The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-12 00:00:00

MONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE CITY, TWELVE o'CLocii. The rates of discount continue firm, and there is a steady demand in the open market as well as at the - Bank of England. The next drawing for bills of Exchange on India will take place on the 18th inst., the amount being £400,000. The Ceylon, which left to-day with the Bombay mails, conveyed £8,700 in gold, and £212,250 in silver The Universal Marine Insurance Company's 'third ordinary meeting of shareholders is t:ow being field. The report presented by the directors states 'that the amount paid in the course of 1862 out of the funds of the company for adjustment of claims, extended to £326,153 9s. sd. ; of this sum, £237,112 Os. 10d. proceeded from the business of 1860 and 1861, and the directors are now able to announce that, by its payment, the liabilities of those two dis astrous years have all but terminated. The claims paid up to 31st of December, 1862, amounted to £89,041 Bs. 7d., leaving, therefore, a balance of £124,000 of premiums against the risks outstand ing on that day of less than £3,500,000. The prospectus has been published of a loan for Salvador. The amount is £400,000 in an 8 per cent. stock, at the price of 85, with a 3 per cent. accumulative sinking fund. The instalments are spread over a period of six months, the stock is redeemable at par, and the authority for its negotiation being complete no ratification will be required. The money is to be applied to the este- 1 9.: blishment of a bank, building three piers, the construction of bridges and tramways, and the importation of skilled artisans, all of which are ; much required, in order to develope the resources ; of the country. All the revenues obtained from t the works thus constructed, and one-half of the Customs duties, are to be hypothecated as security for the interest and sinking fund, and the Bond- t holders may nominate. their own agents for the collection of these revenues. The prospectus states that Salvador has neither an internal nor external debt, awl that the population has largely increased I : within the last three years. The quotation is Ito 2 prem., At 5 - 4 meeting held yesterday of the creditors of Mesexs. Lori rin, Grassie, and De Lisle, who failed with liabilities for about £90,000 in December last, it Was resolved, after a long discussion, to place the est ate in bankruptcy. _ _ - - The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up sh to this day, are in round figures as under : is 1863. 1862. e ta Great Western £53,8 t 1 £48,915 2 North-Western South- Western • 20,267 16,201 Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 31,770 29,668 ic Brighton Midl and 39.635 35,715 1 ( 4 Nor th- 1+; astern 39,3 5 -1 36,837 , South-Eastern 19,423 15,380 1 Bristol and Exeter Edinburgh and Glasgow Grand Trunk of Canada .. 18,553 18,409 These returns are in most instanees of a satisfac tory character. On the Great Western there i s an t increase of £4,896; on the North Western of £8,067; on the South Western of £4,066; on the Great 1 , Northern of £2,91.7 ; on the Lancashire and York- 1: shire of £2,102 ; on the Brighton of £3,365; on 6 1 the Midland of £3,920; on the North Eastern of £2,513 ; on the South Eastern of £4,043 ; and on at the Grand Trunk of Canada of £149. Two o'CLocK. ' tc At Paris, this day, accordi n g to Mr. Reuter's Ij telegram, the 3 per Cent. French Rentes were etc lit( 69f. 85c. to 6M. 90c.—Firm. st( Continued business has prevailed in the market „ t ; for the English Funds to-day, several sales, partly for delivery, having taken place, which caused an additional decline of full 4. per cent. The tendency seemed to be unfavourable, and speculation inac five. Consols are 921 for money, and 924 1 for the account, The New Tarees and Reduced Annuities are heavy at 904 4 ; India Five per Cents. are 108 and the 54 per Cents. Enfaced, 112 ; Exchequer _ Bills are par ; and business has taken place in Indian Bonds at 18s. to 20s. prem. lu the Foreign Market there is rather more animation, but prices are heavy. OA Turkish 6 per Cents. are 894 901; do. 1858 have recened to 681 4; do. 1862 to 684 691, Venezuela 6 per Cents. to 59 4, Italian to 694, uo. Maremnv-ina Rail way Loan to 711 72; but Greek have improved to 20 ; Mexican have declined to 314 4. Spanish Passive to 61 4, and the Certificates to 91 4. Business in the Railway Share Market continued moderately active, and, owing to the favourable character of the traffic on most of the principal lines, prices exhibited rather less depression. Great Northern, ,nd London and Blackwall re ceded ss. ; South Eastern, 10s. ; and South- Western, 15s. North Eastern (Berwick), however, improved los. The Foreign and Colonial lines were inactive, and the few dealings reported were at about pre vious quotations. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous shares were in moderate favour. Bank of L - indon :have im proved to 116 ; London and South African, to 264 ; Ottoman Bank declined to 411 ; Peninsular and Oriental Steam realise 734 g ; and Royal Mail Steam, 594 60. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annu ities New 3 per Cent. Annuities India Stock Ditto 5 per Cent lOB4 Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 pe r Cent Ditto 51 per Cent. Ditt o Debentures, 4 per Ct. , Oct., 1863 Dia° ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 100 D t bonds £l,OOO „... ...... Ditto under £l,OOO Console for Account, April 8 Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 24 per Cent par 3 dis Ditto Small 3 die FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 Chihim 6 per Cent. 84 31 0 , tto 51 per Cent Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 — Ditto Scrip, £l5 paid l/ 1 pm Egyptian 7 pet Cent.. 96 Ditto, Second Issue Greek o per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Conpms 2O } Ditto Coupons Italian 5 per Cent. (INlaremmana Railway) 7LI 2 Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account Moorish Imperial 5 per Cent New Granada l4 Pe lici,n 4i per Cent. Ditto 41 j per Cent ~1862 .... I)itto Account Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account.... Ditto 3 per Cent.,1856, '7, '9, and '6O Ditto Account 46& . Ditto 1862 . Russian 5 per Cent., 182 2 , £ St 94 Ditto 5 per Cent., 1862 Ditto Scrip, £65 16s. paid 4 pm Sardinian 5 per Cent. ........ .. • Ditto Account B4 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Accounl. . Ditto New Deferred .. ,itto Account 261 1 Ditto Passive 91 I .Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded .... Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto Account. 9O Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account ... ... .... 681 I i Ditto 6 per Cent. 1802 .............. 691 l)itto Account 69 1 8! 9 Venezuela, 3 per Cent ...... Ditto Account Ditto 6 per Cent., 1852 ' 591 9 Dividends on the above payable in London. Belgian 4i per Cent., Ex. 25f 99 Dutch 21 per Cent., Ex. 1.2 Guil 64/ Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Account THREE O'CLOCK , Consols, Money .0 itto Account At the first day's sale of the paintibgs belonging to M. Meffre, the well known dealer in Paris, the highest price (13,000 f) was given for an Italian landscape, by Both ; a sea view by Backhuisen, called " The White Sail," was sold for 6,800 f; a "Shepherd Reposing," by Eerghem, brought 4,700 f ; a " Child Dressing," by Ter burg, 4,500 f ; and a " Night Scene in the Environs of Haarlem," 2,6501, The majority of the pictures belonged to the Dutch and Flemish schools; but there were a few French ones, among which the most remarkable was David's " Belisarius," which sold for 7,150 f. The only works of contemporary French painters were two by M. N. Diaz, " A. Forest Scene," which was knocked down at 1,660 f, and the 41 Fairy with the Pearls," at 3,600 f. dvan• t hese r M h 2. )1. this plated n - side e re- These )h side- Les° DA' larger ,rengtt, ructurer .3ak stud l harm greater I i n all than le would woodol 'he seri of W hich ;al : the Lips, and tructing ompai t iplicated at of an an iron 's quail he zoo: for this aning to the antity of that can Las d by cen and h w hich iting by the pro structive immens 2 of bee' y, befora of t°' aid, It "1 ay prone S of wan._ structure, th which er of Or rnarkablet on struot s le of wood, I forme d Adolit 6 s the coa tr 0- 0 Gies bet contractort°,o ood iroll, Ili 0 6 ' 0 0° £2 • • , • . .----"---'OA 0 0 5,21,4 000 07P sioucci D o) our ", tP incitic uuo rsio p, he e°noe Erse for € e tb co t 0 . e ct 0 ° I" tO ,8,00 / con o the the to I' _ 0 0 f i n the ',cl _ tiO n t ' to rig ; b jie 9 t r ed t Pe" the —i ',ll l " jug it 01'; r , et. J ' O A • „n the 16 1 ' 1 1 )-- X24V , 1:11 0 Lee, 576. i s xi7B.s" eeto r, eo t he ttePfedeli‘ ; g ot 94) aIId , ' '1 73 ,10-4 10 r, T the fo.- ° The ,c 0 a rbe Ag i tla il )rthurebe SHARE MARKETS—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND SiOch.S. ' osin Business ,bare Railways. Paid • Price. g done Wol., and Str. Val. a 'Blythe and Tyne. 10 , Bost.,Sleat.,andMid.Co it ißristol and Exeter st Caledonlau 50 Work mid Bandon 20 iCOTTI'Vtt; „ D,, A i.tS 11. diN 10 Do. B b tl e l e l n 6P p e fi d a To h i i s . 50 Dublin & Belfast June. 25 ,Dun.,Perth,& Alb 3Unc. at Edinburgh & Glasgow. st iGlasg. and S. Western. it Great Eastern, Ord. ilk it Ditto A stock it Ditto East Anglian st et Greatii - orthof Scotland et IGreat Northern it Do A stock it Do B do it , Gt. S. ant W. of Ireland it. Great Western .......•I at Do Str Val gua. stock it Lancashire & Yorlrshtrti st ILondon and BhtckWal it ILon., Bright.,& S. Coast st !Lon., Chat., and Dove! it ILon. & North Western st jLon. & South Western it 151 an., Shef., & Lincoln. 50 IMaryport and Carlisle 12} Do 1 shares • 1 0 Metropolitan st Midland '. 4 . 0 Do New at Do Birming. & Derby 50 Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland 25 Do. 4 shares 25 7Mid Kent 8 8i 7 8 88 88 116 117 6 7} 40 12 13 14 88 30 10 109 19 50 46 48 244 254 121 123 120 122 134 136 101 103 661 661 [oBi 109 1 73 74 114 115 39 41 98 98i 10. i 10 ►+! 418 454 14 14} 1244 i 25 11 lip 94 96 10 Do Cray Line et North British et Edin., Perth, & Dundee at Nth. Eastern—Berwlo.• 25 Do, G.N.E. purchas( st Do Letds at Do York et Do Carlisle st North London 10 Do New .16.4 North Staffordshire .. 10 N. and S. W. Junction st Scottish Central st Scot N. E., Aber. stoc; at Do Sci;t. Mid. stock 10 Shrews. and Welchpoo , it Shropshire Union it South Devon at South Eastern ;t South Wales it S. York. and River Dun 20 staines,Wok.,andWok. 25 Stockton 4k Darlington 25 51i 524 25 26 983 98! 56 661 67i 81 4 114 1 1 16 1 v 161 161 111 111 121 123 44 15 leo 102 50 51 n 34 92} 921 t 8 69 7 8 374 384 9 10 74 8 p' 149 151 Do Do New, 1860 st, Taff Vale.. ,0 Do B LO Do C i 0 Ulster t 5 Do 4,1 5 ' , I Si P t.lO Do st Vale of Neath st Victoria sta. and Pim st Waterford & Kilkenny st West Cornwall st S. Hartlepool Handal et West Midland Oxford st Do Newport st Do Hereford, 80 84 150 160 29 31 I 4li 42i 35 37 1 98 100 ISSESSIONS. BRITISH P Railways _ k t !antic F t Lawrence tiom.,BarodattCent Gu. S per cent........ Do. New . . • • :0 Do. E. Shares... Buffalo and Lake Huron [0 Do. Preference .... • . liuffalo,BrantotGodriell p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, )0 Do. do. July 1, 1873! )0 /o. do. J oto• 1r;41 5t Ikt t ta. S. E a.s tt. (1, , , A l'ApeTown 45 Dock Sexl - , ock Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. c )ck Kast Indian. gu. 5 p. c. W Do. do. G Ext ) DO. do. H do. .. :k Grand Trunk of Canada ) Do. Ist Pre , . Bonds.. ) Do. co. deferred...... ) Do. 2d Pref. BMWS.. ) Da. do defer ed...... ) Do. 3d P ef. stock ... ) Do. do. d err, d...... Paxt. 100 100 100 I0'; 0 Do. 4th Pref. s,o k... 0 Do. do deferred...... ck GtanchaPenni.gua.sp.c 0 Do. New gua. 5 p. c... 0 Do. January, 1862 Lek Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 'X:I4 Gt. W. of Canada Sharer 104 Do. New .. • .. 10 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. X , Do. 54 p. c. do. '77-8.. . 10 Indian Branch Limited wk Madras guar., 5 p. c. )cli Do. 41 p. o. Extensiot >ck Dc. 4. 10 Do. Fifth Extension. ack elb.Corv. %p. 0. Bna' Do Meib. do Hobson's Bay. DO Do. 7p. o. Mortg. Bds. 10 New Brunswick at Cana. Class A ant B. Rl.C'da6 pc Ist p 1 bdb took Scinde • • Bt Do. Delhi. 4 .2 Do. do v, a. 20 Do. Punjaub •• et Do. Do. •• •• sf? ock Do. Inclue.St. Flo.) ()LON l AI. .1 , v 1 4 .11 • , i.v n p.e.J a Do. t 3 p. c. Feb. & A u ! Do. p. c.3lar. & Set, ! Do. Fp. c. Jam&July. Do. 6 Inscribed stoci ape G. H ape. Apc. I '4% Do.Ap &Oct. Igsi Do. itss - !Do. Jan. & July, 1841. Ceylon, N0v.1•461, A p TILL u 'bus i per cent .• Na a G o I,er coot .t.(iuv.Op.C.J.6oul 6 p. c.Ap. & Oc - S. W. G ov. 5 p Do. r. p. c.,1871 to 1 Do. d0.,1888 &upwd, New Zealand 6 p Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. r. sterling, 1875 Qbv.Ul eGunsosvul a. tnisi pdp. c.G*O. JBV7s.;, 6 .:p. juupic )! ! - Do. to u.o. An.&Ont. BRIT'S Cambrian Consol. Gold elinorti Amalgamated Devon IL Con.. , Tavist , 'East Bassett (Illogan)• • East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon ...... l East Carn Brea... ill. W'l Russel (Tavlstk.% Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.) Great South Tolgus '. Wheal Vor (lielstnn 'Grenville El erod 's- Foot Hingston Downs Lady Bertha Nlargaret (llny Lelant NI arke Valley.. NI yndy Iron Oro (Lim ' New Setun •• .Nortli Downli ......... . v‘V:i'l ['maw i Illo4ai , North Wheal Crotty .• Par Consols (5,t. Blaney S. C rn Br n • .ro Southvai d c e a n r e a e ed ( ao U (ni n ( is y i ot l: gc e al l e ni .i . . 7'.Wheal Fran. (Moth Stray Park Lead Min. 'Tamar Silv.& Lead M Fin Crort West Basset (Illogan) W Oaradon (Liskeard, West Beton Wheal Basset (Illogan . ; Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) WhealLud ott Wheal MaryAktan (Men ) Wheal Seton . . , V beat Trekawney (Lie.) Wheal Union PREFERENCE SHARES. G rea t Eastern, E. C o unties, Ext. No. 1, 11 :Great Western, 4 per cent. irred., Great Western, Chester 8 per cent. pt. stock, (04 i orth Eastern, Cons. pret., 4 per cent., 94 N or th Eastern (G.N.E-. 4 per cent. pret), 971 South Eastern, 4i per cent., 100 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 5 per cent. pref., 104 i London, Chatham, &c. , Metrop. Ext., B, 6 per cent. , 11 1 North British. £lO gua. shares, 1861, 10f LINES LEASED A.l! FIXED RENTALS. Buokinthamshire, 95 Great Easiern, Woodbridge Ext., 4 per cent., 86 London and Chatham 4 per Cent., 941 Midland, Bradford pref. stock, 9 N. Devon itatlway and I 'ock, 4 3 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 81 Bahia and 8,..n Francisco (lim.) gua. 7 per cent., 21 Dutch Rhenish, 17 Great Luxembourg, 151 $ N. Rail of Buenos tyres, gua. 7 Per cent. (11m.), 2k), 3k (Smyrna to Aid n), 11 a San Francisco (lim.) , gua 7 per cent., 18 I ( R )t e t c o i a a nn FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper (lira.). Dun Mount. Copper Min. CO. aim.), Fortuna aim.), 55 Kaput da 11 Yudanamutana of S. Australia (UM.), 41 4 JOINT-STOCK AN KS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (Rm.), 24 34 f Australasia, 834 i 4 Bank of Egypt, 28 74 f Bank of London, 116 British ir,el American Exchange (11m.), 65 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 224 2 City, 93 Continental, 2' English and Irish (lim.), 35 Eng., Sco ~ and Australian Chartered, 264 Hindustan, China, and Japan (lim.), 1 1 London, B. Ayres, and R. Plate 124 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 2;4 London and Colonial (lim.), 4 3/ London and County, 45 London Joint Stock, 3(if L o ndon and Northern (Lim. ) , 4 9 London and South African, 265 5 Ottoman Bank, 414 5 Union of London, 34 is MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-Mexican Mint, 19} British American Land, 28 314 Crystal Palace, 33 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 5f Joint•stock DiSCOUIIt, 25 1 5 London General Omnibus Company (lim.), 1114 M a dras Irrigation and Canal, :31 4 National Discount Company (lim.), 8f Oriental Inland Steam (lim.), 74 Peninsula and 0 iental Steam, ;33 i 4 Ditto, new, • 4 14 t Rio de Janeiro City Improvements aim.), 3 Royal Mail Steam, 594 60 Van Diemen's Land. 14} We are informed," says the Nord, "that the Council of State has commenced the preparatory labours for drawing up a bill for effecting the definite conversion of the 37 millions of 4/, and 4 per Cent. rents which are still in circulation." 100 100 100 6,13.4 100 100 100 100 all all 10c. 100 100 461 121 124 1 201 66 1 51 i 73 f 21 3f 1141 994 84 i 101 1001 4 [4i 14 13i 14f 62 I It 913 i 19 Ft 56 I s7}l 92! i I Buginess done 1041 ; 1061 lo6i 6 i i 20! 1 20i 14 t 102 104 12 I. 11 7i 100 102 93 ,5 lip 103 i lot 96 98 t 3 :6 49 M 3 6 83 E 5 ((6 103 i 104 iP 4 t" (03i 1044 98 too 1061 6 sACUBJTIES. 10ei iO7i 5 ,(.7 5 It 7 V 7 98 05 97 1(9 111 113 115 i 4 'l5 (12 .14 111 113 1 111 tO6 0,7 1004 101 100-1 101 100 101 110 112 [e6i 1071 1 113 1)1 113 108 110 111} 111 IBS. id 9 21 23 530 MO 776 82i p 14 45 4 9 5 1 16 1 6 t 7 76 5i 6 46 48 2i 3 34 36 1 4d, 13S 145 2 34 414 4 6 4a 61 0 42 405 415 31 90 135 37 39 19 1 2 0 12J 13 4 33 35 265 275 65 70 62 J 87i 7 $_ `2.0.8 2.10.8 587} 7 3.17 7} 71 tbi 18i 115 255 17 18 5 5,1 100 f [OBl Lilt 1111 1 lot, too 100 100 100 I NIT 'Litt 3.0.0 7.19.0 17:4 . 40 1%15. I 6.1!? 4.;7.0 2.a 6 4.3.0 2.4.0 la 10.6.7 16.1 .9 28.9. THE SUN, LONDON, THURS . LAW INTELLIGENCE —This Day. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) SPECULATING ON THE ROYAL PROCESSION-SILBERBERG T. WRIGHT. This was an action to recover for cigars, plaintiff being a wholesale and defendant a retail dealer. Plaintiff's clerk said the goods had been supplied and ought to have been paid for. A letter was produced from defendant, and handed up for his Honour's inspection. After his Honour had read it he said—" I see that he expects to make a great deal out of the Royal procession. Do you know if his anticipations have been realised ?" Plaintiff's clerk—l cannot say, but I think our debt ought to be paid. His Honour—You see he trusts to the Royal procession. Plaintiff's clerk—l am afraid we cannot depend on that. His Honour—No, and it is not the most brilliant mode of displaying our loyalty. I must make out the usual order. The Coronation of the First Czar of Russia. On the 16th of January, 1547, the coronation was per- I formed. It does not appear that in this ceremonial the ordinary rites of the communion and of anointing were carried out. The pr , ceeding was very simple in its details. Karamsin, who gives a very short, but in fact the longest account of it, made by putting together the few historical and contemporary facts that remain, says :—The Grand Prince repaired into one of the halls of the palace, at the entrance of which were assembled the boyars, the voyvodes, and the princes and officers, all of whom were magnificently attired. The confessor of the Grand Prince having re ceived from his hands the holy crucifix, placed it with the crown and collar on a gold salver, and carried these emblems into the Cathedral of the Assumption, followed by the grand equerry Glinsky, the treasurers and the sec retaries. The Prince, after waiting fora short time, repaired also to the cathedral, preceded by another confessor, who bore a crucifix in his hand, and who sprinkled the bystanders copiously with the holy water. Ivan was followed in train by his brother Youry, and the boyars, the princes, and, in fine, the whole court. After arriving at the cathedral the monarch placed himself amongst the holy fathers, and re ceived the benediction of the metropolitan. The choristers then intoned the hymn, "In plurirnos annos," and mass was celebrated. In the midst of the church, and on a platform twelve steps high, and carpeted with velvet and damask, two seats were placed, covered with cloth of gold. These were destined for the monarch and the metropolitan, who took their places on them. A richly decorated table was placed in the front of the dais, on which the royal insignia were deposited. These were presented to Alacaire by the ecclesiastics ; he then rose from his seat, and taking the crown, put it on the head of Ivan IV. of Russia. After the crown was placed on the royal brows the me tropolitan pronounced a solemn benediction. Finally, in a , loud voice, he prayed the Almighty Father to endow this new David with the mightof the Holy Spirit, to place him on the throne of virtue, and to render him as terrible to his enemies as beneficent to those who should faithfully exe cute his word. The hymn " In plurimos annos" was again intoned, and the ceremony was over, The Grand Prince descended from his throne, received the congratulations of his friends and nobles, took part in the litany, and thence proceeded back to the palace, his path being covered with carpets of damask and velvet. As he passed the steps and gates of the church his brother YJury scattered over him some pieces of gold which had been carried in a vase by Michel Glinsky. The coronation was viewed by a vast multitude of people, who during the ceremony remained motionless and pro foundly silent ; but no sooner had their monarch left the church than the mass rushed tumultuously towards the place which he had occupied. As if a god instead of a man had sat or stood on the draperies of the throne, they tore tbem to pieces that they might possess but the smallest frag ment as a commemoration of the solemn event A more striking picture than this could not be given of the bar barous ignorance of the Russian people at the commence ment of the reign of Ivan the Terrible. It is worthy of remark that the monarch thus crowned with due pomp assumed for the first time the title of Czar. his father, was sometimes called Czar, but did not attach it to his primary title of rank. Ivan did, and in so doing made himself more dignified in the eyes of his sub jects. For the scribes of Moscow instilled the idea that in this act the accomplishment of the prophecy of the Apoca lypse was fulfilled in the foundation of the sixth empire, which empire was Russia. The name also having a Bib- Heal origin, endeared itself to the people, recalling to them the rulers of Assyria, Egypt, and Judea. Fourteen years after his coronation the title of Czar was confirmed on Ivan by Joseph the Patriarch of Constantinople.—Social Sciense Review. MARKETS---This Day MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AvEneats. --Wheat, 46a 2d ; barley, 36s 10d ; oats, 21s lld ; rye, 33s ld ; beans, 36s 2d; and peas, 37s 3d. THE Six WEEKs' ATERAGES. Wheat, 47s Od ; barley, 36s 3d ; oats, 21s 4d ; rye, 33s ld ; beans, 36s 4d; peas, 37s 3d. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 80,721; barley, 55,387; oats, 19,607; rye, 106; beans, 5,346; peas, 1,296 qrs. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. To-day's maiket was very scantily eupplied with beasts, and the demand for all kinds ruled active at an advance in the quotation realised on Monday last of 2d per 8 lbs. The best Scots and Devons realised bd per 8 lbs. Sheep—the show of which was limited—sold readily at an improvement in value of 2d per S lbs. The best Downs, in the wool, sold at 6s 2d, out of the wool, ss:4d per 8 lbs. The few lambs on offer changed hands steadily at from 7s 4d to 8s per 8 lbs. We have to report a fair demand for calves at extreme cur rencies. The supply was very moderate. Pigs supported late rates, but mulch cows were very dull. Per Slb. to sink the offal. 13. d. s. d. Cree. & inf. beasts 3 6 3 8 Second quality do. 3 10 4 2 Prime large oxen 4 4 4 8 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Urse. & inf. sheep 3 8 4 2 Second quality do. 4 2 5 0 Suckling calves, 12s to 20s 20s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY Beasts s. d. s. d. Primecrs-wool d 0.5 2 5 10 Pme. S' thdown d o .6 0 6 2 Largo arse. calve, 4 4 5 0 Prime small do 5 2 5 6 Large hogs 3 8 4 4 small porkers ... , 4 6 4 8 and quarter-old store pigs, 671 Cows llO sheep Calves Pigs MEAT N POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. CRUELLY TORTURING A PONY.—George Dare, a master baker, 47, Greek-street, Soho, appeared to answer the com plaint of Mr. Wm. Love, chief officer of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, of having caused and procured a pony to be tortured by being worked in an unfit state for labour. The case was proved by Rutherford and Guest, two of the society's officers, who said the pony was attached to a cart, and in consequence of observing it lifting one of its legs as if in great 'sin, they were induced to more closely examine it, when they found it had a dislocated hip and was spavined. In addition to this the pony was very old, and mere skin and bone, and bore evidences of having been re cently severely whipped, and w as q uite unfit fur worn. man named Stanning was in charge of the pony at the time, and, on being spoken to by the officers, said that he was obliged to flog the pony to get it along, and that his master sent him out with it. Stanning was taken into custody and rerronded, that the master might be also proceeded against by the society's officers. Rutherford said the pony had been put out of its misery, the defendant Dare having had it slaughtered. The defendant Dare said, in defence, that he was no judge of horses, and that he had fed it well. Dare was fined 20s. or 14 days, and Stanning ss. or seven days' imprisonment. ROBBERY AT A LICENSED VICTUALLER'S.—Three men, named Daniel Murphy, Edward Brezell, and John Cane, were charged before Mr. Knox with stealing, at the Black Swan, Ryders-court, several articles, the property of Mrs. Mary Tobin, licensed victualler. Mrs. Tobin said that about 3 o'clock on Tuesday the three prisoners ctme into her house, and remained there all day. Between 9 and 10 at night Cane and Brezell asked permission to go upstairs, which she gave them, and after theyleft the house she missed a quantity of wearing apparel, some knives and forks, a table cloth, two windsor chairs, and seven pewter pots from the kitchen. Daniel Macarthy, a tailor, of 19, Castle-street, Leicester • square, said that he was in conversation with Brezell and Cane, yesterday, and when Cane said they had taken the table cloth and the knives, and that they had melted the pots, also that they had sold one chair and were going to sell the other. He had previously seen Murphy, who told him that he prevented the others taking the clock from the wall. He told Murphy that it was a shame the men had robbed Mrs. Tobin, as she had been so kind to them. Patrick Leonard, a shoemaker, said Cane told him that he was combined with the others in taking some articles from Mrs. Tobins, and that Murphy had nothing to do with it ; also that some of the things had been sold. One of the prisoners asked Mrs. Tobin whether she would not have seen him take the things away if he had done sot and she replied in the n egative, stating that it was such a peculiarly constructed house. Three constables, who took the prisoners into custody, said they had not traced any of the property. In answer to a question, Mrs. Tobin said Murpjiy did not go upstairs. Mr. Knox said he should remand the prisoners, but would take Murphy's own bail to appear in a week. WESTMINSTER. PLUNDERING ►N HOTEL PROPRIETOR.—AIM Irishwoman, recently in a nunnery, was charged with plundering her master. Mr. Marten Wallac the proprietor of Wallace's Hotel, Knightsbridge, said that the prisoner was recommended to him in July last, and entered his establishment as a house maid. About six or seven weeks ago, in consequence of a lady telling bim that' the accused was a ♦ery dishonest person, he discharged her, and subsequently discovered that he had been plundered of a quiditity of linen and some plate. SOME silver spoons were subsequently brought to him from a pawnbroker, with whom they had been pledged, and he had also seen some table linen which had been iden tified. That also had been pawned at the memo shop as the spoons. A pawnbroker's assistant produced two table cloths. He identified the prisoner as the person who had pawned them. He knew her well. Alexander Ruddy, 2 B, said that he had received infor mation of this robbery, and had been some time in quest of prisoner, whom he apprehended yesterday at a concert at Mary , ebone. On searching her box he found two haml kerchiefs, which had since been identified by Mrs. Wallace. Prisoner at first denied the robbery, but afterwards ad mitted that she had taken the things which had been found Prisoner now said that those were all she had taken, and pressed the magistrate to believe this, The magistrate reminded her that she had at first denied that sho had taken anything. Prisoner now hoped that her late master would forgive her, and, as an inducement, said he was very kind 'and charitable. She was remanded. THAMES. PAWNBROKERS AND SLOPWORK.ERS.—A poor and wretched-looking Irish woman, named Catherine Minahan, who carried a squalid infant in her arms, was brought be fore Mr. Cooke, charged with illegally pawning a pilot coat, the property of which had been entrusted to her. The prisoner was arraigned in this court with her hus band, 7 weeks ago, for pawning coats, the property ol Messrs. Bousfield and Co., the extensive clothiers in St, Mary Axe, and she was then convicted and sentenced to three weeks imprisonment and hard labour. Her husband was discharged on purely legal grounds, although there was no doubt he had shared ai:d spent the money raised upon the property. The prisoner was again arrested last night ' and Mr. John Smeaton, a gentleman in the service of Messrs. Bousfield and Co., said that several coats given to the prisoner to maks up had not been forthcoming, and that the firm had been put to great loss and inconvenience by the system of pawnbrokers lending money to the poor on unfinished materials and work that had been made up. He then proved the delivery of materials to the prisoner to make up into coats in the month of December last. Mr. Charles Cresswell, pawnbroker, of 88, Whitechapel road, produced a coat pawned on the 3d of December last for 10s., which was identified by Mr. Smeaton as the pro perty of his employers. A girl named Mary Connor said she pawned the coat for the prisoner, who gays her 2s. 6d. for her trouble. Kelly, 130 H, said the prisoner and her husband had ob tained materials from other tailors and alopsellers, and pawned them. George Mursam, foreman to a slopseller, said he had en trusted coats to the prisoner's husband. They had. never been returned. Mr. Smeaton said the coat which he had just identified was only basted together, not finished. Mr. Cresswell had given him an opportunity of looking over his stock, and afforded every information, but he must complain of his taking in unfinished work and new coats of such persons as the prisoner and the girl Connor. It was contrary to public morals and entailed great expense and trouble on wholesale slopsellers and ethers. Mr. Cooke quite agreed in all Mr. Smeaton had said. It was unsafe for pawnbrokers to act in this manner. Pawn brokers must know that poor persons like the prisoner could not be legally in possession of new and unfinished tents• It was a dangerous proceeding for pawnbrokers to lend money to the poor on materials entrusted to them. Ile fined her Is., and 10s., the money advanced on the coat, and in default of payment one week's imprisonment and hard labour. SIPPING —This Day, for w epw l . Ro . . LONDON, March 12.—Wind this day at noon—South- Arrived — Easterly; moderate breeze and cloudy weather, with slight rain. HoLyuzan, Oct. 11.--Wind E.—Sailed—Edward Alli son, t o r Calcutta ,• Rescue, tor San Francisco ; Balgowrie Gibraltar. luinsamdraloaillanoTd;;th.rald, for Buenos Ayres; Marmion, for DARTMOUTH, Oct. 11.—Wind N.W.—Sailed—Ocean Sprite, tor St. Ktt's. CLYDE, March 11 —Arrived—Glacius, from St. John's, ind tiV.N.W, for Tri nida d. N. S. del Carmen, 3a , ar M ch a ' r l ch l.— H l . v — in W d from Bilboa. SALO (ET MAGNETIC TELEGRAM.) SOUTHAMPTON, Thursday Morning. Arrived.—Marquis of Bute, Wensleydale, and Bewley, from Sunderland ; Georges, from Cherbourg. Sailed—Argyll, steamer, for Carentan. GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, March 12. Marie, from Holbeck ' • Prince Regent, from Rio Grande; Echo, from Guern s ey ; Auguste, from Stavanger; Carl Albert, from Helsingborg; Surogo, from Porto Rico ; Tactoria, from Aarrhaus ; Lady Hilda, from Demerara ; Birkby, from Bombay ; Dido, from Go thenburg. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passed—H.M.S. Fox, from west, for Woolwich; Black Emgle, from river, for Portsmouth; Garibaldi, for Bavaria; St. Katharine, for Sierra Leone ; Bonnie Dundee, for Port Philip—all from London ; D. H. Spearing, barque, for London ; Cluny, for Hull—both from Queenstown ; Hawthorn of Sunderland, from west, for north. Sailed—Napinia and Trinidad, for West Indies. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Sheep Calves . ... Pigs ... • ARKET S. NE'WOATE AND LEADENHALL.--The supplies of meat are limited, and the demand rules steady, as follows: Beef, from 2s 10d to 4s 2d , mutton, 3s 4d to 4s 10d ; veal, 4s 6d to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s 2d to 4s 8d per 81bs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, March 11.—The supplies of stock were mo derate, and the trade ruled steady at full prices. Beef, from 3s 6d to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s 80 to 5s 10d ; veal., 4s 6d to bs 2d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4 s 8d per Blbs, to sink the offal. ROMFORD, March 11.—Most kinds of stock moved off steadily at extreme rates. Beef, from 3s 8d to 4s 10d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 6s Od ; veal, 4s 6d to 5s 2d ; pork, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per 81bs ; suckling calves, 108 to 20s ; quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 295; and milch cows, £l4 Os to £lB Os each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 5s to £4 5s Od ; clover do., £3 10s to £ 5 15s ; and straw, 8s to £1 18s per load. A fair demand. CUMBERLAND.—MewIow hay, £ 2 5 s to £4 8s ; °lover, do., £3 108 to £5 12s Od ; and straw, Li 10s to £1 18s per toad. Supply good. WHITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £2 2s to £4 ss; clove' do. £3 108 to £6 16s ; and str aw, £1 8s ot £1 188 per load. Trade, steady. CRIME IN FRANCE. The Court of Assizes ;the Seine yesterday tried a liberated convict named Guillotte, aged 50, on charges of robbery and forgery. The prisoner, who is a 'Lan of some talent, and capable of assuming almost any character, was in his youth, according to his own account, for some years in the service of Count Marcullus as valet, and accompanied his mas ter to Naples, Venice, Athens, •and other places in the East. Later in life he had the misfortune to commit a crime for which he was condemned to five years' hard labour. On his liberation, instead of remaining at the town assigned him for a resi dence, he came to Paris, and in the beginning of last year he called on a Mme. Crepon, a wine-dealer in the Rue Bellechasse, to whom he presented himself under the name of Meunier (he having stolen the passport of a man bearing that name). Mme. Crepon did not recognise him at first, but he at last convinced her of his identity, and she then told him that his wife hag died broken-hearted in conse quence of his deserting her, and that his daughter was still living and very well off. He expressed the utmost anxiety to see her, and Mme. Crepon accordingly accompanied him to Montmartre, where the young woman resided. He acted his part so well that no suspicions were entertained as to the truth of his story, and his recovered daughter actually supplied hi m with the means of living in idleness for several months. During one of his morning strolls, the prisoner met a countryman named Valliant, near the Northern Railway terminus, who asked the way to the Rue de la Michodiere. The prisoner offered to accompany him there, and by the way learned that his companion Was going to fetch ten Northern Railway bonds which had been purchased for him. Under pretence of counting the bonds, the prisoner managed to steal three of them, which he sold soon after to a money-changer, and signed the receipt with a false name, thus adding forgery to theft. He was arrested for the robbery, and fully identified by M. Vaillant and the mc,ney changer. After hear ing the evidence, the jury at once found the pri soner gu ilty, and the Court se n t en ced him to 12 years' hard labour. The police have just succeeded in arresting one of the persons who carried off nearly the whole contents of M. Faveresu's ladies' linen warehouse in the Rue Taitbout, a fortnight ago. The prisoner, a woman named Marie G—, was arrested while attempting to sell part of the stolen g oods at a hou se of ill-fame, and on searching her lodgings athedisßatignolles the remainder ot the ropert w as covered. It appears that the woman had been e n g a g ed f or a few d a y s to replace y F aver eau's servant, and had taken the opportu nity of stealing a dupli cate key of the inside door into leading fro m the house the shop. On the night of the robbery she concealed herself in the house till all its inmates were . gone to bed, and . then en erd the shop and admitted her accomplice, a man, twheom the police have not yet been able to find. 'AY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1863_._ FRENCH CUSTOMS. The Director of Customs has just published re turns, showing the imports and exports during the mouth of January last, and comparing them with the imports and exports for January, 1862, and 1861. An analysis of these returns will indicate the articles of which the imports and exports have increased and those which have diminished. Among the articles of which the importation has increased raw cotton figures for a value of 12,260,5601 against 2,580,380 f in 1862, and 27,977,840 f in 1861. The importation of raw silk in creased likewise in January to 23,765,413 f from 13,203,315 f in January, 1862, and from 12,521,715 in 1861. The importation of raw wool increases considerably, being 11,814,903 f in January last, 4,010,700 f in 1862, and 6,030,600 f in 1861. The quantity of the articles imported is in proportion with the value, the same average price being adopted for the three years-1863, 1862, and 1861. The other articles of which the importation has increased are cast-iron, hemp, cochineal, oil, tallow, hides, cattle, and wrought metal. The importation decal has diminished, the value imported in January last being being 8,653,0001, against 8,964,0001 in Janu ary 1862, and 6,349,000 in 1861. Farinaceous ar- titles figure for 6,733,738 f in January last, 27,612,663 f in 1862, and 5,419,840 f in 1861. Next come colonial produce, cocoa, coffee, and sugar. The object of reducing the import duty on these articles appears to have been attained, and the importation is equal to the consumption, if it has not exceeded, it as is generally supposed among the retailers of those articles. The importation of articles of British manufacture has likewise diminished. Woollen stuffs figure for 3,891,300 f in January, 1863, and for 5,173,409 f in 1862. Cotton cloths for 502,706 f in January, 1863, and for 1,584,031 f in January, 1862. The importation of machinery like wise diminished. Among the exports wrought silks have increased from 17,000,000 f in 1862, and 26,000,000 f in 1861, to 28,000,000 f in January last. Woollen stuffs exported have increased from 7,000,000 f in 1862, and 14,000,000 f in 1861, to 17,000,000 f in January, 1863. The cotton cloths exported in January last figure for 2,815,000 f, 1,904,000 f in 1862, and 3,166,000 f in 1861. The export of linen and hempen thread has likewise increased, as well as dressed skins and hides, brandy, refined sugar, and raw wool. The list of articles of which the export has diminished is not as long as that of last year. Wine figures for 11,628565 f in January last, for 12,616,702 f in January, 1862, and 10,711,608 f in 1861. The Director of Customs proposes henceforth to publish the monthly returns of the imports and exports. The imports amount for the month of January last to 162,000,000 f, and the exports to 175,000,000 f. The import duties collected in Janu ary last amount to 11,113,000 f. In January, 1862, they figured for 11,899,000 f, and in January, 1861, 1 for 8,130,000 f. The drawback paid in January last amounts to 4,419,000 f, and in January, 1862, to 1,700,000 f. Gold appears to be coming hito the country, and silver to be leaving it. The gold imported in January last amounts to 51,000,000 f, and the gold exported to 27,000,000. The silver imported amounts to 10,500,000 f, and the silver exported to 16,000,000 f. Liverpool Cotton, Market--This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) LIVERPOOL, March 12. Market strong. Sales about 7,000 bales. Im port, 735; previously, 9,220. FRIGHTFUL OCCURRENCE AT HASTINGS.—The wedding celebration festivities here concluded with a procession of the Volunteer Fire Brigade, a display of fireworks, and a huge bonfire on the hill, behind the ruins of the castle. All this went off well, and about half-past 11 o'clock nearly the whole of the people had returned home. At a quarter to 12 o'clock a respectable tradesman named Stace, a poulterer, carrying on business in Castle-street, a ent on the hill, and, in the temporary absence of those who had charge of the smouldering embers, he rushed into the midst of the burning heap. Only two or three lads were then in the neighbourhood ; they raised an alarm, but before the unfortunate man could be extricated his flesh had been quite charred. He was removed to the infirmary, where he soon expired. It may naturally be expected that this has cast a terrible gloom over the otherwise joyous proceedings of the day. THE ILLUMINATIONS AT MANCHESTER.—At Manchester, on Tuesday night, owing to the crowded state of the streets during the illumination, some very ead accidents occurred. A man named Richard Kay was crushed t) death. Another man, who had two loaded pistols in his pockets, one of them a revolver, was shot through the lungs by one barrel of the revolver exploding accidentally. He was carried to the Infirmary, where he died during the night. A youth, aged 16, had one hand shattered by the accidental explosion of firearms. The hand was amputated at the Infirmary, and the patient bore the operation well. In all, more than a dozen persons were taken to the Infirmary during the night in consequence of accidents more or less serious. THE GUARDS.—The brigade of Guards was assembled at Hyde-park on Tuesday to fire a feu de joie in honour of the Royal marriage. In the barracks various entertainments were provided. At St. George's the captains regaled the men of their companies with a Bri tish meal of beef, plum pudding, and porter; the health of the Prince and Princess of Wales was drunk with loud cheers, the band playing national airs during the dinner. The non-commissioned officers, and the wives and children of the men, were entertained by the commanding officer, who, on the occasion of the procession entry of the Prin cess, provided, together with the officers of that battalion, accommodation by which 500 persons were enabled to view the procession, which was enjoyed by the friends of the offi cers, non-commissioned officers, and privates of the Cold stream Guards. THE BEACON FIRE ON MALVERN HILLS.—The fire lighted on Tuesday night on the top of the Wor• cestershire Beacon, the highest point on the range of Malvern Hills, was a complete success, which after the disappoint ment that was experienced in 1856, was the more gratify ing. The torchlight procession started from the Abbey at 7 o'clock, and, the night being favourable, was seen for many miles. At Worcester, which is eight miles distant, the fire of torches could be clearly traced as the bearers (300 in number) winded their devious way up the heights. This, as seen from the vale of the Severn, was a most beautiful sight. The procession extended nearly half a mile. The top of the hill was reached soon after half-past 7, and the torchbearers assembled round the pyre, which was 60 feet high, the area of the base being 60 feet by 40 feet. The mass of combustibles had been freely sprinkled with petro leum and tar, and; it immediately Heated. The flames rapidly spread. Gradually they increased until they ascended in a column to a great height, lighting up the clouds, which reflected the lurid glare, visible at an im mense distance. Answering fires were lighted at several points on the Malvern range and on Bredon-hill, and other distant eminences, and from Worcester the light was very brilliant. It was seen from that city still burning, though with decreased light, up to near midnight. Before the fire was lighted up a discharge of rockets took place, and these were also seen from Worcester. The receipts of the annual ball just given at the Opera Comique, for the benefit of the Dramatic Artists' Fund, have exceeded, it is said, 30,000 f. A fine painting, representing the adoration of the Shepherds, supposed to be by Lesueur, has been die covered at Basouge-de-Chemere (Mayenne). THE QUEEN AND THE LEWS CALAMITY.—We (the Northern Ensign) are gratified in being en abled to publish the following letter, and are sure it will be perused with loyal satisfaction throughout the north "Windsor Castle, Feb. 21, 1863.—5ir,---I have had the honour to submit to her Majesty the Queen your letter of the 16th inst., together with the list which accompanied it, of the subscriptions to the fund for the relief of the widows and orphans of the Lews fishermen who perished in the late gales. I have been commanded by her Majesty to for ward to you the enclosed cheque for £5O to aid these poor widows and orphans; and I am directed to request that they may be assured of her Majesty's sincere sympathy. I have the honour to remain, your obedient servant, C. B. Puirps.---Sir J. H. Maxwell, Bart." UNITED STATES MA IL Sy.e—s yesterday from Inman Li s v t e e r a po m o s l h f i o p r Etna, Captain Brooks,sailed New York, with the United States malls. Besides the mails she took out a full cargo and a fair number of pas- sengers. LEICESTER, llth.—The hosiery trade in several departments is becoming more animated, although business has been this week partially interrupted by the general holiday. In the rural districts trade is quiet. The yarn• market is firm, and high prices continue to be made. No stocks of hosiery or yarns are on hand. In the wool market there is no material change, Business remains pretty generally quiet and prices without important alteration. The Ost•Deutsche Post of Vienna states that two persons concerned in the robbery of jewels and papers of the value of 24,000 florins, which was committed in May last at the residence of the Prince de Schwarzen berg at Vienna, have just been discovered. All the objects stolen, with the exception of about 8,000 florins worth, have been found in their possession. THIRD EDITION Bank of England Return---This day. An Account, pursuant to t . cap. 32, for the week ending of March, 1863: ISSUE DEP Notes issued ..—:.X28,100,755, SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. the Act 7th and Bth Victoria un Wednesday, the 11th day &RTMENT. Government Debt X11.n15,1C0 Other Securities .. 3,634,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,450,755 Silver Bullion .... £28,100,755 1.28,100,755; BANKING DEPARTMENT. eroprietors' Capi- Government Secu tal £14,553,000 rities (including Rest Public Deposits (in- nuity) £11,193,588 eluding; Exche- Other Securities 19,805,739 quer, Savings' 1 Notes Banks, Commis- Gold and Silver 877 , 423 missioners of N a- Coin tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 8,673.899 I Other Deposits 13,282,605 Seven Day and other Bills £40,749,300 W. MILLER, Deputy Cashier. 573.450 ' £40,749,300 March 12, i 863. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. -o - (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SHREWSBURY RACES.-THIS DAY. RACING PLATE. Leontes ------- 1 Knight of the Bath Miss Julia CLEVELAND HANDICAP. Conundrum 1 Odine Flytrap Six ran. COUNTY MEMBER'S PLATE. Whitefield .. Redcap Fair Sophia HERBERT HANDICAP, Miss Emma Knight of the Bath HANDICAP HURDLE. Remunerator Miss Hawthorn Six ran. IMPERIAL PARLLUIEIC HOUSE OF LORDS--This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. PETITION. The Earl of ST. GERMAN'S presented a petition from the inhabitants of Mountjoyward, Dublin, in favour of the bill for the Registration of Births and Deaths (Ireland) Bill. GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY (NEW METRO POLITAN STATION AND BRANCHES) BILL. Lord CHELMSFORD presented a petition against this bill from the Lord Mayor and incorporation of the City of London, on the ground of the evils that would arise from the occupation of open spaces, and the evils to the inhabi tants whose houses were placed beside the line of railway. On the adjourned debate on the second reading of this bill, The Earl of SHAFTESBURY presented a petition against the bill from the London Institution, the Royal Opthalmic Hospital, the vicars and churchwardens of seve ral parishes through which the proposed railway would pass, and others. With regard to the Opthalmic Hospital, the noise and poAtiola of the railway would disturb the delicate operations performed in the hospital, and interfere with the convalescence of the patients, who would also be deprived of a great boon in the occukation of Finsbury-square. This petition, he thought, should be decisive of the fate of the bill. It was his duty, in the absence of the noble earl (the Earl of Derby), to move the reading of the bill this day six months—unless their lord ships were prepared to enter into the whole question of metropolitan railways. Since the bill had been introduced he had made inquiries in the whole district. Finshury circus was the only opening for fresh air to many inhabitants in the neighbourhood, shut up in closed houses, and with no other means almost their whole lives of breathing fresh air. It might also be said they had not access to the gardens in Finsbury circus, but they had still the privilege of walking in the open space, which, at any rate, was of advantage to the neighbourhood, whether the inhabitants walked in it or not. The noble lord also complained that no notice had been given to the tenants of the intended kill and it was the interest of the landlords, who had notice to keep them in ignorance till the last moment. It was a great hardship to these tenants to be turned so suddenly out of these houses, the more specially that in order to be near their business they were obliged to live in the neighbourhood. Their lordships had no right to pass this bill without taking into consideration that about 1,2G0 houses would be taken under the bill, and no less than 12,500 persons compelled to remove to another residence. The bill was the very reverse of the principle they had al ways given effect to—that of giving as many open places as possible in the metropolis. It was farther doubttul whether the Great Eastern, whose last dividend was 11 per cent., and who were borrowing money at 4i per cent., would be able to complete the scheme; and doubtful whether the advantages promised would result while there would be se many countervailing evils. (LEFT SPEARING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. The Birmingham and Sutton Coalfield Extension was read a second time. ATIIENRY AND ENNIS JUNCTION RAILWAY (ABANDONMENT) BILL The order for the second reading was withdrawn. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Mr. Cox, from inhabitants of Bishopsgate-street, complaining that the Government had sent two detective officers to Warsaw without written instructions, and praying that they might be called to the bar to explain the exact nature of their mission ; Sir J. SHELLEY, from Westminster, to the same effect. Mr. HENNESSY, from St. Pancras, to the like effect, and pray ing for inquiry ; from Dundee, in favour of the independence of Poland ; Mr. BAINES, from Leeds, against the Prison Ministers' Bill ; from certain ministers, in favour of the prevention of the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Sab bath; an }lox. MEMBER, from Ripon, in favour of the repeal of the duty on malt. THE PROCESSION ON SATURDAY. In reply to General BUCKLEY, Sir G. GREY said the gallant general had not given him notice of his question ; but he might state that his attention had been particularly called to Chet imperfect p o li ce arrangements on Saturday, when he Prin cess Alexandra passed through the City, by the news• papers, and to the absence of any official regulations for keeping the streets clear. The accuracy of the state ments published in the newspapers had since been con firmed by gentlemen with whom he had conversed, who were in the City. The subject, however, of uniting the City and Metropolitan Police had not as yet received the attention of the Government. Sir DE LACY EVANS desired to ask a question on the same subject, but would defer doing so until to• morrow. INDIA-MEDICAL SERVICE. Mr. R. MILLS asked the Secretary of State for India, when the details for the amalgamation of the Medical Service of the late East India Company with that of the Royal Army were likely to be promulgated Sir C. WOOD replied that this subject was now under the consideration of the War-office. He was not in a con dition to say when the details would be promulgated, but he hoped only a short time would elapse. EMIGRATION OF PAUPERS. Mr. STANLEY asked the President of the Poor Law Board if boards of guardians or parish vestries had not the power to raise money for the purposes of assisting the emigration of paupers and their families to British colonies ; and, if so, under what restrictions and regulations? Mr. C. VILLIERS replie d in the affirmativ, and ex plained the mode of proceeding on the part of parish autho rities in order to promote :emigration. A rate could be levied, and not more than £lO per head expended. THE MAILS TO THE CAPE.. Sir M. PETO asked the Secretary to the rreasury if he would lay upon the table of the house a list of the names of the parties who tendered for the mail contract for the Cape of Good Hope, with the amount of such tender, and the name of the successful party ; and whether the contract would be deposited upon the table of the house for one month previous to its confirmation, as suggested by the committee on mail contracts? Mr. F. PEEL replied that he had no objection to lay the tenders on the table, The tender of the successful party would be laid on the table previous to its confirmation. A POLL TAX IN SMYRNA. Mr. WYLD asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if the Government had received any memorials or remonstrances from British subjects residing at Smyrna, of the attempted imposition by the British Consul of a poll-tax cf five shillings per head upon every adult Englishwoman and Englishman residing at Smyrna; And, if he would lay before the house, a copy of the report of Sir Edmund Hornby on the complaints made against Mr. Consul Blunt at Smyrna? Mr. LAYARD replied that the Government had received a memorial of the nature referred to, and he had no objection to lay it on the table of the house. But the so-called "poll - tax" was str ictl y and special!), a registration fee, levied under an order in Council, in fact it was a fee levied by the representatives on all persons not natives of the place. The money thus levied was ap. plied to public purposes, and he might add that it was levied on those who did not pay English and who would not pay . Turkish taxes. (Laughter.) As four years had elapsed since the matter referred to in the o ther part of the questio n occurred, he thought no g would arise from now producing the papers. Sir E. BOWYER inquired if the opinion of the law officers of the Crown had been obtained on the validity of the Order in Council adverted to. Mr. LAYARD replied that such orders were drawn up by the law officers of the Crown. FAIRS AND MARKETS Mr. Mr. BLAKE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland whether he intended during the present session to introduce a measure for the better regulations of fairs and markets in Ireland. Sir F. PEEL said the law with respect to weights and measures, passed last year, only came into operation at the beginning of the present year. The Government were watching its operation, and had no intention at present to introduce a new measure. THE ENGLISH POLICE SENT TO POLAND. Mr. HENNESSY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he would lay upon the table of the house the note of the Russian Ambassador communicating the desire of the Grand Duke Constantine, Lieutenant-Governor of Poland, that some of the metropolitan policeforee should be sent to Poland; whether, at the date of that application by the llussian A.mblssador, her idejesty's Government were aware that a state of swge was in force in Poland; whether her Majesty's Government bad received any information (prior to the date of the Russian application) that political disturbances and arrests of political prisoners had taken place in Warsaw : whether the metropolitan poli , e officers despatched by the Govern ment to Poland received any instructions or made any re ports, and whether such instructions and reports would be laid upon the table of the house. (hear, hear.) Sir G. GREY recited what he stated on Monday even ing in reply to a kindred question, and stated that Baron Brunnow had since informed him that he had no objection to the confidential communication which he had addressed to him requestiug that two police officers might be sent to Warsaw, being laid on the table of the house. He (Sir G. Grey) had accordingly this day laid it on the table. When the Government received the communication of the Russian Ambassador they were not aware that this execution of political offenders had taken place in Poland. Warsaw had been declared in a state of siege since October, 1861, and that state of things still continued. Acting Consul White had, it was true, informed the Government that modifications had been introduced into the state of government. Prior to the letter of the Ambassador the Government had not received information of the arrest of political prisoners, and that disturbances had taken place. The various com munications of the British Consul, Col. Stodhard, at War saw, on the events there, had been also laid on the table of the house. The commissioners of police did not give the two police officsrs any written instructions, but certain written instructions had been handed to them by him (Sir G. Grey) in pursuance of the office which he had the honour to hol d, and he had placed them on the table of the house. A report had been handed in by one of the officers, but though these docu ments were usually regarded as confidential, consi dering this case a peculiar and extraordinary one he thought no mystery should attach to it, and had therefore likewise laid that report on the table of the house. (Hear, hear.) ARMY ESTIMATES—WOODEN SHIPS. Some other questions of minor importance having been asked and answered, Mr. LINDSAY rose to move—" That it is not expedient to ,commence at the present time building wooden ships which are to be cased with iron armour-plates." (LEFT SPEAKING.) PARLIAMENTARY DIVISION. HOUSE OF COMMONS, MARCH 11. AFFIRMATIONS BILL. Order for second reading read. Motion made and question proposed, "That the bill be now read a second time." Amendment proposed, to leave out the word 'now,' and at the end of the question to add the words upon this day six months."' Question put, " That the word now' stand part of the question." The house divided —Ayes, 98 ; Noes, 142. AYES-96. Adair, H. E. Glyn, G. G. PenderkL Adam,W. I'. Goldsraid, Sir F. Pilkington, JamesW Angerstein, W. Gower, F. L. Pollard Urquhart Ayrton, A. S. Gower, G. W. L. Ponsonby, A. Baring, Thos. Geo. Greene, Capt. J. Portman, W. H. B Barnes, Thomas Gregory, W. 11. Potter, E. Bazley, Thomas Greg-son, S. Pugh, D. Beaumont, W. B. Grenfell , H. R. Raynham, Viscount Berkeley, C. Hadfield, Geo. Roebuck, J. A. Black, Adam llanbury, R., jun. Russell, A. J. E. Browne, Lord J. T. Ilankey, Thomson St. Aubyn, J. Buller, Sir A. 11 arting-ton,Marquis Scholefleal, W. Butler, C. S. Henley, Lord Seely, C. Buxton, C. Hibbert, J. Seymour, H. D. Carnegie,lln. C. Ingham, R. Seymour, A Clay, James Jervoise, Sir J. Sheridan, IL B. Clifton, Sir R. King, Hon. P. Sidney, Thomas Cobden, R. Kinglake, A. W. Smith, J. B. Coningliam, Wm. Knatchbull-Hugess Stanley, 0. Cox, W. Layard, A. 11. Stansteld, J. Craufurd, E. 11. J. Lawson, W. Stuart, Col. Crawford, R, W. Leatham, E. Taylor, P. A. Davey, R. Levinge, Sir R.G.A. 'Cite, Wm. Dodson, John G. Lewis, Harvey Turner, J. A. Doulton, F. Locke, John Verney, Sir Harry Dun; M. E. Merr J ames Wemyss, J. Dundas, Frederick 3lild may, H. Western, T. S. Evans, Sir Ds L. Miller, William Westhead, J. Ewing, 11. E. C. Morris, 1). Williams, W. Feuwick, Henry North, F. Wyvill, M. Forster, W. E. Ogilvy, Sir J. TELLERS. Gibson. 'l'. M. Onslow, Guildford Trelawny, Sir J. S. Gilpin, C. Paget, C. Douglas, Sir C. NOES —142. Adderley, C. B. Goddard, A. L. Montgomery, Sir G. Addington, Hon.W. Greaves, Edward Morgan, C. 0. S. Agnew, Sir A. Greßt. lin. Sir G. Moffitt, W. Annesley, H. Griffith,t C. D. Mowbray, Rt. lin. J. Arbuthnot', Gen.H. Grogan, Sir K Noel, G. J. Ashley, Lord Haliburton, Justice North, Col. Baillie, H. J. Hardy, Gathorne Packe, C. Baring, Thomas Hardy, J. Packe, C . Barttelot, /Col. Hartopp, E. B. Fakington, Sir J. S. Bathurst, A. A. Hay, Sir J Papillon, P. 0. Beecroft, G. S. Heathcote, G. 11. Patten, J. W. Bentinck, G. W. P. Henley, J. Peel, Gen. Bentinck, G. C. Henniker, Lord Pevensey, Viscount Benyon, R. Hesketh, Sir T. Powell, F. S. Berkeley, Hon. F. Holland, E. Puller, C. W. Blackburn, P. Hopwood, J. T. Rogers, John J. Blake, J. A. Hornby, W. H. Rose, W. A. Blencowe, J. G. Hotham, Gen. Lord Rowley, Hon. R. T. Bouverie, P. P. limit, G. W. Sclater-Booth, G. Bridges, Sir 8., Bt. Johnstone , J . J. 11. Scott, Lord H. Bruce, C. L. C. Johnstone, Sir J. Scourfiela, J. H. Bruce, H. A. Jolliffe, H. Selwyn, C. J. Burghley, Lord Kekewich, S. Seymer, H. K. Burrell, Sir P., Bt. Kendall, N. Smith, M. Butt, Isaac Kingscote, Lt.-Col. Smollett, P. Cave, S. Knatchbull, W. Somerset. Col. E. Chapman, J. Knightley, R. Somes, Joseph Clive, Capt. G. W. Laird, J. Stanhope, J. B. Cobbett, J. M. Leader, N. Stuart, Col. W. Codrington, Sir W Lefroy, A. Sturt, H. G. Cubitt, George Legh, G. C. Sturt, Col. Cubitt, Ald. Legh, W. Tollemache, J. H. Du Cane, C. Lennox, Lord G. G. Trefusis, Hon. C. IL Duncombe, A. Lennox, Lord H. G. Turner, C. Duncombe, W. E. Lennox, C. Upton. General Dundas, Sir David Leslie, C. P. Vansittart, Wm. Egerton, Sir P. Leslie, W. Verner, Sir Wm. Egerton, E. C. Liddell,;Hon. H. G. Walker, James H. Egerton, W. Lindsay, General Watling-ton, J. Elcho, Lord Lopes, Sir X., Bt. Whitmore, H. Elphinstone, Sir J. Lyall, G. Wickham, H. W. Enfield, Viscount Lygon, Hon. F. Willoughby, Sir IL Fang, Col. Macdonogh, F. Wcodd, B. T. Farquhar, Sir M. McEvoy, E Wynn, C. Foley, Hon. H. W. Martin, P. W. Forde, Lt.-Col. W. Martin, J. Fortescue, Hon. F. Mills, A. Gard, R. S. Mitford, Word Atherton, Sir W. Getty, S. G. Montagu, LR. Fergusson, Sir J. TELLERS. Court of Common Council—This Day. THE MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE PRINCESS ALEXANDRA. This afternoon a meeting of the Common Council of the City of London took place in the Guildhall. The Lord Mayor presided. Mr. TRUSCOTT, the chairman of the City Lands Com mittee, rose to move an address of congratulation to her Majesty the Queen on the marriage of the Prince of Wales. He referred at some length to the deep obligations which the country was under to the late Prince Consort, and to the great sympathy which had been shown by ail Classes of the citizens towards her Majesty in her sore bereavement. He augured the best results from the alli ance which the Prince of Wale s h a d contracted, founded as it was, not upon political exped ienc y or State policy, but upon pure affection. Mr. KERNS, in seconding the motion, said he had great pleasure in doing so, as he had seconded a similar address of congratulation to her Majesty on the birth of the Prince. The mot ion was unanimously adopted amidst loud cheers. Mr. Youxo moved an address to the Prince of Wales , w hi c h WAS also agreed to. Mr.C. REED, in proposing a similaraddress to the Princess of Wales, highly extolled her virtues, and anticipated the happiest results from an alliance with Denmark. , The motion was unanimously agreed to. THE MURDER OF MR. FITZGERALD.—DUBLIN, Wednesday.—Dennis Dillane was this day con victed as accessory before the act, of the murder of Mr. Fitzgerald, in the county of Limerick. Sentence was de ferred. It was by Dillane, who is a shopkeeper, that the assassins, Beckham and Walsh, were hired. The trial of Matthew Dillane, for the same crime, is postponed until next assizes. William Cooke pleaded guilty to the charge of harbouring Walsh. In this case also sentence was de ferred. CONFLICT BETWEEN THE PREMIER AND THE LORD CHANCELLOR ABOUT CHURCH PATRONAGE. —lt may be remembered that some weeks ago the vicarage of St. Peter's, Isle of Thanet, in the patronage of the Arch bishop of Canterbury (value about £650 a year), fell vacant by the death of the Rev. Sanderson Robins, on the very day before the new Archbishop of canterbury came into possession of his temporalities, by doing homage to th Queen. The presentation, therefore, lapsed to the Crown and Lord Palmerston, seeing the closeness of the case, generously waived his supposed rights, whereupon the Lord Primate presented the Rev. J. It. Hall, rector of Boldon, near Gateshead, and prebendary of York, his grace's nephew and examining chaplain. The Lord Chancellor, however, claimed the right of presentation on the ground that the benefice was in his gift, not in the gift of the Premier, as being under a certain value in the king's books. The mat ter was referred to the law officers of the Crown, and they have confirmed his lordship's claim as against his chief. Lord Wrstbtuy will therefore present his own nominee, and Mr. Hall, whose rectory of Boldon has been filled 11P, will have the pleasure of finding himself without any pre. ferment at all. 26 22 4 1051