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

I Z 6 NEY MARKET. AND C OMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. dig Slight activity has be en o b serva ble in the general °° °flt market this morning, but the commercial ca mp:ll: l aity have not gener a lly been enabled to 1;11PPly themsel ves w ith accommo d a ti on und e r the all term s o f 7 per cent. Some special transactions have neverth e l ess b een reporte d i n fi rs t c l ass s h or t datedt Paper at -1 per cent. below the ordinary charge; out the brokers, whose floating balances are not very la rge, do not seem disposed yet awhile to make a nY large concessions during the present unsettled State of monetary relations. It should, however, be Bt4 ted that affairs are now pointing to a more fa/curable direction, and there appears great pro bability of easier money. T he chan ges exh ibi te d i n t h e B an k o f E ng l an d I:turil issued last evening are, as expected from the speedy manner with which the authorities yesterday lowered their rate of discount, of a satis• fact ory character. The bullion has been augmented, chile the other securities have been largely dimi -18441. The r e s erve o f no t es h as a l so b een consi derably inereased. Subjoined is our usual analysis : Active Circulation .. £20,161,920 Decrease • • .. 393,730 • 13,472,271 Increase 169,028 Rest • • 3,550,767 Increase Pu blic Dep os it; • 95 ,682 ,664 In crease • • • • • ••• • • • • • • 7 254 ,60 5,815 O ther D epos i ts.. •• • 12,882,226 Decrease 490,75b • 'even Day and other Bills 546,193 Decrease .. „. 60,783 Go l ' er nment Securities 11 , 124 , 584 aleration. Other S ecurities No 19, t 701,931 Decrease 512,817 " ° tee Unemployed • • ••• •••• 7,241,265 Increase .. .. 520,930 b l „ ttrin g' the last few days there has been rather ' t anialation in the Foreign and Colonial Produce 41 1 4°4 % Sugars have been at enhanced prices, tal l and coffee and rice have been in full demand, at hit rates. l , In fruit and spices there has been very The uos inese, and saltpetre has been neglected. tallow market, however, has been more t h i . —cl ed, although quotations for both present and rivard deliv er y are una lt ere d. /,° gold pu rc h ase d y es t er day by the Bank of I t mld auth or i t i es represent £40,000. ei he dir ectors of the Credit Foncier have i ssued a it te4lar to applicants for shares in their undertak- C e ) : llf "toing them that, in order to comply with ; s ec ant regul a ti on o f th e C omm itt ee o f th e St o ck ti euan ge, the nominal capital will be reduced from 30,0" share s t o £5O s h ares, an d i n num b er f rom t e t () to 2 0,000, of which the same number, as tintre announced, viz., £lO,OOO, will now be issued, in ep t 41 Which on application and £4 on allot ted; j a required. Th e amoun t to be called up is Iti; e i _ cd f rom £2O to £lO per share, and the calls, of dilee`e° he first is not to be for three months, are re hare fro m £5 to £2 10s. per share. The company tis ti - k cer tainly improved their already strong posi the step they have taken in this matter. 04 1 1 18 Prospectus of the Great Eastern Steamship 144 Parl Y has been issued, the object being to save tr am BPle ndid specimen of naval architecture passing thi b t he country. It is estimated that the e : a ll be purchased for about £120,000 (about the ei ght of her cost), and at the figure qe h e alaital has been fixed. A liberal offer Tei e ear, has been made on the part of the Atlantic IsrigraPh Comp an y t o c h arter th e s hi p, an d f or to°ris other ci rcums t ances t h ere i s so lid groun d pr°p er belie v i ng , that if the vessel is managed in a att end manner that complete success will at last htlieollisehpaovneher. A l arge proport i on o f th e bond expressed their intention of changing 1 cla ims for shares. %Increased firmness is TWo O'CLOCK. ;,:the English perceptible in the market Funds, and Console are; higher at 1 4 1 . 191 k for transfer, and 911 1 for the account. f 4 continuous i mprovement is due io a better 114 1 11 g both with regard to monetary and politica l h tt til i The Bank return, and the reduction of the litthiit diecount, have contributed largely to the . 44 44 -I , 4 it buoyancy. The New Threes and Re to a ' S ecurities are 931 91k; Exchequer Bills 90. T l e il '; and India 5 per Cents., 103 4 104. 5t0, 11 1 ,1` 6 has been an active market for F oreign of th y -", n otwithstanding that the greater s h are to the at' of the members has been devo te d iip,e;ttletrient of the fornightly account. Me xica n , De r - `I4P roved to 36: 37, which is an advan 2 c l e , of x I. t Pabi e „ e ls tit '; Greek Bonds continue at Turkis 9 i: Oop, -` Passive are 1 better, at 32k i ; and feder°ll4B are also 1 higher, atthe Con -47.1 I ; . Nth 4t e Loan remains firm, at 49 51 ; Italian ar e Itt eBl hea vYl at 662; Turkish 6 per Cents., 186 2, k *1; and Portuguese 3 per Cents., 47 . 1 ! ! h i lt 13 1 ::,, ve ry favourable alterations are exhibited in 4l le Cmik of Prance return completed to yeste rday. T kitloballion has increased £540,000, and th 9 e 3 4 r l e 3 a ; tit re .41ahees show an augmentation of .£2 littie Is also a ' bi lls decline of £1,845,000 in the „ 10 01:: 118 eohnt, of £440,000 in the advances on f 4;13,343,11(18hare5, of £1,536,000 in the notes, and o 1 4 t4 u ill the current accounts. t t "‘tile e a lta ,l lW ay Share Market a firmer tone has -44 4 --• zleckwall, Brighton, Metropolitan, an d l 'l t l, est e n r 4, have each improved 10s. ; and Great '''teteirlicrkand L ancashire and Yorkshire, ss. ; Nort h t T4 o li C r er : il ielE) however have declined ss. . 4- Privic, ° „ -ei gn and Colonial lines remain inactive Bank u: l uQ tations. ( \ lle a% it„--11,1d ki ßeellaneous shares are in fair re- , rient k i I; geherall support former prices. , 16 ; I t,tive iitProvYed to 604; City Bank to 115 - uiria n 13 : —llation 1 Financial to 111 12; London „.. 01 4 1 t ,, 2n, a . mezi i . . ' M ° I. Land Securities are quoted a i 4 te e , . ' -- -kur • 1 _i_ prem.; Australian 1 1 In, el t d ins Credit, 4 4 ii t °l. prem. ; and Prei z. Ottoman Financial, a ~,,, i ti , r , btt tkro, ' S R FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 1) Qe -14 TT a itt„, at, c Tunis, Per k onso ll' e e e ceoun t , to a 11t. R. _, , March 5 9ll k Qek i Per c " q ueed ' 901 1k Ott 11e 8 eat. 9oi lk o f ' 3° Yrs IN ,°r 30 .„, $ expire rith Jan., Nil e lli,ed J• 81 expire rth A - 1 'Ale S ea T 1 Pr' ' 1885. ,b i , r L ti , e egraph), Aug. 1908. tb, rto " 8 ) £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 3 dis ik k , tto . £SOO 14 Rn Ve £ lOO and £ 200 'llli'lk2.4. to ' ' 3 tic, 4i per Ct., last hf.-yr 238 V. t,„ Gol-z z NIKENT SECUZITIES. 00 ek, 10 Ditto ACe, i Per Cent., April 1874 — 18 t 0 ant b is lo k,,Per Cent. July, 1870 104 31 13;' 0 1 ''''' l "tt. . t it t t l o 7 3o P n e r ci ~e , n t.., Oct, 1888.. — der .$.000 ) £l,000 tt ail - °ltErri bi t l aa 6 " . "N FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. b. to 1 Per c itt _, 83 9 ent 0 1i p a nd 1859 4) 1.4? ebjetrtoCent., 1852-58-60 jjP l le ll rI P, 186 " 1863 4,, 14, 7p e ~'), 455 paid `eek 2 e° Cent Cent lO2l 3/ k u itt ° Per "" 'sane ki tt ( t l4 ke eo e tl et lt., 18'24-5, es-Coupons 2ll ) 41 1)11 te ll 3 P r 4t ............ Ori Ac e e Cent .• 36a 1. qo, ,1 I ria ° ll at ' 37 h• , 11. Penal A A O - 14 43 8 4rict, • s• Per Cent th t tlit4e 2 Per . e .. .... bi tt e A ' : 3 Per . ot e , coute. mt., 1853 kt ' Per t • • .... it y ) cent ~. ; b ts lk`reeulit . " 1666 , 7, '9, '6O, 62,' 3 47i '‘e 44 Per cel l; .......... ~ 1822 £ St D itto 4 - Per Cent ..10 lit 1850 5 t , 4 1tt 0 Per Cent., 1860 .4 1 ?iik4 ,Per C e „ . ": , 1859 1 ,1 . 4 4 -. p er c -,", 1862 ill t toZ e e °unt: at bittto Aeew bef.4,rr. Di t ° P ° lint .. ed ... ~,i4ti, .ke,cenve Aitilt;i4eretunt . 391 . Nli 4 e3( . of C . ot: . 4 1 . all, , saat, . P not funded l4 4 bigth G, Per c .............. Ditto , D e ,. , eta. lh Ae e , ent, 14, ... 0' (16 h ° Unt . 44 titstitttote4;ecrop_ent: 7 - 0 4 , 41 0 ,, , nt .... . l . ,, 13 t o blitili 4.1.7 e Cent. 1862 -- 04on th , 6 71 1 , e auove payable in Long .., Itil. 1 p at R 411 A tt per C " — i• 12 Gull 641 lAt li seatee,e4ait• Certificates 1, , 4 Per Cent E 9"f Ilt,, 185 11 4 Ex. 25 francs.. 661 bt(ltota4Per eC 4 10 02 , 44e37t ........................ N.V9OO4O;CLOCK. ..................•. 911 a 110 Feb .ll : 4 o d y ~ e o L 1:1 )0 0 on • 1 a rrlf fts 0 lefi C6 ° ,of to g oo ore - ' d roce ro ro a o' 0 6( f r gee era fitd riut e°ue 0 ,11 tbe tbaptV: p 0 )triP tiVl. ,hoes es 1 ' of G,lO les s AO' i f Sir . pit Jr ll' SHARE MARKETS,---This day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOLS. Share Railways. Paid. done. C r lo ri s c i e n . g Business Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. flost.,Sleat.,and Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no div Do. B ti 6p c.p been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow. tilasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do 13 do Gt. S. an i W. of helm!, Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire Loudon and Blaokwall Lon., Brlght.,& S. Coast Lon., Uit., and Dover Lon. & Nort h Western Lon. & Sot.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle Do t shares Metropolitan Midlanu Do New Do Birming. & Derby Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kert Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwic , Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle... North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stoct Do Soot, , Mid. stook.. Shrews. and Welohpoco Shropshire Union .... South DeTon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,an d Wok. Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1866 Taff Vale Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall I NV . HTartlepoolHar.&R. West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closing are dallways Paid. Price. Business done 100 4. t antic &St Lawrence all 59 Cl bk j llom.,Barodadz.Cent Inc lee 102 it 3 1021 Gu. 5 per cent. 20 Do. New 20 Do. E. 74 4 1 p [Ol liJtfalo ana Lase Huron all 54 51 ' 10 Do. Preference .... all 8 9 00 Buffalo,Brant&GodriCli p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 :00 Do. do. July 1, 1873 100 100 Do. uo. Juue 1, is; 100 at ClcuttaasS.Eastn.(Lm., 100 99 101 at Cape Town & Dock Seri! 100 99 101 stock Eastn. Bengal gu. sp. c 100 103 105 stook East Indian. gu. sp. c. 100 It 3 104 1031 20 Do. do. bi- Exc 15 P 20 Do. do. H do. .. 15 stock Gland Trunk of Canada 100 194 204 100 Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. all 72 /4 , 100 Do. do. deferred.-- all 56 60 100 Do. 2a Pref. Bonds.. • all 65 67 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 49 65 100 Do. 3d I.*; et stock ... all 49 52 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 38 42 100 Do. 4th Pref. stock. all 25 27 100 Do. do. deferred...... all 20 14 stock GLlndiaPenin.gua.sp.c 100 1024 1034 103 20 Do. New gua. sp. c. 12 4I I, 20 Do. January, 1862 .. 8 f 2 1' stook Gt. South.of India (Lim guaranteed 5 per cent 100 102 103 204 Gt. W. of Canada Shares all 9 9 94 204 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt all 92 04 100 Do. 54 p. o. do. '77-8.... all i 85 57 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 stock Madras guar., sp. 0. 100 101 103 stock Do. 41 p. o. Extension 100 94 98 stook De. I* d 0........ 100 92 96 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 stock Illelb.Corp. 6p. 0. Bnds. 100 50 Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 58 60 100 Do. 7p. c. 6lortg. Bds. all 20 Newßrunswzoil cc Cantle Class A and E all 3 N.lll.C'daB pc Ist pi bas 100 82 84 stock &Uncle (100 101 103 1014 stock Do. Delhi.. R y.s ' 100 101 103 to Do. do 9 2 1p at Do. Punjanu rci all 101 103 Do. Do. ........ , t. 2, , 100 rook Do. Indus. St. Flo.) 10( , 97 99 t/LONIAL (WV ERNMEN'I .4Nel I RITIES. op.c.J...z.Tut; 1877-81 Do. 6 p.c. Feb..; Aug. 100 99 101 Do. o p.c.3lar.& Sept. 100 102 104 Do. p. c. 10e 89 61 891 90 894 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 189 9t Cape te. dope, 6 p 0,1873 100 106 107 Do.Ap do OoL 1880 100 108 110 Do. 189 t 100 109 111 1104 Do. Jan. & .;nly, 1891.. lOU 107 109 Ceylon, NooB7B, 6p c 100 109 111 Mantillas 6 ner cent .. 100 105 107 Natal GA , . 6 per cent. 100 107 109 N.B.Ciov. 6 p.e.da.&July 100 101 103 101 Do. 6p. o.Ap. Si, Got. 100 N. S. W. G ov. 5 p 100 99 100 Do. sp. C.,18u to 1-41 100 99 tOl Do. d0.,1888 .Szupwcle 100 99 100 99 New Zealar) a 6 p cent. 100 107 109 , Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. I sterilug, 1875 lOO 103 105 ,Queensland (icy. 6p. c lOO S. Aus (16p.c.1878.L.,up lOO 108 11 0 Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.,t&July 100 Do. to R o.u. A0..200L. 100 109 110 110 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold I 4 id Cotlord Amalgamated 28 89 570 680 Devcn G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 East Bassett (Illogan) 30 70 75 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd 52. Id par East Caradon ...... 28 29 East Cam Brea... 3.4.0 7 7 --lE. gr'l Russel (Tavistk.) 8.9. 0 44 54 - IGam.drSt.Auhyn(Gwen ) 584 10 11 Great South olgus l7s 4 4 i 'G. Wheal Vor (Ralston, 40 17# 18# Grenville Bernd's-Foot 8.12 66 38 Elingston Downs 4.18.0 5 84 Lady Bertha Margaret (tJny Lelaut 14 17 19 Nlarke 4 Niyudy Iron Oro (Lim ) 24 14 4 d New Setun l9! 80 90 —• North Downs 24 14 24 N. WWI Basset (111o2;au 3.1.0 2 2# North Wheal Crotty l'ar Consols (6t. Blaze)) Providence (Uny Leint.) 10.6.7 44 46 SouthCaradon(St.Cleer, 14 435 445 S. Cam Brea (l llogan) — W heal Fran. (Illog,au 18.18.9 574 624 Stray Park 30.17.6 28 30 5 famsr Silv.& Lead Min. 44 I - fin Croft y 2u 21 • West Basset (Illogan) l# 11 12 W C , radon (Liskeard) 5 56 58 West Seton Wheal Basset (Mogan ) 54 80 85 Wheal Buller (Redruth) 10 43 46 W heal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 - - Wheal Ludeott ...... 3.0.8 2 2# Wheal Mary Ann (Lien.) 8 13# 144 Wheal 13eton 584 162 s 1671 Wheal Treiawney (Lis.), 7 23 24 Wheal Union 3.17 24 3 PREFERENCE SHARES. Great Western Orig. 4i per cent pf., 97 Ditto 4} per cent, irred., 01 PREFERENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, 4} per cent., pt., Ditto, new 5 per cent, 2} FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 10f San Paulo (Bin.), g ua. 7 per cent., Ditto (all), 204 FOREIGN MINES. Cape Copper, Cobre Copper, 321 St. John del Rey (lim.), 51 Worthing (limited), / 1 Yudanangutana of S. Australia (iim.), 2/ JOINT-STOCK BANKS. &111ance Bank of Lon...an and Liverpool (Urn.), 45} 6) Ditto, new, 31 Anglo Austrian, 5; Bank of Egypt, 26 Bank of Wales, lira., 121 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 44 City, il5; 16 15 Ditto, new, 78 Consolidated Bang, lira., 101 I European Bank, Rm., 81 Imperial Bank (lira.), 251 Imperial Ottoman, 17; Land Mortgage Bank of India, lira., 31 London Chartered Bank of Australia, 26 London and Colonial (lira.), 0; London Joint Stock, 37; 1 Merchant Bank, Rm., 11 Mercantile and Exchange. lira., 16 Metrop. and Prov. Bank (lim.), 24 Oriental Bank Corporation, 59/ 60} Scinde, Punjaub, and Delhi, lira., 6a South Australia, 391 union of London, 43 MISCELLANEOUS. Commercial Union (Insurance), 9} Consolidated Discount, lim., 21 Crystal Palace, Ditto, pref., 113 Gen. Credit and Finance of London, lim.. International Financial Society, 11/ 1 12 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), 3 Joint•stock Discount, Um., 6* London Financial Association, lim., 27 8k London General Omnibus Company, 21 Mercantile Credit Association, lim., National Discount Company, lim., 12k 1 Oriental Inland Steam, Urn , lk Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 78 9 Ditto, new, 18 Thames and Mersey Marine (insurance), lim., 71 k THE PUBLIC INCOME AND LXPENDITURE.—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 Ss. 9d. The total ordinary expenditure was £66,910,987 lod., which would show an excess of income to the amount of £3,522,63 2 13s. 11d. ; but £900,000 is to be de ducted from this for expenses of fortifications, so that the available surplus amounts to £2,622,632 13s. 11d. The balances in the exchequer on Dec. 31 last amounted to to £7,491,813 3 s. 9d. 8 81 Si Si 84 68 120 121 6i 7i 37 39 16 17 94 96 106 108 49 50 47 49 71 tii 128 129 134 135 134 136 97 99 641 65 1091 11011 71 73 104 105 39 41 107} 1071 102 103 51i 52i 103 105 129 129 i 1 ;- 98 100 54 621 25 16 uni 1031 68 59 Hi MI 125 130 16 24 p 78 80 11 11} 123 126 43 45 98 100 63 64 83 84 94} e4f 99 101 91 101 18 39 91 101 0 7 - 8 165 170 51 6 3 4 St 1;, 87 90 167 172 22 25 THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 12, 1864. THAMES. DISTRESSING CASE.—FIINERAL 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 14 days, and afterwards to the Home in the East Reformatory for five years, and the father would be compelled to support his son in the reformatory--to pay the lull 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 Ilayti and Liberia have just done, and also allow the right of search, as England and America have lately done, this nefarious traffic would be put down effectually.— Anti-Sir/ray Reporter. DREADFUL ACCIDENT ON THE YORK, WHITBY, AND SCARBOROUGH RAILWAY.—A dreadful acci dent took place on the Whitby branch of the York, Scar borough, and Whitby Railway last night. As the train which leaves the Rillingron Junction shortly after seven, and is duo at Whitby about nine, was proceeding up the Grosmont incline, the ropo 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 injuted, and that two commercial travellers were !tilled,—Eastern Evening News (Hull) of last night. BANE OF FRANCE (REUTER'S TELEGRAM.) The following is the account for the month ending Thursday, Feb. 11 : P. C. Cash and ingots .. ----... .. 50,556,060 97 Cash at the branch-bulks .., .. .. 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 22,425,909 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 1)o 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 (l aw o f June, 1857) .. 100,000,000 Hotel and furniture of th e Bank .. • • 4,000,000 Real property of branch-banks .. • • 5,290,411 Expenses of administration .. • • 23,138,399 Sundries .. .. . 4 , .. .. 5,818,546 94 ASSETS. 1,239,878,161 61 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 raprescntatiors 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 sefzed 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, end 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 t.) 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 clads 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, bat 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 wes 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 he..ring 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 cese done England justice. Ho would, however, look over the papers and select those he could publish without detriment to the public service, and should te noble earl require any par ticular document he would either produce it or give solid rea3ons for withholding it. THE CASE OF LIEU'! ' . 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 captsin, 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 neither 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 place 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 011, 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 ho 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 HA RDWICHE 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 fo r 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 al pointed. If their lord ships agreed to the proposition he should venture to propose the names of the noble lords to servo upon it; and he had a strong wish that the powers of the a ernment should give what assistance they could. He should submit the motion of which he had given notice, and should 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 C o mmons 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 en Monday next. The Earl of DERBY said he was told that not only would the expenditure on these railways of the metropolis exceed somcwhero abouc 35,000,000, but he understood that , a deposit of b 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 ehOuld 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 petitiori.s, one from the Institute of British Architects, and the other front the Architectural Association, in which they represented the great inconvenience which would be felt from these conlicting 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 com 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 bills with or without hearing counsel. Earl GRANVILLE was understood to say that the same course would be pursued as the committee had taken last year, 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. COURT OF CHANCERY, (Before the Lord Justices of Appeal.) 49} I COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Holroyd.) IN RE EDWARD HUNT. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE PEARSON. 1021 791 9 80 MARLBOROUGH-STREET. WESTMINSTER. LAW INTELLIGENCE—(This Day.) 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 in 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. He 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. This was a meeting for order of discharge. Mr. Wether field, late of Moorgate-street, supported, and Mr. Whiffing 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 12,000, assets very doubtful. 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 examination of witnesses at Hull, Mr. Lowrance, 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 hoard 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. DANGEROUS DRIVING AND NARROW ESCAPE.—John Brown (when taken into custody he gave the name of John Frampton Spencer), of 43, High-street, St. Tohn's-wood, builder, was charged before Mr. 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, said 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 cart being also smashed. He then took the defendants into custody. _ _ . Smith said he was suffering from being thrown ont of the cart. Mr. Knox said as Smith had been hurt he would dis charge him, but the other defendant would be fined 20s or 14 days. 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 had 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 the 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 been 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—Yee, to Mr. Rogers, the relieving officer, who would not give me admittance to the workhouse. Mr. Arnold—Did he offer you any relief ? Applicant—No, he refused. Chief Usher—Did he offer you any bread ? 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. 6 4 i i 5 110 i 72i lus lost i 102, loq 5 129 i 30 29f P 98f LIABILITIES. Capital of the Bank • • 182,500,000 •• • • Profits to be added to Capital (Art. Bof 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 cisturbed .• Sundries 3,918,523 64 • . 1 2,980,750 14 9,125,000 - 4,000,000 - 775,096,775 -- 3,952,137 32 2,935,637 - 57,110,022 30 135,417,481 37 24,692,744 - 2,262,982 75 3,275,763 55 7,516,874 61 3,078,997 61 •• •• to• •• .... 11,2647499 32 •• •• 1,239,878,161 61 MARKETS—This Day. MARK-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. Oats. Flout. 930 2,010 1 5,110 ' 4,430 I 6:0 Irish.. - 5,710 1,850 6,4 i 0 900 sk -250 bra NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. But moderate supplies of meat are on sale at these mar kets. The trade, however, is by no means active; never theless, prices are firm. Per 81b. by the carcase. B d. d Inferior beef .. 3 4 3 8 Middling do. .. 3 10 4 0 Frime large do. 4 0 4 2 Do. small do. .. 4 2 4, 4 Large pork 3 8 I 2 Inferior mutton. 3 8 4 0 odsd Middlingmutton 4 2 4 6 Prime do .. 4 8 4 10 Veal Small pork ~ 4 4 4 8 Lamb .. 0 0 0 0 BOROM H HOP. The amount of business doing in our 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 Os to £9 10s per cwt. Weald of Kents...... 5 15s to 7 58 J) Sussex Bavarian 5 5s to 8 8a Belgian American COLONIAL. TEA,—Business has been dull, and the few bargains entered into have been at about previous rates. Good common congou is quoted 111 d 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 flue descriptions. COFFEE.—The demand for colonial descriptions has been moderately active, and late prices have been well sustained. Rica.—For the bettter 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 a mile 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, which rendered the two brakes of the vans comparatively useless. At the foot of the incline the line curves rapidly to the right, crossing the Elderbeck in the Beck Hole. Round this curve and over the bridge the train shot with terrific speed, and a few yards further left the rails and rolled over into the ditch. The first-class 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 gen tleman, a Mr. Nichols, also from the north, was got out somewhat seriously injured about the head. The confusion in the dark was extreme, but 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 sen t to Whitby for new carriages and ass i s tance. The whole of the passengers, and the bodies o f the gentlemen killed were taken there, where the coron e r 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. C eb u , arrived this morning , and will cause a searching inquiry to be made. A force from York has ren d e red 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 bean admitted attended long inclines worked by ropes led the North-Eastern Company to obtain a Deviation Act, and the new line is fast appro a ching Completion, when the old line, forming the scene of the present disaster, will be finally abandoned. _ THE RIGHT HON. NICHOLAS RIGBY; THE MAN WHO KNEW EVERYTHING.--Th e late Mr. Croker, at a dinner party at which the late Duke of Wellington was present, was enlightening the company with several details about the battle of Waterloo. The Duke tried to speak several times, but there was no putting down the loud and dictatorial "Mr. Rigby," and at last the Duke smiled, and gave it up for a bad job. Rigby settled Waterloo his own a way. Later, there aros e a di scussion on percussion caps for muskets, and here M r, Cro ker was again omniscient, Againand tried he to wouldn't sett h the e a mtt r the e ras Duke. h But thi s time Welling- had settled Waterloo. Welling ton was not to be snub bed b y Croker. 44 N o , -it I " said the Duke (it was a p it y he u sed the vulgarism, but it m wa u s ch the ab f o a u sh t io th n e ba ofth tt e le odaVW, " I will s p ea k . I mayn 't k now aterloo, but I do know some thing about percussion caps." AN ANCIENT TOMAHAWK.—of Great Historical Interest (unless our i nfo rmant is "Flinging the Hatchet" at us I) —The Ng a tipamoaua and Ngatihine (Lower Wanganui hapus) have sent the Governor a 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 chiet at Queen Charlotte's Sound, who gave it to ono Manarunga. His wif e nawa gave it to her brother Kowha, a Wanganui native, and it is said to have been the first iron implement ever seen here: From liowha it has comp down to his son Parau and grandson Komcne, the last of whom has sent it to the Governor. From the ancient appearance of tho and the broad arrow deeply stamped on both its faces, the history may not unlikely be true. We have to announce the death of Mr. John Drummond, formerly a partner of the well-known banking firm of Messrs. Drunimonds, 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 Georgiana Augusta, fourth daughter of Admiral Sir E, Ifarvay, G.C.8,, by whom he has a nu merous family. 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. WLlpole, Mr. Henley, Mr. Wrightson, Mr. Herbert, Mr. Bramston, Mr. Bonham-Carter, Mr. Lefroy, Mr. Dunlop, Mr. Puller, and Mr. Edward Egerton.—Agreed to. PETITIONS. 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 teke into consideration the propriety of paying for the registra tion of births, deaths, and marriages in Ireland out of the consolidated fund, ice. 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, end 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 gnawer 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 Lto 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. SMOLLETT 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 Punjanb 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 contemplatad 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 Bewicke, 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, end in others they were not. This case, like others, had been considered, BM the expenses Col. Crawley had incurred in coming to an,d retuning from this country had been paid. The expenses of bringing over his witnesses, 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 en 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 DOCKYARDS. Lord C. PAGET gave notice that on Thursday, the 25th inst., he 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 referred to by Earl Rus sell in his despatch to Mr. P age t in June, 1861 also, the memorandum on the affairs of Schleswig end Holstein drawn up in 1855 or 1856 by Mr. Ward, her Ma jesty's Charge d'Affairs in Hamburg; and also, the teal 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. t r tl Mr. LAYARD said that the Government of the c ountry Confiden tial, co uld give no guara ntee that the Ri g sraad woul d revoke the const i tu ti on , and he supposed tho hon. member referr e d t o a subject pr o toe . o 1 Thecalling documents governing alluded to powers w ere strictly to y consider the and no good would result from their being published. The pu hed. The protocol in question would be withlaid, other papers, on the table. BANK ACTS (SCOTLAND). Tho house then went into committee on this bill. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. explained at some length the object of the bill, which he said was not to introduce any new principle, and was founded on the act of 1814. Tho object was important, and ho contended would be very beneficial to Scotland. Mr. FINLAY thought an important measure of this kind should be referred to a select committee, and he trusted the right hon. gentleman would give full time for its con siderat sideration. Alter some observations from Mr. KINNAIRD, Sir F. CRossLEv, who considered that one-pound notes might be issued in this county with advantage, and other gentlemen, Tho CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that hon. gentlemen exaggerated the importance of the mea, sure. The bill then went through committee, and the house 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 N some branches of industry rendered necessary on 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 thQ proper time for making a more extensive statement of th 4 policy of the Government in reference to this subject. The resolution was agreed to. Sir John Lawrence's Salary Bill was read a second times GOVERNMENT ANNUITIES, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, 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 briefly explained the alterations pro• posed by the bill. A few observations having been made by Sir H. Win- LOUGMBY and Air. HUBBARD, leave was given to introduce 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 tinder 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. MALINS and Mr. F. POWELL, Mr. FERRAND consented to the amendment of the 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. THE INDIA AND CHINA NAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, FEB. 11. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam, ship Syria, with the heavy portion of the above mails, has arrived with 30 passengers, £369 jr 4 specie, and a general cargo. _ _ _ _ It is reported that great destruction of life and property had been caused in Morocco by the ex plosion of a magazine containing 400 quintals ut gunpowder. Sir Moses Montefiore arrived at Morocco on the 25th January. The Poor-Law Board and Bethnal-green, OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION.' Yesterday Mr. Lambert, inspector under the Poor Law Board, resumed, at the Bethnal-green Workhouse, the offi., cial inquiry into the chargespreferred by the board of guar~ dians against Dr. Moore, medical officer of the district. Mr. H. Giffard, instructed by Mr. Toilet Howard, ap. peared for the board of guardians, and Mr. Sleigh, in. strutted by Mr. W. Yen, appeared on behalf of ,Dr, Moore. The first charge taken to-day was that of making excesl sive charges for " vaccination fees." Mr. J. Wright, relieving officer at the Stepney Union s was called, and examined by Mr. Giffard—He said that it the year 1861 he was assisting relieving officer in Both, nal-green—and daring the last month he was in the situa. tion he was employed to visit all the houses where case; of vaccination had been reported by all the medical officers. He made a list from the medical books, and he called at the houses, and made inquiries. Mr. Sleigh asked that the list should be put in, but it was found not to be in existence. Witness said that he went to some houses, he could not say how many, and found no vaccination cases there. Mr. Sleigh said that he was not quite done with the charge of " unnecessary inquests" yet. He had more witnesses tc) call. Mr. John Gay, senior surgeon to the Great Northern Hospital, was called, and deposed that at the request of Mr. Humphreys, the county coroner, he made a post morteme examination of the body of a child named Da Costa, in Hollybush-garden. The inference he drew was that the child had died from imperfect aeration of the blood during ordinary convalescene from scarlet fever. The premises were apparently the cause of the illness of that and other persons. The ground was saturated with filth, the air stank, and the rooms were dilapidated and unwhitewashed. The death of deceased was analogous to that of a person who died in a room full of carbonic acid. The air was so impure that the child could not throw off the vitiation of the blood, which was the proximate cause of death. Tho blood could not be oxygenated. There were two other chil.. dren dying, apparently from the same cause, and he ordered their immediate removal, as the only chance of saving their lives. There was a quantity of non-vital gases in the at. mosphere, which would vitiate or poison the blood. The place was certainly not fit for human habitation. The filthy state of the air would produce scarlet fever. Cross-examined by Mr. Giffard—Scarlet fever was sup. posed to be a specific poison in the blood, as was typhus fever. The air was in such a state that the blood could not be purged of the poison. It could not be carbonised. The first stage of scarlet fever was over in this case, and the child ought to have recovered—but it was impossible for it to have recovered in such an atmosphere. He believed the child that was removed to the hospital recovered, though it was quite as bad. Re-examined—Witness found no one organ of the body la a diseased state that would account for death. • Mr. John Humphrey, coroser for Middlesex, was recalled. ge.said that an inquest had been held on Eliza Braaseembel (who had been attended by Dr. Moore) by his order. 11, 3 had a:irected the inquest to be held in consequence of a writterz report from his own officer. Tho verdict W as ..., "Death from accidental violence," and the inquest waa a ertaioly, necessary. pr oceedings were not of an import ant Some he were consumed in taking furth er ev i den ce was again adjourned. ch aracter l but e the inquiry Bank of Xngland Return,--Last:Evening, An Acconntr :Pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap . 32, for the week ending on Wedn.ead ay, the 10th day of Feb., 1864: ,1881311 DEPLIMMENT. Notes issued ........Z.1,103,185 Government Debt £11,015,1C0 Other Securities . 3.634,900 Gold Coin do Bulli on 12,753,185 Silver Bullion .... £27,403,184 • S-27,40,1,1851 EASKINQ DEPARTMENT. ProprietorS' Cap!. Government Smu ts-1 .............. £14,553.001' rides (including_ Rest . .. ..... 3 , 550 , 767 Dead Weigh X 1 1 , 124,58,1 unity) Public Deposits (in- Dther.Securities eluding Exche- hrotes quer, Savings' Banks, Commis- (T old and Silver 719,08 q missioners of Na- Coin tional Debt, and Dividend Ac counts) 7,254,682 Other Deposits— - 1 3 , 332,226 Seven Day and ~„ other Bills £38,786.868 J!d. ] 438,766,54 RSHALL, Chief Qualm'. 1864. a M. MALEB° llaer t a Q s U o A p L r a L n E i s R t — a 8 A singingl ren a c t h a p c a o p n e c e r r ti n r mentions rig. " His strange voice," it is added, " rather astonished than pleased the audience." ANOTHER LONDON MUSICAL ASSOCIATION:" The " New Philharmonic Society " is described as an " 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 under the presidency of Herr Moliquo, and among its 12 directors are Herr Ja1305, Mr. F. Lablache and Dr. Wylde. MESSINA, Feb. 10.--Intelligence from Coifu of aLestetcerrest dAetmheo states that orders had been received to suspend the com mittee, having for object to effect a rg in the Turkis provinces bordering on the Kingdom of n li s tio a n nno o u f nc t e he th ef°drtisiliciVeigs. Greece. "! ~*;~~ 13.14. 25 10 at at 50 20 19.18.41 12.10