The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-23 00:00:00

MONE';-i-21ARKET AND COMMRCIAL INTELLIGENCE, CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. The demand for discount accommodation on mer cantile account is still particularly moderate, and as bankers a n d b ro k ers h ave larger supplies of money than they can well employ, the rates continue to I . ll °W a downward tendency, and the possibility of a reduction of the minimum on Thursday next is e ngaging attention. We learn that a large excess of the shares of the loath Wales Colliery Company have been applied for, and that the allotment of the same will take Place early text week. Sales on 'Change were lin Advance of yesterday's quotation. About £24,000 in gold was taken into the Bank lesterday. Adviees from Paris state that the stock of bullion la the Bank of Franca has been increased to 47, 360,000. The directors of the Imperial Bank have notified their intention to issue 8,000 new shares at a pre iare of Z 4 to the registered shareholders on the ist pro,. , r The Stock Exchange Committee have appointed y 25th February, a special settling day in I , ll ° shares of the following companies :—Anglo talisn Bank (Limited), General Floating Dock e° niPany (Limited), and Chartered Mercanti le Bank of India, London and China new shares, Whiehare all to be officially marked. Dating the last few days there has been less ani mation exhibited in the Foreign and Colonial Pro ; 140 e markets. Sugars. owing to the high rates uenlaaded ,by holders, have been neglected; good 44 fine qualities of coffee readily find purchasers at fall rates, while operations in tea have been con . .ed chiefly to superior qualities of green. Rice, f utt t allow and spices, have been neglected, and in the "Illew market there has been very little business tr atlfacted either for present or forward delivery. Two O'CLOCK. At the Paris Bourse this morning, according to Reuter'2 telegram, the 3 per Cent. Rentes were gaoled 66f. 45c.—Rather firmer. The English Funds, after receding per cent. b elow the latest prices yesterday afternoon, are now at a recove r y, a better feeling having been engen dered by th e su cc e ss obtained by the Danes against t he Prussians at Diippel. Consols have been 91 for transfer, and 911 1 for the account; but the la test quotations are 91 1 and 9 1 1 respective l y. New Threes and Reduced Annuities are 91 1 ; Chequer Bills, 6s. die. to par. Bank Stock is marked 239 for the account, and India Sto ck 218 220 ; India 5 per Cent. Loan is steady at 1041 The Foreign Market in the early part of the mo rning was rather fiat, but renewed symptoms o f b uoyancy have since been apparent, and quotations are now firmer. Turkish 6 per Cents., 1862, are °9- 1; do. Consolides, 49i 4 ; Greek, 2 2 : s ; Spanish . p , BS iVe, 331 1 ; do. Certificates, 131 1; Mexican, 421 ; Portuguese 47 8 1-; Italian, 668 ; and he Conf e d era t e Loan, 55 57. Business in the Railway Share Market has con tinned very inactive, and prices have not varied to It z tl Y important extent. Metropolitan have improved ; while South-Eastern have declined 1; Caledo -111", North-Western, South-Western, and several others realise about former rates. The Foreign and Colonial undertakings exhibit little change. Bank and Miscellaneous Shares are in moderate h eclueet, at about previous rates. Imperial Bank as improved to 301 ; London and Westminster realise 80 ; Imperial Ottoman, 181 1-; Oriental Bo nk, 64 ; Land Securities are quoted 11 11 p rem. ; atlatralian Steam, 71 81 prem.; Nation al Steam, i Prem. ; Californian Bank, 1 to 1-1 prem. ; South 4 ies Colliery Company, 11 11 prem.; Ottoman Fi nancial to 1 prem. ; and South Eastern Bank. in 8 Company, to 11 prem. BRITISH FUNDS —ONE O'CLOCK. 3 GO VERNMENT FUNDS. Per Cent. Consols .. .911 1 H T D it ,„ . ~.. . 8 '''''°-ecount, March 5 .... . 911 jer ent. Red uc ed levf 3 per Cent .... 91 1 1 ± '''''li i nities, 30 yrs, expire sth Jan., 1880.. uitto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885. loDitto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908 . ' 44e hequer Bills, £l,OOO, 21 & 3 per Cent. 4 ells Ditto 1500 11 Ditto £lOO and £2OO .' England SUE, 41 per Ct., las t h`.-yr 2-39 ' - 'itto Account t_llibitili GOVERNMENT SECURIT IES. 'Lndia Stock, 101 per Cent., April 1874.... 220 18 20 Ditto Account • . D itto 6 per Cent. July, 187 0 . ....... 104± 1 Ditto Account lo4± Ditto 4 per Cent., Oct, 1888 — Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent — Ditto 6 per Cent., Jan. 1872 — Ditto 51 per Cent., May, 1879 Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., April 1861 Ditto ditto Aug., 1866 li FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O' CLOCK. r azilian 5 per cent Ito)i.tto 41 per Cent., 1852-58-60 ...... 8 71 EMe, 1863 ile nos Ayres 6 per Cent .......... i yptia n . 7 per Cent .................. _— Ditto,( Second Issue ................ 103± lai i e jit 4 ttto : per Cent., 1824-6, ex-Coulcons• • 13' f .„1-to per 211 2 .0 ........ Coupons Account e ........ 10i k etw i :, to ur li an c a p c d o e u r a nt "lean 3 Cent 411 2/ 1 ............ _ 141 Ditto Deferred per Cent. .................. 1 , 0 to Deferred .......... Si o rt i , 34e.se 3 per Cent., 1853 471 D itto Account Ditto per Cent., 1856, 'i, '9, 60, 6 , 3 It u bp Account 47! 1 iltart per Cent., 1822, £St b1,a , 0 3 per Cent., 1859 924 h ~'.‘° 5 per Cent, 1862 kw e b •-• 3 per Cent 1: ; "'„ 10 Account — f‘L O New Deferred b." 4 Accoun t bi t t to Passive ... — Sp l ,, l ; t °, Account 33a Iji i ", B4 Cert. of Coup not funded — Tu r jr, Account l3l ± 1). ' 64 6 per Cent. 1851 — ,l i tto Account Dittos Account Cent. 1858 .. — Ditto A ccount 7l± 3- ) !tto £lOO Bonds ........ — Ditto 6 per C en t. 1862 D; Accou n t Account ....... o 9 & v' ut tto £lOO B on d s ih ._ 4 ?zizei a 3 per Cent. --)tto per Cent 1862 Ditto Account " 581 I i N H D ividends on the above payable in Lo na in. 1, 12, per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25 francs — Ditto Accoun i , riottsola TWO O'CLOCK. Mon 91 k Ditto A cco ell u e n Y t 9l± I Liverpool Cotton Market—This Day, change. -.. - inge. Sales, probably 4,000 bales. Im- Potts, 3,377; previously, 5,630. Foreign. Mail Packet List. dus MAILS DUE. t %mita and Mauritius, via Southampton. Mar. 20. 4razil via Marseilles Mar. 14. Ca, and Cape Verde, by British packet. Mar. 6. egi ia ° ofiGGood hope, Ascension, via St. Helena Teb ar . 28. , a ' ' Mang, and Singapore, Southarnpton.M ,3. r a p, via Marseilles Feb. 27. crikkaind Islands .. .• j n ' t iF itar, via Southampton Feb. 26. 14 (Calcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Mar. 3. India (B via Marseilles Feb . ..ombay), via S o utha m pton ..... • - ...eb. 26 Port s " via Marseilles Feb. 20. m ai ugai.... ta l Egypt, and Aden, via Southampton Feb. 26, via Marseilles Feb. 20 , ew foundl an d ..Feb. 19. Vort o and Vigo ' 8 . and British N. America, by Brit. packet.... Feb. 25. by U.S. packet.... W by Canadian packet. Feb. 19. t ah • of Africa, Madeira, and Teneriffo ~Mar. 10. kezaaa '.' 4l as, via New York ... .M at.. 11, 411 parts of ....Feb. 29. r. West • Indies, including Chili, 1" eru, 1 Feb. 29, "alifornia. and British Columbia. 11 • UDSON'S BAY TERRITC7A,Y.---Tl3O American Rapers state that permission had been asked for their mi li eottarY authoriti es t o pursue th e Si oux Indians in the Ilud e 8 Lay territory. In a with to Lord Lyons, dated 21st Secretary Seward says that those Indians should either 1)G re strained fro m m a ki ng h os til e i ncurs i ons into the fro'United States territory, or United States troops should be Lmed to p ursue , 'subdue, and disperse th e m : A report General Pope, t o th e War Dep ar t men t s h ows that the Goverr„ment has no force in the Red River region 2") Co ntrol the se Indians. Lord Lyons, in a no t e o f J anuary 2cl ' Says F./.0 has referred the mac,or to his Gov ernment, by lc — at will not. to itain,.hliAtely taken Ult 4 'txs L un til4 TIARE 14itrZETS.---Tlik day, ORDINARY SIIARES AND STOOM. Railways, raid.' Closing Business Frioe. done. all all all 100 100 120 i t Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Co Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Jernwall Do A A. gets no di% D o. B till llpc.pan.has E D ,u u n bl ., i p n Junk, been paid to B. Edinburg`.. & Glasgow. 61 724. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland treat Northern Do A. stock Do lido di. C. an ,• - w. of Irelam - i Groat Western Str Val Iran,. stool; Lr.nzashitc. & Yorkshire. London and Biaokwali Lou., Bright.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. it North Western Lon. & Scr.th Western Ilan., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Dot 5hare5........ , Iletropolitan Midland Do New . _ Do Birming. sc Derby fld. Gt. W. of Irelano Do. i shares Aid Kart Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle... North London Do New . North Statrornshire N. and S. W. Junction Soot tis h Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpoo. Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,andWok Stockton & Darlingtoh Do Do New, 186 G Taff Vale Do B Do C Water Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har. &R , West Midland --Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford BRITISH. Shari 100 Sk t W 204 10 100 I 100 100 stock stook stook 100 100 10J 100 100 100 100 100 stook stook stook stook stook stook stock stockj stook Railways Itlantio & St Lawrence Bom., Baroda & Cent Ind Gu. 5 per cent... Do. New . ..... • • Buffalo and Laae Huron , SSE. Paid. all 100 59 61 103 101 ( 3, 51 bi 76 SI Do. Preterunoe ...... 1 Butralo,BrantotGodrich 6 p. ot. bds. Aug. 1, 1872, Do. do. July 1,18 Th lio. do. JlUu l / 4 : 1, 1874 Clcutt,d,t,S.Eastn.(Lirn ,Cape Town &Dock Scril Eastn. Bengal gu. 5 p. East Indian. gu. .5 p. c. 100 (02 100 102 105 100 103} IC4( P 19A 20. 72 14 55 60 CO di 5J 53 49 52 33 12 20 28 22 VS 103 104 f f i Do. do. aEx Do. do. H do. . Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds.. Ho. do. deferred...... Do. 2d Pref. Bonds.. Do. do. deferred...... Do. 3d Piet. stock ... Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th Pref. stock... Do. do. deferred...... GLlndtaPentn.gua.sp.c. Do. New gua. 5 p. a... Do. January, 1882 .. Gt. South.of India (Urn guaranteed 5 per Gent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares 102 i 1026 9i 9k 11 lug , , 92 94 85 87 P ip 1024 1031 96 98 Ca 96 Do. New ..... Do. 6 p.o. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. o. do. '77-8.. .. Indian. Branch Limited IMadras, guar., 5 p. e. Do. 4t p. a Extension De.ft do. ......• Do. Fifth Extension. liclb.Corp. 6 p. c. Buds. nab. & Hobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. Blortg. Newßrur swioks Canda Clam; A and 8........ N. itl.C'da6 pc ist t bcl6 Sande Do. Delhi l4 4 0 Do. do ... • %.11_ all 100 (100 100 Do. ElLD,jaub .. .. Do. Do.. Do. Indus. St. Flo. 58 60 S 5 82 84 102 i 1031 102} 101] 1102*i p 10iu,] 9S 100 Business done 101 101 2 IC5i 101 i 31 22i 1031 iJOLONIAL GOVERNMENT SECURITIES. p.c.J Jul)& -- - 1877-84 100 101 103 1(11 2 Do. 6p. c. & Aug. 100 99 101 -•-• Do. dp. 0.31 ar. & Sept. 100 102 104 Do.o p. c. Jan. &July. 10c 89 81 Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 89 91 Cape G.Hope, 6p e. 1873 100 1011 108 Do.Ap & Oct. 1881 100 108 110 Do. 1818 100 110 112 - IDo. Jar. & July, 1891 10 0 10 8 109 Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6p c 100 111 113 Mauritius 6 per cent lOO 100 108 INatal Gov. 6 per cent 100 118 110 N.B.Gov. 6 p.c. J a.&J uly 100 101 103 Do. 6p. o.Ap. & Oct. 100 N. S.W. G ov. 5 p 3.,18iit 100 99 100 Du. sp. e.,18r.t to I.l;i€ 100 99 10J -. Do. d0.,1888 &upwds 100 99 IGO New Zealand 6 p cent. 100 108 110 1084 Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. C. sterling, 1875 lOO 10$ 105 Queensland Gcv. 6p. C lOO S. Alla G6p.0.1878.& up lOO 109 111 VlaGrov. 6 p.c. Ja.&July 100 ..- Do. in 6 p.c. AD.AtOot.. 100 110 111 1104 11 BRITISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 *d ulitiord Amalgamated.. 30 37 Devon G. Cons. (Tavist.) 1 575 685 East Passett(lllogan).. 30 65 70 East, Clogau Gold Ltd. Er..st.Caradon 0.14.8 30 31 294 9 - i'zastCarn Brea.... . E. WlR,ussel (Tavistk ) 8.9.0 44 41 Gam.&St.Aubyn(Gwen 581 10 11 Great South Tolgus l7s 4 44 G. Wheal Vor(Helston, 40 2 1 21 204 Grenville 8.16.1' 61 51 Her:Ars-Foot . 8.12 35 37 ilingeton Downs 4 . 18.0 44 41 Lady Bertha Margaret (tJny Lelant 91 17 19 darks Valley.. 4 \Jyndy Iron Ore (Lim ; 24 1 1 1 d New Setun l9l 90 100 - • North Downs 2l 11 2 WWI Basset( Illoxan4 3.1.0 2 24 th Wheal Crotty l'ar Consols (51.. Blaney; t'rovidence(Uny Lelut.: 10.3.7 44 40 South Caradon(St.Cleer 14 440 460 S. Carn Brea (Illogan) — Wheal Frau. (Mogan 18.18.9 t 5 60 Stray Park ;30.17.6; 29 31 fi farnar Silv.& Lead Mir 44 fin Croft 9 194 204 West Basset (Illogaa).. 14 11 12 W Crrndon (Llskeardt 5. 21 23 West Setoa Wheal Basset (Illogan a 190 2.00 Wheal Buller(ltedrutli) 10 874 024 Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) 2.0.6 40 43 Wheal Ludcott 13.0.8 24 3 Wheal Mary Ann pen ; 3 134 146 Wheal Setun 614 175 185 W heal Trelawney (Lis ) 7 23 24 - IWheal Union 3.17 21 21 PREFERENCE SNARES AND STOCKS. London and S.-Western 43 per cent., 1013 LINES LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. London, Tilbury, and Southend, 100 Shrewsbury and Hereford, Ditto, 9. FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Bahia and San Francisco (11m.) gua. 7 per cent., 17 San Paulo (lim.), gua. 7 per cent., 8 7i Ditto (all), 201 1 West Flanders, 71 FOREIGN AIME& Cape Copper, lim.. Bff ff Kapunda .gt. John del Rey (Jim.), 51i JOINT-STOCK BANKS. Alliance Bank of Lon am and Liverpool (Urn.), 41113/4 Ditto, new, 321 Anglo Austrian, 51 British North American, 481 Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China, 441 Consolidated Bank, lira., 104 English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, English and Swedish, lim., Imperial Bank (11m.), 30 Imperial Ottoman, 181 6 London and Brazilian (lim.), 581 London, Buenos Ayres, and Eivrjr Plate, Ditto, new, issued at 1 1 pm , 5 London, Birm , London and Couut'- 59 i and S. rdshire, lim., 13 London Joint `,rock, 38 8 London Westminster, 80 Metro'' and Prov. Bank (lira.), 2411 Pr i .ental Bank Corporation, 6} Union of Australia, Ditto, new, 31 304 DOCKS. London, 73 4 MISCELLANEOUS. Anglo-tilexican7Mint, 18 Berlin Water Works, lim., 91 Contract Corporation, lima, 5 1t Crystal Palace, Ditto, pref.. v i a Discount Corporation, limited, 10i East Inuia Irrigation and Canal, I Egyptian Conuuercial and Trading, lim., 41 Gen. ( Jredit and Finance of Lonaon. Urn., 74 A Int,ernational rinancial Society, 128 i A P.,alian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), -- . Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 82 Joint-stock Discount, lim., 61 London Financial Association, lim., 261 London General Omnibus Company, 21 London Provincial Marine, 21, 31 National Discount Company, lim., 111 Royal Mail Steam, 85 Thames and Mersey Marine (Insuranoo, lim., 7 Universal Marine (Insurance), Linn., 4E5 The Civil Tribunal of S. Etienne has condemned the Mediterranean Railway Company to pay the following indemnities to the widows and families of the three persons who were killed in the accident at Fouillouse; 50,000 f. to the widow, and 20,000 f. each to the two children, of M. Sal) Hue, a partner in a trading firm; 50,000 f. to the widow, and 10,000 f. to the daughter, of M. Ileurteur, a retired aveue ; and 800 f. a year for life to the widow, and a capital sum of 6,000 f, to Lis9 daughter of 1%/1, au tutizau, 8 8j 8i 9 85 67 1201 1211 6i 7,1 37 30 16 17 04i 95i 106 108 99 50 47 49 7i 8 130 1351 136 ii 131 136 1 05 97 C4l 651 111 i 312 72 14 104 ,CG 40 42 110 110 k tOCi 51i 62A 106 103 130 1301 If,' 09 101 51 65 24 t 6 1031 104 58 50 912 112.1 125 130 14 24 7711 781 11 116 123 120 4S 44 98 100 531 61 33 34 841/151 99 101 Si 9i 18 39 9i 10i c 7- 8 165 17a 54 6 3i 4i pl 88 92 23 25 SSIONS. Closing Price. TOE LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23. 1864. LAW INTELLiGENCE,—(This Day,) SHERIFF'S COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) WOOD V. BONNE-WELL. This was an action upon a bill of exchange accepted by Levey, Robson, and Franklin, who have recently failed for a heavy amount. Mr. Stammers, for the defendant, said that this was a matter of very considerable importance to the defendant, insomuch as he might be insolvent to the extent of £30,000. Plaintiff said that defendant was a partner in the firm of Levy, Robson, and Franklin, and therefore he was liable on the bill. Defendant said he was not a partner. Plaintiff produced the Gazette, in which was an advertise ment announcing the dissolution of partnership between defendant and Levy and Robson. Defendant explained that there were two separate and distinct firms, one was Levy, Robson, and Franklin, in the printing trade, the other Levy, Robson, and Bonnewell, in the latter Defendent took no part in the printing trade, nor did the goods supplied by plaintiff find their way int.) defendant's house. His Honour—Vv - ere the businesses carried on in separate houses ? Defendant—Certainly, His Honour said this was a matter of considerable im portance to the defendant, as if the verdict went against him in this case, he may be involved to the extent of £40,000. Mr. Stammers then called for the bill of exchange, and sound that it was accepted by Levy and Robson, for Levy, Robson, and Franklin. He therefore contended it was no acceptance as regarded defendant. His Honour, after considering the question, ruled that defendant was not liable. Verdict for defendant, with costs. TIIE PAPER COLLAR TRADE.-.-ZONES V. JEFFS. This was an action to recover a sum of money for stamp ing paper collars, Mr. Buchanan, for the plaintiff, called his client, who said he had stamped a quantity of paper collars for the de fendant, who had paid a sum of money into court. Plaintiff said the price claimed was usual in the trade. His Honour gave him a verdict, with costs. POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day. MARLBOROUGH-STREET. EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OP ATTEMPTED FRAUD. PRETENDED ROBBERY OF A SHIP'S CAPTAIN ON BOARD Sum.—Two fellows named James Jones and John Conolly were charged before Mr. Tyrwhitt with endeavouring to obtain £i, by false and fraudulent pretences, from Mr, William Frederick Williams, jewel case maker, of 29, King street, Soho. • - Mr. Williams—About a quarter past seven yesterday evening the prisoner Jones accosted me in the street, and offered me a chain for sale, representing it to be pure gold, and to be composed of 12 nuggets which had been taken from a river in Australia. Jones said the chain belonged to the captain of the ship, who died on his way to England, that the whole of the crew, with the exception of himself and the ship's carpenter, who was standing on the opposite side of the way, were blacks ; and that after the captain's death they had stolen the chain and some jewellery, and a quan tity of cigars and tobacco. Jones then said he would call the ship's carpenter over, and did so. The chain is the one produced, and Jones asked £5 for it. I said I would not buy it, and Jones then produced a set of studs, a pin, and a ring, the stones'of which he said were diamonds, and had belonged to the deceased captain. All the while the con versation was going on Connelly was standing by, and they were in a dark part of the street. Jones then said the whole of the articles were part of the booty they robbed the cap tain of. They then asked me if I had sufficient money, and I told them I had if I were inclined to buy. They then asked me to go to a public-house where one of the black sailors was waiting for them with a quantity of tobacco and cigars which they had smuggled from the ship. Mr. Tyrwhittp—Did they not say they had some silk handkerchiefs ? Mr. Williams —They did. Mr. Tyrwhitt —I should think it odd if they did not. ;Laughter.) Mr. Williams—l refused to go with them to the public house, and said I had the cash box in my counting-house. They agreed to go with me to George lard, where my workshop is, but they rather hesitated, saying that three years ago when they smuggled some goods, they were im prisoned through a person deceiving them. While they were waiting for me I sent for the police, and then went and asked Jones if he had got the jewellery, and he said " No, my pal has," pointing to Connelly. On going down the yard with a constable the prisoners both made off, but were captured. A lad in my employ saw one of the pri soner throw the chain into a truck, _ _ _ George Roberts, in the employ of Mr. Williams—l saw one of the prisoners while running throw the chain into a truck. John Eastwood, also in Mr. Williams' employ—l saw Jones drop a little box containing a ring, some studs, and a pin. Jones said he was employed by Mr. Connelly, and did his work. Matheson, 149 A—On taking Jones into custody he said the reason why he ran was for "a bit of fun." Mr. Nathan Wolf Jacobson, jeweller, of Oxford-street, who was in attendance on other business, said, after examin ing the articles :—The chain is brass, gilt—the ring, pin, and studs are of French gold—and the so-called diamonds are glass. The most valuable portion of the property is the jewel-case, it being of morocco, lined with satin. The prisoners entered into a long and rambling defence, after which Mr. Tyrwhitt committed them for trial. THAMES. ROBBERIES OE Goeus IN TRANSIE.—Michael Duran, a carman in the service of Mr. James Bryant, the extensive carrier was brought before Mr. Paget, charged with steal ing a bag of sugar. Mr. Charles Young, solicitor, stated the case for the pro secution. This was unfortunately one of those rather Lumerous cases of stealing goods in transit by carmen and lightermen. The prisoner had only been a few days in the employ of the respectable prosecutor for whom he (Mr. Young) appeared, and ho could assure the Bench Mr. Bryant, who was entrusted with large quantities of valu able merchandise, took great pains to obtain honest servants. On Thursday last the prisoner was sent to the East India Dock by his master for F ixty bags of sugar, which he was to take to Messrs. Allen and Morgan's sugar refinery in Lambeth-street, Whitechapel. He would call witnesses to prove that 60 bags of sugar were delivered to the prisoner in the dock, and that only 59 were delivered at the sugar bakers in Lambeth-street. Mr. Guhard Kaimanen, a respectable licensed victualler, the landlord of the Castle publichouse, in Little Alie-street, opposite Lambeth-street, saw a van and three horses stand ing in Lambeth-street on Thursday afternoon last. The prisoner was in charge of it. Two other men were there. There was a oostermonger's barrow, upon which was a bag of sugar similar to others in the van. Mr. Kai manen saw the prisoner give the man with the barrow a cloth which they put over the bag of sugar and entirely concealed it. The prisoner assisted in covering up the bag of sugar. The two men took the barrow away down Lambeth-street, in a southerly direc tion. Before that one of the men came to the corner of Lambeth•street, lool.ed out, and then went back. Mr. Charles Young then called several witnesses in support of his statement. Benjamin Arches, No. 101 H, said he took the prisoner into custody yesterday, and upon making him acquainted with the charge, he said the bag of sugar was taken while he was in the sugar•.baker's office. Ur. Paget, on hearing from the police' that the other men engaged in the robbery were likely to bo arrested, remanded the prisoner for a week. Nei,;all-ETS—Tliis Day. 114 Y MAtiIETS. SlinrlFlßLA.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 6s Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s Od; and straw, £1 2s to £1 lOs per load. Trade steady. CUMBERLAND..—NtetvIow hay, £3 Os to £4 8s Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 10s 04 ; and straw, £l2s to £1 10s per load. Supply short. Trade firm. WHITEOHAPEL —Meadow hay, £3 Os to £4 fis Od; clover, £4 Os to £5 lOs Od ; and straw, Al 36 to Al lOs per load. A steady dcp;auds COLONIAL. TE4.—There has been a moderate inquiry for good quali ties of green at late rates, while inferior congon has been neglected. ' Bll(ll4l4.—The market has been very dull, although holders demand fully late prices. In the refined market business has also been very moderate, with little Change to report in prices. COFFEE.—There has beon a fair inquiry for colonial descriptions, Plantation Ceylon being in demand at rather enhanced rates. _ _ RicE.—Business has continued very inactive, and the few bargains entered into have been at about former prices. TALLOWY —The market has exhibited little or no anima tion, and the dealings for both present and forward delivery have been on the most limited scale. P.Y.C. on the spot is quoted 40a 61, and for three months' delivery 42s to 42s 3d per cwt, COAL MARKET. Prism of:Coal per Ton at the dose of the market. 13ovier's West Hartley.l4 Buddle'sWest Hartley 14 9 Byass's Bebside West H artle/• 66666 9 Liliabort'sWeet Hart- Walls End. s, d, 1Q37 14 6 Walker Primrose 12 3 Davison'B West Hart- ley 15 0 Hastings Hartley l4 9 Wylam 17 0 Eden Main l7 3 Tanfielti Moor 3.3tacs 15 0 Haswell East Hartlepool 18 9 South Hartlopool 17 9 Hartlepool ..18 6 Trimdon Hartlepool...lB 6 K elloe ..18 0 Hetton 19 0 Braddyll's Hetton 18 0 Hough Hall 18 0 South Kelloo 18 0 Harton 16 G Gosforth l6 6 Tunatall South Hetton ..19 0 Whitworth l6 0 , 117; sold, 00. Walls End. Riddell IG 6l f,hdps at market. MR. BOA DLE has presented to the town of Liver pool the plot' Ire of "St, Cecilia playing on tho Vivi,' by Doinchiciiinor Naval and Military Intelligence. THE NAVY. A new machine for drawing ship's bolts having been sub mitted to the Admiralty, their lordships have directed it to be tried at the dockyards for a few months, and a full report of its capabilities forwarded to the Board by the officials. The screw gunboat Pigeon, 2, 60 horse power, is being fitted for the first division of the steam reserve in the Med way. She takes the place of the Sepoy, 2, 60 horse power, commissioned by Lieut.-Commander W. Welsh for parti cular service. The contractors' trial of James Watt and Company's en gines on board the new iron cased ship Research took place outside Plymouth Breakwater yesterday. The mean speed of six trials at the measured mile gave 10.356 knots and 85 revolutions. The wind was easterly. With the helm hard astarboard 39 deg. she made a half•circle in 1 min. 54 sec., and the whole circle in 3 min, 51 sec. ; vith the helm hard aport 38 deg. she made a half-circle in 1 rein. 52 sec., and the whole circle in 3 mitt. 50 see, These results are consi dered very satisfactory. THE ARMY. In consequence of the corns of Royal Marino Light In fantry being considerably below lie propr establishments several additional recruiting parties have been despatched from the headquarters of the several div:sions for the pur pose of raising men for that branch of the service. The following officers from the Chatham aid other divisions ate now employed to superintend the recruiting for the Royal Marines in the several districts in England--Lieut.- Col. R. Parke, Bath— Lieut,-Col. J C. D. Morrison, London—Major W. G. R. Masters, Chdmsford—Major E. L, Pym, Derby—Major J. Y. Holland, Gloucester—Major G. E. 0, Jackson, Salisbury—Captain J. P. Murray, Barnstaple—Capt. G. L. Blake, Birmirgham—Capt. C. 0. Baker—Bury St. Edmunds—Capt. E. C. Doraville, Exeter —Capt. C. L. A. Farmar, Hull—Capt.P. Harris, Lincoln —Capt. W. H. H. West, Liverpool—Capt. R. V. Allen, Manchester—Capt. W. J. Kinsman, nrtharripton—Capt. T, P. Casey, Pontefract—Capt. w. J, Dunn, Sheffield— Capt. S. R. Little, Taunton—Capt. T Creighton, Guild ford—Capt. C. L. T. Usher, Norwiel—and Capt, R. K. Willson. Under existing arrangements the n3w lines of advanced forts and other defences on the Gosport side of Portsmouth harbour contain accommodation for 137 officers and 3,100 men, exclusive of the Royal Marine Light Infantry. The total hospital accommodation for this large number of troops on the same side of the harbour is only for 76 officers and men, and although the actual number of recruits now quartered at and around Gosport only amounts to 34 offi cers and 853 men, as may be imagined there is a constant transfer of sick from Gosport to the Military Hospital, at Portsmouth, which can only be carried on at consider able expense, as well as discomfort and delay to the sick. The Army Estimates for 1861-5 contain an item, "Hasler— Converting barracks into hospital, £2,000," which is in tended to remedy this want of hospital accommodation for the troops stationed at and near Gosport. The barracks selected for the purpose contain in their present form as barracks accommodation for 20 officers and 337 men. They are built of brick, with hollow walls, and are generally ar ranged on the " hut" principle. Their situation is in every respect suitable for the purpose of a unitary hospital, as it adjoins the great Royal Naval Hospital at Hasher, on the line of sea beach extending from the mouth of Portsmouth harbaur to Stoke's Bay, at the eastern entrance of the Solent. Great Fall of Snow in France, The Moniteur of yesterday publishes the follow ing telegrams, by which it will be seen that a very heavy fall of snow has taken place in the south of France, and that communicatiot by railway is in several cases interrupted :—`' Narbonne, Feb. 20, 5.25 p.m.—The trains are stopped upon the railway. Train No. 114 was stopped at Nisson. The loco motive sent to its assistance could not proceed beyond Courreau. The garrison was called out in order to clear the line." "Beziers, Feb. 21, 11 o'clock a.m.—ln consequence of the large quantity of snow which has been falling for the last thirty eight hours, and which covers the plain to the depth of about 50 centimetres (18 inches), all the roads in the district are obstructed, and the circulation upon the railways suspended. The telegraph is no longer in operation upon the Montpellier line. This state of things causes some apprehension that the con scription cannot be drawn for on the 21st and 22d in the cantons of St. Gervais and Bedarieue " Lyons, Feb. 21, 8 o'clock a.m.—Express train No. 2 and the omnibus train No, 36, of the 20th February, have not arrived. The circulation is impossible. Trains of all kinds are suspended until further orders. The last passenger train which arrived on the 20th was No. 24, two hours late. Snow is still falling in Lyons. It is not yet more than eleven centrinnetres in depth." "Valence, Feb. 21, 10.36 a.m.—lt has been snowing for 36 hours, with a violent wind, 1111 communication is interrupted between Lyons end Marseilles. The railway is no longer practicable. The garrison has been called out to clear the line." " Privaa, Feb. 21, 1 p.m.—Communication on horse and foot is impossible. The operations of the conscription are interrupted in several places in the department of the Ardeche. The snow is six feet deep in the mountain." " Beziers, Feb. 21, 1,55 p.m.—The circulation is re established upon the Graissessac line since mid-day. Active operations are going on upon the southern line for removing the snow. They will be completed it is hoped this evening." THE HEALTH OF PRINTERS.—We are glad to hear that, by an order from the Privy Council Dr. Smith has been deputed to make inquiries respect ing the health of this valuable body of workmen, who have for long suffered much beyond the average amount of ill-health, and a far too large death-rate. We have at several times directed attention to this very important subject, and expressed a strong conviction that it is in a great measure owing to the overcrowded and badly-ventilated apartments in which many of the composi tors work that the excessive death-rate from fever, cholera, consumption, and so on arises. Wa could, even now, direct attention to printing offices in w:aich there are neglec ted and offensive closets, and such otter unsanatory arrange ments, that to work under th e i r influence and enjoy good health is next to an impossibility. Besides this, in the con sideration of this question, there are other matters to be thought of, such as the sedentars nature of the employ ment. When Benjamin Franklin worked as a journeyman in the printing office now occupied by ltlessrs. Cox and Wyman, he found the labour at hip case aff.eted his health, and ex- changed it for work at th.3press. We do not, however, think that there is much evil irt the peculiar position in which compositors have to stand as in the long-continued hours of work, and, in connexion with newspaper printing the unnatural but necessary plan of turning night into day, careful inquiry would show that the number of deaths in the 1,000 amongst those who work at night is far greater than it is amongst those who labour by day. Tho very cir cumstance of being obliged to labour by night instead of day must, to a certain extent, affect health; but the mis chief is added to by the closing of windows and doors at night, and thus, in the absence of other means of ventila tion, allowing the promises to become filled with vitiated and unwholesome air. No correct idea of the poisonous atmosphere of those places can be formed without a visit at night, when the compositors are iu full work and the nume rous gaslights are burning. The exposure to night air afte r leaving these unwholesome and overheated quarters i s also injurious; or if the windows be opened deadly drau g hts enter. We have heard of instances of the formation, by those who work in the large printing-offices, of clubs, for the practice of cricket and boating, and the plan is well worthy of being more generally followed. As a rule, how ever, bat few printers have time for out-door exercise. Even the Saturday half holiday i 4 denied them, with one or two creditable exceptions; and, gccordingly, these hothouse plants are cut off prematurely by tiro least blight. It is not, moreover, the printers alone who suffer but, as we have be fore observed, editors, sub-editors, and read os are often even worse circumstanced, being pent Up for hours close boxes, some of which are not very much lax' oer than a full-sized coffin.--Builder. t o gether in THE AMERICAN BLOCHADE.r...HALIFAX, Nov I SCOTIA, Feb. 6.—Marshal Kane and a number of ' Confederate officers left in the steamer Alpha to-day for a C on f e derate port. New York , Feb. 8. The bloc kade r unner Presto, in attempting to run into Charleston on the 2d of February, gro unded on Sullivan's Island. The F e derals opened fire upon the vessel, but most of the cargo was expected to be saved by the Confederates. The Federal vessels Sassacus and Floria have destroyed the blockade runner Wild Payroll, near New Topsail Inlet, where she had got ashore and discharged most of her cargo. Havan nah, Feb. 2.—The British man.q-war Shannon came in on the 28th, from Matamoras. Sir Alexander Milne, in the Nile, has been bore, and left for the Bermudas, where he is t r ed ja u m s. " The Cuba brought a large nded for th e 'lope. The Buzzard and French, but finally t qp o tie at m rne e tl e i t t yh his aovfe a relief, ramlsso, ivni S t es i i do liverod het e to Mr. Ramsey, th e Confederate agent, Of course you can imagine the attempt will be made to run them through the blockade. -: ri 1, -.3 steamer Alice is loading for this purpose, and a schooner will probably start to day for the South. _ ___ CRITICAL POSITION OF TIER SULTAN OF TURKEY. —A letter from Constantinople statesthat the Sultan, while Esk-Medi, was place d in a very dangerous situation. When at some distance fr om his on a hunting excurs i on a t suite he suddenly found himself close to several wild boars. The Sultan fired at them, when the animals rushed furiously on him and threw him to the ground. Fortunately for the Sultan, two sportsmen came to his assistance and put the boars to flight. lie received no w oluv i s , b u t has ginco indisposed for a few cloys, Interesting Photo-Chemical Discoveries, At a resent meeting of the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, Professor Roscoe exhi bited the light emitted by burning a portion of a fine specimen of pure magnesium wire Imm. in diameter and 10ft. long, whieh had been manufac tured by Mr. Sonstadt. Professor Bunsen and the speaker had examined the photochemical action of the sun compared with that of a terrestrial source of light, and for the purpose of this comparison they chose the light evolved by the combustion of mag nesium wire. They showed that a burning surface of magnesium wire which, seen from a point at the sea's level, has an apparent magnitude equal to that of the sun, effects on that point the same chemical action as the sun would do when shining from a cloodles sky at a height of 9 deg. 53 min. above the horizsn. On comparing the chemi cal with the visible brightness of these two sources of light, it was found that the brightness of the sun's disc, as measured by the eye when the sun's zenith distance was 67 deg. 22 min. is 524'7 times as great as that of the burning magnesium wire, whilst at the same zenith-distance the chemical brightness of the sun is only 36 . 6 times as great. Hence the value of this light as a source of the che mically active rays for photographic purroses be comes at once apparent. The extract from the memoir referred to is as follows :—" The steady and equable light evolved by magnesium wire burning in the air, and the immense chemical action thus produced, rendered this source of light valuable as a simple means of obtaining a given amount of illu mination expressed in terms of our measurement of light. * The combustion of magnesium constitutes so definite end simple a source of light for the purpose of photo-chemical measurement, that the wide distri bution of this metal becomes desirable. The appli cation of this metal as a source of light may even become of technical importance. A burning mag nesium wire of the thickness 0.297 millimetre evolves, according to a incaQurcnsont wo havA made, as much light as 7 etearine candles, of which five go to the pound. If this light lasted one minute, 0.987 metre of wire, weighing 0.1204 grm. would be burnt. In order to produce a light equal to 74 candles burn ing for ten hours, whereby about 201 b of stearine is consumed, 721 grms. of magnesium would be re quired. The magnesium wire can be easily pre pared by forcing out the metal from a heated steel press having a fine opening at bottom; this wire might be rolled up in coils on a spindle,which could be made to revolve by clockwork, and thus the end of the wire, guided by passing through a groove or between rollers, could be continually pushed forward into a gas or spirit-lamp flame, in which it would burn." Professor Roscoe stated that great credit was due to Mr. Sondstadt for the able manner in which he had brought the difficult subject of the metallurgy of magnesium into the present satisfactory position, and expressed his opinion that, even for photographic purposes, the application of the metal will prove most important. Mr. Brothers, Mr. Parry, and other photographers present, corroborated Dr. Roscoe's opinion respect ing the value of such a source of light for photo graphy. Since the meeting Mr. Brothers made an experiment upon the magnesium light, which he reports as follows :—" The result of an experiment I have just tried is that in 50 seconds with the magnesium light I have obtained a good negative copy of an engraving, the copy being made in a darkened room. Another copy was made in the usual way in daylight, and in 50 seconds the result was about equal to the negative taken by the arti ficial light. The sun was shining, but there was a good deal of fog in the atmosphere." Serious Railway Collision. Late on Saturday night a serious accident hap pened on the West Midland section of the Great Western Railway near Kidderminster. The evening express train from London, which leaves Worcester at 9.33 p.m., and is due at Kidderminster at ten o'clock, had passed Hartlebury station, about three miles from Kidderminster, when it ran into a goods train on the same line of rails. The engine of the passenger train, which is supposed to have bee❑ running at the time at the rate of 40 miles an hour, crushed up several trucks of the goods train, and then becoming detached from the carriages ran off the rails and turned over on the up line of rails, thus blocking up the line altogether. The passen gers were thrown by the collision with great vio lence together, and some of them received severe bruises; but providentially no life was lost, nor were any limbs broken. The driver of the passenger train, Reeves, just before the collision, caught sight of the goods train in front of him, and immediately shut off steam, reversed his engine, and called to the stoker to jump, at the same time himself leaping from the engine and falling down an embankment It is said he has received serious if not fatal in• juries. The stoker stuck to the engine and escaped with a few bruises. The guard of the train, T. Penzer, of Wolverhampton, was seriously hurt about the head ani body. Information was at once sent to Kidderminster, and several surgeons were quickly on the spot, who attended to the injured. The cause of the disaster arose from a goods train from the Severn Valley line (which runs into the Great Wes tern at Hartlebury) breaking down between Hartle bury and Kidderminster. On this happening, the guard of the goods train went back, as he repre sents, and put down fog signals. Whether this is true, or'whether they were not noticed until too late by the driver of the express train, it is hoped will be elicited by a full and complete inquiry. SHOCKING OCCURRENCE ON THE UNDERGROUND RAILWAY.—On Sunday night, shortly before ten o'clock, an occurrence of a very frightful, and, in all proba bility, fatal character took place at the Baker-street station of the Metropolitan Underground Railway. A fine young woman, named Agnes Delmott, aged 28, in service at 11, Pem!eridge-villas, Bayswater, had alighted from the 9 45 train from Farringdon-street, and the train was in motion when she discovered she had left, her purse in the carriage she had just quitted, and ono of the passengers held it up to her at the window. She made an attempt to run to wards the carriage to secure it, but was stopped by one of the porters on duty named Davis. She, however, eluded his grasp, and persisted in running towards the train. In her attempt to seize the purse she slipped between the moving train and the platform, and instantly became muti lated in a most frightful manner. On being picked up it was found that the left leg was dreadfully shattered, and was completely revered just above the instep, the foot only hanging by the skin and tendons. The right leg was also severely torn and lacerated by the steps of the passing car riages. The unfortunate young woman was at once seen by several surgeons, and the blood having been stanched as well as possible, she was placed in the next train for Pad dington, and conveyed to St. Mary's Hospital in an insen sible state. Mr. Gascoigne and other surgeons held a con sultation, and in consequence of the frightfully shattered state of the bones of the left leg, immediate amputation was determined upon, and the limb was severed just below the knee joint. On inquiry at the hospital yesterday, it was ascertained that, although sensible, the young woman is in a very precarious state, and that but very faint hopes are entertained of her recovery. BANKRUPTCY COURT.—A return of the business done in the Court of Bankruptcy in the legal year ending with the close of the long vacation of 1863 shows that there were 8,470 adjudications of bankruptcy in Lon don and the country, and in no less than 4,916 instances the de: is did not exceed £3OO. The discharge was suspended in 38P) cases, but refus'ed in only 120. The total amount of gross produce realized from bankrupts' estates in the year was £698,08. A dividend was made in the year in 996 bankruptcies, in 459 of them under 2s. 61, in 20, 20s, 3,016 trust deeds were registered. The solicitors' bills of costs taxed in the year amounted to £96,197, and those of the messengers, auctioneers, and accountants brought the charges taxed up to £94,262, from which rather more than 9 per cent was struck off ore taxation —namely, £8,681. The accountant's return states th at the salaries in the Court of Bankruptcy at £ 80,109, and ,adds £4,933 for County Court registrars' fees, and £2,157 ,for the solicitor for pauper prisoners. The compensation and retiring annuities amounted to £23,636, the expenses of courts and offices to £5832; costs of prosecution, 4602 ; old £1,931 was paid to the Bank for remuneration. The I;ank account shows £322,711 received, and £708,329 paid; 58 appeals from C o urt cf Bankruptcy were he ard, and in 37 the judgment was reversed or varied ; 13 appeals under trust deeds; and in eight the judgment w as reversed or varied ; three ap peals from County Courts, and in al l the judgment was reversed or varied. MR. SAMUEL MORLEY, a wealthy Nonconformist, proposes to give one-third of the cost of 12 Dissenting places of worship, each to accommodate 500 persons, and to bo at the expense of erecting six iron rooms in dating° localities, so as to prepare the way for permanent buildings. THE NEW PARIS THEATRE, "Lies Bouirel Pnri alone," has bceu built in six wccica. Ic7i 7 B 130 P 98 FRENCH COMMERCE. The demand from abroad for French produce, which is steadily maintained, gives employment to a multitude of bands in tha ironworks in Paris and the neighbourhood. Spain demands locomotives and railway carriages; Geneva, machinery; Russia, various articles of wrought iron. The frost has impeded the progress of the new buildings in course of construction, but other employment is found for the operatives engaged on them, and it is said that less dis tress exists at present in Paris than is usual at this season of the year. The accounts received from the seaport state that the markets are generally dull. Tho price of cotton at Ilavre on Saturday was firm at 2251 for Madras ; Havana sugar, 42f. The Nantes market is likewise quiet. There were 10,000 bags of Brazilian sugar sold at Marseilles on Saturday at 3ff, and 100 casks of coffee from Porto Rico at 105 f. Smyrna cotton is quoted at Marseilles at 2651., and Jumel, 3221. 60c. The accounts from the agricultural districts represent the injury to the young wheat caused by the frost to be less than was / epresentd by interested parties. Some damage is spoken of on the banks of the but the particulars have not been rccoved. There were few an . ivrds of can ships at Marseilles last week, and millers found it necessary to look for a supply in the provicial markets on the Saone. The price of wheat has risen from 50c to 7.5 c the hectolitre in the South of France, from Toulouse to Perpignan. Bordeaux is well supplied with wheat, and the price is quoted at from 19f 50e to 20f the hectolitre of 80 kilogrammes. Flour is in demand from 33f to 36f 50c the 100 kilogrammes. The demand for flour for the English market having ceased at Rouen, the price has fallen, and the article is quoted at from 45f to 45f 50c the sack of 159 kilogrammes. Thera was a good supply or farmer's wheat in the Pari3 market last week, but buyers found it difficult to obtain more than a reduction of 50c the sack of 120 kilogrammes. There were no sales of merchants' wheat effected. Oats, barley, and rye were neglected. Bakers' flour, which was quoted at from 49f to 53i the sack the preceding week, fell last week to from 47f to 52f. Flour of the six marks fell 50c the sack. It was officially quotel on Saturday afternoon at 51f the sack. The factors declared on Saturday 526 sacks of flour, of which 178 of first quality sold for delivery with in 30 days at 47f to 471 50c the sack. The princi e ral article of speculation in the Paris market at present 's sugar, and prices are again rising. Raw beet root sugar is quoted at 841 the 100 dilogrammes. An idea may be formed of the importance of the beetroot sugar manufacture in France from the fact that the beetroot crop in the year 1862 produced 190,000,000 kilogrammes of raw sugar. Daring the same period the beetroot distilleries produced 40,000 pipes of alcohol of 100 degrees strength, and 40,000 pipes of alcohol of molasses—in all 80,000 pipes, or about 500,000 hectolitres of alcohol. It required 77,000 hectares of land to produce these 190,000,000 kilogrammes of raw sugar. It requires 1,800 kilogrammes. of beetroot to produce 100 kilogrammes of raw sugar, or about 24 metrical quintals per hectare (21 acres), It requires 30,000 hectares of land to produce 500,000 hectolitres of alcohol. It requires 2,500 kilogrammes of beetroot to pro duce 100 litres of alcohol, It is supposed that last year there were at least 110,000 hectares sown with beetroot, but I here was a great deficiency in the produce in consequence of the long continued dry weather. II is calculated that the last crop will not produce more than from 90,000 to 100,000 kilo grammes of raw sugar, and from 30,000 to 35,000 pipes of alcohol, or about 200,000 hectolitres at 100 degrees strength. These figures explain at the same time the high price of sugar and of alcohol, and the complaints of the growers of beetroot. The last year's crop amounts scarcely to two-fifths of an ordinary crop. To this first cause of the nigh price of sugar must be added others, and among them the deficiency of the crop in foreign countries, which is estimated at 350,000,000 kilogrammes. The dry weather, by reducing the crop of beetroot cultivated in France by three-fifths, he I moreover inflicted a severe calamity on farmers. The loss may be estimated from a report published by the Agricul tural Society of St. Quentin. It appears from that report that previous to the cultivation of beetroot the arrondisse ment of Et. Quentin did not produce more than 15 hectolitres of wheat the hectare. Since then, in consequence of the culti vation of beetroot and the manure produced by feeding cattle with the pulp, the wheat produced has been doubled. Previous to the establishment of sugar manufactories, the arrondissement of St. Quentin possessed but few horned cattle. At present it feeds tenfold more, and this increase is entirely due to the nutritious quality of the refuse of the sugar manutactories when used for feeding cattle for the butcher's stall. Another revolution caused by the cultiva tion of beetroot is the substitution by farmers of oxen for horses for field work. The consequence is that traiaed plough bullocks are at present more valuable than stall. fed oxen. There are three varieties of beetroot grown in France. The first is excellent as regards the fattening of cattle, but it is very poor in saccharine matter. It is, consequently, never planted except in places where there are neither sugar manufactories nor distilleries. The yellow globe has been recently introduced, and has displaced the first. It contains more sugar and more mucilaginous substance. It is, how ever, more suitable for fattening cattle than for making sugar, inasmuch as it contains a salt which prevents the proper crystallisation of the sugar, and cannot be neutralised. It is grown exclusively by farmers. The third variety, which is the most admired by sugar manufacturers, is the Silesian beetroot, better known by peasants as the sugar beetroot. It is white or red, and it enters completely into the earth. Sugar manufacturers prefer the roots which weigh from 21b to 41b. The Silesian beetroot is said to be capable of producing from 10 to 12 per cent of sugar. It contains less mucilaginous principle and less acid than the yellow globe, and the extraction of its saccharine matter is less difficult. When the extraction of sugar from beetroot was first at tempted, manufacturers produced scarcely more than 1 or 2 per cent. of sugar capable of being crystallised. The machi nery for the extraction of sugar was then naturally imperfect. At present from 5 to 6 per cent. is the average production. A small quantity of boiled beetroot has produced 8i per cent. It is expected that when further improvements aro made in machinery raw beetroot sugar may be sold at lid the pound. The demand for wino is becoming more brisk at Bercy. and at the entrepot on the Quay St. Bernard. The retailers in Paris, who sold largely during the Carnival, are now re plenishing their stock ; they give the preference to the wines of the South of France, which contain more alcohol. New Bordeaux wine is likewise in demand for private families. The following are the last prices :—Roussillon, 1862, 18 degrees, 42f to 45f the hectolitre—Narbonne (old), 33f to 49f—Montagne, 1862, 28f to 301—Tavel (old), 32f to 35f Bordeaux, 1863, 85f to 90f the cask of 228 litres—Cher, 75f to 80f the cask of 250 litres, exclusive of the octroi duty. The demand for wine is still moderate at Bordeaux. Some small farmers, however, at St. Estephe have sold all their last year's crop at from 350 f to GOOf the tun of 912 litres. Some purchases have likewise been made in the Lower Medoe at from 3501 to 400 f. The sales in the city are regu lated by the requirements of the consumet s, Some tuns of Narbonne of the last vintage were sold last week for mixing at from 180 f to 225 f. There is a better demand for wine at Nantes. Ordinary is called for at 25f the barrel, and superior at 55f and 57f. There was a large amount of business done in leather and tallow at the great fair of Caen, which is held on the first Monday in Lent. Ox and cow hides brought from 95f to 1041 the 100 kilogrammes, and sheepskins, unwashed, from 7f to 101 each; ox grease, for melting, from 90f to 1001 the 100 kilogrammes ; and mution suet, 75f to 901. The Director-General of Customs has addressed a circular to the agents under his orders, dated let inst.. instructing them that a French factory has been established at Why day, on the western coast of Africa , w hich has lately become the seat of a new Imperial Consular agency. Porto Nuovo, another position on the same coast, has been lately placed under French protection. Tho Minister of Finance has decided, after consulting with his colleagues of the departments of the Marine and of Commerce, and at the suggestion of the Director-General of Customs, that palm and cocoa oil, imported under the Frenca flag from Whydah and Porto Novo, shall enjoy the benefit of the ordnance of May 16, 1863, regulating the duties payable or, produce arriving from the French estab lishments on the western coast of Africa. HARDLY PROBABLE,—Those who have studied the position of the Royal Academy and the National Gallery (says the Queen) will not be much surpassed to hear that Government is now proposing to give up the whole of the3Trafalgar-square building to the Royal Academy, and send the National Gallery to a building to be erected upon the site at Burlington-house. It is now many years since the late Prince Consort developed his favourite scheme of taking the National Gallery down to Kensington, " The Boilers" were then his pet hobby, and all the national collections (the British Museum included) were to find their way down S.W., an d become part of that vast scheme for a Fine Art and Scientific University, over which his Royal Highness and Messrs. Cole, Dilke and Red , Brave were to be the presiding geniuses. Daring Lord Derby's last short tenure of office, an attempt was mad eto accede to the Prince's wishes in this respect, but i t was happily forbidd en by the House of Commons. Subsequently it was agreed that the National Gallery was to occupy the whole of the building in Trafalgar-square, which was to be adapted and re arranged for the purpose, and the Academy was to build for itself a habitation upon a site to bo granted to it for the pur. , pose in the gardens behind Burlington House. This seemed all right enough, for the i Academy has plenty of money to b u ild itself a house 'withal , and is so much of a p r i va t e b ody in its character , that to give it a site to build upon would be treating it very handsomely. This plan was considered to be settled upon, and the Atheneum went the length of an nouncing that plans had been adopted for the new Royal Academy. But if these plans ever existed, they have never since been taken from the drawer to which they were rele gated. The Academy had not then, and has not now, any idea of spending its money in such a w a y. It s i n fluence in the Government has been sufficiently strong not only to withstand the breath of h os til e cr i t i cism w i t h w hi c h it h as been ass ailed for years, b u t even to b etter it s p os iti on i n sptte w of it.as spend ing lt haaquietly bided its time, whilst Govern ment money upon the Trafalgar - square build ing with the prete nce o f f i tt i ng it for the reception of the National Collections, and it now quietly steps forward to reap the fruit of its long• suffering and indomi t ab le patience. More pt blit mcnnv is to be spout in providing a new National Gallery in a back street behind Piccadilly, and the Royal Academy is to hold undivided possession of the im ' preyed test, in which it has 1) , : , r1 so /or pr—frrmi7T the Part of tho cuckoo. SPORTING NOTES, The Lincolnshire Handicap, run to-morrow, I would have referred to yesterday, had it not been for the continued severity of the frost throughout the couutry. Without going over the respective merits of the various horses engaged, I will merely remark that I anticipate the judge will place-- BENJAMIN REDCAP 2 DESPAIR But if I . knew that Argonaut was going to the post with winning orders I would give him the preference over any of the three I have placed. A FRESH MAN. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,, TATTERSALLS',—LAST EVENING. LINCOLN HANDICAP. Bto agst Suburban (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 9to 1 agst Emblematic (taken) 10 to 1 agst Bantam (taken) 14 to 1 agst Wee Nell (offered) 20 to 1 agst Serious Case (taken) 20 to 1 agat Martha (taken) 20 to 1 agat 'Worcester (taken) 20 to 1 agst Portland (taken) 20 to 1 agst Jerusalem (taken) 20 to 1 agst Amy (taken) 25 to 1 agst Leading Article (taken and offered) 25 to 1 agst Med era (taken) 3) to 1 agst Ireley (taken) 33 to 1 agst Thoastown (taken) 40 to 1 agst Bell's m Life (taken) 50 to 1 agst Arbury (taken) 5 5 0 0 t t oo 1 a o g gN s s t ot RI , T Te h lio e ox C imo z ap a s r (taken) 6050 octN t a a ke e n n) ) STARES. 10 to 1 agst Blithfield (taken) 16 to 1 agst Sheridan (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to I agat Cambuscan (taken) 6to 1 agst Paris (taken) 6to 1 agst Fille de l'Air (taken) CHESTER CUP. 16 to I agst Golden Pledge (taken) 100 to 6 agst Anfield (take 20 to 1) 100 to 6 agst Blackdown (take 20 to 1) 20 to 1 agat Change (taken) 33 to 1 agst Merry Hart (taken) 40 to 1 agst Accident (taken) THE DERBY. 10 to I . 6 m, Oliiof (1. co 11 M 1) 14 to 1 agst Cambuscan (taken) 14 to 1 agst Paris (taken) 15 to 1 agst Coastguard (taken) 20 to 1 agat Coup d'Etat (taken) 25 to 1 agst Prince Arthur (taken) 25 to 1 agst Idler (taken) 25 to 1 agat Ely (take 30 to 1) 23 to 1 agst Claremont (taken) 30 to 1 agst Ackworth (taken) 60 to 1 agst Jack Frost (1000 to 15 taken freely) 30Q0 to 30 agat Verger (taken) CITY BETTING—YESTERDAY. BROCELESBY STAKES. 4to 1 agst Mechante sto 1 agat Water Baby 6to 1 agat Brown Broad Bto 1 agat Others LINCOLN HANDICAP. sto 1 agst Anglo-Saxon (6 to 1 taken freely) 7to 1 agst Suburban (offered) Bto 1 agst Benjamin (offered) 15 to 1 agst Redcap 15 to 1 agst Despair 15 to 1 agst Fluke LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 9to 1 agst Emblematic 11 to 1 agat Bantam 100 to S agat Wee Nell 100 to S agst Real Jam 20 to 1 agst 'Worcester 20 to 1 agst Portland 20 to 1 agst Martha 20 to 1 agst Serious Case 20 to 1 aget Jerusalem 20 to 1 agst Sinking Fund 20 to 1 sc, , st Emblem 25 to 1 agst Amy 40 to 1 agst Thomastown THE GREAT NORTHA3IPTONSHIRE STAKES, 10 to 1 agst Gardener 10 to 1 agst Blithfield THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES, 6 to 1 on the field (offered) THE DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Scottish Chief (offered) 14 to 1 agst Paris 15 to 1 agst Coastguard 16 to 1 apt Cambusc3n (taken freely) 18 to 1 agst Forager (offered) 20 to 1 agat Coup d'Etat (taken freely) 25 to 1 agst Blair Athol 25 to 1 agst Idler 30 to 1 agst Ely (taken freely) 1000 to 15 age Horse Marine (offered) 1000 to 8 agst Fitz Adine (taken) BETTING AT MANCHESTER,YEsTERDAY. LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE, 10 to 1 agst Emblematic (taken) 100 to 8 agst Bantam (taken) 20 to 1 a g,.4 Martha (taken) 20 to 1 agst Jerusalem :taken) 33 to 1 agst Thoniastown (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES, 20 to 1 agst Lioness (taken) CHESTER CUP. 20 to 1 agst Golden Pledge (taken) 33 to 1 agst Merry Hart (taken) SHIPPING—This Day, LONDON, Feb. 23.—Wind this day at noon—North- Fast; light breeze, and foggy weather. PLYMOUTH, Feb, 22. Artived—Sandangham, from London for Sydnoy. DARTMOUTH, Feb. 21.—Wind S.B.—Arrived—South port, from Ceylon. SWANSEA, Feb. 21.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Orchid, from Barbadoes—Hugh Buttment, from the Gape of Good Hope. GUERNSEY, Feb. 21.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Channel Queen, for Ceylon. NEWPORT, Fob. 22,—Sailed•—Mosquito, and Wild Wave, (or Jamaica. SHIELDS, Feb. 21—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Surinam, for Surinam. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.) GRAVESEND, Tuesday Morning. Arrived, Feb. 22—Rowena, from Lulea ; Olgar, from Falbacka ; Art-Union, from alcutta. Artivod, Feb. 23—Bellame, from Groningen. DEAL, Tuesday Morning. Passed—Mistre, from London for Broat ; Clifton, screw steamer, from West, for London. A DEVONSHIRE SCANDAL.—Some seandal has been excited at Dawlish, owing to the disappearance of a lady under strange circumstances. The lady in ques tion, who is related to some of the most respectable families of the county, is perhaps 28 years of age, and fir nine years has been the wife of a gentleman to whose name a courtesy title is prefixed. The family of the lady for at least 20 years past has resided near Dawlish, and since her marriage the lady and her husband have divided their patronage between the metropolis and Devonshire. In Exeter, Teignmouth, Torquay, and every adjacent town, the lady is well known as the prettiest, most fascinating danseise at all public and private balls, and as ono who did out-Nimrod Nimrod in the chase. Never did belle more firmly sit in saddle or more gallantly take the hedges of the country side. Of her liega lord less can be said, for he was never particularly prominent in cover or fight. But on Tuesday week on returning home to dine ho missed his wife. No one seemed to know whither she had gone, or had seen her since morning ; and as evening wore away much anxiety and suspicion were felt. Inquiries were made, but to little purpose. She had not left from the Dawlish railwaystation, and thoughthere were reports that she had been seen walking towards Starcross and to the Warren, nothing definite was ascertained. But suspicion ev idently was more prevalent than al arm, and so the matter was kept dark, and the husband, h av i ng started on Friday toExoter, and th ence towards London, an d has not yet returned. But obtained a clue, people have talked very freely, in connection with the affai r , o f a dashing young ma n o f foreign name, attractive a p pearance, and large wealth (also married), who some tw o years ago was staying in the vicinity attending on an invalid father, and who has since ever and anon turn e d up at balls an d parties, and as a visitor at the hou se f rom which our heroine departed on the 9th. He has n o t b een seen i n the neighbourhood since, and there are ugly stories afloat as to his having been the cause of sundry domestic jars, at one of which, on Satur day week,tears and denials were lavishly used in the presence of a brother from North Devon, who attended " by request." — Westernittorning News. MR. FAIRHOLT, THE ARTIST, whose pictures of past life and manners, in connection with Mr. Wright's antiquarian and historical works, are well known, is now in Egypt, travelling with Lord Londesborough for the benefit of his health. Ma, JOHN FORSTER'S long-promisd " Biography of Sir John Elliot" will be published in a few days, in two volumes. CHRISTMAS WEATHER.—WiIIiam Mullens, a labourer, died from sunstroke on a farm near Melbourne, in Christmas week. He was haymaking, with hie head uncovered. He was a new arrival in the colony. teame s rs The German and New York passage ere all, are now heavily insured against w ar risks ;e avo id th however, very fast, and will probab l y be ;lb w eek, ran from Danish men of war. The Germania, last the Scilly Isles to the Needles in 14 hdoaorrf, in Austria, the BLACK SNOW fell in Puck gccounts from Constan- MARSEILLES, Feb. 2°.---that at the departure of other day. The snow containedA tinoplo of the 11th state that destroying the Archives the mail a violent Tfirbeo suburb of Porn was in great of the Artillery' enrsanimalcultun. g prevails among the high wind which was different qucstinns. 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