The Sun. — London, England, 1863-02-19 00:00:00

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J. ~ C. RG AND i in the if he ac g prince, he Greek :ter writ gusto de de by the r sons t° Ben made o change EDN ES' scion to —the one i s post ay, when for the sh n. mew' dent, and rge nuns' ice at St• (31D 113 ° 11° ached by r fell into house at n , Sir R'• inued to years of ng, years ndou the Lrch pre- Ling aer•, ;othill°ll9 r rivate - o 440 0 ) - X -0 N E AND COBDIERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. At the ensuing meeting of the Ottoman Bank proprietors, a dividend wilt be proposed at the rate of 10 per cent. on the old and new shares, and a bonus of £1 on the old and 2s. on the new shares. A. further call of £3 has been made on the D shares of the Bombay, Baroda, and Central India Railway Company, payable on or before the 17th proximo. The report of the Southampton Thck Company recommends a dividend at the rate of 4k per cent. The biddings for 40,00,000r5. (L 400,000) in bills on India, took place yesterday at the Bank of Eng land. The proportions allotted were, to Calcutta 23,68,000r5.. to Bombay 16,00,000r5., and to Madras 32,000r5. The decla, ed minimum price was as be fore, is 11td. per rupee on Calcutta, aad 2s. on Bombay and Madras. The applications within the limits were for about 107 lacs. Tenders on Calcutta at is. 111 d. will receive about 63 per cent., on Bombay at 25., about 19 per cent., and all above these prices in full; on Madras at 2s. will receive in full. At the meeting to-day of the English and Aus tralian Copper Company, it was stated that the profit realised during the past year had only amounted to £2,150, and the directors were there fore unable to recommend a dividend. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under 1863. 1862. Great Western £51,096 £48,202 North-Western South -Western Brighton Midland R outh-Eastern 17,012 14,949 Great Eastern North-Eastern 38,652 36,200 Great Northern Lancashire and Yorkshire 31,150 29,525 Bristol and Exeter Manchester Sheffield, and Lincoln 14,5 69 13 , 06 7 Edinburgh and Glasgow Grand Trunk of Canada These returns show, in most instances, a decided improvement. On the Great Western there is an increase of £2,894, North Western £5,566, South Western £1,812, Brighton £2,175, Midland £2,330, South Eastern £2,063, North Eastern £2,452, Great Northern £1,082, Lancashire and Yorkshire £1,625, Edinburgh and Giasgow £173, and Grand Trunk of Canada £2,851. The Pera, which leaves to-morrow with the India and China mails, will take out £91,310 in specie. TVIO O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, French Rentes were 70f. 02c.—very flat. The directors of the Bank of England have modi fied their discount regulations by reducing the minimum 1 per cent., namely, from 5 to 4 per cent. This measure was generally looked for, although some were of opinion that an alteration, to the ex tent of 1 per cent., would have been deemed suffi cient as a preliminai y step towards a reactionary policy, after the recent pressure resulting from the extraordinary t flux of gold. Since the rate was fixed at 5 per cent., however, a rapid improvement in Monetary affairs abroad, as well as in this countr), has occurred, and gold being no longer required in such quantities to send to Paris, a renewed accu mulation has taken place in the vaults of the Bank of England. Concurrently with this change has been 8 rapid decline in the " securities," and other favour able features in the situation of the establishment have presented themselves, that an adherence to the regulation imposed three weeks ago could no longer be considered desirable. Even now the facilities offered will fail to secure the authorities any large addition to their discount business, since the abun dance of money, and the competition existing in the open market, will lead to further concessions. Indeed, at the present moment the quotations given for first class bills among the joint-stock and pri rate establishments are 31 and 31 per cent. The market for the English Funds opened rather tendency,hea vlly ,and prices showed a slightly downward but a firmer tone now prevails in conse quence of the reduction in the Bank rate. Consols are 921 I for money, and 921 93 for the account. New 3 per Cents, and the Reduced are firm at 92 1 9 3; ExcheqUer Bills have improved to 3s. and 4s. prem.; India 5 per Cent. Loan remains at 108 1. Business in the Foreign Market has been quiet, and no movement of importance has taken place. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1854, are 891 901 ; do., 1858 731 f do., 1862, 701 ; and the Consolides, 411 1 ; E gyptian, 991 100 i; Mexican, 331 t. Grenadian Securities have been buoyant. The 2 per Cents. have risen to 321 33 ; ditto "ex all" to 141 ; ditto Deferred, 71 81; and the Land Warrants, 7-7, ; Russian, 1862, 931 1. Spanish Passive are fiat at 26 , and Venezuelan New Loan steady at 601 1. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been moderately active, and prices generally have shown an upward movement. Great Western and Metropolitan have improved sa. ; Great Eastern, North-Western, and South-Eastern, 10s. ; and Midlands, 15s. ; North-Eastern (Berwick), however, declined 15a. The Foreign and Coloniallines remained inactive, b ut prices generally were firmer. Great Luxem bourg advanced to 151 to ; Sambre and Meuse to 11, East Indian to 1061, Great Indian Penin sula to 1051, and Great Western cf Canada to 131, Joint-stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares in one or two instances realised enhanced prices. Ottoman rose to 431 431 ; Lundon and County, to 49 1 41 ; and Crystal Palace Stock, to 321. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Bank Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities New Cent. C onso l s Annuities .. / lndia Stock p 229er Cent. Annuities I.) tto 5 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 Ditto ditto Consols for Account, March.s April, 93 2/ 3 E 1864 1001 xchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 4 pm Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Austrian Bonds, 5 per Cent — it 1859 Dto Brazili an 5 per Cent Ditto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 . lii 1 tan 6 per Cent. Ditto 41 per Cent. gl 3 ptian 7 pet Cent 994 Ditto, Second Issue Greek 5 per Cent. ) 1824-5, ex-Coup ma 2Ol Ditto Coupons Mexican 3 per Cent Ditto Account 33 i / iiiii New Granada 14 a a iliac. 2 pet Cent Ditto Deferred ......... 8 71 8/ 71 , Ditto Land Warrants (Ifectares) . ...... a rt,ruvati. 41 per Cent. .......... , ..... Ditto 1862 Ditto Account.. ... P ortuguese 3 per Cent., 18.53 474 Ditto .., Ditto Scrip £25 paid 1862 3 1 Pm ztas • •' 0 • 1822 £St 1.0. n 5 per Cent., , 59f Ditto 3 per Cent., 1859 934 a 4 8 Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 P a llish 3 per Cent 26 4 , Date Passive Ditto 6 _ ........ 61:urkit011Account per Cent. D;;to 6 ve i la) tetztoa:eAl a ce 1854 ................... ,04.1 1 .),,,t0 A . Cent. ........ 1 0 4 g g per rr Cent. 3. 1 1 8 3i 5 2 8 ............................ ; 7 0; ;:i :084 694 c,,ount. • .. , 3ounetr. Cent t I)itto Ccount. u — 244 4 Di 601 i Ditto 6 per Cent , 1862 Dividends On the above payable in London. 1)14 ' 11 21 per Cent Ex. 12 Gull Ditto ', 103 2 It t • • ° 4 per Cent. Certificates 11 . n, 5 IP3r Cent 1861 Ex 25f _ onto Account " ' . 694 9 C onsols, M oney THREE 4 0itto A ccount 924 04'CLOCK. ... 921 3 ~asEX.TIIAORDIN SCENE.--On Sunday morning In after the the p ar i sh church of Honey, itntnediateiy ser vice, and before any of th e congrega ti on had left the c hurch Capi ain Wood walked up and on to the dais, and, addressing the congregation, said in a loud voice that lady holding a high position in the parish had been slandering him (Captain Wood) ; that he was then await 14g the charges to be repeated. Having paused for a few minutes, and no response being made, he, in a still more ex cited and ' l ouder tone of vo i ce, d enounce d th e l a d y i n quer,- '" l as a" liar and a slanderer." The afftir of course took thecon gregation by sucprise, and, fact, alarmed very takmany of th em. We understand the in churchwardens have e n up th e matter, and that it will come before the gate Bench,-. surrey &Raga. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE EDMUND O'ROURKE, OTHERWISE FALCONER. This morning this case was resumed, before Mr. Com missioner Holroyd. It was an application on behalf of a creditor of Mr. Falconer's, Mr. Calcott, for the rescinding of the final order Mr. Falconer had received on the occa sion of his former insolvency, and also that the property of the said Edmund O'Rourke might be taken possession of by the court fur the payment of his old liabilities. Mr. Keane at great length addressed the commissioner in favour of rescinding the final order given to Mr. Falconer, because it was beyond dispute that since the order had been made he had become possessed of large property. He had been remarkably successful at tho Lyceum Theatre, and had lately become interested in Drury lane Theatre, for which privilege he had to pay a large sum of money. Mr. Falconer had paid £3,000 towards the sum he bad engaged to give for the lease of Drury-lane ; and he (Mr. Keane) thought before such a step had been taken it was clearly Mr. Falconer's duty, while he was in possession of funds, to give that notice to the official assignee, under the act of Parliament, which he was entitled to receive —viz., that he had acquired property after insolvency in order that his old liabilities might be satisfied. He could not have forgotten he had been insolvent. His omission of having performed his duty was clear. It was exceedingly singular that there was an application to the Court in May, 1862, and between that time and October Mr. O'Rourke did not give notice, as it was clearly his duty to do so. He had the greatest regret in commenting upon the impropriety of the conduct of one who was so well worthy the patronage of the public, as a gentleman of great ability. He thought it was clear that he had not i complied with the words cf the very document under which he obtained his discharge. Mr. Commissioner Hulroyd wished to know what Mr. O'Rourke had to say against the present application, Mr. Sargood said he should show that at the proper time. Had his learned friend given the slightest intimation that it was his wish to examine Mr. Falconer, he would not have thrown the slightest difficulty in the way. Mr. Keane remarked there was no desii e to take such a course. Mr. Sargood contended that the present application was not within the meaning of the act. The fact of taking the Lyceum, and coming into possession of alarge floating capital was no proof that he was the actual owner of a large sum of money. It was impossible he could do so. Why, it was well known persons might take a theatre, and be so for tun,te as to succeed in producing an entertainment which for months would draw large sums to the house, but then, on the other hand, the next production might turn out a failure, and thus all the previous income was entirely ab sorbed. He thought it was impossible to say that because a man had been successful for a tew months that he was to signify to the official assignees that he had acquired pro perty. Mr. Sturges had actually claime i everything Mr. Falconer was possessed of; his residence at Fulham lodge, his six views of the Lakes of Killarney, his interest in Drury .lane Theatre, and even his money at the Union Bank which was necessary to carry on the theatre. He wished to know whether it was said that immediately Mr. Falconer had succeeded in obtaining the lease of the Lyceum he was to write to Mr. Sturges and say that he had acquired property. Why, the re sult of that speculation might turn out a heavy loss. Ho entirely denied the assertion of Mr. Calcott, that Mr. Fal coner had made £20,000 profit. It was without the slightest foundation. He might have had that sum pass through his hands, but that it was clear profit he absolutely denied. He theueht Mr. Falconer had been most unnecessarily interiet e I with, and in a manner for which there was n t th.. slightest reason. Not content with claiming all Mr. O'Rourke's effects, they claimed the money his wife had earned. With res, ect o the property at Fulham he thought it was such as was necessary for Mr. Falconer to carry on his bu , inees, and was far preferable to renting a furnished house at £3OO a year. He did. not think that immediately he had acquired a few chairs and tables that he was to give notice to the assignees. Now with respect to the £3,000 paid tor Drury Lane. Why Mr. O'Rourke was under engage ment for near £9,000, and, under such circumstances, it went for nothing. Mr. Falconer had paid many of his former debts since his insolvency. and had made overtures to the person who had instituted these proceedings, but he refused all overtures, He totally denied that Mr. Falconer had in vested 20,000 for his private benefit. Nothing could be further from the fact, and the only property he was in possession of was the fluctuating capital which was necessary to carry on the theatre, He thought it was an attempt to put the screw on Mr, Fal coner, and that at a time when he was doing his utmost to place himself in a position to pay his former debts. 'With respect to the notice which the act laid down—was not the fact that he had taken the Lyceum, that he was living at Fulham, sufficient notice; and with respect to the term pro perty, he contended that that meant surplus. He con tended they had not made out a prima facie case, that his client was able to pay, and thought they had alto gether failed to show that ho wao in poooeeeion of property within the meaning of the Act. He did not think that, because a person obtained a large amount of credit, there was evidence he had secured property. He totally denied that the notice, which it was contended had been withheld, had ever been necessary. Mr. Commissioner Holroyd—Suppose Mr. O'Rourke had made up his mind to stop when ho had the £3,000 Mr. Sargood—Then he would have been insolvent, because he was under engagement up to the Christmas. Mr. Keane said if the present application was granted, he had no doubt they should get their money. Mr. Commissioner Holroyd did not, at the present mo ment, feel disposed to make any order under the 12th sec tion until he had heard what had to be said under the 9th He should like to know whether any balance-sheet had been prepared. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closiny ilia, liailways Paid. Price. Business don , 100 \ i land° &St Lawrenc, 411 64 (6 sty I . tom.,Baroda&.Cent In ~,, R 5 t 6 t GIL 5 per cent.. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares... 5 f 0 P .04 Litnlato anti Laxe tiury, , al, lg. 51 lo Do. Preference too f Buflalo,Brant,&Godricl. To 77 0 1 ri p. ct. bds. Aug. 1,1,;: 10., Do. do. July 1, 1',;; i=, 74 76 100 D... no. .itr.lc 1. 1 ~: 1 Inc 73 71 st . -,t t t.,..t, -.:. l--.;:sin. , 'l •', 109 VI P 5 1031 et • ,IpeTown J., i ky.: acre) 100 1(6 :( 9 stock gastn. Bentzal gu. sp. , Pt - ) I'6 I 7 stock Vast Ind:an, eu. 5p- •••• I(''' 1051 , 6t 108 f * 20 Do. do. G Ext..... 5 1 IIP 20 Do. do. H do. .. 5 1 RP 5 2 stock Grand I'runk of 1`,,,,,i , IN. 21 r 2 100 On. Ist Pro . Bonds.. all 65 68 100 Do. Co. deferred...... all 50 53 10; Po. . - -,1 Pres, Bon s.. .1; 5 6 58 100 Do. do d ler ed...... all 41 ' 6 100 Do. 3d P ef. stock ... all 40 44 100 Do. do. d.l err d all 31 33 100 Do. 4th Pref. s o k... all 2 7 28 27; 100 Do. no deferred...... all 22 24 stock Gt.lndtarentu.gua.sp.c 100 1(5 1( 5 1051 1 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 i 1 1 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 4 f 1 1 stock Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. tai, 103 105 201 Gt. W. of Canada Share , all 13 13; 13 i 20 Do. New -. :1 71. 100 Do. 6 p.C. '73 with't opt. all 99 101 1 00 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 92 04 10 Indian Branch Limited ,'. 11 llp 3} stock Madras (guar., sp.c. .. 100 103 104 1031 1 i stock Do. 4i- p. C. Extensio; 100 96 98 stock Dc. 4. do lOO 92 i . 4 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock II etb.Corp. it p. c. Bud- 10. -- -- 50 Jfelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 49 ttl. 100 Do. 7p. c. Hong. Bds. all 20 Nt - wßrunswick acCand, NT.Rl.C'da6 Class A. -.11 I B .. all 3 5 Pc I St I bdf• 100 83 95 sto, x Scinde .......... (I,s, i(54 108,-. at DO. Delhi ~z, «: 100 1034 101, 104-1 4 I Do. do ...r. f f c, 2 i 4 p I 20 :to. Punjaub .... cd ci 15 A et Do. Do. ........ r,,,,t , 1(0 , 03 104 104 stock Do. Indus. St. Flo. te , 98 NO Mr. Keane said he should have thought that it would be convenient if such a document was ordered. He should not object to such a course. Mr. Sargood thought the calling upon Mr. Falconer to make out a balance-sheet would be utter destruction to him Mr. Commissioner Holroyd said that two courses were open —a sum could be set apart out of the subsequently acquired property for the payment of the creditors, or a statement could be made out. Mr. Sargood thought that if Mr. Falconer was called upon to diseose all his transactions or carryiNg on so gigantic a speculation as he was then engaged in would be utter and total ruin. Mr. Commissioner Holroyd thought, under all the cir cumstances. it would be very desirable that some arrange went should be made. Mr. Sargood told the Commissioner that Mr, Falconer had already paid £2,000 or £3,000 of old debts, and had made proposals to others, but they had refused, Mr. Keane said An offer to accept 10s, in the pound by the creditors had been rejected. Mr. Sargood thought that it the offer to aces: t 10s. in the pound was made in sincerity Mr. Falconer would agree to it. Mr. Commissioner Holroyd said the best course was evi dently an arrangement. Mr. Sargood would have not the slightest objection to agree to the proposal of 10s. in the pound provided all would accept such a compromise. Mr. Falconer would be only too happy to have an end put to those harassing pro ceedings. Mr. R, ed, who was with Mr. Sargood, then proceeded to address the court on another point in the case, but it ap peared to be the impression that the result would be an arrangement. ?I :THE SUN, LONDON, .THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 19, 1863. POLICE INTELLIGENCE- —This Day. MARLBOROTJGA-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF MALICIOUS DAMAGE,— .E6OO WORTH OF PROPERTY DESTROYED.—George Brown, cellarroan, of 15, London-street, Fitzroy-Fquare, was charged before Mr. Knox, on suspicion of having feloni ously entered a cellar under Percy Chapel, and wilfully and maliciously damaged a quantity of wine in bottles and wood of the value of about £6OO, the property of Mr. Richard Tukesbury Chamen (trading under the style of Chamen Brothers), wine merchant, of Charlotte •street. Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap • peared for the prosecution, and opened the case at consider able length, stating that he appeared to prosecute the pri soner, who had formerly been for 16 or 17 years in Mr. Chamen's employ, for damaging a large quantity of pro perty, the property consisting of port and sherry wine of the choicest description, and of the value of betweon £5OO and £6OO. He (Mr. Lewis) would only produce sufficient evil nee that day for a remand. Mr. Lewis then called George Phillips, a cellarman, in the employ of Mr. Chamen, who said—l know the prisoner, who has been in Mr. Chamen's employ between 16 and 17 years. It was my duty to close the cellar under Percy Chapel. On Monday night last I did so, seeing all the gas safely out. I saw the trap door safely fastened, the flips being nailed down strongly till new ones were made. I did not go into the cellar any more that night. Mr. Frederick Guodram, clerk to Mr. Chamen, living at 7, Charlotte-street, said—At 12 o'clock on Monday night I was woke by the police on duty, and, in consequence of what I was informed, I went across to the cellar. I went to the back entrance, and found an entry had been effected there. I then went to the front entrance, and found it quite secure. I then went back and got the keys, and went down the steps leading to the cellar, at the entrance of which there are folding doors locked with a padlock. Before I went into the cellar my feet got wet with wine, which was on the flooring. On leaving the cellar 1 found the flaps had been pushed up, and an entrance gained by that means. I then found all the gas alight, and nine casks of wire—the bungs being taken out—turned with the bungholes down wards, and the wine all over the place. I then found an immense number of bottles of sherry and port smashed, evidently done by kicking them with very heavy boots. I also found that three quarter casks of waste wine had not been touched, evidently showing that the person who did the damage was conversant with the place, and knew the valuable wine from the other. The value of the wine de. stroyed, I should sty, was about £6OO. I had seen the pri soner about 8 on Monday evening in the retail bar at Mr. Chamen's house. By Mr. Knox—The prisoner had been drinking. Sergeant Joseph Lambert, 12 E, said—On Tuesday night last, at half-past two o'clock, I went to the prose cutof 's and saw that a great quantity of property had been destroyed. Saw marks about the place where the wine in bottles were kept as of kicks, there being in the opposite will as of a person's back coming against it. From in quiries I made I went to the prisoner's house last night at ten, having seen him on previous occasions. Ho was at the door. I told him I had come about an occurrence at his late master's. He said he would answer any ques tions. I went up into the prisoner's room. I told him that he was late that night, and he remarked that he had stopped on his way. On telling him it was a sad job about the wine, he said it was, but that he declared to God that he knew nothing about it, for that he was in bed at nine o'clock. On telling him that I was satisfied it was a per son on the premises, for no stranger would have known how to turn the gas on. Hesaid, " I hope Mr. "hamen don't suspect me." I told him to keep his boot s , a s I m i g ht till ahgeacinamsveenhotmtoe at a quarter-past the boots he sa id I could not see prisoner's house, bW l2 ua , tnh a t he was d o w s ao e sn e o t ua h ts e . k m i In waitedg ag ain. fo r them that night, for he had taken them to a shoemaker's, but the boots were perfectly sound when I saw them on the previous visit. I then told he prisoner, on his refusing to tell where the boots were, that I sh)uld take him into cus tody on suspicion of having committed the damage. Prisoner—l certainly di - I say that I had four pairs, but I was not aware I had five pairs at the time. The pair the officer speaks of I had worn every day. Mr. Knox—The prisoner was seen near the premises at a quarter-past eight. Mr. Lewis—That was so. Mr. Knox—How many persons has Mr. Chamen in his employ. Mr. Lewis—Five or six, sir. Mr. Knox—lt is a strange ease. The prisoner will be remanded for a week. SHARE MARKETS--This Day ORDINARY SHARES AND STOub,S. Share Railways. 13.14. 25 10 st Bt 60 20 10 1 10 1 Sir., Wol., and Str. Val. I Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter ,Caledonian , Corte and Bandon Corn wal 1 A .<2cfs no die D D° O. tillllpc.p been paid to It. Dublin & Belfast June., I Dun., Perth,& Ab. Junc. Edinburgh & Glasgow., Glasg. and S. Western.' Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian :t: IGreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do ' Gt. S. an , l W. of Ireland' Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire , London and Blackwall Lon., Bright,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lou. & South Western [Man., Shef., Sc Lincoln. , Maryport and Carlisle. _ Do t shares.. 10 Metropolitan st Midland 6.4.0 Do New st Do Birming. & Derby 50 Mid. (It. W. of Ireland 25 Do. 4 shares 25 Mid Kent 10 Do Cray Line st !North British at Edin., Perth, & Dundee at INth. Eastern—Berwick 25 Do, G.N.E. purchase I st Do Lecds at I Do York st Do Carlisle.. st North London 10 , Do New tiLls.4'North Staffordshire lu N. and S. W. Junction st Scottish Central at Scot N. E., Aber. stock st Do Scot. Mid. stock 10 !Shrews. and Welchpool at ,Shropshire Union st South Devon st South Eastern at South Wales st S. York. and River Dun 20 'Staines,Wok.,andWok 25 Stockton & Darlington 25 I Do 25 j Do New, 1860 at Taff Vale.. , 10 i Do B 10 Do C 50 El 1 s ter 25 , Do 12. 10 Do at ,Vale of Neath at Victoria eta. and Pim st Waterford & Kilkenny' st West Cornwall at ,Vl , . Hartlepool Har.&R ` st ,West Midland Oxtord at I Do Newport at Do Hereford, Paid . 1 Closing Business Price. done. 8 8 7 8 86 U 0 116} 117 i 1171 7 8 41 13 13 14 87 83 188 108 49 50 45 47 24 25 1271 123 k 130 131 136 138 104 105 63 181 1104 110 i 744 75i 114 115 414 42i 101 1014 101 102 444 45i 13/ 131 L2Bi 128} 1 1p 98 98 54 65 26 28 102 103 57i 68i 90 9 111 1:4 P 161 I6f llf 121 123 46 4Y 103 105 50 51 32 34 97 974 68 70 103 105 8 38i 891 10 11 o 8 l5O 152 p 5 5,5 ~ 2i 3a p 83 86 150 X6O 29 31 43 45 37 40 96 100 COLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. - i su.Gov. 6 p.c.J a&J Ili. - 1877-St - , Do. op. c. Feb. & Au. 100 u 3 08 - I Do. sp. c.Mar. & Selo 100 106 108 - ; Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. 100 90.4 974 061 4 - I Do. 5 Inscribed stocs 100 95 07 - 4 ape G. Hope, 6 p c. 187:. 100 10 , 110 - Do.Ap &Oct 1881 100 112 114 - Do. 189. 111! 113 115 - !Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 111 118 - Ceylon, N0v.1831, 6p ( 10 0 - - - Mhu itius 1 per cent .. 100 110 112 - Na a Gov. 6 per coat.. 100 t . 9 111 -• N. 1 .1.(.; ov. 6 p.c. J 23.&J ill, lou 1054 106 i - bo. 6p. c.Ap. & Oci 100 - - - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p 00861 100 1004 1014 - Do. sp. c.,1871 to 187( 100 100 101 I - Do. d0.,1888 &upwd) 100 100 101 100 - New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 109 111 - 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. - , sterlinv, 1875. lOl 1064 1074 - Queensland Gov. 6p. C. 100 0 112 - b. Aus (Itip.c.lBTh.& up.. WI. 110 112 I Vie.G'ov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul3 100 107 109 - Do. to ,3 n.n. An.&Oot, . lOO 1164 1114 110 i 111 RII.ITI SII MINES. 2 I Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 Id 4o -- ' . itnoro Amalgamated_ - 91 23 -- Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.; 1 530 540 - East Bassett allogsn).. :40 46 48 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. ss. Id 41/ - East Caradon ..... ..... 2.14. 16 47 404 - East Carn Brea.... ... . : , .0.0 90 10 - E. WI Russel (Tavistli.' 7.19.0 44 5 - Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen.', 571 17 19 - Great South Tolgus.... 17s 61 7 - 14. Wheal Vor(Helston 40 64 6 - (Grenville . --- i trerod's-Foot 5.1" ., 50 62 - i / ingston Downs 4 . 17.0 24 3 - Lady Bertha - 11 argaret (tiny Lelant ,),k 37 39 38 - Clarke Valley. 4 t'fi.rndv Iron Ore (Lim ) 21 4ds pr -- New Seton .. 101 13") 140 - .North D owns ?i, 21 31 - N.Wlei Basset (Illo.,rau, 2.17. , : - )4 4 - North Wheal Crotty - Par Coneols (St. Blazer; 1 5 6 30 Providence(UnyLelnl. 10.. 1 .7 '1 43 - South Caradon(St.Cleer; 3 , 395 4 1 5 - S. Carn Brea (Illoon) 5. 1 .5.6 24 24 - Wheat Fran. (11104 - an 18.1 .9 874 1124 - Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.& Lead Mitt 4 1 14 10 Tin Cron 'j 151 16/ 161 - West Basset (Illou-an) l4 124 1 . 3 4 - W Caradon (Liskeard 5 33 35 - West Seton - Wheal Basset (Mogan '4 75 80 - !Wheal 13ulleratedruth 65 75 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) .40,6 74 84 - WhealLud ott - Wh,al M aryAnn (Men ) S 151 164 - Wheal Seton . 584 240 250 - heal Tre)awney (Lis.) 7 17 18 - Wheal Union 3.17 , 41 51 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. Counties, 6 per cent. pf., 132 Great Northern, Luton p Jrch se, 105 GtWestern ( erks & Hants Ext.), 4 per cent. red., 99 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. Gus.. Stock, No. 1,114 k Midland, Leicester dnd Ilitchin 4 per et., i/7 North Staffoi dshire, 221 - South Devon, Anns., 10s., 10f PREFEitENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great haste? n, 5 per cent. pref., 1061 London, Brighton, &c., 4 per cent., 1861, 1014 London, Chatham, &c., Metrop Ext., B, 6 per cent., 11a London and S.-Western 4i per cent., 103 LINES LEASED Al FIXED RENTALS. Chester and Holyhead, 5 per cent., Illi Hull nd Selby, 113 North-Western, I FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, Si I Great Luxembourg, t,.ti / 16 Sambre and Meuse, 11 IU, San Paulo ;11m.), gua. 7 per cent., 91 Ditto (ail), 231 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 231 West Flanders, 5, per cent. pf., 11 N. Copper itraz. Gold Don Pedro, Nor h F i s Dun Mount.pCpoerefrO ,)seil lt ilil. E e. l yC G ,o 7 . n Al im l.l2l ), ES i Great Kaput,. Kapui.da (lina.), South Australik(lim.), S L a u n s t i a t a B n a i a r n b Min. Co. (Um.), 34 GoldlMin yUnited St. o d John ananim d ue e xt. l ai n it c att e n y o (f ( is i A . )); u g e e 6 ts : l 7 l6hti ) (s ' a i r 34 LondonNT JOINT-STOCK K LiV 'A erpNoKolB.(lirn.), 244 $ Alliance Bank o j f Ol Australasia, 8. , 1 Bank of Egypt, o 5; 6 54 Bank of Victoria, Australia, 361 7 Chartered Bank of British Columbia, 94 City, 92 4 3 24 Colonial, 40 English and Irish (lieu.), Imperial Bank 144 London Ch ,rtered Bank of Australia, 264 4 Lonoon and Colonial (Um. n, London and County, 41 4. , / London and Middlesex, 2 A London and South Airman, tei 5 London and IVestm.nster, 774 8 Metro. and Prov. Bank aim.), 13 Oriental Bank Corporation. 5 Ottoman Bank, 3/ 4 24 31 I 4 Ditto, new, , 24 12 12 t i Provincial of Ire iand, Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi (Rm.\ 3 South Australia, 34 Union of Australia, 514 Union of Ireland (lien.), 94 MISCELLANEOUS. Crystal Palace, 34 Italian lrri' .t on Canal, 44 Loudon District Telegraph (l. rr National Di s count Company (IMO 2, Oriental Inland Steam (line.), Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 724 1 4 3 2 1 Ditto, new, 441 Teler r ,rapiz Sail ) , a 491 6 i 50 21 } 6 8i i 110 i -i 11,4 42 14 I c l l * 104 45 13} f I f 129 fi t i Z lf p 544 4 27 1021 2 161 1 1 93 97f 8 7f 7 lii SHERIFFS' COURT GUARANTEE SOCIETIES AND THE PUBLIC.-IMPORTANT DECISION.-DODGE V. THE ALBERT AND FAMILY EN- DOWMENT ASSURANCE COMPANY. This was an action to recover £4 under a guarantee policy, plaiutiff being an india-rubber merchant, of Dow gate-hill, arc] defendants described as above. Mr. Hand, of Coleman•street, for the plaintiff, said in this case my client is the holder of a policy, issued by de fendants, guaranteeing the integrity of a traveller named Dowglass, who was employed by my client. Dowglass has defaulted, and I have produced a receipt given by him to a customer, which receipt represents a sum embezzled by Dowglass. On the last occasion I said I would produce the customer, who carries on his business in Glasgow, but as the matter is so small I did not think it would be advisable to run the parties to an expense, but I wish to state that Mr. Dodge comes fairly before the public to prove that he has lost his money by Dowglass, and that he under stood he was protected by this policy. The policy was put in, and Mr. Burrows, for the com pany, made some remark inaudible to the reporter. Mr. Hand-1 am perfectly well awace that we shall be fuught out upon technical points. Mr. Burrows—You have no right to say that, Mr. Hand—But I do say it, and I consider that my client has a right to complain. He took the policy as a guarantee of the honesty cf Dowglass. Mr. Burrows—There should have been a criminal pro secution in the matter. Mr. Hafid—lf we could have found Dowglass, who has absconded, we should have prosecuted him, His Honour—Yin must show that Dowglass has com mitted embezzleme n t or l arceny. Mr. Bu rrows—And 1 contend that a mere question of account ' havin , " been given, a verdict was returned for the defendants. THE NEW MEMBER FOR DEVIZES.—The Hon. :DOenv,izVie.skl:li has in th b e r e o e o n ta e o l f e cd . a e p d t Glad stone, deceased, is the eldest son of Viscount Sidmouth and b l e V r ni fe . r ‘ t V h e e i b i Or A ou l g d h il e g f grandson of the first Lord Sidmouth, who was successively Speaker of the house of Commons 1789-1801, Prime Minis ter 1801-1804, President of the Council 1805-1806, Privy mem ber in the Athrtirtistration of " All the Talents" 1806, and Home Secretary in 1812 until succeeded by sir Robert Peel in 1822. :Kr. Ad iington was born in 1824, and married in 18-18 his cousin, a daughter of the Hon. and very Rev. Dr, George Pellew, Dean of Norwich, fie was formerly in the Royal Navy. WESTMINSTER. SERIOUS CASE OF WOUNDING.—John Jervoise, a gentle man's servant, was placed at the bar before Mr. Payntert upon the charge of seriously cutting and wounding another person in the same position of life. The prosecutor, in consequence of the injuries he had received, was taken to St George's Hospital, where he at present remains in a very precarious state. George Harris said, " I am brother of the injured man. I was passing along the Exhibition road at half-past 10 last night, in company with my brother and another man. Prisoner ran up the road. I saw he had some thing in his hand, He made un observation as he passed us, but I did not hear what it was, The moment after this I heard a scuffle. I was a little in front of my brother and friend. I turned round, and heard my brother exclaim, "stabbed or cut." I saw him bleeding from a wound on the face. Mr. Paynter---110 you know how he was stabbed ? Witne3s—l do not ; it was done very suddenly, and after the prisoner had passed me. Mr. Paynter—WEs there any instrument found ? The police produced a formidable knife sharpened to a fine point. Mr. Paynter—Was there any blood upon it ? Witness—There was. Cross-examined by Mr. Lewis, for prisoner—l have told all that passed. We did not assault him yesterday, in the afternoon. I certainly pushed him. I did not promise to do for him. I did n- t strike him with my foot yesterday afternoon; I merely lifted my foot. We were not waiting Inr him till he came our of his master's house to ill-use him. lam not aware that he was seized by the throat that night. I have not Leard that he was. We did not turn the knife upon him, but his hand was cut. William Lockyer—l was with the last witness and his brother, but I did not see what took place. I suddenly heard t cry, anl found last witness's brother stabbed. William Draper, police constable, sworn—l took the knife produced out of prisoner's hand ; it had blood upon it. Prisoner said the others had attacked him. Mr. Lewis—My client had been ill-treated and ;threat ened in the afternoon, and took the knife out for his own protection and to frighten them from attacking him. When they did so he merely drew it to intimidate them, and the man was cut by accident. Mr. Paynter—The prisoner is remanded for a week, Mr. Lewis—Will yvu not take ball ? Mr. Paynter—l cannot, in consequence of the serious nature of the injuries. THE COLUMBIA TRANSIT COMPANY. Mr. F. H. F. Berkeley has addressed the follow irg iett.r to the 71mo:— Will you permit me to correct an error seriously affecting my character which you have fallen into, I presume inad vertently, in a leader in your paper on the late Columbia Transit Company ? You state " that Mr. Berkeley knew quite enough to m..ke it his duty to k, ep a close watch on Colonel Sleigh's proceedings, especial.) , after receiving a quid pro quo for his name and position." Now, air, Mr. James Henson explicitly states in his evi dence that he never mentioned Colonel Sleigh's name to me on any occasion, and was not aware that I knew of Gol. Sleigh's being engaged in the formation of the com pany. I call to your attention that I positively stated on oath that I never heard of Col, Sleigh in any way being connected with the company, How was I, then, to keep a Close watch upon Colonel Sleigh? and what becomes of the assertion that I received a quid pro quo from that person for my position P Will you allow me to state shortly that which the evi dence proved ? Mr. Henson solicited me to become a director in this company. Having acceded on certain conditions, I thereby gave tacit permission to my name appearing on a preliminary prospectus. Mr. Henson was authorised so far to make use of my name. Any publication of my name beyond this, or any state ment that a company was formed, and that I was one of the acting directors, was distinctly false, and without my knowledge or consent. No prospectus can be published cor rectly of a company formed without the officers of that com pany, solicitors, bankers, auditors, &c., being named, and no such functionaries can be appointed without the sanc tion of a Board of Directors. No board meeting ever took place. I was never asked to attend one. Who, then, ap pointed the man Sleigh to be manager of a company not in existence? I would have indignantly refused to belong to any board or to any company in which Col. Sleigh held any °ince whatever, or of which I knew that he was a pro meter. Col. Sleigh was the whole time kept sedulously con cealed from me. Waiting his time, nefariously using a preliminary prospectus, and acting in the name of a com pany which did not exist, and was not even registered, Colonel Sleigh had the audacity to announce himself as a manager of such company, and he made me appear as one of the directors. I never saw the advertisement, and I never saw Mr, Maugles' repudiation of the company. If I had my repudiation would have followed, as it did when toe late to save me from a verdict. The injustice you do me is to assume that I was aware or in an y way a party to Col. Sleigh's proceedings. I consider that 1 suffer injustice from the verdict, because the Court assumed that if I did not know I ought to have known what was going on. Liverpool Cotton Market..... This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRA,m.) , iVERPOUL, F e b.:l9. Dull and drooping. Sales, about 2,000. Imports, 8,377 ; previously, 17,501. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS---This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. POLAND. The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH gave notice that to morrow he should ask the noble earl the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether there was any intention of lay ing on the table a despatch from the Consul-General at Warsaw as far as related to the origin of the insurrection in Poland, and also to ask the noble lord whe ther any despatch had been received from the Russian Government relative to the origination of the outbreak ; and also whether any communication had been received from the Prussian Government as to the means to be taken for its suppression. ROME. The Marquis of NORMANBY complained of some mis representation which had been made of a despatch which he had written, and which had been referred to by the noble earl opposite (Russell) the other evening, Earl RUSSELL said he had quoted the despatch re ferred to by the noble marquis for the purpose of proving the general position of the advantage of giving advice to countries to follow the practice and usage of constitutional liberty. He had not meant to imply that on the particu lar question at issue the sentiments of the noble marquis were different from what they were. The Marquis of NORMANBY said everything in the despatch referred to a particular transaction and did not give a general opinion. He had also to complain of the de spatch being quoted, although he had been checked for doing the same with other despatches which were not produce& The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH said it was a general rule that no public official had a right to give documents which became to the knowledge of through his official posi tion till they were published.- Earl RUSSELL said he had not violated the general rule, as at the time he referred to the papers he announced that it was the intention to publish them. PRISON DISCIPLINE. The Earl of CARNARVO N called the attention of the house to the state of discipline in the different gaols and houses of correction. The noble earl said the criminal population was divided into two classes, namely, those whe were sentenced to three years penal servitude and over, and those sentenced to shorter terms of imprisonment. The Royal Commission would only inquire into the former, the latter would be altogether overlooked. It was of the ut most importance that a Government inquiry into the subject should be made, especially as in some instances the old system of association was kept up in many of the country gaols. The system of taking sta tistics was excedingly defective, because they were always in arrear of the present time; but taking those up to 1861, he found there was an increase of 13 per cent. in the committals over those of the preceding year; an increase of 9 over committals, and an ',increase upon other classes. There was not the slightest reason to believe that there was any decrease in the following year, whilst in the present the alarm caused by the increase of crime had been so great that numbers of persons' looked upon it as unsafe to walk in the streets after dark. He thought a great deal of the evil was broaght about by the kind of punishment inflicted. Since 1850, when the subject was under the con sideration of the House of Commons, the system in the gaols was admitted to be against hard labour, and an act stating the limits to which it was applied was passed. The reality, however, was that in most of the gaols the stan dard of hard labour was very far from being reached, and they would find that in recent cases the minimum of six hours labour sunk down to three or four. In many large prisons there was a great deficiency in the means of carrying out the punishment of hard labour, whilst the dietary was far too high, meat being given in some form or other every day of the week. Not content with this the luxuries of tea,csugar, cocoa, and other articles were pro fusely given. In one of the prisons what was called extra diet was allowed, and this indulgence was given with out the slightest rule, as was evidenced by the fact that while in some the prisoners extra dieted was as 1 to 8, it others it was as I to 35. The diet given in workhouses bad been compared with that given in prisons, and he knew for a fact that in some workhouses in the south meat was seldom given, and that the diet was much below that of pri sons. The work done in workhouses was farmore severe than in some prisons he could mention, yet in the one case the in mates of workhouses were perfectly willing to earn their sub sistence, while in the other complying with the rules of the prison was all that was required to secure good and plenti ful food. He WiS not an advocate for starvation of crimi nals, yet he thought there was a medium between that and the plentiful manner in which they were treated ; and if that were only observed,' and offenders were treated in a manner their offences deserved, they would do much to bring about a better state of things. [LEFT SPEABLNG.] HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening. The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. GORE LANGTON took the oaths and his seat for West Somers etshire. SECOND READINGS. The following bills were read a second time :—Boston and Frieston Shore, Railway, and Pin—Bristol Railways Junction Railways—Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway— Penarth Harbour, Dock, and Railway—and London and Epsom Downs Railway. COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS. The general committee on elections were then sworn at the table. THAMES CONSERVANCY BILL. On the second reading, Alderman SALOMONS opposed the measure. His constituents complained that they had to go through all the inconveniences incidental to those interested in private bills, whereas this was a public measure of considerable im portance. The Thames Conservators enjoyed enormous powers over the river utterly inimical to the interests of denizens on the banks of the river. The bill would endow the Board with enormous taxing powers on parties selling goods on the river, and endblo them to charge tol s upon all who travelled on the river. As it would materially interfere, and unjustly so, with the trade of the river, he begged to move th a t th e bill b e read a second time that day six months. Mr. W. WILLIAMS seconded the motion. This should have been a public not a private bill. It would endow a private board with enormous and exceedingly arbitrary powers to interfere with the trade of the river, and all people transacting business on its banks. He confessed he was surprised to see the name of the hon. members for Bath (Mr. rite) and Abingdon (Mr. Norris) on the back of the bill. Mr. NORRIS supported the bill. The object of the bill was simply to interpolate the same anomalous features in the bill of 1857 which was introduced and passed as a pri vate bill. A toll would be charged per head on pas- EPrigers by steamboats, irstead of now a specific sum for tho o.dinary license. The conservators would ob fain no more power by this bill than they now enjoyed by law. The fishing powers proposed by the bill would be like those in force before the passing( f the Act of 1c57. Power, ton, would be taken to punish, by flue, persons shooting offensive matter from barges or otherwise into the Thames; thus the cleanliness of the river would be promoted. The house ought to read the bill a second time, and then subject it to an ordeal of a committee up stairs. - Dir. TITE supported the bill, and bad put his name on the back of it, because it would enable the Conservators to punish gas companies and others who polluted the river. Surely this was an objtcc worthy of the support of the house. (Hear, hear.) Mr. LOCKE supported the amendment, because the bill would be inimical to the interests and pursuits of his con stituents. Nr. CRAWFORD opposed the bill, and trusted that the Governineut would institute an early inquiry into the con dition of the river and the powers of the various municipal bodies under whose management it was placed. There were innumerable objections to the bill. Mr. MASSEY said the act of 18 was a compromise, under which certain disputed rights between the Crown and the Conservators were accommodated and defined. That bill had existed well for six years, but the Conser vators urged that they need some slight extension of their powers, the chief of which was the right to frame bye-laws to prevent the pollution of the river. He agreed with his hon. friend that it would be well to make the inquiry he proposed, but that was no reason why the salutary powers sought by this bill should not be granted. He wished to express no opinion as to the mode in which the Conservators had performed their duties. It would be best to read the bill a second time, and to enter up stairs in committee into a careful examination of its provisions. Alderman SIDNEY and Alr. ANGEESTEIN supported the amendment. _ _ Mr. HENLEY considered it rather anomalous, after giving the Conservators taxing powers, to suggest in quiry. This should have been done etore the powers were given. The house negatived,the bill without a division, SPIRITS LUTY. In reply to Mr. STANSFELD, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER intimated that her Majesty's Government had obtained all the infor mation requisite to ascertain the exact nature of the work ing of these duties. He wished decidedly to state that it was not the intention of the Government to propose any change in the spirit duties. (Hear, bear.) POST-OFFICE SAVINGS BANK BILL. The second reading was postponed until Monday. ALLOWANCE TO THE PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES. The house having gone into committee, Lord PALMERSTON, amidst general cheering, rose— the house being unusually full at the time —to propose an allowance to the Prince and Princess of Wales, in order to suitably uphold the state and dignity of their position. He need hardly remind the house that they had the hap piness to live under a constitutional monarch, and that in thhey!witnessed the public of this country were now perhaps more fully aware than at any former time, force of experience of the blessings comprised in that form of Government; but, in addition, they had now an elle by the lent opportunity of appreciating its value, by contrasting their their Government with the evT il t e s y n s e a : passing e n East some parts of the world. (Cheers.) of the evils incident to arbitrary sway, a d nd de t s, tation v. hich in the West the wide-spread misery . and republican were sometimes created by democratic in stitutions. (Loud cheers, Their institutions not only h t i r c a o p m pio. th ea e a o a p n p d o d si ig ti o on it . y ) freedom of thought, of speech, 1 (Hearauthority, hear,)r most perfect on the and t o w e r n i t j i e n y g the a i different from a people placed under state of things vastly the Lynchueudgicotvseronfabldeesnpioetnic. The people of this nation enjoy those advantages the control Lawof theof and their hearts would be directe 4 to the Almighty Dis penser of events with thw.kfulness—reverential thankful ness—tor the great benefits vouchsafed to them. (Hear, hear.) And he was persuaded, too, that their bosoms would be full of affectionate attachment to that Sovereign and family under whose rule and beneficent sway, humanly speaking, these blessings were vouchsafed. (Hear, hear.) The noble lord then called Attention to the coming marriage of the Prince of Wales, and having spoke the sentiment s of the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he expressed an earnest hope that the marriage might lead to great domes tic happiness, an i caiize a long line of sovereigns. It was well to look back and ascertain about what was done in re gard to mak ng a provision for former Pr inces of Wales. In 1715 t e Prinee of Wales was allowed £lOO,OOO a ;fear, and a similar sum was allowed b the Prince of Wales in 1745. In ono case—the second—this sum was voted in addition to the revenue of the Duchy of Cornwall ; but he could not exactly fathatn from the speech of Mr. Pitt, in proposing the former grant, whether this was so or no, but he imagined that that was so. Since these days a considerable change had taken place in the value of money. In 1795, when Mr. Pitt proposed the allowance to the late Prince and Princess of Wales, £138,000 was assented by the house, which included a sum of money which was agreed to be devoted to the defrayal of the Prince's debts, partly charged on the civil list and partly on the consolidated fund. This reduced the income of the Prince to about £60,000 or £70,000 a year, but in 1800 these debts were cleared off, and his Royal High ness then entered into the receipt of the full income of £lBO,OOO. It was not the intention of the Government, nor indeed the desire of her Majesty, that the present application to Parliament should be guided by what was done on that occasion. (Hear.) His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales enjoyed the revenues of the Duchy of Cornwall, and it was right to mention, b c use it re dounded to the credit of her Majesty and the late Prince Consort, that whereas during the minority of former Princes of Wales the revenues of the Duchy were added to the available income of the Crown ; in the present reign these revenues had been carefully and studiously set apart to accumulate for the benefit of the Prince of Wales. (Loud cheers.) These ac cumulations amounted to a considerable amount. Part of them—£2oo,oo—had been invested in the purchase of an estate in Norfolk, the rental of which, after deductions, would be about £5,000 a year—he thought £7,000 might be taken as the full amount. Hon. members connected with land would understand the nature of these deductions. (Hear, and laughter.) Some portion of these revenues had been appropriated to the Prince's outfit, and there would bo some expenditure in the erection of a suitable building on the estate for the Prince and Prin cess, The income from the Duchy and the interest from the accumulation referred to, might be taken in round numb9rs at about £60,000 a year, Now, the Government considered that £lOO,OOO a year would not be an unfair sum to he 'appropriated to the maintenance of the dig nity of the Prince and Princess of Wales. (Cheers.) But he did not propose to ask for more than a grant of £40,000 a year, as a charge upon the consolidated fund, for the Prince and Princess of Wales. Those in th .t house who were, unhappily, bachelors—(laughter)—would not re quire to be told that the Princess would have a separate allowance. The Government there fore proposed £lO,OOO a year for the Princess—amounted in the whole to £50,000 a year. (Loud cheers.) The Prince had given his assent by at once altering the former system of granting long leases at large fines on property belonging to the Du .lay of Cornwall. The jointure then agreed to for the Princess of Wales in the event of her surviving her husband George the Fourth, was £50,000; in the case of the Princess Alexandra the Government proposed £30,000. (The noble lord re sumed his seat amidst loud cheers.) Mr. DISRAELI supported the votes, and hoped they would be passed unanimously. After some discussion with respect to the resources of the Duchy of Cornwall, the propositions were agreed to. (LEFT SITTING) SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATIERALL'S—TIIIS EVENING. LINCOLN HANDICAP. Bto 1 agst Lopcatcher (taken and offerel) 10 to 1 agst Libellous (taken) 10 to 1 agst Sea Nymph (taken) 100 to 8 agst Douche (taken) 100 to 8 agst Hubert (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 11 to 1 agst Croagh Patrick (taken) 12 to 1 agst Grimstone (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 15 agst Satellite (taken) 100 to 8 agst Jealousy (taken) 20 to 1 agst Shropshire (taken) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 20 to 1 agst Gardener (offered) 28 to 1 apt Queen of Spain (offered) 40 to 1 agst Misfortune (taken) 40 to 1 agst Polynesia (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 4to lon the field (offered) NEWMARKET RACES,-THIS DAY, HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE. Oliver Twist 1 Molly Asthore St. James Six ran. HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES. Sunflower Antelope Terry HUNTERS' STAKES. Leicester Express Eight ran. SELLING STEEPLECHASE. 0 rkoustra Friar of Apshall 2 Four ran. AQUATICS. THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE BOAT-RACE. We are now enabled to furnish our readers with a correct list of the names and weights of the Oxford and Cambridge crews, who will pull from Putney to Mortlake on the 28th March or the Ist of April next, Although no correct idea can be formed at present of the merits of the two crews, yet opinion is slightly in favour of the Oxonians. OXFORD. st. lb. 1. R. Shepherd, Brasonose 2. Mr. Awdry, Balliol 3. W. Jacobson, Christ Church 4. J. C. Parson, Trinity 5. A. Morrison, Balliol l3 31 6. Seymour, University 7. M. Kelly, University Stroke, C. It. Cair, 'Wadham Coxswain, F. Hopwood, Christ Ch. 7 3 CAMBRIDGE. st. lb. 1. S. Cadman, Trinity lO 1 2. 1). Bolder, Christ's College ll 10 3. J. C. Hackshaw, Trinity ll 5 4. R. A. Kinglake, Trinity l2 8 5. V. Marshall, Pembroke 6. J. Jones, Christ's College 7. W. M. Young, King's Stroke, J. Chambers, Trinity . Cox , wain, H. Archer, Corpus Although Mr. Carr, of Wadham, is set down as the stroke of the Oxford crew, Mr. Hoare, of Exeter, will again fill that important post at a weight of about 11 stone. Messrs. .7, and S. Salter have been commissioned to construct the boats for both Universities. Bank of England Return.--This Day. An Account, pursuant to t cap. 32, for the week ending cr Feb., 1863: the Act 7th and Bth Victoria. on Wednesday, the 18th day ISSUE DET Notes issued 'ARTMENT. Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.634,460 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,651,255 Silver Bullion £28,301,255, BAN ING DEPARTMENT. oprietors' Capi- Government Sem ial £14,553,000 rities (including Rest Public Deposits (in- nutty) £11,043,079 eluding Exche- Other Securities 18,750,424 suer, Savings' Notes Banks, Commis- Gold and Silver 937, 967 missioners of Na- Coin tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 7,413,275 Other Deposits 13,769,276 Seven Day and other Bills 605,776 £28,301,255 £:39,722,0 05 NV. X 39,722,006 MILLER, Deputy Cashier. Feb. 19, X 863. SHIPPING—This Day, (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Thursday Morning. No arrivals, DEAL, Thursday Morning. Anchored—Verene, schooner, from t,hatham, for Brest; '?on, from London, tor Cardiff; Aquilla, from Shields, for Ganott, THE NEW NOVEL, " ST. OLAVE'S," 3 Vols.— " St. Oiave's (says the Mortally Post) belongs to a lofty order of fiction. It is a go d novel, but it is also something more. Many a reader will draw from it lessons that aro not to be forgotten, like a tale that is told, but re membered as wholesome counsel and good words. It is wr,tten with unflagging ability, and it is as even as it is clever. The author has determined to do nothing short of the best, and has succeeded, Janet Bruce is a fine, simple, pathetic creature, as pure and true a woman as any of Mrs. Oliphant's heroines. David, her brother, is a manly, large: hearted, true-souled man, and the picture of their life and self-sustaining principle is perfect." " Instructions," says the Journal de Saint-Quen tin, "have been addressed from Paris to the Pre fects of departments with a view to prevent the destruction of bird's ne s t s , w h e th er i n weds or enclosure, or i ii Ville yardo and hay-fields. LITERATURE. St. Olave's. 3 vols. Mast and Biaekett. This story has an air of repose about it that cone veys a pleasing impression to the reader. Some of the characters are most interesting to study. The calm that pervades the work Lee not spring from the absence of suffering, for some of those who ap pear before us are placed in the most trying situa tions. With the exception of Mrs. Edinaii, they all have wonderful self-control ; so that we bear of their troubles without witnessing any startling oc currences or wonderful coinmotions. The chief point on which the story turns is the mystery which sur rounds the heroine, pretty Alice Grey, as she was called. This young lady wes much to be pitied, she was la: ought up in the prim demureness and stiff propriety of a cathedral city, where the spirit of convention ruled the day, and the claims of sympathy were totally disregarded. Instead of being the niece of the simple old lady, Mistress Amiel Grey, Alice was the daughter of an illegal marriage, and the tried guardian who watched over her childhood committed a great error in bringing her up in so peculiar a spot, and in en couraging deceit. After her happy girlhood, poor Alice had a sad awakening—life suddenly opened before her in its dullest, saddest, and hardest aspect. Some of the dignitaries of St. Olave's are drawn with much discrimination. Mrs. Scrymgeour, the widow of the archdeacon, is a model of starchiness and self-complacency. She is here described as " a tall, severe, dignified-looking woman, bristling all over with ecclesiastical propriety, and bearing a respectable family likeness to the gaunt effigies which some old monk, in a fit of ill humour, had carved, centuries ago, on the west front of the Cathedral!' She was the lady-presiders of the Position Committee, and woe betide any one who attempted to enter the sacred society of St. Olave's without bearing the requisite credentials of good birth and long descent. After noticing the exceeding cunning and cruelty of that lady's conduct, it is a relief to know that at last she was disappointed. Her pet schemes for her nephew totally failed, and she left the position she had tried to make so exclusive to enter another state where the barriers of her conventional sect should exist no longer. Her nephew Cuthbert was worthy of her, which is saying a good deal. The manner in which he behaved to Alice was more than cowardly an d;cruel, it was really inhuman. It is great satisfaction to find that the stately bride he selected in place of the gentle maiden he deserted was a source of annoyance, as her grandfather married again, and his enormous fortune was lost to the designing young man. It is a relief to turn from such hard and had natures to the refined Ile and simple doings of Janet Bruce. She is the most attractive character here met with, and is very suitably described. There is something almost sublime in the calm dignity of her demean our, and the unselfishness of her whole life is a striking contrast to some of those around her. As often occurs in the world, all others seemed to be in some way happily disposed of while she was left alone. But Janet's strength lay in this, she did not think she was alone. She knew in whom her trust was fixed, and she turned from the delusive solaces of earth to fix her hopes where never could they meet with disappointment. Hard as were the sufferings of her early youth, the struggles of her after years were also great. After the record of these painful and weary days is over, we take leave of her in these words : " Poor Janet Bruce ! peace, peace ! It may be grand to place the sword point to our breast, and, weary of the battle's strife, rashly dare the death. that lingers over long. It is grander far to take that sword, and, strong in the strength of the lowly, fainting never for any toil and hardship that it brings, to fight bravely, patiently on, until leaving it buried hilt deep in the heart of the latest enemy, we wait for the Captain's voice to say, " Enough, come up higher." Some of the scenes here are most ably described. When Marian Brandon and Janet Bruce met at the death-bed of their common de ceiver, we behold a picture of existence in its deepest excitement and in its wildest agony. This is the secret of the success of the story. There are no startling occurrences, but all the events are quietly introduced, and the characters gradually made known to us. In real life, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, events take place which change the destiny of many ; but those standing near do not observe them—the neighbours do not know of them—the various members of the family may not take cognisance of them—but the heart knoweth its own bitterness; and in long after-years, when only its Maker can see its anguish, it turns to that unnoticed but never to be forgotten day or hour that stamped its seal of doom on the bright hopes and glowing purpose of its opening career. Here or there through the story we come upon some passages which aptly pourtray the writer's purpose of leading the mind to study the remote connexion which simple things may bear to higher ones. When Janet and her brother David Bruce went home by the front of the cathedral, and gazed on the carved figures, it might have seemed to a commonplace observer an ordinary affair, but it is here made to represent an allegory of their lives. The statues of saints and martyrs were round them, their hands clasped in perfect rest, their brows bound with wild wreaths. It is said they were put there as an image of the soul's progress, that "only through passion, strife, and suffering men mount to rest, and climb over wreck after wreck of human hope to the heights of eternal repose. Was that grand old cathedral front, gleaming out in the moonlight, an allegory of life, joy, tumult, strife, passion, pain, despair, after these the crowned rest, the folded hands, the gathered robes, the wreathed brow." Janet and David at all events accepted this symbol, and even in this world reached a haven that such spirts as Marion could never reach, and such natures as Douglas Ramsey could never enjoy. David Bruce is a fine character. He was more decided than his sister, but he shared her simplicity of manner and honesty of purpose. The account of the bitter trial of his life is most eloquently told to us. We are shown that he was admitted into the grand company of those who have become perfect through suffering. His disappointment reached him at the hour of his greatest success. "So David Bruce's coronation day passed away, giving him besides the laurel wreath of glory, that other and sometimes nobler crown of thorns that is never wanting in the regalia of God's royal children. He w ore it very calmly, and the world loos i ng only at the shining leaves above, never knew it was there." Mrs. Edinsll, as M was called, was not an attractive Tcheifttuning point a h Marion Brandon but she that Brandon is interesting from her troub l eurned ' e s t • from her wild of her career was when sh chase after the object of r her early affection and entered t a: ne eting-house of prayer. The earnest nessserviceimpressed her wa y war d spirit, of h and she recognised something beyond and above her fitful life. The minister, who had noticed her agi tation, said to her in parting, " I trust we are mem bers of that family which shall one day meet un broken before the tnrone of God." He employed his last opportunity to advantage; when next the oongregation met he was absent, and the time after he was " 'worshipping in the temple not made with hands." I t i s satisfactory to notice that A Irce married D av id B ruce, who was f ar worthier of her attachment than Cuthbert; also, that retributive justice came to her, since in an old pocket-nook they discovered the proofs of her mother's marriage, which her father, to suit his oven purpose, had tried to destroy. Years afterwards they came to light, and then the -sanctin?ontous io s u e s of St. 0 lave's were greatly grieved at their prev ious tnistake. tnistake. This novel is a peculiar one,. butiti into likely to become a favourite tr . om, l s ts great i nsi g ht discern lite, its depth . of feeling, and it is to be to its the may oninenotuirn favourableepi c depicting attention;character. a 3 1 1 1 t 1 t IS many claims equal t a p a ossesses attraction waithoped on that t ap a pe s ar u a c ri ce e sz of most interesting heroes and heroines, and aptly informs us how the most secluded spot s , sacre d i n their character , and exclusive in their nature, are likely to be invaded by the deadli es t ev il s of huma nity, sin intrudes in its most d e l us i ve f orm s, an d selfishness is sure to make itself known. St. Olave's" is a work that is quite out of the com mon from its many distinctive attributes, and, in some parts, it contains passages of great eloquence. It may, therefore, be considered an acquisition to the r reading co mmun i ty, f o r novels many who do not care o novels as a cla ss , w ill b e pl ea sed at this opportunity of meeting with so s uperior a work, and so refined a production, -=-~