The Sun. — London, England, 1864-03-11 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK: In the general discount market to-day business is moderately active, at the current quotations. About £85,000 in gold was taken into the Bank yesterday. The Syria, which leaves on the 12th with the Alexandria and Bombay mails, will carry £185,310 in specie. The weekly return issued yesterday by the Bank of England authorities may be generally regarded as satisfactory. The other securities have been diminished partly through the large number of bills that arrived at maturity at the commencement of the month, and the bullion has not been so largely reduced as might have been expected from the withdrawal of gold recently made for exporta tion. The notes in circulation have also fallen off, but the Government balances have bean increased through the active revenue collectiJns now in pro geese. Subjoined is our usual analysis:— Active Circulation .. £20,027,140 Decrease .. • • • • 216,260 Bullion .. 13,884,389 Decrease .. .. • • 149,833• • Rest .. • • • • • 3 , 791 ' 536 Increase .. • . • • • • 12,663 Public Deposits .• •• •• 8 ) 863 , 361 Increase .. • . .• • • 969,731 Other Deposits.. 12,434,975 Decrease . 1,196,303 Seven Day and other Bills .. 5 , 16,685 Decrease .. 20,789 Government Securities .. 11,174,584 No alteration. Other Securities .. 20,497,727 Decrease 211,125 Notes Unemployed 7,738,170 Increase .. 67,205 The Bank of France return for the month to Thursday last has also been issued. The altera tions comprise an increase of £540,000 in the bullion, with a decrease of £2,533,332 in the bills discounted, .£326,664 in the advances, £1,140,000 in the notes, £220,000 in the treasury balances, and £686,664 in the current accounts. Daring the last few days there has been less activity in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets. Sugar, however, has fully maintained previous rates, while slightly enhanced prices have been obtained for coffee and cocoa. Rice has been dull, while the operations in tea have been to about an average extent, good qualities of green main taining full prices. Rice, fruit, and spices have been inactive, but ta'low has been in better request at steady rates for both present and future delivery. The British Copper Company (limited) has issued a prospectus, with a proposed capital of £lOO,OOO, in 20,000 shares of £5 each, commencing with a first issue of 10,000-10 s. to be paid on application, and a further sum of 10s. on allotment. The directors announce that they commence their work with more than one-third of the shares already taken up, and that they do not anticipate that it will be requisite to call up more than one-half of their proposed capital. It is urged that the advan tages of the plan upon which this company is to be worked are well worthy the attention, not only of investors in mining property, but also of the com mercial world in general. It is proposed by this company to work with one expense of management their several mines at one and the same time, and they give as an illustration of the wisdom of such economy the great success of the St. John del Rey Mining Company which pays 30 per cent. dividend. A provisional contract has been entered into to purchase the Lochfyne, Rednal, and other mines, under very favourable circumstances, by this company, and the directors are fully confident of ultimate success, and pay almost immediate divi dends. Alexander Alison, Esq., late of the firm of Alison, Merry, and Co., of Glasgow, has been appointed chairman of this company, and his infla• ence in the mining world, coupled with those of his brother directors, is an earnest that the objects of the company will be fully developed. The prospectus of the West of England Woollen Company will be found in another portion of The Sun. The object of the company is to establish works for the purpose of manufacturing with im proved machinery, which has been secured by pa tent, various descriptions of woollen fabrics, by the process of " felting" whereby the cumbrous and ex pensive machinery need in spinning and weaving is dispensed with, and a saving of time and material effected of not less than 30 per cent. In addition to the production of carpets and felted goods, the company intend to apply their operations to a higher class of goods, as the process is capable of the manufacture of cloth of the finest quality. The operation of felting is not now for the first time introduced to the public, as the process has been worked with the greatest success in the seat of our woollen manufactures, and also on the Continent and in America. After the most careful calculation it is expected that a profit of at least 25 per cent. on the capital raised will be realised, and the increasing demand for the articles manufactured justify the expectation. The company have arranged for the transfer of a newly constructed mill, with six acres of freehold land at Bradford-on -Avon, in addition to which a thoroughly experienced manager has been secured, the want of which has brought many promising companies to destruction. The directory contains the names of some first rate business men, and as a considerable amount of the capital (which is set down at £lOO,OOO in £lO shares) has been applied for, the money invested will soon begin to make an adequate return. It is proposed in the first instance only to issue 5,000 of the £lO shares. Another new financial undertaking is announced, viz., the Warrant Banking Company (Limited). The capital proposed is £2,000,000 in 40,000 shares of £5O each, with a first issue of 20,000 shares. The company's programme is sufficiently simple, as its business is to consist mainly in making advances upon produce represented by dock warrants or other assignable documents. It is proposed that all such produce shall be dilly inspected and valued, and a margin allowed for depreciation. The advances are to be made, not in cash, but in acceptances by the company of the drafts of its customers; and, to secure the due payment of these acceptances, the directors pledge themselves that the entire paid-up capital of the company shall be invested in British or Indian Government securi• ties, or lodged at e 2.11. It is also proposed to make advances upon stocks and shares. In a busi ness of this nature everything depends upon the management, and it must be conceded that tie company's board is respectably constituted, com prising the undermentioned names :---Mr. Joseph Bravo, of J. Bravo and Co., of London; Mr. Archi bald Bruce, of the late firm of Bruce and Co., of A bchurch-lane ; Mr. W. I. R. Cotton, of Culver- Well, Brooks, and Cotton; Mr. A. D. De Pass, of Da Pass and Sons; Mr. Abel Heywood, ex-Mayor of Manchester and director of the Alliance Bank; Mr. George H. Jay, late of the firm of Quilter, and Jay ; M r. T homas Jolly, of Manchester; Mr. H. IL Marriott, of Henry Marriott and Co., of Manchester ; Mr. George Palmer Robinson, director of the Alliance Bank ; Mr. Albert Ricardo, of A. and W. Ricardo; and Mr. William Rawstron, of Manchester. Branches are to be established at Liverpool, Manchester towns. Th e , Glasgo w , an d ot h er large directors are not to receive any remu aeration until the shareholders have been paid £5 per cent. by way of dividend on their paid up capi tal, utter which the directors will receive one-fifth )f the net profit s. 1.....• ••••• ......• At the Pa r i s B ourse thi s da Two O'CLOCK. y, Rec or di ng to Mr. le uter's telegrams, th e Th ree )p ened at 66 50. Per Cent. R eotes All the Stock Exchange Markets this morning lave remained particularly quiet, in the absence of listurbing intelligence from the Continent and .ctive speculative dealings. A better feeling has levertheless prevailed in the English department, Ind a few pirchases have sufficed to place the e Fund s k per cent. higher than they were at the ~0 8 e of business yesterd ay , t h e l a t es t pr i ces for , ,onsols being for money,, and 91' 'for th e ecount. The New Threes and Reduced Annuities e ve been dealt in at 89 , ; Exchequer Bills, at, s ' dia. to Par; India 5 per Cents, have realised I 1041 z ; ditto Enfaced 4 per Cents., 941 ; ditto 5 per Cents., 103; ditto Debentures, 99; and ditto Bonds, 48. dis. In the Foreign Market prices are generally firmer, but there is not much business.. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are 69 Q ; do. Consolides, 5Q ; Mexican, 42k 4 ; Greek, 221 ; Spanish Passive, 366 i; do. Certificates, 131 14; Portuguese, 48 ; Russian, 881,891, and•the Confederate Loan, 43 45. Business in the Railway Share Market has been rather dull, and the tendency of prices have been downwards Great Eastern have declined 10s., Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 155.; and Great Western, Brighton, North Eastern (Berwick), and South Eastern, ss. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings remain inactive at previous rates. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares continue without animation. London and County, however, have improved to 57 4 1 . ; Imperial Financial are quoted 21 prem.; Qaeensland Sheep Company, 11 prem.; Credit Mobilier, 4 11 prem. ; Financial Corpora. tion, 11 21 prem.; and Thames Iron Shipbuilding Company, 31 3.1 prem. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Console Ditto Account, April 8 .... 3 per Cent. Reduced Now 3 per Cent. B9l f Exchequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. Ditto £SOO Ditto £lOO and £2OO Bank England Stec, 4} per Ct., last hf.-yr 232 til INDIAN GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. India Stock, 10f per Cent., April 1874 — Ditto 5 per Cent. July, 1670 Ditto Account... Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct. 1888 . Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent...... 941 Ditto 5 per Cent., Jan. 1872 • • Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 Ditto Debentures, 4 por Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 99 Ditto BondsZl,ooo 4 die Ditto under £1,000.. FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent Ditto 1859 Brazilian 5 per Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 4} per Cent., 1852-58-60 Ditto 1863 Buenos Ayres 6 per Cent Ditto Account.... Cuba, 6 per Cent. Lilian 6 per Cent. — Ditto 4} pet Cent — ellombian 6 Scrip £BO pd: Danish 3 per Cent., 1825 Equador New Consolidated, 1 per Cent — Egyptian 7 per Cent lOO 1 Ditto, Second Issue 'OO 1 Greek per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupons — Ditto Account Ditto Coupons — Ditto Account .. Italian 5 per Cent. (.11aremmana Railway) Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 421 31 21 New Granada Ditto 2 per Cent.. — Peruvian 4/ per Cent .. Ditto Account — Ditto 3 per Cent. Ditto 4f per Cent., 1862 .. Ditto Account — Ditto lf per Cent Piedmontese, 5 per Cent., Ex. 25f — Ditto Scrip (1863) £42 Bs. 3d. paid — pm Portuguese 8 per Cent., 1853 Ditto Account — Ditto 3 per Cent., 1856, '7, '9, '6O, 62,'3 Ditto Account 4Bt 8 Russian 5 per Cent., 1822, £ St — Ditto 3 per Cent 1859 .. Ditto 5 per Cent, 1862 Sardinian 5 per Cent Ditto Account 9panish 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred Ditto Account Ditto Passive Ditto Account 351 6 5k a Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded — Ditto Account Turkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto Account -- Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account Ditto £lOO Bonds.. 7Ol 1 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account .. 69 i Ditto, £lOO Bonds 691 Venezuela 3 per Cent. Ditto Account — Ditto 6 per Cent., 1862 Ditto, Account Dividends on the above payable in Lond •,A TWO O'CLOCK Consols Money Ditto April Account ELECTION COMMITTEES—(This Day), BERWICK-UPON-TWEED. The parliamentary committee appointed to try the merits of the petition presented against the return of the sitting member, Mr. Cargill, assembled this morning. The com mittee was composed of the following members—Mr. Long field, chairman, Mr. Urquhart, Mr. Turner, Mr. Gower, and Mr. Stanhope. The whole of the morning was occupied by the opening statement of Mr. IVelsby, who, at the conclusion of his remarks, called a witness, whom he proceeded to examine at some length to prove a case of bribery against Mr. Cargill. LISBURN. The committee appointed to try the validity of the re turn of Mr. Edward Wingfield Verner as representative of this borough also commenced their sittings this morn- The committee were Mr. H. E. Adair (ohairman), Mr W. E. Forster, Mr. F. North, Mr. H. Paull, and Mr. W. Stirling. Mr. Phinn, Q. 0., opened the ease for the petitioners, and then proceeded to examine witnesses to prove bribery against the sitting member. BANK OF FRANCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) The following is the account for the month ending Thursday, March 10 : ASSETS. Cash and ingots .. .. 52,610,696 08 Cash at the branch-banks 143,384,042 Bills due to be paid to-day.. .. 445,087 87 Bills becoming due in Paris 354,304,674 49 Bills in the branch-banks .. 287,831,319 Advances on coin and ingots .. .. 16,919,400 Do in the branch , banks 3,043,600 Do on French securities .„ 20,841,900 Do in the branch-banks 14,066,800 Do on railway shares and bonds .. 37,384,100 Do in the branch-bank s .. 25,522,250 Do on Credit Foncier Bonds .. .. 377,400 Do in the branch-banks • • • • 437,300 Do to State by treaty, 1857 60,000,000 Rentes of the reserve-fund .. 12,980,750 14 Rentes, disposable funds .. 36,968,987 91 Rentes immobilised (law of June, 1857) .. 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank .. 4,000,000 Real property of branch-banks .. 5,291,368 Expenses of administration .. .. 650,639 54 Sundries 10,050,217 89 , 1,187,110,555 92 LIABILITIES. Capital of the Bank 18 500 000 - Profits to be added to Capital (Art. 8 of law June 9, 1857) Reserve-fund fl• New Reserve • • Reserve-immobiliere Notes to bearer in circulation in Paris and the branch-banks • . . • Do. to order (Post-bills) Bills payable at sight Ace, cur. of Treasury Creditor Various accounts current • . Do. branch-banks • . Dividends to be paid .. Arrears of values deposited Discount, interest, and expenses .. , 1 Re-discounts of the last half-year Surplus of profit not disturbed Sundries .. 9,664,445 12 .. 4,333,931 81 .. 12,980,750 14 .. 9,125,000 - 4,000,000 - .. 746,610,376 - 3,356,032 18 2,534,216 - .. 51,670,154 25 •• .. 118,838,705 43 .. 24,067,014 - .. 1,527,247 75 2, 47,467 10 .. 10,456,216 53 .. 3,078,997 6 7 •• •• •• 1,187,110,555 92 THE BRITISH ARMY REVIEW for March is more than usually interesting. It contains a clear, con cise, and well written paper on the Schleswig- Holstein question, by Capt. W. W. linollys, and an abundance of original information on military sub jects. BRADSHAW'S ITINERARY OF GREAT BRITAIN for 1864 is a perfect wonder of compilation. The information required is quickly and easily obtained, so that the most inexperienced railway traveller will have no difficulty in arranging his tour into the greatest exactness. A pamphlet, entitled CLERICAL SUBSCRIPTION, by Viscount Amberley, son of the noble earl the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, has just been published by Messrs. Edmonson and Douglas, of Edinburgh. The article, when it first appeared in the North British Review, attracted much attention, and since that time it has been thought desirable to republish it in the present form. It is a most promising contribution from the son of a ripe and accomplished scholar. Colonel Howard Viso and the officers of the 2d Life Guards yesterday entertained their new colonel, the Marquis of Tweeddele, at dinner at Hyde -park barracks. The Duk3 of Wdlington, Sir Richard Airey, General Foster, General Williams, the Hon. Edward ClArzon, were invited to meet the noble marquis. BEARE 'his day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Share Railways. i faid. l Closing Business Bir., Wol., and Str. Va]. al Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Slent.,andMid.Co al Bristol and Exeter Caledonian 10( Cork and Bandon al Cornwall ' al Do A(A gets no div al Do. B b it e l e l n 6 P p e f id an to ' h l7 . l Dublin Belfast Junc.l a: Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June.' al. Edinburgh & Glasgow.l 100 i Glasg. and S. Western. 100 Great Eastern, Ord. stk , 100 Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian s t 100 GreatNorthof Scotland 1100 (Great Northern.. lOO 126 127 Do A stock Do Bdo , Gt. S. and W. of Ireland 100 95 97 'Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock 100 - Lancashire & Yorkshire 10 London and Blackwall 10 Lon., Brlght. o 4 S. Coast 10 Lon., Chat., and Dover 10 Lon. & North Western ID Lon. & Sw.th Western 10 Man., Shef., Jr Lincoln. 10 Maryport and Carlisle. al Do t shares . al Metropolitan al Midland Do New . Do Birming. & Derby 10 Mid. (It. W. of Ireland al Do. shares Mid Kept Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee 10 Nth. Eastern—Berwick 10 Do, G.N.E. purchase 16.. Do Leeds 1( Do York Do Car1i51e....... North London .. 1 i $ iii II El 8f 9 83 f 5 120 121 8411 120 f 11 - - 11 6 7 ,11 36 38 16 17 931 941 107 109 161 i7l 1(9 109, 69 71 101 W 1 40 42 107 107 i 99 100 51 b 2 i 107 i 108 0 )2G PA 96 98 52 64 24 26 0 1006 101 13.4 -- -- d 0 fsi SP4 0 886 836 DO 125 128 5 1 s 2 p al 774 11 101 DO 123 126 DO 4►. 44 DO 98 100 Do New North Staffordshire 'N. and S. W. Junction al Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock 10 Do Scot. Mid, stock lO Shrews. and Welohpool al Shropshire Union South 101 South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun 101 Staines, Wok.,andWok al Stockton & Darlington al Do 1: Do New, 1806 Taff Vale.. ..... lOl Do B Do C Ulster Do Do 54 Vale of Neath 'Victoria sta. and Pim lOO Waterfbrd & Kilkenny, 100 West Cornwall 1100 W. Hartlepool Har.&R 1 100 West Midland -Oxford 100 Do Newport, 100 Do liorelordd 100 10 64 64i 10 34 86 )0 90j 41. 100 102 a Si 9} 11 137 38 9 10 87 8 p )0 160 155 8 5 6 3 3 311 p Xll I - - 20 - -p 91 91 22 24 ISIONS. Closing bid. Price. 11 60 t 2 .00 1031 LO 8 ;I ) iP 7 i P 11 Si Si ll 76 81 101 103 103 103 1051 106‘ IC4 - 105 - 5 P l 0 19 201 11 74 16 11 57 61 11 66 63 11 50 II 49 [1 34 1 26 1 22 0 103} 2 103 104 14 10 18 11 loie, 11 92 94 11 85 87 2 p 1p 10 102 i 1031 10 97 89 )0 12 96 2 11 155 58 ti 1 - - 11 E 6 LOO 82 84 100 103 104 )0 1021 2 ill 102} LOO 198 100 MENT SECURITIES. 102 le BRITISH POSSE, Railways Ps ktlantioAr SiLawrenct al Bom.,Baroda&Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New . ..... I Do. E. Shares... ..... . Buffalo and Laae Huron al Do. Preference Buffalo,BrantAGodrich 10 6 p. et. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1872 10 Do. do. Juue 1,18 N 10 , ClcuttaatS.Eastn. (Lim; 10 Cape Town & Dock Scrii 10 Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 10 East Indian. gu. 5 p. c. 10 Do. do. & Ext ll Do. do. H do. 1; Grand Trunk of Canada lta Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. al Do. do. deferred...... a Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. a Do. do. deferred- a Do. 3d Piet. stock ... a Do. do. deferred...... a Do. 4th Pref. stock... al Do. do. deferred...... al Gt.lndfaPenin.gua.sp.o 10 Do. New gua. sp. c... 1 Do. January, 1882 .. - Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. 10 Gt. W. of Canada Sharee al Do. New .. Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. al Do. 5i p. 0. do. '77.8.... al Indian Branch Limited Madras, guar., sp. 0... 10 Do. 41 p. c. Extensior 10 De. 44 d 0........ Do. Fifth Extension Melb.Corp. Rp. 0. kiwis. 101 Melb. & llobeon's Bay. al. Do. 7p. c. hlortg. Bcla. al Newßr unswick a Canda Class A an d B. al N. Itl.C'daB po let pt bde i 1 Soinde ) I (1' Do. Delhi Do. do .... Do. Punjaub Do. Do. Do. indus.St. Flo. as a e 6, I, 13.14 25 10 et et 50 20 L 11.16.4 Sharel stock strok stook 'took stook stook stook stook 20 stock stock stock Stook COLONIAL GOVER Can.Goy. 6 p.c:j a &J ul) 1877-81 ........ 100 101 103 Do. 6p, c. Feb. & Aug. 100 100 102 Do. dp. c. Mar. & Sept. 100 99 101 Do. sp. o. jan.&July. 10C 90 I? Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 89 91 Cape G.Hope, 6 p 0,1873 100 1106 108 Do.Ap & Oct 1880 100 108 110 Do. 1890 100 110 112 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 110 111 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 111 Mauritius 6 per cent .. 100 106 108 Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. 100 108 110 N.B.Gov. p.o.Ja.&Jul) 100 101 103 Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct 11 IN.S. W. U ov. 5 p 0.,18,a 10 Dv. L p. 0 4 18,4 to 10 Do. d0.,1888 &up w d s 10 ;New Zealand 6 p cent. 10 (Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. steriin.,o* 1875. lO Queensland Gcv. ap. c. 1 jS.Aus G61).0,1878,4 up.. 1 , ; Vlo.Go v. 6 p.c. Ja.&July Ii Do, io box. A0.&00t.. li 99 100 99 10') 99 100 108 110 104 106 109 111 .0i 1114 :N ES. j id BRITISH M 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold , - Clifford Amalgamated - - Devon G. Con.. (Tavist ) - East Bassett (Illogan) 31 - East Clogau Gold Ltd. - - East Caradon ...... 2. 1, - East Cam 8rea......_ ; 3.1 - E. WI Russel (Tavistk )I 8.9 - ,Gam.&StAuhyn(Gwen ) 51 - ;Great South Tolgus E - G. Wheal Vor (Helston) 4( - Grenville 6.11 - Herc•d's-Foot .. 8.1 - Hingston Downs 4.1 - Lady Bertha - Margaret (tiny .Lelant 9j - Marke Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim : 2J - New Seton li • North Downs 2i - N. WWI Baseet (1110 ;an 3.1 - North Wheal Crotty - !l'ar Consols (6t. Blazey ) - • 1 Vrovidenee (Uny Lelnt.) 10. • South Caradon(St.Cleer, 1, • ,S. Cant Brea (Illogan) - IS-Wheal Fran. (Illor, - ,an) 1 81 • Stray Park 30.1 • famar Silv.& Lead Min - . i fin Croft i g West Basset (Illogan) ' 1 W Cr radon (Li 4 k e ard) 5 West Beton Wheal Basset (Mogan) 5. I Wheal Buller (Redruth) 11 Wheal Kitty (li.Lelant) 2.( WhealLudcott Wheal Mary Ann f,Lien ) / Wheal 3eton . . Wheal Treiawney (Lis.) Wheal Union.... - - n A 1 570 580 10 65 70 .4.6 301 313 CO 7 71 1.0 41 41 ,81 10 11 I7s 4 41 10 36 37 16. e 671 12 85 37 8.0 4 41 3.0 A 17 19 3.0 6i 7 ,1 lt I d 92 83 95 11 2 1.0 2 21 i. 9 .6.7 44 46 L 440 160 IA.Qi 55 60 17.6 26 18 V 19i 20 1; 12. 21 23 '4 185 195 874 924 0_ 31 37 ..0.6 3.0.8 13i 144 iBi 175 185 2 21i .17 21 211 PREFERENCE SHARES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 9214 Great Western, Chester gua. stock. 74 Midland 44 per cent. pf. stk. rd., Ditto 44 per cent., irred., 02 South Eastern (Reading Anne., £1.0,6), Ditto, fix,d 44 per cent., 102 S6l 61 6, LINES LEASED A 2 FIXED RENTAL& Chester andHolyhead, —. Ditto, 5i per cent , 125 Manchester, Buxton, and Matlock, 4 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Dutch Rhenish, 171 Royal Sardinian, 2 San Paulo (iim.), g - ua.:7 per cent., 8 West Flanders, 7i FOREIGN MINES. Mont. Aureos Brazil Gold Min. Co., 21 Yudanamutana of 8. Australia, lim., 21 3 JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Agra and United Service (lim.), 110:20 Alliance Bank of Lon ..lou and Liverpool (lim.), 471 Ditto, new, 321 Anglo Austrian, t Bank of Egypt, 261 Bank of New Zealand. 151 Brazilian and Portuguese, lim., 8 1 1 Consolidated Bank, lira., 108 East London, lim., 78 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lim., 31 London Bank of Scotland, 1im.4111 London, Buenos Ayres, and River Plate, 51/ London and County, 7 4 London and South African, 27 London and Westminster, 80 Merchant Bank, Jim , 111 National Provincial of England, 140 Scinde. Punjaub, and Delhi, lim., 101 10 Ditto, new, 9i I Union of Australia, 531 MISCELLANEOUS. Commercial Union (Insurance), 9 Contract Corporation. Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim., 7j 6 1 Hudson's Bay, 181 international Financial Society, 12 11/ Intercolonial Royal Mail Steam, lim., 8 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 811 London Provincial Mari ne , 3} National Discount Company, Jim. , 11f Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 79i 81 Quebrada Land, Rail., and Mining, lim., 31 Rio de Janeiro City Improvements, 261 Ditto (1), The Price of Gold. The quotation of gold at Paris is about 4 per mlll4 pm., and the short exchange on London is 25.30 per £1 sterling. On comparing these rates with the English Mint prho of Z 3 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, it appears that gold is about 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than in Paris. advises fromllamburg the price of gold is 423 k per mark and the short exchange on London is 13.1 i per £1 sterling. Standard gold at the English Mint price is, therefore, rather more than 3-10ths per cent, dearer in London than in Ham burg. The course of exchange at Nevr York for bills on London at 60 days' sight is 1721 to 170 per cent., and the premium on gold Is about 571 per'cent. At these rates there Is scarcely any profit on the importation of gold from the United States. THE se - iv; LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 11, 1864. THE ALEXANDRA CASE. HOUSE OF LORDS-THIS DAY. THE ALEXANDRA CASE-APPEAL-mE QUEEN V. SELLEM AND OTHERS CLAIMING THE ALEXANDRA. __ _ __..... ....._ . This ease came before the House of Lords on appeal this morning. There were present the Lord Chancellor, Lord Wensleydale, Lord Kingsdown, Lord Cranworth, Lord St. Leonards, and Lord Chelmsford. The Attorney-General opened the case on the part of the Crown. He said this was an appeal from a judgment of the Court of Exchequer Chamber. An appeal from a de cision in the Court of Exchequer was made to the Court of Exchequer Chamber ; but their lordships dismissed the appeal on the ground of incompetence. The Alexandra was seized in April, 1863, under the Foreign Enlistment Act. The case came before a special jury in the Court of Exche quer in 1863, when a verdict was found for the defendants. The Crown then proposed to tender a bill of exceptions, and it was arranged that there should be no difficulty in settling the terms. However, when Michaelmas term arrived, no bill of exceptions bad been settled, and it was thought better that a new trial should be moved for, in order that the whole matter might be brought before the Court of Appeal. Their lordships had now to decide whether the rules of the Court of Exchequer, en which the appeal was dismissed by the Court of Appeal es being ultra vires, were properly made. If so, the refusal of the Exchequer Cham ber to hear the appeal on the part of the Crown was clearly wrong. The learned Attorney-General proceeded to read and comment on these rules, and to show how the Com mon Law Procedure Act bore upon the question. He cor roborated the objections urged by Sir Hugh Cairns on the part of the defendants in the Courtof Exchequer Chamber, and held that the process and mode of procedure in dealing with matters on the revenue side olthe Court of Exchequer meant the entire procedure in suits commenced on the revenue side of the Court from beginning to end. He next proceeded to contend that the Queea's Remembrancer's Act and the Common Law Procedure Act obviously contem plated an appeal in error. He dwelt particularly on the 126th clause of the Common Law Procedure Act for that purpose, and on the tact that by the .228th clause of the Common Law Procedure Act it was provided that it should be lawful to her Majesty, by Order in Council, from time to time, to direct that al or any part of the pro visions of the Act should apply to ill or any court or courts of record in England and Wales. The learned gentleman was proceeding with the argu. ment when we went to press. The feeling of their lordships seems to be decidedly against tho Attorney-General's view of the case. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF DIVORCE. CARSTAIRS V. CARSTAIRS, I3ILLSON, AND BIGG. (Before the Judge-Ordinary and a Common Jury. This was a petition presented by the husband, a cora mercial traveller, residing at West Mailing, on the ground of adultery committed by his wife with the co-respondents, who were brewers. All the defendants denied toe allega tions in the petition, and recriminated the charge. The parties were married in 1851 _ _ Mr, Howe, landlord of the Bull Inn, West Mailing, stated that Mr. Dickinson and Mrs. Carstaira had been at his establishment together. Henry Ware, formerly a pantry boy at the Bull from 1861 to 1863, stated that he recollected Mr. Dickinson and Mrs. Carstairs visiting the place several occasions, when they sometimes had a private room. The gentleman used to call the lady Ellen. Lewis Trumpell, a fly-driver proved conveying the re spondent to Staplehurst with the co-respondent. Lanra Lynch, a female domestic servant at the Bull, said she had frequently seen the respondent in Biggs' as well as Dickinson's. Two other witnesses, one of whom was a discharged policeman, said ho had seen Mr. Dickinson and Mrs. Cat stairs together in a field. Dickirson havicg his arm round the female's waist. Eliza Bowaher had also seen Mrs. Carstairs with Dickin son. She had threatened to tell Mr. Carstairs, and Dicken son promised her brandy and water not to do so. This witness spoke to the alleged act of adultery with Billsou. In cross-examination she said she was a single woman and a dressmaker. She had had an illegitimate child, of which Cole was the father. Walter Cole corroborated the last witness with respect to his position. He had seen Mrs. carstairs with Billson. The case was proceeding when we went to press. COURT OF BANERUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissicaer Goulburn.) IN RE G. C. PARSON. This was an adjourned meeting for order of discharge. The case has been before the Court on several occasions and fully discussed. Mr. Bagley opposed on behalf of Messrs. Pearce, Howe, and Howe, bankers, of Hull, ant Mr, Broderick, a wine merchant of the same place, Mr. Lewis contended that the tankrupt was entitled to his discharge. His Honour said he would take time to look through al ,he evidence before giving judgment. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. OPENING of THE NEW Collar —Thanke to the magis trates presiding at this court (Messrs. Tyrwhitt and Knox) the old building in Nthich the police business of the district has hitherto been carried on has been aban doned, and this morning Mr. Knox opened the new court —a handsome structure, erected on the ground which in former days was the courtyard of the premises in Marl. borough-street. Before mentioning same of the advan• tages of the new bulling, it bay not be oat of place to allude to a few of the disadvAntages of the old one. It was upstairs (a great fault initself), there being a stair. case common to all, the system cf ventilation was so bad that persons attending the court hadeither to submit to the chance of being poisoned by foul air or 'tatching a severe cold, as its construction was such that there was no accommodation for any one, and at times the grtatest confusion unavoidably prevailed in consequence of professional men, complainants, defendants, and witnesses, all being jumbled amongst those only attending from cu r i os i ty. In the new building great attention has been paid t o th e accommodation of everybody. There is a box set a p art for counsel, and seats ex clusively for attorneys, witnesses, and the police inspec tors on duty. The ventilation and warming of the court has been admirably effected by deans of shafts. A furnace of ample dimensions being 'teed for the purpose of supplying the warm air. The building is lighted by a lantern roof, and wh en necsssary by depending gas branches with star burners, aimil ar t o th ose in use at St. James's Hall. The fittin gs are of oak and varnished deal, and have a very neat and tasteftd effect. All the offices are attached to the court, and not as before in different parts of the building. Great credit is dtm to Mr. Charles Reeves, the Government architect, Mr. Cowdry, the clerk of the works, and to Messrs. Holland and Hannen, the builders, for the manner in which the work has been carried. MARKETS--:This Day. MARK-LANE. The malt trade was dull, and prices had a drooping tendency. The There trade was ,generally, of oats on the stands. Th dull, and th e quotat i ons ru l e d t h e a fui average wasuPPIY turn easier. The show of samples of highest wheat on the stands, to day, general condition of the ceaalitie s the trade w as in a in the currency o f I s . sp d r a uo y gd , gu w i ws v ta e a a r t very ,nafetrimoro. moderate, n dFa yo a ,r n s adl declinel per quarter. With foreign wheat the market was moderately supplied. Sales progressed slowly in all d escriptions, and the amount of business transacted was small, at late rates. Floating cargoes of grain moved off slowly, at about sta tionary prices. The market was well supplied with barley. Generally speaking the trade was dull, at fully the late decline in prices. Both beans and peas were a dull inquiry, at the recent low prices. In flour, sales progressed slowly, at barely late rates, ARRIVALS THIS WitEX. Wheat, Barley. Malt Oats. om. English.-- 310 1,420 2 ,310 1,510 n 670 1ri5h.......... 2 ,220 Foreign...... 7,380 J 10,159 20,710 1,010 eke, 6,490 brim NEIVGATE AND LEADENIIALL. Fair supplies of meat continue on sale at these markets. Generally speaking, the trade rules inactive, at our quo tations : Per Sib. by the carcase. dsd . d d Inferior beef 3 0 3 4 Mi!ldlingroutton 310 4 2 .. Middling do. .. 3 6 3 8 Prune d 0....... 4 4 4 6 ['rime large do. 3 10 4 0 Veal .......... 3 8 4 8 Do. small d 0... 40 4 2 Small pork 40 4 6 Large pork 323 10 Lamb ........ 00 0 0 Inferior mutton. 3 6 3 8 BOROUGH HOP. But moderate supplies of English and f ore i gn hops eon• tinue on sal e h ero. B u y ers , however, do n o t p urc h ase g fr u e o e t l) a - t ; io n n o s. vertheless, all descript i ons fully support previous Mid and East Kents £5 Os to £9 10s per cwt. Weald of Kents 5 Os to 7 7 8 Sussex Bavarian sssto 8 8s " 9 f Belgian 9 f American ..... , 5 5s to 6 12s ~ COLONIAL. kinds, p art i cu l arly in greens , an d pr i ces generally are well A fair amount of business has bee n d one i n most supported, SUGAIL—Tha demand has not been very active—holdem, however, demand lull rates for West India descriptions. In the relined market quotations are well maintained, cemnion lump being at 54s per cwt. COFFEE.-- For colonial descriptions there has been a moderate inquiry, good and fine plantation Ceylon being in request at slightly enhanced rates. Iticß.—The dealings have been limited, without any change of importance to notice in values. TALLow.—There is a steady inquiry for both preset 1 t and forward delivery. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 410 ito 41s 61, and last three months 44s 6cl to 44e per cwt, HERTFORDSHIRE ELECTION, STATE OF THE POLL-THIS DAY TWELVE O'CLOCK. Cowper ... .. 1 , 283 • . Surtees Majority Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, Week's sales 27,160 bales, including 3,190 on speculation, and 3,930 for export. Actual export, 2,828 bales. Quotations —Middling Orleans, 266 ; do. Uplands, 261; do. Mobile, 261 ; ebtimated fair Egyptian, 25 to 264 ; Surats, 11 241. Estimated stock, 256,200 bales; week's imports, 41,606 bales. To-day's sales about 3,000 bales. Market very dull. Captain Grant's Cooking Apparatus, The committee appointed by Lord De Grey to in vestigate the claims of Capt. Grant for remunera tion over and above the sum orsums already awarded him in consideration of the services he has rendered to the public in respect to the introduction of his system of cooking, having met, from time to time, and taken such evidence as they considered neces sary for the purpose of elucidating the subject, have agreed to the following report. They find that Capt. Grant was employed by direction of the Secretary of State for War in superintending the erection of various cooking apparatus for barracks and camps on his system, from 1855 to 1859, and that the total sum which he has received from the Government for the expenses connected with his personal super intendence amounts to £1,365 135., of which £852 38. was on account of his barrack apparatus, and £513 10s., on account of his field apparatus. The expenses attending the construction and fitting up of both kinds of apparatus have been paid by the public. Capt. Grant founds his claim to further re muneration upon the large saving to the country in the consumption of fuel in army cooking since the introduction of his apparatus ; but he makes no claim on account of the services rendered by him for improving the comfort and condition of the British soldier. The committee consider that cre dit is due to Capt. Grant for having been the first to call the attention of the Government to the ab sence of system in the cooking for the army, espe cially in the case of large bodies of troops, and for his disinterested exertions in endeavouring to im prove this service. From the circumstance that at the time when Capt. Grant's apparatus was first used the issues of fuel for cooking were not made separately from the general barrack issues it is im possible to form an accurate comparison between the consumption in the then ordinary methods of cooking and that which resulted from the employ ment of the apparatus. It is probable that there was formerly great waste, which the attention drawn to the subject by the use of the apparatus was the means of correcting; but since other means of economising fuel have been introduced results equal to or even exceeding the saving which has been attributed by Capt. Grant to his apparatus have been obtained. The committee refer to the evi dence and returns appended to this report in illustra tion of this conclusion. The committee therefore con sider that Capt. Grant's claim, so far as it rests upon a saving of expense to the publio from the use of his apparatus, cannot be admitted. The only other principle of remuneration brought under their no tice is the grant of a royalty on the apparatus. It is to be observed hereon that the offer made by the Secretary of State inlBsB togrant a royalty of X 35 on each apparatus for 500 men that might be erected (which offer was declined-by Capt. Grant) was made at a time when this apparatus was sup posed to be the best, and likely to be brought into general use. Since then opinions have undergone a change, and with the evidence before the committee of the superiority of steel boilers in point of eco nomy and convenience they cannot recommend a royalty in respect to Captain Grant's apparatus already erected, in the view of their being a success. But in the event of their use being hereafter ex tended it would be reasonable to revive the proposal for the grant of a royalty, and to reconsider tie question of the term for which it should be allowed Having been led to these conclusions by the evi dence submitted to them, the committee feel bound to add that they consider Capt. Grant is entitled to remuneration for his services, which were accepted by the Government, and continued with its sanc tion, and which by drawing the attention of the military authorities to the question of the defective arrangement for cooking in the army, have been _ . a means of leading to good results. The last payment of £5OO to Capt. Grant was intended by Lord Herbert to be in full satisfaction of all his claims, but it was not so accepted by Capt. Grant, and he has explained to the committee that the total payments made to him, amounting in all to £1,365 135., have not been more than sufficient to cover the personal expenses incurred by him in con. nection with the barrack and field apparatus. Under hese circumstances, therefore, the committee have decided to recommend that the sanction of the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury should be obtained for the further grant of £l,OOO to Captain Grant in full recognition of his claims. This recom mendation applies only to the barrack, not to the field apparatus, the latter not having been adopted for the service. The report is signed by Lord Hartington, Sir E. Lugard, Mr. H. H. Clifford Capt. Douglas Galton, and Mr. G. Arbuthnot. SHIPPING—This Day. LONDON, March 11,—Wind this day at noon—South- Weat ; moderate breeze, and showery weather. Orr DOVER, March 10.—Arrived—B °lions, screw steamer, from Now York. PonTsmot TR, March 9.—Wind E.—Sailed —Pevensay, screw steamer, for Bermuda. BUNDEnLAND, March 10.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Ever green, for Malta. FALMOUTH, March 10.—Wind S. W.—Arrrived—Helen, from London for Bermuda. NEwPoRT, March 10.—Wind S.W.—Arrived—Rising sun, from London for New York, (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND ; Friday Morning. Arrived, March 10—Katie, flour Terceira; Eleanor,lfrom Growl. DEAL, Friday Morning. passed; Wild Hunter, from Mauritius, for London ; Mendoza, of Liverpool, from the north for the west; Clan Alpine, from Adelaide, for London. A .no hored.—George Andrews, of Sunderland, from the north, for the west. The Heroine, from London, for East London, slipped from anchor and chain last night to avoid collision ; has since been supplied with others hence. JOURNALISM AND PUBLIC WORKS IN TURKEY. —ln countries where the prozress of civilization is slow, and therefore theintroduction of railways and tele graphs, those pioneers of improvement, desirable, amongst the first to recognise their value and to point them out to the people are the journalists. But it is not often that the journalist has means to apply, and energy to create, the opportunity for working out the benefits himself. Fortu nately for the people of Asia Minor, such a man was found in Smyrna. Mr. Anthony Edwards, for many years the proprietor and editor of the Impartial in that city, perceiv ing the wants of the country in this respect, applied him self zealously, diligently, and successfully to supply them. Through his exertions the city is about to be lit with gas, the works being already in a forward state, and he has pro cured a concession for a great line of railway from Constan tinople to Sivas, and also one from Smyrna to join this, and form the first great link of communication between the two chief cities of the Turkish empire. Mr. Edwards, during 25 years, was at the head of journalism in Turkey, and on his return to Smyrna, from a recent visit to Europe, he was presented with three addresses—from the public authorities, the commercial body, and the inhabitants of that city—in which the most flattering testimony was borne to the con duct of Mr. Edwards as a journalist, and his efforts to pro- mote the general welfare and prosperity of the empire, to secure the lighting of Smyrna with gas, and to procure the construction of the railway above alluded to, were grate fully acknowledged.— Overland Marl, March 10. TRADE OF CARDIFF,—The returns of the trade of the porgy for the month of February show that the exports were 130,000 tons of coal, nearly 16,000 tons of iron, 3,400 tons of patent fuel, 152 tons of coke, and a num ber of miscellaneous articles. As compared with the month of January there was an increase of 130 tons of coal and nearly 10,000 tons in iron, which is accounted for princi pally by the favourable weather and the fact that the colliers worked more regularly during the month than was the case in the previous month. The import trade is increasing, and the number of vessels arriving in ballast is gradually decreasing. Iron ore, pig iron, and pit wood formed the principal imports during the past month. b 3 51 Et 28 t 5 104 i 126} 127 2 61fr 1001 1021 I] 4:t 1061 7 981 9 51t tO7& 1261 1001 f 78 7f poi i `Business dont Opening of the Canadian Parliament, yet brought under the action of our political and muni cipal system. The construction of the public build , ings at Ottawa, since the resumption of the work las spring, has been prosecuted with so much diligence as to justify ME in announcing to the officers of the civil service the intended early removal thither of the seat of Government, in pursuance of her Majesty's selection of that city as the future capi tal of Canada. The discoveries of gold and other valuable ores within the province which have re- Gently been made, and which have attracted very general attention, appear to call for legislation, both as regards the more systematic and perfect develop ment of our mineral wealth, and the rights as well of the public as of private individuals connected with it. I would also suggest to you the expe diency of making legislative provision for insuring a more efficient system of investigation into the cause of shipwrecks occurring on or near the sea coasts of the province, as well as similar disasters which, though occurring elsewhere, may from the nature of the attendant circumstances seem calcu lated to effect the reputation of our marine service, A fresh contract for our Ocean Mail Steam Ship Service has been entered into on terms which will be submitted for your consideration, and will, I be lieve, be found to combine efficiency, economy, and safety. I rejoice that lam enabled to inform you that the revenue of the past year considerably ex ceeded the estimate submitted to you last Session, while the aggregate expenditure for the public ser- vice of the year was less than the estimated amonn Notwithstanding these gratifying results, however, ;here was a large excess of expenditure over income , and the revenue derivable from existing sources is c early inadequate to meet the unavoidable annua , charges on the public treasury. Measures will be submitted for your consideration calculated to equalize the annual income with the annual expen diture of the country." LONDON COFFEE AND EATING-HOUSE RENE TOLENT ASSOCIATION.—SiIIs John Gibbons, Esq., Alderman, has kindly consented to take the chair at the anniversary dinner of the above association, on Tuesday, April 13th, at the London Tavern. ROYAL LITERARY FUND.—The annual general meeting of the members of this excellent corporation took place on Wednesday, at the society's chambers, Adelphi-terrace, the Earl of Stanhope in the chair. Owing to the tempestuous state of the weather the meeting was but thinly attended. The minutes of the last meeting having been read, Mr. W. H. Harrison read the registrar's report, which stated that during the past, year there had been 12 grants made to authors in the history and biography class, amounting in the whole to £420 ; and two in the Biblical literature class, amounting to £5O. The following grants had also been made to authors in other classes, namely : Science and art, five, £190; periodical literature, six, £235 ; topography and travels, five, £130; classical literature and education, six, £150; poetry, six, £180; essays and tales, six, £95 ; the drama, one, £25 ; law, three, .£6O ; miscel- laneous, two, £so—making in the whole 64 grants, the total amount granted being £1,685. Twelve persons had been relieved for the first time at a cost of £190; 20 for the second, at £620; five for the third, 1105 ; five for the fourth, £130; four for tho fifth, £BO ; one for the sixth, £25 ; four for the seventh, £9O ; and three others, one for the eighth, one for the tenth, and one for the thirteenth time, with a grant of £l5 each. 42 males had received together £1,185, and 12 females £lOO, eight who were authors, received £195, and the remaining £205, was granted to four widows. During the year there had been three grants of £lO, nine of £l5, 10 of £2O, 11 of £25, six of £3O, one of £35 : five of £4O, five of £5O, two of £6O, and two of £BO each. (Hear, hear.) The treasurer's re port stated that the permanent fund, which at the date of the last report amounted to £33,639 is 10d Console, had produced in dividends during the past year the sum of £709 3s 4d. Since the payment of the dividends, the sum of £3OO stock had been purchased. The permanent fund therefore now amounted to £23,939 is 10d, pro ducing an annual dividend of £7lB 3s 4cl. The stock of the Newton property consisted of £8,167 15s. 10d. in the Three per Cents. Reduced, producing an annual dividend of £245 Os. Bd. The Newton estate at NVhitechapel had produced, during the past year, the sum of £203 in rents. The total receipts during the year, including £663 15s. sub scriptions and donations at the dinner, amounted to £2,409 15s. 4d. ; and the total disbursements to £2,025 17s. Bd. ; leaving a balance of £383 17s. Bd., of which £278 53. had been laid out in the purchase of stock. The reports were unanimously adopted. On this motion of the noble chairman, the cordial thanks of the meeting wore given to the treasurer and auditors, and also to the sem tary, Mr: 0. Blewitt, F.R.G,S., who has now filled that office since 1839. A ballot was taken for filling up the fol lowing vacancies—two in the HA of vice-presidents, caused by the deaths of Archbishop Whately and the Marquis of No , rmanby, which were filled by the election of Earl Gran• ville and Lord Dynovor ; two in the council, caused by the death of the Rev. Dr. Russell and the nomination of the Dean of Westminster on the general committee, filled up by the election of the Dean of Canterbury and Mr. R. S. Holford, M.P.; and three in the general committee, caused by the resignation of Dr. Guest, the nomination of, Mr. Robert Bell to the office of registrar, and the nomination of Mr. W. F. Pollock to that of treasurer, filled up by the election of Professor Owen, Mr. A. Trollops, and the Dean of Westminster; Mr. R. Bell and Mr. W. F. Pollock having been also elected, Mr. F. Ouvry was elected hon. solicitor, in the recoil of Mr. W. Tooke, deceased. The chairman announced that the Prince of Wales had consented to pre- side at the annual dinner on the 18th of May next. A cor dial vote of thanks to the noble earl in the chair concluded the proceedings. - - MOVEMENTS OF BLOCKADE RIINNERS.—BY the arrival of the Cunard steamer China we have re ceived advices from Nassau to the 13th ult., g ivi ng the arrivals and departures at that port since the last m a il as follow :—Arrived, the steamer Presto, Horsey, from 'Wil mington, and left on her return Jan. 29; . D e s patch steamer, Coxeter, from Wilmington; Lu c y , Du g aul, from K ey W est (after repairiag there), and sailed for Wilmington Feb. 13; steamer Wild Dayrell, Cubbins, fro m , Wilmington, an d l e f t on her return Jan. 29 ; steamer hinny, Dunning, from Wilmington ; steamer Al i ce , .from Wilmingt on ; s t eamer H a nsa, Atkinson, from Wilmington, and lets ola h er re t urn Feb. 4; Mary Ann steamer, Dexter, from Wilmington; H from Wilmington ; Pet, Denis, from Wil Jones, - in onatidclearcd on her return, Feb. 12 ; steamer i e n r g oi t nt„ Syren, Johnson, from Wilmington, and cleared Feb. 13 on her return; and the sloop J.ine Godfrey, from Savannah— all with cotton, Persons who have been in the habit of paying weekly a borrowers of Sewing Machines will do well to apply at once and become members of Messrs. Watts and Co.'s Sewing Machine Clubs. It —Y so doing they will not only save the money they now foolishly throw away, but at the same time secure to themselves the possession of one of the best and most celebrated sewing machines in the world: Every in formation givenon application ; or by l e tt er a ddressed, with a stamped en ve l ope, to Messrs. Watts and Co., 12, Beaufort buildings, Strand, London, W.C., where mem. ,, rs are en. rolled daily betw..-A 10 and 4; I.sattirdsys, 10 anei„ The second session of the eight Parliament of the province of Canada was opened at Quebec on the 19th ult. The speech from the Throne contained the following passages :—"I have taken steps for carry ing into effect the acts passed during the last session for the organisation of the militia force of the pro vince, and I will continue my best efforts for the at tainment of so important an object. The period is approaching when, by the conditions of the treaty of reciprocity between her Majesty and the United States of America, the notice for the termination of its provisions may be given at the option of ' either party. I have not failed to give my best attention to the subjs - ct of this treaty, and of the great interests affected by it. Your attention will be invited to measures designed by the improvement of our existing system of inland water communication, to attract to the channel of the St. Lawrence a larger share than we have here tofore enjoyed of the great and rapidly growieu commerce of the western lakes. You will also be invited to consider the expediency of providing for such improvements of the canals constructed to ob viate the natural impediments to the navigation of the Ottowa river as will, it 'is believed, without in volving a heavy outlay, greatly accelerate the de velcpment of the extensive and valuable territory drained by that noble stream •and its territories. Unforeseen obstacles have retarded the survey of the route of the proposed railway between the province and the sister colonies of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. Arrangements are, however, now in progress, which I trust will soon lead to the execution of this preliminary work, the result of which will enable all parties to form a more satis factory estimate than is possible at present of the expense and practicability of the proposed under. taking. The condition of the vast region lying to the north-west of the settled portions of the province is daily becoming a question of greater interest. I have considered it advisable to open a correspon dence with the Imperial Government, with a view to arrive at a precise definition of the geographical boundaries of Canada in that direction. Such a definition of boundary is a desirable preliminary to further proceedings with respect to the vast tracts of land in that quarter belonging to Canada, but no SPORTING INTELLIGENOE—This Day, (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SHREWSBURY RACES—Dais DAY. HAWKSTONE CUP, Le Marechal 1 Deßpair Two ran. SCRATCHING9.-0n the 3d inst. Buckland out of all en gagements. On the 4th, at 9 a.m. Doublf,l. out of Chester Cup; at 9 a.m. Trojanus, out of the Liverpool Spring Cup and the Doncaster Spring Handicap ; at 9 a.m. Queen of Trumps, out of Londesborough Plate, Doncaster ; at 9 aart. Moulsey, out of Sefton Handicap, Liverpool. On the 7th, at 9 a.m. Baldwin, out of all engagements at Shrewsbury ; at 10 40 a.m. ail Lord Coventry's horses out of all handicaps at Shrewsbury to date; at 9 a.m. The Leading Article, out. of Liverpool Steeplechase ; at 9 a.m. Shropshire, out of ail engegements. On the Bth, at 9 a.m. Norroy and Tc.m. Sayers, out of Borough Member's Plate, Shrewsbury ; at 9 day,. Chaff, Vision, and De Papillon, out of all engagements at Shrewsbury ; at 9 a.m. Bellasius (dead), out of all en gagements. On the 9th, at 9 a.m. Thrush, out of Longner Steeplechase, Shrewsbury. Despair was struck out of his Doncaster engagement s as soon as tho weights appeared. SXPTB . - . . ---- RACING FIXTURES FOR 1864. MARCH, Liverpool Shrewsbury Doncaster Spring l4 War wick .. 16 Croxton-park 1 Edinburgh Spring 2 Abergavenny Thirsk 5 Chester .. 3 York Spring Salisbury l2 Bath Ascot .. Hampton l5 Newton Odiham Bibury Stockbridge , . :Jr. Newmarket July - a I Carlisle Abingdon Liverpool July Stamford l4 I Pontefract Bright on 2 Brighton Club Lewes 5 Reading Egham Oxford lB Yarmouth OCT Northallerton 6 Newmarket Second Oct lO INovx Shrewsbury Autumn .. 14 Leamington as War. Hunt 22 I Durham .............. 28 Northampton .......... 29 Catterick .............. at) Epsom Spring ........ 7 Newmarket Craven .. • • 11 Newmarket First Sprin g 25 Manchester Harpenden Epsom 24, Chelmsford.. 2B New Forest Hunt 2B Ne wcastle-on- fyne Woroest‘r (Summer) Ipswich .. Nottingliam . Winchester.... Southampton .. •gip Chesterfield Goodwood York August 23 Plymouth Derby .... Lichfield Stockton .... 3O Devon and Exeter Gloucester Newmarket Houghton 24 IMBER. 'Worcester Autumn .... 30 TLY. UST. IBER. IMPER. Weymouth 1 Warwick September 6 Leicester 8 Doncaster Brecon . 19 STEEPLECHASING FIXTURES FOR 1861. Richmond Monmouth Manchester Autumn Newmarket First October 27 MARCH. Grand Military (Rugby Hunt) .. l4 Arun. Abergavenny NOVEMBER. Leamington and Warwickshire Hunt 22 Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS DUE. Australia and Mauritius, via Southampton. Mar. 20. via Marseilles Mar. 14. Brazil and Cape Verds, by British packet April 5, Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Mar, 30. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Mar. 20. via Marseilles Mar. 14, Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton Mar. 13. India (Calcutta), mad Ceylon, via Southampton Mar. 24. via Marseilles Mar. 14, India (Bombay), via Southampton .. Mar. 13. via Marseilles Mar. 22. Portugal.... ..... Malta, _Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Mar. 13, via Marseilles Mar. 14. Newfoundland ..Mar. 16. Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Mar. 10, by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. Alar. 11. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneritfe .. Mar. 10. Bahamas, via New York Mar. 11, Mexico.. .. Mar. 15. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, 1 Mar. 30. California, and British Columbia.. Bank of England Return,..-This Evening, An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoris, cap. 32, for the week ending on Wednesday, the 9th day of March, 1864: ISSUE DEPARTMENT. LNotee issued e550mf.27.765,310 £27,765,310 DALbTIII24G D Proprietors' Capi tal X 14.553.000 Rest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, ' Savings' Banks, Commis mi ssioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- counts) 8.863,361 Other Deposits.. even Day and other Bills 536,685 X 40,179,580 M. ] March 10, 1864. Government Debt X 11,015.10 Other Securities .. 3,034,00 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,115,310 Silver Bullion .... 427,765,3.0 :PARTMEN T. Government Seen- cities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £11374,584 Other Securities 20.497,727 Notes . Gold and Silver 709,079 Coin 240,179.560 [ARSHALL, Chief Cashier. TRAFFIC RECEIPTS FOR THE WEEK. Miles Opened. Receipts. Railways. 1864. 1863. 1864. 1863: £ X Belfast and N. Counties 136 136 1,749 1.826 Belfast and County Down 49 49 608 665 Blyth and Tyne 2B 28 1,087 1,640 Bristol and Exeter l2l} 1211 5,119 6,437 Caledonian Cockermouth& Workington &4 84 218 283 Cork and Bandon 2O 20 297 317 Cork, Blackrock, & Passage 6l 64 112 152 Cork and Youghal 324 324 379 309 Cornwall 6 54 531 1,351 1,125 Deeside l7 17 221 231 Dublin & Belfast Junction 63 63 1,260 1,231 Dublin and Drogheda 75 63 1,398 1.42. Dublin and 3leath Dub. & Wicklow and Wextd 914 484 1,899 1,615 Edinburgh and cilasgow 1694 169} 7,653 7,002 Furness, &c 5O 6 , 3,170 2,795 Glasgow & South-Western Gt. Eastern,Nrik.,&E. Union Great Northern 353 351 30,994 27.710 Great North of Scotland 5B 68 1,459 1,807 Gt. Northn. & Westn. (Irel.) 712 712 409 428 Gt.Soutlin. & Westn.(lrind.) 3734 329 6,769 6,846 Great Western 10564 10564 54.724 52,507 Inverness & Aberdeen June 86, Inverness & Perth Junction 1194 Irish North-Western 145 Lancashire & Yorkshire 402 Limerick and Ennis 241 Limerick and Foynes 264 Lianelly 461 London & North-Western 801 958 VG? - 1,012 - 145 1, 86 7 1 ,047 3951 34.330 31,080 241 151 176 261 82 89 462 540 501 1174 88,975 81,955 London and Blackwall 5; London & South-Western Lond. Brighton, &S. Coast 2611 London, Chatham, & Dover 72i Do. Metropolitan Extension 10i Lond., Tilbury, & Southend Man.,Sheilleld,&Lincolnsh • • 2391 Manch. S.Jun.&Altrincham Maryport and Carlisle 2B Metropolitan ...... 3l Midland (incl. N.-Western) 64l' 5i 1,543 -1'630 441/ 16,09! 17.034 26 k 12,307 11, 2 2 721 3,475 2 7 79 5 1,790 300 421 965 954 2391 16,454 15.094 91 1,162 1,063 28 1,5-5 1.283 3f 1,939 2,165 6,19 42,178 38,061 The Legislature of Wisconsin has ordered the go vernor's message to be printed in the German, Norwegian, Irish, Welab, Dutch, French, and Bohemian languages. CALLCOTT'S TIIREE ITCHES.—Sir Augustus Callcott's celebrated picture of the Witches in Macbeth is to be sold at Messrs. Christie and Manson's on the 19th instant. THE DANISH REGULAR ARMY, including all arms and the garrisons at home and abroad, consists of 72,000 men, 15,000 horses, and about 120 guns. Allowing for contingencies, the Danes might bring into the field an army of 70,000 soldiers, backed by a reserve of 50,000 mi litia, &c. MARSHAL 10I'MAHON AND THE CAMP OF CHALON& —The Moniteur of yesterday gives prominence to the following announcement :—" A foreign journal cites among the number of symptoms which have alarmed some minds the appointment of Marshal M'Mahon to com mand the camp of Chalons again in 1864. Assuredly all the marshals are equally entitled to exorcise this important command ; but they aro appointed to it by the choice of the Emperor, and not by strict order of rotation. The nomina tion of Marehal M'Mahon is in no way irregular; therefore as to the composition of the divisional staff placed upon his orders it will be made according to the ordinary basis and regulations." A 11 1IL1TACY MAN AMID FINE S CENER Y. — At Pirna, and hith er an d thith e r in Saxon Switzerland, Fried rich certainly w as . " Who ever saw such positions, your Majesty ?" F or F r i e drich is always looking out, were it even from the window of his carriage, and putting military problems to himself in all manner of scenery, " What would a man do, in that kind of ground, if attacking, if attacked ? with that hill , that brook, that bit of bog r and advises every officer to be continually d o i ng t h e l i ke. T hat is the value of picturesque or other scenery to Friedrich, and their effect on good Prussian officers and him.— Carlyle's .11'etv Volume (11;) of his Life of Frederick the Great, just, published. 991 & 26i 6 23i 1 10i 31 - -