilgann . tof his Royal Highness as Prune 'tt b 1 MUSEUM, SOUTH KENSINGTON.—Nutn -4:13` Viaitors for th e week ending Feb. 6, 1,448. Total ki ty ,itice the opening of the museum, free daily (12th 1858 ) ) 788,669, , te a 1 01 O i° ,ltd 1 1° •agr° " v o la 0 1/13 1, 13ri ) .c' tD(' c e o": e le I , d 1 Vr ti 0 0 ° I' 511 ARE MARKET S,--This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOB.B. tqlarel Paid.'ailways.Closing Business 1 Price. clone. 3.14.. Bir.. Wol., and Str.Va.l 25 Blythe and Tyne. 10 llost.,Sleat.,and st Bristol and Exeter st Caledonian 50 Corp and Bandon 20 Cornwall 8 8 / 1 Si 8 2 84 f 6 1201 1211 7 7i 10 Do A 10 Do. B A gets no dig' till 6p c.p an.has been paid to B. 50 Dublin it Belfast Junc. 26 Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Junc. et Edinburgh & Glasgow. et Glasg. and S. Western. st Great Eastern, Ord. stk at Ditto A stook st Ditto EastAngltan st et iGreatNorthot Scotland st 37 39 16 17 95 97 106 1 08 99 50 45 47 7t 8± Great Northern st Do A stock et Do B do st Gt. S. any! W. of Ireland st Great Western ...... • • st Do Str Val gua. stock et Lancashire Rt Yorkshire st London and Blackwall st Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast st Lon., Chat., and Dover st Lon. & North Western at Lon. & Scr.th Western et Man., :chef., & Lincoln. 50 Maryport and Carlisle. I2i Do # shares at Metropolitan at Midland 5.4.0 Do New st Do Birming. & Derby 50 Mid. Gt.W. of Ireland '25 Do. j shares 128 i ‘29i 134 1354 134 136 97 99 65 65i 109] 1101 70 72 103 iO4 40 42 107 1073 102; te3i 51 52 10 , 1 105 1281. 1291 11 tip c 8 100 26 Mid /cer t ... 10 Do Cray Line st North British at Edin., Perth, cl& Dundee at Nth. Eastern—Berwick 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase at Do Leeds st Do York st Do Carlisle.. •• • • at North London 10 I Do New '.16.4 North Staffordshire 10 N. and S. W. Junction. at Scottish Central st Scot. N. E., Aber. stock at Do Scot. Mid, stock 10 Shrews. and Welohpool at Shropshire Union st ISouth Devon st ,South Eastern at 'South Wales at S. York. and River Dun 20 Stnines, Wok.,andWok. 25 Stockton & Darlington 25 Do 25 511 E2l 25 t 6 103 1031 58 59 901 91} 125 130 15 24 78 ,_BO H ni 123 126 93 45 98 100 63 64 62i 63i 94} Oft 99 101 9/ 10i 37} 384 94 104 0 74 Bs j 165 170 51 6 0 3 3 .4 P Do New, 180 G , t Taff Va1e..... .0 Do B .0 Do C ,0 Mater ;5 Do .10 Do 3t Vale of Neath 3t Victoria sta. and Pim ;t Waterford & Kilkenny it West Cornwall t W. Hartlepool Har.&R ' ;t West Midland -Oxford 3t Do Newport Do Hereford - -P1 87 90 167 172 22 25 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Share Railways red. Price. Business done . 100 :ulantic &St Lawrenut all 5961 sk S Bom.,Barodak.Cent Inc 100 101 103 1021 11 Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares.. zOl Buffalo and Laae Huron all 51 51 10 Do. Preferunce .... all 8 9 100 I Buffalo,Brant,&Godric . l . ) p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 100 Do. do. July 1 , 1873 100 100 Do. do. Juue 1, 18;4 100 —1 at Clcutta.&S.l , A.stn. (Dui 100 99 101 st Cape Town & Dock Seri' 100 99 101 101 stock Hastn. Bengal gu. sp. 100 103 105 1044 stock East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 102 104 1035 21 3 20 Do. do. (1 Ext l5 par 4 p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada lou 19 20 191 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 72 14 100 Do. Co. deferred. all 5 30 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bongs all 65 67 100 Do. do. deferred all 49 55 100 Do. 3d Pref. stock all 49 52 100 Do. do. deferred__ all 38 52 lOU Do. 4th Pref. stook all 25 27 100 Do. do. deferred all 20 c 4 stook Gt.lndiarenin.gua.sp.c 100 102 103 103 21 31 2 20 Do. New gua. sp. 0 l2 51 Y 125 20 Do. January, 1862 stock Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 100 101 103 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 94 91 201 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. ' 73 with't opt. all 92 94 100 Do. 51 p. a. do. '77-8.. all 85 87 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 5 eo 21 stock Madras- guar., p. 0. .. 100 101 103 stock Do. 11 p. o. Extension 100 96 98 stock Dc. 4s) do.. • • .:. .. 100 V 2 96 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock Melb.Corp. 6p. 0. Bnds. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 58 60 100 Do. 7p. k Kong. Bds. all 40 Newßrunswick & Candi) Class Aand B. all 3 5 N. Rl.C'das pc lat pf bds 100 82 84 stock Scinde .......... ) (100 101 1 0 3 stock 110. Delhi.. 20 Do. do 0,9 I 2 25 st Do. Punjaub (a (; 1 all 101 103 Do. Do. ........ , _-, 100 Cock Do. In dus.St. Flo.) 000 ,97 99 , COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. a J ul) 1877-84 ~ 100 100 102 1 01 - Do. 6p. c. Feb. k - Aug. 100 99 101 Do. 6p. c. Mar. dz Sept. 100 102 104 Do.I p. c. Jan.&July. 10C 89 31 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 83 91 Cape G.Hope, d p c,1871 100 106 107 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 108 110 Do. 189 C 100 109 11l Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 107 109 ,Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 It 4 107 'Natal Gov. 6 per cunt- 100 107 109 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. J a.&J ul) 100 101 103 • Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - I N. S.W. Gov. 6 p c., 180 100 99 10 0 Do. Gp. c.,18/11. to It7t 100 99 10.) Do. do., 1888 &upwds 100 99 IGO 995 - ,New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 107 109 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. 'Queensland Gcv. 6 I sterling, 1875 _lO5 Aus Gt1p.c.1878.& up lOO 108 1 10 p. c lO OO 12 - Vlc.Gov. 6 p.c. JaskJuly 100 Do. to eID.C. ADALOOL. 100 1094 1101 1095 5 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 4 4d i uhilord Amalgamated 38 Z 9 Deven G. Con.. (Tavist ) 1 570 680 5724 74 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 70 75 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 52. id par East Caradon ...... 1.14.6 27 28 East Cam Brea... 3.4.0 7 75 E. WlRussel (Tavistk.) 8.9. 0 5 58 - iGam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen; 581 10 11 Great South Tolgus 17s 4 41 G. Wheal Vor (lielston 40 161 171 Grenville 6.16. t 5 51 Ilercl's-Foot ...... 8.12 36 38 Li ingston Downs 4.18.0 5 51 5 Lady Bertha Nlargaret (lJny Lelant 94 17 19 Ilarke Valley.. 4 11 yndy Iron Oro (Lim , 21 15 d New Setun 192 80 90 -- North Downs 2l 2 25 N.Wh'i liasset(lllo4un, 3.1.0 25 21 North Wheal Crotty 2.6.9 5 51 Par Consols (St. Blazey ) - Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 44 46 'South Caradon(St.Cleer, 15 425 135 S. Cam Brea (Illogan).. S.W heal Fran. (Illogan) 18.18.9 571 621 Stray Park 3 0 .17.6 28 30 11 ramar Lead Min 41 1 I -- Gin Crort 9 191 201 204 West Basset (Illogau) ll 11 12 W radon (Liskeard) 5 54 56 West Setozi Wheal Basset (Mogan) 51 80 85 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 10 41 50 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 I WhealLudcott Wheal MaryAnn;Llen ) 8 131 141 Wheal Seton . • 581 16 24 170 Wheal Tretawney (Lis.) 7 24 25 Wheal Union 3.17 1 3 3l PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Metropolitan 5 per cent., 1061 LINES LEASED Al FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 97 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 1001 100 South Staffoi dshire, 904 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9 San Paulo (lim.), qua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 20 FOIZEIGN MINES: l'anuleillo Copper. lira., 2i STOCK BANKS. 47i 10} JOINT. British North American, City, il6 Consolidated Bank, Um., Continental, lim., Si English and Irish (lira.), 13 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 22 European Bank, lim., 7* Hindustan, china, and Japan (Jim.), 29 Imperial Bank (Rm.), 26} Imperial Ottoman, tn 18 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 3 i London and Brazilian (lira.), 60 London and County, 61 London and South African, 26t I London and South American, Jim., 10 11 10i I I London and Westminster, 76 3 / 4 7* Merchant Bank, lim., 11* 6 Mercantile and Exchange, lira., 17 * Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lira., 6h Union of Australia, 52 * Union of Ireland (Urn.), 19i il Union of London, 42i f i DOCKS. East and West India, 140 MISCELLANEOUS. Australian Mort. Land and Finance, lim., 1; Berlin Water Works, Rm., 9} k Crystal Palace, Ditto, pref.. 114 Discount Corporation, limited, 10} East India Irrigation and Canal, 4 Egyptian Commercial and Trading, Rm., 4} English and Australian Copper, 2k 2 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 61 International Financial Society, llt Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 4k Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 81 Joint •stock Discount, lim., 6k London Financial Association, lim.. 261 Mercantile Credit Association, Um., 71 8 National Discount Company, lim., ilk I National Steam Navigation, lim., 5 Ocean Marine (Insurance), 20 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 27 Royal Mail steam, 80k 7sk Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lint, 7} _____ THE RIVAL COMMISSIONAIRE CORPS.—This morning a verdict was given against a commissionaire in the Sheriffs Court for money due from him to a comrade, who had paid the amount to a lawyer who was engaged to bring an action for defamation against the captain of the old corps. 49/ 6 48 7/ 1031 404 107} i } 103 105* 41 5* 5 129* 521 2 103 21 3i THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 9, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF PROBATE, (Before Sir J. P. Wilde.) SCOTT V. SCOTT. JUDGMENT. In this case, for a restitution of conjugal rights, a rule For a new trial was granted, the case having been previously argued. WINSCOME V. WINSCOME AND PLOWDEN-JUDGMENT. Sir J. P. \STilde delivered judgment in this case, which was heard before him last week. The learned Judge went through the salient points in the evidence, and expressed a hope that the parties would be induced to resume their for mer terms. Ile would dismiss the respondent from the suit, and the co-respondent must pay his own costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. BREAKING A MAN'S LEG.—Joseph Newby, a tin plate worker, in the employ of Mr. Wilson, bath manufacturer, of `Var.iour• street, Soho, was charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with violently assaulting and breaking the leg of an elderly man in tha same employ, named John Halliday. John Dennis, a young man, said that on the previous afternoon the prisoner and Halliday were having some words in front of the bar at the `hip public house, Wardour-street. The prisoner struck Halliday, then a fight ensued. He (witness) parted them, and directly after the prisoner seised Halliday and threw him, and then threw himself on the top of Halliday. On assistance going to Halliday it was found that his head was badly cut by com ing in contact with a cask, and that one of bis legs was broken. Subsequently he (witness) gave the prisoner in charge, and Halliday was conveyed to the Middlesex Hospital, where he still remained. The prisoner asked the witness whether Halliday did not strike him first. Dennis said the prisoner struck the first blow. A certificate from the Middlesex Hospital, signed by Mr. Pyle, the house surgeon, was handed to Mr. Tyrwhitt de scribing the injuries Halliday had received, and stating that he would be unable to attend for some time. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should remand the prisoner for a week, and he had no doubt he would have to do so from week to week. The prisoner asked that bail might be taken. Mr. Tyrwhitt said he should certainly not take bail, and the prisoner was remanded. A PICKPOCKET AT THE GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.-- Alfred Edwards, a young man, was charged by Edwin Colt rupe, of the detective police, with attempting to pick pockets at the Gallery of Illustration. The prisoner alms-examined the officer in a style which showed that he was far from unacquainted with the prac tices of a police court. He was remanded. THAMES. AGGRAVATED AND DISGRACEFUL ASSAULT ON A LADY.—Abney Hopton, a well-dressed young man, who called himself a clerk in the West India Dock, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with committing a violent assault on Mrs. Ann Hill. The complainant, whose face was much injured, and who had lost a considerable quantity of blood, said she was living at No. 21, East-street, Mile-end-road. Last night, at 8 o'clock, she was in company with two females, near the Horn of Plenty public••house, in the Globe road, Mile-end, waiting for a lady friend residing in Carlton-square, when the prisoner, who was inebriated, came rushing along the pavement and struck her on the shoulder with an umbrella. She told him he had better go home, and not interfere with respectable people. He immediately turned round and struck her a violent blow on the face. She was stunned for a few seconds, and when, she recovered, saw the pri soner running away pursued by her friends and a number of boys. The prisoner was stopped and given into custody. She bled copiously from the nose, and had been in con siderable pain ever since. Mr. Paget looked at the complainant's face and saw it was injured. Sarah Smith and Clara Shinting corroborated the evi dence of Mrs. Hill in every particular. The prisoner, in a very abject manner, said he was very sorry for what he had done. He had been in the Old Globe public-house and lost a sovereign there. Mr. Paget—That is no justification for committing an assault upon a woman. This is a very serious offence in deed. Here is a respectable woman very savagely assaulted. You are a clerk in the West India dock. Mr. Master, a dock constable, said the prisoner was an extra labourer in the dock. The prisoner—l do clerk's duty. Mr. Paget—l don't care whether you are a clerk or not. Your conduct is not to be tolerated for an instant. This is a most disgraceful case indeed. You have struck a woman in the public street, and the public must be protected against such outrages as these. I sentence you to three months' imprieonment and hard labour. WESTMINSTER. DATUNG STREET ROBBERY.—A young man, who gave his name George Henry Simpson, was placed at the bar charged with the following daring street robbery : Mrs. Margaret Broomhead, widow, 111,. Stanley-street, Pimlico, said that last night she was going along Suther land-street, Pimlico, accompanied by a friend, when the prisoner and two other persons of ruffianly appearance came up and passed them. Immediately after this she bade her friend " good night," and he had hardly turned his back when the men advanced towards her, and the prisoner seizing her muff, which contained her puree with half a sovereign and some silver in it and a pair of gloves,darted off with it at full speed. The other men also took to their heels, but in different directions. Prosecutrix called " Stop thief" and pursued prisoner, who was afterwards brought back and immediately recognised as the person who had robbed her. Prisoner denied that he had takes it, and said that he had a good character in his pocket. Mr. H. Green, of 111, Westmoreland-street, Pimlico, hairdresser, said that he met Mrs. Broomhead, and was bidding her good night, when those men passed. He then left the prosecutrix to go home, and in a minute after heard her cry out, "I am robbed," and he then saw those men running away. He pursued and might the prisoner. Prisoner said that he had been to a music hall, and hav ing stayed rather late, was running home when he heard a cry of " Stop thief," and directly afterwards found himself taken into custody upon a charge he knew nothing about. George Everret, 76 B, said he was in:Sussex-street when he heard a cry of "Stop thief" in Sutherland-street, and directly after he saw the prisoner running towards him very fast. Witness also ran, and then prisoner stopped and walked coolly up to the constable, who then seized and held him. The witnesses said they were positive the prisoner was the man. Ho was remanded. MARKETS—This Day. HAY MARK2TS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 lOs Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od; and straw, £1 2s to £1 108 per load. Trade slow. CumßEßLAND.—Mearlow hay, £3 Os to £4los Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, £1 2s to £1 10s per load. A slow sale. WHITECHAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4los Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 108 Od ; and straw, £1 2s to £1 lOs per load. Trade inactive, COLONIAL. TEA,—Business has been very inactive, and the few deal ings entered into in the priva',.e market have been at about previous rates. SuGAx.—There has been a fair demand for good and fine descriptions of West India, which have sold readily at the reduced rates lately current. In the refined market there is little change to report as regards values. COFFEE.—The demand for colonial qualities has been steady, and superior descriptions have realized high prices. Stocks on hand at the present time are slightly in excess of those of the same period of last year. RICE.—A fair amount of business has been done in East India, at fully late rates. TAl.Low.—Business has been dull. Quotations for P.Y.C. on the spot, 40s 3d to 40s Gd ; April to June, 41s; and last three months, 44s per cwt. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Feb. 9.—Wind this day at noon—West; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather. PLYMOUTH, Feb. B.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Smyrna, screw steamer, for Alexandria. CARDIFF, Feb. B.—Wind W.N.W.—Sailed—Louise, or Havannah. (13 . E MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. No arrivals, DEAL, Tuesday Morning. No arrivals. THE GLASGOW DRAUGHT MATcn.--The draught match between Wyllie (the " Herd Laddie") and Martin, of London, has ended in the match being gained by Wyllie, after 18 days' play. In all, 62 games have been played, of which Wyllie has gained ten and Martin five, leaving 47 which have beeen drawn. The match was played for the championship of England and Scotland, the sum of £lOO, and £5 for each game. Thus Wyllie, who stood five games a-head of his opponent at the conclusion of the metal, claims £25 in addition to the honour of cham pionship and the Major prize of £loo.—Scotsman CHARLES DE BERIOT, the great violinist (Madame Malibran's second husband), has, we regret to learn, be come stone-blind, and may be seen every day being con ducted by a servant about the streets of Toulon, where he is now residing. FIRES IN THEATRES.—At the request of the com munal council of Vienna, the direction of the Imperial Opera of that city is hating a metallic curtain manufac tured. for the purpose of separating the audience part of the theatre from the stage in case a fire thould break out. " NOTRE-DAME DE FRANCE, ou Histoire du Culte de la Sainte-Viergo en France dcpuis I'Origine du Christi• fours" i s announce d f or ear ly publica tion. anisme jusqu'a nos THE WAR IN DENMARK, The official &cults Anzeiger of to-day says that the embargoes laid upon ships by Denmark, as well as by Prussia, can only, according to international law, possess a provisional character. By an understand ing with Denmark, an interval of six weeks after the outbreak of hostilities must be allowed, to permit of the return of vessels. Full accounts of the first fight at Missunde con tinue to be received. Battalions of the 15th, 24th, 35th, 53d, and 60th Regiments of Prussian infantry were engaged. Of these the Fusilier battalion of the 15th and the Ist battalion of the 60th Regiments suffered most. The first corps alone lost seven offi cers, some of whom were killed and some wounded. It is admitted that the men conducted themselves very bravely, and in the midst of the heaviest fire stood their ground as firmly as though they were on parade. Grape and canister fell among them like hail as they proceeded to storm the Danish works, and when they were close to the batteries the Danes still kept firing heavily into the storming columns, so that their baptism by fire which the Prussians underwent was a severe proof of their courage. The fight lasted from 11 in the morning till half-past 4. Many inhabitants of Eckernforde, Kiel, and the neighbourhood of Missunde were pre sent as spectators, ,and for the most part wore white bands round the arm, such as are worn by the Austro-Prussian army, so th a t they might be known as friends to the Scleswig-Holstein cause. These civilians rendered good service in conveying the wounded from the field, and in so doing showed considerable courage, as many of them unquestion ably risked their lives. Some of the Prussian troops camped out on the open field for some nights. In the town of Eckernforde, and in theviliages between there and Missunde, each house is so fall of soldiers that the numerous strangers attracted to the neighbourhood could find no accommodation what ever. A great want of food had been experienced by all, and especially of bread, meat, and milk. The country people no longer take any into the towns, as all that can be procured is required for the soldiers. Respecting the fight at Selk on Wednesday last it may be mentioned that Upper Selk lies to the southward of Selk-Noer, a lake which flows west ward fromSshleswig in connection with thelladelye Noer, but is separated from the Schlei itself by a small dam, over which goes the road from Eckern forde to Busdorf, Frederichsberg, and Schleswig. On the south of the Selk-Noer is Nottorf, on the line of railway, to the north-east of Geldorf, while to the north-west of Lottorf lies the village of Jagel near the Rensburg and Schleswig road. These places form a triangle, towards the south-east front of which the Danes were posted at the commence ment of the day. The Austrians, however, com pelled them to retire from the triangle and occupied Jagel and Upper Selk, the base of the triangle, then took Konigsberg, between the road and the Selk- Noer, and pressed northwards towards Wedelspang, where the first line of the fortifications of the Danewirke position is situated, and which extends on the east to the Schlei, and on the west to a place know as the Red Krug. The second line of defen ces, with the blockhouses, begins at Busdorf, which lies near a pond. The fire of the second line domi nates the first. The fight itself is thus described by the Gazette of North Prussia :—" The Field-Mar shal, with the Crown Prince and the greater part of the staff, had halted on the road to Upper Selk; and here many of the officers, including the Crown Prince, became closely acquainted for the first time with the thunder of the enemy's artillery and the whistle of hostile bullets. All are, however, stated to have shown the greatest joy at the commencement of hostilities. Upper Selk was soon taken, Konigs berg lying to the rear of it was stormed, and the batteries of the advanced guard were panted here under the protection of a battalion of Austrian j agers. On account of the thick fog we could no longer see the retreat of the Dines, but could only perceive the flash of the heavy guns on the batteries, and hear the whistle of the bullets flying over our heads, which struck behind us, bat fortunately not in the direction where our regiments stood. Count Gon drecourt, who commanded the vanguard brigade, states that he encountered two Danish squadrons on the first advance between Lottorf and Geldorf, but that they soon withdrew, and that afterwards he found six Danish battalions, with one or two bat teries, on the height before him. After some mus ketry work, three battalions of the Austrian van guard charged with the bayonet, and the Danes, who had so:Long bravely sustained the Austrian fire, suddenly yielded. The struggle was renewed from height to height, the artillery playing their part before a change was made, and then the bayonet charge was renewed by the Austrians. The Danes behaved with the greatest gallantry, but they could not hold. their ground. The 18th jager battalion captured a Danish six pounder gun which bad been deserted on the road before the Upper Selk. The last position taken up by the Danes was on the Konigsberg,whence they could not be driven by the Austrians without great loss in killed and wounded. The Danes then withdrew towards the Danewirke and fired on the Konigsberg with their heavy guns in the batteries." A letter from Rendsburg of the 4th instant gives some further particulars of this affair :—" The night was tolerably mild, so that the wounded transported from Konigsberg (or Konigs-Hugel) did not suffer from the cold. According to authentic reports, the loss of the Austrians amounted to 600, dead and The Martini Regiment left a third whom were two staff officers, and wounded, d:cod others., among of its officers on the field. About 5,000 men were engaged in the action, and the loss is at the rate of more than 12 per cent., which will prove better than details of the desperate nature of the struggle and the bravery of the combatants. On the morn ing of Thursday, the day after the action, the dead Danes lay in rows and heaps on .the Konigsberg and near Jagel. Their loss, besides 250 taken prisoners by the Austrians, must at least be as severe as that of their foes. The chief loss of the Austrians was occasioned by the heavy fire from the Danewirke guns, while the Danes were safe in their entrenchments, against which the Austrian 4 -Pound battery could make no im pression, and which was therefore bravely directed, se as to draw the fire of the Danes towards itself." During the following night the positions gained on the Konigsberg were armed with Prussian rifled 12-pounders. On the sth a Danish battery at Lollfuss, a portion of the town of Schleswig, was silenced. On Thursday morning Generalvon in Ga th b e len r z ea p r ro ol ended to reconnoitr e the country a small staff; but they Lwoetrteosrof,onacocbosmeprvaendiebd by by the Danes, and a sharp fire was party, hone of whom appear to have keptbh njun r e tala.e As the general afterwards rode ee u i p o by the positions occupied by several of the Austrian regiments he was loudly cheered by the men, and the " Eljeus" of the Hungarians were given with much heartiness. The Thomas Brigade, consisting of the Coronini (Servians from the Banat), and Prince Holstein Regiments (Venetians), were sent forward to relieve the Gondrecourt Brigade still in the field. The troops were all in rod spirits though Buffeting from bad commissariat arrangements, and from the misfortune of being encamped on a barren place which offered no chance provisions of any kind, as the whole district had long been cleared of everything eatable and drinkable. The Gondrecourt Brigade 0 , -ne into quarters in the afternoon. It was easy to see by the appearance of the men that they were returning from a bloody encounter. Their eyes wera sparkling with unna tural wildness, and they still appeared to feel the effects of the excitement they had undergone. Wherever General Gondrecourt was seen he was greeted with loud cheers by the troops. The guns they brought back with them were gaily decorated in honour of the patron saint of the artillery, the Holy Barbara. The Prussian Staats Anzeiger publishes the fol lowing official report :•—" According to the accounts just received at Berlin from the head quarters of the army of Schleswig Holstein, preparations have been made for the planting of the Prussian 12 pounder rifled battery on the Konigsberg, which was stormed by the Austrian Brigade of Count Gondrecourt. The number of the Danes taken prisoners is now setimated at more than 200. Two Dannebegs (company flags) have also been captured. (The regimental flags and standards were not taken into action by the Danes.) At the close of the fight on the 3d inst., the Gondrecourt Brigade captured the Konigsberg, and afterwards Wedelspang—from which place, however, the troops pushed forward were withdrawn, as tiaey were too much exposed— and on the left they secured the railway station and Klosterkrug, while the foremost body of troops lay in Kohgraben. The Gondrecourt Brigade was relieved by the Nostez Brigade, and sent to obtain refreshments. Further on the left, a company of the combined Prussian division of infantry of the guard took part in the combat. On Feb. 4 no attack was undertaken on this side, but the division of the guard occupied Little Heyde with their advanced posts. This took place early on the day after the first fight. On the same day the Danes armed a newly-thrown up battery, be tween battery No. 11 and the railway, which had not been armed previously, and with hearty cheers opened a heavy fire from this place and from battery No. 10 against the Konigsberg. The Austrian 12- pounder battery had replied with about six guns, when they ceased firing by orders of Gen. Nostez. Later, with the brightening weather, the fire of the Danes against the Konigsberg was many times re newed as soon as a head showed itself. A piece of a grenade out of an 84 pound bombshell killed and wounded some men of the Austrian battalion lying at the foot of the Konigsberg. In the afternoon all was still throughout the entire line. Preparations for the operations of the next day were made by the whole of the combined army corps. In the night of the sth inst., frost came and a . heavy snow atom, which was favourable to the arming of the Konigsberg with the Prussian rifled 12-pounders. The Austrian Thomas brigade by means of their battery silenced from Kirchb2rg, near Fahrdorf, a hostile battery at Lollfusa." More Preposterous Calculations. The Rev. Professor Haughton of the Geological Society of Dublin is stated to have arrived at the period of 1,280,000,000 years as the time which elapsed while the earth cooled from 122 deg. F. to 77 deg. F., these temperatures being taken as de fining the periods of the first appearance of life on the earth and of the London clay respectively. This calculation is stated to be based upon a previous one by Professor Helmholtz, that the time which a globe of basalt of the size of the earth would take to cool from 2,000 degrees C. to 200 degrees C. would be 350,000,000 years. Very different is the calculation made by Professor W. Thomson in his most inge nious paper " On the Secular Cooling of the Earth" (Trans. Royal Society Edin., vol. xxiii. part 1). The question he undertakes to solve is this:—ln what period would a body consisting of materials such as the earth consists of pass from a condition of first solidification to one in which the law of increase of temperature in descending from its surface down wards is in accordance with that observed in the earth. Taking the temperature of melting rock to be from 10,000 deg. F. to 7,000 deg. F. (which is higher than the temperature assigned to melting basalt), and assuming the rate of increase of tem perature near the surface to be 1-50th deg. F. per foot, allowing for great variation in the result on account of our ignorance "as to the effects of high temperature in altering the conductiveness and specific heats of rocks, and as to their latent heat of fusion," the Professor comes to the conclusion that "we may say, with much probability, that the consolidation cannot have taken place less than 20,000,000 years ago, or we should have more underground heat than we actually have ; nor more than 400,000,000 years ago, or we should not have so much as the least-observed underground increase of temperature. That is to say, that Leibnitz's epoch of ' emergence' of the ‘comistentior status' was pro bably between those dates ;" and, using the tempe rature of 7000 deg. F. as that of melting rock, he inclines to 98,000,000 of years as a probable esti mate. Compare these modest numbers, to express the ages since the earth was an incandescent, though solid, sphere, with Professor Haughton's 1,280,000,000 years as giving the period between the first existence of life and the London clay ! Fatal Result of a Fight at Birmingham. Au occurrence of a peculiarly tragic character formed the subject of a coroner's inquest at Birmingham on Saturday evening last, A few days ago, a young man of the namet of Thomas Stevenson, an only son of highly respectable parents residing at Market Harborougb, Leicestershire. was carried in a helpless state to his lodgings in Birmingham. He was there attended by a girl of the name of Sarah Mor ton, with whom he was keeping proper company with a view to making her his wife, and she anxiously inquired the cause of his bruised and disabled state. He said that he had fallen, and denied that he had been fighting or tha any one had been ill-using him. A surgeon was called in, and the suffering man was found to be in such a dangerous state that his removal to the general hospital was con sidered necessary, His mother was then sent for, and to her broken-hearted inquiries he me de the same answer as to his sweetheart. Neither she nor the medical staff at the hospital believed he was telling the whole of the truth, as his condition indicated considerable per sonal violence ; but he repeated his statement with such apparently truthful emphasis that the matter was allowed to pass without any further question. He gradually became worse, and expired at the end of three days in the presence of his sweetheart, who was in constant attendance. A post mortem examination was then made by Mr. Bracey, house surgeon, and revealed a considerable laceration of the blad der, penetrating all the coats of the organ; and his opinion was that death had resulted from this injury causing peri tonitis, and that the injury itself was caused by a heavy blow or fall, The case was then investigated, and evidence was procured that the deceased had received his injuries during a fight with a man of the name of Shakespeare, with whom he quarrelled in a publichouse at Oldbury, near Bir mingham, in reference to a sixpenny bet. The fight took place out of door; and during its progress both combatants fell over the embankment of a brook and were immersed in the water. The deceased fell violently on some bricks at the bottom of the stream. The men renewed the fight after coining out of the water, and were afterwards separated. The deceased was taken charge of by a neighbour, and stripped of his wet clethes and put to bed, but next morning ho was in such a suffering state that he was taken in a cab to his lodgings in Birmingham. The jury found that the deceased had died of a casualty occurring during a fight, and exempted the other man from all imputation. The deceased was by a trade a striker, and was employed in extensive carriage works at Oldbury. IMPROVING THE OCCASION a la CHADBAND ! (From the John Bull.) We all remember how in " Bleak House" Mr. Chadband undertook to " improve the subject"— the subject in question being the moral, social, and educational deficiencies of the poor boy Joe. We know too how very little the process did towards supplying these deficiencies, whatever sustenance it may have afforded to the self-righteousness and self-complacency of Mr. Chadband and his auditory. There are plenty of Ciaadbands among us, and the first idea—and very often the last too—which they connect with the misfortunes of their neighbours is that of " improving the occasion" to their own glo rification or the indulgence of their own envy, hatred, and uncharitableness, as the opportunity may seem most favourable. One could hardly have imagined that this weak ness of poor human nature should not have found an exception far itself in the presence of that appalling horror which has made Santiago a city of such sor row as history hardly records. The story of two thou sand women and girls gathered together for the pur pose of worshipping God, and suddenly exposed to a rain of fire from the roof of the church—rush ing in their terror and agony towards the doors, and there falling over each other in a screaming, struggling pile of humanity, trampled and choked and burned to death, and dragged from that con fused mass of human ruin blackened and disfigured corpses—all this brings before us a picture of horrors which might have been thought capable of causing us, for one moment at leabt, to sink our religious animosities in one common grief and sympathy. Yet no sooner were the details of the fearful dis • aster made known than most of the organs of public opinion in this Protestant country eagerly jumped at the opportunity of " improving the occasion" for an anti-Popish demonstration, and made it their special business to connect the accident as much as possible with the rites and usages of the Church of Rome. Misfortunes of the same kind have been subjected before now to like comments. When a certain tower in Siloam fell there were people who sought to " improve the occasion" in the sense of a moral Pharisaism, and we know how they were re buked. We wish that the rebuke might have some influence on those who are so pertinacious in im proving the Santiago disaster under the promptings of religious Pharisaism. This is the more to be desired, because such an outbreak of heartless bigotry is calculated to draw away attention from the real lessons taught by the accident, and from the care which ought to be taken to provide against similar occurrences. We are not indeed likely to have a holocaust of church-goers in this country in conscquence of that over-dressed religion which finds acceptance in Chili. But we have our crowded gatherings here too, and a fire, or the alarm of one, might at any time cause a fearful destruction of human life at one of our theatres or other similar assemblies. We do not make sufficient arrangements for the sudden exit of a multitude, and we have not equalled the attention given to the mat ter in other countries—possibly from the high price paid for space in Londcn as compared with the con tinental cities. We recollect the frightful peril in curred by a large crowd when Covent Garden Theatre was burned down ; we have heard too of an alarm at Mr. Spurgeon's Tabernacle. We can quite imagine that if either of these accidents had come near its results to the horrible sacrifice at San iago, there would not have been wanting people ,o " improve the occasion" after the same fashion. In reference to the same appalling casualty, the following sensible, and in many respects very re markable, letter, signed "Father Thomas," appears in the Weekly Register of Saturday: — The terrible calamity that has withered the hearts of millions must never be forgotten—and will not, we heartily hope, be repeated any more by unwise, unbefitting, and outrageous muslin draperies and excessive illuminations. We priests leave too much to sacristans and volunteer decorators, and through an over sensitive ness of giving pain to zealous and well meaning per sons, we suffer our chapels and churches to be turned into drawing rooms or dancing halls, so far as deco ration goes. Blue, red, or white curtains, glass chandeliers, various coloured tinsel papers, lights and lamps everywhere in blazing immoderation. Let there be lamps and wax lights in tasteful arrangement, but no muslins, red, white, and blue, nor anything in exaggeration and unmeaning pro fusion. Any way, for heaven's sake, let all possibi lity of conflagration be removed. What an unfair use has been made by our enemies of this accident—an accident it was, and nothing more and nothing less. Our hearts are riven by this most sad and sorrowful accident, and there is not that man, be he priest or not priest, who would not have braved the flames to drag any one of these poor sufferers from that dreadful fire even at the risk of his own life. No doubt on that most frightful even ing every one was in a state of bewilderment. We can now well see what might have been done, but if we had been in that frightful scene ourselves ! The whole was all over in five and twenty minutes —there was no time to think, no time to act. If any of our public theatres were to take fire, what must be the consequence ? Thousands of people, all rushing wildly to make for the narrow doorways and staircases, trampling over each other, and mak ing their destruction doubly sure. Would the public press attribute such a catas trophe to the judgment of heaven ? Nothing of the kind. Then why turn on us and say that this conflagration was no accident but a manifest visita tion of God's indignation ? Indignation at what ? Those worshippers of God and Christ His Son were collected together for divine worship—not for the worship of the blessed Virgin, as they understand the term, but all congregated to worship their God and honour His most blessed mother Mary. They sought her prayers—that she would pray for them and with them to her and their Lord ; this was all they asked, and. whatever they did and said, this is all they asked and this was all they meant. Whyof , then, denounce them as idolators and worthy God's manifest indignation ? God's day will come when these hard-mouthed blasphemers shall be called upon to justify them selves. In the meanwhile we feel assured that most, if not all, that died in the Church of God that even ing, assembled as they were to praise God and be seech His mercy, are now with the blessed in the everlasting world. The Almighty has taken them away from the temptation and sorrows of this wicked world, and, as was the case with the holy i n nocents—whilst lamentation is on earth there ;oy among the angels. WIFE MURDER AT WORCESTER. --'A sad case murder occurred on Sunday afternoon during the hour of divine service, in Worcester. It appears that a man named John Ford, alias Iloboy, 33, a labourer, had bees living for about 12 years with one Elizabeth Hull, 44, whose birthday happened yesterday, and they resided in a court leading out of St. Clement's-street. From what Can be gleaned at present it seems that a man named Henry Ben nett went into the house where Ford and Hull lived, and that he sat in the pla ce some t i me before he saw anyone. After a while Ford came in and asked wh a few minute s s ere " Bess " s. Bennett said he had not seen her, but in wa he came in carrying so me cabbages, w hich she had purchased for another man, a neighbour. Ford had some words with her, and told her she should not fetch things for other people. From words he cametod a neighbourforce,andfel fch ed in led et her with t a blow that l aid her senseless, fracturinghers i k e u i l w l. toomt A ahne, alarm was af terwards raised, an Police-con sta bl e Archer. On that officer going i n h ou se he found F ord and Bennett supportin g t who appeare d lifeless, and was bleeding profusely from a severe wound in the forehead, which appeared to have been covered his a s s w i s i t t a n h blood.ce was cmaur.sepdablmyetrh,esfiurregesohno,vwela,swchaliclehd in, was but of no avail, as the unfortunate woman was beyond the reach of human aid. Ford was taken in to custody, and the house having been visited by Mr. Superintendent Power, was secured. Of course much excitement prevailed in the neigh bourhood all day lo The prisoner willbnegb r g o r u ea h t t crowds assembling at times. the inquest, which will progbablbyebfoerheeltaheto.cdoaryon._erit'sijruz9at. ham Gazette. DIE NEW THEATRE ComrANY.--This morning the cause of Brandon v. Rickards was called on in the Lord Mayor's Court. It arises out of the late attempt of Mr. Eoucicault to erect a joint-stock theatre, but as Mr. Henry James, the barrister engaged by the defendant, was unable to attend, the case was, by consent of both parties, directed to stand over till Saturday. DEATH IN THE STREET, Yesterday afternoon Mr. John Humphreys, the Middle sex coroner, held an inquest at the Grasshopper Tavern, Charles-terrace, Mile-end New-town, on the body of Samuel Davis, aged 38. His brother, Thomas Davis, of 115, Baclob.urch-lane, Whitechapel, said that he came to him late on the night of Saturday week, when he was in bed, and asked for a night's lodging. He gave him temporary relief, saying " You have brought yourself to this because of the wild life you have led. He then said he told him to come to breakfast in the morning. He denied that he had kicked him out of the house. He had only his slippers on. The next that was seen of the deceased was when he was found lying in Gower's-walk " not sensible," the constable said, " but he could speak." He seemed to be intoxicated. He was taken to the Whitechapel Union, where he died at 6 o'clock the following morning. Dr. A. M. Champneys said he had made a post-mortem examination of the body of the deceased. There were two wounds on the left hand. The ribs were broken, and there was a severe injury on the side of the head, whi6h had caused congestion of the membranes of the brain. That was tho immediate cause of death. The scalp was bruised. Those injuries might either have been caused by a blow or fall. The hand bore marks of a horse's shoe. He might have been walked over or knocked down by a horse. The Coroner said there was no evidence that the brother of the deceased had inflicted the injuries from which the deceased expired. The jury therefore returned an open verdict. Loss OF THE ROYAL VICTORIA, --A letter from Shetland, dated Feb. 1, says :—" The second boat with the remainder of the crew of this ill-fated ship arrived on the west side of Dunressness, Shetland, on Monday last, two days after the first boat in charge of the mate had arrived at Melby, in Sandness. The second boat was in charge of the master, and had 14 men when she left the ship. Of these all have perished except two men. The master died the day before the boat reached the land. When the boat arrived there were 6 dead bodies in her, the others having been thrown overboard as long as the strength of the living men permitted. The dead were interred with the greatest respect in the churchyard of the parish, distant 7 miles from the spot where the boat arrived, the men of the district, to the number of 150, turning out w ith the utmost readiness to assist in rendering the last offices of humanity. The two men (one a Frenchman , th e other an Englishman) who have survived are, as might b e expected, in a very prostrate state. It is thought they will both recove p r, but it is doubtful whether it may no t be necessary to amputate the Frenchman's foot from the e ffects of the frost-bite. rinThe men who arrived in the first boa t are slowly recovat seaeg. Only two died in her, as she w as two days shorter than the other boat."—Scotsman . Laura, 'Countess of Antrim, a nd Lady Helen WM:lnnen, have arrived at their residence in Lwndes square, from a tour of visits. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocK. THE PRINCIPALITIES BUCHAREST, Feb. B.—Prince Conza has not, as has been stated, demanded a delay from the Porte for g i v i n g explanations relative to the conv en t s . The Turkish troops have not drawn towards the Danube. There is much agitation in the davian and Wallachian Assembly, but the country is tranquil. Battersea Working Mens' Club and Institute The opening of this club took place last night, a public meeting being held in Lammas Hall, undir the presidency of the originator, Charles Curling, Esq., who was supported by the following gentlemen, who were present on the platform, and spoke in explanation and approval of the objects and uses of the Institution—The Revs. S. J. Jenkinson, J. Milling, J. M. Soule, W. Evill, Esq., Junior, E. C. Robins, Esq., Dennis Gaven, Esq., and Norma Shairp, Esq. The meeting, which was a full on e, was also addressed by two working men, Mr. Fearn and Mr. Ward. After a few introductory remarks by the chairman, Mr. Norman Shairp, the honorary secre tary, read the report of the Provisional Com taittee, from which it appeared that a house in Church - road bad been taken and under the superintendence of Mr. E. C. Robins, the honorary architect, had been thoroughly repaired institute. About fitted up for the purposes of the About £2OO had been expended, and as little more than half was as yet subscribed, pecuniary aid was desired from the wealthy to enable the institute to start free of all liability. The Reverend H. Solly, the secretary of the Union, then delivered an eloquent address explana tory of the objects and advantages of working men's clubs, of which he himself had been instrus mental in establishing some sixty during the last two veers. In the course of his address, Mr. Solly observed that the object of clubs and institutes for working men was to supply a great and ackno ledged want, and to satisfy the craving for social intercourse which he believed to be divinely inspired for a good purpose, and therefore intended to he gratified. They sought to do this without leading the working man into habits of intempe rance, but rather by offering him a helping hand to enable him to resist the seductions of the gi n palace, and to be interested not only in his own im provement, but also in the welfare of his fellows. He said it was not intended to draw away husbands from their firesides, but rather to make them. value them the more ; and that until suitable dwellings were provided for a reasonable sum, without the miserable inconveniences which usually distinguish the homes of the working classes; that until better lodging could be had at lower prices, so that a large family should not have to exist in a couple of ill ventilated rooms, or run into debt for rent. Until such time, it was obviously needful, and it was intended to provide the working man a place of resort, where he could meet his friends and enjoy a few hours quiet recreation after his work till his wife should be ready to receive him, and be able to listen to the news of the day which he may have gleaned from the papers at his club. He said it was not intended to form temperance societies, but rather associations, where the tempta tions to intemperance should be removed, and n ducements to temperate habits and mutual im provement provided instead. They were not eng aged in a ;crusade: against innkeepers, but in attempting to provide that which it is not their interest to afford viz., a public h ou se without intoxicating drinks therein. Neither was it intended that clubs should be made religious societies, but rather social and moral, mutual bene fit, improvement and recreation societies, pro moting the cultivation of those virtues without w hich religion is soon brought into disrepute. He wished it also to be understood that it was the desire of the promoters of these clubs that the work-A ing men should themselves be in some sense re sponsible for its success. Two-thirds of the managing committee would be composed of working men, above the age of 18 years, with out distinction of class or creed, so long as they observed the rules of the institu tions which they themselves would be requested to take part in forming. It was the desire of the' promoters of the Battersea Clab to further these objects, and he trusted the undertaking would be, a, success. Mr. Solly was followed by the gentlemen and working men before mentioned, and at the I close of the meeting a considerable number of 'work ing men came forward to enroll their names s 3 members of the club. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERS ALLS'.—LAST EVENING. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 10 to 1 agat Blithfield (take 11 to 1) CITY ♦ND SUBURBAN. 100 to 6 agst Liston (taken) 33 to 1 agst Marigold (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE., 10 to 1 agst Emblem (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Wee Nell (taken) 15 to 1 agst Portland (taken) 15 to 1 agst Real Jam (taken) 100 to 6 agst Bantam (taken) 20 to 1 agst Sinking Fund (taken) 25 to agat Jerusalem (tahen) 25 to 1 agst Emblematic (taken) 25 to 1 apt Medora (taken) 33 to 1 agst Harry (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to 1 agst Paris (offered) 6to 1 agst Fille de l'Air (offered) 100 to 15 agst Cambuscan (taken) 10 to 1 agst Scottish Chief (taken) 10 to 1 agst Claremont (taken) CHESTER CUP. 16 to 1 agst Accident (taken) 20 to 1 agst Blackdown (offered) 25 to 1 agst Muezzin (taken) 33 to 1 agat Merry Hart (taken) 40 to 1 agst Tattoo (taken) THE DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Scottish Chief (offered) 13 to 1 agst Coastguard (taken) 15 to 1 agat Cambuscan (taken) 16 to 1 agst Forager (taken) 22 to 1 agst Historian (taken) 28 to 1 agst Claremont (taken) 28 to 1 agst Idler (taken) 33 to 1 agst Ackworth (taken) 33 to 1 agst Ely (taken) 35 to 1 agst General Peel (taken) 50 to 1 agst Baragah (taken) 66 to 1 agst Balornock (taken) 66 to 1 agst Stafford (taken) 100 to 1 agst Count (taken) 100 to 1 agst Virgilia (taken) 100 to 1 agst Copenhagen (taken) MANCHESTER BETTING—YESTERDAY. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 26 to 1 agst Liston (taken) NORTILAMPTONSIIIRE STAKES, 1000 to 80 apt Blithfield (taken) 15 to 1 agst Lioness (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 agst Wee Nell (taken freely) 100 to 8 agst Emblem (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 7 agst Accident (taken) 2000 to 80 agst Blaekdown (taken) RACING FIXTU FERE RES FOR 188` 4 • EtU A.RY. Birmingham Harrow Chelmsford l7 Lincoln Spring • . ••.• .. . Hungerford ......p... Nottingham Spring 1 Derby Spring 3 Liverpool Shrewsbury 14 Doncaster Spring Warwick Durham ... Northampton ... . Catterick 0.48 • • • Croxion-park .......... 1 Edinburgh Spring ...... 2 Abergavenny .......... b Thirsk ................ 5 Chester .............. 3 York Spring .......... 10 Salisbury .............. 12 Bath ................ 1.7 Manchester Harpenden........ Epsom '24 Epsom Spring ....,.... 7 Newmarket Craven .... 11 Newmarket First Spring 25 —_ _ , JUNE Ascot Chelmsford ............ 23 Hampt0n......... l5 New Forest Hunt ...... 28 Newton 0 diham .30 Bibury Stockbridge PRIVY COUNCIL ESSAYS AND REV IEWS—THE JUDGMENT. Yesterday the judgm ent in the case of the authors i n the . o f Essays and Revie ws was g iven Privy Council It was originally tri ed in the Court of Arches, in which judgment went aga inst the Rev. Mr. Wil s on and the Rev. Mr. Williams, and from this decision the present appeal wea brought. Their lordships gave their judgment in favour ,f tl appollants. The rearfi Santiago, 16 28 29 30 6Q is