The Sun. — London, England, 1854-02-21 00:00:00

\V , THEATRE ROYAL DRURY LANE. Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith. THIS EVENING, FEB. 21, Will be performed THE BEGGAR'S OPERA. Characters by W.seers. A. Yorrge, Erser, and Sidaey ; Miss Featherstone, Miss M. Stanley. To Conclude witk KING HUMMINGTOP ; or, Harlequin and the Land of Toys. THEATRE ROYAL, HAY3fARIEET. Cadet the management of Mr. Buokatone. THIS EVENING, Frs. 21, Will be performed a new comic drama, called RANELAGII. Characters by Messrs. Vandenhoff, W. Farren, and Backstone ; Miss Reynolds, Mrs. Fitzwilliam, &c. To be followed by A PRETTY PIECE OF BUSINESS. _ _ After which, the Grand CHRISTMAS PANTOMIME, called HARLEQUIN AND THE THREE BEARS; or, Little Silverhair and the Fairies. Colin:at:fine, Miss M. Brown; Harlequin, Mr. J. Marshall; Pantaloon, Mr. W. A. Barnes; Clown, Mr. H. Marshall. ROYAL PRINCESS'S THEATRE, OXFORD-STREET. Under the Management of Mr. CHARLES KEAN. THIS EVENING, FEB. 21, Will be performed RICHARD THE 'THIRD. Principal charac ter by Mr. C. Kean. After which will be presented the new Grand CHRISTMAS PAN TOMIME, entitled HARLEQUIN AN i) THE MILLER AND HIS MEN; or, King Salamaudar and the Fairy of the Azure Lake. Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Hahne; Pantaloon, Mr. Paulo; and Columbine, Miss Desborough. To conclude with DEAF AS A POST. LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the Management of Madame Vestris. THIS EVENING, FEB. 21, Will be performed A BACHELOR. OF ARTS. Characters by Messrs. C. Mathews, F. Matthews , and Baker; Miss F. Hu g he s. After which, the original Fa ir y Extravaganza, Caned ONCE UPON A TIME THERE WE RE TWO KINGS. Principal -cha. taeters by Mr.Roxby and Madame Vestris. To conclude with PATTER VERSUS CLATTER. THEATRE ROYAL ADELPHI. Proprietor. Mr. B. Webster.—Directress, Madame Celeste. THIS EVENING, FEL 21, will be presented the highly Popular New Nautical Melo-drama in Ave tableaux. with new scenery, the Sea of Ice, E zc ., new dresses and a ppointments, called THE THIRST OF GOLD; or, THE LOST SHIP AND THE WILD FLOWER OF MEXICO. Principal characters by Messrs. B. Webster, Keeley, Paul Bedford, Madame Celeste, gcc. To conclude with THE SERIOUS FAMILY. ROYAL OLYMPIC THEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. A. Wigan. THIS EVENING, FEB. 21, Will be Performed THE FIRST NIGHT. Characters by Messrs. Lifted Wigan, Leslie, Franks, Harwood Cooper, and Vincent ; Miss and Miss Wyndham. r. Horton, To conclude with TH 4 : LO rTERY TICKET. Characters by SieSSM Emery, Vincent, and F. Robson; and Mrs. Chattcrley. Followed by THE W-INDERIN:I MINSTREL. STRAND THEATRE. So!e Lessee, Mr. F. W. Ilicr , ft.—Directress, Miss Rebecca Isaacs. THIS EVENING, FEB 1, Will be presented (second time) " NO IRISH NEED APPLY." After whicb. SKETCHES IN INDIA; or, Stage Struck. To be followed by STATE SECRE IS; or, The Irish Ambassador. Stalls, 55.; Boxes, 35.; Pit, Is. 64; Gallery, 64.; Private Boxes, 11. I ls. 64., to be bad of Mr. Allcroft, 15, New Bond-street. ASTLEY'S EUROPE'S NATIONAL AMPHITHEATRE. Lessee and Manager, Mr. William Cooke. Positively the LAST SEVEN NIGHTS of the Perrorming Ele phants previous to their departure for Paris. Increa'ed novelty and combination of Attractions. L - 1 addition to the Wonders of the present age—the Performing Elephunts —first time, a new grand Equestrian Spectacle, entre change in the Scenes of the Arena, and the successful Pantomime. THIS EVENING, Fan. 21, (And during the week) Wil he presented, with new scenery, and costumes and appoint ments, an entirely new grand and romantic Hippo-drama, written expressly to introduce Mr. W. Cooke'4 pet steed, Beauty, i pur pc.sely tr.iincd by Idm) zinc; entitled `HIE WOOD:J.I-I'S II0IttlE; or, The False Knight. To be succeeded by THE WISE ELEPHANTS OF THE EAST, or THE MAGIC GONG. Followed by Sir. W. Cooke's Matchless scenes of the CIRCLE. To conclude with the Grand Comic Pantomime of BILLY tIUT TON'S JOURNEY TO BRENTFORD ; or, Harlequin and the Ladies' Favourite. N.B.—The final MORNING PERFORMANCE on TIMRSDA.Y NEXT, FEB. 23, commencing at Two o'clock. Boa-office open from Eleven till Four. stage Manager, Mr. W. West. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. Tins DAY —Morning 20 min.after 7 Evening 50 min.aft. 7 To.Mossow—Morning 27 min.after 8 I Evening 10 min.aft. 9 THE WEATHER.-Sur OFFICB, FEB. 21. THEB,3IOIIETEE, IN THE SHADE. 54—highest since noon yesterday. 39—lowest this morning and during the night. 48—this day at noon. BAROMETER, 30 . 35—a great rise. WIND, N.N.W.—Light breeze, and very fine, mild, sunshiny weather. 1 , t t _4::.,...,0,, , kr jg , ~.57,--: . -..n, ~,,,, __ Ica 1 ' , e , ' - . -,..... 'r . , .;".0 ~~~ LONDON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1854. Bygones are really, it seems, to be bygones. Ministers, instead of being impeached as the au thors of the war with Russia, are to be supported in its energetic prosecution. Whatever supplies may be deemed requisite by the Cabinet are to be frankly and cordially voted by the Opposition. It is true that the Opposition could not altogether refrain from casting a retrospective glance of re prehension at the diplomatic blunderings of the Coalition—although the Right Hon. Gentleman the First Lord of the Admiralty did protest against the folly of pottering over blue-books. Flesh and blood could not endure to look on at that complication of failures as revealed in the mass of abortive documents the copies of which had been laid by order of her MAJESTY upon the tables of both Houses of the Legislature—flesh and blood could not endure to witness all this without the utterance of some passing syllables of rebuke or of condemnation. Some reference to the sub ject of these protracted and abortive negotiations —negotiations ending in a war not local merely but European, not affecting alone the integrity of the Turkish empire but the interests of entire Christendom—would surely have been justifiable on the part of those confronting the occupants of the Treasury benches, whether among our here ditary legislators or among our popular represen tatives. However willing and even anxious the Opposition might be in no way to embarrass at a juncture of such supreme importance what has become at last the warlike and energetic policy of the Administration—it would have been altogether too much to expect that they should refrain from passing any comments upon the course hitherto pursued by the Coalition in reference to their diplomatic proceedings, which twelve deplorable months now prove to have been so idle and illusory. It must be remembered, however, that the discussions which have at length taken place during this present February, both in the Lords and in the Commons, were neither of them originated by the party recognised as that of the political opponents of her MAJESTY'S Go vernment. In the Upper House the debate was provoked by the ex-Postmaster-General of the last Whig Administration. In the Lower House, it arose out of the charges brought forward against Ministers by one who was Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs during the time Earl GRANVILLE held the Seals of that depart ment, and, consequently, while Lord JogN Rus am was still supreme in Downing-street as the Leader of the Government. The discussion on the foreign policy of the Coalition was originated in the Commons by the Member for Aylesbury as it had been previously originated in the Lords by the Marquis of CLINRICARDE. It was only reasonable, therefore, to expect that neither the Ae,rl of DERBY nor Mr. DISRAELI would fail to avail themselves respectively of such exceedingly tempting opportunities. They did so, in fact, P r ecisely as stight have been anticipated. Bat if doing so they neither of them shrank from s p e aking in terms of severity as to the past, it acknowledged, in si m pl e j ust i ce, that mustmre bfereen ee to the future they displayed no less patrioti sm tha_ " ti pleded magnanimity. They a t once on themselves, as the leaders of the Opposi ,g to support Ministers promptly and heartily by acceding to Whatever supplies might be requested in au greenta.tion of the military and maritime forces of the country in fulfilment of the instructions so to do as intimated at the opening of the session by the lips of Our gracious Whatever the sev er it y of Sove reign. the strictures ro- Le„.:l Coalition in n ounced by the antagonists of t P either of the Houses of the L egislatur e , it th ere f or e, under these circumstanc b would, , e altoge ther p r eposterous for Minist ers seriously to complain of their harshness, much l ess to talk of an unge nerous and fa c ti ous opposition. Sir JAMES GRAHAM you disingenuously depre cated the notion o f pottering over blue-books, exonerate from th e but the country will impli e d accusation of unfairness the decision which at this critical juncture has marked the proceedings of the chiefs of the late Administration. Naturally enough, Ministers could not do other wise than recoil from the alternative indicated last night by Mr. DISRAELI as affording the only ex- Planation of their foreign policy during the last twelve months—the dreadful and disgraceful alter native of Uredulity or Connivance. Naturally THE SUN, LOND:OIN, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1854 enough, Lord PALMERSTON, on behalf of himself and his colleagues, almost scornfully rejected the necessity for any such alternative, as eluci dative of their past negotiations repudiat ing, haughtily and indignantly repudiating, both the " weakness" of Credulity and the "infamy" of Connivance. Nevertheless, the people at large, with these unfortunate blue-books under their thumbs, still to potter over at pleasure whenever they feel so inclined, will not fail to draw their own conclusions from the diplomatic evidence thus accumulated against themselves in judgment by the members and agents of her MA JESTY'S Government. Right Hon. Gentlemen like the First Lord of the Admiralty may amuse them selves, time and again, with the pleasant pastime of roasting Emperors ad libitum—roasting them to a turn, as Mr. DrsnAßra reminded the House was done once upon a time in regard to Dr. SACHEVE RELL. Noble Lords like the Secretary of State for the Home Department may coolly insist— though not even Colonel SrETHORP or Mr. DRUM MOND had ventured in all their eccentricities of speech to whisper to the contrary—that the Coalition through all this time had never once evinced any thing bearing a resemblance to precipitation ! Imagine—to precipitation ! But with all these evasive pleasantries gravely uttered by one or other of the Cabinet Ministers—with all the per verse entreaties that have been made by some among them for a direct vote of a want of confidenoe--with all that has been declaimed from before the Treasury benches about the un reasonableness of the complaints of the Opposi tion—it is most certain that the majority of the public regard the past conduct of the Coalition as at once mistaken and blameworthy, as assuredly, indeed, as they regard the present policy of Minis ters as deserving of approval and encouragement. The Naval, Military, and Ordnance Estimates are now before the country. The amount to be applied to the maintenance of our fleets and armies—at all times a matter of vast importance—has assumed a fourfold interest now that the country is vir tually at war with a first-rate Power, and that it is called upon not only to vindicate its ancient reputation, and to hand down unblemished to posterity the glory so painfully acquired in by gone years, but also to fight the battle of free dom, to prevent the spread of despotism, and to lay the foundations of a permanent, because an honourable, peace. Under such circumstances a large addition to the ordinary expenditure of the country was naturally anticipated. But there was no objection thereto—no reluctance to bear the burdens that might thereby be rendered indis pensable. We believe that, with the exception of a few wrong-headed members of the Peace So ciety, there never was greater enthusiasm mani fested or greater " anxiety" (the term "willing ness" does not at all express the feeling) to dis pense liberally the required supplies. The only fear was that the Government might not demand sufficient for the vigorous and energetic carrying on of hostilities—that it might still suffer itself to be influenced by the " ABERDEEN" delusion, that " war is not even yet inevitable." The publication of the figures that must unequivocally disclose the real intentions of the Cabinet, was, therefore, looked for with no ordinary impa tience; and now that they have appeared, the less experienced are very desirous of receiving the clues that will enable them to explore without difficulty the labyrinths of numerals that lie invit ingly open, but which still may lead astray and deceive the uninitiated. The Navy Estimates have not only the priority in date, but in interest. It is by British seamen that the honour and safety of the country is to be maintained, at least in the first instance, and the publication of the item which explained the con templated accession to our marine force was therefore most anxiously looked for. We shall endeavour to allay this very natural curiosity by stating that an addition of 13,000 men to our Fleet is about to be provided for, of which 10,000 will be sailors, properly so called, and 3,000 marines. The general navy estimates for the forthcoming year amount to 7,487,9481., being an increase of 1,202,4551. on last year's outlay, and it by no means follows that a supplementary vote may not 'be required, that would make that increase amount to no less than 2,000,000/. If such should be the case, and the exigencies of the ser vice should demand the additional outlay, we venture to assert that it will be freely and wil lingly conceded, and that Without a moment's hesitation. Having thus stated the general demand, we come to the particular items, the first, and most impor tant whereof consists of wages. The sum now asked under this head amounts to 2,192,671/. for the year commencing on the sth April next. The amount sanctioned by Parliament during the current year for the same purpose was 1,736,2361. The increase is therefore 456,435., for which, as we have stated, we are to obtain the services of ten thousand additional sailors, and three thou sand additional marines—making the total e f fective force afloat, fifty-eight thousand six hundred and sixteen men and boys, which are thus arranged, VIZ. :- Seamen Boys . Marines afloat Marines on shore . Men in packet service 41,000 2,000 8,000 7,500 116 Total 58,616 Men on active service-, however, want something more than pay. They must eat and drink also ; and when we consider the extraordinary additions to our household expenditure, the enhanced bills to butchers and bakers, &c., we may consider that we get very cheaply off, when the demand for victuals is only 870,3241. against 615,4261. dur ing the presentyear, being an increase of 254,8981. It is, however, necessary to remark that, under any circumstances, there would have been an ad ditional demand under this head, owing to the higher prices of provisions already alluded to, so that the whole of the above sum is not fairly ascribable to the extra force about to be employed. We should also remark, that 18,000 i. of the in crease under the head of wages may be attributed to the gratuities to petty officers and good-conduct pay to able seamen, who, under recent regula tions, engage for continuous service for ten years, an outlay that will not be complained of by the most stringent economist. Of the additional 1,202,4551., the larger por tion, or 717,3331., is thus accounted for. The demand for the Royal Naval Coast volunteers re mains the same as before, viz., 50,0001. So far for the personnel, now for the materiel, of the navy. The additional charge under the head of Establishments is 433,8621., of which the chief item consists of an addition of 200,0001. to the wages of artificers at home, for which 883,6481. is required, against 683,6481. during the present year. Next in magnitude are "Naval Store.; for building, repair, and outfit of the fleet," which shows an addition of 119,721/., the figures being,' respectively, 1,142,732/. and 1,023,0111. Closely trenching thereon comes the only other important item for "New works, im provements, and repairs in the yards," in which the increase is 115,6941., the present estimate being 372,6421., while that for the current year was only 256,9481. It is unnecessary to allude to the minor branches that make up the amount, the charges in which are of comparatively trivial importance. In the " Miscellaneous" the increase will be 87,331/.,' the greater portion whereof, 72,100/., is required for the extra conveyance of troops. As we have already said, there will be no com plaint of this very judicious, and, we may say, indispensable augmentation to our expenditure. The nation cordially concurs in the feeling so truly expressed by the Right Hon. Gentleman the mem ber for Buckinghamshire, " that there is no dif ference of opinion as to the number of men to be voted, or as to anything that may be requisite to supporther MAJES T Y'S Government i n th e prose cution of a j us t war. " I n accor d ance with this view, and by the the all b u t p er fect unanimity expressed Popular branch of the Legislature, the first Vote (that for the number and the pay of the men) Nr aa l as t night taken, and the Much regret will be experienced by all those who have taken an interest in that which will ultimately be the route to Australia, viz., via Panama, at the postponement of operations by the Australasian Pacific Steam Navigation Company. This arises, however, from unavoidable circumstances. The railway across the isthmus is not yet finished, and until it is completed, no passenger line can be suc cessfully carried out. The service, to be properly performed, must be undertaken bya sufficient fleet; and the company must be prepared in the onset to sustain a loss, because voyagers will require theroute to be tested, and to have some guarantee that their comfort and convenience are secured. Further, the present high price of coals, and scarcity of seamen, impose obstacles in the way of a new maritime un dertaking, and great advantages may accrue from the employment of the steamers in short voyages, whereby their efficiency will be secured. The only thing of which we have to be apprehensive is that Brother Jonathan will start a Pacific line before us, and then it will be difficult for us to make head. Still we cannot blame the company, and should cir cumstances favourably alter, we trust they will not he slow to take advantage of them. The Funds are very quiet this morning, and with but little change in prices. Consols have been done at 91 for transfer, and since at 901. Time bargains have been entered into at 9O I f . Exchequer Bilis have realised 19s. to 225. prem. Bank Stock is steady at 217 to 218. India Stock is at 232. Lord Palmerston's speech has, by its high and confident tone, given much satisfaction in the City, and re-assured many of the timid waverers who believe in the might of Russia, and fear the weakness of the allies. Foreign securities are heavy. Russian Five per Cents. still go down, having been done at 100 and at 99. The Four-and-a-Half per Cents. have re ceded to 85. Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents. are 591 to 60. Danish Three per Cents. realise 801. Spanish Deferred have been at 181 to t. BRITISH MINES.—A few inquiries for the follow ing shares took place to-day. South Caradon, 390; Al fred Consols, 23 24; Gill, 2i- 1; Mollands, 113. Gd., 13s. Gd., and 15s. ; East Russell, 31 4 ; Sortridge Consols, ; North Pool, 200 ; Britannias, ; Poltimores, par ; Great Crinnes, 30s. ; Great Wheal Hugos, 1 k ; Wheal Wreys, 325, 6d. to 355; Kilbrickens, 30s. to 325. 6d.; Hawkmoons, 12s. 6d. to 15s. ; Little Dukes, ; East Basoons, (1/. paid) ; Tamar Mamas, g. (1/. paid). The current prices for the Jamaica Mines, not officially quoted, are as follows :—Metcalfe, par to premium ; Sue River, discount to par ; Port Royal, 4to premium. The Gold Mine Shares have been steady, but not brisk. St. John del Rey are better. Railway shares continue about the same, and there is a fair business doing. French shares have been lower by about 10s., owing to the de cline at Paris. The Joint Stock Bank shares are rather heavy, as well as the Land Companies'. BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.—CLOSING PRICES. (Prom the Official List.) Business dons. Bank Stock 218 17 _ . 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 913 1 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 9ok 1 904 1 New 31 per Cent. Annuities 92 i i New 2i per Cent. Annuities Long Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 Ditto 30 Years, Expire 10th Oct., 1859 sj Ditto 30 Years, Expire sth Jan., 1860 5 India Stock 232 6 India Bonds, £lOOO 7 11 p Ditto, under £lOOO 7 p South Sea Stock Consols for Account 16th] March 90 .1 i i India Stock for Account Exchequer Bills, ld. £IOOO £5OO l9 22 p Small l9 22 p PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY. Buenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent 57 Chilian Bards, 6 per Cent Danish Bonds, 1825, 3 per Cent Boi 794 8o Mexican 3 per Cent. Ditto for the Account 2l Russian Bonds, 1822, 5 per Cent. £St lOO 99 i DA )4i per Cent .. 85 64 Ditto Small Sardinian Bonds, 5 per Cent Spanish New Deferred, 3 p er Cent. l B4 i Ditto Passive (Converted) Dividends on the above payable in London. Dutch Exchange, 2A per Cent. 12 Guil 6O 59 Ditto for the Acoount 594 9 Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates THREE O'CLOCK. Consols 9oj 1 Ditto March Account 9 oi i The Baroness Brunow and daughter arrived at 10 p.m. yesterday, at Birmingham's Royal Ship Hotel, Dover. The Count Wielhorstri was expected to join the Baroness, he having gone to pay a visit to Earl Clanwilliam at Deal Castle. They intended to sail by the Vivid for Calais last night. The Duke and Duchess of Somerset had a dinner party at Somerset House, Park-lane, on Saturday even ing. The guests included the Turkish Resident Minister and Madame Musuras, Mr. D. Buckley, of the Foot Guards, Mr. C. Babbage, Mr. Hay, and the Greek Prince Vogorides. The venerable and noble Duke, we are happy to state, for his advanced life, is in the enjoy ment of excellent health. Lord Ward has left Dudley House, Park-lane, for Wesley Court, near Worcester. The Hon. G. Dalrymple, of the Fusilier Guards, who sold out of the service on Friday, met, we believe, with an accident while hunting, by which the young officer dislocated his collar bone. The Marchioness Dowager of Downshire has left Grosvenor-street on a visit to Lady Mary Wood, at Cumberland-lodge, whence her Ladyship proceeds to Sir George and Lady Charlotte Chetwynd's Grenden Hall, Warwickshire. remainder (as well as the Army and Ordnance Estimates) were postponed till another oppor tunity—probably Friday evening when the statements with respect thereto will be made by the First Lord of tho Admiralty. MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. The sales of cotton at Liverpool yesterday were estimated from 6,000 to 7,000 bales, of which 500 American and 500 Surat were taken on speculation. The market was tame but steady, and closed with out change in prices. The sales include 1,000 Surat, at 3d. to 41d. ; 20 Sea Island, at ls. ld. to is. sd. ; and the remainder American. Railway Shares were steady. The advices from New York state that stocks tended upwards at the latest date. The last weekly return of the city banks showed an increase in every department. The discounts were augmented $790,112, the deposits $2,968,889, the circulation $358,980, and the specie $516,695. If this state of things continued a few weeks longer there would be an easy money market. The total amount of debt redeemed from January 28 to February 4 was $126,450. Californian accounts state that owing to the drought many of the miners were still not work ing, and very little gold was being produced. The markets were dull and depressed, owing to their being overstocked. A case that has been decided within the last few days in the Court of Queen's Bench, involves very important considerations to capitalists and stock brokers, and has been much commented on accord ingly. A solicitor of the name of Campbell specu lates as a purchaser of French railway shares, and these falling in price, he is unable to pay the losses, and gives a bill for the amount. According to the finding of the jury the transaction is illegal, and the verdict is against the brokers. The judge very properly observed that he had nothing to do with the feeling which dictated such a plea, and certainly if 10-ses thus incur red are debts of honour, no law can reach them, and the man who declines to pay must " settle the difference" with his own conscience. The dangerous extent to which this may be carried, ad mitting even, as in the case of Mr. Campbell, that he considers his brokers to have closed his account prematurely, though they probably were quite jus tified in protecting themselves, seeing the deficient means of their principal, in the event of a crisis and a panic. It may be proper to impose every suit able obstacle in the way of undue speculation, especially by parties of small resources, but a large number of moneyed men are in the habit of invest. ing their surpluses, and buy for a definite period, and it would be unjust to impose obstacles to the transaction of such fair business contracts. The decision to which we have been adverting, is stated to be the first that has brought within the meaning of the Act of Victoria against gambling, losses upon railway shares, at least in the way which t hose in question were incurred. Stockbrokers now are evidently at the mercy of their clients, and will have to take full security wherever they deal for persons; who have not been long cus tomers or are known to have ample means. The French Government is expected to adopt a very important measure of commercial reform, whereby our bonding system would be imitated, the existing arrangement of drawbacks being too complicated to be for a moment compared to bonding. It appears that M. Berryer has drawn up a report upon the subject, and that a com pany is proposed for the construction of docks at Paris, and warehouses at the principal channel ports. One of our largest contractors will par ticipate if the affair is brought to a satisfactory issue. Zrbtrb NOTTINGHAM RACES. (THIS DAY.) (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SPRING HANDICAP. Alonso Surveyor 1 Thirteen ran. Won by a neck. TWO-YEAR-OLD SWEEPSTAKES Challow Boy Seven tan. TRIAL STAKES. Rataplan Sir George Blakely Four ran. THE WAGNER CASE. COURT OF QUEEN'S BENCH.—THIS DAY. LUMLEY V. GYE. This case was resumed this morning. The witnesses examined were Mr. Gantz, Mrs. Bradley, and Mr. Allcroft ; after which the Attorney-General opened the case for the defendant, and was proceeding with his ad dress when we went to press. The case is expected to last for the next two days. BANKRUPTCY COURT-(THIS DAY.) IN RE ABBLEWEITE. The bankrupt was described as of Mortimer-street, Cavendish-square, coach builder, and to-day was ap pointed for consideration of his certificate. The balance-sheet prepared by Mr. Watson, Basing hall-street, shows :—Debtor, to creditors, 1,5351 Is. ;to ditto holding security, 8691. 6s. id. ; profits, 2,6101.155. Creditor, by good debts, 394/. ; property in hands of creditors, trade charges, 1,7491. 115. ; house and per sonal (3 years), 7421. Mr. Linklater for the bankrupt. Mr. Abrahams appeared for the assignees, and had no opposition to make to an immediate certificate of a high class, as the losses had evidently arisen from pressing circumstances connected with the trade. His Honour granted an immediate certificate of th• second class. PRINCESS'S THEATRE. ---c:>-- The production of the tragedy of .Richard the Third last evening was distinguished by a copious amount of that " pride, pomp, and circumstance" of scenery dresses, and decorations, for which this theatre has become so renowned under the present management. As a spec tacle, it is thoroughly magnificent, and we doubt if even on these boards so richly picturesque a scene has been presented as that of the battle field, on which the cur tain finally descends. The distant view of Tamwnrth, a triumph of the pencil, with the passage of Rich monds's host ; the funeral procession of King Henry ; the Royal tent with its lurid watch fire, and white-cloaked solitary sentinel ; the ex terior of the Tower, with the issuing forth of the tyrant king and his gorgeous train to war ; the battle array of his men-at-arms and archers in liosworth field ; each and all of these rival, if not exceed, those scenic beau ties which created so marked an impression on the town in Macbeth, and King John. As regards the mere act ing, those plays were necessarily more striking, from their containing a greater number of prominent parts. In the present case, there is nothing to compete with the high tragic power of Mrs. Kean's Constance and Lady Macbeth, or the stern grandeur, mingled with natural pathos, of Mr. Ryder's Hubert, or Macduff. The latter excellent actor made, indeed, the utmost of the part of Richmond, and his impressive delivery of the prayer on the eve of battle, merits especial mention. Mr. Graham's King Henry, was a noble and affecting performance, and amply merited the strong marks of favour it elicited from the audience. But there is only one first-rate character in the piece, and in that, Mr. Kean may safely be pronounced excellent—better than in either of the former tragedies. The cool villany of Richard's satanic nature was developed by him in a most artistic and effective style, and where vehemence is required, be maintained his former reputation, and won thunders of applause. MB. COBDEN O N EASTLBN QUESTION, (Prom the Pi,ntes.) Mr. Cobden laSt night entertained the house of doramdmi with one of those argtiments that Would hardly be credible but for t'ne sort of orecial preparation we have had for it in the economioftt triumphs of the last dozen years. For that period, to far a fortunate one, we have been emancipating commerce and purifying finance, there, being, in fact, much to be done in that way, and opportunity to do it. But there is a time for all things, and a time has now arrived when the question is not the duty to be levied on cotton or corn, or the employment of foreign shipping, but how we ought to deal with two nations, members of the European brotherhood, one of them at this moment engaged in the destruction of the other, and thereby- threatening the independence of every other nation within its reach. When an argument is conducted rigorously on one principle its faults will be those of omission, and the omissions in Mr. Cob den's argument are fatal. He leaves out of the question everything political ;—political events, political relations, and political consequences. England has taken a part in Turkish politics upon several questions; sometimes as a friend, sometimes as a check, always as an arbitrator ; and is therefore now bound to give the Porte her advice and as sistarien, if the latter should be required. Mr. Cobden has omitted to state this essential part of the question, and has thus left it to be imagined that we are now for the first time forming an " alliance " and " entering into partnership " with the Porte. Having thus passed over the previous history, he omits to say what, in his opinion, were our actual relations with Turkey at the commencement of the pending quarrel. As to consequences, he is even more blind or indifferent. He does not venture to contemplate the certain results of our permitting Russia to sweep undisturbed over the whole Turk ish empire. For any wish ho expresses, for any principle be avows, for any word he utters, the Czar might this year re peat the conquests of Alexander, from the Adriatic to the Indus, crushing ono race, absorbing another, confounding and amalgamating all, till, in the place of principalities, pro vinces, kingdoms, pashalics, and governments of all kinds, there would be one uniform dead Russian level. We are left to conjecture what Mr. Cobden may possibly expect or de sire on this point, and whether he really would like to see that Russia, which he once crumpled up in the sight of all Loudon, dominating over Europe and Asia, and, as the con queror of the Turk, actually founding a claim to the whole of North Africa. However disagreeable it may be, wo are bound to take a political view of the subject. We may not like the Turk ; we may deplore the condition of twelve million Christians under a semi-barbarous yoke ; we may anticipate little posi tive good from any issue whatever of the present quarrel ; and we may be shocked to find the strange company iu which we are fighting the battle of independence. These, how ever, are the accidents of the question, and if, after suffer ing Russia to have her way with Turkey, we siiould find the battle still to be fought with worse vantage than before, we should derive small consolation from the thought that Turkey, then no more, had never been a very respectable Power, and that the origin of the struggle, then to be made for our own existence, was shown by Mr. Cobden to be a trivial one. Mr. Cobden admits that tee in terference of Russia in behalf of the Greeks is not quite disin terested, but he scarcely hints at the condition to which tilos.: Greeks themselves would be reduced, in the event of a Rus sian Government at Constantinople. In any given policy there may be passages open to criticism, but the great test is the result—that is, the result of one policy as compared with that of the other ; and, so long as Mr. Cobden, and the hand ful of gentlemen on his side, cannot explain, and do not pre-, tend to explain, satisfactorily what would have become of Turkey but for our i• te ference, and what further conse quences would have followed upon her subjugation, we beg to prefer the Ministerial policy, with all its assailable points, to that of Mr. Cobden's. We, know where the former has placed us, but we can only form the most gloomy conjecture as to the fate of Turkey and all Europe had the latter been adopted. The version is that consecrated by long usage on the stage, and in which, as we all know, the most "telling hit ' is sure to be produced by the spurious lime, of which our great bard was guiltless—" Off with his head, so much for Buckingham." (The gods last night rendered it the usual honours with an enthusiastic fervour that made the building shake). Mr. Kean has felt it needful to present an apology in the form of a fly-leaf for perpetuating the heresy of maintaining Colley Cibber's concoction in preference to the original of Shakespeare, and has made out a plea, plausible, if not convincing. We are not going, however, to wax disputati ons a b ou t an " estab lished fact." The deafening plaudits that accompanied the close of the play, and greeted the reappearance of the manager, sufficiently attested the unmixed satisfaction of a most crowded house ; and the vast pains and expenditure that have evidently been bestowed on this latest triumph at the Princess's, will doubtless be rewarded by a long and prosperous run. It is assuredly presented, to use the words of the playbill supplement, "in the most striking and spirit-stirring form before the eyes of the spectator." Antiquarians will rejoice in the announce ment, that Meyrick, Strutt, and ten other unexception able authorities have been consulted to insure correct ness of costume, and appropriate scenic and decorative effect. ASTLETS AMPHITHEATRE. A new equestrian spectacle, entitled The Woodman's horse, or the False Knight, was produced here last night, and met with great and well-deserved success. Owing to the crowded state of our columns, we are un able to give a detailed description of the piece ; but we may briefly say that it is admirably adapted for display ing the splendid troop of horses belonging to Mr. Cooke, and bringing out the scenic resources of his establish ment. Every scene has its excitement. The events are supposed to take place in the middle ages, and we have a baron's castle, a birth-day festival, with old English dances, which were much relished; a hawking party; a forest, with the lonely woodman's but ; a ravine, down which horse and rider are precipitated ; a tent of a baron of the feudal times, yen) , picturesquely arranged ; corridors of a castle ; and finally the attack and burning of the grand Norman pile. The woodman's horse, who is the means of relieving the heroine in every distress, becomes an immense favourite with the audience, and, after all the actors and actresses were called on to re ceive the approbation of the audience at the end of the piece, there was a general clamour of the four-legged performer, and he was led across the stage with tumul tuous applause. The house was crowded in every part. The venerable Field-Marshal the Marquis of An glesey, we are glad to state, continues to improve in health, THE FIRST ACT OE THE SESSlON.—Yesterday the first act of Parliament was issued. It is to explain and amend the Assessed Taxes Act of last session, and also to amend the Income Tax Act. It is now enacted that the duties contained in the schedule F of the Assessed Duties Act are to be deemed to have been granted and made payable thereby. The exemption No. 2 in the act is to extend only to the duties contained in schedule E in certain cases. Horses used by common carriers, occasionally conveying passengers, are to be charged only under schedule F. The time limited by the act for giving notice to determine any contract of composi tion is extended to the sth April next, and every such notice given on or before the said mentioned day shall have the same force and effect as it would have had if it had been given within the time limited by the section. The concluding section of the act is to empower and authorise justices of the peace in Ireland to administer the oaths required by the Income Tax Acts. ALARMING FlRES.—Yesterday morning, shortly before two o'clock, a fire, nearly attended with fatal conse quences, happened in the premises belonging to Mr. Francis Ireland, a chandler, carrying on business at No. 16, York-street, Westminster, facing the Wellington barracks, St. James's Park. The proprietor of the pre mises was formerly in the L division of the Metropolitan police, and some months since, whilst endeavouring to rescue the lives of some persons at a fire in the New Cut, Lambeth, he fell through a skylight, and was so seriously injured that, after remaining in the hospital, he was unable to resume his police duty, and with the su perannuation money granted by the commissioners he opened the present place of business. The firemen were unable to get the flames subdued until the premises were all but destroyed, and those of Mr. Jeal, licensed victualler, severely natuaged by water and breakage. Considerable damage has also been done to the premises of Mr. William Maul, confectioner, No. 17 in the same street. Mr. Ireland was insured in the County Fire Office ; Mr. Jeal was also insured in the Guardian Office ; but Mr. Maul was not insured. The origin of the fire is unknown. The same morning a fire broke out at No. 90, Tottenham-court-road, in the premises of Mr. John Jones, cl:ins, and glass merchant. It commenced from some unknown cause in the stables, and rapidly extended towards the shop, so that the inmates had great difficulty in effecting a safe retreat. The Royal Society's escapes promptly attended, and the conductor exerted himself in an admirable manner ; but in spite of which a valuable horse was burned to death. Mr. Jones, it is under toed, was uninsured. METROPOLITAN SEWERS COMMISSION.—Yesterday a special court was held at the chief office, in Greek-street, Soho-square, "To consider and determine upon reconi mendatimi of the general committee as to the loan of 200,0001. from the Rock Life Assurance Company, on the conditions mentioned in an intended deed of agree ment between the said company and the Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers ; and as to orderiig- toe seal of the commis-ion to be affixed to such deed." The report of the solicitor to the commission having been read, the above-mentioned loan received the sanction of the court, the terms being 4i per cent. interest. No other business was publicly transacted by the commissioners, of whom there were present—the Chairman, Mr. Riker, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hawes, Mr. Smith, Mr. Redhead, Mr. Hawkshaw, and Mr. Gibson. After the adjournment of the court a meeting of the general committee took place, at which the reports of Messrs. Bazelgette and Donaldson, "On the sewage interception and main drainage of the districts north of the Thames," were taken into consideration. A conference with the city members of the commission was likewise appointed for twelve o'clock, But, painful as a discussion must be which concerns the responsibility of a continental war, and difficult as it must be to show good cause for every step in a long negotiation, there is this singular felicity in the position of the Government, — that it need only sit by, and hear one-half of its assailants demolish the other half. On the one side it is attacked with great force and ingenuity for not having gone to war earlier, at the very threshold of the quarrel, for having put faith iu Russia, and preached moderation to the Turks ; while on the other side it is reproached with equal ability for having gone to war at all, and for having so much as taken any part in the affair. To please both sides was impossible ; but perhaps it may be said that it was possible to please one side, and that a good Government would have taken such a course. But the mere fact of there being in this country two such contrary opinions, two such contrary schools, and two such different views of the position and duties of this empire, proved the necessity of the middle course actually adopted. On the eve, as we seem to be, of a war, the duration, the horrors, and the consequences of which no man can imagine, it is natural to recur to the precedent of the last war, the greatest the world had ever known. To this day it is angrily discussed whether that war could not have been prevented, and whether the British Government. did not bring it on by an unwarrantable jealousy of the French Republic, and a too slight estimate of its powers. Thirty years hence our children may ask whether it was indeed necessary that the Western States of Europe should march across that continent to join the quarrel of two semi-barbarous and despotic States, the one belonging to a schismatical and superstitious sect, the other to a gigantic apostacy. The origin of the war will be traced with all th© minuteness of historical research, and it will be asked whether greater firmness would not have stopped the quarrel, or better discretion and temper would not have kept us out of it alto gether. When there is this diversity of opinion about a war so disastrous as the last, it certainly behoves a statesman to take care that his case is good, and that at least he has not rushed into war without due cause and proper deliberation. It has never been doubted or disguised that we were deal ing with a formidable Power, whose unscrupulous intentions and dishonesty of language partook more of its Oriental than of its European character. The question throughout has been how to deal with such a Power, making war under the guise of pacific intentions. It was easy to say at the time, Put no faith in the words of Russia, but meet her by fore, a.,(1 drive her out of the Principalities, or blockade her in her •ports." It is not less easy to say now that wo ought to have done so. For not doing so Mr. Disraeli attempts to fix the alternative of connivance or credulity. Yet the charge is incredible, and it is not even credible that Mr. I israeli can think the charge anything more than a rhetorical topic. We neither put implicit faith in the fair words of Russia, nor did we willingly permit her to prosecute her aggressions. knowing her words to be false. But it was right to give Russia a fair trial, that she might be without excuse, and as it happens, that moderation has not been without its advantage. Turkey, England, and Europe are now better prepared for war than they could have been had they rushed into it when. the Czar crossed the Pruth. Unquestionably, in whatever way it has coma to pass, we are now in a much more fa vourable position than last spring ; and not the least favour able circumstance of that position is the almost entire unani mity of the country, which now goes to war with all the better conscience and spirit, inasmuch as it knows that no pains have been omitted to procure peace on any tolerable terms. It is not so much the Government which is now going to war as the whole British people by one s.multaucous act. As that people will have to bear the burden of the war, it is best they should enter on it with the fullest concurrence. This we believe to be the case, and, whatever our feelings on reading some portions of the debate in the Commons, it is at least satisfactory to know tha' before a blow is struck the British people have been put fully in possession of the sub ject, not merely by Ministers and their advocates, nor even by their usual Parliamentary antagonists, but by two parties, both accusing the Government, the one for being too slow to proceed to actual hostilities, the other for being too fast. RAILWAY BILLS IN PARLIAMENT. - Yesterday, the examiners passed the following bills :—West London Railway ; Caledonian R a ilw a y (Purchase of part o f Ge neral Terminus) ; Scottish Central and Scottish Midland Junction Railway ; South Wales Railway (Branches) ; Great Western, Shrewsbury, and Birmingham and Shrewsbury, and Chester Railways (Traffic Arrange ments) ; Calethinian and Edinburgh and Glasgow Rail way Companies; Inverness and Nairn. In the case of the North Wales Railway (Revival of Powers and Ma nagement), and Greenwich and South Eastern Docks, there was " no appearance." SLIGO BOROUGH ELECTlON.—Yesterday this committee, consisting of the Hon. M. Lascelles (chairman), Mr. Ingham, Mr. Ker Seymer, Mr. Roebuck, Mr. Egerton, reassembled at one o'clock, when Mr. Holmes, the Parliamentary agent, stated that owing to a severe attack of rheumatism Mr. Patrick Somers was unable to attend, but that in a few days he would do so. Mr. Somers had, however, furnished him with a list of eight witnesses, which was banded in to the committee. Mr. Coppock, agent for Mr. Sadleir, hero handed in that gentleman's list of five witnesses. The committee having declared that they would not hear either counsel cr agents, then adjourned to twelve o'clock on Monday. THE MAILS.—SOUTHAMPTON, Monday.—The steam ship Sultan, Captain John Weeks, belonging to the Peninsular and Oriental Company, left to-day with the heavy portion of the East India and China mails. She takes out specie to the amount of 112,6351. for India arid China, and 58.2301. for Malta and Alexandria. The passengers by her number about 60, amongst whom are Admiral Sir James Sterling, who is to succeed Sir An drew Pellevv ; Sir John Bowriug, lady, and two daugh ters ; and Colonel and Mrs. Eckford. AUSTRALASIAN PACIFIC MAIL STEAM COMPANY.— The meeting of this company was held yesterday, when the report was agreed to. The chairman (Mr. G. Hibbert) explained that the progress made with the vessels had not been so satisfactory as could have been wished, but that it was considered their superiority of construction would compensate for the delay. The directors were aware that their fleet was regarded with interest, be cause they had received overtures from a French corn pany to purchase it at 50,5001. for each vessel, but the negotiation had not been completed, owing to a difficulty in connexion with their naturalisation. They bad offered the Government the Eineu for the conveyance of troops, considering that the employment of their steamers on short voyages would return some revenue, and at the same time show to the autho,ities the ser vice they were capable of performing. In the pre sent position of affairs it was doubted whether the original p;aii of at once commencing the line of commu nication with Australia would be desirable, the enhanced cost of fuel, together with other contingencies associated with steam enterprise, interposing difficulties of no ordi nary character. A difference of opinion appeared to prevail on this point ; some of the proprie;ors, regarding the Pacific route as the shortest, urged that if it were carried out it would prove highly remunerative, espe cially considern g the vote of 3,000/. a month offered by the Assembly of Victoria for vessels making the trip in a neriod under 60 days, and the prospect of the Govern. ment of New South Wales paying an equal premium. Others contended that an interval should be allowed to elapse, in accordance with the terms of time report ; and, the majority being favourable to tins course, the re- commendation of the directors was adapted. It was stated that 141. per share has been paid up, and that the remaining cal;s will be 61. per share, while there is not more than 1,0001. in errs ar. The seeurie vessel the Kain e reroo, is to be ready in a few day s . , WEST-ENDons fik,lNDtheCßfTorSiTnAaLtioPnALoAfCtEhisßlainme:veAxTt.e—ndTilliige f p r r o e n p i a t r h a e ti new bridge at Chelsea across Battersea Park to the Brighton Railway at Sydenham, and from thence eventually to Farnborough, have commenced. The cost of the line from. Chelsea to Sydenham, as estimated by Messrs. Bedder and Fulton, the engineers, is to be 400,0001. It has been agreed with the Brighton Com pany that the West-end and Crystal Palace Company I shall receive a rental of 8,0001, per annumn for the use of the line to Sydenham and through traffic, and the Brighton Company have agreed to work the line at the rate of 421 per cent. on the gross traffic receipts. The line is expected to be opened in 18 mouths. SHARE MARKETS. (THIS DAY.) BRITISH RAILWAYS. RAILWAYS. Closing Prices is day. Business done this day. P~id.i Aberdeen Ambg Nottng. Bost and Eastu. Janet Belfast & Ballymena Wolverh. & Stour Valley . Birkenhd. Lancsh. & Cheshire Juliet Do. Chesh. & Birk., £5O and £25 Cons. Do., £20..... 3lyth & Tyne original £25 (issd. at £45) Bristol and Exeter 2aledonian. ...... Chester & Holyhead. Cork and Bandon Cork, Black, & Pass Cornwall Jricif Junction Dublin&BelfastJune Dundee Perth&Aber deen Junction Do. New. ...... .. ':ast Auglian.... Do., (XlB E & i:astern Couuties..... Eastern Union, A Stock Do., B. Stock Do., New A. ; 1 1asi Laiteashire 'Edinburgh &Glasgom (linb. and Peebles... Prth. &Dundef orth & Clyde June. llasgow & S. Wester; • Ireat Northern Stk Do., A. Stock Do., B. Stock it. Stb. &West.(lre. ilreat Westeru [risk South-Eastern Lancaster & Cartisk Do., Thirds Do. New Thirds Lancaslt. a nd Yorksh Do., Fifths D 3., Wst. Riding Un ii eels Northern ....• I Liv.Crsby.&Southpt London & 131ackwafil &Sthowl. • mild. Bright & S.Cst. Lund. and N. Westu. )o. Fifths Do.lol. Do. Eighths Loudon andS. Westu Do., £5O Do., £4O I7,iiudrry&Coleraluel • .ndndrry. & Eunisk , taneli.Shof.&, Do., Man. & Liu. Un idland , o. P.irning. & Derby Nlidld. G. West. (Ire.) Do. Half Shares._ Newcastle & Newmarket Do., Bury Extension Nwpt.Aberg. & Hrfd. & Enniskillen Newry Warreupoint and Rostrevor. Norfolk Northn.Counties North British North Devon, No. 1. Do., No. 2 )0., A A Deferred Do., B Guaranteed North London Do. New £lO N.&S.Wstru.,Hamp stead, and City Jo North Staffordshire North Western N. & S. Westru. June Nuneaton, Hinckley, and Leicester Oxford, Worcester, & Wolverhampton Portsmouth cottish Central Scottish Midland Shrewsbury & Biting Do. L. & N. Western Guaranteed St &Lt ihrewsby. & Bet efil Shrewshy. & Chester (N. W. Min 3., Do. Halves, t. e. Do. Oswestry Shropshire Union Do. A, B, C,& D,fully paid up at per cent. South Devon South Eastern iout 1.1 Wales Yrksh. & Itiv. Dun Do Staines, Wok. &Wokl Stockton & Darling 4tocktou & Ilartlop' raff Vale Do. £lO shares Do. Pref., No, I__ Names Haven Dock and Railway Vale of Neath ~Vaterfd. SV Kilkenny ,Vaterford&Limerid Nest West End of London, and Crystal Palace.. \Vest London i vVitnbledn & Croyclot Vork Newetl.& Berw. Do, Extensions I 00. G.N .E. Purchasi Pork & N. Midland.. PREFERENI Iberdeen No. 2, 7 p. C. '313-th and Tyne 10 per c. pref. (issd. at 50i) :ris. & Ex. 4 p. c. St. Do. 4 p. c. Shares 'aledonian £lO !I-Lester & Holyhead Guar. fq per cent .ork &Baudous4p.c Dundee Perth &Aber deep Junction EastAnglian (X3los, 6 per cent )o. (.£5) 7 per cent. Do. (.£7 17s) 7 p. c.' eastern Counties Ex tension, 5 p. c. No. Do. No. 2. , )0. New 6 p. c. St. Eastern Union, Scrip Guar. 6 per cent Do. 5/., 10 per cent. Do. 10/. Debentr.Sh ast Lancash. 6 p. cts. East and West York shire Junc. Pref tEdinb Pith . &Dundee 5i per cent. St. 20 St. 15 5 10 St. 5 too 5 00 ►» Isiow&S.Westeni Guar. 5 per ceut... *eat Northn. 5 p. c.l Do. 5 p. c. Redeem., at 10 p. c. prem... Do. 4A p. c. Scrip.... _- . _ Gt.N.oi Scot. lsiPret '=t, Southn. &Westm. (Ireland) Eighths)... Do. 4 per c. Pref. Sh. 3rt. Westn. (Berks 4!z Hants Ex. 5 p. c).. Do. cov. red. 4 P.C. Do. con, red. 4 p. C. Do. irred. 4 p. C. Lan. & York. F. I:20 Do. 6 .p. c. Stock ... Leeds N. 6 p. c. No. 1 Do. Quarters, 1848... London and Brighton Guaranteed 5 p. )o. Pref., 5 p. e. !Do. Convertible, 5 p. c., 1852 :)o. New Guar.6 p. c Lon.&N. W., Coy. & Nuneaton Lyndon & S. Western Con. Thirds Londouderr'y& Shares Eiondy. & Ennis. Nian. Shof ., & Lin., Shares, No. 1. .., )o. New, £lO ....... Do. .. , larypt.& Carl. 4 p.c. uo. 4A per cent....... .............. Consol.6 p.c.St Consol. Bristol Sr Birni. 6 per cont Do. Pref. 4, 1 , per cent Norfolk Debenture Do. Pref. 4 p. c. Stock Do 5 p. c. Eat Do. 5. per ct. pref Do. Way. Val. 5 p. c North British North Staffordshire.. i)xford, Worcester, & Wolverh..£ls, 6 p.c.l :►ll cot. Cent., New Pref all -,ltrews. & Birtu.N.G. all 41irewsby. & Chester (Nor. W. Min), 8 p.c. 10 . )o. 5 per cent all :;oath Devon Om. fixed, 4 e i per cent S. Eastern (Reading Ann.) of XI. Os. 6d. ilo. 44pci cent. Y orksh. 4p. c. G ear Stockton and Dar- ling - tom 4 per cent. Do. do. do. tockton and Hartle pool, guar. 5 p. c. till Ist July, 1856 w a t e rfd..ScKilk.6p.e York, Newcastle,and Berwick,4 p.c. Pref Do York&N.Midlandll and f 3. Purch ~,,,, 20 - 204 4i - 51 8 - 9 12 —lO dial 16 18 6i —54 d 90 - 95 54 - 541 15 - 16 13 - 1341 ii - ,i - 84 - 44 - ii - i 65 - 67 60 - €4 21 -- ii k • 92 16 29 131 ts it 82 92 t 5 12A -132 i - Li F 01 __ 6)4 7 - Li' - i;i 81 par 4 I , 97 iO3i ltA4 4 6 P - 1 g g 80 b 2 9 8 d 1(4 —94 a '42 - 26 - 63 36 - 55 57 d pal 5 24 3 6 - 8 47 - 5U 3g 3 i it , 3.: ... 33 8 10 - 3 6i - 76 2 53 - 55 6 5d 8 81 33 - 35 89 91 54 - 56 55 - 60 55 60 3 20' 15 17 ' fq 11 13 3i 3fici 14 16 62 62, 1 33 2 d par 4 30 :._ 32 2i - 151 15 - 24 - '26 6 - 7 '' -- 7 681 69; 1 .8 7i, , f 4.1 3 , d, 481 • - 49 :1;.: SHARES. 61 - 3 -3. f 4 - 4i - 1 - 1 lip 13§ -14 p 221 231 21 - 3i W - iil 109 - 111 4 - il 8 - 8i 64 7 97 09 90 95 93 95 id pa: 137 139 ••• ..... •, 2i - 3 li 1 'i3 9 i 947 i par i p 137 139 11 id 100 - 102 A - o'i -- lci 16 9i —10 i 13 —l4 id 23Lt 24 ii :ii lf d 94 97 3i 4 f idr 53$ I I 41 14i 62 91 j 9ollj 76 7 Bli 2 11 2 6.51 13 i I Iv3i 137 8 dis 7 3 8 2s. FOREIGN. A.ntwerpealotterda,n, lelgian East). June. lieziers to Graissessau, Bombay, Baroda, and Central l .3entral of Italy Charleroi & Erquelio )emerara )ijon and Besancon. Dutch Rhenish , East Indian Do Extension Gt. Indian Peninsula Id. Junct. of France Grd. Trunk of Canada Do. Debentures Do. do Gt. Central of France Gt.Westent of Canada Shares Do. Bonds (Ist is.)'s7 Ramilto'n & Toronto Do. 6 per cent. Lake Ooust. & Basle Lucca & Pistoja 5 p.c prof Luxembourg Do. (Railway) Do. Prof Do. (Canal) Do. 6 p. et. pref Lyons and Geneva Lyons & Mediterran. dadras 4aria Antonia Do. do. New Aelbourue Dk. 6c Ry. garuur di Liege (wit! interest) Do. (ex interest) Vorihern of France . 4)0. 201. 3 p. c Bds. (filly. B. & A ms. Sh s ) N'orwegianTrunkPref Paris and Lyons . .)itto Bonds Paris and Orleans... Paris and Rouen 1 Paris and Strasbourg I ParisCaen dr. Cherbrg ,quebec di Richmond' Rouen and Havre Royal Danish loyal Swedish lambre and Meuse Do. 5A p. cent. Pref loather' , of France St. Andrew's and Quebec (A) li West Flaudcrit.. Do. 5,4 1 per c. 0 Western of France 5 West. of Switzerland 2 Wiesbaden 5 Zealand Xll .I.gua feria 11 kuglo Austrin. Golf; 11 Californian 2 lustralasian 6 ,`..itstraliau lustraliau Cordillera Vustralian Freehold Ive Maria 3aden (Gd. Duchy of, dlaenarvon Ir. & Coal -sritiall A ustrin. Gold British Iron :irazilian I nv. (issued at ..e5 pin Do. COCII4B & Cuiadal Do. St. John Del Key .)arson's Creek ..... Clarendon Con. Min, Co. of Jamaica__ Cobra Copper Jolouial Gold Jopiapo Jopper Min. of Eng [)o. Pref. 7.} p. cent, English and Austrin. Copper Smeltg. Co General Great Nugget Vein.. I Do. Registered Great Polgooth Liberty Linares Liond.drealiforn.Gold Quartz Crush. Co Wariquita Aexican&S.Amerien low Granada New Linares Mining) and Smelting C 0... Nouveau Monde._ Pontgibaud SilVer Lead Min. & Smelt ' Port Philip '.uartz Rock tthymney Iron Jo. New 'iautiago de Cuba . 7 9uth Australian rin Croft United Mexican , Sailer West Gra.nad3 West Mariposa •Vortliing Mining oi Australia all Yuba 4 -- i e MARKET NEWS--(THIS DA_ Y.) COLONIAL. SUGARS—This article is but sparingly pu 4'; upon the market, and is therefore expected to go off well . The gnan• tity of British landed last week at the East a ed West In• die Docks was 421 hbds, 21 tierces, 234 ba wrels ; there were taken for home consumption 1,188 Ude, *. GI tierceet 301 barrels. The stock in the same places is .1,219 hhas, 678 tierces, 609 barrels. Refined low to fine gra eery lumps have been at 44s 6d to 48s 6d per cwt. COFFEE.—The market is very flat. Native 44 Ts 9d to 48 6 6(1 per cwt. RUM.—The quantity landed last week at Ch e East and West India Docks was 135 puns 40 hhds. were taken for home consumption 179 puns 14 13.7 lids, and ex' ported 17 puns 105 hhds. The stock in the sa tne places 6,3;1 puns 576 hhds. Holders are asking big her rates, ai Government has taken 75,000 gallons, in ack lition to the 65,000 last Friday. RICE.-450 bags Bengal offered by auction all sold 1 6 14a 6d for good broken white. The article is fil .m. SALTPETRE.—There is considerable inquiry. - A parcel of 200 tons to arrive has been sold at 35s per e , N t. COTTON.—The market is quiet. TEA. —There have been moderate sales at fin a raw. TALLOW.—P.Y.C. is firm at about 63s per .10 Nt. on the spot. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 5/ Oi ; clover ditto, 4/ Os to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 16s to 2/ 2 is per load. A full average supply, and a sluggish trade. UIIMBERLANE.—Meadow hay, 31 Os to 51 ss; clover ditto, 31 15s to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 18s to 21 3a per load. Supply moderate, and trade firm. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, 3/ Os to $/ Os; clovet ditto, 4/ Os to 6/ Os ; and straw, 1/ 168 to 2/ 2s per load. Supply good, and trade dull. LLOYD'S SHIPPING.-(THIS DAY.) LONDON, Feb. 21.—Wind this day at /Coon, N.B. ; light breeze, and fine, clear weather. PORTSMOUTH, Feb. 20.—Wind, N.W. to W .N.W. rived—Northumberland, from London, for N ew The Hampshire, for Constantinople, which conitnenced re loading her cargo, on the 15th, after repairin g, has been prevented by the officers of the Customs from taking any thing further on board, part of the cargo being prohibited by the Queen's proclamation of the 18th inst. YARMOUTH, Feb. 20.—The Mayor (schooner), of Dun bar, for Goole, has been assisted in here leaky. The Wil liam and Sally (schooner), of Shields, is ashore at Caistor, and full of water ; crew saved. FALMOUTH, Feb. 20. —Wind, N.W. Arrived—Zenobia, from Callao ; Edward, Maceio. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 21.—(Per Eleo. Tol.)—Arrived—Wil helm, from Newport, for Manzanilla, with loss of fore a nd mainmast heads, Slc , off Cape Finni stere, Bth inst. RAMSGATE, Feb. 20.—Wind, W.SW. and S.W., light. Arrived.—Dispatch, from Hull for Newcastle, assist e d 4 1 leaky, with foremast head broken, and cargo dama ge d . OSTEND, Feb. 18.—One or two vessels are believed to have foundered off the East coast ; some pieces of wreck have come ashore ; also seine papers belongin g to a Campbell," of the Saucy Jack of Dun ee. CROMER, Feb 20.—A boat and a stern-frame of a vessel have come on shore, both are marked "Liadwig Hull." RosTomr, Feb. 14.—The J ulius, Lond on t o this port, was wrecked on the 27th ult., near ChriAiausa.nd ; two men drowned. NORDEN, Feb. 13.—The Columbus, of Foltenburg, from Cardiff, was wrecked, 10th inst., on the Wand of Borkun; crew and two men save d. Feb. CHRISTIAN SAND, _t B.—The w ea th er has been ex tremely boisterous of la te from S. and W., and a number of ships have put in for shelter. The Mich* Billy, from Newcastle to Inverness, has put in leaky, with considerable damage t o sails and rigging, and must discharge. The Express (barque), Newcastle to Lisbon, is at an ontport leaky, and expected h ere to repair. The Nnttnnas (schooner), Naples, Liverpool to Genoa, is at Personnel, much disabled, and part of cargo thrown overboard; roust discharge and repair. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) LIVERPOOL, Tuesday, 10.30 a.m. Wind, N.W., and fine. The Flag of Truce, from Madras, has not arrived hare as reported. The Australian, for New Yolk, which got ashore on the Devil's-blnk, has been got off with the assistance of steam tugs. Victoria, Hogartb, from Odessa, for this port, in the Studwell-roads, leaky, with live feet of water in her hold. (BY SUBMARINE AND EUROPEAN TELEGRAPU.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday, 10.30 a.m. Wind N.W. ; tide half-ebb ; fine. Arrived, 20th.—Circassi! n, from Vnlparniso ; Asia, St. Michael's ; Alex t, Sydney ; Lion (s), Harlingen; Giraffe (a), Rotterdam ; Diana (a), Rotterdam ; Magnet (a), Har lingen ; Holland (a), Rotterdam ; Edinburgh (a), Ham bro' ; Wilberforce (a), Hambro' ; Calder, Calcutta; Re ward, Seville ; aim lotto Marie, St. Michael's. Sailed.—City of Paris, for Boulogne; Foreranner, West Coast of Africa ; Lord John Russell, steamer, Harlingen. DUD, Tuesday, 9.20 a.m. Wind N.E., fine. Passed.—Trafalgar, from London, for Plymouth; Em• press, London, Cape of Good Hope. Sailed.—Emerald, Lord Wm. 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