The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-18 00:00:00

kONEY MARKET AND CO DIXtItCIAL INTELLIGENCE. There CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. bireetorsWas an idea i n s o me quarters that the to. of the Bank o f E ng land at their meeting 4: 47 t night further reduce their minimum rate of 4 : 31 1nt, but the court has been adjourned, and the Lo_ltletions remain unchanged. This result has not stn Productive of the slightest surprise in mane cir CoMmercial circles, and the terms for accom t44ti°4 range steadily at 61 7 per cent. b_°°,t X 3 7,000 in gold . was taken into the Bank e may. Th 42 ,5 e 9 -I Pon has arrived from Alexandria with 3. t aio he annual general meeting of the Commercial N ain:l 4, o :teuran ce Company will be held on the 811 Co n .'a prosp ec t us o f th e L on d o n Restaurant tig2 4 / 1 Y We find it is intended to make ki Q ua end eavours to esta bli s h econom i c din of4 ' 8 roorns for th e m iddl e and working classes th e b ondon. Th e attempt , w hi c h by dip ie) never got further than an experimental t ° make a start in the same direction some tai li bi i tttl is ago no doubt delayed the benefits of these lie stl lzents being given to the public; but now hi. -4tte r is taken in hand by a body of first-rate tae, o, a real and bona fide attempt will be 4 ,,, f111 up an aa-admitted want in the metro io. . t he Capital of the new company is fixed at 1 ,1 1 .: 1 °, in 10,000 s h ares o f £5 each. 10 th is eat Week's raiiway receipts, ascertained up cIS Y, are, in round figures, as under to . 'We t 1864. 1863. b!lth,..„, 8 ern V.t10,,_" Mer u 'a ... 13,763 15,008 ktatt i " ..... qt 'alt t itter!: .............. 15,763 17.012 ,44 44 11 ,, orth ern ) 44 % 11 " , ,r a ir lid e ai x d et Yorkabire 31,657 31,150 5,078 5,268 (1 %1 , A c t il Z t "r., Sheffield and Lincolnshire 15,789 14,861 , 1 1. 44 g 0 ;I t t ti . er_n and Western Ireland ettotni rt ~Namh-Western . 1,961 2,391 1 41 11 ti r eturns are in several instances of a rather oft4'B'actory character, compared with those ts t , 84 ° 18 period of last year. On the South there i s a d ecrease of £l6l ; on the tlig, t°l3 l of £1,275; on the South Eastern, of W ee . t " ; and on the Great Southern and 1 / 4 .8 1 ,, erit of Ireland, of £3O ; while the North Of ti tils hows an increase of £8,767 ; the Midland, lap „, 1817 ; the Gre a t Northern, of £3,114 ; the thtZBhire and Yorkshire, of £3,507 ; the Man °lLl:" Sheffield, a n d Lincoln, of £025 ; and the T ie and South W es t ern , of £123. b iddin gs for £300,000 in bills on India took Yes terday at th e B an k o f E ng land. The ionspro llob n llotted were to Calcutta, £160,000 ; to kipi n ,q , 4120,000 ; and to Madras, £20,000. The pee ul4 Price d ec l are d was as b e f ore , l s . 111 d. per Bomb ° II Calcutta and Madras, and ls. 111 d. on 41 40 1 :* The application within the limits 4 .11 - i ed to X 1,870,000. Tenders on Cal:tufts, at 44, Will receive about 80 per cent. ;on Born -0,1d., about 21 per cent.; on Madras, at 4 11, ',.,t 6 3 per cent. ; and ail above these prices in the 3d i nstant, when t h e amoun t o ff ere d 14111 y i i °° / )0 0, the b u ildi ngs w ithin the limits were '4 1 ;1 40 0,000, but the lowest rate accepted was °ll Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras. L Atl • th ,„ Two O'CLOCK. 4t::i'v ro vement of per cent. has taken place " 11 the market for the English Funds, and /44 stocks and railway shares are all in the motet 4t• There is a better, feeling with regard ‘6 t , ar Y affairs at home and political prospects ht:(l' Purchases on speculative account conse kt tly 7eP°laderate and buoyancy is the result. Pt s , 4 ° '°r transser ' are 91. 1 I, and for the Bth , k lit izn i t : : : " 91 , 1 1 . Th e N e w Threes and the Reduced ive ri sen to 91k ; E xc hequer Bills are 103,1 104,1. Ban ed 3s. 144. kS ck 239; and India 5 per to , teided upward m ovement has taken place in 11(41Zeigil Market, mare, partiaularly in Mexican !Pop li 'hich h ave r i sen 24 p er cent., viz., 414 42, l ' A e r'Y large Continental purchases. Greek i t Ne ti h s ' lr4 need to 221 ; the Coupons to 10 4 ; 6 Per C en ts., 1862, to 68.1 691; do. (3 on- Ne e ' ") 483 49; Portuguese to 47a ; Spanish 6Ty d Con- Nee' ; the Certificates to 131- 141; an °4tederate Loan, 56 58. i4 tl l l : ll4 rea of the South Wales Colliery Co. were B~i~nd4to-day at 21, and closed at 22 premium. 1 , 41 4 t 1 1 :1ess in the Railw a y Share Market has con 19irh' v e ry inacti ve , and prices have not varied to , Ilke-mliortant extent. North. Western have ad 4 k/ 14 4 _ 1°8 4 while most of the other lines remain Tpe tr rates. F or • Ptev; e ign and Colonial undertakings 'are dull 11441.4.°118 quotations. tie at 44d Miscellaneous shares, in some instances, d tetp li Bli ghtly enhanced prices. London an t o ;t°lter realise 79/ 80; London and County, ioit4tavi9l;3_Metropolitan and . Provincial, 251 1; "k, 64 65 ; and Union of Australia, 531; d preen astern Banking Company are quoted L li to ..ttornan Fiancial, 1-1-, to 2 prem.; CII3 ti 044144 kitre Company, 1 to 1 prem. ; and Na- Shipping Company, tot.. prem. 1 0e 4 it tl ZI4 1 131t pA irr ISII FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 1 "itt -e at 4-'4l F NAP (:' &%,: e °OsoIe UNDS. tta -,1 5.t ll tit m 91k 1 k 3 D . It ed ' ••••nrch 5 'Ai4-tt Cwt, 'led bit t l lN, a k bi tt c) o for 30 h i ', ' expire ' • *4 , e (i t _ b., s ) , bth Jan., 1880 — I,l tier T . 8 ,4 ,expire sth April, 1885. b u it,tto tilh ,4 l l e o le o graph), Aug. 1908. 4. 2, 500 0, 1 & 3 per Cent. 3 dis at ik e , ,, Ic.llr.nlk4,..gland Gov and £200 'ij). s t : G ov tk, 4 i per Ct., last lif.-yr., 239 DVtto A t . l t, 101 IV RXENT SECURITIES itto 6 ec atir t t Per Cent., April 1874..... hltto I Per c e ' ............ t i tto A Per Ce nt. July, 1870 ....... • • 104 1 31 44 0 li ec olu ,a , t, Oct. 1888.. •• • • •• • • 100 4 'tto ' c iale .`' .... !no t , 1.1,00 0 ..... 10 dis 4 . r £ l ,000 '‘il• .c °lit b itt, l 'a 5 EIGHT FUN k-i t -, jg Per C ent.. DS—ONE O'CLOCK. _ 11 tt) 5 39 and t ..... INS cri P 18A 1859 . _ I lk i t 4 to A Yres R ' 3, £ 55 paid 4 Recount- Per C ent k i o per ...... pti r N ew out., 18 ,-,• 5 • • • 0 4: 4 7 C oneolid ' N it g et, p o er c ent .. ated, 1 per Cent — 114 Per nd Issue _ b•tt.'"4 ant 1 44 3 e ceon iat ') 1 824-5, ex-Coupons ons vt.t. °up, ...... p 21i , I. t . tt us ...... . t . 41- 3 0 _ . 14 '14114, Cent' p:rot I S All I,„ e ' eca tilt b i,„ „ ra -,p erict i .... ........... 40/ 39/ 40/ 39 4 41/ 12i 1a 1 ); , E 0 pqa . - per Cent , o t ,, p e , ~; Pqt,„ Yet erre `-' nt. i 1 1, 1kilti ~‘AI ( (1 ) 4t . 42 , , 41 „ e _arr,anta (Hectares) 7 V.tts 4ee-oll"r Cent lOs Per Cent, . . i it, 4c .. . IttZa r o, ' tv e • ° tlnt . ei! Per g,_. Ditto a e 3 p '-'ent., 1862 lit r tojui e t r Cent., 1853 N ° A Per ce • i s Lilitt i ''oon 'IL, -68 , '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 --•-• t, 8 , nt D 4 41 1-er c„„ 47a bi bie t Per c - e " t, 1822, £ St — . 1. 0, 1 0 lit 1850.. Sti!to Per c p 1860 11, 1 41 Per et. , 1859 NZ l, tt:ttB pe e nt, 1862 Nl' l 4ll , 4 cl: flint ;)i k ‘tk ; . i - Per Ce nt — i ts A Per Cent Ilt bittklte°llnt ...... tt. ° e w 110 tt 4 0 efer r _ t l4 itt.,'" P e „ e°ll nt ed v .A)v e --. Wllik , Ce, .... ;,Itt;: C` er , 4ll t . i t , A ~. o f Nl'4.4t""li C oup not 1.,N (1. nt ... funded — ij , A iter e_ ....... 13; 14k oittiee'ou " Tit * 1854. .. il. tt 4 Per , 1 1t ...... 911 I t ! t te A c'on' ent • 1858*. o b s !tto to 'e_l e O r t, r i i t o • Tl • d •; .................. 71/ . ttti,.. Aee,Cent. 182 ... _ ljN il t 1 0 6 1 ont I 'tt ' l4 3 Bonds , • • k ) ) !tt,,, ° Ae OO P" Celli; Vtto 6 Per ~t — 'to A eco r -ell t., 1869 A 11 . D ivi derant — 8,14 d Cent 58 k 1 ) , , 4, 615 14 , 1 5 ; a t ?: c on the above payable in Loud • u '‘li;i: Pe r ~e c e Ti e u t t t , .E , x • . l'. 12 2 G sf u . i 1 _ on ial, .. t . 1861, Ex. 25 francs — 1:11 .0 4 k o TWO O'CLOCK. i ActZiTt .......... BEARE MARKETS.---This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS. Railwa. raid. Closing Business ys I Price. done. Wol., and Str. Val. liiythe and Tyne. Rost.,Sleat.,andillid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A tl gets no di' lfipc pan.has (A Do. B 1 i• • been paid to B. Dublin & Ballast June. Dun.,l'erth4 Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. GreatEfistern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock B 8i ey 84 R 6 121 1214 6 7i 37 39 16 17 94 96 106 108 49 50 47 49 7.; Ditto East Anglian st I GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an i W. of Irelan, Great Western Do Str Val gua. stool, Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chaw, and Dover Lon. & Norsh Western Lon. & Scr,th Western, Man., Slid., & Lincoln.' Maryport and Carlisle. Dot shares.. Metropolitan Midland Do New _ . ! 130 ‘3l 136 137 134 13 6 95 97 641 G 5 Hot mi 72 74 101 106, 40 42 1091 110} 100 101 52 53 106 107 1 130} 1301 Ji lid 0 101 Do Birming. & Derb) slid. (}t. W. of Irelane Do. shares Mid Kerrt Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, et Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwich Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds 521 55 25 Y 6 1021 103 k - - 58 69 911 Dlf Do York Do Carlisle , North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welchpoo Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun s taines, Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Datlingtobi 125 130 1i p 79 80 11 11 123 126 43 45 98 100 ' 63 64 53 84 941 e5l 99 101 9 toi 18 39 9i 104 f ; V 8 p 165 170 54 6 i. . 3} Si P, Do • • Do New, 1866 raft va1e..... Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford Ce Kilkenny. West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.&R West Midland -Oxford 1)0 Newport Do Hereford 87 90 167 172 23 25 BH.ITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing bar. gatlways Paid. Price. Business dour luo to ;antic &St Lawrenti all 59 41 8k I liotn.,Baroda&.Centlnu 100 1024 1034 1031 a Gu. 5 per cent 20 Do. New . ...... 8 p 1 p 20 Do. E. Shares.. .06 Buffalo and Lake Huron all 54 52 10 Do. Preierence 00 Bulfalo,Brant,&Godriel , iou p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 187.2 100 Do. do. July 1, 187: , 100 100 Do. do. June 1, 167-, 100 at Cleutta.&S.Eastn. ( Lin, 100 100 102 at Cape Town t Dock Seri; 100 99 101 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. 6p. ( 100 1046 1056 1054 stock East Indian. gu. sp. e. 100 103 104 1034 44 20 Do. do. G Ext l5 4 a p 20 Do. do. H do. stock Grand Trunk of Canada luu 194 204 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds all 72 74 100 Do. do. deferred-- all 56 6 0 100 Do. 2d Pref. Bonds all 65 67 661 100 Do. do. deferred__ all 49 55 100 Do. 3d P , ef. stock 100 Do. do. deferred__ all 33 42 100 Do. 4th I'ref. stock—. all 26 28 100 Do. do. deferred-- all 22 45 stook Gtlndiarenin.gua.sp.o. 100 103 104 1034 20 Do. New gua. sp. o l2 4a p 20 Do. January, 1862 8 t 4 1' stook Gt. South.of India(Lim euaranteed 5 per cent 100 102 103 20 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 9,1 9; 206 Do. New 18 104 104 ,- ; 74 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt all 92 94 100 Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8 all 85 87 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 5 4P stook Madras guar~ sp. 0. stock Do. 44 p. o. Extension 100 96 98 stock Do. ls d 0.... 100 92 96 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 -- stock ilelb.Corp. Kp. o. kinds. 100 50 llelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 58 60 100 Do. 7p. c. Mortg. Bds. all 90 New Brunswick Cando Class A. and B all 3 5 N. Rl.C'da6 pc Ist pt bds 100 82 84 stock Seinde 1 (100 102 103 1024 3 stock Do. Delhi lOO 102 103 40 Do. do z i 2 4 et Do. Punjaub rsl t, 1 all 102 103 Do. Do. . , Fig , 19U s nett De. Indus. St. , 100 97 99 ;01_,ON IA.L GOVERNMENT SECU RITIES. tlp.c.Ja. ScJ ul) - 1877-Si . loo 101 103 1014 I Do. 6p. c. Feb. A ug. 100 99 101 Do. 6 p.c.Mar. t Sept. 100 102 104 I Do.: p. o. Jan.&July. 102 89 dl 894 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 84 91 'Cape G.Hope, 6 p c,1870 100 105 107 Do.Ap & Oct. 1881, 100 108 110 Do. 1890 100 tO9 111 I Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 107 109 'Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 110 112 ,Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 1 , J5 107 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 130 07 109 'N.B.Gov. p.e. J s.&J u 1) 100 101 103 101 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 10u N. S. W. (i ov. 5 p 16,4 100 99 100 Do. sp. c.,18,1 to E7t 100 99 10 Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 100 New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 107 109 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. sterling, 1875. lOO 103 105 (Queensland Gcv. 6p. c. 100 - Aus G6p.c.1878.& up.. 100 108 110 - !Vto.Gov. p.e..Ja.&July 100 - 'Do. to 6 c.o. An.&(0t.... 100 1094 1105 1104 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol:Gold 1 id cliflord Amalgamated.. 37 28 Devcn G. Con.. (Tavist.) 1 575 685 East Bassett (Illogan).. 10 70 71 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. is. 4d par East Caradon ..... 2.14., 28 29 - iEast Carn Brea... 1.4.0 7 74 • !E. W'l Russel (Tavistk ) i 8.9.0 41 54 - IGam.&StAuttyn(Gwen , 10 11 ,G rest South Tolgus l7s 4 44 Wheal Vor (lielston 40 184 194 Grenville 6.16. c 5 Si tlercsi's-Foot llingston Downs 42 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lela:t 8.i :? .6 .1 h 18.2.0 141 15 7/ --1531794 Marke Valley.. 4 Nlyndy Iron Ore (Lim ) 26 It 1 6 New Seton l9l 80 90 • North Downs 24 14 24 -- N. WWI Basset (Illo4au 3.1.0 2 24 INZorth Wheal Crotty 2.6.9 5 66 54 l'ar Consols (6t. Many; - Crovidence(Uny Leint.) 10.6.7 44 46 'South Caradon(StCleer, 14 1 440 460 S. Cam Brea (Illogan) — I Fran. allogan , 18.18.9 674 624 Stray Park :30.17.6 28 30 5 Tamar Silv.t Lead Min. 45 Pin Crott 9 2u 21 104 West Basset (Illogan) l4 1 11 12 W Cf radon (Liskeard; 5 56 58 West Seton I Wheal Basset (Mogan) 04 80 85 Wheal Buller(l4edruth) 10 43 46 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelaut) 2.0.6 WhealLudcott Wheal Mary Ann ;Men ) 8 134 146 Wheal 3eton 684 170 180 Wheal Tretawney (Lis.), 7 23 24 Wheal Union 3.17 , 24 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. tester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 6 per cent., tto, £6, 4t PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Northern, 53 London and S.-Western 43 per cent., 103 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham, 4,4 per Cent., 90 Nand Di FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (Inn.) gua. 7 per cent., 17 161 Recite and San Francisco (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 17i San "'auto gua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 20! FOREIGN MMES. Cape Copper, lim., Si JOINT-STOCK BANKS.' Alliance Bank of Lon and Liverpool (Urn.), 4Y Ditto, new, 32} Anglo Austrian, 5} Bank of utago, lim., 31 British North American. 19: Chartered Bank of India, Australia. and China, Ditto, new, issued at £lO pm, 334 Chartered mer. of India, London, and China, 70 Consolidated Bank, Urn., 104 1 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 211 Hindustan, China, and Japan Jim.), 301 Imperial Bank (lim.), 271 imperial Ottoman, 181 4 I Land Mortgage Bank of India, Um., 3} 4 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 26} London and County, 59 8 London Joint Stock, 384 London and Westminster, 791 80 • Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), 25 1 } National Provincial of England. Ditto, new, 404 Oriental Bank Corporation. 65 4 Scinde, Punjaub. and Delhi, lim. , 7 Union of Australia, 531 MISPLLLANEOUS. Canada Company ,''', G -------- Ceylon Coma , y 104 Comme":al'Union (Insurance),; Consolidated Discount, lira., 11 • Lgyptian Commercial and Trailing, lira., 44 3 Electric Telegraph, 106 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 7} 7 International Financial Society, 121 Joint .stook Discount, lira., Gy L on don Finriial Association, tu ion, lira., 26} London General Omnibus Company, :21 London Provincial Marine, 2; 3 Mercantile Credit Association, Natal Land and Colonization Company, lira., Gi National Discount Company, lira., 12k Oriental Inland Steam, lira , 1 Societe Financiere d' Egypte, lira., 51 The report to be presented at the forthcoming ad journed meeting of shareholders of the Continental Bank Corporation has been issued to-day. The accounts are to the end of December last, and it appears that business in London commenced on the 9th April, and at Marseilles on the Ist August. The net profits made during this period amount to £1,228 108., which is equal to a distribution of per cent. per annum. The directors reeommegil that that sum be carried to the new accsouut, 13.14. ',.5 10 et qt 50 20 Q. 15.4 12.10 110 f 10 i i I 1051 5 THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 18, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE.---(This Day.) COURT OF DIVORCE. (Before the Judge Ordinary and a Special Jury.) NARRACOTT T. NARRACOTT AND HESKETII. The further hearing of this case, in which the damages are laid at £lO,OOO, was resumed this morning by the exa mination of witnesses to rebut the evidence given yesterday of extreme cruelty on the part of the husband, the petitioner. Mr. Narracott, brother of the petitioner, was examined at some length to show that the respondent was always treated in a very kind manner during the whole time she lived with the petitioner. The Queen's Advocate then cross-examined him, and in answer to questions put to him by the learned gentleman, the witness said he had not given the slightest intimation to any person of the nature of his evidence, He had merely received a subpoena to attend, and he had done so. The solicitor for his brother had never asked him any questions, and the only circumstance he thought that could explain his being in the witness-box was that being in court yesterday whilst some of the witnesses for the respon dent were being examined, ho merely said he could cor roborate many of their statements. He resided with his brother at the present time. He did so for two years after the petitioner was married• After that time his brother removed to Carey Cottage, but he always' came to his (witness's) residence every day, as it was the premises in which their business, as grocers, was carried on. Ho would swear that Mrs. Narracott, when she went to her mother's, had sufficient and suitable clothing. He did not know whether she took it with her, but he knew for a fact she had it. She also had food of the best quality, He did not dine with them—on the contrary, his brother dined at his house. The learned gentleman pressed the witness here very closely as to the number of times the petitioner dined with him, and after some difficulty it was elicited he took his dinner as frequently at witness's table as he did at his own. Other witnesses having been examined, The Solicitor-General replied on the part of the petitioner. The learned Judge was summing up the evidence to the jury when we went to press. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) A NOVEL POINT IN THE LAW OF DEBTOR AND CREDITOR. SARL AND OTHERS V. MARRWITII. This was an action to recover a balance of account—Mr. Pinning appearing for plaintiff:, and Mr. Buchanan for defendant. Mr. Pinning called a witness, who deposed to the supply of goods to defendant. His Honour—Well, Mr. Buchanan, what do you say to this ? Mr. Buchanan—We say that we have paid into court all that plaintiffs have ask ,:d us for. This letter is our de fence. Plaintiffs' letter was handed up to his Honour, who found that they agreed to accept £l2 odd, if the money was paid without further trouble. Mr. Buchanan—And that money we have paid into court. Mr. Vinning—But I contend you are not entitled to any deductions in the shape of discount, inasmuch as you did not pay the money without further trouble. Plaintiffs' witness—The discount, as deducted from the invoice, represents what is customary to the trade, and it would not have been alto% ed to the defendant but that we expected a large order from him. Mr. Vinning—There was no consideration for the pro mise to take £l2. Mr. Buchanan—The money paid in is all that you asked. His Honour—So far as I read it, it seems to mean that it the defendant pays the £l2, without the trouble of driving plaintiff into law, they will accept it. He has not done so, therefore I think plaintiffs are entitled to the balance. Verdict for plaintiffs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. YIELDING TO TEMPTATION,—John Potts, a respectable looking lad, in the employ of Messrs. Hollis and Henning ham, stationers and post-office keepers, of Mount-street, Grosvenor-square, was charged before Mr. Knox with being in possession of two silver spoons, the property of Mr. Henningham. A police-constable said that about nine o'clock this morn ing he was called to Mr. Mellish's, pawnbroker, in Duke street, Grosvenor-square, and told that the, prisoner had offered two spoons in pledge which were believed to have been stolen. The pawnbroker declined to give the prisoner into custody, and he (the constable) then asked the prisoner whose spoons they were, and he at first said they were his mother's, but afterwards said his mother was dead, and that they were his master's spoons, and that he had taken them from the plate-basket that morning. Mr. William Henningham, 5, Mount-street, Grosvenor square, said the spoons were his property, and of the value of 303. He did not wish to prefer any charge against the boy, who had been in his service for 7 years, and always behaved himself. The boy's father had been known to him for many years, and was a very respectable man, and it was out of respect for the father that he did not wish to prose cute the boy, who he had no doubt had given way to temp tation in taking the spoons. The prisoner who, during the hearing of the case, buried his face in his hands, and seemed overwhelmed in grief, said he had no questions to ask. Mr. Knox said he would remand the prisoner for a week to see what could be done, so as to send him out of London and away from bad acquaintances he might have formed. The prisoner was then remanded. WESTMINSTER. A DESERTER FROM THE AMERICAN ARMY.—An African, with the uncommonly English name of Robinson, was charged with the following misconduct. Mr. William H. Thelmare, a glass merchant in the Brompton-road, said that yesterday evening the defendant came into his shop and begged. He stated that he had been without food for two or three days, and having no place of shelter was obliged to walk the streets during the night. Complainant recommended him to the parish authorities, but defendant still remained in the shop and importuned him for charity, repeating that it was some days since he had any food. Complainant gave him about two pounds of bread, and he went away, when complainant having sus • picions about the defendant had him watched; when, in • stead of eating the bread as a starving man would have done, ho went to a baker's shop and putting it down, left it, and walked away. In about half an hour afterwards the prisoner was found to have forced himself into another shop in the neighbourhood and was there very abusive and collecting a crowd of persons because he could not get what ho wanted, and he was then taken into custody. Defendant said he could not procure any work, and so was obliged to beg. He was looking for a ship. Mr. Selfe—You don't find ships in tradesmen's shops in the Fulham-road ? Defendant—There was an American ship, but I could'nt go in that when it left the port of London, because I did not wish to go to America. Mr. Selfe—Why not ? Defendant —Becauss I have deserted from the American army. Mt. Selfe—Having abandoned your duty in that respect, you are now going about begging. Defendant—l am flesh and blood the same as other people, although I am dark, and ought not to be permitted to starve. Mr. Selfe--Nor permitted to go about to different trades men's houses and bully them it they don't give you exactly what you want. You are committed for 14 days to the House of Correction. THAMES. ROBBERY IN A SUGAR Housn.—Stephen Gavans, a carman, aged 33, of No. 27, Pluromer's-row, Whitechapel, was brought before Mr. Partridge, charged with stealing two brass bottles, valued at 45., the property of Thomas and Francis Hicks, proprietors of a large sugar refinery in Alie street, Whitechapel. It appeared that the prisoner was in the practice of taking blood used in the process of refining sugar to the prosecu tors' establishment, and that on several occasions after ho had delivered blood pieces of machinery were missed. These robberies were of a serious description to the prose cutors, but the metal, though costly in its manufactured state, would not have produced much if sold as old metal. Yesterday when the prisoner came to the factory with a cart load of blood, his actions were strictly watched, and he was seen by a man named Christian Schroeder, a German, who was engaged at the blow-up sis ter:!, to take up two brass bottles and put them in his pockets. Schroeder saw this from a room above, and he went below, secured the prisoner, and gave him over to the care of s boiler. On being asked for an explanation of this the wit ness said a boiler was a man who attended to the boiling of sugar in the pan. Carl Addix, a German, identified the brass bottles taken from the prisoner. They were the property of Messrs. Hicks. William Hunt, a police-constable, N. 184 H, said that when he took the prisoner into custody he said he was very sorry for what he had done, and he supposed as other pro perty had been taken that he should be blamed for the whole. It would have cost 7s. to replace the two bottles which were made to screw on to machinery, if they had b:en lost. The prisoner admitted that ho was guilty of stealing the brass bottles, and pleaded for mercy on account of his hav ing a wifo and three children. The prisoner was committed for trial. THE FLOWERY LAND PlRACY.—William Taflir, the second mate of the Flowery Land, who rendered such essential service in bringing the seven pirates now under sentence of death to justice, is said to be broken down in health and suffering acutely from the severe treatment he experienced during the time—nearly a month—which elapsed between the murders of the captain, his brother, and the first mate, and the landing of the crew at the entrance of the River Plate THE GALE, The two survivors of the crew of the collier brig Thomas Barker have arrived in Shields, the vessel having been run down, and the master and seven of the crew drowned. The Thomas Barker, under the command of Mr. Thomas Pyle, and with a crew of nine hands, left the Tyne on Friday afternoon, coal laden, for London. On Saturday, during the height of the gale, and when about four miles from Filey Bay, she was struck on the bow by the Edith end Mary, of Sunderland, in ballast from Southampton. The Thomas Barker went down within a few minutes after she was struck, taking with her the in Isier and seven of the crew. The persons saved were William Walker, seaman, and James Dickenson, apprentice. Walker at the time of the collision was in the rigging, and he fortu nately succeeded in jumping on board the light brig. Dickenson saved himself by running along the jioboom of the Thomas Barker, and jump ing into the forechains of the Edith and Mary, whence he was taken aboard that ves sel. The following is a list of the lost:— Robert Pyle, master ; Ri c h ar d Embleton, mate; Thomas Dennale, cook ; the carpenter, whose name was not known yesterday ; Thomas Sunnex and John Bannerman; another seaman, who was at the helm when the vessel went down, and whose name is not known, and James M'Donald, apprentice. The vessel belonged to Messrs. Thomas Barker and Sons, South Shields, and was uninsured. The schooner Triumph, of Brigham, arrived in the Tyne on Tuesday. The master reported that while off the Leman and Omer lightship on Sunday, and while the crew were below atdinner Neil Campbell, an ordinary seaman, who had been left at the wheel, disappeared, but whether he had thrown himself overboard, as he was in a desponding state of mind, or was accidentally drowned, the master could not tell. The vessel that the steamboats have in tow in a capsized condition off the Tyne is the Victoria, from Hull, a Danish bark. She had been coming from Null on Friday in tow of the Robert Scott tug, when she struck upon Whine() Rocks, and, having slid off the reef, she capsized and floated out to sea. The master, his wife, and crew were rescued by the steamtug and brought to the Tyne. The steamboats could not get the derelict into Shields har bour on Tuesday night, it ie thought, on account of the masts touching the bottom. They will have to be broken off in some manner before the vessel ca❑ be got into the harbour. Oa Saturday a number of light and laden vessels were blown to the north of the Tyne, and found shelter behind the Coquet and Fern Islands. On Tuesday night, as the wind got well from the northward, they would be enabled to make their passage south again. A good deal of anxiety had been occasioned in Shields since Satur day through the reprehensible practice of taking vessels to sea without their full complement of hands en board, the vessel lying in the offing until the master or mate gathers together the remainder of the crew in the public-houses in the town. A laden bark was taken out thus on Friday evening, short of hands, and the master returned to Shields in a steamboat, leaving an owner of a steamboat and the pilot on board the vessel with the mates and such of the crew as had gone off with her. The ship was blown off the land during the night, and had not cast up on Tuesday. The Wreck of the Royal Victoria. Yesterday the Board of Trade received from the receiver of wrecks at Lerwick the deposition of Mr. John Pearson, *chief officer of the iron ship Royal Victoria, 1,444 tons burden, which was lost off the Shetland Islands a few days since, within a short time after her sailing on her first voyage to Calcutta. The crew abandoned the ship in the boats, and several of them died from exposure and starva tion. Mr. Pearson states that the Royal Vic toria belonged to Messrs. Furnie Brothers, of Liverpool, and held the class of A 1 on Lloyd's register for 22 years. The officer is of opinion that her crew, 36 hands, was insufficient in num ber for the management of the vessel, especially as she was overmasted and rigged. On the 15th of January, on sighting Cape Wrath and St. Kildare, the wind b'ew fresh from, the westward, and in creased ; and on the 18th it blew a gale. The ship was laid to, under a lower main topsail, and heading about W.N.W. till four p.m., when a heavy squall struck her, and threw the ship on her beam-ends. An endeavour was made to get the vessel cff before the wind by hoisting the foretopmast staysail, but it would not recover. At six.p.m., Captain Leslie caused the mizenmast to be cut away, and shortly afterwards the mainmast, which in falling also car ried away the foretopmast, leaving the ship in a more unmanageable position. The officers and crew stuck to the vessel until four o'clock the next day, when, finding that there was no likelihood of her righting, they took to the boats and abandoned her. He (\lr. Pearson) had command of the pin nace, with seventeen hands, and Captain Leslie took charge of the lifeboats with fourteen hands. It was blowing a heavy gale, with hail and a fearful sea running. Soon after dark the two boats parted company, and did not again see each o ther. The pinnace reached Shetland at noon on the 23d, her crew having suffered the most fright ful privations , and two of the men died in the boat. Th e captain's boat was dri ven as hore two days afterwards, in another part of the island, with only two of her hands out of fourteen living. Among those who perished were the master; John Brown, the boatswain; Scott; se Ellis, Mears, and Kelly, Captain Thomas Leslie, amen. The names of the survivors are—John Spargo, H enr y Scaswell, Mike Kennel!, Henry Nemis , Jeremiah Driscoll, Henry Birch, John Dove, Peter Lawless, John Hayes, William Davey, Charles To o l e y, J os . Taylor, Thos. Warren, and James Jenkins. At the time the boats abandoned the ship she was lying in about lat. 59 N., and long. 12 1 W. Tne loss of the ship is esti mated at 35,000, and the cargo at £1,600. DIARKETS--This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES.—Wheat, 40s 8d; barley, 31s Ild ; oa ts, 198 ld ; rye, 29s Id ; beans, 33 s 7d ; and peas, 33s 7d. barley, 32s 0d ; oats, 18 s 10d ; rye, 29a 2d; beans, 33s 8d; peas, TH 3 E 3S 3 S d i . x WEEKS' AvElt.kuEs. Wheat, 40s 8d ; ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 103,806; barley, 84,464; oats, 19,906; rye, 69 ; beans, 6,458; peas; 1,501 quarters. of beasts on a METROPOLITANsIein CATTLE. supply The to. day - s market was very limited, and the demand for all b reeds ruled steady at fully Monday's currency. The b est S cots sold at ss, in some instances at 5s 2d per 81bs. Sheep, though in very mode rate supply, moved off slowly on former terms. The best Downs, in the wool, realised 6s per sib s. The few lambs on offer were readily disposed of at 78 per Blbs. Calves were in moderate request at from 4s to 5s per 81bs. The supply was limited. In pigs and mulch cows very little was dQing at drooping currencies. Per Slbs.to s s. d. s. d. s. d. 8. d• Crse. &inf. beasts 3 8 4 0 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Second quality do. 4 2 4 4 Flue. S'thdown d 0.5 10 6 0 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Largo one. cal ves 4 0 4 6 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Prime Crse. & inf. sheep 4 0 4 6 .1 , - ; ar F,? l iogs .... 3 6 4 0 Second qualitydo. 4 8 5 2 °M al l POrkerß ... , 4 2 4 4 Suckling calves, 18s to 26a; and quarter-old store Pigs) 208 to 25s each. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts .... ........... 230 Cows 110 f Sheep and. lambs .... 900 Sheep Calves l2O 1 Pigs ............ •—• Pigs. 312 ink the offal. ME AT MARKETS. currency:--Beef, sal© nt veal, yhd 0 : a — Y 'B a t n, e d f, the trom 3s Od to 4s 2d; NEWGATB AND LEADENTIALD.—A. seasonably good sup'. p at ly t o h f e m a ea n t ne is xed ontrade rules steady 3s 8d to 4s 8d ; and pork, 35 supplies of stock were only mutton, 3s 8d to 45 4d to 4s 4d per Sibs by the carcase. SOUTHALL, Feb. 17 moderate ; nevertheless the trade was inactive, at the fol lowing prices :—Beet, from 3s 6d to 4s 1:ld ' • mutton, 480 d to Gs Od ; veal, 4s 4d to 4s Sd ; la mb, Os Od to Os Od ; and pork, 3s 6d to 4s 6d per Sibs, to sink the offal, Romrottn, Feb. 17.---M1 kinds of stock moved off very slowly, at barely stationary prices, as follows : Beef, from 3s 8d to 5s Od ; mutton, 4s 4d to 6s Od ; veal, 4s 2d to 45 8d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per Blbs ; suckling calves, 16s to 24s ; quar ter -old store pi gs , 20 s t o 26 5; and mulch cows, £l4 to £lB .10s each. HAY MARK TS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 6s Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od; and straw, £1 2s to £1 10s per load. Trado dull. Cumin.; RLAND.—Mea,low hay, £3 N to £4 103 Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 8s Od ; and straw, £1 3s to £1 103 per load. A slow demand. IlruiTEcHAPEL,—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 Os Od ; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od ; and straw, £1 2d to £1 lOs per load. Supply good, THE LATE MR. MITRE, By the untimely and lamented death of Mr. Wil liam More, the post of Consul at New Orleans is left at the dispo3al of her Majesty's Government. The late Consul will be regretted by those in New Orleans and in the United States, by whom his im partiality and honourable feeling in the discharge of duties rendered particularly difficult and onerous by the nature of the times were appreciated and acknowledged, even in the midst of great party strife and national animosity. Appointed in 1843, he speedily made himself known at the Foreign office by his lucid and admirable reports, which rose to the elevation of Stitte papers in largeness of view and accuracy of expression, and his great tact and knowledge of affairs and men enabled him to steer his course amid perils in which his brother consuls in the United States were wrecked, aithoug,h he never for a moment compromised a principle or shrank from its assertion. He obtained from the State Legislature of Louisiana large con cessions towards the free blacks, British subjects, who had been incarcerated with 'common felons during the stay of the vessels to which they be longed in the State ports. By Mr. Mare's exer tions these free blacks were allowed to remain at large under certain conditions, and his services were acknowledged by Lord Palmerston, who, though not in office at the time, wrote a letter to Mr. Mure to express his h►gh sense of the benefit he bad rendered to freedom and humanity. During the Crampt.on difficulty he managed to avoid the breath of suspicion and slander, and in many diffi cult questions he displayed equal judgment and address. From his intimate knowledge of Ameri can affairs, he was enabled to predict with remark able foresight the sure advent of the tren-endous struggle which gave no sign to others, and Lord Russell bestowed high praise on his despatches in relation to the causes of Secession and its probable consequences and result. NO man could brave the climate of New Orleans for so many years without serious injury to his constitution, and Mr. Mare came to Washington in 1862, on his way to Eng land, in deplorable health, which was aggravated by the hardships of a journey in winter from New Orleans through a country ravaged by hostile armies, and destitute of ordinary conveyances and facilities for travelling. He came to England in the hope of recovering his strength, but never alto gether rallied, and expired on the 14th in Londo❑ from the effects of debility and disease. THE FRENCH IN MEXICO. The Moniteur publishes the following intelligence from Mexico, addressed to the Minister of War : " Mexico, January 9th. " A despatch from General Neigre. the commandant in the city of Mexico, sums up the operations of the expedi tionary column of the interior from the 16th December to the 29th. General Bazaine, who arrived on the 16th Dec, at Lagos, being resolved to rapidly pursue Doblado, who l i was marching on Aguas Calientes, organised a light c lumn with two days' provisions. While he was on his march the chief of a band named Chavez, who had occupied the country of Lagos for the last three years, came and placed himself under his .orders with 500 horsemen. The General in-Chief directed him to make a forced march on Ledesma, where the old Juarist chief arrived at four in the afternoon of the 18th, thus getting the start of the French column, which did not reach Puerto, 3± leagues in the rear of Ledes ma, until 5 o'clock. Gen. Douay, who went in pursuit of Uraga after the affair of Morelia, came up with his rear guard at Zamora. The Mexican General, being closely pressed, had no other means of preventing his stores and baggage from falling into the hands of the French than by setting fire to them. Gen. Bazaine, who arrived at Ledesma in the night of the 18th Dec., left again on the 20th for Aguas Calientas, where he hoped to come up with Doblado, but the enemy on the same day left, and marched with all his stores on Guadalajara or on Zaca tecas. From the 20th to the 23d Dec. the General in Chief made useless efforts to overtake the enemy. The Juarist army was in full retreat, dispersed and flying in all direc tions, without any fixed plan of operations. On the morn ing of the sth January the General entered Guadalajara without firing a shot; the enemy did not defend the two positions of Puente Calderon and Puente Grande; some musket shot fired by our auxiliaries sufficed to put to flight large party of 'cavalry which had announced their approach to the Juarist troops, and they immediately evacuated the place. The inhabitants are animated with the best feelings towards the French. General Bazaine, before falling back on the city of Mexico, proceeded to the admin istrative organisation of the country. The enemy's army dispersed, disunited, and removed from the capitals whence it could no• longer deprive any resources, has taken refuge in the poorest and most thinly-populated States. It will infallibly break up altogether in a short time, and no longer act except as. guerillas. The inhabitants despoiled by those bands, feeling themselves supported by the French army and by the Mexican trove, now well armed by us, will easily rid themselves of the remnants of the Juarist army., General Bazaine on the 30th Dec. received accounts from General Douay, who was in pur suit of General Uraga, and had come up with one of his convoys. The Juarist General in that encounter lost a considerable quantity of stores destined for boring cannon and coining money, as well as ingots of copper and 145 mules laden with arms and ammunition. General Neigre informs the Minister of War that on the 31st December a body of 30C Juarists, having received information that the diligence from Queretaro to Mexico would convey the mail of the General-in-Chief, placed themselves on the road about 33 leagues from the capital. The passengers and the escort, attacked by superior forces, made a vigorous but useless resistance. The diligence was pillaged, most of the despatches torn up or thrown away, a fact which explains why several of the journals did not receive any news from the expeditionary corps by the last mail. Some letters, however, and amongst them one from the General-in-Chief, were recovered, sent to Mexico, and thence to France." SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, Feb. 18.—Wind this day at noon—North; moderate breeze, and cloudy weather. FALMOUTH, Feb. 17.—Wind N. W.—Arrived—Sir Colin Campbell, from Para. COWES, Feb. 17.—Wind N.W.—Arrived—Ornen, from Santander. NEWPORT ; Feb. 17.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Harriet, for St. Thomas. CLYDE, Feb. 17.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—City of Amoy, and William Kidston, for Bombay—Albion, screw steamer, for Otago, N.Z. HULL, Feb. 17.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Thetis, from Calcutta. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) PLYMOUTH, Thursday Morning, 10 o'Clock. The Danish frigate Niels Juel, 46, which left hero yester day morning, was actively employed all day within ft com paratively short distance of the harbour. She was observed to bring to and overhaul 10 or 12 merchant ships, includ ing an American bark bound to London, which subsequently received a channel pilot. ___..__ At one time the frigate was well east of the port towards the Start, when one of her boats was between the Eddystone and the Ramehead to the westward. Two boats were detached from her, each contained 30 men well armed. The wind was then northerly ; a light breeze. During the day the frigate was occasionally descried from the Citadel. This morning she has not yet been seen. SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday morning. Sailed—Catherine Jacoba Henrietta, for Batavia. The North German Lloyd steamers between London and Bremen have been transferred to the Russian flag, and the company's steamers running to New York via Southamp ton will probably very soon sail under the same flag. The Hansa, having undergone a thorough overhaul, is ready to take her departure for new York on the 2d of March. The New York is receiving new boilers. (EY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 17—Sidney Eggers, from Calcutta. Arrived, Feb. 18—Clio, fi om Memel. Sailed—Warren Hastings, for Brisbane; Annie Morice, for Jersey. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—H,M.S. Deo, from Portsmouth, for Woolwich; Gurtrueda Gemine, for Santander ; Florence, for Marseilles; Canada Bell, for Bombay—all from London. Sailed—Mary S teahouse, for London (in tow). Mr. Bacon, in continuation of his excellent series of Danish war maps, has just published one with the Faroe Islands distinctly laid down, and also another of Flensburg. Both are well and distinctly coloured. THE NEW YORK RIOTS.--A hard case ‘ - ias just come to light. Last summer Colonel O'Brien had his headquarters in Tammany Hall, and was raising an Irish regiment. He took part against the rioters. They caught him, beat him until he was dead, and then hung him up to a lamp. His body was shoved into Pottersfield. The widow is in a most destitute condition, and has asked aid from the city I " Hail Columbia, happy land." While the wife of Colonel O'Brien has been left to starve, the fellow Andrews, who led the mob, has been sumptuously provided with lodgings at Fort Lafayette. He was brought to New York lately to be tried, but General Dix and the district attorney quarrelled, and so Andrews was sent back to his cell.— , Manhattan's Letter. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF COMMONS --Yesterday. The SPEAKER took the chair shortly after one o'clock. PRIVATE BUSINESS, Several private bills were read a second time, and ordered to be committed, and some bills were read a first time, PETITIONS. Some petitions were presented in favour of the allowance of pensions to retiring medical officers attached to unions, and for the repeal ©t the duty on fire and life insurance. LIEUTENANT -COLONEL CRAWLEY. Lord HOTHAM gave notice that on Friday next he would move for the production of certain memoranda issued by Field-Marshal the Commander-in- Chief respecting the conduct of Surgeon Turnbull, and in reference to the recent court• martial at Aldershot. CHAINS, CABLES, AND ANCHORS BILL. Mr. LAIRD, in moving the second reading of thi bill, said that the object of the bill was to enable private manu facturers to erect tenting machines, and so render them re sponsible for the manufacture of their own articles. The London Sgciety of Shipowners were in favour of the bill, which would be of great benefit to small manufacturers. He combated some other objections to the bill, and said it would not come re to operation until June 1865. Sir J. ELPHINSTONE seconded the motion, and ex pressed a hope that the bill would be allowed to go into com mittee when any improvement in detail cAild be introduced. The expense that would result from the alteration in the law would be insignificant when compared with the importance of the subject to which it related. He quoted different statistics to show that there was a great increase in the num ber in 1862 of the wrecks, which amounted to a loss of no less than 325,043 tons, involving the loss of several hun dred lives, and jeopardising the lives of no less than 14,073 lives. Ninety-three of these disasters were occasioned by the imperfectness of the chains and cables used. Mr, HUTT said he would not oppose the bill, but con sidered that its provisions would not be adequate to prevent fraud. ..Alderman ROSE supported the bill, and remarked that alma 80 per cent. of the chains and cables manufactured were below the proof required. Mr. LINDSAY considered that the bill was unnecessary, as the object it proposed was being carried out in Stafford shire, and other parts of the country where chains and cables were extensively manufactured, The fact was, that shipowners, for their own sake, would before long use cables and anchors that were not properly tested. If it were known that shipowners used chains and cables of an inferior description it would injure their own interests. He admitted the benevolence of the object, and if the bill would effect only one tenth of that object it should have his hearty support ; but ha denied that it would be attended with such a result. He deprecated the interference of Par liament on this subject, which, he contended, would have the effect of relieving manufacturers from a personal responsibility, which at present was imposed on them, to produce articles of a good quality. Another evil would be that all the small manufacturers would be ruined and the trade thrown entirely into the hands of the treat manufacturers of otaffordshire and Wales, which would be a great injury to the interests of the shipowners as well as the public generally. Moreover, by the bill no chains and cabl, s that were not tested were to be issued after June, 1865, and those manufacturers whose stock would of course be seriously depreciated. would come to the house, and justly, for compensation. He would not offer any factious opposition to the bill being read a second time, but he repeated that it would defeat the object in view, as it was founded on false principles. Mr. CAVE said he had no doubt there was necessity for legislation on this subject. With reference to leaving, as had been suggested, this subject to a committee of Lloyd's, is must be remembered that Lloyd's was a very private company, whose determination one day might be cancelled the next ; and he contended that it would be more advisable to place on the statute book all enactment on a subject of such importance. He agreed in the principle of the bill, but considered that it requiredlalteration in detail, and that in any committee, who should have to decide this question, the Board of Trade and other public bodies should be repre sente Mr. BEN TINCK supported the bill, and he believed that unless they were compelled to do so, shipowners in many cases would purchase not the best articles but the cheapest. They had on record that a large number of casualties had resulted from the use of bad chains and cables, and although in some cases no human provision could pre vent disasters, still it was desirable that there should be legislation in order to prevent a recurrence of such disasters as might be averted. He thought that there would be no difficulty in securing efficient articles by the means of such being properly certificated. He con sidered there should be not only immediate but stringent legislation on the subject. (Hear, hear.) Mr. HORSFALL supported the bill, and said that if the Board of Trade were sincere in their desire to carry out a measure of this nature they would not find any insuperable difficulties in details. Mr. LEFEVRE considered that this subject did not properly come within the bounds of legislation. Mr. HASSARD bore testimony, from his own expe rience, that shipowners did not always use the most effi cient chains and cables, and in many instances, in connec tion with the coasting trade, sailors deserted their vessels in consequence of a due care not being taken of their lives, in whose cases magistrates refused to convict. No doubt there were objections to some portions of the bill, but they could be remedied by the care of the house in committee. The bill was then read a second time and ordered to be committed next Wednesday. POOR'S RATE. Mr. BERNARD moved for leave to bring in a bill for a more equitable distribution of the charge on landed pro perty for the relief of the sick and destitute known by the name of ptor's rate. Mr, GARDE seconded the motion. Mr. COX supported the motion, because it would open the whole question of equalising the poor rate. Mr. WARNER would not oppose the bill, and quoted the statements of a writer in a local newspaper, to show the insufficient house accommodation provided in the country for the poorer classes in which comfort and decency were sacrificed, and which demanded great alleviation. It was admitted by those acquainted with the subject that pa rochial rating failed to effect the object it proposed, and that the area of rating should be considerably extended. He thought legislation on this subject necessary, but he did not feel satisfied that the present measure would meet the evils of the existing system. Mr. PACKE said he also would not oppose the bill at its present stage, but trustAl it would be carefully consi dered by the house on the second reading. Sir B. LEIGHTQN did not consider the bill would re dress the grievance complained of in respect to the labour • ing population. .Mr VILLIERS said that after the discussion which had taken place it must he evident that a further discussion on the subject was unnecessary, particularly as Government did not intend to oppose the introduction of the bill, He thought that the object of the hon. member who brought forward the measure was to substitute union rating for parochial rating. That principle had been discussed pre - viously, but had not been sanctioned by the house, although it had received the approval of different commissioners. The subject was surrounded with difficulties, several of which had been removed, and greater facilities afforded for legis lating on the question, The hon. member here enterei into a statemeat to show that of late yeare there had been a con siderable improvement in regard to the relief of the poor, and he expressed a belief that ultimately the principle of union rating would be adopted, whether it would be during the present session or not he would not undertake to pre dict. Mr. lIENLEY would not oppose the motion, but he be lieved the bill would have an effect directly opposite to that which it proposed. At present there was no pressure in the country in regard to the poor-rate, and there was plenty of employment. Mr. BARROW said that the law of settlement was be coming obsolete, and he thought any further change should be introduced gradually. He objected to extending the area of rating, as it would diminish the interest which guardians would feel in keeping down the rates. Mr. BERNARD said that as he understood the subject was under the consideration of Gov ernment, he would with draw his bill. Leave was then given to withdraw the bill. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Colonel TAYLO ft a wait was ordered for the election of a member for the county of Dorset, in the room of Mr. Henry lier Seymer, who had accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. The house then adjourned at 3 o'clock. RUSSIAN IMPERIAL PICTURE GALLERY.—The new catalogue of the picture gallery of the Imperial Hermitage Museum has just appeared. This magnificent collection contains 1,631 choice pictures, amongst 7,000 or 8,000 collected gradually by the Sovereigns of Russia, from the reign of Peter the Great. The nucleus of the collection is formed from the celebrated galleries of Baron Crozet at Paris, Count Bruhe, Minister of King Augustus IL of Poland, and Sir Robert Walpole, Prime Minister of George I. and George 11. of Great Britain. To these riches ac quired by the Empress Catherine 11. her successors united the finest pictures from the Malmaison, of King William of the Netherlands, the frescoes of Raphael from the gal lery of Campana, and others. Of these 1,631 paintings, 327 belong to the Italian schools, 111 to the Spanish schools, 944 to the German schools (Flemish, Dutch, and German), 8 to the English school, 182 to the French school, and 65 to the Russian school. The true richness of the Hermitage con sists in its Spanish and Flemish collections. Among the first are reckoned 20 of Murillo and six of Velasquez ; among those of the Flemish and Dutch painters, 60 Rubens, 34 Vandyck, 40 Teniers the younger, 41 Rembrandt, 60 Won vermeil, 9 Potter, &c. The Hermitage is the only Conti nental museum that possesses a small collection of English pictures, among which figures the chef-d'oeuvre of Sir Joshua Reynolds, a composition that exhibits numerous faces, representing the " Infant Hercules Strangling the Serpents." The picture was ordered of this celebrated painter by the Empress Catherine IT. The French school is the richest after that of the Louvre. Among the paint ings of Russian artists, some are very remarkable. The gallery occupies 39 rooms and cabinets on the Bel Etage of the Museum. ANOTHER FEMALE BURNT TO DEATH.-011. Mon day night, about 9 o'clock, a young woman of the name of Esther Harding, an indiarubber golosh maker, wh o resides in Green-street, Grange-road, Bermondsey, mot with the following mela nchol y accident : appears that th e unfortunate young woman was standing in front o f th e fire preparing some solution used for joining indiarubber together, which consisted of equal portions of turpentine and indiarubber. While so engaged the compositi on front of She fi r e, and instantly blazed forth with great ra pi dity.caught lifted it off the grate , when the liquid fire r T an hp do w the fn S of her dress, which instantly ignited. was immediately enveloped in fire from h ea d ptocmfr creature was She her screamedass forstassistance, n chelp,e, who,an d afterh er piercing cries brought a lodger to many futile attempts, at length succeeded in tearing off her cv • caring apparel, but not before she was burnt in an awful manner, in fact a more distressing spectacle is rarely heard of than Mrs. Harding presents, not a feature being recognisable. She was put to bed and a surgeon was in immediate attendance, but he says nothing in the world can save her, the fire having nearly reached her heart. THE NEILGHERRIEs.—The population of the Ncilgherry Hills in India is rapidly increasing, in conse quence of the extensive plantations there of coffee, tea, and cinchona plantations. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day, ELEC7fRIC TELEGRAPH.) CHELMSFORD RACES —This DAY. STAND HAT TDICAP PLATE. Usher 1 Fanfreluche Eler ven ran. DANISH ORDER PGA THE CAPTURE OF ALL GERMAN VESSELS, HAMBURG, Feb. 17, 12.45 p=.—Official notifica tion has been given by the Danish Government to the Secretary of the Prussian Legation at Copen hagen, that orders have been issued to Danish men-of-war to capture all German vessels. The Olympic Theatre, TO TILE EDITOR OF THE SUN. Sir,—May I ask the assistance of your column to give publicity to my contradiction of o• report, which has been embodied in newspaper paragraphs, that I have become manager of the Olympic Theatre My friends, Messrs. Emden and Robson, are still the prosperous managers of that very successful little theatre, and long may they remain so I I should not have thought it necessary to con• tradict this report, but that it has drawn on me a flood of letters, the answering of which makes a serious inroad on the time of Yours respectfully, Tom TAYLOR. Lavender-sweep, Wandsworth, Feb. 17. GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY• MEETING THIS DAY. The half-yearly general meeting of the shareholders itZ this company was held this afternoon at the London. Tavern. Mr. James Goodson, chairman of the board of directors, presided. The CHAIRMAN said it was satisfactory to know that during the past half-year the traffic had been remunera tive. lie had to communicate an increase in the revenue of the past half-year, as compared with that of the corre sponding period of 1862, of £33,202 12s. 3d., the whole of which had accrued in the goods traffic, earnings, the pa s .. senger receipts having been nearly the same as those for December half year of 1862, when they were largely in creased by the passenger traffic to the International Exhibi tion. It was proposed to pay a dividend on this occasion at the rate of £2 lOs per cent. per annum. This would require £104,494 15s, leaving £2,221 18s ld to be carried forward to the next account. Under the circumstances, he thought this would be found a satisfactory dividend, inasmuch as they had for a long time been struggling with difficulties, but were now emerging into light. Having referred to the extensions proposed, and to the London and Hotter dam traffic via Harwich, the Chairman concluded by moving the adoption of the report. Captain JERVIS. M.P., seconded the motion, which after a lengthened discussion, was adopted. A resolution declaring the' dividend was agreed to, and it was announced that the warrants would be posted on Monday, the 20th inst. THE CASE OF MADAME BIIONAPABTE WYSE against Mr. Lewis, her late attorney, was resumed in the Common Pleas yesterday morning, and after Es masterly address from Mr. Whiteside for the fair plaintiff, and the charge of the judge, the jury found a verdict for £4OO damages, and £l5O on the money counts, for money received by Mr. Lewis for her use, and costs. The verdict was received with applause in a crowded court. The baptism of the Infanta to whom the Queen. of Spain has recently given birth, took place on Sunday last in the Chapel Royal of the Palace at Madrid. The god father and godmother were Duke Robert of Parma and hi sister, Margarita-Theresa, represented by Don Francis de Puala, and the Marchioness de Novalisches, gouvernante of the Prince of the Asturias and his Royal sisters. The Papal Nuncio was present, and the ceremony was performed by the Patriarch of the Indies. The Infanta received the names of Maria-Eulalia-Francisca-Margarita, etc., etc., the whole number of names being, according to the Madrid journals, above eighty. The Infante Don Philippe, son of the Duke de Montpensier, is better. The Ost-Deutsche Post states that a fall of snow, nearly black, took place a few days back at Purkersdorf, in Austria. On being examined with a microscope, it was found to be covered with exceedingly small insects, which had given to it a dark colour. The Civil Tribunal of the Seine has just given judgment in an action brought by M. Saigne, retired builder, against M. Lambert, stock-broker, to recover a sum of 62,886 f. In March, 1862, M. Saigne accused a man and his wife named Leroy, who had been living with him as domestics, of having abstracted 200 bonds of the Northern Railway, which M. Lambert sold for them at the Bourse for the above sum. They were tried by the Court of Assizes on the 19th July, 1861, and acquitted, the female prisoner having pleaded in her defence that the bonds had been given to her by M. Saigne as an acknowledgment of certain complaisances on her part. Immediately after the trial, M. Saigne commenced civil proceedings against Leroy and his wife to recover the 62,886 f., and obtained a judg ment in his favour, but the defendants took their mea sures so adroitly that he has never been able to derive any benefit from the decision. Being thus baffled in his efforts to recover his property from the Leroys, M. Saigne com menced an action against M. Lambert, whom he considered liable, on the ground that he had not taken proper precau tions to ascertain the position of the Leroys before he handed over to them the value of the bonds. M. Lambert's counsel, however, proved that Leroy had been introduced to M. Lambert in 1859, and had subsequently on several occasions employed him to make purchases. M. Lambeit, therefore, had no reason to suspect Leroy of anything wrong. The Avocat-Imperial having also expressed his opinion that M. Lambert's conduct was perfectly blameless, the Tribunal gave a judgment rejecting M. Saigne's de• mand, and condemned him to pay all costs of suit. LIFE BOAT SERVICE.—REDCAR, YORKSHIRE, Wednesday Night.—The Redcar lifeboat of the National Life Boat Institution has this day been instru mental in saving seven persons from the brig Brothers, of South Shields, which was wrecked on the rock off Redcar. The crew of the lifeboat experienced great difficulty in effecting this rescue, as there was hardly sufficient water on the rocks over which the boat had to pass, and she sub. sequently struck on them. The lifeboat which is the oldest in the kingdom, is reported to have behaved very well on this trying occasion. EXTRAORDINARY OUTRAGE BY A CLERGYMAN AT LOWESTOFT.—An occasional correspondent has sent us the details of an extraordinary fracas which occurred on the London-road on the afternoon of the sth inst. It seems that as Captain Cherry—a near relative, we believe, of the late Admiral Sir Charles Napier—was leaving a house in Kirtley-street, a young lady, his cGusin, happened to be passing on horseback in company with her father, the Rev. H. Jodrell, rector of Gisleham. Miss Jodrell, on observing the captain, rode up to him, and shook him warmly by the hand—a proceeding which her father seems to have deeply resented, for he assailed the captain with a torrent of abuse, I and struck him violently on the eyes and mouth, causing blood to flow freely. Miss Jodrell rode in between theta s and thus for some time kept her father from the repetition of his violent assault, but the crowd at last took charge of the rev. gentleman, till Mr. Cherry, having fi n i s hed his colloquy with his cousin, quietly dep arted. Th e statement we have received goes into details of the violent conduct and profane language used by the rev. gentleman Weirefrain, however, from giving them publi c i ty at ts, i nasmu ch as the matter is under judici a l investigation. num ber of rumours, some of which are ecarce!y - credible, h av e reached us, imparting to th e case a very romantia character ; but for the reason above stated we postpone ° o ß f T t il h::o h rt s h a s further reference to there for the present.—Nerfolk News. FLOODS IN THE f i o n a un s d u a n ti d ip a n y s in tt d t h MondayvaleNs Saturday and Sunday la st n u d d dEeansttßh Ridings. n g : -- caused considerable the rivers Rye, Derwent, and Ouse, with their tributaries, overflowed, and laid the ad. joining lands under water. On Monday night the floods were thought to have reached the highest point. At Nor• ton the banks of the rickyards (Baron's) did not turn the water, and the works were probably four feet submerged. The damage to farmers at this season will not be of very great importance. WESTERN DISPENSARY FOR DISEASES OF THIA SHIN, —The twelfth annual meeting of this charity was held on Tuesday at the Dispensary, 21A, Charlotte-street, Fitzroy. square. The chair was taken by the president, the Rev. Canon Dale. The report of the committee was read, and the meeting separated after a vote of thanks to Air. Hunt, the surgeon, and to the rev, chairman. The Opinion Nationale publishes a letter signed by 54 workm6n and foremen of Paris, in which they call for seats in the Legislative Body for two de. p u ties for the department of the Seine to be cho sen from among the working-classes. The trial of Mtazini, Imperatori, and the o thers accused of a conspiracy against the Emperor's is expected to take place on the 25th, f rre's the the only will be tried by default. lmperatori a legal ad. viler. The court will nom inate ' Court of Assizes of the Sei ne. 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