The Sun. — London, England, 1864-02-08 00:00:00

40li EY MARKET. AND COldliltitClAL INTELLIGENCE. In th e CITY, TWELTE O'CLOCK. Betio g e neral diaco un t mar k et, to -d ay, t h e trans tot ns ar e said t o b e numerous, and the rates have Of th —Q 11 ny alteration. S ome fi rs t- c l a ss bills 'r cent. Mo nths date hav e b een tego ti a t e d at 7 g About Op £ 4 8,000 i n gold was taken into the Bank "MUN E; Th e rat iluf a"VieeB received this morning from the d kee letzing districts continue to give a goo 1: 14t Of trade generally. At Manchester rather tiethrge business has been transacted in both 4ttli a f and Yarns ; and at Leeds, Huddersfield, tap 'az, and Bradford a very good demand was lio,:stieneed durin g the past week for all clescrip llatd:f woollen ~,„a other textile fabrics. The Illttli;ara departments at Sheffield and Birming -47a 4180 presented symptoms of great activity. Thi Two O'CLOCK. laglish Stock Market opened this morning ,aer'eNred firmness, and soon after a few pur o: negotiated the Funds advanced k , the ben.s quoted 90-i a for money, and 94 1 for d Asp i` t 4lll % , The New Threes and Reduced a are 94 5. Exchequer Bills remain at & Nit% dis• Bank Stock is buoyant at 236 k; 14 ; 'La s ck at 216; ditto 5 per Cent. Loan at 1031 A:d the 4 per Cent. ditto 104 i. k rit 'aided firmer tone is apparent in the Foreign and business is active. Turkish 6 per IV 1862, are 67 1 ; ditto Consolides, 47 I ; Nl%, 38 1 it Spanish Passive, 327-, 1; Greek, , e bl ' ed ; e i r te liaa, 661 ;.Portughese, 47 2 , 2. ; and the ',,h e ate Loan, 48 sb, ,°Ptrations irrithe Railway Share Market " l et r , the moil limited description, and Zest I ,,. ave not varied to any important extent. 'lttro,,J.6atern have improved about 58.; and T he vittin, 1 58. ; tan, lines show no variation in prices. 'tat it4 aad M iscellaneous shares are in one or two N ok eeB at sLightly enhanced rates. Imperial l kti0.. 411 rea lise 18; London and Northern, 151 9 ; malbiscouut Company, 11 i I. 1311 I'l , i 0 , ,.. -Ist,. p er ~ ,ii,,,t , _ -.-, FUNDS—CLOSING PRICES. b' 'eat (-; T Fu 1 iii ek . -oasols FUNDS. t, e sl itti r; March ,e 1 . iii,__, 5 90/ 901 L 11 ,2 11), e ert 'u t ..... ........ AZ l ltie t Z t Pent. J an 9Ol i , tittle )4•Pril 188: 1894 kj itto , B , 30 ,' a k t o e l 4 t te , ( e tteci r 30 yr ." 8 8: expire sth s Jan. ! 188 u -- b n ,_ S ea e• ta April, 1885 — brr gi ng T elegraph), Aug. 1908. t Ditto ; £ 1,900, 2 4 & 3 per Cent 4 dis % Ilk 4OOO 1 4 1 ,1 1 .1 415ta s , £lOO and £2OO 1,, ,, ‘ „ r r, , , Lk, 4i, per Ct lasth' — 2361 •,..-yr, ti t .'_tocC ° vEltrumE N 1\,..,0 Ado O 4. , n .._ ,_,, ••T SECURITIES. iiltto v ` l. C ent., April 1874 216 13 16 tii i „ tt° Ac e Per cent. Di v 4 -I)4m July, 1870 bit tt ' 3 t il la er Ce nt ; Oct. t it to 6 pe aced i p a ' t. 1888 lO4l bt 41 r ent P e r; 4 per Cent .. ite Defer o , l37 Jan. 1872 13, bitbeiltzlett.,.May 1879 lO3/ htto Bon Lo ..;.., i per Ct,, April 1864 -- mtt e d e ~ eft toAug., 1866 — 4ad er '4OOO — dis £l,OOO Itt/ G 444t kai ! )) l'r ,b. b . o nd s 5 FUNDS —CLOSING PRICES. Ott e at, ) Per uent .. lOTh Ac e Nit - cu n t 185 9...... ~te _ t,e._ Cent.......................... '14 0 ' 1 839 ' . 1,. l i p„ a r t ;t l 1859 l tto bitt 'ent" 1852-58-60 11,. 3 4 , i 0 v Oot tto ~,, zil.Pe;sl63, £5,5 I p B s 6 i 3 d Nsi,,,lic Per Cent l' t '"l ce nnt 0 1 . 41 6 Pe r Ce ,oitt ite cell a:. (Deferred 3 per Cent ) 35 t', 4, 14 4 Do, Cent y 6 g . tktlol'a' c er g ) £5O • pd ........ ........... , ,qit ant. ,2i ? le er Cent, .. .......... N i r Cent E .... . 1.2-6 11 . 11 . d . e . r; ... Di 4 a Pet cent "1 b,tt, 6 Dt, e . 8 83 ........ '' e p er mt., 1825 ...... ) 4t_ ot g er.. • Cent. 1864 .............. .... --- i, , T t l o, ;;I re !:: 1,0 paid .... ........ ° _p tl J t,i,l nsolidated. 1 r Cent.. Ili n, 4 lith. 4 7, °4 41 ''' N''," , N,et 0 Land Warrant fi t , t 6 p et m i etu lOll itt ° itoe'at ilisti , e bi t °Ce nut, 4 8 24-5 ex-Coupons.... I r kat t° A llP , °lll'. '' . ' ... 21! 1 -t qii stake 4 , t ''.. Pe r kex '.4 ' 6 Petd . ' b• lc ia Qo eat ti,),tto A Per ~,t . (S4; v r i tt ,„ e ee ,e ot emmana Railway; :- /3i, 4 t li' (1' ha MI . • ... b. r a Peri m ..... I A jltt r i,. 6 „ e ,_ . ,‘• ............. 361, i f 1 Li tt, p er ;....% ' uent 12i ti e, 'ete rt Cent .......... kik '' , 444 ed 2B Di °lit e W a ..... ~tt e _ ig e, L . rr" . _ .... --. ---. 4,°1401,1863 ° Per 6- (Hectares) "ilv• Qeri • • eri t., Ex 25f — hi t ''lll a P (18ea'• • • • . . ~ to . pot e ) • 4 ,,,, _._ ....... - °Ok i Ac,, e rn. . 14 6 8. 3d. paid —pm lAN 41 Per. o n to A ro (2 ;7_ ....... b lies Sant " Lt 'l 1862' •••• • • • bit t '.o B l ) ...... ~ to. er) ,_ Per c e11% • ... '1t • t°4 .1 114404 e ..... "" „,. ~ .e ee nt., 1 8 1 ,6 . ;.; . , 471 'ltt„" 0 ,peeve... , 1 7 9, 60, 62,3 C.... 1 ,, bo p er ,at., i 5,,•,, 471 Tko l i t e 'ellt 18 60 1 ZSt 9l ftpposDer Cent 1860 I ;!te i. p er ,-...,~ 1,2 ' tt: ll 6 '-'e llt l ' :B °° ..... ~. A t)e, , 7 62 lAl .6 eCo llti , eilt ........ li t i tt i 4 Per c• ........... •• • tto_ ceotirltera ............. , e ?Ni l , r ., ....... . I?. A . ei zef er „:.• **so, * .... • • • • .---. L l'ttOcliefi,lvet .... 11\14Q,011.. ylt e ve tt . .- 1 ; ........ I O-• 6 ......... kt , ikcco.,,,, , •ou_•_ hq.s 4„,„ t ... 1 -1 not funded l3a a ',' i tmc PZ C e);t. ......... 4 ce 44eeillat14' 1 854 4 1 ) 14 4) 4 % 04 e : 4 i. . iiig YiAtioo , N ~, ends • •....• 69a 691 1 o•o'leco 4 ' ia nt• 186 i ) qtt , t lOO i ................ % .tk, Per r ,onds ek, , ,par at ' t etit, iB . 4i hi% 3 p eed, 4 • ....... th t to ko er Cali P e r Cent • t to 1 Der tu dt .. ..... ,ii e „,_ ... e4 ,.. . ,kitm."lviTttlit . 1862' • ... qqll, 6 e 1 1(1 8 0 t "tr the ptiOi Jet r , °eat. above payable in Loud Li 10 rt C'ellt. Xa x. 10 Florins. tklN,lAir h eat., k 1 .• 25f. Il i k t ll,344 .B v ent. e x ' 12 Guil 64 / 'o Pe r )4i ertificates 10 tut Per Cent Ea... — • Op t..' , 1861, Ex . . 2s f•• •• e N,. .25 francs.. 4 it 4 Ilh. .......... , 661 7 44 47> THREE O'CLOCK. qtlt * ...... ............... 90/ 1 tf' ..... 1 , 0,_ %,,, _._.......:.......... . Roth C o tton Market—This Day, fet e. q •st -----.--_ / Ytr Ibp or r a. Sales, probably 6,000 bales ) t, 67r, )(t l ‘ t 'k 11 ..._*" . ....,..........:__Pia1y, 8,692. ,ItNt .'ezok„. --------- , tar,. izt t h op B o'zi eth ETIINAL- GREEN.—This ap lON bl° th 4rch has IQ th . The clibson become vacant by the death of 1 , 1 1i, e Iv lo , fo rm _ 1 D D. It is worth about £6OO 04_0 y_ tai of „: r . rector was non resident during .I ! ‘ °lth e cil?ll .B i" Incumbency, and when he died, t, t itt g eel 0.4i,0,,, fle e, the Bishop of London, who is the o kt t tte . x yeatb) Presented it to Dr. Gibson, who for a , I, 4 llo 4 ti rif. ' 4 Bol, 3 B o. ". B tained the whole burden of the parish , t A ntio to o b , °li e , 4 to tv ," The bishop's nomination gave . Parishioners, and as his lordship ct '' ' ll A- 41 . ° N to u - e L I N: t li o lltet y to t ruunate, they are naturally looking 0_ I, et , ok t 5 appointment of Dr. Gibson's suc 11'114011 t iii l i Zteth ritt ° l 7 ,.. B better than the Bishop of London b th , )th e cla s ., green, and the utmost confidence is i k, titt lt r _s io ,lisielfthe inhabitants . that in this case, ,Itilk t .' 1 13.11 3 , th, he has influence, his lordship will , 1 1 . N spi la "lx.„, tl.l ._ . right place. 1 ), i,. t. 1 4 13 , u , "DING ON THE CLYDE Tla ( I) o4 , l ,S l i e, to o tt a t t " t i c a e P t P e e e tr to have an abundance .— of e ~ I t A, rip. an d c o. _Lea, a paddle, recently launched 1 1tA4, 1 4 ,7 1 er: 44 4 r , uartsclyke, has made a satistac t:ii tiled etxtet destination is understood to be t t ll t l tee t to t he ]). Messrs. w. Denny the and Brothers likl ith (l el % keafirsn rebarto a, a paddle of noefar London,ly 1,500 k t I'" ri tl , t ' i ° t , h r th e 6 11 T; • A. Gibbs and Co„ Nisi4(; ' e t • 'nese coasting , l e 0. , glee s of trade. She is now k i tii 'et i , ,, 4 8e '''Less rs. . 7 , T, 3 00-horse power by Messrs. ,‘„, q ie ,,, rew s .‘"•• Nab and Co. have launched intendedgrltt for the French trade, and i t , i tt ) 4 1,..5,": 8 * . e . 1i ,) , t, o llt for ot c arte and Co., of Glasgow. Messrs: A: 't l ,thti, t he GI ' 510 ) have launched the Roe a , • me 4 1 , . u m _ oti 4 _ , to the s w and Belfast mail service, and i) Dth 5 e ad• fine fleet 1 ) , ' O4 , li ft Itoe oiti of Messrs. Burns, of Gies °lit ' ; b urd _ 'I: are —length, 234 ft. • breadth , tit ch sting, ee ' l2l , 730 tens. She is now receiving 0 0 titill'llADD glues of 250-h A oi l , se t ; -• op p oree power. , Ni ut 4i4 ,„ 1 co CORNWALL.—The eonsump tie v ° l, r rtl Wall. ,„ liilkti. t e g col x approaches 100,000 loads 14 1k ' 1 4 : 4 ; e 20 0000 e . Pencliture for Norway timber Nitfi t ., € 4 l in Large quantities of American ty. of 440 4 0 :t is estimated there is an SHARE MARKETS.---This day, ORDINARY SHARES AND STOOKS. Share Railways. I Closing Business Paid. Price. done. Bir., IVol., and Str. Val. Blythe and Tyne. Bost.,Sleaf.,andMid.Oo Bristol and Exeter Caledonian Cork and Bandon Cornwall Do A A gets no div Do B till fipe.p an.has • been paid to B. Dublin & Belfast June. Dun.,Perth,&Ab. June. Edinburgh & Glasgow.' Glasg. and S. Western.; Great Eastern, Ord. stk I Ditto A stock Ditto East Anglian st GreatNorthof Scotland Great Northern Do A stock Do B do Gt. S. and W. of Irelan . Great Western ........ Do Str Val gua. stock Lancashire & orkshire London and Blackwall Lon., Brlght.,& S. Coast Lon., Chat., aad Dover Lon. & North Western Lon. & Scr.th Western Man., Shef., & Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle. Do shares... Metropolitan Midland Do New _ Do Birming. Az Derby Gt. W. of Ireland Do. shares Mid Kent Do Cray Line North British Edin., Perth, & Dundee Nth. Eastern—Berwick Do, G.N.E. purchase Do Leeds Do York Do Carlisle North London Do New North Staffordshire N. and S. W. Junction Scottish Central Scot N. E., Aber. stock Do Scot. Mid. stock Shrews. and Welohpool Shropshire Union South South Eastern 'South Wales S. York. and River Dun Staines, Wok.,andWok. Stockton & Darlington Do Do New, 1866 Taff Vale. Do B Do C Ulster Do Do Vale of Neath Victoria sta. and Pim Waterford Kilkenny West Cornwall W. Hartlepool Har.,tit West Midland -Oxford Do Newport Do Hereford 8 8i 8i 81 84 ff 3 1201 12ti 7 7} 37 39 16 17 95 97 106 108 49 50 45 47 71 8} 1281 124 1341 1351 134 t 36 97 99 65 651 1091 1101 70 72 103 104 40 42 107 1071 102 i I(3i 51 52 101 105 128/ 1204 li Ii? 98 100 511 52! 25 16 103 1031 58 59 901 91} 125 130 14 261)1 78 ' L BO 11 11i 123 126 43 45 98 100 53 64 32i 83} 94k 642 99 101 91 10i 87i 38i 94 104 v 7i 8, p 165 170 54 6 t• 3# P 87 90 167 172 22 25 BRITISH POSSESSIONS. Railways Atlantic & St Lawrence Bom.,Baroda&.Cent Ind Gu. s_per cent.— ..... Do. New . Do. E. Shares.. . Buffalo and Laae liuron Do. Preferonce Bullalo,Brant,&Godrich o p. ct. bds. Aug. 1, 1872 Do. do. July 1, 1873 Do. do. June 1, ls7 , i Cleutta..t S.liastn.(l.lll, Cape Town & Dock Sail Eastn. Bengal gu. 6 p. Nast Indian. go. 5 p. c. Do. do. G Ext Do. do. H do. Grand Trunk of Canada Do. Ist Pref. Bonds Do. do. deferred Do. 2d Pref. Bonds, Do. do. deferred__ Do. 3d Pref. stock _ Do. do. deferred...... Do. 4th I'ref. stook... Do. do. deferred__ (3 t.lndiaPentu.gua. s p.c Do. New gua. 5 p. c Do. January, 1862 Gt. South.of India(Lim guaranteed 5 per cent. Gt. W. of Canada Shares Do. New • Do. 8 p.c. '73 with't opt. Do. 5i p. o. do. '77-8 .. Indian Branch Limited Madras. guar., 5 p. o. Do. 41 p. o. Extension Do. 4* Do. Fifth Extension. 3lelb.Corp. 6 p. o. Bnda. Slab. & liobson's Bay. Do. 7 p. c. 51ortg. Bds. Newßr un,swiok. Canda Class A and B. N. iti•C'da6 pc Ist pt bds Soinde Do. Delhi Do. do I 5i t • Do. Punjaub Do. Du. ra. Do. Indus. St. 44' , LONIAL DOVER: 100 100 100 100 100 100 all 100 rlOO ' 100 2 all 100 ,100 MR Closing Price. Paid. utu.Gor. a jp.c.J a. OzJ uly 1877-S1 Do. 6 p. c. Feb. & Aug. Do. 6 p. c. Mar. & Sept. Do. 5 p. 0. J an.SLJuly. Do. 5 Inscribed stock eapeG.Hopc, d p 0,187:i Do.Ap & Oct. 1880 Do. 1890 Do. Jan. & July, 1891.. ,Ceylon, N0v.1878, 6 p c Mauritius 6 Der cent .. :Natal Gov. 6 per cent.. N.13.(i0v. 6 p.c.J a..kJuly Do. 6p. c.Ap. & Oct. IN. S.W. Gov.., p 180< Du..`, p. c.,18r1 to Ib7l , Do. d0.,1888 &now& INew Zealand 6 p cent. ;Nova Scotia Gov. 6 p. c. sterling, 1875. - Queensland Gcv. 6 p. c. !S. Aus G6p.c.1678.86 up.. Vic. Gov. 6 p.c. Ja.dauly Do. to 6 v.c. An.,toat.. 59 61 101 103 6 1 P 6 1 1 3 51 5 i 8 9 99 101 09 101 103 105 102 104 par 6 p par 4 p 19 20 72 'l4 56 60 65 67 49 65 49 52 33 IE2 25 27 20 C 4 102 103 P P 101 103 91 Of 11 101:.; 92 94 15 87 * 0 101 ►u3 96 08 92 96 58 60 3 5 82 84 101 103 101 103 I RP 101 103 97 99 T SECURITIES. 100 102 99 101 102 104 89 91 83 91 106 107 108 110 09 111 107 109 110 112 104 107 107 109 101 103 99 100 9g 109 99 100 107 109 103 105 108 110 _ 109 i 110b11 091 100 991 107/ 1001 1 100 BRITISH MINES. Cambrian Consol. Gold uhliord Amalgamated.. Devcn G. Cone. (Tavist.) East Bassett (Illogan).. East Clogau Gold Ltd. East Caradon ...... East Carla Brea... E. WI Russel (Tavistli:) IGam.&SLAuDyn(Gwen., 'Great South Tolgue.... G. Wheal Vo;(11eiston) Grenville . FI s-FOOt ' • . . ilingston Lady Bertha Margaret (Guy Lelant Marke Valley.. Myndy Iron Oro (Lim ) New Setun North Downs N. '1 Basset(lllogan) North Wheal Crotty Par Consols (St. Blaze) , ) Providence (Uny Lel nt. South Caradon(St.Cleer, S. Carla Brea (Illoggn) S.W heal Fran. (Iliog - an Stray Park Eaniar Silv.it Lead Itlin. fin Crort West Basset (Illogan) W G radon (Liskeard) West &ton Wheal Basset (Illogan) Wheal Buller (Redruth) Wheal Kitty (U.Lelant) WhealLudcott Wheal MaryAnni,Men ) Wheal Beton . . Wheal Trelawney (Lis.) Wheal Union 2} 1c 21 3.1.0 2.6.9 10.6.7 18.18.91 30.17.6 2.0.8 3.0.8 8 58i 7 3.17 38 39 570 680 70 75 id par 27 28 7 71 5 04 10 11 4 41 161 17} 5 5/ 56 38 5 51 I 17 19 61 7 1/ d 50 90 2 21 2/ 2} 5 51 44 46 425 [35 67i 62} 28 30 10 i 20i 11 12 54 56 190 200 80 85 41 50 if 2 136 146 160 170 24 25 3 36 rREFERENCE SHARES. Great Eastern, E. C., Norfolk 54 per cent. pref., '47, 112 Great Western Orig. 4 per cent. pf., 864 North Eastern, Cons. pref, 4t per cent. rd., 1034 3 ; LINES LEASED Al! FIXED RENTALS. Buckinghamshire, 96 London and Chatham, 44 per Cent., 921 Ditto, Com. Fund stock, 5 per cent., 100 FOREIGN - RAILWAYS. Antwerp and Rotterdam, 9 Great Luxembourg, 10f Namur and Liege, gun. 6 per cent. pt, 20 South Austrian and Lombardo Venetian, 20f JOINT-STOCK BANKS• Agra andlinited Service (iim.), 119 20a 1 Alliance Bank of Lon „ton and Liverpool (11m.), 45 Ditto, new, 30 Anglo Austrian, 6 Bank of Wales, lint., 121 City, 11 Consolidated Bank, Urn., 10k English, Scotch, and Australian Chartered, 22 11 European Bank, Urn., 7; Hindustan, uhina, and Japan (Um.), 29 Imperial Bank (lint.), 26k Imperial Ottoman, 17; 118 Land Mortgage Bank of India, lint., 3; I London and Comity, 65 London and Brazilian (lint.), 60 London and Northern (lira.), 151 ; London and South American. lint, 01 1103 London and South-Western (Um.), 131 1 London and Westminster, 761 71 Merchant Bank, lim., llt Me antile and Exchange, Urn., 17 National Provincial of England, Ditto, new, 40 New South Wales, 52 Oriental Bank Corporation, 59 Scinde, runjaub, and Delhi, lin:L;(43 Standard of British South Africa (Urn), 273 Ditto, new,.3siM :DOCKS. Southampton, 652 6 St. Katharine, 72 • PSISCELLANEOUS. Berlin Water Works, lim., 9 Ceylon Company, 103/4 Commercial Union (insurance), Of Crystal Palace, 324 3 Discount Corporation, limited, 101 East India Irrigation and Canal, 4} Egyptian Commercial and Trading, Um., Gen. Credit and Finance of London, Um., 61 General Steam Navigation, 271 8 Hudson's Bay, 17* Hi International Financial Society, 121 12 Italian Irrigation (Canal Cavour), Ditto, 6 per cent. Bonds, redem. 1870, issued 90, 81 Joint .stock Discount, lim., 6 * London Financial Association, lim., 26 f London General Omnibus Company, 2v f Mauritius Land, Credit, and Agency, lim., 2f li National Discount Company, m., * National Steam Navigation, 1im.,,51 North British Australasian, f Peel River Land and Mineral, 44 Peninsula and Oriental Steam, 78 Ditto, new, 48 Lames and Mersey Marine (iUsUral l GO'- thal " 71 491 f 651 4k Si 7lf 1(31 40 1071 7 2 1032 512 2 11 103 i 31 41 129} 'Business done 102 i 1044 4 103} 20 1021 • 3 102 i d 28i 71 I THE SIIN LO/SDON, MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 8, 1864. hurt tiridat HER MAJESTY. OSBORNE, Feb. 6. The Queen and Prince Helena walked and drove yesterday. Professor Hofman has had the honour of de livering two lectures on chemistry before her Majesty and the royal family. FEB. 7. The Queen, Princess Helena, Princess Louise, and Prince Leopold attended Divine service at Osborne this morning. The Rev. G. Prothero officiated. The Prince and Princess of Wales. His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, attended by Major Teesdale, C. 8., the equerry, was out rabbit shooting in the Great Park on Saturday. Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales took her usual airing. In the evening their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales gave a dinner party at Frog more House. His Serene Highness Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, Sir Charleb Phipps, Lieutenant- General Knollys, Major Teesdale, and several officers of the Guards were among the guests, for whose amusement a party of amateur Ethiopian serenaders, composed of men belonging to the Guards, had the honour of performing in the course of the evening. Yesterday afternoon the Prince of Wales, accom panied by Sir Charles Phipps, Lieutenant-General Knollys, Major Teesdale, and the lady in waiting on the Princess, visited the Chapel Royal of St. George, and attended Divine service, which com■ menced at half-past four. It is expected that the Prince and Princess of Wales will ,leave Frogmore in the course of the week for the seaside, in order that the Princess may enjoy the benefit of the air on the coast. The favoured locality will probably be St. Leonards•on- Sea, where their Royal Highnesses will most likely remain for about a fortnight. The young Prince continues in good health. On the last day of pheasant shooting the Prince of Wales shot a large number of game in the royal preserves in the Windsor Great Park, which were afterwards, through Major-General Seymour, the deputy-ranger of Windsor Great Park, sent to the mayor and magistrates, and several other influential inhabitants of the borough. These annual presents to the inhabitants of the royal borough were esta blished several years ago by the late Prince Consort, and it is very gratifying to see that so highly appreciated a compliment is continued by his son. On Thursday the Prince of Wales hunted with Mr. Garth's foxhounds in the neighbourhood of the Virginia Water, where two foxes were killed. His Royal Highness being well up at the death carried away the brush. MARKETS—This Day MARK-LANE.' The country markets held on Saturday were very firm for wheat, and prices advanced in some instances is per quarter. Malting barley ruled firm, and the value of oats had an upward tendency, Other articles were in fair ave•• rage request, at full quotations. Oa the continent, the amount of business doing in cereals for export is by no means extensive. At New York, how ever, shipping houses continue to operate freely in wheat and flour, at further enhanced rates. The arrivals of English grainup to our market, last week, were very moderate. The imports from abroad were confined to 3,487 quarters of wheat-8,048 barley-9,859 oats-562 beans-800 peas-300 tares-4,004 linseed-2,060 oilseeds-60 sundry seeds--and 3,035 sack of flour. Fresh up to our market to-day the arrivals of home. grown wheat were very moderate. The condition of the produce was tolerably good. The trade, however, both for red and white qualities, was in a sluggish state; neverthe less factors were firm, and they demanded in some instances rather more money than on Monday last, but millers re stricted their purchases to immediate wants, and no quotable change took place in the currency. The supply of foreign wheat on the stands was but moderate. The amount of business transacted was by no means extensive, yet prices ruled firm. Floating cargoes of grain were in fair request at full quo- tations. The market was moderately supplied with English and foreign barley. Good and fine malting qualities sold steadily at full prices; otherwise, the barley trade was quiet on former terms. In malt a fair average business was transacted, at late rates. The supply of oats on sale was very moderate. For all qualities the trade ruled firm, and prices were in some in stances 6d per quarter higher than on Monday last. With beans the mark e t was we ll s upplied. Nearly all qualities were in a fair av erage requ est, at last Monday's currency. Peas, the supply of which was moderate, moved off steadily, at late rates. The flour trade was rather quiet, yet previous quotations were supported. The supply of barrels on offer was small. CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL DlEA.su.tus. Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr — s to —a Ditto, old 3BB 40s Ditto, white, 1863 ..... . Ditto, old 378 46s .Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 3Bs 40s Ditto, 1863 Talavera, Rye— .... . ........................... 32s 33s Barley—Grindin. ._ _ - —.. Malting...g 2Bs 39s Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6OB 66s Brown Oats —Yorkshire and Lincollish' , 18s 22s 60s 568 Kingstown and Ware Feeding Ch eva li er 66s 68s Potato Youghal and Cork, blank l6s 238 Cork, white l7s 24s Scotch, Feeding 2os 23s Beans—Tick Pigeons, Peas—Grey • • Maple White Boilers .. . 358 37s Flour—Town -made, per 2801 b Suffolk Stockton and N0rf01k........... 278 20s American, per barrel ward tendency, Liuseed and but canary seed is a slow si business is doing, at full curt Turnip,White,p.bus 118 to 14s Swede —s —s Mustard, Brown lO3 13s White, Tares, Spring....4s Od 4s 6d Old per quarter - -s —s Canary, per quarter 52s 6:8 Rye grass, new 22s 24s Clover, Red Eng., et —a —s White —s —s Foreign Red 44s 50s White sos 61s Trefoil, new 22s 27s rapeseed are tolerably fire,', de. In cakes a fair average -encies. Carraway Coriander ..... l2s 16s Hempseed, per qr 40s 42s- Linseed,Eng.sowing 72s 74,s Crushing 66s 70k Baltic — — s —a Odessa —s —a Linseed Cake, p ton —s —s English £9lox£lo 5s Foreign £9los £lO 15s Rape Cakes,p tonXs Os £6 Os Rapeseed, new,pr qr 62s 05s TALLOW. The tallow trade continues dull, and prices have a droop ing tendency. The quotations for P.Y.C. on the spot is 41s per cwt. Town tallow is selling at 41s 6d, net cash. Rough fat, 2s I,ld per Blbs. Particulars. 1850. 1861 1862. 1 1863. 1864. I l Stock this day.... 34,832 72.005 46.540 48,619 64,410 Price of Y.C. 5 68s6a •:o' 60s Od to 17s0d to'44s9d to 4sOd to —s Od —s Od —s Od I —s d 00s Od Delivery last week 2,400 914 2,387 2,225 1,774 Ditto from June 1 63,164 1,964 93,874 60,837 53,446 Arrivals last week 905 415 419 77 560 Ditto from June 1 85,900 100,877 83,653 71,147 80,009 Price of Town.... 61s 9d 60s 3d 48s 3d 46s 6d 43s Od LAW INT.ELLIGENCE—(This Day,) COURT OF ERROR. THE ALEXANDRA CASE. THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. SILLEM AND OTHERS. Their lordships having intimated their intention of giving judgment on the objection taken by Sir H. Cairns as to the power of the court to hear this case in error from the Ex chequer—the court was densely crowded in every part. On their lordships taking their seats, Mr. Justice Mellor proceeded to give his decision in this important case. After stating at some length his reasons his lordship was of opinion that the court had no jurisdic tion to proceed in the matter. Mr, Justice Blackburn was of the same opinion. Mr. Justice Willes differed from the decision of the two learned Judges who had just pronounced their opinion. It was his opinion that the court had full power to deal with questions submitted to it. Mr. Justice Crompton said he was of opinion that the 26th section of the Queen's Remembrancer's Act, to make rules and orders for assimilating the procedure lin revenue cases to the procedure in common law cases did not give power to the Court of Exchequer to grant appeals in cases on the revenue side of the court, and therefore he thought the court had no jurisdiction in the matter now before it. If the Act conferred the right of appeal it would most un questionably have stated it in express terms. Mr. Justice Williams thought the court had jurisdiction in the matter, and therefore it was open to officers of the crown to take the steps they were now engaged in. Chief Justice Erie said the 26th section of the Act gave very large powers for making orders, and that being so he thought the Court of Error had power to deal with the question now submitted to them. Chief Justice Cockburn said, after he had given the best and most careful consideration to this im portant case, he was of opinion that the Coin had no jurisdiction. The Legislature never could have intended to hand over to the Court of Exchequer the power of deciding whether they should grant appeals. It was not conceivable that Parliament should have delegated its functions to that Court, and as far as he was concerned there appeared to him no difficulty in the construction of the 26th section, and that further proceedings in the matter by that Court would in effect be making Parliament say that which it had not said, and do that which it had not done. He regretted the opportunity had now been lost of settling the law upon the point in that court, but whatever had been the decision of their lordships, he entertained no doubt that the matter would have been carried to the House of Lords as the highest court of appelate jurisdiction ; and as it would now most certainly be taken there, it would be heard fully and de cided on its merits. The motion for appeal was then dismissed. The three Judges, it will be seen, who were in favour of the appli cation made on the part of the Crown, were those occupying seats on the bench in the Court of Common Pleas whilst the four of a contrary opinion,; that the court had no jurisdiction were the judges in the Court of Queen's Bench. Viscountess Palmerston's Assembly. On Saturday night Viscountess Palmerston commenced her receptions at Cambridge House, Piccadilly. Pre viously to the evening party the noble viscount and vis countess entertained a distinguished party at dinner, the guests including—His Excellency the Belgian Minister and Madame Van de Weyer, his Excellency the Marquis d'Azeglio, the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne, the Earl and Countess of Tankerville, the Earl and Coun tess of Cork, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady Victoria Ashley, the Earl of Coventry, the Earl Cowper, Viscountess Jocelyn and the Hon. Misses Jocelyn, Lord Frederick Cavendish, Hon. Evelyn Ashley, and Mr. Henry Greville. Covers were laid for 22. At half-past ten o'clock Viscountess Palmerston's saloons were thrown open for the reception of company. Among the members of the diplomatic corps present were—His Excellency the Turkish Ambassador and Madame and Madlle. Musurus, his Excellency the Prussian Ambassador and the Countess Bernstorff, his Excellency Baron de Cetto, his Excellency the Danish Minister, his Excellency the Swedish Minister, his Excellency Count Lavradio, his Ex cellency the Saxon Minister, his Excellency the Spanish Minister and Madame Comyn, the Hanoverian Charge d'Affairs and Baroness Biome, the Marquis and Mar chioness d'Andigne, Baron Beck Friis, M. C. Tricoupi, M. de Santos, Count Paumgarten, Count Maffei, M. and Madame Merry del Val, Count de Montmarin, M. E. Musurus, and M. Sabouroff. The general company in cluded the Duke and Duchess of Somerset, the Duke of St. Albans, the Duke and Duchess of Roxburghe, the Duchess of St. Albans and Lady Diana Beauclerk, the Duchess of Sutherland, the Archbishop:of Armagh and Mrs. Beresford, the Marquis of Normanby, Maria Marchioness of Ailes bury, the Earl and Countess of Erroll, the Earl of St. Germans, the Earl and Countess Fortescue, the Earl of Sefton, the Earl of Charlemont, the Earl and Countess Grey, the Countess of Albemarle and Lady Augusta Kop pel, the Countess of Desart, the Earl and Countess Fortescue, the Countess of Rothes and the Hon. George Waldegrave Leslie, the Earl and Countess Stanhope and Lady Mary Stanhope, the Countess (Dow.) of Westmore land and Lady Rose Fane, Viscount Sudley, Viscount Mahon, Viscount Hood, Viscount Chelsea and Hon. Miss Cadogan, Lord Henley, M.P., Lord Abercromby, Lord William Osborne, Lord and Lady Camoys and Hon. Misses Stonor (2), Lord Llanover, Lord Houghton, Lord Cour tenay, Lady Stanley of Alderley and Hon. Misses Stanley (2), Lady Anally and Hon. Miss White,Lord Loughborough, Lord Edward St, Maur, Lady Mary Craven and Lady Blanche Craven, Lady Bloomfield, Miss Villiers, Count Strzelecki, Baron Marochetti, the Right Hon. Sir Alex ander Cockburn (the Lerd Chief Justice of England), the Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, Bart., M.P., and Lady Mary Wood, the Right Hon. Thos. M. Gibson, M.P., the Right Hon. Sir George Grey, M.P., and Lady Grey, the Right Hon. Robert Lowe, M.P., and Mrs. Lowe, the Right Hon. William Hutt, M.P., and Mrs. Hutt, the Right Hon. H. T. L. Corry, M.P., the Right Hon, William F. Cowper, M.P., and Mrs. Cowper, the Right Hon. Frederick Peel, M.P., and Mrs, Peel, the Right Hon. Sir Hamilton and Lady Seymour and Misses Seymour (2), the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Gladstone and Miss Gladstone, the Right Hon, Charles P. Villiers, M.P., Hon. Arthur Kinnaird, M.P., Hon. Henry Eliot, Hon. F. Leveson Gower, M.P., Hon. F. Byng, Hon. Richard Edwardes, Hon. Robert Meade, General the Hon. Sir Edward Oust and Miss Cast, Hon, John Ashley, Hon. M. Wingfield, Hon. Thomas and Mrs. Stoner, Hon. Lionel Ashley, Hon. Harris 1 emple, Hon. William Ashley, Hon. Mr. Fortescue, M.P., Hon. Edward Stanhope, Hon. Spencer and Mrs. Pon sonby, Hon. Mrs. Henry Fitzroy and Miss Fitzroy, Hon. Mrs. J. A. Villiers, Hon. Francis and Mrs. Stoner, Hon. Henry Brand, M.P., and Mrs. and Miss Brand, Hon. Jas. Stuart Wortley, Hon. Hamilton Duncan, Hon, Richard Edwardes, the Attorney-General and Lady Laura Palmer, the Solicitor-General and Lady Collier and Miss Collier, Sir Henry Rawlinson, Sir Henry and Lady Holland and Miss Holland, Sir John Shaw Lefevre and Misses Shaw Lefevre (2), Sir James and Lady Anne Mackenzie, Sir Roderick I. Murchison, Colonel and Mrs. Jervoise, Colonel Francis Sey mour, C.B , Colonel Morris, C. 8., Colonel Farquharson, Major Reilly, Major Alison, Captain Eastwick, Captain Darner, M.P., and Hon. Mrs. Dawson Darner, Captain Herbert, Mr. Knatchbull-Hugessen, M.P., Mr. Oswald and Misses Oswald (2), Macleod of Macleod, Mr. C. Gilpin, M.P„ and Mrs. and Miss Gilpin, Mr. Bruce, M.P., and Mrs. and Miss Bruce, Mr. Delane [and why not? Mr. Cobden], Mr. Hayward, Mr. Calvert, Mr. West, Mr. Alderson, Mr. Gladstone, Mr. Van de Weyer, Mr. Borthwick, Mr. Sandford, Mr. Henry West, Mr. de Rothschild, Mr. A. Bonham Carter, Mr. C. G. Barrington, Mr. T. G.-Baring, M.P., and Mrs. Baring, Mrs. M. Baring, Mr. Swinton, Mr. Dalrymple, Mr. Buxton, M.P., and Mrs. Buxton, Mr. Layard, M.P., Mr. George Drummond, Mr. William Harcourt, Mr. Arthur Russell, Mr. George Russell, Mr. George Cavendish, Mr. E, Her bert, Mr. Shaw Lefevre, Mr. Courtenay, Mr. and Mrs. H. Petre, Mrs. Lister and Miss Lister, Mr. Duff, M.P., Mr. Thynne, Mr. Wade, Mr. Thomsen Hankey, M.P., and Mrs. Hankey, Mr. Johnstone, Mrs. Gorges and Miss Gorges, Mr. Phinn, &c. The time of her Majesty's arrival at Windsor is now fixed for the 14th, but should the weather con tinue to be severe her Majesty will postpone her journey to the 20th, Soon after her Majesty's arrival at Windsor the Prince and Princess of Wales will go to Osborne, where they will remain a short time to recruit the health of the Princess. On Thursday her Royal Highness drove out in the Home Park, and on Friday her Royal Highness walked in the grounds at Frogmore. The Prince hunted with Mr. Garth's fox-hounds on Wednesday last, and had some ex cellent sport in the neighbourhood of Virginia Water. Two foxes were killed, and the Prince, being up at the death of the first fox, brought away the brush, and the head will be preserved. On his return to Frog more, the Prince, with several other gentlemen, put up at the Bells of Owyley, and partook of slight refreshment there. On Friday the Prince was present at the Windsor Grand Military Steeplechases.—Court Journal. PRINCESS LOUISA CHARLOTTE, wife of the Landgrave William of Hesse, and mother-in-law of the King of Denmark, is dangerously ill, and her recovery is considered doubtful. She is 74 years of age. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge had a dinner party on Saturday, at Gloucester House, Park lane. Their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, the Grand Duchess of Mecklenburg-Szrelitz, and Princess Mary, and a select party dined with the loyal Duke. HIS EMINENCE CARDINAL WISEMAN, we are happy to learn, is recovering from an attack of illness from which, he has lately Wan suffering, METROPOLITAN CATTLE. Although the supply of foreign stock on sale here to day was !very moderate, the demand was inactive, and prices ruled a shade lower than last week. The arrivals of beasts fresh up from our own grazing districts, as well as from Scotland, were seasonably good, and in full average condition. From Ireland, however, the supply was limited. Prime small Scots, crosses and Devons moved off steadily, but at 2d per 81bs beneath the currencies realised on Monday last—the top figure being 58 per 81bs; all other breeds were very dull at a similar de cline in value. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridgeshire, we received 2,200 Soots, crosses, and short horns ; from other parts of England, 700 various breeds; from Scotland, 320 20 Scots and crosses; and from Ireland, 120 oxen and heifers. Although the supply of sheep was very moderate, the demand for most breeds was far from active. However, last week's quotations were well supported. The top figure for Downs was Ga per 81bs. There were {very few shorn sheep on offer. They sold at is per Blbs beneath these in the wool. The supply of lambs was very small, The demand was inactive at from 6s to 6s 8d per 81bs. Calves were in moderate supply, and heavy request at a decline in the quotations of 6d per Bibs. Prices ranged from 4s 6d to 5s 6d per 81bs. _ _ In pigs a moderate business was doing at late rates. Per 81bs. to sink the offal. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. Crse. &inf. beasts 3 8 4 01Primecrs-wool d 0.5 4 5 8 Second quality do. 4 2 4 4 Pme.S'thdowndo.s 10 6 0 Prime large oxen 4 6 4 8 Largo crse. calves 4 6 5 0 Prime Scots, &c. 4 10 5 0 Prime small do 5 2 5 6 Ors°. &: inf. eep 4 0 4 6 Large hogs 3 6 4 0 Second quality do. 486 •2 Small porkers 42 4 6 Suckling calves, 20s to 30s; and quarter-old store pigs, 20s to 26s each. TOTAL BUPYLT. Beasts ... . FOREIGN SUPPLY. Beasts . . . 1,115 Sheep and lambs .... 1,200 Calves Pigs — Cowm Sheep Calves 2lB ___ Pigs The total imports of foreign atom into London, last week, amounted to 2,024 head. In the corresponding week in 1863, we received 2,142—in 1862, 821—in 1861, 614 —in 1860, 1,207—in 1859, 2,479 —in 1858, 1,016 head. IMPORTS INTO LONDON LAST WEEK. From Beasts. Sheep. Lambs. Calves. Pigs. Rotterdam — .. 474 10 .. 74 Harlingen 479 .• 67 .. 13 .. Hamburg Amsterdam • • Boulogne...o • • Bremen '. • • • • .." • • -- - .. - .. - - 45 Vigo — .. -- .. •• .. Nieu Diep - .• Antwerp .. 62 .. --..—.. 9 7 .. Ostend ..... 58 .. 431 .. .. 32 .. 80 Calais — .. .. .. 4 .. 85 Dordt ---• • • Gluckstadt --- •• .---' •• .""' •• -- •• - -- .. - .. -- .. 33 Total .... 589 .. 962 .. .. 156 .. 317 The yearly comparison of weekly imports is as follows : Beasts. Sheep, Lambs. Calves. Pigs. 1863 5lO .. 1,276 .. __ .. 3402 .. 5 1882 239 .. 347 .. -- .. 235 .. -- 1861 270 .. 693 .. -- .. 258 .. -- 1860 .. 45 .. 15 1859 6Ol .. 1,660 .. __ .. 318 .. -- 1858 — • • • A statement and comparison of the supplies and prices of fat stock exhibited and sold in the great metropolitan Monday, Feb. 8 , 1864 . Per 81b. to sink th e offal. and this day. cattle market, on Monday, Feb. 9, 1863, Feb. 9, Feb. 8, 1863. 1864. Coarse and inferior beasts.... 3 4to 3 6 3 Bto 4 0 Second quality do. 3 8 4 0 4 2 4 4 Prime large oxen .. 4 2 4 6 4 6 4 8 Prime Scots, &c... 4 8 410 410 5 0 Coarse and inferior sheep .... 3 8404 0 4 6 Second quality do Prime coarse-woolled do 5 0 5 6 5 4 5 8 Prime Southdown do. •••• • • 5 8 6 0 610 6 0 Lambs Large coarse calves Prime small do . Large hogs 4648 4 2 4 6 Neat small porkers. . . Beasts .. .. Sheep and lambs Calves Pigs 4lO 380 SUP'LIES ON SALE, Feb lO, 1862.—Beasts, 4,420 — sheep, 16,380—calves, 86—pigs, M. FEL 11, 1861.—Beasts, 3,626—sheep, 17,080—calves, 86—pigs, 410. NEWGATE AND LEADENHALL. These markets are moderately supplied with most de scriptions of meat. The trad e g ener ally is firm, and pre vious quotations are well supported. M P Prime n d o g . mutton 4 2 4 6 Per 81b. by the carcase. 8 d■ d sdsd f ‘i n i f d e d ri l o in r g be d e o f . 4 8 4 10 Prime largo do. 4 0 4 2 vea1 ........... 4 4 5 2 Do. small d 0... 42 4 4 Small pork.... 44 4 8 Large pork .... 3 8 2 Lamb ........ 00 0 0 Inferior mutton. 3 8 0 3 3 10 4 4 0 .....•••••••••• BOROUGH HOP. We have to report continued firmness in the hop trade, both English and foreign qualities being in fair average request, at fully previous quotations. The imports last week amounted to 32 bales from Bremen, 115 from Bou• logno, 10 pockets and 17 bales 4 fro o na s A.tontw4 e i r s p s , M i e d a lad ad f E 1 0e s toto7 5 £9 10 8 : per ; o : wt. W Sussex Bavarian ssssto 8 8 Belgian ............ American .......... 558 to 6 12s ~ -----. BOROUGH AND SPITALFIRLDS. Full average supplies of potatoes continue on sale. The trade generally is in a sluggish state, and the quotations have a drooping tendency. The imports from the conti nent are very small. Yorkshire Regents ...........• 65s to 80s per ton. Flukes .................. 85s to 959 , Rocks . ......... 50s to 65s ' 91 Perth, Forfar, and Fife Regents 60s to 75 s , Rocks Kent and Essex Regents ...... 55s to 759 , ) , WOOL. The amount of business dohig in English wool is very moderate, yet no quotable change has taken place in prices compared with our previous report. Colonial wool by pri vate contract is in limited request at late rates. The import last week was 3,707 bales from Adelaide, 548 Port Philip, and 602 bales from the Cape of Good Hope, _- - SEEDS. Cloverseed is in steady repeat, and prisms have as up CAPTAIN ACKERLEY IN COURT. Just as the Lord Chief Justfce had concluded his obser vations the eccentric Captain Ackerley, displaying his two flags, viz., the Union Jack and the Red Admiralty Flag, rose up in front of the judges, and in loud voice said, With great submission I can show the Court it has jurisdiction. The act of Parliament - Chief Justice Cockburn—We never hear any body after we have decided on a case. Captain Ackerley—As Crown officer I claim precedence before everybody—(loud laughter)—and the Court must hear me. The Lord Chief Justice—The Court, I take it, has the power of deciding who it will hear. Captain A.ekerley—No, it hasn't. I'm the Crown officer, and it can't atop me. (Laughter.) The Chief Justice—One of my learned brothers suggests that your proper course would be to go befcre the Admiralty Court. Captain Ackerley—Oh, I've been there, and they won't do anything. (Laughter.) Here I'm saddled with this poor devil of an Indian, who I am bound by oath to sup. port, and I can't get any redress. He's got the great bear on his medal—(loud laughter)—and his right to what I claim for him can't be disputed. (Loud laughter.) The Indian referred to here got up and made some ob stacles in the same strain as the gallant captain, but finding the court refused to hear anything further from them they both withdrew amidst the laughter of the assembly. COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. (Before Mr. Justices Byles and a Special Jury.) HUGHSON V. WINDHAM. This was a claim brought by the plaintiff, who had been clerk to Messrs. Chappell and Co., solicitors, for extra ordinary services performed in getting up evidence in the suit of " Windham v. Windham and Giuglini." The jury gave a verdict for the defendant. SHERIFFS' COURT. (Before Mr. Kerr.) COW BEEP AT XEWGATE MARKET.-LANE V. ITYLDE. This was an action to recover a balance of account for meat entrusted to the defendant, who is a salesman of New gate-market, to sell. Mr. Beard appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. Buchanan re presenting defendant. Mr. Beard called evidence to show that on the 19th of January last a large quantity of meat was sent to defend ant, and the market price was 3s 10d and 3s 8d per stone, Defendant had only accounted for sales at 3s Bd, 38 3d, and 3s, and there was also a difference in the weight. Mr. Buchanan called his client, who deposed that the meat in question was cow beef, and had been sold at cow beef prices. (Laughter.) One was a useful cow, but the other was a yellow cow. (Renewed laughter.) Ox beef was fetching 4s per stone. Cross-examined---You cannot make ox beef out of an old cow. (Great laughter.) A good cow might fetch £3 10s. but these were not good. The fore quarter does not fetch so much as the hind quarter. You would not like a rump steak cut off a stinking piece, (Roars of laughter.) I sold the meat for the best price I could get, and plaintiff ought to know better than to bring me here. Evidence was then called to prove the weights, after which his Honour said there was a mistake somewhere, but he did not see how plaintiff had made out that it had occurred on the part of defendant, who indeed had given a straight forward account of the transaction. Verdict for defendant, with costs. We are requested to state that Mr. Anderson, of the Surrey Theatre, was unavoidably prevented from attending the meeting of the managers of the metropolitan theatres which was held at the Lord Chamberlain's Office on Friday last. THE LATE DUKE GP CLEVELAND.---It is stated that the late Duke of Cleveland has left Mr. Morgan Vane, a distant relative, residuary legatee, which is in effect a be quest to him of about half a million of money. Lord Wm. Powlett, as heir to the late Duke of Cleveland, is also stated to have given up the Powlet estates, worth, it is believed, about £25,000 a year, to his younger brother, Lord Harry Vane, M.P. for Hastings. ADVANCE IN THE PRICES OF EARTHENWARE. — The earthenware manufacturers of the Staffordshire Pot teries have advanced the prices of earthenware 6 per cent• on the net value in the foreign trade, and from 5 to 7} per cent. in the home trade. This rise is occasioned by several recent advances in the price of coals, and by the increased value of borax and several other articles used in the manu facture. PRESERVATION OF FRUIT BY COLD.—A novel method of preserving fruit is practised in Indiana, U.S., which dispenses with the necessity for sugar, boiling, or cans, while the natural flavour is retained. The plan is to store the fruit in a piece where the temperature can be reduced and maintained below 40 degrees Fah., and above 32 degrees Fah., the freezing point, To those accus tomed to build ice- houses this presents no formid able difficulty, and by surrounding any apartment with charcoal and sawdust, or other non-conducting substance, and with the aid of ice on the one hand and a little fur nace heat on the other, the preventative conditions of fer mentation are easily secured. The moisture of the atmo sphere is absorbed by the use of chloride of calcium. These means and some attention to the action of light seem to be all that is necessary to preserve even the most delicately flavoured fruits in their natural state. Apples and grapes keep perfectly, and even strawberries—the most difficult of fruits to preserve in full fl tvour—can, it is said, be kept from season to season. CAPE MAILS.—The Union Company's Cape Royal mail steamship Briton, Captain Boxer, left Plymouth on Saturday afternoon with the month's mails, and about 50 passengers for Ascension, the Cape, and St. Helena. Among her passengers is Mr. Solomon (Solomon and Moses), for St. Helena CANTERBURY HALL. THIS EVENING, First Time, an entirely new and original Optical Illusion, entitled PRINCE BLOSSOM ; or, The Fairies of the Magic Fountain and the Forest of Shadows ; with novel effects, registered by Mr. C. Morton, and now exhibited for the first time. Prince Blossom, Miss E. Townley—in addition to the usual entertainments of the establishment, supported by the whole of the talented company. Admission—Area, 6d. ; Stalls and Balcony, is. Open every Evening. SECOND EDITION. SUN OFFICE, HALF-PAST 4 o'CLocK. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, Feb. 6.—The official journal contains a notice from the Ministry of Finance that from the 11th inst. written offers will be received for a loan of 40 millions of florins not bearing interest, and reimburseable in 55 years. It will be issued in titles of premiums of 100 and of 50 florins. The first drawing will take place in June. THIRD EDITION SUN OFFICE, SEVEN O'CLOCK. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE—This Day. TATTERSALLS'.—THIS EVENING. NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 10 to 1 agst Blithtield (take 11 to 1) CITY AND SUBURBAN. 100 to 6 agst Liston (taken) 33 to 1 agst Marigold (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE., 10 to 1 agst Emblem (taken and offered) 100 to 7 agst Wee Nell (taken) 15 to 1 agst Portland (taken) 15 to 1 agst Real Jam (taken) 100 to 6 agst Bantan (taken) 20 to 1 agst Sinking Fund (taken) 25 to I agst Jerusalem (tahen) 25 to 1 apt Emblematic (taken) 25 to 1 apt Medora (taken) 33 to 1 agat Harry (taken) TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 6to 1 agst Paris (offered) 6to 1 agat Fille de l'Air (offered) 100 to 15 agst Cumbuscan (taken) 10 to 1 agat Scottish Chief (taken) 10 to 1 agst Claremont (taken) CHESTER CUP. 16 to 1 agst Accident (taken) 20 to 1 agst Blackdown (offered) 25 to 1 agst Muezzin (taken) 33 to 1 agst Merry Hart (taken) 40 to 1 agst Tattoo (taken) TILE DERBY. 10 to 1 agst Scottish Chief (offered) 13 to 1 agst Coastguard (taken) 15 to 1 agst Cambuscan (taken) 16 to 1 agst Forager (taken) 22 to 1 agst Historian (taken) 28 to 1 agat Claremont (taken) 28 to 1 agst Idler (taken) 33 to 1 Ackworth (taken) 33 to 1 agst Ely (taken) 35 to 1 agst General Peel (taken) 50 to 1 agst Baragah (taken) 66 to 1 agat Balornock (taken) 66 to 1 agst Stafford (taken) 100 to 1 agst Count (taken) 100 to 1 agat Virgilia (taken) 100 to 1 agst Copenhagen (taken) MANCHESTER BETTING—THIS DAY. (BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.) CITY AND SUBURBAN• 25 to 1 agst Liston (taken) NORTHAMPTONSHIRE STAKES. 1000 to 80 agst Blithfield (taken) 15 to 1 agst Lioness (taken) LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE. 10 to 1 agst Wee Nell (taken freely): 100 to 8 agst Emblem (taken) CHESTER CUP. 100 to 7 agst Accident (taken) 2000 to 80 agst Blackdown (taken) PRIVY COUNCIL-THIS DAY. ESSAYS AND REVIEWS-THE JUDGMENT. This afternoon the judgment in the case of the authors of Essays and Reviews was given in the Privy Council. It was originally tried in the Court of Arches, in which judgment went against the Rev. Mr. Wilson and the Rev. Mr. Williams, and from this decision the present appeal was brought. Their lordships gave their judgment in favour of the appellants. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT HOUSE OF LORDS—This Evening. The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on the woolsack at five o'clock. The house sat for a quarter of an hour, but no business was transacted, and their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS—This Evening, The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. PETITIONS. Petitions were presented by Sir J. SHELLEY, signed by 1,000 persons, in favour of the reduction of the duty on fire insurances, and several other petitions to the same effect were also presented from different parts of the country. PARISH VESTRIES (IRELAND). Sir R. PEEL gave notice that he would move for leave to introduce a bill to amend the law relating to parishes and vestries in Ireland. WAREHOUSING SPIRITS. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER gave notice that he would postpone bringing forward this subject from Thursday until Monday, the 15th. LAW OF SETTLEMENT. Mr, WARNER gave notice that on Friday next he would call the attention of the house to the Law of Settle ment as it affected the poor. NEW WRIT. On the motion of Mr, BRAND, a new writ was ordered to issue for the election of a member for Brighton, in the room of Mr. Coningham, who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds. COLLECTION OF INCOME TAX. Mr. WARNER asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether he was aware that it had been found necessary in some cases to resort to a voluntary rate in order to provide for the collection of the income tax by parochial officers ; and whether he would consider the propriety of adopting a regular system ? The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said that he was aware there was a necessity for amendment in the collection of the income tax, and the subject was under the consideration of Government. CHINA. Mr. W. E. FOSTER asked the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether it was true that the town of Soochow in China had been taken from the Taepings by help of her Majesty's officers employed by the Imperialists with the sanction of her Majesty's Government; whether also the Imperialists were aided by supplies from her Ma jesty's arsenals, and whether the town thus taken was de livered over to pillage and massacre by the Imperialist troops notwithstanding the protest, and contrary to the pledge of the British officer in command ; and if so, whether any and what steps had been taken by her Majesty's Go vernment to withdraw their, assistance to the Pekin Go vernment. Mr. LAYARD said that the Government was not at present in possession of the necessary information on the subject. but he was informed from Shanghai that Colonel Brown was about to investigate the subject. SOOCHOW. Lord NAAS asked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether any despatches had been received during the recess from Sir Frederick Bruce relative to the state of affairs in China ; and whether the Governm ent have received any official accounts of the proceedings of the Chinese force under the command of Major Gordon of the Royal Engineers ; and, if so, whether he would lay them upon the table of the house ; also, whether ha would lay upon the table all the documents in possession of the Government relative to the dis missal of Mr. Lay from the service of the Emperor of China and the withdrawal from the Chinese waters of the fleet lately under the command of Captain Sherard Osborne, of the Royal Navy. Mr. LAYARD said the papers in question would be laid on the table, and at present he was unable to gave the in formation required respecting Mr. Lay. SCHLE SWIG-HOLSTEIN. In reply to Lord R. CECIL, Lord PALMERSTON said the Government had re monstrated with the Governments of Prussia and Austria with respect to the proceedings adopted relative to Prince Angus tenburg, on the ground that those proceedings were totally inconsistent with the treaty of 1852, to which both these Powers were parties. The Prussian Government had stated their intention to abide by that treaty and maintain the integrity of the Danish Monarchy. It was announced also that the Prussian and Austrian Govern ments were ready to discuss any questions that might arise with the other powers that were parties to the treaty. It was asserted that the resistance at Schleswig and the hostilities that ensued terminated the obligations of that treaty. He utterly denied that doctrine. (Hear, hear.) If it were adopted, a strong power would have nothing to do bat to make an unprovoked assault on a Power and say that their own act had put an end to any treaty. He repeated what he had already said, that the Prussian Government avowed their intention to maintain the integrity of the Danish kingdom. (Hear, hear.) IHE LORDS COMMISSIONERS' SPEECH. On the m o ti on f or th e a doption of that portion of the Speech which relates to the estimates, Ur. BENTINCII; expressed a hope that the military forces of this country, and more particularly the cavalry. would be maintained in a state of efficiency. He expressed a hope also that the Government would give the house an assurance that this country would not be drawn into war. Lord PALMERSTON said he thought the subject ofi the efficiency of our troops should have been postponed until the army estimates were brought forward. He had too much confidence in the spirit and resources of the country that it would not be prepared for any emergency that might arise. With regard to the other portion of the honourable member's observations, he must decline giving any information as to what course Government would pursue under some future state of circumstances, and he declined to play the part of prophet. (Laughter.) If it were neces.. sary to make an armed demonstration the country pos sessed strength and energy sufficient for the occasion: (Hear, hear.). The motion was then agreed to. SIR J. LAWRENCE'S ANNUITY. On the motion of Sir C. Noon, the resolution of corn. mittee that the pension to Sir J. Lawrence should be con. tinued, which was seconded by Lord STANLEY, and sup, ported by Colonel SYKES, was agreed to. MALT DUTY. The CHANGELLOR of the EXCHCQUER moved for leave to bring in a bill to allow the making of malt duty free to be used in the feeding of cattle, and explained that ho only asked for a permissive measure for two years. Some discussion ensued, CLEFT SITTING.] POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day, MARLBOROUGH-STREET. COMMITTAL FOR DEFACING, &C., THE ACHILLES Marchant, charged with defacing and stealing some of the letters forming the inscription on the Achilles Statue in Hyde-park, was again brought up. It may be remembered that the prisoner was seen by a constable named Chick, on the pedestal on the statue, and two letters were found to have been taken from the in scription. Mr. Peter Hogg, clerk of the works to the Commissionerg of Works, said the value of the letters was 23 . each. Mr. Knox, in committing the prisoner for trial, told hint that he would be indicted for defacing the statue and steal. ing the letters. Police-constable 147 D said the prisoner had been cons victed of felony. The prisoner said he would reserve his defence. Mr. Knox committed him for trial. THAMES. DISGRACEFUL RIOT AND ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.--, Timothy Sullivan and Andrew Regan, Irish labourers, who are related to each other, were brought before Mr. Paget charged with being drunk and disorderly, with fighting in a public street at three o'clock yesterday (Sunday) morning, and with assaulting Henry Croaley Smith, 245 K, and Nehemiah Sheering, 179 K. It appeared that the prisoners were found by Smith fighting in the Back-road, Shadwell, and they were sur rounded by a disorderly mob. Smith requested the pri.. Boners to depart and go home. Sullivan made a blow at the constable and fell. This was repeated, when the prisoner got up a second time and hit the policeman behind the ear and kicked him. The constable seized the prisoner and they had a tremendous struggle and a good deal of up and down fighting. Regan then came up to the assistance of the man who had been his antagonist in the fight, and he seized the officer by the hair of his head. Smith and Regan then closed and- fell. Sullivan then seized Smith by the collar, of his coat and tore it. A second police-constable, Sheering then came up, and was attacked by Regan, whom he struck with his staff. Regan got away and returned with a long stick, with which he was about to strike Sheering but was prevented by a third policeman who arrested his hand. 4 fearful scene of riot and confusion took place, and ultimately the prisoners were secured. It was stated that Sullivan was a very disorderly fellow, who had been engaged in similar outrages, but that Regan was generally a well, conducted and quiet fellow. The prisoners, in defence, said they had been to a supper on Saturday night, and got into a little bit of a row. Regan complained that he had been seriously injured by the pc lice constables. His hand was bandaged, and he had bean attended by a divisional surgeon of police at the station. house. Mr. Paget said this was a most disgraceful offence, and if he was to send the case to the sessions the prisoners might be transported, or sentenced to a long term of impri. sonment. He sentenced Sullivan t 3 be imprisoned for two months, and kept to hard labour, and Regan to one roontb.'4 imprisonment with hard labour. IRON-CLAD SHIPS. TO THE EDITOR OP THE SUN. Sir,—ln a leading article in your paper of the 3d it is said that it was the French Emperor who, during the Crimean war, determined to cover a frigate with armour plating, and so combine the invulnerability of the floating battery then used at Kinburn with all the requisites of the ocean cruiser. Permit me to send you a pamphlet I published in 1562. You will see by my correspondence therein contained with the Count de Persigny and Sir Charles Wood, the First Lord of the Admiralty, that I suggested to both in 1855 the easypracticability of combining in the same vessel the invul nerability and gun power of the floating battery, the speed of the rapid steamer, and the strength and fitting form for sinking by the blow or concussion as a steam ram. warned both Sir Charles and the French Minister that the same idea might readily suggest itself to the Russians, who then would have ample time during the winter cessation of hostilities in the Baltic to extemporise three or four of suds vessels at Cronstadt secretly, and then on'the reappearance of the combined fleets in the spring they would rush out and effect incalculable mischief by means of their incendiary projectiles and the blow of their beaks, All of which was exactly realised by the history of the Merrimac from her construction to her fight with the Federal squadron. The name of the Steam Ram was given by myself, and through, the powerful aid of the Times it has become now the general name to distinguish that class of vessels. Ido not mention those facts from any motives of idle vanity, but because the truth of them is very valuable to give weight and strength; to the professional views and opinions I hold and an urging. From 1855 to the present moment I have been pressing for the appointment of a commission to be composed of the merit distinguished men of our country as engineers, civil and military, artillery officers, ship contractors in wood and iron, sailors well versed in' naval warfare, and one or two yachtsmen, these to go minutely into the question of " The Navy for the Future," The commission to be required to examine witnesses and procure evidence from every quarter whence useful information can be obtained, and then report the result. The subject of armament to be in cluded with that of form, material, and construction of the ships. If it is true that two and a half millions have been ex, pended on the trial of one kind of gun, and more tharz double that sum upon the models of ships for actual war fare without decidedly satisfactory results in either case, the path hitherto followed by the Legislature cannot be the right one, and demands a change.—l am, Sir, your obedi, ent servant, G. H. SARTORIUS, Admiral. United Service Club, Feb. 4, 1853. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER.—AIas ! for the Poet's daughter ! the " golden-tressed Adelaide" of his own beautiful English song. Though she was "cradled into Poetry," not " through wrong," but amid every benign and fanciful influence calculated to quicken, genius, Adelaide Anne Procter was not one of th ose singers who begin to be heard precociously,—to end in pr e .. woafs mind ealy which rem turnedkable f for seellefgiannce the of directiontatt 0i tone°. Though (as all who were intimate with her can bea r within the n not w i a no s it imitated ; and h w awl otandtedisssi originality s r i t c h he beginan d t o be humorous, known, n beyondt until she th e circlen eare of f e e rmoz. , family ,Poet's dtahuagt.hat spirit daughter,—inherited, in o h f e r toendg, indeed, o n f d e ehde,r butow owned little u r e o t r o nothing thin k, in won drously clear of the conceits of t h e time. As was said, when her lyrics were first collected (and first publicly these columns), Adelaide welcomed , Procter it is now a to the style of foregoing or contemporary poet or poetess,—nothing to a Baillie, a Hemans, a Browning, —nothing to Tennyson and his scholars. Subsequent to a j translation or two, executed (unless we forget) f or Mrs, Jameson 's out anonymouslyiu " H ousehold 's works, her verses Words," and were there lingered over by ma ny who little as t hey little guessed frwere om simple mw m h l a e t source they p roceeded. themes of pure and deep affection, t ortosuch fancies as move p in the bright es t , i f not the highest ether, or to the expres.. io n of an enthusiastic, yet, withal, never arrogant, devo tional spirit (tinctured deeply with the convictions of a con vert to Roman Catholicism), it was excellent to see how un afected yet choice was their language,—how, for the most part, finished was their versification,—how, to repeat, they displayed a completeness in expressing their author's con ceptions, very rare among beginners, and—let the theme be ever so gentle, let the field of observation be ever so minute, —betokening power, and that dignity of self-respect which is respect for the art attempted. They are calm in their total absence of exaggeration and trick of language, but in no line:of them cold. Owing to these rare and excellent qualities, the effect of the collection of these gentle and womanly poems, when they were laid together before the public, was instantaneous—one to surprise all who fail to remembei that it is not scale of plan, not " sound and fury" which ensure the Poet his audience; but truth to nature, truth to feeling, truth to fancy, set forth with the utmost earnestness of heart and conscience, by one who who sings neither to fill an idle hour, neither to cater for false praise, but because he cannot be silent. So . e loig . as r the verse of English poetesses shall live an d be loookFvu l o eeter t must the •' Legends and Lyrics" of Ade laide Annroved be remembered and repeated. That they have v as p those of forgotten. immediate mine of wealth to musicians (een her father did before them) mus t not be On the private life of one so reserve reserved as she was in every point of 0 flatterthe illness which it would be ing) display (let the success be e ver s wrong to dwell. Suffice it to say, that had been long end wasting, sub conducted her to the gra ve Its approach (her health cheerfully borne. missively and delicate from childhood) way, perhaps, acceleratea had been delica by her earnes t participation 'n what she conceived to IN works of mercy/ beneficence, end dut y4—..difhetisswo, I s' rl O of oilt ,re ;C• 13.14. r 5.4.0 t 9.16.4 12.10 Shan 100 sk 20 204 10 tOO stock stock stock 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 stock stook 100 - 100 10 stock stock stock 20 stock 50 100 stock, stock', stook 100 100 100 100 100 129 131 i 52} f 1031 581 91f 32i 94 1 i 9oi I