The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-12 00:00:00

niog )1 ( e 0 oalv" vg ' 100 r clo e r ` ° air el 0 4 0 ' a tt 4 01 °- id 0 1, 1) 1 te ti , rr ers t • tO 00 1 14 be) e j, to, o tto 4 , ~r, 01' 2 „ f ie Aco, a. 1,0 'fii o sk ) : 1 1 e e jer Ool c oll o r 0 3° oil ° °' sort' 4S e, ito v 4. 0 0 ot i c o tc ° fto I J 6 ti . 0 1) t /it Afr ° r 0 orf ,ro eCv • t V 7 CO 0 die f C lj l O 0 1 , •Ifir v 1 0 s:r ve o f ul ic tDc 4 ONEy MARKET. AND comiducTAT4 INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. dieSllght activit y h as b een observable i n the general e°4ll t mark e t thi s morn i ng, b ut the commerci l to Iti tna , tinit Y have not genera lly b ee n enabled to 31'1 11 themselves with accommodation under the ter ms of 7 per cen t. S ome spec i a l transactions d ated 'a tev ertheless b een repor t e d i n first class short 1),, 14 , 1°er at s per cent. below the ordinary charge; re a orokers, whose floating balances are not k o , Y i lar ge, do n o t seem di spose d yet aw hil e t o ma k e It ;', ar ge conc ess i ons dur i ng t h e presen t unse ttl e d It 436 f m onetary relations. It should, however, be f.ated t hat affair s are now p o i n ting to a more 4"bo.erable dire c ti on, an d t h ere appears gre at pro of easier money. ?et c hanges exhibi te d i n the Bank of England th e -4 is sued last even i ng are, as expected from 813 . , eed Y manner with which the authorities la e l ,T t,,r 'a3r lowered their rate of discount, of a satis• 1171:1 character. The bullion has been augmented, 4 i 4h ti th e other securities have been largely dimi- The reserve of notes has also been consi -4°l3'inereased. Subjoined is our usual analysis : Active Circulation .. £20,161,920 Beerea s 393,730 ia ntion e • • • • • 13,472,271 14 ', crea • se • • • • . 169,028 . ' est -• • • • • • • 3 , 650,767 pln .• • • • •95664 „„ crease .. • • • • • • 254'682 "c Deposits 7, 505: increaseeDecreaseb e p osi . t ••• • 12,489802:728521565ep5 11 ,, bay and other Bills .. • • 646,193 Gov ueerease .. • •60783 ertitu ent Securities 11,124,584 No alteration. Other 8 . . 19,701,931 eeurittes • ' .. isT kicerease •• 4 • • " 512,817 (41 IT 4etnployeu .. 7,241,265 1) 48 ilerekle • • • • • • • ' 520,930 te r -n g the last few days there has been rather ktr ilft e t/ , I°l al ion in the Foreign and Colonial Produce r : B ,.„' Sugars have been at enhanced prices, I : l ll gbile a , 44e ° and rice have been in full demand, at 4 41: : 8 ' Ie fruit and spices there has been very T he t; ll l , Bine ee, and saltpetre has been neglected. Itl:74,'°W market, however, has been more d totw`, ed t although quotations for both present an Itiera delivery are unaltered. rigl a g°l d Purchased yesterday by the Bank of T he authoriti es represent £40 , 000 . rite 4l di rector s o f t h e Credit Fancier have issued a l ki tt ar t t° applicant s for shares in their undertak- Ill et ,: rxhi ng them that, in or d er to comply with , teh e ;''' il t regulati on o f th e C omm itt ee o f the Stock tloo -n ge, the nominal capital will be reduced from 30 A : hares to £5O s'iares, and in number from Iltf or t o 20,000 , of wh i ch the same number, as e a 4hoa unced, viz., £lO,OOO, will now be issued, b leat -11 i W hich £1 on application and £4 on allot -44,0, r equired. Th e amoun t t o b e ca ll e d u p i s It hie4 - : l _ fra al £2O to £lO per share, and the calls, of N ed t 'ue first i s not to be for three mont h s, are re lire 1° 731 to £2 108. per share. The company t °4b ‘ 5101 3r improved their already strong posi- T h 3" the step they have taken in this matter. %en:. Prospectus of the Great Eastern Steamship 5 . 1 , - I n Y has been issued, the object being to save 'rot ti 'ile,adid specimen of naval architecture passing tbtP eIQB country. It is estimated that the °l4..ei:i,tl pUrchased for about £120,000 (about t he "t of her c os t), an d a t the figure lreheaPital has been fixed. A liberal offer T lle: l , 4l '' has been ma d e on t h e part o f t h e Atl ant i c ,41i0;,41311 Company t o c h ar t er th e s hip, an d for 'otb ei Ot her cir cumstances there i s so lid groun d hop e , levio e that if th e vesse l i s manage d i n a kite tk i manner that c omp l e t e success w ill at last upon her. A large proportion of the bond llmtr Clai have expressed their intention of changing sms for share. I li Two O'CLOCK. lo t j t eased firm ness is perceptible in the market at %I 4: English F undS, and Consols are i higher Itii,, l i for transfer, and 911 i for the account. halit,%Stinuous improvement is due io a better iltt4•hath with regard to monetary and political he hta I The Bank return, and the reduction of t he Iltav:ii: 41 count, have contributed largely t d o it t e_ d uce(' 1 ; bhoyancy. The New Threes t° aa, i -eet nities are 938 91k; Exchequer a ß o n 4 il . ls 92. R 1 1 4 8 '; and India 5 per Cents., 1031 1 1 - I , 63e k et , t ,, h as been an active market for Foreign .15 8 -°tw itnstanding that the greater share of i lielillt t B l l3ti°ll 0 f the members has been devotd to l ' i c t i t , eel eet of the fornightly account. Mexican of Ptt t'Proved to 36 3 37, which is an advance of i; h4llaelsehllt'; Greek Bonds continue at T f ‘lti t 1 - ;4 .P4B sive are 1 better, at 32-;- i ; and Turkish grat°"44B are also higher, at 4711-, i ; e - 1. e 1 the ris 'Nin remains firm, at 49 51 ; the o Italian are 44 747 4° 3', at 66i ; ; Turkish 6 per Cents.,_ 1862, 11, 8 0 l e l ; and Portuguese 3 per Cents., 47 1: l'7 llt4 bL ver3 ' favourable alterations are exhibited in '"t b: - I ,', of France return completed to yesterday. 1 4 3 , al% has increased £540,000, and the Tr l e 3 a: thetOlinces show an augmentation of £293,4• el also 4 decline of . £1,845,000 in the bills h ,tsol4,sceunt, of £440,000 in the advances d o of . ‘ 1 ,33 -44 s hares, o f I ain the £1,536,000 in the notes, and aN I e current accounts. 11 44 i1: 5 ,1 1Itil way Share Market a firmer tone has d litilet:d' I.ackwall, Brighton, Metropolitan, Greatan /11 eat titti ) have each improved 10s. ; and /sTtcria it4e(ll,ancashire and Yorkshire, ss. ; North it' h 4 e P: or e e r i w iek) however have declined ss. . , t.te tiou,, ' gli and Colonial lines remain inactive tie ok - titletations„ Illit .st, ai,11,14 Mi scellaneous shares are in fair re. N"tliat , 1-1-1 igeo h support former prices. . al h ave era ly o. lq tlik l Inter netti '_ n aProved to 6 I Ih et tl eial to Maur Financial . . City Bank to 115 ' to 11; 12; London M '-• Land Securities are quoted ! i % ;(1111,s ; Atlri t i 4 _ I rem . ; Australian 1i,5 4 ,61. t , tifi Credit, 1 p I Pre en, ' l 4; Prem. ; and Ottoman Financial, %) 13It Ottx ITISR - 4h i p it OtrltltEN.r FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. t t 'ie . • eons°, 'N's. ( 4 'Bt itt 8 I i At,,, a 4t . R.,,i > March 6 9l/ '!lit e r 0 4 ead th -le eat 90h lh it h,, i t t lo f o B r , 3 30 y r '; ..... expire , 6th 90A 1i 1.4) Cite 0 y rs : Ilare 6th Jan., 1380 — pte r illSe , e xpire sth April, 1885 — t IPto 111 a, 41 'egraph), Aug. 1908. 41 11 t Itt o .000, 21 & 3 per Cent. 3 dis t S OO 1 1 1 4 11 .t1 L t & - atld £loo s t ,: and £200 q, t Z, 4 0 ,,,,, , '*1 per Ct., last hf.-yr 233 b it , t ,e 4,... ft, lc , /2i2%IENT SECURITIES. bi t % ''C'ol.llltv" Cent., April 1874.... bi t t; . ? A Per Cent. r .. t'll 'I ce °unt —' " 111 Y, 1870 b i :t., b Per 0,,,,%•• • ... 'to °ad ""'•, 1888.. — tici s 8 tl.OOO Oct, par t H ,. 10 0 r £l,OOO .. 8 dis bi l Niti tttIGN ... I„.t r , 6 p FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. "14 0 )183 5 er Ce nt it ato b. 2 Per ' 18 59 99 Ni l D. cent . , 4 140 -, 'B°2-58-60 ti erin frit 44 PerB6 ,, 1863 ~t, i tt o, aee Ce n t 45 5 paid kkht 5 D ° lid j,: t 102/ 3h ~tp Per e e lle tri l t % to ,,,le , on ia ll t t. . 1 824-5, ex-Coupons 2ll to A Eel' ti t,, ti thL e eolln e t ent •• • • ...... 361 i PiiCral'l'Periai 37 IN to 2 agl e . 0 percent tllit4tot 4,4137, ...... -34 I „kit, Ae e Per Cent., bei t n , a -outit 1853 ''l, !' 0 Ptr C,, . L.1114,,Ate01l ' l n-, 1856 '7 ' ' "l" s pe jat ..... . , 9, 60, 62,'3 47 . 0 Peir Cent 18.50 . bt ° l. ki lt ,to i Par e sut 1860 — 1, 11 1) er c e , 1859 b i t to A Per ( ! nt, 1 862 litte ~„-%0 - eat 89 8a Litt ~,,iytt ............ ~ , to ~,,,, ), ferre .: ~1 .;. ?;, .,, , , ,,,, ,44i , , , „ _, , ,, , :i:iv et .... , ....... -- 'i t-t. li o , ...................... 32:1 ttil„s, Z'outit . '')1113 not funded •A bltt o g 8 coon k 1 ' Oe n . ; - • itt A _. 1)0 ' 4 ' 1854 PerLiao 0 ..... ,I.tto ,eO4 sat. i , 7 bil l: l) , Gi t ki ,, ,,l, ei113.,t1.u.,:i ~, OA vi ctenci t • 18 2 6 7t 3 I t ,t . : l4 : t :^ ll ,• l4, D l Z r %,: t ° . :' ,E t h x e . l above payable in Lona ~,„ NI, ~ ; ''l l l t e t r e s .,e , i t i. it•Peerer_tieinctaG.teasi1.. Co tj , tk iit 4le ~ Jl, Ex. 25 francs . ... — C6 . I '`' llt. 18e N l _ *s4 kte Hley TWO O'CLOCK cil ltAt. ......... ................... 904 1 ...... ~..,.... 91/ 1 SHARE MARKETS.—This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. harei P.ativra Paid. ' Closing Business ys. Price. done. Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cora end Bendon Cpruwv II Do A 'et , t no dig Do. B till (ip e.p art. • boon paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perlll,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. iGlasg. and S. Western. iGreatEastern, Ord. stk 8 84 Si Si 84 66 120 12t 6i 7i 37 39 16 17 94 96 106 108 49 50 47 49 71 Ditto A. stock Ditto East Anqlian st GreatNorthot Scotland Great Northern.. ..... Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an , i W. of Ireland Great Western 128 129 134 135 134 136 97 99 €4l G 5 Do Str Val gaa, stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blaokwall Lon., Bright.,4s S. Coast Lon., Chat., sad Dover Lon. & Nor'h Western Lon. & So..th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Mai yport and Carlisle. Do A shares... Metropolitan Midland Do Ne _ _ 109] 1101 71 73 104 105 39 41 107] 1071 102 10 51} 52i 103 105 129 1291 ts 100 Do Birmlng. & Derby &lid. (It. W. of Ireland Do. I shares Mid Kent .. . Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds 521 521 25 46 102 f 1031 58 59 911 blt Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. It., Aber. stock Do Scot Mid. stock 1 Shrews. and Welchpoul Shropshire Union South South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,and Wok. S,ockton & Darlington 125 130 lo 24 p 78 80 11 116 123 126 43 45 98 100 63 64 13 E 4 94} 041 99 101 9/ lOi 88 39 94 10 0 7" 8 IGS 170 5i 6 u si P Do Do New, 186 G Taff Vale Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford .t Kilkenny West Cornwall .... . . W. Hartlepool Har.,401.1 West Midland -Oxford Do Newport' Do Hereford 87 90 167 172 22 25 ;SIGNS. Closing Price. Ltailwaya 1_ tikntle & St Lawrentx Bom.,Barodatz.Cent Ind gu. syer neut.— 59 - 61 - 102 103 4 1 1 3 4 1 13 5i 51 8 9 Do. New . ...... ..... Do. E. Shares.. Buffalo and Lake Huron Do. Preference Buflalo,Brant,loGodrich 6 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1872 tio. do. Julie 1, 187.3 Cleutta.& S. E as tn. (Lire, Cape Town Dock Seri) Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. • Last Indian. gu. 5 p. c Do. do. G 99 101 99 101 103 )05 Ic3 104 *P *- _J r,I Do. clO; II do. Grand Trank of Canad, Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Do. ao. act Do. 2d Pref. Boads.. Do. do. deferred__ Do. 3d P. ef. stork Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... 19 24 72 14 56 60 65 87 49 55 49 52 33 t 2 25 27 20 14 . 102 i 104 1. i 2 P Do. do. deterred._ GLlndlaPenin.gua.sp.o Do. New gua. 5 p. 0... Do. January, 1862 .. Gt. South.of India(Lim uaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Sharer 102 103 91 9} 11 10 92 94 85 87 Di): New ....... Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't ‘p:. Do. 5i p. c. do. '77-8, . Indian Branch Limited Madras guar., 5 p. o. Do. 41 p. o. Extension Dc. IA Do. Fifth Lxtension. Illelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnds. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p.c. Ylortg. NewßruEswtck Caudle iP 101 W 3 96 98 92 96 58 60 ClassA an N. itl.C'da3 po Ist pi bds Soinde Do: Delhi... 4:„.; Do. do. ••••• • • • • i r Do. Punjaub Do. Do. , Do. (ndus.St. Flo.) all 100 (100 ' 100 2 all 10 100 3 5 82 84 101 103 101 103 101 10 IP 1021 97 99 .;01,01•11AL GovERNMENT sECURITMs. 6 p.c.J a. &J thy 1877-St ~- 100 100 102 1 0 15 1 Do. 6p. c. Feb. & Aug 100 99 101 Do. 6p. o.Mar. & Sept 100 102 104 I Do. bp. a. Jan.&July IN' 89 61 891 90 895 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 ,89 91 Cape G.Hope, 6 p c,1873 100 106 107 Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 100 108 110 Do. 1890 100 109 11i 1105 Do. Jan. & July, 1891 100 107 109 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 109 111 6 per cent lOO 105 107 ,Natal Gov. 6 per cent 100 107 109 IN.B.Gov.l3p.o.Ja.&July 100 101 103 101 I Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. 100 - IN. S.W. G ov. 5 p 180 t 100 9 9 100 Do. sp. e.,18/1 to 107 E 100 99 to Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 100 99 ' New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 107 109 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. _ sterlingr,, 1875 lOO 10 105 ,Queensland Gcv. 6p. e lOO S. Aus G6p.c.1878.& up lOO 108 110 'Vto.Grov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 - Do. to tt D.O. ADALOOt.. lOO 109 11 0 1110 - BRITISH MINES. 2 ICambrian Consol. Gold 1 4 id li cllorct Amalgamated.. 38 39 Devcn G. Cone. (Tavist.) 1 570 680 East Bassett (11logan).. 30 70 75 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. 51. id par East Caradon ..... 1.14.0 28 29 East Cara Brea... 3.4.0 7 74 E. WI Russel (Tavistk.) 8.9.0 41 Si Gam.&St.AuDyn(Gwen , 581 10 11 Great South Tolgus.... 17s 4 44 G. Wheal Vor (Heston, 40 174 185 (Grenville i iler:A's-Foot .... 8.12 .16 38 flingston Downs 4.!8.0 5 55 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelant 91, 17 19 3larke Valley.. 4 Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) 25 14 d New Seton l9l 80 90 - • North Downs 2l 11 25 S.Wh Basset (111o2;an 3.1.0 2 25 North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blaze),; - Providence(Uny Leint.) 10.6.7 44 46 'South Caradon(St.Cleer, 10 435 d 45 —S. Carn. Brea (Illogan) — Frau. (Mogan, 18.18.9 575 625 Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 5 ['lunar Silv.dz Lead Min. 45 5 I fin Croft 9 2u 21 West Basset (Illogan) l5 11 12 \V Cr radon (Liskeard) 5 50 58 West Seton Wheal Basset (Illogan) 55 80 85 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 10 43 46 W heal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 WhealLuchott W heal 3laryAnn ;:den ) 8 135 146 Wheal 3eton . , 584 23 162 k 1674 4 Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) 7 2 Wheal Union , 3.17 25 3 PREFERENC.E SHARES. -4” ant Westirn Orig. 44 per cent. pf., 97 PREFERENCE S Western Orig. 4i per cent pf. [tto 4i per cent., irred., ;01 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Eastern, 4i per cent., pf., itto, new 5 per cent, 2i FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Luxembourg, 102 'auto (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., itto (all), 204 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, Urn., 71 Cobre Copper, 321 St. John del Rey (Um.), 51 Worthing (limited), 1 Yudanamutana of S. Australia (lira.), 2; JOINT-STOCK BANKS• Alliance Bank of Lon aOn and Liverpool (11m.), 451 6] Ditto, new, 31 Anzio Austrian, 5; Bank of Egypt, 264 Bank of Wales, Rm., 121 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 421 City, 1154 16 15 Ditto, new, 78 Consolidated Bank, Rm., 1.02- European Bank, lim., 81 Imperial Bank (Rm.), 25t Imperial Ottoman, 17; Land Mortgage Bank of India, lint, 3; London Chartered Bank of Australia, 26 London and Colonial (lim.), 64 London Joint Stock, 374 Merchant Bank, lim., 11 Mercantile and Exchange. Rm., 16 Metrop. and Prim , . Bank (Rm.), 24 34 Oriental Bank Corporation. 592 604 Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, South Australia, 395 Union of London, 43 MISCELLANEOUS. Commercial Union (Insurance), 9* Consolidated Discount, lim., 21 Crystal Palace, Ditto, pref.. 113 Gen. Cr( dit and Finance of London. Urn., 61 International Financial Society, 11/ a 12 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 3 4 Joint•stock Discount, lim. ' * Lon d on Financial Association, lim., 27 8* London General Omnibus Company, 2/ Mercantile Credit Association, lim., 7-a National Discount Company, lim., 121 a Oriental Inland Steam, lim , 1* Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 78 9 Ditto, new, 48 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insurance), lim., 711 THE PUBLIC INCOME AND EXPENDITURE.—Yes terday a return was published of the gross public income and expenditure of the United Kingdom in the year ending Dec. 311ast. The total revenue was £70,433,620 65. 9d. The total ordinary expenditure was £66,910,987 lls. 101, which would show an excess of income to the amount of £3,522,632 13s. 11d.; but £300,000 is to be de ducted from this fur expenses of fortifications, so that the avaiLEble surplus ainouuts to £'2,6'22,632135. 11d. The balane(-s in the exchequer on Dec, 31 last amounted to to £7491,813 UP. 9d. ,3.14. 1 19.15.4 BRITISH POSSE Paid. all 100 _bare 100 Sk stock steck stock 100 100 stook 'took stook stock stock stock stock stock 8o Great 1)1 Great Di Great Ban F! Business dont 1021 lOU 100 100 100 100 100 TRW 'SUI' ,t,INLMDON,7 , FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1864. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) COURT OF CHANCERY. (Before the Lord Justices of Appeal.) THE 'WATERLOO ASSURANCE COMPANY.-JUDGMENT. Sir G. Turner delivered judgment in this case, which is of considerable importance to assurance companies. He said that it was an application to place on the list of con tributors to the Waterloo Assurance Company the name of Mr. George Lemon Saunders, who Was a gentleman of considerable influence and one of the company's agents in that town. The Master of the Rolls had decided that the name of Mr. Saunders should not be put upon the list of contributories. It appeared to him that in this case the shares were transferred to Mr. Saunders iu order to qualify him as a director, and that it was only in tended that he should become the trustee of them, just as Mr. Williams, the manager, had been previously. Ho thought this motion ought to be refused; but inasmuch as it was through the mistake of Mr. Saunders, in some sense, that the appeal had been rendered necessary, it would be without costs. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE EDWARD HUNT. This was a meeting for order of discharge. Mr. Wether field, late of Moorgate-street, supported, and Mr. Whittir g for assignee. The order was granted, and it appeared that the bank rupt, a private gentleman, had been made bankrupt without any petition, under the new act, by a judgment debtor summons, for a debt for law costs owing to the solicitor who appeared for the assignees. Total debts about £2,000, assets very doubtful. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE PEARSON. To-day was appointed for the adjourned examination meeting of this bankrupt, who was a merchant in London and Hull. _ Mr. Bazley, for opposing creditors, applied for an order for the exE.mination of witnesses at Hull, Mr. Lawrence, for the assignees, did not interfere. Mr. C. E. Lewis, for the bankrupt, strenuously opposed the application, contending it would be a great injustice to the bankrupt to have the evidence part heard in London before his honour, and the remainder before some person at Hull. _ _ _ His Honour refused the application, and adjourned the case for a week, that the witnesses might attend. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. DANGEROUS DRIVING AND NARROW ESCAPE.—John Brown (when taken into custody he gave the name of John Frampton Spencer), of 43, High-street, St. John's-wood, builder, was charged before ➢ir, Knox with being drunk aid furiously driving a horse attached to a dog-cart; and John Smith (who had previously given the name of John Brown), of 25, Queen-street, Croydon, decorator, was charged with being drunk and incapable. Sergeant Howe, 21 C, sail that on the previous after noon, between two and three o'clock, he saw Brown driving a horse and cart along Park-lane from the direction of the Marble Arch, the other defendant sitting by his side. The horse was going at a furious rate, and when near Piccadilly the cart in which the defendants were sitting came in col lision with an omnibus, and was overturned, the defendants being shot out into the road. On going to the defendants' assistance he found they were both drunk, and Smith in a state of insensibility, the car t being also smashed. He then took the defendants into custody. Smith said he was suffering from being thrown out of the cart. Mr. Knox said as Smith had been hart ho would dis charge him, but the other defendant would be fined 20s or 14 days. WESTMINSTER. . PAROCHIAL INHUMANITY —A poor man about 45 years of age, who stated that he was labouring under some physi cal disability which prevented his following his employment, came to the court and asked Mr. Arnold to interfere in his behalf under the following circumstances : Applicant said that he had been for some time an inmate of St. Luke's Workhouse, Chelsea, and bad come to this court last Tuesday to complain of the officials at the work house having intercepted some letters which had been sent to him there. After he had spoken to the magistrate on this subject he went back to tke workhouse, but had been turned out and left to starve. When he returned to the workhouse on Tuesday night they gave him a letter which had been sent to him, and wanted him to open it in their presence and let them read it. Mr Arnold—How did you leave the workhouse? Applicant—l was turned out. Mr. Arnold—When was that ? Applicant—Wednesday morning. Mr. Arnold—Where have you bean since? Applicant—l have had nowhere to go to. I have been walking the streets ever since they turned me out, without a place to rest my limbs. I assure your worship lam in a most wretched condition, and have not tasted food since Tuesday. _ _ _ _ Mr. Arnold—Have you made any application for relief? Applicant—Yes, to Mr. Rogers, the relieving officer, who would not give me admittance to the workhouse. Mr. Arnold—Did he offer you any relief P Applicant—No, he refused. Chief Usher—Did he offer you any bread 2 Applicant—No, nothing, He told me to go away. It is very hard. I have not broken my fast since Tuesday morn ing, and something ought to be done for me. Mr. Arnold ordered the applicant to stop a few minutes, and then gave him a letter to deliver to the parish authori ties, calling their particular attention to the case. THAMES. DISTRESSING CASE.—FUNERAL BAKED MEAT SERVED FOR WEDDING DINNERS.—George Pitchford, a much neglected boy, a little above 14 years of age, was brought before Mr. Partridge, on remand, charged with stealing a quantity of rope from a ship building yard in Poplar. The boy was caught in .flagrante delicti by a gate keeper named Charles Bridges, who saw him steal a ship's hind-fast. The boy was taking the rope out of the yard and was stopped and given into the custody of a police-ser geant named Hatton, No. 26 K. The boy stated that his father and stepmother were comfortably housed, and had treated him with great tyranny. He was compelled to become a thief, because his father would not allow him necessary shelter and food. Hatton said he had ascertained that the boy's state ment was too true. The boy's mother died five weeks before Christmas, and a few days afterwards the boy's father mar ried a Jewess. The loss of the boy's mother was a sad blow to him, and he had been very badly treated ever since. The boy's father was a lockman in the service of the East and West India Dock Company, and in the receipt of 27s 6d per week. The boy's father and stepmother lived in one of the West India Dock Cottages, and during . the late severe weather the boy was not allowed to enter the cottage, and was obliged to sleep in the yard all night. This was re peated several nights. The stepmother, an elderly woman with a long nose, said the prisoner was a very bad boy, and had stolen 4s. from her. The father of the boy also gave him a very bad character. Mr. Partridge observed that the father and step-mother appeared very anxious to get rid of the lad, whom they were bound to foster and protect. He asked if there were any other children ? Hatton replied only one, a married woman, who was no burthen to her father. _ _ Mr. Partrige said there was no doubt of the neglected state of the boy, and he thought the father was to blame. He should send the boy to the House of Correction for H days, and afterwards to the Home in the East Reformatory for five years, and the father would be compelled tosupport his son in the reformatory—to pay the full expenses of his maintenance. THE CONDEMNED PIRATES.—The execution of the seven men now under sentence of death will, we believe, take place at the Old Bailey. The matter is one in which the Home Secretary has not the power to interfere. The criminals are left for execution with the Sheriff of London, who has the sole control of carrying out the sentence. HAYTI AND LIBERIA.---On the 14th ult. a Treaty of Amity, Commerce, and Navigation was signed by Mr. Dubois, the Minister for Hayti, and Mr. Ralston, Consul-General for Liberia, on behalf of their respective Negro Republicans. Much advantage is anticipated from this treaty to the social, political, and commercial relations between these kindred nations. One of the articles is as fol lows " Slave-trade is assimilated to piracy ;it is rigorously prohibited, and the vessels of the two States which may be engaged in this infamous traffic shall be judged and punished according to the laws in force in their respective countries against piracy." This is more stringent than any article which it has been possible to introduce into any previous treaty by the Liberian Consul, and there is a manifest property in the two negro nations de nouncing slave-trade as piracy and punishing it accord ingly. Every nation has laws against piracy, but few have them against slave-trade. If all nations would assimilate slave-trade to piracy as Hayti and Liberia have just done, and also allow the right of search, as England and America have lately done, this nefarious traffic would ba put down e ffectually.—Anti-Slavery Reporter. DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE YORK, WHITBY, AND SCARBOROUGH RAILWAY.—A dreadful acci dent took place o n the Whitby branch of the York, Scar borough,wl and Whitby Railway l as t n i g ht . A s the tra i n h leaves the Rillingcon Junction shortly after seven, and is due at Whitby about nine, was proceeding up the Grosmont incline, the rope which attached the train to the stationary engine snapped is two, and the train ran back wards down the incline. So great was the impetus thus gained that the engine and carriages left the rails. A scene of great confusion followed, which was rendered worse by the darkness. As soon as the sufferers could be extricated it was found that ten passengers were more or less injured, and that two commercial travellors were killed,—Eastern Evening ;Pens (lIull) of last night, BANK OF FRANCE. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) The following is the account for the month ending Thursday, Feb. 11 :—. F. C. Cash and ingots 50,556,060 97 Cash at the branch-banks , .. 132,017,828 Bills due to be paid to-day.. 337,504,665 Bills becoming due in Paris •• .. 379,734,898 01 Bills in the branch-banks , 325,781,903 Advances on coin and ingots .. 13,478,300 Do in the branch banks 2,824,500 Do on French securities 22,425,900 Do in the branch-banks • • • • 16,927,400 Do on railway shares and bonds • • 39,284,800 Do in the branch-banks 27,355,750 Do on Credit Foncier Bonds .. • • 400,100 Do in the branch-banks • • 425 600 • • Do to State by treaty, 1847 .. 60,000,000 Rentes of the reserve-fund 12,980,750 14 Rentes, disposable funds .. 36,968,967 91 Rentes immobilised (law of June 1857) • • 100 , 000 , 000 Hotel and furniture of the Bank .. • • 4,000,000 Real property of branch-b an k s .. 23 5 , , 1 2 3 9 8 0 , , 3 4 9 1 9 1 - - Expenses of administration • • Sundries .. 5,818,546 94 ASSETS. 1,239,878,161 61 49J I 646 5 1101 72} lus 1081 i 102 104 5 129 i 30 201 lon 79.1 9 80 LIABILITIES. Capital of the Bank •• • • 182,500,000 Profits to be added to Capital (Art. 8 of law June 9, 1857) Reserve-fund • • New Reserve Reserve-immobiliere Notes to bearer in circulation in Paris and the branch-banks • • Do. to order (Post-bills) Bills payable at sight Acc. cur, of Treasury Creditor Various accounts current Do. branch-banks Dividends to be paid Arrears of values deposited .. Discount, interest, and expenses .. Re-discounts of the last half-year Surplus of profit not disturbed .. Sundries .. 3,918,523 64 12,980,750 14 9,125,000 - 4,000,000 - .. 775,096,775 _ 3,952,137 32 2, 985 637 - • • 57,110,022 30 135,417.481 37 24,692,744 - 2,262,982 75 • • ,7 5 ti 2 763 55 7,516,874 61 .: 3,078,997 61 11,264,499 32 •• •• 1,239,878,161 61 MARKETS—This Day, 3IARK-LANE. The supply of home-grown wheat received fresh up to our market to-day was very moderate. The demand, how ever, ruled inactive for all qualities, yet no quotable change took place in prices, compared with Monday. With foreign wheat the market was moderately supplied. Holders generally were firm in their demands, but millers purchased to a limited extent only, at the rates current en Monday. _ _ Floating cargoes of grain supported previous quotations, and a moderate business was transacted. The supply of barley on sale was moderately good. Malting qualities sold steadily at full prices; otherwise, the barley trade was quiet on former terms. Malt changed hands to a moderate extent at previous quotations. Although the supply of oats on sale was very moderate, the trade was in a sluggish state for all qualities; neverthe less, prices ruled stationary. _ . The trade for beans was firm at full quotations. Peas supported previous rates, with a moderate inquiry. Flour, both English and foreign, was in fair average re • quest at quite previous rates. ARRIVALS THIS WEEK. `Wheat. _Barley. Malt. Oath. Flom. English...... 930 2,010 I 5,110 ' 4,430 oLO 1ri5h.......... 1 I 1,900 -- Foreign...—. 5,710 1,65 0 1 6,410 900 sks 250 brls IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS— Last Evening, The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. OUR RELATIONS WITH AMERICA. Earl DERBY said he now begged to put the question he informed the noble lord he should do on Tuesday. It was whether the Government was prepared to lay" upon the table the correspondence which had taken place upon the remonstrance made with respect to injuries apprehended or sustained by American commerce in consequence of certain vessels having sailed from British ports, as well as despatches relating to the Alabama, and further whether they would produce any correspondence containing representations on the part of her Majesty's Government against the apparent violation of the law by American cruisers in enforcing their rights. He also wished to know whether the noble lord would lay before the house any correspondence which may have taken place on the report of some very curious decisions which had been come to in the prize courts of America. The noble earl had stated that he could not lay upon the table of the house that with reference to the rams, as that question had been taken into a court of law. The rams were first detained in September last, and finally seized in Octo ber, and since that time nothing had been done towards bringing the cause to an issue. On Saturday last he be lieved information was filed; and now Mr. Laird has re ceived intimation that it will be necessary to send a commission abroad to seek information, so that there was every prospect of the proceedings being so protracted as that the question will never be brought to an issue. The question of the seizure of the rams could have no bearing on the subject of the production of the cor respondence; neither could he see how that the publication of the despatches would in any way clash with the case before the courts of law. The correspondence had been published in America, and all he wished was that they should now have the English as well as the American verson. It was a question that Parliament was bound to consider, as to what course the Government had taken in vindication of international law in respect to the differences that had arisen between this country and America. He urged upon the noble earl to reconsider the reply he had given on Tuesday, and lay the whole of the papers before Parliament. Earl RUSSELL said that when he first was led to make inquiry about the building of the iron dads the answer he received was that they were building for the French Go vernment, but this the French Minister denied. The ships were evidently intended for warlike purposes, and Mr. Adams was told that her Majesty's Government was look ing out for evidence as to the persons for whom they were destined. Another story afterwards became current that they were being constructed for the Viceroy of Egypt, but this was also found to be without foundation. With regard to the general ques tion, he (Earl Russell) thought that Mr. Adams was not far wrong in saying that vessels were fitted here to be used for warlike purposes against a State with which England was at peace. This was undoubtedly a gross insult to her Ma jesty. The law officers of the Crown had been con sulted upon the question, and they considered her Majesty's Government would suffer from having their case only partially stated, so they would suffer from having to come into the courts of law forestalled, and their re quest therefore was that the Government should not pro duce these papers. He felt he should be doing an injustice to the law officers of the Crown if the papers were pro duced, and thwarting a fair hearing of the case. With re spect to the conduct of the Prize Courts of America, he was far from thinking that they had in every case done England justice, He would, however, look over the papers and select those he could publish without detriment to the public service, and should the noble earl require any par ticular document he would either produce it or give solid reasons for withholding it. THE CASE OF LIEUT. TINLING. Lord CHELMSFORD called the attention of the First Lord of the Admiralty to the particulars as the death of Lieut. Tinling, of H.M.S. Encounter, at Soushing, on the sth of March, 1863, and asked for an explanation of state ments made by the Secretary of the Admiralty respecting the same. The noble lord the secretary had said he could not state that the gallant officer had died in the performance of his duty. It was urged that, although at the time he fell he was under the command of his captain, yet, as that cap tain was acting beyond the limits of his duty at the time, the lieutenant could not be said to have died in the service of his country. He contended, however, that an inferior officer, who was obeying the instructions of his command ing officer, must be considered as acting in the performance of his duty. The Duke of SOMERSET, in reply, read a letter from Captain Dew, stating that at the time of his death Lieut. Tinling had not proceeded to Soushing by his orders or on duty ; all officers who accompanied him on his visits to that place were considered as being on leave. Captain Dew said he had cautioned Lieut. Tinling and all other officers against going under fire on their visits to Soushing, which was then being besieged by the Imperialist forces. No doubt Lieut, Tinling had on the occasion he met his death behaved with the same distinguished gallantry which he had shown on previous occasions, but he could not say that he had died in the performance of his duty. Earl GREY contended that although Lieut. Tinling was acting in an irregular kind of service, he was still virtually under the command of his captain. He protested on public grounds against the mode in which her Majesty's officers, both in the army and navy, were permitted to take part in the civil war in China on the side of the Imperialists. Our present course is noither consistent with neutrality nor with such an intervention as might be worthy of England. No good could come out of our present half measures and of the irritating interference which we were now carrying on. He asked the Government to lay before the house papers which would show both why they had sanctioned Captain Sherard Osborn's expedition to China, and why that expedition had proved abortive. The Earl of HARDWICKE also insisted that Lieut. Tinling, although a volunteer, yet being under the orders of Capt. Dew, had died in the execution of his duty. If the First Lord of the Admiralty maintained the contrary, he did not know the business that he was sent to perform, or the character of the force over which he presided. The Duke of SOMERSET said that Lieut. Tinling had not volunteered for service, but was, when he met his death, on leave. The experiment of allowing the Taepings to take one of the treaty ports—that of Ningpo—had been tried. The result was that the plac3 was a scene of massacre, plunder, and destruction. He did not wish to see the Eng lish Government commit itself to a policy which would ad vance pillage on shore or piracy at sea. While we traded with China, we must protect our countrymen against both plunder on shore or piracy at sea. Earl GREY said that the difficulties with which we were contending in China were due to our having pursued no de• finitive policy in regard to that country. Earl RUSSELL said that, in the first instance, the English Government had pursued a strict policy of non intervention in the civil war in China. But it turned out the Taepings were people having no notion of establishing any government whatever, and having no object in view but plunder and massacre. It had been found necessary to de fend our treaty ports, and we had accordingly done so. It would have been both objectionable and expensive to have intervened, by sending a force to the support of the Emperor of China against the rebels ; but the policy which we had pursued had not been attended with any great cost to this country. That policy was, as he had said, to protect the treaty ports, where our trade was going on, and to prevent the Taepings from there pursuing their usual course of plundering and murdering wherever they went. From time to time, also, English, French ; or American officers had been permitted to assist the Imperialist cause. That course had been eminently successful, as was evidenced by the flourishing and progressive state of our trade with China. He should maintain that was a policy which it was to the interests of this country to pursue. Earl GRANVILLE could not help believing that Mr. Tinling and his family must feel, from what had fallen from every person—and from no one more so than the noble duke himself—that the country fully recognised the services of this young man. There was the fullest possible admission of his possession of all the most eminent virtues which dis tinguished the sailors of this country, and that he tell from having too much of that quality which was the greatest and proudest distinction of the British sailor. After a few words from Lord CHELMSFORD on the subject of Capt. Dew's letter, The Earl of ELLENBOROUGH expressed his opinion that the letter was written by Capt. Dew for the purpose of throwing the whole responsibility upon himself, and re lieving others from it. (Hear, hear.) It was an act of generosity from a gallant officer, and no more. The Earl of HARD WICKE said the duty of an inferior officer was simply to obey, unless ordered on acts of piracy against the law of nations. The subject then dropped. THE METROPOLITAN RAILWAY SCHEMES. Earl GRANVILLE brought before the house the pro posal of the House of Commons for the appointment of a joint committee of both houses to consider the schemes of railways projected in the metropolis. He could not antici pate any opposition to the appointment of that committee, although the precedents for such a course were of somewhat ancient date, the last being in 1695. The House of Lords had power to enforce evidence on oath, which the other house did not possess; and a proposal having been made in the House of Commons to act in concurrence with this, he could not help thinking this was an occasion on which the experiment might be fairly tried. The alarm caused by these railway schemes had almost turned to a panic, and he thought the committee ought to be alpointed. If their lord ships agreed to the proposition he should venture to propose the names of the noble lords to serve upon it; and he had a strong wish that the powers of the G vermnent should give what assistance they could. Ho should submit the motion of which ho had given notice, and sh ould suggest that the committee of that house should consist of five lords, three to be a quorum ; that a message should be sent to the Commons in answer to theirs of yesterday, and on the ap pointment of the committee he would propose that they should meet at half-past three o'clock on Monday next. The Earl of DERBY said he was told that not only would the expenditure on these railways of the metropolis exceed somewhere about 135,000,000, but he understood that a deposit of 8 per cent, of that amount was made, and he heard that there were no less than 160 streets of the metro polis which would be seriously interfered with for a time. This being the case, he quite felt that the question should be taken up in some such way as the noble earl proposed ; and he did not feel disposed in the slightest degree to object to the appointment of a joint committee. Still less should he be disposed to object to the members of the Government form ing part of that committee, for he had regretted that the Go vernment had not taken a more active part than they had done, and that they had not laid out for themselves before Parliament what appeared to them to be a general scheme for taking the railways of the metropolis in different direc tions. With regard to other parts of the country, he would not think of making that suggestion ; but with regard to the metropolis, the interests were so large that he thought it would be better if one mind had been applied to one general prcject. The noble earl then laid on the table two petitions, one from the Institute of British Architects, and the other from the Architectural Association, in which they represented the great incouvenienc3 which would be felt from these conflicting railways. They also represented that the thoroughfares were not adequate to the traffic, and suggested this subject to the consideration of their lordships. He should rather like to know on what principles the CM mittee were going to proceed, or whether the Government could of themselves figure out in their own minds a general scheme of communication throughout the metropolis. Un less something of the kind were done, the proceedings of the committee were not likely to lead to a clear elucidation of the subject. _ _ _ Lord REDESDALE considered this was an exceptional case, in which Parliament would be justified in the appoint ment of a joint committee. The precedents they had were, as the noble earl had said, of an ancient character, and ap plied to joint action in case of impeachment. This appoint ment of a joint committee was an exceptional course, but they were driven to it by the exceptional character of the matters they had to consider. The question was a difficult one, but he did not despair of a satisfactory result being attained. The Earl of DERBY wished to know whether they were to proceed to the consideration of these tills with or without hearing counsel. _ _ Earl GRANVILLE was understood to say that the same course would be pursued as the committee had taken last ycar, and counsel would not be heard, The motion for the appointment of the committee was then agreed to, and their lordships adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—Last Evening, The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. Mr. YORKE took the oaths and his seat on his election for Tewkesbury, in the room of Mr. Lygon, who has been elected for West Worcestershire. STANDING ORDERS. Colonel W. PATTEN nominated the select committee on standing orders:—Colonel W. Patten, Mr. Walpole, Mr. Henley, Mr. Wrightson, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Bonham-Carter, Mr. Lefroy, Mr. Dunlop, Mr. Puller, and Mr. Edward Egerton.—Agreed to. NEW GATE AND LEADENHALL. But moderate supplies of meat are on Bale at these mar kets. The trade, however, is by no means active; never theless, prices are firm. Per SUL by the carcase. s [nferior beef .. 3 4 3 8 diddling do. .. 3 10 4 0 Prime large do. 4 0 4 2 Do. small do. .. 4 2 4 4 Large pork 3 8 4 2 Inferior mutton. 3 8 4 0 adsd Middlingmutton 4 2 4 6 Prime do .. 4 8 4 10 Veal Small pork 4 4 4 8 Lamb BOROUI II HOP. The amount of business doing in eur market is very mo derate. The show of samples on sale, however, is small, and previous quotations are demanded and obtained both for home .grown and foreign qualities. Mid and East gents £6 1 0 5 s 8 to to £ 9 7 10 5: per , e:vt. 5 Weald of Kents Sussex 5 5s to 6 lOs Bavarian Belgian American 5 5s to 8 8s 4 Os to 4 16s 5 5s to 6 129 COLONIAL. TEA.—Business has been dull, and the few bargains entered into have been at about previous rates. Good common congou is quoted 11id to 12d per lb. SUGAR.—There has been a more active inquiry for West India, and a further advance of 6d per cwt. has been esta blished for good and fine descriptions. COF7EE.—The demand for colonial descriptions has been moderately active, and late prices have been well sustained. RICE.—For the battler descriptions of East India there has been a more active inquiry, and full rates are current. TALLOW.—A. more cheerful tone has been apparent during the last few days, but quotations for both present and forward delivery are unaltered. Dreadful Railway Accident, GOTHLAND, Thursday.—The long incline of the Malton and Whitby branch of the North-Eastern Railway was the scene of an unparalleled accident between 9 and 10 o'clock last night. The last passenger train from Melton, consist ing of two third-class carriages, one second-class and one first-class carriage, with the van, travelled safely as far as the bank top in Gothland. Here the engine was detached, and the train, as is usual, was hooked on to a brake van., to which a rope of wire is attached, and was pushed over the bank on to the incline in the usual way. The trains are lowered by a stationary engine at the top, and last night all was considered to be in proper working order. When pro bably about 150 yards on the descent the rope suddenly broke, and the train was left to its career down nearly Umile of incline of which the gradient is lin 14. The velocity likely to be attained under such circumstances may be more readily imagined than described, especially when the rails were frozen and slippery, the vans comparatively useless. At the foot of the incline the line curves rapidly to the right, crossing the Elderbeck which rendered the two bra k e s of in the Beck Hole. Round this curve and over the bridge left the rails and rolled over into the ditch. The first-class the train shot with terrific speed, and a few yards further carriage was quite upset, and out of one compartment two commercial travellers were taken out dead. Strangely enough they bear no marks of injury beyond a slight black ness on one eye of one of the deceased. Up to the time of writing the names of the killed are not known, but it is be lieved they are Scotchmen from Dundee. In the next compartment of the first-class another commercial ont somewhat seriously injured about the head. T he gen tleman, a Mr. Nichols, also from the north, was g ot con f us ion in the dark was extr eme , b u t eventually all the other passengers were extricated, when it was found that although 14 were more or less injured, their injuries were slight. The engine which was waiting for the train at the foot, had steam up, and Was at once sent to Whitby for new carriages and assistance. The whole, of the passengers, and the bodies of the gentlemen. killed were taken there, where the coroner will hold an inquest, it is believed, this afternoon. Similar accidents have previ ously occurred on this line, but never previously with a passenger train. The company's chief engineer, Mr. Cabry, arrived this morning, and will cause a searching inquiry to be made. A force from York has rendered the line passable again, but passengers all manifest a desire to walk the in cline part of the, journey. The danger which it has long t bean admitted attended long incli nes w orked by ropes led North-Eastern Company to obtain a Deviation Act, and the new line is fast approaching completion, when the old line, forming the scene of the present disaster, will be finally abandoned. THE RIGHT HON. NICHOLAS RIGEy ; THE MAN WHO KNEW EVERYTHING,--The late Mr. Croker, at a dinner party at which the late Duke of Wellington was present, was enlightening the compa ny about the battle of Wa terloo. The Duke tried to speak several times, but there w as no putting down the loud and with sever al details dictatorial "Mr. Rigby," and at last the Duke smiled, and gave it up for a bad job. Rigby settled Waterloo his own way. Later, there arose a discussion on percussion caps for muskets, and here Mr. Croker was again omniscient, and tried to settle the matter as he had settled Waterloo. Again he wouldn't hear the Duke. But this time Welling ton was not to be snubbed by Croker. itNe, —it said the Duke (it was a pity he used the vulgarism, but it was the fashion of the day), "I will speak. I mayn't know much about the battle of Waterloo, but I do know some thing about percussion caps." Interest ANA Great Historical "Flinging the Hatchet" at us I) —The Ngatipamoaua and Ngatihine (Lower Wanganui hapus) have sent the Governor a N(CulnElNesTs 11.0'OultrLaiHrloWrini:notf is nume rously signed address, accompanied by a gun, two full cartouch boxes, a bag containing 250 bullets, and an axe or large tomahawk, to which the following history is attached : —lt was given by Captain Cook to Manaorongo, a chief at Queen Charlotte's Sound, who gave it to ono Manarunga. His wife Rawa gave it to her brother Kowha, a Wanganui native, and it is said to have been the first iron implement ever seen here; From Sowha it has come down to his son Parau and grandson liomene, the last of whom has sent it to the Governor. From the ancient appearance of the tool, and the broad arrow deeply stamped on both its faces, the history may not unlikely bo true. We have to announce the death of Mr. John Drummond, formerly a partner of the well-known banking firm of Messrs. Drummonds, and whose son, Mr. Harvey Drummond, is still a member of the firm. Mr. Drummond' who died on Wednesday at Brighton, was born in January, 1791, and married Miss Gcorgiana Augusta, fourth daughter of Admiral Sir E. Harvey, G.C.13., by whom ho has a nu merous family. PETI rioNs. Several petitions were presented in favour of a reduction of the duty on fire insurance, and from the board of guar dians of the Enniskillen Union, praying the house to take into consideration the propriety of paying for the registra tion of births, deaths, and marriages in Ireland out cf the consolidated fund, &c. POLICY IN THE EAST. Mr. FERRAND gave notice that on the motion for going into committee of supply he would move that the policy In the East, introduced 30 years ago by the First Lord of the Treasury, and acted on by every successive Whig Government, had led to the events at Kagosima and Soochow, and was adopted with a view to extend our commerce, and that taxation of the ratepayers of England and Ireland who were not interested in the extension of such commerce was unjust. THE UNION ASSESSMENT ACT. Mr. HOLLAND asked whether there was any intention of amending the Union Assessment Act of 1862, so as to enable assessment committees to become respondents in cases of appeal at the petty sessions against their valua tions. Mr. VILLIERS said he could not give the hon. mem ber an answer to his question at present, and he admitted that the subject was one of great importance, and was now under the consideration of the Poor Law Board, with a view to a satisfactory settlement, but considerable difference of opinion existed in reference to it between competent persons. IRISH DIOCESES. Mr. DILLWYN asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland when a return relative to the dioceses of Cashel, Emley, Waterford, and Lismore, ordered on the sth May last, would be presented to the house. Sir R. PEEL said that the returns were not ready, but if moved for again would be produced. BENEFICES OF THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH IN IRELAND. Sir F. HEYGATE asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland when the return, ordered on the sth of May last, relating to the number of benefices of the Established Church in Ire land, to their emolument, to the number of licensed minis ters of the Church of Ireland, and to the total amount of the tax tto the Ecclesiastical Commissioners of Ireland, would be laid upon the table of the house ? Sir R. PEEL gave an answer similar to the preceding. THE PUNJAUB. Mr. SMOLLE TT asked the Secretary of State for India whether full information had been afforded by the Govern ment of India in reference to the military operations re cently carried on against the hill tribes on the Punjaub frontier, and explanations given of the objects sought to be gained by the force in that quarter placed under the com mand of Sir Neville Chamberlain ; also whether the war was commenced with the authority and approval of her Majesty's Government; if so, whether peace had been restored upon a satisfactory basis, or whether further measures of coer cion are contemplated at a more seasonable opportunity. Sir C. WOOD said he had no objection to lay the papers on the table, and described the origin and result of the military operations alluded to, and said there was every reason to expect that the disturbances would ter minate satisfactorily. MR. WILLIAM BEWICKE. Mr. H. BERKELEY asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether it was his intention to con tinue to refuse compensation to William Bewieke, of Threep wood Hall, in the county of Northumberland, for suffering imprisonment as a felon for twelve months, under an unde served sentence, and for the confiscation of his goods, chat tels, family pictures, and library, to his great pecuniary loss and irreparable injury ? Sir G. GREY said he had no power to grant or with hold compensation in this case. Mr. BERKELEY gave notice that on a future occasion he would bring the subject before the house. EXPENSES OF COLONEL CRAWLEY. Colonel GILPIN asked the Under Secretary of State for War, whether, considering_ the peculiar circumstances attending the trial of Colonel Crawley, and the failure of the evidence against him, it was the intention of the War Department to recommend that his expenses should be paid ? The Marquis of HARTINGTON said that in some cases expenses of this nature were paid, and in others they were not. This case, like others, had been considered, and the expenses Col. Crawley had incurred in coming to and returning from this country had been paid. Ihe expanses of bringing over his witnessf - 3, and for his accommodation in this country, had also been paid ; and he was at no more expense than if his regiment had been at home instead of India. The only expenses that were not paid, and for the payment of which there was no precedent, were those in connection with Colonel Crawley's legal advisers. GREENWICH HOSPITAL. Sir J. HAY asked the Secretary to the Admiralty if he would lay upon the table of the house a copy of a report to his Grace the Duke of Somerset, by Sir Richard Bromley, on the organisation and working of Greenwich Hospital. Lord C. PAGET said that Sir R. Bromley had laid before the Duke of Somerset an elaborate report on the finances and organisation of Greenwich Hospital. The Admiralty will take the subject into consideration, and he would state at a later period of the session what was the intention of the Admiralty in reference to the subject. THE DOCR.YARDS. _ . Lord C. PAGET gave notice that on Thursday, the 25th inst., ho would move for a select committee to inquire into and report on the subject of the public dockyards, and par ticularly with reference to the one proposed at Portsmouth. SCHLESWIG. HOLSTEIN. Sir H. VERNEY asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the papers on the subject of Denmark and the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein which are to be laid upon the table will contain the report of Vice-Consul Rainalt r eferred to by Earl Rus sell in his despatch to Mr. Paget in June, 1861 ; also, the memorandum on the affairs of Schleswig and Holstein drawn up in 1855 or 1856 by Mr. Ward, her Ma jesty's Charge d'Affaire in Hamburg; and also, the team in which the guarantee of the British Government was offered to Austria and Prussia, that the Danish Rigsraad would repeal the Constitution of last November, which in corporated Schleswig with the kingdom of Denmark. Mr. LAYARD said that the Government of the country drain hon. memb er re f erred to the could give no guara ntee that the Ri g sraad w ould revoke the on suppos tho in a constitution,proto cprotocol ca and he l governing powers t o cons id er the subject, The documents alluded to were strictly -confiden tial, and no good would result from their being published. The protocol in question would be laid, with other papers, on the table. BANK ACTS (SCOTLAND). The house then went into committee on this bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER explained at some length the object of th e bill , w hi c h h e sa id was not to introduce any new p r i nc i p l e, and was founded on the act of 1844. Tho object was important, and he contended would be very beneficial to Scotland. M. FINLAY thought an important measure of this kind should lie referred to a select committee, and he trusted the right hon. gentleman would give full time for its con sideration. After some observations from Mr. KINNAIRD, Sir F. CROSSLEY, who considered that one-pound notes might be issued in this country with advantage, and other gentlemen, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that hon. gentlemen exaggerated the importance of the mea.e sure. The bill then went through committee, and the houeg resumed. NATIONAL EXPENDITURE. On bringing up the report of the committee on supply, Sir H. WILLOUGHBY drew attention to the great increase in the public expenditure. From 1830 to 1853 and 1854, the annual expenditure was, upon an average, about £54,000,000, but it was now increased by £30,000,000 Since the Crimean war instead of a decrease there had been an increase, and he believed that this increase could not be efficiently checked by the Government, however good their intention might be, and it was incumbent on Parliament to consider the subject carefully. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said no doubt it was desirable that the representatives of the public should from time to time call the attention of Parliament. It could not be expected that the expenditure of the pre sent time should continue the same as in former years, be cause the increase in some branches of industry rendered necessary an increase in the national expenditure. He ad mitted that the control exercised by the Treasury over the expenditure was not so efficient as formerly, but it was owing to the vast increase in the amount of civil business. When he made his annual financial statement would be the proper time for making a more extensive statement of the policy of the Government in reference to this subject. The resolution was agreed to. Sir John Lawrence's Salary Bill was read a second time s GOVERNKENT ANNUITIES. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQTJ ER, in moving for leave to bring in a bill to amend the law relating to the purchase of Government annuities through the medium of savings banks, very brieffy explained the alterations pro posed by the bill. A few observations having been made by Sir H. `AIL. LOUGYBY and Mr. HUBBARD, leave was given to introducQ the bill. IRISH COUNTY COURTS. Mr. O'HAGAN moved for leave to bring in a bill to amend the procedure of the County Courts in Ireland. The chief object of the measure, he said, was to correct the evils attending the execution of the process of those courts, which had been productive of great extortion, oppression, and public inconvenience—by confiding to the sub-sheriff the execution of the decrees, under effectual responsibility. Mr. GEORGE made a few remarks upon the 'proposed alteration, and leave was then given to bring in the bill. BOARD OF CHARITY COMMISSIONERS. Mr. FERRAND moved for returns of the names of the Chief Commissioners, Commissioners, Secretaries, and all other officials appointed under the Charitable Estates and Trusts Acts of 1853 and 1855; the dates of their appoint. ments, the amount of salary and travelling expenses each has received annually, and the profession, trade, or calling in which he was engaged when appointed ; and of the total annual expense of the board to the public exchequer and charitable trusts. In a speech of some length, embodying strong allegations, he stated the grounds upon which he called for these returns, to which he understood the Go. vernment meant to object. Mr, LOWE said that, on the contrary, the Government were quite willing to give the returns, and would make them as perfect as they could. In remarking upon what he termed the charges and insinuations of Mr. Ferrand, he suggested the omission from the motion of the words " the profession, trade, or calling in which he was ap.. pointed," as unnecessary. _ _ _ After observation by Mr. MALIN& and Mr. F. POWELL, Mr. FERRAND consented to the amendment of thq motion, and the returns were ordered. BANK ACTS (SCOTLAND) BILL. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER brought up this bill, which was read a first time. The house then adjourned. SECOND► EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 O'CLOCK. THE POLISH INSURRECTION. BRESLAU, Feb. 11.—The Gazette says—' 6 A rumour is current at Warsaw that an order has been received to stay the execution of Jankowski, one of the oldest chiefs of the insurrection, and who was recently taken prisoner. MR. AND MRS. CHARLES KEAN. (From the Sydney Morning Herald of Dec. 21.) The above celebrated artists arrived in Sydney from Mel bourne on Thursday, the 26th ult. Mr. and Mrs. Kean's arrival here was looked forward to with very much interest, not only by those who are familiar with their performances, but by the far greater portion of the community who knew them only by reputation. A few years ago the prospect of a visit from the Keens was regarded, if not altogether as an improbability, certainly as an exceedingly remote contin gency, and few of our native-born youth anticipated the gratification of witnessing the cultivated and highly wrought impersonations of these gifted artists, unless they had determined on a voyage to Europe. Mr. and Mrs. Kean's arrival in Australia is, therefore, another proof of the progress of the country, not alone in material wealth, but also in an elevated taste. They are accompanied by Miss Chapman, Mr. Everett, Mr. Cathcart, and their agent, Mr. George Coppin. On Monday evening, the 30th ult., Mr. and Mrs. Kean and Miss Chapman dined at Government House, where they meta large number of ladies and gentlemen h o ldi ng high positions in the colony. His Excellency Sir John Young (who, with Lady Young, frequently patronise the performances of Mr. Kean), in his address to the Grammar School pupils, referred to the visit of th e K eane i n t h e following eulogistic terms :—" At this moment two of the most accomplished examples of the powers of eloquence are on a visit to our city. I allude to those distin guished artists, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean, who may be taken as models in the graces of oratory and action, and who having attained to the very highest rank in their pro fession may well be looked upon as the most perfect speci mens of modern elocution extant. I would advise all my young hearers to go and witness the performances of Mr. and Mrs. Kean, when they will be much profited. I hope their parents will bring them during the vacation to the theatre for that purpose." Mr. William Lyster, the present lessee of the Prince of Wales Theatre, secured the services of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kean for a period of six weeks, and on Monday, Nov. 30, the company assembled for the first rehearsal, when a con gratulatory address from the members of the operatic and, dramatic profession was read by the stage manager of that theatre, Mr. W. Barry, to which Mr. Kean replied in the following terms : " It is with feelings of profound satisfaction that Mrs. Kean and I accept the kind expressions of welcome conveyed in the address with which you have hollowed us. To receive such a mark of esteem and appreciation from members of our own profession on arriving in this colony, demands our most grateful thanks. When we entered the beautiful and romantic harbour of Sydney and my eyes first caught a glimpse of the British flag floating over the towers of Go vernment House, I could not feel that though divided by thousands of miles from friends, home, and child, we were about to land amongst kindred people, speaking the same language, possessing the same literature , acknowled g in g the same sovereign, and having a claim upon , the won drous legacy bequeathed to Eng land b y the world sgreatest dramatic poet. I felt indeed tha t w e were coming, not amongst strangers, but amongst countrymen. I cannot but remark that to every lover of art, to every one who has a soul to appreciate the charms of music and the delights of poetry, the establishment of opera and drama in these youthful colonies must be a subject of heartfelt congratula tion. We all know that recreation to the human mind is as necessary as food to the human body, and where can a more rational and intellectual banquet be offered to the public than within the walls of a well regulated theatre, where instruction may be blended with ailinsement, spread ing around a beneficial influence, and assisting to soften and subdue the cares and trials of life. The fulfilment of our earnest desire to visit Australia befor e our final retirement from the stage, has afforded Mrs. Kean and myself the greatest possible satisfaction, and the enjoyment w e h ave derived from seeing this new world will live amongst the treasures of memory till our latest days. Accept, ladies and gentlemen, once again our most sincere and grateful acknowledgments for your great courtesy and kindness;" The first appearance of the Keane in Sydney tookp - on Wednesday, the 2 d inst., when Levell's fine pla y,lab"' o W pe i n fe e ' d s S a e l c a r r e g t e ,' e ' r w ow as d p h ro a d d uc a e e d s . enitl o ed ng i b n e t f h or e e v t i h oit3. doorsvicinity o f e the wore o a r an ni arrived, edi: Preciselyaand Lady Young,the a b t a e l d gk i t is o s ' theatre, and when admitted the house was soon filled his Excellency Sir in o'clock his and Lord John played the National Anthem. When his Excellency entered the Vice-regal audi ence cheered him heartily. The en thusiastic in the extreme —they everyna h y n 1 olfr box the mreception Mr. Kean met with as each appeared f and wa sor the first time . n and again—and during the play where applause could beded in those places they were cheered again were applauded also called before the curtain five times, and on the con clusion of theplay judiciously . introduced; they were Miss Chapman, Miss Young, and elicited Messrs. Cathcart and Everett receiveda like honour. The genuine success achieved on the first night of perform.. since has followed Mr, and Mrs. Kean all through their numerous representatio . tu3 The "Merchant of Venice" was the second piece in Which they appeared, when their impersonations of the characters of Shylock and Portia in which M r . K ean seem s to be the most liked is Hamlet— Unqualified admiration. Th e character, however, on the evenings of the performance of which the theatre has been crammed to suffocation. Another very great per formance of Mr. Kean is "Louis AL' In this character all the acquirements of the Thespian art are brought into requisition. The play in which we believe these gifte4 artistes have no rivals is Henry The " Wolsey" of Mr. Kean is a fine study, all the points and general repre sentation of the character of. Wolsey being correctly his torical and in keeping with his high position and cultivated mind ; and the Queen Catherine of Mrs. Kean is no less true and forcible. " Much Ado About Nothing," and. " Othello," have also been produced. On Friday last, Mr. Kean appeared for the second time as Wolsey, being the o ccasion of his benefit, when the theatre was thronged with the beauty and fashion of our community. Mr. and Mrs. Kean's visit to Australia will, we think , prove beneficial to the residents of this country, end pro prove to themselves ; and it is not too much to the example they have set will be followed by n t e reesults of of acknowledged reputation, and by so doing t have been those superior natural abilities with which they fined to wee por endowed by Providence, will not be con lion of the globe. ? h ho r p° tists ANOTHER LONDON MUSICAL ASSOCIATION...-. The ‘, New philharmonic Society" is described as all " Association of Professional and Amateur Musicians for the Cultivation of the Musical Art, by means of Private Music meetings for the practice of Vocal and Instrumental Works." It is unde r the presidency of Herr uo, among its 12 directors are Herr Jartsa, Mr. F. Labla.che and Dr. Wylde, ~~~~ mo o, her"' rifed e. of bet woo