The Sun. — London, England, 1863-03-19 00:00:00

ACCINEY MARKET AND COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. CITY, TWELVE O'CLOCK. T he Inonpy market appears to be a little easier, Ving to a temporary diminution in the demand; no permanent tendency in the direction of in creatied ease is anticipated, espeoillly in the face of Elo many foreign undertakings. At the game time. h " 4 'ever, there is an abundance of money, and gold e°nlinues to flow into the B ink of England. The steamer Elora, which leaves on the 20th i t'St. with the India cud China mails, will take out 4 : 2 78,864 in specie. The b ar s il ver b y th e Sh annon h as b ee n sold at 6,, '' ltd. per oz. standard. The biddings for 40,000,000 rupees (X 400,000) in b. ~1 118 on India, took place yesterday at the Bank of c - u n i g t l B :nd. The proportions alloted were—To Cal -26,94,000 rupees; to Bombay, 12.63,000 ru pees; and to Madras, 42,000 rupees. The de- Oared minimum F rice was, as before, Is. 111 d. per rll Pee on C u ie t uts, and 2s on Bombay and Madras. "E applications within the limits were for about 110 lees. Tenders on Calcutta, Is. 11ii., will re elve about 70 per cent. on Bombay ; at 2e. 01-d., will re ceive in full, nothing being elicited ba.ow that P r ice ; and on Madras, at 2s. in full. The last week's railway receipts, ascertained up to this day, are in round figures as under : Great 1863. 1862. eat West ern porth-W etern 80,661 77,676 °nth- Western (. righton M idland elith-E astern r 9 t eat Northern 23,617 24,431 kireat Eastern • ducashire a n d Y or k s hi re ;rth- hasten). 34,360 30,259 39,128 36,8 1 5 !4a istol and E xe t er ~ti'r r tt hh e l 3r ttr io t it 'Fh r ance i 46,399 46,050 G rand Trunk of Canada .. 15,849 15,161 Thule returns ate generally of a satisfactory "'ranter. On the Great Western there is an in cl.tabe of £1,340; on the North-Western, £2.985; °ll the South Western, £4.729 ; on the Wigaton, 43 ,386 ; on t h e Midl an d, £2,423 ; on the Suath , .stern, £2,755; on the Great E istern, £1,917 ; c al the Lancashire end Yorkshire, £4,101; ou the Fo rth -Eastern, £2,613; and oo the Or,.nd Trunk 61 Canada, £698. The Great Northern, however, B ,, ll °A's a decrease of £817; the Bristol and Exeter, . 6421 I end the North British, £3,245. The thirty-eighth yearly general meeting of the P r 9Tietors of the Van Diemen's Land Company t° ''k Place to-day—Mr. Brice Pearse in the chair. To e report briefly adverted to the death of the ' tt " governor f the company, and stated that im P ur tant advantages were likely to arise, not only to the company, but also t o the local government, should tee intended explorations to verity the reports of R`)ld discoveries near the company's property prove / " le ceasial. fhe accounts showed an increase this year trom the sale of land. Tie amount of rent t et Livable for 1862 amounted to nearly £3,400. T he bill in Parliament, -for reducing the nominal ca pital of tne company, had passed through the Preduainary stages, and no oppo,ition to it being a nticipated, there was reason to believe that it /704 [(1, before the end of the session, become law. Two O'CLOCK. At Paris, this day, according to Mr. Reuter'e tel egram, the 3 per Cent. French Rentes were 9 Oe. 68f. 95z ; New Lonibardc.Venetian, 697 f.; 6 P - Cent. Italian, lot. 30e.; rather firm. _ . 1. decline of per cent. has taken place to-day in market for the English Funds, owing to a ir nited number of sales for speculation. Consols 41 'e 921. for transfer, and 92} s for account. The I ‘''" 'Limes and Reduced Annuities continue at 9 u t 1; and the N-w 21 per Cent. Annuities are 1114 rkeu 76i, India Stock is quoted 223 229; the 3 per Cents., 108 j. ; the 5 per Cent. Enticed 1, ` l per, 105 k; the Debentures, 100; and the Bonds, 6 '. preen, Ettcniqua . Bills are steady, at 4s. to I '. dis. I n the Foreign Market business has been quiet ""d prices tend downwards. .Turkish 6 per Cents., 1868 , are 671 681; do., 1862, 681 691 ; do., Con -11,`,,)'1148, 421 ; Venezuel n Loan, b9 i 1; Italia n, "'t 1; the New Loan par toy prem. ; Week 20/ 1, 4 t11 Mexican 31a; Peruvian, 87-4-; Porluguese,47i; .44, 8i, , n, 93/ 94k; Spanish Passive 261 /. The Confederate Loan is very popular, and has ' l sen to 41 51 prem. Its merits continue to excite glE cus)ion, and the applications, it is thought, will b e futind to be very excessive. Business in the Railway S3are Market continues n.l.l crately active, bat a heavy tone has prevailed With regard to prices. Caledonians, Great Easterner t ineishire and Yorkshires, and Midlands have re euled 5.i., Smith Etsterns 155., and North Wes: - " 4 I:1. Great Northeres have improved 108 "d South 'Westerns 58. t LI the Foreign and Colonial ut,d-rtakings there "" 8 bee n no mater i a l var iation. Great. Luxembourg ,P ing dealt in at 151. S:113 Paulo at 23} Great Western of Canada at 121 East ludiau at 1061, ttr 'd Bomb y and Baroila at Mi. Lint -Stock Bank and Miscetianeous Shares re tnatned at about previous quotations. BRITISH FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. La t ~.. St oc k Shut , '' Per Cent, Reduced Annuities per Cent. Consots Annuities .. N-':'_° 3 per Cent Annuities " I .' , 21 per Cent Annuities.. dla Siock .. .. , 11 ? to 5 per Cent I.htto Enfaced Paper, 4 per Cent .. —• b tto 5 per Cent D itto Debentures, 4 per Ct , Oct., 1863 100 I) Ditto under £l,000 Co nsols for Acc o unt, Apt il 8 . 9 2a I ;te D heq uer Bi lls, £lOOO, 21 per Cent 4 1 dis itto Small 4 FOREIGN FUNDS—ONE O'CLOCK. 35 ' 1111'41 4 per Cent , 1863 — r ,bitto Scrip, £l5 paid i p m "rek 5 per Cent., 1824-5, ex-Coupjus•. .:11 k 20/ AStDitto Coupons i:" tn n 5 Per Cent. (Maretnana. Railway) 72} .xican 3 per Cent N D itto Account „3 lk ‘r Granada . .... - .„, l 'it l- 0 2 per Cent „ 32 i 1 , "itto Deferred 7k •,,"'"at. 41 per cent. , - uitto PL per Cent ~1862 p:uittO Account I luKuese 3 per Cent., 1853 1 24 to A czouut 47k p D itto 1862 ,nssian 5 per Cent., .822, £ St at Ritto 41 peCent., 1850 9lk 5 " 5 per C ent., 1862 P Lieit. 3 per Cent 4 ‘.O 'A.ccount ... ..... ,r,'ssive 'rKish 6 per Cent. 1854 — Ditto 6 per Cent. 1858 D itto Account Ditto 6 per Cent. 18 , 2 v I )is to A ccount 6Bl 91 e nezuels, 3 per Cent I . l itt o 6 per Cent., 1852 ... .. Dividends on the above payable in London. P t 1 1,91 21 per Cent., Ex. 12 Gull 65 44 a "'itt, per Ct .nt., 1861, Ex. 25 francs.. to A.ccount .. 69 I TWO O'CLOCK. Consols, Money .oitto Account 9:l I The sty vev of England and Wales will be finished 3 " the end of the present month, and a complete map of zl ghtad and vr ales will shortly be published on the one inch scale. .1 - respondent of a Ne w York journal, writing ino X , .nagawa in Japan, says th at the Japanese daitsios ate very ambitious ' to bec'eme steam-ship owners, and have t 'eently put chased five steamers. SMALLPox IN NIANCHESTER —The rapid in er`ase in th e numi er o f cases of smallpox in the townshi p t ° ' . Manch ester h as ca ll e d fort h a warning from the commit 0, the Manchester and S.lford SAnatory Assmation. deeinmion o: adults is one of the remedies suggested. CI AItoTTING IN WALES —At the Ahlionethshire Thomas Awl ream, 34, hawker, and Mary art Caledine, 27, hawker, were charged with a violent '(,,bery front the persona David Oven, of £7O, at Dolgelly tor, the M h D,cember last. The prosecutor sail that whipc relur,,ing to the Angel I, n, at Ilelgejy, abut seven ck n the evening in question, he was knocked in the, t t h . e late b y a man, w h o first struck at him, a nd then pu. te hands on the face and in the eyes of the prosecutor. The prosecutor the n felt Ma waistcoat being torn by a t ° r nan, who titled his pockets and ran away. Prosecutor 1 -owed her twice, and would have caught her had not the tnl_le Prisoner ju m p e d at hi m, caug ht hold o f hi s neck, and end eavoured strangle him. He at length released himself, but t he w-man had got away. There was some dispute as ftoeuuthaeboi:tli c i n; ity i u , i yof , the prisoners, but the jury in the end and they were siinteneed to eight year r Final servitude each, THE SUN, LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING MARCH 19, 1863. Share 13.14.! 10 et st 50 20 Railways. Wol., and Str. Val. islythe and Tyne. isest.,Sleat.,and 51.1n.C0 Bristol and Exeter Caledonian anti lian,loa Cornwall Do A A ~?(..ts no lii till fip De 13 ' been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. Juno. Edinburgh & Glasgow. Glasg. and S. Western. Great Eastern, Ord. stk, Ditto A stock Ditto Nast A nglian 4t Great Northot Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. an W. of Ireland Great Western Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & Yorkshire Lolidon and tllackwal Lon., Bright.,& S. Coast' Lon., Chat., and Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Sonth Western! Han., Shet., & Lincoln. INlttryport and Carlisle DO shares etropoli tan ,Midland Do New Do firming. & Derby Gt. W. of Ireland Do. 4 shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eabitern—ferwic , 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. F.., Aber. stock 9.16.4 Do Scot Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpool Shropshire Union South Devon South Eastern South Wales S. York. and River Dun , tames,Wok.,andWolt. Stockton & Darlingtou Do Do New, 1860 ,Taff Vale. . Do B Do C Ulster Do 12.10 Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterfbrd & Kilkenny West Cornwall Hartlepool dc R West Midland Oxford Do Newpor Do Hereford Paid. Closing I Business I I Price. I done. 8 8i 7 8 86 88 116 117 61 7} 40 2 13 14 88 88 107 tO9 49,1 501 48 ItB 241 23 121 123 LO 122 134 136 101 103 60 (611 ICBI 1(9 74 74 114 )16 i 3971 40} 98* 981 10) 101 45i 46 123} ,24, 1 4;- , I 92 94 50 52 24 26 931 932 54 56f 861 87f 114 116 16 1 Ilf 121 1 i 123 42 44 1430 101 103 50 51 32 34 94 92 67 69 7 8 3? 38 9 10 L. 74 8 p t 49 151 44 4 28 30 1 1 4 424 38 37 98 .100 5817 49i El 1216 I } 119 k 2G 66j 6 } 1081 1 74 115 98 1 71 100 e 1 .14 13 123 i 1 # * P Nei 161 14 91} 1 07i 81 80 BRITISH PO-4 4 .;•;5i ON". a.'tosi , '•ar ea,- . Price. •susiness don 100 '_:_antic &St Lawrenut iii 10 '3 orn ,Baroda6z.Cent 15 104 f " Oul 5 per Dent.. 20 Do. Nen , 20 Do. E. shares. 5 1 1 P 4nti Lithe tram,' 1# Do. Preference ..... .ttl 7§ wilalo,BrantotGodrici , 1-00 p. et. bds. Au? .1, 2' - ie. Do. do. July 1, IS7ii - -- 100 , o. 10. Jon, 1, 1 - at (..titts.vB.Easfe. 1. 100 1 , 3 ' 4 's st aocTown t Dock Set - 11..0 1' t 4 001 Earitn. Bengal gu. sp. 10. ID' 7 +took 4.4 tat Lathan. gu. sp. 10' 1065 t.tif 1065 20 Do. do. G 5 4 11 20 Do. do. H do. .. 5 4 fP vocti t4ra.ud Trunk of c'ana.l . . 0# it 10' • io. Ist i'r(• . Bonds • 65 f l 7 67 6 100 Do. o. deferred.-- all 50 53 kJ •ri Pre , Bon s.. 56 68 100 D do d fer ed...... all 41 6 .u 0 • n,. 3d 1' ef. sto.t 44. 40 44 100 Do. do. d tea* d.... tl 31 :14 101 ~ Do. 4th ['ref. s o k... all 2 28 100 Do. do deferr d...... all 22 24 231 iitindiarcutu.gua.ap.e .4H .n 54 v 6 1051 655 20 Do. New gua. sp. C... 12 1 20 Do. January, '862 .. 4 5 1 40cl , '4t. South.of lndia(Lim ,uarituteed 5 per cen , . 0.4. (03 104 20$ .It. W. ut Canada Shan, all t 2.1 •3 125 20 3 / 4 Do. New .. OP 8 7/ 10(• Do. 6 p.c. '73 wlth't opt. all 'OO 1(2 10( 'to. 5 3 / 4 p. c. do. '77-8.. all 03 5 10 Indian Branch Limited 2 1 5p Vtadrits guar., 5 p. c. ut ('34 (toe( 00.41 p. o. Extension 'ot 16 o 8 4t0e.1.. . of. 3 5 20 Do. Fifth Extension. 2 - thro. p. u. • 5i 1106. & Hobson's Bay. all 49 51 100 Do. 7 p.c. along. Bd.. al - - 20 •i4-w Br unswick a Can.. clasp- A. B all 3 NT.lll.C'clan pc Ist 1 bdi- 100 81 43 Scinde ......... at I Du. Delhi ( i. 0 " ' 6 7 ' 100 4 Ito )Do. do ••• F,4" 2 * .!1) 20 tu. Punjaub 3 / 4 / at to. Do. ........ r 0 1'3 3 101, 104 Indus. St . Flo.) I, 98 (00 it,tiN ~.t, ' . • - i..k n p... 1 a - 1877-34 - Do. e 1.. c. Feb. Au let , 15 •7 - Do. 6p. c. Mar. A. se(•• tot 45 (47 Do. sp. c. Jan.&.July. 10 75 955 975 81 - Do. 5 Inscribed stool. 100 • 0 (8 - ape G. El ope, p c. 187: l(;' tt9 a ll Do.Ap tic Oct 1881 100 113 115 - Do. isv il4 110 - Do. Jan. July, 1801_ 10J tl2 114 - 'Ceylon, Nuv.1 , 411, 6p c lu - 51 , u itius 1 per cent .. .00 110 112 Na aGv. 6 per coat . 1)0 11 111 .. IN, cuitiv 06 107 - uo. 6p. Oc. 100 N. S.W. 6 ov. 5 p c., 18 10 104 I°ls Do. sp. c.,1871 to i 1 110 0 1 0 0, II 11 1 0 ( 1 ( 2 1 1 i 1 100 12 3 / 411 - I Do. d0.,1888 dzup , ‘ e vri t .. 1 )0 ,i0 6 - New Zealand 6 p n - Nova Scotia Gov. 6p. c. - 4terling, 1875 OA 0'6 3 / 4 1075 1075 - Queensland Gov. 6p. c lOO 1 113 - Auti 1,16p.e.1676.4t up it) 1, 1 1 , 3 IVit,.(lov. 6 p.c..TP.Jant l 10" 108 110 - Do. In .th.o. AndellBl,.. 100 1111_ 1 2 1111 . 11111'19M Cambrian Consol. Gold 1 Id - It:1141°m Amalgamated . . - 20 22 Devon G. Cons. jay 1 630 040 - Fast Bassett (Illoirsl4 , 4O 8 88 1 'East Clogau Gold Ltd. 55. id 51) !East Caration ...... .25 135 424 15 - ;East Care Brea... 9 95 9 Russel (Tavistk. 19.0 45 5 liiam•ltStAtibymGwen ; (7 16 18 itireat South Tolgus.... 17. 6 ei Wheal Vortilelatuti 40 13 , 7 - Grenville ........ .18 51 51 lierod's- Foot 46 18 ingston D0wn5...... 4 7.0 2 3 / 4 3 Lady Bertha Margaret (tiny Lelan 33 35 'larke Valley.. 4 ‘lyndy Iron Ore (Lim ' .0 1 - New Setun .. 19- 133 145 - 44(rth Downs ; 24 3i :''tlt fiassot 110 ,at, 17 • if 41 - .orth Wheal Crotty 44 5 ,' or Consols (.t. Blazey 14 44 51 10 I;or°l.stvhite:reaed(olinn(SYtL.Cellenell 1(4;;.' 113 4 5 125 ! 3. Carn Brea (Illogan) 5.15 0 4 45 •• Wheal Frau. (1110'415 , 1,1 91 90 65 : 8 S r 0 f i . i i r n i a n y c a r r P o S a i l t r l V k . ez, Lead 3 1 9 2 22 221 - west Basset, 14 t 24 3 - iV Caradon (Liskeard I 5 33 35 - I West Seton n ( 01 .1 e a : 1 11 1 -i t'll ua s t si , ( e v ert ( ( U 11( di : r l gu :l l z . 4 1.6 67° - 25 6757' wheal 1 1 L s : : : or nn (3,1 In 84 01 651 i're..iatvuey 05 1 .0 250 - j Wheal Union .7 18 3.17 , 5 54 5 PR IC EFERENc SHARES. Great East ern, E. Counties,Ext. No. I, 11l Great Northern, 5 per cent., li7 Great We tern, 4 per cent irred., 89i great Western, Chester gu... stock, 73 London and Brighton, 5 per cent. gua. stock, No. 1.113 tto, per cent., 1 isi 111 d 4nd 4 pe: cell , . pt. at., 1011 West Midland, Oxfor ~ Ist guaranteed stock, 128 7 PREFEcLENCE ,HAItES AND STOCKS. Great haste n, 5 per cent. pref., 1044 Lo , clnn, Chatham, &c., Melrop Ext., B, 6 per cent , 11} Ditto C,6 per cent, 811 LINE, ',EASEL Al' FIXED RENTALS. Chester nd Ho yhead, 561 Wilts and Somerset, 0 FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Luxembourg, 151 San Phll'o Ern 1, glia. 7 per cent. 23 Turin and Savona, (all), 16 FottE i r g N co l INES. Br zilian Land nd 3iin Cape Copper (ifm.). 1) ,n Pedr , Nor h Del ReY, I For, una St. John del Rey (lim.), 57 Yudanamutana of S. Australia aim), 41 4 JOINT-STOCK lIANICB, Australasia, 83 / Bank 01 Egypt, 71 11-ink of London, 11 15 British and America Exchange (11m.), 5; City, 01 London and South African, 28 1 7t 81 London and Westmaistcr, 771/ ottoman Bank, 391 / Ditto, new, 10 , South Australia, 351 / MISCELLANEOUS. Electric Telegraph, 101 E glish and Australian Copper, 1$ t Joint sto k Discount, Yg 6 National Discount Company (11m.). 83 Peninsula and 0 iental Steam, 74 Ditto, new, 6 Royal MAE Steam, 61 Van Diemen's Laud, 151 ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE. —An ttempt to roirrier was made on Mot,d,y evening hot on the person of a widow named D—, keeping a tobacco shop on the Boulevard de Courcelles. She was standing at her shop door talking with a neighbour, when a man ap pro,ched her unperceived, and stabbed her three times in the breast. She immediately exclaimed, "It is that wretch F—l" and fainted away. A surgeon having been sum moned to the spot, it was ascertained that her vecunds, though deep, were not dangerous. When she recovered the use of her faculties she stated that the assassin, who was a porter of a public market, had lately made her offers of marriage, which she had rejected. Immediate search was made for the man, and he was found yesterday morn ing lying dead in the fortific4tions, near the gate leading to Asnieres, and by his side lay a pistol, with which he had blown out his brains. LAW INTELLIGENCE—This Day, COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. (Before Mr. Commissioner Fane.) IN RE SYMESTER. This bankrupt was described of North-road, commission agent, and this was a meeting for last examination. Mr. Bromley opposed for the official assignee, on the ground that the bankrupt had not accounted for a quantity of furniture, but he swore that .t was the property of his mother-in-law, and he was only a lodger in her house. a Honour said that, there did not appear any ground for the suggestion that it was the bankrupt's property, and he would therefore pass. (Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.) IN RE KNIORT —A DOUBLE BANKRUPTCY. This bankrupt was described as a dealer in alabaster in Brighton, and this was a meeting for last examination and discharge. . . At the last sitting it was disclosed that there had been a previous bankruptcy in 1860, but the bankrupt did not sur. render, and Mr. lluckwood applied for an adjournment until the bankrupt had passed under the first bankruptcy. His Honour now said that he was of opinion that the proceedings under the first bankruptcy should be completed before the bankrupt could be heard in the second. He had absconded under the first, and now cams before the court to get protection, but he br6uglat £420 into court; it was therefore desirable that the proceedings under the second bankruptcy should be maintained, or he might go away and come again with nothing. He thought the assignees had better assist the bankrupt in completing the first proceeding. An adjournment was taken for that purpose. IN RE DOLMAN. This llenkrupt is an actor at the Victoria Theatre, and this was a meeting for last examination and discharge. Mr. Nicholson opposed on behalf of a Mr. Kinder on the ground that the bankrupt had borrowed £3, which was to have been paid at the end of this week, and he had also borrowed a watch, which he pawned, and it was only this morning that he even had the certificate given to him. The learned counsel submitted that this was a fraud, and the banks upt was not entitled to his discharge. His Honour, however, did not think so, and it was granted. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) SLOP WORM-CURIOUS CASE-RANNETT V. DAVIS. This was an action to recover £4 for making soma coats, and de 4 endant had paid 17s. into court. Mr. Buchanan appeared for the defendant, and having briefly s ated the case to the jury called Mr. Hannett, who said—l made the coats in question, and agreed to do so for 4s. each. It would take three days to make one of the coats by hard work. Defendant's foreman com plained of the work, and it was altered twine. The third time he gave the coats to another man to finish. Defendant's foi eman—l could make one of the coats in a day. Plaintiff's sons and other witnesses deposed generally to the work being well done for the money, and defendant's foreman then urged that it was extremely unlikely slop wot k could be paid for in the same style as was common at Mr. Poole's and other aristocratic tailors. The work was very badly done, and dropp d to pieces. suome B "don Two witnesses corroborated this statement. Mr. Buchanan urged that the price paid was very low. The plaintiff had done his work very well having regard to it. His Honour pointed out that plaintiff had made his own bargain, and cuuld not now complain of the price. Slop makers were content with small prcfits, while Mr. Poole made his thousands a year. The jury, after a brief consultation, found for the plain tiff for the full amount. Mr. Buchanan applied for coats, which were allowed. MARKETS—This Day. MARK-LANE. IMPERIAL WEEKLY AVERAGES. —Wheat, 458 3d ; barley, 36s 7d; oats, 21s 4d; rye, 34s sd; beans, 358 10d; and peas, 35s lid. THE SIR WEEKS' AVERAGES. Wheat, 46s 6d ; ~ arley, 36s 5d ; oats, 21s 5d ; rye, 33s 6d ; beans, 36s 3d ; peas, 37s Id. ENGLISH GRAIN SOLD LAST WEEK.—Wheat, 62,669; barley, 51,301; oats, 17,758; rye, 79; beans, 5,074; peas, 913 qrs. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. WARWICK RACES.—This DAY. (Ey ELECTRIC TELECRAPH.) DEBDALE STAKES. Little Dick .. Gavazzie 2 Six ran. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 100 to 15 apt Knutaford (offered) 7to 1 agat Grimatone (offend) 10 to 1 apt Canzonette (offered) BETTING AT MANCHESTER-WEDNuDA.Y. For the Northamptonshire Stakes Knutsford had the call of Grimston; 6 to 1 was taken and offered about the former, but there were takers of 7 to 1 about Grim ston. Canaonette was not in as such favour as yes terday; nearly £lOO were put on her at 20 to 1, without improving her position much in this market. The only change on the favourites for the Two Thousand Guineas was the slight advance of Saccharometor, the banker want ing to go on at sto 1. Nothing done on any other future event. Closing prices : NORTHAMPTONSHTRE STAKES. 6to 1 ages Knutsford (taken and offered) 7to 1 aget Grims:one (wanted) 14 to 1 aget Oldminster (taken freely) 14 to 1 aget Chaff (taken and offered) 20 to 1 eget Man at Arms (taken) 20 to 1 agat CanTbnette taken) 25 to 1 agst Bonnycastle (taken) Two THOUSAND GUINEAS. 100 to 35 aget Hospodar (taken) sto 1 agat Saccbaroraeter (taken freely) 11 to 1 agst Blue Mantle (taken) 12 to 1 eget Michael Scott (offered) 12 to 1 agat Brick (offered) TKN o'CLocx, r.x.—Canzonette was backed several times at 100 to 10 for the Great Northamptonshire Stakes. VICTORIA AND BRITISH COLUMBIA, (From the Times' Corresponient.) SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 20. By the steamer which arrived on the 11th we have news from Victoria, Vanenuvo, !Amid, to the sth inst. The Victoria Chroniele gives a statement of the gold dust shipped from Vancouver Island in 1862—viz„ by the Ame rican Express-house of Wells Fargo, which has a branch office in Victoria, 1,673,096 doll; by the bank of British Columbia, 21,500 dole ; by Schloss and Livingston, 187,000 dole; by M'Donald and Cu., bankers, 3'6,378 dole, all shipped to San Francisco ; and shipped by the Hudson's Bay Company to London, 50,208 dole, making the amount of the shipments, as manifested, 2 , 16 7,182 dole. " These figures," the Chronicle remarks, "do not include the amounts shipped, or carried, by private hands, which, if correct data were obtainable, would, it is believed, swell the total of the year's shipment to 3,000,000 dole." This estimate would have been con sidered excessive, perhaps, some little time back; but so much gold has of late come down from Victoria in the pos session of Cariboo miners, who have returned to wiater in San Francisco, that the above amount is now thought by the best informed to be rather under than over the export of 1862, One of the largest buyers of golddust in San Fran cisco tells me that, judgins , by amount of his own business, he would be disposed to return the total received in this city at 4,000,000 dole., rather than adopt the above estimate of 3,000,000 dole. The entira produce of Cariboo was estimated two months ago at only 3,000,000 dols, but from all we have since learnt of the shipments, and taking into account the amount of money in the hands of miners and residents of Victoria, where, as the local papers assert, " there are men now who have made from 5,000 to 40,000 dole. each this season," and where " there are also numbers who have made smaller but respectable amounts," assertions which are corroborated to 80M0 extent by the sums of money changing hands in pay mentof land and for the building of houses by men who had no means a year ago—taking all these facts into amend!, the conclusion is inevitable that the yield of gold in British Columbia in 1862 was very much larger tbau it has hitherto been estimated. The Chronicle adds that Well's Fargo's Express alone shipped from 1858 to 1E62 the sum of 5,373,211 dole., and that during the same period 111‘DonaId and Co. had shipped 1,543,035 di*. By far the welter portion of these sumElwore remittanees in payment of merclwidise supplied to the two colonies from San Francisco. A considerable quantity of golddust which sow comes to San Francisco would remain in the colony had the Government Assay-office been placed in Victoria, where its facilities would be available, instead of being at New Westminster, where it is of little use to the public and of no benefit to the country, which supports it in idleness for three-fourths of the year. True, there are private assay offices in Victoria, but they do not command the confidence nor the patronage that would be given to a Government establishment. As evidence of the progress of Victoria, it is stated that a company has been formed for making a railroad from the town to Esquimalt (the principal harbour of the colony). The distance is about three miles, the grades are easy, and the capital £50,000, which is said to have been all subscribed for in a few days after the proj ct was brought out. That this railroad will be of great advan tage to the mercantile houses and a great convenince to the community in general there can be no doubt, but whether it will pay es an investment I give no opinion. Another company has been formed to supply Victoria with pure water for a lake in the neighbourhood. The object is one of such universal utility and necessity the, with p►udent manage ment, this undertaking ought to pay handsomely. Bills to authorize the establishment of both companies, on the prin ciple of limited liability, are now on their passage through the Legislature. A gas company the Victorians have already, and they are improving their streets with some activity, which gives work to many of the men who were unsuccessful in their efforts at mining. Buildings of a costly character cent nue to be erected, among which are hotels of great splendor, having accommodation for several hundred boarders each; and general commercial business is brisk in consequence of the mildness of the winter, which has kept communication with British Columbia open. As to subjects of general interest affecting the colony at large, the Governor in addressing the Legislature declare s the country to be settling quickly, and to be in apr , sperous condition. His Excellency solicits funds to subsidise a mail steamer to call at the various settlements, &c., as well as to defray the expense of a geological survey of the island and-its dependencies, and also for en c)uraging the taking of cod and other fish, with which the waters teem. The most important portion of the address is the declaration " that a highly respectable English association is about to form a set lement at Quatseno, on the west coast of Vancouver Island, who propose to open coal mines, to establish fisheries, to embark largely in the export of deals and of ships' spars, and in other branches of trade that promise remunerative employment of capital." There is ne doubt that the colonial resources do afford, as the Governer asserts, the means of employing capital to great advantage in such fields as its forests, coal and cop per mines, fisheries, quarries of stone and of lime, agri tural lands, and town property in Victoria and other si'es; and the present is the proper time to engage in such pursuits, while the Government and the Legislature are disposed to grant liberal terms for the en couragement of settlement and for the investment of capital. I am convinced that both colonies are far safer fields for investments, intelligently made and judiciously managed than most of those selected by English capitalists in foreign countries. One unequalled advantage is that here they have English law honestly administered and ample protootion for life and property, with a healthy climate, and the means of existence at moderate coat. Perhaps the only drawback is the high price of labour, but this is more apparent than real, for it is met, in commerce, by the high prices of produce. Some , ime back there was an immigration of 50 servant girls to Victoria and of several governesses. The ser vants all got places at wages ranging from 15 dole. to 30 dole. a month, and found the rate of wages depend ing upon qualification. Several of these girls are or are about to be married. Six such marriages were "proclaimed" in church the other day. A few more servant girls have arrived lately, and I am informed by two householders of Victoria that there is still room for more of the same class. The governesses have not been so fortunate. There is great diffi culty in placing these ladies suitably. This olass is in advance of the place, in fact, and it will be imprudent to send any more out for some time to come. The objec tions or causes which operate against their success in Aus tralia exist in greater force in these newer countries. THE ENGLISH AT NICE. The marriage of the Prince of Wales has been celebrated at Nice under circumstances that deserve more than a mere passing notice. Mr. Peabody, so well known, and, wherever Englishmen coup egate, so deservedly respected for the munificence of his bounty to the London poor, has been for some time at Nice for the benefit of his health. With the en larged benevolence which is essentially a part of his nature, he resolved to expand the quiet farewell dinner he intended to give a dozen friends into a magnificent banquet on the Prince of Wales's mar riage-day, and to this he invited not only all the principal English visitors, but also a large number of French and other foreigners. Accordingly, at 7 o'clock on Tuesday evening there sat down, in the great room of the Hotel de la Grande Bretagne, 130 guests, so well assorted that every gentleman found a lady to whom he could offer his arm. The walls of the room, as well as the ornaments on the table, were decorated with the flags of France, England, Denmark, and the United States, grouped together as emblematic of their permanent union and alli- ante. Mr. Peabody was supported on his right by the Duke of Hamilton, Lord Rokeby, and Lord Charles Clinton, and on his left by the Prefect of the depart ment, Lord Brougham, Lord Headfort, and General Correard, commanding the troops of the district. Dinner over, Mr. PEABODY asked the company to fill their glasses to a toast about to be proposed by the Duke of Hamilton, and begged that the first three toasts should be drunk without cheers, but followed by national airs played by the band. The Duke of HAMILTON, apologising for taking the toast which of right belonged to their host, and referring to his own personal friendship and affec tion for the Emperor, as one of the greatest men of the age, gave " The health of the Emperor of the French." The prefect of the Maritime Alps, M. GAvINI DE CAMPILE, spoke as follows ;—" Ladies and Gen tlemen—Permit me to thank Mr. Peabody for the gracious attention that he has had in assembling the chief functionaries of Nice at this fete, and in procuring me the pleasure also of proposing the health of the Queen Victoria, while we are celebrating the happy event that has taken place in London. Your cheers assure me that my proposal is a welcome one. Although still young, Queen Victoria has occupied more than a quarter of a century one of the noblest thrones of earth, and I do not fear being accused of a courtier-like feeling, when I say that she has always been for her people and the entire world as Queen, as rife, and as mother, a model of political intelligence, and of affeetionate devotion. I will say that history must mark the epoch of her reign as one of the most glorious and prosperous in the annals of Great Britain. It is, therefore, a just recompense that the English people are so de voted to their Queen, and after mourning with her lest year in her sadness, they now proclaim their joy Gt the marriage of the Prince of Wales. As for us French we sympathise with you, frcm our hearts. We cannot forget that under Queen Victoria has been cemented the intim ite alliance between our two great nations that has produced such happy results for the good of humanity, and the development of social pro gress. I am sure that this union will be durable, not only through the sympathies of cur Severeigus, but also because it promises that the mission God has given to France and to England to spread to the most distant corners of the earth , he blessings of civilisation will not be lost sight of. Brought up in such ideas, the Prince of Wales will entertain for France and her ruler the same senti ments as does his august mother. With all my heart, ladies and gentlemen, I have the honour to propose the health of her Majesty Queen Victoria and the Royal Family." This speech was received with thunders of applause. The Marquis of HEADFORT then said—ln rising to propose the health of the President of the United States of America, I beg to express a fervent hope, which I am sure will be felt and responded to by all the present company, that universal peace may soon be established throughout the vast extent of the great empire of the United States, and that the best and truest interests of Great Britain and Ame rica may ever be joined in the strictest bonds of friendship and alliance. Mr. PEABODY then said—ln rising to propose the toast of the evening, permit me to say that the sun in its entire course around the globe this day has shone upon the banner of St. George proudly flung to the brerze in honour of an cccurrence of pro found interest to the whole civilised world. The noble son of England's honoured Queen has this day led to the altar the bride of his choice, and upon all continents and in all lands, by festivities and re joicings, have millions manifested their joy at this auspicious event, and from millions cf hearts has gone forth the prayer, " God bless the Prince and his royal spouse !" Here, on the sunny shores of the Mediterranean, representatives from many na tions and of many tongues have met to honour it, and I therefore beg leave to propose, with all the honours that can be given to the toast, "Long life and happiness to the Prince of Wales and his royal bride." This toast was drunk with all the honours and vociferous cheering. Lord BROUGITAM then rose and said—lt gives me great pleasure to join in celebrating the happy event which so many millions of my countrymen heartily rejoice in. The Prince of Wales, having by nature the happiest dispositions by inheritance from both his parents, has had the inestimable advantage of their cultivation under that parent whose irrepar able loss we have so universally de; lored, whose great capacity and acquirements as well as his sound judgment and most amiable character accidental circumstances gave me peculiar opportunities of knowing, while from his surviving parent he has derived a title to those great virtues that endear her to us. It has been customary to call the Sovereign of the day by the title of the " best of Princes," and as the term has been so often prostituted I abstain from using it. But I will state a plain matter of fact worth all the superlatives in the world—our Queen in her private capacity is an example to all tier subjects for her conduct and her feelings as a daughter, a wife —now, alas, a widowed wife—and a mother, and in her public capacity, as the consti- I tutional monarch of a free nation, a bright example to all rulers. It is to be hoped that the happiness of the event we are this day celebrating may afford some consolation to her under 'the slfliction from which she suffers so cruelly. I had been engaged to dine with my neighbours at Cannes to celebrate this auspicious event, but on receiving the summons of our worthy host I felt it to he my imperative duty to attend here in testimony to my profound respect and heartfelt gratitude towards so great a public beneTactor. His long life of patient industry has been, by the blessing of Providence, crowned with the greatest success, and has raised him to an eminent station, the object of envy ; but far more to be envied is the benevolence that guided his U5O of the ample means which his toils have acquired, and which he has applied to the succour of his less fortunate fellowmen, and to their improvement, with a generosity wholly unexampled. He stands at the head of the class to which belong my friends Sir William Brown of Liverpool, Sir Francis Crcsaley of Halifax, and Sir James Baxter of Dun dee—a class whose large and wise beneficence has won the respect and gratitude of our whole nation. As standing at the head of this body, I hope I may be allowed to propose "The health of our honoured host, and long life to him !" which, indeed, is only wishing further benefits to the bulk of the commu nity and the progress of its improvement. The toast was received with great cheering. As soon as the applause subsided, Mr. PEABODT saidic-If I could command the power of language and the eloquence for which the noble lord who has so kindly proposed my health is so eminently distinguished I could not by words re lieve my heart of its present grateful feelings to him for his very flattering rem arks—to you for the en thusiastic manner in which you have received the toast. I do not feel entitled to the encomiums which the noble lord has passed upon my character; but, coming from such an exalted source, and sanctioned by this distinguished company, I shall, while Pro vidence spares my life, endeavour to deserve them. I came to this beautiful city but a few weeks ago quite an invalid, and not intending to mix is eo• ciety ; but returning health and attentive friends changed my feelings, and in a ftiv days I shall leave the city with most favourable impressions of its climate, and with gratitude to numerous friends fur great hindness and hospitality. I again thank you most sincerely for the honour which sour approbs.. lion has this evening conferred upon my bumble name. Load RoT►EBT then proposed " The health of the Prefect," who, in returning thanks, humorously said the toast being in English, he must take it on the faith of its being highly complimentary. General CORREARD then, in most flattering terms, proposed " The health of the English Army," espe cially dwelling upon their deeds, of which he had been an eye-witness in the Crimea. To this Lord ROKEBT replied in French, giving to the French army all the credit. they deserved, and unlike that veracious historian, Mr. Kinglake, awarding them the prziLe which their gallantly throughout that campaign so richly merited. It was the intentio❑ of Mr. Peabody to request the Duke of Hamilton to propose Lord Brougham's health, but an important engagement obliged his Grace to leave the room before this period of the evening. Mr. PEABODT, therefore, asked the corn puny to join him in doing honour to their dis tinguished guest ; he himself felt the greatest grati tude to Lord Brougham that, at his great age, he should have come from Cannes to assist them on this joyful occasion; he was sure that all present Lad shared with him in the pleasure of meeting Lord Brougham, and would cordially drink to his yet prolonged life with all the honours. The toast was received with cheers such as Eng lishmen alone can give, to the no small amusement and astonishment of foreigners. Mr. Peabody intended that a concert should follow the dinner, but he postponed it in consesuence of a magnificent ball given in honour of the occa sion by the Duke of Hamilton and the English re sidents to the distinguished foreigners at Nice. Mr. Peabody's concert, to which 300 have been invited, will take place on Friday. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET. Ihe supply of beasts on offer is to day's market being considerably on the increase, compared with this day se'nnight, the demand for all breeds was in a sluggish state, at a decline in the quotations realised on Monday of 2d per 81bs. The top figure for Soots and crosses was 48 8d per 81bs. Sheep—tbe show of which was moderately goo•t —changed hands slowly; nevertheless, prices were sup ported. The best Downs, in the wool, realised 6s 2d—out of the wool, 5s 4d per Ribs. The few lambs in the pens were taken off freely, at from 7s 4d to 8s per Blbs, Choice calves were firm in price; but interior calves were the turn cheaper. No change took place in the value of either pigs or mulch cows, Per Sib. to sink the offal. s. d. a. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 4 3 6 Primecrs-wool d 0.5 2 6 10 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 Prne. S'thdown d 0.6 0 6 2 Prime large oxen 4 2 4 6' Large erse. calves 4 4 5 0 Prime Scots, dcc. 4 8 4 10 Prime small do 5 2 6 6 Urse. 8.1 . inf, sheep 3 8 4 2 Large hogs 3 8 4 4 Second quality do. 4 4 6 OiSmall porkers , 4 6 4 8 suckling calves, 12a to 20s ; and quarter-old store pigs, 22s to 295. TOTAL SUPPLY. FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts Cows 126 Sheep Sheep Calves Pigs 3o os MEAT MARKETS. NENVGATH AND LEADENHALL.—The supplies of moat are on the increase, and the trade is less active, as follows:-- Beef, from 3s 4d to 4s 4d, mutton, 3s 4d to bs 2d; veal, 4s 4d to 5s Od ; and pork, 3s 4d to 4s 8d per Bibs, by the carcase. SOUTHALL, March 18.—The supplies of stock were only moderate, 2nd the trade generally ruled steady, at very full prices. Beef, from 32 8d to 5s Od ; mutton, 4s 4e' to 6s Od ; veal, 4s al to Os 2d ; and pork, 3s 8d to 4s 6d per 81ba, to sink the offal. Rom Foal), March 18.—There was a moderato show o fat stock, and the trade was firm, as follaws :—Beef, from 3s 8d to bs Od ; mutton, 4s 4d to as 2d ; veal, 4s 8d to 6s 4d ; pork, 3a 8d to 4s 8d per Blbs ; suckling calves, 10s to le4; quarter-old tore pigs, 21s to 288; and milch cows, £l4 os to £lB Os each. HAY MARKETS. SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £2 5s to £4 be Od ; clover do., £3 10. to £5 15s; and straw, £1 8s to il 18s per load. A slow trade. UMBERLAND.--Mealow hay, £2 st; to £4 8s; riover, do., £3 10s to £5 12- Od ; and straw, £1 10i to £1 18s per Supply moderate. w 11 ECHAPEL.—AIeadow hay, £2 2s to £1 Ss; clover do. £3 lOs to £5 , anti straw, IA S. to £1 188 per load. Trade somewhat firm. THE LOSS OF TEE COLOMBO. Yesterday Mr. Selfe, police magistrate, and Capt. Harris and Capt. Baker nautical assessors, attended at the Green wich Police-court to express the opinion arrived at respect ing an inquiry conducted by them on Thursday and Friday last, by direction of the Board of Trade, into the circum stances attending the loss of the Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company's screw mail ste .mer Colombo, commanded by Capt. Farquhar, on the Island ot Minicoy, in the Arabian sea, on the 19th November last. The Court was unanimous in its opinion. The principal point for its consideration was the cause of the vessel being wrecked on the island, which is thirty-two miles to the northward of the supposed p.sition of the ship at the time she struck, at 6 20 in the morning, and within seven or eight minutes after land was first sighted. Agreeing with the allowance made tor lateral currents by Captain Farquhar on leaving Point de Galle on the afternoon of the 17th November, the Court was of opinion that such an extraordinary deviation as 32 miles to the northward of the supposed position of the vessel could only be ascribed to the influence of an unu sually strong current. It had since been ascertained in this country, from a pamphlet published by Professor Ferguson, of the Indian navy, and in charge of the Observatory at Bombay, that a cyclone, or rotary storm, was prevailing to the north-west of Minicoy, and to it was to be attributed this extraordinary current, which no amount of precaution could have guarded against. This severe cyclone, which had been traced in its course and limits by Professor Fer guson, seemed to have commenced in the Arabian Sea, travelling at a rate of seven miles an hour in a N.N.E. direction, and would have passed on the 19th of November (the day of the wreck) anout 104 tulles to the westward of Minicoy. From the loss of the Colombo it was known that no cyclone had actu all y p revailed at that island, althou g h, after the ship struck , t he wind, which had p reviousl y been E.S.E. to S.E., shifted to S.S.W., blowing a fresh gale, thus confirming Professor Ferguson's calculations, derived from the lopbooks of 27 vessels which had been more or less within the influence of the cyclone, that it passed to the westward ot Minicoy, and was hen travelling to the north ward and eastward. Professor Ferguson, in his pamphlet, made this remark :—" I am very much afraid that the re markably suspicious swell thai preceded and followed this cyclone was, in some measure, connectr d with the loss of the Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Colombo on Minicoy Island, a t d ay l ight on the 19th N ovem b er ." In returning to Captain Farquhar his certificate, the Court ex pressed an opinion that the conduct of the engineer in charge at the timwof the wreck had been neglectful in not throwing off the expansion gearon receiving the order, just previous to the vessel striking, to " turn astern full speed," by which two or three minutes of precious time tiiere lost, although it did not appearin evidence that the wreck would have been avoided had the order been in s t an tl y obeyed. The Court also expressed its approbation o f the conduct of Capt. Far qubar, and his officers and crew, in saving th e li ves o f th e whole of the passengers, and recovering the mails and cargo on board. MISSING VESSEL-LONDON, March 18.—The Cambria, from ()Jesup sailed from Falmouth on the 14th January for Leith, and hoe not iinoo boos hoard of, SHIPPING:This Day, Easterly; moderate breeze and Mae Weather, but rather LONDON, March 19.—Wind d a y cloudy. at noon—North- PooLE, March 18.—Wind S . — Salled.Stanley, for Now York. DARTMOUTH, March 18.—Wind variable... Equity, from Demerara. (BY MAGNETIC TELEGRAta.) Critlvr.sEND, Thursday Morning. Arrived, March 18—Dite, from / 1 1ich3el's; Cologne, trom Rotterdam; Raketa, from Gottenburg; Maria Bar rios, from &vanilla. Ssiled—Lord J. Russell, for Dunkirk; Josephinh, for Nassau. DEAL, Thursday Morning. Passad—General Chanica, from Loudon for Santander ; Marime, from Rouen for London; S e i ne et Tanaise, seam steamer, from Rouen for London: A SLEEPY FELLOW.—I there learnt that a man, a farrier, at 12 o'clock of the la s t n i ght, being drun k, bad fallen overboard. In the six or seven minutes during which ho was in the water, the boat was lowered, and he was picked 4. His eyes, however, were so sealed with sleep and 414.1ethat he did not awake until he had been on deck some time. Ho now rememb ers no thing. How delightful this turtle sailing must be I He was, however, in my opinions an unlucky fellow, as he did not sleep through the voyages Sir lithri SHARE MARKETS—This Day. ORDINARY SHARES AND STOuFti3. - -pl 80 81 150 160 116} HEALTH OF LONDON. (From the Registrar General's Report.) In the week that ended on Saturday the death of 1,651 persons (802 males and 759 females) were registered in London. The average number in cor responding weeks of 10 years 1853 -62 is, with correction for increase of population, 1,432. The deaths of last week were therefore more by 129 than they would have been if the average rate of mor tality had prevailed. The increase in the number 01 deaths is caused principally by pulmonary diseases. The births last, week exceeded the deaths in U. same period by 391. 336 persons died of zymotic diseases, including 47 by small pox, 36 by measles, 66 by scarlatina, 16 by diphtheria, 35 by typhus, and 67 by whooping cough. Of 337 deaths assigned to diseases of the respiratory organs, 170 were caused by bronchitis. 114 by pneumonia, and 16 by asthma. Phthisie was fatal in 191 eases. A labourer, aged 45 years, died in Guy's Hospi tal from glanders. 36 persons died by accidents ; but it is evident that while some deaths are really accidental, flat greater part arise from the negligence of the persons themselves or of others, and many each deaths may therefore, be prevented. A case of infanticide waE registered, and five suicides. The deaths of five nonagenarians are recorded the oldest was a widow, who attained the age of 91 years. Last week the births of 1,006 boys and 946 girk in all 1,952 children, were registered in London In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1853-62 the average number (corrected) was 2,038. CONFESSION 01 THE HEYFORD MURDERER. — Noah Austin, who was found guilty at the last Ox ford assites of the murder of Mr. Allen, miller, at lleyford, and was sentenced to death, made a full and circurnstantie confession of his guilt, and acknowledged the justness of his sentence yesterday. The confession was taken down writing by Mr. Davenport, clerk of the peace for the county, in the presence of the Rev. Dr. Wynter, one of the visiting magistrates of the prison, the chaplain (the Rev. J. Thorp). and the Rev. W. Rogers, Wesleyan minister. The parti culars of the confession will not be made public until alto the execution, which it is expected will take place en Toes day morning next at 8 o'clock. It appears the murderer was visited yesterday morning by his father and two sinters, and at that interview maintained the same coolness and in difference as have oharacter;sed him front the commence ment of this tragic affair. Subsequently, however, he re Tented, and arranged that hie father should visit him agair in the afternoon, when he said he should have something to communicate to him. The result of the eeconl inter view was that he resolved to make a full confession of all the circumstances of the case, and when it was reduced t, writing he signed it, HORRIBLE MURDER AT WIIITTLESEA.—Yester day a man named Green was charged before thr local magistrates with the murder of Elizabeth Brown, P woman of loose character, at Whittlesea, near Peter borough, on the 11th inst. The body of the murdcrea wo- man was found partly burnt in Mr Whyle's malt-rooms. On Thursday morning about 6 o'clock Mr Whyle's head maltster, on going to his work, saw smoke issuing from t window. He at once entered the place, and found the doe.: leading from the passage into the kiln was on fire, and that a settle ranged along the wall was also burning. Jim wrenched the door off its hinges, and with a few buckets 01 water subdued the flames. It was not till then that he ob served the body of the unfortunate woman, frightfull) charred, lying upon the floor. The body was discoverec with the head towards the kiln and the feet towards the fire; and it is a significant fact that, though when a surgeor. first saw it, smoke was issuing from the chest, as if the vis cera was still on fire, and though the upper part of the bod' was so burnt as to be quite unrecognisable, tho legs and th, lower portions were comparal ively untouched. The suppo sition therefore that the deceased's clothes accidentally caught fire whilst she was lying on the ground, in the same position as when found, is rendered almost impossible. The deceased woman had been seen in Green's company. The prisoner was remanded to await the result of the inquest which will be held to-day. ASIIBURNUAIIif DOG Snow.--. The preparations for this important exhibition are drawing towards completion, The entries in every class have long sins been made. The valuable prizes have been for some timt on view. The judges are appointed. On Saturday th. awaris will be made, and on Monday the public will be ad mitted to view what we understand will be one of the most varied and interesting canine collections ever brought to gether. It is reported that dogs of every good colour, form, breed, and almost from every country, will have in it its representative. The hall itself in which the exhibition takes place will be well worthy of a visit, as those of on readers will readily credit who recollect what the great American flower shows were, and are informed that the space occupied by the beautiful rhododendron garden► of 1858 is more than covered by the present hall, and that the artistic stereorams, with its truthful ani extensive Swiss and Italian scenery, is thrown into it. The en trance from the Xing's road gives a tolerable idea of the importance of the build ing, as it is approached by a carriage drive through a pair of splendid Exhibition gates, the sides of the drive being thickly studded by statues and vases, imbedded in mat') shrubbed borders. Over the entrance a splendid royal coat of arms is raised upon columns of statuary, enclosed in plate glass. In the centre of the hall a stone fountain of consi derable pretensions is placed, the upper portion being sup• ported by sea lions. This will, when playing, have a ver3 happy effect, particularly when viewed in connection with the real waterfall of Grieve and Telbin's Devil's Bridge, it the beautiful stereorama. which now forms part of the ball. The platforms for the dogs are arranged lengthways, with wide promenades between, each platform being fenced b.), wirework netting, a plan conceived with much judgment. as it will enable the visitor to take an uninterrupted view of the whole show. A special saloon has also been arranged. upwards of 300 ft. by 40ft., for the toy and pet dogs, and a marquee will be placed on the Ashburnham Lawn for the accommodation of ladies and subscribers. For the last fee years exhibitions of these domestic animals have increased in importance. Mr. Smith has, no doubt, kept this foot steadily in view, or he would nor have considered himself jnatifled in laying out the stun of money necessary to pro duce the hall, and, in addition to other heavy expenses, to incur the risk of offering upwards of 000 in prizes. Ile has adopted the term "National" for the show; we sin oerely hope it will prove so, and that he will meet with a liberal reward for his exertions. The first day will be a ie. one, the second 2s. 6d., and the ls. days will commence on Wednesday. THE BRIDAL PRESENTS.—In the magnificent array of bridal presents made to her Royal Highness thf Princess of Wales, none can be more beautiful, or of greater interest, than that by her Majesty, consisting of six India shawls. This gracious recognition of the importance o, Indian products mulct be other than pleasing to the people of our " Empire of the East," whose future Queen is thus early bestowing her patronage upon one of the principal articles of their manufacture. The fashitm for the Cash mere shawl being now decided, no doubt every lady will at once adopt this becoming portion of female costume. Difficulties once attending the selection of an Indian shawl no longer exist; it has become an important trade with the East, and large importations are annually made. A few establishments in London have made this business their particular study, and are holders of very large stocks. Amongst these the firm of Messrs. Farmer and Rogers, of Regent-street, are, perhaps, the most celebrated, and whose onllection of India shawleis well worthy of a visit of inspection, The Turkish Industrial Exhibition. A letter from Constantinople, dated March 7, eaye . " Those of yeur reedera who here vi s it e d Constantinople will remember to have seen--and others who have not had suchen opportunity will have read et heard of—the famous Hippodrome at Atmeidan. This ednes, connected with se many historical mace:lanolin both ancient arid of our ours time, although divested of its primeval splendour, es still one of the most interesting sights of Stamboul. In addition to the monuments of antiquity with which it abounds—such as the Obelisk of Theodosius, the Serpentine Column, and the remains of the walled Pyramid, which all stand in a line, describin g the axis of the ancient circus—it has other advantages which peculiarly fit it for the purpose for which it has now been selected. Inits immediate vicinity, and within view, FR.. Sophia and the magnificent mosque of Sultan Achmet, which now occupies a portion of the ori ginal circus, stand out in bold and majestic relief. A num ber of hovels and dilapidated buildings, it is true, rather fear the general ellect, but not to the extent of diteinieb or effacing its beauty. 'This 'purr, which se often teit nessed rovolta nameng the Janisseries and else the eoru• oioncement of their exteicainatien, Lies new been appro priated as the arena fer the more peeeoful Purposes of an industrial and commercial competition. The unpretentious but not ungraceful structures which have been erected in the centre the square consist of a principal builiing and an annexe, the two being. intersected by the granite obelisk. As it was impossible to provide neces sary amount of space without encroaching on some of the monuments, the Serpentine column was included bodily in the annexe, in the centre of which it stands, enclosed by an iron railing, a grim reminiscence of antiquity frowning on steam monsters in the form of locomo ives, steam engines, end other ouch practical encroachments of present times over the past. The whole building comprising the annexe covers an area of 12,00 Turkish pies —something over two teres, It is a mixture of Turkish and Moorish architecture, eith an Alhambric porch, and forms altogether a Neely pleas ing and light structure. The main building consists of near sidles, in the centre of which there is an Oriental Court, with marble fountain, and a profusion of plants and exotic:). The whole is glazed on the top to admit suffis:dent light. Before proceeding, however, with any description of the interior of the building and its contents it is well to state briefly the origin of the undertaking itself. By many people the first idea is attributed to the Sultan. Others affirm filet it originated with Nazim Bey, a son of Fuad Pasha and Chief Ottoman Commissioner to the London Exhibition of 1852. Be that as it may, the Sultan has given the greatest encouragement to the scheme from the first, and has, even in his over-ergernese to see it in operation, exercised such pressure on those connected with its details that, although the building hag been opened to the public for a week the arrangements are still involved in the greatest confusion, aid it will be for a long time before it assumes anything 'ike completeness. Although receiving every assistance from the Govern• went, including, it is said, a pecuniary subvention, the nn lertaking is the result of private speculation ; and I fear shat the commission, in its eagerness to secure& commercial Success, will loose sight of the other and more important interests which such an enterprise should have in view. A certain sum of money was subscribed by the different mem bers of the commission, which is to cover the expense of the ouiidiug and the purchase of most of the objects to be ex hibited. It must not be imagined, nor would it be reaecn- Lble to expect, that in such a vast empire, a great proportion if which is in a state of barbarism, the same appreciation of the benefits and advantages resulting from an Industrial Exhibition is felt by the peeple of this country which ani slates the trading and industrial classes in Europe. If reli ince had been placed upon anysuch spontaneous contribution, -he chances are that the walls of the Exhibition would have remained bare. It was necessary, therefore, for the most Art, to purchase the articles worthy of show; and it is to ee feared that, in th interest of economy and of their pockets the commissioners have not made such a selection, in all eases, as would probably represent the capabilities of the country. The power with which the commissioners were invested by the Government in the furtherance ul the scheme, has, moreover, it would seem, been used by than, - ir more probably by their agents in the provinces, in an arbitrary and unwarrantable manner, in extorting from the .radeopeople their productions at prices below their value. fhe natural consequence is that it created a disinclinatien oa their part to dispose of their best articles, and the show 'lean the provinces, which might have been so beautiful and interesting, has fallen far below the generalexpectation. To Lurchase cheap and sell dear iu such an instance is not the hest means to encourage the trading classes or to dimmest trate to them the advantages of a public Exhibition. In their natural ignorance and inexperience in such a natter, it would have been the du'y of the Commissioners to oall in the assistance of a certain number of practical earl intelligent Europeans to lay dowu the general ptinciples and mishit in carrying out the general details of such an enter ?rise, the complicated nature or which re:qui:ea, the mosiper ect organisation. It should have also teen the duty of the Jovernment to insist upan the adoption of a system which vithout interfering with the legitimate interests of private , peculation, should have secure] a public value and a sta 'istical result. I fear these important considerations have heen, in agreat measure, overlooked. In their self-sufficiency tad impatience of European control, the Turks determined - o carry out the ws,rk unassisted. At time outset, and on the suggestion of a French scicn tific gentleman it was determined that a similar system to that pursued in England and France should be adopted, separating the contributions of the diffe rent provinces, seas to show the comparative capabilities of and then into classes and sections. The Exhibition was to have been divided into 14 different classes. Under 'lie guidance and supervision the classification was proceed mg satisfactorily, when suddenly the system was abandoned as too cumbrous, and the consequent confusion and disorder set in which I apprehend in now too late to remedy. The catalogue, which should contain upwards of 15,000 different numbers, is proceeding at the rate of from s') to 100 a day,. so that there is a probability that it will not be completed by the time the Exhibition closes. It seems, moreover, that the Sultan issued orders for the opening of the Exhibition ea a certain day, .giving three days time to complete all the trranecments. As it is difficult to reason with Sultans and langerous to trifle with their commando, however unreason able and arbitrary they may be, no representation was made to him as to the incompleteness of the work ; and on Friday !est, the day fixed by him, the Turkish Industrial Exhibi tion was opened by the Sultan in person. A week before he public, and even the Commissioners themselves, did not believe it .possible that it could be opened before one month. Contrary to general expectation no great solemnity was ob served on Friday last. The Diplomatio Corps even were not levited to be present. It seems that the great ceremony is deferred to the time of the distribution of awards and prizes. There was no ono present but the Commissioners and the Turkish Ministers. The Sultan walked round the building and expressed his approval of the arrangements. lie bestowed a valuable jewelled watch on Fuad Pasha, as a commit of the occasion. Ho does not seem to have paid ouch attention to anything in particular, with the excep tion of a crayon copy of a drawing representing a mounted Nfameluke in all the excitement of battle. The original by Efarace Vernet is well known, and lithographic copies of it abound on the Boulevards in Paris. This sketch seems very much to have struck his fancy, for on retiring to the elegant kiesk, which is set apart for him in the building-, old from a latticed balcony of which he can command the whole Exhibition, ho asked that it should be brought to im. Ho left the building after some time, and has since repeated his visit on two eccaeions. _ _ It is now time to look into the interior of the building, and give a general idea of its contents and appearance. after all the defects in management which I have pointed out, one is agreeably surprised by the coop d'ttil obtained inside. The general arrangements and disposition of the various articles have been carried out with a degree of taste and judgment which I have much pleasure in re cording. It is true that the very first impression produced is that a great deal in the way of utility has been sacrificed to show. Nor must one be too hard upon the Commissioners for this. It is so much in the character. o' Orientals that it could hardly be expected that they would 'have de • parted from the rule on an occasion like the present. All their gorgeous and glittering productions—the magnificent carpets and rugs of Anatolia and Smyrna ; the silver and gold brocades of Aleppo, Damascus, and Bagdad ; the tichly embroidered prayer carpets and tapestries of Brussa; the smart costumes of Janina and Albania; th e gaudy coloured tissues of the Imperial factory; a costly collection of pipet!, tastefully arranged in a trophy; the beautiful sil ver filagree ornaments of Tunis and Tripoli; last, kut net least, a selection of Palace and Crown jewels, valued, I am informed, at upwards of two millions sterling these atb the things which first meet and enchant the eye ; while the most profitable and more important productions of the country are huddled together out of sight, so as not to dis turb the harmony and magnificence of the general effect. The inexhaustible fertility of the soil is represented by the cereal productions of the country, a great portion of which, alas I for want of roads, rot on the place of its growth. The silk cocoon, so important a source of revenue to the Go vernment, the wool, the cotton, the production of their olive woods, the incalculable riches of their virgin forests, and a thousand other valuable productions too nulaerons to be recorded here —all these are but poorly represented, and difficult to be found. Enough is seen of them, however, by those who look with a ciitical and observing eye, to show the great wealth of the country, and the enormous productive and commercial importance with which a proper administration might so easily endow it. Considering the apathy of orientals in such things, a very good attendance has been secured since the opening, which goes on increasing. On the first two or three days the people admitted averaged 3,000. Yesterday 5,000 visited the building, which was not very crowded. Wednesdays and Saturdays are reserved for ladies only. The price of admission is 61., excepting on Wednesdays and Fridays when it is is. It is curious to see the variety of oriental costume among the visitors, Turks of the old school in their sober pelisses and white or green turbans, swai thy Arabs in gaudy coloured robes, Persians in their high conical caps, Circ,is shins in their beautiful costume,—all these, contrasting se greatly with the uniform and uninteresti ng gar b o f a Eu ropean crowd, tend, together with the peculiar decorations of the building, to invest this Exhibition with a Pic tur " esque effect, quite refreshing to Europeans. In a future letter, I will describe such of the contents as are worthy of notice. id ay' ur ise the gh ud nd ral Lnd ra lial ion s o f ana -A glb " y 0 ale° .010