The Sun. — London, England, 1863-02-21 00:00:00

CONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. There is very little change to report in the money market, the demand being moderate, and quotations steady. Since Monday last the imports of specie have been about £295,000, and the exports £179,500. A dividend at the rate of 10 per cent. has been declared by the Iron Screw Collier Company. At the last meeting of the board Thomas Dyson, was appointed manager of the Covent-garden branch of the London and County Bank. There was a m eeting yesterday of the creditors of Mr. Joh n Henry Krabbe, who suspended payment i ° consequence of his connection with the firm of Messrs. Janvrin, Grassie, and De Lisle. A state- Mont of the affairs was presented by the accoun tants, Messrs. Quitter, Ball, Jay, and Co., from Which it appeared that the liabilities of the London house amounted to £4,504, and the assets to £1,644. The liabilities of the corresponding house of Per nambuco, trading under the names of Krabbe, Thom, and Co., were stated to be £18,966, and the assets £9,341. The engagements of the firm at Bahia, carrying on business under the name of John R. Krabbe and Co., were represented to be £38,465, and the assets £25,698. It was resolved that the estate should be wound up under a deed of arrange ment to be registered under the Bankruptcy Act. Two o'CLocK. At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, French Rentes were 69f. 50c.,.550., 50c. The official returns relating to the trade and navigation of the United Kingdom for the twelve months ending the 31st December, 1862, have just been published, from which it appears that the total declared value of the exports during that period amounted to £124,137,812 against £125,102,814 in the year 1861, showing a decrease of £965,002. The d ecrease i s mos t p er ceptible in cotton yarn, cotton Manufactures, machinery, sheep and lambs'- Wool, and woollen manufactures. The imports of the principal articles have been smaller As regards raw cotton, tallow, sugar, tim ber, and tobacco. The shipping accounts exhibit a slight increase in the amount of tonnage employed in the foreign trade for both the entries inwards and the clearances outwards, as also in the coasting trade for same period. Owing to the reported resignation of M. Fonld, and the depression of the Paris Bourse, the Funds closed yesterday 1 per cent. lower, and a further decline of 1 per cent. has taken place to-day, Con sols, at the latest moment, being 921 8 for money, and 92i Q for the account. Speculation for a fall has sprung up, ands large amount of stock having been disposed of prices have given way. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities are marked 92! g. Indian 5 per Cents. 108 ; Exchequer Bills 2 s. to' ss. p re mi um ; an d th ere has been a bar gain in Bank Stock at 237. No imp or t ant movement h as t a k en place in the Foreign Market, although less firmness has been perceptible. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are 891 4 ; 40 ., 1858, 721 721; do., 1862, 69 showing heavi ness ; Greek Bonds have receded to 19 1 20 1 ; d o., C oupons, 81 9; Mexican Stock, 328 8, being a de cline ; New Grenada Bonds are 13 1 141 ; do., 2 per Cents., 3 31; the Deferred, 7 7 t a ; and the Land Warrants, 74 ; Spanish Passive remain at 25/ 261 ; and the Certificates, 9 - 1 10; Venezuelan New Loan, has receded to 60 1. In the Railway Share Market the opeations have been very limited, and prices have shown a down ward movement in sympathy with Consols. South- Westerns and South-Easterns have receded 55., Great Westerns and Midlands 10s., London and Blackwall and North Westerns 155., and Great Easterns £l. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings were also at slightly reduced prices. - - Joint-Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares re. Inained without material alteration in values. The shares of the Royal Belle Vue Hotel Com. PEtny are quoted at 11 to 2 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock ... 237 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities New 3 per Cent. Annuities A.Lnuittes, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2l/ India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — itto 5 r Cent losa on D sols for pe Account, March. 5 zidia Stock for Account, 5 per Cent lOB/ -xchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 2 5 Ditto Small . 5 1 FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Milan 6 per Cent. -- Ditto 41 per Cent, E • 1- gPPtlan 7 pe r C en t lOO Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup.rns 2O 1 20 D itto Coupons Dlexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account New Granada.. . I)itto 2 pet Cen t 331 3 i Ditto Deferred ................. Ditto Land Warrant s (Hectares) .. 7± r - nivi an 41 per Cent. .......... , ..... Ditto 'Ditto Account. . 1862 ..... . 88 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 1-t_ Ditto 1862 Ditto 5 per Cent.. 1862 Spanieh 5; per Cent Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account...... Ditto Passiv e . . ..... S panish Cert. of Coup not funded Turki s h 6 per C ent. 1854 ....... 9 10 1 Ditto Account B9l / Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account...... 721 / Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 I) itto Account Bl 69 I Ditto Guaratteed, 4 per Cent 1024 Venezuel a , 3 per Cent Ditto Account. 60/ Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 12 1 Ditto 11 p er Cent Dividends on the above payable in Lo l ndon. Dutch 2/ per Cent., Ex. 12 Guil — Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates Consols, Money TWO O'CLOCK. Ditto Account 921 921 I Liverpool Cotton Market. —This Day. (REUTER'a TELEGRAM.) LIVERPOOL, Feb. 21. Sales, probably about 2,000 baits. No change. Import, 5,170 bales. NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—The result of the Meeting, which lasted till a late hour last evening, Was that the amendment of Mr. Wrigley to the motion of the chairman for the adoption of the report, was carried. A Doll was demanded, and in a short time, scrutineers having beett appointed, it was opened. The proxies and personal votes lodged in favour of the directors largely preponde rated over tho3e for the amendment. The poll will remain ° Pell until Wednesday next. CIIANGES IN THE CONVICT PRISONS.—The larger Portion of female convicts who are at present to Parkhurstesentlocated ill Milbank Prison are about to be transferred l) : l lZ, on in s o th f e tti l i s s bu leo i f id W in i g, gh ‘ t ; This are urgently rellvciiraucateed for the hichae tl,e reception cf the unusually large bodyorofsco in theonviets worst lately sente nced, th e resu l t o f t h e ve ry great increase class of crimes. Between 600 and 600 convictsar a e w s a t i a ti te ng d _ to be in th e various county and borough gaols t ransfer to th e charge of the Government authorities, and for whom there exists at present no aceommodation.—Givie Service Gazette. aff w SE RIOUS CHARGE OF A BD UCTION. — A serious air i s no ha , Norfolk undergoin g investigation at Faken . It app ears th at Mi ss J ane Burrell, grand daughter of the late Mr. D. Burro 1, of Fakenham, and an m heiress in a small way, came home from school to her mother's a few months s i nce . Sh e su b sequen tly lived w ith one of her un c l es, and shortly afterwards went off w i t h Sh e r uncle, Frederi c k B urrell, to whom it is positively state d she was married at or near Woolwich A. warrant having been obtained for the apprehension of Frederick Burrell, he WasW renaancld and brou g ht t o F a k enham. The young lady olaly 15 years of age. A man flamed Martin, aged 112 years, was recently received into the hospital at Bayonne. It was thought that his illness would bring the old man's already long career to a clo se l but i n a f ew days he was again on loot, and on his 1 81 Y borne. LIIAItGES ON THE INDIAN REVENUE, —It ap- Pears f rota a return yesterday published that the eh trges on the Indian revenues abroad amount to £86,467,266, and in England to £36,077,909, Th e reg i stered debt of India IS 462,307,623, 1 inter- uthen- lenied, by the ent mi- istance I Mnd second ing the 3 to be moved 3h says declare he Go show lent or broken ald not enter ming." eferrea .y. CAN. 1 from : haze )derate a raid dering Nlerce- aboard s. The ed, but Learner Three he was wed. to the l fleet, lerce- wed to ed and t Port we for uished gechee es, but )rs has t into They lerates, 3essful. :derato old all rerable officers esident 20. on the brings ing). Illinois policy Lion of Ilso de o New osal to Tariff, xpenso ion at ssation w says spread o resist Phila 3derate which ion for at the he de els out o leave Teither o Port kading forced. Stocks is, 92 ; d, 86. Corn coin's led the ) sons of Lght up lions of cation of t a dead mth by erection many ad in a ;norant of Wit- taken. nothing S. His tion are . In a ower, ea rego now our is fast take the Ming to by, lan; ;lasses• the 12th and car measura ace, and rrible a father's aipatiou zeal for I should than 1 the eye 3 demo' in al° pp r Oval t bring servile USSIAN b e fol° >russial l h e Ito" spicious• a centlf on, and 1:110 13 1 V school uch eV st eve r , island° Steani lino bo' of buffmr ng). ing). SHARE MARKETS—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOcB..S. Railways. Paid. Closing Price. Businet, done. Wol., and Str. Val. l:Siythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter , !Caledonian !Cork and Bandon Cornwa,l! Do A A gets no dix tid6pe.pan.bas! Do. B been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June.! Dun.,Perth,& Ab. June. , Edinburgh & Glasgow. Giasg. and S. Western.• Great Eastern, Ord. stk; Ditto A stock Ditto East tgr,lian Rt GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Ireland; ,Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire' 'London and Blackwall I Lou.,! Bright.,& S. Coast) Lou.,i Chat., and Dover. Lon. & North Western !Lon. & South Western ;Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do t shares Metropolitan Midland DoNew ........... Do Burning. Derby ,Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 6 shares Mid sent (Do Cray Line North British lEdin., Perth, & Dundee !Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle ,North London Do New . 'North Staffordshire IN. and S. W. Junction. Scottish Central .. Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpool Shropshire Union ,South Devon South Eastern South Wales IS. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,andWok. (Stockton do Darlington Do _,.„ Do New, 1860 ITaff Vale.. ... Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim ,Waterford & Kilkenny ;West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R 1 West Midland Oxtord Do Newport Do Hereford 8 8i 7 8 8% 90 1161 .117 i 61 7} 41 43 13 14 88 20 10(1 108 .491 50} 45 47 24 25 1274 124 13 131 136 138 103 105 67/ (8i 110} 1101 741 758 114 115 41i 421 1011 1 01 1 101 102 45 46 In lAi 128, 129 llp 96 98 53} 544 26 28 102 103 57i 68i 90 9L& 111 1!4 p 16 114 114 121 123 46 47 103 105 60 51 33 34 961 071 68 70 103 105 7a 8 384 39i 10 11 n 7 1 8 1 P 150 152 5 Sin 21 ki pi 83 86 150 160 29 31 43 45 37 40 96 100 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing Shark Railways 100 Itlantic &St Lawrenc , all 64 66 61 stk Bom.,Baroda&.Cent In, 1 4 104 i 1('55 1054 44 Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do„ New 20 Do. E. Shares.. zOS Buffalo and Lake tturot all 44 55 to Do. Preference 100 Ruflalo,BrantazGodricl, to 77 80 p. et. bets. Aug. 1, 187'2 10( Do. do. July 1, 187: nu 73 76 100 , u. to. J an, 1, 1 l(C 73 76 st 1-utta.s Eastu. ! 100 1(3 105 St ape Town Dock SCV 100 1( 8 119 stock Plasm. Bengal gu. bp. 100 1( 6 1 , 7 stock lt:ast Indian. fru. sp. 10 , 10 , 117 106 20 Do. do. G Ext... 5 t 11P 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of ‘'aryln, 1, , , 21 , 2 10 0 Po. Ist Pr. . Bonds II. 65 68 100 Do. co. deferred all 50 53 10.. uo. !?d Pret. Bon, s all 56 58 100 Do. do d fer ed all 41 6 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock 100 Do. do. d Jerr all 31 33 100 Do. 4th Pref. so k all 2 i 28 275 100 Do. do deferred all 22 24 stock Gt.lndlaPenin.gma.sp.c 100 105 105 1054 20 Do. New gna. sp. c l2 4 1I 1 3 20 Do. January, 1862 Stock Gt. South.of India (Linn gmaranteed 5 per cent. 100 103 105 103 204 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer all 13 13i 205 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 99 101 100 Do. 55 p. C. do. '77 -8 .. . all 92 04 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 14 Ifp 34 stock Madras guar., sp.c. .. 100 103 104 1034 stock Do. 44 p. o. Extensiol , 100 96 98 stock Dc. 4 , 100 13 5 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock nelb.Com. np. 0. Niels. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 49 51 504 50 100 Do. 7p. c. nortg. Bds. all N.R.l.C.da 2 0 Newßrunswicx et Cando Class A. sti.l B an 3 5 04* Scinde .......... P° Ist T bd. 100 83 65 0 (100 1055 1051 1064 at 1)0. Delhi 4-7 'lOO 1035 104„ Do. do • t: 2 20 Do. Punlaub • r 15 fp at Do. Do. , , 100 103 104 1034 steel, Do. Indus. St. Flo.) I. 10 0 98 100 93 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. cau.Gov. 6 p.c.Ja ui; 1877-84 Do. Bp. c. Feb. & Alit: 100 103 106 -- Do. 6p. c.Mar. & Sept 100 106 108 Do. sp. C. Jan.&July. 100 964 97i Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 95 97 Cape G.Hope, 6p c,1878 100 108 110 Do.Ap & Oct 1880 100 112 114 Do. 189 C 100 113 115 !DO. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 111 113 Ceylon, Nov.18(51, 6p c 100 - Mau.itius 6 per cent .. 100 110 112 Natal Guy. 6 per coat.. 100 1(9 111 N.B.Gov.6p.c.Ja.&Jul) 10u 10511(.6] Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - S. W. 6 ov. 5 p c., 186 r 100 1001 1014 Do. f. p. c.,1871 to 1871 100 100 101 1004 I Do. d0.,1888 &upwdf, 100 991 1004 998 1004 99} 'New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 109 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. j sterling, 1875 lOO 1064 1074 Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO tIO 112 .S. Aus G6p.c.1873.& up lOO 110 112 - Vio.Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 107 109 106 Do. to a p.c. A.p.&Oct. lOO 11e! lll 4 llok 114 BRITISH MINES. 2 (Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 id iP 'Clitiord Amalgamated.. 20 22 Devon G.Con..(Tavist., 1 530 640 East Bassett (Illogan).. 30 46 48 54 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. ss. Id }p - !East Caradon ...... .... 1.14., 456 466 East Carn Brea... . 3.0.0 44 fO6 E. WI Bussel(Tavistk., 7.19.0 41 5} 5} Gam.itSt.Aubyn(Gwen.) 574 17 19 Great South Tolgus.... 17s 6} 66 a. Wheal Vor (Ralston 40 66 et iGrenville I Herod's- Foot , 8.12 50 52 'i I ingston Downs 4. 7.0 26 3 - Lady Bertha ‘lfirgaret (tiny Lelani .4; 37 39 VI arke Valley.. 4 vlvndy Iron Ore (Lim 24 4ds pr New Setim .. 19; 13 . 140 ,orth liowns .......... .?4 2} 3} . WWI Isaseet Olio :af, 1.17.1 34 4 , :orth Wheal Crotty .. 2.4.9 46 5 20_ ;F:raoryChionenseoels(u(F-nt.yfirilety. 10 16 0.7 4 ( i ) 2 South Caradon(St.Cleer 14 1395 405 S. Cara Brea (Illogan)..1 5.15.0 2} 2} —: s '- ‘ • l4v . t, N rae V scy l t : p a ra f r l. k •ran. (Mogan 118.1 .9 85 00 28.9. 3•3 40 6 Tamar Silv ctz I ead llin 45 1 14 Is Pin Crort • ' aßassetcion ( Illogan ) iskeard) 5 1 4 4 3 1 1 2 6 1 i 11 : 3 i West &atom Wheal Basset . liii,;;L, — . 471 265 275 Wheal Buller(Redriltii) . 8 671 725 W heal Kitty (U.Lelant) 25 60 70 WhealLud ott Wheal MaryAnn(Men ) * g -. v 4 vi • Wheal Seton 1 ,64 14 240 _ .. , i twat TrPiksyney (Lls.jl . 5784 1 230 17 18 —. :Wheal Union 3.17 5 5} PREFERENCE SHARES. Great ' orthern, 5 per cent., red. at 5 per cent, prem., 110 Lancashire and Yorkshire 6 per cent. stk., 137 West Midland, Oxfora, d guaranteed stock, 122} PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, per cent. pref., 106 London, Chatham, &c., Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent., Ili Metropolitan, bi 6 North British (E din., Perth, and Dundee) 4 per cent., 83 Stockton and Darlington, Class D, pi., 296 LINES LEASED Al' FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 98 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 4 Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 984 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 81 Bahia and San Francisco (11m.) gua. 7 per cent., 211 Great Luxembourg, 151 Namur and Liege, gua. 6 per cent. pf., 201 Ottoman (Smyrna to Aidin), 111 12 111 Paris and Orleans, 44 Recite and San Francisco (Rm.), gua. 7 per cent., 181 Sambre and Meuse, 10/ Ditto, 5i per cent. pt., 10 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent. (all), 231 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 231 FOREIGN MINES. Cobre Copper, 2 Don Pedr. , Nur It Del Rey, 2 Fortuna (lim), 41- Mont. Aureos Braz. Gold Min. Co. (Um.), Si Santa Barbara Gold Mine (Um), L. Scottish Australian, t United Mexican (llin.), 5 t Yudanamutaua of S. Auctralia (lira), 31 DOCKS. London, 57 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Rm..), 2.4 i Australasia, S 1 Bank of Egypt, 25l 8-1,- Bank of London, al. 12i British and American Exchange (lira.), 101 City, 93} English and Irish (lira.), 4.1 Hindustan, China, and Japan (Um.), 12t Imperial Bank (lira.), 14` London Chartered Bank of Australia, 27 London and Colonial (lint.), 21 London and County, 401 1i London Joint Stock, London and Westminster, 771 National Provincial of England, 120 Ottoman Bank, 424 Ditto, new, 1 11 g• South Australia, 341 Union of Australia, 52 MISCELLANEOUS. • Australian Agricultural, 231 Crystal Pal ce, 33 14 E glish and Australian Copper, Italian I rrig et on (('anal Crvour), 41 North British Austra , asian, Peninsula and 0 iental Steam, 72/ 2 Ditto new, i4l J Rio de aneiro lilt ro enaents, f 2), 3 i Y , P +lienleia a Land, 13k Share 13.14 10 st st 50 20 6.4.0 19.16.4 12.10 671 I I 110 J 75 4i 114 11 V 1 100/ 1011 2 45 4f 1281 It 551 4 3-1 1021 11 2} d rHE SUN, LONDON, SATURDAA EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1863. LAW INTELLiGENCE—This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) THE DANGER, OP A TOO WILLING IVITNESS.-WOOD V. CHAPLIN AND HORNE. This was a claim to recover damages alleged to have been caused by the negligence of one of defendants' drivers. Mr. Beard appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Edwards for defendants. Mr. Beard stated that upon a certain day one of defen dants' vans, laden with hops, was proceeding through the City, and the pockets overlapped the side of the van. The consequence of this was that when the driver went out of his course, one of the pockets caught the seat of plaintiff's omnibus, and severely damaged it. To support this case witnesses were called, and at length one jaunty, 'cute looking gentleman graphically described the accident. He was in a cart, and all the vehicles were going at a slow pace. At a walking pace. Mr. Edwards —Were you walking? Witness (as though he had caught the attorney)—Nor I was riding; my horse was walking. (Roars of laughter.) Mr. Edwards is a gentleman of a singularly mild and suave demeanour, and he humoured this witness to the top of his bent, until at length the sharp gentleman said, " A waggon with three horses ran against Chaplin and Horne's van and drove it against the 'bus." His Honour—There, Mr. Beard, how do you get over that ? Mr. Beard—Well, he certainly proves too much. (Laughter.) His Honour—Yes. He has made out defendants' case nicely. Air. Edwards—ln justice to the defendants I should state that I have six witnesses, including a policeman, who would clearly prove that we were not in fault. Mr. Beard elected to be non-suited, and his Honour awarded costs to defendants. Plaintiff non-suited. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A RELUCTANT PROSECUTOR.—AIice Harris, servant at 5, George-street, Hanover-square, was charged before Mr. Knox with the following robbery : On being placed at the bar the prosecutor, Mr. Levien, proprietor of the Cafe Regence, Tichborne-street, said he did not wish to go on with the case. Mr. Knox said he would hear the evidence. A young woman, living as housemaid at No. 5, George street, where Mr. Levien lodges, said that on the previous evening the prisoner was to leave her situation of cook in consequence of having got drunk a week before while cook ing a gentleman's dinner. The prisoner came down stairs, and she (witness) was about to pay her her wages when she observed from under her shawl a pair of trousers, which she took from her, and the prisoner then left the house. Subsequently another pair of trousers were missed, also belonging to Mr. Levien, and the police were then informed of the matter. Mr. C. Levien identified the pair of trousers produced as his property. Police-constable 129 C said he went the previous evening to Heddon-street, and the prisoner said she knew nothing about the trousers. On searching the prisoner's box he found a pair of boots also belonging to Mr. Levien, and the prisoner subsequently told him where he could find a duplicate relating to a pair of trousers, Mr. Knox said he would remand the prisoner for a week, and it Mr. Levien did not like to appear again he need not do so, and he (Mr. Knox) would deal with the case as one of unlawful possession. It seemed to him a bad case, but he did not wish to compel any gentleman to prosecute against his wish. MARKETS---This Day. COVENT GARDEN. The supply of vegetables is seasonably extensive, but the show of fruit is very moderate. For most kinds of produce the trade is by means active, yet very little change has taken place in prices compared with last week. FRUIT. s. d. a. d. Pine apples 8 0 to 10 0 Colonial do., each 0 0 to 0 0 Grapes,per lb 8 0 to 12 0 Foreign do 1 6 to 2 0 Melons Nectarines, per dz 0 0 to 0 0 ppl e a, per hf-sv. 2 • 0 to 4 0 Pears, per do 0 0 to 0 0 Oranges, per 100 3 6 to 8 0 Lemons, per 120 3 6 to 7 0 Gooseberries hf eve° 0 to 0 0 Strawberries pr pt 0 0 to 0 0 s. d. s d Cherries, per lb. 0 oto 0 0 Foreign ditto, pun() oto 0 0 Filberts, per lb .. 1 6to 1 9 Walnuts, per 100 0 oto 0 0 Cobnuts, per lb 0 oto 0 0 Almonds, per bus 0 oto 0 0 Figs, per doz 0 oto 0 0 Damson .. 0 oto 0 0 Currants, per b.sv 0 oto 0 Plums, per d 0... 0 oto 0 0 Greengages, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Raspberries,prpt 0 oto 0 0 THE DISPUTE WITH BRAZIL. Official papers respecting the dispute between the Btitish and Brazilian Governments were distri buted yesterday. They are very numerous, and enter fully into all the details of the occurrence. Among those of later date is one from Earl Russell to Mr. Christie, on Feb. 7, approving the course adopted by the latter gentleman. Of still later date are the following despatches, which possess special interest : M. MOREIRA TO EARL RUSSELL. (Translation. Received February 10.) Imperial Legation of Brazil, London, Feb. 9, 1863. _ _ _ The undersigned, Envoy Extraordinary and Mi nister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil, has the honour to inform the Earl Russell, &c.. that he has just received from his Government two notes, dated the sth Jan. last, which passed between the Imperial Government of Brazil and the British Legation in Rio de Janeiro, which have been, of course, also transmitted by the same lega tion to the Right Hon. Earl Russell. The two documents show clearly what violent and deplorable events have occurred in Rio Janeiro, subsequent to the extraordinary demands made by the British Legation upon the Imperial Govern ment, of which an account was brought by the last packet from Brazil. In the first of these notes addressed to the British Minister by his Excellency the Marquis of Abrantes, Minister and Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, it is stated word for word as follows: " That the Imperial Government, being anxious to avoid the imputation of opposing any peaceful and honourable means of resolving the pending questions; being anxious to contribute, without a breach of national honour and dignity, to promptly putting an end to the difficult situation in which the relations between the two Governments are placed, with serious injury to the large interests which bind the two countries ; and finally, as a proof of the full confidence which it has in the jus tice of its cause—will be ready, in ratification of what is stated in the note of the 29th Dec. last, re specting the question of the ship Prince of Wales, to issue proper orders to the Minister of Brazil in London, to the effect that he pay there, under pro test, in the terms of the said note, the sum which the Government of her Britannic Majesty shall re quire. And with respect to the offi cers o f the fri gate Forte, accepti▪ ng the intimatio n ma d e by Mr. Ch r i s tie in his note of the Ist inst., of an arbitra tion, the Imperial Government will take care to in- I form Mr. Christie of the selection of an arbitrator who ma y judge that question ; it b e i ng un d ers t oo d that such arbitrati▪ on shall have to take cognisance, not of the duty of the Imperial Gov ernmen t to put the laws of the country into execution, but only whether, in the mode of applying these laws to the officers of the Forte , there might have been any offence to the British navy : Those declarations shall not take effect until the rep r isals shall have ceased, and the prizes taken shall be released. Lastly, I must apprise Mr. Christie that if, contrary to what is to be expected, her Britannic Majesty's Government does not acquiesce in this arrangement, the Imperial Government . will wll maintain its original position,which is, that it not surrender the ho nour and dignity of the nation, however it may de plore the evils that may result from this resolution." The British Minister , in reply to this note, said as follows :—" Your Excellency may be assured that . from thi s momen t , an d t h at the reprisals will cease Admiral Warren will issue orders to release the prizes without delay. The Imperial Government, for reasons which, without doubt, it considers plau sible, has preferred to pay, under pr o t es t, w h a t may be demanded in the question of the Prince of Wales, to the adoption of the suggestion which I made, to submit the question also to an arbitrati on ." The British Minister said. howeve r , i n t h e same note, that " her Britannic Majesty's Government will be at liberty to accep!, or to refuse the proposal of arbitration in the question of the Forte." Reprisals having in fact ceased, and the prizes being released, and thus the chief condition con tained in the note of the Imperial Government having been fulfilled, tne undersigned has received orders from his Government to address the Right Hon. Lord Russell, in order to learn from his Ex cellency if the Government of her Majesty the Queen is disposed to ratify the arrangements made in the terms of the said notes of the sth January be tween the Imperial Government and the British Legation, relative to the q uestions which this ar rangement was intended to solve. If in the affirmative the undersigned has received instructions to declare to her Britannic Majesty's Government that his Majesty the King of Belgium ' is the arbitrator aosen,by his Majesty the Emperor. to decide whether, in the mode of applying the law to the officers of the Forte there might have been any offence to the British navy. And the Imperial Government firmly trusts that her Majesty's Go vernment will not hesitate to accept the choice of his Majesty the Emperor, as it has fall e n upon his Majesty the King of Belgium. Finally, as to the question of the ship Prince of Wales, the undersigned is authorised, by his Go vernment declining to enter into any liquidation, and under the protests in the terms of the note of the Imperial Government to the British Legation, dated the 29th December, to deliver to her Britannic Majesty's Government, in a cheque upon the Bank of England, whatever sum the Government of her Britannic Majesty may demand in this case. In making this communication to the Right Hon. Earl Russell, the undersigned requests his Excel lency to be pleased to inform him of the resolution of her Britannic Majesty's Government in respect to the arrangements made by the said notes of the sth January ; as also if it accepts the arbitrator proposed by his Majesty the Emperor of Brazil. The undersigned earnestly hopes for the solution which the importance of the affair requires, and takes, &c., (Signed) C. MOREIRA. EARL RUSSELL TO M. MOREIRA. Foreign-office, Feb. 12, 1863. The undersigned, her Majesty's principal Secre tary of State for Foreign AffAirs, in reply . to . the note of the Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the Emperor of Bra zil, has the honour to inform him that her Majesty's Government accept the arrangement agreed to by an exchange of notes between the Marquis of Abrantes and Mr. Christie ; that her Majesty's Go vernment will fig, as soon as possible, the amount which they consider a j ust i n d emn ity in the case of the Prince of Wales ; t h at t h ey agre e to refer to an arbitrator the question relating to the officers of the Forte, in the terms proposed by the Brazilian Go vernment, viz., whether, in the mode of applying the laws of Brazil to the officers of the Forte, there has been any offer,ce to the British navy. And, finally, her iN . lajeaty's G overnmen t a ccept the King of the Belgians as arbitrator, if his Majesty will deign to consent to act as such. Her Majesty's Government having accepted the terms agreed upon at Rio Janeiro, are unwilling to discuss the terms of the protest of the Brazilian Government. Tire Brazilian Government are persuaded that they have right on their side; he r M a j es ty's Go vernment have a similar persuasion in a contrary sense. But her Majesty's Government wish rather to cultivate good relations for the future than to prolong a controversy as to the past with the go vernment of the Emperor of Brazil, which has in so many respects a title to the friendship of the British Government.—The undersigned, &c. (Signed) RUSSELL, THE GREAT EASTERN.—LIVERPOOL, Feb. 20. The important operation of placing the Great Eastern upon a temporary gridiron on the Cheshire shore, for the purpose of repairing her hull, was successfully performed to-day, under the direction of Captain Paton, and in pre sence of some of the local directors. The gridiron or plat form upon which the vessel rests was formed of immense baulks of timber, which lay fore and aft of the river, in cider that the inward and outward wash of the tide may not change her position. Early this morning steam was got up on board the vessel, which proceeded as far as Rock Ferry, and after some little delay she was brought over the gridiron, where she settled down as the tide fell, with her head rather in the direction of the Cheshire shore. She will be supported in an upright position by shores of the strongest character, after the plan ad)pted in the graving docks. The repairs will be conducted at low water with perfect safety and comfort. The timber floor or gridiron was con structed by Mr. M'Cormick, M.P. The whole of the opera tions connected with the beaching of the vessel and the con struction of the platform were carried out with the greatest skill and rapidity, ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY.--Th e Dumbarton Herald gives an account of an elopement from that town—the erring fair one being not a blooming maiden in her teens, but a s aid matron of 53 years,who had brought her husband a goodly family of 13 children. She had cast a longing eye upon a young fellow who had lived with her as a lodger, and he, on his part, seems not to have rejected the tender advances of the lady. An understand ing having been come to, the ill-assorted pair took advan tage of the husband's absence to strip th e h ouse o f every thing valuable that could easily be removed, not forgetting the husband's best sui . t of apparel, and having got the things exchanged at their ‘.‘ uncle's . " for current coin of the on their wedding tour one knew realm, went away whither. The ill-used husband applied t o th e po li ce , but they, of course, cou ld do nothing in the matter. When the finances wear out, the soulless rascal will doubtless leave the foolish woman to rep ent at her leisure, and to find her way back to her husband iu the best way she may. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWMARKET STEEPLECHASES.-FRIDAY. The sun shone out brilliantly during the steeplechase contests, but there was a decided falling off in the attend ance of both carriages and horsemen. The fields were small, and the results in most instances did not excite much interest. Subjoined are full details of the running : A handicap Plate of 40 eovs, for four-yr-olds and upwards; winners extra. About two miles. 18 subs. Mr. Eloyd's Antelope, aged, lOst Sib Griffiths) 1 Mr. T. Golby's Sunflower, aged, lOst 6lb (inc. 61b extra) (C. Boyce) 2 Mr. B. Land's Diadem, 6 yrs, 9st 91b (A Sadler) 3 Mr. Green's Reporter, 4 yrs, 9st 71b Betting-5 to 4 agst Antelope, 7to 4 agst Sunflower. The favourite made all the running and won by a quarter of a mile. Reporter, after refusing at the seed road jump, fell in the dry ditch. Sunflower beat Diadem (who jumped unkindly) by three lengths for second place. The Newmarket Grand Handicap Steeplechase of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, and only 2 ft (to the fund) if declared on the 12th of February, with 70 sovs added. Winners extra. About three miles and a half. 17 subs, 7 of whom pay 2 soya each. Captain J. 0, Machel's Molly Asthme, 6 yrs, list 11b (A. Sadler) 1 Mr. Brisco's Sir Bobby, 6 yrs, lOst 131 b .. (W. Griffiths) 2 Mr. T. Redford's Omar Pasha, aged, list 41b (Palmer) 0 Betting-5 to 4on Molly Asthore, who took up the run ning descending the hill to cross the Kennett-road, and won by half a mile. Sir Bobby cantered home for second money, and t mar Pasha fell when:cannoned against by Sir Bobby crossing the last road. A Selling Steeplechase of 2 S4VS each, with 20 added ; for three-yr-olds, Ilst ; four, 12st 71b ; five, and upwards, 13st 71b. Maiden allowances, and winners extra. The winner to be sold for £6O ; if entered to be sold for 50 eovs, allowed 61b ; for 30, 121bs. About two miles. 6 subs. Mr. C. Green's Orkousta, aged, (£5O), 13st llb (W. Griffiths) 1 Sir C. Clifford's Fermoy, aged (£6O), 13st (Mr. W. Clements) 2 Friar of Apshall and Acre also ran. Betting-7 to 4on Friar of Ap shall. Fermoy made play in the fence after leaving the first road on the outward journey, where he fell, but quickly caught his horses again, and at the top of the hill he and Orkousta were the only two in the race. Both fell at the ditch coming home, where Fermoy stopped for a time, and Orkousta, coming away, won by 30 lengths. Acre refused at the post and rails, and was withdrawn from the contest. There was no advance on the selling price offered for the winner. A Handicap Sweepstakes of 10 sous each, 5 ft, with'so added by the Earl of Stamford and Captain Little; for 3-yr-olds and upwards. Two miles. 5 subs. Mr. Goldby's Sunflower, aged, list 31b (J. Nightingall) 1 Mr. C. Green's Reporter, 4 yrs, lOst (carried 10st 71b) (W. Griffiths) 2 _ _ Mutineer and Leicester also ran. Betting-5 to 4 agst Sunflower, 6to 4 agst Leicester, sto 2 agst Reporter. Mutineer made play to the road where he stopped on the previous day, and again mutinied, which left Reporter with the lead. Sunflower fell before making the turn homeward, and lost half a mile of ground; but on Reporter and Leices ter refusing at the road jump, Sunflower took up the run ning and won by 15 lengths. VEGETABLES, Greens, dz bunch 2 6 to 3 0 Cabbages, pr doz. 0 9 to 1 0 Red ditto 2 0 So 4 0 Savoy do., pr dz. 0 9 to 1 0 Cauliflowers, p dz 0 0 to 0 0' Brocoli, per bun. 0 10 to 1 0 Potatoes, per ton 100 to 150 0 New ditto, pr put 1 0 to 0 Turnips, dz bunch 1 6 to 2 0 Carrots; pr do 4 6 to 5 6 Cucumbers 0 0 to 0 0 Garlic, per lb Sorrel, per sieve 0 0 to 0 0 Green peas, h. -By. 0 0 to 0 0 Brus. sprouts, h.s. 1 3 to 2 6 Onions, doz. bn 1 6 to 2 0 New Do., dz bun 0 0 to 0 0 French beans, h.s. 0 0 to 0 0 Leeks, per bunch 0 0 So 0 0 Shallots, per lb .. 0 6to 0 8 Horseradish, pdn 1 oto 2 0 Parsley, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Celery, per ditto 0 9to 1 6 Beet, per doz. .. 1 6to 2 0 Parsnips, per do. 0 oto 0 0 Small salad, p. pn, 0 oto 0 0 muebte,.....pptl. 0 6to 1 0 Artichokes, each 0 oto 0 0 Cabbage lett,ecore 0 oto 0 0 Mint and savory..o oto 0 0 Endive, per score 0 oto 0 0 Radishes, dz hnds 0 oto 0 0 Tomatoes, doz... 0 oto 0 0 Chilies, per ditto 0 oto 0 0 Capsicums, per do 0 oto 0 0 Rhubarb, per bun 0 6to 1 6 Asparagus, pr do. 0 oto 0 0 Seakale, per bun. 0 6to 1 6 NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. Turkeys, 5s Od to 10s Od ; geese, 5s Od to 7s Od each ; goslings, Os Od to Os Od ; ducks, 2s Od to 3s Od ; ducklings, Os Od to Os Od; rabbits, is Od to 2s each; wild do., 9d to is 2d ; pigeons, Os 10d to is Od each ; large 'Surrey fowls, 8s Od to Ils Od ; chickens, Gs Od to 8s Od; barn-door fowls, 3s Od to 6s Od; capons, Os Od; hares, 3s 6d to 4s Od ; ptarmigan, is 6d to Os each ; pheasants, Os Od to Os Od ; partridges,Os Od to Os Od ; woodcocks, 3s Od to 4s ; snipes, Od to Os Od; teal, Os Od to Os Od ; wild ducks, 3s Od to Os Od ; widgeons, is Od to is 6d ; plovers, Os Od to Os Od each ; guinea fowls, 5s Od to 6s Od ; roasting pigs, 5s Od to 8s Od each; Ostend fresh butter, lld to is ld ; English, is ld to is 6d per lb ; English eggs, 8s Od to 10s Od ; French do., 7s Od to 8s Od per 120 ; leverets, Os Od to Os Od each. BILLINGSGATE. Salmon, is 8d to 2s Od ; trout, Od to Os ; eels, 8d to Is ; prawns, Os to Os ; pike, skate, sturgeon, and halibut, Od per lb. ; turbots, 2s 6d to 15s ; cod, 2s Od to 15s Od ; brills, is Od to 5s Od; doreys, is Od to 7s Od; mullets, Os Gd to 2s Od; lobsters, 2s 6d to 6s; crabs, is 6d to 2s ; plaice and gurnets, Od to Os Od each ; soles, 6d to 2s Od per pair ; common oysters, s to —s ; natives, 48s to —s per bushel ; whitings. 3s Od to 9s; haddocks, 4s to 128 ; smelts, is Od to is 6d; flounders, Os Od per dozen ; mackerel, 40s per 120 ; fresh herrings, 5s per 100 ; bloaters, Nto Os per 100 ; carp and ench, Os Od to Os per brace. NEWPORT. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 28 10d to 4s 2d; lamb, Os Od to Os Od ; veal, 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 38 4d to 48 6d per 81bs by the carcase. WHITECHAPEL. Beef, from 2s 6d to 3s 10d ; mutton, 2s 10d to 4s 2d ; veal, Ss Pd to 46 8d ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 4d per Ms by the carcase. BREAD. The prices of wheaten bread in the metropolis are from lid to 8d , of household do., 5d to 7d per 41b loaf. HIDES AND SKINS. Market hides, 561 b to 641 b, 21d to 24d ; 641 b to 721 b, lid to 3d ; 721 b to 801 b, 3d to 31d ; 801 b to 881 b, 3d to 4d ; 881 b to 961 b, 3id to 41d; 961 b to 1041 b, 3id to 4id ; 1041 b to 1121 b, Od to Od. Horse hides, 8s 6d to lOs 6d ; calf skins, light, 2s Od to 4s Od ; full, 7s Od to Os Od ; polled sheep, lOs Od to 12s 6d; half. breds, 9s Od to lOs 6d; Downs, (is 9d to fis 3d ; lambs, Os Od to Os Od ; shearlings, Os Od to OsOd. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 4s Od ; clover do., £3 lOs to £5 15s; and straw, lOs to £1 18s per load, Supply only moderate—trade slow. dITMBERLA ND.--Mea•iow nay, £2 Os to £4 48; clover, £3 108 to £5 15.9 Od ; and straw, £1 104 to £1 18s per load. A slow demand. WHITBCHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £t 4s; clover do. £3 10s to £5 15s ; anti straw, 11 12s to LI 18s per load. Trade inactive. DEATH Or AN OLD SPORTSMAN.--We regret to record the &nise of Mr. Edmund Boniface, in his 75th year, which took place at his residenc e at Eastergate, near to Chichester. The deceased was the t rue t ype o f an English country gentleman of the old school, and was much esteemed by a large circle of friends, to whom he was endeared by his sociability and unostentatious hostitality. He kept and hunted his own pack of harriers—the best known in West Sussex for the last half century ; he never despaired of losing his game, so much confidence had he in his hounds. He was very fond of the game of cricket, and was famous in his day as a fast and successful underhand bowler. Mr. Boniface continued within comparatively a short period before his death to keenly enjoy all sorts of field sports, and was considered as good a sportsman as ever hallowed to hounds. He was buried in Eastergate Church yard on the 16th inst., and a very large number of relatives and friends were present on the oGeasion.— The xield of to -day. , THE ROMAN QUESTION. —We .re informed on i re:dal:4e authority that her Majesty's Government I are not to have the last word on this serious matter, and 1 that statements will shortly appea r which will throw a new light upon Mr. Odo Russell's negotiations. If our infor mation be correct, Mr. Odo Russell has been compelled to admit further inaccuracies in his reports to the Foreign office. To make things worse, it is said that the retracta t'on has taken pl ace i n t h e presenc e of Cardinal A ntonelli himself, Odo solicited Russell audience thethatPope, it was and that he who in every he did so because he was instructed by the English Government to proffer its hospitality to his Holiness; it is further stated that on the 24th December last he read to confidential letter i previous offer of a British the Pope, at the Pope to take refuge at ronl an . Lby order of his Government, a h l Russell, which renewed the where Earl Russell pro• asylum,Malta, and strongly urged the guard of honour, and all the at Rome. It is strange mised his Holiness a palace, a should French so wide a that outward respect questionth a t he of now ftte t enjoys t g h u sr e columns, auee hewas will ot d hu is at crepancy between the accounts of the lish envoys. But no one who read the ch and Eng " Antonelli dispatch," published in our readily believe that the Pope, at the very time ech re ceiving the strongest assurances of support from the F r Emperor, was privately negotiating and even soliciting a refuge upon )3ritish territory,—Norning lireraig. - STATE OF TRADE. MANCHESTER, Feb. 20.—1 n yarns there has been rather more business doing, chiefly for India and China, and some few contracts have been entered into for delivery up to three months hence. This shows rather more confidence than we expected to meet with, though the prices are low. There has also been a good inquiry for twist suitable for the Levant markets, and rather more inquiry for the home trade. Altogether the market for yarns closes firmer, and with a more cheerful feeling. There is to some extent an impression that the prices for the present have touched the lowest point. Spinners, however, are rather disheartened, and complain that the prices at present obtainable leave a loss upon production, and we have heard this loss stated at something like lid. per lb. The cloth market is reported a little better also in some quarters to-day, though from Tuesday to yesterday business was exceedingly flat. Some encouragement has been given to-day by the fact that some of the old and well-known standard buyers, whose faces have been rarely seen lately, have been making inquiries, and that these inquiries in some few instances have led to rather considerable purchases, which it is believed have been of a bona fide character, and on behalf of their constituents, to use a term somewhat common to the trade here. It seems to have excited observation, however, that wherever inquiries are made it is found that stocks of cloth still exist in abundance far beyond what was generally expected, though, considering how little shipping has been done for some time past, this ought hardly to be the case. Some large pur chases have been made from time to time, but it was generally understood that it was not for immediate shipment. Apart from the operations above referred to the market has been rather quiet. Prices are generally rather firmer, but there is still irregu larity, and manufacturers desirous of selling do not press for full rates. - NOTTINGHAM, 30th.—At this exchange.hall to day there was a moderate attendance. There was a slow feeling in the yarn-market, and the business done was at quite as little money as on Tuesday. There was not much doing in silk. A fair trade could have been done in brown nets, but the prices offered were too low to induce manufacturers to effect sales. RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Railways. Receipts. 1863. 1862. . _ 1863. 1862. Belfast and N. Counties 136 136 Belfast and Comity Down 49 4 9 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 Bristol and Exeter l2ll 107 Caledonian Cockermouth & Workington Bl 8 1 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 Cork, Black-rock, & Passage 6l 6 1 Cork and Youghal 321 27 Cornwall 531 531 Deeside Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 Dublin and Drogheda 63 63 Dub. & Wicklow and Woad 4Bl 481 Dundee, Perth, & Aber. Jun 3l 31 Edinburgh and Glasgow 1691 1691 Forth & Clyde Junction 3O 30 Furness, &c 5O &) Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E.l.lnion Great Northern 330 330 1 - ,712 1,735 - 60 S '5.57 1,459 1,512 5,268 5,173 14,757 14,218 258 259 293 319 151 199 317 240 1,008 1,101 220 214 1,258 1,287 1,521 1,631 1,4 , 33 1,318 1,005 1,079 6,630 6,547 2,691 2,256 7,884 6,198 27,240 24,542 24,919 2 ' ,4,837 1,602 1,634 Great North of Scotland 5B Gt. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 7ll qt.Southn. & Westn.(lrlnd.) 329 Great Western 992 68 451 329 9641 Inverness & Aberdeen Juno 734 731 Irish North-Western 145 130 Irish South-eastern 251 251 Lancashire & Yorkshire 3954 395* Limerick and Ennis. Limerick and Foynes 26i 26 Llanelly 46 4 London & North-Western London and Blackwall 6l 51 London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2474 2014 London, Chatham, & Dover 724 72* Lond., Tilbury, & Southend Man.,Sheffield,&Lincolnsh Manch. S.Jun.& Altrincham 94 94 Maryport and Carlisle Metropolitan 3l Midland (incl. N.-Western) 630 6144 -4 Gt.Weofn , sr r-- - 2497 192 714 489 291 6,993 7,168 51,096 48,202 787 749 1,638 1,727 Midland dt.Westn. of Irind -di Monkland 714 Monmouthsh. Rail. & Canal 44 North British, Edin., Perth and Dundee N-Eastern and New. & Car B9lf North London 9 North Staffordshire 254 Oswestry and Newton... 42 Rhymney 194 St. Helen's Canal & Railway 52 Scottish Central Scottish North-Eastern 132 Somerset and Dorset 394 South Devon South-Eastern. Stockton and Darlington Taff Vale 5l Ulster 6l Vale of Clwyd Vale of Neath 2.5} Waterford and Kilkenny 3l Waterford and Limerick 77 West Cornwall 2 7 } W. Hartlepool Harbr. &Rail. W'haven,Cleator,&Egvnant 7 Whitehaven Junction..-- l2 Whitehaven & Furness Jun 35 FOREIGN AND COLONIAL. Antwerp and Rotterdam 52 52 Austrian B2B 828 Belgian Eastern Junction 26} 26i Buffalo and Lake Huron l6l} 161} Detroit and Milwaukie lB5 185 Dutch Rhenish lost 1081 Eastern of France lO7B 1060 East Indian Grand Trunk of Canada lO9O 1(.90 Great Indian Peninsula 1.95 437 f Great Luxembourg 134 134 Great Western of Canada 345 345 Madrid, Saragossa drAlicant Northern of Canada Northern of France 7Ol 680 Norwegian Trunk Ottoman - - Paris, Lyons, & Alediterrn 1491 Paris and Orleans 1340 Pernambuco 7l Royal Danish 69 Sambre and Meuse 6B South Austrian Southern of France ........ .• 777 Welland West Flanders 75 W. and N.W. of France 758 287 367 31,150 29,525 175 168 The Mysterious Death of a City Merchant• Yesterday Mr. H. Raffles Walthew, the deputy coroncr for Middlesex, resumed the adjourned in quest et the White Hart Tavern, High-road, Tot tenham, relative to the death of Mr. Benjamin Baker, aged 60 years, a wholesale boot manufacturer, lately residing at 4, Whitehall Villas, Tottenham, and carrying on business in Basinghall•street, City, who it was alleged died under very suspicious cir cumstances. It will be remembered that the deceased had been married to a third wife, who died a few months since, leaving one child aged six months. He had carried on business for many years at No. 80, Basinghall strcet, and his lifo was insured for £BOO. He had made three wills, and always seemed lost as to the manner in which he would bequeath his property. He was also in the habit of taking a tonic called mandrake to relieve a spasmodic affection of the chest. On Tuesday morning, the 3d inst., the sister of the deceased's third wife went into his bedroom, when he exclaimed, "Maly, I feel very ill, take my will out of the cupboard." Deceased expressed a desire to alter some portion of the document, when he began to vomit violently. His attendant became alarmed, and sent for a medical gentleman, but be fore his arrival deceased expired. He had been quite well on the previous evening, when he had a few friends to visit him. After the deceased's death a relative called and took away the three wills, which were given up by Mrs. Spurgeon, the sister in-law. Mr. John Pennyfather, surgeon, of Tottenham, said that he was called to the deceased, and found him dead. Witness was shown a bottle containing a dark-coloured liquid with a sediment at the bot tom. He could not account for death. He had since made a post mortem examination of the body, and he was prepared to give the result. The Deputy Coroner said he would first take the evidence of Henrietta Green, of No. 5, Hoxton-square, who said the deceased was her father, and he was in good health the day before his death, when he left the City. There had been a little difference in the family, and she did not visit him. The deceased had mar ried witness's cousin, which she objected to. The deceased was her father by the second wife, and he had had three children by the first wife ; but they were dead. There had been also two children by the last wife. The first one died, but the other child was living, and in charge of the witness, who had not visited the deceased at his house since Christmas, 1862. Witness's husbaxd worked for deceased in Basinghall-street, City. The de ceased had insured his life for £BOO, but that sum had been mortgaged. There had been three wills, and the last one was executed six years ago. De ceased talked about leaving the child who is now living 10s. per week for life. Since the deceased's death her uncle (one of the executors) had called at the house and taken the last will away. Deceased's last wife wished to have £1 per week, but the deceased objected to that amount. She never told any one that the deceased had been poisoned, and it was a false report. Had said that she would like to have her father opened to see the cause of death, as they could not get a certificate for the burial. By the Coroner—l do not believe that the de ceased has been poisoned. Mr. Schoons, the executor, had taken the last will away, but he had done wrong. Mr. Sleigh, her solicitor, had informed her that Mr. Schoons had acted illegally. Mrs. Spurgeon, the first witness, was recalled, and said, in reply to the Coroner, that what she had said was what Mrs. Green had told her, and she believed, from what Mrs. Green said, that the deceased had come by his death unfairly, Mrs. Green denied this, and said that she only wished her father to be opened to satisfy her. Various reports had been circulated round the dis trict of Tottenham, but they were all. vague. By the Coroner—After deceased's death I searched the house, and found £l5 in gold, three cheques, £l5 in Bank of England notes, and some silver. I have been living upon a small portion of the money and supporting the child. By Mr. Vann—l saw the last will, and the one produced is the same. It was entirely in favour of the child, and not of any other person. I _ _ The Deputy Coroner said that Mrs. Spurgeon had better take charge of the house and property at present. Mr. Green said that she was the party who ought to have possession, and Mr. Sleigh had told her so. Mr. Vann said that since the death an attempt had been made to clear the house. Mr. John Penny father, surgeon, said that he had found the heart and lungs perfectly healthy. The stomach and intestines were placed in a jar for analysis. The brain was very vascular, and there was blood effused on the surface. The effusion was sufficient to account for death. Some poisons might produce that effect. Dr. Letheby, the chemical lecturer of the London Hospital, said that he had received a quart bottle tied over and sealed. The bottle contained 23 oz. of a pale sherry-coloured liquid ; no particular odour, tut was very bitter, with a slight sediment, which he examined with the microscope, and found to be vegetable matter. He submitted it to various tests, and had found about 19 grains of a poisonous character, which be found to be the active principle of bryony root, a substance sold by herbalists, but it was not mandrake, as it was sold for. The sub stance was poisonous in its nature, and had caused death on several occasions. It would cause great sickness, and as a narcotic would act upon the brain. Witness had examined the contents of the stomach and intestines, and similar appearances were pre sented from the effects of the same root, which grew wild in the hedges. Mrs. Spurgeon said that the deceased had kept the root in the house several years, and had bought it of a hawker in the street. Mrs. Green said, in reply to the deputy coroner, that the wills were in the possession of Mr. Sleigh, who would keep them for the present. The jury returned a verdict, that the deceased died from poison, called bryony root, taken acci dentally. Course of the Exchange —Yesterday. Amsterdam Ditto Rotterdam .. 11 174 Antwerp.. — 25 42± Brussels — 25 42± Hamburgh — 13 7 Paris Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine — 119± Vienna Trieste Petersburgh Berlin — Madrid . • .• 49 49± Cadiz Leghorn ... ..... 25 52± 2.5 60 Milan — 25 52± 25 60 Genoa — 25 521 25 60 Naples Palermo .. 25 60 25 65 Messina — 25 60 25 65 Lisbon — 521 52± Oporto —62 t Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz .. £3 17 g Mexican Dollars ,. .. 0 5 5i Silver in Bars (Standard) South American Doubloons 0 0 0 11 16 11 17/ 11 171 25 50 25 50 13 7f 25 25 25 50 25 52f ll9a li 90 11 90 35,1- RAILWAY COLLISION NEAR BRADFORD.—On Wednesday night, as the 8.10 passenger train from Leeds to Manchester was nearing the Bowling Station of the Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax Junction Railway, it came into collision with an engine which was employed in shunt ing some trucks on to a siding. The driver of the engine perceived the train approaching, and reversed his engine in order to get out of the way, but before he could do so the train came up and caught the buffer of his engine, throw ing it off the rails and seriously damaging it. The passen gers in the train were more or less severely shaken, but no lives were lost or bones troken. ATTEMPTED MURDER IN THE COUNTY OF LIMERICK. —The Cork Examiner of Wednesday announces that Mr. John Cussen, a gentleman residing at Rockhill, near Bruree, county Limerick, was fired at through his parlour window on Tuesday evening, while sitting down to dinner with his family. Four large s l ugs lodged in his right shoulder, and one entered the right rs side of his mouth, breaking one tooth and injuring o thers. T he wounds are not considered fatal. The police were immedi ately on the alert, but have obtained no clue to the perpe trators of the outrage. The m otive for the act s utterly unknown, as Mr. Cussen was neither an agent nor a land lord, and was much respected in the neighbourhood, . ARRIVAL OF THE LADY JOCELYN FROM THE CAPE.—The steamer Lady Jocelyn, from the Cape of Good Hope on the 25th December, passed Plymouth yesterday. Her machinery being disabled she came home under sail. She left the Cape only four days after the mail steamer which reached Plymouth Jan, 24, and her news is unimportant. The mails were sent ashore when off Schilly on Monday, and one passenger was landed here to-night. A letter from Warsaw of the 14th inst. says that a journal has just been issued by the Polish insurgents, entitled News from the Theatre of War. A preliminary announcement states that the object of the publication is to give reliable news of the insurrection, the Russian journals not being trustworthy. It is to be issued at irregular inter vals, as occasion may arise. NEW ZEALAND.—A letter just received by our correspondent at Plymouth says :—" The Maoris have consented to allow a steamer to be placed on the Waikato. A tribe has also offered for sale to the Govern ment 50,000 acres of land, with five miles of the most dis affected district. This is an evident proof that the forbear ance and firmness of our Governor, Sir George Grey, is working most powerfully. The first-named concession is considered to be a greater victory than 10,000 soldiers could have ITOU is 12 raoutlo." THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SIX O'CLOCK. AMERICA. REUTER'S TELEGRAM. PER AUSTRALASIAN, QUEENSTOWN, FEB. 21. The Royal Mail steam ship Australasian, from New York en the 11th inst., arrived here at noon to-day. She brings 23 passengers, and 388,117 dols. in specie. She landed the Irish portion of the mail, and proceeded at 12.30 p.m. All well. NEW YORK, FEB. 11, MORNING. A successful reconnaissance has been made upon the right wing of the army of the Potomac. Preparations are progressing at New Orleans for the attack upon Port Hudson. The Times correspondent asserts that a disorderly and mutinous spirit has manifested itself among the troops at Ship Island, owing to the arrival there of a coloured regiment. A barque-rigged steamer, supposed to be the Alabama, was off South-West Pass on the 23d ult. Several pilots have been arrested for commnnicat- 130 145 446 478 83,383 75,817 1,555 1,322 16,900 15,089 15,008 12,833 I 2,740 1,524 1 1,0 t. 0 957 14,564 13,067 1,0,6 1,020 1,164 3,03) 2,392 - 37,757 35,427 4,801 4,181 1,696 1,544 2,182 2,168 10,466 9,425 38,652 36,200 2,901 2,810 7,939 6,969 905 489 877 692 2,124 2,002 2,965 2,992 4,495 4,556 75i 306 161 2,8?7 2,859 17,012 14,Y 50 9,162 7,487 5,183 4,915 1,701 1,598 117 138 1,818 2,065 355 281 1,086 1109 661 648 3,548 2,834 583 410 782 605 720 581 1354 1201 69 68 129 k 777 25 75 758 1005 898 25,978 25,841 240 229 1,830 3,098 3,238 2,579 3,730 3,520 47,058 44,318 13,1•;8 11,572 19,902 15,0.34 7,226 6,158 4,191 3,817 13,020 10,533 16,121 13,C90 1277 1,024 46,411; 47,445 843 877 :385 1 95 120,46) 115,073 15,025 51,297 1,6c6 1,342 1,198 49,9,9 49,222 2,3156 24,093 937 868 37,682 34,469 THE DO-NOTHING GOVERNMENT.—StiII there is imperturbable silence on the part of the Govern went as to the measures contemplated for the business of a session that so far has produced nothing. Lord Derby has tried to elicit a programme, but could obtain no answer. Is a surprise intended or can it be that nothing at all is to be done? The latter seems impossible; but what motive can there be for the former policy ? There is no lack of reforms required; why this entire absence of reforms tq be attempted I ) —Law Zffies of to-daft ing with her. Charleston despatches of the 3d inst. say that a formidable land and naval expedition was about to attack Charleston. The British steamer Cadmus has brought orders for the British Consul at Charleston to go on board, and leave for Havanna. The Federal ram Queen of the West has sailed down the Mississippi, doing considerable damage. The capture of Sabine Pass by the Confederates is confirmed. They burned the Federal gunboat Morning Light. An Illinois regiment has been placed, under arrest for refusing to fight under the eroAncipation proclamation. It is reported. that an expediti:on against Texas will shortly be fitted. out, G,eneral Butler taking the chief command. The Federals hare entered Lebanon, Tennessee, capturing 600 prisoners. The Federal reconnaissance from Yorktown fell into an ambuscade, losing 30 men. The news of the arrival of the Alabama at King ston, Jamaica had reached New York. The Ala bama was damaged in her encounter with the Hat teras, requiring immediate repairs. The Senate has called for the correspondence between the Federal Cabinet and the French Go- vernment concerning mediation, arbitration, or other means of ending the war, and also concern ing the mission of the French Minister to Rich mond. Mr. Sumner has introduced a bill into the Senate to enrol 300,000 negto soldiers. A. bill to enlarge the Illinois and New York canals has been defeated in the House of Represen tatives. The impression gains ground that Congress will accept Mr. Chase's banking scheme. The Hansa, Europa, and City of Manchester have arrived out. The steamer Ella Warley has been sunk by col lision off Sandy Hook. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. NEW YORK, FEB. 10 (Evening). Money easy. Gold 531 per cent. prem. Ex change on London, 170. Stocks tending down ward. New York Central, 118,4 ; Illinois, 901; Erie, 74-1. Cotton buoyant. Middling Upland, 91c. Sales to.day, 2,000 bales. Flour depressed, and prices have declined 15c. Wheat tending downwards at a decline of 3c. Corn declining. Provisions heavy. Coffee and sugar quiet. Molasses steady. CHICHESTER ELECTION—This Day. Mr. John Abel Smith was returned for this borough to-day without opposition. LISBURN ELECTION—This Day. STATE OF THE POLL. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Barbour . 136 . 128 . -8 Verner. Majority . SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. CITY BETTING-I'ms DAY. LINCOLN HANDICAP. Bto 1 agst Lopcatcher (offered) Bto 1 agst Hubert (offered) 10 to 1 agst Libellous (offered) 12 to 1 agst Douche (offered) LITEE.POOL STEEPLECHASE. 7to 1 agst Satellite (offered—takefi to 1) 12 to 1 agst JeaLusy 16 to 1 agst Master Bagot CITY AND SUBURBAN. 20 to lon the field (offered) 60 to 1 agst Beachy Head (offered) Very little doing. French Sympathy with the Poles. (From the limes' Correspondent•) A remarkable change is observable in the official and semi-official press on the question of Poland. The same journals that but a week ago had for the insurgents only invective and disdain are all of a sudden loud in their praise. The Moniteur, for in stance, has ceased to publish its " Correspondence from Warsaw," compiled at the Russian Embassy in Paris, and recommended by M. de Morny, and prefers reproducing articles from German papers which cry out against Prussian intervention and denounce the cruelties of the Russians in Poland. The Constitutionnel is discreet and mute ; the Patrie, after ten days' silence, now tells us that the " Polish question" is the most important and the most urgent of all European questions. The Opinion Nationale has already issued its programme for the Imperial Government to carry out if it care to stand; and in this letter you will find the epi tome of an article by a public functionary claiming Polish sympathies for the Napoleons, and charging both branches of the House of Bourbon with guilty connivance at the s poliation of Poland. With all this it seems strange that the sale of en gravings and pictures relating to passing events in Poland is prohibited. One paper is retused permis sion to give the portraits of the leaders of the insur rection, and another was near being confiscated for a description of the p a l ace o f t h e Kings of Poland in Warsaw. A manifestation of some of the work ing classes was spoken ot, but the democrats have been requested to discourage and prevent it; and a posthumous prosecution of a Polish journal pub -1 lished in Paris and now defunct was contemplated. It is evident that there are two opposing currents in official regions. Two mighty personages coalesce with the Russian Ambassador, abetted by two I journals rather notorious than celebrated for their 1 reactionary spirit. The other official departments sympathise with, and to the best of their means sup port, the Poles. So far as one can know anything of the feeling of the army, it is decidedly favourable to the Polish movement and to French interven tion ; and the sort of agitation carried on in French 1 society by the Russians about the alleged cru elties of the Poles has but small efff ct. The Russian journal Le Nord, published in Paris, has for days past dwelt on the atrocities committed by the Poles on the Russian soldiers who fell into their hands. These are calumnies; and we have seen that disarmed Russian detachments gained the Prussian frontier, and suffered no ill treatment from the insurgents. On the other hand, the mas sacres perpetrated at Tomaszow and Suchedniow show in what fashion the Russians act. The Nord has but few customers in Paris, but the Russians c i rcu late it in society, and read these terrible det ails made up for the purpose. One Russian of high rank, who was enlarging a day or two ago in a plac e of public resort on t -4- ,e enormities of the Poles, re ceived from one of his hearers this reply, " The stories you tell us seem very doubtful; but even were they true they would be quite natural after • all you have done in Poland." ing). ) all i all 891 9 494 9 128 1301 137 161 24 90