The Sun. — London, England, 1863-02-13 00:00:00

ONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The demand for money continues very moderate, and there are comparatively few long-dated bills for negotiation, owing to an impression in commercial circles that lower quotations will soon prevail. The Bank of England return for the week ending Wednesday last shows an important increase in the stock of bullion and reserve of notes, and a further reduction in the discounts. Subjoined are the part!culhrs Active Circulation .. . • .. £19,831,010 Decrease .. • • • • • • 239,495 Bullion .. 14,070,651 Increase .. • • • • • • 378,515 Rest •• •• 3, 365, 419 Increase .. .. • . 89,119 Public Deposits •• •• .• , 6 9;52 808 Increase 601, 1 91 Other Deposits.. 13,: 96,356 Inc , ease .. 244,078 Seven Day and other Bills .. .. 613,404 D crease 25,205 Government Securities 11,043,079 Increase 441,200 Other Securities .. 19,148,327 Decrease .. 149,027 Notes Unemployed .. 7,989,175 Increase .. 594,895 The Atrato, from the West Indies, has brought £274,000 in specie. The Bank of Amsterdam has lowered its rate of discount from 4 to 3-1 per cent. Subjoined is an amended list of the vessels now coming forward from Australia with gold, viz.:— The True Briton, with £49,492; Donald IWKay, 1:40.9114 ; Prince of Wales, 168,540; Lightning. £74,636 ; Miry Ann Wilson, X 16.3 2 ; William D uthie, £11,576; Kooria Mooria, £2B 976 ; and the Norfolk, £BB ; making a total of £290,524. During the last few days the operations in the Foreign and Colonial Produce Markets have not been extensive. Sugars, however, have realised steady rates. Good and fine descriptions of coffee sold at full prices, while a moderate business has been t ransacted in rice. Fruit and saltpetre without Material alteration in quotations. Tallow con tinued dull, and prices have tended downwards, for both present and forward delivery. Two O'CLOCK. Paris Rentes were at 12.45 this day (says Reuter's telegram) 70f. 40c.—dull. A dividend of 5 per cent. for the half-year has been declared by the directors of the Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London, and China. The directors of the British and. American Ex change Banking Corporation have notified that the articles of association will be ready for signature tomorrow (Saturday), when the letters of allotment and banker's receipt will be exchanged for share certificates. The Bank of France return for the past month has just been published. There is an increase in the bullion of £864,000, and a falling off in the discounts of £2,800,000. There is a decrease in the notes of £384,000, in the Treasury Balances of £ 1,0 00,000, and in the advances of £1.080,000. The market for the English Funds has been rather buoyant, Console havi. , g been 924 Z for transfer, and 921 93 for the account, but the latest quota tions era now 922-, t, and 92Z, respectively, rather less firmness having been produced by a few specu lative sales. The New Three per Cents. and the Reduced are steady at 941 ; Exchtquer Bills at is. dis, ; Bank Stock, 2371 ; and India ditto, 227 and 229. Foreign Securities have not been actively dealt in, but prices have shown an upward tendency. Tarkish 6 per Cents., 1854. are firm at 891 901 ; do., 1858, at 731 74 ; do., 1862, 69 70 ; and the Con sohdes 41 g ; Greek B on d s are firm at 201 •Z • do., Coupons, 8' ; 1 -, 91 ; M.xican, 32-a b ; Peruvian New Loan, 882 89 ; Portuguese do., 47 ; Russian do., 931 ; 94 ; Spanish Passive, 26Z ; and the Certifi cates 91 10, showing firmness; Egyptian are sup ported at 100. A firmer tone has been apparent in the Railway Share Market, and a fair amount of business has been transacted. Great Easterns have improved 55.; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, Midlands, *lad North Eastern (Berwicks), ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, and South-Easterns, 155.; Metropolitans, Caledonians, and one or two others, remained steady, at about previous rates. The Foreign and Colonial lines were in limited San Francisco but a t enhanced prices. Bahia and ~,an Francisco brought 214 ; Great Western of Canada, 13 i ; and East Indian, 1061. Joint-stock Bank and Mi.,cellaneous Shares gene rally remain at about previous quotations. Alliance of London and Liverpool, however, have improved to 24i s; National Discount Company to 8k 81; and Crystal Palace Stock to 321. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. Haul; Stock 3 per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities 94 I l'iev , 3 per Cent. Annuities a xnuities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880 — Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 2l* Indial Stock Ditto 5 per Cent . Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 51 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct., 1863 100 4 Co nsols for Account, March. 5 ' 4l ehequer Bills, £lOOO, 2 per Cent 1 dis FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 3arazilian 5 Der Cent Ditto, 1839 and 1859 Ditto 1843 1311 enos Ayres 6 per Cent 931 g'PPtian 7 pet Cent lOO Greek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coup.ms 2Ol 20 i Ditto Coupons Mexican 3 per C ent Ditto Account ........... 32a I New Granada ....... Ditto Land Warrants (Hectares)..... 61 P ,, ruvian 41 per Cent.. Ditto 1862 I)itt 0 Account BBl 9 Portuguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 1802 Ditto Scrip, £25 paid 24 pm Russian 5 per Cent. , 1822, £ St., 9B Ditto 5 per Cent. 1862 Spanish 3 per Cent Ditto Passive Spanish Cert. of Coup not funded Turki s h 6 per Cent. 1854 89t 90 Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 Ditto Account.... Ditto 6 per Cent. 1862 Ditto Account.... 694 701 70 4 Dividends on the above payable in London. Italian, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f 7 04 TWO O'CLOCK. 000501 s, Money Ditto 'Account 924 TEE FISHMONGERS' COMPANY.—The company of the Fishmongersis oneot tneoldest and wealthiest, as it was formerly one of the most numerous and powerful, f the ancient Liveries of London. Even as early as the days of Edward 111. it was great and flourishing, equalling the Goldsmiths in riches and the Merc,rs in numbers, and carrying ,13 a keen rivalry with the Skinners, whom the then fashion of wearing costly furs and brought into what the old Fishmongers thought a pre• mature and und eserve d i mportance . Th at this rivalry Was not at all an emulation of a friendly kind may be easily believed when we mention that in one little difficulty as t o precedence, in Cheapsido, many of both companies We re killed outright, and many more executed after- War ds for their share in the desperate affray. Indeed, e bitter was the feud that even the softening dineinfl together r eh c tr it influence of dinners was tried by making the companies alter nately, but tried in vain, and was not till thegFish ?ngers carried their point, and were allotwheedimthaegier of f la o c u es r LsZaoUlf 's, next, the Grocers, towards la nbecoming 11011 haughty independence was Grace," that the matter was o fi r nall a y lto s g et e t t l h e e d r . of &la in a company La.ws that preserved and kept the shoals to see that which virtually n made the W , ith which the Thames then teemed ; who had t o hooks" We fish spears nor angle rods with more thait ere used, nor ...e south 's on n "wan Inn on the north side, and St, Mary Overey lie . , nets allowed nearer London -bridge; than the Whereby both salmon and other fish m .. ay no n t be hindered from swimming upwards. The IN arde ° l ' Renter Warden would have very little to do now \NI h the cat c h of a net spread at London-bridge ; its slimy under spoilsr w ould rath er f a ll within the scope of duties a ssigned the Nuisance Remova Act to the officers of the Health n v f . Towns. B ut the glory of the company has not departed are the Bal m n that shun the Thames, and th e Fi s h mo ngers still as of old, a great and wealthy corporation, cele brated for the maghificence of their banquets, and more UST fully though less widely known for the munificence with Which their amp l e funds are employed in relieving the ne etssities of the less fortunate members of the Livery. The National Li feboat Institution has ju s t received a contribution of £251 155., being sums Gilman and Hong Kong and Sh a ngh ao by favour of M essrs. an a nd Co. an d Mr W H. Herten, l a t e pr i me warden of the Mercers' Company, and who is also a member of the com mittee of management of the Lifeboat Institution, BRITISH POSSESSIONS. t;losinv Share Mailwave 100 ttlantic &St Lawrenc; all 65 67 sta ilom.,Baroda&-Cent In; t i 045 055 Gu. 5 per cent........ 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. Shares.. ... 5 a 4 P 205 Buffalo ano Lake Bair., at 5 55 10 Do. Preference ...... all 75 85 100 ( Ituffalo,Brant,&Godricl to 77 80 p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 187.. 100 Do. do. July 1, 187: 101 73 76 100 10. do. .1 MI, 1, - 101 73 76 st lcutta.N S. Easta. !1, 100 11 31( 5 st 'apeTown Dock Scr 100 1; 8 09 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. KY , 5,6, stock h.ast Indian. gu. sp. in; 1055 "6( 106 a 20 Do. do. G Ext... 5 4 1513 20 Do. do. H do. .. 5 5 i stock Grand Trunk of Yen '.l 1;,; 21 2 100 Do. Ist Per . Bonds 1 67 70 100 Do. uo. deferred...... all 50 55 too 2d Pret. Bonds.. al) 58 60 100 DJ. do d fer ed...... all 45 48 LOU ;Jo. 3d P ef. stock ttl, 42 45 too Do. do. d-1 err d.... al 35 40 100 Do. 4th Pref. s o k... all 27 30 27 100 Do. au deferred...... all 23 25 stock tit.lnchaVennt.gua.sp.c, to , 1015 ;,55 1051 20 Do. New gua. sp. c... 12 a 1 1 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 4 5 1 I stock 'it. South.of India (Lin, tmaranteed 5 per cent. too 103 105 204 C4l:. W. CO Canada Share; all 13 ;3 1 135 13 204 Do. New .. 1- 75 75 104 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 00 101 100 Do. 55 p. c. do. '77-8.. all 02 24 10 Indian Branch Limited L la 2 p %Ittd.rns 'guar., sp. iOO !(2- 0 3.3 1035 stool. Do. 44 p. C. Extensio lot. 96 97 stock De. 4. d 0...... 100 ',42 :4 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 - - stock , 101b.tort,. p. 0. Lino 1(1. - 50 Nlelb. & Hobson's Bay. all 52 53 100 Do. 7p. c. Slortg. B(14. al , - - 20 slew Br unswick & Can;i ClassAentß . all 3 5 N.III.C'da6 pc Ist pt bdt , 100 83 15 etc>. .1; S'cindc •••• • • (ns 5 :06 st Do. Delhi Do. do •• t 2 5iP 20 O. Punjaub P 4 S t Do. Do. , , 100 03 104 Th'ek Dc. Indus. St. Plo.) • Jo 98 iOO OLONIA.L {WV itiN 51 E RI 1 ; - ,1 6p.c..)a - ! 1877-SI - Do. 6p. c. Feb. 4/ Au• 100 tO3 !06 - Do. 6p. c.Mar..st Sew 100 106 109 Do. sp. c. Jan.&July. to.. 055 904 Do. 5 Inscribed stoci, 100 94 96 ape G. Hope, 6 p o. 187: 100 .04 110 1095 Do.Ap &Oct. 1881 100 112 114 Do. 188! lon 113 115 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. 100 1 1l 113 - Ceylon, N0v.1•61, 6p c (0) , - er ceit 100 110 112 Na a G,v. 6 per co . 100 t• 9 111 -- ti.liuv.6p.e.•iit.e,..llo! 10 1`.6 - uO. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct 10 , - - N. S.W. G ov. p C., 1811 101 100 101 - Do. Sp. c.,1871 to 187 , 10 100 IC , I 100 1 - Do. d0.,1888 dupwd. 100 90 100 961 100 - New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 109 111 Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c - sterling, 1875 lOO 106 107 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 9 li - G1ip.c.187C,.& up lOO 'O9 111 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.&Jul) 100 107 109 - Do. to sno. An.&fle,t, icy -10 1101 5 1104 10 FIIiTTISH VIP Cambrian Consol. Gold ;11nora Amalgamated Devon G. Con.. ;Tavist! ! East Bassett (I 11 oft. n • • East Clogau Gold Ltd !East Caradon East Cam Brea... E. WI Russel (Tavistk2; Gam.&St.Aubyr(Gwen.) Great South 'Coigns.- 1. Wheal %Tor (Elelston` IGrenville erod's-Foot ti Ingston Downs :Lady Bertha 'tiargaret (tiny Lelan arke Valley.. tf vndy Iron Ore (Lim ~ !New Setun . 1 H:sorth Downs ti.Wh'l tiassst(lllo ; . ao \rorth Wheal Crotty . Par Consols (n Blazey 'rovidenee(Uny Leint south Caradon(SLCleet S. Carn Brea '.Whea I Fran. (Illogsn 'Stray Park "rantar Silv.& Lead NIM. fin Croft (Vest Basset (Illogan) W Carr.don (Liskeard! West Satoh ...••• • • • ss. 1.14. 3.0.6 7.19.0 57, 178 6.15. r 4. 7.0 2.0 6 4.3.0 Wheal Ilaase-t (111Ogan Wheal Buller( Ftedruthl W heal Kitty (U.Lelant) WhealLud ott wheal 51 aryAnn ( ien ) [ 'Wheal Seton ........ heal Tre vney (Lis )1 Wheal Union 2.4.9 ig 10.6. 5.15 GI is.l ?.0.13 2.10. g id -4.) el 23 525 535 48 so d it 16i4 17 6 .0 (1 44 5 17 1131 61 7 51 5 5 50 52 24 3 1 1* 33 (0 St 9 i cis pr 135 145 2j 3i 4 43 5 1 13 395 405 2i 2f 87, 02i 34 40 - 1 1} 151 16 4 12i 1 3i 33 35 2f 5 275 75 SO 55 55 74 8 / 74 8 154 WI !20 23) 17 18 4 51 not /o 41! 71 2 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western, 5 per cent. red. pref., 103 PREPEn.I“CE SHARES AND STOCKS. North British (r_din., Pertn, and Dundee) 4 per cent., 82 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (lira.) gua. 7 per cent., 214 Great Luxembourg, 15i Sambre and Meuse, it San Pam° .lira.), gua. 7 per cent., O South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 23} g FO REIGN MINES. Cape Copper (lira.), Pear , Nur h el Rey, United Mexican (lhm), fq ; Yudanamutana of S. Atwtralla (line.), 4 DOCKS. East and West India, 134 JOIN T-STOCK !IANKS. Alliance Bank of London and Liverpool (lim.), 241 British aud America.. Exam, gre (lim.), British North American, 50 t English and Irish (lira.), 3 London, B. Ayres, and It. Plate (11m.), 13i 13 London and County, 39 A London Joint Stock, 5i 5 London and Westminster, 77 et Oriental Bank Corporation, 551 Ottoman Bank, 41 -.01 Ditto, new, 114 Union of Ireland (lim.), Union of London, 34 MISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, 7 Crystal Pal.ee, 3,4 2 E glish and Australian Copper, Great Ship , lira. 117 t per cent. pref., National Discount Company, 8i 8 Nerbudda Coal and Iron, .57, North British Australabinn, THE MAILS;&C —SOIITHAMPTI v ON: s to • screw Feb. 12.—The Peninsular and Oriental Comp steam ship Ellora, Captain J. Kelleck,sa l iied a a with the Mediterranean and Bombay mails. On freig ht ha 51,384 boxes of specie, jewelry , &c , value £450,885 98, con signed as follows :—For Alexandria, sovereigns, £65,220: For Bombay, bar silver, £371,550 ; sovereigns, £13,660; gold thread, watches, &c., £555 9s. The Ellora takes out 24 first aaid 20 second class passengers, and 23 proceed by the corresponding Marseilles steamer, making a. total of 67 by the present departure. Among them are :—Captain Whitling, for Gibrabar ; Lord and Lady Rendlesham, for Alexandria; Assistant-Surgeon T. Hewlett, Mr. Boyd, Mr. S. S. Bristow, Captain J. A. Barstow, Captain Balfe, Major R. R. Roundel], Captain Johnstone, Captain J. S. Miles, Lieutenant Strutt, Captain Drummond, Rev. Mr. Milner, Dr. Wilbud, Major and Mrs. Haggard, Lieutenant J. D. Ivimey, Mr. S. B. Mills, Lieutenant King, for Bombay, &c. KEY WEST, J in. 22.—Se eral more prizes have been br.aight in by the navy during the past week. A n English steamer, with 2:50 tons of powder, itc., is said to have been captured off Pensacola. . b): SHARE MARKETS—This Day ORDINARY SIIARE AND STOur: Share: Railways. t 2.14. Bir., `Vol., and Mr. Val. Blythe and Tyne Bristol and Er.eter Caledonian Cork and P.au'ltm" Cornwall Do A lhA vets no d B fill 6p e.p been paid to (Dublin & Belfast June. Dun., Perth,& Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgew.! IGlasg. and S. Western.', Great Eastern, Ord. Mk! Ditto A stock I Ditto East Anglian it tNorthot Scotland - [Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an I W. of Ireland Great Western ! Do Str Val gua. steel: !Lancashire & 'Yorkshire !London and illackwail Lon., flright.,& S. Coast jLon., Chat., awl Dover Lon. & North Western ! Lon. & South Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. !Maryport and Carlisle. DO 5hare5........ Metropolitan Midland ....... , Do New ........... Do Binning. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 6 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line Forth British Edin., Perth, & Dundee 'Nth. Eastern—Remit:l , Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds I Do York I Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Weichpool' Shropshire Union .South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun 'Staines, Wok.;andWok. (Stockton & Darlington 5 Do '5 Do New, 1860 t Taff Vale. 0 Do B 0 Do C 0 Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath !Victoria sta. and Pim 'Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall Icy. Hartlepool Har.&R.' West Midland Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford Busines C p i r c i s c ien!done 8 -8 fi 7 8 - 6 tiO 117 118 6i 7 41 13 13 14 86 87 106 108 48 49 44 46 23! 24i 1 12 30 1 1 12 3 8 1 1 136 138 104 105 67 (7i IC9I 110 74i 75.1 114 115 41 43 ..391 00i 103 104 44 45 144 15 I l2lSr 129 It ”P ce, 63 54 25i 204 1011 102 57 58 E9a 9f 126 130 111 !I.1) 16 IT5l' Ili 11/ 119 121 461 4V 103 105 48 60 32 34 97 97i E 8 70 10t 105 1 884 30474 10 11 p 7i 8 p 150 152 5 55 21 Sip 555 1 - ,q 2 Sip d 86 87 140 145 29 31 42 44 34 36 95 i. 4.0 ►9.16.4 12.10 4 1 i it i 451 671 • 2 75 xd gik ICO 101 j 5 131 14 13f 1291 9 I 14 64; 5 101. 2 • 97 i 69 rHE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 13, 1863. POLICE INTELLIGENCE —This Day. MARLBOROUGH - STREE T. LORD Wr, LENNOX AND THE PICEPOCRETS.—Edward Turner, who gave the addre-s of Old Pye.s reet, and said he was a shoeblack, was charged before Mr. linox with attempting to pick the pocket of Lord William Pitt Lennox, of 19, Upper Phillimore-gardens, Kensington. Lord W. Lennox said that at 6 o'clock yesterday evening he was passing along Old Bond-street, when three boys, the prisoner being one of them, followed him, and on turning down Bruton-street the prisoner seized his pocket. He turned round to seize the prisoner, but he ducked down and ran off, and though sharply pursued by him was not stopped till he got to Maddox-street, where a number of the prisoner's associates got round him (Lord W. Lennox), and said that it was a shame, and that he ought to let the prisoner go. The prisoner took advantage of this and again ducked and ran off, but, being determined that he should not escape, he pursued him, when the prisoner fell and pretended that he had been run over. Mr, Lockwood, auctioneer, of Queen's-terrace, Islington, then came to his (Lord IN . Lennox's) assistance, and rendered him the greatest service, and having got a cab, they put the prisoner in and got in themselves to take the prisoner to the police station, not seeing a constable at the time. They went on, amidst a shower of missiles, till they got to Verey's door, when the cab stopped for some reason, and a man then tried to get into the cab and bonnetted Mr. Lockwood, who at his (Lord VT, Lennox's) suggestion lett the cab. He then took the prisoner to the station and charged him. George Castle, 69 C, said he went to the address the pri soner gave, but he was not known there. He knew prisoner as formerly sweeping a crossing, and on searching him at the station he found two duplicates relating to pocket hand kerchiefs, Mr. Knox committed the prisoner for three months with hard labour. COMMITTAL Or A SERVANT FOR ROBBERY.--BAD CASE.--Sarah Jones, 14, servant to Mr. Bainbridge, up holsterer, of 6, Tottenham-street, Tottenham-court-road, was charged before Mr. Knox with stealing a gold watch and two chains, and a quantity of wearing apparel, the pro perty of her mistress, Mrs. Sarah Bainbridge. Mrs. Bainbridge said that she was out yesterday evening and received information that her house had been robbed. She hastened home and missed the gold watch and two chains and a number of dresses and other articles. Directly after, and while some one was gone for a police officer, she told the prisoner to go to the coal cellar and get some coals, and the prisoner did so, and came up to her saying, " I've found a bundle in the coal cellar," and in the bundle was some of her dresses. On telling the prisoner it must be her who toe k the things she denied it, and on the officer coming she gave her in charge, The presecutrix, after looking at the property produced, said it was all hers. Emily Bainbridge, daughter of last witness, said she also found a bundle packed up ready for removal. Sergeant Lambert, 12 E, deposed that on telling the pri soner that he should take her into custody she e eked him not to lock her up, and said that she was very sorry. On telling her that a watch and two chains were missing, she said that they would be found buried in the dust-hole, and on searching there he found them. Mr. Knox asked Mrs. Bainbridge what sort of character she had with the prisoner, and she said a very good one. Mr. Knox said he should commit the prisoner for trial, and that she would then perhaps be sent to some insti tution. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATIERSALL'S —LAST EVENING. CITY AND SUBURBAN. 25 to 1 agst Gardener (taken) CHESTER CUP. 25 to 1 agst Black Deer (taken) 33 to 1 agst Zetland (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS, 10 to 1 agst Michael Scott (taken) THE DERBY. sto 1 agst Lord Cliflen (offered) 40 to 1 agst Taje (taken) 50 to 1 agst Melrose (taken) 50 to 1 agst Early Purl (taken) 100 to 1 agst Baldwin (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER--THURSDAY. Fir the Liverpool Steeplechase Satellite and Jealousy were freely supported ; a little was put OIL Shropshire. Nothing else. mentioned. For the Waterloo Cup there are plenty of backers for the favourites if any slight advance is offered, and liberal odds offered against the outsiders. Mr. Spink's nomination was backed to win £7OO at 100 to 6i ; 100 to 7 was taken snd wanted about Mr. Blackstock's nomination, and 100 to 6 was asked for Mr. Worrall's. Closing prices : LINCOLN HANDICAP. 12 to 1 agst Libellous (taken) THE DERBY. 1000 to 18 agst Pratique (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to lon the fitld (offered) 33 to 1 apt Lo Marechal (offored) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 11 to 1 agst Satellite (taken) 14 to 1 agst Jealousy (taken) 20 to 1 agst Shropshire (taken CITY AND SUBURBAN. 25 to 1 agst Gardener (taken and offered) 40 to 1 agst Catch'em Alive (taken) WATERLOO CUP. 100 to 7 agat Mr. Blacks,ock's nomination (taken) 200 to 13 agst Mr. Spink's nomination (taken) 100 to 6 agst Mr. Wurrall's nomination (wanted) 40 to 1 agst Mr. Borron's nomination (taken) 40 to 1 agst Mr. B,ttetnan's nomination (taken) 50 to 1 agst Mr. Lawton's nomination (taken) The Embankment of the South Side of the Thames. DEPUTATION TO THE FIRST COMMISSIONER OF WORKS AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Yesterday a deputation from the Metropolitan Board of Works waited upon the Right Hon. W. H. Cowper, First Commissioner of her Majesty's Works and Public Buildings, at the office - in 'White hall-place, in reference to the embankment of the south side of the Thames. The deputation consisted of Mr. John Thwaites, chairman ; Mr. Doulton, M.P., Mr. Le Breton, Mr. Dermer, Mr. M.Donnell, Mr. Newton, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Shepherd, Mr. More land, Mr. Pew, Mr. Harris, Mr. Hall, Mr. Phillips, Mr. Savage, Mr. Deputy Harrison, and Mr. Free man, with Mr. Pollard, clerk, and Mr. Yulliamy, superintending architect. Mr. THWAITES, Chairman of the Metropolitan Board of Works, said—l have the honour to intro duce to you, sir, a deputation of the members of the Metropolitan Board of Works in reference to the embankment of the south side of the Thames, and in the first place it will be rn cessary briefly to refer to what has taken place upon this subject. A report was presented by the Royal Commissioners, as ynu are aware, recommending that an embankment on the north side of the Thames should be constructed from Westminster-bridge to Blacktriers-bridge ; and that a new street from Blackfriars-bridge to the Mansion-house should be formed. In pursuance of that recommendation you, sir, introduced a bill into Parliament to authorise the Metropolitan Board of Works to carry out the embankment and the new street ; but there was something occurred in the committee to which that bill was referred that led to the postponer ent of that portion of the scheme relating to the nets street. The bill then became law which enabled the Metropolitan Board of works to form the embankment. Imayhere men tion that there are kindred works to be executed, but the estimates for the embankment were ob tained from this office, and although those estimates were prepared by very competent gentlemen, they only referred to the net cost of the improvement, and to the gross funds that would be necessary for carrying out the works. Now, in carrying out large works money is a equired in the first instance and at once for the completion of them, and although some portion of the land would be available for building purposes, it cannot b e pu t i n t o . the market until it is covered and we are enabled to sell the ground-rents. Therefore, that being so, it will necessarily be some time before the board would be able to realise that credit. By the act the hoard was tied down to a million of expenditure, but he urged that a margin should have been left for contingencies. He had made a ca l cu l at i on o f the produce of the coal duties for 20 years, and he found that the northern embankment and the new street would alone absorb the whole of those duties. As regards the southern embankment, it is admitted on all hands to be a necessary work, and was so con sidered by the Royal Commisioners, equally with the north, and they recommended the Government that'it should be constructed at an estimated cost of £1,100,000. Now, that no dottier is a large sum, but I feel, sir, that both yourself and the board will be placed in a great difficulty if that portion of the work is for the present to be postponed. The board had already served notice 00 occupiers to enable them to carry the embankment from Westminster bridge to Vauxhall-bridge, in order that there might be no delay in complying with the staneing orders and bringing in the bill, and no doubt under those circumstances the public on the south side, who were naturally much interested in the proposal, would feel great anxiety at its being delayed for want of funds. Therefore, sir, I trust you will deeply im press upon the Government the necessity of providing us with funds. However desirous tha board may be to carry on these works, without funds they are utterly powerless. For any private body to obtain a longer continuance than the coal for 20 years would be completely hopeless. After pointing out tl a improvements made by the bead on the original plans for the northern embankment and the new street, by extending the curve to the new street at Blackfriars, widening Thetas street, lowering gradients, &e., which, he con tended, justified ene excess in the original esti mates, Mr; Thwaites continued—Having published the notices of our intention to go to Parliament, I must impress upon you that a bill should be intro duced by which the coal and wine duties shall be continued to a longer period and enable us to dis charge our duties, and that funds shall bo found for that purpose. No tax, either direct or indirect, can be carried without difficulty; but if the coal duties are extended for 40 years, that will enable us to complete the southern embankment, and leave a margin for other works. As extending this tax over so long a period may be considered bad in prin ciple, perhaps it would be better to add threepence to the coal duties for 20 years, and make them is. instead of 9d., as at present. For 20 years that will give us £2,900,000, I hope, therefore, that one course or the other may be adopted, or perhaps some other may suggest itself to your own mind which may be better than either; but what we want to do is to carry out a great improvement, as we have published our intentions to do so; but we shall be unable to do so unless we are provided with funds for that purpose. Mr. Thwaites concluded by ex • pressing a desire to answer any question that might be put to him, and suggested that some members of the deputation should offer a few observations. Mr. DOULTON, M.P., suggested that the four penny co a l t ax at present rece i ve d by the city of London should be extended for 25 years, and that the new street in the City should be carried out by means of that extended tax. He also urged that the inhabitants of the whole of the metropolis Con tributed to this tax, and that nearly all the money had been spent in improvements on the north Bid( of the river. The CHIEF COMMISSIONER of WORKS said be was glad to h ave t h e advantage of consult i ng t h e chairman and the members of the Metropolitan Board of Works upon this question. There was no difficulty whatever in the way, but that of finance. He completely Agreed with the lucid and candid statement of the chairman, and it was always his desire to embank as much of the river as the funds would allow and the trade of the river would per. mit. He always f e lt th e great importance of em banking the river on the Lambeth side, and though it was not equal to th e nort h ern embankment, it was still of great importance. He had last year introduced the Embankment Bill, and at the same time saw the necessity of getting a Thames Eat bankment fund by prolonging the coal duties. There was a good deal of opposition to that, and there would have been difficulty in getting the bill passed at the fag-end of the session ; but Sir John Shelley moved that the question of the formation of the new street should be deferred until the next session, which got rid of a great difficulty. in August the Royal Commissioners reported, pro posing works grand, excellent, and much desired, but there was this difficulty, that they would cost £1,100,000. It struck him that it would be impos sible to get the whole of the embankment from Westminster to Battersea Park, but be thought they might get a portion of it from Westnaineter bridge to the gas works ; and he asked Mr. Pow nall what it would cost if it stopped there, and his estimate and that of Mr. M'Lean was, that they might follow the line recommended by the Royal Commissioners, at an estimated cost of £508,000 net, or £604,000 gross. It seemed to him that they had got money enough. He would show them how they got into financial difficulties. The hon. gen tleman here went into a variety o f accounts as to the sums to be received under the coal and corn duties, and at some length exW a i ned that, in con sequence of the increased e xpenditure on the northern embankment and for the proposed new street, it would absorb all the money de rived from the coal duties, And thus pre vent any application of the auto he had int en d e d to be applied to t he formation o f a portion of the embankment on the southern side of the river. The cost of the embankment on the north and south sides and the new street would be £2,800,000, a nd as the coal duties would p rod uce but £2,300,000 the whole of the work could not be done. There was a second plan, which was to reduce the esti mates for both the northern embankment and the new street ; and there was a third alternative, whie was to increase Lhe coal duties. It would strengthen his hands if there was a strong public feeling upon it, and' he could propose it as coming from the Metropolitan Board of Works ; but he could not take the initiative, because he thought the poor paid enough for their coals already. As to extend ing the coal duties beyond 25 years, he thought it most objectionable in principle that a debt should be incurred now, and that any one should have to wait more than 25 years for the money. As to the 4d. coal duties, from the time of James the First they had always been considered the property of the City of London, with the understanding that they should be spent cn metropolitan improvements. After 10 years he had agreed that those duties should be placed in the hands of the City to go to wards the improvement of Holborn-hill. He de sired that the Metropolitan Board of Works should discuss the subject, and would be most happy to receive the result of their deliberations. Mr. L'.3 Breton, Mr. Newton, Mr. Dapuly Har tison, and Mr. Dermer having offered some observa tions as to the necessity of additional funds, they retired, having thanked the right hon. gentleman for the courtesy with which they had been received. READING STEEPLECHASES,-THURSDAY. A Selling Handicap Steeplechase of 5 soya each, lit, with 25 added; the winner to be sold for £5O, Once round, about one mile and three-quarters. 7 subs. Mr. J hn Nightingall's Orkousta, 10st 41b (Owner) 1 Mr. Holman's Long Odds, lOst 101 b . (Geo. Holman) 2 Mr. George Ang►ell's Glautias, list 121 b.... (Mr. Dixon) 3 Mr. B. Land's Bayard, 10st 71b (J, Land) 4 Betting-6 to 4 agst Glautias, sto 2 agst Orkousta, 3to I. each agst Long Odds and Bayard. Long Odds led to the Stand, where Glautias took up the running, Orkousta going on third, and I 3 vard (pulling hard) last. Going up the hill Glautias increased his lead, and Orkousta took second place. At the jump out of the ploughed land—about three-quarters of a mile fr m the start —Glautias stumbled, and nearly fell on to his head. This mishap gave the lead to Orkousta, who, however, was shortly afterwards joined by Glautias. Nearing the farm house, Orkousta appeared in front, with Glautias second, Long Odds third, and Bayard a long way in the rear. An interestinu race home resulted in favour of Orkousta by a length ; Long Odds, who displaced Glautias within the distance, gaining second place by half a dozen lengths. Tnere was no advance on the selling price of the winner. The Innkeepers' Plate (Handicap) of 50 soya; winners extra. About two miles and a half. Mr, Milton's Gladiator, list slb (including 71b extra) (J. giglitingall) 1 The following also ran :—Playman, Bounce, Mutineer, Sapperton, Annie Laurie (late Ade), Deceiver, Ravenston dale, and Broomstick. Betting-7 to 2 each agst Mutineer and Broomstick, 100 to 30 egst Bounce, 4 to 1 agst Gladiator. Bounce made pley, followed by Broomstick, Gladiator, and f-apperton, and a dozen lengths off followed Mutineer, Playman, and Deceiver. Anne Laurie and Ravern,tondale came to grief at the first fence, and shortly afterwards De ceiver fell. When half the distance had been run, there were only Bounce and G:adiator left on their legs, and half a mile from home Bounce fell, and Gladiator came home alone Neither horses nor riders were injured. The Berkshire Hunt Stokes of 3 soya each, with 20 added, for hunters ; gentlemen riders ; professionals extra ; ing allowances. About three miles. 11 subs. Mr. James Shrubb's Monkey (£4O), list 7lb (inc 141 b ex) (B. Land, jun ) 1 Mr. A. R. Smith's The Perfect Curo (no), list (owner) 2 Tho following also ran :—Cannon Ball, The Juggler, Kitty Skittles, Python, My Pot, Lemon Oliver, Cherry Ripe, and Forester. Betting- 2 to 1 agst The Monkey, sto 1 agst any other. Monkey made nearly all the running, and won 'easily by ten lengths. The winner was sold for 56 guineas, but does not go into the racing stable. A Sweepstakes of 5 soya each, 1 ft to the fund, with 25 added. About two miles. 10 subs. Mr. Milton's Gladiator (50) list (John Nightingall) 1 Mr. Cherry's Fairplay (late Klarikoff) (£6O), llst (Mr. T. Barton) 2 Mr. Saxon's Noble (L5O), list (Mr. West) 3 Betting 2 to 1 on Gladiator, who took up the running from Fairplay half a mile from home, and won by three lengths; Noble beaten a distance home. The winner was bought by Mr. IL Bennett for 110 guineas. Tu ESDAY, The Liverpeol Spring Cup I`,IARCII 10. 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This was an action to recover £l2 for bread supplied. Mr. Buchanan (for defendant)—Before plaintiff is sworn I would wish to make a few observations. He can judge from the appearance of my client if she can pay any sum, much more £l2; and if ho persists in going on, I would add that defendant is a pauper and in receipt of parish relief. His Honour—What, relief ? Mr. Buchanan—She has two loaves of bread a week, and her son kindly allows her to live with him. Plaintiff—l shall go on with the case. His Honour—Very well, you are entitled to your judg ment. Mr. Buchanan—And I must call on you to prove your case. Plaintiff—Well, Mrs. Pitt has a book of mine, and that clearly shows the amount due. Mrs. Pitt here stepped into the box, and with great volubility lashed out at the plaintiff. She declared that the book had been kept back by the plaintiff, and that she kept a small shop at the time the bread was supplied. If she owed Mr. King anything it was not near the amount given in by plaintiff. His Honour : You must prove the case, Mr. King. Your book is not sufficient evidence. Have you the man here who delivered the bread ? Plaintiff: No. Mr. Buchanan : You are entkled to your judgment if you insist upon it, but you must prove every item. Plaintiff: 1 cannot do it. His Honour : Then you cannot recover ; and, as the woman is a pauper, perhaps you are just as well off. You must be nonsuited. Nonsuited, with costs. Liverpool Cotton Market.----This Day. (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) 11VERPOOL, Feb. 13. The market remains very film. Sales probably about 5,000 bales. WEEKLY COTTON MARKET. Week's sales 25,680 bales, including 4,930 on speculation, and 8,900 for export. Quotations of Fair Orleans 26, Uplands 24, Mobile 25, Estimated Middling Orleans 221, Uplands, 211, Mobile 22, Stock 394,400, Surats 114 to 19. Week's Imports 9,819. PRINCE CZARTORYSKI. The following is the conclusion of a letter ad dressed by Prince Czartoryski to the Journul des Debuts, which is intended as a reply to M. Billuult's speech : "Hitherto we have asked for nothing. We ask for only one thing—that is, that the dignity and reserve of our mis fortune may be respected—that is, that characters may not be so misplaced that those who aro struck, those who die, may be termed criminals and disturbers of the peace, and that those who strike shall be generous and magnanimous —it is that we are not to be incessantly referred to the greatness of soul and liberality of Russia. We have been acquainted for the last thirty years with that gene rosity and magnanimity of Russia. We have experienced it, and we hive received a recent proof of it in that conscription stripped of every guarantee of equity— transformed into a discretionary operation of police— into a law against the su , pected applied by night to an entire nation. To offer to us, as our only guarantee, the equity of force intoxicated with itself—not respecting any thing, even its own laws—would be too bitter an irony, not worthy of such a cause. That which is called the work of insurrectional passions is, in our opinion, the legitimate demand of what is dearest to men. That cannot be a ques tion of right—it will be, at most, ever a question of oppor tunity. Still, even to be able to give an opinion on the de gree of opportunity, we must ask ourselves whether despair has limits, and would it be just to remind those of the rights of a nation wh o pro vo k e th ose di sas t ers ? " We hav,-, sir, been, for a long time, the living, unfor tunate, aud perhaps embarrassing representatives of that right. It is not our fault if we are an embarrassment— nor can we dry up the blood in our veins or patriotism in our souls. Our country may have yet to traverse many trials. We shall wait with unalterable patience and in exhaustible firmness of devotion. We shall wait until the feeling of right shall have become sufficiently strong to regulate the relations between peoples—that the measure of our misfortunes may be filled if it should be necessary, and that it may at length be perceived, by the number of the victims, that we have purchased a tardy justice at a sufficiently high price. " OZARTORYSK.I." SHIPPING—This Day, LONDON, Feb. 13 —Wind this day at noon—North. Easterly ; light breeze and fine weather. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Friday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 12—Albert, screw steamer, from Stettin. Arrived, Feb. 13—Victor, steamer, from Brussels. DEAL, Friday Morning. Passed—lluisberg, from London, for Port Philip. DEVONPORT ELECTlON.—Yesterday. CLOSE OF THE POLL. Ferrand Grey 1,234 1,204 --30 • • • • . Majority for Ferrand Bank of England Return.--Yesterday. An Account, pursuant to t cap. 32, fur the weak ending t Feb., 1863 : he Act 7th and Bth Victoria on Wednesday, the 11th day ISSUE DE; -Notes issued .......X27,820,225 ARTMENT. Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities .. 3.631,900 Gold Coin & Bullion 13,170,225 Silver Bullion £27,820,225' £27,820,225 BANKING D : eroprietors' Capi tal £14.553,000 Etest Public Deposits (in cluding Exche quer, Savings' Banks, Commis missioners of Na tional Debt, and Dividend Ac- :PAIITIVIINT. Government Seen- rities (including Dead Weight A nnuity) £12,043,079 Other Securities 19,148,327 Notes Gold and Silver 9,)0,426 Coin counts) 8,052.08 Other Deposits 13,698,350 Seven Day an d other Bills 613,40 I X 39,081,007 W. £39,05i,007 MILLER, Deputy Cashier. Feb. 12 1863. ADELPHI THEATRE.—Another highly humorous little piece, entitled "A Valentine," was produced hero last night, the principal parts being sustained by Mr. Took, Mr. P. Bedford, Miss K. Kelly, and Miss Seaman. As usual, the whole weight of the piece fell upon Mr. Toole, but in this instance, as in the " Grey Mare," produced the night before, he proved himself more than equal to its bur den. The character he had to pourtray was that of a post master pistered to death by a number of inquiries after va lentines, amongst wh om , t h e one w h o gave grea test trouble was Paul Bedford. The jealousy of the poor little post master is aroused by hi s pon d erous f r iend, and the state me of M tribulation into which poor r. Toole is thrown,is i a sfactorily thing bordering on f renz y. Of course, all cleared up, and the curtain desceinshdstoaemo j id e s s t a b u a n n u ti s u u s a t l laughter and applause. Those h of fun, we recommend to visit wthooAwdelphi. We are authorised to state that ondtraheorarDreinvmalarokf her Royal Highness the F o f r rla Ce rS, A th le e x r a o n ute of the Roy a l in London, on the process i o n from the B7.rtihcklayers' Arms station to,KPI‘e in a at d u- d rs i oi n oa g nd ... : King - William-street, ton will be as follows—Brick. laYe 's -churchyard, Templ e b ar, Borough, London -bridge, mg h ouse , Cheapside, St. Paul Strand, T ra falgar-square, by the National G a ll ery, Pall mall, St. James's-street, P iccadilly, Hyd e - park-corner, through the park to the Marble Arch, Edgware road, Grand Junction-road, past the Great Western Hotel to the Pad dington Station. . k RAILWAY INTELLI GE NOE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN. The directors of this company state in their report that during the past six months the traffic has increased £157,557, while the working expenses have decreased £11,558, a result rendered more satisfactory by the circum stance that the charges include the expense of working 74 miles of line not worked in tee corresponding period of 1861. The receipts in the passenger department were aug. mented by the International Exhibition to the extent, pro bably, of £100,000; but, bearing in mind how large have been the losses sustained in Lancashire and other districts affected by the failure of the cotton supply, the total in crease may be regarded as indicating a very considerable development of traffic throughout the other parts of the system. The result of the past half-year, coupled with the fact that the increase still continues, justifies the oenclu sion that the undertaking is in a sound condition, and is beginning to reap the advantages expected to arise from the extension of railways in the new districts with which the system has been connected. In the course of the past half-year the Watford and Rickmansworth, and the Merthyr Tredegar and Abergavenny linos have hem opened, and on the Ist of January last this company took over the line from Stafford to Shrewsbury, hitherto worked on its behalf by the Shropshire Union Company. The total traffic receipts of the company for the past half-year amounted to £3,523,567 against £2,365,960 for the corres ponding half of 1861, showing an increase of £157,615. The number of passengers conveyed on the line was 8,064,362, being an increase of 306,412 as compared with the corresponding period. The goods and minerals carried amounted to 4,500,597 tons during the past half-year, show , ing an increase of 304,123 tons. The directors recommend the payment of a dividend for the past half-year at the rate of 5} per cent, per annum, carrying forward £16,341. • GREAT WESTERN. The directors of this company state in their report that the aggregate receipts of all the lines now worked in com mon have increased over the corresponding period of 1861 about £135,670; assuming for this purpose the South Wales traffic receipts as shown for the former period in the sepa rate accounts of that company. The rent charges for new lines and the interest on joint capital expenditure have toge ther absorbed £42,903 of the revenue more than in the corre sponding half-year of 1861. The sum of XlO,OOO towards the legal and Parliamentary expenses which are assignable to re venue has been charged upon the last half-year. With reference to the increase of revenue dating compara tive periods above alluded to, of £135,670, this has been derived partly from lines opened in various districts during the autumn and winter of 1861, as well as during the year 1862, partly from the use of the new narrow gauge rails between Reading and London, and partly from International Exhibition traffic, and other causes. The International Exhibition traffic must be naturally treated more or less as exceptional; but, on the other hand, it must not be forgot ten that the merchandise and mineral traffic have had to contend with a very exceptional state of trade during the whole of the year 1862. With respect to the application of the disposable balance,as exhibited in the published accounts, the directors recommend that a dividend should be declared, payable to the proprietors of consolidated stock on the 2d of March, at the rate of 3 per cent. per annum, carryig for ward the sum of £17,206 19s 4d to the current half•year. LONDON AND SOUTH-WESTERN. The hall-yearly meeting of this company was held yester day at the Waterloo-station, Captain Mangles in the chair. Mr. CLARKE, the secretary, read the minutes of the last half-yearly and subsequent special meetings, which were confirmed. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in T he , N un, was taken as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the report, said it would not be necessary for him to detain them for any great length of time in stating the few observa tions he had to make. In the first place, he was glad to say they were no longer at war, that at least hostilities had ceased, if they were not at peace with all the world. No doubt the shareholders were entitled to all the divi dend earned from the working of the half-year, but he was sorry to say the directors had great temptations to be popular by squeezing out as much as they could to give a good dividend. There was another course more praise worthy, which required a little consideration, but was not so popular as giving large increases of dividend. Taking advantage of the increase in their revenue during the past half-year from exceptional causes, the directors thought it right to pay off any exceptional expenses that occurred in that half-year. They thought it was the proper time to write off the whole of the expenses attending the unfortu nate accident at Wimbledon, and to add £lO,OOO to the re newal account. It might be satisfactory to state that all claims on account of accidents had been paid, and they were now without any charge against them on that account. He thought that the shareholders would agree with him that it was the proper course. He believed the increasing take in the receipts of the current half-year justified them in looking forward to a brighter future. With regard to the state and position of the company, he mentioned that the dividends for the past eight years, from 1855 to 1862 both inclu'sive, had been at the late of 5 per cent. per annum, and taking 24 years back, from the opening of the railway, the dividends averaged 1.4 ss. lid. per cent. per annum. He hoped that Providence would preserve them from such accidents as that at Wimbledon in future, and that they would not again be visited with those pains and penalties under which they had all smarted. He travelled very often on the line, and he thought the attention of the officers to their duties was a great safeguard, and if their trains were not so last as others, he was sure their line was a safe one for passengers; and it was no doubt their interest that it should be so. He then adverted to items in the capital account, and stated that they had ex pended during the past half. year £371,741 on that account. This was carefully expended in improving the value of their property, and in adding to the facilities for conducting the traffic. They had constructed additional sidings, work shops, and other useful buildings for carrying on the busi ness of the company. They had expended on the original line £62,422, of which £50,856 was for new works and £6,000 for land ; £36,961 in doubling the Southampton and Dorchester line ; £4,209 in completing works on the Yeovil and Exeter Railway. They had also expended £2,467 in completing works on the Topsham Extension, and £2,756 on the Exeter Junction, for extending the narrow gauge to St. David's station, so as to enable them to run through to the Crediton line and so on to Bideford. They had expended £15,025 in laying down an additional line on the North Devon railway for narrow gauge carriages; and also £3,606 on the Bideford Extension for a similar object. They had expended£3l,E9o for a new line toKingston-bridge; £2,506 for doubling a portion of the Yeovil and Exeter; £4,284 on the Petersfield and Midhurst ; £6,988 for the purchase of shares in the Andover and Redbridge; and £22,040 for shares in the Petersfield and Midhuist Railway. They had paid £5,669 for calls and interest on shares in the West London Extension, which would be soon open for traffic, £22,464 f. r additional working stock to work an ad ditional length of railway, and £117,000 to purchase the steampacket property. Those and other items, after deduc tion of £30,632 for land sold, left a net expenditure on capital account of £344,732 during the past half-year. There was an item of £2,613 that had been charged to capital out of £14,000 for Parliamentary expenses. That was nothing that need alarm them. It was expended in op posing other companies, to protect the property of the share holders. The locomotive department was conducted ina most satisfactory manner, as they would pe rceive when he told them that the additional expenditure of working the traffic) during the past half-year only amounted to 20 per cent. of the additional earnings derived from increased traffic. The additional recei p ts am ounted to 4100 ,00 during the past half-year. They had made a reduction of £13,000 in the renewal of permanent way account, and he might mention that the renewals were carried on with great care by Mr. Strapp, the engineer. The laying down of the additional line for the formation of the narrow gauge on the North Devon and Bideford lines had been considerably delayed by the state of the weather. The instructions of the directors had been to carry on that work with the greatest expedition, and when it was completed they would be able to run their trains through from London to Barnstaple and Bideford. They had given notice to the Board of Trade that the line was ready for inspection, and they might therefore conclude that this work was near completion. With regard to doubling the Salisbury and Yeovil line, they were taking measures to increase the exer tions in that respect, so that they would soon have the whole of the long line from London to Bideford doubled throughout. The report informed them that the directors had settled amicable arrangements with the Great Western Railway Crimpany, and he took that opportunity of say ing an that the South-Western were the last to go h t a o d w b a: e , n a nd they would be the last to break the peace tha n t t they could ; stored. They had made the best arran n g t e e m d e but they had they did not get exactly what theyyeiwopaing and promoting agreed to assist each other it was to bee me traffic. As to the Andover -r : d e s ild t:r d u b . dge With regard to the Ringwood and Christ c hurch l. line of eight miles in length, the Bishop's Waltham ine of four miles in length, and the Sidmouth line, they had agreed to work them for 45 per cent. of the rec ei p ts, subject to the approval of the share holders. Th e y had a bill before Parliament for the amal gamation of the New Devon and Bideford Railways, in ac cordance with the terms sanctioned by the prop r i e t ors of ' both companies. The directors regretted that several schemes most injurious to the shareholders' property were promoted in Parliament this s ess i on, and it would be the duty of the directors to watch and oppose them in every way they could. Two of these schemes had already expired on standing orders. The Hon. R. H. DUTTON, M.P., seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. Mr. HELPS objected on principle to the item of £2,013 expended in opposing other companies in Parliament being charged to capital. lie contended that it should be placed against revenue. The CHAIRMAN said they had already charged £2,000 for Parliamentary expenses to revenue, and it would be unfair to charge the whole expenses of defending their property in Parliament against revenue. _ _ _ _ Mr. MiciaLL expressed great satisfaction that amicable relations with the Great Western Complus) , had been esta blished. He wished to know the expense of tho last contest in Parliament for competing schemes between them and the Great Western Company. He congratulated the directors on being able to declare a dividend of more than 5 per cent., and the stock of the company was at par. He thought it only` fair and just to admit that this result was due to the care and exertions of the directors. (Hear, hear.) He ob jected to the purchase and leasing of the small lines men tioned in the report. He thought such a course only en couraged company-mongers, and that the better course would be to let them alone. Some of the little lines were proposed to be worked for 45 per cent. of the receipts while thair own lines cost them on the average 44 per cent. for wozking. [The Chairman-40 per cent.] He hoped they would in future abstain from purchasing new lines, for as fast as they bought them other new schemes would be brought forward. • Lord BURY said he agreed with the last speaker as to absorbing small lines, and thought the best policy would be to let them alone. Mr• HELPS moved as an amendment that the item of £2,613 for opposing other companies, now charged in the capital account, be transferred to the revenue account of the past half-year. Mr. GEISLER seconded the amendment. The CHAIRMAN stated that the directors were as much opposed to the extension policy as the shareholders could be. If they were on the other side of the table they would see things in a different light. They had to consider which was the worst of two evils, and act accordingly. If they had taken up the Andover line at once they would probably not have had the expensive contest with the Great Western last session. The London, Chatham, and Dover were project ing schemes to Aldershott, Brighton, and other places, sad those would have to be opposed: If the company were to stand still they would soon find their property invaded on all sides by competing schemes. Mr. HUTCHINS (the chairman of the Finance Committee) explained that the practice of the company had been to charge all the cost of opposing bills to capital, but now they divided the cost between capital and revenue. Mr. TIT; M.P., thought it very unfair to charge the whole expense of defending the property in Parliament to currant revenue, for the benefit of future shareholders. The late contest, which was very expensive, would probably secure the property of the company at Southampton for years, and he thought it would be very hard on the present shareholders to pay the £20,000 out o f revenue . _ _ Mr. CA.STLEMAN explained that they had got bettP:r terms from the Great Western by the contest than Coe South- Western had offered them at the commencement. With regard to competing schemes, each case must be decided on its own merits. It was not so easy to determine on a gene ral policy as some people supposed ; the directors could only do their best to protect the property of the shareholders when it was attacked in Parliament. A long discussion ensued, in the course of which it was stated that the cost of the recent contest in Parliament be tween the South-Western and Great Western Companies amounted to about £25,000 each. The amendment was rejected, and the report of the direc tors was unanimously adopted. A dividend at the rate of G per cent. per annum for the past half-year was declared, subject to income tax, payable on the 20th inst. The retir ing directors—Captain Johnston, Mr. C. S. Mortimer, and Mr. W. P. Snell—were re-elected, and also Mr, J. Ash mot e, the retiring auditor. The directors were authorised b make working arrangements with the Ringwood and Bournemouth, the Sidmouth, and the Bishop's Waltham Railway Companies, and also with the Andover and Red bridge and the Southampton and Netley Railway Com panies. On the motion of Mr. TITE, the proceedings concluded with a vote of thanks to the chairman and directors. VALE OF NEATH. The directors of this company have agreed N 'recommen to their proprietors, at the half-yearly meeting, the decla ration of a dividend at the rate of 3i per cent. per annum for the half-year ending the 31st of December, 1862, being an increase of per cent. as compared with the correspond • ing year of `lB5l. •••••• HORSHAM AND GUILDFORD. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yes terday at the Brighton Terminus at London-bridge—Mr. Scott in the chair. The report stated that the accounts showed a receipt of £16,000, and £12,500 on account of the first call, together £28,500. The balance in hand was £3,693. The works had proceeded but slowly during the past winter, bUt on the.re turn of fine weather greattr energy might be expected, and it was hoped that the line would be completed within the period specified in the contract. The report was adopted, and a vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. GREAT NORTHERN AND WESTERN OF IRELAND. Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of this company was held at the offices, Duke-street, Westminster, the Earl of Lucan in the chair. The report, an abstract of which has appeared in 2hc Sun, was taken as read. Upon the motion of the CHAIRMAN, the report and ac • counts were received and adopted, and a dividend at the rate of 2 per cent. per annum declared. • A resolution was then passed authorizing the payment of £2.00 per annum to the directors. -- Seine - di6cus - sum tUen took place as {o the irregularity of the arrival of the trains, in the course of which Mr. FOWLER, the engineer, thought the line was not properly managed, Lut with a due attention to the manage.. went of the railway he believed a dividend of 5 per eent. might be obtained. A vote of thanks to the chairman closed the proceedings. RAILWAY BILLS. Yesterday, before the Examiners of the House of Com mons, Messrs. Smith and Frere, the following Railway Bills complied with the standing orders of Parliament:—Charing Cross, for regulating the capital and debenture debt of the company, and for authorizing an amalgamation with the South-Eastern Railway, and for power to raise an additional capital of £700,000; Tottenham and Hampstead Junction, for a branch to Highgate, and other additional lines, and to raise a further sum of £67,000 ; East Gloucestershire, to enlarge the time limited for obtaining extension of the line to Cheltenham ; Holbeach North Junction, for an extension hem the Norwich and Spalding at Holbeach to the Great Northern at Algarkirk, and raise £60,000; Inverness and Perth Junction and Perth and Dunkeld, to amalgamate the two companies ; Athenry and Ennis Junction, for abandon ment and extension of time; Bishop's Waltham, for lease to London and South-Western and for additional capital. The non-compliances in some respects only included the Morayshire Railway and the Beckenham, Lewes, and Brighton Railway. The projects withdrawn comprised the Londonderry and Lough S wiLly Railway and the Fulham and Hammersmith Railway. MARKETS—This Day. i - 1_ MARK LANE. Fresh up to this morning's market the arrivals of Eng • lish wheat were small. Dry parcels moved off Slowly at Monday's currency; but damp qualities w ere muc h neglected, and mostly remained unsold at the close of busi ness. The market was well supplied with foreign wheat. Sales, generally speaking, progressed slowly, yet prices were supported. Floating cargoes of grain were, in fair demand at full quotations. Malting barley ruled firm. Grinding and distilling sorts, owing to a good importation, were less active, but not cheaper. Malt was in fair average request, at previous quo tations. Good and fine oats ruled firm, at extreme rates. Inferior qualities, however, sold heavily, on former terms. For beans and peas the trade was steady, and no change took place in their value. Flour was in moderate request and the quotations were supported. AIIUIVALS THIS WEEK. Iris.. ! t Barley. Malt Oats. Flour. English... 6,950 800 3,669 i 510 2,830 n 10,800 17,850 2,810 150 sack 11,830 brls NENVGATI3 AND LEADENUALL. Fair average supp lies of meat are on sale here. Gene:, rally speaking, the trade is steady, and prices rule fi rm . Per Slb. by the carcase. sdsd sdsd Inferior bad .. 2 6 2 10\ Middling mutton 3 8 4 2 Middling do. .. 3 0 3 6 Prime do ....... 4 4 4 6 Prime large do. 3 8 3 10 Veal. ......... 3 8 4 6 Do. small d 0... 4 0 4 2 Small pork . , ~, 4 2 4 6 Large pork .... 3 6 4 0 Lamb ........ 0 0 0 0 Inferior mutton. 3 2 3 6 BOROUGH HOP. liome-grown hops, of good and fine qualities, and the best descriptions of foreign produce command a steady sale, at full prices ; otherwise, the trade is quiet, on former terms. Mid and East Rents 7os to 180 s per cwt. Weald of Rents Sussex . Bos to 140 s „ Bavarian Belgian American .. 84s to 106 s IP COLONIAL. TEA.—There has been a fair amount of business trans acted, and prices generally arc well maintained for all de scriptions. SUGAR.—The market has been rather dull, but good and fine of every description realise fully previous rates. In the refined market there has been a m ore active inquiry, and dried goods have slightly advanced. CorFEE.— moderate a mount of business has been done in Plantation and Native Ceylon, and prices hay been well sustained. RICE.—The demand has slightly improved and full rates are current. SALTPETUEThere has been a more active demand at fully be market has continued _dull, and pric es have shown a downward tendency. P.Y C T quo t e d 445., and last three month s d e li very ' A late LLo m rates. _ T 4 . 6osn. 3d d 1 per spot c os w t i The Hon. Evelyn Ashley, second son of the Earl of Shaftesbury, has been appointed Treasurer of the Count 9 Courts of Dorset. -' 1236 t3:l