The Sun. — London, England, 1863-02-24 00:00:00

onour t is a ppoint m the go on, npt of and I Stan art of 3 from would rent a and I lore of TO Was liction. g man •e Mr. Rimell, it three to take ast oc- act he priso imb led n about 1,25 R• )p and Rimell L away, wished Df steal- T for e► )driver, the in- Society treating Society ved the amining forelegs e deft's aid that >pped. trout of ,ertainlY ,ess Cul to stand )e suldl. - George , Sloane ning p i n t of. :ook up 0 . Lt the bar without :lass went ated, but use some said that afternoo n lie should r fo.lowea efore, and broken ? to this 1 t once. I help it. I my band. )ut throw' the wil ful ntended to could foo d vu of the '4, or CO to' ithout th e n act. st nigllti :eds audl • the first actor. Mr' in the Pr rs of life it' bodies sac)/ Di chaug es .: l i tt le wur i " all holdis; ) rough 1 " 1° , dal), ireal lkiag 1° beers o 13 .0, Ls theY all 110 11 is 50 IDeleCt s i r e tO S . ,eli .e has svib f icu itation ro o , onlY P d l ent, a g e n t. oy ore dituco w nowa y Pro. -7 7 / ItONEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. A steady demand is reported in the general dis count market, and it is supplied on the terms which have now been current for some days past. The mercantile community being enabled to get the ae en .3 mmouation they required to per cent. below the official minimum, are not disposed to take their bills to the Bank of England, and the measure re ceutlp adopted by the authorities has therefore failed to bring them any great accession of business. There is an increase of £1,436 in the sr:4ficf re ceipts of the Brighton Railway, and of £938 the So uth -Eastern for the past week. A report of the lsi:ngton Agricultural F 1 ii Com pany nue been issued, which recommends a dividend of 10 per cent., and the issue of 5 per cent. deben tures to the amount of £ll,OOO for the purpose of improving the fittings of the building. The operations in the Foreign and Colonial Pro duce Markets during the last few days have been rather litnited. Sugars have been rather cheaper, While °offis h rice, and tea have remained at about previous quotations. There has been a better de mand for saltpetre. Tallow has continued dull, and rather cheaper for both present and forward delivery. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris this morning, according to Reuter's telegram, French Rentes were 69f. 60c., 69f. 62c., inanimate. The annual meeting of the North British Aug tralian Company was held to-day, Mr. E. Anderson in the chair. The directors recommended that the profit made during the year be retained in their hands, and that no dividend be paid in consequence of the expenditure for purchases, &c., in the colony. At the geneial meeting of the proprietors of the Pendeen Consols Mine, held to-day, Mr. Bawden in the chair, the report of the directors, describing the operations for the last two months, was unanimously carried. It appeared that the profit on the working has been £242, and the total balance in favour of the mine amounted to £1,461. The market for the English Funds has not undergone any variation of importance, Consols having remained steady at the closing quotations of yesterday—viz., 924 j for transfer, and 921 for account. Speculation is quiet, and the market, although tolerably firm, appears dull. The New Threes and the Reduced Annuities, in which nume rous dealings are recorded, are at 924 4. India 5 per Cents. are marked 108 4; and Ex.ehequer Bills ls. to 4s. premium. Business in the Foreign dep.rtment has been very quiet, and prices have undergone tle change. Equador New have been dealt in at 134 ; EAyp tian are rather fiat at 994 ; Greek steidy 194 4 ; the Coupons at 81 4; Mexican at 324 ; Portuguese New Loan at 464 479; Russian do. is flat at 934 Q ; Spanish Passive are 251 6 ; do Certificates, 91 ; Turkish 6 per Cents., 1858, 714 724 ; do.. 1862, 68 4 ; and Italian 5 per Cents., 684 ; New Grenada Bonds are 144. In the Railway Share Market the operations have been limited, and prices in one or two in stances have slightly giv&n way. Great Easterns and Great Northern A Stock have declined 55.; London and Brighton, 10s. ; and London, Chatham, and Dover, it. Lancashire and Yorkshire improved ss• ; and South Western, Midland, and South- Easterns, 10s. Ch( Foreign Colonial undertakings remained Indetive, withouk change of importance in prices. Joint-Stock V, Auk and Miscellaneous Shares were dull at previous quotations. BRITISH FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. 3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities 3 per Cent. Consols Annuities .. New 3 per Cent. Annuities tnnum es , 30 yrs, expire 6th Jan., 1880 — Ditto for 30 yrs, expire sth April, 1885 1,/ Ditto (Red Sea Telegraph), Aug. 1908. 211 7-16 India Stock — 1) tto 5 per Cent Ditto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. Ditto 5 per Cent Ditto Debentures, 4 per Ct., Oct„ 1863 Ditto ditto April, 1564 100 Ditto ditto Aug. 1864 or 66 1001 D • bonds El.titio /lank Stock for Account Co nsols for Account, March. 5 .... 239 921 1 Exchequer Bills, £lOOO, 21 per Cent.... 1 4 Ditto Small FOREIGN FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. Brazilian 5 per Cent tquador N ew Consolidated 16 3 1 xigpptian 7 pet Cent 99•; 100 Ditto, Second Issue , e _ , Tr ek 5 per Cent. l 1824-5, ex-Coup ins l9} /i i .017.11.it'tetaoonAC3:cpujur:Ctsent 321 322 I „Hoorish Imperial 5 per Cent Aeyv Granada .?i}t o 2 pet C en t P Dit in Deferred 7± .. " t tiguese 3 per Cent., 1853 Ditto 1862 D Sixßas p er n sCent., , 1822, St 961 to 4i Cent. 1850 i i,. Ditto 5 per Cent. 18621 9ll 93i 4 1 i Allieh 3 per Cent Ditto Account Ditto New Deferred ~_, ')!tt o Vassive .... Turki s h Cert. of Coup no t f un d e d I nrkish 6 per Cent. 1854 Ditto 6 per Cent. 18.58 Ditto Account.... Ditto, R,lOO Bonds 75/ Ditto 6 per Cent. 18 , 2 "'tto Account . re"„itte zuela Guaratt 3 per eed, nt 4 per Cent lO2 -e Ce D itto Accoun, D itto 6 per Cent., 1852 y, " Divid en d s on the a b ove p , ya bl e i n L on don. 'llan, 5 per Cent., 1861, Ex. 25f — I,to Account.. ... Cot,, , M oney THREE (Y(7l,oeli. olg i3itto ACCount 9l 9.1 MARKETS---This Day. RAY MARKETS. .4()3,113 HP IELD.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £4 4s Od ; clover -u lOs t o £5 15s; and straw, £1 10 $ t o £1 18s per toad, Pply moderate trade slow. u . tt ,NittEaLAND --Meadow !lay £2 Os to £4 4 4 ; (dove , 10 a to £5 15 Oct ; and straw, 'LI 104 it , £1 18s per l oa d . A COW detuand: t dr) ‘+ t g EL.—Meadow hay, £2 Os to £t 4s; clove' • - tut 5 15, and straw, t 110$ , o £1 18s per load. rade inactive, COLONL. T EA --The dealings have bee lA. n limited, and prices have 'e T" in 'd without alteration. " 11 °A , E. —The market has - continued dull, good and fine `4l.es'elY descriptions, however, support previous rates. In ri fine , m•trk et a fair amount of business has been ne gT" with.ut material alt. ration in values. en ;""EE. —Only limited dealings have been recorded in i a i ti ti . l descriptions ; l a t e p r ices, however, are well main , RICE. —For the better qualities of East India there has be more inquiry, and in some instances prices have ali~htly advanced. SALTPrritE —There has been a more active inquiry, and Termer rates are well maintained. T ALLOW.—This market has continued dull, and owing t oSales b e i ng p re s s ed, prices havetended downwards. „rs • Y.C. on the spot 44s to 44s 3d, and last three months 4 8 per cwt. BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Closi ;har. 4ailwavis Pate. Price. riusineas done 10 0 s tiantie &St Lawrence all 64 86 4 , I tom.,Baroda&Cent In. to 104 115 1011 ; Gu. 5 ner °cut. 20 14n. New 20 Do. E. Shares V 511113,10 Allt , Lane tiur", 4l b't Do. Pret /Tune.: j • ;.; tTalo,Brant,&Godrio: 77 , 0 $ bits. Au 2-. 1, I , ‘",' 4‘ l, Do. to. July 1, 71 76 100 ;. / 73 76 at 100 1(3 10 103 st 'ape'Town Dook SI, 100 I , 8 .49 stock Eastn. Bengal gn. 5 p. • stock kast Indian..Tu. 5 p lO, 05) 80 1 06 1 pr 4051 :, 6) 108 20 Ito. do. G Ext 5 I 1 r 20 Do. do. H do. . 5 1 P 6 4 stock Grand Trunk ot . 201 16 2 10 0 to. Ist 1"-. . Bonds ' 65 68 87 100 Do. ao.c et erred to,. Pro! Bon a 66 58 100 DJ. do d fer ed all 41 6 100 uo. 3d P ef. stork ~ 40 44 100 Do. do. d le, r d.... Al 31 38 100 Do. 4th Pref. so k all 2 • 28 100 Do. no deferr..d....„ all 22 24 231 stock GLlndiaPeniu.gua.sp., 104 105 1(54 1051 5 20 Do. New gua. sp. c l2 i 1 20 Do. January, 4862 4 * 1 stock (It. South.of India (Lim .zuaranteed 5 per cent. teo 102 104 201 Gt. W. of Canada:Qire. all 13 /3; 131 204 Do. New 100 Do. 6 p.c. '73 with't opt. all 99 101 10 0 Do. 51 p. c. do. '77-8.. . all 92 24 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 lip 31 1 stock Madras guar., sp. c. 100 103 14 , 4 1031 stocl , Do. 44 p. c. Extensio , 100 96 98 stock Dc. 4 • d 0........ 100 3 5 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 - - stock Melb.Coro. p. ti. Bud' 10 ' Melb. & Hobson's Bay. all 49 51 100 Do. 7 p.c. Mortg. Bds. al. - 20 New 13r unswiok Cant] Class Asnl It P 0 I st tbds 100 83 65 821 eto , Boinde (toe 1051 ioBt st Do. Delhi t Do. do ••• t 20 !)o. Punjaub i 413, 10 4 1, st Do. Do. ..... • 1 10 03 104 s OCR I )G. Indus,St. ; . Fl o.) ( 14, 98 100 'oI,ON lAL GoVERNMEN'I -;VICURITIKs. - • :0..ti0v.45p.c.da &Jul: 1877-84 - Do. 4p. c. Feb. & 100 113 106 - Do. 6p. c.Mar. & Sent 101 (06 108 - Do. s p. c. Jan.&.lnly. 100 901 97/ 97 461 - Do. 5 Inscribed stock 100 95 97 854 6 - ape G. Hope. 6 p 0.187 , 10.; 10= ilO - I Do.Ap &Oct. 1881 100 112 114 - i Do. 189. 10 , 113 115 - Do. Jan. & July, 1891. 100 111 113 - Ceylon, N0v.1861, 6p e 10 4 - - BLit itius ) ner cent .. 1 00 110 112 - Na a G.:v. 6 per ca,st . 100 1 9 111 1101 to. 1054 1'64, 1051 - p. c.Ap. & Oct 10 , - - N. S.W. Gov. 5 p c., 180. 101 1001 1011 - . Do. sp. c.,1871 to 187. 101 100 101 - Do. d0.,1888 &ttpw(ir 100 991 1501 100/ - !New Zealand 6p. cent. 100 109 111 - 'Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. - sterling, 1875 BA 1061 1074 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO :0 112 - Aus Gep.c.iB7o.6L up 10 , . 110 112 V;(0,109. 6 p.c. Ja.dulul) 100 108 110 - Do. io an.n. knxtOnt. 100 41114 1111 1111 11 1 RIITTISH MINES. 2 Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 id in litlord Amalgamated.. - 18 20 - Devon G. Con.. `l'ltvist. 1 530 a4O Kast Basaett(Ellovan 70 75 71 - 3 71 701 1 East Clogau Gold Ltd. ss. id P East, Caradon ".1, 141 451 444 5 - East Carn Brea... 1 . 0 ., 104 101 101 - V 5 '1 Russel (Tavistk. 7.19.0 5 50 54 ~i 4 m .&tit.Aubyn(Gwen.) 57 4 17 19 rest South Tolgus.... 17s 64 Wheat Voralelstol. n. 64 71 ,15. 5 51 53 vont, 50 52 1 itulstou Dow n 4 4. 7.0 20 3 - Lady Berths Margaret Ain!. lel, 37 39 - 51arke Valley.. 4 . . 4 vndy Iron orc (Lint nl 1 1 d - New Setun .. 19 13.5 145 - .Ith Down. 24 34 hase.-.1 , Ilk. 17 •'i 3p - girth Wheal Crotty 2.4 41 5 ;..r Consols . I 44, 51 i 0 '4ovidence:Unv 0 12 - • 395 405 Cam Nrea 3.15 "I 24 24 - Wheal Fran. (1110g5.4. 1a.)85 90 28.9 3 8 - Stray Park 5 Tamar Silv.t Lead Min 4O ; 10 tin Croit j 17 84 - ('Vest Basset (Illogan) l4 121 134 - Carzdon (Liskeard 5 31 33 - %Vest Seton ...... 47 , 2 , 5 275 - v 1 heal Basset (Mogan 65 ;0 - heal Buller(Redrut.l4; (0 70 - Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant 2.0.6 7 8 - VVhealLud ott ,v heal Mary Ann (Men ) a 154 161 - Wheal Seton . . 581 225 235 :.oalTreni.vney (Lis.) 7 17 18 - Wheal Union 3.17 41 51 COAL MAIIK ET rrioc of Coal per 'Ton at the close of the market. s. d. Walls End. W . 14 3 ...... La ie tn 3 l3 , ert's West Hart- Daviso n ' s `Vest Hart- _ West ley 6 14 13 0 North Hart le Pelt on Gas... • • -- 14 6 y 14 6 id Har _Canfield Moor tley 12 6 lanlield 1 1oor Butes 12 6 West . l4 3 15 6 Relloe 15 6 South Kelloe. l5 6 Hartlepool 16 3 South Hartlepool 15 0 Tiimdon Hartlepool l6 3 Heugh Hall 15 0 Riddell .. Louth Hetton 17 3 Het ton ._ 17 6 Whitworth.. ... W.Hunwiek.. l4 6 Wharnetiffe 15 9 Wylam , 128: 01l 62. Walla Enc.. Gonfor . . .... th l3 6 113'roh ........ Ships at market 4 - it W day s ago, a butt, tittered by h-rty, wd,,,1,3-:irikr G:,-allock har, boor, h-'"lg. of; board ,wo sai James Caf 'ors bound for t!wir ship a.: the Tail of . the Lank. As the boat was et the harbour mouth, u sseugk rs thought that they should have another gl ,as before leaving " home and beauty " .. aft', rty declined to A :he s ou ,r put back for such a purpose. The s ail o rs then leaped into the w ater, and swam- towards the Mid Qu a y. Caflerty followed them, an d se i xing one by the hair invited him to all hi himself t o fu sed be taken on b oard, b ut the sailor re in'n . The p eop l e on the quay cried to Caflerty to dtp ' until don. , he b ecame manageable. This was p, omptly -' he %Olen the sailor was nearly drowned and hi-13- "w 'rbutP he was haul e d i nto the boat. Tk.• other gallant r was then followed, end ,ulj-ert-d to a similar " r s ' 01 subaleteion, with the li,e cik=uit. Loth were safelyh into the b oat, and, i n th i s saturated condition, were taken off to their ship,—Greenock Adredfacr. SHARE MARKETS—This Day i Ot.; Paid. Closingi Businessßailways. Price. / done. Bir., Wol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Boat.,Sleat.,and Bristol and Exvtur Ca lttdontau . 11 N r,orn, I) „ A is ti G Do. 11 till tip C.l, been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. jEdinburgh & Glasgow. ;Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk Ditto ` stock DittoEastArnriian ;t Great Northot Scotland Great N orthern ...... Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an W. of Irelan, Great Western Do Str Val gu a . stock Lancashire & Yorkshire London and Blackwal Lon., Bright., & S. Coast Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & South Western Elan., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do I 5hare5........ Metropolitan Midland Do New Do Birming. dr Derby [Mid. Gt. W. of Ireland Do. i shares Mid Kent _ . — Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Lecds Do York Do Carlisle ' North London Do New North Staffordshire .. N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E.,Aber.stfock, Do Scot. 'Mid. stock Shrews, and Welchpool Shropshire Union South Devon.. South Eastern South Wales S.'York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,an dWok. Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1860 Taff Vale. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford & Kilkenny West Cornwall INN. Hartlepool Har.&R.' Weld Midland Oxford' Do Newport Do Hereford' 8 8i 7 8 88 DO 116 117 61 71 41 43 13 14 88 30 106 108 484 49i 45 47 24 25 126 123 1:44 12fli 136 138 102 1 0 1 671 62i IC9I 1101 74 75 1135 1 1 4 41 40 41 100, 101 10 101 i 45 46 13f 11 1281 128 i 1 1. P 96 98 53 54 28 28 104 1021 - -41 574 68} 89i 9Co 111 1:4 1 11 P lei 164 llt ll} 121 128 45 46 103 105 60 51 33 35 96 96a 68 70 103 105 7i 8 884 394 10 11 u 7 1 8 5 P 150 152 5 54 2 1 P - P 83 86 150 160 29 31 42 44 37 4u 97 99 PREFERENCE SHARES. Bristol and Exeter 4 per cent. stock, 94 Great Eastern, E. Counties, Ext. No. 2, 111 12 Lancashire and Yorkshire 6 per cent. (East Lancashire), 138 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. Gua. Stock, No. 1, 1141 Mid. Consolidated, Br istol and Birm., 6 per cent., 137 PREFEriENCE SHARES AND STOCKS. Great Eastern, per cent. pref., 1061 London and Blackwall, 4, per cent. stock, 102 LINES LEASED AC FIXED RENTALS. London and Chatham 4- per Cent., 95 44 London, Tilbury, and Southend, 84 Nottingham and Grantham R. & C., 9f Wilts and Somerset, 91 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 8; a Bahia and San Francisco (Rm.) gua. 7 per cent., 24 Dutch Rhenish, 17, 17 Great Luxembourg, 35, N. Rail of Buenos , Iyres, gua. 7,per cent. (lim.), 24), 3 Recite and San Francisco (lira.), gua. 7 per cent., 18i Royal Swedish, 7 per cent., is Sambre and Meuse, 104 San Paulo ;Um.), gua. 7 per cent. (all), 23 FOREIGN MINES. Fortuna (lire.), 5 Port Philip, Santa Barbara Gold Mine (Urn.), Scottish Australian, I St. John dcl hey (lim.), 57i Yudauarautana of S. Auctraha (lim.), 3; ' e A rp N o K ol B ( . lirn.), 244 and Alliance Hank Unitesot JOINT -STO C K S .L e o reljr a d ), L 9 i 7 v l Ar a Ausiralasia, 8 Chins, 214 ' l3: n r l d i 2 t i i i a s , h A C u o s l t u r m ai b ia l , a, a 9 n i d ee o rr f ee L dd o ßi ta d nn o t n , 00 1 1 Bank of Egypt, 264 City, 9 -;4 Bank C C a a r rt t Eng., Sco ~ and Australian Chartered, 234 4 Imperial Bank 11 m.), 15 London and Colonial (llin.), 34 London and Counts, 414 London Joint stock, 51 I London and South African, '254 National Provincial of En_ land, new, 214 Oriental Bank Corporation, 574 ,ttoman Bank. i 2 14 1 404 Ditto, new, 04 1 / 111 Scinde, Punjaub. an.i Delhi (lima, 3 Union of Australia, ,14 Union of England and France (Urn.), 4i 5 Union of London, 34 34 MISCELLANEOUS. East India Irrigation and Canal, 2 E. glish and Australian Copper, 14 Great Ship (lim.' 174 per cent. pref.. Italian lrrigat on (Canal Crvour), 44 London Gen nil Oran bus Company (lim.), National Discount comp y an (ltri:o 8. Nerbiiiida Coal and Iron, Peninsula and ( i ieutsi Stettin, 72 14 Noyai +fail Steam, 56 South Australian Land, 31 304 Van Diemerea Land, 131 Ti I 116 i 1 491 4 91 1281 ° 67i 114 10 113} 40y 1 40; loot 100; 14 1008 45 1 4 128 i 14 SUN, LONDON, ,TUESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 24, 1863. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK• SPORTING INTELLIGENCE —This Day. BIRMINGHAM RACES—THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) SCURRY HANDIcAP. M y t ton .. 2 Jerry 3 Orkousta _. Five ran. Mytton objected to, and Jerry get the stakes. GRAND ANNUAL STEEPLECHASE. Emblem Joe Maley Maritana Seven ran. Won easy. WELTER CUL". Forlorn Hope 1 Lady of the Garage _ Six ran. LICENSED VICTUALLERS' PLATE. Deceiver Light of Other Days 2 My tton 3 Seven ran. LINCOLN HANDICAP. Bto 1 agst Revolver (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 100 to 6 agst Orphan (taken) 20 to 1 agst Emblem (taken) CITY BETTING—Tn's EVENING. LINCOLN HANDICAP. 6to I agst Libellous (taken) 100 to 15 agst Hubert (taken) 10 to 1 agst Lopcatcher (taken) 14 to 1 agst Flash-in-the• Pan (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 20 to 1 agst Orphan (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 100 to 8 agst Michael Scott ARRIVALS AT LINCOLN. Sacrilege, Madame, Tagliafico, Attraction, Alicid f, Lord Adolphus Yates, Starbeam, Lady Kepple, Corsica, Hilly Grove, Satellite, Comet, Lord Arthur, Pine Apple, Fon tenoy, Shepherdess, Hubert, Honest Tom, True Heart, Confidence, Cherokee, Dinah filly, Diploma, Prologue, Drumstick, Countess of Peru, Weather wise, Court Mar tial, Rubini, Eudora, Mancrico, Constant, Merry Sun shine filly, and La Medora. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS---This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. CIRC SSIA. The Marquis of NORMANBX presented a petition from Macclesfield complaining of the non-reception of certain Circassian deputies by her Majesty. METROPOLITAN RA LIVA Y. Earl DERBY presented a petition from the Rev. Mr. Denton, of St. Bartholomew, Cripplegate, against certain provisions of the proposed metropolitan railways. PRIVATE BUSINESS. On the motion of Lord REDESDALE, the London Rail way (Victoria section) and the Sidtuouth and Budleigh Sallerton Railway Bills were read a second time. EAST GLOUcESTERSIIIRE RAILWAY BILL. On the motion for reading this bill a second time, Lord REDES tiALE thought the bill was one that ought not to be allowed to proceed. He thought the direc tors of th Great Western Railway had been verb impru dent in having anything to do with the matt~!, and although a change had come over t hat company with respect , to this bill, it was more on the part of the shareholders than the directors. He therotore moved that the bill be read a second time that day six months. The Marquis of UL A.N RIC ARDE said before a private bill was rejected on the second reading some inquiry ought to be made. _ Lord REDESDALE said the bill was brought in eon trary to the Regulations laid down, and it was necessary to stand up for precedent. The Marquis of CLA.YRICARDE hoped the bill would be postponed instead of rejected, because he had just been informed that it was one of great importance to Ireland. He therefore moved the adjournment of the debate for a fortnight. Their lordships were about to divide, when the motion for the adjournment of the debate was agreed to. ENGLISH. CHURCH SERVICES IN WALES BILL. The Bishop of BANGOR moved the second reading of this bill, the object of which was to enable private parties to establish chapels in Wales where the services might be per formed in the English language. such a step had become necessary, in consequence of the great number of English who had become located in the Principality. The bill was read a second time. VOLUN FEER FIELD-DAY. Lord STRATHE DEN asked the Under• Secretary of State for War, whether her Majesty's Government are prepared to enforce that part of the report of the Volunteer Commission which recommends the delay of brigade and divisional field-days until the end of the battalion drill season? Earl GREY said her Majesty's Government wore anxious, as far as possible, to carry out the recommendation of the volunteer commission, but there was no intention to issue any order founded on that portion of the report alluded to by the noble lord. (LEFT SPEAKING.) HOUSE OF COMMONS--This Evening, The SPEAKER, took the chair at four o'clock. NEW MEMBER. _ Mr. ADDINGTON took the oaths and his seat for Abing don. SECOND READINGS. _ . The following bills were read a second time :—Coventry Mark t House, Galway Water, and Regent Market (Lei cester-square. DEAL IMPROVEMENT BILL. The second reading was postponed until lhursday. The second reading of the Gravesend and Milton Gas and Vale of Neath Railway Bills was postponed until to-morrow. _ _ PRIVATE BILLS. On the motion of Mr. MASSEY, the following order was agreed to with respect to the following bills :—That in the cases of the South Mayo Railway Bill, the Cookstown and Pomeroy Railway Bill, and the South London Market 8,11, Standing Order 170 be suspended, and that the parties be permitted to present the petitions for leave to bring in the said bills, provided the same be presented not later than Wednesday, the 25th instant, notwithstanding that more than three clear days hays elapsed since the indorsement of the said petitions by the Examiner. GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY. On the motion of Mr. C. FORSTER, the following motion was agreed to—That the order, that the Great Northern Railway (Nottingham Extension) Bill be com mitted, be read and discharged, and the bill be withdrawn METROPOLITAN RAILWAYS—THE METRO POLITAN BOARD OF WORKS. Mr. MASSEY proposed an alteration in the standing orders, in order to enable municipal authorities to be heard against any bill which injuriously affected the.r interests. lie explained that, as the clau,e stood, though private indivi duals could appear against a bill upstairs, the Metropolitan Board of Works had no locus stanch before these tribunals. The new standing orders would remedy this defect. Mr. H. LEWIS expressed his thanks to the hon. gen tleman for so quickly making an alteration in the standing order. Mr. LOCKE said the time had arrived when the schemes of the railway companies and others should be reviewed, and, if requisite, opposed by some competent public body. He doubted, if such a tribunal had been i n existence when the outrageously ugly viaducts proposed to cross the new street from Blacktriar's•bridge and she Mansion-house, or the one across Ludgate-hill, which would completely destroy the view of St. Paul's Cathedral, it would have given its consent. The unsightly viaducts, when erected, would be a disgrace to the metropolis. After a few words from Mr. Cox, Mr. N. PATTEN, and Capt. Ltuvis, the motion was agreed to, PETITIONS. ROMAN CATHOLICS. Sir B. BRIDGES, against the admission of Roman Catholic chaplains to prisons. EPPING FOREST. Mr. COX (2) complaiuing of the recent inclosures, and praying for redre , s. Mr. G. LANGTON, to the same effect. FIRE INSURANCE. An HON. MEMBER, irom Youghal, in favour of a modifi cation. INCOME TAX. An HON. MEMBER, from Harwich, praying for a modi fication, and that incomes under £l5O be exempted. Mr. AUBBABD, from members of the College of Sur geons, praying for are •adjustment of this tax, and that the charge on professors might be reduced. SUGAR DUTIES. Mr.WARNER, from Norwich, in favour of an equalisa tion. IRISH SALMON FISHERIES BILL. Mr. VANCE, from Dublin, against. Col. DUNNE, nine petitions from various parts of Ire land, in favour. SALE OF INTOXICATING LIQUORS. Mr. SOAMES, five, praying that the sale of intoxicating liquors on the Sabbath may be prohibited. INCLOSURE OF FORESTS, &C.—MESSAGE FROM. THE QUEEN. Sir GEORGE GREY appeared at the bsr and delivered the reply from her Majesty in answer to a recent address agreed to by the house praying that she might be graciously pleand to direct that no forest common, or other lands within 12 miles of the metropolis be enclosed, but be retained for the use of the public. After reciting the nature of the address, her Majesty says :—" The desire made in this address will receive from me due consideration." RETURS. Returns w ere ordered of the detail of £450,000 estimated returns regardin g sp i r i ts, and also the income tax, for commercial hamours, to Sir H. STRACEY ; volu minous to Mr. MorreTT; ot the amount of educat i on gran ts paid last year, t o M r . H ENLEY; of the number ot brewers' twenties, to Mr. BASS ' cud t report ot th e comm ittee 011saltill bore rifleA, , to Mr. KINNAIRD. NOTICES OF MOTION. E 3 °NATIONS AND BEQUESTS (IRELAND). Mr. HASSARD, that on Tuesday, the 24th of March, he should call attention to donations and bequests in Ire.. land, and propose a resolution to the effeet that the mode of managing this property be assimilated to that adopted in England, so far as the circ.itustances would permit. MARRIAOES ( 1 XELAND) Mr. MONSELL, on Thursday night, that he should move for leave to introouce a bill to provide for the regis tration of marriages in Ireland. INCOME TAX. Mr, HUBBARD, ou Tuesday, the 24th of March, cer- tain resolutions in resp ct o incomes on trade and proles sions and funded property. PROMOTION IN DOCKYARDS. Mr. FERRAN I) asked the Secretary to the Admiralty whether the Board intended to rescind the regulation, bearing date the 16th day of October, 1861, relating to pro motion in the Royal dockyards? Lord C. PAGET replied that the Admiralty had no in tention to rescind the regulation referred to. The War in America—France & the Federals Mr. HOPWOOD asked the First Lord of the Treasury, if there was any correspondence between her Majesty's Government and the Emperor of the French relative to the offer of mediation between the Federal and Confederate States; and so, whether there would be any objection to lay it upon the table of the house; also, if her Majesty's Go vernment were aware that any reply on the subject had been received by the Emperor of the French from the Federal Government? Lord LALMERSTON replied that the only official docu ment in the dispatch, bearing date the 13th of March, from Lord Russell to Lord Cowley in reference to a verbal com munication which he had received from the French Ambas sador, was already on the table of the house. With respect to any communication that had been received from the French Minister at Washington from the Moral Go vernment in relation to the war, he (Lord Palmerston) was sure that the house would not deem it convenient, even if it were desirable or postible, to state the nature of commu nications between Foreign Governments and their agents. GOVERNMENT ARTIFICERS. Sir H. WILL JUGH BY asked the Secretary of State for War, whether the numbers of the foremen, artificers, workmen, &c. in the various manufactories of the war department were not omitted in the Army Estimates for the year 1863-4 ; and, if so, whether the Secretary of State for War would take care that the omission was supplied in the same form as in the Army Estimate of 1862-3. Sir. C. G. LE WIS replied that the War Estimates were very carefully prepared, but it was not considered that the information specified would be useful, because the artificers were paid by piece, and thus their earnings greatly varied. But if the hon. baronet desired it he should feel happy to furnish it. (Hear, hear.) THE SUPPLY OF SALMON. In reply to Mr. T. SMTTH, Sir G. GREY said a bill would be introduced to prevent the expoetation of salmon during the fence months. ITALY.--E X TRADITION TREATY. In reply to Sir G. BOWYER, Mr. LAYARD replied that no treaty, convention, or agreement had been entered into with the King of Italy of the nature specified. The Italian Government had pre pared an extradition treaty with this country with respect to the delivering up of criminals, many of whom had taken refuge at Malta. It had no reference to political offenders. (Hear, hear.) So soon as the treaty was finally agreed to by the local council and the Italian .overnment it would be laid on the table of the house. (Hear, hear.) SALMON FISHERIES BILL (IRELAND.) Mr. M'MAHON, at the request of Sir R. FEEL, post poned further proceeding with this bill until to-morrow week. Lord PALMERSTON said, as in that case, there would be no particular public busines s stan d ing for to-morrow, nor private business of any speci a l i mportance, per h aps i t would meet the convenience of the house if h e were to move that at its rising it be adjourned until Thursday.— Agreed to - Mr. HADFIELD inquired if the house would sit on the 10th of March—a day anticipated to be an universal holi• day ? (Cheers.) Lord PALMERSTON—Sir, I imagine you will be in attendance elsewhere on that day, and i n th a t case , pro bably, the house will not deem it requisite to sit. (Hear.) (LEFT SITTING.) LONDON GAZETTE—ThfsEvening. BUCKINGHAM - PALACE, FEB. 16. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has been pleased to make the following appointment in his house hold :—To be Honorary Physician, Henry Wentworth Acland, Esq., M.D. FEBRUARY 21. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales has been pleased to appoint Claudius F. Du . Pasquier, F R.C.S., M.S.A., to be Surgeon Apothecary to his household. ROWN -OFFICE. FEB. 23. MEMBER RETURNED TO SERVE IN THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT. City ot Chichester--John Abel Smith, of Belgrave square, in the county of Middlese,, in the room of H. W. Freeland, resigned. DO WNING- STREET, FEE. 21. The Queen has been pleased to appoint William James Maxwell, Esq., to be Collector of Customs of her Majesty's Settlement ot Lagos. WAR-OFFICE, PALL-MALL, FEB. 24. COMMISSARIAT DEP ARTMENT.— Assistant-Commlesary• General William Palmer to be Deputy-Commissary- General, vice Mylrea, deceased; Deputy. Assistant-Commis sary-General William Maule Rogers to be Assistant- Commissary-General, vice Palmer; Deputy-Commissary- General Edward Strickland, from halt.pay, to be Deputy - Commissary-General. This morning, shortly before five o'clock, the extensive premises of Mr. Dynes, builder, Millbank, ad joining the stores of the Military Clothing Department, took fire, and in spite of the exertions of the firemen, continued burning for several hours, and destroyed a building over 100 feet long by 32 wide. WHEAT IMPORTED.—In the year 1862 the enor mous quantity of 9,542,363 quarters of wheat, and 7,314,319 cwt. of wheatmeal and flour, which had been imported into the United Kingdom from abroad, were entered for con sumption here. LORD PALMERSTON'S VISIT TO GLASGOW.—The Scotsman understands that the Lord Provost has received intimation of Lord Palmerston's arrangements on his approaching visit to Glasgow. His lordship, accom panied by the Hon. W. F. Cowper, President of the Board of Works, is to arrive on the forenoon of Monday the 30th March, and both will take up their residence with the Lord Prevost. It is understood that the noble rector of our uni versity will deliver his installation address to the students in the forenoon, and will attend the banquet given by the citizens in the City-hall on the evening of the day of his arrival in Glasgow. His lordship has, with very kindly feeling, consented to receive an address from the working classes, which is to be presented at a soiree or reception, to take place on Tuesday evening in the City-hall. It is ex pected that Lord Palmerston will employ the forenoon of the same day in paying a visit to and inspecting the works and improvements of the Clyde. PARIS TO MARSEILLES IN AN HOUR AND A HALF. —A French newspaper called La Paix has circu lated an announcement to the effect that some of the most distinguished engineers in France, among whom are men tioned MM. Flachat, Petiet, Lechatelier, and Girard, have approved a plan of a railway from Paris to Marseilles, which would resolve a problem hitherto considered impos sible. They assert that the journey from Paris to Mar seilles, 610 miles, may be accomplished in an hour and a half, with mt re economy and security than is at present performed in 18 hours. They are so decided in their opinion that several of them have demanded permission for the con struction of the tailway. The plan has been submitted to the Emperor for his approbation. The hydraulic system invented by M. Girard, in which he subsitutes sliding for running on wheels, is the basis of the new plan. AMERICAN AID TO LANCASHIRE.—At a late hour on Sunday evening the American barque Achilles, Capt. Gallagher, arrived in the Mersey from Philadelphia, which port she left on the 10th ult. The Achilles arrived oft the port during the afternoon, and soon after the steam tug Phasuix, belonging to the New Steawtug Company (Li mited), ran alongside, when a hawser was at once passed from the ship to the tugboat, and the vessel was towed into the river, free of all port, pilotage, and towing expenses, as in the case of the George Griswold. At about two o'clock p.m. yesterday the Achilles was safely berthed in the Wa terloo Dock, where she will at once commence discharging her cargo. The Phenix belongs to the same company as the Resolute, the tug which brought the George Griswold up; and Mr. Brambara informs us that the vessels of that company will tow up, free of charge, all ships bringing provisions for the relief of the Lancashire distress. In addition to the flags already stated as being carried by the Achilles, we may mention that from the mainmast head there floated a splendid white silk banner, on which was worked the arms of the city of Philadelphia, together with the words, "Philadelphia's Contribution Ship." On Sa turday a dinner was given to Captain Lunt and the Rev. Charles Wheeler Denison, of the George Griswold, by Captain Inglefield, on board her Majesty's ship Majestic, at Liverpool. WHO WAS DR. WHALLEY P—The very interest ing memoirs of Dr. Whalley, so long promised, are at last about to make their appearance. Dr. Whalley was a man of ample fortune and of a fine taste, and was the centre of the best literary society in Bath and its neighbour hood from 1770 to 1820. His very numerous friends were all persons of considerable character, including the excellent Hannah More, the ardent, warm-hearted Anna Seward, the witty, joyous Mrs. Thrale,Piorsi, and the celebrated Mrs. Siddons. The journals and correspondence extend from the break up of the old society by the French Revo lution, and end by treating on the times of which a middle aged person of our time can almost remember. It touches upon many of the most interesting literary and political events of those times. All the great and prolonged contest with Bonaparte, the hopes and fears and heartaches of that grand epoch, the life and death disputes of Pittites and Foxites, come out in these letters written under the hot im pression of the moment. THE LANCASHIRE OPERATIVEs AND EMIGRATION TO AMERICA.—" Manhattan," the New York cor respondent of the Morning .Herald, writes :—" It appears by proceedings in Preston, Lancashire, that meetings are called, and people 'by thousands are ready to come' to this country. God forbid it, They will suffer misery untold if they do. It is cruel to lead honest men astray. You can see by proceedings already taken that innocent people would be mobbed, if not murdered, before they had been ashore an hour, or if the Government is able to hold New York, the males will be seized and hurried off to the war, as Americans are now seized, and with no redress. Arihoet occurred in Jersey City yesterday inconsequenc e of it. T Journal of Commerce, speaking of this p r opositio % i n dustrial s classes " In view of an expected large emigration of the classes from England, some of the ironworketros takeand nie ship building mechanics in this city are preparinga sures for discouraging it. If the number of emigrants should prosperous years, y m e e a r r i s c , an i t be will a s have larg e kers and shipbuilding mechanics labourers. The ironworkers Feb. 3 oa s ar th pr e e n ci v a m bl b e e e r ff i e n ct ou o r n mostt h . interests pro . sp consider the subject, and also to concert THE TEA TRADE, . e . -2 he deliveries in intend to hold a mass meeting in Tammany Hall to-mor- London estimated for the week were 776,0351 b., which is a row evening se num ber compared decrease of 87, 6331 b. , emp10y of persons out of this city should think dif the previ ous state- measures for to theprevention.' Still, if the immense dif ment. .—Afear.. V Fill boiler ferently, the lan din g of these p oor En glish emigrants DREADF UL 801 L Elt EXPLOSION wo uld be attended with horrible scenes. The advice of the explosion took place yesterday, at the Shelton Bar x.. %lash minister or the British consul in this city, Mr. Etruria, Siz men's.? • Company's works, Et r were killed, and save- ^:; '•s lb r, should e stiemana, takeu before the people come over." ral wounded. BANKRUPTS. The following are the only bankrupts of any importance in the Gazette of this evening:— James Robinson and Frederick Priest, auctioneers, Nos 8 and 9, Upper St. Martin's-lane. Johd Enders, tailor, 12, Providence-row, Finsbury Thomas Maisey, cheesemonger, 3, St. George's-terrace, Kilburn John Deacon, house agent, 12, William-st., Kennington Wm. Smith, oil merchant, Leeds. Matthew Bell, culler. Sh«ffield Henry Cock, cattle dealer, Truro Edith Brownbridge, grocer, Bishop Auckland William Fielding, dagger, Bolton Charles Robinson, butcher, Penrith Fredk. Turner, builder, Penge, Surrey Peter V. Timothy, surgeon, Dunstable, Bedfordshire James it. Home, chemist, Church Stretton, Salop Wm. H. Bowden, butcher, Plymouth James Burman, baker, Camberwell Henry William Williamson, builder, Surrey John Cock, offal butcher, Skinner-place, Leadenhall market Course of the Exchange--This Day. Amsterdam Short. 11 15f 11 16 Ditto Rotterdam — 11 17f 11 17} Antwerp .. , 2.5 42} 25 60 Brussels — 25 42} 25 50 Eiamburgh — 13 7 13 71 Vans Ditto Marseilles Frankfort on Maine.. -._ 119 ll9, - - Vienna -11 85 11 )5 Trieste t'etersburgh Berlin - ..- NI adrid - 49 49k ••• iadiz —48 i Leghorn .. 25 624 25 574 Milan — 25 52} 25 57 4 Genoa — 25 524 25 571 Naples t'aleribo _ 25 574 25 624 \lessina — 25 574 25 624 Lisbon s2i _ 521 Oporto — 52! 52k Foreign Gold in Bars (Standard), per oz ...... X 3 17 9 ‘I exiean Dollars Silver in Bars (Standard) South Americ an D ou bl oons SPORT_NG INTELLIGENCE. BIRMINGHAM STEEPLECHASES—MowDiY. The Erdington Plate Handicap of 3 80V8 each. with 20 added ; a inners extra. Two miles and a half. Captain Bathurst's Xanthus aged, lO s t SING. Holman)Mr. J. Lowes's Anni e Laurie a ed 9st 12 1 b (A. Sadlier) 2 Mr. E. Green's Mutineer, age , d g lOet 711) •• .. (C. Boyce) 3 Betting--11 to Bon Xanthue, 7to 4 agst Mutineer, sto 1 eget Annie Laurie. The Hunt Cup of 60 Boys, added to a sweepstakes of 5 soya each. Penalties and allowances. Three miles. 15 subs. Mr. C. Coburn's Joe Maley (late North Lancashire), 6 yrs, 12st 71b Mr. Myton's Ireley, aged, list 91b (Mr. Davidson) 2 Mr. J. Ashwood's Mytton, 6 yrs, 12st .... (Mr. James) 3 The following also ran :—Worcester, The Tippler, Tommy, Canteen, Warwickshire Crabb, Sunflower, Luff, and Bird of Prey. Betting-5 to, 2 eget The Tippler, 6to 1 agat Joe Maley, 11 to 2 agat Mytton, 6 to 1 each agat Sunflower and Ireley. The Sutton Handicap Steeplechase of 6 soya each, with 30 added ; winners extra. About two miles and a half. Mr. B. Land's Deceiver, aged, 10ot 121 b (B. Land, jun.) 1 Mr. Copson's Wilful, aged, 9st 101 b ...... (J. Knott) 2 Mr. McAdams Chastisement, 6 yra,gat (Geo. Waddington) 3 Orkousta also ran. Betting-5 to 4on Deceiver, sto 2 agat Orkonsta, 4to 1 agat Wilful, 6 to 1 agst Chastisement, Orkousta made play to the second fence, where, on re fusing, she was pulled up,and Deceiver took up the running 'with Wilful and Chastisement in close attendance. After Willul and Deceiver had alternately held the lead, Mr. Land's horse cleared the last hurdle slightly in advance of Wilful, who,, however, persevered to the end, and finished an exciting struggle only half a length in the rear of De ceiver; Chastisement a bad third. The winner was bought in for 58 guineas. The Hunters' Stakes of 3 sows each, with 26 added, for 4- yr-olds and upwards, gentlemen riders, winning jockeys extra. Three miles. 14 subs. Mr. Hall's Jerry, 3 yrs, 12st 71b .......... (Mr. Miles) 1 Mr. Besley's It's-all-ever (h b), 6 yrs, 12st 6lb _ (Mr. Mr. J. Do IT. Chad wick's Killarne Rich) 2 y, 5 yrs, 12st 81b (Mr. ;Axon) 3 Major Martin's Antler, aged, 12st 71b •....(Mr, Parker) 4 h The following also ran :—b by Orland o , P an t om ime, Lady Lovell, The Despised, Never Mind, Fanny Brown, and The Orphan. B e tti ng -7 to 2 agst Killarney, 4to 1 agst The Orphan (offered), 5 to 1 agst P antoruime, 6 to 1 agst It's-all-over, 7 to 1 agst Antler, 8 to 1 agst Fanny B rown, Orphan jumped away first, but, dwelling at the first fence, allowed Fanny Brown to take a long lead, and after running out, J e rry was brought to th e i ron in the fi rst halt mile, and with the exception of . being th e first time past the Stand, hi i s lead was ; a sneveLin ila te r ce separatedrrduipstteadn,andhewon isbecaonc and canter bythird,si and there were four lengths between third and fourth. REFORMS IN THE JURY BOX There is a reform required in respect to the constitution of juries themelves. The work of a juror ought properly to fall on every responsible member of the community. In the first days, except in the case of peers, it was so; but gradually other exemptions crept in, and now we have so many persons exempted, that a jury of a responsible kind is not to be collected in any reasonable time. This plan of exempting and exempting on one pretext or another, goes on so fast that we do not see where it is to atop; last year the chemists and druggists claimed exemption and got it, and congratulated themselves upon the fact, as if by giving up an important national right they were raising themselves in the social scale. Who next will follow ? Perhaps the undertakers, who certainly have equal right to the honour able exemption, if it is honourable, with the druggists : and then some other class, and so on until at last, by the law of exclusion, there will be none left, to well and truly try, except the persons who are present to be tried. There must be an end to this exemption nuisance : there ought to be no exemption By the admission of this process, we have si re .dy weeded out of the jury box the most intelligent mem bers of the whole social bOdy : it must stop therefore, or trial by jury must fall. The last point to which wo advert on the present occasion, has reference to the method by which the the votes of jurors should be taken. It is becoming a common praotice now for a jury to be led to do the most insane acts, on the mere dictum of some one man, who, despite the evidence, will hold out to the last, and destroy that unanimity of expression which is essential to a clear •erdict, and on which all the rest of his fellows are agreed. We had a notable instance of this obstinacy in the recent trial of Russell v. Adams to which we drew attention last week. In this case the calm and intelligent decision of eleven amen was overruled, we believe, by the dogged objec tions of one individual, who, while he could not change the evidence, would insist on wording such a verdict for the de. fendant, as should leave a doubt behind it; the most un manly, the most unsafe of all kinds of verdicts. It is impossible that this condition of things can last. But what is to be the remedy ? We shall be told that there is some good mixed with the evil; that now and then the whole of a jury may, with one exception, be wrong, and that the exceptional man may give to justice her due. We a !mit the force of the argument freely ; but it does not meet the difficulty. There ought to be a concord of twelve men in every verdict, but that twelve should not be twelve out of twelve, but twelve out of fifteen or eighteen. A change in the law for increasing the numbers of jurors, as sug gested, and for determining that, as at present,twelve must agree, would, in our opinion, meet every objection : it would do away with the constant threat:s of our judges of locking up the disputants until they became one, it would make decisions much more easy, and justice more perfect. It would prevent any honest juryman who could not agree from sacrificing his conscience to his convenience,and with out impairing, by one fraction, the right of trial by jury, it would render that right, instituted in a rude and barbarous time, consonant with modern civilisation—Social Science .Review. Foreign Mail Packet List. MAILS Dti.E. Aur.ralia and Mauritius, via Southampton Mar 21 .. . via Marseille; Mar. 15. drazil and Cape Verds, by British packet. Mar. 6 Cape of Good Hope, Ascension, and St. Helena Mar. 3. China, Penang, and Singapore, via Southampton Mar. 4. via Marseilles Feb. 27 Falkland Islands Gibraltar, via Southampton i mita kCalcutta), and Ceylon, via Southampton Mar. 4. via Marseilles Feb. 27. ndia (Bombay), via Southampton Feb. 25 via Marseilles Fob. 20. Portugal.... Mar. 6 ,aita, Egypt, and Aden, via Southateptoo Feb. 25. via Marseilles Feb. A. S ewfoundland .. Mar. 7 Oporto and Vigo U. S. and British N. Amorica, ty Brit. packet.... Feb. 26. by U.S. packet.... by Canadian packet. Feb. 20. W.C. of Africa, Madeira, and Teneride Mar. 10. iialiamas, via New York Mar. 12. Mexico.. All parts of West Indies, including Chili, Peru, California, and British Columbia.. lFeb. 28. IMPERIAL PARLIAMEN T HOUSE OF COMMONS_Last Evening. THE DINNER TO LORD C. PAGET AT CHATHAM. Lord C. PAGET rose to call attention to a personal matter. On Friday, at four o'clock, he attended in his place to address the house on the subject, but as the noble lord (Lord R. Montagu), of whose representations he be lieved he had good reason to complain, was not in his place, he was unable to complete his explanations. The noble lord alleged that he (Lord C Paget), holding, as he did, an important public appointment, had attended a dinner at Chatham in order to induce the electors to return his brother -in - law, Mr. Otway, at the next election. He also said that he had gone to Chatham, and returned by a special train, and that he had charged the cost of it to the Government. The fact was that in January last he was invited to dine with a number cf distinguished naval and military Ado Irs, at a din ner given by the High Constable of Chatham, among whom was his gallant friend (Sir F. Smith) one of the members of the borough. He took a return ticket, and he found the din ner a very good one. (Hear, and laughter.) It fell to his lot, as the senior naval officer present, to return thanks for the navy, and ho remembered that iuthe course of his address he expatiated on the fine condition of the fortress, and ex pressed a belief that the time would come when it would become one of the finest naval arsenals in the world. (Hear.) As the evening wore on this worthy and magnificent mayor, Mr. Budden, intimated that a special train had been provided for the gentlemen desirous of staying a little later than the starting of the regular trains. He assured the house that no politics were introduced at the dinner; it was the only time he had visited Chatham, and he considered that his conduct there in no way justified the aspersions cast upon him by the noble lord. (Cheers.) Lord R, MONT A.GU explained—He was glad the'noble lord had introduced no rancour into the matter ; but at the same time the noble lord had been guilty of considerable rash ness. The real question was—did or did not the noble lord act in a constitutional manner. An unnecessar3 fuss had been made about what he (Lord Montagu) had said. What could it matter to the country about what was said in that house by a member, who like him, had only sat three years in it ? (Oh, oh.) The noble lord (Lord C. Paget) had trotted over his allegations very lightly, like a man walk ing over sharp flints. (Laughter.) What he said was that Lord Sidney had refused to appoint Mr. Budden to a captaincy in the volunteers, on the ground that he kept a canteen. He found by the report of the Times that he had styled Mr. Budden a " costermonger," if so, that was a lapses Unglue, as he did not mean to call him otherwise than the keeper of a canteen. The SPEAKER said the noble lord was travelling in his explanation beyond the rules of the house in such matters. Lord It. MONTAGU would, in that case, move that the house do now adjourn. The noble lord did not appear to care whether he had acted legally or not. He did not say that the noble lord had applied personally to the Lord- Lieutenant to appoint Mr. Budden. He certainly said that the noble lord did return by a special train, and ex pressed his curiosity as to how the cost would be paid, ask ing whether or not it was taken out of the civil contingen cies? But what he complained of was that he promised the people of Chatham that their fortress should become the largest naval arsenal in the world. Lord C. I'AGET—No, no. Sir F. SMITH spoke highly of the good character and charity of Mr. Budden. The matter then dropped, the motion being negatived without a discussion. CORRESPONDENCE IN RELATION TO THE UNITED STATES, Mr. S. FITZGERALD gave notice that he would move on Thursday for papers in continuation cf the correspon dence between her Majesty's Government and the Govern. ment of the United States ; and also between her Majesty's Government and the gentlemen representing the Southern States. SYDNEY ROYAL MINT. Mr. Alderman SALOMONS asked whether her Majesty's Government intended to act upon the recommendation of the committee, and legalise the circulation in the united Kingdom of the sovereigns coined atthe branchof the Royal Mint at Sydney Mr. T. HANKEY also wished to ask the right hon. gentleman whether he was aware of an act having passed the Legislature of New South 'Wales, by which a larger amount of duty was levied on uncoined than coined gold ; and whet her it was the intention of the Government to al tow that act to take effect ? The CHANCEL LOR of the EXCHEQUER said he had heard of the act to which the hon. member referred; but he did not know the precise stage at which it had arrived in the colonial legislature. It was an act recognising a differ ence between coined and uncoined gold, but containing no innovation; and only merely reducing certain duties that now existed. With regard to the question put by the hon. member for Greenwich, he had to say that her Majesty's Government had the disposition generally to give effect to the principal recommendations of the committee of last ses sion with respect to the circulation of the colonial sove reign; but he did not wish to give so absolute a pledge on the subject as would preclude the Government from following any advice they might hereafter receive on a more public and general discussion of the subject, be cause, though it apparently did net involve any great results, yet it was one of considerable importance. It was his intention to have prepared a bill for the purpose of embodying the views of her Majesty's Government on the subject, but he had just learned that some circumstances had occurred in the colony which bears in an important degree on the question of their taking immediate steps at home. It was the opinion of the committee of last year that the Sydney sovereign should be made a legal tender in Great Britain, and an essential part of the arrangement would be that of making permanent provision in that colony for the establishment of a mint, which should be as permanent as though it was a part of the establishment on Tower-hill. He found that, owing to causes which might or might not be connected with the measure, the bill for making a permanent provision of that character had just miscarried in the New South Wales Legislature, and it might therefore be desirable that they should be further informed what was likely to take place in regard to the pro. vision of such a bill before they proceeded further in this country, or to take time to consider whether they should proceed further until they more precisely knew the inten tions of the New South Wales Legislature with regard to this subject. BRAZIL. In reply to Mr. LAIRD, r. Mr. LAYARD said he was afraid that he was unable to give any of the documents of the date to which his hon. triend referred, Mr. Vereker's illness was the subject of notoriety. The facts were simply these :—Mr. Vereker was very zealous in the public service, and he made great exertions in the matter of the wreck of the Prince of Wales. From those exertions, and the bad climate of the place, such an effect was produced on his health that he was ob liged to leave Brazil, but he was not quite recovered, and would shortly return. FORTIFICATIONS AT GREAT YARMOUTH. Sir H. STACEY asked the Secretary of State for War why the batteries of Great Yarmouth, for which a site was chosen, and the land purchased and paid for by Government in the year 1859, and of which the importance to the gene ral trade of the country in the north seas was pointed out by the secretary of War (in a correspondence with the mayor of Great Yarmouth), have not been erected. Sir G. C. LEWIS said that Great Yarmouth was a com mercial harbour, and was not included in the schedule to the Act relating to fortifications, and it was not thought de sirable to take a vote on the army estimates this year for the purpose. POLISH STUDENTS. Mr. GRIFFITH asked the first Lord of the. Treasury whether it was true that three young Polish students of the French College of St. Cyr, who e names are given, when travelling lately from Paris to Poland, through Prussia, were arrested by the Prussian police at Thorn and delivered over to the Russians. Lord PALME RST ON Her Majesty's Government have received no information at all on the subject to which the hon. gentleman's question refers. (Laughter.) THE CREW OF THE PRINCE OF WALES. In reply to Mr. HUNT, Mr. LAYARD satd that if the depositions of the mate and crew of the Hound had been thought of importance, of course Mr. Vereker would obtained them. The vessel was wrecked on the bar of the Rio Grande, some distance from the scene of the murder, and the information was obtained at Rio itself. The Foreign-office had no clue to the where abouts of the master and crew of the Hound, and mad g i v e no further information on the point. RUSSIA AND PRUSSIA. Mr. HENNESSY said he understood that a despatch had been received from her Majesty's ambassador atßerlin, stating that a convention had been entered into between Rus. sia and Prussia relative to Poland. He asked her Majesty' 8 Goverment whether there were any objection to its being laid on the table of the house! Mr. LAYARD said ho could not lay such despatch upon th e table, as they had no t received a co py of t he conver tion, and the despatch only gave hearsay evidence as to its contents. PRINCE AND PRINCESS OF WALES'S ANNUI TIES BILL. Lord P ALMER ST ON moved the second reading of this bill. Sir H. WILLOUGHBY said that in the debate on the resolutions for bringing in this bill, he took occasion to ex press his regret that the evidence upon which the bill was founded was not before the house. He still felt that regret, because he held that, whenever grants of money from the Consolidated Fund were made, it was the duty of that house to see that its members were in a position to explain to their constituents the reasons for such a vote. After referring to the vote for the last Prince of Wales, and to the accumula tions during the present Prince's minority, the hon. baronet said that, after considering the document that had been laid before Parliament, he had come to the conclusion that the proposition of the Government was a fair and reasonable one. (Hear, hear.) His objection on the previous night t was not to the proposition, b u t t o th e wa nt of information .for the guidance of the h ouse . H e had much pleasure 111 gt v fug his cordial ass en t t o the bill, and at the same timehe expressed a hope that his Royal Highness would live lon to enjoy the provision. (Hear, hear.) Mr. W. WILLIAMS called attention to the figures as given in the report of the Council of the Duchy, and pointed out what he considered a discrepancy in the accounts, and wished for an explanation of the Prince's financial position. Sir W. DUNBAR explained what had been done by the Council of the Duchy of Cornwall, and said that the £600,000 accumulations belonged to his Royal Highness's private purse. That sum had been invested by the trustees of his Royal Highness in the Three per Cents. for his benefit. Mr. WILLIAMS said that being the case it ought to have been staZ,ed to the se before the former vote was taken. H e h a d th e hi g h est op i n i on o f th e character of his Royal Highness, but he thought it was not very prudent in trusting him with the entire control of so large a sum of money. He believed that feeling was participated in by the country generally. Mr. WHALLEY called attention to the treaty of mar riage, which he said was remarkable in its omission of the word " Protestant," in describing the Princess. (Oh, oh, and laughter.) It was a matter that deserved the at tend, n of the house, inasmuch as that when a like omission took place in the marriage contract between her Majesty and the late Prince Consort, it called forth a strong expres sion of opinion from the late Duke of Wellington as to its being the very foundation of the constitution, and the word " Protestant" was afterwards inserted. The noble lord had given him an explanation that satisfied him on that point, but he had another discrepancy to point out to him between the marriage contract of the Queen and her late lamented husband and that of the Prince and Princess of Wales, and that was with reference to the special provision for bringing up the children in the Protestant religion. He therefore asked the noble lord why that omission had taken place in the present instance ? Mr. HOPWOOD asked whether the annual grant to the Prince would be paid free from income tax Mr. T. HAN KEY said that the remarks of the hon. mem ber for Lambeth (Mr. Williams) were calculated to mislead the public. He understood the hon. member to hold that the income derivable from the duchy would be £60,000, and that, with the £40,000 a year to be voted by Parliament, would make up the total income to £lOO,OOO, independently of the accumulations. But that would not be the case, for the net income derivable from the duchy could not be taken at more than £46,000 or £47,000 a year; and the difference between that amount and the £60,000 a year would have to be partly made up out of the proceeds of the accumulations. And therefore the country did derive some advantage from the accumulations. (Hear, hear,) Indeed, as over £200,000 had been paid for Sandringham, he could not quite see how the income of £60,000 was to be made up. In his opinion the Government had rather erred in voting too little than too much. It must be remembered that his Royal High ness would have to defray the expense of his outfit as well as the expense of furnishing Marlborough House and Sand ringham, besides purchasing plate suitable for his rank and dignity ; and certainly a sum of £200,000 was not too much for such a purpose. (Hear, hear.) In that way a sum of over £400,000 would be disposed of, and the total accu mu'ations only amounted to £540,000. Sir J: TRELAIS NY thought the hon. member had proved too much in calling upon Parliament to make a further grant to his Royal Highness. However, it was open to him to make the proposal if he thought the Prince was hardly used. It certainly appeared to him that they were acting rashly in placing so large a sum as £600,000 at the disposal of a young man just entering life. Notwithstand ing all that was said the other night, he thought it ought to be well understood that, upon the demise of the Prince of Wales, the property of the duchy reverted to the Crown. The CHANCE eI,OR of the EXCHEQUER was bound to say the hon. baronet the member for Tavistock delivered himself with a confidence which his statement did not jus tify. He would not attempt to give a full explanation of the law regarding the inheritance of the Duchy of Cornwall, though he might observe that, according to the information which he had been able to obtain, it was much more diffi cult to understand than it appeared to the hon. baronet. It was, however, quite certain that the hon. baronet was en tirely wrong in his statement, that upon all occasions of the death of the Frince of Wales the revenues of the duchy re verted to the Crown. In the October following the death of Prince Arthur, son of Henry VII., a commission was issued to examine the question, and the commission found that Prince Henry, afterwards Henry VIM, the second son of his father, was Duke of Cornwall. Sir J. TRELAWNY—Read the w, rds of the charter. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER was not referring to the charter, for the charter was not the supreme authority in the matter, as the succession to the Duchy was regulated by an Act passed in the reign of Henry V., as likewise by the course of practice at different periods of our history. In the case of the death of Prince Henry, the eldest son of James 1., the charter was judically considered, and the Privy Council came to a conclusion precisely opposite to that of the hon. baronet. There were other instances as to which discussion might b raised ; for example, the succession of George, Prince Wales, afterwards George 11., to the duchy, and the non succession of Prince George, afterwards George 111. But the facts generally showed that his hon. friend had been altogether too trenchant in the condemnation he had pro nounced. Sir J. TRELAWNY said his observations were found. upon the celebrated decision of Lord Tenterden. Lord PALMERSTON—I wish to answer a question put to me with regard to the accumulations. As stated by my hon. friend, the total value of the accumulations is £540,000 in money, and of that £220,000 were invested in the purchase of the Norfolk estate, which produces an effective income of about £5,000. Well, then, the outfit of his Royal Highness is reckoned to amount to about a sum of £lOO,OOO, and it is calculated that the expense of enlarging the house at San dringham, so as to constitute a residence suitable to the dignity of the Prince, will come to at least £60,000. There • fore a sum of £380,000 out of the total accumulation is dis posed of. But, further, there ate, as is well known, a great number of farms belonging to the duchy which have been let either for a long period of years or for lives, and, with respect to the buildings upon those farms, on the falling in of the leases there will have to be a large outlay for the pur poses of repairs and reconstruction ; indeed, not less than £120,000 will have to be so expended. Well, adding that to the £380,000 already disposed of, and you go a good way towards absorbing the whole of the £540,000. At the same time it is undoubtedly true that the £120,000 last men tioned would produce an increase of income, but it would not be immediate, and the amount would be liable to uncer tainty. But I think my hon. friend will perceive that the accumulations of £540,000 will give very little additional income to the ordinary revenue of the duohy. The dif ference between the income of £16,000 and the £60,000 is made up partly of the rents of the Sandringham estate and other small details which it is unnecessary to specify. Now my hon. friend the member for Peterborough (Mr. WhalleY) has put forward a view which, as the guardian of certain interests— (a laugh)—he is quite right in demanding proper attention to ; but I can assure him that the omission which he has noticed in the treaty does not involve any neglect of that fundamental principle of the British constitution, namely, that the Sovereign and Royal family of th ese realms should be of the Protestant religion. The treaty for the marriage of the Prince of Wales is founded precisely upon the treaty for the marriage of the Prince of Wales, afterwards George IV., and there was no mention in that treaty of the article referred to by my hon. friend. It was inserted in the marriage treaty of the Queen, but my hon. friend will see at once that between the two cases there is a leading principle of distinction. (Hear, hear.) It is well known that the husband has a certain amount of domestic control over the education of his children, and therefore where the husband is a foreigner it may be right to intro duce a specific article of the character in question in the treaty of marriage. But where the husband is Prince of Wales it is not thought necessary to insert the condition; and my hon. friend may be perfectly assured that there is not the slightest chance of the children of this marriage— and I hope they may be many—(laughter and cheers) — being educated in any other religion than that which hat been appointed by the laws of the country. I have only to add that, as is well known, the incomes of all the RoyaL family are subject to the income-tax. (Hear, hear.) The bill was then read a second time. CERTIFICATES ;OF INSANITY. whether his In e nal o t f le Hall V. Semple," Secretaryof supply, m On r. th ß e u m T o T tion as f k o e r d go th in a g to attention had been called of Queen's Bench • and whether reoentliryltetrnield..‘topr-074any change in th e: law . relating inttoemoocue it the was rti g m t ea required in alleged cases of insanity e togireGos. GREY said his attention had been directed to the case, but it was the opinion of the lunacy commissiofler s that no change in the law was requisite in order to tobet it. The fact was, that in the case of " Hall v. Semple" the law had been violated ; but he hoped that the circulars which had been since addressed to the keepers of asylums would effectually prevent the recurrence of such infringement of the law. THE DEPORTATION OF NEGROES TO MEXICO. Mr. BUXTON called the attention of her Majesty's Government to the purchase and deportation from Egypt of a negro regiment by the Emperor of the French. He could not but regard the transaction as of a very cruel character, for the manner in which the negroes were ob tained in Egypt made it amount to an exercise of the slave trade. Lord PA.LMEESTON—My hon. friend has adverted to a transaction which certainly was a very irregular and a very unfortunate one; indeed, as regards the execu tion of some of its details it was liable to greater censure than my hon. friend has applied to it. The facts of the case were these : The French Government finding that the exposure of the French troops t o the climate of Mexico was attended with a great a mount of sickness, thought that by enlisting a certa in number of Africans they might secure the service of a body of men, who, by consti tution, would be better able to undergo exposure to service in Mexico. They accordingly sent orders to Egypt to en deavour to enlist 10,000 men for service there. The late Pasha, who was a very easy-tempered man, was even dis posed to exceed the demand made upon him ; and moreover, the system of administration in Egypt is, I am sorry to say, i n many respects tainted with the barbarou s u sages o f ti mes gone by, and amongst these usages there prevails the prac tice of compelling forced labour, and of seizing men whether they will or not, for the purposes of employment. Well, the rash% of Egypt, without a moment's delay, ordered a iel he ;at .?.r -he ial me of the :ar ; of ner he ent lad an- hat )nr sed by 3or- lary to riod and fled 1. 433, izx's intim' cm to there Court hurs- rt for in in must, and I hors- Share 13.14. c 5 10 ri.4.0 L 9.16.41 all all all all 100 100 5St 1011 57j 8 891 60 33i 9ei t