The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-03 00:00:00

11--41---ir 31ARKEY. AND C°llliteltela INTELLIGENCE. _ It good • CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. . gill e _ is for monetary accommodation is ?tt e t4Pelleneed in the open market, where the k i the'toged for first class short dated paper is equa l _ n tlkii.ebinlininanro of the Bank of England. Th litilite-die BuPplies of bankers and others continued e txh ibit 4nd there is therefore the same relnct . a n n ns, N ela e d to enter largely into new jib _ at full quotations. negotiat ions, Nt e : d ut 41°3,000 in gold was taken into the Bank Ttle a Y, but 21,000 sovereigns were w i thdraw n.. th 41 16, 000 s uff° 1 k has arrived from Melbourne with Th„ e t hat ui more firmness in the foreign ex iles 4Th e YeeterdaY afternoon. 410,41111141 Meeting of the shareholders of the ai (tn.) . I%k pl ac e mil Provinctal Marine Insurance Company Itlet;n,,, t°'daY--Mr. J. N. Daniell in the c h a ir . ... delld fur Was unanimously adopted, Nt k4 4 the half -year, at the rate of 10 per cent. 4/k48411111, declared. The balance of preliminary ff 1 4 t o eB , °4B ordered to be at once written o th e Place 50 , h •ht remain, after clettier„ , narplus t_at mig m bibti ' en t of claims arising upon outstanding 18 ) to the credit of a reserve fund. ~tt h it,i ) _ ' 1 '44 i t Two O'CLOCK. ) 1 -ietit er . B tei-"curse this morning, according to Ti s t iaoted v:g ra lin, the Three per Cent. Rentes 11, 1 1 ere h oe 12 7 20c. Flat. i4l :f i r ah Stoeelti b ut few transactions recorded in ili tt. emi t esti Market this morning, and a feel- IN r Prin e i„ , 13 a gain prevalent. The Funds and ' . thei r P a t foreign securities slightly recovered ale- 'recent depression at the termination of itNing. Yeaterda kp,1 41 4 4 of the Y evening, but the conflicting lohrtttliteettai7 progress of the war in Germany, N itio 1) 8414 a policy of the English Government f i.... p i have rk,together with its apparent isolated 1j444?iti048• eadversely influenced prices of all 4 401 1 o til bei nsole are about 1-16th worse, the 4 Ile fi g 90 1* 1 for money, and 904 I for hi . it. t o 4 4 The New Threes and Reduced p l, d. are 93 " t otk bl, i 13,,,,:, ; E xchequer Bills remain at 10s. 41 t i 1 1 21 3, 21 ; i ; li Stock is quoted 235, 237 ; India The eb ebent do. 5 per Cent. Loan, 103 t, 1044 ; N, 4 '04, t ree are 984. pi t y Yeat, ` . , a Stock Market, which closed very 1111!htptry afternoon, opened this morning it t ittp l i ii ' of de pression, but renewed buoy -46, ' di tto a ppare n t. • Turkish 6 per Cents, 1862, liiiiiteek:2,,6Consolides, 451464; Mexican, 34f 1 71 . 4 : 321 . v ., 71 . 1; ditto Coupons, 91 10 ; Spanish l i i e ti ti l itin i , e_itto C ertificates, 13 I; Portuguese, 14 1 , u6l s 4; and the Confederate Loan, trt4 ' 4 5 b ; 4, *.511 1 ,,,,, ;0 5 1 )4 4:4 act i: jYt...Share Market there has been q , ept .r, and prices have shown a slight tiltt l hir e, b* Great Eastern, Lancashire and 4,, tit fb +.lrigh t Pip, taerve °l3 l North Western, North 1 4, ' 4 6 lel q and , I 1 14 a. ; G South Eastern, have each tO°l ,_, re at ' Western, 10s. ; Caledonian, F 4l ' d lnd, xi 4 tt "'jell - Ait °f im p ort 41:1(1 Colonial lines show little 14 ak kt., a n t e . i 4114, 04 _ 4 q AliBcell 1 4 ,Z te te aueous Shares have continued 1 0 44 i' t te e e z(1.46,8t. London and County have I tl t tiN ti ° o o lt I.4 l l i B :a Q ui of Egypt to 274 ; London L 4 Ol „Nil p i _ u 6: 37; Oriental Bank, 594 f ill , tl p ule ; 4 : 4_ 47 3_ Cial, 11 12 ; National Shipping, 41 ppi: a eariti es u gl i c Italian Bank 4 to 1 prem. ; at 4l 6 ' 1- 4 to 14 prem. ; and Australian Pe. 1 piiit 131t1 1, 04 Trs a --- kltt tt , 4 4t. I , z , t z ., v F UNDS -ONE O'CLOCK. 0 A N cli kla l'tbs • li :, 4 Zt 411:14tpeb.,i 9 Ol 90 i 44 1, 4 1. e eilt ne e d .. •• • • 9Ol 1 .14,,,it.t,5e1i.. 9ot 90 ‘ tit iti - ,i ; Dtp iq uil. ir, ... 9O. 90 4 ,1 1 au to 10141 t aoll;l)setPire. ......... j a : . : !: 14 ' 0 : .. --- Nli e - ` ll BA.' "Pire sth April, 1885 - b it t li ii -• Tele hate 1% tlr..oogor,a2P4 tpuege Cent. l9oug. 4 - dis 44 1 NNI I ' ) °° ...... . 4,cbt k ,,, kid 4100 and £2OO . ...• • • - 0 D, ti toti t Ci tkr% 'li per Ct., last h; . ig b i • t ts 4 •10i it, I . N Nt • • -Yr, 235 7 , SECURITIES t.)% t ° 6: t° l 4 l L, I: , . -e ut., April 1874 215 13 lilito tkealaztt. i 1 1i.... , . . . ........ • --- b it lo t z t i• t eii . t . • ..! 1 6 7 0 . lO3l 41 b it t c o 6 pe :em i ; ,•• U tt :l‘.. : . - bitt° Dab e ent, 7,1 b 1468 -r Cent .. - hi(4 r e en; ' a t 18 t itt, attir e ') ka 3 , 72 .. - b, t, /1 ,N i pe , 1879 111 044 1(1 8C1: 0 I ttO r Ct., April 1864 - A tiat • Poh. et 41,4 ...... Aug., 1866 981 4 4114:i t IG4 p.. _...- 1 4 1/ No 1)1 40 4 ' 6 Pe tiIM S-ONE O'CLOCK. t 4l4 44 lk ß e eoli ti gg llt Ipo, i ' Der 6-• ........ 4 1, ii as 4,14 t.. - t b ilt, 'A t ' C o ' ut lB6 ; ......... tk ,,, k atti tt o ~ 1 8 gi: s t i ...... - ° 1 1!,,: Ay? , 1863 1863 . 60 ~11 1 456 0 114 6 pe , r f., , 66 paid - (: } °l2l4l l , ei ent... u ent ,AZ 6>i scent VI it eik et t 'D 466 . i) ., a . - tiltot Pe= v en t - p e , ~ .............. - y? Pet e k; eat., .. 141° 6 kr e at ' 188 s. 12 Guilders - o il A N, e at,, 1825 .............. - i4t);,4lri;alPci64 ........ ` il • l . to ,0480lici a . „ .................. _.- $ t 4, piejptnal, L ati t „, e .„..• 1 per Ce n t Iti ta c o Vent .. ' "'arrant .. bo e _ lasne ti :t., 182,;.• • - to1)oot' .... • ''' al- Coupons - is ...... oo tt , fi t ; ....... • . 1044134 •. . ............ 0 11N 4 3 (2 eilt eat. ii, I,et. _.(ereit - 1 11 , 1 k ent . umna Railway) t i (I N oa k ,t s at.,, Y) t i t to 2 11 4,,N1 g Pe r C ent 41loJf e a trt r,•_ .. t,114:1_ ,‘,i'°4t k.te, 4: Wawa - 104 1 , 16 6 i 6 perlita alectat:e.s) - Nc tiD ... Cent., E x. 25f - - t k it o 4 ii p (186'i) ....... itt p s 'ke e :r O 4 42 8 8 . i d ' ... t - t n tit ent. • • paid _ p m , A kr 1 ........ ......... - L ttit„ r t eoti h t tnt. 18 * • ... . -t, a t.. •, 62 ... tittit e r e 1ik11414, t. Cent., 1853 832 ' i t i •kete eat • -- t, 6 hi11:4.41866, • ,2 . ~__„ . t 4° 4i te e •• . .. 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"68 • ... 11 4 13 et t0 t ; ci5 ........ ••-• • • . • - L i tt) e C e 4, _ ............. 69/ t s Qi ci Vo o atit i "1186 i• ............. 4 5 D e , o; ~' ............... t i l ll N e N a o e _ qs, .......... 001" rE itt. at, 18,*, Otto ce,,t i lt. vet' • Cent. ........ - '4;l' 6 h ! p er 7 o C am, 4 ). • ....... tclIz11•14 atip. ', 186 i ................ - ~ i i , en da •. . .............. - ,? & , t o i iitt r , on ti; ........... - 4 i 4 l ll ,3rite"' e nt ' n z . 12 G ee i ........ 64 Loud , a. 4tlt 'ili k li k e l:: ! 4t ; ' .% e rti a fi b ,: e PaY:b.l .. . 111 P. At, e t e qit Per c ent ei ........ 1001 Arl ii an t,. 4 1861 .1 ;1 x• 25f.... ii ib 4 .. .... ' . '-'4. 25 francs .. --- iQ t loy ...... ,_ , ..... 661 1 0tt,it,...... .................... T A.VO9O'iCLOCK. 4 t. .__ .. . ........ ' 6 l 1 •• • , - - a t 'Po o l r , - - -_____ _ k, ktk C ot Ot 't h e Market -Thus Day. Sales 11, iioo o 4 °Y more--demand b. , glee. I._ • , perobably 1` -Leaport, 6,437. Previously, "). 4 t Ytk t , t 'l't tlt --"---....,..................... 'l},\l4l'.cit'l?-4A4TNI3 to . 4t : 4 1, he :: At,„1,1„ appearsWITHDRAWAL OF TIIE 4, 1 1 4 4 the e he .. to have called forth in b Ili . e(, t, part 0 . t _ * ulytniac a new demonstratio n v 4 tti ell he p oet ' he Public, the effect of which has itlti ti 4 01, oliday . the novelties announced 0 4 41 NI P°ae nlent of t, 44101, _ li , „ __ _ evening last indefini tely. t kti 4y ki Otcl o 'l4 Du e , k,e 0 , ev e . a died Due OF GORDON.-The 0 4 4t 41t g at liOntl i 5 on) g - the • 3' Lodge, Aberdeenshire, liclt,:.:lto:4iatev)aitt,i,ll:ll3Lictrieeeadsiea.t.e‘vacsause of death being NA Il kii tioty in a. in h e r 70th year, her 82d year, is reso i kb° a ad laaS 111. 44d very nearly fini s h e d a sc i entific importance. BEARE MARKETS.---This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOO&S. Share,' Railways. Closing Business Price. done. 8ir.,W01.„ and Str. Va] Blythe and Tyne..... 8 81 - - 81 8i 84 86 119} 120 Sleaf.,afid Mid.Uo. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall A gets no div Do A till 6p c.p an.has Do. B been paid io B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto EastAnglian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stook Do B do 'Great S. and W. of Ir e lan ci 'Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashite & Yorkshire London and 131aokwaL Lon., Bright.,& S. Coas: Lon., Chat., aad Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Sw.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. 1201 7 7i 37 39 16 17 95 97 106 108 481 491 45 47 71 81 1128 129 134 136 134 136 97 99 64 65 109 1091 70 72 102 iO3 40 42 100 1061 1021 1(31, 49.1 504 DO shares Metropolitan Midland Do New 98 90 128 1281 97 9i) Do Birming. & Derby Mid. (It. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, et Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds 511 621 25 46 1021 1031 58 59 906 91a Do York Do Carlisle.. North London Do New North Staffordshire .. N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock 125 130 1 2 p 77 79 11 11} 123 126 43 45 98 100 Do Soot. Mid. stock.. Shrews, and Welchpool Shropshire Union .... South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines,Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 186 G Taff Vale 63 64 33 3E 93i e4i 98 100 91 10i 38 39 go 104 0 7i 16J IC B 5 p Si SI P 3 36 p Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool liar.&R 1 West Midland —Oxford, Do Newport' Do Herefords 87 90 170 175 22 25 49i i 128} 8 135 4} 64 i 1091 1021 1061 6 9)4 9 128} 9 Ilon 3 582 91} ISIONS. Closing Price. 0 dl 102 ICt 6 1 P i 1 p 51 6 8 9 100 101 100 102 104 106 102 104 P t P 19h 201 73 15 58 61 66 68 49 55 50 52 33 42 26 28 20 14 103 105 I a 1 102 104 9i 10 11 10i f; 92 94 85 87 i 61 ) 101 ,03 97 99 92 96 58 60 8 5 82 84 102 104 102 104 k IP 102 10,1 98 100 t 3.14. e. 4.0 [9.16.41 12.10 100 100 100 100 100 BRITISH POSSE. Railways Litlantio & Ft Lawrence Rom., Barodatt•Cent Inc Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New . . • • Do. E. Shares.....” Buffalo and Latce Huron Do. Pref entice •• • • Buffalo,BrantAGodrich 6 p. at. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, 167.3 Cleutta.xS.Eastn.(Lnr, Cape Town & Dock Seri' Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c East Indian. go. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext Do. do. H do. .. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Pref. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred— GLlndiarenin.gua.sp.o Do. New gua. 5 p. e... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per oent. Gt. W. of Canada Share Do. New Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.... Indian Branch Limited Madras. guar., 5 P. 13 . Do. 4 p. 0. Extension De. 44 do.• •• .. • • Do. Fifth Extension. Melb.Corp. 6 p. 0. Buds. Melb. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. biortg. Bds. Newßrunswick at Canda Class A and B. N. 111•C'da 6 pc Ist p t bds Uncle ........ •• Do. Delhi Do. d 0...... ,To Do. l'unjaub .... Do. Do. - Do. fnitua.st. Flo. 100 100 100 100 100 10/1 all 100 (100 1 100 2 1 all 100 I k 100 Paid, all leo COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - lahu.Gov. 6 p.d.jaa.,Jul) 1877-81 lOO 100 102 Do. 6p. Feb. ct; Aug. 100 1(2 (04 101 Do. 6p. c.Mar.& Sept. 100 102 104 D0..5 p. c. Jan.&July. 10i 90 02 90 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 90 92 Cape (.Hope, 6 p c,1873 100 106 107 Do.Ap &Oct 1880 100 109 111 Do. 1890 100 109 111 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 107 109 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 103 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 107 109 -- , N.B.Gov. p.c. a.&Jul) 100 101 103 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S. W. Gov. 5 p 1.,180f 100 99 100 Do. sp. e.,1841 to 1.2( 100 99 10.) Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 100 100 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 107 109 !Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. I sterling, 1875 lOO 10 105 Queensland Gcv. 6p. c lOO - 18. Aus G6p.c.1678.& up lOO 108 110 - Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 Do. io P.n. AlliAtOot. 100 1691 1106 lO9 l -- - BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 * td afford Amalgamated.. 381 391 Devon G. Con.. (Tavist4 1 570 680 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 674 70 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 52. Id par East Caradon ...... 1.14.6 27 28 East Carn Brea.... E. WI Russel (Tavistk ) 8.9.0 5 Ot Gam.&StAubyn(Gwen ) 58/ 9 11 G reat South Tolgus l7B 44 5 'G. Wheal Vor (Relston; 40 151 161 Grenville 6.16. r 5 51 Herod's-Foot 8.12 36 38 Hingston Downs 4.18.0 41 5 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelaut t i 17 19 31arke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 2/ 16 t New Setun l9l ?30 90 —• North Downs 2l 2 26 N.Wh'i Basset(lllN - an, 3.1.0 21 2:1 North Wheal Crotty 2.6.9 5 51 E'ar Consols (St. Blaze); - Providence (Uny Lelnt.) 10.6.7 44 46 South Caradon(StCleer) 16 425 435 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) — - S.Wheal Fran. (Illogan, 18.18.9 871 621 (Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 j famarSilv.& Lead Min. 41 k I fin Croft 9 191 206 •- West Basset (Illogan). 1/ 11 12 W Cr radon (Liskeard) 5 54 56 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 5 80 85 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 10 3 i 37 Wheat Kitty (U.Lelaut) 2.0.6 I WhealLacott Wheal MaryAnnfMen ) 8 131 146 Wheal Teton . 581 160 170 Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 25 26 241 Wheal Union 3.17 i 3 31 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. London and Blackwall, 4i per cent. stk., 102 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent, 171 Great Luxembourg, 10i Sambre and Meuse, 7i San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), zoi 20 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 201 20 FOREIGN MINES. _ Coplap% limited, 5 East del Rey (Um.), I JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lona= and Liverpool (Urn.), 45 Australasia, 76 Bank of Egypt, 271 Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, 42* Ditto, new issued, at £lO pm, 25 Colonial, Rm., 401 391 Continental, lira., 8 European Bank, lira., 71 Hindustan, china, and Japan (lira.), 29* Imperial Bank (lim.), 26; 6 1 Imperial Ottoman, 17* Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 3; London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 50 London and County, 661 6 London Joint Stock, 37 6 1 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (Um.), 20* l National Provincial of England, 1341 Ditto, new, 391 Oriental Bank Corporation, 591 SCELLANEOUS. Bombay Gas, limited 3; Discount Corporation, limited, 10* English and Australian Copper, 2 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Um., 6i International Financial Society, 11; 12 111 Joint •stock Discount, lim., London Financial Association, Rm., 25; 5 London General Omnibus Company, 21 I Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 74 Oriental Inland Steam, lira , 1* Universal Marine (Insurance) lim., .51 * The French Academy of Sciences. At the last sitting the Secretary read a letter from MM. Pcuchet, July, and Musser, thanking the Academy for having appointed a commission before which the experiments of M. Pasteur on the one hand, and those of the three above-mentioned gentlemen on the other, are to be repeated. They add that, although they had supposed that the mem bers of the Academy, who had so openly declared their opinion against spontaneous generation, ought not to form part of the commission, they nevertheless are convinced they will meet with the greatest im partiality at the hands of their adversaries. TWENTY NEW OPERAS have actually been pro . duced during the past year in Italy, all by young and gene rally unknown com posers. Not one of these productions h a; however, met with sufficient success to warrant their perfo nuance in this country. 94 41 Business done 1021 31 THE SUN, LONDON, W EDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1864 rinrt far t" 14 -0- 114 4 , . HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 2. The Queen, accompanied by Princess Helena, walked and drove yesterday morning and afternoon. The Prince and Princess of Wales. The Princess of Wales, attended by the Hon. Mre. Coke, went to the chapel in Windsor Castle yesterday morning to return thanks for her re covery. The service was performed by the Dean of 'Windsor. The Prince of Wales, accompanied by Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, and attended by Major Teesdale, C. 8., the Equerry in Waiting, drove to Claremont yesterday on a visit to the members of the ex-Royal family of France. The Hon. Mrs. E. Coke has succeeded the Coun tess of Macclesfield in attendance on the Princess of Wales. CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURT—This Dai, OLD COURT. THE MURDERS AND PIRACY ON THE HIGH SEAS. This morning, in consequence of it becoming known that the eight prisoners charged with the murder of six persons on board the ill-fated ship Flowery Land would take their trial, the court was crowded in every part. Immediately the Judges, Mr, Baron Bramwell and Mr. Justice Shee, took their seats on the bench, The prisoners John Lyons, Barcelia la Santos, Mursto Durand, Francisco Blanco, Manilla men; Marco Varta, Mareelliano, Miguel Lopez, and George Carlos, were placed in the dock, and all pleaded not guilty. The Solicitor-General and Mr. Giffard prosecuted; the prisoners generally were defended by counsel engaged by their respective Consuls. The Solicitor-General, in opening the case, said—The prisoners at the bar formed a portion of the crew of a ship belonging to Mr. Ker, called the Flowery Land, bound from Loudon to Singapore, and commanded by Captain George Smith. After the vessel had been at soa some time fault was found with the prisoners on accouat of th it lazy habits, and the captain on one occasion struck 0113 of the prisoners, and called him a lazy son of a b--. On the 10th of September, 1863, James Early, the ship's boy, and two of the crew, a Frenchman and a Norwegian, who oc cupied the house on deck were aroused in their beds by hearing a great disturbance on deck, and one of them, the lad Early, went forward to ascertain what was the cause of the disturbance, when the first thing that met his view was the body of the captain's brother lying dead by the com panion ladder. He afterwards found the dead body of the captain in his cabin, and the lad would be able to identify some of the prisoners who were then present in the cabin. The prisoners had subsequently murdered the first mate, and the steward, whom they had compelled to take to one of the boats, was so pelted with missiles that the craft went over, and he was drowned, as it was supposed, as nothing had ever since been heard of him. They afterwards scuttled the ship, and at the time the vessel was being wilfully de. greyed the cook and lamptrimmer were known to be on board, and as the prisoners refused all escape to them, it was supposed—and there appeared to be little doubt in the matter—that the ill dated individuals went down with the ship. It was not known for certain where this took place, but it was within seven days sail of Monte Video. When the prisoners, with Early and Taffar, the second mate, got to Monte Video, the Loy and the second mate made their escape, and wandered about for more than 20 miles inland before they could meet with any person to whom they could communicate the horrible tragedy. Fortunately the boy Early met a person to whom he was able to com municate the affair, and the authorities of Monte Video hav ing instantly been made aware of the transaction, a guard was immediately sent out and the whole of the prisoners were secured, He should prove that the prisoners were all on board the ship at the time the murders were committed, and when the witnesses were examined the jury would be of opinion that the case was clearly made out against the whole of them. The first witness called was William Taffir, the second mate. He repeated the whole of the evidence he gave at Bow-street Police Court, which was reportad verbatim in The Sun on the day of examination. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A NOVEL MODE OF RAISING THE WIND S —A neatly printed circular, which has been left at a gentleman's house in an envelope, directed " For the servants of the house," was forwarded to Mr. Tyrwhitt this morning. The circular which comes from a person at Bermondsey, who has hit upon a rather novel mode of raising the wind, is as follows : "Dear Friends,—ln taking this means of laying my sad case before you, I feel assured that I shall meet with your kind sympathy; and the reason why I appeal to you is be cause I was once, as yourselves, a respectable servant. A few years ago I was married to a worthy young man in busi ness, and have now got a young family, but my health is delicate. My husband became security for a friend of mine for £lOO. The friend died very suddenly, and my husband is therefore compelled to pay the amount, and we are threatened with an execution if the money is not paid at once. 'We have not a friend in the world to assist us. We have distributed 1,000 of these appeals, and all we ask is one shilling in postage stamps from each reader. The many can help the few. Therefore, do what you can for us, and if only six postage stamps, all will help. Please do not send money —postage stamps enclosed in an enve lope is the best way ; and we beg to state that the smallest sum will be accepted with heartfelt gratitude. Trusting to kind sympathy and Christian feeling for a distressed fel low-servant, we trust this appeal will not be in vain. Although the circular appears to emanate from a female, it is signed with a man's name. THE CHARGE AGAINST A TRADESMAN OF ASSAULT ING A FEMALE.-Mr. Rees Price, dairyman, of 0 zendon street, who was charged a few days ago with assaulting a young Belgian woman, surrendered to his bail. - _ Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap peared to prosecute on behalf of the Society for the Protec tion of Women and Children. On the case being called on, Mr. Lewis said he had re ceived a letter from the young woman, stating that she had obtained a situation, and that she declined to attend, fearing she would lose it if she did so. The defendant, whose solicitor said he had a complete anwer to the charge, was then discharged. MARKETS--This Day. MARK-LANE. Fresh up to our market today the arrivals of home grown wheat were but moderate, and in consequence of the hostilities in Schleswig, factors were very firm in their demands. Millers were, however, indisposed to operate at any advanc3 in prices, and very little business was trans acted either in red and white qualities, at about Monday's currency. There was a fair show of foreign wheat on the stands. The trade was very firm, and all descriptions were held at enhanced currencies. Floating cargoes of grain ruled firm, and prices held an upward tendency. With barley the market was moderately supplied. Malt ing descriptions sold steadily, at full currencies; but infe rior descriptions were in slow request at late rates. Malt changed hands to a limited extent, on former terms. The oat trade was firmer, and prices had an upward ten dency. The show of samples was moderate. Bans ruled firm, at extreme rates, and peas supported Monday's quotations. For flour there was a fair average inquiry, at full prices. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. Wheat. Barley. Malt. Oats. Float. English.— 430 1,470 i 1,t40 ' 9,090 1030 Irish.. - 50 0 I - Foreign.— 2,270 4,050 , 4,180 j 180 sks, brls BOROUGH HOP. We have to report a steady demand for hops, and late rates aro well supported. WHITECHAPEL. Moderate supplies of meat are on sale, and the trade rules steady, at the annexed currency ; Beef, from 3s 10d to 48 4(.1 ; mutton, 3s GI to 4s Sd; veal, 4i Od to 5s Od; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 8d per Sibs by the carcase. Death of the Duchess of Parma. The telegraph brings us intelligence of the death, at Venice, on Monday last, of the Duchess Louise Marie-Therese of Bourbon, daughter of the late Prince Charles Ferdinand of Artois, Duke of Berri. The Duchess married, in November, 1845, Prince Ferdinand Charles 111. of Bourbon, Duke of Parma, who succeeded to the dukedom of Parma, Plaisance, and the States annexed, on the abdication of his father, Charles Louis, in March, 1849. His Royal Highness did not long reign over his duchy, nor was his short reign by any means peaceful or happy. His career was cut short by an assassin, who stabbed him in the abdomen with ft dagger in the streets of Parma, on the afternoon of March 26, 1854, and after lingering for two days he expired. Immediately on his death the late duchess, his consort, was proclaimed regent during the minority of her son, Prince Robert; the Ministry of Parma was dissolved, and Baron Ward, a protege of the Austrian Government, was ordered to leave the country, never to return. He had rendered good service to the Austrians during the Italian revolu tion, and afterwards in the matter of the customs union, and received, as reward, the Commander's Cross of the Iron Crown and the dignity of Baron of the Austrian empire. It will be remembered that one of the results of the late war in Italy was that the duchess-regent found it necessary to quit her States, which were annexed to Piedmont at the end of the year, not withstanding a protest sent by her from Zurich, and the clauses in her favour inserted in the Treaty of Villafranca. The young duke, Robert 1., the present claimant to the duchy, who was bora i❑ July, 1848, and was consequently six years old at the death of his father, has been living in retirement with his mother since their withdrawal from Parma in 1860. He has one brother and two sisters, viz., the Prin cess Marguerite, born in 1847; the Princess Alice, born in 1849 ; and Prince Henri, born in 1851. The Duke of Sutherland has arrived at Stafford House, St. James's, frora Lilleshall, Shropshire. The Marquis of Exeter arrived at his residence in Grosvenor-square last evening from Burley-park, in order to dine with the Earl of Derby this evening. The Earl and Countess Grey have arrived on Carlton-house-terrace from Howick•hall, Northumber land, The Earl and Lady Constance Grosvenor are expected in town tc-day from their country seat. The Countess (Dowager) Spencer leaves town to-day with her family for Gilsborough-park, Northamp tonshire, where they will pass about two months. The Countess (Dowager) of Jersey, though still confined to her bed, has been improving in health during the last three days, and therefore has not been in so critical a condition as has been represented. Mr. and Lady Augustus Fiennes have returned to Queen's-gate-terrace, from Broughton Casile, Banbury. The Right Hon. the Speaker of the House of Commons arrived at his official residence at the New Palace, Westminster, yesterday evening. The Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Bart., M.P., and Lady Peel have arrived at their residence in Whitehall gardens from the Secretary's Lodge, Dublin, for the meet ing of Parliament. Admiral Sir Augustus W. J. Clifford, Bart., C.B„ the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Lords, arrived in town last evening for the meeting of Parliament. We understand that a marriage is arranged between Mr. Reginald Dykes Marshal, of Cookridge Hall, Leeds, and Miss Mary Stewart, eldest daughter of Rear- Admiral the Hon Keith Stewart, C.B. Sir Thomas Miller, Bart., and Lady Miller, of G'enlee, Kircudbright, have left the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn-street. Sir Henry Drummond IN olffe has left London for Corfu. THE MARRIAGE OF MISS LOUISA HERBERT, daughter of Mr. William Herbert of Clytha, with Mr. Walter Smyth, brother of Sir Frederick Smyth, is fixed to take place on the Bth of next month, at Clytha, THE MINOR PLANET 79 has been named " Eurynome." Mr. Walker, one of the Conservative members for Beverley, having intimated his intention to retire from Parliament, a large body of the electors invited Mr. Chris topher Sykes, a younger son of the late Sir Tatton Sykes, to succeed him. Mr. Sykes acceded to the request, and on Monday evening he addressed a meeting of the electors, frankly expressing his attachment to Conservative prin ciples and policy. At the close of his address a resolution was unanimously carried that Mr. Sykes would make a worthy colleague to their other Conservative member, Major Edwards. THE MACAULAY MEMORIAL for Trinity College, Cambridge, is nearly finished by Mr. Woolner. The historian is seated in his college gown, with a book in his hand—the fingers pressed into the open leaves, as if he had been collecting points in an argument. The attitude is graceful, and the face noble. It has not, we believe, been settled where this memorial shall stand—some would prefer to see it in Trinity Chapel, others in the Library, the floor of whioh would have to be strengthened by sup ports in order to bear the great weight of marble. Two QUERIES ABOUT THE NATIONAL GALLERY ! —ls the National Gallery fire-proof ? If not— says the .Ithenceum—the sooner it is made so the better, or all possibilities of the fate of the Tower Armouries, the Custom House, and the Houses of Parliament, befalling it, should be placed out of calculation. Independent of the officials of the Royal Academy, who reside in the eastern half of the building, one whole family, comprising several children,:occupies the western half, immediately beneath the picture-galleries. Can anything be done (also asks our con temporary) to lessen the annoyance arising from the noisy trampling of visitors on the bare floor of the National Gallery, and to prevent bright reflections of that floor, from appearing in the glasses placed over the pictures ? We suggest Kamptulicon for the purpose, as not retaining dust, having a dull surface, capable of receiving colour and of deadening sound. REPRESENTATION OF CHATHAM.—A rumour being prevalent that General Sir J. M. F. Smith, the pre sent Conservative member for Chatham, who has been for some time seriously indisposed, does not intend to come forward for re-election on any future occasion, a meeting of the Liberal electors has been convened to determine what steps should be adopted to ensure the return of a Liberal candidate. Mr. 0 tway, who recently appealed to the elec tors of Brighton, contested Chatham, and was defeated by the Conservatives at the last election, but since that period a large number of Liberals have bsen added to the register. THE GREAT NORTHERN DIVIDEND.—Mr. Oakley, the secretary of this line, informs us that the direc tors have determined to recommend to the proprietors, at the general meeting on the 20th inst., to declare a dividend for the half-year to the 3:st December last, at the rate of £8 15s per cent. per annum on the original stock of the com pany, giving for the half-year £°l7s 6d per cent. to the ori ginal stock, £3 per cent, to the B original stock, and £slss per cent to the A original sock. These rates will make the dividend for the whole year 1863 as follows, viz. : L 6 lOs per cent on the original stock, £6 per cent on the B original stock, and £7 per cent on the A original stock. AN ANTIQUE STATUE OF SAPPHO has beta dis covered at the place anciently called Lithium, in the island of Cyprus. The material is a marble common in Lesbos, the native island of the Poetess—" Whore burning Sappho loved and sung I" A YOUNG ARTIST'S LIFE.—" In this volume (says the Observer) is given a sketch of the life of a young man very singularly gifted, which unhappily set quick as a winter's sun. The young artist is spoken of under the name of Leonard Holme, and the story of his brief and promising career is told in an admirable manner. A more interesting narrative we have seldom read, and no person can lay down the volume without a feeling of regret at the untimely death of the young artist, which brings the story to a close. The author is Mr. Alexander Baillie Cochrane, M.P. for Honiton." THAMES. SERIOUS CASE OF STABBING A FATHER BY HIS SON.— Joseph Ritchie, a shoemaker, aged 18, was brought before Mr. Paget, charged, on his own confession, with stabbing his own father, John Ritchie, at No. 1, Robin Hood-lane, Poplar. Mr. Matthew Brownfield, surgeon, of the East India road, Poplar, said he attended John Ritchie yesterday, and found that he had been stabbed twice, and had lost a consi derable quantity of blood. One was a punctured wound through the posterior part of the right shoulder an inch and a half in depth; the second wound was also a punctured one, nearer the spine, an inch in depth. Both wounds were dangerous. The patient could not be removed at present. Robert Marks, a police-constable, 349 K, said that yes terday afternoon the prisoner came to him at the top of the East India-road, Poplar, and said, "Make haste, make haste, there is a man stabbed," and took hire to the house, No. 1, Robin A ood-lane, close by where he saw a man who was bleeding from two wounds, and was very ill and very sick. He procured the assistance of Dr. Brownfield. The prisoner afterwards came to the station-house in a state of great excitement and said, " I have stabbed my father.'' The mother of the lad was present, and said " Do you know what you have done," to which the prisoner replied, " Oh, yes, I did it with a knife—father was going to kill you, and I would not see you ill-used. If I had not done it father would have killed me. I did it in self-defence.'' Witness believed the prisoner had told the truth. Mr. Paget said this was a very distressing case indeed— he had no alternative at present but to remand the priso ner for a week. AN EXTRAORDINARY PAUPER. — DonaId Thompson, a pauper chargeable to the city of London Union, who says he is closely bordering on 60 years of age, was brought be fore Mr. Paget charged with refusing to perform the work assigned to him in the Union-house , Bow-road. The extraordinary adventures, sayin gs, and doings of this remarkable man, during the last 15 years, have been more than once recapitulated. His last two commitments to prison have not been noticed at all, and Thompson is par ticularly annoyed at these omissions. He has an inordinate love of vanity, and likes to talk of himself, and to hear him self talked about. Mr. Edwin Holland, superintendent of labour in the city of London Union-house, Bow-road, said the prisoner had recently come out of Holloway Prison, and returned to the workhouse, and he would not work. The prisoner refused to pick oakum. Mr. Paget—ls he in a fit state to do' the work of picking oakum. Holland—He is, sir. The medical officer of the Union has examined him very often at the request of th- magis trates of this court, and has declared his perfect fitness. The prisoner—l can't do it, your worship. lam very ill. I have been examined by th e doctor of t he prison; there is co r re spondence with the Peaden ce , an d as k e d isltlunnnotinwgohrkeadin atheMayor, and th e G uar di ans . every time he medical Poor Law certificate Board, ; the eLiosr Lord the the lsTlhr. prisonere. P p a r g is e o t nde whater c , l i w n wh e a d os t h o t ha r se e a am d da t it h fft e e e rr c ew o n r it r t e hd s i shei ame e. a co ch m e e . s ” to(LthoeudcLuurgt,hrteepr.l)ied "a perpetual stunning Mr. Paget—You are committed to pri son and to hard labour for one month. the T u he n p io r n is . o h n o e u r s — e. Thank your worship, SHIPPING —This Day. LONDON, Feb. 3.—Wind this day at noon—South- Westerly; moderate breeze, and fing weather, but rather cloudy. CARDIFF, Feb. 2.—Wind S.W. — Sailed—Natalia, for Malaga. PLYMOUTH, Feb. 2.—Wind S.W. — Arrived—Convoy, from London for Nassau. NEWPORT, Feb. 2.—Wind S.W .— Arrived—Prairie Bird, from Bideford. Sailed—Emma, from Rio Grande— Paragon, from Gibraltar. LEITH, Feb. 3.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Prince Rupert, from Callon,._ PonTsmouTn, Feb. 2.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—John Lid gett, from Hong Kong. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRArn.) G 1 AVESEND, Wednesday Morning. Arrived, Feb. from Demerara; Lizzie and Ada, from Alexandria ; Esmeralda, from St. Michael's. Sailed, Feb. 3—Point, for Jamaica. DEAL, Wednesday Morning, No arrivals. SIR FITZROY KELLY it is, who intends to make another effort this Session to induce the House of Com mons to put an end to the malt tag. The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 4 per mile pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.30 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint price of £3 17s. lOid. per ounce for standard gold, it appe,.. s that gold is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. 1;y advices fromilamburg the price of gold is 4231 per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.4 per ~€,l sterling. standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, about 2-10ths dearer in London than in Hamburg The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at 60 days' sight is 172 per cent., and the premium on gold is 561 per cent. At these rates there is a small profit on the importation of gold f'rom the United States. The clipper ship John Lidgett, 770 tons register (owned by Messrs. John Lidgett and Sons, of Lon don), Commander Gamble, arrived at Spithead yes terday morning from the Cape of Good Hope with the following military and naval (invalids and time expired men) officers and men on board from Hong Kong, the Cape of Good Hope, and St. Helena — There embarked at Hong Kong—Royal Artillery, Capt. H. Porter, (invalid) ; Assist. •Surg. Tate (in valid); and seven men. Royal Engineers, two men ; 44th Regiment, one man ; 67th Regiment, Lieut. Dawson (on duty) and one man; 99th Regiment, Brevet Major Kempson and 50 men ; Commissariat Staff, eight men ; Army Hospital Corps, six men ; Assist.-Surg. M'Dowell (in medical charge of troops), wife and child, one naval assist.-surga, one midshipman, and 51 naval invalids and time-expired men. Three military invalids were embarked at the Cape of Good Hope and four at St. Helena. Five naval and eight military invalids died during the passage home. The naval invalids and time expired men were transferred yesterday from the John Lidgett to her Majesty's ship Victory and the Royal Naval Hospital at Haslar. The military will disembark to-day, the invalids being forwarded to the Royal Military Hospital at Netley, and the time-expired men sent on to the depots of their respective regiments. The regiments sailed from Hongkong on Sept. 16, 1863, and was 23 days out to Batavia, where she lay at anchor five days. From Batavia to the Cape of Good Hope she made the somewhat long passage of 44 days, owing to the unusual circumstance of having to beat to windward through the trade winds. At the Cape she lay at anchor 16 days. She made the passage thence to St. Helena in ten days, where she anchored for two days, and thence she completed her voyage to Spithead in 35 days—making 45 days under canvas from the Cape. The weather was very fine throughout the whole voyage. The John Lidgett is a novelty in naval architecture, she be ing the first vessel built on the newly introduced plan of an iron framing with wooden outer plank ing—an iron ship with a wooden skin, She is of large capacity and stowage, and her officers report her to be an exceedingly fast ship under canvas, having surpassed in speed every vessel she has fallen in with on the outward and homeward voy age. On her outward voyage she had as cargo 1,100 tons of railway iron, and southward of the Cape met with a very severe cyclone gale, in which the cargo shifted and the ship went over on her beam ends, in which position she lay 48 boars, with her starboard rail under water. The poop cabins were destroyed and everything movable on the deck was swept away, yet such was the enormous strength of the ship that she took in no water through a leak, nor was there the slightest strain in any part of the hull afterwards discovered. Had she been an ordinarily framed wooden ship she would likely have foun dered. The ship's fittings throughout combine all the most recent improvements. The anchor is weighed and the topsails are hoisted, and all other heavy work done by steam, for which a small engine is provided. The same engine furnishes an ample supply of distilled water. One hundred pounds weight of fresh bread was baked on board and served out to the troops per day throughout the voyage. The accommodation on board for the troops and the general arrangements and ventila tion of the troop deck appear to have been excel lent. After disembarking the troops to-day the John Lidgett will sail from Spithead for the Thames' having a quantity of Government stores on board, and a part tea cargo from Hongkong and wool from the Cape for London. THE OLD COPPER COIN will ere long, it is re ported, be declared an illegal tender, and that the Master of the Mint is particularly desirous to afford ample facilities for its return to the Mint previous to the issue of an official proclamation to the above effect, SHAKSPERIAN REVIVAL.—Great preparations are making at Drury-lane for the revival of Shaks pere's "First Part of Henry the Fourth," which is in tended to succeed the holiday entertainment. Mr. Phelps will sustain the part of Falstaff—and Mr. Walter Mont gomery has, we hear, becn engaged to play the part of Hotspur. The scenery, costumes, and stage accessories are to be on a grand scale. EARL RUSSELL, K.G., who it will be remem bered is the new Lord Rector of Aberdeen, is expected to visit that northern city, for installation, in the end of March; an arrangement, however, which must be con tingent on the state of public affairs. PRUSSIAN COMMENTS UPON ENGLAND.—The Paris journals quote, in illustration of the manner in which England is viewed at this moment throughout Germany, an article in the German Gazette, the official organ of the Berlin Cabinet, where it is said :—" No one can suppose that the two great German powers can see in the attitude of the English Cabinet a motive for departing even a hair's breadth from the just demands which they have made from Danish arrogance. The moment is perhaps nearer than England thinks in which she will reap the fruits of the policy which has within the last 35 years so altered her posi tion towards the rest of Europe. There ought to be no delusion on this head; the England whose traditions go back to the first 20 years of this century no longer exists. Another England has replaced the old, and if her traditions have been sufficiently powerful to cause public opinion to forgive the present for the sake of the past, that possibility does not exist now. As to us, we do not deceive ourselves about it—we no longer seek in this new England assistance for Germany. IRONSTONE IN LINCOLNSIIIRE.—Messrs. Dawes, of the Milton Ironworks, near Barnsley, have taken an extensive track of land on the Lincolnshire side of the river Trent, opposite Keadby, and opened extensive blast furnaces there. They are making about 500 tons of iron per week. The immense mineral wealth of this locality, which was only discovered about two years ago, will give employment to large numbers of men, and when railway communication is opened, as it shortly will be, with the Yorkshire side of the river, the new trade will, it is expected, still further be developed. The Petit Journal of Paris states that Mr. Web ster of the Adelphi, and his " favourite interpreters of Shakspere," have taken twelve places in the steamer from London to Boulogne, and two special carriages—deux wagons speciaux—in the train to Paris, and aro about to perform there. The first performance will be the " Maid of Lyons," and then " Othello," " Lear," " As You Like It," and "Hamlet." Fecht or has been offered thirty napoleons a night to join the expedition. The critic winds up by say • ing, " Let Mr. Webster and his twelve artistes come, and Shakspere and Lord Byron and Sheridan Knowles, and Garrick, and James, and all the British host I We shall be in our stall, ready to welcome this demonstration of Eng lish genius, and to call out the usual expression of success, ' All right I' "—an expression of success which will rather astonish the artists above-mentioned. THE ALABAMA. SINGAPORE, Dec. 31.—The privateer Alabama anchored in onP roads on the evening of the 21st inst., and left again on the morning of the 24th, after having provided herself with three months' coals and provisions. The Alabama burnt, on the evening of the same day, in the Straits of Malacca, the British bark Martaban, Capt. Pike, from Moul mein. She carried a British register, the master had a British master's certificate, and the mate a British mate's certificate, but both were by birth Americans, and had been on board before hand. The vcsFel had a cargo of rice on board, being bona fide British property. It appears some dcubts are entertained that the transfer of tb.e Martaban, formerly American Texan Star, having been a bona fide one. A Protest has been sent in to Government, but as the papers were taken away by Capt. Semmes, further communications and duplicate papers must be expected from Moulmein. TtLe Alabama has also burnt the American ship Sonora, 707 tons, and the American ship High lander, 1,049 tons, both bound for the rice ports. The Peace Society of the Dano-German Question. The following memorial was presented to Earl Russell on the 26th of January :-- The memorial of the Committee of the Peace Society showeth,— _ _ _ That your memorialists, in common with the country at large, have felt and continue to feel great anxiety as to the issue of the dispute between the kingdom of Denmark and the Germanic Confederation, respecting the question of Schleswig-Holstein. They rejoice in the persevering efforts made by your lordship to secure a pacific solution for the difficulty, for they have a strong conviction that if England is called to interfere in the matter at all it can only be in the form of friendly mediation and advice. They do not relinquish the hope that these efforts may be yet crowned with success, and that for the credit of civilisation the two enlightened nations more immediately concerned will be saved from the folly and guilt of rushing into the measure less calamities of war, on a question so comparatively trivial and obscure. But should hostilities ultimately break forth your memo rialists earnestly hope that your lordship having used your utmost endeavours to avert a rupture, will firmly refuse to allow this country to be drawn into any participation in the conflict. Your memorialists have observed with the utmost satis faction and gratitude the resolute spirit with which her Majesty's Government have adhered to the principle of non intervention in the case of America and Poland. It appears to your memorialists that the Dano-German question, far from offering any ground for departing from this salutary principle, presents none of even those plausible pretexts usually urged in favour of armed intervention in other cases. Neither clear political right on one side or the other, nor treaty obligations on our part, nor the supposed complicity of British interests in the point at issue, nor respect for popular sympathies can be pleaded in excuse for staking the blood and treasure of England on this unintelligible quarrel. It is impossible not to feel, on the other hand, that a war arising out of this question, in which the great Powers of Europe should become implicated, can hardly fail to lead to other complications so vast and perilous as might well ap pal the boldest heart in the apprehension. In your lord ship's own impressive language, " Who can foresee what extent such a war might acquire, what passions it might arouse, what districts might be desolated by its ravages ?" Your memorialists therefore respectfully but earnestly entreat her Majesty's Government to abstain not only from taking part by any overt act in the hostilities between Ger many and Denmark, should they unhappily commence, but from all such diplomatic altercations and engagements, as well as from such menacing demonstrations of force, as may gradually implicate the nation in the 3onflict without its knowledge and against its will. JOSEPH PEASE, President, SAMUEL GURNEY, Treasurer, HENRY RICHARD, Secretary. RACING FIXTU FEBI IRES FOR 1864. RUARY. Lincoln Spring 23 I Hungerford Birmingham Harrow Chelmsford MA: Nottingham Spring 1 Derby Spring 3 1 Liverpool Shrewsbury Doncaster Spring Warwick .. 16 Durham Northampton 29 Catterick 3O Croat on-park 1 Edinburgh Spring 2 Aber gavenny Thirak 5 Epsom Spring Newmarket Craven Newmarket First Spring 25 Chester York Spring Salisbury l2 Bath Manchester Harpenden Epsom .. 24 Ascot .. Hampton l5 Newton Odiham Bibury Stockbridge Chelmsford.. 2B New Forest Hunt 2B Ne wcastle-on-Tyne Worcest,r (Summer) Ipswich .. Newmarket July Carlisle Abingdon Liverpool July Stamford .. l4 Pontefract Al7l Brighton 2 Brighton Club Lewes Reading Egham Oxford lB Yarmouth SE PT: Weymouth 1 Warwick September 6 Leicester 8 Doncaster Brecon .._19 OCTi Nottingham Winchester Southampton 2O Chesterfield Goodwood York August 23 Plymouth Derby Lichfield 3O Stocktcn .... 3O Devon and Exeter ;MBER. Rf chmond Monmouth 22 Manchester Autumn Newmarket First October 27 Northallerton 6 Newmarket Second Oct. 10 IBER. Gloucester Newmarket Houghton.. 24 NOVEMBER. Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14 Worcester Autumn .... 30 Leamington &War. Hunt 22 I STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1864. LY. itTST. FEBRUARY. Carmarthen .. 2 I Birmingham Harrow Cambridge MARCH. Grand Military (Rugby Hunt) l4 APRIL. Ab e rga v enn y NOVEMBER. Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt 22 COST OF ALGERIA TO FRANCE.—It has been calculated that since the conquest of Algeria, up wards of thirty years ago, France has spent three milliards of francs in that colony, and that at this moment in all the vast tracts of African soil subject to her rule there are not 200,000 colonists. No LESS THAN 500 RAILWAY BILLS are to be brought into Parliament this Session. RUMOURED MURDER OF DR. LIVINGSTON.—We are happy to learn that there is reason for hoping that this news was untrue—an opinion supported by the great authority of Sir Roderick Murchison. FORTHCOMING MAGAZINE FOR GIRLS.—Mrs. S. C. Hall is stated to be about to commence a periodical for girls, with the assistance of writers and artists who have already won favour with the young. Boys have many caterers for their amusement and instruction. Ladies also have their magazines and newspapers, but the field of special labour for the benefit of girls is still invitingly open. THE CRAWLEY DEFENCE FUND noW amounts to nearly £2,000. ANTIQUARIAN TREASURE TROVE.—The Scotch papers report a find at Kinghorn, Fifeshire, of a large earthern jar containing no less than about thirty pounds' weight of old silver coins, chiefly coins of the Eng lish Edwards, but with some Scottish coins of Alexander lll,,:John Laliol, Robert Bruce, and David H. intermixed. The latest date legible on any of the coins is 1375 ; the total number of coins is calculated (surely by exageration) at over 12,000. They are, doubtless, relics of the English invasions of Scotland, and some of them might even carry the imagination back to the time of the occupation of Scot land by the English under Ed ward I. The place of the find is also most suitable; for it was at Kinghorn that there happened that fatal accident to the Scottish kingdom—the death of the Scottish king Alexander 111. by a fall from his horse—which, by cutting off the direct succession to the crown, led to the English interference with the Wallace and Bruce Struggle. ANECDOTE OF THE CZAR NICHOLAS AND SIR RODERICK MURCHISON.—In the year 1841 Sir Roderick was travelling in Itusga, and he was requested by the Emperor Nicholas to explore that empire, and to report on the probability of finding coal. He did so, and his report to the Czar was :—" Sire, to find coal in the north of Russia is a physical impossibility." He thought it a bold thing to say to the Emperor, who had been informed by great naturalists of this and former times that, if they wore to sink deep in certain portions of his Majesty's northern dominions, they would find coal. The Emperor, instead of being offended, said :—" I am delighted to find a man who will tell me the truth, for I seldom hear it." SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) HARROW RACES—Tars DAY. FLAT SELLING RACE. TeL3combe Duplicity Peru . SELLING STEEPLECHASE. Gin Sling came in alone. Four ran. OPEN STEEPLECHASE. .............. 1 Agns Deception Redwing 3 Five ran. LATEST BETTING. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.. 100 to 7on the field offered—nothing backed CHESTER CUP. 16 to 1 agst Accident 30 to 1 agst 1 ooi Tooi 30 to 1 agst Merry Hart BELGIUM. BRUSSELS, FEB. 1 . The Journal de Bruxelles, the Catholic organ, announces that M. Bogier has been received by the King, and has had a long conference with his Majesty. MM. De Theux, and Dechamp, being applied to by the King, have definitively declined the offer of power under prebent circumstances. The same paper states the position of the crisis as follows : " MM. De Brouchere and Pirmez, representa tives of the Left, and commanding a majority, have refused the mission which was offered them. MM. Dechamp and De Theux have been unable to accept the task of forming a Cabinet, because they did not feel disposed to accept the responsibility of a situation which they had not created, and because they had not a majority, and would therefore have been compelled to dissolve the Clamber, which might still be avoided. Intermediate Ministers were alone possible, owing to the Parliamentary situation, and the state of opinion. These com binations have failed. After MM. Brouchere and Krucz, M. Nathomb, the Belgian Minister at Ber lin, has also refused. MM. Laider and Dubois and M. Thorn have refused. The Conservative right has refused. There remains nothing bat the com bination of the Prince du Ligne and the retention of the Cabinet which has resigned. The Journal, de Bruxelles further announces that M. Rajier has received the grand cordon of the Leopold order. LONDON GAZETTE,—Last Evening DOWNING-STREET, FEB. 1. The Qleen has been pleased to appoint John Gardiner Austin, Esq., to be Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of British Honduras. BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, FEE. 1. The Right. Hon. the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade give notice. that the lioniteur of the 29th ultimo contains a French Imperial decree fixing the duty on coal and coke imported into France in French vessels and by And, at 12c. per 100 kilos. (decimes in eluded). The above-mentioned decree is to come into force on the 4th inst. ADMIRALTY, FEB. 1. Rear-Admiral of the Red Sir James Hope, K.C.8., to be Vice-Admiral of the Blue from the day he enters the limits of, and whilst employed as Commander-in-Chief of her Majesty's ships and vessels on, the North American. and West Indian Station, WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FES. 2. 6th Regiment of Dragoon Guards—Carnet Arthur Fitz- Patrick Godman, to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice George Selwyn Marryat, who retires. 4th Hussars—Cornet Robert Soames to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Harry Youl, who retires. 15th Hussars—Captain William Edington Stuart to be • Major, without purchase, vice Horace Tower, deceased —Lieutenant James Alston Clark to be Captain, without purchase, vice Stuart—Cornet Archibald Campbell Douglas, to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Clark. 17th Lancers—Gentleman Cadet William Rose Wynter, foom the Royal Military College, to be Cornet, by pur chase, vice Harris St. John Dick, who retires. 2d Regiment of Foot—Captain William Gair, from half-pay, late 6th Dragoon Guards, to be Captain, vice Edward Spicer Charlton, who retires upon half-pay, on appoint ment as Staff Officer of Pensioners. 23d Foot—Lieutenant Charles Morgan to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Samuel Ralph Sadler, who has retired. 29th Foot—Ensign Julius Tennyson to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Ernest Augustus Prideaux Brune, who retires--Gentleman Cadet Charles Welman Hawker Helyar, from the Royal Military College, .to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Tennyson. 31st Foot—Ensign George Moore Lambert to be Lieute nant, by purchase, vice Robert Freke Gould, who retires —Gentleman Cadet James Frederick Bevan, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Lambert. 40th Foot—Lieutenant Joseph William Lewis, from 65th Foot, to be Captain, by purchase, vice Charles Fleetwood Shawe, who retires. 65th Foot—Ensign Duncan Chisholm Oliver Spiller to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Joseph - William Lewis, promoted, by purchase, in the 40th Foot—Gentlemen. Cadet John Henry Graham Holroyd, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign by purchase, vice Seiner. 67th Foot—Lieutenant William Digby Lloyd to be In structor of Musketry, vice Lieutenant Edward Coxen, promoted. 70th Foot—Lieutenant Thomas Deering Backhouse to be to be Captain, by purchase, vice James Green, who re tires—Ensign Henry Elderton Wbidborne to be Lieu tenant, by purchase, vice Backhouse—Gentleman Cadet Henry Boyle Travers, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Whidborne. 71st Foot—The promotion of Lieutenant Robert Lewis and of Ensign Hugh Fraser to bear date 19th November, 1863, Captain Charles Francis Smith having been killed on the 18th of that month—Lieutenant Robert Heron to be Captain, without purchase, vice Robert Barttelot Aldridge, killed in action—Ensign Edward Gordon Lillingston to be Lieutenant, without purchase, vice Heron—Gentleman Cadet John De Lancey, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, without purchase, vice Lillingston. 72d Foot—Ensign Thomas Bedford Urquhart to be Lieu tenant, without purchase, vice Henry Francis Campbell, deceased. 78th Foot—Lieut. Sir Alexander Muir Mackenzie, Bart., to be Captain, by purchase, vice Captain and Brevet Lieut.-Colonel Thomas R. Drummond Hay, who retires upon half-pay—Ensign Arthur Joseph Stourton to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Sir A.Ol. Mackenzie, Bt— Gentleman Cadet John Thomas Carruthers, from the Royal Military Colle g e, to be Eusigo, by purchase, vice • Stourton. 87th Foot—Ensign Richard Hay Kirkbride Saul to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Andrew Macdonald Grote, who retires—Gentleman Cadet Edward Augustin Swain son, from the Royal Military College, to be Ensign, by purchase, N :Ce San% 101st Foot—Ensign Arthur Peel to be Lieutenant, vice Henry Howard Chapman, killed in action—Gentleman Cadet Henry Charles Reynolds, from the Royal. Military College, to 1;e Ensign, vice Peel. 107 1e t g h ty k: s o t n — d n'Cullagh, Pan. B. Gibson. Forces, to e G P e a n y L m , Paymaster. 34 34 West India Regiment—Sergeant Samuel Ensign purchase, vice Charles Kennett transferre d t the Mili tary train. from the Scots Fusilier Guards, to be Easigo.n,.without her Ma iralrymple Hay to be Captain, by purchase, vi ce Clau diusl4th Vest India Regiment—Lieutenant Thoma s 13 ew Vans Kerr, who retires. DEPOT BATTALION—Captain Drury Richard Barztes, 14th Foot, to be Instructor of Musketry, vice Captain F. T. Lyster, 11th Foot, pro ß moted. REVET. Paymaster George Weller Vesey, 22d Fcpt, to have the honorary rank of Captain. Deputy Commissary George Andrews, of her Majesty's Indian Commissariat Department, to have the honorary rank of Lieutenant. in th othe provisionsra k of of th e Royal an to t b o e t. The undermentioned Officers, having completed the qua. : Lieutenant-Colonel John Simpson, half-pay late 34th Lieutenant-Colonel Dav FrederickV Watson, lV lifyt Foot. nn October, Colonels, o e b r : e n i r c d:e l r BsB Wrzram, 15th flussors. Captain and Lieutenant-Colonel John Ilynde King, Grenadier Guards. Wellington Fitz- Lieutenant-Colonel Webbe Butler, 60th Foot. The following promotions to take place consequent on the decease of Major-General Boret Trydell, Colonel of the 2d st India RLgiment, on 11th January, 1864: — Lieutenant -Colonel and Brevet-Colonel George S'aunt on, from half-pay late Cape Mounted Riflemen, serving as Colonel on the Staff at the Cape of Good Hope, to be :Major General. Major Henry Friond Kennedy, 60th Foot, to be Lieut, Colonel. Captain Edward Wolstenholme Ward, Royal Engineers (en seconde), to be Major. • BANKRUPTS The following are the only bankrupts of comn►ere°.al im portance in the liazette Henry Stock, builder, Acton Daniel Wilson, wine dealer, Enston•road James Dow, baker, Lewisham-road Benjamin Bowen, corn merchant, Islington James Jennings, baker, Aston James Dennis, utcher, King's Lynn John James Aelton, joiner, Eton Wm. B. BAer, auctioneer, Bayswater Edward Carey, fruiterer, Hastings Charles Steel, builder, Birmingham S:VM1101 Brown, carpenter, Birmingham Joseph Joy, muchini:q, Manchester George Jordan, paint manufacturer, Liverpool William Percival Hindmarch, innkeeer Nei-theßerton Cowburn, innkeeper C!astlefoni, Y orkshire James Porley, innkeeper, Ipswich George Gosling, blacksmith, Ardleigh, Essex Salo Wm. Breeze, shoemaker, Watticsborough,p Thomas Younger, builder, Nowcastle-upon-Tyne John Branfoot, lead manufacturer, BieLLOpWCtirLIII,U SECOND EDITION. all a3l ai 0 op op° far 00 ore , • bto a nJ is ito o f 0 0 eto 0 , 0 0 (.1 ' or 00 share 100 sk 20 stock stook stock 100 100 stock stook 20i 110 100 100 stock stock stock stock stock stock 8 OOk 1031 I 1021